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Koryolink hits 2 million subscribers
North Korea's Koryolink cellular network has hit the 2 million subscriber mark, majority owner Orascom Telecom said this week.
The landmark was reached in late May, 15 months after it surpassed the million subscriber mark.
Koryolink launched its 3G cellular service in the final days of December 2008 and in the last four years has expanded service to cover all major towns, highways and railways in North Korea.
"When we first acquired the license in North Korea, people thought the service will only be provided to a few privileged individuals," said Naguib Sawiris, Executive Chairman of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology in a statement. "We are very proud today to witness our subscriber base in North Korea increasing at a growing rate, emphasizing the right of the North Korean citizens in DPRK to communicate."
OTMT owns 75 percent of the company with the remainder in the hands of North Korea's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The company uses the Koryolink brand name but is legally called Cheo Technology.
While access to the service has gone far beyond the "few privileged individuals" mentioned by Sawiris, mobile phones remain out of reach for many North Koreans due to the price.
North Korean citizens are offered voice, text message and web browsing service on their phones, but North Korean regulations prevent them from direct international communications or Internet service. Foreigners in the country have a different class of service that allows international connectivity, but shuts off access to most domestic phone lines.
Koryolink recently began offering prepaid SIM cards for foreigners in the country on a short visit. Data cost between 150 euro for 2GBs to 400 euro for 10GBs, with an additional 10 euro monthly charge for the SIM card, according to reports.
But within weeks of the service being launched, it was reportedly scaled back.
In its statement, OTMT said the restrictions have been relaxed, but it's unclear if the carrier means the original ban on short-term visitors using data or the most recent change in restrictions after the service launched.
"It is worth noting that through recent decisions of the North Korean government, restrictions on availing internet connections through mobile phones for foreign visitors have been reduced, allowing Koryolink to also offer some data services through its network," it said.
Koryolink did not reply to a request for clarification.
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FRC's Tony Perkins and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) Discuss Law on Homosexuals in the Military
"Preemptive Repeal … Puts Liberal Social Agenda Ahead of National Security," Says Senator on FRC's Washington Watch Weekly Radio
WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Family Research Council President Tony Perkins interviewed Senator John McCain (R-AZ) yesterday on Washington Watch Weekly, Family Research Council's weekly syndicated half-hour radio show. Perkins spoke with the retired naval pilot and American war hero regarding President Obama's efforts to force open homosexuality on the military.
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The audio and full transcript of the interview can be downloaded here with partial excerpts of Senator McCain's interview included below.
"…Secretary Gates, to my great disappointment, is conducting a study as to how best to implement it (overturning the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy) – in other words it's a fait accompli because of no other reason than President Obama's campaign promise. The military is at its highest level of effectiveness, morale, equipment, training, professionalism, and why we would want to disrupt that when we're in the middle of two wars is something that I find very, very wrong.
"[Congress] should assess the impact of change in this law on battle effectiveness – we have a military for only one reason, and people join the military for only one reason and that is to fight. … We have an obligation it seems to me to make sure that we don't do anything that would disrupt or diminish that capability especially when we are in two wars in order to carry out a campaign promise of the President of the United States. … The Commandant of the Marine Corps has come out flat out saying he opposes repeal – in fact the Commandant of the Marine Corps said that they would have to look at living arrangements that the Marine Corps has, so the implications of this change in law has to be assessed carefully. … A preemptive repeal without any study, without any assessment on the impact of battle effectiveness is in my view putting our social agenda, or the liberal social agenda, ahead of national security.
"The people that I talk to and know, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, have both come out strongly against the repeal, and certainly even more strongly against a process that would preemptively address an issue which, could, could, I emphasize could – we haven't done the study – could adversely affect the morale and battle effectiveness of the United States military.
"I know that there's a whole lot of other issues out there, the economy, joblessness, Iranian nuclear buildup, immigration, there's a whole lot of other issues, but this issue has significant long-term implication for our ability to defend this nation."
Perkins' interview with Senator McCain will air this weekend nationwide, and can be heard online at FRCRadio.org. Click here to read the full transcript. Link: http://www.frcblog.com/2010/05/perkins-mccain-dadt/.
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Both companies have made their pitch. Which phone are you most likely to buy next? Vote in our poll and make your voice heard.
Nexus 5….my Nexus 4 performs better than these phones! Next!
Actually it doesn't but nice try.
Actually the nexus 4 doesn't come out ahead on benchmarks. And on some tests it is being destroyed. I like the nexus program but you're just wrong. Look it up.
For me its a Nexus every time
bad gpu throttling
Motorola X or Nexus 5, whatever it turns out to be! Frankly im a little dissapointed in the One and the S4, whether people like to admit it or not, it seems Samsung is taking an "Apple" approach with minimal upgrades and the same design! *sigh*
I'm going for the Xperia Z
Read my blog to see my reasons… http://techoffanddie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/decisions-decisions.html
just sold My iphone 5 to buy an sony xperia Z … I sent mine back for a refund, Due to the Appalling Battery Life … watched it drain 15% in less than 30 ish minutes … (with All non essential items turned down or off) waiting for HTC ONE now …. the Screen on the xperia Z is superb , But watch the battery drain while its on! & yes I know about stamina mode … This was ON …. but made little or No difference … what so ever.
I have heard bad things about the battery, but i dont go out much for long periods of time so im never far from a charger plus i always carry a backup. For my use, im sure it will be fine and might even be fixed with updates or custom ROMs.
Hi would go for the latest Nexus.
Manufacturers can not be trusted for supporting their phones, we can see it with Samsung not releasing the Galaxy S2 sources as promised.
Only Google is actively supporting their Nexus platforms.
