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What factors affect mental health and well-being on a societal and individual level, and how can mental health be enhanced through effective prevention and intervention? This book sets out key strategies, and case studies demonstrate principles in practice. Essential reading for mental health and public health professionals and students. more »November 2014, Paperback: £22.99/ $39.95
Keywords: community care, counselling, depression, early intervention, health care, mental health, mental illness, nursing, resilience, self esteem, social care, social policy, social work, suicide
A straight-talking guide to helping disabled people fulfil their sexual lives, covering sexual needs, difficulties disabled people experience and communication. How professionals can support disabled people with sex is covered, and a chapter on the law is included. Essential reading for practitioners working with or supporting disabled people. more »November 2014, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95
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There are very few resources available to CRPS/RSD sufferers. This accessible and simple book will resonate with those living with CRPS and show them they are not alone with this painful condition. It uses patient stories and clinical research to increase understanding and present practical ways to manage symptoms. more »October 2014, Paperback: £12.99/ $19.95
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This comprehensive encyclopedia explains what flower remedies are, how they work and how to choose the right remedies for your clients' needs. It describes the properties of 33 families of flower essences and the benefits of over 2,000 remedies with an ailment chart and instructions for prescribing, preparing and using flower remedies. more »October 2014, Hardback: £60.00/ $95.00
Keywords: alchemy, alternative therapies, complementary therapies, divination, emotions, energy work, essential oils, flower remedies, health care, integrative medicine, meditation, meridians, reference, shamanism, spirituality
Wide-ranging, authoritative and grounded in the expertise of people with intellectual disabilities, this book offers an authentic account of the challenges those with intellectual disabilities face in their relationships and sex lives across the globe and explores what society needs to do to respect their rights. more »October 2014, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
Keywords: adult protection, adults, advocacy, autism, community care, disability, disability law, domicilary care, emotions, health care, intellectual disabilities, personalisation, relationships, residential care, sexual abuse, sexuality, social care, social policy, social work
Examining whether it's possible to eradicate child maltreatment, this book draws on on global research and evidence-based practice across health, social welfare and education. It describes a range of current approaches to prevention and early intervention and presents the case for a public health approach to overcoming child maltreatment. more »September 2014, Paperback: £25.00/ $45.00
Keywords: child protection, early intervention, health care, joint working, residential care, safeguarding children, sexual abuse, social care, social policy, social work, trauma
The definitive guide to Individual Service Funds (ISFs), this book covers both theory and practice, and makes recommendations for service provision, commissioning and policy. It includes helpful analysis of four organisations and partnerships that have introduced ISFs for people with intellectual disabilities, dementia and mental health issues. more »September 2014, Paperback: £24.99/ $45.00
Keywords: adults, advocacy, autism, autism spectrum disorders, carers, community care, dementia, disability, domicilary care, health care, mental health, older people, person-centred, personalisation, residential care, social care, social work, supported living
Dr. Alfred J. Malinowski explores the importance of self-care in the field of psychotherapy in this authoritative book. He examines the role of the therapist, how the nature of the profession can lead to decreased psychological well-being, and discusses self-care strategies and techniques to help practitioners maintain psychological health. more »September 2014, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
Keywords: anxiety, arts therapies, counselling, depression, emotions, employment, ethics, health care, mental health, mindfulness, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, resilience, spirituality, supervision, trauma
Providing a comprehensive and effective system for point selection, this is essential reading for practitioners and students of acupuncture and related reflex and manual therapies. Dr Stefano Marcelli sets out the theory of The Active Points Test and offers detailed guidance on how to carry it out and how to interpret the results, as well as explaining how the test can be used in different... more »September 2014, Paperback: £19.99/ $29.95
Keywords: acupuncture, bodywork, Chinese medicine, complementary therapies, energy work, health care, massage, meridians, moxibustion, Qi, reflexology, shiatsu, TCM diagnosis, traditional Chinese medicine, tuina
Fred invites readers to learn about what it is like to have a stroke, explaining what a stroke is and how family members, carers and friends can help support someone with the various challenges they may face after having a stroke. This illustrated book will be ideal for anyone who knows someone who's had a stroke, from child to adult. more »August 2014, Paperback: £8.99/ $14.95
Keywords: adults, brain injury, carers, communication, disability, families, health care, life skills, movement, nursing, occupational therapy, older people, social work, speech and language therapy, supported living
This handbook for alternative practitioners is full of practical advice about creating a thriving practice. It explores the practitioner-patient relationship at every stage of the consultation process to demonstrate how to establish trust and loyalty and meet patients' emotional needs so they continue to return. more »August 2014, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95
Keywords: alternative therapies, arts therapies, bodywork, communication, complementary medicine, complementary therapies, health care, homeopathy, integrative medicine, meditation, mindfulness, person-centred, psychology, relationships, supervision
This practical guide contains everything parents of a child with autism need to know in order to get the best medical care for their child and to play an active and effective role in that care. It contains accessible descriptions and explanations of autism and related conditions, diagnostic tests, conventional and complementary therapies, and more. more »August 2014, Paperback: £16.99/ $25.95
