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New York Jets Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis will undergo knee surgery next week and will be placed on season-ending injured reserve, coach Rex Ryan said on Friday.
Revis tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the Jets' victory over the Miami Dolphins last month.
His surgery will be on Thursday, Ryan said.
The Jets had delayed putting Revis on injured reserve in hopes he might return from surgery in time for the late postseason, should the team make it that far.
"When I said it was a 0.002 percent chance (of Revis' return). Well, it's not that high," Ryan told reporters. " I was holding out hope but the more information we got, I realized that wouldn't be good for Darrelle either."
Recovery from surgery on ACL injuries generally takes at least six months.
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THIS Power of Attorney is given by me, ____________________ (the "Principal"), presently of ____________________, ____________________, in the State of ____________________, on this 6th day of July, 2015.
To continue to make gifts to charitable organizations with whom I have an established pattern of giving (or if it is appropriate to make such gifts for estate planning and/or tax purposes), in such amounts as my Attorney-in-fact may decide in his or her absolute discretion, having regard to all of the circumstances, including the gifts I made while I was capable of managing my own estate, the size of my estate and my income requirements.
To do any act or thing that I could do in my own proper person if personally present, including managing or selling tangible assets, disclaiming a probate or non-probate inheritance and providing support for a minor child or dependent adult. Other specifically enumerated powers are not intended as a limitation on this broad general power.
To manage the property owned by me, or in which I have an interest, located at _____________________________________________________, and municipally known as _____________________________________________________. This power includes, but is not limited to, the power to receive rents, make repairs, pay expenses including the insuring of the property and generally to deal with my property as effectually as I myself could do; to take all lawful proceedings by way of action or otherwise, for recovery of rent in arrears, or for eviction of tenants; and to commence, carry on and defend all actions, suits and other proceedings touching my property or any part of it.
To control my accounts with ____________________ Bank, located at _________________________________________, Account Number(s)__________________________________________. This power includes the authority to conduct any business with respect to any of my listed accounts, including, but not limited to, making deposits and withdrawals, negotiating or endorsing any cheques or other instruments with respect to any such accounts, obtaining bank statements, passbooks, drafts, money orders, warrants, and certificates or vouchers payable to me by any person, firm, corporation or political entity, and to perform any act necessary to deposit, negotiate, sell or transfer any note, security or draft.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and seal at the City of ____________________ in the State of ____________________, this 6th day of July, 2015.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. ‑ A resident of New Castle, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 30 years in prison followed by a life term of supervised release and restitution for violating federal child exploitation laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Kelly Hardy, 40.
According to information presented to the court, Hardy transported, received, and possessed thousands of images and videos of minors, some as young as infants, engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The videos and images depicted the vaginal and anal penetration of very young children. Prior to being arrested, Hardy had expressed a desire to break into homes to rape and kill young girls. The investigation revealed that Hardy had a sexual relationship with a minor over the course of several years and had pursued other minors for the purpose of engaging in sexual relationships with them. Hardy used computers and the internet to commit his crimes. When Hardy was arrested in 2008, he possessed 14 desktop computers, three laptop computers, 60 hard drives, more than 4,000 compact discs and digital versatile discs, over 3,000 floppy disks, 8 thumb drives, 36 zip disks, two camcorders, one palm pilot, one digital camera, one 35 mm camera, two webcams, one cell phone, and more than 800 video tapes.
Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States. The case was investigated by Agent Sara Seidman and Agent James Kilpatrick of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"The content of evidence agents seized from this man was appalling," said John P. Kelleghan, special agent in charge of the ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Philadelphia. "We seized thousands of images from scores of computer hard drives, and thousands of other electronic storage media. We want the community to know that ICE and the law enforcement community will work tirelessly to protect children."
U.S. Attorney Hickton commended United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Pennsylvania State Police, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the New Castle Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Hardy.
This case was a product of Project Safe Childhood. Launched in February 2006, Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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text: Speak out for healthcare for allOctober 20, 2014 at 5:25 pm Lawmakers are holding six hearings on a plan for single-payer healthcare in NY. Assembly Health Chair Richard Gottfried and State Senator Bill Perkins are proposing a bill to create a single-payer healthcare system for New York State. Under a single-payer system, everyone is guaranteed equal access to quality healthcare. We'll be there to show our support and offer our testimony. Tags: Healthcare for All


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The website, logo, ad designer and master of pumpkin carving on the secrets to carving a great pumpkin, and why imperfect pumpkins are perfect.
We know that you have been a huge advocate for of the pumpkin carving contest of the lions club in Bridgehampton, When did you start getting really involved pumpkin carving?
I always liked it as a child. I lived in the city and I went to school in Philadelphia; an arts school and I got a degree in industrial design and took a lot of creative electives. I guess that's a good base, but my whole family is creative, so anything we do tends to be unique and sometimes over the top depending on what we do, we never really got into this crazy form of carving – but Halloween was always important in the family. I decided to move back from the city to here, 15 years ago. My wife and I decided to get married, and I didn't want to do it in the city, so we decided to do it in Bridgehampton, which was home for me, and ironically home for my wife. So we came back here. So the first fall we spent here, was getting a little boring already so we thought we needed to get something going on – so we decided to have this carving party with all our friends that we made, and we did several years in a row. And we had prizes and we had categories and every year we would tweak them, so for four or five years, we did this. There was this guy who used the stem for a nose, and I thought that was really cool – so that was what set it off for me – I never thought about how much you could do with a pumpkin if you really got creative. So being a creative person I thought, jeez, the sky's the limit now……so every year I had this elaborate contraption that I put forth and that's how I got into it. That contest that we had as a personal party – ended up sort of giving me the time to do something cool every year.
For someone who may not know what to look for in a pumpkin, what advice can you give that person when trying to find a pumpkin that will make for a great carving or design?
Funny, one of the things that I would say is that over time, you get this sensitivity and you have to look past things, I'm a designer locally, I do mostly visual marketing – websites – branding and things like that so I think you have to have a sensitivity that comes with experience. You hone your skills, your materials and process, you know the tools you get to use, the materials the pumpkin, the gords, that's only part of it. There are two approaches to doing a really cool pumpkin. One is you have an idea and you go find your materials. Or you can let this pumpkin -this one you are forced to use – speak to you. I flip it upside down – I flip it sideways – I think about it cut in half. It's not just sitting straight up with its top cut off. I just think – I can't go there – not anymore. So you look at this pumpkin and you start seeing character. And I'll see a little bump – okay that's an eyeball bulging out, I see a bump on the side – that's a check then I can maybe see a mouth. So I like messed up pumpkins. I always look for those. In fact, historically, my father had a pumpkin patch and what I have been forced to do is – I would take the left overs and I would bring them to my carving party and I would just have them there for people to use. But by default, I've been getting the messed-up pumpkins the ones nobody wanted. And now – when I look – I search for those messed-up pumpkins, because those are the ones with the most character. And I've done this for CMEE [The Children's Museum of the East End] and I did it for my three children – I have three children in grade school – and I go into their classroom and carve, and I get them to decide what works. And ask them, what's that pumpkin saying to you?
If it's too perfect I don't know what to do with it.
For this year's pumpkin carving contest in Bridgehampton, I see you have quite a variety of categories, like mothergroosome, pulp politico and sea screecher, how do you come up with these categories? And how do you decide which ones will stay and which will go the following year?
