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Social Anxiety: My Story & How to CopeHello, welcome.
I'm going to guess you clicked here because you have social anxiety yourself or you know of someone who does or you were just curious.
Let me start by saying my story.
I was diagnosed with Severe Social Anxiety. I ended up dropping out in the middle of tenth grade. It was too hard for me to force myself to get up everyday and go. No one really understood or could relate. It's also very hard for me to verbalize how I feel.
However I am going to school for pet grooming so that's a step up.
However I still find it difficult to even talk to people. Talking to people in person, on the phone, even online like this.
Even typing this up and then posting it is going to be difficult for me.
When I was first starting to have difficulties in social situations, namely school, whenever I would tell someone what I was feeling, I was ignored. Eventually I just stopped talking. I'd just shut down, stop talking, I wouldn't do anything.
I eventually got sent to a different school, and that was going good for about two years then it hit the fan so to speak in tenth grade.
How to Cope
I'm not a doctor or anything, but here's what has helped me a little so far.
Trying to just be more social. I don't overdue it though. Just talking or saying hi to people in forums like here on weasyl.
Going out in public sometimes, like shopping with my mom.
I'm still very anxious around people and talking, but I'm working on it.
I suggest looking things up online on how to cope or even talking to a doctor about it.
If you want to talk to me privately, you can message me here or add me on my skype and send me a message (Just be sure to let me know who you are!)
Uhm this is one of my own personal attempts to try and push myself a little so.

