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"The Dark Knight Returns," about an older Bruce Wayne bringing Batman out of retirement, helped change the way America thought about comicbooks. By examining the dark psychology of an American icon, and presenting it in a sharp, funny parody of our over-mediated world, Miller won praise from even the most adamant of non-comics readers. His "grim 'n gritty" take on old Bats created a sub-genre in the comics press, inspiring the movie series as well. But like Lucas' follow-up to the first "Star Wars" series, Miller's return to his past success doesn't recapture the magic.
"DK2" picks up not long after the first one ends. Superheroes have been outlawed and ostracized. Pacifying the masses with airhead pop groups and infotainment, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor has secretly taken control of the U.S. behind a virtual-reality President. Batman, thought dead by the rest of the world, rescues various imprisoned heroes like The Atom, who controls his height from sub-atomic size to colossus, The Flash, who can run to the other side of the world in less than a second, and Plastic Man, who turns himself into any shape he desires. Together they battle not only Luthor, but also Superman, now forced to due Luthor's bidding for reasons too silly to explain here. This results in the best moment of the series, right in the first volume, where Supes undergoes a fantastic beat-down at the hands of the ornery Batsy. But, as the series goes on, more and more secondary characters get piled on, reducing the Dark Knight to little more than a small part in his own book. Worse, the vast majority of these appearances will mean little to anyone not already familiar with the "DC Universe." Reading the book becomes too much like watching Frank Miller play with someone else's dolls.
Batman models the latest in Superman-pounding kryptonite gloves in "The Dark Knight Strikes Again"
Not only has the focus shifted from the first "Dark Knight," but the tone as well. Incredibly, Miller has become more cynical. The theme of the book seems to be peoples' need for "heroes," or rather, their mindless need for leaders. There are few heroics in this supposedly "superhero" book. Even Superman, famously incorruptible, undergoes a massive change of character that, at the end, turns him into a fascist. Seeing Miller handle characters this way has the same empty appeal as watching a sandcastle get kicked over. The Batman of the first series personified a man on edge: cruel yet tempered by a personal sense of justice, a master of his body yet feeling the limitations of getting older, angry yet tender enough to be touched by a young girl seeking to be the new Robin. Such nuance has vanished in "DK2," undoing all the vulnerability Miller invested in the character. Batman has gone back to his old one-dimensional self, except now he has a Machiavellian streak.
But you can always enjoy the art. As with the first "Dark Knight," Miller does the pictures as well as words. His style has gotten goofier in the intervening years. He mixes traditional superhero tropes like broad shoulders and rippling muscles with absurd caricature elements like giant feet and hands. Lex Luthor looks like a Mr. Potato-Head who wears nothing but boxer shorts and hi-top Converse sneakers. Miller shares top billing with the colorist, Lynn Varley, who mixes digitized effects with traditional coloring in clever ways. One scene has Superman standing amid the ruble of Metropolis, where even the colors have broken down into mottled, streaky blotches.
Were it not for the importance and maturity of "Dark Knight Returns," "The Dark Knight Strikes Again," could get away with merely being a superior superhero book. It has all your favorite characters presented in fun new ways with exiting, dynamic action scenes. But where the first series gave a new vision of the superhero in the time of Reaganomics, its follow-up doesn't match that boldness. It's too bad since in this post-9/11 world, the time is ripe for a re-examination of our heroes.
"The Dark Knight Strikes Back" will be collected as a hardcover edition in late October. Individual issues may be available at comic stores, depending on availability.


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Tauna Hunter is Professor of Dance and Program Administrator of the Summer Dance Experience at Mercyhurst University. She began her dance training with Willam F. Christensen and continued at the University of Utah where she earned B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in ballet performance and choreography. During her affiliation with Ballet West, she worked under the guidance of Bruce Marks and Toni Lander and received critical acclaim as one of the company's leading ballerinas. She toured internationally and danced as a guest artist with numerous regional companies throughout the United States. In 1985, she co-founded DANSOURCE, a national networking and information service that connected dancers and companies for over ten years. As its' Managing Director, she was highlighted in "Megatrends 2000" and featured in "Success" Magazine as a trendsetter in the future of the arts. Ms. Hunter has appeared in all the major roles of the classical repertoire and has taught for companies, universities and private schools throughout the United States and in China. She has staged numerous full-length classical ballets and choreographed over twenty-five contemporary works. For 10 years she acted as Guest Artist in Residence for the Interlochen Arts Academy summer dance program. She has been honored with the Chautauqua Artist Teacher Award and was highlighted in the July 2017 issue of Dance Teacher Magazine. She serves on the University of Utah Artistic Advisory Council and on the Advisory Boards of Ballet Concerto (TX) and Dance Now Miami! (FL). She acted as artistic advisor to Lake Erie Ballet for eighteen years as well as serving as President and Chairman of the board for the Erie Dance Consortium (Erie, PA) from 2000-2010. She is an active member of DanceUSA, the CORPS de Ballet International and serves on the boards of Erie Arts and Culture and the National Association of Schools of Dance. Ms. Hunter has been married to Michael S. Gleason for 31 years and they have a 24-year-old daughter, Caitlin. As a breast cancer survivor, she actively supports breast cancer awareness.
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Classical and Contemporary Ballet and Pointe Technique
Company Ensemble
Pointe and Variations
Senior Pro-Seminar
Senior Seminar
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Council of Organized Researchers for Pedagogical Study of Ballet International
Erie Arts and Culture
National Association of Schools of Dance

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Here is some really fun Elementary Math Fun – Sorting and Calculating Jellybeans. Implementing holidays and seasons into the educational environment is a great way to have little kiddos engaged and excited. Using candies as manipulates is a sure thing!
Here is the link for the activity page in my TPT Store.
One way to use it is to sort a handful by color, count and calculate.
Another way to use the fun sheet would be for simple counting.
Depending on the age/grade of the kids, you can add up a whole bag with tally marks to figure out how many there are total. This is great for counting by 5's too.
Other great way to use jellybeans for learning are estimating, sequencing, patterns and of course…decorating!
