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Inke Milligan precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 24 designs enviados por 12 designers freelancers.
Logo and stationery for HealthLink36O, an innovative health care charity (suggest placing a globe in "O")
Whole person care for global workers (optional)
Desired Color Scheme:
2 colours blues (dominant & reds)
Desired Style:
modern contemporary international
Accepted File Formats:
GIF, PSD, JPG, TIF - all common file formats
Requirement: LOGO + stationery
HealthLink36O is a newly mergered organisation providing Wholistic Health Care (Medical, Psychological, Spiritual) for individuals working cross-culturally (missionary, humanitarian aid, relief work).
We are the product of 2 existing charities: Edinburgh International Health Centre (http://www.eihc.org) that has provided regular medical and psychological review services over 24 years and Medeserve, a younger organisation (http://www.medeserve.org) that has a team of doctors who provide advice and support as an e-service within 24 hours. Together, as a merged organisation, we offer a global care health care service around the world and around the clock.
Consequently, as we relate to a variety of stakeholders we want a logo that will resonate with our customers, both individual users and agencies, supporter groups and donors. We want our logo to make a strong and clear statement about who we are.
We want the logo to reflect our professional health service and the caring ethos of our organisation.
We are looking for an attractive logo and branding so that fundraising literature will be eye catching in competition with others.
We are interested in designs that might include a stand-alone logo but the name and identity is important. We will want to be able to manipulate, edit, change, adjust, etc. all aspects of the design.
Final submissions shall include: logo (in full color, grey scale, and black and white), business card, letterhead, compliment slip and layout for either 3 fold or A5 folded fundraising publicity.
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In addition to the seizures that come with epilepsy, living with the condition can mean other day-to-day challenges. Stigma can lead some individuals with epilepsy to be uncomfortable spending significant time in public. Anxiety can […]Read Full Story
Flu spread continues to slow in Louisville area
Norton Healthcare providers confirmed 1,066 flu cases in the 15-county Louisville and Southern Indiana area last week, a 24% drop from the number during New Year's week. Another 299 cases were diagnosed by Norton Healthcare [...]Read Full Story
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|While working on various genealogy projects I have come across some items that I decided to share on the web. With this website I have grouped them together and categorized them. I hope that others will find these genealogy articles, records sources and tips useful. -Joe Beine
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This class provides a wide range of information about purchasing a home and is open to anyone whether just starting out or about to close. It is a requirement for many different programs. (It also fulfills 4 hours of education for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program).
Date - Wednesday, 02/22/2017
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WORD studio
The WORD Studio is the main writing and oral communication center at St. Lawrence University. It's staffed by student tutors who can assist with understanding an assignment, citing sources, and polishing a final draft. The tutors do not edit papers, instead they guide you to help strengthen your skills in critical thinking, organization and use of scholarly sources and citations. There is also a Science Writing Center in Launders Science Library.


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You may(will) get addict to its stunning features.
If you use this one(or its big brother 32GB/64GB) you will never look at anything else. No mobile phone or MP3/4 player.
Often we make a mistake of writing reviews and judging products immediately after purchasing. Whenever you purchase a new product, it's novelty and passion for that device makes you feel extremelyRead More
While Apple fanboys will swear at the iPod touch revolutionizing the world and all things including your life, the fact is, it is a product for the uninformed public. Perhaps someone who is, amongRead More
While the itouch is well known for what it is, one of the best portable gadgets that can play music for you. However as far as this particular model is concerned.
Though it was announced along
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November 7, 2017
Growers, food producers, buyers and distributors attended the Producers and Buyers Forum: Local to Global.
Hosted by ACORN, Addison County Relocalization Network. The Forum took place on November 2nd at the McCullough Student Center. The Forum started with a Keynote by Greg Georgaklis of Farmers to You, linking together issues around local and national food production and distribution. Consolidation within production, distribution and retail outlets impacts Vermont producers� profit margins for their fresh and valued-added products. Unlike many gatherings, ACORN�s focus was on the ability for deep conversations among peers to explore various perspectives around existing and emerging local food markets including, the �Amazon effect�, new markets and market opportunities for crafted ingredients such as CBD hemp, artisan produced hop varieties, Healthcare Share prescriptions and distribution variables. Topics were introduced by panelists including Jonathan Slason of Resource Systems Group, Kathleen Norris of Homestead Hops, Gemma DiPalma of Five Acre Farms Ben Maniscalco of Benito's Hot Sauce, Dan Chang of Kria, among other notable speakers. Following the panels was 2 hours of in depth conversations among attendees where business connections were made and information shared. Tom Berry, Agricultural Policy Advisor for Senator Leahy�s Office said of the Forum, �I benefited greatly from the meeting. It brought together many energized and creative Vermonters working and taking risks in agricultural businesses. These folks represent important parts of Vermont's economic and agricultural future. � Also representing our federal representatives was Erica Campbell, Outreach Representative for Bernie Sanders, �ACORN has long connected farmers with consumers, and now we�re seeing even more ways that local food can improve access to nutritious foods needed to keep people healthy. Programs such as Health Care Shares vegetable �prescriptions� are helping make farm-fresh food more available and affordable for Vermonters. We are excited to see that Addison County now has its first Health Care Shares program up and running at Mountain Health Center in Bristol. Senator Sanders would like to see more federal support for �food as medicine� programs, and Community Health Centers are well-positioned to provide healthy food to patients who need it most.� ACORN hosted the first forum in March of 2016 to bring together buyers and producers around topics of interest to increase distribution opportunities. The Forums are designed to develop new relationships that stimulate business through deep, honest peer to peer conversations. ACORN Board member, Rich Carpenter, said �I was delighted with the level of discussion, collaboration and follow-up from the Health Care break-out group. These forums are a real contribution to the community and accentuate our role as convener and catalyst.� Attendees traveled across Vermont from the NE Kingdom to Londonderry to share insights and input in conversations on the state of local and regional markets that impact farmers, value-added and specialty foods businesses that will help Vermont reach the Farm to Plate network goals to increase production and sale of Vermont products both within Vermont and the NE region. Questions: Contact Annie Harlow 802-922-7060 http://www.acornvt.org Date: Thursday, November 2, 2017 Location: Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College, 14 Old Chapel Road, Middlebury, VT ### ACORN (Addison County Relocalization Network) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community organization based in Middlebury, VT whose mission is to promote the growth and health of local food and agriculture in Vermont�s Southern Champlain Valley. We are working with growers, schools, businesses and community and statewide partners to double the consumption of locally-grown food by 2020. For more information, acornvt.org


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Taral Wayne
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Taral Wayne (real name Wayne MacDonald; born October 12, 1951, in Toronto, Ontario)[1][2] is an artist from Ontario, Canada with a career extending as far back as the pre-furry APA Vootie.
Fandom involvement[edit]
His art has been featured in Gallery and in the comic Tales of Beatrix Farmer, and was nominated for a Hugo Award eleven times for his illustration in science fiction fanzines. The most recent of these nominations is for the 2010 Worldcon in Reno, Nevada.
He was a guest of honor at ConFurence 3 (1992) and was honored as the Fan Guest of Honour at Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal. In 2008 he was awarded the Rotsler Award for his long-time artistic achievement in amateur publications of the science fiction community by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society. He was in 2011 named the first recipient of the Canadian Fanzine Fanac Award as Best Canadian Fanartist.
He produces consistent and refined line art, depicting figures in a stylized and rounded bande dessinée style. Taral has also had a modest career illustrating books, magazines, and any other sort of kipple that makes him a buck. Extensive selections of his art and writing can be found on Fur Affinity and deviantART.
In early 2017 he suffered a stroke, from which he subsequently began a slow recovery.