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Last spring monkeypox, a smallpox relative that in Homo sapiens causes fever, aches, swollen lymph nodes, lesions, and occasional death, made its debut in the Western Hemisphere, having migrated from the rainforests of Africa to Phil's Pocket Pets of Villa Park, Illinois. Although smallpox vaccine offered people moderate protection, at least 73 in six states were sickened. The Centers for Disease Control traced the virus to pet prairie dogs infected by Gambian giant rats shipped from Ghana to Texas, the national septic tank of exotic wildlife. On June 11, 2003, the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the importation of African rodents and the sale of prairie dogs.
The media went on and on about danger to humans but scarcely mentioned danger to native ecosystems. Black-tailed prairie dogs, sucked out of their tunnels for the pet trade by giant vacuum trucks, have been petitioned for listing under the Endangered Species Act. What will happen to wild prairie dogs if infected pets were released—as they undoubtedly were, because the alternative was euthanasia? Moreover, black-tailed prairie dogs are a keystone species—they feed and/or provide habitat for a wide range of birds, reptiles, and mammals, including the gravely endangered black-footed ferret.
The monkeypox fiasco illustrates how unregulated is the wild-pet trade, most of which is illegal anyway. Today the legal trade in exotic wildlife is a $20 billion-a-year business. The illegal trade is nearly as profitable as drug trafficking; and it's safer, because if you get caught, it's usually a misdemeanor. You're unlikely to get caught, because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has but 92 inspectors to handle some 121,000 declared wildlife shipments a year (up from 74,620 in 1992). What's more, current laws are ineffective. For example, the intent of the Endangered Species Act to protect domestic and foreign wildlife from commercial exploitation has been twisted by loopholes that permit listed species to be transferred as "gifts" and sold in state.
"I call it ecological imperialism—raping third-world countries so first-world people can have cute animals in cages," declares Mark Pokras, who directs the wildlife clinic at the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, Massachusetts. Recently he visited "wildlife rehabilitation centers" in Brazil, but not the kind that tend Canada geese with broken wings. "Just one center outside Vitória gets 35,000 animals a year—lots of tortoises, snakes, parrots, small cats, most listed under CITES [the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]. We don't know if that's one percent of the illegal pet trade or ten percent or one-tenth of one percent. We don't know where the animals are coming from. They can't be returned to the wild, because they're malnourished or diseased."
The reasons the public lusts for exotic pets include the desire to appear macho, chic, prosperous, or just shocking. Animal Finders' Guide, the advertising flagship of the wild-pet industry, offers mutations such as five-legged ungulates. When the TV show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted in Great Britain, one wild-pet dealer reported a 400 percent increase in turtle sales. Some wild pets, especially monkeys and apes, are adopted as surrogate children. They're christened, bottle-fed, diapered, dressed, and wheeled in baby carriages. But as the animals mature, the clothes restrict motion, atrophying muscles. Toilet training fails, and they begin to throw their feces. They masturbate in public, so they are spayed or castrated or confined in cellars and attics. They bite, so their teeth are extracted. They catch human diseases—measles, mumps, TB, shigellosis and hepatitis A—so many die. Survivors are often taken back to the pet dealer, who allows that while he can't give a refund, he'll be glad to find the pet "a happy home," then sells it again.
Anyone with a credit card and an Internet connection can buy wolves for $1,000 each, cougars for $1,500, tigers and lions for $1,800, baboons for $4,500, snow leopards for $12,000, gibbons for $20,000, chimps for $50,000. But few who purchase wild pets have even rudimentary training in animal care. On winning the bidding for four bears at the Noah's Land Wildlife Park auction, near San Antonio, Texas, a woman, shrieking coos of affection, reached into the cage to stroke one of her new pets. Whereupon it bit off half her hand. A search for the severed digits was unfruitful because the bear had eaten them.
Although the industry is thriving and scarcely inconvenienced by regulations, it perceives itself as exploited and abused. "Do people put you down because your pet isn't a socially acceptable cat, dog, or goldfish?" demands the National Alternative Pet Association."Discrimination based on your choice of a pet is still discrimination. . . . Are you tired of extremists making the word 'pet' a dirty word?" And according to Animal Finders' Guide, the "real agenda" of the feds in banning the sale of prairie dogs after last spring's monkeypox outbreak was to test distribution of smallpox vaccine as a counterterrorism measure. "They calmly used our industry as an excuse to test their systems, not worrying even a little about what damaging effects and repercussions this would have on our industry."
After surfing the Web and coming up with the above prices, I attended the wildlife auction at Hall's Double H Ranch in Jackson, South Carolina, last August 22. There were about 300 people in the auction barn. They wore mesh-topped caps and cowboy hats and sleeveless T-shirts, carried heaping plates of French fries and ice cream, and towed loud, dirty children. A lemur, with a diaper taped to its butt, crouched on a woman's shoulder. Another woman cradled an ungulate I couldn't identify. High-gloss totem poles featuring Indians themselves, instead of their gods or wildlife, leaned against the walls.
The auctioneer started with all manner of exotic rats. I asked the guy sitting beside me, who had driven four hours from south Georgia, if he was going to bid on any of them. "Hell, no," he said. "I can catch all I want."
Boxes the size of suet feeders housed three parakeets each. "One of 'em ain't no longer with us," said the auctioneer's assistant, on opening a box. Cockatiels, half a dozen to a tiny cage, went for $12 each, but a yellow-headed parrot brought $720. "He's a good talker," boomed the assistant. "He's talking now." Lots of sugar gliders, most in tiny cages and some with babies in their pouches, fetched about $30 each. A hedgehog was stuffed in a Tupperware vessel barely larger than the animal itself. There were chinchillas, Siberian chipmunks, capybaras, skunks, and African crested porcupines, two of which leaped off the high table. Two sacred ibises, in a cage not quite high enough for them to stand up, sold for $170 each.
Coatis (skinny southwestern cousins of the raccoon), almost all juveniles, sold briskly; and despite frequent accidents, women pressed them to their breasts. The buyers had no idea what they were in for, at least not until the auctioneer offered an adult that was "definitely handleable" because he'd been castrated. Wallabies sold for something like $45 each. One woman, a seller, held them aloft by the tails while they spun frantically and curled up to bite her. Each time their muzzles got near her hand she'd swat them down. Then she'd plunge her hand in their pouches to see if they were carrying joeys. Kangaroos commanded as much as $850.
The young monkeys had probably suffered less than their mothers, which get so desperate that when their offspring are taken from them they sometimes have to be tranquilized. A frightened baby macaque, clutching a surrogate mother in the form of a cloth leopard, went for $2,150. When the bidding started on the cotton-top tamarin, the auctioneer's assistant warned: "It ain't our fault if your state don't let them in. If you bid, you're obligated by law to buy him." A male and a female marmoset—one collared and one common—fetched $1,010 each. "They will cross," proclaimed the assistant. "You'll get an uncommon marmoset."
The stream of dangerous pathogens doesn't run only from humans to primates. For example, most human cases of herpes B—a disease that kills 70 percent of its victims—result from macaque bites or scratches, and 80 percent to 90 percent of adult macaques carry the virus and intermittently shed it in their saliva or genital secretions.
The snakes, many bred sans pigment and stuffed in pillowcases, were popular, too, especially the big boas and pythons. As bidding started on the yellow rat snakes, the guy from south Georgia leaned over to me and offered: "I done killed half a dozen of them."
I wondered if anyone who bought the cute baby iguanas knew that, as adults, they are apt to deliver dangerous bites with bacteria-laden teeth and can knock you down with their tails.
Also on the auction block were fennec foxes, Arctic foxes, and raccoons. There was no mention of the fact that contact with fox or coon feces can infect you with parasitic worms that bore through your intestines, enter your bloodstream, and migrate through your body, tunneling into your eyes, liver, and brain. Most victims are young children, careless about hygiene. Seeing these animals being cuddled by their new owners reminded me of the time a young mother had phoned a large, respected environmental organization in my home state of Massachusetts to ascertain if it would be okay to nurse her pet raccoon along with her own infant. "Why not," she'd been told. "We're all in this together." It also reminded me of the time, in the 1960s, when I kept a raccoon. My parents would summon me to remove Coonie from the linen closet before some unfortunate soul reached unwittingly for a towel. Despite wearing my hockey gloves, I invariably emerged from the task with at least one laceration or blackened fingernail.
Native and exotic turtles were offered at the auction, including many hatchlings under four inches. Captive-bred reptiles are kept in filthy conditions and fed offal from factory chicken farms. As a result, about 90 percent shed salmonella through their feces. According to the CDC, 70,000 Americans contract salmonella from live reptiles each year. Because of the threat to young children, who tend to put hatchling turtles in their mouths, the domestic sale of turtles under four inches was banned by the FDA in 1975.
Offered, too, were yellow-bellied turtles and common snappers, which, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR), cannot legally be sold. Scant attention was paid to species anyway. Holding up one turtle, which went for a dollar, the auctioneer's assistant said: "I don't know what kind he is, but here's what he looks like." The pet trade has wiped out whole populations of some of the longer-lived, slower-breeding turtles in the eastern and central United States. "If someone has a bin of, say, box turtles all fully grown with chips and dings in their shells, you know darned well those aren't captive bred [as required by law]," says herpetologist Jim Harding of Michigan State University's Natural History Museum. 'I've been to shows where some guy's got a bin full of box turtles for sale, and every one of them has swollen eyes and puffy front legs, respiratory distress, and cracked shells."
The DNR also notes that it's unlawful to sell as pets: skunks, raccoons, Arctic foxes, fennec foxes, ring-tailed cats, serval cats, coatis, palm civets, spotted genets, or any other "carnivores which normally are not domesticated." When I informed DNR biologist Steve Bennett that I had seen all these species offered for sale to anyone wishing to bid, he said, "I'm going to pass along this information. It looks like we need to get on these people."
The conditions I encountered at the auction were five star compared with those provided by dealers. When police raided James Bates's Purrfect Parakeet in Poplarville, Mississippi, they found dead and dying snakes crammed like spaghetti into sealed boxes and stewing in their own urine. Many, including the living, were rotting. Most of the rescued animals were infected with salmonella and E. coli. There were heaps of dead savanna monitors and iguanas, some seething with maggots. Bird carcasses that hadn't dried into hard shells were black with ants. There was little food, and water bowls were stained with feces. Some officers fled the building because of the stench. Bates paid a $3,000 fine and $111 in court costs, then was given back the confiscated survivors.
When reptiles get sick, they can take years to die, so there's no incentive for dealers to care for them. About 80 percent of pet reptiles are weakened or diseased when purchased and dead within a year, a fact that keeps the trade in these disposable pets so brisk. "We're seeing countries not signatory to CITES exporting huge quantities of CITES-listed reptiles, and we're seeing signatory countries circumventing CITES," says Joe Ventura, a wildlife inspector at Los Angeles Airport. "They're getting permits for captive-bred reptiles but are shipping wild-caught ones."
Humane and conservation issues are intertwined. Consider pancake tortoises, threatened mainly by the pet trade. The preferred method of capture in their native Africa is to bust up the rock work in which they hide, thereby cracking their carapaces and destroying habitat. When reptiles of any species are kept in filthy, inhumane conditions, they get diseases and are released, because who's going to pay a vet $75 when you can buy a brand-new pet for $15? Two federally threatened species—desert tortoises in the West and gopher tortoises in the Southeast—are being decimated by a respiratory infection to which they have no natural immunity and which they've apparently contracted from released pets. The same disease has damaged already depleted populations of western pond turtles; now it's showing up in box turtles.
Peter Daszak, executive director of the Consortium for Conservation Medicine at Wildlife Trust, calls the alien diseases that come with alien wildlife "pathogen pollution." "I don't know a single example of a chemical causing the extinction of a species," he says. "But we now know there are species that have been driven to extinction by pathogen pollution." He and his colleagues have discovered that the fungal disease chytridiomycosis is wiping out frogs on a global scale. Daszak blames the human reshuffling of the world's frogs for food and pets.
Currently there are about 15,000 large cats—tigers, lions, leopards, and cougars—in basements, backyards, and roadside zoos in the 31 states that permit private ownership. These pets are forever mauling and killing their owners or the neighbors. One Oregon woman had her three lions shot after a mangled corpse, believed to be her husband, turned up in their cage. Particularly popular are white, blue-eyed tiger mutations, the result of inbreeding that leaves animals with hip dysplasia, cataracts, and other physical afflictions. Big cats and other wildlife from the nation's zoos, including those accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, are laundered or otherwise find their way, via wildlife dealers, into the pet trade.
When big cats get expensive to feed and difficult to handle—as they always do—their owners drop them off at roadside zoos, canned hunting preserves, or nonprofit sanctuaries such as Tiger Rescue of Riverside, California. Tiger Rescue even announced plans for a portable classroom "to help better our society." But when police raided the facility on April 22, 2003, they found 88 dead tigers. Surviving cats, including leopards, were in poor shape. In addition to taking in unwanted cats from the burgeoning pet supply, the facility was breeding them. Owners John Weinhart and Marla Smith have been charged with 16 felony counts of animal cruelty.
Unlike reptiles, most big cats entering the U.S. pet trade are bred in captivity, but this raises the price on the heads of wild cats by stimulating the black market in body parts. Special agent Tim Santel of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service didn't put much stock in the tip he got in August of 1997 that there was a plot afoot to buy tigers and leopards and, in violation of the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act, kill them and sell their hides, heads, meat, and entrails. It seemed too fantastic. But then another agent got the same tip from another source, and Santel and his colleagues started snooping. They got word that tigers would be coming from Arkansas to Missouri, where they'd be knocked off by people arriving from Chicago. When they learned that four tigers had been killed, Santel sought and received approval for a class-one covert operation. Agent Dan Burleson, who looks like Grizzly Adams, played the role of driver for a cooperating animal dealer. Agents Leo Suazo and Jim Gale played high-roller trophy hunters. Agent Dede Manera played an interior decorator. "There's lots of talking in the trade," Santel told me. "So we knew whenever something was going down. That allowed us to do surveillances or infiltrate one of our agents. When the killers in Chicago wanted cats from Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Kansas, we volunteered Danny to haul them. He'd be present to witness money changing hands and the falsifying of documents to make it appear that the illegal sales were legal donations. We had undercover cameras inside the trailers or we videotaped from outside. We watched the guys shoot the cats."
Every body part was hawked. Meat was sold to Czimer's Game and Seafoods Inc., of Lockport, Illinois. Gallbladders and other organs went to the Asian medicine market. Hides and heads went to wealthy hunters for their trophy rooms. At least one member of the Safari Club International paid for the privilege of shooting a tiger in a horse trailer. Suddenly tigers purchased for $1,500 alive were fetching $10,000 as carcasses. According to court documents: On March 25, 1998, Will County corrections officer William Kapp of Tinley Park, Illinois, and Kevin Ramsey of Mason, Wisconsin, shot eight of nine tigers inside a Chicago warehouse, sparing the ninth because it was just a cub. On April 1 Kapp changed his mind and shot the cub, too.
At this point too many cats were dying, and the agents scrambled to devise ways of slowing the slaughter. "Hey, let's not kill these right away," they suggested. "Let's keep them alive and breed them, sell the babies and then kill the parents." They even offered to feed and take care of them. The killers loved the idea.
Seventeen of 17 defendants were convicted. "These guys tapped into the excess of [pet] tigers," says Santel. "They realized that the owners didn't want to care for them anymore. Of the 19 tigers and 8 leopards illegally traded, 17 are believed to have been killed. The black market in body parts made possible by the glut of pet cats in the United States was felt by wild ones in Africa—at least two of the dead leopards were poached in Zimbabwe.
But the wild-pet industry's direct impacts on native ecosystems may be no more severe than the impacts deriving from the warped values it infuses in the public. I could see and hear these values in the actions and words of the people who sold and bought wild animals at the auction in Jackson, South Carolina. Species, behavior, habitat, and country of origin didn't matter and were scarcely mentioned, even if they were known, and usually they weren't. These wild creatures, dazed and bedraggled from tight confinement, weren't beautiful expressions of the planet's biodiversity; they weren't even sentient beings. They were merchandise—gewgaws, like the high-gloss totem poles offered for sale with them.
The wildlife-pet trade instills callousness and brutality toward nature. And when wild animals act like wild animals instead of like dogs and house cats, their owners resent them as well as their species. "They're nasty," I heard a woman say of servals because, once upon a time, her cousin had kept one as a pet.
Tell your legislators to insist that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service get funding for more agents and wildlife inspectors. Also ask them to support The Captive Wildlife Safety Act of 2003, cosponsored by Senators Jim Jeffords (I-VT) and John Ensign (R-NV) and Representatives Howard McKeon (R-CA) and George Miller (D-CA), to ban commerce in wild cats for pets. Send them a copy of this article, or direct them to the magazine's website: (http://magazine.audubon.org).


