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Mental Health in Family Medicine (MHFM) -Working extraordinarily in providing a grand platform to researchers and practitioners working in the field of mental health, family medicine and interdisciplinary areas related to them.
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Addiction is either ingesting a substance or engaging in an activity which pleasures, but continuation may lead to compulsive and interference with one's life responsibilities. Addictions are commonly referred to alcohol, smoking, drugs but also include substance dependence and behavioural addiction. An addict cannot control and are dependent on them to cope with daily life.
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Family Medicine is a division of primary care focussing mainly on personal, comprehensive and continuing care for the individual in context of family and the community.
Previously called family practice, focuses on people of all ages.
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Mental disorders are the ones which effect mood, thinking behaviour leading to depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviours. These change from time to time.
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Mental health is the emotional, psychological , and social well being. It effects the thinking, feel and act of an individual. It also determines how indivisuals handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
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According to World Health Organization (WHO); Mental Health refers to a broad array of activities directly or indirectly related to the mental well-being component and includes - A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease". It is related to the promotion of well-being, the prevention of mental disorders, and the treatment and rehabilitation of people affected by mental disorders.
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Mood disorders are psychological disorders characterized by the elevation or lowering of an individuals mood, such as depression or bipolar disorder. Common mood disorders are major depression, cyclothymia (a mild form of bipolar disorder), SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and mania (euphoric, hyperactive, over inflated ego, unrealistic optimism).
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Psychiatry is a branch of medicine which delas with mental, behavioural or emotional disorders. MHFM publishes all types of articles related to psychiatry; it is one of the major scope of our journal.
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Psychology deals with the study of mind and behavior. It is an academic discipline and an applied science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases.
Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.
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"Help!" cried a woman's voice from up the street. Aslan ran towards it to find some low-street slug trying to steal a woman's purse. Classic scenario, but it would give him something to do. Aslan quickly ran up to the two, and stared down at the man, who quickly became intimidated. Aslan grabbed the lady's purse, and gave it to her. "I would run, quickly," he said with a smile, which she did promptly. When she was out of sight, Aslan pulled out his sword, and smashed it into the ground in front of the mugger. A pulse of flames shot out at him, burning him to a crisp. Doing that made him feel a bit tired, but it was fun. He hadn't used his sword in a little while. Aslan walked down the street and sensed something. "Alters..." he said to himself. He looked across the street and saw a woman looking into the alley. There are some nemesis' in there too.
Aslan walked quietly across the street, and peered into the alley. The woman looking into the alley was looking down at what looked like a homeless boy. There seemed to be one more though. He looked to the end of the alley and saw who he recognized as Madame Rose, pointing a pistol at this woman. This woman must be Aegis.
"What's going on here, Rose?" asked Aslan, as he pulled out his sword again.
The second thing Henrietta had noticed about the girl was a rather goofy outfit, but with a gun in hand, even clowns can be taken seriously.
(I left the post open to if Matt wanted to dodge out of the hold.)
A playful laugh could be heard in the darkness. "Third Path, the Path of Beasts..." could be heard almost at a whisper in the dark. At that moment a large roar could be heard, making some of the attackers fall to the ground in shock. "What's that?!" A second roar was heard in a different area, then a third, and finally a fourth. "Bite." As this was said, four large lions emerged from the darkness, attacking the men at random. As the guns fired and hit the animals, they disappeared as if they were mist, but not before taking three of them down. "Three down, four to go..." Another playful laugh was heard, making the four remaining men fire bullets randomly. "Fourth Path, the Path of the demon..." At that moment a sharp, dark blue blade emerged from the darkness. They fired in its direction, but the sword stopped each bullet. "Such scared firing is the easiest to predict." The blade disappeared back in, only to come rushing out and slicing through two of the men in one attack. All that was left was the man who punched David and another. "Did you see him?" The other shook his head. "H-he was moving too fast." As he spoke the blade went through his stomach, making him fall to the ground. Pulling the trigger, the last remaining one had to hear the sound of an empty clip. He fell to the ground and pleaded for his life as his future killer walked out of the darkness. The shin high boots making gently sounds as the man walked over. Unable to look up, all the other one saw was his boots and urban camo pants. The blade was pressed against the bottom of his chin, forcing him to raise his chin up to see the spiky haired, blue eyed alter. "Its a pleasure to meet you. My name is Kelliq. You may know me by that ridiculous nickname, The Superior of the In-Between." A greek numeral was in his eye as he spoke, currently with a I and V together. "I understand you hurt David pretty badly. Not to worry because I knew you would. So, there is no reason for me to be angry. But sadly, my employers want you dead. So in your last moments I shall give you a viewing of true power. First Path, The Path of Hell..."
