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Malawi study reveals longer breastfeeding cuts HIV transmission to babies
April 26, 2012 Nyasa Times Be the first to comment
The Breastfeeding, Antiretroviral, and Nutrition (BAN) study which was conducted in Malawi between 2004 and 2010 has revealed that breastfeeding for a longer period along with antiretroviral therapy (ART) could help reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission and improve chances of infant's survival.
However, stopping breastfeeding before six months doesn't protect these children from HIV infection and significantly increases their likelihood of illness, growth problems and death, found the study published in The Lancet.
The study in which 2,369 HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers and their babies were assigned to one of three 28-week regimens: maternal triple antiretroviral; daily infant nevirapine; or control group.
Initial results showed that giving antiretroviral drugs to mothers or their babies for up to six months significantly reduced the transmission of HIV to the breastfeeding infant.
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However, almost a third of babies became infected after most mothers had reported weaning their babies from breastfeeding (after 28 weeks), suggesting that the chances of transmitting the virus might actually increase as a result of early weaning.
Based in part on these results, WHO now recommends antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV-infected mothers or their babies throughout breastfeeding.
The authors, led by Denise Jamieson from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "Infant or maternal prophylaxis effectively reduces postnatal HIV-1 transmission and this protective effect persists until after breastfeeding is stopped.
"However, transmission does occur after mothers report that they have weaned their infants, so breastfeeding with prophylaxis for longer than 28 weeks might be advantageous.
"Infant morbidity and mortality also increased after 28 weeks, suggesting continued breastfeeding with prophylaxis given for an extended period could improve infant survival."
In a linked comment, Louise Kuhn of Columbia University in New York and Hoosen Coovadia of Johannesburg's University of Witwatersrand said: "BAN re-emphasises that breastfeeding is essential for infant survival and wellbeing. Early weaning is neither effective nor safe as an HIV prevention strategy."
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Latin Americans Pay Price for Corporate Climate Destruction
Dec. 10, 2014 12:29PM EST Climate
Information contained in a new report that details how multi-national corporations are destroying the environment and causing serious climate damage in Latin America brings attention to an important area not being discussed at the UN COP 20 climate negotiations being held in Peru.
The report describes in detail how the destruction caused by three European multi-national corporations is typical of the damage caused by multi-nationals throughout the continent.
Corporations in Latin America continue their activities "at the cost of devastation of indigenous communities and their cultures, as well as the destruction of forests, biodiversity and water resources." Photo credit:
While the climate discussions in Lima are focussing on what nation states need to do to reach a binding climate agreement a year from now, what is missing is a discussion about how corporations are not held accountable for the climate damage they cause in developing countries—damage that those countries are held accountable for.
"Multinational corporations are relentlessly expanding their operations into ever more vulnerable and remote regions of the world," says the report, written by three public interest groups: The Democracy Center of San Francisco, Corporate Europe Observatory of Brussels and Transnational Institute of Amsterdam.
Accused in the report are Repsol, the Spanish fossil fuels giant; the Swiss-based mining and resources conglomerate Glencore-Xstata; and Enel-Endesa, an Italian consortium:
"In the case of Repsol, the Spanish fossil fuels giant, we see how the relentless pursuit of new gas and oil reserves in Peru takes direct aim at the region's indigenous territories and forests, leaving social destruction in its wake," says the report.
"Another Peruvian case is that of Glencore-Xstata . . . Political manipulation has allowed the Swiss-based mining and resources conglomerate to expand its copper mining operations in the region. Scarce water resources, already stretched by climate change, are being contaminated with impunity."
"In Colombia, the Italian-based consortium Enel-Endesa is attempting to portray a massive hydroelectric dam as a 'clean energy' project via its Latin American subsidiary Emgesa. But rather than benefitting local people, the electricity is destined for dirty industry at discount prices."
The results in Latin America of such poor corporate behavior are environmental damage, overuse of water resources, increasingly high levels of carbon emissions and often hardship for indigenous communities.
What is not being considered in the COP 20 talks is that most developing world governments are not capable of forcing corporations to be more respectful of the environment and climate. Moreover, back in Europe, corporations are not held accountable for what they do in developing countries.
The Latin Americans lose in three ways: their climate and environment are severely damaged, they have to pay for their carbon surpluses, and practically all the profits from intrusive mega-projects go back to rich developed countries.
This irresponsible corporate behavior is further reason for northern countries to agree to commit billions of dollars to the Special Climate Change Fund, which is intended to compensate Southern countries for damaged done by the North.
With profits down at many Northern corporations since the 2011 recession, they are "invading" every country in Latin America.
In particular Spanish corporations have become so well known for their numerous and ambitious development projects in Latin America that they are often called the "Corporate Conquistadors," a reference to the way the Spanish conquered much of Latin America centuries ago in search of gold, silver and cheap labor.
Repsol–one of the largest of the many Spanish companies–is criticized for extracting natural gas from the middle of Peru's delicate rainforest, using dozens of drilling platforms, hundreds of kilometers of pipelines, and the construction of a recovery plant, and roads, etc.
The report says that Repsol will be expanding further "at the cost of devastation of indigenous communities and their cultures, as well as the destruction of forests, biodiversity and water resources ..."
In another part of Peru, the southern Andes, the mining activities of Glencore Xstrata is putting "extreme pressure" on the water supply, says the report. The lives of indigenous communities are closely tied to one hundred lakes and four river basins.
The lives of the indigenous peoples in Latin America are on the line, while corporate contamination goes unchecked. Photo credit: Common Dreams
In 2009, dangerous levels of contamination led to miscarriages, deformations and death in livestock in the area. Independent studies showed the company had polluted the water supply with heavy metals such as arsenic. Harsh and sometimes violent confrontations have taken place, but still local citizens are at risk.
The report explains that powerful, wealthy multi-national corporations manage to overcome resistance to their damaging environmental practices by infiltrating a country's political process, making promises that are never met, or by simply ignoring local opposition.
At COP 20 in Lima on December 4, indigenous people from different parts of the world made a strong appeal for UN leaders and national governments about the damage suffered by their communities.
"Due to global warming, our people are suffering a constant variation of the climate," said Klaus Quicque Bolivar, who lives in the Peruvian Amazon. "There is an excess of heat. The rivers are warming up; there are less agricultural production and natural reproduction of fishes. Some animal species are disappearing and the cycle of wild fruits are varying."
But many indigenous participants at COP 20 have expressed concerns about whether their views will be included in the final document.
While the indigenous community had its say during a brief session, delegates from the multi-national corporate sector are getting much more attention and have been busy lobbying national government delegates at the conference to adopt industry-friendly solutions to fight climate change.
If the outcome of this UN climate conference is anything like others held in recent years, the recommendations of the indigenous community will receive only token acknowledgement in the final communique—an outcome that is sure to remind them of what it's like to fight powerful corporations back in their own countries.
The COP 20 will conclude December 12. Participating countries hope to be able to produce a final document of agreements that will be the basis for a final accord to be signed in Paris a year from now.
Nick Fillmore is a Toronto freelance journalist and blogger who worked as an investigative journalist, documentary maker and producer for the CBC for nearly 30 years. He likes to hear from folks: fillmore0274@rogers.com
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Dungeness Crabs' Shells Are Dissolving From the Severity of Pacific Ocean Acidification
A solitary Dungeness crab sits in the foreground, at low tide on an overcast day. The crabs' shells are dissolving because of ocean acidification on the West Coast. Claudia_Kuenkel / iStock / Getty Images
As the Pacific Ocean becomes more acidic, Dungeness crabs, which live in coastal areas, are seeing their shells eaten away, according to a new study commissioned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Ocean acidification happens when the pH of ocean water drops. The primary cause is an increase in absorption of atmospheric CO2 over a long period. When CO2 is absorbed by seawater, a chain of chemical reactions is set in motion. That causes the sea water to increase its acidity as an increase in hydrogen ions tamps down carbonate ions, which would balance out the water's pH level, as NOAA explained in a statement.

Crustaceans and corals need carbonate ions to help them build strong shells. In their absence, it becomes difficult for crabs, oysters and clams to build shells. It also stops corals from building strong skeletons and it weakens plankton, as CNN reported.

"Decreases in carbonate ions can make building and maintaining shells and other calcium carbonate structures difficult for calcifying organisms," explains NOAA.

Previous research had shown that ocean acidification was causing harm to West Coast pteropods, small free-swimming snails that are food for Dungeness crab, according to The Seattle Times. Direct damage to Dungeness crabs was not expected for many years to come, so the findings have alarmed NOAA scientists.

"We found dissolution impacts to the crab larvae that were not expected to occur until much later in this century," Richard Feely, study co-author and NOAA senior scientist, said as CNN reported.

The research boat that took samples in 2016 did not just find damage to the crab's shell, but also to tiny hair-like structures crabs use to navigate their environments, which is something scientists had never seen before. Crabs without these tiny mechanoreceptors could move slowly and have trouble swimming and finding food, according to CNN.

As for shell damage, the shells showed signs of scarring and abnormal ridging, which may impair a crab's ability to swim, stay buoyant and escape from predators. The damaged crabs were also smaller, which suggests developmental delays, as the Sustainability Times reported.

"We were really surprised to see this level of dissolution happening," Bednarsek said, as The Seattle Times reported.