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04 April 2019
Planning a self-build project is stressful with so much to consider before you even begin. But don't assume that you can leave your choice of interior doors to the last minute. Read our guide on how to choose your internal doors so you can plan ahead and learn the key things to think about before you make a decision.
If this is your first time choosing interior doors, you might not be aware of the sheer variety on offer from style, finish and colour. But it's not just getting the aesthetics right that can make the decision making process take longer than you might anticipate.
Budgeting is an important aspect to planning your self-build so you will likely already have one in mind when it comes to your doors. But getting good value for money is what matters most to many of us. Be careful not to just go for the cheapest doors available but instead find the best quality available in your budget. Getting doors that stand the test of time for your self-build means you won't have to worry about replacement costs so investing in better quality usually offers you better value for your money.
Unless you're purchasing a doorset which comes with everything you need to install your new doors, you'll also have to budget for door hardware like handles, latches and hinges and any other finishing touches. Not everyone realises that doors don't come with these accessories so it's important to factor in the costs before you make any decisions.
Buying door sets not only covers everything you need, you will also save on installation time and labour costs and benefit from improved accuracy if your project involves installing several doors.
If you're looking for a space-saving option for your self-build project, pocket doors are the ideal solution. A pocket door system fits into the walls rather than opening into the room, so building from scratch gives you the perfect opportunity to fit the door system in with the build. Pocket doors give a stylish look to any home so you might still consider them for your project even if space isn't an issue.
Self-build projects come with plenty of regulations to follow, most of this will be handled by your architect but you can also find out more about if you'll need fire doors here.
It's worth noting that you don't need to compromise on style when you have fire doors fitted. Most fire doors will be available in the design you want to match the rest of the build.
Getting your room layout right also means making sure you have enough light getting into your rooms and that they flow together as you would like. Your choice of internal doors can help you out here too if you opt for glazed doors to let the light flow through your home or to make the space feel more open plan.
Maybe standard door openings don't fit into your self-build, or maybe the door design you want doesn't come in your preferred finish. Bespoke doors are the ideal solution for this scenario and are another reason why you shouldn't leave your doors until the last minute as you need to ensure you have enough time for the manufacturing of your bespoke internal doors.
XL Joinery is a market-leading supplier of wooden doors and associated products. With over 25 years of experience, we have been helping homeowners transform the spaces they love with our range of innovative and constantly evolving products.
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Decorative glass is a popular choice in interior design as people look for glazed options to keep their homes light, modern and stylish. Etched glass offers a decorative take on standard clear glazing in your doors.
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Your front door can provide a beautiful and welcoming entrance to your home, or it can turn people off and make them not want to enter your property at all.
At XL Joinery, we have been providing help to prospective customers for many years, and our latest 'how to guide' is focussed on how to measure the size of your internal door.
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With many different types of door available it can be difficult to know which material to choose. There are a wide range of options available including wood and veneer. Here
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Over the past few years we have seen a big increase in the number of people choosing to install glazed internal doors in their home.
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If you have a double door room divider in your home, why not create something really special by combining two very contemporary doors together to reflect your own unique taste.
Internal UK doors are generally made in several standard sizes to meet most domestic needs. However, not everyone is lucky enough to have a frame to fit a standard sized door.
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|Serengeti Game Drive
|Looking Leopard
|Changing the tire in the Serengeti
|Fixing the brake in the Serengeti
|Tenting in the Serengeti
|Across the island to the Secondary School
|PikiPiki Parade
|Dala dala across the island
A blog about our life and work in Tanzania. Living, learning and serving.
|Serengeti Game Drive
|Looking Leopard
|Changing the tire in the Serengeti
|Fixing the brake in the Serengeti
|Tenting in the Serengeti
|Across the island to the Secondary School
|PikiPiki Parade
|Dala dala across the island
Marginalised, rejected, cursed, stigmatised. So many people, so much pain. It is always hard to witness, always hard to know what to do, always hard to know how to help. The team visiting us from Canada has come face to face with it this week. This week was one of exposure for them, a time for them to learn and grow and see their worldviews develop and maybe change. And they have stepped out of their comfort zones and reached out in a way they never knew they could.
|Walking through the rich, fertile rice fields on Kome Island
We went to the home of Abbas, a young man suffering severely from what we think may be cerebral palsy. He is considered by his family and villagers to be a curse. He is hidden away in a very small dark, wooden hut on the sandy ground near the lake. He lies every day on an old foam mattress, he is only ever taken outside on Christmas Day each year. We went in, our eyes adjusting the darkness and our noses to the stench and we talked and prayed with him for just a while. He was so delighted with the company and attention; he wanted just to hold our hand, to have his photo taken, to have a glass of water. As we prayed, his face lit up with the largest smile and the sound of laughter came bursting out. We left to his insistent cries that we must remember him. I just cried as soon as we got back to our rooms.
|Jontwa teaching on Kome Island
|One girl sharing her testimony with us
|Taylor making butterflies (new creations) at Under the Same Sun
Yes, there is so much pain, so much
discrimination, as people created by God are stigmatised, marginalised, cursed.
In recent days with the Canada team we have seen it over and over. Yet we have
also seen that God is good. Those heart-wrenching stories of desertion for the
children with albinism ended in the glorious testimony of God's grace as He
saved their lives and brought them into family at "Under the Same Sun." We saw
God's heart of love for people and I think each of us grew in our desire to see
that love extended. It was exciting to see the young people on the team boldly
demonstrate and show God's love as they reached out to serve, to give, to pray.
They shared the love and life of God with people as they sat with individuals
and gave the hope of the gospel and had the joy of seeing that gift received!
|The team arrives in Mwanza!
|The team doing a "drime" at MICC
|Louisa enjoying morning uji (runny porridge) with
Mama Minja's nursery children
|The shoe-making project
|The Nyehunge Church
|The church in Nyehunge
|Squeezing on the ferry ... with rather over-loaded trucks
|The road outside our house became a river on Sunday and Monday with water pipe problems
...so unfortunately no running water for the team when they arrived from the airport! All fine now!
|Operation Jigger
|The Mongers and Minjas
|Mamas Singing
|Mamas give a window as a gift to the church for the new building
|MICC Concert
|The choir in their beautiful matching vitenge!
|Joseph's Baptism


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Will Longden and Katy Curd are the new British 4X National Champions following weekend of racing in the most challenging tracks Southwest Extreme.
