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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Asia-Pacific NGOs
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Full SubmissionWe are occupying Seoul: Position of Asia-Pacific NGOs Major Group on Rio+20 A month ago, civil society started to occupy Wall Street. This week, we are occupying Seoul. In June, we will occupy Rio ... Recognising the right to sustainable development is a fundamental right of people. Emphasising that sustainable development must promote equity and enhance the wellbeing of all. Further emphasising that sustainable development must be based on the protection and conservation of the natural resource base, on which life depends, not on unbridgled consumption. We call for strengthening of the holistic integration of the environment, economic and social dimensions of sustainable development. Recognising that communities together with NGOs around the world have developed numerous innovative solutions to development challenges that need to be supported with enabling enviornments to link, upscale and mainstream these efforts. Recognising that NGOs are independent and equal development actors that are inegral in decision-making processes at different levels. Stressing the importance of effective engagement of NGOs in sustainable development. We recognise and commend the commitment and efforts of a number of governments in the Asia-Pacific Region to implement Agenda 21 since 1992 throug the creation of national councils for sustainable development strategies with the active engagement of NGOs. We call upon these mechanisms to be recognized as an integral part of the national development agenda. We further call upon countries where these mechanisms exist but have lagged, to revive and strengthen them and in countries where these mechanisms do not exist, for them to be created. Sadly recognizing that governments have committed themselves to shift to the sustainable development paradigm 20 years ago, but have done little to deliver this promise. We urge that new labels such as green economy must not confuse, distract from or obscure commitments to sustainable development and that governments and the international community must instead reaffirm their commitment to sustainable development. We call for renewed political commitment to sustainable development principles adopted at Rio in 1992, namely, the precautionary principle, common but differentiated responsibilities, polluter-pays principle, the access principle (access to information, public participation, and access to justice in environmental matters), and the recognition of hte indispensable role of major groups in sustainable development. We strongly call upon governments to recognize that the current convergence of crisis should not be used as an excuse to avoid or delay the delivery of these commitments. On Green Economy Recognising that the current economic model, which promotes unsustainable consumption and production patterns, facilitates a grossly inequitable trading system, fails to eradicate proverty, assists exploitation of natural resources towards the verge of extinction, and has induced multiple crises on Earth, needs to be replaced by sustainable economies in community, local, national, regional, and international spheres. Acknowledging that green economies within sustainable societies should also ensure gender equality, democracy, improve human wellbeing, reduce environmental risks, respect the fundamental human rights of people, enhance opportunities for green, decent work and right livelihoods, and ensure that jobs and social benefits are distributed equitably among all peoples; We are conviced that green economies in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication should be ecnomic systems that foster citizen participation; require social justice and equity and gender equality, protection of ecosystems; creation of economic sufficiency, and that aims for the core idea that green economies enhance sustainable development and prosperity of all nations; ensure the wellbeing of all people; respect the rights, cultures, languages, and wisdowm of indigenous peoples and local communities; safeguard animal welfare and conserve biodiversity for future generations, while stressing that green economy does not replace sustainable development. We believe that partnerships to promote green economies should promote sustainable development and should nto be exploitative and opportunistic. We oppose the privatisation and commodification of nature and ecosystem functions that lead to further marginalization of cmomunities. We reject market-based mechanisms that serve as means for developed countries to avoid the delivery of commitments to deep cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions and to pass such obligations to markets. We believe that technological fixes alone will not solve environmental problems that are consequences of social and economic factors. Fundamental issues such as access, intellectual property rights (IPR), and assessment of the potential impacts of new and untested technologies before they are released in the environment and deployed commericially must be addressed in the development and transfer of technologies. On Sustainable Development and Governance Sressing that governments must recognize the existing efforts of communities and NGOs in promoting sustainable development at the national and local levels, and should support and provide platforms to mainstream adn link these efforts to have more sustained impacts on development. We call for renewed commitment of governments to implement Agenda 21 by establishing, strengthening or reviving national and local mechanisms such as multi-stakeholder councils for sustainablve development, and ensuring synergy and coherence among the differetn agencies involved in sustainable development. We call for the global institutional framework for sustainable development to ensure equitable rights and opportunities for all to enjoy sustainable development and promote wellbeing for all. We also call upon the Rio+20 process to address sustainable development governance, and not just foucs on International environmental governance that should go beyond reforming UNEP but should also involve all institutions in the environmental governance architecture. We strongly call for the building of a strong apex body on sustainable development that works at the global level and can integrate the work of disparate multilateral bodies wokring on each of the three pillars of sustainable development, including the International Monetary Fund, The World Bank and the World Trade Organisation. Options that should be explored include transforming the Commission on Sustainable Development into a Council on Sustainable Development, or establishing a UN Organization on Sustainable Development. The unifying madate of this body should be the promotion of sustainable development as a fundamental right to all. We also call upon Rio+20 to work for hte immediate establishment of a broad inclusive multi-stakeholder consultative body or network tasked with supporting the promotion and monitoring the implementation of sustainable development commitments and actions since 1992 as well as the Rio+20 resolutions. Such a body should be participatory, democratic, and have an integral multi-stakeholder character that accords civil society with equal rights and equal voice as governments. We further stress the need for a systematic monitoring of the implementation and strict enforcement of existing agreements related to sustainable development at the global and their enabling laws at the national level. New and Emerging Issues Being alarmed by the trends in Asia-Pacific in the systematic acquisition of land in least-developed and developing countries by public and private entities from food-insecure but financially-endowed states. We call for an end to this massive land grab. We call upon the specific circumstances of small island developing states in the Pacific to be recognized and fully addressed with regards to the crucial importance of marine resources management and governance necessary for the survival of the people in these islands. We further call for a ban to the dumping of wastes and toxic chemicals into the marine environment. We call for the rights and responsibilities of consumers to be recognised and promoted. We further call for the active promotion and support of sustainable fishing, paritcularly involving small-scale fishers in view of the dangerous level depletion of fisheries resources across the region. Recognising the critical importance of food sovereiggnty to address the food crisis. We call for communities to have the right to determine their patterns of food production and consumption, and famers should be able to prioritize food production for domestic consumption, where Government provides incentives to sustainable food production practices. We call for global and regional mechanisms, such a Regional Technology Observation Platforms, in evaluating the impacts of new and untested technologies must be adopted. Such mechanisms must involve communities, civil society and other actors, and provide resources towards providing adquate information and building capacity of countries and communities to assess and monitor the health, biodiversity and environmental impacts of new technologies. On Principle 10 We call on the Rio+20 conference to launch negotiations for the establishment of an international convention on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration that deals wtih access to information, public participation and environmental justice. We further call on the Rio+20 conference to encourage the development of a regional convention on Pinciple 10, to invite interested states to accede to the Aarhus Convention adn to mandate UNEP to develop a robust program to implement the 2010 Bali Guidelines on Principle 10. Our occupation of Seoul is built on the sincerity of our efforts to live the spirit and oprtsyionslize the prinicples of sustainable development. Our decades of experiences in working with communities and offering concrete solutions in our engagements with governments are living proof that we walk the talk ...


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The multilobular tumor of bone (MTB) is considered as a slow-growth malignant tumor, which generally occurs on the cranium and facial bones of dogs, although it has been reported in other domestic animals. This study presents two cases of MTB in dogs. The first case was manifested in an 8-year-old m...
Infectious salmon anemia virus RNA in fish cell cultures and in tissue sections of atlantic salmon experimentally infected with infectious salmon anemia virus
Current understanding of the etiopathogenesis of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) virus (ISAV) infection in fish comes mostly from virus detection in homogenized tissues taken from ISA-suspected mortalities. This study combined in situ hybridization (ISH) and histology to demonstrate viral RNA transcr...
