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February 23, 2010
At A Glance
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Annual breast cancer screening with both mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is likely to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology. The findings support current American Cancer Society screening recommendations.
"For women at the highest risk of breast cancer, using both breast MRI and mammography together for screening will likely reduce their chances of dying from breast cancer and help them live longer, healthier lives," said the study's lead author, Janie M. Lee, M.D., radiologist from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Women with certain mutations in the BRCA1 gene have a significantly increased lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. Mammography, the current standard for breast cancer screening in the general population, detects fewer than half of breast cancers in these high-risk women, in part because their younger age at screening and associated increased breast density make visualizing tumors challenging.
While breast MRI is a useful adjunct to mammography for screening women at increased genetic risk of breast cancer, it is more time consuming and expensive than mammography and has a higher incidence of false-positive findings.
For the study, Dr. Lee and colleagues compared the costs and benefits of film mammography, of MRI and of combined mammography and MRI in a hypothetical group of 25-year-old women with BRCA1 mutations.
The researchers used statistical modeling to estimate the number of quality adjusted life years (QALYs) gained by screening, along with lifetime costs. QALYs are a measure of both the quantity and quality of life.
Women undergoing annual combined screening with both mammography and MRI gained 49.62 QALYs at a cost of $110,973. Annual MRI screening alone provided 49.50 QALYs at a cost of $108,641, while annual mammography alone provided 44.46 QALYs at a cost of $100,336.
Adding annual MRI to annual mammography screening cost $69,125 for each additional QALY gained. Although there is no consensus in the U.S. on what constitutes a cost-effective intervention, commonly cited threshold values range from $50,000 to $100,000 per QALY, according to Dr. Lee.
Annual combined screening was best at detecting early stage cancers and provided the greatest relative mortality reduction. Combined screening became more cost-effective as breast cancer risk increased, and less cost-effective as risk decreased.
MRI screening was associated with an increase in false-positive results. Annual mammography resulted in 37 false-positive screening examinations for every breast cancer death averted. The addition of annual MRI increased the number of false-positive results to 137 for each breast cancer death averted.
"The benefits provided by MRI are balanced by an increased chance of needing additional tests to evaluate a possible abnormality, and perhaps even a biopsy that might in the end show no cancer," Dr. Lee said.


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This blissful face and similar ones I have listed, was hand-cast, manipulated and hand-painted, no two will ever be identical.
They are made of my own blend of clays (may include pearlescent) and a technique I teach in some of my tutorials, using coloring agents and a finish imitating porcelain. The color is baked in. After firing, the cabs are given a glossy finish to further enhance their look.
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Baskerville Publishers offers quality books for lovers of the arts, humanities, and literary fiction. The complete Baskerville catalog is available for purchase here in our online bookstore at a discount from the cover price. Feel free to browse our titles, or use the search box on the right to find a specific title or author.
Baskerville Publishers is pleased to announce the release of 8 Voices: Contemporary Poetry of the American Southwest. Eight poets were selected whose work clearly demonstrates that the contemporary poetry of the southwest moves far beyond the "regional" to the universal, while not losing a sense of place.
Tom Sleigh writes of the book, "these poems are wonderfully idiosyncratic voices as cosmopolitan as they are rooted in what Seamus Heaney once called 'the music of what happens'… The region that unites them is the republic of memorable speech." Dan Williams, editor of 8 Voices, concludes his introduction, "I have gained much becoming acquainted with the poems included in this volume, and I feel privileged to have read and selected them. I believe anyone who picks up this volume will feel the same."
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The passing of the great soprano, Renata Tebaldi, has occasioned the release of an enhanced edition of her biography. Additional information about her life, letters, reminiscences by many of her colleagues, and honors she received are included. Also of interest to collectors are sixteen pages of new photographs. Baskerville Publishers is proud to bring you this revised and expanded second edition of this, the second book in our Great Voices series, available on our website at a 10% discount off the cover price.
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LEEP gym floor project takes off
RINGSTED – The Ringsted School gym floor will be there for a whole new generation of athletes as it finds a new home in Mankato, Minn.
Armstrong-Ringsted alum Mandy (Gunderson) Hunecke, now the executive director for the Mankato nonprofit Leisure Education for Exceptional People, is helping finding a new purpose for the hardwood gymnasium floor.
"LEEP is thrilled to announce that we have been able to commit to this project. We have worked very hard to make it happen and are proud to say our hard work has paid off," said Hunecke. "It has been something I have dreamt about since I knew the school was closing. I grew up playing sports on that floor and it I am excited to be able to repurpose it into something our athletes can use for years to come."
Hunecke said people had heard her talking about the idea and it turned into a reality.
LEEP serves over 900 people with disabilities in Mankato. The Special Olympics Team boasts 365 athletes.
"It's the biggest team in Minnesota," she said. "We have 14 different sports that we provide coaching for."
LEEP has been operating out of an old church for the past 35-plus years and has outgrown its space, Hunecke said.
The donation is a significant one for LEEP, which for the past 35 years has served people with developmental disabilities in the Mankato community through sports and daily recreation based activities including vacation trips throughout the U.S.
Hunecke said volunteers from both Ringsted and Mankato are helping remove the gym floor. They began on Friday morning and expect to complete tearing out the flooring by Saturday.
The wood will have to be sanded before it can be used. However, Hunecke said LEEP's main campaign fundraiser for a new home won't begin until 2015.
"The goal is to have it complete within five years," she said.
About Leisure Education for Exceptional People
Leisure Education for Exceptional People, Inc. (LEEP) is a non-profit, United Way-supported organization that provides recreational and sporting opportunities for people with developmental disabilities so that they might achieve optimal levels of socialization and independence in the community.


