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The US Youth Soccer Show's Hilary Kennedy to co-host live program at the NSCAA Convention
The opening night of the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia will be brought to you live from NSCAATV, and The US Youth Soccer Show's Hilary Kennedy will serve as co-host alongside Dean Linke from NSCAATV and Will Parchman from TopDrawerSoccer. The two-hour live show will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 16. Learn more.
Keep up with the new 50/50 Blog!
US Youth Soccer recently began a new daily blog — The 50/50 Blog. It provides a good mix of soccer stories, videos and more each day, as well as some other fun and entertaining content. If you haven't seen The 50/50 Blog yet, you can check it out here. If you'd like to suggest content for the blog or have feedback on what you'd like to see, please email email@example.com.
The New FUEL Magazine is Here!
The latest edition of FUEL Soccer is here, with information for players, parents, coaches and fans of the game. It's a great resource you can get for your soccer family, team, club or tournament. Be sure to order your copies today!
Male and Female Player of the Month
US Youth Soccer is pleased to recognize the following individuals as January 2014 Players of the Month — Female: Ceirra from New Port Richey, Fla.; Male: Balaam from Wingate, N.C. Congratulations to Ceirra and Balaam. You can click here to read about their accomplishments and service.
To nominate someone you think is deserving of being Player of the Month, read the criteria and fill out this form.
Vote for the 2013 US Youth Soccer Goal and Save of the Year!
After receiving numerous worthy submissions, US Youth Soccer has narrowed the field down to 10 Goal of the Year and 10 Save of the Year official nominees. Voting ends Jan. 13 at noon CT, so VOTE NOW!
US Youth Soccer Awards Gala Nominees
The nominees for the US Youth Soccer national awards have been announced. The national winners will be announced at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala on Jan. 17 in Philadelphia.
2014 US Youth Soccer ODP Region IV Championships
The 2014 US Youth Soccer ODP Region IV Championships will take place Jan. 9-12 in Phoenix, Ariz. The event will feature 101 state-level US Youth Soccer ODP teams that will play in front of collegiate and national team coaches while competing for a spot in 2014 US Youth Soccer ODP Championships, which take place this March.
US Youth Soccer National League Orlando Recaps
The US Youth Soccer National League Boys and Girls continued play Dec. 27 - Jan. 2 alongside the Disney Soccer Showcase in Orlando, Fla. Many competitive games in Orlando left the division standings close, with most titles still to be decided. Boys Recaps | Boys Video | Girls Recaps | Girls Video
2013 US Youth Soccer ODP Boys NCAA Interregional
The 2013 US Youth Soccer ODP Boys NCAA Interregional took place Dec. 13-15 at Braden River Soccer Club in Bradenton, Fla., with elite players in the 1996 and 1997 birth years competing at the event. Read recaps of the action.
2013 US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Winter Interregional
The 2013 US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Winter Interregional took place Dec. 20-22 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Participating teams were comprised of elite players from the 1998 age group. Read recaps of the action.
2013 U.S. Men's National Team Year in Review Video
The 100th year of U.S. Soccer provided several memorable moments, as the U.S. Men's National Team went on a historic winning streak while qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Relive the moments with this video.
Documentary shines light on obsessive sports parents
Trophy Kids, an HBO Sports documentary, follows four obsessive sports parents and questions where the line is drawn when pushing kids in sports. Learn more.
Best books of 2013 for soccer coaches and parents
John O'Sullivan of SoccerWire.com looks at some of the best thought-provoking books of 2013 for soccer parents and coaches. See which books made his list.
A 15-question checklist when looking at scholarships
Your child may be eligible for scholarships you didn't even know existed. Take a look at this checklist created by Jon Fortenbury to see what you may be overlooking. Check it out.
Parenting Education
Athlete Eating Guidelines
Parenting Blog
No Strings Attached | Don't get lost in pushing your kids to play at the next level, let them enjoy the game.
Creating the Perfect Athlete | A look at Trophy Kids and obsessive sports parents.
Statistically Speaking | Proving statistics wrong is a key part of sports.
Stay connected with US Youth Soccer. We're on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest
US Youth Soccer Workshop Presenters
Want to learn from some of the top soccer clinicians in the country? Check out some of the presenters who will be leading education sessions at the 2014 US Youth Soccer Workshop.
Q&A: John Cone talks about fitness training issues for youth players
John Cone, who most recently served as the Portland Timbers Director of Sports Science and fitness coach, talks about some of the issues he sees with youth fitness training. Read more.
Klinsmann's message to youth coaches
The U.S. Men's National Team coach talks about what he'd like to see in terms of youth development in the United States. Check it out.
Online Education
US Youth Soccer has released a new online coaching clinic, "Constructive Soccer - Principles of Play," that is free for everyone to take. The Principles of Play form the basic tactical foundation of the game, and a player's understanding can be accelerated by competing in small-sided games at training; and by encouraging constructive play during matches.
National Youth License
There are National Youth License courses available this month.
Coaching Education
Essentials of Player Development
Coaching Blog
Two-A-Days | A look at when two practices in a day may be acceptable.
U-8 Tournaments | Should young players be involved in tournaments?
Registration continues for the 2014 NSCAA Convention and US Youth Soccer Workshop!
Registration continues! Join 10,000 of your coaching peers for Soccer's Biggest Party this January 15-19 in Philadelphia! We guarantee that you will learn something new from the world's best clinicians and gain new connections by attending one of the many networking socials. You can even get your coaching diplomas during the week! Visit NSCAA.com/convention for all event details.
Happy Squeeze Greek Yogurts Now Available at Walmart
Happy Squeeze Greek Yogurts are now at Walmart in the apple sauce aisle. Available in three delicious flavors- Super Strawberry, Razzleberry, and Peachy Keen- these yogurt pouches are a great addition to the Happy Squeeze line of pureed fruit and veggie snacks. There's no need to refrigerate them, so throw them in your bag and hit the field!
See the Latest Tips from the Training Advisor
The January edition of the US Youth Soccer Training Advisor, presented by SKLZ, is now available. Check it out for advice on conducting a proper warmup and recovery exercises around your training, which can help make you feel better, train harder and have more success on the playing field. You'll also find products from the 2014 Resolution Package. Click here to see this month's Training Advisor!
Wow! Four US Youth Soccer Clubs Win $2,500 Responsible Sports Grants
Parents, let's congratulate Capital Area Soccer League, Lonestar Soccer Club, Colorado ICE Soccer Club, & IYSA U14 Girls Comp! Each club has earned one of 15 fall 2013 $2,500 Responsible Sports grants. Find out how they did it here! Want to earn a $2,500 grant for your youth soccer club? Look out this spring for the return of the Responsible Sports Community Grant! Find out more about the program here!
