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It seems that sometimes we expect more of our children than we expect of ourselves. We hold them to a high standard, but we have no bar of expectations of our own. I've preached countless messages to my kids that I have been unable to reinforce with my behaviors. But I've learned something in that process. You can't expect your children to do things you are not willing to do. You have to set an example for them to follow. You have to be the leader who paves the way if you want them to make the right choices.
Have you ever met a family that had such a strong passion about a particular activity that it almost defined who they were as a family? Know any families who are college football fanatics, for instance? Come football season, they decorate their cars with stickers sporting their team's logo, they wear their team's jersey, and they schedule their life around game days.
The kids who are raised in this type of family weren't born with such a huge passion for football. It was created in them by watching how excited their parents got when football season rolled around. Somewhere along the line, football madness became a normal part of these kids' family life. They are the football family. It's just what they do.
You can be passionate about almost anything. I think the best thing to throw your passion into as a family is health and fitness. You can make eating right and exercising a part of your family identity so it becomes synonymous with who you are.
Over the last several years, I've had the privilege of running in and hosting several races. I'm always excited to see mothers and fathers running with jogging strollers or running with their older kids at their side. These parents are role-modeling a healthy lifestyle for their children and igniting a passion for an activity their children will likely engage in as they get older. These families run. It's what they do.
Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. By maintaining a healthy diet, you decrease your risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and some cancers. This fact is supported by studies from the American Heart Association, Centers for Disease Control, American Diabetes Association, and American Cancer Society. All of these agencies agree that a healthy diet is the key to preventing life-threatening diseases.
A main key to good nutrition: Eat more natural foods and fewer processed foods. Stick with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats. Don't keep packaged or junk food in the house. If you have unhealthy food or snacks around, you and your kids will be more likely to eat them. We have a bowl right on the kitchen counter that is always full of all kinds of fruits. We also store in the fridge little baggies of veggies (such as baby carrots) that are quick and delicious to snack on.
Exercise regularly. Exercise also helps decrease the risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Not only that, but it helps boost your immune system. It reduces stress. It helps keep the blood circulating through your heart and lungs, which gives you more energy. Exercise even makes you sleep better.
By exercising regularly, you are not only improving your health and happiness, you are also teaching your children they need to be active. Being active with your kids is a great way to be healthy and an opportunity to spend quality time together. Play a round of tennis. Take them hiking. Go for a walk. Play Frisbee in the park. Go swimming at the local pool. They will soon develop a love for fitness and will appreciate the time you spend with them. Our family loves to go for a walk around the neighborhood after dinner. It gives us a chance to stretch our legs and catch up on the day's happenings.
Spend less time watching television. By turning off the TV, you and your child will have more time to do other things together. Instead of staring at a screen watching other people live their lives, you can learn a new hobby, play a sport, read together, or go old-school and simply get out in the fresh air and play.
An article in Science Daily connects childhood obesity with watching too much television. It offers the American Academy of Pediatrics' suggestion that children watch no more than two hours of television a day. Spending time with your children each day makes them more likely to make healthy choices.
And remember, don't just limit your children's TV or video game time, limit your TV time as well. Instead of watching your favorite reality show or HBO drama, go for a walk or take your child to the bookstore or the playground.
If you choose to drink alcohol, drink responsibly. If you don't drink, great. If you do, make the choice to limit your alcohol intake. According to the Centers for Disease Control, alcohol is a factor in 41 percent of all deaths in the United States from motor vehicle accidents. Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with approximately 75,000 deaths per year.
I know we can't keep our kids from drinking when they get older, but we can set the foundation to prevent underage drinking. Don't drink and drive. Don't use alcohol to fill a void in your life or to numb yourself from pain. Model the right behavior in front of your kids and show them the dangers of alcohol. Phillip and I live by the principle that anything in excess is not good (this includes drinking alcohol), and we make sure we communicate this to our kids by example.
Don't smoke or use any tobacco products. This is an easy one. The American Legacy Foundation reports that children of smokers are twice as likely as kids from nonsmoking homes to try a cigarette or smoke regularly. Extensive research has been conducted on the dangers of cigarette smoking. Smoking can cause asthma, lung disease, and even lung cancer. Smoking also has hazardous secondhand effects.
If you smoke, now is the time to quit and show your family that you are motivated to improve yourself even if it's hard work. Don't be a prisoner of cigarettes or tobacco. It doesn't affect just your health; it affects the health of your children as well.
Deal with stress appropriately. This is a tough suggestion for any parent, but think about this: Children learn how to cope by watching their parents deal with stressful situations. Stress usually comes from life changes such as getting a new job, moving to a new town, dealing with illness, and switching schools. Most people don't like change, even if it's good for them. The kind of change is not as important as our reaction to it. Your reaction will determine the outcome of your situation.
Even when you don't think your children are watching you, know that they are. And they are also learning from your behaviors. If you yell and scream when you're upset, they'll learn to do the same. If you are even-tempered and levelheaded, they will react in similar fashion. When conflict arises, teach your children to discuss things calmly and rationally. Exhibit calm and rational behavior such as patiently listening to all sides of an argument and showing respect for all parties involved. One thing is certain: Stressful times will come. It's up to you to handle them the best way possible.
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Motorcycle Camping Food: What's to Eat?
Unless you are apt to go hunting, fishing, searching for berries, or grubbing for bugs, in most camping situations, you are going to have to bring something to eat. (You can also camp in recreational areas that have small grocery stores and cafes. I guess some would question whether that's really "camping" or not -- but there's no reason you cannot enjoy a wide range of riding experiences where you get to enjoy the great outdoors.)
Let's start with the basics...
- Water
- Perishables
- Non-Perishables
- Cooking (or not)
- Campfire
- Cleaning
- Trash
- Motorcycle Safety
We gotta eat. And we gotta drink. But that comprises a wide range of acceptable standards for any one individual.
Regardless of whether you are camping for the purpose of simply grabbing an economical night's rest before hitting the road early in the AM for other locations, or if your current camping location is the primary feature for your adventure, we need water.
In fact, we need water more than we need food. We can survive several weeks without food (I don't know if "I" could, but supposedly we are innately capable of doing so). However, we are dead in several days without water.
But water is heavy and not very compact.
So, you either need to bring your own water, or buy it near your camping destination, or both.
Depending upon the nature of my adventure, I will usually have several small water bottles stashed in my tank bag and saddlebags. I also bring along a collapsible, 2-gallon, empty container that I fill at, or near, my camping destination.
And don't forget about a hydration pack (such as made by Camelback) that you can sip via an over-the-shoulder tube while riding. This is equally handy on a hike and is an extra water container around camp.