David opened his eyes to see the inside of his apartment, the blood on his clothes having dried up. Sticking them in the washer and laying down on the couch, he yawned heavily, Kelliq's use of his powers taking a toll on David. He looked at the picture of him and a much younger blonde girl, sitting on his coffee table.
A flicker of movement caught his eye. The white-haired woman made a rapid movement toward him his dark passenger could have avoided - although Matt saw what she was doing, he didn't have the speed to avoid it. Even if he did, he wouldn't have. Why not let this play out? His Alter needed him; he wouldn't let him get strangled, and Matt knew it.
He felt the woman's arm wrap around his neck, an easy position for her considering how short he was. His breath hitched a little as he felt her hold quickly tighten on his throat, but he made no effort to struggle. With his teeth clenched from being choked, he only smiled at the two friends he seemed to have made, even giving a little wave to them. Obviously this wasn't comfortable and it made breathing a little difficult, but for the moment Matt didn't mind, nor did his dark passenger.
How exciting. Laughed his Alter.
Either way, he grabbed his only mode for transportation next to him and displayed a trick, in the end landing on the railing of the oh-so-familiar roof with the board now under him. He looked downwards for a moment, noticing the faint outlines of four people: one holding a gun, another holding a kid hostage, the third running to see what was happening, and the fourth.. well, the kid. It wasn't long before Markus, too, felt the extreme tension in the air. And as usual, what accompanied it was extreme fear. That was all he ever needed to know. Alters. Again. What a pain.. He stretched out his arms and groaned, his own lazy side affecting his will to go see what was going on. But he knew he'd have to go eventually. Markus took a deep breath, a second to admire the scenery of the night, and then dropped.
One never knows what it feels like to fly if they haven't plummeted from the roof of a building. Just before impact, a small 'poof' sound of air broke his fall, and the split second after the matter surrounding the wheels of his skateboard sped to an unexplainable speed shooting him off as a blur behind the one holding a gun. That was Markus' power. Control over possibility and impossibility. All it took was a way to make it happen. Of course, the 'why' and 'how' didn't matter. In fact, the things needed to make it happen didn't have to be present either. Just a way. Anyhow, masking sound wasn't technically a difficulty either, and so he magically appeared behind what appeared to be a member of Nemesis with a hand settled neatly around the base of her neck. Markus knew Aegis.
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Backing up into the building with the kid in tow, the room they were in seemed to be the lobby of some sort of office building, certainly closed at this late hour.
There was a blur in the moonlight that swooped in behind Rose then. A boy with a skateboard appeared, holding his hand at Rose's nape in what was supposed to be a threat. It seemed to Matt that Rose would probably be able to shoot her gun before this boy executed whatever plan he had with his bare hand. But he didn't care either way. He vaguely hoped Rose would get out of this unharmed for the kindness she had shown him, but others' welfare was not his top priority. Matt usually only acted based on what would benefit him most, as his dark passenger had taught him.
He felt the woman's grip tighten on him upon the new arrival. All the activity seemed to be making her nervous. He wasn't a big fan of crowds, either. Her arm relaxed a little as she moved them back. There was an enormous sound of cracking and smashing as of rocks, an explosion. Matt jumped considerably and probably would have ducked and covered if he wasn't being held hostage. But there didn't seem to be much debris, just lots of dust.
