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We've managed to distill the essence of Eden tone into this handy little direct box/preamp. Eden fans have been requesting this for quite a while and we've listened. Much more than a direct box, the WTDI is like bringing a little Eden preamp to every stage and studio gig. Always have one handy in your gigbag, case or pedal board. Use it to Edenize that junk box of an amp they gave you for backline at the gig by going direct into the power amp section. Use it to add a 2nd, 3rd or solo/boost channel to your current rig. Also works extremely well with acoustic guitars & basses.
This rugged little pedal features true bypass and both ¼" and XLR (with ground lift) outputs. Besides 3 bands of tone control with bass boost and mid shift switches, volume & gain, we've added variable compression and our legendary enhance control. All this comes in a box no more than 2" high x 4¾" wide and 3½" deep. Comes complete with universal power adapter and runs on most 12-18 volt capable pedal boards & power cubes.
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- 1/4" instrument input - Plug your instrument into this.
- Input Gain Level - Regulates the gain stage of the preamplifier and controls the amount of signal available to the unit.
- Bass EQ level - 15dB of boost or cut at approximately 30Hz.
- Bass Boost - Dynamic Bass boost along Fletcher-Munson Curve
- Midrange EQ - Boost or cut middle frequency (as selected by mid-shift)
- Mid Shift - flip between 550Hz and 2.2KHz as adjustable midrange frequency
- Treble -15db of boost or cut at approximately 5KHz
- Enhance - 'aka' the "Magic Knob" This complex control simultaneously boosts the
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- Compressor - Smooths out peaks in signal while boosting low level information.
Amount of compression controlled by knob and fed by input gain level.
- Master Level Output - Adjusts overall output and loudness to (11) & (13)
- XLR Direct output - Connect to Balanced PA or recording input.
- Ground Lift for XLR output - lifts ground to match with other gear.
- 1/4" Instrument level output - Connects to amplifier input, power amp input or
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- Power Supply connection - Plug in included 12-18Volt PSU - Center Pin Positive
- Bypass footswitch - engages or disables WDTI signal function - (signal will pass un-affected in bypass mode.)
- Distortion <.05%
- Frequency Response 10Hz - 15KHz ±2dB
- Dimensions: 4 3/4W x 2H x 3 1/2D inches
- Weight: 1.25 LBS
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I rebuilt 3 heads last year and will never ever do it again. Buy new.
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Disadvantage: Need electricity. Must flush substantially more water than a manual head, so they take up holding tank capacity faster.
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TEMECULA: Group helps girls find perfect dress
Teen starts organization to lend formal dresses
TEMECULA -- Nicole MacKellar doesn't want her classmates at Great Oak High School to miss the upcoming winter formal dance merely because they cannot afford to buy a dress.
To help ensure that won't happen, Nicole, a 16-year-old sophomore, and her mother, Tracy, have started The Couture Girl's Closet, a nonprofit organization that will lend formal dresses to girls for such occasions.
"I was talking to my mom about how expensive tickets and dresses were and how a lot of girls are unable to afford it," Nicole said, explaining the genesis of the project.
So the MacKellars began seeking donations of dresses that will be loaned to girls for the Jan. 24 dance at Great Oak. The girls will be required to return the dresses, but can keep shoes, jewelry, makeup and other accessories they will be given, Tracy MacKellar said.
Nicole said the more than 100 dresses collected so far have come from a variety of sources -- from the closets of Nicole and her family to friends to her parents' co-workers and their daughters. Tracy MacKellar has bought some dresses, as well.
Many of the dresses, which can run from $100 to $500, were worn just once. They range in size from 0 to 16.
Nicole said some dresses are decorated with designs and sequins and others are plainer.
"We have pretty much every style dress you can think of," she said.
Nicole said the dresses lend themselves more to the winter formal than the prom, which will be held in the spring.
She said the winter formal features longer, sleeker dresses while prom is "more wow."
"Prom is real poofy dresses, Cinderella-looking dresses" Nicole said. "You want to look like a million bucks."
Girls can find a dress during a Choose Your Dress event from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7 in room 956 at Great Oak. Participants are asked to bring a school identification and a parent.
Nicole said she wants the experience to be a positive one.
"Girls can feel inferior if they can't afford these things, especially the way the economy is," Nicole said. "I just want to help girls. I want them to feel like I do every day when I wake up, and feel good about themselves."
Nicole said she is a bit apprehensive about the Choose Your Dress event because she can't predict how many girls will participate.
"I don't know if some of the girls might be embarrassed (to wear a borrowed dress)," she said. "Girls are self-conscience about the way they look and how they present themselves. That's why we're doing all these things to make it a positive thing."
Her mom said participants shouldn't look at the program as charity.
"It's more like going green," Tracy MacKellar said. "Recycling. Not wasting.
"It will be really rewarding when the first girl walks away with a smile on her face."
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25 Profound Habits of Real-Life Happy Couples
They say it's the small things – both in life and in love. It's the small personal things that say, "I am thinking about you." It's the little on-going gestures that say, "You and me – we're in it together." And sometimes, it's the tiniest gesture that says, "I know you."
We love this list 25 Profound Habits of Real-Life Happy Couples that we found on The San Francisco Globe. It's a list of 25 small gestures that speak big volumes. Here are a couple favorites:
5. Stop apologizing! Say "thank you" instead.
When you say, "sorry for being a jerk" the other person is forced to either call you a jerk or say it wasn't a big deal. Instead, say "thank you for being so being so patient with me" so the other person has a reason to say they love you.
16. Ready their toothbrush in the morning
The smallest thing I do is get her toothbrush ready every night and every morning and leave it next to the sink for her. She loves it. I got the idea from my dad who has been doing it for my mom for like 38 years. All I do is put the toothpaste on it add a little water and set it on a little thing to keep it off the countertop. It's a small gesture to let her know I'm thinking of her when I wake up and when I go to bed and all day in between.
17. Give away the last bite
Always give them the last bite of any food you share - no matter how amazingly delicious!
Check out the article to find the rest of the list, and then pop back over to join the conversation about small ways you show your man you care.
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I tried to click on the link to read all 25... And it said 'page does not exist.' Super bummed because I wanted to read it. Any help would be great!
Oh no! I just went to the links and it appears the San Francisco Globe took the list down. =/ I'm going to keep looking, but my initial searching is not proving fruitful.
