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Vancouver apparently is the third-worst dressed city in North America according to MSN travel. I, personally, am still not sure why anyone cared about this. MSN isn't exactly top-of-mind when it comes to dictating what is hip and fashionable. In Vancouver, the news made a bit of a splash- it really hurt our feelings. The Olympics were only a year gone, and we had really TRIED our hardest to dress up and put on a fancy show for the world. It is just we are a city built around outdoor recreation, draft dodging and natural resource jobs. From a historical and contextual viewpoint, what did you expect? Paris, London and Milan are decadent fashion cities, but they are built around a millennium of inbred aristocracy spending tax money on yards of silk for balls where they could further keep it in the family. We are just not as sophisticated. The after-shock of the MSN travel article faded into the background. Vancouverites stayed calm, carried on and continued to try to reach their sit bones just a little higher in downward dog so they could release the tension in their lower backs. However, this past Tuesday, Canada's own media enfant terrible Vice came out with another article about Vancouver's fashion faux-pas. As a former Torontonian Queen West personality, I can agree with some general points about these sportswear-based lampoons. (Although I just lived in NYC and saw all aforementioned faux pas as well; unfashionable people are just that in any city.) Vancouver is a city of rainy weather and spotty social scenes, you tend to leave the heels at home and opt for anything waterproof. You start spending your money on camping gear and not the latest must-have designer accessories. No one else dresses up, so you are not inspired to either. You follow along with the yoga pant wearing masses. However, like in most sin-cities, you find some of the most compelling saviors. If you just pay attention there are amazing Vancouver brands working their hardest to change the ways of the (fashion) godless-hoards.
AW offered stylish totes made from reclaimed blankets, lighter cases from leather design swatches, and mini-moccasins for the wee stylish ones. Owner/Designer Andrea Wong is a Ryerson School of Fashion graduate, and was one of creative forces behind the Artizia's Tulula rebranding. Wanting to move away from fast fashion, she now pours all her love and excellent design taste in AW. We look forward to more! Jola V Designs is a freshman line by designer Jolanta Va. Using all reclaimed leather, the line offers the quintessential oversized clutch, make-up case, adorable tote with leather ruffles, the perfect fringed hand bag, and many other accessories for a style blogger approved look. The craft of shoemaking is sadly on the decline. Brands like Josh & Jules are a rare and precious gem. Hand crafted in beautiful Whistler BC out of eco-friendly leathers, prepare to have the best feet on the block when you adorn these real labours of love.
Elroy apparel has show lasting power in the eco-fashion game. Since 2007 designer Leanne McElroy has been producing some of the most wearable and fashionable garments in the market. Her racks at Gather were overflowing with structured soft silk dresses, beautiful organic cotton knits, and trendy gauze skirts. Perfect esthetics aside, McElroy has partnered with a community of artisans in Indonesia to found what I am sure is the beginning of a larger sustainable fashion empire. EFW writer Meg Orlinski is a Deadly Nightshade. Follow Meg on Twitter. Comments (0)
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Brand New Comfort Zone Challenge: Winging It
I'm here to attest that Comfort Zone Challenges do exactly what they're meant to: push you beyond your edge of security so you can allow yourself to experience new and sometimes intimidating things. The outcome gives off a sense of accomplishment and pride, along with an I can do it! attitude.
One of my first comfort zone challenges on this blog was talking to strangers. As you may remember, it didn't go as well as I'd hoped, but it did allow something else to happen: the exercise made the act of talking to strangers a bit easier each time the opportunity presented itself. It's taken 11 months, but having consistently challenged myself in this area I can honestly say that I feel comfortable enough to walk up and talk to just about anyone without feeling anxious or shy. That is a huge accomplishment for me. (Between you and me though, after the booger incident happened, what's left to be shy about?) So, the good news is that these comfort zone challenges work! The bad news is that when you've conquered one fear, you have to move on to challenging yourself in other areas. Well, I'm about to venture into another MAJOR Challenge, folks – and here it is:
Comfort Zone Challenge: Take a vacation without doing any pre-planning beforehand (other than having flight and accommodations figured out ahead of time.)
What's so challenging about it: because I am a HUGE planner. A typical vacation for me usually consists of knowing beforehand where we should eat and what we should do once we get there. In other words, I plan, plan, plan. I want to make clear that I'm not one of those anal retentive planners who can't go with the flow. I don't laminate schedules and make sure that everyone has the day's itinerary pinned neatly to their shirts (thank goodness I'm not 'that' girl!) It's just that being prepared before my trip is like having a security blanket handy just in case I need it.
Why choose this for a challenge? I need to let go of the illusion that things will go the way I want them to just because I have a 'plan'. My husband and I don't get much time away together, so when we are lucky enough to get a vacation, I put way too much pressure on myself to make sure that everything goes perfectly. In reality, all it does is stress me out, and since I'm still in the process of eliminating negative and stressful situations from my life, this needs to be worked on.
So, what's the plan? My husband and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary next week and will be traveling to the Gulf of Mexico to do some kayaking. He is a very easy-going guy who can adapt to almost any situation – which is why I adore him. We seem to even each other out. Since this is his vacation too, I brought up my idea of doing this challenge and asked his thoughts. His only requirements were that we get tickets in advance (a no-brainer) and that we have a place lined up to stay. I took care of both but again, I could have easily done hours of research about where the perfect place to stay would be. Instead, I chose a bed and breakfast (we hardly ever do bed and breakfasts) that has 4 rooms. That's about all I know. (breathe, Ellen. Just breathe.)
We are leaving in a few days. Aside from purchasing tickets and knowing where we're going to stay, I have refrained from doing any pre-planning or research on the Internet and it's killing me, you guys; TripAdvisor is constantly beckoning me, calling me to their website – but I have NOT wavered. I am determined to spend this vacation throwing caution to the wind. Here's my trip motto: we'll figure it out when we get there (although I must admit that right now, this motto sucks the big one. As each day passes, I'm having more and more difficulty saying it and meaning it). I'm writing this out – here, and now to you – because I need to be held accountable and keep my word until we leave.