Art style[edit]
Many of his characters and the associated art are set in or around a fictional small town called Willow Run. His signature characters are a blue and white furred, silver eyed alien girl named Saara Mar, and another extraterrestrial girl named Tangel' (short for Tangelwedsibel, a Teh Langgi girl featuring in a large number of drawings by Taral Wayne. She somewhat resembles a black and white furry dinosaur and hates being called a skunk.
Saara's culture possesses technology that goes beyond the Arthur C. Clarke quote about "appearing like magic"; it may even appear like a cartoon. The artist has especially delighted in creating detailed environments in his work, whether natural, urban or indoors. The art often includes a high degree of inter-connectedness and self-reference.
Saara Mar[edit]
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Saara Mar is the creation and protégé of sorts of Canadian artist Taral Wayne, and dates back to his earliest work in the 1970's. She is a Kjola, an extraterrestrial, representing a species so fantastically advanced in science that her powers seem less like magic (as per Arthur C. Clarke's observation), they seem more like cartoons (as per Taral). One might go so far as to say she isn't a natural species at all, but a quantum powered, synthetic, solid-state being animated by force fields, yet nevertheless a very sympathetic human personality for all that. She "discovered" the Earth in April 1970, her first contact by some strange coincidence the artist...
Saara's appearance is that of a slim young woman who is a little over six feet tall, covered mainly in white fur but with peacock blue extremities and blue hair. The few places where it shows, her "skin" is chrome silver, as are the pupils of her eyes. Saara's hair is worn in a "page boy" cut and she is almost always barefoot. Nearly invulnerable and about 50 times stronger than a human being, her clothes are adornment rather than protection. Her usual costume is a variation of a chrome silver garment that is actually a "tool" -- it consists of a sort of force field and is continuous (through sub-space or a higher dimension) with the hull of her starship.
Among her non-human friends is Tangelwedsibel. Tangel' is a Teh Langgi, a different species of extraterrestrial that somewhat resembles a skunk because of their tail and black and white fur. Naturally, Tangel resents being reminded of it. Teh Langgi are only one of a number of species belonging to the intersteller community known as Dalmirin.
The Illuriamimsi and Dnebrala are two others who sometimes visit Earth following its "discovery."
See also[edit]
- ↑ http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TaralWayne
- ↑ http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3926726/
External links[edit]
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- Taral Wayne's quicksand gallery on WAMserver
- Taral Wayne on Fur Affinity
- Taral Wayne on deviantART
- Taral Wayne on ComicBookDB.com
- Taral Wayne art gallery on Pygmalion Syndrome (statuephile website)
- Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon, homepage (archived 2011) where Taral Wayne was Fan Guest of Honour
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Just another library?
Now, this many years later, I am still living with some of the mistakes and inconsistencies I inherited and made myself. So I am back at the Family History Library to help attendees at the Family History Expos Retreat and see if, in some small way, I can make some progress on my own genealogical mess.
So why come all the way to Salt Lake City to do research? The answer is simple if you have ever been here before. But it may be complicated depending on your ability to travel and spend time in a library. What makes the FHL a target place to do genealogical research? Well, the obvious reason is the huge collection of books and microfilms. If you have spent any time looking at the FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog, you only have to realize that all that stuff is sitting in the library. But here are a few more reasons the FHL is so famous among genealogists:
Many libraries make doing research more or less difficult. The FHL is the epitome of accessibility. The stacks and miles of microfilm drawers are open to the researchers. You can camp out at a table and then spend your time walking the shelves and gathering material to research or delve into the drawers and sit at a microfilm reader looking at a million miles of microfilm. The size of the collection is impressive but the accessibility makes it useful.
The collections are roughly organized geographically. You will likely spend considerable time in one area or another but because of the organization, you do not have to march through miles of shelves finding scattered records. All of the books on one state, for example, are sitting together on the shelves. Of course, there are other resources scattered around the library that you might want to use, but the collections correspond to what and where you want to look.
The FHL is sitting in the middle of a major metropolitan area. There are stores, restaurants, attractions and several other libraries within a short distance of the main library. You can stay in a hotel only about a hundred yards from the entrance to the library. There is abundant public transportation with a light rail system running right down the street less than a block away.
The FHL has a huge staff of research consultants and other volunteers without equal in the world. You may have to wait your turn, but you can always find someone who knows about the area you are researching. If you need any kind of help at all, from finding things in Salt Lake to problems with machines, likely someone will help you find the answer.
There are few libraries in the world that are as technology friendly as the FHL. From free WiFi to electrical outlets at every research station, the library is set up to assist those with computers. There are hundreds of computers for free use also, but on busy days, you might find them all being used. FamilySearch is in forefront of developing new ways to search and research their collections. But don't despair if you can't get to the library. FamilySearch is in the process of digitizing the entire collection and making it available for free on its website FamilySearch.org.
If I sound like a promoter for the FHL, I guess you would have to say I am. I have spent so many days over the years at the library and I have yet to even scratch the resources.
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If you are unable to travel to the Family History Library, you can still benefit from their numerous record collections. The research firm Rootsonomy provides lookups of film, fiche, books, and magazines at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Plus, our lookup specialists are all professional researchers, so they will do research if needed to find the records. Simple 2-step process:ReplyDelete
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All others can submit requests at: http://goo.gl/MlzYC. Records will be digitally downloaded and sent via email within a couple days.


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Streamlight Adds High Lumen Models to TLR Family of Lights
EAGLEVILLE, PA, February 1, 2013 – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, added two new High Lumen (HL) models to its popular TLR® family of gun-mounted lights, the TLR-1® HL™ and TLR-2® HL™. The new models give tactical, outdoor and other users full situational awareness by delivering a blinding 630 lumens of brightness in a wide beam pattern, similar to that of a flood light.
The TLR-1 HL and TLR-2 HL also offer a strobe for field signaling and target disorientation. The TLR-2 HL is equipped with a 640-660 nanometer integrated red aiming laser for long-range targeting.
"These new high lumen lights deliver maximum illumination, making them essential tactical tools that rival Streamlight's brightest hand-held lights," said Streamlight President and Chief Executive Officer Ray Sharrah. "They are designed for a wide variety of maneuvers, such as clearing a dark room or searching alleys or other locations under low-light conditions."
The lightweight, compact lights each feature the latest in LED technology, including a shock-proof C4® LED and a special optic that produces a concentrated beam with optimum peripheral illumination. The new lights also offer 12,000 candela peak beam intensity.
The lights quickly mount to most weapons safely and securely, attaching without the need to put your hands in front of the muzzle. They mount directly to all MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rails and handguns with Glock-style rails, and offer highly accurate sight repeatability when remounting. Both lights come with key kits to fit a broad range of weapons. The strobe feature, which can be disabled, is activated with two or more momentary paddle hits.
Offering 1.25 hours of continuous run time, the lights use two 3-volt, CR123A lithium batteries. The TLR-1 HL weighs 4.18 ounces, and the TLR-2 HL weighs 4.78 ounces; they each measure 3.39 inches.
Both lights are fabricated from 6000 series machined aluminum. The TLR-1 HL is IPX7 rated for waterproof operation to 1 meter for 30 minutes, while the TLR-2 HL offers an IPX4 rated design for water-resistant operation.
The TLR-1 HL and the TLR-2 HL have an MSRP of $234.00 and $523.00, respectively, and come with Streamlight's Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Based in Eagleville, PA, Streamlight, Inc. is marking 40 years of making tough, durable, long-lasting flashlights designed to serve the specialized needs of professionals and consumers alike. Since 1973, the company has designed, manufactured and marketed high-performance flashlights, and today offers a broad array of lights, weapon light/laser sighting devices and vehicle solar charging devices for professional law enforcement, military, firefighting, industrial, automotive, and outdoor applications. Streamlight is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. For additional information, please call 800-523-7488 or visit www.streamlight.com.


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It appears to be based on the Realtek 8812au chipset.
