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Helen DeWitt's follow-up to her critically accalimed debut novel The Last Samurai arrives with a bang, ready to take on the complex issues surrounding sexual tension in the workplace with a wicked dose of satire and humor.
Joe is a down-and-out salesman who spends most of his time sitting around his trailer in Florida fantasizing about women. But one afternoon a particularly strange fantasy turns into a life-changing epiphany. Suddenly he knows how to curtail sexual harassment in the office and increase productivity. His solution? Sexual lightning rods: women who, via a carefully constructed system of anonymity and strict protection, provide "sexual release" for alpha-male employees. As unlikely to succeed as it seems, Joe has finally found a product he can sell with boundless enthusiasm, and he simply refuses to fail, no matter what the obstacles. And of course he encounters quite a few of those on his rise through corporate America.
Lighting Rods is DeWitt at her finest, offering a mesmerizing blend of social commentary and jaw-dropping humor, all with a philosophic approach that takes modern storytelling into new realms of possibility.published October 5th, 2012
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Bronk/Lampman Family Bible
Typed copy of a family bible located in the Bronk Museum. Original transcription by R. Beecher, 5/2/72. Transcription located in the family file in the Vedder Research Library.
Retyped by Sylvia Hasenkopf
Adelaide Bronk married Lewis Lampman December 5, 1871. Married by Rev. Samuel R.Ely, DD of Roslyn, Long Island
Leonard Bronk b. June 25, 1797
Maria Ely b. September 17, 1801
Edwin E. Bronk b. July 11 (?), 1829
Leonard Bronk Jr. b. October 21, 1831
Adelaide Bronk b. March 24, 1837
Leonard Bronk Lampman b. December 22, 1872
Maria B. Lampman b. April 8, 1875
Leonard Bronk d. February 3, 1872, aged 74y
Maria Ely d. September 13, 1891
Edwin E. Bronk d. June 22, 1861, aged 31
Leonard Brink Jr. d. July 23, 1854
Adelaide Bronk d. January 7, 1904
Maria B. Lampman d. December 11, 1919
Rev. Lewis Lampman d. August 29, 1918
A printed obituary located in the bible:
Robert Bronk died at age 48, son of Judge Bronk
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I have a brother in Auckland who has setup a Telecom Business plan for his home office. He is less than 1k from the nearly installed cabinet but was wondering if it is normal for the connection to drop in speed by half the normal download speed during the day.
Normally happens around lunch time. Is this normal for other users? I would be thinking its more of an issue with the network as opposed to any of his equipment.
He has done an isolation test ..... tried another modem and the condition remains the same. His snyc speed is normally quite good around 18 - 21 MB/sec . Slow down normally goes down around 7-9 M/Bit
Have suggested he get a Data tech out to install a central splitter and check the condition of the lines, any other suggestions greatly appreciated.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The broader stock market apparently sold off Thursday as a result of hedge fund manager David Tepper's comments during the SALT Conference in Las Vegas.
He said Wednesday he was not bearish on stocks but was more cautious last year. He likes tech stocks such as Google (GOOGL) and Priceline.com (PCLN) and has lowered his equities stake to 60% from 100% in 2013.
Pete Najarian, co-founder of optionmonster.com and trademonster.com, said the selloff was very broad on Thursday and hit pretty much every sector. But there never seemed to be a lot of "panic," with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX.X) staying relatively calm given its incredibly low level at the start of the session.
Brian Kelly, founder of Brian Kelly Capital, said the bond market seems afraid of deflation, noting that Treasury yields fell again on Thursday.
Guy Adami, managing director of stockmonster.com, reminded investors that stocks are still near all-time highs and there isn't anything major to worry about yet. He said rates are likely to go lower based on economic activity.
Najarian said Priceline.com is not overvalued. He admitted that the stock is a momentum name, but also has the growth to justify it.
Kelly pointed out to investors that Tepper isn't bearish, he's just not as bullish. He proved his point by saying that Tepper wouldn't like stocks such as Priceline.com and Google if he thought equities were a bad investment.
Adami agreed that Priceline.com is not overvalued. He said that when the stock is valued based on forward earnings estimates, it's not that expensive by valuation.
Gold didn't rally much on Thursday and Kelly again attributed it to investors' fears over deflation. He also said he sold two-thirds of his long position in bonds.
J.C. Penney (JCP) soared after a top- and bottom-line earnings beat. Discussing the results was Dana Telsey, CEO of Telsey Advisory Group.


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A former manager of a Westlake group home is accused of stealing food stamps from the home's residents.
Shawuan Telfair, 28, of Cleveland, used the Ohio Direction Cards of three developmentally disabled male residents to make purchases totaling $749 that were not for those residents, according to Capt. Guy Turner.
Telfair was dismissed from her employment in November. The alleged thefts occurred during and after her employment, and were discovered by the home's staff in May, Turner said.
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I HAVE just been to a health retreat, but I kind of bluffed my way to get there.
When I was filling out the registration form, I ticked the box where it said I complete 20 minutes of exercise each day.
That's a lie. My walk to the bus stop doesn't even crack 20 minutes each day. I convinced myself that it would all be fine - I mean, I eat healthily enough, right? But imagine my apprehension when I pulled up at Mantra Salt Beach resort on NSW's Tweed Coast with six fit and healthy young ladies by my side. How on earth am I going to survive a two day lifestyle overhaul, when I can't even haul myself over and out of my office chair?
The NuYu Total Health Retreat sets out to do exactly what its name claims - create a new you. Over a recommended four week program, participants' eating habits, their attitude to exercise and their outlook on life are slowly transformed. The people who come here are not just looking to shift kilos - they are people who want to change the way they live.
We were given a taste of all NuYu has to offer over a two day period. So what could I possibly learn in such a short space of time? A whole lot more than you would have guessed!
1. Paddle boarding massively hurts your body
If you're anything like me and have seen pictures of celebrities paddle boarding in Hawaii and thought 'what a cruisy life', then you are very wrong. Paddle boarding is hard! My legs ached from trying to balance, my arms ached from paddling, my brain ached from concentrating, my stomach ached in places I didn't even know existed (I think they're called abs) - but I had the best time on the water. It was exiting being able to paddle down an inlet to the mouth of the ocean, then turning around and paddling into the mangroves and seeing all the wildlife. Sure, it was hard to figure out how to turn the board around and it took a little while to find my balance, but I didn't fall in the water once and I consider that to be quite the achievement.
Takeaway point: Paddle boarding is a full body workout and not cruisy at all
2. Playing team sports is actually fun
Whenever I had to play a team sport at school I was always so concerned with whether I looked stupid while kicking the ball that I forgot to relax and enjoy myself. Enter a game known as Nu-Ball, a cross between touch and netball and a whole lotta fun. Put simply, you're split into two teams and when you have the ball, you're not allowed to move with it. Sounds easy enough, right? Except for the fact that you're not allowed to run. At all. Power walking is the way to go in this sport, and if you're caught running it's a five push-up penalty. The no-running rule is so that everyone on the field no matter their fitness level is on the same level, and it's fun because your instinct is to run after the ball. It's so much of a mental battle that you forget completely that you're exercising until the game is over and you can hardly breathe from exhaustion - or elation, if you were on the winning team like I was.
