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When a bank client has a complaint about a bank product or service, there are a number of ways to "complain".
The Banking Association introduced a specific dispute resolution policy in 2003 that is binding on all its member banks. This policy prescribes the process and other requirements when a bank receives and manages a complaint from a client. There are a number of steps a client must follow in the complaint process - let's see what they are:
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of a complaint lodged with your bank, you can do the following:
The Code of Banking Practice applies to all retail products and services of a bank provided to individuals and certain small legal entities. All banks which are members of The Banking Association subscribe to the Code and are therefore bound by the obligations and undertakings.
The Ombudsman for Banking Services scheme (the OBS) was established under the Financial Services Ombud Schemes Act, No. 37 of 2004. The Ombudsman for Banking Services provides individual and small business bank customers with a free, fair, quick and effective dispute resolution process. The Ombudsman for Banking Services resolves matters by investigating complaints lodged against banks, in accordance with OBS rules, and provided the Ombudsman for Banking Services has jurisdiction. Unresolved matters after investigation and negotiation may be subject to a formal decision by the OBS. The decision may be in the form of a determination that is binding on the bank or is a commendation that is not.
A complainant is free to seek alternative remedies such as instituting legal proceedings or other dispute resolution processes, at any time while the matter is under investigation, provided the complainant informs The Ombudsman's Office so that they can close the file.
Your complaint must conform to the following to be considered by the OBS:
Relates to products or services provided by the bank;
Involves a claim of R2m or less;
Arose within the past 3 years;
The bank concerned is a member of The Banking Association.
Complaints that fall outside The Ombudsman for Banking Services include:
Commercial decisions taken by banks regarding lending or credit, interest rates or bank charges, unless maladministration has occurred; As such The Ombudsman's Office cannot assist you in getting the bank to approve credit or alter your terms of repayment on a loan.
Matters that would be dealt with more appropriately by a court of law or another dispute resolution process;
Matters that are or have been the subject of litigation, subject to certain exceptions.
The Ombudsman's role in the financial industry is to investigate complaints by members of the public, to mediate between the parties to the dispute, and, where the mediation is not successful, to make recommendations for the settlement of the complaints.
The Ombudsman for Banking Services is Advocate Clive Pillay.
Website: www.obssa.co.za
When the complaint relates to a product which falls under FAIS, it can also be referred to the FAIS Ombudsman – but not to both The Ombudsman for Banking Services and the FAIS Ombudsman.
The Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers ('FAIS Ombud') was established by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, No 37 of 2002 ('FAIS Act'). Consumers of financial products have the right to complain about any inappropriate advice given or service rendered in relation to a particular financial product. The FAIS Ombud's role is to resolve disputes between financial services providers and their clients in a fair, informal, quick and effective manner.
A complaint must conform to the following in order to be considered by the FAIS Ombudsman:
It must fall within the jurisdiction of FAIS.
It must have arisen at the time that FAIS was effective i.e. on or after 30 September 2004.
The complaints procedures required by FAIS are aligned with The Banking Association complaints procedures.
In addition, a complaint must conform to the following in order to be considered by the FAIS Ombud:
The claim must not exceed R800,000.
The Financial Services Provider (FSP) must have failed to address the complaint satisfactorily within 6 weeks.
The FAIS complaint may not be the subject of pending or current litigation.
The FAIS Ombudsman is Mr Charles Pillay
Website: www.faisombud.co.za
When the complaint relates to a product which falls under the NCA, it can be referred as described below, but generally the complaint will be referred to the Ombudsman for Banking Services or the FAIS Ombudsman before any other action is taken.
The NCR will refer a complaint back to the credit provider (bank) if the consumer has not tried to resolve it at that level first.
The National Consumer Tribunal will also require that the matter must first be dealt with by the consumer and the credit provider (except in certain instances, e.g. when the NCR lodges a complaint directly to the National Consumer Tribunal – [Section 141]).
Website: www.ncr.org.za
Please note that is only as a brief summary of the main provision of the Code and should not be relied upon as a legal document. There are many other provisions and exemptions under the Code. For more detailed information and the full Code please download the Code of Banking Practice.


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The Magpies, 2-1 down from the first leg, went ahead through James Milner after Lee Bowyer helped on a cross.
But Jorge Andrade lofted over Shay Given to level for Deportivo, who then took the lead through Pedro Munitis after an error from Robbie Elliott.
Alan Shearer and Shola Ameobi both went close but Newcastle could not recover.
Now Deportivo will play Marseille - who beat Lazio 4-1 on aggregate - in one of three Intertoto finals, each offering a place in this season's Uefa Cup.
The Tyneside club's summer signings of Scott Parker and Emre had each started in midfield as they made their debuts.
And, as Newcastle got to grips with their new look midfield, they made a patchy start as they took 16 minutes to work their first shot on goal.
Shearer played a pass into the run of Emre and the Turkish international's 20-yard left-foot strike was comfortably saved.
Shearer had a trademark header palmed away at full-stretch by Deportivo keeper Jose Molina before the low-key match then sparked to life.
Players from both camps clashed after Shearer's challenge on Molina prior to Newcastle taking the lead.
Milner was in the right place at the right time to poke home a near-post shot only for Deportivo to grab a goal on the stroke of half-time.
Jean Alain Boumsong came out to clear a Deportivo free-kick but missed out to Aldo Duscher and his header into the space left by the Magpies central defender fell for Andrade to convert.
It got worse for Newcastle shortly after the break when a defensive mistake by Robbie Elliott allowed Munitis in for the simplest of finishes to put Deportivo 4-2 up on aggregate.
Shearer blazed over at the far post as the home side pressed forward while substitute striker Shola Ameobi has a shot saved by an inspired Molina after some neat work.
Booked: Parker, Shearer, Taylor, Elliott.
Goals: Milner 39.
Deportivo La Coruna: Molina, Manuel Pablo, Andrade, Capdevila, Romero, Duscher, Scaloni, Sergio (Valeron 72), Munitis, Ruben Castro (Juanma 63), Tristan (Luque 55). Subs Not Used: Dani Mallo, Victor, Acuna, De Guzman.
Booked: Tristan, Munitis, Manuel Pablo, Juanma.
Goals: Andrade 45, Munitis 48.
Att: 35,200
Ref: Helmut Fleischer (Germany).

