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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Helio Castroneves Wins "Dancing with the Stars"
Okay, I know you don't really care about this (particularly if you don't live in the USA or aren't a dancer yourself), but bear with me for a minute. Since Agnes and I are ballroom dancers, we've been avid fans of this show for all five seasons, and followed this season especially closely because of the amazing level of dancing on the part of the "stars." As an amateur and coordinationally-challenged dancer, I really appreciate the level of effort that the participants are putting into their performances, and what it means to be able to reach the finals.
This is why I think it was appropriate for Helio Castroneves to win over Melanie Brown.
Melanie, although not a professional dancer, is an experienced entertainer and singer. Her individual dance performances were, in most cases, technically superior to Helio's, and she worked very hard to get to a well-deserved spot in the finals. Maksim Chmerkovskiy, her professional partner, enjoyed a good working relationship and chemistry with her that added sparkle to the routines he designed, which were often complex and demanding. They danced Mambo and Paso Doble routines that were literally jaw-dropping, and their dancing tended to be much more physical than their competitors.
Helio, on the other hand, is neither a dancer nor an entertainer. What he brought to the competition was a fierce competitive attitude and desire to win, along with a ten-thousand-watt smile and a cheerful personality that endeared him to home audiences and helped smooth over any technical imperfections in his dancing. His professional partner, Julianne Hough (who, incredibly, is only 19 years old!), did a fantastic job of coming up with choreography that was tremendously complex and demanding for a student with no prior dance training, but which was within Helio's capabilities. This is an important point, because (in my humble opinion) a problem on the show in the past has been that some of the professionals have tended toward choreography that showcased their own capabilities, rather than capitalizing on the strengths and capabilities of their students. The Quickstep routine they performed as their last dance was absolutely spectacular.
Both couples took risks with their choices of music, choreography, and style that paid off well for them.
All in all, the result was very satisfying. In a way, I wish both couples could have shared the trophy, because both couples earned it. I also wish that Sabrina Bryan could have made it to the finals - if she hadn't been unexpectedly (and undeservedly) eliminated earlier in the competition, it would have made for an unbearably exciting final.
But then, I wish I could dance with Edyta Sliwinska one time, but that's not likely to happen either.
No deep thoughts for today - just some observations on the end of a season of great dancing and entertainment on Dancing with the Stars. I can't wait for Season 6!
Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.
6 comments:
- The Mistress of the Dark said...
I was really pulling for Marie, even though I don't watch...because I generally don't watch the telly much..
And a random...Yikes...Is there anything holding Edyta in that dress or whatever that is?
- John said...
Who wouldn't want one dance with Edyta? Or Julianne Hough for that matter?
- La Chanson de Phoenix said...
Is it against the rules to wear actually clothing when you dance?
I understand the watching a show because of the passion you have for the activity. I watch VH1's The Shot (about photographers) and it has helped me tremendously in learning technique and form.
- Amanda said...
I wish they had this type of dancing show over here in Palembang. I do get satellite TV here from a Malaysian vendor but so far, no dance programs.
- Jean-Luc Picard said...
We have a show in Britain like this called 'Simply Come Dancing'. It's not my sort of show, really.
- The All Seeing Eye said...
This was the best season so far. Helio won the trophy; but lost his fiancee


