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Catholic cardinal says gay marriage in Argentina is the work of the devil 25
6:24 PM — Argentina's highest-ranking Catholic prelate has warned that the country's gay marriage bill is a "machination" of the devil. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has called on priests in Buenos Aires, where he is archbishop, to protest against the bill.
Lesbians and gay men more likely to read blogs and use online networks 3
6:07 PM — A US survey has found that lesbians and gay men are among nation's heaviest users of internet blogs and social networking sites.
Janelle Monae says she's not a lesbian 7
5:31 PM — Singer Janelle Monae has said she is not gay and claims to only date androids. The rising star, whose debut album The ArchAndroid has led to comparisons with Prince, dismissed rumours about her sexuality.
Hawaii governor who vetoed civil unions compares them to incest 28
5:11 PM — Linda Lingle, the Hawaii governor who vetoed a civil unions bill last week, has compared them to condoning incest. The bill had passed both houses and would have given both straight and gay couples the right to have their partnerships recognised with all the rights of marriage.
Parliament report: Two small victories for trans activists 8
4:12 PM — Trans activists were celebrating a double victory last week. A rather clumsy proposal to "help" the transgendered by outing them was kicked into touch. Meanwhile, one member of the coalition government hinted publicly that it might be time to remove gender entirely from official documents, unless it was genuinely necessary.
Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow 'to make Brokeback Mountain-style video' 4
3:32 PM — Robbie Williams will reportedly reunite with Take That - and make a Brokeback Mountain-themed promo video with former bandmate Gary Barlow.
One million gay teens' data could be at risk after US magazine goes bankrupt 2
2:44 PM — The creditors of a US magazine for gay teenagers and its accompanying website have been warned not to sell off any of their young subscribers' personal information after going bankrupt.
Stonewall sponsors Black Pride 22
1:39 PM — Gay rights charity Stonewall has become a main sponsor of UK Black Pride. The festival, to be held on Saturday August 14th, is the UK's biggest celebration of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Latin American LGBT people and their friends.
Football study finds 93% of fans disapprove of anti-gay abuse 4
11:59 AM — A study of more than 2,000 football fans has found that the vast majority frown upon homophobic abuse shouted from the terraces. The research, carried out by the University of Staffordshire, found that 93 per cent of those surveyed disapproved of the abuse and 60 per cent thought gay footballers should come out of the closet.
Tory councillor cleared of homophobia over 'limpwristed boys' remark 48
11:10 AM — A Conservative councillor who made a remark on Facebook about "limpwristed boys" has been cleared of homophobia. Denis Knowles, a councillor for Seacombe in the Wirral, made the comment in March after spotting gay Labour activists handing out leaflets for lesbian Labour MP Angela Eagle.
Judge in rent boy scandal resigns before he was expected to be sacked 5
12:31 AM — A senior circuit judge has resigned following newspaper revelations last year over his relationship with a male sex worker. He was suspended last year pending an investigation. Judge Gerald Price QC, 60, who is married with two children, reportedly had a nine-month relationship with 25-year-old prostitute Christopher Williams, allowing him to sit in court and see confidential documents.


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UTSA 'Margins' exhibit looks at new meanings of everyday forms and shapes
(June 3, 2011)--The UTSA Department of Art and Art History will present the painting and sculpture exhibit "Margins" from June 15 to Aug. 5 in the UTSA Arts Building gallery on the Main Campus. The exhibition represents views of the idea of abstraction through the use of a range of materials, forms and colors.
The exhibit features the work of artists Nate Cassie, Joseph Cohen, Larry Graeber, Tom Hollenback, Cornelia White Swann and Robert Tiemann. Larry Graeber curated the exhibit.
>> Free and open to the public, an opening reception is 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, June 15. Free parking will be available in lot 8 during the opening reception. Lot 8 is south of the Arts Building and accessible from James Bauerle Boulevard.
The exhibition presents new works that examine materials, form and color, avoiding preconceived ideas of what shape or color suggests in existing artifacts of the world around the artist. The artists explore a range of conceptual strategies and art-making methods to produce paintings and sculptures that show their engagement in the world.
The art works result from slow and fast flows of pigment to investigations of relatively hard-edged, gridded structures and industrial materials. The beautiful colors and forms transport viewers to evocative realms.
Gallery hours for the summer are 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and by appointment. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Laura Crist at 210-458-4391.
Directions to the Arts Building
The UTSA Art Gallery is in the Arts Building on the UTSA Main Campus. (View UTSA campus maps.) From Interstate 10, take exit 557 to UTSA Boulevard. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Valero Drive. Turn left onto East Campus Road and then make an immediate right into parking lot 13. Shuttle buses travel directly to the Arts Building.


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Economic crisis hits conservation but may offer opportunities, says TNC presidentRhett A. Butler, mongabay.com
March 03, 2009
An interview with Mark Tercek, president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy, one of the world's largest conservation groups.
Mark Tercek (Photo by Erika Nortemann/The Nature Conservancy)
Speaking with mongabay.com on the sidelines of the Avoided Deforestation Partners meeting on Capital Hill in February, Tercek discussed the impact of the economic downturn on conservation, his transition from investment banking to the nonprofit sector, and the future of U.S. climate policy and carbon finance as a means for saving rainforests.
Mongabay (Rhett Butler): What sort of impact has the economic downturn had on conservation?
Mark Tercek: The violent decline in the stock market has left wealth donors and foundations less confident about their ability to support nonprofit activity. So the short-term, at least, we have to expect contributions will decline. That's the bad news.
Rainforest stream in Honduras (Rhett Butler). The Nature Conservancy and its partner, Fundación para el Desarrollo y la Conservación (FUNDAECO), are working to conserve the Gulf of Honduras including the Cerro San Gil Protected Area, which is one of the last remaining tracts of very humid tropical forests within the Central American isthmus.
On the more practical side, there is a deeper opportunity to connect the economic stimulus to environmental matters.
Mongabay: It seems like you chose an opportune time to transition from investment bank to the nonprofit sector. How is the move going?
Yunnan golden monkey habitat (Rhett Butler). TNC is working in China's Yunnan province with local partners to protect the Yunnan golden monkey and its mountain habitat. The critically endangered species dwells in the most extreme environment of any monkey: high-altitude evergreen forests at elevations from 3,000 to 4,500 meters (9,800 to 14,800 feet), where temperatures may fall below freezing for several months in a row.
