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- Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART)
- Regulating the Use of Truth Telling Devices in Sexual Assault Cases
Regulating the Use of Truth Telling Devices in Sexual Assault Cases
- Child Sexual Assault Prevention
- Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention
- Healthcare Initiative
- Know Your Rights
- Lifespan
- Multilingual Access
- National Sexual Assault Conference
- Preventing Sexual Violence in Disasters
- Raliance
- Rape Prevention & Education (RPE)
- Rural Training Project
- SANE Sustainability TA
- Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative
- Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative
- Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART)
- Sexual Violence & the Workplace
- xCHANGE Forum
The following information examines the use of polygraph tests and other truth-telling devices (sometimes called "lie-detector tests") in sexual assault investigation and provides a list of legislation and other official actions taken by states and territories to regulate the use of polygraphs and other truth-telling devices in the course of sexual assault examinations. The NSVRC does not promote specific legislation, but offers these for educational purposes only.
This collection is meant to support the Violence Against Women Act and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) provision that truth-telling devices must not be used with sexual assault victims as a condition of charging or prosecution of an offense.
The Use of Truth-Telling Devices in Sexual Assault Investigations
This guide examines special issues relevant to using truth-telling devices with sexual assault victims. Legislative and judicial actions that have been taken as a result of this debate will also be discussed. Victim advocates, law enforcement officers, and policy makers may use this guide to develop policies, practices, and procedures and to improve collaborations regarding the use of truth-telling devices as the VAWA 2005 provision is adopted across the United States.
Legislation and Other Official Actions
Many of these regulations were created in an effort to come into compliance with the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005, which amended the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (STOP Program) and the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program) to make it a condition of receiving funds that the jurisdiction prohibit the use of truth telling devices on victims of sexual assault as a condition for investigating the offense. These programs provide significant financial support to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices to assist in the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as well as support to nonprofit, nongovernmental victim service providers. This requirement had to be met by January 5, 2009 in order for that state or territory to receive funds under the STOP Program.
Memoranda of understanding
Memos, Directives, and Policies
Notable differences between state regulations of polygraph use include:
- The type of officials who are barred from performing the examination.
- Whether the officials may not ask or require the victim to take a polygraph examination, or whether they may ask but not require this.
- Whether only polygraph tests are banned, or whether this regulation is extended to other types of truth-telling devices.
- Whether accepting or refusing the polygraph test can be a factor that affects case progression, or whether it can't affect case progression at all.
- Whether accepting or refusing the polygraph test can affect whether a case is investigated, or whether this acceptance and refusal can also not affect charging and/or prosecution.
- Whether there is any punishment for those who disobey these regulations.
- Whether the agency is required to explain its reasoning upon request if the agency decides not to pursue the case after the victim refuses a polygraph.
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New Orleans — The Ravens were rolling, Beyoncé had just put on a stunning halftime show and then the unprecedented happened: The lights went out in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII.
Usually a beacon on the New Orleans skyline, the Superdome was bathed in darkness when the majority of lights flickered out at 7:36 p.m., shortly after Jacoby Jones returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown. There was 13:22 left in the quarter and the Baltimore Ravens led the San Francisco 49ers 28-6.
The power was off inside the stadium for 34 minutes. The lights started to come back on at 8:02 p.m. and play resumed at 8:10 p.m.
The exterior lights flickered on at about 8:20 p.m. and the Superdome took back its place in the New Orleans skyline.
"The power outage was an unfortunate moment in what has been an otherwise shining Super Bowl week for the City of New Orleans," New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement issued Sunday night. "In the coming days, I expect a full after-action report from all parties involved. For us, the Super Bowl isn't over until the last visitor leaves town, so we're focused on continuing to show our visitors a good time."
Emergency lights went on shortly after the first lights went out, but play was immediately halted. The teams remained on the field with players stretching and trying to stay warmed up, including the Ravens' Joe Flacco and Ed Reed. Cheerleaders kept going through their routines and a public address announcement asked fans to stay in their seats.
Officials gathered on the field and appeared to be talking to stadium personnel, but when it became clear it would not be a brief outage, everyone left the field with some players staying on the sideline.
According to a joint statement late Sunday night from Entergy and SMG, the management company of the Superdome, the outage was caused when a piece of equipment designed to monitor the electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system.
Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue, according to the statement.
Backup generators kicked in immediately as designed. Entergy and SMG subsequently coordinated start-up procedures, ensuring that full power was safely restored to the Superdome, the statement says.
The fault-sensing equipment activated where the Superdome equipment intersects with Entergy's feed into the facility, according to the statement.
There were no additional issues detected, but Entergy and SMG said they will continue to investigate the cause of the abnormality.
Eric Eagen, a Superdome spokesman, sent out a statement shortly after power was restored.
"Power has been restored. We sincerely apologize for the incident," he said.
Fans had mixed feelings about the power outage.
Jeff Devin, 53, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan from Tampa, Fla., said he was sitting in the upper level of the stadium when the lights went out.
"It was a surprise; however, I thought it was part of the show," Devin said.
He said he did become concerned about what was happening outside the stadium when the Superdome went dark.
Devin said he felt the communication from Superdome and NFL officials was not enough to ease concerned fans such as himself.
"Nobody announced anything," Devin said. "Announce. Give us a little clue. My greatest concern was that there was no communication channel."
Darren Fruman, 39, and Danny Glazer, 38, Ravens fans from Baltimore, said they were sitting in section 302 when the lights went out.
Fruman and Glazer said they were not too concerned about safety and felt Super Bowl officials gave the public enough notice about what was happening.
"They could actually still play," Glazer said.

