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anyone had results like mine and its been ok?
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How many weeks for you. Hope Harmony test will be normal for you. I gave blood for Harmony on last Friday and waiting for results. My Risk is 1:62.
My Doc didn't do NT SCAN.
Here are my QUAD results.
AFP MoM 1.00
hcg MoM 2.21
uE3 MOM 0.99
DIA MoM 3.63
when the QUAD was done, I was 15 weeks 3 days according to LMP. But my Initial scan showed that i was 3 days behind. So MY QUAD was done exactly when 15th week started or at the end of 14 th week. Now i am 16 weeks 2 days. I have level 2 scan scheduled on 6/25. Hope everything will be fine to all of us.
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My NT was 2.1 mm, PAPA- 0.56 MOM and B HCG 5.5 MOM. I was 1:56 for DS. I am also 32 years old. But after waiting of 1 and half months we came clear for amnio dear! Believe me everythingwill be fine.....nd one more thing amnio is complete painless procedure and has negligible risk.....blood work is not final ................so just keep relaxed and praying.....I am sure you will come clear.........

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Welcome to the ninth edition of Life Through a Lens - a regular photography feature showcasing some of the recently submitted deviations within the Photography gallery.
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"We have a wide gamut of projects," says Wade Gardner, who, along with Josh Weinberg, founded the festival for Colorado students last year and introduced it with an impressive 33 entries. After opening up the second edition to international entries, the pair received more than sixty works. Although First Look is just one of a number of similar student film fests around the country, Gardner hopes their upstart will someday rival Robert Redford's Sundance Festival as a career-launching pad. "We want to grow until it's attended by students and filmmakers from around the world," he says.
Audiences can see submissions such as Jacob Zvejkal Is Les Boogie, made in the Czech Republic, or Mem, an abortion documentary from Japan. Hometown filmmakers from the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Colorado at Denver, and the Colorado Film and Video Institute -- where Gardner and Weinberg are students -- will also compete for festival recognition.
The projects, made on budgets ranging from $7 to $50,000, "show the level of intensity, the seriousness of [the filmmakers'] work," Gardner says. Pieces such as The Runaway, a 24-minute black-and-white silent film about a nine-year-old girl set in San Francisco in the 1930s, and Band, a portrait of the Centennial Marching Hawks from Bakersfield, California, are expected to vie for honors in the juried competition. "The Runaway is very Chaplinesque," explains Gardner. "There's a poignancy to it."
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What is the official name of the HMGCL gene?
The official name of this gene is "3-hydroxymethyl-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase."
HMGCL is the gene's official symbol. The HMGCL gene is also known by other names, listed below.
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What is the normal function of the HMGCL gene?
The HMGCL gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called 3-hydroxymethyl-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase (HMG-CoA lyase). This enzyme is found in mitochondria, which are the energy-producing centers inside cells. HMG-CoA lyase plays a critical role in breaking down proteins and fats from the diet. Specifically, it is responsible for processing leucine, a protein building block (amino acid) that is part of many proteins. HMG-CoA lyase also produces ketones during the breakdown of fats. Ketones are compounds that certain organs and tissues, particularly the brain, use for energy when the simple sugar glucose is not available. For example, ketones are important sources of energy during periods of fasting.
How are changes in the HMGCL gene related to health conditions?
Where is the HMGCL gene located?
Cytogenetic Location: 1p36.1-p35
Molecular Location on chromosome 1: base pairs 23,801,877 to 23,825,459
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The HMGCL gene is located on the short (p) arm of chromosome 1 between positions 36.1 and 35.
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Sesquicentennial oral history project
Marking the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the University of Massachusetts, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) is conducting an oral history project to capture the many voices and diverse experiences that make up our campus community. The anniversary presents an opportunity to reflect on the real achievements — and real challenges — of public higher education over the past century and a half, and a chance to consider where we would like to be in the future.
Over the course of eighteen months, the staff of SCUA and our associates will conduct one hundred and fifty interviews with an array of administrators, faculty, students, alumni, and university employees, as well as selected members of the local community. As they are completed, the interviews will be made available to the public through this website and Credo, SCUA's digital repository.