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If you've been on any social media in the last day or two, you're probably aware that Mona Eltahawy's powerful indictment, "Why DoThey Hate Us?," which I blogged about on Monday, has stirred up a hornet's nest of commentary. Any journalist ought to consider it a triumph to have everybody talking about his/her article and to generate multiple Twitter hashtags, but at times the controversy has gotten a bit harsh. I think the use of the term "hate" may be what proved most provocative, in its implication that Middle Eastern (she';s really mainly talking about Arab) societies hate their women. Perhaps another word (fear?) might have been less controversial, but I think controversy is the whole point of an article like Eltahawy's: you want to engage debate, so you throw a fox in among the chickens.
I'm sure I haven't seen all the responses, even all of those in English. (She says her article is being translated into Arabic and will appear, as some have criticized her for publishing in a Western publication n English). But here's a selection of responses from the last day or so: Foreign Policy itself, in whose "Sex Issue" the article appears, asked five (now six with Leila Ahmed) commentators, male and female, for their reactions, which are here.
Others who have posted essays in various places are Mona Kareem, Samia Errazzouki, Dima Khatib, Roqayah Chamseddine, Nahed ElTantawy, Zeinobia, and a couple of male voices, Karim Malak, and Philip Brennan.
Al Jazeera English summarizes the debate as well.
UPDATE: Add Nesrine Malik at The Guardian.
A blogger visually graphing the responses here.
UPDATE II: Too many responses to keep updating this post. As needed I'll add other links in a new post.
I will only briefly engage this debate here: I'm not Arab, Muslim, or female, so my standing in this debate is as an outsider, though one who's spent a career in the region (and who, as the father of a daughter, thinks about these issues). As I already said, I think the word "hate" provoked much of the response; to many it seemed too strong, though it's hard to look at things like the "virginity tests" and the "blue bra" incident in Egypt (the photo of which is used to illustrate Tahawy's article online) can be explained as anything but contempt for women. Many also have taken her to task for the cover photo on the issue: a woman in black body paint to resemble a niqab, seen by many as playing to multiple Western sexist stereotypes, managing to get suggestions of nudity and full veiling into the same illustration. As an Editor, I'm well aware authors don't usually get a say in the cover art, but not everyone appreciates that.
Everyone needs to read the original article, a powerful indictment as I have said, but as the word implies, also very much a prosecutorial statement. It stands to reason there would be briefs for the defense as well, and much that lies somewhere in between those adversarial positions.
Whatever you think of Mona Eltahawy's article (and I was struck by its sad truths from the beginning), she got our attention. She threw down a gauntlet and managed to get the whole Middle East commentary community talking for a couple of days. That is what opinion journalism, informed by fact, does at its very best. And that should please the author and her editors.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Firestorm of Debate on Mona Eltahawy's "Why Do They Hate Us?"
Posted by Michael Collins Dunn at 4/25/2012 11:47:00 AM
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here is the Al Jazeera English link: http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/article-women-middle-east-triggers-debate-0022186
- Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 1:08:00 PM EDT
- Michael Collins Dunn said...
Thanks. The original link went bad for some reason.
- Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 1:10:00 PM EDT
- Nahed Eltantawy said...
Here's a compilation of all the main articles and blog posts in reaction to Eltahawy's article. http://tahrirspirit.blogspot.com/2012/04/compiled-list-of-eltahawy-reaction.html
- Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 10:39:00 PM EDT
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This recipe for Garden Fresh Tomato Bacon Tart sure gets me in the mood for summer.
We are now having warm weather here, but no fresh tomatoes yet. I created this recipe last summer and must have forgotten about it. These were the best tomatoes from a local vegetable stand, and I had so many of them. I had never eaten or made a tomato tart but this recipe for
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What does methylsulfonylmethane do?
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a naturally occurring, organic, sulfur-containing compound related to another sulfur-containing substance, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). MSM is found in small amounts throughout nature and has been detected in small amounts in the blood and urine of humans.1
Animal studies have shown that sulfur from oral supplements of MSM is incorporated into body proteins.2 Animal studies have also reported that joints affected by osteoarthritis (OA) have lower sulfur content,3 and mice with arthritis given MSM, experience less joint deterioration.4 According to a preliminary report, a double-blind trial in people with OA found that MSM, in the amount of 2,250 mg per day, reduced pain after six weeks.5
Where is methylsulfonylmethane found?
A precursor of MSM is formed initially by ocean plankton and released into the atmosphere, where it interacts with ozone and sunlight and returns to earth as MSM in rainfall. MSM can be taken up by plants and incorporated into their structure, but no measurement of the MSM content of foods has been done. Supplements containing MSM are available.
MSM has been used in connection with the following conditions (refer to the individual health concern for complete information):
Who is likely to be deficient of methylsulfonylmethane?
Although MSM is present in food, it is not an essential nutrient, so deficiency is not likely.
How much methylsulfonylmethane is usually taken?
Some authorities report anecdotally that 250–500 mg per day has beneficial effects on a variety of health problems.6 However, the only controlled trial using MSM used over 2000 mg per day to treat osteoarthritis. More research is needed before reliable recommendations for MSM supplementation can be made.
Are there any side effects or interactions with methylsulfonylmethane?
According to some anecdotal reports, MSM has been used in human research for many years in amounts above 2000 mg per day with no significant adverse effects.7 However, diarrhea, skin rash, headache, and fatigue may be experienced in less than 20% of people, according to other anecdotal reports. Detectable levels of MSM in the brain of a person taking MSM supplements have been reported,8 but the significance of this finding, if any, is unclear.
At the time of writing, there were no well-known drug interactions with methylsulfonylmethane.


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Applying for a Federal Direct PLUS Loan
CAUTION: Applying for a PLUS or Alternative Loan prior to receiving an Official Award Notice could result in the expiration of the credit check process, which is normally only valid for 90 days.
To apply for a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, a Master Promissory Note (MPN) is required.
This note incorporates multi-year functionality that will allow the student's parent to borrow for multiple years without having to complete a Federal Direct PLUS MPN for each requested loan amount.
Application Steps
To apply for a Federal Direct PLUS Loan the following two steps are required.
- Complete an online PLUS Master Promissory Note (MPN) at studentloans.gov on the left hand side under the heading "Master Promissory Note" click on "Complete MPN" and on the middle of the page click on "Parent PLUS".
- Complete an online request PLUS Loan with the Department of Education at studentloans.gov . On the left hand side under the heading "PLUS Loan Processes" click on "Request PLUS loan" and on the middle of the page click on "Parent PLUS".
Subsequent Federal Direct PLUS Loan Requests
If you need an additional PLUS loan after the initial one is processed please follow the step that follows.
For subsequent PLUS Loan requests you will need to request a PLUS Loan with the Department of Education at studentloans.gov under the heading "PLUS Loan Processes".
Denied Federal Direct PLUS Loans
Dependent students whose parents are denied the Federal Direct PLUS Loan may be eligible to receive additional funds from the Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan Program. A denial notice from the Department of Education will be provided to the school; at that time the eligibility for additional funds will be determined and processed according to the student's request.
MPN Validity
The Federal Direct PLUS MPN is valid for up to ten years, provided that the parent borrows within one year from the date the MPN was signed.
Multiple Students
If the parent-borrower is applying for Federal Direct PLUS Loan funds for more than one student, a separate PLUS MPN, if needed must be submitted for each student.
Disbursement of Federal Direct PLUS Funds will occur as outlined below:
- If approved, the Department of Education will electronically disburse the funds to Minnesota State Mankato.
- If there is a balance owed on the student's account, Minnesota State Mankato will deduct the remaining charges from the loan.
- If there are funds remaining after University charges are satisfied, those funds will be delivered to either the parent or the student depending on what was chosen in the application process.


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Researchers at Imperial College London are committed to being at the forefront of discovery and innovation in cyber security - and their expertise can help all manner of organisations, from National Security Departments and social networks, to banks, NHS and pharmaceutical companies.
Solutions include fighting identity theft and document fraud, anomaly detection, virtual diagnostic networks, information assurance, forensics, risk management, cyber-physical security for networks such as transport and energy - plus security and ethical policy for IoT and cloud computing.
Our experts can advise on and devise solutions to meet these ever growing (and changing) needs.
Statistical Cyber-Security Analytics
The Statistics team are developing data science techniques that enable large dynamic computer networks to identify intrusions and anomalous behaviour and therefore protect against cyber-attacks and fraudulent activity.
Using statistical methodology, machine learning and Big Data analytics the team have developed the tools to perform scalable anomaly detection in high volume data streams such as social networks, telecoms networks, network flow data, host-based sensor process-level data, cyber-physical and IoT data - pinpointing deviations from normal behaviour.
Experts include...
- Prof Niall Adams - expertise in classification, data mining, streaming data analysis and spatial statistics for bioinformatics, cyber-security and retail finance.
- Dr Nick Heard– expertise in computational Bayesian inference, cluster analysis, change point detection, graph analysis and topic modelling for large dynamic networks such as computer networks or social networks - and bioinformatics problems.
- Dr Marina Evangelou – expertise in Bayesian statistics, penalised regression analysis, machine learning and network analysis.
Collaborations include the Government's National Cyber Security Centre, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, QinetiQ, Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research and Crossword Cybersecurity.
EVENT: Read slides and posters from September's showcase of research into the deployment of statistical methodology, machine learning, Big Data analytics and anomaly detection, forensics, risk management and more.
Systems, web, and mobile security
The Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research is a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recognised team works on improving defences for smartphones, mobile apps, laptops and tablets - protecting against hacking of x86 programs, 'denial of service' attacks or cyber-physical attacks on digitised services such as train networks, power companies and manufacturers.
Their tools and autonomous system architectures provide sensor networks, autonomous policy-based systems and IoT environments with resilience to malicious compromise, allowing them to operate and maintain integrity if affected. They are also building composable autonomous systems.
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- Dr Emil Lupu - expertise in cyber security and resilience of systems including their physical, digital and human characteristics; policy systems, analysis, refinement and implementation, IOT systems, web and mobile.
- Dr Cristian Cadar - expertise in systems security, program analysis for security, exploit detection and mitigation, automated software testing and verification. Co-author of analysis tools including the widely-used symbolic execution engine KLEE (http://klee.github.io/)
- Dr Ben Livshits - expertise in web application and mobile security, privacy, program analysis, compilers, performance, augmented reality, software engineering and crowdsourcing.
IOT security
As adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) grows, use of Big Data and machine learning increases, whilst human oversight reduces. With homes, infrastructure and healthcare services being digitised, we are opening our physical world up to cyber threats. The PETRAS IoT Research Hub looks at privacy, ethics and security issues of the IoT - and IOT devices.
Experts include...
- Dr Emil Lupu - expertise in cyber security and resilience of systems including their physical, digital and human characteristics; policy systems, analysis, refinement and implementation, IOT systems, web and mobile.
Secure Cloud Computing
Experts within SERECA (Large-Scale Distributed System Group) are developing hardware-assisted secure environments for today's cloud applications using Intel's Software Guard eXtension (SGX) technology - allowing the trusted execution of sensitive code in untrusted Cloud platforms. User applications are protected by secure SGX enclaves, which shield the application code and data from the rest of the environment. The goal is to protect sensitive cloud applications from insider threats and other malicious activity.
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It's time to remember their sacrifice and it's something we shouldn't take lightly. I have always had the heart that no shops should be open on Anzac day. As the world needs to remember the cost of war, especially with North Korea threatening everyone under the sun.
This year I want to challenge you, go to a dawn service if there is one near you. We have been going to the dawn service near us for the last 7 years and I think we will continue to go. It's freezing and means you don't get a sleep in, but if it is all we can do to say thank you to those young men and women who gave up their dreams so that we could live out ours, well then it's worth the early morning.
To all the brave soliders, In Australia and New Zealand, those that have fought and for those whose wars are about to begin.
Thank you!
Wilfred Owen – Dulce Et Decorum Est.
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of disappointed shells that dropped behind.
GAS! Gas! Quick, boys!– An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And floundering like a man in fire or lime.–
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,–
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.


