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C-Section Findings: Nearly one-third of U.S. births are via cesarean section, and a new study says that more than half of those surgeries occur before the woman goes into labor, the NYT reports. The study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, suggests that drugs used to induce labor contribute to the increase in C-sections, as does the tendency for women with a history of C-section to continue to get them in subsequent pregnancies, the paper says. (New guidelines are intended to boost the rate of vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC.)
Piece of the Pie: IBM, Microsoft and Dell are jockeying for a piece of China's nascent market for electronic medical records, which is now fragmented and dominated by Chinese companies, the WSJ reports. One IBM technology initiative will attempt to quantify the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medical treatments, the paper says. Sparked by Chinese health-care overhaul efforts, the country's IT market will grow nearly 20% per year, hitting $2.4 billion in 2013, according to an analyst for a research firm quoted by the WSJ.
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|A column written in USA Today by Tom Kreattenmaker draws attention to new research carried out by a terrorism prosecutions expert in Portland, Oregon on 'Race, Religion and the Perception of Terrorism'. Tung Yin of the Lewis and Clark Law School has written a paper analysing four case studies of comparable acts of aggressive violence in the US and explores the reasons why two of these cases - which involved American Muslims, were significantly more likely to be labelled as acts of terrorism and the perpetrators as terrorists, than those cases involving white, non-Muslim Americans. Yin goes on to explore the implications that the findings have for counterterrorism policy.
Yin writes:
"Consider the following four fact patterns, and determine which, if any, describes an act of terrorism:
The Bombers
"Case 1. Defendant wants to blow up people and plots with co-conspirators to set off a car bomb in a city's crowded downtown. His co-conspirators are actually undercover FBI agents carrying out an elaborate "sting" operation, so no one is hurt.
"Case 2. Defendant leaves a live bomb near a bank. The bomb goes off and kills two police officers and maims another officer.
The Shooters
"Case 3. The defendant brings handguns to a place where nearly everyone else is unarmed. He shoots dozens of people, killing 13 and wounding 32, before he is himself disabled by return fire.
"Case 4. The defendant brings handguns to a public place full of unarmed people. He opens fire, killing six (including a federal judge) and wounding 13, before he is disabled by others at the scene.
"Who are the terrorists in these case studies?
"Judging from media accounts and government press releases, however, the correct answer appears to be that the suspects in cases 1 and 3 are "terrorists," but those in cases 2 and 4 are not. This is a result that is challenging to explain without reference to the fact that the suspects in cases 1 and 3 are Muslim Americans (one of African descent, the other of Middle Eastern descent), while those in cases 2 and 4 are white non-Muslims.
"Terrorism-like crimes committed by Arab- or Muslim-Americans get treated as terrorism, but similar crimes by non-Arabs/Muslims, while punished harshly, are generally not viewed as terrorism."
Yin writes of Case 3 that "Multiple media outlets described Hasan as a terrorist, often emphasizing the fact that he might have said shouted "Allahu Akbar!" (God is great! in Arabic) as he fired", whereas "Loughner was generally not described as a terrorist, but rather as a "gunman" who battled substance abuse and was a "seriously disturbed student."" His analysis of media coverage finds that "2.2% of stories about Loughner also mentioned terrorism, whereas 15.5% of stories about Hasan also mentioned terrorism."
He later adds that "the conclusion that Hasan was a terrorist seems inextricably linked to his being Muslim more than to any classic understanding of terrorism as a form of violent coercion", although "In the end, the nature of the criminal charges brought against the two men are essentially the same: murder and attempted murder".
Yin explores 'bad assumptions and racial profiling' and the way that incidents publicly labelled as terrorism are disproportionately linked to Muslim and Arab Americans. "There may be an undue temptation to assume that the perpetrators of any new apparent act of terrorism are probably members of those groups," he states, arguing that such groups pay a "racial tax" as a result.
Yin states that fixating on the Muslim community as the only terrorists feeds back to those involved in counter-terrorism, reinforcing the idea that the effort should be focused on the Muslim community, which in turn reinforces the initial belief. Yin also argues that a fixation on Arabs and Muslims in relation to terrorism may lead to oversight in preventing acts of terrorism carried out by other groups.
In exploring possible solutions, Yin argues that there is an urgent need to work towards recognising and reducing 'cognitive biases' which colour the way in which different groups are associated with terrorism. He suggests a tactic whereby when Arabs/Muslims are suspected of terrorism, one should questions "whether one would be as quick to jump to the "terrorist" label for non- Arab/Muslim suspects. The converse situation should also call for this kind of introspection: thus, in mass violence cases involving spree shooters or bombers who are neither Arab nor Muslim, one should ask whether they would be viewed as terrorists if they were Arab or Muslim." He places the responsibility of taking these steps on "spokespersons for law enforcement agencies and prosecution offices, high ranking government officials, and the mainstream media."
Some of the themes explored and conclusions drawn in the paper resonate significantly with the experiences of Muslims in the UK and Europe. Since the high profile attacks of 9/11 and 7/7 there has been an overwhelming tendency for the media, and the public more widely, to associate terrorism with Muslim communities. This is perhaps best illustrated by the media coverage in the immediate aftermath of the Norway attacks in July last year with the Sun newspaper labeling the attack 'Norway's 9/11', and describing it as an 'Al-Qaeda massacre'. Significant too was the propensity of 'terrorism experts' to lead the charge in 'bad assumptions' with commentary largely concluding, prematurely, that Breivik's attack was carried out by Al Qaeda. The media's bias in reporting on cases of terrorism and political violence has also been a topic covered by journalists Mehdi Hasan and Sophy Ridge.
The 2011 and 2012 Terrorism Situation and Trends reports published by Europol illustrated that religiously-inspired attacks carried out by Muslims constituted a small fraction of overall terrorist attacks committed in Europe over the past two years. Since 2006, religiously-inspired extremists have been responsible for 10 out of 2150 attacks, a total of 0.5%. Nevertheless, 50% of Europe's counter-terrorism resources have been focused on this 0.5%. Moreover, a recent report by Matthew Goodwin found that there is "clear evidence of an inner core of activists" among far-right activists "who are both expecting, and endorse, violence." The conclusion is echoed in the Home Affairs select committee report on the Roots of Violent Radicalisation.
Terrorism is not owned by any one ideology or creed, as the facts and successive analyses makes clear. Perhaps it is time for those responsible for shaping public discourses and policy on terrorism to question the dangerous implications of their simplistic, biased assumptions.
Tung Yin's full paper is available to download here.
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Effective October 19, 2012, AIBA (the international federation for boxing) has declared all USA Boxing amateur boxing activities suspended until January 19, 2013. This includes not only amateur competitions, but also USA Boxing sanctioned events such as coaching clinics and most worrisome, insurance for clubs.
The decision was made due to USA Boxing deciding not to remove Hal Adonis from the Board of Directors after he made controversial statements. AIBA feels that the non-removal of Adonis obliquely implies that USA Boxing endorses his statements.
"I thinks it's a little ridiculous that it came to this," states amateur boxer Madeline Guzman. "USA Boxing had time to decide what to do to avoid this. AIBA advised USA Boxing of the penalties before they took place and yet it seems it was taken lightly. Now, we have an entire nation of boxers who can't get in the ring due to this issue when I'm sure there was a better way to handle all if this. We, the boxers have to equally suffer the consequences, it just doesn't make sense."
