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I have not been impressed with the exposed cam QR skewers with my tandem's wheels.
Chris King hubs and Velocity 36 rims, DT 14-15g competition spokes.
Brakes: Rear Avid BB7.
Spacing: 145 mm
I note that after I have been riding with a ~150 lb stoker the disc brakes start catching. I purchased Campy Enclosed cam QR skewers. But the skewer didn't fit the back wheel (fine on the front). I am using the Campy nut with the exposed QR skewer that came with the wheels. It works better, but even now after a long ride with my daughter (around 60 lbs), I have to loosen off the outer adjustment pad on the BB7s a few clicks. I assume the wheel has shifted slightly laterally (no other good explanation to account for the evidence).
Is there an enclosed cam QR skewer that would fit this rear wheel set up?


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Kansas lawmakers reject audit for same-sex discrimination
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A body recovered inside a motel after a shootout in Topeka that injured three federal officers has been identified as Orlando J. Collins.
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A mother is charged with aiding her son and another man in a southeast Kansas jail escape.
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A $3.7 million federal grant will allow a University of Kansas researcher to study how stress affects young children in Kansas City.
Ford Motor Co. is spending $1.6 billion to upgrade two U.S. plants for new products.
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Police arrested 54 protesters who came to voice opposition to the law late Monday as legislators returned to start their session.
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Question from a newbie who hasn't purchased a bike in a long time.
Looking to area shops to purchase a new bike Northern VA, Washington DC Area.
Wondering anyone's opinion on Citybikes (Adams Morgan), Revolutions (VA or DC), or REI (Bailey's Crossroads).
Things I'm considering are
1. attention to detail when building up the bike
2. Bike Fixes/Repairs/Tunes
3. Overall Customer service
4. Negotiating price on new bike (least concerned with)
Thanks in advance for any insight.


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Mellen v. Bunting, (4th Cir. 2003)
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Filed: April 30, 2003 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE FOURTH CIRCUITNos. 02-1215(L)(CA-01-26-6) Neil J. Mellen, et al., Plaintiffs - Appellees, versusJosiah Bunting, III, etc., Defendant - Appellant. O R D E R The court amends its opinion filed April 28, 2003, as follows:On page 16, first full paragraph, line 7 -- the wordÂNevadaÂs is corrected to read ÂNebraskaÂs.ÂOn page 17, first full paragraph, line 10 -- the word ÂNevadaÂis corrected to read ÂNebraska. For the Court - By Direction/s/ Patricia S. Connor ClerkPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444447 NEIL J. MELLEN; PAUL S. KNICK,Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOSIAH BUNTING, III, in hisindividual capacity and in hisofficial capacity as Superintendent,Virginia Military Institute,Defendant-Appellant. SPECIALTY RESEA RCH ASSOCIATES, INC.; FIRST PRINCIPLES, INC.; No. 02-1215 COALITION OF AMERICAN VETERANS,INC.; NAVAL AVIATION FOUNDATION,INC.; THE NATIONAL LEGALFOUNDATION, Amici Supporting Appellant. AMERICANS UNITED FORSEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE;ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE; THEAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE, Amici Supporting Appellees. 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444484444444444444444444444444444444444444444444447 NEIL J. MELLEN; PAUL S. KNICK,Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOSIAH BUNTING, III, in hisindividual capacity and in hisofficial capacity as Superintendent,Virginia Military Institute,Defendant-Appellee. AMERICANS UNITED FORSEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE; No. 02-1267 ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE; THEAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE, Amici Supporting Appellants. SPECIALTY RESEA RCH ASSOCIATES, INC.; FIRST PRINCIPLES, INC.;COALITION OF AMERICAN VETERANS,INC.; NAVAL AVIATION FOUNDATION,INC.; THE NATIONAL LEGALFOUNDATION, Amici Supporting Appellee. 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444448 Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Lynchburg. Norman K. Moon, District Judge. (CA-01-26-6)Argued: January 21, 2003Decided: April 28, 2003 Before KING, Circuit Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and Morton I. GREENBERG, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sitting by designation. 2Affirmed in part and vacated in part by published opinion. Judge Kingwrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge Hamilton and Senior Judge Greenberg joined. COUNSEL ARGUED: William Henry Hurd, State Solicitor, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Rebecca Kim Glenberg, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONFOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA, Richm ond, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General of Virginia, William E. Thro, Deputy State Solicitor, Maureen Riley Matsen, Deputy StateSolicitor, Alison Paige Landry, Assi stant Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Ri chmond, Virginia, for Appel- lant. Jane S. Glenn, Brian R. Jones, JONES & GLENN, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellees. Jordan W. Lorence, Benjamin W. Bull, ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND LAW CENTER, Scottsdale, Arizona,for Amicus Curiae Specialty Resear ch. Ronald D. Ray, Edna Jenelle Turner, Crestwood, Kentucky, for Amici Curiae First Principles, et al. Steven W. Fitschen, THE NAT IONAL LEGAL FOUNDATION, Vir- ginia Beach, Virginia, for Amic us Curiae Foundation. Ayesha N. Khan, Ilana R. Fisher, AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATIONOF CHURCH AND STATE, Washington, D.C.; Rosina K. Abram-son, Steven M. Freeman, Erica Br oido, Steven C. Sheinberg, Abbey Gans, ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, New York, New York; Jef-frey P. Sinensky, Kara H. Stein, THE AMERICAN JEWISH COM-MITTEE, New York, New York, for Amici Curiae AmericansUnited, et al. OPINION KING, Circuit Judge:General Josiah Bunting, III, the former Superintendent of the Vir-ginia Military Institute ("VMI"), a ppeals the district court's award of declaratory and injunctive relief, prohibiting VMI from sponsoring adaily "supper prayer." Former VMI cadets Neil Mellen and Paul 3Knick (the "Plaintiffs") have cro ss-appealed, challenging the court's award of qualified immunity to Ge neral Bunting. Because the Plain- tiffs have now graduated from VMI, their claims for declaratory andinjunctive relief are moot, and we v acate the district court's judgment insofar as it awarded such relief. In assessing the Plaintiffs' claim for damages, we agree with the district court that the supper prayer vio-lates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, but that Gen- eral Bunting is nevertheless entitled to qualified immunity. Mellen v. Bunting , 181 F. Supp. 2d 619 (W.D. Va. 2002) (the "Opinion"). I. A. VMI is a state-operated milita ry college located in Lexington, Vir- ginia. Since its founding in 1839, VMI has been funded by the Com-monwealth of Virginia and "subject to the control of the [Virginia]General Assembly." Va. Code A nn. § 23-92. Although it offers an education in the liberal arts, VMI al so strives to prepare its cadets for military service and leadership, trai ning them to be "ready as citizen- soldiers to defend their country in time of peril. " 1 Appellant's Br. at 6. To accomplish its mission, VMI utilizes an adversative method oftraining, modeled on an Englis h educational philosophy and once characteristic of military instructi on. The adversative method features physical rigor, mental stress, equa lity of treatment, little privacy, min- ute regulation of personal behavior, and inculcation of certain values. As the Supreme Court recently obser ved: "VMI constantly endeavors to instill physical and mental discipline in its cadets and impart tothem a strong moral code." United States v. Virginia , 518 U.S. 515, 520 (1996). 