Keywords: adolescence, Asperger syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, biomedical intervention, challenging behaviour, child development, child psychiatry, child psychology, complementary therapies, diet, disability law, drugs, early intervention, health care, mental health, parenting, person-centred, seizures, sexuality, special education, transitions
This authoritative edited text looks at how diverse and complicated experiences of loss can be for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). It discusses current theory, practice issues in health and care settings, and specific considerations for children, individuals with autism, those in forensic environments, and those facing their own death. more »August 2014, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95
Keywords: autism, autism spectrum disorders, bereavement, carers, counselling, disability, Down's syndrome, grief, health care, intellectual disabilities, nursing, palliative care, social care
This is the essential guide to FASD - the most common non-genetic learning disability, which is caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. It explains how FASD affects individuals at different stages of their lives, how you can identify it, and gives advice on how to support children, young people and adults with FASD. more »August 2014, Paperback: £13.99/ $23.95
Keywords: adoption, carers, child development, child protection, child psychology, disability, fostering, health care, looked after children, parenting, safeguarding children, social care, social work, social work law, special education
This book shows how the Bowen technique can be used to treat different conditions including lower back pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel, hayfever, asthma, diabetes (type 2), migraines, stress and tension disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, as well as in palliative care and performance enhancement in sport and dance. more »August 2014, Paperback: £35.00/ $60.00
Keywords: acupuncture, alternative therapies, anxiety, bodywork, children, complementary medicine, complementary therapies, dance, depression, energy work, health care, massage, movement, nutrition, occupational therapy, pain management, palliative care, Parkinson's disease, trauma
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — Town of Lockport
• HARASSMENT: Andre M. Thompson, 39, of the town of Lockport, was charged last week with second-degree harassment. New York State Police said Thompson was arrested and released on his own recognizance.
• DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Ryan M. Palmquist, 26, of Olean, was charged last week with disorderly conduct by obstructing traffic and resisting arrest. New York State Police said Palmquist was arrested on Robinson Road on the morning of Sept. 19 and was released on cash bail.
• LARCENY: Shane P. Stricklin, 42, of Lockport, was charged last week with grand larceny and first-degree filing of a false instrument. New York State Police said Stricklin was given an appearance ticket.
• MISCHIEF: A homeowner in the 3800 block of Ewings Road reported damage was done to the lawn overnight Sept. 21-22, apparently by a vehicle that traversed about 100 square feet of lawn and left torn-up grass and ruts in its wake. About $500 damage was done and no witnesses to the incident could be found, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.
• BURGLARY: A homeowner in the 2300 block of Fuller Road reported that her unlocked home was entered while she was away briefly Sept. 19 and an Afunta Android tablet and iPod Touch were taken. The homeowner said she was told that an unidentified man had been seen leaving the house. The missing items are valued at $270 together, according to the sheriff's office.
• BURGLARY: Hand tools worth $100 and copper wiring worth $2,500 were reported taken from a building in the 2900 block of Carney Road on Sept. 21. A representative of the building owner said the building had last been checked one week earlier and all was fine. Niagara County Sheriff's deputies checked the building and found an open window, with its screen on the ground in front of it, as well as a pair of bolt cutters on the floor inside the building, away from where the tool normally would be stored. Deputies also documented a message, written on a wall in blue painters tape, that read, "you are going to die."


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The Salem News
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This letter is in response to the article "Repairs overdue at library" on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
I was deeply saddened and angry after reading comments by our elected officials in regards to the Peabody Institute Library. "Is it a gem?," "Is it a money pit?" asked Mayor Ted Bettencourt and City Councilor Jim Liacos. There were also comments made by other city councilors about the library's importance to the city of Peabody.
After reading the article it became very clear to me that these same people who question the importance of the library have never patronized or bothered to look at the diversified programs and valuable services it has to offer.
Is it a gem? Yes, it is, a historic one! The library was opened on Oct. 18, 1854 thanks to the $20,000 donation by George Peabody. Its architecture is priceless and it holds many beautiful paintings and artifacts inside. I'm wondering if any of these officials have actually ever set foot in the Sutton Room? The Sutton Room is breathtaking and simply put . . . outstanding. The Peabody Institute Library is a gem that embodies the spirit of Peabody's historic beginnings.
It is true that we live in a brand new technological society that has changed the way we live. These same technologies can be found at the library and may be utilized for free to the general public. It is wrong to assume that every household in Peabody has immediate access to a computer. If these officials actually went inside the library they would clearly see that all the computers are being used by the public, all day. It isn't just computers either, the library has many other technical modalities as well.
It is inconceivable to me that the officials who represent Peabody have not noticed how many incredible and important programs the library has to offer to the city. They have amazing programs for children, young adults, and adults put on by a dedicated and friendly staff. During the summer the children's room, in conjunction with Haven from Hunger, runs a program called Lunch on the Lawn. This program provides free lunches to young children who otherwise might not eat due to financial circumstances. I would say that's pretty important!
One other valuable resource inside the library is the staff who work there. They are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They can answer and help with almost any question or problem that you may have.
A city the size of Peabody not having an up-to-date library is like Pizza Hut not serving pizza. Peabody Institute Library ROCKS!