Given a day when someone gives me the HTC One for free…i'll prefer it over any other phone…
Definitely HTC One!
when you release a phone with a bigger battery, a bigger and better screen, removable battery, micro sd card slot in a thinner, more light and with the same dimensions as the predecessor, for me that's really design engineering.
TouchWiz is the most feature-rich, user-friendly and up to date OS of them all [excluding stock Android of course]
it is a fully no compromise phone, with the GS4 you have absoluteness all the features you can have, and that's excellent overall design.
the GS4 will be my next phone for sure.
Name me one thing that the HTC or Sony is concretely better than the S4. Build quality I hear you say? Really? Is that it? Cos even that's debatable, being entirely subjective. Fanboys from all Samsung competitors need to shut up about phones made from kitchen foil/aluminium being the definition of premium, accept the inevitable, that the GS4 is most likely the greatest phone ever made to date, and bow down.
Really? After that comment you're accusing others of being fanboys? You are the epitome of blind adoration. Innovation is what the market needs. Not another arrogant company like apple. Samsung will lose market share this round.
Errr yes, I am. And despite your heart felt speech, your answer as to how the HTC One beats the S4 is still pending btw. Smh at HTC fanboys. All of them.
I so badly want the HTC One hardware, but I'm not particularly keen on the locked bootloader and BlinkFeed. Today, I pick the One, but I'm waiting for Motorola to make a play.
The HTC 'ONE' of course
Sony Xperia Z
HTC One for sure.
Perhaps surprisingly to most, gorilla glass 3 and the ability to replace a 1.5 year diminishing battery are very important/deciding issues. Just wish s4 were coming out sooner as my aging bberry needs replacing.
I'll never be thinking of buying a Galaxy S IV. In fact, the HTC One crosses my mind much more. I also keep an eye out for the upcoming X Phone! From Nexus 4 user…
I'm going with the HTC One!! It has great design & is getting great reviews across the board. Screen is epic, it has a better camera (from test shots I saw) better benchmark scores, more useful features that I'll actually use. Sense is more refined imo, blinkfeed is awesome because I love news & it seemed more fluid than the GS4 imo but maybe that wasn't final firmware. I appreciate Samsung features & a lot seem very nice. But I have a Note 2 & I don't use half the features in the phone as is & navigation through Touchwiz is a pain sometimes. But love smart stay & just placing a text to my ear & it's dial. Also the swipe contacts to text or phone call thing is pretty neat too:-). But I love the htc one minimalist approach this go round. You know that phrase less is more.. M
Don't forget HTC's threats of lawsuits for hosting their ROMs. They are not your friends, modding community!!!
I'm still sporting a galaxy nexus and am very happy with it. The next phone I buy will be whatever phone is the best bang for the buck that I can use on a GSM prepaid carrier. That most likely means another Nexus or perhaps the Motorola X-phone. Other flagship phones are just too expensive for what they do.
Htc One for sure! BoomSound+Zoe+Sense TV
The problem with HTC fans is that they turn a blind eye to functionality. Samsung offers the most solid and advanced Android experience to date. The HTC One is a good phone, don't get me wrong, but IMO its designed to make HTC fans happy and retain their evidently waning loyalty, not really to compete with the big boys like Samsung.
I choose something else. The Galaxy S IV is a dud to me because of the terrible mess with different CPUs in different markets and the inability to put a LTE radio with US and European frequencies. It means that the option is to get an inferior US carrier bloated device (no way!) just in order to get LTE and no possibility of using it in Europe (LTE that is). If Samsung had put the Exynos Octa in all S IV and installed a EU/US LTE radio in the i9500, I would be all over it. It would have been a great device.
But not now, a carrier branded device is just not on my map. I want all my devices to be unlocked and unbloated and if the prerequisite for LTE is a rubbish carrier specific product, I just pass it.
The HTC One is a bit more standardized (no different CPUs) but the LTE mess is still there – then it lacks a memory card slot and that is a dealbreaker to me.
So I think the Xperia Z is the most interesting device at the moment. Even if I have to pass on LTE again in favor of HSPA+ – it is pretty much standardized (C6602/C6603 share ROM compatibility) and it is a nice piece of hardware and offers the memory card slot. It is not perfect but the increased standardization grade seals the deal. It is not such a mess as the S IV.
I hope 2013 will be the year when an unlocked, unbloated, 100% carrier free LTE device that can use EU/US LTE will be available. I don't want to have any single little piece of modification by a carrier in my device. The carrier should provide me a service – not do ANYTHING with my device.
In lots of video I've watched, even with Oct-core I could still see GS4 lag here and there compared to the instantaneous One. Maybe the One is only 4.1.2 but man does it fly. So people keep saying One is only on 4.1.2, but I can't see what One is really missing other than the lag on the GS4. The One for me plz.
Samsung doesn't add anything new to the shape of S4 and I think HTC One is the mobile of the year.
Getting either the X phone or the next nexus, the GS4 is hidious and im tired of HTC's awful support
I'm just going to keep my amazing note 2
Samsung has the kind of "features" that when you get the phone you say to your feiends heylook what my mew phone can do and the a month later never use them again. I would rather have a better quality phone and have it rooted to decide what I want on my phone
I have the Note 2 the best phone on the market so im waiting for the Note 3 and I will preorder it as soon as I can!
I'm buying a galaxy s 2 when the price is less than $100.
I think the HTC one trumps the s4 I don't really see much software changes in the s4 if you have an s3 u could basically just wait on the updates and upgrade….but the HTC one round of applause for this brilliant masterpiece
X Phone and the One and done is nice phone , as far as I expect from google , they will not include a card slot where its useful in cases u need them .
Yah sam makes great phones with innovations , htc just don't have it all to compete , no one would have heard or developed for the google play store , if sam didn't make such a big affordable number of android os devices
Wont settle for anything less than 5.5 inches! bring the Samsung Note 3 please!!