US Youth Soccer Marketplace
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Committee Opinion Number 671, September 2016
(Replaces Committee Opinion No. 324, November 2005) (Reaffirmed 2018)
ABSTRACT: Over the past decades, the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has increased dramatically worldwide and has made pregnancy possible for many infertile couples. Although the perinatal risks that may be associated with ART and ovulation induction are much higher in multifetal gestations, even singletons achieved with ART and ovulation induction may be at higher risk than singletons from naturally occurring pregnancies. However, it remains unclear to what extent these associations might be related to the underlying cause(s) of infertility. Before initiating ART or ovulation i...
Committee Opinion Number 670, August 2016
(Reaffirmed 2018)
ABSTRACT: Immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) has the potential to reduce unintended and short-interval pregnancy. Women should be counseled about all forms of postpartum contraception in a context that allows informed decision making. Immediate postpartum LARC should be offered as an effective option for postpartum contraception; there are few contraindications to postpartum intrauterine devices and implants. Obstetrician–gynecologists and other obstetric care providers should discuss LARC during the antepartum period and counsel all pregnant women about options ...
Committee Opinion Number 664, June 2016
(Replaces Committee Opinion Number 321, November 2005)
ABSTRACT: One of the most challenging scenarios in obstetric care occurs when a pregnant patient refuses recommended medical treatment that aims to support her well-being, her fetus's well-being, or both. In such circumstances, the obstetrician–gynecologist's ethical obligation to safeguard the pregnant woman's autonomy may conflict with the ethical desire to optimize the health of the fetus. Forced compliance—the alternative to respecting a patient's refusal of treatment—raises profoundly important issues about patient rights, respect for autonomy, violations of bodily integrity, power diffe...
Committee Opinion Number 559, April 2013
(Reaffirmed 2017)
ABSTRACT: Cesarean delivery on maternal request is defined as a primary prelabor cesarean delivery on maternal request in the absence of any maternal or fetal indications. Potential risks of cesarean delivery on maternal request include a longer maternal hospital stay, an increased risk of respiratory problems for the infant, and greater complications in subsequent pregnancies, including uterine rupture, placental implantation problems, and the need for hysterectomy. Potential short-term benefits of planned cesarean delivery compared with a planned vaginal delivery (including women who give b...
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Adjusted death rates among Medicare patients in so-called critical access hospitals, located in rural areas, rose from 2002 to 2010 whereas mortality in other hospitals declined, researchers said.
After controlling for patient, hospital, and community factors, Medicare data on 30-day mortality rates for three major conditions at critical access hospitals showed an average annual 0.1% increase during the 9-year study period versus an annual decrease averaging 0.2% in other hospitals (difference 0.3%, 95% CI 0.2% to 0.3%, P<0.001), reported Karen Joynt, MD, MPH, of the Harvard School of Public Health, and colleagues.
The three conditions were acute myocardial infarction (MI), congestive heart failure, and pneumonia. At the 2002 baseline year, 30-day mortality rates in critical access and other hospitals for Medicare patients with these diagnoses were nearly the same -- 12.8% versus 13% after adjustments, respectively, the researchers noted in their report, appearing in the April 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
By 2010, however, a gap of 1.8% favoring the noncritical access hospitals had opened up (P<0.001).
Although Joynt and colleagues noted that the Medicare data did not cover important potential confounders such as patients' smoking status and body mass index, the findings still suggest that critical access hospitals "have not kept pace with [other] hospitals because of the changing nature of hospital care and the inherent limitations critical access hospitals face in keeping up with new technology," they wrote.
"New policy initiatives may be needed to help these hospitals provide care for U.S. residents living in rural areas," Joynt and colleagues added.
But in an accompanying editorial, John P.A. Ioannidis, MD, DSc, of Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., argued that the Medicare data are too flawed and sparse to support any meaningful conclusions.
He applauded Joynt and colleagues for conducting "the best study to date on the important issue of outcomes at critical access hospitals." Nevertheless, it can only "minimally inform" decisions on what policies should be pursued at these hospitals or at the national level, Ioannidis wrote, because of the many unmeasured covariates, miscoding in the Medicare database, and other methodological constraints inherent in retrospective analyses of administrative data.
Before adopting any quality-improvement interventions suggested by such studies, Ioannidis urged, they should be tested first in cluster-randomized trials.
The critical access hospital program began in 1997 in an effort to stem a rising tide of rural hospital closures, Joynt and colleagues explained. Hospitals with 25 beds or less that were located at 35 miles from the nearest other inpatient facility could qualify for reimbursements of 101% of cost, with exemption from prospective payments. These hospitals were also excused from participating in national quality improvement programs, the researchers noted.
In the study, Joynt and colleagues drew on data from critical and noncritical access hospitals from 2002 to 2010. In the baseline year, there were 860 critical access hospitals treating 34,098 patients with the three conditions. In 2010, the data covered 1,264 critical access hospitals and 62,539 patients.
Corresponding data for noncritical access hospitals in 2002 were 3,108 hospitals and 1.39 million patients; in 2010, there were 3,255 such hospitals and about 970,000 patients.
The researchers adjusted the 30-day mortality data for patient age, race, gender, and comorbid conditions; hospital characteristics including ownership, bed number, and teaching status; and community characteristics such as median income and physician supply.
For each of the three diagnoses examined in the study, adjusted 30-day mortality rates were nearly the same in critical access hospitals versus others at baseline. The gap emerged over time primarily for those with acute MI and heart failure, whereas mortality rates in patients admitted for pneumonia remained similar.
In the acute MI population, adjusted 30-day mortality was just under 20% in both hospital types. By 2010, though, it reached 24% in critical access hospitals, compared with a decline to 15% in the noncritical access facilities.
Mortality among congestive heart failure patients in critical access hospitals increased from about 12% in 2002 to 14% in 2010, whereas it decreased from 12% to about 10.5% by 2010 in the other hospitals.
When the researchers performed a matched analysis, comparing death rates in critical access hospitals only with other small hospitals located in rural areas, 30-day mortality still was significantly higher in the critical access hospitals, by 1.5 percentage points (95% CI 1.2 to 1.7 points, P<0.001).
On the other hand, nearly half of critical access hospitals showed improvements in 30-day mortality during the study period. Among other hospitals, 68% showed improvements.
In addition to suggesting that critical access hospitals lacked the resources to keep up with other institutions in technology and care quality improvements, Joynt and colleagues argued that the critical access program itself might share in the blame.
