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Sweden's Nordea bank 'continues to deliver'
Analysts surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had expected Nordea, the biggest bank in Sweden and in the entire Nordic region, to post net earnings of 693 million.
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EL PASO, Texas - West Texas officials said Friday they plan to meet with Pentagon leaders and members of Congress in Washington next week in an effort to spare Fort Bliss from the automatic federal budget cuts that officials say would greatly impact the local economy.
A study by the University of Texas-El Paso's Institute for Policy and Economic Development shows the base and adjacent medical center have a $5.9 billion economic impact and creates nearly 62,000 jobs with more than $4 billion in compensation to area households. The study was done last month for the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce.
"It's not chump change," Rick Glancey, the chamber's military forces division chairman, said at a news conference Friday at the chamber's offices in downtown El Paso.
Glancey said the chamber plans to meet with members of Congress from Texas and New Mexico as well as "two- and three-star rank generals" in the Pentagon to make the case for Fort Bliss and adjacent military installations in New Mexico such as Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo and Las Cruces' White Sands Missile Range.
Tom Thomas, the civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army for West Texas, said he is optimistic about the outcome of their lobbying efforts.
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Maj. Joe Buccino, Fort Bliss' public information officer, highlighted a statistic from the report that said the base accounts for 11 percent of the jobs in the area and 16 percent of its economy. The event was not attended by high-ranking military officers.
"We will not bring a different message to D.C. The facts are very clear," El Paso Mayor John Cook said.
He also recalled that when a cavalry unit moved from Fort Bliss to Fort Collins, Colo., in the mid-1990s, about 7,000 people left El Paso in a matter of weeks.
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Town Square
Egregious lack of security
Original post made by YSK, Old Palo Alto, on Jul 8, 2009
As a result I stupidly left my black purse in the cart. I was using one of the smaller baskets that is itself dark, the bags stood out, the purse did not. The bags were on top of the purse, I simply did not see it in the cart.
I wheeled my cart back to the North entrance, and left. Only when at E. Charleston did I notice that my purse was not in the car. I promptly turned around and raced back to Safeway. I conducted a huge search, but the purse was gone and had not been turned in.
After a bout of hysterics, (since so much of what was in the purse was important to my daily life due to the move), and because I swear if I get any more stressed out or experience any more loss I will simply incinerate from spontaneous internal combustion; the police came and a very nice and as I came to find out over the next few days and interactions; competent officer took down the details for me.
When I got home I promptly called my bank, only to find out that no, some HONEST person did NOT find my purse and bring it home to return to the owner the next day.
What I found out was that SCUM had found the purse, and almost immediately proceeded to El Camino to use my card at a gas station. Charge: $1.00. Something the bank explained to me that criminals do when they are trying to ascertain if a card is valid. Then they later purchase something more to their liking than gas.
I was excited in a way to hear that they went to the gas station, let the police know immediately, then was let down to find out their security cameras were on the fritz. Something a cop friend of mine warned me most likely would be the story. Not only were the camera's not working, but the drowsy clerk couldn't recall what cars were at the pump. Only two sales at that hour, but he can't remember. If it were me working a late shift, I would be very much aware who came and went from my place of employment if only as a matter of personal safety! At Safeway, we found out that the security camera does not cover the parking lot or even the entrance.
My question? WHY? Why are these camera's not working or covering the parking lots? Palo Alto is not the safe haven that it once was. Crime touches us here too. Yeah, totally my bad leaving that purse in that cart. More bad though, is the creep who found it and decided to use it for their own purposes. Whoever it is, they disgust me. I had in there an ID Card from my recently deceased Dad...a checkbook wallet which was a Christmas present from my daughters. My Blackberry, encased in phone holder which was another gift. Medication from a recent shoulder surgery, here I was moving and spent the weekend in pure physical agony. Many other small personal items that were MINE, and meant something to ME. I am job hunting, broke beyond belief. My last $22 was in that purse. So was a friends garage door opener, my daughter's IRS check, and a small victims restitution check made out to me because I was previously the victim of a crime.
Yes, I was stupid to leave my purse in that cart. Thing is, if someone else had done that, and I was the one that came across it, no worries. I would have done the RIGHT thing, promptly handed it over to the store manager or the police. I have done that before. Found $450 bucks cash once, in a wallet, when I was financially strapped with a utility turn off notice... but I still did the right thing and found the owner. Wasn't the first time I did the right thing, and in spite of what just happened, won't be the last.
It makes me sick to my stomach to think how vile and base some people can be. It angers me that we don't have working security systems in this City. A woman had her purse forcibly removed from her at that Safeway, and Midtown had a lot of problems with assault crimes last year. Gas stations, according to now two banks I have talked to, are the first place a lot of these scumbags go with a newly aquired ATM/Credit card, to check their validity. Why are these stores not stepping up their security? It's not all that expensive, and it helps them as much as it helps us.
Last, please, if anyone has found a purse, or random things that appear to belong to someone and you don't know where they came from, please turn them in to the Palo Alto PD. Thanks.
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a resident of Midtown
on Jul 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
I have always felt that credit card and check purchases should require a thumb print and, now that digital photography is here, a picture. The cost to the merchant would be pennies per transaction, and the gain to all from fewer fraudulent transactions would be significant.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 8, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I like that idea Walter, and I sure wouldn't mind the extra second it would take to put my thumb to the pad~
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 8, 2009 at 7:06 pm
If you get a credit card now in Europe they are much more secure with eye recognition technology. I have heard that the credit card companies will not do that here because it would be too expensive to change all the ATMs and credit card readers. It's still cheaper for them to reimburse card holders for illegal charges. If you go to Europe there are places that will no longer read our old style credit cards, because they are not considered secure.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 8, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I know how you feel. I too had my purse stolen from my basket about ten years ago at Safeway Midtown - did the same thing, left my purse in the cart at night. It contained a treasured keepsake from my daughter. Another customer that same night had her purse in a bag of groceries while she loaded her infant back into a car seat then struggled with the groceries. When she got home, the purse was gone. The exterior lights at Safeway Midtown have been malfunctioning at night.
And I stopped a purse snatcher at the Menlo Park Safeway because I had taken the baby seat strap and strapped in my purse by winding that strap around my purse handle many times. This happened in the store when an in-aisle display was 'accidently' knocked down and there was a lot of confusion. The would-be thief put her hand on my purse and yanked - and it didn't go anywhere. I yelled and she ran out of the store. It's a jungle out there. Beware. I do not recommend women going to any supermarket at night and alone if at all possible. You can ask for an escort to your car.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 9, 2009 at 10:28 am
This wouldn't work in all situations (e.g., gas pumps), but would it be that difficult to require all retail clerks to ask for a photo ID when accepting a credit card? This step is usually required for checks...
No technology needed. Just a simple little step that adds 15-30 seconds to the purchase process.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 9, 2009 at 10:47 am
Mary, I feel incredibly sad because half of that stuff in that purse were cherished gifts and in the case of my Dads old IBM id card, a personal remembrance momento; violated to the point of nausea, and angry because I am so tired of low life people causing harm to others. I have commented on other crime stories, and people think I am hard line to the point of being vicious about criminals, and this in part, is why. Again, I screwed up, no question. Thing is, if people did the right thing, my screw up would be simply a stupid mishap, not the mess and upset it turned out to be. Our U Haul key was in that purse, and even though we took out the insurance, we had to call a locksmith to come out and make a new key. That was expensive as anything, and because I am broke and job hunting, my poor kid had to pay for it. I am so angry, I feel that people who do things like this have no value as human beings, because they don't value others. Sorry if that offends the more liberal out there, but that's how I feel. I have been a victim of crime four times before, crimes in which I had absolutely NO fault, and each time I have learned a little bit more about the kind of 'people' who do these things. If someone really needed the money fine, KEEP the money, just please give back the rest of the stuff. That would mitigate the circumstances a bit~
I believe they kept the medications and money, cards, etc, but threw the purse someplace. I had my Blackberry in it along with three freshly charged replacement batteries, and the phone was never used. Obviously the purse was tossed. I just hope if someone finds it, or finds stuff somewhere that appears out of place, they turn those items in to the police department. It is a black Furla drawstring purse with silver loops on the ends of the draw string.
