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We want to keep two rare and historic JLB items in Helensburgh, the birthplace of television.
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An opportunity has arisen to save two extremely rare and historic John Logie Baird items for the town of Helensburgh. The world's first ever television sales catalogue produced by JLB in1928, and a 1936 T5 Cathode.
The items have been offered on an exclusive basis, provided £2250 can be raised within 60 days. These are museum class pieces and it would be a fantastic achievement to save and procure them for the birthplace of the man hailed as the 'Father of Television'.
The Scottish charity, Helensburgh Heroes, is currently working on a project to convert a Victorian warehouse into a Digital Media & Entertainment Academy in Helensburgh - The Heroes Centre.
The Centre will provide a fully functioning digital education facility, designed to develop content creators and 'new media skills' required for online broadcast and video.
The theme for the Centre will be 'Inspiration' and at its heart will be a 4-storey 'Wall of Fame' showcasing, through the use of storyboards and memorabilia, the talents and achievements of some of Scotland's finest sons and daughters.
The two items to be acquired will feature prominently in the The Heroes Centre.
The world's first ever television sales catalogue produced by Baird in 1928 is complete with its original Order Form. It illustrates the Baird models A, B and C with descriptions and prices, plus a picture of the internal works of the model B. Only one other extant copy is known to exist and is owned by the MZTV Museum in Toronto, but that copy is missing its Order Form.
This is probably the only copy of its type anywhere in the WORLD!
The 1936 T5 CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) is one of only ten known to exist worldwide.
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Image:Left to Right: Risa Robinson (Professor, Mechanical Engineering, RIT); Anthony Hennig (Student, Mechanical Engineering); Zoran Ninkov (Professor, Center for Imaging Science, COI Representative, Rochester Institute of Technology); Elizabeth Bondi (Student, Center for Imaging Science); Mihail Barbosu (Professor, Mathematics).
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Among the winners is Ms. Elizabeth Bondi, a senior imaging science major at the Rochester Institute of Technology, who won the Thomas R. McGetchin Memorial Scholarship Award, which honors Dr. McGetchin's contributions to planetary science. Bondi is a highly-motivated, in-depth learner, and has applied her imaging science expertise to historical documents and planetary imagery. As an intern at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she characterized landing sites for the Insight Mars mission and also planned the test flight program for the proposed Mars Helicopter for the Mars 2020 Rover. She has also presented papers at STEM education conferences on project based learning and peer evaluations.
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Employers are required to record certain injuries and illnesses under the OSHA recordkeeping regulation and to adhere to certain other requirements under workers' compensation law. The two laws have separate functions: Workers' compensation is designed to compensate injured or ill workers, whereas the Occupational Safety and Health Act is designed to prevent injuries and illnesses and to create a body of information to improve understanding of their causes. Thus, certain injuries and illnesses may be reportable under state workers' compensation law but not under the OSHA recordkeeping rule and vice versa. The two things that OSHA's reporting requirements for injury and illness have in common with state workers' compensation reporting requirements is that electrical contracting firms want to decrease the number of both.
In an effort to exclude less serious injuries from its data, in 2002 OSHA started no longer requiring the reporting of first aid treatment cases under its recordkeeping rule. Only injuries that result in loss of consciousness, or require medical treatment, time off work, restriction of work, lost time, or transfer to another job are now reported. Likewise, when an employee is treated under an employer's first aid program, rarely is it necessary for the employee to file a workers' compensation claim. The fact is, most employers pay for first aid programs out-of-pocket to avoid entanglements with insurance and deductibles and to buoy their safety records.
The average price of a workers' compensation claim varies by state, reports the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), Boca Raton, Fla., with New York leading all 50 states from 2002 to 2003 with an average workers' compensation cost total of $19,000. In a recent study, the agency also found that workers' compensation pays more to treat comparable injuries than group health insurance plans — and that's just the cost of the medical expenses. Indirect costs — loss of productivity and quality from time off work and the costs of hiring and training replacement workers, as well as retraining permanently partially disabled workers for other jobs — usually exceed the direct costs by as much as five times. Some of these costs can be alleviated by implementing a company first aid program.
Yet, for most people, first aid refers to treatment administered immediately after an injury occurs and at the location where it occurred, consisting of a one-time, short-term treatment that requires little technology or training to administer. For those bound by specific federal and state regulations for medical treatment for employees, though, first aid treatment can be a means of cutting through some serious red tape to the advantage of both the employer and employee.
Evidence of MSDs
Because of the progressive nature of soft-tissue damage, or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), this type of injury seems to be the perfect match for trial treatment as first aid.
In 2003, OSHA considered modifying the form employers use to record workplace injuries and illnesses to include a separate column for MSDs. However, the agency concluded that the separate column would not improve its recordkeeping abilities. Therefore, when reporting these types of injuries, employers continue to check the column for "injury" or "all other illness," depending on the circumstances of the case.
The stance OSHA takes on repetitive motion injury/illness conditions is that they should be treated in the same way as any other condition. Unlike other conditions and injuries, however, MSDs caused by repetitive motion present when an employee admits to experiencing pain and are not due to a specific incident or accident. Therefore, the key to treating MSD injuries off the grid, so to speak, is to encourage workers to report when they are experiencing early onset symptoms, such as tingling, numbness, and tightness in the hands, fingers, or forearms. At this stage, the condition is OSHA-classified as a "discomfort," not an "injury," and can be treated outside of the traditional occupational medicine route.
This might mean having to change your workers' perceptions about what constitutes health. "These are issues that cause the person discomfort but aren't taking them out of their jobs," says Dr. Grove Higgins, doctor of chiropractic medicine at Champion Health, Colorado Springs, Colo. "Most people wait until they have a situation where they have either so much pain that they don't want to work or they have dysfunction so they can't work."
Higgins sees this most in his work with tradespeople. "Their livelihood is tied to their activity, so a lot of them don't seek help because they think it's normal," he says. "A lot of them push it off onto aging, which is a bad excuse as well."
Therefore, it's imperative that HR representatives and safety personnel have an open-door policy when it comes to talking to employees about chronic pain conditions. In order to qualify as first aid, the condition must be treated before it progresses to the point of being an OSHA-recordable injury — or where it's necessary for the worker to file a compensation claim to pay for days off work and medical treatment. "Once the person becomes injured, it costs the company money, and it also causes the person to be out of their job," says Higgins. "It's bad for both ends of the system in the long term."
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"The standard way of doing medical cases isn't always the best thing for the employee," says Bill Tuten, safety manager for Berwick Electric, Colorado Springs, Colo. "All too often, once workers are referred to worker's comp, they lose time on the job, and they don't necessarily get better," he says.
For the last two years, employees of Berwick Electric who have come to Tuten with MSDs have been treated in a first aid capacity by providers of Active Release Technique (ART), a movement-based diagnostic tool and massage technique. When caught early, most MSDs take between three and four ART treatments, on average, to resolve the case. Tuten estimates this has saved his company around $75,000.
To date, 10 employees have been under the care of an ART provider, which has prevented two or three surgeries and the accompanying disability and indemnity costs, as well as the costs of having workers on modified duty anywhere from six weeks to six months. "I've had cases before that, had I known about ART, I know we could've saved tens of thousands of dollars," Tuten says.
Berwick's first ART candidate presented with a strain on his right arm from pulling data wire. Not wanting to initiate a workers' compensation claim, the injured employee first went to his primary care provider, who referred him to another doctor, who referred him to a neurologist. The diagnosis was nerve damage in the right arm, anywhere from the wrist to the shoulder. The prescribed course of action was exploratory surgery to locate the exact point of the damage. Not wanting time off work for a possible lengthy recovery, the employee finally came to Tuten for help. Tuten recommended ART. "After the very first treatment he was pain-free and regained full use of his arm," Tuten says.
