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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 11, 2013) - Today, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, M.P. for Calgary Southeast and Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, announced that Bill C-26, the Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act, has come into force.
"The Harper Government is committed to keeping our streets and communities safe. Canadians want to know that they are able to protect themselves against criminal acts and that the justice system is behind them, not against them," said Minister Nicholson. "Those who have been the victim of a crime should not be re-victimized by the criminal justice system."
"Our Government is proud to stand up for honest, hard-working Canadians against thieves and criminals," said Minister Kenney. "The so-called Lucky Moose Bill does this by reinforcing the right of business owners, like David Chen, to protect their property. Our Government will continue to stand up for law-abiding Canadians."
Before today, the citizen's arrest laws were too restrictive and allowed a citizen's arrest to be made only if an individual was caught actively engaged in a criminal offence on or in relation to one's property.
The new legislation expands the existing power to make a citizen's arrest. An owner, a person in lawful possession of property, or a person authorized by them is now allowed to arrest a person within a reasonable amount of time after having found a person committing a criminal offence either:
The new citizen's arrest authority only applies in circumstances when it is not feasible for a police officer to make the arrest. The police continue to be Canada's first and foremost criminal law enforcement body.
This legislation also reforms the "self-defence" and "defence of property" provisions in the Criminal Code, which the police, prosecutors and the courts have acknowledged to be confusing and overly complex. These provisions have been simplified to more easily determine whether individuals who claim to have defended themselves, others, or their property, should be convicted of a criminal offence.
This legislation is in keeping with the Government's Plan for Safe Streets and Communities, which is one of four priorities identified by the Prime Minister. This Plan focuses on tackling crime, victims' rights, and fair and efficient justice.
An online version of the Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act is available at www.parl.gc.ca.
Internet: www.canada.justice.gc.ca
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Backgrounder: Citizen's Power of Arrest and Self-Defence and Defence of Property
The Citizen's Arrest and Self Defence Act came into force on March 11, 2013. The Act made changes to the Criminal Code relating to the power of a private citizen to make an arrest after they find a person committing a criminal offence on or in relation to property.
Citizen's Arrest Related to Property Crimes
Before the Act came into force, a citizen's arrest could only be made when a person was found in the act of committing a criminal offence. Now, for crimes committed on or in relation to one's property, a citizen's arrest can be made within a reasonable period of time after a person is found committing a criminal offence. This power of arrest is only authorized when there are reasonable grounds to believe that it is not feasible in the circumstances for the arrest to be made by a police officer.
The law requires that when a citizen's arrest is made, the arrested individual must be delivered to a police officer without delay. If a person making a citizen's arrest does not call the police as soon as possible, the arrest might be ruled illegal, and there could be civil or criminal consequences for the person making the arrest.
Reasonable Use of Force
The use of force is authorized in a citizen's arrest, but there are limits placed on how much force can be used. In essence, the laws permit the reasonable use of force, taking into account all the circumstances of the particular case. A person is not entitled to use excessive force in a citizen's arrest.
Important Considerations
A citizen's arrest is a very serious and potentially dangerous undertaking. Unlike a police officer, a private citizen is neither tasked with the duty to preserve and maintain public peace, nor properly trained to apprehend suspected criminals. In most cases, an arrest consists of either actually seizing or touching a person's body in an effort to detain them. Whenever possible, a person should report wrongdoing to the police instead of taking action on their own.
More information on making a citizen's arrest is available here: What You Need to Know about Making a Citizen's Arrest
The self-defence provision of the Criminal Code permits a person to take reasonable action to protect themselves or others without being guilty of an offence.
Under the new law, a person is not guilty of an offence provided that they have a reasonable belief that either they or another person is being threatened with force and that the actions taken are for the purpose of defending against that force. The actions, which can include the use of force, must also be considered reasonable under the circumstances.
In deciding whether the action is reasonable, the court takes into consideration the relevant circumstances of the situation. The law includes a non-exhaustive list of factors that help courts to determine whether the accused person's actions were reasonable in the circumstances. These factors are not the only ones that courts consider when determining whether actions taken were reasonable, but are ones that have been previously well-established as being relevant to a self-defence claim.
Some examples of the factors listed in the law include the nature of the threat, how the person responded and whether it was proportionate to the threat or attack, how imminent the threat was and whether there were other ways in which the person might have been able to respond, whether there was a weapon involved, the size, age, gender and physical capabilities of the people involved, and the relationship between the people involved, including if there were previous threats of force.
In the case of self-defence claims against police actions such as an arrest, self-defence only applies if the person claiming it had reasonable grounds to believe that the law enforcement officer was acting unlawfully.
The new defence-of-property provision permits a person in peaceable possession of property, or a person assisting someone they believe to be in peaceable possession of property, to commit a reasonable act (including the use of force) for the purpose of protecting that property from being taken, damaged or trespassed upon.
The concept of "peaceable possession" has been interpreted by the courts to mean possession that is not likely to lead to a breach of the peace. It limits the defence to circumstances where it is appropriate. For instance, it prevents someone not in peaceable possession, such as a thief in possession of stolen property, from using the defence if they resist efforts of others to retake property. It also prevents the defence from being used by a property owner who commits an offence in order to recover or retake property that is not in their possession. For instance, a person whose car was towed cannot use the defence against a charge that they broke into the lot to retrieve their car. Rather, a person who is not actually in possession of property they have a claim to must resort to the civil law, or seek assistance from other authorities such as the police, to resolve a conflict over their entitlement to the property. A person must not resort to the commission of a crime in such non-urgent situations.
As with self-defence, a claim of defence of property against police action, such as the execution of a search warrant and the seizure of evidence from a person's house, is only available where the property possessor believes that the police are acting unlawfully.
Use of Deadly Force
The use of deadly force is only reasonable in very exceptional circumstances - for example, where it is necessary to protect a person from death or grievous bodily harm. The courts have clearly stated that deadly force is not considered reasonable in defence of property alone.
A technical guide on the new laws of self-defence and defence of property is available at: Technical Guide to Self Defence and Defence of Property Reforms
What You Need to Know About Making a Citizen's Arrest
Whenever possible, you should report wrongdoing to the police instead of taking action on your own. Police officers are equipped with the proper intervention tools and trained to deal with incidents which may escalate to become violent.
Important Considerations
Making a citizen's arrest without carefully considering the risk factors may have serious unintended consequences for you and others involved. In most cases, an arrest consists of either actually seizing or touching a person's body in an effort to detain them.
Before deciding whether to make a citizen's arrest, you should be aware of the Citizen's Arrest Laws and consider the following:
Making a Citizen's Arrest
If you do decide to make a citizen's arrest, you should:
Citizen's Arrest Laws
In most cases, you must find a person either in the act of committing a crime, or escaping from and freshly pursued by persons who have lawful authority to arrest that person, in order to lawfully make a citizen's arrest. In particular, if you are arresting a person for an indictable offence, which is the most serious type of offence and includes violent offences, you can only make the arrest at the time you witness the person committing the offence. It is against the law to arrest a person after any lapse in time for having committed an indictable offence, unless it is relation to your property.