Chris Roberts just sent over the news:
In the Final race of the day its was defending champion and fastest qualifier Scott Beaumont in gate 1 Scott Roberts gate 2, Will Longden gate 3 and Nathan Parsons in gate 4, the track had been riding fast all day with the long start straight mean it was all play for to get the inside line for the first right hander corner.
Beaumont and Longden both got the snap and had a coming together just before the first corner which put Beaumont out of contention and off the track, it was down to 2nd fastest qualifier Scott Roberts to take second place from Nathan Parsons in 3rd.
In the girls Katy Curd followed on from her Rd5 win the day before to take the title and medal to add her growing collection of world cup medals.
Katy will be flying off to America for the last round of the World Cup before heading for Mount Saint Anne for the 4X World Championships in September.
The racing was close all day on this new track that has been completely rebuilt of the winter by Will Evans. Great feed back from all riders means a return to South West Extreme next year.
1 Will Longden
2 Scott Roberts
3 Nathan Parsons
4 Scott Beaumont
1 Katy Curd
2 Suzanne Lacey
3 Nichola Anderson
4 Cara Murray
Bardolph Kerr
Isaac Mundy
Alex Metcalfe
Martin Ogden
Roger Wilbraham
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PLCs – sharing knowledge and experience
Got something to share? I CAN Communication Advisor, Amanda Baxter, highlights the benefits of joining a professional learning community.
There is a saying: 'It takes a village to raise a child' recognising that parenting is a shared responsibility – a communal affair. A key part of I CAN's Place strategy is that we believe it takes communities to enable children to learn to talk, make friends, be confident and make progress at school. This is why community is at the heart of what we do – whether that community is family, a school or nursery setting or a workplace.
One of the ways we have been working with schools and settings is by supporting professional learning communities (or PLCs). PLCs formed out of the school systems as a way of enabling staff to support each other, share knowledge and skills and move practice forward. We have come to find that PLCs may also have a specific focus such as speech, language and communication.
Research shows that having a sense of shared leadership and shared values is important in sustaining these groups and helping them move forward, so this is central to the way we work. For example, in West Somerset we are attending early years hub meetings to discuss issues around speech and language support. We are also supporting 'Boost' practitioner groups to share ideas, problem solve and innovate around their delivery of Early Talk Boost. In Derby, we are working with the local research school and supporting their newly formed early years oracy PLC.
Speech and language network meetings are a useful way for practitioners to come together, share ideas for supporting language and also find out about developments and good practice. A recent awareness raising session on developmental language disorder (DLD) in Barking and Dagenham enabled practitioners to find out more and to discuss ways of identifying and supporting children; they were also able to find out more about support available locally.
In Knowsley and Derby, groups of practitioners and policy makers recently got together to discuss interim findings from a national review into speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). This provided an opportunity to share information that has been gathered across England and present potential solutions for better identification and support for children with SLCN. It also re-ignites awareness of the issue and commitment to meeting children and young people's needs in this area.
In some of I CAN's Place locations, the idea of having a 'Communication Champion' in different communities such as schools and early years settings is gaining traction.
PLCs can also be virtual: In West Somerset we are exploring options of online groups so that staff have more instant access to ideas and don't have to wait until termly meetings. This would enable the group to work collaboratively online and access support when they need it, as well as circumventing any geographical barriers.
PLCs are a way of developing practitioners, schools and settings capacity to support children's speech, language and communication. We are working with local groups and networks to enhance sustainable ways of moving forward.
To be part of a virtual speech, language and communication PLC why not join I CAN's social media groups or sign up to be a Communication Champion with The Communication Trust?


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If only I had a dollar for every adventure I wish I could go on, my mind alway inundated with sketches of forrays into exotic locals: hikes in the Inca, ski trips out west and beyond, trail blazing on a mountain bike in Africa. All the while gems languish a stone throw from my reality, year after year I see people run these same rivers that flow through my backyard carving out the Appalachian mountain range, I see families, the old, young, novice and experienced ride the C&O and Great Alleghany Pass… This year I choose to stay local …
Three friends and I shuttles to Pittsburgh and rode approx 150 miles back home (Cumberland). Feasting like kings and sleeping like fins.
Thanks to my disdain for long winded narratives of especially uneventful and long rides reports, enjoy the pics and commentary of the trip.
Giant TCX, burrowed panniers,Rei Dome tent(used not once hence just extra weight). Total setup weight= I didn't really care … heavy.
CSX train in Cumberland, got to know these guys intimately on this trip. They ran about every 15mins in Connelsville PA.
We washed off in the river, some washing more than others and retreated to the lean too at the entrance to town to setup camp for the night. Total: 65ish miles, 6ish hours, no bike computers on this trip
Day 2: we had a really loose plan to ride as far as we felt like, there was a chance we would spend the night at Meyersdale but I think we all knew if we got that close to home, we were going the whole way.
Cobbled streets of Cumberland… Home alas/at last.
Trail notes: the only way you could take this many pictures is when the trail is going uphill most of the time. I welcomed the opportunity to slow down and shoot, when going downhill, I didn't get a single picture. I
I think two days and one night is perfect for this lenght, I would however go up to Pittsburgh the night before or head out much earlier on the first day. We did not start riding till 1:30… That's pretty late even for Ron.
All in all, an excellent trip, personalities and abilities were complimentary and a great time was had by all. Now to the next adventure, thanks for stopping by.


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Kodak Zi8 I've sent out for testing is enjoying itself on a beach somewhere...and it may well be. We'll have to inquire of Nancy Drew, girl detective: The camera disappeared in transit from one tester to the next, and efforts to track it have failed, so I'm calling a halt to the proceedings.
Ironically, someone on Twitter just added me to a zi8 Twitter list. I'm not sure I have the heart to break it to him. I'm not sure I have the heart to break it to me.
