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|Public Policy and Practice | Update: May 25, 2011
Take 5 minutes to make two phone calls in support of AB 1205
AB 1205 needs to happen this year. It will protect the ABA profession and help solve the problem of insurance coverage for ABA services. Unfortunately it is currently stuck in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. This Friday (May 27) two people will be deciding which bills will advance:
-Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes, Chair of the Appropriations Committee
They want to approve bills that are revenue neutral and personally important to the people of California. Your phone calls will educate them and demonstrate the strength of our campaign. We only have 24 hours!
Here's what you can do to help:
1. Call Speaker Perez and Assembly Member Fuentes TODAY and deliver the following message:
Speaker John Perez: (916) 319-2046
"I am calling to ask Speaker Perez/Assembly Member Fuentes to please move AB 1205 off of the Appropriations suspend calendar. It is revenue neutral and would greatly benefit the State of California. It is very important to me personally that it passes, and so I would very much appreciate your help!"
You will either leave a message or speak with one of his legislative staff members. They will ask you where you live and why you are calling. They want to know what you think and will be eager to listen to your message.
These phone calls are an urgent priority! Each phone call takes only a couple of minutes and makes a really big difference. We know the list will be released this Friday -- so we have 24 hours to make this happen.
2. Visit the Action Center on the new Protect ABA website. Use the tools to help you call your Assembly Member to ask for their help.
3. Send this message to other members of the ABA community. Think of colleagues, parents, teachers, students, contacts at regional centers or school districts, pediatricians, lawyers, or even your own friends and family. Help demonstrate that a lot of people support a license for behavior analysts.


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A relatviely easy walk on signposted public footpaths crossing fields, lanes and brooks in the Somerset countryside. Two uphill sections (on the approach to New Town, and climbing Knowle Hill) are worth the effort for great view across Chew Valley Lake and surrounding countryside.
Marked paths across fields and along lanes.
Uphill sections on the approach to New Town and the walk to the top of Knowle Hill. Neither are long or particularly steep.
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Former member of the Under-17 U.S. National Team ... Was in the U-20 National Team pool.
Appeared in all 25 matches, making 10 starts ... Led the team in goals with 13 ... Also ranked second on the team in scoring (30 pts.) and game-winning goals (5) ... Ended the year with four assists ... Enjoyed one of her finest matches of the season at USC on Oct. 24, scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory before 7,804 fans ... Also scored the games only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Women of Troy in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament ... Scored in the 102nd minute to defeat Washington State, 2-1 on Oct. 10 ... Other game-winning goals came against San Diego (Oct. 5) and Washington (Oct. 12).
Played in 23 of 24 matches, making four starts ... Finished the season with 11 points on five goals and one assist ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 5-1 victory over San Diego State on Oct. 5 ... Scored three of her five goals during the NCAA Tournament, helping the Bruins to wins over Cal State Fullerton (Rd. 1), Oklahoma State (Rd. 2) and Virginia (Rd. of 16) ... Scored the equalizer against Virginia in a match the Bruins eventually won 2-1 in overtime ... Lone assist on the season came against Illinois.
Appeared in 22 matches, starting 19 ... Scored a goal in her first collegiate match against No. 3 Penn State ... Tallied two game-winning goals in a pair of 1-0 victories over San Diego State (Sept. 1) and Long Beach State (Sept. 3) ... Ended the season tied for fifth on the team in scoring with six points (6g, 0a) ... Member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... Started matches against Florida, Portland and North Carolina during the NCAA Tournament.
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Four-year letterwinner at Mission Viejo High School ... Top 50 recruit in the country according to Soccer Buzz Magazine ... First-team All-CIF selection in 2002 ... Second-team all-league in 2003 ... Three-time NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American ... Two-time All-CIF First-Team selection ... Plays club soccer for the Southern California Blues ... Also a three-year letterwinner on the track & field team at Mission Viejo ... Specialized in the long jump. Personal
Full name is Kristina Erin Larsen ... Born June 16, 1988 in Burbank, Calif. ... Father's name is Leif ... Has one sister, Shannon ... Enjoys working on her computer, taking pictures, running and going to the beach in her spare time ... History major.


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Just curious. My creatinine level has now gone to 1.9. My doctor doesn't seem real concerned about it. 6 months ago it was 1.5 and 3 months before that it was 1.7. Just wondering when your doctors seemed to get concerned for dialysis and transplant with your levels.
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It is a little hard to define "normal" creatinine levels because age, weight, sex and muscle mass will make a difference in what level is healthy for you.
Doctors look mostly at trends over time and it does appear that your creatinine is trending updards. With that said, people can stay at the same level for years and years. Keeping blood pressure in check and eating a healthy diet and getting plenty of exercise can all be helpful in stabilizing your function. but of course, PKD can run its course anyway.
My doctor told me that for me (a woman in my 40's) my function would be at about 50% at 2.0, 25% at 3.0 and 12.5 % at 4.0 and 6.25% at 5.0 etc. Meaning that function decreases by half each time the creatinine level goes up another point. My creatinine is currently 4.0 and I am still doing okay though I am quite tired and worked up for transplant when it comes along.
So...get all the information you can, try to be healthy and don't over-worry. You could be a very very long way from transplant if all goes well!
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I forgot to add that you can get listed for transplant when your function is below 20%. Decision to go on dialysis is based on your symptoms as well as your labs. I am at 12% and I do not have uremia or other dangerous levels of toxins in my blood but I am planning on starting dialysis in the hope that it will give me more energy. I am also hoping to have a transplant soon from a live donor.
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Thank you! I am 43 and when I asked my doctor if I should be concerned that it had gone up he just said everything else looks okay so we will see you back in 4 months. Just got me a little concerned that he wasn't more concerned.
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Hi, lathomas!
Yes. You feel like you are ready to fall apart. Your doctor has seen all this before and to you he seems uncincerned!
That's the way it is with many doctors!
There's a line you will learn to walk that's a balance between being so sensitive to your body and its changes, and putting ALL your trust in your doctor's assessment.
Neither extreme seems to be helpful. He sees you for a few minutes every few months, and you live in your body 24/7!
You will now if something happens that would necessitate contacting your doctor.
So, consider giving yourself a daily "once over" about how you feel. You will begin to internally set "benchmarks" for yourself.
If you happen to experience a symptom that seems a bit beyond the "normal" range of your "benchmarks', then consider contacting the doctor!
Hope you don't mind the sharing!
Peace and Blessings!
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Thanks for all your help. I'm sure as I walk through this journey I'm going to ask many more questions. I have many family members that have experienced this disease but since my mom passed away not anyone close enough to talk to. Thanks again!
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creatinine of 1.9 really isn't anything to get upset about, from a medical standpoint. most people aren't ready for dialysis till their creatinine is over 6 so you have a long way to go.
it may be years before your kidneys fail, but till then do all you can to keep your kidneys healthy, plenty of water, low sodium, a healthy diet, no "bad" things like alcohol, smoking and drugs, even aspirin is a no-no because it is processed through the kidneys. Tylenol is a much better choice and only when necessary.
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Here is a link to the National Kidney Foundations eGFR calculator. It's pretty simple, just plug in your serum creatinine, your age, gender and if your African American or All Other Races. It automatically does the calculation for you and tells you where your renal function is. Take into account that if you have a higher muscle mass than the typical female, your function is probably slightly better than what's stated.
Now with that said, here's my take on the situation. Creatinine levels are very accurate in depicting your actual renal function. However, your number is only one source of information for you and your doctors to consider. How you feel is just as important.
For dialysis, the lower the function prior to initializing hemo dialysis therapy, the better. That means that if you can hang in there until your function is less than 15%, you have a much better outcome, long term, on hemo dialysis. (there are studies that have proved this).
