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TORONTO, ON -- (Marketwired) -- 03/14/14 -- Baylin Technologies Inc. (TSX: BYL), a global provider of innovative antenna solutions for the mobile, broadband and wireless infrastructure markets, today announced its financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2013. All figures are stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
Fiscal Year 2013 Highlights
- Revenue increased by 16.5% to $80.1 million from $68.7 million in 2012.
- Antennas shipped increased by 16.3% to 200 million units from 172 million units in 2012.
- Gross profit increased by 10.0% to $25.2 million from $22.9 million in 2012.
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations increased by 25.5% to $10.8 million from $8.6 million in 2012.
- The Company completed its initial public offering ("IPO") in November 2013, raising gross proceeds of $47 million.
- Total cash and cash equivalents were $45.1 million at December 31, 2013, compared to $7.0 million at December 31, 2012, with the increase principally the result of proceeds from the Company's IPO.
"It was a successful year overall for Baylin, highlighted by solid year-over-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth and the completion of our IPO in November," said Ephraim Ulmer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baylin. "We now have a strong balance sheet and the resources to expand our customer base and diversify our revenue. The underlying trends in our markets -- specifically the rapid growth in mobile data traffic and devices -- are driving demand for sophisticated, highly engineered antenna systems. While near-term sales will be affected by lower allocations on a key product platform, with our 35-year track record of innovation we are well positioned to capitalize on market growth over the long term. In addition to our expansion in Vietnam, we are focused on leveraging our investment in LTE antenna solutions to win new mobile OEM customers. Based on the strong early results in wireless infrastructure, we are also investing to expand this segment of our business."
Selected Financial Information (In thousands of United States dollars except per share amounts) ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Three Months Ended Dec 31 Year Ended Dec 31 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- % % 2013 2012 Change 2013 2012 Change ---------- ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- ------ Revenue 14,264 20,369 (30%) 80,071 68,709 17% Gross profit 3,143 6,789 (54%) 25,217 22,924 10% R&D 2,093 1,786 17.2 7,392 6,588 12% Operating expenses 702 2,834 (75%) 14,379 9,874 32% Adjusted EBITDA(1) (278) 2,499 (111%) 10,822 8,623 26% Net income 359 1,748 (79%) 829 1,376 (40%) Net income per share Basic 0.02 0.16 (88%) 0.07 0.13 (46%) Diluted 0.02 0.16 (88%) 0.07 0.13 (46%) ---------- ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- ------ Issued and outstanding Common shares 18,733,918 11,283,343 66% 18,733,918 11,283,343 66% ---------- ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- ------
The Company's complete financial statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis for 2013 are available at baylintech.com/investor-relations/ and www.sedar.com/.
Financial Summary
Full Year
Revenue for 2013 was $80.1 million, up from 2012 revenue of $68.7 million. The year-over-year increase of 16% reflects new project wins and an increase in market share with key customers. During 2013, one of the Company's key customers launched new products incorporating the Company's antennas, which was the main reason for the revenue increase. Overall, the Company sold approximately 200 million antennas in 2013, compared to approximately 172 million antennas in 2012.
Gross profit for 2013 was $25.2 million (31.5% of revenue), compared with $22.9 million (33.4% of revenue) in 2012. The increase in gross profit dollars was the result of higher sales volumes. The decrease in gross profit percentage reflects the change in product mix resulting in higher subcontracting costs, as well as a reduction in average selling prices in late 2013, which is typical within the industry following the initial launch of new products.
Research and development ("R&D") expenses increased by 12.2% in 2013, driven principally by continued investment in new technologies and product designs, an increase in costs for patent registrations and maintenance, and non-recurring, non-cash share-based compensation to the Company's Chief Technical Officer, which occurred prior to the completion of the Company's IPO.
General and administrative ("G&A") expenses for 2013 increased by $4.3 million over 2012. These expenses for 2013 include $6.1 million in non-recurring, non-cash share-based compensation costs that occurred prior to the Company's IPO, as well as the extinguishment of the annuity liability for the Company's former founder, which was a $2.0 million non-cash item.
Adjusted EBITDA(1) for 2013 increased by 25.5% to $10.8 million, compared with adjusted EBITDA(1) of $8.6 million in 2012. Net income for 2013 was $0.8 million, compared with $1.4 million in 2012. Net income for 2013 was affected mainly by the non-cash transactions referred to above.
