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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Documentary crafted from the experiences of life and work of people who attended the New Opportunities program of job training center in the town of Alverca between 2006 and 2010, with the backdrop of the Portuguese reality of the past 40 years. From the life stories of the characters, the film becomes a debate on the work in the contemporary world. You can watch Vida activa online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
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Georgina Challen, 57, also known as Sally, began logging her husband's use of the pills after becoming increasingly convinced he was cheating on her.
Documenting her suspicions in a diary of deception, she wrote "liar, liar, pants on fire" after discovering that some of the tablets were missing.
In a series of emotional diary entries, the mother of two carefully recorded how their 31-year-marriage began to fall apart as she unearthed more and more evidence of his infidelity.
As well as tracking his use of Viagra, she also described how she found receipts for nights out in London when he had claimed to be abroad.
Eventually in December 2006, the court heard her worst fears were realised when she caught the 61-year-old Ferrari loving former car dealer visiting a local brothel, called Pandora's Box in Surbiton, Surrey.
The diary recorded her increasing anger and humiliation over the incident, until in March 2010 she was unable to take any more and wrote an entry in which she admitted she was contemplating suicide, writing: "I hate my life."
Months later on August 16 last year it is alleged the former police worker "flipped" after discovering her husband had been speaking to a female friend on the telephone and after taking a hammer from her handbag, bludgeoned him to death as he sat eating lunch.
The following day she drove to Beachy Head but was talked out of jumping by police negotiators and subsequently charged with her husband's murder.
The jury at Guildford Crown Court heard how Challen was devastated when she caught her husband leaving a brothel in December 2006.
When she attempted to confront him about the incident, he had claimed he was selling a car to one of the girls.
Just days later on her husband's birthday she wrote him a letter in which she described her disgust, the court heard.
In the letter she wrote: "They are professionals, they do it for a living. How can I compete? I know I talk a lot and put on a lot of weight, but I did not realise I was that bad."
Describing her humiliation, she told the court: "I was desperate I couldn't come to terms with what had happened. I did not know how long it had been going on. I tried to stop thinking about it but it just came back. I just dwelt on it. I couldn't get it out of my head."
The court heard how Challen eventually left her husband in 2009 and began divorce proceedings.
But months later the couple attempted a reconciliation.
Taking jurors through her diaries, Challen told how one entry – "Packet V in suit jacket" – referred to finding his Viagra.
She explained how she would try to count the tablets to see if he was using them outside the marital home, but found he would often move them so she could not find them.
In another diary entry she revealed how she found a receipt for the Dominion Theatre bar in London's West End when Mr Challen had supposedly been in Germany at the Nurburgring motor-racing circuit.
When she confronted him about the incident he claimed the receipt must have stuck to his shoe.
On another occasion she found a bill for a trip on the London Eye when he had similarly claimed to have been abroad.
Months later her diary records how she had found "Durex" in her husband's possession, but when she confronted him he responded: "For God's sake give me a rest."
In the months before his death, Challen admitted spying on her husband, hacking into his voicemail and going through the bins at their former home looking for evidence of other relationships.
When police seized her computer following Mr Challen's death, they discovered she had searched for his name more than 200 times in a four-month period.
Challen from Claygate, Surrey denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The trial continues.

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Kenya: bandits kidnap Italian nuns
Bandits are holding two Italian Catholic nuns they captured in a Sunday night ambush in the small town of El Wak on the Somali border in north-eastern Kenya.
The sisters, members of the Contemplative Missionary Movement of Fr De Foucald, are Maria Teresa Olevero and Catarina Giraudo. Their condition and whereabouts were still unknown at the time of filing this report.
The bandits opened fire at the sisters' house before breaking in. A watchman at the house said he heard one of the sisters screaming as they were taken away.
El Wak is an outstation of Mandera Parish, located some 230 kilometers away. The two sisters and a few other Catholics, mostly civil servants, were the only Christians in the majority Muslim town.
The Diocese of Garissa where El wak is located is also largely Muslim. The sisters' service to the local people included offering medical and nutritional care to malnourished children, expectant mothers and the elderly. They also ran a small dispensary.
The bandits are suspected to be from one of two clans that have been fighting in the area. The attackers also overran government quarters in the town and took away vehicles and other valuables.
According the public broadcaster KBC, there are fears that the bandits may have crossed the border into Somalia with the nuns and stolen vehicles.
Sr Maria Teresa has been in Kenya since 1972, while Sr Catarina, a nurse, has served the East African nation since 1974. The latter has been in El Wak since 1984.
Mandera Central District Commissioner Ole Tutui confirmed the Sunday attack to KBC, saying the bandits lobbed a bomb at government quarters but no injuries or deaths were reported.
The attackers used heavy weapons mounted on a vehicle from where they sprayed the town with bullets. The district police chief Akello Odhiambo said that security personnel was pursuing the attackers.
Recently, the government launched a massive security operation in Mandera to quell inter-clan fighting over grazing land and water and to wipe out bandits. The operation came under severe criticism from politicians, local people and the civil society over allegations of serious human rights violations perpetrated by the security personnel.
On Saturday, the government said it would deploy more security officers, including the army, on the porous borders of Somalia to prevent foreign militia from crossing into the country and inciting clashes among clans in North Eastern Province.
Banditry is rife in Somalia, which has had no government since 1991. The country is also believed to have bases for the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden.


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Overview: Learn to monitor and control your building automation system using your Insight with BACnet workstation. This class is for buildings that have converted from a P2 protocol to a BACnet protocol.
Participants: It is strongly recommended that students have advanced Insight skills before taking this fast-paced BACnet course. For those with moderate skills or who are new to APOGEE systems, it is recommended they attend the ST 6203 and the ST 7254 classes to receive maximum benefit from the training.
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OWNERS: Holly Hodge Douglass
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part W1/2, Part W1/2NE1/4 of Section 13, & Part S1/2 of Section 14, T20N, R51W, Morrill County, NE; includes a total of 642.0 tax assessed acres.
DESCRIPTION: The Property is a nice combination of irrigated land and subby pasture, with mostly level land ... throughout the Property. There is approximately 100 acres under a 2000 model Zimmatic 7 tower pivot with 10,500 panel hrs; 148 gravity irrigated acres, and 361 pasture acres; remaining balance of acres attributed to the building site, roads & waste, and rights of way. The Union Pacific Railroad tracks run diagonally through the S1/2 of Section 14, part of the subby grass pasture. The Burlington Northern Railroad tracks run diagonally through the NW1/4 of Section 13. There is a secluded building site along CR 93 near the west-center edge of Section 13. The pivot field stops at the north side of the building set, and makes about 3/4 circle with 1/2 circle on the S1/2NW1/4 of Section 13 and 1/4 circle in the NE1/4SW1/4. The gravity irrigated fields are above the BN tracks and above and below the pivot field. There is also subby grass pasture below the building site in the W1/2SW1/4, and part of the SE1/4NW1/4 of Section 13.
POSSESSION: Possession is negotiable. The farm is available for 2017 possession. The building site is currently rented month to month. Both tenants desire continued tenancy if the buyer wishes to lease the property.
LOCATION: Northwest of Bridgeport/Northport, NE. on Highway 385 4 miles to CR 100, west 1/2 miles to the northeast corner of the farm, the old DeGraw beet dump(not included) is next to the farm at the intersection of CR 100 & CR 93. Please see attached Farm Brochure for a location map and other information. Please be considerate of tenants- NO TRESPASSING PLEASE. Please call if you desire a personal showing of the Property. Also be considerate of tenants- no trespassing please.
A modest 1,788 sqft stucco two story farm house has tenant.
Nice detached double-car garage.
Open Front 60x30 pole shed.
Older set of out-buildings with older cattle sheds, corrals, large concrete livestock tank, etc.
Alliance Canal: 137 Acres water right at $2,440.00 annual O&M charge.
