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IRA – USA is organized as a non-profit corporation in Washington DC to fight against slavery, racism, and gender oppression in Mauritania.
Our Work
multi-media education and USA based and Mauritania-based educational projects. We are currently anticipating a project in Nouakchott to provide literacy and basic life skills education to escaped slaves.
legal aid — we work with those who have suffered human rights abuses, especially slavery, and with Mauritania-based human rights defenders. See here for the Ould Mkhaitir case, a case of death sentence because of alleged blasphemy, apostasy and hypocrisy.
Our Budget
IRA – USA operates with pro bono labor. We are currently seeking volunteers and funds for programs.
Donations to IRA -USA are tax deductible. You can donate by contacting us, or by using our paypal link.
Lenyonga Jennifer Fomunung is a current summer associate with IRA-USA for Summer 2015. She is a National Achievement scholar, and received a bachelor's degree in International Studies with a minor in Mandarin from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 2014. She has had experience in East Asia, and extensive experience in West Africa, as a Cameroon-born immigrant. She is currently a rising second-year law student at the Georgetown University Law Center, and is expecting to receive her Juris Doctor degree in Spring 2017.
Michael Hayworth is currently volunteering with us as a development professional and web-developer. He is a lawyer in Toronto Canada, has run campaigns for Walkfree and for many years worked as a development professional for Amnesty International in Australia.
Suzanne Reichardt began as an intern at IRA – USA in the fall of 2014. She is an international studies bachelor of arts student at American University. In the spring of 2015 she edited and helped to publish Mauritania Look 2014.
Carl Ross, an environmentalist and human rights activist, provides expert guidance for our congressional outreach.
Isabel Wade is a current student at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California studying International Relations and French with a focus on human rights. A passionate advocate against slavery, Isabel travelled to Mauritania in 2014 to research slavery and what U.S. policy should be towards the country. Isabel has also worked with Polaris Project, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, and Challenging Heights. She is assisting with outreach and website maintenance.
IRA Board of Directors
Biram Dah Abeid, Honorary President of IRA – USA
Dah Abeid is a Mauritanian politician and advocate for the abolition of slavery in Mauritania. In 2008 he founded the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA-Mauritania). In May 2013, Biram Dah Abeid received the Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Rish of the Irish NGO Front Line Defenders. In December 2013, he received the United Nations Human Rights Award. You can learn more about Biram's work in the New Yorker.
Bakary Tandia, Secretary of the Board, IRA – USA
Tandia pioneered United States-based activism for human rights in Mauritania. Working with the American Friends Service Committee and other human rights organizations, he orchestrated U.S. campaigns for Mauritanian leaders and human rights activists between 1998 and 2008. In preparation for the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Tandia worked with Filmmaker and Human Rights Lawyer Michele Stephenson on her documentary, "Faces of Change". The film highlights human rights violations in Brazil, Bulgaria, India, Mauritania, and United States. Tandia has featured in numerous discussions of this film at screenings in international film festivals.
He also leads workshops for participants in the Human Rights Advocacy Program, Columbia University. Tandia is also a Co-Founder of Abolition Institute, a Chicago-based organization dedicated to the eradication of slavery in Mauritania. He sits on the board of directors of the New York Immigration Coalition and of the Abolition Institute.
Jerry Herman
Professor Jerry Herman is a professor and lecturer in history at the Camden County College and Southern Illinois University and in communication at Lindenwood University. Professor Herman has been involved with many activism campaigns in the United States such as the Anti-Apartheid, Anti-Slavery campaigns as well as the Voter Registration Campaign in Savanna, Georgia and the Open Housing Campaign in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to being an active member on numerous campaigns, Professor Herman has also published articles in Angola, Mozambique and Mauritania Reader and was the editor of the United States Anti-Apartheid Newspaper. Professor Herman has also travelled and researched around the world in places such a Rwanda as a genocide observer and has been on an Anti-Slavery fact finding mission in Mauritania.
Sykam Sy, Chief Financial Officer, IRA – USA
Dr. Sy was born in Kankossa in the Southeast of Mauritania. He was arrested, with his father, by the military junta led by then-dictator, Maouya Ould Sid'Amed Taya, and detained in Kiffa (the provincial capital) until his deportation with part of his family to Senegal in June of 1989. His arrest and subsequent deportation during his middle school years were part of an unprecedented ethnic cleansing campaign in Mauritania, targeting Blacks. In Senegal, Sikam overcame several challenges, graduated from High School Salutatorian of his Class, and was accepted at Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar in 1993. He was Valedictorian of his Class in 1999 and received a Ph.D. in Egyptology (Maxima Cum Laude); he is the first Mauritanian to ever hold the French title of "Docteur des Lettres" in Egyptology.
His experience as a refugee and victim of injustice prompted him to join several Human Rights advocacy campaigns and to dedicate his life to fighting for the voiceless and the most vulnerable among us. In addition to his Human Rights advocacy, Dr. Sy has worked as a researcher, language consultant, and reception and placement provider for a Washington-based NGO. He has served on several boards in Maryland and Virginia.
He is currently a proud resident of Maryland and Baltimore County.
Alice Bullard, President and Chief Executive Officer, IRA – USA
Alice Bullard is a Washington DC based lawyer, with a practice in human rights and environmental law. She has worked with Mauritanian human rights activists since the late 1990s. From 1994 – 2007 Bullard was a professor of history at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia, where she co-founded the Human Rights Initiative with the generous sponsorship of the B Wardlaw Foundation. Her publications include Exile to Paradise, (Stanford University Press, 2000) and Human Rights in Crisis, (Ashgate 2008) and numerous essays. Bullard earned her doctorate in history from the University of California, Berkleley and her juris doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Paris, France and has received more than twenty national and international fellowships and awards. She is licensed to practice law in Washington DC and Maryland. See Bullard Esq for more information about legal services in non-profit, government relations, human rights, and media messaging.


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Today we are happy to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc Melissa Bourbon Ramirez who just released a sexy romantic suspense novel, Sacrifice of Passion in Entangled Publishing's new category romance line: Deadly Sexy. When glimpsing the blurb of this novel the first question that arises in every reader's mind is why did Melissa include a mythical creature, the chupacabra in a contemporary romantic suspense story? Well read on to hear about her inspiration and if you comment you could even win a copy of the book!
I've always been fascinated by legends, and I have a natural-born love of the Mexican culture. My husband is Mexican-American, we try hard to instill the Mexican culture into our kids' lives. When I starting writing, I wanted to bring in elements from this culture I so love being a part of (I like to say I'm Latina-by-marriage). I started with the Lola Cruz mystery series. Lola's a Latina and who I imagine my daughter might be in a lot of ways. She's Latina, but American, and I love her! No legends in the Lola series. But when I decided to try my hand at a romantic suspense, I went dark. DARK.
Enter chupacabra.
An urban legend. A mythical blood-sucking goat-like creature. And the perfect backdrop for a romantic suspense novel. They're creepy, and I was intrigued with the idea of building a story around this legend.
So, what is a chupacabra? A blood-sucking goat-like creature.And the villain in Sacrifice of Passion.
Truth be told, I wasn't 100% sure I could write a really great romantic suspense, but the legends drew me in and wouldn't get out of my head and so I had to try. It was surprisingly fun to write, I found out (the second book, Curse of Passion, revolving around the legend of la Llorona, comes out in early 2013). Writing a stand alone book is different than writing a series. With my Lola Cruz Mysteries (and my Magical Dressmaking Mysteries), everything's about creating sustainability with the characters and their world. There's never complete resolution with the main characters because their stories keep going.
With a stand alone romance, the happily ever after is a must and so the story has to be wrapped up, which means you go in fast and dig deep. And boy is that an experience. Getting into Vic and Delaney's heads, delving into their backstories, making them real, living, breathing people was challenging at times, but so rewarding, and in the end, I absolutely love them. Anjana Vasa, a blogger, wrote in a review of Sacrifice of Passion:
"Delaney and Vic are quite honestly, two of the most real characters I've ever come across, they're both imperfect and yet you can see what makes them special. I couldn't help but admire Delaney's strength through the entire novel, sure she has her weak and scared moments but she shows that you can make your way back from anything."
