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A new YouTube channel called Sock Puppet Parody debuted about a month ago and since then, the creators have posted parodies of everyone from Nirvana and the Sex Pistols to Skrillex and Slayer. Watch the parody of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' — by the band Smellvana — above.
According to a description on the site, Sock Puppet Parody "takes iconic bands and glorifies their undergarments by making high quality music videos featuring socks." These aren't just sock puppets performing covers, either — they're 'Weird Al'-type parodies complete with new lyrics and quirky gags.
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Output for the full-year dropped 5 per cent to the equivalent of 123 petajoules, Origin said, pointing also to natural field decline in the Cooper Basin and the suspension of operations at a gas plant in south-west Queensland.
Proven and probable (2P) reserves fell by the equivalent of 607 petajoules to 6201 petajoules at the end of June, mostly due to the reduction in Origin's holding in APLNG to 37.5 per cent from 42.5 per cent.
Excluding that divestment, 2P reserves rose by 49 petajoules, net of production, Origin said on Wednesday.
2P reserves at the APLNG project, meanwhile, edged up by 2 per cent to 13,382 petajoules, while proven, probable and possible (3P) reserves rose to 16,155 petajoules.
Origin said construction at the $24.7 billion APLNG project was 45 per cent complete, both in terms of upstream coal seam gas supply, and the gas processing plant in Gladstone.
Sales revenues from Origin's oil and gas business for the 2012 year dipped 1 per cent to $849.3 million.
For the June quarter, oil and gas production dipped 4 per cent from a year earlier to 32.1 petajoules, while revenues were flat at $222.7 million.
However, both production and sales rose from the March quarter.
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Lindsey Graham, in an interview with New York Times Magazine to be published on Sunday, claims that the Tea Party movement will die out because it lacks vision. In the profile, he says that eventually most Republicans will move more toward the center along with him and that now the party has shifted too much to the right. Graham argues that the tea party movement is not sustainable because it doesn't have a single unifying vision for governance. Without this vision, he contends, the movement cannot survive over time.
Perhaps Graham is right. Let's look at one of the ideas he discusses in the excerpt published in Politico, the idea that, for a political party to remain viable over the long term, it must have a unifying vision. Exactly what is the vision that unites all Republicans? Is it limited federal government? Was Graham paying attention over the last decade?
On the other hand, Graham misses what does unify the tea party members, I think. They share a belief that many of the nation's institutions are out of their control, and perhaps out of control altogether. They thus seek some avenue to make this nation which they cherish representative of their values again. This vision clearly separates them from most Washington officeholders, and of the media elites who protect their positions. So what he fails to understand is that they are not fighting him because of his issue stances; instead, they seek to move the argument over who actually controls our government. Therefore, it may not be fair to use the same left-right alignment that politicians have become acclimated to judge this movement.


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New 4-H State Achievement Days Event - Questing
Posted: March 10, 2011
At 2011 4-H State Achievement Days we will have a new event- Questing! This event will replace the Orienteering contest.
Participants will learn about the history, intricacies, and facts about Penn State. Such as, where the first Agriculture Degree was awarded, where the Navy tested torpedoes and submarines, and where President Dwight D. Eisenhower stayed on campus many years ago. You may also find one of the oldest landmarks on the campus- the stone Obelisk, and learn why the American Elm trees are so important to the Penn State Campus. This fun event will be available as both a competitive OR non-competitive event, and it replaces the 4-H Orienteering Contest staged in past years.
Participants in the Penn State Quest Event will be given information on map reading and expectations prior to setting out on the journey. The non-competitive participants may work alone or in pairs, while the competitors must work alone. Participants are expected to walk/run a moderate distance (2-3 miles), so they must wear comfortable shoes and to be prepared for all types of weather. The course will be ADA accessible, wheel chairs and scooters are also permissible if required. Check out the State Days web site for more info.
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Come, my Light, and illumine my darkness.
Come, my Life, and revive me from death.
Come, my Physician, and heal my wounds.
Come, flame of divine love, and burn up the thorns of my sins, kindling my hear with the flame of thy love.
Come, my King, sit upon the throne of my heart and reign there.
For thou alone are my King and my Lord.
- Dimitrii of Rostov, 17th century
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Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.