Takeaway point: Team sports are good because you don't even realise you're exercising
3. A 200g bag of CC's has as many calories as an entire day's worth of food at NuYu
I kid you not. Think how easy it is to put away a bag of CC's while watching a movie without even realising the amount of junk you're consuming! But before you start to think that the food at NuYu must be all lettuce leaves and water, consider this: All the meals at NuYu have been picked out by celebrity nutritionist Joanna McMillan, and all dinners are served at Season, one of Australia's hatted restaurants. Having sampled five of the dinner options, I can safely tell you that your taste buds will not be deprived.
Takeaway point: Make sure your diet is stocked with foods that are low HI - that's low Human Intervention. You can't go wrong
4. Skipping morning and afternoon tea is not OK
If you regularly congratulate yourself for not snacking throughout the day, then you'd better read on. Not eating between meals means you're more likely to overeat when it comes to lunch and dinner. Throughout my time at NuYu, I felt like I did not stop eating. Morning and afternoon teas are essential, and they're way more exciting than a simple piece of fruit. Baked pears with ricotta; carrot, capsicum, cucumber and snowpeas with hummus and tzatziki; apricots and cheese - the options were endless, and completely achievable at home or in a snack-bag at work.
Takeaway point: Snowpeas are the new chips
5. Diet Coke is really bad for you
Decades of Weight Watchers programs telling us that "Diet Coke = No Points" have propelled the misconception that Diet Coke is OK if you're on a diet. This couldn't be further from the truth. The levels of caffeine, aspartame and potassium benzoate in Diet Coke play havoc with your mood, erode your teeth, dehydrate you, and various studies have found a link between Diet Coke drinkers and an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, kidney damage, bone density loss, cell damage and heart and blood vessel diseases. Eek.
Takeaway point: Swap the DC for sparkling water
6. Never eat so much that you couldn't go for a run around the block afterward
It sounds whacked, but the logic is fair. We are so used to eating and overeating that we have lost all perspective when it comes to how much we should actually be consuming. NuYu's philosophy? Only eat as much as would allow you to go for a quick run around the block - or up to the top of a lookout like we did - afterward. Be full, but not bursting.
Takeaway point: J-Lo (aka Jenny from the Block - how appropriate) also shares this philosophy
7. It takes 21 days before new practices become habit
A typical course at NuYu goes for four weeks, and this is because NuYu is about lifestyle change, not just weight loss. People who enroll in the NuYu program have no practical idea about why you need to eat well, about why exercise is important, and about how to implement these kinds of things into a normal day, so the trainers have to start from scratch. They liken it to sending a child to kindergarten - if you were to send them for just an hour every couple of days, there is no way you'd expect them to learn everything they need to equip them for life. So why do we expect the same from people who need to get fit and so seek out personal trainers or gyms for an hour every week? Just like a child learning at school, time needs to be spend with people for good habits to be formed, and three weeks is when the logic about living a healthy life begins to kick in.
Takeaway point: Weight loss is not about kilograms - it's about lifestyle
8. Tai Chi is not for hippies
This is so true, man. After spending 20 minutes going through some breathing exercises I am a total convert. No amount of caffeine has ever helped me feel so awake at 7am in the morning.
Takeaway point: If you want to wake up, skip the coffee and breathe
9. Stress, depression, blood pressure and weight are all linked
The success stories at NuYu speak volumes - people who enter the retreat with severe depression, high blood pressure, back problems, insomnia and many other health issues leave not only lighter but healthier. We heard countless stories about people who had success with the program - one lady in particular entered NuYu with dangerously high blood pressure and on two different types of oral medication, as well as daily insulin injections. She left four weeks later with her blood pressure count back in the healthy range, and no further need for any medication. A boy suffering from chronic back pain lost 52 kilograms after spending 4 weeks at NuYu, and recently set a rowing record at his local gym. Similarly, another girl we met lost 30 kilograms after going through the NuYu program earlier this year, and has since done the Harbour Bridge run and climbed Mt Kosciuszko.
Takeaway point: Exercise does change your life
10. Health retreats aren't just for overweight people
This is possibly the most important point. Whether you think you have 5 kilograms to lose or 50, a retreat like this focuses on the way you look at food and exercise, not on how much you weigh. At NuYu the message is clear - your size and your fitness level don't always correlate. People of all sizes can have no concept of healthy eating or healthy living, and this retreat aims to educate you on those very points with both fitness programs and seminars, cooking classes and testimonials. After just 2 days at NuYu I feel happier than I have done in months, and I am certain it's because I spent the days outside, in the sunshine, being active.
Takeaway point: Make time to exercise - it really is worth it.
While a four week stay at NuYu is recommended, other programs are also available. Prices start from $1490 per week which includes all meals, accommodation at the 4.5 star Mantra resort, and over 50 hours per week of personal training. This reporter was a guest of NuYu at Mantra Salt Beach.
Originally published as I went to a health retreat and this is what I learnt


text: Your fall concert calendar may be filling up fast, but leave Sept. 26 open. Because coming to the Straz Center that night is the elusive Abel Tesfaye, better known as indie-R&B dynamo the Weeknd. With a voice like Michael Jackson and the simmering sexuality of R. Kelly, the Canadian sensation blew us away during a performance at Orlando's House of Blues last fall. Ticket details are scant, but according to Ticketmaster, the Weeknd will also perform at Orlando's Hard Rock Live on Sept. 27; tickets start at $37.50 and go on sale Friday. We'll update you when we know more. According to Consequence of Sound and a press release, Tesfaye will be joined by Anna Lunoe and Banks. Look for songs from the Weeknd's debut album Trilogy plus his forthcoming album Kiss Land, due at the end of the summer.