If you are interested in participating in the project, please contact the SCUA staff.
Regional history
As one of the main repositories documenting the history of western Massachusetts and New England, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives collects primary materials relating to the political, cultural, economic, and intellectual life of our region, and the lives and experiences of its residents.
Concentrated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the collections in SCUA touch on many aspects of the history of the region with developing depth in immigration, labor, work, and industry, social change and movements for social change, and literature and the arts. Among the more valuable collections for the political history of the region is the papers of Silvio O. Conte, Republican congressman from the First District of Massachusetts from 1959-1991. A member of the House Appropriations Committee (and its ranking minority member from 1979-1991), Conte is particularly remembered for his work in Health and Human Services, education, and the environment. SCUA also holds collections for state representatives John Haigis and Maurice Donahue, as well as other figures involved in political life in the Commonwealth.
Although the Department holds materials relating to individual communities in western Massachusetts, the history of the Quabbin watershed is a particular focal point. SCUA collects books printed in the Quabbin region and more generally, in rural New England prior to 1900, as well as manuscript, printed, and photographic collections relating to Quabbin towns.
Significant collections
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- Civic organizations and charities
- Collections ranging from the records of charitable organizations that provide social services to groups that foster civic engagement and social justice, benevolent and ethnic self-help societies, to organizations that support social and professional communities.
- Family history
- SCUA has a strong interest in "family collections," typically collections that include correspondence, photograph albums, family and farm accounts, and other materials that reveal the every day lives of New Englanders. Researchers on family life and genealogy should note that many collections indexed under other subjects contain personal and family information of some importance. Our printed materials collections include many local and county histories, genealogies, and other resources which may be useful for understanding family life.
- Immigration, demography, and ethnicity
- SCUA is particularly rich in collections documenting the Polish immigrant community in Massachusetts, but our holdings include fine material on Southeast Asian immigrants and African Americans.
- Medical history
- Collections include daybooks and medical accounts of physicians, primarily from the nineteenth century, personal papers of physicians, and some materials on public health policy.
- Military history
- Although SCUA has scattered holdings relating to earlier wars, the department houses interesting materials relating to World War II and the War in Vietnam, with the latter concentrated on the antiwar movement.
- Political life and culture
- The distinctive political culture of Massachusetts and formal and informal political activity in the Commonwealth. Although the collections extend back into the nineteenth century, our focus is primarily on the post-World War II period.
- Printing in rural Massachusetts
- SCUA collects books, broadsides, and other materials printed in rural New England prior to 1900. The collections include a growing collection for the printers in the Quabbin region, Solomon and John Howes, but also includes works printed in small towns throughout Berkshire, Hampshire, Hamden, and Franklin Counties.
- Quabbin Regional collections
- Collections relating to all aspects of life and the legacy of the four towns inundated by the Quabbin Reservoir: Dana, Greenwich, Enfield, and Prescott, as well as surrounding communities such as New Salem, Petersham, and Wendell. In our rare books holdings, we have a number of works printed in Enfield or Greenwich, mostly by Solomon and John Howe.
- Religious life
- Our efforts to document the spiritual lives and religious commitments of New Englanders has resulted in a number of manuscript and archival collections. Our social change holdings include a number of collections on spiritually-motivated social reform, and our rare book holdings include hundreds of published sermons and other printed materials relating to religious life in the region.
- New England regional history
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Holyoke District Council (Locals 656, 390 and 1503)
UBCJA Holyoke District Council Records, 1906-1978.
Call no.: MS 108
Minutes, correspondence, membership lists, ledgers, and daybooks of the the Holyoke District Council and the local affiliates of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (Locals 656, 390 and 1503). Together with the records of the Pioneer Valley District Council and the Massachusetts State Council, this collection offers comprehensive documentation for the UCBJA in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Pioneer Valley District Council
UBCJA Pioneer Valley District Council and Affiliates Records, 1899-1978.
Call no.: MS 231
By-laws, minutes, and correspondence of the Pioneer Valley District Council and Affiliates of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Together with the records of the Massachusetts State Council and the Holyoke District Council, this collection offers comprehensive documentation for the UCBJA in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts
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- Labor unions--Massachusetts
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United Steelworkers of America. Local 3654
United Steelworkers of America Local 3654 Records, ca. 1940-1979.