We are big. There are great small conservation organizations, to be sure — we partner with them — but there are some things that being big allows you to do too. For example we just closed on a half-billion dollar purchase of land in Montana with the Trust for Public Land. If we didn't buy it, if there was no other conservation buyer, it would have been developed. That is an example of how being big really can make a difference.
Going back to the current hard times, non-profits broadly – conservation and environmental organizations in particular – will have to be smart about adjusting to a tougher economic environment, including setting priorities. If resources are going to be constrained, and I think they will be, then organizations have to ask the questions: "What are we really best at? What are we uniquely positioned to do?" Then they need to make sure those areas get the resources they need. If there are things an organization isn't as good at or somebody else can do, those are the areas they should consider pulling away from. These kinds of economic circumstances, require us to do that, and I would like to think that is something I know how to do coming from a cyclical industry in the private sector, I have experience there, so I think I know a little bit about that.
Mongabay: On that front, at Goldman you worked on developing markets for ecosystem services. Going forward, what is critical to making these markets competitive with other forms of land use?
Mark Tercek (Photo courtesy of Mark Tercek)
Another example is in the Solomon Islands where we worked with the local community to help them manage their marine protect areas. What we learned is that through good management their food supply improved, fishing improved, ecotourism improved, and per-capita income improved. So this is another really great example, really tangible and measurable, of how human well-being improves as a consequence of smart conservations processes.
Mongabay: So you are basically talking about alternative models for funding conservation.
Trawler at sunset (Rhett Butler). In 2006 TNC purchased seven federal trawling permits and four trawling vessels from commercial fishermen, becoming the first private organization to buy out Pacific fishing permits and boats for conservation purposes.
We're interested in all these opportunities to partner with the private sector so that we can see conservation at a faster pace, bigger scale.
Mongabay: TNC is expanding its presence overseas – or you were up until recently – but a lot of people think of you primarily as a U.S. organization, right?
Mark Tercek: People think of us as a US-based organization because we are a huge success in the US. We're in fifty states, we have been here for more than fifty years and we really are doing great work in the U.S. So that distinguishes us. But we are just as active internationally. We're in thirty-plus countries. I don't think any other conservation organization is as big as us internationally. What is interesting about this is we can take advantage of what has been done in the US and apply it overseas.
Bamboo forest in Colombia (Rhett Butler). TNC has created a conservation trust fund to protect rivers and watersheds in Colombia, thereby helping provide clean drinking water to Bogotá.
Mongabay: Getting back to ecosystem services, specifically REDD since that's what we're in town today to discuss, what do you think needs to be done to take it to the point where it is a reality? Policy?
Mark Tercek: I think it is mostly policy driven. There are non-policy aspects too, but I think the most urgent thing is to have U.S. leadership on climate. This has to be done through legislation. If there is no U.S. legislation by Copenhagen this December, I really fear European countries will lose the momentum because their business interests will say this isn't fair. "Why should we go out ahead of the US?" It's a fair question. Therefore it is absolutely critical that the US have legislation in place as soon as possible. Now it is not an easy time for legislation to be passed due to the economy. But that is what I think we should press for, first and foremost.
The Nature Conservancy is part of the US Climate Action Partnership which is one very comprehensive proposal for how a cap and trade system might work in the US. It has the support of a lot of business interests. So that is at least a step in the right direction.
Anole lizard on a left in the Costa Rican rainforest (Rhett Butler). TNC helped Costa Rica launch a $26 million debt-for-nature swap that protected the Central American country's biodiverse rainforests.
Mongabay: What's ahead for TNC and REDD? TNC really pioneered avoided deforestation with Noel Kempff – and you did it before a market existed and carbon was worth next to nothing.
Mark Tercek: Well yes, Bolivia showed that it could be done. The technical issues that people worry about can be accomplished. It doesn't mean it will be easy at the outset, but it can be done. It is important to set high bars for certification standards to ensure that the system is credible. Local people must absolutely be engaged and benefiting economically from projects.
In Indonesia we have a new project where we are trying to demonstrate again that it can be accomplished. It's difficult but in time we will be able to line up the governance that we need, the sustainable forestry operators, and the local people. The project will protect critical orangutan habitat on Borneo and prevent large-scale emissions from deforestation and conversion of peatlands.
Thank you to Tiffany Roufs for assistance with the transcription of this interview.


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Stephen Covey died last week. He pioneered the business self-help genre with the 1989 publication of his mega-hit book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People."
When I saw he died, I got a little panic-stricken because I couldn't remember a single one of the seven habits.
That scared me because I used to love that little book. I must have read it 4 or 5 times and tried to habitualize all of the skills.
I went to Wikipedia to look up the 7 habits which are here.
Then, I got a little disappointed. Some of them weren't as great as I remember….
Habit 6: Synergize – combie the strengths of people through positive teamwork, so as to achieve goals no one person could have done alone. Get the best perormance out of agroup of people through encouraging meaningful contribution and modeling inspirational and supportive leadership.
If I had to boil all these habits down to two, they'd be:
(1) Do something. Just stop sitting around and take action. Every minute you're sitting around checking Facebook, you're not taking action getting you closer to you dreams
(2) Plan what you're taking action about. Don't just take action willy-nilly. Actually have a plan. Think things through. Do one thing in the right order before you need to do the next thing in order to get where you want to go.
That's it.
Covey built a billion dollar empire based on those two kernels of knowledge.
But I guarantee you, two months from now, if you meet me on the street and ask, I'll probably have to confess that I've forgotten those two keys to success.
So, I sat back and realized that there was one thing I remembered from reading that book 23 years ago, which really has stayed with me through my career and has been of immeasurable help to me. It's not even a habit. It's a two-by-two matrix used to help remind you to plan things out before you take action.
Here it is:
If you remember one thing, and one thing only, about the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People book, here it is:
At the start of every week, write a two-by-two matrix on a blank sheet of paper where one side of the matrix says "urgent" and "not urgent" and the other side of the matrix says "important" and "not important." Then, write all the things you want to do that week.
Let's think of each quadrant:
Quadrant 1: Urgent-Important. These are the most pressing of tasks we'll likely get to this week. These are the crises that erupt. The most pressing meetings or deadlines fall into this category. When we do fire-fighting, it's all relating to stuff in this quadrant.
Quadrant 2: Not Urgent – Important. These are the things that matter in the long-term but will yield no tangible benefits this week or even this year. They are things we know we need to get to but probably will push off. It's having a lunch with an important contact or client. Relationship-building. Some long-term planning. It could be attending a conference to learn about some new area that you've heard a little bit about and which sounds promising but might not pan out into anything.