text: The Playstation Vita released last year, and for the longest time it had, and continues to have, a small library but Persona 4 Golden, an updated version of the PS2 original, is a title worth looking into for RPG starved fans of the little handheld that could. This game features a host of updates not only from Persona 3 and Persona 3 Portable, but Persona 4 as well as adding new content. As for the core game, Persona 4 Golden is a turn based Japanese RPG. The characters fight enemies with these beings called Personas, which can be obtained in battle or fused with each other to make new ones. Older Personas registered in the compendium can be repurchased for use later. The battle making use of the 'One more time' feature that lets you have one more turn to attack or use an item, or If your Social Link is higher enough with party member, they can do a follow up attack. When all the enemie's weakness are taken advantage enough and they are knocked down, you can perform an all-out attack to do some serious damage to all of them. This makes the battles go by really quickly. Effective use of switching the main character's Personas is encouraged, as it allows various bonuses after battle through it's Shuffle Time. These bonuses can be either new persona, extra experience, money, or even restore health and magic points. If you draw a lot of the same card or make a straight, you can get a Sweep Bonus that lets you draw more cards during the next Shuffle Time. Also, you can check on the enemy's strengths and weaknesses with the analyze command, although you need to experiment first. As for the dungeon exploration, you see a representation of the enemies on the field and can sneak up on them by striking them and this allows a free round of combat for the entire party. The enemy can also do this however. You do dungeon crawling in randomly generated maps based on themes relating to the character. After finding the staircase, you can choose to continue exploring or go it later by hitting the Square button choosing from the menu. If you stay too long on a floor however, the Reaper will come for you and most likely wipe you out. It's the game's way of telling you that you might be over-leveled. Taking on the Reaper is something for the endgame. In order to make the game flow smoother, if you die on a floor, you now have the option of restating the floor. Very nice. This game also has a simulation portion to its game-play where story events take place and you can hang out with friends to raise your social links. Social links are tied to the persona creation system, where some personas need a maxed social link to even be created, or depending on the rank, you will get a varying amount of bonus experiments and skill inheritances. Also your party members get new abilities when they rank up with you. This makes social links important to take care of. The people who have links also operate on a schedule and aren't available every day, so maybe it's a better idea to take a job, buy food, or ride a scooter instead of trying to unlock new areas or increase stats like Knowledge which are needed to progress further in other Social Links. This part of the game is really nice as it does a decent job at making you feel like your character's are part of a more believable and organic world. This is also where most of the character development takes place, and the development is very rich. As for the story, it is a very interesting one that plays with concepts of Jungian philosophy involving the persona and even Nihilism, as well as teens dealing with their issues and how they suppress them. The voice acting is for the most part the same, but some characters were recast. The replacement voice overs are kind of a mixed bag. Otherwise good all-around though. Unfortunately the game lacks a Japanese audio track for those who might have been interested in that. The music is fantastic, with very funky compositions from series mainstay Shoji Meguro. As for new features exclusive to this game, there are plenty. Polished up graphics, new story content, social links, Personas, music and new locations are all here. Also there are costumes, having the ability to do things at night, rebalanced enemies and Shuffle Time also serve to make the game easier. There are also new easier and harder difficulties for those who just want the story or a challenge. New to the game is the TV overlay and Wi-fi features. The TV overlay is an in-game app that lets you look at various things like a sound test, watch all the animated cut-scenes, watcher trailers from this and the previous releases, music videos and vignettes. The Wi-fi features include a system similar to Catherine where you can look at a poll of what people did during any given day in the game to offer suggestions for building social links. The other feature is a dungeon rescue service where you can make and respond to requests from other players who are stuck in a dungeon. Doing this allows you to bail out them out/be bailed out but at the expense of ending your day. This is a nice feature for those having a hard time. Features I wished were in the game would have been a service to trade personas with other players and the ability to save anywhere. Also a way to purchase and sell goods inside the dungeons would have been welcome as well. In summation, Persona 4 Golden is an extremely polished and brilliant re-release of a classic PS2 JRPG, and anybody who is an RPG fan and has a Vita should get this game. If you don't have a Vita, this is one of the first in in a soon to be good list of games coming to platform, so look into buying one soon. [raw] [row_box style="grid_8 wpc_verdict"] The TotallyGN Verdict [col_1_3] [bullets] Improved gameplay over the PS2 version. Much more smooth. Great amount of new content. Still missing some features I would like to see. [/bullets] [/col_1_3] [col_2_3] Summary: A very polished re-release and a great title for the Vita in general. This is definitely a system seller for RPG fans. [note class="alignright"]10[/note] [/col_2_3] [divider_space_thin] [/row_box] [list] Format: Vita Developer: Atlus Publisher: Atlus Release Date: November 20, 2012 [/list] [clear] [/raw] Pingback: Persona 4 Arena – Review | PlayStation 3 Reviews | Totally Gaming Network()


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How working from home benefit you as a mother??
I know how hard it is to have a 9-5 job, and as a mother I know how much I use to count down the hours to get home and see my princess and spend time with my hubby. Would you ladies agree, do you think life would be easier if you worked from home? And if given the chance would you take it?
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I have worked from home (customer service/ date entry) for the better part of 5 years and it's not as easy as it sounds. You don't get to spend as much time as you think you would if your children are home with you. If they are in school a fullday it may be easier and less stressful
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I have been looking into scentsy. Wondering if it is a good option to make money since i love candles
Quoting LuvMyBoy08:
I have a couple home businesses. One with Scentsy and the other with DoTerra essential oils. I love it personally, it gives me the freedom to work as much as I want and earn as much as I want
Quoting TinDoll:
What do you do to work from home? Any special skills required? Is it restricted to a certain demographic? LOLQuoting LuvMyBoy08:
I work from home right now and can't imagine myself going back to a 8-5 job
I work from home and I am happy with it most of the time. There are days that I hate it, but then I realize how fortunate I am that I don't have to work set hours. I have worked outside the home and really prefer working from home.
I would love to, but I know for a fact that I am not disciplined enough to do it successfully.
I work from home and make a great income, to be honest no its not easy but if anything was easy in life then we wopuld all always be super happy and that just wouldnt be normal lol. But i love being able to be home with my daughter and make sure she is eatting the proper foods and on a balanced diet and also I know that she is being taking care of the right way. I love my job and the simple fact that i get to always be with my husband and daughter. This is so important to me I wouldnt trade it for the world and I love what I do and I love the fact that my daughter is always there to make me laugh. She is my little assistant :) lol
Quoting ambermario4ever:
Yes I would work from home. Then I would feel like I am helping out my family more.
Im sure you are helping out a whole lot, being a stay at home mom is not easy at all and requires alot of responsiblilities.
Are you currently working or just a stay at home mom ???
I would. I don't know that I'm disciplined enough to do it, but not paying daycare would be greatttttt.


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Yanmin Hu works as a senior Research Fellow in St George's University of London, London, UK. She obtained her B.S. degree in Hebei Teachers' University, Shijiazhuang, China, and her Ph.D. degree in St George's Medical School, University of London. The main focus of her research includes new drugs for M. tuberculosis and other important pathogens, improved chemotherapy to eradicate persistent bacteria, molecular approaches to understand the processes of infection and pathogenesis of M. tuberculosis and other pathogens, and discovery of novel antibiotics against nonmultiplying bacteria. One of the major contributions to these scientific fields has included the implementation and exploitation of gene mutagenesis to identify the functions of M. tuberculosis genes in tuberculosis latency and pathogenesis in order to find drug targets and vaccine candidates. In addition, Hu, with Professor Coates, has established a drug discovery program to find novel antibiotics against nonmultiplying bacteria including M. tuberculosis. They have found many compounds which have potency against persistent bacteria.
Biography Updated on 7 February 2013


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Brownsburg's Mavunga selected as Miss Basketball
Brownsburg's Stephanie Mavunga is the IndyStar's Miss Basketball.
Mavunga received 79 votes from media members and coaches across the state. Hamilton Southeastern's Taya Reimer was second in the closest voting since 1999.
