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Wisconsin will hire Utah State's Gary Andersen as head football coach to replace Bret Bielema, according to multiple media reports.
The Wisconsin State Journal was first to report that Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez had offered Andersen the job Tuesday night. Andersen is in his fourth year at Utah State and is coming off his best season yet.
The 18th-ranked Aggies won the Western Athletic Conference and finished 11-2, with a school record for victories after beating Toledo 41-15 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday.
Utah State lost 16-14 at Wisconsin earlier this season.
The 48-year-old Andersen is 26-24 at Utah State. He took over in Logan, Utah, after spending five seasons as defensive coordinator at the University of Utah under Kyle Whittingham. In the four seasons before Andersen took over at Utah State, the Aggies won a total of nine games.
Bielema left Wisconsin for Arkansas earlier this month in a surprising move.
Andersen's move would come as a surprise only because he has so publicly stated recently that he planned to stay at Utah State after turning down other offers in the past month. The Utah native was a candidate at Colorado, California and Kentucky.
``Opportunities are wonderful. It was very humbling the last three or four weeks to go through that process and be involved in jobs. You learn a lot, but you also learn a lot about yourself and where you want to be,'' Andersen told the Idaho Statesman last week. ``And you sit back and take a deep breath and know who you want to be able to be around. I love the kids I get to coach here. ... The kids I have in the program, it just was not time. I look them in the eye and I need to be where I'm at.''
Wisconsin is headed to the Rose Bowl for a third straight season, and Alvarez is coaching the team. He was Wisconsin coach for 16 seasons before stepping down to focus on the job of athletic director, and handing the job to Bielema who was head coach in Madison for seven years.
Among the others reportedly considered for the Wisconsin job were Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mel Tucker, Bowling Green coach Dave Clawson and Miami's Al Golden.


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Spanish class clipart kids
You can get acquainted with the presented collection of Spanish class clipart kids to choose suitable ideas for your business or design interface.
Today we have 23 cliparts and vectors for this category.
Advice on how to make a good presentation
The font must be readable
No matter what font you are using for your presentation you need to make sure the font has the below characteristics:
- Legibility – the font has to be legible even from afar or when the size of the presentation is has been enlarged and presented to an audience which views the whole from a few or more meters away.
- Clearness – go for a font which is free of any unnecessary decorations or writing style because no matter how good these look, they are very hard to read even for the average reader.
- When it comes to choosing the best compatible font always test it on yourself: do you get tired when reading the presentation for over 5 minutes? Can you see the fonts clearly or are they blurred?
It's vital to make your presentation as easy and effortless to read as possible.
So the difference in here can be seen in the scope. In more cases, the difference in meaning can be in other things but the logic is still the same.

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Beneficiary of Fake DMCA:
- Galgotias University
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- Perjury, Impersonation, Identity-theft, Misrepresentation
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- http://galgotiasfraud.blogspot.in/2013/12/fraud-ceo-and-chancellor-of-galgotias.html
- http://galgotiasfraud.blogspot.in/2013/12/fraud-galgotis-university-noida.html
- http://galgotiasfraud.blogspot.in
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However, make no mistake. This is indeed a case of copyright take-down fraud purported in order to hide online content. Once we compile all the facts of this case with due diligence, the final report will be published here.
We fight for the truth. If you have anything to contribute to this report or want to provide critical information against Galgotias University, you can get in touch with us at [email protected] We're open for dialogue, unless your intention is to threaten us and waste your time.
In particular, a negative review/story against Galgotias University which potentially hurt business and reputation. Here is an excerpt from that report –
Acting on the orders of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Khaliquzzama of Agra, city police raided the house of Galgotia University's chairman Sunil Galgotia in Noida and arrested his wife Padmini and son Dhruv.
The raid and arrests occurred on Tuesday. The case relates to alleged forgery and default on repayment of loans totaling over Rs 100 crore. The case was lodged last month by SE Investments Limited at Hari Parwat police station in Agra. Sunil Galgotia managed a stay from the Allahabad high court.
Read the full article at – https://www.beware.org/scam/galgotias-university/
Soon after we published the first set of our investigation reports on fake DMCAs, we managed to generate interest from online media such as Techdirt, Adweek and Huffington Post. Some of the key stories included our revelations on Roosh V, Idea Buyer, Qnet , Tai Lopez ,Amira Nature Food, Grant Cardone and more. We also shared unpublished data and information with 3 different law agencies who looked into this scam.
And we got results. We dented this fake DMCA industry and made sure we act as deterrent to the rogue reputation firms indulged in these criminal practices. Here are some of the outcomes and changes we made possible with the help of several other citizen lawyers and agencies –
- Ripoff Report wipes out Google (fake) Removals with a stroke of genius ! Thank you Ed – at webactivism.com
- Court finds evidence of 'fraud on the Court' in one of the missing-defendant libel takedown cases – at washingtonpost.com
- Default judgment aimed at deindexing apparently accurate information about person convicted of sex offense – at washingtonpost.com
- Panic and desperation getting the better of rogue reputation services – at webactivism.com
- Google still deindexing some material found by courts to be defamatory — but it's being more skeptical – at washingtonpost.com
- Google Apparently No Longer Humoring Court Orders To Delist Defamatory Content – at techdirt.com
- Paul Levy Discovers Head Of Reputation Management Company Signed Off On Forged/Fraudulent Court Docs – at techdirt.com
- Filing Bogus Lawsuits As Part Of A 'Reputation Management' Strategy Costs Firm $71,000 – at techdirt.com
- Richart Ruddie Settles anti-SLAPP Claims, Makes Restitution; but the Guilty Companies Remain Unpunished – at typepad.com
- Who Filed Fake Copyright Infringement Complaints Against AgencySpy? – at adweek.com
- The Dark Art of Fake DMCA Takedown Requests – at huffingtonpost.com
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Hi, I am a pretty good player but have not played in ten years.
Is there anyone who wants to practice?
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I can't be a regular hitting partner because I'm in the Phoenix area but will be in Tucson 17,18, and 19th of january if you want to hit one of those days... -sam
Hey, yeah I am always looking to play. I am in the central area. My numbers [edit by Moderator - please don't post private info in public areas of the site] shoot me a text or call if you want to get out and hit sometime!
I am also looking for someone to play regularly, let me know.
looking for someone to play. I don't know my level and I haven't played in a while. I'm on the eastside near Udall Park, feel free to contact me.
I play at PCC West in the evenings anytime after 5:30 is okay with me. Let me know!
Hi, my name is Chris Massey, I used to play a lot, but haven't played in over ten years, so I'm very rusty, epecially on serve. But I love tennis, and if you want to hit, let me know.
Hi Chris,
Yeah, I would like to hit ....my number is 440-6884. I am on the East side, how about you?
I would be interested in playing in the Oro Valley area if you are. We will be moving there Aug 19 or so. Thanks!
Hi, Still willing ot play? Thanks
Hi, I would love to pratice if your still in the game.
I am having a little trouble finding a hitting partner to this would be great.
Hi, if the reply was to me and not Mrika, ok. What about this week end?
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Alex Cross follows the homicide detective/psychologist from the best-selling novels by James Patterson, as he comes up against psychopathic serial killer Picasso (Matthew Fox). This time, the story takes a younger version of Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) back to the origins of the character while the two men face off in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse that will push Cross to this edge of his moral limits. From director Rob Cohen (The Fast and The Furious, xXx), the film also stars Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols, Cicely Tyson, Carmen Ejogo, Giancarlo Esposito, John C. McGinley and Jean Reno.
At the film's press day, actor Matthew Fox talked about how he prepared for such a dark role, coming out of character once filming was done, getting injured while shooting the big fight sequence, the first thing he ate once he was done with the character, the roles he was offered after Lost, his experience shooting Alex Cross and World War Z at the same time, and playing General Bonner Fellers in the WWII historical drama Emperor. Check out what he had to say after the jump.
Question: How did you prepare for such a dark role?
MATTHEW FOX: It was a lot of work. It required about five months of not eating the things that I like to eat, not having a glass of wine with dinner, a lot of time in the gym and just real commitment to it and not cheating. The physical weight loss part was really challenging. I was curious about whether I could do something like that, and proved to myself that I could. That was the way into the role for me. I remember when (director) Rob [Cohen] called me to offer the role, I was in London, doing a play there. After I read the script, that was the image that jumped into my head. I just felt this guy's philosophical construct that he builds for himself to rationalize his obsession, would require an enormous amount of energy. He would look like that, naturally. He wouldn't spend time in a gym, or anything like that. It wouldn't be a result of his training. It would be more the intensity level, in which his mind is working. That was the image that I had, and I felt I really had to go for that. Rob and I talked about it, and then I went to work. It took about five months to get there. And then, the shooting was just maintaining where I got. There were a couple of sequences in the film, like on the houseboat in his lair and the cage-fighting sequence, where the physical dieting got ratcheted up a little bit. It was a real challenge, and I enjoyed that.
