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Avoid These Gym Stereotypes – Don't Be That Guy! [Video]
2014 is here! A new year, a new you…right? Sure! "I swear this year I'm gonna hit the gym, eat better, and get more fit and healthy." I've said that before, and I bet you have too. Some folks actually follow through, at least for a few day or weeks. So if/when you're at the gym, trying to stick to that New Year's resolution, see if you notice any of the personalities depicted in this video.
I am in no way a gym rat, but I have spent a number of hours in "the gym" during my 38 years of life, although I couldn't tell you the last time one of those hours happened. But during my few-and-far-between encounters with a gym, I have definitely witnessed just about all of these stereotypes.
These the Dude Perfect guys, who first gained notoriety for their amazing trick-shot videos. Recently they have shown off their comical side with a handful of hilarious "stereotypes" videos. They are so hilarious because they are so true. They absolutely nail the different kinds of people you run in to while playing golf or basketball, or fishing. They hit it on the head and out of the park with this video too.
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Croatia coach Slaven Bilic claims he has identified a weakness in England he intends to exploit when the teams meet on Wednesday.
England will qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa if they beat Bilic's side at Wembley.
If they do so, the Three Lions will avenge their defeat by Croatia in November 2007 which saw them fail to qualify for Euro 2008.
England head their qualifying group with a 100% record after seven games and have improved beyond recognition since the 2007 meeting with Fabio Capello at the helm.
However, while the former West Ham player acknowledges they are a much-changed team, Bilic claims this has also weakened the team.
Bilic said: "They are a very different team. They have some advantages but they are also missing something from their game.
"They are missing some Englishness, some of the things that have always made England teams difficult to defend against and play against.
"All I will say is that they are definitely missing something and we know what it is. But of course I am not going to tell you now what it is. It is our secret."
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Megan y Joyce son increíbles! Su servicio de atención al cliente es excelente.
La habitación parecía a primera vista buena y ordenada. El personal era cordial. Mi familia y yo llegamos tarde en el motel después de un largo día y nos recibieron ciclistas borrachos peleando en el aparcamiento. Nos fuimos a la mañana siguiente llenos de mordeduras de pulgas. No recomiendo este sitio.
Muy limpio y bien mantenido
Habitación limpia y agradable. Buen precio. No hay wifi. El servicio lento en recepción. No hay cunas disponibles. Había ruido debido a la autopista.
Un lugar limpio, bien cuidado, hotel con habitaciones espaciosas y cómodas. El personal era agradable y servicial. Hay una agradable piscina interior y jacuzzi. El desayuno debe incluir más fruta fresca. En la habitación una unidad de aire acondicionado era muy ruidosa.
El personal era muy amable, y las habitaciones muy bonitas. Nunca he estado en un hotel que no olía a prístina.
I didn't not like how noisy the room was. You can hear people walking in the hallways. You can hear the people next to you, above you, and below you. Very loud for the price
My "boyfriend" and I stayed here one night just so we could get away from everyone and have some privacy after a HORRENDOUSLY stressful week including the cancellation of our planned vacation to Washington D.C. This hotel was only about 45 minutes away from us. We personally know the Erie area well, but the hotel is super easy to get to if you're from out of town. The room was clean and smelled clean as soon as we walked in. It was nicely sized if you're looking to just relax for a night or two (room 329 is where we were; PERFECT view of a marina and State Street and honestly, the sun rise was really pretty too. It woke me up but the sun beaming on me made me smile). If I were staying more than a couple nights, I'd probably want a bigger room. The bathroom, again, nicely sized but the layout itself was weird with no room between the sink and shower. But whatever, not like you're going to be dancing all around the bathroom of a hotel, right? Had plenty of room to do whatever (straighten hair etc.) I'd ask for more towels, next time. Just a thought. The bed (mattress, linens, pillows) were clean and HEAVENLY. Neither of us wanted to get out of it in the morning (which wasn't really morning because check out isn't until noon! BONUS) Seriously, SUPER comfortable bed. I'll stay again just for the bed. Not even kidding. The bar downstairs was nice and convenient. Good selection of mixed drinks, wines, and beers plus the food from the restaurant looked delicious. A pretty large, top shelf martini was $10.... and they pour them STRONG. Hotel WAS under construction while we were there but did not affect our stay at all. Heard someone walk in the hallway once but they sounded like they'd had some fun at the bar lol. Didn't hear our neighbors, don't know if we even had any. This hotel is RIGHT on the water and it was windy as heck when we stayed BUT I can only imagine that when it's warm out (and not November) that it's BEAUTIFUL. OVERALL, I will ABSOLUTELY stay here again and without question, I recommend it to anyone and the "boyfriend" agrees. There have been a few times since where one or both of us has said "We need to go back to the Sheraton." It was just a nice little escape from the world. And it felt really great to exhale.
Everything was clean and the staff was amazing! We got a free upgrade, which was very nice. My husband and I will be returning.
Super friendly staff! Super clean! We will be back!
It was a perfect setting by the lake. People were kind. They charged me for incidentals which said that it would be on my credit card the same day and did not receive it. Also, a worker was interfering with an argument my girlfriend and i were having and basically not letting me speak to her.
The Hotel was very nice and clean ... you cam use the sky bridge to go to the convention center.. No early morning free continental breakfast...its a paid extra breakfast...and paid new parer too.....$12.00 extra for parking
View was awesome Windows could of been cleaned better
Great breakfast included.
Wonderful value. Wonder rooms and incredible breakfast buffet. ..... And my kids loved the room and pool too
Friendly staff Very comfortable bed Good breakfast Noisy guests in the room above but not while we slept.
Práctico y asequible. Mi cama estaba asquerosa. Había pelos en las sábanas y el edredón estaba manchado con quién sabe qué. Parecía que todo lo que hicieron fue hacer la cama después de las anteriores personas se marcharan y no se molestaron en limpiar las sábanas y edredón.
He estado varias veces en el Baymont. Siempre limpio. Personal amable. Las camas son cómodas. Buena relación calidad-precio. Aparcamiento. Debería haber sido más grande.
Un hotel agradable, limpio, cómodo, personal amable, tranquilo, cómodo.
Estaba limpio y era práctico. Había reservado en línea y por cuestiones de salud vinieron y tuvimos que volver a casa con un día de antelación, el personal de recepción dijo que no había manera de conseguir el dinero por la última noche o un cupón para otra noche.
Demasiado dinero por noche.
El personal fue amable y el desayuno estaba bueno. El hotel está en el medio de la ciudad y tiene aparcamiento. La habitación estaba sucia, polvorienta, había telarañas detrás de la cama y la almohada estaba asquerosa.
Personal Muy sucio y con necesidad de reformas. Lámparas que tenían manchas. Un televisor viejo, sucio detrás de los muebles. Aparcamiento con necesidad de cámaras de seguridad.
Los huéspedes muy ruidosos! No había agua caliente y ni nos compensaron de ninguna manera. Prácticamente el personal de recepción dijo ah, bueno
Ubicación Todo necesidades actualizado!
Habitación fría apenas dormimos
So clean and fresh. The waterfront view is exceptional. The amentities were very nice. Restaurant food was good, service was kinda slow. The buffet was expensive for what was on offer. In other similar hotels, that kinda of breakfast was included in your stay. Also, the Bistro in the lobby only opened at 7am....too late for some folks who start their day much earlier than 7am.
New hotel, roomy & bed was very comfy. Will book again.
Everything! This hotel is new and fabulous! It is incredibly clean and trendy, the staff has been wonderful. My husband and I didn't know the breakfast time and slept through. The girl at the desk Alexis did not hesitate to get us breakfast anyway, and she did it without us asking. We extended our stay by two days because we could not leave yet!! The beds are beyond comfy with the best sheets and pillows ever. We booked two queen beds and our sleep has been amazing. The suite kitchen is beautiful and the room is large. The tv is hd and big as well. The bathroom is so clean and the shower fits two. The hotel is green and lovely. And all appliances are stainless steel and great brands. This place is wonderful and we will DEF be back. Everything was wonderful.
