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Germanic religion and mythology
Germanic religion and mythology, complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic-speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity.
Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the Black Sea to Greenland, or even the North American continent. Germanic religion played an important role in shaping the civilization of Europe. But since the Germanic peoples of the Continent and of England were converted to Christianity in comparatively early times, it is not surprising that less is known about the gods whom they used to worship and the forms of their religious cults than about those of Scandinavia, where Germanic religion survived until relatively late in the Middle Ages.
Classical and early medieval sources
The works of classical authors, written mostly in Latin and occasionally in Greek, throw some light on the religion of Germanic peoples; however, their interest in the religious practices of Germanic tribes remains limited to its direct relevance to their narrative, as when Strabo describes the gory sacrifice of Roman prisoners by the Cimbri at the end of the 2nd century bc.
For all his knowledge of the Celts, Caesar had no more than a superficial knowledge of Germans. He made some judicious observations in Commentarii de bello Gallico about their social and political organization, but his remarks on their religion were rather perfunctory. Contrasting Germans with the Celts of Gaul, Caesar claimed that the Germans had no druids (i.e., organized priesthood), nor zeal for sacrifice, and counted as gods only the Sun, the fire god (Vulcan or Vulcanus), and the Moon. His limited information accounts for Caesar's assumption of the poverty of the Germanic religion and the partial inaccuracy and incompleteness of his statement.
Tacitus, on the contrary, provided a lucid picture of customs and religious practices of continental Germanic tribes in his Germania, written c. ad 98. He describes some of their rituals and occasionally names a god or goddess. While Tacitus presumably never visited Germany, his information was partly based on direct sources; he also used older works, now lost.
Early medieval records
As the power of Rome declined, records grew poorer, and nothing of great importance survives before the Getica, a history of the Goths written by the Gothic historian Jordanes c. 550; it was based on a larger (lost) work of Cassiodorus, which also incorporated the earlier work of Ablavius. The Getica incorporates valuable records of Gothic tradition, the origin of the Goths, and some important remarks about the gods whom the Goths worshipped and the forms of their sacrifices, human and otherwise.
A story about the origin of the Lombards is given in a tract, Origo gentis Langobardorum ("Origin of the Nation of Lombards"), of the late 7th century. It relates how the goddess Frea, wife of Godan (Wodan), tricked her husband into granting the Lombards victory over the Vandals. The story shows that the divine pair, recognizable from Scandinavian sources as Odin and Frigg, was known to the Lombards at this early time. A rather similar story about this pair is told in a Scandinavian source. The Lombard Paul the Deacon, working late in the 8th or early in the 9th century, repeated the tale just mentioned in his fairly comprehensive Historia Langobardorum ("History of the Lombards"). Paul used written sources available to him and seemed also to draw upon Lombard tradition in prose and verse.
The Venerable Bede, writing his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ("Ecclesiastical History of the English People") early in the 8th century, showed much interest in the conversion of the English and some in their earlier religion. The lives of Irish and Anglo-Saxon missionaries who worked among Germanic peoples on the Continent (e.g., Columbanus, Willibrord, and Boniface) provide some information about pagan customs and sacrifices.
The first detailed document touching upon the early religion of Scandinavia is the biography by St. Rembert (or Rimbert) of St. Ansgar (or Anskar), a 9th-century missionary and now patron saint of Scandinavia, who twice visited the royal seat, Björkö, in eastern Sweden, and noticed some religious practices, among them the worship of a dead king. Ansgar was well received by the Swedes, but it was much later that they adopted Christianity.
Some two centuries later, c. 1072, Adam of Bremen compiled his Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum (History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen), which included a description of the lands in the north, then part of the ecclesiastical province of Hamburg. Adam's work is particularly rich in descriptions of the festivals and sacrifices of the Swedes, who were still largely pagan in his day.
German and English vernacular sources
Learned sources, such as those just mentioned, may be supplemented by a few written in vernacular in continental Germany and England. Among the most interesting are two charms, the so-called Merseburg Charms, found in a manuscript of c. 900, in alliterating verse. The charms appear to be of great antiquity, and the second, intended to cure sprains, contains the names of seven deities. Four of these are known from Scandinavian sources, viz., Wodan (Odin), Friia (Frigg), Volla (Fulla), and Balder, but balder could merely designate the lord and apply to Wodan's companion Phol, an otherwise unidentified god. Sinthgunt (Sinhtgunt in the manuscript), the sister of Sunna ("Sun"), could be a name for the Moon.
A manuscript of the 9th century contains a baptismal vow in the Saxon dialect, probably dating from the 8th century. The postulant is made to renounce the Devil and all his works, as well as three gods, Thunaer (Donar/Thor), Wôden (Wodan/Odin), and Saxnôt, whose name has been associated with Seaxneat, who appears as the son of Wôden in the genealogy of the kings of Essex. Saxnôt is undoubtedly a Saxon tribal god, but it is not clear whether the second element of his name means "companion" or refers to "(sacrificial) cattle."
Vernacular sources in Old English are rich, but reveal little about the pre-Christian religion. The poem Beowulf is based upon heroic traditions, ultimately of Scandinavian origin, but in spite of its rather thorough Christianization, it retains a number of striking Germanic elements in its symbolism and contents. The fight of Beowulf against the monsters from the dark is paralleled by the struggle of Scandinavian heroes against trolls. The same heroism and defiance of death that characterize Germanic warrior ethics are found in minor historical poems, such as the Battle of Brunanburh and the Battle of Maldon. Old English literature also includes numerous charms intended as safeguards against illnesses and misfortunes, but these can hardly be called religious. In the 9th century Runic Poem, an old tradition about the god Ing has clearly been retained. Wôden (Odin) is also mentioned repeatedly in Old English sources; he is frequently named among ancestors of the royal houses.
Scandinavian literary sources
The greater part of scholarly knowledge of Germanic religion comes from literary sources written in Scandinavia. These sources are mostly written in the Old Norse language, and they are nearly all preserved in manuscripts written in Iceland from the 12th to 14th century or in later copies of manuscripts written at that period. This implies a surviving tradition and an antiquarian revival in that distant outpost of Scandinavian culture.
The oldest of the sources found in the Icelandic manuscripts are in verse. Although remembered and written down in Iceland, some of these verses originated elsewhere, some in Norway and a few in Denmark and Sweden. Some of them may well be older than the settlement of Iceland, which took place toward the end of the 9th century. The Icelanders remained pagan until the year 999 or 1000.
The Icelandic manuscripts are written either in Eddic or in skaldic verse. The Eddic poetry is mostly composed in free alliterative measures, much like that of the Old English Beowulf. Much of it is preserved in a manuscript now called the Elder Edda, or Poetic Edda, written in Iceland c. 1270 and containing material centuries older. The meaning of the name Edda is disputed; it was not originally applied to this book but to another mentioned below.
The Elder Edda consists of a number of lays, which may be divided into two classes, the mythological and the heroic. The mythological poems contain stories about the northern Germanic gods; words of wisdom; a cosmogony, depicting the beginning of the world; and an apocalyptic description of the Ragnarök, the end of the ancient Scandinavian world. There is much controversy among scholars about the date and place of origin of several of the lays preserved in the Edda and minor collections. The first lay is the "Völuspá" ("Prophecy of the Seeress") which, in about 65 short stanzas, covers the history of the world of gods from the beginning to the Ragnarök. In spite of its clearly pagan theme, the poem reveals Christian influence in its imagery. The scenery described is that of Iceland, and it is commonly thought that it was composed in Iceland about the year 1000, when Icelanders perceived the fall of their ancient gods and the approach of Christianity.
The "Hávamál" ("Words of the High One") is a heterogeneous collection of aphorisms, homely wisdom, and counsels, as well as magic charms, ascribed to Odin. It contains at least five separate sections, some of which definitely point to their origin in Norway in the Viking age (9th–10th century) by their scenery and view of life. Of interest are the myths about Odin's erotic affairs, illustrating his cynical remarks about man's relation to woman, especially his amorous adventure leading to the theft of the precious mead. Particularly important is the account of Odin's hanging himself on the world tree, Yggdrasill, a name apparently meaning "Odin's Horse."
