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Another great value by Crescent Moon for snowshoeing off or on-trail, the Silver 10 Backcountry Snowshoes are exceptionally light for its size and provides terrific floatation and very good maneuverability for snowshoers up to 225lbs. The tear-drop shape makes it easy to walk in tight trees or deep snow and the simplified SPL binding will keep your feet centered and comfortable in all snow conditions. (The binding fits up to size 11, larger sized feet should consider the Gold 10 which fits up to size 15). The 3 claw traction system consists of aluminum toe, main, and heel crampons which provide traction on hard and icy surfaces. You can count on a great backcountry experience from Crescent Moon Silver 10s. The bindings are the most important part of any snowshoe and all of the Silver models have a modified version of the award winning SPL binding. The Silver series feature a simple cam-locking cinch buckle while overthe-foot buckles are nylon cinch mechanisms. The Silver series of snowshoes also have aluminum crampons vs. stainless steel claws and polished aluminum frames. The Silver series of shoes feature 6063 aircraft grade aluminum, TIG welded tear-drop shaped frames, PVC free decking material called TGS (the good stuff), and polyurethane harness which forms the stirrup section of the SPL binding. All of the models in the Silver series of snowshoes feature a fixed-rotation" hinge system, which means the snowshoe lifts off the ground with each step this is the opposite of a free-rotation" shoe which drags the tail of the shoe along the ground and will never lift any snow. Crescent Moon snowshoes are more responsive, maneuverable, and athletic than free-rotation shoes, but, you will never get snow thrown on you with the free rotation design, even though you may not be as maneuverable. The choice is yours, but Crescent Moon feels the snowshoes should closely follow the natural motion of your foot and the mechanics of your normal gait. The Silver series of snowshoes, as well as the Gold series of snowshoes by Crescent Moon do exactly that. All of the snowshoes by Crescent Moon are made in Boulder, CO, USA.
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Three drugs firms have been accused of rigging the supply of a life-saving medicine used by thousands of patients on the NHS to boost their profits.
South African pharma giant Aspen bribed two rivals so that it could maintain its monopoly over the supply of fludrocortisone acetate tablets to the NHS, the Competition and Markets Authority said in a provisional ruling.
Fludrocortisone is used to treat Addison’s Disease, a condition where the adrenal glands do not produce enough steroid hormones. It affects around 8,400 people in the UK and causes weight loss, weakness and joint and muscle pain.
Aspen’s alleged collusion allowed it to dramatically overcharge the NHS, the ruling said, pushing prices up 18 times higher than than they should have been.
It also prevented other firms from competing for Aspen's business, according to regulators.
Aspen is on the hook to pay a further £2.1m if the CMA finds it has broken competition law.
The watchdog also named Aspen's alleged co-conspirators for the first time, who have yet to respond to the CMA's findings.
The CMA believes UK drugs consultant Amilco took a 30pc cut of the increased prices Aspen was able to charge by retaining its position of the drug's sole supplier to the NHS.
Dutch firm Tiofarma has also been accused of colluding with Aspen, which is said to have given it manufacturing rights over fludrocortisone for direct sale in the UK.
Amilco and Tiofarma now have the opportunity to respond to the CMA's allegations.
Michael Grenfell, enforcement director at the CMA, said: “The NHS should not be denied the opportunity of benefitting from an increased choice of suppliers, and so potential savings on what it spends on essential drugs."
“The CMA is also pleased formally to accept Aspen’s £8m payment to the NHS in response to competition concerns about a related arrangement they made for supplying this medicine.
“This highlights the importance of competition in making sure the NHS, and so ultimately UK taxpayers, do not pay more than they should for medicines.”
The £8m will be paid to the NHS within 20 working day,s Mr Grenfell said.

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Insight: ‘moving window’ approach optimizes ecological forecastingBy Environmental Research Web
25 January 2011
Coastal hypoxia is a growing problem worldwide. In estuaries and river-fed coastal areas, excess nutrients from the land, often originating from human activities, can lead to abnormally high biomass production and thus reduced dissolved oxygen concentrations that can diversely affect fish and shellfish habitats. While hypoxia formation requires both sufficient biomass production and water-column stratification, controlling nutrient loads and how they affect biomass formation is also important.
Annual hypoxia forecasts for the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay have been performed to raise awareness of hypoxia and how it is connected to nutrient loads, to manage it better and to test our understanding of the phenomenon. This last aspect is a particularly important way to test the validity of model-derived scenarios for decision makers.
The overall suitability of a model is a balance between how accurate it is and how quickly it can respond to ecological changes. This is important because lakes, rivers and other water bodies have experienced changes in their sensitivity to nutrient loading over the past couple of decades. These changes in a system state are difficult to recognize in real time because there is substantial year-to-year variability. The forecasting ability of a hypoxia model that incorporates Bayesian parameter uncertainty and variability for the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake was, surprisingly, optimized by calibration to short, recent datasets.
Using a "moving-window" calibration approach, with windows of different sizes, we found that the model calibrated with a three-year moving window had a higher accuracy than models using longer windows in both systems. The approach, which can also be used to analyse annual variations, may be important in other systems where ecological forecasts are needed in the face of long-term changes resulting from climate change, biological invasion or other phenomena.
Future work will explore the interaction of upper- and lower-water layers. In the Gulf of Mexico the upper layer, in which phytoplankton biomass is produced, flows in the same direction as the lower layer, in which biomass is decomposed and oxygen is used up. However, in Chesapeake Bay these layers flow in opposite directions, causing differences in the spatial distribution of production and oxygen use.
About the author
Mary Anne Evans is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment. Her work brings together mathematical modelling and empirical data to answer ecological questions related to aquatic and coastal carbon cycling.
Donald Scavia is a professor of natural resources and environment and of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan; he is also director of the University’s Graham Sustainability Institute. His research group works to improve the understanding of interactions between human activities on land and their impacts on coastal marine and freshwater ecosystems.