The suspension terms given to USA Boxing by AIBA were also listed in an email that was sent out to members. Further communications regarding the handling of the issue can be found on USA Boxing's website. The list published in that email is as follows:
The AIBA suspension terms are:
1. USA Boxing shall be fully suspended for a period of 3 months from October 19, 2012
2. Mr. Adonis shall pay a fine of CHF 2,000 and be suspended from all boxing activities at national
and international levels, for 2 years starting from October 19, 2012.
3. The costs of the proceedings, fixed at CHF 1,500, shall be borne equally between USA Boxing
and Mr. Adonis.
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Neu Hanlon Attorneys) and to the Headquarters of AIBA.
"This is completely ridiculous," declares amateur boxing coach and retired professional boxer Rita Figueroa. "AIBA and USA Boxing could have handled this much differently. The goal for both is supposed to be to do whats best for the boxers, [but] they could care less about them and only have their [federations'] best interests in mind. AIBA wants to take over everything and this is just their first step in doing so."
Cornerman Greg Znajda brings up another affect of the suspension that could possibly be the most damaging to the amateur boxing community. "Since this cancels all insurance including insurance during training, all gyms that use USA Boxing insurance will have to close."
Boxing gyms that have no other income aside from boxers and no other form of insurance coverage may well have to shut their doors for three months. This may cause membership issues which the clubs will have to address in an already tight economy.
"To me it sounds like the time is right for the USOC to mandate a change for another organization to take over for USA Boxing," says Znajda. "Also why doesn't the membership wake up and file a class action lawsuit against the board? Mandate that the entire board resign and appoint a new board. Legally it may be frivolous but the press it receives will be useful."
The email that went out to members today declares that USA Boxing will keep it's members informed and are awaiting communication for AIBA in case of further demands. They state that they will inform members in the event that they are able to take steps to shorten the suspension.
Regardless of the issue at stake or how it was handled, one issue does seem clear; no boxers were at fault. Yet the boxers are the ones who will ultimately suffer due to the actions of two federations purportedly constructed to protect and guide them.


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Nuo Deng Village can be traced back to 2000 years ago. The village was a very important salt mining spot in that time. It remains its traditional extraction method by burning wood to get salt. Today, it lives Bai minority there. In Qing dynasty, there were over 100 students got excellent result in official examination set by the government. 6 of them became officer in the central government. Today, the village remains the old tradition of Bai. Lot of old stone steps, collection of remains from Qing dynasty. The ham preserved with Nuo Deng salt is delicious. Nuo Deng Village is 165KM from Dali city.
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American Foreign Policy Since WWII, 19th Edition, Steven W. Hook
The classic text on American foreign policy, Hook and Spanier's book has long set the standard in guiding students through the complexities of the field. Giving students the historical context they need, the book allows them to truly grasp the functions and frequent dysfunctions of the nation's foreign policy agenda.
About the Author
Steven W. Hook is professor and former chair of political science at Kent State University. He has authored and edited numerous books, including American Foreign Policy since World War II (19th Edition, 2013, with John Spanier), U.S. Foreign Policy Today: American Renewal? (2012, with James M. Scott), the Routledge Handbook of American Foreign Policy (2012, with Christopher Jones), Democratic Peace in Theory and Practice (2010), Comparative Foreign Policy (2002), and National Interest and Foreign Aid (1995). His journal articles have appeared in World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Foreign Policy Analysis, and other leading journals. Professor Hook is a past president of the Foreign Policy Analysis sections of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.
This book is pretty informative, and to speak first hand to my experiences, Dr. Hook was my foreign policy professor in college. We used this text for our class in conjunction with another book he authored. It was great to use for gobbling up information. This book is a bit biased on the tone toward American involvement abroad, however, it was not approached that way in class. A good book to gain a better understanding in american foreign policy.
The book provides an easy to follow, concise look at foreign policy but the authors show strong bias in their phrasing throughout the book. There is generally a negative tone towards US interactions abroad. I'd prefer not to have the Monday morning quarterback critique in my textbook. Stick with the facts.
Very insightful book. This book gives the history dating back to WW 1 as to why the U.S does and makes the decision we make as a country. Furthermore it also gives multiple perspectives into the foreign policies of major nations. Now I understand why the world we live in is the way it is.
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Senior Ricky Doverspike and junior Jarryd Botha dropped their final match in the 2011 ITA All-American Championships falling 8-3 to Ohio State junior Devin McCarthy and sophomore Ille Van Engelen in the consolation doubles draw.
"Jarryd and Ricky had a tough one," said Alabama assistant coach Bo Hodge. "Ohio State was just a little too good. I think Jarryd and Ricky realized that there is a lot of work to do. We have a few weeks until our next tournament, and I expect them to work hard on the court and in the gym so we have a better outing at regionals."
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Arturs Kazijevs and doubles partner Mischa Nowicki advanced to the third qualifying round of the ITA Men's All-American Championships on Tuesday evening.
Oct. 2, 2012
TULSA, Okla. (SMU) - Arturs Kazijevs and Mischa Nowicki advanced to the third qualifying round of the ITA Men's All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The SMU squad defeated Joao Gauer and Cristian Gonazalez-Mendez of Florida State on Tuesday evening.
SMU sophomore-junior duo defeated the Seminoles pair 8-5. Kazijev and Nowicki had a first round bye for Tuesday morning, as did Florida State. Kazijevs was selected to the All-Conference USA Second Team for doubles last season with former teammate Tobias Flood. Kazijevs was also named Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year last season. Nowicki was 5-9 last year in doubles (primarily playing No.1 or No. 3) and 6-4 as a freshman in 2010-11.
Gauer, from Brazil, and Gonzalez-Mendez, from Spain, were two of the top international players going into their Florida State careers. Gauer was Parana state champion at the Interfederation Cup and earned one ATP point at the Brazil F38 in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo. Gonzalez-Mendez was 2009 ITF Junior Leiria G4 singles and doubles champion and also won the 2009 ITF Junior Vila do Conde G3 doubles championship.
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As website owners we have many ways to "measure" our sites. We can measure visitor numbers, sales, subscriptions, etc. We can measure engagement: time on site and pages per view, etc. Some of us attach great importance in the comments we receive or how many contacts we get through the website.
But it's easy with our sites. We have all the stats. How do we "measure" other sites?
When I'm sizing up any company, maybe a hosting company, an SEO company, a site to send a guest post to, there are two numbers I look at other than the quality of their website. And they are the Google toolbar PageRank and the Alexa Rank.
Google toolbar PageRank
PageRank goes to the very heart of Google's founding as a company. Prior to PageRank, search engines would display pages according to their keyword density which was easy to game. Google, however, started using PageRank which measures the number and quality of links pointing to a web page to rate the importance of pages.
I say "toolbar" PageRank because it was displayed on the Google Toolbar but now is available on several browser addons. The PageRank value for a webpage goes from 0 to 10 with 10 being the highest indication of authority. It is not the "real" PageRank and is seldom updated, but it is an indication of the page's importance and the quantity and quality of links to it.
Note here that PageRank is the measurement of a page not a site. However, many people look at the PageRank (or PR) of a home page and then refer to the site as a "PR4 site", for example.
At this point I can imagine hords of SEO professionals getting agitated decrying the importance of PageRank. PageRank, it should be stressed, is only one of several ranking factors that Google uses to determine what goes where on the results pages.
Google toolbar PageRank is certainly not the be-all and end-all, but it is the best and most quickly attained indication of a page's authority on the internet.