On a motorcycle you won't be hauling around a large cooler (unless you are pulling a motorcycle trailer). However, you may find room on your bike for a small cooler. In which case you can bring perishable food for a day or so, depending upon how available ice is to keep things cool and/or what the temperatures are in general. Spring or fall camping may yield some chilly evenings and your need for ice will be less than in the summer. Also, if you are caught out in a rainy spell, you can get away with less ice for a longer period.
For longer periods on the road, you can bring a small cooler and replenish your perishables and ice as needed.
Regardless, your use of perishable food boils down to how long you can store it. If you are camping in a remote area for a weekend, and depending upon the temperatures and availability of local ice, you can probably get by with having perishable foods for Friday evening and Saturday. But you may also make it all the way to Sunday without any problems. Of course if you are not even bringing a small cooler, than you have already cast your vote for either having non-perishable foods, or buying prepared food on the road and/or dining out for most of your eating needs.
Freeze-dried meals may be what comes to mind for a number of campers and hikers when they think in terms of non-perishable eating. There is certainly a large selection to satisfy most palates. The idea of compact and lightweight food that is very portable is epitomized with this option.
Dehydrated vegetables are another lightweight and very portable non-perishable food item.
Dried fruits such have raisins, dates and prunes have been around for centuries and can be eaten on the go. And of course nuts are a good source of protein and do not need to be kept cool.
There is also canned food and packaged snack bars, as well as pasta, crackers, tunafish, pancake mix and oatmeal to name a few of the routine staples you might already have in your at-home kitchen.
The point is that there is quite a bit of eating choices you have for food that is is readily packaged on your motorcycle that will not require a cooler.
Cooking (or not)
Unless you are also storing a microwave and electric generator on your motorcycles, you will either cook over an open campfire or a cooking stove. (Or maybe you can cook your foil-wrapped steak, potatoes and carrots on your motorcycle engine -- just kidding). See further below for cooking over a campfire but more likely than not, you will be cooking over a stove.
Camping stoves come in a variety of shapes and sizes. For a motorcycle camper, a compact stove that burns either liquid fuel or pressurized gas will be your best options. Single-burner stoves are the smallest.
Liquid fuel stoves, like the well-known Coleman stoves, are economical and the fuel is readily available. A disadvantage for a motorcycle rider is storing a flamable liquid on your bike, which could become especially hazardous in a crash. And of course you will need to be very careful to enclose the fuel in resealable bags so the liquid does not leak into any of your clothes, food or gear. Also, this fuel is often sold in gallon-size containers which is a large container to carry on a motorcycle. (You'd be better off finding a smaller, appropriate fuel container).
Small propane stoves, or small stoves that use any kind of pressurized gas, such as butane, isobutane or some other blend, are better suited to a motorcycle camper, since the fuel containers are more compact, leakproof, and the stoves are even easier to use than liquid fuel ones. You may want to carry an extra gas container.
Of course you don't have to cook at all! You can bring along snacks, sandwiches, home prepared meals, or you can buy prepared food on the road and/or you can dine out. If your campground has a store, or you are out on the road for the day and not actually spending all your time in the wilderness, you can replenish your needs by grabbing prepared or cooked food to bring back to camp for dinner. In more remote campgrounds, this may not be viable. But you can mix and match any of these options. The more you know about what your opportunities for food will be near your camping destination, the better.
Having said all that, I have found that I can keep things real simple by always having some non-perishable food with me (for example, a large bag of nuts and several high-protein snack bars), so that even if there is nothing to eat (or open) nearby wherever I end up camping, I'll always have something to keep me nourished stashed on my bike. And even when I'm traveling across unfamiliar and very rural expanses of the continent, out on lesser used roads, if there is nothing to eat at a gas station, often there will be some place that sells food not far from the gas station. Stated differently, if you are flexible with your eating requirements, and you keep some food with you, going hungry just isn't a problem, even traveling coast-to-coast across North America along a lot of backroads.
Cooking over a fire conjures up some of the most romantic camping imagery. But believe it or not, there are some campgrounds that do not allow campfires at all, especially during the seasons when forest fire risk is at its highest.
Add to that the fact that some campgrounds that do allow campfires don't allow you to gather firewood. Often in those circumstances you can purchase pre-cut firewood locally, and in some cases, you can purchase it right in the campground.
Additionally, in some campgrounds, there is no camping wood available, simply because it's not a forested area, or because it's late in the season and all the readily gatherable firewood has already been gathered and burned.
Regardless, there are plenty of campgrounds across North America where you can enjoy cooking over a campfire, especially when you purchase firewood or can gather it early in the camping season. (However, it is easier, faster and cleaner to cook over a propane stove).
Some campgrounds provide water pumps or specific locations for cleaning dishes and cooking gear. Even without such advantages, you can clean your eating and cooking gear with a little water and dirt. (I'm not kidding). Sand, in particular, is very good as an abrasive to wipe away cooking debris. Just add a little water to rinse. Even without water you can clean the sand or dirt off with a camp towel.
Alternatively, you can bring along a small inflatable tub to clean utensils. If you have brought along a compactable plastic water container, and obtained some water locally, you can also keep enough water handy for your outdoor kitchen cleaning needs.
And of course if you are the kind of camper that does minimal cooking, then you will also have minimal cleaning chores.
The ideal motorcycle camper will leave his or her camping spot cleaner when departing than when arriving. That means not only disposing of all trash in a proper waste receptacle, it also includes not leaving cans, bottles, or other debris in the fire-ring. This is not only good camping etiquette, but removing all trash is vital to proper wildlife management. Particularly bad is leaving food stuff around which attracts animals and contributes towards making them unnaturally reliant upon human negligence, instead of their innate food gathering skills. Also, wild animals can become aggressive to people after they have become accustomed to eating human foods.
In a number of camping areas where bears are prevalent, it is especially irresponsible to leave food stuff and trash around because you are endangering other campers in the future, and you are even endangering the local bears, because they are then put down after they become aggressive to people, and that usually begins with their exposure to human food.
If there is no trash receptacle in your immediate environment -- and some campgrounds, especially primitive ones don't -- then it is your responsibility to pack up your trash on your motorcycle and take it with you until you can find a proper trash receptacle to dispose of it.
Take responsibility for the environments you camp in and leave them cleaner than when you arrived.
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Jon Voight may have scored a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Micky Donovan on "Ray Donovan", but he doesn't embrace all aspects of his character, particularly the ex-con's penchant for women's booties. Commenting on his sex scenes on the show, he says, "It's disgusting. You take an old guy and throw him in there-come on!"
