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Published: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 11:03 p.m.
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Delaware's Jarvis Threatt squirmed inside the 3-point arc off the dribble, and Shane Reybold stepped out to meet him. The 6-foot-8 UNCW forward had the 6-foot-2 guard stopped, for a moment anyway.
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A deft fake sent the defender into the air and the smaller player sprawling to the Trask Coliseum floor.
Just that quickly, Threatt was headed to the free throw line for a chance to build the Blue Hens' lead. Reybold stalked to the bench with his fourth foul and 11 minutes, 9 seconds left on the clock.
Threatt proved the difference in Delaware's 70-57 victory on Wednesday night, time and again creating offense out of thin air to spoil UNCW's dream of a senior night upset.
The junior guard returned from an eight-game suspension with a game-high 24 points, six assists and four steals to help the Blue Hens clinch at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title. The Seahawks led by as many as nine points in the second half but simply couldn't keep up late in their regular season finale.
"Threatt makes a difference, a huge difference," Peterson said. "It's hard to keep him in front. We tried different things. He's so crafty with the ball."
UNCW (9-22, 3-13 CAA) has piled up momentum late in a difficult season thanks to spirited play at home. Saturday's double-overtime victory over College of Charleston extended the team's winning streak at Trask to three games.
The Seahawks had those good feelings going again early in the second half against Delaware (21-9, 13-2). They seized the lead with 13 straight points out of the break, a burst led by three of the six seniors honored in a pregame ceremony.
Tanner Milson started it with a steal and 3-pointer, Chris Dixon scooped in a layup and then Reybold hit two buckets with a Cedric Williams free throw in between. Milson finished the run with another deep ball from the right wing that forced Delaware coach Monte Ross into a timeout with his team down 38-29.
"We did our best to try to take control of it," said Milson, who led the Seahawks with 11 points. "The way you do that is by bringing a lot of energy and a lot of focus, making a lot of hustle plays."
Kyle Anderson's 3-pointer ended Delaware's drought, and Threatt dominated from there, sparking the Blue Hens with an array of drives and passes. He often took advantage of overeager defenders like on the play that sent Reybold (six points, nine rebounds) to the bench.
UNCW led by 43-37 with 13 minutes left before Delaware finished on a 33-14 run. Threatt had 14 points and four assists during the closing stretch, accounting for 25 of those points.
Threatt was a third-team all-conference pick last year and had improved his statistics this season before he was suspended late last month for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
He missed Delaware's one-point home win over UNCW on Feb. 1 but made the most of Wednesday's start, carrying the load on a team loaded with capable scorers.
"It's always a crapshoot when a kid is out that long, but he's talented," Ross said. "He practiced with us (Tuesday), and he's a difficult matchup. He's really difficult to guard, and now I'm hoping he's even more difficult because he has really fresh legs."
The loss sends UNCW into a break before the CAA tournament, which begins next Friday in Baltimore. Peterson said he'd give the Seahawks two days off before an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday.
Despite Wednesday's senior night frustration, Milson said the team remains confident it's peaking at the right time. The Seahawks will start the postseason against Hofstra and would likely advance to meet the Blue Hens again with a win over the Pride.
"It's always good to go into the tournament with a kind of chip on your shoulder," Milson said. "After the way our season has gone, especially in conference, all we want to do is go out there and get some guys back."
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|Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, yesterday delivered a speech in Luton on the subject of creating an open and confident society; the values which underpin it, and the role of government within it.
The approach outlined in his speech toward extremism, multiculturalism and engagement with radical views signalled a departure from the approach outlined by David Cameron in his speech in Munich last month. A Guardian report today quoted Mr. Clegg's advisers as having said that "neither men's speech was meant to be the last word on the issue and instead would feed into Lord Carlisle's independent review, which is due to report shortly."
The Deputy PM said:
"Today I want to talk about the UK as an open, confident society. It is by being confident – confident in ourselves, in our communities, and in our values – that we can remain an open, liberal nation."
"I also think the Prime Minister was right to make a sharp distinction between religious belief and political ideology. Religious devotion is completely separate from violent extremism. The overwhelming majority of devout people of all faiths reject violence and terrorism. There is some evidence that those Muslims who do turn to violence have a shallower understanding of Islam than Muslims who may have radical views, but reject violence.
"The enemies of liberty are those people who have closed their minds, closed off the possibility that there may be other valid ways to live, other than their own. They believe they have discovered the prescription for how to live - which everyone should follow. Closed minds can lead to closed communities, to extremism, and in some cases to violence.
"There are nationalistic or racist extremists, like the members of the English Defence League, or the BNP. There are black extremists like the Nation of Islam. There are Muslim extremists like the members of Islam 4 UK. Very often these groups have a symbiotic relationship with each other, maintained by the media: extremist Muslim groups giving birth to extremist white hate groups, and vice versa.
"My point is this. We need a perfect symmetry in our response to crime and violent extremism. Bigots are bigots, whatever the colour of their skin. Criminals are criminals, whatever their political beliefs. Terrorists are terrorists, whatever their religion."
After delivering his speech, David Cameron faced calls of hypocrisy and of handing a victory to the far-right due to his speech focusing exclusively on Muslim 'extremism', while ignoring the far-right – on the same day that the English Defence League were marching in Luton. Nick Clegg has seemingly learned the lesson of this and delivered a much more nuanced argument. He is right to say that a coherent response is required for all forms of extremism to avoid the charge of double standards.
Nick Clegg also seemed to stayed away from the simplistic analysis of Cameron when explaining the factors which seduce people toward violent extremism. While Cameron had fallen for the neoconservative view of blaming 'Islamism' and a weak affiliation to 'British values', (in contradiction to available evidence), Clegg was again more nuanced. Among the reasons given by Clegg was economic insecurity (as highlighted by the findings of the Searchlight Educational Trust survey) and, quoting the words of Louise Richardson, "a lethal cocktail containing a disaffected individual, an enabling community and a legitimising ideology."
He advocated "smart engagement" by the government. "This means calibrating Government action in the following ways: targeting resources in a way that clearly promotes liberal objectives; maintaining a clear distinction between social policy and security policy; distinguishing between violent and non-violent extremism; supporting free speech, but taking the argument to the bigots; and implacably confronting violent extremism."
In this formula of government action is found the greatest difference between Mr. Clegg and Mr. Cameron's approach.
While Cameron denounced "a passively tolerant society [which] says to its citizens, as long as you obey the law we will just leave you alone", Clegg said, "In an open, liberal society, individuals are free to live in the manner of their choosing, so long as they do not harm others."
While Cameron's argument that individuals were seduced toward violent extremism by a weak affiliation to British values and apparent 'segregated communities' means a continuation of Labour's disastrous policy of conflating counter terrorism work with community cohesion, Clegg called for a "clear distinction" between the two.
On how to deal with 'non-violent extremists', Clegg said:
"The third battleground against violent extremism is at the level of ideas, values and ideology. The dangerous ideas that underpin violent extremism must never be allowed to go unchallenged."
"It requires engagement, assertion. Muscular liberals flex their muscles in open argument."
"If we are truly confident about the strength of our liberal values we should be confident about their ability to defeat the inferior arguments of our opponents.
"Smart engagement means engaging in argument at public events, where appropriate and at the right level. Of course these are always difficult decisions to make. But to take one example, the Global Peace and Unity conference attracts around fifty thousand British Muslims each year and is an important opportunity to engage in argument – and so Andrew Stunell, the Government's Communities Minister did this year. Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, also spoke at the event.
"Now there may well have been a small minority of organisations and individuals at that event with deeply unpalatable, illiberal views.
"But you don't win a fight by leaving the ring. You get in and win. The overwhelming majority of the people attending this conference are active, engaged and law-abiding citizens. We don't win people to liberal ideals by giving ourselves a leave of absence from the argument."
"Liberal societies do not expect everyone to live in the same way, or believe in the same things; conformity can crush liberty. But in liberal societies, all of us must defend the freedoms of others, in exchange for freedom for ourselves. In an open society, values compete but do not conflict."
'Leaving the ring' has been the policy thus far of Cameron's Conservatives. He allegedly banned Baroness Warsi and all Tories from attending the GPU event last year. However, this is not just confined to the Conservatives. In a continuance of this trend, Lord Carlisle recently threatened that schools which allow the "promotion of extremism will either risk losing charitable status or seeing their governors face civil injunctions in the courts."
