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Use the Dock on Mac
The Dock on the Mac desktop is a convenient place to access apps and features (like Siri, Launchpad and the Trash) that you're likely to use every day. The Dock can show up to three recently used apps that aren't already in the Dock and a folder for items you download from the Internet.
Open items in the Dock
In the Dock on your Mac, do any of the following:
Open an app: Click the app icon. For example, to open the Finder, click the Finder icon in the Dock.
Open a file in an app: Drag the file over an app's icon. For example, to open a document you created in Pages, drag the document over the Pages icon in the Dock.
Show an item in the Finder: Command-click the item's icon.
Switch to the previous app and hide the current app: Option-click the current app's icon.
Switch to another app and hide all other apps: Option-Command-click the icon of the app you want to switch to.
You can Control-click an item to display a shortcut menu of other actions to take, such as open or close an app, open a recent document and more.
If an app stops responding, you can Force Quit the app from the Dock (you may lose unsaved changes). Control-Option-click the app's icon, then choose Force Quit.
Add or remove Dock items
On your Mac, do any of the following:
Add an item to the Dock: Drag apps to the left side of (or above) the line that separates the recently used apps. Drag files and folders to the right side of (or below) the other line that separates recently used apps. An alias for the item is placed in the Dock.
Remove an item from the Dock: Drag the item out of the Dock until you see Remove. Only the alias is removed; the actual item remains on your Mac.
If you accidentally remove an app icon from the Dock, it's easy to put it back (the app is still on your Mac). Open the app to make its icon appear again in the Dock. Control-click the app's icon, then choose Options > Keep in Dock.
You can also rearrange items in the Dock — just drag an item to a new location.
Customise the Dock
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Dock.
Change the options you want.
For example, you can change how items appear in the Dock, adjust its size and position or even hide it.
To learn about the options, click the Help button in the pane.
To quickly adjust the Dock's size, place the pointer over the separator line until a double arrow appears, then drag the Dock to make it larger or smaller. Or Control-click the separator and choose an action from the shortcut menu.
You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate to the Dock. Press Control-F3 (Control-Fn-F3 on a portable Mac) to move to the Dock. Then use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to move from icon to icon. Press Return to open an item.
A red badge on an icon in the Dock indicates you need to take one or more actions in an app or System Preferences. For example, a red badge on the Mail icon in the Dock indicates you have new emails to read.
When you drag a folder to the Dock, you can view it as a folder stack. By default, the Dock comes with a Downloads stack. See Organise files in stacks.


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Marlins giveback to the community on 9/11
Marlins Ayudan team, led by Larry Beinfest, will give back to Salvation Army, LOMO adopts local firehouse, Marlins Park hosts First Responders Appreciation Night
MIAMI - September 10, 2013-Miami Marlins Ayudan team, led by Larry Beinfest, Baseball Operations President, will engage in a community service project at the Salvation Army. Logan Morrison will also be adopting the City of Miami Firehouse #5. Marlins will host First Responders Appreciation Night at Marlins Park. 9/11 is recognized as National Day of Service.
The Marlins Ayudan team will be volunteering their time at the Salvation Army on 1907 NW 38th Street from 9a.m. to 4p.m. The team will engage in a beautification project in the Salvation Army's Courtyard. The project includes landscaping, mulching, and planting of a vegetable garden.
Logan Morrison, Miami Marlins first baseman, will trade his cleats for firefighter boots as he visits the City of Miami Firehouse Station No.5 on 1200 NW 20th Street from 11am to 12pm . Logan will assist in preparing lunch, tour the firehouse, and go on a ride along with Miami's heroes in remembrance of 9/11. Lieutenant Ignatius Carroll will be in attendance as Logan presents them with an autographed jersey.
The Marlins will also celebrate First Responders Appreciation Night as they take on the Atlanta Braves at Marlins Park on Wednesday, September 11 at 7:10 p.m. Fans can show support to the first responders who keep us safe every day by purchasing a Special Event ticket. The package includes access to the pre-game party in West Plaza from 5pm-7pm, a ticket to the game in one of the "Super Heroes" sections. First Responders will be honored in a pre-game ceremony.
The Marlins are committed to leaving a lasting legacy that will make fans, neighbors and partners proud through the values of Corporate Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement. These activities are the expression of gratitude to those currently serving and to those who've sacrificed so much.

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text: Thought you guys might like to take a look at a piece of WWII trench art I picked up a while ago, it offers a display of the small arms cartridges used during WWII as well as .50BMG and 20mm canon. Do you guys have any trench art you could share via pics or videos? Take a look here.


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- Product Features
This product has been discontinued and has limited stock available. Please contact our sales team for current stock levels.Use this 36 Watt Class 2 DC driver (power supply) from EnvironmentalLightsTM between your magnetic low voltage forward phase dimmer and your 12 volt DC LED lights to achieve smooth dimming on most 12 volt LED lights. Reliable, well-regulated and made in America.
Your in-wall dimmer connects to this supply, which can then drive 12 volt DC LEDs.
- Works with most conventional magnetic dimmers, except most digital ones. See detailed guidance about dimmer compatibility at the end of this note.
- This dimming driver is part of a family of drivers with wattages from 36 to 288 watts and DC output voltages of 12 or 24 volts. Choose an output voltage suitable for your product and a size (wattage) sufficient for your load.
- Designed to drive constant voltage LEDs. AC ripple <300 mV. This ensures the LEDs are not overdriven due to repeated excess current, which is a common fault of many other dimming supplies intended for use with constant voltage LED systems. LEDs last much longer on this driver than competing drivers that allow large ripple voltage.
- Very easy to wire: 2 input wires from the dimmer on the primary side and 2 output wires on the secondary side for the load. The 288 Watt 24 volt supply has 3 96-watt terminal block outputs and the 240 Watt 12 volt supply has 4 60-watt outputs.
- NEMA 3R rain tight wet location enclosure with Class 1 conduit access wiring compartment.
- Suitable for hardwiring (contains 7/8 inch knockouts.) Optional power plug kit is available.
- Manual reset overload protection.
- Operates on 50 or 60 hertz input. At 50 Hz, the supply will be slightly less efficient.
- No external fusing required.
- We suggest de-rating the supplies by 20% in your designs, to be conservative.
- 3 year manufacturer warranty.
- Mean Time Between Failure: 100,000 hours.
- 80% efficiency, typically.
- Ambient operating temperature: -30 to +60°C (-22 to +140°F).
- Storage temperature: -65 to +90°C(-85 to 194°F).
- Humidity: up to 100%.
- Size: (LxWxH) 11.25" x 3.375" x 3.25" for small supplies; 14.25" x 8.437" x 4.437" for large supplies.
- Shipping weight: 7 pounds for small supplies; 24 pounds for large supplies.
- 240 VAC and 277 VAC input voltage versions are available; about 2 weeks lead time. Obviously, you must use a magnetic dimmer rated for 240 or 277 VAC. We do not sell such a dimmer. 240 and 277 VAC drivers are custom orders and not returnable.
- Made in America.
- These dimming supplies work with our LED linear lights, but they may not work with LED linear lights from other companies. We are not responsible for problems relating to the misuse of these drivers with others' incompatible lights or dimmers not listed as compatible parts.
The dimmers and photosensor listed as companion parts are suitable with the 120 VAC version of this product only.
Dimming Notes: Use Magnetic Low Voltage Dimmers only. Do not use incandescent, Electronic Low Voltage or LED/CFL dimmers. Since we rarely sell the 240 and 277 VAC versions, we do not recommend specific dimmers. In general, you will find that analog dimmers fare best. Choices in 240 and 277 VAC dimmers are relatively few. We have seen that the Lutron Nova T series magnetic dimmer works at 120 VAC and imagine that it would probably work pretty well at higher voltages if you buy the right version. If you find a 240/277 magnetic dimmer that you like with this driver, please let us know.
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So, on Thursday morning, off we set with an extremely full car to Somerset to stay in our cottage for a relaxing few days. I purposely did not take any crafting supplies with me so that I really would have a rest before Saturday. And rest I did! Thank you everyone for all your good luck wishes in advance of the Fair and I'm sorry if I didn't get to reply to some of you because we have no internet connection at the cottage.
Let's whizz on to Saturday then. Up very early before 6am, re-pack the car, and set off to Chipping Sodbury, just a bit late. It was beautiful scenery on the way there, in glorious sunshine too, which did help to take my mind off things because my tummy was really quite full of nervy, excitedy butterflies!
The setting up was quite frantic and it soon became clear that I had an awful lot of stuff for my little table! Anyway, I did my best. It is at this point that I have to admit that the only photos I took on Saturday were of my own stall. I took these literally moments before people started coming in and once the doors opened at 10am, it was really very busy for most of the day and I would only have taken photos of the backs of people's heads! So, I hope you might like to see the photos I did manage to take. Lots of it will be familiar!
Jayne's husband kindly roamed the hall (when the poor man had not been press ganged into washing up for the tremendously popular and successful tea and cakes stand) and you can find his photos via Jayne's blog here.
I had a really wonderful day at the Fair. What more can you ask than a chance to be shopkeeper (every little girls' dream surely?), meet wonderful people and scoff fabulous cakes?! A very big and heartfelt thank you to all of my customers, existing and new, and to all those who stopped by to have a good natter. It was lovely to finally put some faces to names and to meet lots of new faces too. It doesn't get much better than chatting about sewing, crochet and vintage, does it? I posed for a very amusing photograph for the local paper, with lots of stuffed lavender hearts dangling from my fingers(!) and met one of the directors of the Sew Hip/Inside Crochet magazines who asked to take one of my crochet hook rolls to feature in their magazine and asked if I had any sewing features I might like to include.
I managed a quick whizz round the Fair ten minutes before closing time and realised later with regret that the only downside to having a stall is the fact that I couldn't shop at everyone else's. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have "peddled my wares"(!) at the Fair, a massive thank you to the inspired organisers Jayne and Michele. It's a marvel that not only did they have all their own goodies to collect and make but they managed to organise such a successful event, too. I was lucky enough to have a lovely neighbour at the Fair in Jayne and on the other side, the tea and cakes stand! How I am now regretting that I only managed one piece of tiffin...
This is turning into an Oscar speech, sorry about that, but mega thanks also to my Mr HenHouse for making my easel and various other items for me and helping to lug all the "stuff" into and out of houses, cottages, halls and a car. Luckily, there was a fair bit less on the way back. I think the poor Munchkin was particularly grateful for this, shoe horned as he was into the only seat in the back of the car (the rest having been folded down with big boxes on top) and with a very large green glass jug of peonies on his knee. He was quite pleased with the pocket money he earned this week!
We stayed locally last night and enjoyed catching up with my Mum and Dad who had travelled down to the Fair, too. Today, we even managed to fit in a car boot sale! More about today's finds soon...
Here's to the next Fair and if you didn't make this one, you really must put the next one in your diary without delay!