Still, the 75-year-old actor enjoys working on the hit series. "It's fun," he recently told E! News. "We're all enjoying it. The actors I work with are terrific." In another interview with Zap2it, he praised lead star Liev Schreiber who plays the titular character. "I've always thought of Liev as a leading man," Voight said.
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Obviously, in Ride With the Devil, domestic strife inflates into a full-blown civil war, but again Lee, the outcast general, looks on from the periphery. The Missouri/Kansas setting is on the margins of the major battles, and marginalized too are the protagonists, none more so than the deeply conflicted black man who finds himself fighting for the South against his own cause – that's a degree of ethical complexity not found in Lincoln.
The divided self turns pulpy and comic in The Hulk (where Ang and Stan Lee meet), only to grow profoundly serious again in Brokeback Mountain. This wasn't Lee's first use of a gay character at odds with himself and his surroundings – that was in The Wedding Banquet. But now he brings the gay theme to the cowboys of the American West, and to that peculiarly American paradox they embody. Each cowboy is a free spirit; yet all cowboys are bonded males ruled by a collective code – it's rugged individualism versus the melting pot. Again, the outsider must find his way in the censuring group.
So when a pair of cowboys bond really closely, their love is simultaneously a testament to the tradition of individualism and a violation of the group code. Only in paradise, among the pastoral sheep atop the mountain, can such a paradox be resolved. Yet paradise is a fleeting illusion here, trumped by harsh social reality. As cowboy Ennis concedes: "If you can't fix it, you gotta stand it." The line echoes the last words of the weary soldier in Ride With the Devil, "It ain't right and it ain't wrong. It just is," and points to a stoic fatalism that has always dominated Lee's sense and sensibility.
Until lately.
Paradise may be an illusion, but art isn't – or, at least, it's an illusion of a different sort, whose necessary deceptions mirror life's multiple deceits. Lee once remarked: "Sometimes I feel illusions are life's essence. I can trust them even more than real life that's full of deceit and covering up." You can see him working through this notion, albeit clumsily, in Lust, Caution, where a drama student uses her theatre arts to vanquish the villain of the piece. But it's not until Life of Pi that he discovers a vehicle suited to his view – in fact, suited in every way to all his recurring tropes.
So the magic realism of Yann Martel's novel, thought to be unfilmable, finds the perfect director at the perfect point in his development. The domestic strife is there again, between father and son, between the cold reason of age and the passionate mysticism of youth. And, certainly, no one could be more of a drifter than a boy in a rudderless boat on the wide ocean, where nature's constant violence vies with the kid's wavering faith.
This time, Lee's stylistic virtuosity, so gloriously displayed in the dream-like aerial ballets of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is rooted in the very substance of the tale. Now the tiger – and the mountainous waves and the breaching whales and the phosphorescent sea aglow in the moonlight – all look acutely real precisely because they're the product of Lee's cinematic magic. And that same magic lies at the thematic heart of the picture, urging us to to believe that fable can tell a better story than fact – yes, that art's illusions can be entertainingly, instructively redemptive.
In practical terms, Lifeof Pi is exactly the movie that Hollywood longs to make these days: a big-budget, 3-D experience that's entirely unique to the medium and that speaks profitably to a global audience. But (magically) it's also a small, personal film, an epic on a postage stamp that speaks specifically to Lee's outsider vision and enduring beliefs.
Just how enduring can be seen in a charming YouTube video where the director cites a film that he stumbled upon as an 18-year-old, the film that gave an awkward boy his transformative sense of purpose. It was Ingmar Bergman's A Virgin Spring, another canvas where horrific violence keeps company with serene quiet, the brutality of man with the silence of God. Lee talks about the film eloquently, appreciatively, taking comfort even in its uncomfortable truths. And later, in the same grateful tone, he talks about the career it inspired: "Every movie I make, that's my hideout, the place I don't quite understand but feel most at home."
Home, at last, and our question is answered. Ang Lee is less visible outside his movies because he truly lives within them. Work is his only home, and his home is only an illusion. But what a potent illusion. In the Life of Ang, that's his hearth, that's where, finally, the drifting stops.Report Typo/Error
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March's Ambassador of Sunshine :: Allison Zaccardi
Once a month we will highlight a person who personifies our mission statement here at The Bright Side Project. This person will wear the title of "Honorary Ambassador of Sunshine." The qualifications are simple: spread sunshine and actively live with the conviction that life is (still) beautiful. That's it!
Allison Zaccardi
Tell us a little bit about yourself: who you are and what you do.
I am a high school teacher in a large urban school district. Our school has all of the richness that a large district offers, which makes everyday an adventure. I teach Family and Consumer Science (formally known as Home Ec.) which includes classes like Child Development, Independent Living, Nutrition and Fitness, Culinary Arts, and Product Development. I LOVE my job, working with high school age students is so exciting. In our classes they are learning and building on the life experiences they have had and recognizing the value of their stories.
Have you spread some sunshine recently or have you witnessed a random act of kindness? Please explain in detail.
I use the Weekly Wisdom from your site in my classroom to help students work on their writing skills, as well as defining their values, identities and how they fit in to the bigger world. On Mondays I have the quote up and have students write a reflection on what it means to them in their lives. They then share with people at their table and if they would like to share with the class they may. A lot of the quotes have led to really great class discussions and have opened all of our eyes to different interpretations and experiences. It always makes me smile when a students references a quote from earlier in the semester in an assignment or discussion. I also encourage students to figure out who the people are that are being quoted, how does their background influence how we interpret the quote.
How did the recipient react and what was your personal reaction?
The quotes have really been a fun and energizing part of our classroom routine. Students are learning so many skills (writing, analyzing, discussion, acceptance, etc) and having so much fun. We usually start our week with this activity, but students ask for more quotes if we have any extra time during the week. I see the quotes written on the cover of notebooks and folders, and students give me quotes that they have found to share with the class.
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text: There's a talk tomorrow on Divide-and-Conquer Matrix Factorization hosted by the SF Bay Area Machine Learning meetup group. When: Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM Where: card.io office, 455 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA (note that the location has changed from the CrowdFlower office) Format: 6:30-6:45 -- socializing 6:45-7:00 -- lightning talks 7:00-8:00 -- main presentation 8:00-8:30 -- socializing More details: http://www.meetup.com/SF-Bayarea-Machine-Learning/events/35655592/ Clay and I will be there, and about 40 people have RSVPed on the Meetup site. ~Alan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/ml/attachments/20111116/e2b0510a/attachment.htm


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Two sides of the Communist Party's Central Party School
William Wan, writing last week in the Washington Post:
The students — largely middle-age government officials looking for promotion — no longer see their mandatory time at the school as a chance to immerse themselves in the wisdom of communism. Instead, it's become a prime place to cultivate allies with whom they can trade future favors and backdoor deals to further their careers and wealth. That means calculated friendships, luxury dinners expensed to local governments and boozy nights on the town.