What I hope to accomplish: my biggest hope will be that if something doesn't go right (delayed flights, bad weather, etc.) I won't feel defeated by it because I will not have expected perfection in the first place. I want to come home saying to myself, 'I had a great time because the only thing I concentrated on was the moment, NOT what I had planned – congratulations to me, because that's how life is!' Full report upon my return. Wish me luck.
Speaking of anniversaries, I hope you enjoyed celebrating my first-year anniversary month with me. Thank goodness for Random.org – if I had to pick my own winners, I don't think I could do it. I'm sure I'd personally reduce the Post Office's debt problem by deciding to send a prize to everyone, no matter what side of the earth they lived on! It would have been fun, though. Maybe if I ever win the lottery. But until then……
……..Random.org had the task for choosing my final winner: Lucky Number 2, which is SAM! I personally think that Sam was destined to win that Camelbak bottle, because it just so happens that she was the very first blogger brave enough to add my brand new, very raw, unknown blog to her blog roll a year ago. Sam, I swear I did not fudge the numbers, but have to admit that I did have a big grin on my face when your number popped up! Email me with your mailing address and I'll ship off your water bottle ASAP! Congratulations all of my other winners as well: Debby, Katie, and Marsial.
See you all on Friday, where I'll have a lot to get you caught up on before I leave for vacation: poison ivy, awards, and a Woo-Hoo!


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The city of San Fernando sits in the heart of the San Fernando Valley and is located just outside of busy city of Los Angeles. The 2010 Census reported there were 23,645 residents in San Fernando, which increased just 0.3 percent while California's overall population increased by 10 percent from the 2000 Census.
Data from the census showed that there were 6,291 housing units in San Fernando in 2010 of which 54.5 percent were occupied by owners while 45.5 percent were occupied by renters. The median value of owner-occupied housing units between 2006 and 2010 was $377,000, just under the state's median housing of $458,500. The difference in median values parallels the difference in median household incomes, as the median income for households in San Fernando was $49,716 while the statewide average was $60,883.
The 2010 Census reported the median age of San Fernando residents was around 31 years old and the largest age group was those aged 25 to 44 making up 30.2 percent of the total population. Additionally, 29.4 percent of residents were under the age of 18 years old while 8.4 percent were 65 years of age or older.
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I'm not big on place names. However I prefer Sicily to Scotland for the very simple reason that I think the word "land" in a name is odd and potentially asking for trouble. (Especially if your daughter develops weight related problems or insecurities. Along the lines of the "your momma's so fat...".
Aurora - Aurelia - Elva - Endora - Illyria - Lorelei - Merida - Ofelia - Penrose - Tabitha - Viola - Wisteria
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I only like place names if they have special personal meaning. (Like where a special relative is from or where you met or married your spouse.) And, generally, I only like them in the middle spot. For some reason, I don't love Scotland, though meaningful surname-y place names are music to my ears (Camden, Kingston, Parker, etc.). Sicily feels a bit more right, and I love that it holds personal meaning for you.
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§ Mr. LordTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current position on grant aid for the Anglian water authority's proposed sea defence scheme for Aldeburgh; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregorI am delighted to announce that approval has now been given to the Anglian water authority's outline proposals for a £4 million sea defence scheme at Aldeburgh. My officials have written to inform the authority.
The area around Aldeburgh is highly prized for its environmental features which include a heritage coast and an environmentally sensitive area. As well as preventing flooding to people, land and property, the improved sea defences will afford protection to valuable conservation, amenity and recreational interests.


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January 2, 2011
Hi Folks,
The following article from the New York Times discusses the public's opinions about public employee benefits and unions. The complainers don't know what problems they could, and may have if legislation now nearing a vote in Washington gets passed. President Obama owes labor unions a lot for the support they gave him getting elected President.
S. 3194: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 and its sister legislation,
H.R. 413 will give unions carte blanche over public employees in every city and small town in the United States. Union demands for wages, benefits, and working conditions will bankrupt communities and make getting emergency services in time an unsure thing.
There is no way that anyone in their right mind could want big labor bosses in charge of unions that control our access to emergency services when we need them.
Please visit these sites and learn what you can about these bills and do all that you can to insure that they do not pass. These bills are not to provide better representation for our emergency services personnel. They are designed to enrich and empower union bosses giving them more and more influence through lobbying activities in Washington. Stop them now. Demand that your Representative and Senators vote no against any legislation that will empower union bosses using member dues money to buy influence in Washington.
National Right to Work Committee
National Right to Work Committee Newsletter
(NOTE: On April 12, Mr. Reid reintroduced as S.3194 the Police/Fire Monopoly-Bargaining Bill, which was already pending in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee as S.1611.
Harry Reid and his cohorts cynically mislabel their legislation, also introduced in the U.S. House as H.R.413 by union-label Congressman Dale Kildee (D-Mich.), as the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act." (Source: May 2010 NRTWC Newsletter))
Public Workers Face Outrage as Budget Crises Grow
By MICHAEL POWELL, New York Times
Across the nation, irritation with public employee unions is palpable as state, city and town budgets suffer.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Ever since Marie Corfield's confrontation with Gov. Chris Christie this fall over the state's education cuts became a YouTube classic, she has received a stream of vituperative e-mails and Facebook postings.
Marie Corfield, a teacher in Flemington, N.J., challenged Gov. Chris Christie over state education cuts at a town hall meeting in September. Their tense exchange was posted on YouTube.
"People I don't even know are calling me horrible names," said Ms. Corfield, an art teacher who had pleaded the case of struggling teachers. "The mantra is that the problem is the unions, the unions, the unions."