As the woman began to shuffle backwards with him, he saw what the explosion had been. She had shattered a brick wall - how, he didn't know. Must be something to do with her abilities as an Alter. It wasn't long before an alarm sounded, the sound whining through the night. Matt cringed, beginning to wriggle a bit now. He held his hands over his ears as best as he could with the woman's arm around his throat, whimpering.
She saw them through the hole as she climbed over debris and through it after them. The alarm had gone off; time was running out for Rose. She had to rescue him before any cops got there. "Who to believe? A girl in a top hat with a big-ass gun, a hobo, or this seemingly normal woman? Hmmmm..... tough choice." She rolled her eyes to herself as she came upon the two. The boy had finally started struggling a little trying to get his hands over his ears.
"Nice office. Drop him." Rose closed her eyes, and as she raised her gun, ten blown out bricks rose into the air as well. "Now," she added. Her hair began to rise and wave in the air around her as well. It wasn't a cool effect of using her powers, however; she was doing it herself to look more imposing. What could she say? She was a real sucker for the drama, and a little intimidation never hurt, right?
He felt the arm around his neck move, then fingers crawling along his collar until they grabbed the back of his hoodie. He first took in a real breath of air, then slumped without the support of her arm. He pressed his hands against his ears, clenching his teeth and shutting his eyes. All he was focused on anymore was the terrible sound of the alarm - he hoped his dark passenger was paying some degree of attention, in case he was about to be killed. Opening his eyes briefly, he saw the glimmer of a knife. Yes, hopefully that was enough to get his Alter's attention, at least.
As the other woman maneuvered the boy around, a computer from the desk behind her slowly rose into the air. "One last chance to drop him. 3...2...1." The computer came down on her full force. If it wasn't the pain from the impact, then it was the pure surprise that caused her to release the boy. "Come on!" Rose called to him. "Let's get the hell out of here, huh?" The woman took the blow surprisingly well, and it wouldn't be long before she was up again. "Au revoir!" she yelled as she stumbled back through the hole in the building and waited for the boy to follow.
"You get the boy?" asked Aslan.
"Hey old man, do you like the stars? I mean, the complete and sheer violence and destructive power of them?"
The Drifter's head cocked to one side. He turned his eyes upwards to the stars, where they glittered in the night sky like shards of glass. They certainly didn't look violent or destructive. And he knew for a fact they weren't trying to kill him right now. And even if they were trying; they were far too small. What harm could a speck of light the size of a pin do to a man like him? Not much, that was what. So he slowly turned his head back down towards Kiiya, and stared at her silently for a moment.
The moment passed, and the Drifter spoke. His words were slow, plodding, as though he were picking them very carefully. "Girl, I haven't the slightest clue about what you're speakin' of."
"You know, stars are very massive burning balls of gas. They're so hot, they fuse and split atoms. And, when they die, they expand hugely, swallowing everything near them and then shrink into a very heavy gas ball or they explode and shatter everything around it. Some even turn into black holes," she said darkly with a smile on her face. "If you were to go near a star, you would burn up instantly and die!" Kiiya began to skip again and swing her arms by her sides. "Each and every speck op there is a huge star millions of light years away. Most are bigger then the Sun, which is maybe a million times bigger than this tiny Earth we live on." She began to whitsle and pressed her gun to her lips with a smirk. "And each and everyone is out to support us and then kill us," she said ominously with a sadistic smile on her lips. She loved the massive brilliance of stars. Everything about them made he shiver from her head to her toes. She wanted to be a star, be the one who dictates life and death.
But to The Drifter, this was a hard pill to swallow. Somehow, by some fluke, The Drifter's mind was stuck in 1895; the age when the West was starting to slowly die off. The automobile hadn't existed and science hadn't entirely proven that stars were what Kiiya had described. Stars were distant and untouchable, the subject of millions of penny dreadfuls read by young boys dreaming of the future. The Drifter didn't think about these things - he was a simple minded man, a tool of Aegis. Precisely, a gun of Aegis. He didn't ponder outer space and the theories of science, he killed things. There wasn't much space in his brain for anything other than killing and simple conversations.