While Clegg said that liberal societies do not expect everyone to believe the same things, Lord Carlisle stated that the Prevent review will clamp down on 'unpalatable' views such as "advocacy of sharia law" – a prime example of conformity crushing liberty and potentially criminalising dissenting views.
Thus far, the approach of this government has been to outlaw unpalatable views rather than engage them in a battle of ideas.
The need for "perfect symmetry" in responding to all crime and violent extremism, regardless of the perpetrators; the departure from the simplistic neoconservative narrative on the causes of violent extremism; and the recognition that a confident, liberal society is built on the freedom of ideas, are all welcome themes from Nick Clegg's speech.
Peter Oborne highlighted last month that there were two forces at work in the coalition, competing to frame the debate surrounding extremism, the Muslim community and multiculturalism – that of the neoconservatives (which include Education Secretary Michael Gove and Defence Secretary Liam Fox) and their rivals, led by Nick Clegg and Sayeeda Warsi. David Cameron's Munich speech indicated that it is the neoconservative viewpoint which has the upper hand. With the outcome of the Prevent review due this month, we will witness further whether the neocon influence has continued over government policy or whether the camp of Clegg has prevailed.
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Since everyone has been so kind recently I thought I'd share a solution that may help others. I like to use a "shared" directory on another machine on the network, for a wide variety of reasons. UV and UD can easily access a local directory (a directory on the same machine as U2) but accessing a network "shared" directory is a little more difficult. I haven't figured out how to do it on UD yet but in UV here's how it's done: 1) In UniAdmin select "Configuration Editor" and change the "ALLOWNFS" parameter to "1". This is the "critical" piece and escaped me for days until someone suggested it. 2) Get to TCL in UV and execute the following: DOS /C"net use Z: \\Server\Share Passwd /user:Server\U2Admin" "U2Admin" is the Windows user who's logged in. 3) Create an "F" item in the VOC that looks like: U2TEMP 0001 F 0002 Z:\Temp 0003 D_VOC This will allow UV to access shared network resources without UV/NET. Hope this helps somebody.(Continue reading)


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The New Orleans Saints' defense had a great performance during Saturday's scrimmage, stopping the offense both times the No. 1 units faced off. Outside linebacker Junior Galette was the star of the day, and I'll have a more extensive column on him later. But he wasn't alone.
Here's a breakdown of the highs and lows from Saturday's scrimmage, which featured live tackling for the first time (except for the quarterbacks):
-- Galette had a great day, including two sacks (one against left tackle Terron Armstead with the second-string offense and one that appeared to be against guard Ben Grubbs with the first-string offense). Galette brought pressure on back-to-back plays against the starters to help kill that drive and keep the offense from scoring.
-- Akiem Hicks also stood out while working as the nose tackle with the second-string defense. He had at least one sack (and possibly two) while bringing consistent pressure up the middle.
-- Undrafted rookie outside linebacker Eric Martin continued to make his presence felt while working with the second-stringers. He forced a fumble by tailback Mark Ingram with the second-string offense. He also obliterated Travaris Cadet on a kickoff return (one of Martin's strengths in college that will help him make the Saints' roster). And he potentially had a sack or an assist on a sack.
-- Veteran cornerback Chris Carr also stood out. He intercepted Ryan Griffin on a telegraphed pass when both third-string units were on the field. He almost had another pick on a pass breakup. And he helped force an interception by linebacker David Hawthorne when he broke up a Luke McCown pass that was intended for Nick Toon and popped the ball into the air.
-- The first-string offense wasn't all bad. They started the day with a methodical 70-yard touchdown drive against the second-string offense, which included three third-and-short conversions. Ingram scored a 1-yard touchdown on third-and-Goal behind the right side of the line. Earlier on the drive, Ingram converted a third-and-1 on the left side behind a lead block by fullback Jed Collins. Tailback Darren Sproles converted the other third-and-inches behind the left side of the line. ... Drew Brees also converted several quick, short passes on the efficient scoring drive. ... And later when the ones faced the ones, tailback Pierre Thomas had two long gains of 15 yards or so on back-to-back plays (a run and a screen pass).
-- None of the left tackles had great days. Charles Brown was decent with the first-string offense and never gave up a sack individually. But he did appear to get whistled for a false-start penalty that killed the first-string offense's second drive against the first-string defense. ... Armstead gave up at least two sacks (Galette and Jay Richardson) with the second-string offense. Jason Smith didn't noticeably give up a sack, but the third-string offense wasn't having a great day in general.
-- Both backup quarterbacks struggled. McCown threw one interception and never got his unit into the end zone. Griffin threw one interception and one touchdown -- an unconventional fade pass to fullback Austin Johnson, who went up and got it.
-- Undrafted rookie tailback Khiry Robinson had some nice moments, showing his power and continuing to create some déjà vu moments in Chris Ivory's old No. 29 jersey. He blew up starting cornerback Keenan Lewis to gain extra yards against the first-string defense. He also broke a long gain against the second-string defense.
-- The first-string defense had one ugly breakdown in pass coverage when McCown found receiver Chris Givens wide open deep down the field. It was hard to tell where the coverage breakdown occurred since no one was near him (maybe the safeties?). Looked a lot like last season. The defense bounced back, however, to stop the second-string offense from scoring after that.
-- Cornerback Jabari Greer and safety Rafael Bush each broke up passes in the end zone.
Stay tuned for more extensive coverage this afternoon.**************
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The flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees and if your not in a sharing mood the fruits make a nice healthy snack.


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College Hockey:Gaels Earn Weekend Sweep, Control Own Destiny
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Both Canisius and Iona entered Saturday night's game needing a win. The Golden Griffins were fighting to secure home ice in the MAAC Quarterfinals while the Gaels were just fighting for their playoff lives. In the end, the more desperate team won as Iona defeated Canisius, 5-1.
Iona coach Frank Bretti set the tone for the Canisius game by accentuating the positives from their loss to Mercyhurst on Friday night.
"We really didn't want to change anything for tonight," he said. "We were just looking for a complete game and to make sure we had some jump. We knew it wouldn't be easy for Canisius being on the road so we didn't want to give them any momentum."
Golden Griffins' coach Brian Cavanaugh appeared to echo Bretti's comments about his team's road woes this weekend.
"We struggled at the beginning of the game. I thought we were ready to play, but we certainly didn't show it," he said. "I am not going to make any excuses. Iona came out strong early in the game [because] it was their Senior Night.
"For us, I don't know if we worn down, travel weary, or what. It's been a long season and you are going to have your ups and downs."
Two weeks ago, Canisius was on an upswing as it swept a pair of games at Fairfield and Sacred Heart. This weekend was a big down turn as it lost at Army and Iona.
Canisius nearly opened the scoring a little more than five minutes into the game, but Iona goaltender Mike Fraser made two saves off an Iona turnover and defenseman Chad Van Diemen swept a third scoring chance out of the crease.
"Mike played well early. He was coming off a pretty good week of practice," said Bretti. "Fraser knew he was getting the call on Wednesday afternoon and I wanted him to be ready for the game. You look back at the first period and he made some key saves for us early."
Just like they did against Mercyhurst, Iona jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead. For the second straight game, freshman Neil Clark opened the scoring for the Gaels. Iona cycled the puck down low and fellow freshman Andrew McShea centered the puck across the crease setting up Clark for an easy tap in at the right post for his second goal of the year at 6:11.
Iona doubled it's lead as Tim Krueckl connected for his 10th goal at 14:31. Jamie Carroll set Krueckl up in the slot and the junior winger deked goalie Bryan Worosz before slipping the puck between the sophomore's pads.
The key to Mercyhurst's win over Iona was the Lakers ability to keep the Gaels from extending their two-goal lead — a point that Bretti would not let his team forget.
"We had numerous chances to take a 3-0 lead in the [Mercyhurst] game. Tonight we wanted to make sure that [we knew] a two-goal lead wouldn't be enough," he said.
It was a message the Gaels heeded because they jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second period.
Worosz stopped Chris Connerty's shot from the right circle, but Chris Martini followed up the play and banged home the rebound at 2:31 for his third of the season.
The Gaels added even more breathing room late in the second period as they extended their lead to four goals as they cashed in on their fourth power chance of the game.
Brent Williams cut to the net and was able to elude a Worosz poke check attempt. Williams pulled the puck away from the netminder and slid into an empty net at 19:11. Martini and Van Diemen assisted on Williams's 11th goal.
