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consumption noun [ U ] (USE)
As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.
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- The commonest cause of cirrhosis is alcohol consumption.
- In this period, there were 974 outbreaks of communicable disease attributed to the consumption of raw milk.
- The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption.
- She said that industrialized countries should reduce their gluttonous consumption of oil.
- The inspector declared the meat fit for human consumption .
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Meet Our Recruiters
Madison Peters
Hometown: Burlington, Ontario
High School: Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Degree: Honours Bachelor of Science '12
Programs: Double Major in Psychology & Criminology, Minor in Sociology
Twitter: UTMMadison
Welcome! My name is Madison and I am one of the Recruitment Officers here at UTM. I am so pleased that you are considering the University of Toronto Mississauga for your postsecondary studies! I graduated from U of T Mississauga in 2012, with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree. UTM has really become a second home to me over the 7 years that I have been here. As a prospective high school student, I was drawn to the University of Toronto because of its world-renowned reputation, the size of the institution, the variety of opportunities; both academic as well as social and the breadth of programs. I specifically chose the Mississauga campus because of the close knit community feel and the environment of the campus. It is truly such a beautiful place to study and work at! I chose to live in Residence at UTM in my first year and loved it so much that I made UTM my home away from home for my entire degree. As a student at UTM I was part of the UTM Dance Team and I worked as a Residence Don, Program Assistant and a Student Ambassador in the Office of Admissions. Following my degree, I was happy to be able to continue at UTM in a professional capacity. I love that my job includes sharing my experiences at UTM with prospective students! I look forward to meeting you and speaking to you about the opportunities available for you at UTM. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me.
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Welcome to UTM! My name is Megan, and I'm one of the Recruitment Officers at the University of Toronto Mississauga. From the moment I arrived on campus in 2009, I knew I was in the right place. I love that this is a green campus surrounded by wildlife. It's also conveniently located between both Hamilton (my hometown) and downtown Toronto. I was also drawn to UTM for its passion for innovation and development. We are constantly growing! There are so many resources to take advantage of, and dedicated staff and faculty who are passionate about student success. I lived in Oscar Peterson Hall in my first year on campus, and worked with Student Housing and Residence Life for the remainder of my undergrad. UTM embraced my passion for learning and provided me with opportunities that shaped me into who I am today. I had an amazing experience as a student here, and after 2 years of working and travelling the world, I'm glad to be back on our beautiful campus to welcome you as you embark on your next big adventure - your undergraduate career! I look forward to meeting you and speaking to you about the opportunities available for you at UTM. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me.
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Talk about a rugged, tough light bar. I took a serious tumble while rock crawling at a local spot and the light bar held up better than the aftermarket roof rack it was attached to. Very bright and perfect for a good night crawl.
I really like the feature to where you can power it 3 different ways.
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Cattlewoman Nancy Mucklow is clear about the mission of her organization.
"We champion this because it's our lifestyle and it's our industry," Mucklow said.
That's why about 60 women in Routt County take time out of their busy weeks many raising families, working in town and helping out on the ranch that they live on to promote the beef industry and agriculture in general with the Routt County CattleWomen.
The group sets up information booths at public events to tout beef and agriculture, organizes fund-raisers and gives out $5,000 to $8,000 worth of college scholarships to local high school graduates with an agricultural background, Mucklow said.
Most recently, the group organized the Boot Scootin' Branding Ball March 3.
The dance was meant to bring back the old local tradition of the family dances, where locals of all ages stomp their boots and dance into the evening.
It was also a time to honor the Routt County Cattlewomen's best 2000 member and best new member, the Cattlewoman of the Year and the Rookie of the Year.
This year, two women with strong Yampa Valley agricultural ties were honored. Laurie Hallenbeck received the Cattlewoman of the Year and Adonna Allen picked up the Rookie of the Year award.
Hallenbeck has been with the Cattlewomen for nine years and was raised in south Routt County. She said she was surprised and humbled to receive the award.
Her agricultural roots run deep in Routt County. Her great grandfather was the original owner of Casey's Pond and ranched in the Stagecoach area and in Pleasant Valley, on the land where Lake Catamount is today.
Today, she and her husband, Dennis, own and operate a ranch near Hayden. They run cattle and lambs and grow hay. Like many modern ranching families, the couple works jobs off the ranch to support their lifestyle, while raising their two children.
For the Cattlewomen, Laurie Hallenbeck passionately heads the scholarship committee.
"The scholarships are important," she said. "Those kids have got to go to school. Only a handful of them will be able to come back to ranch."
Hallenbeck said she is concerned about the thousands of acres of agricultural land that go out of production every year. The result is children that are raised in agricultural settings and learn it as a trade may not have the chance to use those skills.
"It's real sad when kids can't go back to their agricultural roots," Hallenbeck said.
Along with supplying students with scholarships to help give them options, Hallenbeck also said she is a big believer in educating children and adults about the importance of agriculture to the community in hopes to help preserve it.
"I've seen kids who think that their milk just comes from cartoons, not a cow," she said.
Among many of the activities that she participates in, Hallenbeck goes into schools to talk about agriculture with local children, participates in ranching tours for the public and attends an annual Cattlewomen's meeting with the Colorado State Legislature to put the word from the agricultural world in the ear of state officials.
This kind of proactive work is what drew Adonna Allen to join the Cattlewomen in August 1999.
"This is not an organization that you just meet once a month to have coffee together," Allen said. "The best part about the Cattlewomen is that it's such an active group."
Allen said she enjoys the hard work, which is what earned her the Rookie of the Year honor.
The rookie's ag roots also run deep in the Yampa Valley. Her great-grandfather homesteaded the Rocking C-Bar Ranch west of Steamboat Springs. The ranch, where Allen and her husband, Troy, live today, is still in the family. It's owned and operated by her grandpa Raymond Gray and her parents, Don and Marsha Daughenbaugh.
Allen, who was born and raised in the valley, went to college at the University of Wyoming, in Laramie, where she met Troy. The two then moved to Cody, Wyo., and then moved to Steamboat in the summer of 1999.
She joined the Cattlewomen right when she got back and volunteered to be the editor of the Cattlewomen's monthly newsletter. But Allen now is setting her sights on a new goal with the Cattlewomen. She and a fellow member are working to put up a sign on each end of Steamboat Springs to show the importance of agricultural here.
"To let people know that we are a community, we have agricultural roots and it's not just skiing here," she said. "The open spaces here are from the farmers' and ranchers' hard work."
If all works out, Allen said she hopes to have the signs up by fall.
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2014 An Indian Thriller
In the summer thriller of 2014, history sets the stage for India to choose between the fatal and the fabulous.
Agent Vinod
A thriller so pacy that the tale soon turns into a blur of events
Dirty Rotten Murderers
Modern crime fiction seems to have caught up with the perversity of real-life violence. Gone are the days when the little grey cells were all that was important to a racy read
Marked for Life
Meet a girl with a tattoo who could haunt you for a long time to come.


