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Spreading the pain and gain of new Carroll library
Bring people together on Carroll County-DMACC library plan
, Daily Times Herald Columnist
Thursday, February 9, 2012
In a six-hour goal-setting agenda at the Carrollton Centre in late August, the Carroll City Council and members of city staff delved into a number of policy and process issues, reviewing ongoing initiatives and hatching new ones.
The future of the Carroll Public Library and sewer improvements and maintenance received the most votes from council members when they were asked to assess value to city matters by Jeff Schott, program director for the University of Iowa's Institute of Public Affairs, the facilitator of the retreat.
More recently, council members indicated they'd like to see $20,000 allocated in the budget for next fiscal year to study potential plans for a new library or a renovation and expansion of the existing one.
Carroll voters rejected a plan for a library in the central business district in early August. Council members just weeks later said the task of providing more modern library services remained a primary goal.
Mayor Adam Schweers said during his campaign for mayor that he wants to see an examination of new sites, alternates to the Heider location that was turned back soundly by voters.
"I would like to see a full examination of an alternative site," Schweers said.
He's concerned that an addition-and-remodeling plan at the current library would create space problems for downtown businesses and activities.
"I feel that we as a downtown already fight a very big uphill battle with parking," Schweers said.
All of this leads to the potential resurrection of the original idea to emerge with regard to a new Carroll library: a joint project with Des Moines Area Community College, one that would allow for economies of scale with staffing and utilities and space and materials and technology.
It would seem to be the idea that could bring the most stakeholders together, and it indisputably could involve more funding sources than a re-do at the Farner Government Building or a politically nettlesome proposal at another location around Carroll — which could bring the north- and south-of-tracks arguments into the picture in an ugly way again.
Most important, a DMACC-Carroll Library (or Carroll-DMACC Library) would pull four major entities to the table: DMACC itself, the City of Carroll, Carroll County and the Carroll Library Foundation (the latter raises money privately and through not-for-profits.) The Foundation just received word of a $25,000 grant through Union Pacific Railroad for a new library — although it is not clear if that money is locked in to the earlier plan.
Looking forward, if a $6 million library facility were planned as part of the DMACC campus, it would fair to start with a funding split of $1.5 million each from the four entities — DMACC, the city, the county and the Foundation.
According to library statistics, 70 percent of materials are checked out by people from the City of Carroll, 28 percent from residents of the county outside of Carroll and 2 percent from beyond the borders of Carroll County. That considered, there is a role for the county in the library project. While it may not seem so at the often decidedly rural-centered supervisors meetings, the City of Carroll is in Carroll County.
A DMACC-Carroll (and by Carroll, we mean city and county here) would help the regional economic engine that is the City of Carroll summon a more throaty roar.
And it's fair.
Breda, Arcadia, Dedham, Halbur, Templeton, Willey and Lidderdale all contract with the City of Carroll for library services they don't provide in their own city limits. Those communities will directly benefit from a new DMACC-Carroll County Public Library.
In terms of private contributions the Foundation raised more than $1 million for a library plan that ended up being as controversial as it was visionary. A Carroll-DMACC Library plan — if blessed with broad support — could attract even more private dollars as the pool of potential donors would be widened by bringing in the full county and community college supporters. Businesses that were reluctant to see their brands associated with the Heider plan, the subject of robust debate in our editorial pages, clearly would be more willing to add their good names and donations to a DMACC-Carroll County Public Library.
In short, a four-way spending split disperses the burden, making the plan more politically palatable.
Developing a project jointly with DMACC also does much to dispel concerns that American libraries will be Kindled and iPad-ed into obsolescence.
I don't think libraries will be tossed out with Walkmen and boom boxes and cassette tapes.
Neither do the residents of Seattle, one of the more tech-savvy cities in the modern world. In 2004, the Seattle Central Library opened — a facility its advocates describe as an "11-floor, 362,987-square-foot library, a dazzling avant-garde symphony of glass and form."
If Seattle, with its hyper-wired denizens, doesn't think technology is rendering libraries irrelevant, who in the name of 4G are we to disagree?
The numbers back up the argument as well. In 2010, there were 111,472 books and DVDs and other items checked out from the Carroll Public Library. That figure jumped to 114,655 in 2011.
But let's say I'm all wet on the support for a new library (as is the council which has made it a top priority) — and the voters of Seattle who overwhelmingly passed the largest library bond issue ever submitted in the United States were wrong, that libraries, contrary to trends, will draw fewer patrons.
In that case, if the new Carroll library is campused with existing DMACC facilities, it can adapt to a blend of college and county and city needs.
Finally, for a new library plan to scrub skeptics, advocates need to be up-front about how to backfill the current Carroll Public Library. What makes the most sense is a strategy to rent the space to county or federal or state government or non-profit entities, to assure City of Carroll voters that the old library's 10,400 square feet of space won't be used for offices to create new city departments and taxpayer expenses.
Your Carroll City Council has identified the library as its priority. But it shouldn't go down this road alone.
Bring in DMACC, reach out to the county. Spread the pain and gain.
And get it done.
Let's not deprive another generation of our kids the use of a modern learning facility to compliment the hard work of teachers and parents around Carroll County.
(Daily Times Herald columnist Douglas Burns is vice president of the Carroll Library Foundation.)
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Perhaps Mr. Brinker can enlighten us on the definition of "modern" and how our library fails to meet that definition.
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I am a single parent of 2 children. I have a job and work hard to supply my children with the things they need to learn and find out information if needed. My youngest son is about to start school in the fall and I am very sure of his ability to find out what he needs to at home. I am not wealthy by any means. I'm not even sure if I'm middle class. But I want my taxes to go to something that I or my kids need or want. And a new library is not it!
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Ouch Sheryl, you really think he's slapping you in the face for wanting a modern library? When did upgrading our town become narcissistic and spoiling? I've heard it all around town "why does the stadium need upgrades, it's just fine" "the library is big enough,we already have the rec center". First off if you've been to the stadium lately and gone to the men's bathroom you'd realize it IS still in the 1950's. I don't understand why people don't want....DEMAND to have a modern city. Obviously the generations before us who thoroughly enjoyed the amenities this town has don't feel its time to give new generations their own resources. Why not have Carroll set an example for all of western Iowa? The attitude of people in Carroll is the problem, not the people who run the town. Young people don't care enough or take Carroll seriously enough to have an opinion. While the older generations vote on everything and are continually more and more conservative. I love the town I was born in and refuse to accept it as a "2nd rate" place to live.
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"Let's not deprive another generation of our kids the use of a modern learning facility"
As if we don't already have modern facilities with internet access (which now includes wireless access).
Mr. Burns would have us believe we live in the Stone Age. He again slaps the faces of every successful person who started out with nothing and gives every child without access to such a luxurious facility a ready-made excuse to fail. Kids these days have more advantages than ever - and Carroll is no exception - even with the current library.
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I think it's appalling that our city government can't prioritize without dragging outsiders into this.
I would like to know why essential services like road maintenance aren't a higher priority than amenities like a library.
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I agree that some of the funding for a new or expanded library should come from the county. As a rural resident who lives outside of the Carroll city limits, I felt that it was unfair that the property tax increase required for the Hieder proposal would be entirely levied on Carroll city residents. My wife and I use the library, and we should be paying for our share of this valuable community resource.
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FAILING to clear piles of rubbish at the back of a Blackburn home ended up costing its residents more than £1,400.
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They were fined £400, with a victim surcharge of £40, and required to pay £280.65 costs Blackburn with Darwen council environment boss Jim Smith said: "The vast majority of residents dispose of their rubbish hygienically, and correctly to avoid prosecution and fines, and to help keep their neighbourhoods clean both for themselves, and others.
"Those who do not will be named and shamed in the press, whilst we will also work hard with people through the Your Call campaign to keep our community clean."

