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Getting photos of wolves is difficult. It usually requires traveling into the farthest reaches of North America or other remote locations. But photographer Camille Seaman in Oakland only needed to cross the San Francisco Bay to find one for her latest project.
Aqutaq, a two year-old female white wolf (aka arctic wolf), lives in Marin County in the shadow of Mt. Tamalpais with owner Oliver Starr. Aqutaq is not wild, but she certainly isn't a pet; she was purposefully bred in captivity and raised to be an "ambassador wolf" for Starr's ongoing advocacy for the protection of wolf species.
"It is a complex thing; to have a wild thing in your home," says Seaman. "I understand the need for wolf ambassadors, and that is what Aqutaq is being raised to be, but it just is a very different life than living in the Arctic wilderness. Is one better than the other? Who can say?"
Seaman heard about Starr and his activism through a mutual friend and soon met up to walk their dogs together. Seaman cares for a Tamaskan, a designer mutt from Finland, and an older female Husky-mix.
As public speaker and "wolf-walker," Starr — alongside Aqutaq — encourages people to learn about and support healthy ecosystems and carnivore preservation. Starr also diligently curates information online and answers questions on Quora about wolves as pets, current hunting issues and best actions in the extremely unlikely incidence of wolf attack. He's even got an answer to the inquiry, "Do wolves snore?"
"Aqutaq is socialized," says Starr, "But this is not the same thing as being domesticated which is a process of breeding over time. She is still very much a wild animal, though one bonded to a mixed pack of two humans and a giant woolly Alaskan malamute. We live in the country on a large and very safely enclosed property and she is given as much freedom as we can provide."
In addition to having a naturally-landscaped, large enclosure to roam, Aqutaq is taken out regularly and, where it is safe and legal, given the opportunity to run freely while Starr is with her. Seaman made images both in Starr's back yard and off-leash in the Marin countryside.
"She loves us enough to come back when we need her to," says Starr of Aqutaq, whose name means ice cream in the indigenous Alaskan Yupik language.
While Aqutaq is a white wolf, Starr advocates on behalf of all species. The gray wolf, for example, was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s and 80s due to deminishing habitat and hunting. Reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, gray populations bounced back, surpassing recovery goals year after year.
There is an ongoing debate about whether or not the wolves still require legal protection as a lifting of their endangered status led to detrimental quota hunting in Idaho and Wyoming. Despite a slight dip in population last year, more than 1,600 wolves now roam the northern Rockies.
"If we leave wolves alone they would be fine," says Starr. "In areas where wolves have been historically, their populations ebb and flow naturally to maintain homeostasis with the species upon which they prey. Wolves are perhaps the most crucial of all non-human carnivores and they deserve specific attention for their role in maintaining healthy landscapes."
Starr's thirty years of advocacy has followed the troughs and peaks. While the population recovery is promising, Starr believes the objectives of the original wolf management plan have not been met to merit their removal from protection.
"One crucial criteria [to be met] was documented proof of genetic transfer from the various populations that we reintroduced across the northern Rockies. Without this transfer taking place the genetics of each separate group is limited and problems associated with limited genetic diversity are likely to occur," says Starr.
Seaman is not neutral and is fully behind Starr's message. They both believe that "all of them could be left to live as nature intended."
"It is a strange thing that we as humans always feel the need to meddle," says Seamam. "I am pretty sure this is a result of a story people told themselves a long time ago. In that story man forgets, disregards, disrespects the relations he has to all the Earthlings. In doing this he destroys the very thing that makes his existence possible."
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text: So, Living Lohan premiered last night, and although we are well aware that Lindsay won't be appearing on any episodes — as Dina put it, "it would be a step down for her" — Lindsay is actually a key player in the show, as she's mentioned in just about every single scene. In fact, Dina wakes up every day and immediately begins going through tabloids and gossip pages to keep on top of what people are saying about her most famous daughter. (She also has her assistant do daily Google checks to see what other rumors and stories are popping up.) It's practically an obsession. Clip above.

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AITKIN, Minn. - A Hastings, Minn., man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge in a case involving a 2016 hit-and-run that caused the death of a 10-year-old girl, according to an Aitkin County Attorney's Office spokeswoman.
Steven L. Meier, 45, changed his plea on a charge of criminal vehicular homicide for leaving the scene of an accident during a hearing Thursday, Feb. 1, in Aitkin County District Court. His sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m. March 23.
A second felony charge of criminal vehicular homicide for failing to notify law enforcement of a collision was dropped, the spokeswoman said.
Meier had originally pleaded not guilty to the two charges in the death of Lake Park, Minn., resident Caylin Donovan, who died after a vehicle struck her near Lake Mille Lacs.
Witnesses told authorities that Donovan, who was staying with family at a home near the lake, may have been collecting rocks when she was struck and killed the evening of June 10, 2016, at the end of the home's driveway along Minnesota Highway 18.
DNA matching Donavan's was later found on a boat trailer pulled by a vehicle driven by Meier, according to court documents.
Meier was arrested June 20, 2016, in connection with the crash. A woman, who was traveling with Meier but driving a separate vehicle, told investigators she knew there was a body on the road and she felt horrible for not stopping.
A witness called authorities about 8:10 p.m. June 10 to report he was in his screened-in porch when he heard a loud bang and then heard a large truck accelerating away, according to court documents.
The witness said he also saw a white pickup pulling a camper driving away quickly and he surmised the two trucks had been traveling together. He walked down a driveway and found Donovan's body on the highway.
He determined that Donovan did not have a pulse. Medics arriving about 20 minutes later pronounced the girl dead.


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March 21, 2013
By Thandisizwe Chimurenga
LAWT Contributing Writer
Television and radio personality Tavis Smiley will premiere his sixth episode of Tavis Smiley Reports (TSR) Mar. 26 from 8 to 9 pm ET/PT on PBS with a focus on what he's calling "Education Under Arrest," which examines the impact of zero tolerance policies in education and the resulting fallout – the "school to prison pipeline."
TST began as a series of primetime specials in 2010 and Smiley has used the program to cover a range of topics from a "One on One With Hillary Clinton," to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; a look at New Orleans 5 years after Hurricane Katrina; music programs for schools and an inside look at the high school dropout rate specifically among Black males.
Smiley says his decision to focus on "the connection between the juvenile justice system and the dropout rate among American teens" was a logical outgrowth of his concern about poverty.
"I've been talking about the issue of poverty for quite some time and this is another one of those poverty tentacles, he said. "I wrote about it in the book I did with Dr. Cornel West, The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto, but I've talked about it in a number of different forums over the years and I've done other specials about education but … 'Education Under Arrest,' this particular special focuses uniquely on the school to prison pipeline and how it is that we are criminalizing our children. So, my interest in it has always been there."
According to Smiley, one out of three teens arrested in this country are arrested at school.
"The stuff that I used to get sent to the principal's office for – foul language, getting into a fight, disruptive behavior, missing school, chewing gum in class, getting caught too many times chewing gum – kids are now being suspended for; they're being expelled for, and they end up in front of a judge and that get's them a criminal record. And they end up on lockdown. We're criminalizing our kids and its' all because of this notion of 'zero tolerance.' This idea of 'zero tolerance' does not work," said Smiley.
Describing zero tolerance policies as "a complete, total, utter, abject failure," Smiley also noted that many youth feel that they are being intentionally pushed out of school. Students expressed what they perceived as an apparent lack of concern from teachers and administrators to their wellbeing and this is what fuels this feeling of not caring, not being present. "So it's a vicious circle but it leads ultimately to these kids not doing what they ought to be doing, not focusing on what they should be focusing on, not going to school not graduating and they end up casualties of the school to prison pipeline," said Smiley.
Here in Los Angeles, that pipeline appears to be a rather lucrative one. "The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) spends $52 million a year to arm the largest school police department in the country and we have the largest juvenile court in the county; it's not that hard to connect the dots," said Manuel Criollo.
Criollo is an organizer with the Community Rights Campaign (CRC) which successfully challenged the LAUSD over what it called the outrageous practice of issuing truancy tickets to students – many of whom were sometimes actually on their campuses – for being late to school, and charging exorbitant fines and fees. Criollo stated that, "On a weekly basis our black and brown youth in Los Angeles Unified are being impacted by the punishment culture in our schools - suspensions, tickets, court fines, and rap sheets are pushing-out students to the streets and some into juvenile camps and toward prison."
According to the Los Angeles School Board and the Los Angeles Police Department, in 2010, Hispanic/Latino students accounted for 62% of all truancy tickets and African American students accounted for close to 20% of all students ticketed. The base fine for tickets was $50 but mandated fees raised the amount $190 and in some instances, students were being hit with fines totaling $900. In February of 2012, the CRC was able to convince the Los Angeles City Council to end the practice of punitive ticketing of youth for tardiness and truancy.