The employee was treated four more times, still on a first aid basis, and hasn't had another problem with his arm. "You're talking about a very serious surgery that actually could have damaged him further and possibly caused him to lose part of the use of his right arm," Tuten says. "He lost very little work."
However, not every MSD can be healed by this technique. Two of Tuten's employees were referred to the traditional occupational medicine system for surgery.
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How ART really differs from other treatment providers is that it works as both a treatment for chronic conditions in workers' comp scenarios as well as first aid. "We have two different types of ways to render care," says Tulio Pena, director of corporate programs for ART, Colorado Springs, Colo. "In many cases, the individuals present once their conditions are more severe, and they've entered the work comp system. But what a lot of corporations have started to do over the last year is use our onsite care program, where we deliver therapy directly to corporations to catch aches, pains, and discomforts before they become OSHA-recordable injuries and cost the corporation from the work comp standpoint."
To that end, some of the clinic's doctors and therapists work part-time for a few hours a week in offices on company grounds, saving employees valuable travel time. But office visits aren't possible for every company, particularly electrical contractors where most of the employees are on job sites. "In our industry, you've got anywhere from four or five guys on one job site to 150 guys on another," says Tuten, noting that in this case, employees do have to take the time to visit the ART clinic in their areas.
Another service ART provides its clients are in-house presentations on injury prevention and stretching techniques. "The prevention part is actually the most simple part," says Higgins, a full-body provider of ART. "Because the job is so repetitive, just being able to do things outside of what they do typically helps."
Higgins advises workers on making motions with their hands that are opposite of their daily tasks. "Say the person is turning a screwdriver or gripping a pair of pliers a lot. In that case, a very simple thing to do would be to do a five- to 10-second stretch where the employee is doing the opposite of what the task requires," he says. "For example, when workers find themselves grasping all day, they should take a break for a quick stretch where they keep the elbows straight, pull the fingers back, and extend the wrist in order to stretch the forearm."
Five to 10 seconds of stretching every 15 or 20 minutes may be enough to relieve most aches and pains and prevent scar tissue. "Just giving their bodies a different experience so they don't have this continual repetitive motion is enough," Higgins says.
But unless the stretching exercises are mandated as medical treatment, it can be difficult to enforce them on the job site. Unless required by a general contractor or a client, the exercises are entirely voluntary.
A safety manager worth his salt tries everything to encourage employees to participate in the program. "They need to put a bump in the road for it," says Higgins, who has witnessed managers finally getting the idea of a more active treatment program on his onsite visits. "It's changing the way they do things," he says.
In the past, it seemed that safety managers took a more passive approach to ergonomics and MSD prevention and treatment. "They'd give one seminar and expect everybody to adopt it," Higgins says. "There was no backing it up."
Higgins credits the presence of the ART providers in the actual companies as a way of keeping workers involved in the program. "We're there all the time so they know they can get seen because the company wants them to be seen," he says. "After they've seen us, we give them skills to keep themselves well. They learn these skills, and they're reinforced continually."
As part of his first aid program, Tuten hangs posters illustrating the different exercises in common areas on job sites. He also includes occasional reminders in his workers' paycheck envelopes.
Still, some best efforts can't beat human nature. "I see people do it once in a while," Tuten says. "Whenever I make my safety audits, I talk to the guys about stretching, and not too many are against it. What their issue is most of the time is that they forget or they only think about it until they get a kink in their back or shoulder."
As an active member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Tuten tries to spread the word about using first aid treatment in general, as well as ART's specific program.
An ounce of prevention
Currently, the massage technique is the only official first aid treatment Tuten uses at his company. "There's a very strict criteria about what constitutes first aid under the OSHA recordkeeping regulation," Tuten says (see Fourteen Components of First Aid on page 44). ART has the blessings of both its state and the federal OSHA agencies.
For the future, however, Tuten keeps an open mind about other alternatives to OSHA-regulated medical treatment. "This is a viable method to introduce into our safety programs," Tuten says. "Surgery's not always the answer. Medication is not always the answer. I'm glad that they're here, but I think we just need to open our minds up a bit."
Ultimately, treatment programs should never take the place of prevention. Low-cost options for injury treatment, even if it's not recorded by OSHA, still come at a higher price than no injuries at all. Currently, there is no widely accepted standard for ergonomics in the construction industry (see Toward an Ergonomic Standard for Construction: One Step Back?). Therefore, it's important for safety managers to incorporate the best advice from all sources to inspire their workers to develop safe working habits (see The Best Medicine on page 48).
"You still have to investigate why these injuries happen," Tuten says. "You still have to do your due diligence as a professional safety individual to investigate why that person has that strain."
Sidebar: Fourteen Components of First Aid
In the revision to its regulation, "Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements," OSHA adopted a single, all-inclusive first aid list and explicitly stated that any treatment not on the list is considered, for recordkeeping purposes, to be medical treatment. OSHA considers the listed treatments to be first aid, regardless of the professional qualifications of the person providing the treatment. The following treatments fall within OSHA's definition of "first aid:"
Using a nonprescription medication at nonprescription strength (for medications available in both prescription and nonprescription form, a recommendation by a physician or other licensed health care professional to use a nonprescription medication at prescription strength is considered medical treatment for recordkeeping purposes).
Administering tetanus immunizations (other immunizations, such as hepatitis B vaccine or rabies vaccine, are considered medical treatment).
Cleaning, flushing, or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin.
Using wound coverings, such as bandages, Band-Aids, gauze pads, etc.; or using butterfly bandages or Steri-Strips (other wound-closing devices, such as sutures, staples, etc., are considered medical treatment).
Using hot or cold therapy.
Using any non-rigid means of support, such as elastic bandages, wraps, non-rigid back belts, etc. (devices with rigid stays or other systems designed to immobilize parts of the body are considered medical treatment for record-keeping purposes).
Using temporary immobilization devices while transporting an accident victim (e.g. splints, slings, neck collars, back boards, etc.).
Drilling of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure, or draining fluid from a blister.
Using eye patches.
Removing foreign bodies from the eye using only irrigation or a cotton swab.
Removing splinters or foreign material from areas other than the eye by irrigation, tweezers, cotton swabs, or other simple means.
Using finger guards.
Using massages (physical therapy or chiropractic treatment is considered medical treatment for recordkeeping purposes).
Drinking fluids for relief of heat stress.
Sidebar: The Best Medicine
Between 1999 and 2002, more than 30% of all workers' compensation claims filed by Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) trade association members were related to ergonomics. This amounted to more than $10 million in claims in just four years.
In the absence of a federal standard focused on ergonomics and construction, IEC, as part of its alliance with OSHA, created an Ergonomic eTool that describes common hazards electrical contractors may encounter and possible solutions for these hazards. To view the eTool, visit OSHA's Web site at www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/electricalcontractors/index.html.
Sidebar: Toward an Ergonomic Standard for Construction: One Step Back?
In May, the Appeals Panel of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) rejected an appeal mounted by Alexandria, Va.-based American Subcontractors Association (ASA) and five other construction associations against ASC's A10 Committee for Construction and Demolition Operations (Subgroup A10.40) proposed ergonomics standard, "Reduction of Musculoskeletal Problems in Construction." The appeal was based on the construction associations' belief that the science the proposed standard is based on isn't accurate or construction-specific.
"We believe it imposes some rather vague obligations without any standards by which to measure or determine what is to be measured and identified and how it's to be fixed," says Bill Isokait, ASA senior director and counsel, government and industry relations. "We're not confident that it really is very helpful in that regard."
The proposed standard now goes to ANSI for final approval, where the ANSI Board of Standards Review will examine the record of the standard, including the appeal.
"We believe that a consensus is possible on an ergonomic standard, but we don't think this particular standard is a very good one," says Isokait. "There isn't a consensus among the employer groups about what these things are, how to identify them, or how to remedy them. Construction is a moving target given that responsibilities, duties, and work practices are always changing to accommodate how projects change and progress. We don't believe the standard does a very good job of recognizing that and addressing it."