Alexa Rank
Alexa, which is a subsidiary of Amazon, produces another Toolbar which collates information and produces traffic rankings. The Alexa Rank of a site shows its popularity. Facebook, Google and YouTube, the three most popular sites on the internet, have Alexa Ranks for 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Sites with higher numbers have, therefore, lower visitor numbers.
Only a few million web surfers have the Alexa Toolbar installed and therefore the rankings are not entirely representative. They are also calculated over a period of a few months so they are slow to react to changes. They are more reliable with the highly trafficked sites.
Having said that, you can instantly tell whether a site is popular or not by looking at its Alexa Rank.
How you can see these indicators
You can easily and quickly add lightweight extensions to browsers to view the Google PageRank and the Alexa Rank. They won't slow down your browsing experience.
Install this extension for Chrome and this addon to Firefox.
Other indicators
I have pointed to the many shortcomings of Google toolbar PageRank and the Alexa Rank. Some people may argue that Open Site Explorer's Domain Authority, MozTrust or MozRank are more reliable indicators. For me, they take longer to look up whereas Google PageRank and Alexa Rank can be seen with a quick glance to the browser address bar.
When to use these indicators
As discussed, neither of these rankings are perfect. However, if there are large differences (PR2 and Alexa 1,000,000 vs. PR4 and Alexa 50,000, for example) between two sites you can clearly see which is more authoritative and more popular. And the two usually go together.
The most important use of these indicators is to judge a company that you're thinking of doing business with.
I would not use a webhost, for example, with a PageRank of less than 5 and an Alexa Rank of more than 100,000. (There are webhosts that I wouldn't use with those figures as well, GoDaddy shared hosting for example.)
I also use these figures to determine which sites I offer guest posts to. When guest posting, you want your article to appear on a relevant site with the highest authority (Google PageRank) and highest popularity (Alexa Rank) possible.
What do you think?
I've seen so many articles decrying the importance of these indicators there must be a few of you out there who disagree with me! I'm interested to hear what you think about the attention I pay to PageRank and Alexa Rank.


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College Hockey:Vermont Sweeps Minnesota-Duluth
Catamounts Post First 4-0-0 Start In Nine Years
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sophomore Torrey Mitchell's and Senior Brady Leisenring's seven combined points paced the Vermont offense to a 5-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth, completing a weekend sweep of the Bulldogs at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday.
The No. 15 Catamounts overcame a sluggish start in the first ten minutes to improve their record to 4-0-0. It is the first time since 1996-97, when Martin St. Louis and Eric Perrin were seniors, that a Vermont team has begun a season in such a fashion.
"I'm just so happy for the guys," said Catamounts coach Kevin Sneddon. "They put in so much work over the summer and it's nice to see them achieving some success for all that hard work they put in.
"It's a great start," he said. "We certainly want to build on it. There's lots to build from. We still have to correct some things. But for the most part our effort and execution were very, very good this weekend."
Minnesota-Duluth was a much different team from the previous night early on. The Bulldogs employed a hard forecheck, pressuring the puck every chance it got and bottling up Vermont's speed. The Cats were forced to go 200 feet to get scoring chances, and that was difficult for Vermont, which had trouble breaking out of its zone.
"I thought [Duluth's] jump in the first period really had us back on our heels," Sneddon said of the Bulldogs' quick start. "I think there's little things with a young team that you have to build on, and I thought they played very, very well in the first half of the game."
Even though the Bulldogs trailed in shots at the end of the period, 10-5, they were able to tally the first goal of the game when Justin Williams took a long pass from Steve Czech and snuck behind the Vermont defense. The senior winger slipped the puck low to the stick-side of Joe Fallon at 7:04, for his 19th career goal.
Trailing for the first time all season, Vermont quickly knotted the score at 1-1. Slavomir Tomko fired a wrist shot past Duluth netminder Isaac Reichmuth at 10:20. Mitchell, who recorded four assists on the night, got the puck to Tomko for the sophomore's first of the year.
The Cats then took the lead at 16:09. Buzzing in the Bulldogs' zone four-on-four, Kenny Macaulay took a pass from Leisenring as a delayed penalty was called and found the back of the net.
As the game grew older, the Catamounts wore down the opposition with the power play.
Vermont started the second on a power play and cashed in immediately. Leisenring hit Jeff Corey in the slot on a band-bang play to make it 3-1 at 1:18. Mitchell also assisted on Corey's first of the year.
Midway through the period, the Cats were whistled for a penalty, giving Duluth another shot with the man advantage. The visitors applied pressure on the Vermont end, but Fallon was up to task, making several tough saves.
With a little over five minutes left in the middle frame, The Bulldogs committed two hitting-from-behind penalties, giving Vermont's potent power play, which came into the weekend struggling, another opportunity.
It took a few minutes of constant pressure but the lead was lengthened in the final minute of the second. Ryan Gunderson's backdoor feed found freshman Corey Carlson camped at the left post, where he buried his first collegiate goal.
Off of the ensuing face-off, Peter Lenes netted his fourth goal in two nights from Mitchell and Leisenring to make it 5-1.
The Bulldogs thought they had cut the lead to 5-2 two and half minutes into the third on the power play, but an apparent goal was quickly waved off.
Duluth coach Scott Sandelin thought the puck found the net, potentially swinging the game's momentum.
Duluth had a five-on-three advantage later in the period, but was unable to convert.
For the series, the Bulldogs went 0-for-12 on the power play, including 0-for-6 tonight. Meanwhile, the Cats were 3-13 on the power play on the night, scoring six goals on the man advantage on the weekend.
Fallon got the win, stopping 17 shots on the night and 35-of-37 on the weekend. Reichmuth made 28 saves in the loss.
Sandelin said he got a better effort tonight from his team, but undisciplined penalties were his its bane.
"We got a lead in the first period, then we just got into penalty trouble," he said. "That was the difference in the game. Obviously, we were in the box most of the second period. It's tough to kill penalties all the time. One after another, we took some bad penalties.
"It's like a golf game, trying to put all the pieces together," he said. "We did a lot of better things tonight. We just shot ourselves in the foot."
Duluth is at Michigan Tech for two to start WCHA play next weekend, while Vermont hits the road for another nonconference series at Niagara starting Friday.