Though not dismissing Los Angeles' situation Smiley, who traveled to Washington State, Louisiana, Missouri as well as within California to observe and interview subjects for the special, says that the "pipeline" is not just a black and brown problem. "Kids of all races all colors and all creeds all across this country from California to the Carolinas, this criminalization of our children is the order of the day," he said. "This is an American catastrophe, not some sort of "color coded" crisis with our kids."
Tanisha Denard, an organizer with the Youth Justice Coalition in Los Angeles, says that the school-to-prison pipeline does more to acclimate youth to prison than to college. "Our schools have more police and probation officers than guidance counselors; we get searched by metal detectors and drug sniffing dogs; our lockers and back packs are emptied out on the regular; campuses have police holding rooms."
Fortunately, the bleak portrait that Denard paints does not hold everywhere. According to Smiley, "The principals, the judges, the counselors, the advisors, the administrators, even some politicians who get this and who do care, and who are implementing programs and policies that work," gave him hope.
"In Washington state we talk about these things called "truancy boards." These truancy boards are really working … we talk about what [it is] and why it's working so well there and whether or not we can scale these up across the country," he said.
"The second thing that gave me hope was seeing alternative schools. Just like one size does not fit all, some people want to go to a small private college, some want to go to a big public school – that's why choice is so important in our society. So these alternative programs, alternative schools do work better for some of these young people than the traditional public school," said Smiley.
Lastly, Smiley said that there were judges whose work should be known as "Exhibit A" in an effort to halt the "pipeline's flow" of youth into the criminal justice system. He quotes Judge Jimmie Edwards, who is also the principal of Innovative Concept Academy in St. Louis, who says that, "Locking up an 11-year-old in jail for any length of time doesn't make sense for him, for his family and certainly not for his community."
Smiley stated, "I've seen a lot of evidence out there that suggests we can do better on this and we try to highlight that in this special."
"Education Under Arrest" airs on PBS Tuesday, March 26 from 8 to 9 pm ET/PT, and is part of "American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen, a public media initiative supported by the Corporation for a public media initiative supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to help local communities across America find solutions to address the dropout crisis." For more information, pbs.org/tavis/reports.


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Outbreak of stomach illnesses is hard to detect
WASHINGTON - A mysterious outbreak of a stomach illness called cyclospora has proved particularly hard to trace.
The outbreak is growing, with more than 400 confirmed cases in 16 states. FDA officials said Friday that they had discovered the source of some of the illnesses, but not all of them.
Around half of the cases from Iowa and Nebraska are linked to salad mix from a Mexican farm that was served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants.
The rest of the illnesses are still a mystery.
Many doctors don't test for cyclospora because it is relatively rare. And the parasite is so tiny that it's often difficult to detect.
Even if they test, doctors may not notify state health departments, and states may not report the illnesses to federal health authorities.


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Prado's versatility handy for D-backs
NEW YORK -- One of the things that has impressed the D-backs about Martin Prado is how many different positions he can play.
Already this season, he's played third, second, short and left field, and that was in the span of two days.
With second baseman Aaron Hill out four to six weeks with a broken left hand, Arizona manager Kirk Gibson shifted Prado to second for Tuesday's game against the Yankees. On Wednesday, though, Gibson had second thoughts about it and left Prado at third and started Josh Wilson at second.
"I really don't like moving him all around all the time," Gibson said. "I think it's asking a lot of him. Certainly don't want Prado to play four positions in two days again if I can help it."
Prado made it clear to the D-backs that he would play wherever they needed him. During his time with the Braves, he also played all over the field, depending on what was needed.
"It's nothing new," he said prior to Wednesday's game. "I guess when baseball people know you can play a different position, they count on you and feel good about you changing positions. That makes me feel good. Now, I've got to prepare myself to play second base at the beginning of the game."
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Both leading candidates for state insurance commissioner in the June 3 primary election call themselves consumer advocates. But that's where the similarities end.
Incumbent Democrat Dave Jones, 52, a Sacramento lawyer and former legislator, enthusiastically wields his authority to regulate all types of property and casualty insurance, including auto and property coverages. He also has limited review powers over health insurance.
After four years in office, Jones actively is campaigning for more clout, seeking voter approval of a statewide initiative on the November general election ballot. He wants the same approve-or-deny authority over health insurance premiums that he now has for auto, property and casualty insurance rates.
"I have been a fair and balanced regulator, as I promised I'd be," Jones said. "I take companies to task when they are violating the law, but I also recognize at the end of the day that we need active and vibrant insurance companies and markets."
His Republican opponent, Ted Gaines, 56, a state senator and an independent insurance broker from the Sacramento suburb of Rocklin, wants to ease up on regulation and inject more competition into the insurance market.
He also would use the office's bully pulpit to fight what he calls big government's expansion into health insurance in the form of President Obama's Affordable Care Act. Gaines concedes, however, that administering Obamacare is not part of the insurance commissioner's job.
"I consider myself to be the ultimate consumers' advocate," he said, likening his insurance agency clients to California consumers, always looking for the best coverages and prices. "I think that transfers beautifully to the Department of Insurance."
The platform of the third contender, Nathalie Hrizi, 33, a San Francisco teacher, strays even further from the commissioner's duties. Hrizi, who's running on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket, seeks to create a government-run, single-payer health insurance program that provides free coverage for all paid for by the state or federal government.
She also wants to get rid of for-profit insurance companies and create publicly owned agencies to sell low-cost auto and property policies.
"People should have a right to these things," she said.
Minor party candidate Hrizi, who has no significant financial backing, is expected to be eliminated in the state's new "top-two" primary election format. As a result, Jones and Gaines will probably face off in the fall.
California voters in 1988 approved Proposition 103, which gave broad new powers to the insurance commissioner. It also made the post elected rather than appointed by the governor. The first elected commissioner took office in 1991.
The position is partisan with a four-year term and a current annual salary of $139,189. All but one elected commissioner have been Democrats.
The commissioner runs the 1,300-person Department of Insurance. The agency licenses, regulates and examines the financial strength of insurance companies; deals with public complaints and questions about the insurance industry; and enforces California insurance laws and regulations.
So far, the Jones-Gaines matchup is shaping up to be not much of a contest — at least until the general election. But it's still early; the race might heat up by October.
According to Maplight.org, an elections and campaign finance website, Jones has raised $1.4 million in contributions so far, and Gaines has collected $28,500.
Additionally, Jones and the Democrats have an edge in voter registration. Democrats make up 43.48% of current California registered voters. Republicans lag behind with 28.55%. No preferences account for 21.06%, and others 6.91%.
Jones "is definitely going to be the odds-on favorite come November," said Scott Hauge, an independent insurance broker from San Francisco, who also leads a statewide, small-business advocacy organization.
Hauge said he and other insurance executives had concerns before Jones took office that the new commissioner might be too aggressive and unreasonable toward their industry.
"On balance, I think he's done a pretty good job," Hauge said. "He's been consistent. He's not grandstanding. There aren't a lot of surprises."
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that may help reduce or prevent low back pain include:
Some exercises can aggravate back pain. If you have low
back pain, avoid:
Do not exercise if you have low back
If you have low back pain, doing aerobic,
strengthening, and gentle stretching exercises may help you gain or maintain
good health, strength, and flexibility. Certain exercises may reduce your low
back pain.
Continue to Why?
Exercise and staying active may relieve low back pain and can help speed
your recovery. Stretching
and strengthening your stomach, back, and leg muscles helps make them less
susceptible to injury that can cause back pain. Strong stomach, back, and leg
muscles also better support your spine, reducing pressure on your
spinal discs. This may help prevent disc
Aerobic exercises—such as walking, swimming, or walking in
waist-deep water—also help you maintain a healthy back. Aerobic exercise makes
your heart and other muscles use oxygen more efficiently. Muscles that
often receive oxygen-rich blood stay healthier.
Exercise and activity may help reduce the risk of
disability from back pain.
Exercises stretch and strengthen your back,
stomach, and legs. When these muscles are flexible and strong, they can help
reduce the risk of disability from back pain.
Continue to How?
people who have back pain naturally feel better by doing certain motions. Some
feel better sitting (their back and hips are flexed). Others feel better
standing (back and hips are extended). Exercise that moves you toward your more
comfortable position is usually more successful in treating your back
pain.1 For example, if you are more comfortable
sitting down, exercises that bend you forward—such as partial sit-ups
(curl-ups) and knee-to-chest exercises—may help you.
Talk to your
doctor before you start an exercise program, and only do exercises that do not increase your symptoms.
The most effective exercise programs for chronic low back pain are
designed specifically for you and are supervised.2 For
example, a physical therapist might teach you an exercise program that you can use at home. Then you would see the therapist every so often to check on your progress and
advance your program.
Ask your doctor or physical therapist whether there are
additional exercises that will work best for you.
Exercises to reduce low back pain take a long time and
are difficult to do.