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take his campaign to increase the minimum wage on the road in the coming week in an effort to build pressure on Republicans who oppose the raise.
Obama will appear on Wednesday in New Bristol, Connecticut alongside four New England governors to make the case, the White House said. The president wants to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from $7.25, where it has been since 2009.
The president will make the pitch a day after presenting his federal government budget proposal for fiscal year 2015. His budget is expected to emphasize programs aimed at speeding economic growth and creating jobs, but is not likely to be enacted in a divided Congress.
Congress must act to raise the wage floor, but House Republicans have been reluctant to do so, saying it would hurt employers and lead to job cutbacks. Even so, Obama and Democrats see the issue as a way to draw a contrast between their party and Republicans in an election year.
Partisan divisions were on display at the White House last week, when Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican, said after a meeting with Obama that raising the minimum was "waving the white flag of surrender" in the face of a persistently high unemployment rate.
Governor Dannel Malloy of Connecticut shot back, calling Jindal's remark "insane."
Malloy on Sunday called Jindal's remark a "cheap shot" and said it illustrated how Republicans want to score points with their followers simply by opposing the president.
"In the past we've seen wage increases under Republican administrations," he said on a conference call with reporters. "Now, because a Democratic president is talking about it, they're automatically against it."
The president's efforts to win support in Congress for the increase were set back earlier this month when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said that increasing the pay floor could lead to the loss of 500,000 jobs as employers raise prices for goods and services and cut back staff.
But Malloy said Congress should feel pressure to keep low-wage workers from living in poverty. A wage raise would be a shot in the arm for the sluggish economy because it would give people more money to spend.
"What we are talking about is bringing a level of relief to millions upon millions of people in the country," he said.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, said regional solidarity behind raising the minimum was important.
"So often we hear states fearful of raising the minimum wage because other states around them might not," he said.
Both Connecticut and Vermont have higher minimum wages than the federal minimum. Connecticut's floor is $8.25 an hour and Vermont's is $8.60.
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The nation's colleges are currently allowed to consider a student's race in the admissions process, a procedure that is now being challenged in the Supreme Court. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
Updated at 1:30 pm ET The United States Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the most important civil rights case to come before the justices in the past six years: a challenge to the use of race as a factor in admissions at the University of Texas.
The case involves Abigail Fisher, a white woman who applied to the school in 2008.
She was not entitled to automatic admission under Texas' "top 10 percent rule," which by law requires the university to admit all in-state high school seniors who rank academically in the top 10 percent of their classes.
Instead, Fisher competed for admission with others who weren't in the top 10 percent of their graduating class. And though her academic credentials were superior to some minority applicants who were admitted to the University of Texas, Fisher was not.
"There were people in my class with lower grades, who weren't in all the activities I was in, who were accepted into UT. And the only difference between us was the color of our skin," she said.
She argues that the university is not using racial classification of applicants to pursue a compelling state need, since Texas's top 10 percent rule has already succeeded in giving the university a racially diverse student body.
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She contends the university is using a form of racial balancing that Supreme Court rulings have banned.
The university has rebutted her on that point, saying her racial balancing claim "is refuted by her own concession that UT has not set any 'target' for minority admissions."
NBC News Justice Correspondent Pete Williams reported after the one-hour oral argument that the justices were confronting the questions of "How do you know when there's enough diversity?" and "How do you know when you no longer need affirmative action"
He said the University of Texas had argued to the court that it wanted not only diversity in overall numbers of students but "it wants African-American students who are interested in fencing and speaking Greek and studying architecture" and Latino students who are fencers or ballet dancers.
Texas's argument was, Williams said "We want diversity, in other words, within the mere racial numbers."
The first Monday in October is the traditional start of the Supreme Court's new term. Last term was a blockbuster, dominated by health care and immigration. But this one looks like it, too, and will be one of the most important in years. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
In Wednesday's argument, Fisher was represented by Washington attorney Bert Rein, who is also representing Shelby County, Ala. in its challenge to the constitutionality of a key section of the Voting Rights Act. The high court has not yet agreed to hear the Shelby County case.
The University of Texas was represented by Gregory Garre, who briefly served as solicitor general in the Bush administration and who has argued 34 cases before the Supreme Court.
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli argued for Obama administration in support of the Texas program.
The last time the high court considered racial preferences in university admissions was in 2003, when it decided a case involving the University of Michigan Law School.
In that decision the court, ruling five to four, held that race or ethnicity could be used as one factor in a school's effort to ensure racial diversity in its student body.
The court approved the University of Michigan's "narrowly tailored" use of race in admissions decisions, saying that it helped to advance the state's interest in getting the educational benefits that come from a diverse student body. The program did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the court ruled.
Williams said it seemed pretty clear from what the justices said in Wednesday's oral argument that they were not likely to overrule the 2003 University of Michigan decision that allowed "narrowly tailored" racial preferences to be used in university admissions.
The author of the opinion in the Michigan case, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has since retired and been replaced by Justice Samuel Alito, who is opposed to racial preferences.
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As is often the case, the likely swing vote in the Texas case will be that of Kennedy.
Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein, who teaches Supreme Court litigation at Stanford and Harvard Law Schools, said some observers have wondered how Kennedy can be sympathetic to gay rights – a "liberal" stance, but seem skeptical of the use of racial preferences, a "conservative" stance.
