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HONOLULU -- For reasons that have eluded explanation, residents of the Southeastern U.S. historically have had about a 20% greater risk of stroke than people living elsewhere in the country. Now, researchers report that deep-fried chicken, sweet tea, and other Southern fare may help explain why this region has come to be known as the "Stroke Belt."
Using data from a large, nationwide survey, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers found that people in the highest quartile of adherence to Southern dietary patterns were at a 41% increased risk of stroke compared with those in the lowest quartile.
In African-Americans, the risk was 63% higher, Suzanne Judd, PhD, MPH, and colleagues reported at the International Stroke Conference here.
What was really surprising, Judd said, was that there was a 30% increased risk of stroke even when the analysis was adjusted for other risk factors such as smoking and physical activity (P<0.05).
Judd said that people in the top quartile ate Southern foods about six times a week, while those in the lowest quartile ate it about once a month.
"Diet is an overlooked risk factor for stroke," Judd told MedPage Today. "While physicians, of course, know that diet is a risk factor, stroke patients or patients with risk factors for stroke are rarely referred for dietary counseling," she said.
"Yet this is something that patients can easily do to reduce risk," noted Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD, chair of the ISC program and chair of neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital Stroke Research Center.
"Patients are always asking what they can do to avoid stroke. Here is something you can tell them," he said in an interview.
Judd and colleagues prospectively examined the association of diet patterns with risk of stroke using data from 20,480 black and white Americans, 45 and older who were enrolled the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study between 2003 and 2007.
Using factor analysis and food frequency questionnaires, they identified five dietary patterns: the Southern diet, with its emphasis on fried foods, organ and processed meats and sweetened iced tea; the convenience diet of Chinese and Mexican foods, pasta and pizza; the plant-based diet, packed with fruits, vegetables and legumes; the sweet/fat diet, rich in desserts, added sugars and sweetened snacks; and the alcohol/salad diet, which contains fats and vegetables.
Every six months for about 5 years, participants were questioned by telephone about their stroke incidence and overall health.
The highest consumption of the Southern diet was in the seven states that make up the "Stroke Belt" -- Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee — and in Louisiana, Delaware, Michigan, and Illinois.
Judd blamed three major factors working together in the Southern-style diet to raise risks of cardiovascular disease: fatty foods that are high in cholesterol, sugary drinks that are linked to diabetes, and salty foods that lead to high blood pressure.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Amgen, and General Mills funded the study.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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International Stroke ConferenceSource Reference: Judd S, et al "Southern diet pattern increases risk of stroke while plant-based pattern decreases risk of stroke in the REGARDS Study" ISC 2013; Abstract 144.

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We Who are About To...
by Joanna Russ
I sought out a copy of Joanna Russ's We Who are About To... after reading Samuel Delany's comments about the novel in his essay "Shadow and Ash", collected in Longer Views: Extended Essays. Delany said the novel was an answer (intended or not) to an idea Michael Moorcock had found interesting at an SF convention: "When, in the real world, 95 percent of all commercial jet crashes are 100 percent fatal and we live in a solar system in which presumably only only one planet can support any life at all, science fiction is nevertheless full of spaceship crashes (!) in which everyone gets up and walks away from the wreckage unscathed -- and usually out onto a planet with breathable atmosphere, amenable weather, and a high-tech civilization in wait near-by to provide interesting twists in subsequent adventures."
To this idea, Russ wrote what Delany said is a novel that "functions as the bad conscience of Golding's Lord of the Flies".
Quite true. Russ makes Golding look cheery.
Science fiction is a genre generally lacking in stories which are tragedies, or at least tragedies on the level of, say, King Lear. (Brian Aldiss's Greybeard comes to mind as one exception, a book which would make an interesting tonal and thematic comparison to We Who are About To..., because Aldiss, it seems to me, succeeds at much more than Russ does. Indeed, Greybeard is one book which I think deserves far more attention than it has received, and at the very least deserves to be back in print. But I digress...)
The existentialist tendencies of the novel are made clear in the title's continuation into the first two sentences: "About to die. And so on."
The "we" of the title are a small group of survivors from an interstellar journey who are stranded on a barely-habitable planet. All of the characters except the narrator think they should do their best to create some sort of civilization on the planet, that they should build buildings and use each other to produce children. The narrator thinks they should all accept that they are going to die, that there is no chance of rescue, that they cannot be good ancestors for impossible progeny. One conceit of the novel is that the narrator is recording her thoughts into a "vocoder", and this is what we are reading. (This conceit, like the appendix to 1984, creates a frame around the narrative -- if we are reading it, then the narrator's predictions of it never being found are false, calling into question other of her ideas.)
Delany writes:
Radically, Russ suggests that the quality of life is the purpose of living, and reproduction only a reparative process to extend that quality -- and not the point of life at all. (Only feudal societies can really believe wholly that reproduction -- i.e. the manufacture of cannon fodder -- is life's real point. [Hence, everyone who claims gay marriages are evil because they don't lead to reproduction is operating from a feudal mindset. But, again, I digress...])I'm not sure what causes Delany to call the narrator "the most 'civilized' person among the passengers", though the quotes around the word "civilized" suggest he's thinking of her profession as a musicologist, though there is at least one other survivor who is similarly scholarly. The narrator is contemptuous of this other character, but since she seems to be meant to be unreliable, and her perspective on the other characters is at the least caustic, I don't put much weight on that judgment.
The narrator herself -- certainly the most "civilized" person among the passengers -- both recalls and re-voices Walter Benjamin's famous observation: "Every act of civilization is also an act of barbarism".
Delany's reading is accurate as far as it goes, but what he neglects is that Russ's novel is achingly plodding to read. Yes, there are intellectual interests in it, but none which haven't been handled better by philosophers and even by other writers of fiction (The Stories of Paul Bowles collects plenty of tales which are thousands of times superior to Russ's novel, and shorter. For that matter, Bowles's first novel, The Sheltering Sky, covers most of the philosophical territory of We Who are About To... and much more.)
Initially, it might seem that the problem with We Who are About To... is the utterly detestable characters. (My general feeling throughout reading the book was: "Die already!") But I can tolerate detestable characters in the service of greater goals. Russ's goals aren't particularly great. Delany sums up everything the novel has to offer in a page and a half. If it can be done in a page and a half of nonfiction, why should it be done in fiction at all?
Fiction can provide us with different ways of thinking than essays or articles, of course. The central problem with We Who are About To... is that Russ doesn't utilize these different ways of thinking very well -- she doesn't create any characters a reader could possibly care about, and so, without reader sympathy for the character, there is no emotional resonance. Lack of emotional resonance can be overcome, or even turned into a strength, if the intellectual progression of the story is surprising and challenging, or if the language is wielded in a masterful way. Any reader with half a brain can get all of the intellectual offerings of the book within the first twenty-five pages (if not fewer), and the language, while occasionally interesting in its coolness, is nothing worth celebrating. I kept telling myself as I read, "Russ is a good writer, she's going to have a surprise just around the corner, there's going to be some sort of structural change, some sort of ... anything..." But no.