In another poem Odin engages in a contest of wits with an immensely wise giant (Vafthrúdnir). The poem, in the form of question and answer, tells of the cosmos, gods, giants, the beginning of the world, and its end. The other lays of the first section of the Elder Edda deal essentially with the adventures of the gods, especially Thor's relations with the giants, such as when he goes fetching the brewing kettle, fishing for the Midgard-Serpent, and recovering his hammer Mjölnir. The "Lokasenna" ("The Flyting of Loki"), which sharply criticizes the behaviour of the major Scandinavian gods and goddesses, perhaps on the model of Lucian's Assembly of the Gods, is presumably a late addition, written c. 1200. Similarly, the political implications in the "Rígsthula" suggest that this poem about the divine origin of social stratification dates at least to the 13th century.
The second section of the Elder Edda tells of traditional Germanic heroes, such as Sigurd (Siegfried) or Völundr (Wayland the Smith). Many of the stories told there are also known from continental Germany and England, but the Norse sources preserve them in an older and purer form. They are of some interest for the study of religion because the gods often intervene in the lives of heroes.
The Icelandic and, to a lesser extent, the Norwegian manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries contain a great bulk of poetry of a quite different kind. This is commonly, if unjustifiably, called skaldic poetry. The skaldic verse forms were perhaps devised in Norway in the 9th century. They differ fundamentally from the traditional Germanic and Eddic forms in that the syllables are strictly counted and the lines must end in a given form. The skalds also used a complicated system of alliteration, as well as internal rhyme and consonance. With all these constraints, their short, eight-line strophes, falling neatly into four-line half strophes, are often difficult to understand because of the complexity of the syntax and of an abstruse diction, making a very extensive use of periphrastic metaphors called kennings. These phrases, e.g., "Sif's hair" or "the otter's ransom" for "gold," allude to specific myths, and their testimony is most reliable to assess pagan worship. Skaldic poetry is often composed in praise of chieftains of Norway and other Scandinavian lands. Its authors are frequently named, and their approximate date is known.
After the Icelanders were converted to Christianity, much of their ancient poetry survived this religious change, as did traditions about pagan gods and their worship. Icelanders of the 12th century traveled widely and were among the most lettered people in Europe, studying and translating homilies, saints' lives, and other learned literature of Europe. During the 13th century there was a revival of the Icelanders' interest in the practices of their pagan ancestors, as well as in those of their kinsfolk in Norway and, to a lesser extent, in Sweden.
The name chiefly associated with this revival is that of Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241). Snorri acquired great wealth and received the best education available. He became a powerful man in Icelandic politics, and political intrigue led to his assassination in 1241. The first of Snorri's works and one of the most memorable was his Prose Edda, written c. 1220. It is to this book that the title Edda, whatever its meaning, originally belonged.
It is likely that Snorri wrote the various sections of this book in an order opposite to that which they now have. He began with a poem exemplifying 102 different forms of verse, addressed to Haakon, the young king of Norway, and his uncle Earl Skúli Baardson. He then furnished a section entitled "Skáldskaparmál" ("Poetic Diction"), explaining and illustrating the abstruse allusions to gods and ancient heroes in the poetry of the skalds. After this, he wrote an introduction to the mythology of the north in the "Gylfaginning" ("Beguiling of Gylfi"), a section describing all of the major gods and their functions. Snorri worked partly from Eddic and skaldic poetry still extant, but partly from sources that are now lost. He presents a clear, if not altogether reliable, account of the gods, the creation of the world, and Ragnarök.
Another important work ascribed to Snorri is the Heimskringla ("Orb of the World"), a history of the kings of Norway from the beginning to the mid-12th century. The first section of this book, the "Ynglinga saga," is of particular interest, for in it, Snorri described the descent of the kings of Norway from the royal house of Sweden, the Ynglingar, who, in their turn, were said to descend from gods. Snorri used such written sources as were available; he also relied on skaldic poems, some of which were very old. Snorri visited Norway twice and Sweden once, and he probably used popular traditions that he heard in both countries.
About the beginning of the 13th century Icelanders began to write so-called family sagas, or Icelanders' sagas; i.e., lives of their ancestors who had settled in Iceland in the late 9th century, and lived through the 10th and 11th centuries. A good deal had already been written about these people in summary form by Ari the Learned (c. 1067–1148) and other scholars of the early 12th century, but much more had been preserved in tradition handed down in verse and prose.
The reliability of family sagas as sources of history has long been debated and no simple answer can be given. Each saga has to be studied separately, with a view not only to the author's sources but also to his aims. Some of the authors were antiquarians and tried to relate faithfully the history of a district, a family, or a hero; others simply entertained by writing historical fiction.
About the time when the first family sagas were written, the Dane Saxo Grammaticus, secretary of Absalon, archbishop of Lund, was compiling in Latin his great history of the Danes (Gesta Danorum). The first nine books of this work deal with the prehistory of the Danes and are actually a history of the ancient gods and heroes. Interpreting the old religion euhemeristically (i.e., by reducing the gods to the level of distinguished men), Saxo regarded the pagan gods chiefly as crafty men of old. Some of his sources may have been Danish traditions and poetry now lost, but he derived much of his information from vagrant Icelanders, of whom he speaks with some respect.
Material such as Saxo used was also used by Icelanders some generations later in the so-called heroic sagas (fornaldarsǫgur). Sagas of this kind describe the adventures of heroes who lived, or were supposed to have lived, in Scandinavia or on the Continent before Iceland was peopled. The gods, and particularly Odin, are frequently said to take part in the affairs of men, but, since few of the heroic sagas were written before the 14th century and the aim of their authors was often entertainment rather than instruction, these sagas can be used as sources only with utmost discrimination.
Other sources
The archaeological finds of Scandinavia are rich, and information about religious beliefs may be drawn especially from the grave goods and forms of burial. It may, in fact, be possible to trace continuity of belief from the Bronze Age to the Viking age in the 9th and 10th centuries. Archaeological finds, however, are difficult to interpret from a religious point of view. The numerous petroglyphs of southern Scandinavia, dating to the 2nd millennium bc, attest to an extensive sun cult and prevalent fertility rites. Other early Bronze Age finds such as the Trundholm chariot of the sun confirm these religious practices. Ship or boat graves were initially meant to carry the buried or cremated remains of those put in them to the otherworld, but such practices could later have become purely conventional.
A number of small images in silver or bronze, dating from the Viking age, have also been found in various parts of Scandinavia. They show Thor with his hammer or a fertility god with full erection, perhaps Freyr; frequently found is a silver hammer, the symbol of Thor, often worn as an amulet, like the hundreds of gold medals or bracteates, representing Germanic deities worshiped on the Continent and in Scandinavia in the 5th–6th century.
Runic inscriptions
The runic alphabet was used throughout the Germanic world beginning in about the 1st century ad. The runes had magical and sacral significance. Occasionally one god or another is named; the god Thor may be called upon to hallow a grave.
Theophoric place-names (derived from or compounded with the name of a god) are found in all Germanic lands. Such names supplement the limited information available concerning pagan religion in Continental Germany and England. The theophoric place-names of Norway and Sweden are richer and have been carefully sifted. The evidence drawn from them must, however, be handled with caution. A name such as Thoŕslundr ("Thor's Grove") does not necessarily imply that Thor was worshiped there, for names are often transferred by settlers from one place to another, as from England to America and, in the Viking age, from the Scandinavian mainland to Iceland. Groups of theophoric place-names may, however, provide evidence of the cult of one god or another.


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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's appeal of his suspension will be heard on Dec. 2 by former NFL executive Harold Henderson, the league announced Friday.
Peterson was suspended by the NFL without pay for at least the remainder of the 2014 season on Tuesday for committing what it termed "abusive discipline" on his son.
