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Spend some time in any PTA meeting, Mommy & Me group, or even a playdate with friends and it isn't long before the conversation turns into a worried discussion about Megan's Law and the sex offender information that parents can now readily access with just a few clicks of their computer mouse.
Parents everywhere are feverishly checking these websites, sometimes weekly or even daily, to see if a registered sex offender resides nearby. Unfortunately, there are a few flaws in this perceived "safety net" that well-intentioned parents should know.
Don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE proponent of Megan's Law and the information it provides. I strongly believe that once a sex offender has been released back into the community, the public has the absolute right to know their whereabouts.
But… focusing solely on this component of child safety can do a serious disservice to our kids, IF we stop there.
A Basic Overview of Megan's Law
Megan's Law is a federal law, signed on May 17, 1996 by President Bill Clinton. It is named for 7 year old Megan Nicole Kanka of Hamilton Township, New Jersey, who tragically, was sexually abused and killed in 1994 by a twice-convicted pedophile who lived across the street from her home. Unaware of his presence and criminal history, Megan's parents, Maureen and Richard Kanka, were devastated and outraged. They established the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation and lobbied government officials to create a law which would require all 50 states to release information regarding the presence of convicted sex offenders in our communities. In it's most basic terms, the law mandates that the public has the right to know the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders once they have been released, and that all 50 states must make this information available to the public.
Many states have created a dedicated Megan's Law website, to which the public can log onto through their own personal computer and research the data pertinent to their town or local community.
There are several ways you can check the Megan's Law sex offender register in your state. In my home state of California, the website is meganslaw.ca.gov. To access the information in your state, you can visit familywatchdog.us. This website provides a free national sex offender registry link and also contains excellent safety information. You may also check your state's Attorney General's website, your State Police website, or visit megannicolekankafoundation.org.
Only Part of the Solution…
While Megan's Law is an excellent awareness tool and provides vital information to the public, parents must remember that it can only do so much.
To begin with, a sex offender register is not a perfect system. In some instances, registered offenders may or may not actually be living where they are listed. Depending on which state you live in, you may even have some registered offenders whose whereabouts are not made public due to an exclusionary clause in the law. For example, some offenders fall into the "undisclosed category" – which means they areregistered with the state, but their information is not accessible on the website. According to the California Dept. of Justice, approximately 25% of registered offenders are excluded from public disclosure by law, depending on the type of crime that person has been convicted of.
More importantly, parents must remember that there are plenty of sex offenders out there who simply haven't been caught, and therefore, are not listed on any register. As a result, we need to protect our kids from those who may be "flying under the radar" as it were.
What's A Parent To Do?
Be a PRO-ACTIVE parent rather than a REACTIVE one. A PRO-ACTIVE parent can beat a sex offender at their own game. By now, many parents are somewhat familiar with the real statistic that 90% of child sexual abuse happens by someone the child knows, not by a stranger. Since that's the real issue, it's time we started looking at prevention education in a way actually protects our children.
Kids need to be taught how to recognize and defend their personal boundaries with adults they interact with. They need to understand what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior from a grown up (or even an older child), and what to do if they get a red flag or "uh-oh" feeling from someone's improper actions.
In plain English, kids need to know what to do if "Coach Smith" tries to touch a private part of their body, or if a babysitter or relative wants to play a physical "touching game" that just feels weird or "yucky". These are much more common scenarios than the stranger who may or may not be living down the street.
Megan's Law is a good start in protecting our kids. Yet, it's still only half the battle. With smart prevention education in conjunction with Megan's Law, we can offer each other a real solution to keeping our children safe.
10 Prevention Tips for Parents
1. Don't equate stranger with danger. Teach your child how to recognize a potentially dangerous action or situation instead. ("Thumbs up or thumbs down!")
2. Be involved in your child's activities. As a "visible parent", you'll have a better opportunity to observe how other adults interact with your child.
3. Screen caregivers and babysitters carefully. Always check references – no matter who they come recommended by.
4. Pay attention to clues and cues in other adults' behavior around your child. A predator's grooming tricks can be very subtle at first. For example, is there someone who continually tries to arrange "alone time" with your child, often working very hard to create the opportunity by using flattery or suggesting outings that don't include you?
5. Listen to your child, especially if they consistently don't want to be around a particular person, such as a babysitter, relative, or family friend. They may be sensing "a red flag" that you are unaware of.
6. Let children decide for themselves how they want to express affection. Do not force them to a hug or kiss another person if they don't want to.
7. Spend quality time with your children. Kids who are starved for affection or attention can be vulnerable targets for a child molester or predator.
8. Be alert to anyone who insists on being physical with your child (hugging, kissing, tickling, wrestling, touching) especially when the child seems uneasy or has asked them to stop.
9. Let children know they have the right to say NO to any unwanted touches or physical attention. It's okay to say NO even to a grownup or a bigger kid, and then immediately tell a grownup they trust (like mom or dad) as soon as they can.
10. Review and practice basic safety skills with your children often. Children need to hear the information more than just once to really understand.


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The U.S. Defense Department has launched a research initiative aimed at potentially building autonomous robots in a few years — machines increasingly able to perform a greater range of tasks without human intervention.
"The projects that were selected cut across at the fundamental cutting edge of the science of autonomy," Alan Shaffer, acting assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering, said in an interview with Military.com.
The pilot, called the Autonomous Research Pilot Initiative, is designed to inspire young scientists to innovate, research and develop next-generation levels of autonomy for ground, air and underwater robotic systems, said Shaffer.
The Pentagon has awarded about $45 million to seven teams of government researchers, each tasked with solving a problem in the areas of robotics and autonomy. It encourages collaboration among scientists from military research facilities such as the Army Research Lab, Naval Research Lab and Air Force Research Lab, among others.
"We have challenged our in-house government researchers to come up with topics that will help us better understand how to do autonomous systems," Shaffer said. "We're giving them a really hard problem, funding it and then letting them go do actual work in a strategically important area.
The research seeks to develop new algorithms to increase a system's level of autonomy so, for example, robots could interact with one another and share or "network" information in real time.
Researchers also want to improve sensors such that autonomous systems can move and react to obstacles more quickly. The goal is to link autonomous systems to one another such that they can respond to other moving objects in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
For instance, the research explores the potential of deploying small "swarms" of miniature unmanned aerial vehicles able to work in tandem with other manned and unmanned systems.
Each of the seven research focus areas has a particular title describing the area of inquiry. One is titled, "Autonomy for Air Combat Missions: Mixed Human/UAV Teams."
This approach may help to massively increase the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities over a certain area by blanketing it with miniature drones able to talk to one another, as well as manned and unmanned ground assets.
"With a flock of smaller, less expensive UAVs, you have a more resilient ISR capability because even if an adversary shoots down one of them, the rest of the swarm can continue on with their mission," Shaffer said.
Research into autonomy is on the brink of such breakthroughs, one analyst said.
"Autonomy gives you many things such as safety and increased reliability," Daniel Goure, vice president of the Lexington Institute, a Virginia-based think tank, said. "Autonomy also allows you to expand mission roles for various systems. For instance, can you program it to find certain things through recognition software and then continuously track something?"
Developing systems to autonomously share sensor data with one another in real time is a big part of the next generation research. For instance, what if UAVs could send ISR data to bomb-hunting ground robots thousands of feet below, alerting them to a potential hazard?
"When you think about autonomy, think of it as the fusing of sensors with algorithms and actions," Shaffer said. "When we deploy troops, we rely on things in different domains. How do you get a UAV to interact with perhaps a ground robot and have it go investigate something? Let's say you have a UAV flying around and it notices some disturbed earth in Afghanistan. Can you then send the signal for a ground robot to go interrogate and find out if there is an IED there? That is a hard problem."
Another research area, "Exploiting Priming Effects in Autonomous Cognitive Systems," seeks to build algorithms such that a robot or machine can perceive the surrounding environment like a bird or an ant might perceive its surroundings, Shaffer said.
The multidisciplinary research draws upon the expertise of computer scientists, neurologists, even biologists. Birds, for instance, engage is "swarming" behavior, which can provide useful insights for scientists looking to engineer swarms of mini-UAVs, Shaffer said.