CP Dad and Not Secure? Having surveillance cameras working, especially at 24 hour gas stations would be a good first step toward being able to indentify dirtbags. Especially annoying when they HAVE it, but don't bother repairing it after it's been on the 'fritz' for THREE WEEKS. Inexcusable. Midtown Safeway? I also hold YOU partially accountible. You are another 24hr. facility and should have more security measures as well. In my case it would have been helpful, in the case of the woman who had to use a cane to walk and had her purse snatched by those awful kids, it would have been maybe pivotal. We pay a lot to live in this community and shop at your stores. Make it safe for us and worth our while to patronize Palo Alto!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2009 at 11:55 am
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a resident of South of Midtown
on Jul 13, 2009 at 10:01 am
I'm sorry for the loss of your belongings and I'm glad that if you had to be the victim of a crime, you were not harmed. For some reason that midtown Safeway is a center for a lot of these crimes. I know several people who have been robbed there. It can be very easy to pilfer a wallet from the purse in a shopping cart. I'm afraid the reason Safeway doesn't aim the cameras at the parking lot is because their cameras are to protect Safeway, not its customers. Once you've paid for your items, you're on your own. I have also had my purse stolen and it brings up a particular kind of grief - things in it can be very personal and integral to daily life.
A couple of things I've learned that might be helpful to others: If you must leave something valuable in the car, hide it or cover it well - if they can't see it, they are much less likely to break a window just in case.
It turns out thieves are trolling the peninsula constantly - they have routes and favorite spots to check out, and they will target specific kinds of events; for example, a parking lot where a lot of parents and children will be coming and going - they know parents will be distracted and in a hurry and are likely to leave valuables in the car rather than risk having it in a crowd. Also, we may think that with so many people around they wouldn't take the risk. But they rely on the confusion of the crowds to keep us distracted.
Finally, if your car is the one with one side against a screen of shrubs or a dark corner, yours is the one they'll target. Try and park where all of your windows are visible from the road or other area where there will be people.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 13, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I was stupid, distracted and stupid. I accidentally left my purse in the cart and returned it to the front of the store. It was dark, the cart was dark, the purse was dark...
I am mostly lamenting the lack of honesty in some people, and am angry at the fact that if Palo Alto Shell had their security camera's working (they were malfunctioning for 3 weeks) or if Safeway had a camera trained on the parking lot as well as within their own store, it is quite possible we would know who these scumbags are.
Think about it, they have my personal information. They have keys, garage door openers, bank items. If the camera had been working at Palo Alto Shell, we may have been able to ID these scumbags. If they did that with my stuff, trust me, they have done it with others before. So the crime goes on and these merchants only protect themselves. I will not patronize these establishments again until they get their act together.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 13, 2009 at 1:09 pm
There have often been discussions on Town Square about closed circuit tv cameras and there are those who think that cctv is a great idea for the safety of everyone of us who are going about our business, there are those who think that it is just too expensive to put everywhere, those who think that the grainy photos don't work even as a deterrant and those who don't want their privacy invaded.
CCTV is everywhere in Britain and even the very sceptical British realise that it is helping to reduce and solve crime. We must get to the same mentality here. Of course Safeway is going to be more interested in their investment on security cameras to protect their store and its contents. They are paying for that. What we need to get is a movement whereby the general public can be protected by cctv in crime areas and elsewhere.
City council, please take note.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 13, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I had a purse stolen, and sympathize with YSK's predicament. Those kinds of incidents always seem to happen at the worst time. I did hear a study on NPR that claimed that your wallet is more likely to be returned to you if you have a baby photo in it -- but those were wallets that were "lost" deliberately, not stolen wallets.
Also, that $1 gas station scam is standard practice for criminals. Don't all credit card issuers flag the card immediately? Unless the person who uses the card looks exactly like you (so the ID matches) that card should be confiscated and the police called the next time it's used.
That said, I can't understand why so many women still carry purses, especially purses with valuables in them. A purse makes you so vulnerable! When I go shopping, I stick a credit card in my pocket and my cell phone in another pocket. No worries about leaving my valuables unattended or having them yanked off my arm in a moment. If you're out with your kids for a few hours and need to carry a lot of stuff, you can put the diapers, toys, snacks in a handbag -- and still keep your credit card and phone in your pocket. Don't mean to blame the victims, but we just leave ourselves open to crime when we walk around carrying a purse.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 20, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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I was moving, and was going to put my valuables at my new place in the morning....that's why I had a purse with so many valuable things in it. And, it wasn't snatched, I screwed up and left it in my cart. It was taken by horrible people to whom I wish nothing but the worst possible Karma.
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Albuquerque Drops 7-5 Decision To Las Vegas
By Albuquerque Isotopes | August 10, 2014 6:28 PM ET
NEED TO KNOW: After a fast start Sunday afternoon, the Albuquerque Isotopes (55-67) dropped a 7-5 decision to the Las Vegas 51s (69-54) at Cashman Field in Las Vegas, NV.
DECIDING MOMENT: The Isotopes started off quickly with a pair of runs in the first inning courtesy of an RBI-single from Brock Peterson and RBI-groundout from Jamie Romak. Topes starting pitcher Matt Magill tossed three innings of hitless ball, but after he gave way to the bullpen, the 51s posted a six-run fifth inning. Las Vegas used three doubles, three singles and a home run from Taylor Teagarden to take control of the game. After the 51s tacked on another run in the sixth, Peterson would again single in a run in the eighth, and Albuquerque loaded the bases with one out in the ninth. Johnny Monell scored on a wild pitch, and Carlos Triunfel crossed on a sacrifice fly from Joc Pederson. With the tying run on first, a strikeout ended Albuquerque's rally.
PETERSON NOT PEDERSON: Brock Peterson notched an RBI double in the first and an RBI single in the eighth to drive in two of Albuquerque five runs Sunday afternoon. He finished the afternoon 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Since joining the Isotopes on July 2, Peterson is batting .369 (45-for-122) with 26 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple, six homers and 28 RBI.
RAKING ROMAK: Jamie Romak drove in another run Sunday afternoon with an RBI groundout. Since the Dodgers outrighted him to the Minors in late June, Romak has 38 RBI in 40 games to along with eight homers, one triple and 11 doubles.
ON DECK: The Isotopes and 51s will play the finale of their five-game series Monday night at 8:05 p.m. MT. Right-handed pitcher Zach Lee (6-10, 5.26 ERA) is scheduled to take the hill for Albuquerque, while Las Vegas will go with righty Rafael Montero (6-3, 3.28 ERA).
IN THE HOLE: Following their five-game series in Las Vegas, the Isotopes return home on for an eight-game homestand beginning with a four-game series against the Memphis Redbirds on Aug. 12 at. 6:35 p.m.
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|ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT 512MB AMP! HDMI Video Card
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One day, Benchmark Reviews will be so giant and world famous that I will have the top ten video cards available to the consumer market ready and on-hand to test in the same system during the same testing perod. For now however, Benchmark Reviews is going to test and compare the FOXCONN GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB and MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E-HD OC GeForce 8800 GTX against the ZOTAC ZT-88TES3P-FCP GeForce 8800 GT AMP! Edition 512MB Video Card. The GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB version is currently the the most widely used video card since the introduction of the GeForce 8 series, and is considered the most direct competition to the 8800 GT. The 8800 GTX is a step ahead, but with the extremely high factory-overclock the AMP!'ed ZOTAC 8800 GT gives it a close run for the money.
The synthetic benchmark tests in 3DMark06 will utilize shader models 2.0 and 3.0. Every test was conducted at the following resolutions: 1600x1200 (20.1/21" Standard LCD's), 1280x1024 (19" Standard LCD), and 1024x768 (17" Standard LCD). Each program will run after a system restart, and the the first benchmark for every test will be ignored. This process proved extremely important in the World in Conflict and Crysis benchmarks, as the first run served to cache maps; subsequent tests performed much better than the first. Each test will be run in succession three times, and the final results will be averaged.
Since all of these benchmarks represent different gaming engine technology and graphic rendering processes, I feel that this battery of tests will provide a diverse range of tests for you to gauge performance. Since most gamers and enthusiasts are still using Windows XP, it was decided that DirectX 9 would be used for all tests.
Using the GPU-Z utility available for free from our affiliate website techPowerUp!, we can verify the internal specifications for the ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Video Card ZT-88TES2P-FSP PN:151-01080-076VU.
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The GeForce 8800 GTS is the direct competition for the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB video card. Although NVIDIA released a new 256-bit version of the card, the older 320-bit version (offered with either 640 or 320MB) is still the most widely used video card by PC gamers today. Note that the default GeForce 8800 GTS core clock is 500MHz, while the FOXCONN GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB has been carefully overclocked to 600MHz. The standard GeForce 8800 GTS vRAM speed is 800MHz and has also been overclocked to 1030MHz while the shader clock remains at the standard 1200MHz.