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It's just business, Dad. Nothing personal.
Matthew Knowles, the father of Beyonce and her manager since she joined Destiny's Child as a teen, has been dropped by the singer.
Amid rumors that a new single is on the way, Beyonce made the announcement through an official statement that made it clear this change in managerial direction has nothing to do with family drama.
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"He is my father for life and I love my dad dearly," the singer said in a statement quoted by E! Online. Beyonce then acknowledged the impact Matthew had on her career, adding that she and her father are separating only "on a business level."
Matthew shepherded Destiny's Child (he also represented Kelly Rowland) on their way to becoming a multi-platinum selling trio, and guided Beyonce to three blockbuster solo CDs, 16 Grammy awards and an acting career that included a lead role in the hit comedy "Austin Powers in Goldmember," and critically-lauded turns in the Academy Award-winning "Dreamgirls" and "Cadillac Records" (where she played music icon Etta James).


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Gloom aside, Contango floats mid-cap fund proposal
AMID a gloomy sharemarket outlook, Contango Asset Management is seeking to launch another listed investment company, hoping to raise as much as $200 million to invest in mid-cap stocks.
Tapping into investor demand for dividends, the Contango MidCap Income fund is boasting a 7.2 per cent annual yield, payable via a 1.8 per cent quarterly dividend, which will be generated from investment performance or from capital.
The launch comes at a difficult time for financial markets, with the resources sector off the boil and most domestic cyclical stocks forecasting tough trading conditions well into 2013, leaving only defensive sectors such as healthcare, facing firmer earnings prospects.
The proposed float comes six months after it delisted trading in Contango Capital Partners after seeking to merge it with another of its listed funds, Contango Microcap, following a poor investment performance and being wrong-footed by sharemarket gyrations in the wake of the global financial crisis.
Along with some unlisted funds, this has left Contango Asset Management with the sharemarket-listed Contango Microcap, a $150 million fund that has struggled on a five-year view, although it has performed well since its inception in 2004.
The proposed mid-cap fund is to invest in ASX 300 stocks, excluding the top 30 companies. Investors are being offered a free bonus option for each share subscribed for, with the minimum size of the offer pegged at $30 million.
If the float succeeds in raising the $200 million it is targeting, this will rank it as one of the biggest floats of 2012. Difficult market conditions are keeping new issues to a minimum, while companies raising fresh equity have typically been forced to offer sizeable discounts.
Listed investment funds associated with former stockbroker Geoff Wilson have blocked the move to merge Contango Capital Partners, arguing that the offer price of 90¢ a share was too cheap. It is believed there have been sporadic negotiations between the two parties, although Mr Wilson would not comment on the status this week.
Contango MidCap plans to have an ongoing buy-back program if the shares fall below 90 per cent of the net asset value and hasn't ruled out further issues of shares after the first two years of trading.
Management fees will average 1 per cent of the gross portfolio annually, with no fees for the first two years, but 1.66 per cent annually for subsequent years.
A 20 per cent performance fee is also payable if the fund has paid a minimum 1.8 per cent quarterly return, exceeded a performance benchmark of the Reserve Bank's cash rate plus 4 per cent and for the portfolio value to exceed a "high water mark" valuation.
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PERHAM - It is a church built for the ages--of brick and steel and cement and copper--but for Perham's St. Stanislaus Church, an era spanning 133 years will end in 2009.
Bishop John F. Kinney wrote a letter to St. Stanislaus parishioners last week, announcing that the church will close this year and merge with Perham's St. Henry's Catholic Church.
That the parish had been anticipating the announcement for about two years didn't make the news any easier for the loyal, dedicated congregation.
"We all feel bad about it, that's for sure," said Al Stigman, who was married to his wife Beverly (Simon) about 48 years ago in the stately brick structure. "It is such a beautiful building. We were up in the belltower, and it has steel beams all the way across. The dome is made out of copper."
St. Sanislaus dates to 1876, in the midst of a large influx of Polish immigrants, when a mission for the Polish was established as the St. Stanislaus Society. The present brick church, built in 1922, replaced an earlier structure. From about 1918 to the 1940's, there was an even a parochial church school, with a distinctively Polish-American student body.
"It is with sadness that I am officially announcing the closing of Saint Stanislaus Parish in Perham," wrote Bishop Kinney, St. Cloud diocese, in a Jan. 2006 letter to parishioners. "I ask the two current parishes to select a new name for the newly formed parish. I will leave the actual date of the closure to your pastor, trustees and parish pastoral council. Members of my staff will be available to help with this process in any way that the parish feels is necessary. You need to know that this is not an easy decision nor is it one that has been made lightly."
What will become of the building is uncertain, though there is reportedly at least one plan in the works to preserve the church as a historical icon of Perham.
Two church meetings were scheduled this week on the subject, including an all-parish session Thursday night, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m.
"The Bishop gives us a parish and as a community quite a bit of room to work to settle these questions," wrote Rev. Joseph Herzing, in a letter that accompanied the letter from the bishop. "We recognize the questions of what do we do with the church building, how do we memorialize what has been such a presence in our lives, when and how should be celebrate a closing mass, how so we move toward working together with St Henry's? These questions and other are yet to be decided and call us to work on them."
Known for most of its years as Perham's "Polish Catholic Church," it was an early Polish teamster who helped dig the basement, with genuine horsepower. It was current St. Stan parishioner Gene Malikowski's grandfather who drove the horse-drawn rig.
By today's standards, the church needs modernization, said Stigman.
"It doesn't have handicapped access," said Stigman, noting that it would cost at least $60,000 to bring it up to code. Bathrooms also lack handicapped accessibility.
Meanwhile, the roof has asbestos shingles. Because of the contaminant in the asbestos, it would cost $40,000 just to dispose of them, added Stigman.
Other than those deficiencies, St Stan could easily survive the ages--from a structural standpoint. Even the pews inside the church are solid--and only ten years old.
"We have the nicest pews around," said Stigman, who serves on the church council.
Were it not for the drastic shortage of Catholic priests, St Stan's probably could have held on indefinitely, contends Stigman.
Church attendance was stable, and filled to its 300 capacity for many summer services.
"We had to set up additional chairs for summer services," said Stigman, noting that St. Stan's has been a popular worship service for seasonal residents.
"The main reason we're closing, really, is that there are not enough priests," said Stigman. "It is a changing world."
"We knew the closing was going to happen," said Fran Johnson. "But its like a terminal illness: you know it is coming, but when it comes--it is still hard."
"Over the years, the members of this parish have been faithful to our Church," wrote Bishop Kinney. "The committed and dedicated people who have been a part of Saint Stanislaus have been a strong example for all. I now ask your to continue with that strong commitment as you merge with your neighboring parish of Saint Henry. Please be a part of the solution and pass your deep faith on those who will come after you."
"We have been part of wonderful prayer and celebration at St. Stanislaus," wrote Father Herzing, who is also pastor for the St. Henry's and Bluffton parishes. "It truly had been a blessing for me and the memories will live deep in my heart. Any time of loss, brings our faith into deeper focus...Like any time of challenge, this closing of a parish calls us to rely more fully on the work of God in our community and in our lives."