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The international pilgrimage group with Fr Michael Mullan, LC,
The following pilgrimage chronicle was written and compiled by Karen McDonald,
a Regnum Christi member in the United Kingdom. DAY 1Friday,
18th June 2010, twenty-three pilgrims comprising Regnum Christi and non-RC
members from 6 countries, met in Tel Aviv, Israel amidst
great excitement, to embark on a week's pilgrimage in the
Holy Land, led by Dublin-based Fr Michael Mullan LC and
our guide Sami from New Gate Tours, Israel. J.R. (teenager):
"I witnessed many important holy sites, where the tour guide
not only gave the historical facts, but also referenced the
Bible at each location, which complemented our spiritual guidance. All
this has raised many positive questions, inspiring me to read
the Bible and better understand the roots of my faith."
DAY 2We woke up to a bright sunny day in
Tabgha Pilgerhaus overlooking the stillness of the northern part of
Sea of Galilee, and set off for our first Mass
at the Mount of Beatitudes, where our Encounter with Christ
began, and where the first of many daily sermons, meditations
and reflections by Fr Michael were given, which helped us
to enter into the moment. We were transported through five
more holy sites, which included Tabgha (multiplication of fish and
Karen and Maria Teresa on the Sea of Galilee.
loaves), St Peter's Primacy (where Our Lord asked Peter 3
times if he loved Him), Capernaum (also known as the
Village of the Comforter, where Jesus lived and consoled people
after being rejected in Nazareth), the Sea of Galilee (where
we took a boat to orientate where many of the
miracles took place), and finally to the Jordan River (where
we renewed our Baptismal vows). After dinner that evening, we
all went down to the shore of the Sea of
Galilee at the bottom of the hotel garden, and after
praying the Rosary we had a singing practice with Fr
Michael, which resulted in much laughter!
The following pilgrimage chronicle was written and compiled by Karen McDonald,
a Regnum Christi member in the United Kingdom.
18th June 2010, twenty-three pilgrims comprising Regnum Christi and non-RC
members from 6 countries, met in Tel Aviv, Israel amidst
great excitement, to embark on a week's pilgrimage in the
Holy Land, led by Dublin-based Fr Michael Mullan LC and
our guide Sami from New Gate Tours, Israel.
J.R. (teenager):
"I witnessed many important holy sites, where the tour guide
not only gave the historical facts, but also referenced the
Bible at each location, which complemented our spiritual guidance. All
this has raised many positive questions, inspiring me to read
the Bible and better understand the roots of my faith."
We woke up to a bright sunny day in
Tabgha Pilgerhaus overlooking the stillness of the northern part of
Sea of Galilee, and set off for our first Mass
at the Mount of Beatitudes, where our Encounter with Christ
began, and where the first of many daily sermons, meditations
and reflections by Fr Michael were given, which helped us
to enter into the moment.
We were transported through five
more holy sites, which included Tabgha (multiplication of fish and
H.S: "St Peter's Primacy
– It struck me when Christ asks 'How much do
you love Me?' that the love which we are all
capable of giving Him now, in this moment, is enough
for Him."
K.M: "A week in the Holy Land with Fr
Michael Mullan and our erudite guide, Sami, opened a visual
Bible and brought to life both the Old and New
Testaments in such a way I felt I received many
insights into how Jesus lived, worked and suffered for us
to reach salvation. Through the journey, I saw how many
of our daily struggles and emotions He experienced and how
if we remain Christ-centred, He will always remain beside us
with love, forgiveness and understanding. We must remember to be
'poor in spirit' so that 'it is no longer I
who live, but Christ who lives in me' (Gal 2:20)."
We shuttled with mini-vans up to Mount Tabor to meditate
on the Transfiguration, which was truly overwhelming. We moved on
to the Annunciation Basilica for Mass, and after visiting the
Holy Family Church and the Synagogue, we arrived at Cana
and renewed wedding vows and special prayers for those unmarried
E.E-R: "After this inspiring experience, my journey to the
house of the Father will be filled with the certainty
of knowing how much He loves me, the peace of
feeling Him next to me and the joy of finding
Him and doing His will in our ordinary lives like
the Family of Nazareth."
The day began with a prayer
again and another hymn practice on the bus, ensuring we
knew the hymns for Mass in Mt Carmel. After a
great lunch, we arrived at Elijah's cave, and then from
here we left the area of Galilee onto Caesaria Maritima,
where we heard how great and influential the Roman period
was and of Herod the Great building this seaport city
named after the Caesar. It was also the spot St.
Paul was tried before going to Rome.
B.R (teenager): "This
trip has taught me something new and surreal: The reality
of God. Not only is the Holy Land a place
of religious tourism but it is also a really holy
place of pilgrimage that transforms hearts. A very beautiful thing."
we officially began the second part of the pilgrimage, heading
on a two-hour coach journey to Jerusalem, which would have
taken Jesus five days to reach on foot, and arrived
at the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Centre, now
run by the Legionaries of Christ. Leaving the ministerial region
of Jesus' life, we were now ready to follow his
salvific road, one which would transform our prayer life in
M.C: "Encountering Christ in the Holy Land, walking
where He walked, seeing mountains, valleys, seas that He saw,
will mean that every Mass, Rosary and meditation on the
Gospel will mean so much more on a deeper level
than before."
We had a spectacular night-time view of Jerusalem
given by the Vice Rector, Fr Eamon Kelly LC, from
the roof-top of the Pontifical Institute of Notre Dame, giving
us a beautiful 360 degree illuminated tour of Jerusalem´s churches,
buildings and the various routes walked by Jesus. This was
a great preparation for our first day in the environs
of the city.
Our first day in the environs of
Jerusalem, we visited Shepherds' Field, where Fr Michael's Bible reading
and meditation reminded us that every shepherd knows his flock
like no other, is the only one who can find
lost sheep, food and water in desert land, and that
Christ is our shepherd and our trust should remain solely
in Him. We thus agreed Fr Michael was our "sheep
dog" – constantly rounding us up and ensuring we are
remaining Christ-focused and keeping our mind and souls with a
clear vision for salvation.
G.P-B: "Encountering Christ in His own land
Three blood sisters, Maria Teresa, Carla, and Gladys, in the Garden of Gethsemane.
helped me recognize the good shepherd we all need to
follow, through deeper prayer and meditation of the mystery of
His gift to us in Calvary."
The Milk Grotto, where Mary
suckled Jesus in the privacy of a cave, which turned
milk-white when several drops of her milk spilled to the
floor, produces a powder, which has resulted in many miracles
relating to those having problems conceiving, and many cancer cures,
by adding some of the powder to water and drinking
at intervals. Fr Michael celebrated Mass in the Chapel of
St Jerome in the crypt of the Church of the
Nativity. We enjoyed a "Christmas lunch" in Bethlehem, in a
restaurant filled with Christmas decorations, as is the case in
most of Bethlehem, in keeping with it being the birthplace
of Our Lord. The Church of the Visitation in Ein
Karem, designed by Antonio Barluzzi, is where Mary came to
when Angel Gabriel told her of Elizabeth carrying child, and
where the Magnificat in many different world languages are displayed
on tiles outside on the walls. "Blessed is he/she who
listens to God", which is the fruit of all those
who listen to the Word.
M-T.R: "An enriching Holy Land experience,
Fr Michael celebrates Mass at an altar next to Calvary in the Holy Sepulcher.
walking in sacred places, was like entering into the Bible.
I hope I can share the many graces I have
received with those back home, and be a witness of
forgiveness and charity, which have new meaning now. The most
powerful experience for me was praying at the rock in
the Church of Gethsemane."
We had a Mass at Calvary
at 6 a.m., before the visitors crowded into the Holy
Sepulchre. To find oneself upstairs kneeling at the foot of
the Cross, and descending to the sweet rose-scented stone slab
where He was anointed after He was taken down from
the Cross, and then kneeling at the tomb in which
He was laid for three days, was quite overpowering.
"After this week, I take in my heart that Our
Lord speaks to us in the silence – the great
gift of receiving His love that fills up an emptiness
in one's heart. This great Regnum Christi family pilgrimage was
full of spirituality and silence. 'In the silence, I will
speak to your hearts.'"
After a sustaining breakfast, we entered into
the Passion of Christ through the Stations of the Cross
along the streets of central Jerusalem in the Via Dolorosa,
to experience a very moving morning following in Jesus' footsteps,
vividly imagining what He has done for each and every
one of us, and feeling a new sense of deeper
L.C: "Even though I had seen the Holy Land in
photographs and documentaries, being at the sacred sites have been
On the streets of Jerusalem, walking the Via Dolorosa.
an experience that is truly heavenly, for no words or
pictures can express the touches of God in your heart.
The place which affected me the most was the site
where Our Lord was crucified; being at the foot of
the cross was for me the summit. It helped me
understand the meaning of true love. Without the cross, we
would have never known how much we are truly loved
by God. This and more I take in my heart,
and hope to share with those I meet. Thank you,
Lord, for the gift of our faith, hope, and love."
the afternoon, we visited Mt Zion, which is the home
to the Church of the Dormition Abbey, where it is
said traditionally that Mary ended her earthly pilgrimage. The Cenacle,
where the Last Supper took place, was a powerful visit,
and where we appreciated Our Lord giving us the eternal
gift of the Holy Eucharist, the sacraments of Holy Orders,
Confession and Confirmation. Fr Michael shared some of his personal
experiences of his priestly ministry, and very interesting insights into
the importance of the Eucharist, and the importance of the
many sacraments we have been given.
J&S: "The Holy Land was
a spiritually enriching experience. I praise God for enabling my
family to enjoy this trip together. The prayer time at
the Garden of Gethsemane was the most rewarding time for
me. When I get back to my country, India, with
this experience, I will continue my ministry as a Bible
A view of the men's side of the Wailing Wall.
Our first visit of the day was to the
Wailing Wall, where the men separated for a peaceful half-hour
away from the ladies! We followed tradition and wrote our
petitions on paper and scoured the wall for a hole
in which to place them. It was particularly busy due
to a Bar Mitzvah. Sami then took us to the
thirty-acre precinct of the ancient Hebrew Temple, dominated by the
Dome of the Rock.
The remains of the Pools of Bethesda,
where Jesus performed a healing, were discovered while excavations were
made on the grounds of St Anne's Church. Visiting the
birthplace of the Virgin Mary in the Church of St
Anne was striking on arrival with some beautiful Gospel singers
in the famously acoustic Church.
We were very blessed on
the trip to find Fr Branigan Sherman in Jerusalem, and
were delighted when he joined us for a few days,
offering additional guidance to pilgrims. Both priests celebrated Mass in
the morning in the Church of Gethsemane, and then we
all returned to the Gardens of Gethsemane later that evening
for 15 minutes private prayer in the Gardens, which is
rarely made possible, before having a Holy Hour inside the
Church, along with confessions with both priests.
Gethsemane was one of
the many highlights of the trip for a number of
our pilgrims, who were able to imagine how Jesus must
have felt in the Gardens, contemplating on what He had
been sent to do for us, and asking God if
the cup could "pass him by" if it were the
Father's will. It is something with which we can all
identify in our own struggles and crosses – how often
we ask God to remove our crosses, and how difficult
at times it is to add "if it is Your
M.C: "Having just completed my first pilgrimage to the Holy
Land following in Jesus' footsteps, my intention when I arrive
home in California is to try to improve my walk
with Jesus in my life. My most spiritual moment, if
I had to pick, was at the Garden of Gethsemane
at the rock where Jesus prayed before His Passion. I
really felt the pain and suffering He went through, and
I will remember that forever, especially when praying my daily
Rosary. What a journey, what a joy! Thank you, Jesus,
for Your love."
J.H: "Being at Calvary, where Christ was so
cruelly crucified, brought home to me that whatever pain and
suffering I have is absolutely nothing and that I should
offer it up to Him. Also, the Words of this
shepherd of Christ (Fr Michael Mullan) have helped to bring
peace to my heart."
A day outside of Jerusalem began
by seeing Lazarus' tomb in Bethany, the Mount of Temptations,
and the Monastery at the top, which we reached by
cable car. We were reminded of the constant battle against
temptations in this world when we don't trust God's timing,
and these three basic roots: Fear, money, and doubt. We had a beautiful drive to the Jericho area and
the Dead Sea, and most of the pilgrims covered themselves
in mud and floated in the Sea. Jericho dates back
almost 12,000 yrs, claiming to be the world's oldest town,
and also the lowest, being 1200 ft below sea level.
We also saw a sycamore tree. Not only was this
the type of tree Zacchaeus climbed before he was miraculously
cured, but as we also learned, it has the ability
to rejuvenate if the trunk is burned. Sami added that
even when we seem to be spiritually dead, with the
help of the Holy Spirit and dying to ourselves, we
have the ability to rejuvenate.
K.S: "A highly recommended pilgrimage for
anyone interested in a better understanding of politics and religion,
their relationship with God and how to become a better
After dinner, Fr Eamon Kelly LC gave a fascinating talk
on the Shroud of Turin in the Museum at the
Notre Dame Centre. This talk was scientific and historical as
well as spiritual. The high point of the talk illustrated
how the shroud has holographic characteristics, the image standing away
from the cloth: a phenomena which we can barely replicate
today on such material, let alone in earlier centuries, leaving
one with a perception of authenticity.
For anyone who
would like to go on a pilgrimage to the Holy
Land or elsewhere in the world, either as individuals or
part of a group, please contact New Gate Tours who
will organise the whole trip for you in a highly
professional manner, and will connect you with a Legionary of
Christ priest if you are not travelling with a priest.
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accommodation, situated in a very central and convenient location to
the Holy Sepulchre, etc.
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This article was published 21/12/2012 (1705 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
If you're reading this article today, the chances are the world isn't coming to an end, post-haste.
To perhaps a handful of individuals far out on the fringe, yesterday -- Dec. 21, 2012 -- was supposed to be the end of the world, according to the ancient Mayans' calendar.
While credible scholars of the extinct Central American civilization agree the Mayans' understanding of time and its relationship to astronomy were amazingly advanced, these experts have always argued the end of the 5,000-year-plus era on the Mayan calendar is just a date -- and not much more.
And it's only through our pop culture, Internet-rumour-mill society that the end-of-the-world concept became a mainstream idea.
The world of investing is certainly no stranger to prophetic forecasts of doom -- and fortune -- either.
Arguably, the very foundation of investment involves making predictions that, despite all the technical jargon and mathematical acrobatics, are really nothing more than half-blind swings at profiting from uncertain market movements.
And many calls on the market have indeed been "out there" from the get-go, and even more so in retrospect, says economist Mike Moffatt, an assistant professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
"The most famous of which may be Irving Fisher in 1929, when he said the stock market had reached a permanent plateau," he says. "That was a couple of weeks before the big stock market crash."
More recently, James Glassman and Kevin Hassett, while both were working at the American Enterprise Institute, co-authored Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting from the Coming Rise in the Stock Market in 1999 just before the tech bubble.
Given its title, the fallacy of their prediction is obvious -- now.
"The book was published just after an amazingly long period of higher-than-normal market returns, combined with much lower-than-average volatility," says Alan Fustey, a financial analyst and money manager at Index Wealth Management in Winnipeg.
"But the Dow reached an all-time high of 14,164 on Oct. 9, 2007, and now currently sits at around the 13,100 level 13 years later. So much for that call."
Yet for every prediction that hasn't come true, some economists, money managers and market analysts have made accurate forecasts on markets.
Former Clinton White House economic adviser Nouriel Roubini predicted the 2008 Great Recession. Two years before the meltdown, the economist forecast the U.S. would face an unprecedented housing crash, an oil-price shock and plummeting confidence in the financial system that would lead to a deep recession.
Roubini certainly wasn't the only one who foresaw big problems brewing in the global economy at the time.
As Michael Lewis wrote in his book on the meltdown, The Big Short, many market-watchers had been predicting a collapse of the housing market and even the banking system.
But Lewis's book also points out many had to wait years for their call to eventually come to fruition. All the while, their doubters derided them and their anxious financial backers demanded their money back.
Moffatt says making an assessment on where the market is eventually heading is one thing, but timing that call is another. In many instances, luck plays as large a role in making the correct call as skill.
"What happens a lot of times is you will have someone completely come out of nowhere, like Peter Schiff, who makes a correct call," Moffatt says about the American investment broker who predicted the crash.
"Schiff made a correct call on the housing bubble and got media coverage, and then, like others who did the same, he is perceived as having some kind of unknown forecasting ability that no one else has. But the reality is their performance really depended on luck and is no indication on how they will perform in the future."
In Schiff's case, he predicted after the crash that inflation would reach double digits in the U.S. by 2010, which obviously hasn't worked out.
Even when it comes to the most successful forecasters, Moffatt says the investment community has a tendency to view them through a lens of mysticism. Warren Buffett, for instance, is nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha.
"At least in Buffett's case, he's made so many right calls, you can understand the nickname," Moffatt says. "Where I get leery is when someone makes one right big call and then is considered an oracle for the next 20 years."
The trouble with market predictions, he adds, is even the best forecasters are frequently wrong.
"Economics, especially, is not the field to be in if you're afraid of being wrong," he says. "It's just inherent that so much of it is unpredictable."
Still, we expect the predictions. The media frequently report bank economists' forecasts on GDP growth. Investment-news junkies scour the web for articles from experts on the next big investment. Even the whole concept of buy low and sell high inherently involves a prediction on future growth that is by no means guaranteed.
It's a tough gig, but somebody's got to do it, and if they can do it reasonably well enough, they can make a living.
"It's also the case that if you're right 53 per cent of the time, you're probably going to make a very good living out of it," Moffatt says.
"But to expect someone to be right 80 to 90 per cent of the time is unrealistic."
Quick facts
Fool's gold and the unpredictable nature of commodities: Making calls on the price of oil, gold and other commodities can be a good way to make a lot of money, but most people are just as likely to lose their Brooks Brothers shirts.
Economist Mike Moffatt says making predictions about commodity prices will assure most people of one thing sooner or later: looking like a fool.
"With oil, in particular, if you want to be made to look foolish, make a 10-year oil-price prediction, because it always seems to go in directions that nobody expects." Many, for instance, predicted in the late '70s and '80s that oil would continue its rise. Then oil prices stabilized and even decreased over the next 20 years.
Gold is equally hard to call. Gold was considered a dead asset by many, having fallen from an all-time high in 1980 of $615 an ounce to about $271 an ounce in 2001. Then it started to rise with a booming global economy, coupled with fears of inflation and an economic meltdown.
"I remember teaching a class of MBAs in 2005 and gold had risen quite a bit, and I had a conversation with someone when it was about $700 an ounce where I said, 'I don't know if these gold prices are sustainable with how much they've gone up lately,' and now it's worth at least double that."
Dart-throwing monkeys do it better? Nearly 40 years ago, economist Burton Malkiel penned A Random Walk Down Wall Street, positing the idea the markets are so entirely random that it's impossible for a money manager to consistently outperform the market.
He playfully asserted that a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at the financial pages could select an investment portfolio that would perform equally as well as investments selected by experts.
In the 1980s, the Wall Street Journal took his assertion to task. They didn't use monkeys. Instead, staffers threw darts at a stock table to choose their investment against the expert picks of money managers. It was a long-running feature in the newspaper, and over 142 six-month-long measurement periods, the experts came out ahead with an average gain of 10.2 per cent whereas the darts averaged 3.5 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Index averaged 5.6 per cent increases over those periods.


