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The host nation turned on the style to reach the final of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in impressive fashion as they recorded a 5-1 victory over Korea Republic. Once again Germany had no trouble finding the net with golden girl Alexandra Popp scoring another two goals to reach nine in total for the tournament.
In heavy rain in Bochum, the South Koreans made a good start and attacked with purpose. Germany were the first to threaten the goal however with Popp's sprint down the left wing ending with a Sylvia Arnold header which was saved by Moon So-Ri.
South Korea responded with a Jung Hae-In volley following a cross from Jeong Yeonga, but again the goalkeeper was not stretched in making the stop. Shortly after a drive from Germany playmaker Dzsenifer Marozsan was only inches away from hitting the target.
Germany's pressure told in the 13th minute. Tabea Kemme crossed from the left to the far post where right-winger Svenja Huth crept behind Jeong to score on the volley.
It might have become two when a neat Marozsan pass found Popp unmarked in front of Moon but the keeper was able to make the save.
Down the left Arnold was shining for the hosts and her shot from just outside the area after 21 minutes travelled just wide. After that Kim Kulig's volley shot from a corner kick sailed over the bar.
With the fans roaring them on, Germany made it 2-0 when Kulig's shot slipped through Moon's hands. The goalkeeper made amends soon after to deny Arnold after the winger had executed a wonderful turn to throw off her marker.
It took Maren Meinert's team only five minutes after the break to make it 3-0. Again Arnold was the instigator as she dribbled into the area. Her shot was blocked but the ball squirted out to Popp who needed only one touch before placing the ball in the net.
It had become a difficult struggle for the Asian team who were not used to conceding goals on this scale. And it got worse as Moon was again unable to hold on to a Kulig shot, the ball squirming over the line for 4-0.
South Korea's star turn, midfielder Ji So-Yun, had been shackled up to now but just past the hour she unleashed a dangerous shot which Almuth Schult saved impressively.
Ji had the bit between her teeth now and she pulled a goal back in that elusive style of hers, dribbling past three German defenders before skilfully directing her shot beyond the keeper.
It didn't take long for Germany to restore their four-goal advantage. Popp hammered in a shot that crashed back off the crossbar. The ball flew out to a defender but instead of clearing it she chose to catch it even though she was standing inside the area. Popp made no mistake from the spot as Germany roared on to Sunday's final in Bielefeld where they will meet either Colombia or Nigeria.


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Chief Security Operations
- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
- Posted
- May 23, 2019
- Closes
- May 23, 2019
- Function
- Executive, Chief, IT, Security Engineer
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed No
One year of specialized experience at the NH-III pay band or equivalent grade level, generally GS-13, in the Federal service or equivalent private or public sector managing security programs for a large, complex organization to include personnel security with special focus on Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Programs (SAP), physical security, information security, industrial security, foreign disclosure, client services, and security education and training programs.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
All qualifications, education, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
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Furry Teens
Furry Teens, also known as Teen Furs, is an online community of furry fans and artists between the ages 13-25. Created in 2003 by Kit Wolf, and hosted by Lupinia.
- Addresses:
- Website: http://www.furryteens.org/
- Forum: http://www.furryteens.org/forum
- Frapper: http://www.frappr.com/furryteens (Frappr defunct)
- IRC: irc://irc.furnet.org/furryteens (IRC deregistered)
- Administration Team:
- Forum Admin: Natasha Softpaw, Lance, Gage Fallowdeer, Panda the Platypus
- IRC Admin: Atte
- Ran from/to: 2003 - present
- Motto: "Introducing young furs to the fandom, one paw at a time"
History and services[edit]
Initially a Yahoo! Group, the community moved to a website format in 2003. Apart from the website and forum, there is also an IRC chatroom, and there was a Furcadia dream by Flinch Ferrex, an unofficial LiveJournal community (moderated by Shipanda), and a Frappr! page.
Community's goals[edit]
Furry Teens is designed to be a place where a lot of creativity can be expressed by artists, writers, gamers, and other furry fans. Furry Teens also encourages open-mindedness and innovation, along with giving and receiving support on "growing up" topics, and helping new furs better understand the furry fandom. The group aims to provide a safe haven for young members of the fandom, primarily minors, who are often unwelcome at other furry sites because of their age, and continues to grow in members and features.
See also[edit]
- TeenageFurs, a spin-off group created by former Furry Teens members
External links[edit]
- Furry Teens, main website
- Furry-Teens, original Yahoo! group
- Archive copy of Teen Furs Yahoo! group at Internet Archive


