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If a car owner doesn't pay back his car loan, the repo man usually arrives in the dark of night to take back the automobile. If a homeowner defaults on his mortgage, the bank forecloses on and seizes the house. The car and the house serve as the collateral for the financing organization—they can be cleaned up or cleaned out, as it were, and resold. But what if a company defaults on a loan for a multimillion-dollar SAP ERP software purchase? Or can't repay IBM Global Financing for the hardware, software and services that it bought two quarters ago?
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Does a Repo Man sneak into the data center and take back the servers and installation CDs?
As it turns out, hardware is just like a four-bedroom house in Houston or 2008 Toyota Camry: It can be "repo'ed," refurbished and resold by the vendor or, perhaps, put out on eBay. "We can take back equipment," says Fred Clarke, a spokesman for IBM Global Financing. "We can refurbish and resell them on IBM.com or through a broker network, and really recapture the residual value on that equipment."
Software, though, is not as tangible as a mainframe: Software cannot be resold and has no collateral value. "Software is pretty much a loan," says Clarke. "There's nothing you can do with software once you've taken possession of it."
Tech vendors offering their own financing, such as IBM, Oracle and Cisco, and those that rely on financing partners, such as Microsoft, could soon start to see red numbers associated with their customer financing deals. That's because defaults on technology loans, which allow customers to purchase computers, software and other tech gear, have spiked this year, The Wall Street Journal recently reported. One financing company told the Journal that businesses are now defaulting on loans for tech purchases "all the time."
Nearly half of businesses' capital spending is on IT products, and companies and governments annually spend almost $1.8 trillion on technology, according to a recent New York Times article.
Therefore, a sharp increase in IT-related defaults, combined with even deeper cuts in businesses' IT spending, could have disastrous economic consequences.
For the software vendors, in particular, the "repo" recourse is of negligible value. "If a customer defaults, Microsoft Financing and its finance partners may take the appropriate legal action, on a case-by-case basis," writes Laurinda Hoffman, who works for Microsoft's public relations firm, via e-mail. (Microsoft Financing is not a financial services company; the software giant uses third-party underwriters to determine customers' credit-worthiness and to facilitate loans.)
So while Microsoft and its financing partners, such as CIT, have few options to recoup a loss, their defaulting customer is left with the Microsoft software. "A default may result in the customer holding an invalid license for Microsoft products," Hoffman writes. In other words, while the relationship with Microsoft will surely sour, the customer still has the usable software.
"Would You Like a Low-Interest Loan with that ERP Software?"
Many tech vendors are sitting on stockpiles of cash amid this historic economic downturn—Cisco, for example, has nearly $27 billion. Some vendors that offer financing deals have recently stepped up their sales pitches, with a level of aggressiveness usually reserved for car dealerships and home-appliance retailers' advertisements.
In September and October, IBM announced a series of low- or below-rate technology loans, some that included no payment or interest due for 90 days. Oracle offered a "Time Is Money" promotion in November, with "no upfront capital expenditure" and "no payments or interest for 90 days."
Not to be outdone, Microsoft announced in mid-November a "0% financing offer for 36 months for new, qualifying customers of Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM solutions." (For more on ERP and CRM software, see the Enterprise Software Unplugged blog.)


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If an answer to a "How should I do X?" question recommends a particular technology and is accepted, should the tag for that technology be added to the question?
The reason for doing so is that it makes it easier to search for uses of that technology.
On the other hand I can think of a few reasons against, including putting off other answerers, and possibly implying that the question is more specific than originally intended.
I'm sure there are more reasons both for and against. I'm interested in seeing other's opinions.

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Ninety miles north of Baker, California, home of the world's largest thermometer, the Mad Greek diner, and the ruins of the now defunct Bun Boy burger stand lays the town of Las Vegas, Nevada. It's a sleepy little community with, no wait, that's Las Vegas, New Mexico. Okay now we have our story straight. The '51 Chevy pickup gracing this month's cover belongs to Phil Madron of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and took Best Truck in Show honors at the 2010 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Along with a personal congratulation to Phil, props go to Thompson Street Custom Cope Design (TSCCD) of Denver, Colorado, for building a truck capable of winning such a prestigious award.
Originally from the Carlsbad area, the '51 appeared to be in not too bad of shape when Phil shipped it to TSCCD's 15,000 square-foot facility in Denver. Robert Thompson, Robert "Cope" Thompson Jr. and Don Sprague totally disassembled the pickup and soon decided the only body part that could be reused was the cab. Everything else had to be tossed with better or new examples having to be located. There was a ton of labor that had to go into the truck before it was ready for paint. According to Robert Sr., Don Sprague should receive a lot of the credit for bringing the A-D body back to life. The five-window cab got a 3-inch chop, and the door handles were shaved. Inside the cab, a '55 Chevy Bel Air dashboard was custom fitted, and the cab corners were replaced. Behind the cab, the bedsides and fenders were brought back to flawless condition. Inside the bed a beautiful varnished wood floor was installed, and a custom smoothie tailgate from Mar-K was installed. Beneath the Mar-K gate, Don, and Robert Jr. fabricated a custom steel roll pan filled with two cat's eye oval taillights. Once the bodywork came to an end it was time for paint. Don, and Robert Jr. buried the '51 in a DuPont custom mix they appropriately named TSCCD Red.
For a chassis the stock framerails were abandoned in favor of a Roadster Shop complete chassis. In front, a Heidt's independent suspension complements rack-and-pinion steering in charge of guiding 13-inch disc brakes by Wilwood. A Billet Specialties steering wheel sits on top of an ididit steering column. At the rear, braking chores are also entrusted to 13-inch Wilwoods, capping a 9-inch Ford posi rearend packed with 3.70:1 gears. Eibach springs and shocks handle the dampening duties. To keep it all rolling, a set of four 20- and 22-inch Deceptive wheels from Raceline are shod with Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tires. Under the hood, power comes from a 502-inch big-block Chevy Ram Jet motor, cranking out one-horse per cubic inch. To handle such a beast TSCCD beefed a TH400 in-house and packed it with a B&M 2,500-stall converter. Hooker headers combined with Magnaflow mufflers handle the exhaust end of things. Custom valve covers from Street & Performance of Mena, Arkansas, add a touch of class.
A peek inside the windows sourced from All About Glass and installed by James Levy, reveals over-the-top comfort designed to titillate the senses. Sound comes from an Alpine system, fed 12-volt juice, from a Painless wiring harness. Air conditioned comfort from Vintage Air shoots the occupants from billet registers. To get an accurate idea how fast things are moving, and whether the 502 is running healthy, a '55 Bel Air-style dash cluster is packed full of Dakota Digital gauges. Padding the butt from bumps, Lexus seats, along with the rest of the interior, is covered in tan leather stitched by Randy DiGesualdo. The finishing touch to the '51's innards is a custom-made console, airbrushed by Cope Design.
If you'd like to get good look at Phil's '51 in person, be sure to meet the TSCCD crew on the way to SEMA 2011 at the Mad Greek for a borscht milkshake, cabbage burritos, and a slice of rhubarb pie. CCT