The authors say their findings mean more research is needed to make new predictions about the future of the Dungeness crab as the Pacific coastal waters continue to absorb more carbon dioxide, according to The Seattle Times.

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A Distinctive Story By Abby Kleckler
Congratulations to Distinctive Gardens for being crowned Lawn & Garden Retailer's 2016 Merchandiser of the Year.
When trying to decide what big changes to make at Distinctive Gardens, Lisa LeFevre and her team looked no farther than other retailers who were doing some things well.
"We had four big tiers of ideas: Story in New York City, Apple, plants and community," LeFevre says.
Story completely overhauls its space every four to six weeks.
"Story was a big influence," LeFevre says. "You're immediately inundated with what they're trying to communicate. All of their visuals are like 'Bam!' and they communicate that whole brand so well digitally."
As for Apple, the simplified merchandising and giving each product its own special attention made sense in the garden center.
Add in plants and the unique community around Distinctive Gardens, and you have the store's Shop Story execution.
Continuously asking yourself and your team where you want to take the business in the future can do a world of good. This exact question is what led owners Bud and Lisa LeFevre to make some major changes to Distinctive Gardens in Dixon, Illinois, after 17 seasons of business.
Their answer to this question had many parts: Take it down to the basics. Give people what they want. Attract younger gardeners. Make gardening fun. Be relevant.
Executing these ideas led to the garden center's Shop Story concept, which creates a completely new theme for each season throughout the garden center.
Lawn & Garden Retailer sat down with Lisa LeFevre to get an inside look at how the 2016 Merchandiser of the Year is creating experiences and building connections.
L&GR: Crafting a Shop Story that completely transforms every few months is very different from what you were doing in the past. Why did you decide you wanted to make such a drastic change, and how did you come up with the Shop Story concept?
Lisa LeFevre: We've been noticing over the last several years our customer base is evolving and we're also seeing signs in terms of how our sales are fluctuating. Gift sales were slumping.
We did kind of traditional gift items, and there was less emphasis being placed on our bread and butter products, plants, in that space. The amount of time that it was taking to maintain it and merchandise it was really a liability in the long run.
Over the years we had heard, "I have to go through your shop two or three times because I don't see everything."
While it might have made a "Wow" impression, we started to question how functional it was, and if it was really working in an optimal way.
The whole gang got together to brainstorm [in January], and we were looking at the numbers and cooking up some ideas.
I had some overall goals. Simplifying was a major goal because it seems like for a lot of people, in terms of shopping, the overstimulation type of experience is not working as well as it could.
Plus, we're missing the boat when we're not even focusing on the plants themselves. That's where we are making the money in the business.
Some bigger garden centers I'm sure can handle that type of the business, but for us, we're small, and it really doesn't make sense to be putting so much energy into categories that just don't have the margins for us. And in the long run, it can turn into a liability because you can't turn that merchandise over well enough to sustain and keep everything looking really fresh.
We wanted to move away from that and we wanted to place emphasis on plants, and we wanted to strip down the experience of the shop and really shine a light on the community aspects of the business.
That's where this whole idea of Shop Story kind of started.
L&GR: What did people experience when they walked into the store during your first Shop Story, "Transform," from April to July?
LeFevre: In terms of the aesthetic and the redesign, it was pared down to a very simple visual experience, and then we wanted to emphasize plants, community and fold in an educational component.
It seemed like "Transform" was an obvious choice for the first story because we really wanted to place emphasis that we're retooling, there's a brand new experience and we've changed the place.
"Transform" also fit really well into the horticultural component, which was the emphasis we were placing on monarchs and monarch plants. We had that whole monarch wall which told the story about the transformation process of the monarch. That was pretty cool to see people interacting with that. All sorts of conversations were coming from interacting with the different displays that we had in the shop.
The pollinator sales were super strong two years running now because this whole monarch thing started last year for us and we extended it this year. That was kind of a no-brainer for us.
Products were getting presented as if they were special. The air plant wall was one that I had done a little analysis on, and I can't believe last January you probably couldn't even see our tillandsia display because it was just piled in with all sorts of other stuff.
Those plants, in and of themselves, are a challenge to display, but they're so unusual and unique they almost require that you treat them like they're little works of art. We wanted to create something that highlighted them, made them feel special and also was very functional, fun and simple, so that particular display commands a lot of square footage in our small shop, but it has been very productive.
I just love how there's this really simplified and very personal approach. Our point of sale helps support that and makes it possible for us to do that because we can be right there with the people, at the displays.
We have iPads and phones for point of sale. We're completely mobile. We don't have to have a cash register line, and we're really trying to eliminate the dreaded checkout experience. We can scan barcodes that are right there where we're standing.
I can't emphasize strong enough how valuable this mobile point of sale is. And it's readily available to any little IGC that wants to explore that. There's really no need for old-school cash registers anymore.
The customers are really appreciating it, and it's funny because you'll hear people bring their friends in and say, "You don't have to worry about bringing it up, they'll come ring you up right here."
One of the things I personally experience when I go into different places is I want to have a place to think or a place to do my thing in terms of my shopping behavior. I want to set my plants down, design. If I don't have space to be able to accomplish that, it makes it difficult to shop.
Out in the greenhouses, we've made sure we have plenty of space and benches that are open. A couple years ago we named them "Creation Stations," and people adapted right away and were using them and laying out their stuff.
We emphasized that even more this year when we redesigned the space. We're not operating on that idea that every square foot has to be packed with products because part of that whole experience for the customer is to be able to think.
It's valuable, although it may sound counterintuitive, in order to allocate space for thinking.
L&GR: How does the Shop Story extend beyond the in-store shopping experience for customers?
LeFevre: We're seeing customers starting to reach out to us through multiple channels, so when we're building these things we're trying to think in terms of products, community experience and education, and then we anchor them with one big event per story and then a lot of project parties to emphasize that social component.
That's a thing that's just blown up for us. The whole idea of classes, or what we call project parties, and that social component is incredibly important right now. People are really coming to places like ours to experience a sense of community or that social aspect or to learn something.
There's something beyond shopping that I think is a growing important component of running a small business. You really have to be integrated into the community.
The story we're running right now is "Community," and for us that too was a no-brainer because we knew this was going to be our story anchored on [the music festival that takes place on the grounds] Gardenstock. We have also been consigning artists for a long time to carry their work, and this works very well with them.
The thing I think is so exciting is that you don't have to be a big, huge corporation to have access to this stuff.
That's probably one of the most revolutionary and powerful aspects of all of this change is that the little guy can have this state-of-the-art, mobile point of sale. The little guy can know specifically who's coming to visit their website. The little guy can build a website online.
You don't have to command all these massive resources and extensive knowledge in order to get what I think are going to become even more critical components of running a small business.
A Big Break
In April 2011, Distinctive Garden was one of five small businesses to receive a Big Break: a trip to Facebook headquarters for a two-day, one-on-one business makeover and $20,000 to help grow their business with social media, sponsored by American Express and the social media site.
People had to vote for the businesses that came out on top. Owner Lisa LeFevre says she was so surprised that a garden center in the small town of Dixon, Illinois, with a population of approximately 16,000, could win.
"The people were just coming out in droves and writing about our business and a big huge light bulb went on in our heads: 'Oh my goodness, we're more than just a business selling a widget in our town. And people are valuing us as people and as an experience,'" she says.
"The whole Shop Story execution is moving us in the direction wrapping that idea up in a good package and positioning ourselves in a way where we can more readily dig into the idea of our business as being a part of a community. It seems to me that that old Main Street kind of feel is what people are looking for."
Major Kudos
This year's panel of judges had a tough choice, with a record- setting number of entries and creativity abounding. Here are words from some of our judges on why Distinctive Gardens caught their attention.
The creative positioning of a centralized theme bodes well with any retailer. Appearance is very clean and organized with good spacing and sufficient lighting inside the main store. Effectiveness of display reaches consumers to learn about nature and show the evolving story about the monarchs. The air plant display has multi levels and is positioned low enough for interest by children. Greenhouse display has a nice vertical mobile that would promote interest and attract attention due to motion by air movement. – John Johnston, Griffin
The use of the blackboard paint combined with the rustic décor creates a great natural feel. This is not an expensive approach … just an expense of creativity. Their description of how the entire staff met and were involved in this process makes such a difference in teamwork. This sharing of The Story provides more than selling a product. It can show the vision and character of the business itself, its staff and owners and provides a special advantage to be different. Great work Distinctive Gardens … maybe you should consider becoming Story Gardens! – Danny Summers, The Garden Center Group
I was impressed by the "relevance" of their displays and how they compared with what other mass retailers are doing. I appreciated that signage was informative and that all displays across the retail space were connected by a single Shop Story theme, thus creating a cohesive experience for a customer to fall into and understand. This is a retailer who "gets" it. – Lauren Snyder, AmericanHort
I think they knocked it out of the park with their design and concepts for this space. I love the opportunity they have created with their Shop Story concept utilizing innovative storyboards throughout the store that regularly change. The concepts not only connect and resonate with the consumer, but they allow them to insert themselves into the space. The Monarch Magnet display is fantastic. Not only is the display beautiful, it very quickly and simply educates the consumer and allows them to purchase their own Asclepias plants to support the monarch cause. – Jessica DeGraaf, Proven Winners
In addition to the in-store merchandising, the theme is carried through in their advertising, website and social media to build overall synergy and to leverage the combined power of a single message. This merchandising strategy hits on a number of consumer trends … "local," "community," "entertainment" and "interactive," all appealing to not only their existing core customers, but to the new Millennial consumer they want to attract. – Stan Pohmer, Pohmer Consulting Group
As Merchandiser of the Year, Distinctive Gardens receives the brand new Dramm 60114 RainSelect/One Touch Hand Watering Display (MSRP $2,365) and a $500 Wholesale Gift Credit and a 15 percent discount for Braun Horticulture's 2016 Catalog offering (one time).
PDF: A Distinctive Story
Abby Kleckler
Abby is the managing editor of Lawn & Garden Retailer. Contact her at [email protected]


This is a must for anyone serious about virtualization. Best part all the major vendors are there. Whenever I can I attend. Once again do not miss the VTUG Summer Slam 2017.
The VTUG Summer Slam 2017 will be held on Thursday, July 20th at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center in Westbrook Maine. To be followed by the now infamous Happy Hour and Lobster Bake at Gritty McDuff's in Freeport Maine. Bring your thirst for knowledge during the day and your appetite for lobsters and beer at night!


