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Marcus of Tremere heard the sound of something large crashing through the woods toward their camp. He gathered his claok and ready his spells, just as a huge fearful beast came bursting onto the scene – Fearghus! The giant wizard's eyes were white with fear. Hoarse from running, Fearghus was muttering something about a beast that had he had to flee. He could nto decsribe what had happened only that he felt the need to flee and had been running (the four hour distance) throughout the evening.
Falling back on on his strongest form, Marcus wove a spontaneous rego-muto spell to calm his soldales. The others in the camp were woken and plied Feargus with questions. It appears that the Black Boar had came on their camp, preceeded by a wave of fear that swept up Fearghus Ex Misc, Sweet Gillie, Claude the Grog and at least one of Sir Edgar's man-at-arms. The son was soon rising, so Marcus, Feargus, and Sir Edgar's remaining man-at-arms decided to return to Sir Edgar's camp. Because of the danger, Annie was left at the base camp with David, Sir. Edgar's steward and the body of Sir Edgar's son.
On their way back, the group of mages encountered Claude and Gillie. Casting an Aura of Enobled Presence, Marcus ordered the men to stop fleeing and to follow him. The rise of the sun ended the spell cast by the Black Boar but a linger of trepdidation remained. Fearghus remembered the importance of his parma magica and performed his morning sheidling ritual. Marcus did the same. Once they found Sir. Edgar's camp, the place was in shambles. The knight was found under the roots of an overturned tree, where he had scrampled after being struck by the boar and loosing his spear. Fallen Tree Fortunately, he had pulled the wounded Tall Borou, his huntsman in soon after and both survived the Blakc Boar's destruction of their camp. Fearghus cast a PeHe spell rotting the roots to more easily extract the lord and his man. Then Feargus did what he could magically to bind the two men's wounds, but regreted that he could not offer a permenent healing.
Now better armed (martially, magically, and with more caution) the party journeyed deeper into the bog. They crossed an interesection of streams comming from a pond and noticed that they were in a magical aura of 1. Going deeped they ran across a grass bog, on the other side of which was a darker forest, circling a great oak tree. Before entering the forest, the mages made sure that the boar's tracks led that way. Feargus rubbed ogham runes beneath his eyes and cast MuCo Eyes of the Cat. He did the same for Gillie, Claude and Marcus before offering the same spell to Sir. Edgar and his men. They also soon learned that the aura under the forest canopy was level 5.
Once inside the forest they saw more animals, that appeared without fear of the human intruders. They also saw the Black Boar resting beneath the might oak tree. Boar's Oak Preparing for his charge, Fearghus began making a circle that crossed their trail and part of the clearning. When the Boar plowed through he missed Fearghus and struck after the rest of the money. Gillie's bowstring broke and he had to stay out of the way. Marcus held back ready to stop any man from fleeing. He had to counter the Boar's magica a few times.
When combat ensued, it was Claude, screaming "Bacon!" that struck most often with his poleaxe. The firescarred grog battled on, even after he slipped under the Board and lost his axe. Edgar and his Man at Arms were able to land crippling blows to the Boar as well. Eventually the great beast, which stood higher than the largest horses was brought down. Marcus and Fearghus had Gillie and Borou dress the kill and in an act of chivalry offered Edgar the chamion's portion of the beast. However, they kept the monster's two tusk, which held 4 pawns of animal vis each.


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Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he could recall Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley from his loan spell at Wigan in January.
The 21-year-old moved to the JJB Stadium on a season-long loan in August but Ferguson believes he may be ready to challenge for a spot in the United team this season.
He told Inside United: 'We'll probably bring Tom back in January. Tom's going to be a great footballer, I really like him.
'I've heard the fans are starting to talk about Tom, and I think they're right to do that because he could very well be the next top player to come through the ranks.'
Cleverley had been expected to stay at Old Trafford this season but Ferguson had a change of heart because of the competition for places.
The United boss continued: 'I felt it could be hard to give him enough football. I think five or six months on loan could really help him. He'll benefit from first-team football in the Premier League.'
Cleverley, who has previously enjoyed successful loan spells with Leicester and Watford, has been limited to one Wigan appearance so far because of a knee injury.
Ferguson wanted me but Man City wouldn't allow it, says BellamyDiarra ready to quit Real Madrid with Man United and Tottenham lurkingForlan puts Liverpool and Spurs on red alert after revealing he could quitHargreaves's comeback pencilled in for Carling Cup clash against WolvesMANCHESTER UNITED FC
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While this post is NOT about Linear B, it is about a wonderful dog shelter in Crete, and I know you will all love the photos of the puppies and dogs who are so lucky to live there! Rita Roberts has adopted one of them!
Takis Shelter is a haven for rescue dogs, and this is where John and I travelled to Irapetra in Crete to look for another dog in order to give it a good home. Although I said I would not have another dog after losing Ben a few years ago, we found that the house seemed empty without him. You people out there who are animal lovers will understand what I mean. For instance, when you come back from shopping or a day out somewhere there is no one to greet you on your return, also we tend to forgo our walks which you have to do when you have a dog. We missed having Ben walking beside us, and many other little things which go with having a dog. So yesterday Wednesday was the big day for us to go to see Takis that's the owners name to see if he…
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May 31st 2016 was a very normal, cloudy Tuesday morning for me, I was enjoying a menu tasting for an event that was to come in a few months, but a couple of hours later I was at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham with the rest of my ex's family, as we waited for news as to whether his sister had survived surgery after a sudden and potentially catastrophic brain haemorrhage.
Michelle was 52 at the time, and a specialist nurse managing the burns outreach team at the City Hospital, Nottingham. Tuesday had started off normally enough for her as well, husband working on their new life in Jersey, her daughter Bethany getting ready for another interview and her teenage son David doing what all teenagers do, sleeping.
At approximately 8:30am Michelle was struck by an intense headache causing her to collapse whilst in the bathroom at work. Time had passed and her colleagues came looking. They were to find her collapsed having suffered from a massive aneurysm. The type of aneurysm Michelle suffered from was an AVM, (Arteriovenous malformation) an abnormal cluster of blood vessels in the brain. There are no known preventatives and no warnings. AVMs are congenital, meaning that Michelle was born with this time-bomb and they often remain undetected up until the point at which they rupture.
The next few days, weeks and months were a blur of visits to intensive care, high dependency wards and Linden Lodge, the neuro-rehabilitation unit at Nottingham's City Hospital where Michelle stayed until April 2017 as she began her journey to recovery. She has received, and continues to receive, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy and I was blown away by the care and attention that the teams have given to Michelle during her time in their care.
During times like this it is common for people to feel rather impotent about the ways in which they can help and although Rob and I are no longer together, I still want to give back to these truly amazing people.
I have decided to do something in a small way to try and give something back to the people who are looking after Michelle and to ensure that the vital work that they carry out is there for people in the future. There will unfortunately be more people like Michelle who will find themselves in need of the care and attention of the neurosciences team at Nottingham Hospitals.
I wanted to do something BIG and yet I am well aware that if I tried to run a half marathon or marathon the strain I would put on the NHS would far outweigh any fundraising efforts I could make for them! And so I have decided to up my 10km game and sign up for 10x10kms throughout 2017.
I have been dabbling with running on and off for a few years and have done two or three in a year but never anything like this before. I am not a brilliant runner, I am a plodder but I am determined and I have seen enormous amounts of determination from Michelle and her family over the past nine months which can only serve to inspire me as I don my trainers, set my Garmin and head off for a trot around the block.
If you wanted to follow my training progress you can hop over to Instagram (@Shippers1983) where I have set up my very own hashtag #Shippers10x10 to document my efforts and I will make sure I post regular updates for you to laugh along with throughout the year. . I know it's not a big marathon or anything like that, but if you do feel you want to dig into your pockets remember that this isn't just one race you'll be donating to – it's 10. 10 whole races for the price of 1 – I'm offering you a bargain here!


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Refinancing activity increased to 81 percent of all applications from 79 percent the previous week and the Refinancing Index rose one percent. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index however fell 9 percent; unadjusted it was down slightly more than 9 percent and was 2 percent lower than during the same week in 2011.