They pointed out that these facilities are exempt from collecting and reporting performance data required for other hospitals.
"Alternatively, it is possible that the [101% reimbursement] mechanism is associated with a lack of improvement because cost-based reimbursement may remove incentives to pursue efficiency," Joynt and colleagues wrote.
They noted several limitations to the analysis, including lack of data on possible social factors (such poverty and unemployment at the patient level) as well as clinical characteristics that might account for some of the mortality differences. Also, the Medicare hospital data could not account for additional factors such as travel time, availability of post-discharge care, and specialist follow-up that also may have affected outcomes.
In all, Joynt and colleagues estimated, their statistical models could explain only 7% to 12% of the variation in 30-day mortality rates for each of the three principal diagnostic categories in 2010.
The study was supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Study authors and the editorialist declared that they had no relevant financial interests.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Joynt K, et al "Mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries admitted to critical access and non–critical access hospitals, 2002-2010" JAMA 2013; 309: 1379-1387.
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Ioannidis J "Are mortality differences detected by administrative data reliable and actionable?" JAMA 2013; 309: 1410-1411.


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Tequila is a colorless, sometimes straw-colored liquor made by fermenting, then distilling, the sweet sap of the agave plant (a durable, long-lived cactus, also known as the century plant). It originated in Tequila, Mexico. Hence the name.
While distilleries start with a sweet agave sap, the end result is rather more spicy and sharp-tasting than sweet. Most of the tequilas we buy for our at-home purposes are 80 to 96 proof (meaning they contain 40 to 48 percent alcohol). Some, which are prized by tequila aficionados and poured in tequila bars, such as Azul 17 in Columbia, are considerably more spirited than that.
We think of tequila as the sole province of such spirited favorites as margaritas. But this interesting quaff can also be used in cooking. As with hearty wines, tequila can add its own personality to the proceedings. It's especially good used in salsas and homemade mayonnaise to serve with quiet ingredients, like chicken and turkey cutlets, pork, seafood. You can even use it in dessert.
Our exercise du jour sets out to prove it. Here's how we plan to do it.
Chicken with tequila mayo
This main dish salad provides plenty of flavor for not all that many calories. And plenty of tequila, too, but don't forget: most of the alcohol burns off as you grill. We marinate the chicken in a tequila mixture. And we add some spirit to the homemade mayonnaise. Serve with warm flour tortillas. Or add crunch with multicolored nacho chips.
Note: When buying tequila that you plan to use for cooking, as well as drinking, it's probably best to buy the "blanco" (clear) rather than the aged-in-oak gold color.
The salad
1/2 cup chopped Vidalia onion
1/2 cup tequila
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds (or more) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
4 cups each, torn romaine hearts and iceberg lettuce
2 medium tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges
Fresh parsley and/or cilantro sprigs, garnish
The dressing
3/4 cup mayonnaise (reduced fat is fine)
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped (toasted) slivered almonds
2 teaspoons each, chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley and cilantro
2 tablespoons tequila
4 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
For the chicken, in a zip-top plastic bag, combine Vidalia onion, the 1/2 cup tequila, and 1/4 cup lime juice and olive oil. Add chicken and move around in the marinade so it is well coated. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature or longer in the refrigerator.
Prepare grill for cooking chicken (medium-high). Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Spray-coat the grilling rack. Add chicken and grill about 5 minutes per side, until done. Cool 10 minutes, then cut into 1/2-inch-by-2-inch strips.
For the dressing, in a large bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Taste for seasonings and adjust. Add chicken strips and toss gently to coat with dressing.
To serve, arrange lettuces on 6 chilled salad plates. Top with chicken mixture. Arrange 2 tomato wedges on each plate. Garnish with parsley or cilantro. Makes 6 (or more) servings.
Tequila shrimp
You get to flame the tequila in the shrimp-cooking skillet. Serve this main dish with a small salad of spring mix lettuces, thinly sliced radishes, diced jicama, some cucumber and a poppy seed dressing.
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/4 cup thinly sliced onion
1/2 cup julienne cut jalapeno peppers (seeds and pith removed)
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled, deveined
2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
1/2 cup tequila
4 cups seeded, finely chopped Roma tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped, fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley
5 teaspoons fresh lime juice
6 to 7 cups hot, cooked rice, for serving
2 medium-size avocados, peeled, pitted, cut into 6 wedges each, for garnish
In a large, nonstick skillet over medium, heat olive oil. Add onion, jalapenos and garlic, and saute 8 minutes, stirring often. Add shrimp and vinegar and saute 3 minutes.
Light a match. Pour tequila into one side of the skillet and ignite. Let flames die down. Add tomatoes, cilantro and parsley, and cook 3 minutes, until thoroughly heated, stirring often. Remove from heat. Stir in lime juice. Taste and adjust seasonings.
To serve, line a large serving platter with the hot rice. Spoon on shrimp mixture. Garnish platter with avocado wedges. Makes 6 servings.
Turkey tequila
This is a variation of a piccata preparation, usually made with veal. But turkey cutlets are less expensive and, arguably, more politically correct. This offering is more Italian than Tex-Mex, proving tequila's versatility.
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon coarsely black pepper
6 large turkey cutlets, rinsed, patted dry
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
4 garlic cloves, sliced paper thin
1/3 cup tequila
1/3 cup reduced fat/sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons small capers, rinsed, patted dry
2 teaspoons minced, fresh oregano
About 4 cups hot, cooked angel hair pasta
Fresh oregano leaves, garnish
Shredded Parmesan cheese, for serving
In a shallow bowl, combine flour and black pepper. Dredge turkey in flour mixture; set aside.
In a large, nonstick skillet, over medium, heat olive oil. Add 3 of the turkey cutlets and cook 3 minutes on each side, until nicely browned. Remove to a platter and tent with foil to keep warm. Cook remaining turkey cutlets the same way, adding more oil if needed. Remove to platter to keep warm.
To skillet, add shallots and garlic and cook 1 minute. Add tequila, chicken broth, lemon juice and capers, scraping bottom of skillet to stir up any browned bits. Add oregano, bring to a boil and simmer 2 minutes. Turn off heat under skillet. Return cutlets to sauce, just to warm them back up.
To serve, arrange cooked pasta on each of 6 plates. Top with a turkey cutlet and some of the sauce. Garnish with fresh oregano leaves. Pass the Parmesan. Makes 6 servings.
Margarita crisp
This should start a discussion among friends. Which is better: A margarita as an aperitif? Or a margarita as dessert?