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City/County Info: 503-823-4000
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Main: 503-823-4519
City/County Info: 503-823-4000
1221 SW 4th Ave, Suite 110, Portland, OR 97204
Since 1974 Portland City Council has set minimum standards to guide Portland's neighborhood system. City Code Title 3.96 is the authorizing language for Portland's neighborhood system and directs the Office of Neighborhood Involvement to develop Standards which are the regulations for Neighborhood Associations, Business District Associations and District Coalitions to follow in order to be recognized (or acknowledged in the case of Business Associations) by the City's Office of Neighborhood Involvement.
Original Ordinances and neighborhood Guidelines relating to Portland's neighborhood system and Office of Neighborhood Involvement (formerly Office of Neighborhood Associations).
Link to Auditor's webpage for City Code Title 3.96, Office of Neighborhood Involvement
Ordinance 179418 for City Code Title 3.96 adopted by Council on July 13, 2005


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After a successful Summer of Code last year, we are excited to announce that phpBB has been accepted again as a mentoring organisation in Google's Summer of Code (GSoC) 2013.
Google's Summer of Code program encourages students to get involved in free and open source software (F/OSS) by pairing them up with experienced mentors in popular F/OSS projects. In addition to making valuable contributions to their host organisation, students gain experience working in a group environment and are further rewarded with a monetary stipend.
Prospective students can start by browsing our Ideas Page to see the kinds of tasks we would consider beneficial. We do, of course, welcome proposals for your own unique ideas and you may submit multiple proposals if you like. For instructions on how to apply to work with us, please see the Instructions Page.
phpBB uses Github for source control and students are encouraged to become familiar with the system as early on as possible. Our development wiki contains a beginner's guide (Working_with_Git) and extensive documentation can be found on help.github.com. Additional information regarding phpBB development can be found on Area51.
Student application submission officially opens on April 22. In the meantime, students should contact us via IRC in #phpbb-dev on irc.freenode.net


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Ryan Howse
Prince George British Columbia
Eligible for draft:
3rd round (74th overall), 2009
195 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
2006-07: Ryan Howse netted 21 goals and 37 points in 30 games with the Cariboo Cougars (BCMML) this season, while also competing for Team Pacific in the 2007 World U17 Hockey Challenge. He also saw his first bit of WHL hockey this season, suiting up for five games (one goal) with the Chilliwack Bruins.
2007-08: This marked the wingers first full WHL season, which he spent with Chilliwack. In 54 games, Howse potted 10 goals and 17 points, adding a goal and another helper through four playoff games.
2008-09: The Prince George native returned to his old stomping grounds this season, suiting up for a career-high 61 games with the Chilliwack Bruins for his second full installment of WHL hockey. He tallied a personal best 31 goals, along with four hat tricks, and 44 points this season. A concussion sidelined him for a few games at the beginning of the season, but the injury didn't affect his play. Next season should be his last with the Bruins (WHL).
2009-10: Howse improved his overall game in his fourth season with the Chilliwack Bruins. He scored 47 goals (15 power play goals) along with 25 assists and a plus nine rating in 72 WHL games. The talented sniper was given a chance to play on the penalty killing unit where he tallied four shorthanded goals while improving his defensive play. The Bruins would make the WHL playoffs but lose in the first round even though Howse scored five goals along with an assist and an even rating in six playoff games.
2010-11: Howse showed an excellent scoring touch in his last season with the Chilliwack Bruins and signed an entry level contract with the Calgary Flames on Dec. 21, 2010. He scored 51 goals, with 32 assists but a minus 19 rating while taking 40 PIMs in 70 WHL games. The feisty winger was the main offensive threat for the Bruins this year and helped them make the playoffs. In the 4-1 playoff series loss to the Spokane Chiefs, Howse was shutdown, only scoring 1 goal as the main cog in the Bruins' offense. In his defense, the Chiefs were just a far superior team which easily blanketed the 20-year-old left winger.
2010-11: Howse showed an excellent scoring touch with the Chilliwack Bruins and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames in December 2010. He scored 51 goals, with 32 assists with a minus-19 rating and had 40 penalty minutes in 70 WHL games. He was the main offensive threat for the Bruins, who reach the playoffs after finishing third in the B.C. Division. In the playoff series with Spokane, Howse was shutdown, scoring 1 goal and finishing minus-two with 2 penalty minutes against a far superior Chiefs team.
2011-12: Howse had a challenging first season in pro hockey trying to establish himself in the AHL as a 20-year-old. After getting off to a slow start and dealing with some injury issues in mid-season he showed glimpses of his offensive game late in the year. After failing to register a point in his first 20 games, he scored his first goal in a February 18th game against Houston. Howse finished the season with 6 goals and 3 assists in 39 games and was minus-eight with 49 penalty minutes. Abbotsford finished second in the West Division and advanced to the second round in the playoffs. Howse played in one playoff game for the Heat and was minus-2 with no points or penalty minutes.
2012-13: Howse struggled to find ice time in his second pro season — splitting the year between Calgary affiliates Abbotsford (AHL) and Utah (ECHL) and playing 20 games with each club. He had 1 assist and was -2 with 6 penally minutes with the Heat, who missed the AHL playoffs after finishing fourth in the North Division. Howse scored 2 goals with 7 assists and was -7 with 12 penalty minutes with Utah. The Grizzlies finished fourth in the Mountain Division and lost to Ontario in a four-game playoff series. Howse scored 1 goal and was -3 in two playoff games.
Talent Analysis
Howse is a solid skater and a natural scorer who isn't afraid to go in the dirty areas of the ice while finding ways to score goals. He has a natural ability to change the shooting angle of his body and stick blade quickly to get his accurate shot through traffic to the net. The offensively skilled forward must continue improving his defensive game while showing that he can score at the professional level.
Since the start on last season, Howse has struggled with conditioning issues and injuries. The second year pro was sent to the ECHL to try to regain his scoring confidence and play top line minutes with the Grizzlies. He could return to the AHL level if the sniper can get off to a good start and the NHL lockout is settled soon, allowing some of the Heat players to win roster spots in Calgary.