Absolute quantitation of infectious salmon anaemia virus using different real-time reverse transcription PCR chemistries
Routine laboratory diagnosis of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) infection is primarily by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) because of the high sensitivity and rapid turnaround time of the test. This paper describes methods for highly reproducible absolute viral load me...
A sebaceous gland carcinoma was diagnosed in an adult African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). The neoplasm,was localized in the subcutis of the cervicall region and extendend towards the axilar region and along the thorax. The animal was admitted for surgical removal of the tumor but died during th...
A 2-year old gelding was referred for evaluation of severe right forelimb lameness. The horse was grade 4/5 lame on the right forelimb. Clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings were consistent with septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. Due to poor prognosis the owner elected euthanasia. Histopa...
Tracheal versus pulmonary deposition and clearance of inhaled Pasteurella haemolytica or Staphylococcus aureus in mice
288 mice were divided into four groups and exposed to aerosols of P. haemolytica or S. aureus in four replicates. The numbers of bacteria were determined in the trachea and lungs of mice killed 0, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after exposure. Bacterial deposition was greater in lungs than in trac...
Zoonotic potential of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. and prevalence of intestinal parasites in young dogs from different populations on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The prevalence of Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and other intestinal parasites was determined in dogs <1 year old from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Fecal samples were collected from the local animal shelter (n=62), private veterinary clinics (n=78) and a pet store (n=69). Intestinal para...
Injury versus inflammatory response in the lungs of rats intratracheally inoculated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide
The relationship between acute pulmonary cell injury and inflammatory response was investigated in rats killed 1, 3, and 7 days after tracheal inoculation with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Inoculation with LPS induced an influx of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and a mild increase in pulm...
Molecular immune response of the American lobster (Homarus americanus) to the White Spot Syndrome Virus
The adult American lobster (Homarus americanus) is susceptible to few naturally occurring pathogens, and no viral pathogen is known to exist. Despite this, relatively little is known about the H. americanus immune system and nothing is known about its potential viral immune response. Hundreds of rur...
Protein-losing nephropathy associated with Borrelia burgdorferi seropositvity in a soft-coated wheaten terrier
A soft-coated wheaten terrier was examined for lameness with subsequent identification of protein-losing nephropathy, hypoalbuminemia, hyperglobulinemia, and seroconversion to Borrelia burgdorferi. Following doxycycline therapy, the urine protein loss decreased significantly and serum albumin...
Effects of 2 different medetomidine infusion rates on selected neurohormonal and metabolic parameters in dogs
The effects of 2 different 8-hour continuous rate infusions (CRIs) of medetomidine on epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, glucose, and insulin levels were investigated in 6 healthy dogs. Each dog received both treatments and a control as follows: MED1 = 2 μg/kg bodyweight (BW) loading dose follo...
Pathological effects of Cryptocotyle lingua in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) treated with dexamethasone
An association between large proportions of intestinal parasites, particularly trematodes, found in dead emaciateû cornmon loom (Govio immer) and other avian species, suggests that parasites can cause or contribute to a debilitating proces that results in the demise of wild, fiee-ranging seabirds. ...
Farmed fish provide an increasing fraction of the human food supply, and are of major economic importance in many countries. As in the case of terrestrial agriculture, bringing together large numbers of animals of a single species (i.e., monoculture) increases the risk of infectious disease outbreak...
There is disclosed a process for detecting an RNA virus in a tissue cell or fluid sample, e.g. clinical, suspected of containing the virus. The process comprises heating the sample to a temperature sufficient for protein uncoating the RNA virus, in the presence of an RNase enzyme inhibitor active at...
'Sea lice' is a common name for a large number of species of marine ectoparasitic copepods, many of which are widespread and important disease-causing agents that infect both cultured and wild fish. Of these copepods, the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis is the most extensively studied becau...
The Canadian harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) hunt has, for several decades, raised public concerns related to animal welfare. The field conditions under which this hunt is carried out do not lend themselves easily to detailed observations and analyses of its killing practices. This article repo...
In vivo MALDI-TOF markers for early detection of Aleutian disease (AD) among the AD virus infected mink
A significant proportion of infected mink of non-Aleutian genotype naturally resists progression to immune complex disease. The nature of the AD resistance is presumably genetic. While hypergammaglubulinemia can be insensitively detected by an iodine test, more sensitive diagnosis of hyper-γ globul...
Antibodies to 7 antigens in a whole cell lysate C. pseudotuberculosis ranging in molecular mass from 22 to 120 kDa were present in sera of 40 sheep and goats infected with C. pseudotuberculosis. Three antigens of about 120, 68 and 31.5 kDa in size were consistently detected with sera from all animal...
An epizootic of besnoitiosis in captive caribou (Rangiger tarandus caribou), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus)
Besnoitia was diagnosed in 2 caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) which died of pneumonia at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1983. During the following 3 years, besnoitiosis spread to an isolated herd of caribou, to mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and to reindeer (R....
The transcription factor sry-related HMG box-4 (SOX4) is required for normal renal development in vivo
Histopathology of the swim bladder of the cisco due to the presence of the nematode Cystidicola farionis Fischer
Histopathological changes in the swim bladders of ciscos Coregonus artedii naturally infected with Cystidicola farionis included invasion of the subepithelium by histiocytic inflammatory cells, varying degrees of epithelial atrophy, and the occurrence of round granular cells in submucosal connective...

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Bayhealth is offering two free skin screening opportunities this spring, May 6 and 15.
The first screening will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday in the Cancer Center at Bayhealth Milford Memorial, 21 W. Clarke Ave., Milford. The second screening will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Delaware Dermatology Center, 737 S. Queen St., Suite 1, Dover.
A skin evaluation is an opportunity to recognize several types of skin tumors: Basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas, and melanoma. Doctors also look for actinic keratosis, or pre-cancerous lesions. Doctors recommend that people suggest clothing that shields skin from the sun. They also suggests for individuals to use sun block with an SPF 30 or higher that lists zinc oxide as an ingredient. Sun block must be applied a half-hour before going out in the sun and re-applied every two hours; it must be water-resistant if you are going swimming.
Pre-registration is necessary. For more information, call (302) 430-5173 or (302) 744-6252.
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In 1960, when oral contraceptives were first approved by the FDA, they seemed revolutionary: All you had to do was pop a pill a day and you would avoid an unwanted pregnancy. But 50 years later, researchers have discovered that the Pill has a wider impact on women's health. Here are six unexpected benefits, according to Shari Brasner, MD, an ob-gyn with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City:
* Protects against cancer
Good news for the 80% of American women who have used birth control pills at one point in their lives. In a recent Lancet study involving 110,000 women, those who had previously taken the pill for one to four years were 22% less likely to develop ovarian cancer. Taking the Pill may also cut lifetime risk for endometrial cancer by up to 50%.
- Stops cysts
Taking the Pill helps prevent or reduce the occurrence of functional cysts (the most common kind of ovarian cyst), which form when ovulation goes awry. Oral contraceptives are also used to treat cystic acne, a potentially scarring condition that affects women even into their forties.
* Treats excess hair
Many gynecologists use the Pill to treat hirsutism, or abnormal hair growth on a woman's face or chest. "The estrogen in the pill raises your levels of sex hormone binding globulin, a glycoprotein that binds with and removes the free testosterone responsible for excess hair growth," Brasner explains.
* Reduces PMDD
"Certain birth control pills, especially those with drospirenone, may treat symptoms of pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder," Brasner says. This condition—comparable to the worst PMS of your life—involves bloating, headaches and depression. Suppressing ovulation may curb your symptoms.