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High ankle sprain shelves UF's Prather
Published: Monday, January 14, 2013 at 1:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 14, 2013 at 1:43 p.m.
Banged-up Florida received more bad news on the injury front Monday.
Florida junior forward Casey Prather was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and will likely be out 10 to 14 days.
Prather suffered the left ankle injury late in the first half during UF's 74-52 win Saturday at LSU. Florida coach Billy Donovan confirmed the injury at his weekly news conference Monday.
"We'll see how he progresses through treatment, but I would say this week he's definitely out," Donovan said.
Florida (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference), which moved up one spot to No. 10 in this week's AP poll, will play Thursday at Texas A&M and Saturday at home against No. 17 Missouri.
Donovan also said that senior guard Mike Rosario (left ankle sprain) has been cleared to play and expects him to return for Texas A&M. Junior forward Will Yeguete is having X-rays done on his right knee Monday night, but is probable for Texas A&M. Yeguete has been diagnosed with tendinitis.
"He's got some swelling in his knee," Donovan said. "Whether or not it's anything more than that, we'll have to wait and see."
Despite using six different lineup combinations this season, the Gators have won 12 of 14 games with a scoring margin of plus-21.6. Senior guard Kenny Boynton is the only UF player to start all 14 games this season.
"It just shows how invested we are in winning this year, how bad guys really want it," Florida junior center Patric Young said. "It just energizes our team. Guys are ready to step up for the opportunity, and there will be no drop off if somebody goes down with an injury. Other guys will be ready to pick up that slack."
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I had a complete Hysterectomy at age 36, put on Estratest. I am 49 now and decreased my dose to qod for past 3 years. My new GYN wants to titrate me OFF HRT. She changed me to Estratest HS-1 qod 1 month ago. The past 2 weeks, I have had night sweats throughout the night and am unable to sleep restfully. She does not want to go to the HS dose every day before changing to qod-but DID mention possibly needing to do this at the time of my visit. Isn`t that a drastic dose change? Are their other options? I would like your doctors opinion.
You were essentially getting Estratest hs qd during the 3 years you were taking Estratest q.o.d. If you need to taper more slowly, you might try omitting one pill twice a week for awhile. For many women stopping hormones is like having menopause all over again. Try to keep yourself cool at night.
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Endowed Professorship to Honor Longtime Michigan Tech Faculty Member
December 4, 2012—
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University has announced the creation of the Dennis Wiitanen Professorship in Electric Power Systems.
The professorship, which is funded by a $1 million endowment, honors Professor Emeritus Dennis Wiitanen, who retired in August 2012.
Department chair Dan Fuhrmann characterized Wiitanen as "tremendously influential." The 42-year veteran faculty member served 25 years as associate chair and was a tireless proponent of the department's power systems program, he said. Thousands of students completed his classes in power system design and analysis.
Those students were Wiitanen's inspiration. "You're 22 forever when you deal with young people," he said.
Donations from more than 100 industry and alumni contributors fund the Wiitanen Professorship. The Detroit Edison Foundation helped launch the campaign with a $100,000 donation in 1993, and the DTE Foundation later gave $50,000, for a total of $150,000. ITC Holdings provided $110,000; Consumers Energy Foundation, $100,000; and Upper Peninsula Power Company, $75,000. Other industry donors include Wisconsin Public Service, Northern States Power, PLM Power Systems and Black and Veatch.
Major gifts were also provided by three department alumni and their spouses: David and Elsa Brule, Sr.; Kanwal and Ann Rekhi; and Jon and Lisa Jipping.
"The professorship will help Tech meet the demand for power systems engineers as well as expand our research capability," Fuhrmann said. "It's a tremendous asset to the department, and we owe everyone who contributed a debt of gratitude."
A search is now under way for the first Wiitanen professor.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's top lawmakers are opposing efforts by the state auditor, a fellow Republican, to gain access to the private financial books of JobsOhio, a nonprofit entity created by Gov. John Kasich to lure jobs to Ohio.
State Auditor Dave Yost says he has the right to audit both the public and private funds flowing through the year-old public-private partnership.
GOP Senate President Keith Faber said Friday he doesn't believe a government official can force a private entity like JobsOhio to disclose private financial records.
House Speaker William Batchelder, also a Republican, said the law creating JobsOhio doesn't give Yost such power.
JobsOhio has gone to market with a $1.5 billion bond offering backed by proceeds from its rights to the state's liquor business for the next 25 years.


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I wanted to let readers know that I will be at the Modern Language Association's annual convention this year, as will my colleague Steve Ross, Director of the Office of Challenge Grants. If you are in San Francisco, please feel free to find us to discuss project ideas, funding opportunities, or even your favorite book. If you have trouble tracking us down among the thousands of attendees, you can be certain to see us at the NEH workshop on
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Dr. Pinelopi Xenoudi Joins Orofacial Sciences Faculty as Director of the Undergraduate Program in Periodontology
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Pinelopi Xenoudi, DDS., MS, has joined the UCSF School of Dentistry Department of Orofacial Sciences faculty as Health Sciences Clinical Instructor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in Periodontology, with special expertise in the use of lasers in dentistry.
Dr. Xenoudi received her DDS in 2003 from the Kapodistrian University of Athens, a Certificate in Periodontics from the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry 2007, and an MS in Oral Biology from the Louisiana State University School Graduate Studies in 2008.
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Hanlong Group has left Sundance Resources shareholders none the wiser over the fate of its protracted $1.3 billion takeover play, with the Chinese group set to miss another key deadline.
The market had already been sceptical over whether Hanlong would be able to produce a credit approval from its financier, the state-run China Development Bank, by Thursday.
After calling a trading halt on Wednesday, Sundance – targeted for its $4.7 billion Mbalam iron ore project in Africa on the border between Cameroon and the Republic of Congo – cancelled a shareholder meeting to approve the deal scheduled for Friday.
Throwing the deal into further doubt, Sundance said it was seeking clarification whether the privately-owned Hanlong, headed up by billionaire Liu Han, had extended the provisional approval it had received for the deal from China's National Development and Reform Commission last August.
Sundance shares last traded at 34 cents, about 24 per cent below the offer price of 45 cents.
The bid, first launched 18 months ago, was met with much fanfare and claims Mbalam's 10 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves would help China reduce its dependence on iron ore imports from Australia and Brazil – and make Hanlong the ''fifth force'' in iron ore.
But the bid was initially held up by mining permit delays and more recently by slow approvals from China.
Hanlong has repeatedly missed deadlines to produce proof that it had secured funding for the takeover.
A stumbling block in it securing finance is understood to be – apart from the acquisition price – the more than $4 billion rail and infrastructure costs associated with developing the project.
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Just as the Chinese government cracks down further on luxury spending at home, and more company results demonstrate a flattening of the local market causing fear and trauma in heritage luxury brands with major capex in Asia, enter Antonio Tajani, EU Vice-president and commissioner for industry, to attempt to stem the pain. Their hero! Mr Tajani, aka luxury's friend in Brussels, has "an action plan on the competitiveness of the European fashion and high-end industries". Or a kind-of action plan. A beginning action plan? A small movement plan? You know what I mean. The point is: there's a plan. Read more
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I often find that if I step away from a brick wall or mystery for a couple days or weeks, and approach with a fresh mind later, things start to fall into place. In addition, nearly all of my former brick walls were solved with the assistance of fellow genealogy hobbyists.
With that in mind, I'd like to propose a little genealogical research exchange. Send me one of your mysteries, problems, or outstanding to-dos, and I will send you one of mine. Let's work on it, as time permits, for the next month or two and then return back our conclusions.
Living in the metro DC area, I have access to many genealogical resources. Some of the things I can help with are:
- Pull records at the National Archives
- Newspaper search at the Library of Congress
- Obituary search in local newspapers
- Headstone photographs
- Research at the Daughters of American Revolution Library
- Help preparing for a research trip to DC (most of the work should done before you even get here)
- Check over your current theories and conclusions
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A 32-YEAR-OLD man who climbed on to an unmanned bus claimed he was looking for a timetable.
Blackburn magistrates heard Michael Harries was arrested by police officers who were on covert observations in a nearby building regarding a totally different matter. Michael Harries' story was described in court as a "ludicrous".
District Judge Peter Ward said: "You spotted a chance to get on this bus and see if there was anything to steal.
"The bus information office was just a few yards away and it was still open and if you had wanted a timetable you could have gone in there for one."
Harries, of Swift Close, Blackburn, pleaded not guilty to vehicle interference but was convicted after a trial.
He was made subject to community supervision for nine months with a drug rehabilitation requirement.
The court heard that as he passed the bus in Street he the emergency button and the doors opened.
He boarded the bus and the officers in a nearby building saw him rooting in the driver's area.
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Cedar Key's Police Department has a well known leader, Chief Virgil Sandlin. But, the men who make up his force may be less known. I sat down with Cpl. David Perry this week to find out more.
The Basics: He is 33 years old and in April will have been on the force for six years — his first job out of the police academy. He has been married for "around" eight years and has a four year-old son, also known as "My World".
After seven years of successfully sponsoring the CLAMERICA Celebration on the 4th of July in Cedar Key, the Cedar Key Aquaculture Association announced last week that the 2011 festival will not be held.
Although organizers said they are not "happy as clams" over their decision, there were several factors to consider:
• The national holiday falls on a weekday this year, which would require downsizing the event.
Four people, including one from Cedar Key, were arrested on Monday on a variety of felony charges relating to a break-in at a Williston home where about $20,000 in belongings — a safe, jewelry, prescription pills —plus a car were taken, according to a Levy County Sheriff's Department press release.
The memorial Service for Don Smith will be held Saturday, January 15 at 2pm at the Christ Epsicopal Church on the corner of SR 24 and F Street.
Edward Gonzalez-Tennant could be called a man of racial violence. Not because he practices it, but because he searches it out, hoping to bring it to the surface.
In 2005, that search brought him to Rosewood, a once predominantly black town in Levy County that was destroyed in a race riot in 1923.
Gonzalez-Tennant, a doctoral candidate and anthropology instructor at the University of Florida, said Monday, "Until that point (in 2005), nobody had done extensive academic research on Rosewood."
Happy New Year everybody. I hope everybody had a safe and happy holiday season. Now it's time to return to reality — back to work, back to the grind.
We had a couple of trips this weekend never really doing much, fishing real hard and boating a fish here and there. The best way to describe fishing right now "wishy washy." I took a group of kinda local boys out of Fenimore Mill condos Saturday. We fished pretty hard and got one nice redfish and few bites. But we never figured things out, so we headed in early to catch the Gators playing football.
Cedar Key resident, Bob Hudson recently visited the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge with a friend - in an attempt to hunt hogs. While they didn't shoot any hogs, Hudson did shoot some really interesting photographs.
If moral victories exist, chalk one up for Cedar Key in spite of a 65-46 home loss against Chiefland on Tuesday.
After an 0-9 start and a winless 2009-10 campaign, the young Sharks could have easily swam far away from the shores of Cedar Key, and into the secluded deep of the Gulf. But thanks to a loyal fanbase and the never-give-up hustle of its players, 1A Cedar Key was able to give the 2A Indians more than it bargained before while achieving a team goal in the process.
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Pool Safety: Preventing Child Pool Drownings
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With the summer just beginning, practice pool safety; ensure your pool and spa area in your backyard is safe, to prevent child drownings. So far this year, 14 pool-related drowning incidents by children have occurred in the state. In 2011 alone, 27 children died from drowning, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS).… Read More →