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Mulhall, Peter, Taggart, Laurence, Coates, Vivien, McAloon, Toni and Hassiotis, Angela (2018) A systematic review of the methodological and practical challenges of undertaking randomised-controlled trials with cognitive disability populations. Social Science & Medicine, 200 . pp. 114-128. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien, Horigan, G, Davies, Melanie and Davies, Mark (2017) Exploring why young people with Type 1 diabetes decline structured education with a view to overcoming barriers. Diabetic Medicine, 34 (8). pp. 1092-1099. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien, Slevin, Mary, Carey, Marian, Slater, Paul and Davies, Mark (2017) Declining structured diabetes education in those with type 2 diabetes: A plethora of individual and organisational reasons. Patient Education and Counseling, Inpres . [Journal article]
Given, Joanne, Coates, Vivien, Bunting, Brendan, Loane, Maria, Garne, Ester, O'Connor Bones, Una, McCance, David and Dolk, Helen (2017) Me-D-Links: Metformin for diabetes in pregnancy – an analysis of health and education outcomes using linked administrative data. In: ADRN2017 (The UK Administrativer Data Research Network Annual Research Conference), Edinburgh. Administrativ Data Research Network. 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
Magee, Maria, McCorkell, Gillian, Guille, Sharon and Coates, Vivien (2017) Feasibility of the Namaste Care Programme to enhance care for those with advanced dementia. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 23 (8). pp. 368-376. [Journal article]
McCorkell, G, Harkin, D, McCrory, V, Lafferty, M and Coates, Vivien (2017) Care of patients with dementia in an acute trauma and orthopaedics unit. Nursing Standard, 31 (36). pp. 44-53. [Journal article]
Mulvenna, Maurice, Hutton, Anthony, Coates, Vivien, Martin, Suzanne, Todd, Stephen, Bond, Raymond and Moorhead, Anne (2017) Views of Caregivers on the Ethics of Assistive Technology used for Home Surveillance of People Living with Dementia. Neuroethics, 10 (2). pp. 255-266. [Journal article]
Taggart, Laurence, Truesdale-Kennedy, M, Carey, M, Martin-Stacey, L, Scott, L, Bunting, Brendan, Coates, Vivien, Karatzias, T, Northway, R and Clarke, M (2017) A pilot feasibility study examining a structured self-management diabetes education program(DESMOND-ID) for adults with intellectual disabilities targeting HbA1c. Diabetic Medicine, 35 (1). pp. 137-146. [Journal article]
Tanash, Mu'ath, Coates, Vivien, Fitzsimons, Donna, Slater, P, Ashour, A and Al-Faouri, I (2017) Double trouble: developing an intervention for people with diabetes and heart disease - what professionals tell us. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 16 (1 supp). S73-S74. [Journal article]
Given, Joanne, O'Kane, Maurice, Bunting, Brendan, Dunne, Fidelma and Coates, Vivien (2016) Concordance of diabetes clinicians' decision making – face-to-face versus telemedicine clinics: a feasibility trial. Endocrine Abstracts, 43 . p. 9. [Journal article]
Horigan, Geraldine, Davies, Mark, Findlay-White, Florence, Chaney, David and Coates, Vivien (2016) Reasons why patients referred to diabetes education programmes choose not to attend: a systematic review. Diabetic Medicine, 34 (1). pp. 14-26. [Journal article]
Leavey, Gerard, Abbott, Aine, Watson, Max, Todd, Stephen, Coates, Vivien, McIlfactrick, Sonja, McCormack, Brendan, Waterhouse-Bradley, Bethany and Curran, Emma (2016) The evaluation of a healthcare passport to improve quality of care and communication for people living with dementia (EQuIP): a protocol paper for a qualitative, longitudinal study. BMC Health Services Research, 16 (363). pp. 1-6. [Journal article]
McAloon, Toni, Coates, Vivien and Fitzsimons, Donna (2016) If you're not bothered, neither am I: The implications of disengaged obese patients for clinician education. In: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2016, Glasgow. DUK. Vol 33 (1) 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
McCorkell, Gillian, Harkin, Deirdre, Lafferty, Mary and Coates, Vivien (2016) Making a Difference to the Care of People with Dementia in an Acute Trauma Unit- An Innovation in Practice. Nursing Standard, N/A . 0-0. [Journal article]
Tanash, Mu'ath, Coates, Vivien, Fitzsimons, Donna and Deaton, Christi (2016) "An evaluation of the effectiveness of self-management interventions for people with type 2 diabetes after an acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review". Journal of Clinical Nursing, early . [Journal article]
Tanash, Mu'ath, Fitzsimons, Donna and Coates, Vivien (2016) Are interventions to promote self-management in acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes effective? a systematic review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 15 (1). S40-S40. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien (2016) The impact of direct payments on service users requiring care and support at home. Practice: Social work in Action, 28 (1). pp. 37-54. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien, McCann, Adrian, Posner, Natasha, Gunn, Kathleen and Seers, Kate (2015) Well, who do I phone? Preparing for urgent care: a challenge for patients and service users alike. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24 (15-16). pp. 2152-2163. [Journal article]
Given, Joanne, Bunting, Brendan, O'Kane, Maurice J., Dunne, Fidelma and Coates, Vivien (2015) Tele-Mum: A Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring the Potential for Telemedicine in the Diabetes Care of Those with Gestational Diabetes. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 17 (12). pp. 880-888. [Journal article]
Given, Joanne, McCay, Deirdre, Hill, Alyson, O'Kane, Maurice and Coates, Vivien (2015) Understanding barriers to commencing injectable therapy in people with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 19 (6). pp. 214-220. [Journal article]
Horigan, Geraldine, McGuigan, Karen, Quinn, Laurie and Coates, Vivien (2015) Does Gender make a difference to self-management of diabetes in adults <_ 55 years? A pilot study. Diabetes Medicine, 32 (1). p. 140. [Journal article]
McAloon, Toni, Fitzsimons, Donna, Coates, Vivien and Slater, P (2015) An investigation of health care professionals' attitudes to obesity and the associated impact on clinical management: an online factorial survey., Ulster University [Other]
McGloin, Helen, Timmins, Fiona, Coates, Vivien and Boore, JRP (2015) A case study approach to the examination of a telephone-based health coaching intervention in facilitating behaviour change for adults with Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24 (9-10). pp. 1246-1257. [Journal article]
Slevin, Mary, Horigan, Geraldine, Davies, Mark, Carey, Marian and Coates, Vivien (2015) Does age affect patients' preferences when completing questionnaires? Diabetic Medicine, 32 (1). p. 143. [Journal article]
Taggart, Laurence, Coates, Vivien, Clarke, Mike, Truesdale-Kennedy, Maria and Bunting, Brendan (2015) Piloting a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16 (148). pp. 1-8. [Journal article]
Given, Joanne, Bunting, Brendan, Coates, Vivien and O'Kane, Maurice (2014) Measurement error in estimated average glucose: a novel approach. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), 52 (7). e147-e150. [Journal article]
Given, Joanne, O'Kane, Maurice, Coates, Vivien, Moore, Adrian and Bunting, Brendan (2014) Comparing patient generated blood glucose diary records with meter memory in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 104 (3). pp. 358-362. [Journal article]
Laird, Liz/ EA, Coates, Vivien, Ryan, Assumpta, McCarron, Mark O, Lyttle, Diane and Gardner, Evie (2014) Hypoglycaemia risk among a hospitalised stroke patient cohort: A case for increased vigilance in glucose monitoring. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 21 (2). pp. 232-235. [Journal article]
McAloon, Toni, Fitzsimons, Donna and Coates, Vivien (2014) Exploiting a virtual research environment as an innovative approach to vignette construction and presentation in a Factorial Survey Design study (FSD). In: International Symposium Factorial Survey Method of studying Decision Making, Northern Ireland. Ulster University. 17 pp. [Conference contribution]
O'Connor, Gloria, Coates, Vivien and O'Neill, Siobhan (2014) Randomised controlled trial of a tailored information pack for patients undergoing surgery and treatment for rectal cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18 . pp. 183-191. [Journal article]
Taggart, Laurence, Truesdale-Kennedy, Maria and Coates, Vivien (2014) A study protocol for a pilot RCT of a structured education programme (DESMOND-ID) for adults with intellectual disabilities and Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27 (4). p. 297. [Journal article]
Truesdale-Kennedy, Maria, Taggart, Laurence and Coates, Vivien (2014) Type 2 Diabetes education for adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27 (4). p. 297. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien, Chaney, David, Bunting, Brendan, Shorter, GW, Shevlin, M, McDougall, A and Long, A (2013) Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Structured Diabetes Education Programme (CHOICE) on Clinical Outcomes for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism, 4 . p. 280. [Journal article]
Given, Joanne, O'Kane, MJ, Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (2013) Comparing patient-generated blood glucose diary records with meter memory in diabetes: a systematic review. Diabetic Medicine, 30 (8). pp. 901-913. [Journal article]
Laird, Liz, Coates, Vivien, Ryan, Assumpta, McCarron, Mark, Lyttle, Diane and Chaney, David (2013) An Investigation of the Glucose Monitoring Practices of Nurses in Stroke Care: A Descriptive Cohort Study. Nursing Research and Practice, 2013 (715802). 7 pages. [Journal article]
Laird, Liz/ EA, Coates, Vivien, Ryan, Assumpta, McCarron, Mark, Lyttle, Diane and Chaney, David (2013) Glucose derangement among a stroke cohort: implications for glucose monitoring practice. In: RCN 2013 International Nursing Research Conference, Belfast. RCN. 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
McAloon, Toni, Fitzsimons, Donna and Coates, Vivien (2013) Treating obese patients - what influences our clinical decisions? In: RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Belfast. RCN. 17 pp. [Conference contribution]
McLaughlin, Kieran, Melby, Vidar and Coates, Vivien (2013) Family-centred care during resuscitation events. Emergency Nurse, 21 (3). pp. 28-34. [Journal article]
McLaughlin, Kieran, Melby, Vidar and Coates, Vivien (2013) Family‑centred care: review of opinions among staff. Emergency Nurse, 20 (9). pp. 20-25. [Journal article]
Moorhead, Anne, Coates, Vivien, Gallagher, Alison, Nolan, Geraldine, Murphy, Kathy and Hazlett, Diane (2013) Obesity communication among patients by health professionals: Findings from the Weight Care Project. Health, 5 (8A3). pp. 100-109. [Journal article]
Farmer, AJ, Perera, R, Ward, A, Heneghan, C, Oke, J, Barnett, AH, Chambers, C, Guerci, B, Coates, Vivien, Schwedes, U and O'Malley, S (2012) Meta-analysis of individual patient data in randomised trials of self-monitoring of blood glucose in people with non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes. British Medical Journal, 344 . pp. 1-11. [Journal article]
Laird, Liz and Coates, Vivien (2012) Systematic review of randomized controlled trials to regulate glycaemia after stroke. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10 . [Journal article]
Laird, Liz, Coates, Vivien and Chaney, David (2012) Systematic review of descriptive cohort studies on the dynamics of glycaemia among adults admitted to hospital with acute stroke. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10 . [Journal article]