Quadrant 3: Urgent – Not Important. These tasks are the biggest reason we're not more successful in the long-term. They clog up our time today but, when we look back at these things at the end of the week, we'll have to admit they were a waste of time. These are interruptions that happen, such as phone calls. These are poorly thought-out meetings that soak up our time, but which we have to attend because we already accepted the invite. These are other activities which we tell ourselves in the moment that we must do but — if we stopped ourselves to really think about — we'd realize they aren't that important.
Quadrant 4: Not Urgent – Not Important. These things we do because we feel like we're tired and need a break. It's watching a mindless TV show at the end of the day. It's checking and rechecking Facebook and Twitter during the day, because we think we might miss something. It mind be mindlessly eating potato chips, even though we're not hungry. We prioritize these things in the moment and obviously derive some pleasure from them, but they are really not urgent or important. Yet, we'd be amazed how much time we waste in a given week on these tasks.
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Removal Expenses and Excess Travel - 18.02.11
The Lead Employer is currently undertaking a full audit of excess travel claims, which has resulted in delays in payments to trainees. Whilst we apologise for this, some delays have been unavoidable as we have not been provided with full details of doctors who have had previous applications approved or the amounts claimed. This has a significant impact on the service and the team are currently investigating each claim received. I do hope that you will appreciate our need to ensure that claims are detailed and accurate before we reimburse.
We have received a number of claims where journey details are not idenitifable, for example, where it is unclear if it is excess travel or business mileage that is being claimed; that the mileages claimed are not approved; or where the claim form has not been signed by an authorised approver. We will be writing to trainees as appropriate over the next couple of weeks where there are reasons we cannot reimburse your claim.
We will shortly publish details of the process to be followed for future claims.
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· If you are not sure, please seek clarification from one of the lead employer team before submitting your application.
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Matt Massman serves as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration, leading the state's continuous improvement, real property, purchasing, fleet, demographic analysis, risk management and nine other administrative service divisions. As part of Governor Mark Dayton's cabinet, Commissioner Massman is focused on enhancing inter-agency cooperation and delivering services that better meet customers' needs by promoting plain language, providing more intuitive and innovative ways to access government, and eliminating unnecessary redundancies to create best value for Minnesota.
Massman has had an extensive public policy career. Prior to joining Governor Dayton's office as Deputy Chief of Staff, he served as the Deputy Commissioner and also Assistant Commissioner for Tax Policy and External Relations at the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
For six years, he advised the Minnesota Senate on tax and budget issues as the Senate's Chief Fiscal Analyst. Prior to that, Massman was a state and local tax policy Director at Revenue, and served six years as fiscal analyst for the Tax Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He got his start in government as a program evaluator at the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau. Massman is a graduate of Hamline University and holds a Master of Arts in public administration from the University of Wisconsin.
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IOWA CITY - Big increases in patient numbers in recent months left University Hospitals scrambling to add nurses to the front lines of patient care.
New hires must go through orientation – from six to 12 weeks, depending on the unit and experience of the nurse so that has meant overtime and extra shifts for existing staff, as they wait for more nurses to come through the pipeline.
Hospitals in Cedar Rapids haven't seen patient growth to the extent University Hospitals has, though St. Luke's is seeing about 15 to 30 more patients a day in recent months and overall hiring is up slightly compared to last year, officials there said.
At University Hospitals, the increased patient volume led officials to implement the hospital incident command system, a designation for emergencies that allows them to hire and get nurses on the job quicker.
Several nurses said at first the overtime was welcomed, coming off a year when patient numbers were down, overtime was scarce and there was a hiring freeze. The increased load of the past months left some frazzled, though.
"As the overtime needs increased, it was stressful. People were getting burned out on working the overtime," said Dawn Sander, a medical surgical oncology nurse.
It was rare for Debra Akerly, a nurse in the surgical intensive care unit, to have a day off without getting three or four calls about covering an open shift, she said. The stress has let up in the past few weeks with the addition of new hires on her floor.
"Our whole division was at a disadvantage because we had a hiring freeze for so long, so nurse numbers were down," she said.
By the end of this month, University Hospitals will have hired 142 nurses since July 1, the start of the fiscal year. That's compared to 19 nurses hired in that four-month period last year and 116 nurses hired in all of fiscal 2010.
The hiring stems mostly from increased patient numbers, a trend that began during the summer months. Officials attribute that to declining unemployment, which is typically followed by more hospital visits, and a hospital push to expand certain specialties.
The daily inpatient census is up about 50 to 70 patients so far this year, Chief Nursing Officer Ann Williamson said. The average daily census was 556 in fiscal 2009 and 533 in fiscal 2010. So far this year, daily numbers run 540 to 630, she said.
'We have met our staffing needs ... it was just the difficulty in doing so," she said. "Many of our nurses are working extra hours to help out while we 'onboard' new hires. They're grateful for the extra work and extra money, but then everybody gets tired."
By Nov. 1, hospital officials expect three-fourths of new nurses will be through orientation.
St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids also has seen higher patient volumes the past several months, with the daily census up about 15 to 30 patients, said Carmen Kinrade, director of nursing operations.
"It's so up and down. It's very, very busy during the week. Then the weekend slows down," she said, "but the feel is that the volume is much different."
St. Lukes hired more nurses in targeted areas and in the float pool, she said. Overall, hospital hiring so far this calendar year is 30 people ahead of total hiring last year, she said.
At Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, the daily census has seemed more volatile than usual, but it likely will average out to about normal, said Laura Reed, operations director for inpatient services. Mercy continues to hire, but it hasnt been beyond the norm, she said.
University Hospitals boosted the voluntary overtime incentive for nurses, from an extra $10 per hour to an extra $15 per hour. Nurse managers also are working shifts, and the hospital brought in a dozen traveling nurses, who travel the country and work for weeks at a time at a location. Using traveling nurses is unusual for the UI hospital, Williamson said.
St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids has four traveling nurses.
The general medicine floor at University Hospitals, where nurse Anne Gentil-Archer works, is always busy these days, she said. Instead of caring for four or five patients during a 12-hour shift, she said, a nurse might have six. Her floor has seen an increase in patient falls, she said.
"The big change for us is that our rule of not having six patients sometimes goes by the wayside, just because we don't have enough nurses," Gentil-Archer said. "It makes it very difficult."
Williamson said the nurse-to-patient ratio at University Hospitals ranges from 1-to-1 in intensive and critical care units to about 1-to-5 in other units. She said the patient experience remains a priority. The hospital had planned to add nurses in a few units to boost the patient experience, even before the census numbers climbed, Williamson said.