This is probably the most fun that I have, because I also enlist a lot of friends. I have a lot of creative friends out here, and I will tell them that I need a theme for sports or something and they are all aware that it has to be kind of clever, and I like the open-endness of these categories. One category this year was called punk-a-licious. This is something my wife and daughter came up with. They helped me with the name. And now I'm thinking pink, ribbons and make-up but the winners were the ones who did punk rockers. These punk-rockers with piercings! And I didn't even think of that – which is what I love about that. That's what I tell the judges – to keep an open mind. Look at how they determine the answer. One year I needed a category for faces. So I created a category called nice mug. So for two years I've been putting faces in the category 'nice mug', next to the 'classic jack' category and one year somebody carved a candy kitchen mug and won first prize. So then the following year I didn't want a bunch of mugs so I cancelled that category. But that's a great example of what can happen. And for classic jack, I think it was my sister, she did a portrait of Jack Nicholson from The Shining and that won. So there is even creativeness in some of the classic jacks. The categories are the lead-in for all this creativity. So the material can help them think of something. If you just give a person a pumpkin they may say – now where do I go? But if you give them something to target, it will help you. To me it's the most creative part of doing this event. I do this for the Lions Club, but it is also an extension of my personal love, it has the same thing. I had categories that were created like the most aerodynamic, and people will say, that's cool. What do we do for that? Actually that's probably a good one to bring back! I've retired so many categories – because every year I get rid of three or four and add three or five new ones, and people love it. They will stop me on the street asking, what are the categories? But I just say you have to check the website because that's how you find out. In fact I have a mystery category on the website and that was 'toss your seeds'. That was actually one of the funniest categories this year.
So do you judge along with the Lions Club, who makes the final decisions?
I would love to judge, but my kids are in it so no I don't, maybe in the future I would judge. But right now I have to rely on judges I've had throughout the years. I usually have a fifth judge, I have four people that attend every year, but then I have a fifth person that comes in as a guest judge, because if I didn't there would be ties. And they are very enthusiastic, some people collect antique Halloween memorabilia and the local florist's Jim and Michael have been there since the very beginning and they put on a great display at their house at home in Sag Harbor and they have been doing that for years. So I make sure I pick people that are really into it. And Babara, who collects the memorabilia, is very enthusiastic and again I could have anyone in my family doing it, but there is too much of a conflict. In fact I don't enter my carvings, ever, I don't want to be labeled as somebody who is taking advantage of a situation.
So of all the holidays throughout the year, what would you say is your favorite?
I was just thinking that on my way home yesterday, I guess Halloween obviously is, yeah.


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DES MOINES, Iowa- After one day of competition at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, the Shocker women hold a 12 point lead. The Shocker men stand second, 13 points back of first place, Southern Illinois.
Competing at her final MVC meet, Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton won the women's 10,000m run with a time of 34:44.01. Tuliamuk-Bolton smashed her own meet record with this mark. Now a 12- time MVC Champion, Tuliamuk-Bolton will return to run the 5,000m and 1,500m races on Sunday.
Emily Hornbeck ran a personal best of 36.40.62 to take seventh place in the meet. Elida Bailon eclipsed her PR by over a minute minutes to claim 11th place.
Austin Bahner kicked off the meet for the Shockers by sprinting a PR of 10.63 in the first event of the decathlon, the 100m dash. Bahner took the lead in the decathlon with 945 points. Justin Hickey also bolted his way to a PR of 11.24 to score 808 points.
In his second event of the day, Bahner jumped a season best of 23-11 ½ in the llong jump. Bahner led all multis in the event to score 886 points.
Mac Griffith topped all other decathletes in the shot put with a throw of 44-2 ½ to score 696 points. The senior's toss earned him a PR and moved him into fifth place after three events.
Tanya Friesen bested the field in the heptathlon high jump clearing 5-8 ¾ to score 916 points. The senior took the lead after two events.
In the men's decathalon high jump, Griffith won his second event of the day when he cleared 6-7 ½. Griffith stood in fourth place after missing his PR by a centimeter.
Nikki Larch-Miller captured the top score in the heptathlon shot put with a PR of 38-0. Gavyn Yetter, Friesen, Jaclyn Abrahamian, and Sierra Hays helped the Shockers sweep the top five spots in the shot put.
Friesen delivered a personal best of 24.66 in the final event of the day, the 200m dash. The reigning MVC heptathlon Champion leads the field with 3374 points on day one. Larch-Miller ends the first day of her first career conference meet in second place with 3136 points.
In the women's javelin, Abrahamian earned All-MVC honors with a second place finish in the women's javelin with a throw of 137-11. Friesen earned third place with a new personal best of 137-7.
Freshman, Madelyn Halstead set a new PR of 137-2 to claim fourth. Andrea Markel (136-1) earned fifth place and Kelsey Kamm (123-9) took eighth.
Cassie Craig placed third in the women's pole vault. Meg Loontjer set a new personal best with a vault of 12-2 ¾ to finish eighth. Cara Detmer vaulted a season best of 12-2 ¾ to earn sixth place.
Jon Rizzo had monster night in the javelin with five throws further than his PR. Rizzo's new best of 231-11 ranks third all-time at WSU and beat his previous PR by 15 feet. The senior earned second place with this performance. Tyson Holmes (193-11) and Dylan Reimer (191-8)finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Marcos Bailon ended day one for the Shockers with a sixth place finish in the 10,000m run. The senior finished with a time of 30:56.07
The MVC Outdoor Championships continue on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with day two of the decathlon and heptathlon. Tomas Cotter will also try to repeat as the conference's 3,000m steeplechase champion.
Ryan Hocker, the 2013 MVC Indoor Championship will try to sweep the event. The Shocker high jumpers will also be in action.
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text: Mobile Just how popular is Microsoft's software lately? October 21, 2010 11:34 AM Matthew Lynley 0 If you're not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you're likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in the mobile space. The latest iteration of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 7, has sold 240 million copies in its first year of being on the market, Microsoft announced today. Add that to the roughly 6 million downloads of the newest version of its web browser, Internet Explorer 9, and its newest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, which shows some promise in being able to compete with the rest of the heavy hitters on the market, and you have a potential comeback story. Microsoft has been a bit of a black sheep, criticized for failing to innovate with its flagship operating system and mobile platforms as companies like Google and Apple waltzed in and took over the market. Its Windows Vista operating system, released almost four years ago, was panned for being slow and bloated, and Internet Explorer 8 faced much of the same criticism that Internet Explorer has always faced. Microsoft responded by stripping down its PC and mobile operating systems, as well as its web browser, to provide a more user-friendly experience. The results seem to be positive. Internet Explorer 9 was downloaded about 2 million times within the first two days of launching. All of Microsoft's manufacturing partners were shipping machines with Windows 7 as well, compared to only about 70 percent that were shipping PCs with Windows Vista. Windows 7 is also now running on 17 percent of all PCs in the world, as well as 93 percent of new PCs, according to Microsoft. The company still has a little ways to go in the mobile market — on its current trajectory, Windows will continue to lose market share to Apple, Research in Motion and Google, according to a report by Gartner. But if Windows Phone 7 ends up being anywhere close to as successful as the iPhone or any of the Android handsets, Microsoft might just be back in the game. VB's research team is studying mobile user acquisition... Chime in here, and we'll share the results.


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The Global Carbon Nanotubes market to grow at a CAGR of 11.53 percent over the period 2014-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the potential of carbon nanotubes to replace other materials. The Global Carbon Nanotubes market has also been witnessing the increase in production capacities by various vendors. However, the high cost of production of carbon nanotubes could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
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Curator JBK Ransu has commissioned four well-known visual artists, Finnbogi Pétursson, Finnur Arnar Arnarson, Haraldur Jónsson, and Harpa Árnadóttir, to yield themselves up to the power of silence and create artworks in the spirit of the concept. The artists approach their subject from different points but converge on the goal: a venue where silence reigns.