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A few weeks ago, I attended my four-year old niece's first dance recital. Excitement was in the air as the little ones filed onto the stage and faced the crowd in the packed auditorium. There were tutus and leotards aplenty, and enough tulle to fill the entire auditorium. They danced – all cute and awkward as four year olds do - took their bows, and exited the stage.
There were about 25 routines in the program. Most were very tasteful and the songs age-appropriate for the dancers. But occasionally, a group of pre-teen girls would be brought out on stage in outfits that left little to the imagination and dance to songs with lyrics that made me cringe. I couldn't help thinking about the sexualization and objectification of our girls at such a young age. My mind quickly turned to the men in the audience, and I started wondering how many of them were perhaps looking at these young girls in a sexual way. Looking back to the stage as another group of young girls were brought out, the "1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused by the age of 18" statistic popped into my head. And so began the downward spiral. Talk about vicarious trauma! I guess I had been under the false assumption that vicarious trauma couldn't happen to me because I no longer do direct service work. But this experience made it perfectly clear that is not the case.
I wanted to process my thoughts. When a family member remarked how wonderful the show was (and 98% of it was), I had to throw in my two cents about the inappropriateness of some of the dance routines, costumes, etc. Wow. Talk about a moment where I was lacking a filter for my thoughts. I did a good job of alienating those in my company.
Yes, my prevention-oriented brain kicked in in an appropriate way (thinking about how we objectify and sexualize our young girls); but my thoughts quickly snowballed into vicarious trauma overload (thinking about how many of the young girls were experiencing violence or how many of the audience members were perpetrators). It was a clear signal to me that I needed to take a breath and step back. And I was reminded about how important it is to stay grounded when doing prevention work, practice self-care, and not get knocked down by that snowball. There is a time and place to have those discussions and fight that good fight. Being there that day and supporting my young niece as she bravely displayed her newfound dancing talent was what it was all about. Yes, we need to see situations like this as opportunities to challenge unhealthy social norms. But sometimes we also have to see it for what it is – a sweet, four-year olds first dance recital.
The NSVRC has a great resource on vicarious trauma [1]. I hope you'll check it out. Feel free to share how you practice self-care when doing prevention work by leaving a comment below.
[1] http://nsvrc.org/publications/nsvrc-publications-articles/self-care-and-trauma-work
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista
[3] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista/primary-prevention
[4] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista/promising-programs


