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A police officer walked free from court today after he admitted engaging in sexual activity with a victim of domestic violence he was sent to help.
Pc James Formby, 31, was given a 20-week sentence, suspended for two years, after he admitted misconduct in a public office.
Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith told Formby the incident in Bromley, south east London, in the early hours of September 19 last year "inevitably means the end of your police career".
The judge told Southwark Crown Court in London the 33-year-old woman, who had been drinking and had taken the legal drug BZP, was clearly "vulnerable".
"Your duty as a police officer was to treat her professionally," he told Formby.
"Instead you both began flirting. There were at least four separate occasions when you should have stopped the situation developing any further."
Michael Mulkerrins, prosecuting, told the court Formby was one of at least four officers who attended the victim's house following a report of domestic abuse.
While other officers took the woman's boyfriend away, Formby remained in the house with the woman to take her statement.
But the pair began flirting and the woman sat close to the officer in her living room, resting her head on his knee.
He told her she looked "sexy" in tight grey leggings and commented how she would look nice in high heels.
Her boyfriend's collection of various uniforms used in his job as a male stripper were on the floor in the living room, which "heightened the sexual tension between them", Mr Mulkerrins said.
Formby also walked in on the woman while she was in the bathroom, the court heard.
She then returned to the living room before inviting Formby to her bedroom and began kissing him. She then engaged in the sex act, the court heard.
But Formby was caught when the woman rang police a few hours later to ask about her boyfriend's arrest and mentioned the sex act to police.
The link between the two was confirmed when Formby sent her a text saying: "That was nice. Shall we do that again?"
In mitigation, Richard Atchley said Formby "realises he's been very foolish and he could have, and should have, left the house".
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Oncologist Maura Gillison at Ohio State University and researchers from the National Cancer Institute estimate that 4,000 people, 75% of them men, develop a new form of tonsil cancer each year caused by the human papillomavirus.
"The old cigarettes-and-alcohol form of the disease is being eclipsed by a new form, caused by the same human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer. The tumors grow in the tonsils or in the tissue that remains after a tonsillectomy. The only good news is that the prognosis for these patients is better than that for the old disease."
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In case you missed the memo, the month of October is supposed to be welcomed with a whole lot of film lovin'! What have you done so far?
Did you know that October 1st is International Film Buying Day? While we're the type of people who think that every day should be a film buying day – and let's add using while we're at it – there are times that you simply just can't (due to bad weather conditions, or bad wallet conditions, or you're in the verge of dying, or worse, you're already dead).
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"The last film I bought was a Kodak Ektachrome E100 GX and the last one I used was an expired Fuji Superia 400, they're my current favorite slide film and color negative film respectively." – Joy (plasticpopsicle), Copywriting Editor for Magazine
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"Bought and used Lomography Redscale 100, which was okay for me. It's trippy." – Denise (denisesanjose), Copywriting Editor for Magazine
As for me, the last film I bought was a roll of Kodak Colorplus 200 and I used it the next day when I went out for a photowalk.
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My GSD will be 11 weeks old this Friday coming. I weighed and measured her at 10 weeks and it was 16 pounds and from her back to the ground was 13 inches. Is she normal size? :)
i don't have my dog's height when he was 10 weeks old.
he weighed 17 lbs. if you bought from a reputable breeder
i don't think you have anything to worry about.
I know at 8 weeks he was 10 pounds...he would not have been too far from that at 10 weeks. Rusty was fine at that age...healthy. All dogs grow at different rates.
My guy turned 10 weeks old yesterday and he weighs 22 lbs. and height (at withers) is around 16-17 inches (he was squirmy, so I could get it exactly).
Lisl turned 10 weeks today. She is 18.8 pounds. Still haven't measured her at the shoulder yet.