Even 10 minutes of exercises each day may ease low back pain. The exercises listed above do not involve
complicated steps and can be done indoors without special equipment.
Continue to Where?
For more information about exercises to reduce low back
pain, talk to:
The following resources have more information about back pain:
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
provides information and education to raise the public's awareness of
musculoskeletal conditions, with an emphasis on preventive measures. The AAOS
website contains information on orthopedic conditions and treatments, injury
prevention, and wellness and exercise.
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation (AAPMR) is the medical society for the specialty of physical
medicine and rehabilitation. The website includes a directory of member
PM&R physicians (physiatrists) that can be searched by last name, location,
or telephone number.
The American Physical Therapy Association is a national
organization representing nearly 70,000 physical therapists, physical therapist
assistants, and students. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical
therapist education, practice, and research. The APTA also provides information
and education to the public about physical therapy and how it is used to treat
certain conditions.
Return to topic:
CitationsLong A, et al. (2004). Does it matter which exercise? Spine, 29(23): 2593–2602.Hayden JA, et al. (2005). Systematic review: Strategies for using exercise therapy to improve outcomes in chronic low back pain. Annals of Internal Medicine, 142(9): 776–785.
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Praise for The Spooky Art
"The Spooky Art shows Mailer's brave willingness to take on demanding forms and daunting issues. . . . He has been a thoughtful and stylish witness to the best and worst of the American century."—The Boston Globe
"At his best—as artists should be judged—Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure. There is enough of his best in this book for it to be welcomed with gratitude."—The Washington Post
"[The Spooky Art] should nourish and inform—as well as entertain—almost any serious reader of the novel."—Baltimore Sun
"The richest book ever written about the writer's subconscious."—The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Striking . . . entrancingly frank."—Entertainment Weekly
Praise for Norman Mailer
"[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation."—The New York Times
"A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent."—The New Yorker
"A devastatingly alive and original creative mind."—Life
"Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance."—The New York Review of Books
"The largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book."—Chicago Tribune
"Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream."—The Cincinnati Post


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Cats aren�t known for their intellectual prowess, but most possess a weird, preternatural intuition about trips to the veterinarian.
My cat, for example, tends to squash itself under the couch before a pending visit, and becomes so agitated when finally captured and put in the cat carrier that I�ve more than once commented to a friend, �Gee, you�d think I was going to murder her.�
So after learning that a healthy 8-year-old cat brought to a veterinarian for a flea bath was instead euthanized by mistake, I had two reactions: 1. Oh, My God; and, 2. It�s a good thing cats can�t read, because trips to the vet are tough enough already.
The story of the puss named Lady and its sad trip to Broadway Animal Hospital in Gardner has attracted news attention around the country, because most pet lovers can empathize with the sorrow of Lady�s owner, Colleen Conlon, who made an appointment after Dr. Muhammad Malik told her the bath was the best method to rid the cat of fleas.
Her son Jesse, 24, brought Lady to Broadway, and Conlon said he filled out a form and left. When he returned, Lady had been put down.
�I don�t think there was any malicious intent, but I do think it was negligent,� Conlon said. Dr. Malik, a vet for 30 years, isn�t talking. Yesterday, however, his lawyer, Michael Sheridan, said there�s more to the story.
On Sept. 17, he said, a man called Broadway saying he wanted to euthanize his cat. Within �the same time period,� Conlon called to make an appointment for the flea bath, Sheridan said. When Jesse arrived with Lady, the vet assumed it was the man who called to have his cat put down. And not only was Jesse given forms to sign, but Dr. Mailk also asked him verbal questions about the disposal of Lady�s body, Sheridan said.
While most people likely assume that Jesse signed the form without reading it, Sheridan claimed that Jesse had to have read the form because he filled out questions. He said the form used the word euthanize �two to four times,� although he couldn�t elaborate.
Sheridan stressed that he wasn�t trying to �point the finger� or cast blame on the Conlons for the fatal miscommunication.
�Dr. Malik�s heart certainly goes out to them and he�s very saddened about their ordeal,� Sheridan said. �He�s certainly not trying to cast guilt on this individual. Maybe he didn�t know the definition of �euthanize� or maybe he didn�t understand the verbiage. The end result was that the cat was put down.�
Sheridan said he was surprised that the story has �gone viral� and is featured in print and television news from coast to coast. One result, he said, is that Dr. Malik has received telephoned death threats so disturbing that he�s contacted the police, who are investigating. And many are demanding that the vet�s license be revoked and his practice shut down.
Such reactions are uncalled for. I happen to be a cat lover and would be grief stricken if the same thing happened to my cat. I adore her, even though she spends most of her time pretending that I don�t exist, and I suspect she only tolerates my presence for the food.
And yes, Dr. Malik could have taken more care to make sure that the right cat was euthanized, but let�s remember that what happened was an accident. It involved no malice. The incident is especially devastating because Lady was given to Conlon by her daughter, about a year before she died in a car accident in 2010.
Sheridan said he doubts that his client could be charged with a criminal offense, although Conlon has contacted the state attorney general. He said Dr. Malik plans to change his procedures regarding euthanizing animals and perhaps add �additional clarity� to the form, to make sure people know what they�re signing.
Of course, the changes come too late for Lady and the Conlons.


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LesserInkling necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 28 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Providence Classical School
We are a startup university-model Christian classical school with a totally fresh approach to primary and secondary education (K-12). Our curriculum will be based on the classical model of education. We will have a hybrid school which will include some classroom instruction and some at-home instruction.
The primary audience for the logo (and subsequent promotional material) will be the parents of school-age children in the Bell County area of Central Texas, although we hope to have some visibility with other constituents. This area lies roughly between Austin and Waco along Interstate 35 and has a total population approaching 300,000. It is part of one of the fastest growing metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. For the most part residents are politically conservative and religiously-minded. Since we are targeting single-income families (or at least families with one parent who only works part-time), much (but not all) of our target market consists of persons with at least an undergraduate college education. Many of the families with whom we are in contact have graduate or professional degrees, also. Most of our target families will be middle class or higher. We also have many medical professionals and military personnel in the area.
This logo will eventually be used on all school materials: letterhead, website, promotional materials for prospective students, and possibly school uniforms.
The logo should include both an icon and text (see attached file as an example of what we're talking about). The text must read "Providence Classical School" or simply "Providence." No strong preference with regard to fonts, so long as it fits conceptually with the rest of the design.
THE ICON MUST INCORPORATE OR BE BASED ON THE IMAGE OF A LAMPPOST. There are several reasons for this, one of which is that "Providence" means divine guidance (in Latin, "to see ahead"). Learning is also described as illumination ("giving light to"), which is nicely symbolized by a lamp.
We love logos using negative space and/or shadow, such as in the attached file and those found here: http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/br…ace-logos/. We don't insist on this, however. Feel free to surprise us!
One negative space idea we would be excited to see involves slightly modifying the shape of the two panes of glass in the lamppost so that they depict an open book. This would nicely show a connection between education and light. Feel free to experiment with other similarly evocative images.
Up to 3 colors is OK, but the logo should still work in B&W.
It would be a plus if the logo could also suggest some classical element (e.g., Roman column, laurel wreath).
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How does this medication work? What will it do for me?
Loratadine belongs to the class of medications called second-generation antihistamines, specifically the class known as histamine receptor antagonists. It works by blocking the action of one of the body's natural chemicals known as histamine. Histamine is responsible for many of the symptoms caused by allergies.
Loratadine is used for the relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergies, including sneezing, itchy and runny nose, and tearing and redness of the eyes. It is also used for the relief of symptoms associated with allergic skin conditions, including chronic hives and other skin disorders. Loratadine is also used for the relief of symptoms associated with year-round allergies. Loratadine usually starts working within 2 hours and lasts for 24 hours.
This medication may be available under multiple brand names and/or in several different forms. Any specific brand name of this medication may not be available in all of the forms or approved for all of the conditions discussed here. As well, some forms of this medication may not be used for all of the conditions discussed here.
Your doctor may have suggested this medication for conditions other than those listed in these drug information articles. If you have not discussed this with your doctor or are not sure why you are taking this medication, speak to your doctor. Do not stop taking this medication without consulting your doctor.
Do not give this medication to anyone else, even if they have the same symptoms as you do. It can be harmful for people to take this medication if their doctor has not prescribed it.
What form(s) does this medication come in?
Each oval, transparent, blue gelatin capsule and engraved with a "10" logo, contains loratadine 10 mg. Nonmedicinal ingredients: triglycerides, mono- and di-glycerides, povidone, polysorbate, purified water, gelatin, glycerin, sorbitol sorbitan solution, and FD&C Blue.
How should I use this medication?
Tablets: For adults and children 12 years of age and older, the recommended dose of loratadine is 10 mg once daily. The regular tablets may be taken with or without food. The rapid-dissolving tablets should be taken on an empty stomach. Water or other liquids are not necessary with the rapid-dissolving tablets as they will melt instantly on the tongue.