There's a guest post and more video coming from one of the testers who did get to handle the camera, and I'll be sure to update the blog when those arrive. In the meantime, feel free to post your questions or thoughts if you've tested the camcorder.
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Diana Rigg will lead the West End premiere of Joanna Murray-Smith's "Honour," which opens Feb. 14 at Wyndham's for a 13-week run. (Previews start Feb. 7.)
The PW Prods. stand comes three years after the Australian scribe's play was first seen at the National Theater.
Rigg will play the pivotal part of Honor, the wife whose husband of 32 years abruptly walks out on her for a younger woman. The cast includes Martin Jarvis and Natascha McElhone, with the remaining role of the couple's daughter still to be cast.
Director is David Grindley, who revived Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" for PW last summer and is in talks to make his Broadway debut in the spring with World War I play "Journey's End," currently running on the West End.
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So, I'm back! I took a day off work because a) I am a little throat-scratchy, which might just be from sitting in the mold-infested Fulton County Courthouse all weekend, or it might be the start of a cold I could infect the whole office with just in time for the holiday, and b) after being gone all weekend I have so many little things around the house to get done.
Time for a little weekend recap!Like I said, I hadn't been to Atlanta in forever, and had never gotten to really see much of it, so it was cool to be down there for the weekend. It would definitely be a fun weekend road trip for me and PB sometime, because it's a fun city and there's a lot I still really want to see! Mainly I was sad that we didn't have time for the world of coke (wow, that sounded like a drug reference), or the Georgia Aquarium.
We did get to do a few cool things though. We stayed at the Omni, which is connected to the CNN center, which is super cool. Here's a view of the hotel and CNN from the outside:
It had a super-fancypants lobby too, which makes me feel real awk when I am traipsing around there in a t-shirt and sweatpants (that happened).
The hotel was also connected to the CNN center, which had an atrium and a giant food court with 94 billion delicious things to eat. Pretty sure I gained about 10 pounds in one weekend. There was a Dunkin Donuts that was a lifesaver every morning, and a Great Wraps place that makes a darn good falafel pita and some amazing fries with whatever seasoning you want on them!
The first morning there, the whole team went to brunch at a place called West Egg Cafe, and if you live in Atlanta and haven't been or are visiting, you HAVE to go there. They have an amazing menu and by amazing I mean that they put homemade pimento cheese and bacon into an omelet. Delicious, delicious. Also the atmosphere is so cool - very retro, very awesome.
The first night, my teammate Ash and I were having kind of a rough night for various reasons. So after a long day of competition, we found ourselves in the hotel bar, drinking $10 glasses of wine and $6 Michelob Ultras. But at one point, I think the bartender felt bad for us, and he brought out two giant pieces of cake and handed them to us. That's when you know you're having a rough night.
Fortunately, there was only one more day of competition and Ash and I got to be witnesses, which is easy peasy. Then there was a reception at Manuel's Tavern, which was the scene of the "crime" we were fake litigating all weekend. Thank goodness, everything was over for us at that point, and everyone enjoyed the free pitchers of beer with abandon. Here's the team!
We competed against the team from UGA during our last round and we all started hanging out together at Manuel's. When the trial crowd thinned out there and a super-obnoxiously drunk wedding party rolled in, the UGA team led us down the street to another bar in the highlands. And you can see how the team was doing at that point:
All in all, it was quite the weekend, and I have to say that it's good to be home, it's good to have a ton of extra time back since trial team is over for the semester. And above all, I'm ready for Thanksgiving break and some turkey!


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So, it's known that iPhone/iPad recolors and underlines phone numbers, etc. I've corrected this with adding a CSS style to the style tag in my head tag (.linkFix a {color: #ffffff !important; text-decoration: none;}) and putting dates/phone numbers/etc inside a span tag with a class referencing these styles (000-000-0000). This method seems to work just fine for iPhone, but fails on an iPad. Any idea why this is the case?


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The US mortgage market is unique; the peculiar composition and dominance of government sponsored entities guaranteeing mortgage debt destabilises the price matching function of the free market. The GSE's do not allocate capital effectively; securitisation masks risks instead of decreasing them. Markets traditionally are a meeting place between buyers and sellers where supply and demand match to establish price. Sometimes this process is compromised where monopolies or price fixing exists, but generally the system functions well and roots out inefficiencies. It allocates capital to the most efficient and effective operators. Furthermore, even bankruptcy is a healthy process; it re-allocates capital to the more efficient providers and exits those companies who cannot create a return on capital employed.
The US mortgage market is characterised by heavy government policy, involvement and interference. Almost 90% of mortgages are federally guaranteed by GSEs. This transfers the risks from the lender to the government. Why should the government be the orchestrator of the mortgage market? Why should gains for the banks be privatised and the losses are socialised? There are many countries where home rentals are in the majority; home ownership shouldn't be a mantra that the government prosletysizes; it is job of the individual who should consider whether they can afford to and whether this is in their best interests; where the government is involved this causes unnecessary distortions at a magnitude which is going to be catastrophic, and has already been. A federal guarantee also encourages relaxed lending standards or the complete absence of them; the government is not qualified to make an assessment of individual creditworthiness, the government itself is insolvent. The government should not be dictating to individuals that they should make it their lifetime objective to purchase a home; again it is for individuals and their families to make that decision and direction. What the government should be advising is that individuals should spend and save prudently even if that means renting. It is absolutely due to the government abuse and behaviour in the mortgage market that had encouraged rampant speculation in the largest domestic sector.
A home primarily is a place to reside in, it should not be leveraged as an object of speculation. Now I don't want to repeat the causes of the crisis and this is no attempt to do so, I am just noting that after a crisis that pinpointed exactly what the major problems are, Fannie and Freddie Mac, nothing meaningful has changed with these GSEs. The government needs to move out the way and let the market operate to re-establish the true price-finding mechanism of the free market; governments need to be apt to ensure lending standards are being enforced and that they are not artificial; bank writedowns should be encouraged and the interpretation of regulation should not be freely adjustable; this allows financial institutions to value their assets purely as they see fit rather than marking to market. Deposits should be enforced and short term flipping should be taxed to discourage speculation. There is no need for the government to be so deeply mashed within the mortgage market; it is incredible that rates are approx 5% with implicit government guarantees; rates are being artificially subdued with government intervention; the upcoming rate hikes are going to penetrate the mortgage and wider markets; debt matters and we have 5000 years of recorded history to prove that.