How long did it take you to come out of the character, once you had finished shooting?
FOX: Not very long. I couldn't wait, honestly. When we were done shooting, obviously I was pretty spent, emotionally. We shot a lot of that movie at night, so with all of the demands of what I was doing with the exercise and the training stuff, and the emotional machinations I had to put myself through, I was pretty beat. That last few days, I remember thinking, "I just can't wait to get to the end of this and eat some really high carbohydrate foods, and go home to my family and slip back into my normal, everyday life." I was really looking forward to that.
Why did you and Tyler Perry decide not to speak to each other, and why did you even have Rob Cohen read your lines to him when your character was off camera?
FOX: I am a big, big fan of always being there for the other actors, when they're doing scenes, even if it's a scene that happens over the phone. All of that was driven by the fact that I was shooting another film, at the same time. I was working on World War Z in London, and traveling back and forth. So, I missed a few of those scenes where it was Tyler's on-camera stuff, for a phone conversation. I really regretted that, but Rob's really good at that kind of thing and gave him what he needed. We never really made a decision not to communicate with each other. That was really just driven by the nature of the film. In the movie, it's just two guys, trying to kill each other. There was never really an opportunity for us to have any kind of interaction, beyond scenes where we were trying to kill each other. The few moments, like the long mano-a-mano fight to the death, at the very end, took several days to do and was really exhausting. We did have our moments to just have a quiet conversation. But, when you're playing that stuff, it's not like you stop and start saying, "How's the family?" But, Tyler brought a lot of really good stuff into this film, and the small bit of interaction I did have with him was really good and very positive. And then, we went about doing our work.
What was it like to shoot that fight scene, where he actually hit you in the face with his elbow?
FOX: That happens. I've been the one that's done that, in the past. You do those fight sequences and, when they're really drawn out and you're exhausted, every now and then, somebody makes a mistake. You misjudge something and somebody gets hit. Tyler caught me with an elbow, at about midnight, on the scaffolding when we were doing that stuff. He was so unbelievably horrified by it. I think he called me, every day for two days after that, just apologizing. I tried to let him off the hook and say, "It's no problem, man. I didn't get seriously hurt." It was all good.
Did you get pissed, in the moment?
FOX: Yeah. When you get hit in the face, that's pretty much an instinctual thing, in all of us. When someone hits you in the face, it pisses you off. But, I did my best to swallow it and understand that this stuff happens. I've been on the other side of that, and it's not a good feeling.
Was this character entirely in the script, or did you do some additional research on people like this?
FOX: I watched a lot of stuff. I remember the first time that Rob and I talked, he described the guy to me, and the first guy who popped into my head was Ted Bundy. Mainly, I think it was Ted Bundy because Ted Bundy looked like the last person on earth who would be a serial killer. He just came across as somebody who was dashing and prototypically handsome and was very charming. That was the first thing that popped into my head. Obviously, that changed because it ended up not being anything like Ted Bundy. He ended up being a lot more openly psychopathic than Ted Bundy. It changes, as you are working on it, but I started by watching a lot of footage of those guys, and trying to figure out what drives them. But then, Picasso became his own thing. Picasso only exists in the movies, so it took on a slightly, hyper-realistic thing.
Did you study any other psychopaths in movies?
FOX: Not really. I've seen a few of those [films]. Obviously, Hannibal Lecter is one of the iconic serial killer bad guys that's been in movies. So, there was a lot of imagery that was popping into my head, from stuff that I had seen, but I really wanted to stick to what Rob and I were talking about. I am the biggest fan of Mr. Cohen. Our experience of collaborating together on the film was really special. For five months before we got to the shooting, we were firing emails to each other, constantly, with ideas, thoughts and images about certain specific moments in the film. More than ever, I felt that Rob was right there, deeply into the character with me, so I felt sort of like it was the two of us. I really felt like he had my back, and we could go really deep and try a lot of different avenues and thought processes with the guy, and that we were always going to always be in it together. That was cool. That felt great.
Did you have the same creative process with James Patterson?
FOX: No. I met James during the shooting. He had seen some rushes. It was pretty early on, and he was kind enough to stop by with his wife and his son. He was very positive, in reinforcing what I was doing with the guy, and I appreciated that, at the time. But, it was pretty limited [interaction].
A lot of actors talk about how fun it is to play the villain, but it looked painful to play Picasso. What was it like to go back home?
FOX: Part of that process was pretty painful, keeping things in relative terms. I know there are a lot of jobs out there that require an enormous amount of sacrifice, that is far more of a sacrifice than what I put into this film. But, within the context of being an actor, it did require some sacrifice, and it required a lot of energy and focus. So, I would be hard-pressed to say it was fun, but it definitely was very interesting to me to play a villain, and to play one where it was such a unique, interesting opportunity. You do hear that cliché phrase that the villains are much more fun to play than the heroes, and I would agree. I really had that experience, just because of how many challenges were involved in it, how much I had to figure out, and how I felt that this wasn't naturally within my wheelhouse. I had to really work and go outside of myself to find a lot of things, and maybe inside of myself to find a lot of things. So, I really enjoyed that, in a masochistic way.
What was the first thing that you ate, when you finished the film?
FOX: When I got home, my wife is Italian and a fantastic cook. She makes a particularly good lasagna. She does the sauce and layers it with peas and meat. I think it's the best lasagna in the world, but I have to say that. No. So, getting back and eating regularly was fantastic. My mother is Italian, and she's also a mother. I see my mother often because she lives in the same town now. And when I started losing all the weight, it was really hard for her. Every time she'd see me, she would gasp and say, "Oh, my god, can I feed you?" My little boys were okay. It was more my daughter, who is 15, that was like, "You're kind of looking hideous, dad."
Did you have any input on your character's tattoos?
FOX: Those are actually all mine. Rob and I discussed that, early on. You have the option of spending an extra 45 minutes in the make-up trailer in the morning and having all that stuff covered, or you have the option of saying, "Well, these are going to be Picasso's." So, that was the option that we took. I didn't feel like it was too far of a stretch, in the guy we were creating. He has this obsession with pain. Early on in his life, before his obsession with pain and the self-punishment stuff, I think it would be something that he started reaching to, more and more, to satisfy it. They always have to up what they are doing. But, early on, tattooing would have been an early manifestation of his obsession with pain, not just inflicting it on other people, but he really enjoys it on himself. A lot of the [tattoos are] new, since I finished Lost.
After Lost, did you get offered a lot of good guy characters?
FOX: I don't think so. I certainly don't remember getting offered a lot of really good, straight-up-the-middle guys, before Picasso came along. Honestly, after Lost was over, I didn't really look that much, for a year. I really wanted to take a break. The first thing that came along was Neil LaBute and this play. I had always dreamed of doing a play, in the West End, in London. And I'm a big fan of Neil's, and an even bigger fan, after working with him on that. Then, it all became about this play. So, the first year after Lost was really completely focused on that. And then, while I was doing the play, this was the first film thing. Rob called me directly and said, "Hey, this is what I'm doing. I really want you to play this role." It really stuck with me. I was like, "Man, this is going to be incredibly challenging." I love Rob. I met Rob, probably a year and a half or two years before that phone call, on another project that never ended up getting made, but just the 45 minutes we spent hanging out talking together, I really felt like we got each other and that we would have a really good time working together. So, it was really just that the moment felt right.
So, this was the first thing you shot after Lost?
FOX: Yes. Well, I was doing World War Z, at the same time. And then, I did another movie last spring, called Emperor.
How did the mind-set you had to take on for Picasso play into the character you had to do simultaneously in World War Z? Are they the same kind of people?
FOX: No, they're very different people. It was just one of those scheduling things that was unfortunate because I was trying to make myself look a certain way for this role, and then I would have, given the opportunity, [made the character] look a little bit different in World War Z. But, he's a Navy seal and a little off. He's a little fractured, but he's certainly nothing like Picasso. Some of these trips back and forth, between the films, were really rapid. I would be on set [for Alex Cross] and, literally 48 hours later, I would be on set [for World War Z]. I remember thinking, "I have to be careful." Picasso's voice took on a certain kind of rhythm for me, so I wanted to make sure that I was really distinguishing the two and keeping them very, very separate, and trying to make sure that I was being absolutely true to what I wanted to accomplish within each role and within each story.
After hearing about what a troubled production it was, how was your experience on World War Z?
FOX: From my standpoint, it was fantastic. I think the troubled stuff has been misrepresented, honestly. My experience was fantastic. I have some people that work for companies that represent me who have seen the film and think it's fantastic.
How was it to kill zombies?
FOX: The zombie killing was fun. I got to shoot really cool guns.
Stepping into General Fellers' shoes for Emperor, what was your touchstone? How did you get that right?
FOX: Well, he has a lot of writings that were left behind. The first thing that I did, when I accepted that opportunity, was that I asked them to send me everything that they had, and they had a lot on him. I did a lot of reading about the end of WWII, in the South Pacific and Japan's surrender and McArthur going in there. It was a part of history that I really didn't know very much about, honestly. For me, personally, WWII is in my mind and in my historical knowledge, which is very limited. It's just one of those things in my life, that I would love to know more history. WWII was dominated by what was happening in Europe and Germany and the Holocaust. So, the South Pacific and how that came to an end was this area where I was like, "Wow!" Other than knowing that we used the atomic bomb and all that, I really didn't know much about this investigation that went on and this notion that Hirohito's emperorship was in the balance. So, any time I get to combine telling a story and the challenges that I like about being an actor, and I get to learn history, it's a win-win. That was definitely part of what was really attractive about that, other than I think it's a really beautiful story and I hope people enjoy it.
Alex Cross opens in theaters on October 19th.


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The new Fujitsu PalmSecure truedentity solution enables all kind of companies to protect identity and sensitive data during virtual or physical transactions such as online payment. The flexible and easy to use multi-factor –authentication solution combines the Fujitsu palm vein technology with the truedentity security and grants a clear authentication of all participants, who are in contact together over the system.
A basic principle ensures that user authentication data – in this case, palm vein pattern and associated ID data – is only provided when requested by the service supplier and actively permitted by the user. On mutual approval to proceed, authentication data is transferred over secured communication channels for each and every transaction. Within this communication, the so-called 'Identity Provider' is integrated as an additional service in a mediation role for mutual authentication. PalmSecure truedentity offers the highest protection against fraud and enables a high level on user convenience.
PalmSecure truedentity is an ideal base for E2E security solutions, e.g. for web services, online banking, social security applications, etc. also supporting basic functions such as Windows LogON / SSO and can be used in combination with PalmSecure ID Match as an application terminal.
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The Ontario Genealogy Society journal Families has issued its November issue, and here are the papers included in Part II.
The first paper More Than Dates: Lives Revealed Through Ecclesiastical Records by Ellen Paul, the 2nd place Keffer Writing Contest winner.
In addition to the story she tells of Jean Baptiste Cotton, she demonstrates how to use the Drouin Collection when proving genealogy.
The surname keywords are Archambault, Beaudry, Cotton, DeGuay, Débussat, Dussault, Gauthier, Gauthier dit Landreville
"Up to Rawdon" Explained is a paper by Daniel B. Parkinson in which he explains how he came to write his 2-volume set of genealogies about the people from Rawdon, Quebec and their migration to such Ontario counties as Wellington, Huron, Grey, Bruce and Simcoe Counties.
The surname keywords are Burton, Bourne, Copping, Corcoran, Dugas, Eveleigh, Gray, Hamilton, Holiday, Holtby, Jefferies, Johnston, Keo, Mason, Norrish, Parkinson, Pearson, Scroggie, Rourke, Sadler, Smiley, Tiffin, Turner, Wade
"Feathers in the Family": The Story of Magdeleine Pewadjiwonokwe by Lynne Duigou is the story of a 'county marriage' between Charles Denys de Laronde Thibaudiere and Magdeleine.
The surname keywords are Croteau, Pewadjiwonokwe, Laronde, Gaucher, piot, Langevin, Missosikwe, Tessepatikokwe, Gradmotagne, Okajagaw, MacFie, Douglas, Robinson
I Am a GOON: The Willox Search by Cathie Blackburn is the influence that the Guild of One-Name Studies has had on her study of her family name – the Willox.
The surname keywords are Willox, Cole, Harper, Legge
Postscrpt: December is the yearly membership drive by the OGS. This year the basic membership is $61.20 which is a deal for all the benefits that you can receive from the Members Only pages at http://www.ogs.on.ca/index.php


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Facebook Engineering Director Josh Wiseman Departs for EIR Gig
Josh Wiseman, a longtime Facebooker who has had a hand in some of the company's largest, most ambitious projects, has left the company.
Wiseman joined the company in 2007, straight out of Stanford's computer science program and following in the footsteps of a number of his classmates who joined the social giant in 2006. Working at Facebook was his first full-time professional gig, having previously held only internships at tech companies like Apple and Pixar.
While Wiseman, a classic "under-the-radar" type, hasn't surfaced much at public-facing company events or in the press, he has played a role in launching some of Facebook's pivotal products over the six years he worked there.
He was the engineering manager on about a dozen projects, including Photos, Video, Groups, Pages, Chat, Privacy and Profile improvements. He led engineering for Timeline last year, and was one of the first engineers to work on Facebook Chat, now seen as one of Facebook's biggest priorities for the future of the company.
"I love Facebook and am still very excited about it," Wiseman said in an interview. "But I've sort of developed a desire to work on a more tangible social problem — like the health care industry — that I don't think Facebook necessarily plans to tackle in the near term."
In the meantime, Wiseman will join Social+Capital as an engineer in residence, meeting different companies and figuring out exactly what he wants to do next. His last day at Facebook was Friday, and he begins his new gig tomorrow.


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Okay I tried to come up with a super chévere name for this, but unfortunately as far as alliteration goes, I think I'm out of luck. "Viernes Vernáculo" is not very catchy, is it?
So, here's the thing – when I blogged in Spanish one Friday and said that I would be doing so on Fridays from now on, quite a few people expressed interest in doing it on their blogs as well. So here is how it will work if you want to participate.
Every Friday is "Spanish Friday" (#SpanishFriday on Twitter.) All you have to do is write your usual blog post in Spanish that day. The purpose is to practice, improve and learn. It doesn't matter whether you're a native speaker or if Spanish is your second language. It doesn't matter if you're Latino/a or a Gringo/a. Some of us are going to make mistakes, from missing an accent to completely screwing up a verb conjugation – but that's okay… I don't want anyone to feel shy about doing this.
Remember, "La práctica hace al maestro" – (Practice makes perfect.)
• Go to your blog on Fridays.
• Blog in Spanish.
• Some ideas: The blog can be a written post to practice written Spanish, a vlog to practice spoken Spanish, a podcast of you reading from a book in Spanish to practice your reading skills – Be creative!
• Tag your post with "Spanish Friday"
• If you tweet about it on Twitter use the hashtag #SpanishFriday
• Visit Latinaish.com on Fridays to leave your link in comments so we can all visit each other! (Please leave the link to your exact post URL.)
• If you'd like, put the image below on your blog post or in your blog's sidebar – (Not mandatory!)
Right click to save to your computer and upload to your own blog. Please link it to this blog post so others will know what it's about!
Lastly, ¡Diviértanse! (HAVE FUN!)
Helpful links:
Google Translate
Barra de español (Firefox add-on with shortcuts to accented characters)


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The show that airs after the Super Bowl each year gets a big audience — in many cases the biggest one that particular show will ever see. That's a big deal.
It's also true, however, that shows usually return to their typical ratings within a week or two of the post-Super Bowl episode. By and large over the last decade or so, the hope of a Super Bowl halo extending beyond the post-game episode didn't meet with the facts.
Only three of the past 11 post-game shows have seen any meaningful long-term ratings gain. The Super Bowl audience may be huge, but it's also fleeting — what network programmers refer to as a "rented audience." TV pretty much returns to normal the next day.
TV by the Numbers crunched the pre- and post-Super Bowl ratings for each of the last 11 Super Bowl lead-outs. We'll soon know how "24: Legacy" performs after Super Bowl LI. In the meantime, here's a look at the ratings halos (or lack thereof) for shows that followed the Super Bowl since 2006, starting with the biggest beneficiary of them all.
2006: 'Grey's Anatomy' (ABC)
Pre-Super Bowl season average in adults 18-49: 8.45
Super Bowl episode: 16.5
Halo: Massive. "Grey's" is the gold standard of Super Bowl boosts in recent memory. The show was already a hit in its second season, but it moved into the stratosphere following "It's the End of the World," the bomb-in-a-body-cavity episode that aired after Super Bowl XL.
The three episodes immediately after the Super Bowl episode averaged a 10.9* in adults 18-49. That's a 29 percent gain over the show's prior Season 2 average. Here's the really remarkable stat, however: 35 of the next 37 episodes — a run stretching all the way to the Season 4 premiere — came in above the show's pre-Super Bowl average. Of the two that didn't, one virtually tied it (an 8.4 on May 10, 2007), and one aired on Thanksgiving 2006 (7.6).
(*Side note: Man, things sure have changed in the past decade.)
2007: 'Criminal Minds' (CBS)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: 4.5
Super Bowl episode: 9.9
Halo: Short-lived. The CBS crime drama's next episode tied a season high with a 5.1, but the next three airings all came in at 4.0 opposite "American Idol's" juggernaut. To be fair, the lone pre-Super Bowl episode of "Criminal Minds" that faced "Idol" managed just a 3.3, so the exposure of the game probably did help a little.
2008: 'House' (FOX)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: 7.4
Super Bowl episode: 12.9
Halo: Lost to outside forces. The next episode drew a 9.0 in adults 18-49, a season high for a regular episode. It was the last one made before the 2008 writers' strike shut production down. "House" didn't return until April 28 of that year.
2009: 'The Office' (NBC)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: 4.5
Super Bowl episode: 11.0
Halo: Non-existent. The next two episodes of the show averaged a 4.45 rating, in line with the pre-Super Bowl average. The show stayed in the high 3s and low 4s for most of the rest of the season.
2010: 'Undercover Boss' series premiere (CBS)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: N/A
Super Bowl episode: 16.2
Halo: Sizable. "Undercover Boss" had the best 18-49 rating of a Super Bowl lead-out since "Grey's" (and a slightly bigger total audience), and it sustained solid ratings into its second season. The eight Season 1 episodes after the premiere averaged a 4.5, and it didn't dip below 3.0 until the sixth episode of Season 2.
2011: 'Glee' (FOX)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: 4.8
Super Bowl episode: 11.1
Halo: Non-existent. The next three episodes of the show averaged 4.4 in the demo, and the back end of "Glee's" second season tailed off some more.
2012: 'The Voice' Season 2 premiere (NBC)
Season 1 average (April-June 2011): 4.5
Super Bowl episode: 16.3
Halo: Pretty big. "The Voice" didn't record a rating below the Season 1 average until early April, when the ninth episode scored a 4.1. It probably helped that NBC only aired a single weekly episode until that time.
2013: 'Elementary' (CBS)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: 2.4
Super Bowl episode: 7.8
Halo: Non-existent. Airing after the 49ers-Ravens blackout Super Bowl, "Elementary" didn't start until after 11 p.m. ET and subsequently recorded the lowest Super Bowl lead-out numbers in a decade.Subsequent episodes had same-day ratings on par with the season average. "Elementary" was a big DVR show from the outset of its inaugural season, but the Super Bowl episode didn't persuade any new viewers to start watching live.
2014: 'New Girl' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (FOX)
Pre-Super Bowl season averages: 1.9 ("New Girl") and 1.6 ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine")
Super Bowl episodes: 11.4 and 6.9
Halo: Nope. The weeks immediately after the game saw both shows come in below their prior season average.
2015: 'The Blacklist' (NBC)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: 2.7
Super Bowl episode: 8.4
Halo: Not really. The Super Bowl episode also teed up "The Blacklist's" move to Thursday nights after a season-plus on Mondays after "The Voice." The first Thursday episode earned a 2.4, with subsequent airings all falling below 2.0. It can't really be quantified, but you could argue that without the promotion of a Super Bowl episode, ratings on Thursdays would have been lower.
2016: 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' (CBS)
Pre-Super Bowl season average: 0.7
Super Bowl episode: 7.7
Halo: None. The following day's "Late Show" experienced a small uptick in ratings, but the show's average for the week (0.55) was only a few hundredths of a point higher than the previous week. It remained in that range for the rest of the season.


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Queensland Exports Flash
December 5, 2019
Our DTC Queensland Exports Flash is an intra-monthly report which analyzes Queensland export data by terminal. Australia is the largest supplier of coking coal to the seaborne market. Analyzing export figures by terminal is necessary to understand the movement of coking coal into the seaborne market, particularly as the country battles labor unrest at some of the more prominent coking coal operations.


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Matt Garza gets the start Tuesday when the Cubs travel to Goodyear to face the Reds. Here's the lineup:
RF DeJesus
2B Barney
LF Soriano
1B LaHair
3B Mather
CF Byrd
SS Amezaga
C Castillo
P Garza
Notes: The Cubs signed reliever Shawn Camp from the Seattle Mariners yesterday. Camp was more than serviceable with the Blue Jays last year, I wasn't the only one surprised about him being released, he was too "I was a little surprised," Camp said about being released. "I was having a good spring, came in on a Major League deal. They decided to go in a different direction. They decided to go with youth. For me, it was kind of a shock. To tell you the truth, it doesn't surprise me. Trevor Miller was released by the Cubs as well, the 38 year old really didn't have a spot in this organization once it was clear he wasn't making the team.
The Cubs split a pair of games yesterday, winning 2-0 against the Padres and falling 3-2 to the Diamondbacks, tremendous effort from the Cubs arms yesterday.


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In short-term individual counseling, a student meets weekly or bi-weekly with a counselor to explore emotional, social, or educational concerns. Goals of individual counseling may include resolving problems, adjusting to new or challenging life circumstances, improving academic skills, enhancing relationships, and increasing life satisfaction. The Counseling Center provides individual counseling based on a brief, short-term model to effectively manage demands for services. Some students experience longer-standing challenges which are most fully addressed in more open-ended counseling than the Counseling Center can provide. When off-campus therapy is recommended or preferred by students, a counselor can provide several referrals selected specifically for you and your personal situation. This assistance may include helping you to access your health insurance options and providing you with names of counselors whom you can contact to decide which one you prefer.
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US Postage Stamp Regular Issue 1917
Unused Stamp Price: $625.00 - $140.00
Used Stamp Price: $50- $10
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Stamp Catalogue and Online Stamp Price Guide
Stamp Catalogue is a free online stamp catalogue for stamp collecting stamp values and online stamp price guide. Here you can find information on stamps, old postage stamps, collectors stamps, commemorative stamps, the value of old postage stamps, what are stamps worth, free stamp values for rare stamps and philately.
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US Postal Stamp Collecting
Stamp collecting can be a absorbing and rewarding pastime. While spending many wonderful moments with this facinating hobby, you become familiar with the culture of many lands, their arts, traditions and folklore. You man also find yourself devling into various topics such as: politics, history, biography, zoology, architecture, painting, botany and geography.
While this hobby may be popular with the well-to-do, a large stamp collection can be built with minimal resources. There can be just as much enjoyment out of the lower-grade stamps as from the rarest of the rare.
Stamp Collecting Equipment and Supplies
Some supplies may be useful for the proper care of your stamps.
Stamp Tongs - Tongs (or tweezers) are an important instrument in the proper handling of your stamps. They enable the stamps to be handled without coming into contact with dirty or greasy fingers.
Magnifying Glass - Useful for reading and identifying various types and marks on a stamp.
Stock Books and Binders - The sheets of a stock book have rows of transparent plastic pockets which stamps can be placed into. This allows the collector to preserve the the stamps without the use of hinges or other adhesives.
Stamp Albums
Many stamp collectors start out with an illustrated stamp album. These albums are normally organized by country. Each page contains pictures of stamps corresponding to that denomination. To place a stamp into your album, simply look for the design that matches your stamp. The more advanced the stamp album is, the more complete it will be. It is usually recommended to start with the most complete album you can afford.
If there is no particular place for a stamp, you can use whatever empty slots are available. This space problem can be overcome by purchasing a loose-leaf edition of a stamp album. In this way, you can add extra sheets as needed.
How to Hinge Stamps
Stamps should never be glued down into your album. Although there is some controversy regarding the use of stamp hinges, for used stamps, hinges are an economical way of mounting your stamps.
You should never apply glue, tape or adhesive to a stamp. Good hinges are available from stamp dealers or stamp supply companies. The adhesive on the hinge should allow for the hinge to be easily removed, thus avoiding damaging or taking off part of the stamp.
To apply the hinge, fold back the top portion of the hinge and moisten the gummed side. Apply this moistened part to the back of the stamp; on the top, below the perforation. The remaining portion of the hinge can then be moistened, and the stamp placed in your album.
Do not remove a moistened hinge from a stamp. If you need to remove a hinge, wait a couple of hours until the hinge is dry and then it should come off with ease.
Stamp Hinge Controversy
Gum or paper loss can make a stamp less valuable. Old style hinges are very difficult to remove and improper hinging can increase the chance for damage to a stamp. If one carelessly moistens the stamp in addition to the hinge, the stamp may stick in the album, increasing the chance for damage to the stamp with it comes time to be removed. Also, hinging a stamp too high may damage the perforations.
Collectors seek stamps which are closest to original condition as possible. Stamps in mint condition, that have never hinged or mounted, and still have the original gum intact, will maintain a higher value in the marketplace.
For the more valuable mint stamps in your collection, the ease and convenience of hinges is not a real benefit when compared to the potential for damage and loss of worth.
Stamp Mounts
Stamp mounts are transparent pockets in which your stamps can be placed. The mounts are pregummed and some mounts are also available with a black background. To fit various sizes of single stamps, strips or sheets; mounts may also be cut from transparent acetate.
Mounts offer better protection because your stamps can be viewed and examined with no need to actually touch them. Hinges may be inexpensive and easy to use, but mounts are a much better way to display the more valuable stamps in your collection.
Stamp Collecting Categories
There are numerous ways to categorize your stamps. A very good way to start is to categorize by the types of stamps you wish to collect. Broad categories might include:
By Country - Most countries have a postal system. It's easy to start collecting stamps from the country where you reside. Stamps can be purchased new at the Post Office or from local dealers who will normally offer wider selection of stamps to choose from, albeit at a higher price.
Worldwide - It has become far easier to find and purchase stamps from around the world. You can buy stamps from numerous online dealers and Internet auction sites like eBay.
By Topic - These are stamps issued to cover a special subject matter. The "Elvis" stamp is probably the best example of stamps in this category. Stamps are printed covering a wide variety of special subjects including art, architecture, history and famous personages.
Service Type - Most stamps are issued for ordinary use. But the Post Office also issues various types of stamps for specialized services such as Airmail, Express, Priority and Certified Mail.
Stamp Dealers and Stamp Auctions
Gary Posner, Inc. StampWants.com is an online marketplace and community connecting stamp collectors and dealers around the world; offering auction, fixed price, and store inventory listings as well as free tools and services. StampWants.com stands out in its industry with unrivaled customer service and low selling fees. Mystic Stamp Company is one of America's leading stamp dealers and is well known for its expertise, superior customer service, and for its involvement in the most noteworthy events in modern postal history. Prestige Philately brings to the market the best stamp and postal item collections, stamps, philately, stamp, stamp collecting, stamp auction, stamp auctions, postage stamps, postal history, postcards, and worldwide philately. The Kenmore Stamp Company offers stamps, stamp collecting, stamp collector, us stamps, foreign stamps, free catalog, postage stamps, postal stamps, philatelic, catalog and online ordering. Jamestown Stamp Company, www.stamp-co.com, is a mailorder stamps, coins, and banknotes dealer.
iHobb.com is an Internet shopping source for collecting supplies. iHobb.com services the supply needs of stamp, coin, post card, currency and banknote collectors. iHobb's stock includes Scott, Coin World, White Ace, H.E. Harris, Whitman Press, SAFE, Lindner, White Ace, Showgard, Prinz, SuperSafe, Allsyte, Linns and more. Northland International Trading is a stamp and coin dealer. Northland Auctions specializes in United States, Scandinavia, and Hungary stamps and covers auctions.
Arpin Philately deals in quality postage stamp collecting and collectible stamps. Croton Stamp Co. sells US stamps, Canada stamps, and Newfoundland stamps to collectors by mail, as well as publishes a stamps newsletter about U.S. stamps and Canadian postage stamps. R. Maresch & Son Auctions Ltd., is Canada's largest stamp auction firm and handles Canada, Provinces, British Commonwealth and Foreign material. The auctions are unreserved, offering valuable rarities, large lots, stamps, collections, covers and anything of philatelic merit. Canadian Rare Stamp Auctioneers Sandafayre provides online stamp auctions, stamp collecting, stamps collections for collecting dealers, UK stamp auction, GB, US, british, foreign, rare, old, philatelic material, postal history, postage stamps, topical stamps, canadian stamps and auctions. Jack Nalbandian, Inc. supplies superior quality stamps and services to collectors and dealers and offers Premium Quality Mint and Used, United States Classics, Essays and Proofs, Canadian and Worldwide Listings.
Stamp Collecting Supplies
Stamp Albums
Hingeless Stamp Albums can hold up to 700 stamps on 9x12 inch pages. Stamps are placed behind strips on the page allowing easy mounting and arrangement. Hingeless albums feature semi-transparent glassine strips, crystal clear acetate strips and interleaves. The Kenmore World Album features classic styling and a three-Ring design to provide space for hinge-mounting more than 10,000 stamps and allow for easy updating. This stamp album has over 600 pages, including 230 country pages with flags, histories, and geographic facts, four world map pages, stamp identifier, glossary, page backgrounds and mounting guidelines. The U.S. Liberty Album has quality stamp pages and is illustrated on one side with spaces for all American definitive stamps, commemoratives, airmails and postage due stamps. Stock Sheets provide collectors with the flexibility of utilizing multi-row layouts to protect stamps behind clear acetate overlays. These archival pages fit into three-ring binders and allow quick, hinge-free mounting and display.
Canada Scott Master Album has fully-illustrated pages with stamp descriptions and Scott numbers. Canada Harris Album has over 1200 black and white llustrations printed on one side. Canada Tradition Album is made of light weightpaper and has llustrations in black and white and printed on two sides. The Constitution Canada stamp album has black and white illustrations printed on two sides of lightweight pages. Canada Junior Album has Scott number description and identification for each stamp.
North American Stamp Clubs and Organizations
The American Philatelic Society promotes stamp collecting for people of all ages, offers services to its membership and to philately in general, including knowledge and education, which enhance the pleasure and friendliness of stamp collecting, initiates and coordinates new programs for the benefit of stamp collecting and of all collectors, represents the United States of America in the world body of philately, and assist its members in acquiring and disposing of philatelic materials. The American Stamp Dealers Association is a professional organization serving philately since 1914. The ASDA is dedicated to promoting integrity, honesty and reliability, and we are the hobby builders of philately.
The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) features membership information and anonline library. The British North America Philatelic Society (BNAPS) is devoted to the collector and researcher of stamps, postal markings, and postal history of Canada, the pre-Confederation colonies, and Newfoundland.


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Women and Children First: The Lessons of Iraq
Women, kids, old, sick most at risk in Iraq, says Reuters. To which we say: Ho-hum. Old news. We've killed hundreds of thousands of these weaklings already, been killing them for years, with sanctions, bombs, snipers, chaos, deprivation, whatever. Who cares? You know what's really important? If Jim Baker can "seal his legacy in the realm of statesmen" by spraying enough perfume on the shitheap that Junior Bush has made of Iraq so that the high and mighty of the American Establishment can slither out of the mire without smelling too bad.
That's what it's all about, baby, that's the kind of thing that counts. How a lifelong, bloodstained bagman can become a "second Disraeli." How Hillary and Obama can nuance their positions to squeeze maximum political mileage out of the American-made mass slaughter in Iraq. How many he-man poses John McCain can strike on his knees as he grovels to the slavering extremists he thinks will make him president.
That's where the focus of our political discourse will be from here on
out. (With frequent side dishes of stern condemnation of the worthless
Iraqis for "failing" us, of course.) This time next year – when U.S.
forces have either high-tailed it "over the horizon" into Kuwait or
else are hunkered down in the (supposedly) permanent bases from which
the Bush-Cheney faction have always intended to plunder the spoils of
the hydra-headed war they've engendered – the chattering classes that
control the public debate will still be chewing the clot-smeared rags
of the Beltway power game.
Long after the casualties of the Establishment-backed "war of choice" have passed the one million mark, we'll still see cozy pictures of George W. Bush pardoning turkeys. We'll still hear H. Clinton and John Edwards and other "opposition" leaders who authorized the war of aggression waxing eloquent on "stability and peace" and "a more responsible approach to American power" and "let no one doubt our bipartisan resolve" to slap Iran or goose Korea or poke Waziristan or do "whatever it takes" to "preserve and defend our way of life and advance the cause of freedom in the world." The women and children and old and sick of Iraq – a once-modern land reduced to a state of savagery by the reckless greed and inbred stupidity of the American elite – will scarcely feature as background noise to the bright chatter of the chatterers as they natter away in comfort and safety.
While the weakest sicken, dwindle and die in burned-out towns and refugee camps, learned symposia will be convening in pricey hotels and greenswarded universities to ponder "the lessons of Iraq" and determine how to "do it better next time." Indeed, the New York Times – that indispensable dispenser of conventional wisdom, the great cow whose dripping cud is gobbled by the whole media herd – has already begun the process. Its Sunday editorial adjures future leaders to imbibe bitter wisdom from the "misconceived notions" that bedeviled the Iraqi adventure, and be sure to have plenty more "stabilization" jazzmo on hand the next time U.S. foreign policy requires "re-establishing order in a defeated, decapitated society." Because God knows, we're always going to be defeating and decapitating societies somewhere, right?
The Times editorial makes crystal clear what the American Establishment has really learned from "the lessons of Iraq": absolutely nothing.
From the Reuters story:
Single women, children and the old and sick in Iraq are most at risk of being left hungry and homeless among people uprooted by the sectarian violence, an international aid group warned on Tuesday. In a report, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said that children were especially vulnerable to malnutrition and spread of disease.
In the volatile province of Salahaddin, whose capital is former President Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, most displaced female heads of households, single pregnant women, the elderly and the sick "struggle for survival without proper access to shelter, food, water and medical assistance", it said. "Traditional coping mechanisms are not only being stretched to the limit but are starting to break down," said Rafiq Tschannen, IOM's chief of mission for Iraq.
Even in the "comparatively stable" Qadissiya province, some 200 kms south of Baghdad, some 11 percent of the displaced are widows left alone to fend for themselves and their children, according to the report by the Geneva-based agency.
According to the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR), some 50,000 Iraqis are fleeing their homes each month because of the violence adding to the more than 1.5 million already homeless within Iraq.


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Missoula Community Transportation Safety Plan
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Missoula Community Transportation Safety Plan
In 2012 the City of Missoula submitted a successful request for assistance in developing a community transportation safety plan (CTSP) to take a critical look at transportation safety related crashes within the Missoula urbanized area and identify strategies to reduce crashes and improve safety of all citizens.
The City of Missoula, with assistance from Cambridge Systematics and technical and financial support from MDT, initiated the development of Missoula's Community Transportation Safety Plan. This CTSP was coordinated to include various community stakeholders to address transportation safety issues in the area and to identify strategies to address safety issues and reduce vehicle crashes.
Safety planning is a data-driven process. Cambridge Systematics collected and reviewed relevant crash data for Missoula to help local stakeholders determine and prioritize the focus areas of the safety effort. The basis of the plan consisted of stakeholders input, comprehensive data analysis, and "best practices" of national safety programs and safety management and implementation that fit the community needs.
Similar to the development of the statewide Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan, local stakeholders determined strategies to reduce crashes within the chosen focus areas from the aspect of the 4E's of safety (education, enforcement, emergency medical response, and engineering) and identified activities that are achievable within their community.


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It's time to debunk some fertility myths.
Let's face it, myths abound when it comes to fertility and conception. Some myths may be harmless, but others may actually work against you as you try to conceive. It helps to be knowledgeable. So let's shed some light on a few common misconceptions.
Myth: It's easy to get pregnant.
Truth: In fact, getting pregnant is not easy. The chance of a fertile couple being able to conceive is only 25% per cycle on average and the chances decrease with age. Yet friends and family often still put undue pressure on couples with the "What's wrong with you?" syndrome. There are many factors that can affect one's ability to get pregnant. These include the correct timing of intercourse, the female partner's age, and a range of other variables. Some of these factors are outlined in the fertility basics section.
Myth: Having sex every day will increase our chances of conceiving.
Truth: Timing sex during the most fertile days of a woman's monthly cycle will increase your chances - not how many times you have sex. Generally, the best time for trying to conceive is during the 11th to 17th days of a woman's menstrual cycle, based on a 28-day cycle. Since a man's sperm can live for 48 to 72 hours in a woman's reproductive tract, intercourse every other day during this period is recommended. A study found no difference in pregnancy rates between couples who had sex daily and those who had sex every other day.
Myth: A woman's menstrual cycle begins when she starts spotting.
Truth: Close, but wrong. If you're trying to time intercourse, it's critical to identify the first day of your reproductive cycle. Start counting on the first day of normal bleeding or full flow, not when spotting begins. Being off by just a day or two can make a big difference.
Myth: A woman can't get pregnant if she doesn't have an orgasm.
Truth: Getting pregnant has nothing to do with a woman having an orgasm. Conception occurs when a man's sperm fertilizes a woman's egg. In most cases it is necessary for the male to have an orgasm to release the sperm, although some semen can be released during intercourse prior to ejaculation. The sperm travels to fertilize the egg that has been released during ovulation in the woman, a process not affected by orgasm.
Myth: I can wait until I'm 40 to conceive. Everyone's doing it.
Truth: When you choose to start a family is up to you. But as you make your decision, you should be aware of some basic fertility facts. A woman's fertility starts to decrease in her late 20s and by age 35 it is reduced by nearly half. While a man's fertility also declines with age, the decline is less significant than a woman's. Find out how age can affect fertility.
Getting pregnant - at any age - is not an automatic. And as you get older, it may become increasingly more difficult to conceive - despite all the stories you've heard in the media. It's important to talk to a health care provider whenever you're concerned about your ability to conceive. You may also seek help from a fertility specialist, also called a reproductive endocrinologist (REI).
Myth: We've already had one child, so conceiving again will be easy.
Truth: Perhaps, but it's no guarantee. Many individuals experience secondary infertility, or difficulty conceiving a second or subsequent child. This problem can be caused by age-related factors. If you are having problems conceiving, talk to your doctor or a fertility specialist.
Myth: Women going through fertility treatments end up with twins or triplets.
Truth: The majority of women who succeed with fertility treatments will have a single child. The risk of multiple pregnancies with infertility treatments is higher than usual, but can be minimized. Currently on average 22.6% of pregnancies resulting from IVF and ICSI are twins and 1.5% are higher order multiples (triplets, quadruples). This is primarily due to the practice of transferring several embryos into the uterus to increase chances for success. Discuss with a fertility specialist ways to minimize the risk of multiple pregnancies.
Myth: Fertility treatments go against nature.
Truth: Being able to conceive a child is the most natural thing for humans. Fertility treatments attempt to remove or reduce barriers causing your conception difficulties hoping that nature will do the rest.
Myth: Couples often get pregnant once they adopt a child.
Truth: There is no proof that pregnancy and adoption are linked any way. Some stories travel better then others and you probably don't hear about those couples who adopt and don't get pregnant.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg...
If you're wondering if something else is fact or fiction, visit the "Ask an Expert" section in this channel or talk to a fertility specialist.


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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it will be "exploring the reasons" for the drop in rape referrals made by police amid claims police or prosecutors are misinterpreting official guidelines.
The announcement they will be looking into the falling referral rates follows an investigation by The Independent suggesting that thousands of suspected rape cases may have been discontinued.
Since 2011 the number of rape cases referred by the police to the CPS for charging decisions has fallen by a third - despite a 3% rise in reported rapes over the period , the newspaper claims.
A CPS spokesman said the Code for Crown Prosecutors, has not changed, nor did the Director's Guidance on Charging impose new requirements on cases being referred for consideration.
In a statement, the CPS said: "The guidance simply clarified the existing requirement that cases should not be referred to the CPS for formal charging decisions if the necessary evidential standard cannot be met.
"This does not stop the police sending cases to the CPS for early advice and help on building effective prosecutions, indeed the 4th edition of the guidance specifically placed a requirement on them to do so in rape and other serious cases."
The statement added: "We are exploring the reasons for the drop in rape referrals with the police, including through a National Scrutiny Panel co-chaired by the DPP (Director of Public Prosecutions) and the National Policing Lead for Rape, DAC Martin Hewitt.
"Although this has not been raised as an issue before now, this work will include looking at the appropriate interpretation and application of the Director's guidance and the evidential standard of the case files submitted to the CPS.
"We have contacted a sample of police forces to investigate the variation in the change in volumes of rape referrals and a meeting to analyse the results of work will be held next month."
Adam Pemberton, assistant executive of Victim Support, said: "Differing referral rates across the country are cause for concern as this may mean that, in some cases, vulnerable victims are falling through the net.
"Whether a case is formally referred to the CPS should not be dependent on where a person lives in the country."
He went on: "All victims, but particularly those of serious offences like rape, want their allegation to be taken seriously and given proper consideration when they come forward to report it.
"It is vital that both police and CPS understand the impact that their decisions, at whatever stage they happen in the criminal justice process, have on victims."


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Advice on how to make a good presentation
Learn from others how they make presentations in PowerPoint
The best possible way to exercise presenting? Learning from others. Making a good, effective presentation is no rocket science but you need a few clues to grab the more important characteristics a presentation should have. Let's see how the best way for you to learn from others is.
- Watch videos of others presenting with the help of PowerPoint
- Download or simply check out presentations which you find in connection with your topic online. We guarantee there will be tons of these available.
- Go through at least ten different presentations then start with the structuring and planning of your own.
- Do not work with pre-defined templates, always create your own.
Do not ever steel content from other presentations.
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Perhaps the best summary ever written appears in the Hitchhiker's Guide, a fictitious travel guide touted in Douglas Adams' humorous five-part "trilogy," Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as the most comprehensive source of information on intergalactic space travel destinations. In the Guide, planet Earth is summed up in two words: "Mostly harmless."
Summaries are a very efficient means of communication. They can also be an effective evidentiary tool at trial, especially when a jury, or judge for that matter, would be otherwise overwhelmed with voluminous data necessary to determine a fact issue in dispute. In recognition of that, the Texas Supreme Court long ago wisely decided that in certain circumstances summaries should be allowed to substitute for voluminous documents at trial and established a three-part test for admission of summaries. Applying this test, a summary of records would be admissible as long as the underlying records on which the summary was based were: (1) admissible, (2) voluminous, and (3) provided to the opposing counsel for inspection.
The purpose of this common law rule was convenience and ease in handling of exhibits, a practical solution to the problem presented to the trier of fact who faces massive amounts of documents in evidence.
Rule 1006 Summaries:
More than a decade later, the Texas Rules of Evidence codified the common law rule on summaries and expanded it to include recordings and photographs. The three-prong test was also incorporated into the language of the rule. TRE 1006 now provides:
The contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs, otherwise admissible, which cannot conveniently be examined in court may be presented in the form of a chart, summary or calculation. The originals, or duplicates, shall be made available for examination or copying, or both, by other parties at a reasonable time and place…
Under Rule 1006, a summary which meets the original three-prong test has one additional hurdle to admission. Pursuant to the express language of the rule, a proponent must show that the summary is necessary because the voluminous underlying materials "cannot conveniently be examined in court." Trial courts are given broad discretion to decide what is convenient and what's not. Provided the summary meets the requirements of Rule 1006 and does not convey a false impression of the evidence, it should be admitted into evidence.
The value of a Rule 1006 summary is in the use the jury may make of it. When a summary is admitted into evidence, it is sent to the jury room as an exhibit, the same as would the underlying records on which it is based. The jury may rely on the summary as evidence and base a verdict on it. This is the essential difference between a Rule 1006 summary and the next type of summary, the pedagogical summary.
Demonstrative (Pedagogical) Summaries:
A demonstrative summary, or as the federal courts often call it, a "pedagogical summary," is the most common summary used at trial. Like a Rule 1006 summary, a demonstrative summary also summarizes evidence for the jury to consider. It may look a lot like a Rule 1006 summary, but it serves a different purpose. While a Rule 1006 summary is used for convenience, a demonstrative summary is generally used as a tool of persuasion.
For example, a demonstrative summary chart might be used simply to connect evidence that might otherwise seem disjointed or unrelated, as opposed to summarizing voluminous data, which is the purpose of the Rule 1006 summary. While the demonstrative summary may also have the added benefit of being convenient to the jury in considering the evidence, it is used primarily to highlight or organize certain evidence to aid in persuasion.
Trial courts generally permit the use of demonstrative aids, including summaries, during trial, especially during closing argument, because they are useful to the jury in considering the evidence. However useful they may be, though, demonstrative summaries have no place in the jury room during deliberations. This is the primary difference between the Rule 1006 summary and the demonstrative summary – a Rule 1006 summary is evidence in and of itself, a demonstrative summary is not.
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There is yet a third type of summary which is frequently offered into evidence at trial. Like a Rule 1006 summary, it may be received as actual evidence and considered by the jury during deliberations as evidence, yet it doesn't have to satisfy the Rule 1006 requirements for admissibility. These are summaries of voluminous business records which are normally maintained in summary format. If a summary is the format in which business records are normally kept, then they can be admitted under the rules of evidence providing for the admission of business records, such as Rule 902(10), instead of Rule 1006.
To determine whether the summary may be admissible as an exception to hearsay, rather than a Rule 1006 summary, one should look to its purpose. Rule 1006 summaries (and demonstrative summaries) are prepared for the purpose of litigation. In contrast, the business summary is prepared for use by the company who keeps the record. If they are business record summaries, then their admission is governed by TRE 803(6), the business record exception to the hearsay rule. None of the requirements of Rule 1006 will be a predicate to admissibility.
As a practice pointer, don't limit the use of summaries to jury trials. Even in a bench trial, a well-organized demonstrative summary can be a surprisingly effective persuasive technique. Perhaps even more helpful, however, is the Rule 1006 summary, which can save a judge countless hours of sorting through records, data or other information necessary to make a decision in a case.
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3 steps to prevent suicide
If you think someone might be suicidal, ask them directly "Are you thinking about suicide?" Don't be afraid to do this, it shows you care and will actually decrease their risk because it shows someone is willing to talk about it. Make sure you ask directly and unambiguously.
If they say 'yes', they are suicidal, listen to them and allow them to express how they are feeling. Don't leave them alone. Stay with them or get someone else reliable to stay with them.
Get them appropriate help. Call a crisis line like Lifeline 13 11 14 or 000 if life is in danger. If you can get in straight away visit a GP or psychologist. Even if the danger is not immediate they may need longer term support for the issues that led to them feeling this way.
About suicide
Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged between 15 and 44.
Men are four times more likely to die by suicide than women and ABS data (2012) shows more people die from suicide than road deaths.
Most people don't want to die they just want their pain to stop.
Everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide. Choices we make today can help prevent suicide.
Are you thinking about suicide?
Get help! You are not alone. Call Lifeline 13 11 14 or 000.
Just by reading this, a part of you is looking for ways to live and to get help for problems in your life. It is not uncommon to feel this way and lots of people have suicidal thoughts and are able to work through them and stay safe.
Thoughts and feelings of ending your life can be overwhelming and very frightening.
It can be very difficult to know what to do and how to cope, but help is available.
- Contact Lifeline (available 24/7)
- Talk to someone you trust – you don't have to go through this alone. Tell them how you feel – and that you are thinking of suicide. Ask them to help you keep safe.
- Get help and support to stay alive – contact a helpline, your GP, a counsellor, psychologist or psychiatrist, a hospital emergency department, minister, teacher or anyone you trust to keep you safe.
- If life is in danger – call emergency services 000
Why does someone consider suicide?
Life can be painful and problems can seem overwhelming at times. Some people may think about suicide but do not act upon it. For others, suicide seems like the only way out of their situation or the feelings they are experiencing. They generally feel very alone and hopeless. They believe nobody can help them or understand what they are going through.
There are many reasons why someone considers suicide:
- Relationship break-ups
- Family problems
- Sexual, physical or emotional abuse
- Drug or alcohol problems
- Mental illness, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression
- Eating disorders like Anorexia
- Major loss and grief such as a death or the suicide of a friend, family member, public figure
- School, uni or work problems
- Unemployment or being unemployed for a long time
- Feeling like they don't belong anywhere
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- Any problem that they can't see a solution for
Almost everyone who takes their own life gives some clue or warning. Never ignore suicide threats. Take people's suicidal thoughts and feelings very seriously and help them find effective help.
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Most suicidal individuals give warning signs or signals of their intentions. The best way to prevent suicide is to recognise these warning signs and respond to them.
- Recent loss (a loved one, job, relationship or pet)
- Major disappointment (missed promotion at work, failed exams)
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- Being moody, withdrawn or sad
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- Losing interest in things they previously enjoyed
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- Anxiety or agitation, including difficulty concentrating or sleeping
- Engaging in self-destructive or risky behaviour
- Increased use of alcohol or drugs
- Withdrawal from other people
- Sometimes a positive mood after a period of being down may indicate the person has made up their mind to take their own life, and feels relief that the decision has been made
What you can do to prevent suicide
- Reach Out - Ask them directly if they are thinking about suicide. It needs to be a direct question that can't be misinterpreted.
"Are you thinking about suicide?"
Most people with thoughts of suicide want to talk about it. They want to live – but desperately need someone to hear their pain and offer them help to keep safe.
Don't be afraid to ask them if they are thinking about suicide. This shows you care and they're not alone.
- Listen to them - Allow them to express their feelings. Let them do most of the talking. They will often feel a great sense of relief someone wants to talk to them about their darkest thoughts.
- Check their safety - If you are really worried don't leave them alone. Remove any means of suicide including weapons, medications, drugs, alcohol, even access to a car. Get help by calling Lifeline 13 11 14, or emergency services on 000. You can also take them to the local hospital emergency department.
- Decide what to do and take action - Talk about steps you can take together to keep them safe. Don't agree to keep it a secret, you shouldn't be the only one supporting this person. You may need help from someone else to persuade them to get help. You can also help by finding out information on what resources and services are available for a person who is considering suicide.
- Get help - There are lots of services and people that can help and provide assistance.
- GP (doctor)
- Counsellor, psychologist, social worker
- School Counsellor
- Emergency Services 000
- Community Health Centres
- Crisis support services like Lifeline, Kids helpline
- Seek support from family and friends, youth group leader, sports coach, priest, minister or religious leader etc.
In some situations they may refuse help and you can't force them to get help. You need to ensure the appropriate people are aware of the situation. Don't shoulder this responsibility yourself.
Suicide Prevention Training
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Where to go for help
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I baked a couple of times last week. Both were sourdoughs with a rye-fed stiff levain and approximately a 70% hydration, 50% whole wheat final dough.
This is the first batch, in which I used up my Red Fife whole wheat flour.
The second batch I used a 2012 crop BC soft whole wheat that was grown by a farmer BreadSong knows and which she was kind enough to share some of with me. I also added 10% spelt flour, just out of curiosity.
It didn't look quite a nice on the outside, but the second batch had fantastic crumb and really wonderful flavour. It had this beautiful, warm, almost caramel coloured crumb, which really doesn't come through in the photos.
The first batch was very good too. I love baking in the cool fall weather we've been having because it makes it very easy to do a long, slow fermentation that really seems to bring out the best my sourdough.
That's it for baking for the next few weeks. We are heading back East for a bit to see friends and sightsee in Montreal, Vermont, and Boston. The fall colours should be fantastic and I hope to get a chance to check out a few of the bakeries, mills, and bagel shops back there I've heard so much about.
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French finance minister Christine Lagarde on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund as it recovers from a sex scandal involving the man she'll replace.
When Lagarde begins a five-year term next week, Lagarde will take charge of a melting pot of international elites — one that was known for male-dominated clubbiness well before the scandal involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn, her predecessor.
In her remarks to French television, she spoke to the cultural shift her selection represents.
"While I was being questioned for three hours by 24 men, I thought, 'It's good that things are changing a little,'" she said, refering to her interview for the top job at the international lending institution.
Not everything will change. Lagarde will become the 11th European to lead the IMF, extending a streak that began with the organization's creation in 1945. Among the challenges that await her, she must prod fellow Europeans to take painful steps to prevent a default by Greece.
She'll also face pressure from developing nations that want a greater voice at the IMF.
"I am deeply honored by the trust placed in me," Lagarde said in a statement in Paris after the vote.
Should Lagarde, 55, succeed in changing the IMF's culture, it may have less to do with her gender and more with her experience in corporate America.
Before she entered politics in 2005, Lagarde led the Chicago-based international law firm Baker & McKenzie for five years. American management tends to be less tolerant of sexual scandals and more likely to educate its staff on reporting harassment. At the IMF, Lagarde is likely to stress accountability and establish channels for reporting workplace grievances.
Her selection became all but assured once the Obama administration endorsed her earlier Tuesday. She had also won support from Europe, China and Russia. Mexico's Agustin Carstens challenged her, but his candidacy never caught fire.
Lagarde said her first priority is to unify the IMF's staff of 2,500 employees and 800 economists and restore their confidence in the organization.
She also said she wants to meet with Strauss-Kahn, if permitted to by the U.S. government. Strauss-Kahn resigned last month after being charged with sexually assaulting a New York City hotel housekeeper. He has denied the charges.
"I want to have a long talk with him, because a successor should talk with their predecessor," Lagarde said in the interview on French television channel TF1. "I can learn things from what he has to say about the IMF and its teams."
Lagarde will be the first IMF leader who isn't an economist. She has spent much of her career in the United States and speaks impeccable English.
As one of the longest-serving ministers under French President Nicolas Sarkozy, she made the country's labor rules more flexible. Forbes has listed her among the world's most powerful women.
Most urgently, she will be expected to help stabilize Europe's debt crisis.
"This will put her in the position to work more closely with her European counterparts and push them if needed," said Domenico Lombardi, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former member of the IMF's executive board.
Lagarde probably won't have much impact on the next round of assistance likely to be provided to Greece, which is currently being negotiated, analysts said.
But eventually, European leaders and the IMF will be forced to forge a permanent solution to Greece's crisis. That could happen as soon as next year, said Michael Mussa, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
It's likely to involve restructuring some of Greece's debt, which means that European banks and governments are likely to take losses, he said. That will test Lagarde's political and negotiating skills.
"There's going to be a lot of issues that need to be resolved," Mussa said. "And the question of who will ultimately get stuck with the cost is one of the toughest ones."
Under an informal arrangement dating to the end of World War II, a European has always lead the IMF and an American has run its sister organization, the World Bank.
Lagarde helped lead negotiations for a bailout package last year that combined European Union and IMF funds in a pool to aid highly indebted European countries. Some experts say Europe's leaders have been too timid in responding to the crisis and have been discredited by their failure to solve it for good.
"Everyone's credibility was damaged by advancing a plan that was not viable from the get-go," said Barry Eichengreen, an economics professor at University of California, Berkeley.
Lagarde moved to address that criticism last week when she met with IMF's board. She told the board there was "no room for benevolence when tough choices must be made, and there is no option that does not start with difficult but necessary adjustments by the Greek authorities."
A default by Greece would reverberate well beyond Europe. Such dangers help explain why even some developing countries, like China, backed Lagarde's candidacy, Lombardi said. China owns billions in euro-dominated bonds. It has no interest in seeing the European debt crisis worsen.
Lagarde is also expected to appoint a Chinese official, Zhu Min, to a top deputy position, Lombardi said. The United States will likely keep the No. 2 spot at the IMF. It was held by John Lipsky, who will leave the IMF in August.
She also will be expected to boost morale among the staff in the wake of the Strauss-Kahn scandal. Strauss-Kahn was also reprimanded in 2008 for having an affair with a subordinate, though he faced no disciplinary action.
Lagarde's support for gender equality in the workplace might help her put her stamp on the organization, said Susan Schadler, a former IMF deputy director who is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
"The IMF's culture is no different than any institution in the financial sector: It's dominated by men," Schadler said. "But I would imagine she would be a good influence and improve the environment."
Analysts say the IMF's culture is evolving, however gradually. Lagarde's appointment puts two women in key roles at the organization. In April, Nemat Shafik, an Egyptian economist, was named a top deputy.
Shafik said last month that the IMF is boosting its efforts to recruit women. The fund wants 25 percent to 30 percent of its management positions to be held by women by 2014, Shafik said.
Other analysts noted that as a European and as a woman, Lagarde is both a conventional and a bold choice to lead the IMF. Like her predecessor, she represents the French elite. But as the first woman to lead the organization, she represents a break with history.
"She's the old guard and the new guard," said David Bosco, an assistant professor of international politics at American University.
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On the 2012 New Year's Day, 1,392 hikers in North Carolina joined rangers and volunteers to walk a combined 4,573 miles along trails in the state parks and state recreation areas. For the second year, North Carolina's state parks system will partner with American's State Parks and the National Association of State Park Directors to nationally promote First Day Hikes.
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