Capsules: For adults and children 12 years of age and older, the recommended dose of loratadine is 10 mg once daily with water. Syrup: A liquid form of loratadine is available for children 2 years of age and older, as well as adults who are unable to swallow tablets. The recommended dose of loratadine syrup for adults and children over 10 years of age (weighing more than 30 kg) is 10 mL (10 mg) once daily. The recommended dose for children 2 to 9 years of age (weighing 30 kg or less) is 5 mL (5 mg) once daily.
Children between 2 to 12 years of age should not take loratadine for longer than 14 days unless recommended by a doctor. Adults and children over 12 years of age can loratadine for up to 6 months.
Many things can affect the dose of medication that a person needs, such as body weight, other medical conditions, and other medications. If your doctor has recommended a dose different from the ones listed here, do not change the way that you are taking the medication without consulting your doctor.
It is important to take this medication exactly as suggested by your doctor or pharmacist. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as possible and continue with your regular schedule. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule. Do not take more than one dose in 24 hours. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. If you are not sure what to do after missing a dose, contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Store this medication at room temperature, protect it from light and moisture, and keep it out of the reach of children.
Do not dispose of medications in wastewater (e.g. down the sink or in the toilet) or in household garbage. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medications that are no longer needed or have expired.
Who should NOT take this medication?
Do not use this mediction if you are allergic to loratadine or to any of the ingredients of the medication.
What side effects are possible with this medication?
Many medications can cause side effects. A side effect is an unwanted response to a medication when it is taken in normal doses. Side effects can be mild or severe, temporary or permanent. The side effects listed below are not experienced by everyone who takes this medication. If you are concerned about side effects, discuss the risks and benefits of this medication with your doctor.
The following side effects have been reported by at least 1% of people taking this medication. Many of these side effects can be managed, and some may go away on their own over time.
Contact your doctor if you experience these side effects and they are severe or bothersome. Your pharmacist may be able to advise you on managing side effects.
- diarrhea
- drowsiness
- dry mouth
- fatigue
- headache
- heartburn
- nausea
- nervousness or restlessness (especially in children)
- vomiting
Although most of the side effects listed below don't happen very often, they could lead to serious problems if you do not seek medical attention.
Stop taking the medication and seek immediate medical attention if any of the following occur:
- hair loss
- pounding, fast, or irregular heartbeat
- seizures
- signs of liver problems (e.g., dark urine, diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea, pale stools, skin itching, vomiting, weight loss, yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes)
- stomach pain
- symptoms of a severe allergic reaction such as difficulty breathing, hives, or swelling of the face and throat
Some people may experience side effects other than those listed. Check with your doctor if you notice any symptom that worries you while you are taking this medication.
Are there any other precautions or warnings for this medication?
Before you begin taking a medication, be sure to inform your doctor of any medical conditions or allergies you may have, any medications you are taking, whether you are pregnant or breast-feeding, and any other significant facts about your health. These factors may affect how you should take this medication.
Drowsiness: Loratadine usually causes minimal drowsiness when used as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. If you are taking higher-than-recommended doses of loratadine, you may experience drowsiness. Do not drive or operate machinery if you become drowsy while taking this medication.
Liver problems: If you have reduced liver function, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed. People with severely reduced liver function should take a lower dose (5 mg once daily or 10 mg every other day) of this medication.
Pregnancy: The safety of using this medication during pregnancy has not been established. Women who are pregnant should not use this medication. If you become pregnant while taking this medication, contact your doctor immediately.
Breast-feeding: The safety of loratadine has not been established for women who are breast-feeding. Women who are breast-feeding should not take loratadine.
Children: The safety and effectiveness of using this medication have not been established for children younger than 2 years of age. For children between the ages of 2 and 12, do not give this medication for longer than 14 days, unless recommended by a doctor.
What other drugs could interact with this medication?
There may be an interaction between loratadine and any of the following:
- amiodarone
- aripiprazole
- buprenorphine
- ipratropium
- methotrimeprazine
- paraldehyde
- tiotropium
- zolpidem
If you are taking any of these medications, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. Depending on your specific circumstances, your doctor may want you to:
- stop taking one of the medications,
- change one of the medications to another,
- change how you are taking one or both of the medications, or
- leave everything as is.
An interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them. Speak to your doctor about how any drug interactions are being managed or should be managed.
Medications other than those listed above may interact with this medication. Tell your doctor or prescriber about all prescription, over-the-counter (non-prescription), and herbal medications that you are taking. Also tell them about any supplements you take. Since caffeine, alcohol, the nicotine from cigarettes, or street drugs can affect the action of many medications, you should let your prescriber know if you use them.
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Course Details for A.Y. 2017/2018
The information on this page refer to the academic year 2017/2018. Therefore, several links are not available and data may be incomplete. To read the current information on the course, if it is still available, go to the university course catalogue . To read information relating other academic years, use the list at the bottom of this page.
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Scheduling dei Processi e delle Operazioni / Process and Operations Scheduling
Basic information
: Master Degree in Mathematical Engineering 6 CFU (b)
1st semester
Master Degree in Mathematical Engineering 1st anno curriculum Comune Compulsory
Course Objectives
Train the students in recognizing machine scheduling problems, classify them in terms of computational complexity and solve them by heuristic, approximation or exact algorithms.
Course Content
- Elements of a (deterministic) scheduling problem, examples of practical applications
- Classification of scheduling problems
- Integer Linear Programming formulations
- Single machine scheduling: computational complexity, heuristic and exact algoritms
- Parallel machine scheduling: exact, heuristic and approximation algorithms
- Relationships with basic Combinatorial Optimization problems
- Optimization problems in Project Scheduling
- Job Shop scheduling: formulations, heuristic and exact algorithms
Learning Outcomes (Dublin Descriptors)
On successful completion of this course, the student should
- Acquire knowledge of Machine Scheduling problems, their classification in terms of computational complexity and algorithmic techniques developed for their solution. Acquire the fundamentals of optimization methods for project management.
- Acquire the ability to recognize Machine Scheduling problems in different application contexts, such as computer science, industrial engineering and management, and to identify effective solution paradigms.
- Acquire autonomy in modeling and algorithmic choices for complex problems related to scheduling and project management.
- Being able to hold a conversation and to read texts on topics related to the modeling of scheduling problems and the evaluation of algorithms for their solution
- Acquire skills upgrading flexible knowledge and skills in the field of scheduling problems that arise in various areas, such as computer science, industrial engineering and management
Prerequisites and Learning Activities
basic elements of computational complexity, linear programming and network flows
Assessment Methods and Criteria
a paper test concerning with theoretical or computational exercises; an oral test, accessible only with a sufficient grade at the paper test, about general machine scheduling theoretical issues
- Michael Pinedo, Scheduling Theory, Algorithms, and Systems , Prentice Hall.
Internet Resources
Course page updatesThis course page is available (with possible updates) also for the following academic years: university course catalogue .
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A Libyan military commander who is suing the British government over its alleged role in his detention and rendition has offered to settle for 3 pounds ($4.50) and an apology, saying he is seeking justice, not personal enrichment.
Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his wife are suing the British government, former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and the former head of the MI6 spy agency, Mark Allen.
Belhaj, a former fighter in the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group that had opposed the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, claims that both British and U.S. intelligence may have played a role in his 2004 detention in Thailand and his transfer to Tripoli, where he spent years in prison.
He said Monday he has sent an open letter to the British government offering to drop the case in return for a token 1 pound compensation from each defendant along with an apology and an admission of liability.
"It is certainly true that my wife and I suffered deeply during our kidnap and in Libya," Belhaj said in a statement issued by his supporters, the Reprieve charity. "But we have come to court in Britain because we believe your courts can deliver justice."
The Foreign Office confirmed it has received Belhaj's letter and said it is cooperating fully with investigations into allegations made by former Libyan detainees about U.K. involvement in their mistreatment by the Gadhafi regime.
Information about the renditions emerged after Gadhafi's overthrow in 2011. Documents were discovered that disclosed the cozy working ties between Gadhafi's spies and Western intelligence officials.
Belhaj's accusations are based on a document uncovered during the fall of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, that allegedly contained a message from ex-head of MI6, Allen, referring to his rendition. The message, dated March 2004, was purportedly addressed to Gadhafi's former intelligence chief, Moussa Koussa.
Belhaj's claim is one of several stemming from Britain's involvement in the U.S.-led "war on terror" in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
In one costly payout, former Libyan dissident Sami al-Saadi and his family accepted 2.2 million pounds from the British government to settle a claim that the U.K. approved his 2004 rendition to Libya, where he says he was detained and tortured for years. His wife and four children, aged 12 and under, were also unwillingly sent to Libya.
That settlement did not include a claim of responsibility, and British ministers have always denied any complicity in rendition or torture.