In terms of smartphone quality, the difference between HTC and Samsung is minor. You could even argue that HTC has shown better instincts for design, user-friendliness, and originality. In terms of sales, though, Samsung left HTC in the dust long ago. HTC wants to bring itself back to relevance with its new flagship, the One, but with Samsung's new Galaxy S4 on its way, does it stand a chance? I am looking for iPhone 5S !!!
the poll result doesn't lie, htc one beating s4 almost 3 to 1 in this poll, LOLOLOL
HTC One!
I went to the shop, holding my LG Optimus G pro with 5.5 inch screen, took both Galaxy S4 and HTC One in each hand and selected the HTC One based on a quick comparison i could do in that little time, HTC One has brilliant screen with proper brightness and sharpness, Also the camera worked way better, the body felt solid and more robust, selected One, took it home and while i was setting it up and using, i felt the difficulty in using it as the phone pad buttons were small and i pressed wrong numbers, also it was not easy to type a message, now i know using phone and driving is not ok but i run a business and it matters to me, all in all the next day i was not convinced also on size as i use number glasses and text etc was way to difficult to use but i increased size of text but lost the sharpness… i went back the next evening and selected S4, even knowing the screen wasnt that bright and sharpness a bit low, but, overall its easier for me to use, i mind the plastic but phone has to act as a phone for me first and then comes the appearance. I would love to have S4 like interface on One, maybe i am wrong, but it all comes down to how easy i felt and S4 is easy… i am a normal person and not concerned about uni body or bencmarks etc but the real usability every day with least compromises.


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Multifaceted Diabetes Program Pays Off for HealthPartners
Multifaceted Diabetes Program Pays Off for HealthPartners
MANAGED CARE January 2009. ©MediMedia USA
An aggressive approach produces much better outcomes and savings, to the tune of $15 million per year
Lola Butcher
Contributing Editor
At last, some good news about the costs of diabetes treatment: Patients who receive appropriate care ring up less than 10 percent of the medical costs of patients whose disease is poorly managed. That means a $5,000 annual medical bill for the healthiest diabetes patients, compared to $60,000 for patients who bounce in and out of the hospital with emergencies and complications.
HealthPartners, a large health plan in Minnesota, is using that knowledge to improve the care — and health status — of diabetic members and save $15 million per year while doing it.
Patrick Courneya, MD, medical director for delivery systems at HealthPartners Health Plan, prefers another set of numbers for measuring the insurer's progress.
"There are about 115 heart attacks that didn't occur; 925 cases of diabetes-related eye disease that didn't occur; 155 fewer amputations than we would have expected based on previous performance," he says. "That is a very compelling argument to make to the physicians and care teams that are caring for our patients with diabetes, and it continues to propel more improvement." Avoided problems mean dollars saved: $32,000 for heart attack, $12,000 for amputation, and $12,000 for stroke.
Community support
HealthPartners, with more than 1 million medical and dental health plan members, is the largest consumer-governed health plan in the country. Courneya, trained in family medicine, describes ways in which the plan approaches care for diabetic members.
HealthPartners and three large provider groups founded a quality collaborative called the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) about 15 years ago. It has come to be sponsored by six health plans in Minnesota, and 56 medical groups also participate.
"Starting with ICSI, the marketplace moved away from the idea of competition being marketing-related to competition based on a different approach," Courneya says. "ICSI gave us the opportunity as a community to agree on the best practice. We agree how to treat diabetes, and then we compete on doing the best job."
Their consensus on what constitutes optimal diabetes care is managing a patient to achieve:
- Blood pressure less than 130/80 mmHg
- Bad cholesterol (LDL-C) less than 100 mg/dl
- Blood sugar A1c less than 7 percent
- No use of tobacco
- Daily use of aspirin (ages 41–75)
The components have come to be known as the "D5," and another community organization that HealthPartners and other insurers helped start — Minnesota Community Measurement — operates a Web site (www.thed5.org) that tells patients which medical clinics have the highest percentage of patients achieving optimal management of their diabetes.
"The key is not just measuring those things, but actually having those things under control, and in order for a clinic to get credit, a patient actually needs to be under control in all of those five different parameters," Courneya says.
When clinics first started reporting, fewer than 4 percent of patients were under perfect control for their diabetes; today, the statewide average is 17.5 percent.
Public reporting
HealthPartners each year publishes a report on clinical indicators that documents the quality of care being delivered to its members. This year's report shows that 17.5 percent of its members with diabetes received optimal care.
The performance of each medical clinic that serves HealthPartners is published in the report.
Provider pride
"There's a profound professional pride in delivering high quality and being able to report that on a public basis," Courneya says. "The way we report the diabetes measures effectively aligns all the incentives to create some substantial improvements."
HealthPartners worked with a local employer to target workers at risk for diabetes and heart disease — and improved the workers' health status and productivity while reducing their medical claims. BAE Systems, a defense and aerospace company with 1,400 workers in the Minneapolis area, introduced a workplace wellness program in 2004. Its particular concerns were rising health care costs and an aging employee population with a higher-than-average prevalence of diabetes and heart disease.
Besides revamping its food service to encourage healthier food choices and initiating a voluntary fitness program, BAE worked with HealthPartners to provide financial incentives to workers who tried to improve their health status.
To earn lower copayments and coinsurance, covered employees and their spouses must complete a yearly health assessment and people at risk for diabetes or heart disease must complete a phone-based counseling program or the 10,000 Steps walking program.
Now in its sixth year, the HealthPartners program generates 90 percent participation in the annual health assessment. Tobacco use has fallen by 37 percent, and the number of adults achieving their physical activity goals has increased by 52 percent. More than 80 percent of workers have increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables.