My hubby often returns home late from business trips and while I am fanatic about locking the garage/house door, he hates carrying a house key. When I know he is due home, I leave a path of lights to the bedroom and unlock the door. He knows that even if I couldn't stay awake, I was thinking about him and awaiting his arrival.
The reminder not to post negative comments about your honey was a good one! I just popped on Facebook to post a compliment about my wonderful husband for the world to see. It felt great! I'm also going to randomly dance with him next time the opportunity arises. That sounds like a fun one.
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@interviewingcom Try not emotional and despair; be calm to find the reason.
I've tried to remain upbeat and positive and follow everything you mention in article for over a year now. I have had a few interviews (usually telephone) followed by nothing. Recruiters and career consultants have indicated that my qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience meet the specific job description yet still nothing. After how long should I just accept defeat and give up?
Don't forget that you can use your interviewer as a resource as well. Instead of asking why you didn't get the job, craft a graceful reply and ask the interviewer for any feedback you could use in the future. As the interviewer can objectively critique your interview, he or she may be able to provide you with feedback on an area you can improve upon you wouldn't have necessarily noticed yourself. Maybe you talked too fast or didn't demonstrate your knowledge clearly. Or maybe you did a great job and it just came down to experience or some other objective factor. Either way, asking your interviewer for feedback will leave you with a clearer picture of where you stand and how to improve next time.
Insightful article Robin. Thanks. With respect to job search rejection I believe most of the time that "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger".
haha! No emotional or stress eating on our watch!
I thought the response was to eat everything in sight? ;)
Gail, I did not want to dismiss your comment with just a few statements, but instead decided to write another post regarding your question. Please feel free to view my response here: http://www.interviewing.com/an-open-response-to-accepting-defeat-in-the-job-search/ Please continue to voice your questions and concerns about your job search. It is only through conversation, interaction, and action that a shift can begin and hopefully over time changes for the better can be made. Thank you for your comment.
Very true, Ed! For many job seekers, it can be easy to forget that and allow the struggles of the job hunt get them down which can affect their performance in their next interview. It may be a cliche, but it's great to remember that rejection won't kill you, and has the power to make you stronger the next go-round.
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HONOLULU (AP) -- A U.S. Coast Guard plane from Hawaii and a Navy warship diverted from its journey home searched a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a British man many hours after he was reported overboard from a troubled sailboat.
The search about 500 miles west of the Midway Atoll, where one British citizen was rescued from the boat and the other went overboard, was expected to continue at least until Monday morning, Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Eric J. Chandler said.
The 35-year-old missing man was conscious and wearing a yellow life jacket when he went overboard, Chandler said.
Officials from the Marine Rescue Coordination Center Falmouth, United Kingdom, reported to the U.S. Coast Guard in Hawaii at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday that one man from the 38-foot vessel had fallen overboard, and the one who remained aboard had little sailing experience.
The area nearly 2,000 miles from Oahu was too remote to reach quickly by boat, and winds were reported at 25 mph with 6-foot-high seas.
"It's real challenging out there," Chandler said. "We can't get our cutters out there."
The Coast Guard sent an HC-130 Hercules airplane from an Oahu air station, and the Navy diverted the USS Peleliu, an amphibious assault ship that was headed homeward, to assist in the search.
Two Navy helicopters were sent to search from the Peleliu at about 5 a.m. Sunday. One of them found the boat, lowered a hoist and pulled the man in.
The Coast Guard plane had two crews working shifts on the HC-130 so one could rest at Wake Island while the other searched.
The men's names weren't immediately released and their voyage's purpose was not immediately clear.
Chandler said that while remote, the location of the boat was not especially surprising.
"People sail pretty often pretty far out of reach," he said. "I don't think that it's that unusual."
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The mother of a teenager killed by a homeless man last June in a car wreck in Apple Valley told the man in court on Friday that she didn't hate him, and didn't want him to go to jail for what he did.
And the judge agreed.
Darah Lynn Robertson, 19, was on her way home after giving a ride to a friend too drunk to drive when Bruce Vaughn Moore, a homeless 60-year-old high on an anti-anxiety drug, caused the 3 a.m. three-car collision on June 7.
"We don't hate you, Mr. Moore," Nada Robertson, of Farmington, said of the daughter she lost. "It was a horrible mistake and we have all suffered a tremendous loss. I'm as sorry for you as I am for us. We forgive you, and in my heart I know that Darah forgives you, too."
District Judge Mary Theisen sentenced Moore to a four-year stayed prison sentence and 10 years of probation -- with a lot of conditions. If he fails on those conditions, then he's off to prison, Theisen said.
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An asymptotic chi-square test rejects the hypothesis that the coefficients of the models for powder cocaine and cocaine base are equal (p<0.01 for each city). In other words, the test rejects the hypothesis that the price functions of powder cocaine and cocaine base are equal. The test procedure is as follows. The hypothesis has the form H0:β(p)=β(b), where β(p) and β(b), where β(p) and β(b) are vectors of the coefficients of the models for powder cocaine and cocaine base. Let and , respectively, be the estimators of β(p) and β(b), and let and be the consistent estimators of the covariance matrices of their asymptotic normal distributions. Let d be the dimension of and . Then if H0 is true, is asymptotically chi-square distributed with d degrees of freedom. The asymptotic chi-square test rejects H0 at the α level if χ2 exceeds the 1 —α quantile of the chi-square distribution with d degrees of freedom. It is important to note that the p value of a hypothesis test based on the STRIDE data does not have its usual meaning because the data are not a random sample. The p value may, however, be used informally to indicate whether the observed value of a test statistic is likely or unlikely under repeated sampling of a population whose distribution is similar to the empirical distribution of the data.


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Digital Front Panel Dissolved CO2 Instruments Datasheets
from ABB Measurement & Analytics
Dissolved Organics Monitor AV410. The Dissolved Organics Monitor AV410 is designed for use on potable water treatment plants. In particular, it can be used to monitor the quality of the outlet from sand and carbon filters to provide a THM precursor measurement. Single input, cost effective, low... [See More]
- User Controls: Digital Front Panel
- Dissolved CO2 Range: 0 to 20
- Form Factor: Panel (optional feature); Wall/Pipe Mount
- Maximum Input Channels: 2
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Free chlorine/chlorine dioxide/ozone measuring system for water applications. Complete measuring system – ready to use and easy maintenance. High quality and precise gold electrodes for usage in water analysis. Membrane-free sensor for a wide application range. The OPTISYS CL 1100 measuring... [See More]
- User Controls: Digital Front Panel
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from TOC Systems, Inc.