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A patellar dislocation occurs when the kneecap slides out of place. The patella is the bone more commonly known the kneecap. It fits securely in a V-shaped groove in front of the knee so that the patella can move up and down when the leg is bent or straightened.
Patellar dislocation is very common. Treatment includes nonsurgical manipulation of the patella, immobilization, medications, and physical therapy. In some cases, surgery may be required to repair damage caused by the dislocation.
Trauma or abnormal movement at the knee causes patellar dislocation. Examples include:
- A direct blow to the knee or from injury, such as a fall
- Tension that applies force from side-to-side on the patella
- Sudden twisting motions
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of patellar dislocation include:
- Shallow V-shaped groove on front of your knee.
- Knock knees—knees angled inward and touching when the legs are straight
- Flat feet —fallen arches in the feet
- Excess pronation of the feet—inward roll of the feet when walking or running
Other factors that can create instability in the patella include:
- Weak thigh muscles
- A patella that sits too high on the thigh bone
- Weakened and stretched ligaments from a previous patellar dislocations
Patellar dislocation may cause:
- Extreme pain and swelling at the knee
- Buckling under your own weight
- Stiffness
- Abnormal appearance of the knee
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. This will include a thorough exam of your patella to check for tenderness and swelling. If possible, your doctor will have you walk. Your doctor may be able to make the diagnosis based on your symptoms.
Images may be taken of your knee. This can be done with:
If the patella did not return to the V-shaped groove on its own, the doctor will manipulate it back into place.
The knee will be immobilized in a brace for stability and support. A brace may be needed for up to 4 weeks. Activities will be limited until the knee is stable again.
Medications will be given to help reduce swelling and reduce pain.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy may be recommended to:
- Stretch and condition the quadriceps and hamstring muscles
- Maintain muscle strength, flexibility, and endurance
- Improve balance and range of motion
Improving leg strength may help prevent future dislocations.
Electrical Stimulation
Electrical stimulation treatments may be used to send gentle electrical pulses through the skin into local tissue. These may include:
- Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)—to help rehabilitate muscles
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)—to help manage pain
Surgery may be needed for recurrent patellar dislocation or dislocations with severe injuries to soft tissue. It may also be needed for those who don't recover with standard medical therapy. Surgical procedures include:
- Arthroscopic repair of damaged cartilage, or to realign ligaments or tendons that stabilize the patella
- Reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligament to help with stability and prevent recurrent dislocations
To help reduce your chance of patellar dislocation, keep quadriceps and hamstring muscles strong with strengthening and stretching exercises.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Warren A. Bodine, DO, CAQSM
- Review Date: 11/2018 -
- Update Date: 08/03/2015 -