In special circumstances of any type of criminal offence that is committed on or in relation to your property, you may either:
To be eligible to make a citizen's arrest for a crime on or in relation to property, you must be one of the following:
The law allows you to use as much force as is necessary for the purpose of making a citizen's arrest, as long as you are acting on reasonable grounds. However, any force you use must be tailored to the circumstances, and you are criminally responsible for any excess force you use. In addition to the potential for a criminal prosecution, you may also face a civil lawsuit in relation to your conduct and any injury you cause.
The law requires that when making a citizen's arrest, the arrested individual must be delivered to a police officer without delay. If you make a citizen's arrest and do not call the police as soon as possible, the arrest might be ruled illegal, and you could face civil or criminal consequences.
Correctly identifying a suspect
In the special circumstances of making an arrest "within a reasonable time after" observing an offence (as opposed to while the offence is in progress), you are strongly urged to exercise additional care in confirming the identity of the suspect.
It is always extremely important to correctly identify a suspect and their criminal involvement. If you make a citizen's arrest at the very time a person is found committing a crime, the correct identification of the suspect will not likely be called into question.
However, if you make an arrest "within a reasonable time after" observing the offence, the accuracy of the identification of the suspect may be called into question.
You need to be conscious of the fact that situational factors such as the presence of a weapon, the number of individuals involved, environmental factors and heightened stress levels can negatively affect your recollection of a past incident and your ability to correctly identify a person you have previously seen committing an offence. Even if you genuinely believe that you have correctly identified the suspect after the crime was observed, the risk of mistaken identity is real, and must not be minimized.
If the person you attempt to arrest is the wrong person, the situation is potentially very dangerous. The person being arrested will not understand why they are being detained and may not submit to the arrest. In these circumstances, there is a real risk that if you arrest the wrong person, you could provoke a violent confrontation, and risk injury or death.
A citizen's arrest is a very serious and potentially dangerous undertaking. Unlike a police officer, private citizens are neither tasked with the duty to preserve and maintain public peace, nor properly trained to apprehend suspected criminals. Exercise extreme caution when attempting to make a citizen's arrest.
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365 days of SL, day 324:
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We visited a sim called Temptation Paradise last night. The reason I went there was really just that it was close to Rohanda on the map, and that the name "Temptation Paradise" sounded interesting — and it turned out to be exactly that. It was also one of the most well-done sims I've seen so far; beautifully modelled by what must've been an seasoned builder, and designed with an eye for visual appeal and much attention to detail and polish.
The whole place consisted of a structure that vaguely reminded me of Reykjavík's Perlan from the outside; there was a spacious yard in front of it, with a pool and fountain, benches and an assortment of trees, some of which had been decorated with lights.
Apparently the place was called "Butterfly Ballroom" — so let's go inside:
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This was the sight that greeted me as soon as I passed through the entrance: a large atrium with more trees, more glow, more lights. MMMMmm.
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There was another fountain in the middle, and benches to sit down and relax and take in the scenery.
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I didn't sit down to do that, though. :)
I gotta say I love that ceiling window and the way that light's flooding in there; it's such a pretty effect.
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Looking back towards the entrance; there were some glowy plants and butterflies, and the arch of the doorway nicely framed the glowing tree outside as well.
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There were two separate areas on the side that you could access. This was one of them; the blue mountains in the background are actually due to one of those "horizon" textured walls, but I bet you couldn't tell here.
I've spoken out against these textured walls several times in the past, as they almost invariably tend to be eyesores, but these? Damn, they look good.
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But for now, let's go back inside. And don't you love that blue glow? I'm fascinated by light and colors, so this place was a real treat for me.
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And here's another view of the center atrium, with the big wheel-like ceiling window. Lovely, isn't it?
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The section opposite the entrance had this bench in front of a white tree surrounded by blue light.
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Butterfly Ballroom? That sounds inviting, too; let's check it out.
(And just look at how beautiful that doorway is, with the lamps and the vines and the vases and... pretty much everything.)
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The ballroom appeared more sparsely-furnished than the rest, and indeed than this screenshot makes it look, but there's a reason for that: due to transparency layering issues that unfortunately still persist in SL, most of it wasn't visible unless viewed from the front. I got around that here by taking the screenshot from the far wall.
That said, I do have to say I really like how the shot turned out, too; it's easily one of my favorites for this evening. I don't want toot my own horn too much, but I think the framing and composition are quite good here.
And in case you're wondering, those balls floating in front of the pillars are danceballs.
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And that was it, really; the only remaining area was a few shops outside. I didn't go there, but I found a fountain and an artistic nude painting in one, so I took a screenshot of that, too, just because. There's even some butterflies in there.
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And the rest of the night? Just good ol'-fashioned plot swinging. :) I derendered the wall textures that caused the problems with the transparent textures here; as a result, the walls' glow may be stronger than intended, but for a dancefloor, it's perhaps not inappropriate. :) And either way, this is what I saw and what was on my screen, so there.
Location: Temptation Paradise (130, 115, 29) (BlueFox Butterfly Ballroom)

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Promoting sustainability in science education programmes: becoming aware of gender stereotyping and improving practice (The Association for Science Education, 2016-07-01)As a lecturer in science education, the concept of environmental sustainability is heavily embedded within my teaching. However, this article aims to highlight the links between gender and sustainability. The sustainable ...


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VILLA are monitoring the fitness of three key players ahead of Saturday's trip to Blackburn.
John Carew, Gary Cahill and Ashley Young have all emerged as doubts as Martin O'Neill's Villa go searching for a first win in six matches against a Rovers team whose hopes of finishing in the top six were ended by Manchester United last weekend.
All three were set for scans with Cahill suffering a thigh problem against Everton, Young needing tests on a groin injury and Carew also picking up a niggle in Monday night's draw.
Cahill's centre-back spot could easily be filled by Danish defender Martin Laursen, who returned from a hamstring injury picked up at Fulham a month ago to play 90 minutes for the reserves on Tuesday evening.
But there will be real doubts as to whether he can play two games in 48 hours which could open the door for Liam Ridgewell, whose future appears clouded in doubt at Villa and who has only made the bench three times in the last seven fixtures.
Young's absence could open the door to a recall for Scottish international Shaun Maloney or Czech play-maker Patrik Berger but it is Carew's fitness which will provide the biggest puzzle.
Neither Luke Moore nor Juan Pablo Angel have been in the manager's thoughts of late despite their encouraging form for the reserves.
Angel has only made the bench once in six matches since the end of January, while Moore made the bench for the recent match with Arsenal after recovering from shoulder surgery but disappeared again for the matches against Liverpool and Everton.
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Rivertown Brewery | Ojos Negros
Image by David Nilsen
When you taste an authentic Belgian oude gueuze or other lambic-based style, you're tasting something its brewers certainly hope you enjoy, but there's a sense the beer doesn't really need you. It existed before you, and it'll find a way to survive after you, just like the wild microorganisms that give these beers their distinctive character. You drink a lambic or gueuze on the beer's own terms, not yours.