Both are McDonald's All-Americans, and Reimer received McDonald's Morgan Wooten Award as the top female player in America.
But the 6-foot-4 Mavunga was the Gatorade/ESPN Indiana Player of the Year. She averaged 23.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.8 blocks this season, leading the Bulldogs to their first sectional title since 2001.
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In the corridors of power in Washington, there is no rest for the weary. We are still without a budget deal. We are, in fact, even without talks on a budget deal. Roll that in with a slow economy, Greece and its debt worries, a stock market that's skittish, etc. and there's a lot to talk about this week.
Kai Ryssdal discusses the happenings on Wall Street and beyond with Lizzie O'Leary from Bloomberg News and Cardiff Garcia from the blog FT Alphaville.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out of debt-ceiling talks the other day. On whether that move was choreographed:
Lizzie O'Leary: It could be choreographed. Cantor's aides say it wasn't. There is a lot of substantive talk going on here and then there's some political theater behind it. Yes, there will be more talks. Yes, the president is getting involved. The Republicans wanted to ratchet this up to the point where they said, OK Mr. President, you have to talk about it.
On whether a deal will eventually be reached:
Lizzie O'Leary: I think from the beginning... we've known that the incentives here -- the political incentives -- have been for this thing to go all the way down to the wire. The Republicans, in particular, don't want to be accused of not having gotten the best deal. So I really don't have much hope that we're going to see a resolution to this any time soon. I do think we're going to get up, right up close to that August 2nd deadline.
For more discussion on debt talks, Greece's problems, and market volatility, click on "Listen to the story" at the top of this page.


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DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Taylor Bessick scored a game-high 19 points on Sunday and three teammates also scored in double digits to lift James Madison over San Jose State 79-66.
Charles Cooke opened the game with a 3-pointer and the Dukes (3-2) never trailed, taking a 41-28 halftime lead. The Spartans (0-5) had difficulty penetrating the lane and getting shots to drop. They attempted 40 3-pointers, making 10, and shot 33.9 percent from the field on 21-of-62 shooting.
Cooke and Tom Vodanovich each scored 15 points for the Dukes and Vodanovich had a game-high eight rebounds. Ron Curry added 11 points and led the team with seven free throws. James Madison shot 44.9 percent from the field on 22-of-49 shooting and made seven of 22 three-point attempts.
Rashad Muhammad scored 18 points for the Spartans (0-5) and Dylan Alexander added 12.


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A stabbing was reported last week at a Clinton motel.
Traci Noland was stabbed in the chest area in a room at the Best Western - Hillside Inn, according to a report from the Clinton Police Department. A man who was identified in the report only by his last name "Rappold," was being sought in the stabbing.
According to the report, Noland was taken by helicopter to Conway Regional Hospital. There was no word on her condition at press time.
Noland was able to tell police that she and Rappold had been living together for several months. They had a fight and she went to stay at the hotel, the report said. The suspect showed up and a "heated argument" ensued, the report said. Noland told another woman at the hotel to call police.
The victim said that angered Rappold and he "pulled out a knife and stabbed her in the right side of her body," the report stated.
At the time of the report, police had not yet made an arrest.


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Curtis "Curt" Davis : ObituaryObituaries August 8, 2013
Mr. George Curtis "Curt" Davis, age 78, of Cherry Log, GA passed away on August 5, 2013. Born in Fannin County, GA. He was the son of the late George Washington and Nora Millsaps Davis. Mr. Davis had served in the United States Army and was of the Baptist Faith. He worked for a number of years in the Construction of Dams throughout the area. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Rose Pittman Davis; one daughter, Regina Davis; and one brother, William Young Davis.
Survivors include his daughter, Tammy Poole of Cherry Log, GA; step-son, Danny Davis of Epworth, GA; siblings, Myrtle Ash of Mineral Bluff, GA, Herman Davis of Ormond Beach, FL, Reathel Bryan of Blue Ridge, GA, Pauline Raper of Farner, TN and Lee Davis of Blue Ridge, GA; a very special cousin and friend, Johnny Millsaps of Cherry Log, GA; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
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In this week's update, we look at some of the stories we'll be covering in the Journal of Commerce for the week of November 12th, 2012.
Saskatchewan's open-shop contractors and the Saskatchewan Building Trades Council are clashing over proposed labour legislation. Merit Saskatchewan says the construction industry is unique and should be exempt from current labour regulations, but the Building Trades Council says suggested changes to legislation are a "low road to growth."
Richard Gilbert has a story about a $3 billion pipeline to transport crude oil and diluent between Fort McMurray and Edmonton. The pipeline will be built by TransCanada and Phoenix Energy Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of state-owned Chinese firm PetroChina.
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Omaha NE Officials say 20 chickens and other animals have been seized from a house in Sarpy County.
The Nebraska Humane Society says animal control officers executed a search warrant and removed the animals during a raid Friday. The rescued animals include seven cats and two dogs.
Officials say a plastic carrier on the property had more than 40 pounds of chicken feces inside. A living chicken was found inside the carrier.
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London, United Kingdom, 2012/09/18 - The UK B2C e-commerce market is set to boom over the next few years, with the industry being predominantly driven by the number of shoppers who now do their shopping via their mobile smartphone - CompaniesAndMarkets.com.
The UK B2C e-commerce market is going from strength to strength, despite the gloom shadowing the national economy. Total ecommerce B2C sales in the country reached $109 billion in 2011, and will rise more than $15 billion in 2012.
The UK has long dominated Western Europe's e-commerce market, accounting for well over half of annual sales in the EU big five.
In the UK, not only does the number of Internet users continue to grow, but also the number of online shoppers. Due to this trend it has been predicted that almost half of physical stores will be forced to close by 2020.
Where as in 2010 two thirds of the British population ordered products and services online, in 2011 this figure increased to more than 70%, compared to an EU average of less than half of the population making online purchases.
In the first half of 2012, the UK B2C e-commerce market saw shoppers spend almost £35 billion online, which shows a clear increase when compared to the previous year's figures.
"Clothes, Sports Goods" represented the largest sector of the UK B2C e-commerce market in 2011, with 41% of sales, followed by "Travel and Holiday Accommodation" and "Household Goods".
Other successful product categories were "movies/music" and "books and magazines". Online food purchases are also becoming increasingly popular, with revenue from online food purchases expected to grow by more than 10 % annually over the next few years.
Mobile shopping is another growing trend within the UK B2C e-commerce market. As much as 5% of all e-commerce revenue is generated using mobile devices. Additionally, more than half of all smartphone users have made at least one purchase with their mobile phones.
Even when they do not complete transactions via mobile, large numbers of UK shoppers use their phones to take pictures of potential purchases, access online reviews, compare prices, consult friends and family, locate nearby stores, add items to an online shopping list or place an order
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APTOS -- The average Californian will drive until age 81, according to the California Highway Patrol.
To keep older people driving safely -- and to help keep the DMV's hands off their driver's license -- about 20 seniors attended the Santa Cruz County Area CHP's first "Age Well, Drive Smart" at the Santa Cruz Community Foundation on Thursday.