P.S. A fun way to serve this post-prandial treat is in stemware whose rims have been wetted, then dipped in raw cane sugar. If the stemware is good size, you can put a small scoop of vanilla ice cream in the bottom before adding some of the crisp.
3 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
10 crispy coconut macaroons, slightly broken up
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
5 cups medium strawberries, hulled
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup tequila
5 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier or triple sec or other orange liqueur
Vegetable cooking spray
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
Sliced strawberries (about 2 cups), garnish
Fresh mint sprigs, garnish
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, pulse-process graham cracker crumbs and coconut macaroons until macaroons are finely ground. With processor on, slowly pour melted butter through food chute and process until well blended.
In a bowl, place the 5 cups strawberries. Add sugar, tequila, cornstarch and orange liqueur, and stir well. Spray-coat an 11-by-9-inch baking dish. Spoon strawberry mixture into dish. Sprinkle with macaroon mixture, then almonds. Bake for 25 minutes, until sauce is thickened and bubbly. Cool slightly before serving warm. Garnish with sliced strawberries and mint sprigs. Makes about 6 servings.


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Eventually, the smacking ceased, but the emphasis on words backfired. Olivia would creep up on me, and in a subdued voice she'd confess: "Mommy, I want to hit you."
The way kids express anger evolves much as they do, from uncivilized to articulate. And although it's one of the most unsettling emotions a parent can deal with, childhood wrath is as natural (and useful) an emotion as love. "Anger can serve an important function -- it's energizing. When we're mad about something, it can help us solve a problem. It's the same for kids," says John Lochman, Ph.D., professor of clinical psychology at the University of Alabama and a specialist in youth aggression.
So don't tell your little one that she shouldn't flare up, no matter how inconsequential the matter seems to you. But neither should she be allowed to express her anger by becoming aggressive or hysterical. Watch your own temper too -- if you shout and curse every time another driver cuts you off, why shouldn't your child do the same when she's upset?
Luckily, you can teach kids constructive ways to let off steam, starting from infancy.
Little Wailers
Whether it's anger or frustration, infants have only one major tool to express any kind of negative feeling: crying. And the most frequent tear trigger is having their needs go unmet.
Passionate Tempers
Bagels and cream cheese. Hepburn and Tracy. Toddlers and unbridled rage. All of them are naturals together. Just ask Kate Steinberg of Brooklyn, NY, about her 2-year-old son, Jack: "One evening he refused to get ready for bed and curled up like a hedgehog. Then I started to pull off his slippers and he became totally hysterical."
Though it sure feels like it, your little darling isn't doing this on purpose (really). Toddlers want things the way they want them when they want them, and they have zero inhibition when expressing their fury. They're also profoundly frustrated by all the skills they haven't yet mastered. (How would you feel if you couldn't put on your own socks?)
Steinberg's solution was to give her son a choice. "I said, 'I'm going to count to three, and if you don't get up, you won't get a bedtime story.' I had to get to three, but then he held out his arms so I could put on his pajamas."
And if you're on the receiving end of a pint-size punch, it's not a bad idea to show your displeasure by speaking sternly or making a face. "When a child finds out that certain things make you mad, it's a good lesson for her," says Henry Shapiro, M.D., medical director of the developmental pediatrics department of All Children's Hospital, in St. Petersburg, FL. Just make sure that you respond immediately to the specific behavior and not to the fact that your child is having a fit. For example, you can say that it's okay to be angry but it's not okay to bite you.
Testing Their Limits
Kids this age are stuck in a kind of emotional limbo, between a toddlerlike self-centeredness and a growing empathy for others. It's true their language skills are more sophisticated, and they know how to express themselves -- and how to manipulate adults -- more effectively, but they struggle with some of the same issues younger kids do, including wanting to do things they aren't able to or not knowing how to act on their own behalf without being aggressive.
"Children experiment with different behaviors. One day they may show that they're mad by using their words; another day they may do it by knocking something off the table," says Dr. Shapiro. And the more attention they get for acting badly, the more they're likely to continue to do it.
Battles of Will
Ariel Carter, 7, hates to be told to help clean up the house. "The last time we got into one of these fights, she drew a picture of her outstretched palm, wrote 'Go away' on it, stomped over to my desk to get some tape, taped it to her door, and shut herself in her room," says her mom, Lylla, of Water Mill, NY.
Olivia, now 6, stopped hitting me a long time ago (and -- fingers crossed -- no longer even wants to, either). These days, it's Lucy I have to watch out for.
Christina Frank writes about health, psychology, and child rearing for PARENTING, Health,and other magazines.


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We are running a free projection tour each day from the 13th of November to the 13th of December. Come see our vintage projection museum including old equipment spanning across decades of the movie industry.
If you have been succesful in booking a tour, arrive 10 minutes before your designated time in the front foyer - by the Charlie Chaplin statue.


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Exporting Data From Pagemaker Files
THL Toolbox > Miscellaneous Technical Processes > Exporting Data from PageMaker Files
Exporting Data from PageMaker Files
Contributor(s): Steven Weinberger
Exporting Data from PageMaker Files
- Open the file.
- Click on the "T" in the small toolbox
- Click anywhere within the text.
- Pull down the Edit menu and point to "Edit Story" (if "Edit Layout" is selected, the screen might show large black areas, have text in huge font or on top of other text, and so forth). If there were any garbage characters (not part of the text, but data about fonts and so forth) at the top and/or bottom of the document, these should no longer display, and the first line of content should display at the top of the file.
- Pull down the Edit menu and click on "Select All." This should highlight the entire contents of the file.
- Pull down the File menu and click on "Export." You will have to enter the name of the file you want created for the export (use the filename format goldstein-eng-tib-dict-t.rtf, where t is the original file). For the file format, select Rich Text Format (.rtf file extension).
- Open the .rtf file and save it as a .txt (plain text) file with the filename format goldstein-eng-tib-dict-t.txt
- Create a new Word doc that will receive the content of the file after it is converted. Use the filename format goldstein-eng-tib-dict-t-youtso-converted.txt (note: this must be a plain text (.txt) file.
Converting TB-Youtso Font to TMU
- Download the TB Youtso Font Converter and install it (installation takes several minutes).
- Launch the converter
- Click on "Set Source File" and select the .txt file you created form the .rtf file you exported (goldstein-eng-tib-dict-t.txt)
- Click on "Set Output File" and select the file you created to receive the converted content (goldstein-eng-tib-dict-t-youtso-converted.txt).
- Pull down the "Source File Format" menu and select "CDAC / Gist ISM (Plain Text)"
- Click on "Convert." The converter will automatically insert the converted text into the Output file.