James R. Sirois


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By John Shinn
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NORMAN — James Patton will not return as Oklahoma's centers and guards coach, ending his seven-year tenure on the Sooner coaching staff.
It was announced Monday that Patton has accepted the recruiting coordinator, special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach at Indiana. The move will reunite Patton with former OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, who is the Hoosiers' head coach.
"Our family has enjoyed a tremendous experience at the University of Oklahoma," Patton said in statement late Monday morning. "It has truly been a pleasure to work with Joe Castiglione, coach Stoops and the entire football staff, as well as the many talented student-athletes that I was privileged to coach at OU. I'm excited about this new challenge at Indiana, and am extremely grateful for being afforded a chance to work with Oklahoma Football the past seven years."
Last week, OU coach Bob Stoops declined to comment when asked if staff changes were on the way. Monday, he offered his own statement.
"We appreciate the contributions that James made to our program over the past seven seasons," Stoops said. "He was a valued member of a staff that helped us win five Big 12 championships. We wish James and his family the best in this opportunity with Kevin Wilson at Indiana."
Whether Patton left on his own or was forced out is unclear, but he became the third assistant to leave OU in the last 13 months for something other than a head coaching job.
Patton received two coordinator titles from Indiana. Former defensive coordinator Brent Venables chose to leave for the same job at Clemson and former secondary coach Willie Martinez was forced out to make way for Mike Stoops' return as defensive coordinator and secondary coach.
Patton joined OU's coaching staff prior to the 2006 season. His hiring was part of the transition as Wilson was promoted to offensive coordinator. Patton, who was hired to replace Wilson as offensive line coach, had worked on the coaching staff with Wilson at Miami (Ohio) and Northwestern.
Wilson became Indiana's head coach following the 2010 regular season. Patton, in effect, became OU's co-offensive line coach in 2011. His duties were reduced to centers and guards, while Bruce Kittle was brought in to handle tackles and tight ends.
Despite preseason injuries that ended the career of center Ben Habern and starting guard Tyler Evans, OU still finished the year ranked fifth in the nation in passing offense (336.5 ypg) and 12th in total offense (497.9 ypg).
At OU, Patton coached two All-Americans — Trent Williams (2009) and Duke Robinson (2007-08) and six offensive linemen named to the All-Big 12 team.
One person who's been rumored as Patton replacement is former OU assistant and Kansas coach Mark Mangino. He was Bob Stoops' original offensive line coach in 1999 and served as offensive coordinator for two seasons beginning in 2000. Mangino left to become Kansas head coach after the 2001 season.
Mangino's tenure at KU ended in 2009 amid multiple reports of verbal abuse or inappropriate physical contact with players. He has not coached since.
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— The concept of states rights originated in the South when the white majority resented federal meddling with integration. It took a long time for civil rights forces to overcome the mean-spirited, narrow-minded and illegal Jim Crow laws and force states to actually become a united states when it came to equal treatment for all citizens.
States rights are still with us. The tea party has latched onto the concept to try and diminish a strong federal government. This time, however, it's not so much about political rights as economics, keeping Congress from following its constitutional mandate of controlling commerce and providing for the general welfare.
The new states rights movement is also about cherry picking parts of the Constitution they don't like for change — such as the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the 16th Amendment (income tax) and 17th amendment (direct election of senators) — proving that the movement's adherents are all about promoting the agenda of sucking all the money out of Washington thereby weakening federal governance. In fact, outside the Second Amendment (guns) and 10th Amendment (states rights), the teabaggers have little use for the Constitution.
Last September, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece, Randy Barnett and William Howell proposed a Repeal Amendment where two thirds of states could vote to repeal any law passed by Congress. The authors also argued that Congress could overrule a states' repeal with a majority vote. So what's the point? There are checks in place.
Congressional laws are already subject to presidential veto and judicial review. Teabaggers may act as if members of Congress drop out of the sky to assume their posts, but the ballot box determines who walks the hallowed halls of the Capitol.
A Repeal Amendment would be used to threaten any Democratic initiative. It would also succeed in slowing the legislation process when Congress already moves at a snail's pace. Most laws in Congress are subject to rigorous democratic debate. During the Bush years, however, the Patriot Act, two wars, a corporate drug giveaway, the Military Commissions Act and No Child Left Behind (all of which, by the way, increased federal power) were rubber-stamped by Congress with little debate, and I don't remember anyone calling for a Repeal Amendment in those days.
It's all designed to take the united out of United States so 50 separate governments can do what they want. New GOP governors also take control this week and their agenda is to cut corporate taxes, bust unions, curtail services and gut education. They are doing so in the name of job creation. It's the old supply-side fairy dust given a face lift and called states rights.
What will happen is the continued decimation of the middle class and more and more money pushed up the ladder to the rich. There will be marginal job growth while states continue to trash their economies to compete with other states for a few jobs. Those in the middle and lower classes will continue to pay the price.
Rep. Bernie Sanders warned that the U.S. is becoming a banana republic. That's already here and the inability to raise revenue on the federal and state levels will result in making a mockery of the American dream in favor of pleasing those in the plutocracy.
