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Author(s): Gourieroux, Christian; Jasiak, Joann
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The individual risks faced by banks, insurers, and marketers are less well understood than aggregate risks such as market-price changes. But the risks incurred or carried by individual people, companies, insurance policies, or credit agreements can be just as devastating as macroevents such as share-price fluctuations. A comprehensive introduction, The Econometrics of Individual Risk is the first book to provide a complete econometric methodology for quantifying and managing this underappreciated but important variety of risk. The book presents a course in the econometric theory of individual risk illustrated by empirical examples. And, unlike other texts, it is focused entirely on solving the actual individual risk problems businesses confront today.
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The companies say the newly-formed company will become a leader in Chinese storage, server and technology services.
Microsoft is combining Azure Websites, Mobile Services and BizTalk Services into a new bundle for developers building all kinds of cross-platform apps.
Australia's welfare system is in need of a "desperately needed" computer upgrade, according to Social Services Minister Scott Morrison, who said on Wednesday that the system, which is responsible for AU$290 million in payments each day, is running on "Walkman-era" technology.
Visa will begin rolling out a new geo-location service, powered by Finsphere, in April. Your smartphone and financial institution will work together to improve your card purchasing experiences.
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Microsoft starting to roll out the promised video federation between its Skype and Lync unified-communications services.
HP Technology Services will offer Chef's IT automation platform as part of its Datacenter Care infrastructure automation offering.
Technology-based services continue to perform well even in a difficult year.
AWS CTO Werner Vogels outlines a new service that could scale Docker container technology. The move also speaks to the developer base.
IBM has named Martin Jetter as senior vice president and head of its global technology services unit.
According to analyst Andrew Bartels, business technology spending will rise to 31 percent of all tech goods and services by 2017.
Cloud Technology Partners has long offered tools and services to help mid-market companies and enterprises integrate and migrate applications into cloud computing environments. This release adds Google's cloud environments and many updated rules.
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Below is the poem entitled Spring Fever which was written by poet
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I feel it
The tugging in my bones
Like a young child pulling at my shirt to get attention
That gentle urge to look their way
It whispers in my ears
Left shoulder it sits
Then right
Left right left right
Never quite in view
Tickling like a strand of hair gone awry
It slides across my fingers
Like an itch I can't scratch
The desire to move
When I know I should be absolutely still
I hear it
Like a ringing in my ears
Or a fly buzzing in my ear
The humming of the lights
It calls to me
Mumbling like the dry eyes commercial guy
It longs for me
Like a drought stricken farmer prays for rain
It commands me to dance
Flitting like a butterfly sailing in a windstorm
It burns
Like the fever of a sleepless infant
On and on it screams at me
I am coming
Like a wild cat at midnight
It reaches out to embrace me
Like little ones safe in their mothers arms
Restlessly I wait
For spring
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April 6, 2009 11:23 am
Military doctor discusses ethics and careers
Doctor and retired U.S. Army Col. Dave Lounsbury '72 shares his experience in Afghanistan and Iraq.
April 2, 2009 11:35 am
Pulitzer-winning novelist Diaz speaks in Multicultural Center event
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Junot Díaz welcomed to campus.
April 1, 2009 12:35 pm
Images at Bates: April 2009
See an April slide show of life at Bates. [More…]
March 17, 2009 4:32 pm
Lavina Shankar discusses 'dogs and their humans'
Professor of English Lavina Shankar was inspired by the loss of her beloved pet German shepherd to cancer three years ago to create a course using literature as a lens through which to examine the unique relationship between canines and humans. She's giving a talk about "dogs and their humans" on Thursday, March 19.
March 13, 2009 5:24 pm
Bates novice debaters triumph at Stanford tournament
First-year Bates students Colin Etnire of San Francisco and his partner Ian Mahmud of Milton, Mass., defeated a team from Yale University to win the novice division of the 2009 Stanford University Parliamentary Debate Tournament, held March 6 and 7 in Palo Alto, Calif.
March 10, 2009 12:52 pm
Fly through the woods on skis
Bates plays host to the NCAA Skiing Championships, March 11-14. See a video preview of the Black Mountain Nordic course produced by H. Lincoln Benedict '09
March 10, 2009 12:44 pm
Hurtle down a giant slalom course
Welcoming the best collegiate skiers in the nation, Bates College plays host to the 2009 NCAA Skiing Championships March 11-14 at its two home venues: Sunday River in Bethel, Maine (alpine) and Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine (Nordic).
March 6, 2009 12:04 pm
One way to stay warm
Marylyn Scott, director of multicultural recruitment and associate dean for student transition, keeps warm with a tumbler of hot tea.
March 1, 2009 12:13 pm
They Came, They Bought
Josh Holdeman '93, international director of 20th-century art for Christie's, talks to clients during bidding. Holdeman and his team oversaw the sale Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection in December 16-17, 2008, which acheived a record total — more than $7 million — for a single owner Christie's sale dedicated to photographs.