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On 22 May 2012, the New Zealand Government announced that it would require reflagging of foreign owned fishing vessels working in New Zealand waters, to "address labour, safety and fisheries practice concerns."Commercial fishing in New Zealand is managed by a quota system, with all fishing quota owned by New Zealand companies. Foreign Charter Vessels (FCVs) are foreign owned and flagged fishing vessels leased by a New Zealand company to fish in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone. As discussed in a Flagpost last year, the then Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Hon Phil Heatley MP, and the Minister for Labour, the Hon Kate Wilkinson MP, had jointly convened a ministerial inquiry into the use and operation of FCVs. This followed reports of serious abuse and exploitation of crew of commercial fishing fleets operating in New Zealand waters. The Inquiry took place from August 2011 to February 2012. While it did not investigate specific claims of abuse, the Inquiry Panel concluded it was clear that a small number of operators of foreign flagged FCVs had been mistreating their crews and disregarding New Zealand laws; and that the response of industry and of government agencies had been inadequate (as discussed in this Flagpost). It found that major changes and urgent action were required to improve the way New Zealand regulated the activities of FCVs in its waters. When releasing the Report in March 2012, the Government "resolved to take a stronger line on the operation of foreign charter vessels (FCVs) in New Zealand waters" . The Primary Industries Minister, David Carter, and the Minister for Labour, Kate Wilkinson, stated that the Government accepted in principle and would act on the first six recommendations and would give further consideration to the remaining recommendations concerning legislative amendments, ratification of two key International Maritime Organisation Conventions and key policy changes.Currently, New Zealand has only limited jurisdiction over FCVs operating in its waters, with "the health, safety and well being of all those on board" remaining the responsibility of the flag State. This has made it difficult for New Zealand agencies to enforce its Code of Practice on Foreign Fishing Crew. Reflagging the vessels would provide increased protection for crew as they would be subject to New Zealand law, including employment and workplace safety regulations, and enforcement mechanisms. However, this goes further than the the Inquiry Report, which had recommended that FCVs be required to be placed on a demise charter with the crew employed under a New Zealand employment contract. (Under a demise charter, the vessel is chartered without crew and the New Zealand charter company then employs the crew; under time charter, the ship and crew are chartered as a package.) While noting that reflagging was seen by New Zealand government agencies as the "cleanest and most comprehensive way" of addressing issues of jursdiction, the Inquiry Panel stopped short of recommending that the all FCV's be reflagged as it was: "difficult to predict what the reaction of foreign owners would be or how soon the New Zealand fleet might be in a position to fill the gaps left by any departing FCVs whose owners decided not to reflag." (In 2010-11, FCVs took 44 percent of the country's fish exports by value.)There will be a four-year transition period. During this time, the Government has stated that crews will be protected by "stronger monitoring and enforcement" of the existing regime. The impact on the industry and for quota owners is not clear, with media reports suggesting that detailed economic modeling had not been completed. The Government has indicated, hopefully, that "the transition period will also enable the fishing industry to adjust to the new regime."The Government's announcement has been welcomed by New Zealand First, the Maori Party, the Maritime Union, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, and the conservation organisation Forest and Bird. The response of one of the largest New Zealand fishing companies, Sanford Limited, has been more cautious. The Sealord group is reported as applauding the decision, while noting significant challenges ahead. Craig Tuck, a lawyer representing a number of FCV crew and the founder of Slave Free Seas, hailed the announcement as a "a proud day" and a "huge victory for human rights", but also stated that "four years is too long" given the known weaknesses of current enforcement mechanisms. Labor spokesperson, Darien Fenton, stated that she would seek assurances that a four year transition period was really necessary.
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Perhaps ABC should have prefaced this announcement of the new bachelor as "the most secret and anticlimactic in Bachelor history." Uncharacteristically, ABC has nonchalantly revealed that Chris Soules, the Iowan farmer from Andi's season, will be next season's bachelor.
I imagine ABC's analysts were hard at work, watching the polls and deciding if Chris had enough Fan Factor. (I made up that term, but it reminds me of Fear Factor, which reminds me that if that show survived, any show can make it.) After weeks of dedicated work and crunching numbers, the analysts realized Chris was their only real option. Can you name any other guy from Andi's season that wasn't annoying or despised by fans? Exactly. So Chris it is!
As a quick refresher, Chris is our endearing farmer from Iowa (Iowa is the state by Nebraska which is located near Kansas, which is right by Colorado). By the way, if you Google "Iowa," there are many websites and images that communicate that Iowa is not Idaho. America!
Chris loves Forbes magazine as well as "farming magazines." My confusion can be broken down into two questions: (1) What does a farming magazine entail? (2) "Magazines" implies plurality, in that there is more than one type of farming magazine. How?
Perhaps Chris's avid farm-related reading will prove to be advantageous for his time on The Bachelor. I'm sure there are articles that cover both spheres of farming and life on The Bachelor, such as "How to Deal With Dirty Hoes" and "Environmentally-Friendly Fertilizing."
In his ABC bio, Chris mentions that his biggest date fear is "accidental diarrhea," which is hilarious. However, it could also be argued that anyone who said that their biggest date fear is "purposeful diarrhea" is someone to be wary of. Or definitely someone to put on reality television.
The season will air January 2015. If Chris can find a girl who is willing to move to Iowa (not to be confused with Idaho), then I'd consider her a keeper!


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Stop and think what you must have done when you were an enfant and were learning your native tongue. Your first few years most of your language instruction was at home.
Everything that was said to you pertained to the rooms and the actions that take place in those rooms.
Mommy would talk to you as she changed your diaper. What would she have been likely to say? 'Nice little girl/boy. Oh, you're all wet; are you hungry, etc.
But take one room at your house or apartment at a time and write down the name of every item that is likely to be found there. Those will be the nouns. Which action words will be associated with them? These are the verbs. This should be the starting point for learning the foreign language. Is should be done in the same manner that you learned your native tongue.
Since the first thing you do in the day is to wake up, get up, eat, take a shower, etc. how do you say all the nouns and verbs connected with the beginning of the day? So, all these things concern the bedroom and the bathroom. What are the nouns associated with them?
Bed, sheet, pillow, alarm clock, slippers, etc. and the verbs: waking up, taking a shower, getting dressed; maybe even walking the dog;
Yes, you must purchase a small bilingual dictionary. You can't learn a foreign language and not have a dictionary handy.


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light rail
Bremen has ten tram routes, totaling 84 route kilometers, including 78 modern low-floor trams, and 61 older vehicles. Most of the system is street running, but several there are several recent upgrades to light rail, with many more near completion or in design. Several seperate right of ways also exist from an unfinihsed metro project in the 1970's. The system is entirely above ground.
The first line (with horses) opened June 4, 1876. The first electric line operated in June 1890, It was the first line in Europe to have a tram system. Bremen is also the first city with 100% low-floor streetcars, it has now 78 of them plus 61 old ones from the 70's. It's unfortunate, that you cannot run these kind of trams because of the strict American laws.
The first of several planned links between the tramway and heavy rail lines opened in 2004. A new 500m chord linking the light and heavy rail systems at Neustadt will allow for a potential new regional rail service linking Bremen with Delmenhorst and Nordenham, over 80km away.
Andreas was kind enough to email me a few photos and stats on the Bremen streetcar.LRT system.
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What is Local Housing Allowance LHA
LHA is a method of calculating Housing Benefit for claimants who rent properties from private landlords and which took affect on 7th April 2008. Claims are based on a standard LHA rate determined by the area in which the claimant lives (called the broad rental market area, BRMA) and the household composition.
LHA is for tenants on a low income and will be means tested under current Housing Benefit rules. An application form is still required to clarify the circumstances including income and savings as this will determine the amount of LHA received. LHA will be paid to the claimant, although there are safeguards in place to protect those who are unable to mange their own affairs. If the LHA rate is lower than the contractual rent then it is the claimant's responsibility to pay the LHA and the shortfall to the Landlord.
If the claimant is under 35 years of age the amount of Benefit payable is restricted to the Single Room Rent. This change took place in January 2012 and replaces the old age limit of under 25 years of age.
Who is affected by LHA?
LHA affects tenants in the private rental sector who are in receipt of Housing Benefit, although there are some exemptions to this rule (please see list below). Private sector landlords with tenants claiming LHA will also be affected due to the majority of direct LHA payments going to their tenant, instead of the preferred choice of the claimant that is currently in place.
The scheme focuses on mainstream private tenants, therefore the following cases are exempt from LHA:
- Registered social landlords
- Protected cases, such as supported housing provided by social services, charities, voluntary organisations, etc
- Pre 1989 regulated tenancies
- Exceptions such as caravans, houseboats and hostels
- Board & attendance cases
When will existing Housing Benefit (HB) claims change to LHA
If there is a break in a Housing Benefit claim or,
The claimant changes address.