Cassandra Vinograd can be reached at https://twitter.com/CassVinograd


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Daniel Craig on set during the filming of Skyfall. Daniel Craig and the iconic Aston Martin DB5.
Ben Collins driving during filming of the latest James Bond film.
It's dark, it's cold. We are working nights somewhere in east London under stark moonlight, which does little to take the edge off. I'm back with the James Bond stunt crew, probably the best team of daredevils in the world, who have the rare privilege of taking on the ballistic driving sequences for which star Daniel Craig is literally uninsurable. During the next five months, we will circle the globe from the neon-lit highways of Shanghai to the Scottish Highlands and the gritty streets of Istanbul.
This first shot is a pick-up of Bond spiriting away his boss, M, in his 1964 Aston Martin DB5, the most famous Bond car of all. I swallow hard as my eyes absorb the metallic-grey torpedo sitting in Bond's oil-stained lock-up. The director, Sam Mendes, and Craig lean against the garage wall in deep discussion while staring longingly at the machine.
After introductions with the screen legends, I get the brief: a sharp pull-away, speed down the alley, then a hard right underneath the railway crossing.
I loosen Bond's custom-made pinstripe suit and ease into the leather aboard the $5 million DB5 from Goldfinger. Gadgets abound, notably the red button inside the gear knob, and I'm not brave enough to press it. Was it the ejector seat or machineguns?
The stunt co-ordinator, Gary Powell, inspects the camera positions before crouching out of shot. I make sure M's double, Penny Ryder, has a firm grip of the door handle before we launch. Mendes grasps the radio: "Action!"
It feels like sacrilege, but I rev the nuts off the ageing six-cylinder engine and dump the clutch. Tyres squeal in protest and we rocket out the door into the alley. The brick wall fills the windscreen until I swing the boat-like wooden wheel to the right and the suspension leans gracefully to make the turn.
For the next shot, the camera crew moves to the kerb, where the alley meets the narrow road. It's pitch-black and the Aston's lights throw only a hazy glow at the patch of road directly ahead, making the corner blind. Naturally, I would prefer not to reshape the DB5 on the bridge right in front of the director, but it's a Bond movie, so you go large or go home.
I make it to third gear in the DB5, which by now knows it prefers being in the museum. The brakes sing, I snatch second and we skid into the black abyss of the archway. The wheelspin echoes around the walls as the DB5 leaps the speed humps and we exit the frame. I love this car. Penny thinks it's "f—ing fantastic", too.
Next stop is Adana, Turkey. This is home for the next three months, and we sink into the routine of a six-day working week: 5am wake-up, breakfast, travel, rehearse, shoot, then back to the hotel to hit the gym.
On set, the special-effects team peels the covers off my new ride: a Land Rover Defender with a pod system mounted on the roof so I can drive it while the actors ride below. The pod contains a seat bolted to a heavy-duty roof rack. All the functions of steering, changing gear, braking and accelerating are diverted upstairs so I can operate the vehicle without being seen by the camera.
All that weight on the roof makes the pod top-heavy, so we prove the system won't roll over by exploring its limits. Some hard cornering and handbrake turns confirm the pod is ready for duty.
Eve, played by Naomi Harris, is the character driving the Land Rover, and we gradually turn our heroine into a speed junkie by relentlessly rehearsing around the off-road course. Harris's new skills provide plenty of onscreen action.
In her first set-up, Eve races through Istanbul to keep up with Bond. The ensuing carnage results in a truck flipping into her path. The truck and the Landy have to navigate through their respective traffic at exact speeds in order to meet at their impact point. Arrive too early and the camera misses the shot; arrive too late and crunch. We have about six Land Rovers and back-up trucks in case one of them gets twatted and we need to call in a spare.
Using a stopwatch, we measure the runs and set out start points. I run the route aboard the pod before switching to another driver in the standard Land Rover for the main shot.
Fellow stunt driver Lee Morrison bolts himself into the doomed truck wearing a helmet, neck brace and pads. Morrison has to strike a mobile ramp hidden inside a car being towed by a minivan. A few inches left or right and the resulting collision could wipe out all three vehicles – no pressure.
When "Action!" is called, the hill springs to life as stunt pedestrians meander up the footpath and the vehicles gun their engines. The Landy snakes through the traffic. Moments later, the thundering red cab of Morrison's truck looms over the horizon of the bridge just as the Landy squeezes into position alongside.
Clashing metal shakes the ground as the truck rams its target and rolls, casting a shadow over the passing Landy. The truck slams into the deck and spews its cargo. Powell eyes the camera feed and says, "It doesn't get any closer than that."
Steam rises from the truck as its fluids trickle down the road. Morrison gives a thumbs up from the smashed cab and we move on to the next shot.
The intense sequences contrast many hours spent waiting for the train on which Bond slogs it out with a relentless and fearless villain named Patrice (Ola Rapace). Various destructive elements and special effects take forever to set up. Then it's 120km/h down a dirt road to get parallel to a camera lens on carriage No.5, loaded with sunburnt crew and one Daniel Craig dangling off the side by his fingernails.
DC, as he's known on set, commands the Bond character with aplomb in Skyfall, increasingly at ease with the wild situations thrown his way. When the shades come off, his cool reserve brightens with a nod and a smile as he climbs aboard the pod for the motoring equivalent of the Cresta Run: a vertical cobbled lane in the downtrodden district of Belat.
Here, Eve is in hot pursuit of Patrice in his Audi A5 (3.0 TDI V6 Quattro). There are twists and turns, stuff blowing up, cars getting in the way and, to keep up with the Audi, my foot is welded to the throttle stop. To help me react to their cues, I can hear Craig and Harris through my earpiece. They know this, so before launch he's humming the tune to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to wind me up. Powell's instructions are simple enough: "Keep two lengths off the Audi's bumper for this one."
On "Action!", the Audi shoots off and I'm grateful for the "special" modifications the SFX team made to enhance the pod's engine. We weave through a chicane amid a cacophony of exploding debris to some glib dialogue from downstairs. The rough cobbles shake the hydraulic steering, affecting the wheel alignment. I chase the wheel to compensate, ever mindful of the precious cargo.
Gravity ramps up our speed and emergency manoeuvres are required. We quickly reach the bottom for a 90-degree right hand bend, a big compression and a sudden stop. It's our first hard run and there's silence downstairs, broken by chuckling from DC.
You can hear the adrenalin in Harris's voice: "Oh … my … god."
Mendes adds: "Good one. We don't need it any faster."
Arguably, the stunts in a James Bond movie are as memorable and iconic as anything about 007. Especially when you know the stunts are, I promise you, performed for real. Combining them with great performances from Daniel Craig and the star-studded cast should make Skyfall a classic.
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Busy patch. Here are some highlights of days past and the weekend ahead.
>> I was on BBC Radio 4's Front Row the other day, in discussion with Klaus Heymann, founder of Naxos Records, about the way the record industry has changed since the company launched 25 years ago. If you missed it, you can catch it on the BBC iPlayer until Tuesday: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01h75d9#p00s959x
>> Pianist Anthony Hewitt, "The Olympianist", has set off on his big ride from Land's End to John O'Groats and was lucky enough to encounter a strong west tail wind to get things started. He made it from kick-off to Truro in three hours, with his trusty BeethoVan close behind. Follow his progress via his website here. He's already raised more than £4000 for his seven musical and sporting charities.
>> The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday night at the Dorchester. Highlights included a gold medal for Mitsuko Uchida, whose speech was as vivid and genuine as her playing. So was Gareth Malone's - as keynote speaker he was gloriously positive. We are representing the best music in the world, so let's celebrate that! He stopped short of getting us all to sing, though. Maurizio Pollini was Instrumentalist of the Year and Claudio Abbado scooped the Conductor prize. Cellist Olly Coates was selected as Young Artist, heading off extraordinary competition from a shortlist that also included Benjamin Grosvenor and Sophie Bevan. It was an extremely good night for ENO, which won the Opera award for its Eugene Onegin. With them was Toby Spence, who won Singer of the Year, a prize that incidentally was decided upon well before the distressing news reached anybody that he has been having treatment for thyroid cancer. He tells me he is on the mend, supported by a superb team of doctors and vocal coaches. And he was wearing some spectacular leopard-print shoes. A fine time was had by one and all. Full list of winners here. A Radio 3 broadcast is coming up on
>> I've just attended a special screening of John Bridcut's new documentary about Delius. It's fabulous. Exquisitely shot, full of insights and containing one or two considerable surprises - not least, some unfamiliar music that has no business being as neglected as it is. A few familiar faces on board, too (hello, Aarhus!). Don't miss it. It will be on BBC4 on 25 May.
>> My latest piece for The Spectator Arts Blog is about the unstoppable rise of the modern counter-tenor. I asked Iestyn Davies to explain to us how That Voice works. Read the whole thing here.