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NASCAR Cup / Pocono Breaking news
Larson crew chief suspended for Pocono lug nut violation
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The No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing team becomes the fourth team to violate the strict new lug nut policy set forth by NASCAR.
After finishing 11th at Pocono, NASCAR found a lug nut violation, stating in this week's penalty report: "Lug nut(s) not properly installed."
The P3 level penalty means that crew chief Chad Johnston has consequently been suspended and will miss this weekend's Cup race at Michigan International Speedway and fined $20,000. He has also been placed on probation for the remainder of the calendar year.
Despite there being a flurry of activity all around Brad Keselowski's car after the Pocono race on Monday, there will be no further penalties assessed to the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
During the race, he was brought back down pit road for body manipulation. NASCAR determined that a crew member purposely dented in the side of the race car during a pit stop.
He went on to finish third.
Watch Keslowski's pitstop...
Written warnings were also issued to the following teams: No. 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing (Failed LIS twice, pre-race), No. 83 BK Racing (Failed LIS twice, pre-race), No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing (Failed template inspection twice, pre-race), No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports (Failed LIS twice, pre-qualifying), No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing (Failed template inspection twice, pre-qualifying), and the No. 95 Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing entry (Failed template inspection twice, pre-qualifying).
With it being Smith's fourth warning, they will lost their pit stall selection this weekend.
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It's not just Formula 1 that's set for upheaval in 2022, as the NASCAR Cup series adopts its Next Gen cars that will cast any in-built advantages aside and require teams to adopt a totally new way of operating. Far more than just a change of machinery, the new cars amount to a shift in NASCAR's core philosophy
Why Bubba Wallace's Talladega win is such a big moment for NASCAR
Bubba Wallace claimed his maiden NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega on Monday to become the first Black victor in the category since Wendell Scott in 1963. Both Wallace and Scott had faced obstacles and racism in their paths to their breakthrough wins, and NASCAR is trying to put it right with its range of diversity programmes
Why NASCAR's most resilient driver has landed on his feet at 23XI
In a career that has had many ups and downs, Kurt Busch has been written off many times before. But facing career uncertainty after the sale of Chip Ganassi's NASCAR team, the 2004 Cup champion has found a new berth at Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan's 23XI organization - which underlines his enduring value
From the archive: Dale Earnhardt's final Autosport interview
By Jonathan Ingram
The death of Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500 shocked NASCAR to the core. At the Daytona 24 Hours, two weeks before his fatal accident, 'The Intimidator' shared his expectations of challenging for an eighth Cup title with JONATHAN INGRAM, in an article first published in the 15 February 2001 issue of Autosport magazine. Little did we know then what tragedy would unfold…
The lasting NASCAR legacy after Dale Earnhardt's death
On February 18, 2001, seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt – the fearless 'Intimidator' – was in his element at Daytona International Speedway. While his own DEI team's cars ran 1-2 towards the finish line, his famed #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo was playing rear gunner to block any late runs from the chasing pack. As the cars tore through Turns 3 and 4 on that fateful final lap, Earnhardt maintained the strongarm tactics that encapsulated his persona… but his actions in those moments sadly proved to be his last.
Inspired by Pitbull, the "revolution" sweeping through NASCAR
By Jake Nichol
The NASCAR Cup Series is changing. Whether it be the gradual morphing out the seasoned drivers of yesterday as the next generation step up, a radical calendar shake-up featuring more road courses than ever before and the prospect of an all-new car on the horizon, stock car racing's highest level is nearing the end of a huge facelift.
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This weekend's Daytona 500 kickstarts a NASCAR Cup season that promises plenty of intrigue courtesy of new owners and a refreshed calendar. Here's what you need to know ahead of the new season…


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The Invasion of the Homoians: Trinity and Gender, Again!
By Michael Bird | July 22, 2017
This workshop examines how patriarchal views of gender relationships are sometimes anchored in homoian or semi-Arian views of the Trinity.
Mimi Haddad on Gender Equality | Conversing with Mark Labberton
By Mimi Haddad | April 04, 2017
In this episode of "Conversing," Mimi Haddad, president of CBE, discusses gender equality and women in leadership. She reflects with Dr. Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, on the complex relationship between theology and real-life injustice, the social and economic benefits of women in leadership, and the pressing task of "dismantling theological patriarchy" in the church.
Who is the Trinity?
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Who is the Trinity? Totem Pole or Circle?
The Eternal Subordination of the Son and the Permanent Subordination of Women
By Kevin Giles | August 31, 2007
Ignorance of the doctrine of the Trinity is endemic in the church. Karl Barth initiated a change, at least for theologians. Now theologians agree that the doctrine of the Trinity is the foundational Christian doctrine. We Christians on the basis of Scripture believe that God is one yet three co-equal "persons" (not individuals). Moreover, the divine three work as one (being and function are two sides of one coin). Thus, according to historic orthodoxy and modern theology, the Trinity is inherently "anti-subordinationist."
Beyond Equality to Interdependence: Women and Men in Community
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Conservation Specialist
Bruce is based in Portland and has been with Pacific Birds since 1992. He also coordinates Oregon conservation efforts for the Intermountain West Joint Venture and previously managed Defenders of Wildlife's Oregon biodiversity program from 1993 to 2014. Over the years, Bruce has helped Joint Venture partners protect and restore thousands of acres of Oregon's most important bird habitats and has helped shape public policy and funding for conservation on both public and private lands.
A former newspaper reporter and congressional staffer, Bruce has a deep affinity for the native landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. He has never become very good at bird identification, however, and relies on the biologists he works with to tell him species names.
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Fernando Augusto Branco CvTE • OC • ComC • GCC (Lisboa, Conceição Nova, 24 de Junho de 1880/1890 - Lisboa, São Sebastião da Pedreira, 11 de Dezembro de 1940) foi um militar, escritor, político e diplomata português.

Família
Filho de Marcelino Augusto Branco (Lisboa, Alfama, 30 de Junho de 1847 - ?) e de sua mulher (Lisboa, Sacramento, 8 de Fevereiro de 1877) Clovie Margarida Lemaine (Lisboa, Sacramento, 25 de Agosto de 1854 - ), neto paterno de João Lourenço de Almeida e de sua mulher (Lisboa, Alfama, 7 de Janeiro de 1841) Maria da Conceição Serrano e neto materno de Émile Louis Mathurin (Emílio Luís Maturin) Lemaine (Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Morlaix, Finistère, Bretanha, c. 1820 - ?) - Francês Bretão filho de François Guillaume (Francisco Guilherme) Lemaine (sic) e sua mulher (Agota Periana) (sic) -, e de sua mulher (Lisboa, São João da Praça, 16 de Agosto de 1845) Felismina Barbosa de Oliveira (Lisboa, Mártires, bap. 24 de Abril de 1827 - ?), a qual era filha de Venceslau Arsénio de Oliveira e de sua mulher (Lisboa, Campo Grande, 29 de Novembro de 1804) Leocádia Maria da Conceição, neta paterna de Joaquim de Oliveira e de sua mulher Gertrudes Tomásia e neta materna de Manuel Coelho e de sua mulher Vicência Rosa. Tinha uma irmã, Elisa Branco (Lisboa, Conceição Nova, 1 de Fevereiro de 1879 - ?), solteira e sem geração.

Biografia
Oficial da Marinha, serviu primeiramente no Exército. Tinha o Curso Naval de Guerra e era especializado em torpedos e em navegação submarina.

Durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial serviu nos submarinos que faziam cruzeiro de vigilância ao largo da Barra do Rio Tejo.