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As far as I know, scientists have been able to see a lot of differently shaped galaxies in our visible universe through modern age telescopes. But I was wondering how it was possible to know how our own galaxy looks like without going out of it to see its shape?
$\begingroup$ You probably have images like this in mind commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milky_Way_2005.jpg $\endgroup$ – Alan Rominger Dec 4 '12 at 20:27
$\begingroup$ How do you know the shape of your room without going out of it? By looking at the things furthest away in a particular direction that you can see (i.e. walls) and measuring how far away they are. This will only give you certain parts of the room, but it is a start. $\endgroup$ – Claudius Dec 4 '12 at 20:50
We obviously do not know the shape exactly, but by measuring the positions of visible stars in our neighborhood We can tell that it is a spiral arm galaxy. In fact to the naked eye, the fact that we see a band of diffuse light called the Milky Way shows that we are in a flat type of galaxy and not in a globular cluster or an elliptical galaxy. There is a lot of evidence that the supermassive black hole that is at the center of our galaxy is located in Sagittarius A and we know the distance to that black hole. In addition we can measure the orbital velocity of stars rotating around the galaxy.
However, we can only see individual stars that are somewhat close to our position about 2/3 of the way out from the center of our galaxy - there is too much obscuring dust to see to the other side of the galaxy, for example. So we will always be somewhat limited in our ability to map out our galaxy exactly. However we do know enough to confidently say that we are in a spiral armed type of galaxy.
We have utilized a huge number of tools to determine the shape of our galaxy over our existence on this planet... the simplest of which is just looking up. It is clear that the milky way (that grayish streak through the sky) is flat, and because we know this blotch is caused by millions of distant stars and all the dust between us and them, we can safely guess that our galaxy is flat at the very least.
Outside of this obvious fact, it is also possible to use the directions and distances to observable stars to create a 3-D model of the galaxy.
Clearly there are also more complicated and accurate ways of mapping our galaxy, however... if you wish to read about the basic idea of how we moved from "it's flat" to "it's a spiral galaxy", I recommend this article or a basic google search.


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Thorn infiltrates a gang of criminals with special powers–aberrant dragonmarks–trying to gain information on their leader, the enigmatic Son of Khyber. But when her orders and her experiences contradict each other, Thorn starts listening to what the Son of Khyber has to say. Featuring characters from Baker's popular Dreaming Dark Trilogy that return to challenge Thorn.
The creator of the world of Eberron returns with a series that has all the smarts and action of a spy thriller, with the magic and depth of world only fantasy can create. There's something here for every fan!
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Vogue Podcast
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"The no-BS vibe of the podcast is why people like it so much," says Krystyna Hutchinson of the Guys We F****d podcast. This week, Hutchinson and cofounder Corinne Fisher talk to Vogue.com Creative Digital Director Sally Singer about how the scope of their podcast has changed since the show first started "as a social experiment" in December 2013. Though the series has always focused on sexuality, Hutchinson and Fisher explain that it's evolved into a discussion of other hot-button issues while still taking a distinctly comedic approach to the subject matter. "Comedians is what we are first and foremost," Hutchinson says. "Part of being a comedian is your social commentary and how you view the world and how comedy is such a great way to take all the things that frustrate me about life and about being a woman and turning that on its head." Plus, as Fisher adds, "It's really convenient being a comedian because you know a lot of f****d-up people." Get to know the girls from the groundbreaking anti-slut-shaming...
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In the latest installment of the Vogue podcast, Gypsy Sport's Rio Uribe offers up a lesson in making one's dreams a reality—a skill the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund alum says he has been honing since childhood. "My family was very resourceful and all of our Halloween costumes were very makeshift," Uribe tells Vogue's Mark Holgate with a laugh. "Growing up, I was taught to be . . . a make-things-happen type of guy." As Uribe explains, the first lesson in finding success outside of the classroom starts with believing in yourself. "I did not go to school and I did not get all of the internships, but I did always have the passion and desire to be in the fashion industry, and more importantly, to be a creator." Here, on the heels of the designer's Spring 2017 ready-to-wear show, tune in to get the full story you won't find anywhere else, not even on the runway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How does one become "the face that launched a billion likes"? For Vogue's September cover girl, Kendall Jenner, it all started with a series of selfies. "I remember being 13 [or] 14 and making the funniest little book for my mom of photos of me that I took," Jenner recounts via phone to Vogue Bookings Director Helena Suric. "I was like, 'I want to be a model and you need to help me.' " A week later, Jenner was signed by an agency, and the rest is history. While Jenner may be leading the pack of social media–savvy models using Instagram to carve out their futures, she's also quick to pay tribute to the trailblazers who came before her: "It's just so impressive to me that models like Cindy and Linda and Christy and Naomi—they didn't have what I have today to connect with fans, but they still had that connection with a photo." Of course, it never hurts to consider a new and different perspective, or in Jenner's case, an older lens. "I use an old vintage film camera and it takes some amazing, authentic... &
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Norma Kamali knows how to make a splash—and we're not just talking swimwear. After revealing the never-before-told story behind her iconic parachute-style pieces, today she's letting us in on a long line of music industry legends who found the look of love in Kamali's designs. "Elvis used to buy clothes for all of his girlfriends," Kamali says. "[He] would order the same dress—multiples of the same dress." Tune in to find out the King's go-to gift and more in the podcast equivalent of a bonus track. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.