Cavanaugh decided to pull Worosz at the start of the third period on favor of sophomore Jeremy Redquest.
"Bryan has seen an awful lot of minutes this year. He's probably going to break the records for games played and minutes," Cavanaugh said. "It was time to make a change. We were four goals down and it was an opportunity to put Redquest in there that is what college hockey is all about. Then you see if that might jump start the team."
Goalie change or not, the thing that got Canisius on the board at the start of the third period was a carryover power play. The Golden Griffins broke Fraser's bid for a shutout in the senior's final home game just 35 seconds into the third period as Ryan Corcoran scored his seventh of the season.
"I thought we played one of our best 60-minute efforts. Even after they scored early in the third period, we came back on the next shifts and understood that we still had a three-goal lead and were in control of the game," said Fraser.
Iona regained it's four-goal lead less than seven minutes later when Mark Hallam scored his ninth of the season on assists from Krueckl and Jamie Carroll.
"This weekend we played two pretty good teams regardless of whether they were at home or on the road," Bretti said. "We want to keep making sure that we are passing the test as we get ready for, hopefully, making the playoffs."
Fraser talked about the emotions he felt playing in his final home game.
"It was really nice to get this win tonight and I was excited to get the start. Even more important was to get the win. We really needed it in the standings."
Iona's win, coupled with AIC's loss to Fairfield, means the Gaels now control their own playoff destiny. If they win their remaining games, they are assured of making the playoffs.
Iona (9-20-2; 9-13-1) returns to action on Tuesday night, February 25, when they visit Sacred Heart at the Milford Ice Pavilion. Canisius hosts AIC on February 28 at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
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Jeep is at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show presenting the new Wrangler Dragon Design Concept. The iconic offroader from the US-based manufacturer has been modified in order to create a special concept car for this event, and the outcome is this pretty particular Dragon variant with a few details that recall the Chinese culture. Completely painted in black with some golden inserts, this exclusive version of Wrangler has a massive dragon decal on the hood as well as another two on the sides.
The black/gold theme continues in the cabin, that looks as elaborated and fashionable as the outside of the car. Leather upholstery with some Magic Wand metallic inserts gives the passenger compartment a pretty classy feeling, while the dragon image comes up again on the headrests.
The powertrain of the Wrangler Dragon is exactly the same as in the standard model, with the usual 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine delivering 284 hp and 347 Nm of peak torque. Its 18″ wheels use the same black/gold theme and are fitted with 35″ tyres that provide for the best grip in any condition. Several details of this model - such as the LED lights and the fuel cap door - were lifted from the Mopar catalogue, and could be ordered separately right now.


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Clark County wine
Bader Winery: Free tastings noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 711 Grand Blvd., Vancouver. 360-750-1551 or http://www.baderwinery.com.
Battle Ground Produce: Free tastings from 4 to 7 p.m. every Friday. 915 E. Main St., Battle Ground. 360-687-1718.
Bethany Vineyard & Winery: Free tastings from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 4115 N.E. 259th St., Ridgefield. 360-887-3525.
Columbia Willamette Enological Society: Wine education with tastings and hors d'oeuvres to match. 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month, except August. Red Cross Building, EB Hamilton Hall, 605 Barnes Road, Vancouver. http://www.columbiawillamettewine.org.
Confluence Vineyard & Winery: Tastings noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. 19111 N.W. 67th Ave., Ridgefield. 866-717-1304 or http://www.confluencewinery.net.
East Fork Cellars Winery: Free tastings Tuesday through Sunday. Hours vary by event. Music events several nights each week. On Tuesday, music starts at 6:30 p.m.; music starts at 7 p.m. Friday. 24415 N.E. 10th Ave., Suite 104, Ridgefield. 360-727-3055 or http://www.eastforkcellars.com.
English Estate Winery: Free tastings, noon to 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment. 17806 S.E. First St., Vancouver. 360-772-5141 or http://www.englishestatewinery.com.
Rusty Grape Vineyard: Free tastings and tours Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Live music events at 7 p.m. Saturdays. 16712 N.E. 219th St., Battle Ground. 360-513-9338 or http://www.rustygrape.com.
Three Brothers Vineyard & Winery: Free tastings from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. 2411 N.E. 244th St., Ridgefield. 360-887-2085 or http://www.threebrotherswinery.com.
Classes and events
Clark County Goat Association: Cheese-making class featuring feta, includes informational handouts, cheese sampling and a light lunch. A selection of cheese-making supplies will be available for purchase, 11 a.m. May 1, $15; pre-registration recommended. CASEE, Building B, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Register: 360-687-3259.
Cooking Class with Le Sous Chef: Presented by Muffin Bastiste. 3516 S.E. 173rd Court, Vancouver. April class schedule at http://www.lesouschef.com or 360-253-6248.
Class Cooking & Catering: Presented by Kim Mahan. Reservations required. Classic French, $55, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 14. Register: 360-600-8006 or http://www.class-cooking.com.
Master Food Preserver Training: Covers the basics of food preservation and food safety. Information session 10 a.m. to noon April 23. Seven-week training, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 30 to June 11. $75 fee covers the costs of reference materials and supplies. Manor Evangelical Church, 17913 N.E. 72nd Ave., Battle Ground. http://clark.wsu.edu/family or WSU Extension office, 360-397-6060.
Third Annual Spring Wine Tasting and Tour: Six boutique wineries. Start at the winery of your choice to purchase a passport good May 1-2 and a commemorative wine glass. Travel at your own pace through the countryside of Lewis County. $15 at the door, $13 in advance. http://www.wellswinery.com.
WSU Extension food safety hot line, 360-397-6060, ext. 5366, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Leave name, phone number and questions. Master food preserver volunteers will return the call within 24 hours.
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If there was ever a day to be bold with your lip color, it would be today. National Lipstick Day brings together both serious beauty enthusiasts and effortless cosmetic darlings to celebrate our favorite beauty product. Whether we have memories of watching our mothers apply her signature shade or the first time we tried a confident red hue, lipstick continues to be a major component of our beauty routines. This classic beauty product has come a long way since its first formulation and can be found in every color, finish and style you desire. What better way to celebrate this fun day than with a shade that delivers not only long-lasting wear but ultra-hydrating rich color. Elizabeth Arden's Beautiful Color Moisturizing Lipstick is just the lipstick to reach for on this celebratory day.
Offering rich color payoff without drying out the lips, Elizabeth Arden has mastered the perfect formula with the Beautiful Color Moisturizing lipstick range. The more than 30 shade collection features stunning options ranging from sultry neutrals to pops of bold color. If the vast array of shades isn't dizzying enough, Elizabeth Arden offers lipsticks in various finishes (cream, shimmer, and pearl). Every lipstick personality is sure to find a dream color that perfectly tops her personal signature look.
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This multifaceted lipstick is an ideal pick for a day dedicated to one of our favorite beauty staples. Delivering vivid color and intense moisture, Elizabeth Arden's Beautiful Moisture Rich Lipstick is soon to become a makeup bag must-have long after this celebratory day has passed.
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In trying to deal with the toll that breast cancer continues to take in our country, the public has followed the lead of public health officials and increasingly put their faith in screening and early detection, though we have never had good evidence that this would have a significant impact. The over-emphasis on the importance of screening, despite a lack of strong evidence, has been elevated to such a degree that some even equate screening with prevention of breast cancer. The National Breast Cancer Coalition hopes that today's release of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) revised recommendations will put the brakes on this run-away train and will put screening and its limitations into proper perspective.
The revised guidelines were issued by the USPSTF, a government-appointed, independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services. Revisions include recommending against universal screening mammography for women aged 40-49, recommending every other year screening for women 50-74, rather than annual screening and recommending against teaching breast self examination.
For over ten years, the National Breast Cancer Coalition has reviewed and analyzed each newly published article looking at the trials of mammography screening. After each analysis, NBCC has continued to take the position that mammography screening has significant limitations and should be a personal choice rather than a public health message. NBCC has also reviewed all articles and studies on breast self examination and historically informed the public that there was no evidence that monthly breast self examination saved lives. When the evidence from well designed prospective randomized trials in addition to that of other studies showed harm and no benefit from this practice, NBCC changed its message accordingly. We continue to affirm those positions and are gratified that the US Preventive Services Task Force has changed their recommendations to be more in line with the existing evidence. Read more about NBCC's unwavering positions on mammography and breast self examination.