Across the nation, a rising irritation with public employee unions is palpable, as a wounded economy has blown gaping holes in state, city and town budgets, and revealed that some public pension funds dangle perilously close to bankruptcy. In California, New York, Michigan and New Jersey, states where public unions wield much power and the culture historically tends to be pro-labor, even longtime liberal political leaders have demanded concessions — wage freezes, benefit cuts and tougher work rules.
It is an angry conversation. Union chiefs, who sometimes persuaded members to take pension sweeteners in lieu of raises, are loath to surrender ground. Taxpayers are split between those who want cuts and those who hope that rising tax receipts might bring easier choices.
And a growing cadre of political leaders and municipal finance experts argue that much of the edifice of municipal and state finance is jury-rigged and, without new revenue, perhaps unsustainable. Too many political leaders, they argue, acted too irresponsibly, failing to either raise taxes or cut spending.
A brutal reckoning awaits, they say.
These battles play out in many corners, but few are more passionate than in New Jersey, where politics tend toward the moderately liberal and nearly 20 percent of the work force is unionized (compared with less than 14 percent nationally). From horse-country towns to middle-class suburbs to hard-edged cities, property tax and unemployment rates are high, and budgets are pools of red ink.
A new regime in state politics is venting frustration less at Goldman Sachs executives (Governor Christie vetoed a proposed "millionaire's tax" this year) than at unions. Newark recently laid off police officers after they refused to accept cuts, and Camden has threatened to lay off half of its officers in January.
Fred Siegel, a historian at the conservative-leaning Manhattan Institute, has written of the "New Tammany Hall," which he describes as the incestuous alliance between public officials and labor.
"Public unions have had no natural adversary; they give politicians political support and get good contracts back," Mr. Siegel said. "It's uniquely dysfunctional."
Even if that is so, this battle comes woven with complications. Across the nation in the last two years, public workers have experienced furloughs and pay cuts. Local governments shed 212,000 jobs last year.
A raft of recent studies found that public salaries, even with benefits included, are equivalent to or lag slightly behind those of private sector workers. The Manhattan Institute, which is not terribly sympathetic to unions, studied New Jersey and concluded that teachers earned wages roughly comparable to people in the private sector with a similar education.
Benefits tend to be the sorest point. From Illinois to New Jersey, politicians have refused to pay into pension funds, creating deeper and deeper shortfalls.
In California, pension costs now crowd out spending for parks, public schools and state universities; in Illinois, spiraling pension costs threaten the state with insolvency.
And taxpayer resentment simmers.
Trouble in New Jersey
To venture into Washington Township in southern New Jersey is to walk the frayed line between taxpayer and public employees, and to hear anger and ambivalence. So many Philadelphians have flocked here over the years that locals call it "South Philly with grass."
These expatriates tend to be Democrats and union members, or sons and daughters of the same. But property taxes are rising fast, and voters favored Governor Christie, a Republican. Bill Rahl, a graying plug of a retiree, squints and holds his hand against his throat. "I'm up to here with taxes, I can't breathe, O.K.?" he says. "I don't know about asking anyone to give up a pension. Just don't ask for no more."
Governor Christie faced a vast deficit when he took office last January, and much of the federal stimulus aid for schools was exhausted by June. So he cut deeply into state aid for education; Washington Township lost $900,000. That forced the town to rely principally on property taxes. (Few states lean as heavily on property taxes to finance education; New Jersey ranks 45th in state aid to education.) The town turned its construction office over to a private contractor and shed a few employees.
Assemblyman Paul D. Moriarty, a liberal Democrat, served four years as mayor of Washington Township. As the bill for pension and health benefits for town employees soared, he struggled to explain this to constituents.
"We really should not receive benefits any better than the people we serve," he says. "It leads to a lot of resentment against public employees."
All of which sounds logical, except that, as Mr. Moriarty also acknowledges, such thinking also "leads to a race to the bottom." That is, as businesses cut private sector benefits, pressure grows on government to cut pay and benefits for its employees.
Robert Master, political director for the Communication Workers of America District 1, which represents 40,000 state workers, speaks to that difficulty.
"The subtext of Christie's message to a lot of people is that 'you're paying for benefits you'll never have,' " he says. "Our challenge is how to defend middle-class health and retirement security, not just for our members but for all working families, when over the past 30 years retirement and health care in the private sector have been essentially demolished."
This said, some union officials privately say that the teachers' union, in its battle against cuts to salaries and benefits, misread Mr. Christie and the public temperament. Better to endorse a wage freeze, they say, than to argue that teachers should be held harmless against the economic storm.
In the past, union leaders, too, have proven adept at winning gains not just at the bargaining table. In 2000, union lobbyists persuaded legislators to cut five years off the retirement age for police and firefighters — a move criticized as a budget-buster by a state pension commission. The next year, the budget still was flush and union leaders persuaded the Republican dominated legislature to approve a 9 percent increase in pension benefits. (The legislators added a sweetener for their own pensions.)
Those labor leaders, however, proved less successful in persuading their legislative allies to pay for such benefits. For much of the last two decades, New Jersey has shortchanged its pension contribution.
Governor Christie talked about tough choices this past year — then skipped the state's required $3.1 billion payment. Now New Jersey has a $53.9 billion unfunded pension liability.
A recent Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll found a narrow plurality of respondents in the state in favor of ditching the pensions for a 401(k)-type program. Public pensions, however, run the gamut, from modest (the average local government pensioner makes less than $20,000 a year while teachers draw about $46,000) to the gilded variety for police and firefighters, some of whom collect six figures. And then there's the political class, which has made an art form of pension collection.
Some politicians draw multiple pensions as county legislators, called freeholders, and as prosecutors or union leaders. Back in Washington Township, people tend to talk of state government as a casino with fixed craps tables.