Im not worried at all, I was just curious is she was a runt or a big girl :)
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Berlin was about 18 pounds at 10 weeks :eek:
We got ours from the shelter at 10.5 weeks and she was 16 pounds then. The vet said the shelter's age estimate was definitely within 2 weeks and very likely within one week of her true age. Last week she was 6 months old and weighed 41 pounds. She looks completely GSD, but it's likely she has something else in there too since we got her at the shelter.
My pup just turned 9 weeks and he weighs 20lbs. By his growth rate so far he'll probably be around 22 at 10 weeks.
Just like people, all GSDs grow at different rates and will end up different sizes. There is a range, and sounds like yours is still in the healthy range. (as long as ribs aren't protruding)
I've seen a male 110lbs gsd who was obviously obese as he wasnt tall enough with big enough bone structure to handle that weight. But just two days ago I saw another 110lbs GSD who was just straight beefy. Muscular, tall and very healthy, just a tank.
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Roswell DIRECTV users may be wondering why they no longer have local news channels. On Nov. 1, DIRECTV initiated a blackout of local channels that affected Albuquerque, Roswell, Santa Fe and surrounding areas.
According [auth] to Robert Mercer, director of public relations for DIRECTV, the company "initially†told customers that they would not offer them local channels through their high definition TV service. Mercer said that the company's spot beam system, or signal, cannot reach everyone in its distinguished market area, which includes Roswell.
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Despite DIRECTV's initial declaration to customers, many were receiving local news channels through its HD program guide.
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Anderson said that his station has received several calls and complaints about the blackout.
"We're really upset about this,†Anderson said. "What they are telling us, is that the people never had it. [People are saying] 'we had HD and now we don't.' HD is an important commodity [for us]. We invest a lot in it. We do our local news in HD … our viewers are upset, and they're confused about what the problem is.â€
Misinformation between customers, DIRECTV and KRQE News 13 has led many to believe that the blackout was put into place by local news stations.
"I really don't appreciate their customers being told 'this is a station problem,'†Anderson said. "We don't want viewers to be confused … we just want them to get accurate information and [for DIRECTV to] fix the problem.â€
In the meantime, it looks like that may not happen. According to Mercer, DIRECTV also adjusted the size of its spot beam, in order to avoid interference with beams in adjoining markets. Adjusting the spot beam enables the company to reuse its bandwidth more efficiently, which the company needs to do "because it's a limited resource.â€
Mercer said that it also allows them reach more customers. Mercer hopes that customers are no longer confused about their HD service with the recent "programming guide change,†or blackout.
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This is a discussion on You are the "Shoplifter" within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; First Step: Tell the loss prevention officer "You get the cops here now". Most shoplifters dont ask for the police. When someone apraches you and ...
First Step: Tell the loss prevention officer "You get the cops here now". Most shoplifters dont ask for the police. When someone apraches you and asks or attempts to check out your person you say NO! I will wait for Law Enforcement to get here on the scene. You have a right to refuse search of your person. If they continue or grab you that is an assault and you must respond defensively (OC Spray, Surefire E2D Strke, Palm shove to nose) espically if you are carrying a firearm. No tellin what some inexpierenced loss prevention officer would do with a loaded weapon.
Step 2: When the appropiate LE get on the scene ( Not Mall Security) you say to the officer " Officer I want you to know that I have a CCW license and I am carrying my weapon on me. What would you like me to do? Then do exactly what the officer says. It would be a good idea to have your CCW Permit and DL out before LE get on the scene so you don't go reaching for your wallet.
Always remember you have a right to refuse consent to search your person. Always act defensively if someone advances towards you. How do you know they are legitimate LE?
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I think everyone pretty much covered it...
This situation is one I actually planned for after hearing about the aforementioned Best Buy incident. The first thing I would do is ask them to call the police. Then I would tell them (politely) that I will happily wait for police to arrive but that I will not submit to any search prior to that and if they attempt to forcibly search me, I will interpret their actions as an act of assault and will defend myself accordingly. When the police arrive, my first words would be "officer, I'm a CCW holder and I am lawfully carrying a firearm..."