For use with All Star TOC Analyzers. Alkalinity/Direct Method. Avoids Titrimetric/Colorimetric Procedures. Reports Total & Phenolphthalein Alkalinity. Requires No Probes. Integrates with StarTOC Onboard Computer. Interference - Free Analysis. Completely Automatic. Rapid Response (3 - 4 Minutes). [See More]
- User Controls: Digital Front Panel
- Dissolved CO2 Range: 1 to 1000
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from Century Control Systems, Inc.
The GE Telaire Ventostat 8000 Series carbon dioxide detector is a commercial-grade unit designed for Demand Controlled Ventilation (DCV) in buildings. This approach, which uses CO2 levels as an indicator of occupancy, allows ventilation based upon actual occupancy while still maintaining ASHRAE... [See More]
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Accurate, stable, continuous monitoring of sweetened and diet beverages [See More]
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This highly versatile, competitively-priced, multi-channel, multi-display meter is easy to set up and use while delivering exceptional, long-life performance for demanding R &D and QA/QC applications. The rugged meter offers a full complement of GLP-related features including 21 CFR Part 11... [See More]
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Sep 12 2014
How Quickly Can You Pass These Tests?
This is a test. For the next 3+ minutes wild New Caledonian crows will solve six physics problems in water displacement.
What will raise the floating treat? If there are two treats which method is fastest? The challenges are:
- Sand versus Water: Will the crow know that there's no point in dropping stones onto sand?
- Light versus Heavy objects: Do heavy objects work better than light ones?
- Solid versus Hollow objects: Do solid objects work better than hollow ones even though the hollow objects weigh the same?
- Narrow water column versus Wide: Which column takes longer to elevate?
- High versus Low water: Is it faster to get the treat when the water is already close to the top?
- U-tube with a hidden connection: Very hard! Will the crow figure out that one of the wide tubes governs the water level in the narrow one?
In the video the crows solve every problem but behind the scenes they faltered on the U-tube test so the scientists say they flunked it.
How quickly can you solve these physics problems? Be quick on the U-tube test or else …
This experiment was tried with New Caledonian crows, Eurasian jays, and human children. Read all about it here in PLOS One.
My favorite quote from the Discussion is: "The results from the current U-tube experiment suggest that New Caledonian crows are comparable to Eurasian jays, but differ from human children." 😉
(video from PLOS Media on YouTube)


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Who were picked up in an ambulance and driven
To receiving with the asses ripped out of they pants and given
from Eminem – 3 Verses Lyrics on Genius
In Detroit, there is a hospital called "Detroit Receiving Hospital". So Em is saying that he rips his enemy's ass of his pants, and he's driven to the hospital, where because of Eminem he has a less than 20 percent chance of surviving.
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FORT MILL, S.C. ŌĆō Say this about the 2011 Pawtucket Red Sox ŌĆō this club appears dead serious about making a push for the GovernorsŌĆÖ Cup playoffs.
The PawSox made relative quick work of the host Charlotte Knights Tuesday en route to sweeping both ends of a doubleheader. Pawtucket completed the suspended contest with a 6-1 victory before taking the second game by a 5-1 count.
The pair of wins enabled Pawtucket to sit in first place by 1 ┬Į games over Lehigh Valley as the second-place IronPigs battled Norfolk Tuesday.
BRISTOL, Ct. ŌĆö Suddenly, the offense is a concern for Cumberland American manager Dave Belisle.
ŌĆ£Very concerned,ŌĆØ Belisle stressed after CALL managed just two hits in a 3-0 loss to defending New England champion Fairfield (Ct.) American Tuesday afternoon at Breen Field. The defeat leaves Cumberland American at 1-2 in pool play and in must-win territory heading into Wednesday morningŌĆÖs contest against VermontŌĆÖs Barre Community.
BRISTOL, Conn. --- After roughing up its opponents in more than half of its games in tournament play, Cumberland American got a bitter taste of its own medicine on Monday night.
Goffstown (N.H.) Junior went around its lineup and banged out six of its eight hits during a five-run rally in the bottom of the second inning that helped lead to an 8-0 triumph over CALL in their New England Regional pool play affair at Breen Field.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆō Bruce Guindon would like to set the record straight regarding his role as the Pawtucket Red Sox official scorer.
First off, the International League, not the PawSox, employs Guindon. Translation: He is not in the home teamŌĆÖs back pocket. The Pawtucket native and registered Interscholastic League football and hockey official is empowered and instructed to make the correct call, the right one.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆö Kevin MillwoodŌĆÖs tenure with the Pawtucket Red Sox has come to an end. Now the 36-year-old will have to weigh whether to seek out another opportunity or bow out gracefully, a decision that could be complicated based on the right-handed pitcherŌĆÖs belief that he still has something to give.
For now, though, Millwood plans on visiting family he has based up and down the East Coast and squeeze in as many rounds of golf as possible. That sounds like someone who isnŌĆÖt optimistic heŌĆÖll be on a mound again this season.
HARMONY ŌĆö Glocester Country Club is more than just a golf course. Situated on Waterman Lake, this private club also offers tennis, swimming and boating for its members. A sandy beach and tree-lined picnic grove border the lake. Clay tennis courts are located near the main clubhouse, adjacent to a putting green.
The club is situated on Route 44, just west of Greenville.
PROVIDENCE ŌĆö His hair soaking wet and his feet inside some soggy pair of racing flats that just endured more than an hourŌĆÖs worth of rainfall, Patrick Moulton sized up the weather for the inaugural Rock ŌĆśnŌĆÖ Roll Providence Half Marathon on Sunday morning with a glass-half-full approach.
ŌĆ£It got tough, but at least it wasnŌĆÖt hot,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£It got gusty a few times, but for August you canŌĆÖt complain. It could have been 100 degrees out there.ŌĆØ
PAWTUCKET ŌĆō Brett Carroll wasted no time fitting in with the Pawtucket Red Sox
Carroll blooped a two-out, two-run single to give the PawSox their third walk-off win of the week, this one a 6-5 triumph against Buffalo Friday night. Staring at a 2-2 count against Bisons reliever Dale Thayer, Carroll fisted the ball just over the head of first baseman Valentino Pascucci, who blasted a two-run home run off of Kevin Millwood in the first inning.
