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Way to go Timber! That is a nice collection.
Thanks for the comments, I plan on giving archey tackle a try this year, I haven't commited to that before for Mule deer. I am one more year away from the rifle tag I want. Archery is OTC for muleys in most areas of Oregon too. I haven't put the effort into it due to the fact that the time of year that I bow hunt elk. But I have come to the conclusion that I need to focus on the Muley hunting if I want to get it done. If a few more years go by without success, I may have to broaden my horizons. MT could very well be in my future!
Way to go Timber! That is a nice collection.
Looks like I've yet to add my 2011 blackies to the thread!
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I don't get tired of seeing them, BSA!
Very nice..........BSA
Nice Blackies BSA
Man, those are some nice Blacktails. I just moved to Washington State from Missouri, and finding a dear with any kind of size to it has been TOUGH. Lots of little tiny forkies and that is all I saw last year. I'm on a STEEP learning curve, that is for sure.
It is good to know they are out there... somewhere. Good job all.
Real nice pics guys. Thanks!
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For blood donations, summer is a time of need
Published: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 8:27 p.m.
Karen Tate reclined in a chair at OneBlood bank on First Avenue and remembered her father, who died 10 years ago of leukemia at age 72.
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• The blood is separated into transfusable components — red cells, plasma, platelets and/or cryoprecipitated AHF.
• It usually takes about an hour for the process, though the actual donation takes about 8-10 minutes.
• You are eligible to donate whole blood every 56 days.
• An apheresis machine collects platelets and some plasma and returns red cells and most of the plasma back to the donor.
• Platelets are a vital element of cancer and organ transplant treatments, as well as massive blood loss during surgery.
• A single donation of platelets can constitute at least one transfusable unit. It takes about four whole blood donations for the same amount of platelets.
• The donation takes approximately 1.5 to 2.5 hours to complete.
• Plasma is collected simultaneously with a platelet donation.
• Apheresis machine separates the plasma, red cells and platelets and returns the red cells and/or platelets to the donor.
• The donation takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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• An apheresis machine collects the red cells and returns most of the plasma and platelets to the donor.
• Red cells are the most transfused blood component and certain blood types are often in short supply.
• Donors must meet higher hemoglobin and body height/weight requirements to give a double red cell donation.
• Double red cell donations take approximately 30 minutes longer than a whole blood donation.
• Donors are eligible to give double red cells every 112 days.
Tate decided to start giving platelets, which are matched with cancer patients within five days, because of how much it helped her ailing father.
"My dad had leukemia, and platelets helped extend his life by seven years," said Tate, 60, of Anthony. "I wanted to do something, so I decided to give back."
She was one of three women at OneBlood bank — formerly Florida's Blood Centers — on Wednesday giving platelets. Down the road at Walmart on Silver Springs, people were also stopping at OneBlood's "Big Red Bus" to donate.
Area blood banks are happy to get every drop of blood — whole blood, plasma and platelets — over the summer, one of the slowest donation periods of the year.
Summer is when blood banks see donations drop about 10 percent, OneBlood branch manager Scott Lockhart said.
Officials say several factors make summer a bad time for donations. Winter residents have returned to their northern homes, and students are out for the summer break.
Tom Davis of Lifesouth Community Blood Centers of Central Florida said high school and college students are among blood banks' biggest donors.
Davis, Lifesouth's district community development coordinator, said the need for blood also becomes critical again during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
"People are traveling and the need goes up," Davis said, adding that more vehicle accidents and other emergencies occur during the summer vacation season. "And that's when we see donations drop."
On Monday, Lifesouth launched its "Bleed-A-Thon" drive in hopes of collecting 2,013 pints of blood by next Thursday, which is Independence Day.
LifeSouth is the sole blood provider for the Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center, Shands Trauma Center and Shands Hospital, all located in Gainesville. Lifesouth has recently become the secondary supplier to Ocala Regional.
OneBlood distributes locally to Munroe and Ocala regional medical centers, as well as the Timberidge and West Marion facilities.
OneBlood spokesman Pat Michaels agreed the summer months — May through August — are critical for blood banks.
Michaels said OneBlood's motto is "Share Your Power" and that focuses on the need of donors to know their blood types.
"That's what we mean by sharing the power of your blood type, so we at the blood center can target your type to a patient," Michaels said.
He noted that one type, O negative, is most needed in traumas or emergencies where a patient's blood type is unknown.
"O negative can be transfused into most patients without any reaction and is uniquely valuable in emergencies," Michaels noted.
Back at OneBlood's facility, Virginia Bush, 78, has given so many platelets in the past 13 years she is about to become a member of the 40-gallon club. On Wednesday, she sat back in a chair for about two hours while an apheresis machine collected platelets.
She was visiting the Big Red Bus in Spruce Creek Preserve on State Road 200, where she lives, in about 2000 when she learned of the platelet program.
"I thought it was something I wanted to do," the jovial 78-year-old said. "I come every two weeks."
Kathy Hunt, 66, of Ocala, said giving blood "can give life to someone else."
OneBlood employee Priscilla Whitaker calls giving blood an "oil change to the body." She said the recipient is not the only one who is thankful for the blood donation.
"The family is also grateful for the people who took the time to give," she noted.
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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins will not renew the
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U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 - Vanuatu
|United States Department of State
|Publication Date
|8 March 2006
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|United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 - Vanuatu , 8 March 2006, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4418219425.html [accessed 31 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
March 8, 2006
Vanuatu is a multiparty parliamentary democracy with a population of approximately 206 thousand. The constitution provides for parliamentary elections based on universal suffrage every four years. The 52-member Parliament elects the prime minister as the head of government. An electoral college composed of the members of Parliament (MPs) and the chairmen of the country's six provincial government councils elects the president as the head of state for a five-year term. The latter's powers are largely ceremonial. The Council of Chiefs provides recommendations on matters relating to custom and traditional practices. The most recent elections, held in July 2004, were considered generally free and fair. A coalition government was formed, but in December 2004 Parliament ousted Prime Minister Serge Vohor of the Union of Moderate Parties and elected Ham Lini of the National United Party to replace him. Lini's government, an eight-party coalition, enjoyed a rare period of political stability during the year. The civilian authorities generally maintained effective control of the security forces; however, police officials on occasion have acted peremptorily or at the direction of senior politicians.
The government generally respected the human rights of its citizens; however, there were problems in some areas. The following human rights problems were reported:
- poor prison conditions
- arrests without warrants
- an extremely slow judicial process
- government corruption
- violence and discrimination against women
1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
There were no reports that the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The law prohibits such practices, and there were no reports that government officials employed them.
