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New Foldable Travel Luggage Duffle Bag Gym Carry Suitcase 60L Orange

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Small Size for easy storage, but Large Capacity for mass stuff

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40L: 17.94Ó x 10.53Ó x 11.31Ó 46*27*29cm

50L: 19.89Ó x 10.53Ó x 11.7Ó 51*27*30cm

60L: 22.23Ó x 11.31Ó x 12.09Ó 57*29*31cm

Is a knapsack or a luggage suitable for outdoor activities? We doubt it. But what about a lightweight and foldable duffel bag, which is made of durable and water resistant ripstop fabric? It must be a great helper for you and your family on the vacation!

Unlike the thick and solid handbag and backpack, this one can be easily bended and the edge can be pressed easily but still equipped with durable laminate material. Just few steps the bag will be fold down neatly into the carry pouch and stay in place.

WhatÕs more, this bulky bag itself contain the spacious space for around in-flight, or to be transported up a mountain, definitely being an ideal company with 3 choice: 40~60 litre volume.

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Release Date: June 27, 2014 (limited)

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R | 1h 41m | Comedy, Drama, Family

College sweethearts Greta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Levine) are songwriting partners who move to New York after he lands a deal with a major label. When he strays, heartbroken Greta considers moving back home to Britain.

Before she leaves, she's spotted on stage by a down-on-his-luck record producer (Mark Ruffalo) who recognizes her musical talent and opens up an entire world of possibility for both of them.

Director: John Carney
Studio: Exclusive Media
Producer(s): Anthony Bregman, Judd Apatow, Tobin Armbrust
Cast: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine, James Corden, Yasiin Bey, CeeLo Green, Catherine Keener
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA’s protections apply to both employees and job applicants. Under the ADEA, it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of his/her age with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments and training.

It is also unlawful to retaliate against an individual for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on age or for filing an age discrimination charge, testifying or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding or litigation under the ADEA.

The ADEA applies to employers with 20 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and labor organizations, as well as to the federal government. ADEA protections include:

Apprenticeship Programs

It is generally unlawful for apprenticeship programs, including joint labor-management apprenticeship programs, to discriminate on the basis of an individual's age. Age limitations in apprenticeship programs are valid only if they fall within certain specific exceptions under the ADEA or if the EEOC grants a specific exemption.

Job Notices and Advertisements

The ADEA generally makes it unlawful to include age preferences, limitations or specifications in job notices or advertisements. A job notice or advertisement may specify an age limit only in the rare circumstances where age is shown to be a "bona fide occupational qualification" (BFOQ) reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business.

Pre-Employment Inquiries

The ADEA does not specifically prohibit an employer from asking an applicant's age or date of birth. However, because such inquiries may deter older workers from applying for employment or may otherwise indicate possible intent to discriminate based on age, requests for age information will be closely scrutinized to make sure that the inquiry was made for a lawful purpose, rather than for a purpose prohibited by the ADEA.

The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA) amended the ADEA to specifically prohibit employers from denying benefits to older employees. Congress recognized that the cost of providing certain benefits to older workers is greater than the cost of providing those same benefits to younger workers and that those greater costs would create a disincentive to hire older workers. Therefore, in limited circumstances, an employer may be permitted to reduce benefits based on age, as long as the cost of providing the reduced benefits to older workers is the same as the cost of providing benefits to younger workers.

Waivers of ADEA Rights

An employer may ask an employee to waive his/her rights or claims under the ADEA either in the settlement of an ADEA administrative or court claim or in connection with an exit incentive program or other employment termination program. However, the ADEA, as amended by OWBPA, sets out specific minimum standards that must be met in order for a waiver to be considered knowing and voluntary and, therefore, valid. Among other requirements, a valid ADEA waiver must:

  1. Be in writing and be understandable.
  2. Specifically refer to ADEA rights or claims.
  3. Not waive rights or claims that may arise in the future.
  4. Be in exchange for valuable consideration.
  5. Advise the individual in writing to consult an attorney before signing the waiver.
  6. Provide the individual at least 21 days to consider the agreement and at least seven days to revoke the agreement after signing it.

If an employer requests an ADEA waiver in connection with an exit incentive program or other employment termination program, the minimum requirements for a valid waiver are more extensive.

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Calyx chief’s mobile venture boasts €6m turnover

2 Aug 2005

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Commercial Wireless, a mobile venture chaired by Calyx CEO Maurice Healy has turned more than €6m within its first 12 months of operation, has learned. Healy also said his AIM-listed ICT solutions firm Calyx is planning two further acquisitions this year with a third planned for the UK early next year.

Commercial Wireless was set up over a year ago by Healy in collaboration with former Cellular World executives Conor Heaton and Ronan Murphy.

The company, which employs 25 people, specialises in kitting out the workforces of medium to large-sized enterprises with mobile phones and the company often works in partnership with Calyx to provide the backend integration. Healy explained: “We have a strong relationship with all the various mobile network operators and have set up a business ideal for strong recurring revenues.”

Healy also revealed Calyx, which three weeks ago acquired Convergent Systems for €600,000 in cash, is still on the acquisition trail and plans to acquire two more companies in the Irish market this year, with plans to enter the UK market through acquisition in the first half of next year.

He said: “We are in talks with a number of companies and feel it is important we acquire at the right price.

“Depending on the size of the acquisition, we would use cash or shares. At the moment our shares are cheap relative to the multiples that are out there for companies in our sector and that is understandable because it’s our first share and they’ve got to see our numbers come through.”

In March this year, Calyx raised €10.5m by listing on the London-based AIM. The company emerged after Healy led a management buyout of the IT and telecommunications wing of Alphyra in 2001. Initially, because of an overemphasis on hardware sales the company’s revenues in 2003 dropped from €36m to €30m. However, last year the company evinced strong growth and reported revenues of €34.5m.

The company has made at least six acquisitions in the past two years, including the €4.5m acquisition of Moss Technology and the €1m joint acquisition of Vipertec and Bevcom.

“We are hoping to do a couple of acquisitions in Ireland this year and then our intention is to be in the UK in the first half of next year. We are looking at Calyx-like companies in the UK and are talking to people there.

“The intention is that we will use our resources, the network operating centre here and manage it from Dublin.

“This year and next year we are targeting Ireland and the UK. We believe we can drive good value out of the UK marketplace for our customers and shareholders. We have a call centre in Dublin can manage technical calls anywhere,” Healy said.

Healy ruled out plans for Calyx to enter the US marketplace in the near future but said he wouldn’t rule it out in the longer term.

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ICS calls for national broadband strategy

12 Dec 2003

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The Information Society Commission (ISC) has published a new report on broadband in which it calls for a national broadband strategy to be urgently developed, and for Communications Minister Dermot Ahern TD to be given responsibility for it.