March 1, 2009 10:38 am
An international affair
Svitlana Orekhova '09 of Donetskaya Oblast, Ukraine, poses for photographer Louisa Demmitt '00 during the annual International Dinner. For the dinner, students prepare dishes from their homelands, often from family recipes passed down through the years.


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Some people call me a hater, others call me cold-hearted.
The time of the year where everyone falls in love, the time of the year where I had my first heart-break; Valentines.
"He's cute, I know, but really what do you see in him? He's just another one of those popular kids," Mackenzie, my best friend. She's shy and quiet, but when it comes down to the necessary, she'll turn fierce.
"I don't know," I shrugged. "Reasons."
"Darcie, you can't just say, 'reasons' and he'll immediately fall in love with you," Mackenzie squealed. "You've got to know why you fell in love with him. We aren't talking about another desperate dude who wants a girlfriend; we are talking about Mason!"
"So, what's so special about Mason?"
"That you like him! Catch on!" Mackenzie waved her hands in front of me, trying to make a point. "You'd have to fight through a bunch of girls to make your way to the goal. You're usually labeled as the 'girl who wears thick framed glasses and long bangs to hide her face!' Now how are you going to grasp him in your hands?"
"I don't plan to," I said straightforwardly.
"Do you not get it!?' Mackenzie jumped up and down as her pigtail bounced along with her "I'm telling you to confess to him!"
"And how will that give me an advantage?" I asked.
"Well, it doesn't," Mackenzie held her head down in disappointment. "But we won't know if we try!"
"I can't confess!" I squeaked. "I'm afraid of being humiliated."
Mackenzie rolled her eyes. "Right, you'll be humiliated."
I pulled my legs in, and rested my head on my knees. "So how will I do so? How shall I confess?"
"It's not hard," Mackenzie smiled reassuringly. "It's just fear that's eating you up."
"Well, if confessing gets me somewhere, I'll try," I nodded.
I had fallen in love with Mason, that is because of how happy he is all the time. He smiles because of no reason, which I find foolish, he laughs to make others smile; which I find unnecessary, and he always has a positive outlook of life. It's totally ironic that I find him attractive, but my heart races, every single time he smiles. My dream is to be just like him, to make others smile as well, to smile, even for such a small reason. The dream is big; but not impossible.
Today, I finally pinned my bangs up, making sure that my face is not covered.
I chose not to wear my oversized jacket that covered my hands. When confessing to a love one, girls usually wear their favorite outfit. Personally, my favorite is my oversized clothes, but if that is not to Mason's cup of tea, then I guess I'll be putting that aside. I wore the next best thing from my closet; a floral blouse and black tights, with a pair of black flats. If this wasn't what he was looking for; then I don't know what he wants.
I stared at myself in the mirror. Valentines; it's okay if I confess today, isn't it?
I slowly pulled off my glasses. It's all right, it's all right to change myself today. It's all right to smile because I want to. It's okay, to finally show everyone who I am. I gave it a try; smiling for no reason, but in fact, I had smiled for a reason. For the reason that I maybe smiling a lot from now on, that in my life I will have a reason to smile soon enough.
Mackenzie smiled at me. "You'll do fine, Darcie! You are adorable today. I could finally see your hazel eyes!" Mackenzie handed a rose to me, one that I could give to Mason.
I blushed furiously. "Are you sure this is good enough?"
"Perfecto!" She winked and showed her wide grin.
"I trust you now," I muttered.
"And I have faith in you too," Mackenzie nodded. "Now go on! He's in front of his class!"
Nervously, I walked towards his class. Mason... wasn't there. I shrugged it off.
Maybe, I'll find him later on.
I headed back to where Mackenzie was, still in a blissful mood; until I saw something that completely stabbed me in the heart. Mason... and a very pretty girl, were kissing.
I was too excited for the outcomes, I expect this to happen. If only I hadn't been to persistent, if only I had stayed myself, then my heart wouldn't be so shattered.
I knew this from the start, I already predicted it. In shock, the rose fell out of my fingers, as I stared; eye's wide open. One by one tiny droplets of water fell from the sky, as it also fell out of my eyes. Mason and the girl looked up at the sky, and smiled at each other. They ran unto they were out of my sight. The day my heart was broken, was on Valentines day.
I'd always think that, maybe if I hadn't fallen in love with him, maybe if I had been more careful with putting my heart at risk- I wouldn't be like this.
Valentines; I detest the holiday. Nobody understands why or how it happened; I don't either.
I know I'm wrong, I know I should just move on, but this day scars me of the dream I wished to had. This day made me remember my failure in love.
But who knows, maybe my first real love will come to me on Valentines. Maybe I'll be that lucky person... but we'll save that for another day.
This is only a one shot story. Since Valentines just around the corner, this is a short story that relates to this particular holiday.
Anyway, thanks for reading! :)


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Morris says Bucs will learn from loss to Falcons
TAMPA, Fla. Raheem Morris refuses to second-guess himself or his young Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A day after falling a yard short of taking over sole possession of first place in the NFC South, the NFL's youngest coach focused on the encouraging aspects of the team's performance during a 27-21 loss to Atlanta instead of a goal-line play the Falcons stuffed in the closing minutes.