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With over ten years experience working with fashion and beauty brands, Emily Wardwell is currently the Design Director at 40/4 Design Studio, a boutique design studio in Hastings on Hudson, New York. The boutique design studio specializes in fashion, lifestyle and beauty branding along with the design of publications for both large and small publishing houses. Recent projects include It's Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman [Rizzoli] and Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour [Rizzoli].
Emily started her design career as an editorial designer with the redesign of TeenVogue. In 2005, she left to become art director on the full redesign of the Almay brand staged by Revlon. Once the launch was set in motion, Emily moved on to become the art director of Delia*s tween fashion catalog. In 2006, she returned to Conde Nast to design for Vogue in the editorial art department focusing on special projects such as Vogue Living, Fashion Rocks and the series of coffee table books published between 2007 and 2009; Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People [Knopf, 2007], The World in Vogue: People, Places Parties [Knopf, 2009] and Extreme Beauty in Vogue [Skira, 2009]. In 2008, when Glamour magazine came under new design direction, she was responsible for the redesign of the beauty section among other elements.
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HOUSTON - It was the hit felt by Houston Texans fans everywhere. Star linebacker Brian Cushing taken down by what some are calling a dirty hit by New York Jets guard Matt Slauson.
A day later, the worst fear confirmed: A torn left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Alfred Mansour with the Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports medicine Institute told Local 2, "If you do sports, if you do anything that involves cutting and pivoting, then you're putting yourself at risk for getting an ACL tear."
Mansour added that ACL repairs are the second most common procedures done by orthopedic specialists. A foot plant with a sudden knee twist can cause the ligament to hyper-extend and "snap."
He explained, "(With) a normal knee ... when you pull forward, (the ACL) gets tight. Whenever this ligament is ruptured and you pull forward, there's no stop."
Mansour said more than 90 percent of the time arthroscopic surgery is the best option, no sooner than 10 days or even three weeks after the injury to allow the swelling to go down.
It's a season-ender for Cushing, but not necessarily a career-ender.
Mansour explained, "I've seen several players that are back and have had phenomenal careers post ACL (repair) and some guys just can't get over the hump of that exposure. They see a blocker coming at them and it's just a millisecond hesitation before they change direction or it just doesn't feel quite normal, so it's hard to predict."
For most people, it's about six months after ACL surgery before you can return to normal activity, but Mansour said for high level athletes, it's more like nine months.
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Street Style Before Street Style: Stevie Nicks
She goes her own way.
It's Coachella time of the year, so we figured who better to feature in this instalment of Street Style Before Street Style than the girl who all the girls at Coachella want to be? Stevie Nicks is not only an artistic and pop visionary, but throughout her career, she's rocked the wardrobe of a real-life gypsy goddess; pretty much single-handedly inventing 'boho' as we know it. Her feminine and inspired way of dressing may have been in and out of fashion trends over the last 40 years but her influence as a muse has remained eternal, as both designers and musicians continue to reference her. "I'll never be in style, but I'll always be different," she told USA Today in 1991.
Since starting out in Fleetwood Mac, Stevie has developed a look so uniquely mother-nature-glam-witch, that it's impossible to discuss 70s fashion (or top hats) without bringing up her name. Messy blond hair, platform boots, wide-brimmed hats, draped silk jackets, and suede, velvet, leather and lace — when worn simultaneously — are all synonymous with Stevie-style. With her wild mane and cherubic features, it's no wonder she's used as a constant reference point for beauty looks too.
The self-aware singer talks freely about her fashion choices, and takes them seriously as an expression of her wider creativity. As she told The Record in 1982, "The clothes I wear... that doesn't change. I love long dresses. I love velvet. I love high boots. I never change. I'm not a fad person. I still have everything I had then. That's one part of me...that's where my songs come from." Respect to that.
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Owen was born in July 2014 and has Down Syndrome. His heart is reportedly healthy.
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Owen is an active child who can cruise along furniture and likes to play with toys. Owen responds to the people around him, communicates with gestures and sounds, and understands at least part of what is said to him. He eats very well and is not yet potty-trained.
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52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 43
Week 43: Brush up on your knowledge of citations. The most detailed element of genealogy is also the most important. Take some time to review articles, books and web sites on the subject. If you have a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained, you can read it as part of this challenge. If you do not, consider getting the book, then review some of these pages and the links they contain: Genealogy Source Citations Quick Reference by Thomas MacEntee at Genealbloggers.com (this is a PDF file), Citing Sources at Cyndi's List and Documenting Your Research / Citing Your Sources at About.com. Bloggers, do you have a favorite book, web site or tool for helping you craft quality citations?
This challenge runs from Saturday, October 23, 2010 through Friday, October 29, 2010.
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Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week's challenge:
52 Weeks To Better Genealogy by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts that are a bit more challenging and are geared towards those new to the field of genealogy and family history as well as those who want to brush up on some skills which might be a bit rusty. Please include an attribution link if you participate.
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Plus, some great news for Jewel and a once-in-a-lifetime gig for Sir Paul McCartney.
-Faye Brennan
Check out Jessica Szohr! The Gossip Girl star posed naked in body paint for SoBe Lifewater, and she looks fantastic. (FabulousBuzz)
This being "Baby Season" in Hollywood, Jewel just announced that she and her hubby, Ty Murray, are expecting their first baby! (Celebrity Babies)
With snow in the forecast and freezing temperatures, maybe you and your guy should read this list of winter TV shows and plan your next couple of nights in. (Complex)
The Gleeks just can't get enough of Lady Gaga. Word on the street is that the 'Alejandro' singer is getting the Glee treatment again. (Celebuzz)
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: will Paul McCartney be invited to sing at the royal wedding? (Shine)
Friending, de-friending, tagging, liking: has our Facebook obsession gone too far? (CollegeCandy)
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A TALENTED young gardener is to show off his green-fingered skills after being named one of the top in his profession.
John Foley, 24, who runs Holden Clough Nursery, said he felt 'over the moon' after he was named as a one of four finalists in the BBC Young Gardener of the Year.
He runs the Bolton-by-Bowland business with his girlfriend, Kate Lawson, 22, after taking over from his father, Peter Foley, who bought the nursery in 1978.
John beat competition from 100 other contestants at interview stage and next month will appear on the BBC3 show.
He said the show has been filmed with four different endings, so he has not been told who won.
He said: "The whole experience was a real eye-opener to actually see how many young people are interested in gardening as the initial number of entrants was over 700 across the country.
"It was great to have a spotlight on young people going into this line of work and enjoying it so much!"
In July the nursery was featured on BBC Gardeners World when it won our an RHS Gold Award at the RHS Tatton Park Flower Show.
The programme is aired on Sunday, February 12, on BBC3 at 8pm when he takes on his three fellow finalists.