But for transplant it's a different story. Most transplant centers will evaluate a patient for potential transplant once their function drops below 30%. You won't be eligible to be placed on the list or even have a live donor transplant until your function gets to 20%, but you can be evaluated prior to that. (of course this depends on your insurance coverage). They prefer that you have a live donor transplant between 15 and 20% function because most PKD patients, especially the younger ones, are relatively healthy other than the renal failure. If you drop below 15% prior to a transplant, they may want you to have a couple of sessions of dialysis prior to a scheduled surgery, just to make sure you're in peak condition for the operation. If you drop to less than 15% and are on the waiting list, you will probably require renal replacement therapy, at some point, until a match comes available. Of course this all depends on how you feel.
I am 42 years old. My creatinine is only 2.4 but my function is only 22-23%. My transplant center told me that when my creatinine reached 2.6 to let them know immediately so that they could list me and we could start the work up on my live donors. They anticipate that I will be at that level by summer (although there's really no way of knowing for sure). For transplant, they would never want me to wait until my creatinine reached 6.0. BUT for dialysis they would as long as I was tolerating my renal failure well. Some people do. Some people, while they may feel like crap, have no other significant issues with a creatinine that high, but there are some that feel bad AND have bad labs with a creatinine of 4.0. It can be very different from person to person.
Does that make sense? I hope so cause I don't want to confuse you any more than you probably already are. If your neph is wanting to see you every three to four months, that's a good thing. That means that he is looking at your labs frequently and will be in a good position to refer you to transplant evaluation (if that's what you want) as soon as you are eligible.
I hope this helped. Glad you're here. Keep up the questions, someone on here is always willing to help out with an answer.
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Thanks! I definately want to get a transplant if I check out okay for everything. This site has helped me so much. It helps to have people to talk to that understand.
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LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) -- Rio Bravo Mayor Manuel Vela, Jr. turned himself in at the Webb County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday.
We're told it was due to a pending warrant for many charges including Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, Money Laundering, and Promotion of Gambling, among others.
He issued a statement saying, "As Mayor of the City of Rio Bravo, I want to assure to the community that my commitment to keep the citizens protected continues to be my priority."
Tonight on KGNS News at Six, reporter Christian von Preysing tells us what happens next for the City of Rio Bravo, and how the county is dealing with this issue.


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Zebras are among the most recognizable of all undomesticated animals. Adults and children alike delight at the zebra's exotic resemblance to the horse and also most readily to his designer stripes.
The zebra is related to the horse and donkey and can interbreed to produce offspring such as the zorse, zony, zebrule, donkra, and zeedonk. The offspring are usually infertile and not nearly so handsome and healthy as the original zebra. It is interesting to note that the differing equine species rarely if ever breed with each other in the wild. In fact, even the differing zebra species do not interbreed.
Zebras can walk, trot, cantor, and gallop just as horses can, but they are not as fast having a maximum speed at about 35-40 mph. If chased by a predator, a zebra knows to zig-zag from side to side, and his stamina helps him outpace predators. He travels as part of a family within a large herd, and the swirls of all the zebra stripes together can confuse and make it difficult for the predator to distinguish and select a suitable target. If cornered, the zebra has quite a kick that can kill if certainly aimed. His main attackers are the lions and hyenas.
The zebras constantly watch out for each other. If one of them is attacked, its family will protect and try to intimidate by gathering in numbers around the wounded zebra. The male will aggressively try to ward off any enemies.
Zebras are gifted with excellent hearing and eyesight, can see at night, and have a wide field of view. They also have an acute sense of smell and taste. The alternating color pattern of his striped suit dissipates up to 70 percent of the extreme heat that would otherwise bring him down.
There are three species of zebra:
- •Plain's zebra (Equus quagga)
- •Mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
- •Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
The plains zebra is the most common and can be found on savannas across much of southern and eastern Africa. Their family consists of a male, several females, and their young. There are six subspecies of the plains zebra, one of them now extinct.
Mountain zebras occur in the rocky hill country of southwestern Africa with one mountain subspecies (Cape) in western South Africa and the other subspecies (Hartmann's) in Namibia and Angola. They have a sleek coat with a white belly and narrower stripes than the plains Zebra. Their species to date is classified as vulnerable.
Grévy's zebra is the rarest and largest type and, because of its head shape and thick neck, looks the most like a mule. It naturally inhabits the semi-arid grasslands widely across the Horn of Africa, but is now mostly restricted to parts of Ethiopia and northern Kenya. This species does not travel in herds.
Grévy's is listed as an endangered zebra species largely because of habitat loss and availability of forage. Ranchers, farmers, livestock competition for water have reduced the zebra population as have hunters who value their meat and skin. Dwindling water sources have become increasingly crowded with higher chances for disease transmission.
Zebras feed during the day and mostly on a variety of grasses, but also will eat twigs, roots, buds, leaves, bark, shrubs, fruit, and herbs. Plains zebras are always in search for fresh grass and water, often migrating long distances in huge herds with other grazers such as the wildebeest.
Cape mountain zebras tend to prefer their own company and keep apart from other animals. Hartmann's zebras have an uncanny ability to find water in valleys that are apparently dry.
On average, a zebra in the wild lives 25 years.
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Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR official image leaks via teaser site
Tomorrow is a big day in the Android world (it's tomorrow only if you're in the US, though). Two big events are slated to happen ten hours apart. Motorola will lead the way as it launches the next Droid device, which will be called Droid RAZR or Droid HD. Then, in the evening, Google and Samsung will hold an event in Hong Kong in which Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the next Nexus phone are expected to be formally introduced.
Motorola has prepped a teaser site for its upcoming event, and that would've been news in itself. But it looks like the company forgot a link to a certain image in the site's source code. A link which was then promptly found by Android fanatics digging through such things. A link that lead one to the following picture (which has now been taken down by Motorola):
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that's it. The first official image of the Motorola Droid RAZR, and this pic pretty much confirms everything we've heard so far about this device's looks. First off, it will be razor thin (yeah, again). You can imagine how thin most of the body is by comparing its apparent thinness with the bulge at the top of the back side, where the camera and the speaker are located. We can also see that kevlar back cover which does look unique indeed, as well as the fact that the camera will have 1080p HD video recording, and the RAZR will come with 4G LTE support.
Overall, this is one sleek-looking piece of kit. Other specs which have been rumored in the past include a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, and a 4.3-inch touchscreen. The Droid RAZR will also probably be the thinnest 4G LTE device ever.
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The Best and Worst Airports for Connecting on Time
Wayne Chen, president of Mo'Zippity Apps, determined the best and worst airports for making connecting flights while creating his new app, Connect On Time™.
During his research for the new app Connect On Time – the only app to provide specific gate-to-gate connect times for many of the world's top airports – Wayne Chen, president of Mo'Zippity Apps, determined the best and worst airports for making connecting flights. His picks are based upon the number of barriers and amount of time needed at each airport to get between its furthest gates once security and passport control lines have been cleared.
Topping the list with the best time of 10 minutes is Zurich Airport, trailed by Salt Lake City International, Tampa International and Orlando International. Following close behind are Charlotte Douglas International, Denver International, London Stansted, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, Dubai International and Hong Kong International. These 10 best airports all came in under 25 minutes. According to Chen, the best airports have better than 70 percent on-time departure and arrival records, logical layouts, efficient security and passport control checkpoints, connected airsides and gates that are no more than a half an hour apart.
At the other end of the spectrum, the worst airport for making a connection is Beijing Capital International with a time of 1 hour and 27 minutes and only a 30 percent on-time record. London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Shanghai Pudong International, Los Angeles International, Sydney Kingsford Smith, Tokyo Narita International, Boston Logan International and Frankfurt International all come in over an hour, as well. And the 10th worst airport, Chicago O'Hare International, came in just under an hour at 59 minutes.
Chen suggests allowing at least one hour between flights to account for unexpected delays and wait times at the best airports, and three hours at the worst. "Give yourself the gift of time and peace of mind," said Chen, "because no one else will."
