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"The Hills" starlet Kristin Cavallari says reports of her doing drugs at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival are out of line.
"Don't you think it's funny that Coachella was – what three weeks ago? – and it's just now coming out when ['The Hills'] is premiering?" Kristin said Tuesday morning on the "Valentine In The Morning" LA radio show when asked about an Us Weekly report which claimed she was spotted doing cocaine at the music festival last month.
"Don't you think that if that was really true, it would have come out right after Coachella?" she said. "Someone would have been talking about it. It would have been on Perez [Hilton] right after Coachella if that was true!"
The 23-year-old reality starlet said the timing of the alleged drug use is suspect.
"It only started in Miami, Super Bowl weekend, because of 'The Hills.' Because Lo [Bosworth] and Stephanie [Pratt] assumed I was on drugs," she said, referring to the events seen on the season premiere of her MTV series last week. "Up until that, no one had ever expressed any concern about me. It's not even like I go out that much! It just came out of left field and then died down because there is no story, but now with the show premiering again, it came back up!"
DJ Valentine pointedly asked Kristin, "Have you ever done cocaine?"
"Yeah I have," she revealed, explaining that she is not currently using the drug. "I tried it in high school. I admitted it! I don't like being around it. I think it's kind of a shady disgusting drug."
Kristin, who was seen in the premiere episode of "The Hills" partying into the wee hours of the morning, owned up to her recent actions.
"I'm the first to admit that I like to go out and have a good time. It's no shock that I drink," she explained. "[But,] I'm not doing anything that I shouldn't be doing."
She then proclaimed, "Drugs scare me…I'm off of all drugs. I'm fine, I'm really healthy and take care of myself."
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9 Possible Explanations For Parque Forestal 'Alien'
Translation (c) 2004 Scott Corrales
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
June 11, 2004
SOURCE: Terra.cl
DATE: June 8, 2004
Chile: 9 Possible Explanations For Parque Forestal "Alien"
by Camilo Valdivieso, Terra Networks
SANTIAGO. June 8, 2004 - The photo taken by German Pereira, showing a strange "character" walking across Parque Forestal, has gone all around the world, appearing in a variety of internet sites as well as news dailies and television. Despite the fact that the digital image has been studied in detail, no one knows what the curious phenomenon might be. However, the following theories have been put forth:
One of the better-known stories is the presence of an alien in the photo taken at Parque Forestal. The strange character that appears near the mounted policemen's horses is very similar to the "Greys", whether on account of its macrocephaly or its elongated arms. What is odd is the creature's size, since tests to the digital image show that its height would not exceed 80 centimeters. Some ufologists state that there is no precedent for such small extraterrestrials, therefore this possibility has been discarded. However, UFO research has always been based on eyewitness testimony and photo evidence, therefore a new concept of space beings, smaller in size than those hitherto known, would be a new line of research.
Without a doubt one of the most accepted theories by the public regarding the strange creature. Certainly the characteristics that can be made out on this entity are similar to the ones described by those who have seen imps, whether on acount of its size or its greenish hue. Furthermore, these mythical creatures are believed to inhabit places filled with trees and flowers, making it not at all strange that Parque Forestal should form part of their habitat. Experts in manifestations by these entities reinforce the theory that imps can only be seen by certain people, since they belong to another dimension, and that a digital photograph could be a good option for seeing them.
Cyberspace is filled with countless photos showing specters or ghosts in poses similar to that of the Parque Forestal creature. Among thousands of photos, a good number of them are fakes, but an equally significant amount has not been dismissed as hoaxes. Therefore, within the possibilities of this image, the possibility of a ghost could easily coincide with many others of its type.
The trails of Parque Forestal are covered with many leaves and branches that constantly fall from the trees, especially during the fall. For this reason, one of the theories put forth explains that one such branch could have created the capricious image of a walking alien. The blurriness of the image could lend credibility to this explanation.
Another theory posited states that a small child was walking between the two Carabineros horsemen. This is not unlikely, since such things happen constantly in that area of the park. But upon studying the image and being's size, the child could not have been more than a year and half old. As the image shows, the creature walks erect and its body does not present the characteristics of a child of that age. Furthermore, there are no signs of clothing covering the body of the alleged child, and the neck is absent from beings quasi-deformed head. However, the sweep of the image deforms the possibility of evaluating details such as clothing or other traits that could make this the solution.
What would an ape be doing in the middle of Parque Central? Well, its one of many interpretations of this image. The characteristics of the "creature" could be projected on a small ape who had escaped at that time from the zoo or from a private home. What is odd is the color of the alleged ape, aside from the calm way it crosses between two animals of far larger size than its own.
For those knowledgeable in the subject, it is easy to capture a significant light and shadow play which can mislead us easily. Upon observing this photo, we can see that there are several patches of light between the leaves. These give the sensation of possessing a color that is similar to that of the strange being. We also see another light spot over the entity's body, suggesting an object on its back, which could be interpreted as a rucksack, but is only light play after initial analysis. Under this premise, we cannot dismiss the possibility that the phenomenon photographed by German Pereira is only the product of light and shadow play.
Under the magnifying glasses of several experts, the image from Forestal is no more than an absurd hoax to promote the subject of UFOs and aliens. However, we lack any proof that completely rejects the veracity of the alleged alien photo. The following are some possible means of hoaxing the image
Superimposed Images
One of the most common tricks when creating photos of this sort is the superimposition of images, whether through a computer or employing sophisticated design programs, which aid us in constructing photos with external elements. This can be done by taking a photo obtained by a conventional original (a traditional photo with a chemically-processed negative) which has been scanned and then digitized. Then, an external element is attached (as strange figure or other object. After printing it on a laser printer on high-quality paper, it can be photographed using a digital camera, obtaining the result we have come to know.
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One of the photos limitations is the sweep generated by the digital camera, which blurs the image, making it impossible to make a firm conclusion. But the most curious detail is that these "sweeps" are hard to do with a digital camera. Digital cameras generally operate as sensitivities of 100, 200 and 400 ISO (standardized sensitivity units between ASA and DIN, which are the U.S. and German units, respectively). This means that the exposure speeds for an outdoor shot on a clear day (such as in this photo) would never be lower than 1/100th of a second. A sweep of such a magnitude could never be obtained at such a speed. The photo would be underexposed (in its original) for which reason the contrast (luminance) or colors (chrominance) cannot be fully seen, which are needed to distinguish capacity and depth in each cell.
Another possibility is that it was all concocted at the site of the events, creating the impression of a being calmly walking among two mounted horses. When looking closely at the image, we can see that the at the second post to the left of the photo, there is a diagonal element supported toward the ground. This could be a stick, but its thickness could readily represent one of the legs of a tripod supporting the strange character.