As the associate head coach at Norwalk (Conn.) Community College, Patrick Vigilio enjoyed a front row seat to see Erik Bedard go from an unknown with tried-and-true Canadian roots to a bona fide staff ace.
ŌĆ£Erik was a hockey player for the most part. Most kids in Canada are because they donŌĆÖt have high school baseball up there,ŌĆØ recalled Vigilio in a telephone interview Friday. ŌĆ£He was throwing in the mid 80s when he started out, but through hard work he was able to take his game to the next level, obviously.ŌĆØ
BRISTOL, Ct. - Manager Dave Belisle considers every one of the 13 players on his Cumberland American All-Star roster a reason itŌĆÖs down in Bristol, Connecticut this weekend for the Eastern Regional Tournament, a reason it has an outside chance to earn a trip to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series
ŌĆ£What you see with this team is theyŌĆÖre picking each other up,ŌĆØ Belisle said. ŌĆ£There have been some situations where we looked like we were going to fold, but someone has picked the individuals up. ItŌĆÖs a team game. It just seems that one through 13 somebody contributed.
FOXBORO ŌĆō Tom Brady is especially glad heŌĆÖs not a rookie this year ŌĆō for a couple of reasons.
ŌĆ£Not only because their salaries got cut in half,ŌĆØ said the New England Patriots quarterback, referencing the NFLŌĆÖs newly ratified collective bargaining agreement.
Rookies are also tasked with an accelerated acclimation to NFL life because of the leagueŌĆÖs 4 1/2-month lockout.
A week into his 12th training camp with the Patriots, Brady acknowledges that this one is unique.
LINCOLN --- ItŌĆÖs been nearly two months since Bruce Foster finished in a tie for second place with his brother, Jeff, at the 2011 Spartan Death Race, a 45-hour ultra-endurance test through a grueling 40-mile course in Pittsfield, Vt., but their accomplishment has still been the talk around Lincoln.
The brothersŌĆÖ success has also reached a point where workout enthusiasts of all ages, sizes, and abilities have asked them if they could train with them and follow the extra-tough training regimen they used to prepare for and succeed in the Death Race.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆö It is August and baseballŌĆÖs various pennant races are beginning to take shape.
The Pawtucket Red Sox and their ŌĆ£parentŌĆØ team in Boston are locked in battles for first place in their respective leagues. The PawSox are chasing Lehigh Valley for first place in the International League North while maintaining a slight edge on the Gwinnett Braves for the leagueŌĆÖs lone wild-card berth.
Some things I think I think:
Former Pawtucket resident Mason Williams is leading the New York Penn League in batting average. The son of former Patriots wide receiver Derwin Williams is hitting .358 in the short-season Class A League while toiling for the Staten Island Yankees. He leads the league in hits, is tied for fourth in total bases and OPS, and has 16 steals in 42 games.
PAWTUCKET --- Edd Pedro has been a busy man these days. Very busy.
The namesake and driving force behind what will be the eighth edition of the Edd Pedro Wiffleball Tournament has been burning the midnight oil this week making final preparations for SundayŌĆÖs mega-event at Slater Park.
ŌĆ£This weekŌĆÖs been pretty crazy,ŌĆØ Pedro said on Tuesday night during a break from his preparations. ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm up to midnight every night normally, and IŌĆÖm just out in my garage working on something for the tournament.
CUMBERLAND - It's always the same. For most of his 30-plus years playing softball, nothingŌĆÖs changed for Kirby Murphy each time he faces an opposing pitcher.
Before he approaches the on-deck circle, he takes three warm-up swings with three different bats. He then walks near the batterŌĆÖs box with the bat that heŌĆÖs going to use and swings that three times. He then signals for a time out and takes two more swings inside the batterŌĆÖs box before heŌĆÖs ready to go.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆō It wasnŌĆÖt as if Kevin Millwood was deliberately ambiguous when asked if the veteran pitcher envisions finishing the season with the Pawtucket Red Sox. The simple answer is that Millwood doesnŌĆÖt have one.
ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt know. ThatŌĆÖs kind of tough to answer right now,ŌĆØ said a well-meaning Millwood after tossing a bullpen session Tuesday morning.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆō Nate Spears did more than achieve hero status after belting a game-ending two-run home run in PawtucketŌĆÖs 4-3 win against Louisville Tuesday afternoon. Rewarded with his efforts with a shaving cream pie in the face ŌĆō courtesy of Michael Bowden, Luis Exposito and Ryan Lavarnway ŌĆō Spears reminded the masses that the PawSox feature contributors who may not appear on any prospect watch list, but they are just as instrumental to the cause.
CUMBERLAND ŌĆö After a much-deserved 10-day break from competitive baseball, recent state champion Cumberland American begins its quest for a trip to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series this weekend. The All-Star squad faces MassachusettsŌĆÖs titlist Andover National Saturday afternoon at 2 in the opener of the New England Regional Tournament at Breen Field in Bristol, Conn.
PAWTUCKET ŌĆō The topic was Ryan Lavarnway and the most prolific home run hitters to ever to suit up for the Pawtucket Red Sox. After all, when youŌĆÖve amassed 13 round trippers in 43 games ŌĆō LavarnwayŌĆÖs mashing rate heading into MondayŌĆÖs action ŌĆō you start flashing back to names like Jim Rice, Sam Horn, Phil Plantier and Izzy Alcantara and the baseballs they made vanish.


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In Perfect Pitch
I'm blogging about the "Pitch Tournament" coming up this Saturday at the Alibi Lounge here in Shelby. The pitch tournament kicks off at noon & runs until the fun is done! Pitch, of course, is a card game that can be played by 2 to 7 players, both individually or in teams. Th


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GQ Magazine strapped with the beam
from Lil B – GQ Magazine Lyrics on Genius
In this context GQ Magazine is defined as a gun and that gun has an infrared beam or laser strapped to it.
Maybe GQ Magazine has some underlying meaning. Magazine could always be referring to the magazine or clip you put into your gun.