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This sputum smear shows staphylococcus bacteria using Gram stain technique in a patient with staphylococcal pneumonia. Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive diplococcal organism, usually affecting the debilitated, elderly or the immunocompromised individual, and is often responsible for nosocomial infections acquired during lengthy hospital stays.
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Phoenix, Hoffman in Oscar gossip
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Oscar talk can never start too early. Even though the little golden statues won't be given out until March, unnamed film experts are talking up their favourites from the Toronto Film Festival.
Joaquin Phoenix puts in an "Oscar-worthy performance" as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, Reuters reports.
It seems Phoenix's ignorance about Cash was a plus. "What was nice for me was not knowing anything about music and not being a singer or player and kind of discovering what that was like, instead of having a set way of doing things," he says.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and his new film, Capote, about the late writer Truman Capote, are also being touted as Oscar nominees.
The critics are impressed with the way Hoffman captured Capote's flamboyant mannerisms, Reuters reports.
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Discussion content should not be viewed as an endorsement of the views of Tulsa City County Library. TCCL reserves the right to edit or refuse to post any material, in whole or in part, that does not meet these guidelines. TCCL reserves the right to make changes to the guidelines at any time.
See the Comment Guidelines for more information.
Every year, the Research Center receives questions about Tulsa's Standpipe HIll. Here are a couple of of our frequently asked questions and the answers:
How tall was the standpipe?
A 11/15/1904 Tulsa Daily Democrat article states that the standpipe would be an imposing structure of 100 feet from base to top.
How tall was the hill?
A National Board of Fire Underwriters Committee map shows that the hill was 902 feet tall in 1922.
It is often difficult for me to read fiction in a vacuum; undistracted by the implications of the outside world and current events, focusing solely on the text as simply an authorial work. Academics would couch my baggage, bringing outside contexts that have seemingly little to do with the actual work, as a post-structuralist symptom. That is the inability of authors to separate themselves from the social structures of their daily lives; thus fiction is neither solely imaginative nor autobiographical but a byproduct of everything we're exposed to and internalize. Very highfalutin, I know
Well, the short answer is no, the library does not assist with tax preparation or offer tax advice. However, we do have some resources that may make tax season a little more bearable for you.
March 14, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Owasso, OK 74055
This free seminar will provide instruction on increasing operational revenue without increasing fundraising expenses. Topics include:
• Evaluating the effectiveness of your development operation
• Beginning or strengthening a major gifts effort
• Segmenting your donor base
• Identifying and structuring separate and appropriate strategies for donors of all levels
Sponsored by Mission Advancement.
Business incubator i2E (Innovation to Enterprise) is offering a paid 10-week fellowship this summer at an entrepreneurial company in Tulsa or Oklahoma City.
Applications for the 2013 i2E Fellows program are being accepted through March 15. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible.
Fellows will earn $6,000 while working full-time on projects designed specifically for their skill sets at i2E client companies or at i2E's offices in either city. The Fellowships begin June 3.
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The Starke County Airport is still reeling from the damage wrought by Tuesday morning's storms. Airport Manager Pam Beharry says a number of hangars were damaged and some even destroyed, and five planes were totaled while others were untouched by the 70 mph winds that tore through the area.
Fortunately, Beharry says no one was injured and the planes that did suffer damage carried their own insurance. She says a number of insurance adjustors have already visited the airport, not only to assess the damage on the planes, but also to assess the damage at the airport itself.
Beharry says they have thirty tee hangars – a type of enclosed structure designed to hold aircraft in protective storage – and many of them were damaged or destroyed by the storm. One plane was even blown over to the fuel station and took out the building there. Some airplanes in the hangars were even lifted from the ground up to ten feet in the air, damaging the hangars before resting back on the ground. One hangar lost its roof, although the airplanes within did not move.
NIPSCO says the power should be restored today to the airport if it has not already been restored. The total amount of damage at the airport is still unknown because many pieces of equipment cannot be tested without electricity. The fuel pumps appear to be in working order, but because they have no power, the fuel pumps are out of commission and cannot be tested. The same is true for the airport hangar doors, which cannot be opened without electricity.
One airport employee was in a hangar when the storm hit, prompting him to hide under a stairwell where he watched the chaos ensue. He saw a roof blow off one hangar, and another one topple over, before he ran for cover in the main office building.
The Culver Military Academy has also been affected by the storm, as they are unable to continue their summer aviation program because the main hangar door cannot be opened. Beharry says the door may be damaged, but again, they are not sure because it is still without power.
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County Executive Chris Abele's recent decision to dump popular Parks Director Sue Black has some in ex-Gov. Jim Doyle's administration feeling a sense of déjà vu.
That's because, they say, Doyle's team made an equally unpopular move nearly a decade ago by bumping Black to a less prestigious state parks job for what appears to be similar reasons. They contend Black was a high-profile staffer who alienated her staff and circumvented her bosses - sometimes without telling them - to get what she wanted.
"From what I understand of the situation, it's a repeat of patterns at the Department of Natural Resources," Scott Hassett, the DNR secretary under Doyle and one-time attorney general candidate, said last week.
But Black's lawyer, Franklyn Gimbel, downplayed the parallels.
He chalked up the 2003 move to simple politics.
"Jim Doyle is a black-and-white guy about loyalties," Gimbel said. "If he saw her as having a connection to Tommy Thompson, she had 'exit' written on her forehead."
Thompson, a four-term Republican governor, made Black the chief of the state parks system in 1997. She remains close to Thompson and even led the charge to rename a state park after him.
But when Doyle took office, Hassett moved quickly to remove Black from that post and make her a policy adviser to the administrator in the Division of Lands.
The newly elected Democratic governor and his team provided little public explanation for the change, which was criticized by Republican lawmakers.
Some things don't change.
This month, Abele - a Democrat - bounced Black from her county parks position with little explanation, except to say, "I can get better service." Abele staffers have since linked the move to what they say was a pattern of poor communication and a poorly handled park lease deal.
The move has been heavily criticized by County Board members and others.
Under Black's leadership, the county park system won several major national awards, and Abele gave her a $14,000-a-year pay raise less than a year ago. Black has called her dismissal an act of "betrayal."
Black, however, has a long record of butting heads with her bosses.
No Quarter reported last week that Abele's predecessor as county exec, Gov. Scott Walker, had his own run-in with Black over an unexpected budget deficit in 2006. Walker even ordered Black to draft a standing resignation letter that he could use when he wanted to remove her from office.
It never got to that point.
Walker has gone on talk radio in the past week to praise Black's work - despite the resignation letter and his decision not to give her a raise for seven years.
In an interview last week, Hassett declined to provide details on his decision to oust Black as state parks director nine years ago.
But two Doyle officials familiar with the situation - who asked not to be named because they don't want to be dragged into any possible litigation - offered some insight.
The first source said Black has a number of strong qualities, including her obvious PR skills and political savvy. She was very popular with many outside parks supporters.
But the source said she also had a number of critics in the DNR.
"There's universal love and affection for the parks - not for Sue," the source said. "A lot of people were very, very happy" when she was transferred.
First, the Doyle source said, her bosses and other division chiefs disliked it when Black would do end-runs by going to GOP lawmakers or Thompson to keep the parks from being hit, for instance, with department-wide budget cuts. Sometimes, the official said, people in the agency had no idea Black was doing this.
In addition, the Doyle source contended, morale within her division was very low.
"The governor had no problem with it," the Doyle source said of the transfer. "He just wanted it done sooner rather than later."
A second Doyle official agreed, saying the Democratic governor didn't want controversial personnel moves to linger.
"They don't get noticed as much at the beginning," the source said.
Clearly, Abele didn't get the message.
He kept her on as the county parks boss when he took office last year and then bumped her pay up to nearly $140,000. Her dismissal, Gimbel said, came without warning.
Now the prominent Milwaukee lawyer is weighing whether to sue, contending Black turned down a higher paying job running Chicago's park system nearly a year ago based on assurances given her by Abele. Black is also being represented by a Madison PR firm.
"I'm not rushing to start a lawsuit," Gimbel said Friday. "But I am very disappointed in the fact that I have attempted to straighten out some residual employment issues, and I'm having a hard time with the people calling the shots."
As for Black, Gimbel said she's doing what you would expect:
"Sue right now is trying to find a job."
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Gary E. Longanecker
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Longtime Bellingham resident Gary Everett Longanecker, passed away quietly on the evening of Dec. 30, 2010. He fought a courageous battle against Emphysema and COPD Lung disease. His proud parents Harold and Eunice, welcomed Gary to the world on Oct. 12, 1940. He was the second son born to the couple. The Longanecker family when complete consisted of six sons. The family resided in Brainerd, Minn.
Gary (Butch) joined the U.S. Navy in 1956. The memory of time spent on the U.S.S. Boston Battleship was especially memorable. He served in the U.S. Navy until 1961. Upon completion of his military service, Gary began his long career with the Northern Pacific Railroad. At some point in his 30-plus year tenure with the railroad, the company changed names to Burlington Northern Railroad. Gary retired from Burlington Northern in 2002. Gary was involved with the community in his younger years. He coached soccer, assisted with Boy Scouts and donated his time as a part-time volunteer firefighter during the 70s.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Harold Longanecker; and brother, Don Longanecker. He is survived by his mother, Eunice; brothers, Tom and Scott, all of Brainerd, Minn.; brother, Gordon, Bellingham Wash.; and brother, Mike, Klamath Falls, Ore. Gary also leaves his children, Chris Longanecker, and his family, Kim, Cody, Blaine and Christopher, all of Bellingham Wash., Sherrie Daley, and her family, Zachary and Samantha, of Everett, Wash., Rose Forsness, Rod Forsness and wife, Denise, and family Jake and Karlie, all of Benton City, Wash., Delamie, of Montana, Vickie Smith and husband, Don, and family Justin, Katie, all of Kennewick, Wash., Janet Chunn and husband, Malcom and family, Matt, Calvin, Alec, all of Richland, Wash.; and numerous other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
At Gary's request, no funeral services will take place. He will greatly be missed by his family. Thanks for being such a great father!