Clean, spacious, and modern room. Loved the full side refrigerator. We were iin a room right above the pool. Definitely avoid those rooms. It's loud in general. But, the person at the front desk allowed a group of kids in the pool @ 3:30 in the morning and they woke us up. The breakfast setup was weird. It was a crowded setup and made it difficult to get my breakfast ready.
Convenient to the highway. Staff very pleasant and easy check in and check out. The floors felt tacky and the bathroom was not as expected. You would figure that they would have toilets that would accommodate people that have had hip replacements. The shower, shower curtain and walls had mold . Plus shower had hair in the tub..
We've used this hotel the last few years to break up an 11 hour drive to Kentucky. It's inexpensive, convenient, and the staff have always been cordial. It could certainly use a facelift ...but you're not going to get that at these rates.
The shower had no hot water never going there again
Was easy to find right off interstate There was only cold water in the shower in the morning. Lobby staff gave no remedy or applology. Only offered to take $10 off my bill after I specifically asked. Could hear interstate traffic all night long. Breakfast was exclusively carbs. No protein, no dairy, no fruit.
Location Room smelled funky water pressure was bad as was the water temperature beds were hard
The price was good. Rooms were clean and neat. Pool available for folks who wished to use it(in season only. They drained it part way through our stay). The only item I didn't like was the breakfast. Not at all balanced. danish and fruit are not a breakfast for me. Its all sugar and carbs with no other nutrients. So we ate breakfast out. But that was the only negative.
clean room with great shower facilities. pool was clean and not too much chlorine to burn eyes. hot breakfast was good with eggs, both scrambled and boiled, along with bacon and other standard continental fare. hotel was quiet as sat back off the main road in back of a strip mall area. Had no problems or complaints.
Complimentary breakfast and hot beverages throughout the day. Some of the staff were very friendly and helpful. One of the staff did not allow us to use a microwave and we were forced to eat our leftovers cold.
The staff was extremely helpful, competent and eager to help. That was a huge plus and pretty much the only redeeming quality about this hotel. This particular hotel is extremely old and dated. You can tell by the wear and tear that there have been millions through this place. Walls were dirty, carpet fading, terrible decor, etc. Our room smelled like cigarette smoke. It was gross. I like things to feel clean and this hotel did not feel clean.
Everything was good.
I would have liked to have more TV options. There was not a lot to watch such as movies to buy etc.
Spacious room with all amenities. Very clean and comfortable for a family. Check in was so late in the day. We arrived in the AM for an event and we waited until early evening to check in. Check out time was early too. I understand you need time to clean rooms but for the price it isn't worth not even a 24hr stay.
Proximity to highway Soap from a previous guess was left in the shower, found upon my arrival. Lighting in rear parking lot was dark during night hours. Hallways smelled like airplane glue throughout the building, though it did not permeate into room it was still annoying. Breakfast consisted of an egg creation that has left me imagining what it was supposed to have been. Even Cracker Barrel food is better and that is not saying much. Room was situated next to an AC unit at ground level which kicked on and off throughout the night interrupting sleep. Building was older and price was too high given all the newer hotels in this area. I would not stay again.
very nice pool indoor and the water park was attached to the building and it was very close to everything when we checked in they asked for a card and before i handed it to him i asked if anything was going to be charged to it due to the fact it had our vacation money on it he told me no so i gave it to him, the next day our card was charged $350 dollars needless to say i was pissed i went down to ask about it and the lady told me it was normal and it was a incidental fee that they hold till we checked out which was fine but i was mad because the other guy had told me that it wouldn't be charged she told me tough luck and that there was nothing they could do, needless to say it will be the last time i ever stay in any Marriott hotels. also the queen size bed (even tho we ordered a king size) felt like i was laying on a floor not in a bed i ended up sleeping on the sofa bed because it was more comfortable
This is the third time we've stayed in the Residence Inn in order to go to Splash Lagoon. The rooms are very suitable for our family with a one bedroom arrangement. Our room had a fireplace, whirlpool, kitchen area, and two tvs. Our Splash Lagoon passes were ready when we arrived at 12:00 and the room was ready by 4:00. It is very conveniently attached to Splash Lagoon, so you do not have to walk outside to get there. You can wear your swimsuits and flip-flops, even in the dead of winter. If you get a locker near the tree-tops area, you can easily use the back hallway to return to the hotel. We really like having suites that are this close to the water park, so we'll definitely stay here again when we return. None of these things are deal-breakers, but are good to know for future travelers: The breakfast area is a bit crowded during busy times. If you were a business traveler, I would probably try to avoid the hotel when schools are on winter break as it is packed with families. Late checkout was available, but it was $59 to check out at 4 PM instead of 11 AM. That was too pricey for us. The single elevator is really slow, even though there are only three floors. The side door (under the bridge) did not unlock with my room key, so I had to walk around through the cold rain to the front door. Also, the two front doors were not automatic, making it hard to bring a luggage cart inside. Oh, and one of the luggage carts had a bum wheel making it really hard to push. Apparently, the are waiting on parts to fix it.


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I love reviewing great skin care products. But, when each of my readers has the opportunity to get a free 7 day supply of their own... well... that's just amazing, isn't it?
I've been using the Clarins Extra-Firming Day Cream for a while now, and I am so glad that I had it for the end of winter! This is a medium to heavy cream, and it really did a great job of keeping moisture where it should be, which is in my skin, rather than leaving it. Somehow, it did this without feeling heavy or greasy at all, which is even better! The cream has a light pinky-beige color and has a faint floral perfumed scent, which I couldn't smell once I applied it. The cream sinks in quickly and left no residue behind on my combination skin. I found that I could easily apply makeup over it without any issues.
So, what is in this stuff? Well, Clarins lists a ton of botanicals with anti-aging properties. Note that a lot of these claims are made by many skin care companies, though I can't verify all of it in PubMed. That doesn't mean it isn't true, it just means that no one has bothered to publish it in the American Medical Literature.
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Encourages collagen synthesis and helps keep the dermis strong and well organized. I found evidence in the literature for ulcer and wound healing as well.
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Helps to keep the skin firm.
You've seen this one used by many skin care companies, but Avena sativa has been in use for over 2000 years for a reason! It has anti-oxidant capacities, acts as a protectant, helps decrease inflammation and even helps to cleanse the skin. The sugars in the oats help to have a temporary tightening effect as well.
Encourages collagen synthesis and helps prevent it from breaking down.
Helps to stimulate fibroblasts (which I assume in turn make more collagen).
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Helps to brighten the skin.
So, how did it work for me? I really liked it. It was enough moisture for me without being too much, it made my skin glowy and the added moisture definitely helped my makeup go on more smoothly. I can't really comment on any anti-aging effects since I don't really have wrinkles, but the added moisture and glowiness definitely would help there.
To get your own pack, you can head to the Clarins Facebook page today, or from April 13-15 head to any Clarins counter throughout the US.
Also, Clarins is about to start an amazing Facebook giveaway with 5 winners each week for a month from April 11 to May 11. Each winner will receive a full sized Extra-Firming day, night and foundation ($202 value), so make sure you enter!
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Comparing Regional Integration – Latin America
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After Europe, Latin America is the continent that has seen the most vigorous trend in creating and reproducing regional integration under different labels and schemes. Interpretation of the meaning of regional integration/regionalism varies widely depending on the stand point of the different actors. This executive training seminar seeks to analyse and discuss divergent/convergent interpretations on the meaning of regional integration/regionalism in Latin America in its different forms (i.e. economic, political, security driven, etc.).
A distinguished group of highly qualified speakers who have had a protagonist role in some of the decisions shaping regional organisations/regionalism in the area will present the multiple perspectives on the issue. Additionally, the executive training will offer several training exercises which, based on modern methods and approaches, will bring to light the functioning of the different regional organisations and some of their institutions. That entails that every thematic session is basically divided into two parts, of which one classically academic and one practice-oriented that makes participants themselves engage into the processes of regional integration.