Fourth Quarter
Revenue for Q4 2013 was $14.3 million, compared with $20.4 million in Q4 2012. The year-over-year decrease largely reflects the timing of customer product launches and end consumer demand in the mobile handset business, which have historically been the major factors driving the quarterly fluctuations in the Company's revenue. New product launches can significantly impact the level of net sales in any particular quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA(1) for Q4 2013 was $(0.3) million, compared with adjusted EBITDA(1) of $2.5 million for Q4 2012, reflecting lower sales and gross profit levels in Q4 2013.
As at December 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $45.1 million. In Q4 2013, the Company completed its IPO and raised gross proceeds of $47 million. The IPO significantly improved the Company's liquidity and enabled it to expand and execute key growth strategies.
The antenna industry has grown, and is expected to continue to grow, with the proliferation of mobile devices and the exponential growth in mobile data traffic. These trends place new demands on designers and manufacturers of mobile devices and have resulted in a need for increasingly complex, innovative and highly engineered antenna solutions, specifically for LTE devices. The current trends in wireless communication, coupled with Baylin's stable financial position and 35-year history as an innovative antenna supplier, position the Company for long-term growth. Going forward, the Company plans to continue to grow and diversify its customer base by strengthening its product portfolios and particularly expanding the wireless infrastructure offering.
In the near term, the Company expects revenue in the first half of 2014 to be affected by a lower-than-expected allocation on a major product launch from its largest customer. The Company maintains a close relationship with this customer and supplies multiple devices and platforms. To offset the short-term impact from this platform, management is highly focused on growing and diversifying its customer base. The Company's strategic priorities for 2014 include continuing to secure significant contracts with the leading OEMs in the mobile sector, investing in advanced research and development, new product introductions, and continued enhancement of existing product lines. In addition to its organic growth initiatives, Baylin will pursue strategic acquisitions to accelerate growth and diversify its business, with a focus on the wireless infrastructure segment.
Conference Call
Baylin will hold a conference call to discuss its 2013 fourth quarter and year-end financial results today, March 14, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). The call will be hosted by Ephraim Ulmer, President & CEO, and Yuval Katzir, CFO. All interested parties are invited to participate.
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(1) Non-IFRS Measures
Baylin uses EBITDA from continuing operations and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations to measure its strength and our future ability to generate and sustain earnings. EBITDA from continuing operations refers to earnings before interest (finance expenses, net), taxes, depreciation, and amortization and discontinued operations. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations refers to EBITDA from continuing operations less items of an exceptional nature that are outside of the ordinary course of business. Such items include, but are not limited to, certain exceptional, non-recurring share-based compensation, capital gains and losses, restructuring costs, recognition of significant provisions and other significant non-cash transactions. We do not believe these items reflect the underlying performance of our business. EBITDA from continuing operations and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations are non-IFRS performance measures. We believe that, in addition to net earnings, EBITDA from continuing operations and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations are useful complementary measures of pre-tax profitability and are commonly used by the financial and investment community for valuation purposes.