Stephen Dick writes for The Herald Bulletin in Anderson, Ind. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. CNHI News Service distributes his column.


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Quote of the Day: "Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds." – John Perry Barlow
Nugent: GOP 'Has Lost Their Scrotum,' Democrats 'Ruthless'
Ted..Sings it…
Raging -Pointlessly-Against The Machine?
What else do we have?
But will the assO listen? Has not so far!!
Americans Disapprove of Obama Policy on Nearly Every Issue
A reasonable response, to an idiotic statement by a self important LEO Chief…From Kalifornistan..Of course..
This works for Buck Ofama also.
Why Trust You?
Texas College Students Could Soon Pack Heat
Be safer that way. Wish my son could. Feel better that way with him gone.
Eff the progressive anti gun wienies..
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Please take the time to read!
CINDY WILLIAMS was appointed by Obama as an Assistant Director for NATIONAL SECURITY in the Congressional Budget Office…..
This is an Airman's response to Cindy Williams' editorial piece in the Washington Post about MILITARY PAY, it should be printed in all newspapers across America .
Cindy William wrote a piece for the Washington Times denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service members' way this year citing that she stated a 13% wage increase was more than they deserve.
A young airman from HillAFB responds to her article below. He ought to get a bonus for this.
"Ms Williams:
I just had the pleasure of reading your column, "Our GI's earn enough" and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted overpayment is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every month between DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank account. Checking my latest earnings statement I see that I make $1,117.80 before taxes per month. After taxes, I take home $874.20. When I run that through the calculator, I come up with an annual salary of $13,413.60 before taxes, and $10,490.40 after.
I work in the Air Force Network Control Center where I am part of the team responsible for a 5,000 host computer network. I am involved with infrastructure segments, specifically with Cisco Systems equipment. A quick check under jobs for "Network Technicians" in the Washington , D.C. area reveals a position in my career field, requiring three years experience in my job. Amazingly, this job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year. No, this job is being offered at $70,000 to $80,000 per annum………… I'm sure you can draw the obvious conclusions.
Given the tenor of your column, I would assume that you NEVER had the pleasure of serving your country in her armed forces.
Before you take it upon yourself to once more castigate congressional and DOD leadership for attempting to get the families in the military's lowest pay brackets off of WIC and food stamps, I suggest that you join a group of deploying soldiers headed for AFGHANISTAN ; I leave the choice of service branch up to you. Whatever choice you make though, opt for the SIX month rotation: it will guarantee you the longest possible time away from your family and friends, thus giving you full "deployment experience."
As your group prepares to board the plane, make sure to note the spouses and children who are saying good-bye to their loved ones. Also take care to note that several families are still unsure of how they'll be able to make ends meet while the primary breadwinner is gone. Obviously they've been squandering the "vast" piles of cash the government has been giving them.
Try to deploy over a major holiday; Christmas and Thanksgiving are perennial favorites.. And when you're actually over there, sitting in a foxhole, shivering against the cold desert night, and the flight sergeant tells you that there aren't enough people on shift to relieve you for chow, remember this: trade whatever MRE's (meal-ready-to-eat) you manage to get for the tuna noodle casserole or cheese tortellini, and add Tabasco to everything. This gives some flavor.
Talk to your loved ones as often as you are permitted; it won't be nearly long enough or often enough, but take what you can get and be thankful for it. You may have picked up on the fact that I disagree with most of the points you present in your open piece.
But, tomorrow from KABUL , I will defend to the death your right to say it.
You see, I am an American fighting man, a guarantor of your First Amendment right and every other right you cherish…On a daily basis, my brother and sister soldiers worldwide ensure that you and people like you can thumb your collective noses at us, all on a salary that is nothing short of pitiful and under conditions that would make most people cringe. We hemorrhage our best and brightest into the private sector because we can't offer the stability and pay of civilian companies.
And you, Ms.. Williams, have the gall to say that we make more than we deserve?"
A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB AFNCC
If you get this more than once, feel honored that you know more than one person
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If you think nothing interesting ever happens in the burbs, think again. Patch is highlighting some of the more unusual crime news from throughout southeastern Wisconsin in our feature, "OMG PD."
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Upon further review, this is just as awful as the first time we heard it.
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Discarded fireplace ashes ignited a fire that destroyed the garage and damaged a St. Francis Acres neighborhood home in Santa Rosa, fire officials said.
The ashes had been kept in a metal container for two days before being dumped into a plastic outdoor yard-waste container next to a PG&E gas meter, Santa Rosa Battalion Chief Bill Shubin said.
And although they were cool to the touch, the ashes smoldered and ignited, sparking explosions that startled the neighborhood at about 2:15 p.m.
In a backyard next door, Ray Chan, 45, peered over his neighbor's fence after smelling smoke and saw a recycling bin was burning. Chan ran to his neighbor's home and pounded on the door but no one answered.
Residents Carol Grieg and Luis Colina were not home, Shubin said.
"Then there was a big explosion -- boom!" Chan said.
Several more explosions prompted multiple neighbors to call 911.