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Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics (ESEP), Vol. 8, No. 1, 2008.
Quantifying the relative performance of individual scholars, groups of scholars, departments, institutions, provinces/states/regions and countries has become an integral part of decision-making over research policy, funding allocations, awarding of grants, faculty hirings, and claims for promotion and tenure. Bibliometric indices (based mainly upon citation counts), such as the h-index and the journal impact factor, are heavily relied upon in such assessments. There is a growing consensus, and a deep concern, that these indices — more-and-more often used as a replacement for the informed judgement of peers — are misunderstood and are, therefore, often misinterpreted and misused. The articles in this ESEP Theme Section present a range of perspectives on these issues. Alternative approaches, tools and metrics that will hopefully lead to a more balanced role for these instruments are presented.


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What is Reiki?
New to Better Living in Toronto, Reiki is a Japanese healing technique that releases energy blocks and restores inner balance and harmony. Life force is the energy that is present in all living things and if this energy is weak or blocked, we become more susceptible to poor health conditions. When our life force energy is strong, we are able to remain in good health and experience wellbeing.
Reiki has emotional, mental and physical benefits such as:
- Releases blocked and unresolved feelings and energies
- Balances the energies in the body
- Promotes the body's innate healing abilities
- Clears the body's energy centers
- Promotes self-awareness
- Strengthens the immune system
- Reduces pain and relieves stress
- Induces deep relaxation
- Eases anxiety, excessive worrying and depression
- Supports other treatment methods to speed healing
- Enhances feelings of wellbeing
- Improves sleep and increases energy levels
- Eases chronic symptoms (e.g. headaches, asthma)
- Strengthens life force energy in the body encouraging faster recovery from a variety of conditions
Reiki is an extremely safe healing technique that does not interfere with any other allopathic or holistic treatments including medications and supplements. With the increased popularity of Reiki, scientific studies have been confirming it's effectiveness and even some hospitals in the United States are incorporating Reiki healing techniques alongside their standard treatments. Reiki can be used as a healing technique on it's own or in conjunction with other treatments to support healing and enable faster recovery. It is safe for all ages and stages including childhood and pregnancy as Reiki can do no harm.
Reiki is not a religion; it has no dogma and there is nothing that must be believed in for it to work. It promotes peace and harmony and does not conflict with any religious beliefs.
What to expect during your Reiki session?
Reiki is delivered through a trained and skilled practitioner's hands that are placed either slightly above or gently resting on the body in a specific sequence. The client rests fully clothed on the massage table or a chair during the session. Before a session, the practitioner and the client discuss the client's concerns, intentions and expectations in detail.
What does a Reiki session feel like?
Each experience of a Reiki session is individual and may differ from person to person and from one session to the next. A client may feel heat or cold emanating from the practitioner's hands, a sensation of warmth or tingling throughout the body. Usually, after a session, a person will feel very relaxed, rested and invigorated.
Some people may get insights and ideas about solving certain problems that have been on their minds and may also experience different emotions while releasing energy blockages. As with any holistic treatment it is possible to experience slight aggravation of the symptoms as the old emotions and blocked energies are released. Be sure to get lots of rest and drink plenty of water after your session to support your healing process.
How many sessions will I need to see results?
The Reiki practitioner at Better Living in Toronto (Etobicoke) is also a Holistic Nutritionist and a Registered Yoga Teacher that will incorporate assessment of your diet, supplementation, exercise and other lifestyle habits to ensure best results. For best results, it is recommended to attend at least 3 sessions within two to three weeks.
60-minute session – 100
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by Jerry Hampton
revised Sept. 19, 2018
Reading this may save your life!
On April 30, 2013, I got a call from my urologist with the report of my recent prostate biopsy. He said there was NO CANCER found in the biopsy and I was CANCER FREE. I could hardly believe what I was hearing as I expected the biopsy to show an increase in my cancer.
UPDATE: As of Sept 17, 2018 I remain cancer free and my PSA is the lowest it has been in 15 years. I am now 84.
Read my story below and learn from it on how to live a more healthy life!
Write me your questions. I will answer. See contact below.
How I Became Cancer Free
My Case
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Aug.15th 2008 from a 12 core biopsy. I had a second 32 core biopsy that confirmed the diagnosis on Dec. 12, 2008 with 2 cores having cancer. My Gleason score is 3+3, staged at T1c. The second biopsy was done to assure that I was (or was not) a candidate for active surveillance and that no cancer had been missed in the first biopsy. I am presently 79 years old and in good health. My life expectancy is 93 years.
My doctor and I selected Active Surveillance as treatment.
Part of the surveillance is to get a PSA test every 3-6 months.
The other good part of all this is at 84, I do not take any drugs for any disease processes and my health remains very good.
You can see a graph and table of my PSA progression over the years here (Click) .
My Treatment
Five things helped me get to a NO CANCER LEVEL:
My First Experience with a Urologist
|I have about 20 friends that have prostate cancer and know their stories and have read the case histories of over 100 other men. Below are some short stories of these men.
PERSON 1. Diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 52. PSA was 4.2 ng/ml, Gleason was 3+3=6. The first urologist recommended radical prostatectomy. The second opinion urologist recommended Active Surveillance. He is still on active surveillance in 2013 and doing well.
This second urologist said the following: "A Gleason 6 prostate cancer is unlikely to kill you no matter what treatment option you select. A Gleason 6 cancer is in 30-50% of men your age group. There is now a consensus that men like you could do active surveillance. A study of outcomes for 12,000 patients with low risk disease after surgery and the 20 year cancer mortality was 0.2%. Why not go directly to surgery? Because you will never be the same. Your sexual function will be altered even if you are lucky enough to be potent. Your urinary function will be compromised. Surgical mortality is close to 0.5%".
PERSON 2. Age 54. PSA less than 1 for years, suddenly jumps to 2.2 and DRE finds a very hard prostate. He has a biopsy that shows 12 cores with aggressive prostate cancer, Gleason 9. He gets proper treatment with removal of prostate and follow up of ADT. He lived 6 years.
PERSON 2A. Age 69. PSA less than 1 for years and jumps to 2.5. His doctor suspects and infection. He undergoes antibiotic treatment then a follow up PSA. PSA returned to less than 1. No treatment needed.
PERSON 3. PSA jumps 1.2 points to 5.13 after having 20 years with no cancer indications. Biopsy shows non-agressive cancer in 2 out of 12 cores and with a Gleason is 6. After being on active surveillance for 5 years he has another biopsy that is clear of cancer. He is if full remission. He is 79. (Me)
PERSON 4. Age 71 at diagnosis. His doctor did not believe in doing PSA or DRE and he did not have one for about 10 years. He eventually had one because he had symptoms of prostate cancer. The DRE indicated aggressive cancer because of a hard protrusion from his prostate. PSA was 13, Gleason was 8. If he had these tests many years before, the cancer may have been stopped. Prostate was remove and there were indications the cancer got out of the prostate. He went on ADT treatment for 3 years, then it was stopped. He is doing well at age 74 in 2013.UPDATE AS OF 9-16-2016: He was originally given 5 years to live because they found cancer in his node. He is now in his 8th year since then and no sign of the cancer coming back.
PERSON 5 and 6 (2 cases almost identical). Both had PSA/DRE for several years. At age 48 his PSA takes a jump to more than double. He has a biopsy and it shows non-agressive cancer with a Gleason score of 6. He had radiation treatment and is doing fine. Other person was age 55. He decided to have his prostate removed. Recovered OK, but is incontinent, wearing 5 diapers a day.