So the next words were the only logical response to him. "That's a load of bullshit. Ah've seen men wither up and die because of the sun, but at th' same time ah ain't never seen anybody fall o'er dead 'cuz they was lookin' at the stars."
Through her worn, scattered vision, Henri spotted something among the crashed monitor that had landed on her. Something familiar and brilliant. Even better, something in reach. Moving her hand to it slowly, her fingers settled around the jet-black throwing knife she had held behind her back just earlier. Then, just as quickly as she had touched it, she called out "NEMESIS!" And flicked the knife had her. Her yell she hoped would get the girl's attention, and Henri had considered aiming for her face... She decided against that. The girl was young, too young to disfigure, and for all she knew too powerful. Instead she aimed higher, for her hat. The knife was blessed with just a light amount of her disassembly power, enough to burst the hat into a cloud of threads and silk.
Then he felt hands on him, making him flinch as he wasn't sure of their intention. They only pushed at him, trying to pull him apart from his curled form, but soon gave up and grabbed the back of his hoodie to begin dragging him along. His legs wriggled as he tried to get his footing but even if he wasn't being dragged he wouldn't have been able to balance without his arms, which were occupied trying to block out the alarm.
Suddenly, the alarm quieted, as if someone had turned the volume down. Warily he removed his hands from ears. The alarm was still going off, but was quieter - and now that it was, he could hear police sirens undoubtedly on their way here. Then someone grabbed him by the shoulders and began to shake him. He opened his eyes, blinking somewhat fearfully. It was Rose; she must have come back for him. He glanced back where the white-haired woman lay on the floor. She was either unconscious or close to it. Disregarding her without a second thought, Matt stumbled to his feet and scurried out of the building like a startled cat, practically leaving Rose in the dust.
She sighed and moved her lips against the cool metal of Beetlejuice, mouthing secrets to it that she knew it would never reveal. "You know old man, you think kinda like a dick. You're limp all the time but when it comes to one thing you spring into action," she muttered with a small giggle. Kiiya always liked the looks of shock on people's faces when she spoke with such words. It was because she looked so young but she was probably more mature than most people on the planet. "No, I change my mind. Exactly like a dick."
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If you're remotely into eSports and have a copy of Battlefield 3, DICE has offered a first look at the long teased "Matches" feature coming to the game. Added to Battlelog not too long ago, it seemed to be a way to set up tight scrimmages between different clans, or just groups of friends. That turns out to be true. Along with the confirmation comes a few juicy details...
Matches for all platforms are set up via Battlelog, and can only be set up by a player renting their own dedicated server. Assuming that's well and good, the host customizes the match name, start time, mode, player count, and maps, then a variety of gameplay settings including friendly fire, spotting, weapons, and lots more. Quite sadly, there is no option to disable suppression.
The next step involves picking your players; a team captain for the other team does the same.
When the match actually begins on whatever date and time you've set, you'll find yourself in warmup mode, which remains until all players signify they're ready to go. After it all goes down, you can view various results and details in Battlelog. If not immediately, hopefully later on DICE adds the ability to track long term wins and losses for tournament purposes.
There's still no word on whether or not spectator mode will make it in, and last I heard, a public version of Battlerecorder hadn't even started production, so it's anyone's guess if we'll see either of those anytime soon. eSports players have already pointed out spectator is more important than this Matches feature. Convenient as it is, it's already ongoing through various organizations and websites, just with less efficiency. Spectator, however, can't really be emulated, at least not without huge hassle.
A launch date for "Matches" is to be determined, but it's safe to figure it'll be sometime between now and September, when the "Armored Kill" DLC releases. Too little, too late, some might say. If you're in it for the long haul anyway, though, and you're a serious and talented player, it should prove a welcome addition.


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Higher Potency Marijuana Doesn't Predict Dependence
Category: News | Posted on Wed, April, 2nd 2014 by THCFinder
Researchers in the Netherlands have concluded that the THC potency of marijuana used by consumers does not reliably predict their risk for marijuana dependence. The amount of THC consumed, whether from low-potency or high-potency sources, also did not tend to indicate a person's chance of marijuana dependence.