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This is a followup on my election-morning predictions, a prognosis about the next two years, and a diagnosis of the "progressive" disease.
I expected the GOP to gain eight seats in the Senate. But that prediction ran aground on the narrow wins by Democrats Michael Bennet and Harry Reid in Colorado and Nevada. The race in Washington has
n't been decided, but it seems that Patty Murray will retain her seat. The Alaska seat will wind up in GOP hands — it's just a question of whose hands. So, when the dust settles, the GOP will have gained 6 seats and the Dems will retain a majority. That's as good as it was likely to get. And it's good enough, because with 47 seats (and only two or three RINOs in the mix) the GOP will command a cloture-proof minority.
Things turned out better in the House. I expected the GOP to end up with 237 seats. But when the dust settles on
10 9 undecided races, the GOP probably will hold between 239 seats (the current count) and 242 seats (adding 3 races now led by GOP candidates). Needless to say, the GOP will command the agenda in the House. The incoming tide of new Republican members will put a lot of pressure on GOP leaders to undo what Pelosi and company wrought. The stumbling blocks will be the Democrat-controlled Senate and the veto pen of BHO.
Republicans gained a lot of ground in the States, as indicated by the pickup of 12 governorships. (The Democrat pickup in California makes little difference in cloud-cuckoo-land, where the main difference between Arnold Schwarzenegger and his successor, Moonbeam Brown, is their accents.) Greater GOP strength at the State level will mean two things: more resistance to the expansion of federal power, and redistricting of the House in ways favorable to future Republican prospects.
The next two years at the "seat of government" (SOG) in D.C. will be filled with GOP initiatives to roll back the Obama agenda, name-calling by Democrats, and (I hope) gridlock combined with some rollback of Obamacare.
The next two years also will be filled with rationalizations by "progressives," who — in so many words — will blame the backwardness of the American electorate for the events of November 2. "Progressives," like their putative leader in the White House, already have adopted the myth that things would have turned out differently if only they had found a way to get their "message" across. Well, they did get their "message" across:
- Pork disguised as stimulus, which did not and will not stimulate because the economy isn't a hydraulic mechanism that responds automatically to pump-priming.
- Financial regulations that will make it harder for Americans to borrow money.
- A Rube Goldberg plan for reforming the health care "system" that will make it harder for Americans to obtain insurance and less rewarding for doctors and other providers to deliver medical services.
Such is "progressivism" at work: Good intentions (to put the best face on it) thwarted by unintended consequences because "progressives" believe that "hope and change" trump the realities of economic (and social behavior) — realities that "the masses" are able to grasp, if only viscerally.
Moreover, there was — and is — the disdain in which "progressives" hold "the masses," who exist (in the "progressive" imagination) to be talked down to and led by the hand to the promised land of economic and social bliss — as it is envisioned by "progressives."
I have news for "progressives." When you talk down to most adults — and even to a lot of children — they quickly perceive three things: (a) you don't respect their intelligence and (b) you are therefore trying to do something that's against their interest. You really lose them when you promise things that they know (or suspect) will cost them liberty as well as money.
"Progressives" seem to believe in economic stability at any price, including the price of liberty and prosperity. A lot of "the masses" aren't buying it. Good for them.


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SANDY, Utah – For 45 minutes, it looked like the sky might come falling down on the US national team, but a strong second half spared the team's blushes as they pulled out a 4-1 come-from-behind win over Cuba on Saturday afternoon.
Cuba took the lead against the run of play in the 36th minute, through Jose Ciprian, but Landon Donovan put away an equalizing penalty kick just before halftime after Edgar Castillo was felled in the box. And Joe Corona netted the game-winner -- his first international goal -- in the 57th minute to put the Americans in the lead for good.
Chris Wondolowski added two more off the bench to ice the victory.
The victory sees the US advance to the Gold Cup quarterfinals with full points from their first two group stage games.
US head coach Jurgen Klinsmann's team certainly made it hard for themselves in the first half, failing to register a shot on goal until Herculez Gomez's slow roller was easily saved in the 34th minute, and two minutes later, they found themselves behind.
Cuba took a shock lead as right winger Ariel Martinez torched Castillo to get to the byline before angling a cross back for Ciprian, who beat Oguchi Onyewu to the ball and applied a difficult finish from eight yards.
The goal sparked some life into the home side though, and they nearly had one back a minute before halftime, when Donovan had the ball in the back of the net from a Herculez Gomez knockdown, but Donovan was adjudged to be in an offside position.
A minute later, though, Castillo played a smart one-two with Donovan and burst into the box, where he was tripped up. Canadian referee Dave Gantar had no choice but to point to the spot. Donovan converted to his left, sending the 'keeper the wrong way to level things up.
The US showed a much-improved performance to start the second half, and eight minutes in, Joe Corona scored the goal of the afternoon, curling in a shot from outside the area.
Wondolowski ensured there would be no comeback for the Caribbean side, netting his fifth and six international goals to take his total to five in this year's Gold Cup. The first came off a chipped service from Kyle Beckerman that the 30-year-old striker redirected goalward at the near post, while the second came as he cleaned up Castillo's rebound from close range.
- OPTA CHALKBOARD: Beckerman turns in a Xavi-esque performance
The San Jose Earthquakes star could've had his second consecutive US hat-trick, too, if not for a sprawling save from Cuba goalkeeper Odelin Molina to deny him from point-blank range.
Klinsmann made six changes from the lineup that took the field in a 6-1 romp over Belize on Tuesday, introducing an entirely new back four captained by Onyewu and starting Gomez and Brek Shea in place of Wondolowski and Mix Diskerud, respectively.
The win puts the US into the quarterfinals. They will play in Baltimore. But they still have their final group-stage match against Costa Rica on Tuesday in Hartford, Conn., and will most likely have to get a result to ensure first place in Group C.
Cuba will take on Belize in those two teams' closing games immediately prior to that game.