2 In preparing its cadets for military leadersh ip, VMI seeksAll VMI cadets are required to participate in one of the school's fourROTC programs. Approximately 40% of VMI's graduates are commis- sioned as officers in the military.Historically, a VMI education was available only to men. In United States v. Virginia , 518 U.S. 515 (1996), the Supreme Court declared this male-only admissions policy unconstitutional.to teach self-control, self-disciplin e, and the subordination of personal desires to the greater good.The adversative method involves a rigorous and punishing systemof indoctrination. As an able judge in the Western District of Virginiahas described it: "[t]he VMI experi ence is predicated on the impor- tance of creating doubt about previous beliefs and experiences inorder to create a mindset conducive to the values VMI attempts to impart." United States v. Virginia , 766 F. Supp. 1407, 1421 (W.D. Va. 1991). As part of its program of indoctrination, VMI subjects itsentering cadets (known as "rats") to a series of hazing rituals. In theirfirst year, rats are collectively rewa rded when the behavior of a single rat contributes to VMI's objectives, and they are collectively punishedwhen the behavior of a rat detracts from those objectives.The adversative method continues throughout a cadet's four-yearcareer at VMI, with submission and conformity remaining centraltenets of VMI's educational philosophy. As the Supreme Court noted,"[t]he school's graduates leave VMI with heightened comprehensionof their capacity to deal with dur ess and stress, and a large sense of accomplishment for completi ng the hazardous course." United States v. Virginia , 518 U.S. at 520. Military re gulations, etiquette, and drills pervade the VMI system. As the C ourt observed, "VMI cadets live in spartan barracks where surveillance is constant and privacy nonexis- tent; they wear uniforms, eat toge ther in the mess hall, and regularly participate in drills." Id. at 522. In some respects, VMI is more restrictive than the regular military : its rules and regulations control how cadets spend most hours of the day. For example, cadets areauthorized to leave the Post  VMI's campus in Lexington  onlyduring specific hours on specific days. B. All members of VMI's Corps of Cadets (the student body) arerequired to pay a room and board fee. This fee covers all of a cadet'smeals, which are served in the Post mess hall. 3 Although VMI servesCadets (other than rats) do not tec hnically have to eat in the mess hall, but the meals in the mess hall have been pre-paid, and a cadet's only other food options are vending machines, eating with faculty, or orderingpizza. 5supper to the Corps twice each even ing in the mess hall, nearly all cadets attend the first seating; only those who participate in athleticsor have other special circumstances can obtain authorization to attendthe second seating.The first seating begins with the "supper roll call" (the "SRC"), ini-tiated by a bugle call summoning the Corps into formation in front ofthe Barracks. After an accountability re port, the colors are struck, and the Corps marches in review past the TAC Officer (the VMI facultymember in charge) to the mess hall. First classmen (cadets in their final year) are authorized to fall out of the SRC formation before theCorps marches to the mess hall. On ce the formation reaches the mess hall, other cadets, except for the rats, may fall out. The rats are required to march into the mess hall and eat supper during the firstseating. 4 After the rats and other remaining cadets have entered the messhall, the Corps is called to atten tion, and the Regimental Commander  the senior cadet officer  presen ts the Corps to the TAC Officer. Salutes are then exchanged, and the command "REST" is given.While standing at rest, a cadet may move to a limited extent, leavinghis or her right foot in place. The daily announcements are made, andthe Cadet Chaplain then reads the s upper prayer to the assembled Corps. 5Prior to the fall of 2001 (when this lawsuit was filed), all cadets desir-ing to eat supper at the first seating were required to participate in theSRC formation, march into the mess ha ll, and listen to the supper prayer. After the suit was filed, this polic y changed somewhat, and members of the Corps (other than th e rats) were permitted to eat supper before the SRC formation, or they could fall out of formation and enter the mess hall after the supper prayer was delivered. For the purposes of the quali-fied immunity issue, we must take the facts in the light most favorable to the Plaintiffs, assuming that they were required to listen to the prayer in order to eat in the mess hall. Saucier v. Katz , 533 U.S. 194, 201 (2001).In the past, VMI sponsored a similar meal-time prayer, but theschool's administration discontinued this practice in 1990 as a result ofa decision to replace family-style di ning with cafeteria-style dining. In 1995, General Bunting assumed control of VMI. Seeking to bring astronger sense of unity to the Corps, he decided to return the Corps to a traditional SRC formation and family-style dining, including the supperprayer. Although now retired, General Bunting possessed the authorityduring his tenure at VMI over all VMI activities, including the supper prayer. 6The SRC ceremony is conducted every day except Saturday, andthe Post Chaplain, Colonel James S. Park, has composed a separate supper prayer for each day. Dependi ng on the day, the prayer begins with "Almighty God," "O God," "F ather God," "Heavenly Father," or "Sovereign God." As the district court recognized, "[e]ach day'sprayer is dedicated to giving thanks or asking for God's blessing."Opinion at 623. The court also observed that "a prayer may thank Godfor the Institute, ask for God's ble ssing on the Corps, or give thanks for the love and support of family and friends," and that "each day's prayer ends with the following i nvocation: `Now O God, we receive this food and share this meal toge ther with thanksgiving. Amen.'" Id. The Corps must remain standing and silent while the supper prayeris read, but cadets are not obliged to recite the prayer, close their eyes, or bow their heads. C. On January 23, 2001, the Pl aintiffs submitted a Permit Form to VMI's administration, requesting that cadets "be allowed to go abouttheir business in the Mess Hall during the supper prayer (in a senseof not acknowledging that the prayer is occurring)." After theirrequest was denied, the Plaintiffs wrote to General Bunting, assertingthat the supper prayer was uncons titutional. The General promptly rejected this contention, advising them that "[t]he Constitution does not prohibit our saying grace before supper. And we shall continue to do so." General Bunting also inform ed the Plaintiffs that the supper prayer "is a precious link to our heritage and an admirable practice fora school of our provenience and cultu re," and that it would continue. On May 9, 2001, Plaintiffs filed their complaint in the WesternDistrict of Virginia, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, alongwith nominal damages, costs, and attorney's fees. They alleged that the supper prayer violated the Es tablishment Clause of the First Amendment; Article I, § 16 of the Virginia Constitution; and the Vir- ginia Act for Religious Freedom, Va . Code Ann. § 57-1. After con- ducting discovery, the parties filed cross motions for summaryjudgment.On January 24, 2002, the district court entered summary judgmentin favor of the Plaintiffs, awarding them declaratory relief and enjoin-ing General Bunting from sponsoring the supper prayer. Opinion at. In its Opinion, the court ev aluated the constitutionality of the supper prayer under the test enunciated by the Supreme Court in Lemon v. Kurtzman , 403 U.S. 602 (1971), concluding that the prayer violated each of Lemon 's prongs. Opinion at 628-37. In evaluating the Plaintiffs' request for monetary damages, the court concluded that General Bunting was entitle d to qualified immunity. Id. at 637. General Bunting has appealed the court's award of declaratory andinjunctive relief, and the Plaintiffs have cross-appealed on the quali-fied immunity issue. In May of 2002, several months after the districtcourt entered its judgment, both of the Plaintiffs graduated from VMI. II. We review de novo a district court's award of summary judgment. See Canal Ins. Co. v. Distribution Servs., Inc. , 320 F.3d 488, 491 (4th Cir. 2003). Summary judgment is appropriate only when, viewing thefacts in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, there is nogenuine issue of material fact. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c); Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. , 477 U.S. 242, 247-48 (1986). When cross- motions for summary judgment are s ubmitted to a district court, each motion must be considered individua lly, and the facts relevant to each must be viewed in the light most favorable to the non-movant. Ros- signol v. Voorhaar , 316 F.3d 516, 523 (4th Cir. 2003). III. The first issue we must a ddress is whether this case has become moot because the Plaintiffs no longer attend VMI. The Constitution limits this Court's jurisdiction to the adjudication of actual cases and controversies. See U.S. Const. art. III, § 2; DeFunis v. Odegaard , 416 U.S. 312, 316 (1974) (per curiam). "[A] case is moot when the issuespresented are no longer `live' or the parties lack a legally cognizableinterest in the outcome." Powell v. McCormack , 395 U.S. 486, 496 (1969). The requirement that a case have an actual, ongoing contro-versy extends throughout the pendency of the action. See Preiser v. Newkirk , 422 U.S. 395, 401 (1975). When a case has become moot after the entry of the district court's judgment, an appellate court no 8longer has jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. See Mills v. Green , 159 U.S. 651, 653 (1895).When students challenge th e constitutionality of school policies, their claims for declaratory and injunctive relief generally become moot when they graduate. See, e.g. , Bd. of Sch. Comm'rs of Indianap- olis v. Jacobs , 420 U.S. 128, 129 (1975) (per curiam) ("[Once] all of the named plaintiffs in the action had graduated . . . a case or contro-versy no longer exists."); Cole v. Oroville Union High Sch. 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Pricing and weak ecosystems behind slow tablet sales
While the iPad continues to be a big success, the tablet market offers a harsher climate to vendors other than Apple -- and pricing strategies may be an important factor in their difficulties.
While the iPad continues to be a big success, the tablet market offers a harsher climate to vendors other than Apple -- and pricing strategies may be an important factor in their difficulties.
Amazon.com announced the launch of an e-book lending library for Kindle users, that allows Amazon Prime members to borrow books for free, as frequently as a book a month, and without due dates.
Phones and tablets loaded with the Android 4.0 operating system start arriving in stores soon, but when will existing phones get the update and wich models will be left out in the cold?
Nokia will use ST-Ericsson's dual-core NovaThor chips in future Windows Phones, the companies said on Wednesday.
Sony said Wednesday it booked a deep loss during its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30, and now expects to be in the red for the entire year, weighed down by poor sales of its TVs and the strong yen.
A tiny projector that plugs into an iPhone's docking slot and can throw a 25-inch image about a meter away has gone on sale in Japan and China.
The devastating floods in Thailand will cause a 28 percent quarter-on-quarter drop in hard disk drive (HDD) production in the fourth quarter, potentially affecting notebook production in early 2012, research firm IHS iSuppli said on Monday.
After reporting sales of 13.2 million smartphones during the third quarter, HTC is now the fourth largest smartphone vendor after having outpaced Research In Motion, according to market research company Canalys.
Canonical plans to expand its Ubuntu Linux distribution so it could be used on smartphones, tablets and other touch interface consumer electronics, said Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth.
South Korea's competition watchdog has fined 10 LCD makers a total of 195 billion won ($176 million) for allegedly holding secret meetings to keep the prices for flat screen displays artificially high.
A report on Reuters reveals that Apple has now been passed up by Samsung as the world's leading manufacturer of smartphones.
Third-quarter earnings reports from major tech vendors continued to pour in this week, confirming upbeat trends for enterprise software and emerging markets but mixed results for hardware and components.
Microsoft is now expanding the distribution of its Windows Phone 7.5 update to all eligible users, but some owners of phones including Samsung's Omnia 7 will have to wait a bit longer.
Samsung beat Apple to the top position in the smartphone market in the third quarter taking a 23.8 percent share of the global market to Apple's 14.6 percent, according to data released Friday by research firm Strategy Analytics.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
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They can be stopped, but it takes a village.
Let me take care of it. Another common and completely understandable parental response is to call the parent of the bully, explain what's going on, and try to get that parent to control the behavior. Predictably, the parent of the bully often becomes defensive and an impasse is soon reached. But even if you did persuade the bully's parent to cooperate, it probably wouldn't make much difference. The research shows that a bully's parent usually can't control their kid. Remember, bullying depends heavily on context, and bullies pick the context by getting the victim alone, or in front of bystanders who won't intervene. So it's hard to work on that context from afar, whether you're the parent of the victim or the parent of the bully.
Some parents are tempted to kick the bully's ass themselves. Taking matters into your own hands might be satisfying while it lasted (to the extent that you find pleasure and honor in beating up kids), but it's illegal and wrong, and it would probably do more harm than good. Mostly you're modeling for the bully yet another example of the strong enforcing their will on the weak in a context where adults can't intervene—because if you do it in front of adults, of course, they'll probably call the cops when you start tuning up the bully. Not only is going vigilante unlikely to work, you're likely to get into expensive trouble with the law and become an unfortunate legend at your son or daughter's school, for which they will be mocked for years to come.
Let the teacher take care of it. This is a reasonable, measured response, and involving the school is a necessary piece of a larger comprehensive response that can be effective (see below), but just calling a teacher or two is probably not going to help much. Remember, the definition of bullying is that it's taking place outside adult supervision and that any bystanders are too apathetic or intimidated to come forward—or they're implicated in the bullying themselves. As an institution governed by rules, a school can't control what it can't "see," and bullies usually develop a feel for contexts that remain invisible to the authorities—dead spots in the field of adult supervision. It's also difficult for individual teachers or administrators, busy as they already are with their official duties, to consistently go out of their way to police such dead spots. So talking to a teacher or two and insisting that the school take care of the problem, while it's a step in the right direction, probably won't solve it.