Kent Brown of Santa Rosa, who was visiting family on the block, heard the explosions and stepped outside as his mother called 911.
"It is startling how fast that thing moved," Brown said of the smoke and fire that quickly consumed the garage.
A melted gas meter was feeding the fire when firefighters arrived within six minutes of the first call, Shubin said.
Crews shut down the gas and cut a square hole in the roof to let heat building up inside to escape, allowing firefighters to enter the garage and stop the fire from spreading to the main home, Capt. Mike Siegel said.
Although they did halt the flames, smoke caused significant damage in the home, Shubin said. The damage was estimated at $45,000.
A PG&E crew arrived to attend to the meter and downed power lines as fire crews continued dousing any remaining hot spots. A charred pickup truck was inside the blackened garage.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The success of a business depends on many things: what you sell, what the market's like, and location. Some small shops had all the potential in the world when they opened up in the Gulch several years ago. But something was always missing until now.
When Casablanca Coffee first opened up in the Gulch two years ago, it was a slow start.
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Local artist-filmmaker Mark Escribano is getting a bit of buzz right now. He's featured in this week's MKE, in a story by Lilledeshan "Lille" Bose about his making of The Super Noble Brothers, an art-documentary about a trio of ubiquitous brothers, who've for years had their hands in a multitude of creative endeavors.
The photographs by C.Taylor also seem a perfect fit for Mark's a-lot-with-a-little approach to life, art and filmmaking. Spare and with few elements, the black and white photographs, have a simple drama that fit the pace of life that Mark lives. This one is my favorite.
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Last night, Grapes really went off the reservation. He was honoring Canadian D-Day warriors and, at the end, said that the Canadian servicemen and women were better than their British and US comrades...and that Canadians were the best in Afghanistan as well. MacLean, as ever, tried to save it by saying, "Bless them all." I think he should put in a call to Yogi, a D-Day vet, and invite him to make the two hour road trip to Wachovia Wednesday to make amends. What do you think?
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Multiple Solvent Crystal Structures (MSCS) is a crystallographic technique to identify energetically favorable positions and orientations of small organic molecules on the surface of proteins. We determined the high-resolution crystal structures of thermolysin (TLN), generated from crystals soaked in 50--70% acetone, 50--80% acetonitrile and 50 mM phenol. The structures of the protein in the aqueous-organic mixtures are essentially the same as the native enzyme and a number of solvent interaction sites were identified. The distribution of probe molecules shows clusters in the main specificity pocket of the active site and a buried subsite. Within the active site, we compared the experimentally determined solvent positions with predictions from two computational functional group mapping techniques, GRID and Multiple Copy Simultaneous Search (MCSS). The experimentally determined small molecule positions are consistent with the structures of known protein--ligand complexes of TLN.
Experimental and computational mapping of the binding surface of a crystalline protein., English AC, Groom CR, Hubbard RE, Protein Eng. 2001 Jan;14(1):47-59. PMID:11287678
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"We handled about 15 bills on Tuesday, with agreement from the other side," Sen. Jerry Fielding, R-Sylacauga, said. "Then we handled nine more bills on Thursday. One of those, introduced by Sen. Gerald Dial, would divert some money from the sale of specialty license tags from the penny trust fund, where it goes now, to some funds for senior programs. Another bill from Thursday involves weeds and overgrown grass in our cities and how that is handled. Next week will be tough, though. We'll be taking up the education budget."
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Other bills passed out of the Judiciary Committee include enhanced penalties for animal cruelty, including felony charges for the wanton or intentional killing or torturing of a dog or cat. Other bills on their way to the full Senate include making trespassing on a school bus a misdemeanor, enhancement of criminal forfeiture to include ill-gotten bank funds and making possession of gambling equipment or paraphernalia a felony rather than a misdemeanor. The committee also signed off on legislation that would create a special driver's license designation for people with autism spectrum disorders and a proposed Constitutional Amendment to repeal the requirement for circuit and district court judges to retire at 70.
The major accomplishment of the health commission was passage of a Medicaid reform package. Medicaid, Fielding said, accounts for about 42 percent of the state's General Fund budget.
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Other health committee bills include one to allow excess prescription medications to be distributed to county jails, as they are currently to state prisons, and another that would allow people with expired prescriptions to return them to the pharmacy and have them destroyed.
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I don't think Transylvito has a weak ruler. Sure, Benjamin was willing to defy him, but only in extreme circumstances, and it was plainly something shocking, something he was only willing to do when he was sure he had everyone else behind him. In that case, the casual attitude seems to be more of an inherent family trait.So is it possible that FAQ's and Transylvito's similarly casual attitude toward the command structure is the result of casters manipulating weak rulers?
twhitt wrote:Delphie might be pained by the fact that she's seen the end of her side. Perhaps she's resigned to the idea that she will die while Wanda will not
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I think twhitt's got it. I was wondering why it was that she looked so strange, even to Wanda. If she's gonna croak, though, why does she care so much about being possessive over Clay?
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Zeku wrote:This Goodminton predictamancer is at the minimum manipulative, and at worst is a tyrant, and she's at the center of yet another kingdom which doesn't seem to blindly fear and obey its leader.