Prison and Detention Center Conditions
Prison conditions were poor at both the small, dilapidated central prison in Port Vila and the prison in Luganville, where conditions generally were regarded as worse than in Port Vila. Security at both facilities also was poor, and there were frequent prisoner escapes. The secretary of the Public Service Commission reported a sizable increase in the prison population compared with the previous year, resulting in serious overcrowding. In December the government released 52 prisoners, citing poor prison sanitation and overcrowding as the reasons for the release. Pretrial detainees usually were held in the police lockup rather than the prison. Persons deemed mentally unfit to stand trial were housed with the general prison population. During the year foreign governments pledged financial assistance for prison improvements, but little progress was made by year's end.
The government permits prison visits by independent human rights observers.
d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention
The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observed these provisions.
Role of the Police and Security Apparatus
The commissioner of police heads the police force of approximately 600 officers, including approximately 200 members of the Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), a paramilitary unit with responsibility for responding to both internal and external security threats or other situations requiring the use of force. The Police Services Commission administers the employment of all police officers and selects the commissioner. The police generally were considered effective but were hampered by a lack of resources and by internal rivalries. Corruption and impunity were not major problems; however, there were some instances of corruption, and there have been some instances in which police have acted without proper authorization at the behest of politicians.
In September 2004 the chairman of the Police Services Commission was removed and the police commissioner and VMF commander were suspended after the police reportedly attempted to arrest the prime minister in connection with a contempt of court charge. During the year a court overturned the VMF commander's suspension; he was reinstated but reassigned to a different position.
Arrest and Detention
A warrant issued by a court is required for an arrest; however, police made a small number of arrests without warrants during the year. The constitutional provision that suspects must be informed of the charges against them generally was observed in practice.
A system of bail operated effectively; however, some persons not granted bail spent lengthy periods in pretrial detention due to judicial inefficiency. Judges, prosecutors, and police complained about large case backlogs due to a lack of resources and limited numbers of qualified judges and prosecutors. Years can pass before a case is brought to trial. Detainees were allowed prompt access to counsel and family members. There is a public defender's office that provides counsel to indigent defendants.
There were no reports of political detainees.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The law provides for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected this provision in practice. Relations between the executive and the judiciary improved during the year.
Magistrates' courts deal with most routine legal matters. There also are island courts at the local level, with limited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. The Supreme Court, an intermediate-level court, has unlimited jurisdiction over criminal and civil matters and considers appeals from the magistrates' courts. The president appoints the chief justice of the Supreme Court after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition; the three other justices are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Services Commission. The Appeals Court is the highest appellate court. It comprises at least three judges, including at least two judges from the Supreme Court, and often includes senior judges from other common-law countries in the region. Judges cannot be removed without cause.
Trial Procedures
The law provides for the right to a fair trial, and an independent judiciary generally enforced this right. However, the judiciary was relatively weak and inefficient, and some defendants spent extended periods in pretrial detention as a result (see section 1.d.). The judicial system is derived from British common law. Judges conduct trials and render verdicts; there are no juries. The courts uphold constitutional provisions for a fair public trial, a presumption of innocence until guilt is proven, a prohibition against double jeopardy, a right to judicial determination of the validity of arrest or detention, a right to question witnesses, and a right of appeal to a higher court.
Political Prisoners
There were no reports of political prisoners.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
The law prohibits such actions, and the government generally respected these prohibitions in practice.
2. Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
The law provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and the government generally respected these rights in practice. Unlike the previous government in the prior year, the Lini government did not restrict appearances by opposition parliamentarians on government-owned radio and television stations.
The government controlled the country's one AM and one FM radio station and a limited-service television station that broadcast only to the capital of Port Vila and the second-largest city, Luganville. Access to international news and information also was available through private subscription satellite television service. There was one independent daily newspaper and two privately owned semiweekly newspapers. During the year most international correspondents, government-owned media, and the independent press reported criticisms of political leaders freely and apparently without hindrance. However, at times some individual politicians and their supporters have attempted to intimidate the media, although with no apparent effect.
There were no government restrictions on the Internet or academic freedom.
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
The law provides for freedom of assembly and association, and the government generally respected these rights in practice. However, in September the government denied a request by the National Workers Union for a permit to demonstrate against the firing of 26 Air Vanuatu employees (see section 6.b.). The government reportedly cited concern that the demonstration would disturb the peace in advance of local elections scheduled for October; the union criticized the government's decision.
c. Freedom of Religion
The law provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respected this right in practice. The government provided some financial assistance for the construction of churches affiliated with member denominations of the Vanuatu Christian Council, provided grants to church-operated schools, and paid teachers' salaries at church-operated schools in existence since the country's independence in 1980. These benefits were not available to non-Christian religious organizations. Government schools also scheduled weekly religious education classes conducted by representatives of Council churches. Students whose parents did not wish them to attend the classes were excused. Non-Christian religions were not permitted to give religious instruction in public schools.
Societal Abuses and Discrimination
The country's Jewish community was limited to a few expatriates, and there were no reports of anti-Semitic acts.
For a more detailed discussion, see the 2005 International Religious Freedom Report.
d. Freedom of Movement within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation
The law provides for these rights, and the government generally respected them in practice.
The law does not address forced exile, but the government did not employ it.
Protection of Refugees
The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status in accordance with the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 protocol, and the government has not established a system for providing protection to refugees. There were no refugee or asylum cases reported during the year. The government had no association with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
3. Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The law provides citizens the right to change their government peacefully, and citizens exercised this right in practice through periodic, free, and fair elections held on the basis of universal suffrage.
Elections and Political Participation
National parliamentary elections were last held in July 2004 and were considered generally free and fair. During the year no further action was taken against alleged participants in the burning of several ballot boxes on the island of Tanna during the elections. Parliamentary majorities have been unstable, with frequent motions for votes of no confidence in the government. In October 2004 Parliament passed proposed amendments to the constitution that, among other things, would bar no-confidence motions in the first and last years of a parliament's four-year term. As of year's end the government had not held the required national referendum on ratification and had not indicated an intention to do so.
Traditional attitudes regarding male dominance and customary familial roles hampered women's participation in economic and political life. There were 2 women in the 52-member Parliament. There was one woman in the cabinet.
There were at least two members of minorities (non-Melanesians) in Parliament, one of whom was in the cabinet.
Government Corruption and Transparency
Government corruption was a problem. Prime Minister Lini appointed as his minister of agriculture a former prime minister who was convicted of forgery in 2002 and sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment; he was released several months later, after the then president pardoned him on medical grounds, and was reelected to Parliament. The law provides for the appointment of public servants on the basis of merit; however, in practice political interference at times has hampered the effective operation of the civil service. At year's end several officials from the Vanuatu Maritime Authority were awaiting trial on charges of criminal conspiracy for alleged mishandling of the awarding of licenses and contracts.