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CECIL, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities in northwest Ohio say as many as 10 tractor-trailers are involved in a pileup on a foggy highway that has left one person dead near the Indiana-Ohio state line.
A dispatcher at the State Highway Patrol says an unknown number of cars also were involved in the pileup on U.S. 24 Tuesday morning around 8 a.m.
The highway that links Toledo with Fort Wayne, Ind., has been shut down in both directions.
Authorities say a tanker truck caught up in the crash is leaking ethanol along the highway. The patrol says the tanker was one at least eight trucks involved.
A driver who was uninjured tells The Crescent-News in nearby Defiance that he "drove into a wall of fog."


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AMHERST, Va. (AP) -- A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about the death of an Indiana hiker along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.
Media outlets report that investigators announced the reward Monday at a news conference in Amherst.
Hikers found Scott Lilly's body on Aug. 12, 2011, just off the trail in the Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area east of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Amherst County. An autopsy showed the 30-year-old South Bend, Ind., man died from asphyxiation.
FBI Agent Steven Duenas says authorities haven't found most of Lilly's belongings, including a pair of Ozark Trail hiking shoes.
Duenas says investigators believe Lilly was last seen alive on July 31, 2011, at the Cow Camp Gap trail shelter, a short distance from where his body was found.


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The Indigenous Education Projects Unit has been established to manage Indigenous education projects and develop partnerships that work collaboratively to progress the goals of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy and the Melbourne Declaration.
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Commonwealth Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) entered into an agreement for the research and development of a national network of Learning Communities over a 4 year period.
The Indigenous Education Projects Unit strives to ensure that plans and strategies for Indigenous Education involve authentic Indigenous community involvement and promote the value of Indigenous knowledges and ways of working.
The Focus School Next Steps Initiative aims to assist around 100 specially selected Focus Schools implement strategies that are known to bring about improved school attendance, classroom engagement and academic achievement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.


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South African Tourism concludes 10th India roadshow
Each year our roadshow has provided the perfect platform for Indian travel operators to expand their understanding of South Africa's offering, and develop and strengthen business opportunities with the South African partners present. – Hanneli Slabber, South African Tourism's country manager for India
South African Tourism's (SAT) 10th India roadshow received an excellent response from the Indian travel trade at a time when tourist arrivals from India continue to grow.
The multi-city roadshow is organised each year
to showcase the varied experiences that South Africa has to offer as a holiday
destination and to present the latest products and services to the Indian
It has proven to be an effective platform for the partners from India and South
Africa to interact and cultivate business opportunities.
India is among the top 10 tourism source markets for South Africa. From January to September 2012, 79 306 Indian tourists visited the country, an 18.3% increase over the same period in 2011.
Hanneli Slabber, SAT's country manager for India, said that over the years South Africa has witnessed a continuous increase in Indian tourist arrivals, making India a key market for the country.
'It has been our constant endeavour to enhance our engagement with our key stakeholders in India to further boost tourist arrivals to South Africa. Each year our roadshow has provided the perfect platform for Indian travel operators to expand their understanding of South Africa's offering, and develop and strengthen business opportunities with the South African partners present,' said Slabber.
The India roadshow
was attended by 66 South African tourism product owners and tourism stakeholders.
Among the attendees were destination management companies, accommodation
establishments, destination marketing organisations, tour operators, conservation
stakeholders, private game reserves and adventure operators.
'In order to sustain our growth and widen our audience reach in India, we will continue to explore new markets and traveller segments and plan focused initiatives to leverage the available opportunities,' concluded Slabber.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Improving 21 strokes from their day one performance, the seventh-ranked Saint Leo women's golf team concluded the Flagler Fall Slam in sixth place with a 59-over 635, Tuesday afternoon at the par-72, 6,062 yard Marsh Creek Country Club course.
With a much improved round two total of 19-over 307, the Lions jumped three positions from their ninth-place first round slot to finish just shy of the top five. Laura Huertas rebounded in a big way in her final round, improving 17 strokes to fire an even-par. The Bogota, Colombia native finished 24th overall in tournament standings, carding with a 17-over 161.
Clare Connolly continued to lead the team after the final outing, firing a 15-over 159, good for 20th in tournament action. Goeun Lee, who concluded the tournament at 22nd, improved two strokes from day one, finishing one stroke behind Connolly while bringing in a 16-over 160.
Ragna Olafsdottir had a big day, as well, rebounding 12 strokes from her first round performance of 15-over 87 to record a three-over 75 her second time out. Olafsdottir's 18-over 162 placed her in 30th overall, and fourth in team standings.
Heather Petronis completed the squad list, carding a 24-over 168 after both rounds to finish 56th.
Lynn University held onto their top spot from day one, grabbing the Fall Slam title thanks to first and second place performances from Samantha Smolen and Jessica Bradley.
With the conclusion of the Flagler Fall Slam, the Saint Leo women's golf team wraps up their fall season and prepares for their spring campaign. The Lions return to action on Monday, February 20, when they open their 2012 slate at the Lady Moc Invitational. For the latest news, updates, and information on the women's golf team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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HOUSTON - Neighbors are warning each other as police are on the lookout for a flasher who has been seen targeting people in a northwest Houston park.
According to residents, the man has exposed himself in the T.C. Jester Park, 4201 T.C. Jester West, on numerous occasions over the course of several months.
Residents said the flasher tends to strike in the early morning hours, when joggers visit the park.
According to police, the man covers his face with a shirt, hooded sweatshirt or another article of clothing while exposing the lower half of his body.
Police do not have a good description of the suspect.
One witness described the man as Hispanic or white, in his 20s or 30s and 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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Fort Langley Artists Group's third and final show of the 2014 summer season, Sunflower & Poppies, opens on Saturday, Aug. 2 and continues to Monday, Sept. 1.
The FLAGstop Gallery, located at the corner of Glover Road and Mavis Avenue in Fort Langley is open from noon to 4 p.m. each Saturday, Sunday and holiday Monday throughout the summer.
Visit fortlangleyartistsgroup.com to learn more.
The Langley Writers' Guild is on the move.
For the next several meetings — at least throughout the month of September — the local writers' group will meet at Michaud House, 5202 204 St. Meetings will be held at the usual time, from 10 a.m. to noon on the first, second and fourth Thursday of the month.
The move comes as the City prepares to begin construction on its new Timms Community Centre. Since a significant portion of the design for the new building involves converting space currently occupied by the City's library, the writers guild will be unable to meet in the library as it has done for the past several years.


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HOUSTON - Deputies are searching for a driver who opened fire on another driver, killing him.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said the driver of a Chevrolet Impala was traveling in the 11900 block of Aldine Westfield around 8:15 p.m. Sunday. Someone in another vehicle passed him and fired shots at him, investigators said.
The driver of the Impala then crashed into a pickup truck outside of a taco stand. He did not survive his injuries, officials said.
The shooter fled the scene.
Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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text: Azadinform, news agency publishing in Azerbaijani, Russian and English since 1999 in Azerbaijan, announced the conference about "The Quran Leads the Way to Science" and "The Miracles of the Quran" organized in Baku by using Harun Yahya works, on January 24th, 2011. Many professors, associate professors and almost 400 people attended the conference, which the presses showed great interest. 350 Azerbaijani The Quran Lead the Way to Science books and documentaries were distributed at the conference. In addition, in the hall at the entrance of the conference, more than 20 fossils, which shows living beings have not changed for millions of years, were exhibited.