"If you bring in biomimetics, you are trying to model a bird's brain or an ant's brain – and look at how they perceive the world around them. The idea is to provide the algorithms that would allow an autonomous system to complete a mission," Shaffer said.
Another research category, "Autonomous Squad Member" is an effort by the military's research labs, including the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence, to improve the reasoning, understanding and perception of ground robotic vehicles. Armored trucks may be able to employ acoustic and optical sensors to receive cues, input and information about roadside bombs, known as improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.
"Different types of IEDs will have different signatures and be receptive to different types of sensors," Shaffer said. "If it is command wire, you can detect the wire through effectively detecting the electromagnetic field along the wire. If it is a buried metallic device, you may need ground penetrating radar. How about having these operate together?"
Yet another research category, "Autonomy for Adaptive Collaborative Sensing," is geared toward locating targets more quickly, though it won't focus on the autonomous use of weapons, given the U.S. doctrine requiring a "man-in-the-loop" when it comes to the use of force, Shaffer said.
Overall, the project is aimed using technology to lighten the workload of humans, in some cases decreasing manpower requirements or literally the amount of gear infantry soldiers must carry on patrols, Shaffer said.
"One thing you will find is that scientists don't really work for money – scientists work to solve problems," h e said. "These are solid projects. At the end of the time period, we will have the intellectual property either to go to a prototype or provide the information to industry."

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From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of the I93M mutant of ubiquitin carboxy terminal hydrolase L1 bound to ubiquitin vinylmethylester
Structural highlights
[UCHL1_HUMAN] Defects in UCHL1 are the cause of Parkinson disease type 5 (PARK5) [MIM:613643]; also known as Parkinson disease autosomal dominant 5. PARK5 is a complex neurodegenerative disorder with manifestations ranging from typical Parkinson disease to dementia with Lewy bodies. Clinical features include parkinsonian symptoms (resting tremor, rigidity, postural instability and bradykinesia), dementia, diffuse Lewy body pathology, autonomic dysfunction, hallucinations and paranoia.[1] [2] [3] [4]
[UCHL1_HUMAN] Ubiquitin-protein hydrolase involved both in the processing of ubiquitin precursors and of ubiquitinated proteins. This enzyme is a thiol protease that recognizes and hydrolyzes a peptide bond at the C-terminal glycine of ubiquitin. Also binds to free monoubiquitin and may prevent its degradation in lysosomes. The homodimer may have ATP-independent ubiquitin ligase activity.[5] [6] [7]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) is a Parkinson disease-associated, putative cysteine protease found abundantly and selectively expressed in neurons. The crystal structure of apo UCHL1 showed that the active-site residues are not aligned in a canonical form, with the nucleophilic cysteine being 7.7 A from the general base histidine, an arrangement consistent with an inactive form of the enzyme. Here we report the crystal structures of the wild type and two Parkinson disease-associated variants of the enzyme, S18Y and I93M, bound to a ubiquitin-based suicide substrate, ubiquitin vinyl methyl ester. These structures reveal that ubiquitin vinyl methyl ester binds primarily at two sites on the enzyme, with its carboxy terminus at the active site and with its amino-terminal beta-hairpin at the distal site-a surface-exposed hydrophobic crevice 17 A away from the active site. Binding at the distal site initiates a cascade of side-chain movements in the enzyme that starts at a highly conserved, surface-exposed phenylalanine and is relayed to the active site resulting in the reorientation and proximal placement of the general base within 4 A of the catalytic cysteine, an arrangement found in productive cysteine proteases. Mutation of the distal-site, surface-exposed phenylalanine to alanine reduces ubiquitin binding and severely impairs the catalytic activity of the enzyme. These results suggest that the activity of UCHL1 may be regulated by its own substrate.
Ubiquitin vinyl methyl ester binding orients the misaligned active site of the ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 into productive conformation.,Boudreaux DA, Maiti TK, Davies CW, Das C Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 May 18;107(20):9117-22. Epub 2010 May 3. PMID:20439756[8]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Categories: Human | Das, C | Davies, C W | Maiti, T K | Acetylation | Cytoplasm | Disease mutation | Enzyme-suicide substrate complex | Glycoprotein | Hydrolase | Hydrolase-hydrolase inhibitor complex | Hydrolase-signaling protein complex | Isopeptide bond | Ligase | Nucleus | Oxidation | Phosphoprotein | Polymorphism | Protease | Thiol protease | Ubl conjugation | Ubl conjugation pathway


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Phenolic machinable plastics are thermoset composite materials. They have the advantage of high strength and stiffness achieved through a reinforcement material. Glass fiber or woven cotton with resins including phenolic or epoxy are blended to create sheet material. This process makes phenolics generally more cost effective than thermoplastics for the same application. These composites have varying properties depending on the resin-reinforcement materials used. Phenolic plastics carry nearly half the weight of aluminum, with a physical toughness that withstands abrasion, impact, and friction and material fatigue. Phenolic plastics are corrosion resistant to most chemicals and substances.
High tensile, compressive, flexural and impact strength make phenolic plastics the material of choice for many applications. Interstate Plastics offers various specialty grades of phenolic including "C" grade canvas sheet, "LE" grade sheet, paper "economy" grade sheet, and G-10 glass epoxy sheet. The insulating qualities of each grade - such as low dissipation factor and excellent dielectric strength-make phenolic plastics valuable for many precision electrical and electronic applications.
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Canvas "C" grade consists of a cotton canvas fabric and general-purpose phenolic resin. The product is easy to machine, known for high impact strength, and operates with less noise than metal. In addition, this material is not as abrasive as fiberglass alternatives when used in wear applications. Since it does not spark when struck, canvas phenolic can be used in explosion-proof environments. The material is commonly used to make gears, pulleys, rollers and guides. Canvas phenolic is a mechanical grade and does not have electrical properties comparable to the normative "C" grade. It can withstand temperatures up to 257F.
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Linen "LE" grade sheet is used where better machining is needed compared to that offered by canvas grades. This product consists of a fine-weave linen fabric and general-purpose phenolic resin. Besides easy machining, linen phenolic operates with less noise than metal. In addition, this physical material is not as abrasive as fiberglass alternatives when used in wear applications. Linen phenolic can be used in explosion-proof environments. It is suitable for smaller and more intricate shapes than those made with canvas phenolic, and is commonly used to make fine-tooth gears, pulleys, rollers, guides and other precision parts. Phenolic grade "LE" sheets will withstand up to 275F and has a moisture absorption rate of 1.3%.
Paper-masked "Economy" Grade Phenolic:
Paper "economy" grade is a paper-based laminate with low phenolic resin content. A non-nema economy grade, economy paper phenolic is typically hot punched for numerous low voltage electrical applications. Economy paper offers fair electric properties in dry conditions, but the product is not suitable for applications that require resistance to high humidity.
G-10 Glass Epoxy Sheet:
A light green material, G-10 glass epoxy sheet combines a woven glass fabric and an epoxy resin laminate that contains bromine. G10 provides consistent quality and good electrical properties under dry and humid conditions, as well as high flexural, impact, and bond strength at room temperatures. Due to a high mechanical strength, low water absorption and superior electrical characteristics, this product is suitable for a variety of structural, high humidity, and electrical insulation applications, which include terminal boards, lapping carriers, and disc and microelectronics polishing. It will withstand temperatures up to 284F and has a moisture absorption rate of .15%.
Phenolic resins are found in myriad industrial products. Paper phenolics are used in manufacturing electrical components such as punch-through boards and household laminates. Glass phenolics are particularly well suited for use in the high speed bearing market. Snooker balls as well as balls from many table-based ball games are also made from phenol formaldehyde resin. The binding agent in normal (organic) brake pads, brake shoes and clutch disks are phenolic resin. Synthetic resin bonded paper, made from phenolic resin and paper, is used to make countertops. Phenolic resins are also used for making exterior plywood.