I think in most situations, remaining calm and polite and letting them know that you have no problem waiting for the police will probably keep them from doing anything stupid. If not, don't relinquish control of your weapon, and sue their socks off after the dust settles.
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First off let me tell you I am a store mgr for a large retailer in FL. The law in FL states if you set off the inventory control system(beep beep at front of store) they may detain you, this means by force if necessary. I do not do this at my store. Second, if I stop you, I know 100 % you are stealing, no doubt about it.... Third if you are stealing and get caught carrying in FL we have the 10,20,life law. In other words if you commit a crime with a weapon you get 10yrs. Shoot somebody during the crime 20 yrs, and kill somebody get life. If somebody told me they were carying legally we will let LE take are of the situation. If it were me They would never get my gun. If this did happen I would own a very large chunk of their money....My company will not allow anyone but the mgr's handle theft problems, this is to help stop lawsuits from happening.
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As a Loss Prevention officer,I would say calling or requesting the police is the best recourse. I do not search people I have on proof of shoplifting(video or physical surviellance.) Store policy state law will dictate if they can go hands on or not.
I cannot speak for all LP, but most of my stores officers are well trained and abide by company policy. Unless we are sure you are stealing , we will not approach.
Making threats , justified or not may not be the best course of action if confronted. It may go badly for the you physically and legally. ( the ccw holder) not to mention making other CCW holders look like reckless , dangerous folks.
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never give up your weapon, except to the police. store clerks can not search you. they can not detain you. only the police can detain you, it is called "arrest".
In the state of Washington, the common-law "shopkeeper's privilege" is set out in RCW 4.24.220 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.24.220). The store *can* detain you for a reasonable amount of time, in a reasonable manner.
I strongly suggest that the store security people should know what "reasonable" is before they lay a hand on you, or you will have a field day afterwards...
be very carefull, in any number of states there is a common law right to detain you, and to use reasonable force to do so... it is called "shopkeeper's priveledge"
Another issue, you may wish to reconsider, many of the private security in my area are moonlighting LEOs... mace one and you win (a trip to the gray bar motel)
do not allow any one other than an officer to search you...
I would inform them I am armed, I would wait in a public area for the police...
assault is apprehension of contact
battery is contact
false imprisonment is what we are discussing, maybe, if we are detained longer than a judge determines is appropriate...
IANALY your mileage may differ...some settling may occur, weight is by volume....
As Rocky mentioned, LPO's will act accordingly to the situation and their company policy; and in this day in age, most companies don't want their LPO's to lay a hand on the person in question.
Simply put, in the particular scenario presented, the course of action you can take is to be as polite and calm as possible, and ask for the LEO's. Fairly simple.
Heaven forbid the situation needed to turn into anything worse than that.
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Matt, extremely well said. I couldn't agree with you more. I would say the exact same thing.... exactly the same!!!!!
Well, maybe not exactly.... where you say,
"You F$%^ING IDIOT! Just try keeping me here you AS$HOLE! I'm walking out that door, and if you don't like it you can kiss my A$$"
And then were you say,
"Touch me and one of us will be leaving this establishment in a body bag.... and it won't be me!"
Of course I'm just kidding with all of that!
Matt, I do think you said it very nicely, and I would hope I could remember to be as civil, polite, and direct if ever faced with the same situation.
When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case.
My response would be to tell the fellow: "Please address any further conversation to my attorney here.", as I point to my wife...
I would refuse a search until law enforcement arrived on the scene. I would not attempt to flee, but I would not permit them to lay a hand on me, to search me, or to confiscate any weapons I might have on my person.
If they at any time violated the "reasonable" guidelines that case law associates with RCW 4.24.220, I'd have my wife tear them a new one, though the actual damages would be quite small. I'm just a vengeful guy when it comes to this sort of thing :-)
How about..."NO"...then *you* call 911 and tell them you are being held against your will...that you are in fear for your life.....Game on!