No law provides for public access to government information. In practice governmental response to requests for information from the media has been mixed.
4. Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
A number of domestic and international human rights groups operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. Government officials tolerated their views.
The president appoints a government ombudsman to a five-year term in consultation with other political leaders. The law requires that the Public Service Commission, not the ombudsman, appoint members of the ombudsman's staff and authorizes the presence of legal counsel during interviews with the ombudsman. Since its establishment, the ombudsman's office has issued a number of reports critical of government institutions and officials. During the year the president appointed a widely respected lawyer as the new ombudsman.
5. Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, place of origin, religious or traditional beliefs, political opinion, language, or sex; however, women remained victims of discrimination in the tradition-based society.
Violence against women, particularly domestic violence, was common, although no accurate statistics exist. There are no specific laws against domestic violence; courts occasionally prosecuted offenders using common law assault as a basis for prosecution. Under a 2002 revision of the civil procedure rules, magistrates have the authority to issue domestic violence protection orders. However, most cases of violence against women, including rape, went unreported because women, particularly in rural areas, were ignorant of their rights or feared further abuse. Although rape is a crime, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, spousal rape is not cited specifically in the law, and police frequently were reluctant to intervene in what were considered domestic matters. There were no government programs to address domestic violence, and media attention to the abuse was limited. Churches and other NGOs ran facilities for abused women. NGOs such as the National Council of Women and the Vanuatu Women's Center also played an important role in educating the public about domestic violence.
Prostitution is illegal and was not regarded as a serious problem. Although there is no law against sex tourism, none was reported. Sexual harassment is not illegal and was a problem. During the year a high-ranking chief made widely publicized statements against sexual harassment.
While women have equal rights under the law, they are only slowly emerging from a traditional culture characterized by male dominance, a general reluctance to educate women, and a widespread belief that women should devote themselves primarily to childbearing. The majority of women entered into marriage through "bride-price payment," a practice that encouraged men to view women as property. Women also were barred by tradition from land ownership. Many female leaders viewed village chiefs as major obstacles to social, political, and economic rights for women. Women interested in running for public office received encouragement and help from the NGO Vanuatu Women in Politics.
Access to education was limited, and school attendance was not compulsory. Less than 35 percent of all children advanced beyond elementary school due to a shortage of schools and teachers beyond grade six. Boys tended to receive more education than girls. Although attendance rates were similar in the early primary grades (approximately 79 percent for boys and 78 percent for girls), fewer girls advanced to the higher grades. A significant portion of the population, perhaps as high as 50 percent, was functionally illiterate. Medical services were free, and there was an immunization program; however, the government had few resources for medical care, particularly in outlying provinces where there were no hospitals.
Child abuse was not believed to be extensive; however, the government did little to combat the problem. NGOs and law enforcement agencies reported increased complaints of incest and rape of children in recent years, but no statistics were available. Children generally were protected within the traditional extended family system. Members of the extended family played an active role in a child's development. Virtually no children were homeless or abandoned.
The legal age for marriage is 21, although boys between 18 and 21 and girls between 16 and 21 may marry with parental permission. In practice, in rural areas and some outer islands, some children married at younger ages.
Trafficking in Persons
The law does not prohibit specifically trafficking in persons; however, there were no reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country.
Persons with Disabilities
There was no governmental or national policy on persons with disabilities and no legislation mandating access to buildings for them. There were no special programs to assist persons with disabilities. Their protection and care was left to the traditional extended family and to voluntary NGOs. Due to high rates of unemployment, there were few jobs available for persons with disabilities. Persons with mental illness generally did not receive specialized care; they usually were attended by members of their extended families.
National/Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Most of the population is Melanesian. Small minorities of Chinese, Fijians, Vietnamese, Tongans, and Europeans generally were concentrated in two towns and on a few plantations. Most of the land belongs to indigenous tribes and cannot be sold, although it sometimes was leased to others. Within the limits of this system of land tenure, there generally were no reports of discrimination against ethnic minorities; however, only indigenous farmers can legally grow kava, a native herb, for export.
6. Worker Rights
a. The Right of Association
The law provides all workers with the right to organize and join unions, and workers exercised this right in practice. Approximately 25 thousand persons participated in the formal economy as wage earners. Combined union membership in the private and public sectors was approximately one thousand. The five existing trade unions are independent of the government. They are grouped under an umbrella organization, the Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions. The high percentage of the population still engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing precluded extensive union activity. Unions require government permission to affiliate with international labor federations. The government has not denied any union such permission.
b. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively
Unions exercise the right to organize and bargain collectively. They negotiate wages and conditions directly with management. If the two sides cannot agree, the matter is referred to a three-member arbitration board appointed by the minister of home affairs. The board consists of one representative from organized labor, one from management, and the senior magistrate of the Magistrate's Court. While a dispute is before the board, labor may not strike and management may not dismiss union employees. However, unions and management generally reached agreement on wages without arbitration.
In August employees of Air Vanuatu held a one-day strike to protest proposed layoffs. Police refused to issue a demonstration permit to the National Workers Union, which sought to march in support of the Air Vanuatu workers. In September the airline dismissed 26 employees. In November the National Workers Union alleged that on November 28, police and VMF members threatened union members who were picketing outside the Port Vila airport to protest lack of progress in resolving the dispute between Air Vanuatu employees and the carrier. According to the union, the picketers were warned that they would lose their jobs if they did not stop their protest and return to work. Air Vanuatu denied the union's allegations and asserted that the authorities were brought in only to ensure normal operations at the airport. At year's end the unresolved labor dispute was under review by an arbitration panel.
Complaints of antiunion discrimination are referred to the Department of Labor; however, none were reported during the year.
While the law does not require union recognition, it prohibits antiunion discrimination once a union is recognized. The law prohibits retaliation for legal strikes. In the case of private-sector employees, complaints of violations would be referred to the Department of Labor for conciliation and arbitration. In the public sector, the Public Service Commission would handle complaints of violations. Unions are required by law to give 30 days' notice of intent to strike and to provide a list of the names of potential strikers.