If those responses won't help, what should you do?
1) Find out what's going on. The first step is to find out whether your child is being bullied. That can be hard to do. Approximately 30 percent of victims tell no one about the bullying, and if the child tells someone it is likely to be a peer rather than you, so it's important to make a habit of asking casually about school, expressing interest in what happened during the day, and asking if anything happened that was particularly unpleasant or pleasant. You need to keep the conversation low-key and resist the standard parental impulse to move quickly to a SERE interrogation format, which will make it less likely that your child will talk about what's going on. Try to ask essay questions to promote elaboration and dialogue ("Tell me what you liked about class today") rather than true/false questions ("Did anything go wrong at school?"). During these chats, if you find yourself saying, "I want to know because I love you," then you're probably pressing too hard.
Chances are that the bullying has been going on for a while before you do find out about it, and chances are that your child will not readily volunteer information about it. There are warning signs to look for. Some are the usual ones that could indicate any of several problems: Your child is moodier and more withdrawn than usual, shows signs of anxiety about school, avoids talking about the day, has sleep problems. Some warning signs will be more specific to being bullied: returning home with cuts and bruises or torn clothes, asking for stolen or lost items to be replaced, reporting losing money you gave him for a special purpose at school.
2) Be careful not to blame the child for being bullied. As obvious as this sounds, both parents and peers are likely to treat the victim as if she brought the bullying upon herself. Yes, it is true that certain psychological characteristics (e.g., shyness), physical characteristics (e.g., something visibly out of the norm), and personality or character traits (e.g., not likely to retaliate with physical aggression) increase the likelihood of being a victim. However, the parental version can be harsh: "If you weren't so mopey all the time, nobody would pick on you." Even if it's true, the characterization is unconstructive and actively harmful. On the positive side of this, hug and comfort your child and convey how great it was for her to talk to you about an important problem.
3) Problem-solve with your child. Problem solving is a more precise term than you might think—a procedure in psychology that has been well studied. It consists of first identifying and stating the problem ("So, Jack is picking on you at recess ...") and then prompting and encouraging the identification of potential strategies or solutions ("So, what are some things you/we might do?"). One reasonable goal would be to identify two or three possible ways of handling the situation or general approaches to the problem. Bear in mind that the objective here is to reduce or eliminate the bully's opportunities to intimidate your child in a place where no adults are watching—so you can work on doing more to stay within the range of adult supervision, for instance, or to minimize exposure in unsupervised places. For each strategy, identify what its consequences might be. ("OK, one strategy is to go to the teacher. If you went to the teacher, what would happen?") Talk out each strategy and its potential results. When you have identified two or three, select together which might be the best and discuss why. This trains your child in a critical process as well as helping to identify a realistic solution that your child is likely to buy into, which increases its chance of being effective.
Problem solving with your child is very different from dispensing the solution to him. In a typical conversation about a serious problem, the parent—who has most of the experience, authority, control, and responsibility for the well-being of the family—moves to the solution right away and hands it down to the child. Problem solving teaches a different way of coping with and handling interpersonal problems. The benefits extend across time from one emergent situation to the next. If the child cannot think of a solution at first, you can pose one in an open-ended way: "What do you think about going to the teacher?" With practice, the child will generate more solutions and consequences.
4) Help mobilize an effective strategy for dealing with bullying, which means involving the entire school, including administration, teachers, and peers. There's a history to this finding. Although bullying is an enduring feature of human (and other animal) interactions, effective programs to deal with it have appeared only relatively recently. The current phase of addressing bullying began in Norway in the 1980s with a program devoted to reducing bullying in the entire country. Dan Olweus of the University of Bergen, sometimes called the "father of bullying research," developed a program that involved parents, teachers, and peers throughout Norway. The program was well-conducted, carefully evaluated in research, and significantly reduced bullying. It has been viewed as a model and adopted in other countries—including the United States, where many schools employ variants of it. The original program in Norway and its various extensions and refinements have shown reductions in bullying and anti-social behavior more generally (vandalism, theft, truancy), improved order and discipline and positive social relations at school, improved student satisfaction with school life, and fostered more positive attitudes toward school.
The program is broad in changing the climate of the school as well as carrying out concrete procedures to support elimination of bullying. Key ingredients include:
- Increasing awareness of bullying among parents, teachers, and children—with meetings to disseminate information but also special meetings as needed with parents of bullies and victims.
- Changing the school environment by giving teachers incentive and opportunity to be more supportive and involved with the students.
- Making bullying a key theme—e.g., in explicit policy, in regular class meetings with children.
- Rewriting classroom rules to convey clearly that bullying is not tolerated.
- Having the teacher keep an eye on past victims.
- Administering anonymous student questionnaires and otherwise tracking bullying—ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
- Using buttons, posters, and mailings to keep all involved and to keep the message salient.
- Using interviews with students to continue the educational process and evaluation of the program.
You can't make all that happen, not by yourself. But you can push the school community to make it happen, and schools all across the country have proved to be remarkably responsive to bullying. Sometimes it takes a public incident—a scare or even a tragedy—to mobilize the will to address bullying in a particular school community, but sometimes all it takes is an active parent or two to get the conversation started. So, even while you learn more about bullying and its prevention and problem-solve with your child to minimize the bully's effect on daily life, you can urge not only your child's teachers but also guidance counselors, the principal, and other parents to mobilize to deal with bullying on a schoolwide basis, which is the only way to truly deal with it once and for all.


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The Brandywine Valley Makes Wine, Not Brandy
Jul 8th, 2013 by Jonny & Amy
Revolutionary is a loaded term in the United States, especially in early July, but if the term can be said to have a single locus it's perhaps the nation's first capital and venue for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia. However, revolutions come in all shapes and sizes and in a variety of milieux, and nearby, South-east Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley has witnessed plenty of such: politically, in terms of fisticuffs between the rebellious colonials and the crown, and in developments that moved the country forward economically. Continue Reading »


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Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days: Review
The third film installment in the Wimpy Kid franchise is just what parents want — safe, non-violent, curse-free — but not much fun.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
(out of 4)
Starring Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn. Directed by David Bowers. 94 minutes. Opens Aug. 3 at major theatres. G
Ah, the halcyon days of our youth. And weren't summers the best time? No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks.
Not so much for young Greg Hefley, the protagonist of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film franchise, now on number 3, entitled Dog Days. No, Greg's ideal summer is playing video games all day inside while the sun beams outside. In that respect, he certainly represents an outsized (and perhaps oversized) share of the pre-teen generation.