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A seizure is a sudden change in behavior. It is caused by sudden, abnormal, and excessive electrical activity in the brain. A neonatal seizure occurs in newborn babies.
Seizures may be severe or mild. They may cause physical changes like convulsions. It may affect only part of the body or the entire body. A short seizure itself does not cause serious health conditions. Prolonged seizures can lead to permanent damage. The damage is due to decreased oxygen and excessive brain cell activity.
A seizure may be a symptom or side effect of a more serious health condition. If your child has a seizure your doctor will want to find out what caused it.
There are a variety of causes of seizures in children, which include:
- Conditions like epilepsy
- An injury or trauma to the head
- Infections, including meningitis and abscesses in the brain
- Brain tumor
- Stroke
- Accidental poisoning
Certain medical conditions, including:
- Low blood sugar
- Very high fever—called febrile seizures
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Hydrocephalus
- Congenital diseases or deformities
Sometimes seizures occur for unknown reasons.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your child's risk of having a seizure include:
- Having had a previous seizure
- Having a very high fever
Having health conditions like:
- Epilepsy
- Brain tumors
- Brain infections
- Having a family history of seizures.
Seizure symptoms may include:
- Confusion
- Unconsciousness
- Staring, or a dazed look
- Jerking movements of the limbs and/or body (convulsions)
- Difficulty breathing
- Eyes rolling back in the head
- Crying or moaning
- Vomiting
- Urinating
If you suspect your child is having a seizure, act quickly:
- Protect from physical injury—Place your child on the floor or bed. Make sure they are not near any hard or sharp objects.
- Protect airway—Do not place anything in your child's mouth during the convulsion. Turn your child's head to the side. This will allow saliva or vomit to drain from the mouth.
- Watch the time—The length of the convulsions should be less than five minutes.
- Unless the doctor has told you otherwise, call for emergency medical services.
You will be asked about your child's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Tests may be done to look for the cause of the seizure.
Your child's bodily fluids may be tested. This can be done with:
- Lumbar puncture
- Blood tests
Images may be taken of your child's brain. This can be done with:
You child's brain activity may be tested. This can be done with an EEG .
Treatment for the seizures depends on the cause of the seizures. Some seizures will not require treatment. If the seizure is caused by an underlying condition, the doctor will create a plan to treat that condition. Resolving the underlying condition will likely stop the seizures.
Referral to a pediatric neurologist may also be needed.
Anticonvulsant medication can help to prevent seizures. The medication that is used will depend on the type of seizure. These medications do have some side effects. As a result, they are often only used for severe or frequent seizures.
Medications are not usually prescribed for febrile seizures. These seizures are associated with a rapid increase in temperature due to a fever. Children will outgrow these seizures by about 5 years of age. They are rarely associated with long term problems so anticonvulsant medication is rarely recommended.
Some severe seizures may be treated with brain surgery. This may occur in some children with epilepsy. During this type of surgery certain nerve fibers may be separate or a section of the brain may be removed. This surgery may help to reduce or eliminate seizures. Surgery is not done very often.
Medication, if recommended, can usually prevent seizures. It is important to take anticonvulsant medication as needed.
Febrile seizures are may be the first sign of a fever. This can make it difficult to prevent. Another seizure may happen when a fever is present in the future. The doctor may advise medication to keep fever down whenever the child gets sick.
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Proud to be a Colt!
M Hopgood: Followed up his debut century with a half century. Most likely the most impressive begin to a List A career by a Colts batsman in their history. In fantastic form at the moment, and will look to transfer that form into the first class arena. 8/10
Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend."
Really looking forward to this. Was hoping to keep our U-19 players as this is the time where it's best to give them a proper run with the first team players against dev league opposition. Just makes the preseason games mean even less given that you can't tell if a young player's performance is a good example of how they would play with your own tactics.
Still, should keep things interesting, I suppose. Itching to get things moving.
REMEMBER: A couple of years in therapy, you'll get over it.
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good stuff Camps cant wait to be playing for the Under 19s this preseason
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Good Stuff Campsy.
Great news, can't wait to battle for the spinner's berth in the Blues this season!
A True Champion - Bob. Rest in peace. 15/04/06
"People today have too big a devil and too small a God"
- Stephen Currie
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1
Hoping to make the U19 squad for the preseason games and improve on my performances since last year. Up the Reds
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Students who drop out earn roughly $1 million less than high school graduates. Furthermore, out-of-school, out-of-work youths collectively cost Americans about $1.6 trillion in increased social services and lost earnings and taxes over the course of their lifetimes. But there is a solution. Using near-peer mentors in Little Rocks's most under-served schools to address specific areas that lead to students dropping out, City Year helps close the gap, between what students need to succeed and what schools are designed to provide.
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Research from Johns Hopkins University shows that students who are at risk of dropping out can be identified as early as elementary school using three early warning indicators: poor attendance, disruptive behavior and course failure in math and English. A child who exhibits even one of these indicators as early as sixth grade has a 75 percent chance of dropping out. We call these the ABCs.
However, research shows that students who reach 10th grade on track and on time are four times more likely to graduate. We partner with school districts to place our corps members in the schools that need us the most and provide students with one-on-one support to overcome challenges they face both in and out of school. And, in addition to working with individual students who are at-risk of dropping out, we also provide support to help transform the whole school – including leading school-wide events and activities, after school programming, and in class support for teachers.
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Goal-line technology was put to the test for the first time during the France-Honduras World Cup match on June 15. It was difficult to tell with the naked eye if the French had scored, but the system – equipped with a special Swiss-made camera – showed otherwise. (SRF Tagesschau, swissinfo.ch)
The history of football is peppered with arguments about goal line incidents. But this is set to become a thing of the past thanks to goal-line technology (GLT), being featured for the first time as a back-up for match officials at the Brazil World Cup.
At the heart of the system is a camera with a specially designed sensor developed by the Swiss company Photonfocus, which has its headquarters in Lachen in canton Schwyz.
The technology involves seven cameras monitoring each goal line from different positions in the stadium. The cameras are connected to a high performance computer that evaluates the position of the ball to the millimetre. As soon as it enters the frame of the goal a signal is sent within a second to a device on the wrist of the referee on the pitch, allowing mathematical accuracy in football match results.