PERSON 7. Age 63. Recently had symptoms of prostate cancer. His doctor stopped doing a PSA on him 3 years ago because "doing PSAs were perhaps dangerous". He has a biopsy. Finding is 12 of 12 cores have cancer. His Gleason is 6. He is trying to decide what to do, but considering surgery right now. His father died of prostate cancer. He just wants to turn it over to his doctor and do whatever he says. He is very scared now. (May 2013).
Statistics clearly show that prostate cancer is being found in younger men, even in the 30's and it seem more screening should be done rather than less.
There are only 2 "risk" related to PSA and DRE testing:
Many doctors, including urologist will not tell you that these may make your PSA go higher than normal and give you a false test score.
1. Recent ejaculation within 3 days of test or having too much sex
2. Riding a bicycle
3. Doing lots more physical work than usual within 3 days of test.
4. Having a digital rectal exam of the prostate before giving blood.
5. Advancing age.
6. Prostate biopsy or surgery.
7. Catheterization (have been recently catherized)
8. Urinary tract infection
9. Urinary tract surgery
10. Use of certain chemotherapy drugs
11. Sports injuries
12. Use of sports supplements taken by athletes (body builders) that can cause a rise in testosterone level
13. Pelvic injury or trauma to the prostate
14. Prostatitis (and the symptoms associated with it)
15. An enlarged, noncancerous prostate gland (BPH) (and the symptoms associated with it)
16. Taking testosterone supplements.
|NOTE: There are many books on prostate cancer, but many of them are out of date. Check the publication date before you buy. Be aware that many websites do not keep their information up-to-date, but some are better than most books about keeping up-to-date. Some books are not any good.All of the books listed below were on Amazon at the time this was written.
1. You Can Beat Prostate Cancer by Robert J. Marckini. The important part of this book is the first several chapters that tell that you must become your own advocate and learn about prostate cancer and its treatment. Parts of this book are no longer up to date, like the Gleason scores because it was written in 2006. The proton treatment in the book may not be the best for you and I do not advocate it, but believe it is right for some people.
2. Anti-Cancer -- A New Way of Life by Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, MD. This is the exciting account of a young doctor that had brain cancer and how he changed his life because of it. Eventually he disregarded his own advice given in this book and died of cancer. He wrote about this in his book: Not The Last Goodbye --On Life, Death, Healing, & Cancer. I regard this an exceptional account of a man that knows his days are numbered. It is full of beautiful passion with compelling evidence and arguments for self supporting your own natural capacity for healing.
3. Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers by Ralph H. Blum and Mark Scholz, MD. This is unlike any other book you will read and tells the truth about prostate cancer treatment in the US.
4. Forks over Knives DVD... Gives good reasons to change your diet if you want to prevent cancer and a number of other diseases. There is also a book that has 125 recipes, but I felt the DVD was better than the book.
5. Not Recommended: Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, second edition. This is often said to be the "bible" of prostate cancer books. But it is out of date with the research for it done in 2007.
6. The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II. This is the most complete study of nutrition ever conducted. It is a study and not and easy read, but full of important information about how to feed your body.
NOTE: These websites are better than most book. All have links to other good sites,I would so use their links too.
* US TOO Prostate Cancer Support and Education
This site provides a large variety of information about prostate cancer and it sponsors over 320 local support groups for people to go to for help. I considered one of the best sites that strived to keep there information up-to-date.
This site was created by Terry Herbert of Melbourne, Australia, a 17 year survivor of prostate cancer. The site provides over 1,000 prostate cancer stories told by the men (and sometimes their wives) about the details of their prostate cancer experience. Reading some of these before you select a treatment may be very helpful. Most give their email address and you can write others that have similar case as yours. It is organized so you can look up cases in many different ways. These are:
It also has a helpful booklet on prostate cancer, done in pdf format, click here: Booklet
Click here to see the people behind this website.
by Charles (Chuck) Maack of Wichita Kansas, a prostate cancer survivor and continuing patient since 1992.
This site is very professionally done and has a wealth of information that has been gathered for many years. It also has the largest listing of other links I've ever found. Chuck is no longer answering questions because of ill health.
I've become more and more aware of how many men develop considerable fear when learning they have prostate cancer. This causes them to act emotionally when seeking treatment instead of rationally. The results is often getting inappropriate treatment . If men are disturbed, they need to talk it and take their time to learn about prostate cancer and its treatment. There is very little written about these fears that too many men find difficult to talk about with anyone. One man recently told me his doctor told him he had a mild form of cancer and the chance he would die of it was about 5%. Further he could take up to a year to decide what he wanted to do about it. This man was so fearful about it, all he could think about was getting it out of his body. His family felt like he did and wanted him to get some treatment immediately. And he did. This is unfortunate because he probably could have gone many years or forever without invasive treatment by making some helthy life changes. The most important advice I can give in dealing with prostate cancer is:
You must learn to be your own advocate or face possible inappropriate treatment. And, ALWAYS get a second opinion!!!!
I do not know if this tea works or not. It has few side-effects and does not cost much.
I learned about Essiac from a medical doctor in Arlington Texas where I live. He is taking it for his prostate cancer. He learned of it from a minister. I have talked to the minister and heard his story: In 1996, he was diagnosed with advanced stage IV prostate cancer that had metastasized in his spine. He was given about 6 weeks to live. He announced this to his friends.That same day, a church member showed up with some Essiac Tea for him to drink. He continued to drink it and within 6 months an MRI showed his cancer was gone. He is now retired at age 77 with no cancer but still drinks his Essiac tea each day.
I know a second story of a lady that claims it got rid of her breast cancer.
I have personal knowledge of a man that had very advanced bone cancer and was given just a few days to live. His wife started giving his double doses of Essiac tea each day and it seemed to make him better and he lived for about 5 more weeks instead of a few days.
Both the governments of U. S. and Canada have studied it to determine if it can harm a person. Both concluded it probably will not harm any one, with one exception. Persons that have a tendency to develop kidney stones should not drink it because one of the ingredients is know to cause kidney stones sometimes. The governments have not tested the tea against any diseases.
I took it for about 3 years and had no side effects and I think it made me feel better. I've drank about 15 gallons of it. I discontinued its use because of the mess of making it and I had not found any scientific evidence that it was helpful.
Write me your questions. I will answer. See contact below.
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Tea Cup Piggies Giveaway
Late last year, miniature potbelly pigs called teacup pigs became the new must-have pet. There are now hundreds of websites dedicated to these teacup pigs thanks to celebrity owners such as Jessica Simpson, Carrie Underwood, David and Victoria Beckham, Harry Potter's Rupert Grint, and Peter Facinelli from Twilight fame. The Teacup Piggies toys are six-inch miniature versions of real teacup pigs and appeal to girls ages 3 to 10 years-old. They speak over 20 phrases and come with their own teacup, accessories, and birth certificate. Playsets like the limo playset and additional wardrobes are sold separately. Teacup Piggies can be found at many major retailers including Toys R US, Walmart, Kmart, Walgreens, and Radio shack. They retail for around 12.99 and have been mentioned as one of this year's must have toys…maybe even the next Zhu-zhu pet? For more places to buy, to see all the teacup piggies and their playsets, visit them on the web at http://www.teacup-pets.com/, or on Facebook and Twitter.
This week one lucky winner will get their own Set with a Tea Cup, Piggie and Birth Certificate.