To hear readers say you hit the mark with the characters in a book is the entire reason writers write. It's a thrill! Writing Sacrifice of Passion has become one of the best book writing experiences I've had. Mexican legends seem to be working for me, and for this book if the reviews are any indication. I guess I'm doing okay with romantic suspense!
Vic Vargas and Delaney West's story is epic. Intriguing. Evocative.
I hope you love it as much as I do!
Tell me: Have you heard of the legend of chupacabra, and do you think legends like this make good backdrops for romantic suspense novels?
Check out these awesome reviews of Sacrifice of Passion by super bloggers Anjana Vasa and Kayleigh from K-Books. I'm still flying high because of the reviews!
Sacrifice by Passion by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
Book #1 in the Deadly Legends series
A tall, dark, single dad Texas rancher finds himself facing more than his stubbornly silent son when the chupacabra, a supposedly mythical blood-sucking beast, starts killing his livestock—and stalking the town's newly returned veterinary assistant, the sensual woman who ran from the altar and broke his heart twelve years earlier. Determined to purge his sizzling memories of her from his all-too-vivid imagination, he seeks her help to get to the bottom of the disturbing animal mutilations, only to have her break through to his sullen son…and rekindle the love he'd thought was lost forever.
But her refusal to share a terrible secret sends her running straight into the lair of the chupacabra, plunging her back into her worst nightmare, and forcing them both to confront the wrongs of the past in order to stay alive for the future they desperately want.
Melissa Bourbon, who sometimes answers to her Latina-by-marriage name Misa Ramirez, gave up teaching middle and high school kids in Northern California to write full-time amidst horses and Longhorns in North Texas. She fantasizes about spending summers writing in quaint, cozy locales, has a love/hate relationship with yoga and chocolate, is devoted to her family, and can't believe she's lucky enough to be living the life of her dreams.
She is the marketing director at Entangled Publishing, is the author of the Lola Cruz Mystery series with St. Martin's Minotaur and Entangled Publishing, A Magical Dressmaking Mystery series with NAL, and is the co-author of The Tricked-out Toolbox and two romantic suspense titles.
Visit Melissa at her website | Twitter Page | Facebook Home | Goodreads | and Books on the House, a website bringing books and readers together!
Also available from Melissa Bourbon Ramirez: Deceiving the Witch Next Door, a sexy and fun paranormal romance with Entangled Publishing's Covet line, and Bare Naked Lola a funny cozy mystery with Entangled Publishing.
Entangled PUblishing has generously offered an ebook copy of Sacrifice of Passion by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez to a lucky commenter!
All you have to do is answer Melissa's question: Have you heard of the legend of chupacabra, and do you think legends like this make good backdrops for romantic suspense novels?
(You can read our full giveaway policy here)
Please be sure to include a valid email address in the comment form (need not be in the actual body of the comment).
This giveaway is open to all!
Giveaway ends on Saturday, 11 August 2012; we will announce the winner on Sunday.
Good luck!
this sure sounds interesting, and yes, I have read about the Chucapabra's before, in a great paranormal series by Robin T. Popp. I really enjoyed it. Stonelike by day, creature by night.
Thanks for a great post and congrats Melissa on the new release!
I haven't really read too much about the Chucapabra except for an occasional news story when someone claims to have a pic and it's really a dog/fox w/ mange.
I've heard the term "chupacapra" but I don't know the legend it refers to. I'd love to hear the whole story though. I like paranormal elements so I think it's great to incorporate legends into romantic suspense.
No, I'm afraid this is the first time that I've heard about the Chupacabra legend. But this sounds interesting. And I think it all depends on how the legend is incorporated into the stories. If it is well done, then I think it would be a very good idea.
I have heard the name before but never read about but I think legends in books make it very interesting.
I have heard of the Chupacabra. They actually have a Scooby Doo movie about the Chupacabra that my kids like to watch. LOL. However the legend I have always heard Chupacabra described as was more like Big Foot. I am interested to read it in the book. I think it will make it interesting.
I've heard of the legend. I think it's a good idea for a book.
I love the myth of the Chupacabra. This is the only book I have ever seen that incorporates it. Very creative. I look forward to reading it.
I heard of the chupacabra when I was visiting Texas. I can't wait to read this book. Sounds exciting. I just finished another book worth mentioning. It is called, "The Masada Protocol" by author Lee Broad. This a fiction thriller novel based in Israel in which a former black ops officer has taken on an intelligence assignment that takes him into a Middle East conspiracy that he must solve along with the help of a beautiful under cover agent from the Mossad. http://www.leebroad.com/ It is one of my favorite books I've ever read.
I have heard of it. And I do think legends make great backdrops. Often they are interesting and a bit on the unbelievable side that can really add adventure and more to the story
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I have heard of the legend of chupacabra and I do think legends like this make good backdrops for romantic suspense novels because they aren't overdone in so many books and I suppose there is a basis of some kind to every legend, right? So to me it makes it a little more suspenseful:)
I have read supernatural romance books about every kind of superstition or monster that you can think of but the Chupacabra was never in any of them. I think that's a very fresh direction to go in.
I have come across the Chupacabra before. Personally I think legends like these make an excellent backdrop for romantic suspense, urban fantasy or any other kind of fiction. The more unfamiliar a legend, the better! 🙂
Hi, great post! Never heard about Chupacabra. But I guess it gonna be interesting story to used urban legends as background theme.


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2017 - 7th Annual College Clinics and Recruiting Showcase
7th Annual College Recruiting Showcase and Coaches Clinic
Saturday June 17th, Pompano Beach Florida
Registration is Open! Click here to get started!
Saturday June 17th
Morning Session: 8-10 am
Coaches Clinic!
Now you get a chance to personally work with, learn from, and get to know, some of the College Coaches in this format. Players will spend time on the court with each College Coach in a small group of athletes.
Open to ALL players from U14-U18, no invitation is required.
8-10 am
Cost: $105 per player
Same day, June 17th
College Recruiting Tournament
Afternoon session: 11am start
After our morning coaches clinic, we will begin our Showcase Tournament! Players will be given a break between the end of the coaches clinic and start of the tournament. This is your chance to show the coaches how you battle.
Pool Play then on to single elimination bracket play. All teams advance from pool play.
Must have a partner to register. Each partner must register separately. U14, U16 and U18 Divisions
Your team will play in the division of the oldest player on the team. (ideally play with someone in your age group) Tournament is open to all players U14, U16 and U18. No invitation is required.
Cost: $85 each player
Results from 2016 Showcase
U14's 1st - Peyton Yamagata/Victoria Johnson 2nd - Alyssa Keller/Kaeli Crews
3rd - Skylar Johnson/Reagan Carlton and Anna Mallory/Xenia Torres
U16's GOLD DIVISION: 1st - Madison Daum/Hailey Cabeceiras, 2nd - Jasmine Safar/Becky Tresham,
3rd - Rileigh Powers/Jaqueline Farris
U16's SILVER DIVISION: 1st - Bailey McMenimen/Ally Carr, 2nd - Zenia Khazendar/Malia Barker,
3rd - Dealyn Shoaf/Lexi Fitzpatrick and Madeleine Bolston/Hampden Thomas
U18's GOLD DIVISION: 1st - Madison Fitzpatrick/Sydni Small 2nd - Kaya Cortado/Nadya Cortado
3rd - Hailey Rubino/Jordan McKinney and Jenna Banz/Kayla Gallant
U18's SILVER DIVISION: 1st - Jewel Strawberry/Callie Workman, 2nd - Kristen McLain/Kirsten Klos,
3rd - Mazarine Tsuji/Courtney Root and Parker Gray/Caroline Cain
U14's U16's U18's
BeachDig has already helped more than 70 players get recruited
AND get scholarships to play beach volleyball in college.