Well Log G-072518; Completed 3/1990; 60 Depth; Tested 1,100 gpm at completion.
Morrill County: 2015: $12,630.42
LISTING AGENTS: Dean Kamerzel & John Molko for Helberg and Nuss Auctions & Realty. The above information is from sources considered to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. The Property is being sold by legal description only. Fences, roads, ditches, or any other apparent boundaries are not warranted, nor will a survey of the Property be provided. Prospective buyers should personally verify any information they hold in question. Helberg and Nuss Auctions & Realty are agents of and are representing the seller in the sale of this real estate.
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Reality television dad Jon Gosselin was the guest of honor at his own pool party in Vegas over the weekend, though not all guests were happy to see him.
The newly single dad from TLC's Jon and Kate Plus 8 appeared poolside at the MGM Grand Hotel's Wet Republic pool party. As the 32-year-old made his way down the red carpet he was heckled by a group who screamed out "Team Kate." Gosselin seemed nonplussed by the incident, probably because he was the main attraction at a pool party with hundreds of women in tiny bikinis.
It seems being a single dad to eight kids is taking its toll on Gosselin. According to reports, Gosselin looked "disheveled - [with] puffy bloodshot eyes, blotchy skin, stubble, and greasy hair" while walking the arrivals carpet. Once inside he was teased by a group of guys about his "weight, bald spot, hair plugs, and wardrobe."
Gosselin took this all in his stride as he mingled with single ladies, got a bunch of phone numbers, drank champagne ,and did his best douchebag pose for the camera. He was apparently paid $15,000 for the appearance.
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Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among incarcerated juveniles. Most juveniles eventually return to their communities, where they become the responsibility of the community mental health system. Yet, no large-scale study has examined psychiatric disorders after youth leave detention.
To examine changes in prevalence and persistence of disorders during the 5 years after detention, focusing on sex and racial/ethnic differences.
Prospective longitudinal study with up to 5 interviews (N = 1829). To ensure representation of key demographic subgroups, the randomly selected sample was stratified by sex, race/ethnicity (African American, non-Hispanic white, and Hispanic), age, and legal status (juvenile or adult court).
The Northwestern Juvenile Project, sampling youth from the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Detained youth, 10 to 18 years at baseline interview.
At baseline, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3. At follow-ups, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, Version IV (Child and Young Adult versions) and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, Version IV (substance use disorders and antisocial personality disorder).
Five years after baseline, more than 45% of males and nearly 30% of females had one or more psychiatric disorders with associated impairment. Substance use disorders were the most common disorders; males, however, had higher rates over time (5 years after baseline, adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.61; 95% CI, 1.96–3.47). Non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics also had higher rates of substance use disorders compared with African Americans (respectively, AOR, 1.96, 95% CI, 1.54–2.49; AOR, 1.59, 95% CI, 1.24–2.03). Females had higher rates of major depression over time (AOR, 1.59, 95% CI, 1.22–2.08).
Although prevalence rates of most psychiatric disorders declined over time, a substantial proportion of delinquent youth continue to have disorders. There were notable sex and racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence and persistence of disorders.
Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among incarcerated juveniles.1–14 A 2008 literature review concluded that psychiatric disorders are substantially more common in adolescents in detention than among adolescents in the general population.14 The Northwestern Juvenile Project found that at intake to detention, even after excluding conduct disorder, more than 60% of juvenile detainees met diagnostic criteria with diagnosis-specific impairment for one or more psychiatric disorders.15 Among youth incarcerated for nine months, Karnik et al.16 found even higher rates: about 90% of detainees had a psychiatric disorder other than conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder. Using the lower rate,15 an estimated 55,000 of the 92,854 youth held in U.S. correctional facilities each day17 have one or more psychiatric disorders.
Many psychiatric disorders are likely to persist as these juveniles become young adults. Risk factors for psychiatric disorders are common among delinquent youth: maltreatment,18–20 dysfunctional families,19, 21 family substance abuse, 18 and brain injury. 22 Because delinquent youth have few protective factors to offset these risks, many are vulnerable to continued psychiatric morbidity as they age.18
Despite its importance, few longitudinal studies have examined the prevalence and persistence of psychiatric disorders after youth leave detention. Instead, studies of delinquent youth have focused on the association between psychiatric disorders and criminal recidivism, antisocial behavior, or social functioning.23–26 We could find only one longitudinal study of the persistence and prevalence of psychiatric disorders in detained youth. Harrington et al27 found that two years after detention, many mental health problems persisted or worsened. Their sample, however, excluded females, was 80% white, and was too small (n=97) to permit detailed analyses. Moreover, the study was conducted in the United Kingdom, limiting generalizability to juvenile detainees in the United States.
The related literature – longitudinal studies of "high-risk" youth – also provides little information. Youth with histories of detention have been included in studies of high -risk youth: the homeless,28, 29 youth living in impoverished or high-crime neighborhoods,30–34 and the offspring of parents who used substances or had psychiatric disorders.29, 35–46 Yet, none of these studies distinguished between youth with and without histories of detention. (Summary tables are available from the authors.)
Delinquent youth are also under represented in general population longitudinal studies, such as household-based surveys (e.g., Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth,47, 48 the National Comorbidity Surveys,49–51 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions52) and studies drawn from school-based samples (e.g., Oregon Adolescent Depression Project,53, 54 Pittsburgh Youth Study55) and general pediatric clinics.56, 57 Household surveys typically exclude persons in correctional institutions.47, 50, 58–61 School-based samples omit youth who are truant or miss school because they are detained.53–55, 62–65 Samples drawn from general pediatric clinics omit youth who do not receive medical care.56, 57 Even if sampled initially, youth may be lost to follow-up when they are incarcerated because they cannot be found, and because studying prisoners requires special procedures and approvals from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.66
In sum, to our knowledge, no large-scale longitudinal study has examined the prevalence and persistence of psychiatric disorders after youth leave detention. This omission is critical. Juvenile detainees have a median length of stay of only two weeks.67 Thus, juvenile detainees become a community public health problem when they are released and may continue to burden society as they age. Epidemiologic studies are the first step to improve prevention and treatment in correctional facilities and in the community. 68 Data are also needed to address health disparities, a priority of Healthy People 202069 and the Institute of Medicine. 70 Of the approximately one-half million incarcerated youth and young adults (ages 24 and younger), nearly 70% are African American or Hispanic,17, 71 compared with one -third in the general population.72
This study presents data from the Northwestern Juvenile Project, the first comprehensive longitudinal study of psychiatric disorders in youth after they leave detention. The sample is large (N=1829), racially/ethnically diverse, and includes both males and females. We examine changes in the prevalence and persistence of disorders during the five years after detention, focusing on sex and racial/ethnic differences.
We recruited a stratified random sample of 1829 youth at intake to the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (CCJTDC) in Chicago, Illinois, between November 20, 1995, and June 14, 1998. The CCJTDC is used for pretrial detention and for offenders sentenced for fewer than 30 days. To ensure adequate representation of key subgroups, we stratified our sample by sex, race/ethnicity (classified via self-identification as African American, non-Hispanic white, or Hispanic), age (10–13 years or ≥14 years), and legal status (processed in juvenile or adult court). Final sampling fractions for strata ranged from 0.108 to 0.689.
All detainees who were awaiting the adjudication or disposition of their case were eligible to participate in the study. Among these, 2275 detainees were randomly selected; 4.2% (34 youth and 62 parents or guardians) refused to participate. There were no significant differences in refusal rates by sex, race/ethnicity, or age. Twenty-seven youth left the detention center before an interview could be scheduled; 312 left CCJTDC while we attempted to locate their caretakers for consent. Eleven others were excluded from the sample because they were unable to complete the interview. The final sample size was 1829: 1172 males, 657 females; 1005 African Americans, 296 non-Hispanic whites, 524 Hispanics, 4 "other" race/ethnicity ; age range, 10 to 18 years (mean, 14.9 years; median, 15 years ) (see eTable 1).