While lambic styles can only officially be produced in the Senne River valley in and around Brussels, Belgium, plenty of American brewers have tried their hand at these styles, with varying success. One brewery producing some of the best lambic-style beers in the country flies under the radar for most American sour beer hounds: Cincinnati's Rivertown Brewery. Having been to Belgium twice now to enjoy that country's famed lambics, I can say Rivertown's Lambic, Ville de Rivere Geuze and Ojos Negros blackberry lambic are worthy tributes to their namesake Belgian styles.
Ojos Negros in particular is an absolute gem. Aged in oak wine barrels for over a year with 45-50 pounds of blackberries in each barrel, Ojos Negros is a refined, luxurious sour ale. Rivertown refers to their brewery's wild fermentation culture as their "house funk," and it produces sour ales with expressive but controlled sourness and delightfully funky aromas.
Rivertown first brewed Ojos Negros in 2010 and, according to Lindsey Roeper—who co-owns the company with her husband, Jason, and serves as "Company Dream Facilitator"—the beer is a real handful to brew. "This beer is our messiest to make!" joked Roeper when I spoke to her for this article. Trying to cram 50 pounds of juicy blackberries into the bung holes of barrels is not a clean task, but it's worth the effort. While the fermentation, aging and blending processes are time-consuming and make it difficult to set release dates, Roeper expects to release the next batch of Ojos Negros in August, 2018. "August-ish," she clarified. Some bottles of 2015's vintage remain for sale while you wait.
This fruited lambic is delightful. It shows a lovely red tea color in the glass, and gives recognizable but restrained blackberry aromas and flavors that blend well with the vinous notes from the wine barrels. Notes of jasmine and a pleasant phenolic funk slide in as well, along with the expected acidic tartness. This is a classy but assertive lambic that is worthy of its style name. Be sure to grab a bottle if you're in Ohio later this summer, and maybe lay a few down for future years as well, as it will continue to develop over time.


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Do I still need to file my U.S. taxes if I retire abroad?
Yes. If you are an expat enjoying retirement abroad, U.S. taxes, sadly, may still be a reality. If you decide on expat retirement, you are still responsible for your U.S. tax obligations if you are still a U.S. citizen.
There are many tax issues to consider if you retire abroad as an expat. For example, depending on the country you retire in, your social security benefits may no longer be subject to U.S. taxes. Additionally, if you receive income from a foreign retirement plan and pay foreign tax on that income, you may be eligible for U.S. tax credits.
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Douglas Glover's obscurity is legendary; he is mostly known for being unknown. He has been called "the most eminent unknown Canadian writer alive" (Maclean's Magazine, The National Post). But for sheer over-the-top hyperbole, nothing beats the opening of a recent piece about him in Quill and Quire in Toronto, which elevates his lack of celebrity to the epic: "Certain mysteries abide in this world: the Gordian Knot, the Holy Trinity, and the literary obscurity of Douglas Glover." Luckily, he owns a dog and is not completely alone in the world. And occasionally someone actually reads what he writes: He has also been called "a master of narrative structure" (Wall Street Journal) and "the mad genius of Can Lit" (Globe and Mail) whose stories are "as radiant and stirring as anything available in contemporary literature" (Los Angeles Review of Books) and whose work "demands comparison to [Cormac] McCarthy, Barry Hannah, Donald Barthelme, William Faulkner" (Music & Literature).
Glover is the author of five story collections, four novels, three books of essays, and The Enamoured Knight, a book about Don Quixote and novel form. His new essay collection The Erotics of Restraint: Essays on Literary Form is just out (2019). In 2007, he was given the Writers' Trust of Canada Timothy Findley Award for an author in mid-career. His novel Elle won the 2003 Governor-General's Award for Fiction, was a finalist for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and was optioned by Isuma Igloolik Productions, makers of Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner. Elle was adapted for the stage by the actress Severn Thompson and premiered at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille in January, 2016. Glover's story collection A Guide to Animal Behaviour was a finalist for the 1991 Governor-General's Award. His stories have been frequently anthologized, notably in The Best American Short Stories, Best Canadian Stories, and The New Oxford Book of Canadian Stories. He was the subject of a TV documentary in a series called The Writing Life and a collection of critical essays, The Art of Desire, The Fiction of Douglas Glover, edited by Bruce Stone.
Glover was the publisher and editor of the monthly magazine Numéro Cinq from 2010 to 2017. He has taught at Colgate University, the University at Albany-SUNY, Skidmore College, and Vermont College of Fine Arts. In 2005, he was the McGee Professor of Writing at Davidson College. He has been writer-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick, the University of Lethbridge, St. Thomas University and Utah State University. For two years, 1994 and 1995, he produced and hosted The Book Show, a weekly half-hour literary interview program which originated at WAMC in Albany and was syndicated on various public radio stations and around the world on Voice of America and the Armed Forces Network. He edited the annual Best Canadian Stories from 1996 to 2006.
He has two sons, Jacob and Jonah, who will doubtless turn out better than he did.


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Dr. Will Saxena is a family medicine physician, specializing in geriatric medicine with an emphasis on geriatric neurology, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. He completed a fellowship in geriatrics at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He served his residency in family medicine at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He earned his medical degree at the Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi) in New Delhi, India, where he spent his childhood. According to Dr. Saxena, he wanted to be a physician since the fourth grade.
After practicing medicine in the United States for two years, Dr. Saxena relocated to Chatham-Kent in March of 2011.
Dr. Saxena is not accepting new patient referrals at this time.
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Verizon announced their new range of Motorola smartphones on July 23rd of this year. The three devices look and feel like Droid phones, with squared-off corners and dark colors. As of their predecessor, they look industrial and tough. The Droid Ma and Droid Ultra are similar devices, with 5-inch displays. The Droid Mini is smaller, and has a Kevlar back. The new MA is also wrapped onto Kevlar.
The Droid world is a slim, and is supposed to be available by August 27th, exclusively from Verizon. Droid Life has been kind enough to pull the wallpapers from the unit they received today, and those wallpapers are available for download right now. There are some of the great space and landscapes images with high quality, one should go for a run over it.
The new Droid lineup is powered by Motorola's X8 Computing System. It's the same processor design that powers the Moto X. These 8 cores are specifically designed to be efficient and use a minimum of battery power. 2 cores are dedicated to just app processing, meaning only apps can access these cores.
Overall, if you want to give your smartphone a look of Droid you can go here and download the amazing pack of wallpapers you can find the wallpaper pack here.


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It has long been known that business Intelligence (BI) can be instrumental in helping hotel operators make smarter and more timely decisions. Now a new groundbreaking study from Starfleet Research, the leading provider of IT market research for the hospitality industry, explains at length how hotels that use advanced BI tools and capabilities to transform raw data into actionable insights are driving significant improvements in various aspects of their operational and financial performance.
- 95 percent of hotel operators cite time reduction (e.g., time needed to get information, make decisions, etc.) as a top reason to utilize advanced business intelligence tools
- 92 percent of hotel operators agree BI tools are "effective" or "very effective" in helping them manage and optimize their market and channel mix
- 84 percent of hotel operators view the need to achieve optimal data quality as a top challenge with business intelligence
"Rather than spend inordinate amounts of time grappling with endless formatting, data importing and exporting, version control issues, and poor visualizations, hotel operators can utilize powerful, flexible and intuitive tools designed specifically for their industry and even their specific roles and areas of accountability," note the Starfleet Research analysts who authored the report. "The tools allow them to focus their attention on getting the answers and insights they need to maximize operational and financial performance as well as improve the quality of the guest experience."