While patient satisfaction rates vary by department, overall patient satisfaction with University Hospitals has been on an upward trend in the past two years, officials said. In July 2009, 87.8 percent of adult patients surveyed would recommend the hospital; that score was 89.1 percent this July, though it was 87.4 percent in August.
"This July was one of our highest months ever for likely to recommend," Williamson said. "We are constantly looking at our satisfaction results."
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No. 18 Women's Soccer Nets Big 12 Win
STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 18-ranked West Virginia University women's soccer team opened its Big 12 Conference season in style, defeating Oklahoma State 2-1 this evening at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex.
WVU, the reigning Big 12 Conference regular-season champions, won its conference opener for the third straight season. The Mountaineers have never lost a Big 12 regular-season match.
"This is a huge result on the road for us," says Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. "We knew it was going to be a tough battle for us to walk out with a win. We beat a great OSU team."
The Mountaineers (7-2-2, 1-0 Big 12) earned their first Big 12 win of the season in dominating fashion, outshooting the Cowgirls (4-3-3, 0-1 Big 12) 21-5. WVU placed six shots on goal and earned an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks.
WVU built a 2-0 lead that it would hold on to, despite a late surge from the OSU offense. The Cowgirls' lone goal came in the 87th minute, as Courtney Dike connected on a penalty kick. The shot on-goal was only OSU's second of the game.
Junior forward Kate Schwindel broke the scoreless play in the 42nd minute, connecting on her third shot on-goal to give the Mountaineers the early lead. The Livingston, N.J., native took matters into her own hands on the score, carrying the ball to about 12-yards out then sending a low shot toward the left corner. The goal was a team-best seventh of the season for Schwindel. Junior defender Jess Crowder earned the assist, her third of the season.
Schwindel's goal was a long time coming, as she tallied five shots, including three on-goal, in the first period. She nearly put the Mountaineers on the board in the 19th minute, as she took a point-blank shot on OSU's Michela Ongaro from about three-yards out, but the Cowgirls' keeper came up with the save. Four minutes later, she took a low shot at a diving Ongaro, but she was denied again.
"The game of soccer is about putting the ball in the back of the net," says Izzo-Brown. "At the end of the day, we were dominating statistically, but this game depends on who finishes. Kate created so many opportunities in the first half. I thought we kept the momentum moving throughout the half, but we just didn't get the result we deserved. That goal from Kate was what we needed."
Tonight was the ninth time this season WVU has scored first. The Mountaineers improved to 7-0-2 when scoring first in 2013.
The Mountaineers' backline helped keep the pressure off senior goalkeeper Sara Keane in the first half, and OSU only tallied two shots and one corner in the first 45.
Sophomore forward Kelsie Maloney solidified the win in the 72nd minute, heading in a cross from Schwindel into the lower left corner. The goal, the fourth of the season for the Harrisburg, Pa., native, is her second in two weeks, as she also scored against Richmond last Friday night. Sophomore forward Annalika Steyn started the scoring play, as she dropped a pass to Schwindel far into the right corner.
Keane earned her only save of the night in the 82nd minute, as she gobbled up a low shot from Madison Mercado near the right post.
With the win, WVU improves to 2-0 over OSU.
The Mountaineers stay on the road and make their first trip to Waco, Texas, on Sunday, Sept. 29, for a 1:05 p.m. ET match at No. 11 Baylor at Betty Lou Mays Field. The Bears (8-0-2, 1-0 Big 12) opened conference play with a 1-0 win over Oklahoma this evening.
"We know going on the road is about getting results," explains Izzo-Brown. "Baylor is the 11th-ranked team in the country, and they haven't allowed a goal at home this season. We know we have to hit on every cylinder to be successful in Waco."
Sunday's match will be carried by FSN Plus. Fans in Morgantown with DirectTV can watch the game on channel 677. Fans with Comcast can watch the game live on channel 172. A replay will be shown at 3 p.m. on channel 171.
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Test ID: FRTEL
Subtelomeric Region Anomalies, FISH
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluation of cases of nonspecific moderate-to-severe mental retardation or nonspecific dysmorphic features when standard chromosome results are normal
Evaluation of parents or other family members of a patient who has been previously diagnosed with a subtelomere abnormality
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Telomere caps of (TTAGGG)n repeats constitute 3 Kb to 20 Kb at the ends of each human chromosome. Centromeric to the telomere caps are 100 Kb to 300 Kb of telomere-associated repeats (TAR). Unique DNA sequences are centromeric to the TAR ending. The telomere-specific DNA probes are derived from the area near the junction of the TARs and unique sequences.(1)
Because of high gene concentrations in telomeric regions(2), there is an intense interest in subtle abnormalities involving the telomeres. For example, subtle abnormalities have been reported involving the telomeres in 7.4% of a large population of children with moderate-to-severe mental retardation.(3) Abnormalities involving the telomere regions also are suspected in individuals with nonspecific dysmorphic features or couples with multiple miscarriages who are karyotypically normal.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
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A deletion results in the loss of a p-arm or q-arm specific probe, and a cryptic translocation causes an exchange between the involved chromosome arms. Duplications, derivative chromosomes, and insertions of subtelomeric regions also can be detected.
Family studies may be necessary following abnormal results from this FISH study, as parents may carry balanced translocations or deletions that are found in their children.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
A standard chromosome analysis must be performed first to rule out microscopically observable karyotypic abnormalities.
Microdeletions that are outside of the probe location are undetectable and this test cannot detect DNA molecular alterations such as point mutations.
If original specimen is of low volume or has low number of suitable metaphases, another specimen may be necessary for this test, since this test requires large quantities of metaphases.
Supportive Data
We have validated the hybridization efficiency of the telomere-specific FISH probe set in a variety of cases.
A total of 22 couples with multiple miscarriages were analyzed, who were karyotypically normal and had no apparent abnormality of the telomere regions. However, 5 of these individuals had a deletion of the 2q telomere-specific probe (D2S2986). Additionally, the deletion was observed in a child with multiple dysmorphic features, as well as his clinically normal parent. As a result, deletions involving this probe are presumed to be normal population variants. This has proven to be a normal deletion variant because it was not deleted when the 2q subtelomere-specific probe of another commercial company was used. For several chromosome telomeres (2p, 3q, 4p and q, 8p and q, 9q, 11p and q, 12p, 15q, 16q, 17p and q, 18p, 20q and 22q), some cross-hybridizations to other chromosomal regions occurred, but they were distinct, often weak, and easily discernible. Other potential "normal variants" have been reported in the literature, so parental testing and clinical correlation is recommended whenever a subtelomere abnormality is identified.
