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Don Owen
Notes on a Filmmaker and His Culture
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Don Owen, perhaps best known as the director of the seminal 1964 feature Nobody Waved Goodbye, is one of the central figures in the development of English-Canadian cinema. Owen spent much of his career at the National Film Board of Canada, working on both short documentary films, including Runner; Cowboy and Indian; and You Don't Back Down, and feature-length works such as The Ernie Game (which sparked a scandal in Parliament); the innovative, Godard-influenced short features Notes for a Film about Donna and Gail; and Ladies and Gentlemen—Mr. Leonard Cohen, a portrait of the poet co-directed with Donald Brittain.
In Don Owen: Notes on a Filmmaker and His Culture, the first book-length treatment of themes and motifs in Owen's work, Steve Gravestock situates Owen within a cultural context while focusing on the development of the English-Canadian film industry in the 1960s and beyond. The book also features interviews with Owen and many of his principal collaborators.
Published by the Toronto International Film Festival and distributed in Canada by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Distributed outside Canada by Indiana University Press.
Steve Gravestock is associate director of Canadian Special Projects at the Toronto International Film Festival Group. He has published in Take One and Cinema Scope and was a contributor to North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980 (2002).
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Pamela Jane Zarzano credits her new and improved personality to flamingos. "I used to be introverted," she says, "but that's impossible when you're around flamingos." To see Zarzano wearing her "Flamingo Lady" outfit—pink dress, sunglasses and pocketbook—in her flamingo-festooned living room in Midland, Texas, is to conclude that, yep, she has just about won her battle with shyness.
Not only is Zarzano in the pink, she's also in the black, thanks to uptownflamingo.com, the Web site she started in May 1999 to cater to the needs of serious collectors like "Washington, D.C., lawyer Karen Petronis, 42, who raves, "P.J. always has something I salivate over. I save up my nickels." All those nickels allow Zarzano to feather her nest—with sales of $200,000 last year. Although yard birds are her top seller, she also offers everything from stick-on tattoos to original paintings, some priced as high as $2,500. But you do have to like flamingos.
Recently divorced and the mother of Gina, 20, and Sandy, 19, Zarzano heard the call of the wild when she was a teen growing up in Columbus, Ohio. The fanciful fowl, she says, "just fascinated me. You can't look at a flamingo and not smile." She hopes her new neighbors—she moved into her current house in December—share her sense of humor. Come Christmas, she'll decorate her home with a flamingo-drawn sleigh for Santa and other flamingo-themed decorations. "I'll try," she says, "not to get too tacky."
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Benedict Cumberbatch sang Pink Floyd and it reminded us all why we love him for acting:
...notice I didn't say "singing."
Still love him though.
Benedict Cumberbatch sang Pink Floyd and it reminded us all why we love him for acting:
...notice I didn't say "singing."
Still love him though.
DJ Khaled is an author now.
His book, "The Keys" hits stores this November 22nd, and will be found near the "Success, Motivation & Self-Esteem" section on your local bookstore's shelves.
The hip-hop producer promises to provide such tips for success as "don't drive your jet ski in the dark."
His publisher is promising that the book will answer your pressing questions, like "[breaking] down the philosophy behind his trending catchphrases, including 'another one,' 'secure the bag,' 'special cloth alert,' 'bless up' and more."
The book description sounds more like Khaled is fleeing from an oppressive Scientology group than writing from a producer's perspective (who are the THEY he is afraid of?):
Buy a signed copy at a bargain price (shocker) here.
The good folks over at the New York Times wanted to show how "the nation's largest restaurant chains have made a big deal in recent years about introducing smaller portion sizes," but they have continued to make their dishes so rich they contain "a full day's worth of calories."
So they made a story showing what rought 2,000 calories looks like from some large restaurant chains, noting that "depending on age and gender, most adults should eat between 1,600 and 2,400 calories a day."
Are you guilty of eating a full day's calories in one sitting? What do you think of how little some of these dishes are for packing in so many calories? Let us know in the comments what you're thinking.
I, for one, forgot how delicious milk shakes are and may have to add that to my next meal out. Wrong lesson here?
The Anti-Defamation League has labeled Pepe the Frog as a hate symbol because white supremacists on the internet have made bigoted versions of Pepe... not as rare as they ought to be. From the ADL website:
In recent years, with the growth of the "alt right" segment of the white supremacist movement, a segment that draws some of its support from some of the above-mentioned Internet sites, the number of "alt right" Pepe memes has grown, a tendency exacerbated by the controversial and contentious 2016 presidential election. Though Pepe memes have many defenders, not least the character's creator, Matt Furie, who has called the alt right appropriation of the meme merely a "phase," the use of racist and bigoted versions of Pepe memes seems to be increasing, not decreasing.
Tired of standing in line at your favorite bakery or morning coffee shop?
Enter the Nissan ProPILOT Chair, which will move forward for you, keeping pace with the other chairs around it.
Using the same technology as the Nissan Pilot, the chair uses "autonomous tech for sitting in line." The chair "automatically moves the next person in line forward when appropriate. It removes the need to stand, even the need to pay attention, for the most part. When someone leaves the queue, the chair automatically moves itself to the back of the line for the next person to sit down."
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PayPal is a common payment method in transactions and auction payments.
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An online payment service which can be used to send money from one person to another via their website, buy theings from online stores, or transfer money via your cell phone. Paypal is owned by Ebay Inc.
'I need my five bucks mayn'
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An online escrow company that acts as a middleman to help process transactions between providers of services and their consumers.
I use Paypal for all my websites because of its reliability and ease of use, not to mention I earn over a million every few months using Paypal because customers trust it.
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The defense department is preparing to suck in its gut. Secretary Chuck Hagel is proposing shrinking the Army to less than half a million soldiers, the smallest number since before World War II.
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is a member of the Armed Services Committee. She says it's a tough conversation.
"The easy thing for all of us to do that are in Washington is to say we have to spend less money," Sen. McCaskill says. "The hard thing is determining where those cuts occur."
McCaskill says many Missouri installations should stay afloat. She adds Fort Leonard Wood, for example, is a cost-effective and high-level place for military training.
"There's no question any state that has military in their state, which is most, is in danger of having some impact as we try to spend less money," Sen. McCaskill says. "You just gotta make sure those decisions are based on merit and financial considerations, and not on politics."
Sec. Hagel says U.S. military forces need to be more agile and technologically sound, to confront today's enemies.
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Nearly every aspect of the parameters set for the device was significantly linked to likelihood of receiving a shock, Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues reported here at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting.
"There's an incredible power in the choices that are being made by these doctors," Wilkoff said at a press conference.
Study discussant Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD, of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, said the findings really corroborate, in a real-world practice setting, much of what is known from other settings.
"We've become much more hyperaware of the potential risks of shocks," he said at the session. "Shocks are not benign whether appropriate or inappropriate."
Opportunities to intervene appropriately may not necessarily be missed by trying to avoid the inappropriate shocks, said Wilkoff, who served as program committee chair for the conference.
He referenced his group's prior study, PREPARE, which showed that using these strategies reduced morbidity from the shocks while halving the mortality.
The researchers used device interrogation data collected on a de-identified cohort of Medtronic's CareLink patients with complete device-recorded event data from the time of implantation up until Nov. 19, 2009.
Among these 88,804 patients, two-thirds never experienced a shock or anti-tachycardia pacing from their device.
An equal number had cardiac resynchronization devices with defibrillators (CRT-D) and without them (CRT).
Their detection thresholds were fairly evenly distributed from less than 150 to 188 bpm or faster heart rate as a trigger for the device to administer corrective therapy.
For the primary endpoint of shocked episodes per 100 patient-years, every threshold lower than 188 bpm was associated with significantly more shocks. The rate ratios were:
- 2.48 for 150 bpm or less (P<0.001)
- 1.52 for 151 to 167 bpm (P<0.001)
- 1.21 for 168 to 187 bpm (P=0.0234)
Nearly 60% of patients had their device set at 18 of 24 intervals to detect ventricular fibrillation as a threshold for therapy.
Few had longer intervals to detect, just 2% set at 24 of 32 and 1% at 30 of 40, but these reduced the risk of shock by 17% compared with 18 of 24 intervals as a threshold (P=0.0326).
Waiting a little longer might allow tachycardia to disappear on its own without a shock, Wilkoff explained, "and that's what it often did."