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Forum Post: Circular firing squads help these SOBs get elected:
Posted 6 years ago on June 24, 2013, 8:05 a.m. EST by factsrfun
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Earlier this month Senator Jon Tester introduced a constitutional amendment clarifying that corporations are not "people." Senator McConnell called the proposed amendment absurd.
"Well you have to give them some points for not hiding it… They are uncomfortable with corporate free speech obviously. They were not uncomfortable with corporate free speech when corporations that owned newspapers or television stations were engaging in it. They only become uncomfortable with it when the Supreme Court said, why should there be a carve out for corporations that own the media outlet and for no one else? It's an absurd proposal and it won't go anywhere."
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/22/mitch-mcconnell-corporate-personhood/#ixzz2X8RTlUjK


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Because the Internet contains a vast amount of resources and information, students must be able to weed quickly through sites to find the information they need. This lesson develops students' skills in Internet searching, skimming, and scanning through teacher modeling, think-alouds, and think-pair-share. In this lesson, students begin with a discussion and demonstration of skimming and scanning to find information on the Internet. Through a teacher-modeled activity, students learn how to use appropriate key terms to yield a manageable number of resources. Students then divide into groups of two to complete a bingo game, and during the course of the game, students will search a website to fill in a bingo board. A sample bingo board focusing on ancient Greece and Rome is included, but additional content area-related goals may be incorporated by changing the questions on the bingo board to match a particular topic.
Schmar-Dobler, E. (2003). Reading on the Internet: The link between literacy and technology. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 47, 8085.
- Children's most common use of the Internet is to search for information.
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of those communities is something we strongly believe in.
We receive many requests to support various causes and charitable events and while we would love to support every one of them,
we have to be selective in our review process to make sure we're 100% focused on what we are currently supporting.
ALCANNA would like to thank everyone for their time and commitment to making our communities stronger.
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SEN. HARRY REID (D-NEVADA): We have been negotiating now for 36 hours or thereabouts. We did have conversations last night that ended late in the evening between staffs. This morning, we have been trying to come up with some counteroffer to my friend's proposal. We have been unable to do that.
I have had a number of conversations with the president, and at this stage we're not able to make a counteroffer. The Republican leader has told me that — and he's just said here — that he's working with the vice president, and he and the vice president, I wish them well.
In the meantime, I will continue to try to come up with something. But at this stage, I don't have a counteroffer to make. Perhaps as the day wears on, I will be able to. I will say this, I think that the Republican leader has shown absolutely good faith. It's just that we are apart on some pretty big issues.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement in response to President Obama's appearance on Meet the Press this morning.
"Americans elected President Obama to lead, not cast blame. The president's comments today are ironic, as a recurring theme of our negotiations was his unwillingness to agree to anything that would require him to stand up to his own party. Needed cuts and reforms that the president agreed to just last year were no longer on the table, as he cited an inability to sell them to Democrats.
"In an effort to get the president to agree to cut spending — which is the problem — I put revenues on the table last year, and I put them on the table again last month. Republicans made every effort to reach the 'balanced' deficit agreement that the president promised the American people, while the president has continued to insist on a package skewed dramatically in favor of higher taxes that would destroy jobs. We've been reasonable and responsible. The president is the one who has never been able to get to 'yes.'
"The House has passed legislation to avert the entire fiscal cliff, and the president has never called for the Senate to act on those bills in any way. He instead has simply allowed the Democratic-controlled Senate to sit on them and lead our economy to the edge of the fiscal cliff. I am pleased Senators from both parties are currently working to find a bipartisan solution that can finally pass that chamber. That is the type of leadership America needs, not what they saw from the president this morning."
Schumer instead blamed House Republicans for resisting compromise on a final deal.
"There are 50 hard right people in the House who don't want to compromise. They don't believe in any revenues, they say compromise is a dirty word. And Speaker [John] Boehner just as recently as last week played their tune," Schumer said. "You cannot make a deal if you're going to let the people who are hardest right and uncompromising dictate what we should do."
But Kyl rejected Schumer's suggestion that House Republicans are to blame for the failure to get a deal.
"If the Democrats and Mr. Obama in particular don't get more seriously into that discussion, they have no standing to complain about the Republicans' lack of balance," Kyl said. "This is not just a problem with the House. The House passed legislation that would overt the fiscal cliff, both on the sequestration side and on the tax rate side. They've already acted."
"In the short term, Republicans are blamed more than Democrats," Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), the incoming chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, acknowledged. "I think in the long term, the political damage is to the president and to Democrats."…
But while Baucus and Landrieu have to worry about 2014, there's a camp of liberals who don't want Reid to budge at all unless McConnell caves to virtually all Democratic demands. They argue their party could work its will in the new year and have a much stronger hand to rewrite the Tax Code. Liberal Democrats warn that their party base will be furious at a deal they believe gives away too much, either by not raising taxes enough or by caving on spending cuts.
"I just hope the president doesn't think he has to give away all this stuff," said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). "He's in a much better position after the first of the year than he is now."…
"We may get some disproportionate blame," said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), "but there will be plenty to go around."
Sen. Tom Coburn said Sunday there are some advantages to going off the so-called fiscal cliff.
"There are a lot of disadvantages. One of the advantages will be that the American people are going to see what the real cost of their government is — the actual real cost — for both the very wealthy. The very, very low will have minimal impact on them; it's about $200 a year," Coburn said on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Let us pray. Mighty God, have mercy upon us. Because of your unfailing love, because of your great compassion, let us feel your presence today on Capitol Hill as we gather with so much work left undone. Guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. Lord, show them the right thing to do and give them the courage to do it. Be their shelter in the midst of the storm, regardless of how high the waters rise. When they feel exhausted, remind them of the great sufficiency of your grace. Look with favor on our nation and save us from self-inflicted wounds. We pray in your strong name. Amen.
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MonjaW necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 33 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a small company from Germany, dedicated to affiliate marketing. We launch several sites with useful information about different themes. The upcoming site is a site for people who take care of themselves and learn how to live and especially eat healthy.
Men and women between 20-60 who are working all day or have a family to feed. These people want the dish on the table a. quick, b. healthy, c. not expensive.
The logo needs to be fresh, clean and simple with a touch of watercolor brushes which show energy and the happyness of life.
The website´s background will be a aquarell paper (see attached), colors are also attached.
I can imagine a background with watercolor brushes in the provided colors
(not the brown tag but the splashes in the background http://www.bcandullo.com/images/hea…nt_bg.jpg)
and in the foreground a clean and simple logo which stands out.
I could imagine a watercolor painted woman jumping up - full of life.
But we are open for your surprise.
Domainname Mylifetoday24.com should be included as well as the subtitle "feel good".
No cartoons or stock images please.
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Kajeet – Cool for School, says the New York Post!
September 4, 2012
The New York Post named kajeet one of the hottest gadgets for this upcoming school season. "Angry birds without the angry parents," the article said, referencing kajeet's free parental controls and affordable pricing.
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What an excellent device, Apple must be disappointed that it wasn't their idea!! SBC Mobile Phones
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I agree that cell phones are great for school and youth. They need to be able to communicate with the people around them. A cell phone store in Surrey has plans that involve that. I do not personally need a new cell phone plan, but when my children are to that age, I would like them to be safe.


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United Kingdom
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World English Go to Usborne.com
Usborne Quicklinks
Quicklinks for internet-linked books
Click on the links to visit the recommended websites.
Websites to visit
Meet farmer Henry and take a tour of his farm
See lots of fresh vegetables at a market
Find out how farmers grow potatoes
See dairy cows that produce milk on a farm in the US
How does grass turn into milk?
Watch a video clip about how bread is baked in a factory
See meat and other foods that are sources of protein
Websites to visit
Match pairs of fruits and vegetables
Watch children play a healthy snack game
Go on a fruit and vegetable safari in a grocery store
Find out how to grow food you can eat
Try a picture matching food game
Scroll down and click on "Where does our food come from?"
Fun games and activities about fruit and vegetables
Learn about food and being healthy with games and recipes
NB This American website uses some different food names, for example, eggplant and zucchini are used instead of aubergines and courgettes.