Azukar wrote:Looks like Wanda can lean basic Manipulation, Fatalism, Bisexuality and Lack of Deference to Leadership all from this one caster!
In other news, the Oracle at Delphi (real-world ancient Greece) was known as Pythia, which means 'to rot'. This was because she was sort-of undead: her body was decaying after being slain by one of the gods. Seems very meaningful when a Predictamancer covering her decay with Signamancy is talking to a Croakamancer.
badninja wrote:Now how will Wanda get from here to FAQ?
Kalak wrote:badninja wrote:Now how will Wanda get from here to FAQ?
This is something I'm wondering too. FAQ is probably not a side in this 6 player war, since they are supposed to be a bubble kingdom.
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Research published by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation focused on healthcare improvements, forecasts that the Affordable Care Act—also known as Obamacare—could reduce the number of underinsured adults by 70 percent. Still, several provisions of Obamacare won't go into effect until January or later.
With the high cost of medical and dental care in the United States, some patients are finding creative workarounds to get the care they need. Here's a look at some of those strategies, as well as their potential pitfalls:
Financial assistance. Some hospitals offer payment plans for payment assistance, so it never hurts to ask. At the Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., artists and arts workers who live in New York City and earn an annual income of up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level can get healthcare on a sliding scale through the Artist Access Project. In exchange, the artists provide therapeutic services to patients or otherwise share their art with the hospital.
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Other providers have more traditional financial assistance programs. Mark Rukavina, principal at Community Health Advisors and former executive director of the Artist Access Project, says nonprofit hospitals are legally required to have a financial assistance program. Rukavina recommends patients also look into public assistance programs such Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which may be able to cover some medical costs retroactively. "Just because they've incurred a bill doesn't mean they can't be covered," he says.
David Williams, president of the Boston-based Health Business Group and author of HealthBusinessBlog.com, says larger, well-funded hospitals are more likely to offer a sliding-scale discount to patients based on income and family size. He says individual doctors are less likely to cut you a deal, but you can sometimes negotiate fees upfront.
Medical tourism. Patients Without Borders, a medial tourism group, estimates that 750,000 Americans will seek medical care outside the United States this year—a phenomenon known as medical tourism. Meanwhile, some patients travel domestically for elective surgery or dental procedures.
In theory, medical tourism can save money, but Williams cautions that it only makes sense in a limited number of situations. "The classic cases are for somebody that has some money and won't get free care in the U.S. and can get a hip replacement or knee replacement more cheaply in India or Singapore," he says. "It's important to have a family member with you when you're going through the medical system and when you're recovering. The further away that you go, the less likely that you can have a companion with you."
Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding sites like GiveForward.com and GoFundMe.com let patients or their families solicit donations online for medical treatment and associated costs. When Laura Weber heard her nephew's son might have water on the brain , a condition that can cause vomiting, muscle spasms, and brain damage, and require surgery soon after birth, Weber turned to GiveForward and raised almost $7,000 so the expectant parents could travel from Oklahoma to Boston Children's Hospital for care last fall. "This is a young couple without a whole lot of money and a high-risk pregnancy," says Weber. "I have a daughter with special needs, so I just really felt a lot of compassion and I knew how much money it can cost." Baby Liam was born, healthy, on Christmas Eve. In total, families have raised close to $35 million on GiveForward, according to the website.


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Pineal cyst
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Your QuestionCan you please send me any information you have concerning symptomatic pineal cyst? I greatly appreciate your help.
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- What are pineal cysts?
- What are the signs and symptoms of pineal cysts?
- Is there a correlation between pineal cyst size and symptoms?
- Are there any factors such as sex or age that influence the presence of or growth of pineal cyst?
- What causes pineal cysts?
- How might symptomatic pineal cysts be treated?
Pineal cysts are cysts of the pineal gland, a small organ in the brain shaped like the seed of a pine cone that is responsible for making melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep. Pineal cysts may be found by chance in up to 10% of people undergoing CT or MRI brain imaging, and they occur in three times more women than men. Most pineal cysts do not cause symptoms and stay the same size over time (remain stable).[1] In the rare circumstance where a pineal cyst does cause symptoms, it may cause headaches, hydrocephalus, eye movement abnormalities, and Parinaud syndrome.[2] Because most pineal cysts do not grow or cause symptoms, there are no established guidelines for routine follow-up for individuals with pineal cysts. Treatment is usually only considered when a cyst is causing symptoms.[3] In the past, treatment for symptomatic pineal cysts included surgery to remove the cyst (craniotomy); more recently, less invasive procedures such as stereotactic aspiration or endoscopic treatment have been recommended.[4]
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What are the signs and symptoms of pineal cysts?
Pineal cysts are usually asymptomatic. However, there are rare cases of symptomatic pineal cysts which cause headaches, hydrocephalus, gaze palsy, Parinaud syndrome, and vertigo.[5] Less frequently, patients with symptomatic pineal cysts may present with ataxia, motor and sensory impairment, mental and emotional disturbances, seizures, circadian rhythm disturbances, hypothalamic dysfunction of precocious puberty, and secondary parkinsonism.[6]
Last updated: 12/29/2011
Is there a correlation between pineal cyst size and symptoms?