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The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report for May 2011 shows that total nonfarm payroll employment added 54,000 jobs following gains that averaged 220,000 jobs in the prior three months. For May 2011, the job gains continued in professional and business services, healthcare, and mining while employment levels in other major private-sector industries were little changed and local government employment continued to decline. Continue reading
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New York Bill Would Bar Discrimination against Unemployed Job Seekers by Making the Unemployed a Protected Class
In an effort to bar discrimination against unemployed job seekers in New York state, Senate Bill 5316 (SB 5316) – proposed by Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (35th District- D/WF/I) – would make the unemployed a "protected class" in New York and make it illegal for employers to deny out-of-work applicants an interview or position solely because they are jobless. In addition, SB 5316 would prohibit employers from posting job advertisements that discourage the unemployed from applying to vacant positions, according to a press release on the Senator's website. Continue reading
Case of Mistaken Identity in Background Check Shows Importance of Accurate Employment Screening
A '7 On Your Side' report from KGO-TV ABC 7 in San Francisco, CA, shows that while many employers currently conduct criminal background checks on job applicants as part of an employment screening program, these job applicants can find out the hard way what happens if those background check results are a case of mistaken identity. Continue reading
Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Provides Six Critical Steps for Job Applicants with Criminal Pasts Re-Entering Job Market
By Lester Rosen, ESR President & Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Editor
Just how much information an employer should be able to learn about the criminal past of a job applicant has become an increasingly controversial subject in the current economic downturn, when finding work is tough enough even for a job seeker with a spotless criminal record.
For jobseekers with criminal pasts, a job search can be a frustrating case of "Catch-22" because most employment applications will ask in some fashion if they have a criminal record. If these applicants lie, then they are at risk of being terminated if their criminal record being discovered. If these people are honest and admit their past misconduct, there is a risk of not getting the job.
In addition, most job applicants will likely undergo a pre-employment criminal background check, since many employers believe job applicants with criminal pasts may have a propensity to re-offend in the future. According to recent surveys from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), nearly three out of four U.S. businesses – 73 percent – conduct criminal background checks on all job candidates as part of their pre-employment screening programs.
As a result, an increasing number of U.S. cities and states have joined the "ban the box" movement and removed or limited questions asking about criminal records on job applications. Most recently, due to Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) reform legislation that took effect November 4, 2010, employers in Massachusetts are now prohibited from asking questions on initial written job applications about criminal charges, arrests, and incarceration.
While employers have a legal duty to exercise "due diligence" in the hiring process, and that duty can be violated if employers hire workers that they either knew – or should have known in the exercise of reasonable care – were dangerous or unfit for a job, society has a vested interest in giving people with past criminal records a fair opportunity to rejoin the workforce and obtain and maintain employment to help these ex-offenders become law abiding, tax-paying citizens.
Since job applicants with criminal records face greater challenges in finding employment – and since there are certain jobs where employers will justifiably not hire ex-offenders – Employment Screening Resources (ESR) founder and President Lester Rosen, an expert on safe hiring and background checks, wrote the article 'Criminal Records and Getting Back into the Workforce: Six Critical Steps for Ex-offenders Trying to Get Back into the Workforce' to help applicants with criminal pasts get and keep work to develop a successful job history that outweighs past problems:
- Step One: People with past criminal records looking for employment must understand their rights. There are instances where job applicants can legally and ethically answer "No" on a question about a past criminal offense.
- Step Two: Ex-offenders should see an attorney to explore if they are eligible to get their conviction sealed, expunged, or legally minimized.
- Step Three: Ex-offenders should seek professional assistance. There are also organizations that assist past offenders with job search and training programs, some with relationships with employers willing to give ex-offenders a chance.
- Step Four: Honesty is the best policy for ex-offenders. In applying for a job, honestly is always the best policy. A criminal matter honestly explained during an interview may have much less negative impact than hiding it and having an employer discover it later.
- Step Five: Ex-offenders should rebuild their résumé one step at a time, even with "not-so-perfect" jobs since employers know that the best indicator of future job performance is past job performance.
- Step Six: Ex-offenders should take the long-term view. An ex-offender anxious to get back into the workforce to start making a living may also be anxious to have their old life back. Yet, ex-offenders need to take the long view and have the faith and patience that the criminal matter will eventually be put behind them.
As an employment screening firm, Employment Screening Resources (ESR) recognizes that most adults need a job – but not everyone is entitled to every job – and we help employers make good decisions while considering the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rules regarding job applicants with criminal histories.
To read the article 'Criminal Records and Getting Back into the Workforce: Six Critical Steps for Ex-offenders Trying to Get Back into the Workforce' from Employment Screening Resources, visit: http://www.esrcheck.com/articles/Criminal-Records-and-Getting-Back-into-the-Workforce.php. For a Spanish version of the article, visit: http://www.esrcheck.com/articles/Criminal-Records-and-Getting-Back-into-the-Workforce-SPANISH.php.
For more general information for job applicants, visit the Employment Screening Resources Applicant Resources page at http://www.esrcheck.com/Applicant-Resources.php.
Founded in 1996 in the San Francisco Bay area, Employment Screening Resources (ESR) is the company that wrote the book on background checks with 'The Safe Hiring Manual' by ESR founder and President Lester Rosen. Employment Screening Resources is recognized by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) as Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) Accredited for proving compliance with the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP). For more information about Employment Screening Resources, visit http://www.ESRcheck.com or contact Jared Callahan, ESR Director of Client Relations and Business Development, at 415.898.0044 or email@example.com.
September 2010 Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Added 64,000 Jobs Marking 9th Straight Month of Private Sector Growth
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Blog
The private sector continues to trend up modestly and lead economic recovery, according to the latest jobs report from the Department of Labor (DOL) that showed the private sector added 64,000 jobs in September 2010.
During a speech the same day as the release of the report, President Barack Obama hailed another month of modest job growth in the private sector by saying the private sector had added jobs for nine straight months, while also conceding that tough times carry on for millions of unemployed people.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 'THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — SEPTEMBER 2010' report, the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 14.8 million and the unemployment rate held at 9.6 percent in September.
However, the U.S. economy lost 95,000 nonfarm jobs in September overall as Government employment fell by 159,000, mostly due to the departure of 77,000 temporary Census 2010 workers from federal government payrolls and a decline of 76,000 in local government employment.
- Health care employment rose by 24,000 jobs in September, and health care employment has risen by an average of 21,000 jobs per month this year.
- Professional and business services added 28,000 jobs in September, with temporary help services accounting for most of the gain.
- Leisure and hospitality employment increased by 34,000 jobs over the month in food services and drinking places and has risen by 104,000 jobs so far in 2010.
- Mining employment continued to trend up over the month by adding 6,000 jobs, and has added 77,000 jobs since a recent low in October 2009.
Employment in manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, and financial activities showed little change in September, according to the jobs report. Employment in construction edged down (-21,000 jobs) over the month.
Lastly, Government employment fell by 159,000 in September. Approximately 6,000 temporary census workers for the once-in-a-decade U.S. Census remain on the federal government payroll, down from a peak of 564,000 in May 2010.
For more information about jobs and background checks, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) at http://www.ESRcheck.com.
Labor Department Report Shows Job Openings Rose in July after Two Months of Declines
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Blog
In a positive sign that companies may increase hiring soon, the U.S. Labor Department reports that the number of jobs advertised rose in July after two months of declines.
The Labor Department's 'Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey' (JOLTS) showed that the number of jobs advertised rose by 6.2 percent to 3.04 million in July, the highest total since April when hiring for temporary census jobs inflated that month's figure.
Among industries, the JOLTS report revealed that education and health services and leisure and hospitality showed the biggest increases in job openings.
- Education and health services posted 533,000 jobs in July, up from 487,000 in June.
- Restaurants and hotels advertised 310,000 openings in July, up from 263,000 in June.
In addition, the JOLTS report illustrates the degree of "job churn" that the U.S. economy experiences each month. In July, while companies and government agencies hired 4.2 million people, 4.4 million people were laid off, quit, or retired during the same month.
The JOLTS report also indicates heavy competition for each job. An average of 4.8 unemployed people competed for each job opening, less than the 6.3 unemployed people in November 2009 but more than the 1.8 unemployed people when the recession began.
Despite the increase in job openings, total job openings remain far below the 4.4 million that existed when the recession began in December 2007, according to the JOLTS report.
With an increase in hiring, employers will need an increase in employment screening for the millions of job applicants competing for a limited amount of jobs. Using a Safe Hiring Program (SHP) will help employers save time and money selecting new employees while also lessening legal risks during the hiring process.