"Refinance volume increased again last week, but the composition of activity changed markedly. Despite rates remaining near all-time lows, conventional refinance application volume declined, and the HARP share of refinance activity dropped to 20 percent," said Michael Fratantoni, MBA's Vice President of Research and Economics. "On the other hand, FHA refinance volume exploded to an all-time high, more than doubling over the week. New, lower FHA premiums on streamlined refinance loans came fully into effect, and borrowers seized the opportunity to lower their mortgage rates without increasing their FHA premiums. Purchase activity fell off last week, but this is likely only a recalibration following the Memorial Day holiday, as the level of activity remains within the narrow band seen for the past 3 years."
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Refinance Index vs 30 Yr Fixed
Mortgage rates were mixed. The average contract interest rate for 30-year FRM with conforming loan balances ($417,500 or less) decreased to 3.87 percent, matching the lowest rate in the history of the survey, from 3.88 percent, with points increasing to 0.49 from 0.43. Jumbo 30-year FRM (balances greater than $417,500) decreased to 4.06 percent, the lowest rate in the history of the survey, from 4.12 percent, with points decreasing to 0.38 from 0.41. The effective rates of both conforming and jumbo loans decreased.
Even though the interest rate for FHA-backed 30-year FRM increased one basis point to 3.72, points decreased to 0.47 from 0.59 and the effective rate decreased from the previous week. Rates also increased for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, from 3.23 percent with 0.48 point to 3.25 percent with 0.45 point. The effective rate also increased.
The 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) rate decreased to 2.75 percent, the lowest rate in the history of the survey, from 2.78 percent, with points dropping to 0.33 from 0.49. The effective rate decreased. The ARM share of application activity decreased to 4 percent of total applications.
All interest rates are for 80 percent loan-to-value ratio loans and points include the origination fee.
MBA reports that during the month of May investors filed 6 percent of applications for home purchase mortgages, unchanged from April. Investor activity in several regions did increase, including East South Central and South Atlantic which were up by 0.5 percent.
Data is derived from MBA's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey which covers over 75 percent of all U.S. retail residential mortgage applications, and has been conducted weekly since 1990. Respondents include mortgage bankers, commercial banks and thrifts. Base period and value for all indexes is March 16, 1990=100.


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Chelsea defeated Malaysia's national team 4-1 Friday in the FA Premier League Asia Cup, though the lowly home side were able to test the visitors' defenses.
Chelsea will now meet Newcastle in the final of the four-team tournament in Kuala Lumpur, the first of its kind allowed by the English Football Association. Malaysia -- the obvious underdog in the tournament against three English Premier League clubs -- salvaged some pride by matching Chelsea's opening goal and forcing the visitors to bring on some of their big guns.
"The players don't have very good fitness at the moment," Chelsea coach Claudio Raneiri said of his side's off-season performance.
"We need to work on that a little more and I am sure they will be ready for when the [English] season begins," he said.
"Overall, I am still very pleased with the way they played today."
On a sweltering night at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Chelsea's first goal was netted by midfielder Frank Lampard in the 35th minute.
But four minutes later, Malaysia -- coached by former Chelsea fullback Alan Harris -- equalized through a header by Hairuddin Omar from the last of four corner kicks for the home side in the first half.
Even Raneiri was impressed.
"It was a fantastic header, it was a good goal," he said.
An hour into the game and with the score tied at 1-1, Raneiri sent in stars Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Eidur Gudjohnson and new signing Damian Duff.
It didn't take long for Hasselbaink and Gudjohnson to show their firepower. Just seven minutes after coming onto the field, the Dutch striker sent Chelsea ahead before Gudjohnson added a third in the 82nd minute.
Glen Johnson sealed it for Chelsea with a crisp header off a corner kick from Hasselbaink.
Chelsea played at an easy pace and were content to let the Malaysians come at them.
The Malaysians were able to capitalize on some gaps in the Chelsea defense to make several attacking drives.
In the 19th minute, Chelsea goalkeeper Marco Ambrosio was tested by striker Hairuddin Omar, while a few minutes later Indra Putra Mahyuddin slipped right through the Chelsea defense but failed to make anything of it.
Chelsea player Robert Huth left the field about 20 minutes into the game after he sustained a cut in a clash of heads with Hairuddin.


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Cabin Fever: You Get What You Ask For
Every now and then, I get a glimpse of Granny's wild spirit, the very one she's kept hidden from the rest of us girls no matter how many times we've sat around the table in her kitchen. Sometimes, just sometimes, she lets that spirit out. And if there's anything that'll bring out her wild spirit, … Continue reading Cabin Fever: You Get What You Ask For


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The world over recognizes Italy as the pizza capital of the planet, with of course, competitive rivals from Chicago to New York. In Italy, however, it's personal – you literally have your own pizza, about 8-9″ in diameter; an imaginative canvas for toppings, from margarita to quattro-stagione, pizza in Italy is thin, slightly crunchy, and with an 'old-world wood-fired oven' intensity. There isn't a doubt in my mind that Italy reigns supreme when it comes to pizza. But what I love most about pizza in Italy is how it transforms: changing shape, texture, and flavor in any, and with every, occasion. Calzones, pane pizza, panzerotti are just a few of the vast "Pizza Family" and are eaten at parties and festivities, big and small.
And then, there are Pizzette. They start the party. Every party – birthdays, christenings, baptisms, engagements, weddings, and every other major event and intimate celebration – begins with pizzette, as well as with other pastries, passticcini, charcuterie, olives, and plenty of prosecco, aperitifs, and vino. I find myself craving these bite-sized pizzas, tangy and flaky…they are so 'Italian aperitivo.' Aperitivo precedes dinner, gets the appetite going, and relaxes you for what will typically be a never-ending parade of plates and eating extravaganza.
Here's my take on 'pizzette' using Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry and Tuttorosso Peeled Plum Shaped Tomatoes – it's a quick, easy, and plentiful recipe that is perfect for picnics, aperitivos, happy hours at home, and of course, parties. When I first made these, and accompanied each bite with Prosecco, it immediately reminded me of so many memorable celebrations I've experienced in Italy. I hope you enjoy! Auguri e Buon Apetito!
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1 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets (17.3 oz. – 2 sheets)
I 28 oz. can Tuttorosso Italian Style Peeled Plum Shaped Tomatoes in tomato juice
1 tbsp. dried oregano
3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup melted butter
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Thaw the puff pastry as indicated by the package. Lay out both sheets, side-by-side, onto a floured work surface.
Using a pizza cutter, cut both sheets into equal squares, to total 24 squares.
Fold over one side at a time, working clock-wise, pressing lightly to secure. Once all 24 are shaped, pierce with a fork.
Place the 'pizzette' shells onto a parchment lined 13″ x 18″ baking sheet, and brush each one with melted butter.
Bake for 15 minutes at 400 F until golden and crispy. Remove from oven, and allow to cool slightly. Use a tablespoon to press down the puffy center careful not to damage the sides/walls of the puff square (you'll be adding sauce in the center).
Puree the plum tomatoes with the juice until smooth. Add the olive oil, salt, black pepper, and half of the oregano (save the other half for later). Mix until thoroughly incorporated.
Using a tablespoon, add one and a half to two spoonfuls to the center of each pizzette shell. Sprinkle each with a little dried oregano (that you had saved from before).
Bake an additional 15 minutes at 400 F. Remove and allow to cool. For an extra kick and if you like, sprinkle grated Parmesan before baking or after removing from the oven. I also like to use these as vehicles for caponatas and tapenades.
You will have a lot of sauce left over. But no worries, divide in half and place into freezer safe containers. Defrost the next time you make these – the sauce stores beautifully in the freezer for up to 3 months. Then, when you need a quick appetizer, just grab puff pastry and you're ready to go! (and don't forget the PROSECCO!)