The players union appealed the suspension, saying the crime occurred in May but Commissioner Roger Goodell imposed a new disciplinary process on Aug. 28.
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SAN FRANCISCO – California Psychiatric Transitions, Inc. (CPT), a Central Valley mental health rehabilitation center, has agreed to provide $145,000 and take significant remedial measures to settle a federal lawsuit charging that a male supervisor subjected a group of female employees to a pervasive sexually hostile work environment for several years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
The EEOC said in the case that the supervisor subjected nine women, who no longer work at CPT, to a constant barrage of crude sexual comments and unwelcome physical touching. Examples of the alleged harassment included boasts about the supervisor's sexual prowess and activities, frequent remarks about women's breasts, and derogatory sex-based epithets. The women held various jobs at CPT, including kitchen workers, mental health workers, housekeepers, nurses and activities workers.
According to the EEOC, not only did CPT fail to act on harassment reported to supervisors for eight months, but also the center's belated response was wholly inadequate. Instead of investigating the allegations or disciplining the harasser, the company simply showed an anti-harassment training video to the work force – and several of the women reported that the harasser was on his telephone during the video. The harassment lasted about five years, according to the EEOC, with an interval of the harassing supervisor's absence from being fired in 2005 to the time of his rehire about a year later.
Under the settlement, the Delhi, Calif.-based company agreed to pay $145,000 to the female former employees for emotional distress caused by the harassment; update its anti-harassment policies; provide training to the work force and managers on their responsibility to address harassing behavior; and report to the EEOC any harassment complaints that it becomes aware of over thee next three years.
Sexual harassment is a type of sex discrimination which violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as state laws. The EEOC filed this suit (EEOC v. California Psychiatric Transitions, Inc., 1:06-cv-01251-OWW-GSA) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California after first attempting to reach a settlement out of court.
EEOC San Francisco Regional Attorney William R. Tamayo said, "CPT failed to adequately train its workforce, and particularly its supervisors and managers, on their responsibility to stop harassment. A situation which could have been prevented was allowed to fester and worsen over a number of years."
EEOC San Francisco District Director Michael Baldonado added, "When a company hires – or in this case rehires – an employee knowing that he has been accused of harassment by multiple female coworkers, it has no defense if that worker continues his illegal and offensive conduct."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Uproar As 62-Year-Old Woman Confirms Pregnancy Via IVF
The ethics of fertility treatments are once more in the headlines after a 62-year-old Spanish woman confirmed she was pregnant with her third child, despite struggling to find a doctor to perform IVF at her age.
Doctor Lina Alvarez, who is currently eight months pregnant, revealed to Agencia EFE that she had always wanted to be a mother again but was refused on multiple occasions.
"But one gynaecologist in Madrid - who I won't name as I haven't checked if he agrees - said I should take some tests, and that if I passed we would try with an implanted embryo," the mum-to-be explained.
"There was only a six per cent chance, but I got pregnant, with a girl.
"And I feel fine and lead a normal life."
Dr Alvarez already has two sons, aged 27 and 10; the former was born with cerebral palsy and requires constant care, while her youngest was conceived via IVF, a full 10 years after menopause.
"I had the same criticism when I had my son at 52," Dr Alvarez continued. "But I don't have a generational conflict with my children, I am open to life and healthy.
"When she is 30, I'll be 90... She'll have been raised and life expectancy for women is growing all the time."
While there is currently no law limiting the age a woman can undergo fertility treatments, many doctors agree that the health risks involved - namely premature birth, hypertension, diabetes and excessive haemorrhaging during labour - isn't worth the risk.
"If we take it that a woman does not get pregnant naturally after 50, we should not contribute to that overload on the body," Juan Antonio Velasco, director of a Spanish IVF clinic, pointed out, while José Antonio Castilla, the former secretary general of the Spanish Fertility Society, agreed that: "This person is taking on a huge risk."
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"Wallykazam!," you might have guessed from the title, is a show for young people. Premiering Monday afternoon on Nickelodeon, it is a preschool, literacy-based cartoon that essentially takes a "Sesame Street" sound-of-this-letter blackout and works it into a 22-minute story.
Wally is a 6-year-old troll with a puppyish pet dragon named Norville, evidently a graduate of the Scooby-Doo School of Diction, and a magic stick that can create things out of thin air, but only if they begin with the letter-sound of the day. (It's like a supernatural Enigma machine.) Thus, in the episode titled "Castle Caper," he can produce objects only whose names or relevant qualities begin with a hard "C."
"I could make you a cow," he tells Norville, whom he is about to reward for retrieving that selfsame stick. "Or a cap. Or a cow wearing a cap."
In fact, he whips him up a castle. And though he cannot directly make Norville a king, for though the sound is right the letter is wrong, he can summon him up a crown. Both the crown and the castle are, however, peremptorily occupied by the psycho-in-a-kid-friendly-way Bobgoblin, who refers to himself in the third person. To gain entry, Wally conjures up a sort of Trojan cake and a costume to wear to deliver it.
You may have divined that this is a magical storybook sort of land. Wally's other playmates include Gina, a giant; Ogre Doug, an ogre; and Libby Light Sprite, whom I would characterize as a fairy.
As is often the case in shows shot toward this demographic target, Wally will talk to the viewer, with spaces left for response. That's because your child will obey and answer a cartoon character just as your child will obey and answer you. When Ogre Doug's Borgelorp, a kind of spherical chipmunk, who is not supposed to eat purple flowers, eats a flower, Wally asks us, "I didn't see what color it was — what color was it?" I didn't see, either, which, I suppose, is the difference between me and a 4-year-old. (It was yellow.)
The characters, who come in bright candy colors that make them equally the property of children of every race, have that cast-in-PVC look common to computer animations. The soft palette and picture-book design conform at least to adult notions of what children like. But it is not hard to look at.
A head writer on "The Backyardigans," "Blue's Clues" and "The Electric Company," creator Adam Peltzman knows his business, clearly. "Wallykazam!" — I guess you have to shout the name — may lack the weird brilliance and no-kids-necessary surreal appeal of "Teletubbies" and "Wonder Pets," for which Peltzman has also written. But it is more clever than cute, stays on the right side of saccharine and does like a bit of chaos. Plus: letters.


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At best for Manti Te'o, he was embarrassingly naive. Other athletes could be similarly gullible.
And the NFL should be concerned about that as the Te'o case unfolds. If Te'o's version is accurate, any NFL player could fall victim to the phenomenon known as "catfishing," in which fictitious online identities are created for the purposes of establishing relationships under false pretenses.
As explained by Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick on Wednesday night, the perpetrators of the hoax against Te'o seemed to be motivated only by sport. But what if the motive, when it comes to pro athletes, is financial? These players can easily become targets for folks who would try to prey on their sudden influx of significant amounts of cash.
Then there's the possibility that someone could use a false identity to get close to a player in order to discover information about the player or his team. The injury report is cursory; what better way for a gambler to find out who's really injured and who isn't than to pretend to be in a relationship with a player who won't realize that he's providing injury information on which bets will be based?
Far-fetched? Sure. But not as outlandish as what we've already heard about the "catfishing" phenomenon in the past 30 hours.
So the NFL should learn as much as it can about the phenomenon, educates players about it, and try to find out whether any players on any teams are currently being victimized by such hoaxes.


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LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26, 2013) — The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vince Charlton as its new Director of European Outreach.
Hailing from the world of accountancy and offshore trusts, Charlton is probably best known in the adult industry for his work with European merchant account provider eMerchantPay. Charlton, based in Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K., now runs his own corporate consultancy for adult merchants, specializing in restructuring international adult companies. Married and the father of two, Charlton looks forward to promoting both ASACP and RTA while increasing the awareness of child protection issues within the European market.
Charlton says his sons are the core element in his volunteering to assist in the promotion of ASACP amongst European clients, and he firmly believes in the protection of children and the restriction of access to adult content by minors.