About Baylin
Baylin (TSX: BYL) is a leading global technology company with more than 35 years of experience in designing, producing and supplying innovative antennas for the mobile, broadband and wireless infrastructure industries. We strive to meet our customers' needs by being their trusted partner from initial design to production with an extensive portfolio of custom engineered solutions as well as leading edge off-the-shelf antenna product.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news release, including all statements that are not historical facts, contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements or information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate" or "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. With respect to forward-looking statements and information contained herein, we have made numerous assumptions. Although our management believes that the assumptions made and the expectations represented by such statement or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement or information referenced herein will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements and information by their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement or information. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things those risks identified in Baylin's prospectus filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although we have attempted to identify factors that would cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Also, many of the factors are beyond the control of Baylin. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. Baylin undertakes no obligation to reissue or update any forward-looking statements or information as a result of new information or events after the date hereof except as may be required by law. All forward-looking statements and information herein are qualified by this cautionary statement.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION U.S. dollars in thousands December 31, ------------------------ 2013 2012 ----------- ------------ ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 45,058 $ 6,997 Trade receivables, net 8,905 14,247 Other accounts receivable 1,895 1,318 Loan to related party - 150 Inventories 5,493 5,195 ----------- ------------ 61,351 27,907 ----------- ------------ NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Property, plant and equipment 21,420 13,680 Lease deposits 1,033 563 Loan to related party - 1,521 Deferred taxes 921 530 ----------- ------------ 23,374 16,294 ----------- ------------ $ 84,725 $ 44,201 =========== ============ CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION U.S. dollars in thousands December 31, ---------------------------- 2013 2012 ------------- ------------- LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Credit from banks and others $ 6,685 $ 12,859 Trade payables 9,479 11,644 Other accounts payable 3,462 2,342 Convertible loans from shareholder - 400 Income tax payable 356 646 ------------- ------------- 19,982 27,891 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Loans from banks 1,630 28 Long-term loans from shareholder - 3,293 Finance lease liabilities 1,661 178 Employee benefit liabilities, net 1,358 1,290 Deferred taxes 500 200 Other long-term liabilities - 1,759 ------------- ------------- 5,149 6,748 TOTAL LIABILITIES: 25,131 34,639 ------------- ------------- EQUITY Share capital and premium 80,766 33,235 Foreign currency translation reserve 3,672 3,193 Capital reserve from transactions with non- controlling interests 101 101 Share-based payment reserve 620 - Accumulated deficit (25,565) (26,967) ------------- ------------- Total equity 59,594 9,562 ------------- ------------- $ 84,725 $ 44,201 ============= ============= CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data Year ended December 31, ---------------------------- 2013 2012 ------------- ------------- Revenues $ 80,071 $ 68,709 Cost of revenues 54,854 45,785 ------------- ------------- Gross profit 25,217 22,924 Operating expenses: Selling and marketing expenses 2,760 2,644 Research and development expenses 7,392 6,588 General and administrative expenses 11,657 7,320 Other income, net (38) (90) ------------- ------------- 21,771 16,462 ------------- ------------- Operating income 3,446 6,462 Finance income 203 44 Finance expense (1,759) (1,436) ------------- ------------- Income before income taxes 1,890 5,070 Income taxes (1,061) (557) ------------- ------------- Income from continuing operations 829 4,513 Loss from discontinued operations, net - (3,137) ------------- ------------- Net income 829 1,376 ------------- ------------- Other comprehensive income (loss) (net of tax effect): Amounts not to be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Remeasurement loss from defined benefit plans (36) (248) ------------- ------------- Total (36) (248) ------------- ------------- Amounts to be reclassified to profit or loss under specific conditions: Adjustments arising from translation of foreign operations 479 285 Reclassification to profit or loss upon sale of foreign operation - (30) ------------- ------------- Total 479 255 ------------- ------------- Total other comprehensive income 443 7 ------------- ------------- Total comprehensive income $ 1,272 $ 1,383 ============= ============= CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS U.S. dollars in thousands Year ended December 31, 2013 2012 -------------- ------------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net income from continuing operations $ 829 $ 4,513 -------------- ------------- Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Adjustments to the profit or loss items: Share-based payment 6,602 - Extinguishment of other long-term liabilities (2,030) - Depreciation and amortization 2,709 2,161 Finance expense, net 1,556 1,392 Loss from sale of property, plant and equipment 95 - Income taxes 1,061 557 Change in employee benefit liabilities, net 16 (19) -------------- ------------- 10,009 4,091 -------------- ------------- Changes in asset and liability items: Decrease (increase) in trade receivables 5,513 (3,263) Increase in other accounts receivable (309) (257) Increase in inventories (152) (1,405) Increase (decrease) in trade payables (2,369) 4,000 Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable 1,062 (220) -------------- ------------- 3,745 (1,145) -------------- ------------- Cash paid and received during the year for: Interest paid (1,125) (1,170) Interest received 45 10 Taxes paid (1,558) (720) -------------- ------------- (2,638) (1,880) -------------- ------------- Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations 11,945 5,579 Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations - (2,342) -------------- ------------- $ 11,945 $ 3,237 -------------- ------------- CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS U.S. dollars in thousands Year ended December 31, ------------------------------ 2013 2012 -------------- -------------- Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of property, plant and equipment $ (6,130) $ (1,498) Rental lease deposits (541) - Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 197 36 Collection of long-term loans 2,280 234 -------------- -------------- Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations (4,194) (1,228) Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations - 330 -------------- -------------- (4,194) (898) -------------- -------------- Cash flows from financing activities: Issuance of share capital, net 41,202 490 Receipt of long-term loans from banks 3,230 - Receipt of long-term loan from shareholder - 1,370 Repayment of long-term loans from shareholders (5,275) (836) Repayment of other long-term liabilities (142) (127) Repayment of finance lease liabilities (1,246) - Repayment of long-term loans (400) - Receipt (repayment) of short-term credit from banks and others, net (6,891) 1,200 -------------- -------------- Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations 30,478 2,097 Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations - (890) -------------- -------------- 30,478 1,207 Exchange differences on balances of cash and cash equivalents (168) 149 -------------- -------------- Increase in cash and cash equivalents 38,061 3,695 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 6,997 3,302 -------------- -------------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year $ 45,058 $ 6,997 ============== ==============
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Jun. 12, 2007
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CONNOR, ROBERT, E., 73 - of Brigantine, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Robert was born in Philadelphia and he lived in Lansdown, PA, before before moving to Brigantine in 1979. Bob worked for ARCO for 25 years, he retired in 1977. He was also a self employed optician and he was employed at Nuvision and Lenscrafters Opticians until his retirement. He was an honorary life member of the Knights of Columbus, having served as Grand Knight of the Santa Anna Council 4461 in Lansdowne and Council 7020 in Brigantine. He also served as District Deputy of the Trinity Chapter for the tri-county area in Delaware County PA. Bob was a member of the 4th Degree Rev. Dr. John T. Sheehan OSA Assembly 662 where he was active in the color corps. He served in the US Army from 1957 to 1959. Bob was also a member and usher at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church and he was a member of the Brigantine Elks Lodge #2428. He enjoyed supporting the majority of the VFW and American Legion Events even though he was not eligible to be a member.
Mr. Connor along with his wife of 52 years, Elaine were foster parents to 13 children through Catholic Social Services.
He is survived by his wife, D. Elaine Connor (nee' Robinson), a daughter, Terry Fetrow (John); sons Robert M. (Melissa) and Andrew J. and a sister Kathleen Bates (Jerry). He is also survived by his grandchildren John, Kristen and Stephen Fetrow, Julie and Erin Connor; his nephew Michael Bates and his niece Maureen Bradley (Chuck).
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Bob's Life Celebration and visitation Friday, June 15, at St. Thomas Church 8th Street and Brigantine Avenue, Brigantine from 10 a.m. to 11:15., Elks Service 11:15. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:30.
Interment Monday June 18 at 11:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Saint Dismas Society C/O Sister Celeste, 4101 Brigantine Avenue. Brigantine, New Jersey 08203 or the South Jersey Cancer Fund, PO Box 1084 Brigantine, New Jersey 08203.
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More vaccine extremism in America: Doctors could soon drop patients who don't vaccinate their kids
Susan K. Livio
Raw Story
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:22 UTC
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Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:22 UTC
The Academy also urged states to repeal laws that have allowed parents to use religion as an excuse for not getting their children inoculated.
New Jersey has a liberal religious exemption policy, allowing parents and guardians to submit a signed statement indicating "immunization interferes with the free exercise of the pupil's religious rights." No other documentation is required. The number of unvaccinated students is slowly climbing in the state.
An attempt to make it tougher for New Jersey families to get the religious exemption by requiring they explain how vaccines "would violate, contradict, or otherwise be inconsistent" with their religion failed in the last legislative session.
The number of New Jersey children whose parents have requested a religious exemption has grown nearly 600 percent, from 1,641 in the 2005-06 academic year to 9,506 in the 2014-15 year, according to the state Department of Health.
Comment: Defending your rights: Religious exemption to vaccination
The Declaration of Independence begins with, "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights." That Declaration was a rejection of oppression by a ruling aristocracy and the pledge that this country would uphold the unalienable natural right to life and liberty that belongs to every person.
240 years later, we find ourselves again fighting for freedom from oppression because we have allowed the rise of a new ruling aristocracy, an elitist class of privileged citizens who want the legal right to judge, shame, segregate, discriminate against and punish fellow citizens who do not share their beliefs. Nowhere is this truth more self evident than in the oppressive implementation of one-size-fits-all mandatory vaccination laws that fail to respect biodiversity or human rights and crush citizen opposition, in violation of the informed consent ethic and freedom of thought, speech, conscience and religious belief.
In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with what Congress said in 1986, and that is: government licensed vaccines are "unavoidably unsafe" and pharmaceutical corporations should not be liable for vaccine injuries and deaths. 30 31 Today, when your child dies or is permanently brain injured after vaccination or the vaccine fails to protect your child, you cannot hold the vaccine manufacturer or the doctor who gave the vaccine accountable in court in front of a jury of your peers. With this free pass, in 2011 and 2012 the multi-billion dollar vaccine machine powered by medical trade, industry and government rolled into the legislatures of Washington, Vermont and other states with the goal of eliminating religious and conscience vaccine exemptions that have been in place in the U.S. for more than half a century. 32 In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with what Congress said in 1986, and that is: government licensed vaccines are "unavoidably unsafe" and pharmaceutical corporations should not be liable for vaccine injuries and deaths. 30 31 Today, when your child dies or is permanently brain injured after vaccination or the vaccine fails to protect your child, you cannot hold the vaccine manufacturer or the doctor who gave the vaccine accountable in court in front of a jury of your peers.
With this free pass, in 2011 and 2012 the multi-billion dollar vaccine machine powered by medical trade, industry and government rolled into the legislatures of Washington, Vermont and other states with the goal of eliminating religious and conscience vaccine exemptions that have been in place in the U.S. for more than half a century. 32 NVIC has worked with families and other grassroots organizations to protect vaccine exemptions in 15 states but, in 2015, Vermont lost the conscience exemption and California lost the personal belief exemption protecting both exercise of conscience and religious beliefs. 33
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Mark Sisson
Mark's Daily Apple
Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
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Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
The problem with this approach to pain is that the quick solutions rarely work like they do for other physiological messages. Hunger is simple. You put something in your mouth, chew, and swallow. Hunger gone. But pain is complex. Pain is communication. When something hurts, your nervous system is telling you that something is wrong with your body (that stove is hot, your ankle is sprained, you pulled your hamstring) and you should fix it (pull your hand away, elevate and stay off your ankle, warm-up before you sprint next time). People born without the ability to feel pain are extremely vulnerable to death and dismemberment. It might sound cool to live without pain, but we desperately need it to survive.
Acute pain can usually be trusted. Chronic pain is trickier. There may have been initial tissue damage, but instead of decreasing the pain as the damage healed, it increased: chronic pain usually gets worse, not better.
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New Eastern Outlook
Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:17 UTC
New Eastern Outlook
Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:17 UTC
As it has been shown by a number of scientific studies, the activities of a number of American corporations present a very real threat the well-being of the population mainly due to the use of genetically modified substances in their products while manufacturing substandard health and beauty aids. The truth is that it's the people of developing countries that are being affected by these fraudulent business practices the most, since Western corporations try to suppress any information about the health effects of their products to obtain maximum profit.
At the end of the twentieth century British scientists have come to a sensational conclusion that parabens are capable of penetrating the skin barrier and are being accumulated in the tissues of the body, causing cancer, hormone system failures, endocrine system suppression, and skin diseases. Research made this finding while studying malignant tumors in breast tissue, all of which contained parabens, Later on, these findings were confirmed by Canadian and French scientists.
Parabens are artificial preservatives that are often used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry by a number of Western corporations. Even though they are effectively increasing the shelf life of a product, while remaining relatively cheap to use, parabens pose a serious threat to human health and well-being. From time to time one can come across articles on the harmful effects of parabens in Europe and the United States, forcing certain companies to replace parabens with less harmful preservatives. However, the markets of developing countries, especially those with hot and humid climates, are flooded with Western cosmetic products that contain the dangerous substance.
In order to attract international attention to this danger, the French Le Monde went as far as to publish a list of the 400 Western pharmaceutical products containing parabens and that are, therefore, dangerous for use or consumption. In this list one may find the baby cream Biafine, cough medicines as Clarix, Codotussyl, Drill, Hexapneumine, Humex, Pectosan, and Rhinathiol, stomach relief medicine such as Maalox, Gaviscon, Josacine, and antibiotic Zinnat, along with a list of other drugs produced by Western corporations and actively advertised for mass consumption.
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Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:08 UTC
While the 500-percent increase for allergy treatment EpiPen has dominated attention in the pharmaceutical world and beyond, far more people — nearly 30 million in the US — are diabetic and rely on insulin to survive. Insulin prices, meanwhile, have soared in recent years.
"This borders on the unbelievable," Dr. Mayer Davidson, a professor of medicine at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles who has monitored insulin costs, told Lee Newspapers. In 2001, a monthly supply of extremely concentrated insulin "had the wholesale price of $45. By last year, the cost had skyrocketed to $1,447" for the same amount, Davidson said.
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Poor diets and lack of exercise blamed for pet dementia
Patrick Sawer
The Telegraph
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:55 UTC
The Telegraph
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:55 UTC
Growing numbers of cats and dogs are suffering from dementia, with more than a million in Britain likely to have the condition.
Vets have warned that sedentary lifestyles and poor diets may be behind the rising number of dogs succumbing to the disease.
Experts have noticed that cats are also falling prey to a decline in their cognitive abilities, leading to clumsiness and other behaviour problems, such as getting lost in familiar territory.
Comment: For more on taking the best care of your furry friends see: The Health & Wellness Show: Pet Health
World Health Organization documents how to respond to 'vaccine deniers'
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:28 UTC
Health Impact News has previously reported how the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) and other government health officials have tried to silence the media in publishing anything contrary to their controlled information regarding vaccines, and have produced training documents for health workers to combat those opposed to mandatory vaccinations.
Vaccine injury data is seldom, if ever, published, and the statistics on vaccine injuries and deaths are purposely withheld from public information. (See: U.S. Government Withholds Vaccine Injury Data: Rolls Out "Vaccine Confidence Plan" Instead.) Health Impact News might be the only news source currently publishing the quarterly reports of vaccine injuries and deaths published by the Department of Justice awarded to victims in the government vaccine court.
Comment: Not the first time the WHO is using psychological operations (PSYOP) to push the 'vaccine agenda':
On August 18, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a press release from Geneva, Switzerland titled "Vaccine hesitancy: A growing challenge for immunization programmes."1 The focus of the release was to highlight views expressed by public health officials in a special edition of the journal Vaccine, which was "guest-edited" and published by the WHO.1
Foremost among the views was the continuing concern by health officials over the number of people around the world who remain unvaccinated despite the availability of vaccines. According to the release, approximately 1 out of 5 children globally do not get vaccinated. The WHO attributes the situation to a phenomenon called "vaccine hesitancy," which the organization describes as a "delay in acceptance or refusal of safe vaccines despite availability of vaccination services."
In October 2014, the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) published an extensive report on vaccine hesitancy, looking at different approaches to help shape the public's behavior toward vaccination.24 The report specifically explored marketing strategies employed by other organizations such as the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA), which includes companies like Coca Cola Company, Pepsico and McDonalds. According to the SAGE report, "Key industry messages to the Working Group included the following (points particularly relevant to vaccine hesitancy are in italics):"23
- All that really matters is the power of the story.
- Consumers care about benefits, not supporting facts.
- Brand = product + compelling story.
- Reason leads to conclusions, while emotion leads to action (i.e. change comes from feelings, not facts).
- It is important to win the hearts, minds, and now, voice.
- Due to social media, consumers have a mouth piece and a large portion of media consumption is media generated by other consumers.
- The rise of social media has benefits and risks. You can share information on a massive scale at zero cost, but there is less control.
- Consumers believe more in messages from other consumers than from big institutions.
- It is important to find the intersection of brand topics (what the brand wants to talk about) and audience interests (what existing and desired audiences care about).
- Consumer's rationale for decisions may not reflect the true motivation (e.g. give fact-based reasons, but emotional reasons may have in fact driven the behavior).
- It is impossible to please all consumers, and some will not like you.
- One big idea needs to drive the entire communications strategy. Only one or two messages can be communicated—the rest must be sacrificed.
- Communication is increasingly about dialogue back and forth in the context of social media.
- A communication brief includes: competitive content landscape, target consumer, brand opportunity, communication task, core insight, core essence, functional benefit, emotional benefit, meaningful product truth, brand personality, obtainable brand proposition, key performance indicators. Effective communication strategies are not simple.23
- The WHO's condescending tips for EU healthcare workers to convince informed patients that vaccines are safe
2 California elementary school students diagnosed with leprosy
Ali Tadayon
The Press Enterprise
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:48 UTC
The Press Enterprise
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:48 UTC
Though the information has not been confirmed, said Superintendent Elliott Duchon, school district officials decided to send the letter home as a precaution.
"We wanted parents of the students to know, we wanted to get ahead of any rumors and make sure they had access to ample information," Duchon said in a phone interview Sunday evening.
Mad mass prescription: Psychotropic drugs act as chemical lobotomies
Steve Taylor Ph.D
Waking Times
Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:19 UTC
Waking Times
Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:19 UTC
brain. Initially lobotomies were performed by drilling holes into the skull, until the American physician Walter Freeman discovered that he could reach the frontal lobes through the eye sockets, by hammering a long metal pick into the bone and then into the brain.
The procedure was extremely dangerous - some patients died, others became brain-damaged or committed suicide. A "successful" outcome meant that a patient who had previously been mentally unstable was now docile and emotionally numb, less responsive and less self-aware. Even if there appeared to be some improvement in their mental "disorder", this was often outweighed by cognitive and emotional impairments.
From a modern perspective, the use of frontal lobotomies seems incredibly brutal and primitive. However, we are nowhere near as far removed from such barbarism as we might like to believe. There are strong parallels between lobotomies and the modern use of psychotropic drugs. In fact, the blanket treatment of psychological conditions as if they are medical problems, and the consequent massive overprescription of psychotropic medication, has had a much more harmful effect than lobotomies, because it is so much more widespread.
The procedure was extremely dangerous - some patients died, others became brain-damaged or committed suicide. A "successful" outcome meant that a patient who had previously been mentally unstable was now docile and emotionally numb, less responsive and less self-aware. Even if there appeared to be some improvement in their mental "disorder", this was often outweighed by cognitive and emotional impairments.
From a modern perspective, the use of frontal lobotomies seems incredibly brutal and primitive. However, we are nowhere near as far removed from such barbarism as we might like to believe. There are strong parallels between lobotomies and the modern use of psychotropic drugs. In fact, the blanket treatment of psychological conditions as if they are medical problems, and the consequent massive overprescription of psychotropic medication, has had a much more harmful effect than lobotomies, because it is so much more widespread.
Important information to understand if you want to avoid illness
Maverick Wilson
Collective Evolution
Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:47 UTC
Collective Evolution
Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:47 UTC
The three most common ways for a human to perish in our society include heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
These are known as 'diseases of civilization' and together cause 75% of all deaths in Western nations. 45% of adults in the United States have a chronic disease.
The largest factor in developing one of these diseases is misinformation. So few of us actually understand why and how we are getting sick that we cannot hope to make this world a better place unless we know what truly makes us healthy.
Here are 5 things to understand about health and illness.
Comment: Americans are less healthy, and die sooner than people in other developed nations
How Can the Wealthiest Industrialized Nation be the Sickest?
Since the mid-1990s, the number of Americans suffering from at least three chronic illnesses nearly doubled. Life expectancy has decreased and infant mortality has increased. Illnesses once rare are now common, with some approaching epidemic levels. For example:
- Autism now affects one in 88 children (CDC), compared to one in 25,000 in the mid-1970s
- Type 2 diabetes rates in the U.S. increased by 176 percent between 1980 and 2010
- Celiac disease is four times more common now than 60 years ago
- Alzheimer's disease is rising at alarming rates. It's estimated that 5.4 million Americans (one in eight older Americans) now has Alzheimer's disease, and nearly half of those age 85 and older have it; AD rates have doubled since 1980
- New infectious diseases are increasing in number, according to a 2008 study
Aerial spraying for Zika has city leaders at odds in Miami Beach
Dan Krauth
NBC 6 South Florida
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:27 UTC
NBC 6 South Florida
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:27 UTC
In a statement Tuesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said the flights recommended by Florida health officials and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin Thursday and continue for a month.
Gimenez said the number of Miami Beach mosquitoes found with Zika increased over the weekend.