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October 19, 2009
Wow! Diebold scanners are picky about ink colors on ballots
Yup, you read that right. Diebold scanners are picky about which color ink is used to mark a ballot — sometimes just can not read blue ink. Also, sometimes just can not read marks made with number two pencil. Everyone who has ever filled out a scantron sheet for an SAT or GRE or any other standardized test must be scratching your head by now.
Yes, I know, I know … the official instructions from Diebold say to use a number two pencil or a pen with blue or black ink (just like those standardized test directions). But you can't believe the official stuff because it doesn't always work. Read the rest of this entry »
September 7, 2009
The Voting Machine Song
In honor of the planned union of the number one and number two voting machine companies (ES&S and Diebold), I give you the Voting Machine Song … a lyrical message from the Diebold-Halliburton Fund for the Promotion of Democracy, sung by Marilyn Bennett, Doug Smith, Nkemjika Ofodile and James Garland.
January 14, 2008
Only Diebold knows for sure …
…And the rest of us will find out via a recount in New Hampshire. Because Diebold won't tell.
The paper ballots hold the key.
I have said before and I will say it again here — paper ballots are not enough to ensure election integrity and transparency. You've got to do something with the paper to check the election results — like a mandatory routine audit. If New Hampshire had a law on the books requiring a post-election audit we would not be in the ignominious position of
- first, begging for a candidate, any candidate, to step forward and ask for a recount and,
- second, scrambling around to help raise funds to pay the thousands of dollars it costs to recount all the ballots even in a small state like New Hampshire.
We are grateful that Democrat Kucinich and Republican Howard have stepped forward to help find answers the burning questions: Who really won the primary — and, could the vote have been hacked? Read the rest of this entry »
January 11, 2008
Election Fraud in NH Primary? Or Not?
The internet has been abuzz since Tuesday night with wild claims that Hillary Clinton "hacked" the NH Primary — or that someone else perpetrated the dirty deed to help Clinton and McCain triumph in the Granite State. Some point to differences between the margins in hand-counted precincts vs. optical scan precincts. Others claim that the pre-election polling could not be so far off from reported results.
Both of these cries of "fraud", and "hacking" are based on flawed logic — and stunning ignorance or basic misunderstanding of statistics. They also fail to look at the demographic make-up of precincts that produced different margins for the candidates. On the other hand, there has been an almost universal failure to consider whether well-documented problems with the type of optical scan machine used in New Hampshire offers at least a partial explanation of how this happened. Read the rest of this entry »
December 29, 2007
CO SOS tests voting systems — certifies only Premier (Diebold)
Colorado SOS Michael Coffman completed court mandated testing and recertification of voting systems used in the state and issued some dramatic rulings which were immediately subject to a firestorm of controversy.
Premier (formally known as Diebold) All voting equipment submitted for recertification passed.
Sequoia The optical scan devices, Insight and 400-C, used to count paper ballots both passed, but the electronic voting machines, the Edge II and the Edge II Plus, both failed due to a variety of security risk factors, including that the system is not password protected, has exposed controls potentially giving voters unauthorized access, and lacks an audit trail to detect security violations.
Hart The optical scan devices, eScan and BallotNow, both failed because test results showed that they could not accurately count ballots. The electronic voting machine, eSlate, passed.
ES&S The optical scan devices (M 100 and the M650) both failed because of an inability to determine if the devices work correctly and an inability to complete the testing threshold of 10,000 ballots due to vendor programming errors. The electronic voting machine (iVotronic) failed because it is easily disabled by voters activating the device interface, and the system lacks an audit trail to detect security violations.
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/pressrel/coffman_completes_elec_voting_equip_tests_12-17-07.html Read the rest of this entry »


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The effective communication of a company's sustainability initiatives is increasingly critical to its corporate reputation as well as the bottom line. IMS Consulting has undertaken a detailed analysis of how the UK's largest construction companies are communicating their progress on sustainability. The research, which examined the UK's largest 25 construction companies, concluded "the leaders in our study understand how sustainability, and the way in which their approach is communicated, can provide them with a competitive advantage."
The study can be downloaded at: http://www.imsplc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=212&Itemid=156
Sustain Worldwide and several members featured in articles in The Guardian and in Condé Nast Journal. The articles reinforce Sustain Worldwide's position as a thought-leading organisation that is shaping the sustainability and media agendas globally. To view all Sustain Worldwide and members' press coverage, visit http://www.sustainworldwide.com/press.html.
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Sustain worldwide has been invited to be a key partner in a consortium created to provide sustainable and near carbon zero whole building solutions at no capital cost to the developer/asset owner. Applicable to both new and existing buildings, the initiative is first targeting the hotel & leisure sector. The Retail and commercial sectors will be phased for roll out. Key technical partners invited by Sustain Worldwide to work with the consortium include Buro Happold, BDSP and the BRE.
An Environmental Management System (EMS) assesses your business's strengths and weaknesses, helps you identify and manage significant environmental impacts, saves you money by increasing efficiency, ensures you comply with environmental legislation and provides benchmarks for improvements. Sustain Worldwide has implemented the EcoStep EMS into its activities. Our Environmental Policy can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.sustainworldwide.com/governance.html
Co-founders Anwar Harland-Khan and Gordon Miller are engaged in a series of talks to explore mutually beneficial collaborations with the UK's pre-eminent construction sector organisation, the BRE. The co-founders also recently met with Bill Hughes, Managing Director of Legal & General Property and Chair of the Green Property Alliance. Watch this space for news of how members can benefit from the associations being made.
Oliver Burns, a London and St Albans based architectural design and development practice, has joined Sustain Worldwide. The company is committed to ethical standards in a luxury landscape, delivering thoughtful luxury to clients and through its own development projects. Founded and run by Joe Burns and Sharon Lillywhite, Oliver Burns is developing an industry leading green supply chain and has embarked on a dedicated programme to implement a robust environmental management system across its entire business activities. To see an example of the company's interior design and development work, visit http://www.walpolemayfair.com/
For Further information, contact Director Sharon Lillywhite.
At Andermatt Swiss Alps Europe's first Chedi Hotel and Residences development is nearing completion, and is expected to open to the public next year. Two hotel show rooms will be completed in early spring to showcase the design and location of the luxury serviced hotel residences whilst sales of apartments and chalets in the rest of the resort continue.Medina Palms, Kenya, announces the completion of its show villa and that it is on schedule to open later this year. It has also completed the redesign of the site water system to use twin pipe system for re-processed water from bio digester for flushing WCs. It will save around 6,000 litres per day at peak times. Randle Siddeley Associates (RSA) reports it is working on a number of projects in the Far East, and has been shortlisted in the second stage of the Passivhaus competition 2012 and is working closely with Paul Davis & Partners on this project. Porto Montenegro reports the ground-breaking of a bespoke luxury hotel and residences including a yacht club and comprehensive spa facility, in partnership with Regent Hotels and Resorts; the re-development of a yacht repair and refit facility in cooperation with ASY Bijela in the Bay of Kotor; the doubling of Porto Montenegro's current port capacity from 185 to 370 berths.PGA Catalunya, Spain, has completed three show properties and has another show apartment nearing completion; the Resident's Club is now under construction.Six Senses Resorts & Spas is to create one of the largest reforestation projects in South East Asia. The company has partnered with the PATT Foundation to plant over 200,000 trees per year in the Chiang Mai region of northern Thailand. The project represents a multi-million dollar commitment by Six Senses over the next decade and beyond. Pafilia, developer of Minthis Hills, Cyprus, has announced that the Minthis Hills clubhouse is now complete. It is currently in a soft launch phase, with the official opening ceremony scheduled for spring.Kestrel Renewables reports it has secured an order of circa £250,000 from The University of the West Indies for its island campus. It has also signed an agreement with a Barbados company, Caribbean
LED Lighting, to assemble and distribute the Kestrel Hybrid Lighting System throughout The Caribbean basin.MHK International the developers of L'Amandier has teamed up with leading London Mortgage Broker, Just Us Mortgages to facilitate the financing for the final few villas at L'Amandier.