Our experience based on the analysis of 2237 patients indicates that subtelomeric abnormalities occur in approximately 7.4% of individuals tested. The anomalies found included deletions, duplications, derivative chromosomes, and reciprocal translocations. However, no more than 50% of these were subtle or cryptic. This test is also helpful in describing subtelomere anomalies in a timely manner that are ambiguous by banded chromosome analysis.
Clinical Reference Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Knight SJ, Lese CM, Precht S, et al: An optimized set of human telomere clones for studying telomere integrity and architecture. Am J Hum Genet 2000;67:320-332
2. Saccone S, DeSario A, Della Valle G, et al: The highest gene concentrations in the human genome are in telomeric bands of metaphase chromosomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1992;89:4913-4917
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|School Membership(s)School Assoc.
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Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
|Religious Affiliation
|Church of Christ
|Grades Offered
|Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12
|Learning Difference Programs
|Year Founded
Student Body
|Total Students
|757 students
|Student Body Type
|% Students of Color
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|Students by Grade
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|Total Classroom Teachers
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|Student : Teacher Ratio
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|% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
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- Students: We have approximately 900 students from 11 West Tennessee counties enrolled in our 2 year old through 12th grade programs.
- Faculty: We have more than 120 faculty and staff members, 63 percent of whom hold a master's or doctoral degree. Our student to faculty ratio is 12:1, providing great opportunities for our students.
- Location: Our Junior Kindergarten through 12th grade campus is located at 832 Country Club, Jackson, Tennessee, just off of The Columns shopping district. Our 2-4 year old preschool campus is located at 1490 Campbell Street in the Campbell Street church of Christ building.
- Campus: Set on 28 acres, our main campus has facilities for Junior Kindergarten through 12th grade, housing two libraries, science labs, gymnasiums, and multiple computer labs. In addition, our large music facility and Early Learning Village were built to foster growth.
- Accreditation: Jackson Christian School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Christian School Association.
- Athletics: Competitive programs include basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and track and field. State Championships include baseball in 2014 and 2008 and football in 2006; Boys' basketball was 2nd in district in 2008, Girls' soccer 1st in district 2007, and Boys' soccer 2nd in state in 2010.
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Abdominal Cramping During Sleep!
Is anyone experiencing abdominal cramping in your sleep? Mine wakes me up at least once or twice a night. The pain is not sever but uncomfortable & passes within a min or two...after I'm completely wide awake @ 4am!! Any suggestions????
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I also miscarried Oct. of 08 and now I am 6 weeks and have mild cramps. Terrified at first, until calling Dr. and reading posts I feel a little more at ease. THANKS FOR YOUR POSTS! they really help folks like me who are still clueless about preg. and the body.posted 01/12/2009 by alilbutterfly
I too am at 6 weeks and have been having similar symptons, I keep a heating pad or warm compress next to my bed and put that on my lower abdomen to relieve the pain a little, I only keep it on the for a 2-3 minutes and it usually goes away by then.posted 01/05/2009 by puertoricanmommy
Im six week pregnat too and i get the cramping all the time specially at night i heatting pad works for me...posted 01/05/2009 by ptomassi
I've had the same problems...I'll be 7 weeks tomorrow. I had a miscarriage about 4 months ago so it really scared me. But, when I miscarried, I was spotting, then I started cramping, so I'm not as worried b/c I haven't spotted yet. And now, reading that it's normal makes me feel better. I don't go to the doctor for another 2 weeks or so. Also, I have found that when I feel like I'm cramping, it's usually gas, and once I pass gas (for lack of a better term) it goes away. Also, through some times of the day I have to unbutton my pants. I'm not showing, just bloated and gassy. I don't need maternity clothes yet, but the thought of stretchy pants sounds good!!!posted 08/25/2008 by ckslade
I am 20 weeks pregoz and this is my first child. i wake up in the morning and have lower abdominal pains. sometimes they hurt so bad i have to cry.. my mom and family all say since i am skinny and gettin so big, its just my uterus growing, also when the baby moves it might hit a nerve that irritates you. i will find out tuesday if everything is ok. then get back to y'all!posted 07/02/2008 by kyleswifey
I am 6 weeks and this is my first pregnancy. I started having cramps just before I was supposed to have my period, which was my first indication I might be pregnant since I've never had cramps b 4 my period. Since just b 4 four weeks untill now I've been having cramps here and there any time during the day or even night. All I do is just relax and wait for it to subside. Mine last for maybe a minute or so, but I get at least 6 cramps in a 24 hour time frame. I haven't counted them, but I'm pretty sure that amount is a good estimate.posted 06/02/2008 by Sweetbhunny
I am heading into my 4th week and just last night I work up at 2 am from pains in my stomach and got really nervous. I alked to my doctor today and he told me it was completely normal and I would have some more.posted 05/17/2008 by jess ready 4 baby
i am 34 weeks along and i will wake up and when i get out of bed and start moving, it feels like i just ran 15 miles the way my thighs and hips hurt!!! i talked to my doctor and my mom (who has 6 kids) and they both said its completely normal, after being in one position for a long time its just your muscles stretching back outposted 04/13/2010 by meganfs26
yes evenwhen im up. when i be sleep i be feeling sharp pain like he is pushing further down. also i have done dilated already and im only 32wks.posted 03/17/2010 by elissa10
I experience cramps all the time until its unbearable. But when i ask my dr about it she says its perfectly normal. It just get a lil scary at times because i feel like i cant handle itposted 03/02/2010 by Ready4mylilmonster
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Please join us for the Reinert Center's 4th Annual Learning Studio Symposium on April 24 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in Des Peres Hall 213. Past and current Innovative Teaching Fellows will share their perspectives and experiences about teaching in the Learning Studio, a state-of-the-art teaching space designed by a team of faculty and students as part of the Herman Miller Learning Spaces Research Program. For more information on the Learning Studio, click here.
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If you watched The Bachelor Season 15 or Bachelor Pad 2, you might have noticed that Michelle Money always looks AMAZING. While that's mostly due to being naturally beautiful, it doesn't hurt that she's also a gifted makeup artist with her own web series, The Money Look, on LookTV. In this latest episode, Michelle shares her four essential brushes for eyeshadow application. And, in addition to telling you what tools you'll need to ensure your makeup looks as flawless as hers, Michelle also drops some knowledge that may save you money in the long run. Apparently, "you can get away with a cheaper eye shadow if you use a nicer brush." You can take that tip to the bank.