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Facebook's frozen tundra data center
Facebook's frozen data center is a threat to more than just the caribou and polar bears. It's a threat to other tech giants as well.
Every year, computing giants including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Cisco Systems sell north of $100 billion in hardware. That's the total for the basic iron—servers, storage, and networking products. Add in specialized security, data analytics systems, and related software, and the figure gets much, much larger. So you can understand the concern these companies must feel as they watch Facebook publish more efficient equipment designs that directly threaten their business. For free.
The Dells and HPs of the world exist to sell and configure data-management gear to companies, or rent it out through cloud services. Facebook's decision to publish its data center designs for anyone to copy could embolden others to bypass U.S. tech players and use low-cost vendors in Asia to supply and bolt together the systems they need.


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SailNet Community (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/)
- Gear & Maintenance (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/)
- - Sliding Glass Doors? (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/100463-sliding-glass-doors.html)
Sliding Glass Doors?
Can sliding "glass" doors on cruising catamarans withstand water breaking over the stern(s). Specifically can they withstand a water jet velocity of 15 ft / sec.?
Basis for this question is the fabulous work done in the following USCG research article on series drogues:
Drogue Information
The article recommends that drogues be deployed from the stern when breaking waves could develop.
In section 6.4 - Boat Design - it says "companionway doors should be checked at a loading corresponding to a water jet velocity of approximately 15 ft./sec"
Meaningless stuff which you can ignore: I sail and race on an inland lake in my daysailer and dream of cruising on a bigger boat. Being a newbie I read a lot and think about the relative merits of cat versus mono. I've taken a bunch of ASA courses including recently the catamaran course on a Lagoon 38. It was great to be roaring along at 10+ kts through the water in 20+ kt true wind and moderate chop. It was even greater to duck into the cabin and enjoy my sandwich with my bottle of water resting calmly on the salon table unrestrained. I fear that this background will re-start the cat vs mono discussion! But this is not my goal!
I'm just curious these big, exposed doors.
Thanks in advance, Bob
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May wish to review EU ocean A classification requirements. Believe this is why some nauticats (monohull motosailors) are B not A.
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Thanks Outbound. The CE regs on recreational craft is a difficult topic to research! In your opinion does the weakness of these big, sliding doors mean:
1. cruising cats should only use drogues / sea anchors from the bow
2. cruising cats are not meant to withstand rough seas with breaking waves
3. other?
Thanks, Bob
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hmmm... patio doors on a catamaran... you're not "HotRod", are you?
If you have four days, read this and get caught up:
65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space - Sailing Anarchy - Sailing Anarchy Forums
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Ok, that Hot Rod comment hurt!
And to think that you're comparing a Lagoon to the HR's Plywood wonder - Wow!
Lagoon is pretty proud of their naval architects: Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prévost (VPLP). They're going to complain to the international commission of something or other I'm sure.
I just pulled the brochure on a Lagoon 38 - it has a CE A-8 rating (even with sliding glass doors).
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don't know much about multi hulls beyond having a friend who sells them out of Wareham MA-(the multihull source) and sailing a one off tri in a Newport/Bermuda. Guess they got the CE A figuring the thing will float even if doors broached in a pooping. Think you're correct though that standard tactic for multi's is sea anchor via bridle not series drogue. You're lucky if you can figure a way to berth the thing and maintain it. Around here limiting factor is getting them in and out of the water and finding mooring/slips non billionaires can afford. Remain very intrigued by the Neel tri. Seems to have a lot of good ideas but have not sailed one.
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to elicit requirements and gain consensus is a critical success factor in delivering something of commercial or operational business value iteratively and incrementally. I recommend conducting a Story elicitation brainstorming workshop every few weeks to refresh and create new Stories for the Product Backlog. To run a group brainstorming session effectively, do the following:
- Set up a comfortable meeting environment for the workshop.
- Appoint one person to record what comes from the workshop.
- If people aren't already used to working together, use a warm-up exercise or ice-breaker.
- Make it clear that that the objective of the meeting is to identify Stories based on the Product Vision. The details of the what, why, when, and how of the Product Vision is another question and answer included in my upcoming book.
- Ensure that no train of thought is followed for too long – time-box conversations.
- Start analyzing who wants what and why within the context of the Product Vision. Step into the " who's" shoes to understand their wants and reasoning. Record what you discover in a table as depicted in Table 1.0.
- Role playing can be fun, so enjoy the brainstorming exercise. You'll be amazed and the insights you'll discover.
Who (Role)
What (Action)
Why (Reason)
Table 1.0 – Story Brainstorming
Final Thought
Traditional system-software development attempts to first document all of a product's requirements and then freeze those requirements for the duration of the project. The assumption is we can come to a complete understanding of the product (system-software) before developing code. More often than not, dynamic business environments, incomplete project/requirements knowledge, and inherent project risk and complexity make static requirements impractical. What a shame that new and possibly better ideas must be rejected because they weren't raised during the business requirements phase.
However, Agile has a wonderful technique to overcome the requirement process limitations of traditional software development: the User Story. The written words of a Story and all the conversation about the Story enables the Product Owner and the delivery team to effectively communicate the product features ( who, wants what, why ). Requirements can and do change; the iterative nature of Agile allows the team to refocus on new or lower priority Stories during every Sprint Planning session. Thus, in Agile when asked for a new feature you will never say, "I'm sorry but that wasn't in the requirements."
A Story is a means to an end. Stories first and foremost serve as a communication mechanism leveraging effective collaboration between those who possess requisite knowledge , authority and responsibility for the requirement, the Product Owner (aka the Business


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Well I bought a set of gauges and my installer was working on them yesterday. After testing the wires we ran for power and such with a multi-meter like 5 times he diagnosed that the Control Unit was bad. (Note: He has installed Defi setups numerous times)
It is actually a Control Unit 2. Anways, I sent it back to the Vendor today and they basically said all they can do is test it and send me a new one if it doesn't work.
Has anyone else had a bad Control Unit? I am hoping that I am a rare case, because just by looking at the product I can tell that it's quality and that it's definitely worth the money I paid for it. I just want to make sure that way I have a little assurance.