June 10th-11th, 2016: Pompano Beach, FL
On the North Side of the Pompano Beach Pier
222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. Pompano Beach, FL 33062
***not same location as last year***
This camp and showcase will be a 2 Day Event that consists of Clinics (Lead by the College Coaches) on Friday,
and a College Recruiting Tournament on Saturday. All players in U14-U18 divisons are welcome.
You must register for each event separately and you need to have a partner for the tournament.
(both partners must register for tournament).
Colleges Confirmed So Far:
Georgia State
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University
Florida International University
Tulane University
Florida Gulf Coast University
University of North Florida
University of South Carolina
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Huntingdon College
Grand Canyon University
Louisana State University
Stetson University
Arizona State University
Spring Hill College
...more to come
DAY 1: CLINICS WITH COLLEGE COACHES - FRIDAY, JUNE 10th
Now you get a chance to personally work with, learn from, and get to know, some of the College Coaches in this new Camp Format.
Players will spend time on the court with each College Coach in a small group of athletes.
The clinics on Day 1 are open to ALL players from U14-U18 (no invitation is required).
Cost: $120/player
DAY 2: COLLEGE RECRUITING TOURNAMENT - SATURDAY, JUNE 11th
Cost: $100/player
Must have a partner to register. Each partner must register separately.
This is your chance to show the coaches how you battle. U14, U16 and U18 Divisions
Grab a partner and get signed up before the tournament is full. We have limited court space.
Committed players are permitted to compete. (one commited player per team).
Your team will play in the division of the oldest player on the team. (ideally play with someone in your age group)
Tournament is open to all players U14, U16 and U18. No invitation is required.
BONUS For Showcase Tournament : New this year - The first 20 players to regsiter for day 2 will get a FREE Recruiting Profile on CollegeBeachRecruits.com. CBR is the first ever Recruiting Website specifially designed for beach volleyball. NCAA coaches all over the country love having this platform to review athletes. This is an $89 value financially, but is an invaluable asset in your recruiting toobox. Coaches will be looking up your profile both before and after the event to help them choose the players they want to focus on and recruit.
Your CBR recrutining profile link will be included in the packets given to all of the College Coaches at the tournament, so we highly recommend you have this set up well before the tournament! Click here to purchase profile
2015 Info:
BeachDig has already helped more than 70 players get recruited AND get scholarships to play sand volleyball in college. If you would like to be considered for this elite showcase tournament, please fill out the application by clicking the link below.
Colleges Attended in 2015
Eckerd College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Georgia State University
Jacksonville University
Louisianna State University
Stetson University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Arizona
University of North Florida
University of South Carolina
Webber International University
Parent Testimonial
Hi Coach Cindy,
I just wanted to be sure to send you a quick note and a big Thank you for everything you do! My daughter, Morgan Crawley, attended the Beach Dig 2012 College Sand Volleyball Recruiting Camp and has just had tremendous success with her Sand Recruiting. We are from Knoxville , TN. She also created an awesome BeachDig Recruit Profile. Long story short - and with a lot of Recruiting in between- Morgan was seen at the showcase and invited to visit Mercer, Stetson, Webber, and FIU! She recieved scholarship offers from Mercer and Webber, but fell in love with Coach Rita at FIU and has committed to their Sand Team for Fall 2013. I think the Stetson offer was close behind, but one look at FIU was all it took:).
Sand Recruiting from Tennessee is not easy and filled with many long road trips to Florida to compete. I just wanted to be yet another testimony to everything that BeachDig stands for and the amazing support given to Sand Athletes, even in Tennessee. Morgan is definitely another BeachDig success story! Thank You!
~Susan Crawley
Which Colleges Have Attended the Showcase in the past?
Georgia State University
Webber International University
University of South Carolina
University of Hawaii
University of North Florida
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University
Stetson University
Tulane University
Florida International University
College of Charleston
Warner University
Louisiana State University
Jacksonville University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Click here to see our complete list of colleges that have confirmed sand volleyball programs
Click here to see the list of players we have helped get recruited
BeachDig Hosts First Ever College Sand Volleyball Recruiting Camp
In July of 2011 BeachDig hosted the first ever, college sand volleyball recruiting camp. 54 of the top junior beach volleyball players from across the country and beyond were invited to showcase their skills for 11 college sand volleyball coaches.
The 2 day camp in Fort Lauderdale, FL included a skill showcase on Saturday and a National Championship tournament on Sunday.
Over a dozen camp attendees have been or our currently being recruited to play sand volleyball in college. See the players below who have since committed and will recieve scholarships.
This event was a huge success and we plan to make it an annual event. if you think you've got what it takes and would like to be considered for the 2012 Recruting Camp, be sure to fill our our recruitment application. click here to fill out application. Please only do this once as we have hundreds of requests to sort through.


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"He's a low-information voter who became president."
-Jon Favreau, former Obama speech writer on Donald Trump
If you are still a Trump supporter, and the polls say there are still a lot of you out there, you must be getting your news from somewhere other than traditional news sources. But how silly of me to think otherwise, because of course you are. You're getting your news from Hannity and his pals at Fox News, and from the neo-fascists at Breitbart, and from Rush and his sound-alikes, or maybe even from the blogs, Facebook posts, or tweets that just flat-out make up stuff and pass it off as news.
Those "alt-news" folks are the sources of the pro-Trump line that has continuously provided cover—by reporting "alternative facts," by ignoring serious news stories, by accusing legitimate reporters of bias and dishonesty, and by vilifying Democrats for being obstructionists—for his gross incompetence and flagrant abuse of his presidential prerogatives. The rest of the Fourth Estate, what folks like me call the mainstream media, have been reporting the increasingly alarming tale of a man who is completely ill-suited for the presidency, both in terms of competence and temperament. The result, to this point, is an administration that is either on the verge of self-destruction, or is taking the country perilously close to an international crisis, or both.
But how could it have been otherwise? Is anyone who really paid attention to Donald J. Trump during his campaign at all surprised to see how little knowledge he has about the work of being president? Or of how little he cares to educate himself? Or of how easily he flies off the handle when he perceives someone to have slighted him? Or of how full of himself he truly is?
The man who is now the president of the United States is exactly the same man who ran for the office. Then he was a blowhard for whom the truth about anything was a trivial nuisance to be cast aside in favor of loudly proclaimed lies, mischaracterizations and ad hominem attacks. Now he is a buffoon who lies, mischaracterizes and engages in ad hominem attacks. The only significant difference between then and now is that then he was repulsively entertaining; now he is frighteningly embarrassing. He should be losing support, but he continues to be buoyed by those of you who cling to the hope you see in his populism, the faith you have in his image, the trust you have in his biography.
But many of us view that hope, faith and trust as woefully misguided, and we fervently wish you would see the man as he is and not as you have allowed yourselves to be convinced he is. He certainly continues to give you ample opportunities to change your perception. In fact, even as I was beginning to pen this essay—the one you are reading right now—yet another report about Trump's incompetence was revealed. This one has him sharing highly classified intelligence with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador during that Oval Office meeting Trump had the day following his firing of James Comey as FBI director. News cycles reverberate so suddenly and continuously with Trump's actions or statements or tweets that what seems shocking one day is quickly replaced in the national consciousness with an even more shocking action or statement or tweet the next. And, indeed, the day after the revelation about the classified intelligence breach was revealed, a memo by Comey was leaked that indicates Trump asked Comey to drop the FBI investigation in Michael Flynn. That one sounds like obstruction of justice and has some insiders whispering the "I" word.
The unveiling of Trump's catastrophic presidency began on Monday last week when the former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified that she had warned the White House (presidential counselor Don McGahn) that then National Security Advisor Flynn had lied to the administration about what he had said to the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak a full 18 days before Trump fired him. That testimony raised once again the ongoing suspicion about possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian efforts to affect the presidential election.