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Beautiful Crooked Lake Cottage - Sleep 4
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Quaint cottage ideally located on Crooked Lake in a unique, park like community called Watersedge Resort. The shared resort offers 450 feet of waterfront access, sandy beach and a one-of-a-kind shallow, hard bottom beach that stretches out at least 225 feet, with only waist deep water. This combination of beach and park-like atmosphere makes this location the most desirable on Crooked Lake.
The park-like property also features a private marina, with two slips available for your watercrafts of up to 26 feet. Also included is a volleyball court, horseshoe pit, multiple fire pits and most of all, a tranquil setting for relaxing on a wooden swing, to watch the boats go by, read a novel or watch the fantastic sunrises or sunsets from the point.
Take a trip through the Inland Waterway on your boat or rent one from the two marinas less than 2 miles away. Crooked Lake is connected to Lake Huron by traveling through Burt Lake and Mullet Lake. It is a beautiful way to spend a sunny summer day.
Fall is a special time of year when the trees come alive with vibrant colors. Jump on the paved bike trail connecting Alanson to Petoskey to Charlevoix. Your only a 6 mile ride to the Petoskey State Park.
Many areas to view the color changes are great, but there is nothing as commanding as the Tunnel of Trees, along the shore of Lake Michigan. This area is just north of Harbor Springs about 15 minutes from your doorstep.
Skiing and snowmobiling makes this the Midwest's Premier Winter Destination, with trails just waiting to be ridden. The ski resorts of Boyne Highlands and Nubs Nob are only about 10 minutes from your cottage. The snowmobile trails are right out your door! Ice skating, sledding sleigh rides and ice fishing are also just a sampling of what is in store for you during your dream vacation.
Spring time bring out colorful blooms and the 21 championship golf courses open for the avid golfer, which are all within 25 miles of the resort. Hikers will also enjoy this time of the year, for its many trails and paths are waiting to be explored once again. Do not forget to visit the mighty Mackinaw Bridge and Island. It is only about 30 minutes from the resort.
With all the area has to offer with its unique shops, boutiques and art galleries located in Petoskey's Gas Light District and Harbor Springs, shopping should definitely be on your list of things to do. You may also want to see if Lady Luck is with you at the 'new and ultimate' Odawa Casino in town.
Sorry, no pets allowed.
Keywords: Cottage, Lakefront Property
- Vacation Rental
- Pets Not Allowed
- Non Smoking Only
Bedrooms: 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 5, Beds for 4-5
- Queen size Beds (2)
Bathrooms: 1 Bathroom
- Parking For RV/Boat/Trailer
- Private Marina, Full service casino located 15 minute away.
- DVD Player
- Water Skiing
- Cross Country Skiing
- Jet Skiing
- Medical Services
- Mountain Biking
- Sound/Bay Fishing
- Roller Blading
- Water Tubing
- Ice Skating
- Freshwater Fishing
- Basketball Court
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Water Parks
- Bird Watching
- Sight Seeing
- Winery Tours
- Fitness Center
- Wildlife Viewing
- Scenic Drives
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Miniature Golf
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3 little boys
3 little boys
This cottage was fantastic for my family!!! I have 3 young boys that did not want to leave! It had everything you could want right there for us. We had a great time fishing, swimming, kayaking, and of course late night campfires on the beach. My boys also liked having access to a swing set, horse shoes and the beach to collect sea shells and build sand castles! This cabin was so nice with anything you need, and was super clean. I was also impressed with all the fun things to do right around the area. We had a great time and looking forward to going back in the future!!
- Guest Kristi (Goodrich Michigan)
- Date of stay 08/25/13
- Review Submitted 09/14/13
Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, adventure seekers, girls getaway, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.
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review of Crooked lake cottage
We really enjoyed our stay. The cottage was very nice and it was better in person than the photos. It was very clean. The area was very nice and we would definitely recommend the place and we would like to go back in the future. The lake was beautiful, we caught some fish and the leaves were starting to turn, which made the scenery even better.
- Guest Indiana girl (Huntington IN)
- Date of stay 09/23/12
- Review Submitted 10/02/12
Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
We had a great stay and the kids loved the beach and swing set
- Guest Paul W.
- Date of stay 07/21/12
- Review Submitted 08/08/12
Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.
Our family of 4 loved our stay here! The cottage was very clean, perfectly appointed and located in a great spot. Just 10 minutes from Petoskey State Park and the "big" lake, we could spend the day jumping waves in Lake Michigan and come home to enjoy our lakefront view for sunsets, cookouts and bonfires. Shopping/eating in Petoskey and Harbor Springs is close by, as well as bike trails and locally caught (and smoked) whitefish at nearby markets. We definately would return.
- Guest On the Road (St. Paul, Minnesota )
- Date of stay 08/23/11
- Review Submitted 09/21/11
Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing.
The kids loved the beach. You don't need to bring chairs or toys. There are plenty to share. The cottage had comfy beds, and great TVs. The wireless reached the beach and boat slip! If you are staying for a week, do bring enough essential clothes and extra bath towels or plan on laundry time. The cottage is right on route 31 so it is very easy to find whatever you need. Go right for Alanson and great pancakes at Pauly's Home Cooking, or left for Petoskey State Park (about 15 minutes), and the beautiful Bay. We spent some days at the Crooked Lake beach only. We rented a boat at Ryde Marine and took the waterways to Burt Lake. Burt Lake was great for tubing. It is huge. We also spent several days driving to beaches and the fun cities of Charlevoix, Harbor Springs and Petoskey. It really is a good location for getting anywhere Up North.
- Guest Go Bucks! (Columbus, OH)
- Date of stay 08/14/11
- Review Submitted 09/14/11
Recommended for: Families with young children, adventure seekers, families with teenagers, sightseeing.
Owner response: Thanks for the review and we are glad you enjoyed the cottage and resort. Look forward to see you next summer.
This cottage was great for my husband and I and our two boys. It was clean, comfortable and perfect for our week Up North. The cottage itself is decorative, cozy, very well maintained and just the right size. The resort enabled our kids to never be bored. Volleyball, basketball, bonfires and the unbeatable beach. We will definitely return! It is the perfect location for a small family. Thanks.
- Guest Amy H. (Ohio, USA)
- Date of stay 07/31/10
- Review Submitted 04/26/11
Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, adventure seekers, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Our family had a wonderful vacation! Crooked lake is a beautiful lake to ski, knee board, fish and to relax. The resort is beautiful. Take a relaxing boat ride through the channels of Indian River to Burt lake to Mullet lake. It has everthing you need for a relaxing family vacation! The town of Petoskey has so much to offer. The trail from downtown Petoskey to Harbor Springs is a beautiful seanic route. Stop by the Not Bar for a great Lunch or dinner! This is a Family Vacation we plan on for many years to come!
- Guest Toast (New Lothrop)
- Date of stay 08/01/10
- Review Submitted 04/15/11
Recommended for: Families with young children, girls getaway.
Owner response: I am glad you enjoyed the area. We look forward to having you up at the cottage in the future.
Charming cottage with a beautiful beach.
Charming cottage with a beautiful beach.
Charming 2 bedroom cottage, with a beautiful beach and lots to do for the kids. My boys enjoyed playing volleyball, fishing, swimming, horseshoes, basketball-just steps outside of the door. We had bonfires at night, and brought our jet ski-free ramp just down the road. Plenty of lawn chairs at the beach to enjoy the great sunsets. The cottage is clean and well-maintained. Lots of restaurants and places to visit nearby. We will definitely return for more vacations at this location.
- Guest vacationmom (Saginaw, MI)
- Date of stay 07/03/10
- Review Submitted 11/09/10
Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
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CommonSpace speaks to homeless participants in ‘tent town’
- The agreement in Glasgow Sheriff Court on Wednesday meant the occupation of George Square would end and all homeless participants would be given a complex needs assessment
- ‘The Occupiers’, most of whom are homeless, had been occupying George Square since 25 March
- Sean Clerkin, representative of ‘The Occupiers’ outside court: “This is a victory for the homeless in Glasgow”
- Glasgow City Council spokesperson: “Both parties agreed to complex needs housing assessments, on named camp occupants, being carried out by the council”
CAMPAIGNERS said they were happy with the result of a court case which led to the end of the ‘tent town’ protests in George Square, after Glasgow City Council agreed to carry out complex needs assessments and find homes for the people that have been occupying a corner of George Square in Glasgow.
Representatives of Glasgow Homeless, Glasgow Tenants’ Organisation and the newly formed occupying camp, dubbed ‘tent town’, which began on 25 March, appeared in Glasgow Sheriff’s court on Wednesday [10 April], in an eviction notice case brought forward by the SNP-led City Council.
The Sheriff stated to Sean Clerkin, a housing activist who represented ‘The Occupiers’ in court: “Each person you represented is looking for an assessment of their complex needs. If Glasgow City Council will assess each person and discharge their statutory duties, you will withdraw your opposition to the decree.”
This proposal was accepted.
Speaking outside the chamber, Clerkin said: “This is a victory for the homeless in Glasgow. Glasgow City Council are now obliged to carry out complex needs assessments for everyone in the camp. Otherwise they will have broken the commitment made in court.”
Last week, CommonSpace reported that the eviction notice had been delayed one week, allowing protestors a chance to find legal representation.
Despite making efforts to acquire appropriate representation, the group was unable to, leading to Clerkin representing the group.
Around nine people are staying the camp at the moment, but there are around 15-20 pepole in total who have been coming and going. The camp had a strict no alcohol and no drugs policy, and people had been asked to leave on these grounds.
Kirsty Forsyth, one of the camp residents, told CommonSpace: “I’ve been homeless on and off since 2009. I’d been sleeping in the X19 Bus Shelter for the last five and a half weeks before joining the camp.
“I suffer with mental health and problems relating to alcohol and have had a few suicide attempts in the last couple of months. I was told by my caseworker on 2 January that I’d get housed within three weeks. It’s been over three months now and I’ve not heard anything. I feel safer in the camp surrounded by people than I did in the bus shelter.”
Paula McGarry said she was in the camp because she is fleeing domestic violence.
“I have a tenancy, but I don’t feel safe there. Every time I get a new home, he finds me. I lost my mum when I was ten. I found her on the floor with a needle sticking oot her arm. If I was to stay in a hostel, my addiction problems would go through the roof,” she said.
Clerkin, a member of Glasgow Tenants Organisation, added that the Council had breached laws on the requirement to provide temporary acommondation for those who apply, a point Shelter Scotland made in a protest outside the City Chambers in July last year.
“In 3025 occasions between April 2017 and March 2018, Glasgow City Council breached the statutory laws – when homeless people have applied for housing but have not been given temporary accommodation,” Clerkin said.
He said that following the Sheriff’s verdict Glasgow City Council is now under obligation to implement complex needs assessments, find temporary accommodation and wrap around services for all residents of the camp.
A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said: “The council was today granted decree to remove the protestors occupying George Square by Glasgow Sheriff Court. This was granted after both parties agreed to complex needs housing assessments, on named camp occupants, being carried out by the council.
“Whilst undertaking these assessments the council will continue to offer them advice, assistance and accommodation.
“Several protestors have now also accepted our previously made offers of temporary accommodation. It is unfortunate that this matter had to go to court before this resolution could be reached.”