Delany says, "For a long time the book will remain a damningly fine analysis of the mechanics of political and social decay we have undergone to arrive at 'this point', however 'this point' changes." I'm no good at reading minds, but I would guess Delany likes the book because it supports philosophical, social, and political ideas he already held when he read it, and he enjoyed seeing those ideas given symbolic power through narrative. Good for him. I basically agree with those ideas, myself. Which is why I didn't need to have them beaten into me by a stark, bitter, one-note novel.
There are plenty of other writers who are more radical and more skilled than Joanna Russ is in We Who are About To...: M. John Harrison (just as bleak, if not bleaker, but with more to offer), Sarah Kane (a British playwright), J.G. Ballard, Thomas Pynchon, Patricia Highsmith, William Gaddis, Kathy Acker, Samuel Beckett ... I could go on...
There is nothing wrong with philosophy in fiction -- it is often a virtue. But fiction where the whole purpose is to illustrate a philosophy tends to be less interesting than fiction which explores a philosophy. The difference is between setting up a situation and following it to its logical conclusion (which can work well in short stories, but seldom as the entire purpose of novels) and investigating the various implications and possibilities of a situation. It's the difference between Dostoyevsky and a mystery potboiler, the difference between great art and the merely competent, the difference between something which is fascinating to read and We Who are About To....


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DailyDirt: No More Pure Chocolate
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- The cacao tree is susceptible to a variety of diseases and environmental threats, but there are different varieties of cacao that are more disease resistant, drought tolerant and productive. However, the flavor of the resulting chocolates could suffer, but consumers might not notice the gradual change in the taste of their favorite chocolates. [url]
- Would you eat chocolate with an anti-aging antioxidant ingredient that claimed to make your skin younger? A $54 box of Esthechoc chocolate contains polyphenols and astaxanthin -- ingredients that the chocolatier states have "clinically proven" benefits for your skin. Sounds like a great excuse to eat more chocolate, but it's probably not as effective as the marketing material implies. Who wants "just the skin" of a 30yo, anyway? [url]
- Chocolates from the UK are a bit different than some chocolates made in the US -- the first ingredient for many American chocolates is sugar, but it's milk across the pond. Also, due to a settlement between Hersey's and Let's Buy British Imports, certain UK chocolate brands won't make it to the US -- and vice versa. (And someday, we'll have more videos like this of people reacting to trying foreign foods.) [url]


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Friday, August 28, 2009
Truth Hurts
All hail the king:
14 comments:
- Oemissions said...
I don't see it as kingly, altho I am sure he would relish a crown, such as this.
I see it as another pugnacious act which befits a schoolboy bully.
- 8:49 PM, August 28, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Good video.
I still like the irony of the Liberal's banging this particular drum.
- 11:37 PM, August 28, 2009
- Anonymous said...
The previous post was mine.
- 11:38 PM, August 28, 2009
- Patrick said...
I must be getting fairly disaffected because as a liberal myself, I frankly don't mind the senate appointments. Yea they're crass and clearly partisan, but truly... put yourself in his shoes, if you don't respect the senate, don't believe it should be around, why not appoint blatant hacks and make a mockery of it?
I'm left wondering after these last few days, where the hell is Ignatieff and the liberals? Now that Doer has been appointed Ambassador to the US, Harper comes out looking squeaky clean, the NDP gets a boost. Ignatieff is still quiet.
- 1:28 AM, August 29, 2009
- Jon Pertwee said...
Tomm finds liberal irony in Harper being the PM that has had more patronage appointments than any other PM in Canadian history? That's dyed in the wool conservatism without reality Tomm. Its more ironic that Steve said he'd never do anything like this and then created more patronage appointments than anyone else. What's sad is that Conservative supporters are such apologists they cant see their own hypocrisy.
- 9:03 AM, August 29, 2009
- Steve V said...
"I still like the irony of the Liberal's banging this particular drum."
And, I'm just loving the fact they look like the Liberals now. Ah, the sweet piety of opposition, so fainting when in power.
- 9:03 AM, August 29, 2009
- Gayle said...
Does anyone know if his term limit bill includes a limit to the pensions? If not, that is going to be mighty expensive since decreasing term limits means increasing the number of senators.
- 9:41 AM, August 29, 2009
- Steve V said...
That's a great point.
- 9:51 AM, August 29, 2009
- CanadianSense said...
On the issues of importance to Canadians regarding their daily lives, how does "stacking the Senate" rank?
Top 5, 10, 20?
Is this an example of "faux outrage" by the Liberals in opposition?
(The same "faux outrage" by the CPC when in opposition?)
If the CPC do stupid things in opposition and the Liberals repeat the same stupid unfair criticism, does it matter which party is seen as MORE stupid?
This entire Forest Gump, Groundhog Day schtick by the opposition is turning off Canadians?
Besides the MSM who crave ratings and need "faux rage", and hacks do regular Canadians really care?
Did I miss the protests and rallies regarding this "stupid, hypocritical" right wing party for stacking the senate?
Where is the discussion about the economy and the alternative ideas from the official opposition?
- 10:22 AM, August 29, 2009
- Cari said...
One thing I read , the Liberals may have put Liberal Senators in, but they also add ohers, as Independents and a Tory or two,(PC)
- 10:44 AM, August 29, 2009
- Jerry Prager said...
"You had a choice/" Mr. Harperl
- 11:08 AM, August 29, 2009
- Steve V said...
"If the CPC do stupid things in opposition and the Liberals repeat the same stupid unfair criticism, does it matter which party is seen as MORE stupid?"
Umm, when one party's persona is predicated on never being like those dirty Liberals, it's sort of noteworthy when they become what they hated. It's full circle if you will.
- 12:06 PM, August 29, 2009
- Gayle said...
The "outrage" is for the hypocrisy, not the people appointed.
I would not even call it outrage, but then I am not trying to exaggerate things to make some sort of point.
There is a point, however, in questioning why our government is spending so much time and effort on senate reform when it is apparently not that important to Canadians (OK, they are not making any real effort, but you get my point).
As I said elsewhere, my theory is that any movement on senate "reform" is really a fundraising tactic. If Harper wanted real reform he would put forward a real reform package.
- 1:56 PM, August 29, 2009
- Patrick said...
although I'm not entirely sure... correct me if I'm wrong. But don't the conservatives think that any senate reform package would fail simply because the senate would vote against it? So he needs to appoint enough of his loyalists before he puts through the legislation?