For more information about Safe Hiring Programs and background checks for job applicants, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) at http://www.ESRcheck.com.
BBB Warns Jobseekers of Job Scams Involving Background Checks and Credit Reports
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News
As if it isn't tough enough finding a job with the unemployment rate around 10 percent, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning to jobseekers about scammers taking advantage of the current weak economy by targeting unemployed people desperate to work, scams including false background checks and unnecessary credit report checks.
Since not thoroughly researching a job opportunity can result in jobseekers losing money instead of gaining employment because of job-related scams, the BBB has identified common job scam "red flags" to help jobseekers to protect themselves while they search for a job. The BBB recommends jobseekers look out for the following seven red flags:
- The employer asks for money upfront for a background check or training: The BBB has heard about jobseekers that paid phony employers upfront fees for supposedly required background checks or training for jobs that didn't exist.
- The employer requires check of a credit report: The BBB warns that employers that ask job applicants to check their credit reports before they get work may be attempting to get the jobseekers to divulge sensitive financial information.
- The employer offers the opportunity to become rich without leaving home: The BBB advises jobseekers to be use extreme caution when considering a work-at-home offer and always research the company with BBB at http://www.bbb.org.
- The employer offers salary and benefits that seem too-good-to-be-true: The BBB uses an old adage – "If the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is." – to demonstrate how phony employers lure unsuspecting job hunters into their scam.
- The employer's e-mails have many errors in grammar and spelling: The BBB warns that online fraud is often done by scammers outside the U.S. and English is not their first language, as evidenced by poor grammar and misspelling of common words.
- The employer asks for personal information too quickly: The BBB warns that job applicants should never give out their Social Security Numbers or bank account information over the phone or by email until they confirm the job is legitimate.
- The employer requires money wire transactions or dealing of goods: The BBB also warns jobseekers about cashing checks sent by companies and wiring a portion of the money to another entity or receiving and mailing suspicious goods.
Job scams targeting jobseekers, especially those involving background checks and credit reports, are on the rise in the down economy. Recently, ESR News posted a blog about an alleged job scam in Michigan that involved jobseekers paying money up front for what turned out to be phony background checks for jobs that did not even exist.
For more information about the Better Business Bureau, visit http://www.bbb.org/.
For more information about background checks, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) at http://www.ESRcheck.com.
Credit Reports of Job Applicants May Not Always Be So Important To Employers
Employment Screening Resources President Lester Rosen Quoted on SFGate.com
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Blog Writer
Recently, a blog on SFGate.com by Personal Finance Authority Erica Sandberg – Can you get a job with bad credit? The answer may surprise you. – addressed a reader who was concerned how her damaged credit would affect her job search.
In her blog, which contained an excerpt from a column she wrote on CreditCards.com, Sandberg indicated there are "many myths surrounding credit reports and employment" and that to "get to the bottom" of how credit reports are really being used she spoke with Lester Rosen, CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a consumer reporting agency (CRA) and human resources consulting firm based in the San Francisco area.
In the blog, Rosen had the following to say about credit reports of job applicants being used for employment purposes:
- Employers don't randomly access credit reports from all job applicants. They only do so for those who are solid candidates.
- If they are pulling a credit report, congratulations! They are doing a background check, and that is good news, as they are seriously considering the applicant for the position. They won't run it before the applicant is a finalist.
- Credit reports aren't checked for all occupations or industries. Most employers are looking at credit reports for people applying for positions that are clearly related to finance or have access to cash or credit. They usually don't access credit reports for people applying for minimum wage jobs.
- The only way an employer can pull an applicant's credit report is with the applicant's permission. Therefore, if the employer asks, the applicant should head over to the human resources department and explain his or her particular situation.
- A potential boss does not have access to the same type of reports that lenders do. The credit reports employers can see never include credit scores or list dates of birth. All they can view is an applicant's credit history.
- If applicants are concerned about how these credit report pulls may harm their credit report further, they can relax. Unlike when a prospective creditor checks it, no "inquiry" will be listed.
As for the real impact of a job applicant's credit damage, Rosen recommends in the blog that they should not worry about even that too much.
"Our experience is that employers are very sensitive to the fact that credit reports are not perfect. And everyone in the world knows there is a recession, and employers take that into consideration. It's a misconception that people are being blacklisted because of their credit reports. However, if the employer does makes an adverse decision based on your report, you have a right to know about it and get a copy of the report they used."
The gist of the story, according to Sandberg, is that credit reports may not be as powerful and important as job applicants may think, and that chances are some employers will be willing to give applicants with debt problems a break if they really want to hire them.
For more information on the use of credit reports in background checks of job applicants, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) at http://www.ESRcheck.com.
July Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Gained More Than 70,000 Jobs
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Blog Writer
The jobs report for the month of July shows gains in private sector employment opportunities, but offers mixed results overall.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that while private-sector payroll employment edged up by 71,000 in July, the total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 131,000 during the same month, and Federal government employment fell due to 143,000 temporary workers hired for the 2010 census completing their work.
In addition, according to "THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — JULY 2010" report, both the number of unemployed persons (14.6 million) and the unemployment rate (9.5 percent) were unchanged in July.
The good news is that total private sector employment continued to grow, gaining 71,000 jobs, and that private sector employment has increased by 630,000 so far in 2010. With regards to employment in particular industries, the BLS reports that:
- Manufacturing employment increased by 36,000 in July, and the industry had added 32,000 jobs in the first 6 months of 2010 and has expanded by 183,000 jobs since December 2009.
- Health care added 27,000 jobs in July, and health care employment has risen by 231,000 jobs over the past 12 months.
- Transportation and warehousing employment rose by 12,000, and has added 56,000 jobs since February.
- Mining employment rose by 7,000 in July, and has added 63,000 jobs since October 2009.
The not-so-good news is that employment in professional and business services, temporary help services, wholesale trade, retail trade, information, construction, and leisure and hospitality showed little change over the month. Employment in financial activities continued to trend down in July with a decline of 17,000 jobs that added to monthly job losses in the industry averaging 12,000 job losses per month.
Lastly, government employment fell by more than 200,000 jobs in July, reflecting the loss of 143,000 temporary workers hired for the once-in-a-decade 2010 U.S. Census.
For more information about employment screening for jobs, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) at http://www.ESRcheck.com.
Credit Checks More Common During Employment Background Checks But Are They Always Necessary?
MSNBC Article Quotes Employment Screening Resources President Lester Rosen
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Blog Writer
According to a recent article on MSNBC — Job Candidates Undergoing Credit Scrutiny — applicants applying for jobs these days can expect prospective employers to verify resume information, contact references, possibly do a criminal background check, and even be asked by companies to allow credit checks to scrutinize their credit histories.
The article cites a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in which 60 percent of the responding companies claimed they perform credit checks of some or all job candidates. Breaking down the survey results further, only 13 percent of organizations performed credit checks on all job candidates while 47 percent performed them on selected job candidates, usually for positions with fiduciary and financial responsibility such as handling cash, banking, and accounting.
MSNBC also reported that credit checks are required about half the time for senior executive positions and that the SHRM survey also showed that potential candidates with outstanding judgments, accounts in collection, or a bankruptcy in their file may be passed over for a job.
Lester Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), was quoted in the MSNBC article as saying employers are "looking at the debt level compared to the potential income from the job" and added that "if someone is under water financially as shown by the credit report, the thought is perhaps there could be a motive to embezzle or steal."
However, while Rosen says credit checks are one method employers may use to hire honest and trustworthy employees that also provide some legal cover if that employee turns out to be dishonest, ESR does not encourage routine credit checks on all candidates since credit checks often contain errors and can feel like an invasion of privacy to applicants.
Rosen's advice in the article for employers is to limit credit checks to relevant positions such as those that involve money. In fact, with many states recently passing laws limiting the use of credit checks for employment purposes, employers need to be careful when, to whom, and how they perform credit checks on prospective job applicants.
For jobseekers, ESR also provides information — at no charge — to job applicants on background checks and credit check reports can help job applicants navigate the background check process and maximize their chance at employment. The information is available on ESR's 'Applicant Resources' page at: http://www.esrcheck.com/Applicant-Resources.php.
Whether the use of credit checks for employment purposes is discriminatory to certain job applicants — which ESR named Trend Number One in its Third Annual Top Ten Trends in the Pre-Employment Background Screening Industry for 2010 — is a question that will be asked as long as employers run credit checks on applicants with money troubles.
For more information on background checks and credit checks, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) at http://www.ESRcheck.com.