Call no.: MS 316
Local 3654 of the United Steel Workers of America was organized in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. Records include Minutes, by-laws, newsletters, grievances, company reports, and publications.
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
- United Steelworkers of America. Local 3654
Abbe, Edward H.
Edward H. Abbe Papers, 1828-2004.
Call no.: MS 736
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1915 and raised largely in Hampton, Va., Edward Abbe seemed destined to be an engineer. The great nephew of Elihu Thomson, an inventor and founding partner in General Electric, and grandson of Edward Folger Peck, an early employee of a precursor of that firm, Abbe came from a family with a deep involvement in electrification and the development of street railways. After prepping at the Rectory and Kent Schools, Abbe studied engineering at the Sheffield School at Yale, and after graduation in 1938, accepted a position with GE. For 36 years, he worked in the Industrial Control Division in New York and Virginia, spending summers at the family home on Martha's Vineyard. After retirement in 1975, he and his wife Gladys traveled frequently, cruising both the Atlantic and Pacific.
Ranging from an extensive correspondence from his high school and college days to materials relating to his family's involvement in engineering, the Abbe collection offers an in depth perspective on an educated family. An avid traveler and inveterate keeper, Ed Abbe gathered a diverse assemblage of letters, diaries, and memorabilia relating to the history of the Abbe, Peck, Booth, Gifford, and Boardman families. The collection is particularly rich in visual materials, including albums and photographs, depicting homes, travel, and family life over nearly a century.
- Abbe family
- Boardman family
- Booth family
- Electrical engineers
- General Electric
- Gifford family
- Kent School--Students
- Peck family
- Rectory School--Students
- Yale University--Students
- Abbe, Edward H
- Abbe, Gladys Howard
- Abbe, William Parker
- Peck, Edward F
- Peck, Mary Booth
Types of material
- Diaries
- Letters (Correspondence)
- Photographs
Founded under the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College, UMass Amherst has long been dedicated to the study and teaching of agriculture and the natural sciences. One of two land grant institutions in the Commonwealth (along with MIT), the university has played an important role in the development of scientific agriculture in New England and has been a major factor in agricultural instruction through its classes and extension service.
SCUA's collections contain a wealth of information on the history of agriculture and related fields, including horticulture, botany, entomology, animal husbandry, gardening, and landscape design. The strength of the collection lies in documenting the development of American agricultural sciences with an emphasis upon the northeastern states, but it is supplemented with numerous works on British, French, and German agriculture. Adding additional depth are the records of the several departments at UMass Amherst charged with instruction in the agricultural sciences and the papers of individual agricultural educators.
Currently, SCUA is particularly interested in documenting the growth of organic agriculture, heritage breeds, and the practices of sustainable living.
Significant Manuscript collections (view all)
- Agricultural education
- Papers of faculty members at Massachusetts Agricultural College and UMass Amherst, as well as educational organizations dedicated to instruction in the agricultural sciences. Among the individuals represented are the agricultural educator, Kenyon Butterfield; Levi Stockbridge, the first farm manager and long-time instructor at MAC; and William Smith Clark, William Penn Brooks, and William Wheeler, who were instrumental in the 1870s in establishing the agricultural college in Hokkaido, Japan.
- Farming and rural life
- Correspondence, farm accounts, and other records of farming and rural life, primarily in New England, as well as materials relating to the sociology of rural life.
- Botany and horticulture
- Collections relating to the scientific study of botany, horticulture, forestry, and related sciences.
- Landscape and gardening
- The papers and photographs of the landscape designer Frank Waugh, and other collections.
- Other natural sciences
- Including entomology and geology.
Printed works: Collecting areas
- Agriculture
- Early works through the late nineteenth century on agriculture in America, Britain, and Europe, including those by John Fitzherbert, Thomas Hale, Arthur Young, "Columella," John Smith, Gervase Markham, et al.
- Animal husbandry
- Works on sheep culture in the United States (Robert R. Livingston, Samuel Bard) and England (Lord Somerville, John Lawrence); dairy and beef cattle, horses, poultry science.