A white-haired retired undercover police officer, whose wrap-around shades match his black Harley-Davidson jacket, pauses outside the Washington Township municipal building to consider the many targets. He did not want to give his name.
"Christie has all the good intentions in the world but has he hit the right people?" he says. "I understand pulling in belts, but you talking about janitors and cops, or the free-loading freeholder?"
Good Jobs, at What Cost?
So how much is too much? On their face, New Jersey's public salaries are not exorbitant. The state has one of the highest per-capita incomes in the country, and the average teacher makes $66,597, which even with benefits is on par with or slightly behind similarly educated private sector workers, according to Jeffrey H. Keefe, a Rutgers professor who studied the issue for the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Mr. Keefe, however, uncovered some intriguing class splits. Blue-collar public workers make more money than their private sector counterparts. For such jobs, public unions have established a higher wage floor.
The sense that public workers enjoy certain advantages is not a mirage. Public employees pay into their pension funds, but health benefits often come at a fraction of the cost of most private sector packages.
Government employment also tends to be more secure. When the economy crashed, federal stimulus dollars safeguarded many public jobs. The alternative, many economists point out, was to force towns and cities into extensive layoffs, even as unemployment hovered around 10 percent and millions of Americans sought help from public agencies.
But it accentuated the perception that public workers, however tenuously, inhabited a protected class. That's a tough sell in Washington Township.
Ask Michael Tini, 54, who works as a card dealer in Atlantic City, about teacher salaries and benefits and he taps his head, not unsympathetically.
"Look, I understand that teachers are the brains of the operation, O.K.? But my hours are cut, and my taxes are killing me."
He taps his head again. "They have got to take it in the ear, too."


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One of our very own GGW members, Joylene Nowell Butler of central British Columbia, has sent the happy news that her new thriller, Broken But Not Dead has just been published.
The book is available for $18.95 CAD ($17.95 USD) through the publisher, Theytus Books and independent bookstores across Canada.
Congratulations Joylene!
For those of you who don't know, she's also the author of Dead Witness.
Book Blurb
Brendell Kisêpîsim Meshango is of Métis heritage and a PhD university professor in Prince George, British Columbia. When Brendell resigns from the university and retreats to her isolated cabin to repair her psyche, she is confronted by a masked intruder. His racial comments lead her to believe she is the solitary victim of a hate crime. However, is all as it appears? After two bizarre days inflicting a sadistic captivity, the intruder mysteriously disappears.
Taught by her mother to fear and distrust the mainstream-based power structures, and with her stalker possibly linked to a high level of government, Brendell conceals the incident from the police. But will keeping quiet keep her safe?
Then her beloved daughter, Zoë, is threatened — and Brendell takes matters into her own hands. To save Zoë, Brendell searches for the stalker and confronts not just this a depraved madman but her own fears and prejudices.
A First Review
Martha A. Cheves, author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat, writes:
Broken But Not Dead is written without the "fluff" that's found in many books. Joylene Nowell Butler gets straight to the story, taking you from one happening to the next and keeps you turning the page. The characters of Brendell and her determination, Zoe and her stubbornness, the mental instability of the "intruder" is written with such possibility that the book is very believable. Now that I've read Broken But Not Dead, I can't wait to read Dead Witness also written by Joylene Butler.
Pep Talk
We writers know that when we get our work published, yes it's very nice to receive congratulations.But what we really want is for people to buy our books. When they do, publishers are impressed and while we authors may make a little money, we more importantly establish a track record and so increase our chances of getting published again.
Not only is Joylene a great writer, but she's a great person who thoroughly supports other writers, so if you've got birthday presents to buy or simply want to reward yourself and the readers in your life, consider purchasing a copy of Joylene's book, or two, or a whole stack. Then don't forget to write those ever-important book reviews that encourage others to buy the book, too.
And if anyone else has such good news to share, please do.
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I have been expanding my abilities to work with people, especially men, and guide them to a more empowering life.
For many men it is their view of life that disempowers them and prevents them, in their mind, from leading the life of a grounded, present man. This site is about helping men find their 'Personal Masculinity', and through a process of Awareness, Acceptance and Authenticity, growing and developing their potential. A mens guide to an empowering life.
One of the aspects of an empowering life I have learned about is the basis on which an empowered, authentic man creates his life. These can be thought of as the rules or assumptions of life. They certainly exist, I realise, as a basis for my life.
"What is life but the angle of vision? A man is measured by the angle at which he looks at objects."
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
I thought it would be helpful to set out some basic ones as a guide for men to use in creating transformation in their lives:
1. Respect other people
We all come across people who annoy us because their viewpoints do not align with ours or people who just seem to have crazy approaches to life. We can easily get into arguments with them or become caught up in trying to change their minds or views. I used to spend a lot of energy on this. If we shift our perspective and put the effort into understanding their model of the world everything shifts. We still may not agree with them, but we will understand them.
2. You are in charge of your mind
Your mind may seem to go its own way, influenced by circumstances or other people, your parents, your teachers. The truth is that you control everything you do, you make the choices. Whether you make choices consciously or leave them to your unconscious, you are in charge. You, therefore, are in charge of all the results you achieve in life. What happens to you is created by you alone.
3. Your expectations determine your outcomes
The expectations you have of life come from your view of life, from the perspective you create for yourself. Because you control your results, you control your expectations. These expectations put limits on the outcomes you achieve and place a boundary round what you do in life and what happens to you. When you don't like what you get in life look to yourself and your expectations.
4. Actions speak louder than words
People's behaviour reveals the values they have in life. The words are often part of the mask they wear. The way to determine the extent to which they live life authentically is to look at their behaviour and calibrate it against their words. Always remember this applies to you as well.