The issues are not simple, but we believe women can comprehend the complexities of breast cancer and screening for the disease. Women deserve to know the facts and have the right to make informed decisions regarding their health care.
The Truth About Breast Cancer and Screening
There is no statistically significant evidence that screening women age 40-49 years reduces breast cancer mortality. The USPSTF now recommends against universal screening mammography for women aged 40 to 49 years. The Task Force changed their recommendation based on a systematic review of randomized clinical trials and on six statistical models of the risks and benefits of mammography screening. A major consideration for the change was the addition of recent results from the only clinical trial designed to specifically evaluate mammography in this age group. The Age trial found no statistically significant difference in breast cancer mortality between those women who were screened during their 40s and those who were not.
- False-positive results and additional imaging as a result of mammography are most prevalent in women aged 40 to 49 years. When screening is started at age 40 years, about 60% more false-positive results have been estimated to occur than if screening is started at age 50 years.
- The evidence for a benefit of mammography after 50 is not strong. To reduce the harm while still maintaining the small benefit, the USPSTF now recommends biennial (every other year) instead of annual screening mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years. The USPSTF concludes that the benefit of screening mammography is maintained by biennial screening, and changing from annual to biennial screening is likely to reduce the harms of mammography screening by approximately 50%, based on the statistical modeling, a systematic review of randomized clinical trials, a population-wide screening program report, and on a community-based study.
- Mammography can miss cancers that need treatment, and in some cases find disease that does not need treatment, leading to overtreatment with toxic therapies. Harms for healthy women who do not have cancer can include unnecessary imaging tests and biopsies, unnecessary exposure to x-ray radiation, and psychological trauma and anxiety.
- All breast cancers are not equal. Some patients will have fast-growing, aggressive tumors while others will have slower-growing, less aggressive tumors that are less likely to metastasize and, therefore, have a better prognosis. Screening is more likely to identify the slower-growing, less aggressive tumors because of longer asymptomatic periods. This "length-time" bias can make screening appear more beneficial than it is. "Lead-time" bias can also contribute to a misrepresentation of the benefit of mammography. If a lethal cancer is found earlier through screening, the patient would appear to live longer because of "lead time." Screening is not helping patients in these situations live longer, it is only helping them find out about their cancers sooner.
- Breast self-examination (BSE) is ineffective and potentially harmful. Two large, randomized, clinical trials of BSE, both found that women who did BSE were no less likely to die of breast cancer than those who did not do BSE. In both studies, the number of invasive cancers diagnosed in the two groups was about the same, but women in the BSE group had more breast biopsies and more benign lesions diagnosed than did women in the control group. The USPSTF recommends against teaching breast self-examination.
- The USPSTF concludes that there is insufficient evidence to evaluate the benefit of clinical breast examinations.
We encourage women to make informed decisions regarding screening based on the actual evidence. To learn more about the myths and truths concerning breast cancer and screening, and to find out how to take action against this disease, visit StopBreastCancer.org.


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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Specialty beers from microbreweries are putting a healthy head on beer category sales at Raley's here. Earlier this year, the chain built up its assortment of microbrews -- beers produced in small quantities by small breweries and often distributed locally -- and the investment has paid off handsomely. "Our sales of the microbrews have probably increased around 200% over the last year," said Bob Jennings, buyer and merchandising manager for the beverage department ...
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  Exploring GIS Spatial Technology  (3)
Motivates and encourages students to explore and learn GIS Spatial Technology (GST) in any discipline. Students explore the uses of GST software (GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing) and methods for applying GIS technology to the student's field of interest. Exploration involves navigating through GST spatial technology software, including ArcExplorer, ArcCatalog and Arcmap; and to see practical applications such as analysis of the causes of natural disasters e.g. wildfire, tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina. An exciting course for everyone interested in learning and exploring 21st century spatial thinking technology. Explores the GIS profession, types of jobs in the field, required skills, and GIS programs offered at Green River and four-year institutions.
  Introduction to Geospatial Technology  (5)
Provides an introduction to geospatial technology including geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), global positioning systems (GPS), and other emerging online mapping technologies. Explores the GIS profession, types of jobs in the field, required skills, and GIS programs offered at Green River and four-year institutions. Course is designed for everyone interested in learning how to apply geospatial technology in their field of study. Covers the wide range of geospatial technology software including Google Earth, GPS, ArcGIS Explorer online, web mapping, and ArcGIS desktop, including ArcMap and ArcCatalog.
  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems  (5)
Provides an overview of ArcGIS tools and three principal GIS software components: ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox. Provides hands-on experience with ArcGIS tools and functionality. Provides experience working with various data models including shapefiles, coverages, geodatabases, and grids. Students create, manage, analyze, and display georeferenced data. Emphasizes the value of effective communication through the use of georeferenced datasets and finished maps. PREREQUISITE: Concurrent enrollment in any of the following: BTAC 100, D T 100, GIS 102, NATRS 172; or instructor's permission.
  Spatial Statistics  (3)
Covers the basic concepts of spatial statistics and the tools available in the core of ArcGIS software. Covers differences between a-spatial and spatial statistics, and explains specific methods that use distance, space, and spatial relationships. Explains ways of measuring spatial processes, spatial distributions of features, and means to determine if any data has any spatial patterns (random, clustered or dispersed) using the ArcGIS spatial statistics tools. These tools assist decision-makers to visualize results and understand the concepts of data relationship, allowing them to make decisions with a higher level of confidence. PREREQUISITE: GIS 121 or instructor's permission.
  GIS Work Experience 1  (1-12)
Allows students to work full- or part-time in jobs directly related to their programs and interests. Students may receive a salary or volunteer. PREREQUISITE: Concurrent enrollment in COOP 171 and instructor's permission.
  GIS Work Experience 2  (1-12)
Allows students to work full- or part-time in jobs directly related to their programs and interests. Students may receive a salary or volunteer. PREREQUISITE: Concurrent enrollment in COOP 171 and instructor's permission.
  GIS Work Experience 3  (1-12)
Allows students to work full- or part-time in jobs directly related to their programs and interests. Students may receive a salary or volunteer. PREREQUISITE: Concurrent enrollment in COOP 171 and instructor's permission.
  Special Topics-GIS  (1-5)
Permits students to pursue a special GIS topic, under the guidance of an instructor. Possible topics include applying various GIS course operations to specific regional databases, analyzing the data, making inferences, and producing mapped data; collecting local or regional data, analyzing the data and producing conclusions; doing a library and computer search of published materials on a specific topic and designing a database system to incorporate that data and expand the area of research. PREREQUISITE: Instructor's permission.
  GIS Fundamentals and Theory  (5)
Introduces students to GIS principles and theory, including vector and raster data models and analysis, coordinate systems, geometric transformation, spatial data editing, data exploration, terrain mapping and analysis, viewshed and watershed analysis, and geocoding and dynamic segmentation. Provides concepts and practice of GIS. Students identify a spatial problem, then design and implement an analysis project to address the problem. Emphasizes effective communication through the use of Georeferenced datasets and finished maps. PREREQUISITE: GIS 121.
  GIS Modules Analyst  (5)
Builds on previously learned skills and concepts. Covers several ArcGIS modules within ArcGIS software programs which add analytical and display capabilities to ArcGIS. Students learn to use Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst using Model builder, and ArcScan. Students also learn how to publish data using ArcReader and Publisher modules. PREREQUISITE: GIS 121, GIS 202, or instructor's permission.
  Data and Spatial Database Design  (5)
An overview of the structure and capabilities of the basic principles and methods for designing and building geodatabases. Students explore the basic principles of database design using the relational database model as a central focus. Students learn to build topology and edit feature classes that participate in a topology to maintain data feature spatial integrity. Students use ArcMap toology tools to construct geodatabases which include behavioral topology rules for spatial features. Students produce a comprehensive spatial database supporting a research project in natural resources, conservation, urban planning, or other relevant research interests. PREREQUISITE: Concurrent enrollment in GIS 121 or instructor's permission.
  Introduction to GIS Programming  (5)
Focuses on two GIS programming approaches for ArcGIS desktop: ArcObjects programming with Visual Basic Applications and Python programming. Students apply the principles of object-oriented programming to GIS applications. Explores how Python scripts add functionality to ArcGIS along with tools/buttons to call up these functions. Students also learn to write and debug scripts for ArcGIS. PREREQUISITE: GIS 121 or instructor's permission.