"The best of these tools deliver real-time insights that enable hotel operators to make the best decisions quickly and accurately. Data discovery tools help answer new questions as they arise, allowing for a more proactive approach to decision making."
This definitive and unbiased resource, 19 pages in length, was underwritten by Rainmaker, a market leader in profit optimization solutions for the hospitality and gaming industries. The research findings were derived from online surveys conducted with more than 350 hotel executives and other industry practitioners. The practical guide contains a wealth of information about the latest BI technology innovations, how next-generation solutions are being utilized in the hotel industry, and best practices and expert recommendations for hoteliers to keep in mind as they embark on the journey to improve their business intelligence capabilities in their quest to drive continuous performance improvement.
Leveraging Business Intelligence to Improve Hotel Performance is available for complimentary access, courtesy of Rainmaker, for a limited time only.
The co-branded eBook is the latest in a series that looks at next-generation hotel technologies. It was independently produced and distributed by Starfleet Research, which ranks as the leading provider of best practices IT market research and recommendations for the hospitality industry. Each year, Starfleet Research benchmarks best practices in technology-enabled business initiatives across thousands of hotels and resorts. Its popular Smart Decision Guides, which have influenced the IT decisions of tens of thousands of senior executives, focus on such topics as Hotel Property Management Systems, Hospitality Revenue Management, Hotel Guest Experience Management and Restaurant Management and POS Systems.


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Renew Your Thousand Oaks CA insurance policies for the New Year!
It's a new year and its time to renew your insurance policies! As the year begins, we reflect on the year before and note all life's changes. Maybe you had a new baby, started a new job, or remodeled your home. The start of the year is the best time to review and renew all your insurance policies and ensure that they cover your current lifestyle. Review this checklist to make sure you're covered in the new year.
Review the information.
When renewing your insurance policy make sure all your information is up to date. Check that your contact information is correct. Make sure your name is spelled correctly and that the proper address and phone numbers are listed. Also, review the coverage provided by your policy and change anything that needs to be updated.
Note any rate changes.
Sometimes your premium rates will increase. Review these increases and don't hesitate to contact your insurance agent if you have any questions. Sometimes rates will increase due to lifestyle changes or incidents that have happened in the last year like a speeding ticket.
Make a payment.
Once you've reviewed everything it's time to renew your policy with a payment. Make sure to get your payment in early enough to allow enough time for processing.
Consider any changes.
If there have been any major changes to your life in the last year that are not covered under your current policy, change your policy. For example, your home remodel likely is not covered by your current policy unless you notified your insurance company. Change your coverage to fit your lifestyle.
To renew your insurance policies in Thousand Oaks, CA, contact Weeks & Associates Insurance Services. Located in Southern California, contact us for all of your insurance needs.


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Medical waste is a sort of hazardous wastes generated by hospitals, clinics, health-care centers and laboratories etc., it must be properly treated and disposed to avoid possible contamination.
While incineration of medical waste generates harmful substances such as dioxin and furan, steam sterilization (autoclave) is regarded as environmental-friendly, maturest and most economical non-incineration technology to process medical waste.
Gient, founded in 1995, is the leading supplier of medical waste treatment systems in China. We aims to provide the clients comprehensive medical waste treatment solutions, one-stop supplying and high quality products with latest technology.
Gient medical waste treatment systems are running successfully in Asia, North and South America, Europe and Africa.
With the innovated technology and high-quality service, Gient is ready to be your most trusted partner to deal with medical waste and foster mutual future.
MWC Series
Centralized Medical Waste Treatment System (MWC Series) is designed for commercial medical waste management. The disposal capacity of a single autoclave is from 1 to 20 tons per day. A model matched separated shredder is available.
MWI Series
Integrated Autoclave with Shredder (MWI series) is designed for on-site installation in hospitals, health-care center and as well as for commercial medical waste disposal plants. The effective disposal capacity is ranging from 150L/cycle to 2500L/cycle.
MWS Series
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MWM Series
Mobile Medical Waste Treatment Station (MWM Series) caters to many other customized demands, such as in military field hospital, emergency situations like nature disaster and epidemic diseases, and taking care of marine and island's medical waste.
MWV Series
Vertical Medical Waste Autocalve (MWV Series) with small capacity is ideal for use in clinices and small hospitals. The available capacities are 25L, 50L and 100L.
Medical Waste Shredder
Dedicated designed for medical waste prosessing. Double-shaft shredder with specific wear resistant blades crushes and grinds the waste into unrecognizable pieces. The shredder system is composed of shredder, control cabinet, automatic bin dumper, hopper and optional screw conveyor.
Medical Waste Container Washer
The automated tunnel washer is an ancillary equipment of commercial medical waste treatment plants. The machine integrates washing, rinsing and drying processes and can significantly reduce the manpower.
Medical Waste Containers
We provide all kind of professional medical waste containers, including sharps container (1-20Liter/1-5 Gallon), infectious waste container (100 – 360 Liter/18 – 200Gallons), chemical waste containers and phamaceutical waste containers.
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GIENT provides us with a complete solution which is not only included medical waste treatment equipment but also waste water treatment and cleaning equipment for a daily 10 ton medical waste plant. All equipment is one-stop shopping.
Gient remote monitoring system GMC allows us to remotely monitor the operation of the equipment in the office, record all the operational data, and ensure that the entire process can be traced back.
Mr. Anastasidis
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Alyn Smith SNP MEP, has written to the European Commission to highlight the urgent need for diversification in developing countries.
In the wake of the recent decision to lift the cap on sugar beet imports, Fair Trade organisations have expressed concern that poor sugar cane farmers in the world's most vulnerable developing areas will be priced out of the European sugar market.
Alyn, Scotland's voice on the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee, said:
"I have served on the Agriculture Committee since 2007 and have considerable reservations about the impact sugar market reform will have.
"My preference would be to see all farmers in the developing world producing actual food for their local communities. I accept that these exports do generate some currency for the countries concerned but I am not convinced that it's making money for local farmers or having an entirely positive effect on local food production.
"Land in Malawi is being cultivated for tobacco, swathes of prime farmland in Kenya are being used to produce roses for Valentine's Day, and so on.
"That's why I've written to Development Commissioner Neven Mimica to ask what efforts the EU will put towards encouraging diversification.
"Given the EU's considerable public health problem with excess sugar consumption, I see no logic in subsidising production of it."
In the letter to Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Alyn states:
"It is absolutely vital that we direct greater EU support for diversification to ensure that farmers in the developing world can focus on providing healthy food for their own populations instead of producing luxury goods for us. This is a waste of prime agricultural land and keeps local farms in a state of effective serfdom."
