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The Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Queensborough Shopping Center in Mount Pleasant invites the community to celebrate the conclusion of road construction in front of the restaurant. From Monday, March 4 to Friday, March 8, the restaurant will host a series of activities and food giveaways that include:
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WASHINGTON - The National Labor Relations Board's top lawyer is turning his attention to overly broad "employee handbooks" that curb or violate workers' rights, and especially their "at will" employment clauses, legal blogs reported in October.
The blogs add that NLRB's Acting General Counsel, Lafe Solomon, discussed his handbook scrutiny in a speech to the Connecticut Bar Association and that he bases it on a settlement signed on May 22 with Hyatt Hotels Corp. by NLRB's Phoenix office.
The curbs on workers, which Hyatt agreed to drop, were part of that settlement, its text shows. And Hyatt agreed to remove a key paragraph where all employees agreed they are "at will" workers - i.e. non-union - unless they get top management permission to change their status.
So far two such at will disclaimers have been struck as a violation of the National Labor Relations Act, employment law attorney Deanne Katz wrote in an Oct. 23 Findlaw blog. "Both have had a similar problem: They've been excluded because they discourage collective bargaining." Other blogs issued similar analyses.
"Both the at-will disclaimers the NLRB challenged involve statements that an employee's at-will status cannot be altered with the written signature of a high-level executive. That limitation is what the NLRB has focused on," Katz wrote.
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The Hyatt settlement is also important to other workers as it shows what type of employer curbs on worker rights, through handbooks, are not kosher as far as the NLRB is concerned. Hyatt agreed to drop the handbook language even though it denied, in the settlement that the language broke labor law.
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- Overbroad bans of "disclosure of confidential information," along with overbroad definitions of confidential info. Training manuals were one example.
- A ban on participation in "civic or professional organizations" which might result in disclosure of Hyatt's confidential information, including its finances.
- Banning "derogatory, unfounded" or disparaging statements about Hyatt, its directors, managers, officers or workers.
- Wearing only Hyatt "approved or authorized" union pins on the job.
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Lightning Captain Martin St. Louis said after the Tampa Bay Lightning were shutout 5-0 by the Boston Bruins that the team lacked grit against a very good Bruins team.
"It starts with me" St.Louis said, "Just the aggressiveness I need to help the team when I'm struggling a little bit. We all were caught watching just a little bit instead of just making it happen and sometimes its just one of those games that's not about pretty play, it's just about going to win the battle and it starts with your top guys and we just didn't get that done tonight."


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An early warning system would be part of the initiative to alert the market about the supply-demand trends in the international market.
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First Badger soccer. Then club soccer. Now Division 1 college ball.
Last month, Badger senior Justine Hovden, who spent her freshman and sophomore seasons playing for the Badger girls soccer squad, signed a letter of intent to play college soccer in the fall at Division 1 Baylor in Waco, Texas.
Hovden spent her junior year playing club soccer and will continue it this spring.
Coming from an athletic family, Hovden even played on a boys club soccer program growing up. She hopes to continue soccer after her collegiate career.
An ambitious young woman with a bright future, Hovden sat down with the Regional News recently to discuss her passion for the game and her beginnings in the sport.
RN: First off, Justine, when will you start playing for Baylor?
JH: I will most likely start playing for Baylor beginning in August. However, I may have the option to go down to Texas earlier in the summer. It will depend on how our club team does in future tournaments and how late into the season our club team is able to play.
RN: Your last season for Badger was in 2009, and you led the team with 30 goals. What are some of your fondest memories about playing at Badger?
JH: Yes, my last season with Badger was a very memorable year. We made it the farthest Badger girls soccer has made it in history that year, making it to the sectional final game. We were conference and regional champions that year which was a big accomplishment. Although we lost the last playoff game by a significant amount, I will never forget the game we won to get us to that point. It was against Racine Case, and we went in as major underdogs. Everyone expected us to lose, and we pretty often heard, "Who's Badger?" as we waited to play Case. We were determined to win that game and prove everybody wrong. Our goalie, Melissa Toledo, came up huge in that match with some amazing saves, and I was able to get my job done as a forward, scoring two goals. When the game ended, I was near the opposing team's goal, and I remember sprinting across the field to our goal to celebrate with Melissa.
RN: How has your club soccer experience been? How was that different from playing with Badger, and how did that ultimately help you in signing with a Division 1 team?
JH: I decided to play club soccer my junior year, and I will do so again this season as a senior. It was a very hard decision to make since it required me to stop playing soccer for Badger, but it was a decision I had to make to play soccer at the next level. Playing club was a huge adjustment at first, especially since I started playing club pretty late in my career. However, playing club soccer for the Lakers on a boys team growing up made the transition a little easier. Still, the level of soccer at FC (club) is much different than I was used to. It's a lot faster, and the level of competition is much higher. It has really helped me grow as a player and take a big step forward in my soccer career. I've enjoyed playing for FC a lot, and I am really thankful for the opportunities it has given me. Playing for FC is how I was recruited to Baylor.
RN: How and when did you end up signing with Baylor? How long did they pursue you, and how excited are you to play Division 1 soccer?