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Address: 9600 SE 11th Street
Contact: Picnic Reservations: 425-452-6914
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Amenities: Swimming, lifeguard on duty late June through Labor Day. Waterfront park featuring two picnic sites suitable for group events or weddings, dock, picnic & play areas, restrooms, disabled parking available, 18 acres.
Directions: From I-405, take the NE 8th Street exit going west. Turn left onto Bellevue Way. Turn right onto Main Street. Turn left onto 101st Avenue SE. Follow the road as it curves uphill. Chism Park is on the right at SE 11th.
From I-90, take Bellevue Way exit north. Turn left on SE 16th Street. Turn right on 100th Avenue SE. Follow road until it turns into 11th Street.
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A woman's period schedule is heavily controlled by hormones which regulate the entire process. Any alteration in the level and secretion of these hormones will definitely change the arrival of period which is why emotions such as stress and exhaustion can alter the cycle as they influence hormone production. However, even falling into massive stress is not a sure way to delay a period which poses the question; why would women delay their period?
Period Suppression
It has become quite common for women to delay their period for holiday or other varied reasons. The basic underlying science is that introducing artificial hormones that mimic the roles of hormones produced in the body ultimately affects the time women will have their period. It is medically referred to as period suppression and involves using certain hormonal supplements or injections to prevent period or simply delay its arrival for given days. Period suppression is unlike contraceptives which usually remove the possibility of pregnancy for the specified duration of time. Rather, delaying periods is something done out of convenience to keep your period off a few more days. So why would women delay their period?
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The reasons for delaying this cycle are quite obvious and straightforward. Many women today do it for holidays and official/social functions. There may be an important event coming up, during which there is no room for anxiety, cramps, pain or any other distress. Delaying the period until after such engagements would be worth considering. When going on holiday, the ultimate goal is to have a wonderful time, which can be difficult if you are expecting your period to arrive anytime. It can change your moods and cause various distresses and pain making it hard to concentrate on fun times and activities. There are several other preferential reasons why any woman would choose to delay the natural process.
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The artificial hormones come in the form of period delay tablets which contain norethisterone which is a form of the female hormone progesterone. It is usually associated with strengthening the uterine wall to prevent it from shedding away as it often does during menstruation. You are required to begin taking the tablets at least three days before your anticipated period and keep taking them for the time you want to remain undisturbed. You should not take more than 5mg per day and the maximum number of days within which you can safely use period delay medication is 17 days. Take the tablets thrice a day at the same times every day.


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The Chinese Commodities Fair Sharjah (CCFS) is being held for the 11th consecutive year in December. The show is renowned as the 'China Export Commodities Fair' in Middle East and has developed into the largest, most influential and effective fair in the region since the founding of the Republic of China. For the past 11 years, CCFS has attracted more than 4000 Chinese companies and 600,000 participants from over 70 countries and regions to exhibit, trade, visit, negotiate and purchase commodities, among them were 300,000 businessmen. The total trade volume facilitated by the fair is US$4.5 billion.
On the back of market requirement and demand from companies and visitors, CCFS has evolved into a specialized fair for industrial agriculture products since 2012 (11th edition). For enabling exhibitors to better explore the local market in an in-depth and sustainable way, a Chinese agricultural products trading centre will be established right after the fair in the Middle East.
The 12th Chinese Commodities Fair Sharjah & Chinese Agriculture Expo will be held by Ministry of Commerce of China from December 16 to 18, 2013, in Sharjah, UAE.
We sincerely welcome business and individuals who are interested in Chinese agriculture and agricultural products to our fair. We are also very glad to welcome exhibitors and visitors from the concurrent 2nd OIC Halal Middle East Exhibition and Conference to our show!


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Daniel Fincke just posted this on his blog. Republishing here with his permission and with my full support. If you want to take this pledge too, post your signature and your comments and any personal addendums you make to it in the comments section below. Also consider reposting the full pledge and reasons for the pledge on your own blog and/or other social media outlets to make your commitment to civility explicit. Also consider inviting others to do the same. I encourage people to freely … [Read more...]


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Now That We Found You (Karaoke CDG)
Now That We Found You (Karaoke CDG) country. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.PSCDG1439).
This collection includes some of the greatest hits from the biggest names in country music! Your voice will shine over professionally produced backing tracks for the hits of Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, George Straight, and others. Showcase your style on tunes like 'To Make You Feel My Love,' 'Now That I Found You,' 'I Can Still Feel You,' and many more! Optional guide vocal tracks and a full lyric book are included.
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Ute Pass hit by second major mudflow
Heavy storms Monday wash debris from Waldo Canyon burn scar
WEST EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. - Cleanup likely will continue Tuesday after ash and mud flows through towns along Ute Pass on Monday.
At around 5:30 p.m. Monday, the first in a series of thunderstorms moved over the burn scar created by the recent Waldo Canyon wildfire. The storms dumped heavy rainfall on an area that no longer can retain water -- sending flows of mud, ash and debris downhill.
The first area impacted was U.S. 24 between Cascade and Crystola. The flows blocked traffic in both directions for much of the evening, with the westbound lanes bearing the brunt of the impact.
Crews detoured evening rush hour traffic around the area while heavy machinery worked to clear the highway by midnight.
William Gerke, a nearby resident, came out to witness the scene, and recalled a similar event three weeks ago.
"This is worse than last time, because it didn't come down this far last time," he said. "Our drainage on the next block over, is filled. So (the flow) is not draining through at all. It's just running down. We just had our driveways fixed a couple of days ago, and it's already no good any more."
The flows then moved below the highway along Fountain Creek, to the towns of Green Mountain Falls, Chipita Park and Cascade. The liquid ash and mud in the creek overflowed, nearly flooding the interior of a home.
"We basically tried to figure out how the water was flowing, and see where we could re-route it by using whatever we could find," said Michelle Hefner, who helped friends and relatives keep the flow out of her parents' home.
"We had (ash and mud) on us three weeks ago," she said. "I had a rash (from it). We have to have a good attitude because we know this is going to happen again -- and for how long, we don't know."
Hefner said affected residents must determine how to prevent or minimize damage from future flows.


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Alberta's Suicide Rate Spikes As Unemployment Soars
Alberta's suicide rate has grown almost 30 per cent in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year.
The data, which comes from the chief medical examiner's office, shows Alberta could have 654 suicides this year, CBC News reports. There are approximately 21,700 deaths in Alberta per year.
Alberta's suicide rate has always been slightly higher than the national average — the most recent data from 2011 puts the province at 13.3 suicides per 100,000 people, while the country was at 10.1. But the sharp increase may be due to the high levels of joblessness in the province.
"It says something really about the horrible human impact of what's happening in the economy with the recession," counsellor David Kirby told CBC News. Kirby noted that demand for the Calgary Distress Centre's counselling services have gone up almost 80 per cent.
Homicide rates have also increased over the past year, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Lack of resources
The high demand for mental health services has put pressure on Alberta's already at-capacity programs.
Approximately 25 per cent of calls to Edmonton's Support Network distress line go unanswered, Global News reported earlier this year.
In Calgary, Metro News found the increased number of mental health patients were putting pressure on hospitals and emergency rooms.
The province is currently working on a mental health strategy, which is expected to be released sometime before the end of 2015.
Find meaning in more than just work
Career counsellor Dr. Laura Hambley says the key to staying healthy and happy during a difficult time of unemployment is to find meaning outside of work and remember that the difficult times are temporary.
"We really encourage people to revisit their values in life. What's really important?" Hambley told the Calgary Herald. She suggests taking time for physical and mental health, as well as relationships with family and friends.
If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, please contact a 24-hour distress line in your area.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story reported that calls to the Calgary Distress Centre had gone up by 80 per cent; in fact, it is demand for the centre's counselling services that has increased by that rate.
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Don't be fooled by Terry Bradshaw's demeanour on NFL broadcasts; even tough guys like the Super Bowl-winning former quarterback have struggled with depression. The ex-Pittsburgh Steeler opened up about his struggle with the illness in 2004, and how he had difficulty "bouncing back" after a divorce. "With any bad situations I'd experienced before — a bad game or my two previous divorces — I got over them. This time I just could not get out of the hole." He has also talked openly about his struggles with memory loss, which resulted from concussions he sustained in his playing days.