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A couple of weeks ago I grilled some chicken drumsticks Alabama-style but changed things a little bit. One of my other grilling books uses the white sauce as a marinade so I decided to try that first.
Can't pass up those impulse buys at the store!
I used charcoal alone so the chicken didn't get particularly brown. And to be honest, the chicken alone didn't pick up as much flavor from the marinade as I hoped it would.
For the sauce I went with Steven's recipe from BBQ USA, which has a different mayo-to-vinegar ratio than the recipe I used for the marinade and also had a better taste. In hindsight, marinating the chicken didn't make much of a difference and I think I might've been better off had I simply salted it instead.


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FRUIT COVE, Fla. - An ancient and hearty breed of cattle may be Florida's next cash cow.
The animals now known as Florida Cracker Cattle are descendants of cattle that arrived in Florida with Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon in 1521.
Ranchers say the cattle are experiencing a renaissance lately, mostly because the animals are easy to care for and less expensive to maintain than other breeds of cattle. They thrive on grass instead of feed, are almost immune to parasites and are tolerant of Florida's oppressive summer heat.
Dr. William Broussard, who owns the state's largest Cracker Cattle herd, says the meat from the animals is tasty and low in fat.
Owners of the Cracker Cattle in Florida have their own association and gather each November for an animal auction.
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The 8.0.2 update addresses the following issues:
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Last week, Kellogg announced it would no longer use the terms "All Natural" and "Nothing Artificial" on its Kashi products.
The move stems from a class-action settlement in which the company will pay out $5 million for allegedly misleading people with its claims on some of its Kashi-labelled products.
The settlement highlights the sneaky marketing tools food giants use to sell their wares.
With catch phrases such as no added sugar, multigrain and gluten-free sprawled across your packages of cereal, crackers, cookies, candy, yogurt and juice, it's easy to be fooled.
Here are a few common label claims and how you can arm yourself against deceptive food marketing:
The claim: Contains zero trans fat.
What it leads you to believe: The product is free of trans fatty acids, man-made fats -- also known as hydrogenated fats/oils -- which increase the shelf life of packaged foods. (Scientists say trans fats raise your so-called "bad" cholesterol and lowers your so-called "good" cholesterol).
The reality: Many products touting a no trans fat claim actually do contain trans fats. The trick is the company lists a small enough serving size in which they can legally claim that the serving size contains no trans fats. Meanwhile, if you eat a few servings of the food, you're likely getting more trans fats than you bargained for. Want to know if you're being duped? Scan the ingredient list for hydrogenated oil. If it makes the list, you know the product contains trans fats, even if the serving size documented claims to have zero grams of the substance.
The claim: Contains no gluten.
What it leads you to believe: The product is nutritious, good for your body and free of gluten, an ingredient you've heard is toxic.
The reality: Gluten is a protein found wheat and other grains. In people with celiac disease, ingesting gluten triggers an immune reaction that destroys the inner lining of the small bowel. Gluten is only bad for people with celiac disease (an estimated one per cent of Canadians have it) or a sensitivity to gluten. Meanwhile, many gluten-free products are high in sugar and contain little fibre and other nutrients.
The claim: Low in fat.
What it leads you to believe: The product is good for your heart and your overall health.
The reality: Many processed foods that are low in fat are high in sugar and low in nutrients. Keep in mind that fat isn't always an evil thing. An avocado, for example, is high in fat. However, most of it is the kind that helps protect you from heart disease. This high-fat fruit also contain a healthy nine grams of fibre. A tip: When scanning food labels, look at the type of fat in the food. Saturated fat is something you should try to avoid. But feel free to indulge in foods containing unsaturated fats such as avocado and walnuts.
The claim: No added sugar.
What it leads you to believe: The food contains little if any sugar and contains fewer calories than foods with added sugar.
The reality: Whether sugar is added to a food or not, it can still contain a high dose of sugar. Take all-natural fruit juice, for example. It's loaded with naturally occuring sugar and will raise your blood sugar just as a can of Coke would. It also contains just as many calories.
The claim: Made with whole grains.
What it leads you to believe: The food is high in fibre, contains no processed white flour and is probably lower in sugar than products without the whole grains.
The reality: It's true that whole grains -- grains that are intact and unprocessed -- are nutritionally superior than processed white flour and have been linked to lower disease rates. But just because a food is "made with whole grains" doesn't mean it's healthy. For example, certain high-sugar, low-fibre cereals do contain some whole grain as a first ingredient followed by sugar and refined flour. To protect yourself against misleading grain claims, look for a product that is lower in sugar (five grams or less in a reasonably-sized serving) and make sure the product has at least a couple of grams of fibre -- the more the better.
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I'd like to create an article about the competition Bloomsbury Publishing is holding to find the greatest Harry Potter fan. Does this sound like it would be okay? Perhaps we could have articles for other such promotions as well, if they are sufficiently prominent. ProfessorTofty (talk) 22:52, July 8, 2012 (UTC)
- We already have articles on The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes and Harry Potter: The Quest, I don't see how this is much different. The only real difference is the above two had dedicated websites to the promotion. I'd still say go ahead, though. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 22:59, July 8, 2012 (UTC)
- I didn't know about those! Well, in that case, I'll go ahead and create it. Thanks! ProfessorTofty (talk) 23:06, July 8, 2012 (UTC)