Morris acknowledged Monday that rookie LeGarrette Blount made a mistake by bouncing outside, rather than running up the middle, on fourth-and-1 from the Atlanta 2 with the game on the line. Television replays showed a gaping hole where the play was designed to go.
Rather than picking up the first down, and maybe even scoring, the 247-pound Blount was tackled by Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud for no gain.
"He didn't run the wrong play, he just made the wrong cut," said Morris, who stressed the defeat could not be pinned on Blount's decision.
"We're all great running backs the next day. He bounces out there and runs over DeCoud and we're all having a pool party. But he stuck his foot in the ground, he made a cut, his vision at that time was different than ours would be today looking at tape. He should've gone downhill, but he didn't. That happens. That's part of having a young football team, making a mistake, but we'll come back and get better from it."
Blount said Sunday that the hole that was "supposed to be there" wasn't, so he cut the play off right tackle. DeCoud made a nice stop, however the rookie out of Oregon felt he gained enough for a first down.
Out of timeouts, the Bucs were unable to challenge the spot.
Tampa Bay started six rookies, and played 12 overall, against the Falcons. Morris refused to cite youth and inexperience as a factor on the crucial play.
"That can happen with a vet. That can happen with anybody. That's just playing the game, and you can't second-guess players that way. That's just not a good road to go down," Morris said.
The loss dropped the Bucs (5-3) into third place in the division and, at least for now, forced Morris to back off his claim that Tampa Bay is the best team in the NFC.
The 34-year-old coach reiterated that he and his players didn't take solace in playing the Falcons (6-3) tough on the road. In their other two losses, the Bucs were outscored at home by a combined 69-19 by Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
"There's no consolation. Every week, there are lessons to be learned from every game ... something you can use for your football team in the future," Morris said.
Atlanta scored on its first three possessions to build a 17-7 lead, and Tampa Bay trailed 27-14 in the third quarter before Micheal Spurlock returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown that gave young quarterback Josh Freeman another chance to pull off a fourth-quarter comeback.
The second-year pro has rallied the Bucs from behind in four of the team's five wins.


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Fournier and Schroeder Win Weekly Awards for Indiana
April 19, 2013
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The CWPA has announced that junior Shae Fournier has won conference player of the week and freshman Candyce Schroeder has won Rookie of the Week for April 7-14. This is Fournier's 16th weekly honor from the CWPA, and Schroeder's first.
With the score tied and only 32 seconds left in the match, it was Fournier who drove the ball down the length of the pool, drew the exclusion, and made the game winning goal with four seconds on the clock to give Indiana its first ever CWPA Western Conference Championship in school history.
Fournier had three goals on the championship match against Hartwick alone. She finished the weekend with seven goals, two assists, five steals, and six field blocks, only adding to her already impressive stats. So far on the season Fournier has 59 goals, 34 assists, and team highs of 57 steals and 32 field blocks.
Fournier still holds the school record for most goals scored in a single season with 95 and has tied the single-game goals scored record with six in one match. Shae is currently fourth all-time at IU in scoring with 213 career goals. She only needs 12 more to move into third place currently held by Krista Peterson with 224. Fournier is also sixth all -time at Indiana in assists and fourth in steals.
Freshman Candyce Schroeder in the Hoosiers' win over #18 Michigan to start the tournament. Schroeder shot two for two on the net and added new career highs of two assists and two field blocks. The center created space in the middle and opened up shots for everyone on the perimeter, helping IU deal the Wolverines their first ever loss in the tournament.
As the only freshman to start for the Hoosiers on offense all season Schroder has scored 20 goals and added a notable 9 assists and 11 steals as the middle.
The Hoosiers will head to Ann Arbor Friday to compete in the CWPA Eastern Conference Finals with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
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As Nirvi Shah writes in On Special Education:
Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention, may sometimes act without thinking about what the result will be, and many are overly active, according to the CDC's descriptions. At school, children with ADHD often have a plan that is similar to an Individualized Education Program for other students with disabilities, but is called a 504 plan. The causes and risk factors for ADHD are unknown, but genetic factors may play a role. Diagnosing ADHD involves a medical exam; a checklist for rating ADHD symptoms based on reports from parents, teachers, and sometimes the child; and an evaluation for coexisting conditions, according to the CDC.
There's debate about whether or not individuals can "outgrow" ADHD. A recent Los Angeles Times article notes that only about 10 percent of adults with ADHD receive treatment, while a 2006 study in Psychological Medicine found that "about 65 percent of patients retain at least partial symptoms of the condition when they grow up."
My husband Jim has really severe ADHD and would tell anyone in a second that he's had it all his life, as did his late mother. Jim was pegged with having "minimal brain damage" by a school psychologist in high school after spending his childhood being reprimanded, and worse, for being excessively hyper, unable to pay attention or sit still, talking out of turn in school and more. In those days (the 1960s), such behaviors were met not with testing, services and compassion, but nuns (Jim attended Catholic school) taping his mouth shut, making him run around a parking lot (not a bad way to get him to use up all his energy, but the running was meant to be a punishment, not any sort of "strategy for managing ADHD" as one would say now) and making him stay after school to write the likes of "I will not misbehave in school" hundreds of times (and then telling him that he'd have to take his chances walking home, with a known pedophile in the area).