- 5:48 PM, August 29, 2009


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Caillou "Caillou Tells The Truth" Olive Muddle: Grandma brings over some delicious treats for the kids to try - only they're full of olives. Caillou doesn't like olives, but he doesn't know how to tell Grandma he doesn't like her cherished dishes.until. D
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Barney & Friends "Rabbits/Listen" Rabbits - BJ is pretending to be a great detective. But all great detectives need a mystery to solve! One quickly comes his way when an animal nibbles on one of Baby Bop's healthy snacks. BJ, Barney, and Baby Bop uncover several clues along the way and soon realize the animal is someone's pet rabbit. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "Communication" Welcome Stafford - Spencer is happy because he is to show the new shunting engine Stafford round the island. Stafford is an electric engine and runs on batteries. Victor tries to tell Spencer that batteries run out, but Spencer thinks he knows all about batteries. D
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Curious George "Honey of a Monkey/Curious George's Egg Hunt" Honey of a Monkey - George and Steve are in a sticky situation when they accidentally eat all of Betsy's honeycomb. Will their homemade beehive produce enough honeycomb in time for Betsy's Earth Day presentation, or will she be buzzing mad? Curious George's Egg Hunt - George and Allie have discovered an egg in the grass with no nest in sight. Where is the egg's mother? They search high and low to find the right bird's nest but no egg will match. D
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Martha Speaks "Martha And The Canine Caper/Perfectly Martha" Martha and the Canine Caper - Martha inadvertently helps some stray dogs rob Karl the butcher. Perfectly Martha - Martha thinks there's something fishy about the Perfect Pup Institute.G
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The Electric Company "Scent of a Human" On the day he is supposed to star in his own rap video, Hector is hypnotized into thinking he's a dog. Can The Electric Company train Hector to use his human instincts, or will he have to rap with a doggie brain?. D
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WordGirl "Road Rage, Anger, and Fury/By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robots!" ROAD RAGE, ANGER, AND FURY - Feeling at the end of her rope and fed up with all of the city's traffic, Lady Redundant Woman creates an army of copies in order to block all of the other cars and get her own carried out of traffic. Can Becky successfully trick her family into believing that a Becky balloon is actually her so that WordGirl can get out into traffic to defeat Lady Redundant Woman? Vocabulary Words: Obstacle, Rant. BY JOVE, YOU'VE WRECKED MY ROBOTS! - With the hopes of exposing WordGirl's true identity, Tobey takes a game about evil robots to Becky's house. D
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Wild Kratts "Mom of a Croc" Chris and Martin are determined to prove to Aviva that there's more to crocodiles than their reputation as scary brutes. They use an egg disguise, created by Aviva, to infiltrate a crocodile nest for an insider's look at the challenging journey of the infant crocs and their mom. Science Concept: Heat can be produced in many ways, and can move from one object to another by a process called conduction. D
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Cyberchase "Hackerized!" Someone has hacked Sensible Flats so that everyone looks and acts like Hacker. The real Hacker tries to find out who did it while the CyberSquad seeks to save the town. To do so, though, they must scale a rocky cliff in less than three minutes.G
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I've been away from this blog for a while now, with good reason. Been hammering at Offensive-Security's CTP course for the last month and a bit. Although my official results aren't in, the experience was incredible. The PWB course showed just how broken the Internet is, CTP only solidified that reality for me.
CTP is geared towards learning, and thinking in a whole different way (as opposed to PWB). From start to finish, one needs to use his brain. Think outside the box, and sometimes construct a new ones… As with anything, difficulty is relative to one's personal knowledge.
As far as certifications and training goes, nothing beats the hands on approach in my opinion. Offsec once again delivers. Not to put down the "multiple choice" exams out there (I also hold several of those), but material retention is greater when one needs to actually "do" rather then check choice "A".
In the end, pass or fail, I'm closer to my goal… Know as much as I can.


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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has named an advocate for youth justice reform as the new director of Baltimore's crime policy office.
Angela Johnese, an attorney who has served as juvenile justice policy director for Advocates for Children and Youth, will lead the Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice, coordinating criminal justice efforts across different agencies as well as administering state and federal grant money.
In a statement, Rawlings-Blake said Johnese's "commitment to developing alternatives and solutions for young people will support our efforts to create long-term reductions in crime."
Johnese replaces Sheryl Goldstein, who was appointed by Mayor Sheila Dixon and left the office in June 2012 after Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III announced his retirement. Johnese has a law degree and has previously worked for organizations serving youth and families in New Orleans.
A major part of Goldstein's work was coordinating youth violence prevention efforts, and with Advocates for Children and Youth, Johnese worked on issues such as reducing school arrests and disparities in school disciplinary actions.
"The city has a number of great partnerships that address the needs of at-risk youth and vulnerable communities. We need to build on our recent success to keep lowering crime and creating opportunity for residents," Johnese said in a statement released by city officials.


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[2012~ KDrama] Korean Peninsula / Hanbando
* TV Show: Hanbando
* Revised romanization: Hanbando
* Hangul: 한반도
* Director: Sin Yoon-seob (Why Did You Come to My House, Love in Heaven, KAIST)
* Writer: Yoon Seon-joo (The Great King Sejong, Hwangjin-i, Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin)
* Genre: political, action, war, romance
* Network: CSTV
* Episodes: 24 (to be confirmed)
* Broadcast period: 2012-Feb-06 to 2012-Apr-24
* Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:50
A blockbuster political drama based on a unified Korean Peninsula about the powers fighting over the country's natural resources.
1. Filming is expected to begin September and air January, 2012.
2. Literal title of "Hanbando" is "Korean Peninsula".
3. "Hanbando" will air on newly created (October 3, 2011) cable TV channel CSTV.
4. Im Seul-Ong (scheduled to play NIS agent Kang Dong-Won) dropped out the show due to the busy schedule.
Hwang Jung-Min as Seo Myung-Joon
Kim Jung-Eun as Lim Jin-Jae
Kwak Hee-Sung as Min Dong-Ki
Jo Sung-Ha as Park Do-Myung
Jo Yi-Jin as Park Hye-Jung
Ji Hoo as Kang Dong-Won
Seong Byeong-Suk as Jung Hyun-Sook
Kang Soo-Min as Baek Do-Jin
Jung Jae-Hun as Seo Jang-Yub
Kim Jung-Kyoon as Hong Hak-Soo
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Jang Dong-gun, Kim Myeong-min, Kwon Sang-woo "No" to "Hanbando - Drama"
Why adifficult casting?
Drama "Hanbando - Drama" worth 20 billion won is having difficulties with casting a male role.
The production has been contacting Jang Dong-gun. Kim Myeong-min, kwon Sang-woo and more. However, because of matters like their 'schedule', the production Lemon Rain is looking for other options. Recently it has been let known that they have contacted Park Shin-yang.
"Hanbando - Drama" which is due to be released in December, deals with the enmity between powerful countries for Korea's resources. The casting of the male role seemed to be easy with it being worth millions of won, shot in all locations overseas and fancy action scenes but it turned out to be the opppsite.
According to a management of an actor who refused the role, the continuous fail of big dramas and the fact that the character of the president has to express acting, charisma and others at the same time came as a burden.
Major dramas like "ATHENA" and "The Fugitive Plan B" were much lower in ratings then expected. Also, the president character not often seen in dramas or movies also didn't catch anyone's attention.
Productions Lemon Rain is planning on starting their shoot after the casting has been finished.