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My daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's before her seventh birthday, a couple of months ago. The diagnosis was fairly quick because I have Crohn's and saw all the symptoms. She has been on Pentasa (mesalamine) for the past seven weeks and was doing really well up to a few days ago. She is going through another flare-up and had been in and out of the bathroom all day and night. Is there anything I can give her to hold her stomach a little more? Every time she goes to the bathroom, my heart skips a beat. I have dealt with Crohn's for so long, but with her I'm just lost.
You will have to check with your daughter's pediatrician to see if additional medicines to reduce the inflammation of Crohn's disease are warranted. For now, some liquid Imodium (loperamide) should reduce her number of trips to the bathroom. Still, please check with her pediatrician to see if Imodium is safe for her.
Even though you're more familiar with Crohn's disease than many other parents, it can still be overwhelming to know that your child has a serious, chronic disease. Organizations like the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America offer resources and support for parents of children with Crohn's disease. You may find it helpful in coping with your fears and concerns.


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Must-See Movie: "Valentino the Last Emperor"
Anyone who loves information about famous designers--their work, their creativity and their personal lives--will want to see "Valentino the Last Emperor." It's been shown in film festivals around the world with amazing reviews and was even featured on Oprah. It's currently playing in many theaters throughout the United States and is scheduled for additional U.S. theaters through July.
The film takes you into the world of lengendary Italian designer Valentino during the last two years of his celebrated career. This behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion will inspire you. Valentino himself is the star of the film along with his longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti. Although the film's focus revolves around the complex struggle between art and commerce, the endearing story proves to be about love.
Check the film schedule to find the dates "Valentino the Last Emperor" is playing in a theater in your area.
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Holland & Knight cuts part of national law trend
Wake up and good morning. Law firms historically tend to be more immune to economic downturns than many businesses. But not this week. Not this recession.
Holland & Knight -- a major player in the Tampa Bay area and one of the nation's larger law firms -- said Thursday that it will eliminate 70 jobs of about 1,150 lawyers and 173 support positions for a total of 243 layoffs. The firm called the measure "a restructuring" that included reassigning lawyers to places with increasing demand. Said an H&K spokeswoman:
"As we looked at the uncertainties with the economic downturn, our measures were prudent and called for, and respond to client demand over the long term."
Holland & Knight did not specify where the cuts will be made but said the hits would affect 21 offices. But the law firm is clearly Florida-centric. Eight of its 18 U.S. offices are in Florida, including Tampa where the firm's Web site lists 75 attorneys here including well know names like (former congressman and gubernatorial candidate) Jim Davis, "Trey" Baldy, (Tampa Bay Rays counsel) John Higgins, (former governor) Bob Martinez and Jim Shimberg.
Not that Holland & Knight was alone. Just on Thursday, almost 800 associates and legal staff nationwide returned home jobless after eight firms conducted mass layoffs, citing an unprecedented downturn in demand, according to a report in the National Law Journal. The story quotes legal consultant Peter Zeughauser:
"There will be more (layoffs). Materially more. I'm aware of some big ones coming up."
Not to be flip, but check out this list -- called Body Count -- of law firms that cut staff on Thursday. Like many parts of the U.S. economy, the acceleration of the recession in recent months is forcing more draconian cuts. Adds the National Law Journal comment from consultant Zeughauser:
"Everything hit a wall in the last quarter of 2008. Now firms are retrenching. Firms are full. They gorged on associates and now are told they need a quintuple bypass. Nobody saw this coming."
Holland & Knight's cuts, coming after it posted another year of disappointing financial results, were announced to the firm Thursday evening in an e-mail from managing partner Steven Sonberg, the National Law Journal reported. In the e-mail, Sonberg (in photo) said management had been working for months to analyze the firm's operations and revise its 2009 budget based on the "adverse effects of the current economic downturn." Wrote Sonberg:
"The firm is taking additional steps to address market conditions. We are looking at all aspects of our firm's operations as part of our plan to improve efficiency."
Sonberg, based in South Florida and whose one-year anniversary as managing partner is March 17, said the decisions were very difficult. "But we felt that they were necessary to meet our clients' changing needs and expectations," said Sonberg responding to an e-mail from Florida's Daily Business Review. (Photo courtesy of Holland & Knight.)
Employees being laid off will be given severance pay, continued health care benefits and placement services, Sonberg said. Other elements of the plan include attorney reassignments to higher-demand practice areas, a reorganization of staff functions, and undisclosed modifications to partner, associate and staff compensation systems.
Holland & Knight's layoffs were announced two days after the firm released its annual financial results showing revenue dropped 1 percent to $606 million last year on top of a dip of 0.2 percent in 2007, according to the American Lawyer. Profit per equity partner dropped 3 percent to $678,337.
The revenue decline was the worst among Florida's five largest law firms last year.
-- Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist


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A car will not be of much use to you in Kraków, since most of the Old Town is closed to traffic and distances between major sights are short. Elsewhere in the city, traffic jams are frequent and parking space insufficient, therefore an automobile may be a bit of a liability. A car will be useful if you set out to explore the region; but even then it is a good idea to consider a train or a bus first. You can approach Kraków either on the E77 highway (from Warsaw and north) or via the E40 (from the area around Katowice). Use the parking facilities at your hotel or one of the attended municipal parking garages (try plac Szczepański or plac świętego Ducha). On the whole, parking space in Kraków is rather scarce and expensive—between zł 5 and zł 10 per hour.


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SAITAMA – Urawa Reds drew 1-1 with Shimizu S-Pulse on Sunday in the first J. League game to be played behind closed doors, as punishment for a discriminatory banner hung by Urawa fans earlier this month.
Shun Nagasawa opened the scoring in the 19th minute only for Urawa's Genki Haraguchi to equalize in the 76th minute, settling a match played in a surreal atmosphere at an empty Saitama Stadium where advertising hoardings were absent and pre-match festivities were replaced by messages denouncing racism.
The one-game supporter ban was punishment for a banner bearing the words "Japanese only," written in English and hung over an entrance to the stands at a March 8 game against Sagan Tosu.
"I wanted to play this game in the same way I play every game, but to be honest it was difficult," said Haraguchi. "We didn't get going until the second half, and I think that's because we didn't have the crowd behind us.
"The feeling that the crowd gives you is a very powerful thing, and I think especially for me it drives me on."
Urawa warned fans to stay well away from the 63,700-capacity stadium leading up to the match, and the area surrounding the ground was a virtual ghost town as supporters heeded the order and food and drink stalls took the day off.
J. League chairman Mitsuru Murai insisted that the game must not become a wasted opportunity to change attitudes.
"The end of this game today does not mean the end of this sad incident," said Murai. "Everyone involved in Japanese football must think about the meaning of this game.
"Urawa Reds must use this game to get back to the original meaning of fair play and become a club that people who have gone through this unpleasant incident can count on again."
S-Pulse's American-Iranian manager, Afshin Ghotbi, who was the target of a banner urging him to "stop making nuclear weapons" held up by Jubilo Iwata fans in 2011, also urged everyone in Japanese soccer to learn from the mistakes that led to the ban.
"In my life I have experienced racism in various parts of the world," he said. "Racism doesn't have a passport and it doesn't have a nationality. It's a disease in society.
"When I started playing football, the ball was black and white. Now every ball has a lot of different colors. This game should be a great tipping point for Japanese football to embrace everyone."
Urawa captain Yuki Abe led his team onto the pitch before the game to deliver a message denouncing racism.
S-Pulse then took the lead with around a quarter of the match gone, Genki Omae crossing to Mitsunari Musaka, who then cut the ball across for Nagasawa to tap home.
Haraguchi missed the chance to immediately reply for Reds, and Abe also went close with a header minutes into the second half.
Haraguchi volleyed over the bar in the 73rd minute, but the 22-year-old's persistence paid off as he found the target three minutes later, slamming home a loose ball for the equalizer.
"It was a unique atmosphere for sure, but it was still a J. League game and the other team had the same conditions, so we're disappointed we didn't win," said Urawa striker Tadanari Lee.
In the day's other games, previously unbeaten Yokohama F. Marinos crashed to a 1-0 defeat to Ventforet Kofu, while Diego Forlan scored his first J. League goal as Cerezo Osaka ended Kashima Antlers' perfect start to the season with a 2-0 win.
Leo Silva scored a 30th-minute winner to lead Albirex Niigata to a 1-0 victory over Sagan Tosu, and Kashiwa Reysol beat Tokushima Vortis 2-0 to leave the promoted Shikoku side on zero points and no goals scored after four games of the season.
Champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima dropped points for the second week running after a 1-1 draw with Gamba Osaka, while Kawasaki Frontale hammered FC Tokyo 4-0 away from home.
Omiya Ardija also crushed Vegalta Sendai 4-0, while Riki Matsuda scored in the 87th minute to lead Nagoya Grampus to a 2-1 win over Vissel Kobe.