[UFOINFO Note: There also seems to be a person sitting down. This is clearer when looking at the close up image just below the main photo. Is the person holding something or is it just another trick of the light? - see this article on the Rense.com website]
Translation (c) 2004 Scott Corrales
Institute of Hispanic Ufology (IHU)
Special thanks to Camilo Valdivieso, Terra Networks
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Pratt & Whitney Honors Five Engineers as Distinguished Engineers of the Year
Pratt & Whitney and the Hartford chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) honored five Distinguished Engineers of the Year during National Engineers Week. ASME issues Distinguished Engineers of the Year awards to recognize and promote excellence in the field of Engineering. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
"Recipients of the Engineer of the Year Award represent the value superior engineering can bring to the people, products and performance that define 'Dependable Engines'," said Tom Prete, vice president, Engineering, Pratt & Whitney. "The five engineers selected by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers are truly some of our most innovative minds, and they deserve to be recognized for their contributions to the field of Engineering."
This year's Pratt & Whitney Distinguished Engineers of the Year are Bill Hastings, chief program engineer, F119 program; Ted Mattern, validation manager, PW1500G program; Eric Hudson, Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT) leader, Advanced Military Turbines; Wangen Lin, senior fellow of welding, Core Manufacturing Engineering; and Martin Walsh, deputy director, Cold Section Engineering, Mechanical Systems.
"The PurePower® engine would not be the same without Ted, Wangen, and Marty contributing to our Engineering team," said Prete. "On the military engine side, Bill and Eric have led significant advances in the capabilities of military aviation. Each and every one of them deserves this honor."
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a not-for-profit organization that represents more than 150 countries and 130,000 members, including college students and young engineers, to senior researchers and executives.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, auxiliary and ground power units and small turbojet propulsion products. United Technologies Corporation, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries. To learn more about UTC, visit www.utc.com or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.


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July is here (yes, already!) and it's time to start planning for your big 4th of July bash. This year, why not try combining your love of pop with your love of America? Nothing goes better with U.S.A. pride like a little side of Taylor Swift!
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What is more essential to a good party than music? Your celebration playlist will set the whole mood! There are so many good songs making the rounds right now that it can be overwhelming trying to select exactly which tunes will fit. You want to pump up your partygoers, capture the sweet happiness of summer and maybe even inspire a few dance moves. That's a lot of pressure.
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RED Sangria
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1.5 oz. clementine juice
0.5 oz. elderflower syrup
0.5 oz. lemon juice
Diced green apples, clementines and seedless grapes
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Soak and chill ingredients for one hour.
Mix in Red Bull Red Edition and serve.
SILVER Cooler
The taste of lime paired with the sweetness of the watermelon puree strike a heavenly, refreshing balance.
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The 'BLUE Hawaii' is like a fruit punch with an extra kick. This fruity concoction will hit your taste buds just right!
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0.5 oz. pomegranate juice
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Muddle fruit, strain, and pour over ice.
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Top off juice with Red Bull Blue Edition.
Garnish with pineapple wedge and serve.
Tip: To muddle fruit just means to mash or grind it up. So get to mashing those pineapples and raspberries!
After jamming to your playlist and sipping on your mocktails, you and your friends will be ready to chow down. We've gathered a few easy recipes that are sure to be a hit at your 4th of July get-together — and given them themes inspired by some of our favorite pop songs.
'I Knew You Were Trouble' Sliders
These hamburger sliders are so good you won't be able to eat just one — or two or three. They're so delicious, they're trouble!
Tip: Don't forget to provide condiments and fresh toppings for your guests, like tomato slices, chopped onion, pickles, cheese and so on.
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pound ground chuck
American cheese, sliced
8 (3-inch) buns or rolls, split in half
Preheat a griddle to 350 degrees (F).
Combine the onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and salt in a bowl. Set aside for later.
Line a pan with wax paper and evenly flatten the meat in the pan, until it covers the whole surface. It should be rolled out very thin.
Sprinkle the seasoning mix over the rolled out ground chuck. Fold the meat in half, so the spices are in the middle. Cut the meat into even squares.
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Place the cooked burgers on the buns and serve!
Tip: If it's a nice day, get the barbecue going out back instead of using a griddle. Nothing beats the taste of a real barbecued burger!
'MMM Yeah' Macaroni Salad
This macaroni salad is light and fresh, and it'll have you 'mmm'-ing with every bite.
8 oz. of elbow macaroni
1 cup light mayonnaise
4 tablespoons low-fat milk
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon curry
3/4 cup celery, sliced thin
1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup onion, chopped
Cook and drain the elbow macaroni according to the package directions. Rinse under cold water to cool.
In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, milk, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper.
Add the macaroni, celery, red pepper and onion to the wet mix. Toss to coat the macaroni.
Cover and let sit in the refrigerator to let all of the flavors blend together.
'Wrecking Ball' Cake Pops
Swing these babies right into your mouth. You won't want to waste a single crumb!
1 package of cake mix (any flavor)
Water, eggs and vegetable oil called for on cake mix box
1 container (12 oz.) of whipped frosting (any flavor)
2 bags (14 oz. each) of candy melts (any flavor)
3/4 teaspoon shortening
Craft sticks, lollipop sticks or straws
Red, white and blue sprinkles
Block of plastic white foam (optional)
Make and bake your desired cake mix as directed on the box. Let the cake cool completely before moving on to Steps 2 and 3.
Line several cookie sheets with waxed paper.
Crumble the entire cake into a bowl. Add the 12 oz. of frosting, and start mixing it in with your fingers until the cake and frosting form a dough.
Roll quarter-size balls of the dough with your hands and place on the cookie sheets. Stick them in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Microwave your bags of candy melts as directed on the packaging. Stir in the shortening until its smooth. (Tip: Test the candy and shortening mixture on a spoon. If it runs off, you're good to go!)
Remove the cake balls from your freezer. Dip each craft or lollipop stick into the melted candy, then insert halfway into a cake ball. Place each pop on the paper-lined trays.
Once all the cake balls have sticks, carefully dip each ball into the melted candy to coat it all over. Allow any excess candy to drip off back into the bowl.
Place the cake balls pop-side up in the foam block, or pop-side down on the cookie sheet.
Add the sprinkles, then let sit to dry.
Try not to eat every last one! They're that good.
'Firework' Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies so fun that they will literally pop and crackle with every bite!
Your favorite sugar cookie recipe
Vanilla frosting
3 packs of Pop Rocks Candy (strawberry flavor)
1 cup white sugar
Blue gel paste
Start off by making your favorite sugar cookie recipe. (If you don't have one, try asking your mom or grandmother. We bet they've got one lying around!) Let the cookies cool.
Frost the sugar cookies with vanilla frosting.
Create blue sugar by adding blue gel paste to the white sugar. (How much gel paste is up to you, and how blue you want your sugar to be!) Place in a blender and turn on for 40 to 45 seconds.
Sprinkle the blue sugar on top of the vanilla frosting.
Sprinkle the strawberry Pop Rocks on top of the cookies.
Plate on a festive 4th of July platter and serve. (And watch everyone's surprised faces when the cookies start crackling in their mouths!)