Sendo promovido a Capitão-Tenente, em 1939 tinha o posto de Capitão-de-Fragata e atingiu o posto de Capitão-de-Mar-e-Guerra, foi Adido Naval em Londres e, na vigência da situação política saída do Movimento Militar de 28 de Maio de 1926, durante a Ditadura Nacional, exerceu durante largo tempo, no 7.º Governo da Ditadura, de Domingos Oliveira, as funções de 133.º Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros, de 21 de Janeiro a 9 de Setembro de 1930, de 4 de Outubro de 1930 a 19 de Maio de 1931, de 15 de Junho de 1931 a 22 de Janeiro de 1932 e de 22 de Março a 11 de Junho de 1932, no exercício das quais se deslocou algumas vezes a Genebra, onde, nas Assembleias da Sociedade das Nações, usou da palavra em nome de Portugal, e sobraçou, também por vezes, a pasta de Ministro da Marinha Interino de 11 a 16 de Outubro de 1930 e de 22 de Abril a 12 de Maio de 1931.

Obras publicadas
Publicou:
 Novelas marítimas
 Novelas submarinas

Condecorações
  Cavaleiro da Antiga e Muito Nobre Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, do Valor, Lealdade e Mérito de Portugal (18 de Fevereiro de 1920)
  Oficial da Ordem Militar de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo de Portugal (24 de Novembro de 1921)
  Comendador da Ordem Militar de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo de Portugal (23 de Novembro de 1926)
  Oficial Honorário da Excelentíssima Ordem do Império Britânico da Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte (7 de Janeiro de 1929)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem Militar de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo de Portugal (22 de Setembro de 1930)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem da Polónia Restituta da Polónia (16 de Março de 1931)
  Excelentíssimo Senhor Grã-Cruz da Real Ordem de Isabel a Católica de Espanha (4 de Maio de 1931)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem da Lituânia da Lituânia (20 de Novembro de 1931)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem do Sol Nascente do Japão (10 de Maio de 1932)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem da Coroa de Carvalho do Luxemburgo (2 de Dezembro de 1932)
  Cavaleiro de Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Pio IX do Vaticano ou da Santa Sé (2 de Fevereiro de 1933)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem da Estrela da Roménia (29 de Março de 1933)
  Cavaleiro de Grã-Cruz da Ordem da Coroa de Itália de Itália (29 de Março de 1933)
  Grã-Cruz da Real Ordem Norueguesa de Santo Olavo da Noruega (29 de Março de 1933)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem Nacional do Mérito Carlos Manuel de Céspedes de Cuba (29 de Março de 1933)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Leopoldo II da Bélgica (29 de Março de 1933)
  Cavaleiro-Comendador Honorário da Excelentíssima Ordem do Império Britânico da Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte (29 de Março de 1933)
  Grande-Oficial da Ordem Nacional da Legião de Honra de França (29 de Março de 1933)

Casamento e descendência
Casou em Lisboa a 9 de Março de 1908 com Sara Bensliman Bensaúde (c. 1880 - 1976), Judia Sefardita que se converteu ao Catolicismo, da qual teve duas filhas: Fernanda Bensaúde Branco (1908 - Lisboa, 15 de Fevereiro de 2000), casada com Arnaldo Sampaio (Guimarães, 1908 - 1984), e Regina Bensaúde Branco, casada com António Duarte Silva Santos, com geração.

Portugueses de ascendência francesa
Naturais de Lisboa
Oficiais superiores de Portugal
Veteranos da Primeira Guerra Mundial de Portugal
Diplomatas de Portugal
Escritores de Portugal
Cavaleiros da Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, do Valor, Lealdade e Mérito
Oficiais da Ordem Militar de Cristo
Comendadores da Ordem Militar de Cristo
Ministros dos Negócios Estrangeiros de Portugal
Ministros da Marinha de Portugal
Grã-Cruzes da Ordem Militar de Cristo
Grandes-Oficiais da Ordem Nacional da Legião de Honra