First up: MrEngman's instructions on setting up a compile environment for compiling custom drivers. It's in a post further down the list, but I can't see an easy way to link to a post. I'll recap it here:
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# create directory for source files in my home directory (/home/pi)
mkdir src
cd src
# download linux source - --depth will restict the amount downloaded
# as you don't need the whole repository
git clone --depth 500 https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux.git
git clone --depth 15 https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware.git
# set up some symbolic links needed by compile
sudo ln -s /home/pi/src/linux /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build
sudo ln -s /home/pi/src/linux/arch/arm /home/pi/src/linux/arch/armv6l
# enter linux directory
cd linux
# set up linux source to 3.12.22+ #690 (git checkout commit-id)
# for a different version change the commit-id
# for 3.12.22+ #691 use commit-id 1981ddebd4
# (note this didn't seem to make much difference for me)
git checkout 99df631ec3
# enter firmware directory and set for 3.12.22+ #690 (git checkout commit-id)
# for 3.12.22+ #691 use commit-id 462f3e3f47
cd ../firmware
git checkout 5bb0317210
# go back to linux source directory
cd ../linux
# set up linux to compile your module - note fullstop after Module.symvers
make mrproper && make bcmrpi_defconfig && make modules_prepare && cp ../firmware/extra/Module.symvers .
MrEngman once again came to the rescue here, compiling the driver from this source: https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au but for kernel 3.12.22+ (I only installed Raspbian recently, it is running 3.12.28+).
After a lot of stuffing around with this driver (even after a successful compile it didn't work) I have found that the line in the driver file os_dep\linux\usb_intf.c was incorrect. At line 288 it reads:
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{USB_DEVICE(0x2357, 0x0101),.driver_info = RTL8821}, /* TP-Link - Archer T4U */
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{USB_DEVICE(0x2357, 0x0101),.driver_info = RTL8812}, /* TP-Link - Archer T4U */
So, to continue with compiling this driver:
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# clone the git source for this driver
cd ~/src
git clone https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au.git
# if you have completed all the steps in the previous code block, this should work
make clean && make
sudo make install
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sudo insmod 8812au.ko
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auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto wlan0
# allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
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It is one of my pet topics. The fact that converting cash into e-payments directly lead to an uplift in the macro economy of a region. I have blogged about this previously (Read here), but feel so strongly about it that a recent report (commissioned by Visa) made me think about this again. The main finding of the report was that almost a quarter of the GDP growth in Canada can be directly attributed to growth in e-payments. (Read here).
The assumption of the report is that e-payments lead to an acceleration of payments. Money arrive in wallets faster and can then be spent faster. This acceleration directly increase the total value spent over a given period, which (in turn) leads to higher economic activities.
Other secondary benefits of a reduction in cash, towards a auditable e-payments are (virtual) elimination of counterfeiting, a reduction in fraudulent transactions, lower operating costs of the overall payment eco-system, more efficient collection of statistics about the payment system and a more efficient collection of tax. All of the above can also contribute to growth in the economy.
The case for "electronifying" cash payments because of the beneficial impact on macro-economic indicators are staggering. By enabling an environment where cash payments are reduced, governments will benefit all.


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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. is acquiring Wild Flavors GmbH for about 2.2 billion euros ($3 billion) as it seeks to diversify from grain processing and tap into the less volatile natural ingredients business.
Wild Flavors, the maker of Capri Sun juice drink and natural food ingredients, is being purchased from Hans-Peter Wild and funds affiliated with KKR & Co., Decatur, Illinois- based ADM said today in a statement.
ADM will form a unit to house the combined businesses that will generate about $2.5 billion in sales, the company said today on a conference call. The takeover is expected to be completed by year-end, subject to regulatory approvals. It's not yet known where the new unit will be headquartered.
ADM outbid Japan's Ajinomoto Co. for the maker of flavorings for beverages and food, people familiar with the matter said last week. The deal will help the world's top corn crusher gain a bigger foothold in overseas markets for food and drink made with more natural raw materials.
"We don't have a lot of other parts of the business that have the high margin, low volatility, high growth markets that can be a growth engine," ADM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patricia Woertz said on the call. "As you know, the commodity business can have its ups and downs."
The acquisition will deliver cost and revenue benefits of 100 million euros in three years, said the 61-year-old former Chevron Corp. executive. The growth rate of ADM's base business is 5 percent to 7 percent compared with 8 percent to 10 percent for the combined business, ADM said.
ADM gained 2 percent to $46.70, the highest since 2008, at 2:05 p.m. in New York.
Capri Sun
Wild Flavors, which competes with Germany's Symrise AG and Switzerland's Givaudan SA, has production sites across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas. The company provides flavorings, colors and ingredients to more than 3,000 customers in the food and beverage industries. Sales were 838 million euros in 2012 and are forecast to grow to about 1 billion euros this year, according to today's statement.
The acquisition values Wild Flavors at 14 times the 2015 estimated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, ADM said. Givaudan is trading at 13 times next year's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and Symrise is trading at 12 times earnings, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Wild Flavors' Capri Sun brand isn't included in the deal, an ADM spokeswoman said. The juice drink will remain under the ownership of the Wild family. The acquisition will be primarily financed with debt, ADM Chief Financial Officer Ray Young said on the call.
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The deal moves ADM "into the high-margin fast-growing specialty ingredients business," Tim Tiberio, an analyst at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC who upgraded ADM to buy from hold, said by phone today. "The debt the company will issue hopefully won't have a meaningful impact on the credit rating."
New York-based KKR, run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, bought a stake in 2010 and now owns 35 percent of Wild Flavors, according to KKR's website. Wild, whose father Rudolf Wild founded the company in 1931, owns the rest.
In 2012, Wild Flavors bought the juice blends business of Cargill Inc., adding more than $200 million to its annual sales and a platform to grow in Asia and North America.
ADM plans to invest more than 60 percent of its capital expenditures into assets outside the U.S., Chief Operating Officer Juan Luciano said in April.
"We are still underrepresented in the rest of the world," he said at the time.
Barclays Plc is acting as financial adviser to ADM, with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP providing legal advice.
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In the aftermath of the Oregon school shooting, People magazine did something it always does: It covered the story at length and wrote about each victim. But the magazine also did something it hasn't done before.
It issued a "call to action," asking readers to contact their representatives in Congress and find out what they're doing about gun violence. It printed the names and phone numbers of all 535 voting members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
"Ask your representatives about gun violence in America, and let them know what you think," says the accompanying message, which appears in the issue on newsstands Wednesday, and was posted on People.com.
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Jess Cagle, People's editorial director, said reaction so far has been "generally supportive." But he added that some people had immediately criticized the magazine for taking a political stand - which, he said, editors took pains not to do.
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"Who knows if this will help?" Cagle asked. "It's just so hard to read and write about these shootings and not want to do something about it." He added that the Oregon shooting, in which Christopher Harper-Mercer fatally shot nine people at Umpqua Community College before killing himself, had "caused a kind of a tipping point."
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How did Swansea do in the window?
Ins and Outs
Players in: Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal, free), Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon, undisclosed), Stephen Kingsley (Falkirk, undisclosed), Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough, £1.5m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham, undisclosed), Jefferson Montero (Morelia, undisclosed), Giancarlo Gallifuoco (unattached), Federico Fernandez (Napoli, undisclosed), Modou Barrow (Ostersunds, undisclosed)
Players out: Michu (Napoli, loan), Leroy Lita, Jernade Meade, David N'gog and Darnel Situ (all released), Ben Davies and Michel Vorm (Tottenham, undisclosed), Alejandro Pozuelo (Rayo Vallecano, undisclosed), Chico Flores (Lekhwiya, undisclosed), Jose Canas (Espanyol, released)
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Summing up the window
Swansea manager Garry Monk clearly had a plan heading into this summer. Charged with halting the erosion of standards chairman Huw Jenkins felt he had seen under former boss Michael Laudrup, Monk evidently decided the best place to start was the squad sheet. Monk used the long summer window to gut the squad of many of Laudrup's signings, with six of the Swans' core of Spanish players being shown the door. In their place, Monk has brought in quality from across the globe, using the free-agent market to add two significant pieces in Fabianski and Gomis for no fee. Monk has been looking for one of two things in his signings this summer -- quality or potential. The majority of his first-team additions boast international pedigree, whilst Monk has also been adding to his development squad in earnest, with a number of high-potential prospects brought in with an eye on future first-team inclusion. Monk also wanted to add a full-back and a winger to the first team, but was unable to do either. That shouldn't hurt the Swans too much, but the extra depth would have been useful. 8/10
Best piece of business?