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Preventing the Preseason Injury
As the call for pitchers and catchers to report goes out in Arizona and Florida, amateur athletes are also getting the itch for warm weather and outdoor activity. Whether you're dusting off your baseball glove, your tennis racket, or your golf clubs, it's not too early to start thinking about avoiding a sports injury that could keep you out of commission for most of this season. On Wednesday, March 2nd, at the Tinley Park Convention Center, the University of Chicago Medical Center will present a free seminar, Stay in the Game, featuring a panel of sports medicine specialists (and a buffet and iPad raffle, to boot).
Among the panelists will be J. Martin Leland, MD, assistant professor of surgery, and ScienceLife's go-to expert on sports medicine topics. Leland has worked with professional baseball teams, college athletics programs, and youth athletes of all ages to diagnose and treat sports injuries such as torn labrums and ligament sprains, using physical therapy, non-surgical interventions, or surgical procedures whenever appropriate. But Leland also has an interest in preventing those injuries from happening in the first place, and will present tips on avoiding elbow and shoulder damage from various sports at the Tinley Park program.
"Prevention is very different. You're thinking of very different things in terms of preventing injuries compared to if you're trying to rehab one," Leland said. "If you're trying to rehab a specific injury, you're going to have a very specific course. Prevention tends to be a broader strategy."
As such, Leland identified four areas where injury prevention can be strengthened for athletes of all ages: conditioning, equipment, hydration, and mechanics. Though he'll expand upon those topics at Wednesday's event – and will, of course, answer attendee's questions – here's a sneak preview of his tips for avoiding the disabled list this year.
"I've worked with numerous professional baseball players, some of whom are incredibly flexible, to the point where grown men who are centerfielders in Major League Baseball can do a split at the drop of a hat," Leland said.
That's testimony to the importance of stretching and flexibility in avoiding sports injuries – a ritual you can personally observe if you ever show up early enough to watch the warm-ups before a baseball game. But amateur athletes should also be sure to stretch their muscles before any type of strenuous activity, even for a sport like golf that seems distinctly low-impact. People can loosen muscles with an activity as simple as jumping jacks, Leland said, but should make sure that all stretches are "slow, gradual, and progressive," holding the stretch for at least 30 seconds, and avoiding stretches that could actually do more harm than good.
"You'll see some people when they're trying to stretch their hamstrings, they'll bounce up and down," Leland said. "That actually increases your risk of injury, and you can strain or tear a muscle doing those stretching exercises alone."
One of the most important precautions against injuries on the playing field is simply making sure the playing field is as safe as possible. Many youth baseball leagues have started to transition to new magnetic breakaway bases, Leland said, replacing the more common rigid, locked-in-place versions that can cause ankle and leg injuries during slides.
"When you slide into them really hard, the breakaway bases will move out of the way and it's not like you're basically sliding into a brick wall," Leland said.
Another overlooked preventive measure is wearing the right shoes for each sport. Tennis shoes are designed for fast pivots on the court that running shoes are not equipped to handle, Leland said, and wearing cleats while playing baseball or golf can help avoid dangerous slips and falls in messy conditions.
Making sure you drink enough water during physical activity might be the most basic of all suggestions. But casual athletes may not be aware that hydration does more than just prevent stomach cramps and dry mouth, but helps muscles recover from exertion as well. For the weekend golfers, that means going easy at the drink cart, since alcohol's diuretic effects can accelerate the process of dehydration.
"Playing for 3 hours, your muscles get fatigued and they need proper fluids," Leland said. "By staying well hydrated you'll prevent the muscle strains and pulls that can frequently occur at the end of athletic participation when you're hot, you're tired, and you're exhausted."
Even if an athlete takes all the basic precautionary measures detailed above, improper technique in a pitching motion or a golf swing can eventually result in serious injury. Using an unusual windup may not harm a player in the short-term, but it can gradually put strain on the muscles and ligaments of the arms or legs that eventually results in a major injury.
"If you golf with your back hunched over, if you try to serve with your back arched, if you throw sidearm, or use any other alternative delivery methods in pitching, your incidence of injury is much, much higher," Leland said. "Proper mechanics are extremely important and it's the first thing I examine with any patients that come to see me."
Orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists can now use video and computer analysis to analyze and correct an athlete's mechanics – a method that will be demonstrated at the Tinley Park event. Leland also stressed the benefits of young baseball players working with a pitching coach knowledgeable about developing healthy mechanics.
"You don't necessarily need to be an MD to be a good pitching coach, you just need to know the game really well and know what a proper technique is," Leland said.
Even on the cusp of March, longtime Chicagoans know that true spring weather is likely weeks away. But it's never too early to start preparing for a year of outdoor competition and fun, Leland said.
"If you're an active athlete and participate in sports, you need to remember that conditioning and strengthening is not just something that occurs on Saturdays when you're out on the golf course," Leland said. "You need to be doing exercises to strengthen your rotator cuff and stay in good shape throughout the year, so that you don't' get injured when you do get out there."


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At the beginning of the summer, I unsubscribed from Andy Baio's Waxy.org, one of my favorite all-time blogs, because he linked twice to a blog which continues to push at times lame, and other times outrageous, ageism (scroll down to May 16th) aimed at Senator McCain.
It's been four months since Baio linked the site twice (the second time defending ageism as a tactic against McCain), and since Senator McCain nominated Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate last month, I thought I'd pop in on Baio's site, Waxy.org, and see if the liberal (and thus supposedly tolerant) Baio had decided sexism might be an acceptable tact against Governor Palin.
Gratefully, my non-scientific search of Baio's blog archives, as well as his Links Archive, turns up not a single mention of Palin, suggesting Baio feels ageism is acceptable but sexism is not.
To test my suspicions, I dug through Baio's Link archives since the ageism began, looking at June, July, August and September (as of 9/15), for any mention of the word "McCain". I found 9 links total, one of which took aim at McCain's age, this time with an entirely unfunny and decidedly lame joke (perhaps worse, it was a link to Daily Kos).
I am disappointed that somebody as smart and as respected as Andy thinks its appropriate- not to mention funny- to attack a person based on their age. I hope Andy can recognize that thoughtful people can disagree on why the person they support is better suited to the job of President, without resorting to any -ism, no matter how fashionable it might be.
UPDATE: Please see the comments for two thoughtful responses to my post, including one from Waxy.org's Andy Baio.
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While it's pretty clear we don't agree on many aspects of politics, I will grant you that ageism and sexism has been used many times in this election, both by commentators and by the candidates themselves. And yes, while I do support the very man you can't stand, I've been trying to be fair this time around by giving both candidates a chance.
For the sake of fairness, then, I'd just like to point out a couple of things. First, the link you point to in your fourth paragraph links to a page (and a comment, at that) criticizing the technological illiteracy that McCain has admitted, not his age. If you click on the "View Story" link above the graphic, you'll see the article to which the comment was posted states that the criticism is not one of age. (I'd agree that the link in the first paragraph does unfairly criticize McCain's age, though I do believe the issue should be considered in the election.)
I also just want to note that ageism doesn't always just swing one way. In May, McCain touched upon the issue as well. But that's another story entirely, I think.
Thanks for the honest critique. You're the very first person that's mentioned the ageism issue on Waxy.org, and I'm glad you did.