There are no export processing zones.
c. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
The law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred.
d. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for Employment
The law prohibits children under age 12 from working outside of family-owned agricultural production, where many children assisted their parents. The employment of children from 12 to 18 years of age was restricted by occupational category and conditions of labor, including employment in the shipping industry and nighttime employment. The Department of Labor effectively enforced these laws.
e. Acceptable Conditions of Work
The Department of Labor effectively enforced a legislated minimum wage. In September Parliament set the minimum wage at $179 (20 thousand vatu) per month, a substantial increase from the $143 (16 thousand vatu) rate in place since 1995. The minimum wage did not provide a decent standard of living for an urban worker and family. However, most families were not dependent solely on wages for their livelihood, supplementing incomes through subsistence farming. Various laws regulated benefits such as sick leave, annual vacations, and other conditions of employment, such as a 44-hour maximum workweek that included at least one 24-hour rest period. The Employment Act, enforced by the Department of Labor, includes provisions for safety standards. Workers have the right to remove themselves from dangerous work situations without jeopardy to their continued employment. However, the safety and health law was inadequate to protect workers engaged in logging, agriculture, construction, and manufacturing, and the single inspector attached to the Department of Labor could not enforce the law fully. Laws on working conditions and safety standards apply equally to foreign workers and citizens.


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I'm thinking of trying some isometric art.
I realized though, that I didn't have isometric graph paper. Of course there are places to buy it, and free places that make pdfs online. But I'm a goof and want everything to work at any scale/size I work with including massive 30000x15000 maps I fiddle with.
I couldn't find an easier way to do this, but thought I'd share the resource now that I've done it.
Here is a link to a .psd file http://www.mediafire.com/?5ehyuur8jdu468y).
For those not knowing how to use:
1. Open file.
2. Select the top layer (turn off the bottom layer if you don't want a white background)
3. Hit Ctrl-A
4. Under edit, make a pattern.
Now in any file you want, you can make a pattern layer, use this pattern scaled as you need it, and have isometric grid (transparent, or white b/g) fill the entire page instantly
Here's a 100% crop of a 30000x30000 (http://i.imgur.com/ekYsT.png) page that I used it on. It took about 10 seconds to apply, so much faster than other methods I've thought about, including making a massive overlay (which would be easy now, as well).
If there's an easier way to do this in PS (or Illustrator), please let me know. (And if this post type is forbidden here, let me know too).
Edit: if you have any feedback (problems?) let me know....and any online references you can recommend are appreciated.
I'm hoping it's useful to a few people! Probably cheaper to print your own than to buy it too!
I've never thought of doing this before, but realize now what a time saver this method could be.
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Feature Story: The Sequential Intercept Model
The Sequential Intercept model is a framework for understanding how people with mental illness interact with the criminal justice system. The model, which was described by Munetz and Griffin in 2006 in Psychiatric Services, presents this interaction as a series of points where interventions can be made to prevent a person from entering the justice system or becoming further entangled. Sequential Intercept can be an effective model for planning a comprehensive response to criminalization of mental illness in a community.
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Advocacy Spotlight: Fact Sheets on Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth
NAMI is pleased to announce the release of two new fact sheets designed to help advocates bring crisis intervention programs for youth to their the communities. The two fact sheets, "Family Advocacy: Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth Strengthening Schools and Communities" and "Law Enforcement Advocacy: Promoting Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth In Schools and Communities" offer strategies that NAMI families and their allies in law enforcement can use to bring these programs into their communities.
These two fact sheets accompany NAMI's recently released guide "Supporting Schools and Communities in Breaking the Prison Pipeline: A Guide to Emerging and Promising Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth." To learn more about crisis intervention programs for youth, contact Laura Usher or Dana Markey.
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2010 CIT National Conference is Tentatively Scheduled for May 31 -June 2, 2010 in San Antonio, TX! Stay tuned for details!
Washington DC Completes First Comprehensive Mental Health Training for Police
NAMI DC and its partners at the DC Metropolitan Police Department and the DC Department of Mental Health, are pleased to announce that the District's first forty-hour Crisis Intervention Officer (CIO) training was completed on May 1st.
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International Association of Chiefs of Police Hosts Summit on Police Responses to People with Mental Illness
In early May, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) hosted their annual National Policy Summit. This year's topic was "Building Safer Communities: Improving Police Responses to Persons with Mental Illness."
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NAMI New Jersey Wins Award for Police Training Video
NAMI New Jersey's recently-released film, "The Community I Serve" has been awarded Best of Competition in the Educational/Instructional category for the BEA Festival of Media Arts. The film is a powerful tool for law enforcement trainings on appropriate response to people with mental illness.
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Vredestein employs its triple compound rubber placement in the Freccia Tricomp. And, in case you're wondering what triple compound actually means, it's when the center line of the tire is built from a harder rubber compound than the that of the shoulders. In other words, this means that the Freccias are both fast-rolling and hard-wearing. However, the compound employed for the center line wouldn't provide the aggressive cornering grip that's needed from an all-weather training tire. So, a softer compound is used at the shoulders in order to boost cornering grip, and accordingly, cornering confidence.
The 220 TPI casing has a relatively high thread count, which helps these tires to roll fast over varying road surfaces. Basically, a high thread count equates to a more supple casing. So, the tire is able to deform with less resistance. So, what's the benefit? Well, the benefit is that instead of bouncing, the tire is able to roll through irregularities on the road's surface. This way, you'll go faster while exerting less energy.
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Featuring four principal players from the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale, a leading symphony and opera orchestra in Florence, Klezmerata Fiorentina was formed in 2005 to develop a concert version of traditional Ukrainian-Jewish instrumental music – the heritage of the group's founder Igor Polesitsky. The result is improvised klezmer chamber music reminiscent of the instrumental language, dance rhythms and melodies of the historical klezmorim but with the unique complexity of expression, dynamic range and tempo most often found in classical music.
"…good entertainment and great music-making. Every time I hear them I don't know whether to laugh or cry because they play music to laugh and to cry." – Conductor Zubin Mehta
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Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Stephen Curry's final desperation heave
bounced off the back rim, and the Sacramento Kings held on to a 94-92 victory
over the Golden State Warriors at home to capture their first win of the
The Kings nearly squandered an eight-point lead with just over three minutes
to play, but Klay Thompson and Curry each missed go-ahead shots with less
than five seconds remaining to give the Kings a victory in their home opener.
DeMarcus Cousins paced all scorers with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Marcus
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Thompson scored a team-high 22 points and grabbed seven boards in the loss.
David Lee poured in 20 points and Curry added 12 points with eight assists.
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Been spending lots of time reloading in the last few weeks. Being a competition shooter, I go thru lots of ammo, literally hundreds of rounds a week, depending on how much I practice between shoots. My big shoot season is coming and once I get started with outside work after irrigation season starts, I won't have as much time to reload. I loaded up 1000 pistol, 1000 rifle and 500 shotgun this weekend. Still need 3 or 4 times that much to get me started for the summer season.