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PILOT of a small aircraft owned by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) , Mr Athman Bujwanga (47) cheated death after the jet suddenly descended down and broke into two pieces, shortly after it had taken off from the airport in Mpanda District, Katavi region.
Katavi Regional Police Commander, Mr Dhahiri Kadavashari said the accident occurred on Sunday at around 5:55 p.m, when the Cessna aircraft with registration numbers 5H F25 C182 fell at Kashaulili area, a distant of about six kilometre from Mpanda town.
According to the RPC the preliminary investigations reveal that the cause of accident was engine failure. The aircraft which was flying from Tabora had one passenger who disembarked at Mpanda airport, shortly before it took off to Katavi National Park to refuel.
The injured pilot was rushed to Mpanda District Hospital for treatment and was formally discharged. His condition is said to be improving. "Some early investigations have also shown that the engine stopped suddenly while it was above the ground and subsequently fell down," added the RPC.
Eye witness Credo Mwanisenga who witnessed the accident told the 'Daily News' at his farm area near the place where the accident occurred while he was lunching under a tree with his family. They saw the aircraft passing before it started swinging and then it fell down.
"I panicked and wanted to rush to the scene but my son, Mathew Bushaji cautioned me, saying that such accidents usually burst into flames," Mr Mwanisenga said. He then convinced his son and both went to the scene of accident and found the pilot being squeezed in aircraft's cabin without help.
Swarm of bees which found accommodation in mango tree which the aircraft fell beside it chased them away, explained Mwanisenga . "But we got courage and managed to retrieve the wounded pilot outside the ill fated aircraft and put him at the nearby shamba for resting but he was completely confused.
A crowd of curious residents from nearby areas and beyond rushed to the scene and some of them alerted the police. The police arrived at the scene and rushed the injured pilot to Mpanda District Hospital.


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VIDEO: BlackBerry Bold 9700 now available from Vodafone
Vodafone has announced the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is now available to buy. If you want to get the handset for free, then you'll need to sign up to a £35 per month, 2-year contract or a £40 per month, 18-month contract. Business customers can purchase business price plans from £30 per month.
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KTLA reporter David Begnaud interviewed retired sheriffŌĆÖs deputy Dennis Jay Mayer, 53, about the experience he and his partner of 17 years, John Robert Hart, endured after being arrested and jailed for allegedly having gay sex while docked off the coast of the homophobic Caribbean country last week.
Meyer also spoke with the Associated Press after they arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico:
"The total experience was horrendous," he said. "They told us that they did not like us, that they did not like gay people."ŌĆ".
After police took pictures and obtained fingerprints, a high-ranking officer began a nearly four-hour interrogation.
"He said: 'You're being arrested for being gay. We're arresting you for the crime of buggery,'" Mayer said. "He said that other people said that we were engaging in homosexual sex. He repeated that several times. I told him I didn't know why they would say that. I wasn't doing that."
Mayer said he was naked in his cabin and nearly naked on the balcony. "I was less partially clothed than I should have been."
During the interrogation, the police official threatened to take them to a clinic and have them medically examined for proof of homosexual activity, Mayer said.
"He said, you know, we're looking for specific things, fluids, bruising, things of that nature," Mayer said.
After making the threat, the official left the room, then came back saying they had a right to refuse the test, Mayer said.
The two men were charged with indecent exposure and put in a five-by-eight-foot cell to await an appearance before a magistrate.
"The treatment was inhumane," Mayer said. "We were detained for approximately 26 hours, and 19 of those locked in a cement cell, which had no running water, no toilet, no lights. It stunk of feces and urine. It was infested with cockroaches, ants and bugs."
Mayer said police brought in government officials to look at them.
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On Thursday morning, police drove them to the courthouse in the capital of Roseau, passing through an angry crowd, Mayer said.
"They were chanting and banging on the police vehicle. They were screaming things," he said. "I've never seen anything like this in my life, other than in movies. Both my partner and I really feared for our safety."
Police drove around the block twice to avoid the crowd and journalists. Officers formed a barricade with their bodies and urged Mayer and his partner to run into the courthouse and not stop.
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He said he would never return to Dominica.
"I would not spend my money in a country that does not support gay behavior," he said. "Shame on us for not doing our research."
However, Colin Robinson, executive director of a Trinidad-based gay rights group, warned against labeling the entire Caribbean as homophobic. He said a heterosexual couple in the same situation would have been charged as well.
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With the game tied at 77-77 with just over 2.8 seconds remaining, it looked as if both teams would be preparing for overtime. The Warriors moved the ball just beyond mid-court for the last second shot, giving the visitors an 80-77 victory.
Both teams stayed close offensively, shooting 42 percent from the field, with the Warriors holding a 48 to 32 rebounding advantage over the Tigers.
Sophomore Chris Caird (England) once again led the MCC offense with 26 points, followed by 18 from freshman Troidell Carter (Lilburn, GA). Caird also paced the Tigers pulling down 7 rebounds.
Saturday's contest raised $2,363.40 in the Coaches vs Cancer campaign for the American Cancer Society. A portion of ticket sales for the event and donations from spectators and MCC Student Senate helped raise the donation.
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Long Beach, Calif. - Big West Player of the Year Anais Dallara was selected by the NCAA as one of 64 players to compete for the NCAA Individual singles championship, which will be held following the conclusion of the team championships from May 23-28.
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......take a minute to thank Target for all their cuteness going on right now? Seriously. So cute. We needed groceries last night so we all loaded up and went. I couldn't decide on a jacket for Sloane and instead of getting both, I decided to do neither...for now, but how precious are they?! Knox & Sloane were ready for bed. Today, I needed to run in for toothpaste that I forgot last night. The dollar spot sucked me in...along with polka dot jeans and socks! #ilovepolkadots
Can we say how awesome that it is that it's finally cooling off here. It's been in the 70's today and I've actually enjoyed running errands for a bit today?
Can we say my babies are trying to CLIMB on the couch? I was hoping not to have little climbing monkeys. They also pull the throw pillows off, toss them on the ground and put their head on them. So funny.
ummm...oh, and Halloween? I can't even believe it's almost that time. I really didn't want to stress or think much about outfits this year. I know we have lots of costume picking in the future so I just went with something simple ;) I know they will look cute. Honestly though, what could compare to last year? lol
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Shame is an emotion that can lead to feelings of humiliation, embarrassment, unattractiveness, and isolation. People who feel shame often have low feelings of self-worth and have less-than-optimal opinions of their own identities. For people with anxiety, shame may be a particularly debilitating emotion, especially if they also have psychosis. In fact, it is estimated that the majority of comorbidity found among individuals with psychosis is with anxiety and social anxiety in particular. Researchers theorize that people who are susceptible to social anxiety have symptoms of behavioral issues, shyness, and shame long before they develop evidence of anxiety. Because of the high rates of comorbidity in psychosis and anxiety, it would be prudent to explore whether or not shame increases the risk for anxiety in those with psychosis.
Maria Michail of the Division of Nursing at the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Physiotherapy at the University of Nottingham in the UK recently led a study looking at how shame vulnerability, shame appraisals, and loss of perceived social position affected people with social anxiety (SAD) and a first episode of psychosis (FEP). Michail found that the participants with SAD were most negatively affected by shame proneness and their perceived loss of social position. This was especially true of those with SAD and psychosis; however, even participants with SAD only were affected. For those with both FEP and SAD, stigma associated with mental illness led to increases in shame and feelings of rejection. These findings suggest that shame is the catalyst for negative outcomes in SAD, regardless of whether psychosis is present or not. But Michail believes that these results also demonstrate that those experiencing their first episode of psychosis may be at increased risk for negative outcomes if they also have SAD. Michail hopes that her findings will extend the reach of existing treatments aimed at individuals with psychosis and SAD. Michail said that when therapists are addressing distress in psychosis and SAD symptoms, "Psychological interventions could be enhanced by taking into consideration these idiosyncratic shame appraisals."
