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There are moments in the film where he ISN'T clutching her arm. These are not two of them.
...and this is the movie.
I didn't even consider this flick, but Shadow of a Doubt is one of my favorite B&W Hitchcock movies. Joseph Cotten, who I associate more with regular-guy types, gets more demented and creepy as the movie goes on.
More mysteries could benefit from tension-filled visits to the library.
Your drawing still reminds me of William Powell, or perhaps another actor with a stronger chin whose name I'm blanking on.
I'm kicking myself now because I nearly suggested The Third Man, which would have made me 50% correct on the actors-who-inspired-them front. 66% correct if you consider that the moustache is clearly stolen from Trevor Howard.
I love this game. Not so much as a game, but as a narrative device. Its complete impossibilty is beguiling. I've also just heard your Douglas impression in Cabin Pressure. That was also very, very pleasing. Great.
Riffle, re: the library scene: absolutely! I also enjoyed the three most half-arsed murder attempts in the history of cinema that follow it.
James: You are definitely the closest thing we have to a winner, or could ever have given the impossibility Simon correctly points out. Next time, as I say, I'll do it properly.


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Former Cleveland pitcher under investigation for physical, emotional abuse
The 35-year-old played two seasons in Cleveland (2019-20), appearing in 99 games. He batted .270 with 4 home runs and 27 RBIs during his time with the Indians.
He spent a total of 11 seasons in professional baseball. He spent parts of six seasons in the big leagues with Cleveland, Seattle, Arizona, Chicago (NL), Cincinnati and Los Angeles (NL).
During his career, he appeared in 193 total games in the Majors, batting .225 for his career.
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Narcyza Żmichowska (* 4. März 1819 in Warschau; † 25. Dezember 1876 ebenda) war eine polnische Autorin, Pädagogin und Feministin.

Leben
Sie ließ sich in den Jahren 1833–1835 zum Kindermädchen ausbilden, verbrachte dann die Jahre 1838/39 in Paris. Dort war sie Kindermädchen in einer polnischen wohlhabenden Familie und nutzte die Nationalbibliothek, um sich ein Bild von der französischen Politik, Geschichte und Literatur zu machen.
Wieder in Polen angekommen scheiterte ihr Vorhaben, eine Mädchenschule in Poznań zu eröffnen, an Geldmangel und Reibereien mit der preußischen Staatsgewalt. Sie beteiligte sich an der Veröffentlichung illegalisierter Presse.

Wirken
Żmichowska und ihre Mitarbeiterinnen wirkten im Gegensatz zu anderen Autorinnenkreisen, wie etwa der um Klementyna Tańska-Hoffmanowa, fast in Isolation. Sobald sie ihre Meinungen kundtaten, mussten sie mit einer Welle von Kritik und Widerspruch rechnen. Die Autorin, die der höher gestellten Männerwelt kritisch begegnete, galt in vielerlei Hinsicht als unabhängig und erfinderisch.

Familie
Weder eine Mentorin, eine einflussreiche Freundin noch ein prägendes Familienmitglied sind bekannt. Allein ihr Bruder Erazm, ein Teilnehmer des Novemberaufstandes, Patriot und Sozialist, ist als ihr nahestehende Person bekannt. Er unterstützte die Interessen seiner Schwester.

Selbstbetrachtung und Auszeichnung
Die Autorin betrachtete sich selbst als Künstlerin. Sie verstand es, politische Forderungen für Leserinnen verständlich zu verpacken, trotz Zensur veröffentlichen zu können. Sie wollte nicht offen Moralvorstellungen verkünden, sondern verpackte ihre Botschaften gewissenhaft.

In den ersten Schaffensjahren publizierte Żmichowska in scheinbar beliebigen Zeitschriften und Sammlungen wie etwa in der katholischen "Pielgrzym". Später brachte sie eigene gesammelte Werke heraus; erstmals 1845 "wolne chwile Gabryelli".

Politischer Widerstand
Obwohl sie den Methoden der Aufstände und revolutionären Versuche vorsichtig entgegentrat, nahm sie an konspirativen Treffen teil, deren Ziel die Wiedergewinnung der Freiheit waren. Die Folge dessen waren eine Strafhaft und polizeiliche Überwachung.

Werke
Ihr Hauptantrieb zum Verfassen von Literatur war nicht patriotischer Art. Auch wenn ihr größtes Werk Poganka politische Themen aufgreift, so ist die Mehrzahl des von ihr Geschriebenen mit dem persönlichen Glück, resultierend aus emotionaler und intellektueller Befriedigung, befasst. Dazu gehören auch Themen wie Liebe, Erotik und freie Partnerinnenwahl. Ihre Forderungen in Erzählungen malten eine freiere Gesellschaft für jeden, unabhängig vom Geschlecht. Dabei war ihr das Veranschaulichen an Beispielen am konkreten Leben der Frauen wichtig. Sie ließ ihre Frauen nicht vordergründig als Frauen erscheinen, sondern als Individuen, als Persönlichkeiten.

Quellen
 Borkowska, Czermińska, Phillips: Pisarki Polskie. Od Średniowiecza do Współczesności. 2001.