- Beekeeping and entomology
- Among the earliest rare books acquired by the Massachusetts Agricultural Library were a collections of rare books in beekeeping, including key works by Thomas Hill, John Keys, Daniel Wildman, Henry Eddy, from the late 17th through late 19th centuries. Works by Maria Sibylla Merian, John Curtis, Dru Drury, Johann Jakob Romer, Jacob l'Admiral
- Botany and Silviculture
- Important works on American botany by Frederick Pursh, Thomas Nuttall, Humphry Marshall's Arbustrum Americanum, François André Michaux, early editions of Linnaeus
- Gardening and landscape design
- Three editions of Bernard M'Mahon's American Gardener's Calendar, William Cobbett, Alexander Jackson Davis, Humphry Repton, and others.
- Genetics, eugenics, animal breeding
- Essentially compete runs of Eugenics Quarterly, and key works in eugenics.
- Pomology, viticulture, and fruit culture
- William Prince, William Coxe, William Chorlton, et al.
Electronic resources
- Core Historical Literature of Agriculture, Cornell University
- The Natural Farmer, digital files of NOFA newspaper, 1999-2005
Allaway, Roger
Roger Allaway Collection, 1941-2010.
Call no.: MS 754
The journalist and writer, Roger Allaway is one of the preeminent historians of soccer in North America. Born in New York City in 1945, Allaway graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and worked in newspapers for over 30 years, including stints in Detroit, Toledo, and Philadelphia. From 2007, he was an historian at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Allaway is author or co-author of numerous articles and books, including The Encyclopedia of American Soccer History (2001); The United States Tackles the World Cup (2002, updated 2011); Rangers, Rovers and Spindles (2005), and Corner Offices and Corner Kicks (2009).
The Allaway collection includes a variety of materials collected and used by Allaway in the course of his research. In addition to some research notes and a suite of books on the history of the game, the collection includes nearly 100 VHS tapes of international matches played by the men's and women's national teams, a selection of media guides from professional and national teams (1990s-2010), and photocopies of the exceptionally scarce Bill Graham Guides (1948-1972) and American Soccer League News (1941-1960).
- Soccer--History
- American Soccer League
- Major League Soccer (Organization)
Types of material
- Videotapes
Amherst Disarmament Coalition. Vigil for Peace and Justice
Amherst Disarmament Coalition Collection, 1979-1987..
Call no.: MS 165
Vigil for Peace and Justice group that peacefully protested the Vietnam War, nuclear weapons, and government policy in Central America and the Middle East by organizing a weekly vigil in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts. Includes handouts and news clippings.
- Amherst (Mass.)--Social conditions--20th century
- Anti-imperialist movements--Massachusetts--Amherst
- Antinuclear movement--Massachusetts
- Nuclear Moratorium Vigil (Amherst, Mass.)
- Peace movements--Massachusetts--Amherst
- Social movements--Massachusetts--Amherst
- Vigil for Peace and Justice (Amherst, Mass.)
- Amherst Disarmament Coalition (Amherst, Mass.)
- Crowe, Frances, 1919-
Types of material
- Handbills
Association for Gravestone Studies
Part of: Association for Gravestone Studies Collection
Association for Gravestone Studies Book Collection, 1812-2005.
Call no.: RB 004
Founded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry.
The AGS Books Collection contains scarce, out of print, and rare printed works on cemeteries and graveyards, epitaphs and inscriptions, and gravemarkers, with an emphasis on North America. The AGS Books Collection also includes the AGS publication, Markers. The collection is divided into three series: Series 1 (Monographs and Offprints), Series 2 (Theses and Dissertations), and Series 3 (Markers).