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Types of Mutual Fund
Mutual funds may be classified into different categories on the basis of:
Tenor refers to the 'time'. Mutual funds can be classified on the basis of time as under:
1. Open Ended funds
These funds are available for subscription throughout the year. These funds do not have a fixed maturity. Investors have the flexibility to buy or sell any part of their investment at any time, at the prevailing price (Net Asset Value – NAV) at that time.
2. Close Ended funds
These funds begin with a fixed corpus and operate for a fixed duration. These funds are open for subscription only during a specified period. When the period terminates, investors can redeem their units at the prevailing NAV.
Asset Classes
1. Equity funds
These funds invest in shares. These funds may invest money in growth stocks, momentum stocks, value stocks or income stocks depending on the investment objective of the fund.
2. Debt funds or Income funds
These funds invest money in bonds and money market instruments. These funds may invest into long-term and/or short-term maturity bonds.
3. Hybrid funds
These funds invest in a mix of both equity and debt. In order to retain their equity status for tax purposes, they generally invest at least 65% of their assets in equities and roughly 35% in debt instruments, failing which they will be classified as debt oriented schemes and be taxed accordingly. Monthly Income Plans (MIPs) fall within the category of hybrid funds. MIPs invest up to 25% into equities and the balance into debt.
4. Real asset funds
These funds invest in physical assets such as gold, platinum, silver, oil, commodities and real estate. Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) fall within the category of real asset funds.
Investment Philosophy
1. Diversified Equity Funds
These funds diversify the equity component of their Asset Under Management (AUM), across various sectors. Such funds avoid taking sectoral bets i.e. investing more of their assets towards a particular sector such as oil & gas, construction, metals etc. Thus, they use the diversification strategy to reduce their overall portfolio risk.
2. Sector Funds
These funds are expected to invest predominantly in a specific sector. For instance, a banking fund will invest only in banking stocks. Generally, such funds invest 65% of their total assets in a respective sector.
3. Index Funds
These funds seek to have a position which replicates the index, say BSE Sensex or NSE Nifty. They maintain an investment portfolio that replicates the composition of the chosen index, thus following a passive style of investing.
4. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
These funds are open-ended funds which are traded on the exchange (BSE / NSE). These funds are benchmarked against the stock exchange index. For example, funds traded on the NSE are benchmarked against the Nifty. Unlike an index fund where the units are traded at the day's NAV, in ETFs (since they are traded on the exchange) the price keeps on changing during the trading hours of the exchange. If you as an investor want to buy or sell ETF units, you can do so by placing orders with your broker, who will in-turn offer a two-way real time quote at all times. The AMC does not offer sale and re-purchase for the units. Today, ETFs are available for pre-specified indices. Gold ETFs are available for investment, however silver ETFs are not yet available.
5. Fund of Funds (FOF)
These funds invest their money in other funds of the same mutual fund house or other mutual fund houses. They are not allowed to invest in any other FOF and they are not entitled to invest their assets other than in top mutual fund analysis schemes/funds, except to such an extent where the fund requires liquidity to meet its redemption requirements, as disclosed in the offer document of the FOF scheme.
6. Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP)
These funds are basically income/debt schemes like Bonds, Debentures and Money market instruments. They give a fixed return over a period of time. FMPs are similar to close ended schemes which are open only for a fixed period of time during the initial offer. However, unlike closed ended schemes where your money is locked for a particular period, FMPs give you an option to exit. Remember though, that this is subject to an exit load as per the funds regulations. FMPs, if listed on the exchange, provide you with an opportunity to liquidate by selling your units at the prevailing price on the exchange. FMPs are launched in the form of series, having different maturity profiles. The maturity period varies from 3 months to one year.
7. Dividend
A dividend is allocated as a fixed amount per unit, with unitholders receiving a dividend in proportion to their holding. The dividends declared or paid shall also be mentioned in Rupees per unit along with the face value of each unit of that scheme and the prevailing NAV at the time of declaration of the dividend.
Dividends are payments made by an AMC to its unit holders. It is the portion of profits paid out to these investors. All the profits earned (based on accrual of income and expenses as detailed above) are treated as available for distribution.
Geographic Regions
1. Country or Region Funds
These funds invest in securities (equity and/or debt) of a specific country or region with an underlying belief that the chosen country or region is expected to deliver superior performance, which in turn will be favourable for the securities of that country. The returns on country fund are affected not only by the performance of the market where they are invested, but also by changes in the currency exchange rates.
2. Offshore Funds
These funds mobilise money from investors for the purpose of investment within as well as outside their home country. so we have seen that funds can be categorised based on tenor, investment philosophy, asset class, or geographic region. Now, let's get down to simplifying some jargon with the help of a few definitions, before getting into understanding the nitty-gritty of investing in top mutual funds analysis.


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Home > G. Tumoral pathology > Molecular pathology of tumors > Genetic anomalies > Cancer cytogenetics > tumoral translocations
tumoral translocations
Saturday 14 January 2006
Non-random chromosomal translocations are frequently associated with a variety of cancers, particularly hematologic malignancies and childhood sarcomas.
Chromosome aberrations, in particular translocations and their corresponding gene fusions, have an important role in the initial steps of tumorigenesis.
List of tumoral translocations
The mechanisms that cause these translocations remain poorly understood. Illegitimate V(D)J recombination, class switch recombination, homologous recombination, non-homologous end-joining and genome fragile sites all have potential roles in the production of non-random chromosomal translocations.
Mutations in DNA-repair pathways have been implicated in the production of chromosomal translocations in humans, mice and yeast.
The identification of these same oncogenic chromosomal translocations in peripheral blood from healthy individuals strongly suggests that the translocation is not sufficient to induce malignant transformation, and that complementary mutations are required to produce a frank malignancy.