Most of the patients had supraventricular tachycardia discriminators and antitachycardia pacing for fast ventricular tachycardias set to on, which reduced risk of a shock by 22% (P=0.0098) and 28% (P<0.0001), respectively.
The findings were largely similar for the secondary endpoint of time to first shock from any cause, although turning on the supraventricular tachycardia discriminators and antitachycardia pacing for fast ventricular tachycardias lost significance.
A rapid ventricular response to atrial fibrillation dramatically increased the risk of shock. Risk was 3.44-fold greater for atrial fibrillation with an uncontrolled heart rate of 110 bpm or more versus no or less than one hour of atrial fibrillation whereas it was elevated just 38% with a slower rate in atrial fibrillation (both P<0.0001).
"110 bpm is really not all that fast but in this case it made all the difference in the world," Wilkoff said in the press briefing.
Rapid ventricular response in atrial fibrillation also interacted with the threshold for how fast the tachycardia had to be before it was detected and treated (P<0.001 for 167 or less versus 168 bpm or more).
However, there appeared to be a time window of days or weeks in which to respond to atrial fibrillation before the risk of a shock rose substantially.
"You might know within a day, you have an opportunity to contact the patient, re-examine your choices and maybe avoid shocks and maybe even hospitalizations," Wilkoff told the press.
Responding to the monitoring data received by remote interrogation may not be easy, but it is feasible, said Wilkoff.
Most practices will receive only one alert a day generated from automatic at-home interrogation of the device to which they need to respond by changing the device settings, altering medication, or taking other precautions for the patient, he said.
And there's an added bonus in the physician-patient relationship, Wilkoff noted.
"The patient knows you're watching and care," he said in an interview. "It's sort of like a warm hug."
Wilkoff provided no information on conflicts of interest.
Gold reported serving as a consultant for Medtronic and many other companies in this field.
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Like the poverty pimps who pimped the poor for their own enrichment through bogus social programs, diversity pimps are high priced consultants who make money from foundations and governnment for conducting pointless "diversity audits" or research on diversity, presenting "diversity training" . . . using up any money that might actually have gone towards helping communities of color or other identified populations.
An example of a diversity pimp is a consultant who conducts "diversity audits" for companies, foundations or universities, or a diversity consultant who facilitates "diversity conversations" or does diversity training.
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Mini-14 Ranch Scope Mounting Options
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November 8, 2003, 12:56 PM
OK this Mini-14 Ranch thing, does it come with scope mounting hardware? And is it a Picatinny or Weaver? 1" or 30mm?
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November 8, 2003, 01:02 PM
yes, and niether.
Rugers have proprietary mounts integral to the reciever, and Mini Ranch rifles are sold with rings to fit said mounts. I *believe* they're 1" rings, but I'm not certain.
Andrew Wyatt
November 8, 2003, 01:19 PM
you can get picatinny rails that mount on the ruger slots if you want, as well.
November 8, 2003, 03:02 PM
So if I want to put a 30mm Aimpoint on it, I have to go aftermarket? What are my options and how expensive?
November 8, 2003, 03:19 PM
Here's my Mini-14 Ranch with a Wiegand Combat Piccatiny rail...
It fits into the factory mounting slots, and tightens with hex screws. It is finished very attractively, and has proven quite solid and reliable. Yes, it's aluminum (or as the Brits say, 'aluminium). Cost was ~70 bucks. Nice and solid, unlike some of those crazy barrel-shield replacements or gas block replacements for 'scout' type mounting. Only downside is you cannot use the irons sights. And also, beware of the Mini-14 mounts that replace the side panel(By B-Square, and other companies)...they do not work on the Ranch rifle!
November 8, 2003, 03:27 PM
How are the Ultimaks?
Andrew Wyatt
November 8, 2003, 04:07 PM
they look like they'd be pretty solid, since they actively clamp to the barrel.
November 9, 2003, 11:14 AM
Scope on a Mini? Well, I guess it'd be suitable if the scope didn't have crosshairs in it.
Nero Steptoe
November 9, 2003, 11:33 AM
30mm rings are available for Ruger Mini's from a number of sources, including Ruger.
November 9, 2003, 12:05 PM
Scope on a Mini? Well, I guess it'd be suitable if the scope didn't have crosshairs in it.
And how many have you owned before making that summation based on your own experience rather than repeating the same ole' BS you read online?
I will admit that I was quite surprised about a week ago to fire an out of the box Ruger Mini-14 ranch with the Wiegand Combat mount and a Burris scope that was under 2" at 100 yards! The other 2 that I have personal experience with were both under 3" at that distance.
Now the Mini-30 I used to have... :what: Minute of Paper Plate at 100 yards... Literally!
November 9, 2003, 12:21 PM
Info on Weigland rail here (http://www.jackweigand.com/ranch.html) . Looks like a better option than the factory rings from Ruger. And its the same price.
November 9, 2003, 02:47 PM
Thanks for your excellent contribution, Amprecorn :rolleyes: .
My Mini wears a Tasco (I know, I know...) Silver Antler 3x9. Usually I shoot the Mini with iron sites but I like the flexibility of using the scope when I want to. I can remove it and replace it without loss of zero. The Mini mount locks up tight. If I could afford it, I would probably get an Aimpoint and put it on an Ultimak rail and make the mini a sort of Cali friendly CQB carbine. My mini also has a Hogue Overmolded stock. A bedding job will come soon, in addition to smaller gas ports. Right now my Mini does 3" from the bench...the bedding is supposed to cut that in half. I have never, ever had one malfunction. It is a great rifle. Plus, mine looks semi "Tacticoo", with the stainless metal parts and black stock...as I said before, the Ultimak and Aimpoint would be awesome.
November 9, 2003, 05:22 PM
i replaced my ruger factory mounts witht he weigand most. It's well made and hasn't moved.
November 9, 2003, 08:22 PM
Skunky, you gonna get a Mini 14??
November 9, 2003, 09:28 PM
Skunk: cool!
I pick up my Mini-14 Stainless Ranch Rifle in 9 days... my plan is to eventually upgrade it and use it for varmint shooting. I've been reading a ton about Mini-14 accurizing over at Perfect Union Mini-14 Accurizing Forum (http://www.perfectunion.com/forums/index.php?showforum=55) -= check that place out, its 'the bomb' for that sort of information.
Plans will probably change as I learn more... but as of this moment, my plan would be to put a long bull barrel on there, add a muzzle brake, get it bedded in a new laminated wood or fiberglass stock, trigger job to 3.5 pounds and a nice Leopold high-magnification scope on top.
Folks are reporting 1-2 MOA on that forum with only $100-200 put into stock guns, others are going sub-MOA... of course, for a higher price.
Fun project to daydream about...
November 10, 2003, 12:44 AM
Here's mine. Notice the carbon fiber tipped barrel stabilizer.
Was going to send trigger to Mike Knifong for a trigger job, but other stuff came up.
November 10, 2003, 12:54 AM
Sac: more info - is it bedded?
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County law enforcement arrested more than a dozen people during a prostitution sweep in Castaic on Thursday night.
Several county agencies collaborated in response to complaints of prostitution on Castaic Road, according to a statement released by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station officials.
Law enforcement officials arrested 18 people.
Fourteen males were arrested on suspicion of solicitation of prostitution. One of them faces an additional charge of sexual battery, according to the statement.
Two females were arrested on suspicion of loitering for prostitution. Two males were arrested on suspicion of interfering with a peace officer.
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the county's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) team joined the Sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau's Vice Detail to conduct the "John" sting and prostitution sweep.
The investigations continue, and future operations will be conducted to deter this type of activity, according to the statement.


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The Union Jack Series
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Colour lithograph, block printing and embossing with red ribbon
Museum no. E.264-1952
The Allied flags of Russia, France, Britain and Belgium are shown with a cluster of embossed holly above and the nations' respective symbols of good luck below.
The inside of the card reads
"May we win through -
and the New Year dawn on
Peace and Prosperity for all,
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Though war would seem to be totally opposed to the spirit of goodwill, generosity and peace promoted at Christmas, the number of Christmas cards sent increased dramatically during the First and Second World Wars. Soldiers were separated from families and friends - many never returned home - and the emphasis on the joy and goodness of Christmas became all the more pronounced. A number of wartime greetings focused on warm scenes of hearth and home like those the soldiers were missing. These same scenes were just as nostalgic for wives, children and elderly people coping with discomforts of scarcity and rationing at home. Another popular them for wartime cards was the use of simple symbols such as flags to convey a sense of pride in one's country.