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French Onion Soup — Recipe of the Dayby FN Dish Editor in Recipes, September 20th, 2011
We took the best part of this classic soup — all the sweet caramelized onions — and left behind all the fat. A small sprinkling of Gruyere cheese (or your favorite) at the end is all you need for a satisfying main dish.
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The Grove City College Orchestra will perform at the
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) annual conference on Thursday,
April 18, at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pa.
The Orchestra received the invitation to perform in October
2012, and is the only college orchestra presenting a concert during the
three-day conference.
The Orchestra will perform Mozart's Overture to Magic Flute,
Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 "Reformation" Movement 4, Borodin's Polovtsian
Dances, Williams' Theme from Jurassic Park and the premiere of the full
orchestra version of The Keystone Overture, written and composed by Robert
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Which Side of the Co-Sleeping Bed Do You Wake Up On?
It's not just toddlers crawling under the covers with Mom and Dad. Plenty of older kids (Angelina and Brad's included!) are spending nights there too. Is this okay for them? What about their parents?
The day she showed up at work with a black eye, Anna Mena, a department-store manager in New York City, could tell that her coworkers were alarmed. Finally, a close friend approached: Was everything fine at home? Mena admitted the truth: Her 5-year-old, who shared a bed with her and her husband most nights, had given her a swift kick in the face mid-slumber while flinging himself into a new position. She'd fled to the bathroom, crying tears of pain; her son slept right through it.
"Wow," said her colleague, once convinced that Mena, 42, wasn't a battered wife. "I guess it's time to get that kid out of your bed." Mena could not have agreed more.
Two years later, the thrasher still flails his way through his sleep cycles next to his parents, despite their best efforts to get him to sleep on his own. His parents have been bruised. They have been thwarted. Now, says his mother, they are mostly resigned.
Mena never thought she would be the kind of mom who puts up with a second-grader in her bed, though she is comforted by one thing: "Every single one of my friends has a child who ends up visiting them at night."
Cosleeping with babies is one of those hot-button issues that elicits sermonizing from otherwise reasonable parents on both sides of the debate. And no wonder, with the stakes so high: Bed-sharing puts babies at higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (the position of the American Academy of Pediatrics). Still, some attachment-parenting gurus insist it can be done safely, and that it's the only arrangement a loving parent could choose.
Then there is the other family bed phenomenon — the more covert one, in which older children of 5 or 10 come, pitter-patter, into their parents' rooms in the middle of the night or start out sleeping there, kids who prefer Mom and Dad's bed to their own. Whether or not they deliberately make this sleep choice, parents often keep it a secret, concerned they'll be judged as overindulgent or codependent at best — or creepy and perverse at worst. Never mind what it suggests about their sex life.
Angelina Jolie, already something of a maternal iconoclast, has none of that shame: She recently told Vanity Fair that she and Brad Pitt regularly let their six kids, ages 15 months to 8 years, pile into their bed. When you've got that many, apparently, even a custom-made 9-foot bed won't shield you from the kids' nocturnal rustlings. "Mommy and Daddy are very tired the next morning," she said.
Yeah, tell us about it. A growing number of parents are squeezing their children into their standard kings and queens. Experts estimate that about 15 percent of families have children ages 5 and up with whom they share a bed for part or all of the night, several times a week. "Cosleeping with grade-school children and beyond is much more common than anyone would imagine," notes James McKenna, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology who runs the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. "I've spoken to college kids who curl up at night with Mom and Dad. The older the child, the quieter parents get about it."
Some experts link the trend to rising rates of breast-feeding, as more moms start bed-sharing at birth — despite safety warnings — and never stop. Other parents just find it hard to part with their kids at bedtime. Raised on a culture of therapy, memoir, and Oprah, moms and dads today are exquisitely sensitive to the trials of childhood, which apparently includes the separations that occur on a nightly basis — or would, if everyone stayed in their own beds.
Sleeping Together: What's Okay, What's Not
Some parents will tell you that cosleeping can be a cozy, manageable comfort for a family. Such is the idyllic scenario Sherry Perdue, 46, and her husband, who run their own business in Blacksburg, VA, describe. Their 5- and 7-year-olds fall asleep around 7:30 p.m. in their parents' bed, and the couple joins them later. "Their bunk bed is for play more than sleep," says Perdue. She feels closer to her children and cherishes morning together time. "That's when my son feels comfortable bringing up anything, like a fight he had with his brother," she says. "I'm not sure he'd come to me during the day the way he does when he's quietly reflecting at that time."
Many experts out there see nothing wrong with sharing a bed, as long as couples carve out intimate time for themselves. "If both parents agree on the arrangement and everyone gets enough sleep, cosleeping is absolutely fine," says Jodi Mindell, Ph.D., a psychologist and vice chair of the board of directors for the National Sleep Foundation. "It's a choice that families make."
For certain parents, it's the only workable solution. Juliana Olivarez, 39, a kindergarten teacher and a single mother of two in Tucson, AZ, coslept with her son from birth to 13. "Otherwise, we'd never have gotten any sleep," she says. "He had night terrors when he slept alone."
She tried the techniques doctors recommended: offering positive rewards, sitting by his bed in a folding chair and inching farther away each night. Nothing helped. Friends gave her grief, but she had little patience for it: "These people don't have night after night of no sleep."
Her son, now an independent, well-adjusted teen, still crawls into her bed on occasion. "I know, kids need boundaries," she says. "I'll have boundaries when he moves out."
Crowded and Cranky
Olivarez has thrown in the towel, but other parents persist in returning kids to their own beds, as often as 20 times a night. "We've truly flunked the sleep part of parenting," says one mom from Athens, GA. On some nights, this is her setup: a 4-year-old, a 7-year-old, and one of two parents crammed into the bottom bunk of an Ikea bed. One child insists on parental company, and her sibling, jealous, slides in for good measure.
Musical beds are a recurring theme among families that reluctantly cosleep, says family therapist Jennifer Waldburger, coauthor of The SleepEasy Solution and cofounder of the Sleepy Planet consultancy in Los Angeles. She worked with one family that started out nights in their own beds, but by dawn, the kids, ages 6 and 9, occupied the master bed, with the dad relegated to the couch and the mom in the guest room. "It's amazing the lengths parents will go to to do what they believe is best for their family," Waldburger says.
But is this the best thing for kids? "I worry about the children who know that their parents want them out of the bed but can't make it happen," says Jean Kunhardt, a family therapist and cofounder of SoHo Parenting, a New York City counseling center. "These children have a lot of guilt and feel like they're disappointing their parents."
Kids who crash their parents' beds are also less likely to get a good night's rest than their solo-sleeping peers, adds Rachel Steinberg, a sleep consultant in Boulder, CO. "There's a full interruption in sleep, and it affects the quality." Tired kids are at risk for academic issues; pooped parents may not perform as well at work. And both fatigued kids and parents may put on extra weight.
Therapists worry that kids whose parents can't get them out of their bed might have other separation issues. "I see children not meeting age-appropriate expectations, like doing homework alone, only to find out in passing that the child is cosleeping," says Valerie Levine, Ph.D., a psychologist in Hendersonville, NC, and author of Break the Cosleeping Habit. Another milestone that may slide: "We aren't teaching these kids to self-soothe," says Cora Breuner, Ph.D., associate professor of adolescent medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital. They may, for instance, overly rely on parents to calm them when they're upset. And obviously, continues Breuner, "they're not learning how to fall asleep on their own."
Sneaking in Sex
And now, the question no one feels comfortable asking a cosleeping parent: What about your sex life? Some couples cope by having it whenever and wherever. "You end up in the living room, not someplace you'd ordinarily be," says Mena (the one with the black eye). "It's adventurous." The Georgia couple who cosleep in a bunk bed have sex when the kids are at school, since both parents have flexible schedules.
Michelle Gamble-Risley, a 44-year-old publisher from Fair Oaks, CA, says she and her husband are so used to their 6-year-old daughter showing up at night that it's hard to relax when the mood strikes. "It's like, Hey, hurry up, she's on her way — we can feel it," says Gamble-Risley.
Beth Abelson Gentle, 42, a stay-at-home mom in Oro Valley, AZ, and her husband have been woken up in the night so many times by their 8-year-old that even when he's on a sleepover at a friend's, they've stopped out of habit, mid-sex, to lock the door. Gentle can now almost laugh at the time her son pounded on their door, sobbing, while she and her husband finished what they were up to. Afterward, they found him fast asleep in the hallway, at which point her husband picked him up — and brought him into their bed.
Kunhardt has seen in her therapy practice just how tension over cosleeping can strain a marriage. "If you can't safeguard your nights and you give yourself over to parenting 24/7, how can you protect your relationship?"
Even parents who are happy with their family bed often wonder when the time is right for their child to move on. Most experts agree that kids should be sleeping on their own by adolescence. "For kids entering puberty, cosleeping can be uncomfortable, confusing, and even inappropriate," Breuner says.
Meanwhile, cosleeping parents let it ride and savor moments of sweetness. "I love how my son sleeps with my hand under his cheek," Mena says. Though there are nights when she and her husband wish they were alone, what's most important is that their son feels safe and sound. "He's staying," she says, "until he's ready to go."
Share your bedtime story! Compare your cosleep situation with other moms' — and read one parent's seven-year saga (with a very happy ending) at redbookmag.com/cosleeping.


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The best garage gyms inspire us to greatness.
Of course, that is a personal definition, because the gym is a reflection of ourselves. For those of us who lift with a couple of buddies, those friends will also leave their mark. I am currently collecting gyms... Yes, I know that sounds weird. A gym is not like blue berries, or coins.
You could say that I am putting together photos and descriptions of some of the coolest "Garage Gyms" I have experienced, because just like lifting, a gym has to be experienced. It isn't a spectator sport where we sit in the stands. That would be a museum. I'm just hoping that my writing skills are up to the task of weaving words into a world, that in many cases no longer exists, but continues to inspire. If you are one of the many lifters who has read book, the Garage Gym Guide, then you have an idea of what I am getting at.
As a commercial gym owner, you may even get some ideas that will set you apart from the competition. I know the competition can be fierce. Some of these gyms will be indoors and some outdoors. Some of the gyms are mobile and some were knocked down and destroyed years ago. All of them are, or were, really cool.
By the way, the gym in the photo above is Dr. Ken Leistner's old place. That is is Strongman Pat "The Human Vise" Povilaitis lifting his signature 350 Chevy engine block with his head. Oh, yeah, he is quartering a brand new deck of playing cards at the same time. Dr. Ken has the ability to inspire that sort of strangeness.
Stay tuned for more.
By the way, there is another Podcast up at Fiorillo Barbell, get it here:
All of the Fiorillo Barbell Podcasts are also available on iTunes.
All the best,
Roger LaPointe
"Today is a good day to lift."


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Paris Hilton hates Sarah Silverman
Remember that video clip of Paris Hilton trying not to cry as Sarah Silverman made fun of her at the MTV Movie Awards? Well Paris was overheard backstage saying:
Oh, my ears! My innocent ears! Who knew Paris was capable of such petty anger? Not me. I once saw a man murder her parents and then make fun of the way she was dressed. And you know what she did? You know what Paris did? She bought him lunch. Because that's just the kind of girl she is. A heart so warm it makes rainbows cry.