"Having two young sons of my own, the problem of minors accessing online adult content has always been on my mind and when Tim offered me the opportunity to work more closely with ASACP in Europe, I saw it as the ideal opportunity to put my money where my mouth is and actually do something positive to help promote such a worthwhile cause," Charlton stated. "I am delighted to have the chance to work with Tim and the rest of the ASACP team to further develop a concept I feel very strongly about as both a parent and an Industry professional."
Among Charlton's first duties for the association will be attending the European Summit in Barcelona, where he will join ASACP Executive Director Tim Henning, where the pair will conduct an ASACP/RTA Information Session, on Saturday, March 2, at 2 p.m.
"Vince is a standup guy who has supported ASACP behind the scenes for a number of years, and we're delighted to add him to our valued team," Henning stated. "Vince's appointment as Director of European Outreach underscores ASACP's ongoing commitment to this significant market segment, where an increasing volume of adult content is being produced."
"Vince's European expertise will help us to reach this vital audience," Henning added, "Where ASACP's message of keeping children out of and away from adult entertainment must be heard."
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Here's my fursona, drawn especially for Furry Teens. :3Despite the fact that this is my fursona, I don't draw her all that often, when I do it's usually an uncoloured doodle.
Well this is my fursona and is really rough (sorry I'm not good with anime) and its honestly just a modified version of Hyuzyn's Anthro-furry off of deviant art (Sorry dude if your reading this, but I suck and you rock!) Tested my skills drawing it off an Ipod though Quality is kinda lame as it was off an Ipad.
Harley. One of my fursonas. Art done by CluHere's Aza, my sparklydesu fursona. x3[I have two because I often feel like I have two sperate personalities]
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Rwanda is not particularly known as a safari destination. Buffaloes, leopards and elephants can all be seen here, but rhinos and lions are no longer in the area (although a reintroduction of these species is in the works). Because the Big Five are not found here, many safari goers don't take the Akagera National Park very seriously. Unjustifiably so though as it boasts an unparalleled wildlife reserve.
Akagera is less famous than the Masai Mara and Serengeti National Parks in neighbouring Kenya and Tanzania. However, with a little less wildlife to be seen, it is also a lot quieter here. No traffic jams of droning Land Rovers full of people who vie for a spot to catch a glimpse of a snoozing lion or foraging giraffe. A safari in Akagera means travelling solo or only accompanied by a ranger. Take your time looking for herds of savannah elephants and Kaffir buffaloes and maybe even spot a leopard after its prey.
Akagera National Park covers an area the size of 1200 square kilometres in eastern Rwanda. It consists mostly of savannah but also features lakes, grasslands, hills and papyrus swamp. The park is home to large herds of zebras, every type of antelope, olive baboons, green vervets, graceful serval cats, spotted hyenas and striped jackals. A night safari is also worthwhile, if only to see the brown greater galago or the smaller moholi, a primate with bulging black eyes and large floppy ears.
The national park also boasts a variety of habitats that attract large numbers of birds. Here you will find almost 500 different species of songbirds, waterfowl and birds of prey including rare and endangered species such as the beautiful Papyrus gonolek and comical Shoe-billed stork. Visitor numbers are relatively low so you will be guaranteed to spot more wildlife than tourists.
"At night spot the little moholi with bulging black eyes and large floppy ears"
Lower visitor numbers also means a more modest selection of accommodations: there are in fact only 2 options. The Akagera Game Lodge, on the edge of the savannah, offers 80 rooms and suites, a restaurant and a refreshing pool overlooking Lhema Lake. The small new Ruzizi Tented Lodge provides guests with the real 'Out of Africa' experience. Up to 20 guests can be accommodated in 9 luxury safari tents with hardwood floors, king-size beds, bathrooms and verandas with sweeping views of the surrounding nature.


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A motorcyclist who died after being in collision with a bin lorry has been named as Damian Porritt.
Mr Poritt, 44, from Morley, was riding his white and red Yamaha YZF motorbike when it collided with a red bin lorry on the A650 in Tingley.
Emergency services were called to the scene near the junction with Capitol Boulevard at around 6.20am on Tuesday.
Mr Porritt was treated for his injuries but he died at the scene.
Det Con Kerry Gibson, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: "I would continue to appeal for anyone who was travelling along the A650 around the time of the incident who may have seen either vehicle prior to the collision, or who witnessed the collision itself to come forward. Enquiries are ongoing."
Anyone with any information should contact Det Con Gibson at the Major Collision Enquiry Team via 101.


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RachelELS necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 85 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Assisted Living Source
We are a nationwide directory of senior living communities. The transition to senior living is a difficult time in peoples lives and we're here to help them do their preliminary research and find a community that suits their needs.
Senior living has a new reputation with communities that are elegant and luxurious and offer many opportunties for social activity and self fulfillment. Our site should invite the user to have a good first impresion of senior living as being a positive change.
Our visitors are primarily the middle aged children of seniors searching on behalf of their parents. We also are often visited by seniors doing their own research.
They want the best for themselves or their loved ones. They need their search and transition to be a positive one. Their thoughts should be of home, safety, care, and happiness.
4 pages. A rough framework is attached to tell you what elements we want on the site.
Current: http://www.assistedlivingsource.com
We like: http://www.seniorhomes.com
We don't like: http://www.snapforseniors.com,www.ourparents.com
Look and Feel:
1. Background behind content should be white.
2. Design should be ~ 1000 pixels wide
3. Sidebars (beyond 1000 pixels) should be a soft color (a blue, green or yellow preferably – not dark) or maybe a soft colored damask pattern (see some examples attached).
4. Image in header can be older couple, older person + younger person, or a very nice estate picture.
The look should be warm and inviting, classy and clean.
I have attached a couple of logo versions you can use.
Page Specs:
1. Home Page: As above
2. Search Page: As above. Current: http://www.assistedlivingsource.com…ities.html. How could these be better arranged? Maybe general content should be moved to one side?
3. Featured Listing: Current: http://www.assistedlivingsource.com…21847.html This page should be reworked for: 1. It should be as wide as the homepage and match look 2. I would like to add a google map. 3. Amenities list 4. RFI form on side. Like: http://www.seniorhomes.com/f/az/par…-chandler/
4. RFI Form: No content or fields change, they just need a better look. http://www.assistedlivingsource.com…sID=821847


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Enterprise Video Maturing Beyond General Applications
Published: 11 May 2012
From humble beginnings almost 50 years ago, video technology has moved from niche application areas to become a popular and booming sector due to its ability to transform long-distance communication and collaboration into a virtual reality meeting experience. Video is now a key application in the Unified Communications and Collaborations Applications Market and is expected to rise from $4.3 billion in 2010 to $6.5 billion by 2015 in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Frost & Sullivan research. This is only expected to grow more as adoption increases across industry sectors.
1. Enterprise Video Maturing Beyond General Applications
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My Job, My Career for a Better World
Panasonic is one of the largest and leading electronic product manufacturers in the world. The depth and diversity of our research capabilities, manufacturing expertise, high quality and sophisticated products have remained strong since 1918.
Panasonic is an energetic, creative and proactive organization that consistently aims to exceed its customer's expectations, to translate its vision into providing products and solutions based on ideas that will enrich people's lives around the world through innovative thinking.
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100 years of ideas
100 years ago Panasonic was born. To make life better, we developed many ideas and turned them into various products for 100 years. Bring on the next 100 years!
Lighting the World
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At Panasonic, our roots are humble, traced back to the beliefs and actions of one man, Konosuke Matsushita.
Panasonic Smart Town
The smart city movement is evolving. Tsunashima is the second smart town in which Panasonic is a main representative.
Panasonic Business – Think Again
You thought Panasonic just made great TVs? Think again. Sales of business and industrial products make up over 70% of our business.
Living Space Autonomous Cabin
At CES 2018 Panasonic presents its vision for a future, autonomous cabin interior in the context of shared vehicles.
Panasonic Avionics Solutions
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"Scrapping Spring" is a scrapbooking and paper crafting project e-book. It contains step-by-step project instructions with detailed photos and patterns to create 10 scrap-related projects. Projects are spring-themed to get you in the mood for the better weather just around the corner. There are also a few Easter related projects thrown in for good measure.