I verbally committed to Baylor very early on, in January of my junior year, after playing at Baylor's winter clinic. I officially signed with Baylor on February 2, 2011. For me, the recruiting process at Baylor went very fast because once I had visited the school, met the soccer staff and stayed with the team, I knew it was the school that I hoped to attend. Once they made an offer, it was pretty much decided that Baylor was where I wanted to go. I am so excited to have the opportunity to play at Baylor and can't wait for the season to start. It really is a dream come true to be able to play for a Division 1 school, especially in a conference as competitive as the Big 12.
RN: What other schools did you consider playing for?
JH: I was talking with a few other schools including the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wyoming, but for me the main decision was between West Point and Baylor. I visited West Point and Baylor within a week of one another, and after being at both schools I just felt that Baylor was the right fit for me. I didn't really wait and see what other schools I could look at, because I knew that I loved Baylor, so I decided to commit to the offer I had there.
RN: What position will you play at Baylor? Why did you choose them over other schools?
JH: I will most likely be playing an attacking position at Baylor as either a forward or a midfielder, but I will be more than happy to play whatever position they put me in. I chose Baylor over other schools because of the atmosphere and the complete package it has to offer.
RN: How old were you when you started playing soccer? Why soccer? What about it made you stick with it?
JH: I started playing soccer when I was 4, but I pretty much grew up kicking a ball around because my older siblings played and my dad grew up playing the game. For many years, I played on a co-ed Lakers team that was made up mostly of boys, and I played three-on-three with a boys team for many summers. Soccer stuck with me because of the challenge it presents each time you step on the field. Soccer is something that you can never stop working at, which is what I love about it.
You can't get bored with it because every game is different, and there's always somebody with strengths where you are weak, so you are constantly pushing yourself to be better.
RN: Do you come from an athletic family?
JH: I do come from an athletic family, and sports have been encouraged as part of my life from day one. Our parents let all of us kids pick the sports we wanted to play, but being active has always been encouraged. My dad grew up in Norway, and he was an incredible rower and cross-country skier, and he also had a passion for playing soccer. My mom grew up playing volleyball and basketball in school and became a runner later on. She runs many miles every day and has also run a half marathon. My older sister Jill played soccer all four years at Badger High School, where she holds the record for most goals in a single season, and my older brother Kai runs cross-country at Winona State University.
RN: Who has been your biggest inspiration when it comes to playing soccer?
JH: Both of my parents have been a huge inspiration for me. They've always led by example, showing me to be active in sports by being active and athletic themselves.
Not only are they always there to cheer me on during my games, but they have also shown me what it means to push yourself.
They've always taught me to dig in deep when things get tough and push myself outside of my comfort zone in order to become better. They are amazing role models and a huge inspiration for me.
RN: What is your absolute favorite thing about playing soccer?
JH: I have a lot of favorite things about playing soccer. Beating people one on one, stripping people of the ball when they are trying to score, and obviously scoring goals, but my favorite thing about soccer, again, is the challenge. When you really struggle to figure something out, and then you finally break through and get it right, the feeling is amazing. When you are so tired that all you want to do is stop running, but you make a run anyway, the reward of pushing through that mental wall is worth it.
RN: What do you want to major in at Baylor?
JH: I'm not positive what I would like to major in yet, but I definitely have some ideas. Right now, I'm thinking about either going into the medical field or studying to become a social worker for adoptions.
RN: In five years, what would be your dream job?
JH: My dream job would be to keep playing soccer and to pursue soccer at the highest level.
But, away from the soccer field, I am leaning toward becoming a social worker and helping children and families through the adoption process. However, I am not decided for sure, and I will see what direction my studies at Baylor take me.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ A divided state budget committee voted to spend $7.1 million on a new student information system, with some lawmakers voicing concerns about data being collected by the state.
The Joint Finance Committee voted 8-7 on Wednesday to approve the money for the Department of Public Instruction.
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how hard is it to replace the front sight with a hiviz ? thanks,keith
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Assuming the front sight blade is pinned:
Get a 3/64" punch and remove the cross pin. I put masking tape on the ramp sides to prevent scratches if I slip. In a pinch, a cheap 1/16" punch can can reduced in diameter with a file, just enough to get the pin started out. Then it can be pulled out from the opposite side with needle nose pliers.
Use smooth jawed pliers to wiggle out the blade. A scrape of leather can also be used to "pad" the jaws of regular pliers.
Insert the replacement blade. The tenon may take a bit of filing to allow it to fit in the ramp mortise. They are usually just a little oversize to allow a nice snug fit. Once the blade is in place, use a 3/64" drill bit (#54 wire) to mark both sides of the new blade for the pin hole you'll need to drill. Just turn the bit by hand, using the pin holes as quides. Remove the new blade and finish drilling the hole at a drill press. A padded vise and hand drill will work if you don't have easy access to a press. Just go slow and try to keep it straight.
Re-install the new blade and pin. A drop of Blue #242 Lok-Tite in the pin hole and another on the tenon is usually a bit of un-needed bit of insurance that I do.
The hardest part of this job is finding the correct size punch and drill bit. If not available locally, www.brownells.com has what you need.
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April 11, 2004, 09:07 PM
will the hiviz not already have a hole in it for the pin,thanks,keith
April 12, 2004, 02:47 PM
The hole for the cross pin location varys slightly on different S&W models, but the blade is still the same size, so replacement blades can not be pre-drilled.