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Rape and sexual assaults: the National Congress Party uses the weapons of the Darfur war against the women and girls of Khartoum. Tens of thousands of Sudanese women and young girls in Darfur and in the south of Sudan were exposed to crimes of gender based violence, including rape and sexual abuse that were practiced by the National Congress Party (NCP) for more than two decades. Now, and following the victory of racial and sexual cleansing policies which drove the South of Sudan to separation and could drive Darfur on a similar path, the regime of the NCP is employing the weapon of rape and sexual abuse against women and girls in their peaceful struggle. The NCP's security forces targeted the women and young girls who took part in the recent demonstrations in Sudan, asking for justice, peace, democracy and an end to discrimination.
The crimes of sexual violence that are practiced by the security forces now are unveiling the tens of thousands of crimes of rape and sexual violence which have led to the indictment of suspected perpetrators, including the head of state1. What the Sudanese women and girls have been facing over the past weeks from rape to harassment and sexual violence, physical and verbal, does not represent a new trend in the history and record of the NCP. However, what is new with these crimes is their use of repression and oppression outside of war affected zones and transferring them to urban settings, and to the capital, Khartoum.
The examples below are but illustrations of the savage reaction of the commanded security forces when dealing with women and girls after Sudanese citizens rose in January / February and held the NCP historically and politically responsible for the secession of the South, the widespread corruption and nepotism, the absence of justice and accountability, the incitement of hate and divisions, the continuation of the war in Darfur, in addition to the widespread poverty, homelessness, unemployment and growing economic decay.
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She was arrested in Al Jamhouria Street in Khartoum, around 10:30 in the morning of Sunday 13 February. She was arrested after she had been buying some papers and office material and was forced into a car by two members of the security service. She remained under arrest until around ten in the evening. She was driven to the National Intelligence and Security Service offices in Khartoum Bahri and was subjected to appalling sexual assault. She was beaten on all parts of her body during her interrogation. She was asked about distributing pamphlets and inciting people to demonstrate, and also about her political affiliation. She then had her clothes forcefully removed while still being beaten. She fainted and woke up to find a one of security men on top of her, raping her while the
1 See the warrant of arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir: Considering that, for the above reasons, there are reasonable grouds to believe that Omar Al Bashir is criminally responsible as an indirect perpetrator, or as an indirect co-perpetrator, under article 25(3)(a) of the Statute, for: 7. Rape as a crime against humanity, within the meaning of article 7(1)(g) of the Stature.
2 Interview and personal testimony of the victim with the Sudan Democracy First Group, in addition to the inspection of copies of the evidence documents.
others verbally assaulted her with revolting sexual language. Official medical reports and the registry of the General Prosecution verified the occurrence of repetitive rape.
Samah Mohammed Adam (30 January 2011)
Political activist, she was arrested while she was taking part in the 30 January demonstrations. She was pushed by force into a truck which contained around 14 members of the national security. She was violently dragged by her clothes and one of the national security men tore out the front buttons of her blouse, leaving her almost topless. She said that one of the security men held himself against her body and said to her that if they did not want this, then what forced them out to the streets. Samah said she was scared and hanging on to her blouse and attempting to cover her chest with her headscarf. She said I was crying all the time as I was afraid from being raped.
Marwa al Tijani (3 February 2011)
An activist from January 30 Youth Movement, she was arrested close to Aqrab square in Bahri around four in the afternoon following the clampdown by the security services on the protest which was organized by students and youth groups in the square. National security members pointed their guns at her face and those of her two friends to force them to get into one of their cars. She was first taken into the offices of the security service in Bahri but was then transferred to another location she was not able to identify. She found herself amongst tens of young girls sitting on the ground, and that were being harshly insulted and addressed with language that's offensive to their honour while being constantly flogged with large whips. Marwa was shocked during her arrest and said: "I usually wear a black Abaya (cloak) so they told me take off the Abaya. I was so surprised that I did not imagine they were serious so they shouted at me to take it off. I took off the Abaya while crying from humiliation and that is when they started beating me up with black sticks on my back and on my legs. I was not crying from the pain as much as I was crying from the humiliation and insult that I felt. The more I cried the more they hit me. They also threatened that "they will take us to the women's prison and put us with the women that make Araqi ( local alcohol) and the whores like us and that they will take our pictures and tell our parents that we are bad girls. Marwa was also emotionally blackmailed as they insistently accused her of having a sexual relation with one of her colleagues from university who was also arrested. The men insulted her over thoughts of her sexual relationship with the colleague. Marwa reiterated again and again that during the entire period of her detention, torture and intimidation, she was not asked at all about any political issues or about the protest. The national security men's address to her was centred on insults and threats relating to sex.
Asmaa Hassan Al Turabi (16 February 2011)
In a press conference organized by the Popular Congress Party ( PCP) in its headquarters on Tuesday 16 February 2011, Asmaa Hassan Al Turabi stated that the security service had dispersed the women as they went on a peaceful and silent march asking for the release of their people who had been detained. She described the disrespectful and harsh treatment of the national security service where they almost took off her dress. She also added that the women were shocked by this behaviour despite the silence of their protest.
3 A complete personal testimony of the victim is available at Hurriyat website, together with a video of an interview with the victim. http://www.hurriyatsudan.com/?p=14111
4 A direct testimony of the victim after she recovered from the shock can be found on Hurriyat newspaper's website at http://www.hurriyatsudan.com/?p=14398
Najat Al Haj (2 February 2011)
A leading member of Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP). She was arrested after having taken part in a meeting of the National Consensus Forces. Her head was covered with the dress she was wearing and a rifle was pointed to her head and she was forced into a national security car. Najat said that after she was driven to the national security buildings, she found four arrested journalists who were blindfolded and standing against the wall. They were being interrogated collectively and while being verbally abused and laughed at and spoken to in humiliating terms. She mentioned that while looking through her bag, the national security agents found some medicine on which they commented by saying: "Pregnancy pills!! You can sleep outside your house and it's normal, no? and now you are accompanying young men who carry condoms !!!). Najat also mentioned that the person in charge of the investigation asked her the following: "where is your husband? And if you had a husband, would you be here now..." She was then released very late that night and told "you are all used to returning home at such very late times!!!"
Suad Abdallah Jumaa (10 February 2011)
An activist from Umma National Party. She was chased and arrested from a public transport shuttle after the bus was forced to stop by members of the national security. She was beaten, insulted and threatened for refusing to give the national security men her phone's memory card. When Suad remained on her stance and she refused to tell them whereabouts the memory card. She protected her self in the corner of the room where there were two chairs next to each other, while seven security agents and policemen were threatening her. One of the security agents walked towards Suad, saying to the other security agents with him 'leave her with me for three minutes only and she will admit where the memory card is and get it out on her own'. My fear was doubled with what I already know about the way security forces treat girls.
As we previously mentioned, crimes of sexual violence such as rape, harassment and sexual assault, do not represent a new pattern in the behaviour of the regime of the NCP when facing up to those who stand up for different opinions, whether in matters of peace and war, or justice and rights, or ways of governance and democracy. In the nineties, during the era of the Ghost Houses, men were raped and harassed and a number of cases were documented. Tens of thousands of women and young girls were also subjected to sexual violence in Darfur and in South Sudan and the Nuba mountains and this was documented by reports and regional and international, as well as national, fact finding missions. What is happening now, through the limited samples above and through the courage of these young girls and women, shows once more that the NCP has no value system or intellectual doctrine.
The Sudan Democracy First Group believes that crimes of sexual violence, in their various forms and wherever they occur represent the foundation of the decadence, oppression and ruthlessness that have been established by the NCP for over two decades. We also believe that these crimes are the worst offence to the struggle for dignity and for the humanity of all Sudanese People.