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Anxious to rush assistance to suffering Jews in Wilno, Morris C. Troper, European director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, today conferred with leaders of the OZE, Jewish health society, and assigned a substantial sum to finance the sending of a medical unit from Paris to Wilno.
At the same time, a J.D.C. representative, Moses Beckelman, now in Kaunas, arranged to reach Wilno with the first Lithuanian troops and to take immediate steps for revival of J.D.C. kassas (loan societies) and to organize whatever urgent relief may be necessary.
Under a special arrangement, the OZE will cooperate with the Lithuanian Red Cross in its work in Wilno.
According to information of the OZE, many Jews from the German-occupied Suwalki district of Poland are finding their way into Lithuania, coming chiefly to Kaunas and Maria pol.
Reports from Kaunas speak of great misery prevailing in Wilno, which is overcrowded with refugees. The local militia has been organized to maintain order. Economic life is completely paralyzed and many Jews are seen in the streets begging for bread, since no employment is possible until order is stabilized.
The food and lodging situation is acute because of the large refugee influx and because peasants refuse to sell food unless paid in Lithuanian currency, which is not yet available. Long lines are seen in front of bakeries, but nothing can be bought for either Polish or Soviet money.


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London - Thanks to the discretion afforded by e-readers and recently released books like the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, erotic fiction is soaring in popularity.
Incredibly, it has become so popular that nearly half of women would rather read an erotic book than have sex themselves, an online poll has found.
A survey by online bingo site Dotty Bingo found 44 percent of women preferred reading about the (often fictional) erotic adventures of others to having sex with their partner.
Of the 400 women polled – all aged between 25 and 50 – 43 percent said books such as the Fifty Shades trilogy by EL James made their own love lives seem routine and boring.
They cited ease, a lack of energy and a lack of imagination in the bedroom as reasons why their sexual encounters paled in comparison with sex scenes they had read.
Nearly all of those quizzed (91 percent) said they had read at least one erotic book, with more than two thirds (68 percent) saying they would like to do so more often.
One respondent, who didn't want to be named, said: "I'd much rather read about it than do it. It's always exciting in a book and, unlike real life, the hero never rolls off when he's finished and starts snoring without so much as a cuddle."
A spokesman from DottyBingo.com said the results came as a surprise.
"Erotic reading has shot to prominence recently and, with the rise of the e-reader, never before has it been easier to read a racy novel covertly in public.
"Ease was the main reason cited for this as you can, understandably, have a book on hand more often than your partner."
Others liked that the books were imaginative about sex and offered variety.
One person who won't be surprised by the survey is mother-of-two Erika Mitchell, 49, who wrote the erotic Fifty Shades trilogy using the pen name EL James.
The first book in the series has just become the fastest-selling paperback of all time in the UK, out-selling Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code.
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She has received letters from fans crediting her books with saving their marriages by spicing up their sex lives. – Daily Mail


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High Branch opened in November of 2015, when we decided to turn our passion for beer into a business. TJ (brewer for High Branch) discovered his love for making beer in 2009 after receiving his first home brew kit. Since then, the drive to make craft beer has been all-consuming.
We wanted to create a brewery/taproom space that is fun and lighthearted, while keeping the quality of the beer as the top priority.
High Branch symbolizes always reaching for the "higher branch" and endeavoring to improve the beer being produced. We strive to use local ingredients and develop relationships with farmers and other small businesses.
Turning our passion into a business would not have been possible without the support of our family and friends.
— TJ & Maureen Creighton
High Branch Brewing's taproom is a family friendly space to relax, socialize and enjoy great beer. We have indoor and outdoor seating, and dogs are welcome on our deck.
We try to offer food on Saturdays through a food truck or special event. Our guests are also always welcome to bring food in, or have it delivered to the taproom.
High Branch has live music 2-3 nights a month, as well as other collaborations with local businesses.
We have a projector to show football and other events. We aren't a sports bar but we want to offer something for our fellow local sports fans.
Check out our Facebook page and website for upcoming events!
Did you know you can rent our space? Contact Maureen for more info.
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High Branch is located in the Gibson Mill in Concord, North Carolina. As you enter the Gibson Mill parking lot, our front entrance is through the double doors under the green awning. We are in Suite 148 at the end of the hall. You can also use the rear entrance which is just behind the main building and to the left.