In "Silver Linings Playbook," Bradley Cooper played Pat Solitano, a Philadelphia man struggling with bipolar disorder after being released from an institution. Cooper admitted to knowing very little about the illness before the role, but he has since spoken openly about mental health, talking about veterans dealing with PTSD in a speech at the MTV Movie Awards, and attending the White House's National Conference on Mental Health in 2013. At the conference, he talked about how a friend was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and how people dealt with it by not talking about it. Cooper encouraged delegates to "[help] people understand that they're not alone, that the thing they're feeling, it probably has a name."
Last year, as Robert De Niro's film "Silver Linings Playbook" was in theatres, he broke down crying while talking to Katie Couric about his father's difficulties with bipolar disorder. "I don't like to get emotional, but I know exactly what he goes through," he said of the film's character Pat Solitano (played by Bradley Cooper). De Niro's public discussion helped to show how families also suffer when people close to them experience mental illness.
Canadian Olympic medallist Clara Hughes is among the most prominent voices speaking out about mental health in the Great White North. The speed skater and cyclist, who is the only person to ever win multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, has been open about her struggles with depression, which have been present throughout her athletic career. Hughes took that experience and channeled it into a job as spokesperson for Bell Let's Talk, an initiative that aims to end the stigma around mental illness. She cycled across Canada for 11,000 kilometres as part of "Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk," which triggered a conversation around mental health from coast to coast to coast. Hughes visited 105 communities and 80 schools and youth groups as part of the ride.
Michael Landsberg, host of TSN's Off the Record, cuts an energetic figure on TV. But in 2010, he went public about his struggles with depression in a TSN special alongside ex-NHLer Stephane Richer in an effort to let men know that it's OK to talk about it. The special triggered as many as 30 emails, all of them from men, Landsberg told The Toronto Star. Years later, he helped a woman who tweeted at him about her plans to kill herself. Landsberg found the woman and sought help for her from the police.
Actress and singer Demi Lovato did not have a strong relationship with her father, but when he died, she went public about both his and her own struggles with mental illness. She also established the Lovato Treatment Scholarship, which helps to pay for people's treatment.
As a figure skater, Elizabeth Manley did Canada proud by winning a silver medal in ladies' singles at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Prior to the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, she experienced a series of unfortunate events. Her coach left her, she ended up training in the U.S. away from those closest to her, and her parents divorced. Manley gained weight and her hair fell out. She was diagnosed with a nervous breakdown and depression. Manley has since become a spokeswoman on mental health issues. She told her story in her 1990 autobiography "Thumbs Up!" and organized "Elizabeth Manley and Friends," a 2012 benefit show whose proceeds went to teen mental health initiatives.
Who can forget Amanda? The 15-year-old from Port Coquitlam, B.C. jumpstarted a whole new discussion on bullying and mental health after she went public with allegations of harassment in a heartbreaking video that was posted on YouTube. Then on Oct. 10, just over a month later, she killed herself. Her death sparked an outpouring of emotion from around the world, and prominent voices such as B.C. Premier Christy Clark cited her in speeches at We Day 2012 in Vancouver. Her mother Carol Todd also set up a trust fund at Royal Bank of Canada, which would raise money for young people living with mental health issues.
In 2006, Margaret Trudeau, ex-wife of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, went public over her struggle with bipolar disorder, and how she used marijuana to cope with it. She has spent subsequent years since giving speeches about the condition, telling packed audiences about her highs and lows. Her book "Changing My Mind" details her life as it's been affected by the disorder and offers advice to others who live with it.


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Monday night Kubrick retrospective at the Michigan Theater wraps up in November and early December.
After such audacious landmark films as Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, the trippy 2001: A Space Odyssey (October 31) and A Clockwork Orange, no one expected Kubrick to come out with something like 1975's Barry Lyndon (November 7), a period costume drama. Like many fans of the time, I dismissed it as a bore, but in fact it is a lush, lustrous, and canny film for the patient viewer.
It is only a short distance between at the top and over the top, and Kubrick's films always balance precariously near that cliff edge. None teeters so daringly as 1971's A Clockwork Orange (November 14). Many films can be carelessly described as groundbreaking, but this movie about a charming psychopath (Malcolm McDowell) presages a slew of cinematic knockoffs about nihilistic youth gang culture violence and chilling institutional retribution. None matches the intensity and audacity of A Clockwork Orange; none is nearly as disturbing nor as can't-stop-watching entertaining. And forty years later, one still wonders in amazement how Kubrick was so prescient about the "ultraviolent" future yet to unfold.
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The Private World of Georgette Heyer (original 1984; edition 1984)
by Jane Aiken Hodge
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The Private World of Georgette Heyer by Jane Aiken Hodge (1984)
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An in-depth look at the life of Georgette Heyer, writer of a prodigious number of historical romances. Heyer was a well-read, stylish, very private woman who enjoyed a small but close circle of friends and family and researched her books meticulously.
Interesting insights into the life of novelist Georgette Heyer, who wrote some of my favourite historical fiction, mostly based in Regency times. She was a private person who evidently had a great sense of humour; Jane Aiken Hodge - a historical novelist herself - has written this book with great sensitivity, giving a clear picture of this fascinating woman. Recommended to anyone who would like to know more about Heyer and some of the background to her novels.
Jane Aiken Hodge's 1984 biography of Georgette Heyer, reissued this month by Sourcebooks, was until very recently the only one available. Published ten years after Heyer's death, it describes her life primarily from her letters to her publisher. An intensely private person, Heyer eschewed publicity, never giving an interview, and not keeping her papers. Thus a biographer has relatively little material available. Hodge interviewed Heyer's editors, surviving family members, and a very few friends (all of whom loved or respected her), and then wove a narrative around the books themselves, using them to illustrate her life, and vice versa.
A lot of the criticism of this biography has focused on either errors Hodge made about the novels themselves, or some kind of personal disappointment the reader feels from finding Heyer "unlikeable." I personally find whatever errors Hodge made to be minor and forgivable, and find Heyer herself to be witty, strong-willed, and very likeable. Her personality comes forth in her letters, and makes me want to read more of them. Coupled with her friends' descriptions of her immense style and charm, they make me wish I could have known her.
Her private nature prevented her from discussing her books with her friends. She would talk about everything else in the world with them, but when the conversation came around to her work, she would remain silent on it, leaving any discussion to her husband, or changing the subject. It is hard to tell from this remove (of both time and culture), but it seems to me that this was, at its core, a very large dose of British reticence and self-deprecation. The idea of self-promotion was simply repugnant to her, and since her first novel, written as a serial to amuse a sick brother when she was 17 and published before she was twenty, had sold well, and a later novel had come out during a general strike with no publicity and yet sold 190,000 copies, she was convinced that she had no need to promote her work. She referred requesters of interviews back to her work. Hodge reports that she would say: You will find me in my work.
So this biography focuses on her work, and how it informs us about the author. And in that regard, it is particularly interesting to writers. There is advice to new authors (she sometimes read other people's manuscripts for her publisher) and there is the long incubation and development and experimentation of her own style and settings before she settled into the Regency period. It took her twenty years, and twenty-four novels, before she did so. For many years she wrote a historical novel and a thriller every year. It was an intense pace. And her meticulous research is always highlighted.
I was surprised by the size of the Sourcebooks edition, which was smaller and thinner than I had expected. The comparative sizes of this trade-paperback-sized edition and the original hardcover edition is deceptive, however. The new edition runs to 242 pages while the original is only 216. The new edition has a new sentence at the end of the Acknowledgements stating that some new material has been incorporated into the text. While I did not make a word-for-word comparison of the two editions, I did not find any additions or corrections. The most significant difference between the editions appears to be the lack of color illustrations in the new one, and the omission of as many as half of the illustrations that were in the original. The hardcover edition is one of the best-illustrated books about the Regency anywhere, full of large color and black and white plates of photographs, portraits, caricatures, fashion plates, and paintings, something on nearly every page. Many, perhaps most, of these are missing in the new edition, and of course the smaller format and plain paper reduces the beauty, and even the utility, of many of those that remain. It is still well-illustrated, just no longer exceptionally so. This is the only thing that restrains what would otherwise be an enthusiastic recommendation of this book to all Heyer and Regency fans. Even so, it is still well worth reading for anyone who enjoys Heyer or who is interested in the development of a successful author's career.
Note: I wrote this review for Austenprose, where it was published 14 August 2011.