5. Reality is represented by the mind
Polish-American scientist and philosopher Alfred Korzybski remarked that "the map is not the territory," encapsulating his view that an abstraction derived from something, or a reaction to it, is not the thing itself. This applies to what we see as the world. What we regard as the world is an internal representation created by our brain under the influence of our conditioning and the choices we make. Our view is not the world, it is not actual reality.
6. Communication is only as good as the responses
How often do we struggle with communicating something to friends or family only to find that they just don't understand it. We get frustrated and often angry with them I know this feeling, I used to feel it a lot. It's only when we realise that the problem lies in our communication that we can do something about it. People receive what we give them, if the get it 'wrong', we have given them it 'wrong'.
7. Unconscious change is long-lasting
Our expectations, choices, values, beliefs and all the other results of our thinking are largely created by our unconscious mind. Much of it comes from when we were young and open to suggestion by those we depended on. Our understanding of life lies deep in our unconscious mind and controls our whole approach to life. Changing this unconscious pattern of thoughts, beliefs and momories will change the whole basis of how we make choices. When we embrace unconscious change we will change our entire future.
8. Your focus determines your results
Your conscious focus in life is determined by your mission vision and goals. The extent to which you drive your life to a point where you achieve and grow determines the results you achieve in life. As we have seen you results don't just happen to you, you create them. Their, creation, however, is most influenced by your conscious choice of direction life.
9. People do the best they can
We can criticise people who seem to lead a life lacking in drive and passion, people who seem to drift through life with no determination of goal. We forget that it's not those people who are lacking but the resources they work with that are lacking. They may be in unresourceful states and not have the knowledge to change. We can help them change only when we see that it's not them we need to change but their resources or their states.
10. Outcomes must be for good
Whatever we seek in life for ourselves or other people, whatever change we seek to implement must be for the good of ourselves, the good of others and the good of the planet. When we diverge from this ecological approach we end up exploiting those around us. Manipulation is not change, it's a trick, and will not create lasting change.
Always do what you believe to be right—even though it may not be the easy way out or the least painful path.
(Roy Beers)
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The England squad train on Monday morning ahead of Tuesday's international against Sweden at Wembley.After beating Spain on Saturday evening and then enjoying a day off on Sunday, Fabio Capello's men are back at work and training at their usual London Colney base on Monday.The FATV cameras will be there to film the session from around 10.30am, and fans can watch the session live and for free with us here on TheFA.com. So click here on Mondau morning to watch our latest live football offering.Click here for full details of tickets for England v Sweden


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UFPJ Peace March in the Rain
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
United for Peace and Justice organized this event but
the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition was there as well.
Thousands Protest Iraq War Across U.S.
Singing "Down by the Riverside."
Sweet and original homemade sign.
See all 31 photos in my Oct 27th Peace March in the Rain – NYC set on Flickr
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Other groups represented in the demonstration:
Veterans Against the Iraq War
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Haywood Community College has entered into a partnership with The Center for New and Expanding Business (an entity of Smoky Mountain Development Corporation) that will provide rising or recent graduates the opportunity to start a business in a supportive, rent free environment. Recently, HCC and representatives from the Center signed an agreement that will launch the HCC Student Business Center. Its mission is to "help create jobs and economic opportunity in Haywood County by providing current HCC students and graduates with a combination of mentoring services, physical space, and access to funding programs as they launch and grow their businesses."
The HCC Student Business Center will be located in Suite A3 of The Center for New and Expanding Business, (formerly Smoky Mountain Development Corporation), located in the Haywood County Industrial Park adjacent to HCC's Regional High Tech Center, which has been providing affordable and accessible space to new businesses since 1985. Under the leadership of Executive Director Allan Steinberg, a new direction is being taken.
"Some may be familiar with the term incubator, which is designed primarily for start-ups. I wanted to make our facility and services available to anyone who needs them, whether it is a new or expanding business," said Steinberg, who started discussing the possibility of partnering with HCC over a year ago as part a discussion at one of HCC's Entrepreneurship Committee meetings.
This outreach opportunity was recognized immediately by Entrepreneurship Instructor Meredith Carpenter, who then proposed the idea of the Student Business center to Steinberg in March. "To my knowledge this is the first arrangement of its kind. In a time when budgets are tight and economic growth is slow, we found a way to overcome those barriers for our students," said Carpenter.
Carpenter and Steinberg both recognized that there was a gap for students between writing a business plan and taking the risk to launch a company. The HCC Student Business Center aims to reduce some of that risk by providing office space, furnishings, inventory space, and a commercial kitchen rent free for one year so students can focus on starting their business. After their lease is up, students are encouraged to continue in their own space at the facility and grow their business.
HCC President Dr. Rose Johnson is excited about the partnership. "We had a common goal to serve our community and create jobs in our own backyard. This partnership can make that happen," said Johnson.
There is still work to be done. Two offices are ready for occupancy and the HCC Foundation has provided a grant to purchase office furniture. HCC will be seeking grants and contributions to cover construction costs for walls, inventory lockers, and the commercial kitchen.
For information regarding the Entrepreneurship program, more information about the HCC Student Business Center, or to make a donation, contact Meredith Carpenter at firstname.lastname@example.com. For information regarding The Center for New and Expanding Business, contact Allan Steinberg at email@example.com.
HCC and The Center for New and Expanding Business recently signed an agreement that will launch the HCC Student Business Center. William "Bill" Ragland, The Center for New and Expanding Business President, and HCC President Dr. Rose Johnson are pictured signing the agreement. Standing left to right are David Forester, HCC Department Chair of Business and Entrepreneurship; Meredith Carpenter, HCC Entrepreneurship Instructor; Allan Steinberg , the Center's Executive Director; and Sharron Donnahoe, Director of HCC's Small Business Center.