  Advanced Python for GIS  (5)
Focuses on leveraging external Python libraries and object-oriented programming idioms like classes and methods to more sophisticated GIS problems. Emphasizes Python programming techniques and best practices. Students learn how to incorporate Python scripts into GIS workflows, such as ModelBuilder, Python Add-ins, or as stand-alone scripts. PREREQUISITE: GIS 255 or instructor's permission.
  Cartography-Based GIS  (5)
Provides general introduction to the principles and techniques of GIS cartography. Reviews fundamental mapping concepts of map design using GIS technology. Students apply concepts of map scale, projection, and coordinate systems. Covers principles of thematic map design for different purposes and audiences. Students learn new ArcGIS cartography tools and modules, including Maplex, to aid in understanding principles of thematic map design for different purposes and audiences. Students get hands-on experience using ArcGIS symbols labeling, and annotation to make maps and to export maps into different formats. PREREQUISITE: GIS 121 or instructor's permission.
  Enterprise Spatial Database Design  (5)
Students use SQL Server database to maximize ArcGIS for Server Basic geodatabase with ArcGIS. Covers ArcGIS for Server architecture and how to manage vector and raster data models. Covers techniques for maintaining geodatabase performance in an editing environment and how to successfully load and manage data in preparation for a multiuser geodatabase implementation. Includes versioning supported by DBMS functions for backup, recovery, replication, SQL support, and security. PREREQUISITE: GIS 121, GIS 250, IT 240 or instructor's permission.
  GIS in the Field 1  (5)
Focuses on ArcPad ESRI software, GPS tools and Survey Analyst modules to collect, create, edit, maintain attribute/spatial information and utilize GIS maps while in the field. Students learn to transfer information between the office and field. Students also learn to create and digitize new features using survey data. Focuses on developing skills while working on research projects in natural resources, conservation, urban planning, national security, government agencies, private sectors, and non-profit organizations. PREREQUISITE: GIS 202 or instructor's permission.
  ArcGIS Server  (5)
Teaches how to install, configure and maintain an ArcGIS for Server system that enables GIS content sharing across the enterprise or on the web. Learn the ArcGIS for Server architecture and apply recommended workflows to configure ArcGIS Server sites and manage GIS services, applications, data, and users. Emphasizes techniques and best practices to ensure system performance and security. PREREQUISITE: CS& 141, GIS 121, GIS 250, and IT 240 or instructor's permission.
  GIS Project Planning  (2)
Assists students in developing specific skills in project planning. Students search and select a topic of interest for the final GIS project for implementation in GIS 292. Encourages students to communicate with the GIS community to find a real-world project which students do individually or in a group. Students learn to plan a project using time management and project scheduling techniques common to the industry. All students submit a written proposal for their GIS project plan, which is completed in GIS 292. PREREQUISITE: GIS 121 or 202, or instructor's permission.
  GIS Project  (4-8)
Continuation of GIS 291. Students learn to use project planning and implement a project plan to completion. Students choose a specialty area of GIS for class project work and submit a complete written project. Possible specialties include natural resources/conservation, urban planning, national security, utilities, real estate, criminal justice or other areas of interest. Students apply knowledge learned throughout the Green River GIS program to accomplish the final capstone project in GIS 292. If an appropriate opportunity exists, students may be able to address real-world projects through an internship in government, private sector, or non-profit organizations. PREREQUISITE: GIS 220 or 291, or instructor's permission.
  Independent Study-GIS  (1-5)
Allows and encourages students under the guidance of an instructor to study and develop independently in area of interest in GIS applications or a special topic area of GIS when specific area of interest is not offered within the GIS curriculum. Course contents are developed in conference between the student and instructor. Students meet on a tutorial basis with the instructor. PREREQUISITE: Instructor's permission.
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This demo shows how to enact IBM® Rational® Method Composer process descriptions in IBM® Rational Team Concert™. This combination provides a powerful solution for process management, process enactment, and measured capability improvement. It uses the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), which includes Rational Method Composer process assets, a Rational Team Concert process template, and more.
Rational Method Composer Version 7.5.1 provides new Rational Team Concert interoperability, including work item template export and creation of plans and work items in based on proven process patterns. Practitioners can get the relevant process and practice guidance directly, in the context of their work assignments, and method authors can use Rational Team Concert for configuration and change management of their process assets. In addition, because Rational Method Composer and the Rational Team Concert for Eclipse client can share a common user interface, by using a procedure known as shell sharing, team members can quickly and easily update their team process descriptions within the Rational Team Concert for Eclipse client.
The Rational Team Concert work item service is shared by the other CLM tools in the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), which is based on Jazz™ technology: IBM® Rational® Quality Manager, Rational® Requirements Composer, and Design Manager. Therefore, many of these capabilities are also available to those who use those tools.
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- For where to find detailed information and specifications, see the Rational Method Composer page on developerWorks.
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GENERIC NAME: FURAZOLIDONE - ORAL (fyou-razz-OH-leh-doan)
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On Saturday, Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Campbell Gillies was buried in Kinross, Scotland. The 21-year-old national hunt jockey died a week ago in a swimming pool accident while vacationing in Kavos, Greece.
He was on short holiday with fellow jockeys Nathan Moscrop, Henry Brooke, and Harry Haynes. Gillies, who was affiliated with the Lucinda Russell yard, would have turned 22 on July 4.
Champion jockey Tony McCoy was among the hundreds of mourners at the funeral held at Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh. "He excelled on Brindisi Breeze at Cheltenham and from the weighing room point of view he was a great lad, very happy," said McCoy.
Gillies' biggest win of his budding career came when Brindisi Breeze emerged victorious at the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.
Shortly after learning of Gillies' death, Russell posted on her website: "We learnt this morning that Campbell died as the result of a swimming accident while in Kavos, Greece . . . . This dreadful news has hit the whole yard. He was a much loved, popular and respected member at Arlary, and it is so hard to lose part of our 'family'."


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On Friday, November 19, the Varsity Tennis Team at Fontbonne Hall Academy gathered to celebrate a successful season. The occasion gave the class of 2011 an opportunity to reminisce amongst teammates as they are preparing to enter a new journey in their education. Present at the gathering were: Captain Brianne Smith, Co-Captain Chantel Lizzi, alone with teammates; Gillian Golub, Barbara Wasserman, Michelle Wrynn, Elizabeth Johnston, Carla Menezes, Ann Ryan, Jennifer DeGaeto and Gabrielle Galofaro, under the direction of coaches Donna Schirripa and Rosanne Bartoloma. Alexandra Albano, Alexandra Caso, Anna Cassira, Josephine Mancini, and Christine Skaff were unable to attend the gathering and were greatly missed.
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WEST BANK – It is the largest protest seen in years in the occupied West Bank as over 10,000 protesters have been seen clashing with Israeli police in Ramallah city on Thursday that killed two Palestinian protesters and according to medics has claimed the lives of five more Palestinians on Friday when the Israeli police fired into the crowd.
Doctors at Ramallah Hospital on Friday confirmed receiving dozens of live-fire patients and are now appealing for blood donors as victims continue to flood into the hospital. Israel Radio said "the protest appears to be the largest since the end of the 2000-2005 Palestinian uprising."
The Israeli police said protesters have been using firebombs and throwing stones at them and blocked a road with burning tires. The police say they have been using "riot dispersal means" against the Palestinian protesters.
Al Jazeera correspondent Dalia Hatuqa in Ramallah at the scene of the protest, the main road between Ramallah and Jerusalem was "carpeted with stones that mostly young Palestinians threw at Israeli forces."
"In the West Bank, we need to take our resistance efforts to a higher level," Na'el Halabi, a student at Birzeit University, told Al Jazeera in Ramallah. "Gaza is not alone: we are part of the same struggle."
According to the New York Times, the Palestinians planned protest "day of rage" on Friday comes after an international outcry when on Thursday a tank opened fire at a U.N. school/shelter where civilians were seeking safety, killing 15.
On Thursday alone, the Gaza health ministry said on Friday that at least 119 people were killed by Israel Defense Forces as they say the death toll now in the Gaza Strip is at 828 after 18 days of crossfire between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Iron Dome anti-missile system has kept the death toll in Israel to a minimum with two civilians and 35 Israeli soldiers killed when the IDF ground offensive began.
The demonstration in the West Bank came during the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Demonstrations were reported by Israeli police also in East Jerusalem neighborhoods on Friday. There are reportedly more demonstrations being called for by Palestinian factions on Friday.