>> Tomorrow the LSO is giving a free concert in Trafalgar Square, complete with Valery Gergiev on the podium. Expect lots of Stravinsky, big screens and a London backdrop second to none. And the weather forecast says that, for once, it is NOT going to rain. Even Prince Charles will tell you so. Apparently he's always wanted to be a weatherman. Now his guest appearance on BBC Scotland has gone viral...
>> On Sunday Roxanna Panufnik has the world premiere of her new choral piece Love Endureth at Westminster Cathedral, during Vespers, 3.30pm. You don't have to be Catholic to go in. Here's an interview with her about this multi-faith project that I wrote a few weeks back - for the JC.
>> Apparently Roman Polanski is making a film about the Dreyfus Case. In the Guardian he comments: "one can show its absolute relevance to what is happening in today's
world – the age-old spectacle of the witch hunt on a minority group,
security paranoia, secret military tribunals, out-of-control
intelligence agencies, governmental cover-ups and a rabid press." (Quite.)
And so to Friday Historical. Tomorrow is Gabriel Fauré's birthday. Here is Samson François playing the Nocturne No.6 in D flat.


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How To:
The How To Menu is broken into sub-menus to help you find your topic more easily:
- Register (club or individual [year or one-event]) (Have new 2014 LINK and new paper form. Need to get clubs registered for 2014 before Individual Registration starts Nov 1.)
- Transfer (club to club in Hawaii or between Hawaii & mainland club)
- Sanction (sanctions mean an event is governed by the rules and regulations of USMS, overseen by [volunteer] members, with liability insurance by Risk Management Services for USMS): Santion forms for pool & open water events, for recognition (non-USMS events where the results are counted) and some basic instructions found here.
- Host Open Water events (there's more than sanctions to hosting an open water event: permits, safety, officials, etc.)
- Host Pool Meets (same here ... with some tips to sanction "with" a USA-Swimming event)
- Become a masters official


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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The caretaker at a California group home for developmentally disabled adults that burned to the ground Wednesday tried to beat back the flames with a blanket before dragging two residents outside, but she was unable to rescue two others as the fire spread, authorities said.
The 71-year-old caretaker rushed back into the house by a back door, where flames were less intense, but she was finally rescued herself by firefighters as she cried out for the two women she couldn't save. The names of the caretaker and the dead were not released.
The caretaker, who was severely burned on her face and arms, had such a close bond with residents of the home that they called her Mommy and she called them her kids, even though most were elderly, neighbors said.
"Our firefighters went in and pulled her out. She was saying, 'My kids, my kids,'" Orange County Fire Authority spokesman Steve Concialdi said. "It was an endearing term. She loved the residents she cared for."
Two residents, 48 and 52, died and five people were injured, including a firefighter and the caretaker.
One of the people killed was found in her bed. The other was discovered on the floor next to a bed in a second bedroom.
Three other women, between 30 and 60, were hospitalized with smoke inhalation and the firefighter was treated for burns to his hand, Concialdi said.
The third resident who survived was carried out by a firefighter who discovered her asleep on a couch, he said.
The fire appears to have started with an electrical failure in a personal electronic device, Concialdi said, but he declined to say what type of device it was.
Neighbor Julie Guzman awoke to sirens and looked out her window to see firefighters swarming. A few minutes later, she heard crying and looked out again to see an older resident of the home sitting in Guzman's driveway and sobbing as paramedics tried to convince her to get into an ambulance.
"She was panicked. She was crying and calling for her 'Mommy.' They said, 'Let's go with your Mommy, she's in the ambulance,'" Guzman said. "She was scared, very scared. She was flapping her hands."
The caretaker would often take the women for walks or pull a couch outside so they could sit in the sun, Guzman said. On July 4, she held a barbeque.
The house had a smoke detector in every room and the ones that were not destroyed were functional, Concialdi said.
Home administrator Gloria V. Uy told the Fire Authority at the scene that a fire drill had recently been conducted. Concialdi could not immediately verify that.
State records show the facility, known as Mary's Home, had been cited in the past two years for deficiencies including not conducting fire drills, broken stove burners and missing electrical outlet plates but had corrected all the problems to the state's satisfaction five months ago.
Concialdi said none of those previous deficiencies contributed to the fire Wednesday.
The home was last inspected in August and had no outside complaints in the past two years. The residents had mostly mental disabilities.
Uy told The Associated Press that she and her sister, the caretaker, have owned the home since 2006 and were licensed for six residents but had only five. She said the residents slept in three bedrooms, two each in two of the rooms and one in a third room. She said her sister slept in a fourth bedroom.
"I've had it a long time," she said. "They're like my family."
Neighbor Hugo Montes said he heard a smoke detector on his way to work and pried open a window to remove a mattress that was engulfed in flames, but fire quickly licked up the walls before he could do more.
He said the caretaker seemed in shock before she was taken away in an ambulance.
"She was walking in circles, walking in circles in the driveway. She wasn't screaming, she was quiet but just crying and crying," he said. "I felt helpless. I wanted to do more than I could."


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So, that "holographic" (it's not really a hologram!) performance from long-dead rapper Tupac Shakur sure was a talking point. I think many people's problem with it was the fact it was part of some weird half-real rap show.
Maybe they'd have been cooler with the whole thing if, instead of bringing him back to rap, they'd brought him back to ask Obi-Wan for help instead.


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Brazil Is "Part of Heart of the Church," Says Elder Nelson
Contributed By By Gerry Avant, Church News editor
"Let us encourage all around us to more openly express the effects of faith upon their daily lives. As we speak more often about this powerful influence, we will be more devoted in our efforts to protect this most important liberty." —Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of Twelve
Faithful. Diligent. Dedicated. Mature.
Elder Russell M. Nelson and Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles used those words as they spoke of assignments in Brazil that included an area review, priesthood leadership conferences, stake conferences, an interim mission presidents' seminar, and a youth devotional. Their travels were from May 15 to 26, 2014.
"Brazil is what I call a part of the heart of the Church," Elder Nelson said during a conversation with the Church News as he described the Church in this vast South American nation. That growth, he noted, is reflected in the fact that 27 of the 34 missions in the country are presided over by Brazilians.
"There was a day when all the mission presidents in Brazil were imported from the United States. Now, Brazil is able to staff not only most of the mission presidents, but also we have exported some to preside over missions in other countries," Elder Nelson noted.
"It's significant that in the past seven years, we have had Brazilians as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy. Elder [Claudio R.M.] Costa was one of the seven presidents of the Seventy for four of those years; then he was sent [home] to Brazil to serve as area president. Elder Ulisses Soares is in his second year as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy...
"The Brazilian leaders are very mature. We have 17 Area Seventies who are Brazilians. They provide strong leadership."
Elder Nelson, reflecting on the meetings he had with leaders and members in Brazil, said, "The Saints are faithful and diligent. In every meeting we went to, the chapels were filled."
Elder Andersen can use his own experiences with Brazil as a barometer of Church growth. He and his wife, Sister Kathy Andersen, lived in Sao Paulo while he served in the Brazil South Area presidency from 2001 to 2005. He has known many of the Church leaders in the area since that time and has watched it grow since.
"We have a maturing, growing Church that has very capable people," he told the Church News.
He spoke of the brethren who serve as mission presidents and Area Seventies and described them as "accomplished" and "experienced" in their daily and Church-service lives.
"While we talk about the quality of the priesthood leaders, we talk also about the quality of the women in the Church in Brazil," Elder Andersen said.
He described these men and women as people "full of faith."
"We see the Church growing by several stakes every year," he said. As one example, he spoke of a member he met in Fortaleza. "He joined the Church in 1981. He said that at that time there were no stakes in Fortaleza; there were just five branches. Today, in the greater Fortaleza area, there are 15 stakes."
The country, Elder Andersen observed, is conducive to Church growth. "Brazil has a culture in which they are open about their religious beliefs. You can sit on the plane and talk to people about religion without them being nervous about it."
He referred to research done by Pew Research Center. "According to Pew, Brazil has one of the most open laws for religious liberty in the world, more so than the United States."
While in Brazil, Elder Andersen represented the Church at a religious-liberties seminar in Brasilia on May 19.
Speaking extemporaneously and in Portuguese, Elder Andersen detailed for the Brazilian audience the growing challenges of religious liberty in the United States and around the world. He explained the efforts of the Church to join with others to encourage a more open conversation about the role of faith in people's lives.
"While faith in God is a powerful motivation for most, there is a growing feeling in our culture that discussions of faith are for private settings," he said.
He urged those in attendance, many of whom were ministers and pastors from Christian congregations, to encourage their members to speak more openly about their faith and the influence it has upon them. He showed a recent video produced by the Church along with other organizations in the United States that highlights how faith can strengthen individuals that are experiencing overwhelming challenges.