During that time, hospital admissions, excluding obstetrical/gynecological admissions, fell by 17 percent, and BAE has saved $1.8 million — more than 5 percent — on reduced medical claims.
Those measures, Courneya says, provide HealthPartners with the data necessary to persuade other employers to use incentives to change their employees' health habits.
HealthPartners started JourneyWell, an organization focused on health improvement, in mid-2008. Its services — online and telephone-based behavioral modification programs, health coaches, and other supports — are designed to help members avoid diabetes and other chronic conditions before they start.
"As a physician in an exam room, if I have someone come in with a health assessment and it identifies things they should be doing, it's really pretty difficult to pull together a bunch of tools that are going to help them make those changes," Courneya says. "This program makes it easy for me."
Pay for performance
It is not exactly the Oscars, but the public recognition that physicians earn by providing top-quality care to HealthPartners members is no small thing. An annual ceremony draws nearly 200 health care leaders and employers to recognize top performers.
"It's fascinating and actually very invigorating to see enlightened medical leaders in our community competing over how they get their systems to do a better job of delivering care and being proud about the measures and the numbers that they are able to report to the public," Courneya says.
The insurers' Partners in Excellence program provides financial bonuses for medical practices that hit what Courneya calls "stretch targets — things that are not a slam dunk." Bonuses are available for a variety of primary care and specialty measures, including percentage of patients who receive optimal care for diabetes.
HealthPartners' various pay-for-performance programs paid physicians more than $21 million for meeting goals in 2007. The Partners in Excellence bonus program paid out $678,000 to primary and specialty physicians who hit certain patient care and patient satisfaction benchmarks. "The amounts available are significant, but just as powerful and just as important is that we make a big deal about the awards," he says.
In 2007, the top medical practice provided perfect diabetes care to more than 30 percent of its patients, while another group cracked the 25 percent mark.
Medication therapy management
HealthPartners is now evaluating changes to its diabetes care based on findings of a pilot program that showed how outcomes can be improved dramatically.
In conjunction with the state of Minnesota, 12 HealthPartners Medical Group clinics — and 700 patients with diabetes — participated in a study to determine whether a specific protocol would affect clinical and financial outcomes.
The program included these interventions:
- Patient consultations with pharmacists regarding medication therapy management
- Tools for the patients: education, clinical assessment, patient monitoring, follow-ups, and referrals based on the assessment
- Disease management support for addressing blood pressure and cholesterol levels, tobacco use, and other risk factors
- Waiver of copayments for all blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetic drugs and supplies
At the end of the year-long study, 16.8 percent of patients in the control group were receiving perfect care, about the same as before the study started. In the intervention group, 32.8 percent of patients received that level of care.
Courneya attributes the dramatic improvement to the additional clinical expertise and support. "We took full advantage of the training that pharmacist have had to affect patients," he says.
In another tweak to the diabetes care protocol, HealthPartners in 2008 extended new dental benefits to diabetic members: 100 percent coverage for extra dental exams, cleanings, and preventive periodontal services with no deductibles, coinsurance, or annual maximums.
Patients with diabetes who have their teeth cleaned professionally can control their blood glucose levels better.
Federal help
Also in 2008, HealthPartners Research Foundation received a $2 million federal grant to test a new way of training physicians to improve diabetic care. The grant, from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, is designed to improve training for medical residents so they provide better care for patients with diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol problems.
The new grant builds on an earlier work by the HealthPartners Research Foundation to improve diabetes-care education for experienced physicians. That project results in fewer diabetes care errors and improved blood sugar control.
Clinicians' view
Diabetes is already one of the most expensive medical conditions, and the future looks even worse. Between 20 percent and 30 percent of U.S. adults are believed to be at metabolic risk for developing type 2 diabetes or its associate, cardiovascular disease.
That is why the diabetes specialist James Rosenzweig, MD, and other members of the Endocrine Society developed a clinical practice guideline aimed at preventing the two deadly diseases in people who are likely to develop them.
The guideline was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism in October.
Separately, the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists issued a consensus statement in July 2008 recommending a comprehensive treatment regimen for patients with prediabetes.
The comprehensive treatment regimen was addressed in a recent issue of MANAGED CARE (See "Prediabetes: Prevalent and Preventable" in the December 2008 issue, available online at http://tinyurl.com/7yvn6c).
Rosenzweig, director of diabetes services at Boston Medical Center, chaired an international task force that set out to develop guidelines to address the controversial "metabolic syndrome."
"The metabolic syndrome has been very hotly debated in the literature among endocrinologists and other physicians," Rosenzweig says.
"There are different definitions of what the metabolic syndrome is and different interpretations of how it should be treated."
He assembled a group that included researchers who dispute the validity of metabolic syndrome as well as those who have recommended treatment protocols for the condition.
The group ultimately decided to sidestep the concept of metabolic syndrome in favor of a term they could all agree on: metabolic risk. (See "Factors associated with high metabolic risk" below.)
People who exhibit any of these seven risk factors should receive special attention from their physicians.
"Those are the people that primary care physicians should focus on for more frequent screenings and behavioral interventions and more aggressive treatment to prevent those two conditions from developing," he says.
Among other things, the guideline recommends:
- Regular screening for risk by measurement of blood pressure, waist circumference, fasting lipid profile, and fasting glucose.
- Screening prediabetic patients for diabetes at one- to two-year intervals , using a fasting plasma glucose test or a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test.
- Emphasis on lifestyle management, including losing weight, improving diet, and increasing physical activity, instead of medication therapy for patients with metabolic risk.
- A 10-year global risk assessment for cardiovascular disease for all patients having metabolic risk.