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How important is sustainability to your company's philosophy, strategy and practices? Very – we aim to carry out each and every project in a sustainable manner as well as producing great designs. We constantly drive sustainability forward especially now that it is increasingly being seen as a strategic target growth area in the light of the impending UK energy bill. RSA takes environmental responsibilities very seriously and endeavours to negate any adverse impacts that our activities may have on the environment both through our designs and within the office.What is the biggest sustainability challenge facing your company e.g. Supply chain, consumer buy in?
Buying locally from people who share the same ethos towards the environment as well as ensuring we have resourced quality products. It is important to work closely with local suppliers to develop and maintain strong networks. What is the one sustainable aspect or feature that you are most proud of implementing? Greening the environment through tree planting and so improving it and thereby making it a better one to live in.Do you think developing sustainably is a moral imperative or a business decision – and are the two mutually exclusive? There is a definite synergy between the two. What would encourage your company to strive for even higher sustainability aspirations e.g. Corporate social responsibility, Tax breaks, consumer demand? To educate people about the environment they live in, to instil a greater understanding of it in them and get them to develop a desire to improve it.What sort of new business opportunities are you looking for e.g. In which countries, sectors e.g. private, commercial? We have a very diverse portfolio ranging from commercial developments through to private residential both in this country and overseas, and are presently looking to expand in the Far East and Russia. Again we do a lot of research into which suppliers to use locally both for quality and sustainability.
What services and USPS's do you offer clients? We specifically aim at constantly improving the energy performance of our projects. We also pride ourselves on individually catering to each client's requirements as well as being extremely creative with our ideas.If you had a super power what would use it for – within a sustainability context? Create landscapes.
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Iraq Gets Deadlier for Reporters, Too
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders may not agree on the exact numbers, but both organizations have come to the same conclusion. Reporting on the escalating conflict in Iraq has become an increasingly dangerous profession. And as is the case with most of the violence there, the primary victims are Iraqis.
From Charles Lindbergh to … You
Some critics have assailed Time magazine's choice for 2006 Person of the Year in recent days, calling the editors' selection of "You" with a mirror on the cover gimmicky. But this wasn't the first unconventional choice for Time's honor – or the first time a group of people was selected. PEJ takes stock of Time's past Persons of the Year from 1927 on.
The Media's Obama Mania
He hasn't made a decision yet, but the possibility that freshman Senator Barack Obama might run for president in 2008 has triggered an avalanche of press coverage, particularly surrounding his recent visit to New Hampshire. If you look at the language the press is using in those stories, Obama is being treated more like a rock star than a politician.
The Snow Effect
What difference has Tony Snow made since becoming President George W. Bush's press secretary? The President has been more accessible, for one thing. Tony Snow, it turns out, also talks more than his predecessor, Scott McClellan. A PEJ analysis suggests that in his regular give-and-take with the White House journalists, White House Q&A sessions are wordier and longer with the former TV and radio talk host at the helm.
News Magazines Stumbling to the Finish Line in 2006
After a rough 2005, 2006 has not been much better when it comes to advertising in the big news titles. Compared with the first 11 months of 2005, the New Yorker endured a 13% decline in ad pages in 2006 while Time and Newsweek saw negligible changes. One big winner? The Washington-based National Journal.
From Russia with Polonium-210?
A month ago, virtually no one had heard of Alexander Litvinenko But now, the tale of the former Russian spy killed by radiation poisoning has turned into a major media event with its own series of dramatic plot twists. That's what happens when you mix in a global murder mystery with an icy touch of Cold War politics.
Are Sirius and XM Headed for the Altar?
It's hard to know whether the universe of satellite radio companies is about to be cut in half. Is Sirius Radio boss Mel Karmazin's talk about a merger between his company and XM Radio simply chatter or a prelude to a deal? Any union of the two intensely competitive satellite radio services would have to pass regulatory muster. Here's a look at how the two satellite radio services stack up.
The Whole World is Reading
A two-year-old experiment in shrinking the global village, Global Voices features bloggers who often write about parts of the world that are ignored by the mainstream media. In this PEJ interview, co-founder Ethan Zuckerman talks about the promise of the blogosphere and some of the problems with traditional journalism.
MSNBC Celebrates Some Good November Numbers
Spurred by the growing popularity of opinionated prime time host Keith Olbermann, MSNBC showed strong ratings growth in November 2006. Pinning its hopes on programming that's heavy on politics and corporate synergy with NBC, the last-place finisher in the cable net ratings wars is hoping that it's beginning to find a niche.
Headlines of Several Minds on Iraq Report
What was the treatment of the eagerly awaited Iraq Study Group report across the nation's front pages? To find out, PEJ looked at nearly 200 headlines from Dec. 7, the day after its release. While there wasn't much good news to tout, these editors seemed almost evenly divided over whether to highlight the report's critique of the administration or its prescription for change in Iraq.


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New cross-project view with starred projects and activity filters
We have had several requests over the past months for our clients having to manage a large number of projects, especially those doing client projects. We are introducing a first set of comfort features designed to help you improve the way you manage a large number of projects.
This blog post is now deprecated. please read this article: Project Dashboards and Project management Reports.
The personal user page becomes the cross-project view
You will notice a change in the icons of the top meny bar as described below:
The previous Dashboard application is now renamed Overview and presents itself as shown below:
We have redesigned the late milestones and tasks:
- updates are sorted by date and it is now possible to filter the activity feed per project and per application
- for administrators:
- we have removed updates from the Journal app of the admin section,
- we have added an 'Add a new project' button from the cross-project view.
In the list of projects on the right you can now distinguish between projects based on their time zones.
We do however apologize for one temporary inconvenience. Once we push this feature into all live accounts. cross-project activities will be emptied and will start being filled again with updates that follow the release.
Please note that the cross-project dashboard view was separated by project. We now mis all the updates and you can use the project selection tool to filter your view.
Defining starred projects
When the number of projects in which you are participating becomes too significant, you now have two new features to improve your experience:
- you can sort the list of projects in order to have your most active projects at the top. the way to do that is by defining those projects as starred projects,
- if the list gets too long, a search field will be displayed and you can easily find the required project.
Please note the following:
- the starred project feature is displayed as from the Best (so available when the number of projects is greater than 15).
- the search feature is also displayed when your list of project contains 15 projects or more.
Your project menu is therefore displayed as follows:
The starred projects are above and are can be sorted. Your non-sorted projects are displayed in alphabetical order. The link labelled Customize your list of projects allows you to access the screen below to define starred projects and sort your list.
In the cross-project view, please note also that in the tasks and in the timelog app the projects will be displayed on the same order as in the top menu.
For those of you handling a large number of projects, please get in touch and let us know what you think.


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Looking at local, national and international news with a focus on women's personal security, self-defense and social safety issues.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
OK, the ONE thing women REALLY need to know about self-defense
Amazing. How do they do it? First, they recognized that an assault was happening. Second, they saw the situation as one where they did have choices and tools to use, and tried one tool after another until something worked. Truly amazing.
The sad news is how many women do not recognize that they have a better than fighting chance.
Note: The assaults here refer to those committed by strangers or acquaintances. The other broad category is domestic violence, which is a whole 'nuther ball of wax. In those instances, fighting back takes on different strategies. Like acknowledging the situation, planning safe escapes, enlisting allies, and learning the legal system. But most women who decide to get out of abusive relationships indeed do just that. Amazing.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
3 Things Every Woman Needs to Know about Safety
1. You've heard this before, over and over. Be aware. Of the environment, of other people around, of the season, of the atmosphere. If anything is unusual or out of place, keep it in your awareness. One woman was just outside her office on break; she heard shouting and saw a well-groomed and nicely dressed man apparently yelling at anyone and everything as he strode down the street. Confident that no harm could come from such a well-attired individual, she turned her attention away. Moments later she found herself getting choked by that same young man. (Yes, she escaped.)
2. Many of you may have heard this one also. And if you haven't, you'll immediately recognize it's obvious veracity. Extend your awareness into yourself, particularly when out in public. Are you daydreaming, planning your current work project, fuming about your spouse's lack of consideration over washing the breakfast dishes? Or maybe you're under the weather, ill, or depressed. If you appear inattentive or distracted you are more likely to be perceived by a potential perp as an easy target. See my blog post of September 8, 2006 (it's an audio file, so you'll actually have to hear--rather than see--it).