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War and Peace
New American Library, 1968 - 1456 strani
Eschewing the "great man" theory of history, Tolstoy shows how events are determined by large numbers of people whose actions coalesce at any moment in history to determine the course of events. Arguing that the closer people are to a situation the more they believe they have exercised free will, and the farther away people are from that situation the more they realize that their actions were already determined by past events, Tolstoy demonstrates the theory by means of the characters and actions. There is single protagonist. Rather, from among the more than five hundred and fifty characters, both real and imagined, several major families interact with one another: the Rostovs, the Bolkonskys, the Kuragins, the Drubetskoys, and Pierre Bezuhov, the natural son of a Russian nobleman. From among these families, a few male and female characters emerge who become focal points for the narrative: the men--Nikolay Rostov, Andrey Bolkonsky, Boris Drubetskoy, Anatole Kuragin--and the women--Natasha Rostova, Marya Bolkonskaya, and Helene Kuragin. If the reader must narrow the cast of characters even further, the two who stand at the very center from the beginning of the novel to its end are Pierre and Natasha, who after many tribulations are finally married at the novel's conclusion. Other important characters are Kutuzov, the great Russian general who drives Napoleon (the French) out of Russia by understanding that he must allow events to happen as they will, and the Russian peasant, Platon Karatayev, who teaches Pierre much the same lesson. As the title suggests, the novel is built upon a series of contrasts. Tolstoy balances nonmilitary actions with military actions even to the point of interweaving peaceful interludes during the time that all Russia is at war. Balanced also are alternations in mood: Rapture is balanced with despair, joy with care and trouble, and death with birth.
Mnenja - Napiąite recenzijo
Na običajnih mestih nismo naąli nobenih recenzij.
Navedki za to knjigo
The Social Animal
Elliot Aronson
Omejen predogled - 2003
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Theory of psychoanalytic technique
Karl Augustus Menninger,Philip S. Holzman
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Howard Lune
Howard Lune is an Associate Professor of Sociology. He specializes in research on organizations and organizational fields, with a particular focus on nonprofit organizations. The majority of his research concerns the efforts by relatively marginal groups to organize for greater political, social and/or economic power. He is presently working on a historical study of the development of the American Irish collective identity, from the founding the US to the end of the twentieth century.
|Berg, Bruce L., & Howard Lune 2011. Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences, 8/E. Boston, MA: Pearson
|Understanding Organizations. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press
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|Lune, Howard. 2007. Urban Action Networks: HIV/AIDS and Community Organizing in New York City. Boulder, CO: Rowman and Littlefield
Winner of the 2009 Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Award from ARNOVA - The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.
|Howard Lune, Enrique S. Pumar, Ross Koppel. Perspectives in Social Research Methods and Analysis. A Reader for Sociology. SAGE Publications Inc.
|Lune, Howard. "The Test: Ritual as a framing device in the construction of cultural nationalism." The Irish Journal of Sociology 23(2): 3-28.
|Lune, Howard. "Transnational Nationalism: Strategic Action Fields and the Organization of the Fenian Movement." Research in Social Movements, Conflicts, and Change 38: 3-35.
|Mateu-Gelabert, Pedro and Howard Lune. "Street Ethos in High School: School as an Educational Deterrent." City and Community Vol. 6, No. 3, pages 173-191.
|Kelley, Margaret, Howard Lune and Sheigla Murphy. "Doing Needle Exchange: Prevention Point Service Providers and Organizational Transformation." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Vol. 34, No. 3, pages 362-386.
|Sheigla Murphy, Kelley, Margaret and Howard Lune. "The Health Benefits of Secondary Syringe Exchange." Journal of Drug Issues Vol. 34, No. 2, pages 245-268.
|Lichtenberg, Ilya, Howard Lune and Patrick MacManimon. "Darker than any Prison, Hotter than any Human Flame: Voluntariness as a Moral Component of Treatment," The Journal of Criminal Justice Education Vol. 15, No. 2, pages 429-450.
|Mateu-Gelabert, Pedro and Howard Lune. "School Violence: The Bi-directional Conflict Flow Between Neighborhood and School." City and Community Vol. 2, No. 4, pages 353-368.
|Lune, Howard. "Reclamation Activism in Anti-drug Organizing in the U.S." Social Movement Studies. Vol.1, No.2, pages 147-68.
|Lune, Howard. "Weathering the Storm: Nonprofit Organization Survival Strategies in a Hostile Climate." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 4, pages 463-483.
|Kelley, Margaret, Sheigla Murphy and Howard Lune. "The Cultural Impact of Needle Exchange: The Role of Safe Injection Mentors." Contemporary Drug Problems Vol. 28, pages 485-506.
|Lune, Howard and Hillary Oberstein. "Embedded Systems: The Case of HIV/AIDS Nonprofit Organizations in New York City." Voluntas Vol. 12, No.1, pages 17-33.
|Lune, Howard; Martinez, M. "Old Structures, New Relations. How Community Development Credit Unions Define Organizational Boundaries." Sociological Forum Vol. 14, No. 4, pages 609-634.
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BackStreets offers live entertainment and karaoke seven nights a week. We also offer food and drink specials daily – see the menu.
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Seven nights a week, you can take the stage on our patio to belt out your favorite tunes. We welcome all types of requests, and the BackStreets crowd is the most supportive around. Country, rock, metal, classics, punk, you name it – chances are we have it in our vast catalog of songs ready for you to sing live.
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There are ever increasing demands on the reduction of energy consumption, for both economic and environmental reasons. The need to be able to value the overall light quality in a room, both with respect to the lighting experience and the operating cost, was the inspiration behind the AQ index.
The AQ index (Application Quality Index) is a model that describes a way to interpret the lighting experience together with parameters which show energy consumption and operating costs for a specific room.
The lighting solution's quality index is based on five different parameters with the aim of showing the total quality of a lighting installation for a specific room. The operating cost parameter takes the energy consumption, product efficiency, illumination and the recommended maintenance of the lighting within a room into consideration.
The value of all the parameters is based on the different criteria, which are shown in the form of a table. The final presentation which appears in the pentagon should be seen as a value of system solutions within the room – the room's lighting experience together with the energy consumption and operating cost of the lighting.
The evaluation is normally made by a lighting planner at the design stage, but can also be carried out by an inspector on an existing installation.
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Lighting experience
Is based on the total VBE index, i.e. a subjective evaluation of the visual, biological and emotional parameters within the room.
Energy consumption
Describes the energy consumption and is valued according to the room's calculated LENI figure in accordance with EN 15193. The calculated LENI index describes the room's energy consumption expressed in kWh/m² per year.
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For luminaires including light sources – stated as an LLE index for all luminaires in the room. The calculated LLE value is expressed in lm/W.
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I went to the doctor a while back because I thought I had a hernia. It turned out I had something far less serious, and yet somehow far more horrifying.