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UW alum now heads Northwest University track program
One of the best success stories in the past decade for Washington track and cross country was Mark Mandi, a walk-on who evenutally became a two-time All-Pac-10 First Team selection in cross country and led the men's cross country team to NCAA's in 2003 and 2005. Mandi earned a degree in engineering in 2006, but when Northwest University was seeking a head coach for track and cross country, he chose to stick with his passion. Only 26, Mandi is now heading the NAIA track program. Larry Hendry of the Everett Herald profiles the great response Mandi has received and the great experience he can impart on his student-athletes.
Here's one excerpt from one of Mandi's current runners, Tyler Hart.
"He's awesome," Hart said. "In college, he put in the work to accomplish things that didn't seem possible. Here, we're having people improve just because Mark believes in them. He sees himself in a lot of our shoes because he was a back-of-the-pack runner at one time."
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Colorado Supreme Court hears case against Black Hawk
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Yesterday the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments from the case against Black Hawk for banning bikes. You can hear the 60 minute oral discussion (30 minutes for both sides) and you can read what Bicycle Retailer had to say. Much more on this to come next week. While no immediate decision will come from this event some speculate that you can read into the questions asked by the court.
Listen to the oral arguments in the Colorado Supreme Court
From Bicycle Retailer
When a local law conflicts with the state's and affects non-local residents, the state law must take precedence, Paul Schwartz, the lawyer for the cyclists, told the court's seven justices.
A Colorado law says municipalities can't ban cycling on local roads unless there is an alternate route within 450 feet.
Thus the Black Hawk bike ban is "the poster child" for the kind of local law that conflicts with state law and affects nonresidents, Schwartz said.
"You decided that bikes weren't compatible with Black Hawk's economic model ..." — Justice Gregory Hobbs
Justice Gregory Hobbs questioned Schwartz on whether that meant Black Hawk had to build "some expensive route" to accommodate cyclists.
Previous articles
- Bicycle Colorado resources on the issue
- Black Hawk Bans Bikes
- Black Hawk case goes to Supreme Court
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Did you intend to put links related to the case in the article? I bet that Excel liked the link to their website. DO you get extra $$$ for the re-direct?
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Designer sales = fabulous. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale = beyond amazing. But some of us don't have the budget for even seriously-on-sale designer clothes, right ladies? Well, that's where our Designer Looks For Less challenge comes in. We found two similar ensembles from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, one for those of you who just got a quarterly bonus at work, and one for the rest of us.
The Designer Look: We're digging the 60's-inspired Mad Men overtones of this Black Halo 'Jackie' Belted Garbadine Sheath Dress in Peacock ($249.90 on sale) - it follows your curves just so, and is perfect for you high-rolling executive types needing a work-to-date night dress. (Tip: pull your hair up during the day with neutral makeup, then take your hair down & shake it up and add red lips for evening.) Add classic Stuart Weitzman 'Palace' Platform Pumps in black ($199.90 on sale), and a Nadri 'Hammered Pave' Link Bracelet ($84.90 on sale), and you've got an outfit that screams "I am a confident, gorgeous corporate goddess!"
The Look for Less: For about a third of the price, this Calvin Klein 'Stretch Luxe' Twist Neck Sheath Dress in Purple Heather ($78.90 on sale), features a similar asymmetrical twist neckline and flattering shaped seams. Slip on these Enzo Angiolini 'Sully' Platform Pumps in black ($59.90 on sale), and a Nordstrom Sequin Textured Status Link Bracelet in silver ($31.90 on sale). So similar, but so much easier on the wallet!
This post is sponsored by Nordstrom. Shop the Anniversary Sale: Next Season on Sale Now. Prices go up August 1.
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Were toothpaste bombs found on flights headed to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia?
CNN reports that a warning issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to both domestic and foreign airlines states that toothpaste tubes could be used to store bomb ingredients, but they are "not aware of a specific threat" at this time.
2014 Winter Olympics TV schedule: Opening ceremony in Sochi
The DHS warning states that airlines to be on the lookout for bombs in not only toothpaste containers, but in other small cosmetic tubes. Their source suggests that bombs could be assembled on board the aircraft using bomb making supplies stored in the toothpaste tube.
An unnamed government official told ABC News, "While we are not aware of a specific threat to the homeland at this time, this routine communication is an important part of our commitment to making sure we meet that priority. As always, our security apparatus includes a number of measures, both seen and unseen, and DHS will continue to adjust security measures to fit an ever evolving threat environment."
Security at the 2014 Winter Olympics is already on high alert in Sochi, so the warning that bombs could be transported in toothpaste tubes adds yet another concern. Prior to the start of the Winter Games, there have been many reports of threats by terrorist groups and as many as three suicide bombings in Russian cities.
A CNN poll released on February 5, 2015 revealed that 57 percent of Americans believe a terrorist attack at the Sochi Games is "likely."
The 2014 Winter Olympics begin with the opening ceremony on Friday, February 7 and end on Sunday, February 23.
Click here to subscribe to the Sports Examiner for the latest news about the 2014 Winter Games.
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Award-winning children's author and parenting expert Julia Cook was a guidance counselor searching for an effective story to teach children about the differences between tattling and telling. When she couldn't find the right resource, she decided to write her own book, "Tattle Tongue."
Julia Cook's goal as a guidance counselor was to help kids become life-long problem solver. Through her 51 books, Cook has helped countless children and families deal with difficult topics and learn to solve problems.
"A good parent or teacher gives the kids the magic wand and teaches them to wave it themselves," Cook said in a recent interview for Examiner.com.
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, Amazement Square and Givens Books-Little Dickens are bringing Julia Cook back to Lynchburg, Va. for several events on Tuesday, March 4.
Since Cook's visit to Lynchburg in March 2013, she has released books on the following topics: cancer, peer pressure, natural and man-made disasters, video game addiction, taking and receiving compliments and bragging.
Some of Cook's earlier books helped kids, parents and educators deal with subjects like bullying, predator safety, anxiety, depression and anger management.
Cook has spoken to children, parents and educators in more than 800 schools across the United States and regularly delivers keynote addresses at national education, counseling and character conferences.
The former teacher and school counselor chose to think outside the box and is now a rising literary star, teaching thousands of children, parents and educators and helping them learn skills that will last a lifetime.
Cook will speak with elementary students and teachers at Holy Cross Regional Catholic School during the day, followed by a free public event at Amazement Square Warehouse, next to the museum at 27 Ninth Street in Lynchburg, at 7 p.m. on March 4.
Unlike books written for older kids or adults, Cook's books deal with difficult subjects in a way that's not so scary and easier for kids to understand.
Kids can learn from the actions the book characters take in various situations. Many of the books have a guide at the back for parents or teachers to help start a conversation about the subject.
When parents tackle tough subjects with their children, the fear or behavior is addressed and the child learns that parents care and want to help.
"Every child has three things they need," says Cook. "They need to be seen, heard and validated." One role of parents is to make sure that our children have the tools they need to face life's challenges.
Talking about difficult subjects is one way parents can help their children face and conquer fears and learn to solve their problems now and in the future.
Make plans now to attend Julia Cook's public presentation at Amazement Square Warehouse on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 7 p.m. and learn tips to help your children become problem solvers.


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I have problems with connecting to wireless network - eudroam. According to the instructions I should just enter login and password, and that is it. However, later Ubuntu asks me about login information again. I talked to technical staff, they told me that on Windows, you just login to network and accept installation SSL certificate (menu pop ups automatically). But under Ubuntu nothing happens. How can I fix it? Thank you!
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BALDWYN – Bryson Gardner returned a pass interception 75 yards for a touchdown late in the first half Friday to give Nettleton a 19-17 lead against Baldwyn.
"Our kids could have had their heads down after that pick six before halftime," Baldwyn coach Michael Gray said. "I know I felt like hanging mine.
"But I told them at halftime, 'Go out, hold onto the ball and tackle, and you'll win."'
The Bearcats (1-4) listened and responded to defeat the visiting Tigers 44-19 for their first victory of the season.