Websites to visit
Pictures of food to print out and colour
Print out an activity book about food and farming
Scroll down and click on "Let's Talk Farming Fun Booklet". (NB Please make sure you click on the booklet for children under 7.)
Children, make sure you follow these three simple rules when using the internet:
For more tips, see Internet safety for children.
Adults - we recommend that children are supervised while on the internet. The content of a website may change at any time and Usborne Publishing is not responsible for content on sites other than its own.
For more on internet safety, see Internet advice for adults.
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Crystal Methamphetamine, known in New York City as tina
To an outsider it might seem as if things couldn't be better for the hundred or so men, mainly in their 30s and 40s, crowded into a fourth floor room at the Gay and Lesbian Center in the West Village. The room rocks with laughter, hugs are easily exchanged, and plans are made for dinner or weekend outings. But this is the Tuesday evening meeting of Crystal Meth Anonymous, and many have not been doing so well.
Peter, one of the city's top real estate brokers, who managed to keep his job despite a serious crystal addiction, recalls being holed up in his Chelsea apartment with the blinds and shades drawn at mid-day so paranoid that he thought the CIA had bugged his apartment. "I was convinced that I was going to be arrested for spying," he says.
This is the harsh reality of crystal, a form of speed (methamphetamine) that stimulates the brain's pleasure neurotransmitters and that experts say is as addictive as crack or heroin.
It is called crank on the West Coast, where it was popularized by the Hell's Angels in the 1960s. It is a huge problem in rural America, according to the National Institutes of Health.
But in New York, it is called tina, and it is almost exclusively a phenomenon among gay men.
Three years ago, there were two Crystal Meth Anonymous meetings in New York. Today, there are more than 20. All of them are geared toward gay people; there are no "straight" meetings in New York. In a 2002 study by the AIDS Education and Training National Resource Center, 50 percent of gay men in New York who admitted to using drugs said they had tried crystal, up from 10 percent in 1998.
Crystal's popularity in the gay community is tied in part to the explosion of circuit parties, multiple-day dance club affairs like New York's Black Party at which the ability to stay awake and stay high is highly prized. One bump of crystal induces a sense of euphoric power and keeps the user awake for up to a day, though the crash is psychologically and physically debilitating, causing depression, irritability, anxiety and paranoia.
Several studies have linked crystal abuse, risky sexual behavior and HIV transmission, which has been on the rise in the gay community after leveling off in the late 1990s. "The abuse of drugs, particularly crystal, and HIV transmission are undoubtedly linked," says Michael Siever, director of the Stonewall Project, a drug education and counseling program.
For HIV-positive men, crystal's wearing down of the body's immune system caused by missed meals, vitamin depletion, weight loss and lack of sleep can trigger the onset of AIDS. An Ohio State study has shown that methamphetamine stimulates HIV replication in brain cells as much as fifteen-fold.
Crystal's ravages are made worse by activities like binge partying--a fairly common phenomenon among gay addicts--where the user is awake for days at a time, crashes for several more, and then starts over. According to Life or Meth, binge partying is driven by a compulsive desire for sex, which in turn is driven by crystal abuse.
According to Robin Cato, executive director of the Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, gay men who often live alone are vulnerable to acting out their feelings of isolation and loneliness by abusing drugs and compulsive sexual behavior.
Bars, clubs or bathhouses become too time-consuming for most crystal abusers, so, while their habit may have been picked up in the clubs, they rely on the Internet to score. It is not difficult to find somebody in the same neighborhood, or even on the same block, looking, in the vernacular of the Internet, to party and play--PNP.
For many addicts, staying off crystal, while the most challenging hurdle, is just the first of many they face. "For years I only had sex when I was high on crystal," says Bill, who has not touched drugs or alcohol in almost two years. "During my first six months of sobriety I was celibate. I had to be. Now it is a struggle to have an emotionally healthy sex life."
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North Carolina Legislature To Consider 'Abortion Risk' Bill
The North Carolina Senate Health Committee passed a bill yesterday that would require that students are told that having an abortion is a significant risk factor for later pre-term births. The measure now heads to the floor of the state Senate.
Senate Bill 132 [PDF] requires that seventh grade students be taught that abortion is one of the significant risk factors that could cause a woman to have pre-mature deliveries later in life as part of the state's sex ed program. Much of the debate surrounding the bill centers around the validity of scientific studies that suggest a connection. UNC School of Medicine Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. David Grimes questioned the committee, "The World Health Organization, the CDC, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatricians and the American Public Health Association all have uniformly concluded that abortion does not cause prematurity. How did they all get it wrong?"
Senator Gladys Robinson (D-Guilford) proposed an amendment that would remove the provision about abortion. "The information is out there," she said. "We can use whatever we want to justify why we want to do these things, but I think that we need to make sure the teachers teach what they are able to teach and educated to teach, and not go into other areas that they are not professionally educated to do." The chairman Senator Ralph Hise (R-Spruce Pine) declared that the amendment failed after a voice vote. In a final voice vote on the bill, Senator Hise declared that the measure passed and did not call for a hand vote requested by Democrats, citing time constraints.
This comes the day after the North Carolina House of Representatives rejected a bill that would require minors to get parental consent for STI treatment, including HIV/AIDS care, and pregnancy care, including abortion, prenatal care, or even in clinic pregnancy testing. This bill was referred back to committee for revisions.
Media Resources: WRAL 5/8/2013; WUNC 5/8/2013; Senate Bill 132; RH Reality Check 5/8/2013


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In one corner, we have 'The Walking Dead,' where Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies and the rest of the cast of this hit AMC show attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse.
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The Bachelor Australia's Tim Robards has been my topless entertainer
Right now you're seeing a lot of Tim Robards on The Bachelor, but some of us have seen much more, says Amy Cooper.
When Monday night's The Bachelor opened with lingering shots of its prize guy Tim Robards' torso under a shower, I felt curiously reassured. This was familiar ground. It was Tim as I knew him best: undressed.
The last time I bumped into Tim, he'd been showering for another audience.
It was a couple of years ago and I was checking into a hotel in Melbourne. It took a moment to recognise the tall bloke next to me. "I haven't seen you in clothes before," I said, with absolute honesty.
Tim grinned. "I've only just put them back on," he said.
He'd been working that morning as Sheridan's towel model, a role which required him to spend hours bathing in a specially erected cubicle in the bathroom department of Myer, wearing naught but a thong and a smile.
Spruiking towels by being a live water feature, he said, played havoc with a man's skin. "It wrinkles you up. I've had to go hard on the moisturiser."
It was all in a day's work for Tim, who was with male model agency Topless Events. These buff, bare boys are a regular fixture on the Sydney party scene.
Although The Bachelor has carefully portrayed him as a simple, somewhat sheltered fellow looking for the girl of his dreams, Tim, now a chiropractor, is no stranger to the advances of massed female predators.
For a while, we both made our living attending the extravagant bashes at which this city excels. I was the Sun-Herald's party columnist; he was one of Topless Events' most popular assets.
On any given week you might have encountered Tim half-dressed as a sailor, doctor, teacher, cop, gladiator, lifesaver; painted gold, adorned with feathers or glitter; scrawled on or daubed; in a cage, on a podium. He was an obliging and fetching canvas.
Those of us who frequented that night-time netherworld regarded the Topless Events boys as the party scene's unsung heroes.
If you sympathise with Tim's current plight as candy for a houseful of hungry ladies, including Tim Mathieson's daughter Sherri, imagine a whole nightclub packed with their even more lascivious sisters who make The Bachelor harem look like Benedictine mother superiors. Add free bubbles, pheromones and the backdrop of a city where men are hunted like truffles and it's astounding that the lad made it to The Bachelor in one piece.
He was the poster boy ... appearing as a Ken doll, a farmer, a doctor and lots more - all with minimal clothes.
"Tim was our enduring favourite," says Tiffany Farrington, director of the Sydney-based Social Diary network for PR and media professionals. "I hired the Topless Events boys - and still do - for all my events and Tim more than any of the models because everyone loved him. He had personality on top of the great looks; a genuine nice guy."