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Public Health Minister Wittaya Buranasiri said that the government and the Public Health Ministry pay heed to quality treatment and service being offered for patients with emergency conditions in order to decrease mortality and disability rates. With this policy in effect since April 1st, 2012 onwards, Mr. Wittaya revealed that private hospitals have well cooperated. He stressed that every hospital must comply by providing its best emergency care to patients until their condition is stabilized before making appropriate transfers.
Under the Medical Emergency Act B.E. 2551, a hospital must provide stabilizing treatment for a patient with emergency medical conditions without inquiring about the patient's ability to pay. A hospital is prohibited to refuse offering emergency care to emergency patients in any circumstances.
The Emergency Medical Institution of Thailand will be responsible for monitoring the matter. Hospitals found to be violating the Act will receive penalties.
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Full details aren't yet revealed, but it's true. A Portland Marathon Half Marathon is in the works. Event organizers plan to limit the number of entries and work with the logistics so the half marathon won't interfere with the full marathon - which is still the headlining event.
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Is this filmmaking debut from infamously anonymous street artist Banksy a hoax? Does it matter? These two questions will undoubtedly colour your viewing of this suitably opaque 'documentary'. Banksy is certainly no stranger to controversy, so it should come as no surprise that the faceless man behind such stunts as the West Bank Wall or the painted elephant (or just look at his website's homepage) should fancy messing with the minds of his captive cinema audience.
Without digressing into just how 'meta' Exit Through the Gift Shop is (considering the title alone could get you started), the story follows one affable French expat by the name of Thierry Guetta, the owner of a vintage clothing store in LA and budding filmmaker. Guetta's familial connection to Paris's famed street artist Invader leads the garrulous Frenchman down the dark alleys of street artists, where he befriends all manner of 'graffiti' luminaries including Shepard Fairey (the man behind Barack Obama's election poster) and, eventually, Banksy himself. What follows is an increasingly bizarre documentation and commodification of street art as Guetta moves from behind the camera to transform himself into Mr. Brainwash. It's an amusing, instructive and disturbing evolution and one that absolutely rubbishes the modern art movement in its wake.
Narrated by Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) with some pointedly witty (and surely scripted) soundbites from Banksy, (regardless of its agenda) this is a well-paced and sophisticated debut. Indeed, Exit Through the Gift Shop is a film that needs to be seen to be disbelieved.Published on Concrete Playground
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Artist Reception for Redmond: A Visual History
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Artist Reception for Redmond: A Visual History
Join us for a reception to celebrate the work of the artists of Redmond: A Visual History and learn about their inspiration in creating this special installation of work. Redmond: A Visual History An exploration of Redmond's history by nine artists under the direction of Jacqui Calladine. Artwork in 2 locations: VALA Art Center July 11 - August 30 and Redmond Library July 11 - September 27. In collaboration with the Redmond Historical Society, the Redmond Library and VALA Eastside, artist Jacqui Calladine is curating an installation of artwork from nine artists who have shared their interpretation of Redmond's history through contemporary art. Historical artifacts are paired along side the works of the artists. FEATURED ARTISTS: Jacqui Calladine, Debbie Donaway, Crystal Edwards, Sondra Friedman, Angela Fu, Phil Jensen, Megan Lingerfelt, Susan Melrath, Karen Portzer.
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I am fairly new to this part of airliners.net, but if anyone is interested, I provide a summary of an amazing flight I took in late 1998 on Britannia Airways. It must be one of the longest through flights for a 767-300 today!
I was studying in London at the time and returning home to Brisbane for a short break - the airfare was a crazy GPB199 return because I had booked at the last minute and BY were trying to fill the aircraft.
The flight was routed Gatwick - Abu Dhabi - Batam - Brisbane and the flying times were roughly 7.5 hours per sector.
We left Gatwick very early in the morning on G-OBYA and I was very impressed with the level of service from this - my first time on a charter airline. Australians have no concept of what a charter airline is - there are no long or short haul charter carriers in the Australian market.
We were served a decent meals on all the sectors, the flight attendants were pleasant and professional and the seat pitch was not too uncomfortable - I am 185 cms tall. In fact I was more comfortable than on some of the scheduled carriers which operate in our part of the world!
At AUH, we were delayed (not because of anything Britannia had control over) so the airline bused the entire planeload of passengers (the aircraft was full) to the Hotel Intercontinental in Abu Dhabi for a buffet feast to pass the time. In all, our delay was about 3.5 hours - hardly significant when you read some of the horror stories of air travel out there!
Batam, Indonesia was our next stop. This small island, near Singapore had a brand new airport and the fees were lower than Changi - hence BY's decision to refuel there. We arrived to pelting Monsoon rains in the mid afternoon - with a lone Garuda 737-400 to keep us company.
By the time I arrived in Brisbane - I was tired but continued to be impressed with BY's service. The return flight to London was less eventful and we arrived 10 mins late - not bad for a 767 which has flown half way around the world!
OK - so I only paid GBP199 for the flight - I guess it was the best money I have ever spent.
If you are considering flying to Australia from the UK - don't be put off by some of the stories you might read about short haul charter services in Europe - it seems that they do not apply to long hauls to Australia - at least in my case!
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Victorian Players holding auditions
YOUNGSTOWN - The Victorian Players has announced auditions for "The Rainmaker" by N. Richard Nash. Auditions are scheduled at 2 p.m. March 16 and 7 p.m. March 18 at the theater at 702 Mahoning Ave. Casting requirements are for five men ages 18 and up and one woman age 18-30. All auditionees will be asked to read from the script. Performances will take place June 7-23. For more information call director Sam Luptak Jr. at 330-207-3483.
Women's Club holds meeting
COLUMBIANA - Columbiana Women's Club held a board meeting on Feb. 25 with six officers and 11 members present. The Lunch and Learn programs were set for the year and will be held on the third Monday from March through November with a different key speaker each month. The 2013 Garden and Herb Symposium will be held April 20 at Grace Church with five key speakers with six presentations planned. This past month two prom gown sales were held. Extra prom dresses are still available at the Next to New Shop. The club is seeking new members. The next board meeting begins at 1 p.m. March 25.
TOPS?1380 holds meeting
SALEM - Members of TOPS 1380 met Feb. 25 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Ethel Campbell lead the TOPS pledge and prayer, while Margaret Phillips, Cora Jean Briggs and Barb May recited the KOPS pledge. Award winners were Phillips, KOPS; and Nancy Finch, honorable mention. Winning prizes for the calorie contest were Shirley Bullis, Jeannie Luxeuil, Eleanor May, Phillips, Briggs and Campbell. Campbell also won the Rolling Cash Five. Bullis read for the therapy and Eleanor May read for the "circle of light." The recognition banquet is tentatively scheduled for March 25. Complete details will be decided at a later date.
R-Weigh groups hold meetings
SALEM - The R-Weigh weight groups met at 1 and 5 p.m. March 4 at the First Friends Church. Good losers for the week were Annie Katz, Evelyn Peters, Susan Cain and Sarah Agee. Patty Mills, Karen Pauline and Eleanor Billet were the goalies for the week. Evelyn Peters and Linda Lude won the can-do monetary drawing. The program at both groups was titled "God's Pharmacy: How vegetables were created for healthy eating."
At previous meetings, the good losers for the two weeks at the afternoon group were Kay Swanson, Evelyn Peters, Joyce Sanders and Ann Curtis. Sue Carver and JoAnne Bogdan were the goalies for the week. Carver won the can-do monetary drawing. The "Lose for your Heart" contest winners were Peters, Swanson and Sanders.
The good losers for the two weeks at the evening group were Birdie Reinhart, Bev Armitage, Lois Wood and Jenni Alwood. Carol Held, Peggy Kurtz and Lisa Jones were the goalies for the week. Susan Cain won the can-do monetary drawing. The "Lose for Your Heart" contest winners were Sharon Bigalow, Cain, Armitage and Reinhart.
A new "March Down the Scales" team contest began at both groups. The 2012 recognition is April 15 for night group and April 22 for day group.