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Outdoors Notes - Feb. 19
CROSBY — Registration for the Cuyuna Lakes Whiteout, a March 2-3 winter bike riding and racing event, is available at CuyunaLakesWhiteout.com.
The Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew is hosting the event, a two-day celebration of the new natural surface winter fat bike trails in the Sagamore Unit of the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area.
The Cuyuna Lakes Whiteout will feature the six-, 12- or 18-mile Sagamore SnowXross Country Race, the Cuyuna Lakes Serpent Lake Ice Bike 500 Race and the Cuyuna Lakes Fat Tire Drag Race Championship.
The event is open to the public and will kick off March 2 with a night ride for thrill-seeking riders or racers who want to familiarize themselves with the Sagamore trails. A pasta feed fundraiser for the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew will follow the night ride.
On March 3 only, the Yawkey unit, normally designated for summer use, will be open for recreational winter riding. There also will be a sledding hill for children at Crosby Memorial Park, an Arctic Outdoor Market featuring local artisans and vendors, food, beverages and music, including the anthem, "Yawkey Mountain High," by The Seth Doud Band. Profits from Whiteout will benefit the maintenance and continued expansion of the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails.
For a complete event schedule and more information on registering or volunteering, visit CuyunaLakesWhiteout.com.
Rod-building classes slated in Baxter
LakeLady Custom Fishing Rods will host the last two classes of the spring March 2-4 and March 16-18.
Build your choice of a casting or spin rod during one of these weekend classes, which include all the parts necessary, use of all tools and disposables, 15-17 hours of hands-on professional instruction, a one-year membership to the Custom Rod Builders Guild (optional but highly recommended) and more.
Cost is $278, or $248 without the membership to the CRBG. Finished rods will have a retail value in excess of $180 to $200.
The class, limited to 6-8 builders, begins at 6 p.m. that Friday at Gander Mountain in Baxter.
For more information, call (218) 562-4512.
James Lindner guest speaker at BASS event
James Lindner of Lindner's Angling Edge in Baxter will be the guest speaker at the Minnesota BASS Federation National Meeting & Banquet on March 3 at the Ramada Plaza, 1330 Industrial Blvd., Minneapolis.
Linder will speak on "Smallmouth bass logic."
The meeting is from 3:30-5 p.m., social hour and a silent auction start at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6:30 p.m., with a program at 7:15 p.m. Cost is $35 per person.
Silent auction items will include a MinnKota Fortex 101 and Humminbird 788CI HD combo depth finder.
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Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing Weekend
Minnesotans who want to introduce a child to ice fishing may want to take advantage of Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing Weekend Feb. 18-20. During those days, resident anglers age 16 and older do not need a fishing license if they are accompanied by a child younger than age 16. This weekend is also an opportunity for kids to introduce an adult to ice fishing.
Tips for a successful ice fishing trip are available online at www.mndnr.gov/minnaqua. An educational podcast about ice fishing featuring Mike Kurre, DNR mentoring coordinator, and Mike "Smitty" Smith of "Ice Team" is at files.dnr.state.mn.us/news/podcasts/KidsAndIceFishing.mp3.
Cuyuna's Smith named to committee
Jenny Smith of the Cuyuna Lakes Trail Association is among the appointees who will serve on the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee, the DNR announced. The first meeting will be Feb. 27 at the DNR's central office in St. Paul.
The purpose of the Legacy Advisory Committee is to promote and coordinate implementation of the 25-year Parks and Trails Legacy Plan, which was presented to the Minnesota Legislature in February 2011.


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Designer socialism helps AFL capitalise on thrilling finale
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It is the type of finish that those who implemented measures such as the salary cap, the draft and poor-performance concession picks to socialise the AFL would have dreamed of.
Eleven teams still in contention for the eight finals spots with one round to play. No position in the eight decided. West Coast and Adelaide to play for the minor premiership. And, with the Swans storming home, the flag up for grabs.
The battle between the five teams - Fremantle, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs - jostling for the two undecided finals places will have fingers tapping on calculator keys all week. However, it is the more straightforward shoot-out for top spot at Subiaco on Saturday night that will have the greatest influence on the outcome of one of the most open premiership races ever.
The AFL's new agreement with the MCG means that both the first- and second-placed teams are assured of a home preliminary final (providing they win their first final) and has reduced the stakes in the West Coast-Adelaide showdown somewhat. However, the prize for top spot is significant.
If the AFL schedules its finals as it did last year (the top-placed team playing its preliminary final on Friday night and the second-placed team on Saturday night), the minor premier would have an extra day's rest. More pertinently, the team that finishes top now seems likely to play the injury-struck St Kilda in the first week of the finals. That is suddenly a more enticing prospect than a showdown with the red-hot Swans - now likely to play the team that finishes second.
Premiership favourites just a few days ago, St Kilda suffered a miserable weekend. Adding to the heartbreak of a five-point defeat by Fremantle on Friday night, the Saints lost defender Luke Penny (knee) for the season and both Matt Maguire (hip) and Justin Koschitzke (quad) for up to four weeks.
With Max Hudghton and Leigh Fisher (both hamstring) already sidelined and full-forward Fraser Gehrig struggling with a groin injury, the Saints' campaign is in tatters.
Not that West Coast, the other popular flag tip, are presenting a compelling case. Three defeats in five weeks, the latest a humiliating 76-point defeat at Geelong, has not only reduced the Eagles' seemingly insurmountable lead at the top of the table to four points, it has left significant doubts about their capacity to perform under pressure away from home.
With star midfielders Chris Judd, Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr all on the bench in the final term at Skilled Stadium, about the best thing that could be said of the Eagles on a dark day was that they should at least have some fresh legs on Saturday.
The only doubt about Adelaide's ninth consecutive victory - a 110-point thumping of Collingwood - was the pitiful opposition. The Crows went through a virtual training drill, with complacency the only possible negative.
Two of the tightest finishes of the year - Fremantle's after-the-siren victory over St Kilda and Melbourne's controversial last-gasp win over the Western Bulldogs - as well as Port Adelaide's upset victory over Brisbane at the Gabba, altered the shape of the eight. Yet none of the contenders entering round 21 was eliminated from the finals race. Here's how it stands.
■ Melbourne can sew up a top-eight spot by beating Essendon on Sunday - not an easy task given the Bombers' impressive form in beating Carlton yesterday.
■ Fremantle and Port Adelaide play for a finals spot at Football Park on Saturday night. Port will be marginal favourites, having upset the fading Lions in Brisbane on Saturday.
■ The Lions can still claw their way back into the eight by beating St Kilda at Telstra Dome on Saturday night, but need Melbourne to lose.
■ The Western Bulldogs had a finals spot stolen from them in the dying minutes by Melbourne. They now must beat Collingwood on Friday night, then hope Melbourne and Brisbane both lose.
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now a household word, Rubik's Cube.
Although 1974 marks the appearance
of the Cube, the processes that led to the invention began a few years earlier.
At the time, Erno Rubik was a lecturer at the Academy of Applied Arts
and Crafts in Budapest.
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demonstrated it to his students and let some of his friends play with it. The
effect was instantaneous. Once somebody laid his hands on the Cube,
3_____________. The compulsive interest of friends and students in the Cube
caught its creator completely by surprise and it was months before any thought
was given to the possibility of producing it on an industrial scale.
During 1978 the Cube began to make
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Cubes at any hour of the day. But it was the young, schoolboys and students,
5____________. Now the Cube is part of a family of puzzles and games which bear
the stamp of the genius who created the greatest three dimensional puzzle the
world has ever known.
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Australians' devotion to the island resilient
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TRAVEL to Bali will bounce back after the initial shock of last weekend's bombings wears off if past experience is any guide, industry experts say.
The latest figures on passenger departures from Melbourne Airport over the past six years show that, contrary to expectations, travel to Bali was higher this year than before the first Bali bombings in 2002.
Geoffrey Conaghan, general manager for corporate affairs at Melbourne Airport, described the findings as extraordinary.
They show that in the year before the 2002 Bali bombings, 56,287 Australians left Melbourne Airport for Indonesia in 2000-01, compared with almost 70,000 three years after the bombing.
Overall departures have climbed from 54,783 in 1999-2000 to 69,978 last year, recovering from a low of 32,323 in 2002-03 in the aftermath of the bombings.
He said that attractive holiday packages and the determination of Air Paradise, Bali's own international airline, to help the island's post-2002 recovery played a role.
But he said that tourists also took into account factors such as security measures.
Mr Conaghan said the reaction to last weekend's bombings predicting the end of Bali tourism may be an emotional response and was not based on historical data.
He said a short-term slump could be expected of up to six months, but when confidence returned Australians would look at the Bali market again.
He said Melbourne Airport found the same travel trend after the September 11 attacks and the SARS outbreaks.
More recently an audit of flights to London after the bombings in that city on July 7 found flights from the airport in September at 93 per cent capacity, compared with the usual 90 per cent.
Lonely Planet marketing manager Anna Bolger said the increase in travel to Bali after the 2002 bombing was not that surprising given that its Bali and Lombok travel book was among its 20 bestsellers.
It was into its 10th edition, with sales increasing each year.
She said that among the reasons for the increased number of people heading to Bali after the 2002 bombing was the number of attractive deals on offer as well as the belief that Australians had always had "a love affair" with Bali.
It was too early to say if this would be affected by the bombings, but generally people travelled because they wanted a particular destination, she said.
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The Russian Ice Hockey Federation reports Evgeny Mishakov, who played for Russia in the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 66.
Mishakov had reportedly been in very ill health for years and his death marks the sixth among members of the the Soviet team of 1972. The others are Alexander Ragulin, Alexander Sidelnikov, Valeri Kharlamov, Gennady Tsygankov and Viacheslav Solodukhin.
Mishakov, born on February 22, 1941 in Moscow, played in six games during the series, collecting no points. He was most remembered for being involved in the tournament's only fight with Rod Gilbert. At the time fighting was frowned upon in Russia, but Mishakov was never reprimanded.
According to the Russian Federation website, the four-time Russian hockey champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist died suddenly last Wednesday.