Peggy van der Pol, a doctoral candidate at the Trimbos Institute of the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction and her team decided to investigate the commonly held belief that marijuana smokers who use higher potency varieties will adjust their smoking pattern to use less marijuana.
The researchers looked at 98 young adults referred from coffee houses who all smoked marijuana at least three times per week. They were interviewed eighteen months later, and again in another eighteen months, as the participants were asked to smoke a joint. The team documented the time and length of their smoking behaviors and analyzed the potency and amount of marijuana smoked
While they did find that the tokers using stronger varieties did inhale less smoke and smoke slower than the tokers using weaker varieties, that did not fully moderate for the increased THC potency. "So users of more potent cannabis," van der Pol explained, "are generally exposed to more THC."
But, surprisingly, the team found that exposure to more THC by itself didn't reliably predict people's dependence on marijuana. It was more the way the consumers toked that determined who would match dependence criteria. Those who smoked more of the joint and smoked it faster, regardless of potency, were more likely to exhibit signs of dependence.
There is still much research to be done. This study covered mostly young males and the joints they were using, as the Europeans do, contained tobacco as well. Much of the participants' marijuana use was self-reported with no way to verify it over the three-year follow-up. There was no way to measure the effect of sharing joints with others affects the participants' rolling of a "typical" joint.
Arizona Supreme Court: Police Must Return Marijuana To California Patient
Category: News | Posted on Tue, April, 1st 2014 by THCFinder
In a ruling handed down without comment, Arizona's Supreme Court has refused to overturn prior court rulings stating that the Yuma County Sheriff must return cannabis that was seized from a California patient. Arizona's medical cannabis law is one of the only in the country that legally recognizes patients from other states.
The ruling came as a response to a case where Valerie Okun, a qualified medical cannabis patient in California, had cannabis seized by a border patrol agent in Yuma County, in 2011. She was charged with cannabis possession, with the charges eventually being dropped when she provided proof of being a medical cannabis patient. However, police refused to return the seized cannabis, even after a court ruling ordered them to do so.
Now police will be forced to return the lady's medicine, as the highest court in the state has made their ruling clear (it was Yuma County police that brought the issue to them on appeal).
This ruling will set immediate precedent throughout the state.
Students arrested in marijuana brownies charge
Category: News | Posted on Fri, March, 28th 2014 by THCFinder
Three students from New Milford High School have been arrested on drug charges and accused of selling marijuana laced brownies at the school of brownies with marijuana baked into them, police said.
Superintendent of Schools JeanAnn Paddyfote said three New Milford High School underclassmen were facing expulsion for violating the school's drug and alcohol policy.
The school's resource officer conducted an investigation March 18 at the high school because school authorities had learned a student was in possession of marijuana brownies and was trying to sell them to other students, according to police.
One youth had originally sold the brownies to a second youth, who brought the brownies into the school and sold them to a third youth, who in turn planned to sell them, police said.
When the third youth was confronted by school authorities, prescription drugs were found in his locker, which the youth said he also had planned to try to sell to fellow students, police said.
The three male students -- aged 14, 15 and 16 -- are facing criminal charges including illegal possession of a controlled substance, illegal sale of a controlled substance, dispensing a narcotic and conspiracy to commit sale of narcotics.
All three were released into their parents' custody on written promise to appear Tuesday, March 31 in Danbury Juvenile Court.
Hawaii Lawmakers Give Unanimous Approval To Studying Hemp
Category: News | Posted on Wed, March, 26th 2014 by THCFinder
Hawaii's House Committee on Agriculture, and the state's House Judiciary Committee, have both voted unanimously in favor of Senate Bill 2175, a proposal to establish a two-year research program to study the effectiveness of using hemp for remediation and biofuel. The measure has already passed the Senate unanimously.