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Alghero is a beautiful destination in Sardinia, Italy. It is best known for its beautiful beaches, very good food at reasonable prices, and its Catalan origin, in fact it was known in the past as little Barcelona.
The Costa Verde, also known as Marina di Arbus, is located in the Province of Medio Campidano, in the south west of Sardinia, and it extends for about 50 km from Portixeddu and Capo Pecora, in the south, to Capo Frasca, in the north.
Porto Pino is a town in southwest Sardinia. Porto Pino features long beaches, coves with crystal clear water and pink sand, dunes, cliffs, pine forests, amazing backdrops, and within vineyards, caves, forests and a great deal of culture.
Cabras is located approximately 7km from Oristano on the West coast of Sardinia. The Sinis peninsula is an important international site for flora and fauna and home to many fascinating cultural treasures, the most stunning of which is Tharros.
Nùoro is a town of Sardinia. Being in the center of Sardinia, Nuoro is reachable from all the island's airports: Aeroporto Costa Smeralda - 100Km Aeroporto Mameli - 170 Km Aeroporto di Alghero - 135 Km Bus ARST Azienda Regionale Trasporti free toll 800 865042 info tel.


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There are many different ways of training your dog. You can select from Science based training, benefit based training, and Operational conditioning These training methods have actually been proven to work and they will help you to get your dog trained rapidly.
Classical conditioning is an exceptionally effective tool to use for all your dog training requirements. Whether you’re attempting to teach your dog to accept sound, or like a brand-new place, this technique can help you. It’s likewise a great method to remove bad associations your dog may have.
In case you’re unfamiliar, classical conditioning is a process in which a valued reinforcer is coupled with a neutral one. For instance, you could train your dog to react to a bell by sounding it prior to you feed them. Or you might use a clicker as a reward for a good behavior.
If you’re utilizing this technique, you must do it at the level of your dog’s convenience level. You should also be sure to take your time. Your dog is likely to end up being wary of anything brand-new and unfamiliar, so you ought to give him plenty of opportunities to get used to it.
The most effective classical conditioning technique involves pairing a product of interest with a lower recognized reward. In this case, the lower recognized reward is the one that produces the most excellent result.
To highlight this principle, you may begin with something a bit more mundane, like a leash being gotten rid of from your dog’s collar. When your dog has found out that you’ll reward him with a reward when you get rid of the leash, you might attempt sounding the bell to see if he’ll salivate.
If you’re successful at this, you can then attempt teaching your dog to like people. Another thing to do is to try to introduce your dog to more unique stimuli, such as a vet see. This will produce hormones that make your dog happy, however it will also increase his fear of the unknown.
Operational conditioning for dog training is a method of training that focuses on the relationship in between behavior and effects. It utilizes favorable and negative reinforcement. Favorable reinforcement assists dogs learn what is right and what is wrong.
Positive support involves providing your dog something good for doing a certain task. For instance, if your dog needs to sit, you might offer him a treat. The value of the reward must be commensurate with the difficulty of the behavior.
The other kind of operant conditioning is punishment. A dog will behave in a less preferable method if she or he receives a punishment. Negative reinforcement, on the other hand, makes the same behavior less likely to happen.
Operant conditioning can be applied to lots of jobs. You can utilize it to train your dog to welcome people in an appropriate way, to present body parts for assessment, or to move between enclosures.
When used properly, it can help your dog feel secure. Unlike other training approaches, which just provide ambiguity, operant conditioning utilizes a constant procedure to train your dog.
Although it may sound complex, operant conditioning is actually a basic system of customizing behavior. Using a range of favorable and negative reinforcers, you can increase or decrease your dog’s behavior.
One of the most crucial things to keep in mind when using operant conditioning is the worth of the reward. If you provide your dog a reward that is not worth its weight in gold, it isn’t going to be an useful training tool.
There are 4 primary operant conditioning possibilities: favorable reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. Selecting the best option is vital for effective dog training.
Reward-based dog training, likewise referred to as force-free training, is the most humane way of training your family pet. It enhances your bond with your canine and makes them most likely to repeat wanted habits.
You can use food, toys, petting, or verbal appreciation as benefits for good behavior Nevertheless, you must prevent over-rewarding, as your dog might associate the reward with the behavior that resulted in the benefit. In order to avoid confusion, you ought to keep benefits to a small number and gradually increase them.
The choice of benefit depends upon your dog and the level of stimulation you want to achieve. A dog that is inspired by play will appreciate a tug-of-war or bring toy. However a more reserved or laid back dog might be more comfy with a soft chewy toy.
For some dogs, rewards may can be found in the type of spoken praise or a tossing ball. For other dogs, nevertheless, the reward might be a food reward.
Using positive methods of dog training assists your dog learn vital life abilities. They are likewise less most likely to be disappointed and more likely to respond creatively to problem-solving situations.
Research study has revealed that utilizing reward-based training is far more effective than aversive methods. Aversive training can cause tension for your dog, and result in an aggressive dog.
According to research study, the level of cortisol in a dog’s saliva peaks throughout times of high stress. This is because cortisol is released in the dog’s bloodstream when it experiences distress. Positive techniques of dog training minimize these stress factors and allow the dog to unwind.
Numerous professional organizations have spoken out versus punishment in dog training Punishment is not just vicious, it has dangers.
Rewarding Undesirable Behavior
Rewarding undesirable behavior in dog training isn’t always the very best service. For example, if you are teaching your pup not to jump, you shouldn’t reward the activity with a “dive.” This will only increase the chance that your pup will do it again.
Rather, utilize a diversion technique to keep your pup from doing the undesirable act. You can redirect the dog to an alternative greeting or to a more fulfilling toy. While this may not be a perfect service, it will at least assist your dog to forget about the unwanted behavior.
One method that is not only efficient, however also fairly easy, is positive support. When a dog carries out a preferable action, such as sitting or decreasing a paw, you need to praise him with a large reward. Likewise, you need to let him understand that you are pleased with the matching behavior by providing him a pat.
Positive punishment is another dog training method that can be used to get your family pet to behave much better. Nevertheless, it can likewise be a dish for emotional catastrophe. Whether it is physical punishment or spoken, punishment will erode your dog’s trust and cause him to be fearful of the effects.
Using favorable support, you can teach your animal to do the things you want him to do without actually doing them. For example, if your puppy chews on his shoe, you can divert the action by utilizing a more interesting toy. Ultimately, your dog will learn that if he does the ideal thing, you will reward him.
On the other hand, neglecting the bad behavior will just enhance it. In fact, if you ignore it enough, your dog will become aggressive.
Science-based dog training uses empirical information and strategies to educate your pet in manner ins which your dog can understand. It is not based upon positive reinforcement, which simply implies adding something to your dog’s food or toys.
When selecting a trainer, ask them if their training techniques are science-based. Many fitness instructors will inform you they do. Then, you can follow up with them to see what they actually do.
There are various kinds of dog training. Some are based upon positive reinforcement, while others are based on punishment. Both can lead to aggressive behaviors. Choosing the ideal dog fitness instructor can assist you get the very best outcomes for your dog.
The best fitness instructors are able to utilize all four quadrants of Operant Conditioning to train your dog. In this way, you are not penalizing your dog, but rewarding the preferred behavior.
While it is very important to consider the science behind dog training, you need to not let it determine how you train your family pet. It is your job to choose a dog trainer who will teach your pet appropriate habits and foster psychological health.
No matter what method you choose, remember that your dog has a mind and a body, and has been able to learn through experiences. A dog’s natural drive to chase is unavoidable, so you can’t constantly expect it to understand when to stop.
If you do choose to train your dog with a physical punishment tool, make sure you do it properly. Lots of animal rights organizations, such as PETA, support the use of force-free techniques.
One of the greatest errors lots of people make is picking a dog trainer who does not have a scientific background. This can result in a number of problems. For example, many physical punishment tools, such as shock collars, are harmful to your animal.

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The new Republican candidate for Senate in Delaware has become widely known for her positions against sex: She is a devout Catholic, chaste, anti-masturbation, pro-abstinence-only sex ed, anti-condoms and anti-porn, but her faith-based philosophy could endanger America’s youth if she is responsible for legislating in the real world.
Voicing his discontent with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in United States v. Pineda-Moreno, which declared the warrantless use of a GPS tracking device to be constitutional, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski warned, “We are taking a giant leap into the unknown, and the consequences for ourselves and our children may be dire and irreversible. Some day, soon, we may wake up and find we’re living in Oceania.”
ELIZABETH – Police arrested four men on robbery and weapons charges Friday following an incident that prompted police officers to open fire.
ELIZABETH – A 23-year-old Bloomfield man was shot to death in Elizabeth late Saturday night, authorities said.
NEW BRUNSWICK — Police are actively investigating the stabbing of two teenagers, one of whom died Saturday, apparently as a result of his injuries, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and New Brunswick Police Director Peter Mangarella announced.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sophomore Justin McLendon had a fourth-quarter 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to lift the Kean University football team to a 33-29 win over host Buffalo State College in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
CHESTERTOWN, Md. – The Kean University women’s volleyball team dropped two matches in the Penny Fall Classic held at Washington College (Maryland) on Saturday afternoon.
UNION – The Kean University women’s tennis team fell in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Saturday to Ramapo College, 7-2.
UNION – The Kean University women’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 tie with visiting Rutgers-Camden on Saturday evening in New Jersey Athletic Conference action at Kean Alumni Stadium.