"Justice Kennedy has a vision of the law and of the Constitution which is very much about individuals – he wants people to be thought of as people not as (members of) groups. He's concerned, I think, that the root of affirmative action is that you are treating people as black, you're treating them as Hispanic, and not as individuals" and also that by having state law which treat gays differently than heterosexuals, states are treating them as member of a group and not as individuals.
Justice Elena Kagan, a member of the court's liberal wing, will not participate in the Texas case. She served as President Barack Obama's solicitor general in 2009 and 2010 when the Justice Department became involved in the case in the lower courts. She joined the court in August of 2010.
With Kagan out of the Texas case, a four-to-four tie is possible, which would mean that the Fifth Circuit appeals court ruling in favor of the Texas program would stand, but that no binding precedent would be set for other circuits.
In its most recent high-profile case involving the use of race in education, the high court in 2007 invalidated public school programs in Seattle and Louisville, Ky., that used students' race as a "tiebreaker" for admission to certain high schools and kindergartens.
Chief Justice John Roberts said in his majority opinion on that case: "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."


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Castro couldn't remember the last time he was a DH, but he planned to lean on veterans like Carlos Pena to get advice.
"There's a mindset and an approach," Castro said. "You can't just have an at-bat and just check out with four pinch-hits almost. It's something that's more of a mental game than it is physical. It's definitely something that's a work in progress. I don't know how much I'll DH this year, but I'm going to try to take advantage of it when I get the opportunity."
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It provides a systemic way to address individual needs and provides a continuum of supports for all learners. The framework, which is promoted by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and is being used across Washington state, seeks to remove barriers and provide student support based on tiered categories. The three categories are efforts that affect 'all,' 'some' and 'few' students based on the degree of need.
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I regularly (some might say relentlessly) remind our community that eliminating opportunity gaps and ensuring educational excellence for all student is the issue of our time. I will continue to press us to be courageous in our work to ensure equitable access to robust, high-quality education for every student. It is our moral imperative.
The problems of inequity plague our society. Conversations about diversity, inclusion and equity are the starting line to eliminate opportunity gaps caused by institutionalized inequities. I recognize these conversations may at times be difficult, but they are essential for success — not just for our students but for our entire community.
Strategic goals and associated performance metrics ground our work. Seattle Public Schools is a high-performing urban school district. However, we must acknowledge the hard truth that we have not delivered the promise of a high-quality education for all students as made evident by disparities in test scores. Our low-income students and students of color disproportionally face academic achievement challenges.
These achievement gaps have life-long effects that lead to poor adult outcomes. This means the work we do in our schools impact generations of individuals and our community as a whole.
Addressing systemic barriers to student success requires doing things differently.
I am proud of our growing number of schools leading the way and actively reversing these trends. However, whatever progress we have made, inequity continues to be a reality. Seattle Public Schools is doubling down on our efforts to eliminate opportunity gaps so that every child has a supported path to a bright future.
Seattle Public Schools has great educators and leaders who collaborate, cultivate and communicate every day to help students achieve academic success. A student's belief that an adult at school cares about them is critical to their academic success. Relationships matter. Learning-focused conversations and building trust through positive relationships is often the starting point to deliver academic excellence. Our district is building this capacity of educators and school leaders through professional development.
The early release on Wednesdays and recent state-in-service day on Friday, Oct. 13, are part of a district-wide coordinated effort to provide our educators and staff the tools they need to help all students succeed.
During the last year, the central office offered more than 700 professional development courses including how to ensure our classrooms and schools are places of equitable access. On Oct. 13, much like workshops last year, our Strategy and Partnerships Division hosted at a half-day professional development session focused on institutionalizing educational equity. The Eliminating Opportunity Gaps Institute builds on past equity-based training for staff and included student and expert perspectives on how we can implement changes in our schools and district.
Read more and watch a video about this year's Eliminating Opportunity Gaps Institute at Chief Sealth High School.
Watch a segment from an educator professional development series about building trust.
We believe community engagement and two-way communication with our families, students, community partners and staff are essential to improving outcomes for students. In support of this commitment, the School Board and I have made improved and transparent community engagement an ongoing district goal.
We are cultivating this engagement-based model in order to ensure important decisions are made with the diverse needs of our community in mind.
Across our district there are many examples of these efforts. This year, I spent the first day of school at Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne for the third consecutive year has earned a prestigious recognition from Johns Hopkins University's National Network of Partnership Schools.
The award recognizes the school leadership and educational practices that create welcoming schools. Welcoming school climates influence the daily experiences for students, families and staff. Engaged families, staff and community partners who are committed to improving student achievement, attendance and other indicators of school success are what make a school environment welcoming. Read more about Hawthorne's award.
Today, I see a pressing need to move past divisive rhetoric to something more collaborative and effective. We must engage in constructive, compassionate and critical conversations about what it takes to help every child succeed.
Learning-focused conversations are by definition the exchange of ideas and questions. These personal conversations are at the heart of our engagement work. The efforts to close gaps and offer educational excellence for all students would fall flat without inclusion of our entire community. This work demands that all of us involved — from leadership to educators to families — be up for challenging, respectful conversations. These goals demand that we be receptive to discovery and change. It is not always easy but essential to our success.
Seattle Public Schools' commitments to academic excellence for every student, eliminating opportunity gaps and family and community engagement are more valuable than ever. By leaning into these goals, engaging in learning-focused conversations and sharing successful strategies we can create integrative solutions designed to successfully meet the individual academic and social emotional needs of each student and build a more inclusive and just society of tomorrow.