3. Finally, NEVER let the thought of embarrassment get in the way of your safety. I routinely hear from women of being approached by a man who seems very nice and friendly, but within minutes it turns to a verbal assault and often progresses to a physical assault. And many of these women do not yell or create a scene because they didn't want to be embarrassed. Remember, nobody ever really died of embarrassment.
Monday, November 12, 2007
'Tis (almost) the Season
For some others the stress isn't just from trying to match perfect gifts for great people, or schedule in the whirlwind of social hours. For those from abusive families, this is the occasion to remember, and sometimes re-live, those nightmare moments. Much violence happens within the supposed security of families, and I hear too often that the victim does not find support (indeed, often experiences overt hostility) from those closest.
If you are among the walking wounded and know you will find yourself (again!) in the familiar midst of the family dynamics holiday minefield , please keep a few things forefront in your mind.
Recognize that you cannot make someone else change. To change your family dynamics, think of how to change your responses to old triggers. You do not have to continually reproduce bad old patterns. Keep in mind that many in your family are truly frightened of seeing you change, especially if you grow out of your ascribed victim status. If they are comfortable with you in that role, they may be scared and try to take you down a notch or two. Remember that you are better than their expectations for you.
Second, you do not have to accept every challenge to engage with a past abusive family member. Recognize what buttons can get pushed, and do some advance thinking of better ways to respond. Planning is key to your safety, emotional as much as physical.
Finally, make time for yourself. Take walks, phone supportive friends, read a good book. If you have an exercise or meditation practice, continue them. Self-care is a critical element of self-defense, particularly in families where some members are challenged by personal boundaries. Much as you may love your family members, you need to also love yourself.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Search for Safety Borrows Ninja Tactics
Read this article in the October 20, 2007 issue of The New York Times.
Designer Aya Tsukioka is reported to have gotten the idea from an ancient ninja trick of cloaking themselves in black blankets at night.
Just the thought that you can don a printed sheet to simulate a vending machine on the street and actually fool anyone puzzled me at first. And while it does still seem farfetched, I thought about how unobservant most people really are most of the time. As a thought experiment, at least, it could work. Until the wind picks up and the "vending maching" begins whipping in the wind.
The other puzzle for me is that, also according to this article, the crime rate in Japan is low, and still dropping. Yet concern over personal safety is increasing. Apparently that concern reflects more of a current sense of social instability rather that street assault. Which, once again, illustrates how perception is often more powerful than reality.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Real Safety Improvement or Publicity Ploy?
Will this improve the area's safety?
Given that the vast majority of sexual assaults on college students are committed by acquaintances, by peers, by friends of friends, how much impact will this request really have on the University community's safety?
What do you think? Please click here to answer a VERY short survey.
Friday, September 28, 2007
When school violence goes unreported . . . has it really happened?
Click here to read the article.
It's a story I hear too often. A parent calls me, asking about self-defense because their daughter was pushed against the locker and groped by a male classmate (the majority of the calls I get because of specific incidents are from parents of girls). Sure I can teach the girl effective self-defense skills, but I reiterate to the parent what they already know: that they will have to be prepared to assertively advocate for their child's safety with the school. And, if necessary, bring in outside parties such as the police. The self-defense skills I teach are only the beginning.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Post-Dog Days at the Market
And the point of this is that nothing happened. Sounds a bit silly at first, but nothing happened. But that's the idea. You might not realize that over half the people in jail for violent crimes are not hardened career criminals. They were regular folks just like you and me. They found themselves in stressful circumstances, the right buttons got pushed, someone else responded, and BOOM! Violence happened. Say the second woman had stayed around to argue with the dog walker, say a few friends of both women came by to support their buddy, say one person bumped into another who pushed back who pushed back harder . . . no, not a likely occurrence at the farmers' market. But I'm sure you can recall a situation where this kind of pattern could very well have ignited.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Is There Really a "New" Kind of Rape?
Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that Cosmo is tackling the whole date rape issue--and calling it rape. This article's got some good advice for prevention and seeking help. There's even advice for guys on what consent is and is not, and mention that men too can be sexually exploited. Is this, however, a new type of rape? I don't think so.
Gray rape is still date rape, with some fresh window dressing. Cosmo attributes the "confusion" and women's self-blame to a new era of sexual freedom. In earlier generations, the excuses were that guys just couldn't control themselves, he'd have "blue balls," she led him on, she dressed "that" way, or (in the 1960s) "free love." Coerced sex, along with victim-blaming, is woven in our social fabric. Whatever the name, whatever the purported rationale, it's still rape and still not new. And still can be defended against.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Tasers on Seattle buses?
Have you, or your friends, experienced this? Please email me your reports!
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
In the news, now
Here are links to some of what's been keeping me so busy.
I taught a class for the Girls Without Limits program at Olympia's YWCA two weeks ago, and The Olympian (the local paper) sent a reporter, photographer, AND videographer! The results are one story and one online video.
And I am now officially (according to this week's issue of the Seattle Weekly) 2007's Best Feminist Butt-Kicker!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Power of Transformation
In her early 20s, Annie was a homeless drug addict. Her life revolved around getting drugs, using drugs, and--when really she had to--scrounging for food and shelter. One evening she was in the parking lot just outside a gas station convenience store. A guy she didn't know asked her if she needed a place to stay. She answered yes, and he replied that he'd see if he could find her a place. Then he left, and in what seemed like just moments, he returned and said she could stay at his home.
Just an aside. I do not get asked if I need a place to stay when I'm at the gas station. I'll bet many of you don't either. If you have in the past, think about what was different then. If you are now, do you want it to stop? How are you presenting yourself? I'll get back to this at the end of the podcast.
Now, back to our story. I'm betting that you've figured out the rest of the evening. Annie and The Guy (she never knew his name) went back to his house. After hours of talking and drinking she fell asleep on a couch. Next thing she knew, she was awake and The Guy was on top of her. When she tried to pull away, he drove his knee into her stomach, pinning her. He grabbed her head, one hand on her scalp and the other on her chin. He twisted slightly, and she just knew he was telling her to be still or he'd break her neck. She stopped resisting, and he raped her. Afterwards they chatted some more, as if nothing unusual had happened. As the sun rose he offered to drive her to wherever she need to be.
Fast-forward about a year. I met Annie and heard her story at a women's transitional housing program. She described that evening as an awakening. It all came together for her. She realized that her lifestyle of drug use and homelessness put her at high risk for assault and abuse. She saw her rape as God's message to her to change her ways. And she's in the process of doing just that.
That transitional housing program where I met Annie and many other women with similar experiences (both clients and staff) asked me to talk with their clients on self-presentation. Not surprisingly, the body language for personal safety overlaps with the body language for daily success in finding and keeping jobs and housing. How to carry yourself and project that you are not a victim wannabe, or that you would be a reliable employee or tenant. This is personal power. Three of the critical keys are how you stand, eye contact, and breathing.
I'm now working on an ebook on cultivating your personal power. If you have stories you'd like to share on how you used your personal power to thwart an assault or de-escalate an ugly situation, please contact me.
To listen to this as an mp3 audio file click here.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Resources for ANYONE Affected by Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Before you read further, did you download the file? If you're like most readers, you did not. You thought, "that sounds kind of interesting, I'll get back to it. Soon. Very soon." And with the best of intentions, you'll forget.
The time to download AND read this is NOW. Before you get that 3 am call from your friend who's at the sexual assault unit at Harborview. Before you find pornographic photos emailed to your 12 year old son from his coach. Before your sister appears with facial bruises and lacerations and a story about tripping down a flight of stairs.
According to a recent report from the Office of Crime Victim Advocacy, women in Washington State experience a higher-than-national-average rate of sexual assault. Chances are you know someone who's been assaulted. Chances are you know several people who've been assaulted, but they didn't tell anyone (including you). In my April newsletter I listed some of the long-term effects of sexual assault--most of them are not positive. Do you want to see this change?