"We established the run early and often in the second half," Gray said. "Our defense was able to stop them a time or two."
Walker Wildmon, the Bearcats' quarterback, scored on a 19-yard run for Baldwyn's first TD in the opening quarter. Mitchell Winstead kicked a 28-yard field goal and eighth grader Duke Upshaw returned a kickoff 87 yards later in the first quarter.
In the second half, Brady Boose scored on two 3-yard runs and one 9-yard run for Baldwyn. Upshaw rounded out the scoring with an 8-yard TD.
Nettleton (1-4) scored its first-half points on TD runs by Corbin White of 9 and 4 yards.
"I hope this win breeds a ton of confidence in them," Gray said. "They worked really, really hard this week. They got something positive out of it. Hopefully, they'll come back next week wanting more."


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Hello boys and girls. Wow it's been a
while since I've done this. I want to touch on a very useful but
often overlooked feature of regex, grouping. While I haven't been
blogging I have been active on a message board here or there. A
question I see quite often is "I want to find a match in a string
but I don't want part of the match" or "I need the value of this
portion of the string" Now often I see solutions to these type of
questions that involve look-arounds. Any why they certainly work
they aren't the only way to achieve the desired results. New regex
users seem to believe they can only access the full match. Most
regex engine support groups, where in a match you can access a
certain portion of the full match. Groups are identified by
parenthesis. Every pair of plain parenthesis is a group. For
example the regex pattern
There are two groups in the regex. The
regex itself matches the string "Hello world", group 1 contains
the string "Hello", group 2 contains the string "world".
Note neither group contains the space between the two words but it is
part of the full match. Most implementations of regular expressions
allow you a ways to access these groups. They are contained in a
collection inside the match object. Now you'll need to consult your
regex documentation to know the exact layout but in most of these
implementation there is a zero based collection where Item 0 is the
full match and Item 1..n is whichever group element your regex
contains, if any.
Now if you notice I said every pair of
plain parenthesis is a
group. The reason I stress plain is because there are other group
constructs, the aforementioned look-arounds being some. Now support
for the other constructs vary in implementations so again consult
your regex documentation to see which ones you have. The other
grouping constructs consist of a open parenthesis immediately
followed by a question mark, which then is followed by the characters
that define that particular grouping construct. Again consult your
documentation to see which characters define what. I'm not going to
go into all of them here but they basically fall into two categories.
Capturing and non-Capturing. The plain parenthesis I've mentioned
above are a capturing group. However capturing requires extra
resources in some case you need the extra speed, but you still to
group a certain part of the pattern together for either necessity or
readability or both. This is where you'll what to using a
non-capturing group (?:pattern), a open parenthesis followed
immediately by a question mark followed immediately by a colon. The
difference here is that the data matched in the group is not add to
the collection of submatch in the Match object.
Taking our
previous example and making the first group non-capturing
Where before we
had two groups here we only have one. Group 1 contains the
string"world". Now this example is not a very practical use of a
non-capturing group. Typically you'd use them in more complex
regexes that have a grouping but you really don't care about the
One more quick
thing about capturing groups basically each left parenthesis is the
index of the sub-match in the groups collection. So if you have
nested parenthesis count every (plain) left parenthesis to know which
index to use to reference it. Some of the advance grouping constructs
and regex options can affect the ordering but if you are using them
hopefully you've read their effects so I won't go over that here.
The above regex
has 4 capturing groups (not counting group 0). Can you find them?
Now it should match either the string "Hello world" or "Goodbye
Cruel world" Now I want to point out that not all the groups will
participate in the match, but the are still part of the Groups
collection. There will always be 4 groups, just one will always be
empty. Which one depends on which string was matched.
If "Hello
world" was matched the groups are
If "Goodbye
Cruel world" was matched the groups are
in both case
group 0 would be the full match
If you note in
both case two groups contain the same value. Even if you need to know
whether "Hello" or "Goodbye Cruel" was match, you certainly
don't need to know it twice. Plus the inner parenthesis have
different index you'd have to check if you want to use those. This
is where you'd use the non-capturing group to simplify your groups
Now we are back
down to two groups. Group 1 contains either "Hello" or "Goodbye
Cruel" depending on which string was matched. Group 2 always
contains "world"
However keep in
mind in some cases you'll want to use the inner index do determine
which group was matched. So using non-capturing groups isn't
necessarily a better thing it just depends on if you need to access
those groups or not. But if you are not doing anything with them
don't capture them.
These are just
two of the basic grouping constructs and they are general supported
across implementations of regex, but not always. But if they are you
can use the to easily dissect larger matches.
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Cross Country Concludes Horizon League Championship
Oct. 29, 2011
Brian Denk (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South) led the Flames in the eight-kilometer race with a sixth-place finish in 26:43.4. The women's team ended the season with 187 points and a seventh-place finish. Junior Jaime Johnson (River Grove, Ill./East Leyden) set the pace for the Flames in the five-kilometer race with a ninth-place finish in 19:42.
The UIC men's team ended the day in third place (76 points), 51 points behind first-place Butler (25 points). Loyola rounded out the top three getting second with 62 points. Milwaukee (127 points) got fourth place, Wright State (135 points) finished fifth and Detroit (145 points) completed the day in sixth. Youngstown State (180 points), Valparaiso (223 points), and Green Bay (259 points) rounded out the field in seventh-, eighth- and ninth-place, respectively.
"It was an extremely sloppy course, so times were slow," said head coach Jim Knoedel. "It is great to have three all-Horizon League runners but next year we hope to have an even better finish at the championship."
The Flames were buoyed by the group of four senior runners, Brian Denk (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South), Sam Kehoe (LaGrange Park, Ill./Lyons Township), Tyler Hinckley (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant) and Roger Pinon (Chicago, Ill/Quigley Prep). Denk finished fourth in 26:43.4 and Kehoe followed close at his heels as he finished in seventh place in 26.44.4. Hinckley ended in 14th place in 27:08.1. Pinon ran to a 24th-place finish in 27:41.1.
On the women's side, the Flames were led by Jaime Johnson (River Grove, Ill./East Leyden) with a ninth-place finish in 19:42. Freshmen Tess Ehrhardt (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) and Rebecca Zaiter (Elmhurst, Ill./York) rounded out the top three runners for the Flames. Ehrhardt completed the course in 19:57.4 and finished in 14th place. Zaiter got a 49th-place finish in 21:53.
"We went in hoping for the women's team to get fourth and even though we got seventh we weren't that far out," said Knoedel. "Jaime Johnson and Tess Ehrhardt did a great job getting all-Horizon League honors and were a huge part of our team's success."
Butler won the championship with 28 points and Youngstown State (58 points) and Loyola (75 points) completed the top three. In fourth was Wright State (147 points), followed by fifth-place Cleveland State (167 points) and sixth-place Green Bay (186 points). UIC (187 points) finished in seventh place and was followed by Detroit (189 points) in eighth place. Valparaiso (190 points) ended with a ninth-place finish and Milwaukee (209 points) finished 10th.


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Obama, Mr. Center of the Universe
Not every single totally inappropriate comment made by a politician is about you, okay?
President Bush stepped in a presidential pile during his speech this morning at the Israeli Knesset. "Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along," he said, doing that inappropriate smirk/eyebrow-raise thing he always does. Then he landed on a nice historical comparison: "We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: 'Lord, if only I could have talked to Hitler, all of this might have been avoided,'" he said. "We have an obligation to call this what it is — the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history." OMG! Did he just call Obama a Nazi appeaser?
That's what everyone seemed to think, including Obama himself, who hit back on what he called a "political attack." "George Bush knows that I have never supported engagement with terrorists," he said in a statement, "and the president's extraordinary politicization of foreign policy and the politics of fear do nothing to secure the American people or our stalwart ally Israel." Obama's supporters rallied behind him. Nancy Pelosi said the comments were "beneath the dignity of the office." "This is bullshit!" said Senator Biden.