Face-to-face structured interviews were conducted at the detention center in a private area, most within 2 days of intake.
Our design included: (1) follow-up interviews at 3 and 4.5 years after baseline for the entire sample; and (2) two additional interviews at 3.5 and 4 years after baseline for a random subsample of 997 subjects (600 males and 397 females).
For each follow-up, we interviewed participants irrespective of where they were living: in the community (approximately two-thirds of interviews); at correctional facilities (nearly 30% of interviews); or by telephone if they lived more than two hours away (<5% of interviews).
Participants were paid $25 for the 2-to 3 -hour baseline interview and $50 for each of the 3-to 4 -hour follow-up interviews. Most interviewers had graduate degrees in psychology or an associated field and had experience interviewing at-risk youth; one-third were fluent in Spanish. All interviewers were trained for at least 1 month. For each wave, consistency across interviewers was established and maintained via scripted mock interviews following training and mid-wave. Additional information on our methods is in eAppendix 1 and is published elsewhere.15, 73, 74
For all interviews, participants signed either an assent form (if they were <18 years old) or a consent form (if they were ≥18 years old). The Northwestern University Institutional Review Board and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Institutional Review Board approved all study procedures and waived parental consent for persons younger than 18 years, consistent with federal regulations regarding research with minimal risk.75 We nevertheless attempted to contact parents of minors to obtain their consent and to provide them with information on the study, and used an independent participant advocate to represent the minors' interests75(see eAppendix 1).
We used the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version 2.3 (DISC 2.3),76, 77 the most recent English and Spanish versions then available. This version of the DISC, based on the DSM-III-R, assesses the presence of disorders in the past six months. The DISC 2.3 is highly structured, contains detailed symptom probes, has acceptable reliability and validity, and requires relatively brief training.76, 78–81 Because the DISC 2.3 did not include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we used the module from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version IV (DISC-IV) when it became available, 13 months after the study began.73 Additional detail on baseline diagnostic decisions can be found elsewhere.15, 73, 74
We administered the DISC-IV (Child and Young Adult versions), based on the DSM-IV, to assess for schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and disruptive behavior disorders in the past year.82, 83 Impairment was defined as moderate impairment in at least one area of functioning (Criterion A).84 We present prevalence rates of disorder with and without the impairment criterion; our analyses of changes in disorder over time use disorders with impairment.
To assess substance use disorders and antisocial personality disorder (APD) at follow-up, we administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, version IV (DIS-IV).85, 86 We used the DIS-IV to assess substance use disorders because the DISC-IV is not sufficiently detailed for our population. Antisocial personality disorder was assessed for participants 18 years and older (who were no longer eligible for childhood disruptive behavior disorders). Disorders are assessed for the year prior to the interview. Consistent with the National Comorbidity Survey Replication,50 participants who met criteria for substance use disorder or APD with "partial recovery" were scored as having the disorder.
We did not implement DSM exclusionary criteria.
Our diagnostic measures changed over time for three reasons: (1) the release of the DISC-IV (based on the DSM-IV criteria) mid -study; (2) aging out of childhood disruptive behavior disorders by some participants; and (3) our need to use a more comprehensive measure of substance use disorder (DIS-IV) for the follow-up interviews.
To check that changes in prevalence rates over time were not due to changes in measurement, we conducted sensitivity analyses. We created a set of adjusted scoring algorithms to maximize comparability among the DISC 2.3, DISC-IV, and DIS-IV criteria, while minimizing alterations (see eAppendix 2). All analyses were run twice, with and without these adjusted criteria. Because there were no substantive differences in findings and to enable comparisons with other studies, we present results using the original, unadjusted diagnoses.
Because some participants were interviewed more often than others, we used a subset of interviews to summarize prevalence rates at 3 time points: baseline (Time 0), Time 1, and Time 2.
To generate prevalence rates that reflect CCJTDC's population, each participant was assigned a sampling weight augmented with a nonresponse adjustment to account for missing data.87 Taylor series linearization was used to estimate standard errors.88, 89
We used all available interviews: an average of 3.9 interviews per person (range, 1–5 interviews per person); 88.7% of participants had every scheduled interview. Using generalized estimating equations (GEEs),90 we fit marginal models examining: (1) differences in the prevalence of disorders by sex and race/ethnicity over time; and (2) changes in disorders as youth aged. Disorder was modeled as binomial with a logit link function. We used a robust sandwich estimator with an unstructured correlation matrix; in the few instances when models failed to converge, we specified an exchangeable correlation structure. All statistically significant (p < .05) odds ratios contrasting sex and racial/ethnic differences are noted in the text and come from the GEEs. Unless otherwise noted, these odds ratios contrast sex and race/ethnicity over time. Only the odds ratios in Table 3 and eTables 4, 5, and 6 compare prevalence at Time 1 or Time 2; these were estimated using logistic regression.
All GEE models included covariates for sex, race/ethnicity (African American, Hispanic, non-Hispanic white), and aging (time since baseline). We also included age at baseline (10–18 years) and legal status at detention (processed in juvenile or adult court) because they were stratification characteristics. The four participants who identified as "other" race/ethnicity at baseline were excluded. We estimated models with quadratic terms for aging when the linear term was statistically significant. When main effects were significant, we estimated models with the corresponding interaction terms. Only interaction terms or quadratic aging terms that reached statistical significance were included in final models. For models with significant interactions between sex and aging, we report model-based odds ratios for sex differences at 3 and 5 years after baseline. GEE models were estimated with sampling weights to account for study design. We examined the sensitivity of our models to attrition by using weights that combined the probability of being sampled with the probability of dropping out.91 Results (available from the authors) were substantially similar.
GEE analyses were conducted on disorders (with the impairment criterion) except for (1) schizophrenia, because there were too few cases; (2) hypomania, because participants with this disorder were significantly more likely to be missing follow-up data than those without (33% vs 11%, p < .05); and (3) diagnoses assessed only for juveniles (ADHD, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder) or adults (APD)—because nearly all participants turned 18 years old during the follow-up period. Instead, we estimated changes over time in any disruptive behavior disorder, defined as conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder (for participants <18 years) or APD (for participants 18 years).
Because detention may alter access to substances, all models describing substance use disorders included linear and quadratic terms for time incarcerated prior to the interviews. When substance use disorder was measured at a follow-up interview, we used number of days incarcerated in the past year because disorders were assessed in the past year. When substance use disorder was measured at the baseline interview (and therefore assessed in the past 6 months), we used time incarcerated in the past 90 days, the best available estimate. All analyses were conducted using Stata 11 software and its survey routines.92
Table 1 and Table 2 show prevalence rates of disorder—computed with and without the impairment criterion—at baseline, Time 1, and Time 2 for males and females. At Time 2, more than 45% of males and nearly 30% of females had any disorder (with impairment). Even excluding disruptive behavior disorders, 37% of males and 25% of females had any disorder.
eTable 2 and eTable 3 show prevalence rates of disorder by race/ethnicity for males and females. Among males, 44% of African Americans, 50% of Hispanics, and 64% of non-Hispanic whites had any disorder at Time 2. More than one-quarter of African American females and more than one-third of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white females had any disorder.
Other than mania, prevalence rates decreased as participants aged. For every additional year of age, there was an approximate 10% decrease in the odds of any mood disorder (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.91; 95% CI, 0.85–0.97) and its subcategories: any major mood disorder (AOR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.82–0.96) and major depression (AOR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.84–0.98). The prevalence of dysthymia also decreased with age (AOR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.46–0.70).