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Tales of the Old Republic
Lara Vann
Human Scoundrel 4/Jedi 6
Medium Human
Scoundrel 4/Jedi 6
Force 2 (refresh daily); Destiny 9; Dark Side 3
Init +7; Senses Perception +13
Languages Basic, Binary, Bocce, Huttese, Jawa Trade Language
Defenses Ref 26 (flat footed 23), Fort 22, Will 24; Deflect
HP 83; second wind +20/41; SR 10; Threshold 22
+5 to Fortitude Defense against extreme heat and cold effects
Speed 6 Squares
Melee dual-phase dueling lightsaber +13 (2d8+5, ignores DR, +1 atk on opp atks, switchable +1 reach: -2 Ref to adjacent foes)
Ranged blaster pistol, +11 (3d6+7, 100 shots/power pack) or
Ranged blaster pistol, +6 (3d6+7, 10 shots/power pack) with autofire
Ranged holdout blaster, +11 (3d4+7, 6 shots/power cell, inaccurate)
Ranged frag grenade +11 (4d6+5, 2-square burst)
Ranged ion grenade +11 (4d6+5 ion, 2-square burst)
Ranged stun grenade +11 (4d6+5 stun, 2-square burst, 2 grenades)
Base Attack +9; Grapple +11
Attack Options Point Blank Shot, Autofire (blaster pistol)
Special Actions Combat Trickery, Quick Fix
Force Powers Known (Use The Force +16) Cloak, Combustion, Force Whirlwind, Ionize, Mind Trick, Move Object, Negate Energy, Technometry
Abilities Str 10, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 18, Wis 17, Cha 13
Talents Deflect, Force Immersion, Quick Fix, Spacehound, White Current Adept
Feats Combat Trickery, Force Sensitivity, Force Training (2), Point Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Mechanics, Use the Force), Starship Designer, Tech Specialist, Vehicle Systems Expertise, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Proficiency (lightsabers, pistols, simple)
|+21 (24 w/visor)
|Stealth (Force)
|+16 (17 w/gen)
|+13 (19 w/visor)
|Use Computer
|+14 (15 w/bracer)
|Gather Information
|Use the Force
|Knowledge (technology)
|Knowledge (galactic lore)
|Knowledge (life sciences)
|Knowledge (physical sciences)
|Knowledge (social sciences)
|Knowledge (bureaucracy)
|Knowledge (tactics)
|Treat Injury
Encumbrance Light: 18.5kg; Light Encumbrance 25kg; Max Carry 50kg; Max Lift 100kg
visor (1kg, mc, dual-use mechanical interface & motion sensing),
bracer computer (0.5kg, mc, dual-use encrypted long range comlink w/earbud): ,
concealed holster (0.2kg),
hip holster (0.25kg, m),
utility belt (0.3kg, m),
energy shield SR 10 (0.5kg, m, 1 charge)
stealth field generator (m, mc, 0.1kg): grants concealment
Hip Holster
blaster pistol (1kg, improved damage, targeting scope, spring-loaded, rangefinder),
Concealed Holster
lightsaber (1kg, self-built, adjustable blade, dueling, improved accuracy, fiber cord, spring-loaded, recognition system)
Utility Belt
4 grenades (2kg, 2 stun, 1 frag, 1 ion)
glow rod (1kg, dual-use holdout blaster, cloaked, improved damage)
2 glow rods (1kg, m),
breathe mask (1kg, m),
all-temperature cloak (0.75kg, m),
medpac (1kg),
tool kit (1kg, mc, dual-use security kit),
liquid cable dispenser (0.2kg, 15m),
vacuum survival pouch (0.5kg, m),
credit chip (0.1kg),
3 spare power packs (0.2kg),
4 spare energy cells
spare stealth field generator (0.2kg)
spare energy shield (0.5kg)
5 rolls detonite cord (2.5kg, m)
binder cuffs (0.25kg, m)
cryobag (0.75kg, m)
antitoxin patch
modified H-1ME Battle Mechanic Droid,
spacer chest (on ship)
flight suit (3kg, shadowskin: +5 to Stealth, ready harness: 1/2 weight for attached gear, helmet package: +2 to Perception, low-light)
repulsor pad (6kg)
41,081 credits
Special Abilities
Deflect – With lightsaber, may negate 1 ranged attack on successful Use the Force check. DC equals attack result, cumulative -5 penalty for each successive Block or Deflect in a turn. Must be aware and not flat-footed. May spend a Force Point to use on behalf of adjacent ally. Not usable against Colossal (frigate) or larger foes unless point-defense. Half damage against autofire or Force Lighting; no damage on a miss
Force Immersion – Stealth may be used to hide from electronic surveillance and sensors. Anyone attempting to detect must beat Stealth check with Use Computer. Requires only one Stealth check for both conventional and electronic concealment.
Quick Fix – Once per encounter, can jury rig a non-disabled object or vehicle
Spacehound – No penalty to attack in low- or zero-G. Ignore space sickness
Cloak – Bend light around self to gain concealment. Use the Force: DC 15: total concealment until beginning of next turn; DC 20: also +2 on Stealth checks; DC 25: +3 to Stealth; DC 30: +5 to Stealth. Can be maintained as standard action; requires new check each round. Damage requires new check (DC 15 + damage taken) to maintain. Spend Force Point to increase Stealth by 5
Combustion – area-effect Force-fire attack. Standard action. 2×2 area within 12, line of sight. Use the Force vs. Fort. defense. 4d6 fire damage on hit; 1/2 damage and no burning on miss. Check result determines attack bonus of fire each round it burns (core 255). May spend Force Point to move target hit by power -1 on condition track
Force Whirlwind – Force attack. Standard action. Lifts 1 target within 12, line of sight, 1/2 meter off the ground. Use the Force vs. Fort. defense. Immobilized until beginning of your next turn on hit; all actions at -5; falls prone on end; DC 15: 1d6 Force damage, DC 20: 2d6, DC 25: 3d6, DC 30: 4d6. Target gets SM bonus: Colossal: +50, Gargantuan +20, Huge +10, Large +5, Medium and smaller 0. May spend a Force Point to increase target's action penalty to -10. Can be maintained with Move action, requires new check each round. Damage requires new check (DC 15 + damage taken) to maintain. If target is damaged, effect ends
Ionize – Force attack, droids & electronics only. Standard action. 1 target within 6, line of sight. Use the Force vs. Ref. defense. On hit DC 20: 4d6 ion damage, DC 25: 5d6, DC 30: 6d6. May spend a Force Point to increase damage by 2d6
Mind Trick – Use the Force vs. Will defense. On hit, may distract to enable Stealth check even if target is aware of you; perform a feint so your next attack ignores Dec bonus to Ref. defense; make unpalatable suggestion seem reasonable – must be able to communicate and must not be life-threatening – target won't reconsider actions later; fill target with terror, causing them to flee at top speed for 1 minute or until wounded – negated if target is equal to your level. May spend a Force Point to improve target's attitude by 1 step, +1 for every 5 points check is exceeded
Move Object – Use the Force to telekinetically move a target up to 6 squares. Standard action. Resisted by Will if character. Can hurl or drop (Ref. defense for 2nd target) target to deal damage – both targets take damage. DC 15: up to Medium size, 2d6 damage; DC 20: Large, 4d6; DC 25: Huge, 6d6; DC 30: Gargantuan, 8d6; DC 35: Colossal, 10d6. Can be maintained with a standard action. Hovering or flying objects may resist with grapple check. May spend a Force Point to increase size category by 1 and damage by 2d6 (maximum – Colossal (frigate), 12d6 damage). May spend a Destiny Point to increase max size by 3 and damage by 6d6 (max – Colossal (station), 16d6 damage)
Negate Energy – Negate 1 energy attack. Reaction. Use the Force vs. attack result. Must be aware of attack and not flat-footed. May spend a Force Point to regain HP equal to damage of negated attack, up to max HP
Technometry – Read and control technological devices. Standard action. Use the Force vs. Will defense and learn 1 thing in target's memory as determined by Access Info table on core 75, +1 additional item per 5 points check is exceeded. Alternatively, can do one of the following to a droid: jam its senses until end of your next turn, deny its Dex bonus to Ref. defense against your next attack, force it to flee from you at top speed for 2 turns. May spend a Force Point to learn 2 more things or extend droid effects by an extra round
Combat Trickery – Spend 2 swift actions on same turn, make Deception vs. Will check: target is flat-footed against your next attack. May spend Force Point to extend for rest of encounter
Point Blank Shot – +1 on ranged targets at point blank range
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Pecking order challenge.