But wait a second. Bush didn't actually mention Obama by name, did he? White House press secretary Dana Perino says no. "I understand when you're running for office you sometimes think the world revolves around you," she explained to the Israeli press. "That is not always true. And it is not true in this case.'" Awkward! And clever.


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Behavior Therapy Best for Kids With OCD
Oct. 27, 2004 -- Children and teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder respond better to talk therapy than to antidepressants alone, but a combination of the two approaches to treat OCD may work wonders, a government-funded study group finds.
The findings are being reported less than two weeks after federal health officials ordered makers of the most widely used antidepressants to include warnings on their packaging about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents who take the drugs.
Medications that were originally approved for treatment of depression are effective for anxiety disorders. Some of the newer types of selective serotonin uptake inhibitors, such as Fluoxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and citalopram, are among the SSRIs commonly prescribed for OCD.
Just more than half of the children and adolescents in the 12-week study treated with a combination of behavioral therapy (talk therapy) and the drug Zoloft for three months had no evidence of OCD four months later. Nearly two in five children responded to talk therapy. While one in five participants taking Zoloft alone had similar responses as did just under one in 20 treated with placebo.
The response rate for cognitive-behavior therapy alone was slightly lower than for behavior therapy with the antidepressant, but researchers concluded that either approach is an appropriate initial treatment. The findings are reported in the Oct. 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"The message is that we now have a clearly effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and it is cognitive behavior therapy," researcher John March, MD, tells WebMD. "In a relatively short period of time we have gone from having no effective treatment to being able to bring half of the kids with this disorder into the normal range within three months."
No Evidence of Suicidal Thoughts in OCD Patients
It is estimated that as many as one in 200 children have OCD, characterized by intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses that lead to repetitive or compulsive behaviors, such as frequent hand washing or checking. Between a third and half of adults with OCD develop the disorder during childhood.


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Gingrich Tells CPAC He's the Anti-Establishment Choice
Newt Gingrich still seems to harbor ill-will against the parade of current and former elected officials who denounced his White House bid earlier this year when he surged on the strength of his South Carolina win.
The former House speaker told thousands of activists gathered at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Friday that his candidacy presented a "mortal threat" to entrenched powers in Washington and on Wall Street.
Mr. Gingrich kicked off his remarks by reminding the conservative loyalists gathered in the cavernous hotel ballroom that CPAC began as a protect movement. He then sought to pitch himself as the standard-bearer of a "50-year struggle" that stretches back to the late Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater who won the nomination in 1964.
"I've spoken at CPAC many times," Mr. Gingrich told the crowd. "CPAC was founded to challenge the Republican Party."
As he has many times already this year, Mr. Gingrich told the crowd that Republicans lose when they aren't bold enough to run, and he said the establishment wing of the party "can't win a presidential campaign" because they lack the "toughness."
But Mr. Gingrich largely steered clear of his rivals for the nomination on Friday, referring only once to Mitt Romney when he mentioned the former Massachusetts governor paid an effective tax rate roughly on par with the 15% rate he has proposed for an optional flat tax.
The former speaker wrapped up his remarks by reminding the crowd of his prominent supporters, which include Atlanta businessman Herman Cain, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and actor Chuck Norris.
The most noteworthy aspect of his remarks Friday may have been the person who introduced him: his wife, Callista, who rarely speaks in public.
Mrs. Gingrich told the crowd that her husband is an avid golfer (with a penchant for finding sand traps) who clutters their home with his many books.


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College Hockey:NCAA To Hold Frozen Four Skills Challenge
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The NCAA announced Tuesday the addition of the 2006 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge to the 2006 NCAA Men's Frozen Four weekend. The event will take place Friday evening, April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee at a time to be determined.
"We are extremely excited to announce the Frozen Four Skills Challenge and look forward to this event further enhancing the Frozen Four weekend," said Tom Jacobs, NCAA director of championships and liaison to the Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee.
"This should be an outstanding event featuring some of the top college hockey players in the nation, both male and female, and will add to the fan experience to make this into a full weekend of exciting hockey action. The Frozen Four Skills Challenge will top off the Friday activities that will also include the presentation of the Humanitarian and Hobey Baker Awards. It will be a great day for fans of college hockey."
The Skills Challenge will include male and female college hockey players from across the nation who have exhausted their eligibility. The exact events of the Skills Challenge have not been determined but will likely include fastest shot, fastest skater and most accurate shooter.
A mailing to the 2006 Men's Frozen Four ticket holders will be sent the week of November 28 allowing them to purchase tickets for the Skills Challenge, which will cost $10 each. Tickets for the general public will go on sale Saturday, February 18 through Ticketmaster and the Bradley Center box office.
"We couldn't be happier to be part of the inaugural 2006 Frozen Four Skills Challenge," said Steve Costello, President and CEO, Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corp. "This special event is a tremendous addition to the tournament week festivities and an inexpensive way for Frozen Four attendees and local hockey fans alike to watch some of college hockey's best players showcase their talent in what is sure to be an exciting and entertaining event."
Nike Bauer Hockey has agreed to supply the necessary equipment for the event, while the American College Hockey Coaches Association will organize the selection of the participants.
"We have been committed to the college game unlike any other manufacturer in the industry and we are excited to help bring the Skills Challenge to life at the Frozen Four," said Ed Saunders, U.S. Marketing Manager, Nike Bauer Hockey. "As a company, we are always looking for ways to grow the game and we believe the Skills Challenge is only going to enhance what is already one of the most exciting events in amateur hockey."
The 2006 NCAA Men's Frozen Four, hosted by the University of Wisconsin, will be held April 6 and 8, at the Bradley Center and is sold out. Further information regarding the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge will be announced as more details are finalized.
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Justin Bieber Crashes Into A Door
I first learned about this Justin Bieber sin child about a month ago, and since I saw what his agenda was and what he is being used to do to our nation's youth (e.g., drug temptation, fornicate temptation, tattoos, boys with girl haircuts, homo agenda tshirts at Hot Topic, rap music) I knw I would have to pray against him.
I prayed that his heart would be delivered and perhaps a career in becoming a good Christian artist, but he seems to enjoy galivanting with sinners such as Miley Cyrus and even dangerous black rappers like MC Hammer and Ludacris.
I have done my research into this boy and have joined the national boycott to undo his record label's success. I have asked God to expose the sins of his lifestyle so more parents will fear him and forbid their children from listening to him.
In the following video, you can see that Justin Bieber has been blinded to a simple door. I don't think this was drug induced, but rather God letting him know that no, the door is not open. He is not allowed to freely come and go into the minds of our children, God is closing our children's hearts to sin music. God is closing Justin Bieber's mind to normal function.
This entire story reminds me of King Nebuchadnezzar from the Bible. I have outlined his full story on my kid site here, but the moral is that the mighty King Nebuchadnezzar used his power for evil over the innocent (like Justin Bieber), so God made him to have a reprobate mnid. Nebuchadnezzar crawled around on his hands and knees like an animal for seven years, eating grass and not knowing he was really a people.
You can see the parallels here and I can only hope we see the same fully play out in Bieber's life, so he can one day realize his sins and repent.
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Obituary: Architectural Photographer Philip Beaurline, 59
Philip Beaurline, an architectural photographer based in Charlottesville, Virginia, died January 18 from complications from the flu. He was 59, his obituary in the Charlottesville Daily Progress reports.
Born in Davenport, Iowa, Beaurline graduated from Grinnell College. He held a variety of jobs –as carpenter, blacksmith and bricklayer, among other occupations–before he took his first photography assignment in 1987, shooting for a high school friend who created custom millwork for architects and builders. A self-taught photographer, Beaurline began shooting for his friend's architectural clients, and his career was launched. He opened Beaurline Photography in Charlottesville, and was a long-time member of the Central Virginia chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).
His images of architecture in Oaxaca, Mexico, were the subject of a solo exhibition at the Virginia Society of the American Institutes of Architects in Richmond in 1997 and his work was included in the 2003 "Green Architecture" exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. He also exhibited his work on the landscapes and historic architecture of Mexico locally.