Some of the participants in their 60s and 70s acknowledged that their reaction times have slowed and their vision and hearing have worsened in recent years.
Yet they have decades of driving experience and at least two of them had never been in an accident.
"Our goal in this program is to keep you guys driving safely for as long as possible," CHP officer Brad Sadek told the group.
For instance, Sadek said that seniors' driving seats should be adjusted higher to ensure as much vision as possible above the steering wheel. Getting enough sleep is important, as is planning a driving route and keeping an eye further down the road to see traffic and other problems, Sadek said.
As drivers age -- there will be 4 million California drivers age 65 and older in 2020 -- stories of senior driving problems have become common.
Sadek told the story of a Washington woman who became lost on her way to a pharmacy and drove miles in the wrong direction. She was found days later after driving down a boat ramp, perhaps thinking it was her driveway.
Then there was the 86-year-old man who killed nine people in a Santa Monica farmers market in 2003 after he mistook the gas pedal for the brake.
Yet problems for many senior drivers are less dramatic.
George Von der Muhll, a 79-year-old from Santa Cruz, said he sometimes has trouble getting up to speed and merging on highway on-ramps.
"It's the single most dangerous situation I find myself in," he told the group on Thursday.
Sadek said drivers on the highway are not obligated to yield to drivers entering it.
"You want to get up to speed as quickly as you can. The safest thing you can do is make sure you have your speed," Sadek said.
Other class participants said they've been annoyed by tailgating drivers on the highway or city streets.
Sadek advised them to let people pass. Driving at least 55 mph is required on the highway with no traffic, he said.
Although it's not clear how many collisions have involved senior drivers in the past few years in Santa Cruz County, Sadek said he responded to three deaths on the road caused by the driver's undiagnosed medical conditions in that time.
"Some people have slipped on to the gas pedal because it's lower than the brake, or mistook the gas for the brake," Sadek said.
Driving classes such as "Age Well, Drive Smart," and others led by AAA and AARP, aim to empower drivers he said. The California Department of Motor Vehicles requires drivers at age 70 to take an eye test and answer other questions -- and he said drivers could prepare for it.
For older drivers whose families are urging them not to drive, having an open discussion is wise, he said. The group agreed that using public transportation is not easy in Santa Cruz County, but he said folks ought to consider bicycles, paratransit, taxis or rides from friends.
Older drivers should consider everyone's safety when they get behind the wheel, he said.
"I'm very defensive," said Jonathan Boutelle, a 71-year-old from Santa Cruz who took Thursday's course. He said he learned to drive on a farm at age 11.
"I've been driving for 60 years and I've never had an accident," he said.
Von der Muhll, the 79-year-old, said he appreciated the class. Another CHP class is slated for February, and there is already a waiting list.
"I just think it's so useful and so important," he said.
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GET ENOUGH SLEEP: 'It can be just as dangerous driving drowsy as it can be driving under the influence,' said CHP officer Brad Sadek.
ADJUST YOUR CAR: Before driving, adjust your seat so you have as much vision as possible above the steering wheel.
DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT: On a highway on-ramp, accelerate to the speed of traffic to make merging easier. Drive at least 55 mph if there is no traffic on the highway, CHP officers advise.
KNOW YOUR BODY: Be aware of medications that make you drowsy or weak. Limit or stop driving at night if your vision is poor.
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Rocker Jack White was made an honorary patron of an Irish university in a low-key ceremony on Sunday night (18Oct09).
The White Stripes star gave a surprise lecture at Dublin's Trinity College before he was honored by the institute's Philosophical Society. White also answered questions from students about his music career and his recent film It Might Get Loud, in which he features alongside other guitarists including Jimmy Page and U2's The Edge.
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I had a need for a large amount of memory and installed 4GB when the price was good. Microsoft Windows XP recognized 3GB, and Vista (at least 32-bit RC1) appears to do the same. Would going to the 64-bit version allow me full use of the memory?
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It's a word that has made veteran science reporters roll their eyes for decades: "breakthrough."
And as the Wall Street Journal points out, the ultimate hype word pervades Silicon Valley today just as it has plagued medicine and other industries in years past. Columnist Lee Gomes cites IBM and Intel among the recent high-profile perpetrators, but "breakthroughs" can be found--or at least claimed--in all quarters of the industry.
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I am wondering if anyone could please give me their opinion. My breasts are totally uneven and were NOT this asymmetrical prior to surgery. I have a 500 implant in the right and a 400 over filled to 425 in the left. I also had a lift on the left side to align the nipples. I look really bad in a push up bra and naked. Can this be fixed? I am already three months out and really upset about this.
Possible to Fix Uneven Breast Implants?
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Fix Uneven Breast Implants
Yes this can be fixed by a left areolar lift/reduction and increasing the left implant volume when your scars are mature.
Breast Uneven
- It is too early to consider revision
- When a lift is done on one breast only there may still be some asymmetry
- I would wait several more months and then decide which breast you would like to match
- Determine the desired breast width and possibly change one implant.
- Revise nipple and implant pocket as needed
To fix your breast surgery...
Based on your photos to fix your breast surgery you would need more volume in the left implant. To make the breasts seem more symmetrical an areloar reduction on the left breast would help some.
Breast asymmetry unfortunately is a common occurrence if you begin asymmetrical before your surgery. Plastic surgeon can improve things but often times there are still small differences between the two. Try to be accepting of some of the differences and accept the limits that surgeons have as far as trying to make breasts "PERFECT". Unfortunately God cant even make them perfect.
Good Luck to you
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Asymmetry of breasts is normal. But from the photo, the left side in the photo could use a bigger implants and adjustment of the areolas can be done.
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Possible to Fix Uneven Breast Implants
In the big scope of things, I do not see your breast as being dramatically asymmetric, I slightly larger implant with a wider base diameter in youf left breast should do well.
Learn more: http://www.bodysculptor.com/breast-surgery-chicago/breast-enlargement/
Postop breast aug/lift
You need to at least wait 4-6months and possibly a year to allow all swelling to resolve. Massaging can help.
Asymmetry after breast augmentation
I find the result of your augmentation to be quite good, in that your breasts look very natural. My goal always with breast augmentation is to get the top of the breasts as symmetrical as possible. At this time, it seems the upper pole is fuller on the right side. This could be due to swelling. In some cases it may take six months from time of surgery for the swelling to subside. It can also be due to a slow implant leak on the left side, or it could have been like this from the time of surgery.
My suggestion is to wait additional three months and be re-evaluated.
Not the look for you?
After looking at your picture I had the following thoughts.
One thought was what shape breast did you desire when you planned your augmentation. The augmentation is quite acceptable. Your result is one of a more mature breast shape.
The second thought was concerning the size. The size is full and you may not want all full distributed slightly more in the lower portion of the breast than the upper (i.e. mature looking breast).