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Risk factors associated with sexual violence towards girls in Swaziland
Facteurs de risque associés aux violences envers les fillettes au Swaziland
Factores de riesgo asociados con la violencia contra niñas en Swazilandia
Matthew J BreidingI, *; Avid RezaII; Jama GulaidIII; Curtis BlantonII; James A MercyI; Linda L DahlbergI; Nonhlanhla DlaminiIV; Sapna BamrahV
INational Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS-F64, Atlanta, GA, 30341, United States of America (USA)
IINational Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
IIIUnited Nations Children's Fund, Mbabane, Swaziland
IVSwaziland Parliament, Lobamba, Swaziland
VNational Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
OBJECTIVE: To explore risk factors for sexual violence in childhood in a nationally representative sample of females aged 13 to 24 years in Swaziland.
METHODS: During a household survey respondents were asked to report any experiences of sexual violence before the age of 18 years. The association between childhood sexual violence and several potential demographic and social risk factors was explored through bivariate and multivariate logistic regression.
FINDINGS: Participants totalled 1244. Compared with respondents who had been close to their biological mothers as children, those who had not been close to her had higher odds of having experienced sexual violence (crude odds ratio, COR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.14-3.14), as did those who had had no relationship with her at all (COR: 1.93; 95% CI: 1.34-2.80). In addition, greater odds of childhood sexual violence were noted among respondents who were not attending school at the time of the survey (COR: 2.26; 95% CI: 1.70-3.01); who were emotionally abused as children (COR: 2.04; 95% CI: 1.50-2.79); and who knew of another child who had been sexually assaulted (COR: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.31-2.40) or was having sex with a teacher (COR: 2.07; 95% CI: 1.59-2.69). Childhood sexual violence was positively associated with the number of people the respondent had lived with at any one time (COR: 1.03; 95% CI: 1.01-1.06).
CONCLUSION: Inadequate supervision or guidance and an unstable environment put girls at risk of sexual violence. Greater educational opportunities and an improved mother-daughter relationship could help prevent it.
OBJECTIF: Étudier les facteurs de risque en matière de violences sexuelles subies pendant l'enfance sur un échantillon de femmes âgées de 13 à 24 ans nationalement représentatif pour le Swaziland.
MÉTHODES: Lors d'une enquête auprès des ménages, il a été demandé aux personnes interrogées de signaler toute violence sexuelle vécue avant l'âge de 18 ans. L'association entre les violences sexuelles subies pendant l'enfance et plusieurs facteurs de risque sociaux et démographiques potentiels a été étudiée par le biais de la régression logistique bivariée et multivariée.
RÉSULTATS: Les participantes étaient au nombre de 1 244. Par rapport aux personnes interrogées qui avaient été élevées par leur mère biologique lors de leur enfance, celles qui n'étaient pas restées près d'elle avaient plus de risques de subir des violences sexuelles (rapport des cotes brut, RCB: 1,89; IC de 95%: 1,14-3,14), tout comme celles qui n'avaient eu aucune relation avec leur mère (RCB: 1,93; IC de 95%: 1,34-2,80). De plus, des probabilités plus importantes de violences sexuelles ont été enregistrées chez les personnes interrogées qui n'étaient pas scolarisées lorsqu'elles ont été violentées (RCB: 2,26; IC de 95%: 1,70-3,01); qui ont été victimes de violences psychologiques au cours de leur enfance (RCB: 2,04; IC de 95%: 1,50-2,79); et qui connaissaient un autre enfant qui avait subi des agressions sexuelles (RCB: 1,77; IC de 95%: 1,31-2,40) ou qui avait des rapports sexuels avec un enseignant (RCB: 2,07; IC de 95%: 1,59-2,69). Les violences sexuelles commises à l'encontre des enfants étaient positivement associées au nombre de personnes avec lesquelles la personne interrogée avait vécu à un moment donné (RCB: 1,03; IC de 95%: 1,01-1,06).
CONCLUSION: Une surveillance ou des conseils inadéquats dans un environnement instable mettent les fillettes en danger de violences sexuelles. Une amélioration des chances d'éducation et de la relation mère/fille pourrait contribuer à prévenir de telles violences.
OBJETIVO: Determinar los factores de riesgo de la violencia de género durante la niñez en una muestra representativa a nivel nacional de mujeres de edades comprendidas entre los 13 y los 24 años en Swazilandia.
MÉTODOS: Durante una encuesta realizada en los hogares, se les pidió a las encuestadas que informaran de cualquier experiencia de violencia de género sufrida antes de los 18 años de edad. Mediante regresión logística bifactorial y multifactorial se examinó la relación existente entre la violencia de género en la niñez y diversos factores de riesgo potenciales, tanto de ámbito demográfico como social.
RESULTADOS: El total de participantes fue de 1244. Comparadas con las encuestadas que habían permanecido cerca de sus madres durante la niñez, se comprobó que aquellas que no lo habían estado tenían más probabilidad de haber sufrido violencia de género (cociente de posibilidades bruto CPB: 1,89; IC del 95%: 1,14-3,14), al igual que las que no habían tenido ninguna relación con sus madres en absoluto (CPB: 1,93; IC del 95% IC: 1,34-2,80). Además, se observó que existía una mayor probabilidad de violencia de género durante la niñez entre las encuestadas que no asistían a la escuela en el momento de la entrevista (CPB: 2,26; IC del 95%: 1,70-3,01); quienes sufrieron abuso emocional durante su niñez (CPB: 2,04; IC del 95%: 1,50-2,79); y quienes conocían a alguna otra niña que había sufrido violencia de género (CPB: 1,77; IC del 95%: 1,31-2,40) o tenían relaciones sexuales con un profesor (CPB: 2,07; IC del 95%: 1,59-2,69). La violencia de género durante la niñez estaba asociada con total seguridad con el número de personas con las que había convivido la encuestada en algún momento determinado (CPB: 1,03; IC del 95%: 1,01-1,06).
CONCLUSIÓN: La supervisión u orientación inadecuadas y un entorno inestable ponen a la niñas en una situación de riesgo de sufrir violencia de género. Una mayor oportunidad educativa y una mejoría de la relación madre-hija podrían contribuir a prevenirlo.
Sexual violence during childhood is a public health problem of concern throughout the world, including sub-Saharan Africa.1-3 In a study from South Africa, 1.6% of females were found to have experienced forced or coerced intercourse before the age of 15 years.4 Sexual violence, whether in childhood or adulthood, has serious consequences. Studies have shown that it is associated with poor mental health, suicide, unwanted pregnancy, gynaecological complications and an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and other sexually transmitted infections.2 In Swaziland, sexual violence in girls has been associated with suicidal thoughts, unwanted pregnancy, complications during pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.5 Girls who have experienced sexual violence have also been found to be at greater risk for sexual victimization as adults.6,7
Demographic and environmental risk factors
Several demographic characteristics have been positively associated with sexual violence in childhood. Children who are older, female or from poor communities or lower-income families are at greater risk.8-11 In the Central African Republic, women with little education or from urban areas were more likely to report having been "raped" or "forced by a teacher" as their first sexual experience than women with better education or from rural areas.12
According to one conceptual framework, children who lack safe, stable and nurturing relationships and environments are at greater risk.13 Sexual violence in childhood has been associated with family composition factors such as living with fewer than two biological parents or with a stepfather.8,9,14-17 Among university students in South Africa, sexual violence in childhood has been associated with having lived away from their biological mothers until the age of 16 years.15 Among Nigerian students, it has been associated with not living with either parent.18
Other studies have examined the role of family dynamics. Children whose parents suffered sexual violence in childhood appear to be at greater risk of sexual violence themselves than the children of parents who never suffered sexual violence.9 A greater risk of sexual violence in childhood has also been found among South African students who have witnessed some form of violence at home16 and among women who had been physically abused as children.19 Mothers who reported being dissatisfied with their marriages or battered by their husbands were more likely to have children who had experienced sexual violence than mothers who reported a satisfactory marriage and no physical abuse.20 Children who reported a poor relationship with their parents were more likely to report having been victims of sexual violence than those who reported a good relationship.8 Similarly, a distant mother-daughter relationship was associated with a greater likelihood of experiencing childhood sexual violence.20 Finally, children of parents who reported leaving their children at home without adequate supervision were more likely to experience sexual violence than those whose parents did not report this.9
The problem in Swaziland
According to previously published data from the current study, in Swaziland roughly one-third of females have experienced some form of sexual violence, including unwanted sexual touching, before the age of 18 years. Approximately 5% have experienced forced sex.5 The perpetrators of the sexual violence tend to be men or boys from the victim's neighbourhood, boyfriends or husbands and strangers, and the violent episode most often takes place in the girl's home, in a public area or in the house of a friend, relative or neighbour.5 Roughly 43% of the girls affected have experienced not just one, but multiple incidents of sexual violence.5
In sub-Saharan Africa, few national studies addressing potential risk factors for childhood sexual violence have been conducted. To explore such factors among females in Swaziland was the objective of the present study.
Study setting
Swaziland, a land-locked country in southern Africa, had approximately 1.2 million inhabitants in 2007; 78% of them lived in rural areas and 44% were less than 15 years of age.21,22 Between 1992 and 2007 life expectancy at birth declined from 60.6 to 45.3 years,21 largely owing to the high prevalence of HIV infection, which in 2007 was 25.9% among residents aged 15 to 49 years.22 Only 22% of children under 18 years of age lived with both of their parents and about 33% lived with neither parent.22 Recurrent droughts and external economic shocks have aggravated food insecurity and unemployment problems.23
Data were collected in Swaziland from a nationally-representative sample of females ranging in age from 13 to 24 years. The sampling frame, compiled by the Central Statistics Office of Swaziland, was based on the 1997 population census, which was the most recent source of population estimates available at the time of the survey.
We used a two-stage cluster survey design to collect the sample. In the first stage we selected 40 enumeration areas from a total of 1758, the probability of selection being proportional to size. In the second stage we picked a random starting point in each enumeration area and selected a systematic sample of 48 households in all areas but three that had fewer than 48 households (i.e. 47, 47 and 29 households). We defined a household as the individual or group of people occupying a given dwelling and sharing meals.24
Of the 1899 households visited, 1292 (68%) had an eligible female. Information was collected from 1244 of the 1292 eligible females for an overall response rate of 96%. Non-response was primarily occasioned by the inability to locate the eligible female. Only 14 (1%) of the selected females refused to participate. Respondent characteristics are presented in Table 1.
The interviewer explained to the head of each household that the study was intended to explore the health needs of female children but made no reference to the issue of sexual violence. In each household, all females between the ages of 13 and 24 years were identified as potential participants. If a household had more than one eligible participant, the interviewer randomly selected only one using the Kish method.25 After three unsuccessful attempts to contact the selected female, the household was skipped and not replaced, even if another eligible female lived in it. In a private location away from the home and after obtaining her consent, the interviewer informed the participant of the nature of the questions that she would be asked and reassured her that she could drop out of the study whenever she wished and decline answering any uncomfortable questions. At the end of the survey all participants received a list of organizations in Swaziland providing services to children and women who had been abused. Interviewers received extensive training on procedures for maintaining privacy and confidentiality and for engaging with participants in a sensitive manner.
The survey was administered in SiSwati, the main language in Swaziland. The questionnaire was developed using standardized and previously-tested survey instruments, including the ones used for the Demographic and Health Survey, the HIV/AIDS/STD Behavioural Surveillance Surveys, the Youth Risk Behaviour Survey and the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect.26-29 Survey questions were further modified on the basis of interviews with key informants and of findings from a pilot study conducted in a randomly-selected enumeration area not included in the survey. Modifications were made to reflect culturally-specific attitudes, behaviours and terminology in Swaziland.
Dependent variables
Respondents were classified as having been victims of sexual violence in childhood if they reported having ever experienced any of the following before the age of 18 years: forced intercourse (unwanted intercourse imposed through physical force); coerced intercourse (unwanted intercourse imposed through non-physical pressure); attempted unwanted intercourse; unwanted sexual touching of the respondent (i.e. touching, kissing, grabbing or fondling of sexual body parts); and forced touching of the perpetrator's sexual body parts. Box 1 shows the questions verbatim and defines all these variables. Any respondent who answered yes to a specific question was asked a follow-up question about her age when the incident occurred.
Risk factors
Participants were asked a series of questions regarding factors that were hypothesized to put children at risk of sexual violence. These factors include: the death of a parent or the abandonment of the family by either parent when the victim was a child (< 13 years of age); both parents' educational level; the quality of the girl's relationship with each parent; the largest number of people the respondent had ever lived with at any one time as a child; the total number of families the respondent had lived with as a child; and the frequency with which people had visited the respondent's childhood home. In addition, the following school-related variables were included in the model: school attendance at the time of the survey or anytime before; school attendance at the time of the survey; the girl's level of trust in her teachers; the mode of travel to school; the travel time to school; and the girl's awareness of other students who were having a sexual relationship with a teacher.
We assessed several potential risk factors related to the social support received during childhood: the daily amount of time she had spent with friends; the support she had received from parents, relatives and other adults; and the degree to which she had trusted her neighbours or perceived them as being helpful. We also included in our models whether the girl had witnessed or experienced physical or emotional abuse by an adult before the age of 13 years and whether she had been aware of other children who had been sexually assaulted. Finally, we also included in the models how long the girl usually spent fetching water, fetching firewood or herding animals each day; how comfortable she felt saying no to sex with an adult man; whether she had started drinking alcohol before the age of 13; whether an adult had ever discussed sexual violence with her; and whether she had had sexual intercourse before turning 13 years old.
Sociodemographic variables
We included the respondent's age, her place of residence (rural versus urban) and her socioeconomic status as control variables in the regression models. To assess socioeconomic status we used an index based on type of toilet in the home; presence or absence of household electricity; ownership of household appliances; use of various means of transportation; source of energy used for cooking; number of rooms in the household used for sleeping; type of flooring material; type of wall material; and frequency of hunger among household members.
Statistical analysis
We used SAS version 9.1.3 (SAS Institute, Cary, United States of America) for data management and SUDAAN version 9.01 (RTI International, Research Triangle Park, USA) for data analysis, which had to accommodate sampling weights and a complex sampling design. We double-entered the data from 20% of the completed questionnaires and had a data entry error rate for all fields of only 0.3% (goal: < 1%). We investigated discrepancies and resolved them by reviewing the questionnaire and correcting any errors in the data entry record. Since the data entry error rate was so low, we did not double-enter the data for all questionnaires. We weighted the data to generate nationally-representative estimates.