In light of the above, we consider the following:
5 Direct testimony of the victim on Hurriyat newspaper's website at http://www.hurriyatsudan.com/?p=12760
6 Testimony on the website of Hurriyat newspaper at http://www.hurriyatsudan.com/?p=14270
• That justice and accountability are a cornerstone to and inter-linked with all matters of peace or struggle for democracy; one cannot exist without the other;
• Revealing and documenting all records of sexual violence crimes, and shedding the light on the destructive moral and security structure that committed these crimes, while placing issues of justice and accountability at the top of all legal and political considerations and focusing on the rights of women victims and survivors;
• Peace in Darfur is meaningless unless it comes through accountability and reparation for women victims and survivors, through international mechanisms such as the International Criminal Court and national mechanisms including transitional justice;
• Efforts for democratic transformation and the struggle for civil and political rights, including any coming constitutional arrangements, would remain incomplete unless they direct the tools of their daily struggle towards fighting crimes of sexual violence, especially against women, young girls and childern. That would include repelling the laws and practices of the public order regime and removing the powers granted in the National Security Act, in addition to ratifying the international and regional treaties for women's rights;
• The attention given to peace and "stability" by the international community which turns a blind eye to closely linked issues such as justice and democracy makes the idea of "stability" in Sudan, under the auspices of the NCP, a way of maintaining crimes of sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan. The international community has to play roles of reconciliation and rapprochement with the peoples of Sudan, especially its victims, through learning early lessons from the present upraising of the Middle East.
Sudan Democracy First Group is an independent civil and non-governmental organization that works on building wide alliances and coalitions through research, campaigns, advocacy and publishing amongst individual and groups of democrats and actors in the field of human and women's rights, independent trade unions, students and Youth initiatives, in addition to journalists, academics, and democrats from the different cultures and regions of Sudan.


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#184 Change Your Course Home Page in Canvas
July 09, 2013
The Course Home Page is the first page your students will see when they enter your course. You can choose which Canvas page will serve as the home page by following these instructions.
1. Navigate to your course from the Courses dropdown in the top (Global Navigation) menu.
2. Click on the Change Home Page Layout link at the top of the home page.
3. Open the Home Page Layout dropdown menu.
4. Select the Home Page Layout that you prefer. Your choices for the homepage include:
- Recent Activity Dashboard – Shows students the most recent conversations, notifications and interactions for this course.
- Page – Allows you to design your own course homepage and include links, images or rich media.
- Course Modules – Allows you to organize the course into modules or sections.
- Assignments List – Shows the list of assignments for the course with upcoming and recent assignments at the top of the page.
- Syllabus – Allows you to write up a description of course expectations or introduce the course with links, images, etc. It then shows a calendar view of all assignments and course events.
5. Click the Update Layout button to save the changes made to the Course Home Page.
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The New York Times runs a long profile of the nonprofit Venture for America, which selects fellows to work in eight cities — including Cleveland — that aren't the usual magnets for young college graduates. By August, 108 fellows will be working at 70 companies as part of the two-year program. Cities that are part of the program are Cleveland, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Detroit, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Providence, R.I. The lead anecdote comes from Brentt Baltimore, a graduate of Claremont McKenna College in California who majored in economics and finance. Last year, he turned down a six-figure job at a Los Angeles area hedge fund and instead he took a $33,000-a-year position at Dan Gilbert's Detroit Venture Partners. Part of his job there "is to scout potential investments and lure companies to Detroit," according to the story. "He has also started the nonprofit Startup Effect, which teaches local eighth-graders entrepreneurship principles." Andrew Yang, 38, who started Venture for America in 2011, tells The Times, "Smart people should be building things. Instead, they become bankers and consultants. We need to do something about talent allocation that pulls our top minds toward these fields." The story notes that Mr. Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans and majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, pledged $1.5 million to Venture for America. "Getting people who were at the top of their class is not an opportunity we might have gotten if we just woke up one day and said we have job openings," he tells the newspaper.
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Hey now!: Frank Lavin, an ex-U.S. ambassador and former Commerce Department official, is gaining some traction for his Akron-based company, Export Now. Businessweek.com says the firm "cuts through language barriers and red tape to help fellow Americans (and anyone else willing to pay him) to sell consumer goods to Chinese shoppers." Since launching Export Now in 2010, Mr. Lavin's team "has handled customs clearance, trademark registration, order fulfillment, and other back-end tasks for more than 100 consumer brands, from Mack's earplugs, to Totes umbrellas, to Tabasco sauce," according to the story. "Everything Export Now handles is sold through Alibaba Group's massive Chinese e-commerce sites Taobao and Tmall." Mr. Lavin also has a new deal with the National Football League to sell its official apparel and equipment. The agreement "means Export Now will be handling the logistical headaches of getting NFL apparel and equipment from merchandise providers such as New Era, Nike and Wilson and ready for buyers in China to snap up online. Lavin says the new store will go live in September," Businessweek.com reports. A little bumpy: The merger of AirTran and Southwest airlines was a big deal for many airports, including Akron-Canton, where AirTran is the largest carrier. But as this Wall Street Journal story points out, the marriage so far has been a bit rocky. "As the two airlines, which combined carry more domestic passengers than any other, have started splicing together their flight schedules this year, travelers say Southwest Airlines agents struggle with AirTran Airways tickets and vice versa, sometimes leaving passengers who have been delayed and need rebooking in the lurch," according to the story. The Journal reports that different prices and seat availability "sometimes show up for the same flight on Southwest's and AirTran's online sites. Buying early boarding privileges on Southwest doesn't get you early boarding on connecting AirTran flights. Frequent-flier credits remain separate and Southwest companion passes, awarded to top frequent fliers, can't be used on AirTran." The two discount airlines face huge merger hurdles "largely because Southwest lacks a reservation system capable of handling many aspects of AirTran's business, such as international flights," the newspaper notes. Instead of merging into one computer system, Southwest, for now, "has agents of both airlines trying to work two reservation systems on different windows of their computer screens so one airline can check in customers from the other," The Journal concludes. Asset management: Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank in Cleveland, is one of the experts Reuters sought out for this story on Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's announcement that the central bank still expects to start scaling back its massive asset purchase program later this year. As always, Mr. Bernanke "left open the option of changing that plan in either direction if the economic outlook shifted," Reuters notes. But for now, the plan is for the Fed to halt bond buying by mid-2014. Mr. McCain had this to say about the plan to end the monetary policy that he calls quantitative easing: "I don't think this is a surprise, especially since we're seeing some evidence of some better economic statistics. Our concern is that we're seeing very aggressive estimates for the second half of the year, and growth may not be that robust after QE ends. Even though there will be some QE, just smaller amounts, we could be disappointed by the quality of growth." One more time: Another Beige Book report from the Federal Reserve, another declaration that the economy in the Cleveland district expanded at a "moderate pace." Yesterday's report continued the pattern of the past couple years, in which the Beige Book — an anecdotal overview of the economy issued every six weeks — indicates things are getting better, but not substantially so. Here's how it describes the state of the Cleveland District: Manufacturing orders and production were steady or higher. The momentum seen in residential construction since the beginning of the year has slowed, but activity remains above year-ago levels. Nonresidential builders experienced a rise in the number of inquiries and backlogs. Retail sales were lackluster during May, while new motor vehicle sales posted moderate gains on a year-over-year basis. Conventional and unconventional natural gas and oil production was stable, and drilling has declined since the start of the year. … Hiring picked up in manufacturing and residential construction. Staffing firm representatives reported that the number of job openings and placements was fairly steady, with vacancies found primarily in health care and manufacturing. Wage pressures remain contained.
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Hey, Blog Guy, I'm here! Do you recognize me?
I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?
No, you dimwit. This isn't "A Christmas Carol." I'm the guy who sets up all those great fantasy photos for your readers, so I'm sorry to see it's going away.


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Side effects of radiation to the colon
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I had radiation therapy ending in December 2000 after a tumor was removed from my colon. Since then I have experienced irregular bowel movements, cramps, constipation & diarrhea. There is also a mucus discharge. My oncologists all agree that the problems are related to the radiation but do not give much other information. Do you have any information on what this could be?