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PHIL Fontaine, the former Assembly of First Nations national chief, was unable to deliver his speech at a scheduled appearance at the University of Winnipeg on Wednesday after he was drowned out by a group of shouting, drumming First Nations protesters.
The protesters had blended in with the crowd in the packed U of W Convocation Hall. About two minutes into Fontaine's speech, they brought out large signs and began to call Fontaine out on his new job with TransCanada Pipeline, a natural gas and oil pipeline developer.
Protesters accused Fontaine of "selling out" as U of W officials attempted to convince them to participate in a meeting following Fontaine's address.
"We wanted to send a message that we are opposed to TransCanada and that we were there on behalf of our allies and our allies from Lakota territory to bring a message to Phil that he won't be allowed in the territory because he sold out," said Jo Seenie, who addressed Fontaine from among the group of protesters.
"We are disappointed and disgusted that he would actually work for the enemy, TransCanada, in terms of protecting the land and the waters and the future of our unborn. We are Anishnabe people of this land. We need to voice for her, for mother Earth."
University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy called an end to the event after Fontaine was shouted down a second time. Fontaine was escorted from the room as his supporters and protesters shouted at each other.
A U of W press release issued later stated: "It is deeply unfortunate that today a small group of protesters disrupted this important lecture."
The release noted that "Within the indigenous traditions, all members of the community have a voice. In a university environment, we expect that people may disagree and hold strong views. We also expect that everyone is given the opportunity to state those views and to be heard. The protesters today employed intentionally disruptive tactics to silence all voices but their own."
Fontaine's scheduled speech was "to share his insights on critical issues facing Canadians today, including the issue of resource extraction and development in a manner that balances the needs of indigenous people, protects the environment and allows for private-sector engagement," the release said.
Seenie said her people, which began by singing the Mother Earth Song and ended with the Ancestors Song, believed the best way to get Fontaine's attention was at the public event.
"He doesn't speak on behalf of all the Anishnabe. We do not agree with the pipeline, Enbridge or KXL or Eastern Energy. We want these corporations to stop the greediness of destroying the marrow of mother Earth," she said, referring to other TransCanada projects.
Fontaine's new job is to be a go-between for TransCanada Corp. and the 180 aboriginal communities located along the Energy East Pipeline's 4,500-kilometre path, many of which have expressed concern for wetlands and wildlife welfare. TransCanada's website (www.transcanada.com) states the proposed project would see a new pipeline built in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Eastern Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick to carry 1.1 million barrels of crude oil per day. The Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed 1,897-kilometre crude oil pipeline from Hardisty, Alta., to Steele City, Neb.
The U of W statement said Fontaine's speech will be rescheduled. Seenie would not say whether that event will also be attended by protesters.
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Two men were arrested today after a 25-year-old man, Peter Richard Bird, was killed early Tuesday in Black River First Nation.
Jason Moar, 20 and Brandon Bird, 21, both of Black River First Nation, were charged with second-degree murder, RCMP said today in a release.
Peter Richard Bird, also from Black River, about 150 kilometres north of Winnipeg, was stabbed during a confrontation at a residence at about 2 a.m. on New Year's Day, police said. An autopsy was performed this morning in Winnipeg and found Bird died of a stab wound.
The victim and the two accused were known to each other, the RCMP said.


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Open the Network Monitor view, enable the Network Monitor (see Figure 1), and run your application.
Before you do anything in the application, return to Flash Builder and look at the Network Monitor. You will see two requests: client_ping and getEmployees (see Figure 2). The client_ping operation is used by the Flex data service to check the server's responsiveness before it sends any actual requests. The getEmployees operation is the initial call to the server-side
getEmployees() method to populate the DataGrid. The time each request took is also displayed.
Select the getEmployees operation in the Network Monitor left panel and look at the request and response data for it in the right panel (see Figure 3).
The return type is AMF (Action Message Format), a binary format used by Flash Remoting to make calls to server-side classes.
Java developers: Each of your objects will be of type services.Employee.
Note that the three buttons in the upper-right corner to view the data in Tree, Raw, or Hex formats.
Return to your application in the browser and add, update, and delete data. Return to the Network Monitor and explore the data for the service calls. When you are done, disable the Network Monitor.
Be sure to look at the request data sent to the server when an employee is created or updated (see Figure 4).
Java developers: Your object will be of type services.Employee.
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Posted October 3, 2000 by Kay Walten in Community Organizations
Tulum is an evolving community with limited opportunities for its youths' physical and mental development. In 1992, a group of the women in the community decided to dedicate their time to different arts and crafts, to help in the development of the children's artistic ability and channel their creative energy towards better personal development.
The organization gives weekly arts and crafts classes including plastics, handicrafts, jewelry making, sewing, paper recycling, nutrition, theatre and acting. There is also a library on premises where the habit of reading is encouraged.
Talleres participates in cultural events, present expositions, children's theatre, and a variety of activities on the streets of Tulum. They also collaborate in campaigns for environmental awareness and protection.
I had the opportunity to visit the Talleres, or workshops, recently. The children were working on a batik project headed up by Sally. Sally was teaching the children to make batik-designed greeting cards. The children worked well together from start to finish, getting supplies out, working on their own project, assisting others and cleaning up.
The "Talleres Escuela" is an enclosed palapa with electricity. A second palapa serves as their library of books in Spanish. Several of the year's projects include the Anniversary to Taller, which everyone participates at the event in the Cancha Maya with children's theatre, displays of their artwork, and a general party.
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Their booking process is simple, fast and friendly, and they will answer your questions and queries until you are completely satisfied that every single detail has been taken care of.
Who else would know the area better than folks who live and work right there? Try to get that level of expertise and knowledge with a booking agent who lives and works several hundred, or even thousands of miles away.
Not only that, but they are genuinely nice people as well, who really care for their customers and the community and area that they call home
Keep up the great work Loco Gringo!!"
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--Tim A and Teri A, Salem, UT
"So here is a GREAT BIG TEXAS THANK YOU TO LOCO GRINGO for all the awesome, fantastic vacations in Paradise."
"A company made up mostly of American Expats living in the Riviera Maya with a booking list of many hundreds of properties. Big enough to know each property intimately and small enough to know each customer personally. A level of service simply impossible for the giant companies to provide.
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Here's an old joke: if you laid all the economists in the world end to end, they still wouldn't reach a conclusion. Okay, it's not very funny – what did you expect from a joke about economists? – but has rarely seemed more relevant after this week's exchange of letters in the Sunday Times and the Financial Times. Each letter was signed by battalions of distinguished economists. One group thinks we should be raising taxes and cutting government spending soon. The other group thinks we should be raising taxes and cutting government spending later.
It does seem a bit embarrassing that we economists can't seem to agree. Even more embarrassing is when we all agree and we're all wrong. If you look at economic forecasts from times gone by, you'll typically find that all the distinguished forecasters broadly agreed with each other. The only dissenter was reality: economic growth and inflation were usually outside the range of expert forecasts.
I think both embarrassments tell us about the limitations of economic analysis in a complex world. By way of analogy, you would never expect your doctor to be able to forecast when you were going to die, or what condition would finish you off. Medicine just doesn't work like that: the human body is too complicated. You shouldn't ask an economist to make a forecast either – but both the economist and the doctor could and should be able to offer remedies for what ails you.
On this occasion, alas, the economists can't agree on the appropriate details of the prescription. I am not surprised. Unlike doctors, we can't run controlled experiments. We have to make our judgements on the basis of some theory and a few historical episodes, none of which ever exactly repeat themselves. That calls for a bit of humility.
So I won't be trying to adjudicate in this debate. In any case, this is macroeconomics, and I'm a microeconomics guy. In case you're wondering about the difference, the humorist P.J. O'Rourke has the answer: microeconomics is about the money you don't have. Macroeconomics is about the money that the government is out of. That joke has rarely seemed more relevant either.
EDIT: John Willman (below) asks about the quality of the signatories. I don't think Lord Skidelsky distinguished himself on the Today programme this morning – seemed to be much more interested in debating points than the economics. But there are very impressive names on both sides.