She adds: "He was the poster boy for our annual Social Diary costume Christmas parties, appearing as a Ken doll, a farmer, a doctor and lots more – all with minimal clothes.
"When he told me he was covering up for good to pursue his career as a chiropractor, I was devastated. I still hope one day he might make a return guest appearance for us."
Sarah Smith, a Sydney-based nurse, fondly recalls Tim as the highlight of her 2009 hens' night. "He was our topless cocktail waiter, wearing just a bow tie and pants," she says.
"He gave the best shoulder rubs, and some of the girls enjoyed doing shots off his chest. We were all struck by what a gentleman he was; he made everyone feel very special. The girls all raved about him afterwards."
I hear them. In fact, I hired Tim too. When it came time to throw a huge party to launch my first book, Night O' Shite, and I needed crowd-pleasing muscle with good manners, he was top of the list. Tim led my escort of four topless pyjama boys at the bash at Double Bay's Pink Salt restaurant.
He wore pink satin pyjama bottoms and his tasks included sprawling becomingly on a giant bed with fellow performers Victoria Bitter, a fabulous drag queen, and a Robbie Williams lookalike, entertaining the guests and being generally decorative. He did it all brilliantly.
When you're a party columnist, torsos are like table decorations: you've seen one, you've seen them all. But Tim was a stand-out.
I remember most how nice he was to Mum and Dad. My folks were justifiably disorientated, having just landed in Australia from the UK and been promptly scooped into a stretch hummer with their daughter, four topless men, a drag queen and a flame-haired crooner.
Resplendent in his pink pants, Tim put them at their ease and made polite conversation about things that relax British people, such as the weather.
There's no doubt – the boy's got talent. And all of us who knew him back in the naked days are cheering him on as he fends off the teeth, nails, hairspray and lip gloss in the Bachelor house.
Says Tiffany Farrington: "I just hope he can fight his way through all that artifice to find someone as genuine as him. It's going to be tough."
Sarah Smith agrees. "Good luck to him is all I can say."
The ladies of Sydney are all behind you, Tim. As I recall, the view from that angle was pretty good too.


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Renovations to the 42,000-square-foot field house will help the College control energy costs and enhance the lighting in a high-trafficked facility that is used for a variety of sports activities, practices and social events.
Indoor home men's tennis and women's tennis matches are routinely held inside the field house, which contains four indoor tennis courts surrounded by an indoor track.


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Alonso fighting Vettel, not just Newey in 2013
A year ago, Fernando Alonso said he was not fighting Sebastian Vettel -- he was fighting Red Bull designer Adrian Newey.
The comments were interpreted as a jibe at F1's reigning world champion, but a year on, the Ferrari driver says he has changed his tune.
"Right now we are fighting against Sebastian," he is quoted by Germany's Auto Bild.
"I said in the second half of the year (2012) that I was not any more fighting against Sebastian or Mark (Webber), but against an aeroplane -- so strong was the Red Bull.
"Maybe some people misunderstood; I was simply trying to say that it's hard to fight against the car that can potentially be first and second in every race.
"This year it's no longer the case. Sebastian is ahead because he does the best job," Ferrari's Alonso added.
But that doesn't mean Alonso, 34 points behind at almost the half-point of 2013, is giving up.
"As long as we are not 50 or 60 points behind, we do not give up," said the Spaniard.
"Sebastian was 44 points behind last year and still won the title in the end. Everything is possible."
Even possible, he insisted, is the image of Vettel in a pair of red overalls in the future -- although some in the paddock can't imagine Alonso actually welcoming the German to Maranello.
"I think we respect each other very much," said Alonso, "and it would also be good for the team, maximising the performance of the car and also the points."


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The New York Knicks got better as soon as Mike D'Antoni resigned as head coach last March, but just a few months later, the Lakers hired D'Antoni to right their ship instead of bringing back Phil Jackson.
Does that make sense to anyone? It doesn't to most Lakers fans, which should make Celtics fans happy.
D'Antoni is recovering from knee surgery, so he doesn't plan to make his Lakers debut until today against Houston, a week after L.A. hired him to replace Mike Brown. The next time someone insists that preseason records don't mean anything, tell them about Brown. His 1-4 start to the regular season probably wouldn't have gotten him fired if the Lakers also hadn't gone 0-8 in the preseason.
Celtics fans wish D'Antoni had never left New York. The Knicks were only 18-24 last season until he resigned, then went 18-6 under Mike Woodson for the remainder of the regular season. This year, Woodson coached the Knicks to a 6-0 start before they lost at Memphis Friday despite the absence of Amar'e Stoudemire, who is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks after undergoing left knee surgery.
New York beat the Sixers twice in the early going.
"I'm not going to overreact to two losses to New York," Sixers coach Doug Collins said while his team visited Boston, "because I think right now arguably they could be playing as well as anybody in the East. If Miami is 1, then they're 1-A."
The Celtics have had a stranglehold on the Atlantic Division, winning it five years in a row, but the Knicks are determined to capture their first division title since 1994. That's so long ago, Marcus Camby, the Knicks' 38-year-old reserve big man, was a freshman at UMass.
UMass' appearance in the 1996 NCAA Final Four was vacated because Camby accepted illegal gifts from agents, but John Calipari still did one of his best coaching jobs that season. The Minutemen and Kentucky were clearly the two best teams in the tournament, but they faced each other in the semifinals because the NCAA didn't rank the No. 1 seeds beyond their regionals back then. Kentucky led UMass by only three points with 62 seconds left before pulling away for an 81-74 victory to avenge a November loss to the Minutemen. Kentucky then beat Syracuse in the final.
That Kentucky team, coached by Rick Pitino, had nine players who went on to play in the NBA, including five with the Celtics — Antoine Walker, Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer and Wayne Turner. Others who reached the NBA were Derek Anderson, Mark Pope, Jeff Sheppard and Nazr Mohammed. Walker, Delk, McCarty, Mercer, Anderson and Mohammed were all first-round picks.
Camby was the only Minuteman from that 1996 team to play in the NBA. Few would have predicted that the 6-foot-11 Camby, who battled injuries throughout his career, and Mohammed would outlast the others in the NBA. Mohammed, a 6-foot-10 freshman center on that 1996 team, won another NCAA title at Kentucky in 1998 and an NBA championship with San Antonio in 2005. This season, Mohammed, 35, comes off the bench for the Bulls, his eighth NBA team, and Monday night he played six scoreless minutes against the Celtics.
Big men obviously last a long time in the NBA.
Camby hasn't done much in New York this season, but Carmelo Anthony has averaged 23.3 points and 7.4 rebounds while shifting from small forward to power forward in Stoudemire's absence. Reserve guard J.R. Smith, who signed with the Knicks in February after playing in China during the lockout, has averaged 16.7 points and shot 63.6 percent from 3-point land. Jason Kidd has not made New Yorkers forget about Jeremy Lin, but he has been a steadying influence in the backcourt. Raymond Felton plays the point, and Kidd plays some sort of hybrid guard.
After two years in retirement, former Celtic Rasheed Wallace has averaged 7 points and 3.3 rebounds in limited action for New York. Those numbers aren't great, but the Celtics would take them from Darko Milicic or Jason Collins.
The Celtics don't play the first of their four games against the Knicks this season until Jan. 7 in New York. Stoudemire may be back by then, but the Celtics should have Avery Bradley back by then as well. An intensified Boston-New York rivalry can't be a bad thing.
In past years, the Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats and Philadelphia provided players to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League, but this year only the Celtics do.
"That's huge," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We have control over how it's run. Mike (Taylor, Maine coach) came down and spent the entire preseason and training camp with us. They're running a lot of the stuff we do. They're running our defensive schemes. I think it's terrific."
Rivers would like to see each NBA team have its own D-League affiliate, the way it works in the NHL. This year, NBA veterans can play in the D-League on rehab assignments. Celtics guard Avery Bradley, who underwent surgery on both shoulders, may do that once he's ready to play again. Bradley played briefly in Portland as a rookie after undergoing ankle surgery and missing most of preseason. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 17.1 points, 5.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 37 percent on 3-pointers in nine games before returning to Boston.