These are projects you can make using your scrap supplies and sometimes a few other interesting and unexpected materials. If you are missing one of the supplies, sometimes you will find that ideas are given for alternatives. You can make these projects yourself in your own home, or get together with a few friends and try some of the projects in a crop! Take a look at the projects listed below. A lot of them would be great to give as a gift for someone special! It's always nice to have a handmade gift on hand in case an opportunity arises to give someone a nice present.
Here is a list of the projects included in this e-book:
(plus a few sneak peeks!)
* Cupcake Canvas – a whimsical piece of art featuring patterned paper cupcakes, a very popular image right now
* Flying Birds – a very elegant patterned paper bird that can hang alone or be made in multiples to create a beautiful mobile
* Vintage Jewelry Flowers – these pretty flowers, shown in our Scrapping Spring banner above, are created with the unique addition of vintage jewelry
* Spring Chick – a wee chick is the focus of a miniature canvas on a miniature easle; easy to make with beautiful eyelet ribbon to set it off
* Vertical Birdy Banner – a different take on a banner, this one runs vertically and as the name suggests, little chubby birds are what makes it
* Easter Greetings Door Hanger – this door hanger, set on a chipboard bracket shape, has a sweet little bunny popped in the centre; you can make this door hanger for any time of the year by simply changing the greeting
* Five Spring Greeting Cards – there are five Spring-themed greeting cards along with the card sketches to make it easier to follow along; one of the cards shows a unique method for quilting on paper
* Altered Easter Basket – this project gives you an idea for dressing up a plain basket with paper embellishments you make yourself; great for use as an Easter basket or for simply keeping some scrap supplies in
* Spring Layout – this layout features a sewn on tree, another very popular theme in scrapbooking right now; you will also find a pattern for the tree at the back of the e-book
* Quilted Card Holder – this project is meant for holding business cards or other kinds of cards in your purse; it has a new quilting technique which creates a great effect; you will also get a tip on distressing paper edges using a tool you may already have in your kitchen
Also included in this e-book are:
* detailed step-by-step instructions illustrated with many photos
* a template and pattern section for you to enlarge or reduce to your desired size to aid you in creating the projects
* a resources section to help you find some of the supplies mentioned
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Developed and optimized specifically for precise timing applications.
- 8-channel parallel receiver
- Time RAIM
- automatic site survey
- industry-leading jamming immunity
- 1-pulse-per-second (1PPS) or 100-pulse-per-second (100PPS) output (50ns accuracy)
Motorola Model Number: R5222U111X with right angle OSX(MCX) antenna connector and on-board Lithium battery. See the UT+ Engineering Notes (243KB PDF) for more technical details.
Ordering Information
Sorry, Used Oncore UT+ GPS is no longer available
Warranty - TAPR will provide replacement units for dead on arrival (DOA) units that are promptly reported by the purchaser within 60 days after TAPR ships.
Please note: This unit does not come with an antenna and must be purchased as a separate item. This is not an enclosed/sealed unit. It is assumed that the purchasers will be installing the unit in another enclosure for normal and experimental operations.
The Motorola UT+ Oncore is a popular GPS receiver for high accuracy timing applications. The UT+ may be used in the W3IWI/TAPR Totally Accurate Clock 2 kit or Brooks Shera's, W5OJM, GPS-Controlled Frequency Standard featured in the July 1998 issue of QST.
The UT+ Oncore is not suitable for general GPS uses, such as APRS, that require NMEA output. The output of the UT+ Oncore is in Motorola Binary Format.
McKinney Technology VP/UT+/GT+ Interface board
Recommend antennas for the UT+ Oncore:
- Motorola Antenna97 with BNC plug (requires MCX RF Pig Tail and BNC jack)
- Garmin GA-27 (comes with MCX connector)
Links to the Motorola GPS Products Web Site
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Products
- Motorola UT+ Oncore
- Oncore User's Guide (electronic download)


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How to deal with the perils of summer
Dirty swimming pools. Disease-bearing bugs. Harmful rays of sun. Summer activities bring perils — but you can learn to avoid them.
Bad bug bites. Sunburn. Dirty pools. Heatstroke. The hazy, lazy days of summer, eagerly anticipated by New Englanders, can harbor a dark side, too. Illnesses from disease-bearing insects are on the rise. Public swimming pools may be teeming with bacteria, a recent study concluded. And long-awaited new labels for sunscreen products don't tell consumers all they need to know to sufficiently protect themselves, say critics. Here's a primer on common health concerns as the first official day of summer approaches.
Public pools
Harmful germs may be lurking in your local public pool. A survey of pool filters by researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 58 percent had E. coli, a bacteria normally found in the gut and in feces.
The researchers said their findings likely indicates that swimmers did not shower thoroughly before diving in, or that children might have had an episode of diarrhea while swimming.
The type of E. coli found was not the serious strain that can cause significant illness, however it may cause mild stomach distress. Other germs were also discovered in the tests, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which was present in 59 percent of the samples. The bacteria can cause skin rashes and ear infections.
"It's us swimmers who are bringing the germs into the water," said study co-author Michele Hlavsa, chief of CDC's Health Swimming Program.
Hlavsa's team tested 161 public pools in Atlanta last summer, but said similar contamination is probably widespread because swimmer hygiene is unlikely to significantly differ around the country.
Chlorine and other pool disinfectants kill germs, but they do not work instantly, Hlavsa said, and they often aren't used in sufficient levels. Swimmers typically blame high chlorine levels for their red, burning eyes, but Hlavsa said chlorine isn't the culprit — it's the contaminants that seep into the pool from swimmers who don't adequately shower before jumping in.
"It's chlorine mixed with sweat, and urine, and personal care products, anything that contains nitrogen, like your hair conditioner for example, that makes the eye irritant," known as chloramines, Hlavsa said.
Nitrogen, from personal care products such as moisturizers, also saps the effectiveness of the chlorine, she said.
Smart swimming
Tips to prevent and avoid dirty water:
Don't swim when you have diarrhea.
Shower with soap before you start swimming.
Rinse before you get back into the water.
Don't swallow the water you swim in.
Wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers.
Take children on bathroom breaks every 60 minutes or check diapers every 30–60 minutes.
Change diapers in the bathroom or diaper-changing area and not poolside where germs can get into the water.
Test the cleanliness before diving in: Most superstores, hardware stores, and pool-supply stores sell pool test strips.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Simply put, heat stroke is when your body's ability to tolerate the heat is surpassed.
The elderly are typically most at risk because aging bodies aren't as able to efficiently produce sweat to cool off, and certain medications taken for chronic conditions, including heart medicines, make it harder for the body to regulate temperature, said Dr. Andrew Ulrich, executive vice chair of emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center.
But plenty of others, including those exercising in extreme heat, and the homeless run into problems, too, Ulrich said.
"The warning sign we look for is a change in mental status," Ulrich said. "People are confused and disoriented."
In serious cases, when a person's body temperature rises above 103 degrees, heart and brain damage can occur.
"When the brain is warmer than it likes . . . people can have seizures," he said.
Early signs of heatstroke include feeling thirsty, hot, woozy, dizzy, and nauseous.
Staying well-hydrated helps prevent heatstroke, but drinking alcohol in the heat can dehydrate you, Ulrich said.
"Although you think you are hydrating, you lose fluid because it makes you pee a lot," he said. "It [also] alters our common sense skills and we ignore the warning signs."
Heat exhaustion and stroke
Heat exhaustion symptoms:
Heavy sweating
Cold, pale, clammy skin
Fast, weak pulse
Nausea or vomiting
Heat stroke symptoms:
Hot, red, or dry skin
Rapid and strong pulse
Possible unconsciousness
Body temperature above 103 degrees
What to do:
Move to a cooler location and lie down.
Apply cool, wet cloths to as much of your body as possible.
Sip water and get medical attention if vomiting.