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Sure enough, that seems to be the case. I haven't been able to get injection working at all until copying over the patched drivers from the yousuck.dk website. Injection works now, which is good.
Thing is, I've seen mention of the hostap drivers in backtrack being the patched versions. Did the backtrack 3 beta releases have the patched hostap, and it's only the final release that doesn't? Or was the patched hostap *ever* included with backtrack?


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Alec Baldwin didn't give the media a chance to jump all over a story about an incident that happened Sunday night between himself and a 'New York Post' reporter.
Read: Alec and Hilaria Baldwin on their special surprise
During the incident Baldwin allegedly threatened to choke the New York Post reporter to death and hurled a racial slur at a photographer.
The reporter claims to have audio of the assault, but that has not yet been released.
Read: Alec Baldwin explains tweets about 'leaving' NBC
He tweeted: Thank u 2 NYPD officers who came 2 my home 2day so that I could file a formal complaint against NY Post 'photographer' who assaulted me
He went on to post three additional tweets:
According to the Post, the reporter Tara Palmeri, approached Baldwin while he was walking his dogs to ask him about a recent lawsuit against his wife Hilaria. The reporter says Baldwin responded by grabbing her by the arm and saying, "I want to choke you to death."
Baldwin was involved in two confrontations with photographers last year just days apart -- on June 19 and June 29.
He was also the center of controversy a few years back when he left a threatening message to his then 11-year-ld daughter Ireland.After Ireland failed to answer her father's scheduled morning phone call from New York on April 11, Alec went berserk on her voice mail, saying "Once again, I have made an ass of myself trying to get to a phone," adding, "you have insulted me for the last time."LISTEN: Alec Baldwin phone call to daughter
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Get a behind the scenes look at Nicki Minaj from our April 2013 cover shoot.
For this month's ELLE cover shoot, our team took a less-is-more approach with Nicki Minaj. Here, an insider account of the star's magnificent make-under at L.A.'s Milk Studios. Photographer Thomas Whiteside: "We wanted to create a totally new look: Raw Nicki." Creative Director Joe Zee: "She was excited to reveal a different side of herself." Makeup Artist Joyce Bonelli: "We'll always have fun doing wild looks, but Nicki is just so naturally beautiful, and I've always wanted to show that. I used simple, illuminating makeup: Chanel foundation, L'Oréal mascara, and M.A.C Strobe Cream." "Assistant Fashion Editor Sarah Schussheim: "Everything was stripped-down. In Nicki's favorite shot, she rocked Ferragamo leather pants with a Jeremy Scott for Adidas bathing suit." Styling Assistant Brittny Chapman: "Nicki's a fan of Scott's—she was wearing his Adidas Originals sneakers when she arrived on set." Whiteside: "When the shoot wrapped, Nicki surprised one of her friends with a birthday party. Chapman: "We paused our Beyoncé playlist to sing 'Happy Birthday' and had cake and champagne." Whiteside: "Then Joe revealed the real surprise: He'd been wearing a Nicki Minaj T-shirt underneath his clothes all day. Everyone loved it!"
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I am attempting my first brisket tomorrow. The two pieces I bought are both trimmed fairly lean and are packaged as unseasoned corned beef (That's all that was available on short notice here). My thought was to use a basic BBQ rub tonight and then a beer mop tomorrow while cooking. I was planning on indirect at about 200-225 for about 6 hours. There is 7lbs total of meat, one 4# and one 3#. Anything I need to look out for? Should I cook it in a pan as opposed to directly on the rack? Thanks for your help!