He is survived by his wife, Marie; his son, Anders; and his sister Erica Mikula of Florida. Information on memorials can be found here.


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STAT It's the most common form of incontinence in women, affecting one in four from ages 25 through 44 and one in three from 45 through 64.
BEST FIXES Start with low-tech solutions, which significantly improve or even "cure" stress incontinence for most women:
WEIGHT LOSS Dropping pounds eases the pressure on your bladder and pelvic floor, says Kristene Whitmore, M.D., chair of urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. "In one study, women who lost 17 pounds reduced leaking episodes nearly 50%." Even those who lost a mere three pounds were 28% drier.
SMARTER SIPPING Chugging multiple cups of coffee inflates your bladder like a ready-to-burst water balloon. Instead, sip water or herbal tea slowly, over a half hour or an hour, Dr. Whitmore suggests. Cut back on caffeine, carbonation, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, citrus, and tomato juice, all of which can irritate your bladder.
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STILL LEAKING? A specially fitted vaginal pessary, a rubber device somewhat like a contraceptive diaphragm, can lift your bladder and keep your urethra shut. Sling surgery uses a synthetic material to support the urethra in a position that reduces pressure. Another option: injections of a gel-like substance to thicken the wall of the urethra. Your M.D. can help you figure out which option is best for you.
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You have sudden urges to go — and can't always hold it
DIAGNOSIS Overactive bladder/urge incontinence (or "tiny bladder syndrome")
WHAT'S HAPPENING Your bladder is calling the shots instead of your brain. "As your bladder fills with urine, it decides when it wants to go — contracting even though the brain hasn't sent the signal," explains uro-gynecologist Shameem Abbasy, M.D., of Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago. Diuretic drugs, diabetes, nerve damage, and serious neurological conditions can cause this disconnect, though in most cases, no one knows why the condition develops.
STAT Some 17% of women have experienced the "gotta go now" symptoms of overactive bladder. A third of them also have stress incontinence.
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The art of trans-boundary governance: the case of synthetic biology
- Joy Y. ZhangAffiliated withSchool of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent Email author
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Synthetic biology raises few, if any, social concerns that are distinctively new. Similar to many other convergent technologies, synthetic biology's interface across various scientific communities and interests groups presents an incessant challenge to political and conceptual boundaries. However, the scale and intensity of these interfaces seem to necessitate a reflection over how corresponding governance capacities can be developed. This paper argues that, in addition to existing regulatory approaches, such capacities may be gained through the art of trans-boundary governance, which is not only attentive to the crossing and erosion of particular boundaries but also adept in keeping up with the dynamics among evolving networks of actors.
KeywordsArt of governance Synthetic biology Boundary Global governance
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- Title
- The art of trans-boundary governance: the case of synthetic biology
- Journal
Systems and Synthetic Biology
Volume 7, Issue 3 , pp 107-114
- Cover Date
- 2013-09
- 10.1007/s11693-012-9097-8
- Print ISSN
- 1872-5325
- Online ISSN
- 1872-5333
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- Springer Netherlands
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Art of governance
- Synthetic biology
- Boundary
- Global governance
- Authors
- Joy Y. Zhang (1)
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Quarterly income of $0.15 per share
Quarterly GAAP combined ratio of 103.6
Return on equity of 5.8%
Book value per share of $17.53Columbus, Ohio (Aug. 1, 2013) – State Auto Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:STFC) today reported a second quarter 2013 net income of $6.2 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $2.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012. Net income from operations1 per diluted share for the second quarter 2013 was $0.13 versus net loss from operations1 of $0.18 for the same 2012 period.
STFC's GAAP combined ratio for the second quarter 2013 was 103.6 versus 110.4 for the second quarter of 2012. Catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance recoveries, for the second quarter 2013 accounted for 8.1 points of the 70.6 total loss ratio points, or $21.2 million, versus 13.2 points of the total 78.1 loss ratio points, or $34.0 million, for the same period in 2012.
The State Auto Group's homeowners quota share reinsurance arrangement reduced STFC's underwriting loss by $3.3 million or 0.6 points on the combined ratio. Pursuant to the arrangement, STFC ceded $49.4 million of written premium, $43.5 million of earned premium, $12.2 million of catastrophe losses and $22.0 million of non-catastrophe losses, and recognized $12.6 million of ceded commissions. This cession reduced STFC's overall catastrophe loss ratio 2.8 points, increased the overall non-catastrophe loss ratio 1.6 points and increased the overall expense ratio 0.6 points.
Net written premium for the second quarter of 2013 increased 5.8% over the same period in 2012. By segment, net written premium for the second quarter of 2013 increased 0.4% for personal insurance, 10.5% for business insurance and 9.9% for specialty insurance from the same period in 2012. Personal insurance segment growth was driven by price. Business insurance segment growth was principally driven by higher average new business premium, increased renewal pricing and a recovering economy. Specialty insurance segment growth was driven by the growth in our Excess & Surplus property and casualty units.
For the first six months of 2013, STFC had a net income of $25.9 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to a loss of $4.7 million, or $0.12 per diluted share1, for same 2012 period. STFC's GAAP combined ratio for the first six months of 2013 was 101.9 compared to 109.9 for the same 2012 period. Catastrophe losses increased the loss ratio for the first six months of 2013 by 4.9 points, or $25.8 million, compared to 10.5 points, or $54.0 million for the first six months of 2012.
For the first six months of 2013, the homeowners quota share reinsurance arrangement increased STFC's underwriting loss by $9.6 million or 1.9 points on the combined ratio. Pursuant to the arrangement, STFC ceded $87.3 million of written premium, $88.9 million of earned premium, $14.2 million of catastrophe losses and $39.3 million of non-catastrophe losses, and recognized $25.8 million of ceded commissions. This cession reduced STFC's overall catastrophe loss ratio 1.6 points, increased the overall non-catastrophe loss ratio 2.8 points and increased the overall expense ratio 0.7 points.
Net written premiums year to date 2013 increased 3.0% compared to the same 2012 period. For the first six months of 2013, net written premium for the personal, business and specialty insurance segments increased 0.9%, 12.5%, and declined 5.7% respectively, compared to the same period in 2012. The specialty insurance segment decline was due to the termination of several programs written through our former RED unit during 2012.
STFC's book value was $17.53 per share as of June 30, 2013, a decrease of $1.43 per share from STFC's book value on March 31, 2013, resulting from the impact of rising interest rates on STFC's fixed income portfolio. Book value per share as of June 30, 2013, included a reduction of $2.65 for a deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Return on stockholders' equity for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, was 5.8% compared to 5.3% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2012.
STFC President and CEO Bob Restrepo commented on the quarter as follows:
"State Auto Financial Corporation's second quarter 2013 results continue to demonstrate substantially better fundamentals and profitability. Improving performance is the product of price increases in excess of loss costs, better geographic and line of business diversification, disciplined underwriting and high quality claim operations. Our year-to-date combined ratio of 101.9% was 8 points better than 2012, resulting from more normal catastrophe experience, improving non-catastrophe loss ratios, and stable expense ratios. We expect continued improvement as price increases earn out, loss costs remain stable, and RED runoff is completed.
"Personal lines performance is driven by substantial improvements in our homeowners loss ratio – with and without catastrophes. Loss cost trends have improved and prices are up around 20%. Personal auto profitability is below expectations, but we see positive underlying trends. Loss costs are flat, prices are up 5.6% in the quarter, and retention is stable after adjusting for the impact of terminated agencies. We're confident in our ability to produce underwriting profits in the personal insurance segment.
"Business insurance profitability improved due to normal catastrophes and lower ex-catastrophe loss ratios. Property, liability and commercial multi-peril results showed solid improvement. Price per exposure increased 7.7% for the quarter and over 7% year to date. Despite the price increases, retention and new business are stable. Underlying exposures are increasing with a slowly recovering economy.