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WABC closely examined the aggressive policing policies of the NY Police Department. A tip from an officer regarding the use of quotas had turned into "a relentless pursuit of arrests and summonses in the city's minority communities that he claimed led to the write up of innocent people."
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The Purge
"Christians in Iraq are being hunted, murdered, and driven from their homes in a wave of ethnic cleansing perhaps more brutal than any in the community's 2,000-year history. Before the U.S. invasion, Iraq was home to more than a million Christians- a small but thriving minority, which Saddam Hussein protected. Under the American occupation, Iraq's Christian community, one of the oldest in the world, has been driven towards extinction."
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Juvenile Justice: A Secret World
This investigation looks into the juvenile justice system of Kentucky and secrecy laws intended to protect juvenile offenders and help them transition back into society. The series questions whether or not these secrecy laws are protecting the juvenile offenders or injuring the community by not revealing juvenile sex offenders and those convicted of violent acts. The investigation also analyzes whether funds spent on rehabilitating the youth has been worth it.
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Making Elections Fair to Minorities; Euclid, where blacks have never won an election
Reporters with The Record performed an independent analysis of one community's election process, only to discover "some level of racially polarized voting in four of five elections. The analysis shows that, in a community that is made up of 29% African-Americans and 56.8% whites, making the elections unfair and unbalanced. As a result, the election process made it more difficult for all members of the community to be fairly represented. As a result of this, the community of Teaneck was under investigation of the Justice Department.
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Making elections fair to minorities: Teaneck case shows complex issue
This investigation rooted in an analysis of census block data and voting records revealed the level of racially polarized voting in the community of Teaneck and raised questions of whether minorities received fair representation in politics and government. A Justice Department investigation into whether the town should replace its at-large elections with a ward system to ensure better minority representation prompted the newspaper to pursue its own investigation.
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The Poor Pay More
In a two-part study of the Illinois State Lottery by The Chicago Reporter, an analysis of their records since 1977 shows that predominantly African American or Latino, low-income Chicago communities have generated the highest lottery sales in the state. In addition, residents in these communities have spent a higher proportion of their incomes on the lottery than people in more affluent areas.
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The Drug War Series
The series focused on the execution and impact of the so-called drug war on Chicago's minority communities. Specifically, the stories examined racial disparities in drug sentencing, drug arrests and the number of ex-drug offenders returning to Chicago communities. The Chicago Reporter found that blacks and Latinos were more often sentenced to prison than whites for the same drug crimes, even when they appeared to have similar criminal pasts.
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In These Times reports that "Baltimore community groups fight to break auto insurers' stranglehold on inner cities." The story exposes discriminatory tactics used by many insurance companies, as they set residence according to a driver's place of residence.
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180 Days In The Hole; Learning To Survive (at) CEP; Letting Go; Backing Off
In this series the Houston Press looks at how the Houston Independent School district has provided at-risk students with a single disciplinary option: 180 days at a Community Education Partners facility. These facilities, run privately and for profit, have a $17.9 contract guaranteeing them a 2,500 student enrollment. Students do their work on computer terminals without instruction by certified teachers and often grade each other's papers. The environment, which is designed for disruptive kids functioning below grade level, is like a millstone for kids who work at or above their grade level, who have perhaps committed a single, minor infraction.
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Sectional Politics
National Journal investigates the impact of domestic migration on American politics. The story reveals that Americans are choosing places that appeal to their cultural preferences, according to census data. Migrants are forming distinctive political entities, especially in the fast growing parts of the country like the Deep South, Rocky Mountain West and Pacific Northwest, the Journal reports. Surveys have shown that natives often denigrate migrants, but in fact newcomers' values are close to those of long-time residents. The article sheds light on the so-called "white flight," a trend that describes the inclination of many whites to leave high-immigration metropolises in search of white suburbia.
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Acorn was founded in 1976 by David Quinn, creator of the original Slipper Sock. The Slipper Sock, one of Acorn's earliest products, was based on Quinn's memories of ski vacations as a child and the old-fashioned slippers they wore in the cabins. Since those days, the Acorn company has become known for indoor and outdoor footwear that's as technologically advanced as it is soothing and cozy.
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Speeding is big business. There's no money to be made from it as an individual of course, unless you subscribe to the theory "time is money". But the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 100,000 Americans are ticketed for speeding every day, at an average cost of $150 per ticket--$5.5 billion a year in... read more
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Revealing Mr. Maugham Trailer (Hearing Impaired Version)
For the first time, the full story is told of one of literatures most influential and misunderstood Gay Writers - W. Somerset Maugham, author of Of Human Bondage, The Painted Veil, The Razor's Edge and dozens of other classic stories.
Featuring: Armistead Maupin, Alexander McCall Smith, Pico Iyer, Alan Furst, Ronald Harwood, Selina Hastings & Nicky Haslam plus many more.
'REVEALING MR. MAUGHAM' (2012) is in English with options for subtitles in Japanese, Arabic, French, Spanish or with English subtitles for the hearing impaired, The films duration is 84 mins.
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Warmfloor Installation
During the installation of your new underfloor heating system it is important you follow these simple steps to ensure your heating system is fully functional and efficient. These installation steps are a guide for you to follow however if there is anything which you are unsure of please don't hesitate to contact our friendly team for assistance. All mats and cables must be tested before, during and after installation.
Step 1
Measure the room and draw a sketch to help you calculate which WarmFloor mat you require, this can be further explained in the "How to choose the right mat" section. Then sketch in the position of the heating cable system.
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Select the best position of your control unit (Thermostat), Installing the thermostat can be seen in the "Installation of your thermostat" section
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Clean the floor thoroughly, removing all dirt and debris, then lay out the self-adhesive cable mat. Pre planning your layout of the mats and cables will ensure your are not caught short of space and distance.
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From your starting position, roll the mat out till you reach the end of your run, cut through the netting to turn the mat over - but make sure that you do not cut through the cable, repeat until your floor is completely covered.