AASCC to host dinner, dance
ALLIANCE - The public is invited to the spring dinner and dance on March 22 at the Alliance Area Senior Citizens Center, 602 W. Vine St. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. followed by the dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Music will be provided by the Rex Taneri Orchestra. Admission is $14 for the dinner and dance, and $7 for the dance only. Dinner tickets must be purchased in advance by calling 330-821-3348.
TOPS?777 holds meeting
SALEM - Frances Valentino presented a program titled "Secrets to a Happy Family" when TOPS 777 met Feb. 27. She also offered the pledge and inspiration and sang "Take Me Out to the TOPS Club."
Shirley Johns, Dorothy Ward and Valentino led the KOPS pledge. Members recognized included Mary Lou Smearsol and Brenda Adams, weekly best losers; Johns, weekly and monthly KOPS; Johns, Valentino and Ward, at goal or below for the month; Debbie Phillips, monthly best loser; Linda Evanoff and Linda Straub, runners-up best losers. KOPS recognized were Johns, 12-years; and Valentino, three years.
Winners of the contest were Johns and Phillips. A new contest, "Kites Go Up, Pounds Go Down," is based on the net loss of the team.
Winona Ruritans host male dinner
WINONA The Winona Ruritan Club hosted its annual father-son-grandson dinner meeting on Feb. 26 at the Winona United Methodist Church. Entertainment was provided by Mark Plegge of Salem, known as "Mark the Magnificent" magician. Song leader Elmer R. Stamp led the group is singing "America." Thirty members and 30 guests attended. President Homer Althouse introduced Dave Snyder, 2013 Ohio district governor. "Happy Birthday" was sung to members born in February, Jason McDevitt, Buster Rogoswky, John Gamble Jr. and Homer Huprich. Two high school seniors who will graduate this year are eligible for the club's college scholarship. The application for the Ruritan National Build Your Dollar Scholarship must be completed and returned prior to April 1. The club plans to purchase four trophies for the county junior fair at a cost of $125 each. The pancake and sausage breakfast will be served March 23 at the Willow Grove Grange. Tickets are available from all members.
AL Post 76 Aux. inducts member
SEBRING - Evelyn Bauhof of Alliance was welcomed as a new member when the Sebring American Legion Post 76 Ladies Auxiliary met recently. President Judy Hubbs presided. It was noted that a total of 143 members have paid their memberships to date for 2013.
Thank-yous were received from the Salvation Army and Kayla Hubbs. Joan Schafer reported on the mailing of the coupons. The total amount that she has sent to date is 503 pounds and 12.4 ounces.
A donation was given to the Easter egg hunt. Members will fill plastic eggs at 11 a.m. March 24 at the legion. The Easter egg hunt begins at 1 p.m. March 30 at the Sebring High School Stadium. The next meeting is March 13.
Salem Masons to host breakfast
SALEM-A public breakfast buffet will be served from 7:30 to 10 a.m. March 23 at the Salem Masonic Building, 788 E. State St. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children under age 10 and free for children under 2. The menu offers pancakes, waffles, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, homemade sausage gravy, biscuits, homefries, toast, fruit cocktail, orange juice, coffee and tea. The building is equipped with a handicapped accessible elevator. Proceeds will be directed to the Salem Masonic Building Fund.
SHS?Class of '53 to meet for dinner
SALEM - The Salem High School Class of 1953 plans to meet for dinner at 6 p.m. March 14 at the Salem Hills Golf and Country Club.
SHS?Class of '47 to hold breakfast
SALEM - The Salem High School Class of 1947 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. March 21 at the Salem Hills Golf and Country Club. All class members and guests are welcome. For more information call 330-337-8887.
Memorial Building sets Spring Bazaar
SALEM - The Salem Memorial Building Association is hosting its annual Spring Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 15 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16. Eight foot tables and two chairs are provided for vendors at a cost of $25 for both days. Various crafts, candies, baked goods and other interesting items will be available for purchase. To reserve a table or for more information call the Memorial Building at 330-332-5512.


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The borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce wants to launch a pilot project that would force fast food chains to post calorie, trans fat and sodium counts, at the restaurants on their territory.
"We would like to have better nutritional information available about what's offered in fast food restaurants, what we would like to see is mandatory information on menus or clearly visible in restaurants when customers are making their choice," Marvin Rotrand, borough city councillor, who's spearheading the project said.
The Canadian restaurant and food services association says McDonalds, Tim Hortons and A&W already have pamphlets and other signage with this information available in store.
Consumers can also find it online or via a mobile app.
"Things do happen in our restaurants, before they move and do anything, we would like them to get knowledge on what's already being done, see if it answers their goals, and if not let's sit down and find a solution," Jean Lefebvre with the association said.
Rotrand said the policy currently in place is not enough because some people don't have smart phones and usually show up at fast food restaurants in a rush.
The borough and restaurant association are discussing the details and if adopted, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce would be the first place in Quebec to do so.
The move comes after the borough tried to pass a bylaw banning new drive-thrus, saying it wanted to encourage residents to walk.
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Substance Abuse
Contemporary Family Systems Approach to Substance Abuse
Judith I. Adelson, Assistant Professor Psychology and Human Services, Lynn University
This paper will address theoretical and clinical issues that challenge family therapists treating families dealing with substance abuse, specifically alcohol. A contemporary family systems approach to substance abuse seeks to understand how the relational patterns of family members are not only recursively shaped by the presence of a family member actively abusing substances, but also how the families' potential for growth and development throughout the family life cycle may be restricted. Research has demonstrated the utility of examining family rituals as a reflection of family process. When families are organized around a substance abusing member, family rituals become embedded with multiple levels of distortion and accommodations. As a method of examining family relational processes and development, this paper will present a current review of literature that highlights the significance of parental drinking patterns in the context of family rituals, and the impact this has on the values, attitudes, and belief systems of young adults as they differentiate from their families of origin.
Paternal Alcoholism: Consequences for Female Children
Julia Dehn, Instructor, Behavioral Science Department, Dutchess Community College, NY
The consequences of substance abuse and addiction are profound and depredating. The desolation is incalculable in estimating the psychological damage and trauma inflicted on the children of addicted parents. According to studies and statistics gathered by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, "there are more than 20 million children of alcoholics in the United States, nearly 11 million are under the age of 18, one of every four children are living in an alcoholic environment. This figure is magnified by the countless number of others who are affected by parents who are impaired by other psychoactive drugs." These children are prone to extensive social, psychological, educational, medical and future socio-economic struggles. The children of addicted parents are at a higher risk of developing addiction. The remedies and solutions for these children must include intensive counseling and programs focused on the healing of these traumatic events to safeguard their future well being, independence and self-efficacy. If not helped, these children often carry their sadness and insecurities into adulthood.
Addiction Treatment in the Era of Translational Medicine
Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, Terry D. Schneekloth, Mark A. Frye, David A. Mrazek
A number of recent advances have added to our understanding of addiction as a complex brain disease. These include: 1) the identification of the human genome and rapid technological advances in the field of genomics; 2) the establishment of related fields of inquiry in molecular biology including proteomics, metabolomics, and epigenetics; 3) the evolution of genome-wide association studies; 4) the increasing sophistication of neuroimaging techniques making visible at ever smaller resolution functioning in specific brain regions; 5) continued investigation into brain neuroplasticity and how this contributes to and is shaped by pathophysiologic states; 6) an emphasis on the identification and application of best-evidence and best-practices in the clinical practice of addiction medicine; and, 7) an expanding armamentarium of useful already established pharmacologic agents which have anti-addiction properties and the promise of new agents based on specific causation. These technological and scientific advances coupled with informed clinical inquiry offer the promise of more direct and expeditious bidirectional communication between the research and clinical communities, a process that has come to be known as translational medicine. The application of these principles to individual clinical care offers the promise of care based on an individual's particular biology rather than disease state; this field of endeavor has come to be labeled personalized medicine.
Within the field of addiction psychiatry, both translational and personalized medicine offer the promise of more steady progress where substantive change has occurred incrementally over the past three and one-half decades. Despite the progress and promise, there exists a need to proceed judiciously, and barriers to change need to be understood and addressed in the historical context in which addiction treatment has developed in the United States. The paper will address this history, key definitions, forces likely to advance the practice of addiction medicine in the next decade, potential barriers to change, and the changing dynamics of the physician-patient relationship in treatment and recovery.