Sex Differences. Over time, females had higher rates of any mood disorder (AOR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.05–1.68) and its subcategories: any major mood disorder (AOR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.19–2.00) and major depression (AOR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.22–2.08). Figure 1 illustrates prevalence rates of major mood disorders over time by sex.Past year prevalence of major mood disorders (major depression [MDD], mania) and anxiety disorders (post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], and panic disorder) by sex.
Racial/Ethnic Differences. The only significant racial/ethnic difference was for mania, which was more prevalent among minorities over time (African American [AA] vs non-Hispanic white [W]: AOR, 6.92; 95% CI, 1.78–26.88; Hispanic [H] vs W: AOR, 8.01; 95% CI, 2.05–31.38).
The prevalence of panic disorder increased slightly overall (AOR, 1.30 per year; 95% CI, 1.03–1.65).
Sex Differences. Figure 1 shows changes in prevalence rates over time by sex. Females had higher rates of any anxiety disorder (AOR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.06–1.91). Although rates of PTSD appeared to decrease, especially for females, this trend was not statistically significant (AOR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.81–1.05).
Racial/Ethnic Differences. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, Hispanics had more than twice the odds of any anxiety disorder (AOR, 2.18; 95% CI, 1.37–3.49) and its subcategory PTSD (AOR, 2.82; 95% CI, 1.66–4.80). Compared with African Americans, Hispanics had 3.82 times the odds of panic disorder (95% CI, 1.54–9.47) and 1.54 times the odds of PTSD (95% CI, 1.01–2.34). In addition, African Americans were more likely than non-Hispanic whites to have PTSD (AOR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.10–3.07), while non-Hispanic whites were more likely than African Americans to have panic disorder (AOR, 3.56; 95% CI, 1.28–9.94).
The prevalence of any disruptive behavior disorder decreased over time, but the rate of decrease depended on sex.
Sex Differences. Males and females did not have significantly different rates of any disruptive behavior disorder at baseline, but prevalence decreased faster among females than among males. Figure 2 illustrates these sex differences over time. Three years after baseline, males had 1.82 times the odds of any disruptive behavior disorder (95% CI, 1.46–2.26) compared with females ; five years after baseline, males had 2.95 times the odds (95% CI, 2.16–4.02).Past year prevalence of substance use disorders (alcohol disorder [Alc], drug disorder) and any disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) by sex and race/ethnicity.
Racial/Ethnic Differences. As illustrated in Figure 2, non-Hispanic whites had the highest rates of any disruptive behavior disorder over time (W vs AA: AOR, 2.34; 95% CI, 1.80–3.04; W vs H: AOR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.16–2.11), followed by Hispanics (H vs AA: AOR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.10–2.04).
Substance use disorders were the most prevalent disorders in our sample. The prevalence of substance use disorders generally decreased over time, but the rate of decrease depended on sex. Figure 2 illustrates sex and racial/ethnic differences over time.
Sex Differences. At baseline, compared with females, males had about one-third greater odds of any substance use disorder (AOR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.05–1.71) and its subcategory, drug use disorder (AOR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.07–1.75); rates of alcohol use disorder were not significantly different. By the follow-up interviews, however, the disparities between males and females increased substantially because prevalence rates decreased faster for females than for males. Three years after baseline, compared with females, males had approximately twice the odds of any substance use disorder (AOR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.64–2.43) and its subcategories, drug use disorder (AOR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.62–2.49) and alcohol use disorder (AOR, 1.97; 95% CI, 1.53–2.53). Five years after baseline, males had more than 2.5 times the odds of these disorders compared with females (respectively, AOR, 2.61; 95% CI, 1.96–3.47; AOR, 2.60; 95% CI, 1.88–3.58; AOR, 2.87; 95% CI, 2.00–4.13). Although the prevalence rates of most disorders decreased for males and females (Figure 2), three years after baseline, rates of alcohol disorder were no longer decreasing among males (AOR, 1.03 per year; 95% CI, 0.96–1.11).
Racial/Ethnic Differences. Even after adjusting for time spent in correctional facilities, substance use disorders were more common among non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics than African Americans (Figure 2). Compared with African Americans, non -Hispanic whites had nearly twice the odds of any substance use disorder and its subcategory, drug use disorder (respectively, AOR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.54–2.49; AOR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.50–2.43), and 1.57 times the odds of alcohol disorder (95% CI, 1.15–2.13). Hispanics had about 1.5 times the odds of any substance use disorder and its subcategory, drug use disorder, compared with African Americans (respectively, AOR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.24–2.30; AOR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.12–1.92).
We also analyzed substance use disorders without impairment criteria, an approach used by recent studies of the general population.50, 58 Results were substantially similar (available from the authors).
Because substance use is restricted in jails and prisons, we also examined rates of substance use disorders only among participants who had lived in the community the entire year prior to Time 2 (345 males and 479 females). These prevalence rates – and the demographic differences – were substantially similar to those in the entire sample (eTable 4).
Table 3 shows the persistence of disorders: among participants who had the disorder at baseline, the proportion who still had the disorder at Time 1 or Time 2. For most disorders, rates of persistence were higher at Time 1 than at Time 2.
Regardless of sex, about 1 in 5 participants had a mood disorder that persisted to Time 2. Substance use disorders were among the most persistent disorders for both males and females, but were significantly more likely to persist among males than females. Any disruptive behavior disorder was also among the most persistent disorders in males, and at Time 2 was significantly more likely to persist in males than in females.
Among males, there were no significant racial/ethnic differences in the persistence of disorders (eTable 5). Among females, there were several significant differences (eTable 6). Compared with African Americans, non-Hispanic whites had about 3 times the odds of persisting at Time 1 with any substance use disorder and its subcategory, alcohol use disorder, and at Time 2 of persisting with drug disorder. Hispanics were also more likely than African Americans to persist at Time 1 with substance use disorder and its subcategory alcohol disorder.
Although prevalence rates of most psychiatric disorders declined over time, a substantial proportion of delinquent youth continue to have disorders as they age. For some youth, detention may coincide with a period of crisis that subsequently abates. Many youth, however, continue to struggle: five years after detention, when participants were ages 14 to 24 years, nearly half of males and nearly 30% of females had one or more psychiatric disorders with associated impairment.
Substance use and disruptive behavior disorders continued to be the most common disorders. For many delinquent youth – especially males – externalizing disorders were not limited to adolescence. Five years after baseline, males had 2 to 3 times the odds of having substance use and disruptive behavior disorders compared with females. Furthermore, the disparity between males and females increased over time. Males were also more likely than females to persist with substance use disorders and disruptive behavior disorder.
The observed sex differences in externalizing disorders are consistent with those in the general population, where males are up to ten times more likely than females to persist in antisocial behavior from childhood to adulthood.93 Why might males fare worse than females? First, delinquent males are less likely to receive services than females.94 Second, delinquent males may have fewer opportunities to assume age-appropriate social roles—jobs, post-secondary schooling—turning points that might reduce problem behaviors.95 Finally, precocious transition to adult social roles, such as parenthood, may be associated with worse outcomes for males than for females.96–98
As in the general population,99 females had higher rates of internalizing disorders than males. The persistence of mood disorders, about 20%, was similar in males and females.
Rates of substance use disorders and disruptive behavior disorders were lower in African Americans than non-Hispanic whites. These findings may reflect underlying racial/ethnic disparities in the legal system, 71, 100–102 and the different pathways by which non -Hispanic whites and racial/ethnic minorities enter the system. We found racial/ethnic differences in substance use disorders even after taking into account that African Americans spend more time in correctional facilities—where access to alcohol and drugs is restricted.100, 101 Our findings add to the growing debate about how the "War on Drugs" has affected the disproportionate incarceration of African Americans. Many investigators suggest that disproportionate minority confinement for drug offenses is due, in part, to disparate enforcement of drug laws in African American communities, rather than higher rates of use or dealing.103–106 Our findings appear consistent with this view.