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Epidural Cortical Stimulation for Depression (EpCS-D)
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|Treatment Resistant Depression
|Device: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Device: Synergy, Epidural cortical stimulation
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Safety and Efficacy Study of Epidural Prefrontal Cortical Stimulation (EpCS) in Severe Treatment Resistant Depression
- HDRS-24 items [ Time Frame: 5 months from baseline ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Epidural cortical stimulation (medial prefrontal cortex)
Device: Synergy, Epidural cortical stimulation
Epidural cortical stimulation
Other Name: Epidural cortical stimulation
Active Comparator: 2
Naturalistic follow up of outpatient ECT maintenance
Device: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Naturalistic follow up of ECT outpatient maintenance therapy with/without psychotropic medications
Detailed Description:
Hypothesis: Severely Treatment Resistant Unipolar Depressed Subjects with EpCS of medial prefrontal cortex will show a significant decrease in depression symptoms at 6 months post-implant when compared to baseline and to a matched control group treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Method: We will enroll 5 subjects with severe refractory depression in an open trial with a 1 month placebo lead in, and for up to 1 years. We will also naturalistically follow 5 matched control patients treated with ECT. Depressive and cognitive symptoms will be rated periodically to assess the safety and efficacy of this procedure.
Significance: This study takes advantage of the expertise at MUSC with various neuromodulation technologies to begin answering the crucial role of targeted cortical brain stimulation and its potential role in treatment resistant depression. This is a crucial pilot study that might lead to an entire new class of therapies for depression.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible for this study, a subject must meet all the following inclusion and exclusion criteria:
- Subject has a diagnosis of chronic (≥ two years) or recurrent (multiple prior episodes) depression and is currently experiencing a major depressive episode without psychotic features as defined by DSM IV criteria.
- Subjects may have a diagnosis or unipolar or bipolar depressive episode.
- Subject has not had an adequate response to 4 or more adequate antidepressant treatments in the current depressive episode according to the Antidepressant Treatment History Form (ATHF) (Sackeim et al 1997).
- Subject must be between the ages of 21 and 80.
- Baseline HDRS 24-item ≥ 20 (both visits 1 week apart)
- Subject must be able to complete the evaluations needed for this study including the functional imaging scans.
- Subject must have had a history of one successful course of ECT in the past.
- Subject must provide written informed consent.
- Subject is stable on all antidepressant medication for at least 4 weeks before the baseline visit or not be taking antidepressant medication prior to entering the study.
- Subject must be able to remain on current medication schedule for the first 19 weeks of the study.
- Subject is not on a medication known to increase the risk of cortical stimulation-induced seizures. These include theophylline, stimulant medications, bupropion, or supraphysiological doses of thyroid supplements.
Exclusion Criteria:
The presence of any of the following will exclude a subject from the study:
- The EpCS would (in the investigator's judgment) pose an unacceptable surgical or medical risk for the patient (including, but not limited to: history of serious cardiac or pulmonary problems, stroke, significant brain malformation, progressive neurological disease, central nervous system disease or injury, history of seizure, previous neurosurgical procedure with suspected brain tissue scarring that would increase the risks for seizure or cervical fracture).
- Subject received general anesthetic within the last 30 days prior to enrollment (not including ECT procedure).
- Subject currently has another investigational device or cardiac pacemaker, implantable defibrillator, or other implantable stimulator
- Subject on anticoagulant drugs, with low platelets counts or have PT or PTT abnormalities or other risk factors for intra-operative or post-operative bleeding
- Subject is expected to require full body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the clinical study.
- Subject is judged by the investigator to be acutely suicidal (e.g. within the 30 days prior to the EpCS implant, the subject has made a suicide attempt or gesture or has made specific plans or preparation to commit suicide).
- Subject has a history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other psychotic disorder, active substance abuse or dependence (with the exception to caffeine and nicotine abuse) or a current major depressive episode that includes psychotic features (commonly referred to as psychotic depression) according to the DSM IV criteria.
- Subject with a diagnosis of dementia with a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) ≤23.
- Female subjects with a positive urine pregnancy test.
- Subject with a positive urine drug screen or current alcohol or substance abuse other than nicotine and caffeine.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00565617
|United States, South Carolina
|Medical University of South Carolina
|Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29403
|Principal Investigator:
|Ziad Nahas, MD, MSCR
|Medical University of South Carolina
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Ziad Nahas, MD, MUSC
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00565617 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 29, 2007
|Last Updated:
|July 6, 2009
Keywords provided by Medical University of South Carolina:
cortical stimulation
brain stimulation
deep brain stimulation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depressive Disorder
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017


text: Got this from another board..... these are from "bigdin2003" on the Yahoo forum. thx bigd "bigdin2003" - Hey, guys, I have just returned from Oxnard with some pictures and 3 pages of notes from the morning practice. I'm going to give a little out here and start rifling through the notes to write down some of the play-by-play I got. I was stationed in the southeast corner of the field, so I didn't see the early offensive drills, but caught most of the defensive drills. First impressions: -I was impressed with what I saw of Tyson Thompson, he seemed to have sure hands out of the backfield and it very fast. -I thought Romo did well, especially in the 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills. He clearly outperformed Henson, who I found disappointing as they ran drills closer to the southside of the practice field. -Rivera was out, jogging, stretching, and practicing. That was encouraging. -Of course, it's old news now, but I was fairly surprised to see Larry Allen out of the uniform. He was running with a trainer and doing various drills alone. -Canty is huge, I have a picture of him standing next to Ellis that I'll post and he looks much bigger than him. It's actually a little frightening. He's lean and long, but has a very thick lower body. Practiced and looked good to me. Practice Details: -Early on, I caught some special teams drills. Lined up in a punt formation with Clinton Greathouse (Tx Tech) as the punter. Practiced a direct snap from Jeff Robinson to Dat Nguyen a few times, then Dat ran up the middle. It was only for a few minutes through. -After that punt fake drill, they ran some punt returning drills with a variety of guys taking the "punt." They pretty much took the ball, waiting for a wall of defenders and then were instructed to find the hole in the defenders and hit it. Returners were Zuriel Smith, Woody Dantzler, Lance Fraizer, Terence Newman, Nathan Jones, and Bruce Thornton. -The ST drills broke, shortly after that, and right in front of me and my brother (I have pictures of this) there was a D-line drill. They lined up with a three man front and practiced rush moves. -In the above mentioned drill: At LE they rotated Greg Ellis, Chris Canty, Thomas Johnson (Mid Tenn), and Jermaine Brooks. At DT, they rotated La'Roi Glover, Leonardo Carson, and Jason Ferguson. At RE they rotated Chris Van Hoy, Kenyon Coleman, and Jay Ratliff. I'm not sure it if the way they lined up had any bearing on the actual 3-4 front, however. -There was a pass defense drill to the right of the D-line drill I mentioned above. Some of the highlights were Kevin Burnett practicing, he's a fairly big guy and moved well in space from what I saw. Anthony Henry had a really nice INT, Kalen Thornton also picked off a pass. Justin Beriault had a few plays where he moved really well to the ball. Reggie Love was out there, very tall and very lean, but he seems to have some ability. Keep in mind that a coach was the one tossing the ball. -They practiced some 3-4 formations, Roy Williams looked quicker to me. He seemed to be in very good shape, Canty continued to look like a giant next to some of his fellow D-lineman. -They stretched for a few minutes after that, we were fairly close to Marion Barber and I could see Marco Rivera stretching a few players down from Barber. He looked good as he stretched, not like he was in any visible pain anyhow. -There was some drills where the DBs, LBs, and D-line were separated. In these drills, the first thing I noticed is that Eric Ogbogu was probably the least quick out of all the linebackers. I also noticed Woody Dantzler drop an INT during the DB drills, but on the other side, Justin Beriault seemed very quick, caught everything that came his way and appeared quite athletic around the ball. -There were some more coverage drills with the LBs right in front of me. On the first rep I caught, I noticed that Al Singleton was really out of position on a particular "tackle." Kevin Burnett was right on his mark when the pass was tossed to Ogbogu. Roger Cooper (Montana St.) actually had a really sharp move to get to Singleton on the next rep and wrapped him up quickly. -Although he appeared less quick than the others in the previous drill, Ogbogu was right on the ball in the coverage drill, just as well as the others anyhow. The most noticable thing is that Reggie Love seemed to be doing just fine in all the drills. He's very lean and he is definately a project, but he seemed capable of learning. -On the southwest corner of the field, the DBs were doing one-on-one drills together. On the first play I caught, Jacques Reeves beat Newman to the ball pretty well. After that, I watched Lenny Willians (Southern) cover Nathan Jones well and they changed drills shortly after. -As the defense was moving around, I caught some offensive passing drills from my end. They were far, but the first thing I noticed was Quincy Morgan drop a pass. I watched some outs and while Romo and Bledsoe were getting the ball into the recievers hands, Henson continually threw the ball near their feet. -I came back to my side of the field to see some one-on-one blocking drills, there were only a few reps that I could see because of the way the players were lined up. On the first one I saw, Witten got thrown around by Roger Cooper pretty good. Cooper did manage to hold some attention, he's pretty strong and did well against everyone he grappled with. I did notice, farther down the line, that Chris Canty stood up Flozell and drove him back a few steps. His long arms made it difficult for Flozell to get inside on him. First Round 11-on-11s -Julius Jones is tremendously quick to hole, slashing inside a number of times for gains. -Anthony Thomas laid a terrific lick on a defender, the pop ringing clear through the area, but I didn't manage to see who he ran over. -Marion Barber juked two guys in the backfield right out of their shoes and hit the line for a gain. -Tyson Thompson made one cut and explodes for a huge gain. Then on the following play, weaves through traffic making a minimal gain but showing some impressive speed. -Julius caught a short dump pass from Bledsoe. -Terry Glenn beats Terence Newman over the middle on a pass from Bledsoe. -Dat Nguyen lays a terrific tackle on Anthony Thomas as he came up the middle. -Henson throws an incomplete pass to a running back (couldn't see the number) -Henson throws away under pressure. -Henson throws towards Zuriel Smith, but it hits the ground before it gets there. -Tyson Thompson runs up the middle for a gain. -Tony Romo completes to Bickerstaff who then gets hit hard by Ryan Fowler. -Keylon Kincade carries for a gain up the middle. -Tony Romo completes a play action pass over the middle to Reggie Harrell (TCU). 7-on-7s -Bledsoe completes a short pass to Julius on the left side. -Bledsoe completes a pass in the flat to Barnes. -Bledsoe throws it away after coverage holds. -Bledsoe towards Ahmad Merritt who, although tightly covered by Newman, manages to get the ball on the fade somehow. -Henson completes to Kincade in the flat. -Henson throws towards the left side, intended for Quincy Morgan, pass defended by Fraizer. -Henson completes a short pass to Jason Witten. -Henson completes a short pass to Marion Barber. -Romo completes to Thompson in the flat. -Romo completes a left out to Jamaica Rector on a very crisp pass, beating Lenny Williams. -Romo completes to Glenn on another out, beating Lenny Williams again. -Romo passes to A-Train, who then drops the short pass. Second Round 11-on-11s -Bledsoe dumps the ball to Julius, who is tackled by K.Thornton. -Keyshawn comes in motion from left to right, Bledsoe hands off to A-Train, who carries it up the middle and drives the pile for short gain. -Bledsoe throws a play action pass intended for Julius, who is hit as the ball gets there by Bradie James, breaking up the pass. -Bledsoe attempts a fade to Patrick Crayton on the right side of the field, it is overthrown. Jason Witten lined up in the slot on this play. -Henson hands off to Marion Barber, who carries on the right side for a gain. -Henson throws an incomplete pass intended for Zuriel Smith, it was an overthrown fade route. -Henson hands off to Tyson Thompson who carries up the left side for a gain. -Henson completes a short pass over the middle to Zuriel Smith. -Romo hands off to Kincade who carries up the middle and is tackled by Jacques Reeves. -Romo dumps the ball off to Tyson Thompson. -Romo dumps the ball off to A-Train who runs across the field and back again for a gain. -Romo completes a play action pass to Jamaica Rector over the middle for a big gain, tackle made by Woody Dantzler. Goal-Line Drills -Bledsoe hands off to Julius who carries on the left side for a short gain. -Bledsoe hands off to Julius who carries up the left side, a good block by Darian Barnes, tackle made by Nguyen. -Bledsoe hands off to Julius who carries on the right side for a short gain. -Henson hands off to A-Train on a left side sweep, tackle made in the backfield by Ratliff. -Henson throws an play action out to Lousaka Polite on the right side for a "touchdown." -Henson hands off to A-Train who trips at the line of scrimmage, no gain. -Romo hands off to Barber who carries up the left side, tackled at the LOS by Fraizer. -Romo hands off to Barber up the right side tackled at the LOS. -Romo hands off to Barber up the right side, who fumbles at the LOS, recovered by Justin Beriault. Final Notes -There was some punt returning drills going on at the end of practice in the distance. I saw Aaron Glenn, Nathan Jones, and Tyson Thompson each take a punt and return it before I left the field. -As I was leaving, Roy Williams snuck over the fan area about ten feet down from me and signed a few autographs for pleading fans. Well, hope that was useful, I'll get to work on those pictures now.