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The placebo effect refers to the phenomenon in which some people experience some benefit after the administration of a placebo. A placebo is a substance with no known medical effects, such as sterile water, saline solution or a sugar pill. In short, a placebo is a fake treatment that in some cases can produce a very real response. The expectations of the patient play a significant role in the placebo effect; the more a person expects the treatment to work, the more likely they are to exhibit a placebo response.

In medical research, some patients in a study may be administered a placebo while other participants receive the actual treatment. The purpose of doing this is to determine whether or not the treatment has a real effect. If participants taking the actual drug demonstrate a significant improvement over those taking the placebo, the study can help support the claim for the drug's effectiveness.

The Placebo Effect in Psychology Experiments

In a psychology experiment, a placebo is an inert treatment or substance that has no known effects. Researchers might utilize a placebo control group, which is a group of participants who are exposed to the placebo or fake independent variable. The impact of this placebo treatment is then compared to the results of the real independent variable of interest in the experimental group.

Even though placebos contain no real treatment, researchers have found they can have a variety of both physical and psychological effects.

Participants in placebo groups have displayed changes in heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety levels, pain perception, fatigue, and even brain activity. These effects point to the brain's role in health and well-being.

Examples of the Placebo Effect

For example, let's imagine that a participant has volunteered for a study to determine the effectiveness of a new headache drug. After taking the drug, she finds that her headache quickly dissipates, and she feels much better. However, she later learns that she was in the placebo group and that the drug she was given was just a sugar pill.

One of the most studied and strongest placebo effects is in the reduction of pain. According to some estimates, approximately 30 to 60 percent of people will feel that their pain has diminished after taking a placebo pill.

What Causes the Placebo Effect?

So why do some individuals experience changes even when they are only receiving a placebo? One possible explanation is that taking the placebo triggered a release of endorphins. Endorphins have a structure similar to morphine and other opiate painkillers and act as the brain's own natural painkillers.

Researchers have been able to demonstrate the placebo effect in action using brain scans. In one study, participants had a hot, painful piece of metal placed on their hand and then received either a pain-killing drug or a placebo injection. In both cases, the subject reported that the injection helped reduce the pain. The researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) scans to look at each person's brain and found that areas of the anterior cingulate cortex, the area of the brain that contains many opiate receptors, were activated in both the placebo and treatment groups.

Other possible explanations include conditioning, motivation and expectation. In some cases, a placebo can be paired with an actual treatment until it comes to evoke the desired effect, an example of classical conditioning. People who are highly motivated to believe that a treatment will work may be more likely to experience a placebo effect.

Conversely, individuals can experience negative symptoms as a response to a placebo, a response that is sometimes referred to as the "nocebo effect". For example, a patient might report having headaches, nausea or dizziness in response to a placebo.

More Psychology Definitions: The Psychology Dictionary

References:

Hróbjartsson A, Norup M (June 2003). The use of placebo interventions in medical practice--a national questionnaire survey of Danish clinicians. Evaluation & the Health Professions 26(2), 153–65.

Petrovic, P., Kalso, E., Petersson, K. M., & Ingvar, M. (2002). Placebo and opioid analgesia: Imaging a shared neuronal network. Science, 295, 1737-1740.

Plotnick, R. & Kouyoumdjian, H. (2013). Introduction to psychology. Cengage Learning.

Rajagopal, S. (2007). The nocebo effect. Priory.com. Found at http://priory.com/medicine/Nocebo.htm

Weiner, I. B. & Craighead, W. E. (2010). The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, Volume 3. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.


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Convicted murderer and abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell recently told Philadelphia magazine that he considered his actions to be "a war on poverty" and maintained that he feels "comfortable with the things [he] did and the decisions [he] made."
Gosnell was convicted in May on three counts of murder and more than 200 counts of violating Pennsylvania's Abortion Control Act. Despite that, he told Philadelphia magazine's Steve Volk that he considers his conviction to have been "motivated by religion and politics."
"I have come to believe that the presumption of guilt was compounded by religious convictions," Gosnell told Volk. " Were you aware that Seth [Williams, Philadelphia's district attorney] was an altar boy? Did you know of the strong Catholic presence in the homicide division?"
Gosnell was convicted of snipping the necks of babies who were born alive in his Philadelphia clinic. He continues to believe his actions were in the best interest of the women who sought the abortions.
"In an ideal world," Gosnell told Volk, "we'd have no need for abortion. But bringing a child into the world when it cannot be provided for, that there are not sufficient systems to support, is a greater sin."
The Volk article, titled "Gosnell's Babies," hit the newsstands this week and has also been made into an e-book. An excerpt of the e-book can be read here.
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