Laird, Liz, Coates, Vivien, Ryan, Assumpta, McCarron, Mark O, Lyttle, Diane and McCrum-Gardner, Evie (2012) Hyperglycaemia monitoring and management in stroke care: policy vs practice. Diabetic Medicine, 29 . pp. 1108-1114. [Journal article]
Mitchell, Liz, Coates, Vivien, McCarron, Mark, Ryan, Assumpta Ann and Armstrong, Margaret (2012) The dynamic of glycaemia among adults admitted to hospital with acute stroke: Implications for practice from a cohort study. Diabetic Medicine, 29 (supple). p. 24. [Journal article]
Moorhead, Anne, Gallagher, Alison, Hazlett, Diane, Coates, Vivien, Murphy, Kathy and Nolan, Geraldine (2012) Health professionals' ability to recognise body weight status of adults and children: the outcomes of the Weight Care Project, an all-Ireland study. In: Nutrition Society Conference. Nutrition Society. 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
Moorhead, Anne, Hazlett, Diane, Coates, Vivien, Gallagher, Alison, Murphy, Kathy and Nolan, Geraldine (2012) Attitudes, current practices/behaviours and knowledge of body weight status in obesity prevention among health professionals: findings of the Weight Care Project. In: International Conference on Communication in Healthcare. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare. 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
Taggart, Laurence, Truesdale-Kennedy, M and Coates, Vivien (2012) Management and quality indicators of diabetes mellitus in people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, early . [Journal article]
Chaney, David, Coates, Vivien, Shevlin, Mark, Carson, Denis, McDougall, Adrea, Long, Arelene and Bunting, Brendan (2011) Evaluation of the carbohydrate, insulin collaborative education (CHOICE) programme for young people with type 1 diabetes. In: Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference 2011, International conference Centre (ICC) London ExCel. Wiley-Blackwell. Vol 28 (Supple) 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
Chaney, David, Coates, Vivien, Shevlin, Mark, Carson, Dennis, McDougall, Andrea and Long, Arlene (2011) Diabetes education: what do adolescents want? Journal of Clinical Nursing, on-lin . [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien (2011) Book review. T. Brabazon, The University of Google. Nurse Education Today, 31 (4). pp. 424-425. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien (2011) Research and diabetes Nursing: Part 5: Reviews, case studies and audit. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 15 (5). pp. 178-182. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien (2011) Research and diabetes nursing. Part 3: Quantitative designs. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 15 (3). pp. 113-117. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien (2011) Research and diabetes nursing. Part 4: Qualitative designs. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 15 (4). pp. 142-148. [Journal article]
Lupari, Marina, Coates, Vivien, Adamson, Gary and Crealey, Grainne (2011) We're just not getting it right: how should we provide care to the older person with multi-morbid chronic condition? Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20 (9-10). pp. 1225-1235. [Journal article]
Mitchell, Liz, Coates, Vivien and Chaney, David (2011) Dynamics of Hyperglycaemia after Acute Stroke – Implications for practice and future research from a systematic review of descriptive cohort studies. In: UK Stroke Forum, Glasgow, UK. Wiley-Blackwell. Vol 6 (Supple) 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
Mitchell, Liz, Coates, Vivien, McCarron, Mark O, Ryan, Assumpta, Lyttle, Diane, Armstrong, Margaret and McCrum-Gardner, Evie (2011) An Evaluation of Hyperglycaemia Management in Stroke Care : Implications for Practice. In: CARDI International Conference 2011, Dublin, Ireland. Cardi Conference. 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
Mitchell, Liz, Coates, Vivien and Ryan, Assumpta (2011) Hyperglycaemia Management in Stroke Unit Care – identification of the nursing role. International Journal of Stroke, 6 (Supple). pp. 59-60. [Journal article]
Mitchell, Liz, McCarron, Mark, Coates, Vivien, Lyttle, Diane, Armstrong, Margaret and Gardner, Evie (2011) Management of Hyperglycaemia after Stroke. In: European Stroke Conference, Hamburg, Germany. Karger. Vol 31 (2) 1 pp. [Conference contribution]
Moorhead, Anne, Coates, Vivien, Hazlett, Diane, Gallagher, Alison, Murphy, Kathy and Nolan, Geraldine (2011) A survey of health professionals' attitudes towards body weight status. Safefood. 111 pp. [Research report (external)]
Moorhead, Anne, Coates, Vivien, Hazlett, Diane, Gallagher, Alison, Murphy, Kathy, Nolan, Geraldine and Dinsmore, John (2011) Weight Care Project: Health professionals'attitudes and ability to assess body weightstatus - Study protocol. BMC Public Health, 11 (202). [Journal article]
Mullen, Fiona, Acheson, Karen and Coates, Vivien (2011) Assessing multiple sclerosis patients' and carers views of respite care. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 7 (3). pp. 168-173. [Journal article]
Chaney, David, Coates, Vivien and Shevlin, Mark (2010) Running a complex educational intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes – lessons learnt. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 14 (10). pp. 370-379. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien (2010) The RCT: a very beautiful technique. Practical Diabetes International, 27 (1). pp. 27-31. [Journal article]
Lafferty, Joan, Rankin, Fiona, Duffy, Celine, Kearney, Patricia, Doherty, Elaine, McMenamin, Mary and Coates, Vivien (2010) Continuity of care for women with breast cancer : a survey of the views and experiences of patients, carers and health care professionals. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, online . [Journal article]
O'Connor, Gloria, Coates, Vivien and McCann, Siobhan (2010) Exploring the information needs of patients with cancer of the rectum. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 14 (4). pp. 271-277. [Journal article]
O'Kane, John Maurice, Bunting, Brendan, McMenamin, Mary, Moore, Adrian and Coates, Vivien (2010) The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and metabolic/cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Primary Care Diabetes, 4 (4). pp. 241-249. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien, Dromgoole, Paul, Turner, Eileen, Brown, Florence, Davies, Ruth, Lowes, Lesley, McDowell, Joan and Thompson, Kathryn (2009) Insulin initiation in adults: evidence based or context driven? Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness, 1 (1). pp. 105-112. [Journal article]
Pun, Sandra PY, Coates, Vivien and Benzie, Iris FF (2009) Barriers to the self-care of type 2 diabetes from both patients' and providers' perspectives: literature review. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness, 1 (1). pp. 4-19. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien (2008) Randomised controlled trials for chronic illness management research - where's the tipping point? Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic illness, 17 (7b). pp. 147-150. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien, Andrews, John, Davies, Mark, Hart, Pat, Martin, Sharon, McErlean, Una, Monaghan, Bronagh and Stelfox, Dora (2008) An evaluation of multi-professional education in diabetes. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 22 (3). pp. 295-307. [Journal article]
Lowes, Lesley, Davis, Ruth, Coates, Vivien, McDowell, Joan, Brown, Florence, Dromgoole, Paul, Turner, Eileen and Thompson, Kathryn (2008) A UK wide survey of insulin initiation in children with type 1 diabetes and nurses' perceptions of associated decision-making. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18 (9). pp. 1287-1294. [Journal article]
McDowell, Joan, Coates, Vivien, Davis, Ruth, Brown, Florence, Dromgoole, Paul, Lowes, Lesley, Turner, Eileen and Thompson, Kathryn (2008) Decision-making: initiating insulin therapy for adults with diabetes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65 (1). pp. 35-44. [Journal article]
McNicholl, Mary P., Dunne, Kathleen and Coates, Vivien (2008) Driving towards an improved research and development culture. Journal of Nursing Management, 16 (3). pp. 344-351. [Journal article]
O'Kane, M. J., McMenamin, M., Innes, J., Moore, A., Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (2008) The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation, educational attainment and clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a cohort study. DIABETOLOGIA, 51 (Suppl.). p. 1091. [Journal article]
O'Kane, Maurice J., Bunting, Brendan, Copeland, Margaret and Coates, Vivien (2008) Efficacy of self monitoring of blood glucose in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (ESMON study): randomised controlled trial. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 336 (7654). 1174+. [Journal article]
Innes, J. H., McMenamin, M. T., Coates, Vivien, O'Kane, M. J., Bunting, Brendan and Moore, A. J. (2007) Effects of income, educational level and social deprivation group on mastery, integration and adjustment to Type 2 diabetes. DIABETIC MEDICINE, 24 (Suppl.). p. 100. [Journal article]
Lnnes, J. H., Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (2007) Adaptation to childhood diabetes - an analysis of the structure and characteristics of parental social networks. DIABETIC MEDICINE, 24 (Suppl.). p. 105. [Journal article]
O'Kane, M. J., Innes, J., McMenamin, M., Moore, A., Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (2007) The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation, educational attainment and clinical outcomes in Type 2 diabetes. DIABETIC MEDICINE, 24 (Suppl.). pp. 27-28. [Journal article]
Williams, Liz, Caskey, Hilary, Coates, Vivien, Thompson, Kate and Stewart, Helen (2007) A survey of patients' knowledge of their diabetes medication. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 11 (7). pp. 264-269. [Journal article]
Coates, Vivien and Rae, Gordon (2006) Commentary on Whittemore R, Melkus GD & Grey M (2005) Metabolic control, self-management and psychosocial adjustment in women with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 195-203. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 15 (2). pp. 234-236. [Journal article]
O'Kane, M. J., Coates, Vivien and Bunting, Brendan (2006) The efficacy of self blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes: The ESMON Study. DIABETOLOGIA, 49 (Suppl.). 0903. [Journal article]
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See the latest USFS Rim Fire Incident Report.
We're getting a better idea of the real historic scope and damage of the Rim Fire that burned through the Sierra Foothills and Yosemite National Park.
The U.S. Forest Service says the fire burned 400 square miles, leaving what it calls a contiguous "moonscape" in the Sierra larger than anything seen in there centuries. The U.S. Forest Service says the range of devastation from the fire is the largest seen in the area since the 14th Century.
Observers used satellite images to determine that dozens of "hot spots" burned inside the fire's footprint. Officials say an area within the fire's footprint is an area of 60 square miles that burned so intensely that everything within that perimeter likely is dead.
In total, nearly 40 percent of the area inside the fire's boundary likely will look like a moonscape.
The fire started August 17 when a hunter's fire got out of control. It has burned 256,895 acres, and there are 1,406 personnel still working the incident.