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11/20/14 Adoptee Turns Down Kim K.
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
People with way too much time on their hands get upset every year when "People" doesn't give the Sexiest Man Alive honor to RYAN GOSLING. But what if they've approached him several times, and he's turned them down? A "source" says that's exactly what happened . . . quote, "They tried a few times, especially during his huge year in 2011. The consensus was he's too serious for it, too artsy." But a "People" editor was quick to note that this year's honoree CHRIS HEMSWORTH is NOT a backup plan . . . quote, "While I look forward to the day when Ryan Gosling is named Sexiest Man Alive, this was not his year.
The "Twilight" phenomenon is six years old now, and teenage girls are still obsessing over ROBERT PATTINSON . . . to the point where they're attacking his girlfriend FKA TWIGS on social media. But she's coming to terms with it. In an interview with "USA Today", FKA Twigs says she's realized she has no control over, quote, "14-year-old kids who should be in bed" . . . and adds, quote, "Vacuous attention feels disgusting. It's like a hangover. It's weird, I know that's not really because of me or what I'm doing . . . but nevertheless, the positivity that I get from [my relationship] makes the more challenging aspects . . . very worth it."
This is a sad sign of our times: Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence, and Taylor Swift are all in the running to be "Time" magazine's Person of the Year. And you can actually vote for them on Time.com until December 6th. Obviously, there are more serious candidates, like . . . President Obama, Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis, the Presidents of Indonesia, China, Turkey, Brazil, and Iran, and the Prime Ministers of Israel and India.
A teenager from a children's home in Thailand turned down an offer to be adopted by Kim Kardashian, saying she preferred to stay in Thailand and live in poverty. The 13-year-old goes by the name Pink, and said she was very excited when she heard Kim wanted to adopt her but she decided to stay in Thailand and study instead of moving to America.
11/19/14 Bieber Spreading the Gospel?
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
CHRIS HEMSWORTH, also known as "Thor", has been named "People" magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. The runners-up include Chris Pratt, Blake Shelton, Bradley Cooper, Michael Strahan, Tim Tebow, and Idris Elba.
KIM KARDASHIAN says she saw her nude photo shoot as, quote, "an art project that was going to make me feel confident and feel good." She also says she would love to have more kids, and she's TRYING.
TRACY MORGAN's lawyer says he suffered a severe brain injury in that crash this summer, and may never fully recover. Quote, "He's still fighting and trying to live his life at the same time and trying to get better, and he's just not better."
A few months back, JUSTIN BIEBER supposedly got baptized in a friend's BATHTUB. And apparently he's getting serious about religion again. But no, he's not becoming AMISH, despite that silly hat he's been wearing. TMZ claims Justin is on some sort of religious "mission" trip in California. Supposedly he's spending two weeks hanging out with a pastor . . . and has, quote, "exiled himself from friends, alcohol, weed," and other ungodly things. They have a photo of him next to a Christian book called "Occupy All Streets", which apparently proves he's on a Jesus trip. Or not. Justin hasn't commented.
Are there any 14-year-old girls out there, with $280,000 in the bank, and in the market for a house in Canada? If so, this is your ticket . . .
JUSTIN BIEBER'S grandparents have their three-bedroom house in Ontario, Canada up for sale. Justin supposedly spent most of his childhood there. And here's the kicker: Several rooms were recently updated, but Justin's room has been left INTACT . . . to the point where it's still decorated the way he liked it, with the logo of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs on the bedding, curtains, and wallpaper.
11/18/14 Solange Knowles' Horrible Wedding Day
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
KENDALL JENNER is denying rumors that she's dating JUSTIN BIEBER. In a new "Nightline" interview she said, quote, "He's a longtime friend of our family. Everybody loves to assume things, but no [we're not dating]." Elsewhere in the interview, Kendall says about her modeling career quote, "I'm not trying to use a family name or anything. In reality I worked pretty hard for this . . . It wasn't like I just got it magically and it's just happened."
This had to suck: SOLANGE KNOWLES broke out in hives on her wedding night in New Orleans on Saturday night. She looked fantastic in her wedding photos, but apparently she broke out sometime during the reception. Sources say it was probably some kind of food allergy. Solange left the reception with her sister BEYONCÉ, who was trying to shield her face from the paparazzi.
JADEN and WILLOW SMITH say some pretty bizarre things in a new interview. Like how you never learn anything in "normal school", and all the kids who go to them are "teenagery", "angsty" and "depressed". And Willow said, quote, "There're no novels that I like to read so I write my own novels, and then I read them again, and it's the best thing." Here's what Jaden had to say about TIME: "I mean, time for me, I can make it go slow or fast, however I please, and that's how I know it doesn't exist. It's proven that how time moves for you depends on where you are in the universe. It's relative to beings and other places."
11/17/14 Johnny Depp Wasted
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Monday, November 17, 2014
There's a new recording of Amanda Bynes threatening to kill her parents but she says it was just a joke. In the recording, Amanda says : "If your father was my father…then you would understand why you'd want to slit his wrists. I haven't decided how I want to murder him…" She also says: "Nothing would give me greater pleasure than slitting his throat." After the audio clip was released she tweeted: "By the way - i was obviously joking about hurting my family - i straight up don't believe in harming a soul."
JOSE CANSECO's reattached finger didn't stay reattached for long. On Friday he Tweeted, quote, "I was playing in a poker tournament last night and my finger fell off. Someone took a video of it." He added, quote, "My finger should have been amputated from the beginning. It was very loose with no bone to connect it. It was also smelling really bad." Then he Tweeted a DISGUSTING picture of the finger before it fell off, with the caption, "Maybe I will sell it on eBay. After all that finger hit 462 home runs."
JOHNNY DEPP was at the Hollywood Film Awards over the weekend, and when he got to the podium, he seemed WASTED. He started off by commenting on the "weirdest microphone" he'd ever seen . . . slurred his way through the entire speech . . . and had trouble standing straight on his own.
JENNIFER LAWRENCE may be rich . . . but that doesn't mean she's ready to embrace the high price of upscale living in Los Angeles. In fact, she recently bought a couch at Ikea. She says, quote, "It doesn't matter how much money I make, unfairness in prices really fires me up."
11/14/14 Cake Boss Arrested
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Friday, November 14, 2014
KIM KARDASHIAN supposedly wanted to "break the internet" with her recent butt photos. But according to the "Wall Street Journal", more people Tweeted about that spacecraft landing on a COMET.