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When I think back on my journalism career, the number of stories I've covered is overwhelming. Spanning the past 20 years or so, I've conducted thousands of interviews in and around Bureau County. Thousands.
Needless to say, it's been very interesting, enlightening. I've learned so much from so many people. I wish I could remember every single person who has sat across the table from me and my reporter's notebook, but when I reflect through the years, there are some moments that have etched themselves into my memory ...
• Interviewing Michael Jordan in the Chicago Bulls' locker room.
• Countless representatives, senators, governors — even today's president of the United States, long before he threw his hat in the presidential ring.
• Gallant people who have battled cancer and many other diseases, and sadly, just as many brave folks who have fought those same battles and ultimately lost.
• Superintendents, CEOs, mayors, board members, trustees ... and their good and difficult moments as they attempt to do what's right ... in most cases.
• Winners and losers of every contest imaginable — both whose voices are important.
• People who are ecstatic about a particular event, and those who have been devastated by tragedy or loss.
• Storm damage, vehicle crashes, fires ...
I guess I could go on and on, and truly, I feel privileged to have been a part of these folks' lives, trusting me to tell you about themselves.
But here's the reason for this column: In my travels, many people will ask me what my favorite story has been throughout all these years. Which one has touched my soul and caused me to hold that particular interview close to my heart?
The answer is easy, and it's the same response I give to anyone who asks. My favorite story? It's any story that includes a U.S. veteran. Don't misunderstand. Those interviews are often the most difficult ones of all, yet when I leave the veteran's home ... when I sit in front of this computer to write their story ... when I see that story on the pages of this newspaper ... my heart always skips a beat or two, a knot ultimately forms in my throat, and more than once, I've wiped a few stray tears away that can't stop rolling down my cheeks.
Veterans' stories are all very different, yet all the same. Usually, the veteran has no desire to chat with me, which causes me to gently urge the conversation forward. At first we talk about anything but the elephant in the room — his/her military service, but ultimately once that veteran feels comfortable with me, he/she will begin to open up. I know it's going to happen because almost without exception, I begin to see a faraway look in the veteran's eyes, almost as if he/she is revisiting moments in their own memory. If I'm lucky and on top of my game, that military person takes me along on the journey.
The words are real — often never spoken before. They come slowly, methodically as the memories return. I've seen their eyes fill with tears, their chins begin to tremble. I've seen the proud men and women relive some horrific moments, in hopes I can capture their words to help you, the reader, understand. Often, there are no need for any words or questions from me; their story from their perspective shouldn't be interrupted.
And then it's finished. The tears are gone, and the faraway look has vanished. We are back to the present ... and again, I am forever changed by the words of a veteran.
Monday is Memorial Day — a day to honor our fallen military men and women, each who had their own story to tell. May we never forget.
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SWINDON Robins will face a near-impossible task this weekend when they travel to Eastbourne without number one Peter Kildemand.
The Dane is heading to Slovakia to ride in a qualifying round for the European Championship (SEC) on Saturday and, given the competition is not recognised by the British speedway authorities, Robins' boss Alun Rossiter will not be granted a guest facility nor will he be able to use rider replacement.
Instead, just as was the case last season when the Robins were forced to replace former captain Hans Andersen with Lewis Blackbird at King's Lynn for similar reasons, Rossiter's only option is to use up to a six-point guest from the Premier League.
Coventry found themselves in the same boat at Arlington last weekend due to Andersen's participation in the SEC qualifying stages and, while Rossiter contacted the Danish union (DMU) to try and switch his former captain and Kildemand's SEC commitments around, suiting both riders and their clubs, he had no joy.
The Robins boss is yet to settle on a second tier guest at number one but knows his side face an uphill task whoever he picks - although he's trying to remain positive.
"Peter was only informed three weeks ago about where he was going this weekend and it was hard to change things around," Rossiter said.
"I rang the DMU guys a couple of weeks ago to try and swap the meeting around but nothing could be worked out.
"This doesn't do Eastbourne's business any good either. Two weeks in a row now they are going to have teams going down there without a number one and with a six-point Premier League rider in their place. That's not attractive for anyone to watch.
"I'm not prepared to get Peter banned by taking a facility because we have to look at the bigger picture. In fairness to Peter he only knew three weeks ago where he was going and we tried to sort it and they (DMU) wouldn't budge.
"It's always difficult going there because they are always very strong, but this year they are going to be nigh on unbeatable at home.
"Saying that, you have to go there with some positivity and some hope but this does make it so much more difficult."
Before travelling to the south coast on Saturday the Robins host Leicester Lions at the Abbey Stadium on Thursday evening.


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Sharon Lechter – Founder and CEO, Pay Your Family First
Lechter, winner of National Bank of Arizona's fourth annual Women's Financial Group (WFG) Woman of the Year Award. is a local businesswoman, investor and financial literary activist whose philanthropic work has helped establish, educate and train professional women in the Valley. She also is the co-author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," a financial selfhelp book that has sold more than 26 million copies worldwide.
Surprising fact: "I am as comfortable and happy driving an ATV through the Tonto National Forest on our ranch as I am sitting in a corporate board room negotiating a multi-million dollar deal."
Biggest challenge: "Creating legislative change to require financial education be taught in high schools… and the battle goes on."
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County to explore how deep is local digital divide
Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 5:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 5:56 p.m.
Alachua County Commissioner Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson says there is a digital divide locally when it comes to broadband Internet service — and now, government staff are researching just how deep that divide is.
Hutchinson raised his concern with fellow commissioners, resulting in a directive for staff to gather additional information and come up with possible solutions to narrow the gap in Internet service among different areas of the county.
"In our community, there's probably a greater digital divide than anywhere else because we have such great service along the innovation corridor between the university and downtown," he said, "and literally a mile or two away, there are people who are on slow dial-up. And when I say slow, I mean absolutely, uselessly slow."
Hutchinson lives in northwest Gainesville and works at Alachua Conservation Trust in east Gainesville near Rochelle.
Hutchinson said his home Internet is so inefficient he uses the faster service of an iPhone to go online, while a couple Conservation Trust employees work from home when they have a lot of online work to do because of the organization's frustratingly slow connection.
Some students go to a Starbucks or McDonald's to do homework because they can get a stronger Internet connection there.
"We should be a community where high-speed Internet is in the wires virtually everywhere," he said.
The commission has asked staff to research online broadband connections throughout the county, an assignment on which Sustainability Program Manager Sean McLendon and Economic Development Coordinator Edgar Campa-Palafox, both county employees, are collaborating.
McLendon said this is a complicated infrastructure issue for the community. Bridging the so-called digital divide will include budgetary implications and require investments from the county just as road, sewer or other public infrastructure projects would.
"It takes time to find funding for these things. It is a long-term strategy," he said.
There is a wide range of connectivity and the lack of such in the community, and staff is working with various entities in the area to gather information on where the problem areas are, officials said.
Campa-Palafox said broadband service is becoming a key infrastructure need for businesses, including those not involved in the technology sector. Just as they need access to sewer systems and roads, companies increasingly require an efficient Internet connection.
"Now it's almost expected you will have some kind of broadband service," he said of companies looking for places in which to locate.
The digital divide is an economic development problem in the sense that businesses will not want to settle in areas of Alachua County that either have no Internet access or have a slow connection, Campa-Palafox said.
The county's Economic Development Advisory Committee will work closely with staff as it researches this problem and considers potential solutions.
"The issue is a complex issue, and that's why we're going to EDAC to get input from citizens," Campa-Palafox said.
For Hutchinson, the disparity in broadband service is clearly an economic development issue.
"I mean, we pride ourselves in this Innovation Gainesville effort, and yet we are turning our back on large numbers of people who could be part of that whole innovation economy if they just had Internet," he said.
He said he wants to engage both residents and service providers in community conversations about this issue to discover where the problem areas are and how to improve their online access.
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This article was published 29/3/2013 (1604 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
An internationally acclaimed suicide-prevention program has resulted in more Manitoba First Nations people thinking about ending their life -- that's the conclusion of a study conducted by a University of Manitoba professor of psychiatry.
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two-day program intended to help professionals and community caregivers identify and help people who are at risk of suicide. The company's website says more than one million people have been trained worldwide.
The theory is suicide can be prevented with the help of prepared caregivers.
In the summer of 2010, the University of Manitoba's Dr. Jitender Sareen completed an ASIST analysis with the Swampy Cree Suicide Prevention Team (SCSPT). The hypothesis was that participants would have "increased knowledge and preparedness to help people with suicidal ideation." Researchers also expected to find participants wouldn't have higher levels of distress or suicidal thinking after their training.
They were wrong.
Every literate member of the Swampy Cree Tribal Communities over 16 was eligible for the study. Swampy Cree is made up of eight First Nations in northwest Manitoba.
Sareen's research, done for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and finalized in January, found some members living on reserve didn't get positive results from their training.
"Our study also showed a concerning trend toward an increase in suicidal ideation among people receiving ASIST training compared to those receiving the resilience retreat," Sareen's unpublished results read.
"There are several explanations for this finding. First, ASIST training could have led to an adverse effect of creating distress and suicide contagion."
Resilience retreats bring together youth and elders for two days to talk about the loss of identity and culture.
"Second," his report continues, "it is possible that the resilience retreat group had a greater impact on decreasing suicidal ideation than ASIST training. Third, there could have been other factors associated with suicidal ideation."
In layman's terms, taking the training was enough to make some people think about suicide themselves. First Nations communities are overrepresented in suicide statistics, with rates three times the national average.
Aboriginal people comprise roughly 14 per cent of Manitoba's population. Between 1994 and 2001, aboriginals accounted for 25 per cent of suicides.
Sareen has worked extensively with First Nations youth. He would not comment on the results, which are under embargo.
Fran Schellenberg, executive director of mental health and spiritual health care for the province, said ASIST-type training is a "very important component" in the suicide-prevention field. Regional health authorities offer the training on a cost-recovery basis. There's no charge for the training, but participants pay for their manuals.
She said further evaluation of Sareen's results will be necessary and the government is taking this "potential trend" seriously. There is no evidence anyone committed suicide as a result of taking the training.
In a March 7 memo to health-care providers and First Nations community members, Schellenberg wrote:
"(W)e want to emphasize the importance of engaging in a dialogue with individuals and communities regarding their vulnerability to suicide (i.e. current or past suicidal ideation or behaviours; bereavement by suicide) as part of a decision-making process gauging training readiness as well as the importance of making any communities or individuals being considered for ASIST aware of the sensitive nature of the content of the training.
"We are currently in discussions with relevant partners and we will undertake additional research on ASIST that will further our knowledge about this training, including its benefits and impacts."
The WRHA would not comment on the results because it was not directly involved in the study.
The Province of Manitoba has a dedicated suicide-prevention strategy in place. If that "additional research" proves ASIST is giving some First Nations people ideas about suicide, it should be pulled from vulnerable communities.