When Jim (he's now a professor of cultural studies and religion in New York) visited a psychologist some years ago, he was told he definitely has ADHD. When he and I read any description of ADHD like the one above, we both say "yes, uh huh, yup" to every item. He'd be the first to tell you that ADHD makes it tough to get things done (though he's written a couple of books); that it means he's always paying attention to a conversation in the next room and his mind is usually about three ideas ahead of what is being talked about.
Perhaps some seem to "outgrow" ADHD because they learn coping mechanisms that mask the more obvious ADHD traits. Jim's have been more than irksome for him throughout his life, yet have helped him in his academic work — he grasps scattered ideas and concepts and facts readily and can put them together into a big picture — and, most of all, in helping our 14-year-old son Charlie (there's some evidence that ADHD and autism are linked). Jim has an intuitive feel for Charlie's different neurological wiring and, too, the "neuro-fog" that leads to Charlie struggling to "process" language, events, feelings.
Most of all, Jim's ability to have his attention all over the place has been crucial in teaching Charlie to do something that many kids like him really struggle to learn, riding a bike. Jim was confident and hopeful — and brazen — enough to bet Charlie could learn to ride a two-wheeler when he was 6 and took off the training wheels, while I stood wringing my hands on the sidewalk. Now they routinely bike 12, 16, 24 and more miles a day on local New Jersey streets and bike trails. Jim's ability to focus on numerous phenomena at once have helped the two of them navigate yet another an "exciting" moment in New Jersey traffic with cars honking and signal lights changing from yellow to red.
Might it be the case that, just as nearly 1 in 10 US children has ADHD, so do 1 in 10 in adults?
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"these illnesses', ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, etc, are only alleged or imagined diseases" "Child psychiatry is not a legitimate medical science" Dr. John Breeding, Psychologist
"...(psychiatry's) wholly fraudulent claims that their diagnoses, such as ADHD, bipolar, OCD and depression are actual brain diseases when they are not." Dr. Fred Baughman, Pediatric Neurologist
We are unaware that ADHD has been validated as a biological/organic syndrome or disease. Gene R. Haislip, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
The whole business of creating psychiatric categories of disease, formalizing them with consensus, and subsequently ascribing diagnostic codes to them, which in turn leads to their use for insurance billing, is nothing but an extended racket furnishing psychiatry a pseudo-scientific aura. The perpetrators are, of course, feeding at the public trough.
Dr. Thomas Dorman, M.D.
I feel ADHD is overly diagnosed and more than likely with better qualified doctors we would learn the child does not even have the syndrome. And all kids can, to some extent, be over-active. We just have slow, unqualified teachers making teaching sounds and also not qualified in this country for the most part; and Arizona has probably the worst teachers in the country
Children with ADHD can grow to be normal, productive citizens, as proved by this article. Most people have something to overcome in life. With all the new information on ADHD most of today's ADHD sufferers will have a good, productive life.
I would think that all the lead in our food and things made in China during the last two decades is contributing to this....:(
Parents and teachers should use every possible avenue before they resort to drugs which do nothing but mask symptons and often have disasterous long and short term side effects.
Physical activity, a more natural and healthful diet, avoiding allergens, arts and crafts, drama and music, family counseling, spending more time together out in nature, gardening, yoga. The list is only limited by the creativity and dedication of the caregivers.
If people stop looking for the "magic bullet" they may find that the process of working together is what is truely helpful for all concerned.
As a 61 yr old, I am sever ADHD have been all my life, It is not easy, I just started taking medication a year ago. It is the mildest med. as I can't take the other speed type medications
Great story about Mr. Newcomb, Mark.
Unfortunately, I think most teachers today would be unable to go for such a simple (completely logical and effective) solution. If the kid was running and fell or something happened, the teacher would be responsible and then there would be a call from the parents, a meeting with the principal, people getting sued, insurance, etc. It seems that teachers can no longer make such decisions without weighing out all of these things and then eventually deciding that it is just not worth it. Shame, really.
Any psychiatric diagnosis is a dandy excuse to get the victim of such diagnosis addicted to some product of a BIG DRUG company. A pity most such victims are at least as likely to either end up allergic to the drug or really miserable with some side effect that isn't obviously an allergy as they are to be actually helped by the drug.
Why I surely do not deny that ADHD exists.....I think we're too drug happy these days.
Even on T.V,you're told to ask your doctor about this medicine and that one.....never mind the side effects are worse than the ailment it is supposed to treat.Money,Money,Money and drug companies openly compete,even pay doctors kickbacks for prescribing a medication.
Take a pill,it'll cure whatever you got,what it might be,and whatever,you think it is!....