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George Worthing Yates enjoyed a career of a little over two decades in Hollywood as a screenwriter. He was the nephew of Herbert J. Yates, the president of Consolidated Film Laboratories and later the head of Republic Pictures, but Yates spent only a small part of his career at Republic. His actual screen credits seem to go back as far as the late 1920s, but the main body of his career starts nearer to the end of the 1930s with the Republic serial The Lone Ranger (1938), and over the next few years he worked in the western and action/adventure genres, also delving into satire of the latter with The Spanish Main (1945) at RKO. One of Yates's most interesting credits during this period was the story for Anthony Mann's The Tall Target (1951), an MGM thriller based on an actual historical incident from 1861 involving President-elect Lincoln. In 1953, Yates wrote the screenplay for Them! (1954), which marked his introduction to the science fiction genre. Over most of the next decade, he would be kept busy by producers at studios ranging from Columbia Pictures to Allied Artists and American International Pictures, writing science fiction thrillers such as Conquest of Space and Space Master X-7. Many of his best scripts incorporated elements of manhunt stories and other thriller subgenres. He worked on two of Ray Harryhausen's early features, It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955) and Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), and also put in considerable time working for director Bert I. Gordon on stories built around size transformation, including The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) and its sequel, War of the Colossal Beast (1958), Attack of the Puppet People (1958), and Earth vs. the Spider (1958), although he finished out his work with Gordon on the latter's psychological thriller Tormented (1960). Yates' last screen credit was the story for King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). Although there was some considerable variation in the quality of Yates's scripts and stories -- Them! was a subgenre-defining work, whereas The Flame Barrier had a great idea at its core, bogged down by considerable padding -- many of his stories are fondly remembered by fans of science fiction. This work outside of the genre, apart from The Tall Target, is less distinctive.
George Worthing YatesActive - 1944 - 1960 | Genres - Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure, Horror, Mystery
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Our friend Julie over at Subversive Cross Stitch was kind enough to create this cross stitch design JUST for us! For only $5 you can buy this awesome pattern and instructions! Make one for yourself or your floofy friends!
Just add this pattern to your shopping cart, purchase, and we'll email you your PDF.
All the money raised from the sale of this pattern will be donated to the Tacoma/Pierce County Humane Society.
Please check out Julie's other fabulous patterns and kits over at www.subversivecrossstitch.com. I should warn you, they're not exactly G-rated, but they're hilarious.


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The conveyance of color and light are central to Ethan Stern's work. Simple flattened vessel forms pair with intensely carved surfaces faceted with geometric patterns to create a prismatic lattice of color and light that changes dynamically with even a simple shift in orientation. Drawing inspiration from the American Brilliant Cut Glass of the late 19th century his work celebrates the traditions of the historical art form.
In the Bemis Building since 2006 Stern uses centuries old wheel-cutting tools to carve deeply in to the glass to create a high relief surface that is designed to reflect and refract light. However, unlike the cut glass vessels of the past, these sculptures are not vessels designed to hold things but containers to hold light.
He has taught sculpture at the University of Washington, Pilchuck Glass School, Pratt Fine Arts Center, The Penland School of Craft and the Pittsburgh Glass Center. His work is widely exhibited and held in museum collections internationally.
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The Historic Newcomb-Stillwell Mansion-Home of the Quincy Museum
At The Quincy Museum, we know your free time and leisure activities are important. We offer a diverse range of services to meet the cultural, entertainment and recreational interests of our customers in the Quincy, IL area. Whether you are looking to tour a wonderfully restored historic home, explore local history, learn about dinosaurs, Native Americans or local wildlife with your kids or just looking for an enjoyable way to spend the afternoon, the Quincy Museum is your destination!
Did you know that the Quincy Museum is available for weddings, showers, parties and meetings?
We offer our Great Hall for smaller weddings (up to 50 guests, including thewedding party) and our outdoor lawns and porches for larger weddings. We also offer our third floor ball room as a location for your shower, party or meeting. Please call the Quincy Museum Office at 217-224-7669 for more information.
The Quincy Museum is fully accessible to those with limited mobility and to those using strollers. We offer a handicap parking space in our parking lot and a ramp is located on the north side of the building allowing easy access. Inside the building, we offer an elevator and a restroom on the third floor offers a changing table and a handicap accessible toilet and sink.
Check out our new Virtual Tour!
Click on the "About Us" Tab, and choose Virtual Tour!
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children aged 3 and up and students with valid ID.


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This morning, Ann put a bit of Atravet (mild sedative) in Venice's breakfast, separated her from her six month old filly, and shooed her towards their stock trailer. She's not halter broke, so handling options are pretty much non-existent. They barely had time to ask and she had popped right on. It took them rather by surprise, since they'd been worrying about how difficult this might be all week. Ann's husband drove off to a local coffee shop, while Ann stayed for a while with the filly to make sure all was well. The filly went back to playing with her friend within a few minutes and Ann was able to leave her daughter in charge and head down the road to meet up with her husband to deliver the mare.
Apparently she rode quietly, just looking at everything. No fussing at all. The trip was fairly long. Nearly five hours I think. When she got here, they backed the trailer up to the paddock gate. We blocked both sides and just let her come out on her own. After a few minutes, she walked to the back of the trailer, looked around, and calmly stepped down and walked into her paddock. She looked around, circled the paddock at a walk, had a nibble of grass, whinnied at the other horses once or twice and eventually set about eating hay. This little mare is no drama queen, that's for sure!
Eventually, I let King and Twister out of the jail paddock (but left Dressy and Ares locked in) and into the paddock next to her. They are both quite amiable with new horses. And both of them like mares. Venice showed quite a marked preference for King. Twister was interested in befriending her, but she sort of nipped his nose and went back to nuzzling King. Her mama is a grey too, so perhaps she just likes his colour.
She could use a few groceries, though she did get a good start on weight gain at Ann's place (she's only been there for three weeks). It's going to take some work to get her to even allow me to touch her, much less get a halter on her. And obviously, given that she's never been touched, she's never had her feet trimmed, never had shots, never had her teeth looked at, and until Ann fed her some wormer last week, never been wormed. Oh yeah… and although she's not "supposed" to be in foal… that belly looks a bit suspicious. So she's going to be quite a project!


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a. UC-eLinks Pop-Up Window Version 1.3 Coming Next Week
A new version of the UC-eLinks pop-up window will be released next week. Several improvements in this interface have been made, based on what was learned in usability testing.
1. The entire phrases (below) have been underlined in blue, making it clearer that they are hyperlinks
–Full text available from <vendor name>
–See if your campus library has this. Check the Melvyl Catalog/Periodicals
–For Interlibrary Loan or document delivery use Request
2. In the top of the pop-up window, it now says "UC-eLinks Netscape" or "UC-eLinks-Microsoft Internet Explorer" (rather than SFX). When this window is minimized, the user now sees "UC-eLinks" in the menu bar on the bottom of the screen, rather than "SFX".
A future release of this product will include a feedback mechanism that sends the on-screen citation along with the user's query making it easier to identify any problems.
b. Eureka Telnet Access to RLG Databases to Retire November 29
The CDL received the following message from RLG:
"Your institution is one of only a few still using the telnet version of Eureka to search an RLG database. The number of Eureka telnet searches is a small percentage of your total search volume.
"RLG has continued to add enhancements to the Eureka Web version. The one RLG released earlier this year provides a much faster, easier to use interface than earlier Web versions, with a command line which allows your users to search with familiar Eureka telnet indexes, if desired. (See the February 2002 issue of RLG Focus: http://www.rlg.org/r-focus/i54#eureka.) You can try some free sample searches with the Eureka Web version at: http://www.rlg.org/eureka.html.
"RLG will discontinue Eureka telnet access to all RLG databases on November 29, 2002. We trust this advance notification will provide you adequate time to delete the links to the telnet version on your Web site. We appreciate your use of RLG resources, and the RLG Information Center would welcome your comments (firstname.lastname@example.com)."
What does this mean for you and your users? As of November 30, users will no longer have access to any of the RLG/Eureka databases via Eureka's telnet or via USE Eureka from CDL's telnet. They will have access to the following databases only via Eureka's native web interface:
Bibliography of the History of Art
Hand Press Book File
Index to 19th Century Art Periodicals
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Inside Information Plus
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliography
If you direct your users to go to CDL's telnet and then type USE Eureka to get to any of these databases, please replace these instructions with URLs to these databases in Eureka.
The following RLG/Eureka databases will still be available via both CDL's telnet and web Z39.50 interfaces through the end of December, as well as in Eureka's native web interface:
Anthropological Literature
Avery Index
Chicano Databases
English Short Title Catalogue
History of Science and Technology
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Ineffective and disorganized processes catering more to the company than its customer not only cause difficulty and frustration for customers, they detract from a company's ability to be efficient – and in the end, more profitable. What will it take for firms to be more successful at "simple?" To help answer this question, Walker queried B2B customers about their interactions with companies to uncover where challenges exist. The results offer insight – and imply some potential strategies – for helping B2B companies create a customer experience that customers currently desire, and in the future will require.
Where Are the Trouble Spots?
Gaining insight about how B2B companies can simplify the customer experience begins with determining how and where firms currently fall short. Walker surveyed both customers and customer experience professionals for feedback on various customer interactions, or touch points, to find out where difficulties exist.
We broke it down into the following five areas that are common to most B2B companies and asked customers to indicate what obstacles they face:
- Purchase Process
- Not enough guidance on what to buy
- Pricing is difficult to find or too complicated
- Self-service portals are complicated and difficult to navigate
- Lead Time/Delivery
- Lead time doesn't meet requirements
- Delivery delays or delivery doesn't meet the agreed-upon time
- No self-service access to updates
- Installation/Onboarding
- Self-service training difficult to navigate
- Product/service is too complicated to figure out
- No structured knowledge transfer
- Product/Service Experience
- Product does not perform as expected
- Doesn't understand how to use features
- Complexity impacts usability
- Customer Service/Support
- Support requests take too long to resolve
- Self-service portals aren't organized to effectively solve problems
- Customers don't know who to contact; representatives lack knowledge
Knowing customers' "pain" in each phase of the lifecycle offers important guidance for B2B firms, especially in identifying areas where simplifying the experience can be most beneficial. If these are the real issues at hand, it's fair to say that effectively addressing them will go a long way in helping companies realize the proven business benefits that result from increased simplicity.
This is an excerpt from a new report available from Walker: The Value of Making It Easy. Melissa Meier, vice president and strategic account manager for Walker, was its lead author. Melissa focuses on helping her clients build successful customer experience programs. You can follow Walker on Twitter: @walkerinfo.