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Police are hunting a thief who was captured on CCTV stealing 51 roses from a cemetery just 24 hours after a pensioner laid his wife to rest.
The thief was filmed on the cemetery's CCTV stealing the roses left by a widower to his beloved late wife, to commemorate their life together.
Grieving Maurice Powell, 75, had laid a rose for every year of marriage to sweetheart Sandra, 70, following her cremation at Robin Hood Cemetery at Shirley, near Solihull, on July 18.
But when the pensioner returned the following day he was devastated to learn the flowers had been stolen – with the brazen theft caught on camera.
In the footage, the well-dressed middle-aged woman is walking around a memorial square at the Solihull crematorium looking at the flowers on display.
She eventually stoops down and snatches the roses, before walking off with them.
CCTV footage of the suspect who took 51 roses from the memorial area of Solihull's Robin Hood Cemetery (West Midlands Police/ BPM Media)
The theft took place at 3.30pm on July 19. The dark-haired woman was wearing a white top and trousers.
West Midlands Police are appealing for anyone who recognises the woman, who was wearing a scarf, to come forward. A spokesman said: "The theft of 51 red roses from a grave at a Solihull cemetery was reported to police on 19 July. The report is being progressed and enquiries continue."
Mr Powell, from Hall Green, West Midlands, was shocked by the theft. He said: "I can't understand why anyone would do this. How low can some people get? It doesn't say much about society."
The dad-of-two said his wife has been "very bubbly, a lovely woman."
Maurice Powell with his wife, Shirley (BPM Media)
"She put up a lot with me. I was the lucky one, I always told her I used all my luck up the day I met her," added the retired Navy man.
After the theft, the only thing left behind was Maurice's poignant memorial card which read: "One for every year since you became my bride, now I close my eyes and dream of times when we walked side by side."
Mr Powell plans to scatter his wife's ashes on August 7 - her birthday.
Robin Hood Cemetery has denounced the theft and pledged to work with police to track down the culprit.
A spokesperson said: "It is difficult to understand why anyone would want to steal from the cemetery and show such complete disregard for someone mourning the loss of a loved one. We do have CCTV at the cemetery and will support police to investigate the incident."


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Cracker all set to have the first laugh
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What the musician Tim Freedman did for the inner-west music scene, the Enmore Theatre hopes to do for the inner-west comedy scene with the inaugural Cracker Comedy festival, launched in Sydney yesterday.
"I've applied for my passport and visa to get into Newtown every night," says the inner-east Sydney resident Mark Trevorrow, aka comedian Bob Downe, who is presenting i Bob at the festival.
That's because the festival, which features more than 40 acts throughout March, has its heartland at the Enmore Theatre, although other venues include the Comedy Store at Fox Studios, the Vanguard in Newtown, Sidetrack Studio Theatre in Marrickville and the Petersham RSL @Newtown. The line-up includes Akmal Saleh, who has been seen on The Glass House, Julia Morris from Full Frontal, and the Umbilical Brothers, as well as the American satirist Sandra Bernhard, British comedian Ross Noble and the guy who is the brother in Everybody Loves Raymond, Brad Garrett.
Cracker is not the first attempt at a comedy festival in Sydney. The burgeoning Big Laugh Comedy Festival is in its fifth year at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta, and will run concurrently with Cracker, sharing a handful of the acts. There was talk of joining forces, but the focus and schedules of the organisations didn't gel.
Established in 2001 by the founder of the Melbourne Comedy Festival, John Pinder, the Big Laugh ran over four days with 12 acts. This year, it will run over 18 days with 38 events.
Other attempts haven't managed to take root. A Sydney Comedy Festival at the now-defunct Harold Park Hotel in Glebe was founded in 1998, but it folded a year later.
Cracker's director, Elia Eliades, who runs the Enmore Theatre with his family, spent seven years concocting the festival.
"You've really got to get it right that first year, otherwise you've cut off your nose to spite your face because there is no momentum," he says. "There have been occasions previously where we could have a run for it, but we weren't 100 per cent comfortable with the talent line-up."
Eliades's cautious approach is understandable, and there's also the hackneyed argument of Sydney-versus-Melbourne comedy to contend with. The southern city has developed the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival, one of the three largest such festivals in the world.
Trevorrow believes the difference between Sydney and Melbourne comedy is mostly about marketing. "I think it's in people's heads that there's some huge difference between Sydney and Melbourne," he says.
"Melbourne has really successfully marketed their comedy festival. It's all about marketing. That's the age we live in."
As for styles, Trevorrow sees no difference in approach by Sydney and Melbourne artists: "I think we all have a similar kinetic, high-energy, iconoclastic approach to comedy. I think that's why Australia bats out of our league as far as creative contributions go internationally, because the comedy interchange has always been very profound between the cities in terms of talent and management."


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The appointment of Joel Edwards, general director of the U.K.'s Evangelical Alliance, as a commissioner to the nation's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has drawn complaints from gay activists.
Formed to enforce legislation guaranteeing age, ethnic, disability, gender, and sexual preference equality, the EHRC brings together the U.K.'s three previous equality commissions. The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007, which went into effect on January 1, added prohibitions against treating anyone "less favorably than he treats or would treat others" on the grounds of sexual orientation. However, concessions within the act allow religious organizations to define standards of sexual behavior for their members and leaders.
Jay Herrick of the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association was dismayed by the appointment of a conservative Christian to the EHRC. "Joel Edwards leads one of the most homophobic organizations in Britain," Herrick said. "The Evangelical Alliance is an umbrella group that shelters some of the most extreme anti-gay groups and churches in the country. How does the Government imagine that this man can participate in decisions about the rights of gay people in a fair and balanced way when he believes that we are all sinners who should live without sexual expression?"
An EHRC spokesman defended Edwards' appointment as a "faith leader and a senior figure in the black community." In addition, Trevor Phillips, the EHRC chair, has spoken against removing Christianity from public and school life.
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The Medina office of Akron Children's Hospital Pediatrics opened its new, larger office today, and pediatricians Susan Alexander, MD; Natalie Jedacek, MD; Ellen MacRitchie, MD; and Tamika Patilla, MD are accepting new patients.
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When I first got started in virtualization it was a very new technology and during that time there were not that many resources available to the virtualization administrator and sometimes it would have been nice to be able to see what others were doing and to be able to share my thoughts and ideas with others to make sure I was presenting the best possible solution to my customers. During these early years the VMTN Community Forum was established and these forums were the place to do this collaboration. I found this to be one of the best arenas to ask questions and share ideas. The VMTN Community area quickly took off and in a lot of cases was the quickest way to find an answer, solution to your problem or issue you were trying to resolve.
Although the Community Forums were a great place to present and answer questions about virtualization, it would have been better to meet with others in person to be able to talk virtualization shop. Around this time VMware was starting to establish a local user group in the major cities around the United States. During this time I was living in South Florida and thought this would be great to be a part of. I contacted VMware and founded the Miami Area VMware User Group or Miami VMUG. At the first meeting we had about twenty people show up and it really grew from there.