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TRIPOLI, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur nominated his cabinet on Wednesday for approval by the national congress, presenting a line-up that excluded the North African country's leading liberal coalition.
Abushagur, elected prime minister by the congress on Sept. 12, has said he wants to build a coalition government with a "geographical balance" in a country where regional rivalries are still rife.
His transitional government will take over from an interim administration in which he was deputy prime minister and which was appointed in November, following last year's overthrow of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
The line-up is said to include several members of the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. There are no candidates from the National Forces Alliance (NFA), Ibrahim al-Gharyani, head of the liberal coalition in congress, told Reuters.
In a televised session, Abushagur presented more than 20 government ministers, but said the post of foreign minister had yet to be filled and he would act in that capacity for now.
The congress will vote on the list name by name on Thursday and the appointees could still change. A spokesman said Abushagur could propose alternatives until Sunday if any choices are rejected.
Many of the names submitted are unknown. There is only one woman in the cabinet, as the proposed social affairs minister.
Abushagur nominated Mabrouk Issa Abu Harroura, known to have worked for Libya's Zueitina Oil Company as well as in the oil sector abroad, a s the new oil minister. Many industry officials had expected interim Oil Minister Abdulrahman Ben Yazza to stay in the job.
He also picked three deputy prime ministers - one from the western mountain town of Zintan, one from the south and the third from the east - in a move which could be seen to placate regional rivalries.
He nominated Omar al-Aswad as interior minister while Abdelsalam Jadallah al-Obeidi was nominated as defence minister. A former military officer from Benghazi, Obeidi defected early in last year's uprising against Gaddafi.
As finance minister, Abushagur named Abdallah Shamia, a former prisoner under Gaddafi when he was part of the then-underground Muslim Brotherhood movement in Libya. Shamia has taught economics at Benghazi university.
The NFA, led by wartime rebel prime minister Mahmoud Jibril, has 39 out of the 80 party seats in the 200-member assembly. The remaining 120 seats are in the hands of independents.
NFA spokesman Hamuda Siala said the coalition, which had called for nine ministries and the inclusion of its programme in the next government, would still support Abushagur's cabinet "as long as it aims to serve Libya's national interest, improve security and boost development".
Faisal al-Krekshi, previously NFA secretary general, was nominated as health minister. Abushagur has kept several ministers from the interim administration in which he was deputy prime minister, including Education Minister Suleiman al-Sahli.
Congress member Ahmed Mohammed Buni said some congress members were calling for more details about the candidates as so many were unknown. "Abushagur said he would use standards of integrity, transparency when he presented his government line-up, but we haven't seen their CVs yet," he said.
As government chief, Abushagur will be responsible for the day-to-day running of Libya's oil-based economy while the national congress elected in July passes laws and helps draft a new constitution for the North African state. It will be put to a national referendum next year.
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Gay Scots MEP Blasts Armenia On LGBTI Rights Record
Alyn Smith, SNP Member of the European Parliament has blasted potential accession state Armenia for its failure to adequately protect and support its LGBTI community.
Alyn said:
"Armenia is keen to become an EU member, but at present, their human rights record just doesn't cut it. The EU is about improving human rights and safeguarding personal freedoms as much as it is about anything else and Armenia has no protection against discrimination on the grounds of sexual oerientation or gender identity.
"I'm delighted that the European Commission has now made it crystal clear that there is no leeway for countries that want to join the EU - protection of minorities is non-negotiable and respect for rights, including gay rights is an absolute condition of EU membership.
"If Armenia wants to join that organisation of nations and take advantage of all the benefits that brings then it will have to start coming up with some advances in rights protections. Prohibiting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity would be a start and then recognising that gender reorientation isn't something alien but giving people the ability to live in a degree of comfort might be a decent next step. I realise that recognising same-sex partnerships is a big step for any nation - look at the long and winding road we've walked and are walking in Scotland - but there are steps that really are basics for simple decency in the modern Europe.
"I agree with my Austrian colleague Ulrike Lunacek that we have to have co-operation instead of confrontation, openness instead of fear. Armenia can walk towards a more inclusive society as it walks towards the friendship of nations that is the EU but it must walk that way.
"While we're lecturing them, though, we should look to our own nation and make sure that we're making progress, the hypocrisy of telling others they should do better while standing still ourselves would be shameful. Armenia may be some way behind us at the moment but that doesn't mean we're perfect. I think we've made some progress and I'mlooking forward to making a whole lot more."
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Serena Williams thinks her best years may still be ahead of her at the age of 31.
She overcame stubborn resistance from defending champion Maria Sharapova in the French Open final Saturday to clinch her 16th Grand Slam title, beating the Russian 6-4, 6-4 and extending her own winning streak to 31 matches.
"I want to go out in my peak. That's my goal. But have I peaked yet?" Williams said. "I definitely want to continue my journey to get a few more."
Williams has some way to go before retiring, then, and a long way to go to match Australian Margaret Court's 24 major titles. But she will catch Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert by the end of the year if she wins Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
That would then leave Helen Wills Moody (19), Steffi Graf (22) and Court — who may just be a little too far off to catch.
"I always said that I felt like I have never played my best tennis. I have said that for years, that I feel like I can always do better and play better," Williams said. "The day I feel that I cannot improve, it's going to be a problem for me. I'm going to have to debate whether I should keep playing. But I feel like as of know I can do a lot of things better."
Williams' elation on clinching her second French Open title almost made up for her despondency after her shocking first-round loss to 111th-ranked Virgine Razzano at Roland Garros last year.
"I'm still a little bit upset about that," Williams said. "If I lose all hell breaks loose, literally."
Both Sharapova and Williams started their careers with a bang, winning their first Grand Slam titles when they were 17: Sharapova a few months younger at Wimbledon in 2004 than Williams was at the U.S. Open in 1999.
The 26-year-old Sharapova, who has won each of the four Grand Slams once, is unsure she will still be playing when she gets to Williams' age.
"If you're at that stage in your life where you still are motivated to go out and win tennis matches ... that's an amazing effort," Sharapova said.
Sharapova was briefly on top — up 2-0, 40-15 early in the match — but Williams took control.
"She's doing what she's always done extremely well, but she's just doing it on a much more consistent level," Sharapova said. "She's always had a good serve."
Williams had three aces in her last service game and 10 overall, compared to two for Sharapova.
"I am not the tallest girl on tour," Williams said. "I use my height in a very effective way, and I use it to the fullest of my ability."
Sharapova has lost 13 consecutive times to Williams and won only three sets in those defeats. She wants now to focus on where she feels most comfortable — on grass.
"I love all the tournaments that are coming up, especially Wimbledon," she said. "When I get to the grass I always feel that motivation."
If they both reach the Wimbledon final, the roles will be reversed, with Williams as defending champion and Sharapova the challenger.
Williams has a bit of extra motivation for Wimbledon. A win there would tie her for major titles with men's record-holder Roger Federer — providing he doesn't win there again.
"It's so funny, I thought Roger had 16. But he has 17," Williams said. "How awesome would it be if I could do it at Wimbledon?"


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Ivory model of half a human head, half a skull, Europe, undated
Carved from ivory, this model shows a human male face on one side and a skull crawling with worms on the other. A banner with an inscription runs around the man's face. This type of model is thought to be a memento mori – literally a reminder of death and the shortness of life. The skull was the symbol of death from the 1500s onwards. Previously death was represented as a skeleton accompanied by a living victim.
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Glossary: skull
The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. The skull can be subdivided into two parts: the cranium and the mandible. The human skull is made up from 22 bones.
Glossary: memento mori
Symbols intended to remind the viewer of death. Memento mori are often objects such as skulls or hourglasses, but can also be written inscriptions.


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You've spoken, we've responded. After seeing your overwhelming response to our One City One Book book club, we at the San Francisco Public Library wanted to offer another opportunity for you to whet your reading taste buds. So, we've launched On the Same Page: San Francisco Reads.
Every other month, the Library chooses a book - with the help of your suggestions - with the intent of getting San Franciscans to read and discuss the same book. Check your library or local bookstore for a copy of the bi-monthly selection. San Franciscans love to read and we hope that On the Same Page will introduce you to some new titles or re-acquaint you with ones that deserve a re-read. Thank you for participating in On the Same Page. Happy reading!


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Ferrari tribute to 1000 Miglia – Day 3. 17th May stage
Salsomaggiore Terme, 17th May
The third day of Ferrari Tribute to 1000 Miglia featured the longest and most exciting stage with a dawn to dusk run of 723 kilometres.
At 5 in the morning, the group left the Eternal City of Rome still shrouded in mist and silence and headed for Viterbo, taking the historic via Cassia before going through the picturesque centres of Lazio and Tuscany, with its beautiful architecture and history, the roads closed for the event.
The route went down narrow alleys, past churches, gateways and medieval cathedrals, with crowds of fans of Ferrari and other marques bowled over by the magnificent sights. In a mirror image, the spectators were busy photographing the cars, while the crews in the Ferraris were taking their own shots of the scenes that unfolded in front of them, as they passed through Piazza del Campo in Siena, Piazza Dei Miracoli, the leaning tower of Pisa and the breathtaking sights from the Mura di Lucca, where the cars went by 10 metres above ground level on the wall.
The afternoon provided the most demanding section as the cars crossed the Apennines through the Futa and Radicosa passes, with over 160 kilometres of corners and hairpins.
Finally after 16 hours at the wheel, they arrived in Salsomaggiore Terme and could enjoy a well earned soak in the famous baths.
Tomorrow it's up at dawn again as the Ferrari drivers set off on another adventure.