Using bivariate logistic regression we examined each risk factor in relation to childhood sexual violence and included in the multivariate regression model all individual risk factors and control variables that were associated with childhood sexual violence at P < 0.10 (adjusted Wald Ç2). We then removed individual risk factors using a backward elimination procedure until all remaining risk factors were significantly associated at P < 0.05 (adjusted Wald Ç2). We looked for interactions between respondent age and other variables in the final model by using a chunk test, but since none of these variables proved significant, we removed them from the model.
Ethics approval
World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on ethics and safety in studies dealing with violence against women were strictly followed,30,31 and the study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA. Swaziland had no institutional review board when the survey was conducted, but key stakeholders in the country provided input into the development of the survey protocol and instrument. These stakeholders included: (i) representatives of relevant ministries (education, health and social welfare, justice, etc.); (ii) service providers (e.g. the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse, Save the Children, the Social Welfare Department, the Royal Swazi Police, etc.); and (iii) other experts on sexual violence, including key informants in Swaziland and researchers in South Africa. Meetings with key stakeholders and key informants and a pilot test conducted in one village resulted in a survey instrument and a research protocol that were culturally appropriate for Swaziland. In addition, the meetings fostered a sense of ownership of the survey and helped build local capacity for addressing the problem of sexual violence.
Table 1 shows the respondents' demographic characteristics stratified by whether or not they reported childhood sexual violence. When the survey was conducted, approximately 9.7% of the respondents were married and 36.0% fulfilled the definition of an orphan in Swaziland (i.e. had at least one deceased parent before age 18).
In bivariate logistic regression models, several factors were associated with the experience of sexual violence in childhood (not shown in tables). Specifically, respondents aged 17-18 years were significantly more likely than those in all other age groups to report having experienced sexual violence before the age of 18 years. Also, respondents who lived in a rural environment were significantly less likely than those in an urban environment to report having experienced sexual violence before the age of 18. The risk of experiencing sexual violence in childhood was significantly higher among respondents who reported having had no relationship with their biological mothers as children or who reported having had a somewhat close or not very close relationship with her, in comparison with those who described the relationship with their biological mothers as close. Childhood sexual violence was positively associated with the number of people the respondent had lived with at any one time as a child. Also, respondents who reported having lived with three or more families as children were significantly more likely to have experienced sexual violence before the age of 18 years than those who had only lived with one family.
Several factors related to school attendance and the child's sources of social support were associated with childhood sexual violence. Respondents who were not attending school when the survey was conducted and those who were aware of a sexual relationship between a student and a teacher while growing up were significantly more likely to have experienced sexual violence as children than those who were attending school at the time of the survey or who were unaware of any such relationship.
Of the violence-related risk factors studied, those significantly associated with sexual violence in childhood were having been physically or emotionally abused by an adult before the age of 13 and knowing of another child who had been sexually assaulted.
All risk factors associated with childhood sexual violence in individual models were included in the full model, along with control variables (Table 2). After non-significant risk factors were removed from the full model, several factors remained in the reduced model. Specifically, respondents who had no relationship with their biological mothers and those whose relationship with their mothers had been "somewhat" close or "not very" close were more likely to have experienced sexual violence as children than those whose relationship with their biological mothers had been close. In addition, the risk of childhood sexual violence was greater among respondents who reported having lived with a larger number of people at any single point in childhood; those who were not attending school at the time of the survey; those who had experienced emotional abuse before the age of 13; and those who knew of another child who had been sexually assaulted.
In the present study, the finding of a higher risk of childhood sexual violence among girls whose relationship with their biological mothers had not been close suggests that a strong mother-daughter relationship may protect a girl from experiencing sexual violence. This corroborates the findings from several North American studies.8,18,32
Although improper relationships between teachers and students are of some concern in African countries,2 in our study school attendance was associated with a lower risk of sexual violence. However, girls who have experienced sexual violence may tend to drop out of school more often than those who have not. The cross-sectional nature of this study makes it impossible to establish how sexual violence and school attendance are temporally related.
The importance of a girl's relationship with her biological mother and of her attendance at school as factors influencing her risk of sexual violence suggests that adequate supervision and guidance may be protective. A policy encouraging parents to keep girls in school may help by placing girls in an environment where they can be properly supervised, but only if accompanied by efforts to reduce sexual violence by teachers and other school staff members. Alternatively, simply providing a structured environment for children who do not attend school may also reduce the incidence of sexual violence. Girls who are without a mother, whose mother is too ill to care for them, or whose relationship with their mother is not close may benefit from mentoring programmes designed to help them form meaningful relationships with other adults. These programmes may be particularly important in Swaziland, where so many children are orphans or have at least one parent infected with HIV. Finally, finding ways to strengthen support for girls with a sick or deceased parent may help reduce their risk of suffering sexual violence.
For girls with two living parents, prevention programmes should focus on improving parental communication skills to strengthen the child-parent bond. Adequate parental monitoring and secure parental attachment, which lays the blueprint for a child's future relationships, have been shown to reduce the risk of sexual abuse in childhood and to favour a range of positive physical and mental health outcomes.33-35 Parents Matter!, a programme focused on sexual risk prevention and on teaching parents to better communicate with their children, has been shown to reduce preadolescent girls' sexual risk.36,37 Parents Matter! is currently being implemented in seven African countries and could be adapted to help caregivers of all types protect children against sexual violence.
In our study, an unstable environment (i.e. one in which some form of abuse was either experienced or witnessed by the respondent early in life) was associated with sexual violence in childhood. This is consistent with findings that a chaotic family environment puts children at greater risk of sexual abuse outside the family.38 It is also supported by the finding in our bivariate models that having lived with three or more families or having been physically abused by an adult before the age of 13 years was positively associated with childhood sexual violence. Although these factors lacked statistical significance in the multivariate models, they may simply have been superseded in the model by more proximal factors, such as being in school when the violence occurred, and still influence the risk of childhood sexual violence. Prevention efforts should be targeted towards girls in unstable living environments.
Finally, the positive association between childhood sexual violence and urban residence in the bivariate analysis suggests that, where resources are limited, interventions focusing on urban areas may achieve the greatest impact.
This study has several strengths. First, only one other nationally-representative study on childhood sexual violence has ever been conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Second, the response rate was exceptionally high despite the large number of students who were enrolled in school at the time of the survey because students were interviewed after school hours.
This study is also subject to several limitations. Reports of childhood sexual violence were retrospective and subject to recall bias. The study focused exclusively on females and did not look at different types of perpetrators or of violent acts. In addition, the risk factors examined apply only to girls who are particularly vulnerable to childhood sexual violence. To make it possible to design interventions aimed at primary prevention, future studies should focus on the perpetrators and on predictive factors. These limitations notwithstanding, the present study succeeded in identifying several factors that potentially influence girls' risk of experiencing sexual violence and the findings will be useful in developing more targeted preventive interventions.
We thank the survey participants and the field team members who interviewed them. We also thank Zodwa Mthethwa for her expertise and logistical support in conducting the training and survey; Nonhlanhla Hleta-Nkambule, Tizie Maphalala, Amos Zwane, the Swaziland Central Statistics Office, Mark Anderson, Thomas Simon, Rachel Jewkes, Kathleen Basile, Lynn Jenkins, Michele Lynberg, Xiangming Fang, Susan Settergren, George Bicego, Basia Tomczyk, Diane Hall and Stacy DeJesus for their crucial input. We are also grateful to Yuko Kusamichi and Michael Gerber for their logistical support and to Kristin Becknell for conducting the background literature search. Finally, we thank the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse and Save the Children for supporting this study.
Competing interests: None declared.
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Submitted: 12 May 2010
Revised version received: 12 November 2010
Accepted: 19 November 2010
Published online: 5 January 2011
* Correspondence to Matthew J Breiding (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Kevin attended Holy Cross High School in Queens (one of the few NYC powerhouses yours truly did not compete against back in the day; Christ the King was another). Kevin began playing college ball at the other Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA, before transferring to Providence after his sophomore season. He teamed up in the backcourt with Ernie DiGregorio while there (don't be surprised to see Ernie D with a WTHHT in the future).
Even before college, Kevin was exposed to the Celtic greatness:
"I was 11 years old when my father bought me and my brother tickets to see the Celtics play the Knicks at the old Madison Square Garden," said Stacom. "The Knicks were not very good back then and I always had a fascination with the Celtics and their style of play."
"John Havlicek and Don Chaney were both playing for the Celtics back then. I ended up playing with both of them."
His fascination would become a reality when the C's picked Kevin with the #35 overall pick in the 1974 draft (which thanks to David Stern, would almost be in the first round of today's draft). He'd play with the Celtics from that '75 season to 1978, winning a championship in 1976 and appearing in 17 playoff games during their run.
But it definitely wasn't always easy for him. Kevin was never the quickest or most skilled player, so extreme hours of hard work had to go into his craft. Most players after practice would shower quickly and go but Kevin would stick around for 3 on 3 drills with Don Nelson, Hank Finkel and Tom Boswell.
Earlier in his career he used to have trouble getting off his jump shot but he worked with Tom Heinsohn on some technical improvements. Before long, Kevin became as proficient as anyone from 12-18 feet out.
And then there was the defense. It's what he was really known for. With Tom Sanders as his coach, he pushed Kevin to be the guy that would come in and change the pace by pressuring the offense.
In true WTHHT fashion, Kevin was always a survivor. Paul Westphal, Charlie Scott, Benny Clyde, Steve Downing, Phil Hankinson, Jerome Anderson and Norm Cook were all there, all considered at one time or another more valuable than Stacom. But they all came and went and Kevin remained. Reminds me in a bit of a way like Eddie House from '08-10. Cassell and Marbury were bigger names brought in to replace him but Eddie stuck through that and found his moment to shine. John Havlicek certainly thought so:
Every year Kevin had to go out and win a position and he went out with dedication and determination. He showed each day that he was ready to play and that he wanted to play.
After the 1978 season, Kevin would sign with the Pacers; as compensation the Celtics would receive a 3rd round pick, which would turn into the immortal Wayne Kreklow. However after just a half-season with the Pacers, Stacom would be sold back to the Celtics (I miss the days when players could be sold; oh wait hasn't the Buffoon done something like that?)
The real question should be: What the Hell Happened to Kevin Stacom from the end of the 1979 season to the start of the 1981 season? Where was he during 1979-80? Anyone with information on this will be compensated, similar to anyone finding video footage of Tim Hardaway's Cindy Brady-esque performance while on ESPN's NBA Shootaround back in like 2002. [TB Tangent: Speaking of Hardaway, I can't let it go. I used to love when he called Dirk Nowitzki, "Dirk Nowinsky" and how he'd always repeat what his co-host said. For example, "so Tim, Ray Allen is amazing today hitting all those 3 pointers? Yep, Ray Allen is amazing today hitting all those 3 pointers." Then an awkward pause for where the analysis was supposed to be. Or when he'd stutter or stammer for like 30 seconds trying to remember someone's name before his co-host would help him out. I love the one comment in there saying "Dude must have some compromising pictures of Disney higher ups!"]
Kevin would sign with the Bucks and play for them for 7 games during the 1981-82 season, one year before Dave Cowens' bizarre fiasco in Milwaukee. That would be the end of his playing career.
Apology to Kevin for going off on Tim Hardaway, as I certainly didn't intend doing that when I started writing this article. Today, Kevin is the owner of the Mudville Pub in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Google Develops Prototype Cars for Fully Autonomous Driving
Car Has No Steering Wheel or Accelerator or Brake Pedal, Relying Instead on Sensors and Software
Google Inc. said it has developed prototype cars for fully autonomous driving.
In a promotional video, Google showed off one of the prototypes, a two-seater vehicle that resembles a gondola on wheels. It has no steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal. Instead, the car relies on its own sensors and software to do the work.
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While everyone is out partying it up on the long three-day weekend, the dedicated staff here at the Bay Guardian will still take a break from the mayhem to bring you two hours of local music and lively, information talk during our bi-weekly Alternative Ink radio show from 6-8pm Sunday, May 25, on BFF.fm. UPDATE: Listen to the show here.
This week will be our special Holiday Party Edition, with the latest news from the recreational and dance-floor front lines, perhaps with a bit more slurring and profanity than usual — and if you've listened to us before, you know that's really saying something.
Art Director Brooke Ginnard will be laying down the tracks and checking our levels, so to speak, while Editor-in-Chief Steven T. Jones, News Editor Rebecca Bowe, and Staff Writer Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez provide the inside scoops and witty banter.
We'll be talking about the so-called sharing economy and the big local fights brewing over Airbnb and the rideshare companies, city budget priorities that subsidize the rich and screw the average worker, how progressives on the Board of Supervisors have a new weapon against Mayor Ed Lee that could restore CleanPowerSF, and the chances that PG&E might blow up your San Francisco neighborhood. And whatever else springs to mind. So tune in or check back later to this post to listen to the audio link.