I'll be shooting in the state match in Grand junction first week of June, the next week is my home club's annual Revenge of Montezuma shoot, then End of trail World Championship in Edgewood N.M and then Railhead in Williams Az. That gets me to July for Hell on Wheels in Cheyenne. Thinking about going to Texas for a couple of shoots after that.
All of my ammo is black powder so I reload it all.
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Mr. Horton was born May 9, 1938, in Richards to Ada Aline (Brister) and Clinton Forrest Horton. He married Gwendolyn Duplessis in Reno, Nev., on Aug. 30, 1958, and served in the U.S. Navy. He was a truck driver, an avid fisherman and outdoorsman and a member of The Motorcycle Club of Beeville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Bessie Witherspoon; and a brother, William Horton.
Survivors include his wife, Gwen Horton of Beeville; a daughter, Cheryl Lee of Corpus Christi; three sons, Robert (Gracie) Horton Jr. of Beeville, Ross Horton of Eloy, Ariz., and Vincent (Elena) Horton of San Antonio; nine grandchildren, Nicholas Mooney, Clinton Mooney, Kenneth Lee, Melissa Lee, Kristy Horton, Robby Horton, Vincent Horton Jr., Veronica Puente and Becky Garcia; 10 great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Milton (Dot) Horton of Big Spring, Franklin (Ellen) Horton of Canton and Kenneth (Linda) Horton of New York.
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2. He said that when he used the web interface over the internet it was a little sluggish. Now I do understand that the great folks at Zimbra are always trying to make that aspect a little faster.
3. This may be a bug . When he is deleting a large amount of email at once the web interface will spit back an error and say Action could not be completed and post some debug. I asked him that if it happens again to send me a screen shot of the error so that I may post it.
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Community members are invited to an open house and informative meeting to answer questions and describe the new track project Tuesday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the HHS track.
HVFD responds to 3 sirens
The Fourth of July week tends to be a busy time for first responders, and this year was no different as the HVFD was called to duty three times.
Wednesday, July 3 at 9:06 a.m., HVFD was called to a single-car accident southeast of Holyoke on PCR 43. No extrication was needed.
Later that day at 3:19 p.m., HVFD arrived at a car accident near 1401 E. Johnson St. #8 at Holyoke Mobile Home and RV Park. Extrication of the driver was necessary, and HVFD assisted the EMS.
At approximately 10:52 a.m. Thursday, July 4, HVFD was called to assist Sedgwick County, but before arriving at the destination, they were called to stand down.
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The 2009 Amsoil/Street Rodder Road Tour Leg 4Written by on November 23, 2009 The Merrill Lynch Jones Group Tour From Woody's Hot Rodz To The Syracuse Nationals
This year's '52 Chevy two-door began its Road Tour life at Woody's Hot Rodz in Bright, Indiana. When we decided to attend the huge Syracuse Nationals in New York on the Merrill Lynch Jones Group Tour, Woody's was the perfect place to begin the weeklong journey across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The Merrill Lynch Jones Group is a team of financial advisors based in Youngstown, Ohio.
Woody's Hot Rodz is located on the Ohio-Indiana border near Cincinnati. Sunday night, Chris Sondles, Ryan Faringher, and the crew at Woody's greeted the Road Tour group plus about 50 additional rodders from the area. The hot dogs and brats were right off the grill and the beverages were cold as the Road Tourians greeted old friends and got to know the new members of the Jones Group Tour. Everyone in attendance was excited to get a look at the Road Tour Chevy, which now has over 9,000 miles on the odometer and still looks as good as when it rolled out of Woody's shop 60 days ago. It has been turning heads for the last two months on the road and there are plenty of miles to go before we wrap up the season on the West Coast.
Monday's driver's meeting took place at the entrance of the newly remodeled Hollywood Casino where we stayed Sunday night. It was then a short drive to the headquarters of SoffSeal where we were greeted again by Chris Sondles, who is also vice president of operations at SoffSeal. Founder Gary Anderson passed away in March after a long illness and Chris and Sandy Fox have taken over the management duties at the company that is the recognized leader in seals and weather stripping in our hobby. We started our tour with coffee and doughnuts among some of the toys and automobilia that Gary Anderson had collected over the years. Chris then gave us a look at the work that goes into the SoffSeal line of products.
Our next destination for day one of the Jones Group Tour was the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force located on the grounds of Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. The Museum contains an incredible collection of planes from every era of the history of flight, from the Wright Brothers to an actual Stealth jet. The three hours we spent at the U.S. Air Force Museum gave us only an overview of the huge facility. By 2 p.m. it was time to roll down the road to Brookville, Ohio, the home of Brookville Roadsters.
The folks at Brookville Roadsters have been an important part of the Road Tour program in years past. In 2004 we drove a Brookville '32 roadster that was built by Hot Rods and Custom Stuff in Escondido, California. The yellow highboy was lots of fun to drive that entire summer. In 2007, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the '32, Dominator Street Rods in Northern California built us a "McMullen coupe" that was powered by a blown Flathead motor put together by Shadow Rods in Michigan. That Brookville-bodied coupe was another great Road Tour ride.
We were greeted at Brookville by Ray, Chuck, and Kenny Gollahon and given a tour of the facility where the Brookville Roadster parts are manufactured and assembled. The stamping equipment that is used to produce the body panels is amazing. The craftsmanship that goes into the assembly of these panels into complete bodies is even more amazing. We were also treated to a look at some of the collection of vehicles that the Brookville folks have accumulated over the years. Our visit at Brookville Roadster ended with some very good pizza in their cool showroom.
While those were the scheduled events for Monday of the Jones Group Road Tour, we did have a surprise in the evening. While cruising through the small town of Brookville, I noticed a group of rods, customs, and classics assembled in a plaza parking lot. When I pulled in I saw old friend Jerry Van Brederode directing the parking of the vehicles. Jerry and I had become friends some years back when he worked with Donny Pelkington at Don's Hot Rods. Van Brederode now organizes a Monday night cruise at his son Jeff's restaurant, the Brookville Grille. The Road Tourians had a great time as we joined the group of locals for a nice visit at the Brookville Grille Cruise. It was a great way to end a fun-filled day.
The Merrill Lynch Jones Group Tour continued on Tuesday morning with a visit to the Mid-Ohio Race Course in Lexington, Ohio, north of Columbus. The drive across the rural areas of Ohio's farm country was beautiful with corn "as high as an elephant's eye." It is a beautiful time of year in the Buckeye State. We arrived at Mid-Ohio about 10:30 a.m. as planned and were greeted by Kendall Reed from the public relations department at the track. She gave us a brief tour of the facilities and we then enjoyed a box lunch under sunny skies as a high-performance driving school was being conducted on the track.