Gylfi Sigurdsson cost a lot, having been part of a swap deal involving Ben Davies, Michel Vorm and a small amount of cash. It was a deal well worth making. The playmaker has been central to all of Swansea's early-season success, having had a part to play in literally every goal the team has scored over its first three matches. Sigurdsson is exactly what the Swans' attacking unit needed to bring together all the loose pieces and realise its potential. With Fabianski brought in on a free to replace Vorm (adding height into the bargain) and Neil Taylor already able to cover for Davies, it is hard to imagine a better bit of business.
Worst piece of business?
There hasn't been much wrong with Monk's transfer business this summer, but perhaps the Michu situation could have been better dealt with. This time last year, the Spaniard was linked with potential 20 million pound offers from bigger sides; this summer he was allowed to leave on a season-long loan with an option to buy for a comparatively paltry 8 million pounds. Of course, last summer Swansea probably didn't anticipate the injuries which would more or less write off the season for Michu, and those injuries are doubtless part of the reason the attacking midfielder's stock had dropped so much.
What remaining issues are there?
Not only has Monk failed to bring in a defensive midfielder, he doesn't seem to think his side needs one. As it stands, the Swansea midfield is awash with playmakers, either deep-lying or advanced, players who can pass and create, but precious few who can tackle or intimidate. The Swans' soft early-season schedule might have led to a false sense of confidence. Three wins from three is hard to argue with, but the fact is Swansea have yet to encounter a really strong attacking unit this season. Chelsea are the first team on the slate following the close of the window -- Monk might start to reconsider his faith in a menace-free midfield if Jose Mourinho's men are even half awake. The lack of depth at full-back isn't ideal, either.
Who can help in January?
Benjamin Stambouli should have been the player to help in this window, never mind January. However, since Spurs were in the frame for Stambouli's services then it is understandable the Frenchman chose the bigger side. That's a shame, because it means the ex-Montpellier destroyer won't be there come January if Monk decides that tackling still has a place in the modern game after all.
Javi Fuego of Valencia would be a good alternative. The Spanish defensive mid frequently posts among the highest figures for tackles and interceptions per game in all of Europe, he can pass accurately and he'll only have a year left on his contract at the end of this season. Having never played in the Premier League, he might appreciate the opportunity. At full-back, another run at Kyle Naughton wouldn't be a bad idea, since the Spurs defender can cover left and right.
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The Hague Transavia Grand Slam | 15 - 20 July 2014
The Hague, The Netherlands, July 17, 2014 - It has been a "struggle" this season for reigning FIVB Beach Volleyball world champions Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, but the young Dutch players have been working hard to secure success this week at the US$1-million The Hague Transavia Grand Slam presented by Bas Van de Goor Foundation.
"Due to my knee injury, it has really be a struggle for Alexander and I to find any rhythm with our game this year," said the 26-year old Meeuwsen after his team's second pool play win this week on The Hague Beach Stadium court over 23rd-seeded Sebastian Dollinger and Lars Fluggen of Germany (2-0, 21-14, 21-15 in 36 minutes).
"We are starting to play better, but we still need to improve our level of play," Meeuwsen offered as his parents (Theo and Karin) waited to congratulate their son after win over the Germans. "We want to play well this week since we are playing in front of family, friends and fans. This is a very important tournament for us and we hope to better our previous starts. We have a tough match against a good German team later today, so we need to maintain our focus."
Seeded 10th in The Hague Transavia Grand Slam, Brouwer and Meeuwsen conclude pool play this evening against seventh-seeded Jonathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik of Germany. The match will be the seventh meeting between the two teams on both the FIVB World and European tours with each team winning three times.
One of the previous matches had the Dutch play Erdmann and Matysik in the semi-finals at the 2013 FIVB World Championships in Poland where Brouwer and Meeuwsen posted a 2-0 (21-13, 21-17) win in 41 minutes. To the surprise of everyone in the Beach Volleyball world, the Dutch then upset Alvaro Filho and Ricardo Santos of Brazil 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) in 44 minutes to capture the gold medal and the world championship title."
"Everything fell into place for us in Stare Jablonki," added Meeuwsen. "We played very well and took advantage of the opportunity to play for a medal against the very best teams in the world. Obviously, it was a very big surprise to everyone. The key was that we played a very high level and played with a focus and did not allow the pressure of playing for a world title get to us."
With an "eye" on defending their world championship next year when The Netherlands hosts the prestigious event at four sites in the European country, Brouwer said it is "one match at a time for our time. Yes we have struggled, especially with Robert's knee problems. We have been really looking forward to this tournament as we live two minutes from here and we bike here to train on Scheveningen beach."
The Dutch champions have not performed well in their previous two appearances in FIVB World Tour stops in The Hague. After finishing 17th in the 2011 The Hague event, Brouwer and Meeuwsen placed ninth last season despite winning their three pool play matches. One of the Dutch's pool play wins was a two-set victory over Alvaro Fiho and Ricardo, who were ousted this season in Tuesday's Transavia Grand Slam qualifier.
With the Transavia Grand Slam being the ninth men's event on the 2014 FIVB World Tour, 24 of the men's pool play matches were scheduled Thursday on the four sand courts on Scheveningen beach. Two matches each were also set to be played on specialty-made set ups in the Marktplein at Apeldoorn and the Gustav Mahlerplein in Amsterdam.
As a "prelude" to the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, the final three days of the Transavia Grand Slam will be staged only at the Scheveningen courts where the medal matches will be played Sunday. The final two teams in both gender's competition with be competing for the gold medals and a share of the $70,000 first-place prize for each winning team.
Following this week's event, the FIVB World Tour returns to the United States for the second-straight year as Long Beach in southern California hosts another $1-million event. The international circuit returns to Europe in August for stops in Austria (Klagenfurt, July 29-August 3) and Poland (Stare Jablonki, August 19-24).
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Fijalek & Prudel Net Poland's First FIVB World Tour Gold Medal
The Hague, The Netherlands, July 20, 2014 - The names of Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel are now in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour record bo... More...
20.07.2014 16:02:17
Emanuel & Salgado win All-Brazilian Bronze Medal Affair
The Hague, The Netherlands, July 20, 2014 - Legendary Beach Volleyball Emanuel Rego has added a new country to his list where he has won international... More...
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Brazilians Fernanda & Lima Top Transavia Grand Slam Podium
The Hague, The Netherlands, July 20, 2014 - It has been another successful Beach Volleyball event in The Netherlands for Taiana Lima as she returned t... More...