It is difficult to compare specific prevalence rates in our sample with those in the general population because differences in instrumentation and sample demographics limit meaningful comparisons. The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) provides the most comparable data to our Time 2 interview. Although the NCS-R used different, and often less stringent, impairment criteria and did not assess the same disorders (such as antisocial personality disorder), it provides DSM-IV diagnoses for a similarly aged sample (18–24 years).107, 108 The most marked discrepancies between our findings and NCS-R were for drug use disorders, regardless of sex and race/ethnicity. For example, we found about 20% of males had a drug use disorder, compared with about 7% in the NCS-R; nearly 14% of Hispanic females and nearly one-quarter of Hispanic males had a drug use disorder, compared with less than 5% of Hispanics in the NCS-R.99
Changes in prevalence over time mirror those in the general population for most disorders. As summarized in the recent literature review by Costello et al,109 many disorders in the general population decrease from adolescence to young adulthood, with the exception of panic disorders and substance use disorders, which increase;48, 110–115 findings on depression have been equivocal.48, 110–115 Again, our sample is most notably different than the general population in substance use disorders: our rates decreased over time. Perhaps substance abuse peaks earlier in delinquent youth, coinciding with the general course of delinquent behavior.116, 117 In contrast, general population youth may experience events that increase the likelihood of substance abuse as they age118, 119-- living in college dormitories, freedom from social controls, delays in assuming adult responsibilities such as parenting –events less likely to be experienced by delinquent youth.120
In terms of persistence, the most recent comparable investigation48 that was conducted in the United States using a sample of similar age and DSM-based criteria (albeit different measures) found lower rates of persistence of depression and disruptive behavior disorders than in our sample. (Persistence of substance use disorders are not comparable because definitions differed; Copeland et al48 used more liberal impairment criteria and included nicotine.)
Our data are subject to the limitations of self-report. Moreover, it was not feasible to study more than one jurisdiction; because the prevalence of psychiatric disorders may vary across jurisdictions,14, 121, 122 generalizability may be limited. We cannot know if psychiatric disorders increase the likelihood of arrest and detention or vice versa. Findings might have been marginally different had we been able to use identical measures and time frames at the baseline and follow-up interviews. Rates would likely have been higher had caretakers been available to provide independent reports at baseline.15 At the follow-up interviews, many participants were not eligible to have caretakers interviewed because the participants were older than 17 years or did not live with a caretaker. Although retention rates were high, participants who missed interviews might be more likely to have had disorders than those who were found. Our findings do not take into account mental health services that might have been provided. Despite these limitations, our findings have implications for future research and mental health policy.
Despite the promise of health care reform, service provision is not likely to improve mental health services for persons like our participants, who may frequently cycle through correctional facilities. Incarceration disrupts community treatment. Moreover, the expansion of Medicaid provides no benefit to prisoners because federal law prohibits Medicaid payments for individuals—juvenile or adult—who are inmates of public institutions (20 CFR §416.211). Health Care Reform also does not improve the deteriorating public health infrastructure ("safety-net programs"), where many impoverished persons would receive treatment149, 150 after they are released. We must improve services in corrections and in the community, where virtually all detained juveniles and incarcerated adults will eventually return.
This work was supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse grants R01DA019380, R01DA022953, and R01DA028763, National Institute of Mental Health grants R01MH54197 and R01MH59463 (Division of Services and Intervention Research and Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS) and grants 1999-JE-FX-1001, 2005-JL-FX-0288 and 2008-JF-FX-0068 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Major funding was also provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Center for Mental Health Services, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment), the NIH Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention), the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, the NIH Office of Rare Diseases, Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, The William T. Grant Foundation, and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Additional funds were provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Open Society Institute, and The Chicago Community Trust.
This work could not have been accomplished without the advice of Celia Fisher, Ph.D. We thank our participants for their time and willingness to participate, our talented project staff, especially Elena Bassett, MS, Lynda Carey, MA, Jennifer Heil, MA, Kathryn Jacoby, BA, and Nichole Olson, BS, as well as the Cook County and State of Illinois systems for their cooperation. We also thank the anonymous reviewers, who provided insightful and incisive comments on earlier drafts.
Dr. Teplin had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. All other authors had full access to all study data.
Financial Disclosure: Dr. Dulcan receives book royalties from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. She sat on the ADHD/RD and Strattera Advisory Boards of Eli Lilly Company, most recently in 2009. She is a consultant for Care Management Technologies, Inc. All other authors have no relevant financial interests to disclose.
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Classics Reborn! Vol. 3
April 22, 2004 - Everywhere you look, people keep complaining about the same old thing: games are getting stale so where are all the good ideas? Sure, action movies can rehash the whole "you killed my girl, so I'm gonna kill all three thousand of you with my bare hands" routine, but there is a growing voice of concern that gamers are getting tired of what's out there. With sequels getting the biggest piles of development loot, what is the hope for an original game coming out? Good question, but the answer lies in the very same movie industry that we just made fun of. Indeed, it's time to look at the old-school classics and remake history. Updating old games for the new millennium is where it's at. Countless piles of games have come and gone over the past few decades. Almost all of them have been forgotten and often their only sin is becoming outdated. The system they're on is hard to find or the graphics and controls are just extremely outdated. In an era of the Dual Shock Controller with its analog controls and extensive buttons, the old d-pad and one to three button controllers look archaic. To make the old gameplay ideas stand out again they need to be redone to show off their true glory. In selecting our list, we weren't interested in games like Pac-Man that would do the exact same thing in 3D that they did in the original 2D, but games that had some great ideas or were just too much fun to forget. We thought long and hard about our favorite old games that needed an extreme makeover and came up with dozens of names. After taking out all of Craig's choices we felt like we really had something. After taking out all of Fran's ideas, it got even better. Finally, we have honed it down to a few ideas that we just couldn't ignore. If any developers are out there reading this, we're urging you to go out and dig up some old cartridges and plug in your NES or Genesis. You won't regret it and will find that "old" doesn't mean "bad." Otherwise, check out our entries for games that need to be remade.


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MTC Medical Training Classes Stolen money for classes which seldom occurred , unlicensed teachers, failure to present proper class brooksville, Florida
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SUBMITTED: Monday, April 08, 2013POSTED: Monday, April 08, 2013
This was a new program to this school with a new Instructor who had over 10 years of experience in all aspects of Pharmacy both retail and hospital. The class was so unruly with their attitudes, attendance, language and total disregard for the school, the teacher, or their own education that a few students were dismissed from the program. Because of the students improper behavior, it forced the Instructor to resign from her position for medical reasons. At that point a new Instructor had been brought in with a Master's Degree in Education, he was a Paramedic and he was a Pharmacy Technician in the Military and was fully capable and qualified for the position. This new Instructor was brought in 1 week after the first Instructor left not causing disruption.
MTC has followed all guidelines to qualifications of Instructors, replacement of Instructors and curriculum set forth by the Florida Board of Education. Also, according to the same entity, it is not a requirement of MTC or was never in the student contract that they would receive an externship. This was only offered to students as an added feature to the program of study IF a site was available. For these students the school aligned ourselves with a national pharmacy CVS to offer them the opportunity to learn on site. It was up to the student to follow-up with drug and background testing etc. So again, if this was not completed by the student in a timely fashion the student would of course not be successful.
But the student who submitted this report - was offered an externship site in Spring Hill which he refused to go because he felt he did not want to work with the Pharmacist (owner). Also, because of his training at MTC was offered a job with CVS Pharmacy and quit because he felt the salary was not worth it to him nor was completing the appropriate channels that they required for employment. And the third opportunity this student had was another local pharmacy in his area working around his own hours, and the student was scheduled to start and called off sick, never to be heard from again. Which was about the same day this report was written.