"Our faith and belief in God [bring] each of us perspective and courage in our life," he said. "Let us encourage all around us to more openly express the effects of faith upon their daily lives. As we speak more often about this powerful influence, we will be more devoted in our efforts to protect this most important liberty."
During their travels, Elder Nelson and Elder Andersen were together for the interim mission presidents in Sao Paulo on May 21 and the area review on May 22. They parted to speak to different areas of Brazil and to preside over different stake conferences. Elder Nelson presided over and addressed the Olinda Brazil Stake Conference, near Recife, on May 18, and the Curitiba Boqueirao Stake conference on May 25. Elder Andersen presided over and addressed the Maracanau Brazil Stake conference and a youth devotional on May 18, and the Brasilia Taguatinga Brazil Stake conference on May 25.
As Elder Nelson presided over a priesthood leadership conference in Recife on May 17, and Curitiba on May 24, Sister Nelson met with and addressed women in special meetings. Elder Nelson said that while the two priesthood leadership meetings were for stake presidencies and bishops, the two meetings for the sisters were open to all women who wanted to attend. Nearly 400 local brethren attended the leadership meetings, while more than 2,300 sisters attended the meetings for the women.
In other special meetings, Sister Andersen spoke along with Elder Andersen to young couples in Brasilia, and to missionaries in Fortaleza and Brasilia and to youth in Fortaleza.
Accompanying Elder Nelson and Elder Andersen at the various meetings were Elder Ulisses Soares, one of the seven presidents of the Seventy; Elder Claudio R.M. Costa of the Seventy and president of the Brazil South Area; and Elder Jairo Mazzagardi of the Seventy and a counselor in the area presidency. Traveling with them were their wives, Sister Rosanna Soares, Sister Margareth Costa and Sister Elizabeth Mazzagardi.


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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Gitchy Gitchy Gada Ya-Ya!
When it comes to training, I like old stuff, oftentimes the older the better. The reason why? I can trust exercises, movements and systems which have stood the test of time. My training ideas have always been based upon performance. It's not about the look, but what you can do with it. When good health and functionality are combined, the aesthetics will be there. I don't trust modern training because you often find it's not the training technique, or the implements, which have produced the reported results but performance-enhancing drugs. I've said this many times before: The information prior to the 1960s is the best resource out there because it pre-dates the entire drug issue. Most of my performance-based training has always been geared towards the martial arts, grappling in particular. There were plenty mighty men of old capable of feats even modern, drug-using athletes are unable to perform--and all this in the early 20th century-- for example: Arthur Saxon and his 370+lb. Bent Press; Herman Gorner's One-Handed Deadlift of 734.5 lbs. and the Hindu Wrestler, the "Great" Gama, who walked through all the great European wrestling champions of his day unscored upon, remaining undefeated throughout his 50-year career.
The training methods used by these old-school, old-world, athletes worked then and they work today. One exercise device which has always caught my imagination was used by Middle-Asian wrestlers. It's called a mace and in northern India, where wrestlers go at the sport with a religious fervor, it's called a gada. The gada has its origins in weapons training for young warriors but because of the physical attributes it provides, the exercise was continued in times of peace to train athletes and has survived, in one form or another, to this day--because it works! Mace swinging was an integral part of the "Great" Gama's routine, as you can see here, he is pictured with his mace. The mace, or gada, is a long stick with a stone ball attached to one end. There are several exercises it can be used for but the main one is a big circular swinging motion behind the back and head. Although the gada isn't heavy, the leverage force created by the long handle tremendously increases the resistance so that a relatively light weight is producing high levels of force. The gada is pushed upwards, then, as it pendulums behind the body, you must suddenly pull it to the front starting (or order) position. The elbows must remain tight to the body and a significant amount of work is supplied to the fingers; hands; wrists; forearms; elbows; shoulders; lats, and core stabilizers. It very much simulates the stresses applied to those body parts during combat. But even if you're not a combat athlete, grappler, wrestler, or jiujitsu practitioner, very favorable results can be obtained from the ancient art of mace swinging. Hey, if mace swinging can provide the strength and stamina necessary for warriors of old, it can certainly provide all the fitness benefits needed by todays' office warrior!
You can buy a mace bell for approximately $170 + shipping or you can do what I did and make your own out of a peewee basketball, Quikrete, and a shovel handle. With a sharp knife, I cut a hole in the top of the basketball big enough to spoon in the Quikrete into the form of the ball. I mixed the Quikrete right in its own little bucket with a jug of water into a nice pudding-like consistency and ladled it right in there, taking care to shake it around so it filled all the parts of the ball. The shovel handle I'd bought had some holes pre-drilled into it for bolting on a shovel head, so I stuck a couple nails through the holes before inserting that end into the wet Quikrete, in order to give the Quikrete something to grab and hold. Next, I carefully set up the gada so the bottom of the ball would flatten out a bit, so I could set the gada upon the ground with the handle upright. Then I left it to sit overnight.
The next morning I had my delightful gada to include in my toybox! I put it through its paces and I'm satisfied with it as a highly functional training tool. All this for under $30 at Home Depot and Toys-R-Us. I actually found the basketball, partially deflated in a dumpster. Be careful in your selection of ball size! This is the third gada I've made, the first time, in San Francisco, I chose a full-size basketball and it was shockingly difficult to swing. I repeated my mistake in New Hampshire, in Joe Egan's backyard. The peewee/kid-sized ball I used this time is just about perfect. It comes in a little under 15#, which is a nice starting weight for most people. I never weighed the full-size basketball version, but I assure you, it was a handful. For strength-endurance, the lighter implement swung many times is the superior methodology.
A secondary benefit to mace swinging is the profound cardio effect. The cardio system and breathing are pronounced as you pick up the speed and hit higher reps. It's interesting how these whole-body movements used by the ancients thoroughly work a body from head to toe, including the cardio-respiratory system. Unlike the modern isolation techniques used by so many of today's athletes, these types of training modalities preclude a separate cardio program since you're getting it all.
My interest was to perform a high-intensity, strength-endurance, interval cardio workout using whole-body movements with an emphasis on upper body strength-endurance. I chose four exercises:
1) Lifeline USA Heavy Speed Rope
2) Hindu Push-Ups on the Push-Up Board
3) Mace Swinging
4) Side-to-Side Cossack Lunge
The Lifeline Heavy Speed Rope is an amazing device that totally engages the upper body while performing the rope skipping. the rope weighs about 1kg (2.2 lbs) which is light enough to turn quickly but heavy enough to work the heck out of the wrists, forearms and shoulders. It's a major butt-kicking rope.
The Hindu Push-Up Board is a 2000 year old exercise device allowing a much deeper spinal stretch and shoulder opening than traditional push-ups done on the floor. The connecting of the two hands together via the wood implement permit better shoulder/elbow alignment and while providing more work, is less stresfull on the joints.
The workout went like this:
A1) 100 jumps on the Heavy Speed Rope
as fast as possible
A2) Hindu Push-Ups x 10
A3) Mace Swings
A4) Side-to-Side Cossack Lunge
A1-A3 are a circuit. Repeat 10 rounds. No rest--the Cossack Lunges are your rest!
This is a phenomenal workout and my hands, grip and upper body were feeling it. I felt like I'd just gotten off the mat with a live opponent.
Your old Coach is currently outside of Cleveland OH in a most picturesque little town near Chagrin Falls. I taught a wonderful group of people for a four hour kettlebell seminar last weekend, assisted by my crazy strong friend, Jane Easly. (Enjoy the slide show to the right.) I also presented two Gracie jiujitsu workshops at the local Fight Gym where I gave four blue belt promotions to the well-deserving students. If you're in the area, come train with Jason, Scott and Jane, it's a fantastic facility.
The next formal seminar is Portland OR Sunday 9 November. This is a MaxBells Kettlebell Teacher Training Certification. The event is near capacity, there are only twelve spaces total, so if you'd like to be there, definitely contact Nathan Jeffers by email: firstname.lastname@example.com
or phone: 503-243-5644
The MaxBell Teacher Training is quickly being recognized as the very best of its type. Many of the participants come in with an RKC and/or AKC certification and assure us our training is worth every penny. We cover topics not covered by the other certifying bodies. These topics are unique to those wishing to teach kettlebells in group classes or personal training.
I'm proud to announce a new DVD from the Gladiator Seminar last summer with Zach Even-Esh. This was a fantastic seminar in which Zach and I pulled out all the stops--as you can see from the highlight video below--while sharing our conditioning secrets with the participants. It was all documented by Shawn Rubin, a film student, and will soon be available for sale to everyone who wishes they could have been there. This DVD is like having Coaches Steve and Zach in your own living room! Lots of cool ideas to intensify your workouts, unusual exercises and their variations, and some great workouts. I know you'll find this DVD well worth the time and money and I can't wait to release it for sale. It's at the duplicating house now.
So that's the latest news! Let me know how your DIY gadas come out.
In Strength & Health,
22 comments:
- Deanmc said...