If you've had an inguinal hernia before (and I have), you know it occurs when your digestive lining tears and a portion of your intestines droops out, sometimes into your nutsack. This is decidedly unpleasant. It's what doctors are looking for when they have you pull your pants down during a physical and stick their finger right up your balls and into the general area I like to refer to as THE SOCKET. I had this in 1994, and needed surgery to correct it. They shaved half my pubes before the operation. Very erotic.
If you have a hernia, there's usually a bulge in your scrotum that will expand upon coughing. The other day, I jammed my hand down my pants (as per usual) and felt a bulge. I coughed. It expanded. Shit. Another hernia. THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR OCCASIONALLY EXERTING MYSELF.
So I went to the doctor, and it turned out I didn't have a hernia at all. I had what is called a hydrocele, a generally harmless condition. I did not need surgery, which made me happy, until I was told that hydroceles are essentially varicose veins inside your nutsack. I'll let Google Health explain it:
A hydrocele is a fluid-filled sack along the spermatic cord within the scrotum. The main symptom is a painless, swollen testicle , which feels like a water balloon. A hydrocele may occur on one or both sides. Hydroceles are usually not dangerous, and they are usually only treated when they cause discomfort or embarrassment, or if they are large enough to threaten the testicle's blood supply.
One option is to remove the fluid in the scrotum with a needle, a process called aspiration. However, surgery is generally preferred. Aspiration may be the best alternative for people who have certain surgical risks.
Sclerosing (thickening or hardening) medications may be injected after aspiration to close off the opening. This helps prevent the future build up of fluid.
Hydroceles can be easily demonstrated by shining a flashlight (transillumination) through the enlarged portion of the scrotum. If the scrotum is full of clear fluid, as in a hydrocele, the scrotum will light up.
I held a flashlight up to my sack just now (why I haven't done that before is beyond me. I love shining flashlights through my hands and shit), and indeed, my scrotum LIT UP. Which is a handy parlor trick. Also, the extra bulging makes my nuts feel bigger, more substantial. I AM SO BALLSY, I CANNOT BE CONTAINED.
It still doesn't make up for the fact that I feel like there is a goddamn serpent running through my balls. Or the fact that I have a clear sign of aging in the worst place you'd want a clear sign of aging to reside. So I warn all you middle aged fellows out there to take heed. Maybe your balls are fine and dandy right now, but the hydrocele could come and get you. BEWARE THE INFLATED SCROAT.


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Sharing ideas for teaching Young Learners
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An Amazing Teacher. from David Deubelbeiss on Vimeo.
An amazing YL teacher(blog post and video)
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Started by Suha khader Feb 25, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everybody!It's nice to meet you here discussing such an important topic. Songs are really nice and all learners whether young or adults love them.. You can easily get your pupils involved in…Continue
Started by ddeubel. Last reply by Suha khader Feb 23, 2011. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Tell us something that worked in your own classroom with YLs. Here's are my two fav. videos of young learners.... inspiring! Continue
Tags: kindergarten, teaching, kids, young_learners, children
I'm so glad to join you here in this group wishing to have and give more interesting startegies, and games to get our young learners involved in the lesson happily and interactively.
Thanks a million Ddeubel for the great resources you have provided us with. I appreciate your great effort.
Have a good day, night or morning..actually I don't know what time it is there in your country. Here in Jordan it's9:45 pm..time to go to bed..Bye 4 now
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Our new fellows, you are very welcome to this group! Hope we can achieve our targets through helping each other and sharing with our work, tasks, games, strategies.
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Here is another nice pdf - 10 Helpful Ideas For Teaching Young Learners. Good ideas.


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BOONE COUNTY - Kansas City police officers along with FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Christopher Dwayne Brown on Tuesday at a home in Kansas City. Brown is a convicted felon charged with shooting three people on Gregory Drive in Boone County back in September.
Brown is currently being held in the Jackson County Jail with no bond. According to the Boone County Sheriff's Department, officials are expected to transport Brown back to Boone County within the next few days.
The orginial incident happened on the morning of September 22 when Boone County deputies responded to an incident on the 5900 block of Gregory Drive. There deputies found two victims with gunshot wounds including a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman. Columbia police officers later found a third victim with gunshot wounds, a 27-year-old man, in a parked vehicle on Lawnridge Drive.
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Spaces once bustling with crowds, cars and sounds are now empty, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Across Connecticut, schools have closed, businesses have shut down, and residents have been instructed to "stay safe, stay home." The state government has encouraged its communities to curb the spread of COVID-19 by practicing safety measures like self-quarantining and social distancing. These photographs are the result of that distance. Drone photography by Mark Mirko.
- West End of Hartford Bear SafariA community effort through the West End — a window "bear hunt" — in which people placed stuffed bears or animals in their front windows in order to be spotted by kids and adults in scavenger hunt fashion in the West End of Hartford.
- Connecticut grapples with the coronavirusThe state, nation and world are grappling with coronavirus concerns. In Connecticut, schools districts are being closed, events are being canceled, and government officials are figuring out how to increase testing. As numbers of confirmed cases in the state rise, residents are reconfiguring their lives. For more information about how COVID-19 is affecting Connecticut, visit courant.com/coronavirus.
- Go Red for Women LuncheonThe American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Luncheon 2020 was held at the Connecticut Convention Center on Wednesday, March 11. The event focuses on preventing heart disease and stroke by promoting healthy lifestyles, building awareness and raising funds to support research and education initiatives.
- Photos: Students protest CIAC decision to cancel winter tournamentsHundreds of students gathered outside CIAC headquarters in Cheshire Wednesday to protest the organization's decision to cancel its winter high school sports tournaments amid concerns over the coronavirus.
- The Bushnell Ovations GalaHundreds attended the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts annual Ovations Gala on Saturday, March 7, 2020, featuring dancing, dinner, and a live auction.
- PHOTOS: the UConn Huskies take on the Temple Owls during the 2020 American Athletic Conference Tournament QuarterfinalsThe UConn Huskies take on the Temple Owls during the 2020 American Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Arena,
- NBMAA First Friday: Soul Sound RevueNew Britain Museum of American Art held their monthly First Friday event with musical guests Soul Sound Review. The band's mix of Soul Sound and classic Motown rhythms kept the dance floor moving throughout the evening.


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On a recent visit to a museum, my husband and I stopped at its cafeteria for a snack. The choices were cookies and cupcakes, pretzels and potato chips, and assorted drinks. Clearly, the cafeteria didn't cater to those of us who are gluten-sensitive, lactose-intolerant, and/or weight watchers.
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Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) are revisiting the way organic certification started a few decades ago. At the same time, many PGS have existed for over 40 years. The development and professionalization of the organic sector, accompanied by increased international trade has called for third party certification to become the norm in most developed organic markets; nevertheless, PGS have never stopped to exist and serve organic producers and consumers eager to maintain local economies and direct, transparent relationships.
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By TIM SULLIVAN, Associated Press
DHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Lobsang Sangay is the prime minister of a country that doesn't exist. His government fills a moldy cluster of yellow brick buildings clinging to an Indian hillside. His budget depends on donor countries and wealthy supporters.