CALL 911: This is a medical emergency. Move to a cooler environment. Reduce the person's body temperature with cool cloths or a bath. Do NOT give fluids.
Sunscreen labels
This will be the first summer that new federal rules require more information on sunscreen labels. Products that claim a "broad spectrum" of protection must include protection against two types of harmful ultraviolet sunlight, UVA and UVB.
Manufacturers must include a Sun Protection Factor (known as SPF) of at least 15 in their products to claim broad spectrum protection under the new US Food and Drug Administration requirements.
But products that boast high SPF levels — claims critics contend are misleading and dangerous — will still be allowed. The FDA says it has no evidence that sunscreens with an SPF above 50 provide any greater protection than those with a lower SPF, but declined to ban the higher ratings, saying more study is needed.
Consumers are more likely to misuse a high-SPF product — not reapplying them often enough or staying in the sun too long — mistakenly believing they can safely handle more ultraviolet exposure than with a lower one said Sonya Lunder, senior research analyst at the Environmental Working Group, a Washington-based health research and advocacy organization.
Lunder said sunscreens sold in Europe offer superior protection against UVA rays because companies are allowed to use chemicals not approved for sale in the US. She said the FDA, which has been reviewing the chemicals for use in the US since 2005, is dragging its heels.
FDA spokeswoman Andrea Fischer said in a statement that the agency is "working diligently" to review the safety and effectiveness of the chemicals, but offered no timetable for when it may decide.
The agency's new rules for sunscreen labeling prohibit manufacturers from claiming sunscreens are waterproof or sweatproof — claims not backed by science.
The ABCs of SPF
Sunburn Protection Factor can be tricky, despite new federal regulations aimed at demystifying the amount of protection sunscreens truly provide. We try to shed some (safe) light:
No sunscreen completely blocks the sun's harmful rays.
Limit your sun exposure, especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when rays are strongest.
Apply sunscreen at least 15 minutes before sun exposure.
Reapply sunscreen at least every two hours; more often if swimming or sweating.
Use a sunscreen that is labeled "broad spectrum," which offers some protection against UVA and UVB rays, which both contribute to skin cancer.
SOURCE: US Food and Drug Administration
Bad bugs
Massachusetts disease trackers are uneasy. Bugs — mosquitoes and deer ticks, in particular — proliferated last summer, spreading misery across the state.
More residents were infected last year with West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne illness, than ever recorded in one season in Massachusetts. Confirmed cases of Lyme disease and babesiosis, both diseases spread by ticks, jumped sharply.
Babesiosis, not as well-known as Lyme disease, typically produces mild symptoms, such as fever, chills, headache, achy joints and muscles, fatigue and nausea, and can be treated with medications.
Health officials who track mosquitoes said that the number of mosquito samples that tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis soared last year. Seven residents were infected, the most in a single season in Massachusetts in decades. Three died.
"Our concern is that we may see this every year now," said Dr. Alfred DeMaria, the state health department's top disease tracker.
Massachusetts used to see a spike in Eastern equine infections about once every 13 years, and the cases were typically confined to the Southeastern section of the state, with its large marshes — prime breeding grounds for the types of mosquitoes that spread the disease.
Last season, five of the seven infections were outside that region, striking in North, Central and Western Massachusetts.
Health officials say the best protection against mosquitoes is to use insect repellant, cover up exposed skin, and avoid outdoor activities from dusk to dawn, when mosquitoes are most active.
To protect against ticks, which live in brushy, wooded or grassy places, health officials recommend when out hiking in these areas to use a repellent with the chemical DEET or permethrin, walking on cleared trails, and wearing a long-sleeved shirt, and long, light-colored pants tucked into your socks or boots.
Disease-bearing bugs
Disease-bearing bugs wreaked misery last summer. A snapshot from the Mass. Department of Public Health:
233 confirmed cases of babesiosis, spread by the bite of an infected deer tick, a 22% increase from 2011.
3,386 confirmed Lyme disease cases, spread by infected deer ticks, a 27 percent increase from 2011.
33 people infected with mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the most recorded in Massachusetts in a season.
7 people infected with Eastern equine encephalitis, also spread by mosquitoes.
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by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - No. 4 Georgia College & State University's men's tennis (13-2) bounced back after losing yesterday (April 3) and swatted the SCAD Bees (7-3) 7-2 today (April 4) at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility. The Bobcats are now 7-1 at home this season.
The Bobcats took control of the match in doubles action as they swept the three games.
Erick Siqueria (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Justin Pickham (Armidale, Australia) edged Dumitru Chiriacov and Jan Menzen 9-8 at first doubles. Pickham and Siqueira are now 13-1 on the year. Second doubles saw similar results as the Sao Paulo duo of Francis Yoshimoto and Joao Casagrande defeated Willy Frei and Kaan Yaylali 9-8.
At third doubles, the Bobcat twosome of Max Beliankou (Minsk, Belarus) and Leo Bernardes (Sao Paulo, Brazil) beat Felix Missal and Mihal Draganescu 8-5.
Siqueria improved to 10-4 in a win over Menzen 6-2, 6-4 at first singles. At second singles, Pickham was able to overcome dropping the first set by winning 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
The Bobcats' Yoshimoto has dropped his past two matches and he lost 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 to Bees' Chiriacov. Yoshimoto falls to 12-3, a team lead in victories.
Number four singles saw Beliankou swat Frei 7-6, 6-0. Beliankou's doubles partner Bernardes, defeated Yaylali 6-4, 6-0 at fifth singles. Casagrande lost 7-6, 4-6, 10-7 to Draganescu at the sixth singles slot.
Georgia College travels to face Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foe North Georgia Friday, April 10 at 2:30 p.m.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports.


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Now you can have a one of a kind gift card. Dunkin Donuts allows you to personalize your own gift card you design yourself.
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This reminds me of the Latin Quarter Club in New York City during the 1940's where a photographer would take a picture of you and your guests and made a matchbook of all having a good time. Post cards were also photographed many many times highly collected.


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We've tackled a lot of germy topics here on Vitamin G: the germiest jobs, the germiest foods, the ickies chillin' on the lemon wedge in your drink and most recently the germiest places at the gym. Now, we take on public hot tubs--like the ones at hotels, gyms, or the one you're about to dive into at your friend's pool party. Read this before sticking your toe in...
****I've always been suspicious of public hot tubs (or Jacuzzis, Whirlpools--or whatever you call them in your area of the country/world). But after Yahoo Shine picked up one of my Vitamin G posts about the germiest places at the gym, some readers chimed in about public hot tubs. And, this comment from Yahoo user "Habanero" really made me shudder:
"Having owned health clubs I can tell you the most disgusting place in a gym is the whirlpool ... "We would drain the whirlpool often to clean it. Tampons, rubbers, panty liners, band aids, fake nails, toe nails, mice etc. I would often wonder why people would 'bathe' with perfect strangers."
Um, this commenter had me at tampons. [Insert image of me shuddering.] OK, so this is all unsubstantiated, so I decided to do some digging around, and what I found wasn't exactly reassuring. Some facts about public hot-tubbing (better put your sandwich down before proceeding):
It's like taking a bath--with a stranger: "When you are in the water you are bathing with everyone else in the pool, waterpark, hot tub, spa, lake, river, or ocean," say the experts at the Medical College of Wisconsin. "Germs in contaminated water can enter your system if you accidentally swallow the water, and can cause infection in your eyes, nose, ears, as well as in cuts and scrapes."
Chlorine doesn't always kill off all harmful germs. __"Chlorine does a good job of killing most germs, but it does not sterilize the water," they continue. "A few germs can survive normal pool, hot tub, and spa levels of chlorine for several hours to days. Chlorine must be maintained at proper levels to kill most germs. The high water temperature of hot tubs and spas may cause chlorine to evaporate faster. As a result, chlorine levels in hot tubs and spas need to be checked more regularly than in swimming pools. Remember: even if you can smell the chlorine odor the water is not germ free. Skin infections are the most common infections spread through hot tubs and spas." According to the CDC, "hot tub rash" is a common side effect of hanging out in a dirty hot tub.