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Emergency landing: Ajit Singh lauds lady pilots who saved 52 lives
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New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Monday lauded the courage and grit of two women pilots, who safely landed a Guwahati-bound Air India aircraft, which lost one of the nose wheels during take off from Silchar, and saved 52 lives.
Singh personally called up captain Urmila Yadav, co-pilot Yashoo Pereira and Guwahati Airport Director Manvinder Singh, and thanked them for ensuring the safe landing of the ATR flight from Silchar in Assam, an official statement said.
An Air India Silchar-Guwahati plane with 52 people on board landed under emergency conditions at the Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Sunday after it lost one of its front wheels during take off.
The minister appreciated the "courage and grit" of Urmila and Yashoo with which they acted in the hour of crisis and ensured safety of all the 52 people, 48 passengers and four crew members, on board without letting panic take its grip, it said.
Singh's personal call is not only an appreciation of an isolated incident but also a "strong message that the services of staff and employees of the company, be it small or big, would not go unnoticed and unrecognised" by the government, the statement said.
The ATR 9760 flight lost one of the nose wheels during take off from Silchar airport, 235 km from Guwahati on Monday.
The technical snag developed moments before the plane became airborne from Khumbirgram Airport in Silchar at 9 am.
After the plane gained altitude, its automated alarm cautioned passengers to be prepared for any eventuality.
Captain Urmila, however, flew the plane to Guwahati which has better landing facilities and the aircraft landed under emergency conditions at the Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi congratulated Captain Urmila and Yashu for the safe touchdown. He spoke to Urmila over phone and conveyed his thanks to her and the co-pilot for showing alacrity, courage and dexterity.
The plane hovered over Guwahati airport for some time to burn the fuel in the tank to reduce the chances of it catching fire during landing under emergency conditions.
Even as fear and anxiety gripped the 48 people onboard, the pilot Captain Urmila Yadav and co-pilot Yashu kept their cool and took a couple of crucial decisions that prevented any loss of life.
First, they flew the plane to Guwahati, which has better landing facilities, and the aircraft landed under emergency conditions at Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport.
Second, the team kept the plane hovering over the Guwahati skies for more than two hours to exhaust excess fuel and ensure that it did not burst into flames in the event of a crash-landing.
Civil aviation regulator DGCA has ordered a probe into the incident.
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We are often told that there is still a stigma surrounding mental illness. It is therefore strange that the England cricketer Jonathan Trott was stigmatised for allegedly not having one. Trott left the England tour of Australia in November citing a "long-standing, stress-related condition". But when he gave an interview last month explaining that he was burnt out rather than depressed, the former England captain Michael Vaughan said that he felt "a little bit conned", saying, "When I hear players talking about burnout, I suspect it is an excuse."
Now Trott has taken another break from county cricket as his anxiety issues have recurred. Even Vaughan has tweeted his sympathy ("Very sad and I wish him a full recovery"), though others may be muttering about whether Trott is simply not made of tough enough stuff for top-level sport.
But why do people believe it matters whether the psychological distress that Trott is suffering is an illness or not? We have increasingly come to describe mental difficulties in medical terms, using the language of illness and disease. But is that becoming more of a hindrance than a help to true compassion and understanding? It is important to start by recognising the upside of the medicalisation of psychological problems. Most importantly, to talk of them as health issues normalises both the problems and those who suffer with them.
The depressed, the anxious and the phobic are not "mad" or "crazy" but ordinary people who happen to have developed debilitating problems. This also encourages people to seek help, without feeling that they have failed or will be judged in some way.
These are real gains, but they come at a price. Although the health paradigm in one sense normalises psychological distress, in others it sets it apart from ordinary experience, creating an artificial distinction between problems of living and bona fide "conditions". If depression, for example, is an illness, then it follows that there must be a clear difference between people who have it and those who don't. But although the difference between severe depression and ordinary unhappiness is as clear as that between night and day, there is much twilight between the two.
Once this is accepted, it becomes clear that there is no neat distinction between mental illness and problems of living. Whether someone has a "condition" depends on where the lines are drawn, and different people draw them differently at different times. Whether that person has a diagnosable condition depends a lot on whether they choose to see someone prepared to offer a diagnosis, and there is almost always a doctor who will happily oblige. Indeed, Trott could even have been given one. In Brisbane, England's team doctor told him, "If I was a GP I'd sign you off for three weeks from work." Trott declined because he thought that such an act was not the done thing on an Ashes tour.
Furthermore, what diagnosis is offered would also depend partly on when Trott sought it. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association remains the international reference point for this and its different editions and revisions have changed the definitions of various conditions at the stroke of a few keys.
It is possible to accept that mental distress is on a continuum and retain the language of illness and disease. In psychiatry, several conditions are classified as "spectrum disorders", with no sharp separation point between those that are suitable for professional interventions and those that are not. The highest profile example of this to date was when the fifth edition of the DSM replaced the separate diagnostic labels of Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) with the single term "Autism Spectrum Disorder". But we might question why we need quasi-medical diagnostic criteria in the first place. One reason is that people seem to believe that if something is a condition, with a proper name, then it is somehow more real. That is perhaps one reason why people often report relief when they are given a label for their problems. Someone whose self-esteem has been battered by crippling shyness, for example, can feel much better knowing that it is a social-anxiety disorder. Awkwardness ceases to be a personal failing and becomes an impersonal affliction, relieving the sufferer of the burden of guilt and responsibility. Instead of "I've failed" or "I'm inadequate", the thought can be "I have a condition".
I wouldn't want to dismiss the real benefits that this kind of shift can have. But I do think that a similar positive effect is possible without resorting to medical models, and that to do so would avoid many problems that come with them.
First and foremost among these is the thorny issue of responsibility. One obstacle people often face when thinking about psychological problems is that it seems hard to imagine anything in between the individual being seen as a helpless victim of an illness or as someone who just needs to "pull themselves together". So, as it sounds as though Trott is discovering, those who are not deemed ill are not seen as deserving of sympathy. Michael Vaughan said of him: "We were allowed to believe he was struggling with a serious mental-health issue and treated him with sensitivity and sympathy.
He was obviously not in a great place but he was struggling for cricketing reasons and not mental [reasons], and there is a massive difference." Vaughan's comments reflect the widespread assumption that a person's problems are either non-medical and so entirely their responsibility, or the result of an illness which is entirely out of their control.
Once spelt out, it is obvious how absurdly simplistic this is. And it really matters from a practical point of view. Blaming people for their problems is pointless and unfair, but that should not stop us from encouraging them to take responsibility for getting out of their plights, while fully recognising that they can't do so by themselves. People often need to be helped to see how they have more power over their situation than it seems, and that they can take more responsibility.
This is perhaps clearest in addiction. People talk about alcoholism as a "disease" but if so, it is a very strange one. Talk of illness invites thoughts of cures and treatments. Psychotherapy and psychiatry have long embraced this lexicon and society has implored the professions to deliver on its promise. People concerned about alcoholism or depression, for example, are always calling for the government to make "treatment" more widely available. But no treatment can cure anyone of alcoholism who does not first decide they want to be better. Alcoholics are neither powerless victims of a disease nor the willing authors of their own self-destruction: the reality is much more complicated than either option suggests.
Psychiatric drugs might well be a solution for some problems, for some people. I'm agnostic about this. It is a fiercely contested issue, with some favouring pharmaceutical treatments for a wide range of problems and others claiming that even bipolar disorder is best dealt with without the use of drugs.
Whoever is right on this issue, it seems very clear that most psychological problems do not fit the model of illnesses requiring treatment. Therapists can help someone to get over their problems or at least cope with them better, but they cannot simply prescribe cures or apply treatments. Someone who goes to a therapist expecting to be "treated" as a "patient" will soon learn that therapy is a much more collaborative enterprise with uncertain outcomes.
Many people get very upset when the appropriateness of medical terms for psychological problems is questioned, wrongly believing that this belittles their suffering. But people do not need a diagnostic label to accept that a problem is a real one. Nor are they being blamed for being in the hole they are in if they are encouraged to think about how they themselves can take charge of the way out of it.
On the other hand, it doesn't seem at all clear that medicalising mental problems really has removed the stigma of psychological distress. In some ways, it might add to it, as people are set apart as the sick "others", rather than the well "us". Trott's experience suggests that there may be something in this. "It was difficult when I got home," he said. "I was a little bit worried about going out in public because people look at you, and I'd been all over the press and you don't know what people are thinking. They think 'there goes that nutcase' or whatever." People would come up to him and say "it's good to see you're out and about" as though having a genuine psychological problem means you can't participate in society.
Thinking in terms of illness and disease perpetuates unhelpful myths. There is no neat distinction between people who are mentally ill and those who are not. The seriousness of a problem does not depend on it being clearly defined in DSM. And there are no treatments or cures that can simply be dispensed by "mental-health professionals".
The case of Jonathan Trott should stand as a clear example of how a truly compassionate attitude towards psychological distress neither needs nor is helped by the desire to apply medical categories. Trott had ceased to be able to deal with the world he found himself in. "Just coming down to breakfast, I'd sit on my own away from the guys with my cap over my head because I didn't know how I was going to react to having to go to the cricket ground again," he said. "I was waking up looking at the clock hoping the clock had stopped, or that a pylon had fallen on the field and the game had been cancelled, or the stadium had collapsed – as long as there was no one in it, of course. You end up thinking of all sorts of ways you wouldn't have to go to the ground."
Whatever label we apply, this kind of suffering is very real. It may seem enlightened to think of Trott and others like him as ill, but if that leads us to make invidious distinctions between the genuinely sick and the merely unhappy, and to dispense support and help accordingly, then that is not enlightened at all.Reuse content