Lastly, and the most important observation. You mentioned that you were not that asymmetric prior to surgery but when an augmentation is performed any small asymmetries become magnified because the breast are larger. You did have sounds like a small lift to even out the nipples but maybe a slightly different lift may have been need. This may have been discussed with you but the different lift results in more scarring.
You need to sit down with you PS and go over your options to address your concerns.
Good luck.
Breast asymmetry after augmentation
In your case, the efforts to improve your asymmetry fell a litle short of maybe what could have been done. I'd wait 4 months, decide which you like better, and do a revision to get the other to match better. One thing you can do at that time is replace the one implant, fill it in the OR and sterily protect the valve overnight so you and your surgeon can adjust the one implant with you standing in front of a mirror the next day when there is no swelling and then pull the valve and tie down a preplaced stitch. That way, you have a say in getting the best result your body will allow.
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Correction Post-Augmentation Breast Asymmetry
The vast majority of women have uneven sized and/or located breasts. Very few have perfectly symmetric breasts. The reason why your surgeon placed "500 implant in the right and a 400 over filled to 425 in the left" was probably in attempt to correct such common pre-existing asymmetry, otherwise he/she would have placed the same volume/size implants in both breasts.
What may have happened the right, previously smaller breast, was over-augmented and is much less than 75cc smaller than the left breast. Although size asymmetry can rarely be made absolutely perfect, it CAN be narrowed much better with the use of temporary, intra-operative implant sizers.
At this time it is best to allow the inflammation from the surgery to subside before going in again. If you are happy with your larger right breast the left implant would be taken out and various sizers used until the ideal implant volume closest to right breast is identified. Then, an implant in that volume range could be placed which would provide you with much greater symmetry. If you like your left breast better, the same operation would need to be done on the right breast.
Hope this helps.
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Roman Hamrlik is the newest member of the Capitals' blue line, and shortly after Coach Bruce Boudreau received confirmation about the signing, he said he began considering a possible defensive partner for the veteran of 18 NHL seasons.
The most appealing seems to be pairing Hamrlik, 37, with Mike Green. While Green is the club's best offensive defenseman, Hamrlik is regarded more as a stay-at-home presence who also possesses a scoring touch.
"I've gone through a lot of [pairings] in my mind right now, but I think once you start putting them on paper and looking at the 25 different line combinations you have, you'll find something," Boudreau said. "You'll have to see them play together to see how they mesh, too. I mean, right now it sounds like a really good combination, Green and Hamrlik, but only time will tell."
Hamrlik, according to McPhee, turned down a three-year deal to sign with Washington for $7 million over two years. Additional incentive to sign Hamrlik came from the uncertainty surrounding veteran defenseman Tom Poti's groin injury, which kept him out almost all of last season.
McPhee indicated he was unsure if Poti would be back next season, and thus acquiring a healthy, dependable blue liner became a top priority during free agency.
"He's always been a good player," McPhee said of Hamrlik, "and he might be a very good fit with Mike Green right now because Mike Green brings a lot of speed, and Hamrlik brings some real good sense, puck movement and good defensive play, so that was our thinking, but you just don't know if they're going to be available."


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Obese and other unhealthy people could be monitored to check whether they are taking exercise and have their benefits cut if they fail to do so under proposals published on Thursday by a Conservative-run council and a local government thinktank.
Westminster council and the Local Government Information Unit say new technologies such as smart cards could be used to track claimants' use of leisure centres, allowing local authorities to dock housing and council benefit payments from those who refuse to carry out exercise prescribed by their GP.
The report, A Dose of Localism: the Role of Councils in Public Health, precedes the transfer in April of responsibility for community wellbeing and public health from the NHS to local authorities.
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Matern Child Health J 15:677-83. 2011..Participation in the telephone support and return to work consultation services, and the total number of services used were related to longer duration of exclusive and/or any breastfeeding...
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Big screen theatre company Imax Corp. is counting on China for its continued growth, and banking on a new partnership with local investors to make that happen.
Imax chief executive officer Richard Gelfond told analysts and investors on a second-quarter conference call Thursday that a recent deal to sell part of its Chinese operation to investors in that country will help "maximize the growth potential" of a company that is increasingly dependent on international markets.
In April, Imax announced the sale of 20 per cent of its Chinese operation to private equity funds China Media Capital and FountainVest Partners, and said it was considering an initial public offering of that part of the Imax business. Imax already has partnerships with other Chinese groups, including the giant multinational developer Wanda Group.
"China is a complex country to operate in and we feel that having the additional influence and business acumen of these strategic investors could help advance Imax China to a higher level than we could have achieved on our own with our existing network of partners," Mr. Gelfond said.
He said it can be difficult for North American investors to fully appreciate the value of Imax's business in China, but "Chinese investors on the ground locally – smelling, feeling and touching the Imax brand – can see how strong the brand and business have become in China and the potential long term growth of the Chinese entertainment industry in general, and of Imax in particular."
Mr. Gelfond, who led a buyout of Imax from its Canadian founders 20 years ago, said business in China is growing sharply, even as North America is relatively weak.
The company's overall box office revenue was down 2 per cent in the second quarter compared to a year ago, to $216-million (U.S.). Domestic revenue (which includes the United States and Canada) was off 18 per cent, mainly thanks to a weak slate of recent films.
In China, by contrast, box office revenue was up by 47 per cent, driven by the opening of new theatres.
Analyst Marla Backer, of Ascendiant Capital Markets in New York, said China's expanding movie scene gives Imax an opportunity to expand that just can't be matched in North America. But it is also building new theatres in many other countries.
"If they were ignoring growth opportunities in other parts of the world, then I'd say they are not being balanced, but that is not the case," she said. "They are focusing on growing [elsewhere]."
Imax now does the majority of its business outside of North America. In its second quarter, it generated 57 per cent of global box office revenue from international markets, with just 43 per cent from the domestic market.
One reason for the firm's success in China, Mr. Gelfond said, is that Imax was active there just as the movie business was exploding. In western markets, "Imax had to dislodge kind of an existing order to put itself in the middle of the entertainment landscape," he said. "In China, when we started, there were 2,000 screens in the whole country. Now there are 20,000. We grew up with cinema in China."
The recently released Transformers: Age of Extinction did particularly well in China, Mr. Gelfond said. "[It] is our highest grossing film ever in that market, grossing around $35-million so far and surpassing the previous highest film, Avatar, by 50 per cent. … With this film we are all witnessing the power of the Chinese box office."
Mr. Gelfond predicted big global movie hits later this year will include space adventure film Guardians of the Galaxy, director Christopher Nolan's new film Interstellar, which has portions filmed with special Imax cameras, and the last episode of the Hobbit series.
And the next two years could be "some of the strongest box office years in recent history" he predicted, with movies such as Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, a new James Bond film, Captain America 3, and Star Wars: Episode VII.
Director J.J. Abrams has said he is filming portions of the new Star Wars movie with Imax cameras.
For the second quarter ended June 30, Imax posted a profit of $13.3-million, or 19 cents a share, up from $11.8-million or 18 cents a year earlier. Total revenue was $79.1-million, down from $81.7-million.