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ASPECTS OF NATIONAL by William B. Mansfield
HEALTH INSURANCE: Partner, Denver Office
Presented before a meeting of ECHO (Electronic Computing, Health Oriented), Denver, Colorado-March 1972
The purpose of my talk is to report on the introduction in Colorado of a system for budgeting state Medicaid reimbursements based on future cost estimates rather than on computations of incurred costs retrospectively determined. I shall also describe some of the difficulties with the incurred costs system and some of the background leading to the decision to change.
In November, 1970, Mr. Con F. Shea, executive director of the Colorado Department of Social Services, expressed to me his concern for the department's ability to meet the calls on its funds. He felt he might be forced to prorate monies then remaining of the appropriation granted for inpatient hospital care over the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. The magnitude of retroactive cost adjustments had not been anticipated in the budget. If the legislature should refuse to approve a supplemental appropriation, he would have no choice other than proration.
Many of the states have had this budgetary problem and several—notably California and New York—have been prominent in newspaper articles about efforts to finance and control their Medicaid programs. The Georgia Medicaid program announced in June 1971 that beginning July 1 it would reimburse only 90 percent of the amount of Medicaid bills submitted to it.
In the spring of 1971, the Colorado Department did receive a supplemental appropriation for inpatient hospital care, but the hearings were rough. The Joint Budget Committee of the legislature asked why the department could control so well the much larger nursing home program but was seemingly not in control of the hospital program.
There were, of course, many reasons, but primarily it was because no one in Colorado knows what hospital costs have been until cost reports are received. Too many Colorado hospitals were accepting the same interim rate of payment for a Medicaid patient as they received for a Medicare patient,


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Cloud computing will continue to be an invaluable resource for state and local governments in their efforts to rationalize and optimize computing resources. Cloud computing should be seen as an IT innovation that can support rationalization and optimization of business services as well as IT services. Due diligence prescribes the necessity of exploring and evaluating jurisdictional issues in order to ensure long term sustainability and growing adoption of collaborative government operations in state and local government.


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Swimming Pool Valparaiso
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It is time to open your swimming pool for the season and J and L Pool Services can help! Whether you are in charge of a commercial swimming pool or just your average in-ground residential pool, the experts at J and L Pool Services have a customizable package just for you.
Whether you have a hotel/motel pool, public or camp ground pool or even a high school or YMCA pool that needs servicing, give the experts a call at (219) 979-9183. J and L Pool Services is a family owned and operated company which has been in business in Porter County, Indiana over twenty years. Having an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and also having been awarded the Best of Valpo award for three years running, are just a few of the reasons you know that your pool is in good hands with J and L Pool Services.
If you are looking to open, close or service your residential pool, there are many customizable pool servicing options to choose from. Including maintenance tasks such as vacuuming, skimming, chemical testing and adjusting, filter cleaning, etc. you will feel comfortable that your pool is clean and properly functioning all season.
J and L Pool Services pool opening packages such as the "Prime", "Mini" and "Supreme", which helps to get your pool up and running by the experts. You also will have the option to get your pool serviced every week, twice a week or even every day. J and L Pool Services is also happy to help in the repair or replacement of swimming pool equipment, such as liners, heaters, pumps, skimmers, vacuums, concrete, etc.
So with the snow leaving Northwest Indiana and the weather turning nice, isn't it time for you to get your pool ready for you to soak up the rays and enjoy the sun? Call J and L Pool Services today at (219) 979-9183 and take advantage of $25 off when you pay in full.


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It is just not fair - AIX 6 TL6, AIX 7, WPAR Mgr for Versions WPARs, VIOS 2.2
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Its just not fair that the week I am on holiday so much brilliant software is coming out AIX 6.1 TL06 AIX 7.1 first release Workload Partition Manager for Versioned WPARs (meaning running AIX 5.2) - a Systems Director Plug-in Virtual I/O Server 2.2 Don't forget that for AIX you should also install the first service pack that comes out at the same time. This sweeps up all the fixes between the Gold DVD cut and the actual availability date. The smart guys will be downloading the AIX and VIOS DVDs from ESS (see earlier AIXblog) to get it quickly.... [More]


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Voodoo Doughnut Denver will open Friday, Dec. 13
UPDATE: Voodoo Doughnut Denver announced on its Facebook page that it has passed all city inspections and will open Friday.
Voodoo Doughnut co-founders Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson and Tres Shannon arrive in Denver tomorrow to find out if city inspectors will give the new Denver shop the go-ahead. If all goes as planned, Denver doughnut lovers will get a taste of the first Colfax Creams on Friday.
"We will have the flaccid opening Friday. On Jan. 15, we are having our grand, fully erect opening. And in between those there will be a semi-rigid opening," said Shannon by phone today from the Portland-based bakery's "intergalactic headquarters." (That's how he answered the phone, and yeah, he really said that. This is a company whose slogan is "the magic is in the hole.")
Because they still have some inspections to pass, they can't guarantee that you will get to taste a genuine Bacon Maple Bar on Friday. "We're going to be open very sporadic hours, it's gonna piss people off. We just ask Denver to be patient," said Shannon, who grew up here.


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A Place for Your Toys and Your Little Boys!
Our Natural Deacon Toy Bench gives ample storage place for all your little one's toys as well as an extra place for him to sit. Crafted from wood with a most beautiful artwork design, this toy box bench is sure to excite your little boy. Including a safety hinge on the lid to keep your little one safe and sound, you can have him clean up all his toys worry free!