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In the game of Haggis, you can make a big bet (30 points) or a small bet (15 points).
I've always wondered what the use is of making a 15 point bet instead of 30. If you're pretty sure that you're going to win, why not make it 30? If in doubt, then don't bet at all.
The only situation that makes some sense to me is this:
Let's say you're winning (e.g. you already have 200 points in a 250 point short game), and your opponent is a bit behind you (e.g. he has 180 points). Your opponent doesn't bet. You've got yourself a pretty good hand, and usually you would bet big with those cards, but in this case, you can win the game just as well with a small bet. Also, in case something goes wrong, you are giving your opponent only 15 points. There is a chance that this won't be enough for him to win, so you will have the opportunity to respond in the next round. If you'd bet 30, it probably would be enough for him to finish and win the game.
Are there any other situations when making the small bet is a good choice?
Edit: I should have pointed out that I'm asking this question about games of Haggis involving two players, but not three.


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I have a book to share and giveaway just in time for the holiday season: *InStyle Parties: The Complete Guide to Easy, Elegant Entertaining All Year Round (Oxmoor House, October 2017)
InStyle Parties is the must-have resource for anyone looking to host chic parties without stress or guesswork. Packed with everything you need to throw an affair to remember, InStyle Parties offers expert ideas for hosting 15 unique celebrations, from dinners, game-day gatherings, and holiday festivities to boozy brunches, Oscar parties, and summertime soirees.
For each party, you'll get a customized menu of recipes (including a signature cocktail), invitation inspiration, tabletop ideas, suggestions for take-home gifts or group activities, and a detailed timeline for seamless party preparation.
The editors of InStyle share their best hostess tips, including how to pair wines and create the perfect cheese plate. You'll also find a list of more than 100 trusted resources for all your entertaining needs.
There is plenty of party and entertaining inspiration to be found in this book! I want to have a Mother's Day Tea, throw a Woodland Baby Shower and pack a 4th of July Picnic!
A recipe for Mulled Cranberry Wine Punch sounded perfect to kick off the holiday season and to mix up to enjoy over Thanksgiving weekend with family!
I adapted the recipe to put my slow cooker to work for easy holiday entertaining! This recipe is a keeper and ideal for Making Spirits Bright this Christmas season and to enjoy through the winter months!
Slow Cooker Cranberry Mulled Wine, adapted from InStyle Parties
Makes 12 – 14 servings
1 cup fresh (or frozen) cranberries
48 oz. (6 cups) cranberry juice cocktail
1 orange, sliced
4 to 6 cinnamon sticks
3 – 5 star anise
2 bottles (750 ml) fruity, dry red wine such as Gamay Beaujolais
1/2 cup honey, or more to taste
1 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup orange-flavor liqueur or brandy (optional)
Rinse berries and place in a 5 or 6-quart slow cooker; add wine, cranberry juice and honey and stir to combine. Add orange slices, cinnamon sticks and star anise. Turn slow cooker on high; cover with lid and allow flavors to meld, about 30 – 40 minutes, until warm.
After 30 minutes, turn slow cooker to the 'keep warm' setting. Add almond extract and stir in orange liqueur/brandy if desired. Cover with lid and allow to mixture steep on warm setting for 30 minutes, then ladle into cups or stemmed glasses. Serve with a fresh orange slice and cinnamon stick.
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This is oh so good and dangerously easy to drink! The almond extract was a surprising addition and adds wonderful, warm note.
~Steeping wine brings out the tannic, sour flavors in all wines, so sweeten to taste. Taste after first 30 minutes and add more honey if needed.
~Use a fruity, dry red wine of your choice. Beaujolais is perfect for this, but substitute a different varietal if you prefer as long as it isn't overly oaked (naturally more tannic) to avoid a bitter flavor after steeping.
~Don't overheat your wine, bring to a simmer, but not a boil.
~Substitute apple cider for the wine for a nonalchoholic beverage.
For a chance to win a copy of InStyle Parties, leave a comment sharing a favorite party recipe or entertaining tip!
This giveaway is open to those living in the continental US.
A winner will be chosen November 25th.
*Thank you to Time Inc. Books for providing a copy of InStyle Parties.
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Soria adds eighth-inning option for Rangers
DETROIT -- Reliever Joakim Soria has made just three appearances for the Rangers after being activated off the disabled list and missing 1 1/2 seasons because of Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery. But the Rangers aren't exactly easing him back.
Soria was called upon to face the heart of the Tigers order in the eighth inning Saturday night. The Rangers were leading, 4-1, when Soria came in to face Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez.
Soria struck out Cabrera, gave up a single to Fielder and then retired Martinez on a fly to left. That brought up Jhonny Peralta, and Soria struck him out to end the inning. He has not allowed a run in his three appearances.
"I don't feel anything is off," Soria said. "The most important thing is my command is still there. That's the only thing I was looking for. I was never a power pitcher, even at my best. My fastball was 89-92 or 93 when I felt good. Most of the time it's all about location."
Soria's return gives manager Ron Washington two right-handed options for the eighth inning. Tanner Scheppers, who is 5-1 with a 1.84 ERA in 43 appearances, has done the job most of the season but Soria's presence will allow Washington to reduce his workload.
"It just depends; there are some nights when Scheppers will be there in the eighth and nights where it will be Soria," Washington said. "We're very fortunate because we've got two guys. This way we keep both of them sharp."