Imax shares, which have slipped from above $31 (Canadian) at the start of this year, rose about 4 per cent on the TSX Thursday to close at $27.72.


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Study of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) & Heart Failure (HF) Risk in Prostate Cancer Patients, Taking Casodex or Not
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A retrospective cohort study performed in the GPRD,UK. All patients with incident prostate cancer identified between 1 Jan 1999 and 31 Dec 2005 and a frequency-matched cohort of the general population will be followed- up for two outcomes; CHD including acute myocardial infarction or death from coronary heart disease and HF until Dec 31, 2006. Outcomes will be validated through requests to primary care physicians. Incidence rate´ratios of CHD and HF in the two cohorts will be calculated. In the cohort of prostate cancer the relative risk of CHD and HF associated with the use of bicalutamide compared to non-use will be estimated.
|Prostate Cancer
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|A Pharmacoepidemiological Study on the Association Between Bicalutamide Treated Prostate Cancer and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and Heart Failure (HF) in the General Practice Research Database (GPRD)
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MedlinePlus related topics: Coronary Artery Disease Heart Diseases Heart Failure Prostate Cancer
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Coronary heart disease including acute myocardial infarction and death from CHD [ Time Frame: From study start 1 Jan 1999 through 31December 2006 ]
- Heart Failure [ Time Frame: From study start 1 Jan 1999 through 31December 2006 ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Prostate cancer patients treated with bicalutamide or not
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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- Patients with cancer before start date of the study
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Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
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CARING for a child, or even an elderly parent, is something most of us will go through in our lives.
We take it for granted that we will have to give or receive care in our lives and that someone will be there to look after us.
But what if your child still needs round-the-clock supervision after they reach 16, or 18, or 21... or 40?
A spouse or other close family member could suffer an accident or dibiltating disease. A parent can suffer Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia that amplifies the inevitable effects of ageing.
State help exists in many cases, but rarely provides the level of care most people would feel comfortable relying on.
We rightly feel a sense of duty towards our loved ones, but the pressure to support our nearest and dearest, and the assumption that it is just part of life, can leave some people shouldering the burden alone – and suffering in silence.
Matthew Mint is Southend Council's strategy and commissioning manager for older people, carers and people with physical and sensory impairments.
He said: "Approximately one in ten adults in Southend have a caring responsibility.
"Becoming a carer can impact significantly on a person's life – their time, energy, earnings and health and leave them feeling isolated."
Angela Clarke, who is chairman of Southend Carers Forum, looks after her 17-year-old son, Cameron, who is autistic.
She said: "It's emotionally very draining. It's very different to, say, having a child with physical disabilities."
Nearly a quarter of carers provide more than 50 hours of unpaid care a week.
Southend Council recently undertook a survey about caring for others and found nearly a quarter of respondents were aged 85 and over. These carers support people to remain in their homes and communities, and without them our entire health and care system would collapse.
In fact, it has been estimated that, during 2011, carers saved health and social care services in Southend £296.6million.
However, compared to non-carers, being an unpaid carer is associated with increased rates of psychological distress, including anxiety and depression, reduced social functioning, and increased risk of illness.
Some are even at risk of injury associated with their caring activities.
In Southend, 12.9 per cent of carers, providing over 50 hours of care a week, reported experiencing bad or very bad health.
Andrew Wells, from Rayleigh, provides legal support for carers and those receiving care, as well looking after his mother.
He said: "The amount of time it takes cuts into close family time.
"It's explaining that to our children that soon their grandmother is not going to know them. It's not remotely easy."
However, care and support is available from Southend Council and Southend Carers Forum brings together those facing similar challenges to share ideas and support each other.
Operations manager Dawnette Fessey said: "We provide care and support for carers of all ages and provide a range of services to help them in their role.
"If the carers forum wasn't here, there would be no one to fight their corner."
For more information, visit www.southend.gov.uk/info/20038 6/help_and_advice_for_carers or call 0170 215 008 and ask about carers services.
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'Lessons learned' highlighted as global politics of HIV/AIDS examined in new research
Washington, DC -- Even as the world commemorated World Aids Day ten days ago, scholars are still coming to grips with the complex politics that have characterized the response of states and societies across the world to the HIV/AIDS pandemic since 1981. Compelling new assessments of the politics of HIV/AIDS in seven countries appear as a research symposium in the December issue of Perspectives on Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
In her introduction to the symposium, available online at www.apsanet.org/content_37799.cfm, Andrea Densham (Densham Consulting) notes that "inadequate societal and political responses to HIV have caused immense human misery, evident not only in loss of life, but also in the impact of the disease on social structures, economic potential, and political stability." Despite this urgent challenge, its costs, and direct implications for political institutions and societies across the globe, political scientists have largely been silent on this topic. This symposium breaks that silence by offering the first empirical and theoretical claims by political scientists on the pandemic in seven years.
The symposium emphasizes three main findings: the role of the state (what governments can and should do, and when and why they fail to act); the potential of civil society in light of the limits of state authority and tools; and the consequences of state avoidance or its failure to act for broader society. These themes are addressed across national and social contexts and analytical approaches by the four symposium articles:
In "Written in Blood: AIDS Prevention and the Politics of Failure in France" Michael Bosia (St. Michael�s College) examines the French government�s slow response to the growing HIV epidemic in the 1980s. By failing to secure the national blood supply quickly enough, laboring under misconceptions regarding HIV/AIDS, and privileging market-based models over public health at a time when state action was crucial, Bosia concludes the French government was unable to translate its high level of state capacity into meaningful action in the short run. As a result, early French prevention policies were a failure�a notable and instructive outcome for an advanced industrial society.
Patricia Siplon and Jamila Headley (St. Michael�s College) employ a different approach and context for examining state action in their contribution entitled "Roadblocks to the Road to Treatment: Lessons from Barbados and Brazil." The authors focus on the importance of civil societal mobilization�in widely differing national contexts such as Barbados and Brazil�in spurring and supporting state action regarding access to treatment for HIV/AIDS victims. They conclude the key factors in enabling effective treatment access in both countries were (a) sufficient political will and (b) the recognition of health care as a human right. What most clearly differentiates the two cases has been the relative engagement of civil society, and especially of people living with HIV/AIDS themselves, in enforcing these factors.
Linkages between the state and civil society are also emphasized in Krista Johnson�s article "Framing AIDS Mobilization and Human Rights in Post-apartheid South Africa," which sheds light on the way activists frame messages and tailor their approaches to contest state and business interests. Johnson (Agnes Scott College) examines how South African activists effectively deployed the rights enshrined in the post-apartheid constitution to develop an approach that to counter state and corporate interests. She points to the resulting adversarial relationship that in turn has hindered an effective response to the pandemic in South Africa, where prevalence rates of HIV/AIDS exceed 20% of the population.