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If you want to teach at a Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, regardless of your religion, you must be willing to sign a detailed morality clause that critics say focuses on "pelvic issues."
The revised contracts forbid teachers from -- among other things -- living together or having sex outside of marriage, using in-vitro fertilization, a gay "lifestyle," or publicly supporting any of those things.
The system's 2,200 current teachers must sign the agreement to stay on the job.
"It is an embarrassment and a scandal, and will drive even more Catholics away from an institution so out of touch with its times," said Robert Hague, a high school English teacher for 50 years.
He's leaving his job rather than sign because he's opposed to "the language, the intent, and the tone of this contract," he says.
The revised morality clause goes beyond more general standard language requiring teachers -- Catholic or not -- to adhere to Catholic doctrine.
First, the 2014-15 contract adds the title "ministers" to all teachers -- from geography to gym class -- a move seen as a legal maneuver to try to protect the archdiocese from discrimination lawsuits. It stems from a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, in which the justices cite a "ministerial exemption" that gives religious institutions greater latitude when hiring and firing employees.
'We're all being asked to act out of fear'
But what especially rankles critics of the revised contract is the list of "thou shalt nots."
Teachers must sign a promise not to engage in or publicly support several areas of conduct including unmarried cohabitation or sex, using a surrogate mother or in-vitro fertilization, a homosexual lifestyle, and improper use of social media.
"It sounds like a litany of the un-saints," said Roger Rosen, a French and Latin teacher at the same high school where he was valedictorian.
WATCH: Teacher to Superintendent: 'Have you no shame?'
Cincinnati Catholic Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Rigg said in an op-ed for the Cincinnati Enquirer in March that there are no new requirements in the revised contract, and it only explains, "in abundantly clear language, some of the principles of the Catholic Church."
Rosen signed the contract, even though he doesn't support it.
"I'm a coward," he told CNN. After 43 years of teaching, Rosen says he wants to keep collecting a paycheck for him and his wife. "Isn't that terrible?"
But he said the terms of the morality clause are creating an unsettling atmosphere among colleagues.
"Jesus always acted out of love. Never out of fear, and we're all being asked to act out of fear because the lawyers have taken over," Rosen added.
Molly Shumate, a first-grade teacher, is directly touched by one of the newly highlighted restrictions because she has a son who's gay. She's ending her career at her childhood school rather than agree to new language she says could restrict her from publicly supporting her son.
"In my heart, I know I need to go. I need to find another avenue because I am going to support my son," Shumate told CNN. "If in five or 10 years he finds a partner and he wants to be with that person, I'm going to be in the front row with the biggest bouquet."
She said she's since been told that she could be reprimanded, but not fired, for showing public support for a gay lifestyle.
"However, I don't think I should be reprimanded, either," Shumate added.
As spiritual head of the Cincinnati Archdiocese, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr has had to deal with controversial firings or dismissals, including a federal lawsuit last year.
Computer teacher Christa Dias, who was single, used in-vitro fertilization to become pregnant and was then fired. She sued the archdiocese for discrimination and a jury awarded her more than $170,000.
"You can't sign an agreement (that) you won't get pregnant," Brian Butler, Dias' attorney, told CNN.
Also last year, a dean of students at a Cincinnati Catholic high school was let go after supporting same-sex marriage on his private blog.
And a female gym teacher at a high school in the Columbus, Ohio, diocese was fired after publishing the name of her partner in an obituary column announcing her mother's death. She sued and the diocese settled.
There have also been lawsuits in other states, but that's not stopping many religious school systems from developing what some call a morality clause "on steroids."
Catholic schools in Cleveland, as well as in Oakland, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii, are working on integrating the clause in their teacher contracts.
Some question the inherent disparities: How would anyone know if a male teacher impregnated a unmarried woman without public disclosure versus a female teacher, whose pregnancy would be obvious?
Shumate said the contract might have the most repercussions when it comes to children who are still discovering their sexuality.
"If (teachers) show any support to a homosexual child in any way... will they be reprimanded? Will they be fired? That's the scary part," she said.
In an open letter to Superintendent Rigg, Hague questioned whether the archdiocese "seems to desire a kind of 'cleansing' of some of its own most dedicated and loyal members."
"This is a deep human issue and to dismiss it... by calling (homosexuality) a lifestyle seems to be a huge misunderstanding on the cognitive level... It's a dismissal of other human beings," Hague wrote.
Rosen, his voice shaking, echoed his frustration with the archdiocese.
"You're taking your most loyal defenders of Catholic teaching and throwing them under the bus. Have you no shame?"
Schnurr declined CNN's request for an interview. His representative told CNN the archbishop stands by Rigg's comments in the Enquirer op-ed.
In it, Rigg states the "teacher-minister" contract does not add new expectations nor does it "stipulate that relationships of love for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) relatives should be severed."
"Our culture is changing quickly in this area, and many of our school employees, including me, have family members who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender," the superintendent wrote.
"We cannot, nor should we, peek through the windows of our employee's homes to see whether they are living a moral lifestyle," Rigg writes, adding that the contract is not an excuse for "some type of witch hunt."
But Hague worries it will be just that, and that school principals and parish priests may "engage in surveillance or be party to tattle-tales of the sort needed to catch people in these 'thou shaltnots (sic).'"
Standing outside a classroom holding a framed prayer, Rosen is equally worried.
"How do I look at a gay student in the eye and tell him he's just as important as everybody else but I'm not allowed to support him as much as I would like? How does that make him feel?" he asked.
Aside from stirring emotions, opponents of the revised contract wonder whether it calls into question the inclusive approach of Pope Francis, who last year said of gay Catholic priests, "Who am I to judge?"
"What's happening here is you are taking confessional matters and trying to make them public matters that people have to sign a document about," CNN Faith and Religion Contributor Fr. John Beck said. "And I think Pope Francis is really on another track here."
A dozen billboards asking "Would Pope Francis sign the new Catholic teacher contract?" have sprung up around Cincinnati, paid for by a group called Voice of the Faithful.
"If you have a legal contract that says you cannot publicly support something... that can be interpreted differently by different principals, by different administrations... it leaves people vulnerable to what they are signing," Beck said.
Because of the new contract, teachers at two schools have organized a union called the Southwest Ohio Catholic Educators Association. SWOCEA has now asked the archdiocese for collective bargaining rights, a doctrine endorsed by the Catholic Conference of Ohio Bishops -- including Archbishop Schnurr -- in 2010 during a legislative debate in Ohio's general assembly.
Rita Schwartz, president of the National Association of Catholic School Teachers, suggests getting a seat at the table may be better than walking away.
"If they want to make any change in the way they're treated as employees, you can't change from the outside. You have to change from the inside," Schwartz told CNN.
Tim Garry is a Catholic, a lawyer, and his three children all went to Catholic schools. He met with Rigg in hopes of adding additional language in the contract to allay fears, but was turned down.
"They think it's perfect," Garry said.
"(The message) it sends: be intimidated and we're culling the herd," he added.
Garry said that by "featuring all these -- again, what's referred to as the pelvic issues" the document is "a contract in search of a problem."
"It's just unnecessary, and it's intimidating, too," he said.
For Shumate, rejecting the contract was the right thing to do so she could freely support her son Zachary without fear of reprimand or worse -- losing her job. But leaving her school hurts.
"It's sad," she said." And my spirit is broken."
She wishes she knew what the Pope thought of all this.
"He's the one I would want some guidance from," she said.
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, has delivered a letter to Vatican representatives on behalf of nine teachers, including Shumate, who have lost or will no longer have jobs. They ask for an audience with the Pope.
"We have devoted years, some of us even decades, to serving our communities as teachers, leaders and role models," the letter said. "We have made a conscious choice to work within the Catholic Church because we strongly believe that a Catholic education prepares our young people to be responsible citizens, men and women for others. For each and every one of us, our employment was far more than just a job -- it was a reflection of our core Catholic values."
It may be unlikely that the Pope will get personally involved in the situation in Cincinnati. Yet, Vatican analyst John Allen says the pontiff's open-door policy to make everyone welcome appears at odds with the revised teacher contract.
"Those in Cincinnati that want to argue this is not where the Pope is trying to lead the Church probably have some ammunition," he said.
I went to a Catholic high school 10 years ago and they had a very similar morality clause. I don't agree with the teachers here. If you don't want to follow the Catholic churches teachings than a Catholic school isn't where you should be teaching.