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NEA Survey: educators are very concerned about ballooning class sizes
Gutting classes and education programs due to budget cuts may harm student achievement
WASHINGTON - April 28, 2010 -
An overwhelming majority of educators, nine out of 10, are very concerned about ballooning class sizes and deep cuts to arts, technology or sports programs as a result of the worst economic recession facing states in generations according to an interactive survey conducted last night during a telephone town hall meeting hosted by NEA involving more than 1700 educators. The survey also found that two thirds of educators are worried student achievement will suffer if class sizes increase, depriving students of the individual attention they deserve.
"When educators lose their jobs, students lose too," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "We're looking at more crowded classrooms, and fewer counselors, teachers, nurses, and educators who help ensure that every student gets the individual attention needed to succeed."
Van Roekel hosted the meeting with more than 1700 of the association's members to launch a more targeted and aggressive grassroots effort to push Congress to act on legislation introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). The "Keep our Educators Working Act" (S. 3206) would inject much-needed funds into states' coffers to stave off the states' economic crisis. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a similar bill in December.
During the conference call, participants were asked to rate their level of concern on how budget cuts and layoffs will affect student achievement. Of the more than 500 participants who responded using their touch-tone phone, nine out of 10 said they were very concerned about the negative impact of cuts on student achievement. In response to a question about the ripple effects in the classroom of the budget cuts, one out of three expressed concerned about ballooning class sizes and one out of three worried about depriving students of the individual attention they need.
Many states are still putting together budgets for the next fiscal year, but NEA anticipates "funding cliffs" that will negatively affect public school employees and their ability to provide all students with a world-class education. State and local budget shortfalls are resulting in a devastating number of educators receiving layoff notices for the upcoming school year, with even more expected in the coming months. Some school districts have announced increases in student fees to make up for lost revenues.
"The situation is serious and getting worse by the day," said Van Roekel. "Parents, like educators, don't want their schools to lose their music or arts programs, or see 35 or 45 students in the classroom. They don't want their kids to walk across town because of fewer bus routes and drivers. They don't want a shorter school week. They want a great public school for their child."
Already, educators across the country are jumping into action. In Illinois, a rally to keep schools open and prevent harmful cuts drew more than 15,000 educators, and more are expected this spring and summer. Additionally, they have sent nearly 150,000 emails to Congress in support of the legislation since December. Van Roekel is urging all educators to keep up the pressure and share their stories with the press and their elected leaders in Washington, DC. He also wants educators, parents, and community leaders to visit www.educationvotes.nea.org and get involved.
"Our nation cannot afford to stand by as state legislatures across the country attempt to cut education budgets and balance their books on the backs of students and public schools," said Van Roekel. "Digging out of this economic ditch is a shared responsibility. We will rollup our sleeves and do our part if Congress and the president do theirs—pass the Keep Our Educators Working Act now."
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STORIES FROM THE HEART: Thanks to CPR, fireman-husband saves life of his cardiac-nurse-wife
Tawnya Reynolds was training for her first marathon, so she wanted to go for a run.
Her husband, Billy, convinced her to stay home and do CrossFit with him.
It likely saved her life.
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There are many tools and programs used by criminal justice majors, but most of them are not much different than what your average college student would need to get through their course of studies. Depending on what school you attend and what the requirements are, you may need a variety of tools and programs. This could include anything from just a computer, Internet access and text books to a collection of software programs that are commonly used in the industry.
As a criminal justice major you will need to write a lot of papers on various subjects of law, order, crime and punishment, which will require access to a computer with a word processor and Internet for research. You will also spend a lot of time in the library. This could include the campus library, local municipal library and legal libraries. This requires a good working knowledge of the systems used in both traditional and legal libraries.
Many degree programs require trips to prisons, courts, police departments and other institutions of the legal and criminal system to see working professionals in action. Visiting these institutions may require a thick skin, which you will need to make it in this career in the first place.
Other tools and programs include a wide variety of textbooks for courses in child abuse and neglect, criminal law, dispute resolution, gang culture, investigative procedures, the judicial system and more. You will also need to take supplementary courses that help prepare you for your specific career goals within the criminal justice field. These may include anthropology, business, chemistry, journalism, psychology, sociology and other classes. These may require specialized software programs and other tools.
Criminal justice majors use a variety of tools and programs as they make their way from their first semester to their final months of study before graduation. It really depends on the school, the type of program and your specialization. It would be a good idea to inquire with specific schools about the requirements of their programs and the tools that criminal justice majors are required to use.


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With their liberal use of dirty girls and shirtless gods, GQ certainly knows how to bring in the eyeballs, but they have outdone themselves again with their latest listicle: "America's 25 Douchiest Colleges." No, you suck more!
While the top 10 is naturally dominated by those stuffy Ivy League tools, most of your favorites are represented. Texas, Arizona State, the OSU, Our Lady of Catholic Touchdowns. And yes, of course. The Blue Devils. We are talking about a school that makes you sit through a 12-minute "comedy" sketch about James Bond—in which the actor playing James Bond cannot be bothered to fake an English accent—for a two-second glimpse of Jon Scheyer and Coach K pretending they're with the cool kids. Are you sure you only want to rank them No. 2? (Numero Uno was Brown. They don't give out grades or something.)
Anyway, while we think we've had enough of all the vinegar and water references, this linkbait is the perfect way to piss off a certain segment of the population and I can certainly support that. Today, we beat up on a 12-year-old and reminded the world about that guy who jacks it in libraries. I think our work is done here.
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Sperm Washing
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What is Sperm Washing?
Sperm washing is the procedure to separate sperm from other components in the seminal fluid before the washed sperm is used in intrauterine insemination (IUI).
What are the types of Sperm Washing?
Sperm washing is carried out using the following procedures:
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Named scholarships
When it comes to earning a college degree, the greatest obstacle can be funding.
For this reason, The University of Akron is pleased for the opportunity each year to assist talented, deserving students achieve their dreams, thanks to more than 1,300 named scholarships established through the kindness and generosity of thousands of UA alumni and friends, corporations, and foundations.
Scholarships truly are the best way to ensure that today's students persist to graduation. Scholarships allow students to enroll full time and remain focused on their studies; they also reduce drop-out rates, decrease the stress of student loans, and shorten the road to graduation.
The need for scholarships grows each year, however, as students continue to face an increased financial burden in pursuit of a college degree. In fact, 94 percent of today's baccalaureate students borrow to pay for college – versus just 45 percent in 1993. Across the country, the average college-related debt for borrowers in the class of 2016 was $37,172; for Ohio students, that figure was $30,239.
If you are interested in making a significant contribution to student success, please consider a gift to the MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND MOVING FORWARD scholarship campaign, which is the University's most important initiative. You may also establish a named scholarship at The University of Akron, which can be created to honor a living person, in memory of a loved one, or to contribute to the growth of an area of study.
To learn more, please contact the Department of Development at 330-972-7238.
How do I apply for a scholarship?
This is not the page to apply for scholarships.
Students who want to apply for scholarships should visit the scholarship page on the Financial Aid site.
The Department of Development does not accept applications for or distribute scholarships. Scholarships are distributed through the University's Office of Student Financial Aid.
Search for a Named Scholarship
Mills, Ron Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Ron Mills Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1982 in memory of Ron Mills, whose zest for life was an inspiration to all his classmates. The scholarship benefits a Copley High School senior who has shown marked improvement academically and has been active in extra curricular programs.


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Introduction to Tropical Weather
The weather in the tropics is basically hot and humid. This is primarily due to the earth receiving more solar radiation than it re-radiates back to space. This excessive heating generates weather that can impact any other location on the globe. This energy imbalance drives the circulation of the atmosphere.
There is abundant rainfall due to the rising air created by the sun's heating, and during certain periods, thunderstorms can occur every day.
Nevertheless, the tropics still receive a considerable amount of sunshine, and when combined with the excessive rainfall, provide ideal growing conditions.
Because a substantial part of the Sun's heat energy is used up in evaporation and rain formation, temperatures in the tropics rarely exceed 95°F (35°C).
At night the abundant cloud cover restricts heat loss, and minimum temperatures fall no lower than about 72°F (22°C).
This high level of temperature is maintained with little variation throughout the year. Therefore, the seasons are not distinguished by warm and cold periods but by variation of rainfall and cloudiness.