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RadioShack: Looking Back to Move Forward
October 23, 2011
Executive Summary
Columnist Bob Garfield of Advertising Age sits down with Lee D. Applbaum, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of the RadioShack Corporation to discuss RadioShack's digital and social media efforts.
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Unlike her current imitators such as Paris Hilton, the now-dyed Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe the original blonde bombshell made a sex tape that ended up being classified by the FBI. I doubt copies of "A Night in Paris" are locked away next to the Ark of the Covenant. The vintage tape was declassified and was sold to a collector for a whopping $1.5 million. (Note: Porn is free on the internet. Just sayin'.) The tape only features Marilyn Monroe having oral sex with an unidentified man whose face remains off camera, according to the New York Post:
The footage appears to have been shot in the 1950s. When it came to light in the mid-'60s, then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had his agents spend two weeks futilely trying to prove that Monroe's sex partner was either John F. Kennedy or Robert F. Kennedy, according to declassified agency documents and interviews, Morgan said.
The silent black-and-white flick shows Monroe on her knees in front of a man whose face is just out of the shot.
The legendary film was sought by others when it's existence became known. The FBI had confiscated the tape from an informant but not before he made a copy:
According to the documents, "Former baseball star Joseph DiMaggio in the past had offered [the informant] $25,000 for this film, it being the only one in existence, but he refused the offer.
"Source advised that [redacted name of the mole] informed them that he had obtained this film prior to the time Marilyn Monroe had achieved stardom."
All I have to say is, what the shit? People gave blowjobs in the '50s??! Annnd I'm impotent. Good game, penis.


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"Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reach for the last one they had – but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way!
(The doll) was destroyed. But out of that, a new holiday was born. "A Festivus for the rest of us!"
–Frank Costanza
In honor of Festivus, today we are serving Atomic Subs, day-old bagels and soup with rubber bands in it.
We already pretty much aired our grievances last week, after the Rangers lost those ugly games to Atlanta and the Islanders. So it's time for the feats of strength. Get the pole! Until you pin me, Festivus is not over.
Nothing says Festivus, by the way, more than a hockey game. So tonight your boys play Florida to start a stretch of six of seven at home.
We'll chime in during the day, and tonight, with more Festivus stuff, and more on your Rangers.
"Kruger, you couldn't smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe … I lost my train of thought."
–Frank Costanza
See youse all later.


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By Catherine Contiguglia
♦ Though it remains unclear whether it is a cause or a symptom of the civil war in Syria, Michael Peel writes there are growing fears that battle lines in the conflict are increasingly being drawn between Sunnis and Shia.
♦ Looking at the modified United States GDP statistics is "viewing the same objective truth through a different coloured lens," says Gavyn Davies in his analysis of how the revised calculations impact overall picture of the health of the economy.
♦ Germany has found itself the reluctant economic and political leader of the European Union, but this should not be confused with them being the dominant power, writes Timothy Garton Ash. He advises that Germany will need the support of its European partners in building the future of the bloc.
♦ Nearly two-and-a-half years after the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, the nearby beach Nakoso is returning to a fragile sense of normality, where beachgoers are "greeted by two signs: one advertising Fukushima's sunshine, the other announcing the water's latest radiation levels."
♦ They may be wearing blue jeans and American brands, but interviews with Afghan youth show a generation that is strongly dedicated to conservative values despite their Western trappings. Read more
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One problem for the New York Mets, as mentioned here and elsewhere previously, is the fact that budget constraints kept the Mets from bringing in reasonable backups at nearly every key position. Fortunately for the Mets, a number of lottery tickets they brought in are succeeding early on for Buffalo, their Triple-A affiliate.
It is dangerous to come to any conclusions from 15 games of data. So let's take a closer look not only at who is succeeding, but how the rest of their career profile makes continued success likely.
Among hitters, no one has been better than Bobby Scales, whose season line for the Bisons is .432/.587/.632, which is pretty, pretty good. Scales has played second base, shortstop and third base for Buffalo, where an OPS of 1.219 plays particularly well. His 10 walks against just four strikeouts suggests a complete mastery of the strike zone.
The problem is, Scales is 34, and hasn't put up anything like this kind of production to date. I'm not talking a 1.219 OPS, obviously, but for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan last year, he walked 25 times and struck out 103 times in 317 plate appearances, making his .304/.424/.535 line with Triple-A Iowa earlier in the season look like the anomaly.
I'll be honest: I don't know what to make of Scales. He's been so good already, and had that success in Iowa, but he's 34 and failed in a Japanese league as recently as last year, too. Can he help? Really hard to say. Fortunately, the Mets don't need to find out yet, and can keep playing him at Buffalo.
The Bisons also have Zach Lutz, Adam Loewen and Val Pascucci with OPS of 1.010, .938 and 1.022, respectively. But all that really means is, they have a bunch of backup plans for DH during interleague play.
On the pitching side, the two starters the Mets most want to excel, Jeurys Familia and Matt Harvey, have ERAs of 6.59 and 7.62 so far. More likely, in the event a starter is needed, Jeremy Hefner (1.96 ERA), Garrett Olson (2.20 ERA) or Chris Schwinden (2.25 ERA) would get the call. Neither Hefner nor Schwinden are fooling many hitters, though, and Olson's walk rate is too high so far. In other words, the pitching hasn't exactly looked ready to step in so far. It is early. But that conforms to the way it looked before the season started, too.
All this is a long way of saying: unless Bobby Scales is The Natural, the Mets really need everyone to stay healthy, still.