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Getting lost will help you find yourself.
Lydia needs to be a little more subtle.
The look on her face at the start was priceless.Originally Posted by lildago
Oooh, Steph is mad.
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And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me
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Fox News accused jobseekers of "laziness," hyping a survey showing more unemployed American workers becoming detached from the labor force while complaining that unemployment insurance has removed the motivation to take low-paying jobs.
On the May 22 edition of Fox News' Outnumbered, co-host Sandra Smith claimed that "part of the problem" with lingering unemployment in the United States is "laziness" on the part of unemployed workers. Smith claimed that choosing to collect unemployment insurance was evidence that potential jobseekers are "not incentivized" to accept positions that might they might refuse otherwise:
Smith used a survey from Express Employment Professionals as evidence of her claim that unemployment benefits breed "laziness," but her statements distort the actual survey findings. While 47 percent of respondents did agree with the statement "I've completely given up on looking for a job," they often cited the lack of available work as the reason for giving up hope. According to the survey results, "46 percent say there are no available jobs," and one respondent even stated, "After searching for four years and being unsuccessful, I am tired of trying."
Right-wing media are cherry-picking newly released emails from Judicial Watch to allege that the Washington D.C. office of the IRS initiated the flagging of Tea Party groups, omitting the full email chain that reveals the Cincinnati IRS office first flagged Tea Party applicants for tax-exempt status for further review.
Fox News' Outnumbered, which features four female anchors and one male guest in an hour-long show, is billed as "a news show first and foremost," but in its first week the jaw-dropping program has proven to be anything but.
Even before its debut, it was evident that Roger Ailes' brainchild would be incredibly sexist. The name Outnumbered alone announces that the show operates from the perspective of its sole male guest, who must inevitably feel outnumbered in the presence of four female hosts (never mind the fact that many of Fox's current programs, like Fox & Friends or The Five, feature more male hosts than female yet carry no such designation).
Outnumbered likewise doesn't depart from Ailes' trademark exploitation of Fox women -- immediately evident in the no-pants dress code thus far for female anchors, whose legs are on prominent display and nearly always crossed toward the male guest du jour, known to the Twittersphere as #OneLuckyGuy.
Before the program first aired, Jay Wallace, Fox's senior vice president for news, described the show as "a news show first and foremost," with "journalism at the heart."
Nearly all of Fox's purported news programs churn with an undercurrent of sexism. But with Outnumbered, the network drops the veil. It's more a parody of a news program, devoting the vast majority of the first week to decidedly non-news, fluff stories that highlight stereotypical altercations or disparities between the sexes. Rather than mention actual news stories that pertain to women's issues -- such as a new White House report on college sexual assault -- Outnumbered relayed George Clooney's groundbreaking recent engagement and a new plastic surgery that will enable women to better wear sky-high heels, stories built around gender stereotypes.
From the April 30 edition of Fox News' Outnumbered:
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Fox's newest show, Outnumbered, features a rotating cast of four female hosts, one male host, and a litany of sexist tropes.
The program premiered April 28 with female co-hosts Jedediah Bila, Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith, Kimberly Guilfoyle and their male co-host of the day Tucker Carlson, who was honored with the Twitter hashtag #ONELUCKYGUY and described by the women as "a good enough sport to join us on day one."
When Fox announced the new show, Amanda Marcotte noted its premise: "The man will be 'outnumbered,' meaning that even though Outnumbered is supposedly a female-centric show, the male point of view is still so central that it gives the show its title." The Washington Post's Alyssa Rosenberg similarly predicted that the program would find its "heat" by highlighting opposition between men and women, essentially parodying "what conservatives often accuse feminists of wanting to do to men: overwhelm them and shout them down as a sort of rhetorical reparations for years in a subordinate position."
These predictions proved accurate. In fact, Outnumbered's set even placed the lone man at the center, surrounded on a couch by the female hosts wearing Fox's famous short skirts. The hosts kicked off the show by indulging the parody that men and women are profoundly opposed to each other, with Carlson joking at the very beginning that he was "in a defensive crouch already," because living with four women had given him experience he needed to "submit" and handle this "outnumbered" position:
A trio of Fox Business commentators attacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) advocacy for an increased federal minimum wage by wildly mischaracterizing comments she made during a Senate committee hearing. In addition to incorrectly implying that Warren is advocating for a $22 per hour minimum wage, the panelists dismissed the need for any increase in the minimum at all by relying on misinformation and distorted arguments.
At a March 14 hearing on the ties between economic growth and the federal minimum wage, Warren said that if minimum wage had been pegged to productivity as it had increased from 1960 until now, "the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour."