-Be polite, ALWAYS BE POLITE
-Tell them you plan to wait for LE and you will do so "right here" (presumably at the entrance to the store, or other public place)
-Call 911 yourself, inform them of the situation INCLUDING your CCW status, and keep them on the line until LEOs get there. This will provide a recording of the events and will show YOU requested LE and feel as if YOUR rights are being violated.
-Try to avoid saying anything to store staff, and make sure you do not make any threats.
-Inform the LEO about your CCW status, that you have done nothing wrong, and then await his instructions. Make sure you DO NOT hang up with 911 until AFTER you say this to the LEO so it too is part of the recording.
-At this point you must submit to the LEO's instructions. If you are truly innocent, AND you remain calm and polite you will be fine. Your only worry should be what you are going to do with all the money from the lawsuit.
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The surgeons, working with Kindest Cut, took a trip in their mobile surgical unit to the Brainerd lakes area all day on Wednesday, offering low cost spay and neuter services to pet owners.
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I found this little nugget on Yahoo News courtesy of Live Science,
"...most [Americans] believe the lack of progress is affecting America's ability to be competitive, with 77 percent saying that the U.S. is losing its competitive edge in science, technology and innovation."
Well no shit. Really? A Gallup pole last year stated that 40% of Americans think Darwin's Theory is correct, 25% do not think it is correct, and 36% have no opinion. So 61% do not recognize evolutionary theory as THE correct understanding of species development through natural selection.
Just what do these shit heads think got us here in the first place? God's Express Bus from Heaven? There are even people who think the earth is 6000 years old. The Sumerians invented glue more than 7500 years ago. These people deny the evidence every time they fill their tanks with gasoline. It's a fossil fuel you turd balls.
We need science and yet when we try to teach it, we get ass-hammered. Apparently a significant section of American children are getting an idiot religious education dispensed from Fucktards who think a Doctorate in Divinity makes them an expert in science teaching and science research. Look, Divinity is a really sweet pecan candy that I shouldn't eat but do anyway.
Now we have a herd of fucknuts like Rick Santorum supporting the teaching of Intelligent Design in our science classes.
Can we have the Space Aliens who are assigned to pick up Alan Greenspan make a few more stops? I want to make a deal with the Aliens. Drop by and get our current POTUS candidates and take them off our hands. They may then "probe" their passengers as much as they please and in any way they wish. That ought to be a fair trade.
We cannot continue with candidates like this. We just can't. We might as well elect Alvin The Chipmunk. I mean I hate to be so "what the fuck" about our current situation, but what the fuck?
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The shock decision to replace the Perpetual chief Chris Ryan less than a year after he took the top job speaks volumes about the desperation and pressure the board is feeling to stem the massive share price fall and credibility issues facing the company over the past few years.
It is not hard to see why. Perpetual's shares have gone from a high of $80 before the global financial crisis to close yesterday at $21.01 a share.
But the board cannot escape blame for the shenanigans that have been going on inside the company over the past few years or their obvious wrong choice in picking Ryan for the top in the first place. Four of the six non-executive directors, including the chairman, Peter Scott, have been on the board for more than five years.
This means they signed off on some of the strategies that have since been unwound or are yet to be unwound. Many of these directors were there when Perpetual went on a merry dance and paid top dollar for a funds management business in Ireland at the wrong time.
They were there when the company went down a path of diversification of income streams to take the bargaining power away from fund managers, but they chose the wrong product diversification and the wrong capital-intensive expansion.
In one case, they issued a fixed-interest guaranteed product to beat the cash rate, which meant they took the credit risk. When the price of credit rose, it cost them money.
The ability of the board to install a new chief executive immediately after the blow-up with Ryan on Saturday suggests Ryan had been a moving target for months. ''While Mr Ryan had executed some important business improvements after joining Perpetual in February last year, it had become clear that there were differences between Mr Ryan and the board around emphasis and execution of strategy for the immediate and longer term,'' the company said in a statement.
While Scott must be commended for biting the bullet and moving swiftly to remove someone who was not the right fit for the job, he will need to be careful he does not have another strike against his already blemished record.