Celso Amorim | Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence of Brazil
Francisco Carrión |FLACSO and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ecuador
José Miguel Insulza | Former General Secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS), Chile
José A. Sanahuja | Complutense University of Madrid, Spain and European University Institute, Italy
Andrés Serbin | President of the Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research and the Venezuelan Institute of Social and Political Studies
The Academy offers a limited number of merit-based partial scholarships (contribution to travel and accommodation costs of the applicant) for which only applicants from developing countries are eligible. If you wish to apply for a scholarship, please attach a brief letter of intent to the application form indicating both your reasons for the request of financial aid and your motivation and potential contribution to the Executive Training Seminar. Deadline for scholarship applications: 15 September 2015.
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Early application is highly encouraged, as enrolment is limited to a restricted number of participants.
Accommodation, travel costs, and local transportation are at the expense of the participant/ sending institution.
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The comedian became quite serious as he spoke with Conan O'Brien, addressing the use of smartphones.
What could have simply been a retelling by Emmy Award-winning actor/comedian Louis C.K. on "CONAN" about his resistance to let his daughters have their own smartphones became a philosophical platform for the 46-year-old writer/producer/director. Saying he's "not there to make them happy" but to "raise the grown-ups that they're going to be," he expressed concern about what smartphones were doing to the kids of this generation.
"I think these things are toxic, especially for kids. They don't look at people when they talk to them and they don't build empathy," said the FX comedy series "Louie" creator. And just when viewers thought C.K.'s concern was only for the young ones, he went on to point out that adults also had a problem with their mobile devices, saying they were overusing their phones.
"That's what the phones are taking away, is the ability to just sit there," the stand-up comedian declared, as he observed adults had lost the "ability to just be yourself and not be doing something." He said it had gotten so extreme people would even risk their lives and those of others as they text while driving since "they don't want to be alone for a second because it's so hard."
Although C.K. said "life is tremendously sad," people needed to deal with the "forever empty" feeling. "Sadness is poetic -- you're lucky to live sad moments. When you let yourself feel sad, your body has like antibodies that come rushing in to meet the sadness. I was grateful to feel sad and then I met it with true, profound happiness," he said.


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Speaker brings 'holy' message
When making decisions in life, a person will often ask if a course of action is right or wrong. But how often does he or she ask, is it holy?
The Indiana Experiment will welcome speaker Justin Lookadoo to the Rustic Lodge in White Township on Saturday. Lookadoo will speak on "Is It Holy? How to Have a God Sized Life."
According to Lookadoo, the question that must be asked is, "Is what I'm doing holy?"
"The reason people are running around living 'OK' lives that are mediocre and they never find any fulfillment is they keep asking 'Is it OK?'" Lookadoo said. "You want to ask the right question, you'll get the right answer."
Lookadoo's years as a juvenile probation officer and crime prevention specialist gave him experience dealing with troubled teens. He's been touring, having open and frank discussions with teens regarding their issues, for more than 20 years. For Indiana County, he's bringing his experiences to the adult arena as a way of helping parents, particularly fathers, become better parents and better men.
"Whenever people ask, 'What's the biggest problem with boys nowadays? Because boys are crazy,'" he said. "The biggest problem with boys nowadays is men. We've totally checked out of little boys' lives because of work, separation, divorce, whatever the cause. We've checked out, and little boys want to know if they have what it takes to be a man.
"What's wrong with little girls nowadays, because girls are worse than boys? Well, the problem with girls nowadays: men," he continued. "Same thing, we've totally checked out of their lives. And every little girl wants to know that she's beautiful, and a woman can't convince her of that. It takes a male figure to convince her of that."
Lookadoo said that he'll be offering several tips, techniques and secrets of how to impact a child's life from the child's perspective. As a youth speaker who works with kids 200 days a year, Lookadoo said, he's told things that kids would never tell their parents, giving him the unique position of being able to better relate to their issues.
Lookadoo explained that it's important not to be your kid's coach, because then we become their critics.
"Our job is never to coach them," he said. "Our job is to be their biggest cheerleader."
He'll be explaining issues of discipline, how to set boundaries and how to give and limit freedoms.
He also explained that he's often asked how a person can get his or her child to read the Bible, pray, or go to church more. He asks, "When is the last time your child saw you get excited about those same things?"
Lookadoo graduated from college with a degree in biology in hopes of becoming an eye doctor based solely around the marketability of his name. When he found he could only get into one medical school, he decided to pursue the juvenile probation officer path.
As a biology major, he had studied drug interactions and how they interfere with brain and body development. He began to create school programs based around how drugs and alcohol affected development at different stages. A majority of his time was spent speaking at public schools.
"It just kind of happened," he said, "but it was the best thing that could have happened. Because it prepared me for what I was going to end up doing anyway.
"It just kind of kept growing, and now it's grown to the point where I'm training other people who want to speak in schools and do what I do."
Stephen Wolfe, CEO of Indiana Regional Medical Center, is part of the Indiana Experiment organization that is hosting the event.
"As one of the people who helped try to help put the thing together, my role in these events is to try to let people know what the Indiana Experiment is all about and encourage men to plug into the Indiana Experiment, a local church, a local study group," said Wolfe.
The Indiana Experiment was formed in 2007 by a group of volunteer men and is "a Christian inter-denominational ministry, which provides spiritual resources to business, professional and working men (including senior-management levels) and to area churches," according to their website. The group has hosted several speakers in the past.
"We're very excited about Justin," Wolfe said. "He's very dynamic and I think it's going to be a great morning on Saturday.
"This event is a little bit of a different focus for us because we're trying to focus on reaching the teen population, the youth of the county, to appeal to fathers as well."
Gino Cosentino, pastor at Calvary Evangelical Free Church on Ben Franklin Road in White Township, helped organize the event and bring Lookadoo on board.
"Justin is a really interesting guy, his background in the juvenile prevention and the different stuff he talks about in the schools," he said. "And he's pretty well known with the Christian youth circles. … He was a name we were aware of.
"He was an interesting perspective to us because he talks about youth, and you can't get a better angle than a guy who knows the youth really well. He can help us as parents and grandparents to better relate to our kids and better reach them."
Once Lookadoo was able to speak at the breakfast, Cosentino and his workers began looking at area schools for Lookadoo to speak at as well. Lookadoo will be speaking today at Ben Franklin Elementary school, doing two separate sessions with kindergarten through second grade and third through fifth grade. He will then speak at United High School to the junior and senior high students. Lookadoo also will be speaking at a free event at 7 p.m. today at Indiana Junior High.
"We're keeping him pretty busy," Cosentino said.
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Neutering the Law
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Many US states are taking all the sex out of state statutes. The goal is to make the language of the law gender-neutral. The gender neutrality movement seeks to encourage the use of language that avoids "distinguishing roles by what reproductive organs people happen to have in order to avoid discrimination arising from the impression that there are social roles for which one gender is more suited than the other."
In Washington state for the last six years, state officials have been rewriting state laws that go back all the way to the state's foundation in 1854. That's a lot of law. Sometimes it's easy: "policemen" become "police officers," "firemen" become "firefighters," "freshmen" become "first-year students" and "penmanship" becomes "handwriting." There are lots of pronouns to be changed, too, resulting in "he or she," "him or her" and "his or her."
But some patriarchal terms proved to be a bit more challenging. In terms of gender neutrality, "manhole" is clearly not neutral; it implies that these are male-only holes or that women cannot descend to sewer level as readily as their male colleagues. However, alternatives such as "utility hole" are subject to misinterpretation and confusion, so that a "manhole" will remain a "manhole" in the state of Washington. (What is it with English and the whole "hole" terminology deficit? For example, the place where you stick the gas nozzle when fueling up the car – is that a gas hole? I don't think there is even a word for that.)
"Changing words can change what we think about the world around us," says sociolinguist Crispin Thurlow about the change of language. "These tiny moments accrue and become big movements." Whorfians like Thurlow say that words make the woman (or man), but I'm not so sure..
Many think these efforts at post-hoc political correction are so much window dressing. Others are opposed to the entire notion of gender neutrality in the belief that there is a biological basis to sex roles.
Personally, I've been gender-obsessed since about 14, so I would probably have to hire an editorial hatchet-man to get my language snipped. Every since elementary school, I've always had trouble with criticism from editors and educators, but doted on any signs of life from my readers, out of terror that my prose is toppling over silently in lonely literary thickets. Big data tells me that my readers are mostly women, and I am writing about an industry that is mostly run by women, and I am ever so desperate to keep you guys with me until the next sentence, at least. So are women more likely to prefer gender-neutral language than men? I just don't know, even after spending almost 90 seconds researching this on Google. But maybe what we want is not the point. It's about what we should want.