If you're ever at a frat party, steer clear of the hot tub: I found a fascinating post over at the Medical Informatics Insider blog. Heather Craven recalls her hot-tubbin' frat party days and writes, "In a recent study by Dr. Rita B. Moyes, a microbiologist at Texas A & M University, nearly all hot tubs house some type of microbial growth. In 95 percent of the tested tubs, bacteria derived from feces were present, while 81 per cent had fungi and 34 per cent contained potentially deadly staphylococcus bacteria. ... The problems arise when the interior pipes of the spas are not properly maintained or chemically cleaned, and when the jets are operating germs are spewed out into the water. If tubs are routinely cleaned with the correct combination of chemicals, the likelihood for germ growth diminishes. But if I were to ever again be invited to a fraternity party, I would still avoid the hot tubs."


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Yeah, yeah, I skipped week 3. Can you blame me? That snooze-fest against the Bengals left me so bored I couldn't be bothered to post.
Now this week, on the other hand, now this week is fun. A 20 point comeback in the second half against the dream team? Three sacks on the dog-killer? Knocking two key Eagles out of the game? Gimme gimme.
The Good
The run defense: yep, they let Mike Vick get 75 yards but that is what Mike does (when he isn't strangling puppies). LeSean McCoy? 18 yards on 9 carries. He had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Navarro Bowman owned Shady.
The red zone defense: The 49ers gave up plenty between the 20's but stiffened in the red zone. In seven trips to the red zone the Eagles got 2 TDs, 2 FGs and a turnover.
Carlos Rogers: For the first time in 8 years the 49ers have a real cornerback.
The second half offense: The return of the forward pass! I thought it had been eradicated in San Francisco but there it was with over 200 yards in the second half.
Aldon Smith and Kendall Hunter: I did not like these picks at draft time. Man was I wrong.
The final, clock killing drive: Frank Gore, up the gut 5 times in a row when the Eagles knew it was coming for 26 yards and two first downs to seal the game. Dream about that.
The boos from Lincoln Field: let's be honest, it doesn't take much to get Philadelphians to boo. But damn wasn't it sweet to hear the boos rain down in the 4th quarter?
The Bad
The first half offense: Egads. That was bad. The offensive line got penalty after penalty, Alex Smith couldn't hit the ocean with a pass and the one decent drive ended with a missed field goal. Three of five drives were 3 and out.
Alex Smith imitates Jim Everett: On the SF 28 Alex feels the rush before it gets to him, goes fetal and drops the ball without being touched. Philadelphia recovers at the SF 23 and scores two plays later.
Containing Mike Vick: 49ers ends kept losing contain on their pass rush and allowing Vick to escape outside.
and the 49ers
Ronnie Brown: yeah, he's an Eagle but his bizarre fumble at the 1 yard line has to be included here.
The offensive line: the penalties, god the penalties. Do they take turns false starting?
Blocked FG: Dunlap ignored the protection and walked through to blocked an Akers' attempt. Aldon Smith's quick reaction and hustle probably saved a touchdown.
DeSean Jackson: strutting and taunting after a 19 yard reception in the 3rd quarter. Knocked out of the game 3 plays later. Poor form from a Cal Bear.
Irrational Exuberance: Before we get too high on the 49ers we need to recognize a few facts. The offense is in the bottom 10 of the league and the only reason they are 3-1 is the top 10 defense, special teams and a creampuff schedule. The opponents so far have a combined record of 6-10. Over the next four games the opponents currently have a combined 12-4 record. If the 49ers can reach mid-season with a 4-4 record we should count ourselves fortunate.
Those of you putting the 49ers in the Top 10 (you know who you are) will be hopping off the bandwagon quickly over the next few weeks.


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Tesla, the California-based electric brand behind the Model S, stormed into the top five automotive brands in a recent survey by Consumer Reports, the organization announced Wednesday.
The company rounds out a group led by Toyota, Ford, Honda, and Chevrolet as the automakers that ranked highest in overall brand perception. Tesla ranked 11th in last year's survey.
Rounding out the top 10 this year were Subaru, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Cadillac and BMW.
The annual survey by Consumer Reports asks people about seven factors they consider when buying a car, weighing them from most important to least: quality, safety, performance, value, fuel economy, design and technology. The brands are ranked for each factor, and then an overall ranking is determined for automakers.
"The key word is 'perception,'" Jeff Bartlett, Consumer Reports' deputy automotive editor, said in a statement. "Consumers are influenced by word of mouth, marketing, and hands-on experience."
Toyota remained the big winner in the survey, widening its lead over Ford with a total score of 145. Consumer Reports surmised that earlier safety concerns about the Japanese automaker may be fading from buyers' minds.
The brand scored in the top 10 for all individual categories except design, and scored at the top for quality, fuel economy and value.
Safety ranked a close second to quality in terms of what attributes consumers look for most when buying a car. Thus, Subaru was able to move into the overall top 10 in the survey due to all of its models (save for the aging Tribeca) garnering the coveted "Top Safety Pick +" designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Consumer Reports said. Volvo was ranked as the safest brand overall.
At the back of the class were the 10 brands that ranked last in overall perception: Jeep, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Mini, Ram, Scion, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Maserati, with Land Rover ranking the lowest with a score of four.
The 2013 results were also notable because the top 10 brands all scored closer together than previously, highlighting the challenge automakers face in distinguishing themselves in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Yet only three automakers -- Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota -- make up more than 40% of all vehicles consumers drive most often, Consumer Reports found. Honda, Dodge, Nissan, Buick, Chrysler, and GMC trucks combined for an additional 30%.
But it's one of the youngest brands in the survey that has Consumer Reports' attention: Tesla.
In May 2013, the organization's magazine gave the Tesla Model S its highest score for an automobile, but said a limited history on the road prevented the outlet from giving the Tesla a coveted "Recommended Buy" rating. Six months later, Consumer Reports announced that the Model S had the highest owner loyalty of any car it had surveyed in years.
"The brand to watch is Telsa Motors, which jumped from 47 points last year, to fifth position with 88 points," Consumer Reports said in releasing the survey results. "Tesla had a strong, very public year, with soaring stock prices, magazine awards and exceptional crash-test performance."
Consumer Reports conducted the phone survey from Dec. 6 to Dec. 15, with 1,578 adults from households that owned a vehicle responding.
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Clarkson University's Rossner Named Fellow of American Industrial Hygiene Association
Clarkson University's Alan Rossner has been named a fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Rossner is an associate professor of environmental health sciences in the Institute for a Sustainable Environment.
Rossner's nomination as a fellow is recognition by his peers of his accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the AIHA and to his profession.
Industrial hygiene is the science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace which may cause sickness, impaired health and wellbeing, among workers or among citizens of the community.
AIHA is one of the largest international associations serving the needs of occupational and environmental health and safety professionals, practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions and independent organizations.
Only five percent of the AIHA membership can qualify for the award, which is given to those individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of industrial hygiene.
Rossner is the director of Clarkson's undergraduate programs in environmental health science and environmental science & policy.
He received his Ph.D. in occupational health from McGill University, his master of science degree in environmental health from the University of Washington, and his bachelor of science in biology from Clarkson.
Prior to coming to Clarkson, Rossner spent 10 years working in the industrial sector as an environmental, health and safety professional, performing exposure assessments, safety and health audits, and implementing control systems.
Over the last 14 years, he has taught and conducted research at Clarkson in environmental health science. The environmental, health and safety hazards he observed while working in industry have directly influenced the issues of concern and the nature of the research he has pursued as a faculty member.
Rossner directs his research into areas that minimize people's exposure to contaminants, improve working conditions, improve living conditions and minimize risk of disease. His current research projects encompass three areas: the development of air sampling methodologies; exposure assessment strategies for occupational and environmental air sampling; and indoor/outdoor air contaminant monitoring.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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A number of chocolate bars have been recalled in Europe - after products in the Netherlands were found to contain pieces of plastic.