text: NAMI Consumer Council to Host Consumer/Survivor Leadership Forum Statement Of The NAMI National Consumer Council Aug 29 2003 In order to promote enhanced collaboration among elements of the consumer/survivor movement, the NAMI National Consumer Council is pleased to announce it will host a Round Table Forum of leaders from the consumer/survivor movement to work towards establishing a Consensus Partnership Platform for Change. This groundbreaking policy-centered event is planned to occur as soon as possible within the next 90 days in order to build on new opportunities presented by the recent release of the President's New Freedom Commission Report. Background: There has never been a greater opportunity for consumers of mental health services (consumer/survivors) to come together and take leadership of a broad, recovery-oriented movement in the United States. However, important consensus development work among different elements of the consumer/survivor movement remains to be done. A recent example of deep divisions that remain in our movement is illustrated by recent events surrounding "Support Coalition International" (SCI). On August 16, 2003, members of the SCI and Mind Freedom (MF), began a fast to publicize their disagreement with prevailing scientific and medical consensus on the nature and treatment of mental disorders (mental illnesses). Literally and symbolically, they have chosen to direct their protest to the U.S. Surgeon General, the American Psychiatric Association, and NAMI, The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness—although in fact the fast represents a challenge to nearly all organizations and members of the mental health community, including the World Health Organization (WHO), President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), as well as many consumer-led groups. NAMI respects the right of SCI/MF and others to their views. In recent years, NAMI has sought to engage in ongoing dialogue with consumer/survivor leaders over not only those issues where we disagree, but also more importantly, areas of potential agreement and cooperation. Consumer Leadership within NAMI: NAMI has been and remains an organization committed to promoting consumer leadership. Eighteen years ago, NAMI recognized the importance of providing leadership opportunities for members living with mental illness and established the National Consumer Council. The NAMI National Consumer Council advances the activities and involvement of the consumer membership of NAMI at the local, state and national levels by facilitating active participation in advocacy, peer support, public education and governance of the NAMI organization. Three active subcommittees are Ethics; Restraint and Seclusion; and Education, Mentoring and Outreach. Today, consumer leaders constitute a full one-quarter of all NAMI Board members at all levels of the organization. In addition, consumer leadership is essential to NAMI's policy, program, outreach and scientific activities. The NAMI National Consumer Council acknowledges and is proud to work actively in support of the NAMI mission, which is "the eradication of mental illnesses and the improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by these disorders." This work focuses on activities and efforts to preserve the respect, dignity and human rights of mental health consumers. Council members and other NAMI grassroots volunteer leaders living with mental illness dedicate themselves to empowering and educating mental health consumers to address their issues around care, treatment, services, mutual support and consumer rights through consumer initiatives in their communities. We work hard to maintain a productive and accountable National Consumer Council through literally thousands of volunteer hours of time and talent. The consumer movement within NAMI is incredibly rich in its experiences, leadership and diversity. NAMI members who happen to have a mental illness bring a plurality of opinions and perspectives to our organization. The NAMI National Consumer Council honors the diverse opinions of all members when providing input regarding support, education, advocacy and policy issues. Leadership development opportunities are emerging as an important mechanism to help in the recovery process. Experiential knowledge is a common theme in both leadership and recovery, and NAMI provides those experiences. For NAMI, recovery is a foundational principle and involvement in NAMI has become an important vehicle for recovery and a pathway towards wellness. A strengths-based approach, as well as a focus on consumer choice, are cornerstones of all NAMI initiatives, activities and efforts. In the past year alone, thousands of NAMI members living with mental illness have benefited from the various opportunities for leadership and recovery with the organization. In addition to the National Consumer Council, specific NAMI initiatives developed to help the process of recovery include: Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course, a 9-week, illness management and wellness educational course taught by people in recovery, for people living with mental illness. In Our Own Voice, a public awareness project built around one-hour presentations by persons living with mental illness who talk personally about their own recovery and issues of treatment and medications, coping skills, hopes and dreams. NAMI C.A.R.E. (Consumers Advocating Recovery through Empowerment), a mutual self-help support group model. Provider Education Course, a 10-week initiative developed to raise awareness with mental health providers, sharing the perspective of the impact mental illness has on the family and the individual. A team, including a member living with mental illness, a family member of a person living with mental illness, and a consumer- or family member- provider, teaches the course. State-level Consumer Councils, similar in structure and purpose to the National Consumer Council, Consumer Councils at the State level may be established as the primary leadership development strategy for some state NAMI organizations. Office of Consumer Affairs, established one year ago to provide technical assistance to state organizations and local affiliates relevant to consumer inclusion, integration, and participation in all areas. This includes governance, advocacy, education, support, membership growth and leadership development. The National Consumer Council receives dedicated staff support for our work from NAMI OCA. The Importance of Dialogue: NAMI consumer leaders and members have had similar experiences and share concerns with other individuals and organizations within the consumer/survivor movement, even if we do not always agree with their ideological views or tactics. In this light, we are puzzled by the current SCI/MF protest, especially because it comes shortly after the release of the New Freedom Commission's final report to the President—which has created new opportunities to seek changes in the mental health system. The NAMI National Consumer Council views these new opportunities as the dawn of a new era in which the development of consensus within the advocacy community will be of increasing importance. For this to occur there must be genuine dialogue and respect for all elements of the national consumer/survivor movement. Sadly, however, for many years, NAMI members living with mental illness who are a large, diverse and growing component of this movement, have experienced unwarranted criticism and at times, outright derision from our peers in the consumer/survivor movement. It has been difficult to experience discrimination from others in the movement who point to the values of choice, self-determination and respect, yet have at times seemed unwilling to honor those values in communicating with NAMI members living with mental illness. It is our greatest hope that this chapter in our movement is coming to a close. NAMI remains committed to ongoing, respectful dialogue with all individuals and organizations genuinely interested in promoting recovery and otherwise improving the lives of persons who confront schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), major depression, severe anxiety disorders and other severe forms of mental disorder. Whether by providing support, education, advocacy, or leadership experiences, all levels of NAMI are working every day to improve conditions in society and to provide avenues for recovery. The NAMI Consumer Council is proud to be a respected, viable, integral part of the NAMI organization. Recovery is possible, and people no longer need be defined by their illness, but rather by the goals, hopes and dreams so vital to each of us. We believe it is time for a sustained dialogue to identify how we will move ahead – together. Marty Raaymakers, NAMI Michigan, Chair Steve Miller, NAMI Iowa, Director Veronica Macy, NAMI Indiana, Vice Chair Eileen White, NAMI South Dakota, Member at Large Jean Steele, NAMI Alaska, Member at Large Richard Gray, NAMI Kansas, Member at Large


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It's time! Can you believe it?! JoeFest Toy & Comic Show in beautiful Augusta, GA kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st! Over the last few months, we've brought you news on all sorts of awesome that will be available at the show –
- Guests from the G.I.Joe Art World including Robert Atkins, Brian Shearer, Jason Mark Sobol, Tom Feister and more
- Custom Souvenirs from Swizzlesticks, Brian's Customs, Short Bus Customs, Brian Kossin and more
- Cosplay & Cosplay based Custom Figures of Mary Mercenary Cosplay and Revenge City Cosplay
- So, so much more!
For more details and to pick up your tickets, check out www.augustatoyandcomicshow.com. Will we be seeing you at the show? Sound off after the break on the Cobra Island Forums!
Read moreJoeFest Toy and Comic Show – Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st


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Rachel Joffe Falmagne, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Clark University
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Phone: 508.793.7262
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Dr. Falmagne received a Licence in Psychological Sciences and a Doctorat (Ph.D.) in Psychological Sciences from the University of Brussels, Belgium. She is president of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology. She is also affiliated with Clark University's Program in Women's and Gender Studies.
Current Teaching and Research
Dr. Falmagne's scholarship and teaching take a transdisciplinary approach to psychological questions and focus on people as social agents in a complex social world structured at all levels of organization by gender, 'race', class and the internal politics of culture. Her writings and research are guided by feminist social theory, critical race theory, and a critical approach to psychology, and investigate how people's sense of self and their modes of thinking are inflected by the social discourses, social practices and power relations that configure the context in which they develop. One line of research uses qualitative interview methods to study the manner in which people appropriate, resist or transform various formative cultural discourses of knowledge and how people's modes of thinking about everyday situations and their personal epistemologies, or personal conceptions of knowledge, can be understood in the context of their social location and cultural history, with particular attention to gender, social class and race/ethnicity. Her writings also put forward a critical perspective on methodology that is guided by that systemic frame of reference and an approach to qualitative research that attends to the biographical particularity of individual persons as active agents while also inseparably attending to the complex societal context in which they function.
Selected Publications
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2013). Epistemology. In T. Teo (Ed), International Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology. Springer.
Falmagne, R. Joffe, M-G Iselin, I. L. G. Todorova, and Arner, J. (2013). Reasoning and personal epistemology: A critical reconstruction. Theory and Psychology, 23(5), 616-638.
Jackson, T., & Falmagne, R. Joffe (2013). Women wearing white: Discourses of menstruation and the menarche experience. Feminism and Psychology, 23(3), 379-398.
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2012). Leaving dualisms behind: Felt thinking and the social. Journal of Health Psychology, 17(7), 962-964.
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2013). Psychological inquiry and disciplinary psychology: Distinct problematics. In A. Marvakis, J. Cromby, and M. Motzgau (Eds), Doing Psychology under New Conditions. Concord, ON: Captus University Publications.
Falmagne, R, Joffe (2011). The affective roots of thought. In P. Stenner, J. Cromby, J. Motzgau, J. Yen and Y. Haosheng (Eds), Theoretical psychology: Global transformations and challenges, (pp. 128-138). Concord, ON: Captus University Publications.
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2009). Deconstruction and the problematics of social engagement. Frontiers, 30(1), 304-311.
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2009). Subverting theoretical dualisms: Mentalism and discourse. Theory and Psychology, 19(6), 1-21.
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2008). Tension work within the complex self. Culture and Psychology, 14(1), 95-113.
Arner, E., & Falmagne, R. Joffe (2007). Deconstructing dualisms: The both/and conceptual orientation and its variant linguistic form. Feminist & Psychology, 17(3), 357-371.
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2004). On the constitution of 'self' and 'mind': The dialectic of the system and the person. Theory and Psychology, 14(6), 822-845.
Falmagne, R. Joffe (2000). Positionality and thought: On the gendered foundations of thought, culture and development. In P. H. Miller & E. Scholnick, (Eds), Developmental psychology through the lenses of feminist theories, (pp. 191-213). New York: Routledge.