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Once you have positioned the cable mat and you are happy then you can completely cover it using self levelling screed or cover it with a thin layer of tile adhesive.


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Geographic Distribution of Disease Mutations in the Ashkenazi Jewish Population Supports Genetic Drift over Selection The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 72, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 812-822 Neil Risch, Hua Tang, Howard Katzenstein and Josef Ekstein Abstract The presence of four lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) at increased frequency in the Ashkenazi Jewish population has suggested to many the operation of natural selection (carrier advantage) as the driving force. We compare LSDs and nonlysosomal storage diseases (NLSDs) in terms of the number of mutations, allele-frequency distributions, and estimated coalescence dates of mutations. We also provide new data on the European geographic distribution, in the Ashkenazi population, of seven LSD and seven NLSD mutations. No differences in any of the distributions were observed between LSDs and NLSDs. Furthermore, no regular pattern of geographic distribution was observed for LSD versus NLSD mutations—with some being more common in central Europe and others being more common in eastern Europe, within each group. The most striking disparate pattern was the geographic distribution of the two primary Tay-Sachs disease mutations, with the first being more common in central Europe (and likely older) and the second being exclusive to eastern Europe (primarily Lithuania and Russia) (and likely much younger). The latter demonstrates a pattern similar to two other recently arisen Lithuanian mutations, those for torsion dystonia and familial hypercholesterolemia. These observations provide compelling support for random genetic drift (chance founder effects, one ∼11 centuries ago that affected all Ashkenazim and another ∼5 centuries ago that affected Lithuanians), rather than selection, as the primary determinant of disease mutations in the Ashkenazi population. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (121 kb) |
Inherited Colorectal Polyposis and Cancer Risk of the APC I1307K Polymorphism The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 64, Issue 2, 1 February 1999, Pages 378-384 Robert Gryfe, Nando Di Nicola, Geeta Lal, Steven Gallinger and Mark Redston Abstract Summary Germ-line and somatic truncating mutations of the APC gene are thought to initiate colorectal tumor formation in familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome and sporadic colorectal carcinogenesis, respectively. Recently, an isoleucine→lysine polymorphism at codon 1307 (I1307K) of the APC gene has been identified in 6%–7% of the Ashkenazi Jewish population. To assess the risk of this common APC allelic variant in colorectal carcinogenesis, we have analyzed a large cohort of unselected Ashkenazi Jewish subjects with adenomatous polyps and.or colorectal cancer, for the APC I1307K polymorphism. The APC I1307K allele was identified in 48 (10.1%) of 476 patients. Compared with the frequency in two separate population control groups, the APC I1307K allele is associated with an estimated relative risk of 1.5–1.7 for colorectal neoplasia (both P=.01). Furthermore, compared with noncarriers, APC I1307K carriers had increased numbers of adenomas and colorectal cancers per patient (P=.03), as well as a younger age at diagnosis. We conclude that the APC I1307K variant leads to increased adenoma formation and directly contributes to 3%–4% of all Ashkenazi Jewish colorectal cancer. The estimated relative risk for carriers may justify specific clinical screening for the 360,000 Americans expected to harbor this allele, and genetic testing in the setting of long-term–outcome studies may impact significantly on colorectal cancer prevention in this population. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (330 kb) |
A Population-Genetic Test of Founder Effects and Implications for Ashkenazi Jewish Diseases The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 75, Issue 2, 1 August 2004, Pages 282-293 Montgomery Slatkin Abstract A founder effect can account for the presence of an allele at an unusually high frequency in an isolated population if the allele is selectively neutral and if all copies are identical by descent with a copy that either was carried by a founder individual or arose by mutation later. Here, a statistical test of both aspects of the founder-effect hypothesis is developed. The test is performed by a modified version of a program that implements the Slatkin-Bertorelle test of neutrality. The test is applied to several disease-associated alleles found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jews. Despite considerable uncertainty about the demographic history of Ashkenazi Jews and their ancestors, available genetic data are consistent with a founder effect resulting from a severe bottleneck in population size between a.d. 1100 and a.d. 1400 and an earlier bottleneck in a.d. 75, at the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora. The relatively high frequency of alleles causing four different lysosomal storage disorders, including Tay-Sachs disease and Gaucher disease, can be accounted for if the disease-associated alleles are recessive in their effects on reproductive fitness. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (880 kb) |
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The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 73, Issue 6, 1250-1260, 1 December 2003
Bethany L. Niell1, 3, Jeffrey C. Long2, Gad Rennert4 and Stephen B. Gruber1, 2, 3, ,
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Ann Arbor, Israel
2 Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Israel
3 Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Israel
4 Clalit Health Services, National Cancer Control Center, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) I1307K allele is found in 6% of the Ashkenazi Jewish population and in 1%–2% of Sephardi Jews; it confers a relative risk of 1.5–2.0 for colorectal cancer (CRC) on all carriers. Within the Ashkenazim, the existence of numerous high-prevalence mutations, including I1307K, has sparked controversy over whether genetic drift or selection is the underlying cause. For the present population-based case-control study of CRC in Israel, we tested whether selection has operated at I1307K. We also estimated the age of the I1307K allele, to understand its origin in the context of the Jewish diasporas and subsequent founder events. We genotyped 83 matched pairs, in which one or both members of the pair carried I1307K, at three microsatellites and two SNPs. Haplotypes were statistically constructed using PHASE software. Single-marker age estimates for I1307K were calculated using the approach described by Risch et al. A common progenitor haplotype spanned across APC I1307K from the centromeric marker D5S135 to the telomeric marker D5S346 and was observed in individuals of Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Arab descent. The ancestor of modern I1307K alleles existed 87.9–118 generations ago (∼2,200–2,950 years ago). This age estimate indicates that I1307K existed at about the time of the beginning of the Jewish diaspora, explaining its presence in non-Ashkenazi populations. Our data do not indicate that selection operated at I1307K (D5S346, P=.114; D5S135, P=.373), providing compelling evidence that the high frequency of disease-susceptibility alleles in the Ashkenazim is due to genetic drift, not selection. This research underscores the importance of the migratory patterns of ancestral populations in the ethnic and geographic distribution of APC I1307K.