I've got to stop here to tend my own garden, so I invite readers to finish off this post by tying this to translation in some way. (Gender-neutral language strongly encouraged). Is anyone translating for gender-neutral? I don't think we've had it come up more than a few times ever.
Or we can go with a linguistic wrap-up, As in "My Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Right or Wrong. Crispin?
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Speaking only for myself, I prefer simplicity. If I wrote grammar rules, I would simply make "their" an acceptable replacement of "his or her", which I think is the whole reason these re-writes become so cumbersome (and often absurd). So "A police officer may wear his or her belt around his or her pants" would become "A police officer may wear their belt around their pants". Hard-core grammarians cringe at the idea, but I think it's the obvious solution in our modern politically correct world. And I apologize for the terrible example, but it's the best I could do in a 2 minute comment!
(Beforehand, excuse me if my English is not good enough). I think laws needs to be neutral and that has to include genders where it's possible. However, at the same time we should respect the nature of your language. If there is no neutral word to refer to a specific profession (for example, fisherman) we have to accept it! A language reflects the past of its speakers.
Regards from Spain.
I suppose we could push for something like in Mandarin. There is no way to distinguish between "He" or "She" in spoken mandarin other than possibly context. It would always be voiced as "Ta1" [He, she, or it]. However, in written Chinese after contact with Western nations the concept of differentiating "he" or "she" was introduced into the language in the forms 他 and 她.
In spoken language, I usually tend to use a pluralized "their" instead of using "his or hers" when I want to avoid using a specific gender. However, it still makes me pause and cringe a little. It will be interesting to see which way English evolves.
While I commend the sentiment behind the action, I fear this is going to become something of a joke that changes little in reality.
Certainly there is some evidence that the presentation of language shapes the way we think, Orwell and rand had some good arguments in this regard, I think going as far as to address issues such as manhole is sheer stupidity.
"Sewer hole", that works doesn't it?
While I am a woman, and certainly I think a little gender neutrality in regards to certain things is good, changing things like freshmen, penmanship, or manhole is just ridiculous.
The question is can gender neutral language survive translation? While Ebglish certainly has the variety to allow for genderless descriptions on many levels, many languages don't.
This is just going to lead to awkward phrasology, abominable neologisms and grammatical nonsense. Also I would argue the usefulness of gender neutral language in overcoming sexism, especially when used in laws few people actually read.
I think this is actually long overdue, a new generation will grow up with no gender biased conceptions in their minds because of repeatedly being exposed to words like policeman, etc.
They are just going to end up butchering the English language and making laws more vague and incomprehensible.
This is post-hoc political correctness window dressing, just a ridiculous waste of tax payer money.
I read something like this somewhere else, but it seemed a little silly, they were changing phrases such as "man or woman" to person, which seems excessive as the former is already inclusive enough in my opinion.
When I did my Masters at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, I was told that using the male form in, e.g. a thesis, would be considered sexual harassment!


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It's a pity that Damian Thompson didn't mention that the "half-truths" he says can be found in Michael Moore's film Bowling for Columbine ("A little Moore attention may backfire", Herald, January 8) were first aired in America on CNN and have apparently done the rounds since then.
Moore has already placed a long and detailed rebuttal on his website. He has delightfully labelled the relevant page "/wackoattacko/".
Moya Crowe, Orange, January 8.
Damian Thompson's critique of Michael Moore's books and films misses the point. Moore's aim is to make people think. If he can achieve this by gimmickry, exaggeration and spin doctoring, so be it. He uses the weapons of his opponents. Even if only half of his "revelations" and persuasive arguments are true, we should be very worried about the US Government and its policies. Oh, for an Australian Michael Moore.
Tony Cobcroft, Pearl Beach, January 8.
I'll be more impressed when one of Michael Moore's critics can give us an answer to the question he asks throughout Bowling for Columbine of why Americans kill each other with guns at a much higher rate than the rest of the world. I don't think Moore comes to a definite conclusion in his film but it's important that someone is at least asking the hard questions.
Ian Newman, Cammeray, January 8.
Damian Thompson makes a number of statements regarding the accuracy of Michael Moore's documentary Bowling for Columbine without providing any supporting evidence. All his claims seem to have been lifted straight from the internet without any independent investigation. The false claims Mr Thompson made about Bowling for Columbine are repeated so often without proof that Moore has created a web page specifically to answer them.
We need more people in this world like Moore, willing to speak the truth (and provide ample proof).
David Smith, Marrickville, January 8.
It's very odd to me that when someone like Michael Moore uses "invective and half-truths", it is a tactic that so appals Damian Thompson and, I imagine, David Brooks ("How the neo-cons are taking over the world - or not", Herald, January 7.) Yet these tactics are also used by the right. Have they forgotten the 45-minute threat, the mobile weapons labs and stockpiles of WMD? The truth is that the hypocrisy and lies from both sides of the debate seem to be increasing as the stakes increase.
The only question of any substance is, "Have recent actions made us safer from terrorism and if not, where to now?" Everything else is irrelevant.
Pablo Berrutti, Ultimo, January 8.
How ironic that Damian Thompson should label Michael Moore as a teller of half-truths and a purveyor of political misinformation. Had Thompson been more reliable, he would not have asserted that Moore assisted in securing Bush's vote in Florida by encouraging the students of Florida State University to vote for Ralph Nader. In truth, Moore appealed to the Florida students to strongly consider voting for Gore over Nader.
Vanessa Grunstein, Bellevue Hill, January 8.
In response to Damian Thompson's article on Michael Moore, I am trying to work out what right-wingers drink. The left drink cappuccino, latte or chardonnay. What do neo-cons drink?
Robert Wajzer, Chatswood, January 9.
It is good to see that while Miranda Devine is on holidays, you have found right-wing humorist replacements like Damian Thompson. His suggestion that Michael Moore tells lies is in stark comic relief to the porkies told by George Bush, Tony Blair and our own John Howard regarding certain weapons of mass destruction.
Ken Preece, Strathfield, January 8.
The neo-con defence: brand opponents bigots
It's disingenuous for David Brooks ("How the neo-cons are taking over the world - or not", Herald, January 7) to claim neo-conservatives are being unjustly maligned as a cabal of single-tracked ideologues.
One look at the signatures of the Project for the New American Century's statement of principles demonstrates that's pretty much what they are. The statement goes far in explaining why the Bush Administration was committed to going to war with Iraq within hours of the events of September 11, 2001.
The Bush Administration was, in fact, committed before it took office. Brooks also intimates that opponents of neo-conservativism are somehow anti-Semitic. This is the worst sort of slander: it seeks to stifle legitimate critics with the threat of being branded a bigot. You don't have to be a bigot to oppose a policy of reckless, pre-emptive war.
Finally, it's ironic that Mr Brooks invokes the name "Planet Chomsky" where you can live "unburdened by ambiguity". After all, it was Planet Neo-Con that told us war with Iraq was urgent and absolutely justified.
Chris Zappone, New York, January 8.
Well played, chaps
I write to correct a false assertion in the Spike column (Herald, January 8). Like the rest of the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday, the Prime Minister, John Howard, offered nothing other than generous applause for the Indian cricket team after the Fourth Test. Any suggestion otherwise is completely untrue.
When stumps were drawn, Mr Howard took the opportunity to congratulate the high commissioner for India, Rajendra Singh Rathore. Mr Howard later visited the Indian dressing room to praise Sourav Ganguly and the team, lauding the spirit in which they had played the game.
Spike may well be a satirical column but there is still no excuse for making things up.
David Luff, Senior media adviser, Office of the Prime Minister, Canberra, January 8.
Armed with hypocrisy
Petty's cartoon in the Herald (January 9) was spot on. The gross hypocrisy of those countries which are major players in the arms industry never fails to amaze.
D. Fraser, Gold Coast (Qld), January 9.
Boarders need protection
Sylvia Hale (Letters, January 8) raises an important question on homelessness that the Carr Government must answer. NSW still does not legally protect people living in boarding houses or lodgings.