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- No Place To Hide In Gaza As Israel Pounds Targets, Flights To Tel Aviv Suspended
- Death Toll In Gaza Strip Soars Past 800 As Israeli Airstrikes Target Houses
- Worldwide Solidarity Protests Ask Siege In Gaza To Stop, Death Toll 342
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Massimo Banzi, one of the creators of the popular Arduino board talks about this phenomena and why they released it as open source.
Category Archives: Electronics
Here are the news from the Arduino team
The team behind the Arduino open-source electronics prototyping platform has now released some interesting news. Among them we have the new boards Arduino Uno (replaces Duemilanove) and the Mega2560! Read more.
Sun-tracking solar panel with Arduino
This video shows a very clever use for the open source Arduino hardware platform. It demonstrates how it can be used to rotate automatically and always point at the sun.
A crash course in Arduino
Bre Pettis and Joe Grand give in this video a crash course in the very popular open source hardware and software platform Arduino. Check it out!
Klever guy makes his own electric motorcycle
One of the charms of electric vehicles is that they in most cases rely on simple technology that most of us can afford and work with. This guy shows in the video above how he modified a standard motorcycle and converted it into electric drive for a reasonable amount of money. See more at electricmotion.org.
The amazing chip-shooters
Ever wondered why electronic devices can get more and more complex but still cheap to manufacture? Here is the answer! :)
Netduino has arrived at Maker Shed
Netduino is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The board features a 32-bit microcontroller and a rich development environment, making it a perfect solution for engineers and hobbyists alike. Read more about it at makezine.com
Check out a test flight with ArduCopter Beta
The guys at AeroQuad.com are making a very cool quad helicopter based on the Arduino open source system.
How to create an Arduino shield PCB
This is a beguinners tutorial that shows you how to create an Arduino shield with the CAD software Eagle. Read more.
Some hot fun with powerful LEDs
This guy puts som 8 amps into a high-powered LED harvested from a Casio Slim projector. Hope he's got eye protection! ;)


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4545 Center Boulevard Now 100 Percent Leased
Long Island City's largest luxury rental is leased up in eight months.
TF Cornerstone's 4545 Center Boulevard, the 41-story, 820-unit waterfront property, is now 100 percent leased. Leasing activity at the tower has been swift since it began June 1, 2013. Families and young couples flocked to the building, which offers iconic city views and more amenity space than any other Long Island City property.
"We knew this would be a sought-after location and leasing activity was brisk from the day it started, but renting up the building this quickly surpassed even our expectations," said Sofia Estevez, executive vice president of TF Cornerstone Inc. "This is a testament to the high demand for Long Island City as the area continues to grow and offer more and more for residents."
New residents have been drawn to the building's 50,000-square-foot landscaped amenity deck on the seventh floor which features a real sand beach volleyball court, two tennis courts, a reflecting pool, sprawling lawn and sun deck with BBQ grills, lounge chairs and benches. Other amenities include 4545 Center Boulevard's state-of-the-art fitness center, club rooms with a catering kitchen, indoor parking garage, 24-hour concierge and valet, children's play room, outdoor children's playground and convenient shuttle bus service.
"We are thrilled to welcome these new residents and to see them discover new things about the area every day. Residents will not only take advantage of the property's amenities, but can also enjoy some of the city's finest restaurants and nightlife and retail shops just steps away from their door," said Estevez.
The next TF Cornerstone property set to open on the LIC waterfront in Spring 2014 is 4610 Center Boulevard, which topped out in July 2013. Known for a sleek, modern design that curves around LIC's famous Pepsi Cola sign, the building was designed by the internationally-renowned architecture, interior design and planning firm Arquitectonica.
TF Cornerstone will continue to welcome new residents to the Long Island City waterfront and round out more than a decade of pioneering the neighborhood's waterfront area. Upon completion, this sought-after waterfront neighborhood will total 2,615 rental units, 184 condominiums and be home to more than 6,000 people.


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I seem to have a bug someone where in my user profile that gives an internal error 2203
C:\Windows\Installer\6f5285.ipi, -2147287035
I am able to get around this by using another account and using runas, but this is awkward, and makes life difficult when I am trying to uninstall programs that are only installed for one user using control panel.
Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
Using Windows 7, UAC is on (off still generates the same error), and I get this when trying to install many programs.


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Equality and diversity
Papworth Hospital is committed to introducing the Equality Delivery System (EDS) launched by the Department of Health, which has replaced the Papworth Single Equality Scheme.
Equality Delivery System (EDS) Annual Report 2014-2015
What is the Equality Delivery System (EDS)?
First introduced in November 2011 and re-launched as EDS2 in 2013, the EDS is designed to support NHS commissioners and providers to deliver better outcomes for patients and communities and better working environments for staff, which are personal, fair and diverse. The EDS is all about making positive differences to healthy living and working lives.
The EDS is a tool for NHS organisations – in partnership with patients, the public, staff and staff-side organisations - to use to review their equality performance and to identify future priorities and actions. It offers local and national reporting and accountability mechanisms.
At the heart of the EDS is a set of 18 outcomes grouped into four goals. These outcomes focus on the issues of most concern to patients, carers, communities, NHS staff and Boards. It is against these outcomes that performance is analysed, graded and action determined.
The four EDS goals are:
- 1. Better health outcomes for all
- 2. Improved patient access and experience
- 3. Empowered, engaged and included staff
- 4. Inclusive leadership at all levels
The grades are as follows:
- Excelling – Purple
- Achieving - Green
- Developing – Amber
- Undeveloped – Red
Who does the EDS cover?
The EDS covers all those people with characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. There are nine characteristics in total.
• Age
• Disability
• Gender re-assignment
• Marriage and civil partnership.
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race including nationality and ethnicity
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation
Public Sector Equality Duties (PSED)
The following documents feature staff data which is provided on an annual basis to the staff and public.
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Keisuke Itagaki's 1991 Baki oedipal fight manga "ended" in 1999 when it changed its name from Grappler Baki to New Grappler Baki, then in 2006 when it became Baki Hanma: Son of the Ogre. When it "ended" again in the summer of 2012, Itagaki didn't really seem to be pretending it was gone for good. And, it fact, the return of the popular martial arts manga is now scheduled.
Crime and Punishment has inspired a number of manga, including work from Osamu Tezuka and two currently running series. Naoyuki Ochiai's is retold through the eyes of a struggling Japanese writer, while Gatarou F Man has an obscene, punk version. Part of the gimmick of the latter is to invite guest cover artists, including fight manga legend Keisuke Itagaki for the new, third volume. Get a look after the jump.
If you've been following the Baki oedipal fight manga over the decades, you're apt to greet the news that it's ending with some incredulity. The 1991 series "ended" in 1999 when it changed its name from Grappler Baki to New Grappler Baki, then in 2006 when it became Baki Hanma: Son of the Ogre. But feel free to take Keisuke Itagaki at his word when he says it's over. More after the jump.
After hosting Gundam's artist Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and other luminaries, "Rieko Saibara's Manga Artist Showdown" has spawned a series of sketch charity auctions, the latest of which is inspired by the legendary works of Osamu Tezuka. Check them out after the jump.
Rieko Saibara (Kaasan - Mom's Life) is the organizer of a series of conference discussion/sketching challenges with manga greats that she appropriately calls "Rieko Saibara's Manga Artist Showdown." Some of the results of her mega-showdown with Gundam designer/manga artist Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and other luminaries are being auctioned on Yahoo with the proceeds going to quake relief charity. Details after the jump.
The new album from all girls hard rock band Show-Ya, Genuine Diamond, goes on sale March 7th, and they've collaborated with six artists (including Grappler Baki creator Keisuke Itagaki) for a series of initial run limited bonus posters. Hit the jump to see them all!
Keisuke Itagaki is still working on his oedipal fight manga series Grappler Baki. There are some hiatuses involved, but he's also working on Baki spin-off Scarface, and illustrating Garouden, Daku Jotaro and Dogesen. He also trains in martial arts himself. Amazingly, he's found time to start yet another manga series with Shaman. More after the jump.


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Elliotte Friedman's 30 Thoughts column is always a good read. There's a juicy tidbit in there this week that suggests a Zack Kassian-to-Boston deal may be in the cards. He points out Canucks GM Jim Benning's familiarity with the … Continue reading
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In shocking news today, Miss Venezuela and actress Monica Spear is now dead along with her ex-husband. On Jan. 7, NBC News shared about the highway robbery that took the life of both of them but actually left their 5-year-old daughter alive.