The products listed below may contain pieces of plastic. This means the products are a possible risk to health.
The UK recall from consumers concerns only the products below, with the stated 'best before' dates, which were manufactured in the Netherlands and distributed in the UK.
Mars Funsize, 250g, 'Best before' end: from 11 September 2016 to 2 October 2016
Milky Way Funsize, 227g, 'Best before' end: 2 October 2016
Variety Funsize, Family Favourites, 'Best before' end: from 29 May 2016 to 14 August 16
Variety Funsize, Party Mix, 'Best before' end: from 15 May 2016 to 7 August 2016
Celebrations, 388g box, 'Best before' end: from 8 May 2016 to 28 August 2016
Celebrations, 245g box, 'Best before' end: from 8 May 2016 to 28 August 2016
Celebrations, 2.5kg catering case, Pack size: 388g, 'Best before' end: 7 August 2016 and 14 August 2016
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text: Hi all, i have some problem when install mailman on already existent ispconfig 18.104.22.168 installation. I hope someone can help me. My environment is: Debian squeeze 6.0.4 ispconfig 22.214.171.124 ispconfig is installed on cp.mydomain.it on port 80 I had ispconfig already installed without mailman installation, but now i need mailman so i have do the follow: apt-get install mailman newlist mailman added alias about mailman list in /etc/aliases newaliases /etc/init.d/postfix restart /etc/init.d/mailman start php -q update.php reconfiguring services BUT: after that up done when i go to http://cp.mydomain.it/mailman/listinfo i have: not found The requested URL /mailman/listinfo was not found on this server. if i go to: http://cp.zyzhsp.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo i have: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Please help me! Thank you for your collaboration. Giuseppe


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For 2018, Toyota offers only a single engine in the Sienna: a 296-horsepower 3.5L V6. The engine comes linked to a 8-speed automatic transmission and is estimated to deliver 19 mpg in the city and 27 mpg highway.
While the Sienna's suspension is tuned toward comfort, the SE trim features improved springs and dampers for better handling that aims to be more like that of a car. The standard 19-inch wheels on the SE trim are a nice complement to that model's privacy glass, roof rails and smoked chrome exterior pieces.
The Sienna is the only vehicle in its class to offer optional all-wheel drive. Toyota's system utilizes a center differential to split power 50/50 between the front and rear wheels under normal driving situations, but transfers more to the wheels that have traction during slippery conditions. Two-wheel-drive Siennas are configured as front-wheel drive.
Safety is an important factor in designing any minivan, and the Sienna comes with a long list of such features. Electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes with brake assist are standard, as are front seat-mounted side airbags and side-curtain bags for all three rows. Driver knee airbags are also included. All-wheel drive models are also fitted with run-flat tires that allow the Sienna to go up to 100 miles at 55 mph once the tire loses air. Blind-spot monitoring is optional on the XLE.
Interior accommodations in the Sienna include three rows of seating and a capacity of either seven or eight passengers. The 8-passenger configuration -- offered on SE, LE and XLE trims -- includes a second-row bench seat that can slide fore and aft. The 7-passenger models substitute two captain's chairs for the bench. Second- and third-row seats are removable to expand cargo space.
L, LE, XLE and Limited trims for the Sienna span a wide range of equipment, depending on whether the buyer wants simple and basic or luxurious. The base L does include most popular equipment such as keyless entry, power windows, locks and mirrors, cruise control, 3-zone climate control, Siri Eyes Free iPhone integration and a 4-speaker CD sound system. At the top of the range, the Limited adds a JBL premium stereo, 18-inch alloy wheels, Smart Key remote keyless system, a power moonroof, heated seats, automatic climate control system, woodgrain interior trim, a parking-assist system and a Bluetooth hands-free calling interface.
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NHL Game Night: 4-8-14 Maple Leafs at Lightning
A solid, satisfying win... but at what price?
Ben Bishop made 3 saves on 3 shots before leaving the game 5:43 into the First Period in serious discomfort after falling to the ice while catching a puck with his glove hand. Wrist, elbow, shoulder? Whatever it was, Bishop was writhing in pain enough to leave doubt whether he'll be available anytime soon. Anders Lindback entered the game and stopped all 25 shots he faced the rest of the way for the combined shutout and the win. Putting aside any critique of Bishop's workload, I feel like Lindback's play in his last start merited more starting time than Cooper has given him. He looked good again tonight, including a sparkling glove save toward the end of the Second Period. What I like about Lindback is the team in front of him seems to simplify its game and pay closer attention to detail rather than simply relying on Ben Bishop to be the eraser for their mistakes. It certainly appeared that way tonight.
First Period
Second Period
9:19 TB Palat (21), (Hedman, Gudas)
15:45 TB Palat (22), (Stamkos, Hedman)(PP)
Third Period
19:47 TB Hedman (13), (unassisted)(EN)
Lindback, Ondrej Palat, and Victor Hedman were the game's three stars.
That was a fantastically well played hockey game by the Tampa Bay Lightning after the debacles against Calgary and Dallas. Ordinarily I'd be really excited about the way they played tonight, because it represents a total reversal of the issues that had plaqued the club earlier this season when it simply couldn't get power play production, couldn't kill penalties with any reliability, and struggled mightily to protect Third Period leads. They were ruthlessly efficient in all three aspects, which bodes well, but...
Between Bishop leaving the game and Sami Salo also leaving early in the Second Period, you wonder if they won the battle and ended up losing the war. It's never a good thing when an injury looks so significant that people start asking you how quickly your KHL-based prospect goaltender-of-the-future might be available to be signed and, gulp, appear for your team in the playoffs. That's the scary predicament of the night, though, pending word on what ails Bishop.
The Lightning's victory tonight puts them at 95 points for the season, 1 shy of our 80-game goal of 96 points and 2 points shy of the 10-game segment goal of 12 points earned. It's remarkable how efficient they've been about staying on schedule all season long.
Andrej Sustr had 2 penalty minutes and 1 blocked shot in 18:10. He, again, had to play bigger minutes with one of his defensive corps-mates out of the game (in this case Salo). He made several key plays in the Second Period including breaking up a 3-on-1 by Toronto's top line. Tonight was his 40th game of the season, meaning he is now just 1 game away from graduation on the site. He'll likely be the capstone to an unprecedented Bolt Prospects Alumni class the likes of which we may never see again.
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The one market that has been affected according to the marketing manager at my apparel company, is Masters swimmers. According to this person the Masters market is full of people who enjoy swimming faster by any means necessary. "They don't mind paying for speed," I was told referring to the tech suits. And I think that's fine. But the Masters market isn't a very large percentage of the apparel market, and manufacturers aren't hurting due to this change.
Tech suits were a horrible thing to happen to the economics of swimming. It did provide a small period of time that was very active and very conducive to presenting the sport to a wider audience thanks to world records, and I'm not saying I didn't benefit from this too because I did, but now that it's over, it was without a doubt a black mark in swimming. I would rather have five years of guaranteed support in my career from my apparel company rather than one good year and when my contract came to be renewed hear, "You did great for us! We really want to re-sign you. We'll give you a bonus-only contract." Now being yourself is a business, and that's not a comfortable place to be.
Thankfully USA Swimming is stepping up, but it's just not enough to create a healthy market for professional swimmers.


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Title:Water supply of the Yukon-Tanana region
Authors:Ellsworth, C.E., and Davenport, R.W.
Publication Date:1913
Publisher:U.S. Geological Survey
Ordering Info:USGS Publications Warehouse
Bibliographic Reference
Ellsworth, C.E., and Davenport, R.W., 1913, Water supply of the Yukon-Tanana region, in U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1912: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542, p. 223-228.
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Teachers is a series of portraits made when the artist started teaching at his former High School. His relationships with the faculty are based in a deep mentoring history, but was reclassified as a colleague. The work is based on this transitional experience. The facial expressions depicted are the artist's assumptions on what would be the subject's initial reactions to seeing his or her portrait.