Factors associated with high metabolic risk
- Elevated lipids
- Reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)
- Increased plasma glucose levels
- Hypertension
- Enlarged waist circumference
- Prothrombotic state, characterized by increased plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and fibrinogen
- Proinflammatory state, recognized by elevations of C-reactive protein
People with at least three of these factors should be considered at metabolic risk, according to the Endocrine Society's new guideline.
Direct medical costs: $116B/year
Diabetes is one of the costliest challenges that health plans face — and the one with the greatest opportunities, because most diabetic cases are preventable. Almost 8 percent of the U.S. population — 23.6 million Americans — has diabetes, although the disease remains undiagnosed in nearly a quarter of them.
The unpreventable Type 1 diabetes accounts for between 5 percent and 10 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in adults. Type 2 diabetes, which is associated with older age, obesity, family history, physical inactivity, and race/ethnicity, is considered an epidemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death among U.S. adults, although it also says death certificates almost certainly underreport diabetes' toll because it is so often coupled with other chronic diseases.
In 2007, diabetes costs in the U.S. were estimated to be $174 billion. Of that amount, $116 billion was for direct medical costs and $58 billion for disability, work loss, and premature mortality.
Because diagnosis and treatment of diabetes continue to lag far beyond clinicians' ability to treat the disease, more than 20 groups have signed on to support a National Diabetes Goal: By 2015, forty-five percent of all Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes will know their blood glucose levels and understand what they need to do to avoid developing diabetes.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007; National Health Interview Survey estimates


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|Property type
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|3 - 5 nights
This luxurious Villa Condominium is located on Flamingos Beach in Nuevo Vallarta at the 5 star Villa La Estancia tropical beach resort.
Relax on your private patio with extensive personal gardens and enjoy the view and sunset. Walk directly off your patio to the pool and beach; no keys or elevator waits to worry about as your ground floor location allows ready access at all times.
The 2300+ s.f. Villa is a fully equiped 2 bedroom property with a large master bedroom with King bed and sitting area that opens onto a large ground level patio with wet bar and Weber grill, and large ensuite bath with jacuzzi tub and walk in shower and his and hers vanity. The second bedroom features 2 Queen beds and ensuite bath with shower/tub, and also opens to the large patio. Both bedrooms feature flat screen TV's with cable and Central Air Conditioning with seperate controls.
The living room and dining area are comfortably and tastefully furnished in an open design with a well equipped kitchen for those times you would rather test your own culinary skills. The living room also features a flat screen TV, a queen sofa bed and opens to the large and comfortable patio, in a garden like setting.
The property features a large central courtyard with lush tropical landscaping, a multi-level pool with waterfall, a swim up bar, and 4 hot tubs next to the beach. There is also an on-site spa with massage, meditation room, aromatherapy, sauna and steam rooms, fully equipped fitness center and his and hers salons.
Also featured are a business center, kids club, convenience store with deli, internet cafe, and several nearby golf courses and the marina.
Full concierge service and a wonderful staff that will make you feel pampered and at home.
Everything is here on site or steps away to make your vacation in paradise complete.
**Villa La Estancia can also be rented as a one bedroom, king size bed, queen size sofa bed, 2 bathrooms,4 guests. Please inquire.
Keywords: Villa La Estancia, Condo, Resort, Ocean Front
We have been vacationing in the Puerto Vallarta area with family and friends for 25+ years. Our villa at La Estancia is truly a second home. The ground floor garden apartment allows you to walk directly off your patio - 50' to the pool, 50 yards to miles of beautiful beach! No elevators, no keys needed when you want to take a break from the sun , pour your favorite beverage, ... We look forward to providing you with out of the ordinary restaurant recommendations , both in nearby Bucerias and La Crux, and in downtown Puerto Vallarta.
George Bailey purchased this condo in 2006
For travelers with young children, we provide a "pack 'n play" crib and a booster seat.
We had a great vacation! This was our second time at this property and we again were thrilled with the location, weather, and service. The owners of the unit were excellent, accommodating, and responsive--we really could not have asked for better people to work with.
The ground floor unit offered us so value as it provided easy access, just steps away to the pool, beach and restaurants. The staff were the same as the year before and have amazing attention to detail. We always had towels, a lounger set up by staff the way we wanted it, reading material, toys, and food/drink could be ordered and delivered within minutes.
This is a great unit for a young family (we have a baby and a toddler), as well as for grandparents who also came with us on our vacation. The owners had a crib and child seat at the unit which saved us from lugging around extra equipment in the airport and they allowed us to use the equipment for no extra cost. The gym and spa were fantastic--we highly recommend the couples massage which came with champagne and chocolate strawberries.
La Estancia is pristine. It is comparable to a Four Seasons, but much more affordable. The location is quiet, yet if you want more entertainment you can walk across to the Flamingo's building which is 1 minute away and you get full access to their activities and restaurants, included.
Overall, just a great place and another stellar vacation that seems to be a guarantee at La Estancia. We would recommend and stay in this unit again, especially after meeting the owners and having such a pleasant experience.
Our stay at La Estancia was more than we expected. From the time that we saw it on line to the day that we stepped into the lobby it was amazing. Out family included my 90 year old Mum who has enjoyed Mexico on many occasions. The condo that we stayed at was so comfortable and the owner was so helpful, kind and communicative. When we needed a question answered the response was so quick, informative and accommodating. The customer service was one of the best that I have experienced, the staff are very passionate about their jobs and the people that come to resort. It was so relaxing... Thank you so much to George, the staff at Estancia and the people of Nuevo and Puerto Vallarta!