Versus the China Daily, in this article published yesterday written by Tang Yue:
The high political positions held by the trainees and the school's ties with China's leadership provide a strong motivation for foreign officials to pay a visit, sending their messages to, and building connections with, the country's future leaders.
"It comes as no surprise, when you consider China's rapid pace of development and its growing influence within the international community. A visit to the school indicates that overseas officials have a willingness to learn about the country and the Party," said Song Yinghui, a researcher at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations.
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-- Chinese Legal Reform: Game On? ...it is easy to simply dismiss (as some already have) the State Council's 2012 White Paper on Judicial Reform in China issued earlier this week as nothing but an effort to whitewash recent developments. This is a mistake. Carefully parsing the specific language of the White Paper suggests that at least some central authorities are thinking about deepening legal and judicial reform.
The New York Times
-- Mo Yan's Creative Space But it would be intellectually lazy for distant Western observers of this situation to dismiss Mo as a literary stooge, or to assume that his several historical novels set in post-1949 China offer an officially sanitized view of China and its recent past. Since the publication of "The Garlic Ballads" in the late-1980s, Mo's fiction has sought to lay bare the brutality, greed and corruption that has flourished under Communist rule.
The Sydney Morning Herald
-- China fetish misses Asia complexity But China has unique structural vulnerabilities Australia needs to keep in mind as the federal government approaches the release of its Asian century white paper. And an obsession with China blinds us to the possibilities in the rest of the region. And what a region it is.
The Wall Street Journal
-- Found in Translation: Five Chinese Books You Should Read "Tao Te-Ching" and "Art of War" notwithstanding, books from the world's most populous country have tended to get meager play in the Western press. Luckily, that hasn't kept publishers from commissioning translations of some of China's best-loved works.
Media Roundup
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-- Foreign investors eye China's A-share market
-- Wuhan's development picking up steam
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Like a Vegas odds-maker, Macquarie Group is pegging the probabilities on what the market will do this year, as the investment bank rolls out its top Canadian stock picks for 2010.
The big-picture call from the global dealer is for a Goldilocks year - a North American economy that's not hot enough to push up interest rates, but not cold enough to generate a double-dip recession. Macquarie's strategists peg the chances of that scenario playing out at 60%. With the odds favouring decent returns from stocks, Macquaire's overriding thesis for the coming year is that investors should buy the dips.
However, Macquarie is obviously putting 40% odds on markets disappointing. Here's what the investment bank sees potentially going wrong:
There's a 15% chance that sovereign risk becomes a major problem, as governments buckle under newly assumed debt loads. If there are problems on this front, they are expected to start in Europe.
Macquarie also sees a 15% chance of markets rolling over when stimulus spending runs out, and a self-sustaining recovery still hasn't kicked in. Finally, the dealer puts a 10% chance on U.S. consumers opting to continue their borrow-and-spend ways, and the Fed responding to this unexpected surge by jacking up rates, which would in turn knock back equities.
With that quick overview, drawn from Macquarie's 83-page report on what the coming year may hold, here are the analysts' favorite stocks:
Precious metals – While higher industry cost base provides long-term support, economic news is key for gold price in 2010. We look for a sluggish recovery to support bullion. Best ideas: Buy growth – we highlight Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) and Eldorado (NYSE:EGO).
Base metals – Our outlook for 2010 is more modest compared to the strong performances in 2009; we recommend a more selective and opportunistic approach, with a preference for copper exposure. Best ideas: First Quantum Minerals (OTCPK:FQVLF) and Iberian Minerals (IZNFF.PK).
Uranium – Short-term weakness in the uranium price could present a good entry point. We remain bullish in the medium and long term given the nuclear build-out in China. Best idea: Uranium One (OTC:SXRZF).
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As we all know, sadly, Nico died in Avengers Arena #10. unfortunately I didn't know her very well, but what I do know, is that she was the unofficial leader of the Runaways and she was a very much loved character that meant a lot, to a lot of people. I even heard she helped people in very dark moments of their lives, I won't go into details but to say she was a huge influence.
To me a character, fictional or otherwise, that has such influence and such presence that it affects real people, has to be acknowledged and respected.
So I would like to invite everyone to come and give their acknowledgement and respect to such a beloved character.
|R.I.P Nico Minoru?
I intentionally didn't add any spoilers, as I want to keep this thread as a conduit for people to express what Nico was to them.
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How to Improve Your Backgammon Board Game
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If you are looking for a game to play with your family and friends, you should take a chance at backgammon. Backgammon board games are fun and anyone can learn to play them. If you are looking to plan a family fun night, think about adding backgammon to your list of games to play. It will be fun for the entire family.
Backgammon is a game that is played between two players, and even though you may have more than that joining your fun night, you can take turns and have playoffs between the best players.
If you want, you can have different boards set up for the others to play. You can have face offs between the best players. This can be a lot of fun, and even add a little more competition. This makes things more exciting and fun for the family. Competition is great for creating interest.
There are many board games out there that you can play. Some of the other board games are for certain age limits and genders. Backgammon is fun for all groups and all ages. Any child or adult can learn to play this game. The rules are not hard to learn, and it is a pretty simple game to understand.
These backgammon games can be bought at any department or toy store. They are not expensive at all. The game usually comes along with the game of checkers. It is usually found on the back of the checkerboard. You can use the same coins used for checkers on the backgammon games. This makes it very convenient for you to keep on hand when you want to play it. Two games in one is a super gift.
There is even a travel game that you can buy. This is nice for the kids in the back seat or for whenever you are on the go. It is also nice so that the kids can play in the backseat so that when you are traveling the kids will have something to do. Having a travel backgammon game will make long trips a breeze when you have kids. Just think, more interest in the game than rest stops.
If you are looking for a board game that will not make you bored, think about getting backgammon. You cannot go wrong with this game and you will find yourself getting attached to it before long. Your friends and family members will have fun playing the game with you too. You will have the chance to get good at the game and you can make memories with your loved ones as well.
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Have Fun (and an Open Mind) When Looking for "The One"
Getting a dress can be overwhelming. So many choices, so little time. Such pressure.
Whoa. . . chill, will ya?
First, "Each bride should come in relaxed and ready to have a good time," says Jeffers. She's absolutely right. This is supposed to be fun, ladies, so don't lose sight of that.