Oncogenic chromosomal translocation partners can be identified by proteomic methods (16651537)
Gene fusions
In most tumors with acquired chromosomal translocations, a new fusion oncogene or promoter-oncogene fusion is created and drives tumor growth. In 2007, 358 gene fusions involving 337 different genes have been identified.
An increasing number of gene fusions are being recognized as important diagnostic and prognostic parameters in malignant haematological disorders and childhood sarcomas.
The biological and clinical impact of gene fusions in the more common solid tumour types has been less appreciated.
However, an analysis of available data shows that gene fusions occur in all malignancies, and that they account for 20% of human cancer morbidity.
Gene deletions
Some translocations drive tumorigenesis via deletion of a tumor suppressor, as t(X;18) in Wilms tumor (17620295)
See also
amplification of fusion genes
fusion transcripts
fusion proteins
tumoral translocations
translocation-associated proliferations
- translocation-associated leukemias
- translocation-associated tumors
- translocation-associated Lymphomas
- translocation-associated sarcomas
- translocation-associated carcinomas
chromosomal translocations
Rabbitts TH. Chromosomal translocations in human cancer. Nature 1994;372:143-149. PMID: 7969446
Rowley JD. The critical role of chromosome translocations in human leukemias. Annu Rev Genet 1998;32:495-519. PMID: 9928489
Meyerson M. Cancer: broken genes in solid tumours. Nature 2007;448:545-546. PMID: 17671492
Shaffer DR, Pandolfi PP. Breaking the rules of cancer. Nat Med 2006;12:14-15. PMID: 16397543
Greaves MF, Wiemels J. Origins of chromosome translocations in childhood leukaemia. Nat Rev Cancer 2003;3:639-649. PMID: 12951583
Mitelman F, Johansson B, Mertens F. The impact of translocations and gene fusions on cancer causation. Nat Rev Cancer. 2007 Apr;7(4):233-45. PMID: 17361217
Novo FJ, Vizmanos JL. Chromosome translocations in cancer: computational evidence for the random generation of double-strand breaks. Trends Genet. 2006 Apr;22(4):193-6. PMID: 16499992
Elenitoba-Johnson KS, Crockett DK, Schumacher JA, Jenson SD, Coffin CM, Rockwood AL, Lim MS. Proteomic identification of oncogenic chromosomal translocation partners encoding chimeric anaplastic lymphoma kinase fusion proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 May 9;103(19):7402-7. PMID: 16651537
Rabbitts TH, Stocks MR. Chromosomal translocation products engender new intracellular therapeutic technologies. Nat Med. 2003 Apr;9(4):383-6. PMID: 12669051
Aplan PD. Causes of oncogenic chromosomal translocation. Trends Genet. 2006 Jan;22(1):46-55. PMID: 16257470
Greaves MF, Wiemels J. Origins of chromosome translocations in childhood leukaemia. Nat Rev Cancer. 2003 Sep;3(9):639-49. PMID: 12951583
Rego EM, Pandolfi PP. Reciprocal products of chromosomal translocations in human cancer pathogenesis: key players or innocent bystanders? Trends Mol Med. 2002 Aug;8(8):396-405. PMID: 12127726
Tomescu O, Barr FG. Chromosomal translocations in sarcomas: prospects for therapy. Trends Mol Med. 2001 Dec;7(12):554-9. PMID: 11733218
Rabbitts TH. Chromosomal translocations in human cancer. Nature 1994;372:143-149. PMID: 7969446
Translocations in leukemias
Gilliland DG, Jordan CT, Felix CA. The molecular basis of leukemia. Hematology (Am Soc Hematol Educ Program). 2004;:80-97. PMID: 15561678
Greaves MF, Wiemels J. Origins of chromosome translocations in childhood leukaemia. Nat Rev Cancer. 2003 Sep;3(9):639-49. PMID: 12951583
Staudt LM. Molecular diagnosis of the hematologic cancers.
N Engl J Med. 2003 May 1;348(18):1777-85. PMID: 12724484
Bohlander SK. Fusion genes in leukemia: an emerging network. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 2000;91(1-4):52-6. PMID: 11173830
Rowley JD. The critical role of chromosome translocations in human leukemias. Annu Rev Genet 1998;32:495-519. PMID: 9928489
Han M, Rivera MN, Batten JM, Haber DA, Cin PD, Iafrate AJ. Wilms' tumor with an apparently balanced translocation t(X;18) resulting in deletion of the WTX gene. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2007 Oct;46(10):909-13. PMID: 17620295
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Heisterkamp N, Stephenson JR, Groffen J, et al. Localization of the c-ab1 oncogene adjacent to a translocation break point in chronic myelocytic leukaemia. Nature 1983;306:239-242. PMID: 6316147
de Klein A, van Kessel AG, Grosveld G, et al. A cellular oncogene is translocated to the Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelocytic leukaemia. Nature 1982;300:765-767. PMID: 6960256
Rowley JD. A new consistent chromosomal abnormality in chronic myelogenous leukaemia identified by quinacrine fluorescence and Giemsa staining. Nature 1973;243:290-293. PMID: 4126434
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Blueprints for designing optimised energy consumption and sustainable energy generation in single-family homes in temperate climes
The 'Blueprints for designing optimised energy consumption and sustainable energy generation in single-family homes in temperate climes' project is funded under an industrial applied research sub-programme of the 2008 national applied research programme of Spain's ministry of science and innovation.
The project involves monitoring energy consumption and comfort levels in various types of energy-efficient housing under real conditions of use, with the overarching aim of conducting a comparative study of the energy efficiency data and, based on these, to then develop design guidelines and strategies for integrating active solar energy systems and home automation systems.
The project aims to:
- Identify, catalogue and analyse different types of housing and natural environment management techniques.
- Monitor internal and external comfort-related parameters (temperature, humidity, air flows, etc) and energy consumption levels in each of the dwellings involved in the study.
- Use these data to generate real and reasonably reliable energy-efficiency information based on the application of home automation systems and bioclimatic principles.