If approved into law, Senate Bill 2175 would "authorize the dean of the college of tropical agriculture and human resources at the University of Hawaii to establish a two-year industrial hemp remediation and biofuel research program." The dean would be permitted to "submit a final report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2016."
Remediation (also referred to as phytoremediation) is the environmentally-friendly science of using plants to remove toxins (such as metals, pesticides and crude oils) from the soil.
The proposal now heads to the full House, which is expected to give it approval soon. It will then go to the governor.
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6 face charges following medical marijuana raids
Category: News | Posted on Wed, March, 19th 2014 by THCFinder
Six people have been charged following raids last June on three medical marijuana dispensaries in southern Michigan that authorities said were operating illegally.
The Calhoun County prosecutor issued warrants Friday in the Springfield raids and Michigan State Police have begun to make arrests.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Matt Smith told the Battle Creek Enquirer that the warrants were issued for employees and owners of The Karmacy and two other dispensaries. Charges include delivery of marijuana and possession with intent to deliver.
Bruce Leach, a lawyer representing Karmacy owner Kiel Howland, said his client surrendered on Monday and he's confident that Howland will be exonerated. All three dispensaries were licensed by the city of Springfield and Leach said Karmacy earlier was inspected by law enforcement.
"Everything was completely legal," Leach said. "This is a little ridiculous. They are not criminals but they are being turned into criminals."
Michigan voters approved marijuana use for some chronic medical conditions in 2008, but the legality of dispensaries has been thrown into doubt by court rulings.
The charges follow the raids by the state police and the Southwest Enforcement Team on June 26 at the three dispensaries and homes of owners in Kalamazoo and Barry counties. If convicted, possible penalties range from maximums of four years to seven years behind bars.
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Marijuana Use Rises While Consumption Of Cocaine, Methamphetamine Falls
Category: News | Posted on Wed, March, 19th 2014 by THCFinder
A rise in the self-reported consumption of cannabis during the years 2006 to 2010 corresponds with a significant decline in Americans' use of cocaine and methamphetamine during this same time period, according to a new RAND study commissioned by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Researchers estimate that Americans increased their consumption of cannabis by approximately 30 percent during the years 2006 to 2010. During this same time, authors estimated that the public's use of cocaine and methamphetamine declined, with Americans' use of cocaine falling by half.
Americans' consumption of heroin remained largely stable throughout the decade, the study reported. According to statistics compiled by the US Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration, an estimated 4.5 million Americans have tried heroin in their lifetimes. By comparison, an estimated 12 million Americans have tried methamphetamine, 37.5 million have tried cocaine, and 111 million have consumed cannabis.
Authors estimated that Americans spent approximately one trillion dollars on the purchase of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine between 2000 and 2010.
Commenting on the report, NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano said, "These figures belie that notion that marijuana exposure is an alleged 'gateway' to the use of other illicit substances and instead suggest that for some people, cannabis may be a substitute for other so-called 'hard drugs' or even an exit drug."
Survey data published in 2013 in the journal Addiction Research & Theory reported that among a cohort of medical marijuana consumers, 75 percent of subjects acknowledged that they used cannabis it as a substitute for prescription drugs, alcohol, or some other illicit substance.
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When trying to understand market internals, the main question I ask myself is why is the SPX making new highs, yet only about 100 of the 500 underlying stocks are making new highs? Why is it when the Dow made new highs, only about 10 out of the 30 stocks made new highs? Why is it that the Nasdaq screamed to new highs yesterday and the largest companies in the Nasdaq (AAPL & GOOG) were not close to there all time highs.
The answer to these questions is that the indices are manipulated by the futures markets and in order for the bulls to get out intact with their large profits they need to sell out of their positions at a higher price. And what better price to do that, than at fresh highs. The bulls are quite smart, they are not greedy and know when the apple is ripe for the taking and boy there are some sweet apples on the tree right now. The bulls are not going to risk losing there 10-15% returns on this year just to make an extra 5-10% on the upside that is not proper risk management. The bears however have for the most part been in hibernation for a long time now and are getting hungry. You can almost sense it in the air, the bulls understand and know this. Some would have you believe that the bulls and bears are constantly fighting it out between each other. A fundamental part of the market is that the reason these 2 great animals have been able to coexist for so long is that they get out of each others way when the time comes. For example if we examine the last month's volume, there has been an increase of volume as the price goes down and a decrease of volume as the price goes up. That is a shift in the amount of bulls remaining and the amount of bears waking up and moving in.