The 2012 emergency budget included the proposal that LHA rates would no longer be set every month in line with local rent growth. From April 2013 LHA rates will be uprated in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation.
LHA rates will be set annually each April at the lower of, either the previous LHA rate uprated by the previous September's CPI, or the 30th percentile of local market rents in the previous September.
This will allow claimants to know what the maximum amount of LHA will be for the coming year.
Changes in rent
Mid year changes in rent, whether an increase or decrease, will be treated as a change of circumstances. Where the claimant's rent has increased leaving a shortfall, a determination of a new LHA rate will be needed. However, this is not the case where the claimant's rent is already above the LHA rate.
Anniversary Dates
The above changes will mean it is no longer necessary to review a claimant's LHA rate in line with the anniversary date that was previously determined by their date of claim or change of circumstances. LHA rates will only be uprated once a year, each April, and this started from April 2013.
The LHA amounts are reviewed on the 1 April each year.
Rates for 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 are:
(Weekly rate)
Shared accommodation £46.03
1 bedroom £60.00
2 bedrooms £75.00
3 bedrooms £85.85
4 bedrooms £111.57


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A beautiful showcase of the latest works by artist Claudette Dean, whose oil paintings and poems featured in her "Inner Sanctum" solo exhibition celebrate an invitation to go within, and humanity's oneness with each other and the divine. Full colour photographs of her original oil-on-canvas paintings paired with her poetry reveal her inner journey and honour unity consciousness.
A noted Bahamian artist, Claudette Dean's work is a part of the National Art Collection of The Bahamas. Claudette was granted an award for outstanding achievement and contributions in the realm of Fine Arts by The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, through The Bureau of Women's Affairs on the island of Grand Bahama. Born and educated in Canada, Claudette Dean's work is celebrated for its vibrant themes, honoring of the divine feminine, and reflections on the Oneness of all life. Her work has been exhibited in many group and solo shows, and can be found in many private and corporate collections in The Bahamas, The Caribbean, Canada and the USA. In 2009 she began writing poetry as another means of expressing the Divine. In her own words, "My mission has become very clear to me and I am humbled and grateful to be able to share my vision of Oneness, through my work, at a time when the world is so ready to receive it." For her full bio and gallery of her works, go to: www.claudettedean.com
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One woman in Ford-Gilboe's study, still in her early thirties, is in such agony that she spends every day lying on a couch with a heating pad. After losing her job, she stopped leaving the house altogether. "If you looked at her, you wouldn't see any obvious reason for the pain," Ford-Gilboe says. "She said the physical violence wasn't that bad. But the stalking and harassment were horrific." In addition to leaving threatening voice mails and text messages, the woman's ex--husband kept reporting her to child protective services, alleging that she was mistreating her two young daughters and insisting they be taken from her home. The fear of losing her children completely unraveled her.
Like many other abused women, she had also been assaulted as a child. It isn't surprising that old fears would be retriggered by new ones, says Bruce McEwen. The amygdala, which processes feelings of fear and anxiety, tends to weave traumatic memories together, causing them to blur. It also helps create the sensation of pain. Rewired by past stress, the amygdala can produce neuropathic pain in response to new trauma. "Some of that rewiring can be reversible when conditions improve," McEwen says. "But to reverse it, you might need the help of a therapist and medication."
Making the connection at last
The sheer volume and variety of health problems facing women survivors of domestic violence have made it difficult to detect clear patterns of disease formation. "If you have 10 abused women in the room, they'll have poorer health than nonabused women, and they'll have 10 or 20 different problems," says Janice Humphreys, lead author of the telomere study. "The absence of a clear line between cause and effect has led some to say, 'Well, it's in their heads.' Well, it may be in their heads. But it's also in their cells."
This message is finally starting to get through. Last January the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts, called for doctors to screen all women of childbearing age for intimate-partner violence. That seems like a modest proposal, but it's a great leap forward. "When I first started doing this work, doctors thought, We don't need to screen for DV. We just have to get the social workers to handle it," says Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, who studies the impact of domestic violence on children. "Now that they've seen the immunology research, they realize, We can't not do this in medicine. There's a lot of momentum to do screening and begin to think about effective interventions."
If scientists have been slow to make the connection between DV and chronic illness, abuse survivors may be slower still. "I think this is such uncharted territory that most women wouldn't think to ask their doctors about their symptoms and the possible connection to their past abuse," says filmmaker Kit Gruelle, a DV survivor who has coproduced (with Gloria Steinem) a new documentary about domestic assault, Private Violence, which is scheduled for release in 2014. Even Gruelle is not sure which of her maladies are rooted in violence, although some are easier to trace than others. For example, she still gets panic attacks as a result of being repeatedly strangled by her husband, now deceased. "I could feel my air being cut off," she says. "Today, on planes, I have to sit near the front when the door closes, or I panic. Once you go through the sensation of not being able to breathe, it doesn't take much to retrigger it. But I'm 59. Who knows what the cause of my memory loss is?"


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A photographic exploration and celebration of Northern Ontario and the Bruce Peninsula in glorious full colour.
Brett Zimmerman is a full-time English professor at York University, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of the books Herman Melville: Stargazer, and Edgar Allan Poe: Rhetoric and Style.
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- Reopening the Harahan Bridge Roadways as a bike/ped crossing.
- Opened in 1916 at 4,932 feet long.
- (2) rails of train traffic, 20-25 trains per day cross the river here.
- (2) roadways cantilevered from bridge, North & South side.
- Roadways are 14' wide.
- Roadways used for auto traffic, from 1917 to 1949.
- Roadways and approaches sold to City of Memphis and Crittenden County in 1917.
- Structural Steel for roadways still in place.
- The proposal is to utilize only the North side roadway.
- The Harahan Bridge Boardwalk may qualify for several sources of funding.
- Recreational Trails Program (RTP)
- Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ)
- Surface Transportation Program (STP)
- Highway Bridge Program (HBP)
- Transportation Enhancement (TE)
- The National Scenic Byways Program (NSB)
Crittenden County (western) terminus of the bridge
- The roadways descend below the railroad grade, apx 50 feet.
- Bicycles and Pedestrians will not be crossing the tracks.
- Concrete Highway Ramp still in place.
- A short greenway will connect the Concrete Ramp to Dacus Lake Road.
- The Harahan Bridge is in the West Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).
- West Memphis MPO has a plan to connect downtown West Memphis to the Harahan Bridge using existing roads and greenways along the I-55 easement.
- West Memphis has a long term plan to create a park just south of the bridge.
City of Memphis (eastern) terminus of the bridge
- Located on top of the bluff.
- Approximately 400 yards south of the existing end of the riverwalk.
- Approaching the bridge from the North, no track crossing will be required.
- A fence will be built to separate bike/ped traffic from the railroad.
- Church of the river owns the land adjacent, north, of the bridge.
- The church is interested in working with the city on this project.
- The Harahan Bridge is in the Memphis Bike/Ped plan.
- The Harahan Bridge is in the Memphis MPO, LRTP.
- The Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC) has a long range plan to extend the Riverwalk, past the Harahan Bridge, south to Desoto and Riverside parks.
New Roadway
- A new surface will be constructed on top of the existing structural steel.
- Surface will be non-flamable, non-slip, and friendly to bikers, walkers, & strollers.
- Security fencing will be installed on the bridge and approached to prevent access to the rail bed.


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Kümmerle, Jan M; Kummer, Martin R; Auer, Jörg A; Nitzl, Dagmar; Fürst, Anton (2009). Locking compression plate osteosynthesis of complicated mandibular fractures in six horses. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 22(1):54-58.