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ultrasound uses reflected sound waves to produce
pictures of the brain and the inner fluid chambers (ventricles) through which
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows. This test is most
commonly done on babies to evaluate complications of premature birth. In
adults, cranial ultrasound may be done to visualize brain masses during brain
Ultrasound waves cannot pass through bones, so an
ultrasound to evaluate the brain cannot be done after the bones of the skull
(cranium) have grown together. Cranial ultrasound can be done on babies before
the bones of the skull have grown together or on adults after the skull has
been surgically opened. It may be used to evaluate problems in the brain and
ventricles in babies up to about 18 months old.
Complications of
premature birth include periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and bleeding in the brain, including intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). PVL is a condition in which the
brain tissue around the ventricles is damaged, possibly from decreased oxygen
or blood flow to the brain that may have occurred before, during, or after
delivery. IVH and PVL increase a baby's risk of developing disabilities
that may range from mild learning or gross motor delays to
cerebral palsy or
an intellectual disability.
IVH is more common in premature babies than in full-term babies. When it
occurs, it most commonly develops in the first 3 to 4 days after birth. Most
cases of IVH can be detected by cranial ultrasound by the first week after
delivery. In contrast, PVL can take several weeks to detect. For this reason,
cranial ultrasound may be repeated 4 to 8 weeks after delivery if PVL
is suspected. Several cranial ultrasound tests may be done to evaluate areas in
the brain. See two newborn babies'
cranial ultrasound images.
Cranial ultrasound may also be done to
evaluate a baby's large or increasing head size, detect infection in or around
the brain (such as from
encephalitis or
meningitis), or screen for brain problems that are
present from birth (such as
congenital hydrocephalus). See a picture of congenital hydrocephalus.
Cranial ultrasound
may be done on an adult to help locate a brain mass. Because cranial ultrasound
cannot be done after the skull bones have fused, it is only done after the
skull has been surgically opened during brain surgery.
In babies, cranial ultrasound usually is only done:
In adults, cranial ultrasound may be done during brain
surgery to help locate a brain mass.
No special preparation is required
before having this test.
If an older baby is having the test, it
may help to have the baby be a little hungry. The baby can be fed during the
test, which will help the baby be comforted and hold still during the
This test is done by a doctor who
specializes in interpreting imaging tests (radiologist) or
by an ultrasound technologist (sonographer) who is supervised by a radiologist.
For a baby, cranial ultrasound may be done at your baby's bedside in the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). With the baby lying on his or her back,
the transducer is moved across the soft spot (fontanelle) on top of the head.
You may be asked to hold your baby during the test. Pictures of the brain and
inner fluid chambers (ventricles) can be seen on a video monitor.
For an adult, cranial ultrasound is done during brain surgery to help
find a brain mass.
A cranial ultrasound usually takes 15 to 30
There is usually no discomfort involved
with having a cranial ultrasound test. Unless the gel is first warmed to body
temperature, it may feel cold when it is put on the skin.
There are no known risks linked with a
cranial ultrasound test.
ultrasound uses reflected sound waves to produce
pictures of the brain and the inner fluid chambers (ventricles) through which
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows.
The size and shape of the brain appear
The size of the brain's inner fluid
chambers (ventricles) is normal.
Brain tissue appears normal. No bleeding,
suspicious areas (lesions), abnormal growths, or evidence of infection are
Bleeding in the brain may be present, which
may indicate intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). Repeated tests are often done
to check the bleeding or to look for problems caused by the
Suspicious areas or lesions around the
brain's ventricles may be present. This may be a sign of periventricular
leukomalacia (PVL), a condition in which the brain tissue around the ventricles
is damaged.
The brain and ventricles may be enlarged
from the buildup of excessive amounts of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This may
point to
Abnormal growths may be present, which may
point to a tumor or
Suspicious findings may be present, which
may point to
encephalitis or
Reasons you may not be able to
have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
Other Works ConsultedChernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis:
Saunders.Sloan MA, et al. (2004). Assessment: Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology, 62(9): 1468–1481. Also available online: http://neurology.org/content/62/9/1468.full.
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THERE are still places available on a popular trip to the Golden Mile.
Earlier this year the Advertiser teamed up with Bromsgrove Rotary Club to offer the popular Blackpool holidays to elderly residents from Bromsgrove and Redditch in need of a week-long break.
After a few cancellations, places have now become available once again for the holidays organised by Bromsgrove Rotary Club.
There are two weeks available; Thursday, July 31 until Thursday, August 7, and Thursday, August 7, to Thursday, August 14.
The trip includes first class coach travel to and from Blackpool.
The holiday, for elderly residents either single, married or widowed, costs £169 per person, with a £40 single person supplement.
There are no lifts at the hotels, so guests will need to be able to manage at least one flight of stairs.
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Coneysthorpe 'A' continue to lead division one of the Northern Powergrid York and District Table Tennis League after a 7-3 win over RI 'B'.
Aidan Ranftler led Holgate 'A' to a narrow win over Coneysthorpe 'B', while Filip Wojtkowiak and Rich Crowther saw RI 'B' to a 7-3 success over Crescent 'B'.
In division two, Pat Swindell and Mark Blackburn guided RI 'E' to a 9-1 win over RI 'F', while Jeff Cohen led RI 'C' to a 7-3 win over Shepherds 'A'.
Bootham 'C' whitewashed Shepherds 'B', Rich Harrison, Dave Rawlings and Mike Cooper successful.
Division three leaders Shepherds 'D' overcame Holgate 'D' 8-2 with Paul Kozyra and Gary Neads playing well.
A maximum haul from Matt Roberts helped RI 'G' to a draw with BT 'A'.
A depleted Aviva 'A' fought hard before going down narrowly to BT 'B', while Richard Collyer didn't drop a game as he ensured Bootham 'E' drew with RI 'H'.
In division four, RI 'K' are still searching for their first point of the season after Shepherds 'E' mercilessly thrashed them 10-0, and the winners went top as Thornton-le-Clay were pushed all the way by Aviva 'B', Neil Lynch guiding them to a 6-4 win.
New side Trustmarque showed battling qualities to edge out Holgate 'E'.