The programme should have clear delivery targets and timelines as well as adequate resources to ensure its implementation, the report says. This should include the provision of a multi-annual budget to ensure stability and political responsibility for all aspects of its implementation.

The report, Ireland’s Broadband Future, was launched at Government buildings by Minister Ahern, who announced an ambitious new programme to extend broadband connectivity to a further 80 towns across Ireland, in addition to the 19 covered by the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).

“This report underlines how vitally important broadband is to all of our futures,” he said. “Today I am outlining a significant Government investment programme in making broadband available to thousands of people throughout the country.”

Speaking at the launch, the chairperson of the ISC’s Broadband Working Group, Dr Patricia O’Hara, commented: “This report shows four things clearly. Firstly, widespread availability of affordable broadband services is crucial for Ireland’s competitiveness, and our recent slippage in international rankings is worrying. Secondly, broadband can deliver tangible benefits in terms of jobs, GNP growth and welfare. Thirdly, there is clear evidence of market failure in that the supply market is failing to meet actual and latent demand; and fourthly, there is a strong geographic digital divide in Ireland. The fact is that there are no services or competition in most parts of the country.”

She continued: “Government must act urgently to revive and reinvigorate its commitment to the information society by accelerating the rollout to towns (the MANs programme), fostering real competition, stimulating the market and closely monitoring progress.”

The report welcomes progress to date in the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) but expresses concern about delays in the establishment of the Managed Service Entity and lack of clarification on further phases of the MANs rollout.

The ISC also recommends that ComReg review the pricing of leased lines with a view to finding ways of cutting the retail price to customers in order to improve market conditions and reduce Eircom’s market power.

If additional legislation is required to deliver any of the recommendations, then it should be fast tracked as a government priority, the report recommends.

The report was commissioned by the ISC from Sonas Innovation and Peter Bacon and Associates.

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Market Share by Top Websites

1 AdMeta is leading in Top 10K Sites, Top 100K Sites, Top 1M Sites and The Entire Web.

2 In terms of market share, Vdopia is clearly lagging behind, losing to AdMeta in all segments.

Websites Categories

1 AdMeta has better usage coverage in more websites categories. Including News & Media, Arts & Entertainment, Internet & Telecom, Business & Industry and 75 other categories.

2 Vdopia is leading in TV & Video, Movies, Construction & Maintenance, Photography and 11 other categories.

1 AdMeta is leading in most countries, including Poland, Spain, Russia, France and 75 other countries.

2 Vdopia is leading in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan and one other country.


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Lisa W.

Care Companion in Astoria, NY 11102.

Looking for part-time work as a care companion.

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Astoria, NY

  • Age 47
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  • Female

Last signed in: Within three months

Home Care Rates $15 per hour

Lisa’s Bio

I have taken care of a friends elderly father. Cooking light meals, playing cards and checkers, taking him on errands, making sure he is ok. I am available as a companion similar to this.

Age Specific Experience

1 year paid experience

Experience with providing basic care services:

  • Conversation and companionship
  • Meal preparation

Availability & Job Preferences

Job Duration

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Keyoko R.

Nanny in Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312.

Looking for full or part-time work as a nanny.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Age 26
  • 8 years paid experience
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Last signed in: More than 6 months

Preferred Rate $18-$25 per hour

Keyoko’s Bio

Hello potential nanny family! My name is Kiyoko I recently relocated from NYC to Florida with my mom & I am available part time or full time.

I have worked with numerous families all over Manhattan and Staten Island in the past 7.5 years Celebrity, High Profile & Working Class.

I have worked full-time with 2 families in that time frame. With the main family I began when their now 7-year-old was 3 months old.

I worked with them M-F 7am-7pm but their youngest (who I had since he was first born) went to school FT in September 2014. My mom & I moved in 2015 and I am currently working with an agency as a per Diem nanny but of course will accommodate your needs & end the on call nanny jobs as soon as a schedule is set.

I am far more than just a nanny, I am an educator. I love children, this is my passion. I have worked with children since I was a child; my mom worked at a local daycare & 3 years later opened her own that I volunteered at from the age of 10-13 -I also volunteered at a public school from the age of 13 until 16.

I have worked for my mom in the daycare she currently owns, I have also worked as an infant/toddler swim survivalist & as a camp counselor for years.

I have worked in many daycare centers before but once I found Bright Horizons early learning center right after high school, I met some amazing people & kept in contact during the years I worked there even after leaving for college.

Upon my return, I began working as a career nanny with the family I am now leaving. I started out working part-time with them for 2 years, then worked full-time for the remaining 4. When I was working part-time I had the opportunity to work with other families. I have worked with children of all ages, from newborns to 16-year-old teenagers!

I teach Spelling, Math, Spanish, I am currently learning Japanese and baby sign language. I teach everything I know to my children that I work with.

I create projects, crafts, plan outings, schedule play dates and I am a people person, I get along well with everyone I meet. Making friends with other nannies & parents to plan play dates & stay connected is a breeze for me & child development is my specialty!

This small set of paragraphs doesn't define who I am completely, I am amazing at what I do & I'm sure that all of my references will certainly attest to that!

Age Specific Experience

8 years of paid child care experience with:

  • First year
  • Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
  • Preschooler (3 to 5 years)
  • Grade School (6 to 11 years)
  • Pre-teen/Teenagers (12 years and over)

4 to 5 years of infant care experience

Infant Care:

  • Instruction (proper swaddling, feeding, changing, bathing)
  • Assist with setting a routine
  • Overnight care
  • Mother's helper
  • Occasional care

Special Needs Experience

Special Needs Care Experience

  • Cognitive Disabilities
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
  • Social/Emotional

Special Needs Conditional Experience

  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Autism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Delayed Speech
  • Developmental Language Disorder
  • Diabetes
  • Down Syndrome
  • Dwarfism
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Mobility Challenges
  • Seizures
  • Visual Impairment

Special Needs Services Experience

  • Administering Medication
  • Assistance With Transportation
  • Bathing
  • Dressing Assistance
  • Feeding Assistance
  • Grooming and Hygiene
  • Lifting and Transferring
  • Mobility Assistance
  • Positive Behavioral Support
  • Recreational Music or Art Therapy
  • Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)

Availability & Job Preferences

Availability Duration

Willing to consider working as a live in care provider

  • Permanent (1 to 2 years)
  • Permanent (2 or more years)

Job Duration

  • Will consider either a part time or full time position
  • Available to start on 11/10/2015

My availability is valid through 2/9/16

  • Open (all day, everyday)

Skills & Abilities

Languages Spoken:

  • English
  • Spanish

Additional Services:

  • Meal Preparation
  • Laundry
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Swimming Supervision
  • Crafts
  • Potty Training
  • Travel with Family
  • Willing to run errands as needed
  • Willing to drive children to events, school, appointments, or carpooling

Homework Help:

  • Finishing homework
  • Checking answers
  • Studying for a test
  • Proofreading
  • Basic Math
  • Elementary Science
  • Earth Science
  • Science
  • English
  • Essay Writing
  • Social Studies
  • Spanish

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Starbucks goes on Gold card kill-spree over age goof

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Starbucks goes on Gold card kill-spree over age goof

Starbucks could be facing a number of angry Gold Card holders this morning, with the coffee chain unexpectedly canceling accounts today over birthday confusion. Several Gold-status customers were notified by email that their cards have been deactivated because the Starbucks database lists them as being under the age of thirteen.