The Evolutionary Bases of Substance Use and Abuse
Christopher D. Kacir, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Psychology, Shawnee State University
he abuse of psychoactive substances is a pattern of maladaptive and self-destructive behavior that, seemingly, offers little or no advantage to the substance user. Traditional explanations (whether they be psychosocial, behavioral, or neurobiological) of substance abuse focus on the pleasurable effects inherent in many psychoactive substances. According to these theories, use of psychoactive substances is rewarded with pleasure, while discontinuation is punished via painful withdrawal symptoms
Assessing the Consequences For Children and Families When a Parent Has A Problem With Substance Use and Abuse: Considerations For Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
Dennis Kimberley, Professor, School of Social Work, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada
The intent of this paper is to contribute to scholarship, knowledge and public policy regarding child maltreatment and parenting capacity within the context of parental substance use and abuse. One goal is to give voice to the children who have moved to, or who are approaching, the threshold for needing a type of protection that is neither governed by the best interest of the parent (even by default) nor by fixation by professionals on an ideology of family preservation—in the face of competing logical possibilities. In their best interest, many children and youth with drug addicted parents, who present repeated risks with known harm, are now more likely to require continuous care and a permanency plan (Brown and Hohman, 2006; Covey, 2007; Hogan, 2007; Schmittroth, 1994).
Among the objectives of this analysis are included:
This policy-practice analysis relies on selected literature and on published studies and analyses within some current and emerging contexts. Part of the analysis is informed an analysis of fifty case files, exploring an available sample of expert assessment processes and classifications associated with parental capacity and child-risk need—where parental capacity has been repeatedly compromised by substance use, abuse and addictions. The analysis applied pre-determined broad child-risk-need-harm dimensions, expanded upon within the context of interpretations arising from the case content and findings from the literature, to enable formulation of conclusions regarding how some drug effects, substance use and abuse, and/or drug using lifestyle, interact with parental capacity and child risk-need-harm.
You can be Anti-Drug and Pro-Reform
Peter J. Lewis, Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
This paper presents an overview of my own experiences as a university lecturer in offering an under-graduate unit that centers on the drug debate. Most drug education and certainly that funded by government is couched in 'say no' terms. My role has been to nurture the inquiring mind and expose the historical nuances that have led to a somewhat confused approach to dealing with the fall-out of drug misuse. While harm reduction continues to be tolerated there seems little doubt that in the last decade we have drifted back to the bad old days when total abstinence and zero-tolerance were seen as the guiding principles.
My starting place is 1995 when the Victorian State Government (Australia) commissioned a panel of experts headed by an eminent scholar, Professor David Penington, to conduct an intensive public investigation into the trade and use of illicit drugs. At the end of its short yet intensive investigation, the panel concluded that Victoria's response to illicit drugs should be remodeled and extended if current levels of use and costs of misuse were to be reduced.
Despite an overwhelming consensus that the evidence based recommendations were a step in the right direction, nothing much has changed. I ask, why not? From here my discussion exposes some of the difficulties 'reformers' face in their quest to bring about an 'informed' change. The debate is complex and comprehensive. I give only a brief overview of the impact of so-called 'morality laws' that seek to denounce any challenge to the status quo and the hypocrisy exposed through the actions of governments and multi-national companies.
Substance Abuse and the Criminal Law
Arnold H. Loewy, George Killam Professor of Criminal Law, Texas Tech School of Law
The United States, and to a lesser extent, much of the rest of the free world are plagued by two drug problems: (1) The harm that drugs do to people and (2) the harm that criminal laws against drugs do to people. The first group of harms are pretty well documented, and have been presented at this conference among other places. There is no doubt that illegal drugs have caused great harm to much of the populace (though it is worth noting that probably legal drugs like tobacco and alcohol have done far more harm). Of course, defenders of anti-drug laws note that the reason marijuana, cocaine, and heroin cause less harm than cigarettes and alcohol is that the very fact of their illegality reduces their overall consumption. Consequently, they argue that unless such drugs remain illegal, they will cause as or greater problems than tobacco and alcohol.
Substance Abuse Control: How Do We Measure Success?
Jim Mann, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Program, Lamar University
Because of the criminalization of drug use, measures of recidivism have been used to evaluate our progress in controlling substance abuse. However, there is no consistently agreed upon measure of recidivism. Relapse prevention is used in clinical settings to measure drug treatment success, but the definition of relapse varies among treatment providers. There are other methods of measuring success in managing the problems associated with substance abuse. However, these measures may require a reorganization of our perception of success. The goal of this paper is to examine the boundaries surrounding our measurement processes, and provide recommendations for gauging meaningful results.
Brain Changes in Substance Abuse: Implications for Treatment
Timothy W. Parker, Professor of Psychology, Augustana Campus, University of Alberta
Because the phenomenon of drug abuse generates a wide range of serious problems within society, much attention has been paid to understanding how the brain reacts to drugs, and how it changes in addicted individuals, as a result of prolonged exposure. Neuroscience research has revealed much about processes underlying drug abuse, and every day the story grows more coherent. This article provides a brief survey of the key changes that occur in the brain as the user progresses through the stages of drug abuse. This is intended to serve as an accessible introduction to the biological basis of drug abuse and addiction. In particular, it is important to have some understanding of the relatively long-lasting brain changes that make the user susceptible to recidivism, clearly one of the most difficult problems related to this topic.
Understanding the mechanisms by which stressful events or drug-related stimuli can reactivate strong cravings is fundamental to designing effective ways to reduce recidivism. The presentation will also discuss how a significant classical conditioning component underlies the activation of cravings, which has important implications for treatment programs.
Motivational Interviewing
William J. Payne, Associate Professor, Metropolitan State University
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based practice for intentional human behavior change. First described by William Miller in 1983, as a practice to be used in substance abuse, it has now been applied to over 20 problem behaviors and translated into 39 languages. (1) (2) (3)
This article first briefly describes the main theoretical foundations of MI and then the basic counseling skills which are attributed to it.
To begin, the main theoretical foundations of MI include; the definition, its spirit, the four main principles, the research which supports it as an evidence-based practice.
Selected Beliefs about Alcoholism and other Addictions Held by Recovering Psychologists
Fred Ponder, Diane Way, Christine A. Contreras and John Slate
Abstract: In this study, the beliefs and attitudes of 76 doctoral level psychologists and/or health care providers who were recovering alcoholics/addicts were obtained regarding alcoholism and other addictions held by these recovering psychologists. Through a survey of 20 personal beliefs and attitudes, our sample of recovering psychologists responded that they had positive feelings about their addiction; considered addiction to be a disease; had others in their immediate families with an addiction; believed that genetics contributed to their addiction; were raised in families that were dysfunctional; and that addictions were the greatest behavioral and social problem in the U.S.. Implications of our findings are discussed.
Family of Origin Addiction Patterns Amongst Counseling and Psychology Students
Fred T. Ponder and John R. Slate
In this investigation, the authors surveyed graduate students (n = 129) in counseling and psychology regarding the extent to which addiction was present in their families. A high percentage of respondents, particularly females, reported that their families had alcoholism/drug addiction present. A statistically significant difference was yielded between the self-reported presence of alcoholism/drug addiction between Hispanic and Anglo females. Hispanic females reported a higher percentage of their families having alcoholism/drug addiction (86%) than was reported by Anglo females (78%). Implications of these findings are discussed.
The significance of socio-political context on substance abuse risks and management
Lyn Talbot, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.
This paper will present an argument that it is not possible to 'explore the consequences and remedies of substance use' without considering the socio-political context in which the abuse occurs. The causes and consequences of widespread substance abuse problems are to some extent the product of growing social inequalities within and between communities and nations. Thus, when planning preventive and rehabilitation services and activities, it is essential to consider the national and global socio-political changes which influence substance abuse risks and management. Challenges for achieving successful prevention and treatment approaches centre on the allocation of resources through national policy and social welfare approaches which provide a continuum of strategies from primary prevention to community building.