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In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) has taken over the #408 spot from Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO), according to The Online Investor.Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true comparison of the value attributed by the stock market to a given company's stock. Many beginning investors look at one stock trading at $10 and another trading at $20 and mistakenly think the latter company is worth twice as much — that of course is a completely meaningless comparison without knowing how many shares of each company exist. But comparing market capitalization (factoring in those share counts) creates a true "apples-to-apples" comparison of the value of two stocks. In the case of Computer Sciences Corp. ( CSC), the market cap is now $8.67 billion, versus Tractor Supply Co. ( TSCO) at $8.48 billion.
The 20 Largest U.S. Companies By Market Capitalization »
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CSC and TSCO collectively make up 1.67% of the iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (TOK) which is lower by about 0.1% on the day Wednesday.


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Chess was still straining under the pressure of a split title, with Kramnik the rightful heir to Kasparov's legacy, and Topalov, in spite of his amazing performance, just another name in the roster of questionable FIDE Champions. However, a unified title was now on the horizon: all it would take is for Topalov and Kramnik to play a match. That match occured, and the title was reunified at the Kramnik vs Topalov World Championship Match held in 2006.
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Recall 10V222000
The Vehicle May Roll Without Warning
Recall Details
The park rod guide retention pin may not have been properly installed in nineteen vehicles. These vehicles may not properly engage the transmission in the "Park" position. If this occurs and the parking brake is not set, unintended vehicle movement may result, increasing the risk of a crash. This recall is expected to begin by May 28, 2010. The Ford recall number is 10C12.
Our Quick Take
Nineteen vehicles have been recalled because the transmission may not properly engage in "Park." This could result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.
What Should You Do?
This is a high priority recall. Until you know your vehicle is not affected, make sure to use your parking brake and verify that it is functioning correctly. For more information, contact your Ford dealer. They will check to see if your specific vehicle is affected and advise you as to what to do next. Always have your vehicle identification number (VIN) handy when you call.


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The Travel Line: Versatile Travel Backpack + Packing Tools
Before we get started, here are 3 things you should know:
Introducing The Travel Line
Meet the 45L Travel Backpack and our all-new Packing Tools. Unmatched versatility, access, organization and aesthetics, from a company born on a trip around the world and run by a bunch of fidgety ramblers.
Lawrence from the Peak Design team walks through every little nook and cranny of the Travel Backpack 45L.
Lawrence and Art explain our two new Duffel bags and our thoughts behind releasing them now.
Adam from the Peak Design team goes ham on our diverse line of thoughtful Packing Tools.
Lawrence explains the Camera Cubes. He somehow transports to the Golden Gate Bridge for a few seconds, it is a little jarring.
Get To Know The Travel Backpack 45L
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Get To Know The Packing Tools
As prolific travelers, we designed the Travel Backpack 45L to adapt to the endless variety of trips we take. But we didn't stop there. Our full range of Packing Tools (available in our "Bundle" Rewards) take organization and efficiency to the next level. Our Packing Tools are also future-proof: planned future Peak Design Travel Bags will utilize the Cubes and Pouches we are introducing here.
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Crowdfunding allows us to design without compromise and run a company that we are proud to work for. We owe our existence to our backers, who help us design the most thoughtful carry solutions on the planet. We imagine a world where for-profit companies treat their employees, partners, customers, and communities as peers, and where quality of output is not hindered by the need to squeeze out maximum profit. Your support helps us to realize that goal. Thank you.
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This is our 8th Kickstarter project since 2011. Through the years we've gotten pretty darn good at setting accurate expectations and delivering on our promises. But no matter how much we've got our poop in a group (official midwestern terminology) things can still go awry. If they do, we solemnly promise to give you full transparency into the issues and solve them in a way that leaves our backers happy and proud to support our company.
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When it comes to snacks, most people think, "Chips! Cookies! Oh goody–pudding cups!" No. That's what I call a "snack attack." Snacks are not meant to be mini-meals. They are supposed to tide you over until your next meal. The silver lining? They can actually help you achieve a slimmer shape. Snacks prevent overeating come mealtime. I honestly snack all day long. It helps me stay satisfied. (Don't you always make the worst diet decisions when you're famished? I do.) Needless to say, instead of starving yourself between each meal, have a nutritious snack. It will help get your metabolism pumping and your body burning calories too.
Instead of those chips and pre-made snack packs, opt for one of my favorite healthy snack suggestions:
Grapes & Grahams: Take one graham cracker and split it into two squares. Spread each square with a light layer of cream cheese. Then sprinkle eight halved grapes over the top. It sounds strange, but it's so delicious!
Pear/Apple & String Cheese: To curb your sugar cravings, have a piece of fruit with a side of cheesy protein (my favorite type of protein). Cheese is packed with calcium and according to good old Everyday Health, calcium "can help adjust your body's fat-burning machinery."?
Greek Yogurt: Have a cup of Greek yogurt. If it's plain, drizzle a little agave nectar over it and top it off with a few berries or slivered almonds. Greek yogurt is packed with protein, which will keep you feeling full. Plus it has a lot of calcium too!
Hummus & Veggies: This is my favorite snack. The hummus is made from chickpeas, which is rich in protein and fiber. It's low fat and filling. Perfection!
What's your favorite snack?
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Police in both communities say carrying drug should be a priority
TIVERTON — It is a drug that can pull a person from death's door, can bring the near dead back to life.
But there is a price to pay for that miracle. Narcan, the drug that can stop a heroin overdose, needs to be used with caution, emergency medical providers say.
"It is a lifesaver, there is no question about that," said Tiverton Fire Chief Robert Lloyd. Tiverton paramedics and EMTs carry the drug.
"It is a narcotic antagonist," Lloyd explained. "If you have someone on an overdose, the Narcan will stop it. It also takes their high away. If you give them too much, they come to fighting."
Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts are seeing spikes in the number of heroin overdoses. Both Massachusetts and Rhode Island are reporting record numbers for 2014. Overdoses come in waves, and this area has seen one big wave already this year, according to Beth Faunce, deputy director of Emergency Medical Services with the Fall River Fire Department.
"We saw more right after the holiday," she said. "It didn't seem to be related to the holiday. It seemed to be whatever they were taking. We've carried Narcan for the last 10 years. It is the only medication we can use to reverse a heroin overdose."
The plans are for more emergency personnel to be equipped with the drug. Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan and Police Chief Daniel Racine said Fall River officers will be trained and equipped with the drug.
In Tiverton, during a week with two large heroin arrests, it is clear Tiverton police need to carry Narcan, too, according to Tiverton police Capt. Patrick Jones.
Justin Aguiar, 22, of 182 June St., Fall River, was arrested on Main Road on Feb. 21 with 70 bags of what police allege was heroin.
Deana Furtado, 40, 287 State St., was arrested at home on Tuesday. Police allege they seized 2,560 bags of heroin, 50 Oxycontin pills and more than $5,000 in cash.
"Heroin is here in town," Jones said. "We have to be ready to deal with it."
Faunce said the emergency medical services are working with Seven Hills Behavioral Center to set up a training program for the Fall River police. Tiverton police, Jones said, will watch Fall River as they set up their training.
Part of the training will be to educate police officers on what Narcan can and will do, Faunce said.
"If you give someone too much too fast, you send them into immediate withdrawal," she said. "They can be aggressive when they come to."
During a heroin overdose, the drug shuts down brain function, including the part of the brain that tells the body to breathe.
"When they take the narcotic to an overdose, they go into respiratory arrest," Lloyd said. "We give them enough Narcan to get them breathing. We maintain them and keep them under control.
"If someone gets up and runs on us, we have to chase them and try to find them before the drug wears off. They can go back into overdose."
Lloyd said his department is ready to share its experience with the police and help with their training.
"Unfortunately, we see this all the time. Heroin is cheap," Lloyd said. "We all have to be ready for this."