"At times, I was kind of disappointed I was down there," he admitted, "but after a while, I had to focus on what was important, and that was me getting better."
Bradley offered some advice to rookies Fab Melo and Kris Joseph, whom the Celtics sent to Maine last week.
"Don't go down there like it's punishment," Bradley said. "They've got to go down there with the attitude of getting better and make the most of it. Go down there and work hard every single day so they can improve, and when they get called up, be ready if their name is called here.
"I learned a lot. I was coming off an injury so it was more of me getting that confidence back, and I feel it's the same for them. They haven't been playing, if you think about it, since college, really, like consistent minutes."
Maine filled out the rest of its roster through the D-League draft and free agent signings, including forward Micah Downs, whom the Celtics released during preseason.
The Celtics will be happy to see Lawrence Frank when they visit the 1-9 Detroit Pistons at 7:30 tonight, but only in part because it gives them a chance to renew acquaintances with their assistant coach of two years ago. Mostly, they'll be glad to see him because he coaches the NBA's worst team and they should have a good chance to chalk up a victory.
The Pistons got off to a franchise-worst 0-8 start under Frank before beating the Sixers Wednesday. To Frank, going 0-8 was too early to panic. Three years ago, he coached the Nets to an 0-16 start before he was fired. The Nets went on to lose two more games to set an NBA record for worst start before they finally won one.
So 0-8 was nothing to Frank, and he insists on bringing along Andre Drummond slowly against the wishes of most Pistons fans. The 19-year-old rookie center from UConn collected 22 points and eight rebounds in only 20 minutes Monday in a loss to Oklahoma City, but he sat out the entire third quarter. Two nights later, he played only 11 minutes and had six points and two rebounds.
Drummond helped St. Thomas More of Connecticut win a national prep school championship, then spent a year at UConn before declaring for the NBA Draft. The Pistons took him with the ninth pick last June.
Prior to this season, Detroit's worst start was 0-7 in 1962-63 and in 1979-80. The Pistons fired Dick Vitale as coach shortly after their 0-7 start in 1979, but Vitale landed on his feet as an ESPN sportscaster.
The Pistons are young with a league-high six players with three or fewer seasons of NBA experience, and they played their first eight games against the more difficult Western Conference. Greg Monroe has played well for Detroit, but Rodney Stuckey made only one of his first 23 shots this season.
Wednesday, the Pistons limited the 76ers to 76 points — how appropriate — and Philadelphia shot only 29.4 percent, the lowest percentage by any team at Wells Fargo Center since the building opened in 1996.
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Tamil Nadu took less than 10 overs to complete the formalities and notch up an emphatic 104-run win over Maharashtra on the fourth and concluding day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match here today.
Having reduced Maharashtra to 75 for eight at stumps yesterday after setting a target of 193, the home team wrapped up the proceedings in just 53 deliveries today.
For the visitors, Ankit Bawne was the top-scorer with an unbeaten 24 that came off 81 deliveries and included a couple of boundaries.
Bawne, in fact, was the lone bright spot in an otherwise listless batting display by Maharashtra against a disciplined bowling performance by the hosts.
The two wickets to fall this morning were Akshay Darekar (3) and Samad Fallah (5).
Malolan Rangarajan, who got a half century in the first innings besides seven wickets in the game, was adjudged man of the match for his fine all-round display.
With this win, Tamil Nadu tally eight points from three matches, while Maharashtra remain at one point from two games.
Brief scores:
Tamil Nadu: 276 and 149
Maharashtra: 233 and 88 all out in 46.5 overs (Ankit
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The five D's can pose a serious threat to your farm business.
By Craig Thomas, Michigan State University
Every farm business faces a host of risks from weather, disease, markets and ever changing ag policies. However, there are five major risks every farm transition plan should consider and develop contingencies to address them. They are the dreaded five D's: death, disability, divorce and disagreements. Any of the dreaded five D's can create a situation that can seriously damage or even cause the farm business to fail. It is essential for all farms, and particularly those developing a farm transition plan, to develop plans that will reduce these important risks.
Most farmers are optimistic by nature and sometimes forget that even the best laid plans can and do fail. Discussing and planning for the five D's is not a pleasant task, but nonetheless it is a task every farm business should address as it establishes goals and makes plans for the future. It is not possible to eliminate these risks, but Michigan State University Extension recommends using proper planning to reduce the likelihood these negative events can impede or even destroy the farm transfer or farm business.
Death: Although not a pleasant thought, we all will eventually die. Furthermore, farming is the single most dangerous occupation in the United States. What would happen to your farm business if the person providing the lion's share of management and/or labor were to meet with an untimely death? Is a plan in place to pass the assets down to the next generation with the farm still having the ability to operate? Is there someone who is capable of stepping into the shoes of the deceased and providing an adequate level of management and/or labor so the farm business can continue to thrive? Do you protect the farm assets with life insurance or other strategies more suitable to your situation? Regardless of the tactics employed the farm business and transition plan must discuss and plan for this possibility and employ a strategy that will aid the younger generation in gaining control of key farm assets needed to insure success in the case of a premature death of an older family member who owns most of the farm assets. Or what happens if the wrong person dies first?
Disability: Again, farming is a dangerous activity and unfortunately provides many opportunities for disabling injuries. Also, as family members grow older they may be affected by illnesses that prevent or limit their ability to function as a productive member of the farm management team. Disability or income continuation insurance can provide the dollars to cover some of the expenses during a fixed period of disability. Make sure your policy is not one that has limits on the total dollars or length of time they will cover. Even though such insurance is a good strategy, the first line of defense should focus on prevention. Every aspect of the farming operation should be scrutinized to identify potential safety and/or health problems. Don't hesitate to spend some dollars to hire safety experts who can often see hazards you fail to identify. Provide regular safety training for all farm family members and employees. Don't make the mistake of assuming your farmstead is safe and/or that everyone understands safety procedures. When it comes to farm accidents it is often easy to think "it will never happen to me." Don't allow yourself, your farm family members or your employees to ever take safety for granted.
Disaster: Most often when we think about a disaster we think of something like a tornado, flood or major drought. However, any event that can have a major impact on your farm business and threaten its survival is a disaster. For example, a major disease outbreak in the herd, contaminated feed, stray voltage, a manure spill or other environmental contamination is a potential disaster. Any one of these events can put your farming operation in financial jeopardy. Have you considered all of the possible disasters that could occur on your farm? Does your insurance policy cover such disasters and is the level of coverage adequate to really protect your farm business from failure? Some disasters may also be preventable. For example, is your manure handling procedures and equipment analyzed regularly to decrease the likelihood of a major spill? Do you have a contingency fund or non-farm investments that could be used to help your business recover in the event of a disaster?
Divorce: Nobody plans on divorce, but the cold hard fact is that nearly one of every two marriages end up in divorce. It has been my experience that most divorces start out amicable but almost inevitably end up hostile. It is important to have a marital property agreement listing all assets and debts along with all ownership and management responsibilities. Even then divorce decrees and court-ordered property settlements may disregard such prior agreements. Again, prevention is key. Recognize that farming can place a great deal of stress on all parties, even those not directly involved in the day to day operation of the farm. Be proactive in cultivating a healthy marriage relationship. Don't take your spouse for granted. Communicate, communicate, communicate!
Disagreements: There are many opportunities for conflicts to arise in a farm business. There can be disagreements over business goals, management decisions, capital allocations, sharing of farm profits, work hours, etc. It has been my experience in working with farm families that such disagreements among farm family members hold the potential to be the most dangerous of the five D's. Many a farm family has been torn asunder permanently by such disagreements. This can result in family members leaving the farm business and departing with substantial assets that make continuation of the farm business impossible or at least very much disrupts current and future operations. Unfortunately, it can lead to physical violence and a permanent rupture of the family relationship. Once again, communication is the key to come to a resolution. It is critical for every member of the farm family to understand their role and expectations of performance. It is also important that a farm transition plan be formulated with specific timetables on asset transfer and ownership, and advance planning in case farm family members decide to sever their relationship with the farm business. It is essential that differences between farm family members be resolved in honest and open discussion where each farm family member is able to express their feelings and opinions and feel their feelings and opinions really matter.