Secondly, Jeffers recommends checking out the store's Web site for style inspiration. "This will give the consultant an idea of what to put together for the bride-to-be's visit. Also, keep an open mind." She explained that the consultant may have suggestions that, while they may not be what the bride would typically gravitate towards, could actually become an "a-ha!" style moment. Who knows? It might become THE one.
Right again. I can't tell you how many times friends have urged me to break out of my solid-color shell when I'm in the department store. When I try on a pattern, wow, I end up loving it. So trust your salesperson. Fresh advice can go a long way.
Finally, brides should not continue shopping after they've found "the one" (um, metaphorically AND literally, ladies). Jeffers says prolonging the search can be confusing, filling the bride's mind with doubt. Bottom line? Follow your heart. She suggests purchasing your gown if you've found the one of your dreams, because it might not be there tomorrow.


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WAYCOBAH — The work of First Nations security officers at Port Hawkesbury Paper was celebrated by members of a community partnership this week.
"A few years ago, there were no Mi'kmaq working at the paper mill in Port Hawkesbury," said Chief Rod Googoo of Waycobah First Nation, in a press release.
"This is an example of a great partnership with industry and a real success. This means good jobs for our people. We want to work with industry and we want to build upon this success."
The mill visit followed a partnership between First Nations organizations and Port Hawkesbury Paper that led to jobs for Mi'kmaq people at the mill and the start of a new company.
The partnership involved Port Hawkesbury Paper, Waycobah, the Mi'kmaq Rights Office (KMKNO) and the Mi'kmaw Economic Benefits Office of Nova Scotia (MEBO).
It saw the paper company agree to hold its security contract as a Mi'kmaq set aside which led to several Mi'kmaq companies issuing a request for proposals.
Recognizing the opportunity, the community of Waycobah established a new security business, First Alliance Security.
They partnered with Maritect Security, and then approached Mi'kmaw Economic Benefits Office to help train 12 community members for security work.
As a result, they would win the security contract at Port Hawkesbury Paper. Today, there are four full-time security guards working at the mill and two part-time Mi'kmaq security officers.
This success with Port Hawkesbury Paper has led to further expansion of the Waycobah security company, which now has a total of 27 employees working across eastern Nova Scotia, including Port Hawkesbury Paper.
First Alliance Security has now partnered with two other First Nation communities, Pictou Landing and Paq'tnkek to have the benefits office and Maritect provide training for community members to work for First Alliance Security.


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Elegy Of Lincoln - Poem by Joseph Furphy
Lincoln is gone — who ruled the Western Land
From the Pacific to the Atlantic's brim —
And cold and nerveless lies the mighty hand
That struck the fetters from the negro's limb.
Lincoln is gone — and now for ever still
The gentle, manly, and the feeling heart
And quench'd in might the endless will
That never flinch'd from Duty's sternest part.
The Negro mourns for him who wont to stand
The foremost Champion in fair freedom's train;
Who took the dusky Ethiope by the hand
And from his forehead wiped the shameful stain.
The gloomy Indian hears the tale with grief
Of his Protector's dark untimely end —
And sternly sorrows for the Pale-face Chief,
The red man's brother and his constant friend.
Now anarchy and rest overwhelm
In mid-career our lordly ship of state
For Lincoln's hand no longer holds the helm
To guide her passage through the fearful strait.
His foresight deep, his judgment keen and cool,
Would hush Sedition's voice and Discord's jar —
Oh! For another year of Lincoln's rule
To blot the footprints of intestine war.
But though we view the blank where late he stood
Discharging fearlessly his country's trust,
His name shall number with the great and good
When his proud tomb has moulder'd in the dust.
When dove-eyed peace shall have eternal birth,
And spread Millennial bliss along our shore
And all the nations of the smiling earth
Shall learn the horrid art of war no more.
Yes! we may search from Boston's busy street
To far Nebraska's wide untrodden plain
But no such man as Lincoln may we meet,
Nor shall his country see his like again.
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RPGCodex has a new article about their visit to GamesCom 2013.
On July 18, the RPG Codex received an invitation from Limbic Entertainment on behalf of their publisher, Ubisoft. The invitation was for an all expenses paid trip to Gamescom, the gaming convention in Cologne, Germany, and specifically for the Might & Magic Fan Day that was to take place there. The Codex staff members, easily bribed, fought over who was to go. In the end, Grunker came out on top, with JarlFrank tagging along with him for the first day.
During their stay in Germany, they learned more about Might & Magic X, they shook hands with Brian Fargo and watched a gameplay demo of Wasteland 2, and they spoke with the guys from Logic Artists, with Michael Hoss of bitComposer and with Alexander Dergay of Aterdux Entertainment. Here's an article about how it all went down.


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CAPE MAY — Most small businesses in Cape May County were not physically damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but they are suffering its impacts with fewer vacationers coming from storm-ravaged areas.
There is a government program for that.
Business owners found out about it on Monday at the "Restore the Shore: Getting N.J. Small Business Back to Work" seminar at Cape May Convention Hall. Joseph Molineaux, director of the New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Richard Stockton College, said the federal Small Business Administration has a loan program for "economic injury" due to the storm.
While the deadline to apply for SBA loans for physical damages is Dec. 31, Molineaux said businesses have until July 31, 2013, to apply for economic injuries. He said state and federal tax dollars fund the program through 11 SBA centers in New Jersey and 1,100 in the nation.
"It's not free money. You paid for it over and over again," Molineaux said.
There are no grants, but the low-interest loans can help cash-strapped businesses that still have to pay rents, insurance premiums and salaries with less revenue coming in. The program does not provide loans to cover lost profits, he said.
Molineaux said the first step is to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which will assign a case number. He suggested doing that right away even if lost revenue doesn't become a problem until the spring or early summer.
"You need a FEMA number to trigger SBA help," Molineaux said.
The second step is to fill out the paperwork. Molineaux said any SBA office can help fill it out and submit it.
"It takes about 18 days to find out whether you're approved for money. Unlike normal loans, they're not looking for reasons to say no. They're looking for reasons to say yes," Molineaux said.
The free seminar Monday, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May, drew more than 100 business owners during the course of the day. Some were tourism officials hoping to plot a strategy to get more tourists to the county, because the brunt of Sandy hit farther north. A number of groups are working to make sure vacationers at northern New Jersey resorts don't decide to go to other states during the rebuilding.
"We want to keep the New Jersey vacation dollars in the state, or it will create an economic decline for everyone in New Jersey," Mayor Ed Mahaney said.
As Molineaux quizzed the audience, he found a variety of reasons for attending. Owners of motels, hotels and a religious retreat came to inquire about putting up displaced families, which could enhance off-season revenues. Another inquiry came from a man who suffered damages to properties he rents in Cape May and Ocean City. Molineaux matched him up with a loan program.