The very next day, however, Trump buried that story when he fired Comey in the most unceremonious of ways (and with the most bizarre of letters, about which more in a moment), with his spokespersons claiming that the president had made that decision because of Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email story during the presidential campaign and upon the recommendation of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who had penned a three-page memo recommending Comey's removal. That claim raised these questions: first, why had Trump applauded Comey at the time for re-opening the email investigation eleven days before the election?; second, if Trump truly believed Comey had acted improperly with respect to the email investigation, why did he wait three and a half months to can him?; and third, why had the firing come just a week after Comey had testified that the Russian investigation was continuing and that the evidence of Trump campaign collusion was part of that investigation?
But then just days after the firing and after Trump loyalists had parroted the line that the firing was due to Comey's mishandling of the Clinton emails and was based on Rosenstein's recommendation, Trump stepped all over that line by flatly stating in a national television interview (to NBC's Lester Holt) that he had fired Comey because of the Russian-election-collusion investigation and that he had made up his mind to do so before he received the Rosenstein memo. And so he succeeded in making himself look even worse than he had just a few days earlier.
Trump's termination letter to Comey opened with what appeared on the face of it to be a self-serving non-sequitur. Basically Trump began by thanking Comey for assuring Trump on three separate occasions that Trump was not under investigation for the Russian-election-tampering/campaign collusion. Most reactions to that line were like mine: a ridiculously obvious attempt to create a false narrative or, at least, a preposterous way to fire a person of Comey's stature, since for Comey to have said anything relating to an ongoing investigation to the head of the campaign the agency was investigating would have been inappropriate at best and unethical at worst.
But it is just almost impossible to keep up with this man's craziness, because while the news of the Holt interview was still being parsed by analysts and politicians (and I haven't even mentioned the Trump tweet that may indicate Trump had recorded conversations with Comey proving that Comey assured him he wasn't being investigated) the Washington Post reported that in his meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador, Trump had revealed the highly sensitive classified information relating to ISIS activities. And then, the very next day, the New York Times reported that Trump had sought to have Comey drop the investigation into Flynn's possible criminal conduct.
If you study the man's actions (including his tweets and other blathered inanities), you can't help but feel that he is psychologically challenged. Haven't you known men like Trump? I'm talking about individuals who cannot allow anything ill to be suggested of themselves and who are always craving praise or at least attention that they can claim is praiseworthy. If you can picture the kind of men I'm describing, you probably are thinking that you'd rather not spend any time with them or be in their presence for very long because they are just plain insufferable.
That kind of person is marginally tolerable in a social setting, but do you want that kind of person leading the country? You might answer that many presidents have had that kind of ego, and you're probably right. It takes something akin to a Trump-sized ego to even think of running for the presidency. But an unduly inflated ego is not the major problem with Trump. It's there, and it has to be reckoned with, but if he were otherwise competent, if he just showed that he had the intellectual curiosity to learn what a president needs to know, if he would just surround himself with competent people, there would be hope for his presidency.
Let's consider, with greater circumspection, the Russian election-tampering investigation. Almost without exception, the intelligence indicates the Russians tried to affect the presidential election. From the outset, Trump has pooh-poohed the idea, only very recently feebly acknowledging the intelligence consensus. But he has continuously opposed the investigation, claiming it is just the Democrats' way of excusing their loss in the election. And with respect to the possibility of collusion in the Russians' effort by his own campaign, he is adamant in opposing the suggestion of it, let alone an investigation into it. (And why the excessive efforts to protect Michael Flynn, now, if Comey's account of the episode is accurate, to the point of appearing to obstruct justice and expose himself to possible impeachment? What does Russia have on the president? Or, if that isn't the correct question, then why is the president so anxious to appear on good terms with the Russian government?)
As he admitted, unwittingly perhaps, in the Lester Holt interview, he fired Comey over his irritation with the former director's ongoing insistence on investigating the claim. In fact, whether coincidentally or otherwise, Trump fired Comey only days after Comey requested more resources to support his agency's investigation.
Now let's think about this stance Trump has taken since both the first news of the Russian tampering and the claim of collusion by Trump's campaign surfaced. Why, if he is absolutely certain the claim is bogus, has he been unalterably opposed to the investigation? If he knows his campaign had nothing to do with Russian tampering and hacking, why wouldn't he want the investigation to proceed to clear himself and his campaign staffers from any hint of wrong-doing?
Let me ask it from a different vantage point: If you're the president of the United States and your intelligence agencies are all telling you that the country's electoral system was threatened by tampering efforts by a major international adversary, wouldn't you want to know how far those efforts went? Wouldn't you want to learn how such efforts could be thwarted in the future? Wouldn't that kind of be part of your constitutional duties as the leader of the country's democratic institutions?
Donald Trump has continuously had exactly the opposite attitude about the possibility of Russian tampering and hacking. But it doesn't stop there. He has surrounded himself with aides who have had close dealings with Russia. In addition to Flynn, at least a half dozen other Trump confidants and staffers have also had contact, if not open dealings, with the Russian government. Here's a list just off of the top of my head: Rex Tillerson (Secretary of State, who had close ties with Russia's government while heading ExxonMobil); Paul Manafort (one-time campaign manager, who was involved with Putin forces in Ukraine), Jared Kushner (son-in-law and most trusted top aide, who met with Russia's ambassador and a Russian bank executive during the transition), Carter Page (former foreign policy adviser, who spent three years in Russia advising energy companies), Roger Stone (long-time friend, associate and unofficial adviser, who doesn't deny ties to Russia), Jeff Sessions (current Attorney General, who met with Russian officials during the campaign), and Erik Prince (Education Secretary DeVos' brother, who met with a close associate of Vladimir Putin to open a line of communication to the Trump administration).
What is behind all of these associations and contacts with a major U.S. adversary? Perhaps they are all just coincidentally Russophiles who also happen to have Trump's confidence. But even the appearances raise questions, and this president shows no inclination to address them. Instead, he refuses to acknowledge them. And so, instead of tamping out brush fires, he inflames them into full-blown infernos.
His approval ratings have dropped to the high-30s, never having been higher than the mid-40s. Does he not care? Does he not understand that political power comes from the people, and that if they are not in your corner, their elected representatives aren't going to be either?
Trump has already started to run for a second term. He may still be a viable candidate in 2020 if he can hold onto his base by convincing his fellow "low-intelligence voters" that he is "making America great again." But in the meantime, his incompetence and his temperament put his administration's ability to accomplish anything, not to mention his country's ability to sustain its cherished democratic traditions, at great risk.


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Brazil Environmental Economics. Alyssa Cobus Madeline Mitchell Matthew Ferrara Doreen Brown . OUTLINE. I Introduction II Environmental Policies in Brazil III Pollution as Negative Externality IV Incomplete Market V Solution to complete Market
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Alyssa Cobus
Madeline Mitchell
Matthew Ferrara
Doreen Brown
I Introduction
II Environmental Policies in Brazil
III Pollution as Negative Externality
IV Incomplete Market
V Solution to complete Market
VI Pros/Con's of Environmental Policies
VII What's next?
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Brazil is one of the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, but it is also one country with the largest potential to reduce such emission
Brazil defended its position: cautioned that "environmental protectionism" should not stand in the way of economic development among the less developed countries
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We are often so busy staring at our faces for signs of wrinkles that we fail to notice the sneak attack happening just below our chins. As Nora Ephron says on page 5 of her bestselling book, I Feel Bad About My Neck, "According to my dermatologist, the neck starts to go at forty-three, and that's that. You can put makeup on your face and concealer under your eyes and dye on your hair, you can shoot collagen and Botox and Restylane into your wrinkles and creases, but short of surgery, there's not a damn thing you can do about a neck. Our faces are lies and our necks are the truth."
Well, that's that. Now that we're all running to the mirror to check out our necks, let's take a closer look at the solution, shall we?
What is a Neck Lift?