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Jang Dong Gun, Ha Ji Won, Jaejoong gathering in a 10 Billion Won (100억) drama.
It is most likely Jang Dong Gun, Ha Ji Won, Jaejoong will be working together in a drama.Their stage will be a drama about a unified Peninsula, <Peninsula>
Administered for more than 10 billion won production fee, the main characters of <Peninsula> will be the president of the Unified Republic of Korea, his love and rival and the Chief of NIS (National Intelligence Service). Jang Dong-gun is up for the role of the President and Ha Ji Won as his partner. JYJ's Jaejoong is up for the role of the NIS chief.
With the background of a unified Korea they will appear as a proud Korean who fight with great powers over Korea's resources. If this casting is confirmed it will be one of the dream casts coming to reality.
Jang Dong Gun is currently reviewing the possibility of appearing in this drama. It will be a large scale drama and the role is a good one so if the other detailed matters are okay, he has told the production company he has intention of appearing this drama. Ha Ji Won said she will join as soon as she is done with the filming of her current movie. Jaejoong had appeared in the Japanese Movie <Heaven's Postman> and drama <Hard To Say I Love You>. This will be his first Korean drama so he is working very hard on it.
<Peninsula> will have CG effects and various action scenes such as a battle. It will be a colorful masterpiece which production costs will be astronomical. Countless number of celebrities have offered to be in this drama according to the production staff. Besides Jang Dong Gun, Ha Ji Won and Jaejoong, they will be looking for other top stars to cast in the drama. <Peninsula> will be produced by the company who produced the hit drama <SungKyunKwan Scandal>. The production staff said they will do their best to make one of the best Korean dramas in history.
One official said, "Jang Dong Gun, Ha Ji-won and YWJJ's appearance are 90% confirmed," and "Since this will be a large scale drama, there is a lot of interest coming not only from broadcasting companies but other channels as well."
<Peninsula> will film in June/July and plan to air in October of this year.
pray4Gaza, pray4MH17, pray4MH370
Jaejoong won't act in this drama!
Han Ga-in and Hwang Jung-min to return to dramaland?
Rumor has it that Han Ga-in (Bad Guy) and Hwang Jung-min (Accidental Couple / That Fool) might be returning to dramaland together, in the mega-million blockbuster cable drama Korean Peninsula, a cable drama from CSTV (owned by Joseon Ilbo, a news network). Nothing's been confirmed on either side, but it's a good sign that the production is finally back in the casting game.
It's a drama that's been in the works for a long time, rumored to once be the drama comeback vehicle for Jang Dong-gun, while other A-list names like Ha Ji-won and Park Shin-yang have been bandied about as well. But after those casting rumors died, the project seemed to be on the backburner for a while. Can't imagine that Jang Dong-gun NOT doing your drama is anything other than a setback, but if Hwang Jung-min is set to headline, it'll officially be back to being A-list.
There's a 2006 movie of the same name (starring Ahn Sung-ki and Cha In-pyo), which is essentially the same setting, so it looks like the drama's going to explore and extend that same premise — from what I understand, it's a futuristic fantasy setup where the North and South Koreas reunite, and then all hell breaks loose over the two countries' fight over natural resources. It sort of encapsulates the South's fear in reunification, in a nutshell. Also the title, Han Peninsula, is han as in Korea, but can also be a play on One Peninsula, as in two countries, now one, on one tiny strip o' land.
The real question for me is not so much in the casting, but in the drama itself, because this is a huge experiment in producing such a large-scale blockbuster drama outside of network television, with no intent to air on on the big three networks (KBS, SBS, MBC). In theory it could be a great way for the cable network to gain a foothold in the drama realm, with a big splash and A-list names (This is no doubt why Jang Dong-gun was their first stop). But the giant 20-million-won pink elephant in the room is… what if no one watches?
Cable dramas get something like a 1-2% share in ratings IF it's a successful show. To compete with the big three, to somehow get a 20% share (the current marker of a ratings hit)… I just don't know if it's possible. It's fascinating as an experiment because I do think that if besting the big three is your goal, going big budget, big stars is the only way to try and make a dent in the ratings. I do think the premise is pretty damn cool, and if these two were to headline, I'd be on that train in a heartbeat.
Korean Peninsula will be penned by writer Yoon Sun-ju, of Hwang Jini, and is set to air on CSTV in January 2012.
Via Star News
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2AM's Seulong to possibly pick up an acting role
2AM's Seulong has been reportedly cast in the new TV Chosun drama 'Korean Peninsula'. However, it seems it hasn't been 100% confirmed as of yet as a representative stated, "It is true that we are currently in negotiations but nothing has been confirmed yet."
His agency Big Hit Entertainment has informed TV Report on the 21st, "He has yet to sign the contract so we can't officially say that he has been cast on the show."
'Korean Peninsula' is a special series being released in commemoration of the establishment of the new cable channel, TV Chosun. The drama tells the story of a united Korea, instead of being divided into North and South. The drama scheduled to air sometime in December and tells a fictional romance story entailing enmity, action, and various ideologies.
The drama was written by Yoon Sun Joo, who has also written the scripts for "The Immortal Lee Soon Shin", "Hwang Jin", and "King Sejong". The drama will be directed by Lee Hyung Min who has worked on projects such as "Sorry. I love you", and "Ice Queen". Hwang Jung Min and Kim Jung Eun have been also cast as the president and first lady, which is causing quite the stir amongst netizens.
If he officially joins the cast, Seulong will be playing the role of Hwang Jung Min's assistant bodyguard.
Source & Image: TVReport via Nate
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2AM's Seulong will not be acting in upcoming drama, 'Korean Peninsula'
Earlier this week, it was rumored that 2AM's Seulong had received a casting offer for TV Chosun's upcoming drama, 'Korean Peninsula'. Unfortunately, representatives of both the drama and JYP Entertainment have revealed that Seulong was unable to accept the offer due to his busy schedule.
On October 26th, representatives stated, "Im Seulong had tried to balance his schedule to work with the drama, but ultimately couldn't find a way to fit it in. He will not be joining the drama."
Seulong was supposed to take on the role of a bodyguard for actor Hwang Jung Min, who will act as the president. He had participated in a recent script reading, which added weight to his casting rumors. Unfortunately, his schedule made it difficult to finalize.
Other idols are being considered for the role, as it is a highly important one in the plot. Producers stated, "At this point, we're considering casting rookie actors."
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Hmm. I didn't peg Korean Peninsula as an action drama.
That being said, the trailer does looks awesome.
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Hwang Jung Min and Kim Jung Eun in blockbuster drama Hanbando
New cable channel TV Chosun presents a new blockbuster drama in the early 2012.
The drama titled Hanbando / Korean Peninsula, tells story in the background of the future-virtual divided Korea when the unification-talking is in progress as well as the co-ordination between the North and South to develop alternative energy resources.
This drama's casts are lead by veteran actor Hwang Jung Min (The Fool) and Korean sweetheart Kim Jung Eun (Lovers in Paris).
Hwang Jung Min plays South Korean man Seo Myung Joon, a former scientist who rises into president and unifies Korea.
Beside busy unifies Korea, Seo Myung Joon involves in tragic love story with North Korean woman Lim In Jae (played by Kim Jung Eun).
Hanbando shares some stills, featuring the leading casts. The still was taken in Eastern Europe where Hanbando held a month shooting there.
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Hwang Jung Min's Barefooted Stunt For Korean Peninsula
New stills are out for Korean Peninsula, and for the scene at methane hydrate base station, Hwang Jung Min had to sprint and literally leap over obstacles sans shoes, his feet bloody and bandaged.
The suspenseful drama will debut February 19th on Chosun TV.
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The latest Korean peninsula (Hanbando) Teaser
′The Korean Peninsula′ Press Conference
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Break free, Sedins. Break free from the shackles that bind you!
The Vancouver Canucks return home for Game 3 against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at GM Place. Although the Canucks leave Chicago with a well-earned series split, they and their fans likely feel that they let the last game slip away from them. Tonight they will aim to rectify that and retake the series lead.
The Canucks were leading the Blackhawks going into the 3rd period in Game 2. This season, the Canucks were 32-1 when leading after 2 periods and had the second best winning percentage in the entire NHL. A set of awful power plays, capped off by a short-handed goal by Patrick Sharp, allowed the Blackhawks to tie the game and take full control of any and all momentum of the rest of the game. That culminated with a game winning goal by Kris Versteeg with only 90 seconds left in the game. And all that, coupled with the fact that the Canucks were leading 2-0 within the first 5 minutes of the game, left a bitter taste in the mouths of Canucks fans and players alike.
But let's remember that the Canucks dominated Game 1 for the final 50 minutes. After weathering an early storm from the Blackhawks, the Canucks turned the tables and rolled to a very convincing victory.
Frankly Game 2 was quite the opposite. So let's look at it this way:
The Canucks dominated Game 1 and won handily. The Blackhawks dominated Game 2 and only won in the last 90 seconds. Yes, this is very much a "glass-half-full" look at the first two games, but when you break it down, there is quite a bit that is encouraging about the Canucks play to start this series.
First and foremost, the play of Roberto Luongo has been stellar so far. Steady, controlled, dominant. If not for some major gaffes in Game 2 by his defense, he would have won both games.
Second, Mason Raymond. He has been much more noticeable in this series than he was in the entire first round series against LA.
The rest of the forward crew is steady as she goes, and that includes the Sedins. The Sedins do need to improve, but look for them to get a lot more space in Games 3 and 4, as the Canucks have home-ice advantage and last change, so they should be able to match the Sedins against other Blackhawks defensive pairings.
But what about the empty half of the glass?
Let's start with the defense, which was embarrassing in Game 2. They looked panicked and lost, chased the Blackhawks for two full periods and were repeatedly bailed out by their goalie-captain. Specifically, Kevin Bieksa and Christian Ehrhoff was brutally bad. Ehrhoff was on for three of the four goals against, and caused the shorthanded goal against with a bad decision on a blue line pinch. Ehrhoff is a poor transition skater (turning from backward to forward). Knowing this, he should ONLY pinch when he can be absolutely guaranteed that he can keep the puck in. Otherwise, he needs to retreat and cover the point. Bieksa just made some ghastly decisions with the puck, poor passing, turnovers and skating away from plays.
The power play was also completely ineffective, especially when the Canucks had three separate chances in the third period to lock up the game. Instead, they barely took any shots. If they did, many of them were telegraphed and blocked. Then they gave up a back-breaking shorthanded goal that ultimately handed the game over to the Blackhawks.
So again, how do you look positively at this? Well, the Canucks defense was abysmal and their power play was awful, and the Canucks STILL only lost the game in the last 90 seconds. If the Canucks can improve their power play slightly, and their defense wakes up and plays as well as it has all season, they win Game 2. With home-ice advantage and line changes for tonight's game, they should be able to get the Sedins some space, and get the engines firing again.
It's an important game for the Canucks to see how well they stem the tide from letting a win slip away from them. If they rebound quickly, keep the pressure on Niemi for a full 60 minutes, there is no reason to think they won't return to the form that won them Game 1 handily. If they cower to the Blackhawks, and the defense can't keep up to the speedy Blackhawks forwards, this might be a long night.
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Wow. John. YOu must have quite a library of old comic books.I know you can't view everybodys drawings you assigned earlier. However, if you have time, I have the first three lessons from your cartoon college right here....http://jnatal.blogspot.com/2009/11/johnk-assignment.html
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- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeño chiles
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 pounds littleneck clams, scrubbed
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
Recipe Preparation
Melt butter in very large pot over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic and jalapeño; stir until garlic is golden, about 2 minutes. Add tomato sauce, wine, and lemon juice and bring to boil. Add clams; cover and boil until clams open, about 9 minutes (discard any clams that do not open). Add basil and lemon peel. Season with pepper. Transfer clams and sauce to large bowl and serve.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A pair of first-half goals was all MIT needed as it registered a 2-0 victory over visiting Simmons College in non-conference field hockey action on Thursday night. Senior goalkeeper Alexa Herman made two saves in her ninth career shutout and second in three games.
The Sharks (1-3) put some early pressure on the Engineers' defense as they were awarded two penalty corners during the first three minutes of the contest. MIT (3-2) thwarted the scoring attempts and responded with offensive pressure of its own. On a penalty corner in the 13th minute, Jessica Oleinik directed the initial pass to Alex Wright who immediately found Lauren McCarthy for her first goal of the season.
The Engineers continued to attack throughout the period and eventually extended their lead with 5:18 remaining in the half. Following a penalty corner attempt, McCarthy corralled the ball and found Oleinik for an insurance goal.
Although MIT posted a 7-2 advantage in shots during the second stanza, strong defensive play by Simmons blocked three attempts while goaltender Cammy Keiler collected three of her five saves. The Sharks nearly ended the shutout with 1:09 on the clock, but Herman turned away the scoring opportunity.
Both teams will continue play on Tuesday, Sept. 18. MIT will travel to Nichols College while Simmons will host GNAC foe Lasell College.


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Myths and Facts about Oil Refineries in the United States
Myths and Facts about Oil Refineries in the United States
The Bush administration and some members of Congress blame environmental rules for causing strains on refining capacity, prompting shortages and driving up prices. But in reality, it is uncompetitive actions by a handful of companies with large control over our nation's gas markets that is directly causing these high prices.
Myth 1: Oil refineries are not being built in the U.S. because environmental regulations, particularly the Clean Air Act, are so bureaucratic and burdensome that refiners cannot get permits.
Fact: Environmental regulations are not preventing new refineries from being built in the U.S. From 1975 to 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received only one permit request for a new refinery. And in March, EPA approved Arizona Clean Fuels' application for an air permit for a proposed refinery in Arizona. In addition, oil companies are regularly applying for – and receiving – permits to modify and expand their existing refineries.[1]
Myth 2: The U.S. oil refinery market is competitive.
Fact: Actually, industry consolidation is limiting competition in oil refining sector. The largest five oil refiners in the United States (ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, BP, Valero and Royal Dutch Shell) now control over half (56.3%) of domestic oil refinery capacity; the top ten refiners control 83%. Only ten years ago, these top five oil companies only controlled about one-third (34.5%) of domestic refinery capacity; the top ten controlled 55.6%. This dramatic increase in the control of just the top five companies makes it easier for oil companies to manipulate gasoline supplies by intentionally withholding supplies in order to drive up prices. Indeed, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concluded in March 2001 that oil companies had intentionally withheld supplies of gasoline from the market as a tactic to drive up prices—all as a "profit-maximizing strategy." A May 2004 U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) report also found that mergers in the oil industry directly led to higher prices—and this report did not even include the large mergers after the year 2000, such as ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips. Yet, just one week after Hurricane Katrina, the FTC approved yet another merger of refinery giants—Valero Energy and Premcor—giving Valero 13% of the national market share. These actions, while costing consumers billions of dollars in overcharges, have not been challenged by the U.S. government.
Myth 3: The United States has maxed out its oil refining capability.
Fact: Oil companies have exploited their strong market position to intentionally restrict refining capacity by driving smaller, independent refiners out of business. A congressional investigation uncovered internal memos written by the major oil companies operating in the U.S. discussing their successful strategies to maximize profits by forcing independent refineries out of business, resulting in tighter refinery capacity. From 1995-2002, 97% of the more than 920,000 barrels of oil per day of capacity that have been shut down were owned and operated by smaller, independent refiners. Were this capacity to be in operation today, refiners could use it to better meet today's reformulated gasoline blend needs.
Profit margins for oil refiners have been at record highs. In 1999, for every gallon of gasoline refined from crude oil, U.S. oil refiners made a profit of 22.8 cents. By 2004, the profits jumped 80% to 40.8 cents per gallon of gasoline refined. Between 2001 and mid-2005, the combined profits for the biggest five refiners was $228 billion.
Gutting environmental laws for oil refinery siting will not solve the high gas prices.
So what should be done?
- Improve regulations over the over-concentrated oil industry
The most effective way to protect consumers is to restore competitive markets. Congress should limit the financial incentives oil companies have to keep gasoline supplies artificially tight by mandating minimum storage of gasoline, reevaluating recent mergers, investigating anticompetitive practices, and re-regulating oil trading.
- Adopt tougher fuel economy standards
In 2004, the EPA found that the average fuel economy of 2004 vehicles is 20.8 miles per gallon (mpg), compared to 22.1 mpg in 1987—a six percent decline. This decline is attributable to the fact that fuel economy standards have not been meaningfully increased since the 1980s, while sales of fuel inefficient SUVs and pickups have exploded: in 1987, 28% of new vehicles sold were light trucks, compared to 48% in 2004. Billions of gallons of oil could be saved if significant fuel economy increases were mandated. Improving fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles from 27.5 to 40 mpg, and for light trucks (including SUVs and vans) from 20.7 to 27.5 mpg by 2015 would reduce our gasoline consumption by one-third. Dramatic reductions in consumption will not only reduce strain on America's refinery output, but also on Americans' pocketbooks.
[1] Committee on Government Reform Hearing, "Potential Energy Crisis in the Winter of 2000" 106th Congress, (Sept. 20-21, 2000). http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=18.104.22.168&filename=74099.wais&directory=/disk2/wais/data/106_house_hearings


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Deviant hackers broke into the Sesame Street channel on YouTube on Sunday to replace child-friendly movies of fluffy puppets with hardcore porn.
The filthy flicks were only available for about 20 minutes before YouTube realised the error – that Kermit and Miss Piggy had not finally taken their relationship to its logical conclusion nor had the Cookie Monster changed his brief.
The title of the kids' TV show on YouTube was also changed to "Sesame Street, it's where porn lives", supposedly by user Mredxwx – a gamer who uploads gameplay footage and has denied any involvement in the hack.
"WHO DOESN'T LOVE PORN KIDS? RIGHT! EVERYONE LOVES IT! I'M MREDXWX AND MY PARTNER MRSUICIDER91 ARE HERE TO BRING YOU MANY NICE CONTENT! PLEASE DON'T LET SESAME STEET TO GET THIS ACCOUNT BACK KIDS," the channel's updated profile stated.
Sadly the kids haven't got Sesame Street back as the channel was suspended for "repeated and severe violations of our Community Guidelines" yesterday and is still not available now.
It is unlikely that Mredxwx was foolish enough to upload porn moves via his own account – it was hardly in the style of Anonymous – and he has denied all responsibility.
"I did not hack Sesame Street. I am an honest youtuber. I work hard to make quality gameplay videos AND MOST IMPORTANT I RESPECT THE COMMUNITY GUIDELINES," said Mredxwx on his YouTube page.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said on his blog today that the way the channel was hacked is "presently a mystery – but it's natural to assume that they were sloppy with their password security".
It seems nothing in life is sacred.
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Talk:Chinese cuisine in the San Francisco Bay Area
Um, this really doesn't fall under a destination page (see wikitravel:What is an article? for more details)-- maybe it's a travel topic page, but even for that I think it would have to be reworked. Any comments or suggestions on what to do with this? But I'm going to move it ASAP. Majnoona 01:38, 2 Feb 2004 (EST)
This is specifically a San Francisco page[edit]
This page is specifically intended to discuss challenges that people from other places who have visited Chinese restaurant in those other places may face when visiting Chinese restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I acknowledge that there may be some overlap with other North American cities which have large and recent Cantonese immigration (New York, Sacramento, Vancouver, Los Angeles), but the content as I envision it specifically applies to San Francisco.
In any case it is not useful as a general introduction to Amercan Chinese food, as many of the categories, as well as some of the characteristics of the categories, do not apply to Chinese food in nearly all of the US outside of the specific places mentioned above. Notty
I'm asserting that I'm the one who wrote the article so far. I grok the idea that this is too fine-grained for Wikitravel. At the same time, it is the article that I want to write. May I request this article be deleted, so that I can post it where it will be welcome? Notty
Good, I think we're getting somewhere. I just got back here from Wikipedia where I read the article you mention. It appears that most of my current article belongs in the Wikipedia, linked from the American Chinese Food article. However, I believe any correspondence between neighborhoods and types of Chinese food (for example traditional Sinicized Western food is found only in SF Chinatown, while modern Sinicized Chinese food can be also found in SF Richmond, SF Sunset, and Millbrae), or lists of restaurants serving a particular type of Chinese food, would seem to belong over here. Certainly I agree that reviews of particular restaurants belong over here. I believe this could be solved with suitable cross-linking.
There is a larger issue that the organization of Wikitravel is hierarchical by State/City/Neighborhood. This means that I have to look at each neighborhood to find out what kind of Chinese food can be found there (or Afghan, etc). Would it be in the spirit of Wikitravel to add an Eat section to San Francisco Bay Area where might be included somewhere in that section sentences like: "Modern Sinicized Chinese food can be found in San Francisco/Richmond, San Francisco/Sunset, and Millbrae." "Authentic Indian food is found in Fremont and in Pakistani restaurants in San Francisco/Tenderloin" etc.?
So, a review of San Francisco's only Musim Chinese restaurant would belong in the Sunset neighborhood where it is, but would be linked to from this article. If someone doesn't even know that San Francisco has a Muslim restaurant, and had no interest in going to the Sunset otherwise, how would they discover it? (Unless they are Muslim and are specifically searching for food which follows Islamic law.)
Finally, I'm concerned that the link from San Francisco that I orginally used to make this page has been removed, making this page an orphan. Obviously, some people are finding this page and commenting on it. Still, I'm concerned that people who might be interested in discussing whether this article is too granular won't see it to be able to discuss it. Unless I've been locked out from changing this, presumably I could add it back (and change the title back to San Francisco/Guidelines for choosing a Chinese restaurant). However, I don't want to get into an edit war.
I've just looked at the goals and slippery slope articles, and don't see where granularity is a non-goal. I do see from the slippery slope article that I need to only list or review restaurants I would recommend (which means that I won't be listing or reviewing any Americanized Chinese restaurants, although others might). I'd therefore like to respecfully suggest that this article be allowed to exist on Wikitravel under its original name (or something similar) rather than being mostly moved to Wikipedia (would also solve the issue of copyright differences between the two sites, as well as the issue of cross-linking) Notty
The story so far[edit]
A. I was mistaken about the link being deleted from San Francisco. It appears from that page's history, as well as the orphans page, to be a bug. I will report it. (done)
B. Main comments against this page by other than me to date:
What I am going to do for now:
Notty 01:13, Feb 4, 2004 (EST)
Why this page moved[edit]
So, I've moved this page, since we don't use sub-pages for anything but districts within a city. --Evan 11:32, 5 Feb 2004 (EST)
SF vs. West Coast[edit]
Seems to me that this could usefully be broadened to West Coast of North America. Most of the same considerations apply in any West Coast city. The only thing specific to each city would be individual restaurants. -- Jmabel 19:26, 9 Feb 2004 (EST)
Article or Travel topic?[edit]
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Well is this a travel topic or an article?;Chinese cuisine in the San Francisco Bay Area. Article needs some attention and organizing. -SnappyHip 22:31, 12 March 2010 (GST).


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The report presents analyze complete analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the duration 2018 through 2026. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market statistics and analytics are derived from major or secondary research. [Continue reading..]
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The Global Plant Stem Cell Market Outlook 2018-2026′, gives the reader including a detailed analysis of the Plant Stem Cell industry, about Plant Stem Cell market size, regional analysis, types of Plant Stem Cell and key end users. It additionally provides insight of primary trends and developments including impact assessment. It profiles key players including analysis of their strengths and strategies.
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• Introduction of the macro environment (Region wise);
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Leading Players:
These companies are gradually focusing on expanding their production potential to achieve a competitive advantage thus enhancing their customer's service. The substantial investments into R&D, observed by large expansions in the manufacturing units were the most preferred strategies by the top players of 2017.
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This report provides an overview of the trends, drivers, restraints, challenges, or opportunities including respect to the Plant Stem Cell market. It also presents a detailed overview of the Plant Stem Cell market across five regions, namely, Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, the Middle East & Africa, and South America. The report categorizes the Plant Stem Cell market based on the type and end-use industry. A detailed analysis regarding the leading players about the Plant Stem Cell market, along with key growth strategies adopted via them, is also covered in the report.
The North America region held the highest share of XX% in 2017 and is estimated to attain $xx billion by 2026 increasing at a CAGR of XX%. Europe will closely follow America among the forecast period 2018-26. Asia-Pacific is predicted to developing at the very best CAGR on XX %.
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triggering traffic lights on a bike
Ever find yourself stuck in a traffic purgatory, waiting for a light change that never seems to come? Have you ever gotten so frustrated at not being able to activate a left-turn signal, that you eventually decide to blow the light? For cagers, this is usually just a lack of patience. But for cyclists on the road, this can be a real and frustrating problem. We used to have a terrible time turning left at the light at the bottom of Broadway hill.
In Ann Arbor, we use inductive loop sensors to trigger many traffic signals. They are built into the pavement where traffic should wait at a signal. The larger size and greater conductivity of cars makes them much more likely to trigger the light than a bike. However, all the signals should be sensitive enough for bikes. These loops can detect any conductive material, so aluminum frames and wheels work as well as steel. Even if you ride a carbon fiber frame you should be able to trip the signal trigger since the best "signal" comes from the wheels.
For the best chance of detection, try to get both your wheels over the wire. If you are lucky, there will be a saw-cut in the pavement indicating where the wire was placed. If not look for a mark or stop on one side of the lane and lean your bike towards the center of the lane to improve your chances. You can read a more detailed description of the how and why here.
Indestructables has a quick-and-dirty HOWTO on installing magnets in your bike shoes. It's questionable whether this really helps at all since it is conductivity, not magnatism, that the coil reacts to. Certainly it is more effective to find the sweet spot in the loop.
Some communities actually post signs or mark the pavement to assist cyclists in triggering the signals. Unfortunately, the Good People of Ann Arbor are not so lucky. If you do run into a problem tripping the signal trigger on your bike, call the city to report it (734-994-2744). It's possible (at least, for someone who knows what they are doing, like a city employee) to adjust the sensitivity of the coils at the control box. If you find a sweet spot for signal changes, maybe this is an appropriate time for community-minded graffiti. Spray paint two little "x"s with a circle around each (so they look like 4-spoke wheels) to indicate the proper place to rest your wheels.


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Charlottesville, Va. (Jan 31, 2009) - After upsetting No. 34-ranked Wisconsin Friday the ETSU men's tennis team's run in the ITA National Indoor Team Championships came to an end Saturday as the No. 39-ranked Bucs fell to host fifth-ranked Virginia 7-0, at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at Boars Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.
After the Cavaliers swept the doubles point to take the early 1-0 lead, Virginia came out strong in singles action as No. 43 Dominic Inglot defeated ETSU ninth-ranked senior Enrique Olivares (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. After the Atlantic Sun Preseason Player of the Year fell to Virginia, the Cavs would continue to show why they were ranked as one of the best men's tennis teams in the nation as only newcomer Sander Gille (Kuringen, Belgium) would take a UVA singles player to three sets losing to the Cavs Steven Eelkman Rooda, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-4.
ETSU falls to 1-2 on the young season and looks to get back on track February 6, as the Bucs travel to nationally ranked Georgia.
1. #3 Singh/Barrick (UVa) def. Oliveras/Ahlgren (ETSU) 8-4
2. #27 Inglot/Shabaz (UVa) def. Bottoni/Teraz (ETSU) 8-4
3. Courtney/Singer (UVa) vs. Akser/Izasa (ETSU) 7-7 DNF
1. #43 Dominic Inglot (UVa) def. #9 Enrique Oliveras (ETSU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #24 Sanam Singh (UVa) def. Charles Bottoni (ETSU) 7-5, 6-4
3. #11 Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. Grega Teraz (ETSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. #68 Houston Barrick (UVa) def. Alex Ahlgren (ETSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Steven Eelkman Rooda (UVa) def. Sander Gille (ETSU) 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-4
6. #108 Drew Courtney (UVa) def. Daniel Isaza (ETSU) 6-2, 6-0
For more information on the ETSU men's tennis program please visit www.ETSUBUCS.com.


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I know that Nicole Richie already wears head scarfs all the time and that Mary-Kate Olsen is known for her quirkier fashion choices, but are they serious with these across the forehead headbands? They look like a combination of 80's aerobic-instructor sweatbands, Matthew McConaughey's workout gear and an elementary school Pocahantas costume. Is Mary-Kate's actually made out of hair? I am all for trying new ideas and accessories (and I think these two are some of the better risk-takers around), but they have lost me on this one. Tell us: What do you think? Would you wear this look? — Melissa Liebling-Goldberg
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New approaches to medical care can improve health outcomes (Credit: World Bank, Flickr)
In many poor countries, a large proportion of health services is provided by the private sector, including services to the poor. However, the private sector is highly fragmented and the quality of services varies widely. Private health markets consist of providers with very diverse levels of qualification, ranging from formally trained doctors with medical degrees to informal practitioners without any formal medical training. According to Jishnu Das, in rural Madhya Pradesh— one of the poorest states in India, households can access on average 7.5 private providers, 0.6 public providers and 3.04 public paramedical staff. Of those identified as doctors, 65% had no formal medical training and of every 100 visits to healthcare providers, eight were to the public sector and 70 to untrained private sector providers.
Often this reality has led health regulators to focus on "weeding out the quacks" and ensuring that only qualified providers are able to practice. However, as Jishnu's research has shown, low effort among qualified providers can often reduce quality of care to the levels of untrained providers. Therefore, strict enforcement of regulation stipulating that only qualified providers may practice could lead to acceptance of low quality care, while pushing out good quality care. In this sense, a better approach might be to engage all providers and connect informal practitioners to qualified health professionals.
Last week we hosted an event with World Health Partners (WHP), an international NGO which identifies existing resources available outside the public sector. WHP helps supplement healthcare delivery to marginalized and rural communities, which constitute up to three-fourths of the population in developing countries, by creating an operational framework where providers can deliver care themselves or, when not properly equipped to do so, can serve as a conduit to higher-skilled providers and earn a commission in the process. Such a strategy is important since it makes it possible to creatively use informal providers who serve as the first point of contact for rural communities. The framework enables these providers to connect electronically with general practitioners and specialists concentrated in urban areas, thereby combining local social networks with remote technical skills and extending the frontiers of service delivery.
Technologies and business networking are important ingredients to this framework. Opportunities to deliver curative care—the primary interest of the private sector – come bundled with the mandate to deliver preventative services. Scale is not only needed to address the extensive need but also to generate volume, which reduces costs and makes services more affordable for the rural poor. WHP's largest project is currently being implemented in Bihar, India's poorest state with a population of 104 million, where curative and preventive care is delivered through a network of 6,000 rural centers. The network will grow to 18,000 centers over the next 18 months with support from the Gates Foundation.
This approach is bound to be controversial and while it's not without risks, it seems worthy of exploring given its potential impact. In particular, the type of approach pioneered by WHP could be replicated if an independent evaluation sheds light on the demand for these services; how often unqualified providers rely on the network's technology as opposed to business as usual; the cost compared to more traditional approaches such as sending qualified providers to rural villages; and, most importantly, the impact on health outcomes.
As we advance towards a "science of delivery," it will be critical to have a better understanding how markets for healthcare function and how they can work better for the poor. Understanding how to leverage existing providers, even when they lack formal qualifications, will inevitably be a key part of the puzzle.
One question springs to mind
One question springs to mind Jorge - How and by whom will these informal health entrepreneurs by financed?
Rob: thanks for your question
A route away from UHC?
A route away from UHC?
You are absolutely right Jorge, in flagging the inequities associated with point-of-service fees. The President of the World Bank had a lot to say about this in his speech to the World Health Assembly last month when he said:
"The issue of point-of-service fees is critical. Anyone who has provided health care to poor people knows that even tiny out-of-pocket charges can drastically reduce their use of needed services. This is both unjust and unnecessary. Countries can replace point-of-service fees with a variety of forms of sustainable financing that don't risk putting poor people in this potentially fatal bind. Elimination or sharp reduction of point-of-service payments is a common feature of all systems that have successfully achieved universal health coverage"
As the intention appears to be to scale up this project and therefore increase the role of point-of-service fees, how is this approach compatible with President Kim's statement above?
Also aren't you concerned that commission payments for these "informal health entrepreneurs" are likely to lead to supplier induced demand, resulting in poor people receiving unnecessary investigations and expensive treatments. I trust the commissions will not be based on a percentage of the final bill presented to the patient by the formal provider. Even with flat-rate commission there must be a danger that vulnerable people will be exploited by these incentives.
In your reply, you say that the equity aspects of this approach have not been evaluated yet. Might I suggest that you get on with this pretty quickly, because I fear that a health system based on this approach will take countries away from UHC.
Dear Rob: all excellent
Hi, Congratulations for the
Hi, Congratulations for the wonderful article. I am a doctor and worked in Rural parts of UP (most populous) state of India. There is plethora of Private practitioners without formal medical training. They mainly practice in periphery so that government cannot raid them and can continue to practice & earn money. Their primary intention is to make money. Sometimes they will ill treat patient to such an extent and then refer them at the terminal stage. They treat patients with high costing antibiotics without knowing the proper indications of usage. lack of anti septic knowledge makes the patients vulnerable to injection abscess, which is very common.
On a positive side they are the boon for the rural people as the govt facilities are useless, may be due to lack of manpower, lack of drugs & lack of compassion and care. They tender to the people as they are easily accessible. And going to long distance to a good facility is difficult due poor infrastructure and roads.
Its would be a big challenge to tap these existing manpower and improve the quality of care as they might see it as a threat rather than opportunity. there also can be many more issues and challenges to tap into the network.
The question still remains..


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Riot Games' world-dominating online battling game League of Legends has suffered a security breach that has exposed some users credit card information.
A post on the game's official website is urging players to change their passwords while it investigates the matter.
All that is known is that various North American accounts were accessed, letting the perpetrators see usernames, email addresses, salted password hashes and some first and last names. While these password files are unreadable, players that have easy-to-guess passwords could have their accounts hacked.
Riot Games is also investigating 120,000 transactions that have used stolen details and a payment system Riot has not utilised since July 2011.
"We are taking appropriate action to notify and safeguard affected players," the company wrote.
"We will be contacting these players via the email addresses currently associated with their accounts to alert them. Our investigation is ongoing and we will take all necessary steps to protect players."


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