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Caguas win ninth women's title in Puerto Rico
Caguas, Puerto Rico, May 14, 2014 – Caguas won their ninth women's title in the Puerto Rican Volleyball Superior League on Tuesday with a straight-set victory over Ponce (25-11, 25-18, 25-18).
Karina Ocasio, Falyn Fonoimoana and Stephanie Enright, with 13, 12 and 11 points respectively, topped the winning attack, while Nicole Fawcett won 13 points for Ponce.
Caguas libero Shara Venegas was an outstanding performer throughout the series, and picked up the the Most Valuable Player prize.
Nelson Perez, President of the Puerto Rican National Volleyball Federation, was present at the championship's closing ceremony to present the champions trophy to Francisco Ramos, who is the Caguas team owner.
Ponce had extended the series to a sixth match by winning the fifth contest at home in straight sets (25-20, 25-23, 25-14). Fawcett and Airial Salvo both contributed 15 points on that occasion.


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Best Mascot 2013
Final Round Results
When Arnold Gluck walked out of his high school basketball practice with six strangers 67 years ago, he could never have imagined the fame that would follow.
Gluck became the face (and body) of the Centralia (Ill.) Orphans that day. Now 84, Gluck helped the Orphans win USA TODAY High School Sports' Best Mascot competition, which ended Wednesday afternoon.
Centralia – a city of 14,000 with a high school enrollment of 1,000 – went nationwide to win the contest. The Orphans registered 31,512,654 votes in the past month, including a six-day final round total of 25,392,806 votes.
Perfect timing for a city saddled with economic woes and an unemployment rate of 13 percent.
"The community we have, the best asset is our people," Centralia Mayor Tom Ashby said. "The pride we have here is something else. We are proud of our heritage. We're looking for some bright spots. This shows even with the downturn that we can have something to look forward to and have some brightness. It's a shot in the arm."
"Amazing," added Centralia High principal Reid Shipley, "just how widespread our community has become. We've always said, 'Once an Orphan, always an Or-Fan. That's most appropriate right now."
There are varying accounts of how Centralia was given the Orphans nickname. A Chicago sportswriter once wrote that "they looked like a bunch of orphans but they sure could play basketball ... ". During the Great Depression, Centralia High School and the community were hit hard, and the team wore raggedy uniforms.
In the 1970s, Centralia introduced girls athletics to the school and named them the Orphan Annies.
However, the appearance of the actual mascot arrived in the mid-1940s. A group of "artists" came into a basketball practice and asked the coach if he could loan an athlete for them to sketch and create the Orphan mascot.
The coach said, sure, he had an actual orphan on the team and instructed Gluck to go with the group.
Gluck was indeed an orphan for much of his childhood before finding his grandfather – and eventually his mother – in Centralia. He left practice with the artists, who sketched him doing different drills, and the mascot was born.
"I never thought too much about it at an early age, but (now) I'm so proud of it," Gluck said Wednesday.
Finishing second were the Carbon (Price, Utah) Dinos with13,089,518 votes in the final round. Overall, the Best Mascots competition drew nearly 80 million votes.


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RO Water Purifier in Puducherry
Necessity of RO Water Purifiers in Puducherry
RO(Reverse Osmosis) water purifiers have become an inevitable part of the day today's life as most of the available water sources in Puducherry is dealing with hard water issues. Consuming hard water can cause plenty of inconveniences resulting in serious health issues like cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular mortality, cancer, neural diseases, Alzheimer's, renal dysfunction, diabetes, etc.. The quality and quantity are both important while considering the availability of water resources in Puducherry.
Role of RO Water Purifiers in Puducherry
The current supply of water to Puducherry amounts to about 100 liters of water per person per day. The higher parts of the Puducherry city are better connected to water supply pipelines and thus pump less water. The outer areas which are fast-growing rely more on groundwater. Therefore, RO(Reverse Osmosis) water purifiers have become essential to ensure the quality of available water in Puducherry. No matter if you use municipal or tap water it is essential to purify water for everyday life.
Why Choose IIROS RO Water Purifiers For Puducherry?
The drinking water supply has a primary objective of protecting human health, ensuring access to safe water. Purifying water removes the contaminants to avoid harmful diseases.
In Puducherry, groundwater is extensively exploited to meet the domestic requirement of water. Modernization has to lead the groundwater contaminated. Therefore, the quality of groundwater is deteriorating at a faster pace. IIROS best water purifier manufacturers use different stages of the purification process to eliminate different types of contaminants and make water safe and drinkable. Always choose the best water purifiers for availing safe and good drinking water in Puducherry. Reverse Osmosis is a water treatment process that removes contaminants from water by using pressure to force water molecules through a semipermeable membrane. Reverse Osmosis water purifier helps to produce highly purified water for drinking water systems.
Ro water purifier helps remove any impurities, additives, and odors from your drinking water. After filtering, you are getting refreshing drinking water with all essential minerals. It helps to ensure whether your water is safe and remains clean. Removes dissolved salts from drinking water. The advanced purification process prevents us from water-borne diseases.