- Cemeteries
- Epitaphs
- Sepulchral monuments
- Association for Gravestone Studies


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Turkish military forces in Northern Cyprus
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The Turkish military forces in Northern Cyprus, officially Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command (Turkish: Kıbrıs Türk Barış Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) [1] (Turkish: Kıbrıs'taki Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri) is the Turkish garrison on Cyprus. In 1974 Turkish troops invaded Cyprus following a Greek Cypriot coup (organized and supported by the Greek government, which was still in the hands of a military junta) which wanted to force union with Greece, occupying the northern third of the island. The invasion force, which consisted of about 40,000 soldiers and 200 tanks, subsequently was reduced to a garrison of 17,000 troops. It outnumbers the Greek military contingent on the island, which is supplemented by the Greek Cypriot National Guard of 12,000 active and 75,000 reserves. Air reinforcement of the Turkish troops can be effected, if necessary, within hours.[2] Nevertheless, the unresolved dispute over Cyprus complicates Turkish participation in NATO and remains an obstacle to NATO's effectiveness in the region.[3]
- 1 History
- 2 Strength
- 3 Military Personnel in Northern Cyprus
- 4 Equipment in Northern Cyprus
- 5 See also
- 6 Notes
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Cyprus Turkish Brigade[edit]
Turkey maintains the Cyprus Turkish Brigade (Kıbrıs Türk Alayı) in the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus. On 16 August 1960, the brigade was organized as follows:[citation needed]
- Günyeli Group (Günyeli Grubu)
- 2nd Infantry Company (2 nci Piyade Bölüğü)
- 3rd Infantry Company (3 ncü Piyade Bölüğü)
- Heavy Weapons Company (Ağır Silah Bölüğü)
- Ortaköy Group (Ortaköy Grubu)
- 1st Infantry Company (1 nci Piyade Bölüğü)
- 4th Infantry Company (4 ncü Piyade Bölüğü)
- Regimental HQ Company (Alay Karargâh Servis Bölüğü)
Invasion of Cyprus[edit]
In July 1974, Turkey landed forces on the northern part of Cyprus after the military coup of July 15, 1974. Turkish forces involved in operations were as follows:[citation needed]
- An airborne (parachute) brigade (Commander: Brig.Gen. Sabri Evren)
- A commando brigade (Commander: Brig.Gen. Sabri Demirbağ')
- A Special Strike Force Landing Brigade (Turkish Marines) (Commander: Brig.Gen. Süleyman Tuncer)
- The 39th Infantry Division (Commander: Maj.Gen. Bedrettin Demirel)
- The 28th Infantry Division (Commander: Maj.Gen. Osman Fazıl Polat)
Post invasion[edit]
It has been on Cyprus since the Turkish invasion of 1974, and initially consisted of the following Turkish Army units:[citation needed]
- Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command
- 28th Infantry Division - headquartered at Asha (Paşaköy) to the northeast of Nicosia, and the
- 39th Infantry Division - headquartered at Camlibel within the district of Girne.
- 14th Armoured Brigade - also in Asha (Paşaköy) with M48 Patton tanks.[4]
- A Special Force Regiment
- An Artillery Regiment
- Naval units
The corps reserve was at Kythrea (Değirmenlik) to the northeast of Nicosia.
Current (2015)[edit]
- 28th Mechanized Infantry Division (Paşaköy Kyrenia) - may only be at brigade strength
- 39th Mechanized Infantry Division (Çamlıbel, Morphou) - may only be at brigade strength
- 14th Armoured Brigade (Degirmenlik, Nicosia)
- 49th Special Force Regiment
- 41st Commando Regiment
- 109th Field Artillery Regiment
- 190th Marines Battalion
- Communications Battalion
- Central Command Military Police Battalion
- Logistics Support Group (Kyrenia)
The original force of 40,000 troops was reduced with Turkish authorities claiming that the Turkish force in Cyprus had been reduced to 17,500 in the 1990s.[5] However, according to the UN Secretary-General "It is estimated that in recent years there have been in the northern part of the island a little under 30,000 armed forces of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish Forces) making it one of the most militarized areas in the world in terms of numbers of troops and numbers of civilian population. Recently moreover there have been indications that the total numbers of Turkish forces on the island may have increased" S994/680 7.6.1994.par.28.
Turkish forces in Cyprus are part of the Turkish Aegean Army which is headquartered at Izmir in Turkey. However, the commander of the Turkish troops reports directly to the Turkish General Staff in the capital, Ankara. The force is responsible for all security and is not directly involved in political matters of northern Cyprus.[6]
Since 16 August 1974, the Turkish Army has retained control of the northern 37% of Cyprus.