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TemplateBinding and TemplateParent Digging
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One of the things that can completely freak you out. Lets start with facts: 1. While customize an application you might use something like this: <TextBlock Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent},Path=MyProperty}"/> Or maybe this: <TextBlock Text="{TemplateBinding MyProperty}" /> While this is on the ResourceDictionary of your app and about to styling your custom control, and MyProperty is an DependencyProperty on the logic part of the Control so what the different between those two? And what the default choose should be? By the way while most of programmers used to write You can use the Short way as: Text="{Binding TemplatedParent.MyProperty2}" 2. A full demonstration will be like this one: public class CustomControl1 : Control ...
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Join the Friends of Athelstan Museum
Friends of Athelstan Museum members are the backbone of the museum. There are about 250 of them. Most come from Malmesbury but others from further afield – Australia being the furthest. Membership categories include individual, joint, family, student and corporate.
For a minimum donation of £12 per annum or £200 life membership the Friends enjoy quarterly newsletters and are invited to the preview nights for our exhibitions and to lectures. Nor do we neglect to enjoy ourselves; Mull at the Museum, usually held just after Christmas is a perennial favourite.
Why not join us? Or donate a membership to a friend or relative – it is a good way to keep in touch with the town.
To become a member, please click to download our membership form, then simply complete and return it with your donation to Athelstan Museum.


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Math Teacher
Educational Biography
B.A. in Mathematics, minor in Computer Science from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Secondary Mathematics Education from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
I have taught at A.L. Brown since 2006 - 2007 school year.
Currently Teaching
Math 3
Educational Experience
Advanced Functions and Modeling
Math 3
Math 2
Math 1
Technical Mathematics 1 and 2
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Educational Philosophy
"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think."
― Margaret Mead
I believe that all students can learn. In a mathematics class many students are accustom to being taught exactly how to do something with little application. I believe they should know not only how to, but when it is usefully and how to apply the knowledge they gain.
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Recently I moved to Russia and since I have little to do in my free time now I purchased Call of Duty 1, and United Offensive. On XBox back in the States I played Big Red One and Finest Hour. To be honest, I LOVE the control, the ATTEMPT to portray armies other than just American and German, and the general "feel" of the game.
Now we can always nitpick the inaccuracies but what really pisses me off is the ongoing tendency of designers to rip-off movies to get their ideas. Hell, if they actually did some RESEARCH instead of renting Saving Private Ryan and Enemy at the Gates, they wouldn't HAVE half of those inaccuracies. Big Red One did Omaha Beach a little better since it takes longer to finish the mission, and there is a possible time lapse when your landing craft gets hit. But in the original CoD and to a lesser extent Finest Hour, the Stalingrad level is COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF from Enemy at the Gates for some reason.
Strangely I remember reading some interview with the makers of Finest Hour claiming that they actually WENT to Volgagrad to do research! Seeing as how the opening scene of that level is near-identical to Enemy at the Gates I think they should have stayed home and read Anthony Beevor's Stalingrad. Maybe then they would have realized that the 13th Guards division was rather well-equipped when it crossed the Volga.
The other problem with Soviet missions in these games is that the designers don't seem to realize that the USSR had special units other than anonymous foot soldiers and tankers. Yes Virginia, they had Marines, special naval commandos, shock infantry(with body armor!), NKVD partisan leaders, and paratroopers. Maybe if they discovered someone like Viktor Leonov they wouldn't have to keep rehashing the same battles in every incarnation of the game.
WWII nerds like us shouldn't let these jackasses get away with obvious plagiarism in games anymore. They wouldn't get away with it in the film industry.


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Don't mess with Melissa McCarthy.
The "Bridesmaids" actress reportedly just fired an extra on the set of her latest film "Tammy" in Wilmington, NC.
The drama went down after an extra — "a woman in her 20s" — brought her approximately 5-year-old child to the daylong shoot by a lake and was "constantly harping on the child to 'stop it' and quiet down," reports TMZ.
Apparently the mom was so loud with her hushing that she disrupted production, which included more than 200 extras — who all received a standard $58 payday for their work.
But McCarthy had enough after she saw the woman harshly jerk her child by the wrist into the air and immediately had a production assistant kick the woman off of the set.
McCarthy told production staff she does not tolerate abuse on her sets.
McCarthy's husband, Ben Falcone, is the director on "Tammy." The couple have two young daughters of their own and are "always on watch."


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Federal Grand Jury Files Superseding Indictment Charging Andrew Steven Romero with New Offenses Arising Out of Armed Robberies in April and May 2015
Romero Prosecuted Pursuant to Federal "Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative
ALBUQUERQUE – A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment that adds new charges against Andrew Steven Romero, 28, of Albuquerque, N.M., which arise out of the armed robberies of two Albuquerque-area businesses involved in interstate commerce.
The filing of the superseding indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, 13th Judicial District Attorney Lemuel L. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI's Albuquerque Division, and Special Agent in Charge Thomas G. Atteberry of the Phoenix Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief Gorden Eden, Jr., of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD).
Romero initially was charged with violating the federal firearms laws in a criminal complaint filed on May 29, 2015. The complaint alleged that Romero unlawfully possessed a firearm and ammunition on May 25 and May 26, 2015, in Bernalillo County, N.M. At the time, Romero was prohibited from possessing either firearms or ammunition because he previously has been convicted of multiple felony offenses, including voluntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of a destructive device by a felon, heroin trafficking, and receiving or transferring a motor vehicle.
On June 9, 2015, a federal grand jury filed a one-count indictment charging Romero with being a felon in possession of a firearm on May 25, 2015, in Bernalillo County. The superseding indictment adds four new counts to the original indictment. Two of the new counts charge Romero with violating the Hobbs Act by robbing two businesses engaged in interstate commerce. The other two new counts charge Romero with brandishing firearms during crimes of violence.
According to the superseding indictment, Romero allegedly committed the armed robbery of the CVS Pharmacy located at 7900 Central Avenue in Albuquerque on April 6, 2015. It also alleges that Romero committed the armed robbery of the Giant convenience store and gas station located at 924 Rio Grande Blvd. NW in Albuquerque on May 26, 2015. Romero allegedly brandished firearms at employees of the two businesses during the two armed robberies.
Romero was arrested on May 26, 2015, on related State charges and is currently in State custody. He will be transferred to federal custody to answer to the federal superseding indictment.
Romero faces up to ten years in federal prison if convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. If the court determines that Romero is an armed career criminal, he faces an enhanced sentence of a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison to a maximum of life imprisonment on that charge. Romero also faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each of the two Hobbs Act charges. If convicted of brandishing firearms during the robberies, Romero faces a mandatory minimum of seven years for the April 2015 robbery and a mandatory minimum of 25 years for the May 2015 robbery; these sentences must be served consecutive to any sentence imposed on the felon in possession charge and the Hobbs Act charges.
Charges in criminal complaints and indictments are merely accusations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly A. Brawley and Jon K. Stanford are prosecuting the federal case, which was investigated by a multi-jurisdictional team that includes the Albuquerque offices of the FBI and ATF, APD and the Multi-Agency Officer Involved Shooting Task Force, which is comprised of officers from APD the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, the New Mexico State Police and the Rio Rancho Police Department. The 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office assisted in the investigation of the federal case.
Romero is being prosecuted as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets "the worst of the worst" offenders for federal prosecution. Under this initiative, the U.S. Attorney's Office and federal law enforcement agencies work with New Mexico's District Attorneys and state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to target violent or repeat offenders for federal prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible.