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Complicated mandibular fractures were recognised in one foal, one pony and four horses. The foal was two months old while the adult animals ranged in age from 12 to 24 years. Three horses had a unilateral horizontal ramus fracture. Two fractures were open and one was closed. Comminution was present in one of these patients while lthe other two horses had marked displacement of the fragments. Two suffered from comminuted fractures of the horizontal and vertical ramus of the mandible. One of these patients had open and infected fractures. One foal had a bilateral horizontal ramus fracture with mrked periosteal "new bone" formation and malalignement which required corrective osteotomy. Each horse underwent locking compression plate (LCP) osteosynthesis consisting of open fracture reduction and application of one to three 4.5/5.0 mm LCP at the ventral, lateral or caudal aspect of the mandible under fluoroscopic control. Two 3.5 mm LCP were used in the foal. Plate fixation was supported by application of a cerclage wire construct between the incisor and premolar teeth in most patients. Complete fracture healing, with excellent functional and cosmetic outcome was achieved in all of the patients. Complications encountered included seroma formation, screw and wire breakage, as well as implant and apical tooth root infections. The LCP was removed after fracture healing had occurred in four patients.
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Ok so I've been doing bleach baths for a little bit now. Definately feel cleaner. But just a word to the wise. Be careful how much bleach you add. I only do 1 cup for a full bath due to it's size.
But last night, being the wonderful husband that he is, my husband ran me a tub of hot water last night. Instead of measuring out 1 cup he just grabbed a plastic cup out of the kitchen and filled it up, turns out it was like 2 1/2 to maybe 3+ cups of bleach in there. He was trying to be helpful. Needless to say I now have bleach burnt areas along with the abcesses.
Be careful how much bleach you put in! LOL
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Just had to put that out there. He just wanted to help. After I got over the irritation of the bleach, a couple of the ones downstairs finally opened up, and at least they are draining. That does ease the discomfort a little.So now instead of having this burning, tight, "pinched" pain that I have when I have one that hasn't opened up or been lanced.
Poor hubby was just trying to help. XD
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Thank goodness your hbuby is understanding and willing to help. He gets a gold star for trying.
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Bleach baths are very bad for the skin...Yes, you can do them but I truly think it is a huge waste of time! not to mention that I dont think bleach was meant for the skin....... doctors tell you to take bleach baths cause they dont know what else can help~ Tangerinebear xo
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I had read about it on here somewhere, not so much as a cure, but that maybe would be something to help lessen frequency, along with other stuff, of course.
It was all good til my husband tried to help. Just like the old saying "Too many cooks ruin the pot." Well, he was the one too many this go round. I won't be doing any of those kinds of baths for a bit. Give my skin time to recover, so to speak..lol
I just thought there was a bit of humor in all this, as the burn was not super bad, and my skin seems to have calmed down considerably. It's just something I am not likely to repeat anytime soon.
Sorry if my humor seems messed up, but I'd rather try to find something to laugh about, XP XD
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What can I say. OY VEY. I just don't think I could ever do a bleach bath. The idea of it makes my hair stand on end. I invision bleach water going up into the girl parts. Thats all I can say. Glad you are okay.
Take Care... xoxoxox
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Had to laugh at the bleach going into the girlie parts! The shit the doctors tell us to do to try and stay well! like put bactroban all over your body~ Give me a break~ if you are a carrier for staph and you have HS it is a double whammy like my daughter...We do the best we can. I know the bleach kills staph but seems to me it is not helping the epidermis of the skin any..if anything it could irritate the skin even more...... had to laugh about your husband and your bleach bath...you really got a crapload of bleach in your little bath..I hope your skin is okay......and yes, humour is the best medicine girl, tangerinebear xo
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Hi Guys,
I'm still trying the bleach baths and I just pour an approximate amount... I don't really measure, just pour in what I think is about right. No doubt I've gone over two cups on a few occasions. I haven't suffered any side effects other than my skin feeling a bit dry. I'm going to continue with bleach baths for awhile. Bleach is not only supposed to fuck up bacteria but also fungal infections.
My condition has improved a bit, but I can't honestly put it down to a single treatment. I'm trying bleach baths, vicks, increased zinc plus antibiotics. I have my hands on some tumeric in a bottle that is supposed to be used for seasoning.. not quite sure how to administer it yet... not sure if I should put the turmeric on as a topical lotion or take it orally...
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I just googled bleach for both fungal and bacterial infections... it is not generally accepted as a solution. I'll take my risk.
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I would never do a bleach bath. Just doesn't seem like a good idea. But what I have found is that swimming and soaking in the pool/spa really help clear up the condition. I think it's the cloreine killing the infection. I would go that route before a bleach bath. Or epsom salt bath.
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sorry about your husband. can you just rub some bleach on the areas where you get H.S?
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The Salt River Rafters walked off with a two-run rally in the 9th for their third straight win on Thursday night, 6-5.
Brian Goodwin led off the the final frame with a solo shot to tie it at 5-5. Two batters later, Anthony Rendon drew a walk to load the the bases and set up the game-winning single by White Sox first baseman Andy Wilkins.
Goodwin would finish the night at 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI while batting out of the #9 spot in the lineup. Rendon walked twice, scored once, and went 1-for-3 with an RBI double. He was #3 in the lineup and #5 on the defensive chart, taking a grounder to third in the 9th for his only defensive chance.
Ryan Perry got the start for the Rafters, but was touched for two runs on four hits and two walks over three innings. He threw 55 pitches, 31 for strikes and faced 14 batters with three strikeouts, three groundouts, a lineout and two flyballs.
Salt River and Scottsdale rematch tonight in the Scorpions' home field at Scottsdale Stadium.
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I'm already finding myself trying to tamper expectations for Goodwin. An outfield of him, Harper, and Werth sounds awfully exciting on paper.
ughh. I meant temper, though I guess tamper is interesting in its own way.
It would seem that the big league club's decision on LaRoche is a sort of domino that once resolved, will create openings (or not) in the OF that will impact other players such as Goodwin, Perez, Taylor, Bernadina, Morse, Moore, etc.
Will be a fun off season to watch in the 'player contracts' arena to be sure.
Werth sucks. He is sooooo overpaid and never does anything important to help the team.
I was at Nats Park when he hit the home run. My first reaction was that the walk-off alone would justify the $126M investment. It may be safer to say that 2012 +.walk-off provide the justification. Harper has followed Werth around like a puppy, and the value as a role model does not show up in the box scores.
Wondering how to get linescores of the games.
Meant boxscores and I found a site. All is under control.


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This is totally a year book! Just like in high school..."Did I get in any pictures?". This is the story of the Ghetto Ass Paradise's entire 2008 travel year. We met a ton of people and went to a ton of parks. Check out all the color photos and captions from a bunch of places and photos...some never-before-seen on www.tommyandjames.net. Totally offensive and fabulous! Even if you are not a member of the GAP forum, it's a great book to look at the pics from Japan and all the amusement parks. We visit Cypress Gardens, Walt Disney World Resort, Six Flags Over Georgia, Hard Rock Park, Japan including Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo Disneyland, Yomiuriland, Nagashima Spaland, Tobu Zoo, Aqua Stadium, LaQua, Toshimaen and more, Cedar Point, Holiday World, Carowinds, Dollwyood, Ghost Town in the Sky, and so much more! Holler!
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Attention & G.Y.M.