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Pond & Lake Q & A
Q: The cattails in my pond are out of control. How do I control them without disturbing the wildlife? – Richard of Minnesota
A: One of the most common of all aquatic plants, cattails can proliferate if left unchecked. Growing from 3 to 10 feet tall in dense colonies around the margins of ponds and lakes, the plants' strap-like foliage emerges from large, creeping rhizomes in the muddy bottom in the spring. Soon, the cattail's foliage and spikes, or the plant's brown cylindrical flower, grow, eventually spreading its seeds and propagating new plants throughout the lake.
Though they can be a pest, a small controlled area of cattails will provide an ideal habitat for amphibians, insects, birds and fish, as well as helping to prevent erosion. But too many of these plants can create an unappealing look and begin to transform a healthy lake or pond into marshland, and eventually dry land.
Controlling cattails is a simple three-step process: You'll need to spray a herbicide, cut the cattails down and remove them.
1. Spray: The most common way to control cattails is to apply an EPA-registered herbicide and surfactant product, like the Shoreline Defense® & Treatment Booster™ PLUS Combo. Read the product labels for proper dosage rates, but to treat a 2,500-square-foot area of cattails, mix 8 ounces of Shoreline Defense® and 4 ounces of Treatment Booster™ PLUS with 2 gallon of water, pour into pond sprayer (like the The Pond Guy® Pond Sprayer) and apply onto the water surface where the cattails are growing. Allow the mixture to absorb into the plant and the root system, the most difficult part of the plant to kill, for one to two weeks.
2. Cut: Once the herbicide has had a chance to soak into the cattail's root system, the plant will turn brown and become limp. At this point, use a weed cutter to cut at the base of the plants, allowing for easier removal. If you can control your pond's or lake's water line, you can also cut the cattails 2 to 3 inches below the water surface to cut off the plant's supply of oxygen and drown the plant.
3. Remove: Use a pond & beach rake to remove the cut cattails. You can compost them, burn them or dispose of them at your local green waste disposal site.
To completely eradicate cattails in a pond, this process may need to be repeated several times. Once you have the plants under control, they can make a nice addition to your landscape and encourage wildlife to call your pond or lake home.
POND TALK: How do you control cattails in your pond?
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Violence awareness rises at State House: Banner pushes a pledge not to tolerate abuse
March 04, 2011
State House News Service, by Matt Murphy
Advocates for domestic violence prevention unfurled a banner yesterday on the front steps of the State House, featuring the Massachusetts White Ribbon Day pledge: "From this day forward, I promise to be part of the solution in ending violence against women.''
The ceremony, part of the fourth annual celebration of White Ribbon Day, marked what Jane Doe Inc. believes to be the first time such a banner has been displayed at any State House in the country.
Dozens gathered in Gardner Auditorium prior to the event, which has become an annual awareness day on Beacon Hill under Governor Deval Patrick.
He, along with Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray, addressed the audience about the importance of funding prevention programs and speaking out against domestic violence.
"Being a man has nothing to do with exerting power over other people,'' Patrick said. "Being a man is about wisdom, about kindness, about understanding, about the courage of showing your own vulnerability, and nothing at all to do with mistreating or hurting or demeaning another person.''
Murray said that after several years of reduced incidents of domestic violence, primarily toward women, there were 30 homicides in 2010 related to domestic violence.
"The men here today believe that domestic violence against women in any form is unacceptable, and we must all play our part in preventing abuse from happening to anyone in the Commonwealth,'' Murray said.
Patrick credited Murray for his role in combating domestic violence and sexual abuse even before becoming lieutenant governor. Patrick also lauded his own wife, Diane, a domestic violence victim in a previous marriage, for helping teach him "what it means to be a man.''
The event was organized by Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts coalition against sexual assault and domestic violence, and led by Mary Lauby, executive director.
White Ribbon Day is tied to an international campaign called The White Ribbon Campaign, which was created by a group of Canadian men in 1991 on the second anniversary of one man's massacre of 14 women in Montreal.
Also in attendance yesterday were Angelo McClain, Department of Children and Families commissioner; John Auerbach, Public Health commissioner; and Robert DeLeo, speaker of the House, and several other lawmakers.
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I presented at POSSCON this week on introducing and using open source software in your school or classroom. Now I'd like to take a few minutes to hit some of the high points and give you a look at how you can bring open source to your school with a minimal of effort.
First . . . why? Why would you want to use FOSS (free and open source software) in education? Let's take a look at what we use computers for in a typical classroom.
Over the past three decades, schools all over the world have slowly morphed from the one-computer school or one-computer classroom to some schools having multiple computers in each classroom or perhaps, even 1-to-1 programs involving laptops. Every school is different. Every community is different, but in every community there are those who simply cannot keep up, either from an economic standpoint or an access standpoint. Schools regularly use computers for email, word processing, web browsing, research, games (both education and otherwise), and more. Some schools are doing pretty innovative things with technology. Programming, building, designing, and content creation--just to name a few. One problem that crops up a lot is the cost of the software used for this innovation--and the fact that many kids cannot access this software from home. They can use it only at school. Schools also spend thousands of dollars per year on software licenses for particular proprietary titles.
Wouldn't it be nice to save some money while increasing access for all students? Enter open source.
Then you hear, "If it's free how can it be any good? I know--I've heard it too. I then ask, how many of you enjoy water? Air? Love? The best things in life are truly free. Would you rather have a product that was made by someone who really wanted to make it or by someone who was paid or even forced to make it? This is not to say that one way or another is the right way, but rather to show that there are problems with the purely commercial model. Open source does not mean you cannot make money on your product. Many companies do very well selling support and products around open source software. What it does mean is that you can do whatever you like with the programs you use. You can download them, distribute them to students, customize them, have computer science students rip them apart and make them better, and much more. You have freedom. Not just free as in no cost, but free as in freedom.
How does this apply to a school or classroom?
Imagine being able to standardize on a web browser across your school district, regardless of the operating system. What about being able to use the same office suite regardless of the OS? With open source software, you can. Firefox is a very popular Internet browser that is also open source and free. It runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux. It looks the same regardless of the OS. OpenOffice or LibreOffice will both run on all three of the major OSes. And these are only two examples of how open source can allow you to uniformly deploy software in your schools or classrooms, which will allow your teachers and students to all be on the same page, regardless of where they are or what they use for computers.
Today I had a teacher ask me about 3D modelling software for his school. My face lit up, and I blurted out "Blender!" Blender is a powerful 3D modelling program similar to what the major movie and graphic arts studios use. In fact, you can see some examples of incredible movies made using Blender. Another POSSCON attendee asked me, "How can I check out Linux and open source software alongside my current operating system?" I immediately answered, "Download Ubuntu and run the live CD, or use wubi to install it alongside your existing Windows installation."
When you introduce open source to your school, you liberate your decisions so that they are based on what you and your users need, as opposed to what operating system your school is running or what you are used to. The other thing is that the divide between school and home also begins to disappear since you remove the hurdles of cost and operating systems. Students can now download or burn CDs with the same software you are using in school--or you can even distribute it to them. As an example, I use Scratch in my own classroom to teach very basic programming skills to kids as young as third grade. Many of these kids have also downloaded Scratch on their home computers and have continued their projects (particularly making games) in their spare time. The power of open source has allowed this to happen, from school to home and beyond.
How do I get started?
Introducing open source software in your school or classroom does not have to be a daunting task. Start small. Don't make any Big Announcements about switching everything over to something new. That is a great way to doom your project to failure. People don't react well to Big Announcements and change. So avoid the trumpets.
Second, start with a small deployment. Try it out alongside with whatever you are currently using while slowly making the new open source offering the default for certain tasks. Before you know it, everyone will be using it. Use it yourself. Get used to using the programs that you wish to deploy. If people see you using it, then it becomes a little less scary.
Finally, don't give up. Move slowly and deliberately. Most of all, remember who the customers are in the end. Not the administrators, not the teachers, but the kids. The students are your number one customers. When your decisions become based on what they need, the rest falls into place.
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Being a mom is incredible. But, it can also be overwhelming, frustrating, exhausting and isolating!
Then we feel guilty, ashamed, and alone simply for having these feelings. It can be a downward spiral.
We know we need to do something different--something to make life feel less crazy or to make ourselves feel more on top of our game. But often, we don't know what changes are realistic to make, how to implement them, or where we could possibly find the time to make those changes happen. That's why this group was created.
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As a kid, you probably remember those comic books with the advertisements in the back for X-ray Specs, silent dog whistles and spy cameras. Well, budding James Bonds have come a long way since finding equipment in the slot right next to Sea Monkeys.
While many of those items weren't always guaranteed to work, the concepts were certainly very cool. Thankfully, technology has gotten better, because our need to become budding secret agents still remains the same.
Instead of spy technology being a novelty for kids, it's a very real option for your security needs or the occasional desire to play FBI informant. How covert can you go? The SPYKIT-1 is the perfect pint-sized surveillance package. Want to catch exactly what someone is saying to your face or to others? This is the type of setup that can do just that. Already popular with the police community, this kit is designed to capture video without your subject knowing, via a portable handheld digital video recorder and a set of stylish sunglasses.
Set up is extremely easy. Just strap on the glasses, which include a 3.7mm pinhole lens. Approach your subject, hit record on the DVR and the device then captures covert video in the MPEG-4 format. There are no added cables or other equipment clutter. While your subjects are admiring how good you look in the new specs, you'll be capturing all of their words and mannerisms on video. Once your mission is complete, you can play back what you've just witnessed; the DVR includes its very own 2-inch TFT color LCD screen.
The SPYKIT-1 also has motion detection to trigger the system, which makes for the ultimate secret mission. Put the camera in a smoke alarm, teddy bear, picture frame, bookcase, or any other unassuming object. It's perfect for watching your baby-sitter, your kids, your spouse, or your business contacts. You can tell your subjects to smile, but they will never know that they're on this candid camera!
After recording, all of the video and audio is then stored on the included 1GB SD flash memory card. No additional recording equipment is needed. Once you capture video, you can plug the SD card into any reader or use the included RCA cable to hook the DVR unit up to a TV or monitor. All of the video plays back via Windows Media Player. You don't even need to download or clog your computer with additional software.
Promising up to 5 hours of recording time on a charge, the unit records both MPEG-4 video and JPG images with a 320 x 240 resolution. The system also comes with a remote control, a belt clip and a leather carrying case.
Unlike those impulse buys from your old comic books, this set will keep delivering. It's built to last, affordable and pretty cool to boot. Use the SPYKIT-1 for all of your security needs, both in the house and on the go.