Four of us - two couples - stayed at La Estancia Resort in Nuevo Vallarta November 30-December 7, 2014, and we can't say enough. The accommodations were as represented: very clean & comfortable, beautifully decorated, very well appointed, great large well furnished balcony, a relaxing elegant comfortable home away from home - just what the holiday ordered. The pool is terrific, the beaches aweseome, staff -- all of them -- unbelievably friendly. The owner was great to deal with - very accommodating. We highly recommend staying and would have no hesitation returning.
We (4 adults) just spent 10 perfect days at the La Estancia Resort in Nuevo Vallarta. This was our third trip to the resort, however; it was our first experience with Vacation Rentals by Owner.
The owner was a very personable gentleman. He was very helpful answering any of our questions over the phone or by email in a timely manner. He was knowledgeable regarding the Nuevo Vallarta area right from the cost of taxi fares from the airport to the resort, likewise from the resort to Bucerias. He was so kind and even provided a list of recommended safe places to eat outside the resort. We never had any concerns dealing with the owner as we felt very comfortable and found he was always there for us.
We found the Villa to be nicely located in the resort. It was close to the lobby, the La Casona Restaurant and good access to the other sister resort "the Villa del Palmas Flamingos". We also had great access to the pool and beach as it was on the ground floor. My wife and I enjoyed sitting on the patio in the morning. It was very nicely laid out with a common entrance. It was beautifully furnished, clean and I would rate it a 9 out of 10. The Villa had two bedrooms, one with a king size bed, bathroom with a soaker tub and a large walk in shower also a large two sink vanity. The other bedroom was also very comfortable with 2 queen size beds, bathroom with standard bathtub and shower. Both rooms had lots of closet space. If a family had children this would be an ideal set up. In the middle of the bedrooms was a common area perfect for two couples. It had a large table and 4 chairs, TV sitting area, washer/dryer, fridge and all the amenities of home including an iron and ironing board.
My wife and I would highly recommend a stay at this resort and it was a true pleasure dealing with the owner who we found to be so accommodating.
Kindest regards
Mel & Cindy
Nov. 5, 2014
We really enjoyed our stay at VLE. Outstanding villa, and great employees who are just waiting to attend to all your needs! Very nice fully equipped gym and the spa is amazing! The concierge booked us private guides on two occasions and both were fabulous. The owners were so easy to work with and we would not hesitate to return here.
My family of 4 stayed at Villa La Estancia for a week in August. Jeb and Marsha's apartment was absolutely gorgeous, spacious and comfortable. Having 3 bathrooms was very convenient, as was having 2 separate parts to the unit. My children had their own private room and bath, while we had the side of the unit with a large bedroom, huge bath, living room and kitchen. A patio outside joined both units together.
The pool is magnificent, and for the first 2 days of our stay we simply hung out there. The water is warm, the swim-up bar is wonderful, and we were able to find both sun and shade (under the many umbrellas provided). When we finally got motivated to walk down to the beach, we found that water to be even warmer!
A 20 minute walk down the beach brings you to a cute little town, Bucerias. We ate there a few times because they have many wonderful restaurants right on the water. They also have a lively flea market with great prices (don't forget to bargain). It's an inexpensive cab ride back to Nueva Vallarta if you don't want to walk back.
There is a great gym right on the property which we used almost everyday. Everyone is so friendly and helpful at Estancia, and Geb and Marsha provided us with so much information. They are so lucky to own this amazing place, and were so lucky to be able to use it for the week. I can't wait to go back!!
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By A. LETCHUMANAN
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of candidates for the 20 central executive committee (CEC) posts at the DAPs triennial national congress scheduled here on Aug 23 and 24 has risen to 58.
This is the first time such a huge number of leaders are vying for the posts, with numerous Members of Parliament and state assemblymen in the fray.
Among those aiming to retain their posts are party adviser Lim Kit Siang, chairman Karpal Singh, secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, national deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw, treasurer Fong Kui Lun, national organising secretary Tan Kok Wai and vice-chairman M. Kulasegaran.
Karpal Singhs two sons, Gobind Singh Deo and Jagdeep Singh Deo, are contesting for the first time together with former Selangor committee member T. Kannan, who is fluent in Mandarin.
Kota Alam Shah state assemblyman M. Manoharan and V. Ganabatirau, who are leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) and currently in detention under the Internal Security Act, and Penang Deputy Chief Minister Dr P. Ramasamy are also in the fray.
Among the newcomers are Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Jeff Ooi, Leong Mee Meng, Liew Chin Tong, Ng Wei Aik, Tony Pua, Teo Nie Ching and Hannah Yeoh. Also contesting are Ahmad Ton, Khairul Annuar Ahmad and Zulkifli Mohd Noor.
About 950 delegates are expected to attend the two-day congress and cast their ballots to elect the CEC members on Aug 23. The elected CEC members would then choose from among themselves those for the top party posts.
Guan Eng said the big number of leaders contesting was a positive sign for the party.
This reflects on the leaders offering to serve and show greater interest in the party, unlike in previous elections, he said.
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Le Petit Recoin
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|Key Info
Le Petit Recoin is set on the edge of the peaceful village of St Juire Champgillon, in the heart of the Vendée countryside.
Le Petit Recoin shares the use of the 10m x 6m salt water swimming pool along with a 3m circular children's pool, which is securely fenced for your security. There is a large garden with a children's play area containing slides, swings, boules court and trampoline and each gite has its own outside seating area with BBQ facilities.
There is a large shared off-road parking area.
|Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|La Tranche sur Mer 50 km
|Will consider
|Corporate bookings, Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car essential
|Nearest Amenities
|5 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Nantes 70 km, Nearest railway: Luçon 20 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Log fire, Internet access, DVD player
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Children's pool
|Central heating, TV, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron
|Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Shower rooms
|Double beds (1), Single beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 6
|High chair
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Shared garden, BBQ, Climbing frame, Swing set, Trampoline
|Further details indoors
Le Petit Recoin has a living room with TV & Freeview satellite channels, a DVD player, stereo and an internet access point. Central heating is available for the winter months at an extra charge.