As the complainant mentioned that some students were financed through state funding (Career Central) for this program is an incorrect statement on his part. The only student who used state funding happened to be himself and it is a shame that he would use this as a source of a complaint since he was the only one with the funding and did not follow through on his obligations as a student to complete the necessary requirements of the school, CVS Pharmacy or his other externship.
As a business, we understand that we cannot make everyone happy. But we do the best to help our community. We not only allow students to come into our facility to use our computers and printers for their school and personal needs (as we did for this particular student) but we also offer payment plans to help students pay for the classes, we scholarship students into programs, we help to work around the needs of students as far as schedules, children, jobs, etc. MTC also works with students on absences due to personal issues, illnesses etc. unlike other schools would do.
Again, this is an adult educational facility, if someone feels that they have a legitimate problem with the school, teacher or otherwise there is a chain of command in which that student can follow to resolve any problems. MTC also has a Student Board that acts as advocates for the student.
MTC has had wonderful reviews from students before and we quite honestly have had a few negative reviews, but we also find that the negative reviews were from students who didn't fulfill their obligations and need an avenue to complain. Obviously, we are a licensed school who is inspected yearly on student files, facility, facility guidelines etc. and has successfully been in business for 5 years. We do work with the State of Florida and other State Licensing Agencies to provide the best education possible to our local community.
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BELGRADE, Yugoslavia {AP} Slobodan Milosevic appeared at a gate to his villa early Saturday, amid conflicting reports that the former Yugoslav president had been arrested on charges stemming from a decade of repressive rule.
Serbian state television had announced a few hours earlier that Milosevic had been arrested. But close aides issued swift and vehement denials, and the government did not immediately issue an official statement to lay the confusion to rest.
Milosevic did not say anything in his brief appearance. He waved to several hundred political supporters who thronged outside the gate, cheering and chanting: "Slobo freedom!"
But a few minutes later, he told independent B-92 radio: "I'm just drinking coffee with my comrades and I'm very well. In front of my house, many have gathered who have our people and national dignity at heart. We are very proud. I expect this story to end in a just manner and for the benefit of our people."
B-92 radio earlier had reported that Milosevic had been taken to the Palace of Justice. Four jeeps with darkened windows later sped into the building's garage, past a crowd of cheering onlookers convinced that one of them was carrying Milosevic.
Earlier, private BK TV, quoting Serbian government sources, had said an arrest warrant had been issued for the former Yugoslav president, but that police hesitated to act fearing bloodshed. About 400 Milosevic supporters some sporting pistols, clubs and iron bars were standing guard in front of his villa gates.
BK TV had reported that police officials were inside the residence, negotiating his peaceful surrender.
In the absence of an official government statement laying to rest any doubts about the arrest, rumor and confusion engulfed the capital. Sinisa Vucinic, a top aide to Milosevic, denied the arrest reports outright.
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Art & Selfhood Posted on March 28th
Unlike people in most professions, a person who makes art must continually grapple with the title that comes with what they do. A teacher, cabinetmaker, or businessman can identify his or herself by profession without any real philosophical complications. Even if, say, a cabinetmaker does occasionally struggle with the meaning of what they do and why they do it, that struggle is not made manifest every time they must refer to themselves as a cabinetmaker.
For an artist, however, identifying oneself as an artist is full of complications, both personal and public.The public end of it is pretty well known. Artists (and poets and writers) who refer to themselves as such have to deal with various public attitudes, ranging from condescending to needlessly reverent. For every person who skeptically asks how you'll make a living, there's someone else who is full of envy and admiration for what they imagine your life must be. Both responses can be uncomfortable, but the public or familial perception of an artist isn't nearly as interesting as how an artist views his or herself.
Being an artist, almost above all else, requires attention to the "self." I do not mean simply that an artist needs to be introspective, which is not always true, but that an artist must forever struggle with what it means to be a "self" out in the world. The role of the artist itself already makes this hard. On one hand, an artist needs to have a strong sense of self–an ego–to even have the confidence to make art or believe they have something worth saying. In other words, there needs to be a strong self to supply the "vision." On the other, an artist must renounce the self enough to be able to engage with some more universal strand of existence to avoid making work that is merely personal. And since observation is where all good art begins, an artist with too much self will limit what they can see in the world. Too strong a worldview interferes with perception, because it makes every observation match up with a preexisting view. But without any personal vision, the observer risks creating a mere record.
To frame this problem in a different way, the artist needs to simultaneously see themselves as a gifted individual with the ability to create, and as a humble conduit to a higher (universal, sublime, etc) truth. Obviously, these two conceptions of the self are in conflict. What is the role of an artist? A selfless chronicler of the beauty in the world or a bold individual who can find beauty in the banal and barren?
In numerous works, Hawthorne brings up yet another irresolvable conflict in the artist's sense of self. Hawthorne seems to imply that an artist, to create art, must be more attentive, engaged, and connected to world than an average person. In essence, an artist must bear heightened witness to what they see. Yet this very attentiveness–a tight focus with art-making as its final goal–actually distances the artist from the very world they wish to engage. The fanatic attention to detail, the deep appreciation of quirks and foibles, the worship of the particular–none of this has much to do with the real business of living. If life is a rushing stream, the aesthetic and the beautiful are the rocky outcroppings that pull one out of its flow. So an artist, in their desperation to fully see and understand the world, becomes less a part of it in the very intensity of their attention. Hawthorne saw this paradox in its full irony and tragedy.
There is indeed a great deal of absurdity in the artist always seeing lines and forms rather than streetscapes, the poet taking line breaks rather than breaths, the actor tuned to the delivery over the thing said. Hawthorne makes liberal mockery of obliviousness of the artist–in all their talk of form, alliteration, and tone, they miss what's really there. Yet at the same time, Hawthorne recognizes that the artist must step back to be an artist–like a impressionist painting, the world cannot be fully recognized close-up. The universal and the infinite must factor into their viewing. But by stepping out of the personal and temporal, the artist necessarily becomes "out of touch" with the moment in which he is living There is something tragic in the idea that an artist who loves life enough to document and honor it with song or image must also, in some ways, renounce it in order to pay full homage. The best worshippers, at least in the world of art, are those standing back from their god.
How can an artist reconcile the ego and humility it takes to be an artist? The engagement and distance? For many artists, the never-ending ricochet between the poles of identity is too much. They simply chose to be humble or filled with ego, to resign themselves to the clarity of distance or the narrowness of engagement. We've all know obsessively autobiographical artists who let the ego and the moment rule and the opposite–artists who act as if they have no selves and see themselves as a mere tool, as if rather than using a medium to create art, art is using the artist as its medium. There are also enough examples of writers and artists who hold themselves outside of life to nurture their imaginations, and those that insist that they are no different than anyone else. But artists like Hawthorne never decide. In the world of self-help books and fanaticism about hammering out just "who we are," the artist must resist the temptation to settle into any certainty about the self. Art is born of the paradox the artist must live.
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P.P.S. Hawthorne here. Did McFawn need to invoke my name to make these points about the artist's self? For a writer discussing the "self," McFawn seems to rely pretty heavily on my name and her conjecture about my ideas. Perhaps McFawn needs to write about the questionable selfhood of writers who presume too great an affinity with their influences.Trackback URL
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The protagonist of Just Do It is Phil Knight, a reclusive billionaire who started a two-man operation importing Japanese running shoes and built it into a $4 billion company. Irreverent, unpredictable, and leery of the sports establishment, Knight created the most muscular jock culture in business, a place where employees routinely took two hours at lunch to work out and then strategized late into the night in their holy war against competitors Reebok and Adidas. To outsiders, Nike was a cult. Insiders believed they were furthering the company's mission: to improve the performance of serious athletes.