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Precisely Locate your camera and subject, remotely explore and confirm you sketchup camera locations
This extension allows for the mass-conversion of Groups and Component to match a preselected Component Identity, it also allows the mass-conversion of Components to Groups and vice-versa.
Extrudes multiple faces to reference length, and produces an independent group for each resultant object.
Batch rename with sequential numbering or add a prefix/suffix to the existing names + Manage group/component names in Outliner + Create named groups with assignable layers from all connected entities or from anything selected.
This tool will calculate the golden section for you and providing you with written dimensions and endpoints (both near and far) which you can use to draw or located you models.
Determined the required gradients & transition zones for your driveways & vehicular access ramps. This extensions allows you to calculate/convert gradients into falls (1/distance), % grades or.deg. Visually measure + mark a grade between any two points
Explodes all Groups/Components (including all nested instances) within a selection or the entire drawing.
Find Levels (z-values) based on any two know points. You can find a level between the two points points or project from them to find that level along the defined line. Ideal for designing ramps/ find points/contours within incomplete surveys etc
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Spider Acetate LCD Watch
- $159.00
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The innovative Kisai Spider Acetate watch uses transparent LCD to create the illusion that time is floating on your wrist. Four numbers, arranged from large to small, display the digital time in an original and intuitive way.
A Watch Design Inspired by a Spider's Web
One of Kisai Spider's most attractive features is its transparent hexagonal display. Inspired by the concentric rings of a spider's web, the LCD is slightly smoked to make the time easily visible and comes in black, blue, green or red. Recessed between two mineral crystal lenses, you can see right through the case.
Reading The Time Will Become Second Nature
Kisai Spider Acetate is a digital watch in a new format. Four hexagonal rings present the time in four digits (hours and minutes) from large to small, from the outside to the inside. At first glance the display looks like a cryptic pattern, but you'll soon learn how to read the time really fast.
You can choose to have time shown in 12 or 24 hour mode. Push the button on the left and the display will change to date mode, which shows the month and date from the outside to the inside.
LED Night Lighting and Custom Animation
Two white LED lights within Kisai Spider Acetate's case can be activated at the touch of a button and illuminate the display so you can read the time in the dark. Kisai Spider also has a custom programmed animation which imitates a spider's web being spun - this appears every 15 minutes and can be turned on or off in the settings.
Watch the video below to see the LED light & animations in effect.
Each part of Kisai Spider Acetate has been individually designed and manufactured, including the case, strap and uniquely programmed display. Like all watches from Tokyoflash Japan it is a limited edition design which means that it is guaranteed to be an original watch that not many other people own.
A Light, Pure White Acetate Watch
Kisai Spider Acetate is housed in a pure white acetate case with a comfortable PU wrist band with leather effect.
Acetate is a special material used in the production of high end sunglasses and other fashion accessories. Manufactured in the same way as stainless steel, each watch case has been carefully hand cut, machined and individually polished before assembly.
A strong material with a deep gloss that can be cleaned easily, Acetate has a silky finish, similar to ceramic or lacquerware and is light and comfortable to wear, making it ideal for wrist watches.
- Displays the time and date
- 12/24 hour mode
- Unisex design
- LCD "always on" display
- White LED backlighting (for night time only)
- Acetate case with stainless steel case back
- Adjustable PU leather effect strap
- Minimum wrist size: 170 mm (approx.)
- Maximum wrist size: 230 mm (approx.)
- Case Dimensions: 42 mm x 55 mm x 13 mm
- Weight: 80 grams
- Water resistance: 3ATM
- Battery: SR262SW standard replaceable watch battery
- English instructions
- One year warranty
Kisai Spider Acetate has a fully adjustable strap, designed for wrists with a minimum circumference of 170 mm. If your wrist is very small you can ask us to make some additional holes for you.
The watch uses two standard SR626SW watch batteries which will last at least 10 months and can easily be replaced.
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I have mounted a samba share to the CosmosEx.
I get this error when I want to start an MSA from TOS.
Error in CosmosEx communication!
The CE_FDD.TTP starts, but quickly displays the error.
I can copy the file around. Or start programs from the harddisk.
Just the MSA thing does not work.
It did work before, was very practical.
Loading the same MSA via the web interface works fine.
Upgraded the rPi from yocto to raspian. No change.
Checked cables connections: all fine.
I managed to make one ST file load... but it's not compatible with the STF.
All other ST files fail as well.
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GRAHAM — If he can stay clean after prison, Ruben Noel Torres might find a career warning kids away from drugs.
Eloquently and without self-pity, he spoke to a superior court judge at length Monday about losing his wife and child, his military career and another job to crack-cocaine abuse. Torres will lose at least the next five and a half years in prison, now sentenced as a habitual felon for posing as a distressed active-duty soldier to con motel rooms from generous innkeepers.
"It's hard to stand here because I know what it's like to be a good man and I've lost that," Torres told the court. "When (they served me as a habitual felon), at first I was angry and felt like, 'poor me.' Now I understand: On a piece of paper, I look like a monster.
"There's no one to speak to the court and tell you I'm a good man. I've lost that. I have nothing. This is the way it should be," Torres said. "I'm 43 years old. I'm running out of time to get it right."
Torres was taken into custody May 10 after being released from Alamance Regional Medical Center. He'd jumped from a third floor window at the Country Inn and Suites on May 8, broken both ankles and hobbled across the Interstate in an attempt to escape from police.
Officers caught him at the Holiday Inn Express.
Torres had checked into the motel under an assumed name with a woman posing as his wife after representing himself as a U.S. Marine who'd lost his wallet while traveling, Alamance County Assistant District Attorney Gene Morris said. The clerk offered the couple a room.
Sometime later, nearby occupants complained of smelling burning plastic. The clerk then checked the license plate on the car outside and found it didn't match what Torres had said.
Burlington police determined the Toyota RAV-4 was reported stolen. When they went to his room, he jumped from the window. Inside were smoking devices with cocaine residue. The woman inside told police it wasn't her room, Morris said.
It wasn't the first time he used the story to get a room. Police found a receipt from a Courtyard Marriott in Wilmington with a handwritten note by a manager there about being glad to provide a room to a naval family in distress and thanking him for his service, Morris said.
Torres pleaded guilty Monday to felony possession of stolen goods, obtaining property by false pretense, cocaine possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer and attaining habitual felon status.
With his extensive criminal record, he faced a maximum of 42 years in prison for the crimes. The plea agreement offered a mitigated sentence of five years seven months minimum to seven years nine months maximum.
Torres told Superior Court Judge Elaine Bushfan he began smoking crack 12 years ago.
"I'm truly sorry, not because I got caught. I'm ashamed. I have nothing. I've lost everything a man can lose."
He asked for advanced supervised release, which knocks 5 percent of active time off a sentence based on meeting educational and behavioral criteria. Morris wouldn't agree to the release, a requirement under state law before a judge can grant it.
Bushfan remarked that Torres' clarity and candor in describing "a path of self-destruction" were rare in her 20 years in the court system.
"Take advantage of (drug assistance programs in prison) and take the time to figure out who you are," Bushfan said. "You cry your tears today. Tomorrow, you wake up determined to reclaim what you had."
Following the hearing, defense attorney Bob Martin said Torres was discharged from the Marine Crorp under less-than-honorable circumstances. Martin wasn't sure when that occurred.
Attempts to verify Torres' discharge date through the U.S. Marine Corps at offices in North Carolina and Washington, D.C., were unsuccessful Monday.