With much anticipation it was soon time for the Road Tourians to take a few laps on the road course. With Reed leading the way in the Road Tour Chevy everyone had fun negotiating the twists and turns of the beautiful facility. Thanks to everyone for the hospitality extended to us at Mid-Ohio Race Course. It was a great way to start our Tuesday.
From Mid-Ohio it was a two-hour drive to the Youngstown area of Northeastern Ohio. Next on our agenda on a very busy day was the incredible auto collection of Don Snyder Jr. Snyder and I had become friends many years ago when his father, my father, and several others started the Model T Club of Mahoning County in 1958. We spent many summer weekends years ago attending antique car functions. Synder went on to take over the reigns at Synder's Antique Auto Parts, which is now run by his son. Snyder specializes in Model T and Model A parts. He also became a successful farmer and operates a trucking company. Synder's passion was always high-performance cars and his collection was started many years ago. To say he has amassed an incredible group of vehicles would be an understatement. Synder owns the first and last Ford Thunderbolts and three more in between. His collection includes some of the most significant race cars of the '60s and '70s. It was great to have him welcome us and give us the details on many of the cars in his fantastic collection.
On Tuesday evening of the Merrill Lynch Jones Group Road Tour there was a huge gathering at the Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant in Austintown, Ohio, near Youngstown. Kurt Allen, Sid Jones, and the Jones Group invited many of their clients to the Lube for the evening to see the Road Tour cars and meet the Road Tourians. Many of the local rodders also brought their vehicles and everyone in attendance enjoyed the cars and the beautiful weather. The Quaker Steak and Lube in Austintown is right off Interstate 80 and every Sunday evening during the summer over 500 cars come for their weekly cruise. It was another fun evening with cars and car folks on the Jones Group Tour.
Wednesday got started early with a driver's meeting at 7:30 a.m. Our first stop of the day was the diner-themed offices of Classic Automobilia in Youngstown. It was fun for me to show all of the Road Tour folks what keeps me busy during the winter months. The Classic Automobilia line of pedal cars has been very popular as Christmas gifts for the young rodders. The Classic '34 Hot Rod pedal car on display was introduced to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of that iconic year in hot rod styling.
From the Classic showroom it was a short drive to Champion, Ohio, and Patti and Fred Warren's collection of some of the finest street rods in the world. In one building we were able to see the famous Smoothster, winner of the '95 America's Most Beautiful Roadster award, Shockwave, the '33 Ford that won the 50th Anniversary AMBR award, the Ridler award-winning Aero Coupe, and other rods in Patti and Fred's amazing collection. Fred spent time describing each of the cars since we were all interested in the history and background of the vehicles.
From Patti and Fred Warren's collection we headed east into Pennsylvania. Leaving the interstate we traveled into the hills of western Pennsylvania and visited the Drake Well and Museum in Titusville. The Drake Well was the first commercial oil well in the United States. The original site has been recreated and we all enjoyed the museum display and the grounds that showed the history of the early days of the oil industry. We gained a new appreciation for the hard work that was involved in the birth of the oil industry in America. It was a beautiful afternoon drive from Titusville, through parts of the Allegany Forest, past the Kinzua Dam, and on to our evening destination of Painted Post, New York, in the Finger Lakes region.
It was a short drive Thursday morning to the world-famous Watkins Glen International Race Course. The setting for the track is beautiful with the rolling tree covered hills of the Finger Lakes Region all around the facility. We were able to get a look at a high-performance driving school that was held during our morning visit at the track. The course is over 3 miles long with many elevation changes and tight corners. While most of us began the short drive to Syracuse before noon, Road Tourian Ron Hickman stayed behind to take a turn out on the track during the performance school's lunch break. According to Ron it was the experience of a lifetime as he put his '32 Ford coupe through its paces at the Glen.
By Thursday afternoon we had arrived at our destination for the weekend, the huge Syracuse Nationals. There were over 7,000 participating vehicles this year and the New York State Fairgrounds were again covered with '80 and earlier special interest vehicle of all types. The AMSOIL/Street Rodder Road Tour hospitality tent was the center of activity for all the Merrill Lynch Jones Group Road Tourians. There were also many folks who stopped by to get a close-up look at the '52 Road Tour Chevy that was on display at the tent.
It was a great week on the Jones Group Road Tour and a great weekend at the Syracuse Nationals. We have completed four of the eight Road Tours for 2009. Even though we are only half way through this year's schedule, the '10 Road Tours will be announced very soon. Watch the pages of Street Rodder, check the Road Tour section at www.streetrodderweb.com, or call the Road Tour hotline at (800) 664-1362 for all the latest updates.
We hope you join us on a Road Tour in 2010.
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When the folks at Brookville Roadsters introduced their steel '32 Ford roadster a decade ago it was an instant hit. Two years ago they brought out their steel '32 coupe body, which was received by street rodders with the same enthusiasm.It is fun to enjoy the Mid-Ohio Race Course view from the stands but it is much more fun to enjoy the view while you are traveling around the course in your street rod. All of the Jones Group Tour participants had a blast taking a few "hot laps."While the town of Brookville may be small, the name Brookville Roadsters is a very big name in the street rod hobby.This is only a small portion of the 85-car collection of Don Snyder Jr. We counted five genuine factory Ford Thunderbolts, including the very first and the very last ones built by Ford in the mid-'60s.The Jones Group folks invited many of their clients to stop by Tuesday evening to see the cars. There were almost 100 local rodders in attendance.Any day is a good day that ends at a Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant. Tuesday's full day of activities on the Jones Group Tour wrapped up at "the Lube" in Austintown, Ohio.Wednesday morning we stopped at the offices of Classic Automobilia in Youngstown, Ohio. The '50s diner-themed showroom is filled with automotive nostalgia items and both new and original pedal cars. Everyone on the tour seemed to recognize something from days gone by that triggered a memory or two.Fred Warren greeted us at his showroom and workshop in nearby Warren, Ohio. It is amazing to stand in the same room with the Smoothster Shockwave, which won the 50th Grand National Roadster Show, the AreoCoupe that won the Ridler Award in 1994, and more of his prized collection. Patti and Fred are always gracious hosts and enjoy sharing their treasures with fellow street rodders.