The kitchen is fully equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, kettle & toaster and lots of cutlery & crockery.
The bathroom has a shower, hand basin and toilet.
Le Petit Recoin has 2 bedrooms and sleeps 4 guests (One double bedroom and one room with 2 single beds).
The ground floor is all open plan for the living, kitchen and dining areas.
|Further details outdoors
Le Petit Recoin overlooks open countryside and is surrounded by fields of corn and sunflowers.
All guests share the 10m x 6m swimming pool and there is a 3m paddling pool for children. There are enough sun loungers for all guests.
The extensive gardens are full of mature fruit and nut trees and there is a trampoline and children's play area with slides and swings. There is also a boules court.
|Further details
From May until September the changeover day is a Saturday, but we are able to be more flexible outside of these dates. We can also accommodate short breaks (minimum 3 nights) and long winter lets, so please call us for more details.
A 30% deposit will be required to secure the reservation with the remaining payment being made 8 weeks prior to the start of your stay. A £100 security deposit cheque is also required against any damages to the property.
The Pays de la Loire region
The Vendée is reputed to be the second sunniest region in France after the south coast areas.
There are miles of sandy beaches, as well as flat marshlands and rolling countryside areas - something for everyone!
Le Cerisier is a 40 minute drive from the beaches at La Tranche Sur Mer and port of La Rochelle. It is also only 20 minutes to Puy du Fou Medieval Theme Park, with its spectacular night time light show. The Marais Poitevin is only 30 minutes away. The towns of Fontenay Le Comte ,with its Go-Kart track and La Roche Sur Yon, with great shopping, Ice-Skating, ten pin bowling and an indoor swimming pool are all only 30 minutes away.
Le Cerisier is situated in a small hamlet near to the picturesque village of St. Juire Champgillon. The village has a bar and restaurant serving regional dishes both for lunch and dinner. There is also a hairdressers and small grocery shop, along with a bakery van that visits during the day.
During the summer months there is a market every Sunday morning where you can buy local produce and sample the local wines, aperitifs etc. The children can take a ride around the village in a cart pulled by the village donkey - great fun!
It is an ideal place to ride your cycles or to walk through the quiet lanes and take in the breathtaking scenery. Pack a picnic and stop off at the lake in St Martin Lars and just let time pass you by.
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5 Sep 2013
"unattractive and uncomfortable gite"
We booked this gite for a two week holiday in July and were very disappointed upon arrival. This property is road side, a fact that was not clear from the advert. While it is a rural road it is a rout… More
Andrew and I were very disappointed to receive your negative comments about Le Petit Recoin Gite.
This gite has always been a favourite with our guests as it was in a previous life a cattle shed which has been tastefully converted into accommodation, the gite has exposed beams and stone walls, a true gite rurale, we have always had very good reviews - a book is in the gite with positive customer comments from visitors for the past 11 years, including 2013.
We live in a rural location; there are fields right around us with sunflowers, wheat or corn depending on the year. We do get to experience true rural farming life with Tractors and Combines working in the fields, but the children love this, it gives them great fun watching them work.
The complex is set in approximately 2 acres of gardens, with plenty of room to sit and relax and look at the surrounding countryside, we have apple trees, walnut tree and hazlenut trees offering good shaded areas when necessary. The pool area is fully enclosed to the French standards, and always enjoyed by both the children and adults. We have a trampoline, wooden playhouse and swings and slide area for the kids to play in, so they are kept well entertained.
The kitchen is fully equipped with a range cooker and hood (brand spanking new this year), fridge/freezer, washing machine, microwave, toaster, kettle and coffee machine, cutlery, crockery etc.
Upon arrival I do say to all of our guests that if there is anything that I have forgotten or they need, to just come and tell us - it is one of the advantages of us living on site!! I shall do my best to help wherever possible - we like to think that we are very approachable and that we are here to make your holiday enjoyable.
It was very regrettable that there seemed to be a lack of communication; however, once we were made aware of your feelings we immediately offered you one of our other gites, hoping that this would better suit your requirements; however you refused to look at them and chose to leave which is beyond our control.
Ruth & Andrew
12 Jul 2012
"Fab holiday"
Stayed there with husband and 2 young children, and the gites was ideal. Good facilities, including the washing machine, super pool and plenty for the children to do on site. Ruth and Andy made us incredibly welcome, were a font of local knowledge, and their children were great. Super holiday, and I could not recommend highly enough.