“Recently, we have discovered that a number of account holders had their age listed as being under 13 years old,” the Starbucks email to customers read, GeekWire reports. “If this does not apply to you, please know that you can create a new registration account in compliance with our
Terms of Use by registering your new card.”

However, registering a new card does not bring over Gold account status, which is acquired after earning 30 “stars” over previous visits.

According to one Starbucks customer, Scott King, a customer services agent revealed that “several thousand people” saw their accounts cancelled.

A Starbucks spokesperson, meanwhile, said that while the process is “an inconvenience” there’s no avoiding them problem. While they declined to comment on individual account issues, they did say that anybody with a deactivated account would receive an e-gift to the value of whatever balance had been left on the card.

They could also contact customer services to re-establish Gold membership status, though it would not be activated automatically.

So, if you’re headed into Starbucks this morning to get your caffeine fix, it might be worth carrying some backup cash if you’d normally rely on your Gold card.

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Teenage Engineering Oplab makes music mangling easy

Chris Davies - Jan 23, 2012
Teenage Engineering Oplab makes music mangling easy

Synth manufacturers Teenage Engineering are best known for their OP-1, a compact instrument the sounds from which belie its toylike exterior, but the company has also revealed Oplab. Intended to make experimenting with audio more straightforward and flexible, the MIDI-enabled Musical Experimentation Board allows you to hook up both traditional and unusual sensors – including pressure, CV and more – and outputs and create suitably offbeat audio.

The core board has two USB Host ports and a USB device port, two CV inputs (or any analog input), two CV outputs (or any analog output), MIDI in, MIDI out and various program selection switches, all on a 92 x 92 mm square. Then there are three Oplab sensors, the TS-2 Tap with a percussion/motion-sensitive microphone, the TS-3 Flip with an accelerometer, and the TS-4 Poke, with a pressure sensor.

There’s also the TS-1 Team Sneaker, an actual shoe with a side-pocket for a sensor, so that you can create music while dancing around like a loon. Each sensor has a 3.5mm input, but you can also hook up your iPad (using MIDI over USB to control the Oplab), your traditional synth, your OP-1 (with the promise of new functionality to be unlocked in future OS updates) or any electrical junk lying around, as in the video below.

Teenage Engineering is asking €279 ($362) for the Oplab core board, with the various accessory boards sold separately at €49 each ($64); the TS-1 sneakers are €125 ($162). A kit, with the Oplab, three sensors and the “lab tray” shown at the top is €400 ($520).In the pipeline is a DIY synth development kit, allowing you to use the Oplab as the core of a retro-style modular analog synth.

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The Mighty, Humble COMMA.

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Probably no single punctuation mark is so misused and misunderstood than the mighty, humble, COMMA. This guide is for ALL writers to ensure that their work is prose, not comedic. An omitted comma can lead to hilarious results. Don’t become the laughing stock. Use the COMMA properly! It’s quick, simple, and easy to learn. The correct use of the comma is the hallmark of an experienced writer. More

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Review by: Graham Murray on April 08, 2012 : (no rating)
@David – There are numerous reasons why authors may chose not to make their work available in multiple formats; plagiarism and copyright theft being two reasons.

Only recently did someone here steal an entire book of mine and publish it in its entirety on Amazon! The reason they could do this was because I had made it available as both a PDF and a TXT file, which allows for copying/pasting into a new document.

The MOBI and EPUB formats make this much more difficult. Also, if a book has active hyperlinks, then formats other than MOBI, EPUB and PDF are redundant as the links will not work. In any event, this is the digital age; I am not expecting anyone to want to print out my works as some run to many hundreds of pages.

Being as these are ebooks, the idea is to read them either on hand-held readers or on a PC in applications such as “Kindle for the PC” and “Adobe Digital Editions,” specifically designed for those who do not own hand-held readers.
Even better is the “Calibre” application, which allows for PRINTING of ebooks from ALL formats.

Surely, as an editor, you are familiar with working with multiple open files? As an author, I work with multiple open files all the time. It is a necessary evil. Besides, searching through a digital book is much quicker than flipping through a pile of papers.
It’s different strokes for different folks, but I’m betting that most people want their books in digital form and not as printable documents.

However, if you do need a book in a specific format for whatever reason, I suggest you contact the author and request that they make the book available in the format you prefer. Most will oblige or even send you a coupon to download it in that format. Some may even email it to you, especially if it is marked as ‘free’.

I am no longer making my works available other than in the main industry standards as these now ALL allow for printing, copying and pasting, making all other formats unnecessary and redundant.

Thanks for taking the time to read this particular ebook and I hope this information helps you.

Graham Murray.
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Review by: David H. Keith on April 07, 2012 :
Murray has written a very timely book particularly in light of the comma abuse epidemic that is currently running amok in this nation. My congratulations to him for that.

It is just too bad that he has apparently decided to not offer his book in printable form - .pdf or, at the very least, .rtf - for those of us who do not, for some reason or other, have e-reading capability or who simply prefer having a hard copy handy to which to refer without being forced to interrupt our writing or editing to open up another e-file. That oversight of Murray's is most unfortunate, and it has cost him in my opinion. His book is timely, yes, but he failed to make it universally available. For that, I can only award him two stars.

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Review by: David H. Keith on April 07, 2012 :
This is a useful book, especially given the epidemic of comma abuse in the nation today. As a professional editor, all I can do is shake my head sadly and try to stay with the copy as much as possible. If I'm editing a piece, I am most picky about commas, apostrophes, spelling, and all those "little things" that enable our writing to serve its primary purpose: to communicate *something* to the reader.

My thanks to Murray. He has done a service to all writers, and maybe - just maybe - helped make our jobs as editors a bit easier. It's just too bad that he has chosen to not make printable versions (.pdf or, at the least, .rtf) available for those of us who do not, for one reason or another, possess either a Kindle or even internet access, or for those of us who simply prefer having a hard copy reference "book" handy when writing or editing. For that reason, I am forced to give him only two stars. His oversight seems somewhat a slap in the face to we who still prefer the printed page.

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Breed Me... Show My Husband How It's Done (Hotwife Breeding)

Samantha is bored with her husband Jerry and his tiny manhood. She needs real men to breed her.

Turning her room into a breeding pit, she puts peepholes in the wall so her husband can see her being bred by strangers.