Dispelling myths and developing a framework for reducing the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies
Suzanne Tough, Scientific Director, Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research and Associate Professor, Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
For many years, society has explored and experienced the consequences of substance abuse, however, it may be suggested that substance abuse is related to preceding events and circumstances. Indeed, risk factors and antecedent events related to substance use have been described, and it is conceivable that effective remedies for reducing the impact of the consequences of substance abuse would focus on remediation of these. This paper will present a prevention framework with specific discussion of alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the leading cause of preventable birth defects and mental retardation. FASD is a consequence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. No safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy has been determined. Women most likely to suffer from alcohol dependence, and those least able to refrain from alcohol use during pregnancy, can be identified by numerous risk factors, including a past history of addiction, poor social support, depression, poverty, smoking, housing insecurity and domestic violence.
In considering remedies for reducing the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies, it is important to recognize that there will always be a need for high quality intensive interventions for women with identified alcohol problems who are at immediate risk of exposing a fetus to alcohol. Approaching the problem of substance abuse from a community health perspective, however, brings to light the opportunity for primary prevention and the early identification of risk for substance use, and intervention prior to development of substance dependence. This manuscript will use research evidence as a basis for discussing potential strategies to reduce the risk of alcohol abuse among women and to reduce the risk of FASD.
Substance Abuse: Personal Construct Processes and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
Deborah Truneckova and Linda L. Viney
The effects of substance abuse on children and adolescents, their families and other significant people in their lives, is profound, and possibly life-threatening. In response to these concerns, there has been increased research emphasis on establishing evidence for the benefits of psychological treatment for children and adolescents substance abuse. Many options for psychological interventions have included pharmacologic treatment, as well as individual, family or group therapy in an inpatient or outpatient setting. As well, there has been a need to establish which treatment methods are most useful while also investigating what factors might facilitate these processes of change. In response to these challenges, we will present a personal construct model of treatment for child and adolescent substance abuse that adopts a truly listening approach. Personal construct theory views substance abuse as a way of developing meaning in a social world. Our model explores, with children and adolescents, the significance of the substance-abuse to them, the self-perceptions and identity-defining nature of abuse, and then creates with them personal solutions to their problems. The factors in this approach which, we believe facilitate the psychological processes of change in children and adolescents, will also be explored.
The role of customs and beliefs in legitimating community development participation in Botoku, rural Ghana: implications for substance abuse prevention (Part 1 of 2)
Komla Tsey, Research Professor & Senior Fellow, School of Education and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Australia.
Abstract: Customs, belief systems and values, enshrined in specific societal norms and sanctions, provide those involved as members of the society with a sense of belonging, confidence and guidance in their efforts to negotiate complex demands and challenges of modern life. Rapid modernization and social change accompanied by a philosophy of individualism, risks separating people from community values and responsibilities and is a precursor to serious social problems, such as alcohol and other substance abuse. While change is inevitable, there are models for managing this in ways that do not undermine the social strength and cohesion associated with traditional values and customs. Autonomous individualism, or a liberated self, freed from religious, political and social bonds needs to be carefully balanced by respect for self and others, as well as a premium on the cooperative nature of morality. This paper explores the role of customs and beliefs as protective factors against a rising threat of alcohol abuse in rural Ghana. Based on a community development oral history research, the paper shows the high premium that the study community places on the performance of funeral rites for the dead on ancestral lands, irrespective of one's place of residency at the time of death. This process legitimizes and reproduces a social expectation among citizens, both resident and non resident, to participate or contribute their fair share to improving the ancestral village. The implications of the findings for substance abuse and other social dysfunction protective factors are highlighted. The role that empowerment-based social research can play in offering a lens to a community about past strength and achievements and provide space for reflection, clarification and where needed, adaptation of values, norms and customs is also highlighted.
Tackling endemic substance abuse among Indigenous Australians: the contribution of values- based family empowerment education (Part 2 of 2)
Komla Tsey, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Australia.
The extent to which endemic substance abuse and other negative outcomes of historical and continued disadvantage and loss has persisted and possibly grown among Indigenous Australian communities reflects the failure of policy and practice to achieve a critical impact. This paper supports current thinking that tackling these complex issues requires among other things a rebuilding of community social norms based on personal and social responsibility; the essence of the concept of 'principled autonomy'. The best chance of success in rebuilding social norms lies in multi-level approaches where macro social policy reforms are complemented by effective community interventions that engage and empower the intended beneficiaries to take greater control and responsibility for their situation. Unfortunately, despite their complementary goals, recent Federal Government macro policy reforms designed to curb Indigenous substance abuse is caught in a dichotomizing discourse between options based on compulsory, emergency type approaches versus those which place individual, group and community empowerment at the core of change efforts.
The paper provides a detailed case study of an Indigenous developed family empowerment program as an example of an effective community initiative that both empowers people to take greater control and also builds social norms. The aim is to contribute to the current policy direction by providing a middle path between the polarized positions. It highlights an urgent need to move beyond the binary positions and recognize and support proven local initiatives if new government policy reform agendas are to achieve their goals.
The Brain Injury Definition of Addiction: Why and How the Drug Court Model of Treatment Works
William Zollweg, Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
The Drug Court model started in the Miami, Florida, USA in 1989 as an attempt to divert the addicted offender from incarceration into a coerced treatment program. Although the program proved successful, the idea of coerced treatment did not find widespread acceptance for many years. Two factors inhibited the acceptance of the Drug Court model. First, acceptance was hindered by an ideological mindset that perceived the offender as having a moral defect. The moral defect perception demanded severe punishment to force the offender to repent. The severe punishment also served as a deterrent for other drug-addicted criminals. Ultimately, the consequence of the moral defect model of addiction led to over crowded jails and tremendous local and national criminal justice expenditures and, the severe punishments have done nothing to ameliorate the problems caused by drug abuse in society. Second, treatment providers resisted the use of coerced treatment, believing that the addict needed to want to recover before treatment could be successful. In other words, the addict had to volunteer before treatment could be effective. The idea of voluntary treatment meant, the addict had to reach rock bottom and the negative experience would provide the prime motivating impetus for recovery. The voluntary treatment perception is widespread among treatment providers'.
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Used Clothing can take many exciting forms, from the old fashion thrift shop to shops with a focus on vintage, and on to the world of luxury high end consignment. From the Lower East Side to Uptown, here is a guide to the best shops in Manhattan, an update to our previous guide to our 25 favorite vintage shops in Manhattan.
Hammond Typewriter, curved keyboard and wooden platform, USA circa 1913
The New York Herald Tribune was a collaboration between two journalism giants: Horace Greeley, who founded the Tribune in 1841 and James Gordon Bennett who created the Herald in 1835. The paper won 14 Pulitzer Prizes, making its home at 219 West 40th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue for 43 years starting in 1923. The last issue was printed on 40th Street on April 23rd, 1966. The building is now home, fittingly, to CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Scattered throughout the building are 15 vintage typewriters, a gift from the family of Robert E. Dallos, the New York Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times from 1978 to 1991. (more…)
On the list of things needed to survive in NYC, a go-to barbershop is essential. You never want to be that person who goes to that really buzzed about art event, or that big job interview without a proper haircut. Every neighborhood in the city has barbershops, so they are never hard to find. However, to find the right barbershop for you—professional, convenient and most importantly, affordable—is more of a mission.
Tomcats Barbershop, over on 135 India Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, fits all the criteria, as they specialize in classic styles, without charging you the kind of money you normally see in other high-class barbershops in NYC. (more…)
This fun clip that's being shared around social media lately is from the 1928 silent film Speedy, starring comedian Harold Lloyd and directed by Ted Wilde. It was filmed in New York City, and fans of our vintage photo column may notice some really fun transportation finds, like the 23-foot traffic towers that once graced 5th Avenue across the street from one of the original cast iron subway entrances, double decker public buses, street cars, and elevated trains in Manhattan.
The Demolition Depot on East 125th Street
On a stretch of 125th Street in East Harlem, adrift from new construction and the Harlem restaurant rows, stands a funky four-story building recalling a period when homes were rich in paneling instead of sheetrock, ceilings were ladened with chandeliers instead of recessed lighting, and windows were stained glass, leaded and beveled. That place is The Demolition Depot. (more…)
Eddie's Sweet Shop in Forest Hills
The restaurants that our grandparents told us about are getting replaced weekly. The last automats in New York have long since closed down. And naturally, many New Yorkers are worrying for their city. Our suggestion? Go dine at some of the oldest and greatest places in the city before they're replaced. Or go with faith that they won't be replaced; after all, they've withstood the test of time so far. With the help of Mitch Broder's new book, Discovering Vintage New York, we've compiled some of our favorite vintage discoveries.