Wow, thats cool. I just made some "Home Depot" clubs, this looks like a good next project! Keep the great post's coming
- October 14, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Interesting project. Great blogs you put out. Keep up the good work.
- October 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- Chris said...
Could you just use a sledgehammer?
- October 14, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Thanks, deanmc & charles! Chris, I tried using both the 16# & 20# sledgehammers for this exercise but I found the length of the handle all wrong. The handle should be long enough that the ball drops down below the knees. Also, the sledgehammer shape is not conducive to swinging in this manner and there's a very real possibility of hitting yourself. The sledgehammer handle is flattened, to facilitate gripping, you want the handle to be round or else the handle starts to tear up the hands. The round ball is much more forgiving when you do hit yourself(and you WILL) while the sledgehammer is acutely painful and could spell potential disaster with its sharper angles. It's not so much the heavy weight as the length of the handle which increases the centrifugal force of the gada. - Steve
- October 14, 2008 at 4:20 PM
- Chris said...
Thanks Steve - that is helpful
- October 14, 2008 at 4:22 PM
If your in great shape about how long should it take to complete this killer mace bell workout?
- October 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Hello Steve, Kit from Australia here (but in Vancouver running a workshop). Love the Gada idea.
I just wanted to add a comment on the sledgehammers: we have four in my gym (6, 8, 10, and 12 lbs) with metre-long handles (so, 39"), and we do use them for the exercise you demonstrate. And the Great Gama's mace looks like it has a similar length handle.
But (and this is a big but) your inexpensive device with its longer handle (and consequent leverage) will work MUCH better for the endurance worksout you propose.
we use the sledges more for wrist and rotator cuff/shoulder strength work, where the handles (slightly oval and with a textured finish) work just fine. I will send you a YouTube link once I get back and shoot the exercises we use.
I will build one of yours, and add it to the collection: thank you. Cheers, KL
- October 16, 2008 at 2:46 PM
- Cfnobrasil said...
Really freat blog Steve!
I from brazil and I ask a favor!
As my native language is not English, I would ask to use a few slang! Heheh
I add it to my blog ok?
- October 16, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Hey Steve, glad to see you swinging a Macebell (even if it is home made lol)!
Be sure not to use your shoulder as a leverage point on the up swing. The only dangerous thing with homemade versions is the centrifugal force is amazing and the concrete bell may come off or the handle may break too.
The Macebells that Torque manufactured for me have a nice crinkle coat grip that holds chalk well and the bell has a polyurethane safety coating that has come in handy a number of times.
That being said, there are a ton of exercises that you can do with the Macebell that the homemade variety cannot withstand, such as Scottish hammerthrows and sledgehammer work. I think you'll like the Macebell Basics DVD coming out this month!
Also I invite anyone interested to check out Macebell.com, its a free resource for fans of Karl Gotch's methods of exercise.
- October 16, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hi Kit,
Thanks for writing in and your comments. I, too, have a pair of sledgehammers (16#, 20#) in the back of the van, but I felt like I was taking my life in my hands every time I did the gada exercise with them. The hammer shape, while ideal for pounding things, isn't very forgiving when it comes to the back of the calves and legs.
I found that even if I missed a bit with the spherical gada, it was more apt to glance off without damage.
I also carry a 35# clubbell and use it for similar two-hand mace-type movements for shorter-range, lower rep strength work.
The mace that the Great gama hold in the phot is a ceremonial mace that is given as a prize to top wrestlers, like a belt or medal today, and they were highly revered, but not used so much for exercise and workouts.
The mace was a symbol of Hannuman, the monkey god and patron of wrestlers. The standard workout gadas are pretty crude, basically a granite ball fixed to a bamboo pole, which can see in this clip from a classic Indian movie a client of mine sent in:
This is a beautiful clip (thanks John) Notice the boy dong his baticks (push-ups) over the water's edge.
Now Gama was a Muslim, but the mace would still have been a tremendous honor. The wrestling akhara was one place where Muslims & Hindus mixed freely without angst, following only the religion of hard work, exercise and a dedication to the physical body. - Steve
- October 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
central fitness, obragado!
- October 17, 2008 at 2:37 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hey Jake! Thanks so much for writing in. I appreciate your educated comments as the Macebell expert. I was looking longingly at your website and wanted to spring for a macebell, since I don't like to cheap out on equipment and always go for the best available. After seeing a video clip of Hindu wrestlers using the low-tech version, I became intrigued with wood and stone vs. steel.
Hey, I'd love to have one of your Macebells and I propose you ship me one and I'll write up a blog making an honest assessment of the benefits of the MaceBell over the homemade version. Better send the baby one since I'm a tyro at mace swingin'. The mace is much different than the two-hand clubbell I have. Feels and handles much different. - Steve
- October 17, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Been watching your blog for a while now, good stuff! Im going to have to make a mace, that looks like fun...in a glutton-for-punishment kind of way.
- October 20, 2008 at 5:43 PM
- zevenesh said...
steve, that was awesome dude, love the homemade macebell!
and yea, the old vids of indian wrestlers also use wood - cement, great post bruddah.
- October 24, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- andystolarik said...
hey steve, andy here from the southeast (georgia). great idea on the homemade maceball. it inspired me to make one myself but instead of using wood for the shaft i'm going to use a steel shaft with fittings at the end to secure the balls safety. you have inspired me to look at fitness and conditoning in a different light. thanks again for your posts.
on another note i was reading several posts back about the bodyweight cert. workshop that you conducted with some great sucess. are you expecting to conduct more workshops in 2009?
- October 28, 2008 at 8:35 AM
- Jake Shannon said...
Steve, send me an email and we'll hammer out the details!
~Jake Shannon
- November 13, 2008 at 8:42 PM
I don't really have a profound comment to make except 40s or not, they're hot!
You (and they) are doing something right.
- November 16, 2008 at 10:13 PM
- Boris T said...
Great post, I'll have to try this myself one time. I am big fan of Indian Clubs and have never tried a mace before.
Is there a big difference between the two?
- December 1, 2008 at 5:58 PM
- Rear Admir0l said...
Mr. M -- made 3 different gadas out of hanger dowels & plastic flower pots filled w. quikrete, each of various lengths and weights.
WOW -- I have completely blown my arms & shoulders up today and I LOVE IT!!!
Thanks for the idea -- my buddies & I will be playing around with them all weekend, I'm sure.
Lesson learned -- flip your grip when you switch direction LOL.
I wondered WHY it was so hard going L -> R.
- December 4, 2008 at 10:51 AM
This was an interesting way of exploring a new fitness routine.
- December 29, 2008 at 8:23 AM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Boris, There is a big difference between a gada and double club work. There is more similarity in working with the bigger, two-hand club. - Steve
- January 2, 2009 at 11:35 AM
I just used a barrel from a .50 cal machine gun as an improvised macebell for the first time yesterday. Holy crap - I didn't know I had so many muscles in my torso! The balance may not be optimal but it sure was intense...
- April 6, 2009 at 7:20 PM


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Economic Sanctions
sanction, in law and ethics, any inducement to individuals or groups to follow or refrain from following a particular course of conduct. All societies impose sanctions on their members in order to encourage approved behavior. These sanctions range from formal legal statutes to informal and customary actions taken by the general membership in response to social behavior. A sanction may be either positive, i.e., the promise of reward for desired conduct, or negative, i.e., the threat of penalty for disapproved conduct, but the term is most commonly used in the negative sense. This is particularly true of the sanctions employed in international relations. These are usually economic, taking the form of an embargo or boycott, but may also involve military action.
Under its covenant, the League of Nations was empowered to initiate sanctions against any nation resorting to war in violation of the covenant. Its declaration of an embargo against Paraguay (1934) derived from this power. Economic sanctions were applied against Italy during its invasion of Ethiopia (1935) in the League's most famous, and notably ineffective, use of its power.
The United Nations, under its charter, also has the power to impose sanctions against any nation declared a threat to the peace or an aggressor. Once sanctions are imposed they are binding upon all UN members. However, the requirement that over half of the total membership of the Security Council and all five permanent members agree on the decision to effect a sanction greatly limits the actual use of that power. UN military forces were sent to aid South Korea in 1950, and in the 60s economic sanctions were applied against South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). In the 1990s economic sanctions were imposed on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait, and the Security Council approved the use of force to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Sanctions were also imposed on the former Yugoslavia as a result of the Bosnian civil war and Kosovo crisis.
See R. Arens and H. Lasswell, In Defense of Public Order (1961); R. Segal, ed., Sanctions Against South Africa (1964); M. P. Doxey, Economic Sanctions and International Enforcement (1971) and International Sanctions in Contemporary Perspective (1987); D. Leyton-Brown, ed., The Utility of International Economic Sanctions (1987).


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cdunde1 necessitava di un nuovo design di pagina web con programmazione e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 4 design presentati da 3 designer.
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