A neck lift is a cosmetic surgery that can improve the look of your neck by tightening the loose skin, tightening the underlying muscles and removing the excess fat via targeted liposuction or direct excision. For minimally sagging necks, the incision can be placed in front of the ear, but more often the incision is under the ear lobe and runs behind the ear.
The plastic surgeon then lifts the skin from the ear to the midline of the chin and neck. He will also adjust the underlying muscle and soft tissue as needed. Excess fat in the neck is also removed. The more excess skin you have, the more redraping you may need, which results in a longer incision. The problem of excess skin and where to put it is one of the main reasons that most neck lifts are performed along with a facelift.
Why is a Neck Lift Often Combined With a Facelift?
A facelift rejuvenates the face below the eyes and above the jaw, but does not include the chin line and neck. If a patient undergoes a facelift without a neck lift, the loose skin around the neck will take away from the end result. Conversely, if only a neck lift is performed, most people will not get enough tightening of the cheek and jowl area and the results will look, well, strange.
If you have sagging jowls around your jaw line, you will need to undergo a lower face lift. A lower face lift is a subcategory of a traditional facelift that pulls and tightens the skin around the jaw and chin that can't be eliminated with either a facelift or a neck lift. Depending on the rest of your face and its aging symptoms, you may also elect to undergo a brow lift, eye lift or fat grafting to achieve the most natural results.
Are There Less Invasive Options That Can Rejuvenate the Neck?
Most plastic surgeons would say, when it comes to the neck, surgery is the only option for true long lasting and dramatic results. There are some more minor surgical options including a device called the iGuide that uses a threading technique to suture the underlying muscles to the deeper neck structures. iGuide procedures are performed by plastic surgeons and are only effective on those patients who have minimal neck issues.
How Much Does a Neck Lift Cost?
Average neck lift costs range from $5,000 to $8,000 depending on the surgeon's experience level and the geographic location of the surgery. This price usually includes liposuction of the chin, but be sure to ask if this is the case. The price does not include additional procedures such as a facelift.
What is the Recovery Time for a Neck Lift?
Patients will be sore and swollen for approximately one week after surgery. Keeping your head above your heart and icing your neck will reduce swelling and thus pain. Always follow your plastic surgeon's post-op instructions to ensure the quickest recovery. Most people can expect to return to non-strenuous work in 7-10 days.
Is a Neck Lift Right for You?
If you have banding around your neck, excess skin, jowls, a double chin, vertical chords or the dreaded "turkey wattle," then you are probably a good candidate for a neck lift. But don't despair or feel alone. According to Nora Ephron's dermatologist, after age 43, we're all in this together!
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Moods of a Woman
An angel of truth and a dream of fiction,
A woman is a bundle of contradiction.
She's afraid of a wasp, will cream at a mouse,
But will tackle her boyfriend alone in the house.
She'll break open his head and then be his nurse,
But when he's well and can get out of bed,
She'll pick up the tea pot and aim for his head.
Beautiful and keenly sighted, yet blind and crafty and cruel,
Yet simple and kind.
She'll call him a king, then make him a clown,
Raise him on a pedestal, then knock him flat down.
She'll inspire him to deeds that ennoble a man,
or make him her lacked to carry her fan.
She'll run away from him and never come back,
But if he runs away, then she'll be on his tracks.
Sour as vinegar, sweet as a rose,
She'll love you one minute then turn up her nose.
She'll be stronger than brandy, milder than milk.
At times she'll be vengeful, merry, and sad,
She'll hate you like poison and love you like mad.
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Jackson County Memorial Hospital's 21st annual "Light Up A Life" event will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7. Light Up A Life is held annually as a celebration and remembrance of life.
When you make a donation in honor of a loved one, you will receive an ornament in their name hung on the tree in the JCMH lobby; the name placed in the JCMH Book of Lights; and their name read and a candle lit during the Candle Lighting Ceremony.
Speaker for this year's event will be Gary Kincannon, and special music will be by Blake Pewo. The Candlelight Ceremony will be held after the message of hope by Kincannon.
This year's Bible verse for the event is Romans 15:13 which says, "May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
Donations to Light Up A Life can be made by using the form here and mailing to JCMH Hospice, P.O. Box 1139, Altus, OK 73522. For more information, call 580-481-2320.
As the first non-profit Hospice in a five-county area of Southwest Oklahoma, Jackson County Memorial Hospital Hospice provides end-of-life care for anyone who meets criteria for hospice services despite their ability to pay.


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Why do some foods get stuck in the lap-band? One of the vagaries of the LAP-BAND is that some foods appear to lodge in, or above the band, resulting in patient discomfort, productive burps, and vomiting. This is not a desired effect, and can lead to a band slip, or even to band erosion. There are several types of foods that become stuck.
Gluten style foods
Doughy white bread, white crackers (like goldfish), sticky white rice, sticky white pasta are all foods that sit above the lapband and can cause discomfort, and a number of times have caused the patient to have a band slip. None of those foods are on a list of any food that a person concerned about losing weight or their health would be eating. The mechanism for these foods is clear- much like adding water to flour and making paste- these foods appear to form a ball that sits above the band- and the body works hard to expel them.
The human does not have the digestive enzymes to break down methylcellulose. Hence most vegetables and fruits that are high in this fiber will get stuck. Classic examples include skins from grapes and apples – pulpy fruits like some grapefruits or pineapple. Vegetables that are problematic include asparagus or broccoli.
Apples may need to be peeled. Grapes frozen. By freezing the grape the skin is fractured when you eat it, and goes through the lapband easily.
Vegetables should be cooked. There are many who assume that raw vegetables are better than cooked—and that is not the case (We have an entire video about this on yourdoctorsorders.com). Cooking the vegetables allows a break down of the methylcellulose that would otherwise become stuck in the band.
The best method of cooking vegetables is Sous Vide style. Consider that the opening of the stoma (the middle of the band as it compresses the stomach) is typically about the diameter of a pencil lead. Eating anything larger than that will result in it being stuck- especially if it is stringy. So mechanically cutting food to small pieces is a start.
Another method of breaking down the fiber is to dry it out, dried vegetables are easily tolerated. The methylcellulose fiber is dried out- so when you crunch it, the vegetable goes down easily.
Proteins are a different matter as to how they are cooked. Meats are like a sponge- when they are cooked they first soak up the protein like a sponge soaking up fluid. Technically, the proteins, when cooked below 200 degrees F unravel a bit – and the amino acids that unravel are called hydrophilic – meaning they are friendly to water. This is why the center of medium rare is so juicy.
You can imagine taking a bite size piece of sponge – that is soaked with water- and pushing it easily through a small funnel. Cooking above 200 degrees causes the proteins to dry out. The amino acids that unravel in this range of cooking are hydrophobic, meaning they repel water. This is why meats become dry the more they are cooked at higher temperatures.
Take that soaked sponge, and put it in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour. It is dried out. Now cut off a bite size piece of the sponge and try to push it through a small funnel – -it won't work. Your body tries to do this- and to help push it through your body creates a lot of "slime" to push the protein through (also called sliming).
The best method to cook meat is to use a Sous Vide method of cooking. Cooking chicken at 147 degrees F in a sealed bag in a water oven allows you to cook it through without getting rid of the juices. Chicken will get done in about 45 minutes.
Other methods of cooking can be used for chicken- such as how supermarkets sell it (roasted) – which is the meat is cooked slowly- and is typically retaining its juices. Pressure cooking can dry a chicken out, as can a crock pot if left on too long.
Dr Terry Simpson
Dr. Terry Simpson is a Phoenix weight loss surgeon. He encourages his lap-band surgery patients to learn to cook and adopt healthier lifestyles. His goal is to use culinary medicine to keep patients out of his operating room. in 2017, Dr. Simpson became a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist.


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(In a nasal, Andy-Rooneyish tone) "Have you ever noticed how some things just stay new?"