"Cake Boss" star BUDDY VALASTRO was arrested for drunk driving at around 1:00 A.M. Thursday morning. New York City Police pulled him over after they saw his yellow 2014 Corvette driving erratically. He failed a field sobriety test, and they took him in. According to TMZ, he actually told the cops, quote, "You can't arrest me, I'm the Cake Boss!" He also told them he's a good guy, and they should just put him in a cab instead of arresting him.
BROOKE SHIELDS has a new book coming out called "There Was a Little Girl". And in one part she talks about how ANDRE AGASSI was hooked on METH in the early part of their relationship. Which might have contributed to THIS event . . . Brooke did a guest spot on "Friends" where she had to lick MATT LEBLANC's hand. And Andre got so jealous he stormed off the set. Brooke says, quote, "He said I made him look like a fool . . . and he got in his car and drove all the way to Vegas. Once there, he smashed all of his tennis trophies, destroying them in a rage."
Charlize Theron was left embarrassed the other day after a hiker 'called the police' on her. The hiker called 911 when she heard Charlize Theron's son crying and screaming but it turns out he was just in a time out.


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Troy's light and bright signature ukulele style sparkles on these Hawaiian pearls: "Koke'e," "Waialae," and "Pua Hone," and other local favorites. He recreated a playful Ka'au Crater Boys flavor on "Wild Side of Life" and "Spiders and Snakes" while his originals confirm his ability to stay on the cutting edge of Island music. With a little help from award winning musicians Jeff Rasmussen and Robi Kahakalau, Strumming My Ukulele overflows with the lively sounds of Hawaii's masterful ukulele artist, Troy Fernandez.


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Glee's Cory Monteith Checks into Rehab — Breaking News
Well, this is sad news indeed.
Cory Monteith (Finn) has checked into a rehab facility for treatment for substance abuse, according to People Magazine. A rep for the Glee actor tells the magazine that Cory "has voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction."
"He graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery," the statement continues.
Cory's co-star and girlfriend Lea Michele also issued a statement. "I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this," she tells People. "I am grateful and proud he made this decision."
This isn't the first time Cory has battled with substance abuse. In an interview with Parade in 2011, Cory talked about his drug abuse in his late teens, culminating in his first rehab program at the age of 19. Of his dark teenage past, Cory revealed that he used to do "anything and everything, as much as possible."
Of course, many people will relapse after successfully completing rehab, even after years of sobriety. We are heartened to learn that Cory is on the road to recovery.
At this time, we have no information as to whether or how Cory's rehab will affect the shooting schedule for Glee, which has not yet wrapped filming for Season 4. Our thoughts are with Cory during this difficult time.
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Tim Sullivan: 'Sacramento Surprise' puts Chargers' stadium pursuit under suspicion
Mayor Jerry Sanders pledged transparency, and has delivered subterfuge. The San Diego Chargers promised "a public process from beginning to end," but mouthpiece Mark Fabiani has lately gone mute.
Something's happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear. But the backroom budget deal made this month in Sacramento has sure sparked suspicion, inflamed cynicism and trampled trust.
To those conditioned to the misguided machinations of city leaders, particularly as they relate to their NFL tenant, this has all of the earmarks of a political power play designed to fast-track a heavily subsidized football stadium; an initiative as bold, brazen and prone to backfire as a Statue of Liberty play run from beneath your own goal post.
"They decided on the speedy way," Councilwoman Donna Frye said. "And with all of the bad will that was created, you have to wonder if they added more time and more trouble. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and that's where we are."
Whether efforts to create a regulatory shortcut, lift the cap on downtown redevelopment dollars and invigorate the Chargers' torpid stadium campaign qualify as "good intentions," depends on your perspective and priorities. That it may mean more litigation and less traction, however, is a conclusion that can be reached on a nonpartisan basis.
This is, after all, San Diego: Gateway to Gridlock.
"The Chargers have a multifaceted uphill battle," attorney Marco Gonzalez said Friday. "If they believe this makes some part of that battle easier, I don't see it. There are a number of us who are going to fight that stadium, come hell or high water … A giant corporate welfare request is borderline offensive in this economy and given the city's economic situation."
When Centre City Development Corp. Chairman Fred Maas suggested the Sacramento Surprise might serve to "smoke out" local opposition, he was as safe as if predicting a sunrise. The prospect of spending hundreds of millions of public dollars on a pro football stadium falls somewhere between flag-burning and gun control on the list of inherently contentious issues. When that process also involves clandestine meetings, midnight maneuvers and a 2-4 team, the potential for friction rivals that of "The Jerry Springer Show."
"Public opinion winds have been blowing both ways on it," said pollster John Nienstedt of Competitive Edge Research. "My overall sense, based on the research we've done, is that the Chargers are going to have to work real hard to win at the ballot box. That doesn't mean they can't, but they have to pick their spot and pick their situation and run a really brilliant campaign."
Or, possibly, no campaign at all.
Though the political backlash could be severe, a stadium project funded by development dollars could proceed without a public vote. It would require the consent of City Council, but not necessarily the approval of the broader electorate. Though officeholders generally prefer the political cover of a referendum, the heavy-handed history of San Diego politics and a lame-duck mayor's presumed thirst for legacy causes some stadium opponents to expect another end run around the democratic process.


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Kampala — Following the approval of the Pre-Import Verification of Conformity (PVoC) to Standards programme, stakeholders have been urged to back the initiative if efforts to control the influx sub-standard goods are to be sustained.
The policy that requires imports entering Uganda be inspected at the point of origin, had been instituted to curb the entry of substandard goods, which had threatened trade in the country but was lifted following allegations of corruption and fraud.
The increased entry of substandard imports this year forced the Trade Minister, Amelia Kyambadde to put up a case for the lifting of the ban that had earlier been put on the programme.
Uganda recently planned to impose a ban on some vehicles imported from Japan due to the nuclear radiation that they emit following reports that the nuclear explosion had contaminated some of them.
The explosion was caused by a Tsunami that hit the country at the beginning of 2011 leading to an explosion at the Fukishima nuclear plant affecting residential areas and automobile makers.
Many of the affected cars were recalled from the market but some have ended up being exported into various markets.
Mr. Silver Ojakol, Commissioner External Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives told the East African Business Week in a telephone interview that the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and other stakeholders had already adopted PIVoC and that would help in eliminating the affected vehicles.
"The PIVoC will help us but also the Japanese government is making sure that the radioactive vehicles are not exported. Service providers are also ensuring that they get vehicles that are not radioactive," Ojakol told said.