But with his well-tailored suits and carefully practiced soundbites, Sangay is something new in this tattered hill town, home to Tibet's government-in-exile.
He is an openly ambitious politician in a culture that traditionally frowns on self-promotion. He is comfortable in front of TV cameras, charismatic and, his critics say, willing to sow divisiveness to win votes. In a town where power has long rested with elderly Buddhist monks and exile bureaucrats who fled Chinese-ruled Tibet, he spent 16 years polishing his resume at Harvard.
And unlike his predecessor, he is not venerated as a god-king.
Sangay, 43, is the first prime minister since the Dalai Lama stepped down as head of the exile government last year.
The Dalai Lama's "popularity, charisma, leadership — it cannot be replicated," Sangay said.
Sangay came to power in what might be the most critical moment for Tibet in a generation: A wave of Tibetans have burned themselves alive to protest Chinese rule, Beijing is undergoing a leadership transition and the 76-year-old Dalai Lama is speaking openly of his eventual death.
"Tibet is in crisis," said Youdong Aukatsang, a New Delhi-based member of the exile parliament. "But this is also a historic moment for us, with His Holiness deciding to give up his political position. Lobsang Sangay symbolizes this turning point."
Exile politics, long a genteel arena that plodded along in the Dalai Lama's shadow, has never seen anything like Sangay.
"Tibetans normally want their leaders to be dignified and distant. Lobsang Sangay went to the people," said Tsering Shakya, a scholar of modern Tibet at the University of British Columbia.
Sangay's two rivals were older men who had spent decades in the exile government. Their campaigns were what people expected: a few speeches, occasional interviews, reaching out to friends of friends.
Sangay, though, launched a campaign blitz.
He embarked on a whirlwind tour of Tibetan exile communities, shaking hands and giving speeches from India to Minnesota. His supporters created websites to back his campaign. Mild criticisms were met with volleys of online denials. He relentlessly touted his hardscrabble childhood, the son of a struggling farmer and trader in the Indian hills.
Despite spending nearly his entire adult life at Harvard, first as a law student and then as a research fellow, he became a master of Clintonian I-feel-your-pain rhetoric, selling himself as a man of the people.
"I understand and can empathize with the average Tibetans," he told the online Tibetan Political Review, speaking of his childhood in a refugee settlement. "I know what it feels like to go through another season of poor harvest."
At times, it was an uncanny echo of American politics: A handsome man with well-combed hair, a small-town stump speech and outsized ambitions.
It was also a shock to the Tibetan establishment.
"For some people this was distasteful," said Shakya. "But this is something you learn in America: If you want something, you go and get it."
Sangay got it, winning more votes than his two rivals combined. While only about one-third of the global exile community's 150,000 people voted (6 million more Tibetans live in China, though it was extremely difficult for them to cast ballots), his election was seen as a turn against an older generation of Tibetan officials.
His critics, though, say his victory was partially rooted in the seamier side of American political culture. Sangay's focus on his working-class roots was seen by some in the community as a populist attack message, designed to divide Tibetans along ancient class lines.
Certainly, it set Sangay apart from his main rival, Tenzin Tethong, a member of an old aristocratic family.
While the exiled nobility lost much of its power long ago, many poorer exiles believe they still wield immense influence in Dharmsala.
"A few people belonging to high-status families control everything," said Yangdon Tsekyi, 25, who works in a Dharmsala coffee shop, a comment echoed by many Sangay voters. "If you have the right family name, you can be successful here ... I'm happy Lobsang Sangay is from a normal family."
Sangay insists he wasn't trying to be divisive, and points out that his wife comes from an aristocratic family. His supporters say his campaign simply reflected modern politics.
"Whether you call it divisive, or whatever, doesn't matter. I think he wanted to win the election and wanted to connect with the masses," said Aukatsang, the parliament member.
Six months after his swearing-in, Sangay has become skilled in political banality, avoiding sensitive topics during an hourlong interview by piling platitudes one upon the other. If pressed, he would sidestep by quoting the Dalai Lama.
He is eloquent, though, when the topic turns to China, battering Beijing's rule with passion and knowledge.
"What we fear is unfolding," he said of Beijing's efforts to seal off Tibetan regions amid the continuing wave of self-immolations: "Tragedy."
Years of crackdowns, he argues, have given Tibetans no other way to vent their frustration.
"You can't have hunger strikes, you can't have demonstrations, you can't write petitions ... Given such repressive policies and actions, Tibetans are pushed to the brink of desperation."
This is the real power of the exile government. Along with overseeing refugee schools and finding jobs for young people, the Dharmsala government is a pulpit to voice the Tibetan quest for autonomy.
Earlier exile leaders were practically invisible, eclipsed by the Dalai Lama's fame. Giving up his political role was supposed to make it easier for Beijing to negotiate with the Dalai Lama as a religious leader, not the head of a government China reviles as illegitimate. He also fears a leadership vacuum after he dies, when the Chinese government and senior Tibetan lamas will almost certainly name rival reincarnated successors.
But Sangay's political instincts, and the new prominence of the prime minister role, have helped make him a global darling. The international media cover his speeches, and foreign governments bestow honors on him.
He even gets attacked by Beijing: "That government-in-exile of his, no matter who leads (it), it's all just a separatist political clique that betrays the motherland," a senior Chinese official for Tibet said after Sangay offered to negotiate with China.
China accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking independence, though he and Sangay both insist they only want greater autonomy for the region.
Sangay says much of his job now is finding a middle ground between a deeply conservative culture and the modern world.
"In many ways I'm trying to balance between continuity and change," Sangay said, when asked if he ever fears he has become too Westernized. "I have to be very much Tibetan but very much modern as well."
He is also simply getting accustomed to the new job.
"I am an ordinary guy who was given this extraordinary responsibility," he said.
And as with an experienced American politician, it was impossible to know if the modesty was heartfelt — or utterly insincere.
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Baseball Hall of Fame 2014: Let's talk hats
Forget PEDs. Forget voting procedures. Forget Jack Morris. It's time to discuss a truly crucial matter related to the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame election: hats.
The question of which hat an inductee should be depicted wearing on his plaque in Cooperstown has become on overriding concern for some fans in an era when players usually change teams at least once. While players used to be able to select the hat themselves, the Hall of Fame now makes the call, picking the cap logo "based on where that player makes his most indelible mark."
With that in mind, we decided to take a look at this year's leading Hall candidates to determine which hat each man should wear should he be elected. For obvious reasons, players who played with one team (including Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and Alan Trammell) are not included.
Teams played for: Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
We realize Bonds and Roger Clemens will not be elected any time soon, but humor us. Bonds won two MVPs with Pittsburgh (and should have won a third), but he obviously made his biggest impact as a member of the Giants: Five MVPs, 586 home runs, his only World Series appearance. Oh yeah, and he broke the single-season home run record in a San Francisco uniform.