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Antonelli & Juliana Capture Transavia Grand Slam Bronze Medal
20.07.2014 08:04:21
Europe vs. Americas for The Hague Beach Volleyball Gold Medals
19.07.2014 22:05:09
Poland Seeks First FIVB World Tour Gold Medal
19.07.2014 19:50:21
Holtwick & Semmler Seek Validation
19.07.2014 17:44:36
Three-set matches highlight Transavia Grand Slam men's quarterfinals
19.07.2014 14:46:43
From Qualifier to "Final 4" for Brazilians Fernanda & Lima at Transavia Grand Slam
19.07.2014 08:15:02
"Moving Day" Matches Spice Saturday's Transavia Grand Slam Schedule
19.07.2014 07:16:45
Chilean Cousins Claim Big Payday
18.07.2014 21:42:01
Americans Doherty & Lucena Tandems Earn Transavia Grand Slam Break-through
18.07.2014 20:23:05
Brazilian Women Continue Strong Transavia Grand Slam Showing
18.07.2014 18:00:51
Unexpected Tandems Earn Transavia Grand Slam Second Round Berths
18.07.2014 14:46:47
Brazilian Women Dominating Transavia Grand Slam
18.07.2014 12:39:58
European Champions Van Iersel and Meppelink disappoint after loss on home sand
18.07.2014 00:55:32
Elimination Rounds Highlight Friday's Transavia Grand Slam Schedule
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Elimination Rounds Highlight Friday's Transavia Grand Slam Schedule
17.07.2014 20:57:03
Latvians Erase Swiss Memories
17.07.2014 18:59:34
American Olympic Medalists Led Transavia Grand Slam Pool Winners
17.07.2014 18:35:39
Travelling Aussies happy on the road
17.07.2014 18:23:51
Dalhausser and Rosenthal on the hunt for a 'turkey' in The Hague
17.07.2014 14:38:14
Beach volleyball gives Apeldoorn a big buzz
16.07.2014 22:33:15
US and Australian pairs unbeaten in Amsterdam
16.07.2014 22:02:07
Swiss Tanja's pool winners after only one day in Apeldoorn
16.07.2014 21:27:24
Upsets Highlight Transavia Grand Slam Men's Pool Play Matches
16.07.2014 21:02:42
Sand suits Canadian Pavan
16.07.2014 20:21:27
Nummerdor: next year's World Championships are going to surpass everything
16.07.2014 17:37:22
Double or nothing for Bruno
16.07.2014 15:53:36
Germany's Ludwig and Sude making the most of a temporary partnership
16.07.2014 14:50:56
Transavia Grand Slam is the Wimbledon of beach volleyball
16.07.2014 14:46:41
Life is good, but…
16.07.2014 12:47:10
Just like old times
15.07.2014 23:48:08
Amsterdam, Apeldoorn Join The Hague in Hosting Transavia Grand Slam Matches
15.07.2014 16:36:34
Upsets Highlight Transavia Grand Slam Men's Qualification Tournament
15.07.2014 16:34:30
Top-seeded Brazilians Avoid Qualifying Transavia Grand Slam Upset
14.07.2014 20:26:19
Record US$1,000,000 purse for FIVB The Hague Transavia Grand Slam
14.07.2014 16:03:17
Qualifying Rounds Opens Transavia Grand Slam Play Tuesday
14.07.2014 14:09:38
Larissa "Is Back"
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Talking Stats: 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour—July 13
14.07.2014 02:43:50
2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour update after nine events
11.07.2014 02:54:55
Double Dutch delight
03.07.2014 18:09:15
European champs ready to give home fans taste of what to expect in 2015
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Three cities for The Hague Transavia Grand Slam
07.04.2014 18:09:54
One million dollars in prize money up for grabs at Transavia and Long Beach Grand Slams
19.03.2014 18:01:38
Fortaleza Grand Slam postponed as The Hague confirms four cities
07.03.2014 11:32:52
Transavia Grand Slam 2014 in three World Championship cities
30.01.2014 16:45:20
2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour ready for more highlights in record-breaking year


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First, Supergiant Games' acclaimed action RPG came out for the Xbox 360 as one of the games in Microsoft's annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Then, shortly after that, the narrator-centric release landed on Steam, which let PC owners tour the game's shattered world of Caelondia. Now the hit indie's been made to play in Google's very own browser software— at full resolution and everything—where even more people can experience one of 2011''s best games.
In a blog post in their official site, Supergiant details the specs you'll need to play the Chrome version of Bastion:
The Chrome version of Bastion requires:
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater
- Memory: 2 GB
- Hard Disk Space: 1.0 GB
- Video Card: 512 MB graphics card (shader model 2)
(Note: Gamepad controllers are not supported in this initial release.)
Hopefully, that gamepad support will find its way into this web version before too long. I gave the free trial of browser Bastion a spin on my iMac this morning and it looked as beautiful as it did on the Xbox 360. There's a significant chunk of initial load time as the game boots up but it ran smoothly for the 10 minutes or so I fiddled around with it. The game saves your progress to the cloud, which makes me think you can stop and start on different machines. However, you'll need a Google account log-in to do this. If you're curious, definitely try it out. Bastion's live on the Chrome web store now and, after the free trial, the full game's available for purchase at $14.99.
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Two things that I never thought I would do:
1) write a book about my feelings and my family and cancer and yaddiddy, yaddiddy.
2) blog
That's right. I never would have ever thought it conceivable that I would blog. Why would anyone want to listen to me? What would I even have to write about?
Well strap yourself in and get ready. I have a stage that is being thrust upon me by this book project my dad roped me into. So I plan to sing and dance and carry on! Oddly enough I think I'm going to love blogging. I've had a built up resistance to the idea, but now that I have to, and I might as well. I have stories, lots of stories. And I have opinions, lots of them too!
In my short life career so far I've found that honesty is the best policy. Those of you reading this that actually know me, can probably count on one hand the number of times I've tried to lie and how horribly I've failed. So in writing this book, (and now with this blog) I am above all open and honest. I really hope that when you read our book you'll see this right away. We didn't pull any punches.
I don't really have high hopes for this book, lord knows that I wouldn't ever pick it up in a store myself. However, my one real hope is that a few people, who are going through a similar life / family crisis, and have a similar denial approach to the situation that I took, will read what I wrote and know that they're not alone. Maybe people will see that it's okay to handle feelings differently from your fellow family members. That it's okay to be distracted by the normal trials and tribulations of everyday life even though your father is seriously sick. It would have helped me to know that others might feel like me when I was going through this first year with cancer.
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Lily Allen to headline Hogmanay gig
Lily Allen is to headline the concert at this year's Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations.
The Smile singer will perform on the stage beneath Edinburgh Castle during the Concert In The Gardens, as part of a nine-date UK tour.
"I've always wanted to spend Hogmanay in Scotland so the fact that I get to do it this year, but performing on stage in front of a whole load of people up for the best time, makes it extra special," she said.
Lily - who just returned from a short US tour with Miley Cyrus - will play a total of nine dates across the UK in November and December.
She will start in Glasgow on November 22 and then play in Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Plymouth, Portsmouth and London, before wrapping up with the gig in Edinburgh.
Organisers said Edinburgh's Hogmanay welcomed visitors from more than 60 countries last year, with audiences of around 130,000 people joining in the celebrations over three days.
Steve Cardownie, festivals and events champion at the city council, said: "Edinburgh's Hogmanay has long been the envy of cities across the globe and the celebrations to bring in the start of 2015 are set to be no exception.
"Headliner Lily Allen is sure to be a big hit with revellers, and coupled with an absolutely spectacular fireworks display, we are aiming to yet again bring together and entertain thousands of people as the capital brings in the bells."
Tickets for the November/December shows go on sale on Friday August 22 at 9am (10am for Edinburgh).
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Here's Mr. Linky-- You can use him to post your creation so that we can then go see your work and leave you some love. Everyone enjoys that! :)
Today marks the last week for our current Design Team.
Here's the excellent Team we are saying "Thank You" to, today:
Card Sketch Designer/Design Team Member Vikki Whittington
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Thank You all so much for your beautiful work with our sketches (and creating Card Sketches, in Vikki's case!) here on the Blog. It has been appreciated and your creations were much enjoyed!