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Sterling Silver Realistic Book Charm. Once upon a time, in a magical land, there lived... Let your imagination finish the story of this incredible three dimensional book charm. This beautiful piece is solid silver and substantial enough that you could stamp initials on it. A great gift for teachers, writers, and avid readers. Perfect to wear on its own or create a bracelet using other charms from our Back to School Collection! ...and they lived Happily Ever After!
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Hayward appeared before a House subcommittee in 2010 to discuss the disaster, but he often responded to questions with little more than "I cannot say."
Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan wasn't buying it. "We thought we'd have more candid responses," he said. "You're the CEO, you headed exploration, you know what's going on."
Congressmen complained angrily about Hayward's evasiveness, while the CEO denied their accusations of "stonewalling."
Hayward was reassigned to Russia and has since left the company.
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Protecting the tilapia fish of the Koome Islands, Lake Victoria
Guarding endangered fish species from over fishing
Lake Victoria is home to a dazzling array of fish species. The largest tropical lake in the world hosts 500 species of cichlids. These closely related fish are hugely variable in appearance, behavior and the habitats they live in. And genetic studies revealed that they likely diversified quickly, within the last 15,000 years. But now many of those species are in trouble, including Singida tilapia. It was originally the mainstay of the commercial fishery industry in Lake Victoria. From the early 1900s until the early 1980s, Singida tilapia fish provided fishermen with an income and the local communities with food. It was also considered a delicacy and a preferred food for the fishing communities who still seek it out despite it being critically endangered.
Now Singida tilapia face huge problems. The human induced threats include overfishing, habitat alteration, and competition from introduced alien species such as Nile perch. Further problems caused by agriculture and cattle grazing may also be contributing to their decline. The remaining populations are limited to a few isolated spots around Lake Victoria. Unfortunately, in most of these areas, the fishing community is not aware of the conservation status of the species and have started overexploiting it without notice.
How we’re helping the tilapia fish
William Isebaiddu is leading a team of conservationists in Uganda to tackle the threats facing Singida tilapia and halt their decline. They have set up a breeding programme in the lake to increase fish numbers quickly. Wild parents are being used for captive breeding and the offspring are being released back into the wild at an early stage to prevent the extinction of the species.
Breeding endangered species in captivity is a widely used technique to boost wild numbers. Lots of brood stock – or founders – will ensure that the genetic diversity of the captive population is as varied as possible. The young fish are being released into the shallows, areas that are less than 10m deep. The aim is to bolster and boost the numbers in these parts of the lake. This will produce sufficiently large populations to make them more resilient against the Nile perch which live in the deeper, more central areas.
William is also creating protected areas in the shallow waters which they will monitor regularly. By-laws are in place to protect the species but the fishermen are unaware of them. The team is engaging with the fishing communities to introduce better fishing practices designed to protect species but also ensure long-term sustainability of the fish that the communities rely on. Fish are often forgotten and over-looked. Out of sight and out of mind. We hope that, with our support, William and his team now have the tools and opportunity to turn around the fortunes of this one-widespread species.
Success for tilapia so far
William and his team from wildlife organisation Hope for Nature, have worked very hard already to restore the fortunes of Singida tilapia fish. Earlier this year (2021), they successfully released 5000 fingerlings (baby fish) into the lake. He and his team and delighted to share some of their highlights with PTES supporters.
This project is only possible thanks to our generous donors. Can you help by donating today?
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Dr. Niushen Zhang discusses acupuncture for migraine treatment
For people living with migraine, acupuncture treatment can be an effective form of preventive treatment and pain management. In a recent Facebook Live, Dr. Niushen Zhang discussed five things you should know to determine if acupuncture is right for you. Dr. Zhang is the Director of the Headache Fellowship Program at Stanford University and trained in acupuncture at the Academy of Pain Research in San Francisco.
1. How does acupuncture work?
In Chinese culture, acupuncture is believed to regulate and balance the flow of energy, or “chi” through the body. The Chinese philosophy follows the idea that needling is a way to add chi where there’s a deficiency, or to remove chi where there’s congestion.
Another way to understand acupuncture is through the Western physiology perspective,
“where micro-injury from needling can lead to increased blood flow and also healing,” said Dr. Zhang. Studies have shown that acupuncture can change certain levels of endorphins, chemicals released by the body that can decrease pain.
2. What are the side effects?
According to Dr. Zhang, acupuncture is extremely safe. “Some common potential side effects can include bruising, bleeding and soreness. And in some people, the needling can cause lightheadedness and fainting, but that’s exactly why acupuncture should be performed when a person is lying down,” said Dr. Zhang.
There are certain groups of people who need to consult their medical care professionals before undergoing acupuncture, including pregnant women, people with bleeding disorders or who are taking blood thinners, and people with pacemakers.
3. Who should get acupuncture treatment?
“The simple answer is anyone who is open-minded about it, who has discussed it with their doctor, and has the time and resources to do it,” said Dr. Zhang. In her opinion, believing in the treatment can also contribute to its effectiveness and results. To maximize acupuncture’s success, Dr. Zhang recommends two sessions per week for about eight to 10 sessions.
In order to find a reputable acupuncturist, Dr. Zhang recommends looking at their credentials first. Dr. Zhang also recommends looking through online reviews or asking people you trust. Patients of any age can benefit from acupuncture, including children. The placebo effect typically works well for children, and with a pediatrician’s approval, acupuncture can be performed effectively.
4. What should you expect during a session?
First, ensure that you are wearing comfortable, loose clothing. Pants should be able to be rolled to the knee. Sessions typically last around one hour, beginning with a physical examination and discussion of your medical history. The remainder of the session is the treatment, in which the acupuncturist inserts needles into different points of the body.
“Once the needles start to go in, the acupuncturist may twist or thrust the needle, until you feel a warm or tingling sensation, which we call ‘deqi,’” said Dr. Zhang. Acupuncturists use between five and 20 needles, and they stay in for 20 to 45 minutes. Depending on where a needle is inserted, it may feel painful or tingle, however, in some areas, patients will feel nothing at all.
5. How will acupuncture affect my migraine?
Growing evidence supports that acupuncture is effective in preventing episodic migraine. Additionally, acupuncture has fewer side effects compared to oral medications. When considering acupuncture, Dr. Zhang believes it is important for patients to ask themselves, how serious is my disease? People who have more frequent and severe headaches will require more sessions than those with less serious conditions. Dr. Zhang believes that even in more severe cases, acupuncture is effective in treating issues like sleep, anxiety and muscle tightness.
Dr. Zhang recommends two sessions per week maximum to avoid overstimulation. Although acupuncture has the potential to be more effective than taking medications, Dr. Zhang does not advise patients to discontinue additional treatments without consulting a doctor.
To find more information about natural or alternative migraine treatment options, visit the American Migraine Foundation website. Browse our doctor-verified resource library, explore toolkits and read articles and advice from the nation’s leading headache specialists.