"You're eligible. You look surprised," Molineaux told him.
Another woman was about to start up a business, mobile repairs to car interiors, and her stock stored in a shed on her mother's property was destroyed in the flood. Molineaux said it is harder for a business without a track record to get a loan, but he encouraged her to apply. Several people representing nonprofits asked if they are eligible for SBA loans and were happy to find out some are tailored to them.
When Molineaux asked the audience how many suffered physical damages and how many are merely losing revenue because the storm stifled tourism, the crowd was evenly mixed. Some raised their hands to both questions. Tom Byrne, an insurance agent, said he was getting 300 calls per day after the storm and came to the seminar just to learn more about loan programs. He said the information would be passed on to people who have no insurance or want extra help outside their flood policy.
Molineaux said interest rates for SBA loans range from 1.6 percent to 6 percent. Loans can be for terms as long as 30 years.
Liz MacKay, director of Small Business Advocacy for the New Jersey Department of State, highlighted state programs. MacKay took the audience through the state's "business portal," reached via the Internet at: www.newjerseybusiness.gov
"The whole purpose of the portal is to let you know what's out there," MacKay said.
She talked about aid programs not related to Sandy, too, such as an energy-saving program sponsored by the Board of Public Utilities that can pay for up to 70 percent of the costs of energy-saving features, programs geared to minority and female owned companies, and a link to state contracts that favor small businesses.
"We have a 25 percent goal to use small businesses. Register as a small business and you can be a contender for the 25 percent goal," MacKay said.
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Lacy Bobble Scarf and Wristlets
Skill Level: Easy
Scarf: 6.5 x 74 inches
Wristlets: 8.5 inches long
Mittens: Instructions given fit 4.5 x 9 inches (small/medium); changes for 5.5 x 10 inches (medium/large) are in .
Pattern set in Crochet World magazine includes scarf, wristlets and mittens. Pattern set at Red Heart website includes scarf and wristlets.
• medium (worsted) weight yarn (31/2 oz/280 yds/100g per ball):
Scarf: 2 balls #1929 red
Wristlets: 1 ball #1929 red
Mittens: 1 2 ball(s) #1929 red
Sizes J/10/6mm (Scarf), G/6/4mm (Wristlets), and F/5/3.75mm and G/6/4mm (Mittens) crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge
Scarf: Size J hook: 13 sts = 4 inches; 14 rows = 4 inches
Wristlets: Size G hook: 16 sts = 4 inches; 14 rows = 4 inches
Mittens: Size F hook: 13 sts = 4 inches; 15 rows = 4 inches
Also available on the Red Heart United Kingdom and Red Heart Deutschland websites.
On Red Heart North America site, pattern is in US crochet terms. On Red Heart United Kingdom site, pattern is in UK crochet terms.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 3/1/2012 (2029 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Andrew Parker and Emily Doer are the 2011-12 recipients of the MSSA Jack Matheson Memorial Awards, the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association announced Tuesday.
Currently enrolled in the Creative Communications program at Red River College and at the University of Winnipeg, both Parker and Doer each receive $750 from the association for their work over the last year within the sports media community.
The Matheson awards were established in 2002 as a financial aid for post-secondary students interested in the sports media field. Matheson was a longtime sports editor of the defunct Winnipeg Tribune and CJOB commentator. He passed away Jan. 24, 2011.
Both Parker and Doer will be formally honoured at the 56th annual Manitoba Athletes of the Year dinner at the Delta Winnipeg Hotel Jan. 29.


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Marlins Ace Pitcher to Have Surgery Friday
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Miami Marlins say ace Jose Fernandez will have Tommy John surgery Friday on his right elbow.
The move was expected after Fernandez was put on the disabled list this week. Manager Mike Redmond announced Thursday that Fernandez would have the elbow ligament transplant procedure.
The season-ending operation will be done in Los Angeles. Fernandez becomes the latest in a string of major league pitchers this year who have needed Tommy John surgery this year.
The 21-year-old Fernandez was last season's NL Rookie of the Year. He was 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA in eight starts this season.
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Laura Frances Poeschel
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Laura Frances Poeschel, 80, of Bourbon, MO passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at her home. She was born February 28, 1931 in Knox City, MO to Emmet N. Poole and Ora Lee Elkins Poole. She was united in marriage to Raymond Francis Poeschel who preceded her in death in 2006.
Laura was of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed nature and was a bird watcher. Most of all she loved her children and all of her family.
She is survived by two sons, Mike Poeschel and wife Carol of Fulton, MO and Rocky Poeschel of Bourbon, MO; three daughters, Corky Poeschel of Bourbon, MO, Donna Elkins and husband Curly of St. Peters, MO and Linda Jo Poeschel of Iowa; ten grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Raymond; one son, Dennis Poeschel; and one brother, Clay Poole.
Graveside services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2011 in the Fairview Cemetery at Bourbon, MO.
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New alfalfa publication
A new publication, Integrated Pest Management of Alfalfa Insects in the Upper Midwest, has been jointly published by University Extension and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. The publication, written by nine entomologists and agronomists, is the result of multiyear research projects partially funded by the Leopold Center. The publication is 48 pages in length and contains chapters on the role of integrated pest management in sustainable agriculture; alfalfa growth and phenology in Iowa; insect pest management in alfalfa; and biology and management of alfalfa insects. Copies may be ordered from the Iowa State University Extension Distribution Center at 515-294-5427. Ask for publication IPM-58. The cost for each copy is $7.50. Discounts are available for large (>=100-copy) orders.
This article originally appeared on page 38 of the IC-482 (6) -- April 19, 1999 issue.
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The little girl is named Etta Jones Daly and joins big brother Jackson James in the family.
"The Voice" host Carson Daly and his longtime girlfriend, food blogger Siri Pinter, have a new addition to their family. The couple welcomed their baby girl named Etta Jones Daly on Thursday evening, September 6.
"Tonight at 5:15pm we welcomed the latest addition to our family. Etta Jones Daly weighs 8lbs and is beautiful!" he informed his fans. "Mom was a rockstar, Jackson James is a proud big bro, and dad's drinking a cold one. Praise God."
Siri started having her contraction on Wednesday. Days leading to the labor day, she tweeted, "Going to try and tweet something that doesn't have to do with my due date being 3 days away nope can't do it WANT TO HAVE MY BABY NOW PLEASE."
In a recent interview, Carson talked about fatherhood, "Any parent can probably understand it when I say, 'I get it now.' I sort of get life's purpose now." He added, "When you have your child, it's a game changer. It makes me hyper aware of how blessed I am."