In hindsight, you're right. The "Things Older Than McCain" site is an unfair (though very funny) line of attack. Generalizing anyone's ability based on age alone is ridiculous. I've edited my link text to reflect this, and I won't be defending the use of ageism in this election again.
As Justin pointed out, the Daily Kos link pokes fun at McCain's well-known unfamiliarity with computers, and I'm totally comfortable with that. Likewise, I reviewed the other 11 times I've mentioned McCain, and they're all fair, based on his policies and public statements.
Thanks for the feedback! Hope to see you back after the election.
Thanks Andy and Justin for two reasonable, thoughtful comments. I appreciate you both taking the time to respond in a respectful manner. It's a bit of light in what has been a somewhat disappointing few weeks in the political landscape.
nader's got a few years on him! :)
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"Galloway's pointless death in this episode is particularly sad when you consider that in his previous appearance he was picking up tribbles." - from Memory Alpha's summary of "The Omega Glory"
Could this be who I think it is?
I've always been fascinated by this shot from "Beyond the Farthest Star". Sulu is in command, Arex is at navigation, so who's that redshirt at the helm?
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* Bank of Canada holds rates, reiterates concern about C$
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TORONTO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Canada's dollar fell by more than a cent against the greenback on Tuesday after the Bank of Canada held rates steady and warned the strong Canadian dollar would "more than fully offset" favorable developments since July.
As well, far from giving any suggestion of an early exit from its extended low-rate strategy, it projected a three-month delay -- to the third quarter of 2011 -- in the closing of the output gap and the return of inflation to its 2 percent target. [ID:nN19231469]
"They've strengthened their rhetoric on the pace of appreciation in CAD, but left their expectations for monetary policy on hold until Q2 2010," said Camilla Sutton, currency strategist, Scotia Capital.
"This creates a knee-jerk dollar-Canada move higher, but then the strength in the Canadian dollar will be able to resume once we get through the knee-jerk part."
At 10:35 a.m. (1435 GMT), the Canadian unit was at C$1.0463 to the U.S. dollar, or 95.57 U.S. cents, down from C$1.0293 to the U.S. dollar, or 97.15 U.S. cents, at Monday's close.
The currency was trading at around C$1.0320, or 96.90 U.S. cents just before the announcement.
The Canadian dollar has rallied as much as 28 percent off the four-year low it tumbled to in March, hitting C$1.0207 to the U.S. dollar, or 97.97 U.S. cents, last week.
Also weighing on the domestic currency was a drop in the price of oil, a key Canadian export, to below $80 a barrel, while gold prices were also lower. [O/R] [GOL/]
Domestic bond prices rose across the curve, boosted by the central bank's statement and prospect it will keep interest rates lower for longer.
"Their expression in the strength in the currency, the notion that they've extended the period of time that the output gap will be closed by a quarter, they revised down their growth outlook for 2011. Those factors are giving us a bit of a push here," said Mark Chandler, fixed income strategist at RBC Capital Markets.
The two-year bondclimbed 21 Canadian cents to C$99.43 to yield 1.526 percent, while the 30-year bond shot 75 Canadian cents higher to C$117.95 to yield 3.928 percent. The two-year bond yielded 1.618 percent before the Bank of Canada statement.
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Boyle emerged Friday with dyed brown hair, tweezed eyebrows, a leather jacket and a Burberry scarf, looking far different than she did in her dowdy Britain's Got Talent debut.
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Two attacks were carried this Monday in Somalia's capital killing more than 10 persons outside an Army camp. According to authorities, the perpetuators of these attacks are linked to al Shabbab insurgents.
Attacks carried outside Army camp in Somalia
This Monday, two bombings targeted a military training camp in the outskirts of Mogadishu, leaving several casualties.
Wearing a military uniform, the first attacker detonated his device outside a military training camp killing at least nine soldiers.
"Suicide bomber disguised as a member of the military managed to enter inside the training camp… several soldiers were killed and others wounded but we have not established the exact number so far," said Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Abdirahman to AFP.
According to military colonel, who preferred to remain anonymous, the blast injured a dozen of soldiers, leaving many in critical condition. "Some of the injured ones are in serious condition. It is not easy to prevent a militant in military uniform who wants to kill himself," he said to Reuters.
The other attack targeted a government official, as a bomb was planted in his car, earlier, in different part of the city.
Both of the attacks were claimed by al-Shabbab, a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda. Al-shabbab waged Somalia in an endless insurgency, setting up several attacks in Mogadishu. Al Shabbab insurgents are aiming at ousting the current government to establish a strict version of Islam in Somalia.
The recent attacks in the country come as a response to President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed's speech, in which he declared "war" on insurgents. The insurgents often referred to the newly elected president as an "apostate" as they warned Somalis of supporting him. They have also stepped up several deadly attacks across the country, to challenge the Somalia's new leader.
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James Patton Anderson
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|Constituency abolished
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington Territory's At-large district
|In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
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|Isaac Stevens
|Succeeded by
|Columbia Lancaster
|Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
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Franklin County, Tennessee, U.S.
|September 20, 1872 (aged 50)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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James Patton Anderson (February 16, 1822 – September 20, 1872) was an American physician,[1] lawyer, and politician, most notably serving as a United States Congressman from the Washington Territory, a Mississippi state legislator, and a delegate at the Florida state secession convention to withdraw from the United States. He also served in the American Civil War as a general in the Confederate States Army, serving in the Army of Tennessee.
Early life and career[edit]
James Patton Anderson was born near Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Kentucky in 1831, where he lived for most of his childhood, and then to Mississippi in 1838. He attended the medical school of Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1840, before a family financial crisis forced him to withdraw a short time before graduation in 1842. Soon after his return home, Anderson began practicing medicine.
He studied law at Montrose Law School in Frankfort, Kentucky, and was admitted to the bar in 1843, establishing a practice in Hernando in DeSoto County, Mississippi. He also entered the state's militia forces with the rank of captain in 1846. He later served in the Mexican–American War, commanding the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Rifles with the rank of lieutenant colonel as of February 22, 1848. That July he was mustered out of the volunteer service.[2]
Anderson later entered politics, serving in the Mississippi House of Representatives and befriending Jefferson Davis, a fellow former Mississippi volunteer officer in the U.S. Army. He also found work as a gold prospector. When Davis became Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce, he appointed Anderson as U.S. Marshal for the Washington Territory. Anderson relocated there to Olympia and served as marshal for several years before being selected to represent the territory in the 34th Congress as a Democrat.
After his two-year term, concerned that the Union was collapsing, he moved back to the South to the state of Florida, living as a planter near Monticello; he entitled his estate "Casa Bianca." He was an active participant in the Florida state secession convention.