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you feel shame and you somehow feel "less than". . . anxiety could only make these feelings worse
Shame can drag down the morale and enthusiasm of the best.Combine that with anxiety or psychosis and the results will only be more pronounced.Shame is an emotion that can quickly consume you and bring you under it's influence.I believe regular mental exercises done with a purpose of thwarting shame work well.One such exercise is to pursue your interests and go about your things without minding too much about what others think.It works for me!
Shame is sure to make even the smallest issues feel like they could be the weight of the world.
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Executive Director's Message
December 17, 2013
Terry Bassett
Executive Director, YCTD
As we enter into 2014, I want to wish you the best in the new year, and beyond. I would also like to share a few Yolobus updates with you.
Yolobus provides both fixed route and paratransit services to many areas in Yolo County and adjacent regions.
We have 10-in-house positions, and there are 115 employees (drivers, dispatchers, road supervisors, mechanics, utility workers, fuelers, customer service representatives and support personnel) who work for Veolia TransDev, our contractor that operates Yolobus service and maintains our fleet of buses.
We serve Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, Sacramento International Airport, downtown Sacramento, Brooks, Capay, Esparto, Madison, Dunnigan, Zamora, Yolo, Knights Landing and parts of Vacaville. We provide about 1.7 million rides per year, using a fleet of 51 full-size buses and 10 paratransit vehicles. Some 87% of our fleet of large buses runs on cleaner burning natural gas fuel. We have provided over 26 million miles of service using natural gas buses.
Since Yolobus began in 1982, we have carried over 32.8 million riders - enough to circle the globe holding hands 1.35 times, enough to fill up 46 seasons worth of sold-out Sacramento Kings games, 29 seasons of sold out Sacramento Rivercats games, or 58 seasons of sold out San Francisco 49er games.
Bus Grants: We were recently informed that certain federal funds have been programmed for Yolobus to rehabilitate eight buses, buy nine new replacement buses, and buy seven new replacement paratransit vehicles to assist in transporting riders unable to ride fixed route buses. The timing of these purchases will be partly based on when the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), which makes determinations for certain federal and state funding programs, allows us to go through the federal hoops required to receive the funds. Combined with other grants and bus purchases over the last three years, 35 (nearly 69%) of our 51 large buses will have been rehabilitated or replaced between 2010 and 2015 and all 10 of our current paratransit vehicles will have been replaced.
The bus rehabilitation process and paratransit vehicle procurements will take 6-8 months, while the bus purchases will likely require 12-18 months, all dependent on when we have access to the federal funds.
Connect Card: Eight transit operators (Yolobus, Sacramento Regional Transit, Elk Grove Transit, Yuba Sutter Transit, Roseville Transit, El Dorado Transit and Folsom Transit) have agreed to roll out smart card technology in what will be known as the Connect Card. With the Connect Card, riders will be able to ride multiple transit systems in six counties with one fare card and will be able to add value or time to their card without needing to acquire another card. RT will be beta testing the device in early 2014, with a planned rollout in late Spring by RT. Yolobus and the other operators will likely be added by Summer.
Service Schedule Adjustments: On around February 16, 2014, there will be several adjustments to bus schedules to hopefully improve on-time performance and connectivity between buses. The route 42A will leave the first stop in downtown Sacramento at 30 minutes after the hour, instead of 35 minutes. There will also be some running time adjustments on the route 42B. The West Sacramento route 35 and 39 have some routing changes in Southport and Woodland local routes 210, 211, 212 and 214 will leave the County Fair Fashion Mall about 5 minutes later than they currently do.
Standing Room Only Policy: We do allow standees on all buses except our MCI over-the-road coaches, of which there are six. We apologize if you find yourself in a standing room only situation. For those who can, it may be advisable to try an earlier or later bus, if one is available for the trip you are making. We suggest you call Yolobus to find out which trips are not full. Our current adopted budget assumes the current bus service levels.
Wheelchair Spots: We have two wheelchair securement spots in each bus. Ambulatory riders may be instructed to move to another seat, or even stand, in order to make room for someone with a mobility device who needs to use the wheelchair spot.
Bike Racks: Each of our large buses, except the MCIs, has bike racks capable of holding up to three bicycles. The bike racks are on the front of most buses. On the MCIs, there are two-bicycle bike racks that slide out of the luggage compartment. We suggest you click HERE to look up how to use bicycle racks on Yolobus.
Other Ideas/Comments: We at Yolobus value your input. Over the next several months, my staff and I will be on several buses and at several bus stops, to get your ideas on how to improve Yolobus service. We will post information on the dates and locations on our main web page at http://yolobus.com.
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We also know that the width of the perimeter is 9 less than the length.
w = l – 9
So how do we figure out the answer to this question? Fortunately, there's a formula we can use to plug in our values that will help us with our calculation. That formula is p = 2l + 2w, which translates to English as "the perimeter of a rectangle is equal to two times the length plus two times the width."
We know the value of the rectangle's perimeter, so we can replace p with 66 in our equation.
66 = 2l + 2w
We also know that the width of the rectangle is 9 less than the length, so we can replace the w of the equation with (l – 9).
66 = 2l + 2(l – 9)
Now, we're ready to solve the equation for length (l), since that's the remaining value in the equation that we have not yet discovered. To do this, we will multiply 2 by both values within the parentheses. 2 multiplied by lequals 2l. 2 multiplied by –9 equals –18.
66 = 2l + 2l – 18
What do we do next? We're still solving the equation for l, so we need to remove the -18 from the right side of the equation by adding it to the 66 on the left. We can also add 2l to 2l. Doing so leaves us with . . .
84 = 4l
We're almost there! Divide both parts of the equation by 4, and we'll finally know the length of the rectangle. 84 divided by 4 equals 21 (and of course 4l divided by 4 equals l), so the value of l equals 21. We know that the width of the rectangle is 9 less than the length, so we can calculate the width to equal 21 – 9, or 12m. And we even showed our work!
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My friend is there filming it as we speak, it's gonna be really good. :O)
Susie's Story: Heartwarming Tale of Survival Subject of New Movie
On August 20, 2009—during the hottest part of the year—a ten-week-old pit bull/shepherd mix puppy lay dying in a park in Greensboro, North Carolina. She had been hiding and wandering there in fear and desperation for about ten days. A man who was walking his dogs in the park found the puppy—barely alive—and took action.
The puppy was taken to the Guilford County Animal Shelter. The shelter director, Marsha Williams, and her staff quickly determined that they would do whatever they could to help the puppy, which had been badly beaten and had suffered second- and third-degree burns over most of her little body.
They named the puppy Susie and began working diligently to try to save her life. The wounds from her burns were covered with more than 300 maggots, which had to be removed one-by-one from her tortured skin. Those maggots had probably saved Susie's life by eating any infection. Second- and third-degree burns had been inflicted on over 60 percent of Susie's body, and her ears were essentially gone.
For months, Susie endured daily treatments to heal her body. She was frequently anesthetized for these sessions because her pain and suffering would have been too great.
Susie was eventually taken in by foster parents, Roberta and Bob Wall, who supervised and aided her healing process. A few months later, Susie was adopted by her "forever parents," Donna and Roy Lawrence.
Sometime later, LaShawn Whitehead, 21, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested for abusing Susie. He faced animal-cruelty charges, among others. His excuse for attacking the helpless puppy that belonged to his girlfriend was that the puppy licked his baby in the face. By his own admission, he said that he snapped and went into a rage. He began beating the puppy, breaking her jaw and knocking out several teeth. Then he dragged her outside, where he poured lighter fluid all over her body and set her on fire.