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The Citizen Scholars Program is a 2-year curricular civic leadership program that partners with community organizations to work toward community goals and help students develop the knowledge, skills, and vision they need to build community, be effective citizens, and advocate for social justice. Students in CSP complete four required service-learning courses taken in sequence over 4 semesters. In the courses, each student articulates his or her vision of how society would be organized if it truly were good, then develops a series of tools to work toward that vision. Substantial service with one of several community partners is integrated into each course as well.
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Youth Action Coalition
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Provost's Office/Civic Engagement and Service-Learning
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Reiff, J. D., & Keene, A. S. (2012). Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16(4), 105-128.
Mitchell, T. D. (2008). Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 14(2), 50-65.


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6 hours ago, wkempf wrote
Remote sessions means the UI could be windowed and there won't be an infinite virtual space to try and hit, and the same sort of issue occurs with multiple monitors.
Yes, likewise if you are needing to manage Win2012 servers via RDP on a multi-monitor client - it can be *really* awkward to find those hot-spots. Ok, I know that some people will say you shouldn't be running a GUI on a server anyway, but that's beside the point.


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Ticket #461 (closed task: fixed)
F14 blessing for systemd
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|lennart, adamwill, jlaska, michich, gholms, tuxbrewr, poelstra, johannbg, dsilas, jhradile@…, mprpic@…
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The F14 systemd feature is 100% and normally would continue to be a Fedora 14 feature. However, since it's such a core (ha) part of our operating system, FESCo wanted to look and see how it looks before the Beta Change deadline. If it is deemed that it requires more time in development, we could move this feature off to F15, and ship F14 with upstart again.
There was a test day on systemd yesterday: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2010-09-07_Systemd
Which generated the following bugs:
630914 NEW - Single user mode reported as "unknown" 630915 NEW - Stopping rpcbind (via systemctl): /etc/init.d/killall: line 16: 1654 Terminated /etc/init.d/$subsys stop 631160 NEW - kdm is (re)started just before shutdown??? 631584 NEW - getty and firstboot running on the same virtual console tty 631588 NEW - KDE couldn't shutdown 631590 NEW - I have a different prompt in single mode 631592 NEW - halt command leaves display at a black screen 624149 ASSIGNED - systemd's shutdown command should follow traditional semantics 627014 ASSIGNED - systemd provided telinit does not work as advertised
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/bugs/systemd shows currently 36 open bugs (8 in on_qa)
Lennart: Do you consider systemd ready for F14? Or would you like more time in rawhide and target F15?
QA folks: Do you think systemd is on target for F14?
If we wish to push this to F15, we must decide before tomorrow, as the first test compose for Beta is then, and we need to know whats in it, so FESCo folks with a strong opinion on this, please note so in this ticket. If it's helpfull to have a irc session to discuss this, we can schedule that.
Change History
comment:1 follow-up: ↓ 3 Changed 6 years ago by adamwill
From a critical path perspective, I'm pretty happy with systemd. Some of those bugs are important ones (and would be/are beta blockers), but it's a fairly short list and from my first quick glance through none of them look very difficult to fix; I'd be surprised if we can't get the important ones addressed for Beta.
The other big question is in terms of managing the switchover, which involves considering issues of documentation and tool compatibility which have been discussed on the -devel list. I'm less familiar with those questions, so I don't want to offer a definite yay/nay opinion there, but rather point it up as something that should be considered: what's a sufficient level of documentation and backward compatibility in various tools, and will we be able to achieve that sufficient level.
comment:2 Changed 6 years ago by michich
- Cc michich added
To the list of bugs found during the test day, I'd add bug 630952 "Does not enable the prefdm and rc-local services" and bug 630174 "RFE: systemd-unscrew-my-system". As noted in the bugs, the test day made me realize there may be a design issue in how scriptlets are supposed to enable services using systemctl.
comment:3 in reply to: ↑ 1 Changed 6 years ago by mclasen
Replying to adamwill:
From a critical path perspective, I'm pretty happy with systemd. Some of those bugs are important ones (and would be/are beta blockers), but it's a fairly short list and from my first quick glance through none of them look very difficult to fix; I'd be surprised if we can't get the important ones addressed for Beta.
It would be good to get some initial estimate as to which of the listed bugs you consider beta blocker candidates, and get some input from lennart on the feasibility of fixing those.
comment:4 follow-up: ↓ 5 Changed 6 years ago by notting
My opinion is that I'm concerned. While I think it's possible we could make it work, I'd probably be more comfortable with doing it in F-15. That actually gives us time to address michich's concern about how packages should handle script enabling better, for instance.
Various bugs that concern me:
- bug 631620 - HAL not started in certain circumstances
- bug 625027, bug 627014 - telinit does not work correctly/reliably
- bug 630490, bug 630225 - disabled services still end up getting started via bus/socket activation
- bug 630401 - doesn't work with certain log daemons
- bug 629040 - reporting of SysV service failures is incorrect
(There's also a firstboot/systemd beta blocker, but that one is a quick fix.)
Adam - how much of the compatiblity matrix/list of requirements was exercised in the test day?
comment:5 in reply to: ↑ 4 Changed 6 years ago by mclasen
Replying to notting:
- bug 630490, bug 630225 - disabled services still end up getting started via bus/socket activation
From the description in the bugs, it sounds like this is a nmcli issue and will hit us with upstart, just the same.
comment:6 Changed 6 years ago by notting
It does not, as upstart's not proxying the dbus socket, nor the dbus service as the systemd .service file does.
comment:7 follow-up: ↓ 8 Changed 6 years ago by lennart
Here are the bugs that I think really matter and should be considered MUSTFIX for the final release:
bug 631620 - this is a dep cycle loop, probably pretty easy to fix. Probably just a matter of removing a misplaced dependency from an LSB header of the SysV scripts of some of the involved services.
bug 630490 - this one is trivial, a single line fix in systemd upstream
bug 625027 - should be fixed already by the dbus 1.4.0 upload
bug 630401 - mostly fixed already in systemd upstream (internal logging should now work with SOCK_STREAM loggers, this needs to added to a second place as well)
bug 627014 - i am not entirely sure what's going on here. Doesn't look difficult, but I need to to have a closer look before i can say something reliable about this.
bug 630225 - i think this i easy to fix too, i.e. nmcli invocations in the network scripts simply should be prefixed with "systemct check NetworkManager?.service &&". (Plus some mountpoint /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd checking).
bug 631160 - not really a clue what is going on here so far, will look into this tomorrow. From a first look it doesn't look too difficult to figure out.
So much about the MUSTFIXes, on the other bugs:
I know that Bill doesn't agree with me on this: but I don't think 629040 is a real issue. And it's definitely not a regression since the sysV scripts do not forward the "status" command to systemctl right now, so the bheaviour doesn't change here. I believe the right approach to "fix" this issue is to move the services in question to native unit files in F15. But I don't think this needs fixing in F14.
And then there's 631588 which I so far cannot really make much sense of (language barrier). I have asked for clarifications there now, we'll have to see what this problem is really about. For 630781 I asked for clarifications, too. I can't say much about this so far.
So much about the issues we have bugs about. Here's some stuff that's not in the bug list (but we probably should have some):
- chkconfig hookup. There is no glue between chkconfig and "systemctl enable". A number of folks wanted to look into this, but nobody did. My personal opinion would be to run "systemctl daemon-reload" and not doing much more, but I know that other people disagree. Adding the "systemctl daemon-reload" call should be trivial to add, and anything else should not be hard either.
- The remaining upstart scripts need systemd unit files. I think this are mostly two packages: readahead and vpnc. I have a patch for the former, and discussed this with hhoyer a few times, but it is not merged but this should be easy. vpnc should be easy too, but I think it wouldn't even be a complete desaster if we didn't get this one package done in time, as all the upstart file did is to undo some potential resolv.conf changes of vpnc on system reboot.
- Packaging systemd unit file guidelines. My suggestion would be to simple add one sentence here for F14: "Please do not include systemd unit files in your package unless you talked to Lennart Poettering, Bill Nottingham, ... first".
- The unscrew thing, if we want this. Probably should be sufficient to have a simple shell script for this, which runs a couple of ln -s and systemctl enable.
