Preparing students for fulfilling and successful careers in technology through training is just one component of how The Stride Center operates to set students on a path to personal success. Our partnership with employers is another.
The Stride Center training curriculum is designed not only to provide students with high quality technical skills, but also professional skills, interpersonal skills, team building skills and more. Students graduating from The Stride Center programs are highly qualified and uniquely prepared for successful employment.
Through informational interviews and structured discussion, The Stride Center assesses the hiring needs of our employer partners to ensure the optimum match between candidates and employer needs.
All Stride Center candidates are screened and assessed to ensure a good fit before the first employment or internship interview even takes place. As a result business partners are presented with ideal candidates who meet their qualifications and expectations, and who The Stride Center endorses after working with the candidate for six to twelve months during training and internship at Stride's own ReliaTech consulting company.
Because The Stride Center is committed to the success of our students and our employer partners, we maintain periodic contact with graduates placed with business partners to monitor their progress and success and to offer support services where appropriate. Using this information and insight, The Stride Center is also able to evolve our training curriculum to ensure even greater success.
The Stride Center provides periodic proactive communication to keep our business partners informed of new graduating classes, changes in curriculum, upcoming events and opportunities for additional engagement.
Why Hire A Stride Center Graduate?
An exciting aspect of working with The Stride Center program is that we can vouch for candidates. We are in the unique position of having worked with each of our students for six to twelve months, and we are as familiar with their skills, strengths and capabilities as any past employer. And, the professional skills program, prepares all graduates with the skills necessary to thrive in a professional workplace.
When The Stride Center makes a referral, employers can be confident that candidates are well aligned with their needs, reducing the number of candidates that employers need to screen and speeding up the hiring process.
Gary Jackson: Employers need to see this school for how serious it is about shaping one's future.
Certified Stride Center graduates are excellent entry-level talent.
After 6 months of rigorous technical training and professional skills development, Stride Center graduates are Certified Computer Technicians and are ready to begin a career. We offer a comprehensive life skills and professional development curriculum designed to help transform our students into professional, competitive job candidates. We make sure our students are 100% job ready by the time they graduate. Additionally, each Stride Center graduate is unique. Many have previous valuable job experience ranging from customer service to administrative support, clerical work and other services. Our students graduate with pride in knowing that they have the skills and abilities to perform well in the workplace.
Competitive Placement Fees: Pay no placement fees to hire an apprentice – only competitive rates for their apprenticeship.
Reduced Training Time: Our curriculum covers the most useful technical skills, with highly knowledgeable and interactive instructors. We also hold our students accountable for information presented in the classroom each week with weekly testing.
Cultural Fit: The Stride Center has been training IT Professionals and placing them in jobs for more than a decade. We take the time to understand your culture and make the best match for your company. Our expertise has helped us build and maintain valuable relationships with employer partners.
Leverage Customized Training: We work with you to understand specific position requirements to ensure our graduates are a good fit for the job.
Ramona LaFountain: I think it's important for employers to understand that most Stride students are eager to learn. You don't have to teach us a new skill eight times – you teach us once and we get it.
Lower Staff Acquisition Costs: Stride Center students undergo extensive testing, reference checking, and interviewing to gain entry into our competitive program. Graduates are supported by Stride Center staff with one-on-one coaching and mentoring throughout their apprenticeships.
George Galvez: If they've come out of the Stride Center, that's definitely a plus on the resume. It's a rigorous program. The courses are intense. To be able to complete it says a lot about you. Definitely don't pass up a Stride Center graduate.
Needs Assessment: Through informational interviews and structured discussion, we assess the hiring needs of our employer partners, from technical to cultural, to ensure candidates meet the specific needs of our partners.
Candidate Training and Readiness: The Stride Center training curriculum is designed to provide students not only with high quality technical skills but also professional skills, interpersonal skills and team building skills.
Candidate Screening and Assessment: All Stride Center candidates are screened and assessed to ensure a good fit before the first employment or internship interview even takes place. As a result, business partners only receive candidates who meet their qualifications and expectations, and who we endorse after working with the candidate for at least six months.
Ongoing Support and Monitoring: We are committed to the success of our students and our employer partners. To help ensure this mutual success, we maintain periodic contact with graduates placed with business partners to monitor their success, satisfaction and to offer support services where appropriate. Using this information and insight, we are also able to evolve our training curriculum to ensure even greater success.
"I have found The Stride Center technicians to be first-class both in terms of their level of technical expertise, and in their ability to get the job done when it comes to desktop support, computer upgrades and rollouts. More importantly, The Stride Center technicians are well versed in people skills and communications. They know how to talk to the customer and to make sure the customer gets what he/she really wants and needs."
"The overall experience with the Stride Center has been great. We have never once received an unreliable technician which is the most important quality when you are responsible for deploying technicians. Our alignment with the Stride Center is very beneficial for employers who are looking for reliable A+ Certified PC Technicians."
The Stride Center works with Partners to agree on public relations strategies that highlight the work we are doing together. This can include a wide variety of strategies, including facilitation by our pro bono PR Firm, TopMind PR.
"Microsoft's relationship with the Stride Center is a great example of what can be achieved when we work with a great local partner for a sustained period. The Stride Center directly impacts communities by providing training, professional credentials and job opportunities. Through the Stride Center our urban communities realize higher wages in entirely new careers."
"The Stride Center student knowledge far exceeded our expectations and the performance of others in high cost industry specific educational institutions. Our standards are high and we appreciate being able to call on The Stride Center for IT staff augmentation needs."
"OUTSOURCE Consulting Services, Inc. has utilized the services of The Stride Center for many years. We have fulfilled many of our requisitions using students within the program. Our clients have commented that our contractors from The Stride Center are professional and very knowledgeable in Desk Top applications. OUTSOURCE is committed to working within the community we serve, and The Stride Center helps us realize that goal."
"I have found The Stride Center to be a professional source of technical support for our school district. ReliaTech has assisted us in a district-wide computer roll-out and in handling desktop support for selected schools."
"Manpower has had significant success in recruiting The Stride Center's professional, technically skilled, work ready Computer Technicians."
"Yes I have hired Stride Center candidates, and I am open to hire more Stride Center graduates."
Philanthropy is how the program is sustained and grows. Successful programs such as employee giving and corporate matching are exact matches to work together in changing lives. All gifts are tax deductible.
"By supporting workforce training through donating financial capital and volunteer hours, we further the Stride Center's efforts to improve people's lives across the Bay Area by helping them become more skilled and better qualified for employment."


Though built by an international chain the hotel has been developed in conjunction with the local styles and materials. Views from the villas, most of the rooms, and the open air restaurant are across the vast Lake Vembanad, letting the lush landscape and dramatic evening skies speak for themselves. A cluster of islands make up the local village of Kumarakom offering a fascinating insight into local life. Watch the local fishermen bring in their catch, brave the (mostly) flat cycle paths around, or simply chill by the magnificent pool.
Elegant rooms are spacious and very well furnished, though in a fairly bland, contemporary style.
The more expensive individual villas are especially grand, enjoying private gardens with Jacuzzi pools.
Restaurants cater for both the air-con devotee and those guests wishing to enjoy the balmy evenings in the open air. The good humoured chefs recognize that though many guests will wish to sample the local dishes they also�provide a good selection of pizzas and burgers for young people who�may be more conservative.
Though peak season is November – March, there are excellent deals in the mid monsoon month of August when much of the rain falls at night and you can still enjoy hot, sunny days. A rainy day provides a wonderful excuse to indulge in a visit to the spa which offers programmes from traditional ayurveda to modern beauty packages.
This long coastline of Kerala is rich in picture book beaches, with a network of meandering rivers, canals and streams. You should not leave without taking a day to explore the Backwaters with its rich snapshot of Keralan life.


This 2-minute Rope Braid is a wonderful hair for weddings and other formal events, especially, when you're running late! This style from The Freckled Fox is solely created for girls who sometimes want to look classy, but cannot stand the long process of preparation. The Rope Braid can also be worn for hot days. It is a good hairstyle to keep the hair lifted and neat at all times, especially when busy days arrive.
The Rope Braid from The Freckled Fox used bobby pins and a hairspray to achieve the look. However, it isn't necessary to have the same products to exactly copy the hairdo. Similar materials would surely do! The Rope Braid, aside from weddings, is also a nice style for prom nights and other fancy events.
Check out the video from The Freckled Fox!
Fancy look that never seemed effortless!
This Upside Down Ponytail is Perf for Summer!