American Civil War[edit]
Just prior to the start of the American Civil War, Anderson was appointed a captain in the Florida Militia on January 11, 1861. Soon after Florida's secession, Anderson was one of three deputies (delegates) from Florida to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, beginning February 4 and resigned on May 2. He accepted a commission as the Colonel of the 1st Florida Infantry on April 1, and initially served under Braxton Bragg in Pensacola. There he commanded the 2nd Brigade in the Army of Pensacola from October 12 to January 27, 1862.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier general on February 10, 1862, and was assigned to the Western Theater, commanding a brigade in the Battle of Shiloh in April. He fought with the Army of Tennessee during the battles of Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga, before being promoted to Major general on February 17, 1864.[2]
After briefly serving as commander of the Confederate District of Florida, Anderson returned to the field in July 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. He led a division in Leonidas Polk's Corps in the Army of Tennessee at the battles of Ezra Church, Utoy Creek, and in the early stages of the Battle of Jonesboro before suffering a serious jaw wound on the evening of August 31.[2] Temporarily unfit for duty, he was relieved of his command and sent home to Monticello.
He later returned to duty in April 1865 during the Carolinas Campaign, against his physicians' orders, and served with his men for the remainder of the war until their surrender to federal forces at Greensboro, North Carolina, in the spring of 1865. He was paroled on May 1, and would be pardoned by the U.S. Government on December 2, 1866.[2]
Later life[edit]
Following the war, Anderson resided in Memphis, Tennessee, although he faced difficulty working due to his injuries sustained during the war. He sold insurance for a while and eventually became the editor of a small agricultural newspaper. He was collector of delinquent state taxes for Shelby County.
Anderson died in relative poverty at his home in Memphis at the age of 50, due primarily to lingering effects of his old war wound. He was buried there in the city's Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
See also[edit]
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Hewitt, Lawrence L. "James Patton Anderson." In The Confederate General, vol. 1, edited by William C. Davis and Julie Hoffman. Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1991. ISBN 0-918678-63-3.
- Linedecker, Clifford L., ed. Civil War, A-Z: The Complete Handbook of America's Bloodiest Conflict. New York: Ballantine Books, 2002. ISBN 0-89141-878-4.
- Raab, James W. J. Patton Anderson, Confederate General: A Biography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2004.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- Sketch of General Anderson's Life, Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
- Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
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When it comes to making child custody determination, Georgia courts often spend a great deal of time in deciding what is in the "best interest" of the minor child(ren). There is no clear answer as to what "best interest" standard really entails. When minor children are involved in a divorce action, Court has to make the decision as to who should have the custody over the minor child (ren). Child custody not only involves the physical custody and control over the child, but also determines parental rights, privileges, and powers connected to child rearing.
Under Georgia law, both parents have an equal say when it pertains to the custody arrangements. The court has the discretion to award either legal or physical custody.
Legal Custody: When the parent is awarded legal custody, court gives parent the right to make major decisions concerning the child. When court awards joint legal custody, both parents share equal rights and responsibilities to make major decisions concerning the child. One parent has final decision-making rights in the areas pertaining to medical, educational, extracurricular, and religion.
Physical Custody: When the parent is awarded physical custody, in most cases, physical custody is shared. However, usually one parent is designated as primary legal custodian and the other parent has secondary physical custody. Physical custody is determined by evaluating several factors such as the primary caregiver of the child during the marriage.
Under Georgia law, divorcing parents are required to submit a Parenting Plan to the court prior to attending the child custody determination hearing. A Joint Parenting Plan can be submitted, but an individual parenting plan is also acceptable. The parenting plan generally outlines the following, but the court has the discretion to abide by its own requirements:
The proposed parenting plan will be used to determine the best interest of the child. The court may also hold a hearing, at which both parents, and possibly other witnesses, may testify.
During the initial custody hearing, the judge will make the custody determination by acting in the child's best interest. To determine what's in the best interest of a child, the judge will look at factors including, but not limited to:
The court's decision will not be amended unless there are changed circumstances. Nonetheless, when the child turns fourteen (14), the child has the authority to decide with whom he/she wants to live with, and change in custody may be requested once every two years thereafter.
Generally, when parties are able to mutually agree on the Parenting Plan, one parent will still be required to pay the child support.
Courts generally award custody to whichever parent is the most fit to take care of the child. Historically, if the child is under 5 years old, child custody is likely to be awarded to the mother of the child following the divorce. Nonetheless, the discretion of court with the respect to the child custody is governed by law and is not arbitrary. The trial judge has the discretion to award the custody to one parent even though the other parent is not unfit. Based on the collected evidence, the court exercises its discretion to place the child by evaluating the "best interest" of the child standard.
It is important to keep in mind that the trial court does not abuse its discretion in a divorce action by awarding joint physical custody of a child to the father where the father actively participates in the child's life, and it is in the child's "best interest" for the father to be an "active part" in the child's life.
The law recognizes that because children mature and develop as time progresses, it may not always be in the "best interest" of the child to reside with the parent to whom the child custody was initially awarded. The court recognizes that the judge has the discretion to enter judgment relating to the custody of the child in a new proceeding to the parent based upon the showing of change in "material conditions and circumstances" of party of the child. However, a showing of the changed conditions of noncustodial parent, without the evidence of its material effect on the child, does not warrant a child custody modification.
Mediation is the preferred way to come to terms for custody agreement instead of child custody lawsuits. During mediation, both parties, the parents in the child custody matter, sit down with a neutral third-party mediator. The mediator facilitates the discussion between the two parties by helping them come to some middle ground on which to settle.
Unlike litigation, mediation serves great advantages. First and foremost, it is cheaper as no attorney is required, nor are any witnesses required. This, in an essence, saves a lot of time and money for both sides. Second, by choosing mediation over litigation, parties are likely to communicate with one another in a more efficient and adult like way. By having an honest discussion, many times problems are likely to be resolved and child is likely to be benefited the most when both parents are on the same page. Lastly, mediation is much faster than litigation as litigation is likely to run for several months of the court's time, during which the fate of child's upbringing is in court's hands. Mediation, often times, ends in a settlement in as little time as possible, with discussions spread generally over two weeks.
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I know this seems all wrong. If you want to lose fat, you have to eat fat? How can that possibly be? Well let me tell you, it is quite possible. This doesn't mean ALL fats are beneficial, because they aren't. I'm here to tell you about the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The Good
Your body desperately needs fat – don't forget that. It is essential. Unless you want your cell membranes, nervous system, and brain to start collapsing; which I think it's safe to assume you do not. Well then, you might ask, what are these so called healthy fats I need and how do I get to them? Never fear – the truth is here:
Monounsaturated Fats (olive oil, avocado, peanut oil, and olives)
Polyunsaturated Fats (nuts and seeds)
Saturated Fats (butter, coconut oil, palm oil)
Omega-3 Fats (wild salmon, tuna, sardines, fish oil)
Aim to buy organic fats and oils – that way you don't need to worry about pesticides and hormone residue. When you're cooking with high heat use peanut, palm, or coconut oil and when you're cooking with low heat/sautéing, use olive oil and butter.
AND did you know that these healthy facts actually turn on your metabolism? Say whaaaat? Yep. Be amazed.
"Fat is one of the most important factors in a person's health." – Walter Willet MD, world-renowned researcher and chairman of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health.
The Bad
Tran's fats and refined oils = no bueno.
Stay far, FAR, away from these bad fats. All they offer you are aches, pains, and deterioration of health. They slow down your metabolism by coating your cell membranes with a crust like layer and damaging your receptors, causing your metabolism not being able to function normally. This is what will get you feeling those tired and achy side effects.