- The entire contents of the file goldstein-eng-tib-dict-t-youtso-converted.txt will now be in TMU, so everything except the Tibetan text from the original file will be garbage Tibetan characters.
- In the original files some of the Tibetan strings have a final tsheg and some do not. This needs to be standardized (and a decision about whether to use a final tsheg or a final shad needs to be made by Goldstein and Germano).
- Chris Fynn's suggestion for converting just the TB-Youtso:
- Export the data from PageMaker into a .rtf file.
- Write a Word macro which searches for text in a particular font: it selects up to the end of the text in that font, copies that selection to another file and repeats this up to the end of the file


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I just wanted to chime in here with something I don't think has been mentioned, which I feel is very important:
The limitations of iPhone caching (with OS3 and OS3.1. Hopefully Stoyan updates this for iOS4).
Stoyan Stefanov has some great findings at http://www.phpied.com/iphone-caching/
Some items I quickly gathered:
* iPhone will not cache components bigger than 15K (this is ungzipped size, meaning if you have for example a 20K JavaScript and your server sends it gzipped down to 10K, it will not be cached by the iPhone.)
* total cache is about 1.5MB
* powering off the device still clears all the cache
* consider HTML5 application cache to improve cacheability and provide offline experience
This page is definitely worth a read.


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Black cat neutered and rabies vac. now excessive weight loss and ripping out hair
ok, so.. My mom brought our seemingly healthy, flea-less cat baxter into our vet to be neutered and to receive the rabies vac. approx. 10 days after the neuter and vac. he started to rip out the hair on his back, he's missing a 3 inch long by 1 inch wide strip of hair down his back. he has lost a significant amount of weight since his surgery and his once shiny coat had turned to a dull flea infested coat. The vet gave my mom the treatment free of charge. This has also occurred with a few of his siblings brought to the same vet. could this be a result of the rabies vaccine or even possibly the anesthesia? The vet said they use Propofol. I've been Google-ing for hours now and have found pretty much nothing but a few scary outcomes. Please help!
Hi Katelyn, and welcome
As a few of us here already know firsthand that Vaccines can lead to very serious issues. Many animals, both cats and dogs alike, have bad reactions. My boy has many serious health issues (immune mediated diseases, recovered from Meningoencephalitis, grand mal seizures and other issues) and the majority are being attributed to Vaccinosis. If you search Vaccinosis, you will find many websites and links with information and lists of symptoms to watch for. If you have access to a Holisitic Veternarian, I would be seeking one out, but that's me
If it is Vaccinosis, a Holisitic Vet can help greatly by detoxifying your kitty. The longer the wait, the harder it is to detoxify. Our boy should have passed when he was a baby, but a Holistic vet saved his life. He will be 2 yrs old on Sunday
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Am I reading correctly that your cat did indeed have fleas when he was licking his fur out (possibly caught from the vet visit)?
Do you know if he currently, 100% free of fleas?
My first thought is a hypersensitivity to fleas (allergy).
After the rabies vaccine, did your kitty develop a lump at the injection site?
Is your cat still eating, but loosing weight, or has your cat stopped eating? Did the vet do blood work before surgery, or when you took him back?
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I can't speak to the symptoms you describe, especially ripping out his hair but some thoughts are: Had he been given a flea treatment recently by yourselves and was possibly overdosed when the Vets gave him another? By the way, it was most irresponsible of your Vet to give your cat any kind of treatment without your permission. Whether it was an overdose or not. Perhaps I have made an erroneous assumption? Did your mother know he was going to give a flea treatment?
If he got flea treatment, rabies and other vaccinations all at the same time AND was neutered (sedation/anesthesia) that all could have been too much for his system. I have to separate rabies from other vacc. with two of my cats but their symptoms before I knew that were prolonged lethargy. But your cat could be reacting differently.
Have you told the Vet what is going on? I think you need to, probably only the Vet knows exactly what happened when your cat was in. It does sound like your poor boy needs a Vet visit anyway, that's not right and must be awfully distressing for him.
i agree
I agree with Longblades, your cat should be examined by a vet, though I am not sure I would bring my cat back to this same vet he was taken to in the first place, since so many problems happened since his visit there...
I would bring him to another vet, and explain the situation to the new vet.
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We spent three weeks touring Nepal and India. We can really recommend Safhands Travel and especially Mr. Rohit. The tour and itinerary suggested by Rohit was excellent. The service received by the Safehands representatives, welcomers, drivers and guides was first class. We will treasure our memories of this holiday. Thank you Rohit.Read more
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Me my wife and our daughter had no problems all over the tour as Mr Rohit has planned exaclty the way we wanted it to be. Besides then a small room problem in Shimla ca use the room was small and there don't have running hot water as other hotels cause we had a child and we were first time feeling the chills of winter but it's was settled by Rohit as he promised us. Regarding the firts driver I think he is not fit to be a tour driver, beginning was okay but towards then end he was slacking but that to was settled by Rohit, by giving us a new driver.but overall we was happy and enjoyed the cold weather which we wanted to experience once in a life time as we are from Malaysia. We will come back to India and will get Rohit from Safe Hands to do the arrangements again. Will recommend to all who wish to travel to India SAFE HANDS TRAVELS. Thank you Rohit SAFE HANDS TRAVELS. All the best you.Read more
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Gertie lived in Montreal, Canada, and Albany, Plattsburgh, Manhattan and the Bronx, N.Y. On her relocation back to the states, Gertie resided with her daughter, Dina Bourdeau, and her son-in-law, Brent Bourdeau, in Teaneck, N.J., and later moved to the Pocono region, eventually transitioning to Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Snydersville until the time of her passing at 91 years of age.
Gertrude was the fourth of eight children born to Noel and Catherine Haye. Six of Gertie's siblings preceded her in death: Steven, Oscar, Arnold, Dorothy, Richard Haye and Alice West. She also was preceded in death by her great-grandson, Orlando Taylor. Gertrude's surviving brother, Irwin Haye, lives in Lachine, Quebec, Canada, with his son.
Gertrude met and married John Henry Woodard in New York City, N.Y; he met an untimely death in 1959.
She leaves behind six children: Aberdeen (Dina) Bourdeau, John Woodard Jr., Trudi Taylor, Pierette (Peppy) Woodard, Kandy Davenport and Tammy Woodard. Gertrude leaves to cherish her memories and continue her legacy nine grandchildren: Jason and Jerron Bourdeau; Camille, Tekoa and Ayla Taylor; Aneka Mungroo; Martin White Jr.; Acacia Woodard; and Najah Davenport; eight great-grandchildren: Jason Bourdeau Jr., Celia and Lee Taylor, Jaden Mungroo, Chloe White, and Ciearra, Cheyenne and Sean Jean Bourdeau; two great-great-grandchildren, Malachi Jennings and Abigail Guzman Martinez; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews, friends and extended family members. We regret not being able to name them all.