Under his watch as chairman, he appointed Ryan as CEO, watched Ryan's mishandling of the departure of one of the best and most admired stock pickers in the country, John Sevior, was there when the private equity giant KKR walked away after a highly conditional takeover offer of $1.7 billion, when the company is now valued at $880 million.
And he was part of a board that allowed the former chief David Deverall to stay longer than his use-by date, despite being told by insiders and shareholders alike that the company was going off the rails.
The falling share price over the past few years symbolises how the market feels about a company that once had a big reputation. While most fund managers have done poorly during that period, Perpetual has performed worse than most.
As Morningstar said in a note yesterday: ''High-level strategic questions like why Perpetual should be in corporate trusteeship remain unanswered. Perpetual Investments continues to bleed funds under management every quarter because the distribution arrangements are not leveraging the iconic brand and impressive investment outperformance.
''Also Perpetual has not addressed its structural outflows, which are a product of the ageing demographic of its oldest and largest retail funds. We forecast further outflows due to the departure of John Sevior, which should accelerate once Mr Sevior starts his boutique this year.''
Scott refused to give details of the reason why Ryan and the board parted ways, suffice to say he was not acting fast enough to cut costs and reposition the company for the future. What this means is anyone's guess, but the newly appointed CEO, Geoff Lloyd, has done a good job turning around the private wealth division and has suitably impressed the board.
Ryan had done what the board had already signed off on before he took the job and there was no evidence of what was coming next. Lloyd, meanwhile, had been beavering away, expanding his empire and impressing the board with the changes he had planned in retail distribution, including a segmentation focus on sales and distribution.
He repeated the mantra yesterday: ''We need to work harder and faster.'' This is likely to mean more cost savings, more platforms and management systems hived off and that part of the business outsourced, and a greater focus on distribution across the main businesses.
Lloyd will also try to get more leverage across the various businesses. If he is smart, he will not fall into the ego trap. Ryan's big ego was seen as a problem, particularly when he decided he would introduce a policy to gag his fund managers from talking to the media.
It did not go down well inside Perpetual, and would have put another nail in his coffin after the company's clumsy and embarrassing handling of the departure of Sevior.


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Stockholm is a decent example, the whole downtown area was torn down and rebuilt somewhere '50s-'60s. It is decidedly fugly, everyone knows and thinks this. Meanwhile - we have houses in Gamla Stan that are superb living quarters and that are from the 1500-1600's. They just modernized the insulation and stuff in general while keeping the shells intact. Also most of the interiours in many cases.
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Pac-12 All-Stars win China tour finale
The Pac-12 All-Stars wrapped up its exhibition tour of China on Saturday with a 71-68 win against the Shanghai Sharks.
Washington's Andrew Andrews finished with seven points, two rebounds and an assist. Utah's Jordan Loveridge led the way with 16 points while Washington State's DaVonte Lacy had 10.
The Pac-12 All-Stars were scheduled to play the Guangdong Southern Tigers in Shenzhen, China, but it appears as if the exhibition tour will end after three games. The Pac-12 went 3-0 while defeating the Chinese University All-Stars 73-47 and knocking off Jiangsu, a Chinese pro team 85-63.
The Sharks, another pro team, gave the Pac-12 team its toughest game. Shanghai led 55-54 after three quarters, but the Pac-12 team outscored the Sharks 17-13 in the fourth quarter.
"I'd like to thank the players for competing and being so dedicated during this past week," Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said in a statement released by the conference. Krystkowiak led the Pac-12 team. "This would not have been possible if not for their hard work and unselfishness."
Andrews averaged 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals. He shot 47.4 percent from the field (9 for 19) and was perfect on free throws (8 for 8).
USC's Nikola Jovanic led the Pac-12 team in scoring while averaging 11.0 points. Loveridge (9.7) was second followed by Andrews, Arizona State's Bo Barnes (8.0) and Lacy (7.7).