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is defined according to article 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979) as "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field". Statistics disaggregated by sex, age and other demographic, social and economic characteristics are useful in showing whether disparities between women and men on various social and economic dimensions are explained by gender discrimination or by other factors.
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concerns women and girls gaining power and control over their own lives. It involves awareness-raising, building self-confidence, the expansion of choices and increased access to and control over resources and actions to transform the structures and institutions which reinforce and perpetuate gender discrimination and inequality. Statistics on the empowerment of women and girls should cover the following dimensions: (a) equal capabilities for women and men (such as education and health); (b) equal access to resources and opportunities for women and men (such as land, employment and credit); and (c) women's agency to use these rights, capabilities, resources and opportunities to make strategic choices and decisions in all areas of life (such as political participation, decision-making in communities and intrahousehold decision making).
+ Gender
refers to socially constructed differences in attributes and opportunities associated with being female or male and to the social interactions and relations between women and men. Gender determines what is expected, allowed and valued in a woman or a man in a given context. In most societies, there are differences and inequalities between women and men in roles and responsibilities assigned, activities undertaken and access to and control over resources, as well as in decision-making opportunities. These differences and inequalities between the sexes are shaped by the history of social relations and change over time and across cultures.
+ Gender analysis
Gender analysis
is a critical examination of how differences in gender roles, activities, needs, opportunities and rights/entitlements affect women, men, girls and boys in certain situations or contexts. Gender analysis examines the relationships between females and males and their access to and control of resources and the constraints they face relative to each other. Gender analysis may be conducted on the basis of qualitative information and methods and/or on the basis of quantitative information provided by gender statistics.
+ Gender balance
Gender balance
is commonly used in reference to human resources and the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work, projects or programmes. In a scenario of gender equality, women and men are expected to participate in proportion to their shares in the population. In many areas, however, women participate less than what would be expected according to the sex distribution in the population (underrepresentation of women) while men participate more than expected (overrepresentation of men).
+ Gender blindness
Gender blindness
is the failure to recognize that the roles and responsibilities of men/boys and women/girls are given to them in specific social, cultural, economic and political contexts and backgrounds. Projects, programmes, policies and attitudes which are gender blind do not take into account these different roles and diverse needs, maintain the status quo and will not help transform the unequal structure of gender relations. (See also
Gender neutral
+ Gender equality
Gender equality
means equal opportunities, rights and responsibilities for women and men, girls and boys. Equality does not mean that women and men are the same but that women's and men's opportunities, rights and responsibilities do not depend upon whether they are born female or male. It implies that the interests, needs and priorities of both women and men are taken into consideration. While gender equality is an important goal in itself – an issue of human rights and social justice – steps towards greater equality can also contribute to the achievement of other social and economic objectives.
+ Gender equity
Gender equity
refers to the process of being fair to women and men, girls and boys, by taking into account the different needs of women and men, cultural barriers and past and present discrimination against a specific group. Gender equity may involve the use of temporary special measures of differential treatment to compensate for historical or systemic bias or discrimination against one sex in order to obtain equality of outcomes and end results. It is a means to ensure that women and men, girls and boys, have an equal chance not only at the starting point but also when reaching the finish line.
+ Gender indicators
Gender indicators
are a useful tool in monitoring gender differences, gender-related changes over time and progress towards gender equality goals. In general, indicators are statistics with a reference point (a norm or a benchmark) against which value judgments can be made. Indicators have a normative nature, in the sense that a change from the reference point in a particular direction can be interpreted as "good" or "bad". In the case of gender statistics, the status of women in a particular country is usually evaluated by reference to (comparison with) the situation of men in that country. In a few cases, such as for maternal mortality or access to antenatal services, the norm is the situation of women in other countries.
+ Gender issues
Gender issues
refer to questions, problems and concerns related to all aspects of women's and men's lives, including their specific needs, opportunities and contributions to society. Gender equality issues should be the centre of analyses and policy decisions, medium-term plans, programme budgets and institutional structures and processes. From a statistics perspective, gender issues should also be at the core of plans and programmes for developing gender statistics by national statistical systems.
+ Gender mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming
(general) is defined as the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women's as well as men's concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality.
+ Gender mainstreaming in national statistics
Gender mainstreaming in national statistics
means that gender issues and gender-based biases are taken into account, systematically, in the production of all official statistics and at all stages of data production.
+ Gender neutral
Gender neutral
means not being associated with either women or men and may refer to various aspects such as concepts or style of language. What is perceived to be gender neutral, however, including in areas of statistics or dissemination of data collected in reference to a population, is often gender blind (a failure to recognize gender specificities). (See also
Gender blindness.
+ Gender norms
Gender norms
are the accepted attributes and characteristics of being a woman or a man (ideas of how men and women should be and act) at a particular point in time for a specific society or community. They are internalized early in life through the process of gender socialization, are used as standards and expectations to which women and men should conform and result in gender stereotypes.
+ Gender parity
Gender parity
(or more accurately,
sex parity
) is a numerical concept. Gender parity concerns relative equality in terms of numbers and proportions of women and men, girls and boys. Gender parity is often calculated as the ratio of female-to-male values of a given indicator. When males-to-females ratios are calculated instead, the label "sex ratio" is used instead of "gender parity". Gender (or sex) parity does not necessarily imply gender equality. For example, in terms of health, men and boys are biologically more vulnerable to diseases and health conditions and they are expected to have higher mortality levels than women and girls. Therefore, equal levels of mortality for women and men (girls and boys) should be interpreted as discrimination against women (and girls) in terms of nutrition, care and access to health services.
+ Gender roles
Gender roles
are social and behavioral norms that, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. These often determine differences in the responsibilities and tasks assigned to women, men, girls and boys within and outside the private sphere of their household.
+ Gender-sensitive concepts and methods of data collection
Gender-sensitive concepts and methods of data collection
take into account the diversity of various groups of women and men and their specific activities and challenges and aim to reduce sex and gender bias in data collection, such as the underreporting of women's economic activity, the underreporting of violence against women and the undercounting of girls, their births or their deaths.
+ Gender statistics
Gender statistics
are defined as statistics that adequately reflect differences and inequalities in the situation of women and men in all areas of life. Gender statistics are defined by the sum of the following characteristics: (a) data are collected and presented disaggregated by sex as a primary and overall classification; (b) data reflect gender issues; (c) data are based on concepts and definitions that adequately reflect the diversity of women and men and capture all aspects of their lives; and (d) data collection methods take into account stereotypes and social and cultural factors that may induce gender biases.
+ Sex as individual biological characteristic
Sex as individual biological characteristic
(female or male) is recorded during data collection in censuses, surveys or administrative records. In comparison to gender differences, which are shaped by the history of social relations and change over time and across cultures, biological differences in sex are fixed and unchangeable and do not vary across cultures and over time. Sex-disaggregated data have the capacity to reveal differences in women's and men's lives that are the result of gender roles and expectations. For example, gender may determine differences in education or work for women and men. Statisticians reveal these gender differences by collecting and analysing data on education and work disaggregated by sex as well as other characteristics.
+ Sex bias in data collection
Sex bias in data collection
refers to the underreporting or misreporting of demographic, social or economic characteristics associated with one of the sexes. Some examples of sex bias in data collected include the underreporting of women's economic activity, the undercounting of girls, their births or their deaths and the underreporting of violence against women.
+ Sex-disaggregated statistics
Sex-disaggregated statistics
are data collected and tabulated separately for women and for men. They allow for the measurement of differences between women and men in various social and economic dimensions and are one of the requirements for obtaining gender statistics. Gender statistics are more than data disaggregated by sex, however. Disaggregating data by sex does not guarantee, for example, that concepts, definitions and methods used in data production are conceived to reflect gender roles, relations and inequalities in society. (See also
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More states look for ways to control gun laws
A growing number of states are aiming to keep Uncle Sam's hands off their weapons if Congress decides to stiffen gun-control laws in response to last month's deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Eight states — Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming — have adopted laws in recent years that would exempt guns made in the state from federal regulation as long as they remain in the state, according to Jon Griffin of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Twenty-one other states have introduced similar legislation, said Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association. Marbut was the force behind the Montana Firearms Freedom Act of 2009, upon which many other states have patterned their bills. Implementation of Montana's and other laws are on hold pending a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision, Marbut and his attorney, Quentin Rhoades said.
Although the state laws are on the books, Marbut, who runs a website called firearmsfreedomact.com and monitors action in other states said, "I have strongly suggested that people not act according to the Montana law until the legal case is cleared." Other states also are holding back during the court fight, he said.
Marbut bases his argument on the 10th Amendment's dictate that, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Jessica Leinwand, an attorney for the federal government, argued in a 2010 hearing on the Montana case that Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce gives it the power to regulate guns across the nation, saying, "it's unrealistic to think that these guns won't leave the state of Montana."
Allowing such laws to stand "would leave a gaping hole in federal firearms regulation," she said, according to the court transcript.
For Marbut, the federal government's use of the Constitution's much-debated commerce clause — which gives Congress the right to regulate commerce "among the several states," — is the larger issue.
"In general, people don't like the overbearing federal government sticking its nose in everybody's business," he said.
Jonathan Lowry, director of the Legal Action Project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said the courts have been clear that states can't exempt themselves from federal regulation of guns because it would have ramifications across state lines.
South Carolina Republican state Sen. Lee Bright last month introduced for the third year in a row a Firearms Freedom bill that he said is patterned after Montana's. He said he believes it has a better chance of being adopted this year because of fears that Washington will pass more restrictive gun laws.
Shopping for a new handgun at Sharpshooters Gun Club and Range in Greenville, S.C., Margaret Ellis expressed support for the Firearms Freedom bill: "If we can keep the federal government out of anything, I'd prefer that." But at the State Farmers Market across the street, Connie Wagar called Bright's bill "a bad idea," saying it would likely open the door to unregistered guns falling into the hands of criminals.
Barnett also reports for The Greenville (S.C.) News