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On the tenth day of Christmas...I just wanted to tell you a few of the reasons why I love you so much.
1. You love me more than I even know.
2. You are one of the most caring and honest people I have ever met.
3. You are going to be an amazing father one day.
4. You work hard for our family, yourself, and for those you don't even know.
5. You are the most handsome man in the world.
6. You make me laugh.
7. You do the dishes after I spend hours in the kitchen making us a meal.
8. You make sure there are no water spots on our faucets and mirrors.
9. You're my American hero.
10. There is no one else that could've been more perfect for me.
Thank you for your unconditional love, taking care of me always, and for the life you allow me to enjoy. I'm truly thankful for the opportunity you've given me by allowing me to go back to school full time without having to worry about work. I know I don't say it enough, but thank you for making my life amazing. Though work keeps you away from home, I cherish every single minute we have together and wouldn't trade our life together for anything.


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Here are my Aloha RubyConf slides on mruby (minimalistic Ruby). If you are interested in embedding mruby, checkout this simple Rakefile showing how to compile/embed Ruby code in a C wrapper. Finally, on the mruby topic, I previously wrote 2 other posts: Getting started with mruby and mruby and mobiruby (Ruby for iOS)


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Carnival Sensation
The Carnival Sensation was the third ship in Carnival's Fantasy - class fleet. There are lots of new additions to this fun ship. Including a new nine hole miniature golf course, a new Teen Club, and a new Patisserie on the Promenade Deck to name a few. The ship's theme is The Senses. A cruise on this ship would not be complete without a visit to the Touch of Class piano bar.
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Upon arrival at the terminal my wife and I were sent straight to the Skippers Club and were allowed to go ahead of the rest of the passengers. I loved that. We did have to wait to get the...read more
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This was a multi-family vacation for us, consisting of the wife, daughter, niece, in-laws and me. We had decided to spend the night in New Orleans, in order to see the French Quarter, do a...read more
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This was my husband and I first cruise experience and it was not what we expected. Just to give you some information about us. My husband and I are 23-year-old newlyweds. This was the first...read more
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This was our first cruise. My son's "senior trip" for high school graduation. Wanted a family vacation. We went out from New Orleans to Costa Maya and Cozumel. Went with my husband,...read more
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Specific Cozumel. This was our 'maiden voyage' taken to celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary. We went with two of our best friends and their two most excellent teenagers. [I'll be...read more
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We went on this cruise for our senior trip! It was me and my best friend and my family! It was me and my family's second cruise, but my friends first time! We had a great time and we are...read more
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The cruise was fantastic. I took my family of 4 kids (18, 11, 10 and 5). The bad: The parking in New Orleans was available...if you could find it. The signage in New Orleans is next to...read more
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Carnival's Sensation was the third cruise in the past three years for my wife (26) and I (27). We have also been on Carnival Conquest out of New Orleans and Carnival Celebration out of...read more
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Even though I primarily buy organic products, I can't resist a good bargain at Costco. Why yes, I do need 12 cans of tuna, thank you for asking. 4 jars of Nutella, of course. 25 pound jars of capers, if you insist.
So, yeah, I have cans of tuna. Lots of cans of tuna. Using my handy dandy Eat Your Books program, I search for tuna in my cookbooks, and find Tuna and Artichoke Panini in Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipesfrom Giada.
Oh my. Such goodness. If you are looking for a quick and easy sandwich (perfect for football watching), look no further. I'm not going to bother retyping the recipe, because I did not change a thing (other than to add only half the amount of artichokes called for, simply because I apparently can't read a recipe correctly before going grocery shopping). So, follow the link above to the Food Network site, or look it up in your cookbook, and if you don't have Giada's Everyday Italian Cookbook, I highly recommend it.
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Every year, more than 1 billion Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan, a special time of spiritual reflection, fasting, and giving to charity.
As Muslims in Canada get ready to celebrate Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan this weekend, we are reminded of how important it is for all of us to think about those who are less fortunate or suffering, especially the millions around the world affected by conflict and disasters.
In particular, our thoughts turn to the people of the Sahel region of West Africa, who are running out of food and water and fighting for their lives. Across the region, villages are eerily quiet. Some people are eating wild berries and twigs to survive. In rural areas, mothers are walking for miles with their weakening children in their arms to get to the nearest health clinic.
This food and nutrition crisis was caused by a deadly combination of last year's drought, poor harvests, and rising food prices. This crisis is further compounded by violence and insecurity in Mali, which has forced more than 230,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries, causing an even bigger strain on food supply.
Canada is doing everything it can to provide assistance in the Sahel and is doing so quickly. In fact, Canada was one of the first nations to act, to get ahead of the crisis.
Earlier this month, I announced the creation of the Sahel Crisis Matching Fund to increase Canada's support. For every eligible dollar donated by individual Canadians to a Canadian registered charity between August 7 and September 30, 2012, the Government of Canada will set aside one dollar for the fund.
The money raised through the matching fund will help provide critical food and nutrition to women, men, and children in the Sahel. It will also help Canada work with the affected countries to address the underlying causes of food and nutrition crises so they can build resilience to future shocks.
In the spirit of self-reflection, compassion, and generosity, which are central to Ramadan and the values we all share as Canadians, I would like to call on all Canadians to lend their support for the people affected by this devastating crisis.
Together, we can help alleviate their suffering and help them to protect themselves from such disasters in the future.
I wish all of Canada's Muslims a joyous Eid al-Fitr. Assalam alaykum.
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The ongoing saga of relations between Iran and the world continue, but Iranian negotiators are claiming the conflict can be resolved fairly shortly. Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif, insisted the negotiations only require a "few more steps" in order to reach an agreement. "I believe we've come very far in the last three rounds" and the last part of the process can be achieved in Geneva. An unnamed US official told journalists that an interim agreement was in reach. "I do see the potential outline of a first step." France, England, the US, and Germany, along with Russia and China are working together with Iran. THAt is an achievement which can only work toward world peace.
Iran wants an agreement that ensures their right to pursue a nuclear program. Surely, if Israel can pursue nuclear energy programs, similar opportunities should be made available to other Middle Eastern nations? How about a Middle Eastern Nuclear Consortium which enables all countries in the region to develop this resource?