On the March 19 edition of Varney & Co., host Stuart Varney and two guests, Fox Business contributor Charles Payne and Fox Business reporter Sandra Smith, mischaracterized Warren's statement to claim she was advocating for raising the minimum wage to $22 per hour. For instance, Smith claimed that Warren is "fighting for you to make $22 an hour."
Payne also misleadingly suggested Warren's numbers were incorrect by comparing the $22 figure -- which is tied to worker productivity -- to the unrelated metric of inflation.
In fact, as the Huffington Post noted, Warren was not making the case for raising the minimum wage to $22, but was in fact referring to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) that supports her position that an increase in the minimum wage is overdue. According to the CEPR study, "Between the end of World War II and 1968, the minimum wage tracked average productivity growth fairly closely. Since 1968, however, productivity growth has far outpaced the minimum wage. If the minimum wage had continued to move with average productivity after 1968, it would have reached $21.72 per hour in 2012 - a rate well above the average production worker wage."
Payne also claimed that the minimum wage is not meant to support a family and is usually earned by teenagers, saying: "This is a stepping stone. This is not something that -- it was never designed for people to live on, per say." But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just over half of all workers receiving the federal minimum wage in 2011 were aged 25 and above For her part, Smith also repeated the myth that raising the minimum wage will kill jobs, but numerous studies show that's not true.
In contrast to official temperature records showing a consistent warming trend, Fox Business reporters have claimed that the "temperature basically hasn't changed much since the ice age" and that it's actually "getting colder." Fox News figures have also denied the scientific consensus that human activity is driving climate change, claiming that carbon dioxide "literally cannot cause global warming" and suggesting that "Mars wobbles" or "wind farms" may be causing it instead. Those are just some of the 10 dumbest things Fox News, Fox Business and their websites said about climate change in 2012:
1. Fox Reporter: "The Temperature Basically Hasn't Changed Much Since The Ice Age." During the Ice Age, much of North America, northern Europe and southern South America were covered with ice sheets. Natural climate cycles led to the end of the Ice Age tens of thousands of years ago. In the last century, temperatures have increased dramatically as a result of our massive emissions of greenhouse gases. Yet Fox Business reporter Tracy Byrnes claimed in March that "the temperature basically hasn't changed much since the Ice Age," before confusing global warming with the depletion of the ozone layer:
2. During Record-Breaking Heat, Fox Anchor Claims "It's Getting Colder." During the third warmest summer on record in the U.S., David Asman, who hosts shows on both Fox News and Fox Business, claimed "it's getting colder":
3. Fox "Expert": Carbon Dioxide "Literally Cannot Cause Global Warming." Joe Bastardi is a meteorologist that is often presented as a climate change expert on Fox News, even though he has no climate science training. Bill O'Reilly has cited Bastardi as the reason that he is "skeptical" about global warming, but scientists have called Bastardi's statements "completely wrong," "simply ignorant," and "utter nonsense." In March, Bastardi attempted to "throw out 150 years of physics" by dismissing the greenhouse effect -- the reason there is life on Earth -- as impossible. Bastardi stated on Fox Business that carbon dioxide (CO2) "literally" -- yes, literally -- "cannot cause global warming" because it doesn't "mix well in the atmosphere." But physicist Richard Muller told Media Matters that CO2 is actually "completely mixed."
4. Fox Reporter: "Mars Wobbles" May Be Causing Climate Change. Elizabeth MacDonald, a Fox Business reporter who often appears on Fox News, incorrectly said in November that "there's no consensus on what's causing climate change, and asked "is it solar flares? Is it the Mars wobbles? Is it the earth's axis tilting in a different way? I mean, that's the issue." After being subject to mockery, she tried to walk back her comments saying she doesn't "think Mars wobbles cause hurricanes," but did not explain her previous comments.
5. Fox Website: "Wind Farms Cause Global Warming." In April, a study found that nighttime temperatures in areas around Texas wind farms were higher than in areas without wind turbines. Fox Nation, a section of FoxNews.com, linked to a story about the study with a headline declaring that wind farms "cause global warming." But the study's authors called this coverage "misleading," explaining that it is "[v]ery likely" that "wind turbines do not create a net warming of the air and instead only re-distribute the air's heat near the surface, which is fundamentally different from the large-scale warming effect caused by increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases."
From the September 7 edition of Fox News' Hannity:
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In at least 40 instances since the beginning of 2011, conservative media outlets wrongly told consumers that the light bulb efficiency standards scheduled to take effect in 2012 will require them to use compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
From the June 29 edition of Fox Business' Follow the Money:
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A segment on tonight's edition of Fox News' Hannity featured Sean Hannity, Fox Business reporter Sandra Smith, and Fox News contributor Monica Crowley repeating a laundry list of falsehoods about Obama's handling of the economy.
Let's take them one by one.
Hannity: Obama is laughing off the "bump in the road that is America's struggling economy."
When Obama made his comment about there being a "bump in the road," he was referring to economic "disruptions" such as turmoil in the Middle East and the Japan earthquake, rather than unemployment. See HERE.
During the opening of Fox Business' Follow the Money on Friday, Eric Bolling teased a segment about the White House hosting the president of Gabon by saying, "Guess who's coming to dinner? A dictator. Mr. Obama shares a laugh with one of Africa's kleptocrats. It's not the first time he's had a hoodlum in the hizzouse."
During the tease, an image appeared of Obama meeting with the Gabonese president, Ali Bongo, at the White House:
As Bolling said that Obama had previously hosted "a hoodlum in the hizzouse," footage of the rapper Common aired:
The inclusion of Common may not make much sense to people who aren't regular viewers of Fox News -- it's a reference to the right-wing media's ginned-up smear of him as a "'cop killer' rapper" in the days before his recent performance at the White House.
Later in the show, Bolling teased the segment again: "Smile for the birdie. Our president's sitting with one of Africa's most wanted. It's not the first time he's had a hood in the big crib."
This time, an image of Bongo with a flashing tooth showed up as Bolling said, "Smile for the birdie":
From the June 10 edition of Fox Business' Follow the Money:
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The conservative media are suggesting that former President Bush deserves more credit than President Obama for the death of Osama bin Laden. This is in stark contrast to their usual attacks that Obama is responsible for things that are happening during his presidency, including those tied to Bush-era policies like the Gulf oil spill, the weak economy, and the nation's deficit problems.


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This is part two of a three-part series on human trafficking. Here we explore the challenges prosecutors face in human trafficking cases and what services are available for victims.