"Aside from RED runoff, specialty results are excellent. We had strong growth, particularly in excess and surplus lines and programs. Prices increased in the mid-single digit range with strong exposure growth. Workers compensation had another exceptional quarter with strong profits, price increases near 10%, and modest premium growth of 5%.
"Due to our footprint, the second quarter is traditionally State Auto's worst. This year however, our six month 101.9% combined ratio is our best since 2007 and underlying performance is even better. Excluding RED runoff and the homeowners quota share treaty, our combined ratio for the six months is 98.6%, versus a 2012 result of 111.7%. We're confident of further progress as prices earn out, seasonal weather improves, loss costs remain stable, and RED runoff is completed. These factors should produce enhanced return on equity and substantially better shareholders returns."
State Auto Financial Corporation, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a super regional property and casualty insurance holding company and is proud to be a Trusted Choice® company partner. STFC stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which represents the top third of all NASDAQ listed companies.
The insurance subsidiaries of State Auto Financial Corporation are part of the State Auto Group. The State Auto Group markets its insurance products throughout the United States, through independent insurance agencies, which include retail agencies and wholesale brokers. The State Auto Group is rated A (Excellent) by the A.M. Best Company and includes State Automobile Mutual, State Auto Property & Casualty, State Auto Ohio, State Auto Wisconsin, Milbank, Meridian Security, Meridian Citizens Mutual, Patrons Mutual, Rockhill Insurance, Plaza Insurance, American Compensation and Bloomington Compensation. Additional information on State Auto Financial Corporation and the State Auto Insurance Companies can be found online at http://www.StateAuto.com/STFC.
1 Net income (loss) from operations, a non-GAAP financial measure which management believes is informative to Company management and investors, differs from GAAP net income (loss) only by the exclusion of realized capital gains and (losses), net of applicable taxes, on investment activity for the periods being reported. For STFC, this amounted to income of $0.02 per diluted share for the second quarter 2013 and income of $0.13 year to date versus income of $0.11 per diluted share for the second quarter 2012 and income of $0.22 year to date.
2 Represents a non-GAAP financial measure as to the second quarter 2013 combined ratio. A reconciliation of the difference between this non-GAAP financial measure with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included in Schedule 3 that is part of this release.
STFC has scheduled a conference call with interested investors for Thursday, Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the company's second quarter 2013 performance. Live and archived broadcasts of the call can be accessed at http://www.StateAuto.com/STFC. A replay of the call can be heard beginning at noon, Aug. 1, by calling 866-381-6865. Supplemental schedules detailing the company's second quarter 2013 financial, sales and underwriting results are made available on http://www.StateAuto.com/STFC prior to the conference call.
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Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in State Auto Financial's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) legislative changes at both the state and federal level, state and federal regulatory rule making promulgations and adjudications, class action litigation involving the insurance industry and judicial decisions affecting claims, policy coverages and the general costs of doing business, the impact of competition on products and pricing, inflation in the costs of the products and services insurance pays for, product development, geographic spread of risk, weather and weather-related events, and other types of catastrophic events. State Auto Financial undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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Code: DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "Calls", "d:My Documentsmyfile.xls", True, "details!b1:h1068"when trying to perform this code , it gives an error message that object do'snt in corect format , then i go to that workbook , save it as excell 97-2000 , then performing the code again , it success .
Code: Sub OpenSpecific_xlFile() Dim oXL As Object Dim oExcel As Object Dim sFullPath As String Dim sPath As String Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application") On Error Resume Next oXL.UserControl = True On Error GoTo 0 On Error GoTo ErrHandle sFullPath = CurrentProject.Path & "myfile.xls" With oXL .Visible = True .workbooks.Open (sFullPath) .workbooks.SaveAs FileName:=(sFullPath), FileFormat:=56 End With ErrExit: Set oXL = Nothing Exit Sub ErrHandle: oXL.Visible = False MsgBox Err.Description GoTo ErrExit End Subbut it break at save as point , it said this proberty not allowed here
Code: Sub Link_To_Excel() 'Macro Loops through the specified directory (strPath) 'and links ALL Excel files as linked tables in the Access Database. Const strPath As String = "serverpathNew Files for upload" 'Directory Path Dim strFile As String 'Filename Dim strFileList() As String 'File Array Dim intFile As Integer 'File Number 'Loop through the folder & build file list strFile = Dir(strPath & "*.xlsx") While strFile "" 'add files to the list intFile = intFile + 1 ReDim Preserve strFileList(1 To intFile) strFileList(intFile) = strFile strFile = Dir() Wend 'see if any files were found If intFile = 0 Then MsgBox "No files found" Exit Sub End If 'cycle through the list of files & import to Access 'appending to tables called DealerLists and DealerContacts For intFile = 1 To UBound(strFileList) DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, , _ "DealerLists", strPath & strFileList(intFile), True, "parts!A1:E229" DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, , _ "DealerContacts", strPath & strFileList(intFile), True, "contact!A1:F2" Next MsgBox UBound(strFileList) & " Files were Imported" End Sub
Code: 'Read the number of lines in the file Dim xl As Excel.Application Dim xlsht As Excel.worksheet Dim xlWrkBk As Excel.Workbook Dim xlCell As Double Set xl = CreateObject("Excel.Application") Set xlWrkBk = GetObject(strPath & strFileList(intFile)) Set xlsht = xlWrkBk.Worksheets("Counters") Set xlCell = xlsht.cells(2, "A") DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, , _ "DealerLists", strPath & strFileList(intFile), True, "parts!A1:E" & NumberOfLines Set xl = Nothing Set xlWrkBk = Nothing Set xlsht = Nothing Set xlCell = NothingWho can help me out in this?
Code: 'Add the view button appExcel.ActiveSheet.Buttons.Add(520, 110, 130, 25).Select appExcel.ActiveSheet.Shapes("Button 1").Select appExcel.Selection.Characters.Text = "Processing View" appExcel.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Import "C:BLAChange_Views_Script.bas" appExcel.ActiveSheet.Shapes("Button 1").Select appExcel.Selection.OnAction = "Change_Views"And when the file is generated, everything works fine.
Code: appExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs FileName:="C:BLAabc": FileExtStr = ".xlsb": FileFormatNum = 50The problem is when I close that generated file, and then I open it again. When clicking the button I get the message:
Code: DoCmd.RunSavedImportExport "123" DoCmd.RunSavedImportExport "456" DoCmd.RunSavedImportExport "789"So the problem would be the saved imports dont work for those 2 files since the worksheet name changed. So I was able to create a file in excel /w this macro...
Code: Sub Update() Const fPath As String = "C:AccessVolumes" Dim sh As Worksheet Dim sName As String Application.ScreenUpdating = False Application.DisplayAlerts = False sName = Dir(fPath & "*.xls*") Do Until sName = "" If Not sName = "UpdateSheets.xlsx" Then With GetObject(fPath & sName) .Sheets(1).Name = "1" .Close True End With End If sName = Dir Loop Application.ScreenUpdating = True Application.DisplayAlerts = True End SubSo now my problem is it is in excel... I don't know if it is even possible to write that up in access to be honest. I tried patching that up by doing this....