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DETROIT, MI - Job growth in Detroit has been slowing down as 2012 nears its end, a Comerica Regional Economic Update released this week says, and future gains could depend on how Washington handles the "fiscal cliff."
The report, by Comerica Chief Economist Robert Dye, says that rapid post-recession gains in manufacturing jobs are now flattening out in Metro Detroit, and any increases going forward are expected to be mild.
"The outlook for auto sales in 2013 is clouded, like everything else, by the Fiscal Cliff," the report says. "We assume that the U.S. averts a Fiscal-Cliff-induced recession in 2013 and auto sales hit 15.0 million units for the year."
The so-called fiscal cliff refers to a federal budget that would have to deal with both depleted revenue and tax cuts. Washington has been fighting over how to avert what some consider to be a financial crisis for months.
Detroit's own fiscal crisis has resulted in fewer government jobs, the Comerica report notes. Government employment in the city fell 5.2 percent year-over-year in October.
The reports says payroll jobs were up just 0.4 percent in October, while in the rest of the country those positions grew 1.5 percent.
For the third quarter of 2012, payroll work was up year-over-year by 1.9 percent to 1,811,000 jobs throughout Metro Detroit, the report says.
The unemployment rate in the third quarter of this year fell to 10.5 percent, compared to 11.6 percent in the third quarter of 2011. The metro area's estimated population fell 0.2 percent in the quarter to 4,285,000.


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"[dunkelbunt] DJ Set" will come for a concert to Israel. [dunkelbunt] (aka Ulf Lindemann) has been labeled a wizard of tone colors and specialist for exquisite music. Internationally he is renowned for being a pioneer and producer of electro-swing and Balkan beats. He will perform together with the musicians Christiane Beinl, Florain Tavernier, Alexander und Konstantin Wladigeroff.
Watch also the youtube video of SwingOtopia.
March 29, 2013
Zorba The Buddha Festival
Desert Ashram
March 30, 2013
Bootleg Club
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A "shonda for the goyim" means to do something shameful, publicly witnessed by non-Jews, thus bringing shame upon Jews in general (because, the theory goes, we are all held accountable for the worst deeds of the worst of us.)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Stephanie Davis held a picture of her daughter De Ja Davis, 16, as tears streamed down her face Saturday night.
"She didn't deserve to go out like this," said Davis.
Davis gathered the support of her siblings and children to get through an interview about her daughter, De Ja Davis. De Ja is one of the two people found shot to death inside of a home in the 6600 block of Bellefontaine Boulevard on Thanksgiving night .
Davis said her daughter went to her best friend Loretta Petty's house that previous Tuesday to help her cook Thanksgiving dinner. De Ja was suppose to return home at 2:00 on Thanksgiving day to have dinner with her family.
"I kept calling and calling, and I couldn't reach her," said Davis.
Davis said she sent her son to the Petty home on Thanksgiving day . He was the person who called police because a window in the front of the house was broken, that phone call eventually lead police to the alleged suspect who shot at police, police returned fire killing the man.
Once inside the home, police discovered two dead bodies . Davis' daughter De Ja, and her best friend Loretta Petty, 53.
"I don't know why he would do this. It doesn't make any sense," said Davis.
Police have identified the alleged suspect and the man they killed as Jerry Petty. The other victim, Loretta Petty's, husband. Davis did not want to speculate on whether or not Jerry was involved in the double murder, but told NBC Action News that Jerry had a history of drug problems.


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RCOG report on chemical exposures during pregnancy
5 June 2013Our reaction to the report
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists released a Scientific Impact Paper on Chemical exposures during pregnancy: Dealing with potential, but unproven, risks to child health on Wednesday 5th June 2013. It advises mothers-to-be that "the best approach for pregnant women is a 'safety first' approach, which is to assume there is risk present even when it may be minimal or eventually unfounded" and advises women to ask their doctors if they want to know more. We think this is a missed opportunity to set out the ways pregnant women can cut thorough the confusing debates about chemicals and pregnancy.
Tracey Brown said: "Pregnancy is a time when people spend a lot of time and money trying to work out which advice to follow, and which products to buy or avoid. The simple question parents want answered during pregnancy is: 'Should we be worried?'
What we need is help in navigating these debates about chemicals and pregnancy. Disappointingly, the RCOG report has ducked this.
As the report itself shows, there are many unfounded rumours about links between particular substances and pregnancy outcomes. By contrast, we have plenty of evidence that stress is a major risk factor in pregnancy. Researchers and professional bodies should not be adding to it."
Radio coverage
BBC radio 4 Today programme Tracey Brown discusses report at 7.13 am and toxicologist Professor Alastair Hay & co-author of report Dr Michelle Bellingham discuss risks of chemicals to pregnant women at 7.51 am.
BBC World Service Newsday Tracey Brown criticises RCOG report on pregnancy advice (at 6.38am).
BBC Radio Berkshire Tracey Brown explains why the RCOG report is far from a helpful piece of advice for pregnant women (at 7.49am).