This is part of your safety planning process. Being prepared isn't only for Boy Scouts. Please download and read this overview. Today. Now.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Moooving Manipulations
One summer day maybe 5 years ago I was bicycling to class, stopped at the red light at that intersection. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a woman coming towards me, disregarding oncoming traffic. That was my first warning sign. She's still at a distance when she shouts her question: do I live in this area? I shake my head, and she continues approaching and shouting her tale:
"I was driving home from a camp for disabled kids--I'm on staff there--when my car broke down on I-90. And I need to get home, I live in on Whidbey Island, and I need some money for the ferry. Could you help me? I tried my parents, they live around here, but how was I to know they're in New York for the week, and I left my key to their house at home. I also left all my credit cards at home, and my cash, I can't believe I did that! I really need to get back, I have two dogs to feed! I asked a guy for money, and he said sure I'll give you some, if you give me some, and he wanted me to suck him off, so I decided to only ask women because I don't want to deal with guys like that."
Did I mention this is a LONG red light?
I pointed to the church across the street as the light FINALLY turns green, said I don't carry cash but someone in there may be able to help. She gave me a disgusted look as I pedaled across and away.
I'd been teaching self-defense for a while, and I knew about ploys and manipulations. I assessed her as not a physical threat, recognized the pattern of ploy with layer upon layer of excessive detail, and intellectually knew NONE OF IT WAS TRUE. Still, as I rode away, I felt pangs of residual guilt. I recognized that I felt more comfortable justifying my refusal (by saying I don't carry cash) rather than just flat-out saying NO. Like many of my students, I want to feel like a helpful human being, a mensch (BTW, that's Yiddish for "good person"); the thought that I may have turned down a person in need wasn't so easy to settle. Days later, I felt some anger at the attempted manipulation--after all, if it wasn't for connivers like her, it'd be lots easier to help the truly needy, right? Much later, by a couple of years in fact, compassion crept in. People who are homeless, or have so little in such an affluent culture, have learned a crucial lesson: you do and say what you need to survive. I learned that when I was teaching safety skills to women in day shelters and transitional housing. Who among us can't say they might do the same?
I never saw her again, and likely never will.
Go see the cow mural, before you never will.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Yes, we mow the lawn of our elderly neighbor
When we were looking to buy a home over 7 years ago, my partner and I did look at neighbors' yards. We saw some lovely houses in North Seattle, but then looked out the kitchen window right into someone's personal excess furniture collection. A big red flag for me is living room recliners sitting out on the lawn. Another big red flag is cars with expired tabs just parked, on the street or in the yard. After living next door to one such neighbor, I vowed never again. Another clue is what happens in the neighborhood on weekend nights--yes, before we bought our house we parked in front one late Friday and it was quiet.
The home we eventually bought is surrounded by neighbors who assiduously keep up their yards. A large part of your safety is self-care, and knowing what you want and need when you come home is critical to your care. We knew that we wanted to live in a quiet neighborhood with well-tended yards. That contributes to our sense of well-being. Whether or not it contributes to our actual safety is the topic of another entry.
Domestic Violence will Not Stay in the Home
Most of us think of disgruntled ex-employees "going postal" when we hear of a killing at a worksite. However, abusive partners and ex-partners are a far greater risk for women. Domestic violence doesn't stay domestic, it spills out and follows its victims everywhere. And sometimes spreads. People close to the intended target also become victims. One of last year's murder victims was a young man stabbed to death by his sister's estranged husband.
One out of 4 women in America will be in an abusive relationship sometime during their lives. Few go to murder. It appears, though, that suicide threats indicate a greater risk of murder/suicide. Domestic violence will not stay in the domicile. Agencies such as New Beginnings and DAWN have hotlines for anyone touched by DV to call.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Growing old ain't for sissies
The average duration of abusive relationships was about 10 years, and most women endured two or more types of abuse (physical, sexual, psychological/verbal abuse).
The researchers found that health care costs for abused women are 19% higher than for non-abused women, and costs remained higher for over 5 years after the abusive relationship ended. Researchers also suggested that this figure is likely an underestimation of the percentage of women abused because women participating in this study group had more consistent health insurance and higher levels of education than average. Both these factors correlate with lower rates of domestic violence.
However, only 3% of these women had ever been asked by their health care providers about domestic violence. How can that be? Whenever I visit my doctor, she always asks about the possibility of abuse along with my possible use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs. I had assumed this was now a standard of care.
See this article for more information.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Pattern, Interrupted
Denise works in an medical research lab. Her job entails working with special mice, ones with no immune system that needed special germ-free rooms. To gain access, all the scientists and technicians have to go through special locked locker rooms, shower, and put on surgical clothing. Afterwards they needed to shower again before changing into street clothes. Denise was finishing up one Saturday afternoon. She had showered and changed, and was just drying her hair, when the door unlocked and a young man entered. Men are not supposed to know the combination to the women's locker room (and vice versa), let alone enter! She did not recognize the man, though she knew most of the scientists and technicians. She looked straight at him as she began peppering him with questions: who are you, who do you work for, how did you get the combination, why are you here, who's your supervisor. She stepped forward. She gave him no time between questions to answer. She repeated those questions over and over, loudly. The man turned red, began backing off, and stuttered that he really didn't mean anything, just wanted to see if the women's locker room looked like the men's. She kept up her machine-gun pace of questioning until he turned and ran.
Denise used four self-defense pattern interrupts here. A pattern interrupt is where you violate a potential assailant's expectations of how you will act as a victim, which decreases your risk for assault. (1) the Question/Conversation Web, where she kept control of asking questions, putting the man on the defensive. (2) the Broken Record, where she kept repeating the same statements (here, her questions) over and over again. (3) Asserting her space when she stepped forward, deflating a possible assailant's expectation of a cowering victim. And (4) direct eye contact, again deflating expectations of a cowering victim.
Was Denise afraid? You bet she was! But she was able to find within her the resources to turn some of that fear into anger and direct it at the guy who entered the women's changing room. Can you think of instances where someone's tried to make you afraid when you should be angry at their manipulations?
Monday, March 05, 2007
Waving Red Flags
Redmond police Detective Jennifer Baldwin, according to this story, traced all these shadowy flags and pieced together the criminal case against Enrique Fabregas. Her work is also instrumental to the $45 million suit that the adopted and foster daughters are bringing against the state of Washington.
Described as an exceptional investigator into child sexual abuse, Baldwin was initially inclined to believe Fabregas' explanations for the allegations against him. Even though there were red flags flying during Baldwin's initial interview of Fabregas, his funny and likeable persona almost convinced her that he was OK. Until one of his victims came to meet her. Unlike most of us, when holes began emerging in his story, she pursued them and ultimately arrested him.
I take two critical lessons from this article.
- As a safety skills instructor, I'm always telling clients to pay attention to their instincts. At the same time, I tell clients that good con artists are skilled at quickly figuring out what YOU want to hear and see, and putting on that front. Most of us, unlike Detective Baldwin, would have created stories to confirm our view of Fabregas as a good guy.
- Most often, most of us don't rely on people for justice, we rely on our institutions to negotiate the truth. Our justice institutions are full of people who do really care, but they are overwhelmed with work. I know several people who've left government social service jobs because of their frustration at increasing caseloads and decreasing support. "I was accused of getting too personally involved in this case," Baldwin said. "Maybe that's because I was the only person to take it seriously." Systems on their own don't automatically crank out justice. Only people do.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Houston, we still have a problem
Even though the diaper and "lust in space" jokes have faded from the repertoire of news columnists and late-night comics, we still need to face the real issue. Stalking is a serious crime. Over a million women and 370,000 men will be targeted by stalkers this year. Current estimates are that 1 in 12 women and 1 in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetimes. Stalking is behaviorally defined as a person embarking on a course of conduct that would cause another reasonable person to feel fear. Specific behaviors can include: following you either on foot or in a vehicle, waiting for you, leaving notes, phone calls, destroying property, and threatening violence. Most victims know their stalker. If the stalker is a current or former intimate partner, the risk of violence increases. Stalking has only recently been recognized as a potentially serious threat to personal safety and is a crime in all 50 states; California passed the nation's first anti-stalking law in 1990, and by 1995 all other states had their own measures. The first federal antistalking measure was signed into law in 1996.