The last example I can think of for this bull being over is there was a day back in March when there was a spike in volume and the price did not move much. That was a distribution day. When the bulls that got in at fresh lows back in 2009, when the the majority of investors thought it was crazy to be buying the SPX at 700, look to exit there positions. They do it quietly and that is a distribution day. You can see the day on the chart below.
(click to enlarge) At these current price levels the upside on the market seems to be somewhat greedy considering we are already up over 15% for the year. It would be wise for the remaining bulls to slowly exit with there profits and let the bears come in and eat for a bit.
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After a first period which saw the sides combine for only 12 shots and no goals, the Oilers came to life early in the second. On their first power play of the game, the Oilers created a chance in front of the net when Ryan Cramer's shot rebounded right to the tape of a waiting Ben Gordon who slid the puck beneath Larry Sterling for his second goal in as many nights. At the 5:31 mark of the middle frame, Ryan Menei re-directed a Drew Akins pass into the upper corner of the net to push the Tulsa lead to 2-0. With his side shorthanded later in the period, Gary Steffes created a breakaway but missed the net. Steffes alertly batted the rebound back in front where a hustling Michel Beausoleil put it past Sterling and gave the Oilers a 3-0 advantage. Just 35 seconds later, with their powerplay yet to expire, the Brahmas got on the board with a blue line blast from Cody Hamilton that ricocheted off traffic in front and past Ian Keserich.
The Oilers 3-1 lead held up until the 12:43 mark of the third when former Oiler Brendon Hodge rifled a shot from close range past Keserich to pull Fort Worth back within a goal. That was all the offense the Brahmas could muster and Akins put the finishing touches on the Tulsa win with an empty netter at 19:42. For Akins, it was his first goal and first multiple point game as an Oiler.
Tulsa improved to 3-1-1 on the season while Fort Worth suffered its first regulation loss and fell to 1-1-1. The Oilers are back in action Wednesday night when they visit the Allen Americans for the first meeting of the season. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.


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2012: The Year LEDs Come of Age?
This may be the year that solid state lighting comes of age, according to Doug Bailey, vice president of marketing at integrated circuit manufacturer Power Integrations.
Writing for Electronics Weekly, Bailey says that industry figures have been discussing the emergence of solid state lighting for almost a decade. While the industry has solved many of the initial technical challenges, the lights have sometimes failed to perform well. Many LED streetlights in China malfunctioned after only a few months, Bailey says.
But he says that 2012 will be "the year of the diode," when the technology gains maturity and businesses begin accepting it in earnest.
He says the need for energy efficiency measures in Japan following that country's tsunami has triggered a huge expansion of LED lighting production. Prices have also fallen with Asian investment in components such as sapphire wafers and lower than expected take-up of LED TVs.
According to Chad Hall, founder and a vice president of sales at Ioxus, Inc., there has been a recent influx of devices containing LEDs. In Asia, in particular, LEDs are used for a variety of functions, including sidewalk, walkway, pool and decorative building lighting.
Last week the House of Representatives voted to delay enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards until at least Oct. 1, as part of a last-minute budget deal to keep the government operating through the rest of the fiscal year, and the Senate is expected to follow suit. Republicans have vowed to press for a full repeal of the rules.
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LEDs tend to be more health friendly than fluorescents, that emit UV radiation right against people's eyes. As many evolutions in the industries, LEDs are welcome.
However, in every bulb package there should be a label with minimum information on (eye) health side effects of these products.
No disagreement that LEDs are better than any alternative, except in price. And their price will decline in the future.
Just don't lose sight of the fact that many CFLs are better for your eye health than many incandescents that they replaced; by emitting less UV radiation than those incandescents.