Verdict: Giants
Teams played for: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Houston Astros
The Rocket won four of his seven Cy Young awards (and his only two World Series rings) after leaving Boston. Despite that, and despite his contentious relationship with the Red Sox and their fans, it's hard to see him entering Cooperstown in any other hat. He played for the Red Sox for 13 seasons, more than twice as many as he played for the Yankees. He won two Cy Youngs in Toronto, but those were his only two years with the Jays
Verdict: Red Sox
Teams played for: Atlanta Braves, New York Mets
Glavine played five season for the Mets, making two All-Star appearances in that time. But this one's not close. Glavine pitched for the Braves for 17 seasons, winning 244 games and two Cy Youngs and appearing in five World Series.
Verdict: Braves
Teams played for: Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers
Kent won't be elected to the Hall of Fame this year, but the five-time All-Star has a better case than you may realize. If he ever is inducted, the Hall will have to plenty of teams to choose from. He played six seasons in San Francisco (one more than he played in New York), where he won an MVP and made three All-Star teams. He also hit 175 homers and made his only World Series appearance with the Giants.
Verdict: Giants
Teams played for: Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres
Maddux pitched 10 seasons for the Cubs, winning 133 games and a Cy Young award. Chicago even retired his number in 2009. But there's no doubt he is best remebered for his 11 seasons in Atlanta, when he won three Cy Youngs and four ERA titles and made 25 postseason starts. He pitched in the World Series in 1995, 1996 and 1999 as as member of the Braves.
Verdict: Braves
Teams played for: Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians
Morris' signature moment, his masterful 10-inning shutout in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, came as a member of the Twins. But 1991 actually was his only season with in Minnesota. He pitched as many in Cleveland and more in Toronto. There really is no question Morris would wear a Tigers' hat on his plaque. He pitched 14 seasons in Detroit, picking up 198 of his 254 career wins and making four of his five All-Star appearances. He also was a key member of the 1984 World Series champion Tigers.
Verdict: Tigers
Teams played for: Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees
Moose posted a stellar 123-72 record over eight seasons with Yankees. He also had his only 20-win season and appeared in two World Series in pinstripes. But he pitched 10 seasons in Baltimore and had more wins, a higher winning percentage, a better ERA and more strikeouts as an Oriole. Also, all five of his All-Star selections and five of his six top 5 Cy Young finishes happened in orange and black.
Verdict: Orioles
Teams played for: Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics
Gary Carter was inducted into the Hall of Fame as an Expo in 2003, much to the displeasure of Mets fans. If Piazza follows his fellow catcher into Cooperstown, will be go in as a Met or as a Dodger? It's a close call: Piazza played seven seasons in Dodger blue, winning the Rookie of the Year and posting much higher OPS than he did as a Met. But he played more games and hit more home runs in Flushing and made many more postseason appearances (including the 2000 World Series, his only Fall Classic).
Verdict: Mets
Teams played for: Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins
Raines played five seasons on Chicago's South Side and won two World Series rings as a member of the Yankees. But his prime years came during 13 seasons in Montreal, where he hit .301/.391/.437, stole 635 bases and made seven-straight All-Star teams.
Verdict: Expos
Teams played for: Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox
Boy, this is a tough one. Schilling's most famous moment, the "bloody sock game" in the 2004 ALCS, came as a member of the Red Sox. His greatest years, though, were in Arizona, where he also picked up a World Series co-MVP award. Then again, he played nine seasons in Philadelphia, more than his time in Boston and Phoenix combined.
Verdict: D-backs. His two second-place Cy Young finishes and the World Series MVP push Arizona over the top.
Teams played for: Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos
Smith was an All-Star in five different uniforms and led the league in saves for three teams. He put up four strong seasons with the Cardinals, but he pitched eight seasons with the Cubs, far more than logged for any other team.
Verdict: Cubs
Teams played for: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays
With all due respect to Oakland and Toronto, this one's no contest. Thomas did most of his Big Hurting in Chicago, where he played 16 of his 19 years, hit 448 home runs, won two MVPs and made five All-Star teams.
Verdict: White Sox


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The Columbus Crew hosts Real Salt Lake on Red, White & Crew night this Saturday, June 30, at Crew Stadium. The Black & Gold looks to bounce back from the 2-1 loss suffered at Chicago last Saturday, June 23, that saw midfielder Tony Tchani score his first goal for the Crew. A spectacular fireworks display will follow the match on a night that will also honor every branch of the military.
Saturday's match will kick off at 8 p.m. and be televised live regionally in high definition on FOX Sports Ohio, with Dwight Burgess and Duncan Oughton calling all the action and Ashleigh Ignelzi reporting from the sidelines. The game can also be heard in English on News/Talk 610 WTVN and on-line at TheCrew.com, with Neil Sika and John Bluem on the call, and in Spanish on La Mega 103.1, with Carlos Cordova and Benny Pietrangelo behind the microphones.
Real Salt Lake (10-5-2, 32 pts.) is coming off a pair of losses at home, most recently a 2-1 setback at the hands of current Western Conference leader San Jose. Salt Lake is led by Costa Rican international Alvaro Saborìo who has tallied seven goals and one assist this season. The Claret & Cobalt can also count on the firepower of Fabian Espindola, who has six goals and three assists but will be without U.S. Men's National team midfielder Kyle Beckerman who is suspended due to yellow card accumulation.
The Crew is 3-1-3 in its last seven games and 5-5-4 overall (19 pts.). This is the lone match of 2012 between the two clubs. Last year, the Crew took the two-game series with a 2-1 win at home on June 18, behind goals by Andres Mendoza and Josh Gardner, and a historic 2-0 win at Rio Tinto Stadium in which Eddie Gaven notched the game winner while Tommy Heinemann added an insurance goal. Overall the Crew leads the all-time regular season series with a 9-4-1 record.
Next up, the Crew will travel to the province of Quebec to face the Montreal Impact on Sunday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Stade Saputo.
COLUMBUS CREW vs. Real Salt Lake
Saturday, June 30 – 8 p.m. (ET) – Crew Stadium
Regional Television: FOX Sports Ohio
Crew Radio: News/Talk 610 WTVN (English); La Mega 103.1 (Spanish)
Crew Webcast: TheCrew.com (English)
The Crew has signed a new corporate partnership with Barley's Brewing Company that will see its Ale House No. 1 in Short North (467 N. High St., 43215) host official post-game parties featuring Crew players and fans following select Crew home games. The first of five (5) post-game parties will be held following this Saturday's game (June 30), with the others tentatively scheduled for July 21, Aug. 15, Sept. 29 and Oct. 7. Budweiser will provide promotional support and Crew items, including autographed memorabilia will also be available at each event.
As All-Star voting continues at MLSSoccer.com and via text at 22442, the Crew is encouraging fans to continue to vote for their favorite Crew players. Fans can vote for Sebastian Miranda, Milovan Mirosevic, Chad Marshall, Eddie Gaven, Emilio Renteria and Andy Gruenebaum, who has been instrumental this season in the absence of William Hesmer, recording a career-high five shutouts and is second in saves behind Colorado's Matt Pickens with 57. Voting ends on July 2, and the All-Star First XI, as determined by fans, will be revealed during the ESPN broadcast of the Chicago Fire vs. LA Galaxy on July 8.