Monica was with Henry Thomas Berry on a family vacation with their daughter when their car broke down. They were pulled over to the side of the road. Armed men approached the car and the couple tried to be safe by locking themselves inside the vehicle. They opened fire anyway and killed both parents, but the girl was just injured.
This couple split a long time ago, but they have stayed close and even vacationed together for their daughter's sake. The news of Monica Spear's death is shocking to everyone. Over 70 people have been killed in Venezuela in just the first week of the new year and it is even making some people consider moving away.
Monica Spear was Miss Venezuela in 2004 and then went on to be an actress. She was on several different soap operas.


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Botanical information:
The common names "Night-Blooming Cereus" and "Queen of the Night" both refer to several different cacti. "Orchid Cactus" is also a common name for Epiphyllum oxypetallum (although the San Diego Epiphyllum Society website notes that "the term 'orchid cactus' is almost completely dismissed as the plants are not related to orchids in any way"). "Queen of the Night" refers specifically to Selenicereus grandiflorus. Following is a list of species that are known by these names:
Ulf Eliasson (email@example.com) sent me the following message about nomenclature:
Epiphyllum is a genus of cacti where all species have flat leaflike stems -- they are not leaves. All species are epiphytic and root in the small amount of mould or moss in branch angles and so on. It is however very closely related to Selenicereus. Selenicereus mostly have angled stems, but there are species with entirely flat stems or with three angles. Selenicereus inermis of N South America might have flat stems and was once descripted as a new species of Epiphyllum by a botanist not realising that flat stems is not a precise feature. Selenicereus are also mainly epiphytic or growing on rocks; however several species grow well as a terrestrial (on the ground) plant as well.
Epiphyllum differs from Selenicereus (botanicly speaking) in spination of the flowers. Epiphyllum has no spines on the flower tube -- Selenicereus has. Epiphyllum has often no or very few hairs on the tube -- Selenicereus are often very hairy on the flower tube.
Hylocereus has always triangular stems, flowers with large bracts on the tube and few or none spines nor hairs. Often epiphytic or xerophytic.
This species is now classified as Selenicereus anthonyanus. Stems are Epiphyllum-like, but the flower is a typical Selenicereus-flower with spiny tube.
Some common names:
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Maryland school systems that have run out of snow days have some tough choices to make. Will they let the school year run past the potential snow days build into the end of June? Cancel professional days? Extend the hours kids are in school each day? Get a waiver from the state board of education and give students less than 180 days of school for the 2009-2010 school year? All of these are options schools are considering.
According to The Baltimore Sun, Anne Arundel County schools had already requested a waiver as of February 8th because schools were closed five days this year. Without the waiver, the system would have to keep schools open in the summer to make up days. With the recent blizzards, the county has even more snow days to make up.
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The High Cost of Failure
The most recent unemployment figures for returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans - 21.6 percent in 2009 - continue a steady upward trend seen since the inception of the transition program in the early 1990s. Costs are mounting, too. The Marine Corps, for example, in 2009 made reimbursements of $105 million to unemployed former Marines, a figure projected to climb to $126 million this year. That's on top of expenditures for the transition program itself. Some back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that total DOD unemployment reimbursement costs are close to $750 million.
The officially reported unemployment rate understates the problem. The figure could be as high as 50 percent if it included veterans who didn't apply for unemployment benefits or those whose benefits have expired. For the combat arms, the rate has to be even higher. The skills acquired to become a machine gunner or a Stryker crewman are the least directly translatable into civilian occupations. Additionally, and ironically, many well-intentioned and necessary programs aimed at the treatment or prevention of combat stress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicide have the unintended consequence of a negative impact on civilian employment.
The effects go beyond unemployment rates and monetary costs. Unemployment can trigger a progressively worsening downward spiral leading to clinical stress and homelessness. The rate for the latter among veterans far exceeds that for nonveterans. Some estimates say veterans account for 25 to 40 percent of the homeless population. Thus it appears that military recruiters' promises that military experience will have a positive effect on one's life is not reflected in the job market.
A Program Adrift in Bureaucracy
The concept of the Transition Assistance Program was seriously flawed from its inception. 1 Frantic members of Congress, concerned with the DOD drawdown of the early 1990s, initiated the program as a stopgap measure. But no single agency wanted ownership. DOD initially was opposed on the theory that it would inimically affect retention. A surprising number of senior officers still accept that fallacy. As often is the case when no one steps up to the plate, the result was compromise. Three separate agencies were assigned responsibility for military transition: DOD, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Labor. As any freshman in "Government Administration 101" knows intuitively, that kind of organization is doomed.
The statute limits functions to the advisory and consultative, thereby blurring accountability at the working level. No performance measures are included in the legislation. No output metrics. Not one phrase referring to skills retraining, or practical networking, or introducing transitioning personnel to meaningful connections with employers. But plenty of bland generalities.
Making matters worse, functional responsibility is shared with the 50 states. Funds are transferred to each state to operate veterans' employment assistance centers at state employment agencies. In essence, then, the legislation diffuses program responsibility among 53 entities, all of them virtual fiefdoms that are bulletproof when it comes to change.
It is not surprising, then, that transition isn't working. Listed here are but a few more specific reasons, which, while varying in degree of consequence, are alike in typifying the systemic nature of the problem.
- In general, differences in rank and experience are not recognized. So the corporal, a high school graduate with a machine-gunner's MOS, goes through the same transition as the officer, a college graduate with an MOS in the realm of information technology.
- Endless hours are devoted to r ésum é preparation, when many good careers don't require a r é sum é .
- No skills training is available for any career, not to mention the best careers in an industry.
- The statute does not mandate any measure of program effectiveness, nor has there been any attempt to gauge achievement - even something so simple as employment-rate success.
There have been a plethora of studies, GAO reports (and others), and congressional hearings. Recommendations range from abolishing the program, to replacing it with an outsourced contractor, to transferring sole authority to one of the three agencies. Significantly, not one of those studies or reports comments favorably on the transition program. Since the statute's inception there have been few, if any sustentative changes, other than on the margins.
One exception was a report written in 2007 in response to questions asked by Congress related to Public Law 108-454 (Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2004). 2 The report examined the employment history of recently separated service members. It is a landmark document that for the first time attempted to measure output. What it found was disturbing: The unemployment rate among that group was three times higher than what had been reported, and of those who were employed, 25 percent had earnings below the poverty level. It concludes, flatly and plainly: "There is no association between the Transition Assistance Program and employment."
The most important part of the report cited the causes:
- Lack of translatable skills
- Inability to network
- Lack of connectivity within an organization
Professional staffing experts agree that translatable skills, networking, and connectivity are sine qua non, well-established, and published criteria of successful career placement. They are the keys that unlock the hidden job market for all employees - military and civilian.
The nature of active-duty military life and the culture of the military organizations preclude the opportunity to obtain skills on an "off-duty" basis or to network and connect with a civilian organization. Put another way, there is very little networking going on in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Or out on patrol in Afghanistan. Upon separation from active duty savings can dissipate quickly and no support infrastructure is in place to help obtain a skill. After years of absence from a hometown, former networks and connections have scattered. The options too often narrow to either finding a marginal job working alongside (or subordinate to) a former high school classmate (nonveteran) or filing for unemployment.
What Caused the Breakdown
Senior leadership, both civilian and particularly the uniformed military, has acquiesced to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor. Transition is simply not a concern. There are many reasons. One is that few in leadership positions have any personal experience with transition and would not know how to fix the system, even if convinced that it was broken. It's a lot easier simply to point the finger at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Another reason is the false perception that the set of values acquired in military service provides a competitive advantage, and therefore is a substitute for translatable skills, networking, and connectivity.The perception of most senior leaders is that the men and women in the military today represent the nation's best. It defies credulity that the men and women referred to frequently as the new "Greatest Generation" are unable to be competitive in the civilian job market. When faced with the hard facts, a surprising number of leaders suggest that signing up for unemployment benefits is intentional - a way of "resting" after an arduous tour of duty. Such perceptions are equally skewed on the flip side of the coin: A belief persists that potential employers are lined up at the gate, eager to sign up transitioning personnel at huge pay increases.