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Wooden Canoe Magazine
Wooden Canoe, the journal of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association, is one of the primary benefits of membership in the WCHA. Wooden Canoe is published six times each year, and each 28-page issue is packed with articles about canoe building and restoration, canoe tripping and wildnerness skills, stories about the history and romance of the wooden canoe, news about the WCHA and its Chapters, classified ads, and much, much more. And its all in full color!


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Steelcase CEO James Hackett marks retirement date
Steelcase CEO James P. Hackett has announced he will be stepping down from that role.
Hackett's last day as CEO will be Feb. 28, 2014 — or the end of the office furniture company's current fiscal year.
Hackett, who has been CEO for almost 19 years, made his retirement announcement at the company's annual shareholder meeting.
At the start of the next fiscal year, he will take a new position at Steelcase as vice chair for an additional year and will also continue as a member of the board of directors.
"Calm hand"
"Jim Hackett helped change the conversation at Steelcase from merely selling office environments to providing insights about how spaces can impact performance," said Rob Pew, Steelcase board chair. "He adopted design, and design thinking, as core beliefs and spread them throughout the company. In his 19 years as the CEO, Jim has led the company through some difficult times, as well as periods of growth. We appreciate his calm hand on the tiller.
"With Jim continuing in his role for more than seven months, we are not naming a new CEO at this time, but we have a succession process in place," added Pew.
Hackett way
Hackett became CEO in December 1994 after holding a variety of sales and leadership positions in the company.
He helped transform the company's business model, expanded its global perspective and presence and championed lifelong learning.
He introduced the company's current critical thinking model and personally taught the key principles of that model to hundreds of Steelcase leaders.
"I couldn't be happier about what Steelcase has become and where we're headed," said Hackett. "But it's time to provide opportunity to others and time for me to pursue some other interests. While continuing to run the company with as much energy and excitement as I did when I took the role in 1994, I'll also ready myself for the next chapter in my life."


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Value lies largely in the mind of the consumer, and the task of the entrepreneur is to try to understand consumers' feelings and preferences and to provide a product or service in line with what the consumer wants.
World History
Modern Monetary Theory is the new thing among progressives. But it's been tried by many others, including the Roman dictators who ruined the Roman economy and had Rome falling apart before the barbarian invasions.
The EntrepreneurEntrepreneurship
Donald Trump's crusade against Iran is being helped along by his love affair with the Saudi Regime — and its army of lobbyists.
Other Schools of Thought
For Hayek, "The fools are those who believe they know more than they do."
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Methodological individualism is a precious tool for historical analysis. But it is not a foundation of economic theory.
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In explaining the flood of funding headed toward weapons contractors, one defense analyst noted that "diplomacy is out; air strikes are in."


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DOVER — Before the first patient occupies the new Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Garrison Wing in January 2013, staff will host a Community Open House to let the public tour the new building.
On Jan. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the general public is welcome to view the new wing, named the Garrison Wing. The Garrison name was selected because of Dover's nickname for the number of garrison homes in the area, and also because the word means a place of protection, a place to gather and a place to heal. The community will be able to visit the new Health Resource Library and walk in the new Healing Garden during the open house.
The new wing was built to bring more space to Wentworth-Douglass. According to a statement from the hospital, "Patient volumes grew dramatically in the past decade and projections indicate the medical needs of the retiring baby boomer population will increase the demand for more hospital services."
The new building is designed to accommodate space with better lighting, wider doors, larger bathrooms and more privacy for each patient.
The first floor consists of auditoriums and classrooms for staff training, community lectures and continuing medical education, dedicated to education and the community. Human Resources, Community Relations, Social Work Services, the Chaplain and the Health Resource Library will also be located on this floor.
A new Women and Children's Center, in memory of Dover's first pediatrician Dr. Robert Wilson, will be located on the second floor, with a dedicated C-section operating room and the Hannaford Special Care Nursery. Each room is decorated with bright colors, bumble bees, flowers, butterflies and animals and the halls are painted with other family friendly art.
The third floor features the Joint Replacement Center's Joint Camp Exercise room, donated by Seacoast Orthopedic and Sports Medicine. This room has standard rehab equipment and a car designed to help patients learn how to use their new joints and prepare to go home. This floor, along with the fourth floor, has 32 private, patient-centered rooms complete with large windows, private bathrooms and carpeted hallways, all equipped with interactive communication technology.
The tour will conclude with hot chocolate in to-go mugs and mini first aid kits distributed to guests.
For more information about the Garrison Wing or the open house, contact Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, located at 789 Central Avenue, at (603) 742-5252 or at www.wdhospital.com.
WDH to host open house of new wing
DOVER — Before the first patient occupies the new Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Garrison Wing in January 2013, staff will host a Community Open House to let the public tour the new building.


text: In what may have been the worst environmental disaster in the Black Sea region in years, 18-foot waves in the Kerch Strait off the southern coast of Russia sank five ships and an oil tanker this November. Approximately 2,000 tons of fuel oil, in addition to sulfur, leaked into the water. In addition to several human fatalities, early estimates reported the deaths of 30,000 birds and 9,000 fish. The "environmentally sensitive" area is along an important migration route, and 11 of the bird species impacted are already endangered. Cleanup will go on for months, and officials have said the effects will last for up to a decade. That same week in the United States, a ship in the San Francisco Bay scraped a bridge and began leaking fuel—eventually causing more damage than any spill in the area in over 10 years. Though events such as these have been reduced due to legislation resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, they remain a preventable threat to wildlife around the world.