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Reconstruction in 1865 through 1877 was terminated by Southern men due to their lack of acceptance of African Americans in restricting their political rights, not following the North’s precedence of equality, and the assassination of many a men by their ever so popular Klan. Reformation began after the Civil War which was fought over sectional differences and heavy slavery in the South. Southerns had always been pro slavery which contributed to their low treatment of African Americans as a whole. Once the South lost the War they could no longer legally enslave African Americans, but that did not change their persona in the eyes of the rich white men. Equality was a concept for white men according to the South, especially considering that
It is discussed that the lives of black American did not improve significantly as racism was entrenched in governments and white Americans, especially southerners. Although amendments and acts sought out to better the lives of black Americans, it did not mean they were immediately treated as equal and given rights. Black Americans had a very difficult life post-Civil War as the rest of America was not prepared to stop depriving them of their civil rights as it was beneficial to them to have black Americans kept under oppression. The abolition of slavery cost slave owners over $2 billion in property only. This severely impacted the economy as it was in crisis and white slave owners did not have any slaves to serve them on plantations.
Adams saw slaves as human beings and knew they deserved equal rights. Adams also allowed slave owners opinions to nullify his approach to the subject during his political career. Adams, Jackson, Madison and Monroe were all presidents who dealt with slavery. Each president had a different view on slavery as well as a different personal and public life opinion on
The reconstruction focused on abolishing slavery for good in order not to move war again, but this really did not happen. As soon as Reconstruction ended and the Southern states were allowed to do what they wanted, they imposed segregation on blacks and did all sorts of things to prevent them from voting. In addition, reconstructions failed to help blacks economically. They did not get the land acres that they hoped for. Therefore, they continued to be poor farm workers who pretty much had to work for the rich landowners.
In document 3 it says “ The South thus quickly established a rural way of life supported by an agricultural economy based on slave labor.” So if the South lost slavery their economy would fall and the south would be very very poor. So therefore the Southern states left the union because they didn’t want to be poor. In conclusion the Southern states wanted to secede from the union because President Lincoln was elected, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published, and because slavery was the basis of their community.
The fugitive slave laws were disliked by Northerners, but they were laws that must be followed as they were enacted under the Constitution. Document C provides an example of the problems the newly enforced laws created. Free African Americans had to constantly be aware of being kidnapped or mistaken for a runaway slave. Slave Hunters would often kidnap free blacks and claim they were runaway slaves, so they could make a profit of them. Although some people took advantage of the fugitive slave laws, there were groups of abolitionists who still fought to end slavery, despite what the Constitution upheld.
However, the Populist movement would not last as conservatives used racism to divide whites and blacks, based on Herrenvolk democracy. Once again, this led to whites once again pushing blacks out of certain jobs in order for them to have those opportunities. These differed largely from the Afrikaners who wanted to be independent, but were frustrated with the British colonial government giving black Africans equality. Due to this action, the Afrikaners emigrated from the Cape region and settled in a place called Natal. These new republics created by the whites, did allow for some equality for non-whites.
In 1619, when slavery began in America, slaves were used as a force of labor to build and work on the new land. Unfortunately, slavery continued on for the next three centuries in the United States. Today, people view slavery as an inhumane and cruel way of treating people, but back then many people saw nothing wrong with the holding of slaves. For the most part, slavery was morally and ethically wrong since the enslavement of people was terrible. In general, slavery is unfitting because Thomas Jefferson once said “...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...”
¨Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.¨ This is similar to Frederick Douglass because he lived his most of his life in slavery and then after slavery ended he chose to live his life the way he wanted. Frederick Douglass was an African American slave who wanted to abolish slavery after hearing the word abolish so many times. Douglass´s audience were many other African Americans who also said slavery was a bad thing. How slavery was bad for slaves and how it corrupts slave owners.
Even though the North, and South were part of the same country, both had specific needs, and held many differences between each other. One of the most prominent differences between the two was slavery. The North strongly believed that slavery was wrong, and understood that everyone is created equally. On the other hand, the South relied heavily on slavery. This is due to the economy differences within the country.
On February 1, 1895 President Abraham Lincoln approved the 13th amendment to the U.S Constitution which abolishes slavery. This celebrated as National Freedom Day. How would your life be different if you were not free? If I wasn’t free I will not be able to do what I will want to do.
Introduction Slavery was a major part of American culture in the 1800’s, without slavery America would have crumbled and gotten taken over by another country, but slavery is still bad the South wanted slavery but the North didn’t. The Industrial Revolution had a huge impact on slavery in the US during the 18th century. It increased the amount of slaves in the US by a lot. Then people actually started realizing how bad slavery actually was and wanted to abolish it.
“I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.” –Fredrick Douglass. The fight for the end of slavery was an issue that eventually tore the United States into two parts. Antebellum America was a period of conflict and unease due to the various differences in beliefs regarding slavery between the northern and southern states. However, American abolitionists provoked sympathy and outrage of southern slave ideals by using the rhetoric of natural rights and the Declaration of Independence, illustrating the contradiction of Christian values to slavery, and criticizing how domestic ideology conflicted with slavery.

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In 1867, the British government prepared to accept the demand of the Hindu communities of the United Provinces and Bihar to change the Perso-Arabic script of the official language Urdu to Devanagari and adopt Hindi as the second official language. This gave rise to a Hindi-Urdu
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Pediatric Balance Examination
Published on: August 1, 2014
At AIB, pediatric balance evaluation is a critically important diagnostic service to the medical and rehabilitation community. Evaluation may be conducted with neonates/infants as young as 3 months of age. The evaluation will include both behavioral and electrophysiological evaluation, depending on the age-appropriateness of each component. Even without advanced instrumentation e.g. rotary chair and VEMP, behavioral testing is easily performed and should be of good reliability. All too often the “ear” of a child is only considered as an organ of hearing, when it’s primary function and phylogenic development is that of equilibrium.
Indicators for evaluation:
- Congenital or acquired sensorineural hearing loss.
- Identified syndromes or mitochondrial conditions (with or without hearing loss).
- Congenital craniofacial anomalies (with or without hearing loss).
- Delayed motor milestones including clumsiness or falls.
- Chronic middle ear effusion accompanied by change in gait.
- BPV Infancy type symptoms (with or without torticollis)
- Adolescence-Puberty onset vestibular migraine
- Head trauma – concussion (mTBI)
We accept neonates and infants for evaluation at age 3 months. Protocols are based on age-appropriate or the level of the child’s functioning.
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (subsets): 3 months
Observation and review of motor milestones: 3 months
Motor control – righting reflexes/dynamic: 3 months
Ocular Motility and Optokinetic Reflexes: 3 months
VOR observation (rotation/swing):3 months
Provoked Vertigo Test (BPPV- post head trauma): age open
Clinical Test of Sensory Integration of Balance (CTSIB): 3 years
Dynamic Visual Acuity Test: 4-5 years
Passive Head Rotation (Rotary Chair): 2 years
Active Head Rotation (VORTEQ): 3 years
VideoNystagmography (VNG) w/calorics: 4 years
Intervention & Management:
- Triage to medical/rehabilitative specialists as indicated
- Vision testing
- Physical and Occupational therapy as indicated based on integrity of all sensory modalities
- Follow-up testing as child ages or is under treatment, for ongoing documentation of status
- Post concussion with serial monitoring of progress: balance-oscillopsia etc.
- Education- child safety information for parents, teachers and caregivers
- Gans, R.E., Evaluation and Management of Vestibular Function in Infants and Children with Hearing Loss, In Madell, J.R. and Flexer, C., (2014) Pediatric Audiology Diagnosis, Technology and Management, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. New York.
- O’Reilly, R.C., Morlet, T., Nicholas, B.D., et al. (2010) Prevelance of vestibular and balance disorders in children., Otology & Neurotology, 31 (9), 1441-1444
- Rine, R.M. Evaluation and Treatment of Vestibular and Postural Control Deficits in Children, In Herdman, S.J., (2000) Vestibular Rehabilitation, F.A. Davis, Philadelphia

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A short tutorial by pacificYO on how to keep the audience completely entertained
In the following short article I'm going to describe a few techniques on how to rock a crowd. I have years of personal experience and have watched many other artists performing. Most of these techniques can be applied to almost any live art form such as rapping, djing, poetry, and singing.
1. Stage Presence
You must be CONFIDENT. DO NOT STAND STILL. Bend your knees to your own rhythms. Hand motions seem second nature to every beatboxer so just let your hands flow naturally to your beats. Don't be afraid to look the audience in their eyes and maintain eye contact. Don't worry if you look like an idiot - in fact, you shouldn't care what you look like. You must step onto the stage and think to yourself "I AM THE COOLEST PERSON IN THIS ROOM. PEOPLE WILL ENVY MY BEATBOX SKILLS ONCE THEY HEAR IT".
2. Performance Attire
Use your clothes to set a vibe before you even start beatboxing. You can come up in your pajamas if you want. The main goal of performance attire is to make you stick out as a performer. You want people to remember what you look like so they can give you props after the show and ask you how you did that.
3. Live Set/Freestyle Skills
This is dependant on the beatboxer. Put together a set complete with beats you know are guaranteed to impress people. Don't string together a group of mediocore beats with one amazing beat. It's better to be consistent. Being able to freestyle is important, but sadly isn't necessary. It helps to have something to fall on if you forget your set. It makes the performance feel more organic.
This is not the same as rapping. The true definition of the word "emcee" is the person who holds the mic and hosts the party. You want to be able to control the party with your emceeing skills. This is the same as crowd participation. It's not that hard to beatbox "When I say HEY! You Say HO!". You can even fit your beatbox name in there so people remember who you are. Or maybe you can start off your set by telling everybody to "clap your hands everybody...i said its alriiight....clap your hands everybody" so you can get your set started from their soul clap. The possibilities are endless.
5. Familiar Tunes
You should fit at least ONE song, either beatbox+song or just regular beatbox, into your routine. Ever been at a concert where the DJ is spinning records, then he puts on a song you LOVE. You love it so much that you have to start dancing and sing along. Yeah, that's basically the same exact thing.
6. Technical Feats
This must be unique to only you. This is the part of your set where people start swearing out loud and trying to figure out how you are doing that with your mouth. Think Rahzel's "If Your Mother Only Knew" or Killa Kela's "I'm a Slave" routines. Add something that will leave your audience confused.
7. Know Your Audience
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR YOU SHOULD CONSIDER WHEN CREATING A BEATBOX SET. ALWAYS CATER TO YOUR AUDIENCE. If you are at an acoustic open mic, peerhaps melodic beats and singing would be better. Beatboxing for a huge crowd at a hip hop show? Rock them with well known hip hop beats. Know who your audience is. This should be the main motivation for what you should include in your set. Go ahead and sneak some things that you want to perform, but for the most part make it all for them. You are there to entertain THEM, not you.