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Ask an Internet Research Question
From PsychWiki - A Collaborative Psychology Wiki
This page is being watched by Ravi Iyer, a php/mysql programmer/graduate student in Social Psychology, who built the technical parts of this website, in order to provide a forum for people to get help on the technical aspects of creating an internet survey in a way where the knowledge isn't lost. Simply edit this page by adding your question and Ravi promises to get back to you with an answer. Over time, we hope to accumulate a broad spectrum of questions/answers.
I want to start doing studies online, so do I need my OWN webpage for that, or can I put the study somehow on a webpage within my school's official webpage?
This depends on a number of factors, such as the purpose and methodology of the study, the level of technical support and resources provided by your institution, as well as the policies and procedures governing the use of their resources. At some institutions there is a lot of red tape and regulation of the school's official web resources (with good reason) such that it is much easier to turn to external resources. If your study simply requires the administration of a survey or the integration of some basic media elements you could use on of many popular online survey platforms (e.g., Qualtrics or Survey Monkey).
If more advanced features are required, it is probably worthwhile to find your own hosting provider. This may seem like a daunting task, but in reality, your new hosting provider is likely to have tools guide you through the process and ease the transition. Most decent hosting providers in the $10-20/month range will provide a control panel where you can create databases, view statistics on your visitors, setup email accounts, and more. Before signing up with a webhost, ensure they provide each piece of technology that you need for your study (typically php & mysql).
You can check out this article on Lifehacker for a comparison of some of the highest rated webhosts.
How do I get a domain name and hosting?
Domain names (ie. "psychwiki.com") are rented by the year and cost from $7-30 each year. Once you have a name, you can keep it and renew it for as many years as you wish. In addition to ".com", ".net", and ".org" domain names, you can buy names associated with a country (ie. ".uk" or ".in") from specialized registrars although there are rules for this.
You can use google to find a list of domain name registrars (ie. GoDaddy or Network Solutions), but most hosting companies will also sell you a domain name when you sign up with them. They'll take care of pointing the domain name to your hosting companies nameserver if you don't want to deal with it. This may sound complex, but it's simply a matter of putting in the right answer (your hosting company will tell you the value) in the right place when you register your domain name.
How do I get subjects for my studies?
It is human nature to assume that if we build something, people will realize our effort and utilize it, but unfortunately, on the internet, it takes work to get people to find your study. There is no single answer to this question and you may have to try a number of things before you find something that works for your study, depending on the subject matter and incentives you are offering. Try http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Internet_Research#Recruiting_Subjects for an ongoing discussion of subject recruitment.
What about diary (or multi-wave) studies?
Dear Ravi,
We have designed a diary study and would like to collect some data online. Our participants are supposed to fill out their first batch of questionnaires online on the first day, and come back to fill out additional questionnaire in a form of diaries everyday in a 14-day period. If they missed one day, the system should generate an automatic email to remind them of participation. Is there a good way to do that? Your help will be appreciated.
What you need is a "cronjob" which is a process which runs a script automatically. You'll need to create a script/page which checks the database for users which have not filled out a questionnaire and then mails them a reminder. The php function to send a mail to someone is documented here -> http://us3.php.net/function.mail.
Then, go to the control panel of your website (should be your web address + /cpanel) and there should be an option called cron jobs. There, you can setup a daily task to run your script. The only somewhat difficult thing is getting your pathnames for php correct. You can ask your hosting company for help with this, but your command to schedule will usually be something like "/usr/lib/php -q /home/USERNAME/scriptname" where USERNAME is the username you used to log into your control panel and /usr/lib/php is the path to php that your host company gives you.
How do I password protect my website if I want to restrict access?
The long answer involves creating a .htaccess file, placing it in the directory that you want to restrict access to, and using 'htpasswd' to create a username/password. More ingormation on that is here.... http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess3.shtml
But if your web hosting account has a control panel (most do), you can actually do that from the control panel of your account using your ftp login and password to access the control panel (usually at the URL of your website plus /cpanel). Find the "web protect directories" or "web protect" option and the instructions should be fairly self explanatory (navigate to the directory, check the protect box, and create a username/password combination to access it).
Feel free to ask more questions if you need more detail or things clarified.
Programming Script - Perl vs. PHP
I am trying to figure out what programming script to use to be able to store info for my online studies. I was recommended Perl by someone who conducts studies online, but am not convinced it is the best way to go. Is there a reason you would recommend PhP over other similar types of script?
I recommend PHP because it's easier to learn. PHP is inserted within your html code. For example, you may have a page and want to print out the current date...you would simply add <? echo date('M-d-Y'); ?> at the appropriate page in your html page, rename it with a .php extension, and assuming that your webserver is configured correctly, you've just written a php program.
In contrast, Perl requires you to learn to write standalone scripts which output html. It can be embedded like php, but it isn't specialized for that purpose. Figuring out how to get your web server to run perl programs is a bit harder too....then again, I mainly do php myself so I'm biased. But I truly believe that php is the easier language to learn and it's becoming more and more the standard. If you aren't a programmer, you probably can do anything you want easier in php.
Perl is a fine language. It supposedly is more versatile than php, which is really specialized for web applications. But if you're building a web application, you probably don't care about how versatile your programming language is anyways. Less versatile = simpler...:)
Great, that is very useful to know.
Is there a book that you would recommend for learning PhP?
I have in general found it easy to find books that talk about web design and creation, but difficult to find anything tailored for the purposes we need. Thanks for your help.
There are a couple research specific books listed here that are great.... http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Internet_Research#Books_on_Online_Research
but none of them teach you php...for that, I'd recommend doing online tutorials more than getting a book. Do a google search for "php tutorial or try this website...
....but I would skip the part about installing php/mysql/apache as you really should have a web host that already has that setup for you. So getting started should be as simple as renaming your pages from .html to .php and adding the snippets in the tutorial.
Can I test my code without a web server?
Ravi, I am in the process of learning PhP and MySQL, but have not yet purchased space on a web server that supports these programs. Is there anyway to test my PhP code and MySQL database without the webserver space? I am waiting on purchasing web space because I am unsure about a domain name, but still want to develop my script in the meantime. Thanks!
Yes, you can test scripts without web server space by installing Php, Apache, and MySQL on your local computer. It can be a bit daunting at first, but it's easier than it sounds. If you type 'install php mysql apache' into google, you'll get some windows installation FAQs (ie. http://www.php-mysql-tutorial.com/install-apache-php-mysql.php) As well, there is apparently (I've never tried it) a unified installation program for windows called WAMP5, which may make the process easier (http://www.wampserver.com/en/presentation.php).
After you've installed php/mysql/apache, you need to make sure they are running as services on your computer and then you should be able to open php files using a web browser's file->open command to open local files, just like you're opening a word document.
Good luck and let me know if you need further assistance.
Where can I get help with my PhP script?
Ravi, I have been learning PhP and MySQL over the past few days. Thanks for the advice in favor of PhP over Perl, it really is much more user friendly! With that being said, I am having problems with my first set of PhP code but I can't figure out what is wrong. I have posted my script to a few tech sites with the hopes that someone would help, but nothing so far. Do you have any suggestion as to how I can figure out what is wrong? Thanks so much for your help!
Posting to tech sites is a good start. The error message you get is usually pretty informative. If you want to post the piece of code here and let me know the error message, I'll give you some ideas about what I might to do find the problem.
Great! Thanks so much for your help. I posted my question on a tech site and got the problem fixed. Thanks!
Does anyone have a piece of PHP code that randomizes to conditions?
What do you want the results of the randomization to be? The basics are....
$condition = rand(1,5); // it will give a random number from 1 to 5 if ($condition==1) // do something different in each condition... { } elseif ($condition==2) { } elseif ($condition==3) { } ......
How do I use the randomization code to send it to another php page
if ($condition==1) // do something different in each condition... { echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=http://www.site.com/version1.php" />'; } elseif ($condition==2) { { echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=http://www.site.com/version2.php" />'; } elseif ($condition==3) { { echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=http://www.site.com/version3.php" />'; }
the internet gods don't appear to appreciate the code.
I got this error: > > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in > /home/psychexperiment/www/www/groupsurvey/random2.php on line 7 > > > Here's my code: > > <?php > $condition=rand(1,6); > if ($condition==1) // do something different in each condition... > { > echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" > content="2;url=http://www.psychexperiment.net/groupsurvey/version1.php" />'; > } elseif ($condition==2) { { echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" > content="2;url=http://www.psychexperiment.net/groupsurvey/version2.php" />'; > } elseif ($condition==3) { { echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" > content="2;url=http://www.psychexperiment.net/groupsurvey/version3.php" />'; > }
The error is generally pretty instructive...so if you go to line 7, you should be able to see what the issue is....to me, it looks like you've doubled up your brackets (ie. "{ {" instead of "{"
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Gmail-like client-side drafts and bit more
// Here we'll persist the form's data into localStorage on
// every keystroke
$( function() {
$( "#basic_form" ).sisyphus();
// or you can persist all forms data at one command
// $( "form" ).sisyphus();
} );
Refresh with random param to check how locationBased works
// Persist the form's data into localStorage, but ignore
// the country select.
// Persist the data every 10 seconds unless an immediate control
// like checkbox is triggered
$( function() {
$( "#advanced_form" ).sisyphus( {
locationBased: true,
excludeFields: $( "#advanced_form_country" ),
timeout: 10
} );
} );
// Persist the form's data into localStorage
$( function() {
$( "#controls_form" ).sisyphus();
} );
excludeFields: [],
customKeySuffix: "",
locationBased: false,
timeout: 0,
autoRelease: true,
onSave: function() {},
onBeforeRestore: function() {},
onRestore: function() {},
onRelease: function() {}
is selector to exclude specified fields from observing, e.g.
$( "textarea, :text" )
Heads up!
Prior to 1.1.103 it was named improperly as customKeyPrefix
is an addition to key in Local Storage to store form fields values.
Heads up!
Prior to 1.1 default behaviour was to use URI's to tell forms from each other.
is a flag telling would form's data be stored based on URI of the page where it is placed. I.e. if set to
, almost the same page with different URI's, for example
will be recognized as different forms and data persisted for the 1st page won't be restored on the 2nd.
Why might you want this option at all? As by example it could help with forums, where users can post comments
in several topics at the same time (using browser tabs). As form markup is equal separating forms by page
URI is the solution.
timeout is an interval in seconds to perform saving data. If 0 - save on each time field is updated.
is a flag determining whether form's data should be erased from localStorage after submit or reset.
, it's on your own to clear localStorage from the data via
method specially provided for that purposes.
name is a form's part of identification. As sisyphus stores data relying on form's fields names, it determines the form itself as page URI by default, and that's ok while you don't have two or more forms with equal fields names on the same page. In that case a disambiguation will take place and you should describe each form for sisyphus with it's own identifier name.
onSave is a function which is to be fired each time data is persisted into localStorage.
Heads up!
If returns
then data won't be restored and
won't be triggered as well
is a function which is to be fired before form's data is restored. Unlike
it's called once for the entire form only, not for each field.
is a function which is to be fired when form's data is restored from localStorage.
it's called once for the entire form, not for each field.
onRelease is a function which is to be fired when localStorage is cleared of previously persisted form's data.
// What's going on here?
// Here we'll persist the form's data into localStorage on
// every keystroke
$( function() {
$('.select2 select').select2();
$('.select2tag').select2 {tags:["red", "green", "blue"]}
$( "#select2_form" ).sisyphus({
// note that for this form timeout is senseless,
// as selects trigger "change" event
timeout: 10
} );
// What's going on here?
// Here we'll persist the form's data into localStorage on
// every keystroke
$( function() {
$( "#ckeditor_form" ).sisyphus()
} );