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A nice, proper, old-fashioned biography of the popular writer of Regency novels. We all know that a lot of work goes into something that's deceptively light, and Heyer's notebooks were amazing. The author clearly loves her subject and her novels, respecting rather than being in awe of this formidable lady, and giving a fair as well as a fascinating portrayal. Makes me want to go back to all the books, as a good literary biography will!
I enjoyed this so much I then reread my Gerorgette Heyer collection in the order she had written them...a most joyous reading experience...in which I learnt to appreciate her crime writing as well
Georgette Heyer is remembered chiefly as a writer of detective stories and popular historical novels, notably for her Regency romances. These, with titles such as The convenient marriage, Regency buck, and The Spanish bride, pretty, pouting heroines and dashing rakes of heroes, are perhaps not regarded very seriously as examples of their genre; so it may come as a surprise to learn from Jane Aiken Hodge's biography that Heyer's historical research and recording were scrupulous. When Heyer planned a historical biography of John, Duke of Bedford, 'She began to collect information ... for the years of John's life, 1389 to 1435. Three card indexes cover this period, itemized by year, month and day', as well as 'a card index of biographies, running from the dukes of Alencon to Richard, Duke of York', and files 'thick with information of every kind'. Clearly, the instincts of an indexer lay within the writer of romances. We may recognize too her glee in discovering errors when proof-reading: 'I had given the same name to Mrs Underhill's housekeeper and Sir Waldo's valet ... I went through the proofs of Carola Oman's new book and don't seem to have missed a thing'. Indeed, for her friend Carola Oman, a more serious historical writer, Georgette Heyer compiled a back-of-the-book index: to Oman's Britain against Napoleon.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0099493497, Paperback)The classic biography of Georgette Heyer is, finally, back in print and will delight Heyer fans everywhere.
Lavishly illustrated, and with extracts from her correspondence and references to her work, The Private World reveals a formidable and energetic woman with an impeccable sense of style and above all, a love for all things Regency.
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As an internationally bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists of our time. She's written more than fifty novels - romances, detective stories and contemporary works of fiction - yet her private life was practically inaccessible to any but her closest friends and relatives. With this classic biography we catch a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. With access to private papers and archives, Jane Aiken Hodge reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, beyond everything, a love for all things Regency. Lavishly illustrated from Georgette Heyer's own research files, her family archives and other Regency sources, complete with extracts from her correspondence and references to her work, THE PRIVATE WORLD is a delight and a must-read for every Georgette Heyer fan.… (more)
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Cameo's UK chart success in the mid-80s started here.
Daryl Easlea 2011
It was when musical polymath Larry Blackmon moved to Atlanta from New York in the early 80s that things began to move rapidly for his group, Cameo. Inspired by the icy edge of new-wave synthesizers, he began incorporating the sound into the group's spicy, hot-blooded funk. Centering on a working core of Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, Gregory Johnson, Charlie Singleton and Tomi Jenkins, She's Strange – their 10th album – was the one that broke Cameo in the UK.
It was all about the title-track, which slinked out of the speakers using a synthesiser riff evoking Ennio Morricone's theme for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The three vocalists (Blackmon, Jenkins and Leftenant) deliver a leisurely rap fleshing out the lady of the title who "reeks distinction from head to toe". It also rhymes "facetious" with "this evening with", which is no mean feat. But it's the low-key groove that immediately engages. Borrowing from funk, post-punk and Sly and Robbie's work with Grace Jones, it creates an instantly recognisable sound that would serve Cameo well for their next two albums. Never hurrying any of its seven minutes, it introduced Blackmon's spoken "Ow" – as central to 80s pop as any of Michael Jackson's vocal tics. To complement the title-track, Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck, an attack on the Reagan government, found Cameo rocking a metal groove, full of sassy uptown horns with Talking Heads-style keyboard washes.
But it's not all relentlessly modern – keyboard player Kenny Hairston's Hangin' Downtown is a burnished soul ballad that could have been released at any point during the preceding decade. Guitarist Singleton's George Benson-inspired Love You Anyway is similar quiet storm soul balladry. Tribute to Bob Marley, however, is a misstep. It can be dismissed as only the sort of record that could have been made in the wake of Marley's death, and hasn't aged well.
The success of the album led to the modernity of Blackmon's mid-80s Cameo, the codpiece shuffling, muscular funk that produced their all-time anthem, Word Up. She's Strange is something of a hybrid on the way to that peak, and with a couple of notable exceptions, has worn particularly well.


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Unisex name
A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that can be used by a person regardless of the person's sex. Some countries have laws preventing unisex names, requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names.[citation needed] In other countries unisex names are sometimes avoided for social reasons.[citation needed]
Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language. For example, the Italian male name Andrea (derived from Greek Andreas) is understood as a female name in many languages, such as English, German, Hungarian, Czech, and Spanish.
Parents may name their child in honor of a person of another sex, which – if done widely – can result in the name becoming unisex. For example, Christians, particularly Catholics, may give a child a second/middle name of the opposite sex, e.g. name a son Marie or Maria in honor of the Virgin Mary or formerly Anne for Saint Anne; or name a daughter José in honor of Saint Joseph or Jean in honor of John the Baptist. This practice is rare in English-speaking countries.
Some masculine and feminine names are homophones, pronounced the same for both sexes but spelled differently. For example, Yves and Eve and (for some speakers) Artemus and Artemis. These names are not strictly unisex names.
In popular culture[edit]
Unisex names can be used as a source of humor, such as Julia Sweeney's sexually ambiguous character "Pat" on Saturday Night Live. A running joke on the TV show Scrubs is that almost every woman J.D. sleeps with has a unisex name: Jordan, Alex, Danni, Elliot, Jamie, Kim, etc. Similarly, the sex of the baby Jamie in Malcolm in the Middle was purposely kept ambiguous when first introduced at the end of the show's fourth season leading to speculation that it would remain unknown. However, the character's sex was revealed at the end of the first episode of season five. In Gilmore Girls, Rory is bothered by the discovery that her boyfriend Logan's workmate Bobby, is female. Rory had assumed Bobby was male and it is only upon their first meeting that Rory discovers Bobby is female.[1]
In Japanese dramas and manga, a unisex name may be given to an androgynous or gender-bending character as part of a plot twist to aid in presenting the character as one sex when they are actually another.
In mystery fiction, unisex names have been used to tease readers into trying to solve the mystery of a character's sex. The novels of Sarah Caudwell feature a narrator named Hilary Tamar, a law professor who is never identified as either male or female.
Unisex names have been enjoying a some popularity in English-speaking countries in the past several decades. Masculine names have become increasingly popular among females in the past century but originally feminine names remain extremely rare among males.
Examples of masculine names which have been widely given to females and thus have become unisex include:[2]
- Ashley
- Aubrey
- Beverly
- Carol
- Evelyn
- Francis, Frances
- Hilary, Hillary
- Jocelyn
- Joyce
- Kelly
- Leslie, Lesley
- Logan
- Lynn
- Meredith
- Robin (originally a nickname for Robert)
- Shannon
- Shirley
- Sidney, Sydney
- Stacy
- Vivian
- Whitney
In the United States, most of these names are now largely female, while in Britain, some (notably Evelyn, Hilary, Sidney, Robin) remain largely male. Sometimes different spellings have different sex distributions (Francis is less likely female than Frances), but these are rarely definitive.[2]
Modern unisex names may derive from:
- Nature (Lake, Rain, Willow)
- Colors (Blue, Grey, Indigo)
- Countries or states (Dakota, India, Montana)
- Surnames (Jackson, Mackenzie, Madison, Murphy)
- Politicians (Kennedy, Reagan)
Examples of unisex names among celebrities include:
- Jamie (e.g. Jamie Bell and Jamie Lee Curtis)
- Morgan (Morgan Freeman and Morgan Fairchild)
- Taylor (Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift)
- Tracy (Tracy Morgan and Tracy Chapman)
- Jordan (Jordan Knight and Jordan Pruitt)
- Hayden (Hayden Christensen and Hayden Panettiere)
- Peyton (Peyton Manning and Peyton List)
According to the Social Security Administration, Jayden[3] has been the most popular unisex name for boys since 2008 and Madison[4] has been the most popular unisex name for girls since 2000 in the United States. Prior to Jayden, Logan[5] was the most popular unisex name for boys and prior to Madison, Alexis[6] was the most popular unisex name for girls.