DURHAM -- Crown attorneys pursuing human trafficking cases deal with challenges, including reluctant witnesses and relatively untested laws, says one prosecutor.
Prosecutors and police must gain the trust of traumatized victims, then rely on courts to hand down appropriate sentences for crimes of human exploitation, said JulieAnn Barrett, an assistant Crown attorney in Durham Region.
"They are challenging prosecutions," she said. "They're complicated. There's usually been a lot of police resources and investigative time put into them for good reason. We're dealing with vulnerable young women, so that's a challenge in and of itself sometimes."
There have been relatively few human trafficking charges prosecuted in Durham Region, but that's likely to change as police aggressively pursue pimps who exploit victims, typically young women in their teens and early 20s. Durham cops say human trafficking is a burgeoning issue here, and that the problem is getting worse.
"Victims are so reluctant to provide a statement to us," said Durham police Constable Phil Groeneveld, who has been involved in a number of human trafficking investigations.
He said cops investigating the offence are looking not for evidence of prostitution; the essential element of human trafficking is exploitation for monetary gain.
Victims encountered by Durham cops are often young -- one girl found working here was 14 -- and have usually been coerced through threats, violence or deprivation. They're often terrified to talk to police at all, let alone consider testifying in court, said Sergeant Ron Kapuscinski.
"An exploited person can feel they have no other choice, for fear of violence to themselves or somebody else," he said.
Ms. Barrett agreed.
"Invariably we are dealing with very vulnerable victims -- and I'm going to say young women, because it is overwhelmingly young women -- who are exploited. Oftentimes they are brought into this life very young," she said.
"Sometimes that's a challenge for the police and for us because just laying the charge isn't the end of the journey; (victims) need a lot of support and a lot of resources. And there aren't as many resources in the community as we would like for them."
Durham police are currently working with Walk With Me Canada, a Hamilton-based organization that provides services for human trafficking victims. In a meeting with Whitby council last month, Sgt. Kapuscinski said services in Durham targeting human trafficking are still in a transition period.
"We are continuing to provide support to victims ... with any investigation involving young female victims, it's delicate. It's very difficult over the course of time as the court procedures move on to ensure the victims' safety and that their statement on this date is the same as their testimony six months from now," he said.
"We're trying to come up with a long-term model within Durham Regional Police to ensure that there is some continuity for our victims and for our investigative teams. Right now, it's project to project."
Local victim services are limited and that's partly because "the women that are part of human trafficking rings are generally kept away from the resources that can help them," says Beth Whalen, co-ordinator of harm reduction services with the John Howard Society of Durham Region.
The organization provides a variety of services for sex trade workers through a drop-in program, including a hot meal, access to showers, laundry, counselling, referrals, clothing and educational workshops.
Glenda Leahey, outreach counsellor at John Howard Society's Oshawa location, said while she hasn't dealt with sex slavery victims specifically, she has noticed increasingly younger girls coming in for support.
"I believe there is a growing need (for services)," she said. "Unfortunately, what I'm seeing right now is a younger population on the street, which is alarming to me."
The girls are typically between the ages of 14 and 21, she added.
If the offence involves a victim under 18, the mandatory minimum sentence for human trafficking is five years. That's one of the sentencing guidelines the courts must follow upon conviction. Other related offences –- pimps are often charged with threatening or crimes of violence -- can be considered aggravating factors by judges and result in longer sentences.
Ms. Barrett said Canada's human trafficking laws are still relatively new, so sentencing ranges are still being established. Typically, appeals of lower court rulings help shape those ranges.
"This is going to evolve over time. There have not been a whole lot of cases, and there has not been a lot of interpretation by the courts of what exactly will qualify as the offence of human trafficking in terms of facts and also in terms of what sentence should be involved. It's going to take some time to work its way through the court process," Ms. Barrett said.
"Much like child pornography offences, we had lots of trial level prosecutions and decisions that made their way up to the Court of Appeal and then we started to get some very clear direction from the Court of Appeal about what these sentences should be and then of course Parliament enacted the mandatory minimums that we have now. And that's somewhat the way it's been with human trafficking, too."
Part three, running Wednesday, April 30, features a former sex slave worker and her role working with Durham police.
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Spectacular panoramic lake views from this fantastic Custom Built - One Owner Home! Oval leaded glass in wood look fiberglass entry door with two sidelights and elliptical transom with upgraded fluted trim, half wall with wood column and arched feature above, hickory floor and coat closet! Formal dining room with triple windows with transoms and chandelier! Formal living room with open rail stairway with triple windows including upgraded fluted trim and crown molding plus remote controlled solar screens and can lighting! Super kitchen with Corion tops, under-mount sink, raised eating bar with wood back, upgraded stair-stepped cabinetry, two lazy susans, pantry with roller trays, stainless steel double ovens, dishwasher, microwave & refrigerator, hickory floor, over cabinet lights, under-counter lights and can lights! Bay window breakfast nook with tall windows with upgraded trim & crown molding and hickory floor! Huge main floor family room with wood and tile faced gas fireplace with double wood columns to ceiling with TV box above, five windows with transoms with crown molding, atrium door to deck, can lighting, ceiling fan and hickory floor! Fabulous master with triple windows remote controlled solar screens, door to deck and ceiling fan! Luxurious master bath with Jacuzzi with real glass block windows above with remote controlled shade, raised vanities with solid surface tops and wood trimmed mirrors, toilet room, tile floor, walk-in closet with sweater rack window and off season storage! Large 2nd and 3rd bedrooms with double windows, ceiling fans and large closets! Large hall bath with 4' solid top vanity, tub shower and linen cabinet! Main floor laundry with folding table, sink, cabinetry and tile floor! Huge family room in walkout basement with 2nd gas fireplace with wood columns and wood panels to ceiling, entertainment center, bay nook, game table area, can lighting and wet bar with raised top, recessed wood panel front, full size frig space in back bar and tile floor! Split from each other are bedrooms 3 and 4 have viewout windows with wood ledge below, ceiling fans and large closets! Large basement bath with 4' solid top vanity, vinyl floor and linen cabinet! Off the hearth room is a fantastic covered trex deck overlooking the fabulous lake view! 3 Car Garage is fully drywalled, painted, storage cabinets and has two openers! Exterior has concrete siding and there are Andersen windows with high performance glass! Fantastic landscaped lake lot with sprinkler and well with views of the fountain and down the length of the lake!
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