Avoiding all fats and oils that contain hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated ingredients and refined oils such as soybean, cottonseed, safflower, and canola is a brilliant choice. Hydrogenation creates the dangerous trans-fats which damage cell membranes and lead to a variety of health concerns including LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), cancer, depression, heart disease, and autoimmune diseases. Some foods to avoid that contain Tran's fats are fast foods, cereals, breads, box meals, frozen pizza, cake, cookies, margarine, and other convenience foods.
The Ugly
Many Americans have been led to believe that choosing the low-fat diet route is the way to go. This could not be farther from the truth. In all actuality low-fat diets just don't work.
"The idea that fat in food makes fat in and on our body is incorrect." – Walter Willet MD
In a study by the The New England Journal of Medicine they tracked 50 obese men and women on an extremely low fat diet for 10 weeks. By the end of the 10 weeks, participants reported feeling a lot hungrier and having stronger cravings for food than when they began. The feeling of hunger and cravings that the study participants felt after ending their low-fat diet was the result of their bodies' altered biological state relating to the sense of starvation. The researchers discovered that their bodies were reacting as if they were starving. What the experts found was that the participant's "hunger" hormone (ghrelin) was significantly higher and the "hunger suppressing" hormone (peptide YY) was much lower.
Well – this is the result of low-fat dieting. Healthy fat in your diet is what suppresses the hormone ghrelin and activates the hormone peptide YY. So basically, eating healthy fat makes you feel full and satisfied! This is a biochemical fact. The human body is meant to eat healthy fat. And like Walter said…these fats don't make you FAT!
What makes you fat? Sugar and processed carbs (breads, pasta, cookies, crackers) are what cause excess fat on the body. You know, the stuff that contains those nasty Tran's fats we touched on.
Worthy to be featured on an episode of Myth Busters? I think yes 🙂


text: ANC 2017 General Session Speakers Announced 2016-12-13 After spending an entire groundbreaking year on the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting the globe in utter weightlessness, astronaut Captain Scott Kelly found the hardest adjustment he made back home was the gravitational pull of the Earth. "The most overwhelming part of it is gravity itself," Kelly said to CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, M.D. upon his return last March, "and I still haven't gotten over it completely." Scott and his identical twin brother and fellow astronaut Captain Mark Kelly promise to keep their feet firmly planted on the ground when they are both welcomed as Opening General Session keynote speakers at SNA's Annual National Conference (ANC) in Atlanta, Ga., July 9-12, 2017. Although ANC is many months away and registration won't open until February 8, it's not too early for school nutrition professionals to mark their calendars. ANC will be the single best source of hot topics and cool connections in 2017. Be sure to keep www.schoolnutrition.org/anc bookmarked for ongoing conference updates.


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Interview | 'Assassination Nation' Composer Creates a Killer Score
Photo: Assassination Nation Soundtrack (Lakeshore Records/Neon)
When director and writer Sam Levinson approached composer Ian Hultquist with creating an unexpected score to match his latest project Assassination Nation, Hultquist was ready to meet the challenge, which meant months of experimenting with a wide spectrum of genres to find that unique sound that would match the genre-bending tone of the movie.
Assassination Nation follows high school senior Lily (Odessa Young) and her three best friends who live in a world of selfies, emojis, snaps, and sexts. But when their town of Salem is besieged by a massive data hack, resulting in half the citizens' private info spewed into the public view, the community descends into anarchy. Lily is targeted after being falsely blamed for the hack, and bands together with her friends to survive a long, blood-soaked night.
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I spoke with Hultquist over email about what inspired the score, how Isabella Summers (from Florence + the Machine) influenced the final product and his thoughts on how movies like Assassination Nation have a few messages to share.
Photo: Greg Doherty (Getty)
MANDATORY: Sam Levinson asked you to come up with an unexpected sound to match Assassination Nation. How did you initially go about finding a sound that fit the film?
Ian Hultquist: Sam and I started with a completely blank slate, where the only rule was "there are no rules!". We spent months trying out different ideas, to see what felt right. This film is very much a unique animal, and we wanted the score to follow that creativity. At one point the entire film was (scored) as if it were a Spaghetti Western! Even though that obviously didn't stick, there are tiny hints of it still hidden in the final score. I think that just adds to the weirdness of the whole thing.
In tracks like "The Life & Texts of Principal Turrell" and "Home Invasion," you can definitely hear the influence of thriller and horror. Would you say that you were mainly inspired by those genres, or was it important to you to have a wide spectrum of genres to play with?
When I first read the script, those were definitely the genres that jumped to mind. However, the film covers so much more ground than just one genre. We wanted it to be all-encompassing. I think in the end, a lot of the songs that are placed in the film carry forward the teen drama, romance stuff and my score ends up kind of grounding the audience back into reality. I like how the two mediums (song vs score) toy with each other throughout the film, and think it feels rather fitting. It's kinda like how the Internet toys with the characters in the story.
Were there any other soundtracks or projects that inspired your score?
We listened to so much music when first getting started on this project. Everything from the original Scream soundtrack, Ennio Morricone's incredible western scores, Cliff Martinez's dark synth stuff. We also branched out away from only film scores and threw a lot of pop songs around as inspiration. There was some stuff by AIR, Kanye West, Lana del Ray even Migos! That's where those trap beats started to come into play.
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What was it like collaborating with Isabella Summers from Florence + the Machine?
Isabella and I didn't actually work together one-on-one for this project. However, we do know each other from my old touring days. My old band (Passion Pit) did some festival dates with Florence, so we met years ago in my former life. Sam sent me her amazing track that she wrote ("Rage"), and it ended up inspiring us to go down a new path with the score. Each new piece of music we would send to each other opened up a new door to go through, and I think Isabella's had an enormous amount of influence on where we ended up!
How did the story and style of the film influence your work?
Working on this film really pushed me to learn how a score can be fluid, and always changing. We started experimenting with this method of slowing down, and degrading audio but still somehow keeping it musical. A lot of the final cues are actually pieces of music that I had written, and then we slowed down to the point where it sounds like the original cue is being torn apart. It's aggressive and kinda hurts to listen to, but that's how we knew it was right for the film.
In your opinion, do you think dark comedy thrillers like Assassination Nation are more significant as just violent entertainment or do they work as films with important messages on timely topics?
I absolutely think Assassination Nation is a film with a message. A few messages actually! I've always learned (from) cinema, especially when I was growing up as a young kid. Yes, I understand how on a simple glance someone might assume AN is just a quick slasher film or something, but nearly everyone who has watched the film comes out feeling empowered, excited or angry! (It's not for everyone). But you can't deny that it's a film that is saying something, because the audiences are having such a strong reaction to it.
It's funny when I first read this script, it was Fall of 2016. Obviously a really weird time for America. I felt like the script worked so well then, but I was worried it wouldn't feel as relevant once it finally came out. Obviously, I was mistaken, and I think this film now speaks truer today than ever before.
The Assassination Nation: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Lakeshore Records) is now available on all digital platforms.


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