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Eco lodge in Lanzarote
Responsible tourism
Eco lodge in Lanzarote
Carbon reduction
Your holiday will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO2. Learn about the CO2 emissions of this holiday and how to reduce them.
Your Holiday comes comes complete with Hybrid Car lowering your carbon emissions.
We also offer Holiday Extras which include our Paella night at Finca De Arrieta and Meals delivered you can choose vegetarian/plant-based and low dairy foods (which reduce CO2 emissions)
This particular holiday home has Solar water heater.
The construction at the Finca de Arrieta has a low impact on the environment as it is not a permanent structure and is made simply of wood and fabric. Green credentials include, led lighting (these are low voltage), A+ class fridge, recycled wood building, use of well water, linen is changed once a week in order to save water.
Its electric is supplied from natural recourses and runs "Off the National Grid" and gives guests the opportunity to experience firsthand, living with solar panels and wind turbines and using the latest renewable energy systems. It has been installed the most up to date energy systems on offer, and they work very efficiently. The system is the largest on Lanzarote and runs on a 48 Volt system and has no problem powering the 12 dwellings on site. Other Green credentials include use of grey water, led lighting, solar pool heating, use of well water for pool, A+ class fridge, half flush toilet, organic fruit and veg and within walking/cycling distance to amenities. Local stone and trades men have helped bring the retreat to a beautifully finished paradise.
Other environmental practices we follow include:
- Waste reduction: We encourage recycling and have bins locally. Any organic waste can be given to our chickens.
- Conserving water: We ask client to be use water sparingly. We use our own well water which is used for the swimming pool, we also use our grey water on our palm trees.
- Conserving electricity: We use only Wind turbines and solar panels
- Encouraging wildlife: We have planted many native trees and bushes to encourage birds.
- Building materials: the entire retreat has been built using stone from the 30,000 meter estate.
- The well and water tanks which are on the land and originally used for irrigating the farm land have been fully restored.
- Measures to educate staff & guests about our environmental practices - We educate guests/staff and local schools on the eco energy system provided.
- Office practices: We have low energy lighting, and reuse paper.
We promote rural tourism and local restaurants as well as activities (local markets, local ecological food from Lanzarote´s farmers, Traditional Canarian local shops). We also offer on arrival a hamper from a local farmer including fruits and vegetables from the island.
Other ideas we support in our work:
- Local employment: We recruit locally, use local services and suppliers such as builders, trades men, laundry wherever possible
- Local purchasing policy: We encourage guest to buy local products, fresh fish and bread deliveries and wine.
- We take measures to encourage our guests to spend locally and encourage local economic development.
- We provide full information on local restaurants and farmers markets.
- We also offer local excursions and promote the islands cultural attractions and place of interest on the island at our onsite office.
-We support and help the local community and currently support the local haria football team, the Punta Mujeres bowling club and have taken part in a animal charity project organised by the 9 Lives foundation.
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Report #3 on my 2011 genealogy research trip to Panama
Nearly two years ago Alfonso Vallee Cadignan, one of my grandfather Hilarion's brothers, passed away. This led relatives to go through his old documents and make an interesting discovery. Though we had always known his parents' names to be Simon and Josephine, they were listed as Francois Vallee and Adele Cadignan on Alfonso's birth certificate. This lead to an automatic reaction of "Who the heck are they?" from the members of my mother's generation who had never heard their grandparents referred to as such. In a fairly offhand manner their last living child, Tia Claire, confirmed that these were her parents' real names. It was quite a shocking paradigm shift for those of us who marveled over this discovery at the time. Continue reading


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Beginning on April 17, fishermen without a licence will be restricted to a daily limit on a number of shellfish species.
Measures to protect the sustainability of shellfish stock have come into effect. The restrictions are: One lobster; 10 Nephrops (Norway Lobster); Five crabs (edible, green, spider and velvet) either of one of the named species or a combination); Five scallops (King, Queen or a combination).
Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said: "The setting of catch limits will make it possible for the Scottish Government to distinguish between those genuinely pursuing a hobby and those catching sufficient quantities to make it a financially viable exercise.
"While I recognise and support the public's right to fish, this right must be balanced with the management of commercial fishing activity and the sustainability and health of the stock.
"In recent years, fishermen have expressed increasing concern about the health of these fisheries. The commercial fishing sector supports taking action against illegal unlicensed fishing and I hope the proposed catch limits will help tackle this issue."
The Shellfish (Restrictions on taking by unlicensed Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Order 2017 came into force on April 17, 2017 following a consultation on the long-standing issue of unlicensed fishermen selling their catch under the guise of conducting a hobby.
Marine Scotland compliance officers patrol all inshore waters with Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) and are in close contact with fishermen. Officers also make regular visits to fish buyers to ensure they buy from vessels that are registered and hold a valid UK fishing vessel license.


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How many of you are getting to gather with grandparents, and other family members, sometime in the next week for Thanksgiving? I'd like to hear some of your stories. Do you do the same thing every year, or do you do something different each year, on purpose? Do you alternate places to gather? Do you get together on a different day than Thursday? Turkey, Ham, Other?
How many are flying, rather than taking a horses and sleigh through the woods, for example?!?! ;-)
How many of you will hear stories of the "olden days" - ancestor stories? Do think about listening to them, this year. They can tell you something about yourself, who you are, and why you do the things you do. Your ancestors are a part of you. Some of what they did, you are likely doing, or will do... Give it some thought. Write down some of the stories you hear? Do they ring true? Drop me a note, a comment here, on what you hear? OK? THANKS!
Families are Forever! ;-)
This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Over the River and Through the Woods...
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C184 - Business Efficiencies for Academic Neurology Departments: Business Strategies for Success
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|Wednesday May 8, 2019 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
|Practice, Policy, and Ethics, Academic
|Gregory Esper MD, MBA, FAAN, Lyell Jones MD, FAAN
|In the changing environment of healthcare, operating margins are difficult to maintain and are frankly declining in many academic health systems. This in turn puts significant pressure on departmental academic practices, especially those in which procedural services are not the drivers of the majority of patient care. Academic neurology departments are representative of this burgeoning crisis, and improving the ability for chairs and their leaders to financially and operationally manage a department in astute and creative ways is paramount. Additionally, the academic mission is at risk, and departmental leaders must maintain faculty development through recruitment and retention programs in evolving academic practice while also preserving the research and education missions that differentiate academic neurology departments and academic health systems. Two courses have been designed to touch on these topics and are meant to be complementary: managing the academic neurology practice towards success within your evolving healthcare systems and accomplishing the academic neurology tripartite mission while also maintaining joy of work. In this course, we will share the operational and financial details that are most important in running an academic practice. We will briefly discuss the importance of relative value units, insurers, and the impact of productivity on financial metrics. We will also discuss different governance and decision making models, best practices for transparently sharing data, different models of funds flow within academic settings, and mechanisms for maximizing investment in neurology services. We will also share practical aspects of the national healthcare landscape and its rapid evolution, later focusing on opportunities for population management within neurology. We will share the relevance of burgeoning accountable care organizations and clinically integrated networks, the value of neurologists in health care reform, and the potential impact of health care reform on neurologists. We will then offer potential strategies for success both in your own departments and offer ideas on how to create idea sharing through a national network of neurology leaders.
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|By the end of this course, academic neurology leaders should understand how to assess opportunities for financial practice improvement; how health system funds flow impacts opportunities for neurology programs; strategies to maximize investment through collaboration with other departments and the health system; population management opportunities for neurology; ACO and CIN models and relevance of neurology participation; best strategies for recruitment, retention, and development of faculty; considerations for adopting updated learning opportunities within the environment of increasing pressures on learner time and funding; and opportunities to expand research strategies for your department despite a challenging funding environment.
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|Core Competencies:
|Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice
|Start/End Time
|Nuts and Bolts of Running an Academic Clinical Practice
|Gregory J. Esper MD, MBA, FAAN
|Putting Practice Into the Context of Evolving Healthcare System
|Lyell K. Jones MD, FAAN
|Gregory J. Esper, MD, MBA, FAAN
|Dr. Esper has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with NeuroOne, Inc.
|Lyell K. Jones, MD, FAAN
|Dr. Jones has nothing to disclose.