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
This may be a result of irradiation, but it is uncommon to last this long. The doctors first need to rule out other causes including short bowel or short colon syndrome after surgery, infections with helicobacter, c. difficile, shigella or the like, hypersecretory state after surgery, lactose intolerance after surgery or chemotherapy, pancreatic insufficiency, partial small bowel obstruction due to surgical adhesions, and colorrhetic diarrhea due to bile salts. Less frequent causes are sprue like syndromes. When all of these are ruled out, then it is possible to think about radiation as a cause if the dose was high enough and the field was large enough to include a lot of small bowel. This is very rare. There is a tendency among other physicians to assume every unpleasant thing that happens after a person gets radiation therapy is due to a radiation injury. This is rare and is usually seen only after whole abdominal doses greater than 22 Gy. Workup could consist of an upper GI with small bowel follow through, endoscopy (upper or lower) and possible small bowel aspirate or biopsy.


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LA Master Chorale to Perform Bach's B MINOR BASS at 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1/25-26
The Los Angeles Master Chorale, a cultural icon heralded around the globe for its exceptional artistry, pulls out the stops for an extraordinary 50th Anniversary Season Celebration the last weekend of January featuring two performances of Bach's incomparable B Minor Mass, considered one of the greatest works in the choral repertoire and the first piece the Chorale performed on its inaugural concert in 1965, as well as a spectacular gala extravaganza, "Golden on Grand," which celebrates the Chorale's remarkable legacy over the past five decades. The Bach B Minor Mass concerts, conducted by Music Director Grant Gershon, are Saturday, January 25, 2 pm, and Sunday, January 26, 7 pm, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. "Golden on Grand" is Saturday, January 25, 6 pm, at the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Chorale's home for 37 years until it moved to Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003.
"The Los Angeles Master Chorale has been a vital part of the city's cultural fabric for the past five decades," states LAMC President and CEO Terry Knowles. "Given the choir's tremendous reach and broad artistic impact, it is only fitting that we celebrate in grand style this ground-breaking musical organization and all those who have contributed to its growth and success."The performances of Bach's B Minor Mass - an "astonishing work" that holds "a monumental place in music history" (New York Times) - bookend the weekend-long celebration and feature a musical force of 115 singers from the Chorale plus a symphonic orchestra. The Chorale has performed the masterpiece ten times in five decades, including, most notably, for the first time as a newly minted Music Center resident company at its first independent concert conducted by Founding Music Director Roger Wagner at the just-opened Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on January 27, 1965. Says Gershon of the musical homage, "This is where it all started for the Los Angeles Master Chorale. To be able to conduct Bach's masterpiece with the Chorale almost 49 years to the day after Roger Wagner did at the choir's inaugural concert is simply amazing. It is an honor to be a part of this incredible legacy." Concert tickets range from $29 - $129. The anniversary weekend celebration shifts into high gear on January 25, at 6 pm, with "Golden on Grand," a spectacular black-tie gala honoring the Chorale's 50 years of extraordinary music making. Cultural, political and business luminaries, including Gala benefactor BNY Mellon, as well as long-time friends of the Chorale will come together for this glamorous tribute and elegant evening of music and dining at the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Chorale's original home from 1964 to 2003. Gala highlights include the Chorale's signature "Surround Sing"; live and silent auctions; a sumptuous dinner catered by Patina; and dancing to Wayne Foster Entertainment. KNBC's Fritz Coleman is Master of Ceremonies. Gala tickets start at $650 per person. For concert and/or gala tickets and information, please call 213-972-7282 or visit www.lamc.org.


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Facebook is about to announce that it's opening a new engineering office in NYC early next year.
We're covering the announcement live, but here's the full press release for now:
To keep up with its rapid growth, Facebook today announced plans to establish an engineering presence in New York City and tap into the remarkable technical talent that the region has to offer. The Facebook NYC engineering office, the company's first outside the West Coast, will open in early 2012 and will begin accepting applications immediately.
"More than 800 million people around the world rely on Facebook, and more than half of them visit every day. Operating at such a large scale, and innovating as quickly as we do, we need to recruit the most talented engineers in the world," said Mike Schroepfer, Facebook's Vice President of Engineering. "New York has a strong history of innovation and is home to thousands of talented technical people, and we want them to help us solve the challenges of designing and building the next generation of Facebook," he added.
"Building an engineering presence outside the West Coast is a big step for us, one we would take only if we found the right combination of talent and community support," said Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer. "We're particularly grateful for the encouragement and assistance of New York's elected leaders, who understand what it takes to build a climate where technology can fuel economic growth and the creation of high skilled jobs," she added.
"Facebook is capitalizing on what more and more tech companies are realizing: that New York City is the best place in the world to recruit and retain a talented workforce," said Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. "The growth in the tech sector is creating jobs and further diversifying our economy. That's why we are invested in expanding our engineering workforce by building a new applied sciences school in the city. We want to do everything we can to make sure that Facebook can grow here, and that the next Facebook will be founded here."
"New York is pleased to call Facebook a 'friend' and welcomes their decision to expand by hiring engineers who will help to continue fueling innovation in the greatest city in the world," said U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer. "There is so much to like about Facebook's decision to grow in New York, most importantly is the fact that as the largest city in America, New York can offer up the greatest and most diverse talent pool in the country to the most successful social media company in the world."
"Facebook has been at the forefront of social media innovation and its engineering presence here will create jobs and help position New York City to lead in the high-tech economy of the future," said U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. "Our city is home to some of the world's brightest minds and best ideas to grow our economy. And we must continue to cultivate our city's talent pool and businesses to become tomorrow's innovators."
"I'm thrilled to welcome Facebook's new engineering team to the East Side - and to the superb web talent pool of New York City," said U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
"Under Governor Cuomo's leadership, world-renowned companies like Facebook are once again seeing New York as a premier place to grow and invest," said Kenneth Adams, President, CEO, and Commissioner at Empire State Development. "I thank Facebook for their commitment to New York and welcome them as another innovative partner to help grow our economy."
The office will be led by Serkan Piantino, an engineering manager at Facebook who previously managed the engineering team behind Facebook's News Feed and built the infrastructure behind Timeline. He currently manages the engineering teams that power Facebook Messages and Chat. Serkan holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Originally from Connecticut, Serkan joined Facebook in Palo Alto in 2007 and moved back to New York for Facebook in the summer of 2010. Jay Parikh, who oversees Facebook's infrastructure team, will serve as the executive sponsor for the new office.
Potential applicants for the Facebook engineering team in NYC can review the first listing of available positions at https://www.facebook.com/nycjobs . Others interested in receiving updates on the developments at the office can like the Facebook Page for NYC Engineering at https://www.facebook.com/fbnyc .


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Ralph and Rhonda Hodge of Fries announce the engagement of their daughter, Angel Michelle Hodge, to Justin Rodney Vaughan, son of Rodney and Edna Vaughan of Fries.
Hodge is the granddaughter of the late Staley and Donna Lee Hodge and the late Wayne and Addie Bobbitt.
She is a 2003 graduate of Grayson County High School and a 2007 graduate of Virginia Tech. Hodge has a bachelor's degree in communication and is employed by Brazzell Marketing Agency in Galax.
Ray Belton will celebrate his 80th birthday Oct. 11. He and his wife, Dorothy, have been married 57 years.
They have four children: Kenneth Belton, Janice Warf, Wanda Wingate and Bobby Elliott.
Cyndi Leigh Wright and Timothy Adam Linkous were married at 7 p.m. May 26 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Rural Retreat.
The Rev. Larry A. Linkous Sr., father of the groom, performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard "Butch" Wright of Rural Retreat. Her grandparents are Ms. Okey King and the late George King and Mr. and Mrs. Charles "Puffy" Wright of Rural Retreat. She is a dental assistant in King, N.C.
Camryn Paige Smith celebrated her first birthday on Aug. 19, 2012, with family and friends. She had a Pink Hippo party at Grayson County Recreation Park.
She is the daughter of Tim and Melissa Smith and the sister of Ashley and Haleigh Smith and Jenna Turner. Her grandparents are Bill and Frances Smith and Gilbert and Donna Suitt.
Alvin and Ruby Roberts of Independence celebrated their 85th birthdays on Sept. 25 and Sept. 10. A birthday party was given Sept. 15 in their honor by family members. The couple has been married 65 years.
Krysta Lynette Webster and Jonathan Rupert Fink were united in marriage May 19 by Professor James Rupert Fink, father of the groom, at 6 p.m. at The Osbornes in Florence, S.C., in front of 135 family members, friends, and guests.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ronald Webster of Dillon, S.C. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ray Carter, also of Dillon and the late John Darwin and Elizabeth Webster of Dillon.
The members of the Galax Volunteer Fire Department take their motto to heart.
"Pride in Our Past, Dedicated to the Future" is emblazoned on signs and trucks, but it's more than words.
As for the pride in the past, firefighters speak reverently of those who came before, building the organization from a bucket brigade to a fire company in 1912, after much of the city's wood buildings were destroyed by fire.
Raymond and Nina Mae Sumner celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Aug. 31 with family.
Tiarra Skye Bedwell turned seven July 25. She celebrated July 14 with family and friends at a party at the Bowling Alley. She also celebrated July 25 with a Sponge Bob party at Daytona Lagoon Water Park in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Anthony Glenn Edwards and Lindsay Autumn Funk announced their engagement and upcoming wedding.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late Ralph and Linda Funk, granddaughter of Delta Burcham and Verla and Sam Rotten.
She is a graduate of Carroll County High School and New River Community College.
The groom is the son of Teresa and the late Glenn Edwards, grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carlie Combs and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Edwards.
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No other sport has provided so much jaw-dropping, laugh-out-loud entertainment as soccer. That's probably because the whole world loves it, and we all know foreigners are hilarious.
Just in the last few months, in fact, the beautiful game has provided many beautiful moments: A mascot punching a player in a face during a Norwegian match. The Scottish defender injured while microwaving poached eggs. A small matter of a Tasmanian player exposing himself during a broadcast. The Brazilian player accidentally set on fire during a championship celebration, who admirably kept celebrating despite being set on fire.
Now added to the list: one glorious ginger kid, just trying to survive the heat at the Confederations Cup in South Africa, and consumed by the madness of the game.
Judging from his technique, this is not this little boy's first day on the job as an international ice cream hooligan.
Note the employment of the "Zamboni Finger," one resurfacing swipe of which ensures maximum ice cream application to the forehead.
In his beady little eyes is the zeal of committing fully to the endeavor, and the satisfaction of a job well done. (Take notes, Landon Donovan.)
It's indicative of the US National Team's play so far that Ice Cream Kid is getting more attention stateside than they are. The team has managed to advance to the second round despite feebly winning only 1 of 3 in group play. With flat-footed losses to Italy and Brazil, the US' sole victory came at the expense of Egypt, who blamed their early exit on prostitutes.
That wasn't the Egyptians' only problem, however: their hotel rooms were burgled, raising concerns about next summer's South African World Cup. FIFA says they aren't worried about security in 2010, but they have been giving away -- and giving and giving and giving away -- tickets to Cup games. Are the futbol faithful just saving up for the bigger tournament, or are even pugilistic and stabby international soccer fans nervous about South Africa's crime rate, or put off by the lack of infrastructure? Probably both.
But at least one brave kid was there, popsicle in hand, to make the warm-up tourney worthwhile.
Janie Campbell feels like rubbing ice cream on her face just watching soccer on TV in this Florida heat. Her work has appeared in irreverent sports sites around the Internet.


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LET OUR TOUR BEGIN! Leaving Marrakesh behind, we start our safari to Toudra Gorges. We pass through Tizi-n-Tishka in the high Atlas Mountains and have short stops to take some photos. We will visit the Ait Ben Haddou village which is recognized by UNESCO as a world patrimony. It is also the best place for famous cinema directors. Lunch in Ourzazate, and then continue our day enjoying the beautiful natural landscapes of Roses Valley, which is known by Festival of roses. We also pass through the little Berber villages el Kelaa des M'gouna and Boumalene -du- Dades. where we gona spend a spent in a hotel.
Day 2 : Boumalene du Dades-Merzouga via toudra gorges
We leave Boumalene on the way to toudra Gorges,where we'll have a short visit before continuing. Today's target point is arriving to Merzouga which is known for the highest sand dunes in North Africa. THE DESERT! It is called Erg Chebbi Sahara desert and it is about 20 kms long and 5 kms wide and is a unique, multifaced environment. On our way, we will have the chance to see many oasis such as the oasis of Tinjdad. We will continue our tour passing through the little Berber towns of Mellab and Touroug. Arrive to Rissani where we will visit the differents souks. After this break, we will continue our way enjoying the green oasis of palm trees of Ziz ��"Tafilalet and the black Hamada before arriving to Merzouga. greet our camels who are waiting to take us on an adventure in the sand dunes. We will spend the night in an equipped camp in the middle of the Sahara! This is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. At this time, we will explore the secrets of the Sahara and its unlimited horizons. ( NIGHT IN A BERBER CAMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAND DUNES).
Day 3: Merzouga-Marrakech:
After an early breakfast in the dunes after catching the sunrise over the dunes, we ride the camels back to the hotel. We take showers, and then start our journey, driving from Merzouga to Marrakech via the Draa Vally. Arrival in Marrakech evening arround 7 p.m.
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The Biofeedback Society of Illinois (BSI) is a statewide organization of clinicians, researchers, educators, and students interested in the application of applied psychophysiology and biofeedback training for the treatment and prevention of a variety of medical and psychological conditions. It is a State Chapter of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB). BSI provides continuing education, consumer referrals, and access to resources about biofeedback therapy and provider training.
Biofeedback training is a learning process that uses electronic instrumentation to help one learn to manage physiological responses of which one is not ordinarily aware. Since the late 1960's, biofeedback training has been used to help people alter peripheral blood flow, muscle activity, heart rate and blood pressure, brain wave activity, as well as other physiological responses often thought to have been beyond voluntary control. Biofeedback-assisted physical changes are accompanied by feelings of relaxation, improved motor control, and often by relief of dysfunctional physical and/or emotional symptoms. It is used in physical rehabilitation, behavioral medicine, and psychotherapy. It is used for improving performance in sport and in the arts. When biofeedback training is used in conjunction with other psychophysiological treatment methods it is called biofeedback therapy.
There are a wide variety of applications for the use of biofeedback therapy. Current research shows it's effectiveness in treating the following disorders:
Clinicians who provide biofeedback therapy come from a variety of professional backgrounds including: allied health, mental health, medicine, social work, and education. Most providers receive their training in biofeedback therapy after, or in addition to, their primary discipline. There is a nationally recognized certification that requires specific academic coursework, clinical supervision, practical and written exams, and renewal every five years. The certifying organization is the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA). The certification credential is listed as BCIAC (BCIA certified) or BCIA-PMDB (BCIA certification in pelvic muscle disfunction biofeedback.) Certification is not required for BSI membership.
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Cruise Tip #5. Discounts and Other Creditsby Paul Motter
There are several pricing strategies when it comes to saving money on cruises, but one way to get a nice onboard credit or automatic upgrade is to book your next cruise while you are on a cruise. Every cruise ship has an onboard booking department, and they will give you incentives to use it.
Now, you may be thinking "I don't want to spend time on my current cruise planning my next cruise." That is the best part - all you have to do is put down a deposit on a cruise and if you change your mind the deposit is fully transferrable to a different cruise for a few years. So, you can book any cruise date and decide on a real cruise date after you get back home. When you finally take that cruise you will get the incentives they offered to get you to book that cruise - in most cases it is shipboard credit and an upgrade in cabin category.