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Thomas Anthony Fish of Henryville died unexpectedly March 12, 2013.
Tom, a lifelong resident of Monroe County, was born Jan. 19, 1952, in East Stroudsburg to Margaret R. (Henning) Fish and Theodore B. Fish, now deceased.
He graduated from East Stroudsburg High School and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The School of Visual Arts in New York. He was a professional artist all of his life.
After several years pursuing his art in New York, he returned to East Stroudsburg to care for his mother and continue creating art. In recent years, he traded collectibles.
Tom is survived by his sister, Mary Ann Schimpf of Hollywood, Md.; his brother, Theodore M. Fish of Salida, Colo.; and his longtime companion, Barbara Allen of Henryville.
There will be a visitation from 1 p.m. until the time of the service Saturday, March 23, at Thomas Funeral Home, 401 N. Fifth St., Stroudsburg. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Cremation will be private at H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg.
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A picture of my Taiga figure with all of the adorable little chibi's around her including the Petite Nendoroid Taiga from the Toradora P! game and the entire set of Toys Works trading figure (I actually bought them in a set from J-List instead of trying to collect them all).
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Vallefor (Russia)
14 Dec 2009, 08:27:10
14 Dec 2009, 08:27:10
Nice :) She looks like a mother with daughters :)
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pluvia33 (USA)
14 Dec 2009, 09:59:05
14 Dec 2009, 09:59:05
Hahaha! I never thought of it like that. She does look annoyed enough. XD
Velorn (Russia)
14 Dec 2009, 13:10:20
14 Dec 2009, 13:10:20
No wonder, with such amount of children being annoyed =)
I'm sorry for my bad English xD
I'm sorry for my bad English xD
Vallefor (Russia)
14 Dec 2009, 21:46:16
14 Dec 2009, 21:46:16
"Muuuuuuuum, mummy, why do flowers grow on my head?" :D
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Glory (Russia)
15 Dec 2009, 11:40:30
15 Dec 2009, 11:40:30
Trying to make out all the details, I got a brainwave that we need a possibility to have a closer look on custom pics. Here we go! Simply by clicking on a photo itself we can now watch it in a bigger size :)
Chibi with gohan is love :D
Chibi with gohan is love :D
The rain beats hard at my window
While you so softly do sleep...
While you so softly do sleep...
pluvia33 (USA)
15 Dec 2009, 13:47:18
15 Dec 2009, 13:47:18
Yes, I noticed that you could do that now and it makes me really happy. I was actually hoping you'd make that change. There was another way you could get the full size versions before. I think you had to click on them from the page of the primary figure the photo was linked to or something.
And the Taiga with rice bowl is also my favorite of the 2.5 trading figures. ^_^
And the Taiga with rice bowl is also my favorite of the 2.5 trading figures. ^_^
17 Dec 2009, 12:40:40
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That's a great one!
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ETSU (6-19, 6-9) was out hit by the Ospreys 15-11 in game one and 14-10 in game two. The Bucs hit into five double plays on the day.
North Florida jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the third on RBI singles by T.J. Thompson and
The Ospreys added to their lead in the top of the fifth on a RBI double to left center to Thompson to make the score 3-1. Later in the inning North Florida would score again on a three-run home run by Travis Martin to make the score 6-1.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Bucs would cut into the North Florida on a solo home run by Russell and RBI doubles by Paul Hoilman (
With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh the Ospreys scored two more runs on a Andrew Hannon two-run single up the middle to extend the North Florida lead to 8-4.
ETSU would make the score 8-5 in the bottom of the eighth on a Hoilman RBI double to left center driving in Russell, but North Florida scored again in ninth on an Andy Warren sacrifice fly to right to make the game one final 9-5.
In game two of the doubleheader,
The Ospreys would jump out in front in the top of the second on a Robbie Collier RBI single to make the score 2-1. In the top of the fourth North Florida scored three more on a grounder to short by Michael Gropper, an RBI single by Thompson and Gropper came in and scored on a passed ball to take a 5-1 lead.
ETSU scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on a Jacob Fabry (
In the top of the ninth, the Ospreys added two more runs on a Hannon sacrifice fly to center and a Gaudy RBI double to increase the
Hoilman and Russell had good days as Hoilman was 4-for-7 with two doubles, two walks and three RBI, while Russell was 3-for-8 and had a home run, double and drove in two runs.
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UNF 9, ETSU 5 (March 29, 2008 at
UNF...............002 040 201 - 9 15 0 (14-11, 6-8 A-Sun)
ETSU............ 000 103 010 - 5 11 1 (6-17, 6-8 A-Sun)
Pitchers: ETSU - Ty Sarchet; Drew Story (6); Chas Byrne (8)
UNF - Spencer Jones; Phil Rorabaugh (6); Tyler Stohr (8)
Win - Spencer Jones (3-1) Loss - Ty Sarchet (1-4)
HR - ETSU - Anthony Russell (8)
UNF - Travis Martin (3)
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UNF...............110 300 102 - 8 14 0 (15-11, 7-8 A-Sun)
ETSU............ 100 100 000 - 2 10 2 (6-19, 6-9 A-Sun)
Pitchers: ETSU - Josh Means; Ben Andrews (7)
UNF - John Atteo; Ty Prior (7)
Win - John Atteo (3-1) Loss - Josh Means (1-4) Save - Ty Prior (1)


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Dear Cowguy,
Please advise me as to the best way to murder someone so I don't get caught.
Alleging I am just trying to come up with a mystery plot for a new book I am writing.
Well ho-lee crap. I may have received a question that I'm unqualified for. "Alleging" that you are *cough* writing a mystery plot for a book *cough*, I'm gonna give this a shot.
LOL did you see that? "give this a SHOT!" My goodness I kill myself. LOL did you see THAT? Kill myself!!!! LOL I'm just digging this hole deeper an....... DIGGING THIS HOLE!!! LOL I'm dying!!! DYING!!!!!!
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I run a one-man consulting business called dh Engineering. I'm a mechanical engineer specializing in finite element analysis (FEA), a service I offer to companies (such as Xerox and Kodak) to aid in the manufacture of products. My analysis requires specialized software that can solve hundreds of thousands of simultaneous equations. My professional field may be specialized, but I think my business problems are common. The main problem has been bringing in business, which is something all consultants have to deal with.
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Roy Alexander Lawrie, 61: Public servant, died June 15, 2006, of colon cancer in Lindsay, Ont., early morning.