Terrified and in agony, the puppy ran for her life and hid in a nearby park. Only Susie knows the extent of the fear, pain, hunger, and thirst that she endured for ten long days as she waited for a compassionate stranger to discover and help her.
Susie and her story of survival are the subject of a new movie, appropriately named Susie, which documents her remarkable comeback and the people behind it. Susie's case inspired N.C. Senate Bill 254, known as "Susie's Law," which strengthened punishments for animal abusers.
A theatrical release is planned for 2013.
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June 2, 2012 8:10 pmPosted 3 years ago
June 2, 2012 8:10 pmPosted 3 years ago
Too sad! They should cut the owner's schlong off.
June 2, 2012 8:10 pmPosted 3 years ago
virtual hugs to all the people who helped Susie – happy life now little one xoxoxoxo
June 2, 2012 8:12 pmPosted 3 years ago
Bless her. xo
June 2, 2012 8:13 pmPosted 3 years ago
Poor Susie…. What a horrific start to her life
June 2, 2012 8:14 pmPosted 3 years ago
is there a youtube link by chance, for some reason I can't get this link at work
June 2, 2012 8:15 pmPosted 3 years ago
thats a horror story beyond evil. Oh I hope this bastard got his karma refund.
June 2, 2012 8:16 pmPosted 3 years ago
Sooo awesome to hear she is with a forever family and the law got tougher. Where was the girlfriend when this happened? If any man tried to harm my dog he better pray the law got to him before I did. I'd end up in jail for setting him on fire.
June 2, 2012 8:16 pmPosted 3 years ago
Her abuser will never know the suffering she endured (and that is too bad)
June 2, 2012 8:18 pmPosted 3 years ago
i hope that the man who did this to her was punished severly. !!!!
June 2, 2012 8:18 pmPosted 3 years ago
I hope someone does the same thing to that son of a bitch that did that to this poor loving baby Susie…..There is a place in hell for people like him!!!!!!!!!! <3
June 2, 2012 8:18 pmPosted 3 years ago
Did the pos who did this to thiz poor baby do any prison time? Sure hope so!
June 2, 2012 8:19 pmPosted 3 years ago
he deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail
June 2, 2012 8:20 pmPosted 3 years ago
It's about time!!
June 2, 2012 8:21 pmPosted 3 years ago
I'm so angry. Can you tell us more about the bill and its status?
June 2, 2012 8:24 pmPosted 3 years ago
This just hurts my heart but am so glad she gets to live out her life. I really hope stricter laws will deter people from committing such acts.
June 2, 2012 8:26 pmPosted 3 years ago
The person who abused her should be locked up and taken away from society for the rest of his life. How could anyone sane do this to anything living? Bizarre.
June 2, 2012 8:27 pmPosted 3 years ago
Breaks my heart. I'm so glad she made it!
June 2, 2012 8:28 pmPosted 3 years ago
I can only hope that someone will return the favor to the bastard that did this!
June 2, 2012 8:31 pmPosted 3 years ago
Tears are flowing as I write this . For the pain, fear & all she she had to endure , and for those who saved her. In time the person who did this will pay BIG TIME!!!
June 2, 2012 8:32 pmPosted 3 years ago
I am glad to see she had a happy ending, so many of them don't
June 2, 2012 8:32 pmPosted 3 years ago
How did they find the man that did that to her? What a horrible temper that man has to attack an innocent puppy. He is probably a serial killer in the making. I wish he could be locked up forever.
July 6, 2012 1:39 pmPosted 2 years ago
I agree with you!!!
June 2, 2012 8:36 pmPosted 3 years ago
He did this to a puppy, what's to stop him from doing it to the girlfriends baby next time it does something he doesn't like?
June 2, 2012 8:42 pmPosted 3 years ago
I am just like you Anne. Just too much to bear…
June 2, 2012 8:44 pmPosted 3 years ago
They say one must forgive our enemies and be civil to them. How in God's name can this be justified. How can a loving God place such punishment on an innocent animal victim? As one other person commented prior, the only good of this may be that there will be better legislation to punish such criminals. I just question, how can a civilized society produce such inhumane individuals?!
June 2, 2012 8:45 pmPosted 3 years ago
If you can see this dog to the left: I adopted her on Memorial Day a year ago….. she just turned 10
June 2, 2012 8:46 pmPosted 3 years ago
June 2, 2012 8:54 pmPosted 3 years ago
there's gonna be a documentary coming up on HBO regarding animal shelters & what goes on. can't wait for people to see it.
June 2, 2012 8:55 pmPosted 3 years ago
God bless this poor baby.
June 2, 2012 8:57 pmPosted 3 years ago
As everyone else has said. That disgusting waste of a human being needs the exact same thing done to him but this time with no rescuer.
June 2, 2012 8:59 pmPosted 3 years ago
Cant beleive that man will do something like that!
God bless them all who helped Susie!
June 2, 2012 8:59 pmPosted 3 years ago
Bless the beasts and the children. There's a special place in hell for people who abuse the innocents.
June 2, 2012 9:00 pmPosted 3 years ago
I wonder how he treats his wife and kid. I hope the police took a closer look at his life. I have to believe this isn't the first time he has abused an animal.
June 2, 2012 9:02 pmPosted 3 years ago
thank God for the people that saved Susie<3
June 2, 2012 9:02 pmPosted 3 years ago
John Edwards brings shame upon us…then a true tragedy lifts up hope.
June 2, 2012 9:03 pmPosted 3 years ago
Well, it's about time they strengthened the animal abuse laws! That poor baby puppy- I'm just glad she made it!
June 2, 2012 9:06 pmPosted 3 years ago
Thank God for good people! The story of what happened to poor Susie is totally disgusting!!!
June 2, 2012 9:12 pmPosted 3 years ago
He has a baby?! If he can do something like that to a helpless puppy, what is he going to do if his baby does something he doesn't like? I doubt he will be punished enough for what he has done.
June 2, 2012 9:13 pmPosted 3 years ago
It never ceases to amaze me what kind of monsters are living out there in our society. This poor little sweetie was tortured for showing affection to a baby? Reading this story made me cry. That mans child should be removed from the home too. If he would do this to an innocent little puppy, what would he do to his child if he/she made him mad????? Throw this monster in a dirt cell and throw away the key!!!!!!
June 2, 2012 9:15 pmPosted 3 years ago
Great story. Looks pretty good for what she went through.
June 2, 2012 9:16 pmPosted 3 years ago
Why?? Got tears running down, how could he do this… My two dogs lick kids to death, dnt see me doing what he did… Honestly someone should do the same to him what he did to poor susie!! Brave soul lasting 10 days and waiting god bless her!!! Hope she spolits rotten for the rest of her life!! xx
June 2, 2012 9:17 pmPosted 3 years ago
God bless her….
June 2, 2012 9:25 pmPosted 3 years ago
wow…..Ill be watching the movie!! Amazing dog, God bless her and please Karma, catch up with her abuser!!!!!
June 2, 2012 9:30 pmPosted 3 years ago
Poor little baby!! How could anyone sane do something liike this!!
June 2, 2012 9:34 pmPosted 3 years ago
this happened here in my city Greensboro NC . But she is a inspiration .
June 2, 2012 9:44 pmPosted 3 years ago
yes! Can't wait!
June 2, 2012 9:55 pmPosted 3 years ago
love you, Susie… <3
June 2, 2012 9:55 pmPosted 3 years ago
Sweet baby, such a strong loving spirit. Thank God she inspired legislation, we need to protect our innocent canine babies.