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Denver's Scotchman Drive-In
Famous for its Horrible Burgers, Kilted Tacos, Hollywood Cokes and Sloppy Malts, the Scotchman Motor Restaurant served the Denver area from 1949 to 1977. Carhops and '50s music set the stage for this popular teen hangout at 4960 Federal Blvd. It became THE place for cruisers to show off their rides. Streetrods and restored classics filled the parking lot for nearly 30 years.
Carl Cerveny took over the restaurant in 1953 and geared it toward the younger crowd by using his unique humor. The Scotchman's lighted street sign read "OPEN 11 A.M. until EXHAUSTED!" Posters and menus boasted:
"Our food is horrible, so is the service." "Our food is not touched by human hands. Our chef is a monkey." "The only place in town where the customer is always wrong." "The final resting place of all Centennial race horses." "If you think our food is horrible, you ought to see our proprietor."


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At EyeC America, we design the quality control systems used primarily in pharmaceutical printing. You might not think of us as a health care company, but the products we inspect go to doctors and to patients, which in turn provide them with essential information about the medications they are using. In the U.S., our headquarters are in St. Charles, where we are proud to have been part of the local community since 2009.
Unfortunately, a proposal in Congress would almost completely eliminate the paper instructions that accompany prescriptions, which the law currently requires drug companies to provide. This bad idea is part of an otherwise noncontroversial effort to reduce counterfeit medication called the Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act, legislation that we and many others in our industry support. Instead of requiring useful and sometimes lifesaving instructions that travel with medication, a section of this bill would force doctors, pharmacists and patients to rely mainly on the Internet to obtain this necessary information.
This is a bad idea even in areas that enjoy fast, reliable Internet access. Put simply, information about how to take medicine should stay with the medicine. Of course, not everyone has Internet access. Millions of Americans – especially seniors and other vulnerable populations likely to take prescription medication – can't afford or don't have access to the Internet or don't feel comfortable using it for obtaining essential information.
Depriving these Americans of paper pharmaceutical instructions creates a potentially deadly gulf between haves and have-nots, especially during times of Internet outage or natural disaster.
This proposal hits at the heart of what my company does – help print shops and pharmaceutical companies guarantee that these instructions are printed legibly and without error. The technology we provide checks every copy of a particular pharmaceutical insert to ensure it is both FDA-compliant and free of misprints, smudges or other glitches. How can patients and doctors have the same peace of mind when these often complex materials are accessed online without anything close to resembling current quality control measures?
Moreover, this is a jobs issue. In addition to our company, there are several others in Chicagoland that span our industry. If this proposal were to become law, it could lead to a 10 percent to 15 percent loss in revenue for our company. Nationwide, our industry employs over 10,000 workers, including 1,000 in Illinois. It hardly seems advisable to enact such an untested and dangerous provision when it could also result in serious job and economic loss.
EyeC America is proud to provide this simple, reliable and time-tested method of helping people preserve their health. Our workers and community would suffer if this provision were to become law. Though it has already passed the House, the provision is not included in similar legislation currently being considered in the Senate, which I hope remains the case.
In its efforts to reduce counterfeit medications, Congress should not restrict the vital information patients, doctors and pharmacists receive about those very medications.
• Dr. Juergen Klicker is president of St. Charles-based EyeC America, which makes quality-control and inspection systems for pharmaceutical paper, including patient information leaflets, folding cartons and labels. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Trex World, Part 38.Submitted by kelson.philo on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 10:55.
Paul had had enough of being talked down to by angry monsters. Having survived an ordeal with two of them previously, he found no reason why he wouldn't survive another. What was there to lose? Obviously they weren't going to let him go now, and he didn't believe that they were capable of murder. No, this 'Baby' character wanted to intimidate, but that was all. He jumped from his seat and bounded over on his long legs to confront the Goliath, pointing his finger at it's nose and asked, "Your name 'Baby'?"