Code: Dim xl As Object Set xl = CreateObject("Excel.Application") xl.Workbooks.Open ("C:AccessVolumesUpdateSheets.xlsm") xl.Visible = True xl.Run "UpdateSheets.xlsm!Update" xl.ActiveWorkbook.Close (True) xl.Quit Set xl = NothingBut when I run this I get a runtime error 440 Automation Error /w
Code: Sub AutomatedDataPull() Dim strPathFile As String, strFile As String, strPath As String Dim blnHasFieldNames As Boolean Dim intWorksheets As Integer ' Replace X with the number of worksheets to be imported ' from each EXCEL file Dim strWorksheets(1 To 1) As String ' Replace X with the number of worksheets to be imported ' from each EXCEL file (this code assumes that each worksheet ' with the same name is being imported into a separate table ' for that specific worksheet name) Dim strTables(1 To 1) As String ' Replace generic worksheet names with the real worksheet names; ' add / delete code lines so that there is one code line for ' each worksheet that is to be imported from each workbook file strWorksheets(1) = "Test Program .108.100" ' Replace generic table names with the real table names strTables(1) = "Tracking" ' Change this next line to True if the first row in EXCEL worksheet ' has field names blnHasFieldNames = False ' Replace C:Documents with the real path to the folder that ' contains the EXCEL files strPath = "C:Access Test Docs" ' Replace X with the number of worksheets to be imported ' from each EXCEL file For intWorksheets = 1 To 1 strFile = Dir(strPath & "*.xls") Do While Len(strFile) > 0 strPathFile = strPath & strFile DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, _ acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, strTables(intWorksheets), _ strPathFile, blnHasFieldNames, _ strWorksheets(1) & "$" strFile = Dir() Loop Next intWorksheets End Sub
Code: DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet _ acImport, _ acSpreadsheetTypeExcel5, _ "Table Name", _ Path & "Excel Data File.xls", _ TrueHowever, the difficulty is that some of the Excel files have more than one tab containing data. How do I specify which tab I want imported into which table? The Excel source files don't contain any named ranges, as the data in them is dynamic and number of rows changes from day to day. Is there a way of using VBA to import all the data from one specific tab into an Access table?
Code: Public Function Import_Inventory() Dim Msg As String, Button As Variant, Title As String, Response As Variant, fDialog As FileDialog Dim strFileName As String, XL As Object Msg = "Have you removed any duplicates and blank spaces from the file you are importing?" Button = vbYesNo + vbDefaultButton2 Title = "Import File" Response = MsgBox(Msg, Button, Title) If Response = vbNo Then Set fDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker) Set XL = CreateObject("Excel.Application") With fDialog .InitialFileName = "N:sharedLoriBSLR" .AllowMultiSelect = False .Title = "Please select file to edit" .Filters.Clear .Filters.Add "Excel", "*.xls" .Filters.Add "All Files", "*.*" If .Show = True Then strFileName = .SelectedItems(1) XL.Workbooks.Open strFileName XL.Visible = True End If End With Else Set fDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker) With fDialog .InitialFileName = "N:sharedLoriBSLR" .AllowMultiSelect = False .Title = "Please select file to import" .Filters.Clear .Filters.Add "Excel", "*.xls" .Filters.Add "All Files", "*.*" If .Show = True Then strFileName = .SelectedItems(1) DoCmd.SetWarnings False DoCmd.RunSQL "DELETE * FROM tblInventory" DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet , acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "tblTemp", strFileName, True DoCmd.RunSQL "INSERT INTO tblInventory SELECT * FROM tblTemp" DoCmd.DeleteObject acTable, "tblTemp" DoCmd.RunSQL "UPDATE tblInventory SET [Available]=0 WHERE [Available]


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This paper investigates radio consumption and the role of nostalgia as a positive social practice. Examples to illustrate the uses of nostalgia and the role of radio in everyday life are drawn from anthropological fieldwork carried out in Bristol, a city in the south west of England. Radio consumption is shown to be a complex practice which in some cases can be seen to allow listeners to make links with the past and with memories, both real and imagined. Nostalgia as a positive social practice is used in various ways to link the past, both remembered and imagined, with the present and the future. Examples are presented that demonstrate how radio sound is used to enhance everyday lives and a sense of self. Such nostalgic practices, experienced through radio listening, are shown to supplement social life and aid the ongoing project of everyday identity creation.
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Sometimes, the environmental challenges facing our oceans seem so large that it's hard to know where to start solving them. Changes in climate, degradation of habitat and rising demand to feed an ever-growing world population are just a few of the daunting ocean-related problems.
In the past several months, however, a collection of conservationists, anglers and others have come together to urge federal policymakers to safeguard the species that serve as the foundation for a healthy marine ecosystem. And, to their credit, regional fishery managers on both coasts heeded the message these advocates delivered: If we want to protect the oceans, it makes sense to start small.
Species such as menhaden, sardines and herring — commonly known as forage fish — are the lifeblood of a healthy ocean. Swimming together in dense schools, these oil-rich fish feed on microscopic plants and animals, then become nourishment for larger wildlife as a crucial link in the marine food web. These fish account for more than a third of all ocean species caught around the world, but unlike catches of cod or tuna, most of the forage fish that is caught is not consumed by people.
Take menhaden, for example. Giant schools once ranged along the Atlantic coast, feeding whales and seabirds, and commercially important fish. But menhaden populations have plummeted 90 percent in the past 25 years and remain at a record low. Despite declining numbers, hundreds of millions of menhaden are still hauled in and ground to be used in fertilizer, pet and livestock feed, and dietary supplements for people.
This removal of forage fish can have significant impacts on coastal ecosystems. Studies have found that the amount of menhaden in the diets of striped bass, ospreys and bluefish has declined. And on the Pacific Coast, the decrease of forage fish has been linked to diminished salmon runs, losses in seabird populations and the unnecessary death of marine mammals. In 2009, scientists documented 80 percent mortality among pups in a population of sea lions off of the coast of California when females left them for a week in search of food. Locally, Columbia River salmon depend on forage fish as food while they're in the ocean and as cover for juvenile salmon running against a gauntlet of predatory seabirds, seals and larger fish where the river flows into the sea.
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According to a recent report by 13 eminent ocean scientists, forage fish are twice as valuable left in the water as they are caught because of the vital role they play as food for commercially valuable predators such as tuna and cod. In other words, it's important for federal fishery managers to ensure there are enough of them to feed everything else in the sea.
That's why conservation and fishing organizations — including the Pew Environment Group — have urged the federal government to step up protection of forage species in the Atlantic and the Pacific. In the Atlantic, we call on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to follow the expressed will of regional fishery councils,and implement protections for menhaden and river herring. On the West Coast, we ask NOAA officials to fulfill the Pacific Fishery Management Council's June commitment to forestall fishing for certain forage species until there is proof that catching such forage fish will not harm the overall ecosystem.
Even though the regional fishery councils endorsed these common-sense objectives and earned broad public support, those commitments mean nothing until NOAA implements the policies.
Unfortunately, agency officials have been slow to embrace the councils' direction.
America's oceans offer a tremendous economic asset and cultural legacy. Whether you enjoy fishing on the water, eating seafood or watching whales and seabirds, all of these activities depend upon a thriving and healthy marine ecosystem.
If we're going to protect our oceans, we must make sure healthy populations of smaller prey species remain to support the entire food web.
Peter Baker and Paul Shively work for the Pew Environment Group. Paul Shively lives in Portland and directs the Pacific campaign and Peter Baker directs the Northeast campaign on Cape Cod, Mass.


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Because I use Emacs with evil-mode, I often type Esc (to enter normal mode) and then some other character, like k or j. Sometimes when I hit these two keys quickly enough, it gets read as M-k or M-j instead, which does something unexpected like delete a paragraph. How can I force these sequences to be interpreted as two separate keystrokes, Esc k, all the time?
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(global-unset-key (kbd "M-k")) but this seems to disable all keybindings starting with Meta.
I do have a working Meta key, so I would be okay with completely disabling the Esc-prefix way of type Meta.


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"Let me be straight with you. What I'd rather have is an airplane. We just had a third kid. I don't like flying commercial. I like to take my family to Hawaii. When I go east, I'd like to have pilots I know. "
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Your keychain fob and polo shirt show pictures of your airplane, so why not the soda machine in your family/media room or hangar? That's the thinking from Denver-based American Soda Machines, which has made a business of restoring and customizing vintage pop vending machines. While the company has units dating back to the 1940s and '50s, the '60s-era Vendo 63 reportedly makes the best "canvas" for custom artwork. Prices for these start at $2,695 plus shipping, but once you own the machine, the price of a can of soda is strictly up to you.
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