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Justin Bieber Flirts With Mariah Carey In New Christmas Video
Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber's "All I Want For Christmas" duet debuted last night during the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. The best I can say about it is "feel good Christmas music" with a questionably appropriate music video.
Now, Mariah Carey is Mariah Carey. High notes and shaking her spray-tanned booty is what she's about. It is the way of the world. I think her short-short-short Santa outfit in her "All I Want For Christmas" music video with Justin Bieber pushes the line of good taste. But hey, this is a grown woman obsessed with rainbows, stuffed animals and butterflies that we're talking about.
No, my discomfort with the "All I Want For Christmas" music video is the flirtation between Mariah and Justin Bieber.
Justin ogles her slutty Santa outfit as she's posing like a mannequin, kisses her on the cheek and then sidles up to her in a sleigh while she's giggling and squirming with her Santa get-up barely covering her hoo-ha.
Now, I personally don't care about the flirting. (Or the slutty Santa outfit. Where can I get one?) But I do care about the double standard that would surely be in place if this were a young female pop star with an older male dude. Everyone would be up in arms if the genders were reversed.
If it were Miley Cyrus being flirty with, say, Harry Connick Jr.? The video would be just as cheesy. But there would be handwringing about how slutty Miley is, she's flirting with an older man, what kind of message is this sending to the tween girls of America!?!?! The older dude might get a few high fives from "bro" bloggers, but he would also run the risk of portrayed as a "creep" or even a "predator." It's unpalatable. But Justin Bieber, it seems, doesn't send negative messages to the tween girls of America, despite them being his target audience. Instead, he sends the message that it's A-OK for a younger boy to get all Vili Fualaau with his very own older Mary Kay Letourneau.
To be clear: I don't really care if Justin and Mariah flirt. He flirts with all older women he comes into contact with, which seems to be part of his scampish-teen-boy-pop-idol schtick. But I'm sick of the double standard this kid enjoys as the result of male privilege. All I want for Christmas? A little fairness.
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I done seen whales!But you don't get to see them unless you click below the fold. The pictures are so awesome, so breathtaking, that I fear you will be awed and breath-taked to the point that you'll pass out and fall onto a smaller, less massive bystander — possibly a child or a dog.Meanwhile, content yourself with this picture of an extremely rare bird known as a "sea gull." (Click to embiggen.) … [Read more...]
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It's been a tough week here in Waco. I hope readers of this blog will pardon my tendency to "read sociology" into my personal experience-maybe it's how I cope sometimes. I'm currently a member of a local church as well as a faculty member at Baylor University. Both of these affiliations reflect an important connectedness one feels with others who also share these same identities. So it was doubly hard to hear on Sunday morning the news that a fellow church member and colleague passed away after a 6 month battle with lymphoma. Her memorial service was beautiful and I was struck by the mass of people who made it out to remember her in this moment. She was not even 40 but already her impact had extended well beyond her family.
And prior to this announcement I spent the previous week at court for the first time in a jury. I've always known in the abstract the duties of being on a jury, but as with participation in any organization and institution, one understands these responsibilities in a deeper way when called to serve. This was all the more pronounced for me since the case was one of the most pernicious: child sexual abuse. The prosecuting team did well in conveying the evidence, but the evidence, and the narration of events that connect the evidence together jostled me to the core. I could hear and see with my mind's eye the multiple generations of dysfunction in this victim's social context. It would take Child Protective Services, the police department, a local clinic, and lawyers to intercede and end over a year of abuse. But after the sentencing I still wonder whether (no, I hope) the resilience she showed in calling the cops the day that ended the abuse will carry her further still.
As organizations and institutions created by people, it struck me that churches, colleges, hospitals, law enforcement, social and legal services draw us into each other's lives. We meet people we would not otherwise have ever known. And while in these institutions, whether for many years or a mere 3 days we share the experience of being embedded together. This I think invites us to remember the people who shared that same institutional space. Moreover it's important that there are others who are also in this space with us to help remember together. It reminds me of Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann's concept of the plausibility structure (see their highly readable The Social Construction of Reality). Organizations and institutions help remind us of what is real and they help define how we are to relate to one another.
For my part, I will remember my church sister and colleague, and I will remember this young girl. Participating in these institutions of church, education, and law grant me, and others, the privilege to meet them as time and circumstance allow -and remember them.


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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The second half of Lindsey
Wilson College's Class of 2015 prepared for the start of the
upcoming school year over the weekend at the college's second round
of EDGE days.
EDGE -- which stands for education,
development, growth and experience -- is a daylong orientation
program for incoming LWC freshmen. The day introduces freshmen to
the LWC community and gives them several opportunities to meet the
college's faculty, staff and students.
A total of 200 students attended the two EDGE days held on
Friday and Saturday, 94 on Friday and 106 on Saturday.
LWC students will move into the college's residence halls
beginning Aug. 13, and the 2011 fall semester will begin on Aug.
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When asked what the significance of playing a Marmonte League girls' water polo match Tuesday against Moorpark meant to her, Agoura senior Kristi McGee responded, "It's our next game."
It's been that focus and business-like approach, combined with talent, depth and consistency, that has enabled the Chargers to be on the verge of one of the program's most significant achievements.
Although Agoura graduated India Forster and Megan Linder, in addition to Whitney Stane and Claire Palmer not returning to the team this season, the Chargers looked every bit as impressive as their past league championship teams in Wednesday's opener against Newbury Park.
Aley Vilches scored nine goals and host Agoura took the first step toward a ninth consecutive title -- and 14th in 15 seasons -- with a 17-3 victory over the Panthers, extending its Marmonte winning streak to 99 in a row.
"For the program, it's huge. To think about 100 league wins in a row is pretty incredible, but our focus has always been on bringing your best effort each day," Agoura coach Jason Rosenthal said. "It's been each team's goal to get 12 league wins every year and we've been fortunate enough to do that for eight years in a row. We can only get to eight wins this year (with the addition of the league tournament), but the goal is still the same."
Agoura (6-1) built a 6-0, first-quarter lead and only allowed a goal in each of the first three quarters to Elise Begg, before holding the Panthers (5-3) scoreless over the final 10:34.
"We knew they were still going to be the best team in the Marmonte League this year," Newbury Park coach David Gleisberg said. "If I knew how to stop them, we'd be a lot closer. We're young, but we're not afraid. You just can't afford to make mistakes against them because they'll turn your little mistakes into big mistakes."
Blake Stringer had three goals and six steals, Emily Smith added a goal, four steals and two assists, with McGee contributing three goals and two steals for Agoura.