What does this mean for your safety? What can you do if you believe you are being stalked?
Your most important first step is education. There are several national organizations that provide information as well as listings of local help and support resources, some of which are listed below. Recognize that your life has changed, and you will have to adapt. And while you're learning about stalking, here are some tips:
- Do not communicate with your stalker after you initially let them directly know that you want no further contact. If they try to contact you 100 times and you respond on the 101st time, even if it's telling them to get lost, that only teaches them that the cost of a response is 100 attempts. And they will repeat the cycle, and you won't enjoy that.
- Document EVERYTHING. Each and every attempted contact, each and every sighting, each and every phone message and note left on your car. Carry a camera to document their presence.
- Do not trust your stalker. If they "only want to talk," RUN! A stalker is deliberately violating any boundary they can find, and will use your sense of trust, empathy and fairness against you.
- Tell your family and friends. If they are aware, they can help watch for you. They can also watch out for themselves, as stalkers sometimes also try to harm people close to their victim.
- If you find yourself thinking that perhaps this person really does love you, think again. Someone who really cares about you would not stalk you. It is not a sign of true love, it is power and control.
- Limit access to your address. This slows down stranger stalkers and intimate partner stalkers after you move (yes, you may have to change your address--some victims have had to change cities or even countries). Go the the DMV, voter registration office, any agency where your address is on file and have it blocked. Do not use your address on mail or your checks, use a post office box or private mail service. Have all mail sent to this box. Destroy discarded mail.
- Keep your cell phone with you at all times. Don't have a cell phone? Now's a good time to get one. One with a camera that can be used to document, document, document.
- Contact your local crisis clinic or abused women's hotline. Ask how to find an advocate and support group. You'll want them.
- Take a self-defense class. A significant minority of stalkings turn violent, and that number increases if the stalker is an intimate partner or former intimate (the majority of women being stalked by a current or former partner are physically assaulted). Solid physical and verbal skills, plus the confidence that you know you can be effective, are critical.
- Restraining orders leave a great paper trail, but they are not bullet-proof. Most stalkers violate them anyways. Getting a restraining order in many cases escalates stalking to violence.
Other resources online are The Antistalking Web Site and the Stalking Resource Center. A good book is A Girl's Gotta Do What a Girl's Gotta Do by Kathleen Baty (a/k/a "The Safety Chick"), as she describes her experience with a stalker. Other good information is in these downloadable PDF files: US Dept of Justice's Stalking in America, Stalking Myths, and Stalking Fact Sheet.
Finally, if you believe you are being stalked, take steps immediately. When it's your safety at stake, the moves that give you more control and less fear are your best bets.From Strategic Living's News Updates, February 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Answer: Because we often protect them
The King County Sexual Assault Resource Center publishes information on child sexual assault, and you can view one of their excellent PDF documents here. They list a number of reasons why perpetrators aren't always caught, but left out one biggie. Because the perpetrator is often defended by people who despite overwhelming evidence cannot believe that such a wonderful, generous, helpful, upright member of our wonderful community could do such a thing. And the victim in these cases rarely comes forward.
This came to mind as I read this article about a religious community seeming to cover up a young man's sexual relations with a 13 year old girl. I have to wonder when that happens. I don't believe, at least in this case, it's at all about the community choosing one individual over the other. It's about how we want to see ourselves as embedded in community life. Believe it or not, a LOT of people need to deny instances of abuse to maintain their own sense of belonging to a worthy community. Perhaps you too feel that it says a lot about you if someone you've been close to is charged with abuse.
Which is also why a lot of battered women keep quiet. First, many feel that nobody would believe that such a nice guy is capable of battering. Second, even if they are believed, they are often also covertly shunned for rupturing the fabric of friendships.
But now say you have outraged community members. Take this instance, of a man in Oregon who walks around on his property in the nude. This article begins as if it were a nuisance complaint, but then reveals how local school and police officials more or less either ignored or denied complaints, and finally that the gentleman in question is up on charges of kiddie porn. Community members are frustrated.
The lesson I take from these stories is BE PROACTIVE. The institutions you trust will always protect someone, but it may not be YOU.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Houston, we have a problem
From news reports, Nowak claimed she was only trying to scare Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman into "talking" with her about a common romantic interest. Shipman apparently recognized that Nowak was stalking her, ran and got into her car. After securely locking herself in, Shipman felt compelled to partly roll down her window to speak with a crying Nowak, only to find herself pepper-sprayed.
What does this mean for your safety? Do not trust your stalker. Do not communicate with your stalker. If they try to contact you 100 times and you respond on the 101st time, even if it's telling them to get lost, that only teaches them that the cost of a response is 100 attempts. And they will repeat the cycle, and you won't enjoy that.
Stalking has only recently been recognized as a serious threat to personal safety and a crime. Enforcement is difficult. However, if you believe you are being stalked, be sure to document all incidents and contact your police department and abused women's hotline for recommendations.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Uneasy with Change - Sound Safety Podcast
Barbara picks up hitchhikers. She knows it's risky, but she does it anyway. She says she meets truly intriguing and unique people and has great conversations. Mostly.
Three years ago she was on a roadtrip with her friend. They stopped to pick up a lone male hitchhiker. He was friendly and chatty and they all got into an animated conversation, she didn't remember exactly what it was about except they had lots of laughs. Nor did she remember exactly when it changed, but she noticed that the conversation was drifting. He was asking some very personal questions, and the sexual humor was becoming increasingly barbed. She became more silent, but her friend merrily chatted on with the stranger, oblivious to her information oversharing.
Barbara saw that he was "testing" them, seeing how far he could push their boundaries, what kinds of answers he could get to requests for more and more intimate information. We had covered that material just a couple of weeks earlier in the self-defense class. She was bemused that what were then merely words on a page was now only weeks later unfolding in a real-life drama. And it was her real-life drama! And her friend still merrily chatted on.
Sunset was approaching. The stranger suggested they stop in the next town for beer. He knew a nearby campsite where they'd have some privacy. They'd have a blast, he guaranteed it.
Barbara pulled into town. She pulled into the parking lot of the first convenience store. She spoke. She told the man that this was his stop, to get out of the car. He sputtered a protest. She told him get out. He called her a bitch. She told him get out. He called her a fucking bitch. She told him get out. As he got out he called her a fucking bitch again, and a fucking cunt. He kicked the car. He kept up a stream of invectives as he walked away. And she drove away.
Barbara recounted this story in class with a mixture of pride and uneasiness. Pride that she held that firm boundary when she told him to leave. Uneasiness that she had held that boundary, successfully. She'd always been her own worst critic, and she'd proven even to herself once and for all that she could change her life and get outcomes that she wanted. She sensed her own power, and it made her nervous. How about you? What are you not doing, that would make a great difference in your life, because you're uneasy with change?
Martial Arts Builds Self-Discipline and Character
Parents often put their children into martial arts programs to develop their self-discipline and character. Be careful with whom you leave you children. Pay attention to any teacher or coach who suggests "private time" with your children, especially if the don't want you around. Pay even closer attention to your child's response to that teacher. Martial arts does attract some interesting characters (I teach karate as well as self-defense, so I've met many "characters"); take some more time to look past the teacher's reputation and charm. Anything that makes you uneasy is worth investigating.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Arrogance and Admiration
The Seattle Times noted that, despite support from several prominent scientists, the sentencing judge rejected Anderson's argument that "his imprisonment would deprive humanity of the benefits of his medical efforts."
"I wish they had seen the evidence," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said at sentencing. "You had a choice to stop, and you didn't because of intellectual arrogance."