CREW JUNIORS U-19s WIN SECOND USYS MIDWEST REGIONAL TITLE IN THREE YEARS
The Crew Juniors Under-19 team, coached by Crew technical director Brian Bliss, won their second regional title in three years at the USYS Midwest Regional Championships in Saginaw, Mich. The 19s started the tournament with an 11-0 win over South Dakota United Madrid on Saturday (June 23), with goals by Chris Davis, Fatai Alashe, Chandler Gagnon, Cole Denormandie (2), Jordan Tyler, Nick Hagglund, Charlie Macias, Matt Hill, Adam Montague and Will Trapp. On Sunday (June 24), the 19s continued their dominance of their group with another commanding win, 9-1 over Kentucky's United 1996 Internationals, behind goals by Trapp, Denormandie (2), Alashe, Davis, Kofi Agyapong, Montague and Tyler. The Crew Juniors closed out the group stage undefeated with a 3-2 win over Kansas City FC behind goals by Tyler, Trapp and Davis on Monday (June 25). A 3-0 semifinal victory over Wisconsin's NSC–FCGB followed on Tuesday (June 26), with goals from Will Walker, Matt Walker and Montague. And in Wednesday's final, goals from Agyapong, Matt Walker and Tyler led Crew Juniors to a 3-1 win over Pacesetter Premier of Toledo. The Crew Juniors U-19s will now attempt to capture their second McGuire Cup national title in three years at the USYS National Championships in Rock Hill, S.C., July 25-29.
CSA U-17/18s SPLIT RESULTS AT DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY PLAYOFFS
The Crew Soccer Academy U-17/18s are at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in Dallas this week and they started the tournament with a 3-0 win over the Players Development Academy (N.J.) behind goals by Nicholas Parianos, Alex Crognale and Zachary Leedom on Monday (June 25). CSA next faced the Baltimore Bays on Tuesday (June 26), but were unable to snap the Maryland team's 21-game unbeaten streak and fell 3-1 with Parianos scoring the lone Crew goal. The 17/18s need a win against Lonestar SC (Texas) on Thursday, June 28, and a loss by Baltimore against PDA to advance to Development Academy Finals Week from July 16-23 in Houston.
News & Notes - June 27
The Columbus Crew hosts Real Salt Lake on Red, White & Crew night this Saturday, June 30, at Crew Stadium. The Black & Gold looks to bounce back from the 2-1 loss suffered at Chicago last Saturday, June 23, that saw midfielder Tony Tchani score his first goal for the Crew. A spectacular fireworks display will follow the match on a night that will also honor every branch of the military.


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SAS: 5 Steps to Sustainable GDPR Compliance
Posted: 1 August 2017 | Author: Oliver Penel | Source: SAS
By now, many organizations around the world have the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in their sights. They know that regardless of where they're based, it affects them if they're supplying products or services to EU citizens or organizations. And they know that if they don't comply by the May 2018 deadline, it could cause serious damage. Not only hefty fines and legal costs, but also widespread business damage from a tainted reputation.
It's clear that noncompliance with the GDPR could be a real threat to the future of many organizations. But on the other hand, personal data has tremendous value. If it's managed properly, it can create significant competitive advantage. Let's look at the steps you can take to achieve GDPR compliance – and, while you're at it, position yourself in the best way possible to get an edge over competitors.
An action plan for your journey to GDPR compliance
The GDPR gives every EU citizen the right to know and decide how their personal data is being used, stored, protected, transferred and deleted. Needless to say, implementing the GDPR will affect your entire organization. You'll need to get back to the drawing board and rethink how personal data is handled from the source to the point of consumption. You'll also need to consider how your data management and data governance frameworks will support GDPR requirements.
Take the right approach to GDPR compliance
While it may sound overwhelming, there are ways to make compliance more manageable. Here are five steps that will help you on your journey to GDPR compliance.
- Access. The first step toward GDPR compliance is to access all your data sources. No matter what the technology – traditional data warehouses and Hadoop clusters, structured and unstructured data, data at rest and data in motion – you must investigate and audit what personal data is being stored and used across your data landscape. Seamless access to all data sources is a prerequisite for building an inventory of personal data so you can evaluate your privacy risk exposure and enforce enterprisewide privacy rules. To address GDPR compliance, you can't rely on common knowledge or perception of where you think personal data might be. The regulation requires organizations to prove that they know where personal data is – and where it isn't.
- Identify. Once you've got access to all the data sources, the next step is to inspect them to identify what personal data can be found in each. Often, personal data is buried in semistructured fields. You'll need to be able to parse those fields to extract, categorize and catalog personal data elements such as names, email addresses and social security numbers. Considering the volumes of data at hand, this cataloging process can't be manual. And you not only need to parse and classify personal data – you also have to accommodate varying levels of data quality. Things like patterns recognition, data quality rules and standardization are vital elements of this process. Having the right tools for the job will make a big difference in your ability to meet the May 2018 deadline for GDPR compliance.
- Govern. Getting a grasp on personal data starts with being able to define what personal data means and then share this understanding across your organization. For GDPR compliance, privacy rules must be documented and shared across all lines of business. This is the way to make sure personal data can only be accessed by those with proper rights, based on the nature of the personal data, the rights associated with users groups and the usage context. To achieve this, roles and definitions must be established in a governance model. Then you can link business terms to physical data sources, and establish data lineage from the point of creation to the point of consumption. This provides you with the required level of control.
- Protect. Once the personal data inventory and governance model are established, it's time to set up the correct level of protection for the data. For GDPR compliance, you can use three techniques to protect data: encryption, pseudonymization and anonymization. You must apply the appropriate technique based on the user's rights and the usage context – without compromising your growing needs for analysis, forecasting, querying and reporting. The easiest way to protect data privacy is actually to press the delete button, keeping only the data you need to run critical business processes and added-value analysis.
- Audit. The fifth step in your journey to GDPR compliance involves auditing. At this stage, you'll need to be able to produce reports to clearly show regulators that:
– You know what personal data you have and where it's located, across your data landscape.
– You properly manage the process for getting consent from individuals who are involved.
– You can prove how personal data is used, who uses it, and for what purpose.
– You have the appropriate processes in place to manage things like the right to be forgotten,
data breach notifications and more.
To address GDPR compliance, you can't rely on common knowledge or perception of where you think personal data might be. The regulation requires organizations to prove that they know where personal data is – and where it isn't.
From GDPR compliance to risk management as a whole
Being able to create detailed reports about personal data usage is not simply a requirement for GDPR compliance; it helps you manage the risk exposure of your organization when it comes to data privacy. The five steps outlined here can guide you as you put in place the technologies, processes and people necessary for achieving GDPR compliance and managing risk as a whole. What's more, it can strengthen your business, create deeper bonds with customers, and spur innovation that could have positive, far-reaching implications for future growth.