And I think this is mostly what I have on my list.
So, summarizing this. From the MUSTFIXes the difficulty of 631160 and 627014 is unclear, the rest appears "easy" to me. So from my perspective, given that I still have time till the beta freeze, I'd vote for a "Yes on systemd for F14". But that's just me who's always optimistic. ;-)
[If somebody wants to help: I'd be very thankful if somebody who's not me would be willing to look into the chkconfig, vpnc, 630225, unscrew issues, and maybe prep a patch or two?]
comment:8 in reply to: ↑ 7 Changed 6 years ago by notting
Replying to lennart:
bug 630225 - i think this i easy to fix too, i.e. nmcli invocations in the network scripts simply should be prefixed with "systemct check NetworkManager?.service &&". (Plus some mountpoint /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd checking).
I don't think this is right... callers of nmcli shouldn't have to care how NM is started for the status to behave sanely. There's certainly the 'easy' fix of reverting how NM is activated, in any case.
So much about the MUSTFIXes, on the other bugs:
I know that Bill doesn't agree with me on this: but I don't think 629040 is a real issue. And it's definitely not a regression since the sysV scripts do not forward the "status" command to systemctl right now, so the bheaviour doesn't change here. I believe the right approach to "fix" this issue is to move the services in question to native unit files in F15. But I don't think this needs fixing in F14.
The sysv scripts *are* forwarding status to systemctl in many cases. This can be reverted, of course. But I'd prefer this to be supported much better than it is now.
I intend to look at chkconfig, but have been examining if there's ways to improve this some first. Probably should switch the order.
comment:10 follow-up: ↓ 12 Changed 6 years ago by kevin
So, I'm sort of on the fence here.
- systemd has already gotten a lot of press for f14
- We have already made changes in docs/etc for it.
- It's a cool idea.
- The bugs/issues are not a flood and look potentially solveable.
- We still need more docs
- This may drive away users if it's not very stable by release.
- We need at least some packaging guidelines.
- readahead would be very good to get fixed asap.
- If we drop this for f14, our feature set looks very very dull.
I wish we had had just around another month of time here to do more testing feedback and clear out the bugs and get things solid. I guess I am a slight +1 to keeping it in f14 but could be talked into letting it 'bake' more in rawhide for f15 if others see problems. To mitigate issues, we should also then:
- Perhaps have a second test day? When we have good images and more lead time
to announce it. Perhaps after Beta?
- Note in Beta notes to test the heck out of it and file bugs.
- Have at least some guidelines in place:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd_Packaging_Draft (I know the answer is "don't do it yet unless asked", but we should confirm that the units files we have already are sane and work as we expect guidelines to say).
- Improve docs.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SysVinit_to_Systemd_Cheatsheet should be fleshed out as well as https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_Systemd_problems
comment:11 Changed 6 years ago by adamwill
notting: sorry, I forgot to answer your question. With the proviso that we have no direct *proof* the people attending the test day went through the entire test cases, the answer is that the coverage is fairly good, because the test cases provided for the test day cover everything in your list that is directly testable. Obviously the stuff about documentation and process (like the provision of packaging guidelines) doesn't come under the test day, but all the items about how systemd actually works I put into the test cases.
I intend to go through and triage the bugs today. I wouldn't worry too much about bug 631620 - HAL not started in certain circumstances, since our HALectomy is pretty advanced these days, but I think the rest of your list is fairly sound.
comment:12 in reply to: ↑ 10 Changed 6 years ago by mclasen
- If we drop this for f14, our feature set looks very very dull.
This looks like it is a PRO, rather than a CON. do we _want_ to ship a very dull feature set ?
I personally think that the PROS outweigh the CONs, and Lennart has proven that he's very capable of fixing issues quickly, so I am confident that we can get the relatively short list of mustfixes emptied soon.
As for documentation: yes, more is always better. I'll volunteer to help out with improving docs.
comment:13 Changed 6 years ago by kevin
This looks like it is a PRO, rather than a CON. do we _want_ to ship a very dull feature >set ?
Yeah, sorry, this was in the wrong place. ;)
So, I see +1 from mclasen, a weak +1 from me, and +0 from notting? Any other fesco members wish to weigh in? Or should we just close this ticket as "no one has strong feelings, might as well just do it".
comment:14 Changed 6 years ago by tuxbrewr
- Cc tuxbrewr added
Based on what I have read here and on the lists I am leaning towards +1. The issue do not seem to be show stoppers and Lennart feels he can nail down the final few bugs. I would feel better if as Kevin suggested we had another test day and make sure we have people to test who use more than just the default DE.
comment:15 Changed 6 years ago by poelstra
- Cc poelstra added
comment:16 Changed 6 years ago by johannbg
FYI https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_Systemd_problems is ready
Is https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SysVinit_to_Systemd_Cheatsheet ready or do you guys want something more on that page ?
comment:17 Changed 6 years ago by johannbg
- Cc johannbg added
comment:18 Changed 6 years ago by kevin
- Keywords meeting added
Those links are looking good to me johannbg.
I'm going to toss this on the meeting agenda for tomorrow in the event that any of the fesco folks who didn't provide input here would like to, but as far as I can see we are go for systemd in f14. :)
Lennart: If you need any resources to help make things a success, please just let us know (more testing, more maintainers fedora side, etc).
comment:19 follow-up: ↓ 20 Changed 6 years ago by pfrields
- Cc dsilas added
FWIW, I'd like to see some effort by lennart & mclasen (who volunteered to help beef up the docs) to work with the team preparing the F14 Deployment Guide to include systemd procedures. This includes but isn't limited to Chapter 6 on services:
- http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-Controlling_Access_to_Services.html
According to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_meetings#Guides the lead for that doc is dsilas (cc'ing).
comment:20 in reply to: ↑ 19 Changed 6 years ago by mclasen
Replying to pfrields:
FWIW, I'd like to see some effort by lennart & mclasen (who volunteered to help beef up the docs) to work with the team preparing the F14 Deployment Guide to include systemd procedures. This includes but isn't limited to Chapter 6 on services:
- http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-Controlling_Access_to_Services.html
According to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_meetings#Guides the lead for that doc is dsilas (cc'ing).
Thanks for pointing that out. I wasn't even aware of that document.
comment:21 Changed 6 years ago by dsilas
- Cc jhradile@…, mprpic@… added
The Fedora Deployment Guide has not received any changes to reflect systemd yet, though in my estimate, and those of co-authors Jaromir Hradile and Martin Prpic, doing so won't affect many areas. Making the DG reference systemd instead of init scripts, etc. will be the first stage of the changeover, and one we're aiming at for DG publication before F14 GA. It is also possible that we could integrate more specific systemd content into the F14 DG before GA, especially if is mostly hammered out already.
Jarek updated the Controlling Access to Services chapter recently; I have CCed him and Martin.
I have also contacted Lennart and Matthias separately re: getting the docs into the Fedora DG.
comment:22 Changed 6 years ago by kevin
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to fixed
After a long meeting today, FESCo decided to defer systemd to the f15 release to give it time to become rock solid. We will still need the docs and such, please keep working on them for f15.
Notting will look at changes needed for f14, and I hope systemd development will continue in rawhide at a rapid pace.
comment:23 Changed 6 years ago by poelstra
Would it help to clarify that systemd still remains in Fedora 14, it is just not enabled by default, but can be used if desired?
comment:24 Changed 6 years ago by notting
I am leery of supporting it in F14 if it's not the default (in that I don't know that it fits our new update strategy to push fixes to non-systemd-critical packages to F-14 to fix systemd integration issues). But it's an option.
comment:25 Changed 6 years ago by poelstra
- Status changed from closed to reopened
- Resolution fixed deleted
What are the expected plans and changes for the systemd feature page?
comment:26 Changed 6 years ago by notting
Move to F-15,I presume.
comment:27 Changed 6 years ago by kevin
- Status changed from reopened to closed
- Resolution set to fixed
Yeah, move to f15 and if the feature owner(s) could look it over and see if there is any different scope for f15, that would be great.
We can then take a look at it and get it approved for f15.
comment:28 Changed 6 years ago by poelstra
The feature page was already set to ReadyForWrangler?, but it doesn't appear to have been updated to reflect Fedora 15 fully. I've requested an update in the associated talk page. Once that is done I'll queue it up for FESCo


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