The final article, "Rejection as Freedom" HIV/AIDS Organizations and Identity" by Meredith Weiss (East-West Center), considers civil societal mobilization in the absence of state engagement in Singapore and Malaysia. In both countries civil society is highly controlled and the lack of state action regarding the pandemic created new "free spaces" for HIV/AIDS organizations to mobilize and foster new identities and networks among the highest-risk communities such as the gay population and sex workers.
The themes considered in this symposium represent only some of the ways in which the social science of HIV/AIDS can be approached. All four articles provide greater insight into crucial dynamics in the politics of HIV/AIDS such as mobilization and marginalization of different groups from a range of analytical perspectives�global, local, state, grassroots, activist, and that of beneficiaries. The significance of the new research found here, Densham observes, also lies in the fact that it brings together a remarkable group of scholars to help illuminate "the diverse and lasting impact that HIV/AIDS has had, not only on the health and wellbeing of so many world citizens, but also on relationships between states and citizens and among corporations, governments, and civil society."
The American Political Science Association (est. 1903) is the leading professional organization for the study of politics and has over 14,000 members in 80 countries. For more news and information about political science research visit the APSA media website, www.politicalsciencenews.org.
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Tourist-clogged downtown Anchorage may see the most dense gathering of humans in Alaska each summer.
For bears, the equivalent spot may be the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula, 100 air miles west of Homer.
Gangs of brown bears, ursus arctos horribilis, gather daily to scoop up meals of protein-rich salmon as chum and sockeyes move up McNeil River. How many bears? The most counted this year was 66, according to Edward Weiss, lands and refuge manager for Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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I have to agree with a lot of what other people have said. Like darkriku12 I think dynamics would have been a helpful tool. Everything seems to be at one level the entire time. I think the few slow downs that there were helped a little bit but overall it feels mechanical and almost soulless. That's what gives the most sadness out of anything.
A few tweaks to the dynamics would really show a lot of change. Decrescendos or crescendos will work almost anywhere in piano solos as it is a dynamic way of filtering dynamics. I wrote a song called Silent Nights and I added dynamics to the beginning only and they are very noticable if you listen to them. It will do a great deal of change to the song. I did notice a few here and there, so I'll give you credit on it. I think this song has potential for improvement.
Overall I thought it was a very beautiful piece that does capture the emotions of sadness and sorrow.
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I like it. I agree with what the others are saying. But I think this song can be played sharply as well. The way it sounds with keys being sharp is as if you're bitter as well as filled with grief.
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piano is too sharp, as in not smooth
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I'll tell you what I've been up too in the general forum, but for now, I have a question on Tetraploidy.
My gran grows heaps of flowers, I'm looking for an experiment to conduct, before i finalise somthing, I have a few asks:
I just need to know if there are any chemicals that can induce the mutation, and the process on how to go about it? I really have a limited idea about it, but aparantly some flowering plants can be induced somehow by a substance called colchine?
Let me know if i'm making no sence whatsoever, I'm just getting some thoughts out, and its rather late.
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Family Process, Adherence, and Child Asthma Outcome
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|May 25, 2000
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|To examine the role of family processes in asthma regulation in three groups of children with mild to moderate asthma.
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The study, which was ancillary to the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP), clarified the extent to which and the mechanisms whereby specific family processes might be protective or deleterious in the adherence behaviors and treatment outcome in three groups of children with mild to moderate asthma: 80 children participating in the Denver site of the CAMP, 80 children receiving asthma-related care in a large, nationally recognized health maintenance organization, and 60 children recruited by using school records to identify children with asthma receiving their care in a variety of different health care systems across the Denver metropolitan area. The study examined the extent to which family process variables were cross-sectionally associated with and longitudinally influenced adherence to asthma treatment and asthma treatment outcome as well as the consistency of this relationship across the three sites. The study also determined whether adherence with treatment mediated the relationship between specific family processes and asthma treatment outcome, as well as the consistency of this relationship across the three sites.
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text: Three shipbuilding contracts exceeding 400 million DM became effective last week at Lübeck, Germany based Flender Werft. The contracts include a RoRo passenger ferry for Smyril Line of the Faroe Islands, which will be built in accordance with the plans and documents of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. In addition, a pair of 3,600-TEU containerships will be built for Hamburg-based shipowner Claus-Peter Offen. These newbuildings will be initiated directly following the Superfast Ferries currently under construction at the yar, and will keep the yard fully occupied to the start of 2003.


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Model mom Gisele Bündchen was photographed with her two children – son Benjamin, 3, and daughter Vivian, 5 months – in New York City on Saturday (May 4). The Brazilian beauty was all smiles watching her preschooler play at the park while her baby napped in the stroller.
On Friday, we spotted the supermodel enjoying a girls' day out in NYC with Vivian.
Meanwhile over the weekend, Gisele's hubby Tom Brady enjoyed the 2013 Barnstable-Brown Derby Gala and the Kentucky Derby the following day.
All eyes will be on Gisele Monday night at the Met Gala in NYC. "MET ball is coming. Choose your favorite look from the previous Met Balls," she tweeted.


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The compact Shun Classic 3.5" Paring Knife is the perfect choice for any peeling, paring, coring, decorating, and trimming chores, as well as for chopping and mincing smaller foods such as garlic. With its petite 3.5" blade, this knife provides the exacting precision necessary for the most detailed of tasks.
Perfect for various precision tasks around the kitchen, the blade of the Shun Classic 6" Utility Knife offers a narrow and straight design, with its length falling between a paring knife and a chef's knife. Confidently use this fine blade to trim small and medium vegetables such as broccoli and green beans. This exceptional piece of cutlery excels with meats, cheeses, as well as a variety of fruits and vegetables, and proves handy when putting sandwiches together as well.
Lastly, the Shun Classic 8" Chef's knife represents the quintessential all-purpose knife for chopping, slicing, dicing and mincing medium and large-sized foods of all kinds. The wide blade provides plenty of clearance to keep your knuckles away from the cutting board as you cut fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats and more. The curved edge provides for effortless rocking when working herbs and smaller vegetables into a fine mince. The 8" Chef's knife ranks among the most popular of blades in terms of both size and style.
Shun Classic knives start with an exceptionally hard core of VG10 steel and are supported with a total of thirty-two layers of SUS410/SUS431 stainless steel - sixteen layers of Damascus cladding on each side. are skillfully created using traditional Japanese knife-making methods. Masterfully created using the Japanese Kasumi technique of making knives a Shun Classic blade resists rust and stains, glides effortlessly through foods, and displays a lovely, rippled effect known as suminigashi or "ink pattern." The pieces of the Shun Classic 3 Piece Starter Set are crafted with a full tang and a razor-sharp edge for sublime strength and balance in addition to notable performance and edge retention.
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Jim Sellers (Oregon, WI) built this lovely Slink-O-Matic Slinky-playing machine. Why? Why not? D'uh.
It "slinks" a slinky for you, at times when there are no stairs and you just have to…
Also useful in determining whether one is in the northern or the southern hemisphere. Due to Coriolis forces it will "slink" from right to left in the northern hemisphere and from
left to right in the southern hemisphere. ;-)
Why should The Most Useless Machine have all the fun?