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Blacks feeling less stigmatized in seeking mental health treatment
When Jinneh Dyson was 17 and a doctor prescribed medication to treat depression that had plagued her since the death of her mother three years earlier, her friends and family persuaded her not to take it.
"They said: 'That's going to make you crazy. You've just got to pray and have faith,'" recalled Dyson, who is black and the daughter of a Baptist minister. "They said, 'That's the way of the white man, poisoning you.'"
Four years later, Dyson was a student at the University of Texas at Austin and still battling debilitating depression. A friend, who was biracial, urged her to seek counseling.
"I said, 'Girl, we don't do that ... that's your white side,'" said Dyson, now 31. But she eventually agreed to meet with the university's only black counselor. Her treatment was so transformative that she now splits her time working as a senior manager at the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Arlington, Va. and as a life coach and motivational speaker on mental health and other issues in Houston.
Many people, regardless of race, have a hard time talking about mental illness. But for many blacks, the topic has carried particularly negative connotations -- to the point where it's easier to talk about drug or alcohol addiction than depression or anxiety. In 2008, whites received mental health treatment or counseling at nearly twice the rate of blacks, and whites received prescription medication for mental health-related issues at more than twice the rate of blacks, according to the 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report.
However, blacks' acceptance of therapy has been rising over the past decade, providers say, particularly among the young and those with more education and in those urban areas with large black populations.
There have been no large-scale studies about the recent shift, but providers interviewed said they have seen it in their work and in their communities.
"I've seen an increasing number of African Americans who feel increasingly less stigmatized about coming in and seeking therapy and who also recognize the healing power of therapy," said Jeffrey Gardere, a psychologist in private practice and assistant professor of behavioral medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City, adding that in the past 10 years he has seen a 20 percent to 25 percent rise in blacks seeking therapy.
"The attitudes have changed," said Lisa Whitten, an associate professor of psychology at the State College of New York at Old Westbury, noting that more black students are studying psychology and "taking that message home ... that this is something a broad range of people do and it doesn't mean you're disintegrating."
But change comes slowly.
"There's some shame and embarrassment," said Damian Waters, a marriage and family therapist whose clients at his practice in Upper Marlboro, Md. are predominantly blacks. "You'll tell someone that you went to the doctor, but you won't tell that you went to the counselor or psychiatrist. Also, there is the idea that their faith should carry them through, though often their problems are larger than that."
The notion, dating back to slavery, that one should endure life's difficulties without complaint or appearing weak runs deep in African American culture.
"People kind of expect, 'Gee, you should pull yourself up by your bootstraps, get yourself together, there's nothing wrong with you,'" said Annelle Primm, deputy medical director of the American Psychiatric Association and director of its office of minority and national affairs. "We were always taught: 'Don't put your business in the street. Don't put your family's issues out in front of strangers.'"
As a result, "many African Americans have gone without needed care, and when they have sought care it has been at the crisis stage, which is not optimal."
Blacks have also tended to distrust the medical professions, Waters said, especially after the Tuskegee experiment in which the U.S. Public Health Service knowingly withheld syphilis treatment from black men to watch the disease run its course.
The dismal state of black hospitals during segregation fueled their suspicion, as did blacks' high rate of involuntary commitment into institutions. While they are underrepresented in outpatient therapy, they are committed to inpatient care at twice the rate of whites, sometimes against their will, Waters said.
"It's been documented, the amount of distrust many blacks have toward the health professions," Primm said. Especially if the provider is of a different racial and cultural background, "they may have expectations that they're not going to be treated well."
Part of this has to do with communication styles, she said, adding that standard approaches to therapy, in which the provider stays quiet and listens, can be off-putting to blacks.
"In the African-American community there's more of an expectation of give and take, maybe in the pattern of call and response," she said. "Culturally competent care does require some flexibility on the part of the provider, to understanding where people are coming from, what their needs are."
The cultural dissonance has abated somewhat as more African Americans go into the field as providers. The 2007 American Psychological Association's Doctorate Employment Survey found that 22 percent of new doctorates in psychology were members of a minority group, up from 15 percent in 2000.
"The door was virtually slammed shut through the 1960s," said Halford Fairchild, professor of psychology at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., adding that blacks began entering the field in larger numbers starting in the 1970s.
As more blacks pursue higher education, the stigma lessens.
"The more educated you are and the more you understand your disorder, the more you're likely to get it treated," said Donna Holland Barnes, director of the Suicide Prevention Action Group at Howard University. "The more educated you are, the more you understand this is a normal part of life."
Other factors include gender -- women are more likely than men to seek help -- and money. Many psychologists and psychiatrists do not accept insurance, and the cost can be prohibitive for those with lower incomes.
Age also plays a role -- younger people tend to be more open to therapy, said Sonja Williams, a marriage and family counselor who shares a practice with Waters in Upper Marlboro.
"In the last 20 years there's a lot more television programming that is much more accepting of seeking mental health services, so it's made it, in some populations, more trendy," she said, adding that celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey talk openly about it. "Probably amongst the younger crowd it can be a little trendy to say, 'Oh, I'm seeing a therapist.'"
Not all young people feel comfortable opening up.
"We as a culture have not overcome post-slavery," said a 28-year-old black woman in the District of Columbia who sees a therapist but did not want her name used. "I think that in the black community we have to be strong and we cannot be perceived as weak."
The woman said she has told close friends, but not family members, about her therapy. "I'm at a place where my peers are like-minded, but I think the older generation tends to think that it's not needed."
For many older people, a church, rather than a counselor or psychiatrist, is the natural place to turn for psychological healing.
"There's no stigma going to a pastor, it doesn't cost any money, and they know you because they see you every Sunday," Barnes said.
Some churches have perpetuated people's distrust in mental health services. "Many churches see therapy as antagonistic to some sort of spiritual calling," said William Lawson, professor and chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Howard University.
But increasingly, black churches are forming partnerships with mental health providers and requiring their own ministers to get some training in counseling. At Zion Baptist Church in the District of Columbia, Lawson and other mental health care providers give regular talks on topics such as depression and anxiety disorders.
"The black church can no longer be used for so-called one-stop shopping," said Sherry Molock, an associate professor of psychology at George Washington University and co-pastor of the Beloved Community Church in Accokeek, Md., where she offers therapy to parishioners.
"Prayer and connection to the church are all very beneficial, but it's going to take more than that for someone who's suffering from depression," she said. "You do a disservice to your congregation to believe that you can treat people with serious mental illness" without professional help.
More churches in the Washington area are requiring their clergy to be trained in mental health counseling and referring parishioners to mental health professionals, she said. "In reality, we're a team, and everyone has a role to play."
Since her first visit to her university counselor, Dyson has gone from someone who used to hide the fact that she was in therapy to someone who makes a living talking about it.
Her family didn't really understand until this year. "They came and heard me speak, and it clicked," she said. "They said, 'We didn't know how much pain you were in.'"
Her father, the Baptist minister, still doesn't talk about it. But, she said, "he tells me he is extremely proud of me.'"