- Establish blueprints for combining passive and active solar energy strategies with a series of parameters, such as weather conditions, types and systems.
- Conduct a technical-economic study to ascertain the return on investment from installing home automation equipment.
This monitoring exercise has enabled us to understand and adapt various home construction models and equipment, ensuring that in each case the set-up met optimally the comfort needs of the residents, with minimal additional input.


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Day Five
Monday July 5th, 2010
In Him you also trusted, after you have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
-Ephesians 1:13-14
Do you have the Holy Spirit, Wanda? Do you? If you can say yes for sure, then you know you are God's. In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit would rest upon people for a time but He might leave them in their disobedience. (He rested on Saul, but left him. He left Samson for a time, but He was with David the rest of his life.) In the New Testament, He is sent by the Father as a Helper and "the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." Romans 11:29 Jesus said, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." John 14:26.
So do you have the Holy Spirit? How would you know? Well, I would say that the Spirit has a myriad of ways of expressing Himself. Are you understanding Scripture when you read it? That is the Spirit's job. Are you praying constantly (and not just asking for stuff, but truly giving God glory)? That is the Spirit's job too. Are you seeing a picture of God in everything from the starts to the grass to the human body to ants? The Spirit reveals God in creation to you. Can you hear God's still small voice? That's Him too. He speaks to you what God the Father says and He prays for you when you don't know what to pray. (Romans 8:26) Do you have peace when circumstances in your life dictate that you should be worried? The Spirit does that. Do you love people with the love of God? That is only possible with the Spirit of God.
I would venture to say that when you know you have the Holy Spirit, you really know it. A lot of people think they have the Holy Spirit because they feel it. They laugh or fall down or clap or stand up and speak in tongues and claim that those are the works of the Spirit. But if those people are drawing attention to themselves, that may be a spirit, but it's not the Holy Spirit. Jesus told James and John that they don't know what spirit they are of. The Holy Spirit always gives praise and honor to God, not to man. If man is getting all the attention and glory and honor, that is not the Holy Spirit. How many times did Jesus tell His disciples that if they wanted to be greatest, then they would have to be least. If they wanted to rule, they would have to serve. The Holy Spirit works more in the those who we never notice than the ones we see in TV or making a lot of commotion at church. It's the Spirit who led the poor widow to give her last two mites and the Spirit of God that recognized that in her. It's the spirit that noticed the tax collector who beat his breast and announced that he was a sinner because it was the Spirit that convicted his confession.
If you are not of the Holy Spirit, you are of your own. (I don't envy you.) Our own spirits are destructive and self seeking. Basically, take 1 Corinthians 13 and think the opposite. Our own spirits oppose love. Jeremiah 17:9 says, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" Left to ourselves, we have no good to offer God. All we have is the feigness of good. Paul said it this way in Philippians 3:8-9, "Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith." What we have to offer God is no good to God. Paul considers his goodness rubbish. (Do a word study on that one, Wanda.) God doesn't need what we can bring to the table. He only wants us to trust in Him. "For the eyes o the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those who are weak." I will admit that I'm weak. God, find me please. Show Yourself strong in my life. I need You.
So I trust Him. I've heard the word of truth and I accept it. It is the good news of my salvation. I have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. God has looked at me, paid for me, and has imprinted on me His image so there is no doubt to whom I truly belong. The Holy Spirit is that imprint. The Holy Spirit is my promise that He will return for me like a woman has an engagement ring as a promise of marriage. Just like a lender puts a down payment on the purchase to show that he will pay the rest in due time. God will come back to redeem us. He's already paid full price.
In ancient Ephesus, there would be hundreds if not thousands of cargo traveling through the port city every day. The way people would figure out whose stuff was whose (before the days of bar codes) was that the shipper would melt wax along the opening and press a signet ring into it (He was basically branding it like they do with cattle.) If the seal was broken when it arrived, then they knew it was opened. The captain of the ship would promise to get the cargo to the destination without the seal being broken or he would be liable for the contents. When the package reached it's destination, the seal on the package was the proof of ownership and the family member on the other side would match his signet ring to he seal to claim it.
We have been marked with the seal of the Spirit. One day, God will come to claim those that are His and I will be among them. I am assured of this because I have the Holy Spirit. Do you? If you don't, have you asked for Him? If you are sure you don't have the Holy Spirit, the only thing in your way is your own stubbornness. It is God's will that all men be saved (2 Peter 3:9) and He lets nothing stand between us and His love. (Romans 8:38-39.) Give up your pride and surrender to the One and Holy God, who can wash you in His blood and clean you white as snow. It's not easy since it kills your pride, but your pride is a cancer that is killing you. If you don't have the Holy Spirit, then your life is not giving glory to God. You are not living out the purpose God has for you.
But as for me, I'm no longer a stranger or a foreigner, but a fellow citizen with the saints and members of the household of God. (Read Ephesians 2:19.) Please join me in the faith. It's as easy as admitting you're not perfect and recognizing the result of imperfection is death (regardless of fault. Think of a defective product.) But God loved you so much that He sent Jesus down to the cross to die in your place. And now you have a choice. God made the choice an easy one. Choose the gift of life that Jesus offers or choose to pay the price yourself for your own imperfections. I choose life. I gave up all I had to choose it. I gave up my identity and my independence and intelligence so I could be labeled a follower of someone I don't really understand. It doesn't sound like a smart plan, but if you think about it… if I could understand God completely, then why would I follow Him. I don't understand Him, but I know that He is good and I trust Him. I don't have to understand someone to follow. I just need to know what He wants me to do. I call myself a servant and a slave to God, but He calls me his child and a friend. Who wouldn't want to follow someone like that?
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Since more foodborne illnesses occur at home than any place else and having owned a restaurant for 17 years I have a few tips for everyone on this Thanksgiving Day:
1) Wash your hands continuously, especially when handling raw meat products and fresh produce.
2) Wash and sanitize all food prep areas and utensils before, during, and after food preperation, especially after preparing raw meat products.
3) The best way to thaw a frozen turkey is in a refrigerator, not on the counter. The outside surfaces of the turkey could get warm (above 40 degrees) while the inside is still frozen. You do not want the opportunity for bacteria to grow by allowing the meat to warm.