Our destination for Wednesday evening was Painted Post, New York. The four-hour drive on Wednesday afternoon took us through some great scenery and plenty of two-lane highways.By Wednesday afternoon we stopped in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and the Drake Well Museum. It was the first commercial oil well in the United States and it has been accurately reproduced. The surrounding grounds of the museum depicted the early days of the oil business in America.Kurt Allen of the Jones Group rode with his father Walt on the tour. It was the maiden voyage for Walt's recently finished '54 Chevy pickup and it performed flawlessly on the trip from Youngstown to Syracuse.Watkins Glen is one of the most famous road race courses in America. The setting is the Finger Lakes Region in the middle of New York's wine country. Ron Hickman decided to take the Thunder Road Tour of the entire 3 1/2-mile course. According to Ron it was some very fast and very exciting hot laps around the facility.The AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour tent was a place for both tour participants and well wishers to gather. The weather was great for the Syracuse Nationals this year.Good weather and a nice facility always make for a great car show. Bob O'Conner and all the folks at the Right Coast put a tremendous amount of effort into the Syracuse Nationals. By the 7,000-plus cars in attendance and the thousands of spectators, it is evident that their hard work is appreciated.


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The Declaration of San Marcos is signed by Champions in Transboundary Basins
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Under the third meeting of champions (as) the participants decide to reaffirm its commitment to sustainable integrated management of water resources and transboundary cooperation in shared watersheds
February 2013. Project BRIDGE: Building River Dialogue and Governance, is funded by the Hydro-diplomacy program of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It includes a process of developing and strengthening champions on integrated water resources management in transboundary watersheds.
Work with champions has included three face-to-face meetings and constant virtual exchange. Third Meeting of Champions in Transboundary Watersheds was held in San Marcos, Guatemala, February 22-25, 2013; those present decided to sign a declaration about champions in transboundary watersheds, where they reaffirm:
The champion is a person motivated by the commitment to human wellbeing, who applies his or her knowledge and criteria so that other people change their practices on behalf of integrated water resource management and transboundary cooperation in shared watersheds.
• The champion is a person who works with personal conviction, motivation and dedication around a common objective.
• That the common objective of all champions is to promote cooperation among people of different countries to improve the quality and quantity of water, and quality of life for people and their relation in shared watersheds.
• That the priority aspects on which our efforts will focus in the short and medium term are:
- Inclusion of local governments and institutions in processes of transboundary cooperation in shared watersheds.
- Involvement and participation of civil society in the governance of shared watersheds
- Environmental education of the population about the importance and management of shared watersheds.
- Awareness of the benefits of working in coordination at all levels for governance of the shared watersheds.
Champions also analyzed their work plans in each basin, were trained in integrated water resource management, negotiation and governance of shared waters, met local organizational experiences from micro watersheds in San Marcos, Guatemala, and discussed possible cooperation ways of cooperation from the grassroots.
Twenty-one people participated in the meeting, including the champions of Coatán, Goascorán, Sixaola, Chiquibul-Mopán and Coco. Representatives from the municipalities of Coatán and Sixaola also participated, along with the technical staff of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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According to the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), a "disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
Disasters are often described as a result of the combination of: the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences."
There is therefore no such thing as a 'natural' disaster, only natural hazards that due to a combination of social, political, economic and environmental contexts may cause severe damages to a community and result in a disaster. It is important to address the factors that lead to vulnerability within these contexts in order to enhance socio-economic and environmental resilience to disasters.
"Disaster risk reduction is the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and reduce the causal factors of disasters. Reducing exposure to hazards, lessening vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improving preparedness for adverse events are all examples of disaster risk reduction." (UN/ISDR)
About nature-based disaster risk reduction
What is a disaster?
According to the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), a "disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
What are ecosystem services?
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment defined ecosystem services simply as "the benefits people derive from Ecosystems". Besides resources like food, wood and other raw materials, plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms provide many regulatory services such as pollination of crops, prevention of soil erosion or water purification. The Millenium Ecosystem Assessment's diagram below provides further detail on the links between ecosystem services and human well-being.
Why do ecosystems matter in disaster risk reduction?
The 2009 UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN ISDR) Global Assessment Report identified ecosystem degradation as one of the main drivers of disaster risk worldwide. Environmental degradation reduces the capacity of ecosystems to meet people's need for food and other products, and to protect them from hazards through services such as flood regulation, slope stabilization, and protection from storm surges. Additionally, ecosystem degradation reduces the ability of natural systems to sequester carbon which increases the incidence and impact of climate change and climate change related disasters.
Healthy and diverse ecosystems are more robust in the face of extreme weather events, and are better able to continue providing benefits to communities in post-disaster situations. Therefore, investing in natural barriers and mainstreaming disaster risk and ecosystem management in development planning is likely to make a major contribution to the goal of achieving sustainable livelihoods for the poor.
What is ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction?
Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction refers to decision-making activities that take into consideration current and future human livelihood needs and bio-physical requirements of ecosystems, and recognize the role of ecosystems in supporting communities to prepare for, cope with and recover from disaster situations.
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- I'm a Ph.D. student in Architecture at Georgia Tech, specializing in the area, ACB (Architecture, Culture, and Behavior). I got my Bachelor's degree in architectural engineering and had some time for practice back in Korea and came here at Tech for the professional degree in Architecture. Currently I'm very intersted in the role of physical environment such as addressing the needs of care model & process and then, involving in enhancing process and quality of care.
- I'm also a mother of 16 months old boy! I haven't had serious experiences to be in a hospital with him yet. But just imagining that is quite terrifying... It would be out of imagination being actually in a hospital with the little one... I hope I can really understand their(families and children) feelings and needs and can reflect those into the design of the pediatric health center.
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The Witcher Enhanced Edition
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GOG is running a promotion which appears to have no downsides for you, the consumer. Buy any title from its extensive collection of Mac and PC games, which includes many classics as well as newer indies, and you'll score a free copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition – kind of a must-play for any RPG […]
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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition hitting GoG May 10 for $4.99
GoG.com has announced that the Enhanced Director's Cut of The Witcher will be made available on the download service May 10 for the low price of $4.99. Topless ladies included.
The Witcher getting patched with five new adventures
CD Project Red plans to patch 1.5 for The Witcher Enhanced Edition. It includes everything from the game, and five new adventures created by fans. The CD check will also be removed with the patch, and henceforth be clean of that nasty DRM people hate so much. A release date is to be announced soon. […]
Witcher Enhanced Edition gets patched
Just a quick heads-up to let you know that a minor patch has been released for Atari RPG, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition. It's a "hotfix for EAX and graphics blur issues," apparently. Anyway, grab it here. By Mike Bowden
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Atari's put out two new movies of The Witcher Enhanced Edition, which is currently shipping to retail. The footage outlines what's new in the game since it released last year, namely detailing character differentiation and new models in the first video, and new gestures and dialogue lines in the second. Both after the break. Looks […]
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|Elementary students stand up to bullying
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The energy was electrifying in the HHS auditorium last Thursday, Nov. 29 when Holyoke Elementary students pledged to "Take a Stand, Lend a Hand, Stop Bullying."