June 2, 2012 9:57 pmPosted 3 years ago
Bless Susie…this made me cry
June 2, 2012 10:30 pmPosted 3 years ago
Good for Susie. I know that people who adopted her love her soooo much.
There is no punishment that is good enough for the evil human who did that to that poor little dog. I hope the laws are strict and that evil human gets a very stiff sentence.
Susie you live a long and happy life and that is the best thing that you can do to beat that abuser!
June 2, 2012 10:46 pmPosted 3 years ago
Although I hope the rotten POS that inflicted this harm rots in Hell someday. May he burn.
June 2, 2012 11:06 pmPosted 3 years ago
there simply is no sentence that is long or harsh enough for this man
June 2, 2012 11:23 pmPosted 3 years ago
wish I could do the same to the guy who did this to Susie
June 2, 2012 11:27 pmPosted 3 years ago
The abuser is a sociopath
June 2, 2012 11:46 pmPosted 3 years ago
Like many others I could not continue reading the story through all the tears. I see from comments Susie made it, I hope with much love from her new parents her emotional scars will heal as well. That thing (because he is not worthy to be called a human or even a monster for that matter) that did this to poor Susie, does not deserve ANY forgiveness of any kind from anyone! God Bless Susie!
June 2, 2012 11:48 pmPosted 3 years ago
I hope the punishment is severe…
June 3, 2012 12:00 amPosted 3 years ago
That's the kind of people, that need to be in Jail!
June 3, 2012 3:51 amPosted 3 years ago
Poor Susi, what kind of thing could do this ? It,s not a Human, I say give Harsher Penalties & LOT,S OF JAIL TIME !!!!! THIS SO CALLED HUMAN IS very dangerous !!!! iF HE CAN DO THIS TO AN INNOCENT DOG WHAT WILL HE EVENTUALLY DO TO A HUMAN!!!!!!!!!! If it was my choice i would do the same to him as he did to poor Susie!!!!!!
June 3, 2012 10:39 amPosted 3 years ago
Any man who abuses a puppy like that should not be close to children. He's a danger to his wife and child.
June 3, 2012 1:02 pmPosted 3 years ago
It is so horrifying what some people do to animals. She licked his babies face???
What is so wrong with someone who can do something so appalling??? It's infuriating to know someone could inflict so much pain. And remember all… he has a kid! Is the child in danger in the future of his abuse as well?
Punishment would satisfy our anger, but what about people and other animals that cross his path in the future? It's not like he's going to jail forever.
What can be done to diminish his chances of doing something so horrendous again? I personally would much rather see this jerk get some help (anger management, therapy, medication) not so much for him but to protect others around him.
If he's capable of doing something like this when he snaps, to an innocent harmless puppy, what is he capable of when he perceives other types of so-called threats. Jail time, fines and forbidding future pet ownership isn't going to solve too much.
June 3, 2012 7:04 pmPosted 3 years ago
only a monster would beat a dog over a kiss.
June 4, 2012 2:10 pmPosted 3 years ago
What a horrible beginning for Susie. I can only imagine the cruel life she would have had to endure if she hadn't escaped. Susie is extremely lucky and from the looks of it she realizes this by exhibiting that of a happy and loyal companion to the Lawrence family. Have a wonderful long life Susie. As for LaShawn SHIThead… you'll get yours.
June 4, 2012 5:18 pmPosted 3 years ago
I just couldn't get this story out of my head and was curious to know what actually happened to the monster that did this to Susie. Not to my surprise LaShawn had been in trouble before that day in August. Then in November that same year he was charged with indecent liberty with a minor; was sentenced to a max of 1 year 6 months and is now a registered sex offender in NC. The charge of of animal cruelty was suspended along with three other felony 1 charges not related to the former charge, and given 48 months probation. What he was convicted of was **Burning Personal Property** as if Susie was just a thing; a couch, a car, a non breathing, non feeling piece of property. He was sentenced to a max of 8 months and served 7 mo 25 days. His total time spent in prison was 2 years 7months and 25 days and he was released Jan 6 2012. I doubt the courts have seen the last of LaShawn Whitehead or that he will no longer be a burden to taxpayers.
July 3, 2012 3:47 amPosted 3 years ago
When he goes to jail the guards need to tell everyone in that prison what he did, and maybe then he will get what is coming to him. What an evil SOB, he's lucky his girlfriend didn't kill him in his sleep. If he did that to my dog I would have peeled his skin off with an acetylene torch heated dull vegetable peeler, making sure to have epipens ready to jolt him back to consciousness with an adrenalin burst every time he past out from the pain.
July 6, 2012 10:03 amPosted 2 years ago
If he could do this to an innocent animal, he could do it to a person ~ perhaps a baby that annoyed him…


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I assume they have at least telephones in the rooms and such where they can be reached in case of emergencies...
why would they need telephones for that, they just pray to the guy in the sky that everything will be would itself out
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Posted 05 September 2013 - 22:48
I guess it might be a because I'm a wee bit older, but I am not tied to my phone, or to any piece of tech. In fact, I turn my phone off at night same as my computer. I walk in the park every day, sometimes with my phone listening to music, but many times not. Sometimes I walk with other people and talk with them. But I do keep my phone close by in case I do need to use it for what it was intended for.
Oh really ...
All my important friends and family have my personal cellphone number. They can get me any time day or night if they need me.
Posted 05 September 2013 - 23:05
why would they need telephones for that, they just pray to the guy in the sky that everything will be would itself out
One of the dumber things I have read all day. Are you implying that having a cellphone is the only logical option? If so, you are more closed minded than the people you seem to be trying to make fun of.
Posted 05 September 2013 - 23:17
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Erin Milligan has to surrender her cell phone to school officials before going back to college this year.
Milligan isn't being punished for violating any rules. She's just following Wyoming Catholic College's technology policy, which bans cell phones at the small liberal arts school.
And even more surprising, as someone who grew up in a generation that has never known a world without the Internet, Milligan says she likes it.
"It's a release, really, not having a cell phone," said Milligan, a 20-year-old junior from New Hampshire. "When you are no longer captivated by technology, you find your true and real self."
Also banned at Milligan's school are televisions and access to most websites in dorm rooms. Administrators allow only limited Internet connectivity throughout the campus, so students can do online research.
Before the start of each school year, Milligan and her 111 classmates at the college relinquish the devices most of their peers elsewhere use to stay constantly connected to friends, family and classmates. Student leaders lock the phones in a box in each dorm room.
Students can check them out for emergencies or if they leave campus for travel.
"We are so tech savvy these days," Milligan said. "But something that is really prevalent is our inability to genuinely communicate at a human-to-human, face-to-face level."
"We've all have the experience where you are talking to someone and their phone goes off, or their text goes off, and they stop talking to you and begin talking someone who is not there," Tonkowich said. "I'm worried about that direction in our society, where people you aren't with are more important than the people you are with."
Milligan said the students actually appreciate the freedom of being disconnected and become accustomed to the unusual policy after a few weeks at the school.
"We realize that spending too much time on a computer prohibits us from doing something that we should be doing or something that is fun," the college sophomore said. "I don't want to be someone who is just texting friends and not talking to them, and have a Facebook profile to define who I am."
"Technology is a mask and can be a deception in this world," said Milligan, who is studying to become a teacher but is also considering a life with the church. "I don't think I will be behind other people, because I will be developing something that will be dying – the ability to communicate."
The penalty for violating the technology policy is performing community service.
"We don't see this as thumbing our nose at tech and modern culture," Tonkowich said. "We're allowing a freedom and a vacation from all that so that students can work on something different: true friendship, true virtue, true study.
Wow this one of the biggest load of crap I have read in a long time! Is this coming from the same group that doesn't mind being probed and groped by the TSA as long as it makes others feel safe?