Tabitha Innocent talks to Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Radio 5 Live about the confusion that the RCOG report could cause (at 10.36am)
News coverage
BBC News Pregnancy safety advice prompts criticism
ITV news Pregnancy safety advice row
Sky News Pregnant Women Warned Of Chemical Exposure
Guardian Advice to pregnant women to avoid chemicals is criticised as confusing
Guardian New advice to pregnant women is unhelpful and confusing, say critics
Times Row over 'avoid shower gel' advice to pregnant women
Independent Food packaging and furniture: What to avoid when you're expecting
Daily Mail A mum-to-be? Don't paint the nursery and avoid non-stick frying pans: Pregnant ...
Telegraph Expectant mothers told not to paint the nursery or use non-stick frying pans
Irish Independent Pregnant woman worned about chemicals in common household products
BBC News blog by Fergus Walsh Chemicals: a worry for pregnant women?
Baby Expert Pregnant women advised to use common sense in chemicals scare
Guardian blog Pregnant women have enough worries without adding suncreen to the list
Nursing Times Row over RCOG advice to avoid plastic food packaging and cosmetics while pregnant
Channel 4 News Pregnancy advice on chemicals 'alarmist' and 'unrealistic'
NHS Choices Controversial advice on chemicals in pregnancy
Prestwich and Whitefield Guide Chemicals warning to pregnant women
Guardian blog Does the Royal College pregnancy report stand up?
The Journal Pregnant women 'should avoid ready meals, shower gel and new cars'
Science Media Centre pregnancy advice: trying to be helpful
Observer Pregnant women deserve more than this infantile advice
Guardian Pregnancy advice from royal college not common sense, says health chief
TopNews United States Experts criticize RCOG report


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Courtney Love will stand trial on two felony drug-possession charges stemming from her arrest last October, a Beverly Hills judge ruled Thursday -- despite claims by her lawyers that she had prescriptions for the painkillers.
Superior Court Judge Elden Fox scheduled her arraignment for April 30, prompting Love to protest: "I'm on tour," the Associated Press reports. Her lawyer, however, said the singer would present herself.
Beverly Hills police Officer Douglas Trerise testified that he arrived at Love's home at 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 2 and was called to her bedroom, where she "gave (him) a plastic baggie with pills ... from the foot of the bed." A subsequent analysis proved the pills to be Oxycodone and hydrocodone, Trerise reportedly said.
Earlier that evening, Love had been arrested outside ex-boyfriend Jim Barber's Los Angeles home on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs and of breaking windows. (Barber, a music producer, did not press charges.)
Defense attorney Michael Rosenstein offered no defense to the officer's testimony on Thursday but later told reporters outside the courtroom: "We do believe that we'll provide prescriptions" to prove the lawfulness of Love's possession. He also said of his client in regard to the prosecution: "This is a celebrity and they want their moment in the sunshine."
Love, who is scheduled to perform on NBC's "Tonight" show Thursday, came to court wearing a black strapless dress with rhinestone trim and carrying a book titled "The 48 Laws of Power" (by Robert Greene), Reuters reports.
Love recently lost custody of her 11-year-old daughter with late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain, Frances Bean, and told Blender magazine on Wednesday that she was broke after being swindled out of $40 million. A former business associate said Love is in a financial hole to the tune of at least $4 million.
"I'm covered with loser dust," Love told Blender. As for where her money went, she says: "I found out that our dog walker was making $100,000. One person put a BMW on my credit card. My daughter's trust fund has been stolen from to the point where she may have, like, nothing. I can't let this happen to Frances."
Love to Stand Trial on Drug Charges


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Summer is coming to an end for thousands of high school football players across the state.
5 Stratford QB Jacob Park's ranking at the national Elite 11 Quarterback Camp.
26 Victories for Bishop England the last two years, tops in Class AA.
34 Colleton County's losing streak heading into 2013.
91 Timberland's winning percentage over the last five years.
305 Weight of Wando's Nolan Kelleher, one of the top linemen in the state.
601 Career victories for legendary Summerville coach John McKissick.
1,425 Points Bluffton has scored in its last 29 games.
1913 Year High School League was founded.
1982 Last time a Charleston County team won a HSL state championship.
3,021 Career rushing yards for Goose Creek's Caleb Kinlaw.
20,519 High school football players in South Carolina last year.
3,500,000 Dollars raised by Sertoma Classic for local children's charities.
Teams begin two-a-day workouts on Friday, the first day high schools can practice.
But to be the best, high school football players are preparing for the season long before August. There's spring practice and then summer workouts that involve conditioning in the weight room, sprints on the field, camps and 7-on-7 contests. After the season ends in November, there's a short break. But soon after, it's time to get back in the weight room to start the cycle all over again.
All that hard work should pay dividends for Lowcountry teams in 2013. There are many intriguing story plots and impressive numbers to consider.
Start with Bishop England, where coach John Cantey's team has won 26 games and two state titles in two years. The team lost numerous players to graduation, but interest in playing football at the school is at an all-time high.
Cross won a state title in Class A last fall and returns a group of talented players, including all-state running back Devontae Shepherd. However, the team suffered a blow earlier this week when affable assistant coach Antonio Simmons died of an apparent heart attack. He was only 34.
Jump up to the big boys in Class AAAA and there are three teams with the potential to win state titles.
Goose Creek was poised to win its second straight Division II-AAAA state title last fall. But the Gators' 26-game winning streak and championship aspirations died when the High School League ruled the Gators used an ineligible player and had to forfeit every game he dressed for.