Military Personnel in Northern Cyprus[edit]
It is not possible to give an exactly accurate number of military personnel serving in northern Cyprus, due to conflicting public sources of information.
There are an estimated 30,000 regular troops of the Turkish Army serving in northern Cyprus at any given time.
Equipment in Northern Cyprus[edit]
|This section needs additional citations for verification. (May 2011)
Main Battle Tanks[edit]
Armoured Fighting Vehicles[edit]
- FNSS Pars - 300
- Nurol Ejder - 126
Armoured Personnel Carriers[edit]
- Nurol Ejder - 190
Self Propelled Howitzers[edit]
Multiple Rocket Launchers[edit]
- T-122 Sakarya - 16
Towed Howitzers[edit]
Anti-Tank Missiles[edit]
Recoilless Rifles[edit]
- Oerlikon GAI - 48
- Oerlikon GDF - 65
- Atılgan PMADS- 400
- AS532 Cougar - 30
See also[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress Country Studies.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field%28DOCID+tr0103%29
- ^ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field%28DOCID+tr0103%29
- ^ Turkey: A Country Study, p.350. Kessinger Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-4191-9126-8
- ^ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field%28DOCID+cy0158%29
- ^ Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot Press and Other Media, 98-11-19
- Cyprus Mail, Thursday, November 19, 1998
- Phileleftheros, Wednesday, November 18, 1998
- Cyprus News Agency, October 8, 1998
- Cyprus News Agency, November 21, 1997
- Cyprus News Agency, October 27, 1997
- The Military Balance 1996/97, The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London.
- 2004 - 2005 Defence Bible (Stratigiki)
- "Cyprus, 1974", by T. Cooper and N. Tselepidis, published October 28, 2003 for ACIG.org.
External links[edit]
- 2007 letter from Cypriot Government to UN, giving details of Turkish forces in Cyprus
- The Cyprus Conflict A website with a selection of details, reports, documents, and personal accounts on the Cyprus dispute
- Chronology - Cyprus Issue
- Aspects of the Cyprus Problem from The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office
- Association Of Turkish Cypriots Abroad, A non-party-political organization with the aim of partitioning Cyprus


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The Patriot Academy is a new Army National Guard (ARNG) program launched on June 1, 2009 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC), a full-immersion 180-acre contemporary urban training center. The Patriot Academy program has Soldiers complete Basic Combat Training (BCT) and then perform Title 10 Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) while completing high school equivalency training, additional military training, and life skills training.
What has the ARNG done'
The ARNG has set up a Phase I with 60 Soldiers, a Phase II with 250 Soldiers, and a Phase III with 500 Soldiers. The basic concept for this program came from research that indicated 500,000 students dropped out of high school in 2006. These former students joined a group of over 3 million American youth between the ages of 16 and 24 without a high school diploma.
What continued efforts does the ARNG have planned for the future'
As the ARNG progresses through the program to Phase III, the ARNG hopes to graduate 500 Soldiers annually. Further expansion at MUTC or other locations is possible for the future. The price the program pays for investing in the future is better than absorbing the opportunity cost of ignoring a plentiful resource.
Why is this important to the Army National Guard'
Research shows that the lifetime cost of dropping out of high school is approximately $260,000. A study in Illinois and Ohio indicated that the potential cost to a state government for a dropout is over $200,000. Extending this loss out, a Texas study indicated that a one year group of dropouts will cost the state about $19 billion over 50 years. A similar study in California estimated the lifetime loss of one year of dropouts will cost the state over $46 billion. From another sad angle, an Indiana article noted that about half of the adults on welfare lack a high school diploma and about three out of four unemployed adults have literacy problems. The high school diploma is also an indicator of success in the military -more valuable than the General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Focusing on potential loss, however, is not the bottom line. Tapping this 3-million strong pool of talent with a program that promises an education and a jumpstart on a career is a powerful formula.