No. Symptomatic pineal cysts generally vary in size from 7 mm to 45 mm, whereas asymptomatic pineal cysts are usually less than 10 mm in diameter, although a relationship between the cyst size and the onset of symptoms does not seem to related in most cases.[6]
Last updated: 4/8/2010
Are there any factors such as sex or age that influence the presence of or growth of pineal cyst?
People of all ages have been found to have pineal cysts, although an increased prevalence has been found in older patients. The prevalence of the pineal cysts also appears to be slightly greater in women than men. Some have proposed that hormonal factors may account for the increased prevalence in women.[7]
Last updated: 4/8/2010
Although the exact cause of pineal cysts is unknown, several theories have been proposed based on autopsy findings. One theory is that pineal cysts arise from the pineal recess of part of the brain called the third ventricle. Others have proposed that pineal cysts form as a result of restriction of blood flow and degeneration of glial plaques (deposits that buildup). According to another theory, pineal cysts form in place of a cluster of degenerated group of cells called pinealocytes.[7]
Last updated: 4/8/2010
How might symptomatic pineal cysts be treated?
Whether patients with symptomatic pineal cysts should be monitored and/or treated is still unclear. However, surgery is usually recommended for those people with pineal cysts who have hydrocephalus, worsening neurological symptoms, or enlargement of the cyst over time.[8] Treatment may include surgery to remove the cyst, sometimes followed by the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. As of 1993, an alternative treatment option has been aspiration of the contents of the cyst using ultrasound guidance. More recently, endoscopic procedures have been used.[4]
Last updated: 12/29/2011
- Fakhran S, Escott EJ. Pineocytoma mimicking a pineal cyst on imaging: true diagnostic dilemma or a case of incomplete imaging?. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2008; 29:159-163. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17925371. Accessed 12/13/2011.
- Al-Holou WN, Maher CO, Muraszko KM, Garton HJL. The natural history of pineal cysts in children and young adults. J. Neurosurg. Pediatrics. 2010;
- Gaillard F, Jones J. Masses of the pineal region: clinical presentation and radiographic features. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2010; 86:597-607. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20971711. Accessed 12/13/2011.
- Costa F, Fornari M, Valla P, Servello D. Symptomatic Pineal Cyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Minim. Invas. Neurosurg.. 2008; 51:231-233.
- Wajd NA, Maher CO, Muraszko KM, Garton HJL. The natural history of pineal cysts in children and young adults. J. Neurosurg. Pediatrics. 2010;
- Bosnjak J, Budisic M, Azman D, Strineka M, Crnjakovic M, Demarin V. Pineal gland cysts--an overview. Acta Clin Croat. 2009;
- Wajd NA, Garton HJL, Muraszko KM, Ibrahim M, Maher CO. Prevalence of pineal cysts in children and young adults. J. Neurosurg. Pediatrics. 2009;
- Taraszewska A, Matyja E, Koszewki W, Zaczynski A, Bardadin K, Czernicki Z. Asymptomatic and symptomatic glial cysts of the pineal gland. Folia Neuropathol. 2008;
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Apple announced the new iPhones recently. And mostly, nobody cared.
Remember when users waited anxiously for new products from Apple Apple? Even the media became addicted to a new round of Apple products every few months. Apple announcements seemed like a sure-fire way to excite folks with new possibilities for getting things done in a fast changing world.
But the new iPhones, and the underlying new iPhone software called iOS7, has almost nobody excited.
C Exec Jabber Rather Than New Products
Instead of the product launches speaking for themselves, the CEO (Tim Cook) and his top product development lieutenants (Jony Ive and Craig Federighi) have been making the media rounds at BloombergBusinessWeek and USAToday telling us that Apple is still a really innovative place. Unfortunately, their words aren't that convincing. Not nearly as convincing as former product launches.
CEO Cook is trying to convince us that Apple's big loss of market share should not be troubling. iPhone owners still use their smartphones more than Android owners, and that's all we should care about. Unfortunately, Apple profits come from unit sales (and app sales) rather than minutes used. So the chronic share loss is quite concerning.
Is Apple on the verge of a growth stall?
Especially since unit sales are now growing barely in single digits, and revenue growth quarter-over-quarter, which sailed through 2012 in the 50-75% range, have suddenly gone completely flat (less than 1% last quarter.) And margins have plunged from nearly 50% to about 35% – more like 2009 (and briefly in 2010) than what investors had grown accustomed to during Apple's great value rise. The numbers do not align with executive optimism.
Defend & Extend instead of Disruptive
For industry aficianados iOS7 is a big deal. Forbes Haydn Shaughnessy does a great job of laying out why Apple will benefit from giving its ecosystem of suppliers a new operating system on which to build enhanced features and functionality. Such product updates will keep many developers writing apps for the iOS devices, and keep the battle tight with Samsung and others using Google Google's Android OS while making it ever more difficult for Microsoft Microsoft to gain Windows8 traction in mobile.
And that is good for Apple. It insures ongoing sales, and ongoing profits. In the slog-through-the-tech-trench-warfare Apple is continuing to bring new guns to the battle, making sure it doesn't get blown up.
But that isn't why Apple became the most valuable publicly traded company in America.
We became addicted to a company that brought us things which were great, even when we didn't know we wanted them – much less think we needed them. We were happy with CDs and Walkmen until we discovered much smaller, lighter iPods and 99cent iTunes. We were happy with our Blackberries until we learned the great benefits of apps, and all the things we could do with a simple smartphone. We were happy working on laptops until we discovered smaller, lighter tablets could accomplish almost everything we couldn't do on our iPhone, while keeping us 24×7 connected to the cloud (that we didn't even know or care about before,) allowing us to leave the laptop at the office.
Now we hear about upgrades. A better operating system (sort of sounds like Microsoft talking, to be honest.) A better Siri; which we aren't yet sure we really like, or trust. A new fingerprint reader which may be better security, but leaves us wondering if it will have Siri-like problems actually working. New cheaper color cases – which don't matter at all unless you are trying to downgrade your product (sounds sort of like P&G trying to convince us that cheaper, less good "Basic" Bounty was an innovation.)
More (upgrades,) Better (voice interface, camera capability, security) and Cheaper (plastic cases) is not innovation. It is defending and extending your past success. There's nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't excite us. And it doesn't make your brand something people can't live without. And, while it keeps the battle for sales going, it doesn't grow your margin, or dramatically grow your sales (it has declining marginal returns, in fact.)
And it won't get your stock price from $450-$475/share back to $700.
Apple's previous value was built on being a Disruptive Game Changer
We all know what we want from Apple. We long for the days when the old CEO would have said "You like Google Glass? Look at this……. This will change the way you work forever!!"
We've been waiting for an Apple TV that let's us bypass clunky remote controls, rapidly find favorite shows and helps us avoid unwanted ads and clutter. But we've been getting a tease of Dick Tracy-esque smart watches.
From the world's #1 tech brand (in market cap – and probably user opinion) we want something disruptive! Something that changes the game on old companies we less than love, like Comcast Comcast and DirecTV. Something that helps us get rid of annoying problems like expensive and bad electric service, or routers in our basements and bedrooms, or navigation devices in our cars, or thumb drives hooked up to our flat screen TVs —- or doctor visits. We want something Game Changing!
Apple's new CEO seems to be great at the Sustaining Innovation game. And that pretty much assures Apple of at least a few more years of nicely profitable sales. But it won't keep Apple on top of the tech, or market cap, heap. For that Apple needs to bring the market something big. We've waited 2 years, which is an eternity in tech and financial markets. If something doesn't happen very soon, Apple investors deserve to be worried, and wary.
Better, Faster, Cheaper is not innovation
Why P&G "Basic" is not innovation
Disruptive Innovation is why people cared more about Apple than Kraft
Disruptive Innovation is why people care more about Tesla than GM
What happened to the disruptive innovation culture Jobs created at Apple?
Expert in business growth and overcoming organizational obstacles to success. Public speaker at conferences and management meetings on how to grow your organization. Workshop leader for companies wanting to find their next growth engine. Author of "Create Marketplace Disruption: How to Stay Ahead of the Competition" (Financial Times Press), contributing editor "International Journal of Innovation Science", leadership columnist CIOMagazine and ComputerWorld. Formerly head of business development for Pepsico and Dupont, Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and currently Managing Partner for Spark Partners. Harvard MBA. Hail from Chicago…………………….and now reduced to writing columns with wild headlines in Forbes to get money for clicks…………………..
Sorry about your luck so then it should read……and now reduced to writing columns with wild headlines in Forbes for nothing.
It is a good thing my Eraser app on my iPad still works.
Your comments lack any knowledge of technology. Try watching the keynote presentation to become better informed.
You are 100% Clueless on Apple.
What qualifies Mr. Hartung to make the claim Apple fails the innovation test?
Another Forbes "author" that is stuck in a rut. Next!
"But the new iPhones, and the underlying new iPhone software called iOS7, has almost nobody excited."
Hm. Several sources are saying that those "unexcited" people updated something like 18% of all iOS devices to iOS 7 within the last 24 hours. That's maybe 50 million downloads. In 24 hours.
The biggest problems were that Apple's servers were swamped; absent that, the count may have been even higher.
I'm hoping that maybe you thrashed out a draft of this article before yesterday, and just ran with it. If not, you need to come out of your basement from time to time, dude.
No, actually this doesn't indicate excitement for all those users because for many especially the 'nontechies' when they plug in their devices and are told they have an update? They'll simply update.
And here's a really unfortunately fact, some may actually hate the update or like it less. Whatever. Statistics don't always prove what you think they prove.
"…a lot of people may well have updated their iPhones. But that does not make the case that they are excited about the update."
Huh. They were just bored then, and had nothing else to do than download a 750 MB update that they had no interest in? Apparently there were a lot of bored people yesterday, like these college students:
"Many colleges around the country seem to be experiencing wireless network crashes, most likely due to thousands of students simultaneously downloading iOS7, Apple's newest software development that was released yesterday."