Well, Prof. Jones' paper is like that. It seems that every time I look at the paper, I see something new. Take for instance figure 2, the block diagram: I have been going over that paper on-and-off for a few years. Even so, I came up with the block diagram that I posted earlier. Hmmm, it seems that when I took another look at figure 2, I just tried fitting some 74LS00 series chips in place; what do you know? They fit! I looked at the buffer (the triangle pointing up, on the right side of the diagram) and thought that it could be a simple tri-state buffer; perhaps a couple/few 74LS241 Octal 3-State Drivers?
Next, I looked to the left a bit and noticed that the rectangle right next to the driver was really a latch, such as the 74LS373 or '374 (now what is the difference between those again? Oh yeah, one is edge triggered and the other is level triggered.) Whoa, those latches in Prof. Jones' figure 2 look mighty close to these chips. In fact, with the exception of the triggers being inverted from Prof. Jones' design, and the fact that the address latch is not buffered (just keep the output enabled for that one), those chips will work admirably.
After looking through my old, handy-dandy 7400 TTL list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_7400_series_integrated_circuits), and doing a couple more replacements, I came up with this:
Notice that, as I've mentioned, the PC, ADDR and TEMP latches are inverted from Prof. Jones' description. This can be easily handled by simply inverting the bits in the sequencer for those signals.
Also, the address decoding for the PC Register is the small box in the lower-left corner. It is simply a large AND gate looking for all the address bits to be high (the highest address) along with the write signal high. This will latch the data on the data bus into the 74LS374 holding the PC Register.
The sequencer will be a simple 74LS188 ROM (or actually half of one) programmed with the data from figure 3 in Prof. Jones' paper. The address lines for this ROM will be tied to a 4-bit binary up counter (such as a 74LS161) clocked by the system clock. The eight bits per address location will line up with the eight signals coming in on the left-side of figure 2.
Next up will be creating a schematic of each part of figure 2, and the 74LS188 ROM with the counter and clock. I would like the clock to be variable, including down to single step, so that the operator can see each step as it is executed.
Also, January is the Winter Warmup for the Retrochallenge contest. I will be entering again (didn't do as well as I would have liked last summer), but am not sure what I will be doing for that. Check out my RC blog at http://retrochallenge.granzeier.com (no longer valid.)
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A passion for food and film can unite the two in intriguing and fascinating ways and bring life to a perfect match…. this combination was first brought together in 1895 in French film called " Le Repas de Bebe" and it has continued…
What is your favorite food film? Share it with us here in the Comments..
One of my all time favorites was a nominee in a past Academy Awards for Foreign Film Category- Il Postino (The Postman) with one of my favorite Neapolitan actors- Massimo Troisi..it was a fictional story based on some facts about the poet Pablo Neruda…poetry makes a romantic pairing with food also
Here is a spaghetti dish made especially by the main character Mario..have a listen to the soundtrack..just as beautiful as the movie and the dish…
ll Postino: Spaghetti alla Mario Ruoppolo
di Michael Radford e Massimo Troisi
Spaghetti alla Mario Ruoppolo
for 6 servings:
1 lb spaghetti
6 artichokes
1 1/2 lbs fresh, red, ripe tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
3 tblsps extra virgin ollive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Clean artichokes and cut off the hard exterior leaves and retain the heart of the artichoke.Thinly slice the artichoke heart. Place 3 tablespoons olive oil in saute pan, when hot place in saute pan with artichoke slices.
Cut tomatoes into cubes, discard seeds and place tomatoes into artichoke mixture. Squash tomatoes with fork and then add in garlic cloves Continue sauteeing for about 15 minutes add in basil and salt and pepper to taste, remove from heat.
Boil spaghetti and cook till al dente, drain. Add into artichoke mixture and toss spaghetti till coated with sauce. Remove from heat and serve.
Buon Appetito!
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This weekend we went to Ardenwood Historic Farm, a place Mom and Ronan had visited before. Upon arrival Ronan was quick to point out the train, the windmill, the blacksmith shop, and all of the various animal pens. He was particularly fond of the goats and sheep (petting, and at one point, even trying to kiss).
"Baa, baa, white sheep, have you any wool?"
Petting a soft nose
When at a farm, always remember to kiss a goat.
He also spent some time watching the blacksmiths work; one smith was making a knife blade and tang, though it was in the very first stages of manufacture. The farm machinery was also a hit and Ronan spent some time sifting through the soil to find old nuts and washers lost by those machines years ago.
Loving the old school John Deere
Finding discarded tractor parts in the soil
There was also a chicken/turkey coop as well as a small aviary for more exotic birds; while Ronan typically enjoys clucking at fowl he seems more interested in our neighbors chicken pen than the ones at the farm.
Contemplating which brine to use...
We saved the water pump for last, knowing that Ronan would be soaked by the time he would be done with it. Sure enough, our prediction was true, though we were all glad he was unsuccessful in his attempts to jump into the reservoir!
Quickly moving from "learning to pump water" to "a shower while fully dressed"


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Oh boy, I have quite a treat for you all today! I have not one reborn reskin, but four of them, each replacing one of the originals in the game!So, to kick off this paintbucketed goodness, let's start with the default skin. Take the clothes, paintbucket them completely black, add paintbucketed designs in white and/or gray, then add lines on the face, and that is what you would get. The acrobat skin is now completely desaturated, and lines pasted onto the face. The boss skin (same as the blue skin) has been paintbucketed green and had leaves slapped onto it all over the place. The fencer skin (same as the red skin) has had his torso and face replaced with an unrecognizable texture that reminds me of oranges mixed with a burlap sack, and various lines painted onto the body. Finally, the forceuser skin has had his arms replaces with pinkish blobs of matter, and, unsurprisingly, has had lines painted on his face.Paintbucketing is bad. If I have to say 'paintbucketed' again I will go nuts. Please try some real skinning instead of that. If you don't have a good program, try Gimp. If you already have it (or a similar program), try looking up some skinning tutorials and get some practice.So... Uhhh... If you like reborns such as the ones described, give this a download.Team Support: YesBot Support: Default RebornNPC Support: Default RebornNew Sounds: Default Reborn
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Magic Jonhson's son Earvin Johnson III is coming to reality TV.
According to reports, the basketball legend's only son will be featured on a new E! series titled "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills." As the title suggests, the show will follow five young adults as they flaunt their wealth and designer bags on camera.
"You'll see me doing the absolute worst with all my crazy friends," E.J. said during a recent hosting gig on E!'s Fashion Police.
As we reported earlier, the 20-year-old NYU student came out of the closet earlier this year and his family publicly supported him.
"I don't care about the backlash, if somebody doesn't agree, that's just tough on them. I'm gonna love my son until the end," Magic told The Grio. "He has a right to decide who he wants to be, who he wants to date, and who he wants to marry, and he has decided that that's a man, and that's okay by us."
"I always wanted to come into the spotlight," E.J. added. "I always had dreams and plans of doing my own thing and creating my own image, so it came a little sooner than I thought it would but this is still something I knew I would be going through and would have to experience."
Looks like this will be the younger Johnson's time to shine. Do you plan to tune in?
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5 thoughts on "Magic Johnson's Son EJ Lands New Reality Series On E!"
Is anyone sure this kid was not adopted b/c he looks nothing like Magic or Cookie and apparently has no athleticism or taste in men. Maybe the HIV virus or the medications did something to Magic's sperm. I hope his show has more appeal than the Magic Show did, so I will check it out. Maybe his friends will encourage his to make going to the gym a segment of the show and make things more interesting; not just his outrageous fashion. BTW, he's Magic's only son by Cookie; Magic does have an older son whose is happily married to a woman and looks fit, and looks a lot more like a Magic product than this kid.
Can we just get rid of reality shows period, and why do they call them "reality", whose life resembles any of this garbage, and if it does why haven't they attempted to change it.
I don't want to see this. He needs to work on losing weight
People will tune in because flamboyant over the top personalities do well on TV and he looks like he fits the bill. A lot of people will probably be laughing at him and not with him. This show will be something that he will look back on when he's older and say what the hell I was thinking. He's another person who wants to be famous for absolutely nothing.