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Reading the onslaught of angry denunciations of Burger King by mental health organizations and mainstream media reporters this past week reminded me of a characteristic of the Left not often commented on: a certain joylessness, even an antipathy to the little joys that contribute more than almost anything else to most people's ability to endure the difficulties of life.
These characteristics further reinforce the view that Leftism functions as a (secular) religion. Like medieval Christians who wore hair shirts and Puritans who thought dancing was sacrilegious, the Left, consciously or not, is uncomfortable with many of the joys -- with notable exceptions such as sex and drugs -- that people experience.
Needless to say, the Left always has noble explanations -- usually, the protection of people's emotions and health -- for opposing and even banning many joys of life. But the end result is fewer of these little joys that mean a great deal to people.
Burger King's ad was innocuous and innocent. It featured the company's royal mascot running through a building, knocking a person over and crashing through a glass window to deliver the new Burger King Steakhouse XT burger. Called "crazy" by those present, he was finally tackled by men in white coats. "The king's insane," the ad noted, for "offering so much beef for $3.99."
This has triggered a storm of criticism from activists (a term which, unless otherwise specified, means liberal or left).
Michael Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, called the ad "blatantly offensive ... I was stunned. Absolutely stunned and appalled," he said. David Shern, president and chief executive of Mental Health America in Alexandria, Va., echoed this assessment. And reporters from the Associated Press to the Washington Post all agreed.
If this were isolated, it would be worth mentioning only in the context of wondering why people who run mental health -- and most other activist -- organizations seem to have little common sense. They should listen to William Gardner of Los Angeles, who wrote to me:
"I am a father of a 24 year old son with mental health issue. I am particularly tuned to protecting my son's self-image. My son and I have both seen the Burger King Ad that you have referred to. It did not occur to either of us that the Burger King Ad was offensive in any way. Why would I raise my son to be hyper-sensitive about his disability? My objective as a parent is to strengthen him. Making him hyper-sensitive would have the opposite effect."
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If you had a crystal ball in the 1960s, you probably would have
seen that Japan would turn out to be a great investment. The
was growing nicely, family birth rates were high enough to ensure a
young workforce, its education system was excellent, its
was cheap and it was generally regarded as ranking high in terms of
lack of corruption. The Japanese stock market did great for two
decades, rising +178% in the 1970s and an eye-popping +587% in the
Of course, some of those metrics (such as a cheap currency and high
birth rates) stopped being a positive factor years ago, and may
help explain why Japan's Nikkei
fell -51% in the 1990s and another -49% in this last decade. (It
plunged from 38916 at the end of 1989 to a recent 9600. Yikes).
Such a rare confluence of positive factors such as Japan had in the
1970s and 1980s rarely exists. These days, countries with strong
education systems are often found in the developed world, where
population growth rates have cooled. In other places, stock markets
may look like relative bargains, but corruption concerns should
keep you far away.
So your preference in international markets is largely a factor of
what you consider to be important. For example, many investors will
only put their money in countries that have a history of clean and
transparent business climates. And for good reason. The Heritage
Foundation has historically found a tight correlation with strong
market returns and low national corruption. The organization
produces an annual "Freedom Index" that highlights the best places
to do business. Here's the latest snapshot:
I cross-referenced these high-ranking countries with their
respective birth rates. The greatest enemy of long-term growth is a
shrinking population that yields fewer younger workers supporting a
rising tide of retiring workers. Of these least corrupt countries,
only New Zealand, Ireland, the United States and Chile are having
enough children to avoid the retiree crunch (immigration policies
Before we move on, there is an important secondary corollary to
this table. New Zealand, Ireland, Canada and Chile are all adjacent
to strong economic regions or trading partners, and their growth
can be sustained through exports even if their domestic markets are
small. For example, Australia is blessed with massive natural
resources and high growth rates -- just the right environment for
neighboring New Zealand, which has a comparatively weaker currency
and could increasingly become an export powerhouse to Australia.