The Gators also took a big graduation hit, but running back Caleb Kinlaw, quarterback Dantez Bennamon and tight end Kalan Ritchie will make the Gators contenders.
Stratford will showcase arguably the top player in the state in quarterback Jacob Park. He'll have some firepower around him, and coach Ray Stackley's defense is as intimidating as usual.
Summerville was very young last year but returns a talented group of players with experience. Defensive back Darin Smalls is big-time and running back Davon Anderson has NCAA track speed. Keep an eye on quarterback Sawyer Bridges, who was the starter last year as a freshman. He's already committed to play baseball at Clemson.
And, of course, Summerville has John McKissick, the winningest football coach in the nation. McKissick enters his 62nd season with 601 wins. He turns 87 in September.


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Research Committee on
Mental Health and Illness, RC49
Program Coordinator
- Bronwen LICHTENSTEIN, University of Alabama, USA, firstname.lastname@example.com
For sessions program and schedule see
Building Networks and Sharing Mental SufferingSession Organizer
Dirk RICHTER, University of Munster, Switzerland, firstname.lastname@example.com
Session in English
We propose to organize a section to discuss questions about virtual social networks in relation to mental health and coping. These networks support interactions that are mediated by the worldwide computer network and are capable of structuring secondary (predominantly) and primary (occasionally) sociabilities. Similarly to landform social networks, these Internet networks can mobilize resources and provide social support for their members.
This proposal invites abstracts that discuss the meaning and structure of these new social networks for people who seek advice and support for mental health. Examples include internet discussion groups for people with mental disorders, chat roms, comunication mediated by computers (facebook, orkut, and others), online therapy and more. These online mental health communities are an important vehicle for the creation of social support networks, the dissemination of information on practices of care, and the formation of public opinion about mental health.
Gender and Mental HealthSession Organizers
Ariane PROHASKA, University of Alabama, USA, firstname.lastname@example.com
Session in English
Social science research indicates that mental health is a gendered process, with men and women experiencing gender-specific diagnoses for mental illness, or social environments that give rise to gender-specific expressions of mental health and wellbeing. While gender differences in relation to depression and anxiety have been well documented, research continues to uncover unique ways in which men and women have different experiences in relation to diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. This proposal invites sociologists to submit 300-word abstracts on the role of gender in relation to mental health. These topics can include, but are not limited to:
- Explanations for gender differences in mental health outcomes
- Gender expectations and mental health
- Gender, sexuality, and biases in mental health diagnoses
- Intimate partner violence and mental health
- Resource access, gender, and mental health
- Gender and PTSD
- Masculinities and mental health
HIV/AIDS, Social Inequality, and Social JusticeSession Organizer
James G. LINN, Optimal Solutions for Healthcare, USA, email@example.com
Session in English
Since 2006 there has been universal acceptance in both the developing and developed world that HIV treatment and related services, including mental health counseling and intervention, and stigma reduction, be available to all. Similarly, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized mental health as a basic human right and a principal objective of all healthcare systems. Despite wide spread agreement on these principles, and advances in HIV/AIDS and mental illness treatment, enormous disparities in access to healthcare services in these areas exist between the global south and the northern hemisphere.
This session invites abstracts on HIV and mental health including stigma, mental health service needs of HIV-positive people and their providers, and north/global south disparities in mental health services for persons who are infected with HIV. Research on programs seeking to improve social justice in these areas is especially welcome.
Mental Health and AdolescentsSession Organizer
Takashi ASAKURA, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan, email@example.com
Session in English
This session calls for a paper about mental health issues in the adolescent. Each year an estimated 20 per cent of adolescents experience a mental health problem. Today, suicide, self-harm behaviour, bullying and violence, eating disorder, depression, loneliness, delinquency, and drug abuse are prevalent among adolescents not only in developed countries but also developing countries.
Mental health problems experienced in the adolescent can affect their mental health in the adulthood. However, their mental health needs are likely to be overlooked; therefore sufficient health services and/or social support are not available to the adolescent.
Mental Health and CrimeSession Organizer
Jeremy DIXON, University of Bath, United Kingdom, firstname.lastname@example.com
Session in English
Mental illness and offending may both be designated as deviant forms of behavior. Mentally disordered offenders pose a particular challenge to health, welfare and criminal justice services in terms of how their behavior should be categorized and managed. Offenders themselves are also faced with challenges of how they negotiate and manage their identities. We invite abstracts on any aspect of mental health and crime from a broad range of sociological and inter-disciplinary perspectives. The following list is suggestive but not exhaustive:
- Early intervention and diversion from custody
- The organization and treatment of mentally disordered offenders in prison
- The organization and treatment of mentally disordered offenders in hospital settings
- Processes of risk assessment and management
- Offending identities
- The supervision and treatment of mentally disordered offenders in the community
- User /carer views on care, treatment and supervision
- Victim perspectives
Mental Health and the FamilySession Organizer
Silvia KRUMM, Ulm University, Germany, email@example.com
Session in English
The family is one of the most important social factors that contributed to mental health and illness. There are many interrelations between mental health/illness and the family from impact of parenthood on the course of illness through adverse effects of a mental illness to family members up to family as a buffer against and/or additional risk factor for illness as well as burden of care for relatives with mental health problems. In accordance with changing understanding of mental health the family has been assessed as more or less relevant for mental health treatment.