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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Ms Ruby Kendrick 1883-1908
The information below is from The Star Courier newspaper of Plano, Collin County, Texas on Thursday, 13 Aug 1908.
The article was transcribed from Microfilm at the Glady Harrington Library in Plano, Collin County, Texas by Conan Massey Jr.
Ms Ruby Kendrick, daughter of John T. Kendrick and Kate Barnett Kendrick, died in Korea as a Missionary. John's sister, Rachel White Kendrick, married Isaac Klepper of Plano, Texas before 1880. While Rachel and Isaac had no children of their own, Rachel helped raise John Kendrick's children after John's wife died.
What People say about a Plano girl who laid down her life for others
What was said at the meeting of the Epworth League
The Houston Post of Monday gave an account of a meeting of the Epworth league at Corpus Christi the Sunday before as follows:
In memory of a Texas girl who volunteered for service under the banner of the cross and fell on the firing line last June, services were held at Epworth-by-the-sea yesterday and tributes to her life of devotion and death of sacrifice were paid to be eminent churchmen of Methodism.
A year ago, when the State Epworth League met in its annual encampment for 1907, Miss Ruby Kendrick, a young leager from Plano was there to tell her comrades of the ranks of young Methodism good-bye. She was to depart for a month for Korea. Since girlhood she had been devoted to the church in its religious services, in its prayer meetings, in its activities of mercy, and blessing and helpfulness she had found increasing joy, and with the reading of reports of the remarkable receptiveness of the Korean people, to whom Christianity had just come, there deepened within her piety the desire and the purpose to have some active part in this great warfare of the Prince of Peace, whose soldier she had pledged herself to be.
"Show me your marching orders," said Lord Wellington to the disheartened missionary. And to the young girl in the Texas town there came this marching order, "Go ye unto all the world and preach My gospel." And she made ready to go. They bade her good-bye at Epworth last summer, there was a great farewell service where all had the opportunity to grasp her hand and bid her God's speed and in a few weeks she was flying across the Pacific, leaving America farther and farther below the water's broad horizon.
Two months ago she died. Out where Christianity has planted its outpost, in the field where the struggle against the ancient gods of the ancient East is being _____ for the triumph of the W____ Christ, the Texas girl fell in the trenches, fell in the ministry to which she had pledged her young life with its fair future, and they laid her to rest in peace and quietness in that land of the Morning Calm.
The friends who bade her God's speed a year ago met to commemorate her devotion to faith and splendid loyalty to the Great Commission yesterday, and the scene at that vase memorial service held in honor of a woman's sacrifice has touched the great hear of Texas Methodism. at the memorial service held in her home conference, a short time ago, twelve young women volunteered to take the place of the fallen missionary, and from all parts of the State comes reports of the significant influence which the sacrifice of this young life has brought to bear upon the hearts and lives of the young people of the denomination.
"One well-known Texas Epworth League project was the Ruby Kendrick Memorial Fund. Ruby Kendrick volunteered as a missionary to Korea in 1907 but died in less than a year, and Texas leaguers ultimately raised nearly $120,000 in her memory as a mission project." - http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/EE/ixe1.html
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Walter N. Vernon et al., The Methodist Excitement in Texas (Dallas: Texas United Methodist Historical Society, 1984).
Tombstone inscription at the Seoul Foreigner's Cemetery
Ruby Rachael Kendrick
B. Jan. 28. 1883
D. Aug. 15. 1908
"If I had a thousand lives to give Korea should have them all" - Ruby Kendrick
7 comments:
- xotto said...
Ruby Kendrick is honored at my church. Even now, a lot of koreans remember her. I come from korea.
- February 14, 2010 at 10:06 PM
I have just lead about the life of Rudy Kendrick with a background song and her saying, "If I had a thousand lives Korea should have them all." Her sacrifice and love for Korean made me burst a tear in my eyes. I am a Korean who is studying at Charlotte, NC. I give many thanks to Ms. Rudy and her family in Christ; Your sacrifices is still yielding many fruits in Korea.
- June 22, 2010 at 6:59 AM
you can use utube in order to see a song for Ruby and her markstone at the martyrs' ground in Korea.
You can google it by typing "the call (A story about Ruby Kendrick)"
This I am doing because I just want to honor her sacrifice and give thanks to her family.
- June 22, 2010 at 7:25 AM
Video on YouTube as noted by xotto.
- September 24, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Thank you Ms.Ruby Kendrick
Koreans love you and appreciate for your sacrifice.
- December 25, 2010 at 1:01 AM
Thank you Ms.Ruby
- December 25, 2010 at 1:02 AM
how could possibly to express these abuntant grace through her, who was, is, will be God's daughter? who could do these impossible work for others? i really appreciate her family and her sacrifice. and thank you jesus for what you have done so much.
- July 5, 2012 at 10:33 PM


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jura Levy of Oklahoma Baptist has been named the NAIA National Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Jennifer Maag of Hastings (Neb.) has been selected as the NAIA National Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Levy and Maag were chosen based on their performances from April 14 – 20. The honor is the second of the year for Maag and first for Levy.
Levy, a native a Trelawny, Jamaica, registered two individual first-place finishes and helped the Bison earn the top spot in the 4x400-meter relay at the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Championships April 18 – 19. The eight-time individual national champion (six indoor and two outdoor) was named the SAC Athlete of the Year for her effort. Levy improved her own top-ranked time in the 100-meters in a race that saw three of the NAIA's top four times with an 11.46 – fastest among NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NCCAA in addition to the NAIA. She then clocked a 23.38 in the 200-meters, which is the second time this season Levy has broken the 24-second mark. The Bison's 4x400 time of 3:46.59 is third-best in the NAIA, trailing only Indiana Tech (3:44.14) and Wayland Baptist (Texas) (3:45.84).
Maag, a junior from Scottsbluff, Neb., reclaimed the top mark in the NAIA in the shot put with a toss of 14.99m (49'-2.25") at the Kansas Relays on April 16. The two-time indoor national champion took seventh overall in the event and was the top non-NCAA Division I participant. In the hammer throw, Maag finished 11th with a lifetime best 51.71m (169'-8"), which ranks seventh in the NAIA.
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Track Nominees: Elizabeth Grubbs, Park (Mo.); Madeline Emme, William Woods (Mo.); Aliyah Reams, Missouri Baptist; Lauren Grindstaff, Milligan (Tenn.); Hillary Holt, College of Idaho; Talissa Baldovino, Eastern Oregon; Christa Collmer, Concordia (Ore.); Amelia Maguin, Southern Oregon; Ericka McDaniel , Northwest (Wash.); Crystal Daniels, Calumet (Ind.); Kristina Chambliss, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.); Jo Boren, Grace (Ind.); Erin Price, Taylor (Ind.); Leah Espositio, Carroll (Mont.); Kati Hengle, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Lauren Shomaker, Hastings (Neb.); Marissa DeWispelare, Doane (Neb.); Kim Wood, Concordia (Neb.); Kailtyn Emig, Central Methodist (Mo.); Dorothy Adams, Missouri Valley; Joy Spear Chief-Morris, British Columbia; Rachel Renken, Friends (Kan.); Kaley Kinnamon, McPherson (Kan.); Layne Callow, Berea (Ky.); Nathelie Zetrenne, Campbellsville (Ky.); Darcy Mascotti, Cumberlands (Ky.); Sarah Biehl, Shawnee State (Ohio); Sam Francois, Clarke (Iowa); Shaniece Dishmon, William Penn (Iowa); Hannah Stouffer, Grand View (Iowa); Aleona Reyes, Jamestown (N.D.); Gortia Ferguson, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Katrina Nolan, Oklahoma City; Denise Powell, Loyola (La.); Brianna Woods, Indiana Tech; Rachel Jerrils, Davenport (Mich.).
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Week 1 (March 19): Jessica Mattos, Concordia (Ore.); Lexi Mitzel, Corban (Ore.)
Week 2 (March 26): Emma Buchholz, Concordia (Ore.); Ellie Staker, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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