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An 80 year old male is bought to your ED via ambulance following a syncopal episode. He reports sitting on a church pew, when he apparently collapsed without prior warning. According to bystanders he was unresponsive on the ground looking pale then 'blue'. He was making some respiratory effort and eventually recovered without intervention.
By the time you examine him, he is alert and oriented (though, amnestic to the actual event). His pulse is 60, he is warm and perfused (with a BP of 138/66). There is no evidence of cardiac failure and his neurological exam is unremarkable. You do note a pacemaker box in his upper left chest and his CXR shows that this is a 'dual-lead' variety….
This is his ECG.
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It's getting late in most of the country to plant a vegetable garden, but certain crops can thrive if planted late in the summer.
Radishes, basil, mustard greens and spinach each take as little as one month to mature, and can survive light frost.
Lettuce, Swiss chard, kale and collard greens take as few as 40 days, and the latter two can survive temperatures in the 20s.
Beets and cabbage take as much as two months to mature, but can survive temperatures in the 20s. Garlic can be planted now for harvest next summer.
Check with your local garden supply store, or agricultural extension service for advice for varietals that will survive best in your climate. Buy seedlings to give yourself a head start if it's too late to plant from seeds.
If it's too late to plant a garden for harvesting, the University of Minnesota Extension recommends planting "green manure":
If it's too late to plant a second crop of vegetables, you may want to plant "green manure" to keep the area weed-free, prevent soil erosion, and add organic matter to the soil. Green manures include legumes such as vetch, alfalfa, clover, and peas; grasses such as annual ryegrass, oats, winter rye, and winter wheat; and broadleaf plants such as rapeseed and buckwheat. Sow seed thickly to create a cover that won't allow weeds to compete. Mow these crops down if they flower before they're killed by frost, to prevent them from self-seeding and becoming weeds.
In late fall or early spring, turn dead plant material from green manures into the soil before sowing seed or planting seedlings. This is also the time to add fertilizer to the soil. If the green manure is one that doesn't die over winter, wait about two weeks after you turn in the living plant material before seeding or transplanting your crops.
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R2008a included a major update to object-oriented programming in MATLAB, enabling easier development and maintenance of large applications and data structures. Using engineering examples, this webinar will demonstrate how to define classes and work with objects, highlighting the benefits of this programming approach over traditional procedural techniques. It will highlight a number of features, including:
- Class definition files, enabling definition of properties, methods, and events
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's second-largest city has passed legislation requiring businesses to offer employees paid sick leave.
The Jersey City Council passed the earned sick days bill by a 7-1 vote on Wednesday night, and Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop supports it.
Once Fulop signs the bill, Jersey City will become the first city in the state and the sixth in the country to guarantee sick days.
Workers at employers with 10 or more employees would accrue one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked and could get up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year.
Workers at smaller employers would also accrue sick time, but the employers would not have to pay for the sick time.
Fulop, who was elected in May, praised the council's action. He said paid sick leave is not only a matter of basic human dignity but also a public health initiative that'll benefit all Jersey City residents and workers.
"Paid sick leave will help working families in Jersey City so they won't have to choose between missing a day of work and caring for their own health or that of a family member," he said in an emailed statement.
Workers were ecstatic. Security worker James Burks said the legislation means he no longer has to worry about losing pay or getting fired if he needs to take time off when his daughter gets sick.
"All families deserve that kind of basic security," he said, "and I'm proud that my city is doing its part to protect working families struggling to get by."
Workers' advocates said the bill will allow 30,000 private-sector employees in businesses with 10 or more employees to earn up to five paid sick days a year. They said employees of smaller businesses could earn up to 40 hours of unpaid sick time.
Family Values @ Work, a national network of 21 city and state coalitions, said policies like earned sick days aren't just about people's health, they're about the health of the economy.
"We applaud our member coalition in Jersey City, which moved quickly to implement common-sense policies that ensure workers will not risk their jobs when they or a loved one is sick," executive director Ellen Bravo said. "More than 30,000 Jersey City workers will no longer have to choose between following doctor's orders and putting food on the table."
Business groups, though, said they're concerned about reduced productivity and increased costs.
"It's really piling on the small businesses at a time when the economy is still struggling to recover," Philip Kirschner, president of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, said earlier this month. "It has real-world impacts that are very, very hard for small businesses to absorb."
Still, the movement toward paid sick leave has been gaining traction nationwide. San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Ore., Washington, D.C., New York City and Connecticut have passed laws mandating sick leave. The legislation in Jersey City, which has about 250,000 residents, is more generous than most, and Fulop said he expected to be sued over it.
Allison Bell contributed information to this report.
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- California governor signs paid family leave bill
- In case you get the bird flu
- Working vacations don't work


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San Antonio – The Trinity University Alumni Association will honor three seniors for outstanding service to the University and to San Antonio. Lindsey Hovland will be recognized for her dedication and commitment to the University, Shelley Ramsey will be awarded for her service to the community, and Maduka Ogba will be recognized for his service and commitment to both the University and community.
The students will receive certificates and $250 at the Honor Awards Convocation on Saturday, April 2, during Spring Family Weekend. To receive the awards, exemplary seniors with service over an extended period of time were nominated by students, faculty, and staff. A panel of Trinity alumni interviewed finalists and selected the winners.
Hovland, the daughter of John and Belinda Hovland of Colleyville, Texas, exemplifies leadership. She is a member of the Student Ambassador program and served as co-chair for two years. In addition, she is the president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, and vice president of the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society. She also has been named to the Dean's List for four semesters, SCAC Academic Honor Roll for three years, and received the Presidential Scholarship. Hovland played on the Trinity women's basketball team from 2007 to 2010, and is involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She is a candidate for graduation in May and is expected to earn a bachelor of arts in political science and history before attending law school in the fall.
Ramsey, the daughter of Lee and Mary Leslie Ramsey of Memphis, Tenn., is a member of the International Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta, and was presented the Thurman Adkins Award for Leadership in 2009 from the University. Her service to the community is exhibited by her initiation in organizing the ESL (English as a Second Language) program to Facilities Services and Aramark dining staff on campus. The program has grown over the years, and now Trinity students are able to receive academic credit for teaching ESL to Trinity employees. Ramsey wrote and received a $2,500 grant from the Clinton Global Initiative to support the program. Her involvement in promoting community development and social justice includes Interfaith Worker Justice, Intercultural Development Research Association, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Ramsey is a candidate for May graduation and is expected to earn a bachelor of arts in sociology and pre-law. She will be interning with Just Neighbors in Washington, D.C. and will be helping provide legal services to low-income immigrants in the D.C. area.
Ogba, the son of Onyekwere and Ori Ogba of Lagos, Nigeria, is a member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honors Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, and received the International Academic Scholarship from the University. His dedicated involvement to the University and the community includes his positions as social responsibility director for Trinity University Volunteer Action Community (TUVAC), Pi Kappa Alpha recruitment chair, as well as Academic Honor Council external chair. Ogba also is the co-founder of the Loon-E Hip-Hop Dance Crew, created to foster a healthy social atmosphere on campus through dance. He has extensive research experience in computer science and computational organic chemistry. He is a candidate for May graduation and is expected to receive a bachelor's of science in computer science with a minor in chemistry.