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text: I recently discovered a blog entry from the Denver Post's photoblog called Captured: America in color from 1939-1943. The entry features prints made from color slides taken in the time period. This part of history is notorious for its black and white or sepia-toned photos, things we've come to associate with the Great Depression and WWII. But no matter what, there's always color. Through these prints, we get a glimpse of what those monotone photographs kept from us: a rainbow of beauty in one of this nation's most dismal times. I picked six photographs from the collection to sample into palettes over at Colourlovers. If you like what I've sampled, you can visit the Denver Post's blog here. The entry is very image heavy, so do wait for all to load, they don't disappoint.

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MARCH 30 in DC: Prison Fellowship’s ‘Second Chance Month’ to Get Congressional Nod
Felon, Justice Leaders Join Prison Fellowship to Announce Forthcoming Senate Resolution
In a surprise development, two U.S. senators took up Prison Fellowship's declaration of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month" with a plan to introduce the effort nationally as a resolution in their chamber in the coming days. Today, Prison Fellowship, joined by a felon who overcame barriers to become a successful business leader, as well as representatives from the NAACP, The Heritage Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union and Koch Industries Inc., will announce that Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are following Prison Fellowship's lead to highlight the problems faced by the more than one in four American adults with a criminal record.
For far too many who have served time behind bars, release from incarceration brings a new kind of prison: homelessness and poverty. Some 65 million Americans have a criminal record, which limits access to jobs, education, housing and other things necessary for a full and productive life. Any hope and new identity found while behind bars can be quickly lost upon release when faced with the "second prison"—the more than 48,000 documented social stigmas and legal restrictions that inhibit building full, productive lives after paying a debt to society. Such was the case for Casey Irwin, who struggled to find a job or a landlord willing to rent to her because of her felony record—contributing to a subsequent return to prison.
But sentencing reform is gaining momentum in state legislatures and in Congress, bringing hope to people like Irwin who are still paying for a crime long after serving their time. Prison Fellowship, the nation's largest outreach to prisoners, former prisoners and their families, is leading a bipartisan coalition to proclaim April 2017 as the first-ever "Second Chance Month," and urge state and federal policymakers to offer a resolution or issue a proclamation to spread "Second Chance Month" nationwide, as Senators Portman and Klobuchar plan to do.
Today's conversation with Irwin and the bipartisan coalition will focus on how people with a past can still have a bright future, and their families and communities can benefit from their contributions.
- Casey Irwin, formerly incarcerated woman from Minnesota
- Craig DeRoche, Prison Fellowship
- Ngozi Ndulue, NAACP
- John Malcolm, The Heritage Foundation
- Udi Ofer, ACLU
- Mark Holden, Koch Industries Inc.
- Barry Pollack, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
"Second Chance Month" press conference
Thursday, March 30, 10 – 10:30 a.m. ET
First Amendment Room, National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20045
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES: Advance and on-site interviews are available with DeRoche, Irwin and others. Contact Scott Knuteson (770.317.0499) or Michelle Farmer (770.813.0000). On-site media contact: Jim Forbes, 304.780.5628.
About Prison Fellowship
Prison Fellowship is the nation's largest outreach to prisoners, former prisoners and their families, and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform. With 40 years of experience helping restore men and women behind bars, Prison Fellowship advocates for federal and state criminal justice reforms that transform those responsible for crime, validate victims and encourage communities to play a role in creating a safe, redemptive and just society.


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A Gift from Papa Diego/Un regalo de Papa Diego by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Little Diego loves his grandfather, who lives far away in Mexico, and is sad because they don't get to see each other very often. For his birthday, he asks his mother for a Superman outfit so he can fly across the border to visit his grandfather. Even though he knows he cannot fly, he still enjoys one of his happiest birthdays ever. Full color. 40 pp. Ages 5-12. Pub: 9/97.
BENJAMIN ALIRE SÁENZ was born in his grandmother's house in Picacho, New Mexico--on the outskirts of Las Cruces, New Mexico where Juliana in Hollywood is set. He was the fourth of seven children and was brought up in a traditional Mexican-American Catholic family. His family spoke mostly Spanish at home, and it was only through his education in the public schools that he learned to speak and write in English. He entered the seminary in 1972, a decision that was as much political as it was religious: he was heavily influenced by such Catholic thinkers as Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, César Chavez and the Berrigan brothers. After concluding his theological studies at the University of Louvain, he was ordained a Catholic priest. Three and a half years later, he left the priesthood. At the age of 30, he entered the Creative Writing Program at the University of Texas at El Paso. He later received a fellowship at the University of Iowa, and in 1988, he received a Wallace E. Stegner Fellowship in poetry from Stanford University. In 1993 he returned to the border to teach in the Bilingual MFA program at the University of Texas at El Paso. His most recent book of poetry, Elegies in Blue, was published by Cinco Puntos Press in 2002. This is his first book for young adults.
A stylist in both poetry and prose, Sáenz has now taken his magic of flight to younger readers. This is his gift to them. Parents, snuggle up to your children at night and read this delightful tale of Dieguito.
Naomi Shihab Nye
A Gift from Papá Diego / Un regalo de Papá Diego is a tender love story of a book, perfect for all relatives who must live at any distance from one another. It's a kiss on the forehead at bedtime!

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Crystal Palace defeat Waterford United 4-0 in a pre-season friendly in Ireland.
Crystal Palace have struck four goals in their pre-season friendly match against Waterford United.
The Eagles went ahead in the 28th minute through Stephen Dobbie, but were unable to add to that lead before the half-time whistle.
The Scottish forward doubled his tally in the 76th minute, firing low inside the post after being set up by Dwight Gayle.
Ugandan striker Ibra Sekajja profited off a poor clearance to fire his team 3-0 ahead in the 87th minute, before David Breen rounded things off in injury time.
Ian Holloway's men take on Dulwich Hamlet on Tuesday before their final game of the close season against Lazio on Saturday.
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Brian Schmidt and Patty Hopkins formulate their plan of action on Friday night at Convention Hall in Liberty Park during the 2012 Sedalia Parks and Recreation Adult Scavenger Hunt.
“We’re going to be like the tortoise and the hare,” Schmidt said. “We take our time.”
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No short-term lenders, also called payday lenders, are currently licensed to operate in Pennsylvania. But a bill pending in the state Senate would make it easier for them to do so.
See also: The dangers of payday loans.
The bill would allow payday lenders to impose a 12.5 percent finance charge on each short-term loan — equivalent to an annual percentage rate (APR) of nearly 326 percent. Currently the state's rate cap is typically about 27 percent for loans of up to $25,000 and 6 percent for loans up to $50,000.
The bill would cap borrowers' payday loan debt at $1,000 or one-quarter of their gross monthly income, whichever is less.
Lenders would be prohibited from lending more money to a borrower the day a loan is repaid, typically the next payday.
The bill passed the state House of Representatives 102-90 earlier this year and could be voted on in the Senate this month.
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People who are on fixed incomes frequently "take out a payday loan, and they get cycled into this debt trap where they take out loans to pay off the first loan," Landis said.
The coalition sent a letter to all members of the Senate arguing that "HB 2191 opens the door to unscrupulous practices that Pennsylvania has successfully fought to keep out of its borders."
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Rep. Chris Ross, the Chester County Republican who sponsored the bill, said payday loans that are well regulated by the state would be safer than loans from out-of-state businesses. A short-term loan is better than missing a rent payment or charging bills to a credit card, he said.