Many popular nicknames are unisex. Some nicknames, such as Alex and Pat, have become popular as given names in their own right. The following list of unisex nicknames are most commonly seen in English-speaking countries such as Canada, the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
- Alex - Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis, Alexandria, Alexa
- Andi, Andie, Andy - Andrea, Andre, Andrew
- Ash - Asher, Ashley, Ashlyn, Ashton
- Berni, Bernie, Berny - Berenice, Bernard, Bernadette
- Berti, Bertie, Berty - Albert, Alberta, Alberto, Robert, Roberta, Roberto
- Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby - Robert, Roberta, Roberto
- Cas - Casper, Cassandra, Cassian, Cassidy
- Cassi, Cassie, Cassy - Casper, Cassandra, Cassian, Cassidy
- Charli, Charlie, Charly - Charlene, Charles, Charlotte
- Chris - Christian, Christine, Christina, Christoph, Christopher
- Christi, Christie, Christy - Christine, Christina, Christopher
- Danni, Dannie, Danny - Daniel, Danielle
- Ed, Eddi, Eddie, Eddy - Edith, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Edwina
- Fran - Frances, Francis, Francesca, Francesco, Francine
- Franki, Frankie, Franky - Frances, Francis, Francesca, Francesco, Francine, Frank, Franklin
- Franni, Frannie, Franny - Frances, Francis, Francesca, Francesco, Francine
- Freddi, Freddie, Freddy - Fred, Frederick, Frederica
- Gabbi, Gabbie, Gabby - Gabriel, Gabriella, Gabrielle
- Georgie - George, Georgeanna, Georgette, Georgia, Georgina
- Izzi, Izzie, Izzy - Isaac, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isidore, Isolde, Elizabeth
- Jacki, Jackie, Jacky - Jack, Jackson, Jacqueline, John
- Jay - Jacob, James, Jamie, Jason, Jane, Jayden, Jaeden
- Jess - Jesse, Jessica
- Jerri, Jerrie, Jerry - Gerald, Geraldine, Gerard, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerome
- Joey - Joanna, Joanne, Joseph, Josephine
- Joss - Jocelyn, Joseph, Josiah
- Kel - Kelly, Kelsey
- Kris - Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Kristopher
- Les - Leslie, Lester
- Liv - Olive, Oliver, Olivia
- Lou - Lewis, Louis, Louise, Lucas
- Louie - Louis, Louise
- Maddi, Maddie, Maddy - Madeline, Madison
- Mandi, Mandie, Mandy - Amanda, Amandus, Mandel
- Manni, Mannie, Manny - Emanuel, Emmanuel, Emmanuelle, Manfred
- Matti, Mattie, Matty - Mathilda, Matilda, Matthew
- Max - Maximilian, Maximus, Maxine, Maxwell
- Mel - Melanie, Melinda, Melissa, Melody, Melvin, Melina
- Micki, Mickie, Mickey, Micky- Michael, Michaela, Michelle, Mikayla
- Nat - Nathanael, Natalia, Nathalie, Natasha, Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie
- Nicki, Nickie, Nicky - Nicholas, Nicola, Nicole, Nicolette, Nikita
- Oli, Olli, Ollie, Olly - Olive, Oliver, Olivia
- Pat - Patricia, Patrick
- Patti, Pattie, Patty - Patricia, Patrick
- Robbi, Robbie, Robby - Robert, Roberta, Roberto, Robin
- Ronni, Ronnie, Ronny - Ronald, Veronica
- Sacha, Sascha, Sasha - Alexander, Alexandra
- Sal - Sally, Salvador
- Sam - Samson, Samuel, Samantha
- Sammi, Sammie, Sammy - Samson, Samuel, Samantha
- Sandi, Sandie, Sandy - Alexander, Alexandra
- Shelli, Shellie, Shelly - Michelle, Sheldon, Shelton
- Stevie - Stephanie, Stephen, Steven
- Terri, Terrie, Terry - Terence, Teresa, Theresa
- Theo - Theobald, Theodora, Theodore, Theodoros
- Toni, Tonie, Tony - Anthony, Antonio, Antonia
- Val - Valentina, Valentine, Valentino, Valerie
- Vic - Vicky, Victor, Victoria
- Viv - Vivian, Viviana, Vivien, Vivienne
Finnish law bans giving "female child a male name and male child a female name"[7] among other restrictions. Some ambiguous names do exist, which have been given to children of both sexes. A partial list includes:[8] Aala, Aale, Aali, Aalo, Airut, Aleksa, Alvi, Ami, Ara, Ariel, Asla, Dana, Dara, Eedi, Eelia, Eeri, Eeti, Eka, Ellis, Emili, Ensi, Ervi, Essa, Hami, Hani, Heile, Heine, Helgi, Helle, Hille, Ila, Ille, Ilo, Jessi, Jo, Juno, Kaari, Kaiho, Kara, Karli, Karo, Kullero, Lahja, Lei, Lemmi, Lumo, Mara, Margo, Marin, Marjus, Mietti, Mille, Miska, Mitja, Muisto, Nevin, Niika, Niki, Nikita, Nikola, Nilla, Noa, Noe, Noel, Oma, Orla, Peeta, Rani, Reine, Reita, Rene, Sana, Sani, Sasa, Sasha, Sassa, Seri, Sire, Sirius, Soini, Soma, Sävel, Tiera, Toive, Vanja, Varma, Veini, Vendi, Venni and Vilka. Many of these names are rare, foreign or neologism, established names tend to be strongly sex-specific. Notably, a class of names that are derived from nature can be often used for either sex, for example: Aalto (wave), Halla (frost), Lumi (snow), Paju (willow), Ruska (fall colors), and Valo (light). Similarly, there are some (sometimes archaic) adjectives which carry no strong gender connotations, like Kaino (timid), Vieno (calm) or Lahja (a gift).
Popular unisex names of French origin include Camille, Claude, and Dominique. There are also pairs of masculine and feminine names that have slightly different spelling but identical pronunciation, such as André / Andrée, Frédéric / Frédérique or Gabriel / Gabrielle.[9] In France and French-speaking countries, it can happen for people to have a combination of both masculine and feminine given names, but most of these include "Marie", such as Jean-Marie, Marie-Jean, Marie-Pierre.[10] Marie was a unisex name in medieval times; it is nowadays only female except for its presence in compound names. Notable examples of people with a combination of masculine and feminine given names are Jean-Marie Le Pen (male), Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (male), Marie-Pierre Kœnig (male), and Marie-Pierre Leray (female).
European royals often bear the name Marie, the French form of Maria, in their names. Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus), Prince Jean of Luxembourg (Jean Félix Marie Guillaume), and Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc) are examples of male royals who bear Marie in their names.
In the past, German law required parents to give their child a sex-specific name.[11][12] This is no longer true, since the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany held in 2008 that there is no obligation that a name has to be sex-specific, even if it is the only one.[13] The custom to add a second name which matches the child's legal sex is no longer required. Still unisex names of German origin are rare, most of them being nicknames rather than formal names. Examples for unisex names: Eike, Gustl (the male variant is a shortening of August or Gustav, the female for Augusta), Toni, Kai.
Many of the modern Hebrew names are unisex. A few popular examples are Gal, Tal, Noam, Lior and Daniel (which is unisex only as a modern name).
Unisex names are illegal in Iceland (the given name Blær the only known legal exception). The Icelandic Naming Committee (ice. Mannanafnanefnd) has preapproved male and female lists.
Additionally traditional patronymic (or rarely matronymic or both) Icelandic last names (by law) can't be unisex. The suffix of the last name -dóttir (e. daughter) gives away the female sex. Males use the suffix -son (rare exceptions for foreign females; when using husbands last name as a family name; family names are in general illegal with few exceptions). Given names are also clearly masculine or feminine (to Icelanders) and linguistic gender has to match the gender identity of the person.[14]
As of 2012[update], the law has been successfully challenged once, for the given male name Blær (transliterated Blaer) allowing for that one exceptionally used for females. The Icelandic Naming Committee had for 14 years rejected a girl to have her registered as Blaer in the national census, keeping her registered with the default given name stelpa (e. girl) - the name was not on the list of about 1,853 approved female names. A lower court deemed the name additionally legal for females[15] and the state decided not to use its right to appeal.
Few exceptions apply for linguistic gender such as the traditional name Sturla, linguistically feminine, from medieval history always applies to males and Ilmur (e. fragrance or odour), linguistically masculine, must apply to females.