But if Greg seems a bit too lazy to his concerned dad, it's nothing compared to Dog Days itself, which feels languorous to a fault. It's not that nothing happens — stuff does happens — it's just that it unfolds in such a somnolent manner that it's hard to imagine anyone enjoying this film with anything approaching gusto.
Wimpy Kid 3 does have some nicely reassuring elements: recurring characters from the first two films, including family and kids from school, who provide continuity along with (yawn) ennui.
Parents are going to like these films for their kids because they're so very safe. Greg and his friends are pre-pubescent, so there's no five-alarm issues around raging hormones (though Greg likes a girl in his class) or drugs or cussing or bullying.
Even some of the names of the fictional places in the film, like Plainview Terrace Country Club and Gentle Cove bespeak of a cinematic world where whatever happens is nothing to get too worked up about.
The actors seem to approach their roles with a similar lack of zeal and conviction. Greg, as played once again by Zachary Gordon, is a little short in the charisma department, though adequate. Dad, played by Steve Zahn, never misses an opportunity to open his eyes as widely as possibly as he delivers his lines, rather like someone driving late at night who is determined to keep the sandman at bay.
The situations — a visit to a crowded public pool, a Civil War re-enactment, a visit to the cottage with best friend Rowley and his ultra-square parents, a weekend camping trip — all seem rather contrived and predictable.
The laughs are as flat as everything else. Gags, like kids peeing in the pool, and pratfalls, like a collapsing tent or the family dog getting his slobbery mouth on the family's dinner, all seemed designed to cause the least offence possible.
Maybe this wimpy kid is on to something. Sitting at home playing video games would be preferable to sitting through this summer sleeper.
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Its not often at all that I comment on anything, EVER, but she's just too damn cute, I couldn't resist.
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I wonder if it would've been cuter with glasses? Hmm... the road not traveled...
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Waitaminute... nevermind, it was just my mind playing trick on me.
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"Wait for the end of the world at the end Itself" Maupiti by Madmaxx77
Maupiti Travel Guide: 38 reviews and 70 photos
Maupiti is also known as Motu One.
A motu is one of the coral formed islands that surround an atoll forming the lagoon.
Maupiti has no hotels.
I decided to spend Y2K there and was the only tourist.
You can go around the island by foot in 40 minutes.
The place was selected for soem light show "a la Jean Michel Jarre" for the end of the Millennium, but nothing happened.
One can reach Maupiti by plane (the Airport is on one of the motus around the island and can only be reached by boat - Air Tahiti includes it in the ticket) or by boat both from Bora Bora. The boat goes..er.. when it goes, or it's not broken, or they get the spare part to fix it. I recommend the boat.
Things to do in Maupiti include: relaxing on the beach, climbing the hill, playing football with the kids, eating fresh watermelon and mangoes (both free on kind gift of the locals and of mother nature respectively). You can count the mango trees ....if you have a lot of time.
As all of French Polynesia it is very expensive, but I found a room with a family for about 10 Euros. (not heavenly clean). Alternatively there is one pension (70 E) with breakfast.
The nicest thing in Maupiti happens at Xmas. They have " Noel pour tous". As for Xmas, money should not count, everyone prepares a little food and on Xmas eve all the inhabitants and the tourist(s) gather for some singing and food on the main square/ post office/ boat to airport dock/ mayor's office; those who can't bring anything ( I had no oven to bake) can just show up, it Xmas for all.
The end of the world did not happen but I was in heaven anyway.
PS: for those who cannot disconnect there is a phone boot from France Telecom on the main dock - it works and I could wish Merry Xmas to those I love.
- Pros:Isolated, friendly people
- Cons:Hard to get to/from
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TERA Closed Beta Pt 1.5 + pics!
There's not really enough time left on the clock of Closed Beta 3 left to do anything meaningful but finish out the newb zone, so I did and thought I'd spam you with some screens and observations.
The inital questing zone pretty much encompassing levels 1-10 is fairly expansive, not to mention comprehensive in its introduction to the TERA's interface. The game does a good job handwalking you through the various aspects of the mehanics while slowly ratcheting up the difficulty. Graphically, it was 100% win but you knew that going in.
Mob encounters seemed to rely heavily on, well, mobs. Literally. These normally consisted of a central leader type flanked by trash minions. By themselves, they are easily killed. Get pinned down and the damage can rack up quickly making the movment aspect of TERA absolutely critical. In away, it reminds me of Vindictus, but with more depth. That said, there's a faint sense that these group engagements are placed to artifically create the movement TERA needs to hang its action hat on.
Some of the concerns from the first part did seem founded, however, specifically in the caster and buff catagories. While some of them are handled via cone effects and AoE effects, some spells feature 'lock-on' mechanics-- Press the hotkey once, lock. Press it a second time, release heal/buff on target. Uhg. I'll be honests and admit it's not the most elegant solution I was hoping for, but realistically one of the few you can institute in a perma-mouselook environment. Still, it feels like a crowbar thrown into an otherwise smooth system; all but promising to be a pain in the ass in high intensity environments. This is probably my biggest reservation concerning gameplay, which seems to inadvertantly punish caster classes through play mechanics.
I was continually surprised at just how large the beginners zone was, taking serveral hours to complete. Questing was nothing to write home about, however, leaning on a vast majority of 'kill x of y' missions and back and forth running. The story was at least compelling, making it somewhat more bareable in nature. Mobs were quite likeable and creative in design, also helping to offset the slitting of my own wrist in boredome.
I'm still on the fence, quite frankly. It has all the hallmarks of a potential winner, but is hardly without its pitfalls. The hardware cost of entry is going to hold some people back and TERA simply hasnt seen enough saturation advertisement to make it an immeditely recognizable name, let alone having a previous iteration like Starwars or Warcraft 3 to build name brand recognition off of. When paired with the 'action' MMO element of its gameplay, it may be a tougher sell than it has to be.
Regardless of the quirky combat or lack of pedigree, time and effort went into building TERA up and that alone at least deserves consideration. I'm nto quite convinced to go all in as an early adopter yet with the pre order, but I'm definitely interested. And watching.


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Marrero man sentenced for commercial fishing violations, LDWF says
Morris pleads guilty to January incident in Plaquemines Parish
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According to a press release, Joseph Morris III pleaded guilty to selling fish without a fresh products license, failing to maintain records, taking commercial fish without a vessel license, selling gamefish illegally, selling spotted sea trout without a permit, selling spotted sea trout without a rod and reel license, taking and selling undersized spotted sea trout, possessing commercial red drum illegally and failing to comply with charter boat regulations.
Morris was ordered to pay a $2,250 fine plus court costs, serve 120 days in parish prison suspended and lost his recreational and commercial fishing privileges for two years, the release states.