In this session we will focus on family and mental health/illness from a sociological perspective and we are glad to welcome the submission of abstracts on theoretical and empirical papers that address the various links between mental health/illness and the family.
RC49 Business Meeting
Safety and Mental Health in Contemporary SocietiesSession Organizer
Reinhold KILIAN, Ulm University, Germany, firstname.lastname@example.com
Session in English
Safety is a crucial precondition of human life and the lack of safety in many areas of life has been identified as a major risk factor for the occurrence of mental disorders. Contemporary societies differ largely in the extent they provide basic safety with regard to the provision of food, water, accommodation, health care, protection form violence and constitutionality. However, even people who live in societies who guarantee all of these basics are confronted with increasing economic uncertainties, environmental hazards, international terrorism, and food scandals.
In this symposium an overview on the international research on relationships between several types of uncertainties and mental disorders as well as between safety and mental health should be provided. As contributions to this symposium, abstracts of theoretical papers as well as results of empirical studies are welcome.
Social Change and Mental Health in Asian CountriesSession Organizers
Yuko HIRANO, Nagasaki University, Japan, firstname.lastname@example.com
Takashi ASAKURA, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan, email@example.com
Session in English
This session calls for abstracts about the implication of social changes in Asian countries on mental health and illness. The populations of these countries have been exposed to social, economic, political changes due to industrialization, urbanization, population concentration, democratization, and globalization of market-oriented economy, as well as natural disasters. Topics could include any aspect of mental health in relation to these social changes, or in response to natural disasters that have occurred throughout Asia and Pacific Rim countries in recent years.
The Sociology of Diagnostic Systems and their Emerging TrendsSession Organizer
Kjeld HOGSBRO, Aalborg University, Denmark, email@example.com
Session in English
Changes in the diagnostic systems DSM and ICD are currently being negotiated, and gaps between science, practice and economic interest are being identified. Biological determinism as well as the concept of chronic disease are being challenged by new scientific developments. Some of the diagnostic categories have been dismissed from the diagnostic systems, and spectrum disorders and dimensional determinants seem to be more strongly supported by research and clinical experience.
What are the consequences for users of psychiatric services concerning personal identity and access to help? How do we understand the complex interaction between different actors in this process? And how does a sociological point of view define the relation between social problems and new diagnostic descriptions? 300-word abstracts of papers dealing with these issues on the macro- and micro-sociological levels are sought for presentation in this session.
Joint SessionsClick on the session title to read its description and the scheduled day/time.
Conceptions of the Body and Health in High-Risk OrganizationsJoint session of RC01 Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution [host committee] , RC49 Mental Health and Illness and RC54 The Body in the Social Sciences


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LONDON – 10th June, 2013 – Software monetisation leader, SafeNet, Inc. today announced its participation and gold sponsorship of the Cloud World Forum, 26th – 27th June, Olympia, London. The event will be an ideal opportunity to experience how SafeNet is working with software developers and publishers to successfully evolve their business models for serving and generating revenues from customers to new cloud or hybrid cloud/on-premise platforms.
The Cloud World Forum attracts over 200 leading industry experts as speakers and is 'the cloud and enterprise event of 2013'. It provides a key opportunity for authorities from across the globe to demonstrate their strategies and visions on how the cloud can provide significant benefits to organisations of all sizes.
With three-quarters of software publishers planning to be in the cloud by the end of 2013 (Source: Software & Information Industry Association, May 2013), SafeNet has developed the industry's only complete and proven solution for software monetisation in the cloud. Visitors to stand 4065 will be able to explore how Safenet Sentinel Cloud addresses the security, cost and complexity challenges involved.
Shlomo Weiss, Director of Business Development, SRM, at SafeNet will be giving a presentation on 'Getting to Pay-per-Use Nirvana – Charging Customers for What They Actually Use'. He will explore the benefits from moving to a usage based model, as well as real world examples of how SafeNet works with SaaS providers and ISVs to monetise their cloud-based services. The presentation will take place in the Strategy Theatre at 3.10pm on Thursday 27th June.
Visitors to the stand can enter a draw to win a Raspberry Pi, the credit-card-sized single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. SafeNet will be demonstrating its Sentinel Cloud software using Raspberry PI especially for Cloud World Forum.
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Journal's Consumer-Finance Reporter Remembered
Maya Jackson Randall was a Washington consumer-finance reporter remembered for her persistence and versatility.
Ms. Jackson Randall, who wrote for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, died Tuesday in Atlanta. She was 33 years old and had a rare form of leukemia.
A 2000 graduate of Howard University, Ms. Jackson Randall was in graduate school at the University of Maryland when she was hired as an intern in The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau. After graduating from Maryland, Ms. Jackson Randall worked at Money Magazine in New York and at McGraw-Hill as an associate editor in Washington.
She joined Dow Jones Newswires in 2004 to cover energy regulation, and in 2008 she moved to the Treasury beat, where she played a key role in the bureau's coverage of the financial crisis.
Two years later, she and a colleague, Michael R. Crittenden, received an award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for a series of articles on how much money remained in the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Their work forced the U.S. Treasury to increase its disclosure of how financial-rescue money was spent.