Steve Gillmor:
"if people want to take ownership of their metadata, that will be a good thing for anybody who migrates along with users to a new paradigm"
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One of my early hesitations about attention in the internets was this very thought, that Steve assigns to Dare; what possible motivation could Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft (or many others we could name) have to give up the metadata they collect?
"Dare has been critical of attention in the past primarily because he doesn't see why vendors would be interested or willing to give up their metadata."
In fact that was one of the reasons it took me so long to sign on to the AttentionTrust approved list at all, the idea that we'd never get the big boys to give up what I suspect they feel is their rightful payment in return for free services. Steve attempts to couch it in terms of "they'll do what's in their own best interest, and that means they'll follow along in the new hegemony of attention," and he may be right – I'm not much of a crystal ball-reader.
What finally got me over the hump was this: who cares? Who cares if the big boys don't give up that data? That means that they won't be AttentionTrust approved (they'd fail at least Mobility and Transparency), but I doubt that they care. But when it comes right down to it, I'm not sure I care all that much either. As long as I'm gathering my attention data then I'm doing all that I can to maintain my rights. If I want to monetize it when the structures are there to do so then I'll be able to, because I'll have it (though personally I think this is the least interesting aspect of attention, but that's just me). If I just want to analyze it or use it to make my reading and online life more effective and efficient then I'll have it. If the fact that I can't move my attention from within Google's walls or see what they're doing with it becomes important to me then I'll stop using Google. Someone else will come along who can do for me what Google does and gets the proper role of attention, and they'll eat Google's lunch, if not sooner, then later, but they will come.
Download the AttentionRecorder extension. Start collecting your own data. If you don't want to share it with Root Vaults then save it yourself – you can always share it later, because there will be other services to help you with this.
And sign up to be an AttentionTrust member.
LATER: Joshua Porter (Bokardo) seems to agree that what matters is collecting your own attention gestures. My takeaway:
Here is how I see Attention working in a very similar way to how I bought a car.
- Decide what you want out of life (not just a car)
- Somehow record your attention-data objectively. This is approximately the same as creating a letter with your intention to buy
- Sign up for services (perhaps /ROOT) that allow you to talk with interesting parties (there will be some smart companies who realize that this data is much richer than what they're getting). This is akin to sending your fax around.
- Make sure to let them know you're serious, and don't throw your attention data everywhere. Let them know that you'll make your decision based on how well they treat you, not just how much money or prizes they'll initially give you. Demand respect.
- Wait for the replies. Choose the best one, and make it be or lead to something you want out of life.
Still largely based around the economy of attention, but there's more there as well.


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Colter, congrats on moving on with your life. BK can be tough, but honestly for me it was a life saver. I like you, suffered huge business losses and dug deeper, used my 50k in credit limits to spot-weld and eventually came to realize BK was the way to go.
Your plan should involve getting positive tradelines reporting ASAP, and ensuring your CR is reporting accurately as quickly as possible, so a monitoring service with 3-daily pullers will be your friend. Also, sign up for creditkarma. Dispute till kingdom come until lines are reporting accurate information. I am currently working on a 24 month plan to re-enter the 700+ club. Bear in mind, I burned AMEX, Citi, Chase and Capone in my BK. Also, do your best to app sparingly, I use whogavemecredit and credit pulls database to verify before I app for anything. INQs will hurt you.
So the plan, month 1,1. use Capone's soft puller, see if you qualify for any of their unsecured products. If not, get their secured card for what ever limit you like. Cap one forgives and will report to all three. Never ever have over 10% util. I would also consider a small credit builder loan from a CU or an autoloan that you can handle. The rate will likely be abysmal but you can refi if your LTV is reasonable.
2. 3 months after secured, app for a Capone unsecured and CreditOne card. CreditOne is horrible, but they have a soft pull prequalifier. You should now have several positive tradelines. Consider opening a few cards via shopping cart trick. They should help your util and available credit limit (Buckle, express, Jcrew, roamans, vsecrets are known culprits for the trick)
3. Around 6-7 months after your first tradeline began reporting, Barclays should enter the mix. Their apple card seems to be very favoravble.
4. At 12 months, Discover. ( This is my plan)
I am only a few months in, my score has gone from 400s pre BK to 500s post BK to 650s 6 months out. I will be back at 700 within 24 months if I let my accounts age properly and stick to my plan I think. Also, I will close CreditOne at 11 months for sure.
For the immediate future, I would forget about AMEX, BOA, Chase, and Citi. They are likely to decline with vengeance and gusto. With time, and care of your lines, things should be looking good pretty quickly.
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Part 3: Phone Interview
Set-up & Preparation
As I stated in part 2 of our DCP application journey, once you finish the Web-Based Interview and pass with flying colors you are emailed a link to set up the next step: the phone interview.
Depending on how early you apply and at what time you finish your web-interview, will decide what time slots are available for your phone interview. Applications were released on Friday and the first day for interviews began on that Sunday! By the time I finished my web-interview at 6:30PM that night, Sunday and Monday time slots were filled! The phone interview times span the entire day. From what I remember they began around 8AM EST and went in about 15 minute intervals up until 12:30 AM EST. Because I was busy on Tuesday, I set up my interview for 5:15 CST on Wednesday, February 13th!
Then, you can only wait and prepare. I had been preparing for the DCP applications for about a year in advanced. I was checking out blogs, reading about experiences, and gathered up quite a nice word document of possible interview questions. If anybody is interested in applying for the DCP and would like a list of the questions I gathered emailed to them, please shoot Addicted to Mickey an email and I'll get it passed on to you! Sharing is caring!
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For the interview, I do suggest coming up with answers to many of the possible questions ahead of time and take some time to study them. Pick out the ones you think will be most important and the ones important to your specific role choices and try and remember what you want to say. You'll feel much better prepared if you've heard most of the questions. Definitely study the harder questions more, the easier questions will be a breeze to come up with off the top of your head but the ones that require some thought can trip you up in the middle of the interview.
Here are the questions that, from what I have read and from my interview, are almost always asked (or some variety of these):
How do you feel about the Disney Look? Could you comply with it?
Do you have any visible tattoos?
Why do you want to do the Disney College Program?
How do you handle multi-tasking or working with interruptions?
Explain your previous jobs and how they might help you with your chosen roles.
Have you ever lived with roommates or in dorms?
How would you handle a difficult roommate situation?
If you were doing a repetitive task, how would you stay interested?
How would you make a guests day?
I can't guarantee you will be asked these, or in this way, but these are very basic questions that are likely to come up.
As I said, studying is important, but make sure to stay loose and not to study too much. Speak with your heart, you don't want to memorize every word, just make sure you know kind of what you want to say. Interviewers don't want someone who sounds scripted, they want someone who can think off their head and are passionate in their answers. Try a few mock interviews with friends or someone at your university. Maybe have your current boss sit down and interview you, get feedback. This can only help and can make you more prepared!
Many of my friends came up with creative ways to set-up for their interviews some, which I adapted for myself. Something I suggest is taking a piece of paper or post-it notes and writing down the questions you feel are most important and then answer them in keywords. For instance, I took a pad of paper, wrote down all the important questions I thought would come up, and wrote short, keyword answers so I could glance at them and remember what I wanted to say. Under "Why do the DCP", I wrote "Educationally, professionally, personally" and in my interview named off my reasons that fell under each category. You won't have much time to look around pages after pages of questions and answers so pick a few that's important. On my paper I wrote down my date, time, a few positive notes (stay happy! Smile! Have fun!), a space for my interviewer's name, my questions and keyword answers, questions for the interviewer, and then a small space for me to take notes during the interview. I also decided to wear my Mickey ears to keep me in the spirit!