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Dickens—Smiles and Tears
C HARLES DICKENS was a novelist who lived and wrote at the same time as Thackeray. He was indeed only six months younger, but he began to make a name much earlier and was known to fame while Thackeray was still a struggling artist. When they both became famous these two great writers were to some extent rivals, and those who read their books were divided into two camps. For though both are men of genius, they are men of widely differing genius.
John Dickens, the father, was a clerk with a small salary in the Navy Pay Office, and his son Charles was born in 1812 at Portsea. When Charles was about four his father was moved to Chatham, and here the little boy Charles lived until he was nine. He was a very puny little boy, and not able to join in the games of the other boys of his own age. So he spent most of his time in a small room where there were some books and where no one else besides himself cared to go. He not only read the books, but lived them, and for weeks together he would make believe to himself that he was his favorite character in whatever book he might be reading. All his life he loved acting a part and being somebody else, and at one time thought of becoming an actor.
Then when Charles was seven he went to a school taught by a young
Baptist minister. It was not an
unhappy life for the "Very queer
small boy" as he calls himself. There were fields in which he
could play his pretending games, and there was a beautiful house
When the very queer small boy was nine he and all his family moved to London. Here they lived in a mean little house in a mean little street. There were now six children, and the father had grown very poor, so instead of being sent to school Charles used to black the boots and make himself useful about the house. But he still had his books to read, and could still make believe to himself. Things grew worse and worse however, and John Dickens, who was kind and careless, got into debt deeper and deeper. Everything in the house that could be done without was sold, and one by one the precious books went. At length one day men came and took the father away to prison because he could not pay his debts.
Then began for Charles the most miserable time of his life. The poor, sickly little chap was set to work in a blacking factory. His work was to cover the pots of paste-blacking, tie them down neatly and paste on the labels. Along with two or three others boys he worked all day long for six or seven shillings a week. Oh, how the little boy hated it! He felt degraded and ashamed. He felt that he was forgotten and neglected by every one, and that never never more would he be able to read books and play pretending games, or do anything that he loved. All week he worked hard, ill clad and only half fed, and Sunday he spent with his father at the prison. It was a miserable, sordid, and pitiful beginning to life.
How long this unhappy time lasted we do not know. Dickens himself could not remember. He seldom spoke of this time, but he never forgot the misery of it. Long afterwards in one of his books called David Copperfield, when he tells of the unhappy childhood of his hero, it is of his own he speaks.
But presently John Dickens got out of prison, Charles left the blacking factory, and once more went to school. And although in after years he could never bear to think of these miserable days, at the time his spirits were not crushed, and at school he was known as a bright and jolly boy. He was always ready for any mischief, and took delight in getting up theatricals.
At fifteen Dickens left school and went into a lawyer's office, but he knew that he had learned very little at school, and now set himself to learn more. He went to the British Museum Reading-room, and studied there, and he also with a great deal of labor taught himself shorthand.
He worked hard, determined to get on, and at nineteen he found
himself in the Gallery of the House of Commons as reporter for a
daily paper. Since the days when Samuel Johnson reported
speeches without having heard them things had changed. People
were no longer content with such
Besides reporting in the Houses of Parliament Dickens dashed
about the country in
But even while Dickens was leading this hurried, busy life he found time to write other things besides newspaper reports, and little tales and sketches began to appear signed by Boz. Boz was a pet name for Dickens's youngest brother. His real name was Augustus, but he had been nicknamed Moses after Moses in the Vicar of Wakefield. Pronounced through the nose it became Boses and then Boz. That is the history of the name under which Dickens at first wrote and won his earliest fame.
The sketches by Boz were well received, but real fame came to
Dickens with the Pickwick Papers which he now began to write.
This story came out in monthly parts. The first few numbers were
not very successful, only about four hundred copies being sold,
but by the fifteenth number London was ringing with the fame of
it, and forty thousand copies were quickly sold. "Judges on the
bench and boys in the street, gravity and folly, the young and
the old" all alike read it and laughed over it. Dickens above
everything is a humorist, and one of the chief features in his
humor is caricature, that is exaggerating and distorting one
feature or habit or characteristic of a man out of all likeness
to nature. This often makes very good fun, but it takes away
from the truth and realness of his characters. And yet no
So in spite of the fact that they are all caricatures it is the persons of the Pickwick club that we remember and not their doings. Like Jonson long before him, Dickens sees every man in his humor. By his genius he enables us to see these humors too, though at times one quality in a man is shown so strongly that we fail to see any other in him, and so a caricature is produced.
Dickens himself was full of fun and jollity. His was a florid personality. He loved light and color, and sunshine. He almost covered his walls with looking-glasses and crowded his garden with blazing geraniums. He loved movement and life, overflowed with it himself and poured it into his creations, making them live in spite of rather than because of their absurdities.
Winkle, one of the Pickwickians, is a mild and foolish boaster,
who pretends that he can do things he cannot. He pretends to be
able to shoot and succeeds only in hitting one of his friends.
He pretends to skate, and this is how he
" 'Now,' said Wardle, after a substantial lunch had been done ample justice to, 'what say you to an hour on the ice? We shall have plenty of time.'
" 'Capital!' said Mr. Benjamin Allen.
" 'Prime!' ejaculated Mr. Bob Sawyer.
" 'You skate of course, Winkle?' said Wardle.
" 'Oh, it is so graceful,' said another young lady. A third young lady said it was elegant, and a fourth expressed her opinion that it was 'swanlike.'
" 'I should be very happy, I'm sure,' said Mr. Winkle, reddening, 'but I have no skates.'
"This objection was at once overruled. Trundle had a couple of
pair, and the fat boy announced that there were
"Old Wardle led the way to a pretty large sheet of ice, and the
fat boy and
"All this time Mr. Winkle, with his face and hands blue with the cold, had been forcing a gimlet into the soles of his boots, and putting his skates on, with the points behind, and getting the straps into a very complicated and entangled state, with the assistance of Mr. Snodgrass, who knew rather less about skates than a Hindoo. At length, however, with the assistance of Mr. Weller, the unfortunate skates were firmly screwed and buckled on, and Mr. Winkle was raised to his feet.
" 'Now, then, Sir,' said Sam, in an encouraging tone; 'off with you, and shoe 'em how to do it.'
" 'Stop, Sam, stop!' said Mr. Winkle, trembling violently and clutching hold of Sam's arms with the grasp of a drowning man. 'How slippery it is, Sam!'
" 'Not a uncommon thing upon ice, Sir,' replied Mr. Weller. 'Hold up, Sir!'
"This last observation of Mr. Weller's bore reference to a demonstration Mr. Winkle made at the instant, of a frantic desire to throw his feet in the air, and dash the back of his head on the ice.
" 'These—these—are very awkward skates; ain't they, Sam?' inquired Mr. Winkle, staggering.
" 'I'm afeerd there's an orkard gen'l'm'n in 'em, Sir,' replied Sam.
" 'Now, Winkle,' cried Mr. Pickwick, quite unconscious that here was anything the matter. 'Come, the ladies are all anxiety.'
" 'Yes, yes,' replied Mr. Winkle, with a ghastly smile. 'I'm coming.'
" 'Just a-goin' to begin,' said Sam, endeavouring to disengage himself. 'Now, Sir, start off!'
" 'Stop an instant, Sam,' gasped
" 'Thank'ee, Sir,' replied Mr. Weller.
" 'Never mind touching your hat, Sam,' said Mr. Winkle, hastily. 'You needn't take your hand away to do that. I meant to have given you five shillings this morning for a Christmas-box, Sam. I'll give it you this afternoon, Sam.'
" 'You're wery good, Sir,' replied
" 'Just hold me at first, Sam; will you?' said
"Mr. Winkle, stooping forward with his body half doubled up, was
being assisted over the ice by
" 'Sir?' said Mr. Weller.
" 'Here, I want you.'
" 'Let go, Sir,' said Sam. 'Don't you hear the governor
"With a violent effort Mr. Weller disengaged himself from the
grasp of the agonised Pickwickian; and, in so
a considerable impetus to the unhappy
"Mr. Pickwick ran to the spot. Bob Sawyer had risen to his feet, but Mr. Winkle was far too wise to do anything of the kind, in skates. He was seated on the ice, making spasmodic efforts to smile, but anguish was depicted on every lineament of his countenance.
" 'Are you hurt?' inquired Mr. Benjamin Allen, with great anxiety.
" 'Not much,' said Mr. Winkle, rubbing his back very hard.
" 'I wish you'd let me bleed you,' said Mr. Benjamin, with great eagerness.
" 'No, thank you,' replied Mr. Winkle hurriedly.
" 'What do you think, Mr. Pickwick?' enquired Bob Sawyer.
"Mr. Pickwick was excited and indignant. He beckoned to
" 'No; but really I had scarcely begun,' remonstrated
" 'Take his skates off,' repeated Mr. Pickwick firmly.
"The command was not to be resisted. Mr. Winkle allowed Sam to obey it, in silence.
" 'Lift him up,' said Mr. Pickwick. Sam assisted him to rise.
"Mr. Pickwick retired a few paces apart from the bystanders; and
beckoning his friend to approach, fixed a searching look upon
him, and uttering in a low,
but distinct and emphatic tone, these
" 'You're a humbug, Sir.'
" 'A what!' said Mr. Winkle starting.
" 'A humbug, Sir. I will speak plainer, if you wish it. An impostor, Sir.'
"With these words Mr. Pickwick turned slowly on his heel, and rejoined his friends."
There is much life and fun and jollity and some vulgarity in Pickwick. There is a good deal of eating and far too much drinking. But when the fun is rather rough, we must remember that Dickens wrote of the England of seventy years ago and more, when life was rougher than it is now, and when people did not see that drinking was the sordid sin we know it to be now.
To many people Pickwick remains Dickens's best book. "The glory of Charles Dickens," it has been said, "will always be in his Pickwick, his first, his best, his inimitable triumph."
Just when Dickens began to write Pickwick he married, and soon we find him comfortably settled in a London house, while the other great writers of his day gathered round him as his friends.
Although not born in London, Dickens was a true Londoner, and when his work was done he loved nothing better than to roam the streets. He was a great walker, and thought nothing of going twenty or thirty miles a day, for though he was small and slight he had quite recovered from his childish sickliness and was full of wiry energy. The crowded streets of London were his books. As he wandered through them his clear blue eyes took note of everything, and when he was far away, among the lovely sights of Italy or Switzerland, he was homesick for the grimy streets and hurrying crowds of London.
After Pickwick many other stories followed; in them Dickens showed his power not only of making people laugh, but of making them cry. For the source of laughter and the source of tears are not very far apart. There is scarcely another writer whose pathetic scenes are so famous as those of Dickens.
In life there is a great deal that is sad, and one of the things
which touched Dickens most deeply was the misery of children.
The children of
Dickens loved children and they loved him, for he had a most winning way with them and he understood their little joys and sorrows. "There are so many people," says his daughter writing about her father, "There are so many people good, kind, and affectionate, but who can not remember that they once were children themselves, and looked out upon the world with a child's eyes only." This Dickens did always remember, and it made him a tender and delightful father to whom his children looked up with something of adoration. "Ever since I can remember anything," says his daughter, "I remember him as the good genius of the house, or as its happy, bright and funny genius." As Thackeray had a special handwriting for each daughter, Dickens had a special voice for each child, so that without being named each knew when he or she was spoken to. He sang funny songs to them and told funny stories, did conjuring tricks and got up theatricals, shared their fun and comforted their sorrows. And this same power of understanding which made him enter into the joys and sorrows of his children, made him enter into the joys and sorrows of the big world around him. So that the people of that big world loved him as a friend, and adored him as a hero.
As the years went on Dickens wrote more and more books. He started a magazine too, first called Household Words and later All the Year Round. In this, some of his own works came out as well as the works of other writers. It added greatly to his popularity and not a little to his wealth. And as he became rich and famous, his boyish dream came true. He bought the house of Gad's Hill which had seemed so splendid and so far off in his childish eyes, and went to live there with his big family of growing boys and girls.
It was about this time, too, that Dickens found a new way of entertaining the world. He not only wrote books but he himself read them to great audiences. All his life Dickens had loved acting. Indeed he very nearly became an actor before he found out his great powers of writing. He many times took part in private theatricals, one of his favorite parts, you will like to know, being Captain Bobadil, in Jonson's Every Man in his Humour. And now all the actor in him delighted in the reading of his own works, so although many of his friends were very much against these readings, he went on with them. And wherever he read in England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, crowds flocked to hear him. Dickens swayed his audiences at will. He made them laugh, and cry, and whether they laughed or whether they cried they cheered and applauded him. It was a triumph and an evidence of his power in which Dickens delighted and which he could not forego, although his friends thought it was beneath his dignity as an author.
But the strain and excitement were too much. These
broke down Dickens's health and wore him out. He was at last
forced to give them up, but it was already too late. A few
months later he died suddenly one evening in
I have not given you a list of Dicken's books because they are to be found in nearly every household. You will soon be able to read them and learn to know the characters whose names have become household words.
Dickens was the novelist of the poor, the shabby genteel, and the lower middle class. It has been said many times that in all his novels he never drew for us a single gentleman, and that is very nearly true. But we need little regret that, for he has left us a rich array of characters we might never otherwise have known, such as perhaps no other man could have pictured for us.
Books To Read
Stories from Dickens,
The Children's Dickens.