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LIMA � The goal is to get students to high school graduation day. But making that happen isn't easy and sometimes barely possible.�Obviously you would like there to be no dropouts, but that is not realistic, even in the best circumstance,� Van Wert schools Superintendent Ken Amstutz said of his district's 8 percent dropout rate.Even with increased efforts to find ways and alternative programs to keep students in school, officials say there is only so much they can do. Lack of financial resources to hire a person to track down and work with students and a lack of parental support are just a few of the obstacles schools face. During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama urged states to require students to stay in school until they graduate or turn 18. Ohio is already among the 19 states to do so. Yet students are still dropping out.At least 23,0000 Ohio teens dropped out last school year, according to the Associated Press. Most of those were out illegally and could face penalties. Once referred to juvenile court, a judge can place students on probation, remove them from their homes or suspend their driver's licenses. Locally, a lot of intervention comes first. There is still the problem of sometimes finding students and getting parents involved. �There is a percentage of those where it is cyclical, and we are trying to break that cycle,� said Cathy Follett, who runs the Allen County Juvenile Court Diversion Services Department. �There are a handful of parents who don't feel education is important and passing that onto their own children, which is really sad.�Schools today facing financial constraints can't afford to hire truancy officers like in years past, said Lima schools Superintendent Karel Oxley. The work, she said, often falls on principals or other staff already loaded with work. Multiple reasons they leaveSchools face all kinds of reasons students drop out of school. Current economic times is one, Oxley said. �Sometimes they are forced because of fiscal necessities to drop out and get jobs,� she said. �There are many reasons that impact an urban child to drop out of school.�The district has seen a decline in dropouts over the past few years. In the 2008-09 school year, 136 dropped out. The next year's number was 94, and it dropped to 58 last school year. Drugs and alcohol can at times come into play, Amstutz said, as does family history. �Mom and dad never had an education, and they have gotten by in life, so there is no purpose to that,� he said. School is just a struggle for some, Amstutz said, making them never fit in. Education, he said, hasn't always done a good job at making school fit for all students. Some students know they don't have enough credits to graduate, so they drop out, Allen East schools Superintendent Michael Richards said. Age is sometimes a factor. �Maybe they are a freshman at 17,� he said, saying the district sometimes signs off on a student leaving school to go to a GED program. �Maybe they know they are not going to graduate and plan to drop out at 18. We try to make the best out of those worlds and push those kids toward a GED.�Patterns can start to develop at early ages that continue into high school, Oxley said. It's why officials try to reach pupils and parents early. Follett hears all kinds of excuses for why students aren't going to school, many of those coming from parents who say they don't have transportation or just can't get their children to go. Once working with families, Follett finds a gamut of issues, including drugs and alcohol, behavior and traumatic experiences. Court program knocks on doorsJuvenile court gets referrals from every school in Allen County and regarding elementary pupils through high school students, Follett said. After three to five days of unexcused absences, a district can ask the court to send a letter to parents citing the Ohio Revised Code that parents must send their child to school. �That takes a lot of kids out of the system right there,� Follett said. �They pay attention to that juvenile court logo.�If the letter does not work and absences are up to five to seven, a one-time meeting is called, where Follett once again talks about the law. It that doesn't work or a parent doesn't show up, the Project Intercept program is put in place. It includes the court, a school official and Children Services. It is another attempt to talk to parents about why the child is missing school. The next step is a truancy complaint signed against the child if he or she is in fifth grade or above. It is an unofficial charge with the juvenile court, leading to the child being assigned an intervention worker. A behavioral contract is drawn up and could include a house arrest or curfew and counseling. A child also must attend school. The program could last three to five months and includes a lot of collaborative efforts with area agencies. �The program is designed to keep kids out of the court system, to keep them from having a record,� Follett said, noting the different entities work together to figure out the problems and put together a plan of action. �This used to be a juvenile court problem, but now it is a community problem.�A parent of a kindergartner through eighth-grader could at some point face charges from the county prosecutor. It is assumed that high school students should be able to get themselves to school, Follett said. The court program is finding success. In 2011, it received 918 referrals and tried to get a parent in for the initial meeting. Only 65 ended up having a truancy complaint filed against them. Forty-seven of those qualified and went through the diversion program. The remainder of the cases were sent to court.Making students want to staySchools try to make instruction engaging, so students want to stay in school, Oxley said. One way to do that is through career technical programs. �Students are out working in jobs half the day,� she said. �You make learning even more meaningful when they can apply it to a particular work site.�Van Wert schools opened its LifeLinks Community School in 2010 for middle and high school students at risk of not graduating. It has a vocational, service learning and project-based focus. It is helping the dropout rate, Amstutz said.�There are some kids who just are not suited for regular education and sitting there with their rear ends in the seat six hours a day,� he said. �It is just not right for some kids. Yet, we are still going to have those kids that you are not going to solve and salvage.�Alterative programs like online schooling is another option that students have not always had, Richards said. He believes school dropout is not as big of a problem as it once was, when students easily moved on. The economy has made that tougher.�There is definitely a greater need for training today than years ago,� he said. �Before, people could leave school and go out and get a job. Now, it is very hard to. We have had kids go out and find that things are a little rough and come back.� An additional worry for schools is the talk in Columbus of districts' graduation rates being based only on four years. That would mean a student needing an extra year to graduate would negatively impact a district's graduation rate. Graduation rates are factored into districts' state report cards.�We have programs that include a fifth year,� Oxley said. �That is unfair for districts.�You can comment on this story at www.limaohio.com.
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Here is selected and uploaded the most recent and the best, HQ mods, also some created and edited of mine. Around SA there are several additional roads and added drift track. At Area 69, you can see UFOs between 11 p.m. to 3:00. In Flint County is wandering strange creature..
* All transport, all peds.
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* The atmosphere, clouds, water, effects, weapons, and almost all the car sounds.
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* 14 full tunable cars. 2 drift: Mazda Rx7 | Nissan Silvia S15 and 1 car for drag. Also you will find tuning mod, with which will can tune car on the spot, also add weapons, neons, Speed Boost, and etc.
* Official car colors, more realistic control, acceleration and braking. The reality of the vehicle speed, names and year of manufacture. Wheels, suspension, headlights, doors, exhausts, etc. everything is properly adjusted.
* A lot of more opportunities and much more...
In the game folder you will find 3 versions of the ENB (need extract to the game folder), so you will can select themselves like best. 1 - with bold colors and reflections, 2 - with only reflections and 3 - graphics will change absolutely..
+ 3 different menu colors, two versions of the radar modes, and gasoline (if you want to replace/add, extract files in the game directory, replacing the existing files).
CLEO settings is in: CLEO_P.txt.
This is a complete game compressed to .rar. For launch just extract with WinRAR or something like that (it takes several minutes, depending on the PC). SA-MP does not work!
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