Not everyone could be a Nike guy. It required a certain attitude. For example: Michael Jordan refusing to wear Reebok at the 1992 Olympics, or Charles Barkley joking about becoming a porn star. In Just Do It, award-winning author Donald Katz shows how Nike created the spectacular imagery and marketing campaigns that made Jordan, Barkley, and Bo Jackson international icons. He also documented Nike's increasingly influential role in the management of its high-priced talent, taking us inside lucrative endorsement deals involving Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Deion Sanders, Alonzo Mourning, and Pete Sampras as well as behind-closed-doors negotiations with the NBA and the NCAA as it considered a controversial plan for a collegiate Super Bowl brokered by Nike and super-agent Michael Ovitz.
Nike understood the power of imagery and knew how to market those images all over the world. A truly global corporation, Nike relied on capital from Japan to manufacture shoes in Asia sold to one out of every four athletic-shoe buyers in Europe. Katz follows Nike all over the world, taking us from a 19-year-old Korean gluing shoes in a factory, to an advertising wunderkind in Oregon creating the legendary "Bo Knows" campaign, to the fanatical Nike kids who rush into stores the day new shoes hit the street. Along the way, Katz describes the creation and design of Nike shoes, revealing technology worthy of a James Bond movie. He examines the charges leveled against Nike: that the company is exploiting Asian peasants, corrupting younger athletes, and recklessly stirring consumer fever in urban America. He also discusses the corporate spirit and strategies that have made Nike one of the great business stories of the late 20th century.
Just Do It is about the business of sports and the sport of business. It is also the story of a culture in which the sight of an athlete in flight can still evoke awe.
©1994 Donald Katz (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
"Disclaimer: Book Was Written in 1994"
The information in this book regarding the start of Nike is great. Michael Jordan gets a lot of attention, so if you're a fan like me you'll really enjoy that. The issue comes from the fact that this book is 23 years old. They focus a lot of the book about what was going on in the early 90's as that was still fresh in the mind of people when it was written. Don't get stuck listening to it for 12 hours like me before realizing the age of the book. You can easily get all you info by listening to just the first half.
"Mostly just a history of Nike"
I picked up this book to add to my collection of business books but it doesn't really fall into that. Rather than get into the business and how Nike is different other than the others it really is more of a corporate history. It goes a bit into the sports marketing and corporate culture but it primarily focuses on Nike's history and major players from inception to 1994, so it's not very enlightening from a business standpoint. In addition the author often jumps around from year to year rather than going chronologically so that he ends up repeating himself some times. If you like marketing or Nike this is probably a good book for you, otherwise you can probably skip it.
"lengthy and detailed: business or pop-culture?"
the author's command of language and use of grandiose words helps to illustrate the nuanced life of an entrepreneur who is inarguably the major factor in the development of sports as a business. even though this is ancient history for many , it is told here with lively detail and well chosen examples linked together by subject matter and not mundane chronology. Stunning insight into American entrepreneurship.
"surprisingly great read"
while I didn't like the guys voice, the book was worth listening too. really liked it
"Nice book"
What a history... Nice book from Amazon, keep going....
Cool voice & history
Good.... Good...
"Ad Campaign"
I would probably had bought this book despite getting it for free from Audible. I enjoy nonfiction and business topics. "Just Do It", Phil Knight's story on how he build the shoe company was interesting, but it also felt like a 14 hour ad campaign on their athletic wear. The constant endorsements from superstars, promoting their shoe product was a bit draining to listen to. Donald Katz has done a very poor job at explaining the business side of Nike. He didn't go in depth with the company. Just too much sports celebrities jumping on the bandwagon.
"Inside look at early 1990's Nike"
It's a perfect companion and follow up to Shoe Dog from Phil Knight
Inside access to the growth of sports marketing in general and the Jordan brand in particular.
It's worth full price - and it's free!
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Unanswered: Modify the database with transaction log
I had created a database mistakenly without log. And now as the transaction log is required for all the operations, I am trying to modify the database with log. I found the command as START DATABASE in Informix Unleashed. But on trying to execute the command with several permutations and combinations I get the same "syntax error" message. Please let me know the solution.
Thanks in advance.
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See command ondblog.
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You could also use the "ontape" command to set a database for either buffered (ontape -s -B db_name) or unbuffered (ontape -s -U db_name)transaction logging.


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Sometimes, when a TV show is expected to last for at least 6–8 seasons, the writers and producers of the show can't just write a story revolving around a single main character and make him feature in every single scene of every single episode. The most important thing that a show needs to run for a long time is a stellar supporting cast.
Supporting cast members can sometime provide moments of brilliance without the lead being a part of the scene. In other words, these supporting cast members can just simply steal the show by making you laugh, cry or angry from time to time. So, a successful TV show can't just depend on its lead — it needs a talented supporting cast. And a perfect example of this are all the shows of the Flarrowverse — Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. From Carlos Valdes's Cisco Ramon to Calista Flockhart's Cat Grant, each one of these supporting characters on the show have shown us that we don't need the likes of Green Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl in every single scene to keep us hooked on.
But among all of those supporting characters, there's a certain group of characters that all the four shows have in common and stand out among the rest — the geeks. These are the characters we can most relate to. Obviously, some of us aren't as smart as these characters, but these characters react to the things happening around them exactly the way every single one of us would react if we were surrounded by superheroes. Some of these characters even have superpowers themselves. However, that doesn't change the fact that they totally freak out when they see something cool happen, just like we would. Also, these characters are the one who usually provide some comic relief during intense scenes.
The following are the characters from the Flarrowverse who we totally love to see geek out on screen:
Cisco Ramon
Played By: Carlos Valdes
Cisco Ramon is probably the most loved character, not just in The Flash, but in the entire Flarrowverse. From him wearing a cool t-shirt in every episode to his pop culture references, everything about this character is so relatable. Cisco naming every metahuman that The Flash goes up against is another thing that the viewers keep waiting for. Well, maybe not every viewer, but the ones who haven't read The Flash comics and don't have any idea about any of the villains The Flash's rogues gallery. During the first crossover of Arrow and The Flash, remember how Cisco reacted when he saw them talking to each other? Who wouldn't want to take a photo of two superheroes standing together? I know I would. Even after learning that he's got superpowers, the character is ever so grounded. Carlos Valdes does an absolutely brilliant job playing Cisco and we hope he keeps playing Cisco for many seasons to come. We have become so used to seeing Cisco on the show, we can't imagine The Flash without him.
Felicity Smoak
Played By: Emily Bett Rickards
Felicity Smoak was one of the most loved characters of Arrow during its first two seasons. She was initially a recurring character in the first season. However, she became such a fan-favorite that she joined Team Arrow and became a series regular. She was the first geek from the Flarrowverse. Fans of the character like to believe that she's the one who started the trend of having characters like Cisco and Winn to keep the show grounded. But from the third season onwards, Felicity was on the receiving end of negative attacks and hate. These haters like to blame the downfall of Arrow on the Olicity romance and not the big guns at Warner Bros. — the ones who actually ruined Arrow by not letting major DC characters join the show. But among all the negativity, Felicity still thrives as one of the best things about the show. While there are a lot of haters out there, her fans still haven't left her side. And the proof of that is Olicity winning Ship of the Year Award at MTV Fandom Awards last month.
Winn Schott
Played By: Jeremy Jordan
Winslow Schott a.k.a. Winn Schott is more famously known as Toyman in the comics. But in Supergirl, Winn's a genius friend and co-worker of Kara at CatCo Worldwide Media. He's the one who made Supergirl her costume and also keeps fanboying about Kara's more famous cousin from time to time. The way he bonded with Barry in the Supergirl and The Flash crossover episode, makes us want to see Winn be a part of the four-night mega crossover and interact with the likes of Felicity and Cisco. At Comic-Con, on being asked which other characters from the Flarrowverse he would like to share scenes with, Jeremy Jordan told IGN:
"I wanna have like a nerd-off with like Carlos Valdes, Emily Bett. You know what I'm saying? And throw a little bit of Victor Garber in there too...just all the nerds together."