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On This Date in Sports April 21, 1980: Rosie Ruiz
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Rosie Ruiz, in just her second marathon, stuns the world, winning the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:31:56, setting a new female record. It is a 25-minute improvement over her time in the New York Marathon. However, nobody remembers seeing Ruiz on the course. Over the next few days, Ruiz's story falls apart as it is determined she did not run the full race and became one of the most notorious cheaters in sports history.
Rosie Ruiz was born in Havana, Cuba, on June 21, 1953. She came to the United States with her family in 1962, following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. Settling in Florida, she attended college in Nebraska and worked in New York City in the 1970s. In 1979 she entered the New York Marathon, claiming to be dying from brain cancer. She was credited with a time of 2:56:29, earning an invite to run the Boston Marathon five months later.
Still, an unknown, Rosie Ruiz was at the start of the Boston Marathon, two and half hours later she was the first woman to cross the finish line in a time of 2:31:56, setting a record for women in the Boston Marathon. It was also the third-fastest time ever run by a female in any marathon. The unknown runner was the story of the race, as Bill Rogers, who won his third straight Boston Marathon, was overshadowed.
In winning the 26.2-mile race, Rosie Ruiz was in remarkable condition at the end of the race as she barely broke a sweat and showed no signs of fatigue. Along the route, few remember seeing Ruiz on the course, especially Jacqueline Gareau and Patti Lyons, who were the leaders at the 17th and 18th-mile mark. Neither of them remembers seeing Rosie Ruiz pass them on the way to the finish line. Along the course, nobody saw pictures or videos of Ruiz running the race.
Two Harvard students do remember seeing Rosie Ruiz near the finish saw her come out of the crowd and join the race. In the days after the race, more questions began to be raised about Ruiz running the race. Bill Rogers interviewed along with Ruiz, was stunned that she was unable to answer basic questions all marathon runners knew, nor did she remember key landmarks on the 26.2-mile course. Slowly her story began to fall apart as some remember seeing Rosie Ruiz on a subway during the race.
As suspicion rose, Rosie Ruiz was investigated by both Boston and New York officials; both determined that she never ran the race. Eventually, Canadian Jacqueline Gareau, who finished the race in a time of 2:34:28, was declared the winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon as Rosie Ruiz went down as one of the most notorious cheaters in the history of sports.
Rosie Ruiz claimed innocence and protested the cheating allegations, but never again was allowed in the race. Ruiz later spent time in jail for embezzlement, but never publicly acknowledged cheating. Rosie Ruiz died in 2019 after a bout with cancer. A friend came forward, stating that Ruiz did confess cheating, stating she did not intend to win the race and thought other women finished the race already when he rejoined the race.
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Success a sweet song for Arrowtown business
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Craig, Jo and Adin Scott love living and working in Arrowtown.
If the name Craig Scott sounds familiar, there's good reason. A Kiwi pop idol, Craig sang his way through the late 1960s and early 1970s, making appearances on Happen Inn and singing a string of hits including Smiley, Star Crossed Lovers and When Jojo Runs.
Craig says being a former pop star has helped in his real estate business. "It's a natural introduction for people and immediately establishes familiarity – in the real estate business that's worked very well for us."
Craig and Jo live in Arrowtown and work together selling homes under the Ray White Real Estate banner. Originally from Dunedin, the Scotts have been living in Arrowtown for the past nine years, returning to the south after years of residing and working in Auckland.
"We moved to Auckland in 1970 and lived there until 2000. In 1978, we started a promotions company managing music acts and representing international touring shows. From there I established New Zealand's first movie video manufacturing company representing several private film companies and in 1985, joined Warner Bros video as its managing director," says Craig.
The Scotts moved back to Dunedin in 2000. For the following five years, Craig and Jo renovated homes through their Scott and Scott Design company. The couple would buy, renovate and sell two or three homes each year, with Jo doing all of the interior design work. Real estate was a natural next step.
"Both of us have always loved real estate and about eight years ago we decided it would be good to do our real estate exams. We then joined Ray White in Arrowtown and have been here ever since."
Craig says it was an easy decision to move from Dunedin to Arrowtown. "We spent a lot of time travelling to Central Otago and so knew it well. We loved Arrowtown and Wakatipu with their great seasons, lovely people and cosmopolitan feel. The landscape is stunning and has significant historical value. It's a beautiful place to live – we consider ourselves very lucky.
"Arrowtown is very expensive, with prices similar to Auckland. The average sale price is over $1 million so it's harder for young people to get into the market. There are no major subdivisions nor plans to extend the Arrowtown boundries so there is limited housing stock."
Recently son Adin joined his parents in the business after spending seven years in real estate marketing before getting his real estate agent qualification.
"We have built up a good business and it was time to bring someone else on board. "Our family has always worked well together, so with Adin joining the team it also became a succession plan," explains Craig.
In 2001, Craig and Jo were referred to Markhams Otago (formerly Clarke Craw), where they met director Denise Gow. "We had a chat and it went from there. It's a great relationship – she's one of the most obliging people and we are very happy to be working with her."
While "not a huge business", the Scotts require monthly GST returns to be done along with wage and salary work.
"Denise has a very good understanding of our business; where it's been, where it is now and where it's going. We don't have to worry about an awful lot – Denise looks after our whole family and gives good advice."
Craig adds that the Markhams Otago team is great. "You can always ring them, they'll always get back to you and will always do what they say they'll do. It's a very good service."
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In our freebie from last Friday, our protagonist tries to delay his opponent by impaling himself on his claws, hoping to slow the enemy enough to allow his friends to show up.
Now, there are entangle and grab rules in the D6 System, but nothing like this. So how did he do it?
There are a few options, but one that more advanced D6 System groups could try is the bargaining option, where the player and gamemaster try to figure out what works best for the scene, coming up with rule mechanics that feel okay for that situation.
For example, in the story the protagonist's player might have said, "Is there any way that I could impale myself on its claws to keep it from getting away?"
The gamemaster replies, "You know that'd hurt, right?"
The player nods. "I know; how about every point of damage it inflicts on me reduces its movement by 1, and increases the difficulty of breaking free by 1?"
The gamemaster hmms. "Well, you'd be stuck together; you wouldn't be able to attack him until you broke free, and he'd keep attacking you."
"That's fine. My friends'll hear this soon; they'll save me. Let's go for it!"
"Okay; go ahead and make a fighting roll to 'hit' his claws with your body."
This method can be used in other situations not covered by the rules. For example, if a player is pretending to "help" someone else but actually wants to sabotage the effort, the gamemaster and player might use the "Related Skills" rules only subtract the supplemental bonus instead of adding it.
Bargaining what happens isn't for every group, but it can lead to a freeform excitement that lets everyone think "outside the box" and look at their characters as more than a collection of numbers rigidly bound by the rules.
In other news, D6 Fantasy Locations is in stock and shipping. Here's the blurb. Buy it; you'll love it!
Getting there is not more than half the fun. This book serves two functions for would-be fantasy architects. First, it's a how-to guide for those who want to make their own fantastic locations, with information for crafting cities, castles, and dungeons, plus advice for making them more realistic or more magical. Second, it's also a collection of ready-to-use locations, from castle dungeon to ruined temple, from treetop village to fantastic metropolis, from a keep in the clouds to an inner-mountain city. All locations come with the elements necessary to bring them alive, such as descriptions, maps, sample characters, adventure seeds, or the like.
This book is designed to be useful to a variety of fantasy gamers and campaigns. Whether you're a gamemaster for a gritty historical game looking for a last-minute locale or a player whose character has dreams of building his own magical castle, D6 Fantasy Locations has something to offer you.
It's been a while; we had some networking issues that kept us from being online as much as we wanted, and then some Deadline Demons hounded our every move, and then . . . well, the dog ate our homework.
Anyway, we're back, and we'll try not to be such strangers.
Anyway, "The Church of the Thoughtful Hunt" is online at http://www.westendgames.com/d6/d6fthhunt.pdf.
Feel free to peruse the rest of the Free D6 System stuff online at http://www.westendgames.com/html/freed6.html. Of particular note is the "Adventurous Chronicler," a bard based on the narrator of the freebie and much of D6 Fantasy Locations.
There will be another mini-freebie tied to this one made available to readers of our exclusive secret more-or-less monthly newsletter, which you can get access to by sending a request to do so with a valid e-mail to steven.marsh@westendgames.com.
And, of course, for those of you looking to ensure we can afford our raman noodles for another month, we hope you'll consider picking up a copy of D6 Fantasy Locations (WEG51020; 112-page softcover; $15.95) either from your Friendly Local Game Shop or any other means you use to buy our games. It should be arriving in our warehouse Monday or Tuesday, so I expect it to start hitting the streets a week or so thereafter.
We'll be back Monday with more goodness that'll tie directly into today's freebie PDF, so you may want to read that one first.
D6 System (General) -- Tag! You're It!
This one has been listed elsewhere in various forms, and is mentioned at con games, but it's a favorite of us so we're plugging it again.
The D6 System is one of the only games that a new player can be taught everything she needs to start playing in five minutes or less -- including character creation.
The way to get fast character creation is to offer the player a selection of templates (check out our free section online for a bunch you can print out), and then offer slightly abbreviated creation method.
Method 1: The player picks one skill she's really good at (called the "tag" skill) and adds +2D to that skill. She then adds +1D to five other skills that she's pretty good at.
Method 2: The player picks one skill she's really, really good at and adds +3D to that skill. She then adds +1D to four other skills that she's pretty good at.
Both methods are remarkably fast, since they reduce the number of choices to a bare minimum. Of course, such characters are possibly not as well-balanced or "optimized" as other character creation methods, but it's fast, easy to understand, and takes about a minute to teach.
If either method is used, it's suggested that "default" skill penalties not be applied (except for the most egregious "I don't know how to do this, but what the heck" examples), since the character won't be as well-rounded as one who's spread those points a bit thinner.
This is possibly our last suggestion for leaving players with some free will for their characters, while making sure the possibility still exists for players to succumb to the gamemaster's social characters. If you haven't collected the first two, run out to the store now to pick them up! . . . No, wait; they're free online, just like this one. Here, try scrolling up. Use the little wheel on your mouse; yeah, that's it. No, that's the right mouse button; the other thing. Right!
<Ahem> You're back? Great. Let's go.
One of the strengths of the D6 System that's rare among other games is the ability to modify a roll after the fact, using Character Points; it makes the game more heroic, and leaves the players with lots of options. One way to work that in, then, is for the gamemaster to let players know ahead of time: "If you fail this roll, you won't be in control of your next action." (The gamemaster might or might not offer any specifics.) That way, if it's important for the player to be in control of the character, he can spend the Character Points to do so. If he normally doesn't mind relinquishing control, but really doesn't want to be at the mercy of Ivan Jumpovacliff, he can use those Character Points in that situation. And if a player doesn't mind in any situations, he can save his Character Points and use them for other rolls (to get out of the trouble relinquishing control will no doubt cause) or to raise his abilities later (perhaps to raise his social skills to make sure he doesn't fall pray to other attempts to take him over).
Yesterday we offered an example of what to do when players might not want to abide by what the dice say in social interaction rolls; today we're offering more advice. We'll be milking this puppy until . . . well, until we realize that puppies don't give milk.
Anyway, as an alternate idea, players might be given the choice of what to do, but if they don't follow what the dice say, they are penalized by an amount they failed that interaction roll by in whatever other actions they take. This penalty persists as long as the gamemaster decides; it should probably be at least a few rounds, and might be until the character has something else distract her from the situation that she lost the social interaction at in the first place.
Example: Dr. Booqueworm, played by Carl, is being seduced by the evil mastermind Kate Dangerosa. Carl suspects Ms. Dangerosa is actually evil, and declares he doesn't want to be seduced. Unfortunately, even with the +10 bonus to his willpower roll (see the "Mental Defenses" sidebar in the "Example Skill Difficulties" chapter), Kate still beats his total by 6. (This is what happens when you don't put any skill dice into those social attributes or skills.) The gamemaster says that he feels compelled to go off to Kate's private chambers. Carl says that he doesn't want his character do to that, but instead wants to shoot her. The gamemaster allows this, but imposes a -6 penalty to this action, since he failed his interaction roll by 6.
One advantage of this method is it gives the player reason to pay attention to (and improve) social skills, even if not playing a social charcater, while still keeping the player more or less in full control of the player's character.
Some gaming groups don't have a problem with this, and they've sorted out the issue on their own. Good for them!
Other groups may have struggled with this. For the next couple of days, then, we'll be offering some advice for these groups.
Perhaps the easiest option is to allow players to decide their characters' actions, but give them a Character Point bonus for good roleplaying if they relinquish control to adverse dice rolls. For example, in the case of our evil seductress, the player might say, "Well, I know she's evil, but I rolled really poorly on my willpower roll . . . so my character will go along with her for now. Just remember that I have Devotion: Code Against Killing, so if she tries to go against that I should probably get another roll to snap out of it."
This player is giving up control, and as such deserves to get at least one bonus Character Point at the end of the adventure. The gamemaster might even give the extra point immediately, so the player might have it to use to get out of the situation . . .
D6 System (General) -- "Of course I can do that!"
Skill Bonus: World-Renowned Expert (R4), +12 to scholar totals.
That way, even if there are problems with the Wild Die or other low rolls, the character is always guaranteed a Moderate result. Of course, Skill Minimum can accomplish the same thing, if the character has enough dice in scholar. However, the advantage of the system above is that you can guarantee that all characters who have, say, "Skill Bonus: World-Renowned Expert (R4)" will always be able to achieve Moderate results, regardless of their initial skill.
So what is the advice on boosting lifting ability for a playable race? Is Skill Focus (+3 lifting) kosher? And does that affect damage the way I think it might?
Increased Attribute (for Strength or Physique) to represent characters whose size generally makes them better at all things Physical.
Regarding the second part, officially any bonuses to lifting do not affect Strength Damage. In the current edition of the D6 System, efforts have been made to keep Strength Damage in line with other forms of damage. (In old editions, punches from starting characters were able to deal more damage than shotgun blasts or the like.) Since we want most characters to avoid being instantly killed by most attacks, we've kept Strength Damage relatively controlled.
As an optional rule -- one which we don't recommend too highly -- gamemasters might allow half of any lifting bonus from sources such as Skill Bonus to apply to Strength Damage (round down). Thus someone who has "Skill Bonus (R3), +9 to lifting totals" would also add +4 to Strength Damage. (Remember that increased Scale already adds to damage, so this is extra damage.) Before players push for this option too highly, though, remember that it would apply to all characters . . . so the gamemaster's characters might suddenly get a bit tougher, too.
Over on the forums, someone has asked if Scale affects lifting (or lift, depending on your flavor of D6 System).
Many aspects of the D6 System apply a "you pay for what you get" methodology, where bonus extra abilities aren't assumed. While it's a debatable design decision, the minds behind D6 System feel it's easier to buy extra effects that are tied to and enhance others rather than strip out extra effects that are assumed.
This is the same rationale behind Scale not affecting lifting. After all, Scale is cheap; for example, for five skill dice you can be bigger than a two-story building. The only options in this case are to give a bunch of extra abilities to Scale -- and potentially unbalancing the game -- or make Scale more expensive -- which hampers people who don't want the "bells and whistles." For example, a certain scraggly-bearded gent at a certain school for young wizards is quite large; however, he doesn't routinely pick up huge objects nor seem to exhibit unusual strength.
So what to do? Well, here are two points to consider.
1) Remember that Special Abilities are not a guaranteed right of characters, but rather generally require gamemaster approval. The gamemaster, in turn, "may also decide that certain Special Abilities require specific Limitations on them or Disadvantages on the character." Scale is a perfect excuse to have all manner of Special Abilities, including Hypermovement, Increased Attribute, Skill Bonus or Skill Minimum for lifting, and Hardiness.
2) As an optional rule (one which hasn't been playtested at all), gamemasters might allow the same rules for larger Scale to apply to lifting. To whit: By taking an increase in the "to hit" to pick something up, the larger character can add her Scale to the result.
Example: A Scale 20 giant is trying to pick up a small bale of hay. Since picking something up is usually automatic, the giant's player makes a brawling or fighting roll to "grapple" the hay, with the difficulty equal to 20 (0+20). If this roll is successful, then the giant's Scale value is added to the lifting roll, resulting in a minimum of 20.
A failure on the brawling/fighting roll means the character wasn't able to pick the object up; he was too big and "missed" the object. (You see this all the time in movies.) Although the base of this roll is usually 0, it can be greater if the base object is significantly smaller than the character; for example, the object can be treated as "prone" (+6).
There are extended rules for Scale differences in the forthcoming D6 Adventure Creatures book, since it has Gargantuan Blobs, Gargantuan Spiders, Gargantuan Mutant Vegetables, Gargantuan . . .
And what of the other exciting free exclusive goodie we mentioned a few days ago? Okay, here's the scoop.
We've sent out a special exclusive bonus booklet PDF to retailers on our mailing list. It's an eight-page booklet for D6 Space entitled "Ela Taf and the Fleeting Sunset," and it details a bounty hunter and her space ship.
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The new library and IT centre at Fitzwilliam College creates a place for study that enjoys the peaceful landscape and respects the adjacent listed architecture.
The new building extends the east wing of the 1959 Denys Lasdun College Masterplan. The main library reading rooms are on three floors with books located in the centre to allow reader spaces on the perimeter to benefit from daylight and views over the College gardens.
A variety of study spaces have been created with flexible IT network connections via an accessible raised floor. The oak concertina elevation of the library provides a visual counterpoint to the continuous ribbon of Lasdun's brick-faced student rooms.
The west facing timber elevation provides discrete workstations with natural side-light; over-sailing eaves provide protection from direct sunlight through the west facing clerestory window.
The spiralling stairtower, with desks at landing levels, takes readers between library floors and culminates in the 'nest' level where readers enjoy even wider views across the Campus.