4) Cook your meat thoroughly, using a meat thermometer not a "pop-up". See http://www.diagnosishealth.com/foodillness.htm for more info on specific meat inside cooking temperatures and procedures.
5) Do not leave food on the table for hours. Return it to the refrigerator as soon as possible, or throw it away! Bacteria can double every 20 minutes at room temperature. Foodborne Illnesses can ruin your holiday, at a minimum, and can actually kill you.
6) It is common for bacteria to be found in these products. The key is proper food preperation and proper hand washing. Proper cooking will kill the bacteria. If you or someone you know gets sick, or for more information, see: http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/fsefborn.html
Let's be careful out there and have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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If you've been less than impressed with Google Plus, you're not alone. I was an early adopter, and while I share stuff once in a while, I honestly don't use it all that often because I find it to be very inefficient.
Similar to Facebook, I can log in and browse / participate in my "circles" but for me, what's really lacking in Google Plus has been the ability to instantly share your comment from a web page, just as you would with Twitter.
If you're reading a post or article, you'll often see a "Tweet This" button, or a Facebook "Like" icon, that lets you not only "vote", but comment & share instantly with your followers and friends. Google plus didn't work like that.
Instead, the way it works now is that pressing the +1 button simply "casts your vote" publicly, which is seen by virtually no one, aside from in the search results. There, if someone you know has pressed the +1 button for a page, that's the only place you would see that they've "recommended" it, unless you look at their +1 profile page.
If you want to actually "share" a page, you still have to copy and paste the url into a "share" box which appears in the top right of your browser window only while you're on certain Google properties.
That's changing now
Last week Google announced that they have made an improvement to the platform, and in my opinion it's about time. In fact, if I were Google, I probably would of made sure it was available from the beginning – I've found it far too difficult and tedious to actually be able to +1 something and share with your circles.
Here's a short video from Google showing how it works –
There's supposedly nothing you need to do in order to make this improved functionality happen for you, either as a user or a site owner, and it will begin working that way soon. The funtionality is being "turned on" for just one Google Plus user at a time, (via @rustybrick comment).
There's no way to know if you have been "turned on" until you click the +1 button, and at that point you'll either get the new interface, or you won't. Why not try it for yourself by hitting the +1 button on the left? 😉
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Juules and Vapor Pens
Juuls and Vapor Pens
What is Juuling?
E-cigarettes are typically battery-powered devices that heat a liquid (" juice" ) that turns into an aerosol that teens inhale into their lungs. Until this point, I thought vaping involved using a vaping pen, a small round device with a mouth piece on the end. But Juuling, as it' s popularly known, is much easier to hide. Juul is a sleek, rectangular vaporizing device that delivers a concentrated form of nicotine. It looks like a USB flash drive, and can even be plugged into a laptop to charge.
According to the Juul website, each cartridge contains 0.7 mL with 5 percent nicotine by weight. One Juul pod is equivalent to smoking one pack of cigarettes or 200 puffs. But the biggest draw for teens is that the pods come in fun flavors, such as cucumber, mango, and mint, says Koorosh Rassekh, an addiction therapist and founder of Evo Health and Wellness, an outpatient addiction treatment program in Venice, California.
Vapor Smoking Risks
While teens may believe that vaping is relati vely safe, there are numerous health risks. " You can get addicted to e-cigarettes," says Bill Blatt, director of Tobacco Programs for the American Lung Association. Like smoking a regular cigarette, the nicotine fr om Juul or other e-cigarettes gets into teens' lungs and bloodstream and keeps them coming back for more.
And because the smoke isn' t as noticeable as regular cigarettes, teens can take a draw from their Juul and put it in their pocket without the teacher seeing it. Forget about running to the restroom: " They can smoke in class," Blatt says.
The FDA has banned the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, so Juul pods and other vaping devices can' t legally be sold to them. But teens still find ways to get them, so parents need to address this trend.
Not-So-Str aight Talk
To talk to your teen about Juuling, vaping, or any other substance use, Rassekh offers these tips:
Don' t lectur e. Just saying, Don' t Juul (or vape) because it' s bad for you,doesn' t help. (Guilty!) Lecturing about its harmfulness will only compel your teen to keep it a secret from you, Rassekh says.
Be open to the conver sation. Not every teen will be tempted to Juul or vape. But it' s worth having the conversation if you suspect they may be. In my daughter Jane' s case, she may truly be holding the cartridges for Penelope. But I suspect that she too is Juuling because her friends are—and like many teens, Jane lives for her friends. " The risk of being ostracized and the social benefit can motivate teens to Juul and try other substances," Rassekh says.
Tr y to under stand why your teen is Juuling. Teens can be tempted to Juul for many reasons, including not wanting to be bul- lied, peer pressure, or getting a break from the rigors of the school day. " To get to the bottom of any substance use, ask
yoursel f, What is impacting my teen' s self-esteem negatively?" Rassekh says.
Once you understand why your teen might be drawn to Juuling or vaping, then you can begin to address your teen' s vulnerabilit ies and build the resilience to counterbalance it.
Get outside help.
If your teen has developed a nicotine habit in any form, it may be time to have a pediatrician or therapist talk with them. Y ou can
also call the Center for Disease Control' s national tobacco quit line, 800-784-8669, for more guidance from their professional counselors.
What happens if I am caught vaping or I am in possession of a vapor izer pen on school gr ounds?
Students caught vaping or in possession of a Juul or vaporizer pen on school grounds or at a school sponsored event will receive
discipline and have the device confiscated. Students caught vaping/Juuling or in possession will be subject to a substance screening as per ACSD Policy 5530.


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Java, joe, bean juice — whatever you call it, coffee is one of the world's favorite drinks. And millions of American drinkers purchase their morning, midday or evening rocket fuel from shops, bakeries and cafes.
Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day. To celebrate, many coffeehouses will offer free cups of java to patrons on that Saturday.
But you don't have to wait for free coffee. Here are 10 places to score free coffee — or coffee-related freebies — right now, or any time of the year.