Posted 09 September 2013 - 14:45
It sounds like something out of their college brochure. Technology is just a tool, and you don't need to drop a hammer to find yourself. You just have to use it properly, for what it was intended for. People who are addicted to their cell phones are addicts just like any other addict. Put the blame were it belongs.
I guess it might be a because I'm a wee bit older, but I am not tied to my phone, or to any piece of tech. In fact, I turn my phone off at night same as my computer. I walk in the park every day, sometimes with my phone listening to music, but many times not. Sometimes I walk with other people and talk with them. But I do keep my phone close by in case I do need to use it for what it was intended for.
Watching porn before Cameron bans it all?
Posted 09 September 2013 - 16:12
That's the biggest line of BS that I've ever heard in my life.
Sorry but just because you think it is not right, it doesn't mean its a BS. It just means people live their life a little differently and have different opinions. You seems to be expecting that whole world should live just like you.
Posted 09 September 2013 - 16:20
There's one smart school. ALL schools, grade school, middle school and high schools, should do that, period. Absolutely no need for a cell phone in school.
As far as emergency contact, how do you think they did that before cell phones. You called the school and they relayed the message. Not even a big thing.
Businesses should do the same, IMO.


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Glossary of financial terms
- AER - Annual equivalent rate
Annual equivalent rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if paid and compounded each year.
The AER shows what the compound interest on an account would be if the interest was paid out each year instead of every month or over any other period. You may earn less than the AER because your money may not be deposited or invested for as long as a year.
- APR - Annual Percentage Rate
The APR is the annual rate of interest you will be charged on a loan, mortgage or credit card. You can use the APR to compare different loans, as long as you compare them over the same term, for example 3-year loans.
- Arrangement fees
The initial one-off charge made at the start of a loan by some lenders.
- ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
ATMs are often called cash machines. They are found at banks, post offices, shops, railway stations, airports and in other public places. As well as dispensing money from your account they may provide information about your bank balance and some other services.
- Balance
In banking, this means the amount of money in your bank account.
- Bank charges
Banks may charge the customer for providing some of their services. You will usually pay bank charges if you become overdrawn without agreement of the bank.
It is important that you contact the Bank as soon as possible if you become aware that you don't have enough money in your account. Bank charges and associated interest for unauthorised borrowing can be very expensive.
For many accounts, there is no charge for day-to-day services such as cash withdrawals as long as the account has a credit balance. Most banks also offer a wide range of additional services which you may have to pay for e.g. buying foreign currency or stopping cheques.
- Bank loan
Banks often lend money to customers for things such as car purchases, holidays, home improvements etc. These loans are often called personal loans. They may also lend money to business customers for lots of different purposes.
Customers firstly have to apply for a bank loan - the bank will undertake a number of checks to make sure the customer can afford the loan and if the bank is happy to lend the money, they will agree:
- An amount.
- An interest rate (a charge to the customer for borrowing the money).
- The term (number of months the customer has to pay back the money)
You must be at least 18 years old before you can have a bank loan.
- Bank statement
Your bank will send you detailed information about all your transactions in the form of a bank statement. You can see the amount of money that has been paid in or taken out, transfers between accounts, interest paid or received and any bank charges. Mini statements showing the balance and most recent transactions are available from most ATMs.
- Budget
- A financial plan that shows the money you expect to receive, and the money you expect to pay out, over a specified time.
- The amount of money you have available to spend.
- Budgeting
Putting together a financial plan that shows the money you expect to receive, and the money you expect to pay out, over a specified time.
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
This is a government tax that you must pay if you make a profit (a capital gain) of more than a certain amount in any tax year if you sell an asset such as shares or investment property.
- Cash withdrawal card
This is a plastic card that allows you to take out money from your account when you insert it into an ATM (cash machine) and key in your PIN. This card will only allow you to withdraw money up to the balance of your account or the withdrawal limit. This is the amount of cash that you can take out each day with your card depending on which account you have. Cash withdrawal cards are also called cashCARDs.
- Cheque
A cheque is a written order which instructs your bank to pay a specific amount of money from your account to another person or organisation. The bank will give you a cheque book that contains a number of blank cheques, printed with your name and account details, for you to fill in. Cheques are valid for 6 months from the date written on the cheque. Once you are 16 you can ask for a cheque book. Each book has the customer's name and account number printed on it. You can use cheques in some shops to pay for goods or services.
- Cheque book
A cheque book contains a number of blank cheques printed with your name and account details.
- Cirrus
Cirrus is a brand owned by MasterCard which is used on ATM only debit cards. Cards with the Cirrus logo can be used at ATM's worldwide to obtain cash.
- Citizens Information Board
The Citizens Information Board (CIB) offers free information and advice on a huge range of issues and problems, including personal finance. Most banks require customers who are indebted and struggling with repayments to provide a detailed income and expenditure, an accurate appraisal of their debts and an offer of what the customer believes they can afford before entering into an agreement regarding reduced repayments. In such cases Banks may direct customers to the CIB or Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) both of which can provide advice to those with debt problems.
- Compound annual rate (CAR)
CAR is a measure of the rate of return on a deposit or investment. You can use it to compare different accounts.
- Credit card
A plastic card which allows you to buy goods immediately and pay for them later. You will have an agreed limit on the amount you can borrow, and the time within which the money should be repaid (the due date). If you don't pay the total amount in full by the due date you will be charged interest on the outstanding balance. If you only make the minimum payment it could cost you more and take you longer to pay off than using alternatives e.g. loans, overdrafts.
You must be at least 18 years old before you can have a credit card.
- Credit checking
Before banks, credit card, store card and finance companies lend money they will run a credit check. This includes information to confirm the borrower's place of residence, current and past debt, and any county court judgments.
- Credit history
This is your track record in repaying loans. A credit history helps a lender to determine whether a potential borrower has a history of repaying debts in a timely fashion.
- Credit scoring
When you apply for a credit card, current account, personal loan, hire purchase agreement or mortgage, the lender will award you a score based on your credit history and on your answers to questions on the loan application form.
- Current account
A current account is an account with a bank or building society from which you can withdraw money without giving notice. You can sometimes earn interest on your money, but generally this would not be as much as you would earn with a savings account. A current account may be the best account to have if you will be paying in and withdrawing money regularly or want to set up Standing Orders or Direct Debits.
- Debit
A payment taken from your account.
- Debit card
A plastic card which allows you to pay for goods or services. If you are in a shop the cashier will insert your card into a machine and you will usually have to type in your PIN. The money is taken almost immediately from your account. You can also use your debit card as a cash withdrawal card, to withdraw money from an ATM.
- Debt
An amount of money that you owe to a person or company.
- Deposit
Money put into an account, by means of cash, cheque or an electronic transaction.
- Direct Debit
An instruction from you to your bank or building society allowing someone to take money from your account. The amount of money taken can vary, but you must be told the amounts and dates beforehand. Direct Debits allow you to pay bills automatically from your account on a regular basis.
For example, you might set up a Direct Debit with a mobile phone company, so that they regularly collect the money owing to them each month. This can be an agreed fixed amount or the full bill.
- EAR (Equivalent annual rate)
A figure quoted to help people when comparing financial products. It indicates what the rate would be if interest was compounded and paid each year. The annual equivalent rate will typically be higher than the actual annual rate calculated without compounding as many investment products are not compounded annually.
- European Central Bank (ECB)
The ECB is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the Euro. Its main task is to maintain the purchasing power of the Euro and price stability in the Euro area.
- Fraud
A crime in which people obtain money through deliberate deception of organisations or individuals.
- Gross
Gross is the interest rate paid before the deduction of tax.
- Guarantor
This is a person who agrees to pay off a loan if the borrower fails to pay.