What is the point of ANOTHER reality show of people flaunting their riches and acting badly? Really?? Ugh!! Stop the madness!!!


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Thousands of households have pet dogs. A dog is considered to be the best friend of a man, but it is essential that the dog you own and keep should be given some amount of training to ensure that it does not ill treat the guest or people moving around in everyday around your home. The type of dog you want to keep at your home depends upon the place where you live and the space available around you to enable the dog to run around and get exercise.
Though they are violating the provisions of law, you can see many people keeping pets in multi-storey apartments where there is lack of space and the dog cannot run around. These types of dogs are generally aggressive are likely to bite others. Just like it is the duty of the dog owners to train the dog, it is also the duty of the parents to teach their child about the precautions that should be taken to be safe.
Teach your child prevention tips
The children should be taught to keep the following in mind while trying to play with a strange dog or if he or she is attacked by a dog:
- Never approach or try to play with a dog the owner of whom is not known to you. This is necessary if the dog is tied or confined in some enclosure or in a car. Such prisoner dogs become very furious and consider you as an intruder in their premises.
- If you want to pet a dog or play with him, do not abruptly touch it or try to grab it. When the dog comes near you first let him sniff you, this way the dog will try to familiarise with you.
- If a dog approaches you, never turn your back and run away. The dogs have an instinct of chasing a running child. Instead just stand there calmly and try to move backwards with your face towards the dog.
- In case you find a dog sleeping or eating do not touch or call him. The dog may get irritated and pounce on you.
- If the dog is playing with her puppies feeding them or otherwise, never ever try to go near her. The dog may fear that you are an intruder and are trying to take away the puppies. This may make her furious and in such conditions dogs could even bite their owners.
- In case the dog attacks you do not try to run. Though difficult at that moment, instead remain motionless with your hands on the sides. Never establish eye contact with the dog under these circumstances. It is possible that slowly the dog will lose interest in you and stops, at this point of time you can slowly walk away.
- In case of an attack by the dog, try to keep the dog away from yourself by placing something in between you and the dog. This could be your jacket, gloves, a board or a cycle. This will give you some time to be more cautious.
- Never scream at the sight of an approaching dog. In case you fall down and the dog comes on you, just lie motionless with your hands on your ears. Do not create any sort of noise or call someone. Slowly the dog will move away
In case your child has been bitten by a dog the parents should not lose their calm. The immediate necessity is to provide first aid to the child and also to find about the particulars of the dog. The wound caused by the dog bite should be washed thoroughly with soap and running warm water. Once washed, dry the wound using a clean towel or other cloth and apply some antibiotic. Thereafter move towards the doctor's clinic.
If the dog is a pet and you know the owner and also if the wounds are not big, there should not be a big cause of worry. First aid will be sufficient. In case the wounds are deep the child may require stitches or other specialised treatment. Do not forget to ask the owner about the immunization history of the dog.
In case the child has been bitten by a stray dog not often seen around and after biting your child it has run away, the child may require a shot of anti rabies vaccine. Never delay medical treatment in such a case. If there is a dog control office nearby report the incident to them so that other children could be saved.


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Through funding from the NIU Great Journeys Strategic Plan the Digital Convergence Lab was able to purchase hardware and software to provide the NIU community with educational experiences focused on new media and technology.
Our goal is to bring members from the surrounding community to the Digital Convergence Lab, the NIU Libraries, and the NIU campus by hosting community workshops, special interest camps, intellectual digitization products, research and development opportunities to "strengthen and extend NIU's regional impact".
Check out our Community Workshops, and our Game Development Lab for after school programs and summer camps for children in the community.
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Under magical house arrest in her great-grandmother's suburban cottage, college graduate and reluctant earth mage Shelley Dupree whiles away most mornings spying on the warlock next door. Though erotic daydreams offer some distraction, she faces long working hours, cash flow problems, and a repeat burglar. On Valentine's Day, she sets a trap for the mysterious intruder, intent on ending his crime streak once and for all. But her scheming cat familiar foils her best-laid plans, and, with a little help from Madame Eve's 1-Night Stand service, she discovers a far more dangerous species of magical feline.
After moving in next to a ramshackle building on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., pastry chef Adrien Chatdurois is plagued by repeat sexual fantasies starring the same curvy brunette. In a state of constant arousal, he devotes his early mornings to grueling exercise and spends the rest of his day handcrafting the city's best chocolates. When his younger brother stirs up trouble on the shop's busiest day, the frustrated shifter is forced to pay a surprise visit on his reclusive neighbor. He soon learns not all witches are wart-covered hags, and one in particular might prove the most delicious of desserts.
Adrien finished slotting the tray of chocolate-dipped strawberries into the case's most prominent spot. In honor of Valentine's Day, he'd drawn a Cupid's bow on each fruit using melted white chocolate. Beaming a proud smile at the appetizing array, he made a mental note to drop off any remainders on his next-door neighbor's porch after closing time.
With the notion came a sudden compulsion to also send a bottle of bubbly. Rolling his shoulders to relieve the tension in his fatigued muscles, he tentatively added champagne to the shopping list. If today's profits met expectations, he should be able to gift the old lady some booze.
Less than a second later, an image of a bottle of peach Schnapps flashed over his vision. Stepping to his left, he took off the wool hat and placed it next to the cash register. Why was his brain fixating on ingredients for a Bellini? He didn't even like cocktails.
White heat flashed over his vision. He found himself on his knees, crouched over a soft feminine body. Fizzy, bubbly liquid slicked skin the color of caramel. When her back arched, the drink sluiced over a set of tensed, quivering abs to soak her lacy pink waistband. He dipped his head, his tongue trailing over the potent mixture of peach, alcohol, and woman. He dug his fingers into her lush hips, tilting her in the opposite direction so the remaining liquid trickled over her ribs to catch along the underwire of her bra. Capitalizing on the excuse to taste, he—
Fingers snapped repeatedly in front of his face. "Oy. Where the hell did you go?"
With a sigh, he directed his gaze at his sibling. "Bass, what the hell do you want?" Their two-year age gap allowed for a healthy dose of fraternal bonding, but a lifetime as the man's big brother had also built up baseline cynicism. Sebastien's unannounced visits tended to have odd and oftentimes very expensive consequences.
Globetrotter, lover of languages, and romance author, Tara Quan has an addiction for crafting tales with a pinch of spice and a smidgen of kink. Inspired by her travels, Tara enjoys tossing her kick-ass heroines and alpha males into exotic contemporary locales, paranormal worlds, and post-apocalyptic futures. Armed with magical powers or conventional weapons, her characters are guaranteed a suspenseful and sensual ride, as well as their own happily ever after.


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IUC World Exclusive: Libya Celebrates Death of A Ruthless Dictator – Sayonara Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi
IUC World Exclusive: I Predicted California's Royal Couple Would Split After Leaving Office, And They Did – Arnold and Maria Finally Part Ways; Maria would Have Left Arnold years Ago If not For the Sake OF Her Devoutly Catholic Parents
In my book The Governator I gave exclusive details on new mistresses in Arnold's life. Maria was not amused. In several radio interviews promoting The Governator I predicted the couple might split after Arnold left office. And they did! The only reason why Maria stood by Arnold this long is because [...]
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Sugar Ray Ramone Catone (The Bronx Bi-Blogger) – Praising Barry O!!!
Capturing the phylactory…better than a box spring…saving money with coupons…blue smoke free cigarette…siphoning beer from BP…jiminy peak…quutamo apocalyptica…feeding quinoa to AJ's dogs…the queen of spades…furry and plushie…yipit crunchbase…turning stone to bread…just like the white winged dove…AJ jealous of Michelle's flat foot boogie…dream on and bimbo was her name.
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IUC World Exclusive: Justice For The World
To all the families and friends of 911 victims hope this day makes you feel better. Peace is much more fun than war. In the end everyone gets what they deserve!!!!