My thanks to Ann Seleshanko, Senior Designer here at S: CY for her behind-the-scenes work. Despite a 'beyond busy' schedule with a family, plus studying full-time for her education degree, she consistently does a beautiful job of creating layouts to honour what means the most to her. Ann, thanks for being my back-up gal. You're awesome.
Today we also want to thank our June 2013 Guest Designer Angela Fehr!
It has been a pleasure having a fellow Canadian here with us-- your work is phenomenal and we look forward to working with you again, Angela. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer!
We appreciate all our readers, and hope you have enjoyed the new sketch format I have been using. The "jury is still out" about what format sketches will take in the coming months, so I welcome your feedback. If you would like to leave private feedback, you can email me at peteali @ eastlink. ca (with NO SPACES) .
Thank you for popping in to see what's up at Sketches: Creatively Yours. Keep us on your "radar" because there are new things on the horizon!
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To resolve the problem on PC, there is nothing better than knowing what's the specific reason of the issue, otherwise, you may need to try the following solution until fixing the error well.
When the error message only appears after installing a new program or launch one certain application on the computer, you should consider whether the program is not compatible with TSI.Gasomarshal.Emissar file and disable it automatically. In this situation, you need to uninstall the program firstly if it is useful for you, you can get a brand new install package and install it again, but please pay attention to the instruction and install properly on the computer.
Tutorials to uninstall the program in computer win Windows 8 operating system
1.Open Task Manager, stop the the specific file and associated programs running on the PC
2.Click on "This PC", and click Computer on the top
3.Choose "Uninstall programs", then it will go to the Windows uninstall section
4.Highlight the installed programs related to TSI.Gasomarshal.Emissar file
5.Click on "Uninstall" button, start to remove the program with the instructions
6.Restart the computer after the removal
If you suspect the program which TSI.Gasomarshal.Emissar file belonging to is just outdated, you ought to fix the error via updating the program to the newest version, and the features which cannot be performed smoothly on the outdated version can be recovered. The available updates of a software usually can be found on the website of its publisher. If it does not support to update the program to the newest versin from the current one. You can firstly uninstall the program, and install the one with latest version on the PC.
Virus attack could be the reason of many problems on the computer, because it has the serious ability to damage everything possible on the machine. Therefore, to make sure your computer are protected well and prevent it from destroying the system structure, installed applications and files, you should use an outstanding antivirus program to conduct a virus scan and removal as quickly as possible.
Don't know System File Checker and have never use it before? You should get start to learn something about this useful utility on the Windows system. System File Checker is a utility that can help users to find out and restore the corruptions in Windows system files. It is a safe and good way to fix some corruptions on the system but not always work for solving all the problems, especially when you encounter the missing or corrupted Windows Resource Protection (WRP) file issue. So you can try to fix the error via scanning and restoring the corrupted file with System File Checker.
Instructions to run System File Checker to fix TSI.Gasomarshal.Emissar error in Win 8:
1.Move the mouse to the lower-right corner of the screen, click Search
2.Type Command Prompt in the searching box, and right click on Command Prompt in the search result
3.Click to Run as administrator, and type the password it is required to enter it for a confirmation
4.Type "sfc /scannow" in the command prompt, and press Enter
5.Then the utility will start to scan all of protected system files and replace the corrupted ones as much as possible.
6.Finally, when the verification is 100% complete, you will see the result
7.Go to check wether it has been help you fix TSI.Gasomarshal.Emissar error.
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Since many general computer users having little professional computer knowledge and experience, repairing the system registry will be a task with high risk and easily make the manual error. And you should clear that this important database should be protected well from any kind of manual error, otherwise the computer will be resulted in a more serious and dangerous situation. Therefore, using a good registry repair program will be the best choice to handle different kinds of registry problems, when the registry fix is completed, you will be able to fix this error and other potential issues as well.


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Everyone has the right to be in relationships (family, friends, work, intimate partner) that are safe and respectful. We want the CSB/SJU communities to be:
- Cultures that reflect civility, respect, and non-violence.
- Communities that conceptualize sexual activity as an individual choice, where yes or no is a respected response.
- Communities that understand sexual activity between two people needs to be mutually consensual without the influence of alcohol or other drugs or the presence of pressure, force, threat, manipulation or intimidation.
- Communities that are ready, willing, and able to intervene in high risk situations.
- Communities that support victims and work to understand how sexual assault happens here.
Sex is not a THING that is given or gotten.
Sex is an intimate activity freely engaged in by willing participants without the undue influence of alcohol, control, manipulation, or threat.
Facts about sexual violence
O Most (80 to 90%) sexual assault victims are assaulted by someone they know.
O Most people tell the truth about sexual assault. Only 2% to 8% are false reports - same rate as most other felony crimes.
O Sexual Assault is an act of violence, sex is weapon.
O Most people don't commit sexual assault, but the few that do, commit multiple sexual assaults as well as other assaults.
O Majority of perpetrators remain undetected in our community - they are not caught.
O Sexual violence affects everyone.
O Sexual violence can happen to anyone, anywhere at any time.
- Definitions
- Consent
- Trauma
- Non-Stranger Sexual Assault
- Myth vs. Reality
- Victim Blaming
- The Alcohol Factor
- Rape Culture
- Rape Language
- Red Flags
- More than 32,000 pregnancies result from rape every year (Holmes et al., 1996)
- Some long-term consequences include (Jewkes, Sen, Garcia-Moreno, 2002):
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Gynecological and pregnancy complications
- Migraines and other frequent headaches
- Back pain
- Facial pain
- Disability that prevents work
Victims of sexual violence face both immediate and chronic psychological consequences (Felitti et al., 1998; Yuan, Koss, Stone 2006).
Immediate psychological consequences include:
- Shock
- Denial
- Fear
- Confusion
- Anxiety
- Withdrawal
- Guilt
- Nervousness
- Distrust of others
- Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
- Emotional detachment
- Sleep disturbances
- Flashbacks
- Mental replay of assault
Chronic psychological consequences include:
- Depression
- Attempted or completed suicide
- Alienation
- Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms
Sexual violence also has social impacts on its victims, such as (Clements at al., 2004; Golding, Wilsnack, Cooper, 2002):
- Strained relationships with the victim's friends, and intimate partners
- Less emotional support from friends and family
- Less frequent contact with friends and relatives
- Lower likelihood of marriage
Health Behaviors
Some researchers view the following health behaviors as both consequences of sexual violence and factors that increase a person's vulnerability to being victimized again in the future (Brener et al., 1999; Lang et al., 2003).
- Engaging in high-risk sexual behavior including:
- Unprotected sex
- Early sexual initiation
- Choosing unhealthy sexual partners
- Having multiple sex partners
- Trading sex for food, money, or other items
- Using harmful substances
- Smoking cigarettes
- Drinking alcohol
- Drinking alcohol and driving
- Taking drugs
- Unhealthy diet-related behaviors
- Fasting
- Vomiting
- Abusing diet pills
- Overeating
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We present a parsimonious multi-asset Heston model. All single-asset submodels follow the well-known Heston dynamics and their parameters are typically calibrated on implied market volatilities. We focus on the calibration of the correlation structure between the single-asset marginals in the absence of sucient liquid cross-asset option price data. The presented model is parsimonious in the sense that d(d􀀀1)=2 asset-asset cross-correlations are required for a d-asset Heston model. In order to calibrate the model, we present two general setups corresponding to relevant practical situations: (1) when the empirical cross-asset correlations in the risk neutral world are given by the user and we need to calibrate the correlations between the driving Brownian motions or (2) when they have to be estimated from the historical time series. The theoretical background, including the ergodicity of the multidimensional CIR process, for the proposed estimators is also studied.