First, verify that the deposit is transferrable. That is how the cruise lines currently manage onboard bookings, especially on Princess Cruise Line, but things can change. And then apply your deposit to a cruise fairly far out, over a year, so you have plenty of time after your current cruise to think about the next cruise you really want to take.
You should also know that just because you booked the cruise onboard it does not mean you have to continue to work with the cruise line directly with that booking. As soon as you get off the ship you can transfer that booking to your regular travel agent, and that makes managing the cruise far easier. Say you decide to go to the Amazon instead of Alaska - just call your travel agent.
Cancellation Policies in Detail
One thing everyone booking a cruise needs to understand is payment policies from the cruise lines. When you book a cruise you put down a deposit. It may anything from $100 to a percentage of the final cruise cost. Depending on the length of your cruise payment in full is due a certain number of days before the cruise sails. Typically, full payment for a seven day cruise is due 60 to 90 days ahead of the sail date.
Canceling a Cruise
Before the due date you can cancel the cruise and receive your deposit back. Once you make full payment (on the day it is due) you can cancel or change the cruise but you will most likely be subject to a "penalty" depending on how close to the sail date you cancel. The penalty amount varies according to how close you are to the sail date, and each cruise line has a specific penalty schedule. On Carnival, for example, here is the penalty schedule for a seven-day cruise where final, full payment was due 75 days ahead of the sail date:
- 76 days or more no penalty and you get your deposit back.
- 56 days or more you lose your deposit only
- 30 days or more you lose your deposit or 50% of the fare, whichever is greater.
- 15 days or more you lose your deposit or 75% of the fare, whichever is greater
- 14 days or less - no get no refund at all.
Keep in mind that there are no exceptions to this rule - including if you break a leg, miss your flight, have a death in the family, etc.
Other Discounts
Any other discounts or onboard credit you receive will be included in the sales contract. Most cruise lines hold regular sales events where they offer incentives to book. It is definitely worthwhile to wait for these sales to take advantage of these offers.
Most cruise lines will give a $100 shipboard credit to anyone who holds 100 shares of the cruise line stock. All you have to do is prove you own the stock when you make the booking, and then prove you still own it when you board the ship.
This is true for most Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise lines (and their subsidiary cruise lines). Carnival Corp (symbol CCL: NYSE) owns: Carnival, Holland America, Costa, Princess, Seabourn and Cunard. Royal Caribbean (symbol RCL: NYSE) owns Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara. The downside is that this is not combinable with any other discount offer, so if you are already getting shipboard credit they will probably not give you more credit - but it never hurts to ask.
You prove you own the shares when making the booking by including a photocopy of the part of your brokerage statement that shows your name, the date and ownership of the shares. You do not have reveal any more than that. You need to bring the same thing with you to the ship on the day you sail. Show it to the person booking you onto the ship - and mention that you applied for the credit when making the booking. They should then put the credit on your shipboard account.
Best Price Guarantee
Most cruise lines used to have a "best price guarantee" that said you would pay the lowest price for which that cruise was ever advertised, even if the price went down after you paid in full. No more! Almost all of the cruise lines took "best price guarantees" away in 2010, with the exception of Carnival's Early Savers program which is the last and only cruise line to give you price protection. You must specifically book into the Early Savers program to get this benefit with Carnival. There are detractors who say it is not a good deal because you cannot cancel or move the cruise date without losing your deposit, so make sure you are committed to the sail date before you book with "Early Savers."
But other cruise lines have changed their so-called "best price guarantee" to only cover you if the price goes down within 48 hours of you paying your final payment. Final payments are generally due 75 days before the sail date on a 7-day cruise, so guess what? They wait 49 hours before they lower the price after final payment is due.
Now, as we said in "timing your cruise purchase" - sometimes cruises get cheaper two days after final payment is due on the cruise - because there will always be people who put down deposits but can no longer afford or manage to cruise. In bad economic times more people do this all the time, so suddenly the cruise line has more availability on that ship and needs to lower prices to sell the newly available inventory. For this reason alone - checking prices about two days after final payment is due is always a good idea.
Many cruise lines have made it a policy to hold sales on Wednesdays and Thursday. Thursday is "sale day" at most cruise lines. Ask your travel agent or in our message boards about this.
Passenger Rights
What if the cruise line cancels the cruise?
If the cruise is canceled by the cruise line for any particular reason they will contact you and should give you a refund plus a financial incentive to book another cruise. But there is no specific cruise passenger bill of rights or set of laws regarding how a cruise line must compensate you for any reason. Everything is at their discretion but they must consider their reputation.
You should know that cruise passengers do not have any specific rights under the law when it comes to many aspects of the cruise. All you are promised is a certain number of days aboard the ship with meals provided. If the power goes out, or if you miss any ports of call because of weather, political turmoil or any other "Acts of God" beyond their control they do not have to compensate you.
However they do have an image and reputation to maintain, so they are usually very fair and sometimes surprisingly generous. But if a cruise is not canceled by the cruise line you cannot cancel for any reason - including news of recent outbreaks or norovirus on the same ship, for example.
Trip Insurance
Many people use trip insurance to protect the investment they make in a cruise. For about 5% of the cost of a cruise you can buy travel insurance that will pay you if you need to cancel a cruise due to personal health issues, a death in the family or other disruptions. Travel insurance will also cover flight delays that cause you to miss the ship, lost luggage and medical evacuation in an emergency. Just keep in mind the golden rule of travel insurance - a policy only covers "named perils". If you have a problem that is not specifically mentioned in the policy it will not cover it.
For example, "Acts of God" are not usually covered by travel insurance. If a cruise is canceled due to an earthquake they will not pay. If a cruise is canceled but the cruise line gives you compensation the insurance policy will not pay. The idea is to "make you whole," not to reward you when misfortune strikes.
Next Cruise Tip >> 6. Cruise Ship Stateroom Selection
Contents: 1. Selecting a Cruise Port 2. Related "Getting There" Costs 3. Picking Your First Cruise Ship 4. Timing Your Cruise Purchase to Save Money 5. Discounts and Other Credits 6. Cruise Ship Stateroom Selection 7. Saving Money During the Cruise 8. Shore Excursions and Tours 9. Seasickness and Health at Sea 10. Why Use a Cruise Travel Agent


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Chandrakanta - Part 2
|Devakinandan Khatri
Devakinandan Khatri was a great Indian writer. He was born at Samastipur, Bihar in June 18, 1861. He was son of Lala Iswardas . He was the first author of mystery novels in Hindi. He started a printing press called "Lahari" and started a Hindi monthly, "Sudarshan", in 1898. He was living in Musakhand area when he was writing Chandrakanta.He died in August 1,1913.
Chandrakanta is a famous Hindi novel which is written by Devakinandan Khatri. It is published in 1988. It is a great fantasy novel in Hindi literature.The novel is names on the main female character.
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An unauthorized hot tub installation had nothing to do with a couple who donated $15 million to University of Michigan Computer Science Engineering building.
It appears to be a PRANK! The hot tub appeared one night and disappeared shortly there after.
"People were kind of flabbergasted," CSE spokesman Steven Crang said of the hot tub, which had a wave of visitors Sunday and Monday. "It was obviously unexpected. It was pretty creative and now it's gone. It left a buzz in its wake."
Crang said the group of students responsible is still a mystery.
"It's apparently people who are close to the department because they were able to gain access to the building and install the tub," Crang said, adding that the installation was likely difficult. "The thing that intrigued everyone was that it was on the fourth-floor balcony. It's a large hot tub and the doors that lead out to the balcony are not real big, so they had to do some work to get it out there."
The hot tub, first reported by The Michigan Daily, sparked a wave of conversation between U-M students on social media, including a thread on Reddit.
"I am in the dude (Duderstadt building) right now, will walk over and check it out here in a few minutes and report back," Reddit contributor fuzzball90 wrote when word of the hot tub first appeared online, later reporting: "It's legit. Working hot tub."
"Can … can I study in it? I'm not CSE," asked another contributor.
"I don't see why not. I spent an hour in there earlier and I'm Mechanical," fuzzball90 responded.
Images of the hot tub appeared on imgur. That gallery has nearly 144,000 views.
So what did Bob and Betty Beyster think of it?
"They found it amusing," Crang said with a laugh.
– Jack
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Before & After: Hamptons Home
22 comments:
- ashlina {the decorista} said...
such a fab post av, i love seeing the before and after. LOVE IT!
- August 9, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- North of 25A said...
Before & after pictures are so interesting; all the rooms are beautiful - I especially like the living room. When it comes to the Hamptons I feel like I have the best of both worlds; my sister has stunning home in East Hampton (Wainscott) and another dear friend is in West Hampton. It is truly a special place. But, I have all the pleasures without any of the headaches; sadly, there are many. The traffic is no fun, I kid you not. And many, many of the "summer people" as they are known are just plain annoying.
- August 9, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Janell @ Isabella and Max said...
I had been thinking of you! Welcome back...glad to see a new post, and this style of architecture gets my heart beating faster! LOVE! Janell
- August 9, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Muffy said...
Love this! My husband & I actually honeymooned on Long Island & it is wonderful! So quaint & the homes there...ahh it was just eye candy everywhere. Rows upon rows of hydrangeas. You would love it. We stayed at the Morning Glory Inn which is a fabulous bed & breakfast run by a lovely couple. I'm from TX to & I loved the weather there. We went in July & it was so nice.
- August 9, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- MyLittleHappyPlace said...
So glad you're back! I know, what an amazing transformation! I wish they had sourced the carpet used as a runner on the stairs. I think they kept it, and it has a nice geometric pattern. Hmm.....
- August 9, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Erica @ Decorica said...
Gorgeous makeovers. I love seeing them too. I really like the den with the bookcase and the dark carpet, nice to see such a dark rug for a change.
- August 9, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- Mackenzie {Design Darling} said...
Those exteriors are INSANE! In the best way of course. So happy to have you back! Hope you're feeling well-rested :)
- August 9, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Karena said...
Averill this is fabulous and I adore seeing the before and afters! A great transformation!
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- August 9, 2010 at 11:58 PM
- Kathysue said...
Glad to see you back Averill!! I am in love with the master suite it is perfect to me and the outside transformation is picutresque!kathysue
- August 10, 2010 at 12:15 AM
- The Zhush said...
Yay! You're back! Loved this house when I saw it featured...and really loved reading your take on it!
- August 10, 2010 at 10:13 AM
- Bromeliad said...
You only took the weekend off? I thought you would be off the rest of the summer.
Been to the Hamptons once. Thanks for the pics of what those places look on the inside.
- August 10, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Connie @ SogniESorrisi said...
What an amazing transformation. Looks like the perfect place for a relaxing getaway! Glad to see you back!!
- August 10, 2010 at 5:16 PM
- Tobe @ Two Tall Blondes said...
this is so inspiring! bookmarking this post for the someday house. welcome back :)
- August 10, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- dining room set said...
That is the most amazing changes in one house I ever saw. I can't see the old house in the changes that they made. It is just so amazing. If you look at it. You will never think that it is just renovated.
- August 11, 2010 at 5:48 AM
- Rene said...
I'm glad that your time away wash refreshing. Thank you for sharing this before and after. I have found great ideas after sitting here looking at it (for too long now). This post definitely has me thinking.
- August 11, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Laura@JourneyChic said...
Welcome back! These rooms are absolutely stunning. Whenever I see summer homes like this one (and especially the historic mansions of Newport, RI), I can't help but wonder: If this is the summer home, what the heck does the *regular* home look like???
- August 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- Sarah Klassen said...
Hello Averill! I'm so glad that everything is alright and that you are well -- you have been on my mind, and I'm thrilled with your return... and with such style, as always! This place is unbelievable —it's almost as if someone literally breathed new life into it—woke it up again, so to speak. It's gorgeous and I'm so glad you shared...
Wishing you a fantastic week,
- August 11, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Shannon Fricke said...
what a fabulous transformation! wonderful shots.
- August 12, 2010 at 6:26 AM
- Liz @ It's Great To Be Home said...
Welcome back!
It's no secret that I'm a sucker for a good remodel, and this one is GORGEOUS!!!!
- August 16, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Hello Lover... said...
I literally studied this home in Traditional Home - that entryway is perfection to me!
- August 17, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- Christy said...
LOVE the afters, and now I want to get my hands on that monkey print in the dining room! So neat!
- August 17, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
- January 18, 2011 at 10:56 PM


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Story highlights
- "Mystery barge" on San Francisco Bay may be a Google project
- Barge holds mysterious four-story structure
- Speculation centers on data center, possible marketing center for Google Glass
- Google has not responded to requests for comment
Moored on the waters of San Francisco Bay, just east of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge, is -- well, a mystery.
Atop a barge docked at Treasure Island, site of a former Navy base, is a four-story structure made from shipping containers. The purpose of the structure remains unknown, but the safe money says Google is up to something on board.
Officials won't say exactly what's going on there. But some sleuthing by the media in the tech-heavy Bay Area has pretty much nailed down that Google, headquartered about 40 miles south in Mountain View, California, is behind the project.
Tech blog CNET reported as much on Friday, citing lease agreements, Treasure Island locals and "tracking a contact tied to the project on LinkedIn."
News reports say an unknown company has been working on a major project, under tight security, in a hangar on Treasure Island since last year. Witnesses say materials from that hangar were transferred onto the barge.
Google did not respond to a request to comment for this story.
So, even if the suspicions about Google and the barge's mysterious cargo are correct, that leaves the obvious question: What are they building in there?
Early speculation has centered on a data center.
Google has banks of servers stored in warehouses all over the world, and floating data centers aren't unheard of. Sitting on that much water would provide an obvious source of cooling, which is a big concern for data centers, and possibly even a source of power. And Google has a patent for such a project.
But San Francisco station KPIX, a CNN affiliate, threw a twist into the narrative, quoting unnamed "sources close to the project" as saying the structure will be retail space -- a sort of floating Google store. Google hopes to tow the structure across the bay to San Francisco, where it would be used to market Google Glass, the company's connected eyewear, KPIX reported.
Google Glass, the company's big leap into wearable technology, puts computer capabilities into eyeglasses. The headsets so far have been released only to early testers and are expected to go on sale to consumers in the coming months.
An official with the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission told KPIX that there have been discussions with Google about "hypothetical operations" on the bay.
But work on the project suddenly stopped a few weeks ago. One possible reason: An insider close to the commission told KPIX that Google "can't park this barge on the waterfront without a permit, and they don't have one."


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I have to admit this is my first start-up, and I had never pitched to VCs, so my co-founder and I were definitely green (not unlike this site) when it came to judging VCs. We pitched a total of 5 firms, got term sheets from 3 of them, including Battery.
We selected Battery based on a few key criteria, namely they were very enthusiastic about our technology (Jason Matlof and Carl Stjernfeldt are were great), and they were up front up about issues that were going to be contentious, so I never felt like we were being duped (having great counsel from our attorneys, Orrick, and more experienced entrepreneurs helped)
Battery has delivered, they way they promised they would. They foster engagements with customers at the CxO level, provide great advice without taking over control of the company, not to mention housed us for almost a year at their offices.
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Carl Stjernfeldt (now with Castile) is a brutally honest, direct, no-nonsense kind of guy. He has demonstrated his ability to focus on the core issues and work with us to address them effectively, whether we are dealing with operational, financial, or BD related issues. You may find his personality "strong", but I have found that just as he can dish it, he is willing to take it. I consider him a friend and valued colleague.
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