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Bandhagen, Sweden – July 31, 2017 – S3 Städ & Allservice, a cleaning firm in Sweden offers all type of cleaning services to its clients. The company specializes in rendering professional cleaning services to customers, which range from individuals, entrepreneurs, business firms, to even real estate owners. Some of the cleaning services the company specializes in include floor cleaning, garage cleaning, hotel cleaning, industrial cleaning, real estate cleaning and much more. In the words of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), "The Company is the best cleaning company stockholm, and this is a fact that cannot be proven wrong at all."
Have interest and click the website to consult: http://ess3.se
The company has done a lot recently to improve the quality of services it renders to its customers. The CEO when speaking with the Media Relations Department of the Company assured its customers that there had been a lot of restructuring been done in the company so that it can better provide quality services to its ever-increasing customer base. In his words, "Most of the employees in the company have had to undergo one form or another of training in order to learn new techniques and skills that are now used in the cleaning industry. Many of the employees had to be taught the technical know-how involved in using some of the newly purchased equipment which is meant to further improve service delivery."
One of the categories of employees that benefited from the in-job training is the Stockholm hotel maid. This category of employee is one deployed to different Hotel managements, which hire the services of S3 Städ &Allservice to take care of their cleaning needs. These employees are trained in all the rudiments and basics of cleaning a hotel, especially in the area of the DOs and DON'Ts so as to avoid intruding into the privacy of people who patronize the hotel. One of the maids who spoke with the Media Relations Department in an exclusive interview said that the training has further equipped her with the right knowledge and new techniques of carrying out her responsibilities.
One outstanding thing with the Company is that the quality of services that will be rendered to its customers, henceforth, will be improved at no extra fee. The Director of Logistics, in his words, said: "There are ways to improve the quality of services without necessarily increasing the cost, and our research team has done their best to discover these ways." So, there is not going to be any form of an appreciable increase in the cost of the services that will be rendered to its clients especially those in need of services like real estate cleaning Stockholm.
S3 Städ &Allservice has as its commitment to continuously improve its customer experience by providing the best quality of service to its clients. By so doing, its management believes that the Company will remain the best cleaning company stockholm.
Visit the website at http://ess3.se to get the knowledge about Cleaning Company Stockholm.
Media Contact
Company Name: S3 Städ & Allservice
Contact Person: Support
Email: email@example.com
Phone: +46-338 62 62
Address:Trollesundsvägen 4 12432 Bandhagen
State: Bandhagen
Country: Sweden
Website: http://ess3.se