Until LEDs do decline in price enough to become atttractive to the bulk market, CFLs continue to be the best lighting choice, and they are safe.
Doug, the info I have is that CFLs and other fluorescents emit UVs, and incandescents do not emit UV, because of the bulb construction.
However, bulbs should be sold with this information, UV output, on a label.
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The reason I ask is that my 2nd ppaf lady month had me a little worried and I checked my estimated ovulation window. Not being familiar with the signs dh and I went about our business and then a day or so later I looked up some things and voilà...possible signs of ovulation. Of course I've been feelin nauseous and weepy and am having some boob soreness off and on. We are planning on trying nfp haha in the event my nuvaring didn't fail. So I checked my cervix. Yesterday it was low and soft, today ita high and soft. Took a test last night (af isn't due till Friday) and got a bfn.
Any thoughts or similar experiences to share? I hate asking what do you think but it's getting to my head. Rrrr. Oh and my dogs have been super cuddly with me. Eeeeeek. But not really eek we'd be totally happy. Just can't imagine my bc failed.


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Don Wood takes helm of South Whidbey fastpitch team
Don Wood's strategy is simple.
Runs, and then some.
Wood is the new coach of the fastpitch softball team at South Whidbey High School. He is taking over a crew from former coach Chuck Burton that finished 10-10 last year (12-10 overall) and advanced to the District 1 playoffs.
"We've been real fortunate to have great people from the community step up and head our girls fastpitch; Chuck Burton, Todd Lubach, and now, Don Wood," said athletic director John Patton.
Patton noted Wood's many years of coaching experience, through Little League and select clubs. Patton also praised the new coach's knowledge of the game, and his attention to detail.
"He has years of experience coaching, and coaching this group of girls," Patton said. "He has a great knowledge of the game, and a great rapport with the kids."
Patton said the team has enjoyed strong leadership in its coaching ranks over the years, and that will continue with Wood at the helm.
Beyond a continued focus on the fundamentals, Wood also expects to see more bunting and "small ball" play in the coming season.
"We definitely plan on doing a lot of running," he said. "We're going to be fast on the bases."
"I've learned in fastpitch a lot of games are won and lost by one run," the coach said. "I'm going to emphasize smart base running and aggressive base running."
Wood is no stranger to fastpitch softball, despite a long résumé in slow-pitch that found him on third base for a top-level team back east.
He played for the Iwakuni Yanks while stationed in Japan in the late 1980s with the Marine Corps. Wood played third base for the Marine team that represented his base in fastpitch tournaments in Japan and Korea.
"We did fairly well. The Japanese teams were very tough, very small-ball."
"They do a lot of bunt, move the ball, move the runners, generate runs," he explained. "As Americans, we like to get up there and hit it as hard as we can."
It was a real learning experience, and one that underscored his love of the game and the strategy that's needed to win.
"I just really loved the game; it was a lot faster-paced," he said. "It was a nice break from slow-pitch."
He's been involved in coaching the current crop of seniors since 2004-05, and was the head coach of the Island Intensity fastpitch select club for two years before his daughters were in the high school program.
Given the team's expected returners, it's not unrealistic to set postseason play as a goal.
"I've been very positive of our chances of making it into the postseason," he said. "I think they have the ability."
The team also expects Katy Piehler to return to the mound for the Falcons.
"We're going to put a good defense behind her so she can stay strong and hit the strike zone," he said.
Wood is a familiar face to Falcons fans. He has helped with the high school program for the past three years. His daughters — Allison, a senior, and Brittany, a sophomore — both played last year.
Wood also wants to make sure the varsity team is intertwined with the junior varsity team, something that will be essential for making a run in the playoffs.
"I expect our junior varsity to be as competitive as our varsity team," he said.
"And when we get into the post season, I'm looking for some of those JV players to step up and really help us."
Tryouts start March 1.
There's scuttlebutt that the size of the turnout at tryouts will be big — bigger than usual.
"I'm just excited to get out there and see who shows up and see who's ready to play some ball," Wood said.
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