Indian languages[edit]
Many Indian names become unisex when written with Latin characters because of the limitations of transliteration. The spellings Chandra and Krishna, for example, are transliterations of both the masculine and feminine versions of those names. In Indian languages, the final a's of these names are different letters with different pronunciations, so there is no ambiguity. However, when they are seen (and usually, spoken) by someone unfamiliar with Indian languages, they become sexually ambiguous. Other Indian names, such as Ananda, are exclusively or nearly exclusively masculine in India, but because of their a ending, are assumed to be feminine in Anglophone societies. Many unisex names in India are obvious and are never ridiculed. For instance Nehal, Sonal, Snehal, Niral, Pranjal and Anmol are used commonly to name baby boys or girls in western states of India such as Gujarat. Similarly, names like Kajal,Sujal, Viral, Harshal, Deepal, Bobby, Mrinal, Jyoti, Shakti, Kiran, Lucky, Ashwini, Shashi, Malhar, Umang, Shubham and Anupam are also very common sex-neutral names or unisex names in India. Most Punjabi Sikh first names such as "Sandeep, Gurdeep, Kuldeep ,Mandeep", "Surjeet, Gurjeet, Kuljeet, Harjeet, Manjeet", "Harpreet, Gurpreet, Jaspreet, Kulpreet, Manpreet", "Prabhjot, Harjot, Gurjot, Jasjot" and "Sukhjinder, Bhupinder, Jasbinder, Parminder, Kulvinder, Harjinder, Ranjodh, Sheeraz, Hardeep, Kirendeep, Sukhdeep, Govindpal, Encarl, Rajan" are unisex names and equally commonly given to either sex.[16] Also, names derived from Dari Persian and Arabic, but not used among native speakers of those languages, are common among South Asian Muslims. Since Persian does not assign genders to inanimate nouns, some of these names are gender-neutral, for example Roshan, Parveen, and Insaaf.
In Italy unisex names are very rare.
Some unisex names are Carmine, Andrea, Felice, Elia, Mattia (usually for males) and Celeste, Amabile, Diamante, Giusi and Fiore (usually for girls). Sometimes "Maria" is used for a second male name (such as Antonio Maria).
Common Italian boys' names, such as Nicola or Luca, are assumed to be feminine in English, due to the 'a' termination. Most feminine Italian names end with 'a' (such as Maria, Sara, Giorgia), whereas most masculine names end with 'o' (such as Matteo, Giorgio, Francesco). The 'e' ending is more common in masculine names (such as Gabriele, Daniele, Gioele) than in feminine names (such as Alice, Beatrice, Matilde).
Despite there being only a small number of Japanese unisex names in use, unisex names are widely popular. Many high-profile Japanese celebrities such as Hikaru Utada, Jun Matsumoto, Ryo Nishikido, Tomomi Kahala, Harumi Nemoto, Izumi Sakai, and Shizuka Arakawa have unisex names.
- Akira
- Ataru
- Chiaki
- Haruka
- Harumi
- Hikaru
- Hiromi
- Hitomi
- Hinata
- Izumi
- Jun
- Juri
- Kaoru
- Katsumi
- Kazumi
- Kei
- Makoto
- Masami
- Mikoto
- Mitsuki
- Nagisa
- Nao
- Naomi
- Natsuki
- Rei
- Ryou (Ryoo, Ryō)
- Satsuki
- Shinobu
- Shizuka
- Shou (Shoo, Shō)
- Tomomi
- Tsubasa
- Tsukasa
- Yutaka
- Yuu (Yu, Yū)
- Yuuki (Yuki, Yūki)
- Yoshi
Unisex names may also be used as nicknames. For example, a man named Ryounosuke and a woman named Ryouko may both use the unisex name Ryou as a nickname.
Names that end with an i are considered unisex in Brazil. They tend to be Native Brazilian Indian names in origin, such as Araci, Jaci, Darci, Ubirani, but names from other cultures are now being absorbed, such as Remy, Wendy, and Eddy. Names that end with ir and mar tend to be unisex also, such as Nadir, Aldenir, Dagmar and Niomar - though in these cases there are some exceptions.
Common Russian boys' names, such as Nikita and Misha (short for Mikhail), are assumed to be feminine in English, due to the 'a' termination, which is actually common in diminutive masculine forms. However, the 'a' termination does hold true for other Russian contexts, as the letter 'a' is appended to all Russian female last names (Ivanov's mother, wife, and daughter all have last name Ivanova; yet any son born out of wedlock to an Ivanova defaults back to last name Ivanov), and nearly all Russian feminine first names end in 'a' (or 'ya', a distinct letter in the Cyrillic alphabet). Also, nicknames (shortened versions of names) can be sex-ambiguous: Sasha/Shura (Alexandr or Alexandra), Zhenya (Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya), Valya (Valentin or Valentina), Valera (Valeriy or Valeriya). In all cases a noun ending in -a or -ya is declined as if it were feminine no matter the actual gender.
In Spain unisex names are extremely rare. María, an originally feminine name is used in Spanish for males as second name, very commonly after José (e.g., José María). José is used for females preceded by María (María José). Also Guadalupe, a feminine name is sometimes used as masculine after José (José Guadalupe).
Like in English, some common nicknames are unisex such as Álex (Alejandro, Alejandra), Cris (Cristina, Cristian, Cristóbal), Dani (Daniel, Daniela).
There are many Turkish names which are unisex. These names are almost always pure Turkish names (i.e. not Turkified Arabic names that have an Islamic connotation) that derive from Turkish words. These names may either be modern names or be derived from Turkic mythology. Among the common examples of the many unisex names in Turkey include, Aytaç, Ayhan, Bilge, Cemre, Derya, Deniz, Evren, Evrim, Göksel, Gökçe, Özgür, Turhan, Toprak, Yüksel or Yücel. Some Persian-derived Turkish names, like Can and Cihan, are also unisex, as are even a few Arabic-derived names, like İhsan and Nur.
Among modern Vietnamese names, unisex names are very popular. Vietnamese tend to distinguish unisex names by middle names (for example Quốc Khánh is a male name and Ngân Khánh is a female name). In many cases, a male could have a female name and vice versa. Popular examples of unisex names in Vietnam are: Anh (beautiful or outstanding), An (safe and sound), Hà (river), Khánh (joy or virtue), Linh (divinity, essence, or spirit), or Tú (star), etc.
Shona, a Bantu group in Zimbabwe, have unisex [17]name which may indicate the circumstances of the baby or the family during the time of the birth. All Shona names have a meaning, some also celebrate virtue or worship God. Popular unisex names in the Shona ethnic group [18]are Akatendeka (God is faithful), Anenyasha (God is merciful), Anesu (God is with us), Chipo (Gift), Farai (Rejoice), Kudzai (Worship), Nyasha (Mercy), Rufaro (Happiness), Shingirayi (Persevere), Tendai (Grateful), Tafadzwa (Joyful), Tanaka (We are good), Tatenda (We give thanks), Vimbai (Trust)
See also[edit]
- ^ "Rory and Logan: Getting Serious". Crushable. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b National Institute for Genealogical Studies, "England Given Name Considerations" [1]
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jayden".
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Madison".
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Logan".
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Alexis".
- ^ "FINLEX ® - Ajantasainen lainsäädäntö: 9.8.1985/694" (in Finnish). Finlex.fi. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ "Lapsesta Ruu tai Sirius? Sukupuolineutraaleista nimistä tuli buumi | Helsingin Uutiset" (in Finnish). Helsinginuutiset.fi. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ "Patterns of French First Names - Prénoms Français".
- ^ "Patterns of French First Names - Prénoms Français".
- ^ Floss, By David K. Israel, Mental. "Oh no, you can't name your baby THAT! - CNN.com".
- ^ Flippo, Hyde "The Germany Way" Published by McGraw-Hill (1996), Pages 96-97
- ^ BVerfG, 1 BvR 576/07 vom 5.12.2008, paragraph 16
- ^ "Name Law and Gender in Iceland" (PDF). UCLA Center for the Study of Women. 9 June 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Icelandic girl Blaer wins right to use given name". BBC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.sikhnames.com, sikhnames.com -. "Sikh Names (SikhNames.com) Sikh Names, Meanings & Pronunciation".
- ^ "50 Zimbabwean Shona Baby Names For Girls And Boys". 23 August 2016.
- ^ 20000-names.com. "20000-NAMES.COM".


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Well having stood in a Sony showroom last week for a good 15 minutes being unable to tell the difference between 2 46" TVs, one with and one without 100hz processing, forgive me if I don't get too excited about 200hz. Just another way of extracting another few hundred quid for the same telly if you ask me.