Every week, our service, like many others across NSW, sees individuals who have been evicted from their homes with almost no notice. The lack of legislative protection means we can do little but attempt to find crisis accommodation for our clients, who often become homeless.
On October 14 our service, along with 75 community, legal and charitable organisations, called on the Government to act urgently to introduce this legislation. We still await this essential protection for our clients.
Jacqui Swinburne, Redfern Legal Centre, Redfern, January 8.
Taking a hammering
In many blocks of units more than 20 to 30 years old, there are people carrying out extensive renovations. In my block, two units are being reconstructed, walls coming down, kitchens, bathrooms and laundries being replaced, parquetry flooring being laid, timber decking put down on balconies, and so on.
The horrendous noise of hammering, riveting and every kind of construction has been going on in our building almost daily since October, all with the approval of the council and the body corporate, which apparently have no means to say "no".
In my view the Strata Titles Board and councils should consider looking at this growing problem with a view to limiting reconstruction in unit blocks.
Marjorie Saul, Rushcutters Bay, January 8.
Bubble or trouble
Fascinating! While Deanne Kelly was telling us (ABC Radio National, Thursday morning) of the vast benefits accruing to Australia by tying Australia in to "the world's leading economy" through the free trade agreement with the United States, the IMF was predicting the downfall of the world's economy, brought on by the crash of the economy of that same US.
Please explain!
Ian Usman Lewis, Myrniong (Vic), January 8.
Kyoto nonsense
I don't understand the Australian Government's attitude to the Kyoto accords. On the one hand it says it is not in Australia's interests to sign the agreement, but on the other hand boasts that it will more than meet the standards demanded of Australia under those protocols.
This would seem to suggest that it sees the aims of Kyoto as achievable and noble, but by implication the achievement of these standards will somehow be detrimental to Australia's interests. Is this just another example of how nonsensical this Government is, or am I missing something?
Chris McKimm, Karangi, January 8.
Save on elections
It seems that agreement with the US Government, be it for invading other countries, free trade or queuing for the toilet on a plane, is a tenet and a re-election platform for the Howard Government. To save the costs of a domestic election, would it not be rationally economic to have the US Government appoint our government for us?
George Antonakos, Byron Bay, January 9.
Theatre for all
Now that the Sydney Theatre Company has acquired another new theatre, it might be time to assess the nature and content of its past and current productions. Perhaps we can move away from the Anglo-centric policies perpetrated by former directors Richard Wherrett and Wayne Harrison, and develop an inclusive and truly representative theatre for the people of Sydney.
Monroe Reimers, Bondi Junction, January 9.
Amanda Vanstone advises the asylum seekers detained on Nauru that "self-harm is not an appropriate bargaining chip" ("Hunger strikers celebrate - with a sip of soup", Herald, January 9).
Well, here is some advice for Senator Vanstone and the Liberal Party: exploiting fear and racism by locking up innocent people, including children, on desolate islands and in desert jails is not an appropriate, nor acceptable, political strategy.
Max Phillips, Stanmore, January 9.
Why, Mr Brown (Letters, January 9), I thought the Government treated us like refugees, knaves and fools already.
We still vote for them, though, don't we?
Frank McQuade, Kogarah, January 9.
Don't be a sheila, Bruce
Bruce, mate, loved ya piece about Aussie lingo disappearing ("In search of the strewth", Summer Metropolitan, January 9), but you've got it all arse-up. The vernacular's alive and well.
Just jump on a bus or a train - your long-haul suburban train'll probably be your best shot - and do a bit of eavesdropping.
I'm telling ya, you'll cop such a bloody earful of the stuff that you'll be in no doubt whatsoever. All we've done, right, is drop a bit of that old fuddy-duddy 1950s stuff. So what if a few American words are creeping in?
I've heard that the Yanks've taken to saying "no worries", which is not too shabby at all.
So Bruce, mate, don't go getting your knickers in a twist about nothing. All righty?
Christine Kearney, Randwick, January 9.
Enemies of the people
Are governments fighting a "war on terrorism" or a "war on civil liberties"?
Chris Round, Paddington, January 8.
Well, damn it, if I and my fellow Australians can't pee wherever and whenever we want, the terrorists have won!
Susan Anthony, Waterloo, January 8.
What clever Coves
It has long been my intention to write about the people of Lane Cove who subscribe to the Letters page. They are undoubtedly the most erudite and knowledgeable in the land. For proof: three letters published on Friday, all from Lane Cove.
Bob Douglas, Lane Cove, January 9.
Raise the standard
I am fortunate enough to be able to commute to the city by ferry every morning, cruising in to Circular Quay between two of Australia's great landmarks, the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Images of these icons must go worldwide almost daily. Maybe Bob Carr could do us a favour and spend some of our taxes on replacing the two tattered flags on top of the bridge. Or will he need to introduce a "flag tax"?
Neil Dempsey, Manly, January 9.
A dog-eat-dog world
I know what's happened to the Beagle. Dotty ate it.
Robyn Barden, Lilli Pilli, January 8.
So Tasmania has a bright, shiny ship to ferry Sydney tourists to the Apple Isle. But if you are going to Tasmania for its natural beauty, go soon. The Tasmanian Government is destroying the very thing the tourists want to see.
Forestry Tasmania admitted last month it had accidentally killed the giant tree El Grande - the largest living thing in the southern hemisphere. That's scientific forestry, Tasmanian style.
Now it says it does not fell tall trees on purpose. Perhaps the tourists could go to the woodchip mill instead, where they can see the 80-metre trees reduced to more manageable piles of woodchips.
Noel Ryan, Wollongong, January 9.
Your report that the world would lose 40 per cent of its plants and animals due to global warming is alarming ("Heat is on: scientists' crisis call to save fauna," Herald, January 8).
Our society offered one solution decades ago. We sponsored the concept of wildlife corridors to allow plant and animal species to travel from one region to another. Today such corridors are being developed in many nations, including Australia.
Some years ago New Scientist stated such corridors running north and south would help counter the worst effects of global warming, allowing species to move to cooler regions. We need to realign corridors, making more which run north to south.
Vincent Serventy, Wildlife Preservation Society, Pearl Beach, January 8.
With reference to Andrew See's observation (Letters, January 8) about the missing Christmas beetles: they were last seen in Coles at Bondi Junction last August, along with the other Christmas goodies that were put out for sale.
I would suggest they have all been sold until we see Coles put out its Christmas stock in August this year.
Andy Round, Rose Bay, January 9.
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HPV Vaccines for Men
The Gardasil Vaccine against HPV has been approved by Singapore's HSA for use in boys and men to prevent Genital Warts, Anal Cancer and Peri-Anal Warts.
It is a course of 3 injections given over 6 months.
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CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved today recommendations for routine vaccination of males 11 or 12 years old with 3-doses of HPV4 to protect against Human Papilloma Virus.
The HPV vaccine will afford protection against certain HPV-related conditions and cancers in males, and vaccination of males with HPV may also provide indirect protection of women by reducing transmission of HPV.
Anne Schuchat, M.D., Director,NationalCenterfor Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
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On 16th October 2009, the FDA approved the use of HPV vaccines to prevent genital warts in men and boys.
Almost exactly 2 years later, they are again taking bold steps to lead the fight against HPV by recommending routine vaccination for boys from age 11 years old.
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The CDC also brought up a very good point that vaccinating men will increase herd immunity and thereby indirectly protecting women from exposure to HPV.
I hope this new recommendation spearheaded by the CDC will encourage more men to come forward for HPV vaccination. For the guys reading this, I would highly recommend that you speak to your doctor about HPV vaccination. For the ladies, bring your men along next time you go see your doctor for a PAP smear. Ask them if HPV vaccination is right for the both of you.
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Hi Doctor. Really appreciate your help on this as I'm a male virgin before visiting a prostitute in Thailand for the first time.
I had protected oral (given by her) and vaginal sex with a young Thai prostitute. There was also brief vaginal fluid contact as I fingered her briefly a few times. The fluid was also on her breasts as I touch it and had oral contact shortly. I also self masturbated without a condom after our session.