The night before he died, coping alone with the side effects of chemotherapy, Roy Lawrie did his laundry. He didn't want to leave a mess. He never liked people fussing over him.
Born in Glasgow in 1944, he remained a proud Scot — independent, opinionated, a bit fierce, fond of his pints.
He did not want treatments that would interrupt his golf game, which he played year-round between Canada and Scotland.
He certainly did not want painkillers muddling his brain, with which he had accomplished a respected public-service career after emigrating to Canada in 1971. He started as an auditor for Revenue Canada, and eventually, in 1987, became the assistant deputy minister of the tax revenue and grants programs for Ontario, a position he held until his retirement in July, 2000.
He kept his colon cancer a secret for a long while. Even when his operation was scheduled and his only child, Samantha, had flown over from London, he made her promise not to tell his parents in Scotland. He and Samantha's mother had divorced years earlier. He was used to living alone.
When the cancer went to his liver in May, he accepted that he would die, but he did not want to lose himself in it. "He didn't want to go gently," Samantha says. "He didn't want it to turn him into an invalid."
Samantha and her husband, Chris, had seen Roy home from the hospital, but she flew back to London for a prenatal test, at his insistence: He was so happy, she says, at the prospect of a grandchild. As it turned out, he missed his granddaughter's birth by four months: Madeleine Alexandra Eddis was born on Oct. 27.
On the telephone the night before he died, he told Samantha he loved her. She later learned that he had driven to his golf club only two days earlier for a drink with a friend. The chemo was making him sick, but he didn't want help — no one, as his daughter puts it, to "hang around, annoying him."
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (March 19, 2014) – ETSU senior two-way standout Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.) was one of 30 candidates selected for the 2014 Senior CLASS Baseball Award, which was announced by the committee on Wednesday afternoon.
Prior to the 2014 season, Freeman was named Louisville Slugger First Team All-America and A-Sun Pitcher of Year by Collegiate Baseball. In 2013, Freeman earned CollegeBaseballInsider.com/Louisville Slugger All-America accolades, while also being tabbed second team All-Atlantic Sun. He also led the Buccaneers in nearly every offensive category, and was one of 25 players placed on the watch list for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.
The Buccaneer two-way player has started in 134 consecutive games dating back to the 2012 season. For his career, Freeman has played in 150 games (143 starts) and is hitting .338 (194-574) with 42 doubles, eight triples, 19 home runs and 128 RBI. On the mound, the southpaw has recorded 158.0 IP and is 11-8 with 12 saves in 65 appearances (14 starts).
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Of the 30 candidates, 11 have cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or higher with three of those having a perfect 4.0 GPA. There are six CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-Americans and three Baseball America and Louisville Slugger All-Americans from last season. Five candidates play for teams currently ranked in the USA Today top 25 coaches poll.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 College World Series® in June.
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George Romney
George Romney, Mitt's dad, was born to American citizens living in a Mormon church colony in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was given U.S. citizenship at birth. So, why is he in this gallery? Mitt Romney mentioned the fact that his father was born in Mexico during a presidential debate. According to the 30th article of the Mexican constitution, there are two ways in which a person can acquire the Mexican nationality, by birth and by naturalization. The Mexican constitution declares that individuals born in Mexican territory, regardless of the nationality of their parents are Mexican.
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Why We're Not Afraid
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To the powers that be: sorry to hear you are so full of fear, that with violent disregard for democracy, you felt compelled to bulldoze the heart of the people's park of parks into the ground. Last night's raid of Occupy Wall Street was a disgrace. Altogether lacking in grace. Claiming it was a health hazard is a ruse that's been in use since the eviction of Martin Luther King's version of Occupy—"Resurrection City," back in 1968. To be said with an incredulous New Yorker's accent: 'And your tear gas isn't a health hazard?'
Just what is it you are so afraid of? Is it because you realize that your "powers that be" are in truth "the powers that were"? That the corporate pyramid scheme you are trying so desperately to prop up is reaching the end of its road? Sorry for the inconvenience, but we're changing the world. We are here to offer something new. Don't fear us—join us. Celebrate this arising of hope, possibility, and community.
We are discovering that true power is shared power.
We are creative, we are adaptive, we are resilience itself. You can cut this branch but a thousand more will grow. All you are doing is building up our immune system. As a new Occupy protest song by the Hawaiian singer Makana goes "We are the many, you are the few." And could you but realize it, you are Us too. We are the 100% and we're not going anywhere.
We are awakening from the false dream we have been relentlessly sold and have relentlessly bought. It is, in fact, a nightmare paradigm of a commodified world, a lifeless world of objects, separation, and scarcity. We are awakening to a new possibility where the true abundance of this earth is no longer hoarded. Where relationships are not transactions. Where your well being is my well being is the planet's well being. That old dog eat dog eat dog story is a myth. We are celebrating a new story that is as old as life—collaboration is where it's at. Co-operation has created this incredible complex ecosystem called earth that sustains and delights us. That competition aspect of evolution is for the juvenile species—it's time we grew up. It's time we learned to share. From rainforests to coral reefs to human communities we are inextricably intertwined in gorgeous webs of interdependence. This is what democracy looks like—planet to person to person to planet.
We are not afraid—this movement is here to stay, here to grow, here to evolve. I'm excited to see what new form it will take. Every time you try to bring this surprising thriving movement to the ground it grows ten fold. From the pepper spraying in the early days of Occupy to the bridge arrests of 700 people—thanks, you are radicalizing a new generation and giving old radicals a brand new spark.
We have much to learn from the people's movements of Spain and Greece that emerged from the Arab Spring—they didn't stop at taking the square. As time went on, they have moved to the neighborhoods, offering real solutions to immediate problems in real time, together, through local general assemblies and working groups. A sign left behind in one of the Spanish people's camps read, "we have not left—we have moved into your consciousness."
This movement is not bounded in space, it's as boundless as an open heart. It's the opposite of the contraction into fear. The crisis of this moment in our movement—as camps continue to be evicted—will only speed our evolution into something even more powerful, more effective, more creative.
I have been coming to Liberty Square since the first day, and each day i have found something new, something rich, something Inspiring. I know we will find our next steps, together, with that same spirit of limitless possibility that has made this movement a touchstone in our journey towards a just and compassionate world, a world that works for all life. Love is the movement.
- Ongoing coverage of the movement to take back our democracy and build a new economy.
- Media reports focus on the few acts of vandalism and violence, but the majority of occupiers at Oakland's General Strike succeeded in a peaceful shutdown of Oakland's banks and port.