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Below, is a list of FAQs submitted to the Oral History Society over the years. If you would like to ask an Oral History-related question, please get in touch using our Contact page. We may choose to answer you directly but may also print your question and our response here on this page for others to see.
Legal and Ethical
This guide is intended as no more than guidance and does not constitute formal legal advice. If you need legal advice you should consult a solicitor.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and currency of the information brought together here from a wide variety of sources and experience, neither the authors nor the Oral History Society can accept liability for any consequences which may result from the use of this information for any purpose.
Is it OK to put interview material on the internet?
Only interview material for which permission has been given may be uploaded onto the internet. This means that Recording Agreements should stipulate what may or may not happen to interviews, allowing interviewees or their successors to restrict how material may be used. For digitisation projects involving online web access to oral history interviews, as far as possible interviewees should be re-contacted to confirm their consent to this kind of access. Although this might not always be a legal requirement where copyright has been assigned and there are no access restrictions, the Society nonetheless regards this as good ethical practice. Interviewees should also be made aware of the website's take-down policy.
Joanna Bornat
Is it worth keeping an interview if I think the contents are libellous or insulting or very personal or sensitive?
Yes. The first thing to do is ensure that any use of or access to the interview is clearly covered by a Recording Agreement whereby the interviewer and interviewee may decide that they wish to close access to all or part of the recording to avoid possible legal action and/or protect someone named in the interview, including the interviewee themselves. Secure storage of the interview is paramount. The normal way to close access is to redact (remove) the offending part of the original interview by muting (rather than deleting) that part of the audio track and creating a redacted playback/access copy. The original is retained uncut and closed to access but an access copy is created which retains the time-codes of the original. It is important to annotate the mute in the content documentation and catalogue record so that the gap is understood by users, and it can also be documented in the Recording Agreement with the time-codes of the redacted section and a date when the full recording will become open again.
Is there indemnity insurance for oral historians?
The Oral History Society strongly advises all freelance and self-employed oral historians to take out indemnity insurance to protect them at work. The society has teamed up with Bluefin Insurance Group to offer a special rate to members for both professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Click here for more information.
Should interviewers visiting vulnerable people in their own homes be subject to a criminal records check?
Some local authorities, charities and other organisations have insisted that criminal record checks of new employees and volunteers visiting vulnerable people be carried out. In the past this has been done through the Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) which was meant to prevent unsuitable people working with vulnerable groups such as children and older and disabled people. CRB was replaced in June 2013 by a new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), details here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service. The Oral History Society does not regard a criminal record check as an automatic requirement to undertake oral history interviews and recommends that projects follow previous practice.
Joanna Bornat
We are a small community organisation without any institutional support. How can we insure our oral history collection?
Firstly. you can minimise the risks by keeping copies of all your interviews and associated documentation in a separate location from your originals. There are some insurers who may consider insuring archives and artefacts such as recorded interviews, and these are listed below. Inclusion here does not constitute a recommendation. Before contacting them, you need to consider how you value your archives for these purposes, e.g. how much it would cost to make new copies of them, or to restore the documents that relate to them. There is an article on this subject, 'Valuing Archives for Insurance' by Lieselotte Clark, in Business Archives Principles and Practice, No.75 (May 1998).
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Cynthia Brown
What happens in cases when an interviewee repeatedly fails to sign a recording agreement? Where an institution has paid for the recording to be made, what kinds of access are possible?
This situation can often be avoided if interviewers always obtained clearance at the time of the interview, as is recommended. However, 'fair dealing' access for the purposes of non-commercial research will be permissible even without a form (see next FAQ), subject to data protection restrictions. At the very least the interviewer or custodian should establish beyond reasonable doubt that the interview does not contain confidential or defamatory material. If clearance for more extensive uses, such as publication or inclusion on a website, is not available for whatever reason, such uses are not permissible.
Joanna Bornat
What should I do if the police want access to interviews in my collection?
A person or organisation in possession of information relating to criminal activities is legally obliged to disclose it to the police, if legal proceedings or investigations are under way in connection with those activities. There is no legal obligation to disclose information if no investigation is in progress and there has been no approach from the police, but deliberately evading questioning by the police or being evasive or untruthful when questioned may result in you being charged with perverting the course of justice. In the course of investigations the police may obtain a court order obliging interviewers and custodians to disclose the content of interviews, thus overriding any confidentiality agreements made with interviewees. Courts may similarly require interviewers or others to give evidence based on the content of interviews.
Interviewees who are likely to provide information about criminal activities should be made aware that this may have to be disclosed to investigating police, even if access for everyone else has been restricted.
Joanna Bornat
When should an interview be treated as confidential?
It's perhaps best to assume that every interview should be treated as confidential until they have been deposited in an archive with documentation which states how it may be used. Assuming an interview is confidential means also making sure that anyone else involved is also aware of this. Transcribers should be aware that they also have duties of confidentiality which mean that an interview transcript should not be shared within anyone apart from the interviewer or other project member and that all interviews files, both recordings and transcripts should be kept in a secure place.
Most oral history projects use a volunteer agreement which sets out expectations relating to confidentiality and disclosure.
Joanna Bornat
Who is this guidance for?
This guide is for people who record oral history interviews, and organisations and individuals who keep collections of oral history recordings in the four nations of the United Kingdom. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland comprise the UK and amongst them have three legal systems. However so far as the law is referred to in this document it is safe to assume that all come within the wider context of UK and European law. The Oral History Society promotes the use of oral history techniques to record the memories of those whose life stories would otherwise be lost to future generations, and encourages researchers and teachers to make use of oral history in their work.
It is essential that interviewees should have confidence and trust in interviewers, and that recordings should be available for research and other use within a legal and ethical framework which protects the interests of interviewees. The following information and guidelines are aimed at ensuring that these objectives are achieved.
Anyone involved with the creation and preservation of oral history interviews should take steps to safeguard their reputation for trustworthiness. This means ensuring that what they do is within the various UK and European laws that apply to oral history and that they have not been acting illegally. Oral historians generally speaking have a good reputation in this respect. This guidance is therefore offered as reassurance and advice to both interviewers and interviewees.
The Oral History Society believes that, while oral history work must comply with the law, legal requirements alone do not provide an adequate framework for good practice. No UK law was designed specifically to regulate oral history work; in fact no law even mentions it. Beyond legal considerations we have long held the view that oral historians should abide by a voluntary set of ethical guidelines.
For these reasons this guide covers responsibilities and obligations beyond legal requirements. Members of the Oral History Society, including those who are custodians, archivists and librarians, have agreed to abide by these guidelines.
The guidance reflects the workflow of a typical oral history interview. Much of the legal and technical detail is available not within the main guidance text but via hypertext links so that the key steps and terms can be understood and followed. There are also links to sample documents and resources.
Media and Technology
Can you suggest any audio editing software which is fairly straightforward for me to download?
For an excellent, easy to use and powerful audio editing application, you may wish to consider 'Audacity'. You will find further information about the many features available plus links to downloading this software on their website, which can be found at the link below.
More details can be found on the Audacity website.
What should I do if I have interviews that people working in the media want to access?
An OHS media working group has prepared guidelines for working with media enquiries. View this document at the link below.
More details can be found by clicking here.
Michelle Winslow
Where can I find information about caring for CDs and DVDs?
There is an online publication about caring for CDs and DVDs at the link below, produced by the National Preservation Office, British Library. Free printed copies are available on request.
More details can be found by clicking here.
Michelle Winslow
Why don't I simply record my oral history interview on my smartphone?
The British Library and Oral History Society does not recommend recording oral history interviews on a smartphone or mobile device for the following reasons:
Most smartphones and tablets can record audio, but they were not designed for this purpose. Most phones only record severely compressed audio, keeping as little as 1/20th of the original data, so the audio quality will be variable and the battery life and storage capacity may limit the amount of high-quality audio that can be recorded at any one time. The internal microphones are not positioned to capture audio from a 1:1 interview, therefore the balance and capture of audio is not ideal. Even if it is possible, recording an interview of any length in an archival format (such as a wav file at 16bit/44.1kHz) will require a significant amount of data storage, or will need to be recorded at a non-archival poorer quality in order to record at length.
Data security and confidentiality
We take our smartphones everywhere and they are therefore items very easily lost or stolen. Interviews stored on phones are therefore vulnerable to being lost entirely or they might be hacked and confidential data stolen from the phone.
Data file formats
Unless a special application is downloaded the default file format in which the audio is recorded will often be low resolution and/or be in a proprietary format which will be difficult to access in the future. Even what appears to be a standard wave file might include proprietary elements. It is also difficult to move audio files around securely, for example by applying checksum software to ensure data integrity. Some apps will only allow transfer of files to the internet (such as SoundCloud) which has obvious security risks.
In order to improve the audio quality from a smartphone or tablet it will be necessary to download a suitable application and buy a good quality microphone, plus perhaps a pre-amplifier, and in some cases increase storage capacity. You will also need a tripod to get the device off a surface and avoid handling noise. It may simply prove cheaper to buy a mid-range recorder, rather than these add-ons – which are likely to be tied to a particular make and model of smartphone, and not work with an upgrade. See Doug Boyd's useful posts about microphones for iPhones: http://digitalomnium.com/ios-and-iphone-recording-for-oral-history/ and http://digitalomnium.com/ios-recording-rode-ixy-l/. At September 2017 prices the Rode i-XLR interface which turns an iPhone into a digital recorder cost £130 plus over £100 for a mike, whilst a Zoom H5 digital recorder (with in-built mikes) is £250.
A stand-alone audio recorder will need to be updated periodically, but probably with far less frequency than a phone or other mobile device, so will give more years of service than a smartphone with extra purchased add-on kit. Apps and operating systems need regular updates and over time become incompatible and/or unsupported.
If, after all of these considerations, a person does wish to record on their smartphone or tablet, we suggest following the sensible tips outlined here: http://oralhistorycentre.ca/introduction-recording-interviews-ios-devices-smartphones-and-tablets. These tips cover:
-how to adjust the smartphone settings to ensure the recording is not interrupted by phone calls, notifications or messages
-how to assess the battery life and storage capacity required to record an interview
-how to source the best recording app for the make and model of smartphone
-whether an external microphone is needed to enhance the recording
-how to export the audio files to another device or application
Training and Volunteering
How can I become a volunteer with an oral history project?
The Oral History Society website has a section for volunteer recruitment. If you are seeking a voluntary position or would like to advertise for volunteers, please go to the volunteer pages of this website for more details.
Michelle Winslow
Where can I get some basic training in oral history?
Visit our Training section, particularly the 'Introduction to Oral History' courses.
Graham Smith