Preparation is the key to surviving any one of the five D's. Don't ever grow so smug as to think your farm business is immune. Cultivate honest and open communication among farm family members and non-farm spouses so issues can be addressed before they cause suspicion and distrust to develop and spoil relationships. Assume any one of the five D's is a possibility on your farming operation and plan accordingly. A farm transition and business succession workshop will be held in Bad Axe, Michigan on Aug. 13, 20 and 27 where this and other important farm business tools will be discussed.
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Elizabeth Edwards Wants John to Support Rielle Hunter, Love Childby Free Britney at .
Elizabeth Edwards wants cheating husband John to support his love child with Rielle Hunter, and even wants to meet the little girl personally, sources say.
Surprisingly, Elizabeth wants John to fully support the baby and even wants to meet John and Rielle's love child in person, The National Enquirer says.
While she's heartbroken over John Edwards' "second family," Elizabeth is determined that the former presidential candidate avoid an ugly court battle.
"Elizabeth feels that above all else, John and Rielle need to put their differences aside," a close source told The Enquirer. "This is very difficult for her."
"As much as she hates that John has a second family, she can't stand the idea of Rielle Hunter going public with all of their dirty laundry in court."
"She instructed John to have his lawyers call Rielle's people and say they're giving her what she wants. She's also going to meet Rielle's little girl."
THIS IS AWKWARD: If Elizabeth Edwards meets Rielle Hunter and her daughter, that could lead to a lot of tense conversation. And hopefully a reality show on MTV.
Rielle is reportedly seeking $17,000 a month in child support from John, who she has never formally acknowledged is the father of her daughter.
John has admitted sleeping with Rielle but denies he is the father of Frances, who will turn 2 on February 27. But come on, most people think he is.
Elizabeth is apparently one of them.
"Despite her anger at Rielle, who she calls a stalker and a home wrecker, Elizabeth knows Frances didn't bring any of this about," said a source.
"Elizabeth sometimes breaks down in tears when she talks about Frances. Once she said, 'She needs a daddy. All children need their father.'"
Even if their father is a guy who knocked up some weird videographer while his wife battled breast cancer and he was running for president?
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Sparaxis bulbs (or rather Sparaxis corms) can be planted in late autumn as well as in spring with flowers in late spring (May-July). When planting in spring, wait until all signs of frost have passed. Depending on when planted, our Sparaxis mixture produces an amazing amount of colours from late spring to mid summer.
Harlequin flowers are primarily grown for their dainty spikes of star-shaped purple, red, orange, pink and with flowers. Bulbs & beyond offers a lovely colourful mix of Sparaxis Tricolor bulbs, which, when in bloom, makes you happy just looking at them. Sparaxis reach around 25cm in height and work equally well as cut flower.
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|Summoning Charm
|Hand Movement
Point wand at target
Summons an object from a distance
- "And then he heard it, speeding through the air behind him; he turned and saw his Firebolt hurtling towards him around the edge of the woods, soaring into the enclosure, and stopping dead in mid-air beside him, waiting for him to mount."
- —The Firebolt, under influence of this spell.[src]
The Summoning Charm (incantation: Accio) was a charm that caused an object at a distance from the caster to fly into his or her arms. It was one of the oldest spells known to wizarding society.[1]
This spell's most famous use was, according to Miranda Goshawk, by the Accionites and their leader, Gideon Flatworthy.[1]
Casting and effectsEdit
The Summoning Charm could not be used on buildings.[2] In addition, it did not work on most living things, and those few on which it did were generally not considered worth Summoning, such as flobberworms.[2]
The farther the desired object was from the caster, the harder it was to Summon. However, there was apparently some controversy over this claim, as Hermione Granger stated that it did not matter how far away the object was — so long as the caster had it clearly in mind, they should be able to Summon it with ease.[3]
There were counterspells that could be placed on objects to keep them from being Summoned.[4][5] Most wizarding goods sold as of the 20th century and early 21st century came pre-enchanted with anti-theft spells to keep them from being Summoned by anyone but their rightful owners.[2]
Successful usesEdit
|Molly Weasley
|Molly Weasley used several Summoning Charms to find many different magical sweets Fred and George Weasley were trying to sneak out of the house to the Quidditch World Cup in 1994.[6]
|Hermione Granger
Harry Potter
|Hermione Granger taught the charm to Harry Potter, who later used it in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament to Summon his broom to him to outmaneuver the Hungarian Horntail.[6]
|Barty Crouch Jr.
(disguised as Alastor Moody)
|Barty Crouch Jr. used the Summoning Charm to take the Marauders Map away from Severus Snape before he could read it.[6]
|Harry Potter
|24 June, 1995
|Harry Potter used this charm to Summon the Triwizard Cup, which had been made a Portkey, in order to escape Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters in 1995.[6]
|Harry Potter
Harry Potter on his toad with which he was practicing his Silencing Charm in Charms class (in 1995).[7]
|Hermione Granger
Ron Weasley
|During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries Hermione Granger used it to retrieve wands, and Ron Weasley Summoned a brain in a tank to himself while under the effects of a disorienting curse.[7]
|Death Eaters
|During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Death Eaters attempting to pull the prophecy sphere from Harry's hands.
|Harry Potter
|Harry Potter Summoned Madam Rosmerta's brooms to himself and Albus Dumbledore to get back to Hogwarts in 1997.[8]
|Hermione Granger
|Hermione Granger Summoned books about Horcruxes from the Headmaster's office in 1997.[9]
|Harry Potter
|31 July, 1997
Harry Potter Summoned his glasses on his 17th birthday.
|Fred Weasley
|August 1997
|Fred Summoned hairs from a Muggle boy in Ottery St. Catchpole in order to help Harry disguise himself for the wedding using Polyjuice Potion.
|Harry Potter
|Harry Potter attempts to Summon his wand back after his wand was knocked off by Nagini.
Unsuccessful usesEdit
|Harry Potter
|Harry Potter tried to cast the charm while Hermione Granger was teaching him how to use it in preparation for the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.
|Harry Potter
|Summer of 1995
|Harry Potter tried to cast the charm wandlessly to retrieve his wand after Dudley hit him when they were attacked in 1995 by two Dementors sent by Dolores Umbridge.
|Death Eaters
|The Death Eaters tried to cast the charm on the prophecy during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, but Harry managed to hold on to it, having cast a Shield Charm to protect himself.
|Harry Potter
|1 September, 1996
|Harry Potter tried to cast the charm nonverbally and wandlessly to retrieve his wand after Draco Malfoy hit him with a Full Body-Bind Curse in 1996.[8]
|Harry Potter
|Harry Potter tried the Charm to Summon Salazar Slytherin's fake locket in the Horcrux cave in 1997.[8]
|Harry Potter
|27 July, 1997
|He tried it to Summon Hedwig and Rubeus Hagrid during the Battle of the Seven Potters.[9]
|Hermione Granger tried the Summoning Charm to Summon Salazar Slytherin's Locket in Regulus Black's bedroom at 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry also tried Summoning the locket while he was in Dolores Umbridge's office while they were infiltrating the Ministry of Magic.
|Harry Potter
|24 December, 1997
|Harry tried to Summon his wand after it had been knocked out of his hand during his fight with Nagini at Godric's Hollow.
|Harry Potter
|1 May, 1998
|Harry tried to Summon Helga Hufflepuff's Cup when he was in the Lestrange Vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank during the break-in, but he was unsuccessful because the vault was bewitched.
|Hermione Granger
|Hermione Granger tried to use a Summoning Charm to Summon Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement and Helga Hufflepuff's Cup in the Lestrange Vault, but the protections on the Horcruxes made this impossible.
|A Death Eater
|A Death Eater tried the charm to Summon Harry's Cloak of Invisibility.[9]
The Latin word accio means "I call" or "I summon". In the Hungarian translation, the spell is called "Invito", possibly from the word "to invite".