Continued litigation in Jefferson Parish for additional alleged violations is pending, according to the release.
Morris also is facing a total of $8,329.68 in civil restitution for the illegally taken and possessed fish, the release states.
Agents arrested Morris on Jan. 24, 2014 after he sold spotted sea trout and red drum to undercover agents, and took agents on charter trips without a license.
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Luxembourg performs well in many measures of well-being relative to most other countries in the Better Life Index. Luxembourg ranks above the average in income and wealth, civic engagement, jobs and earnings, work-life balance, subjective well-being, health status, environmental quality, and housing, , but below average in education and skills.
Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards. In Luxembourg, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is much higher than the OECD average of USD 25 908 a year.
In terms of employment, nearly 66% of people aged 15 to 64 in Luxembourg have a paid job, slightly above the OECD employment average of 65%. Some 72% of men are in paid work, compared with 59% of women. In Luxembourg, close to 3% of employees work very long hours, less than the OECD average of 13%, with 5% of men working very long hours compared with just 2% for women.
Good education and skills are important requisites for finding a job. In Luxembourg, 78% of adults aged 25-64 have completed upper secondary education, more than the OECD average of 75%. This is truer of men than women, as 80% of men have successfully completed high-school compared with 76% of women. In terms of the quality of the education system, the average student scored 490 in reading literacy, maths and science in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), lower than the OECD average of 497. Although girls outperformed boys in many OECD countries, in Luxembourg boys scored 3 points higher than girls on average.
In terms of health, life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg is 82 years, two years higher than the OECD average of 80 years. Life expectancy for women is 84 years, compared with 79 for men. The level of atmospheric PM10 – tiny air pollutant particles small enough to enter and cause damage to the lungs – is 12.5 micrograms per cubic meter in large urban areas, considerably lower than the OECD average of 20.1 micrograms per cubic meter. Luxembourg does well in terms of water quality, as 86% of people say they are satisfied with the quality of their water, compared with an OECD average of 81%.
Concerning the public sphere, there is a strong sense of community and high levels of civic participation in Luxembourg, where 87% of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in time of need, slightly lower than the OECD average of 88%. Voter turnout, a measure of citizens' participation in the political process, was 91% during recent elections, much higher than the OECD average of 68% and one of the highest in the OECD.
In general, people in Luxembourg are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average. When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life on a scale from 0 to 10, people in Luxembourg gave it a 6.9 grade, higher than the OECD average of 6.6.
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Housing – Luxembourg expand
Key Findings
Living in satisfactory housing conditions is one of the most important aspects of people's lives. Housing is essential to meet basic needs, such as shelter, but it is not just a question of four walls and a roof. Housing should offer a place to sleep and rest where people feel safe and have privacy and personal space; somewhere they can raise a family. All of these elements help make a house a home. And of course there is the question whether people can afford adequate housing.
Housing costs take up a large share of the household budget and represent the largest single expenditure for many individuals and families, by the time you add up elements such as rent, gas, electricity, water, furniture or repairs. But in addition to housing costs it is also important to examine living conditions, such as the average number of rooms shared per person and whether households have access to basic facilities. The number of rooms in a dwelling, divided by the number of persons living there, indicates whether residents are living in crowded conditions. Overcrowded housing may have a negative impact on physical and mental health, relations with others and children's development. In addition, dense living conditions are often a sign of inadequate water and sewage supply. In Luxembourg, the average home contains 2.0 rooms per person, more than the OECD average of 1.8 rooms per person. In terms of basic facilities, 99.9% of people in Luxembourg live in dwellings with private access to an indoor flushing toilet, more than the OECD average of 97.6%.
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Key Findings
While money may not buy happiness, it is an important means to achieving higher living standards and thus greater well-being. Higher economic wealth may also improve access to quality education, health care and housing.
Household net-adjusted disposable income is the amount of money that a household earns each year after taxes and transfers. It represents the money available to a household for spending on goods or services. In Luxembourg, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is considerably higher than the OECD average of USD 25 908.
Household financial wealth is the total value of a household's financial worth, such as money or shares held in bank accounts. In Luxembourg, the average household net financial wealth per capita is estimated at USD 61 765, lower than the OECD average of USD 67 139. While the ideal measure of household wealth should also include non-financial assets (e.g. land and dwellings), such information is currently available for only a small number of OECD countries, and is not included here.
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Better Policies for Better Lives
Maintaining low income inequality
Luxembourg performs well in fighting income disparities. While several OECD countries have seen a substantial increase in income inequality since at least the mid-1980s, Luxembourg faced only a modest rise, while maintaining social cohesion in a strong growth environment. Although poverty rates have increased in Luxembourg, the change has been small and income inequality remains in the lower half of OECD countries.
Several factors are likely to have contributed to this outcome. Wage growth has been similar at all earnings levels. Also, social benefits are generous, although they should be better targeted to benefit both growth and equity.
Despite rapid overall employment growth, the rise in the overall unemployment rate points to structural problems in the labour markets. The system of automatic, legislated wage indexation may have contributed to this outcome, as indexation has been triggered four times between March 2009 and October 2012, increasing wages by almost 8% over this period. A temporary moderation of this mechanism has been put in place from 2012 to 2014, limiting up-rating to no more than 2.5% per year, so that the inflation peaks are not passed through to wages. The wage indexation system and minimum wage should be reviewed to ensure that they do not present risks to competitiveness, notably by removing downward rigidities.
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Key Findings
Having a job brings many important benefits, including: providing a source of income, improving social inclusion, fulfilling one's own aspirations, building self-esteem and developing skills and competencies. In Luxembourg, close to 66% of the working-age population aged 15 to 64 has a paid job. This figure is slightly higher than the OECD employment average of 65%. Employment rates are generally higher for individuals with a higher level of education; in Luxembourg, an estimated 83% of individuals with at least a tertiary education have a paid job, compared with an estimated 43% for those without an upper secondary education. This 40 percentage point difference is larger than the OECD average difference of 34 percentage points.
Women are still less likely than men to participate in the labour market. In Luxembourg, 59% of women have jobs. This is slightly more than the OECD average of 58% but less than the 72% employment rate of men in Luxembourg. This 13 percentage point gender difference is smaller than the 15 percentage point OECD average gap and suggests Luxembourg could further improve employment opportunities for women but has generally been successful in addressing the constraints and barriers women face accessing work.
Unemployed persons are defined as those who are not currently working but are willing to do so and actively searching for work. Long-term unemployment can have a large negative effect on feelings of well-being and self-worth and result in a loss of skills, further reducing employability. In Luxembourg, the percentage of the labour force that has been unemployed for a year or longer is currently at nearly 1.8%, lower than the OECD average of 2.8%. There is little difference on average between men and women in the OECD area when it comes to long-term unemployment. In Luxembourg, the long-term unemployment rate for men is slightly lower than for women, with respectively 1.7% and 1.9%.
The wages and other monetary benefits that come with employment are an important aspect of job quality. People in Luxembourg earn USD 56 021 per year on average, much more than the OECD average of USD 36 118 and one of the highest rates across the OECD. Not everyone earns that amount however. In all OECD countries, men still earn more than women, with an average wage gap of 15.5%. In Luxembourg, men earn 6.5% more than women. Also, whereas the top 20% of the population earn an estimated USD 71 770, the bottom 20% live on an estimated USD 33 270 per year.
Another essential factor of employment quality is job security. Workers facing a high risk of job loss are more vulnerable, especially in countries with smaller social safety nets. In Luxembourg, workers face a 4.3% chance of losing their job, lower than the OECD average of 5.4%.
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Better Policies for Better Lives
Encouraging self-employment among young people
The public-private initiative Jonk Entrepreneuren Luxembourg (Young entrepreneurs in Luxembourg) promotes entrepreneurship and self-employment as an alternative to paid employment for young people. The non-profit organisation offers tailor-made and practice-orientated training for students, supported by the private sector and the main professional chambers in Luxembourg. The project reaches students through their formal education, and annual fairs and entrepreneurship events. For example, the annual fair in 2013 was attended by 400 students from 13 schools. The project has also been successful at raising the profile and awareness about youth entrepreneurship through extensive media coverage.
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Key Findings
Humans are social creatures. The frequency of our contact with others and the quality of our personal relationships are thus crucial determinants of our well-being.
A strong social network, or community, can provide emotional support during both good and bad times as well as provide access to jobs, services and other material opportunities. In Luxembourg, 87% of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in a time of need, less than the OECD average of 88%. There is a 5 percentage point difference between men and women, as 90% of men believe they have this kind of social support, compared with 85% of women.
A weak social network can result in limited economic opportunities, a lack of contact with others, and eventually, feelings of isolation. Socially isolated individuals face difficulties integrating into society as a contributing member and fulfilling personal aspirations.
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Key Findings
A well-educated and well-trained population is essential for a country's social and economic well-being. Education plays a key role in providing individuals with the knowledge, skills and competences needed to participate effectively in society and in the economy. Having a good education greatly improves the likelihood of finding a job and earning enough money. People in Luxembourg can expect to go through 15.1 years of education between the ages of 5 and 39, much less than the OECD average of 17.7 years and one of the lowest levels in the OECD.
Graduating from upper secondary education has become increasingly important in all countries, as the skills needed in the labour market are becoming more knowledge-based. High-school graduation rates therefore provide a good indication of whether a country is preparing its students to meet the minimum requirements of the job market. In Luxembourg, 78% of adults aged 25-64 have completed upper secondary education, higher than the OECD average of 75%. This is truer of men than women, as 80% of men have successfully completed high-school compared with 76% of women. This 4 percentage point difference is higher than the OECD average of 1 percentage point and suggests women's participation in secondary education could be strengthened. This is also true at the university level. Although in most OECD countries women are more likely to complete a tertiary or university degree than men, in Luxembourg, more men complete tertiary education than women, at 42% and 39% respectively.
But graduation rates, while important, speak little to the quality of education received. The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reviews the extent to which students have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in modern societies. In 2012, PISA focused on examining students' reading ability, skills in maths and level in sciences, as research shows that these skills are more reliable predictors of economic and social well-being than the number of years spent in school.
The average student in Luxembourg scored 490 in reading literacy, maths and sciences, lower than the OECD average of 497. Although girls outperformed boys in many OECD countries, in Luxembourg boys scored 3 points higher than girls on average.
The best-performing school systems manage to provide high-quality education to all students. In Luxembourg, the average difference in results, between the students with the highest socio-economic background and the students with the lowest socio-economic background is 121 points, much higher than the OECD average of 96 points and one of the largest gaps amongst OECD countries. This suggests the school system in Luxembourg does not provide equal access to high-quality education.
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Key Findings
The quality of our local living environment has a direct impact on our health and well-being.
Outdoor air pollution is one important environmental issue that directly affects the quality of people's lives. Despite national and international interventions and decreases in major pollutant emissions, the health impacts of urban air pollution continue to worsen, with air pollution set to become the top environmental cause of premature mortality globally by 2050. Air pollution in urban centres, often caused by transport and the use of small-scale burning of wood or coal, is linked to a range of health problems, from minor eye irritation to upper respiratory symptoms in the short-term and chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma, cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer in the long-term. Children and the elderly may be particularly vulnerable.
PM10 – tiny particulate matter small enough to be inhaled into the deepest part of the lung – is monitored in OECD countries because it can harm human health and reduce life expectancy. In Luxembourg, PM10 levels in urban areas are 12.5 micrograms per cubic meter, much lower than the OECD average of 20.1 micrograms per cubic meter and the annual guideline limit of 20 micrograms per cubic meter set by the World Health Organization.
Access to clean water is fundamental to human well-being. Despite significant progress in OECD countries in reducing water pollution, improvements in freshwater quality are not always easy to discern. In Luxembourg, 86% of people say they are satisfied with water quality, higher than the OECD average of 81%.
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Key Findings
Trust in government is essential for social cohesion and well-being. High voter turnout is a measure of citizens' participation in the political process. In the most recent elections for which data are available, voter turnout in Luxembourg was 91% of those registered. This figure is one of the highest in the OECD, where average turnout is 68%.
In general, women are in the minority among elected representatives and although their number has slightly increased in the last decade, it is still well below parity. In Luxembourg, 28% of the seats in national parliament are held by women, in line with the OECD average.
Ensuring that government decision making is not compromised by conflicts of interest is key to maintaining trust in government. Transparency is therefore essential to hold government to account and to maintain confidence in public institutions.
Freedom of information laws (FOI) – also referred to as access to information laws – are one of these fundamental pillars of open government. Freedom of information laws (FOI) allow the possibility for individuals to access undisclosed information. For such policies to be successful, the public should have a clear understanding of their rights under the law, should be able to file requests with ease and should be protected against any possible retaliation. Luxembourg is currently drafting a law on access to information.
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Key Findings
Most OECD countries have enjoyed large gains in life expectancy over the past decades, thanks to improvements in living conditions, public health interventions and progress in medical care. Since 1960, life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg increased by more than 11 years. Life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg now stands at 82 years, two year above the OECD average of 80 years. Life expectancy for women is 84 years, compared with 80 years for men, close to the OECD average gender gap of five years with a life expectancy of 82 years for women and 77 for men. Higher life expectancy is generally associated with higher health care spending per person, although many other factors have an impact on life expectancy (such as living standards, lifestyles, education and environmental factors).