"Our team motto this year is to outwork and outplay (our opponent)," McGee said. "We're a different team now than we were last year. We're different in the way we function, our talent, our mentality, the way we work together, everything."


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NORA Manufacturing Sector Strategic Goals
921Z6KL - Estimating the Economic Burden of Job Stress - A Pilot StudyStart Date: 10/1/2006
End Date: 9/30/2010
Principal Investigator (PI)Name: Tapas Ray
Phone: 513-533-8627
Organization: NIOSH
Sub-Unit: DART
Funded By: NIOSH
Primary Goal Addressed9.0
Secondary Goal Addressed
Attributed to Manufacturing
Project Description
Short Summary
Although work-related stress is recognized as a severe risk factor for injuries and illnesses in and out of the workplace, across all industry sectors including that of construction, there is an absence of reliable data on the true economic costs associated with stressful working conditions borne by workers and their families, organizations, and the society in general. Information of this nature is important for motivating interventions and evaluating results. The proposed developmental study is examining current evidence and knowledge gaps on economic costs associated with work stress and develop a study plan for a comprehensive cost analysis. The project will lead to a publication on current evidence on the costs of job stress and set the ground for a 2010 NORA cross-cutting sector based study on economic consequences of job stress.
Although work-related stress is recognized as a severe risk factor for injuries and illnesses in and out of the workplace, there is an absence of reliable data on the true economic costs associated with stressful working conditions borne by workers and their families, organizations, and the society in general. Information of this nature is important for motivating interventions and evaluating results. The current study examines current evidence and knowledge gaps on economic costs associated with work stress and develops a study plan for a comprehensive cost analysis.
The most common approach to calculate the economic burden of any injury or illness is the Human Capital approach which is mostly used in the literature as compared to its competitor the Willingness to Pay (WTP) approach. The Human Capital Approach identifies incidence or prevalence based direct (medical and health expenditure) and indirect (work loss, reduced productivity) costs from workers' compensation claims and health care utilization data. Previous endeavors like that of Greenberg et al. (1993) follow this approach to come up with prevalence based estimates of depression in 1990 that includes direct costs of medical care, mortality costs arising from depression related suicides, and morbidity costs associated with depression in the workplace. Also, Goetzel (1996) and Webster & Bergman (1999) compared health expenses and duration of illness of population with and without psychological disorders (either identified by physician primary diagnosis code or by survey response). The human capital approach evaluates a persons' worth to the society by the persons' productive contributions to the society which again is measured by the individual's lifetime earnings. A related approach that falls under the same Human Capital methodology is followed in context of other nations by Cooper et al, 1996; Levi & Lunde-Jensen, 1995 and Madhu Kalia 2002 whereby costs of illness conditions attributable to stress has been estimated separately and then aggregated to estimate the total cost. The prevalence of work stress however remained unattended in their works and hence the economic burden solely due to work stress is unidentified. These studies rely on claims based data which are often underreported and fail to estimate the true incidence. Some of the claims, specifically those that fall under mental-mental and physical –mental categories fail to surface in the claims data set (Lippel, 1989).
The second commonly used approach to valuing human life considers how much a person would pay to avoid an illness or death. Unlike the Human Capital methodology the Willingness to Pay approach incorporates the adverse effects of pain and sufferings or other quality-of-life issues (Viscusi, 1990). This approach is more commonly used in valuing environmental goods and is hard to implement as it often needs contingent evaluation methods through well designed surveys.
The plan of this pilot study was to survey, compare and contrast the available literature in light of the above two methods, to gather evidences of costs due to work-stress, to point out the gaps that exist in the current literature as for example the failure to account for the comorbidity as mentioned above, and finally to propose a comprehensive methodology/study that will help in identifying the true economic burden of work stress and stress related disorders. While the secondary research is nearing completion, assembling the research and analyzing the same to generate a comprehensive methodology requires further time and effort.
Addresses the objective of 1) examining the current literature, and 2) synthesizing methodologies that can be used in estimating economic burden of job-stress in the US. This will provide the initial groundwork for undertaking a comprehensive study that will analyze the costs incurred by work related stress and will measure the economic burden posed to the employers and to the nation by the presence of the same.
For project evaluation purpose by 2010, the following potential outputs (completed) will be considered:
i) Publication of the report in a trade journal.
ii) Submission to a peer reviewed scientific journal.
iii) Preparation for a NORA project based on the findings.
iv) Collaboration with researchers to provide feedbacks to the methodology.
- Page last reviewed: July 22, 2015
- Page last updated: July 6, 2015
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of the Director


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Woman's Racerback Vest by Plymouth Yarn Design Studio
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Woman's Racerback Vest
To Fit Size: Ladies Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large
Approx Finished Size: 36(42,48,50)"
Finished Length: 23(24, 25, 26)"
Gauge: 10 sts, 13 rows= 4" in double sand stitch using size 15 needles or size to obtain gauge.
DeAire Glow
4 (4, 5, 5)—100G skeins, color 9026
Needles: US size 15 needles and size 13 needles
for neck band.
Size I (9.00 mm) Crochet hook for armbands.
Tapestry Needle.
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Hello All and God Bless all you vets
My question is , does anyone know if there is a standard rating for a TKR, I just had mine done after needing it for 20 years (they kept teling me I was to young at the time). And I will also need my other knee done in about 6 months.
Just wondering as I am applying for reevaluation if there is a standard TKR disability rating.
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WESTON, Fla.—A Florida woman was denied the chance to compete in the Miss Florida beauty pageant after officials discovered she formerly held another title they didn't approve of: Miss Exxxotica.
Despite the fact the Miss Exxxotica competition was not pornographic nor intended for a pornographic movie, it took place at an adult industry trade show, and photos from the competition wound up on adult websites.
The woman, Caroline Schwitzky, competed and was dubbed Miss Exxxotica in 2008 when she was 18 years old, winning $2,000.
She was crowned Miss Weston (Fla.) USA in February, though she stepped down after pageant organizers received "a flood" of emails demanding she give up the crown.
"We are sad to hear Ms. Schwitzky is being discriminated against because of her Miss Exxxotica title," J. Handy of Victory Tradeshow Management, Exxxotica's parent company, told AVN. "The competition, and Exxxotica as a whole, is a celebration of sexy. It sounds more like the Miss Weston pageant is looking for their 15 minutes of fame, all while preaching from atop their moral soapbox.
"Carolina is a strong and beautiful woman who embraces her sexuality and should be praised. That is what the Miss Exxxotica competition is all about."
Schwitzky told Florida TV station WSVN that she wasn't perfect, but "I think we all deserve a second chance."