* Cuts down on cramps
Most women who go on the Pill notice that their periods become lighter and shorter, making for fewer cramps. "Data suggests that when you're on the Pill, your uterine muscles don't release as much prostaglandin," Brasner explains. This fatty acid triggers inflammation; pain is lower when there's less around.
* Controls cycles
Why deal with annoying or irregular periods? A growing number of women are skipping the week's worth of placebos (and bleeding) that come in Pill packets or are taking newer version of the Pill that allow women to have their periods just four time per year. "It used to be that a bride-to-be would ask how to control her cycle before her wedding night," Brasner recalls. "Now we get patients training for a marathon who want to know how to skip their periods."


text: Well I took her out shooting yesterday. Same mags, ammo, etc. Put about 200 rounds through it, loading the mags from full, to twenty, to ten, and to even only 5 rounds at a time. And after rapid firing, double tapping, and triple tapping through all the mags I didn't have a single malfunction! All rounds fired were extracted like they were supposed to and there were no more feed jams caused by the straggler left in the chamber. All I did was add the spring kit from BCM, so if anyone reading this ever runs into the same problem I described, you should have your solution here. And for the record I used the new spring with the o-ring supplied and haven't had a ripped off case head yet. Also for the readers from before thank you guys for all your input and opinions.


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The Jonathan and Shari Fox Family Foundation has announced that the 2013 grant applications are now available online and will be accepted through Oct. 25, 2013. The grants are awarded annually and will be announced around the first of the year.
The interactive website is located at www.foxfamilyfoundation.net. This will not only provide information about the grant process, but also allows the applicant to complete the application online, attaching the completed application and emailing it to email@example.com. This email address may be used for answering questions, as well.
"The board felt this will streamline the application process and provide an easier method to access additional information about the foundation," said Jonathan Fox, president of the foundation.
Applicants may still receive an application by calling (719) 263-4651 and leaving a voice mail with the organization's name, full address or fax number, contact name and phone number.
For this year's grants, the foundation will be distributing a total of $12,000. The individual grants will typically range in amounts from $500 to $1,000 each. The grants are awarded with preference for the Fowler area and southeastern Colorado.
Any nonprofit organization whether or not they are designated as a 501(c)3 entity are eligible to apply.
The grant awards will be announced in December with checks available generally before the end of the year. The local area members of the board of directors are Jonathan and Shari Fox, Dr. Richard T. Leone, Sean A. Fox, all of Fowler, and Andrew P. Trainor, representing the outlying area communities located in Crowley and Pueblo counties along with David Johnson of the Denver area, who also serves on the board.
The foundation looks forward to helping Fowler and outlying areas in this small way.
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If you are thinking about buying a gun, filmmaker Spencer Gillis may change your mind. His 17-minute Sundance short dramatizes the emotional shift that takes place when a person has a gun in his coat pocket.
"Gun" opens with every family man's nightmare. A dark house, a sleeping wife and baby. The man of the house hears someone break in.
Gillis doesn't spare viewers the intensity of emotion as the wife wakes up and the husband creeps toward the hallway, not knowing what he will encounter. Those opening frames feel like an eternity.
The scare ends, this time, without a confrontation, but the main character is shaken enough that he buys a gun. Portrayed with understated intensity by actor Gabe Fazio, it is plain that he has never handled a weapon before, but he learns quickly.
As Gillis's film plays out, Fazio's personality begins to change -- the gun changes the dynamics of his relationships at work, at home and in the community.
"Gun" provides a fascinating contrast to the plethora of documentaries surrounding the current gun control debate. It is an elegantly short piece of fiction that raises questions about the emotional dimensions of the issue that may not be raised in the political debates.
According to Gillis, "One purpose cinema serves is to offer cathartic encounters, to play out morally or ethically dangerous experiences in a safe space. "Gun" offers that space to the audience in a powerful way because it comes so close to home."
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by Ron Honberg, NAMI Director for Policy and Legal Affairs
|Ron Honberg, J.D.
NAMI Director for Policy and Legal Affairs
The case, known as Schwarzenegger versus Plata and Coleman, actually originated 20 years ago, when a lawsuit was filed on behalf of California's inmates living with serious mental illness alleged that the state was violating their constitutional rights by not providing treatment for mental illnesses and other medical conditions. The court that heard this case ruled that the confining conditions did not meet the level of care guaranteed by the constitution–the 8th Amendment's prohibition against "cruel and unusual punishment."
A "Prison Overcrowding State of Emergency"
Over the course of the next 15 years, the court issued a series of decisions ordering the state to take steps to remedy these constitutional violations. However, California was never able to solve these problems to the court's satisfaction. It became increasingly apparent that extreme overcrowding was preventing the state from remedying these constitutional violations. Indeed, in 2006 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a "prison overcrowding state or emergency" in recognition of this crisis.
In January 2010, a three-judge panel was convened to review the case under the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). By this time, some of California's prisons were operating at nearly 200 percent of capacity, housing twice as many inmates as they were built to handle. Experts concluded that the chaotic conditions in these prisons were not only not conducive to solving the problems with delivering treatment, they very likely exacerbated the symptoms and distress of inmates living with serious mental illnesses.
The PLRA permits courts to issue prisoner release orders only under very narrow circumstances, specifically if previous, less severe solutions have failed within a reasonable period of time. In this case, the judges concluded that there was ample evidence that less intrusive remedies had failed to work and only the imposition of a population cap on all of California's prisons would work. Thus, the panel ordered California to operate its prisons at no more than 137.5 percent of capacity.
The Choice Between More Prisons and Prison Downsizing
If the Supreme Court upholds the lower court's decision, California will be faced with choosing between releasing large numbers of inmates, including inmates living with serious mental illnesses, or building more prisons and prison mental health treatment facilities. In view of the severe budget crisis the Golden State is currently enduring, it is hard to imagine that California will choose the route of building more prisons.
California's laws on probation and parole are among the toughest in the nation. Many of this state's inmates–including individuals living with serious mental illnesses–are incarcerated because of technical violations of their probation, not because they have committed or re-committed serious crimes. These are the individuals who are most likely to be among the first discharged from California's prisons.
Community Care: Net Cost or Savings?
NAMI has long advocated against the unnecessary "criminalization" of youth and adults living with serious mental illnesses. We believe that little can be gained from incarcerating non-violent offenders with serious mental illnesses who need treatment, not punishment. However, the potential release of large numbers of individuals with serious mental illnesses into their home communities presents a great potential challenge for the state and its 58 counties. California has a budget deficit of approximately $20 billion and cuts in spending are impacting adversely on the availability of mental health services in the counties. Most of these counties are having difficulty serving those individuals with serious mental illnesses they are currently responsible for. Demands on some of these counties could increase as inmates are discharged and come home.
Still, as my mother has always reminded me, "where there is a will, there is a way." California's Department of Corrections stands to save millions of dollars due to lower inmate populations, lower health and mental health treatment needs and the increased efficiency resulting from less overcrowding. Some of this money should go into beefing up the capacity of counties to provide mental health treatment and services to discharged inmates. Additionally, California should consider specialized medical parole programs with personnel trained to manage the needs of parolees with severe mental illness.
And, there is ample evidence that the provision of quality mental health and substance abuse treatment sharply reduces criminal recidivism and thus the burdens on correctional systems. California need only look at its experience with the Assembly Bill (AB) 34/2034 program, which demonstrated a decrease in homelessness and incarcerations while reflecting an increase in the ability of consumers to live independently, for evidence.
A Golden Opportunity for the Golden State
The fact is, many Californians living with serious mental illnesses who are currently incarcerated wouldn't be in prison at all had they received timely services and supports. Now, the Golden State has a golden opportunity to do right by these individuals and benefit the entire state in the process. If it does so, California will set a very positive standard for the rest of the country to follow.