Does somebody need to tell Sony were currently in a credit crunch.. :) Yeah Yeah, some people with more money than sense will end up buying them I suppose.
@basicasic To be fair Sony showrooms don`t seem to be the best of places to `audition` a TV in my experience. I recently popped into the Sonycentre, Cheltenham for a butchers at the latest tech & was totally underwhelmed by it all - from the POV of picture quality my 4 year old 720p 32" Sony LCD looked better than everything they had on display! (Yes, before anyone asks, I did stand further back from the 46 inchers :))
There is a lot to be said for properly setting up a TV & they never seem to be even close at retail outlets. I am sure some of the highbrow HiFi/AV stores will be better - but I'm not paying through the nose for a TV I can get 30%+ cheaper online, nor will I pay for someone to set it up; hence why I rely on online reviews for all my AV gear. (Caveat - if I win the lottery - strike that I don`t do the lottery. If Ernie gives me a wad of cash then I may change my mind & go for a custom install :). Tho knowing my luck it would only be enough to `do the kitchen` & the missus will overrule me).
Yeah, I'd echo Matt's views. Most LCD TVs actually have a "showroom" mode that bumps up the brightness to "make it look better". This might work on the lowest common dominator, but it rarely means seeing the the TV at its best.
Just wonder why this have got TRrecommend? As u've mentioned
- it worse than almost any LED enhanced tv;
- even with "200Hz" it worse than 100 Hz Philips;
- very noisy;
- black levels are also below or around average;
the price? It's too much for such bad tv (see above). For the name 'SONY' ?
Is it possible for TR to hire a reviewer with less lofty standards that allow them to review and appreciate affordable televisions/gadgets.
I understand the whole appeal of enjoying the specs of a dream gadget.."window shopping"..but it would be nice to get expert reviews on devices that cost less than half a month's pay.
Just my two pence, thanks.
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@bazza - here is a list of all the TVs we have reviewed since January 2007, sorted by Most Affordable first :)
A lot of these tv's, along with other new tech, come down in price by about 50% within 6-12 months of being released. So I think its useful to read reviews of today's top end stuff, on the basis that it could be affordable to the man on the street in 6 months. For example, I was very taken with the Toshiba 40zf355d when that first appeared in May this year, but it cost something like ٟ,500, which I couldn't justify spending for a tv. I have been watching the price ever since, and now its going online for about 𧿘, which is much more like it!
The clouding issue with previous sony lcd 46w4500 . I have one and yes it happens but only when there is no picture on and it may bother some but the picture quality is amazing compared to my last lcd .Great tv
you know i have tested this Tv and i dont see a big diffrens, between 100hz and 200hz
What i find most interesting about this particular LCD tv and others of course, is that what ever 'independent' review one reads, they all tend to come out with varying degrees of conclusion! This set for example is resonably well reviewed by TR, however one only has to cop a sneaky read ( or indeed actually purchase!) a copy 'Home Cimema'or similar to very often find a considerable different conclusion to the same set,thus leaving the likes of myself in a quandry, as to whether to put this set on my seriously consider list of forget about it!I realise one could wait forever in an attempt to find the 'perfect' set and it still not arrive, but when one is considering spending ٟ,500+, this is pretty serious money to most people and i for one don't wish to end up with a pup! TR are you in a position to be able to offer any explanation as to why different reviews occur for the same set? Is it anything to do with differing testing equipment/environment for different testing centres?
I bought one of these tvs on the strength of some good reviews, but although the picture quality is generally excellent, and motionflow works well, I am v disppointed by the amount of light shining onto the screen from the rear. There are pools of light clearly visible around the edges of the screen. For this amount of money I would have hoped for something better.
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Most Kiwis will soon own a smartphone - but most don't have the smarts to keep it safe.
Research by consultants Frost & Sullivan indicates that within four years 90 per cent of us will own a smartphone, up from just over 60 per cent now.
But cyber experts warn that New Zealanders are not taking basic security precautions such as pin locks, security software and back-ups.
Netsafe, the not-for-profit organisation that promotes internet safety, says many owners don't realise the device is a small but vulnerable computer needing the same protection as a PC.
"I don't think people have made the leap," says Netsafe's chief technology officer, Sean Lyons. "They don't necessarily think they have the same concerns as they do with their PC."
Cyber crime cost New Zealand $152 million last year according to the antivirus company Symantec.
More than one in four smartphone users had experienced cyber crime in the previous 12 months - and this number is expected to grow quickly.
It's predicted that from this year more people around the world will connect to the internet through phones or tablets than from laptops or desktops, meaning it is only a matter of time before criminals shift focus from the old technology to the new, Mr Lyons says.
But nearly two-thirds of New Zealander don't know that security systems exist for smartphones and tablets, Norton says.
The biggest threats remain losing the phone, or having it stolen, then unprotected data ripped off by criminals. A quarter of smartphone users lost their phone or had it stolen last year.
Of medium risk - but likely to grow as criminals shift their focus to handheld devices - are phishing, spyware, malware buried in apps and network "spoofing", an attack in which smartphone users connect to rogue Wi-Fi and criminals steal emails and other data for phishing attacks.
But loss of data by theft and scams is dwarfed by the extent to which smartphone users freely give away highly personal information to companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft, which create smartphone operating systems and apps, and to makers of third-party apps.
Smartphones gather or contain huge amounts of confidential information about their users, including locations, contacts, photos and internet history.
Operating systems and apps often demand access to this information and then collect it for the companies which sometimes sell it on to third parties.
This makes smartphone apps a much more serious threat than hacking to our privacy, says the head of Wellington IT consultant IntuiSec, Sean Lyons.
"I do believe that most New Zealanders using smartphones are not really aware of the risks. It is not strictly a New Zealand problem, though. I believe that we are as well educated as most other smartphone users in the world.
"The problem is that smartphones have inserted themselves into our life in a pervasive way and in a short period of time.
"And since privacy is a problem most people haven't had to address before the age of smartphones ... we are struggling to understand how to deal with the problem."


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This week's reduction of the IOF tax on capital
inflows to Brazil to 0% from 6% is a result of normalization
– and the government is unlikely to raise it again,
Joaquim Levy CEO of Bradesco Asset Management told
"The time of normalization may be approaching," the former
Brazilian government official said. The IOF was a reaction to
crisis-fighting measures by US and other foreign governments.
Now central banks are recognizing improving growth. Minutes to
the recent Copom rates setting meeting, released this week,
note that risks are lower internationally, Levy said.
The markets applauded the government's move.
Flows were mixed this week, with some investors taking
advantage of the opportunity to take money out tax free. Others
though, saw an invitation to park more money there. The net
effect in the long run may not be big in either direction,
especially with larger factors at work.
"Do I expect a major change in flows? Probably not. For real
flows into Brazil, I don't think the IOF was the
major deterrent."
Volatility in the global market will likely be more of a
determining factor in decisions to invest in Brazil or not.
"The global market is more turbulent," Levy said. "US
investors and global investors are reconsidering their
allocations, if you do see major moves in the US economy
– who knows what will happen?"
The outlook for Brazil itself will also be important. The
tax cut came just days before Standard &
Poor's put the country's long term
foreign currency rating on watch negative. The ratings agency
cited slower growth and continued fiscal expansion for the move
on the BBB rating late Thursday.
Levy said Bradesco Asset Management, which has more than
$140 billion in assets under management, is "relatively
bullish" on the US economy.
Still, the move is positive for some products.
"In the last year it was easier to sell funds with hard
currencies," Levy said. "For many, that was an easier way to
get exposure to Brazil. Now, I think our domestic funds will
get a lift." LF
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The Cat Cottage Senior Sanctuary is a special little hideaway in Pasadena, CA built just for senior and special needs kitties. These lucky kitties have a wonderful catio so they can safely enjoy the beautiful Southern California weather in their golden years.
The structure itself was originally a prefab TuffShed barn, with a vaulted ceiling and a loft. They were able to customize it with windows and a skylight to give the kitties lots of natural light inside. They had power lines run underground for electricity, then added insulation, drywall, window trim, paint, a dimmable chandelier, handmade kitty stairway to the loft, and an air conditioner as well as a small catio. It's a small space, but with so much vertical room, plus the catio, it's fine for elderly cats who spend most of the day following the sun from one nap spot to another!
The Cat Cottage is not accepting any new residents at this time, but you can follow them on Facebook to see the beautiful senior cats in their care, as well as listings for senior cats that are available for adoption. Next time you're thinking of adding another furry family member, please consider adopting a senior cat!