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I am questioning the necessity and the value of some recent organizational efforts of user menjaraz.
He puts quite some work in retagging Delphi related questions, something I can only applaud for. All the tags he adds seem to be both valuable and applicable. But to me, some of his retags in which he exchanges common known tags with Delphi specific typed tags seem not to be useful.
Some retag samples of his revisions activity:
- checkbox > tcheckbox
- stringgrid > tstringgrid
- actionlist > tactionlist
- collection > tcollection
- frame > tframe
Explanation for non Delphi users: e.g.
TCheckBox is the class type of a check box in Delphi.
I wonder if those Delphi class type names will be used (as tags) in search queries. The variants without the t-prefix are more likely to be used to find questions.
Is this the preferred way? Or should all these retags be rolled back?


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Welcome to the Chestnut Street Inn
A Historic Bed & Breakfast minutes from downtown Asheville!
During your stay, you will delight in the cozy elegance of our lodging accommodations. Each room or suite features a private bath, fine bath amenities, televisions with HBO and Showtime, and Wi-Fi access. You will sleep in comfort on beautiful beds with high quality linens. Some of the rooms may feature Jacuzzi tubs, comfortable sitting areas, or gas fireplaces with original mantles and hearths.
You will awaken each morning to the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee and tempting smells from the kitchen as we prepare our homemade breakfast especially to delight your palate. After breakfast, stroll ten minutes to historic downtown Asheville to explore the many shops, galleries, and restaurants. We are also just a short drive from the elegant Biltmore Estate, the Grove Park Inn and the breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Return to the inn to be pampered and refreshed with afternoon tea and some of our award winning cookies to be enjoyed in our sitting room or on our beautiful porch.
Whether you come to Asheville for business or pleasure, your comfort and satisfaction is our priority. Allow the Chestnut Street Inn to be your home away from home as you explore the mountains and everything Asheville has to offer.
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2019 F-450 Super Cab DRW 4x4, Reading Classic II Aluminum Service Body (Stock #N7799)
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Highlights of this 2019 Ford Super Duty F-450 DRW Chassis Cab XLT include: Nav System, FORDPASS CONNECT 4G WI-FI MODEM, ENGINE: 6.7L 4V OHV POWER STRO… KE V8 T. SYNC 3 COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT. EXTERIOR BACKUP ALARM (PRE-INSTALLED). REMOTE START SYSTEM, REAR VIEW CAMERA PREP KIT, 4x4. WHY BUY FROM US We have a strong and committed sales staff with many years of experience satisfying our customers' needs. OPTION PACKAGES ENGINE: 6.7L 4V OHV POWER STROKE V8 TURBO DIESEL B20 Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) tank, Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor and manual push-button engine-exhaust braking, 220 Amp Extra Heavy-Duty Alternator, Dual 78-AH 750 CCA Batteries, 4.10 Axle Ratio, XLT VALUE PACKAGE SecuriCode Driver's Side Keyless Entry Keypad, 8-Way Power Driver's Seat, Autolock/Auto Unlock, Adjustable Pedals, WHEELS: 19.5' FORGED POLISHED ALUMINUM bright hub covers/center ornaments, HIGH CAPACITY TRAILER TOW PACKAGE Trailer brake controller not included, Increases GCW from 31,000 lbs, to 35,000 lbs, Note: Salesperson's portfolio or trailer towing guide should be consulted for specific trailer towing or camper limits and corresponding required equipment, axle ratios and model availability, See supplemental reference for vehicle height consideration, VOICE-ACTIVATED NAVIGATION HD and SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link, Note: SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link includes a 5-year prepaid subscription, Services are not available in Alaska and Hawaii, SYNC 3 COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM enhanced voice recognition, 8' LCD capacitive touchscreen in center stack w/swipe capability, pinch-to-zoom capability included w/available voice-activated touchscreen navigation system, AppLink, 911 Assist, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and 2 smart-charging USB Ports, Note: SYNC Applink lets you control some of your favorite compatible mobile apps w/your voice, It is compatible w/select smartphone platforms, Commands may vary by phone and AppLink software
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XLT 4WD Supercab 168 WB 60 CA XL
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Extended Cab Chassis-Cab
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Medium Earth Gray
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Agate Black Metallic
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- 8 Cylinder Engine
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- Adjustable Pedals
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- Auto Transmission w/Manual Mode
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- Cloth Seats
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- Diesel
- Driver Air Bag
- Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror
- Driver Lumbar
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- Front Floor Mats
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- Heated Mirrors
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- Intermittent Wipers
- Keyless Entry
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- MP3 Player
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- Pass-Through Rear Seat
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Reading's Classic II™ aluminum service body combines the superior fuel economy and corrosion resistance of aluminum with Reading's legendary quality and durability. Built with premium recycled aluminum alloy, the body is bathed in a zinc phosphate bath to prep it for improved adhesion of Reading's durable powder coat finish, to resist corrosion better than any other service truck body on the market. It features all the standard and exclusive options that have made our flagship Classic II™ a leader in the truck body industry while offering environmental benefits that today's consumers appreciate. Standard features include a pressed diamond plate floor and inner tailgate surface, heavy-duty compartment doors and a rugged undercoated understructure for superior durability and strength. The Classic II™ aluminum service truck body also features Reading's exclusive adjustable hidden hinges, Dual-Pro® door seals, a slam-action tailgate and much more. Add our industry-leading 10-year limited warranty and it's easy to see why there's No Body Better than the Classic II™.
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Researchers have found that African American women exhibit a higher risk for sexually transmitted infections including HIV/Aids. But what motivates this group of women to have sex? And when are they more likely to use protection?
A new study published today in Health Education & Behavior found that regardless of motivations for having sex, condom use expectations were less than 50% for all types of sexual encounters, including the riskiest types of sex.
Researchers Julianna Deardorff et. al used a combination of interviews and focus groups to conduct the study. Participants were African American women with low incomes who had had an average of 1.2 sexual partners in the past month. Their average age was 20.4 years old.
While the participants in the study labeled love, feelings, and fun as their top reasons for sexual encounters, expectations for condom use were the lowest when women were pressured to have sex, for example when they were inexperienced or controlled by peers or sexual partners.
"Findings highlight the need for tailored interventions to increase condom use in casual relationships, where perceived risk is already high, and in primary relationships, where motivations for condom use may be low." the authors wrote. "Interventions that address mediators of sexual risk, including self-esteem and coping, may be more effective than those focusing solely on risk perceptions."
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Clicks For One Man And His Truck
Whether it's fate or destiny, everything happens for a reason. no explanations, no reason or rhyme, it's just out of nowhere something happens and there's a click. Take for instance the first time Michael Jordan picked up a basketball or Joe Montana picked up a football; it was like they were made to be. Well for Donald Lee kennedy he had his click years back. It was just another day headed to a car show, only this one was based around trucks. Upon getting there things just fell into order and Donald was hooked on classic trucks.
From there Donald was headed home to build himself a custom classic truck, and just as luck would have it he found a rust bucket '48 Ford for the heavy setback of $500. It was a rust bucket, but with all the custom work he had planned, that was the least of his worries. He simply laid down a plan, kept things simple, smooth, and elegant, and rolled with it.
Donald started with the underpinnings of the Ford, with his formula in the forefront at all times. First he tore the hauler apart. From there he took the frame under his wing and boxed it in for some extra rigidity. The stock straight-axle setup was tossed for a Mustang II-style sus-pension, designed by Donald. Along with the new frontend, he also brought the nose down 3 inches with a set of Aldan coilovers. Being one to keep congruency, Donald also worked up a custom 4-link for the rear of the truck that keeps the 9-inch Ford rearend floating down the road with comfort, handling, and performance. next, a custom stainless gas tank was mounted between the framerails. Putting things in motion are the Billet Specialties 17-inch rollers wrapped in Bridgestone 245/45/17 and 275/40/17 rubber. Keeping things under the Blue Oval family tree is an '86 Mer-cury 5.0 motor with a Merc AOD tranny. The motor was kept mostly stock internally, but Donald did install a Mallory coil, Taylor wires, a Vintage Air A/C system, and a whole lot of polished detailed pieces.
With the chassis put together, Donald was ready to get to what drove him to the truck side: the custom work. Once again Donald wasn't out to drastically change the appearance of the Ford. He just wanted to clean things up to his taste and make it look smooth. Up front the custom work is pretty extensive. For starters, Donald built a custom front roll pan. Along with that, the entire opening of the grille shell has been opened up and reshaped to resemble more of an oval. The stock grille was tossed as well. In its place is a custom grille that Donald fabricated from scratch. He also installed a set of Speedway Tribar headlights to complement the reworked front end. Just above the newly worked grille, the hood, too, has been shaved clean of all trim and badges for a streamlined look. Heading back a little further the doors were shaved clean, and altering the vertical impression of the truck is the fact that the lid that has been lowered 2 1/2 inches. Moving towards the rear, the truck has been worked just as heavily as the front. Although not as visible as the front, if you look close you'll notice Donald has fabricated a custom tailgate that has been molded to the bed. Below that is a custom-built roll pan that houses '50 Pontiac taillights. Covering the truck is a classy Sikkens Orange and gold pearl paint job that also was laid down by none other than Donald.
For the interior Donald turned the truck over to Auto Interior Specialties in Sumter, South Carolina. There they whipped up a complete one-off custom interior for the '48. Once done, the cab was wrapped entirely in Beige leather and vinyl. even the dash, which has been smoothed by Donald, and the custom head fixture have been wrapped. If there's one thing that clicked, it's obvious it was Donald and his '48.