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AAD 2010 - Ysterplaat (African Aerospace and Defence )
AAD was held at Ysterplaat AFB for the last time in 2010 - the show returning to Waterkloof AFB in 2012.
AAD 2010 highlights were the displays by the USAF's C17 Globemaster III, the PaveHawk helicopter and the C-130J Hercules. But, the favourite to many, was the Italian C-27 Spartan - a transport aircraft that flew a display of a fighter aircraft - it barrel rolled and knife edged it's way into many spectators' hearts. Many of which where desperately hoping that the SAAF would get its hands on this aircraft.
The helicopter line up included the Oryx, Super Lynx, Bk-117, Agusta A109 and of course the South African built Rooivalk attack helicopter. All of these performing in the mini war as well.
Jets included the Gripen D, Hawk, L-39 Albatros and K-8 trainer of the Zimbabwean Air Force.
Formation aerobatics were performed by the Silver Falcons, the Flying Lions Harvard display team, lead by Scully Levine, and a RV-7 formation. It was lovely to have a fo(u)rmation of Dakotas, three C47-TP's with the SAAF Museum's C47A, still in the original camouflage paint scheme - with the memorable roar of those engines that used to fill the sky over Cape Town years ago.
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The relationship between The Canadian Crown and Indigenous peoples stretches back to first contact between European colonialists and North American Indigenous peoples. Over centuries of interaction, treaties were established concerning interaction between the monarch and Indigenous peoples. Both the Royal Proclamation of and the British North American Act of Constitution Act, established guidelines that would be later used to create the numbered treaties. The Royal Proclamation occurred inand is considered to be the foundation of treaty-making in Canada.
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Carey Take up the White Man's burden— The savage wars of peace— Fill full the mouth of Famine And bid the sickness cease; And when your goal is nearest, The end for others sought, Watch Sloth and heathen Folly Bring all your hope to nought.
T he saviour should believe in himself and in his mission. This the Englishman did. He was convinced that his mission was to save Egyptian society, and, moreover, that he was able to save it H e was soon to find that to fulminate against abuses, which were the growth of centuries, was like firing a cannon-ball into a mountain of mud If he were to do any good, he must not only show what was to be done, but he must stay where he was and do it himself.
Of course, most public officials in postcolonial states eschew any public assertion that these violations resulted from colonialism to avoid responsibility for their states' human rights violations. While English colonialists settled in territories more than other colonial empires, English acquisition of colonial territory varied.
Such distinctions have effects, which will be examined below. Consequently, many British colonies have more effectively protected "the rights of Englishmen" and their subjects than have the colonies and post-colonies of France, Spain and Portugal.
By contrast, Haiti is the exemplar of the worst situation where all of the French colonial settlers left the country after the independence, leaving behind mostly the culture of slavery and the repressive institutions used to perpetuate it; even though the ideals of the French revolution had partly inspired the world's only successful slave revolution.
Furthermore, the country was subsequently isolated by the US embargo, ironically imposed by Secretary of State Jefferson untiland impoverished by the burdensome fee extracted by France as compensation for the loss of its wealthiest colony and for its promising not to invade Haiti again.
However, the hypothesis that the superior human rights records of English settler colonies is disconfirmed in Sudan, Pakistan, and Nigeria, among others. French settler colonies like Algeria have had even worse violations. By the same token, assertions of neo-imperialism, the domination of postcolonial states by great powers, would provide a partial explanation, but would also be fraught with the same pattern of high variance among the cases and many exceptions.
Certainly, client states of the US and the Soviet UnionExamples of these basic rights and freedoms, which are contingent on the rights granted to the individual in any given society, include the following: civil and political rights such as the right to life, the right to vote in freedom, the right to free expression, the right to equality before the law, the right to socio-economic equality and.
While some gains have been made over the course of the last six decades, human rights violations still plague the world today.
To help inform you of the true situation throughout the world, this section provides examples of violations of six Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
In the Jewish religion, as ordained by the Babylonian Talmud, Blacks are eternally cursed through the channel known as “The Curse of Ham.” Though the curse originated in Chapter 9 of Genesis in the Bible, no racial identity was applied to Ham, son of the prophet Noah, and there was certainly no anti-Black prejudice.
Only certain rights are protected under civil rights and anti-discrimination laws. Some apparent "rights violations" are in fact perfectly legal, and cannot form the basis for a civil rights case.
The examples below point out the difference between lawful discrimination and .
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1. We Are All Born Free & Equal. We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas.
We should all be treated in the same way. Such distinctions have effects, which will be examined below. Consequently, many British colonies have more effectively protected "the rights of Englishmen" and their subjects than have the colonies and post-colonies of France, Spain and Portugal.

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Ghanaian musician Nero X known in real life as Kwame Nkrumah Buabeng has said he only does timeless songs.
Speaking on Afro joint on Kingdom PLus the talented vocalist revealed he does not rush into the studio to do songs but he takes his time to write good music that will last forever.
According to the High life musician all the songs he releases are hits because he takes his time to write good songs.
I dont just listen to any music i only listen to timeless songs he said.
He further mentioned he only release timeless songs.
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