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Dozens of Baton Rouge residents — including two women who worked under fired Police Chief Dewayne White — sounded off Monday morning about Mayor-President Kip Holden's decision to fire the chief.
The majority of speakers said they supported White and felt he was working hard to repair the fragmented relationship between Baton Rouge residents and the Police Department and he was taking a stand against discrimination within the department's rank and file.
The residents offered their comments at a town hall meeting hosted by some Metro Council members immediately following the contentious termination hearing during which White appealed to Holden to keep his job as police chief. Holden ultimately decided to fire White.
At the town hall meeting, Baton Rouge police Sgt. B.J. Sommers said White's claims of discrimination in the department are true.
"Too many people are going through too many ordeals, whether it's racial, sexual orientation or anything else," she said. "I've been a victim of it through this department."
Sommers said she may lose her job for making her public statements Monday.
After the meeting, Sommers declined to elaborate about how she had been a victim, but said she agrees with White that discrimination in the department is a serious problem.
During the 11/2-hourfor White at termination hearing, White claimed he had been thwarted by the Mayor's Office in his attempts to address the police department's race relations and discrimination problems. At the end of the hearing, Holden appealed to the community to not allow White's actions divide the parish.
"We shouldn't sit here and allow him and anyone else to divide people regardless of their station in life," Holden said.
But that didn't stop people like retired Baton Rouge Police Department Capt. Debra Roan from expressing support the town hall meeting.
Roan said she had been with the department for 31 years and was impressed by White's dedication in addressing discrimination.
"I witnessed him bring structure and safety and concern and love," Roan said.
The Rev. Robert Joseph, whose church is in the 70805 ZIP code area where Operation BRAVE is targeted to reducing violent crime, said he wants to see White reinstated.
"He's been a chief who is hands-on with my community, and he has helped me to trust and believe in those who serve and protect again," Joseph said.
The Rev. Frank Rideau was also supportive of White.
"I know he's been doing a great job and I believe the mayor ought to reconsider," Rideau said.
The family of Corey Kaufman, a Baker man fatally shot by a security guard at a Baton Rouge night club in August, attended the public hearing to support White, who they say reopened a case investigating Kaufman's killing when no one else would.
Barbara Kaufman, Corey Kaufman's mother, claims her son was shot unjustifiably by a private security guard at the Sha La Club, but detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department determined the shooting was in self-defense.
Demetria Kaufman, Corey Kaufman's sister, said the family called the Mayor's Office to complain about the investigation conducted in part by Detective John Colter.
Demetria Kaufman said White met with the family personally to offer his assistance and assured them the investigation had been reopened. She said Colter had been taken off the case, and new detectives had been assigned.
No arrests have been made, but District Attorney Hillar Moore III told The Advocate on Monday afternoon that he wouldn't rule out bringing it to a grand jury if additional information is uncovered.
During White's termination hearing Monday, the police chief also alluded to problems with Colter during a different homicide investigation. Without identifying Colter by name, White said he'd tried to reprimand an officer for using racist slurs about a dead black man during a homicide investigation. Colter was identified later by the Mayor's Office.
"We had a problem with him, too," Demetria Kaufman said. "We'd lost all hope until Chief White stepped in."
At least one person who attended the public hearing said he supports Holden's decision to fire White.
Lance Jones said his wife, who worked for the Police Department, had issues with White and his administrative staff.
"He failed to investigate the issues going on in his office," Jones said.
Jones' wife was fired last year from the Police Department, and she has since filed a discrimination lawsuit against the department in state district court. Charlotte Jones, who is white, alleges in her lawsuit that she was discriminated against because of her race.
Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle, one of the hosts of the town hall meeting, said she thought the comments from the public were fairly representative of the chief's overall support from parish residents.
Marcelle said she still intends to ask the Metro Council to consider making the police chief an elected position, rather than an appointee of the mayor.


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I posted this in the pyodbc Google group because I figured it was an issue with my syntax, but as I was reading, I came across a user with a similar problem, and now I'm not entirely sure this is a syntax problem. I haven't heard back yet from the pyodbc group, could anyone here verify if this is my error or if there really is something wrong with how pyodbc handles Unicode? If it turns out that it's not my syntax, I'll report it as an issue on the site.
Original post:
I have been using pyodbc to connect to MS SQL Server 2008 R2. The connection was working well when my domain account and password were hardcoded in my program, however in order to be more secure and allow for other users to make connections, I altered my connection string's parameters to the ? variable, as shown on the Getting Started page/in the documentation. My program hated this, and now I'm getting error 28000. The exact code of my connection string is:
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def conndb(self, server, database, usernm, passwd):
self.cnxn = pyodbc.connect(r'DRIVER={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};SERVER=?;DATABASE=?;Trusted_Connection=yes;User ID=?;PWD=?', var1=server, var2=database, var3=usernm, var4=passwd)
The conndb function is called by a lambda connected to a buttonbox in PyQT.
The exact error is:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\isnyder\Documents\SQL Server Metrics\dbwindow.py", line 69, in <lambda>
QtCore.QObject.connect(self.buttonBox, QtCore.SIGNAL(_fromUtf8("accepted()")),lambda: connector.conndb(str(self.comboBox.currentText()), str(self.lineEdit_2.text()), str(self.lineEdit_3.text()), str(self.lineEdit_4.text())))
File "C:\Python33\lib\misc\metrics.py", line 15, in conndb
self.cnxn = pyodbc.connect(r'DRIVER={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};SERVER=?;DATABASE=?;Trusted_Connection=yes;User ID=?;PWD=?', var1=server, var2=database, var3=usernm, var4=passwd)
pyodbc.Error: ('28000', "[28000] [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 10.0][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'MYDOMAIN\\myuser'. (18456) (SQLDriverConnect)")
Does anyone know what might be causing this?


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#colts sign FA DL Lawrence Guy and OT Xavier Nixon off Washington PS. Sounds like RJFrancois (groin) might not be ready to play at Jax— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) September 24, 2013
No word yet on who they released.
blogs.colts.comGuy, 6-4, 318 pounds, rejoins the Colts after being waived by the team following the preseason finale against Cincinnati. He spent the 2012 season with Indianapolis after being signed from the Green Bay practice squad on September 3, 2012. Guy totaled 21 tackles (15 solo) and 1.0 sack in nine games played. He was originally selected by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft, but spent his rookie season on the Injured Reserve list.
Nixon, 6-6, 314 pounds, was originally signed by Washington as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2013. He was waived by the Redskins on August 31, 2013 before being signed to the teams practice squad the following day. Nixon appeared in 46 games (33 starts) on the University of Florida offensive line. As a senior in 2012, he earned All-SEC honors after playing 11 games with eight consecutive starts at left tackle. In 2009, Nixon was part of a Florida offense that ranked No. 3 in the nation in yards per carry (5.59), yards per play (6.97) and total yards (6,410), earning him freshman All-America recognition from CollegeFootballNews.com and a selection to the SEC All-Freshman Team.


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WANDERERS boss Dougie Freedman admits he has wrestled with when to throw January signing Craig Davies into the first-team mix.
The Wales international's impact in scoring from the bench against Burnley on Saturday and helping turn the game around was hailed by the manager who says he has had to bide his time following the 27-year-old's switch.
But he remains confident his new frontman will offer a different alternative to the strikers already at the club.
Freedman said: "For the money we got him for, it was a terrific buy in January. He is probably one of those that sneaked under the radar.
"I know Craig very well from his past.
"It has been hard to make a decision on when to play him.
"I could have thrown him in three weeks ago but he wasn't quite fit and at it.
"I have had to bide my time and put him on at right times. But he did fantastic when he came on against Burnley."
Davies, pictured, is yet to start for the Whites having now made three substitute appearances totalling less than 45 minutes.
But his first club goal eight minutes after his introduction got Wanderers back into the derby and fellow replacement David Ngog netted a winner nine minutes from time.


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French 349. Les Trente Glorieuses
The 1945-1975 period was marked by both material prosperity and cultural ferment. Is there a relationship between these two worlds? Particular focus on France in the 1950s. Likely readings: existentialism (Sartre, Camus), postwar poetry (Prévert, Ponge), feminine voices (Beauvoir, Sarraute, Duras, Rochefort), essays in cultural criticism (Barthes) and the nouveau roman (Robbe-Grillet)