Behind the scenesEdit
- In the 2006 short film The Queen's Handbag, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley both use the charm in an attempt to retrieve Queen Elizabeth II's handbag, which has been lost. They are unsuccessful and Hermione suggests they're too far away from it, suggesting the charm may have a maximum range. However, in Goblet of Fire, Hermione stated that distance didn't matter, as long as the caster was concentrating hard enough. Also, the short film's canonicity is uncertain, so it is unlikely this applies to mainstream continuity.
- In the console and PC versions of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, it can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.
- In the handheld versions of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Accio can move an object in any direction, not just towards the caster. In some cases, it moves an object directly away from the caster, working more like its opposite.
- When Hermione Summoned Secrets of the Darkest Art from Dumbledore's office, she simply said "Accio Horcrux books", instead of the specific book name, meaning that this spell can function even when the item's description is not detailed.
- According to Wonderbook, the hand motion is thus:
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- The Queen's Handbag
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 See this video.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
|Professors: Filius Flitwick
|Textbooks: The Standard Book of Spells · Achievements in Charming · Quintessence: A Quest
|Charmbook writers and charm developers: Miranda Goshawk · Scarpin · Felix Summerbee · Randolph Keitch · Basil Horton · Mnemone Radford · Elliot Smethwyck · Jarleth Hobart
|Charms studied at Hogwarts: Levitation Charm · Fire-Making Charm · Softening Charm · Cleaning Charm · Cheering Charm · Glacius · Summoning Charm · Banishing Charm · Silencing Charm · Mending Charm · Reductor Curse · Colour Change Charm · Growth Charm · Water-Making Spell · Aresto Momentum · Locomotion Charm


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Ankeny, Iowa – Six farmers were elected to leadership positions at the Sept. 5 meeting of the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) board of directors.
Brian Kemp of Sibley took his seat as president and Tom Oswald of Cleghorn was elected president-elect. Rolland Schnell of Newton was chosen as treasurer and Wayne Fredericks of Osage was elected secretary. Jeff Jorgenson of Sidney was also elected to the executive committee.
ISA directors re-elected Mark Jackson of Rose Hill, immediate past president, and Ray Gaesser of Corning to represent Iowa on the American Soybean Association board of directors.
In addition, the directors discussed a number of issues concerning soybean farmers including the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, consumer outreach efforts, new and continuing crop research, sustainability programs and more during the meeting.
"Iowa soybean farmers look to these leaders as they work to be more efficient and productive on their own farms," said Kemp. "ISA plays an important role in agriculture, from state to national to international levels; working to secure and strengthen new and existing markets for soybeans and support our farmers as they continue to be the leaders in national soybean production."
To learn more about ISA, visit its website at www.iasoybeans.com.
Soybean Growers Elect Officers
Ankeny, Iowa – Six farmers were elected to leadership positions at the Sept. 5 meeting of the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) board of directors.


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Another Seminar of English terminology, this time involving the humble octopus.
What is the plural of octopus?
Im proving I know nothing about English here, but how about it stays the same?
ie "I saw 10 octopus"
EDIT- Just checked and I was right...I know nothing about English
If I only just posted the above post, please wait 5 mins before replying as there will be edits
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No, because it's not a sheep.
Instinctively gone for octopuses as I would for the cactuses too. Prob wrong, but meh.
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Octopus is a Greek word, so the correct plural would be octopodes. If it was Latin, then it would be octopi.
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There are three forms of the plural of octopus; namely, octopuses, octopi, and octopodes. Currently, octopuses is the most common form in the UK as well as the US; octopodes is rare, and octopi is often objected to.[10]
The Oxford English Dictionary (2004 update[11]) lists octopuses, octopi and octopodes (in that order); it labels octopodes "rare", and notes that octopi derives from the mistaken assumption that octōpūs is a second declension Latin noun, which it is not. Rather, it is (Latinized) Greek, from oktṓpous (ὀκτώπους), gender masculine, whose plural is oktṓpodes (ὀκτώποδες). If the word were native to Latin, it would be octōpēs ('eight-foot') and the plural octōpedes, analogous to centipedes and mīllipedes, as the plural form of pēs ('foot') is pedes. In modern, informal Greek, it is called khtapódi (χταπόδι), gender neuter, with plural form khtapódia (χταπόδια).
Chambers 21st Century Dictionary[12] and the Compact Oxford Dictionary[13] list only octopuses, although the latter notes that octopodes is "still occasionally used"; the British National Corpus has 29 instances of octopuses, 11 of octopi and 4 of octopodes. Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate Dictionary lists octopuses and octopi, in that order; Webster's New World College Dictionary lists octopuses, octopi and octopodes (in that order).
Fowler's Modern English Usage states that "the only acceptable plural in English is octopuses," and that octopi is misconceived and octopodes pedantic.
The term octopod (plural octopods or octopodes) is taken from the taxonomic order Octopoda but has no classical equivalent. The collective form octopus is usually reserved for animals consumed for food.
Last edited by Pratters; 26-11-2007 at 01:59 PM.
Ocotopuses is lazy english, Octopi is just wrong, Octopodes is the correct one despite anyone who uses it being pedantic.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Dorothy Inez Hoffman Jones is Remembered
She has fought a long battle with her body and her wishes. She wanted her knees to work better and also wanted to go be with Dad. She kept her witt about her to the last. When I shared with her that we are going to be Great grandparents in the spring she said, "I beat you I already am one." Her smile was big and her eyes were dancing then she asked for the particulars.,
Mom was born 29 June 1920 at Little Bear,Wyoming the daughter of Cecil Lee Hoffman and Inez Mae Scott. She was the 4th born in the family. Her family came from Appanoose, Iowa and before that from Aleppo, Greene Co. Pennsylvania; Berkeley, Va and from Maryland on her father's side. Her mother's side was from Appanoose, Iowa from Illinois (briefly) and from Cumberland Co. Ky from Pittsylvania Co., Virginia and previously Halifax Co.,Virginia.
Mom met Dad when she was not quite 16, processing tomatoes from the garden by the bushels to can for the family. Dad had been helping her father work the water ditches (canals) for the farms crops. Over a period of time they started dating, later down the years they married.
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You don't know me at all, and I first looked at your blog tonight, but I wanted to say how sorry I am about the loss of your mother. I know how hard this must be for you, since I lost my own mother 4 years ago. I also couldn't help but notice that our family backgrounds are rather similar.
I found your blog when I took a break from searching for my own Jones ancestors - I've done little else for the past year, almost 24/7. The way I took that break was to look for anything new on another one of my ancestors, James Fuller of Linton Hundred, Washington Co., MD. James Fuller's grandson, Nathan Fuller (son of Alexander), was my great-great grandfather on my mother's side. Nathan Fuller's wife, Hester Ann Starts, was the great-great-great grandughter of a William Jones who died in Loudoun Co., Virginia in 1771 - and he has been the subject of my research for the past year. I actually set out to find the ancestors of my William Jones when I took a break from researching James Fuller, so I've come full circle in just a year.
My maternal grandmother (a Fuller) was from Mahaska Co., Iowa. Her parents were from Peoria Co., Illinois. Before that many had been in Coshochton and Guernsey Counties in Ohio, some coming straight from Pennsylvania but others, including my Jones ancestors, arriving after a couple of generation's stay in Loudoun Co., Virginia.
Although I haven't yet seen your connection with James Fuller, I suspect that we might be related. And my family, apparently like you, ended up in Southern California.
I am not at all sure, but one of my grandmother's sisters, still living in Iowa, may be one of the oldest Fullers still alive - she turned 102 in late December. But my mother wasn't so fortunate - she was 82 when she passed away.
Maybe we can compare notes at some happier time. But, again, I am very sorry to hear of your loss.
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Craig Englund, I would love to meet with you. We share ancestors, sorry I was so tied up with Mom then very ill son life just sorta zipped by, playing catchup. firstname.lastname@example.com 619 623 5250Delete
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Beautiful tribute to your mother. Genealogy never sleeps, how sweet you meet a new cousin at this time. I pray your parents rest in peace until they rejoice at their reunion!ReplyDelete
So very sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete