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Regrettably, a European Commission (EC) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) joint study from 2010 showed that Romania still has the lowest life expectancy in the entire EU. Historical analyses show how chronic underfunding of the healthcare system has taken its toll on the Romanian patients. According to a June presentation of the Romanian Association of International Medicines Manufacturers (ARPIM), current healthcare expenditures amount to only 3.6% of the country's GDP. In comparison, the 2009 averages in the EU and Africa stood at 8.6% and 5.9%, respectively, putting Romania in the same line with Madagascar and Burundi.

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There are trade rumors swirling that the Lakers are trying to get Chris Paul to join Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles.
Will it happen?
There are trade rumors swirling that the Lakers are trying to get Chris Paul to join Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles.
Will it happen?
According to NBA.com, the Detroit Pistons are buying out the last year of Richard Hamilton's significant contract, somewhere in the neighborhood of $17 million. Joe Dumars confirmed it, as did Rip's Twitter account.
How will this affect Richard Hamilton's Fantasy Value?
With the NBA possibly starting on Christmas Day, you might be excited to get started on your draft picks.
Not so fast!
There are many restricted and unrestricted free agents that could make a real difference on your roster. Read the rest of this entry »
The steals list is not going to look too dissimilar from the assists list. I don't know enough about the incoming rookies and their pilfering prowess to dare put any of them up here, although I can probably guarantee that there will be at least one rookie with more than 120 steals.
The beauty of steals is that you don't even need to get huge minutes to get them. He just have to place yourself in the right place on the court.
The numbers in parentheses reflect last years steals numbers.
You need to pick up the top assist guys quickly because the top three tiers are likely to be gone in the first 4 rounds. Anybody surviving beyond four rounds is likely injury-prone or still unproven.
With that little introduction, let's jump right into the top guys for dishing out dimes. Like the other categories, the number in parentheses is last year's number.


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Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
Deliver Us From Evil SynopsisIn Deliver Us From Evil, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city. Based upon the book, which details Sarchies bone-chilling real-life cases.
Deliver Us From Evil Release Date
In Theaters July 2, 2014
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Starring: Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Sean Harris and Joel McHale
Written by: Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
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Akkie is a dirty fighter!
Serial Low kicks(sweep).
Uh-oh, Focus Blast, Kibago fanboyed for Zuruggu.
And.....Focus Blast failed the 2nd time.
Headbutt does in Yanakkie.
Akkie is a dirty fighter!
Serial Low kicks(sweep).
Uh-oh, Focus Blast, Kibago fanboyed for Zuruggu.
And.....Focus Blast failed the 2nd time.
Headbutt does in Yanakkie.
And Axew just got a huge you-know-what.
Answer to all the bad things in the world: Give up on trying to make everything better. Hence, accepting it for what it is. YOLO! <- Click the link and daw.. -.-
Dewott VS Excadrill is indeed a Cliff Hanger.
My Pokemon in AS (so far).
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Answer to all the bad things in the world: Give up on trying to make everything better. Hence, accepting it for what it is. YOLO! <- Click the link and daw.. -.-
Could they not make it more obvious that this is a glorified Sawk vs Throh tournament?
Scraggy's battle suffered greatly because of all that unnecessary B.S. not to mention Stephan's match seemed longer than Ash's.
And you Kenyan, just so you know, if all you're going to do is whine about people not using the right accent, then you clearly deserve to be called by something incorrect. Because quite frankly, I have NO IDEA how to pronounce your name, AT ALL because all you do is complain about people mispronouncing it. But LOL at the crowd cheering Kenyan on mispronouncing his name.
Not a great start, personally, but I like how Scraggy has focus blast, and beat Simisage. And LOL at Scraggy for trying to leer Simisage's trainer. Don't worry Scraggy, at some points I didn't know if you were fighting the trainer or Simisage, I was confused as well.
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ANOTHER CONWAY ... quite resembles
i love how Trip's acting all smug now, yet we know what his fate's going to be.
So the writers finally show Focus Blast's accuracy issue's, how nice.
Georgia and Iris were narrating the preview for next episode; anyone have any idea what they were saying? It was probably amusing. ^_^
Saw the pictures so far, looks enjoyable enough, be more interesting once I know what's being said.
In terms of battles:
Stephan vs Edmond-I was alright with it. The only thing I didn't like was the random rain...why not just give Seismitoad Rain Dance? I don't believe it used four moves so it shouldn't have been an issue. I know this is an anime where odd things can happen but...come on. The battle seemed like a decent length.
Cilan vs Flora-This is pretty much my most forgetful battle, I forgot all about it, Flora didn't seem interesting at all from the start and still doesn't. The battle seemed short which I have no problem with as I wasn't really interested in this battle, maybe if Flora was more interesting.
Ash vs Akkie-Looked enjoyable. Simisage's eye popping out...that was kind of messed up haha.
Iris vs Burgundy-I knew it was going to be a cliffhanger but I was kind of expecting some battling to happen, oh well.
In terms of the characters:
Flora does not look interesting to me at all, as I already said.
Edmond is pretty creepy...therefore I like him. Conway and him should hang out sometime.
Masaomi really seems like a jerk...I kind of think Stephan will win now, can't see the writers letting this punk win.
Akkie I didn't really get a good impression on by the pictures, seems interesting though, have to wait for the video version.
Georgia and Iris still fighting...not sure what they said but I have a not so wild guess. Nice to see Georgia again though.
Burgundy seems annoyed with Cilan again...despite seemingly being on good terms with him at the end of Don Battles, not sure exactly what was said but kind of confused, she kind of seemed fine at the start but then Cilan said something...then she went all crazy. Good to see her again as well.
Bianca's running gag(Pushing Ash in the water) is still enjoyable for me. And I guess instead of Zoura chasing she's going to be chasing ever other Pokemon, she was feeling up Sawk, and was trying to get to Thorh, I believe in the preview of the next episode she's going after Scraggy...crazy girl...love her. Nice seeing her again as well, even if she appeared not to long ago.
Stephan's running gag I enjoy still as well, seems like the audience was cheering for him after his win and were mispronouncing his name, at less I believe that's what happened, he needs to meet Alder just to see what happens with that haha. It's nice seeing that his Sawk is getting some good attention now, poor Zebstrika though Sawk is kind of coming off as Stephan's main Pokemon now. Looks like a rival has a rival now, interesting. Glad he was traveling with the group for a few seconds on screen.
Trip was nice to see again as well, not really sure what was happening with him though.
Not surprised by the prize, I was expecting some kind of training item, I believe those are the Vitamins right?
Can't wait to watch the episode.
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That creepy guy was epic. No idea why he reminds me of a cross between Conway and Nekozawa (OHSHC)....but somehow HE JUST DOES. *sigh* If only he wore a cloak and had a Purrloin puppet...(dont' ask, I don't even see any vague resemblences between Edmond (is it?) and Nekozawa..it's just one those vibes you can't explain I guess. XDD)
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Bianca is one of the greatest characters in this anime, she's just amazing. <3
So let me put this into perspective.In a tournament where each trainer can only use one Pokemon, Ash decides to go with his weakest and least trained Pokemon of all the Pokemon he could've picked? With everyone else going with a Pokemon they've had the longest or one they've evolved, nothing short of constant deus ex machina will keep Ash in this tournament much less let him win since we all know Scraggy's not evolving here.
Blue likes the Dancing Trpinch so should you.
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Can someone show me how Seed Bomb looked?? Also so were Sawk and Seismitoad using the same move when they went all hand to hand combat?
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So, from the pictures it looks like Scraggy finished with Headbutt I was right 2 weeks before it happened...just not the way it happened
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Scraggy may be his weakest Pokemon, but it's not weak.
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The whole Bianca-running-into-people gag is seriously getting old. Anyway, I disliked the character interactions at the start of the episode; Georgia and Burgundy acted predictably, and I'm sort of getting tired of Don George; the tournaments that they set up are interesting, but as characters, they're as boring as dirt. Another thing that I disliked is that we got a lot of interesting characters in this episode (like the guy with the Seismitoad and the girl with Gothorita), but they're only going to show up once. What a waste. Over all, the episode wasn't special, but I kind of knew that it wouldn't be; I wasn't caught up in the hype like everyone else.
Bianca was awesome in this episode! I absolutely love this character now!!
Only saw the pictures but looks amazing, the animation looks cool, Seismitoad vs Sawk and Scraggy vs Simisage seem really damn awesome figths.
They toned down the gags it seems but came up with other stuff which seemed funny to me, mainly Conkeldurr creeping Satoshi and Pikachu out lol, looking forward to watch it but it looks like an awesome start.
I liked how Scraggy used Leer efectivelly.
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Springfield, MA (Sports Network) - Reggie Miller, Ralph Sampson and Don Nelson
were among those enshrined as part of the 2012 Naismith Hall of Fame class.
Miller, a five-time NBA All-Star, Sampson, a three-time collegiate national
player of the year, and Nelson, the winningest coach in NBA history, joined
a class that also included Jamaal Wilkes, Katrina McClain, Hank Nichols and
the first women's pro basketball team, the All American Red Heads.
Miller was one of the greatest clutch scorers in NBA history, playing his
entire 17-season career with the Indiana Pacers and finishing as the
franchise's all-time leader with 25,279 points and 1,505 steals. The former
UCLA star ranks second on the NBA all-time list for three-point field goals
made with 2,560, and is ninth on the NBA career free-throw percentage list at
.888. He also has the most three-pointers made (320) in playoff history.
"Obviously basketball is a team game," Miller said, before giving all of his
former Pacer teammates in attendance a standing ovation.
"Donnie (Walsh), thank you for taking a gamble on a skinny kid with big ears,"
Miller said. "Playing in a small market for 18 years, you really got to know
your neighbors really well.
"People wish they could be in a house with the greatest of anything. I lived
across the hall from the greatest women's player," Miller said of his sister
Sampson was best-known for his collegiate career at the University of
Virginia in the early 1980s. A three-time Naismith Award winner and two-time
Wooden Award recipient, he helped Virginia to one Final Four appearance, then
gained fame in the NBA as one of the Rockets' Twin Towers -- along with Hakeem
Olajuwon -- during the club's run of success in the mid 1980s. He was the
NBA's top rookie in 1984 and the All-Star Game MVP in 1985.
"Words can't describe how I feel about being among the greats who have ever
played this game," Sampson said. "We, as older guys, need to help the younger
guys highly appreciate this game."
Nelson, who was a finalist for the fifth time, has more than 1,300 NBA
victories and is one of only two coaches to be named NBA Coach of the Year
three times. He spent over 40 years of his life as a player, coach and general
manager, winning five titles as a player with the Boston Celtics. The teams he
coached made 18 postseason appearances and amassed 75 playoff wins.
"Hopefully this will be the last tuxedo that I'll be wearing. I am going to
Maui. There is life after basketball," Nelson said.
Wilkes was a member of four NBA championship teams, first in 1975 with Golden
State and the Lakers in 1980, '82 and '85. After a stellar collegiate career
at UCLA, where he was a member of two national championship teams, Wilkes
won the 1975 NBA Rookie of the Year and finished his 12-year career with an
average of 17.7 points per game.
"Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar), one of my bigger honors was playing alongside you, the
greatest scorer in the NBA," Wilkes, who played with Abdul-Jabbar as a member
of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1977-85, said.
McClain is one of the most decorated athletes in USA Basketball national team
history, winning Olympic gold medals in 1988 and 1996, as well as Olympic
bronze in 1992. Before stepping onto the international stage, she was a two-
time All-America (1986, 1987) and the 1987 WBCA National Player of the Year at
the University of Georgia.
"I'm so humbled to be part of a great group of athletes," McClain said.
"Julius Erving was my role model, the epitome of basketball".
Nichols was a long-time official who has refereed six national championship
games and 10 Final Fours. After his officiating career, he became the national
coordinator of officials for the NCAA and was instrumental in the progression
of rules changes at the collegiate level.
"Heck, I'm not a referee anymore, I am going to wear my glasses now," Nichols
joked. "I am accepting this honor for everyone in a striped shirt. They are
the integrity of the game."
The All American Red Heads were known as the female version of the Harlem
Globetrotters and regularly played more than 200 games per season while
touring thousands of miles reaching 49 states, Canada and the Philippines from
1936 to 1986.
"To all of the men and women who were bold enough to challenge the status quo
and play basketball, this honor is shared with you," Tammy Harrison, the
daughter of late Red Heads coach Orwell Moore and player Lorene Moore, said.
"My dad was a great coach, but my mom was the star," she said.
Also enshrined were five directly-elected members who were announced in
February. They included Mel Daniels, voted in from the American
Basketball Association (ABA) Committee, Don Barksdale from the Early
African-American Pioneers Committee, Lidia Alexeeva from the International
Committee, Chet Walker from the Veterans Committee and Phil Knight from
the Contributors Direct Election Committee.
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I don't mean forwarding - that is for email you are recieving. I mean automatically sending (or CCing) a different email account for every email sent.
Is this possible?


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James Madison University - Lifelong Learning Institute
As an integral part of James Madison University, the member-driven Lifelong Learning Institute (JMU-LLI) promotes lifelong learning by providing affordable, not-for-credit, intellectual, cultural, and social experiences to enrich the lives of adults in the central Shenandoah Valley.
Join our members in their passion to live life to the fullest. While there is no age restriction to our activities, most classes meet during the weekdays, once a week for two hours for five weeks. We offer a wide variety of classes – history, art, music, current events, religion, science, literature, languages, hobbies and many others. Classes meet at a variety of locations across Rockingham County. There are no tests or grades, just the love of learning.
There are also one-hour brown bag learning lunches on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. There is no charge or preregistration to attend the brown bag learning lunches. These are open to the public as a way to get to know LLI. We also offer local, regional and international travel opportunities, common interest groups, a New Horizons Band, and attend events at the Forbes Center for Performing Arts.
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Lifelong Learning Institute Preview and Reception
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Buck and DeJesus visit Sprint Store
Did you know there are at least three different locations in the Oak Park Mall area where you can purchase Sprint products? If you didn't know that, Royals Senior Director of Publicity, Lora Grosshans, catcher John Buck and outfielder David DeJesus would all be happy to fill you in.
After ruling out the first two locations within the mall Thursday evening, Lora led John and David to the newest Sprint store in Overland Park, Kan., a free-standing store that sits across the street from Oak Park Mall, for a two-hour meet-and-greet on Friday. With all the different Sprint store locations to choose from and the fact that Lora didn't realize the new store wasn't located in the mall until Thursday, there was a slight concern that fans might have a little trouble tracking down the autograph session. Well, those concerns quickly vanished when the guys arrived to find a huge line of fans waiting to see them.
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WHEELING - The problem with recognizing the signs of a heart attack is that until you've had one, it's not usually obvious that it is happening.
That's why people need to know their risk factors: Do they have cholesterol problems, high blood pressure or diabetes? Are they overweight, live a sedentary lifestyle or smoke? If so, they need to be aware and pay attention to what their bodies are telling them.
Dr. Robert Fanning, interventional cardiologist and director of cardiac care at Wheeling Hospital, said heart attacks don't typically happen the way people see them on TV. They are not usually big and massive and obvious. Heart attacks usually present slowly and vaguely with persistent pain or pressure. Many people believe it's just a case of heartburn - a feeling they don't recognize or acknowledge as chest pain.
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Dr. Robert Fanning, interventional cardiologist, talks about heart attack risk factors. February is Heart Awareness Month.
''It happens literally every stinking heart attack,'' Fanning said.
Because people don't recognize these symptoms - or they hope it's not a heart attack - they often call for help much later than they should. On average, locally, patients delay getting medical attention four hours after they start having symptoms. And many of these same patients, when asked, admit that they had the same symptoms days before, he said.
''That was the moment of opportunity - when they first had it. The problem is when you were a kid if you burned your finger on the stove, you would know what that felt like,'' he said. ''But if you've never had a heart attack ... you have no basis for comparison, you don't know what to expect. ... It doesn't have to be the worst pain you've every felt. ... It's vague. It's not necessarily severe.''
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Chest pain or discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center or left side of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back.
The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
Shortness of breath. Often comes along with chest discomfort. But it also can occur before chest discomfort.
Other symptoms may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or light-headedness.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fanning noted younger women, those under 55 years old, tend to have different heart attack symptoms than men. For example, they have unexplained sweatiness, fatigue and shortness of breath.
''They don't often have the same heaviness, pressure, squeezing and tightness that men have,'' he said. ''I think we've come a long way in teaching and recognizing atypical symptoms in women.''
Fanning noted the No. 1 factor that people can control to help reduce their risk of having a heart attack is to reduce their cholesterol. And the best way to do that is to get moving.
Fanning, who conducts CPR classes across the Ohio Valley, said people are more willing to try CPR now that they can help someone survive with only chest compressions circulating the blood. Previously people were taught that breathing into someone's mouth also was needed.
And if one sees someone in need of CPR, Fanning said it's worth trying chest compressions even if one has no experience or training.
''It's not that complicated. What's the worst you're going to do? You're going to break a rib ... '' he said.


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The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
– Flora Whittemore
Since the beginning of time, doors have
symbolized both great opportunities and thwarted dreams.
The open door is a metaphor for new life, a passage
from one stage of life to another, and metamorphosis.
Closed doors represent rejection and exclusion.
The Door
Too little has been said
Of the door,
its one face turned to the night's
and its other
To the shift and glisten of firelight.
For doors are both frame and monument
To our spent time,
And too little
Has been said of our
coming through and leaving by them.
– Charles Tomlinson
A door just opened on a street–
I, lost, was passing by–
An instant's width of warmth disclosed
And wealth, and company.
The door as sudden shut, and I,
I, lost, was passing by,–
Lost doubly, but by contrast most,
Enlightening misery.
– Emily Dickinson
The door swings open:
O god of hinges,
god of long voyages,
you have kept faith.
It's dark in there.
You confine yourself to the darkness
You step in.
The door swings closed.
– Margaret Atwood
The Door
Go and open the door.
Maybe outside there's
a tree, or a wood,
a garden, or a magic city.
Go and open the door.
Maybe a dog's rummaging.
Maybe you'll see a face,
or an eye, or the picture of a picture.
Go and open the door.
If there's a fog
it will clear.
Go and open the door.
Even if there's only
the darkness ticking,
even if there's only
the hollow wind,
even if nothing is there,
go and open the door.
At least there'll be a draught.
– Miroslav Holub
translated from the Czech by Ian Milner
The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and
comfort – the opening, terror.
Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing –
the opening a wonderfully joyous moment.
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Koch Brother Admits Buying Wisconsin Governor
Billionaire David Koch of Koch Brothers infamy gave an interview to the Palm Beach Post where he basically admits he bought Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. That in part explains the extreme union busting effort from Walker. Cenk Uygur, Michael Shure and comedian Jimmy Dore discuss on The Young Turks.


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PHOENIX (AP) - Lottery officials say the second winner in last week's $587.5 million Powerball drawing is a married man in his 30s from the wealthy Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills.
The man remained anonymous, and his prize was announced by officials who said he bought $10 worth of tickets.
The man opted to take the pretax cash option of $192 million. Lottery officials said his wife owns half the prize because Arizona is a community property state.
Lottery official Karen Bach said the couple was "absolutely shocked" when they checked the numbers.
Bach said the man is financially savvy and wants to take time to make a solid financial plan and set up a charity.
A couple from Dearborn, Mo., earlier collected the other half of the multistate Powerball prize.
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|Written by Rhonda Osborne, LPC, CAC III
A guest in our home is guaranteed to witness a number of things: first and foremost, a general lack of organization; second, that the home owner is a preferred customer at The Oak Tree (141 S. Interocean, Holyoke. Ask for Jodi) and third; residents of the home are either serious IV drug users or are living with diabetes.
Around the kitchen, living room, dining room table, often the bathroom vanities and especially on the bedroom nightstands is evidence of daily multiple finger pokes via those annoying little test strips that refuse to succumb to the vacuum, syringes waiting for disposal, trash from the insulin pump supplies of the most recent sight change, and vials of Novolog. Half of the residents in the Osborne household are Type 1 diabetic.
Diabetes is a complicated disease, not only in its treatment, but in its co-occurring illnesses as well. Being insulin dependent means that a significant portion of the day will be centered around checking blood glucose, thinking about checking blood glucose, feeling guilty for not checking blood glucose, conversing with insurance companies about paying for supplies to check blood glucose and computing insulin needs after glucose readings. None of those, of course, include the time spent on doctor visits, checking feet for infection, monitoring urine ketones, adjusting pump settings or researching the carbohydrate total in a given dish. Being diabetic, quite frankly, is a lot of work.
Roughly ten percent of the population over 20 is diabetic. For people over 60, this number increases to 23 percent. Those who are lucky enough to be diagnosed with diabetes, but not lucky enough to win the lottery, face the following truths about the disease:
—Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about two to four times higher than adults without diabetes.
—The risk for stroke is two to four times higher among people with diabetes.
—Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20–74 years.
—Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44 percent of new cases in 2005.
—About 60 percent to 70 percent of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage. The results of such damage include impaired sensation or pain in the feet or hands, slowed digestion of food in the stomach, carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction or other nerve problems.
—More than 60 percent of non traumatic lower limb amputations occur in people with diabetes.
—Almost one third of people with diabetes have severe periodontal disease with loss of attachment of the gums to the teeth measuring 5 millimeters or more.
—Poorly controlled diabetes before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy among women with type 1 diabetes can cause major birth defects in five percent to 10 percent of pregnancies and spontaneous abortions in 15 percent to 20 percent of pregnancies
—People with diabetes are more susceptible to many other illnesses. Once they acquire these illnesses, they often have worse prognoses. For example, they are more likely to die with pneumonia or influenza than people who do not have diabetes (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Given the consequences of being diabetic, is it any wonder that 10 to 30 percent of people with diabetes meet criteria for major depression (American Diabetic Association). Depressed mood, low energy, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, thoughts of death, impairments in concentration or attention, disruption to sleep, weight and appetite changes and excessive feelings of guilt are all symptoms of depression.
Regardless of which comes first, depression or diabetes, the fact remains that depressive symptoms significantly interfere with one's ability to manage their diabetes. As said before, diabetes management is hard work; hard work is something depressed people do not manage well.
Improving diabetic control by reducing hemoglobin A1c significantly improves depressive symptoms. Improving depressive symptoms with medication and/or therapy can contribute to significantly improved hemoglobin A1c. It's the chicken and the egg scenario revisited.
For those with diabetes, or for those who have a family member with diabetes, pay attention to symptoms that are indicative of depression. Speak with your doctor about antidepressants, support groups or therapy options. Even though diabetes is chronic, depression doesn't have to be.


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Iron Maiden best album and Trainspotting best film in Diamond Jubilee polls
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A chart-topping release by heavy rockers Iron Maiden has been named the greatest album of the past 60 years, while drugs drama Trainspotting has topped a list of best British movies.
Iron Maiden's third LP The Number Of The Beast topped a month-long HMV Diamond Jubilee poll to find the greatest releases during the Queen's reign.
The ever-popular Beatles claimed more than a fifth of the votes in the survey by retailer HMV with four titles in the top 10.
The Fab Four's highest entry was the group's biggest seller, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club, at number three.
Adele's 21 is the only album which is still in the current official UK chart top ten to make it into the upper reaches of the list.
Meanwhile, Trainspotting has been named the best British film of the past six decades.
The movie - starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle - triumphed over Monty Python And The Holy Graill, while another Python comedy Life Of Brian was ranked fourth.
A pair of Harry Potter films made the top 10, as did two movies by the late British-based US director Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Appropriately in the Diamond Jubilee year, the multiple Oscar-winning film The King's Speech, which starred Colin Firth as the Queen's father King George VI, featured in the top 10.
More than 30,000 votes were cast using social media.
Top 10 British albums:
1. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
2. Depeche Mode - Violator
3. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. The Beatles - Abbey Road
5. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
6. The Beatles - Revolver
7. Queen - A Night at the Opera
8. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
9. Adele - 21
10. The Beatles - White Album
Top 10 British films:
1. Trainspotting
2. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
3. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two
4. Monty Python's Life Of Brian
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
8. The Italian Job
9. Shaun Of The Dead
10. The King's Speech


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Iraq | Despite violence and suffering, Iraqis have reason to be hopeful as they head to the polls. Here's a balloting preview
"Let the voting begin" Continued...
Come Jan. 30 when Iraqi voters go to the polls for the first multiparty election since 1924, the insurgents, terrorists, and other gangsters who have made life miserable in the country's Sunni corridor will have a big problem. If they follow through with threats to disrupt the elections and attack Iraqis at the polls, their strategy will be just another form of self-immolation. By hitting the most likely targets, those within their own strongholds, they will ensure low voter response in the only areas where they stand to gain on Election Day.
Violence in Iraq grabs headlines, but the ground advantage belongs to the pro-election Shiites and Kurds, who control most of Iraq's geography and stand to win the most from successful polling, having been long excluded from power by the Baathist regime of Saddam Hussein.
That is the simple formula behind Iraqi optimism leading into an otherwise complex final week of election campaigning. Iraq's High Commission for Elections has certified 7,200 candidates to run for 275 seats in the National Assembly. The extraordinary tally of contenders hail from 73 single political parties-nearly all formed since liberation-and include 25 independent candidates. To help voters, the names will be assembled into 107 lists, with voters choosing slates rather than individuals (except in the cases of independent candidates) to represent them.
Once the National Assembly is convened, its members will choose a prime minister to convene a new government before turning to its chief end: drafting a permanent constitution before a scheduled referendum on Oct. 15. Assuming that deadline is met, nationwide elections will be held again before the end of 2005 to install a comprehensive government under the new constitution.
The election commission estimates that 14 million people will vote in Iraq, based on the number who received ration coupons through the UN Oil for Food program, going back to 1996. Additional tens of thousands of new returnees are also expected to vote, and qualify if they can produce an Iraqi passport.
Surprisingly, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi exiles still living outside the country are eligible to vote. The election commission working with the International Organization for Migration will administer "out-of-country voting" Jan. 28-30 in 14 countries: the United States, Canada, Britain, Holland, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.
Syria has announced that it will not allow such elections. Iran, which hosts 200,000 Iraqis, most of whom fled after Saddam's invasion of Kuwait and gas attacks on the Kurds, is offering to cooperate. Experts suspect that Tehran's Islamic regime will "encourage" its exile population to vote Shiite-particularly the list favored by Iraq's supreme Shiite leader, Ayatollah Sistani. But overall exile voting is a win-win for the country. Most Iraqis living in the West, including at least 100,000 from its Christian minority, will be inclined to vote for candidates who represent the kind of Western democracies they have grown accustomed to and who support religious and other personal freedoms.
Key candidate lists:
The Iraqi National Alliance
Foremost among the party coalitions, the Iraqi National Alliance represents the Shiite majority-with stamped approval from Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani-but has candidates divided equally with independents. These include Sunnis, Kurdish Shiites, Turkmen, and Yazdis. Its political parties include several extremist Islamic parties, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, but not the fanatical movement of Muqtada Sadr, the cleric who staged armed campaigns against U.S. forces in central Iraq.
Lead candidates: Ahmad Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress and one-time U.S. ally; and Hussein Shahristani, a former nuclear physicist who was imprisoned for refusing to participate in Saddam's mass weapons program.
The Kurds
By many accounts the second most-likely-to-succeed list after the two key Kurdish parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, agreed to campaign jointly. The two once met each other in armed conflict in the north but vowed to unite in support of a "federal democratic Iraq"-and also in recognition that only together could they credibly challenge the Shiite majority.
Lead candidates: KDP's Massoud Barzani and PUK's Jalal Talabani.
The Iraqis (al-Iraqiyoon)
The Iraqi list "al-Iraqiyoon" is headed by the interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and regarded as the most secular leading slate. The list includes leading Shiites as well as Sunni tribal chiefs and current government officers. Its candidates offer the most defined platform for political, economic, and social change, with emphasis on restoring security ("Certainly, we haven't succeeded," was Mr. Allawi's reply to a reporter's question on how he rated his government's security record). Mr. Allawi has promised to reduce Iraq's dependence on its oil sector and diversify its economy.
Lead candidates: Ayad Allawi, current interim prime minister; Hussein Sadr (uncle of Shiite fanatic Muqtada Sadr); Nazzar Khaizaran, Sunni tribal chief; Qassim Daoud, current minister for national security.
The Iraqis, II (al-Iraqiya)
Mainly tribal leaders-Shiite and Sunni-support interim president Ghazi Yawer over Mr. Allawi.
Lead candidate: Current interim president Ghazi Yawer.
Iraqi Communist Party
The oldest Communist party in the Arab world, its slate holds 275 candidates, including 91 women.
Lead candidates: Party head Hamid Majid Moussa and Mufid Jaza'iri, the interim minister of culture.
The Iraqi Islamic Party
The Sunni-based list has issued repeated calls to boycott the election, submitted a slate of 275 candidates, then announced their withdrawal on Dec. 27.
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Our local IGA grocery store has blue orchids for sale this week. The colour looks beautiful but I am wondering if this is somehow not a natural thing. In other words, the next time it flowers, will the blooms be blue or will it convert back to white?
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I tested migrating a simple user with no issues and so decided to be a Guinea Pig and migrate my own mailbox. The migration gets to message ten and then doesn't get any further. When I try to cancel the import it asks me if I want to to and I say OK and then nothing happens, click the cancel button again and the same thing happens. The only solution is to end the task.
I am trialing Zimbra Network edition 4.5.5 and the Migration wizard that comes with that. The server is Centos 4.5 (and works perfectly) the migration wizard is running on WinXP with the Novell client and GroupWise 7.0.2. Alot of our email is fairly recently migrated from Exchange to GroupWise (people didn't like GroupWise here much). We have approx 200 users who we want to migrate in this way once we've purchased a license.
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I am impressed by you in so many ways, and I am registered as a Democrat, so it's not hard to guess where my vote will be going on November 4th.
But I just have to say that I was sadly disappointed at a crucial point in the debates last night, where I thought you could have hit the ball right out of the park. Where, in fact, I was hungering to hear you do so even though I am predisposed to agree with many of your policies.
People who have been following this election for a while have heard the stump speeches, the talking points, the references to specific autobiographical details so many times that reiterating them does not do much for us. People who are new to following this election may not have heard these lines yet, but I don't think that's what they crave. People who are tuning in just now to learn about you and Senator McCain are looking for solutions. For answers in a moment of crisis to the panic that they are feeling. They are looking for inspiration.
And I think people who already believe in you are looking for that too.
You were asked at the very end of the debate "What don't you know, and how will you find it out?"
My stomach did a little flip of excitement. Here's what I wanted to hear, what I thought was coming: I anticipated a rousing speech admitting that although you are incredibly well-educated, you are only human. I wanted an eloquent statement of humility. I craved a clear, precise explanation of how no one can possibly really know what it is like to be president before he or she is actually president. No more than reading books, babysitting, taking parenting classes, asking experts, or stocking up on all the "necessary" supplies could fully prepare me for what it would mean to be a mother for the first time can you wholly know what you will encounter if you become president. You began well with the admission that the most work a president does is always on issues he or she couldn't have anticipated...but after that sentence or two, you moved right into something that sounded like a canned closing speech.
I wanted you to inspire me with your honesty, to tell me that you DO NOT have all the answers, and you are okay with that, and we should be too. I wanted you to remind me that you are knowledgeable and qualified but that you will look forward also to relying at key points on those who know more than you, on a range of individuals who are experts on different issues. I wanted to hear you be emotional and engaged about the work involved. I wanted you to answer the second part of the question: "how will you find out?" by showing me that you know when to rely on yourself and when to turn to others. I wanted you to say something that would not try to make me think "There is a man who already knows exactly what to do to fix everything in the next four years," but who would inspire me to feel, "There is a man I can trust to figure out how to lead us to a better future over the next four years."
Americans right now -- whether Republicans, Democrats, Independents, or Undecided -- are being buffeted by fears and uncertainties. We need as our next president someone who can convince us that he is a man in whom we can place our confidence. And to do that, he needs to talk to us not only from a list of talking points, but also from the heart.
At least in answer to one question.
If you can seize the opportunity to present yourself not just as an intelligent man, not just as a man with specific policies, not just as a man of the people (all of which are obviously important), but as a statesman, a man who can inspire people in difficult circumstances to trust that the uncomfortable choices you will undoubtedly have to make will ultimately move us forward, then you will win this race. Then, you will have shown your potential to be a truly great leader.
In my humble opinion,
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Dear Senator Obama,
I am impressed by you in so many ways, and I am registered as a Democrat, so it's not hard to guess where my vote will be going on November 4th.
15 comments:
- catnip said...
Maybe you should be a speech writer! Maybe we'll be lucky - one of his handlers will find this and use it in the last debate. :)
- October 8, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- McMommy said...
Wow! I agree with catnip, you would make a fantastic speechwriter!
But here's my thoughts on it...had he said he didn't know what it was like to truly be president, I cannot even begin to imagine the field day that the McCain camp would have with that sound bite. And you KNOW they would never play his comments in their entirety...it would just be commerical after commercial with that soundbite of I don't know what it will be like to be president...and some rousing rendition of "McCain..ready to lead on Day ONE!" Blech.
Of course...all INTELLIGENT Americans would probably agree with Obama...IT IS THE TRUTH! How could anyone know how to be president if they've never done it before? But I just shudder to think of what the Republicans would do/say/spin with that remark.
- October 8, 2008 at 7:49 AM
- The Roaming Southerner said...
While I am not pro-Obama, I agree with what you said: I thought he had a great opportunity to hit a homerun with that question and was dissapointed that he didn't answer it.
I also agree: U rite Gud. :-)
- October 8, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- Chocolate on my Cranium said...
I too am not an Obama supporter but must admit I think he did a better job than McCain in the debate last night. I'm still actually sour that my choice for the Republican candidate, Romney, didn't win the nomination especially now. He's the one we need getting us out of the economic mess.
- October 8, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- gina said...
Well said. I too, will vote for Obama in November- but as of right now it is only because Hillary didn't make the ticket- I'd love to fall in love with my "choice".
- October 8, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- LceeL said...
I tend not to comment on political stuff, but I thought I might say that yes, you should be writing his speeches.
- October 8, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- Heather of the EO said...
Yeah, maybe it's true that he shouldn't say out-right that he doesn't know what it would truly be right, he may have that repeated and only that. Over and over.
But there are ways of saying that without saying it bluntly, and still getting the humble answer across. Ways of saying it like you've included in your post :) Like how he'll be depending on the wisdom of others...
So, yes. You should write speeches.
- October 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Kim said...
I was disappointed with his answer as well.
While I believe he won the debate and that he is definitely the better choice, I wish he would have answered the questions he was asked and not gone around so many of them.
Great post!
- October 8, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- Mrs F with 4 said...
I, too, want to be inspired by the next leader. I feel like Obama is so almost-nearly there. I realise my opinion, being a non-American is quite irrelevant, but the rest of the world *could* be waiting for this too.
Inspirationally realistic? Realistically inspirational?
- October 8, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- lattemommy said...
I missed the end of the debate last night (putting the kids to bed), and I'm sorry that I did. I'd have loved to see Obama tackle that question. I, too, would have wished for something more than a canned answer. But, I wouldn't have been surprised at what he gave instead. The Republican camp would have had a field day with any "admission of inexperience" on the part of Obama, and unfortunately 49% of the population has an IQ below average and they swallow everything dished out to them, and they all get to vote too. Democracy in action.
Although they don't give Oscars for speechwriting, perhaps this ia alternative "dream career" choice for you? Eloquence is MommyTime.
- October 8, 2008 at 11:32 PM
- Auds at Barking Mad said...
I think YOU hit it out of the ballpark with that keen observation.
I too expected something more. A close that would "seal the deal"...at least to me, as I am still, terribly undecided and completely conflicted when it comes to this election. This is a hard place to be in, especially when people from both sides think it's stupid of me to still be in this place and accuse me of being stupid or blind to not see that whomever they deem the right candidate, should apparently be my clear choice as well.
I do have to say I ardently agree with Chocolate on my Cranium...Romney is the ideal person to LEAD us out of this mess. It's too bad so many people couldn't see past that little thing called being "Mormon." Ideal ticket for me would be Obama/Romney. It would NEVER happen, but I can dream, right?
- October 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM
- MommyTime said...
I never thought of being a speech writer, but it does sound like a lot of fun. Do you think Obama will hire me? I'm sure I'm qualified! ;)
I do think, in all honesty, that he could have said these things in a way that would not be excerptable against him. He could have said, "I know that I don't know everything. I don't know what it's like to stand in the Oval Office with the weight of the nation on my shoulders. But I do know who to call to find out. And here's who I would call..." But he could have said it in a way much more rousing to make us see that he is a real leader. He has that fire in him. He had it at points on the campaign trail. He needs it back at this crucial juncture.
- October 9, 2008 at 9:30 AM
- foolery said...
So many thoughts. But I think you have grabbed the essence of the problem, of our need. We need to be reassured, and while I think Obama has as reassuring a presence as any politician in the last 50 years, he can't speak freely. None of them can. They're all too worried (probably rightly so) about negative soundbites and spin. They are hobbled by their own system.
Send his campaign a link to this!
-- Laurie @ Foolery
- October 9, 2008 at 3:20 PM
- Ree said...
Excellent observation sweetie.
- October 9, 2008 at 8:26 PM
- Caffeine Court said...
Great post. I had a really hard time watching the debate because both candidates kept spewing out the same old rehearsed lines we've been hearing for months. I really wanted to hear them DEBATE.
I thought the whole thing was boring and uninspiring.
P.S. I'm not an Obama fan, but I respect those who are.
- October 12, 2008 at 11:30 PM


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Croatian deputy PM jailed in Hungary
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Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Radimir Cacic during a court hearing in June
A court in Hungary has sentenced the deputy prime minister of neighboring Croatia to 22 months in prison for killing two people in a traffic accident.
In a previous ruling in June, Radimir Cacic was given a suspended sentence, but the November 14 ruling by an appeals court overturned that sentence.
Cacic subsequently announced his resignation at an impromptu news conference in Zagreb.
Cacic crashed into another car at great speed on a Hungarian highway in January 2010.
He can be paroled after serving half the sentence.
He was the head of the of the opposition Croatian People's Party at the time of the accident.
It was not immediately clear whether he will serve the sentence in Croatia or Hungary.
Cacic is also Croatia's economy minister.
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A ticket to Nice means a holiday on the Côte d'Azur. The sky blue sea, waving palm trees and delicious food - the recipe for a wonderful time!
Fly to Nice and 2 hours later you are lying on the white sandy beaches of this lovely region. A day of sunbathing and an evening on the promenade. Pull up a chair at one of the restaurants! Try the delicious Provençal kitchen with its Italian twist. Try, for example, socca, a type of pancake made of chickpea flour and olive oil. And for a light meal during the hot summer days, there is the Salade Niçoise. It is the dish of Nice. Visit Vieux Nice, the old part of town, for culture. Wander for hours on end in the maze of small streets where modern art and historic buildings cross paths.
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I have heard about this for mobile devices. But a client had this use case.
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For the normal non tech person - they want to know if after a password is changed - will the Zimbra client still load and allow access to cached data?
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Quincy Ford and Joel Smith scored 15 points each
to propel the Northeastern Huskies to a 71-51 rout of the George Mason
Patriots in a battle atop the Colonial Athletic Association standings at
Matthews Arena.
Ford also grabbed seven rebounds for the Huskies (13-7, 8-0 CAA) as they
extended their winning streak to eight games and kept their perfect league
record intact. Reggie Spencer got into the mix with 14 points and six boards,
Dinko Marshavelski tallied 11 points off the bench, and Smith dealt out six
For George Mason (12-8, 5-3), Ventrail Vaughns tied a season-high in the
setback with 13 points. Sherrod Wright scored 12 points but committed six
turnovers as the Patriots saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
Northeastern shot an even 50 percent from the floor in the opening half which
helped it take a 29-21 lead into the intermission. The Patriots were only able
to connect on 25.8 percent of their field goal attempts before the break.
Although George Mason improved to 42.9 percent shooting after halftime, The
Huskies pulled away by hitting 56.5 percent of their field goal attempts,
including 5-of-8 from 3-point range, while also adding 11 free throws in the
second half. The Patriots went on a 15-4 run to make cut the deficit to just
four points at 49-45 with 6:34 left in regulation, but Northeastern outscored
the visitors, 22-6, the rest of the way to arrive at the 20-point decision.
Northeastern outscored George Mason, 21-12, from beyond the arc and also,
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Greensboro, NC -- Greensboro Police are investigating after they say a pedestrian was killed Wednesday morning along I-40 East/Business 85 near Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Police said the accident happened shortly after 5 am.
Thomas Robert Emerson, 57, was driving his Ford Taurus when he went off the road and hit Raeshawn Lamont Perry, 22, who was walking along the shoulder, according to police. Perry died at the location of the accident.
Emerson was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
He is charged with misdemeanor Death By Motor Vehicle; police said he may face additional charges. Emerson will have to take a blood toxicology test, which is a standard practice in these types of accidents, to determine if he was under the influence of any substances. Police said they don't believe alcohol was a factor.
All lanes on I-40 East are now open. All eastbound lanes were closed so police could measure the interstate, which they said is part of their investigation. One lane was closed for about four hours.
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Teething? Already?Rebekah Kuschmider
My daughter is 4 and a half months old so she can't be teething, right? Sure, she drools like a mastiff and sticks her fingers in her mouth all the time but hey! She's a baby! They're drooly finger suckers. No reason to think anything was up. Until yesterday when she was gnawing on one of my fingers and I found the tip of a tooth. Yep. A tooth. A canine tooth, to be exact.
Everything about this is catching me off guard.
I had no idea when teething is really supposed to start because my son was another early teether. I think his first tooth came in around 5 and a half months. I assumed he was an outlier and that my daughter would teethe later but apparently beating her brother is the thing to do so she got a tooth faster. I did a little reading and found out that 6 months is the average for teeth but it can start as early as 3 months or as late as 12 months. So…any time really. And there's a loose order teeth usually come in – bottom incisors, then top incisors, then molars, then canines – but they can come in in different orders, too. A friend of mine who's a pediatrician told me on Facebook that she's seen teeth come in in all kinds of order.
In other words, teething is a free for all. Your baby might fit the pattern or might be a rugged individualist. Expect the unexpected!
Teething can cause a baby a whole lot of discomfort. You might see fussing, drooling, restlessness, sleeplessness and chewing on hands or toys. But not always. My son's first few teeth appeared like ninjas with no warning. If your baby is having a tough time cutting teeth, talk to your pediatrician about how to relieve the discomfort.
Source: WebMD
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We are shifting from Google Apps to self hosted Zimbra and facing a peculiar problem with DNS transfer.
It has been more than 24 hours, and when I type mail.mydomain.com, it still resolved to GMail interface on and off.
To be precise, on nslookup, it appears that the transfer is complete.
Then suddenly after half an hour GMail page shows up.
nslookup and ping also changes to google and my domain every half an hour.
Hence, we are losing mails, and the user interface also gets frustrating.
Please help me as soon as possible.
Our whole day has been messed up.


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As a traveler getting married while traveling must be the ultimate experience. Can you actually legally get married while traveling?
Yes, but it depends on 2 things :
Here is an example :
Indonesian couples wants to get married in Singapore. The following rules apply :
After they married in Singapore, the marriage itself is legal (almost) worldwide, however Indonesian government does not accept the marriage certificate as legal document. In the order to make it legal, the couple has to get a translation of their ROM certificate and reference letter in Singapore's Indonesian Embassy, and within 1 year they should report to Indonesian Civil Office back in Indonesia (You can't just report in Indonesian Embassy)
Trivia : A lot of Indonesian married in Singapore before 2009 because Indonesian law did not allow different-religion marriage, and then reported their marriage back in Indonesia.