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Mourning Mandela – RIP Zenani
My heart goes out to Nelson Mandela after losing his beloved great granddaughter Zenani, 13, in a car accident following a star studded concert to kick off the World Cup. There are no words to describe the pain of burying a child. RIP Zenani.
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IUC Smells Rat Here – Was Polish President Murdered?
As one mourner put it, "How could they have allowed all these people – the president, all the military chiefs of staff, the central bank governor – to fly together in an old plane? It was a tragic mistake," he said.
No, it wasn't! Look for new details to emerge shortly that his was no [...]
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Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Help build and lead an exceptional technical team to create product-ready, clinically relevant software
• Build and execute reliable processes for execution against core software objectives
• Lead the broader software team to identify the path to a successful product goals, while functioning as an effective individual contributor
• Work to develop and maintain efficient, reliable code; identify bugs and bottlenecks; and maintain code quality and organization
• Interface with physicians and researchers to help answer important clinical questions based on medical imaging, pathology, and electronic health record data
• Design frameworks for interfacing between health IT systems and research workflows
• Hire and retain staff, facilitate training and development, provide guidance and coaching, complete performance evaluations on schedule, and work with Human Resources to support organizational policies and procedures
• Establish and create a positive team environment through leadership and mentoring. Work with staff members to develop an individualized professional development path with clear goals and objectives
• Provide the proper supervision, work environment and structure to ensure performance and well- being of employees. Provide clear channels of communication, delegation and accountability within the team for effective problem solving
• Use the Partners HealthCare values to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration
• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Computer science, engineering, or equivalent undergraduate and graduate degrees are preferred, though not strictly necessary
• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in software development,
• A minimum of 2+ years of experience in a leadership role
• Experience managing developers with common policies for documentation, coding and agile development methodologies
• Clear, demonstrable evidence of exceptional productivity and performance in competitive environments
• Knowledge of software team management philosophies (e.g. Agile, Scrum) and various product management/software development tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello, etc.) are required
• Familiarity with Node.js, Flask, Express, micro services with containers, and .NET are strongly preferred
• Expert knowledge of Python and C++ is required, as are standard tools for continuous integration and versioning (i.e. Git, etc.). Broad knowledge of multiple tools and programming languages spanning the stack, including (but not limited to web front-end tools, databases, microservices with containers), is required
• Experience with common tools for data management and analysis including machine learning (i.e. Tensorflow, Theano, Torch), distributed computing (i.e. Hadoop, Spark), database software (SQL or variants), and general scientific computing are strongly preferred
• Experience with software development for healthcare products as well as familiarity with common clinical scenarios, regulatory and quality standards, payer and provider considerations, are beneficial but not necessary
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• Strong sense of urgency and proactiveness
• Ability to function effectively and independently in a fast-paced environment, organize and prioritize work independently, and meet tight deadlines
• Self-motivated, with an entrepreneurial mindset and ability to learn quickly
• Excellent project management skills (ability to multitask and prioritize work requirements) with a strong commitment to customer service.
• Strong analytical, planning, organization and time management skills with a high attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with technical teams, cross-functional teams, and staff at all levels of the organization including both technical and non-technical personnel
• Ability to successfully negotiate and collaborate with others of different skill sets, backgrounds and levels within and external to the organization
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Child labor, schooling, and poverty in Latin America
The authors probe further into how household attributes affect the probability that children will work, and the probability of enrollment and success in school. Focusing on four household surveys in Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Peru, they find that most child labor is takes place in rural areas, and that more boys than girls are recorded as workers. Children in the poorest income groups enter school late, and often exit before completing the basic school cycle. Enrollment rates for children in the wealthiest families are more than 90 percent for ages 6 to 15. For the poorest children, enrollment rates don't rise above 90 percent until age 8, and fall below 90 percent again by age 12. While the enrollment gap across income groups is only a few percentage points for children aged 8 to 11, about 15 percent of the poorest children already have spent one, ortwo fewer years in school by age 8, compared to the children in the wealthiest households. In addition, those poorest children begin to drop out of school in large numbers after the age of 11. For children aged 14 to 16, the difference in enrollment rates between rich and poor nearly doubles (from 20 to 34 percentage points).
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- Ravallion, Martin & Wodon, Quentin, 2000.
"Does Child Labour Displace Schooling? Evidence on Behavioural Responses to an Enrollment Subsidy,"
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Royal Economic Society, vol. 110(462), pages 158-175, March.
- Ravallion, Martin*Wodon, Quentin, 1999. "Does child labor displace schooling? - evidence on behavioral responses to an enrollment subsidy," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2116, The World Bank.
- Duryea, Suzanne & Arends-Kuenning, Mary, 2003. "School Attendance, Child Labor and Local Labor Market Fluctuations in Urban Brazil," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(7), pages 1165-1178, July.
- Furio Camillo Rosati & Mariacristina Rossi, 2003. "Children's Working Hours and School Enrollment: Evidence from Pakistan and Nicaragua," World Bank Economic Review, World Bank Group, vol. 17(2), pages 283-295, December.
- Furio C. Rosati & Mariacristina Rossi, 2003. "Children's Working Hours and School Enrollment: Evidence from Pakistan and Nicaragua," CEIS Research Paper 25, Tor Vergata University, CEIS.
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Recipe for a happy divorce
True cliche: Simple things bring happiness.
Maintaining happiness (or some semblance of it) through your divorce might not be as difficult as you think. According to scientists, the following things make us happy:
- Virtues: Our sense of wisdom, justice, compassion for others,
- Gratitude: Appreciating what we have and expressing it to ourselves and others,
- Savoring: Enjoying the moment and taking time to smell the roses,
- Engagement: Being in our activities for the experience of it ("being in the zone"),
- Living a meaningful life: Doing things for others and helping others.
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Friday Linkup!
Today is my first Friday linkup! I've been running a Wednesday Linkup for quite some time now (maybe a year?) and I decided that I'm going to start a Friday linkup as well. Since so many people do recaps on Friday's, I figured why not? For my Friday linkup it will be 5 things. There is no specific topic that has to be written, whether you want to recap 5 things that happened, 5 of your favorite things of the week, 5 outfits, 5 anything really. As long as there are 5 (ok if one week you can't think of 5 we will let it slide no worries!) things being discussed I don't mind what you link up! I do ask that it is a Five on Friday type of post, please don't post outfit posts with just one outfit, recipes (unless there's 5), or anything of that nature. That's what my Wednesday linkup is for! I will also be featuring the most clicked on bloggers from the week prior just like my Wednesday linkup.
Zero and Lilly Update
I said I was going to be updating about the fur babies. So I think Zero (the newest addition) is finally settled in to her new home. She hasn't had many accidents on the floor this past week. It's only been a few here and there but she went 3 days without having one!!!!!! Lilly is also getting used to her sister. She's still showing Zero that she is alpha and that it was her house first, but not as much as before. I have to be careful because Lilly and Zero fight for my attention so I have to give the equal amount to both of them. So far the only change is Zero not having so many accidents as before. Both pups are healthy and playing constantly! Lilly has found this new way of going under the covers to hide from Zero and she just sleeps there. Zero knows not to bother Lilly when she's under the covers. It's actually quite adorable.
Glory Boon Newsletter
You guys, you HAVE to sign up for the Glory Boon newsletter! Two new products have come out and you would've already known that if you were subscribed. There are great products and they are 100% organic, vegan, and cruelty free!
May showers bring June flowers?
Ok, so in the month of April it was extremely cold and barely rained. Whatever happened to April showers bring May flowers? Well, it's been raining all week here in Jersey. I hate the rain because the worms come out and it just gets all gross and cold. Hopefully it'll warm up soon, I'm missing the nice warm days of summer.
New YouTube Video
I uploaded a new YouTube video guys! You can either watch it below or hop on over to my YouTube channel and subscribe because that would just be extremely appreciated! (Insert huge smiley face here). I decided to switch it up a bit this week and talk about beauty trends I just don't understand. It's meant to be comical, so enjoy!
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