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I keep reading articles about the new gay tv channel that viacom (owner of vh1, mtv, and comedy central) is launching in august. they keep talking about it as if it's the first gay tv channel ever, even though there have been a number of gay channels at one time or another in Europe and canada.
But i have a thought, i'd like to find out if there's any way that we could get Logo to come to drew? I don't know if it's going to be worth watching or not, but i'd like to see it and find out.
How big are the other gay channels? This could be a big thing because viacom is a huge television company, so it's a big deal because it's no longer a small niche. This could mean that this is being viewed like Lifetime or Spike TV; a big company thinks that many people will watch, instead of three.
theyre the ONLY station that will play "Being John Malcovitch" during primetime hours!!!! and daytime!!!! i LOVE that movie!!!!
the need for a cable tv station geared twored homosexuals hasnt been in high demand in the US because of the ammount of programing on every other station geared tword a homosexual audiance.
Queer as Folk(all time fave)
the L word(not as good, wishes it was queer as folk)
Queer Eye(steriotypes but still, its cute)
Will & Grace (of course)
to name a few
and some AMAZING TV movies like ANGELS IN AMERICA(SOOO GOOD) geared twords some harsh issues in the gay community( though they seem kinda redundant, they exist)
not to mention the US has SO many sitcoms and uses SO many charachters that are homosexual, because we have so many channels and so much airtime to put them on.
now if youve ever been to europe you KNOW they have shit for TV. CNN, spanish channel, indian channel, italian channel, BBC, BBCsport, Frances Chennel....so channels on cable geared twords specific audiances are more in demand. here not so much. even in certain parts of canada its harder to get airtime, cuz all the canadian studios are producing for the US networks.
as far as watching it, its in the late 100's on my TV at home, so i dought we get it at Drew, unless the townhouses or something can get satelite or digital cable. but its a good station sometimes. the sitcoms are a bit like MTVs "undressed" but the movies are excelent. a lot of forign film, a lot of sundance, and some high quality blockbusters that cant be shown on basic cable.
final word? good for a rare movie, and the commercials are specialy made, so tune in just to see new ads if you must, but avoid the campy sitcoms at all costs. watch something quality. Queer as Folk is much better programing on Showtime anyday, and them boys are sexy!!(they ARE!)
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You know how much I love happy mail! I was so excited to see two big boxes on my porch last week from Riley Blake. During one of our Design Team conference calls, we were told that we'd be getting some goodies from them as a "thank you," so I knew some things were on the way, but I was so amazed at their generosity. They included a large Olfa self-healing cutting mat, which I desperately needed because my old one was just about worn out since I use it all the time.
And an awesome 60mm rotary cutter and new 24" x 6" ruler.
And a pair of Gingher scissors. Awesome, right?
And these super cute flower pins, which I've been wanting to try for quite some time now.
Plus they included a copy of their beautiful, full color catalog with all of their current and upcoming lines it it. And there are some gorgeous fabrics coming soon from Riley Blake!
I'm so exited about these chevron prints! They come in lots of beautiful, rich colors.
And these ombre dots look amazing. I love the idea of having graduated color like that in a quilting cotton.
Thank you again to the amazing folks at Riley Blake. I'm so excited and honored to be a part of your Design Team and I think we're going to have an amazing year. Don't forget to check out a new tutorial every Wednesday on the Riley Blake blog. Becky from U-Create posted an adorable notebook folder yesterday, so go take a look!


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The process of determining information about a given attendee associated with a calendar meeting in the system where the meeting resides. This resolution is required because user identifiers are not guaranteed to be the same across the systems.
Business Process Execution Language. An XML-based markup language for composing a set of discrete web services into an end-to-end process flow.
A component within the BDSS architecture that sends data to, and retrieves data from, the PIM servers.
The name for a set of configurations for a connector that serve a specific set of PIM server instances.
A representation of a specific installation of a connector. The instance can be a single connector, or it can represent a group of connectors that are accessed from the same load-balanced URI (Universal Resource Identifier).
A record extracted record from a PIM server whose last update was done by a BDSS- initiated change from a prior Synchronization Session (as opposed to a change made by an end user).
A Hub component that synchronizes the user lists received from the Dispatcher with records extracted by from the PIM Servers by a connector.
For the purposes of this document, a federated PIM is a PIM that stores a single copy of a record and provides one or more users visibility and access to the record. For example, Siebel can be considered a federated PIM because Siebel allows multiple users to share a single Contact, Task or Calendar record. For example, if a calendar meeting (MeetingA) is organized by Siebel UserA with an attendee Siebel UserB, then both UserA and UserB have visibility and access to a single instance of the calendar record. See also non-federated PIM.
Orchestrates the synchronization of data for the system, includes the Engine and the Dispatcher.
An abstract representation of a domain. Each PIM connector has a set of connector domains that are mapped to a central set of HUB domains.
A mapping of PIM server users to other PIM server users. The Hub user does not represent an actual user; it is a key value that represents a collection of PIM server users. There is a one-to-one relationship such that any PIM server can only associate one user to a Hub user; however, an arbitrary number of PIM servers or PIM users can be mapped into the collection. See also Hub User ID.
An identifier used by the Hub that uniquely identifies a Hub user. A Hub User ID is mapped to a PIM User ID.
A calendar record containing properties that describe the records' recurrence pattern.
Indicates a conceptual mapping of ICAL and PIM fields that have the same semantics, but may have different names. ICalendar (ICAL) RFC 2445 defines a fairly complete and generic set of fields. Because each PIM also has a set of fields defined for a calendar record, its fields may not have the same name as their ICAL counterparts. For example, while the ICAL
LOCATION field would naturally map to the Exchange unindexed field called
Location, the ICAL
DTSTART field would map to the Microsoft Exchange calendar
StartDate field.
For the purposes of this document, a non-federated PIM is a PIM that stores individual copies of related records. For example, Microsoft Exchange is a non-federated PIM because each user has their own copy of Contact, Task and Calendar records. If a calendar meeting (Meeting A) is organized by Exchange User A with an attendee Exchange User B, then both User A and User B get a separate, but related, copy of the calendar record. Exchange relates the two copies by ensuring both have the same meeting identifier (in terms of ICalendar, it is the UID). See also federated PIM.
A connector-defined value used with configuration metadata to route the synchronization of a given user to a particular cluster of connectors.
An identifier used by a connector for uniquely identifying a PIM user on the PIM server with which the connector communicates. The PIM User ID can be anything that the connector requires, but it is typically a user account name such as SBROWN or a SMTP e-mail address such as email@example.com.
A calendar occurrence that has undergone a change that applies only to the occurrence and not the entire recurrence series.
Used in development scenarios, reflective synchronization refers to a scenario in which a single PIM server is configured to have 2 connector entries in the BDSS system, so that data can be synchronized from one account in the PIM Server to another account in the server.
An external component that triggers the Dispatcher at set time intervals.
A session in which the Hub synchronizes the data for a Hub user for one or more Hub domains between one or more PIM stores.
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Could someone please explain how to solve this : $x^4 - 10x^3 + 21x^2 + 40x - 100 = 0$ - not the answer only, but a step-by-step solution. I tried to solve it, with the help of khanacademy, but still I have no idea how to correctly solve it.
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Industries Dam Safety and Inspection
Hydropower is one of the project types in which FERC regulates both the construction and operational phase of a project. Dam safety is a critical part of the Commission's hydropower program and receives top priority. Before projects are constructed, the Commission staff reviews and approves the designs, plans, and specifications of dams, powerhouses, and other structures. During construction, Commission staff engineers frequently inspect a project, and once construction is complete, Commission engineers continue to inspect it on a regular basis.