The program not only educated students about bullying, but it also showcased and celebrated the bullying unit the kids have been working on the last couple months with elementary counselor Sharon Jones.
They have tackled many different bullying scenarios and now are confident they can be "upstanders" instead of bystanders.
First-graders Andrea Marquez, Caden Sporhase and Jessica Owens sign the banner, promising to take a stand against bullying.
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Students could barely contain their excitement when Jones introduced surprise guests from the Northeastern Junior College men's basketball team.
Head coach Eddie Trenkle and players Joe Dellenbach, Dre Clayton, Patryck Minter and Austin Gamblin showed their support of the "Take a Stand" program.
"It does happen ... every day," said Minter, explaining to the students how he was bullied as a child, even to the point of missing school because he didn't want to face the bullies. He was not always a 6'6" basketball player. "I know exactly where you're coming from."
The speakers reinforced how important it is to pay attention to how students are treating each other. At the beginning of every basketball season, the athletes are challenged to find ways to help at least three people on campus. Just simple acts of kindness make a huge difference to how the team is viewed by the other students and teachers.
"Each one of you has the power to change the world around you," said Gamblin. "It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
Two students from each grade K-6 were lucky enough to win a ticket to an NJC basketball game, where they can see their new heroes in action.
Everyone was up on their feet as "Stand Up" by Sugarland and "Firework" by Katy Perry motivated students and teachers to take a stand against bullying.
Students rounded out the program by signing a banner to pledge their promise to "Take a Stand, Lend a Hand, Stop Bullying."
NJC men's basketball coach Eddie Trenkle, at left, introduces four of his basketball players, from left, Austin Gamblin, Patryck Minter, Joe Dellenbach and Dre Clayton, who were surprise guests at last Thursday's anti-bullying program.
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Perhaps it was a level-headed Geno Smith who said it best Saturday night after West Virginia lost a third straight game for the first time in nearly a decade, plummeting to seventh place in the Big 12.
He said he's been on great teams. And he's been on average teams. The difference, he said, is very little.
Perhaps it's a blocked field goal in overtime. Or maybe a fumble in overtime. These are the kinds of things that turn a once-promising season into a marginal one in the blink of an eye.
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In the end, plays like that mean the difference in bowl games that are state-wide holidays, and, well, ones like the Mountaineers are positioned to play in at the moment.
The No. 7 team in the Big 12 is slated to play, get this, the No. 4 team from the Big East in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium (assuming that No. 7 team becomes bowl eligible. Right now, or an hour from now if you haven't yet changed your clock, it isn't).
The No. 4 team in the Big East is Syracuse. Is anyone able to wrap their head around that?
Of course, bowl organizers aren't bound to that type of slotting, and there are four games left for the Mountaineers to change this unimaginable fate. Here's a better idea. Let's have Pitt win a few games and jump into that No. 4 spot. Then they can play the Backyard Brawl in the Bronx and suddenly you have the most interesting low-tier bowl game in the history of low-tier bowls.
Or perhaps, West Virginia will win a few more and jump back into Alamo Bowl conversation against the likes of Stanford or someone.
Either way, it won't be easy. Despite what you read in a box score, West Virginia's defense showed a mountain of improvement Saturday. The Mountaineers forced three turnovers, had three sacks and six three-and-outs. Not impressed? Type those statistics into the Baylor box score and they win that game by 40. This unit forced one turnover and one three-and-out against the Bears. Baylor was 11 of 16 on third down. TCU was 4 of 17. Big difference.
But the WVU offense is in a rut that Smith says will be tough to get out of.
When he wants to throw - and he did so 54 times Saturday - he's facing an eight-man secondary.
''Teams have realized you don't really want to match guys up with our receivers,'' Smith said. ''I'm not saying that in a cocky manner or boastfully, it's just a true statement. Those guys do a great job of winning. Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, J.D. Woods, they can win in 1-on-1 situations. So teams like to double-team those guys. Obviously, you can't double team every one of those guys so someone is going to have to step up and make a play.''
Until that happens, and without a significant running game, they're just banging their heads against the wall.
And head coach Dana Holgorsen winds up saying things like this: ''They tackled a lot better than we blocked. They whipped us up front. I thought the O-line played bad. The receivers didn't make many plays. And Geno was probably as bad as he's been since he's been here.''
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Not everyone lost on a 2-point conversion play in a second overtime Saturday. It didn't take Kansas nearly that long in a 41-14 loss to a Baylor team that had lost a handful in a row. Kansas stayed close in the first half, but threw up a goose egg in the second half while giving up three touchdowns and a total of 666 yards of offense. Oklahoma whipped Iowa State, 35-20, as Bob Stoops moved into a second-place tie with Bud Wilkinson on the Sooners' career victories list, 12 shy of tying Barry Switzer for the top spot. Texas moved back into relevance with a 31-22 victory against a ranked Texas Tech team, while Kansas State stayed in the national title picture, and very much in control of its own Big 12 championship destiny, with a 24-point second quarter on its way to a 44-30 beating of Oklahoma State.
This week's games
Kansas at Texas Tech
Iowa State at Texas
West Virginia at Oklahoma State
Baylor at Oklahoma
Kansas State at TCU
You can bet two things will happen in the days leading up to the WVU-Oklahoma State game. 1) Much of the media focus will be on Holgorsen returning to Oklahoma State. 2). Holgorsen will have little, if any, interest in talking about any of it. In fact, the only person less interested in talking about Stillwater is Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Name Baby North West: Confirmed! (VIDEO)
UPDATE: TMZ has obtained a copy of the birth certificate. and it confirms that the little girl's name really is North West. What's more, the certificate confirms that little Nori does not have a middle name.
Is the secret finally out? Us Magazine is reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named their baby girl North West! A source close to the reality star reveals that Kim's daughter has no middle name, and that the couple is giving her the nickname "Nori." Awww!
TMZ reports that the official birth certificate from Cedars-Sinai Hospital states that her full name is North West, and a source for People confirms the moniker. But don't get those baby rattles engraved quite yet: Kim and Kanye have yet to officially announce the child's name.
If her name is indeed North, it doesn't come as too much of a surprise. In March, a source close to Kanye claimed that the superstar had the directional name in mind. But then a few days later Kim said they hadn't yet settled on a name.
"I don't know where that came from," Kim said of the rumors that her baby will be named North, but she definitely didn't seem opposed to the idea. "It's cute," she said.
Welcome to the world, North!
Source: Us Magazine, TMZ, People