In late 2011, Ms. Jackson Randall broke the news of how President Barack Obama was moving toward making recess appointments to avoid congressional delays—a story that is still playing out in federal courts.
Ms. Jackson Randall was first diagnosed with leukemia in 2009, and she underwent aggressive treatments. After a brief remission, the cancer flared again in 2012.
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Kalman filters in passive tracking
Ilmavirta, Heidi
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Issue date: 2002-10-16
University: Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu
Faculty: Tietotekniikan osasto
Department: Digitaali- ja tietokonetekniikan laitos
This thesis was made in cooperation with the Finnish Air Force and the Digital and Computer Systems Laboratory at Tampere University of Technology. Tracking is the process of estimating the current state of a target of interest using measurements obtained from it. In this thesis, attention was paid on flying targets only. Two filtering algorithms, namely the unscented Kalman filter and the iterated extended Kalman filter were implemented and their performance was compared to the first and second order Kalman filters. A simulation scenario was created and the tracking was performed using three different kinematic models. The performance of the algorithms on different trajectories was compared in the terms of tracking accuracy and computation time. Information was available only from two passive, non-moving sensors. The unscented Kalman filter had previously been tested in problems that contained significant nonlinearities. In this work, the filter was studied in a state estimation problem, where the state prediction is linear. The filter was found efficient especially when tracking highly manoeuvring or stationary targets. On other kinds of targets, the second order extended Kalman filter proved to be a slightly better choice. However, the unscented Kalman filter beat the first order extended Kalman filter in tracking accuracy. The iterated extended Kalman filter succeeded to track only the stationary target. /Kir10
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20 Ideas for Job Creation
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Here are 20 recent ideas from CAP's policy teams to create middle-class jobs and promote an economy that works for everyone, not just the privileged few. Many of these ideas build on the ideas presented in our "Meeting the Jobs Challenge" initiative launched in 2009. Click on the links below to learn more about each proposal.
20 ways to create jobs
1. Upgrade our nation's roads, bridges, and other basic infrastructure: 18,000 new jobs for every $1 billion invested.
2. Launch a rehab-to-rent program to turn tens of thousands of government-owned foreclosed homes into affordable rental housing, stabilize neighborhoods, and put construction workers back on the job: 20,000 new jobs a year.
3. Implement new EPA rules governing toxic emissions from power plants: 40,000 new direct jobs.
4. Protect health care reform, which will reduce health insurance premiums, expand coverage, and create jobs: 250,000 to 400,000 new jobs a year for the next decade.
5. Retrofit for energy efficiency just 40 percent of the nation's residential and commercial building stock and unleash massive demand for domestic labor: more than 625,000 new jobs over a decade.
6. Extend emergency unemployment benefits to long-term unemployed workers hurt by the economic downturn: more than 700,000 jobs.
7. Expand the payroll tax cut for employees and extend it to employers through 2012: more than 1 million jobs.
8. Extend national service programs to provide young people with full-time positions in AmeriCorps, VISTA, YouthBuild, and the youth service and conservation corps: 60,000 new jobs.
9. Pass Home Star, Building Star, and Rural Star legislation to make homes and buildings energy efficient while supporting the hard-hit construction industry: 250,000 new jobs a year.
10. Reduce the nation's dropout rate by half to add $9.6 billion in economic growth and $713 million in increased tax revenue: 54,000 new jobs.
11. Convert offshore wind power to electricity: 20 direct jobs for each megawatt produced in the United States.
12. Protect funding for community health centers over the next five years to provide health and related services at clinics and in the local business communities: 300,000 new jobs.
13. Protect the National Park Service from budget cuts, corporate interests, and antigovernment rhetoric to support jobs in outdoor recreation across the country: 247,000 jobs.
14. Increase freight rail capital investment: 7,800 direct and indirect jobs for every $1 billion invested.
15. Create a $10 billion trial-employment program with potential to help an estimated 1 million small businesses and startups hire long-term unemployed workers: 2 million new job opportunities.
16. Construct new power transmission lines to reshape our electric transmission grid and create new employment: Generating 20 percent of power with wind can create more than 500,000 jobs.
17. Expand the federal "jobs accelerator" program: Just $200 million in funding could result in 1,800 new businesses employing thousands of workers.
18. Reject a federal proposal to mandate employer use of the E-Verify eligibility verification system and protect 770,000 American jobs.
19. Revamp small-business financial assistance programs to better serve the needs of innovative, high-growth potential startup firms.
20. Create a "common application" for federal programs that foster the growth of small businesses.
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|Sustainable Travel International and ecoism Proving the Value in Social Enterprise-Nonprofit Partnership
Through collaboration and resource sharing, sustainable tourism marketing partnerships succeed in delivering ROI, credibility, and integrated thinking. The result: destinations and travel companies develop plans and products designed to benefit the local community, while protecting valued tourism resources.
Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash, May 9, 2012- Global non-profit Sustainable Travel International and ecoism, the sustainable tourism and strategic marketing firm, are determined to advance responsible travel and tourism globally. The new strategic partnership will help clients across all sectors of travel and tourism benefit from the extensive marketing, sustainability and industry experience the two organizations possess.
The STI-ecoism partnership provides a collaborative approach for destinations and travel companies.