The Florida Health Department announced Tuesday six new non-travel related cases of the Zika virus in Miami Beach.


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*setsuna says:
"His flower shots are always beautiful colour and bokeh! and his shots from travel is really nice too,I can see unknown beautiful place through his shots. :)"
December 4th, 2010
bertdalmolen says:
"you get som many comments on your photostream, that it feels somewhat strange to add my voice in the chorus. So I do it this way. I love your work."
February 21st, 2010
AnotherSaru - Limited mode says:
"Jun is simply an amazing photographer. I have been visiting his pages for so long now and I never fail to see something beautiful with each visit. His flower Macro's are always so beautiful and photo's of the Natural beauty of Japan are an inspiration to me."
September 11th, 2009
sippay says:
"""""the talent lives here!
i saw many photos,,, but here is most awesome shots..
high quality is what I see in everything we publish, master the art of photography, inspires me to see so much beauty in your images.
I am often without words to describe the beauty of your photos.
continue with their works wonderful.
for many years I hope I pass through here and when you open your delight flickr"""
""You're photographs introduce fresh and creative ideas, which I absolutely love! You're one of the only one's on Flickr that really look at/comment/favorite almost every one of my photographs- which I couldn't thank you enough for. I think you're photography will take you VERY far! Good luck with everything ...best lucks... ~sippay"""
July 24th, 2009
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"I found Jun's photostream a few months ago and have been impressed with the consistently excellent photographs he produces. His flowers and landscapes are superb. Living in Japan I have seen many photos of Mt. Fuji, but Jun's are amongst the best."
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**Alice** says:
"Joka-san's shot are always impressive. The composition and the detail of the shots can't be surpassed so easily...
I've always thought that the personality and the most inner feelings of the shooter are transmitted through the photographs. Joka-san has an unique way to show his world and his feelings. He is so very humble and sensitive about everything that surrounds him... He is one of the most talented photographs I know.
I am very happy that I can visit his world through his photographs.
Keep up the great work!"
March 1st, 2009
yeright says:
"I'm always amazed by Joka's photo stream.
Every time I visit, I see some lovely work and I'm proud to count Joka among my contacts and friends ^^"
March 10th, 2008
baby7 says:
"Joka is one of the wonderful friend..I am happy to be his friend..
Love all his photos and he is great friend flickrland.
He always visits and leave me a lovely commenst on my photos.
He is true and so humble and friendly..Me ahppy to being her list and friend..
Thanks so much and I wish you good luck in your life with your lovers.."
November 4th, 2007
CharlieBrown8989 says:
私が東京に住んでいた時、私は彼に会うチャンスは決してなかった。 私達が会ったのはここFlickrでした。
彼は私たちのファンで、私は彼を時々訪問します。 彼は自然や花を愛する。
私は彼のサイトをここに見直しました。 私達は彼の才能と非常に印象づけられ、彼の傑作をここにみられることに感謝します。
When I lived in Tokyo. I have never have a chance to meet him.
Only here that we met.
He is a fan's of mine. & I do visiting him from time to time.
He love nature, he love flowers. I have reviewed his site here.
I am very much impressed with his talents in capturing the great Master Piece & share with us.
Everyone is so superb, I just cannot express myself in word.
You are great. I appreciate your everything!!"
April 28th, 2007
*harvest_ja says:
"Joka2000 has very splendid sensitivity. For the flower, more cutely, and for the scenery, strongly and beautifully……. Each image is truly a work of art. Even one scene in the midst of casual life finishes in the beautiful picture. I am always fascinated in photographs of joka2000 like magic. As I am not good at English and am a beginner in flickr, he is very kindly teaching me about them and I learned lots from him. I would very much appreciate Flickr which has given me a chance to meet him among many Flickrs."
November 20th, 2006
Mynda says:
"I only found Joka a short while ago and am in awe of this wonderful photographer - the macros in particular. When I logg on now, the first thing I do is check what my contacts have been up to and see if there is a new Joka shot among the latest photos.
There is beauty, and then there is Joka-beauty. Joka's photographs are invariably well taken and presented here in a very refined manner; always elegant. The colours are strong, yet delicate. Joka has a very good eye and a nack for just the right angle.
Thank you Joka for making my day, any day."
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