I say get 2-3 opinions atleast before you commit yourself or child to a drug....it's a big decision....one that could have consequences for life.
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LITTLE ROCK (KTHV) - We are learning about more reports of stray dog attacks on animals in Little Rock. And they have animal services working day and night, keeping an eye out for these dangers roaming the streets.
What's new is another report of a dog attack on some farm animals; this one hitting a second community garden in Little Rock. And one neighborwe talked with said they left a chicken dead in her yard.
Sitting on her stoop with her cat Monday, Martha Armstead enjoys a little "Indian Summer." But it's hard to soak it all in with reminders of a startling discovery on her lawn, just days ago.
"I noticed the chicken, all the feathers and it was gutted, it was really disgusting," Armstead said.
It was a dead chicken thatshe says came from the Victory Garden Projectnext door. Little Rock Animal Services received a report of at least three animals killed here, allegedly by stray dogs. But neighbors tell us thattherewere close to 12 dead rabbits, ducks and chickens.
"It bothered me later when I found it was dog attack because had we gone out earlier, then that could have been anyone of us," Armstead said.
"You're always afraid of them attacking an elderly person or a child, so the city is very concerned about this," City Director Joan Adcock said.
Adcock says animal services crews are out daily now, looking for strays. The department reports 97 dogs, cats and a few cows brought in from Tuesday through Saturday last week. But there have been reports of any "catches" from the recent attacks.
"We have got to help people understand that we must spay and neuter our animals," Adcock said."If not, we're going to continue to have this type of situation."
That'sperhaps the ultimate solution there. But for now, folks like Armstead are standing guard.
"When I come outside I look in either direction but I make sure my mace is turned in the on position before I get in the car just in case I have to spray an animal," Armstead said.
Armstead says she's already noticing parents walking their kids to the bus in the morning since the alleged attack at the Victory Garden Project. We spoke by phone with Animal Services Director Tracy Roark and he plans to go thereTuesday and check things out.
We are also hearing reports from leaders of the Coalition of Greater Little Rock Neighborhoods, who tell us of an alleged fatal dog attack on a cat in the Gaines Street/Arch Street area.
The other two recent attackshappened at the Little Rock Zoo and the Dunbar Community Garden. Roark says one possible reason for this spike in attacks is changing weather patterns as we get into the fall.


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When I reread this post an idea sprung in my brain: automatic version controls could be intermixed with backup schemes now that storage seems to grow (soon) to 80 petabyte on a common iPod :). (yes, we have left the terabyte age and are now entering the petabyte age) ( 1 petabyte = 1000 terabyte). I even wonder if it could be integrated in virtual machines.
But please note: automatic version control is not automatic configuration management, which is in the end a little block in this.
Meaning in the end: why don't we just version anything and everything on any pc, laptop or any device and keep the history forever? Surely the exa-, zetta- or yota age will soon follow afterwards.
Putting meaning to the data, identifying branches etc… could be done by some smart tooling and some configuration files.
Currently you have to pinpoint the stuff that you want to be versioned e.g. some code, some documents, etc… When automatic version control would kick in, it would also register that you installed the little bug fix pack for tool Y on your system on day 25 and deinstalled it on day 26. IF, for some reason, everything goes down because of it, everyone will know who is to blame… hahaha.
p.s. this list is way cool "(1.25 terabytes) – capacity of a human being's functional memory, according to Raymond Kurzweil in The Singularity Is Near, p. 126" which brings me to this totally unrelated, but still cool, image:
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J rose from his bed when he saw that it was time.
Stepping the few feet to where he had left the clothes he had worn the previous day, he sedately picked through them and got dressed.
When he had quietly shut his room door behind him, being very careful not to disturb his housemates, he slid down the studio apartment hallway, making his way to the front door in soft whooshes of his socked feet, skimming across the wood panel floor.
The tip of his pocketed studio room key dug into his thigh as he bent down at the door to put on his boots, and when he went out, he used the key out of habit, not necessity.
As J clanged down the clunky metal stairs, the end of his favorite scarf, which he held loosely in his hand, touched the edges of his previous steps as it trailed just behind him.
Outside the apartment and on the sidewalk, he made his way through the side road until he reached the main street, where he paused to wrap his scarf loosely but securely around his neck before proceeding.
Going down the main street, he only glanced at the shop signs flanking both sides of the road to check for a specific two that signified a certain back street that lay in between. Finding it, his pace quickened with a growing sense of purpose and destination and he strode down the empty alley until he stood expectantly in front of the doorsteps of a tenant building.
J looked at his watch as he waited, squinting in the dim light. Already, he was getting anxious, though he refused to admit it, and after checking the time twice with difficulty, he pulled his shirt sleeve over his watch and decisively smoothed the thin fabric over. Leaning on the iron hand rail next to him and alternating his limited standing on the three concrete steps, he waited for D to slip out the door in front of him.
As J waited, his fists harshly twisted the scarf in his hands in deliberate movements.