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UN approves toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years
The United States and North Korea's traditional ally China spent seven weeks negotiating the new sanctions.
The United States and North Korea's traditional ally China spent seven weeks negotiating the new sanctions.
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10 On Your Side's Chris Horne looks into the risks of local trampoline parks, and the legal options for those who get injured.
According to police dispatchers, the woman says she was assaulted during a robbery Wednesday morning.
10 On Your Side's Joe Fisher looks into the the mysterious death of Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell, one year after her disappearance.
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After playing sparingly his freshman season, Devon Hall has developed into a key starter for Virginia.
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Global Mechanism Developing South-South Cooperation Web Portal
September 2010: The Global Mechanism of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is developing a web-based, knowledge exchange tool to strengthen the role of local stakeholders in decision-making processes related to Sustainable Land Management (SLM).
The scope|acp project is a component of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries programme. The project is funded by the European Commission (EC).
This "Combating desertification" component of the programme will seek to provide national and local actors with tools for better use of existing resources and for mobilizing new and innovative financial resources for SLM. In addition, it also aims to strengthen South-South cooperation, partnerships and interaction among actors at different levels to support programmes to combat desertification and poverty. The Global Mechanism is currently developing the web portal's features, and is seeking feedback regarding its content and structure through a survey. [scope|acp Website]


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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Washington state has a higher percentage of college graduates and a higher per capita income than the nation as a whole, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The population of Washington is also less diverse and uses public transit at higher rates than national averages, according to the first statistical portrait of the nation's cities and towns since the 2000 Census.
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"Communities are no longer limited to a once-a-decade look at their population's characteristics," Census Bureau Director Steve H. Murdock said in announcing the findings.
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In Washington, 5.2 percent of commuters use mass transit, compared to 4.8 percent nationally. The average commute time to work of 25 minutes is the same as the national average.
The per capita income of $28,290 was higher than the national average of $26,178. Eight percent of Washington families are living in poverty, compared to 9.8 percent nationally.
The median age of 36 is the same as the national average.
But Washington is significantly less diverse, with 76 percent of residents identified as white and non-Hispanic, compared to 66 percent nationally. The largest minority group is Hispanics, but at 9.1 percent of the population they are much less than the 14.7 percent nationally.
Some individual snapshots among the state's metropolitan and micropolitan areas:
--Aberdeen had the highest percentage of people with only a high school diploma, 36.8 percent of the population.
--Pullman (25.2) and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (23.3) contained the highest percentage of college graduates. Aberdeen had the lowest percentage (8.3).
--Longview (80 percent), Aberdeen (79.2), Spokane, Mount Vernon and Olympia (all 78) had the highest percentage of people driving to work alone.
--Bremerton (8.4 percent), Pullman (8.3) and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (7.5) had the highest percentage of mass transit users. Walla Walla, Yakima, Aberdeen, Centralia, Ellensburg, Longview and Moses Lake all had less than 1 percent of the population using mass transit.
--People in Shelton had the longest daily commute, averaging 33.1 minutes to get to work, followed by Bremerton (29.2) and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (27.7). Walla Wallans needed only 14.8 minutes to get to work.
--Seattle ($32,000) and Olympia ($28,000) had the highest per capita incomes. Moses Lake was lowest ($17,539), closely followed by Yakima ($18,186) and Pullman ($18,234).
--Yakima's family poverty rate of 15.5 percent was highest, while only 5.6 percent of Bremerton families lived in poverty.
--Want to live among the young and hip? Pullman, home of Washington State University, is your place, with a median age of 24.9 years old. The college town of Ellensburg (29.5) was the only other place in the state with a median age under 30. Port Angeles had a median age of 44.9, while Oak Harbor, Centralia and Aberdeen were all over 39.
--The highest percentage of people who reported they were white, non-Hispanic were in Centralia (88.9 percent), Spokane (88.7) and Longview (88.5). The most diverse communities were Yakima, at only 52.6 percent white, Moses lake, 60.9 percent white, and Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, 69.1 percent white. All three had large Hispanic populations.
Information collected by the American Community Survey helps federal agencies decide where to distribute more than $300 billion to state and local governments each year.
The 2005-2007 estimates are based on three years of data collected nationwide from about 250,000 addresses per month.


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Halak Out for Game 4
Jaroslav Halak will not play in Game 4 as he recovers from an ankle injury he suffered in Game 2. Halak has skated but has yet to return to regular practice for the Blues. While he is expected to miss Game 4, the Blues have insisted the injury isn't serious and that Halak is day-to-day. Brian Elliott will once again man the pipes for the Blues as they look to win their second road game and take a 3-1 series advantage,
One can assume that even if Halak was back to 100% that most fans would prefer if Ken Hitchcock gave Elliott the start considering the team has won the two games where he has spent the majority of time in net. Elliott was outstanding in relief in Game 2 and turned in a solid two and a half periods in Game 3 – the final chunk of the third period of Game 3 saw the entire squad let off the gas.
Hitchcock reiterated that the Blues have plenty of faith in Brian Elliott and aren't overly worried that Halak is currently out of commission. In an article from ESPN Hitchcock stated that "We've had confidence in (Elliott) since Day 1".
Elliott has stopped 43 of the 46 shots he has faced in the playoffs heading into Thursday night.