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Many complaints have been reported regarding Volvo Cross Country transmission shifting issues. Long shift times between gear shifts, hard shifting, hard downshifting and a loss of transmission operation all together to name a few.
If the issue is minor, a transmission software update may address this issue. If available, the software should be updated before any repairs are made. After a software update or repair, the shift adaptation needs to be reset. A good quality Volvo repair shop will know how to perform this task.
There are several technical service bulletins (TSB's) available from Volvo that address these shifting issues and they should be consulted by the repair shop during the automatic transmission diagnostic process.
Regular servicing of the transmission fluid can help with preventing transmission failure, but not in all cases. Follow the suggested fluid replacement interval recommended by Volvo. You will find this in your owners manual, or find it here: http://bit.ly/Volvo_Owners_Manuals


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University of Scranton - 11, Farmingdale State - 5
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's lacrosse team fell to visiting Scranton today, 11-5, in the season opener. The Rams now stand at 0-1 overall, while the Royals improve to 1-0.
In the first quarter, junior midfielder Bobby Thomas (Wantagh, N.Y.) opened the scoring with an assist from senior midfielder Rob Nosworthy (Massapequa, N.Y.). Scranton evened the score at 1-1 with a goal by junior attack Taylor Nelson (Chester Springs, Pa.). The Rams added two goals in the first minute of the second quarter, from senior midfielder Tim Caden (Setauket, N.Y.) and Nosworthy, to gain the 3-1 lead. But Scranton scored three unanswered goals before the halftime break for the 4-3 advantage.
In the third, Caden tied the game at 13:09, his second goal of the day. The Royals controlled the rest of the way, adding four goals in the third and three in the fourth, while holding Farmingdale State to just one tally in the final quarter.
Scranton had four players posting hat tricks, including Nelson, junior attack Kyle Frank (Glen Arm, Md.) and senior midfielder Mike Rufo (Broomall, Pa.). Sophomore midfielder John Gregitis (Wayne, Pa.) finished with a game-high three assists and four caused turnovers. Junior goalkeeper Ben Worthington (Jenkintown, Pa.) made eight saves for the win.
For the Rams, Caden led the attack with two goals, two assists and five ground balls. Sophomore midfielder Al Rocco (Elmont, N.Y.) won 7-of-8 faceoffs and finished with three ground balls. Junior defender Ricky Morales (Holtsville, N.Y.) picked up five ground balls and Junior midfielder Josh Lamantia (Setauket, N.Y.) had four ground balls for the day.
Farmingdale State will now host Maine Maritime on Friday, March 2 at 4:00 p.m.


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I recently implemented for fun Conway's Game of Life in Javascript (actually coffeescript but same thing). Since javascript can be used as a functional language I was trying to stay to that end of the spectrum. I was not happy with my results. I am a fairly good OO programmer and my solution smacked of same-old-same-old. So long question short: what is the (pseudocode) functional style of doing it?
Here is Pseudocode for my attempt:
class Node
update: (board) ->
get number_of_alive_neighbors from board
get this_is_alive from board
if this_is_alive and number_of_alive_neighbors < 2 then die
if this_is_alive and number_of_alive_neighbors > 3 then die
if not this_is_alive and number_of_alive_neighbors == 3 then alive
class NodeLocations
at: (x, y) -> return node value at x,y
of: (node) -> return x,y of node
class Board
getNeighbors: (node) ->
use node_locations to check 8 neighbors
around node and return count
nodes = for 1..100 new Node
state = new NodeState(nodes)
locations = new NodeLocations(nodes)
board = new Board(locations, state)
state = clone state
accumulated_changes = for n in nodes n.update(board)
apply accumulated_changes to state
board = new Board(locations, state)


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A Christmas-Themed Wedding at Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland
Visiting the ICE! show at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center is how Francesca Leo (28 and a registered nurse) and James Crandall, Jr. (27 and a credit trader) celebrate their Christmases together as a couple. So when they chose a December wedding date, they looked no further than the resort for their venue. Because they knew Gaylord Resort would be decked out for the holiday season, Francesca and James decided on a Christmas-inspired, "Winter Wonderland" theme and used pops of claret, ivory and silver throughout the day.
After a heartwarming ceremony in the resort's atrium, guests proceeded to the red-hued reception, complete with crystal chandeliers. Vases filled with glittering ornaments, white votive candles and silver table linens added to the festive theme without feeling over-the-top. As wedding favors, Francesca and James gave their guests mason jar mugs filled with the ingredients for peppermint hot cocoa, and even the cake sported snowflake details and red ribbon accents. The most Christmas-y detail of all? The adorable Santa-themed taper candles the couple used for the unity candle ceremony.


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This is a great recipe for leftovers...I made it last night for the family for dinner,
And was able to have another one for lunch this afternoon with the kido!
Still have enough in the fridge for another 2 portions. I thought of making a fresh salsa for the top but the tomatoes at the store were not looking so hot.
- 2 1/2 cups cooked black beans-drained
- 2 tbsp veggie oil
- 1 onion-minced
- 2 cloves garlic-minced
- 1 stalk celery-minced
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp Dijon
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp flour
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
In a saute pan, heat oil, Add onions,garlic,and celery. Saute for 3-4 minutes.
Add spices, saute for about 3 more minutes.
In a large bowl combine beans and onion mixture together.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mush it together really well.
Shape into patties and fry in a pan with a little oil, until it forms a crust on each side.
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Taiwan to produce a new type of memory storage device
The new cards are expected to be local IT firms chance to reduce technology reliance upon oversea makers, sources commented. Module makers in Taiwan and China currently license technologies from oversea competitors.
The cards will be able to transfer 120MB of data per second, 10 times faster than secure digital (SD) memory cards, sources said. Addition features for the new card include USB 2.0 compatibility, low power, fast I/O and a compatible interface with existing memory cards, the sources added.
The card will target applications including PCs, handsets, digital still cameras, digital video recorders and MP3 players. Mass production for the new card will begin in early 2005.
Specifications for the μcards are being set by members of the Open Mobile Internet Alliance (OMIA), an initiative established by the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association (TEEMA) and the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).
Sources said the specification will be discussed at this years Jing-tai (transliterated from Chinese) Technology Forum, an annual forum hosted by IT firms in Taiwan and China, on September 10-11. More firms from Taiwan, China and other countries may end up participating in defining the cards specification next year.
From DigiTimes