My sister did it, so it's possible. The bureaucratic hoops she had to jump through to get the marriage recognised at home were however significant, not because of unwillingness by authorities but mostly because of the amount of paperwork that had to be signed, countersigned, and sent back and forth between the Hague city hall, Las Vegas city hall, and herself multiple times before all the right stamps and signatures were on all the right forms in all the right places.
That depends completely on the laws concerning marriage in your home country. I'd say that in most countries it is possible, but there may be varying documentation or other requirements (and restrictions) for the marriage to be legally accepted.
Ask whatever authority is beaurocratically responsible for marriages in your country; they should know best.
There may also be travel agencies that offer marriage abroad as a package deal (I know this is very common in Japan). That's probably the safest option (if safe is what you want).
Yes you can. However, if you want the marriage to have force in your country of residence there might be some requirements. Get into contact with a registry office in your home country, they will be able to inform you about requirements and procedures.
I did it, my wife and I live in Israel and got married in New York. All we had to do was get an apostele (stamp) from New York State and register with the ministry of the Interior back in Israel. The only complication was getting her divorce decree translated from Hebrew to English and notarized. Thankfully we found a notary in NY who read Hebrew and could help us with the paperwork.
Of course what country you are traveling too and what countries you are citizens off may make a huge difference. But in general most western countries recognize each other's marriage and divorce decrees.
The answer is: absolutely!
There are multiple destinations that can do this while you travel. The possibility of this depends on the laws of the country and province(state) that you will want do this in.
For example in most states in the United States is usually performed by an official like a judge and requires some sort of documentation, registration, and possible wait time. That, however, is not necessarily true for all states and in state like Nevada it is possible to get married in a drive thru and yes it's just as official as others.
Since Israel doesn't have a civil marriage so a quite a few people from Israel travel to Cyprus to get married.


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I have been following all the great work that's being done by Community members to translate ZCS into new languages and thought maybe it's time we try for a little more formal collaboration. Anyone game to take on a more official language moderator or contributor role? I can think of alot of benefits- single point of contact, new languages sooner, conserve effort, more completeness, etc.
If anyone is interested, I have put together a quick outline on the Language Wiki of how we might do it in the near term.
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Please PM me with suggestions or let me know what language you'd like to Moderate / contribute on.


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ISU 12th After Round One of NCAA Central Regional
NORMAN, Okla. – The No. 22 Iowa State women's golf team is currently in a tie for 12th place after carding a 294 (+6) in day one of the NCAA Central Regional (Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club) in Norman, Okla. No. 9 Florida is the first-round leader at 282 (-6).
ISU's 294 tally is the lowest 18-hole team score ever recorded by a Cyclone squad in NCAA postseason play. The Cyclones were led by senior Punpaka Phuntumabamrung, who fired a 1-under 71 to put her in a tie for 13th.
Phuntumabamrung bounced back from a slow start, going 5-under over the last 10 holes en route to the lowest score by a Cyclone in NCAA Regional competition. Sophomore Chonlada Chayanun birdied the last two holes to help her card a 73 in the first round. She currently sits in a tie for 35th place.
Prima Thammaraks and Cajsa Persson both fired a pair of 75s (T64) for the final two counting scores.
Emily Collins of Oklahoma leads the medalist race after a first-round 67.
The second and third rounds will be conducted on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with 18 holes on each day. The top eight teams will advance to the NCAA Championship, May 21-24 in Athens, Ga.
Team Results
1. Florida 282
2. Oklahoma 283
3. Duke 284
5. Michigan State 291
UC Davis 291
7. Mississippi State 292
Wisconsin 292
Indiana 292
Arizona State 292
11. Coastal Carolina 293
12. Iowa State 294
N.C. State 294
Washington 294
15. Texas Tech 296
17. Wake Forest 299
18. Campbell 301
Illinois State 301
21. Gonzaga 303
Lamar 303
23. Butler 305
24. Detroit 312
Iowa State Results
T13. Punpaka Phuntumabamrung 71
T35. Chonlada Chayanun 73
T64. Prima Thammaraks 75
T64. Cajsa Persson 75
T77. Sasikarn On-iam 76
Top Individuals
1. Emily Collins, Oklahoma 67
2. Elcin Ulu, Florida 68


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Sky Show Photos
What a game last night! Luke Hochevar threw his first complete game in the Majors, using just 80 pitches in a contest that lasted just 2:12. It's a good thing that the game wasn't any shorter, because we needed the sun to go down for the KC Sky Show, which followed the 4-1 win over Cincinnati. Here are a few pictures courtesy of team photographer Chris Vleisides.


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Video: Jury Adjourned In Culpeper Fatal Shooting Trial
CULPEPER, Va. (WUSA) -- The jury in the murder trial of a former Culpeper police officer, Daniel Harmon-Wright, adjourned for the evening and will be back in court at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, reports WUSA9's Peggy Fox.
Jurors boarded a school bus early Monday morning to the school parking lot where Harmon-Wright killed 54-year-old Patricia Cook on February 9, 2012, they were armed with maps to walk the scene Cook was shot.
Cook was sitting in her green Jeep Wrangler when the school's office manager, Anne Schuyler, approached her. Schuyler testified that she asked Cook if she needed help and that Cook said 'no.' When she asked Cook to leave, she rolled up her window and stared straight ahead. There was a sunscreen covering the entire windshield. When Cook refused to leave, Schuyler called police.
Harmon-Weight told a police investigator that when he arrived he asked Cook what she was doing there. He said she paused and then said "Meeting a friend."
The officer says he asked Cook to see her ID. When he reached through the half-opened window to take it from her, she refused to give it to him. He says she rolled up the window trapping his fingers.
He told the police investigator that he had to shoot to free his fingers and keep from being dragged because she had started moving the vehicle forward.
On the stand Thursday the prosecutor asked Schuyler if he saw Harmon-Wright trapped, dragged or about to be run over. Schuyler answered 'no' to all three. Another witness said the officer never had his hand caught, but did point a gun at Cook. According to the witness, Harmon-Wright screamed, 'stop or I'll shoot.' The witness said he was stunned when the officer fired multiple times.
After the trip to the shooting scene on Friday, the defense will present its case.