When the third figure had swept past the opening of the alleyway, causing the light from the main street to blink on him for the third time, J sat on the steps with his back turned. The rough brick of the step bruising his tailbone through his pants, he thought about how he had been naked and tired and comfortable while lying on the sheets back in his room. He thought about how he had watched for the time with his eyes never straying from the clock, confident despite his exhaustion that he would not fall asleep even while he heard the throaty breathing of his housemates through the walls.
Vindictively, he imagined himself back on his bed, his chest lightly heaving with hard, rhythmic breaths.
Somewhere underneath the throbbing mix of rushing cars and faint club music, J heard the drone of the sleep-deprived city that he always held inside him whenever he felt particularly alone. He thought that he heard voices, murmurings from behind his exposed back, and waited for the door behind him to slam outwards and bash him in the back of the head.
Envisioning what would happen if he were to be discovered on the doorstep he was now sitting on, several different possibilities came to his mind, the least worst of which resulted in him crawling out of the alley, beaten and bloodied and crushed. Arms wrapped around his knees, he rocked himself back and forth on the bottom of the steps and waited, cradling himself in his heightening insomnia. His body felt as limp as his mind was tense.
Despite himself, he glanced over his shoulder at the door. He thought about how he would react when it would crack open and yield D to him, D who he was trying to keep from resenting. He would get up with a serious expression and just stand there for a moment. The street lamp a couple meters away would cast a shadow on his face. He would wordlessly stare at D to show his distress with having been kept waiting, and they would walk out the alley.
He thought about walking together to the nearby public park, of spreading his coat on the grass of a private alcove, of pressing firm dry kisses on firm dry skin and being pressed down in return.
The vision he had, of feeling the fluent flexes of D's muscles and bone and flesh against his own, of looking up at the shimmer of the ever-constant city lights bouncing off the night clouds, and of bearing the healthy weight of D that he was never unwilling to take on, was so close to being achieved in reality that he dared not call it a fantasy.
Pushing back his sleeve, J glanced at his watch before he remembered that he had been trying not to and gripped his wrist, using his fingernails, until the resulting pain subsided and his arm was marked with crescents.
Then he got up, overtaken by fierce disappointment. He felt his heartbeat on his pulsing tailbone as he brushed the gravel from the seat of his pants and he blinked several times, slowly. Fully aware that it would be the end of him in that alleyway if he were to be heard and caught at his liaison, he went down the alley, hard boots on hard pavement, with his thumbs hooked in his pants pockets. With every step he resisted the thought that the echoes of his own footsteps down the passageway were the sounds of another's footsteps running after him.
On the other side of the door that he had just abandoned, two dark figures still stood, as they had been doing unwittingly to J for the entirety of his stay. What was the meaning of outdoor clothes in the middle of the night, one demanded to know, pointing at D with a rare nighttime cigarette at the end of a thick arm, as D could only hold on to the stair railing in wordless desperation and despair as the glow died.


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SALEM -- Inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary have donated $541 to the Kyron Horman fund, according to state corrections spokeswoman Michelle Whitney Dodson.
Inmates Saumel Williams, DAngelo Turner and Randy West held fundraisers at prison dinners. The contributions ranged from 10 cents to $50, she said.
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Parity, health locus of control and theory of planned behaviour variables distinguished between pregnant drinkers and abstainers. Seventy-four per cent of participants were non-smokers prior to becoming pregnant. Of the smokers, 47% continued to smoke during and 53% quit. Continued smokers differed from smokers who stopped for health locus of control and theory of planned behaviour constructs. Study 2 involved a questionnaire survey of midwives' knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding alcohol and nicotine use during pregnancy. Almost 30% of community midwives in this sample (n=17/52) reported not routinely asking their patients about their alcohol use and none reported using a screening questionnaire. Over 65% felt they still required training in supporting smoking cessationand over 86% still felt they required training in supporting pregnant patients to change drinking habits. The main barriers to providing advice were a lack of training and a lack of time. Midwives who drank more alcohol per week had more permissive attitudes towards alcohol use during pregnancy that were more permissive than the current government guidelines. Finally, study 3 aimed to take forward the results of study 1 and examine the potential consequences of alcohol use on newborn infants and new mothers. No significant differences were found for infants exposed to low-level alcohol use for a number of health outcomes. First-time mothers who drank during pregnancy reported spending a longer time in hospital after labour and, within all mothers who drank during pregnancy, lower attachment scores were reported at 3 months after birth, despite no significant differences in terms of health outcomes and mental well being. However, these findings are exploratory and factors other than drinking during pregnancy may be influential. The three studies together provide an insight into the incidence and determinants of alcohol and nicotine use during pregnancy and shed light on midwives' practice and barriers to providing advice to pregnant patients. The results yield strategies for intervention work and recommendations for practice and further research. 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z The experience of young carers in the context of a range of parental conditions: physical disability, mental health problems and substance misuse. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/467 Title: The experience of young carers in the context of a range of parental conditions: physical disability, mental health problems and substance misuse. Authors: Christie, Emma Abstract: The current study set out to explore the affect and significance of differing parental conditions on the experiences commonly reported by young carers. Previous studies on young caring have reflected on the impacts of caring for parents with particular `types' of conditions (normally physical disability or mental health problems) or a specific diagnosis. However, these have not contrasted or discriminated young carers' experiences according to different parental conditions. To address this gap in knowledge, the current study considered the experiences of young carers supporting parents with different `types' of conditions, namely physical disability, mental health problems and substance misuse. The participants discussed the impact of caring on a range of areas such as their education, social life, health, spatial transitions, relationships and role reversals. Additionally, definitional issues were considered. This included young carers own understanding and subscription to the term `young carer' and the significance of this to their identification. In terms of methodology, the study was firmly grounded within the qualitative domain and influenced by a constructive-interpretive paradigm, specifically symbolic interactionism. Within this, the grounded theory approach was used insofar as it provided a method to conduct the study. A range of data-collection techniques were employed. Semi-structured interviewing was the principal method used, with additional data gathered through a self-esteem tool, observations and diaries. The sample consisted of 30 young carers. The results showed firstly that the participants did not necessarily comprehend the term `young carer' or apply it to their own caring roles at home. Arguably, this contributed to their `hidden-ness' (i. e. invisibility) and as a result their needs were overlooked. The need for a new definition which embraces their understandings, together with appropriate awareness-raising programmes within schools and for key social care and health professionals was evidenced and called for. Secondly, whilst the participants shared common experiences regardless of the nature of the parental condition, other issues reported were specific to particular situations. Those most adversely affected were caring in the contexts of parental substance misuse or parental mental health problems. Such young carers were dually disadvantaged, as they experienced the most extreme difficulties, yet their caring roles and needs were least likely to be addressed. The experiential differences reported by young carers in different caring contexts have important practice implications. Nevertheless, the extent to which the experiences reported could be wholly attributed to the caring role, rather than other structural and socio-economic factors was questionable. 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z The emotional wellbeing of young people: final report of phase one of a 'Choose Life' research project in Aberdeenshire (March 2004 - March 2007). http://hdl.handle.net/10059/439 Title: The emotional wellbeing of young people: final report of phase one of a 'Choose Life' research project in Aberdeenshire (March 2004 - March 2007). Authors: Love, John G.; Sutton, Philip W.; Williams, Hector; Mayrhofer, Andrea M.; Yuill, Chris; Love, Ann P.; Millman, Yvonne Abstract: Aims & Objectives: The research was commissioned by the Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership in 2004 as part of its Choose Life Local Implementation Plan. The research has sought to address objectives 1 and 7 in the national Choose Life strategy, focusing on 'Early Intervention and Prevention' and 'Knowing what works'. The study has taken the form of a three-year 'action research' project (extended in March 2006 to a five year study 2004 - 2008). Longitudinal in design, the study has combined multiple methodologies including a literature review, ethnography, a series of school-based surveys, interviews and focus group discussions with young people, parents, teachers and relevant professionals. It was designed to achieve the following: 1/ to provide insight into the relationship between self-esteem, 'emotional literacy' and 'deliberate self-harm' among young people. 2/ to inform the development of an 'intervention' in Portlethen that will be available to all children as a means of enabling them to increase their self-esteem and 'emotional literacy' with consequent impact on their involvement in 'deliberate self-harm'. 3/ to enable key stakeholders to develop effective ways of joint working to promote emotional wellbeing among young people. Reporting of Results The research has identified a range of related and overlapping themes which form essence of emotional wellbeing. The transition from primary to secondary school challenges young people's emotional wellbeing. Outcome In November 2005, informed by findings from the present study, staff at Portlethen Academy, Aberdeenshire agreed to launch a new and complementary system of pastoral support to S1 pupils in the school. In partnership with CHILDREN 1ST, who acted as 'trainers', a school-based 'intervention' was launched in the form of Peer Listening Scheme 2007-05-01T00:00:00Z Video feedback and its impact on the development of communication skills within social work education. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/286 Title: Video feedback and its impact on the development of communication skills within social work education. Authors: Bolger, Janine Abstract: Video feedback has been utilised in training situations across a range of professional disciplines such as medicine and psychotherapy, and its use in developing communication and selfassessment skills has also been experimented with in social work education. In particular, the Robert Gordon University is increasingly using video feedback to prepare and assess Social Work students in readiness for practice. In order to help in future course planning and delivery this study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of video feedback in improving communication skills amongst Social Workers in training. For such purposes eleven second year Social Work undergraduates were selected as participants in a pre-test post-test design intended to collect a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Although video feedback did not result in any significant difference in outcomes, the results suggest an improvement in areas like self-efficacy and confidence and increased awareness of the importance of core communication skills. Further research is required to clarify the role of affective skills, e.g. empathetic attunement which should underpin the communication behaviours being measured. With an increased emphasis on the teaching and assessment of communication skills, the outcome of this research has wider implications for social work education in general. 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z


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Kate Gosselin has almost zero contact with her ex-husband Jon and she told Katie Couric that his recent actions, including firing his gun at a photographer has her worried for the "safety" of their eight children.