For more information, see the amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief submitted for this case by NAMI, NAMI California, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association and several other organizations.


text: Before Your Surgery Preparing for your surgery. We understand that undergoing surgery can be a stressful experience and you probably have questions about your procedure and hospital stay. The following information is designed to help you feel informed, comfortable and welcomed while you're with us. What to Bring To ensure your safety and the accuracy and integrity of your medical records, you will be asked to provide proof of your identity upon check-in. Please be sure to bring a government-issued ID card (i.e., driver's license, passport, etc.), as well as your insurance card. We also welcome and encourage you to bring personal items, which will make your hospital stay as comfortable as possible. Hospital gowns are provided, but you may wish to bring your own: Nightwear Robe Slippers Toiletries What NOT to Bring Since most small electrical appliances do not meet the strict electrical safety regulations of the hospital, we ask that you please leave them at home. This includes items such as: Shavers Hairdryers Radios You may want to keep a small amount of money with you to purchase newspapers or television service. However, expensive items like jewelry or large sums of money should be left at home. If that's not possible, you may ask your nurse to have your valuables stored in the hospital's safe. Ask your nurse to make arrangements to retrieve items stored in the safe weekdays between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. If you are going to be discharged on the weekend, someone from Safety and Security will retrieve your valuables. If you are bringing dentures, eyeglasses or a hearing aid with you, please be sure to tell the admitting nurse that you have these items. It is the goal of the hospital to ensure all patient property remains safeguarded during your stay. Patient Forms We want to make your surgery and stay at Rochester General Hospital as smooth as possible. To save you time and stress when you come in for your surgery, we've provided the following forms online for you to review at your convenience before your visit. Advanced Directives HIPAA and Patient Confidentiality Patient Bill of Rights Patient Services Preparing for a surgery can bring up a lot of questions. We've created a list of common patient-related topics so you will know what to expect before, during and after your stay. Meals and Snacks Television Telephone and Other Services 10 Steps for Safer Health Care FREE Wireless Internet Patient Hotline Spiritual Care Your Hospital Stay To make your hospital stay as comfortable as possible after your surgery, we've created a list of common patient-related topics so you will know what to expect before, during and after your stay. Your Arrival Your Room Your Hospital Stay Going Home Other Considerations You should also consider the following preoperative matters before any elective (non-emergency) procedure: Preparing For Surgery Tests Performed Before Surgery Our Team Anesthesia Checklist For Surgery If you have additional questions about preparing for your surgery, please call Patient Information at (585) 922-4528.


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ZF-9654: Several small errors in Zend_Locale-Functions
There are several small errors in the Zend_Locale-Functions.xml file:
Multiple instances of "informations". As it is not an error to use the form "informations" it is so uncommon and simply weird that I would suggest changing it to "information" (line 224, 255, 257 etc.)
A couple of instances of "negotation". There is no such word in english. They should be replaced by "negation".
A couple of instances of "an string". They should be replaced by "a string".
A couple of instances of "an given calendar". They should be replaced by "a given calendar".
Section "Obtaining localized strings" line 915 reads: "It returns always a string" it should be: "It always returns a string"
Section "Obtaining translations for "yes" and "no"" line 1777 reads: "An generated regex" it should be: "A generated regex"
Section "Detecting locales" line 1915 reads: "this will always leads" it should be: "this will always lead"
line 1944 reads: "which returns you a locale string" it should be: "which returns a locale string"
Please add a patch file.
Adding a issue for each of the known 14.000 mistakes is problamtic and not useful in my eyes.
Zen_Locale-Functions.xml patch file
I didn't know what is better from your point of view. I'll make patch files then.
Fixed with r21864. Thanks for the patch


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Sorry, what were stat haters sayin?
STAT with a FLASH!
Ill give Stat some credit, i missed part of the 1st and part of the 2nd because of some bullsh*t distractions but that was a nice block and finish
Lin walked up to shoot the technical
Melo:"I'm back now"
did melo just pass up a wide open 3 i cant believe my eyes lol
:WOW: @ the Stat lovers being so quick to go into captain save a hoe mode
One play, thats all it takes for some of u to start acting giddy
did Melo just pass up an open 3 and give it to Lin so he can hit the shot
Melo is WHAT? SELFISH!?
We could really use Shump tonight.
They are just hitting open threes. CONTEST THEM.
Breen is an idiot! Novak takes plenty of rushed 3s and when JR takes that shot he says his usual "not a good shot". STFU Breen!


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Giant dredge working to deepen river basin, make turning easier for ships
Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 10:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 10:42 p.m.
If you've ever viewed one of the many enormous vessels that visit the state port on the Cape Fear River, you would know that they can sometimes be nearly as long as the river is wide, making turning them around a delicate and sometimes dangerous operation.
Earlier this year, the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids to deepen the Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin in an effort to make those precise and stressful turns a little easier for river pilots.
Great Lakes Dock and Dredge, a company out of Oak Brook, Ill., submitted the lowest bid and was awarded the contract. Just a few weeks ago, its massive dredge, The Texas, began work on the project.
"Since 2002 we have been deepening the river from its mouth up to the state port," said Bob Keistler, project manager for the corps. "We finished around 2004 and had hoped to continue deepening the harbor. However, the funding had not been available to continue the project until this year."
The contract price is $16.4 million.
The Texas is one enormous piece of machinery. At 355 feet long and 66 feet wide, it sports a dredging ladder that weighs more than 670 tons.
"The Texas is a pipeline dredge with a large cutting head on the end of the ladder that extends to the bottom of the river," Keistler said. "That dredge is able to go through rock, and so they'll be digging through that material and placing the spoils on Eagles Island." No environmental repercussions are anticipated.
Because of the rocky nature of the riverbed, the Texas is ideally suited to this project, particularly as it will mitigate the need for explosives. "Our hope is that the cutting head can get through all of the rock and we won't be required to use any sort of blasting to clear it," Keistler said. "If needed, we can approve a blast plan, but we don't anticipate that with this dredge."
The basin's depth will be taken more than 10 percent deeper with this project. "The depth of the river there is 38 feet, and we will deepen to an approved depth of 42 feet," Keistler said. "We started dredging this past week and estimate the project should take no more than two months." The dredge will remove approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of material from the riverbed.
So who stands to benefit from this significant undertaking? "This won't just benefit the ships that serve the state port," Keistler said. "Private terminals for Hess and Colonial oil companies will benefit as well. This will provide more depth under the keels of the boats and allow for safer turns, which will make the river safer for everyone."
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Geneva B. Hayes
Published: Monday, July 1, 2013 at 4:52 p.m.
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Geneva Benton Hayes, 73, of Carolina Avenue, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Health — Lexington Medical Center.
A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel by the Rev. Edwin Chriscoe. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Geneva was born in Horry County, S.C., on Dec. 3, 1939, to Harry Benton Sr. and Elizabeth Mausley Hickman Benton. She was a former employee of Burlington Industries and retired from Dixie Furniture. She was a member of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lonzie Guy Hayes on May 9, 1991; brothers Jessie and Bernice Benton; and sisters Ruby Lee Gobble and Elizabeth Moss.
Surviving are son Liston "Monk" Hayes (Amanda) of Kernersville; daughter Jennifer Ann Hayes of Lexington; grandchildren Zachary "Zach" Hayes (Anne), Hannah Alliston Hayes, Keljen Jones and Aislyn Shoffner; great-grandchildren Mattea and Violet Geneva Hayes; brothers William Benton of Tabor City and Kenneth and Harry Benton Jr. of Loris, S.C., Billy and Kevin Benton of Hartsville, S.C., and Steven Benton of Whiteville; and sister Juanita Benton Johnson of Gadsden, Ala.