Daily news of funding cuts and orchestras under threat is very worrying. But when I read on another blog recently that we had won the fight for a celebrated cellist's instrument to earn air miles I knew that the corner had been turned and classical music is on the mend. Arman's artwork Thale's Cello in bronze and wood has been rotated in my header image. The artist's tomb in Père Lachaise cemetery, Paris also features a deconstructed cello and can be seen in my post In the shadow of Chopin. Arman was married to avant garde composer Eliane Radique and supplied the artwork for the CD set of her masterpiece Trilogie de la Mort.


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Foley Recognized as a Best Law Firm for Women
06 August 2013 Media Contact: Jill Chanen News
Foley is pleased to announce its recognition by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC as a 2013 "Best Law Firm for Women."
To compile its list of the Best Law Firms for Women, Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers, an international firm focused on the retention and promotion of women attorneys, measured firms on factors including flexibility, child care, leadership, compensation, development and advancement of women as well as time off policies. A special gala awards luncheon will be held on September 25 in New York to honor the award winners.
In 2013 Foley was also recognized with Gold Standard Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for the second consecutive year. This honor recognizes firms that have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing women lawyers in leadership roles as evidenced by the number of women equity partners, inclusion of women in the firm's governance structure and recognition of the contributions of women attorneys through compensation.
"We are pleased to be recognized for our commitment to being a great place to work for our women attorneys. We are proud of the accomplishments of our women attorneys and value their contributions. These awards recognize the progress we are making in advancing and supporting women," said Foley Chairman and CEO Jay Rothman.
Foley makes significant investments to reinforce the business case for gender diversity and ensure women are fully supported in business development activities, including targeted training, sponsorships, networking events and other programs. Foley also recognizes the challenges faced by working parents in balancing professional responsibilities with family demands. The firm proactively supports working parents through generous family-oriented benefits and policies and customized programs such as working parent coaches.
Maureen A. McGinnity


Mohini Daljeet Singh, CEO of Max India Foundation, CSR arm of Max Group will be a guest speaker at the forum.
Mohini has represented Max India Foundation as a panellist and anchor at various CSR platforms in India and abroad, including that of CII, ASSOCHAM, PHD Chamber of Commerce, CSR Live week, BRICS CCI centre for CSR, World CSR Day and IICA.
Under her stewardship as the founding CEO, Max India Foundation has won several awards including the Golden Peacock Award for CSR for four consecutive years. Recently on 29 Jan she received the award for Asia's Greatest CSR Brand at Singapore on behalf of Max India Foundation.
She has been awarded Best Women Leadership Excellence award in CSR at The South Asian Partnership Summit & Business Awards held in Colombo and the Hari Chand Award for Corporate Citizen of the year 2015 by Ludhiana Management Association and CSR person of the year by India CSR Group in 2016.
Committed to the cause of uplifting the lives of the less privileged, she has plans to cover the miles of Max India Foundation's journey with Seva Bhav and Excellence, the Max Hallmark.
Mohini, a social worker and an educationist, is widely travelled. As a student of Loreto Convent Lucknow, she started her social service journey by volunteering as a student with Mother Teresa's Home Prem Niwas, in Lucknow, where she learnt her lessons of compassion and selfless social giving.
An army daughter and army wife, she has spent more than three decades on hands-on social and welfare work to benefit army families in the health, education and personal counselling areas. During this period she taught at Institutions across the country being a trained teacher and a post graduate.


I am not the most organized person. I did not get the organization gene, and even as a child my things were everywhere. Last year and every year I can remember, I have set a resolution to get more organized. Last year I started an organization project on my blog. While I started out strong, I only made it to project #6 before I lost steam. I just saw a organization plan that even I might be able to accomplish. A 52 week plan, where you tackle only one project a week. I think I can handle that even with my hectic schedule. The projects do not need to be big and overwhelming, but can be broken down in to small increments throughout the week. I even my first organization project ready to go.
If I am able to complete this project, it will actually help two resolutions. I will be able to save more money by not missing deals, because I could not find the coupon. It will cut my shopping prep time but not having to search through piles of unfiled coupons. I know how rewarding couponing can be by how much I saved last year, (you can see how much here), so I need to make my coupon binder a higher priority. I will try and be accountable by posting my progress good and bad. If you would like to try and get more organized too, how about trying the 52 week plan with me.


This year, twelve schools attended GSFC, the field show competition held by RWMA. Competitors received judges' feedback in different categories, such as technique, musicianship and visuals. As the host, RWMA could not earn awards, but it scored a total of 70.50 points for its exhibition.
According to band director Rich Torres, the limited preparation time challenged his first year of hosting the field show competition.
Furthermore, drum major senior Adi Mendez notes how RWMA can improve its future performances.
"The band did well, but we [need] to improve our show by [focusing on] the drill and music," Mendez said.
In addition, alto saxophone player sophomore Sebastian Graciano reflects on his experience of working at GSFC for the first time.
RWMA will be competing at the West Covina High School Field Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 6.