CRS Lawn Care, LLC is committed to a drug, alcohol, and violence-free workplace.
CRS Lawn Care, LLC prohibits the use of tobacco and nicotine products during working hours.
Applications are only accepted when an opening is posted.
All applications should be mailed to the address on the application or scanned and emailed to: application@crslawncarellc.com.
Hand delivery of applications is via appointment only.
Assist crew with any and all tasks assigned to complete daily route assignment.
The shift is variable between 7 AM and 9PM.
Job to start in March-April 2019 and go through end of leaf season Fall of 2019.
Seasonal Part-time lawn crew assistant. 09/07/2018 - 10/15/2018.
Assist lawn crew with any and all tasks assigned to complete daily route assignment.
Job to start in September 2018 and go through end of leaf season.
Assist and/or perform maintenance tasks as assigned.
May require travel to job location.
12-20 hours per week. Days will vary.
Hourly pay as determined by skill ability.
Seasonal Part-time lawn crew assistant. 02/01/2018 - 04/15/2018.
Seasonal Part-time lawn crew assistant. 01/01/2017 - 04/01/2017.
Seasonal Part-time lawn crew assistant. 05/01/2016 - 06/10/2016.
Assist crew with any and all tasks assigned.
Assist crew in the collection of leaves.
Sub-contractor Dump service. 01/13/2016 - 04/10/2016.
CRS Lawn Care, LLC is looking to line up a few on-call sub-contractors that have dump beds to deliver mulch, stone, and topsoil starting in spring 2016.
Delivery locations are usually within 15 miles of 44278.
We are looking for sub-contractors with either pickup truck with dump beds, trailer dumps or full-size dump trucks.
Vehicle and business insurance required.
Please send your contact information, what kind and size dump you have (tons/sq yards) and what you are looking to get to deliver mulch, stone or topsoil to dumpbed@crslawncare.info.
Seasonal Part-time lawn crew assistant. 02/22/2016 - 04/10/2016.
Assist lawn crew with any and all tasks assigned to complete daily route assignment. Valid driver license required.


Dave's Beer: See that rain?
Gonna make these babies explode!
Yippee for the rain indeed! Saved me an hour of watering tonight.
Oops, never even thought of it. My vision of tomatoes this time of year makes me pretty obsessed.


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from block import *
import os
import time
from logging import ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG

import filetype_utils

def p2f(p):
  """Convert a path (including volume name) into a filename)
  """
  i = p.find(":")
  assert i!=(-1), \
         "Unexpected path format: %s, expecting volume name" % p
  return p[i+1:]

class stats(object):
  def __init__(self):
    self.incoming_msgs = 0
    self.incoming_records = 0
    self.filtered_msgs = 0
    self.filtered_records = 0

  def add_msg(self, records, filtered_records):
    self.incoming_msgs += 1
    self.incoming_records += records
    if filtered_records>0:
      self.filtered_msgs += 1
      self.filtered_records += filtered_records

class filename_categorizer(Block):
  def on_load(self, config):
    self.config = config
    self.add_port("input", Port.PUSH, Port.UNNAMED, ["path", "size", "perm", "owner"])
    self.add_port("output", Port.PUSH, Port.UNNAMED, ["path", "name", "size", "perm", "owner", "filetype", "category"])
    self.add_port("indexable_output", Port.PUSH, Port.UNNAMED, ["path", "name", "size", "perm", "owner", "url"])
    self.stats = stats()

  def indexable_file(self, path):
    """If true, the file can be indexed by the indexing engine (e.g. contains
    text content). We will only send the data if this returns True.
    """
    return filetype_utils.is_indexable_file(path)

  def get_categories(self, log):
    paths = log["path"]
    filetypes = []
    categories = []
    tag_lists = []
    for p in paths:
      filepath = p2f(p)
      (filetype,category) = \
          filetype_utils.get_file_description_and_category(filepath)
      filetypes.append(filetype)
      categories.append(category)
      tags = filetype_utils.get_tags(filepath)
      tag_lists.append(tags)
    return (filetypes, categories, tag_lists)

  def recv_push(self, port, log):
    if log.log.has_key("token"):
      self.log(INFO, "got the finish token for directory " + log.log["token"][0])
    else:
      (filetypes, categories, tag_lists) = self.get_categories(log.log)
      log.append_field("filetype", filetypes)
      log.append_field("category", categories)
      log.append_field("tags", tag_lists)

    self.buffered_push("output", log)
    def include(record):
      if record.has_key("token"):
        return True
      else:
        return filetype_utils.is_indexable_file(p2f(record["path"]))
    filtered_log = log.filtered_log(include)
    filtered_rows = filtered_log.num_rows()
    if filtered_rows>0:
      self.buffered_push("indexable_output", filtered_log)
    self.stats.add_msg(log.num_rows(), filtered_rows)

  def on_shutdown(self):
    self.log(INFO, "Message statistics: ")
    self.log(INFO, "  Incoming: %d messages, %d rows" % (self.stats.incoming_msgs,
                                                         self.stats.incoming_records))
    self.log(INFO, "  Outgoing: %d messages, %d rows" % (self.stats.incoming_msgs,
                                                         self.stats.incoming_records))
    self.log(INFO, "  Filtered: %d messages, %d rows" % (self.stats.filtered_msgs,
                                                         self.stats.filtered_records))

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Why violence in Israel and Palestine has spiked in the last 48 hours https://www.vox.com/world/2023/1/27/23574943/48-hours-violence-israel-palestine-jerusalem-jenin-blinken-visit-explained?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
"The history of solo dining, particularly for women, hasn't always been welcoming, and even now there are some best practices I've developed to help me do it well. But for me, eating alone in a restaurant is almost meditative." Read more from @alissamarie. https://trib.al/q2OZ5vV
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Just finished in the studio with @rmc031. On the upcoming episode of The Weeds she and I talk about the Biden Administration's latest attempt to strengthen the Fair Housing Act. If you want a primer for our conversation on Tuesday, check out her latest: https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/23562541/biden-fair-housing-affh-affirmatively-furthering-discrimination-segregation
What Sundance movies reveal about the angry "good guy." https://trib.al/BQNWBvJ
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The pandemic has changed Americans' preferences, but this perk still commands a premium. https://slate.trib.al/YG9UJ74
#DearPrudie: Their choices exploded my world and sense-of-self. Help! https://slate.trib.al/SjOcoaa
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Swift's decision to cast Ashley, an actor and activist, as her love interest in the steamy clip drew praise from LGBTQ advocacy groups and fans. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/taylor-swift-lavender-haze-laith-ashley-transgender-model_n_63d3e29fe4b0c2b49adc1e01
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BREAKING: Police in Memphis, Tennessee, have released body camera footage from the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols. (Warning: Graphic Content) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tyre-nichols-memphis-arrest-body-camera_n_63ced9c4e4b0c8e3fc791398
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Being laid off while on parental leave is cruel. I talked to lawyers about how you can tell if you were targeted and how to leverage that info for better severance: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parental-leave-layoffs-fired_l_63cee54fe4b01a436388cfb9
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We tried to call the top donors to George Santos' 2020 campaign. Many don't seem to exist.
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SCOOP! Many top donors to @Santos4Congress' 2020 campaigns, uh, don't seem to exist. @nlanard and I tried to contact these donors and found addresses and names that could not be confirmed. Please read/share.
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You do not have to watch the video to feel rage about Tyre Nichols' death and the ongoing pattern of police brutality in this country. https://www.mic.com/impact/tyre-nichols-video-mental-health-trauma?utm_campaign=mic&utm_content=1674856810&utm_medium=owned&utm_source=twitter
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San Jose votes to remove symbol of "genocide", Christopher Columbus
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Well, the #Sundance Film Festival is nearly over. Many great films premiered, many iconic memories were made and many parkas were worn.
Now, it is time to look back on all the movies that made a splash (or a cannonball) at the fest.
A 🧵 of our reviews
Memphis officials released video of the fatal encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, and cops earlier this month. Even by the standards of a country with a long legacy of police violence, the footage was breathtaking in its brutality. https://trib.al/OcvlktQ
Days after Andrea Riseborough landed a surprise Best Actress Oscar nomination for 'To Leslie,' the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it is "conducting a review of campaign procedures" to make sure none of its rules were violated. https://trib.al/kuadyzz

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Snoop Dogg Heading to the WWE Hall of Fame
Steve 'Flash' Juon March 29, 2016
BlogEditorials
Snoop Dogg is definitely in the, hooooouse – the WWE house that is. The rapper born Calvin Broadus Jr. will be taking his place in the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame, a class that includes everyone from William "The Refrigerator" Perry to Laurence "Mr. T" Tureaud. If you were to note the irony of Snoop going into a professional wrestling Hall of Fame when he currently holds the record for most Grammy nominations without a win you wouldn't be alone in pointing that out. In fact those who don't follow the action inside of the squared circle might be perplexed as to why Snoop Dogg is going into this hallowed hall as opposed to one for hip-hop or rock music.
It's not as though Snoop hasn't had multiple forays into the entertainment spectrum outside of making albums and songs. He's been in dozens of movies over the years, including several as the featured performer, and he has an equally long or longer list of cameo appearances in TV shows. To date my all time favorite in the latter category would be "Mr. Monk and the Rapper," a TV show which aired in July of 2007, a years before Snoop even made his first appearance for WWE at WrestleMania.
Starting in the summer of 2009 and occurring every Monday night for almost a year, the flagship wrestling of the sports entertainment world had a celebrity guest GM every week who held the authority to make and book matches for the wrestlers featured on the show. This practice resulted in some episodes of WWE Raw that were both memorable and awful, but Snoop Dogg was arguably one of the more successful guests owing in large part to his being a fan of pro wrestling. Snoop was even the "master of ceremonies" for a match at WrestleMania 24, but this episode of Raw made the most indelible impression on wrestling fans. It showed Mr. Broadus to be a true fan and not just a one-off celebrity paid to make a cameo at WrestleMania. He even got physically involved in the action during the course of the evening, squaring off against the villainous heel Chavo Guerrero Jr.!
Now there are a great many of you reading this now who will probably say any # of things wrestling fans have heard before a million times – that's silly, don't you know it's fake, why do you watch wrestling that's for kids, and so on. Comic books are "for kids" too though and yet Marvel movies make hundreds of millions of dollars (and star pro wrestlers to boot). Yes wrestling is often silly, and we're certainly all aware it's fake, but so is every "reality" TV show. That doesn't stop people from finding it fun and entertaining and it's no surprise that Snoop does too. He's even got family ties in the business – his cousin Sasha Banks is a featured WWE superstar in her own right.
What perplexes me is that even wrestling fans will find a way to complain about the "celebrity wing" of the WWE Hall of Fame. I've heard the argument that you shouldn't mix athletes with celebrities because it weakens what's supposed to be an honor for the hard working men and women of professional wrestling (or as WWE likes to say "sports entertainment") but I would say right back that it's called a "celebrity wing" to indicate it's separate from those wrestlers. More importantly the entire WWE Hall of Fame is "a work" which is wrestling parlance for "a fixed outcome" as opposed to "a shoot" which means "real and unscripted." Nobody actually votes for who goes into the WWE HOF. Vince McMahon picks a handful of names, holds a ceremony, and some are more worthy of being honored than others. As wrestling fans we by and large play along because we're in on it, know it's a work, and usually the "top name" in any given year truly is worth receiving the honor whether it was fake or real. I know the year I saw Bret Hart go in, it was "still real to me damn it" and props if you get that joke. If you want a real nominated and voted upon wrestling award that exists too.
Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay. Let Snoop Dogg have his fun. It's a little disheartening to know he'll have a WWE Hall of Fame ring before he finally gets the Grammy Award he's deserved for so many years, but then again who gives a damn about a Grammy anyway? I just hope the fans attending this year's HOF ceremony will show him the same respect they would to Sting, Jacqueline and The Godfather. At the end of the day Calvin Broadus is a fan and when he makes his acceptance speech he'll probably be the first to say it: "I'm not a wrestler, but I love what they do, and I'm honored to have been a part of it over the years." In fact the only regret I have is that Snoop is so busy acting, recording and touring that he can't take part in WWE more often.
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Amy in "Gone Girl" lacked empathy and remorse, like a psychopath.
Psychopaths sometimes have a genetic predisposition that makes them the way they are.
There are some biological differences in the brains of psychopaths compared to the general population.
Other research suggests that it is someone's upbringing that has an impact on whether they become a psychopath.
It's likely to be a mixture of nature and nurture that turns someone into a psychopath, and they're likely to use both to their advantage to manipulate others.
Psychopaths are thought to make up about 1% of the population, and an even higher percentage of people have psychopathic, narcissistic, and sociopathic traits, such as an inflated sense of self or a lack of emotion.
Whether psychopaths are born or made over time, though, is a grey area.
Some scientific literature suggests there is a strong genetic component to these traits.
The genes that make us unfeeling or narcissistic are often selected in evolution because they have benefits, especially if you are a in a profession where a cool head is paramount. A higher than average amount of CEOs tend to be psychopaths, for instance.
Perpetua Neo, a therapist and specialist in dark triad personality types, told Business Insider: "Evolution doesn't care about how altruistic you are, or how much good you do."
"Evolution only cares that the genes are passed on and they fit a certain environment. So because of that, it can't really weed out psychopaths and narcissists."
Because of this, these genes are likely to always persist in the population. So, instead of focusing on attempting to fix people, Neo says it is better to teach people how to recognise red flags for psychopathic behaviours, heal ourselves from any predispositions on being attracted to them, and run "fast and far."
A normal brain and James Fallon's brain.
According to James Fallon (Jim in the photo), a UC Irvine School of Medicine neuroscientist who accidentally found out he may be a psychopath himself, some genes may be biologically visible. In his research he found that many psychopaths show distinctive patterns of brain activity.
He used MRI scanners to examine the brain activity of dozens of people thought to be psychopaths, and found that there tended to be reduced activity in the areas that play roles in regulating emotions, impulses, morality, and aggression.
However, Neo says your DNA isn't the deciding factor in everything. The same genes in different people can be expressed differently thanks to something called epigenetics. Also, negative behaviours can be learned — or even rewarded — in childhood, leading to them being practised more often.
For instance, sometimes children are brought up with a psychopathic or narcissistic parent. In these cases, the child may grow up thinking they can only get attention and resources by being manipulative.
A study in 2013, published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology, explored the relationship between early childhood neglect and abuse, and the likelihood of scoring higher on the psychopathic scale.
The researchers assessed 22 offenders convicted of violent crimes aged 22 to 60, and used the "Traumatic Experience Checklist" to analyse the level of childhood relational trauma they had experienced. This information was then compared to where the offenders landed on the psychopathic scale, using the "Hare Psychopathy Checklist," developed by criminal psychologist Robert Hare.
The team concluded that psychopathy may be linked to a history of trauma, particularly in the more severe violent offenders.
Another study, published in the journal Psychological Medicine, examined 333 males and females to see how maternal and paternal bonding and childhood physical abuse had an impact on developing a psychopathic personality at age 28. It also looked at whether children separated from their parents in the first 3 years of life were more likely to be psychopaths 25 years later.
The researchers found that disrupted parental bonding was associated with an increased level of adult psychopathy, with a lack of maternal care being the most important aspect.
"Childhood physical abuse was also associated with psychopathy, but evidence from regression analyses suggests that bonding is more primary than abuse," the researchers wrote. In other words, neglect at a young age appeared to have more of a connection with an adult psychopathic personality than being physically assaulted as a child.
Trauma is a sliding scale.
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" explored the problems of having a psychopathic child.
Parents divorcing could also have an impact on whether psychopathic traits become more pronounced. Disruptive experiences like divorce could generate symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on par with "big T" trauma events such as abuse, according to one study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Neo said that children who take on these experiences sometimes deal with them by becoming manipulative and learning how to play parents off against each other.
"Some kids, they know how to cry at the drop of a hat, and smile when they get their way," Neo said. "And the things that they say to play one parent against another, or one parent against an individual, is really well orchestrated."
However, that's not the full story. Other children are predisposed to acting a certain way, regardless of their parental situation or how they were brought up.
"There was this study that I read about this subsection of kids who are extremely cruel, and extremely deviant," said Neo. "From a young age, psychopathic children tend to torture animals for fun."
"We've all done things like catch a dragon fly, or a cockroach, but you read stories about how pre-psychopathic children do things like kidnapping dogs or cats, and slowly dissecting them alive, just to see what's happening," Neo added.
"They do it with this cold, detached ability that you don't see in normal kids who have empathy."
One case study, reported in The Atlantic, involved a child called Samantha (a fake name), who began exhibiting some worrying behaviours at about age six. She made a "book about how to hurt people" which included drawings of murder weapons like knives, poison chemicals, and a plastic bag to be used for suffocation.
Samantha was adopted by her parents at age two, who already had five biological children of their own. When one of their youngest children was still a baby, Samantha tried to strangle him, just to see what would happen.
"People with such obvious psychopathic, callous behaviours at a young age, after repeated incidents in a family, tend to be institutionalised," Neo said. "But those who learn to not have such extreme behaviours — they trickle down through the cracks."
Over time as they grow up, these people find themselves in certain environments which reward their psychopathic traits and behaviours, according to Neo.
"Their psychopathic behaviour muscles or narcissistic behaviour muscles get stronger, and it becomes wired in them as a pattern of being, and it becomes a personality," she said.
Where nature or nurture is more of a factor in becoming a psychopath is not fully understood, and much of the research in the area points out the need for further study.
What is known is how psychopaths manipulate the people around them. Neo says they are often familiar with the fact they have had a troubled past, and they use this information to get people to do what they want.
For example, it can be incredibly hard to cut psychopathic people out of our lives, because we know they have had a tough time,so we feel sorry for them.
"Unfortunately, they do not empathise with us," Neo said. "Their main modus operandi is 'How do I get the kicks out of hurting someone?' or 'How do I get this attention out of making someone suffer?" So inherently, this relationship you have — whether it's romantic, friendship, or otherwise — is asymmetrical.


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Hans Ekkehard Bob (24 January 1917 – 12 August 2013) was a German fighter pilot, serving with the Luftwaffe. During World War II, Bob flew approximately 700 combat missions, and claimed 60 victories; 37 of which were on the eastern front.
Bob joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 at the rank of a Fahnenjunker (officer candidate), and began his Flight training 1 June 1937.
In 1938, he attended the officers academy, and was transferred to the Jagdfliegergruppe 133 in Wiesbaden. During the occupation of the Sudetenland, he flew his first missions, primarily escorting bombers and transport aircraft, piloting an Arado Ar 68 biplane. Later, Bob was transferred to JG 334 in Gablingen, where he also received a promotion to the rank of Leutnant. JG 334 was a heavy fighter Geschwader, equipped with the Messerschmitt Me 110.
In 1939, prior to the Invasion of Poland, Bob was transferred to the newly formed 3./Jagdgeschwader 21 (JG 21) (later known as the "Devils Squadron"),[Notes 1] which was redesignated on 6 June 1940 into 9./Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54). It was equipped with the Bf 109 fighter, an aircraft Bob would become very familiar with over the years – flying every model except the Kurfürst.
During the French campaign on 10 May 1940, Bob claimed his first victory when he shot down a Gloster Gladiator over Tongeren in Belgium. That August he was promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant. On 10 October 1940 he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 7./JG 54 for a short period; he was soon appointed Staffelkapitän of 9./JG 54.
During the Battle of Britain 9./JG 54 was activated as a Jabo unit, targeting shipping vessels. By November 1940, Bob had recorded 19 kills, and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring on 7 March 1941.
On 21 March 1941 Bob survived, unhurt, a ditching into Cherbourg harbour with his Bü 131 training aircraft, which had suffered engine failure. After the Battle of Britain, he participated in the Balkan campaign, where he recorded his 20th and 21st victories. JG 54 was re-equipped with the new Me 109F, and relocated to airfields in Prussia,in preparation for the invasion of Russia.
On 23 June 1941, during Operation Barbarossa (Invasion of Russia), Hans Ekkehard Bob recorded his first victory in Russian airspace – a Tupolev SB twin-engined bomber. During this combat action his Me 109F2 was hit by return fire, resulting in a forced landing behind enemy lines. He evaded capture and returned to his unit 2 days later.
Between 13 July and 30 October 1941 Bob made three more emergency landings due to aircraft combat damage behind enemy lines, but in each case returned to his unit.
On 29 September 1942, Bob had his 50th victory, and was promoted to Hauptmann later that year. Flying on the Eastern Front ended for Hans Ekkehard Bob and his III./JG 54 in February 1943, after he received orders from General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland to change positions with elements of the then French-based JG 26. This order was later cancelled, but III. Gruppe stayed on the Western Front, separated from the rest of the 'Greenhearts', serving initially in Northern Germany with Jagdgeschwader 1.
On 17 April 1943 Bob recorded his 57th Victory; the ramming of a USAAF Boeing B-17 bomber near Bremen with his Bf 109 G-6. He bailed out and survived the crash without injury. On 1 August, Bob was promoted to the rank of Major and was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of IV./JG 54. He returned to the Eastern Front, where he scored a further two victories.
By May 1944, Bob was back at the Western Front as Gruppenkommandeur of II./Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3); based in the Normandy invasion front corridor, flying Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) duties. In August he was transferred to Erprobungskommando 262 where he learned to fly the Me 262.
In early 1945, his experience led to his becoming a member of Generalmajor Josef Kammhuber's staff. Bob was responsible for allocating newly built Me-262's to operational units. Later he took command of I. and II./EJG 2 and was responsible for practice and training former bomber pilots in flying the Me-262.
Bob was one of the aces chosen to fly as a member of the jet fighter unit JV 44, led by Adolf Galland. In the final days of World War II, Bob was responsible for building a longer runway at Innsbruck airfield for the Me-262 Jets. At the capitulation on 8 May 1945 Bob was in Kappl, a small village near Salzburg. From Kappl he walked more than 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) in 6 weeks to return to his home in Celle.
Bob returned to civilian life working as a farm labourer. In 1946, he founded his own transport company. Around this time he met Waldemar Wübke, an old JV 44 comrade, and a friend from his time in JG 54. Bob always told Wübke's history with a smile on his face. Wübke still wore his old uniform and officer cap as he was questioned by a British officer. "Why are you wearing this old stuff"? Wübke replied: "Do I ask you if your grandma has hemorrhoids"? He never met Wübke again, and Wübke later died in the early 1950s in Argentina, the result of injuries sustained in an airliner crash.
In 1956, Bobas establishied the Celle Flying Club.
From 30 September to 1 October 2000, Bob also was among the historical figures at the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in Santa Monica, California.
Bob had been married to his wife Christa for over 50 years. They had three children: Roland, Elmar Bob and Delia. He also had three other children from his first wife. He died on 12 August 2013.


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CrossJustice
The CrossJustice platform.
CrossJustice project has developed an online platform to advice and support legal professionals on the effectiveness of procedural rights.
Learn more and visit project website:
https://site.unibo.it/cross-justice/en/project-results/tools
The Project Knowledge, Advisory and Capacity Building information tools for criminal procedural rights in judicial cooperation (CrossJustice) is a DG Justice supported project.
The Project aims to tackle the current framework for the protection of fundamental rights for persons accused or suspected of a crime is one of the main aims of the EU policy in the area of justice. In this context, legal actors often struggle to identify which legislation and therefore which procedural rights are applicable to persons accused or suspected of a crime in specific cases, both due to linguistic barriers and the peculiarities of different national legal systems.
The CrossJustice project will develop an online platform for advice and support on the effectiveness of procedural rights providing a free service, mainly directed to legal professionals, but accessible to law students, NGOs and all EU citizens.
CrossJustice National workshops on the implementation of procedural rights at national level with link > https://site.unibo.it/cross-justice/en/agenda
Final Conference of the Cross-Justice project. University of Bologna organizes a one-day conference hosted on February 25th to present the CrossJustice platforms to judicial and lawyers' training institutions. https://site.unibo.it/cross-justice/en/agenda/crossjustice-final-conference
The main project publications (User manual, national reports, E-book) are available at this link: https://site.unibo.it/cross-justice/en/project-results/publications
The partners of the project are :
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITÀ DI BOLOGNA (UNIBO) Department of Legal Sciences and CIRSFID – COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO (UNITO)
UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (ULEI)
APIS EUROPA (APIS)
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE (EUI)
UNIWERSYTET WROCLAWSKI (UWR)
SVEUČILIŠTE U ZAGREBU – PRAVNI FAKULTET (UNIZG LAW)
See also the project website at https://site.unibo.it/cross-justice/en
'This project was funded by the European Union's Justice Programme (2014-2020).
Pursuant to Art. 22 (1.3) of the G.A. 847346, the content of this project's description represents the views of the authors only and their sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made for the information it contains.


Despite two chairlift accidents in New York over the past week, ski industry representatives ensured patrons this week their ski centers are as safe as they can be.
A 5-year-old Greenwich boy was injured after falling out of lift chair at Willard Mountain ski center Tuesday, just two days after a 44-year-old skier died from injuries she suffered in a fall from a lift chair at Hunter Mountain in the Catskills.
The Greenwich skier, Wyatt Skiff, was listed in fair condition at Albany Medical Center Wednesday.
In both of the recent New York accidents, riders apparently fell from the chairlifts despite having successfully boarded with the restraint bar in the proper position.
In the Willard Mountain incident, the skier fell before the first support tower, a distance lift chairs cover in about 18 seconds, Fitzgerald said.
"The time-frame is very short in how fast this all happened," he said.
The state Department of Labor visited the mountain Wednesday morning and looked over the chairlift operation, Fitzgerald said.
Broader industry statistics also show chairlift accidents are uncommon. According to the National Ski Areas Association, while statistics are kept on accidents related to lift malfunctions, data aren't widely kept with regard to passengers falling out of chairlifts for other reasons.
In Colorado, however, those incidents are recorded, and from the winter of 2001-02 to 2011-12, just 2 percent of all falls from chairlifts were a result of mechanical or lift operator error.
A total of 86 percent of such incidents were attributed to skier error, with the remainder being caused by medical issues or unknown factors, according to the association's report.
Brandi and Fitzgerald pointed out chairlift operations statewide undergo multiple inspections before the season starts, and weekly tests and inspections are conducted during the season itself.
Most chairlift incidents are minor and occur when inexperienced or inattentive skiers fail to get situated properly in the chair at the loading platform.
According to the National Ski Areas Association, since records began being kept in 1973, there has been just one death at a New York ski area as a result of chairlift malfunction — as opposed to passenger error, medical issues or undetermined causes. That happened at a now-closed ski area in Warwick, in Orange County, in 1973.
Over the same period, there was just one chairlift malfunction in New York state that resulted in injuries to passengers: a "rollback" malfunction in 1978 at Hunter Mountain that injured four people.
Spencer Montgomery, co-owner and manager of West Mountain Ski Center in Queensbury, agreed most chairlift mishaps are minor and happen at the loading platform, with skiers standing back up and catching the next chair to the top in a matter of seconds.
The best way to avoid problems, according to Fitzgerald, Brandi and Montgomery, is to pay attention to the signs, use the restraint bars as they are intended to be used and ask for assistance if you're a beginning skier.


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Кіцбюель () — старовинне австрійське місто-курорт гірськолижної спрямованості в Тиролі.

Міста-побратими
Кицбюель є містом-побратимом наступних міст (в дужках вказано рік укладення договору про співпрацю):

  , США, (1961)
  Ямагата, , Японія, (1963)
  , США, (1967)
  , Італія, (1971)
  , Франція, (1979)
  Бад-Зоден, , Німеччина, (1984)

Політична ситуація
Бургомістр комуни — Клаус Вінклер (АНП) за результатами виборів 2004 року.

Рада представників комуни () складається з 19 місць.

 АНП займає 8 місць.
 Місцевий блок: 5 місць.
 СДПА займає 3 місця.
 Місцевий список: 3 місця.

Туризм і спорт
Кіцбюель — один з найвідоміших і наймодніших зимових спортивних курортів Австрії. Схил Ханенкамм є місцем проведення змагань у рамках щорічного світового кубку з лижного спорту, у тому числі найважливішої події в турнірному циклі — змагань зі швидкісного спуску на знаменитій трасі «Штрайф». Ці змагання зі швидкісного спуску вважаються одним з найважчих етапів світового кубку. Влітку Кіцбюель також приймає Відкритий кубок Австрії, тенісний турнір ATP Challenger на кортах з ґрунтовим покриттям.

«Кіцбюелер Альпенраллі» () — щорічний фестиваль старовинних автомобілів. Вперше він проводився в 1988 році. У Кіцбюель 2004 року відбулася перша поїздка «співдружністі приятелів-ведмедиків» (United Buddy Bears), після чого почалася їх перша подорож в «великий світ» з відвідуванням Гонконгу і багатьох інших ділових і культурних столиць на всіх п'яти континентах.

Ще одна визначна пам'ятка -повітряний трамвай 3S- підвісна вагонна канатна дорога з найдовшим прольотом у світі.

Відомі люди, пов'язані з містом
 Курт Занднер (1910—1935) — австро-німецький письменник і фізик.
 Антон «Тоні» Зайлер — знаменитий австрійський гірськолижник.
 Карл Вільгельм фон Далла Торре — австрійський ботанік і ентомолог.
 Haddaway — відомий поп-музикант.

Посилання
 Офіційна сторінка .
 Туристичний сайт Кіцбюеля .
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DASH has partnered with the School District of Philadelphia to develop a district wide "Business of Music" curriculum. Curriculum development started in June 2016 and implementation of the new curriculum begins at the start of the 2017-2018 school year.
DASH has partnered with Live Nation and the House of Blues Music Forward Foundation to develop music educational programs in Philadelphia beginning in fall 2016.
DASH has partnered with the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to provide hands-on instruction for Songwriting and Production as well as topics in business such as Music Publishing. Since 2014, DASH has been an integral partner of CCP's ACE+ program which offers technology programs for incoming CCP students.
DASH has partnered with Building 21, a charter school in Philadelphia specializing in providing career pathways for its students. For the 2015-2016 school year, DASH offered a comprehensive lecture series discussing the Business of Music and Business of Sports as well as an in-depth music production pilot course for select students. For the 2016-2017 school year, DASH plans to expand upon the initial courses by introducing the "DASH Academy" which is a more comprehensive program that delves further into the entertainment industry.
Since 2011, DASH has partnered with Baltimore City Public Schools to provide Songwriting and Production courses for several high schools in Baltimore including Edmondson-Westside High School, Northwestern High School, and Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts. At the end of the course each school year, students collectively write and produce up to 6 songs and present them to their respective school and administrators with the school district.
DASH and the Chester Upland School District have been partners since 2014. The partnership has been extraordinary and has allowed the program to work with cohorts in elementary school, middle school, high school, and even an adult literacy class under the District's "Parent University" program. In total, DASH has partnered with 4 schools in the district.


Wearing his standard Sunday uniform - a red-and-gold robe, a sparkling Super Bowl ring and a spunky smile - the Rev. Monsignor Peter Armstrong celebrated one of his final Masses with his typical comedic flair.
The 72-year-old go-getter will retire next month from St. Pius Church in Redwood City after 21 years. But he won't be warming any benches. Armstrong vows never to relinquish one position: chaplain for the San Francisco 49ers.
As he announced the new leader of the 9,000-member congregation - the Rev. James McDonald of Belmont's Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish - the parishioners, who've grown accustomed to seeing some of the Bay Area's most famous coaches and athletes sitting in the pews, smiled at Armstrong's down-home nature.
"You're going from a rabid 49ers fan to a rabid Giants fan," he lightheartedly told the parishioners, many clad in the team's colors. "And he's a very calm man, not like I am. I've been to a game with him, and he's real calm. But golly, when an umpire makes a bad call, doggone it, he's like Attila the Hun."
The high-spirited Armstrong will hand over the reins to McDonald on June 30, clearing his schedule for rest, relaxation - and lots of football.
He has confirmed former General Manager Bill Walsh at St. Pius, presided over the marriages of Joe Montana, Dwight Clark and Ronnie Lott, and baptized Jerry Rice's children. When Joe and Jennifer Montana had their first child, Joe called his parents first and Armstrong second.
Through his position on the recreation commission, Armstrong worked with Eddie DeBartolo, who was then owner of the 49ers, to get Candlestick Park's artificial turf removed. The two quickly became friends.
Reached at his office in Youngstown, N.Y., DeBartolo said that Armstrong's influence was greater than just being team chaplain. The priest goes out of his way to help coaches, players and their family members, DeBartolo said.
"Whether you're Roman Catholic or Baptist or Presbyterian or Jewish or whatever it is," DeBartolo said, "everybody found a friend and found solace in knowing and being around Monsignor.
Armstrong's presence has brought some 49ers into St. Pius. Walsh, who was Presbyterian and has a Catholic wife, has attended the church for years. With Armstrong's counsel, he recently decided to convert. Walsh said Armstrong has been pivotal to both the team's success and his own spiritual growth.
"He is such a significant part of the church and everyone he serves that I'm sure people are saying, ÔWhat are we going to do without him?' " Walsh said. "He has great wit and is very succinct in what he says. People relax around him much more readily than they do other clergymen."
But it's not just football that sparks Armstrong's interest. He's also an avid San Francisco Giants fan, thanks in part to Sue Burns, whose husband, Harmon, is a principal owner of the team. She loyally attends games at Pac Bell Park and Masses at St. Pius.
"He is one of the most influential people in my life, as far as the church goes," Burns, 50, of Atherton, said of Armstrong. "He's a very progressive priest, very open, welcoming and fun. When you're in the midst of making a big decision, he makes you feel like it's between you and God. He doesn't have a judgmental bone in his body."
Born in San Francisco's Cow Hollow to a banker father and a teacher mother, Armstrong, one of two boys, considered a life in the priesthood as early as grammar school. His second career choice: an airline pilot.
While attending a religious retreat in Los Altos as a high school senior, Armstrong went up on a hillside and fell to nhis knees in front of a large cross.
""It sounds very dramatic, but it's true," he said. "And I thought, ÔYou know, Lord, I think you're calling me.' "
He attended St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park and was ordained in 1954. His first assignment was at St. Pius, where he stayed for six years and established a 300-member Teen Club. He left to pursue his master's degree in social work at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.
Two years later, he moved back to San Francisco to work at the Catholic Youth Organization. He soon became the organization's director, as well as executive director of the San Francisco Boys' Home. A big believer in helping troubled kids, he carried his own key to Juvenile Hall.
Along with Mike Nevin, just out of high school at the time, he founded the SEARCH Retreat Program for Christian Maturity, a camp where kids minister to other kids. Nevin, 57, of Daly City, is now president of San Mateo County's board of supervisors and credits Armstrong with his success. He praised Armstrong for his ability to make all kids, even those considered outsiders at school, feel welcome and loved.
"High school can be painful for kids," Nevin said. "If you weren't the great football player or a straight-A student or the best-looking one in the class, that's where Armstrong fit in best.
he's the church at Third and Mission, he's the church at a social function at the Fairmont Hotel. Anywhere he goes, he's a symbol of living life to the fullest."
In 1979, Armstrong, two years into his position with the 49ers, rejoined St. Pius. He has had to work to balance his responsibilities to the congregation and to the team.
On Sundays, when the 49ers are in town, he greets churchgoers at 8 a.m., drives to the Marriott in Burlingame to say Mass for the players, drives back to the church to say the 9:30 Mass, drives to the game and then drives back to St. Pius to say the 5 p.m. Mass.
"If I take off just as the game's over, I can make it," he said. On weekends when the 49ers are away, St. Pius has to do without him.
It's clear the affection is mutual. High school boys at St. Pius have a long-running tradition of arriving at the church at 7:30 a.m. every Sunday to cook breakfast for Armstrong, often preparing eggs Benedict, bacon, pancakes and Swedish meatballs.
Alex Haga, 16, was in the kitchen on a recent Sunday morning, baking and frying away. He was baptized and confirmed by Armstrong and was lucky enough to get to try on a Superbowl ring.
Asked to describe the ring, he said, "It's heavy."
Asked to describe the priest, he said, "He's the man."
Diane Chesler, 53, a real estate agent from Redwood City, lost her parents in a plane crash in 1977. Armstrong conducted their funeral and became "a father figure" to Chesler. His last official act as a priest will be to officiate her son's wedding on June 30.
"He's extremely high energy, more so than anybody's been able to match" Chesler said of Armstrong. "He has so many programs and has such enthusiasm for all of them. He's also brought a lot of color because of his involvement with the 49ers, but his work with youth has been the love of his life. We're going to miss that."
Dave Gaggero, 80, of Redwood City has belonged to the parish since 1972. Armstrong helped him deal with his wife's death last year.
"He's got a marvelous personality," Gaggero said. "He can reach out to anybody - a 5-year-old, a 90-year-old, but he's getting tired and it's time for him to take it easy."
Armstrong's schedule will lighten up considerably after his retirement from St. Pius. During the summer, he plans to live in a Kenwood home he purchased with two other priests. He will spend the winter with his brother's family in Florida.
He'll help out at parishes around the Bay Area and spend time biking, hiking, swimming, using his season tickets to the San Francisco Opera - and, of course, sitting in the owner's box at the 49ers games.
"People ask me, ÔWhat are you going to do?' I say, ÔAnything I want,' " Armstrong said, chuckling. "I'll be a free agent."
Though clearly excited about his impending leisurely lifestyle, Armstrong hastened to add that he'll truly miss his family at St. Pius. After all, sometimes spending a Sunday afternoon at coffee hour is as much fun as spending it at a big game.
Looking out across the rows of parishioners at a recent service, Armstrong got sentimental for a moment.
"This is what I'm going to miss," he said, spreading his arms out in front of him. "Not the burdens, raising the funds, getting the call that the bathroom's flooding over - it's this.


Driving a car and need insurance? You might just want to go in for collision coverage insurance rather than a standard one. Why? In this article, we will try to go as deep as possible. Let's begin!
What is a Collision Car Insurance?
What Would Be the Car Insurance Rate?
How Do You Find the Right Collision Insurance Plan?
What is Covered Under this Insurance?
Normally, your car insurances are based on an annual policy. However, there are different types of insurance depending on your needs. For instance, when you use a car only occasionally, you can take temporary auto insurance.
On the other hand, you would want to go in for collision car insurance if you want to have complete protection against any types of collision.
With it, you can save complete repairing costs, after your car's collision damage with another car, ground or another object like a ground rail.
You can get coverage up to the actual cash value of the damage.
All you need to prove is that the other party was either fully or somewhat at fault to claim it.
You can contact the insurance company directly, instead of suing the other party and waiting for your money back.
If the other party was at fault – even if not fully – you will only get coverage proportionally to the percentage of his fault.
Additionally, the comprehensive coverage ensures that even if your car is damaged by other causes, which are not directly linked to collision – like fire, vandalism or even a civil riot, you have nothing to worry about.
Save your car from damage costs.
Will offer you good resale value when the time comes, since you will have the car in top working condition even after a collision.
You would feel safer behind the wheel.
Add in peril coverage to protect your car, even if it gets stolen.
Collision insurance claims ensure a fast benefits payment and one where the parties receive their financial compensation quickly.
The primary impact of this insurance is the substantial decrease in legal hassles. You will have it easy here.
You don't have to pay high insurance premiums, as most cases are settled out of court.
The rates of the insurance will vary with the coverage, though you may need to pay a minimum. However, don't go for coverage that does not offer you protection in the case of an accident, even though it may be low cost. Do remember that with each claim, the premium may rise up significantly. Your car condition also plays a role here.
For most people choosy about their insurance deals, even when vying for one that is cost-effective, the primary focus is on security. The minimum insurance requirements do not ensure this, precisely due to which there are a wide variety of insurance deals that are offered by insurance companies pertaining to different situations. Based on the needs, there may be insurances for a new driver, a new car, an old car, or even teenage drivers.
There are auto insurance policies and specials for any kind of driving situations. There are deals for any kind of unexpected situations, from breakdowns to potholes.
Some coverage also includes immediate reaction to a reported accident. Before you know it, they would have cleaned up the mess, and you can get on with your life.
The rates and discounts available for the different policies are also different and vary with the company. They even vary with the age and quality of your vehicle. Apart from popular insurance deal packages, you can also opt for customizing your insurance deals, picking whatever suits your needs and budget best. We recommended you to read the guide of no deposit car insurance, from this link.
Thus, you can shop on a budget and still end up with the right coverage, saving a whole lot of money, and not compromising on security.
Finding the right coverage can be quite a daunting task, with all the deals that seem perfect for you. However, it is critical to understand your needs thoroughly and also have the know-how of what is covered under different policies.
When this feat is cleared, it becomes easy to choose the right package. It is also convenient to merge different deals such as your homeowner's insurance and your auto insurance deals, which may land you with plush discounts.
Liability coverage comes to aid when you undergo a collision with another vehicle and you are at fault. This covers your expenses as well as the other driver?s expenses.
This coverage is more complete, or comprehensive, as the name suggests, and has a wider reach than liability coverage. In Comprehensive coverage, the vehicle?s damages are also taken care of. The coverage also pays for damage caused not because of other vehicles, such as natural disasters, damage caused by inanimate objects. Under this coverage, old vehicles also get discounts.
This coverage is not necessary but is recommended. In case the other driver, who is at fault, in the event of an accident, is uninsured, this coverage saves you worry. It protects you from damage and funds your repairs.
Being disorganized and uninformed about the insurance coverage available can make the process of choosing your deal very tedious. Having a good understanding of what different coverage consist of can save most of the trouble in choosing the optimum deal. Identifying your requirements and specific needs accurately forms the rest.
You can use our service for the best quotes available and settle for a good insurance coverage that will satisfy your needs and your budget.
You would need the right collision insurance with comprehensive coverage to actually protect yourself in case of an accident.
If you are thinking about buying a good collision car insurance but are wondering how to go about it, just follow these simple steps below and you will be fine!
Before buying a car insurance, you should see if you actually need insurance cover or not.
Know If It's Right For You!!!
You should contact your previous car insurance company, home insurance company or your insurance representative before you decide to buy auto insurance. You may be surprised to know that you might already be covered and you don?t need an additional insurance coverage.
If you are borrowing a car from your friends or relatives, you should ask them if their insurance covers you also. If the policy is covering you also then you would not need to purchase an additional policy.
This protects you from any kind of lawsuits that occur in relation to the car.
Expenses incurred if the car has been towed because of different circumstances. Towing is quite expensive, read this.
If during an accident that was your fault, an insurer covers expenses of the third party only. However, in comprehensive coverage, the insurer will also cover the damages to your car.
If during an accident you injure yourself, and then you can claim reimbursement from your insurer for the same.
Uninsured motorist is when you have been in an accident where the driver at fault does not have liability insurance.
An underinsured motorist is when the liability insurance of the driver at fault, is not enough to pay for the damage or medical expenses. Your insurance company could provide coverage if both these scenarios were to occur.
In this, the insurance company will cover if something collides with your car which causes damages to your car.
The cost of insurance depends on various things like the duration of the insurance, the car you are insuring and how will you be using the car. The place from where you decide to buy the insurance can also vary. If you buy insurance from the rental agency from where you are renting the car, then the insurance may be higher than going and buying from the insurance company.
Not only this, different insurance companies will give you different quotes. Hence, it is recommended to compare different quotes before settling into one. The comparison basis should be the same. For example, if you want insurance coverage for two days, then you should compare all the rates for two days only. This will give you the accurate result and make your decision wiser.


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Q: Image segmentation by texture? Cannot find any source code I have been looking for a long time for code to do image segmentation by texture. There seems to be many papers but I cannot find any code. Has anyone come across any code to do this? Either in opencv or any other?

A: I found some source code here.
http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~mignotte/ResearchMaterial/
It seems likely that this will satisfy my need for source code for image segmentation by texture for the moment.

A: Just made a repo with code https://github.com/Smorodov/gabor_segmentation
The code is rather old, so may be it will be needed to small modifications to openCV's changes.
It uses kmeans to automatically segment texturrs by clustering.
If you want to use different classifier, you can check, pointsclassifier.cpp example in standaed opencv's examples.
Sample of segmented image:

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Helping Colorado Families
Extending a Hand to Help Girls In Danger
Parents need to educate themselves about sex trafficking.
Lydia Rueger • Colorado Parent May 2017
When Sarah was very young, a family member sexually abused her. She ran away from home, but confusion, brokenness, and self-hatred stayed with her. Though she wanted to be free, she needed a place to stay, and gravitated toward the first man who gave her attention. At first, she thought the man cared for her, but soon, he abused her. Before long, he forced Sarah to have sex with other men for money.
Sarah's story is not unusual for girls who become victims of sex trafficking. In 2016 alone, 123 girls in Colorado were recovered from sex trafficking. The girls had an average age of 15. It's estimated that thousands more are currently in sex trafficking rings that have not yet been discovered.
"People think it's not happening in their city, but it really is," says Kristen Harness, executive director of Extended Hands of Hope (EHH). "People have a misconception of who these girls are and what their families are like. They come from all over the Denver metro area, from all kinds of backgrounds."
After law enforcement officers recover girls, EHH, founded in 2013, provides safe housing and support services. Girls can stay with EHH for 24 hours or up to 24 months, says Harness. For their residential program, five girls at a time, ages 12 to 17, can live at The Avanti House, during which time they"ll receive schooling (many survivors are four and five grade levels behind), group and individual counseling, life skills classes, and mentorship, in addition to art and recreation opportunities. Girls not living at The Avanti House, ages 12 to 24, are paired with one-on-one mentors. "We learned through research and experience that this population thrives when they are able to be in a home-like environment," Harness says.
Harness says it's important that parents educate themselves about sex trafficking. "Girls are not choosing this lifestyle. They are not the criminals," she says. "The men who purchase sex often get a pat on the hand and are told to leave the situation. A lot of these kids have gone through severe abuse their whole lives."
Harness says that often, sex traffickers will use middle and high school boys and girls who also are victims to recruit new girls. Recently, a girl who worked in a fast food restaurant was befriended by another young employee who was trying to recruit her. Harness says to watch for girls who might come home with expensive gifts or services like manicures, that were purchased by a boyfriend. And although there are more female victims, young boys, too, are at risk. "Understand who your kids are hanging out with. When something seems out of the ordinary, that is a warning sign," Harness says.
It's important to talk to your children about the risks, too, so they can watch out for their friends: "Kids might tell friends what is going on in their lives before they tell parents," Harness says.
As a mom of a 10-year-old boy herself, Harness says she often thinks about how boys can be influenced so the cycle of abuse does not continue. "I teach my son to see a girl as a valuable person, and not someone to use any way he wants," she says. "If you teach your boys to respect life and humans at whatever age they are, they will look at girls differently."
HOW FAMILIES CAN HELP
Serve as a one-on-one mentor to a recovered sex trafficking victim. Mentors must be a female age 21 or older, who passes the necessary background screenings.
Organize toiletry drives, food drives, and clothing drives with your family or group to support victims, who often come to EHH with nothing.
Participate in the Justice Run to benefit EHH, in October. See the website or Facebook page for more details.
Make a financial donation on the website.
Extended Hands of Hope
facebook.com/extendedhandsofhopeCO
extendedhandsofhope.org
This article appeared in the May 2017 issue of Colorado Parent.
Lydia Rueger
Lydia Rueger is an Arvada-based freelance writer, mom, and author.
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It's what you might call the domino effect: Diabetes leads to higher risk for stroke. Stroke leads to higher risk for heart disease. And heart disease leads to more deaths globally than any other disease or infection.
Now as new reports indicate a rapidly growing prevalence of diabetes, it's no wonder Dean Patricia Davidson says these kinds of numbers beg us to examine how we look at healthcare. Chronic conditions like diabetes not only affect the individuals and societies who suffer, but also the healthcare system that has to manage exceeding costs of care.
So what's the good news? These non-communicable diseases can be preventable and their causes are nearly reciprocal, so if you diminish risk factors for one, you can diminish risk factors for many.
Hear what nurses can do to help patients bring down their risk.


See the gallery for quotes by Gary Vaynerchuk. You can to use those 7 images of quotes as a desktop wallpapers.
One of my biggest flaws is I don't take advice.
Be reactionary. React to what the market wants. And the market wants one-on-one real time engagement. Now that we have the tools to engage, I'm going to continue fighting for the end user.
Much more quotes by Gary Vaynerchuk below the page.
Bordeaux would be naive not to recognize that Robert Parker was driving the brand equity. If the next generation doesn't care about Chateau Pichon-Lalande, then you have a problem.
Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built.
I definitely think there's some way to understand how people emotionally feel about somebody, but I don't think data collects it. They're not going to click your bit.ly link or click your TweetMeme retweet every time.
I do not believe that people want to work hard enough and they want to find the quick Twitter, SEO. Anybody who's obsessed with SEO has lost already, period. I believe that firmly.
I hate recording all the shows for the week in one day, because I want to be able to mention current events and pop culture. If Madonna punches Britney in the face today, I want to reference that on 'Wine Library TV' tomorrow. Monday's episode is always the best, because it's hot off the press.
I really chess-play culture shifts. I'm really good at understanding what worldwide cell-phone use means. That's what I do. I try to picture it three to four to five steps ahead.
I would argue heavily that the time that has been allocated to social used to come from television, and people are benefitting from it. People who are saying, 'Aw, you're spending all your time on Facebook, or all your time on Twitter,' I'd like to understand what the person used to do with that time.
I'm a storyteller. I love to tell stories about brands. I love to tell stories, period. I like painting pictures through the words, and that's what I do.
It's insane to me to ask anybody to be what they're not. Know what you know the best, love the most. That's always going to be the answer to the thing that you have the best shot at winning at.
The thing that I'm most passionate about, I'm writing a book called 'Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Right Hook,' and it really focuses on how to story-tell in a noisy, ADD world.
You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have dipped a toe in social media waters have failed miserably.
I don't want anybody to not recognize how appreciative I am of the volume of e-mails I get.


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Kylotonn est un studio français de développement de jeux vidéo fondé en 2006 à Paris.

Kylotonn est spécialisé dans les sports mécaniques et développeur officiel de la série WRC: FIA World Rally Championship ainsi que de Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.

Historique
Kylotonn est fondé en 2006.

En 2008 débute la collaboration avec l'éditeur international Bigben Interactive.

En 2012, Kylotonn a développé la technologie Play All avec Wizarbox et Darkworks. le moteur KT Engine développé par Kylotonn est officiellement agréé par Sony et Microsoft.

Lancement du label KT Racing ; Kylotonn se spécialise dans les sports mécaniques en 2014.

En 2015, l'entreprise a ouvert un établissement à Lyon, Kylotonn Racing Games.

Kylotonn développe avec l'équipementier Valeo, un simulateur de véhicule autonome, marquant ainsi son entrée en tant que partenaire de l'industrie automobile et le lancement de son activité KT Automotive en 2016.

Kylotonn / KT Racing obtient le Ping Award du Meilleur Jeu de Sport pour WRC 7 ; Bigben Interactive entre au capital du studio en 2017.

Nacon (Bigben Interactive) acquiert la totalité du capital du studio en .

Membre du Syndicat national du Jeu Vidéo (SNJV), de Capital Games et Game Only, la société Kylotonn bénéficie du soutien de la BPI, de l'IFCIC et du Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation.

Jeux

2006 : Bet on Soldier: Blood of Sahara
2006 : Bet on Soldier: Black-Out on Saigon
2007 :
2009 : Little Folk of Faery
2009 : My Body Coach
2009 : Cocoto Festival
2011 : The Cursed Crusade
2011 : Obut Pétanque
2011 : My Body Coach 2
2011 : Hunter's Trophy
2012 : Obut Pétanque 2
2012 : My Body Coach 3
2012 : Hunter's Trophy 2: Europa
2013 : Hunter's Trophy 2: America
2013 : Hunter's Trophy 2: Australia
2013 : Truck Racer
2014 : Motorcycle Club
2015 : WRC 5
2016 : WRC 6
2017 : FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
2017 : WRC 7
2018 : TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge
2018 : V-Rally 4
2019 :
2020 : TT Isle of Man 2: Ride on the Edge
2020 : WRC 9
2021 :
2022 : WRC GENERATIONS
2023 : Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

Notes et références

Lien externe
 Site officiel

Entreprise de jeux vidéo ayant son siège à Paris
Entreprise fondée en 2002
Développeur de jeux vidéo


Combine elements and add stars to every level to rebuild constellations in the sky! For each complete constellation you get special prizes that will help you get through difficult levels! Sounds good, right? Are you ready to give your best in order to have fun playing these bejeweled games?
Check it out here on www.vitalitygames.com and see for yourself the fun that awaits you! Fly in the sky and see what your friends do with a simple push of a button. Do you want to measure your strengths with other players? Each level has its own ranking that allows you to easily track progress, compete with other players, and demonstrate your strengths.
A new level of playing experience will take you away from everyday life.
Check out this Bejeweled Games list on page 1. We have a total of 5 Bejeweled Games and the most popular are: Sweet Jelly, Heroic Dungeon, Magic Jewels and many more free games. This page lists the games from 1 to 5. This list of Bejeweled Games received a rating of 3.73 / 5.00 from 11 votes.


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Huronistiden var den första kända istiden på Jorden. Den varade för cirka 2,4–2,1 miljarder år sedan, och encelliga organismer var då det enda liv som fanns på planeten. De första 100 miljoner åren var mycket kalla, och vissa forskare menar att hela planeten i stort sett låg djupfryst. Istiden är uppkallad efter en av Nordamerikas stora sjöar, Huron.

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Катионът представлява йон, натоварен с положителен електричен заряд. Получава се когато електронеутрален атом отдаде електрони. Катионите се отделят на противоположно заредения електрод-анода. Съдържа се заедно с аниони (отрицателно натоварени йони) в разтворите на всички електролити, в полярните разтворители, а също и в стопилките и в кристалните решетки на съединенията с йонна връзка.

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Designed to prepare a diverse cadre of physician-scholars to confront the multi-dimensional problems and issues that face medicine and society.
Carle Illinois College of Medicine's MD/PhD Medical Scholars Program (MSP) is designed to prepare a diverse cadre of physician-scholars to confront the multi-dimensional problems and issues that face medicine and society. Students in the program will earn the MD degree from Carle Illinois and a PhD from one of the existing PhD programs at UIUC. Students may pursue graduate study in any discipline offered on campus, including biomedical sciences, engineering, the physical sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Applying to the Medical Scholars Program
The MSP admits applicants through the MD program. Interested applicants must apply to the MD program through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) and meet the requirements for Carle Illinois. Applicants will NOT need to designate themselves as MD/PhD applicants in the AMCAS application. Applicants who receive a secondary application from Carle Illinois will be able to designate interest in the MD/PhD program, but no other materials will be required at that time.
Over the first year of medical school, students will receive advising from the MSP and be able to explore different PhD programs and potential advisors. Near the end of the first year, interested students will complete an MD/PhD application to be reviewed by an MSP Admissions Sub-Committee. We expect to select two MSP students per year in coordination with graduate programs. MSP students can apply for any PhD program at the University of Illinois for admittance. Graduate work will begin after satisfying requirements for Phase 1 of the curriculum and passing Step I in year 2.
All medical students are responsible for their tuition during the first phase of medical school. Students accepted into the MSP will be funded by their respective graduate program during their PhD studies. This includes a stipend and tuition waiver. Upon completion of the PhD and return to the medical school curriculum, MSP students will receive a Carle Illinois tuition scholarship to complete Phase 2 and Phase 3. The MSP scholarship can be added to an existing Carle Illinois scholarship with a cap of covering tuition. Students must remain in good standing in both the graduate program and medical school to receive continued funding. MSP students are expected to pursue external funding support by applying for an F30/F31 grant from the National Institutes of Health, although continuation in the program and funding as described above is not contingent on grant funding success.
James Slauch, PhD
Director of the Medical Scholars Program
Email: msp@medicine.illinois.edu


Finger foods for babies are special made meals that your baby can pick up and eat without the need of spoons. Finger foods give the benefit of being able to train your baby to be more independent as they transition from being spoon fed to self-feeding. Every baby will come to a point in their young life when they want to start doing some things for themselves, and this is exactly the time to start introducing solids to their daily diet.
Small slices of carrot sticks and cucumber slices, small and soft bread sticks, raisins, fine slices of apple, mangoes and bananas, tomatoes cut in half and orange sections are the best introductory food for your baby.
Menu Selection is probably the most important factor when choosing a good finger food caterer. Make sure that you only use a catering company that only uses great quality produce. This is important because the quality of ingredients affects the quality of the catering. For example, a great quality piece of organic, local fresh fillet steak doesn't need all the bells and whistles that certain chef's tend to put with them. If your caterer is using the best ingredients then all it needs is a simple seasoning and a great quality garnish. However, if your caterer is using substandard produce, then they may try to disguise the flavor and texture by putting overpowering ingredients with them.
Make sure that your finger food catering company only use good quality, trained and/or qualified staff. As mentioned above, if a good quality catering company uses good quality ingredients, then it really needs to be cooked properly by good quality staff members. It really doesn't matter how good the raw ingredients are, if the catering company send out an inexperienced staff member to cook it.
It is perfectly acceptable to negotiate with your caterer on price, especially if you have guest numbers that total over 100 guests. However, you should be conscious of price, but not let it be the only deciding factor in choosing your finger food catering. The best caterers invest a lot of time and passion into their food and menus and subsequently they might not take kindly to you telling them that you can get it fifty cents cheaper down the road. If your caterer is prepared to move a little on the price, then you should be prepared to move a little also.
Do they all include the same things? Staff, equipment and tax might all be an extra cost. Do they all use the best ingredients? Are you getting the best value for money? Do they use the best staff?
By following the guidelines in this article, you will find it a lot easier to come to a decision on the best finger food catering.


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COVID-19 HEALT PREVENTION
Official statement COVID-19
In MÍA Hotels & Resorts, we care about the health of our clients, partners and collaborators.
Following the guidelines of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding therequest for a negative COVID-19 test for all those who enter that country by air as of January 26, present year. We inform you of the measures that MÍA Hotels & Resorts has developed:
There will be modules in designated areas of each of our hotels, with the intention of facilitating the application of certifiedCOVID-19 tests by the hand of medical specialists and in alliance with certified emission laboratories.
COVID-19 tests will be applied at the hotel.To do this, during your stay you must go to the Concierge area to schedule your samplings, considering that they are valid for 3 days from the day the sample is taken.
Hours of operation: Monday to Saturday from 11:00 am to 01:00 pm. If necessary, a schedule will be scheduled after 02:00 PM and also on Sundays.
The costs are as follows:
Ag Covid-19 test, $ 680.00 (Six hundred and eighty pesos with 00/100 M.N.).
SARSCov-2 RT-PCR test, $ 1,900.00 (Nineteen hundred pesos with 00 / 100M.N.)
If apositive testis found during the evaluations carried out in our facilities, it will be evaluated and proceeded following the instructions of the authorities, the hotel's operations management and the procedure designated by the health safety committee; Likewise, it will be informed of the alternatives that exist for accommodation in the case of MIA Reef Isla Mujeres and MIA Bacalar Luxury Resort & SPA in accordance with the options presented by the Ministry of Tourism.
In this sense, guests who have prepaid nights and choose any of the hotels established to host positive cases, will be issued acertificate for the number of nights pending to enjoy,the validity of these certificates will be confirmed at the time of being granted.
We keep all our facilities completely sanitized and following the protocols indicated by the World Health Organization and the Mexican Ministry of Health,so that, from the moment of their reservation, all our guests will be informed about the facilities that will be provided to them. so that the tests are carried out within our facilities.
We maintain our commitment to provideall the necessary support for a safe return to your destination, therefore, we will be informing through our communication channels with clients, partners and collaborators, about the measures implemented and news. We are under your command.
By provision of the United States government, all passengers who intend to enter the United States, in addition to the negative test, must present the attached document duly completed and signed.
The airlines will be able to segregate the review of documents to the counter for those who do not upload them.
Can I pay on a monthly plan?
We do not offer monthly plans for the moment.
Can I pay with credit card?
Yes, we accept VISA, MASTERCARD, and AMEX.
How do I get to the hotel? (MIA Reef)
From Cancun International Airport, you must head for the ferry station locates in Puerto Juárez. You'll find 3 different shipping companies: Marinssa, Naveganto, and Ultramar. Once in Isla Mujeres, cab service is offered right next to the ferry station.\r\nWe offer transportation service from the airport to the ferry station at an additional cost. For more information contact: reservacionesmia@hotelesmia.com\r\n
Is it possible to confirm my type of bed?
Type of bed is subject to availability, however, we may submit special cases.
Is it possible to pay extra for a certain type of bed?
Type of bed is subject to availability, however, we may submit special cases.\r\n\r\n
Is transportation included?
Transportation service comes at an additional cost as it is not included in the rates.
What does the "All Inclusive" actually include? (MIA Reef)
All-Inclusive includes: Food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks). Drinks (including alcoholic drinks). Taxes and tips included in rate. Access to: Cevichería. Sarimar Restaurant. Blue Moon. Las Marias Restaurant. Coffee Gallery.
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Spanish PM won't rule out suspending Catalonia's autonomy
By AFP Oct 7, 2017 in Politics
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says he won't rule out suspending Catalonia's regional autonomy if its leaders continue to threaten a declaration of independence.
"I don't rule out anything," Rajoy said in an interview with the daily newspaper El Pais Sunday when asked about applying the constitutional provision that allows the suspension.
"But I must do things at the proper time... I would like the threat of an independence declaration to be withdrawn as quickly as possible," Rajoy said in his first interview with a major newspaper since an outlawed referendum was held on October 1.
"The ideal would be not to have to take drastic measures," he said.
Since holding the referendum, in which Catalonia said an overwhelming number of those who voted chose independence, the wealthy northeast region's leaders have vowed to make a declaration of independence.
In the interview Rajoy assured Catalan leaders that there "is still time" to backtrack and avoid triggering a tough response from the central government in Madrid.
The prime minister reiterated his refusal "to discuss the unity of the country" stressing that in any case "we don't talk under threat".
Commenting on widely-criticised police violence during the referendum, Rajoy said that "some mistakes were made" but that the fundamental error had been committed by his adversaries, who have put "national sovereignty" in danger.
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