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NYU's Neighbor-Riling Expansion Plan Fully Revealed
April 9, 2010, by Joey
The First Avenue Health Corridor potentially all NYU'd up.
(click to enlarge)
Holy Tisch! NYU 2031, the blueprint to the university's six-million-square-foot expansion, is now online. After four years and countless meetings with concerned community members—not to mention the occasional leak—it's all out there for everyone to see. Our advice is to go right to the Interactive Plan section, which tosses NYU's targeted expansion sites and details on each onto a Google Map divided into three districts: The "Core" of the campus (which we previewed earlier today), the greater "Neighborhood" of Canal Street up to 17th Street (be afraid) and the "Remote" possibilities of Governors Island, Downtown Brooklyn and the First Avenue Health Corridor (be very afraid).
NYU Expansion coverage [Curbed]


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Twitter silent on IDF's Gaza tweets
The Israel Defense Force is continuing to live-tweet up-to-the-minute news, photos, and videos from its assault on Gaza, raising a host of ethical questions for Twitter, the social-networking service. But Twitter has so far decided to remain silent.
From BuzzFeed's Matt Buchanan:
The terms of service for most social media sites and services almost universally ban prohibit violence. Which makes the Israeli Defense Force's livetweeting, YouTubing and Flickring of its assault on Gaza potentially problematic.
Twitter, for instance, bans "violence and threats": ("You may not publish or post direct, specific threats of violence against others.") This seems like a direct, specific threat of violence. YouTube's community guidelines warn, "Graphic or gratuitous violence is not allowed. If your video shows someone being physically hurt, attacked, or humiliated, don't post it." This video shows a man being killed. Facebook's terms say, "You will not post content that: is hate speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence." (Bold mine.) But the IDF regular posts things like this poster celebrating the death of Ahmed Jabari, which could very well incite violence. ...
... Twitter has pointedly refused to make any kind of comment so far, but the IDF's most aggressive posts remain up, as well as those from the Alqassam Brigade, promising the "beginning of liberation war and ominous harbinger on sons of Zion." Facebook confirmed to Mike Isaac that it "will not be taking action on the current content posted."
And the Verge's Joseph Flatley:
Although it seems somewhat petty in the face of the renewed hostilities — or as Hamas put it in one classic tweet, the opening of the "gates of hell" — the question begs to be asked: is using Twitter for war propaganda a violation of the company's Terms of Service? And make no mistake, this is propaganda. Whatever you think of the IDF, it is spreading this information for political gain. At least when CNN is tweeting something, you can hope that it is fact-checked.
According to "The Twitter Rules," users "may not publish or post direct, specific threats of violence against others." When @IDFspokesperson recommends "that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead," that certainly sounds like a threat — a cool, understated threat, but a threat nonetheless.
Twitter didn't immediately responded to a request for comment.
This is the first time a military campaign has been live-tweeted by those waging it. How Twitter responds, if at all, will surely have implications for the future of real-time war coverage.