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The certificate in Geospatial Science and Technology (GSAT) provides a program for career- oriented students and professionals in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related geospatial technologies (remote sensing, the Global Positioning System, cartography, and spatial data handling and analysis). Rendered upon completion of the requirements, the certificate represents academic proficiency in geospatial technologies and is administered by the department of Geography. Students must take courses in the areas listed below and complete them with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 (B) or higher and no grade below a C. The certificate is available to undergraduates and non-degree seeking professionals who meet the requirements. Note that some classes may require other prerequisites for entrance.
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David Leisure starred on Empty Nest as the annoying neighbor Charley Dietz.
He landed the job after gaining national exposure as the character Joe Isuzu in a long series of wacky commercials for the Isuzu automobile company in the mid-80s.
A career arc I'm sure Isaiah Mustafa is looking to duplicate.
FUN THING TO DO: Imagine Empty Nest stars David Leisure and Richard Mulligan playing golf together.
I mean, "Leisure" … and "Mulligan." Come on people, these jokes write themselves. (What? I don't get it. There was no joke.)


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From the newspaper, mail and other places:
* COMFORTING THE PRESS: Some lame-duck legislators have proposed relocating the state Capitol pressroom and maybe even charging occupants for use of space, plus leasing Capitol grounds parking places. I note that Sen. Johnny Key, eyeballing a race for governor, has leapt to the defense of convenience for the handful of reporters who use the press room on a daily basis and are further served by free parking places close to the door. The Arkansas Times, which visits the Capitol sporadically, doesn't use the press room and was evicted from its parking place by Secretary of State Mark Martin as political payback for our unflattering coverage of him.
From where I sit, the idea seems fair, though not likely to go anywhere, at least on discommoding the crew that the legislature interacts with on a daily basis. But parking? It makes no sense that Mark Martin gets to decree who gets a free space and who does not, particularly with space in such short supply. Put the spaces up for lease by an independent office or body. Let the market prevail.
FORGOT TO SAY ORIGINALLY: The best thing the legislature could do for helping the public know what's going on at the Capitol is not cosset working reporters with ultimately very finite limits on what they can get into print, but spend money on getting live TV cameras into every committee room and the Senate chamber and cover every public meeting gavel to gavel. The House advances have been invaluable. Let's finish the job.
* FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: I wrote here yesterday and reiterate that the "working papers" exception in the FOI has been abused by governors, attorney generals and others covered by the law. Other states have cases in which working papers have come to have legal meaning — actual documents related to matters of pending concern. It should not be a blanket protection for everything in an office, such as, currently, Dustin McDaniel's phone records. I am not sure a panty posse searching for particulars (if any exist) about phone conversations between the AG and a certain female lawyer is the place to begin a huff-and-puff battle of legal principle on the parameters of this question. Mike Huckabee's broad use of the privilege to cover all sorts of actions and words directly impacting public policy would have been a better time. Another suggestion for those with the money to go to court about abusers of the Freedom of Information law: 10 words — University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and UA Chancellor David Gearhart
* MIKE HUCKABEE REVEALED: Steve Benen at MSNBC is the latest to begin discovering that outrageous, inaccurate and stupid comments by the Florida resident who once governed Arkansas are not isolated incidents. And that Mike Huckabee really isn't a very nice guy.
... to reiterate a point from the weekend, the fact that Huckabee continues to want to push a bogus culture war in the wake of a national tragedy suggests he just isn't an especially nice guy.For a guy with a jovial reputation, there's something rather disturbing about Mike Huckabee's worldview. Remember, it was earlier this year when he said he wanted to see President Obama's college transcripts "to show whether he got any loans as a foreign student."
Last year, Huckabee falsely claimed President Obama "grew up in Kenya with a Kenyan father and grandfather." Soon after, he endorsed "death panel" garbage. By the early summer, Huckabee was equating the national debt with the Nazi Holocaust.
In August 2009, Huckabee argued on his own radio show that Obama's health care reform plan would have forced Ted Kennedy to commit suicide. Ed Kilgore argued at the time, "This despicable rant should disqualify Mike Huckabee from any further liberal sympathy, no matter how much he tries to joke or rock-n-roll his way back into mainstream acceptability."
That's as true now as it was then.
* FISCAL CLIFF: Pretty good explainer from Talking Points Memo on what happens next now that the Tea Party has beaten down Speaker John Boehner's plan on tax negotiations. It will be interesting to see if the Arkansas Republicans in Congress stick with the Club for Growth, with the only acceptable plan NO tax increases, except maybe for working poor; no defense cuts; big cuts in programs that help the poor. The Arkansas Fair Share Alliance has a suggestion for 2nd District Republican Rep. Tim Griffin:
Arkansas Fair Share called on Congressman Griffin to be a strong independent voice for Arkansas families and demand that Speaker Boehner immediately hold a vote on a responsible alternative bill that has already passed in the U.S. Senate and the President is ready to sign that would immediately extend the Bush tax cuts only on incomes under $250,000 for a couple and $200,000 for an individual — a bill that would generate $400 billion more in high-income revenue to address our long-term budget challenges and for critical investments that create and sustain jobs.
Don't hold your breath for Tiny Tim to fall in line.
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Definitions for acquitted
Overview of verb acquit
The verb acquit has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
(pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")
2. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times")
Overview of adj acquitted
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1. acquitted, not guilty
(declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity")