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Slovenia profile - Timeline
A chronology of key events:
1918 - After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Slovenia joins the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
1929 - The kingdom becomes known as Yugoslavia.
1941 - Slovenia is occupied by Nazi Germany and Italy during World War II.
1945 - At the end of the war, Slovenia becomes a constituent republic of socialist Yugoslavia.
1989 - Slovene parliament confirms the right of the country to secede from the Yugoslav federation.
1990 - First multi-party elections. Milan Kucan becomes president. Overwhelming majority of Slovenes vote for independence in a referendum.
1991 - Slovenia, along with Croatia, declares its independence. The Yugoslav federal army intervenes. Slovene forces defend the country. About 100 people killed. The EU brokers a ceasefire. The Yugoslav army withdraws.
Thousands of nationals of other former Yugoslav republics deprived of rights of residence, property ownership, education, health and welfare services.
1992 - The EU recognises Slovenia's independence, followed by the US. Slovenia joins the United Nations. First parliamentary and presidential elections in the newly independent country. Milan Kucan re-elected president. Janez Drnovsek becomes prime minister.
1993 - Slovenia joins the International Monetary Fund.
1996 - Slovenia signs an association agreement with the EU.
EU, Nato membership
1997 - Janez Drnovsek re-elected prime minister, Milan Kucan re-elected president. The EU opens full membership talks with Slovenia.
1999 - Slovenia, a member of Nato's Partnership for Peace programme, allows Nato to use its airspace during the bombing of Kosovo and Serbia. President Clinton visits in June and says Slovenia is a strong candidate for full Nato membership.
2000 - Janez Drnovsek loses a confidence vote in April; Andrej Bajuk of the centre-right Social Democratic party becomes prime minister. Elections in October see Drnovsek regain power at the head of a four-party coalition.
2002 November- Slovenia one of seven countries formally invited to join Nato at Prague summit.
2002 December - Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek wins presidential elections.
EU summit in Copenhagen formally invites Slovenia to join in 2004.
2003 March - Referendum vote backs both EU and Nato membership.
2003 October - Slovenia objects after Croatian parliament votes to create ecological zone in eastern Adriatic.
2004 February - Parliament introduces law restoring residence and other rights removed from thousands of nationals of other former Yugoslav republics after independence.
2004 March - Slovenia admitted to Nato.
2004 April - Right-wing sponsored referendum rejects law restoring rights removed from nationals of other former Yugoslav republics after independence.
2004 1 May - Slovenia is one of 10 new states to join the EU.
2004 October - Centre-right Slovenian Democratic Party tops poll in general elections. Party leader Janez Jansa sets about forming coalition government.
2005 February - Parliament ratifies EU constitution.
2005 October - Slovene parliament declares ecological zone in the Adriatic with rights to protect and use sea bed.
President Drnovsek calls for independence for Kosovo. Belgrade cancels arrangements for him to visit.
2005 November - Thousands attend rally in Ljubljana in protest at government plans to cut benefits and introduce flat tax rate.
2007 January - Slovenia becomes the first former communist state to adopt the single European currency, the euro.
2007 November - Leftist former diplomat Danilo Turk is elected president.
2008 January - Slovenia becomes the first former communist state to assume the EU presidency.
Centre-left government
2008 September - Opposition Social Democrats narrowly come out ahead of PM Janez Jansa's Slovenian Democratic Party in parliamentary elections, but fall well short of an absolute majority.
2008 November - Social Democratic leader Borut Pahor becomes prime minister at the head of a centre-left coalition comprising three other parties.
2009 March - Slovenia becomes last NATO member to ratify Croatia's membership in the alliance, setting aside a dispute over the sea border at Piran Bay.
2009 November - Slovenia lifts its embargo on EU membership talks for Croatia after the two countries sign a deal allowing mediators to resolve their border dispute. Slovene voters later endorse the deal.
2010 December - Voters in a referendum reject plans to reform public TV.
2011 May - Slovenia and Croatia officially submit their Piran Bay border dispute to UN arbitration.
2011 June - Voters reject pension reform in a referendum, triggering months of political uncertainty.
2011 September - PM Borut Pahor's centre-left coalition collapses after losing confidence vote in parliament. It remains in office as a caretaker government.
2011 December - Newly-formed Positive Slovenia party scores surprise win in parliamentary elections. However, parliament rejects its leader - Ljubljana mayor Zoran Jankovic - as prime minister.
2012 February - Parliament approves new and mainly centre-right government led by Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
2012 March - Slovenes in a referendum vote against granting gay couples rights similar to those of married heterosexuals.
Anti-austerity protests
2012 April - Civil servants go on strike to protest against the government's austerity measures.
2012 November-December - Thousands of people take part in anti-austerity protests in Ljubljana and Slovenia's second city, Maribor.
2012 December - Centre-left former PM Borut Pahor wins presidential election at run-off vote, defeating incumbent Danilo Turk.
2013 January - Slovenia's anti-corruption watchdog finds that Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Ljubljana mayor Zoran Jankovic "systematically and repeatedly" broke the law by failing to make a full declaration of their assets. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
2013 March - The Jansa coalition collapses over disputes about austerity measures and corruption allegations. Liberal opposition leader Alenka Bratusek becomes prime minister.
2013 April - European Commission warns that urgent policy action is needed to tackle the problems of Slovenia's banks. PM Bratusek says that her government is working "day and night" to save the country's banking system.
Ratings agency Moody's cuts Slovenia's bonds to "junk" status, increasing likelihood that country will have to ask eurozone partners for bailout.
2013 May - Government unveils package of measures aimed at staving off EU bailout.
2013 June - Former prime minister Janez Jansa is convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison. He says he will appeal.
2013 November - Coalition government wins a confidence vote linked to the budget of 2014, signalling support for plans to rescue banks without recourse to an international bailout.
2014 May - Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek resigns, paving the way for early elections.
2014 July - The Miro Cerar Party (SMC), founded in June by a renowned law professor of the same name, wins the snap general election.
2014 August - Miro Cerar becomes prime minister, his centre-left SMC agrees a coalition with two other parties.
2015 December - Voters in a referendum reject legislation that would have granted same-sex couples the right to marry.
2016 March - Slovenia says it will refuse transit to most migrants seeking to travel through the Balkan route to northern Europe.

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Your search (title="Race and ethnic relations") found 1 title(s).
Race and ethnic relations.
author: Berry, Brewton.
title: Race and ethnic relations
pagination: ix, 435 p. illus. 24 cm.
publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin [1965]
notes: First ed. published in 1951 under title: Race relations. Bibliography: p. 404-418.
subjects: Race relations. Ethnic relations.
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Philadelphia fan favorite Sebastien Le Toux is coming back to the Union.
The MLS team re-acquired Le Toux in a trade with the New York Red Bulls for forward Josue Martinez and allocation money.
"We are happy to welcome Sebastien back to the club," said Union team manager John Hackworth. "His determination and heart are a perfect fit for the mentality of this team."
The Union will hold a news conference today at 10 a.m. at PPL Park to formally introduce Le Toux.
Le Toux, 28, was originally acquired by the Union as the fourth overall pick from Seattle Sounders FC in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft. In his two seasons in Philadelphia, the Frenchman led Philadelphia in goals in back-to-back seasons.
In 62 appearances (28 in 2010; 34 in 2011), he is the Union's all-time leading goalscorer with 25 goals and 20 assists, and is the only player to net a playoff goal, scoring in the first leg of the 2011 MLS Eastern Conference semifinals against Houston.
Le Toux was traded from the Union to Vancouver on Jan. 31 for allocation money in a move that was extremely unpopular with fans. In 19 games with the Whitecaps he had four goals and an assist. Then on July 13, Le Toux was traded to New York for Dane Richards and allocation money. In nine games with the Red Bulls, Le Toux had a goal and an assist.
"In our hearts Sebastien has always been a Union player and his contributions on the field and in the community while he was in Philadelphia were invaluable. We are thrilled to welcome him back and look forward to having him rejoin the club," said CEO & operating partner Nick Sakiewicz.
Red Bulls sporting director Andy Roxburgh said Martinez is a young player with potential and the allocation money will provide financial flexibility for the team. The 22-year-old started six of 18 games last season and had one goal. He has 16 caps for Costa Rica and has scored two goals.


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Edward Perez, VP of Marketing for U.S. Cellular says that they "want to remove barriers for consumers who've heard about everything we have to offer and are ready to experience something better." That's big talk for such a small carrier, but the deal is irrefutable. When you consider the already low cost of their plans, a $150 credit is like 2 free months.
The $150 credit extends to most all of their smartphones, but there are additional Black Friday deals. The Samsung Mesmerize, a Galaxy S device, is available for $99.99 after an $80 mail-in rebate. Also, the Samsung Acclaim and LG Apex Android devices are available for free after $80 mail-in rebates.
Most of us just feel more comfortable going with one of the top-four carriers, but these deals are pretty darn tempting. Good luck deciding between all the great Black Friday deals available.
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A pioneer in the civil rights movement in the United States and proponent of nonviolent action, Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. was the Heritage Award honoree at the Aquarium of the Pacific's 2013 African-American Festival. Lawson learned about principles of nonviolence through the Fellowship of Reconciliation and during three years spent in India.
When they met at the Oberlin School of Theology, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged Lawson to come to the South and take an active role in the national civil rights movement. Lawson moved to Nashville and began teaching workshops in nonviolent direct action. Dr. King called Lawson "the greatest teacher of nonviolence in America."
Throughout the 1960s Lawson was active in the civil rights movement in Memphis and in Nashville, where he was a Freedom Rider. He has continued to work on behalf of social justice causes, from labor issues to immigrant rights and international peace.


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Forums → Forum Games → ^, <, V game
A traditional, house-hold favorite of my clan's forum games, the up, side, down, game. Here are the rules:
Rule #1:
^ = Answering someone's question
< = What you are currently doing now, or what you have done recently
V = Your very own question that the user below you will answer
Rule #2: Do NOT post "also" questions! This means that: e.g. You are
drinking a glass of tea, so you would ask the question,
"also drinking tea?" This is a giant no-no among my people.
Be creative!
Rule #3: This is not a truth-or-dare game! Do not post questions that
will make the user uncomfortable, such as sexual questions,
or those that the below user deems inappropriate. So don't
ask these questions please.
Rule #4: Of course, do not flame, spam, or abuse. Typical
rule in every thread.
Since I'm the starter, I cannot ask a question, so...
<: Posting this thread
V: Are you going to watch the new movie Twilight at 12:00 AM, or when
the crowd is smaller?
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^ yes
V bored. any ideas what to do?
^ Like I said visit your profile
< light BULB
v Is anyone into forum RPG's?
< Shouting in the net
V Are you sleepy?
^ no but dammit loop reply to the comment in your profile, light bulb man, LIGHT frikin bulb
< waiting for a reply
V who's into classic rock?
^ Not me.
< I replied to a certain comment in my profile.
V What would you rate this overall?
^ Nowhere near as good as this
< gettin' lost in da aesthetics mang
V Last time you got lost?
^ Never?
< sighs at pang throwing a single track at playlist...
V I don't like the song pang says. Do you like it?
^ I don't either..
< Headache but won't go to sleep anyway
v have you ever enjoyed the blessing of hacking?
^ I'm 1337 h4x0r m8
< Looks like you guys need to learn to appreciate music more
V fav song of the week?
^ For the most recent song(aka have lyrics) i heard and liked, it has to be Cerulean by Back-On.
< Responding.
V I want to play in my own RPG, how to?
^ Get a co-GM
< Helping.
v so how is your day going?
^ Fine.
< Going to comment on a certain someone's profile for god knows how many times...
V Uh. Uh. Uhhhhhhhhhh. What should i ask?
^ I don't know but I have a feeling that I'll find out your answer soon enough.
< Waiting.
v What do you do to pass the time?
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Provides links to state-specific
resources with an interest in the prevention, control,
or eradication of invasive species.
of Interest:
Annual Garlic Mustard Challenge
Potomac Highlands Cooperative Weed and Pest Management Area.
This annual event calls for volunteer to help pull garlic mustard in sites in
Tennessee and West Virginia. Garlic
Mustard has gained much attention in recent years for its ability to rapidly
invade wooded habitats from disturbed areas. Garlic mustard is highly invasive
and threatens the abundant wildflowers and diverse forest ecosystem of West Virginia,
Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The CWPMA serves Grant, Hardy, and Pendleton
Counties in West Virginia and Highland County in Virginia.
Anglers Alert
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
Anglers are reminded that West Virginia law prohibits the release of fish or other aquatic organisms into public waters, unless a stocking permit is issued by the Director of the Division of Natural Resources. Stocking permits are not required for trout and black bass stocking provided that disease-free certifications are obtained prior to stocking, or if trout originate from a source within the state. A permit is not required for stocking native or established fish into privately owned ponds. For more information on aquatic nuisance species please visit Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!.
Specific Threats:
Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Invasive Plants by State and County
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive
Species and Ecosystem Health.
Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Invasive Species Status Report by State
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive
Species and Ecosystem Health.
Includes invasive species by category for insects, diseases, plants, and animals.
See also: Invasive Species Status Report by Congressional District
Aquatic Species (NAS) Database - Species Lists By State
DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Provides fact sheets, maps and collection information for aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates occurring outside of their native range.
Pest Tracker -
Exotic Pest Detection By State
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Provides State pest detection contacts, recent state exotic pest news, links to state pest resources, and a list of state CAPS survey targets.
PLANTS Database - State Noxious Weed Lists
National Plant Data Center.
States which designated certain plants as legally noxious.
See also: Federal
Noxious Weed List and Composite
list (summary of noxious status for all listed plants in the U.S.)
Sharing Information for Strategic Management
Nature Conservancy. iMapInvasives.
Potomac Highlands Cooperative Weed and Pest Management Area
Potomac Highlands Cooperative Weed and Pest Management Area (West Virginia).
Federal Government
West Virginia Field Office - Invasive Species Control
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
State Government
Plant Industries Division
West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
Fishing - Aquatic Invasive SpeciesWest Virginia Department of Natural Resources. Wildlife Resources.
Wildlife Diversity - Exotic/Invasive Species
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. Wildlife Resources.
Pest Management
West Virginia University Extension Service.


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The Watertown-Mayer/Delano girls' swimming and diving team enjoyed its best week of the season last week, finishing second at its own invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, and beating Waconia 93-87 in a dual on the road on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Orono won the Royals Swimming Invitational on Saturday with 315 points, but Watertown-Mayer was right behind with 285 points. Mound-Westonka/Holy Family finished third with 264 points, while Waconia, St. Peter and Minneapolis South/Washburn rounded out the field.
The Royals won one event on the day, when Jordyn Wentzel finished first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:27.36. Wentzel also finished third in the 200-yard Individual Medley in 2:25.56.
Morgan Frank also had two top-three finishes for the Royals. She was second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:05.50, and she was third in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:34.60, giving the Royals two of the top three finishers in that event.
Kayla Stevens had a pair of top-four finishes for WMD. She was third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 59.34 seconds, and she was fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:08.62.
Lauren York had a fourth-place finish for WMD in the 100-yard freestyle, turning in a time of 59.73 seconds. York was also ninth in the 50-yard freestyle in 27.28 seconds.
Kalley Johnson added a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:15.13. Mady Hendricks was sixth in the 200-yard IM in 2:35.60 and seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:19.46.
Thea Clark added a seventh-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:09.98, and Sommer Heikkila was ninth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:10.00. Jenna Grangroth was 10th in the 200-yard IM in 2:38.85, and Maggie Jacobs was 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:21.40.
The Royals also had a strong showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay, where they had two of the top five teams. Frank, Stevens, York and Wentzel teamed up to finish third in 3:58.37, and Klara Koch, Lindsay Kantrovich, Heikkila and Sophia Fillmore finished fifth in 4:04.13.
WMD 93, Waconia 87
The 500-yard freestyle proved to be a key event for Watertown-Mayer/Delano down the stretch, as the Royals took the top three spots on their way to a narrow win over Waconia.
Frank won the event in 5:39.39, while Hendricks was second in 6:00.84 and Sydney Strobl was third in 6:07.47.
The Royals also closed the meet by taking the top two spots in the final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Frank, Stevens, York and Wentzel teamed up to finish first in 3:56.15 and Alexa Asbury, Koch, Fillmore and Heikkila finished second in 4:03.79.
The Royals took the top two spots in the 200-yard freestyle early in the meet, with Stevens finishing first in 2:08.64 and Caitlyn Run finishing second in 2:16.33. The Royals also had the top two finishers in the 100-yard freestyle, with Stevens finishing first in 58.48 seconds and York finishing second in 59.80 seconds.
Wentzel finished second in the 200-yard IM in 2:23.33, as well as in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:13.67. York was second in the 50-yard freestyle in 26.97 seconds, Frank was third in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:07.53, Thea Clark was third in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:09.22 and Johnson was third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.36.
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Citation Edit
Federal Trade Comm'n v. ReverseAuction.com, Inc., Civil Action No. 000032 (D.D.C. Jan. 6, 2000) (full-text).
FTC Complaint Edit
In January 2000, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against ReverseAuction.com, Inc. According to the complaint, ReverseAuction.com is an online site that features "Declining Price" and "Wanted" auctions. In the process of marketing and promoting its new site, ReverseAuction.com registered with eBay, a competitor site, and agreed to comply with eBay's User Agreement and Privacy Policy. The agreement and policy protect consumers' privacy by prohibiting users from gathering and using personal identifying information, such as eBay users' personal e-mail addresses, for unauthorized purposes, including the purpose of sending spam.
After agreeing to comply with the User Agreement and Privacy Policy, ReverseAuction.com harvested eBay users' personal identifying information and used the data to spam eBay members with a message promoting its own online auction site. The message contained a deceptive subject line informing the eBay user that his or her eBay user ID "will EXPIRE soon." According to the complaint, many consumers concluded that the eBay user ID and other information had been provided to ReverseAuction.com, or authorized, by eBay. The complaint alleges that violation of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy, sending the deceptive spam, and representing that eBay authorized the mailing are deceptive or unfair acts that violate Section 5 of the FTC Act.
Settlement Agreement Edit
The Settlement Agreement bars ReverseAuction.com from making the misrepresentations in the future. In addition, it requires ReverseAuction.com to provide notice to consumers who, as a result of receiving ReverseAuction.com's spam, registered or will register with ReverseAuction.com. The notice informs these consumers that their eBay user IDs were not about to expire on eBay, and that eBay did not know of, or authorize, ReverseAuction.com's dissemination of the spam. The notice also provides these consumers the opportunity to cancel registration with ReverseAuction.com and have their personal identifying information deleted from ReverseAuction.com's database.
In addition, the order requires ReverseAuction to delete, and refrain from using or disclosing, the personal identifying information of eBay members who received ReverseAuction.com's spam but who have not registered with ReverseAuction.com. Finally, the settlement requires ReverseAuction.com to disclose its own privacy policy on its Internet site, and contains record-keeping provisions to allow the FTC to monitor compliance.
Dissenting Opinion Edit
All of the commissioners voted to support the deception claim, but two of the commissioners voted against the unfairness claim.[1] Commissioners Swindle and Leary dissented from the Commission's decision on the ground that there was no proof of substantial consumer injury as a result of the respondents' activities.
| The Commission has no authority to declare an act or practice unfair unless it "causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers which is not reasonably avoidable by consumers themselves and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or to competition." 15 U.S.C. § 45(n) (emphasis added).
The statutory requirement of substantial injury is actually derived from the Commission's own Statement of Policy, issued in 1980. The Commission explained at that time that, "[t]he Commission is not concerned with trivial or merely speculative harms. In most cases a substantial injury involves monetary harm . . . Unwarranted health and safety risks may also support a finding of unfairness. Emotional impact and other more subjective types of harm, on the other hand, will not ordinarily make a practice unfair." Letter from the Commission to the Consumer Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Commission Statement of Policy on the Scope of Consumer Unfairness Jurisdiction, 4 Trade Reg. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 13,203 (Dec. 17, 1980), reprinted in International Harvester, Inc., 104 F.T.C. 949, 1070-76 (1984).
We do not say that privacy concerns can never support an unfairness claim. In this case, however, ReverseAuction's use of eBay members' information to send them e-mail did not cause substantial enough injury to meet the statutory standard.[2]
The dissenting Commissioners further explained their position on the unfairness claim:
| The injury in this case was caused by deception: that is, by ReverseAuction's failure to honor its express commitments. It is not necessary or appropriate to plead a less precise theory.
Industry self-regulation and consumer preferences, as expressed in the marketplace, are the best and most efficient ways to formulate privacy arrangements on the Internet and in commerce generally. Because proliferation of the kind of deceptive conduct in which ReverseAuction allegedly engaged could undermine consumer confidence in such privacy arrangements, we believe that it is appropriate to pursue this matter under a deception theory. The unfairness theory, however, posits substantial injury stemming from ReverseAuction's use of information readily available to millions of eBay members to send commercial e-mail. This standard for substantial injury overstates the appropriate level of government-enforced privacy protection on the Internet, and provides no rationale for when unsolicited commercial e-mail is unfair and when it is not. We are troubled by the possibility of an expansive and unwarranted use of the unfairness doctrine.[3]


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My bloody mother!!!! <again>(89 Posts)
She is driving me nuts and i just don't know what to do to help.
She has the long running, what can only be described as obsession that her sister (who lives in australia) has damaged her property. I have posted about it lots im sure. Anyway, the latest thing is her cooker - her BRAND NEW
30 years old cooker, that is irreplacable apparently . Firstly she said that she had put chewing gum on the halogen hob and had basically spent entire nights (im not joking) scouring it off, thus destroying the hob - but this is only because her sister had covered it in acid never mind all the shit my mother has put on it to CLEAN it. It has now expanded to the inside of the BRAND NEW cooker that the woman has painted with acid - to what ends? maybe she was trying to poison her?? All this will have been done about 7 years ago, when she stole my mums photos (actually, she did do this and this is how it all started), pegs, duvet covers - if not stolen, swapped for lesser quality items for the charity shop, damaged her bedroom suit, which my mother has subsequently destroyed by scrubbing with bleach, rubbing with chisels etc because it had a few fade marks on it - its a fecking antique!
It has been a nightmare and gone on for years - most of the time I try to humour her as disagreeing with her just results in her a) not talking to me (now don't get me wrong, this would be a blessing) and i have to worry about her physical health and im an only child. b) causing scenes at my house etc and quite frankly my own mental health isn't up to it.
Her latest thing is that she is going to get the money together to go to australia and hope that the very sight of her standing there will cause her sister to have a heart attack and if that doesn't work, she will jump on her head I know it just sounds like a weird sort of comedy doesn't it, but she is deadly serious.
That is where my question is - she is 76 and in bad health (her sister is 85). Would that prevent her from flying? She reckons she will go one day, come back the next. I don't believe for one minute she would be allowed into australia on that basis, but what i AM worried that a flight company would still take her money.
No point in going to doctor, my mum wont have any of it, and wouldnt take ADs if she was dying.
teenage, if i did that she'd burn it but actually i can't afford to, otherwise i would.
My mum just gave us £300 for my DDs birthday treat and presents - the original plan was that we were going halves on it, £300 was more than it all cost but you know what, i took the bloody money just so that was £300 less towards any flights!! I haven't spent it though. See, this is the thing, she would give me anything money wise but has alway been toxic. It makes it so difficult.
Another thing i am scared of is if i go the GP i am going to set ball rolling that once it starts could lead to a whole load of trouble. The rest of the family think its hysterical though, and instead of keeping quiet about letters etc they feed it all back to my mum who of course gets more and more insenced. Talk about bloody dysfunctional.
I don't know if this offers any reassurance LEM but when I worked as a travel agent (albeit many years ago) I have refused bookings from elderly customers who didn't appear to be 'safe' to travel un-aided. I have also phoned social services when an elderly lady tried to give me 20k for a round the world cruise to meet up with her husband who I knew had passed away. We also prevented a lady wiring money to a scam in Nigeria.
How many years does she have on her passport? Can you take it?
She'd be very unlikely to get travel insurance and there is no way an airline would accept someone of that age travelling to the other side of the world without it. She'd need permission from her doctor to give to an insurer
LEM - does she have (and use) credit cards and bank cards or does she deal with things by cheque and cash?
That was what i was hoping to hear hopas because aside from the terrible waste of money that she cannot afford, I am genuinely worried she would do somethind drastic if she did manage to get there. Or i'd worry she'd end up stuck somewhere and I'd be unable to help. She has high blood pressure and other needs that make travel insurance unlikely although she did manage it before.
she has bank cards but cannot use them without my help to be fair, although i think she can now manage to pay for things in shops with her bank card.
Your mum very much needs to be seen by a Dr. It sounds like paraphrenia - a form of old age schizophrenia.
If your mum is actually delusional - then replacing her cooker is not going to make an iota of difference. She needs medical help.
It's clearly a difficult situation. You need to see her GP asap to get their help.
LEM you are so not betraying her by going to the gp. In fact you sound like a lovely caring daughter. Good luck x
Firstly, I think you should definitely follow the advice above and arrange an early appointment with your GP to include a discussion of your Mum's problems. I'd write it all down in advance to act as an aide memoire so that you don't get there and decide not to go into detail about things. I really do think she has mental heath problems other than just being cantankerous with age.
Secondly, I was wondering whether you could review her finances and in the process, put everything, as far as possible, onto direct debit/standing order online to avoid her having to deal with money. Online accounts are something you could check on for her and not only would they probably save money and hassle but you could keep a weather eye on her spending.
I think that you don't need to face immediately the prospect of her being institutionalized but as long as your family can control spending for the time being, you would know she hasn't bought a trip to Oz or done something equally awful. Maybe you could aim to achieve that in-between position at the moment as a result of talking to your/her medical adviser and perhaps taking over control of her financial affairs.
(I'm thinking of prohibiting all purchases/withdrawals of more than - say - £500. I don't know whether that's possible with a bank account/bank card (by arrangement with the bank) although it's certainly easily achieved with a credit card.)
So sorry you're having to deal with this, especially when your own health is indifferent. I've been thereabouts so know what it's like.
LEM keep your appt for yourself and book a telephone consultation about your mum. You aren't betraying her at all! you are helping her stay safe. Your GP will have dealt with similar situations in the past. Stealth is sometimes needed...
Your GP might want to do some bloods in the first instance, do you think she would agree to that? With her medical problems she should probably have regular blood anyway. Blood tests would rule out a physical cause. Eg a low vitamin B12 can cause confusion and odd behaviour in the elderly and is easily sorted.
there won't be an inevitable chain of events set into action, things might move quite slowly if your mum doesn't agree to anything.
I'm sorry you are not getting much support from the rest of your family with your mum who is very much delusional. She really does need medical assessment, as everyone has said. I think it has got worse over the years and I understand your resistance to wanting things to change but I think they are coming to a crisis anyway and she can't really be allowed to board a flight whilst in this state.
......Stealth is sometimes needed.......
Oh yes indeed. When you have someone who is genuinely acting in the older person's best interests that's a true thing.
Have you got power of attorney in place? would your mum agree to that??
In terms of acting in her best interests it depends if she has capacity to make her own decisions. Capacity assessments can be done by GP or psychiatrist. Although I'm guessing she won't agree to that either...
It's the in-between bit that's difficult, Ginformation as you probably well know. An older person might present as quite capable (at the relevant times) but in reality be immensely vulnerable.
Another thing i am scared of is if i go the GP i am going to set ball rolling that once it starts could lead to a whole load of trouble.
What trouble exactly are you worried about OP? Do you mean trouble from the rest of your family?
Gin, i tried to get this but she wouldn't have it. She doesn't have much in terms of money so not much to protect, her house is council owned. She does have the capacity to make her own decisions but it is fogged by this how irrational behaviour.
I think i would prefer to talk to GP face to face so will make appointment in the morning - if i make a prebookable i'll have to book 2 weeks in advance . I can just get her to write my script for citalopram while im there. Will she actually be able to talk to me about it though?
Thankyou so much for your advice, everyone x
Xiaoxiaong - no, "trouble" from my mum, she only really has me and she will just cut me off, which of course will prevent me from being able to help her, i also don't want trouble FOR her if you see what i mean. I just want her to be happy
cozie - that is my concern, she would fly through an assesment for alzheimers im sure - she is very lucid and with it, just utterly delusional.
Can you arrange to 'lose' her bank card and move her over onto a credit card which has a low (say £500) limit (a second card to one of your own perhaps) or a pre-paid cc which never has more than than a set amount on it? That way, she could still happily spend in the shops on normal messages but couldn't go for any Big Bertha purchases.
Your GP will be able too talk in general terms about the situation and advise you about tyred next step. Must importantly your dr can listen too all your concerns. They won't be able to release any info to you, unless your mum consents to that. It helps that you are registered at the same practice and they know you. I have had cases where 'concerned' family members have wanted to fraudulently get control of finances
Hence my comment about 'genuinely acting in the person's best interests'. There are some powerfully self centred people out there. Luckily, LEM doesn't sound like one of them.
What a sad situation to be in, I am sorry. I feel a bit errrr about using a dear friend's experience here but her mum was disturbed/paranoid for decades (think writing to the UN Sec-Gen about the local bin collections, global plots against her hanging baskets) and then had early-onset Alzheimer's. The changes in what she said and did were subtle at first but looking back it's awful for my friend who wonders if it could have been spotted earlier. From where I stand, I don't think it would have made a big difference for her mum but it's still a question that will never be answered. The "jump on her head" thing seems different from the rest ("I have been wronged") to me - it seems a very "childish" plan or fantasy, IYSWIM? I would also suggest talking to her GP, because of this new "plan"..
Absolutely cozie, some real prize fuckers out there.
The inbetween stages can be exceptionally tricky as you say. sometimes, unfortunately, you have to wait for a big incident before things can progress. Sorry LEM. Can't believe the rest of the family are acting that way though . Could it be they don't realise the full situation?
its ok Gin, my mums "fortune" consists of some dodgy paper mache ornaments and moth bitten fur coats
The problem is the rest of the family aren't really that close to my mum now, due to her behaviour more than anything and they see it as a bit of a joke Without wanting to sound unkind they are pretty uneducted and really don't get it.
Oh yes - families are a bitch some of the time. It can be a mix of eg not realizing the truth of a situation to actively enjoying a bit of drama in their lives (a la soap opera) to leaning back on previous relationships without seeing that a person may have changed. And so on....
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DID Shakespeare do a hatchet job on Richard III, last of the Plantaganet kings of England? Here's how he has him describe himself:
Cheated of feature by dissembling nature,
Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time
Into this breathing world, scarce half made up,
And that so lamely and unfashionable
That dogs bark at me as I halt by them –
But was Richard the hideous hunchback Shakespeare describes, so misshapen that the dogs barked at him as he limped by? The discovery near Leicester of a skeleton that is almost certainly that of Richard III, who died in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, casts doubt on it.
There's little doubt about the identity of the skeleton. Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have matched the DNA with that of Michael Ibsen, a Canadian who is a direct descendant of Richard's sister, Anne of York. The skeleton was discovered under a parking lot, believed to be the site of the Greyfriars church where Richard was said to have been buried after the battle.
It has head wounds, consistent with death in battle. It also has a curvature of the spine. But, the experts say, that curvature could produce nothing like the deformity described by Shakespeare.
Other scholars point out that the hideous crimes Shakespeare attributes to Richard so concertina history that he must have started his killing spree at the age of three. The suggestion is that Shakespeare was doing a bit of an imbongi for the Tudors, who took over after the battle of Bosworth Field.
Yet who suggests Shakespeare was a historian – or ever claimed to be? He was a dramatist, an entertainer. Consider his description of Richard's desperate final moments as he is unhorsed and his enemies close in on him: "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse…"
Beat that for drama!
MEANWHILE, Richard III's remains are to be reinterred at Leicester Cathedral, the nearest consecrated ground. Except that the city of York has objected. The York folk say the last Yorkist king should be buried in York Minster.
Just so long as they don't come to blows over it. Let's not have another Bosworth field battle.
TALLY-HO! A family of foxes caused disruption at Edinburgh Airport the other day when they gathered on the runway, forcing a British Airways flight to circle for 15 minutes while they were chased away.
Just as long as the chasers didn't use hounds. They're getting very strict about that kind of thing in Scotland as well as England.
Pennsylvania spring
THEY'VE been celebrating Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania, in the US. And groundhog Punxsutawney Phil – a kind of rodent similar to our cane rat – has predicted an early spring.
Thousands of people – the men in top hats and tuxedos – gathered on the strangely named promontory, Gobbler's Knob, to watch the furry creature emerge from his lair.
According to folklore, if the groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, winter will last six more weeks. If he does not, spring will come early.
An early spring it is. Here in Durban we long for an early autumn.
Before and after
AS NOTED the other day, Iran recently launched a monkey into space and back, except there is now controversy because before and after photographs suggest two different monkeys.
Now Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he wants to be his country's first astronaut. He is quoted saying: "I'm ready to be the first Iranian to be sacrificed by the scientists of my country and go into space."
So far there hasn't been a storm of discouragement. But this time they need to get the before and after photographs right.
OVERHEARD in the Street Shelter for the Over-40s: "First you forget names, then you forget faces. Then you forget to pull up your zip… it's worse though when you forget to pull it down."
VAN DER Merwe is having lunch with Prince Charles at Clarence House.
"Jiss, you know, Prince, you've got such a moerse house and you know, Prince, your clothes are so bakgat and you know, Prince, your grub is so lekker!"
"Pssst!" an aide from South Africa House hisses in his ear. "He's not addressed as 'Prince', he's 'Your Highness'."
Van doesn't miss a beat. "And you know, my brother's also called Johannes."
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If Foreign Minister
Australia was a member in the immediate post-World War II era of a UN commission of 11 that reported on proposals for the partition of mandatory Palestine between Arabs and Jews. On that occasion, seven voted broadly for partition, three against, with one abstention.
Guess which country abstained? Australia. The UN then formed an Ad Hoc Committee on Palestine under the chairmanship of Australian foreign minister Herbert Vere Evatt. That committee came up with the practicalities of partition, which was voted on 65 years ago, almost to the day.
These matters are dealt with ably in Daniel Mandel's H.V. Evatt and the Establishment of Israel: The Undercover Zionist.
Evatt's role in the establishment of the Jewish state is significant, not simply because of his chairmanship of the ad hoc committee, but because of his subsequent position as president of the UN General Assembly (1948-49) when Israel was admitted as a full member.
This forms an important element in understanding the background to arguments now pulsating in Labor ranks over Australia's decision to abstain on a vote that would "enhance'' Palestine's UN status to that comparable with the Holy See.
Labor in Australia has always regarded itself as a special friend of Israel, although prime minister
Carr, who comes from an Evatt tradition of Israel-supporting Labor leaders, is seeking to return an even-handed Australian policy to that which prevailed under previous Labor governments, including that of
After all, Evatt was a principal architect of the UN charter, including the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which stands as one of the great diplomatic statements of the modern era, even if its adherence has been honoured too often in the breach.
In the Labor tradition,
Whatever Gillard's motivation, her position on Palestine does not correspond with that of her party's mainstream, or that of the Australian community itself. This is the background to events this week in which a prime minister was rolled by caucus with the significant involvement of her cabinet colleagues. The question then becomes whether any of this matters particularly or much will change. After all, the UN vote is largely symbolic, since Palestine will not have voting rights in the world body, nor will its access to UN committees necessarily be enhanced.
But symbolic steps can be important.
The fact that many years later conflict persists is attributable to all sorts of factors, not least a Palestinian inability to advance its interests constructively. As Israeli statesman the late Abba Eban would say, the Palestinians "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity''. But none of this is reason to give up on Palestine and somehow believe "non-recognition'' will produce beneficial outcomes.
I respectfully disagree with those who say an incremental change in the status of the Palestinians in the UN will deepen the conflict and render progress more difficult to achieve, since things are frozen in any case. This brings us back to Labor tradition via Evatt, Whitlam, Hawke, Paul Keating, Carr, and to an extent, Kevin Rudd. It is Gillard who is out of step.
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New init.d scripts to allow some tweaking without needing any 3rd party apps
* See the next post for details.
Replaced HTC's mpdecision with a new custom hot-plug driver that I created:
* This hot-plug driver is more aggressive about bring cores on and off-line to match the load on the system.
* Bringing cores online earlier makes your phone more responsive / smooth.
* Taking cores offline earlier improves battery life.
* It ramps up very quickly on resume to avoid lag.
Replaced HTC's lightsensor table with one that is more sensible and that matches what other devices use. If you have custom auto-brightness settings, you'll probably need to tweak them after installing this kernel.
There are many additional changes to boost performance and battery life:
* Linaro -O3 compiled (Linaro 4.8).
* Overclocking
* I disable tons of HTC debugging crap left enabled and needlessly consuming battery.
* Improvements to the core locking code of the kernel.
* Patches that transform traditional locks into RCU backed data structures.
* CAF changes to power management to sleep faster and waste less CPU during suspend.
* Improved code for moving data to/from user-space and manipulating strings within the kernel.
* And tons of other patches such as scheduler improvements, I/O improvements, networking improvements, etc, etc, etc.
Other features:
* Voltage control (faux123) to allow user-space under-volting.
* BFQ I/O scheduler.
* Track upstream Linux changes
A link to each version is included in the changelog entry. Scroll down to the changelog to download the latest version.
Source (GitHub):
* Kernel source
* Build tools
Installation Instructions:
If you are S-OFF you can flash the update.zip in recovery.
If you are S-ON, then after you flash the update.zip in recovery then, while still in recovery, you must run
adb pull /tmp/boot.img <reboot into bootloader> fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Version 5.8.2: July 19, 2014: Upstream updates and security fixes
* Patched up to linux 3.4.99 (latest version of as now)
* Patched up to latest CM (fixes a couple of CVEs, not a whole lot else was missing)
* Update some video bandwidth parameters
Version 5.5.2: January 19, 2014: Linux 3.4.77, CM changes
* CM changes include a fix for the cpu-boost driver, smooth streaming and governor fixes
* Linux 3.4.77
Version 5.4.2: January 5, 2014: Linux 3.4.75, I/O Optimizations, CM changes
* CM changes may resolve lingering problems with min frequency set to max frequency.
Version 5.3.7: December 20, 2013: Linux 3.4.74, WiFi Optimizations, cpufreq gov. changes
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Diabetes: Are You At Risk?
Do you have health risk factors for type 2 diabetes? The incidence of type 2 diabetes has doubled over the past three decades, according to the Framingham Heart Study. Although the causes of type 2 diabetes are unknown, there are some key risk factors. These health risk factors can increase your chances of getting this increasingly common type of diabetes.
It is estimated that 70 to 80 million Americans have insulin resistance syndrome -- a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. In the health topic on insulin resistance syndrome or metabolic syndrome, we explain the combination of diseases caused by insulin resistance. Once you learn more about insulin resistance, you may want to initiate some of the recommended lifestyle changes that can help decrease your chances of getting this serious problem.
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors
A person with some or all of the following listed health risk factors may never develop type 2 diabetes. However, the latest medical findings show that the chances of getting type 2 diabetes increase the more health risk factors you have.


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Are the Republicans determined to to alienate the most rapidly growing segment of the population? Recently, Republican Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed a law requiring police to question anyone "reasonably suspected" of being an illegal immigrant and demanding that legal immigrants carry papers documenting their right to be in the U.S.–surely an invitation to the racial profiling of Hispanics throughout the state.
Apparently that's not draconian enough for Iowa Republican congressional candidate Pat Bertroche (above). Speaking at a candidates' forum, he proposed implanting microchips in illegal immigrants:
"I think we should catch 'em, we should document 'em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going," said Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician. "I actually support micro-chipping them. I can micro-chip my dog so I can find it. Why can't I micro-chip an illegal?
"That's not a popular thing to say, but it's a lot cheaper than building a fence they can tunnel under," Bertroche said.


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The cool new features for Battlefield 4 just keep on coming. In a new trailer, DICE has now revealed how its Battlelog service has evolved to match the requirements of today's gamers.
Key among this is the ability to separate the Battlelog experience out from the main game and run it through any internet browser. This means you'll be able to access it on your phone or tablet, or if you're a swanky pants PC player with two monitors, you'll be able to play on one screen while using the other to run your Battlelog, just like a real high tech cool soldier dude. Oorah!
Why is this important? Well, Battlelog not only tracks your gameplay stats. It now meshes with the gameplay at a very deep level, allowing you to edit and update your different weapon loadouts, as well as marking targets on the map. Yes, the map. A live map of your Battlefield multiplayer game is beamed via internet magic to your Battlelog screen, so you can see exactly what's going on.
This will come in especially handy for those playing in the returning Commander Mode, which transforms the traditional blistering Battlefield FPS action into a top-down strategy game with real live players. Commander Mode was last seen in Battlefield 2, way back in 2005.
Battlefield 4 is out on November 1st for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will get their versions soon after.
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text: As the creative force behind Main Source, rapper and producer Large Professor made a huge impact with the group's 1991 debut, Breaking Atoms, which placed him at the forefront of the production-driven late-'80s/early-'90s jazz-rap renaissance. Large Professor left Main Source before it released its second album to deafening silence. But while he gathered acclaim for his work with Nas, Akinyele, and A Tribe Called Quest, his first solo disc was permanently shelved, making his plea for fans to "buy the album when I drop it" on A Tribe Called Quest's "Keep It Moving" cruelly ironic. Of course, a decade is a long time to wait for anyone, and during that wait, groups like People Under The Stairs, Lootpack, and Ugly Duckling all built upon Large Professor's signature sound. Like many of his peers, he's moved away from the lush, jazzy sound of his influential early work. On 1st Class, he opts for a more futuristic, stripped-down feel, placing the focus on his rapping, which has never been his strong suit. Large Professor's old-school delivery and gruff flow boast retro appeal, but he's never been an especially eloquent or deep lyricist. Since his days with Main Source, he's favored forceful simplicity over complex rhyme schemes and tricky metaphors, which is one of the reasons he's more in demand as a producer than a rapper. Like Dr. Dre's 2001, 1st Class is haunted by a sense that the world has changed since its creator's heyday, and not necessarily for the better. The past casts a long shadow over the disc, particularly on "In The Sun," where Large Professor reunites with Q-Tip to ponder the crumbling state of the American dream. But for all his talk of going platinum, Large Professor's debut is likely to fall through the cracks, disappointing listeners who seek a return to Breaking Atoms form, and staying off the radar of Nelly fans oblivious to the producer's fabled pedigree. Another returning veteran, Tre Hardson helped lay the foundation for West Coast underground rap with The Pharcyde. The group's 1992 debut, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, seamlessly blended jazzy production with prankish, self-deprecating humor and blunted high spirits. In 1995, the group stumbled toward maturity with Labcabincalifornia, while 2000's Fatlip-free Plain Rap captured the sound of a group rapidly running out of inspiration. Hardson left The Pharcyde following that album, and he sets out on his own with Liberation, which in many ways marks the culmination of the spiritual quest he began on Labcabincalifornia. The juvenile humor of Bizarre Ride is long gone, replaced by earnestness worthy of a reggae outfit whose press releases trumpet its longstanding commitment to good vibes and spreading Jah's love. Hardson alternates between rapping and crooning, backed by a live band that veers regularly into noodly jams. The Pharcyde's members are conspicuously absent, but Hardson did rope Dionna Nichelle, Kim Hill, and N'Dea Davenport into joining him for shapeless, meandering duets, while Saul Williams and Chali 2Na both take it down a notch to fit the album's almost oppressively laid-back mood. Hardson's desire to evolve musically, emotionally, and spiritually remains admirable, but Liberation is so mellow, it's almost comatose.


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The Center for Responsible Lending, a consumer advocacy group focused on financial issues, has an interesting survey out that might explain why millions of Americans are signing up for "courtesy" overdraft protection on their checking accounts. In case you're not familiar with that term, courtesy overdraft protection allows debit card purchases to go through even if you don't have cash in your account to cover them, in exchange for a nonsufficient funds, or NSF, fee that averages $30.47 a pop.
After the Federal Reserve put in place a requirement that bank customers would have to opt in to courtesy overdraft, a lot of people, including yours truly, thought it would be a tall order for banks to protect what's become a very important profit stream for them. After all, we reasoned, how many people would be willing to pay $30 to their bank to borrow $3 for a couple of days, which is essentially what overdraft services boil down to?
But opt-in they did; all told, 33 percent of bank customers in the CRL survey opted in to courtesy overdraft, which is pretty high considering it's a pretty terrible deal for most people. That's actually much lower than a projection earlier this year from Moebs, which put the number of courtesy overdraft customers at 100 million.
For me, the most interesting part of the CRL study is getting a look at some of the real overdraft pitches they collected. Here are a few:
- "We need to hear from you ... To keep your account operating smoothly ... To avoid any interruptions in how we service your account, we need to hear from you."
- "Your debit card may not work the same way anymore even if you just made a deposit."
- "Please keep in mind that this option (not opting in) may prevent you from completing everyday transactions including any store and gas station purchase, emergency home and car repair ... purchases when traveling, medical or health emergencies."
Honestly, if I wasn't a personal finance reporter, I think I might have a hard time resisting those authoritative-sounding pitches, especially delivered multiple times over multiple channels -- and I wouldn't be alone.
The CRL study found banks' marketing had been overwhelmingly effective at creating sometimes-mistaken conclusions about courtesy overdraft in consumers' minds through clever use of language or just plain 'ol repetition. From the CRL survey summary:
- Sixty percent of consumers who opted in stated that an important reason they did so was to avoid a fee if their debit card was declined. In fact, a declined debit card costs consumers nothing.
- Sixty-four percent of consumers who opted in stated that an important reason they did so was to avoid bouncing paper checks. The truth is that the opt-in rules cover only debit card and ATM transactions.
- For almost half of those who opted in, simply stopping the bank from bombarding them with opt-in messages by mail, phone, email, in person and online banking was a factor in their decision.
The takeaway for consumers here is that banks are going to spend a lot of time and money trying to get you to sign up for courtesy overdraft because it's really, really profitable. So take a hard look at courtesy overdraft, and if you find it's not a good deal for you, which it probably isn't, then stand strong. And screen your calls.
What do you think? Are these pitches manipulative, or just good business? If you've been contacted by your bank about opting in to courtesy overdraft, what was your experience?


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This activity explores the human rights issues surrounding the Geneva Convention.
Learning aims
Read the story
Introduce the phrases 'human rights' and 'Geneva Convention' and ask the class about their existing knowledge.
1. How would you define 'human rights'?
Something that protects you from being abused by others.
2. What rights do we have?
3. Can you place these rights in order of importance?
4. How should the US treat the prisoners?
Article 5 of the Geneva Convention states that they should be protected by international law until it is proved that they are prisoners-of-war.
5. Do you think they were treated humanely?
6. What would you do if someone violated your rights?
Protest, go to the Press, phone a lawyer.
7. What can be done to ensure that prisoner's rights are being upheld?
Thorough examinations by independent groups, eg The Red Cross and Amnesty.
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Ask the students: "What can the US do to make sure they do not break the Geneva Convention?"
Groups feedback ideas: Focus the discussion on why human rights are necessary and how they should be upheld.
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Not everything that happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas…
I've spent the last 5 days in Las Vegas attending KronosWorks. Kronos, our sponsor, had close to 2000 attendees at the conference – customers, press and analysts, and Kronos employees. Although I'm not typically a fan of Las Vegas, I had many "aha" moments this week that I'd like to share. Here are my top ten from this over-the-top city in the desert.
- Customer community building is king for any company. For technology companies like Kronos, creating opportunities for customers to interact with each other is incredibly powerful as users share both their successes and their failures with each other. Companies can't throw a big party like KronosWorks every day, but they should be relentless in their pursuit of the customer point of view throughout the year.
- I've written a few times about customer service and customer retention in this blog. As an employee, there is nothing like seeing a couple thousand of your loyal customers together in one place to make you feel proud of your contribution to making that happen and to energize you to find more reasons for those customers to feel that loyalty. One of Kronos' top sales reps told me he'd never been to the conference before, and that the opening day of the conference was one of his proudest days at Kronos, as he looked across the huge crowd.
- Daniel Pink's tip on the best interview question – Are you lucky? Those who anwer yes tend to be collaborative, creative, and successful at work.
- Marcus Buckingham's speech about the central fallacy of performance evaluations was intriguing. He talked about the power of focusing on developing employees' strengths and leveraging them – vs. focusing performance conversations on what employees need to "fix" about themselves. He didn't imply that managers should ignore ineffective behavior, but rather find ways to help themselves and their employees to maximize the frequency that they can be their most effective at work by identifying individual strengths and leveraging the knowledge in individual and team assignments.
- In a follow on meeting with about 35 executive attendees at the Workforce Institute Executive Seminar, Marcus led an equally compelling conversation about the behaviors that make for effective leadership. His definition: the purpose of a leader is to rally people to a better future. He talked not only about the importance of providing a clear vision of the future, but specifically about the need to make that vision vivid through storytelling and picking the right heroes in the organizational culture.
- Former Navy Commander Michael Abrashoff spoke about the importance of harnessing the wisdom of the team. I had read a profile on him in Fast Company when it was published in 1999. He is notable for having transformed the ship under his command from the worst to the best in the Navy at that time. He has subsequently retired from the Navy and is a well known author and speaker. He attributes his success to his focus on demonstrating respect for his sailors – not just through common courtesy, but by actively investing in their development and proactively seeking their advice on how to improve the command. His story about rusty bolts alone was worth the price of admission.
- Gary Heil of the Center for Innovative Leadership spoke to the Workforce Institute event attendees about strategies for driving change in their organizations. One of the interesting ideas he talked about was the notion that many leaders never really get comfortable with the change they say they want to achieve in their organizations. If leaders aren't committed to leaving their own comfort zones, it's unlikely they'll inspire others to do so.
- Heil also talked about the importance of the impact of the environment on in supporting the change you seek. The specific environmental factors he encouraged us to think about were:
- Having a cause worth committing to
- Providing people with an opportunity to learn and grow
- Giving people the responsibility to a make a meaningful contribution
- Enabling a culture of mutual support and friendship
- Ensuring that structures (pay, benefits, opportunities) are fair and equitable
- I loved this quote from Heil – "People without information can't take responsibility". Business intelligence and business analytics are one of those topics that can seem arcane or obscure until you finally realize that you're flying blind as you make risky and expensive decisions.
- Last, but certainly not least, I was reminded again about how lucky I am to have such a great team of colleagues at Kronos. As is true in all organizations, there are plenty of daily obstacles to overcome to drive results. Great outcomes like KronosWorks are the payoff for a lot of hard work. Even more important is the great esprit de corps that pervaded the last five days. Hats off, fellow Kronites! Let's do it again tomorrow….
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I've been a fan of Marcus Buckingham since "Now Discover Your Strengths." This question really hit home as one we need to focus on as managers for our people: "At work do you have an opportunity to do what you do best everyday?" As for the impact the conference had on customers, I was an eavesdropper on a shuttle back to the airport yesterday full of giddy customers. "I feel so pampered," was the comment of one endorsed by all the others. It was a bus load of "Raving Fans."November 8, 2007
I just got back from the Las Vegas Kronos Works Conference, and I wanted to congratulate the entire Kronos team on a successful and productive event. The speaker Marcus Buckingham was definitely a high point. His "strengths" focused approach really made sense, and he backed up everything he said with facts and data. Choosing Marcus Buckingham to speak is an example of why Kronos is the leader in this field.November 10, 2007


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Stevie Johnson and the Buffalo Bills are still "far apart" in deal talks. And the receiver does not anticipate the team to use its franchise tag to keep him, a person acquainted with discussions told to the media on Sunday. Las Vegas odds
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because talks are continuing.
The update on speaks comes after the 2 parts exchanged offers last week, and agreed to meet at the NFL combine in Indianapolis this week. Scores
Johnson has led the Bills in receiving in every one of the past 2 seasons and is eligible to become a free agent next month.
The Bills have a scheme towards discussing contract talks. GM Buddy Nix did say last month that he would like to re-sign Johnson.
Beginning Monday, NFL groups can start to use a franchise tag to retain the rights of their possible free agents.
Applying the tag would not forestall the Bills from continuing to agree a long-term agreement with Johnson. However, if a deal is not reached, it would put the team able to have to pay the receiver about $9.4 million next season.
Such a deal would cuff the Bills' payroll, and limit their ability to sign other independent agents to enhance a team that's not made the playoffs in 12 seasons – the NFL's longest active drought.
The Bills haven't made use of the tag since 2006, when they appointed cornerback Nate Clements their organization player. Clements signed the $7.2 million offer; under the demand the team may permit him to become an independent agent the next season.
Johnson hasn't debated how much he's looking for, except to point out he's not asked the team to pay him $9 million or $10 million a season, which would put him in the upper echelon of NFL receivers.
Johnson's price has gone up since the Bills took a chance on using a 7th-round pick on selecting the player out of Kentucky in the 2008 draft. Sparingly employed in his 1st 2 seasons, Johnson's production took off in 2010, when he had 82 catches for 1,073 yards and 10 touchdowns in supplanting veteran Lee Evans as the Bills' top risk.
Johnson maintained his production this season after Buffalo traded Evans to Baltimore in August. He finished with 76 catches for 1,004 yards and 7 touchdowns in turning into the team's 1st receiver to have successive 1,000-yard seasons.
As dynamic as he's been, Johnson has landed in hot water for his over-the-top celebrations. He was benched for the last 3 quarters of the Buffalo Bills' curtain call at New England after being flagged a second time in 6 games – and 3rd time in 2 years – for an exorbitant touchdown party.
Losing Johnson would be a massive blow to a Bills offense that lacks experienced depth at the receiver position, and for an offense that made strides under quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick last season. In spite of a 6-10 finish, in which Buffalo lost 8 of its last 9 games, the Bills finished 14th in the NFL in yards gained — the team's best showing since finishing 11th in 2002.


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The electrical storms – accompanied by torrential rain – saw fork lightning crash down over parts of the town and blasts of thunder.
The storm broke out shortly after 7pm and lasted for more than half an hour.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they had been called out to semi-detached house in Cumberland Avenue, Portico, which had been struck by lightning.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said: "It had been struck by lightning, causing a small fire in the upstairs bedroom.
"The occupiers had put out the fire prior to calling us but we still went around to carry out a safety inspection and advised for checks to be made by the utility companies and a structural engineer."
Meanwhile, lightning set off alarms in several town centre businesses.
Such was the intensity of the storms over the town centre that outgoing mayor Andy Bowden – who was entertaining guests in St Helens Town Hall – turned to Twitter to suggest the building may have been struck by a bolt.
Other St Helens residents also commented on the weather via the blogging site, with one joking that it seemed as though the "War of the Worlds was happening over St Helens".
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Service Spotlight: Thrive DC
Thrive DC got started back in 1979 as the Dinner Program for Homeless Women. Its first goal, providing meals to the hungry, came in response to Washington's first major wave of homelessness. Since then the organization's mission has grown to encompass far broader aims: "To prevent and end homelessness by providing vulnerable individuals with a comprehensive range of services to help stabilize their lives."
Thrive DC's services have expanded as well. The organization now offers homeless clients emergency services which include two meals a day, showers, laundry, a mailing address and telephone, internet access, personal care supplies, transportation assistance to medical appointments, and emergency clothing and blankets. Clients are also encouraged to take advantage of enrichment activities including art therapy, yoga and presentations on physical and mental health. Thrive DC also offers resume workshops and other help with job preparedness.
An emergency pantry program is available to individuals in need of supplemental food resources. The organization also provides assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence.
In 2012, Thrive DC was able to serve 108,000 meals, including diabetic options, distribute 100,00 pounds of emergency groceries, and offer thousands of free showers and loads of clean laundry to its many clients.
Executive Director of Thrive DC, Alicia Horton, was recently recognized by the Washington Wizards as a Black History Month Community Spotlight Honoree due to her dedicated leadership on the issues of hunger and homelessness.


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UA In the News: Feb. 10
University of Alabama students create their own comic book company
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 9
For more than a year, Ethan Newsome-Jackson and Kris Pearce have been obsessed with the same woman. She only exists on paper, but for the two University of Alabama students, creating the character in the upcoming comic book "Breeze" has been grueling, mainly in how to present the heroine's duality. "She's very care-free, where she enjoys all kinds of things, but she lives in a very dark world," Newsome-Jackson said during a recent work session with Pearce at The Comic Store on Hargrove Road. "She actually gets through it and keeps her sense of humor about it."
Tuscaloosa News (gallery) – Feb. 9
Electronic voting for Alabama's service members deployed or living abroad
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Feb. 9
Good news for Alabama service members. The state is the first to allow folks serving our country to return their vote electronically. For former Army Ranger Jason Sellars, this voting tool gives new importance to his deployment. Sellars is now the assistant director for Veteran and Military Affairs at The University of Alabama.
University of Alabama fans asked to wear blue for "Blue Out Diabetes"
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 9
Basketball fans are encouraged to wear blue for the second annual "Blue Out Diabetes" event tonight when Alabama plays Texas A&M at Coleman Coliseum. Blue is the color representing global diabetes awareness. The "Blue Out Diabetes" is sponsored by the Tuscaloosa County Diabetes Coalition, Sanofi, UA Student Diabetes Education Team, the University Medical Center, DCH Diabetes Education Center, Novo Nordisk and others to raise diabetes awareness.
UA Theatre & Dance partnership brings world premiere of Broadway musical 'The Countess of Storyville' to Tuscaloosa
B101.7 (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 9
Tuscaloosa will be hosting the world premiere for an all-new Broadway musical, 'The Countess of Storyville!' This special engagement is being made possible thanks to a development partnership between UA Theatre & Dance and Margot Astrachan. This is a big deal for town know for winning sports championships to also host world-class arts, like this new musical being developed in T-Town! It's an amazing opportunity for UA students to work hand and hand with Broadway performers.