Memorials should be directed to Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, 450 Hillview Drive, Lexington, NC 27292.
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Matija Pecotic has earned another day in Illinois at the NCAA singles championship after getting a 7-6(3), 6-3 first-round win over Virginia Tech's Amerigo Contini.
USC's Yannick Hanfmann is up next for Pecotic after Hanfmann defeated Boise State's Andrew Bettles 6-2, 6-4. That match is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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With his first-round win, Pecotic became the first Tiger men's player since Reed Cordish '96 in 1996 to win an NCAA singles match, and the first Ivy Leaguer since Harvard's Jonathan Chu in 1995.
"It was a good start for Matija against a talented opponent," Princeton head coach Billy Pate said. "I was impressed with Contini; he did a lot of things well that we had to counter. Matija didn't quite get off the best start, but once he settled into the match his confidence grew. It's been very windy here so it makes the conditions a bit tricky as the players are continually having to adjust. I thought Matija handled that better as the match went along. He has a tough opponent tomorrow and it should be a great match."
Pecotic trailed 4-2 in the first set but won the next three games to take a 5-4 lead before Contini won two of the last three to force a tiebreak. Contini led 3-1 in the breaker, but Pecotic won six straight points to take the first set.
Pecotic never trailed in the second set, building a lead as large as 5-2 and winning it in two more games.
Hanfmann will be the third USC player that Pecotic has faced in 2012-13. At the ITA All-America, Pecotic defeated the Trojans' Roberto Quiroz in the Round of 16 and Raymond Sarmiento in the quarterfinals, both in three sets, to become the first Tiger since 1982 and first Ivy Leaguer since 1998 to advance to the event's semifinals.
Pecotic, seeded in the 9-16 range in the draw, is ranked No. 15 in the nation on the latest ITA list and improved to 16-3 this season against fellow ITA-ranked opponents with a win over the 61st-ranked Contini. Hanfmann is ranked No. 45 on that list.
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DiSera says she's worked hard to keep things rolling, but only succeeded through the grace of her loyal customers; she invites you to join her family of friends.
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Saw Lorenzo Romar on campus the other day. That's the UW campus, by the way.
Yes, he's still here. It's the same place he played at from 1978-80. It's the same place he's been for the last decade as the creator of Washington's elite basketball program.
And it's the same place I expect him to be for as long as he's coaching.
The Huskies' engaging, hugely popular coach pumped his fist my way as he talked on his phone and stood in the sun front of Connibear Shellhouse. His usual, huge grin portrayed what I've known for years: There's no other place he'd rather be.
Not in his native Southern California. Not in the NBA. And as sure as heck not in Minnesota.
Romar's recent reiteration that Washington is his "dream job" is the third time in the last year I've heard him proclaim that. This latest time came two weeks ago, amid rumors the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves were interested in making him their new coach.
The Timberwolves had indeed called Romar -- earlier this spring, to get his opinion on college players prior to NBA draft. They never offered him their coaching job. He wasn't interested anyway.
Minnesota's query was no different than the many Romar and fellow respected, veteran coaches of big-time programs get from basketball people each offseason in advance of the draft.
Within an hour of the first internet report that the Timberwolves wanted Romar, I received a call from a former writer colleague of mine who works out of Minneapolis. He asked how valid I thought the idea was that Romar would leave UW for the Wolves.
"I don't think he'd even take the Lakers or Heat jobs, if they were offered to him," I told my Minnesota friend.
That's how ingrained Romar is at UW, and how ingrained teaching collegians is in him.
Sure enough, two weeks after the "story" broke that Rambis was out and Romar was on his way in with Minnesota, Rambis is still the Timberwolves' coach.
And Romar is still on Washington's campus, smiling in a purple `W' golf shirt.
Romar has told me and others he wants no other job, that this is home for him and his family. He's told athletic director Scott Woodward he doesn't intend to coach deep into his 60s, and he would love to retire as the Huskies' coach.
Two years into a 10-year contract extension, the 52-year old is on his way to doing just that.
"Lorenzo's not greedy," Woodward told me in March.
The little manufactured mini-drama with the Timberwolves reinforced to me - and should reinforce to you -- that Romar is perhaps the most Husky of all UW coaches.
The campus and the Seattle community have become home for him, his wife Leona and their daughters. Taylor Romar is even a cheerleader for the Huskies.
Her dad is an articulate, witty, down-to-earth, smiling ambassador for all that is Washington. He's become as much a fixture for Huskies basketball - and for Husky athletics -- as the pillars that hold up Alaska Airlines Arena.
Romar was hosting a recruit and his father one Saturday this spring. He could have done anything around town on a warm and glorious April morning. Romar took him and the dad downtown to stand on the sidelines during the Husky football team's scrimmage under the Space Needle.
When coach Steve Sarkisian has a big football recruit in town, he makes sure he has him talk to Romar. Same with UW's other coaches. Romar, Sarkisian, volleyball coach Jim McLaughlin and others also have recruits and their families meet with Woodward while on their visits. Try to find another big-time college campus where coaches are comfortable and wise enough take high school kids to see the AD.
Kevin McGuff was still days from being officially announced as Washington's new women's hoops coach in March when he was telling me on the phone from Ohio that he wanted his program at UW to mimic Romar's. From the way his teams play to the way they are respected to the way he coaches, McGuff wants to emulate Romar.
He's so into "Lo," McGuff leaned on Arizona men's basketball coach Sean Miller, a good friend who used to coach with him at Xavier, for insight on how Miller's conference rival coaches.
"I look at Lorenzo's program, which I have utmost respect for. There is a definite identity to how they play, with such aggressiveness and tenacity," McGuff told me. "That's how I want us to be."
But it's not as if the ultra-competitive Romar is comfortable with coasting on status and accomplishments here. Far from it.
He has led Washington to the last two Pac-10 tournament championships and the first outright conference regular-season title in half a century. His Huskies are now a national name making noise each March in the NCAA tournament, with three Sweet 16 trips in the last six years under Romar. He has admitted last season was the hardest one he's had at UW.
Yet he remains on a purple-and-gold quest.
The loss to North Carolina in the third round of the NCAAs 2½ months ago was as frustrating and regrettable a defeat as Romar has had at Washington. If not for multiple meltdowns that cost the Huskies the lead and the game to the shaky Tar Heels that Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., they would have been favored to advance to the Elite Eight and past a Marquette team UNC blew out days later in the Round of 16.
The loss to Carolina reinforced to Romar that for as much as he's done at Washington, there's plenty more he wants to do here.
"We've been here nine years and we've been able to get to the NCAA tournament six times. It's been good, but we're still working to have a breakthrough," he said. "We have a foundation now, to the point we know we can improve upon that."
Here something to remember the next time a pro or other college team is said to be interested in a Huskies coach: Romar's comfort at UW isn't an accident.
The forward-thinking Woodward has kept Romar content and secure with more than the 10-year contract extension at $1.7 million per season the AD gave the coach after the 2010 season. He has built into Romar's contract, and into those of many Husky coaches, a mutual review every two years.
I found out about it when I asked Woodward on the football team's plane home from a late-season victory how he would keep potential poachers at bay should they call about Sarkisian.
This mutual-review policy fosters mutual respect, as long as the teams keep winning, of course. More tangibly, it keeps coaches' salaries, wants and wish-lists as current and competitive as any in the country.
That, in turn, helps keep Romar happier and more secure at Washington than he ever would be in the NBA.
No wonder his smile is lighting up the UW campus this summer.
And it will for as many years as he wants it to.