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I figure most insurance companies would not insure bee hives other than the box itself against theft or natural causes.But have seen some in the north I think that do insure against deadouts and pest.
Have been un able to find anyone here in the south.
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Kelly Shrimpton admitted to being a bag of nerves before she went out on her bike yesterday.
The group ride marked day one of her "31 Ks for 31 Days" challenge to raise $10,000 for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand in memory of her partner Nick Bolton, who died from cancer. The 34-year-old is planning to ride 31km every day for the 31 days of October and yesterday set out for a ride with about 20 others in the Whakarewarewa Forest.
"I'm quite nervous," she said. "But I've done all the training so I feel pretty confident. I'm quite sure of my ability to do it but it's unknown at the same time."
She was inspired to do the "31 Ks for 31 Days" challenge during a mountain bike ride in June on what would have been her late partner's birthday.
Miss Shrimpton and Mr Bolton, who was English, were together for about a year.
They met in Rotorua and in 2006 they went to Dublin after Mr Bolton's work visa ran out.
Miss Shrimpton said her partner had been unwell for about three months. Mr Bolton told her to go back to New Zealand while he returned to the United Kingdom for check-ups. Miss Shrimpton headed home and a week later Mr Bolton was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Miss Shrimpton said Mr Bolton thought he would get well and join her in New Zealand. He died the following month aged 31 - the inspiration for riding 31km a day.
Miss Shrimpton hopes to ride 1000km during October. She's recording each ride using GPS and Strava and will regularly update her Facebook page.
Some rides will be with others - on Friday she will ride tandem with Dave Donaldson - others will be solo.
So far she has raised $3472 and has donation buckets in Cyclezone and Zippys.
For more information on Miss Shrimpton's ride, check out www.facebook.com/31Ksfor31Days or to donate go to www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/31Ksfor31Days


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Leone, Tiziana (2014) Demand and supply factors affecting the rising overmedicalization of birth in India. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 127 (2). pp. 157-162. ISSN 0924-8447
Leone, Tiziana (2014) Measuring differential maternal mortality using census data in developing countries. Population, Space and Place, 20 (7). pp. 581-591. ISSN 1544-8444
Padmadas, Sabu S., Amoako Johnson, Fiifi, Leone, Tiziana and Dahal, Govinda P. (2014) Do mobile family planning clinics facilitate vasectomy use in Nepal? Contraception, 89 (6). pp. 557-563. ISSN 0010-7824
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Vandoros, Sotiris, Hessel, Philipp, Leone, Tiziana and Avendano, Mauricio (2013) Have health trends worsened in Greece as a result of the financial crisis?: a quasi-experimental approach. European Journal of Public Health, 23 (5). pp. 727-731. ISSN 1101-1262
Channon, Andrew Amos, Andrade, Monica Viegas, Noronha, Kenya, Leone, Tiziana and Dilip, T.R. (2012) Inpatient care of the elderly in Brazil and India: assessing social inequalities. Social Science and Medicine, 75 (12). pp. 2394-2402. ISSN 0277-9536
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Leone, Tiziana (2011) Editorial: estimating maternal mortality from census data. Journal of Population Research, 28 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 1443-2447
Leone, Tiziana (2010) How can demography inform health policy? Health Economics, Policy and Law, 5 (01). pp. 5-11. ISSN 1744-1331
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Leone, Tiziana (2009) Book review: contraception: a history, by Robert Jutte. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 11 (2). p. 217. ISSN 1369-1058
Leone, Tiziana and Plewis, Ian (2008) Who uses services for school age children: evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund. Children and Society: the International Journal of Childhood and Children's Services, 22 (6). pp. 440-457. ISSN 0951-0605
Leone, Tiziana, Padmadas, Sabu S. and Matthews, Zoe (2008) Community factors affecting rising caesarean section rates in developing countries: An analysis of six countries. Social Science and Medicine, 67 (8). pp. 1236-1246. ISSN 0277-9536
Leone, Tiziana and Hinde, Andrew (2007) Fertility and union dissolution in Brazil: an example of multi-process modelling using the Demographic and Health Survey calendar data. Demographic Research, 17 (7). pp. 157-180. ISSN 1435-9871
Leone, Tiziana and Padmadas, Sabu S. (2007) The proliferation of a sterilization culture in women's lives: a comparison of Brazil and India. Genus, LXIII (3-4). pp. 77-97. ISSN 0016-6987
Leone, Tiziana and Hinde, Andrew (2005) Sterilization and union instability in Brazil. Journal of Biosocial Science, 37 (4). pp. 459-469. ISSN 0021-9320
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Coast, Ernestina, Freeman, Emily and Leone, Tiziana (2016) Medication abortion in Zambia: trajectories, costs and healthcare provider perspectives. In: Medication Abortion: Availability and use, and impact on abortion safety and women's health, 6-8 July 2016, Dakar, Senegal.