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Sitting in front of the television may be a relaxing way to pass an evening, but spending too much time in front of the tube may take years off your life.
That's what Australian researchers found when they generated life-expectancy tables for people based on mortality information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics as well as participants' survey responses about how much TV they had watched in the past week.
The TV-viewing data from more than 11,000 participants older than 25 years showed that Australian adults watched an estimated 9.8 billion hours of television in 2008. People who watched an average six hours of TV a day lived an average 4.8 years fewer than those who didn't watch any television, the study found.
Even more humbling: every hour of TV that participants watched after age 25 was associated with a 22-minute reduction in their life expectancy.
The findings suggest that watching too much TV is as detrimental to longevity as smoking and lack of exercise. Previous research has shown that smoking is associated with a four-year reduction in life expectancy after the age of 50. That works out to an average 11 minutes of life lost for every cigarette smoked — the equivalent to 30 minutes of TV time, according to the current study.
The study notes also that people who report low levels of physical activity lose nearly 1.5 years in life expectancy compared with those who exercise a moderate amount, an effect similar to that of watching just over two hours of television a day.
It's no mystery that sitting in front of the tube isn't exactly a healthy pursuit. The more TV you watch, the less physically active you are. And the less exercise you get, the more likely you are to develop diseases such as diabetes or heart problems.
But while previous studies have hinted at the potentially deadly impact of too much TV watching — in June, a Harvard study found that for every two hours of TV watched, people's risk of dying from any cause increased 13% over a seven-year period — the new analysis was the first to translate the effect of TV viewing to life expectancy at birth.
Were it not for TV, researchers estimated that life expectancy for men would be 1.8 years longer and for women, 1.5 years longer.
Veerman acknowledges that it may not just be the sedentary nature of watching TV that lowers life expectancy but also the poor diet that onscreen junk-food advertising can promote. Still, the association between excess TV viewing and lower life expectancy persisted, even after adjusting for diet, Veerman says.
He says it might make sense for doctors to start asking their patients about how much time they spend in front of the TV and to treat TV time as they would other risk factors for poor health, such as lack of exercise and an unhealthy diet.


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Mandawa - founded in the 18th century. Busy little market. It is the town which has been the more exposed to tourism. Dundlod - a tiny village around 8 km from Nawalgarh. Its fort, now converted into a hotel, dates back to 1750.
Morning drive to Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur and transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure. Night stay in Jaipur.
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Morning drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri built by Emperor Akbar in 1569. The graceful buildings within this city are Salim Chisti's Tomb , Jama Masjid and Panch Mahal. Later visit Agra Fort - the rusty and majestic red-sandstone fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with a throne alcoveof inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard public petitions. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience, the Emperor sat on his gem-studded Peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms. Night stay in Agra.
Morning at sunrise visit Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world surely the most extravagant expression of love ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to build this memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved wife. Later drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
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These compounds are known to rise the levels of uric acid. In turn, uric acid is what cause a gout. So, if you stop eating such foods, or at least try to reduce the number, then you can prevent gout attacks. Here is a list of foods that are high in purine, thus leading to gout: bouillon, brains, goose, sardines, dried vegetables, shrimp, heart, liver and many others. These are just some of the foods to avoid with gout if suffering form a gout, or if you are one of those people susceptible to a gout. Furthermore, alcohol is also known to do a lot of damage in gout cases. Try to avoid as much as possible drinking alcohol, especially beer, if you want to lower the number of gout flares. If you can avoid the purine foods and alcohol, you will surely feel a difference in the number of gout flares, as well as in the gout signs. Levels of uric acid can also be risen by sugar and fructose. So if you want to control your gout case, then try to avoid them as well. It is the normal style of writers to add additional information with the intention of lengthening the length of an article. However, we have provided a short and concise article with only required information on Www Gout.
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Recent research has shown that vitamin C lowers uric acid level but whether this means something in patients with gout is not clear. Avoiding medication that cause gout such as diuretics or "water pills" or adjusting doses after discussing with the healthcare provider can also help. The magnitude of information available on Uric Acid can be found out by reading the following matter on Uric Acid. We ourselves were surprised at the amount!
The home remedy can include NSAID's but you may want to get a diagnosis first since other conditions can cause joint swelling including other forums of arthritis such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Sometimes a joint infection can also look like gout especially if it is hot and red and swollen. If it is quite clear that it is gout, especially if it has affected a joint before, local ice and heat may be applied if comfortable. Taking an NSAID will help as long as the side effects are kept in mind which include stomach ulcer formation and at times high blood pressure. Some examples of NSAIDs are ibuprofen, naproxen and indomethacin. Writing this composition on Gout Foods was a significant contribution of ours in the world of literature. Make this contribution worthwhile by using it.
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Diagnosis A definitive diagnosis of gout is from light microscopy of fluid aspirated from the joints (this test may be difficult to perform) to demonstrate intracellular monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid polymorphonuclear leukocytes. The urate crystal is identified by strong negative birefringence under polarised microscopy and its needle-like morphology. A trained observer does better in distinguishing them from other crystals. Whenever one reads any reading matter, it is vital that the person enjoys reading it. One should grasp the meaning of the matter, only then can it be considered that the reading is complete.
To prevent future attacks, your doctor can prescribe a medicine to reduce uric acid buildup in your blood. Changing the way you eat can help you conduct your gout. Eat a healthy mix of foods so you get the nutrients you need. Limit foods like meat, fish, and beer. Drink plenty of water and other fluids.Life style changes such as limiting alcohol consumption, and limiting meals with meats and fish rich in purines can also be helpful in controlling gout. Weight loss may be very important this condition. You should also avoid certain animal proteins, such as: seafood; liver; kidney; heart; gizzard; sweetbreads; meat extracts; and gravy. Thinking of life without Purines seem to be impossible to imagine. This is because Purines can be applied in all situations of life.
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Events such as strokes, heart attacks or surgery may also cause gout. Gout is strongly associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. Because of genetic factors, gout tends to run in some families. A variety of treatments can help you manage your gout. Traditionally treatment for acute gout has consisted of colchicine , which can be effective if given early in the attack. Gout often is treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) such as naproxen (e.g., Anaprox, Naprosyn) and indomethacin (e.g., Indocin), usually for 3-7 days.
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One of the most interesting study conducted on the tart cherry has revealed that the compounds in the tart cherry are a natural COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors. Alliant international university encouraging, since these are the compounds that help to fight joint pain due to gout and arthritis. In addition, research results published in the British Journal of Medicine indicated that a tart cherry juice drink helped to reduce muscle pain due to physical exercise.
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Personally, I find the results of these studies give my heart a little lift – maybe because they confirm some things I want to believe about human beings (confirmation bias!), and some obscure sense of fairness. They indicate that doing good for others – for instance, engaging in many of the volunteer activities of CAS – can improve our own health and happiness. Moreover, they suggest that doing good for others is contagious – that those who benefit pass on their attitudes and actions!
I find these fine conclusions for a time of year when, in my part of the world (western Canadian coast), huge social emphasis falls on giving gifts and caring about the welfare of others. In my own community in recent weeks, innumerable people have been busily supporting undertakings from the local to the global – from gathering contributions for local food banks to organizing fundraisers for relief or development beyond our borders. As at any other time of year, they seem to feel pretty good about helping others.
Admittedly, it's certainly not new to say that people feel good about doing good. What is fairly new, however, are the forms of justification provided for this familiar knowledge claim. Recent studies illustrate the methods of the human sciences, their differences from the methods of ethics even when the subject matter appears to overlap, and the benefit to our understanding of incorporating the contributions of both these areas of knowledge. They also point to the overlap in questions posed by TOK and CAS reflection.
As we are aware in TOK, ethics is an area of knowledge that deals with how we should think and act. It asks, "What is the nature of goodness?" and "How do we know what the moral thing is to do?" It works through analytical thought and argument to establish and clarify concepts and, at the applied end of its spectrum, to argue for different approaches to justifying — guiding or judging — moral choices and decision-making.
The human sciences, in contrast, are an area of knowledge that deals with how we do think and act. They ask, "How do people actually behave, and how do we know this?" "What are the appropriate methodologies for studying people to answer these questions?" They do not necessarily take on questions of moral actions at all – of generosity or kindness – but when they do so, they investigate them with methods that test for significant correlations in actual human actions and responses, and venture into suggesting causal connections.
In recent studies of the effect on people of doing good for others, methods include ones characteristics of the human science of psychology: questionnaires and interviews with questions carefully prepared to survey a population; tests to see how people respond to specific set-up situations; and brain scans to observe what happens in the brain when people are stimulated to think of particular situations.
The results of questionnaires show that people who volunteer or donate to help others benefit in their own health and happiness. In one study, for instance, 76% of a sample of over 3,000 American adults surveyed by the UnitedHealth Group indicated that people who volunteered felt better physically, mentally, and emotionally.
In a wider-reaching study of 200,000 adults in 136 countries, researchers from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver combined a variety of methods: they crunched data, asked questions, and did tests. They found a positive link between charitable donation from income (data) and subjective well-being (questionnaire). They also randomly assigned adults to spend on themselves or on others (tests), and found that those who spent on others experienced greater happiness (questionnaire).
Oh – and let me squeeze in just one more! Generous actions from one stranger to another seem to be contagious, according to tests that trace cascades through social networks. Generosity is passed on, though with decreasing effect, over several degrees of separation.
And why am I smiling about all this?
Maybe I don't really know why I'm smiling as I read these studies. Maybe I need a good psychologist and some MRI brain scans to tell me.
I'm also very pleased, after decades of involvement in both TOK and CAS, to think about how they work together in encouraging students to involve themselves in questions of empathy and ethical action.
TOK deals with empathy most centrally as a convergence of ways of knowing. Emotion and imagination, and possibly intuition, are most obviously involved in being able to "feel for others". But they are accompanied by the other ways of knowing, such as sense perception and reason leading to general observations of people and the world that help us to understand sadness, hardship, and need. Memory and language, further, help us assimilate what others have said about the circumstances of need and the impact on human beings.
Empathy is a topic that arises in many parts of the TOK course, mostly related to questions of understanding other people – and whether "understanding" is a reliable justification for interpretations in the human sciences, history, or the arts.
Both TOK and CAS, in their reflections, link empathy and ethical concepts with how we interact with others. Yet TOK, as ever, stands back from actual engagement in action. What it contributes is important: skills of critical thinking to evaluate the knowledge base on which effective action rests, recognition that knowledge has implications for action, and awareness of ethical perspectives on evaluating right action.
But then it is CAS that takes over and plans volunteer work and various forms of actively helping others. It is CAS that provides the experiential knowledge and develops skills not just of acting but of acting ethically and effectively. As teachers, we've long recognized the benefits for students' education of actively helping others in the community and the world; their doing so is significant to IB educational goals. But now we can add another benefit, with the support of psychological research: we could well be improving our students' own health and happiness, for now and for the future.
If you've read this far, you probably share my own interest in connecting TOK with the world – with real research going on at the moment and its implications, and with the relationship between thinking and acting. For an emphasis on developing critical thinking toward acting well, I can refer you to my TOK IB course companion. For now, I'll leave you with a classroom activity.
Researchers Lara Aknin and Elizabeth Dunn won an honorable mention in the Social Psychology Network's 2013 Action Teaching Award for this activity entitled "From Wealth to Well-Being: Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness". I've not used it myself in class, but I can see its usefulness for catching student interest and launching discussion on connections between ways of knowing and ethical ideas. It could also broaden into a discussion of the relationship between TOK and CAS. I leave it, with all its possibilities, in your hands.
And finally, I send you all the good wishes that, in my part of the world, go with this season. As we move deeper in deeper into darkness, I wish you, at the very least, a Happy Solstice! In many a metaphorical way, enjoy lighting the candles.
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As criminologists, it is our job to challenge received wisdom about crime and justice, and to seek an understanding of the offender while respecting the harmful effect that crime can have on individuals and communities.
You will have the opportunity to take a voluntary work placement in the local community as part of your course, gaining valuable work experience and making professional contacts for your future career.
contemporary issues in criminal justice.
You will be taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars and workshops, but there is an increasing emphasis on independent study as the course progresses. Although assessment is split between essays and exams in Year 1, your second and final years consist mainly of coursework.
Year 1 will introduce you to the theoretical foundations of criminology and to the research methods used in social science.
This module will introduce you to critical issues which arise when we attempt to explain crime. The module begins with discussion of 'common sense' perspectives, and critically considers the 'taken for granted,' prevailing explanations for crime and definitions of the 'criminal' that circulate in society.
The focus is on the social, cultural and political processes that criminology has identified as being involved in informing 'public' understandings of crime. You will analyse the role that the mass media plays in influencing these social and public constructions and understand the academic literature which deals with these debates.
On this module you will actively engage with and apply key criminological concepts and thinking to contexts, roles and scenarios in criminal justice.
In year 2, you will begin to learn about criminal law and the mechanisms by which it is enforced.
Through the community engagement module you will have an opportunity to do a voluntary work placement with a local organisation. Our students have worked with organisations including Sussex Police and Sussex Pathways, a mentoring scheme that aims to rehabilitate local offenders.
In your final year at Brighton, you will write a dissertation about an area of criminology that you want to explore in depth. The dissertation is an opportunity to design and develop an idea independently, with the support of an academic supervisor throughout.
The Global Issues module focuses on environmental crime, trafficking and international conflict.
"I joined the University of Brighton in 2009 after working as a doctoral student at Plymouth University. My research examines the role of voluntary and community agencies in crime and disorder reduction partnerships (CDRPs).
"Previously, I have looked into the use of screening and intervention tools, as well as the impact of street pastors in Plymouth.
"I have lectured on topics across the criminology degree, with a particular focus on feminist criminology and victims of crime. My subject interests include domestic violence, gender, faith, public policy and the night-time economy."
Alongside an understanding of the causes, control and prevention of crime, the Criminology graduates are equipped with transferable skills in research and analysis that are useful for most career paths. It also offers several opportunities to gain work experience and professional contacts to improve your chances of employment following graduation.
Typically, criminology graduates pursue careers in crime prevention, criminal justice, community development, local government, security, social research and the police.
Pass with 60 credits overall. Sociology or law units preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 18 credits at merit or above.


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This month, Path Retreats Australia is offering a free Awakening of Love specifically designed for people who work in the caring industry, or parents and partners of people who need their full-time care.
This follows the heartfelt success of the Love in Action Path of Love in Croatia. The incredible energy this workshop created inspired us to launch our regional Love in Action program here in Australia.
This opportunity to give back to the community, from the abundance of what is created in Path Retreats, is truly a natural progression of the work. It is taking us to the next level of awareness and we feel moved to give back.
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Financial News May 1, 2015 October 31, 2012
FSA Confirms IFA Commission Ban
A new European Union financial directive will not ban commission for IFAs – but UK regulators will carry on with plans to scrap payments to advisers from financial firms.
Despite a rear guard action from a group of UK members of the European Parliament (MEPs), the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) failed to garner any support for the commission ban.
In a vote, 495 out of 529 MEPs supported the Mifid wording.
Instead of a ban, Mifid demands increased transparency and disclosure of payments to distributors by product providers.
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) is relaxed over the vote, as EU rules let individual nations go "above and beyond" the minimum standards agreed in the directive.
No conflict with EU, says FSA
"Europe has been well briefed on our stance and we do not expect any conflict," said an FSA spokesman.
However, some groups in the UK are still disgruntled at the result.
The Investment Management Association (IMA) has fears funds based in the UK face a commission ban, while competitor in the EU may not.
"The European Parliamentary Committee has agreed as part of the Mifid review that rebates directly to consumers are acceptable," said the IMA. "If the UK persists with its proposal to ban cash rebates to investors in funds, then it is not certain that it can ban cash rebates to investors from non-UK Ucits.
"This raises a serious concern about UK competitiveness and might leave the UK open to legal challenge."
Consumer protection blow
Arlene McCarthy, Labour MEP for the north west and vice-chair of the EU's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, argued improved disclosure "does not work" and claimed the Mifid vote was "a blow to consumer protection".
"The evidence is clear that consumers do not trust the independence of the advice if inducements are paid to push a product. A ban is the only way to remove this conflict of interest and give strong protection to the investor," she said.
"It would be cynical if the Conservatives were to use the loophole in EU law to undermine the high level of protection we have secured for the UK consumer in the sale of retail investment products."
The next move for Mifid is to merge the European Parliament's draft with revisions proposed by the European Council – the document will then go for final approval with a view to come in to force next year.
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Modelling and Forecasting Dynamic VAR Thresholds for Risk Management and Regulation
14 Pages Posted: 24 Aug 2006
See all articles by David E. Allen
David E. Allen
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney; Financial Research Network (FIRN); Department of Finance; School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Economics, Econometric Institute; Tinbergen Institute; University of Tokyo - Centre for International Research on the Japanese Economy (CIRJE), Faculty of Economics
Bernardo da Veiga
Curtin University - School of Economics and Finance
The paper describes alternative methods of estimating Value-at-Risk (VaR) thresholds based on two calibrated models and three conditional volatility or GARCH models. The five models of volatility are used to estimate and forecast the VaR thresholds of an equally-weighted portfolio, comprising four financial stock indexes, namely S&P500, CAC40, FTSE100 a Swiss market index (SMI). On the basis of the number of (non-)violations of the Basel Accord thresholds, the best performing model is PS-GARCH, followed closely by VARMA-AGARCH, neither of which would lead to the imposition of any penalties. The next best performing threshold forecasts are given by the Portfolio-GARCH and RiskmetricsTM-EWMA models, both of which would have a penalty of 0.5. Not surprisingly, the worst forecasts are obtained from the standard normal method based on historical variances.
Keywords: VaR, Portfolio GARCH, Basel II
JEL Classification: C22, G21
Allen, David Edmund and McAleer, Michael and da Veiga, Bernardo, Modelling and Forecasting Dynamic VAR Thresholds for Risk Management and Regulation (October 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=926270 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.926270
David Edmund Allen (Contact Author)
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney ( email )
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Sydney, New South Wales 2006
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Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Economics, Econometric Institute ( email )
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Lauren has just turned three, and I wanted to blog a little bit about my special girl. I know it's the done thing to ask "where has the last year gone?" whenever your child has a birthday. But if you'll allow me to be honest, I have found the terrible twos very challenging, so I can't say the year has flown by. I am looking forward to the next year with a threenager – it may not be easier, but at least it will be different. Don't get me wrong… she is an amazingly bright, funny, cheeky little girl but she/we have been dealing with some big emotions over the last year (or more accurately, I reckon the terrible twos kicked in around 18 months). Now, I am so pleased to say that we are having fewer meltdowns and I feel far more capable of answering a million 'why' questions a day than dealing with a kicking and screaming tantrum in a supermarket or, even more fun, whilst halfway through crossing the road – argh!
We celebrated her birthday by hosting a birthday party at our house for 12 of her friends. It was quite manic, because every child had at least one parent with them, plus there were a few party goers' siblings – it's fair to say our house was busy that day! We had hoped to have the party in our back garden but unfortunately the weather didn't play ball. The party had a unicorn theme, per Lauren's request, complete with delicious unicorn cake (note: no unicorns were harmed during the making of the cake). We had Zoe from Boogie Beat come and sing songs and tell stories to the kids – she was fantastic and it really provided structure to the party. Then the kids sat down on blankets and had an indoor picnic. It was so much fun but I definitely earned my large glass of wine once everyone had gone home.
The week after her party, we headed back to Haven's Craig Tara resort, where we were for her actual day of her birthday – this was a very magical place for Lauren last time, and we were delighted to find she loved it just as much as during our previous visit. Not only did she get to meet her hero Rory once again, we also were lucky enough to have timed our visit to the Scottish Air Show which was happening just up the coast, so we were treated to a Red Arrows flypast on the evening of her birthday – how incredibly special.
In terms of presents, she has been thoroughly spoiled by her friends and family, not to mention going away for the weekend, so we tried not to go overboard, a thing which I'm finding is easier said than done! We gave her two dollies on her birthday and the lucky girl was delighted to come home to find a doll's house for them in her bedroom (which was an absolute bargain – unfortunately it looks to be out of stock now).
My darling Lauren. You love drawing and colouring, you are both hilarious and desperate to be able to read – you point to words and tell me "mummy, that says 'Lauren needs a lolly'". If you could get away with only eating lollies, Pombears and yogurt, you would. You cheer on your little brother when he does something clever. You love hugs but are quick to tell me "mummy, that's too much hugs"… one day, when you're a mum too, you will know that there will never be such a thing as too much hugs. You love bubbles, playing hide and seek and bouncing on the trampoline. Your favourite book is The Three Little Pigs and you love to watch Daniel Tiger. We are so, so lucky to have you and I can't wait for the adventures that lie ahead.
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How bad was Baylor before Briles?
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A star was born at the US Open; now look for the Emma Raducanu sequel
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Before Art Briles coached his first game at Baylor, he was asked why he took a job that no one else wanted.
"I like to walk down paths nobody else wants to walk down," Briles said before the 2008 season. "I want pioneers. I want people that are not afraid to step out there and go. It's easy to walk down a path that's clear and pristine and you know it's just perfect. Our path's not that way."
The No. 6 Bears' improbable path from Big 12 cellar dwellers to champions culminates with their first BCS bowl game, against No. 15 Central Florida in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day.
After inheriting a program that had endured 12 consecutive losing seasons, Briles guided the Bears to a remarkable 11-1 record in his sixth year at the Texas school. After going 4-8 in each of his first two seasons, the Bears have been to four straight bowl games, going 29-9 the past three seasons.
"I've been coaching a long time," Briles said. "It's my first opportunity to play in a BCS game. These guys have never had that opportunity. Baylor has never been in that situation before. It is all new. Who knows when the next opportunity is going to come? When you have the opportunity to do something, you take full advantage of it."
How bad were the Bears before Briles left the University of Houston for Baylor in November 2007? Consider these numbers:
• Baylor was a graveyard for coaches. Briles' predecessor, Guy Morriss, went 7-33 in Big 12 play. Morriss' predecessor, Kevin Steele, went 1-31. Steele's predecessor, Dave Roberts, went 2-14. The Bears also fired Chuck Reedy after legendary coach Grant Teaff retired following the 1992 season.
Art Briles greeted former coach Grant Teaff in 2007 after being introduced at Baylor. AP Photo/Duane A. Laverty
• In the 11 seasons before Briles was hired, the Bears had won three games or fewer nine times. They hadn't had a winning season since finishing 7-4 under Reedy in 1995.
• When Briles was hired, the Bears had lost 85 of 96 Big 12 games. He inherited a 12-game losing streak against conference foes.
• After the Big 12 was formed in 1996, the Bears went winless against Big 12 competition in four seasons and finished in the basement of the Big 12 South in 11 seasons. In their first dozen seasons in the Big 12, the Bears lost conference games by an average margin of 24 points and won more than two league games in a season only once, going 3-5 in 2006.
• The Bears were the only Big 12 team without a bowl appearance in the first 12 years after the league's inception. At the time, only two teams from BCS conferences had gone longer without playing in a bowl game: Indiana and Vanderbilt.
Now Baylor is the hottest program in Texas, leading Football Bowl Subdivision teams in total offense (624.5 yards per game) and scoring (53.3 points) while using Briles' fast-paced spread offense. The Bears started the season 9-0 before losing at then-No. 10 Oklahoma State 49-17 on Nov. 23. They beat then-No. 25 Texas 30-10 in their Dec. 7 regular-season finale to win their first Big 12 title with an 8-1 record against league opponents. (They needed 10 seasons to win their first eight league games after they joined the Big 12.)
Earlier this season, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury called Briles' rebuilding job one of the "greatest feats in college football history."
"I still don't think he gets the credit he deserves for the job he's done at Baylor," Kingsbury said. "I don't think people nationally understand how down the program was when he took the job."
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, who won the 2011 Heisman Trophy while playing at Baylor, said his alma mater still doesn't get enough credit.
There weren't a lot of happy days for Baylor coaches of the past 20 years, such as Kevin Steele. AP Photo/Donna McWilliam
"It's amazing," Griffin said. "The biggest thing is Baylor has never gotten the respect it deserved over the last couple of years with the teams we've beaten. If we win the conference, it's because the league is down. The guys have a chip on their shoulders."
Bears quarterback Bryce Petty said Briles instilled the right mindset at Baylor from the start. Instead of looking at its woebegone past, Briles urged the Bears to start looking ahead.
"I told my mom and dad about Baylor being a 'but' team," Petty said. "People like to say, 'Baylor's good, but...' or 'Baylor can score, but ...' Why not Baylor? It's so true. When you talk about past years and what's going on now, why not Baylor? Why not a Big 12 championship? We have the talent, and we're one of the hardest-working teams around."
The challenge for Briles now is maintaining his program's unlikely momentum. After Griffin left for the NFL draft, the Bears dipped from 10-3 in 2011 to 8-5 in 2012. Petty has already announced he'll return for his senior season in 2014, but a dozen starters on offense and defense are seniors and will have to be replaced. Junior tailback Lache Seastrunk, who rushed for 1,060 yards with 11 touchdowns this season, also has to decide whether he'll return for his senior season or enter the NFL draft.
At least the Bears are optimistic that Briles won't be going anywhere. Last month, he agreed to a 10-year contract extension that will pay him more than $4 million annually. The deal might keep him at Baylor through the 2023 season. Next season, Baylor will play in a new $260 million on-campus stadium that sits on the banks of the Brazos River in Waco.
"Now that we've established ourselves as Big 12 champions, it's not like we reached the mountaintop," Briles said. "There are a lot of things out in front of us we're shooting for, doing everything right in all situations across the board. There are other team goals we want to achieve. We've gotten to a good point with our program. Now the drive and duty is to maintain that."


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It was a game of runs between the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters and the NLEX Road Warriors with both teams managing to build a double-digit lead in the game. However, the undefeated squad displayed more poise in the end game as they held off NLEX for an 83-82 victory, Friday night at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The best start of the young franchise stretches on as they have won their first five games of the 2019 Philippine Cup.
It was only a one-point game with 56 seconds remaining in the game as Phoenix Pulse's lead was cut down with a corner triple from Philip Paniamogan, 83-82. The Fuel Masters had multiple tries to put it away but they could not come up with a basket in the final minute. A mad scramble for the loose ball allowed the Road Warriors to get possession with only 2.3 seconds left.
JR Quiñahan went to Bong Galanza to try and win the game but his three-point attempt was blocked by Calvin Abueva as time expired.
Matthew Wright was the Best Player of the Game with 17 points, five rebounds, and six assists. The sweet shooter scored seven of the last nine points for the Fuel Masters in the final period.
"5-0 is just a testament to how hard our entire team has worked this conference, from the players to the coaches to the staff," said Wright who had a special guest in the game as his mother was in attendance. "My mother worked so hard to raise me and all I want to do is make her proud."
Backing up Wright were bruise brothers Abueva and Jason Perkins who had twin double-doubles once again. Perkins finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds while Abueva had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
NLEX drops to two wins against four losses in the conference.
With NLEX committing eight turnovers in the first quarter, the Fuel Masters got the jump on them as they built a double-digit lead 24-12 after the first 12 minutes. The entire lead was brought about by the points off turnovers scored by the Fuel Masters as they had a 12-0 edge against the Road Warriors in the opener.
The Fuel Masters stretched their advantage to as many as 17 points in the second quarter, 32-15, with a Justin Chua basket at the 9:02 mark. However, NLEX slowly chipped away at their deficit. NLEX banked on three-point conversions from Galanza, JP Erram, and JR Quiñahan as they inched within a point of the Fuel Masters, 45-44, heading into the halftime break.
After a forgettable first quarter, NLEX rebounded with 32 points in the second with the bench powering their offense. Erram, Galanza, and Cyrus Baguio combined for 23 first half points after not scoring a single marker in the first period.
After making six triples in the opening half, NLEX retained their hot-shooting in the third period as they went on a 12-0 lead to build a 56-45 lead with even more triples from Erram and Larry Fonacier.
Feeling that the game was slowly slipping away from them, the Fuel Masters doubled up on the effort department as they forced turnovers and outworked the Road Warriors to get offensive rebounds. Abueva injected much needed life into the Fuel Masters' attack as he dropped eight points in the period. Phoenix Pulse tied the count at 63-all off a basket from Ron Dennison but the Road Warriors were able to rebuild a three-point lead, 70-67, at the end of three.
After not scoring on a single triple in the first three periods, Wright finally gave the Fuel Masters one as he tied the count at 77-all with four minutes remaining in the game.
Quiñahan led the attack for NLEX with 14 points while Erram picked up a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds.
PHOENIX 83 - Wright 17, Perkins 14, Abueva 13, Mendoza 8, Jazul 8, Chua 6, Mallari 6, Revilla 3, Kramer 2, Marcelo 2, Napoles 2, Dennison 2, Gamboa 0.
NLEX 82 - Quinahan 14, Galanza 12, Erram 11, Fonacier 9, Baguio 9, Lao 8, Ighalo 6, Porter 6, Paniamogan 5, Taulava 2, Tiongson 0, Magat 0, Tallo 0.
Quarter scores: 24-12, 45-44, 67-70, 83-82.
Kevin Alas missed out on his friendly duel with his father Louie Alas, head coach of the Phoenix Fuel Masters, where the winner ends up treating the family to dinner. Instead, he was at home preparing for his second ACL surgery, scheduled for Saturday.
Rookie Kyles Lao, the 29th pick overall of the 2018 PBA Draft, was activated by the Road Warriors in lieu of Alas. He scored his first basket with 4:02 left in the second period 41-30 to cut the Road Warriors' deficit 41-30.
Phoenix Pulse is not one of the top three-point shooting teams in the league with only six makes per contest at 27%. However, it was especially bad against NLEX as they failed to make a single triple in the first half. They finished 1 of 18 from deep but made up for it by dominating the shaded area, winning 52-30 in inside points and 55 to 39 in total rebounds.


This is my first ever attempt at coding and it's pretty addictive so far. I enjoy the problem solving aspect to it even though it can get frustrating at times. I borrowed some JQuery script to make my embedded video an image until clicked–to improve load time but I can't seem to get the play button (i.imgur.com/TxzC70f.png) to display over the image. Apart from that, I would love feedback and suggestions. Thanks. Here's my Tribute Page!
Update: something happened last night when I tried re-loading my page and the images simply wouldn't load. I can't tell if they're loading for other people or not. I thought it might have been the image hosting site postimage since they've been having troubles lately but I tried using a source from imgur and couldn't get them to load either. If you know what's going on with my page, I would appreciate some clarity.
I would add some margin between the portrait photo and the top of the page.
Break up the big paragraph into smaller sentences.
I think it is a fine tribute page, you've gone above and beyond the call of duty!
The fonts, images with shadows, really nice touches.
All I can say is, like doubleUTF, I think the paragraph detailing DFW bio could be broken up into smaller sentences - or at least spaced or presented in a cleaner way.
But, serious excellent work for your first coding project.
Thanks. I'll try to clean it up a little bit. Do you simply mean syntax or style & formatting? If pressed for a specific detail change, what would it be?
Thanks again for checking out my work.
Simply the way it presents, or the typography.
Born 1962 in Ithaca, NY and raised in Illinois, David Foster Wallace–latterly known simply as DFW–self-identified as a regionally ranked junior tennis player in his teens. While earning two BAs for Philosophy and English at Amherst, David Wallace wrote what would become his first novel, The Broom of the System, as his senior English thesis. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona in 1987 and briefly pursued graduate work in philosophy at Harvard University. His second novel and magnum opus, Infinite Jest, was published in 1996. While teaching creative writing at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College, Wallace published several short story collections, including: Girl with Curious Hair, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Oblivion. In addition to short fiction, Wallace also published to great acclaim, numerous essay which became the collections: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, and Consider the Lobster. He was also awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, and a Whiting Writers' Award, and was appointed to the Usage Panel for The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. He died in 2008. His last novel, The Pale King, was published posthumously in 2011.
Born 1962 in Ithaca, NY and raised in Illinois, David Foster Wallace–latterly known simply as DFW–self-identified as a regionally ranked junior tennis player in his teens.
While earning two BAs for Philosophy and English at Amherst, David Wallace wrote what would become his first novel, The Broom of the System, as his senior English thesis. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona in 1987 and briefly pursued graduate work in philosophy at Harvard University.
His second novel and magnum opus, Infinite Jest, was published in 1996. While teaching creative writing at Emerson College, Illinois State University, and Pomona College, Wallace published several short story collections, including: Girl with Curious Hair, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Oblivion.
In addition to short fiction, Wallace also published to great acclaim, numerous essay which became the collections: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, and Consider the Lobster. He was also awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, and a Whiting Writers' Award, and was appointed to the Usage Panel for The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. He died in 2008. His last novel, The Pale King, was published posthumously in 2011.
Just simply breaking up that abstract about content from a wall of text into several, smaller, manageable paragraphs might do your viewers some justice!
That's up to you though!
Awesome. Thanks. Saw your research on games and autism. Looks pretty sweet! Keep it up.
Quick question: do the images for my page load for you? Ever since last night they stopped loading and I can't figure out why. I didn't mess with any code that would've made them phase out.
It was working this morning, but checking just now, the banner image with DFW is no longer displaying.
It might be the case that the fault is with whoever is hosting the image? I know I had some issues with displaying imgur hosted images on my own tribute page.


The QVB is on the corner of one of the most busiest intersections in Sydney -George Street and Park Street with the QVB and Sydney Town Hall on the West side.
Travelling north along George Street takes you down to Sydney Harbour and heading east along Park Street wiil take you to Sydney's Hyde Park.
I've put a red swiggle above his head. lol.
I have a lot of respect for fans who are able to identify 'celebrities!' and are able to go up to them and ask for autographs, by the time it 'clicked' who he was… I only had time to get off a quick photo before he crossed the road.
That is a serious clock. Wouldn't like to be underneath if it fell.
This was one of my favourite spots in Syndey, on my first trip to Oz.
What a beautiful city and it looked like the perfect day for just walking around! Lucky you!
I saw Brett (Peter Rowsthorn) from Kath and Kim, walking around the Melbourne airport last year, but I was just too nervous to approach him.


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Q: If a shop gets 4 orders per hour what time will there be a 75% chance that at least one additional order has been received? Full Question:
If a shop receives orders at an average rate of 4 per hour and receives an order at 10am, what time will there be a 75% chance that at least one additional order has been received since 10am?
I'm really confused on how to get started.I know that an order is supposed to come in every 15 minutes. My only idea is to do a poisson approximation but i know its not right.
My Attempt:
.75=[(e^x)*(x^.75)]/.75!

A: Hint: If $\ T_n\ $ is the length of time between the arrival of the $\ n$-th and $\ n+1$-th orders, then $\ T_n\ $ has an exponential distribution with a mean of $\ 15\ $ minutes.

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Hematology and Oncology /
Histiocytic Syndromes /
Rosai-Dorfman Disease /
Histiocytic Syndromes
Overview of Histiocytic Disorders
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Rosai-Dorfman Disease
Immunotherapy of Cancer
Which of the following immunotherapy approaches has demonstrated great potential in early clinical trials in patients with B-cell leukemia?
Chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)
Lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells
T-cell receptors (TCR)
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
(Sinus Histiocytosis With Massive Lymphadenopathy)
Jeffrey M. Lipton
, MD, PhD, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY;
Carolyn Fein Levy
, MD, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Rosai-Dorfman disease is a rare disorder characterized by accumulation of histiocytes and massive lymphadenopathy, particularly in the neck and head.
(See also Overview of Histiocytic Syndromes.)
Rosai-Dorfman disease is most common among patients < 20 years, particularly blacks. The cause is unknown.
The most common presenting symptoms are fever and massive, painless cervical lymphadenopathy. Other nodal sites, including the mediastinum, retroperitoneum, axillae, and inguinal region, may be involved, as may the nasal cavity, salivary gland tissue, other regions of the head and neck, and the central nervous system. Other manifestations may include lytic bone lesions, pulmonary nodules, and rash. The bone marrow and spleen are typically spared.
Laboratory testing usually shows leukocytosis, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, hypochromic or normocytic anemia, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
The disorder commonly resolves without treatment. In patients with progressive disease, chemotherapy has been tried.
Overview of Iron Overload
IgG4-Related Disease


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And although there are over 2,000 different species, comprising almost 40% of all mammals and include animals like porcupines & beavers, most people associate the word "Rodent" with the more common annoying pests.
The majority of rodents could be said to be small animals with robust bodies, short limbs, and long tails. They tend to use their teeth to gnaw food, dig burrows and defend themselves, usually eating some sort of plant material.
However, a more-to-the-point description that most people would immediately associate Rodents with would be Nuisance pests.
The origins of their very name give rise to an understanding of one reason they can be annoying; that gnaw-ing ability to cause property damage.
But more than that, Rodents can contaminate food and spread various diseases - a health concern for everyone and even moreso for those with families.
In general, Rats tend to be larger than their mouse cousins and are instinctively wary of new things to their environment.
Unfortunately, this includes rat control measures like traps and bait. You might find them in your attic, under porches, wall voids and other hidden areas of your home.
Rats can carry serious disease, as well as bringing disease-carrying parasites like fleas and ticks into home and hearth.
As mentioned, mice tend to have smaller bodies than their larger rat cousins and are so common that the best known species is typically called the House Mouse. Another common type of mouse creating pest pressure for property owners is the Deer Mouse.
Mice can invade your home, looking for warmth, water, food and, unfortunately, can contaminate much more food than they can even consume - up to 10 times the amount of food they eat!
Because of their small size, rodents can be difficult to keep out of your home.
These common pests are much more than mere annoyance. They can cause property damage, spoil food and carry potential harm to your family's health. Rodents can taint food with waste, fur, and saliva.
Looking now at the health issues, think about this stunning rodent fact: the CDC (Center for Disease Control) links some rodents to Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome or HPS, a disease fatal in about 36% of all reported U.S. cases.
Rodents are also hosts for fleas, which can spread diseases like the Lymphocytic ChorioMeningitis Virus or LCMV. Their saliva, feces, urine - not to mention a bite or scratch - can carry all sorts of nasty bacteria, virus, sickness - just overall nastiness.
The Rattus norvegicus is known by several names, with one of the popular ones being the "Brown Rat." Others include the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat, or wharf rat.
Found everywhere but Antarctica, the Brown Rat usually has brown or dark grey fur, while the underparts are lighter grey or brown. Their highly-developed sense of smell is a major reason why they are a common nuisance: they can smell the slightest trace of garbage and food waste.
Possibly originating from the plains of East Asia, this widespread rodent may have entered Europe as early as the 1550's, beginning its global conquest.
Brown rats typically nest in underground burrows from which they enter structures (like homes) in search of food, water & warmth, but tend to remain in hiding in daylight hours.
Once inside, you might find them in your basement, crawlspaces, attic or nearby sewer.
The Rattus rattus, also known as the Black Rat, Ship Rat, Roof Rat, and House Rat, originated in tropical Asia and reached Europe by the 1st century.
An incorrect assumption is that since they are called the Black Rat, they must be Black in color. Actually, they can be either Brown or Black and are typically smaller than the Brown Rat. They have hairless, scaly tails that are longer than their heads & bodies.
These rodents make their nests inside and under structures, in piles of garbage or wood. However one of their nicknames, the Roof Rat, gives us an idea of their excellent climbing ability. Thus, you might find these critters in your attic. That being said, they also prefer to eat fruit and nuts, so depending on what is being stored where, they could very well be found in basements or cellars as well.
The Mus musculus or House Mouse, has short light brown or grey to black hair with lighter-colored bellies.
They can enter homes via extremely small openings and tend to do so to escape weather or predators and to seek warmth and food.
Clutter in attics and basements provide perfect hiding spots for these rodents and dirty dishes or unsealed pantry goods offer food sources.
Although they rarely bite, these rodents and transmit diseases, as well as food poisoning.
Very inquisitive in nature, the house mouse will spend the day roaming its territory, exploring anything new or out of the ordinary.
The Peromyscus maniculatus or North American Deermouse (AKA just Deer Mouse), is a native rodent to North America and is usually bi-colored, with a light brownish-reddish top and white underbelly.
Outside, these mice might nest in hollow logs, tree holes, or under piles of stones or logs. Shy and avoiding humans, they might be found indoors in attics, basements or crawl spaces.
Although seemingly harmless, these pests carry the Hantavirus just as many other rodents do as well. Disturbing Deer Mouse urine or feces can lead to unintentional inhalation of the virus.
Rodent prevention methods need to be implemented early in order to maintain a rodent-free home. They reproduce quite rapidly, and small populations turn into infestations very fast.
Keep garbage in sealed properly.
Ensure kitchen sinks and counters are never left dirty for long.
Don't leave cardboard laying around outside, as rodents tend to chew and use them for nesting.
Make sure that all the windows and vents are screened.
Make a thorough inspection of your home's exterior and patch up small possible entry-ways.
Many rodents enter homes via openings in walls, eaves and roofs from the branches of trees, so trim nearby tree branches to further prevent entry.