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Peter Lythe, London Arts & Humanities Partnership (LAHP) Studentship
Programme, and year of study: PhD, 3rd year
Where you are from: Leeds, UK
Area of research: Religion in the thought of Jeremy Bentham
PhD supervisor: Professor Philip Schofield (first supervisor), Dr Prince Saprai (second supervisor)
Scholarship received: London Arts & Humanities Partnership (LAHP) Studentship
Why did you choose to apply to study at UCL Laws?
I had already completed the LL.M. at UCL Laws before applying to join the Ph.D. programme. I chose UCL Laws as the place to study for a master's degree, not only because of the excellent reputation of both the faculty and the university, but also because the LL.M. programme includes so many modules in the kinds of subjects that are of interest to me: jurisprudence, legal history, law and ethics, law and religion, and, of course, Bentham. Since the Bentham Project—the world centre for Bentham studies—is based at the faculty, and since UCL holds the principal collection of Bentham's manuscripts, it was clear to me that there could be no better place to research Bentham's writings than at UCL Laws.
What are your favourite things about studying at UCL Laws?
I appreciate the fact that, from teaching opportunities through to social events, and many other things in between, Ph.D. students at UCL Laws are fully integrated into the academic life of the faculty. As much as I am a doctoral student, the sense created, in other words, is that of being a 'junior academic'.
What do you hope to do once your studies are complete?
I hope to become an academic.
How did you hear about the UCL Laws scholarships?
I found out about UCL Laws scholarships while studying for the LL.M.
What impact has receiving this scholarship had for you?
It is difficult to imagine how I would have been able to participate in the Ph.D. programme without funding.
If you hadn't received this scholarship what do you think your plans would be, if not studying at UCL Laws?
I expect that I would have submitted an alternative funding application in the following year. If at first you don't succeed…
If someone was thinking of applying for a scholarship what would you say to them?
I would recommend that he or she apply to as many funding bodies and prospective sponsors as possible. Securing academic support is likely to be crucial to the success of the application, so contacting a potential supervisor at an early stage in the process is also advisable.
If someone was thinking of funding or sponsoring a scholarship what would you say to them?
I would inform the potential sponsor that a substantial body of Bentham's manuscript material remains unpublished and, therefore, largely unread. I would then trust that the merits of funding a researcher to explain and evaluate some of the radical ideas contained in those writings would be self-evident.
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This is a complete list of the movies we have reviewed from the collection in the order we have reviewed them. Each film listed is a link to the review we did for the film. Our movies are arranged in alphabetical order on the movie rack and that is the order we watch them in. If we purchase a new movie that falls in a an area of the collection we have already completed we will review it next.
Keep in mind that this list does not include movies categorized as "movies not to watch" or "movies by request". Those films can be found in the "don't waste your time!" and "movies by request" categories on the homepage. Movies that were posted out of alphabetical order will be marked with a *.
1. Se7en
2. 8 Mile
3. The 40 Year Old Virgin
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey
8. A History of Violence
9. The Abyss
10. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
11. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
12. Across the Universe
13. Adaptation
14. Airheads
15. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
16. Alien
17. Aliens
18. Alien 3
19. Alpha Dog
20. American Beauty
21. American Pie
22. American Pie 2
23. American Wedding
24. Annie Hall
25. Antitrust
26. Antz
27. Any Given Sunday
28. Apocalypto
29. Apt Pupil
30. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
31. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
32. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
33. Austin Powers in Goldmember
34. Avatar
33. Back to the Future
34. Back to the Future II
35. Back to the Future III
36. Bad Boys
37. Bad Boys II
38. Bad Santa
39. Balls of Fury
40. Basic Instinct
41. Batman: The Movie (1966)
42. Batman (1989)
43. Batman Returns
44. Batman Forever
45. Batman Begins
46. The Dark Knight
47. Beetlejuice
48. Beverly Hills Cop
49. Beverly Hills Cop II
51. The Big Lebowski
52. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
53. Billy Madison
54. The Birdcage
55. Black Sheep
56. Blade
57. Blade Runner
58. Blast From the Past
60. Blow
61. The Bounty
62. The Bourne Identity
63. The Bourne Suremacy
64. The Bourne Ultimatum
65. Bowling for Columbine
66. Braveheart
67. Burn After Reading
68. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
69. 10 Things I Hate About You *
70. The Butterfly Effect
71. The Cable Guy
72. Caddyshack
73. Casablanca
74. Casino
77. The Chinese Connection
78. The Chronicles of Riddick
79. The Chumscrubber
80. Cinderella Man
81. Clash of the Titans (1981)
82. The Client
83. Cliffhanger
84. Closer
85. Cold Mountain
86. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
87. Cutthroat Island
88. The Darjeeling Limited
89. Darkman
90. The Da Vinci Code
91. Dawn of the Dead (1978) Second Review
92. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
93. The Day Reagan Was Shot
94. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
95. Dazed and Confused
96. Dead Poets Society
97. Death Proof
98. The Breakfast Club *
99. Death to Smoochy
100. Deliverance
101. Demolition Man
102. The Departed
103. Desperado
104. The Devil's Rejects
105. Devil's Advocate
106. Dick Tracy
107. Die Hard
108. Die Hard 2
109. Die Hard with a Vengeance
110. Dinner For Schmucks
111. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
112. Bonnie and Clyde *
113. Donnie Brasco
114. Donnie Darko
115. The Doors
116. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
117. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
118. Dumb and Dumber
119. Edward Scissorhands
120. Enemy of the State
121. Enter the Dragon
122. Equilibrium
123. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
124. EuroTrip
125. Ever After: A Cinderella Story
126. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
127. Eyes Wide Shut
128. Face/Off
129. Fargo
130. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
131. Fearless
132. Felon
133. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
134. The Fifth Element
135. Fight Club
136. Fire in the Sky
137. First Blood
138. Fists of Fury
139. Flatliners
140. Forrest Gump
141. Friday
142. From Dusk Till Dawn
143. Full Metal Jacket
144. Galaxy Quest
145. The Game
146. Gangs of New York
147. Ghostbusters
148. Gladiator
149. The Godfather
150. The Godfather: Part II
151. The Godfather: Part III
152. Goodfellas
153. The Goonies
154. Gran Torino
155. Grandma's Boy
156. Total Recall (1990) Reviewed out of order to correlate with the release of the remake.
157. Grass
158. Groundhog Day
159. Guess Who
160. Gung Ho
161. Half Baked
162. Hamlet (1996)
163. The Hangover
164. The Happening
165. Happy Gilmore
166. Harlem Nights
167. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
168. Heat
169. Heist
170. Hellboy
171. The Help
172. Helter Skelter
173. Highway
174. Home Alone
175. Hook
176. Hostel 1 & 2
177. Hot Fuzz
178. Hot Tub Time Machine
179. House of 1,000 Corpses
180. Dead Presidents*
181. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
182. The Hudsucker Proxy
183. Hustle & Flow
184. In Bruges
185. Red Dawn Reviewed out of order to correlate with the release of the remake.
186. Inception
187. The Incredible Hulk
188. Raiders of the Lost Ark
189. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
190. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
191. The Dark Knight Rises (Now a part of the collection)
192. The Avengers (Now a part of the collection)
193. The Campaign*
194. Cedar Rapids*
195. Hall Pass*
196. Heathers*
197. Inglourious Basterds
198. Innerspace
199. Inside Man
200. Interview with a Vampire
201. Intolerable Cruelty
202. I, Robot
203. Hulk*
204. Iron Man
205. The Island
206. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
207. The Jacket
208. Jackie Brown
209. Jaws
210. The Jerk
211. JFK
212. The Fighter*
213. Judgment Night
214. Julie & Julia
**2 Year Review**
215. Junior
216. Jurassic Park
217. In the Mouth of Madness*
218. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
219. Jurassic Park III
220. Killer Klowns from Outer Space
221. Kindergarten Cop
222. King Kong
223. Kingpin
224. Knight and Day
225. A Knight's Tale
226. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
227. L.A. Confidential
228. Lady in the Water
229. The Ladykillers
230. Land of the Lost
231. Lars and the Real Girl
232. Havoc*
233. Last Action Hero
234. The Last Boy Scout
235. Broken Arrow*
236. The Graduate*
237. The Last of the Mohicans
Special post in memory of James Gandolfini
238. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*
239. Flash Gordon*
240. The Last Samurai
241. Layer Cake
242. Legends of the Fall
243. Les Miserables
244. Lethal Weapon
245. Lethal Weapon 2
246. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
247. Life of Brian
248. Little Miss Sunshine
249. The Long Kiss Goodnight
250. Look Who's Talking
251. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
252. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
253. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
254. Child's Play*
255. Stephen King's IT*
256. Arachnophobia*
257. Event Horizon*
258. Candyman*
259. Halloween*
260. Lord of War
261. The Lost Boys
262. Dutch*
263. Love Actually
264. Machete
265. Cop Land*
266. Magnolia
267. The Majestic
268. Major League
269. The Maltese Falcon
270. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
272. Man of Steel
273. The Man with Two Brains
274. Mars Attacks!
275. Masters of the Universe
276. Captain America: The First Avenger*
277. Matchstick Men
278. The Matrix
279. The Matrix Reloaded
280. The Matrix Revolutions
281. Maverick
282. Meet Joe Black
283. Memento
284. Me, Myself & Irene
285. Minority Report
286. Mississippi Burning
287. Money Talks
288. A Clockwork Orange*
289. Monster's Ball
290. The Monster Squad
291. Moonrise Kingdom
292. Multiplicity
293. My Life
294. American Hustle*
295. Nashville*
296. American Gangster*
297. Napoleon Dyamite
298. Natural Born Killers
299. Night of the Living Dead
300. Nixon
301. No Country for Old Men
R.I.P. Robin Williams
302. No Time for Sergeants
303. Not Another Teen Movie
304. Nothing to Lose
305. Notorious
306. The Cabin in the Woods*
307. The Hills Have Eyes*
308. Halloween II*
309. Devil*
310. Nightmare on Elm Street*
311. Office Space
312. Old School
313. Once Upon a Time in America
314. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
315. Orange County
316. The Other Sister
317. The Outsiders
318. Passenger 57
319. Patton
320. Paul
321. The People Under the Stairs
322. A Perfect World
323. Phantoms
324. Pineapple Express
325. Pitch Black
326. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
327. Planet of the Apes (1968)
328. Planet Terror
329. Platoon
330. Pleasantville
331. Point Break
332. Poltergeist
333. Poolhall Junkies
334. A Fistful of Dollars*
335. Draft Day*
336. The Poseidon Adventure
337. Predator
338. Predators
339. The Prestige
340. The Princess Bride
341. For a Few Dollars More*
342. Prometheus
343. Psycho (1960) (delayed until Halloween 2016)
344. Pulp Fiction
345. Punch-Drunk Love
346. The Purge
347. Captain America: The Winter Soldier*
348. Crazy, Stupid, Love*
349. Quills
350. Rain Man
351. Raising Arizona
352. Ransom
353. Rebel Without a Cause
354. Red Dawn (reviewed in 2012 prior to the release of the remake)
355. Red Sonja
356. Reefer Madness
357. Reign of Fire
358. Remember the Titans
359. Reservoir Dogs
360. Return of the Dragon
361. Ricochet
362. The Ring
363. Misery*
364. Demon Knight*
365. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
366. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
366. Risky Business
367. Road to Perdition
368. Road Trip
369. Robin Hood: Men in Tights
370. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
371. Robocop (1987)
373. The Rock
374. The Rocketeer
375. Role Models
376. Ronin
377. The Royal Tenenbaums
378. The Rules of Attraction
379. The Running Man
380. Saving Private Ryan
381. Ant-Man*
382. Deadpool*
383. Jurassic World*
384. Cloud Atlas*
385. Saw
386. Saw II
387. Saw III
388. Saw IV
389. Scanners
390. Schindler's List
391. School Ties
392. Secondhand Lions
393. The Serpent and the Rainbow
394. Sexy Beast
395. Shaun of the Dead
396. The Shining
397. Steven King's The Shining
398. The Siege
399. Silence of the Lambs
400. Silver Lining Playbook
401. The Simpsons Movie
402. Sin City
403. The Sixth Sense
404. Slackers
405. Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice*
406. Sleepy Hollow
407. Guardians of the Galaxy*
408. Iron Man 2*
410. Slumdog Millionaire
411. Small Soldiers
412. Smokin Aces
413. Snakes on a Plane
414. Sommersby
415. Southland Tales
416. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
417. Spanglish
418. Spartacus
419. Speed
420. Spider-Man
421. Spider-Man 2
423. Scarface*
424. Stargate
425. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
426. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
427. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
428. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
429. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
430. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
431. Star Trek Generations
432. Star Trek: First Contact
433. Star Trek: Insurrection
434. Star Trek: Nemesis
435. Star Trek (2009)
436. Star Trek Into Darkness
437. Stay Tuned
438. The Stepford Wives (2004)
439. Stir of Echoes (Coming Halloween 2017)
440. Stranger Than Fiction
441. Street Kings
442. Stripes
443. Suicide Kings
444. The Sum of All Fears
445. Super 8
446. Superbad
447. Superman
448. Superman II
449. Suspect Zero
450. Swordfish
451. Taxi Driver
452. Team America: World Police
453. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
454. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of the Ooze
455. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
456. TMNT
457. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
458. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
459. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
460. The Terminator
461. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
462. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
463. Terms of Endearment
464. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
466. Get Out*
467. The Awakening (2011)*
468. Free Birds* (Happy Thanksgiving kids, this movie is mine now)
469. Thank You for Smoking
470. There's Something About Mary
471. Thor
472. Thor: The Dark World
473. Three Kings
474. A Time to Kill
475. Tommy Boy
476. The Dark Tower*
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Just Say 'Know' to Teen Sex
Published by Starshine Roshell on January 8, 2009
Grown-ups spend a lot of time worrying that the next generation is sexually stupid. "Today's teens," the cries begin, and they end with the words "wild," "in such a hurry," or "setting themselves up for heartache …"
They're not unfounded, these accusations. But they were true of us, too. And they were true of our mothers, grandmothers, and — sorry for the mental image — great-grandmothers. Sex is like driving. Before you slide into the driver's seat and take your foot off that brake, you don't really know anything useful about it. And the education can be terrifying.
My friends learned the hard way. "I didn't anticipate how emotionally overwhelming the experience would be," said one.
"I wish I'd been better educated about STDs," confessed another.
Me? My first time was slow and sweet, passionate and perfect — until my mother walked in on us. Wish I were kidding.
It's true that "today's teens" are dealing with brand new issues. Puberty happens earlier than it used to. Music videos dare 11-year-olds to wear booty shorts and shake body parts whose very functions they have yet to comprehend. And explicit digital photos — which we all know seem like a ducky idea at the time — can circulate through campus infinitely faster than a dog-eared Polaroid ever could.
But I wonder if girls today are actually smarter about sex than I ever was. More knowledgeable. More conscientious. That's what it seemed like recently, when I sat in on a Sexual Wisdom workshop for teenage girls.
Run by therapist Jennifer Freed, the 10-week group aims to help teens make informed decisions about sex by fostering casual, confidential conversations about everything from flirtation to masturbation, virginity to pornography. On a recent Monday night, a dozen Santa Barbara girls aged 14 to 18 trickled into Freed's living room-like therapy office. Some are there at the suggestion of school counselors, or their parents. Some come simply out of curiosity.
Dressed in sweatshirts and jeans, they plop onto couches and armchairs, dip into a bag of organic snacks, and start talking about sex.
A girl announces that her boyfriend wants them both to date other people. Freed asks the group to rate, on a scale of one to 10, one being lowest, how comfortable they'd be with such an "open relationship." When no one goes above four, she explained that women's hormones make us want to bond, and that sharing partners may actually be harder for women than men.
"I'm kind of on a crusade," said Freed, who cofounded the Academy of Healing Arts for area teens. "One third of girls will have had sexual intercourse by the time they're 14 — so they'd better know what that means for them."
Abstinence education is a joke, she said. "That doesn't help anybody in the midst of teen lust." So instead of advising them to resist "sexting" (sending nude phone-to-phone photos of themselves), for instance, Freed asks them, "'What motivates us to do that? Why is it exciting and interesting? And what are the consequences of this?' You have to slow it all down so they can really examine the emotional aspects of the choices."
The workshop operates on donations and includes Freed's workbook, which prompts participants to write or draw responses to questions like, "How would you react if someone walked in on you during sex?"
And believe me when I say that's one you want to think about before it happens.
New Sexual Wisdom groups begin on February 2 — one for girls and a new one for teen boys, led by psychologist Michael Seabaugh. Enrollment closes January 22. Contact Jennifer Freed at jffree@aol.com or 565-0845 for more information.
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While the business financing climate is looking better these days, it is sad to note that 35% or approximately 8 million of small businesses failed to access additional capital in 2013, according to a report published by the National Small Business Association. As a result, 36% of businesses belonging to this group were unable to expand their operations while 20% were even forced to reduce their staff due to extremely limited capital.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) also reported that small business loans under $1 million have been on a steady decline since 2008 while the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimated that only 57% of small businesses applying for loans of less than $100,000 succeeded in securing additional capital. According to industry estimates, an overwhelming 80% of small business loans are eventually rejected leaving small business owners unable to sustain their expansion plans or even get their businesses off the ground.
Introducing LINC: SBA?s New Online Tool for Entrepreneurs Looking for Additional Capital
Recognizing the seriousness of the situation, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched LINC, a new online tool designed to connect entrepreneurs with SBA-approved lenders. To facilitate the process, LINC (Leveraging Information and Networks to Access Capital) requires borrowers to fill out a simple online form with 20 questions.
After answering the questions (it only takes less than five minutes to completely fill out the form), the information will then be blasted to lenders within the borrower?s county, and to lenders with regional and/or national reach. Interested lenders would then respond within 48 hours after reviewing the information submitted by the borrower. Please keep in mind that a positive hit may not guarantee that you will receive a loan. It would, however, get you a step closer to gaining access to additional capital since you have already been pre-screened.
On the other hand, if you failed to attract the attention of any interested lenders, the SBA would direct you to a local SBA adviser who can provide additional assistance with your loan application.
LINC is being rolled out in two distinct waves. Phase 1, which started early this year, aims to connect small business owners with non-profit lenders specializing in micro-lending (loan limit of $50,000). Small loans (up to $250,000) are also made available through the SBA?s Community Advantage program and real estate financing or the 504 program. Phase 2, which will be rolled out later this year, will include more traditional banks and a wider array of financial products.
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Former England football star Paul Merson is to perform the official opening ceremony at The Priory City of Lincoln Academy's new 3G artificial turf pitch.
Paul, who played for Arsenal, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth during his 20-year career, is now a popular studio analyst and presenter on Sky Sports television.
He will be the VIP guest at the Academy on Monday 22nd June and will unveil a plaque during a day of festivities, which will include a primary schools' football tournament and a House competition.
The floodlit pitch was made possible by a £250,000 grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, topped up by £300,000 from The Priory Federation of Academies Trust.
The all-weather facility, which is marked out for 11-a-side and five-a-side matches, is already available for community hire outside school hours.


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XS 2 2T or 18"-20" 25-31 lbs.
S 3 3T or 20"-21½" 32-35 lbs.
M 4 4T or 21"-22½" 36-40 lbs.
L 5 5T or 22"-23½" 40-44 lbs.
XL 6 6 or 23"-24½" 44-48 lbs.
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