In this work we use the Parsimonious Multi–Asset Heston model recently developed in [Dimitroff et al., 2009] at Fraunhofer ITWM, Department Financial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern (Germany) and apply it to Quanto options. We give a summary of the model and its calibration scheme. A suitable transformation of the Quanto option payoff is explained and used to price Quantos within the new framework. Simulated prices are given and compared to market prices and Black–Scholes prices. We find that the new approach underprices the chosen options, but gives better results than the Black–Scholes approach, which is prevailing in the literature on Quanto options.


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All your well wishes, thoughts and prayers worked miracles. My dad got through his surgery with a wonderful prognosis - it's NOT cancer, it's some kind of an infection that caused scar tissue but infections can be cured.
I am still in Alabama and still celebrating my release. Just found out the bookstore here already sold out. Woo hoo! (Of course, they may have only ordered four but, hey, they've sold out.)
Thanks, guys!
-Crime Scene Christie
And here comes a confession: I'm a daddy's girl, and a 100% full-fledged daddy's girl at that. As the only girl in the family, I'm special. I'm also cuter than cute, and smart as a whip.
Don't believe me? Just ask my daddy. He'll tell you. You see . . . I am a daddy's girl because without a doubt I am the apple of my daddy's eye.
I can honestly say that I don't think there's anything I could ask my dad for that he wouldn't bend over backwards to deliver. I can imagine calling him up and my saying… "Dad, there's no popcorn in Houston. I want popcorn."
I can hear his answer, "Do you want the real buttered kind or that light crap you always eat?" Then he'd fill his truck with popcorn and drive it all the way to Houston to deliver my heart's desire, even if it was the light crappy kind.
Yup, he has a big heart, but he's a tough ol' dude, too. A southern, barrel-chested hardworking, contractor/plumber with calloused hands to show for his years of work. His work ethic was instilled in me. Which is why I never cop to writer's block. I mean…not once have I heard him say… "I can't plumb today. I have plumbers block."
I'm sure there were days he plumbed better than others, like I write better than others, but he always showed up and so do I. Of course, he hasn't quit working. Seventy-one years old, and he says as long as there's stopped-up crappers, he has "crap" to do. (You might guess that I inherited my creative language from him.)
Yup…it's perfect that I'm here on my release day, because according to my dad, my language isn't the only thing I got from him. He claims he deserves at least half my royalties because I inherited my art of making up stuff, or as he calls it, "bullshiting", from him. All I can say is . . . well, he is a contractor.
Another thing I inherited from my old man is his sense of humor. His knack of seeing the lighter side of life, of laughing and joking, even during a crisis. I can honestly tell you that when you get us together, we're dangerous. We've practically gotten thrown out of restaurants because we couldn't stop laughing. Once he literally had me thrown out of his hospital room, because he'd had surgery and he couldn't look at me without laughing and it hurt to laugh.
I remember the time after his open heart surgery that he lay in the hospital bed and looked up at me with his stubborn, I'm-a-tough-guy expression and said, "Christie, you have to be a man to go through this surgery." Then his tough-guy expression faded and he said, "And I ain't no man. Get that nurse's ass in here and make her give me some pain meds!"
And when we got him home, we laughed our way through his recovery. I remember they'd given him a heart-shaped pillow to hug when he coughed and when he did cough he'd get me to come over and hold the pillow to his chest so it wouldn't hurt so much. But according to him, it still hurt like hell had just taken a nip out of his butt.
There was this one time, he had a coughing spell. He sat on the sofa, I stood beside him holding his pillow to his chest while he hacked and moaned. When he finally stopped, exhausted, he looked up at me. His eyes shined with emotional mist. "Baby," he said and his voice shook a little.
Right then, I sort of knew what he was going to say and my own eyes grew misty. And standing there, holding his heart-shaped pillow to his chest, I awaited my, "I-love-you and can't-thank-you-enough for being here" speech. Hey, we all want to be appreciated, right?
Then in his shaky voice, he continued, "I gotta tell you. You really need a breath mint."
Yup. That's my dad. Never a dull moment. And always a lot of laughter.
So I'm here to celebrate my release date with the man from whom I inherited a lot of my best and maybe wackiest qualities. Then tomorrow, we're going into the hospital to have a mass removed that they found on his lung. We're thinking positive, that everything is going to be fine, and we're gonna laugh our way through another recovery. I truly believe that, too. But if you get a minute, send some positive vibes our way. This Daddy's Girl can use all the support she can get.
Crime Scene Christie
P.S. If you get a chance, please come visit me at the BookEnds' blog today - http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/. Tomorrow jump over to Fresh Fiction's blog where I'm the guest blogger: http://freshfiction.com/blog/ I promise you, this one will only make you laugh and maybe. . . fan yourself a bit. Yup…it's hot. Oh…there's also a contest. So go check it out.


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Download and enjoy this MP3 walking tour, which leads listeners through Liverpool Cemetery stopping at and learning about Civil War veterans who rest in the cemetery. The veterans discussed in this recording served in battles from Bull Run to Appomattox Courthouse, as well as all major battles in between. They served in infantry regiments, light and heavy artillery regiments and cavalry brigades. Some of these men were POWs, some were wounded in action, and others gave their lives while serving in the war to make others free.
In conjunction with this tour, the Legion is working on a project to replace many of the headstones that mark the resting place of Civil War veterans; headstones that over the years have either been damaged or became unreadable due to wear and tear.
This project is a collaborative effort between the Liverpool Public Library, the Liverpool Historian's Office, and the American Legion. Released in 2011, this tour is led by James Keib.
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Facebook just announced that it's acquiring Instagram, the photo filtering and sharing app-maker, for — wait for it — $1 billion! The deal is in cash and shares, although given that Facebook doesn't actually have public shares yet, we'll have to assume that the stock part is coming from Facebook equity that now trades on private markets. Safe to assume that this equity will convert to Facebook stock when the company launches its much anticipated IPO later this year.
Instagram is only about two years old, but its users are sending upwards of 5 million photos a day to sites like Facebook and Twitter. A $1 billion valuation implies revenues of 200 million (at a conservative five-times multiple), which is just off the charts for a company so young. Particularly since Instagram is generating profits of exactly zero.
Its funding raises up to this point amount to around $7.5 million, and the word back in 2010 was that its valuation was about $20 million. That seems to have risen...somewhat, even beyond a new, rumored valuation based on new funding rounds of $500 million.
At the price Facebook paid, the return on the existing investment is...13,000-plus percent.
Why is Facebook is buying Instagram? Here's Mark Zuckerberg himself, from his Facebook post on the news. He emphasizes that Facebook isn't going to inhale Instagram, but rather continue to let it operate on its own:
[W]e're committed to building and growing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people.
We think the fact that Instagram is connected to other services beyond Facebook is an important part of the experience. We plan on keeping features like the ability to post to other social networks, the ability to not share your Instagrams on Facebook if you want, and the ability to have followers and follow people separately from your friends on Facebook.
These and many other features are important parts of the Instagram experience and we understand that. We will try to learn from Instagram's experience to build similar features into our other products. At the same time, we will try to help Instagram continue to grow by using Facebook's strong engineering team and infrastructure.
This is an important milestone for Facebook because it's the first time we've ever acquired a product and company with so many users. We don't plan on doing many more of these, if any at all. But providing the best photo sharing experience is one reason why so many people love Facebook and we knew it would be worth bringing these two companies together.
Over at Instagram, they're understandably "psyched."
Facebook is basically running up the white flag here and admitting that it can't homebrew a decent Instagram alternative that's native to Facebook. The New York Times' Nick Bilton reported last year on the "photo-filter wars":
Facebook plans to add a series of photo filters to its mobile application in the coming months with the hopes of drawing off fans of Instagram, the popular photo-sharing application.
The new feature has been ready for some time, according to two engineers who work at Facebook, but Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, hopes his engineers and artists create more filters before releasing the new product. Both Facebook engineers asked not to be named as they are not allowed to speak publicly for the company about unannounced products.