The former Kate Plus 8 star, who is returning to reality television after a two-year hiatus, said on the Katie Show that her relationship with the children's father is fractured.
"Your ex is in the news recently about firing a gun on his property, a photographer had trespassed and he fired a warning shot. What did you think when you heard that, Kate," Couric, 57, asked Kate, 38.
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"I think that I thought what every mom would think," Kate said.
"The safety of my kids. And I'm keeping their safety in the forefront of my mind."
Notorious for her fights with Jon, 36, Kate said that she isn't in charge of his life or his actions anymore.
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"It's difficult In a divorce situation you don't have control beyond your boundaries."
She also told Couric that their fractured relationship is draining.
"I try to keep the peace as much as possible, it's difficult at times. Someone gave me the advice to 'Bite your tongue and don't give in, it's still their dad,' and that made me very aware, it's the best thing for the kids."
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R&D Systems is Offering Travel Grants to Attend the Ninth FENS Forum of Neuroscience in Milan, Italy
R&D Systems supports neuroscience researchers with the release of 10 travel grants of a $1,000 each.
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 10, 2014
R&D Systems, a leader in the development of high-quality proteins and immunoassays, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of 10 travel grants for scientists attending the ninth FENS (The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) Forum of Neuroscience.
The $1,000 awards support researchers working in academic or nonprofit institutions, and applicants need not be FENS Forum 2014 meeting presenters to be eligible. Meeting attendees are invited to apply for the travel grants via the R&D Systems webpage: RnDSystems.com/FENS2014. Applications are due April 30, 2014. Winners will be determined by random drawing and announced on May 5, 2014. Further information on the awards can be found on the online application page.
The ninth FENS Forum of Neuroscience meeting will be held in Milan, Italy, July 5-9, 2014. R&D Systems representatives will attend and welcome inquiries from researchers. The company offers a broad range of high quality reagents for studying all areas of neurobiology, from neural stem cells to neurodegenerative disease. These include over 12,000 high performance antibodies, and the most referenced collection of bioactive proteins and immunoassays in the industry. Primary rat and mouse cortical stem cells are also available, as well as specialized media supplements and kits for the expansion, differentiation, and identification of neural stem cells. In addition, R&D Systems offers a wide selection of multiplex assays for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes using different detection platforms.
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41 CFR 51-5.3 - Scope of requirement.
(a) When a commodity is included on the Procurement List, the mandatory source requirement covers the National Stock Number or item designation listed and commodities that are essentially the same as the listed item. In some instances, only a portion of the Government requirement for a National Stock Number or item designation is specified by the Procurement List. Where geographic areas, quantities, percentages or specific supply locations for a commodity are listed, the mandatory provisions of the JWOD Act apply only to the portion or portions of the commodity indicated by the Procurement List.
(b) For services, where an agency and location or geographic area are listed on the Procurement List, only the service for the location or geographic area listed must be procured from the nonprofit agency, except as provided in § 51-6.14 of this chapter. Where no location or geographic area is indicated by the Procurement List, it is mandatory that the total Government requirement for that service be procured from a nonprofit agency.
(c) When a commodity or service is added to the Procurement List, the addition does not affect contracts for the commodity or service awarded prior to the effective date of the Procurement List addition or options exercised under those contracts.
[56 FR 48981, Sept. 26, 1991; 56 FR 64002, Dec. 6, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 59343, Nov. 16, 1994; 63 FR 16439, Apr. 3, 1998]
Title 41 published on 2014-07-01
no entries appear in the Federal Register after this date.


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Lesson 1
Objective: In the opening chapter of the book, the reader is immediately confronted with death - Madrone is unable to heal Consuelo, she recently lost her lover Sandy, and the City is celebrating the Day of the Reaper. Today's objective is to talk about experiences, fears, attitudes, and ways of commemorating death.
1. Have each student share with the class their personal experiences surrounding death and loss.
2. In smaller groups, have students discuss why the author chose to introduce death as a topic in the beginning of the book. What are the characters experiences of death in the book? How do the characters react to being confronted with death?
3. As a class, have the students talk about the pros and cons of talking about death. Have the students discuss why death is ritualized.
4. Homework: Have each student research the way that death is commemorated in various cultures and...
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Vandue SHOERACK Convertible Shoe Rack Tower with Zippered Cover
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Convertible Shoe Rack Tower with Zippered Cover From Modern Home comes this simple, versatile organizer for up to 30 pairs of shoes. The Convertible Shoe Rack assembles in minutes and can be set up in multiple configurations depending on your needs. This shoe rack lets you see all your footwear options while keeping shoes off the floor and out of the way. Over 5' tall, this space-saver holds up to 30 pairs of shoes in less than 2' of floor space. The 10 roomy, nonslip shelves can hold dress shoes, gym shoes, flats, pumps, boots and more. The bars can be adjusted for height and depth to accommodate many different sizes and styles of footwear. The unit snaps together for easy assembly; no tools required Includes a zipper cover (color may vary)