Barbara Kamusiime, the Public Relations Officer at UNBS also told the East African Business Week that the body had procured equipment for testing radioactive levels of the vehicles imported.
"The equipment has been delivered and starting December 3, 2012 we shall be using it for checking radioactive levels on the units imported," she said.
However, Mr. Everest Kayongo, the Chairperson of Kampala City Traders' Association (KACITA) says that the PVoC will definitely affect traders.
He said, "It (PVoC) will affect us in terms of the waiting period and the cost attached. There will be more inefficiency as UNBS shall think that everything is done for them and instead of checking for quality, they will concentrate on the certificate issued by foreign firms."
The PIVoC mechanism was in the beginning stopped at the request of the private sector sighting the high costs involved.


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Friday, October 8, 2010
A New Verse in a Timeless Song
The people of The United Methodist Church are in the midst of crafting a pivotal stanza that will shape the future of our denomination.
We are seeking to write a verse that is grand in vision and unifying in power. One that will help us fulfill our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. One that will help us fully align with and reflect God's work in the world.
Several groups mandated by the 2008 General Conference or convened by agencies have been studying different aspects of church life. This fall, those groups are bringing their mid-quadrennium findings to the Connectional Table. The groups submitting reports include the Call to Action Steering Committee, the Committee to Study the Worldwide Nature of The United Methodist Church, the Sustainability Advisory Group, the Church Systems Task Force, the Apportionment Structure Study Group, the Committee to Study the Ministry, the Committee on Faith and Order, the Council of Bishops Task Force on Theological Education and Leadership Formation and the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters.
The role of the Connectional Table in the coming months will be to help find the commonalities in all of their work. These efforts will be in collaboration with the Council of Bishops. It is likely the common or corresponding themes will become a central part of the discussions at General Conference in 2012.
The value of the Connectional Table will be to bring together ideas from each report for evaluation and discussion. Recommendations span a wide range of topics, from changing the clergy appointment system to establishing a global Book of Discipline to revamping our system of connectional giving. Common to all is a faith-filled hope to improve and reorder the life of the Church to meet the needs of our changing world. The Connectional Table will seek to identify common themes and points of convergence within these multi-faceted proposals.
The current process of collaboration is building on work that began after the 2004 General Conference. At that time, it was clear the denomination needed to make adjustments to remain relevant in a world that was changing daily.
From the Council of Bishops and the Table of General Secretaries, to annual conferences and local churches, leaders were working to address a number of factors such as declining membership, rising health care costs and improving efficiencies across the life of the church. Out of this body of work emerged the Four Areas of Focus: creating new places for new people and revitalizing existing congregations; developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world; engaging in ministry with the poor; and combating the diseases of poverty by improving health globally. Major strides have already been made in these areas.
The efforts made last quadrennium were also about framing a vision of hope and unity. The leadership for General Conference messaging in 2008 set out two priorities: 1) build unity at General Conference and 2) create hope for the future of The United Methodist Church. These priorities became the overarching theme woven through each presentation. A vision was cast with high expectations that would hold all of us accountable to make changes.
This quadrennium has been about discernment. In the short time since General Conference 2008, a lot of change has already taken place. Many difficult conversations and evaluations have been conducted. The new verse being crafted now, in this great concerto of The United Methodist Church, must be reflective of this era of change. The words that will define this time should express momentum, accountability, vision and hope. It is an exciting time to be a part of a people who are working so hard to fulfill Christ's calling around the world.
As we move towards General Conference, we want input from across the denomination on the study findings. As always, the Connectional Table invites you to take part in this process to help us craft the very best vision for our Church and write a new verse in our timeless song.
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If we truly believe that the annual conference is the basic unit of The United Methodist Church, then the general agencies should only do those things that annual conferences cannot do on their own. Do we still need regulatory agencies with their own agendas?ReplyDelete
If we want General Conference to be more than a petition disposition exercise, then we should de-emphasize the Social Principles and the Resolutions since they are not church law and only affect church operations in very limited ways. They should only consume a day of General Conference time. Whatever doesn't get decided can wait. The Social Principles should be removed from the Book of Discipline and the Book of Resolutions should be converted to a website.
If we truly believe that stewardship of this planet is a God-given task, then we should work to reduce the carbon footprint of General Conference. For instance, have General Conference every five years rather than every four. For instance, while the majority of the global membership lives from the Atlantic Ocean going west to 103 degrees of longitude (the Texas border), we should keep the General Conference location within that area. Forcing over 90% of the delegates for 2016 to travel over 1,000 miles makes no sense whatsoever.
If other mainline or pan-Methodist denominations are not interested in true unions for their own reasons, then we should scale back our spending on ecumenical activities and spend our time, talent and treasure improving the witness of The United Methodist Church as an instrument of Jesus Christ.
Instead of working from a sense of "righting wrongs," we should ask our brothers and sisters in Africa, Europe and Asia what aspects of our connection do THEY see as needing improvement. A lot of time and effort was wasted and has continued to be wasted (even after the defeat of the Worldwide amendments was obvious) starting from a flawed Western perspective.


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Ballistic Publishing recently released a second book in their Digital Artist Master Class series:
d'artiste Digital Master Class: Character Modeling
. The Master Artist's interviews are entertaining and informative to both budding and professional artists. The high quality glossy artistic pages are exquisite. The detailed comprehensive tutorials are aimed at digital artists, yet they are easy to understand as well as beneficial to all artists — traditional or digital.
If you purchase
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just for the interviews with the three Master Artists [Francisco A. Cortina, Pascal Blanche, and Steven Stahlberg] it would be an outstanding buy!
Each Master Artist delves into his individual background, revealing the everyday secrets of a professional artist's inner-soul. They each answer the question, "When did your artistic drive emerge, and how was it nurtured?" They also give inspiring advice that all artists, new and seasoned, should take to heart.
Although the book is geared to digital artists — the interviews had me yearning to dig-out my sketchpad and get-back to the basics of art!
If you purchase
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Nestled within each Master Artist's "section," is an
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Francisco A. Cortina teaches modeling techniques, through his comprehensive tutorials —
Human Modeling: Young Girl's Face
Human Modeling: Crouched Figure
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Pascal Blanche looks at face modeling from a fresh viewpoint, exploring the theory of "what is hidden is as important as what can be seen; as he explores how muscle, skin texture, and lighting can impact the final imagery with his classes in:
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Human Modeling: Skin Shading
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If you are a modeler [novice or advanced] I highly recommend
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From cover to cover, Ballistic Publishing takes great care in creating a superior quality publication —
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