The engineers said Facebook will introduce almost a dozen photo filters, including some that are similar to Instagram like old-style camera lenses and grainy film. Facebook will also try to introduce new styles of filters with the hopes of drawing users away from other photo apps.
The engineers also said that Facebook attempted to acquire Instagram over the summer, but to no avail.
Instagram was clearly wise to wait for Facebook's photo-filter efforts to flounder as Instagram's flourished. It was also obvious that Facebook biggest future rivals, Apple and Google, were moving into Instagram competition/collaboration. Apple by adding filtering to its iOS mobile software, according to Bilton, and Google benefitting from a gangbusters Instagram launch for Android.
So did Facebook overpay? Of course. But Facebook is becoming more and more of a photo-sharing site, with those photos coming from the mobile environment. As we learned from Facebook's IPO filing, the company has almost no revenue coming in from mobile. It needs to move rapidly into that space, as mobile apps replace the desk-bound Web. So for Facebook to make good on its $100 million valuation, it has to be plugged into what Instagram can do and it seemingly can't.
That said, Instagram has to be something that Facebook is looking at as a sharing platform or system with a gajillion users. If it's spending $1 billion for...photo filters, a neat gimmick, then, well...we could genuinely be looking at tech bubble that rivals anything we saw in the late 1990s.
UPDATE: Business Insider notes that back in February, it said Instrgram was Facebook's biggest threat. Instagram = FAST! Facebook = s....l...o...w...
UPDATE 2: The more this is getting chewed over, the more I think Facebook is (a) solving its mobile photo uploading problem and, more importantly, (b) buying millions of Instagram users, thereby creating an instant mobile community that it can plug more directly into Facebook.
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Tree frogs grace delightful earrings by Albert Ickenroth. He crafts the fanciful figures in lustrous sterling silver bathed in 22k gold. They make an enchanting reminder of Mexico.
Among the ancient Maya, frogs were harbingers of rain. When offerings were made to the rain god, four small boys were tied to each corner of the altar. Their job was to chirp like frogs to call the life-giving showers.
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"If you don't continue experimenting and learning something new, you might as well just go back to bed."
"As fate would have it, I found work as a designer in a world-renowned papier maché workshop. There I taught techniques and procedures unknown in Mexico and developed new styles. After a few years, I opened my own workshop where I began to experiment with new designs in papier maché as well as in gold and silver jewelry. In some cases, the jewelry includes papier maché.
"My designs are always related to the fauna of this magical country. They have been used to decorate international restaurant chains, and some of my works have appeared in advertising spots for major credit cards. I always sign each piece so the buyer can be assured that this is my work.
"To create a piece of jewelry, I begin by sculpting the design in clay. From this, I make a model in wax and cast a plaster mold. Then I cast a second piece in wax, carefully adding the small details by hand. I use the lost wax process in my works, crafting the jewelry in silver. To apply gold, I first treat the silver with enamel in the areas that will retain their original color, then I electroplate the piece with 22k gold. Finally, I clean and polish it.
"For me, creating is an essential part of my life. If you don't continue experimenting and learning something new, you might as well just go back to bed."
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The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal from former Illinois Governor George Ryan on his corruption conviction.
Ryan was found guilty in 2005 of racketeering, fraud and other crimes involving kickbacks for state contracts and property leases.
He was released from prison last month, and is serving the rest of his sentence at his home in Kankakee.
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Kale & Green Garlic with Cheesy Polenta
Going into this month, I knew it was going to be nuts. I had a baby shower to throw, the Montavilla farmer's market Grand Opening to plan and attend, a wedding to coordinate, and my own wedding anniversary to celebrate.
All of these are incredibly wonderful things. I'm going to be an aunt for the second time! A dear friend got married to a man who makes her so very happy. The farmer's market that I volunteer for opened for another great season. And last, but certainly not least, I get to celebrate being married to my best friend for two years. I'm a lucky lady.
But all of these wonderful things do require a bit of time and energy, and somehow I never seem to have much of either. In the midst of all of this, I'm working full time, attempting to write a food blog, and am desperately trying not to kill my garden. There just aren't enough hours in the day. But when life hands you crazy, just whip up some kale and polenta. That's what I always say. OK, if I'm being honest, I've never said that before in my entire life. But, the moral of the story is this: when you have an incredibly busy schedule and you have kale growing like weeds in your garden, you should take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and make a delicious and satisfying kale dinner.
So that is precisely what I did. I picked a big bunch of Red Russian Kale from my garden, and quickly sautéed it with bacon, green garlic, onion, and lemon. I whipped up a quick batch of polenta, stirred in some freshly grated parmesan cheese, and proceeded to eat a large bowl of cheesy-bacony-polenta-and-kale goodness. The meal was so satisfying, flavorful, and comforting. And, it took all of 15 minutes to cook!
In the midst of all the craziness, I took the time to sit down to dinner with my husband, enjoyed a glass of wine, and allowed myself to breathe. It was just what I needed.
I know I'm not the only one out there who struggles with being over-committed and busy. Its the world we live in. I'm sure many of us are are in the same boat – scratching our heads, pouring over our calendars and wondering how we managed to book up the whole summer before it even started. Life has a funny way of quickly spiraling out of control. It happens. So, if you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of life, I challenge you to slow down. Take the time to sit down to dinner; to enjoy a meal with friends or family. Everything else can wait.
And, of course, if you're in need of a little inspiration I do declare that this is the perfect meal to make when you're pressed for time. Its so good, in fact, that I've already made it twice this week!
Kale & Green Garlic with Cheesy Polenta
Serves 4
1 large bunch of Red Russian Kale (or other green, such as Chard), washed, de-stemmed, and roughly chopped.
4 strips of bacon, cut into 1/2 inch strips
1/2 yellow onion, diced
3 heads of green garlic*, minced
The juice of 1/2 a lemon
Red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper to taste
*Note: Green garlic can be found at farmer's markets at this time of year. It is much milder than regular garlic, so it isn't overpowering. If you can't find green garlic, substitute 1-2 cloves of regular garlic.
Heat large pan or skillet over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add bacon pieces. Cook until fat has rendered and bacon has begun to crisp. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and allow to drain on a paper towel.
Return pan (with bacon fat) back to the stove. If you have really fatty bacon, you may need to pour off some of the fat (You want about 1 Tablespoon of bacon grease left in the pan). Cook onions and diced green garlic in the bacon fat until tender, about 3-4 minutes. At this point, add in kale and squeeze lemon juice over the whole pan. Cover, turn down to medium-low, and allow kale to cook and steam for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally, checking to make sure everything is cooking evenly. Once the kale has fully wilted (8-10 minutes), add bacon back into the pan. Squeeze a bit more lemon juice over the mixture, and season with salt, pepper, and red chili flakes.
Remove from heat, and serve kale and green garlic mixture over cheesy polenta.
For the polenta:
4 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
Healthy amount of freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup polenta (or corn grits)
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
Combine water, salt, and pepper in a small saucepan. Bring water to a boil. Once water is boiling, pour polenta in a steady stream into the water, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to whisk. Stir until polenta is thickened, but creamy (8-10 minutes). Remove from heat. Stir in cheese and butter, mix until incorporated. Taste, add salt and pepper if needed (Note: I like my polenta to be quite peppery.)
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Chef Dennis / Jun 13 2011 6:53 pm
what a wonderfully flavorful dish! I have to admit I have not seen green garlic, I must look for it! your cheesy polenta looks so very very good, what a nice contrast with that lovely kale!
Lindsey@Lindselicious / Jun 13 2011 7:36 pm
Love dishes that come together like this! Kale and polenta- killer combo that is so satisfying. Perfect weeknight dinner.
Banana Wonder / Jun 16 2011 8:21 am
Love this combo…and the green garlic! That's a good idea to grow your own kale. Have fun with all your activities this month 🙂


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