The confusion is understandable. Several factors mask the problem. A host of government and private organizations offer assistance. For the uninitiated, such offers are accepted at face value but few include output data. Many organizations simply post the job applicant on a Web site, while others refer applicants to a hiring manager. Because military service is unique, a veteran's r é sum é usually does not contain the keywords that are a prerequisite to a successful job search on the Internet. Referrals are not job placements. No one (other than the veteran) knows whether the veteran is hired or not. Many veterans liken the process to placing their r é sum é s into a dark hole; they never hear back from the referred hiring manager. Another factor masking the problem is numerous military job fairs conducted on bases and by private companies. From a public relations standpoint they are wonderful. But no one has ever attempted to measure the events' output in terms of actual job placements. Quantity is not quality. And once again, unemployment statistics don't lie.
Many military leaders frequently say that there is not enough time to train properly for a difficult mission, deploy properly, and to return home safely. Most view transition responsibility, then, as another program that has nothing to do with force readiness. At first glance, that viewpoint has validity - until costs to the armed forces are considered.
On the rare occasions that military leadership gets involved, it is usually limited to speaking before groups of corporate leaders and employers on the merits of transitioning military personnel. It is an uphill battle, as the image of the veteran as a high-quality candidate with a record of being disciplined, drug-free, and trainable is not necessarily a shared perception. The corporate view often is quite different, shaped by an absence of any real experience with military personnel. Everyone may profess support for the troops, but very few actually hire a veteran. Even the few highly touted formal programs between corporate sponsors and a particular military organization are devoid of any actual measures of employment effectiveness.
What our senior military leadership has to understand is that American businesses make hires based on a set of skills that can be leveraged immediately to bring in more than is paid out to the employee. That is simply the nature of capitalism. All other qualities of a potential employee are secondary. As difficult as it is for veterans to network and connect with the employer, the employer has equal difficulty with the military. The view from "outside" is daunting and intimidating.
On an annual basis, more than 200,000 military personnel re-enter civilian life from more than 300 bases. For a prospective employer, entry to a military base often involves going through a labyrinth of security screening that is time-consuming and seen as harassment. Contacting transition officials is often less than satisfactory, because transition personnel consider - in accordance with the statute - that their function is purely advisory; there is no incentive to assist business recruiters. One reason the Department of Labor's Internet job postings on behalf of veterans are inefficient is the lack of requisite keywords in most military r é sum é s.
Solution Must Come From Within
The military is the only agency that can solve the problem and has the most to lose by not addressing it. More important, the military is the responsible party. Think about it: the military attracts a young man or woman to volunteer with the promise that service will result in self-improvement. The volunteer is imbued with the military ethos and often taught to denigrate the civilian world. He becomes part of a team, and proceeds through an enlistment period as a valued member of that team - a world-class team. He is trained and led superbly, and performs magnificently. The military fulfills its promise, and the volunteer by every measure is on an upward spiral of self-improvement - until a decision is made not to re-enlist.
At that point everything changes. The volunteer becomes a short-timer. He becomes a transient and is ordered to a transient barracks. No longer a member of the first team, he marks time performing marginal tasks, is processed-out, and departs. He goes home, alone and without any of the close cohesion, loyalty, and friendships that he had as a member of the team. He responds to a few classified advertisements, finds nothing, and ends up on the unemployment rolls. That self-improvement process that began at the time of recruitment and extended throughout active duty begins to reverse the day he is marked as a short-timer.
Yet the military, at far less than what the current system costs, could create an environment at the time of transition that would continue that upward spiral, take advantage of the investment made in training, and slash the unemployment of veterans. The concept is simple. Translatable skills, networking, and connection should be provided prior to separation. Partnerships could be established with private organizations to provide training that leads to a guarantee of jobs after separation. To maintain the highest standards of quality, employers would have to virtually guarantee top careers in a particular industry to graduates. The only cost associated with the program would be a period of 90-120 days or so of lost time from military activities. Those costs are minimal compared with the costs of unemployment benefits alone, not to mention the toll veteran unemployment takes on recruitment.
A Marine Partnership Points the Way
Like all of the armed forces, the Marine Corps is frustrated with the transition program, yet few Marines have taken the time to understand just how bad it is or what might be done to overcome its flaws. The commanding officer of Camp Pendleton, Colonel James Seaton, and his successor, Colonel Nicholas F. Marano, did so. Both commanders were appalled at how quickly a former Marine can deteriorate on separation, and the effects that has on recruiting and overall trust in the armed forces. After careful deliberation and due diligence regarding a potential partner, Seaton implemented, on a "proof-of-concept" basis, a program to provide highly valued and translatable skills to Marines prior to separation.
The civilian partner selected is the International Training Fund (ITF). The ITF is a joint entity comprising the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Sprinklerfitters (UA) and affiliated contractor organizations. It trains apprentices for the pipefitting industry. In this case, the Marines provide students, and the ITF provides the training resources. The training consists of 16 weeks of welding instruction, with graduates being certified in a series of welding classifications. The instruction is provided at Camp Pendleton in ITF-provided mobile facilities. All graduates are provided state or federal certifications, recognized throughout the United States and Canada. Direct placement into a second-year apprenticeship program is made immediately on discharge.
The key to the program's success was the selection of the civilian partner. "The Standards of Excellence" promulgated by the UA is as close to the core values of the Marine Corps that a civilian organization can get. The entire UA membership - about 355,000 people in the United States and Canada - was activated. UA President William P. Hite personally got involved in establishing the program, including ensuring the assignment of first-rate instructors and equipment. The training trailers are brand new, as is all of the equipment. Two large UA vendor corporations donate personal items for students, such as clothing and tools. The UA's Hite and other senior leaders ensure that instructors provide the necessary networking. Graduates are placed in locations as close as possible to their place of residence. Future employers often observe and meet the transitioning Marine prior to discharge. Mentoring is a core value of the UA and occurs continually during training and later at the work site.
The success rate is phenomenal. Every graduate has been placed in gainful employment. Several graduates, once certification has been validated on the job site, have been advanced from a second-class to journeyman status. At that level wages and benefits are considered on par or better than that of the average college graduate, as are lifetime earnings. The success of the program is evident. Some 55 Marines applied for the 16 available slots in the fifth course of training to be offered at Camp Pendleton.
What distinguishes the program from any other government or private military employment-assistance programs is the nature of the partnership: the civilian organization that provides the training is the same organization that provides the careers. There is no space between the training and the placement. Put another way, the organization has made an investment in the veteran that ensures a commitment on the part of the hiring manager.
A skeptic could view the Camp Pendleton program as little more than a reflection of Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune's philosophy that Marines should be returned to civilian society as better individuals than they were when they entered the Corps. For at the moment, while the program does honor that legacy and keep faith with the recruiter's promise of self-improvement, it is, nonetheless, the only program of its kind. At the moment, it is operating at only one military base. And at the moment, it is limited in scope to just one industry.
But - and that is a very big but - it deserves to be and should be examined closely. For it has the potential to fix the transition program and make it truly productive. It is a revolutionary concept, scalable to expand to other industries, and adaptable to all the other armed forces. It is proof that it can be done.
1. U.S. Code, Title 10, secs. 1142, 1144-45 (2010); Transition Assistance Program Memorandum of Understanding, 19 September 2006
2. Department of Veterans Affairs, Employment Histories Report (Bethesda, MD, 2007)


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What is everyones opinion on tattoos
and do any of you have tattoos
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What is everyones opinion on tattoos
and do any of you have tattoos
I don't have a tattoo, and I doubt I'll ever get one. I don't really mind people getting tattoos for whatever reason, but I just don't see the point, and I think people look good without tattoos.
Not a huge fan but strangely enough most of the women I'm attracted too sport at LEAST a few.
haha didnt think there would be this much negative feedback
Gettin some ink Eve?
I have 3 tattoos already
I'd never get a tattoo I can't cover up with a small plaster.
a product of a materialistic society
Or most primitive societies Kirby. Think your posts through, m'boy.
one can not escape materialism
I understand it's cool to bash materialism and capitalism and stuff, but at least make sense when you do so.
why can't liberals say outlandish silly things :(
i'm planning on getting a really small tattoo of a hammer and sickle on my buttocks, professionally done and everything
i know several people who have absolute disaster tattoos. one guy has the red hot chilli peppers logo on his chest but the tattoo artist was shit since he was underage when he got it done so the logo basically isn't finished and it's smudged. it's hilarious.
I think tattoos, when properly thought out and with a good artist, are a great way for a person to be unique. These fuckers that get flash however are unoriginal twats and should be beaten but that's just my extremist opinion ^.^'


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