Coast, Ernestina, Vwalika, Bellington, Leone, Tiziana, Murray, Susan and Freeman, Emily (2015) Induced abortion in Zambia: a comparative mixed methods analysis of women seeking safe abortion with those seeking postabortion care after an unsafe abortion. In: XXI FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 4 -9 October 2015, Vancouver, Canada. (Unpublished)
Bantjes, Jason, Iemmi, Valentina, Coast, Ernestina, McDaid, David, Leone, Tiziana, Palfreyman, Alexis, Channer, Kerrie and Lund, Crick (2015) Relationship between suicidal behaviours and poverty in low and middle income countries: systematic review. In: 28th World Congress for the International Association for Suicide Prevention, 16-29 Jun 2015, Montreal, Canada.
Hammoudeh, Doaa, Coast, Ernestina, Giacaman, Rita, Lewis, David, Rabaia, Yoke and Leone, Tiziana (2015) Age of despair or age of hope? Older Palestinian women's perspectives on health in midlife. In: Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance 6th conference, 20-21 Mar 2015, Beirut, Lebanon.
Bates, Katie, Leone, Tiziana, Coast, Ernestina, Ghandour, Rula, Imseeh, Sawsan, Mitwalli, Suzan, Nasr, Shiraz, Cetorelli, Valeria and Giacaman, Rita (2015) Inequalities in self-reported health (SRH) and self-reported illness (SRI) among women aged 15-54 in the occupied Palestinian territories. In: Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance 6th conference , 20-21 Mar 2015, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Parmar, Divya, Leone, Tiziana, Coast, Ernestina, Hukin, Eleanor, Murray, Susan and Vwalika, Bellington (2014) Health system costs of safe abortion and post abortion care from unsafe induced abortions in Zambia. In: Third International Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) , 11-13 Mar 2014, Nairobi, Kenya.
Parmar, D., Leone, Tiziana, Coast, Ernestina, Murray, Susan, Hukin, Eleanor and Vwalika, Bellington (2014) A comparative study of health systems costs of safe abortion and post abortion care in Zambia. In: Third international conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), 11th-13th March, 2014, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Leone, Tiziana (2015) Rising overmedicalisation of births in India: a demand or supply phenomenon? South Asia @ LSE (04 Feb 2015) Blog.
Coast, Ernestina, Leone, Tiziana and Malviya, Alankar (2013) Gender-based violence and reproductive health in India. India at LSE (23 Jan 2013) Blog Entry.
Coast, Ernestina, Leone, Tiziana and Malvia, Alankar (2013) Gender-based violence and reproductive health in India. South Asia @ LSE (23 Jan 2013) Blog.
Leone, Tiziana, James, K. S. and Padmadas, Sabu S. (2012) The burden of maternal healthcare expenditure in India. South Asia @ LSE (26 Nov 2012) Blog.
Leone, Tiziana (2011) 2010 population census round: a missed opportunity? Africa at LSE (08 Aug 2011) Blog Entry.