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I was sitting in my room on the computer when I suddenly got an urge to "try something new" with another woman. After I had repented, flogged myself several times, and promised to offer a burnt offering for forgiveness to the All-Powerful, All-Omnipotent, and All-Merciful Ruler of the universe, I skipped back to my bed and said a long, remorseful prayer. Refreshing.
Just kidding :p But, on a more serious note, is this common among either gender? I might just be asking some really weird questions, but does anyone else ever have a moment when they're attracted to the same sex? Is it offensive to people who are naturally inclined to be gay to "experiment"? Personally, even when I was a christian, I didn't know how to deal with the whole issue. It seemed so snotty just to say something like "I love the sinner and not the sin" (picture a victorian noblewoman fanning herself and in a fake, high-pitched voice going "hahahahaha" right after saying this). Now I don't really care. People should be able to be with who they love regardless of who it turns out to be. But I never thought that I'd ever have those types of feelings.
Any other thoughts?
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Personally I am not attracted to men at all but wouldn't dare judging anyone on who is attracted to the same sex.
Many people who claim to object homosexuality are simply hypocrites that tell their neighbor how upset they are about same-sex marriage and then go online to watch some lesbian porn.
I thought a bit about why in general lesbians are considered hot but two males getting jiggy(FYI I love that word) and came to the conclusion that female-female relations are seen as a very sensual and very feminine and therefore attracts a lot of male attention but a male-male relation makes men look less manly.
That is just my humble opinion about this matter
And YES, I do enjoy lesbian porn.
That's not the point.
Imagine you were a straight male. Let that sink into your mind a bit. Think about beer, football and fart as loud as you can. Now you're in the right mood.
As a male you are very competitive because you want to show the world how superior to other men and therefore manly you are. You simply feel the need to show dominance over pretty much everything.
Now think how manly a guy must look who is getting banged by another guy.
This is obviously a bit exaggerated but that's what I mean when I say it makes men look less manly.
HA! This thread reminded me of a bit from a comedian I saw a while back. Probably NSFW language warning, but his similar observation on the opinion that gay men aren't manly cracked me up.


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Walgreen 3Q Net Jumps 16%, Trails Forecasts Amid Traffic Slowdown
Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) logged a lighter-than-expected 16% jump in fiscal third-quarter earnings on Tuesday as the drug-store operator suffered from a dip in customer traffic.
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Shares of the No. 1 pharmacy chain retreated about 5% in premarket trading on the disappointing results.
Walgreen said it earned $624 million, or 65 cents a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $537 million, or 62 a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, it earned 85 cents a share, up 18.1% from the year before but below consensus calls for 91 cents.
Sales jumped 3.2% to $18.3 billion, trailing the Street's view of $18.43 billion.
Front-end comparable store sales inched up 0.4%, while customer traffic in comparable stores dropped 3.9% and basket size rose 4.4%. Total same-store sales gained 1.4%.
On the prescription side, total sales increased 3.4% and 2% on a same-store basis.
"Our front-end sales are still not up to our expectations, and while the economy remains challenging, increasing customer traffic and front-end sales are our near-term priorities," CEO Greg Wasson said in a statement. He did point to "strengthening" in Walgreen's pharmacy performance that led to a higher market share.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen saw its shares fall 5.31% to $45.50 ahead of Tuesday's opening bell, trimming their 30% surge so far in 2013.


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Vishwaroop gets peaceful release, opens to average response
Vishwaroop, the Hindi version of actor-director Kamal Haasan's controversial film Vishwaroopam, released peacefully today to an average response, which was likely to pick up over the weekend.delhi Updated: Feb 01, 2013 17:48 IST
Vishwaroop, the Hindi version of actor-director Kamal Haasan's controversial film Vishwaroopam, released peacefully Friday to an average response, which was likely to pick up over the weekend.
The movie, the original Tamil and Telugu version of which is currently banned in Tamil Nadu, released without any hassles in Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan, while in Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai, security was beefed up at cinema halls for the release over fear of protests.
Vishwaroopam is under the scanner of 24 Muslim organisations, which objected to certain scenes of the film as derogatory to their community.
However, the situation seems to have sparked increased interest in the movie in north India.
In Delhi, the response was okay, but the collections are expected to increase during the weekend, says Anant Verma, director and business head, DT Cinemas.
"Whoever has seen the movie has liked it - be it people from south India or north India. The publicity that the movie has got is working in favour of the movie. We are expecting a hike (in collections) over the weekend," Verma said.
He says no security issues have been reported at any of his halls here so far, and "everything is under control".
"The occupancy for the first show was around 55 to 60%, but that is how it is every (early) Friday. The films start picking up from Friday evening," he added.
Delhi-based distributor Joginder Mahajan admits the start for Vishwaroop is "poor", but "it is expected to grow over the weekend".
He pointed out how "since there has been so much controversy, people avoid going on the first day".
In east Punjab, the film's opening was below average, informed distributor Jaspal Dhingra of Nanaksar Enterprises.
"The response to the first show was below average. The film may be good, but collections are very average. Generally, dubbed films from south India don't do well in Punjab. There are very few people here who want to watch the movie," Dhingra said.
"As far as security is concerned, there were no issues here and I don't think there will be any problems in the future too," he said.
Written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, the Rs. 95 crore thriller was scheduled to release in Tamil and Telugu on Jan 25. A day earlier, the Tamil Nadu government imposed a two-week ban on the film.
In Jaipur, the film got a peaceful opening and there were are no protests, said police officials.
However, the situation was different in Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh.
Small theatres in Mumbai are said to be full, but multiplexes lack audience for Vishwaroop.
"Small theatres, which have an occupancy of 150 seats are almost full, but in big theatres, which have an occupancy of 1,000 seats have hardly any audiences," Manoj M Desai, executive director of G7 Multiplex, said.
"I feel there is so much police protection around that the audience feels 'why to take a risk'. Police security is more than the audience at many places," said Desai.
In Uttar Pradesh, the film is being screened in five multiplexes and two single-screen theatres, officials said.
There were minor protests outside the Shubham Hall in Lucknow and a multiplex in Agra.
Atul Gupta, deputy manager of PVR Cinemas in the state capital said that the first show opened at 1pm with only 70 spectators in a hall meant to seat 209 people.
Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan and his brother Chandra Haasan are trying to reach a solution to end the ban on Vishwaroopam in Tamil Nadu, which has led to their incurring losses of Rs. 30-60 crore.


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...at the Lake Creek 24-hour Fitness. I've seen more than half-a-dozen Jefit users there. And sometimes your phone is too loud and when your JeFit timer goes off, I start lifting again. Pavlov's dog and all that. Anyway, hello to you fellow Austin Jefitters..
Used to be at the 24 Hour Fitness on Lake Creek for 10+ years. I'm over at Fitness Connection next door now.
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