The most important thing to remember is to SMILE! We all know those people who we meet who are always smiling or laughing, it's contagious. The interviewer can tell when you are having a good time and it will definitely help you. Also, as I mentioned before, leave a space to write your interviewers name down and don't forget to thank them by name when you have finished the interview. They are an important part of your application and deserve to be thanked!
The Interview
The days leading up to my interview, I nearly forgot all about it. It was only when I would suddenly remember when my heart would drop and I felt sick. I was so nervous, but so excited! After seeing so many of my friends have their interviews (some going well, some not), I just wanted mine to be over with.
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Finally, Wednesday, after a stressful day of waiting around in a doctor's office and 4 classes in which I could barely pay attention, it was evening and almost time for my interview. As others recommend, I too recommend setting about an hour out of your day to get in the zone. Make sure you are somewhere quiet without interruptions. Tell your roommates or parents not to bother you until you are done. Listen to some Disney music, chat with your friends, get support from other DCP applicants. At 4:30PM I shut my door and hid myself from outside contact. I cruised Tumblr, listened to Disney music, surfed through the DCP facebook pages, and sat out all my notes.
The interview time is also not set in stone. Throughout the day some interviews go short and some go long. I've heard anywhere from 10-40 minutes. A typical interview, and what they tell you over the phone, is that each is about 20 minutes long. Make sure your phone is charged and loud, you don't want to miss it. Sit it in front of you and when the call does come it is from a restricted number; answer it!! 5:15 came and went without a call, I was shaking in my boots and finally around 5:30, the phone rang. The interviewer will tell you their name (write it down!) and then ask you to confirm some information about your application, then it's onto the questions.
Some interviewers are nicer than others, some like to chat, some are more professional, some will laugh when you laugh, some will be very dry. Don't let it get to you, just stick with the plan, smile, and answer the best you can. My voice shook for about a minute and a half as I stumbled out the answer to the first questions "Why the DCP?" Once you get into the rhythm, the interview gets much easier. Hopefully your voice will stop shaking and you will take time to think about your answers. The interviewer knows that you're nervous they are not here to criticize you. Overall, my interview lasted about 20 minutes and ended up being fairly pleasant. I laughed a lot and while she didn't necessarily seem very chatty, she was kind and let me ramble on. At the end of all the questions the interviewer will ask if you have any questions for them. Ask something! Have a couple questions down! They will then tell you that it will be around 2-3 weeks to receive an answer back and that is the end of your interview. You're done!
So, what questions was I asked? Here is a list of the ones I can remember. My interview only lasted 20 minutes, but now when I look at the amount of questions, I'm surprised it was so short:
How do you feel about the Disney Look? Could you comply with it?
Do you have any visible tattoos or piercings?
Why do I want to do the CP at this point in my life?
If you have a conflict with your roommate, how would handle it?
If you were doing a task that was repetitive, how would you keep yourself interested in it?
Name a time when you had to multi-task to complete a job and how did it effect the end results of what you were trying to accomplish?
How do you deal with multiple things going on at once and having multiple tasks to get done?
How do you feel speaking in front of large groups?
How does your past job experience relate to the roles you chose and how would it help you?
Name your top 3 roles and why you chose them.
Would you be okay working outdoors?
If you were the first person a guest saw how would you make their day?
Do I have a valid US drivers license?
Are you here on a student visa?
Do I prefer working in a fast paced, medium paced, or slow environment?
Do you prefer to work alone or in groups?
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I am pretty sure I had more questions, but this is all I can remember at the moment. I really stressed how badly I wanted Photopass, most of the situational questions I answered "If I were photopass", whether that is a good thing or not, I've yet to figure out! There are some other situational questions that have to do specific roles, which I have on a word document. I smile the entire time, laughed (even though my interviewer did not laugh as much), and thanked her by name at the end. Don't be afraid to elaborate on any question, I'm a very wordy person and felt like I dominated the interview and rambled too much, it's okay!
I asked her the following questions:
How did you get started working for Disney? She did the DCP!
Do Photopass parkhop throughout the week? Didn't necessarily know but knew they parkhopped in the same park.
Any way to get in touch with digital media and network within the company? Yes! DCP is very much about networking and getting foot in door. You can ask one of your Disney educators to help you get in touch with someone in your field.
So, other tips?
Jen (Accepted attractions!) says: Breathe!!!! And really stress your career goals and how Disney will be a part of them! Also, ace the questions about guest interaction. They are key!!
Good luck! You'll do great!
This is part 3 of a group of posts that I will be making throughout my journey as a DCP applicant. My next post will be entirely about waiting for an answer and what each status on your dash means. I applied as a Photopass Photographer and my application is still in progress!


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Many years, predicting the Oscars can be a very difficult crap-shoot, where surprises are aplenty and some dark horses sneak ahead of the race. This is not one of those years.
No, for this year's Academy Awards, there are several certainties and only a few races that seem too close to call. Each weekday this week, I will be giving you my predictions on who will win in each category, starting today with all of the "technical" categories and even a few "bonus" categories that didn't quite fit in elsewhere. Keep in mind that these predictions aren't necessarily my personal favorites, although when inclined I will throw in the "shoulda woulda" contenders.
So today, let's dive into the technical categories. But first, here is the Golden Rule you need to know when filling out your own Oscar Predictions: When in doubt, cast your vote for Gravity.
Gravity will sweep many of the awards. The ground-breaking, breath-taking technical achievement that was Gravity will be rewarded early and often during this year's Oscar telecast. You can count on it winning for Visual Effects, Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Cinematography. In addition Gravity is a near shoe-in for Best Score.
Alfonso Cuaron is also a shoe-in for Best Director. It's fairly rare that the Best Director winner doesn't also grab the win for Best Picture - of the 85 films that have won Best Picture, 62 have also won for Best Director. But Cuaron has been given the credit for the amazing achievements on Gravity, and rightly so. Who knows, it could end up nabbing Best Picture (my Best Picture predictions will be out on Friday), but it would be one of the biggest surprises of the night if Cuaron's name wasn't called for Best Director.
Production Design and Costume Design. Two technical categories that Gravity doesn't have a strangle-hold on is Production Design (formerly Best Art Direction) and Costume Design. My pick in both categories goes to The Great Gatsby, a film that was so dazzling in both departments that it distracted us from liking the film all that much. Add to that, the Academy's tendency to go with the period piece numbers in past years, The Great Gatsby should take home the gold. Looking for a dark horse pick? American Hustle is my runner-up in both of these categories.
Best Song will be "Let It Go" from Frozen. Here is another category that is almost a sure-thing. "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 is quite catchy and "Ordinary Love" does have U2 (from Mandela), but there's no way either of those tunes will beat out "Let It Go."
Don't be a Jack-Ass in the Best Hairstyle and Make-up category. In one of the most laughable grouping of nominees in the past decade of Oscar nominations, Jack-Ass's Bad Grandpa is nominated for an Academy Award alongside the other critically-bashed flop, The Lone Ranger. Yes, Bad Grandpa was nominated for an Oscar and Mud and The Spectacular Now were not. A travesty. Up against these powerhouse films is Dallas Buyers Club, the only respectable pick in the lot. Go with that.
So that will get you started through all of the categories that you don't really care about anyways! Join me tomorrow (Tuesday) when my predictions will include the three Short Film categories: Live Action, Animation and Documentary.
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