Leone, Tiziana (2003) Fertility and union dynamics in Brazil. PhD thesis, University of Southampton.


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Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series:
Planetary Protection & Hitchhikers in the Solar System--The Danger of Mingling Microbes
April 22, 2009
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As part of the 10th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series,
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International Year of Astronomy in 2009
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Michigan Stadium Rededication Commemorative Prints
The University of Michigan Athletic Department is proud to announce a series of commemorative prints celebrating the rededication of Michigan Stadium. The Michigan Photo Store has released four special edition prints including the flyover, kickoff, and NCAA record crowd that gathered at the Big House to watch Michigan defeat the Connecticut Huskies. Stop by the M-Den to buy your print today or go online to MGoBlue.com/photostore to have yours delivered to your home or office.
These are no ordinary posters printed on lightweight paper stock. Each is a actual photograph: a full-color, high-resolution print on Kodak Endura paper in four sizes from 12x18 to 24x36. Each special edition shows a different aspect of the pregame activity at Michigan Stadium during the rededication ceremonies. The prints include the Michigan Stadium rededication logo and a description of the image.
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I´ve been offered to by a Chevy 383 stroker engine, that´s been recently imported to Sweden (where I live).
It is supposed to have been pro built in the U.S, with all new parts in it, and give 450+ hp.
No carb ,but an Edelbrock Performer EPS intake manifold.
The heads are cast iron Pro Topline Torker heads, 223-6720 167T.
One head is marked 223-6720 167T F3953 02 03, and the other 223-6720 167T F4767 03 03.
Right and left, or what?
Living in Sweden, shops around here have little or no knowledge about these heads.
I´ve found out that they have 167cc runners, 67cc chambers and 2.020 intake.
I don´t know what cam it has, but I´m trying to find out who built it, so can get the specs on it.
Is it possible to get that amount of power out of this engine with these heads?
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The article states that he fell in love with a Bajoran woman. While this is likely seeing as how he lived on the Bajoran frontier, and what the Cardassians did, I don't think it was ever stated the woman was Bajoran. The sentence probably should be changed.


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I've been talking for a while now about what I see as a GOP "War on Budgeting," which basically means that (many) Republicans reject the entire notion that spending and revenues have anything to do with each other. When those Republicans use the term "deficit," they're not talking about federal government revenues minus federal government spending; they're talking, usually, about spending they don't like.
If you use this explanation as a secret decoder ring, it makes lots of otherwise goofy statements far more understandable. Two examples already today.
First, Suzy Khimm tweets:
Not sure why so many in Washington believe "short-term stimulus, long-term deficit reduction" is THE BIGGEST OXYMORON IN THE WORLD.This confuses Khimm because she's thinking in terms of regular deficit reduction, in which the goal is to minimize long-term federal revenues minus federal spending. But if the goal is actually to reduce any spending you don't want, then spending lots of money on stimulus is, by definition, bad for the deficit, full stop, end of story, doesn't matter what happens down the road. No, really, that's it. What matters is spending money you shouldn't spend.
There's no "how to pay for it" in this way of thinking (which is why House Republicans get rid of PAYGO rules every time they take the majority). There's no long-term. It's just about spending money that you shouldn't, in their view, spend. That's a deficit violation. You can't make that up in the future, because you can't unspend what's already spent.


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Travers, Tony, Tunstall, Rebecca, Whitehead, Christine M. E. and Pruvot, Segolene (2007) Population mobility and service provision: a report for London Councils. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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This study, commissioned by the London Councils, was developed to investigate and measure a number of impacts of population mobility and transience on London boroughs. Looking at the scale of recent migration and other mobility affecting the capital; the existing sources of research into the costs and consequences of population mobility; boroughs' own experience of mobility and the impacts this generates; and estimates of some of the costs of mobility for boroughs, the report develops a detailed description of some of the service consequences of population movement, as well as the implications of mobility for local government finance and evidence about the relationship between transience and social cohesion.
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