text: Show Hide image World 20 October 2011 John Pilger: Barack Obama, the Son of Africa claims a continent's crown jewels The President is leading the US at the head of a pack of western nations intent on the new scramble to exploit Africa's resources. Their chief aim? To squeeze a China hungry for raw materials. Sign-up On 14 October, President Barack Obama announced that he was sending United States special forces to Uganda to join the civil war there. In the next few months, US combat troops will be sent to South Sudan, Congo and Central African Republic. They will "engage" only for "self-defence", says Obama, satirically. With Libya secured, an American invasion of the African continent is under way. The press describes Obama's decision as "highly unusual" and "surprising", even "weird". It is none of these things. It is the logic of US foreign policy since 1945. Take Vietnam. The priority was to halt the alleged influence of China, an imperial rival, and "protect" Indonesia, which President Richard Nixon called "the region's richest hoard of natural resources . . . the greatest prize". Vietnam got in the way; the slaughter of more than three million Vietnamese and the devastation and poisoning of their land were the price of America achieving its goal. As in all subsequent invasions by America, a trail of blood stretching from Latin America to Iraq and Afghanistan, the rationale was "self-defence" or "humanitarian", words long emptied of their dictionary meaning. Proxy war In Africa, says Obama, the "humanitarian mission" is to assist the government of Uganda to defeat the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which "has murdered, raped and kidnapped tens of thousands of men, women and children in Central Africa". This is an accurate description of the LRA, evoking multiple atrocities administered by the US, such as the bloodbath in the 1960s following the CIA-arranged murder of Patrice Lumumba, the independence leader and first legally elected prime minister of Congo, and the CIA coup that installed Mobutu Sese Seko, regarded as Africa's most venal tyrant. Obama's other justification also invites satire. This is the "national security of the United States". The LRA has been doing its nasty work for 24 years. Today, it has fewer than 400 fighters, and has never been weaker. However, "US national security" usually means buying a corrupt and thuggish regime that has something Washington wants. Uganda's "president-for-life", Yoweri Museveni, is already receiving the larger part of $45m in US military "aid" - including Obama's favoured drones. This is his bribe to fight a proxy war against America's latest phantom Islamic enemy, the ragtag al-Shabaab, based in Somalia. The LRA will play a public relations role, distracting western journalists with its perennial horror stories. However, the main reason the US is invading Africa is no different from that which ignited the Vietnam war. It is China. In the world of self-serving, institutionalised paranoia that justifies what General David Petraeus, the former US commander and now CIA director, implies is a state of perpetual war, China is replacing al-Qaeda as the official "threat". When I interviewed Bryan Whitman, a deputy assistant secretary of defence, at the Pentagon last year, I asked him to describe the current danger to America. Struggling visibly, he repeated, "Asymmetric threats . . . asymmetric threats." These justify the money-laundering, state-sponsored arms conglomerates and the biggest military and war budget in history. With Osama Bin Laden airbrushed, China takes the mantle. Africa is China's success story. Where the Americans bring drones and destabilisation, the Chinese bring roads, bridges and dams. What they want is resources, especially fossil fuels. With Africa's greatest oil reserves, Libya under Muammar al-Gaddafi was one of China's most important sources of fuel. When civil war broke out and Nato backed the "rebels" with a fabricated story about Gaddafi planning "genocide" in Benghazi, China evacuated its 30,000 workers in Libya. The subsequent UN Security Council resolution that allowed the west's "humanitarian intervention" was explained succinctly in a proposal to the French government by the "rebel" National Transitional Council, disclosed last month in the newspaper Libération, in which France was offered 35 per cent of Libya's gross national oil production "in exchange" (the term used) for "total and permanent" French support for the NTC. Running up the Stars and Stripes in "liberated" Tripoli, the US ambassador, Gene Cretz, blurted out: "We know that oil is the jewel in the crown of Libyan natural resources." World domination The de facto conquest of Libya by the US and its imperial partners heralds a modern version of the "Scramble for Africa" at the end of the 19th century. Like in the "victory" in Iraq, journalists have played a critical role in distinguishing between worthy and unworthy Libyan victims. A recent Guardian front page carried a photograph of a terrified "pro-Gaddafi" fighter and his wild-eyed captors who, the caption said, "celebrate". According to General Petraeus, there are now wars "of perception . . . conducted continuously through the news media". For more than a decade, the US has tried to establish a command on the African continent, AFRICOM, but has been rebuffed by governments fearful of the regional tensions this would cause. Libya, and now Uganda, South Sudan and Congo, provide the main chance. As WikiLeaks cables and the US National Strategy for Counter-terrorism show, American plans for Africa are part of a global design in which 60,000 special forces, including death squads, operate in 75 countries. As the then defence secretary Dick Cheney pointed out in the 1990s, America simply wants to rule the world. That this is now the gift of Barack Obama, the "Son of Africa", is supremely ironic. Or is it? As Frantz Fanon explained in Black Skin, White Masks, what matters is not so much the colour of your skin as the power you serve and the millions you betray. John Pilger, renowned investigative journalist and documentary film-maker, is one of only two to have twice won British journalism's top award; his documentaries have won academy awards in both the UK and the US. In a New Statesman survey of the 50 heroes of our time, Pilger came fourth behind Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela. 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Watch: The "Twilight" trailer the hungering hordes got a look at
Consider it an exquisite example of blood-sucking, marketing-style.
This weekend the studio behind the "Twilight" franchise made like a lamprey and hitched a ride on "The Hunger Games," when it used that film's opening weekend to unveil its teaser trailer for "Twilight Saga Part 2" (set to arrive in theaters in November).
The new presumptive franchise based on Suzanne Collins' novel had a massive opening. With $155 million in domestic grosses, "The Hunger Games" owns the #3 spot in box office returns for an opening weekend, according to boxofficemojo.com.
"The Hunger Games" is right behind two sequels: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" ($169.2 million) and "The Dark Knight" ($158.4 million).


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SAN FRANCISCO — It has been nearly a year since Yusmeiro Petit came within a strike of becoming the 24th pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game. In the aftermath of that disappointment, Petit didn't pout or wonder why the baseball gods held him back. He simply expressed gratitude for the opportunity to have such a magical night.
The game rewarded that faith, and now Petit stands alone in the record book. His eighth out in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies was his 46th straight overall, breaking Mark Buehrle's MLB record.
Petit doesn't have a perfect game on his resume, but this feat might be even better. Over two starts and six relief appearances from July 22 through Thursday, Petit pitched the equivalent of a perfect game plus 19 additional outs. He took the mound at AT&T Park with 38 straight already in the books, and thought briefly of Arizona pinch hitter Eric Chavez's single that just barely eluded right fielder Hunter Pence last Sept. 6.
"This is not going to happen to me again," Petit said as he stood on the mound.
Petit felt more relaxed this time around, even though he had five days to think about another shot at history. He has been dominant for a month, but it wasn't until a 41/3-inning stint in Washington last Saturday that Petit realized the roll he was on.
What Petit was chasing had never been done before, but it wasn't a daunting challenge, not for a pitcher who has overcome so much. The Giants took a flyer on Petit before the 2012 season because Jose Alguacil, an instructor in the organization, raved about the veteran right-hander's success in the Venezuelan Winter League. Petit was so lightly regarded that at the age of 27 he spent his first spring with the Giants toiling away in minor league camp. Before finally breaking through late last season, Petit cleared waivers on two separate occasions.
He has found permanence this year as a long reliever and spot starter, an invaluable Swiss army knife for manager Bruce Bochy. Petit has been dominant out of the bullpen, but it still took a month's worth of Tim Lincecum's struggles to get him back in the rotation.
In the meantime, Petit was dominating like no other pitcher in baseball. The incredible streak started innocuously on July 22, when taking the ball in place of the injured Matt Cain, Petit gave up five runs in five innings against Philadelphia. Grady Sizemore's grounder back to the mound ended his day but started the streak.
Moved back to the bullpen after the acquisition of Jake Peavy, Petit retired six Dodgers on July 26. Two days later he set down six Pirates in order. He pitched a perfect inning in Milwaukee on Aug. 7 and another in Kansas City three days after that. When the Giants won their protest of a rained-out game in Chicago, Petit was tabbed to pick up where Ryan Vogelsong left off. He struck out five in two innings Aug. 19. Still, the streak went unnoticed. That would change four days later in Washington.
Petit entered for a shaky Lincecum and retired 13 straight. Jayson Werth, Ian Desmond and Anthony Rendon were among his five strikeout victims. It was that day that Petit and teammates started to take note of what was happening.
"It's really incredible if you think about it," Bochy said, smiling wide. "This game has been played a long time. That's quite a record."
Petit attacked it Thursday, getting three quick outs in the first to tie Jim Barr's franchise and National League record. Around him, teammates had varying degrees of knowledge about what was going on. The dugout rules are clear about how to treat a pitcher working on a perfect game, but there's no hard and fast way to handle a perfect run that lasts 38 days.
"I knew what was happening, but I didn't know exactly how far away he was," second baseman Joe Panik said. "And I certainly wasn't going to ask."
All over the field, teammates reacted differently. In the dugout, some counted down to Buehrle's mark, but in left field, Gregor Blanco pushed the streak out of his mind. Blanco's diving catch helped clinch Cain's perfect game in 2012, and on this day he provided with the bat, crushing a two-run homer to give Petit an early cushion.
The record front and center in his mind, Petit marched toward 46. Baseball has a way of adding flair to unforgettable moments, and so in the third, Petit was set to face former Fresno Grizzlies teammates Jackson Williams and Charlie Culberson. He struck out both on curveballs, reaching a previously untouched mark.
"I think it's a reward for all the work I put into pitching," Petit said through a translator. "I thank God for giving me another opportunity."
The streak that sneaked up on baseball ended in a flash. Opposing pitcher Jordan Lyles followed the record-setting strikeout with a double to left. Petit threw 191 pitches over eight appearances during the streak, retiring 42 different players in six parks. He struck out 21, got 17 outs in the air and eight on the ground.
By doing something no pitcher has ever done, Petit also did more than enough to keep a firm grip on a rotation spot. Bochy, fresh off a clubhouse champagne toast, wouldn't fully commit to Petit making another start in place of Lincecum, but there wasn't much parsing needed.
"That's a pretty good effort," he said. "We'll talk about it, but it's hard to change that with the job he did."
Milwaukee (Wily Peralta 15-8) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong 7-9),
7:15 p.m. CSNBA
Giants pitcher Yusmeiro Petit broke the major league record for consecutive batters retired Thursday. Petit's streak spanned eight appearances (six relief, two starts). Here are the leaders for consecutive batters retired:
Pitcher, team, year Streak
1. Yusmeiro Petit, S.F., 2014 46
2. Mark Buehrle, CWS, 2009 45
3t.Bobby Jenks, CWS, 2007 41
3t. Jim Barr, S.F., 1972 41