How do you think you'd feel if someone you respected was accused of child molestation, or domestic violence, or rape? How about if the accused was respected by not just you but your community? How would you reconcile the good he's done in the community with the harm he's done to some individuals? Let's reframe the question a bit. How would you reconcile the good he's done in his field of work with the harm he's done in his community? Because sexual assault, on children or adults, destroys trust. Particularly when committed by those whom we privilege with our admiration.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
In the ordinary instant
Dawn Atkission became an ordinary hero yesterday. According to KING5 Seattle News, her acute observations and quick response the saved the two women from severe injury when she used her coat to smother the flames. Dawn also directed other bystanders to get the assailant until the police arrived.
The Seattle Times' report of the same incident focused on Gus Jones, the 82 year old man who fought back by striking that assailant with his cane until the assailant backed off.
In the ordinary instant, both Dawn and Gus were able to connect their observations with immediate and decisive action. I admire people who show those qualities, and hope that if I'm faced with an analogous incident, I would also act positively. And I appreciate the news outlets focusing on the pro-active actions we could all learn to do.
Monday, January 29, 2007
The Crooked Need the Gullible
This article resonates with personal safety, not only financial security. The tactics may be different, but the strategies are the same. Most perpetrators a) test potential targets for compliancy, and b) threaten them with consequences of non-compliance. Many c) work fast so before you realize it you've become another statistic. However, many also d) work over time to groom you for assault. This is most pronounced in cases of domestic violence, and assault on children where the perpetrator cultivated relationships with the parents to gain access to the children.
For parents, one big red flag you can look for is this: is this recent friend habitually offering to babysit so you two can get some "quality time" together? Or, if you're a single parent, so you can have some personal time? Let me rephase this. Is this friend constantly offering you something that overworked (who isn't these days?), borderline overwhelmed parents would so dearly love?
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
P-I Report on Homicides in Seattle
Murder is horrible. Murder is also rare.
As a personal safety instructor/consultant, I field questions on assault risks. Invariably the likelihood of homicide arises. I emphasize the infrequent incidence rate and low risk factors of the vast majority of my clients. We identify and practice de-escalation skills and last-resort tactics in some settings. But I also discuss the role of the media. Stories in which there's a clear and often sympathetic victim and a tragic or sinister perpetrator form a critical part of our national mythology. We buy them, often uncritically. And we focus on them, to the detriment of other important issues. I encourage my clients to look a little deeper into the story to discern the "truth," not about the reported incident but about media patterns and cultural motifs, and how their acceptance influences their own safety choices.
Accurate information is key to accurate risk assessment. Calling something a "trend" is labeling the type of information. I find it difficult to call the increased number of killings from last year to this a "trend" yet. While the number of homicides increased, there are other factors. For example, how does it relate to Seattle's increased population? Or how do you count the Capitol Hill shooting in March where seven people died yet there was one gunman?
Imagine how the story would read if the headline was "Despite Slight Increase in Number, Homicide Rate in Seattle Remains Low."


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The few times that I drove in Ottawa were disasters!
A small town boy in the city made for some stressful transitions. After several near accidents in front of the Confederation Building, I opted to walk and take the bus. If my boss needed a lift, he needed to use a taxi.
Cabinet Ministers don't take taxis, they have chauffeurs and sleek public cars to scoot them around. The Conservatives, like the Liberals before them, prefer to have a driver on hand to get them from their departmental offices to Parliament or Hy's Restaurant. It saves time and makes for efficient scheduling.
CTV News is reporting that the austerity government of Stephen Harper has been working hard on our behalf. Last year these busy beaver's drivers charged
taxpayers more than $600,000 in overtime above their annual salaries.
No bad work if you can get it. It works out to be an extra $20,000 per year!
Tony Clement, then Industry Minister, had a driver on standby for more than 360 days that year, for a total of 6,548 hours in 2010/11.
I have not had a chance to sift through the data, but I assume the car, and the driver, were in his riding spreading out the $ 50 million in G-8 Legacy funds in his his Parry Sound-Muskoka riding.


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School board approves budget, accepts resignation
The budget for the Wayne Community Schools will remain virtually unchanged for the coming year.
This was the message presented to the Wayne Community Board of Education during the regular meeting on Monday.
No one from the public was present during the budget and tax request portion of the meeting.
Superintendent Mark Lenihan told the board that the district's valuation had not changed significantly and the tax asking will include a slight decrease in the General Fund, and a slight increase in the Special Building Fund.
The overall levy will be $1.039437 per $100 of assessed valuation for the coming year.
The total request for the district in the 2018-2019 fiscal year is $9,672,985.01, which is down from last year's tax request of $9,673,639.41.
Board members also accepted with regrets the resignation of Ken Hall, a member of the janitorial staff. Hall has been employed with Wayne Community Schools for 16 years and his resignation is effective Oct. 17.
Second reading approval was given to the district's mission and vision statements.
These have had minor changes and will be slightly shorter than in the past.
The goals for these updates include the fact that all students are included.
The district's vision statement will read "Learning for Life, Every Student, Every Day."
A bid from Rasmussen Mechanical Services for $34,886 for a boiler replacement was approved. The boiler will be installed at the elementary school and will be paid for from the district's building fund.
Superintendent Lenihan presented enrollment numbers for the district for the 2018-2019 school year. He said that the 2017-2018 Pre-K through 12th grade enrollment was 918 students and that number of 2018-2019 is 948 students, an increase of 30 students.
A request was received from Wayne State College in regard to creating a partnership for the development of a geo-thermal greenhouse. The facility would be located on Wayne Community Schools property. It is anticipated that support and grant funding for the project would come from a number of sources. Additional information on the project will be provided as it becomes available.
Brandon Foote was welcomed as the new Executive Director of the Wayne Community Schools Foundation. Foote told the board several fundraisers for the Foundation have already been held, including the Runza sponsored "Feed the Need" and Taste of Victory Tailgate.
The Board of Education will next meet in regular session on Monday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. in the junior-senior high school library.


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Haven't you seen The Matrix? The "leading edge PC" can be a virtual PC emulated on an IBM AIX machine. The floppy disk will be a virtual floppy disk emulated on a USB keychain disk drive. etc. (Aside: how many of the posters on the list are actually software constructs? Come on, be honest.)
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Many companies still keep their online marketing efforts in distinct silos, keeping Search Marketing, Social Media, and other campaigns separate, with little or no interaction and support between the concerned teams. However, with the fast evolving digital marketing landscape and the changes being implemented by the major search engines in their search algorithms, the line between search and social is starting to blur.
Certainly, after Google's Penguin and Panda updates, many online marketing professionals will find that conventional strategies are no longer sufficient to maintain their place in the SERPs. Tactics that used to be effective three years ago have become ineffective, and may even lead to penalization. However, these changes also present new opportunities to expand a brand's reach by creating and optimizing new channels for marketing.
Merging Strategies
In order to maximize online visibility and social mileage, it's essential to create an integrated digital marketing strategy that combines the different aspects of search marketing and social media, and optimizes the content delivered to the different channels.
In a traditional SEO campaign, the focus is primarily on creating keyword-optimized content, building relationships with site owners for link sharing, and marketing content to different channels in order to gain more backlinks and raise the credibility and authority of a website. In contrast, Search Marketing Integration (SMI) aims to optimize content for different marketing channels, with a focus on creating content that readers will want to share with their friends and followers, and foster engagement in various social networks.
This may become a critical strategy for digital marketers with the recent changes to search engine algorithms that put greater weight on "social signals." Likes, shares, retweets, and +1s, have recently become more influential in SERP rankings, and will very likely play a greater role in the coming years.
Ultimately, having an integrated marketing approach that combines search, social media, PR, and other channels is the best way to cover all your bases and make sure that your brand's message is received by your target audience.
Reynard Juanir is a full-time writer and editor for a leading Internet Marketing firm. He spends most of his free time on Reddit, watching Anime, and getting bullied by his cats.
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After that I have tried to load library of the matlab instrument driver and I found the problem as shown below:
Can you help me to know the exact problem and how to solve it?
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There was an error loading the library "C:\PS3000a_MATLAB_IC_Driver\ps3000aWrap.dll"
The specified module could not be found.
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Error using ==> loaddefinedlibrary
The specified module could not be found.