I have some questions:
How fast can HPV, HSV,, HIV or other STD Symptoms appear? I experience the following symptoms within a week after the encounter. (48-72 hours to be exact as I'm typing this) :
I do feel some sore (similar to post workout) on the arms and thighs.
A single small slight bump also appeared around the pubic area (similar to a mosquito bite)
Loss of appetite (though I do get this even before my sexual encounter if I'm seriously worried about stuff)
Vomiting (similar to being overly worried)
Lastly, would the HSV vaccine be effective for myself as a 28 year old?
It's been 2 days so far and I'm getting rather worried. Thank you for your help.
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Hi doctor, can i know what's the update full cost of hpv vaccination. Shots plus doctor fees in total?
Hi doctor,
I am 28 years old . I am infect by men genital war . May I know injection still got use ? What I can do now ? If do the treatment what is the total charge ?
Hi Dr Tan,
My gf just diagnosis with HPV recently, we did have sexual intercourse and oral sex before. What should i do? Please advice.
Hi Dr,
If one is being suspected getting HPV and getting warts. Should him still get the vaccination? Will it still helps? And how much is the charges?
May I know how could I locate your clinic for HPV vaccines for men . Please advise. Thanks
I recently was diagnosed with HPV and genital warts by my urologist. He gave me aldara to use. Initially I overdosed and there was a severe reaction which caused blisters. However after stopping the medication and the skin has recovered I used it continuously for 3 weeks and it disappeared. Unfortunately it has came back again over the last few days though it did not multiply. What should I do?
hello again dr tan,
i am interested to in the part where you are talking about hpv vaccine that is allowed for both male and female, with the sore arm effect of the vaccine. Is this Gardasil you are talking about? because me and my boyfriend completed 3 hpv shots 4 years ago and the side effect we felt that day was exactly like what you mentioned, but we forgot the injection name.
also, now that you mention guys should go for routine injection, since its already 4 years since the last time, should my boyfriend take another injection?
thanks again!
My girl friend just found out she has HPV. She has had it since Jan but just got clinical confirmation. We had always use condom when we have sex. What are the chances of me having it? Should we stop sex now even with condom? Should I get the vaccine? Will I be immune after one jab?
How will I know if I am infected with HPV ? I once had a small growth on my penis but it has since disappeared on its own – leading me to believe that I have HPV and it just went 'dormant'. Am I still eligible for vaccination?
Hi Dr Tan
I am over 26 years old, my girl friend told me she had genital wart over 10 years ago. She goes for yearly pap smear and haven't picked up hpv since the first outbreak was treated. Does it mean she is less to pass it on to me? I am over 26 years old, its there anywhere in Singapore I can get the vaccination even if it is not approved for older men?
Hi Doc,
After reading your post, I had tried to call my regular clinics for the HPV vaccine and they said that they only have the ones for female and not for men…. So I am wondering is the vaccine the same for both gender? If it's different then I suppose I need to wait… I am the typical type of guy who is "kiasu" and would like to get myself vaccinated and protect myself. Will there be any side effects from the vaccine? Please also advise whether where I can get the vaccine too.
Thank you and best regards,
Is there a target age range for HPV vaccination for men? It seems limited to under 26 when reviewing literature.
Hi Dr Tan
If i buy sex toy from a shop and masterbate will it have hive virus in it? will i get hiv from this?
Does masterbation cause any ill effects on a man cause after masterbation when i urinate it seem slower
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Happy Holidays!!
Have a joyous time this holiday season, Bee!
Thank your a lovely holiday wish. Rasa Malaysia is the go-to blog that I reference when I need Asian recipes. One gift your site recently gave me the inspiration to improve our Ma Po Tofu dish at our restaurant.
All the best to you, your family, loved ones this holiday season!
Merry Christmas and happy new year, Bee Yinn!
merry Christmas Bee!
Merry Christmas, Bee!
merry christmas & happy holidays RM!
nice little pressie!
Merry Christmas!
Heya , wish you a Merry Christmas and very Happy Holidays !
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and family.
Season's greetings and a happy new year! :)
je te souhaite un joyeux noel et de très belles fêtes! I wish you all the best ! Cheers
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Happy Holidays!!
Merry Christmas !
Happy holidays to you too Bee and wishing you a magnificent 2009!
Lori Lynn
Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year Bee!!!


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Mary Ellen Walker '80
Like a large percentage of Colby-Sawyer students, I was able to attend college through scholarships and financial aid. I believe these are not entitlements; they are instead an investment in a young person's future. As an alumna I feel an obligation to return the favor bestowed on me to the next generation. I know that what I give has a direct impact on improving the college. Every time I visit campus I see new improvements and I am proud to have contributed. Some alumni may hesitate to give a small donation, but every donation, no matter the size, helps a great deal. It makes me feel good to give back to an institution that has given so much to me.


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I am running Mathematica 3.0 on Win 95, am having a losing battle with
headers and footers. Mathematica always prints the name of the
notebook and the page number as the header. If I try making the
changes using the Print Settings, the headers will be supressed for the
duration of my session, but will return. I tried updating the options
inspector. It shows that I have None listed in all the appropriate
places yet, the headers still print. I also visited my init.m file,
it is as expected
so what am I missing? Is there a fourth place where I need to tell
Mathematica to turn off the headers?


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Extension > Youth Development > Minnesota 4-H > 4-H Events > 4-H Animal Judging Contests > 4-H Rabbit Judging Contests
4-H Rabbit Judging Contest
Rabbit project resources can be found on the Rabbit Project page.
All rules, formats and schedules will be published in the current year Minnesota 4-H State Fair Premium Book.
Rabbit Judging Rules
- See "General Rules for Judging Contests" section of this premium book for information and rules that apply.
- Quota: Unlimited.
- Form 5 - to be completed by extension educators, program coordinators or team coaches. Due date August 1st
- Contest will consist of market, fur, and four breed classes.
- The official judges will determine breeds and classes of rabbits.
- There will be one questions class and two oral reasons classes.
- Ribbons will be awarded to the top five teams and top ten individuals.
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good information here.
I don't have kids and I can't even imagine what it must be like for parents of kids that go to a public school targeted by some trigger happy psyco.
There should be a PSA or a video giving tips about this subject.
This is a discussion on Active Shooter Proofing our Kids within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Every parents worst nightmare is seeing their child's school on Fox News with the tape across the bottom saying "School Shooting". According to my research ...
Every parents worst nightmare is seeing their child's school on Fox News with the tape across the bottom saying "School Shooting". According to my research from 1996 until present, there has been 44 school shootings in the US which one or more people were killed. This number is likely to rise. We need to teach our kids from an early age that they need to be aware of their surroundings and options to make them safer at all times.
Most schools have adopted similar plans that start with an announcement or other signal that there is an emergency. Teachers are instructed to quickly look into the hallway and get any students they see into their room, secure their room, take attendance of kids in the room, and add any other students or staff to the sheet, and slide it out into the hallway. Then they wait for further instructions. Depending on where you live, the plan may vary but this is what I have found to be most common.
This is an excellent strategy especially for younger children of grade school age. The problem however is that historically elementary schools are not the targets of active shooters. The vast majority of active shooters occurred in middle schools, high schools, and colleges. It also seems that the vast majority of casualties and fatalities were in gathering places like cafeterias, libraries, gyms, and school entrances. The age of school shooters in the US has ranged from 11 yrs of age up to the early 20's for college shooters. The median age seems to be around 15 yrs of age.
Research shows that the shooters were considered by many to be outcasts by their peers. Because of this, it was their peers that they targeted. Often the shooters plan was to target a particular group or person, but others became targets of opportunity. What makes school shooters so deadly is that not only do they know the physical layout and schedule of the school, but more importantly the know where and when to find large groups that provide for a target rich environment for their intended carnage.
With this information we know that-
* School shootings are most likely to occur in middle schools, high schools, and colleges.
* The shooter is likely to be a student at the school they target.
* The most dangerous place to be is in large common areas where students habitually gather.
The key to active shooter proofing our kids is teaching and modeling awareness, avoidance, and identifying their options.
Awareness- this is all encompassing. The goal is not only to be aware of your surroundings at all times, but where they fit into what is happening. Being the obvious target of aggression and being a bystander obviously allows and requires different actions.