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Situated in the Jackson Hole valley, Jackson affords easy access to Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and the National Elk Refuge. A year-round wonderland for outdoor sports enthusiasts, Jackson's recreation menu runs the gamut from skiing, ice skating, and dog sledding in the winter to whitewater rafting, wildlife expeditions, and fly-fishing in the summer. Regardless of what activity you choose, rest assured, you'll always be surrounded by spectacular scenery.
One of your biggest decisions will be where to stay. Consider a holiday rental instead of a staid, small hotel room. You can select from a wide range of properties including a luxury mountain chalet with a large balcony, high ceilings, and hot tub, a charming cabin with campfire patio and outdoor dining deck, and a condo with a fireplace, fine linens, and a 24-hour fitness center.
For winter fun, ski areas like Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Snow King, and Grand Targhee offer extensive menus of activities. If you don't want to swoosh down the slopes, other possibilities include snowmobiling, sleigh rides, and dog sledding. During summer, the resorts feature outdoor activities like mountain biking, hiking, and paragliding.
Seeing wildlife in their natural habitat is one of the draws to the Jackson area, which is five miles from Grand Teton National Park's southern boundary. On the north edge of town is the 25,000-acre National Elk Refuge. For art lovers, the National Museum of Wildlife Art (across the highway from the elk refuge) houses a spectacular collection.
Downtown Jackson, with its tree-shaded square, arches of tangled elk antlers and plethora of art galleries, boutiques and bars, is a great place to stroll, shop, and dine.
After a full day of enjoying the wondrous surroundings in Jackson, wouldn't it be great if your family could return to a spacious place where you can relax surfing the Internet or watching a widescreen television. Holiday rentals offer amenities like these and others that make you feel right at home. When it's mealtime, you won't have to go out to expensive restaurants, either. Fully equipped kitchens allow you to prepare money-saving snacks and meals.
Holiday rentals are cost effective and great values compared to hotels. We have special deals and discounts on a wide range or properties in different settings in all price ranges. To ensure you get the perfect property for your family's needs and desires, we provide concise information and user reviews so you can book with knowledge and confidence.


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Products under the "ART" brand, which are manufactured by Podium Holding Group Co., Ltd. and distributed by Podium Home Center Co., Ltd. have passed the tests for consumer use in order to guarantee the quality that is up to highest standards. Therefore, we are able to provide a Limited Warranty of our products, covering material and defects occurred from manufacturing process, under the following warranty terms and conditions.
The company shall inform the customer about warranty terms and conditions for products with leather (oil) as follows:
Cowhide (oil grade) is natural cow skin what has not been printed on in order to hide genuine characteristics of that particular piece of cowhide. Therefore, veins, scars and wrinkles could be seen normally. Scratches can be easily made to this type of product. Leather dip dying may also cause uneven color on the same piece of cowhide. The color may also differ for each production lot. The company shall choose each lot of cowhide to manufacture as the product with consideration for overall product color and limit natural marks within an internationally accepted amount. Therefore, marks occurred to products within this category is not covered in the company's warranty.
Cleaning wooden furniture could be simply done daily using feather duster or clean cloth to wipe dust holding on to the furniture. Further cleaning could be done occasionally by wiping the furniture with damp cloth, following by dry soft cloth. The furniture should be placed away from areas with high humidity and should not be exposed in the sun for a long time for extended use. However, the color of wooden furniture may change through time and usage. This condition is not covered within the warranty policy by the company.
If the product has leather parts. Damp cloths and cleaning solutions should not be used to clean or make leather parts shine, as it could cause damages to the leather.


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These recipes have been collected from our online forum communities, and many have been contributed by Big Poppa himself. Featured recipes include a wide variety of items, from beef to seafood, to appetizers and desserts. Be sure to check back soon, as new recipes are added often!
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Dr. Hornaday (1854-1937) was a pioneer in wildlife conservation. He believed in Scouting. He helped found the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and was founder, then director, of the New York Zoological Park for more than 20 years.
Dr. Hornaday is generally credited with saving the American bison and other wildlife species from extinction. For years, he wrote articles for Boys' Life and sections of the Boy Scout Handbook, and encouraged every Scout to work on behalf of renewable natural resources. Earning this award is a way Scouts can thank him for his good work.


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The next game in Nintendo's long-running turn-based strategy series Fire Emblem will be out next year in America, according to last night's big Nintendo Direct online newscast. The game was released this year in Japan. The 2013 release date may explain why Nintendo didn't bother to even confirm it was coming to America before we asked them about it after one of their press conferences.
Nintendo will issue downloadable content additions to the game, as they did in Japan. They did not provide any explanation as to whether this is brand-new DLC or more localized existing DLC from Japan that, well... shouldn't it just be on the cart? Maybe it doesn't fit?
Regardless, Fire Emblem has been a fantastic series, so it's arrival in the U.S. is good news.


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5 Things I Love Friday; These are my current obsessions.
1. Iced Treats
Slurpees, iced lattes, and popsicles oh my! It is already in the mid 80s daily here in FL. I am definitely not complaining, but I am just in desperate need of iced treats. Some of you may have noticed that ice cream is nowhere to be seen. *Robyn fun fact* That's because yours truly is lactose intolerant. I am also a hater of tofutti, frozen yogurt, and just about any other ice cream substitute. Thank goodness there are so many other delicious frozen choices.
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2. Leotards and Bodysuits
Leotards and bodysuits = instant summer dance parties. Just me? Bonus, layering them with skirts means never worrying about flashing my undies. Take that windy day! I am currently lusting after the low back American Apparel ones, but the vintage finds I have thrifted recently are much nicer on my wallet.
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3. Verabel Vintage Lockets
The jewelry selection on etsy can be so up and down, yet I cannot stay away. After weeding through a lot of awkward homemade pieces recently, I stumbled upon Verabel Jewelry's amazing selection. Their screen printed vintage lockets are by far my favorite. I am currently debating between the feather and moose versions. Such a tough Call. Check them out HERE.
Images: all via Varabel Jewelry
4. Red Shoes
Twice this week I was convinced that my outfit would be much improved by red shoes. However, I own none. I have always thought of them as tacky, garish, mismatched, or just plain not me. Times they must be a changing. Now they are all I can think about. I just can decide between booties, heels, or maybe some Kelly Kapowski style laceless Keds.
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5. Model Megan (The final outtakes)
Are you getting tired of these Model Megan outtakes yet? Me neither. Alas, our final photo shoot together is this Sunday. We are making a party out of it, but it is still a sad event. I wish her nothing but the best in St. Louis. If there are any vintage stores out there in MO that are looking for models, I highly recommend her. :(
Have a great weekend.
XO Robyn


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Rep. Max Tayler has always dazzled folks with his varied résumé — computer whiz, saavy businessman and such — but who knew he could restore a pickup.
And not just any pickup, mind you, a 1954 Chevy 5 Window that's become a fixture on the campaign trail in Jefferson County.
"My wife Susan got it for me for my 50th birthday and I spent five years of spare time restoring and customizing it," Tyler said, in an e-mail. "I hot rodded the original engine with Corvette parts, then added disc brakes to stop it. It runs sweet!"


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