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A CHARITY cyclist has been dealt a "cruel blow" to his fundraising attempts after thieves stole his bike.
Robert Gunter of Millwright House, Basin Road, Diglis, Worcester, has been busy preparing to take on the 55-mile Worcester Classic Bike Ride on Sunday, July 13 and the 100-mile Birmingham Bikeathon on Sunday, September 21 in aid of the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
However, the 27-year-old's black and white Barracuda Vivante road bike, worth about £250, was stolen between 3pm on Sunday, June 1 and 1pm Tuesday, June 3 despite being chained and locked to the railings in the underground car park at his block of flats, leaving him without a means to complete the events.
Mr Gunter said: "It's a cause very close to my heart as my girlfriend lost her father to this dreadful disease only a year ago.
"Participating in these two charity events is a huge challenge that I have set myself as I am only a beginner cycler and have never really paid attention to my fitness, so training for these two events is essential."
He added: Obviously, without the bike, the fundraising cannot go ahead. I hope that someone out there might have information that would lead to its recovery and return.
"It isn't just a bike that's been stolen. What has been stolen is my opportunity to help towards finding a cure for this awful disease, and the opportunity for sufferers, and their families, to benefit from the vital research that fundraising of this nature helps to support."
Mr Gunter, who has been riding three times a week to prepare himself for the challenges, had hoped to raise £800 for the charity and had already received pledges of £300 when the bike was stolen.
Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of patients with all types of blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
To help Mr Gunter's cause, email email@example.com or call 07702950520.
For more information and to make a donation, go to leukaemialymphomaresearch.org.uk/people/robert-gunter/55-mile-worcester-classic-100-mile-birmingham-bikeathon-2014.
Anyone with information about the theft should call the police, quoting incident 315s030614, on the non-emergency number 101.


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As part of our Environmental Impact initiatives, The Longwood Graduate Program Fellows hold a biannual Electronics Recycling Day to assist our peers in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Delaware in the proper disposal of their e-waste.
Thoughts of spring-cleaning must have been running through the collective campus-mind because over 200 unique items were brought in for recycling during the course of the three-hour event. Older model printers and obsolete computer towers continued to be the most donated items, while we saw a sharp decline in the number of CRT television sets.
As an added incentive, The University of Delaware Botanic Gardens donated heirloom tomato seedlings to be distributed to all Electronics Recycling Day participants.
All electronic equipment was brought to the UD recycling center, with the exception of cellular phones, which were donated to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Donate A Phone program.


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Cox Business Advanced TV subscribers can use their Advanced TV remote controls to block unwanted programming from entering their homes by simply setting a PIN number. Customers can completely block specific channels, limit television access by time of day and restrict viewing by program rating. With Cox Business Advanced TV you'll have the most advanced, highly secure content controls available.
Cable boxes provide allow you to block programs by:
- Channels - You can select one or more channels to block. Once you do, the channel(s) will be blocked at all times unless viewing is authorized by the use of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that you created.
- TV Ratings -You can block all programs that have received a certain TV rating(s). Be aware that some programs, such as live sports events, newscasts and public affairs programs have not been assigned ratings.
- MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Movie Ratings - You can block all films that have received a certain movie rating(s). Premium channels like HBO and Showtime air unedited movies that carry the original MPAA movie ratings.
If I don't have a cable set-top box, how can I block certain channels from being viewed in my home? In many cases, you can remove or skip a specific channel using your TV's settings. Refer to your TV user's manual for more information. Or you can request that Cox block channels by installing an electronic filter that "traps" out a particular channel. This filter is physically installed on the cable equipment outside your business and provides complete blocking of the specific channel until the device is removed. However, because the trap can affect the quality of the picture, you may want to consider upgrading to a cable box that includes parental controls.
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This article was published 15/5/2013 (1559 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
They wanted more. And the sexologist delivered.
Six months after his women-only sexuality seminar drew a sold-out crowd to the Radisson Hotel, Winnipeg's Dr. Reece Malone is back with three new workshops aimed at helping both genders Explore Desire.
The seminars, on May 25, again at the downtown hotel (288 Portage Ave.), are designed to "enlighten, inspire and heighten awareness" of sexual desire, power exchange and the female erotic potential.
"We'll share strategies on how to heighten your own desire, as well as the desire within a relationship," says Malone, who holds a master's degree in public health and a doctorate in human sexuality.
"We're going to talk about masturbation and fantasy."
And orgasms. Lots of orgasm talk.
Topics were chosen in response to an evaluation form and survey that was handed out at the Fifty More Shades of Pleasure seminar last November. At the end of that session, attendees were asked what information and skills they'd like to see imparted at similar events in the future.
The feedback sent a clear message, Malone says, that he'd played it too safe in his first attempt at trying to get folks to talk about sex in a public setting.
"The glaring criticism was that we didn't push the boundaries. They wanted us to go all out, so we are," says Malone, who runs a private practice at Four Rivers Medical Centre.
The most popular request was for "very specific" information about the female orgasm.
The Big O, along with other aspects of female anatomy and sexuality across the lifespan, will be discussed at length during Female Sexuality: Discovering New Ways to Experience Pleasure. The seminar, which Malone will co-facilitate with marriage and family therapist Vicki Enns, runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. While geared toward women, it is open to all genders and sexual orientations.
"We're focusing heavily on orgasm, but we're going to talk about it more critically and more thoughtfully," to offset the unhealthy myths and messages women often receive about their bodies and their sexuality, Malone says.
Heightening Desire in Your Relationship (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.), which Malone will also co-present with Enns, will explore how couples can strengthen their intimate bond, why desire dwindles over time, and what to do about it.
For many couples, the challenge lies in balancing the need to feel connected and secure with the desire to introduce something new and different into the physical relationship, says Enns.
"When couples experience shifts in their desire, often they avoid talking about it and feel helpless to change it," she says. "In long-term couples, it is key to devote time and energy to creating sexy spaces within the relationship. In this seminar we'll explore ways to do this with touch, anticipation, savouring connection and expanding ability to take risks and try something new."
The third seminar, co-presented by community sexuality educators Anlina Sheng and Darla Stewart, is titled Power Exchange: The Art and Lifestyle of Role Play and BDSM (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.). If you found the whole Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon the least bit titillating or intriguing, here's your chance to learn more about putting a little kink into your bedroom activities. Bondage, spanking and flogging will be covered, among other topics, and there will also be a live demo.
Proceeds from the Explore Desire seminars will benefit Dream Catchers, a program run by Klinic Community Health Centre for women who are in or transitioning out of the sex trade.
Tickets are $25 per seminar, $45 for two, or $60 for all three. They are sold at all Love Nest locations and through Ticketweb.ca.
In additional to the educational fare, attendees will have access to several adult-oriented display booths and vendor tables.
The event will also feature a live DJ, complimentary hors d'oeuvres and goodie bags filled with shwag from local businesses.
For more information, visit www.reecemalone.com/desire.