- Much of the Occupy movement's power comes from a simple moral message:
It's wrong to wreck the world. It's wrong to wreck the health and hopes
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Department of Revenue News Release
September 22, 2009Interested Bidders Have Until Oct. 27 To Submit Proposals to Manage Greenfield License Office
JEFFERSON CITY - The management of the local motor vehicle/license office in Greenfield will be awarded through a competitive bid process.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued Monday by the Office of Administration (OA) for the Greenfield License Office. Potential bidders will have five weeks (or until Oct. 27) to respond to the proposal.
Allowing any interested person or group to bid on the right to operate a license office in Missouri is part of a reformed process promoted by Gov. Jay Nixon. The goal is to make offices more accountable to citizens, and to have the management awarded to those who develop the best business plans for the offices. After bids are received by OA, teams from the Missouri Department of Revenue evaluate the bids.
This will be the second time the Greenfield office has been put up for bid this year. A previous RFP was issued by the state on July 27, and bids were due Sept. 1. The RFP, however, received no responses.
Alana M. Barragán-Scott, acting director of the Department of Revenue, said she hopes more people or groups will consider bidding on the Greenfield office.
"Although the department was disappointed no one bid on the first proposal, I'm optimistic that some interested individuals or groups will submit a bid this time," she said. "There have been only three other instances when license offices did not receive any initial bids, but each of those offices received two proposals when a second opportunity was provided to bid."
During Fiscal Year 2008 (July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008), the Greenfield office conducted an estimated 13,136 transactions and generated an estimated $43,276 in processing fees. The current Greenfield License Office agent is Darrell Preston, and the office is located at 100 S. Main St. Potential bidders could choose to keep the office at the current address or provide a new location in Greenfield. A tour of the current office will be provided for interested bidders from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 14.
Common transactions that take place at local license offices include renewing or applying for a driver license, renewing or applying for registration on motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors, and applying for titles and paying sales taxes on these units.
A copy of the RFP that bidders will use to develop their bids can be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/. To review an RFP, select "Guest" on the home page, click on "Open Bids By Agency," then scroll through the list of bids until the appropriate bid is located. (The bid number for the Greenfield office is B3Z10089.) Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://oa.mo.gov/purch/vendorinfo/DORoffices.pdf or by calling OA at (573) 751-2387.


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Using Digital Resources in CMS
Course materials posted online are subject to copyright law, even if they are posted in a password-restricted system such as Canvas. The following guidelines are not all-inclusive, but are intended to help you make informed copyright decisions.
Digital Environments vs. Physical Environments
When considering whether you should obtain permission to distribute a copyrighted work online, it can help to consider what would be required to distribute the same content physically in a classroom. For example, if you would need copyright clearance to distribute photocopies of a written work to students in your class, you would need permission to distribute the same file online. The same concept applies to images and audio/visual media, although as a rule, further restrictions apply to displaying content, especially audio/visual content, in online settings. For more information on these restrictions, please see the section describing the TEACH Act.
Before you use content of any kind in your course, be sure you know enough about the nature of the work and its copyright owner to make informed copyright decisions.
There are certain circumstances, described below, in which you may not need to permission to use someone else's work. If these circumstances do not apply to your use case, seek permission from the copyright owner before using the content.
Fair Use: Which Way Does the Scale Tip?
According to the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law, you may not need to request permission to use another's work if your usage can reasonably be deemed as "fair." Four factors are considered when determining whether fair use applies.
The purpose and character of the use. If your use of a given work is for nonprofit educational purposes, with access restricted to only your students, fair use is more likely to apply.
The nature of the copyrighted work. Works that are fact-based, published, or out of print are more likely to qualify under fair use than other types of work.
The amount used. Fair use is more likely to apply when only a portion of the work rather than the whole work is used and when that portion does not represent the heart of the work. An electronic version of a single article from a publication or portions of a book (usually one chapter) may pass this test if the work is placed in a password-protected system like Canvas or e-reserves, if copyright restrictions are clearly stated, and if access is limited to only your students for only the duration of the term. It is strongly recommended that permission be requested if the work will be reused term after term.
The effect of the use on the potential market for the copyrighted work. Potential market effect has become one of the most critical considerations in determining fair use cases. Consider carefully whether your use of a work, or widespread use of a similar nature, would result in economic loss to the copyright holder. This fourth factor is especially relevant if the first three factors do not weigh heavily in favor of fair use.
These guidelines are not clearly defined and are highly subject to legal interpretation. It is up to you to consider the four factors as a whole and decide whether the scale tips in favor of fair use. When deciding whether to post copies of digital content in Canvas, or distribute copies in your face-to-face class, consider how your use fits into these four factors. It never hurts to document your decision-making process as a way of showing that you took careful consideration of fair use guidelines before deciding to use content without requesting permission.
However, before you post copies of an article or audiovisual work in Canvas, you should evaluate the possibilities of linking to content rather than copying it, as well as the availability of content that is not under strict copyright limitation. The following are some additional options for providing content on Canvas or in your face-to-face class.
Link to Licensed or Publicly Available Copies
A subscription to an article or another type of work may have already been paid for by the library, or it may be freely accessible to the public on a legitimate website. If so, you can link to the content from your course without having to worry about copyright liability. Note that linking is not the same as copying the content to your course. Creating a copy may have copyright implications. Whenever possible, you should link to a work rather than reproduce it.
Find Creative Commons Works
A growing number of works are produced with a Creative Commons license. This type of license allows the content producer to specify how his or her content can be used, reused, and repurposed. For example, a Creative Commons license on a video may allow for non-commercial use on the condition that attribution is made to the content creator. A good starting place for finding creative commons works is http://search.creativecommons.org/. Be sure to review the license on a given work to see what the unique restrictions are.
Tap Into the Public Domain
A work that is in the public domain can be used without copyright permission. By U.S. law, a work enters the public domain 70 years after the content author has died. Also, anything produced before 1923 is in the public domain. Other public domain works include those produced by the U.S. Government or its employees as part of their jobs. This does not include works produced under a federal grant or those produced by state and local governments.
Other References
For more information, you are encouraged to follow the links below.
- Copyright Clearance Center: The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance
- Copyright Basics: Fair Use
- Using Content: Course Management Systems
- Association of Research Libraries: Know Your Copy Rights. Using Works in Your Teaching - What you Can Do. Tips for Faculty and Teaching Assistants in Higher Education.
- University System of Texas: Crash Course in Copyright
- Carson Newman College Library, Copyright Guide for Online Courses, E-Reserve, and Course Management Systems
- U.S. Copyright Law, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 107 (Fair Use)
- Creative Commons