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ZF-1934: http client fails on redirects with malformed urls
I have code failing with exception like this: Stack trace:
0 /home/kgrecki/ZendFramework-1.0.1/library/Zend/Uri/Http.php(528): Zend_Uri_Http->_parseQuery('source_id=a&ur...')
1 /home/kgrecki/ZendFramework-1.0.1/library/Zend/Http/Client.php(800): Zend_Uri_Http->setQuery('source_id=a&ur...')
2 /home/tests/Case/Abstract.php(84): Zend_Http_Client->request()
I use http client for functional testing, grabbing requests from apache log and comparing responses. The problem is when a redirect happens and the destination url has malformed query string. It fails on validating the query string, probably because the url is not encoded. I think the client should behave the same as the browsers ale letting this url through. Currently I cannot test the response even when using 'maxredirects' => 0 because the exception is thrown before the request.
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Can you paste here the URL that the client tries to redirect to? You can do that using such code:
// Set the first URI and all...
$client->setConfig(array('maxredirects' => 0));
$respons = $client->request();
echo $response->getHeadersAsString();
and paste the output here.
This snippet will not work as it throws an exception on first ->request(), but it can be tested by commenting out this line //$this->uri->setQuery($query); in Http/Client.php The sample url would look like http://localhost/redirect.php/… bar
It triggers 'Zend_Uri_Exception' with message 'Invalid URI supplied' if I try to connect to it directly using the client. I can understand why it's invalid, the thing is that it's being accepted by browsers. So I think the client should behave the same or at least have a configuration option that would allow this. Also the exception may be thrown prematurely as this url is never requested in my code if I use maxredirects' => 0 so maybe the url validation should be done later before the actual request to redirected url. Hope that helps.
Zend_Uri_Http was fixed to encode query parameters which are not valid.
Should be resolved by revision 6654. If you can verify that, it would help greatly.
Confirmed resolved by rev 6654 Thanks Shahar


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Reality View® is not available for all motorway junctions and interchanges. The availability depends on the version of the navigation map you are using. Till now, several thousand motorway interchanges and junctions have been added with the Reality View® presentation to the map data.
Reality View® Pro is available for all motorway exits.
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If your questions are not answered here, please see our Contact Us section.
Where is the Seattle Animal Shelter located?
The Seattle Animal Shelter is located at 2061 - 15th Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 approximately 1 mile south of the Ballard Bridge. View our Hours & Location.
Do pets need to be licensed?
All dogs, cats, potbellied pigs and miniature goats are required to be licensed. View more information about licenses.
Is there a leash law?
Yes. All animals (except cats and pigeons) are required to be on leash within the City of Seattle. Animals may not run loose anywhere in Seattle except for designated off-leash areas. While cats are not required to be on leash, it is unlawful for cats to be a nuisance, create a sanitation problem or damage public or private property. Visit Animal Control for more information.
What can be done if a neighbor's pets are loose?
Call Seattle Animal Shelter immediately at (206) 386-PETS (7387) or learn more about Animal Control.
What is the law regarding animals creating noise?
Visit our Animal Control page for additional information about unreasonable animal noise.
What are the laws for noise, animal welfare, leash law, licensing and dangerous animals?
Visit our Seattle Municipal Code page to review the laws. Also, check Animal Control page for more information.
What should I do about nuisance wildlife in my yard?
The Washington State Department of Wildlife handles reports of nuisance wildlife. Visit our Wildlife page for helpful information.
I cannot take care of my pet any longer. What can I do?
The Seattle Animal Shelter can accept all surrendered pets from within the city. Visit our Surrender Your Pet page for more information. Or find another shelter in your area.
How can I adopt a pet?
Visit our Adoption section to learn more and see pets available for adoption.
Can Seattle Animal Shelter make a presentation to a school or community organization?
Yes. The Seattle Animal Shelter is available to make a limited number of presentations based upon staff availability. Please call (206) 386-PETS (7387) to arrange for a presentation.
Are you a "no kill" shelter?
The Seattle Animal Shelter adopts out all adoptable animals to new homes regardless of breed or feral nature. There are no time or space limits for animals in the shelter's care. We regularly adopt out, reunite with family or send to rescue over 90%* of the pets that come through our doors. Pets that are determined to be a health or safety risk to humans or other pets will not be placed for adoption. Additionally, pets that are unable to be helped by reasonable veterinary care may also not be placed for adoption.
While the Seattle Animal Shelter does not consider itself a "no kill" shelter, our save rate falls within the recommendation of the "No Kill Nation" advocacy organization.
* "Save Rate" calculation from the first 6 months of 2012. Calculation excludes owner requested euthanasia of terminally-ill animals.
I live just outside the city limits of Seattle. Can you help me?
We are happy to adopt an animal to you regardless of residence. We also accept surrendered animals from outside the city on a space-available basis. If you are contacting us to file a report, we cannot accept calls or complaints for outside the city limits of Seattle. Please check our listing of other shelters to find the animal control agency in your area.


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By Alice Kenny
Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired the world with his famed "I Have a Dream" speech during the historic March on Washington, buses packed with Catholic Charities New York staff, clergy and neighborhood youth joined a pilgrimage of tens of thousands to rally for justice and equality at Washington's National Mall.
"The day was long but it was worth it." said Deacon Rodney Beckford Director of Catholic Charities, Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Center. Buses left New York City at 3 a.m. and arrived in D.C. at 8 a.m., in time to stake out a spot by the Reflecting Pond where the original marchers met on August 28, 1963. Pierre Toussaint scholars from the Archdiocesan Office of Black Ministry, named after the famed slave born in Haiti in 1766 who died a freeman, joined Catholic Charities Education Outreach program participants, priests and parishioners from the Harlem vicariate and Catholic Charities staff on the buses and in the rally, walking together to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial.
"Catholic Charities is at the forefront of remembering and continuing Dr. King's dream but the job is not done," said Deacon Beckford, who, like his fellow bus riders, returned to New York 22 hours after they left. "I'm so proud of our chief executive, Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, for leading us to not just talk the talk but to literally walk the walk."
In addition to the D.C. pilgrimage, Catholic Charities is sponsoring a host of events to honor the march and further its goals. This week on JustLove, Catholic Charities' weekly radio show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, The Catholic Channel 129, Msgr. Sullivan interviewed Dr. Marcia Cantarella, daughter of Whitney Young, the civil rights leader who helped organize the original march and later served as executive director of National Urban League.
Ms. Cantarella told Msgr. Sullivan about her father's drive towards equality for all. He inspired her, she says, to dedicate her life towards make these goals reality by improving the accessibility of college education.
"There continues to be a significant gap between low income families, communities of color, and those with access to education," Ms. Cantarella says, "so we still have significant disparity."
Also on the show is William P. Jones, historian and author of "The March on Washington." The original march, he says, changed civil rights and life for all Americans.
"It's about the enforcement of what we truly believe."
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Dorothy Mendoza, renowned artist from Pueblo, is the featured artist at the Koshare Indian Museum for the month of August. Many may remember the vibrant artwork she displayed at the museum when she judged the Fine Arts League show last summer. An open house and reception will be Sunday, Aug. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. The public is invited to meet the artist and tour the museum. There is no charge.
Mendoza is excited about the show, which will contain mostly new work inspired by her new theme: "Spheres, Symbols and Spirals - Dream, Myth or Reality." It is based on ancient universal symbols and Indian rock art.
Mendoza has experimented with many mediums. Her early work is in gouache and watercolor. In 1998, she began experimenting with acrylics. The Kiva does not know the medium employed in the new work, but since Mendoza is excited, the Kiva staff can hardly wait to see her new work, said Sherry Manyik, Kiva spokesperson.