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Scarlett Walker takes the stage at Alabama
Shelby County Reporter – Feb. 9
You may remember Scarlett Walker as Miss Alabama Outstanding Teen 2010 or as Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama 2012. Now a senior at the University of Alabama, the Oak Mountain High School graduate has taken her talent to the theatre as an actress. From Feb. 16-20, Walker will take the stage alongside Broadway and other professional actors in the UA Theatre and Dance presentation of "The Countess of Storyville."
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.


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Campaign touts building with American-made products
Marnie Oursler's passion started with a challenge.
About a year and a half ago, a client approached the Delaware builder with the idea of building him a house using as many American-made products as possible. There was just one catch: He didn't want to pay a premium for it.
Oursler took the bait and built the client a house in Bethany Beach, Del., out of 95 percent American-made products. Now she's using that experience to encourage other construction contractors to do the same.
Her venture was the impetus for We Build American, a campaign being promoted by 84 Lumber Co. The Washington County-based building materials supplier announced the initiative at the International Builders Show this year in Las Vegas.
Oursler is not the first contractor to take on the issue of building American. In fact, her client, Bill Gay, was inspired by the work of Anders and Jake Lewendal, father-and-son builders from Montana who constructed a home entirely from materials sourced or manufactured in the United States. (You can read more about that project at www.theallamericanhome.com.)
Nor does 84 Lumber's We Build American campaign claim that the products it touts are made entirely from American-produced content. In today's global marketplace, it's difficult to find more complex products that don't contain at least some components made abroad.
Still, We Build American strives to boost the percentage of a house that's made here and, in doing so, support the U.S. economy and generate American jobs.
It should reassure consumers, too. Remember the mess that ensued a few years back when some drywall made in China was emitting noxious gases into homes?
Jeff Nobers, 84 Lumber's vice president of marketing, said the company, headquartered in Eighty Four, is trying to persuade home builders and developers to agree to build with American source materials.
"We already have the venders ready to participate. All we need are the builders and developers," Nobers said. "Our sales staff reports there has been about a 16 percent increase in the amount of American-source products being purchased, but that could also be because of the increased housing production," he said.
"We also have been talking with three home builders and one developer who are receptive to buying American. Until they finish using the products they previously purchased for their jobs, they have delayed any purchase of American products," he said.
Nobers said 84 Lumber plans to set up some of its stores to have higher inventories of American products than foreign products. He wants to be sure the American products it demonstrates in those stores are what's used in those areas.
The campaign is fairly simple: It encourages contractors to pledge to build American, and it will make it easier for them to do so by listing sources of U.S.-made building materials on its website, www.webuildamerican.com. Consumers can also use the site to find builders who have committed to using American-made products.
Oursler hopes that by doing the research for builders, she and 84 Lumber will encourage more to get on board.
Finding domestic products was her biggest challenge when she first took on the Gay project, said Oursler, a fourth-generation builder who runs Marnie Homes in Bethany Beach.
"The first time was hard," she conceded. But now that she knows where to find products, she's finding it much easier to incorporate American products in the five homes she's building.
The beauty of We Build American, she said, is that 84 Lumber is establishing those relationships for the builders. That should ensure the builders can get the materials they require in a timely fashion.
Oursler said building the Gay house cost less than 1 percent more than it would have if she had relied more heavily on foreign-made materials. We Build American's analysis, on the other hand, figures the cost of building American typically would be about 1.34 percent higher.
The Akron Beacon Journal and Trib Total Media staff writer Sam Spatter contributed to this report.


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Amanda Peet
March 22, 2012 by staff
Amanda Peet, After last starring on television in the short-lived series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Amanda Peet (The Whole Nine Yards, Syriana) returns to television once again in the new comedy Bent, which premiered Wednesday night on NBC.
The 40-year-old actress plays a newly divorced, high-strung lawyer and single mom looking for a fresh start by renovating a new home. She hires a reckless, womanizing, recovering addicted gambler as her contractor, and finds herself attracted to his charming ways even though he is everything she cannot stand.
Peet, who is married to Hollywood screenwriter David Benioff, with whom she has two daughters, Frances, 5 and Molly, 2, sat down with Reuters to talk about her new show, being a mother and how married life has changed her.
Q: What made you return to television?
A: "I like the idea that she's a single mom trying to keep it all together. I think most working moms have this sinking feeling that they're failing, so I related to that. And I like the idea of an adult dating show that's sxy and not just for gags — that kind of romantic suspense where you're like, 'Are they going to have sex or not?' I love that she despises the fact that she's attracted to (her womanizing contractor)."
Q: Is the show meant to be realistic or a fantasy?
A: "I'm not sure yet, actually. We definitely want to make people laugh. We have J.B. Smoove and Jeffrey Tambor so we want everyone to escape and laugh. But hopefully it's more on the realistic side."
Q: Later this year, you will star with Ben Affleck and Jessica Chastain in a new Terrence Malick movie. How do you figure in to the plot?
A: "I don't know what I'm allowed to say, but I'm a love interest of Ben's. We shot it in Ohio. I was breastfeeding at the time, so my memory of it is very, very foggy. I didn't have the normal amount of brain cells."
Q: Your husband is the executive producer of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones which shoots in Europe. How do you guys make it work?
A: "Everyone packs up and goes. For the last three summers we lived over there. In season one I came back with the girls and did a play in New York. This past year I shot Bent, so David commuted from Belfast to L.A. He'd make little videos for (daughter Frances) so at breakfast she'd see David on a glacier in Iceland and all the actors were in costume saying Good morning Frankie!"
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It's been quite a while since I've seen an update.
Since you're taking opinions, I may as well throw in my two cents (just on the ones that have notable differences, after comparing them with the previous versions on the Acanthite site):
Like I said last time I saw this version, it looks fine as is. It's honestly not much more 'bulky' than Sceptile (the current fastest final evo Starter). But, regardless, I'm sure it'll still look fine if you do slim it a little.
Awesome. Can't wait to see it colored in. I assume it'll keep the red-&-brown color scheme?
Gobleaf itself is fine, but yeah, the evos could use a bit of a revamp. (Ninble & Grasassin, especially; Beauteppe & Swardiful, not quite as much.) Al;so, something on Grasassin, specifically: I noticed sometime back you changed Massacrow's name to Execrow, but Grasassin's name was left untouched...........by that logic, I'm a little surprised.
Limbash & Armaster:
Well, they do look a tad more like Fighting-types now, but lose the nips - Pokemon & nips don't mix (with the exception of Nuzleaf). (Unless it's like the original Limbash design, where they're just markings.)
I like Comfy Cushion's the best; Nintendo Jr.'s looks too much like Woodrill, and this one looks more like a final evo than the original.
I agree; Hallm3's is the best version.
Bunnigust & Lagowind:
Lagowind needs to be considerably bigger-looking than it is (pretty much like you said). Bunnigust is fine, I guess.
Frankly, the whole line is bizarre. But this does look better than the first.
It finally looks like a Pokemon. Way, way better.
Bouldon & Jabadon:
Definitely more polished than the previous sketches.
I'm not sure which one looks better, actually.
Dolphlare & Blubburn:
Better than before; Dolphlare also looks more like a dolphin now.
Looks more like a Pokemon, at the expense of looking a tad too much like Sableye - although my opinion might change if I were to see the color scheme.
Looks a little more Pokemon-ey.
Looks a little better & a little more aggressive.
WAY cooler than the old design.
Couldn't find it on the original list; but anyway, nah, it doesn't look too similar to Jungilo. Might want to use a slightly darker greenish-brown, though.
Matomic & Nuclound:
Uncolored, the new Matomic looks a tad too much like Rotom, although that might get worse seeing as they're roughly the same color anyway. I'd suggest using a brighter yellow.
Striktoil & Viperno:
I'm not sure if I like the new Striktoil better, but the new Viperno looks awesome.
I like the teardrop pattern on the face; it fits it very well.
More Pokemon-like, but less intimidating. Any way to combine the 2 designs a bit?
Missingno (Decode Form):
Cool idea. Will it still evolve into Mistrync (in a different form), or something else, or not at all?
Why change the current design?
I'm still not entirely sold on the design of Samawraith; it seems out of place evolving from a Pokemon based on a female yokai. Not sure where you were trying to go with it.
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