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Friday, November 14, 2008
Cat quiz
According to this quiz, at least one of my cats is plotting to kill me! :)
4 comments:
- jules said...
Oh, most of my cats are definitely plotting to kill me and i took the quiz to further verify this. The result : 80% chance that i am going to be killed. Hmm...
- November 14, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Brownie Roo the Brown Monster said...
Hi Dawn
Thanks for telling me about XiaoHei. Cats try to kill me all the time too. I try to stay away from them.
Brownie Roo
- November 14, 2008 at 6:52 PM
- Mary said...
My results 93% chance; yes, sometimes they kill me mentally too :)
- November 17, 2008 at 10:49 AM
- Dawn said...
Looks like we're all in danger :)
- November 17, 2008 at 11:11 AM
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It is good to be in a long-term relationship. That means there is always someone there for you when you need a hug or need someone to talk to. But there is a drawback to living with someone and sleeping with that person every day: it can become a routine.
Even the most passionate couples start to lose that passion after a while. Over time, things inevitably change, you may have kids and other responsibilities that you didn't have when you first met. Wanting to spice up you sex life, you may try different positions, different places, but those, too, can get boring, and sex can become a frustrating activity, instead of a pleasurable one. So, why not be creative and try a little bit of role playing?
Taking on the role of someone else may be a great way to break a dull routine, but also to overcome sexual inhibitions, and to explore sexual situations that you wouldn't go into otherwise. It can be a great way to intensify sexual pleasure because you feel like you're seducing your partner all over again, you go back to the time when everything between the two of you was tempting and you were willing to tease each other all the time.
By pretending to be someone else, you can free yourself from your own limitations, and you can perform acts that you normally wouldn't, since it wouldn't be really you performing those acts, but the character that you're representing, and the acts themselves wouldn't be necessarily taken too seriously. For example, you might decide to let your partner flirt with a stranger or you can both take your clothes off in public.
Through role play, you can also fulfill secret sexual fantasies, old or new, such as imagining yourself with one of your high school teachers. It is also a way to safely explore the possibilities of your sexual desire and creativity while keeping intimate exclusivity with your partner. This eliminates the risks associated with extramarital sexual relations.
There are no restrictions as to what roles you can play out. Almost anything situation can be used as the base for an erotic experience. It may be simple or elaborate, you may wear costumes and use props, and may also involve one partner being dominant and the other submissive. It's not necessary to go too far. You and your partner should always set yourselves limits, and you don't want to end up doing something dangerous. The idea is to get into the role and go where you wouldn't go when you and your partner are being yourselves, to break out from regular sex life and add a little excitement into it.
Role playing is best performed when you and your partner understand each other and know what you want. When you know what turns you on and what turns them on. The sex feels exciting again because there is anticipation to it, you know what you're doing will in end up in sex, so the whole time you're thinking about it and about how much pleasure you and your partner are going to give each other.
However, it does require patience and practice. At first you or your partner might not feel very comfortable, but as long as both are clear on what you're doing and in agreement as to how far you want to go, it might be worth giving it a try. There are no real disadvantages to trying to revive a sexual relationship and wanting to add some flame into it, so long as it is done safely and both partners are on the same page.
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As mentioned before, almost any situation can be turned into an erotic one during role playing, and for some, the kinkier, the better. Forbidden may situations provide a little bit of extra thrill. Many common roleplay situations involve a difference of power between the two partners, for example one will be the boss or the teacher, and the other one will be the employee or the student. In these situations, one of the two partners will always have a more dominant role than the other.
But how do you do it? If you've decided to try it, you probably don't know where to start or what to do. After all, you don't say "let's do some role playing" and it simply happens. You should start with something simple, and then, if you want, move onto the heavier stuff.
Here are some ways in which you can try role playing with your partner:
Pretend you're meeting for the first time: You can meet at a bar and act as if you were two complete strangers. Invent yourself a background, try a foreign accent, and go through meeting each other for the first time.
Book a hotel room: Having sex in a hotel might be interesting because it takes you away from your everyday life, son you can feel more open, more adventurous.
Play professor and student: This is great if you've had a crush on a teacher in high school or college. It also works if you're a teacher and have had a crush on one of your students. Whoever plays the teacher takes control of the situation, directing and guiding the student on what position to get into and where to put their hands.
Stripper: A strip tease can be quite the turn-on if it's performed by the right person. Even if your partner has never done one or even if they don't know really how to dance. All they need to do is go for it.
Fireman or policeman: This one's a classic. You can fake a scenario where you rescue your partner from a fire, or an emergency situation in which one of you calls for help from a police officer and the other partner shows up as the officer who's taking the call.
Massage therapist: There is so much more to sex than just an orgasm. All the senses must be used to enjoy it fully. The touch of your partner is as pleasurable to them as theirs is to you. Take advantage of that by giving each other massages. The rest will come smoothly.


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