Winn's father is Toyman on Supergirl's Earth and we want him to continue being Kara's geeky friend on Supergirl, but we would love to see Winn as Toyman on some other Earth (preferably Earth-1 of the Flarrowverse), just like we saw Caitlin Snow as her Killer Frost persona on Earth-2.
Ray Palmer
Played By: Brandon Routh
Brandon Routh played Superman in 2006's Superman Returns. Eight years later, Routh re-joined the DC Universe as Ray Palmer on Arrow. When he first appeared on Arrow, in the Season 3 premiere, Ray looked like a billionaire playboy like Oliver Queen or Bruce Wayne. But as the seasons progressed and he joined DC's Legends of Tomorrow, we got to know the real Ray Palmer. When news of DC's Legends of Tomorrow first broke back in January, 2014 everyone expected Ray to lead the team right from the front. But the show turned out to be very different what was expected and we got to see the geeky side of Ray.
Martin Stein
Played By: Victor Garber
Martin Stein is the oldest person on this list, but that doesn't stop him from geek out every time he sees something "astonishing." Traveling through time and saving the world is a unique adventure for a 60-year-old scientist and him being in awe of everything he encounters throughout time is fun to watch for the viewers. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 1 was pretty intense, and along with Ray, Martin was the one providing moments of comic relief through the season. We can't wait to see him back at it when DC's Legends of Tomorrow returns with its second season.
Curtis Holt
Played By: Echo Kellum
Echo Kellum joined Arrow last season as Curtis Holt and has quickly become a fan-favorite. He has signed on for Season 5 of Arrow as a series regular and as the Comic-Con trailer for the show suggested he'll be joining Team Arrow right from the very first episode. He did briefly join Team Arrow last season as a replacement for Felicity. But this time around he'll be again joining the team as Mr. Terrific. He was kind of the Cisco of Arrow last season and it would be interesting if we get to see the two of them sharing scenes during the four-night crossover. Even after Curtis becomes a full-fledged superhero and starts fighting crimes don't expect him to leave his geeky self behind.
Which of these characters can you most relate to? Let us know in the comments section down below.


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* Wharf says won't renew funding commitment to i-CABLE
* Examining all options, including discontinuing i-CABLE ops
* i-CABLE shares tumble as much as 46 pct, a record intraday (Recasts with Wharf's comments, updated stocks prices and background)
HONG KONG, March 10 (Reuters) - Hong Kong property-to-media conglomerate Wharf (Holdings) is halting funding to its loss-making pay TV and broadband internet subsidiary i-CABLE Communications and will examine all options, including shutting it down, after failing to sell it.
Wharf's announcement, made after market hours on Thursday, sent i-CABLE shares down as much as 46 percent on Friday morning, before erasing some of the losses to be down 35 percent at midday. It was i-CABLE's biggest ever intra-day fall on record. Shares of parent Wharf jumped as much as 10 percent.
Wharf said it wouldn't provide further financing to i-CABLE on expiry of the current commitments of up to HK$400 million ($51.5 million), and had no intention to increase its near 74 percent stake in the firm. i-CABLE posted its ninth straight year of loss in 2016.
"The chances to see it turning into a profit-making business are low in the short to medium run," Wharf chairman Stephen Ng told a results conference late on Thursday. Wharf is a unit of Hong Kong developer Wheelock and Co Ltd.
Amid previous reports Wharf had tried to spin off the business, it said it hadn't entered into any agreements with potential buyers and had now terminated all discussions regarding sales of i-CABLE.
Ng, who is also chairman of i-CABLE, said external advisers would be engaged to explore alternative sources of funding for i-CABLE, advise on its business reorganisation, as well as continuance, directions and discontinuance of its business operations.
With a current market value of about $158 million, i-CABLE saw its net loss widen to HK$313 million in 2016 from a HK$233 million loss in the previous year. Revenue from television fell 8 percent while internet and multimedia revenue was down 4 percent. Wharf saw its 2016 core profit rise 25 percent.
i-CABLE has been a popular pay television service provider in the city of 7.3 million since 1993, providing a mix of local and international news, sports and entertainment channels, including some of its own original content.
It also runs a respected news service, Cable News, that has a reputation for quality and independent journalism, including critical reports on China through the years.
Hong Kong media operators, though, have been struggling in past years with both Television Broadcasts and Asia Television attracting a number of bidders over time, but the latter shut down last year.
i-CABLE's pay TV licence will expire on May 2017, and it said the government has agreed to grant a new licence for 12 years. ($1 = 7.7653 Hong Kong dollars) (Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by James Pomfret and Muralikumar Anantharaman)


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Track Summary
Music Track Title: No More
Catalog ID: 554685 ISRC: US5UL1238368
Description: Phone call, strangers watching as he paces up and down with tears on his face. She's leaving him and he wants her to sleep on it and wait till morning before she says she don't love him no more.
Social Media Link: https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/archive/Blues/Country-Blues/No-More/554685
Artist or Group: Frank Zaruba
Keywords: crying: pain: singing: praying: finished talking:
Music Genre > Sub-genre
Blues Music
Country Blues
Extended Properties
Duration: 3:07 Tempo: Med Slow BPM: 96
Arrangement: Solo
Instruments: Guitar
Vocal Mix: Male Vocals
Language: English
Moods: Anguished, Confused, Depressed, Disturbing, Heartbroken, Helpless, Hopeful, Hopeless, Hurt, Inquisitive, Meditative, Nostalgic, Ominous, Optimistic, Painful, Questioning, Relaxing, Sad, Serious, Worried
Styles: 2000s (Y2K+), Club / Bar / Lounge, Film Vocal, Movie Trailer, Romantic Breakup, Romantic Drama, Sidewalk Café, Soap Opera, TV Instrumental, TV Vocal
Lyrical Topics: Praying, Break Up, Depressing, Hurt, Ending
By Calvin Clary
Phone to my ear as I start to pace
Strangers are watching, theres tears on my face
Don't you say that I don't love you no more
Girl, slow it down. We'll figure it out
As we keep on talking the truth comes about
Its you that just don't love me no more
Wait til the morning til you say we're through
Sleep on it girl, I'm counting on you
Don't say that you don't love me no more
I'm finished talking and you say goodbye
Now I'm out here walking, crying
Asking why don't you, why don't you love me no more.
So I'll be sleeping my pain away
I'll be crying my pain away
I'll be singing my pain today
Just praying my pain away
I've got a bottle, its glued to my hand
It'll be a few weeks 'fore I'll understand
That you just don't love me no more
Counting the days, the months gone past
The hard times are now but they won't last
When I just don't love you no more
So I'll be sleeping my pain away
I'll be crying my pain away
I'll be singing my pain today
Just praying my pain away
Til I just don't love you no more
Extended Keywords: Bottle: Glued to hand: Hard times: won't last:


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This week AOL teams up with the Huffington Post, a former Tech Titan and my favorite blog, to bring you, I don't know what but just when you thought AOL was completely dead, a la Myspace, they start to make me think they just might make a comeback.
Most kids today don't realize how huge AOL was and consider dial up an ancient technology way before their time. Here is a quick AOL history lesson by Molly from Rocketboom …
Are you still using an AOL email account? If so, are you paying for it?
That's my biggest issue. Seems that almost 80% of AOL's revenue is from customers who pay for access to their AOL email. What these customers don't realize is that this access is free. You should no longer be paying for internet access through AOL. If you are stil paying for AOL it is for internet access through AOL and that access is probably already coming from your cable company. In effect these customers are paying for internet access through AOL & through their cable company.
I thought this AOL issue was long over but it keeps coming up as I've found quite a few readers still paying for AOL and it's always the older population that seems to be getting hit with the charges.
So if you know of someone who has an AOL email address, make sure they are using the free version. With money so tight these days these is no point in paying for internet access twice.