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How I outfoxed a scammer promising me a dead tycoon's fortune
It was 1970 when I first saw one of those letters that offer you a fortune if you just help someone transfer money. It was signed by an African prince and arrived at our Philadelphia rowhouse addressed to "Occupant." Being 12, I marveled at the blue airmail envelope and colorful stamps.
Dad snickered and mumbled something about "stupid people." It was unclear whether he meant people who fall for that kind of thing or the supposed prince who wasted postage trying to con him.
Today, I see these letters all the time — thanks to the Internet, which allows for mass, stamp-free delivery. They pile up in several email accounts that I maintain under pseudonyms to track trends for Scam Alert. Like Dad, I trash most. But a few months ago, I received a missive from a certain Mr. Zongo Dawa. I decided we just had to connect. And so began a six-week saga of intrigue, deceit and amusement worthy of the silver screen.
ACT 1: The connection
My computer screen displays an incoming email on a Hotmail account. The subject line: Investment and Partnership Proposal.
Sir: I am Mr. Zongo Dawa, business consultant in Burkina Faso. I represent the interest of a top government official here in West African country … entrusted with the responsibility of locating a capable overseas partner with whom we can work to discretely move a large sum of money, in view of adverse political/economic situation here, then work with our overseas partner for setting up business or investing the money there in your country.
Your role will be to provide the necessary assistance/logistics for transferring the sum of (US$15,5 million) money in bank in my country to your country … I am looking for a mature and serious business person with the necessary capability and connections in his country to work with on this proposal. We are ready to pay you 20% as commission for the business after conclusion of the transfer successfully.
I type "Zongo Dawa" into Google. Up come several pages indicating that this man — or more likely several people in several countries using the name — has played various roles: son of an African chief, bank auditor and corporate executive, all seeking to move $15.5 million out of an African nation. Zongo proves prolific in what the FBI calls a "419 scam" — named for the section of the Nigerian criminal code dealing with fraud.
ACT 2: Courting Ben
I hit the reply key, and so begins a correspondence between Zongo and me, aka Benjamin Botas, a mature and serious man, albeit with a shady résumé.
Ben: Mr. Dawa, I am a 55-year-old businessman in the U.S. who never smiles, willing to assist you. But before we proceed, I must admit that I am currently embezzling funds from my employer to start my own business venture — setting up squirrel farms to harvest an enzyme in their livers. I will produce supplements, falsely claiming this enzyme is the secret to their energy. This enterprise — Nutso Nutritionals — will make you, your client and me millionaires! But first, I must know two things: Are you comfortable dealing with someone of my criminal nature? And what assurances do I have that you are not a scammer?
Zongo (one hour later): I am happy when i receive your reply and i am sending to you my international passport to proof that this is real.
I check the web page 419.bittenus.com/passports/burkinafaso.htm, which shows fake passports sent by African scammers as proof of identity. One passport has the same number and photo as the one Zongo sent me but has another name, Diallo Abou.
Zongo also sends me an application form requesting my name, address, phone number, passport number and bank account, information you should never share with strangers.
But, oops, it's not an application form for a business venture; instead, it requests that I declare myself "next of kin" to a dead tycoon — "the late George Black," who died conveniently in a plane crash in 2003 — and left $15.5 million in a bank account.
Ben: You appear to have made a mistake, as I have no dead relative named George Black.
Zongo: I send you now a new application so you apply as Business Partner of the Deceased and not next-of-kin.
Over the next several weeks:
Zongo: Give me your private number so I can call you. I want to speak with you immediately.
Ben: I lost my cellphone and there's a 10-day waiting period for replacements, just like guns.
Zongo: I must have today the form of the deceased customer George Black to email@example.com with your bank account.
Ben: Before I can, I need to know your astrological sign. I'm a Capricorn and only give such information to people with a suitable zodiac sign.
Zongo: I'm a Christian.
Zongo: You still did not send the application to the bank as i instructed. They are very angry.
Ben: I just sent the form — to the real Bank of Africa email address, not the address you gave me.
Zongo is never heard from again.
ACT 3: Courting Theresa
One day after receiving Zongo's first email, I reply with an email signed by one Theresa DeGraci, a more cooperative version of me.
Theresa: Dear Mr. Zongo: I received your letter seeking assistance in transferring funds into my account. I am honored to be chosen for such a generous offer, as I am a widow, age 72, living on a meager fixed income. What do I need to do to earn your proposed commission?
Zongo: Just as I promised you in my last mail, below is the application format which you will re-write and send to the bank with email address given below.
I feed out phony information about Theresa. She has a nonexistent house in Detroit. She can't afford a phone or passport. Her bank is the also nonexistent South Michigan Automakers' Consumer Savings — SMACS ("scams" spelled backward). Her account number contains more than 20 digits, twice the typical number, which supposed business consultant Zongo doesn't notice. This first correspondence includes the George Black kinship form.
Theresa: I never knew I had a millionaire relative named George Black so I cannot answer these questions to get my millions.
Zongo: Bellow is the answers.
Under occupation on the kinship application form, George Black is listed as "tourist." Theresa submits Zongo's answers as instructed. An email soon arrives titled "Approval as Next of Kin from Bank of Africa Co-Operate Headquarters."
Enter two new characters: Dr. Attan Kizito and Hon. Barrister Larry Bobo, who, Zongo reports, have been assigned to facilitate the transfer.
Dr. Attan Kizito: To enable this fund to be in your name and make the transfer easy, you will effect with the minimum sum of $7,210 because it has been dormant since the deceased client died.
Zongo (who writes twice daily): When will the transfer arrive?
Theresa: Sadly, I only have $3,000 to my name. And my rent is due next week.
Zongo: Dear Sister Theresa: Hon: Barrister Larry Bobo told me that you will transfer $3,000. I have to assist by paying the sum of $4,210 if you make sure you send the money tomorrow.
Theresa: I went to my bank for a bank-to-bank transfer and was told there is no Attan Kizito at Bank of Africa, and that Mr. Larry's emails area scam.
Zongo (minutes later): Larry is not be happy to hear that you or your bank call him a fraud. Withdraw the money from your account and send it through Western Union while I try and convince the lawyer not to be angry. You write an apology letter while I plead with him to understand this is not your fault as you are old.
Theresa (six weeks later): Before I go to Western Union, I ask that you send me a photo showing your kind face. I imagine that you are quite handsome.
Zongo: Here is my passport.
It has the same name and number as the one he sent Ben, but with a different photo.
Theresa (after emailing Zongo the passport that was sent to Ben): Bad news, my Zongo. There is an imposter using your name and passport number. See?
Zongo: All I will say is that people may be using my name to do bad. Therefore, if you can not trust me, it is better that I look for another person who is a relative of the late George Black.
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"Ohmygod," she panted, setting her wine down so hard it sloshed on the table. "I love him."
"It's a good song," I agreed tepidly.
"No, I mean I really love him. The song, the voice, the man – I really want to throw my panties when I hear Tom Petty."
Since I was in her line of fire, I scooted back a little. Then I considered her words more carefully.
|Oh, Lyle...
"I hear him sing The Ballad of the Snow Leopard and the Tanquery Cowboy and I feel warm and tingly in my swimsuit areas."
She stared at me. "That's the weirdest sentence I've ever heard anyone utter."
It's true though. I can admit Lyle Lovett isn't conventionally attractive, and neither is Tom Petty. Yet both men spark the same reaction in two reasonably sane women. I've had similar conversations with other pals who feel urgently smitten with people who fall pretty far outside the stereotype of traditional human beauty. One friend is madly in love with actor Steve Buscemi, while another swoons over Ernest Hemmingway and a third desperately wishes to get naked with singer Bruce Cockburn (it's pronounced "co-burn," perverts).
It's an interesting phenomenon, but my Tom Petty loving friend had a quick explanation. "They're the boys who speak to your soul."
That made sense to me even after the wine wore off. There's this intangible, magical chemistry that draws one person to another, and it often defies easy explanation. I've read sloppily written romance novels where the author tries to convince the the reader two people are meant to be together simply because they find each other attractive and feel the urge to ride the baloney pony together.
Certainly that's part of creating a compelling romance, but it's not all there is to it. Capturing the inexplicable, magnetic thing that pulls one person toward another is a whole lot tougher for an author to do. It's not easy to show one person speaking to the soul of another, but it's something I strive for in any love story I write.
Do you have any inexplicable crushes on a famous person who doesn't fit the traditional mold of attractiveness? Can you name examples in books or movies of great outside-the-box chemistry? Please share!
I need a moment or two alone with Lyle.


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NEW YORK -- The fall TV season has claimed its first victim: the CBS series "Made in Jersey."
CBS announced Wednesday the legal drama had been pulled from the Friday lineup after just two airings. It premiered on Sept. 28 to puny ratings. It starred British actress Janet Montgomery as a colorful New Jersey lawyer who lands a job at a posh Manhattan firm.
The network, which is part of CBS Corp., is replacing it with the fourth season of the reality series "Undercover Boss," starting Nov. 2.
Until then, repeats of "NCIS" or "Hawaii Five-O" will fill the Friday hour.