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Dear members of Team PC Perspective Killer Frogs,
From the 5th to 19th May 2010 SETI.Germany is arraging a completely new competition: the BOINC Pentathlon. This new cross-project competition is inspired by the Pentathlon of the ancient world.
Like in the ancient Greece we'll also perform this BOINC Pentathlon by running 5 different disciplines. This means within 2 weeks the participants will need to crunch 5 different projects, each for 5 days.
Each team that wants to participate in the BOINC Pentathlon needs to sign up here (possible until 1st of May).
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I am still not a pro with Java but my imagination isn't bad at all. I know with Java I could "be God" and do whatever I want, just that I need to learn to be able to get there. Even so, I still would like to ask you fellas a couple of questions, and probably get a hint or two on how to get to what I am trying to accomplish.
You know, the JVM jumps from class to class when we let it know she need to look for the code elsewhere. I've been working on a project of main classes creating other main classes. The good thing about them is that they are independent from from another if I make sure its that way.
1) Is it possible for the runtime to jump from one program to the other, without ever having to go back to the original main class?
In other words, I am asking if there is some sort of "break" operator, that enables the runtime to completely divorce from the original, stopping without ever going to the last part of the code of first main class.
2) Is it possible to have 2 or more runtimes, which originated from one Runtime?
We are still talking about independent classes creating and starting other classes.
3) If question #2 is a "Yes", how many Runtimes could the JVM or equipment would be able to handle?
For example, how many 10kb - sized main classes could run simultaneously, without having the JVM ask for mercy, or the rest of the equipment.
4) Classes are compiled in the native byte code. Is it possible to convert class files into a different programming language?
This is a logic question, since we know that byte code is the native language, some kind of "international" convention or converging point to other languages.


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Happi Birthday David!
Every Little Thing HE Does Is Magic-- It's impossible to choose just one!
David, you are a musical genius, a true guitar legend, your work is immaculate & beautiful, melodic and super hard charged, you can do it all and you do so with effortless ease, you are a classic, an icon, your guitar playing is brilliant, touching, experimental, daring, pure and delicious to listen to, watch and shine my big brown eyes on, you're so beautiful, you are as VITAL to the music world as it gets, you are as needed as can be, you are a real and true inspiration to us all and I Thank You Immensely, you are such a gift, such a sweet, sassi, sensexual gift and I Love You With My Soul, your musical ceativity, brilliance and LEGEND is Then..Now...Forever...Always...ForAlways... --Marie
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