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The first mobile game developed by online retail giant Amazon, Air Patriots offers a new take on the popular tower defense game genre. Typical tower defense games ask you to protect your terrain from incoming attackers by placing stationary units strategically across your map. But what's unique about Air Patriots is that its units are all mobile, which makes things quite a bit more difficult, and fun. In fact, with moving units that feel like they're on offense quite a bit more than they are on defense, it's almost as if Air Patriots doesn't fit into the tower defense genre at all. Regardless, Air Patriots is an incredibly addictive game that's easy to play and sufficiently challenging at the same time.
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Air Patriots includes seven maps, 28 levels, and 13 types of aircraft. Of course, not all of these items are available at the start of the game, as you must beat levels, earn Gears (one form of in-game currency), and unlock most of them as you go. Alternatively, you can use real-world money to simply buy Gears, which speeds up the process, but takes a lot of the fun out of it. If you are leaning toward dropping the cash, though, then I would suggest the Super Pack, which unlocks all the maps, and other extras such as the Howling Wolf chopper.
As in other tower defense games, each map comprises two or more routes from one side of your screen to the other. Your job is to prevent the enemies from escaping to the other side of the screen. In Air Patriots, each time an enemy does escape, you lose a Heart. If you lose 20, the game is over. To help you in your mission, Air Patriots gives you a plane (sometimes more than one) to start each level. As you use this plane to destroy enemy tanks, you earn coins, which can then be used to purchase more units.
What makes Air Patriots unique is its gameplay. Rather than simply placing stationary turrets, you attack enemies by drawing an attack path for each of your planes. You can also create looping attack patterns that your planes will follow endlessly, until they are knocked off course by another unit. These attack loops are, by far, the best way to make use of your units. I've found it extremely effective to create several loops as close to each other as possible to make sure that enemies are under fire every step along the path.


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New Partnership scheme from 2011 at TamilspiderFollowing the partial success of the present revenue sharing scheme, and as par the previous announcement about new revenue sharing programmes from January 2011, we take pleasure in coming up with the following model. This model will be implemented from 1st January, 2011. The points scored from January 1st will be considered.
1. All members meeting the minimum eligibility criterion of 100 effective points will be considered for the share. Please note that a minimum of 50% points in the Resource Section is mandatory. If a member have 400 points in total but 100 points in resource then his points will be considered as 200 only.
2. 50% of the total revenue profit of the website will be shared among the members. A particular member will get the sum equivalent to A / B * C (A divided by B into C) where A is half of site's monthly revenue, B is total effective points scored by all members and C is total effective points scored by the member concerned. For example, if a site's revenue is $100 or approximately Rs. 4400/-, then Rs. 2200/- will be distributed among the members. If total effective point of all members is is 4400 and your effective point is 500 then you will get 2200/4400 * 500, that is Rs 250.
3. Minimum total eligible points will be 6000, means if total points of all eligible partners are 2800 still it will be considered as 6000 and if you have 500 points then your share will be 500/6000 * 50% revenue, not 500/2800*50%
4. This programme will be for three months, that is up to March 2011. After that, we may or may not continue with the same.
5. Taking resort to unfair means such as copying will discontinue a particular member for the entire period.
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