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Riesling Report: Carl Loewen Klostergarten Riesling Kabinett, 2010
July is riesling month! We're drinking it all month long...and maybe longer. Got a favorite riesling? Recommend it in the comments!
This is not a wine that pushes itself onto center stage—it's gauzy and light at 8% ABV, with a slight prickle on the tongue. The scent reminded us of freshly pressed cider ("illuminated apple juice," said one taster after a sip).
Everything about this wine is delicate: feathery fruit, hints of radishes, apple skins, a delicate spritz of acidity, and as it fades in your mouth, gravel, river rocks, clover. It's not a show-off, not one for those looking for teeth-bleaching acids and wild mouthfuls of slate. If you tiptoe in, though, it's like standing inside a glass pear. You can see out, but it's frosty.
Drink it with a plate of cucumbers and other raw vegetables, a spoonful of salmon tartare, popping beads of roe, maybe sushi.
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The 2010 MDG Summit concluded with the adoption of a global action plan -- Keeping the Promise: United to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals -- and the announcement of a number of initiatives against poverty, hunger and disease. The Secretary-General and CEB members welcomed the Outcome of the 2010 High-level Plenary Meeting on the MDGs.
Under the aegis of High-Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP), CEB has been engaged in reflecting on the linkages between the global action plan and the broader development agenda, including the need for fairer, greener and more sustainable globalization.
In response to calls from Member States on the need for the United Nations system to support the design and implementation of national strategies aimed at achieving the MDGs, CEB, through the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) endorsed the UNDG MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF) as a way to support country efforts to accelerate achievement of the MDGs.
The Framework builds upon existing national efforts and generates country-specific acceleration plans, which bring Governments and other partners together around the most critical development priorities for that country. About 45 countries have been working with the MAF, and many have already completed the actions plans, with several moving on to their implementation.
At its November 2012 meeting, CEB agreed to include, in the semi-annual meetings of the Board, a review of the implementation of MDGs at the country level, building on existing mechanisms, including the UNDG MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF).
The CEB initiative is aimed to better align UN-system wide support to the implementation of these country owned acceleration plans.
A first such review is being carried out during the first regular session of CEB in April 2013.


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I have a severe condition with long term PTSD; Cptsd! This causes extreme violence! A violence at the level of death/life! A women cant fix this! she cant " love me until I can love myself" " she's going to " fix me" This wont be fixed! This cant be fixed by someones good intensions! its a mental illness! Im broken with dissociative disorder! Extreme violence occurs by constant interacts with someone; Someone that is physically constantly in my space or coming at me physically; its the physical movements; it triggers the dissociative PTSd levels; and that is pure death level violence! I will attack or act out violently because Im sick! I do not control it! My mind is taken over by the other me! The survival me! Im in a difference worlds; different space!
Women cant fix this; and they've done nothing wrong! I cant let anyone get near me! And their love cant fix this! " If I find the right women; she will understand me"; wont fix this! nothing will!
Can I be in a relationship with a women; I didnt think so! not possible; why try! Cant be in a relationship! Why would a women want to be in a relationship with someone like this! Can't; She would get nothing out of it! she would try and try and try to fix me and finally realize she's getting nothing out of the relationship! SHes getting nowhere!
Sex; sure; I could have thousands of women for sex; but those relationships last for 24 hours! and then your done! So, I have numerous 24 hour relationships! Why? Maybe its a place to start! I don't know!
Possibly, what am I scared of! Starting relationships as a pTSD person! accepting my PTSD problems and being in a relationship! is that possible!
24 hour relationships is frustrating!
Even with music and art or writing; if I get to involved or to close to it; I start to loose it or go nuts; if I get to emotionally involved! I stop! I get stopped I cant go any further; I loose track of reality! I start going dissociative!
I cant even have a normal fist fight; Ill end up killing their entire family! Ill burn them alive!
And yet; For some strange reason; I keep thinking a women could still love me! And I think her love could save me; save the part of me that needs to be loved!
I want to be loved! I have no idea how a women could get involved with me! Why would she! what could she possibly get from it!


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Skullcandy continues to pursue its youthful listening-device niche with the Aviators, a collaborative effort with Roc Nation, a music publishing and entertainment company founded by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z. The $150 on-ear headphones are among the priciest cans the company offers and we have doubts about the price considering the younger demographic, but an attractive retro design, an in-line remote control that doubles as a microphone, and impressive sound quality merit a high score and our recommendation to anyone shopping for a new set of headphones.
Design and features
The Roc Nation Aviator headphones are the first we've seen from Skullcandy that carry a subtle aesthetic--the rest of the company's offerings redefine the meaning of words like "bulky" and "overbuilt," but the Roc Nation Aviators bring an elegant flavor to the product lineup with three color choices (Black, Brown Gold, and White) that all feature a pliable leather headband and light branding on the silver connection points and inside the earcups as well.
The two earpieces build on a classic egg shape that invokes the spirit of the aviator sunglasses famously worn by Erik Estrada's character in the '70s TV show "CHiPs." Skullcandy modernizes the classic headphone shape with a translucent outer earcup shell that lets you check out the 40mm speakers and Mylar drivers inside.
Like all over-ear headphones, you can make size adjustments to the Aviators by pulling up and down on the polished silver slide rail that forms the curved shape of the headband. The frame also bends at the top of the both earcups, allowing you to fold them into the headband for safe storage, although we're worried that the continued joint strain from folding and unfolding could damage the structural integrity over the long run.
That said, the rest of the build quality is top-notch; Skullcandy goes the extra mile to reinforce the cable connection that's notorious for headphone hardware failure, and the tough polycarbonate frame forms a protective skeleton for the vinyl-lined headband. We're also assured that the Aviators will withstand a beating thanks to the nylon-braided cable that extends 1.3 meters past the left earcup, but we hope Skullcandy will push its durability further and allow detachable cables in future versions.
The single-sided cable design minimizes annoying tangles and the wire also has a light plastic remote several inches down that you can use to navigate music playback on your Android or iPhone-powered smartphone. Finally, the cord terminates in a straight and narrow plug to fit a universe of existing devices and cases.
We used the Skullcandy Roc Nation Aviators intermittently for over a week and have few complaints about the fit and shape of the headphones. The plush leather ear protectors create a loose seal that lets you hear ambient noise while also keeping your music between your ears with adequate sound isolation. The headphones are surprisingly light considering the stainless steel accents, and you also get plenty of room within the wide pyramidal-shape earcups to accommodate a range of ear sizes.