As her desire for more intimate contact with men overwhelms her, she gets Jerry to drive her to a parking lot for hot M/M/M/M/M/F action.

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He's too old, at 23, and she's too young, at 17, but they can't help loving each other. Hiding their relationship is the hardest thing they've ever done, but staying apart would be even harder. More

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Ryla lives in a high-rise apartment in Seattle, just steps from Pike Place Market. She spends her mornings wandering the Market for new treasures and the afternoons writing on her terrace. In the winter, she writes in the office and is constantly inspired by the view. Ryla is the mother of two teenagers and a first-grader, and has been married to the same man for more than 20 years. Three cats graciously allow the St. John family to reside with them.

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On successful completion of this course, a student will:

  1. Have gained an overview of the main issues and debates within the study of gender in the Middle East;
  2. Have been introduced to a variety of empirical realities and conditions of women’s lives, gender ideologies and relations in the Middle East;
  3. Have challenged stereotypical ideas about women and gender in the Middle East;
  4. Have acquired a critical understanding of a range of methodologies and theoretical frameworks employed in the study of gender in the Middle East;
  5. Be able to critically evaluate a variety of books, journals and other sources of information relevant to the topics studies on the course;
  6. Have produced weekly written work (reaction papers) as well as detailed written work on one approved topic relevant to the course.

Three hours per week (two hour lecture, one hour tutorial)

Scope and syllabus

The aim of this course will be to offer an overview of the key issues in the study of gender in the Middle East. It will provide a specific area focus for students in Gender Studies, but also provide a gendered understanding of prevailing discourses, ideologies, social practices and trends for those students interested in Middle East societies and politics. The course is interdisciplinary in scope, readings and theoretical underpinnings ranging from history, sociology, anthropology to political science, media studies in addition to gender studies.

Core Topics:

  • Representing Gender in the Middle East: From Orientalism to Post-colonialism
  • Islam & Patriarchy : Gender Ideologies and Social Practices
  • The State & ‘Gender Regimes’: Modernization, Reform and Citizenship
  • Families & ‘Selves’: Social Relations and Identity Constructions
  • Gender & Sexuality: From ‘Honour & Shame’ to Queer
  • Exploring Masculinities: Hegemonic and subordinate masculinities
  • Feminism & Women’s Movements: Women’s rights and the struggle for 'authenticity'
  • Autobiographies & Fiction: Gendered writing and creativity
  • New Public Spheres: Gendering the media and the Internet
  • War & Conflict: Gendering Violence and Peace in the Middle East

Method of assessment

One 3500-4000 word essays (50% ), five best reaction papers; 600-800 words each (50%).

Suggested reading

  • AbuKhalil, As'ad (1997) ‘Gender Boundaries and Sexual Categories in the Arab World,’ Feminist Issues 15/1-2 (1997), pp. 91-104.
  • Abu Lughod, L. (2003) “Saving Muslim Women or Standing with them? On Images, Ethics, and War in Our Times”, Insaniyaat, Spring 2003, Vol. 1 Issue 1.
  • Abu Lughod, L. (1998) “Introduction” and “Feminists Longings and Post-colonial Conditions” in. Abu Lughod (ed.) Remaking Women. Feminism and Modernity in the Middle East. Princeton University Press
  • Accad , Evelyne (1991) ‘Sexuality and Sexual Politics: Conflicts and Contradictions for Contemporary Women in the Middle East’, in Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism, Chandra Talpande Mohanty, Ann Russo and Lourdes Torres (eds.) Bloomington: Indiana University Press: 237-250.
  • Afshar, H (1996) “Islam and Feminism: An analysis of Political Strategies” in: Yamani, M. (ed.) Feminism and Islam. New York University Press. Pp.197-217
  • Ahmed, Leila (1992) Women and Gender in Islam. Historical Roots of a Modern Debate. Pp. 41-123
  • Al-Ali, Nadje (2007) Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present. London & New York: Zed Books.
  • Al Ali , Nadje. (2005) Reconstructing Gender: Iraqi Women between dictatorship, war, sanctions and occupation Third World Quarterly, vol 26, no 4-5, Number 4-5/June 2005 , pp. 739-758(20)
  • Al Ali, N. (2000) Secularism, Gender and the State in the Middle East. The Egyptian Women’s Movements, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Al-Hassan Colley, Nawar (2003) Reading Arab Women’s Autobiographies. Austin: University of Texas Press, pp. 131-180.
  • Bruce Dunne (1998) Power and Sexuality in the Middle East. MERIP, Spring 1998.
  • Charrad, M. (2000) “Lineage versus Individual in Tunisia and Morocco” in Souad Joseph (ed.) Gender and Citizenship in the Middle East. Syracuse University Press, pp. 70-88.
  • Cooke, M (2000) “Multiple Critiques: Islamic Feminist Rhetorical Strategies” in: “Nepantla: Views from South”, vol 1, no.1, pp.91-110.
  • Jad, I. (2005) “Between Religion and Secularism: Islamist Women of Hamas”, in Fereshteh Nouraie-Simone (ed.) On Shifting Ground: Muslim Women in the Global Era New York: Feminist Press
  • Johnson, P. and Eileen Kuttab (2001) “Where Have all the Women (and Men) Gone? Reflections on Gender and the Second Palestinian Intifada, in Feminist Review, n. 61, pp. 21-43.
  • Jonhson, P. (2006) “Living Together in a Nation of Fragments: Dynamics of Kin, Place, and Nation, in Lisa Taraki, (ed.) Living Palestine. Family Survival, Resistance, and Mobility under Occupation. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, pp.51-103.
  • Joseph, Suad (1999) Intimate Selving in Arab Families. Gender, Self, and Identity, Syracuse University Press.
  • Joseph, S. (2000) “Gendering Citizenship in the Middle East” in Souad Joseph (ed.) Gender and Citizenship in the Middle East. Syracuse University Press, pp. 3-33
  • Gandour, Sabah (2002) ‘Hanan Al-Shayks Hikayat’, in Lisa Suhair Majaj, Paula Sunderman & Therese Saliba (eds.) (2002) Gender, Nation and Community in Arab Women’s Novels. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, pp.231-252.
  • Hatem, M. (2000) “The Pitfalls of the Nationalist Discourses on Citizenship in Egypt”, in Souad Joseph (ed.) Gender and Citizenship in the Middle East. Syracuse University Press, pp 33-57.
  • Kandyioti, D. (1998) Bargaining with Patriarchy, in Gender and Society vol. 2, no.3.pp.282-89.
  • Kandiyoti, D. (1991) End of Empire: Islam, Nationalism and Women in Turkey, in: Kandiyoti, D. (ed.) Women, Islam and the State. Philadelphia: Temple University Press: pp.1-22.
  • Mernissi, F. (1982) “Virginity and Patriarchy” in: Women’s Studies International Forum, Vol.5, no.2:183-193.
  • Moghadam, (2002a) “Patriarchy, The Taleban and Politics of Public Space in Afghanistan”, in Women’s Studies International Forum, Vol 25, no. 1 pp.19-31.
  • Moghadam, V. (2002b) “Islamic Feminism and Its Discontents: Toward a Resolution of the Debate” in Signs, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 1135-1171
  • Moghissi, Haideh (1999) Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism. The Limits of Post-modern Analysis. London and New York: Zed Books, 1999 chapter 2
  • Najmabadi, A. (2005) Women with Mustaches and Men Without Beards. Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity. University of California Press. Chapter 7.
  • Winter Bronwin (2001) “Fundamental Misunderstandings: Issues in Feminist approaches to Islamism”, in Journal of Women’s History 13.1 pp.9-41
  • Yeğenoğlu, Meyda.(1998) Colonial Fantasies : Towards a Feminist Reading of Orientalism Cambridge : Cambridge University Press

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Moonah is a suburb on the move with a post office, 2 chemists and a range of shops and eating places less than 5 minutes from Albert Rd. There are two large big name supermarkets close by. North Hobart with its numerous restaurants is also close and the State Cinema, the oldest working cinema in Australia offers a range of films, a good bookshop and café.

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    Hello, new here. i suffered a recent attempt and somehow I made it back.
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Discussion in 'Rants, Musings and Ideas' started by kath, Jun 12, 2007.

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    i dont think many people know what to say to me.

    i wouldnt know what to say to me either.

  2. I know I love ya hun.

    I know that I loved seeing ya.

    I know I want to see you again as soon as you can fit it in.

    I know that I will always love ya.

    :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
  3. kath

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    You arent someone just to be fitted in hun.

    Nobody here is that to me.

    i am just so weak now.
  4. Kath :( I didn't mean that - I wasn't trying to say that was how you think of people

    I just wanted to say you do and always will mean a hell of a lot to me. I value our friendship, even though I haven't always been a good friend - I AM here and I will always be here for you hun. :hug:
  5. kath

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    Hey i havent got a good track record with friendships or relationships.Let me tell you!!And i could unfortunately [without exageration] find many people to back that up and you should know that by now too.But we all make mistakes hun and im here for you too.

    i didnt take what you said the wrong way.Maybe i phrased my response wrongly.Sorry.i wanted to let you know i cared too.

    Apart from all tha ti guess i just feel alone right now.It isnt anyones fault or anything.Even i couldnt help myself feel less alone in the sitaution im in right now.

    How can i hope other people will know my sitaution or know what to say iif even i wouldnt have a clue.

    Given the bizarity of my situation.

    Sorry im waffling.This will make no sense to anyone.Heck why am i posting and taking up time.Tempted to delete this.it wont make sense.

    im sorry.
  6. makes sense to me :hug:

    and hun - you won't lose my friendship. ever.

    Lonliness sucks - I am the queen on lonliness sometimes! Some people may find it hard to understand your situation - but I have seen and known what has been happening for a long time now - and I can see how very difficult it is for you :hug:

    I will text you later hun - but I want to repeat - we MUST go out have a laugh at least for a day or two sometime soon!

    You know where I am if you need me :hug:


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    I don't think there's a thread like this yet :smile:

    I'm gonna get up in a second, then have breakfast with my mate, then clean the fryer, clean up the cages and stuff of the animals, do the dishes... and by then it's probably somewhere this evening and fuck knows what I'ma do then :smile:
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    I'm off to make an egg sarnie :drool:
    Then prep all the stuff for tomorrow's dinner (making tandoori so it has to be marinated over night).
    Feed the Lem, clear up debris in kitchen and then hopefully play cards :laugh:
  3. BlackPegasus

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    Nothing... didn't even go to work....hopeless damn life
  4. Casey.

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    I will play with my new puppy! And i will also chose a new name for her!
  5. Sa Palomera

    Sa Palomera Well-Known Member

    as always things changed. lol I did have breakfast and did the dishes, but that's it :laugh:
    I've put a to-do-list up my door though, so I'll work through that throughout the week :wink:
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    I eventually got up around 11.30. I woke up around 3 times between 8-11 but kept going to sleep again. I got up. Did the normal washing brushing of the teeth and cleaning of the face. Lifted the rug over the kitchen window and saw it had snowed in the neighbour's garden. Felt cold. Made cereal. Had a sandwich whilst I was at it (I tend to put meals together so I don't 'forget a meal' in the day). Put my electric heater on the number 2 setting. Huddled around the heater for a while. Heated up and put coconut oil and cream on my body as my skin was dry. Changed out of pyjamas into my ratty inside clothes (trousers, vest, green polo jumper). Then looked in the mirror saw I looked really very tired :laugh: and very annoyed then went back to bed because I did feel very tired. Then slept you know..... just slept :mellow:. Until 3. Woke up saying a few things. Picked up a book from my table but thought, I'm too tired to concentrate on this, I should get outside. Changed clothes (jeans, bra, vest, blue top, red top, blue jumper, socks). Had a nut bar. Had chocolate milk. Had some water. Put on boots. Put on coat. Went outside, walked to my parents' house. Told my mother I'm gonna be living on 50 pounds a week (not really I have savings but that's what I'll be getting after I pay my rent) so I need her help to get my money situation into order or at least get a new IS form. Then went on the compewter!!!!

    Today, I just felt tired because yesterday I walked too much and ate too little. I love talking about my day.
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    I wish I could say Im going to die tonight but unfortunately I havent got the tools.. not YET x
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    I will clean house..finally
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    well i'm gonna go to work and then after i get off party at my friends house again and then go to sleep.
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    Get up before 5 AM and get a few chores done before it is time to head to and from school
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    It's been today for 3 1/2 hours. I have done laundry.
    I will read a book and go to sleep.
  12. neverdie

    neverdie Guest

    work, come home then help a friend deal with emotional with draw
  13. *dilligaf*

    *dilligaf* Staff Alumni

    have only just ot up....and dont plan on doin anythin
  14. ggg456

    ggg456 Guest

    got my rent sorted out :cool: all on my own although i did take 2 standing order forms at the bank but i used tip-ex to tip-ex my mistakes when i messed up the second one. all i was doing was sitting there, rubbing my eyes because i couldn't see muttering FFS what am i doing why do i wait until now to do these things. photocopied. went to the council. that was ok. went to the job centre where they thought i was deaf :laugh:

    i'm a bit worried about my DLA form now :unsure: everything rests on that form and my social worker said i didn't concentrate on the 'psychotic' bit enough but she made me look like a real nutcase ("confused about reality [so doesn't know she's psychotic], believes she can fly") at the back of the form and they have a page filled of doctors and psychiatrists i've seen in the past year so surely that's enough?

    came back where i helped my mother take out the cd drive
    tried to befriend Tiger the cat in the garden but she only likes my own cat and not me.
    Last edited: Apr 7, 2008
  15. BlackPegasus

    BlackPegasus Well-Known Member

    uggg gotta work tonight.
  16. resistance

    resistance Staff Alumni

    Went to work, did some stuff on my forum, went to the shop and now trying to keep my eyes open.
  17. Sa Palomera

    Sa Palomera Well-Known Member

    I went to therapy, where I shocked my group-mates, therapists AND myself with all my talking and positive attitude. One therapist literally said "looks like you've seen the light or something :blink: " :laugh:
  18. Petal

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    cooked, painted and read! my life is so boring!
  19. Sa Palomera

    Sa Palomera Well-Known Member

    I woke up about 2 hours ago, chatted a bit with a mate, now I'm gonna get out of bed after this post, have a bit of something to eat, go running, then have a shower, then breakfast and after that it's time to get my bike and go to therapy (45min ride on my bicycle).

    After therapy I have to do some groceries, I will cook and have dinner when I get home and I should clean the fryer, though I'll see if I'm up to that by the time I've finished dinner.

    Then late tonight I'll probably come online again for a bit, and then sleep :smile:
  20. Sa Palomera

    Sa Palomera Well-Known Member

    I went running for 45min, took a shower, went to therapy on my bicycle (45min), had therapy, did some groceries and came back home on my bicycle.

    so all in all I did about 2hours and 15 min of proper exercising :blink: :blink:
    No wonder I'm all exhausted now :dry:
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A question such as “How happy were you with the quality of service at our restaurant?” seems reasonable on its face.  But does the researcher mean happy?  Or satisfied?  And service, in terms of what?  Why not ask several questions for each dimension of quality service.  For instance; “How clean was our restaurant?” and “How prompt was the server in re-filling drinks?”  See how “clean” and “prompt” are two different ideas and, more importantly, how one customer may think about cleanliness while another thinks about drink refills when trying to answer the original question?

So let’s assume you’ve settled on speed of service as what you’d like to gather customer feedback on.  Since I’ve already written in this space that agree/disagree response options are not ideal, you may be tempted to ask something like “How satisfied were you with the promptness of the wait staff?”  But this phrasing has induced an extra step, translating promptness into a more abstract feeling of satisfaction.  A better approach is to rate the speediness of food and drink delivery straight away.  In this way, we might ask “How prompt were the wait staff serving you?”

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  • Peter Smetaniuk

    A more precise way I would address the “promptness” statement is have respondents check off “categories” of promptness with the notion of “speed.” In other words, use a likert scale (1 thru 5), where 1 designates “‘less than 2 minutes’; 2 designates ‘within 5 minutes’; 3 designates ‘It doesn’t matter to me”; 4 designates ‘over 15 minutes, but less than 30 min’; and 5 designates ‘over 30 minutes.” I would change the variable statement also, making it more “specific.” “In terms of ‘time,’ how fast was your waiter at serving you at your last restaurant experience?” This variable is now easier to measure the “idea” (dimension) of promptness for statistical analysis. Hence, “The speed of waiter service is a function of promptness.” Plus, when put into your statistical package software (Systat or SPSS), your dependent variable for “promptness” is numeric. See yas.

    • Phil G

      Hi Peter,
      Thank you for your comment on the post. There is a problem, unfortunately, with giving people prefabricated scales as you propose. That is, respondents use the scale to get a sense of “average” and assume that the middle choice is the naturally occurring average. So the respondent first looks to the middle and says to himself “if that is average, am I above it or below it,” in which case an open ended question for time is best. For example “how long did it take…” On the other hand, by asking “how fast…” you’ve eliminated the ability to express “slow” since, it seems, speed expressed this way is a bipolar construct. Lastly, the five and seven point scales I’ve described in the blog post can certainly be used as ordinal variables in statistical analysis software. Let me know if you have any questions.

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    cleanliness as opposed to promptness.

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  • Peter Smetaniuk

    Thanks for the added format Phil G. No doubt, designing items is an art! Also, what’s your take on including the “middle” or “average” response in a 5, 7, or 10-point scale. I have always had a concern about this response option as giving very little significance to the variable being ex[plored. In other words, when a respondent chooses the “average” it expresses an avoidance of the “extreme” responses–which is not what a survey is hoping to achieve: The authentic response, that is. The big question: Should the average be included or excluded as an indice response within a scale. Thanks, love your feedback.

  • vinay

    Thanks for providing information regarding the question as it will help us to know how rightly we can ask Q.

  • ihsan

    I think the usefulness of “averages/numbers” is dependent on the size/scale of the survey.
    For the “restaurant” example, I think the “restaurant manager” wants to know intimate information for their regular customers (famous and successful restaurants have surveys done on the spot by talking directly to their customers and accordingly tailoring services”. i.e. need to invite contributors to make statements about the various things as they will tell you what is good and bad, in numbers.

    • Phil G

      Hi Hsan,

      Numbers are, as you suggest, only as good as their context. The context of the scale matters, because too many scale points can sap any individual scale point’s meaning, while too few points doesn’t leave room for mapping the true extent of our attitudes and behaviors. The context of the research question matters as well. It is up to the researcher—in this case a restaurant owner—to decide what numbers matter and, more importantly, how much movement in the numbers is tolerable month to month or week to week.

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Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Mental Octopus, Feb 2, 2006.

  1. Mental Octopus

    Mental Octopus

    May 24, 2003
    I found out that Moses Graphite has a neck for MusicMan Sterlings. Thinking of putting one on because I am always busy and I have had to adjust my sterling quite more often than i'd like to...and I'm also slightly missing the sound of my long gone flea bass.

    Has anyone tried these out and have any thoughts on their sound, feel, etc? I hear those suckers are heavy, any truth to this and a ballpark weight?
  2. Mental Octopus

    Mental Octopus

    May 24, 2003
    hmmm nobody?
  3. Tryxx

    Tryxx Sputnik Forums: Bass Mod

    Jun 1, 2005
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    They're pretty light actually. Status has one as well(for the Stingray at least), and I've heard Moses has some quality control issues.

    If the pocket is the same it'll work. You drill your own holes for the joint.
    EDIT: For the Status I mean.
  4. 62bass

    Apr 3, 2005
    I bought a Moses graphite relacement neck for a Stingray some years ago. All in all, it was a decent neck. never warped or required adjustment once set up. The sound did change to a greater emphasis on high end and increased fret noise, but I was able to dial that out with EQ. Installation was easy enough for someone with experience. You really should have a drill press to correctly drill thye holes for the threaded insert. You can do it with a hand held drill but it would be easy to mess it up.

    One thing-the frets needed a lot of levelling before I got it buzz free. The fret ends were fine though-well roun ded and comfortable.

    I recently installed a moses neck on a G and L for a friend. It was about the same quality.
  5. Mental Octopus

    Mental Octopus

    May 24, 2003
    sounds pretty hit or miss...i'll have to think about it.

    i wish status made something for the sterling...
  6. BassyBill

    BassyBill The smooth moderator... Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 12, 2005
    West Midlands UK
    I have owned my Stingray for less than 12 months and had to adjust the neck 3 times. Rickenbacker gets adjusted maybe once every 12 months. Had my MIM Jazz two years and never had to touch the truss rod. Go figure, as they say in the US.

    I guess I'm known on TB for my love of Status graphite necks (and my S2 bass)! Are you sure the Status Stingray neck won't fit your Sterling? Are the neck pockets different?
  7. Mental Octopus

    Mental Octopus

    May 24, 2003
    I am pretty sure that the pockets are different from what I remember, but I also want the skinnier sterling neck instead of the bigger stingray one.
  8. Hmm, my Sterling (97) has been shipped across the atlantic from US to Sweden, and I have never touched the truss rod once?! And yes I do have a nice and low action, actually I used to have it even lower.. but my playing style didnt allow for ultra low action. :bassist:

    (bought it unused from a private person who didnt play bass.. or tinker the truss rod)
  9. jasonbraatz

    Oct 18, 2000
    Oakland, CA
    I had one on my Sterling after the neck twisted. I sold it to get some other stuff and really wish I had it back. It was heavy but played and sounded much nicer - beefed up the bottom end, added a nice sparkle to the top, and still kept the characteristic sound of the bass. It definitely sounds like the flea bass.

    I liked it enough that I'd definitely build a Moses necked Jazz in the future, but I don't think I would replace the neck on a perfectly good musicman. I'd recommend selling it and building a Warmoth bodied bass with an MM pickup instead.
  10. Figjam

    Aug 5, 2003
    Boston, MA
    Were you changing string gauge?
  11. BassyBill

    BassyBill The smooth moderator... Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 12, 2005
    West Midlands UK
    No change to strings. Neck responding to seasonal changes in temperature/humidity, I suppose, or maybe just "settling" on a new bass - different pieces of wood react different ways. Not really a problem as the neck is so easy to adjust. I don't touch a truss rod unless I have to as a general rule, but this was a classic case of too little relief causing buzz on the lower frets.
  12. go find a peavey g bass. if you have to, replace the pickup in it. i don't think the neck is interchangeable, but it's even more a win if it is. also, the g bass is pretty easy to sell if it's not your thing.

  13. Mental Octopus

    Mental Octopus

    May 24, 2003
    thanks for all the replies.

    yeah, the sterling neck is somewhat problematic because i have to adjust it every few days...since i would have to purchase an EB neck to replace i figured i would treat myself to graphite so i wouldn't have to adjust it so frequently. so it's not like im replacing a perfectly suitable neck, because to me it isn't.

    so i talked to rob from status, and he said that he could make me a stingray neck with a thinner nut width. would be a huge upcharge and it still won't fit the sterling, so that's out of the question.

    i have read through numerous threads that concern moses, and i just finished reading through hambone's horror story and how awful the customer service was. moses is exactly what i want, but i'm reluctant to pull the trigger on one simply because the reviews are so mixed.
  14. Mental Octopus

    Mental Octopus

    May 24, 2003
    Was the neck you had an accurate Sterling copy? I inquired to Steve about the dimensions and profile because I can't seem to find it on his website...and I hope it's not a Stingray sized neck made to fit a Sterling pocket.
  15. 62bass

    Apr 3, 2005
    I had no problems with Moses customer service. When my Stingray neck arrived there was a blemish in the finish. I called Steve and he offered to replace it. I suggested I try sanding it out and polishing and he said if it didn't work he'd take it back. It worked.

    My EB Stingray neck, while very beautiful, would mirror every slight change in humidity. I flew from Toronto to Oklahoma one spring with it. The day after arrival the strings were flat against the fingerboard. I spent some time adjusting the trussroad and got it playable. The day after I returned to Toronto the strings were 3/8 inch off the 12th fret.

    The graphite neck from Moses didn't budge a bit and it would stay in tune for weeks if I didn't hit a tuning peg against anything. I wouldn't say there was any improvement in tone. Just a slight increase in the upper end and possibly more sustain. It fit the neck pocket perfectly. I had to do a good fret dress though. I sold it along with the original neck after a year. i never really liked the Stingray sound for what I did. The original was a different instrument. Much better I thought.


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This is an engrossing look into the heart of twelve of the strangest psychological disorders known to science. In a book reminiscent of Oliver Sacks' "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat", psychologists Louis Franzini and John Grossberg take us behind the tabloid headlines and media exposes to tell the real-life stories of emotionally damaged men and women driven to horrific extremes in their efforts to gratify their basic human needs for love and attention. Writing with compassion and offering many profound insights into the human condition, the authors provide rare, often wrenching, glimpses into the tortured worlds of necrophiliacs, who make love only to corpses, and "werewolves" who commit unthinkable acts of mutilation and cannibalism; of men paralyzed by the terrifying belief that their penises are disappearing into their bodies, and compulsive hair pullers, who pluck every last hair from their flesh; of paranoids who believe they are being stalked by their evil twins, and those convinced that everyone close to them is an imposter; and many others. All of the stories contained in "Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors" are based on actual case studies. Throughout, Drs.
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Yesterday, in Gulf Coast Collection Bureau, Inc. v. Mais, No. 13-14008 (11th Cir. Sept. 29, 2014), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a clear and decisive victory for the collection industry under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In general, the TCPA is a consumer protection statute that prohibits certain telephone solicitations and automated telephone equipment. Although many TCPA cases involve the use of automatic dialing programs/systems, the TCPA also covers, among other things, prerecorded messages and text messages sent using an autodialer.  The TCPA authorizes a private right of action for injunctive relief and the greater of actual damages or $500 for each violation.  Moreover, a willful or knowing violation opens the door for a court to increase the monetary award up to three times. Not surprisingly, therefore, putative TCPA class actions are on the rise across the country.

The lower-court case, Mais v. Gulf Coast Collection Bureau, Inc., 944 F. Supp. 2d 1226 (S.D. Fla. 2013), involved, among other things, an outstanding account for medical services that was placed with a debt collector for collection. One of the central questions in Mais was whether a patient's consent under HIPAA for his or her medical provider to use and disclose patient information, including phone numbers, constitutes "prior express consent" under the TCPA for affiliates and agents of that provider to call the patient on his cell phone for debt collection purposes using an automated telephone dialing system. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had found “prior express consent” in this situation, but the Southern District of Florida in Mais disagreed with the FCC’s ruling and refused to give it deference in denying summary judgment on the consent defense. Plaintiffs' lawyers across the country have attempted to rely on the Southern District of Florida’s Mais decision to file TCPA lawsuits, including alleged class actions.

Fortunately, the Eleventh Circuit reversed the Southern District of Florida’s decision and enforced the FCC’s ruling.  The Eleventh Circuit held that “the district court lacked the power to consider in any way the validity of the 2008 FCC Ruling and also erred in concluding that the FCC’s interpretation did not control the disposition of the case.” The FCC’s interpretation of the term “prior express consent” was a critical issue before the Court. The Court recognized that the 2008 FCC ruling clarified that “autodialed and prerecorded message calls to wireless numbers that are provided by the called party to a creditor in connection with an existing debt are permissible as calls made with the ‘prior express consent’ of the called party.” (citing 2008 FCC Ruling, 23 FCC Rcd. at 559). As the Eleventh Circuit confirmed, “[s]pecifically, the FCC conclude[d] that the provision of a cell phone number to a creditor, e.g., as part of a credit application, reasonably evidences prior express consent by the cell phone subscriber to be contacted at that number regarding the debt."

The Eleventh Circuit confirmed that Mais’s allegations pertaining to a medical debt fell within the scope of the FCC’s ruling, which “conclude[d] that the provision of a cell phone number to a creditor, e.g., as part of a credit application, reasonably evidences prior express consent to be contacted at that number regarding the debt.” (citing 23 FCC Rcd. at 564).  Mrs. Mais provided her husband’s cell phone on the hospital admission documents, which included agreed-to privacy practices and procedures, and authorized the release of health information for billing.  Such actions evidenced the TCPA “prior express consent” exception consistent with the FCC’s ruling.

It remains to be seen whether the Eleventh Circuit’s decision provides finality on the issue, at least outside of the Eleventh Circuit.  Only a few days prior to the oral argument in Mais in the Eleventh Circuit, a federal judge in New York agreed with the Southern District of Florida and refused to defer to the FCC’s ruling.  See Zyburo v. NCSPlus, Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129850 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 15, 2014). While it seems that the clear weight of authority across the Country agrees with the reasoning of the Eleventh Circuit, it is entirely possible that other Circuits might disagree in the future.

For now, the collection industry can breathe a sigh of relief. The Eleventh Circuit’s ruling appears to extend beyond just medical debts as the Court even noted that the FCC’s general language “sends a strong message that it meant to reach a wide range of creditors and collectors.”  However, those using predictive dialers to dial telephone numbers through automated technology should still be careful. The FCC had also explained that “prior express consent is deemed to be granted only if the wireless number was provided by the consumer to the creditor, and that such number was provided during the transaction that resulted in the debt owed.” Those in the collection industry should be careful to ensure that the information they are relying upon meets the FCC’s standards. Otherwise, the plaintiffs’ bar will surely seek ways to distinguish the Eleventh Circuit’s Mais decision.

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Town mayor John Perry and eight pupils and members of staff from Moira Primary School visited the development to lend a helping hand to our green-fingered Assistant Site Manager Dave Stone who was planting the trees.

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We all know that we are frail creatures, that life is short and precarious and fraught with risk, and that often its greatest pleasures are the very things that lead us all the more swiftly to our inevitable undoing. I wish I could tell you that our gadgets offered an exception to this rule. Instead, a medical doctor has come along to tell us that our touchscreens are hurting us.

If you do anything enough – running, jumping, sitting still – it just winds up hurting you. And it turns out that the same is true for using our beloved touchscreens, per Franklin Tessler, M.D., C.M., writing in InfoWorld.

It’s already been well known that touchscreens positioned upright (that is, perpendicular to the floor – not in portrait mode) are unpleasant to use. “Touch surfaces don’t want to be vertical,” Steve Jobs once said, but it was hardly a novel idea: designers have always said that having to reach out to press on a vertical screen caused an unpleasantness that was soon dubbed “gorilla arm.”

But it turns out that touchscreens in other positions hold dangers – “hidden dangers,” per Tessler’s title – as well. Actually, the very fact that tablets and smartphones can be held in any position makes us likely to use them while employing poor posture. (Almost by definition, it’s hard to set up a mobile device in some standard, ergonomically sound way.)

Touchscreen typing, too, puts us in peril. This is generally true of typing, actually: you’ve of course heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, one of several disorders that can result from the unusual contortions or repeated stress that typing evokes. But touchscreens bring with them an extra danger, a relic of their virtuality. Since we don’t receive tactile feedback from touchscreens, we often aren’t quite sure if we’ve pressed a key or not. (Those ersatz clicking key sounds are the best things engineers have come up with so far, but they’re not doing a lot of good, says Dr. Tessler, especially where there’s background noise.) As a result of this uncertainty, many of us are push-typing rather than touch-typing – a Cornell ergonomics expert says users press virtual keys eight times as hard as the real thing, with all the consequent stresses that entails.

Even in between sentences, when we hold our fingers poised rigidly to descend, we are causing something called “isometric tension,” says Tessler, which stresses muscles and tendons.

Mobile devices also bring along their own variants of the old problem of eyestrain. If you’re covetous of your battery life, you dim your display, as I do, an inevitably find yourself squinting outside. And higher resolution screens bring with them ever tinier fonts, which strain your eyes even if your screen is bright.

How do we get out of this mess? What are some tips to avoid touchscreen related trauma? I’m not a doctor, and you should really read Tessler’s comprehensive post in its entirety (if only to learn of cool verbs like “dorsiflex”), but here are a few highlights of things both you and manufacturers can do to help stem this incipient plague. Hold your touchscreen in whatever angle helps you see it most clearly when reading, but when writing, hold it at a shallow angle of about 30 degrees. When typing, try to know your own strength, and not overdo it; manufacturers, meanwhile, should continue researching “haptic” (tactile) feedback. And if eyestrain is a problem for you, eschew tiny fonts, get some reading glasses, and ask your doctor about eye drops if your office or home is very dry.

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God has helped me during Boot Camp with homesickness. I used to be really homesick. I wanted to go home every morning. I even cried to go home, But then I remembered prayer. I prayed and asked God to help me and now I don’t feel so homesick anymore.

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Start your day by playing in Wilson tracksuits

If you are a morning bird and would like to practice your favourite sport right in the morning, then we recommend you to keep your body warm and stay comfortable at the same time. It can really get cold sometimes in the morning and without proper tennis clothes, one might suffer. In order to make sure that you have a great time while playing tennis on the court or during those practice sessions, we have come up with an extensive range of warm-ups. They will not only provide warmth to your body by keeping you at ease all day and night long, but they will also put you ahead in the style as well. They are fashionable and we recommend you to pick your favourite tracksuit from our online store. Here at Tennis-Point, we have come up with some of the best products related to the game. Wilson tracksuits will certainly make you the most fashionable player on the court while keeping you stay comfortable. These products are composed from the best of materials that guarantees to give you the taste of best international designs and unmatched comfort at your convenience.

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