When asked, "How is your health in general?" 72% of people in Luxembourg reported to be in good health, more than the OECD average of 68%. Despite the subjective nature of this question, answers have been found to be a good predictor of people's future health care use. Gender, age and social status may affect answers to this question. On average in OECD countries, men are more likely to report good health than women, with an average of 70% for men and 66% for women. In Luxembourg, the average is of 74% for men and 70% for women. Not surprisingly, older people report poorer health, as do those who are unemployed, or who have less education or income. About 80% of adults with a disposable income in the top 20% in Luxembourg rate their health as "good" or "very good", compared to about 67% for those with a disposable income in the bottom 20%.
Better Policies for Better Lives
Monitoring standards in long-term care
The Luxembourg government sets minimum standards for structural and organisational quality for residential care providers.
The government has also set up a quality commission to regulate the provision of services under long-term care insurance, with qualification standards and guidelines for good practices. There are follow-up visits to evaluate if providers meet the framework. Compliance with the contractual agreement is checked at least one a year.
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Key Findings
Happiness or subjective well-being can be measured in terms of life satisfaction, the presence of positive experiences and feelings, and the absence of negative experiences and feelings. Such measures, while subjective, are a useful complement to objective data to compare the quality of life across countries.
Life satisfaction measures how people evaluate their life as a whole rather than their current feelings. When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life on a scale from 0 to 10, people in Luxembourg gave it a 6.9 grade, higher than the OECD average of 6.6.
There is little difference in life satisfaction levels between men and women across OECD countries. This is true in Luxembourg, where both men and women gave their life a 6.9.When considering people's education level, however, there is a clear difference in life satisfaction levels in many OECD countries. Whereas people who have only completed primary education in Luxembourg have a life satisfaction level of 6.6, this score reaches 7.4 for people with tertiary education.
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Key Findings
Personal security is a core element for the well-being of individuals, and includes the risks of people being physically assaulted or falling victim to other types of crime. Across the OECD, assault rates have generally declined in the past five years. In Luxembourg, almost 4.3% of people reported falling victim to assault over the previous 12 months, more than the OECD average of 3.9%. There is little difference between men and women in assault rates, at respectively 4.7% and 3.9%.
The homicide rate (the number of murders per 100 000 inhabitants) is a more reliable measure of a country's safety level because, unlike other crimes, murders are usually always reported to the police. According to the latest OECD data, Luxembourg's homicide rate is 0.4, much lower than the OECD average of 4.0. In Luxembourg, the homicide rate for men is 0.8 compared to zero for women.
However, while men are at a greater risk of being victims of assault and violent crime, women report lower feelings of security than men. This has been explained by a greater fear of sexual attacks, the feeling they must also protect their children and their concern that they may be seen as partially responsible.
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Key Findings
Finding a suitable balance between work and life is a challenge for all workers, especially working parents. The ability to successfully combine work, family commitments and personal life is important for the well-being of all members in a household. Governments can help to address the issue by encouraging supportive and flexible working practices, making it easier for parents to strike a better balance between work and home life.
An important aspect of work-life balance is the amount of time a person spends at work. Evidence suggests that long work hours may impair personal health, jeopardise safety and increase stress. The share of employees working 50 hours or more per week is not very large across OECD countries. In Luxembourg, some 3% of employees work very long hours, less than the OECD average of 13%. Overall, more men work very long hours; in Luxembourg 5% of men work very long hours, compared with 2% for women.


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- Oct 6:
- Kiszla: Broncos, led by Peyton Manning, are the new America's Team
- Julius Thomas, former hoops star, jumping through hoops for Broncos
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Demaryius or Dez. Dez or Demaryius.
The Broncos needed to choose.
The 2010 NFL draft was approaching, and the Broncos wanted to rebuild their receiving core. Dez Bryant was a troubled but ultratalented prospect from Oklahoma State. Demaryius Thomas had a broken foot and when last seen healthy was a fly route runner from the option offense of Georgia Tech.
The Broncos visited first with Bryant at Dove Valley, then Thomas a couple of days before the draft in Atlanta.
It was Brandon Marshall who broke the tie.
Marshall was coming off three consecutive 100-catch seasons but was also a headache. The Broncos had just traded away Marshall because he wanted out and they were tired of him, anyway. But the team could hardly tell its fans Marshall had to go because he was trouble, only to draft the problem child that was Bryant.
And so with their No. 22 overall pick, the Broncos took a chance on the kid with the broken foot. Bryant dropped to No. 24, where he was taken by the Dallas Cowboys.
Demaryius and the Broncos will play Dallas and Dez on Sunday at the opulent, sports palace known as AT&T Stadium.
"Oh, man, I'm blessed to be here," Thomas said Friday at his locker. "Blessed. Great organization. This is a great place."
Thomas' background also raised eyebrows. His mom and his grandma had been imprisoned on drug charges since he was young. But his was a story of overcoming adversity, thanks in large part to the aunt and uncle who raised him.
At Georgia Tech, Thomas basically ran two routes — the "go" and the "hitch." Maybe, he would mix in the hitch-and-go. He didn't catch many, but when he did, they went for big yards.
Then-Broncos coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Brian Xanders were with Thomas in his agent Todd France's conference room. McDaniels would draw up a play on a whiteboard. Explain it. Zebra 11 was one running back, one tailback. Thomas would be in the "Z" receiver position.
Erase it. Draw up another play. Cadet 11 might have Thomas in the slot. Erase it.
After four or five plays, Thomas was sent up to the board. He was told a play McDaniels had diagrammed, and he'd have to draw it up with the correct formation and personnel sets.
He aced it.
"I remember McDaniels telling me that," Thomas said. "I think it helped me, because everybody was worried I didn't know many routes coming out of college. That showed that I can catch on to stuff fast."
Dez is the best receiver on America's Team. Demaryius is the most lethal weapon for arguably the NFL's best team.
In the third round of that draft, the Broncos took another receiver with a broken foot, Eric Decker. They went into the draft trying to decide between Dez and Demaryius.
They came out with Demaryius and Deck.
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1. Browns: Return of WR Josh Gordon coincided with offensive surge. Averaged 8.0 points in two losses, 28.3 in next three wins.
2. Titans: QB Jake Locker was playing steady, but their defense had been carrying them anyhow. Ryan Fitzpatrick is a capable backup.
3. Colts: Have gone 2-0 by margins of 20, 34 points since acquiring RB Trent Richardson. A deal that worked for both sides.
1. Falcons: Reminds me of the San Diego Chargers from 2004-10 — lots of star power but not tough enough up front on either side.
2. Texans: Matt Schaub's pick-six skid has got to end.
3. Eagles: After getting blown out by the Broncos, Philly media detected some quit in Chip Kelly's men.


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