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Six Hundred in One, 12 Hundred in the Other
LaVell Blanchard became only the 13th Wolverine all-time to record 1,200 points and 600 rebounds in a career. Blanchard accomplished the marks with an 18-point, eight-rebound performance Saturday afternoon. Blanchard's 600th rebound came 12:14 of the first half, and the 1,200th point was scored at 10:44 in the second frame on a jumper from the right elbow.
18 for 26th
Junior LaVell Blanchard's 18-point performance against Penn State upped his career scoring total to 1,211 and moved him into a tie for 26th place on Michigan's all-time scoring list with Richard Rellford (1983-86). Blanchard is seven points away from tying Chris Webber (1992-93) at 1,218 for 25th place on the all-time scoring list.
Double Your Young
Senior Chris Young recorded the fourth point-rebound double-double of his career Saturday against Penn State. Playing in his 109th consecutive contest for the Maize and Blue, Young dropped in 14 points, 10 coming in the first half, on 6-of-10 shooting and pulled down 10 boards. Young pulled down an equal amount of rebounds at both ends of the floor as he had five off the offensive glass and five off the defensive window.
Get Your Hands Up
Chris Young tied a career high with three blocked shots in the win over Penn State. Young's three rejections increased his career total to 83, drawing him only seven swats away from Maurice Taylor (1995-97) for eight place all-time on Michigan's blocked shot list. Young last recorded three blocks earlier this season at Minnesota (Jan. 9).
500 on the Boards
Senior Chris Young corralled his 500th career rebound Saturday against the Nittany Lions. The milestone came at 7:12 in the first half as he pulled down his first rebound of the game. Young finished the game with 10 rebounds, bringing his career total to 509.
Matching Last Year's Win Totals
With the victory over Penn State Saturday afternoon, Michigan moved its season records to 10-11 overall and 5-6 in Big Ten play. With six regular-season games remaining, the Wolverines have already matched their overall win total from last season and they have surpassed last year's four Big Ten wins (4-12).
Season Sweep
The victory over the Nittany Lions was the Wolverines' second of the season against Penn State. The Maize and Blue defeated Penn State 67-63 on Jan. 2 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. It was the first season sweep of the year for Michigan and second consecutive year that the Wolverines have swept a Big Ten opponent, as the Wolverines won both contests with Iowa last season.
Queen Stealing the Show
Avery Queen tallied a career-high four steals against the Nittany Lions Saturday afternoon. Queen's four steals surpassed his previous best of three, which he accomplished on two occasions, the last coming earlier this season against Purdue (Jan. 5).
Double Nickel
For the first 3:30 of the game Saturday against Penn State, only one player from each team scored. Both Leon Jones and Sharif Chambliss had netted a triple and a two-point bucket, making the score 5-5. Tyler Smith ended the two player-scoring affair with a jumper at 16:30.
Four from the Floor
In the 65-58 victory over the Nittany Lions, four Wolverines scored in double digits, led by LaVell Blanchard's 18 points, 14 coming in the second half. Michigan's other double-digit scorers were Chris Young with 14, Bernard Robinson Jr. with 13 and Leon Jones with 10. It marked the ninth time this season the Maize and Blue had at least four players score in double figures.
Senior Herb Gibson started his third consecutive game at forward for the Wolverines. Gibson, playing 10 minutes, grabbed two rebounds, registered one assist, tallied one steal and recorded one blocked shot.
Chucky Bailey
Freshman forward Chuck Bailey was in the starting lineup for the second time in his 21-game career. Bailey finished the game with two points on a clutch jumper from 12 feet out with 9:46 left in the game, tying the game at 46-46. Bailey has played in all 21 games during his freshman season.
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Stra Maze
Adrian Fisher has designed more than 500 mazes in 30 countries. He holds the world record for the longest maze path ever built. Here, the British maze-master visits the Stra Maze, at Villa Pisani, in Italy.
Murray Maze
Fisher designed the Murray Maze, which is located at Scone Palace, in Perth, Scotland. Hedge mazes are built with evergreen bushes so that they can be enjoyed all year long. They are typically less difficult to complete than corn mazes.
Panel Fence Maze
The Panel Fence Maze in Maailma, Finland, has a different look. Panel fences are faster to set up and easier to care for. They can also be built in smaller spaces, since their walls are much smaller than those of hedge or corn mazes.
King Arthur's Mirror Maze
King Arthur's Mirror Maze is located in Longleat House, in Wiltshire, England. The Chapel uses lighting to add to the experience. Some arches are actually just mirrors, leading to a dead end. A mirror maze may seem six times larger than it actually is based on these tricks of the eye.


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Health and Wellbeing Programme
Do you want to lose weight?
Are you registered with a Kensington and Chelsea GP, and worried about your health?
The Health and Wellbeing Programme is free ten week group programme which focuses on a different topic related to weight management each week.
The groups are small and the environment is relaxed and interactive. The sessions are run by a registered dietician and a qualified exercise instructor, and are focused on developing key lifestyle skills to manage your weight successfully. The programme also provides an opportunity to meet other like-minded people with similar goals.
To find out more about the programme please visit the NHS Health & Wellbeing Website.
GP Exercise Referral Programme
If you want to improve your fitness but are concerned about your health, speak to your GP or health professional to see if you would be eligible to join the Exercise Referral Programme.
This programme offers referred patients a subsidised use of facilities, and great tips and advice on how to include physical activity into your life to help improve your health and fitness.
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Another risk with plan-driven approaches is that having a good plan that covers all the details as completely as you'd like takes a lot of time. This means implementation starts later, and if something causes you to change the plan once implementation starts you have wasted a lot of time.
When things go wrong when you are using a plan-driven approach you may hit a deadline with either a non-functional system or a system that works but doesn't implement the most important features. Or you may discover that features that took lots of time to implement weren't as important to end-users as the product manager expected. This a problem that I've seen frustrate many people.
I've seen many projects in which people worked late to implement a feature than ended up not being used. In some cases the team members works hard to finish as much as they could before a deadline only to deliver a system that wasn't successful because of a small feature that didn't get finished by the deadline.
Another common situation is that the team that delivers a somewhat complete system that was not tested thoroughly, so that it ends up being unusable. In the latter situation, a less complete, but better working system might have resulted in more business value. By focusing on managing risk and measuring the success of the project solely based on the goals of the original plan, you can lose opportunities to deliver useful systems that solve problems. With this in mind, people sometimes look to agile as a solution.
Agile Risk Management
The agile approach to risk management is based on frequent feedback and iteration. The development team and the product owners are communicating frequently in a controlled manner in order to help keep the project moving in a direction that delivers the highest value features first. Rather than defining all the steps in the plan, you spend time and energy defining the high-level goals and constraints of the project, and track progress against these goals and constraints.
You may still have a master plan that outlines the boundaries of what you're doing. The difference is that you revisit the plan periodically to monitor progress against that plan. You spend more time and energy planning the high-priority work that you're doing sooner.
Based on your progress and other business constraints you can then adjust your plan. In the example of running an errand, you might have time constraints and a few things that you really need to get at the store. If your child takes longer than you expected to get out of the house, you might then adjust your plan to only make the most important stops.
On an agile project you might revisit the plan every two weeks (or more frequently). To fully benefit from revising the plan periodically you also need to insist that you have a usable software system at the end of each iteration. The combination of frequently iterating on the plan and having continually working software means that you can deliver something sooner, even if your plan changes dramatically. Even when something goes wrong in an agile project, you have some faith that you can deliver a system that has implemented the highest priority features.
A challenge in adopting agile is to get everyone involved to agree that agile planning is a reasonable approach. Once you have done this, you need to change your project management and technical practices to make the approach work. This means establishing practices to allow for the iterative planning that is part of an agile project. An agile plan only works if the code is also nimble enough to adapt, so you need to establish the technical practices that make it possible to deploy a system frequently, and evolve code to meet changing requirements easily.
Team members can't be agile unless they acknowledge that there will always be uncertainties and that they cannot plan for everything. Rather than taking comfort in a plan, they take comfort in the knowledge that they can adapt to change and still be successful.