Her paintings can be found in many public and private colections throughout the United States. She has exhibits in galleries in Colorado, New Mexico and California.
What Reception and exhibit of paintings by Dorothy Mendoza. The artist will be present at the reception.
When 1-4 p.m. Sunday
Where Koshare Indian Museum, 115 West 18th St., La Junta
Cost Free
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Nigel has been asked many times to put together a book of images, so from a photographic career spanning the last 20 years or so, he has made a selection of his current favourite images.
My wife was diagnosed with cancer recently, so the profits from this book will go to the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
HARNIMAN PHOTOGRAPHER has shot worldwide for many major international advertising agencies & brands both on location, in studio & CGI. He has been commissioned to shoot concepts, through to prototypes & production cars for most of the premier brands including Bentley, Jaguar, Volvo, Mercedes Benz, Lexus, Cadillac, Chrysler, Buick etc. From single press ads through to complex major projects involving shooting on several continents, on location CG pre-viz, CGI rendering & retouching of multiple cars back in the UK studio.
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GoNOMAD MINI GUIDE
Teaching English Overseas
By Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter, GoNOMAD ALTERNATIVES GUIDE
The day I taught my first two English classes in Prague, I brought a couple of boxes of candy with me for an opening exercise. I figured that if I bombed completely, at least my students would like the chocolate.
If you've ever thought about working abroad and you're a native speaker of English, you've probably been told that teaching English is the easiest way to do it. While that's true in some respects -- finding work, proving your qualifications, breaking into the field -- you should be aware of what's involved before making the decision to do it.
Here are some things to consider if you've got the travel bug and think that teaching English abroad may be the way to satisfy it:
Where do you want to go?
Native speakers of English are highly prized in many countries around the world. However, certain places make it easier for certain "brands" of English. Citizens of the United Kingdom will find it relatively easy to get well-paid positions throughout the European Union due to easy work visa exchanges. Americans have a harder time in EU countries because of the reams of paperwork necessary to make them legal. Hiring a Brit is almost always easier. Does that mean that Americans can't work in Paris? No, but it means that they will certainly have to work harder to do it legally.
In some countries and situations, however, being American is an advantage. Most countries that do a lot of business with U.S. companies, like Japan, prefer the American accent.
In all, though, you should feel free to choose your dream location -- but be prepared to research the working climate both for legal and linguistic restrictions.
- How do you want to teach?
There are two basic ways to teach English abroad: work for a school or set up your own business. Advantages and disadvantages exist for both methods.
There are several types of English schools, ranging from commercial schools that teach quickie English to businesspeople and others, to secondary schools and universities. A contract with a school usually carries most of the benefits that you would expect -- health insurance, regular salary, vacation, payroll tax deductions. Moreover, schools will probably help you with the wrangling necessary to get your work permits and other legal niceties. Some schools also offer training and other perks like housing, transportation pay, and Internet connectivity. Your teaching day could range from 3 hours to 8 hours, depending upon the type of school in which you are working, and your contract length could be anywhere from one month to two years!
The downside is that if you sign a contract, you can be legally obligated to see it through: you can't just quit any time you want to go travel. Read the fine print VERY carefully!
Working as a private teacher or tutor can be more lucrative, since you can eliminate the "middleman" of a school and charge what you like. You are also your own boss, meaning that you can set your own hours. That freedom has its pitfalls, however. Finding reliable clients can be tough, and you may find that you spend more time in unpaid marketing efforts than in paid teaching.
Additionally, if you want to become legal where you're living, you'll have to do it on your own -- and some countries make it very difficult to get residency papers if you don't have a traditional employer. If you decide to work without the required permits, you can be deported and/or fined, but hundreds (if not thousands) of people do it. It's not at all uncommon and depends entirely on your own risk tolerance.
- What are your skills?
While there are still some places in the world where you can show up and teach English without any "paper trail" of qualifications, those locations are dwindling in number. Most reputable schools require either a Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) and experience, a Master's degree, or a TEFL certificate (see below). And even private clients in most countries will want to know what makes you qualified to be a teacher.
If you are considering going abroad to teach, but don't have one of the combinations of desired skills, consider volunteering at a local charity or school. Most cities have organizations that work with immigrants and need people to help. Some may even offer free training to interested volunteers. Volunteering will also give you an idea of whether you enjoy the work without making the move around the world to do it.
You could also teach English as part of a volunteer program overseas. These placements generally require no previous training or special skills and are short-term enough to give you a taste of the real thing. Check the GoNOMAD ALTERNATIVES LISTINGS for volunteer programs with English teaching.
- To TEFL or not to TEFL?
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate and degree courses seem to be one of the fastest-growing businesses worldwide, probably because English teaching is such a big business. The courses range in length and complexity from distance-learning programs that may cost several hundred dollars to month-long intensive courses that can cost as much as several thousand dollars to two-year Master's program requiring student loans.
Whatever your location or needs, there is probably a TEFL course somewhere that fits the bill. The real question is whether you need it.
If you have a Bachelor's degree and a little experience, you may find that jobs are relatively easy to come by, especially in Latin America and Eastern Europe. However, if you lack a degree -- or if you want to teach somewhere that places more value on titles and certificates, as is the case in many Asian countries -- you may want to consider making an investment in a course.
The other reason to consider a course is simply to gain skill in the classroom. Many schools throw you in without any training or guidance. Ideally, a TEFL course will give you some of the tools you'll need to be effective as a teacher, which may be comforting when you're staring down a roomful of eager students.
- Where are the best resources?
GoNOMAD.com is a good place to start. Check the GoNOMAD ALTERNATIVES LISTINGS for English job placements and volunteer programs. There are also a lot of books about teaching abroad, but some of the best real-life info about it can be found on the Internet. Dave's ESL Café daveseslcafe.com provides job listings, teaching tools, and inside views from teachers worldwide. Transitions Abroad (TransitionsAbroad.com) maintains a list of TEFL training facilities and contacts for teaching worldwide, as well as numerous personal accounts of teaching.
You may also want to visit teflboard.org to check out many different programs available around the world offering teaching certificates.
People who are actually teaching are probably the best resources. If you find a school or a country that interests you, try to find a teacher there who will correspond with you via email. They are your best bet for reliable info.
Just because you can speak the language doesn't mean you can teach it. The most difficult thing about teaching English to non-native speakers is trying to explain complexities that you probably haven't even thought about in relation to your native language. Why doesn't "through" rhyme with "tough," "cough," or "though"? Why do we say "the wallet is in the street" but "the building is on the street"? Sometimes there isn't an explanation to the questions students have, but you have to know enough to decide that.
If you like what you discover through your research, consider joining one of the many global nomads who use their tongues to travel! The financial rewards aren't always great, but the personal growth can be. By the way, my students loved the chocolate, and they didn't seem to think I was so bad either.
Teaching English Abroad
GoNOMAD--Finding a Job Teaching English in Paris
GoNOMAD--Teaching English in Valencia, Spain
GoNOMAD-Teach English in Japan
GONOMAD--Teaching English in China
GoNOMAD MINI GUIDE: Discover teflboard and start teaching English ...
GoNOMAD.com. When the Teacher Becomes the Student
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Today everything in America depends on the Electrical GRID. Without the Grid we would have no food, water, heat, air conditioning nor anything else that is essential to human existence in this country.
But, the Grid is extremely fragile. Periodically parts of the Grid go down leaving lots of people without their essential needs. And, there is no doubt that the entire system is vulnerable to massive malfunctions at any time.