- Interest
- An amount paid by a bank on savings placed with it.
- An amount paid to a bank on money you borrow from it.
- Interest rate
The percentage paid on all money saved or borrowed.
- Internet banking
Also known as online banking. Customers with an Internet Banking account can access their bank account through their own computer at any time. Customers can check their balance and carry out many everyday transactions.
- Joint account
These are accounts you open in the names of more than one person. Before you open a joint account, consider if the permission of all those taking part is required to make any withdrawals and what happens to the account if one of the holders dies.
- Loan Protection
This is an insurance policy which protects borrowers from falling further into financial difficulty in the event of unforeseen circumstances such as redundancy, long-term unemployment or ill health. Loan protection is usually optional and the cost of the insurance is relative to the amount borrowed.
- Loan-to-Value (LTV)
This is a percentage representing the amount owing on a mortgage compared to the market value of the property.
- Maestro
Maestro is a brand owned by MasterCard which is used on debit cards. MasterCard licences banks to issue payment cards with the Maestro brand and to enter agreements with shop owners to accept payments on Maestro branded cards.
Maestro cards are accepted in retail outlets worldwide but have limited acceptance on the internet. Maestro branded cards can also be used at ATM's to obtain cash.
- MasterCard
MasterCard is an American based publicly owned company which licences banks to issue payment cards with the MasterCard and Maestro brands. The MasterCard brand is generally used on Credit Cards. MasterCard also licences banks to enter agreements with owners to accept payment on MasterCard branded cards. MasterCard Credit Cards are widely accepted worldwide and on the internet.
- Minimum payment
The amount that a credit card company says you must pay back each month. If you make only the minimum payment each month, it will take you longer and cost you more to clear your debt, as interest just keeps accumulating.
- Mini statement
This gives you details about your most recent transactions. You can get a mini statement from an ATM (cash machine).
- Mortgages
A loan to help you buy property on condition that the company giving you the loan has certain rights, including the right to sell the property if you don't pay back the loan. You must be at least 18 years old before you can have a mortgage.
- Net
Net is the interest rate paid after the deduction of tax.
- Overdraft
An agreement with your bank to spend more money than you actually have in your account. As you are borrowing money from the bank, there can be a charge for this service. You must be 18 years or over to have an overdraft. An agreed overdraft is the limit up to which the account holder may borrow from the bank, when there are no funds in his or her current account. To minimise excess bank charges it is important that you do not exceed the limit that has been agreed with the bank.
- Payee
The person or organisation due to receive the money on a cheque - this is the person or organisation to whom a cheque is made out.
- Paying-in book
This contains a number of paying-in slips which include details to identify your bank account. You complete one each time you go to the bank to pay cash or cheques into your account.
- Pensions
Money which an individual invests to help support them after they have retired. A pension is basically a long term investment plan, where you save regular amounts or lump sums (called 'contributions') to build up a retirement fund.
Many companies offer their employees the chance to pay into a company pension scheme. This means that the employer as well as the employee pays towards an individual's retirement.
PIN stands for Personal Identification Number. This is the four-digit number that you enter into an ATM when you want to take out cash, and that you use when you pay with your chip and PIN card. Never give this number to anyone, or write it down.
- Point of sale
The location at which a transaction takes place.
- Repossession
The taking back of property by a lender from the borrower, due to a default in the payments.
- Savings account
A savings account is an account with a bank or building society in which you save money. Your money will often earn more interest in a savings account than a current account, but you may have to give notice before withdrawing money.
- Secured loan
A loan which is backed by assets belonging to the borrower in order to decrease the risk assumed by the lender. The assets may be forfeited to the lender if the borrower fails to make the necessary payments.
- Sort code
A six-digit number that identifies the branch of a bank. Every branch has its own sort code.
- Standing Order
A Standing Order moves money from your own bank account to another account. This might be to an organisation or an individual, or perhaps from your current account to your savings account. It's a fixed sum and you tell your bank when to start and stop paying it. Standing Orders are useful for making regular payments.
- Telephone banking
Customers whose accounts offer telephone banking can often have round-the-clock access to their bank account by telephone. Most everyday transactions can be carried out by telephone banking, for example, paying bills, asking for a balance, transferring money between accounts.
- Transaction fee free banking
This means that the bank will not charge the customer to run their bank accounts. (i.e. customers are not charged for services including ATM withdrawals, Standing Orders or Direct Debits). Fees or charges may apply for other associated products or services.
VAT stands for Value Added Tax. This is a government tax on the final consumption of goods and services. It is collected at every stage of production and distribution. In effect this means that anything you buy or pay for will be subject to VAT if value has been added at some point. So you will pay VAT on many goods and services, for example, for a meal in a restaurant, a repair to your computer, a CD or a travel ticket.
- Visa
Visa is an American company with a European affiliate. Visa licences banks to issue payment cards with the Visa Brand. Visa cards can be debit cards (to access bank accounts) or credit cards. Visa also licences banks to enter agreements with shops to accept Visa branded Cards.
Visa cards can also be used to obtain cash at ATM's.
Visa debit cards and credit cards are widely accepted in the UK, Ireland and worldwide as well as being widely accepted on the internet.


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Strawberry Cheese Guts Cake anyone? Nice psychedelia from HaYoung Kim
Saturated colours, thick swathes of acrylic and bug-eyed characters all feature heavily in the work of Ha Young Kim. Her vast pop-art inspired canvases take visual cues from the likes of Takashi Murakami, Roy Lichtenstein and the late, great Andy Warhol. Like her pop-art predecessors, HaYoung's work is heavy on recurring motifs, regularly interspersed with vacant genderless faces, chaotic cloud formations and bulging dismembered eyes. She also shares a penchant for thick black line work filled with vibrant colour.
The London-based South Korean graduated from the Royal Academy last year where she spent two years honing her skills with postgraduate study. Since then she's been busy making a name for herself on the London art scene, exhibiting all over the city in group and solo shows. She's already won a prestigious Jerwood Prize for her chaotic paintings and with names like Critical Face and Strawberry Cheese Guts Cake it's no wonder. We guarantee you'll be seeing an awful lot more of HaYoung's paintings over the coming years. Nice!


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So, part of our college curriculum for computer programming is to take ActionScript (similar to Java). I have already made a few games so i know my way around enough. But what i want to know, is it possible to change the x and y dimensions (size) of the cursor?
I have created my own cursor but i want to make the size of the click larger if its possible.
My created cursor
Simple enough, no biggie, but i just want the 'mouse pointer' to be bigger, lets say 50px by 50px.
If anyone knows a good resource for this or anything from personal experiences please let me know. I havent been able to locate anything in our book so im not sure if my goal is over the top or just not 'beginner'.
I'm confused. From the looks of your code, I think all you need to do is increase the scale of your movieClip that you are using as a cursor.
Do you want the cursor to be bigger for the whole browser/OS or just for over the flash window?
You want the click area larger?
Yes, the click area to be larger. Sorry, explained what i wanted in a junky way. An example is the game brick breaker, you have a ball that you need to keep hitting and it breaks bricks. The object your hitting the ball with, lets call it the paddle, looks like a rectangle. When the ball comes in contact with the paddle it gets hit, any and every part of the paddle hits the ball.
Does that example help explain what i mean?
Ah, you need to use hitTest();
Would be something like:
if ( hitTest(ball, paddle) ) {
Awesome, thanks very much. I'm going to investigate that now, seems to be exactly what i need. You every down to critique some beginner flash AS3? lol… Let me know, i would love some advice.
My syntax may be incorrect, it has been a at least a year since I coded as3.
I'm thinking it might be:
either way, it would be best to put the test on the 'ball' so if you had multiple instances each will have a test for the paddle.
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