Another part of awareness is learning to trust gut feelings about people and situations. When something is not right, kids need to be encouraged to act on it. This can range from reporting something that they overheard in conversation, to just knowing when things are not right.
Avoidance- All students are going to spend a large amount of time in kill zones such as cafeterias, libraries, and gyms. As a rule, they should avoid being near the main entrance to a space and the likely entrance for a shooter. Have them make a habit of positioning themselves near an exit that leads outside if possible. This is a basic principle whether they are at school or a restaurant. Caution them against leaving the area as soon as they hear gunfire, if they cannot tell where it is coming from. Leaving the area is best done when they can see the shooter, or there are obvious signs that he is close.
In my opinion, regardless of the school's rules about cell phones every student over the age of 13 should have one on their person in case of an emergency. During emergencies, they should only use texting since it does not overburden the phone lines and is usually available even with there is no cell coverage. Everyone, not just students, need to have a primary and secondary ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact. As soon as they feel safe to do so, they should be instructed to send a text to both ICE contacts to let them know what is happening and their location.
By now they have escaped the kill zone and established communications with their ICE contacts. This is where both you as a parent and the student will be flooded with options. Remind your student that they if they are thinking about options they are alive. This is where critical thinking needs to take over for both of you.
Once exiting the building, they should avoid open spaces like parking lots and sports fields that may be secondary kill zones. As soon as they exit the building, they need to identify a structure that they are going to move to and to keep moving no matter what. Once they are in that structure, tell them to only move if there is a good reason.
Historically shooters will seldom follow one or two targets to leave an area containing dozens.
Nothing about this subject is comfortable to even consider, but we still need to plan for it.
good information here.
I don't have kids and I can't even imagine what it must be like for parents of kids that go to a public school targeted by some trigger happy psyco.
There should be a PSA or a video giving tips about this subject.
There is something about firing 4,200 thirty millimeter rounds/min that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
While this subject is not discussed often or openly, it is essential to consider responses to these actions in order to show students and teachers how to respond to these events. Even though we prefer to believe that "it won't happen in my school".
My first thought is that we need to get off the dime and properly train and arm willing teachers. Just as we have finally done with airline pilots after so many years.
Each of us knows that defensive reactions to self defense situations put all of us at a disadvantage, and we need to teach prepartion and offensive tactics to keep everyone safe.
Capt. Art
Note to twocan I did not mean to parrot you I was working on this and when I finally finished and posted I seen we had a similar post. I guess great minds think alike, lol.
These shootings are going to keep happening and will only be minimized when some common sense happens in our school and colleges. We have to go beyond what we have changed since Columbine. Now we do not wait till SWAT arrives; the first arriving officers go in dynamically to take the active shooter out ASAP. Waiting for SWAT is 30 minutes to over an hour has shortened to under 10 minutes for police officers to arrive. That is still a lot of time for the shooter to massacre many lives. School Resource Officers are a good step but they need to be armed and well trained but they are often not and are spread to thin. We need very well trained first responders inside the school made of up teachers, coaches and administrators. They need to be trained in Active Shooter Techniques and coordinated with the local police that will be responding. This is just a fantasy it probably will never happen. We know most in academia are very anti-gun and getting the laws changed to allow this would be hard because of all the anti-gun politicians and anti-gun media. So I guess we will just get used to more massacres at our schools and people saying "we never thought it could have happened here."
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Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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2nd Kahr PM40 or .32 NAA.
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I like the idea of training and arming teachers who are able and willing.
But in such a liberally skewed job, you're not likely to find many.
"The flock sleep peaceably in their pasture at night because Sheepdogs stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
We had them at our school! I used to shoot with two of my coaches and my many of my other teachers loved to hunt. I know many that had a firearm in their vehicle along with some others that probably shouldn't have but enjoyed hunting before class. Plus I only graduated with 21 kids in my class. Very small school but it can happen anywhere and I think teachers should be allowed to carry even people knowing that might deter some shootings and provide a quicker response in others. I'm all for it.
We do training at our local schools and have had many teachers say they wish they could carry inside. There are some and some is all you would need of teachers that are pro-gun and many of them are ex-military or in the Reserves or Guard. One thing we have wondered on the legality of a teacher who is also a Reserve Police Officer if that would get around some of the problems, but that is above my pay grade on seeing if that can happen.
We need to look at how Israel protects there schools.
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Carry gun Glock 22 modified by my friend Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat + Crimson Trace LG-417.
2nd Kahr PM40 or .32 NAA.
NRA Life Member
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Carry gun Glock 22 modified by my friend Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat + Crimson Trace LG-417.
2nd Kahr PM40 or .32 NAA.
NRA Life Member
Great things to be thinking about. I always enjoy reading your posts. My kids are 8,6, and 5. Not too young to start getting them trained.
My sister has been a grade school teacher for almost ten years. Just last month while talking about my CCP, she mentioned that not too long ago (last few years?) the state offered to pay for any teacher's CCP that wanted to get their permit. I have never heard anything like this outside of her comments. But she'd have a far better understanding of the ins and outs on the school level than the CCP'ers in the neighborhood... If that makes sense..
I fully support outfitting teachers and administrators with consealed permits. What would be interesting is to see where shooters then decide to slaughter.. A school that allows teachers to CC, or the ones that don't.. That statistic would pave more of the road to proving that 'gun free zones' do nothing to prevent violence.
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I'm for arming some of the teachers and school officials. I'm so sick of these gun free zones where the only unarmed people are the victims, just sick of it.
Sorry Mercop - Darn good article also.
"I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger" Mencius"
My son (ex-military police) has taught at a public high school. He and several others were very willing to do the equivalent of the Fed Flight Deck Officer program at school. They were martial artists, other former military, even some former LE, if I remember correctly.
Of course, getting some administrative people and school boards, with all their advanced degrees and what not, to make such an intelligent decision, has not been very easily accomplished.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliott
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein


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SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. – In the last regular season game of the season for the Lady Rangers, Northwestern picked up a crucial 81-60 road victory over John Brown (Ark.) to propel the Lady Rangers into eighth place in the conference and gave Northwestern a chance to play in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament next week.
Northwestern entered the game in a must win situation in order to advance to the tournament. A Mid-America Christian loss and a Ranger win put NWOSU as the final team to make the SAC Tournament.
The Lady Rangers shot well in all aspects, hitting 53 percent from the field, 46 percent from three-point range (10-of-22) and converting 13-of-18 free throws.
Northwestern had a commanding 34-22 lead at the half, and outscored the Lady Golden Eagles 47-38 in the second half, while holding JBU to 38 percent shooting on the night.
Senior Keindra Scott led three double figures scorers with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, along with six assists and a blocked shot. Audrey Richmond tallied 18 points, while Autumn Klugh and Rachel Wilczek hit three trey's, each on their way to scoring 16 and nine points, respectively.
Northwestern held the advantage in rebounds, picking up 37 as JBU had 24 boards.
The Lady Rangers (14-16, 8-14) will enter the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday, March 4. The tournament will be played at the Sawyer Center on the campus of Southern Nazarene University. More information on the tournament will be released soon.
MISSION STATEMENT: Northwestern Oklahoma State University provides quality educational and cultural opportunities to learners with diverse needs by cultivating ethical leadership and service, critical thinking and fiscal responsibility.


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I'm right 98% of the time. The other 3%, I don't care about.
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I'm right 98% of the time. The other 3%, I don't care about.
What's for supper?
I think it's time to go fix lunch. Talk about random thoughts!
How random? Completely, or just partially? Do we have a "Judge" of "Randomness"?
Does 369# over and over again count?
The psychiatrist is in, 5 cents.
You may think that I am B.S.ing but, the actual real live cannibals (cannibalism still does exist) have preferences as to what races/nationalities they prefer to eat.
real live cannibals
The marinade matters too I bet. :lolp:
I would think Northern Europeans could be very tasty. They look tasty.
I am not kidding either...........
Call me Jeffrey. :rofl:
How do police arrest a pig?
They use ham cuffs! hahahahahahahahaha
From a fellow who used to be employed at our company.
"Work is a noun, not a verb. It is a place you go, not something you do".