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To establish sustainable long-term growth rates, countries need to
develop well-educated middle classes, and not just Harvard-educated
elites. The fact that Korea ranks high in math and science is a big
factor in explaining that country's solid economic growth during
the past decade. In the developed world, Canada and New Zealand
score quite high in terms of education standards. And as noted,
they are fortunate to have larger trading partners right at their
Chasing momentum
The global economic crisis of 2008 and 2009 has led to a slowdown
in economic growth. But some countries were able to see their
economies expand at a rapid pace in 2009. The table below
highlights the world's fastest-growing economies, and it's no
surprise that they are mostly located in Asia and Latin America,
where rising middle classes are fueling a virtuous cycle of further
spending gains.
Historically speaking, fast-growing economies can maintain their
momentum for quite some time, especially when key trading partners
are growing in tandem. It's no coincidence that Argentina, Brazil,
Chile and Colombia all made this list. All of these countries feed
off of each other and (with the arguable exception of Argentina)
are also benefiting from far sounder fiscal policies that encourage
growth and inhibit
Now, let's see how those economic growth rates have translated into
stock market returns this year for those same countries:
Several of these countries were discussed in my analysis of the
CIVETs, thought by some to be the new hot investment area after the
BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). [
Forget About BRIC: Buy These Emerging Economies
As I noted in the article, countries like Colombia are quite
appealing, but after a strong run they are no bargain. If one were
to disregard relative valuations, then places like Chile, Indonesia
and Colombia would look far more appealing.
The Big Mac Index
Of course, a country's competitiveness is tied to its currency, as
Chinese government bureaucrats would likely note. Japan was blessed
with a cheap currency 20 to 40 years ago. More recently, its
currency has strengthened, which partially explains why the Nikkei
has shed -70% of its value in the last 20 years.
Every year, The Economist takes a look at the price of a Big Mac to
gauge the relative strength of a country's currency. Looking at
those same countries in the last table (below), you'll note that a
Big Mac can be had for a low price in Russia, Poland and China.
It's an inexact gauge, as the cost of Big Macs is also a function
of taxes, local sourcing and other variables. But it's no
coincidence that a Big Mac is relatively expensive in places like
Colombia and Israel. The cost of doing business in those countries
is fairly high, and they must compete in the global economy on the
basis of an educated workforce and/or an abundance of natural
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In many respects, it pays to focus on the "proximity plays," or
those countries that sit adjacent to larger economies, yet possess
their own set of considerable skills. So New Zealand is a solid
play on Australia. Hong Kong stands to benefit from ever-rising
prospects in China. Chile sits a stone's throw away from Brazil.
Canada has a big neighbor just to the south.
Just as important, these countries grade out very well in terms of
corruption and educational attainment. You can invest in those
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Definition of Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis: Inflammation of the diverticula (small outpouchings) along the wall of the colon, the large intestine. (One outpouching is a diverticulum; two or more are diverticula).
For diverticulitis to occur, there must be diverticulosis, the presence of diverticula. Diverticulosis can occur anywhere in the colon but it is most typical in the sigmoid colon, the S-shaped segment of the colon the left lower part of the abdomen. (Sides are from the patient's perspective so the left lower part of your abdomen is nearest your left hand).
The incidence of diverticulosis increases with age. Age causes a weakening of the walls of the colon and this weakening permits the formation of diverticula. By age 80, most people have diverticulosis.
A key factor promoting the formation of diverticulosis is elevated pressure within the colon. The pressure within the colon is raised when a person is constipated and has to push down to pass small, hard bits of stool ("rabbit droppings").
Most patients with diverticulosis have few or no symptoms although some have mild symptoms including abdominal cramping and bloating.
Diverticulosis sets the stage for inflammation and infection of the outpouching, that is for diverticulitis. (The "-itis" refers to inflammation.) It is potentially serious and can result in pain in the left lower abdomen, fever, nausea, vomiting, constipation and, paradoxically, diarrhea and frequent urination. Even graver consequences such as perforation of the colon and peritonitis are well known from diverticulitis.
The best way to avoid developing diverticulosis in the first place (aside from the impossibility of staying young) is by eating a proper healthy diet With plenty of fiber. A diet high in fiber keeps the bowels moving, keeps the pressure within the colon within normal limits, and slows or stops the formation of diverticula.
Diverticulitis can be diagnosed with barium x-rays of the colon or with sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Treatment of diverticulitis is designed to combat the inflammation and infection.
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