What is the major problem with the Grid? Lets look at how it was built. We will compare it to the home of a guy named Joe. Sometime around 125 to 150 years ago Joe bought a piece of land. Land was not expensive in those years. But, building materials were scarce. He cobbled up some logs and boards and whatever else he could find and built for himself a little shack. This shack was small and all inclusive. It didnt even have a foundation. Electricity was not available to him, but, never having had it, he didnt miss it.
He had no plumbing. For water, he either dipped it from a nearby creek or dug a well. He carried it into the house by the bucket. He had a Path instead of a Bath! He had a fireplace with which he cooked his food and heated his home. Everything he owned was in his little one room hovel. But, living alone, he was comfortable and content.
Then, he met Mary! He fell in love. He courted her and soon persuaded her to become Mrs. Joe. After their marriage, Mary moved into the little hut with him. But, she was not happy! This place is too small! I dont like having everything in one room! I want a bed room and a separate kitchen, etc. etc.
So, Joe cobbled together some old used building material and added a room to the house so that Mary could have a bedroom. Later he found some old boards that were available cheaply and built a kitchen. The house was growing but each new part was a little different from the others.
Then Joey entered the family. I want another bedroom for the baby! So, again Joe had to build onto his growing house. When Little Mary came along, another bedroom was desired for her. And, so it went. Down through the years the house was built and rebuilt.
Then the day of indoor plumbing arrived. And, you know what Mary wanted! And, she wanted it NOW! So, out came the hammer and saw and another room was added. This also required him to cut openings into the growing home to run water pipes and take the waste water away.
And, when the day to electrify the house arrived, Mary wanted that, too. Naturally! But, it was going to be difficult to add electricity to an existing building, so, Joe ran the wires along the outside of the house and drilled holes through the walls for outlets and fixtures. (There are a number of houses around here where you can see the wires on the outside even today).
But, the basis for the entire structure was the old Hut that Joe started with. And, because the house was built by dribs and dabs, it never was a quality built structure. It was supported by (or propped up by) whatever building materials Joe could find when he needed to expand. And, even though that old house still stands today, it is a rickety old fire trap that is basically a heap of wood and or whatever.
Americas Grid was built the same way. When electricity first became available in the latter 1800s and early 1900s, there were hundreds of small power companies, many of which operated on a shoe string. A lot of electrical systems were thrown together to serve a small segment of the population. As the years passed the Big Fish began to eat the little Fish. This led to both good and bad systems merging. One thing that these new major companies started to do was to interlock their systems. This was good because; if there were shortages in one part of the country, surplus electricity could be shunted to that area from other systems. This made it easier to keep all electricity customers happy.
But, it also meant that a minor malfunction of a certain relay or other gizmo, could shut down a large part of the system, cutting power to millions of people (Exactly that happened in the Northeast United States and Eastern Canada in 1968 when one remote relay in Ohio was tripped inadvertently throwing millions of Americans and Canadians into darkness).
Today, America is at risk of an EMP attack. One small nuclear bomb set off 100 miles or so above America could destroy the entire Grid. It could also destroy electrical systems in cars, planes, ships or trains. Such an attack would paralyze this country and it would take years to rebuild. Also there is a possibility that a solar flare from the sun could create the same type of damage. Because of the vast area covered by the Grid, it is also vulnerable to vandalism and terrorist attacks. The cost to bring the Grid into the twenty first century would be billions of dollars and that aint gonna happen! So, the possibility of losing the entire grid is one more possibility that we have to prepare for. The day may come when we will have to survive without electricity for a day, week, month, or, perhaps for years. Can you do it?


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Tuesday Shorts: GagaVille, Soul Calibur breasts, Thor, Nolan North, Portal turret
Some things you just cannot make up no matter how hard you try. There's a few of those in the shorts posted below.
Sony taking an "open stance" with PS Suite expansion to other platforms
Want to kick back and take a load off with some of your favorite PlayStation classics? Well then, buy an Android phone. (Or, we suppose, a PlayStation.) Alternatively, if you absolutely must bring your pals Cloud, Crash Bandicoot, and Car From Gran Turismo with you on the bus, you could always wait. But – based […]
Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies for Android dropping "summer 2011"
After a quick – though hardly subtle – tease yesterday, PopCap's given VG247 a teensy bit more info on its upcoming Android offerings.
PopCap popping the cap on Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies for Android
Ever annoyed by the way your friends' iPhones seem to have practically melded with their faces? Soon, you'll at least understand why.
GameTanium is Android's answer to games on demand
Exent has announced it will launch its GameTanium service on Android platform, which will be the first games-on-demand service for the platform.
PlayStation app now live for iOS, Android
Sony's gone live with the promised PlayStation App for iPhone and Android which it announced before Christmas.
Rock Band Mobile first multiplayer title on Verizon 4G GTE [Update]
EA's push to conquer the Android gaming market has a fine bit of ammunition to its credit in the form of a polished-up Rock Band Mobile port – the only multiplayer game available at the launch of Verizon's new 4G LTE network.
EA Mobile expanding to Android
After an impressive performance on the App Store, EA Mobile is making a bid to replicate recent iPhone successes on Android devices.
Amazon's opening its very own Android AppStore
Amazon has announced it's to launch an App Store of its very own called the Amazon AppStore. It's for Android.
Citibank study estimates App Store market will hit $2 billion by year's end
According to a study conducted by Citibank, the App Store market will hit $2 billion by the end of 2011.
Android and Apple gaining on Symbian smartphones in UK
A chart over on comScore shows that Google's Android platform, along with Apple's iPhone, is gaining on the popular Symbian smartphone market in the UK.
Spike teams up with Philo for tonight's VGAs
Spike TV and Philo have teamed up for the Video Game Awards for tonight's broadcast so that you can check in with your friends while watching the show.
Angry Birds Christmas confirmed by Finnish TV station
A Finnish TV station's website has released a screenshot and confirmed Angry Birds Christmas from Rovio.
First "PSP phone" pictures, specs branded "fake"
Sony has reportedly told NowGamer the PS phone shots that emerged overnight are "definitely fake".
Android Market now has 100K apps available for users
Android users should be pleased to know their phone system of choice now has 100,000 different apps to choose from over on the Android Market.
Android Angry Birds breaks 2 million downloads in 2 days
Developer Rovio's confirmed stunning figures for the Android version of Angry Birds, saying the game has been downloaded 2 million times between Friday and Sunday last week.
Gameloft "cutting back" on Android platform development
Gameloft has "significantly cut" back on developing games and applications for Google's Android platform, according to a report from Reuters. Apparently, it's not the only one cutting back on support, as the company stated that others are doing the same thing due to the "weakness" of Android's application store. "We have significantly cut our investment […]
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due to road-shocks , bouncing on saddle , vibes , etc ...
most of the times you LOOSE precision on the SHIFTING .
gearbox don't like this and answer by a "false-neutral" or some bad sound .
many customers today ask me "how to correctly shift" and that's fun : i become kinda "teacher"
just this picture to explain the way i ALWAYS shifted with all my WLs and Big-Twins WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS .
the tip is SIMPLE : if your hand stops movin' :
you got all the feeling and precision ya need to correctly shift .
( you also can FEEL the pinions comin'in touch together THRU the linkage TO your HAND )
by-bye false neutral , bye-bye "KRUNK" and others noises .
for those who don't already found this way to shift :
don't worry : the training will be very short .


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Golf is Dead is the new voice of Disc Golf, and this shirt says it all. Golf is Dead is a lifestyle brand that aims is to bring increased awareness to Disc Golf by contrasting it to Traditional Golf. The front of this great T features the iconic Golf is Dead Skull and Golf Clubs Crossbones logo with large "Golf is Dead" print. The reverse reads "Disc Golf - life, style, nature, growth, freedom, flight, LOVE", and has the profile of a disc golf basket. Golf is Dead - Say it with Style!
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