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Vladimir Nabokov admired Franz Kafka's novella, The Metamorphosis. Hence the lecture that Nabokov dedicated to the work here. But he also saw some small ways to wordsmith the story, or at least the English translation of it. Above, we have some edits -- the nips and tucks -- that Nabokov scribbled on his personal copy of Kafka's most famous work.
In 1989, Nabokov's lecture on The Metamorphosis was actually turned into a television production starring Christopher Plummer. You can watch The Metamorphosis - A Study: Nabokov on Kafka online. It runs 30 minutes. Of course, you can also download your own copy of Kafka's near perfect work of poetic imagination, to borrow a phrase from Elias Canetti. Visit our collections of Free eBooks and Free Audio Books.


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In recent decades, study abroad participation has grown in the area of shorter programs with discipline-specific content. Semester and junior year abroad programs continue to offer high value to students. However, most of the program and enrollment growth at MSU as well as nationally, has come from faculty-led programs. At the same time, the field has progressed in thinking about how different programming choices can impact student learning. Programs of shorter duration require more intentionality in program design in order to maximize the learning potential. A number of recent major studies with external funding and large sample sizes have sought to address this question as well. An influential article by John and Lilli Engle, Study Abroad Levels: Toward a Classification of Program Types (PDF)*, establishes a typology for considering the impact of program options on student learning. The table on pages 9-10 of the article offers a quick summary of how choices of program design can influence learning objectives.
The summer faculty-led program is the model that is most widely known at MSU. Below are two other faculty-led program types that you may consider.
The first half of the semester is spent at MSU, where students study the history and culture of the countries to be visited and complete design projects and graphic problems that satisfy normal curriculum requirements. This prepares them for the experience abroad. The second half of the semester is spent in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany.
As you discuss the goals for partnering with another institution or developing a new faculty-led program, please consider the broad variety of approaches and program features that are available to help you meet your objectives.
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text: Hello everyone! Ahrean's got her live show play by play thread up and running, you can find it here! If you were there for her first one, you know how good she is at it and you know what fun we have. If you weren't, you GOTTA see it! Plus, you still have time to join her Live Show Rhebus Who Am I? game she has going. So come on by, showtime is in about an hour!


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View co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg are in separate corners when it comes to Mel Gibson.
Yesterday on the show, Whoopi defended Mel, saying, "I know Mel, and I know he's not a racist," Goldberg said. "He may be a bonehead. I can't sit and say that he's a racist, having spent time with him in my house with my kids."
And now, Joy Behar tells The Insider that Mel would not be welcome on the show, especially if Barbara Walters is there. "Barbara would not allow him on the show," Joy says. "Barbara's Jewish, he's an anti-Semite, he's a racist ... so he's done."
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Well I hope you're wrong peekeesh... I put in an order 4 weeks ago and have no VIN or ETA besides the salesmen telling me 8-12 weeks to fill orders lately, some closer to 16 weeks.
I'm not going to be happy if they took my deposit and now know that the car won't be getting built. If thats the case I'm either getting it back and buying something else, or demanding that I get the first 2013 model they get in stock.
I ordered a SWP Hatch Premium with nothing but a STS. Keeping my fingers crossed its only 4 weeks out, but the last update I got from the salesman said, "it does not look like the vehicle has been filled yet for the order. The order has been placed and we are just waiting for the order to be accepted from Subaru. As soon as the order has been accepted I will let you know-"...
WTF does that tell me?!?


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First off, I'm not much of a political guy. I vote when I have to. I try to stay as informed as I can to ensure I make rational decisions. I don't think I've ever even really protested in my life (Except when they took Firefly off the air). As you all know by now, SOPA was defeated in the United States. But the battle for the safety and freedom of the internet is still on in Canada. We can't beat Bill C-11 alone! We don't have the luxury of huge website blackouts to help raise awareness. So we need to recruit as many people to fight with us to ensure these Digital Locks don't happen.
I'm making this short, and asking you to do a few simple things.
If you're Canadian:
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Mean Green DNA looks into the aspects that make up our programs within North Texas Athletics. The first edition takes a look at Mean Green football's...
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Basketball Programs Announce Practice Facility Renovations
The North Texas men's and women's basketball teams unveiled renovations to the Ernie Kuehne Practice Facility Monday night.
Mean Green Soccer Announces Fall Schedule
North Texas soccer coach John Hedlund has announced the Mean Green's 2017 fall schedule, which features home contests against Arkansas, Texas and Indiana.
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text: The Veazie Town Office turned into a hair salon Saturday.And plenty of folks turned out to donate their hair to a great cause.As Meghan Hayward tells us, they couldn't be happier to help.A hair cut went a long way in Veazie.Folks were coming out and donating their hair to Locks of Love.An organization that takes human hair and makes wigs for those with cancer that have lost their own hair." They need human hair so people need to do this in order for this to happen. It takes awhile for the average person to grow out their own hair."So what are the requirements?" It has to be 10 inches or more. Clean and dry and they'll take any kind of hair except bleached."Ten-year-old Sara Foster has spent the last two years growing out her hair so she could donate it." Because you know how people when they get cancer all their hair falls out. I think people should make wigs for them so that they do have hair."Sara says she was happy to help." I feel like I can do something really powerful, something like that."Volunteer hairdressers were on hand to cut and style those who donated.Wendy King has been a hair stylist for 17 years.She says being able to help out such a great cause is an amazing feeling." I was actually at a place where I saw two young girls receive their wigs. It was amazing. It's just such a heart warming, touching thing just to see."And for those thinking about donating their hair." The people that are considering donating, oh please do. You have no idea what it does for these kids."If you missed the event in Veazie but would still like to donate your hair.You can go to their website to find out how, www.locksoflove.org.


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Kobe Bryant got his points, but the young Nuggets got the win.
Corey Brewer tied a career high with 27 points, Kenneth Faried had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and the Nuggets triumphed over another big night from Bryant to beat the L.A Lakers 126-114.
Bryant scored 40 points, extending his streak of scoring 30 or even more points towards 10 games. Even allowing for that the Lakers' 5-game winning streak stopped.
"Tonight it appeared like we were just a step slow, looked like we were stuck in mud," Bryant said. "We played old. They played with a lot of energy, plenty of youth, got up and back down. It just seemed we were in a lower gear."
The Denver Nuggets seemed like they were turbocharged, although they had just 14 fast-break points. They ran constantly and pushed the pace, a tactic that helped them break out of their 3-point shooting woes.
A week after setting an NBA record for futility by missing all 22 of their 3-point attempts against the Portland Trail Blazers, they hit 11 of 15 in the second half against the L.A Lakers. Football odds
"It was just a matter of time," Brewer asserted. "We stayed confident. We missed a lot of shots that went in and out the last few weeks."
The Nuggets had 6 players in double digits, but Brewer set the pace, going 6-for-7 from 3-point range, all in the second half. Andre Iguodala finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Ty Lawson had 17 points, 14 assists and no turnovers in 34 minutes.
"We were just knocking down shots, and our big men were getting wide-open dunks," Lawson said. "They helped me out with that."
Faried, a 6-foot-8 forward, displayed boundless energy and fearless play. He secured his 12th double-double of the year halfway through the 2nd quarter.
Despite giving up 3 inches to Dwight Howard and 4 inches to Pau Gasol, Faried played near the rim and outworked them for offensive rebounds. The frustration boiled over when Howard delivered a tough foul on Faried with 5:02 left in the 3rd quarter. Howard was considered a Flagrant 2 foul and was ejected.
"He saw my eyes. I wasn't going to back down, I wasn't going to try to float it, I was going to try to dunk on him," Faried related. "He saw it, that's the reason why he put his hand straight in my face. That's when I say, 'Dang, I wish I would have jumped higher.'"
Faried hit one free throw that sparked the Nuggets on a 7-0 run that gave them an 84-72 lead.
"I was going for the ball and he kept going up, so obviously when you miss the ball and you hit part of someone else's body … It's going to look extremely bad," Howard said. "I was stunned it was a Flagrant 2. I could see it being a flagrant foul because it's a pretty hard foul, but for me to get ejected from the game; I don't believe it was called for."