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HEARING ADVISORY: Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on Preventing Disability Scams
U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced a hearing on ways to prevent conspiracy fraud in the Social Security Disability Insurance program. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invited witnesses only. However, any individual or organization not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for consideration by the Subcommittee and for inclusion in the printed record of the hearing.
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), 11 million beneficiaries received $139.4 billion in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in fiscal year 2013. Currently, 160 million workers contribute to Social Security. The 2013 Social Security Trustees report projects that revenues will be sufficient to pay only 80 percent of SSDI benefits beginning in 2016. The SSDI program is under increased scrutiny after a Senate investigation and two investigations uncovered significant incidents of fraud costing taxpayers millions.
On September 19, 2013, the Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on an SSDI fraud conspiracy in Puerto Rico. In August of 2013, authorities in Puerto Rico arrested more than 70 individuals charged in the conspiracy, including several doctors and a former SSA employee. Under the alleged scheme, the former SSA employee would help a claimant file an SSDI application and, with the assistance of a conspiring doctor, provide fraudulent medical evidence that would result in benefits for individuals who did not, in fact, meet the legal eligibility standard for disability benefits. The hearing examined the details of the scheme, the SSA's oversight of the SSDI program in Puerto Rico, as well as the agency's overall efforts to detect, prevent and prosecute fraud.
In October of 2013, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the results of a bipartisan investigation detailing inappropriate conduct and collusion between a Kentucky law firm, an SSA Administrative Law Judge in Huntington, West Virginia and local doctors. The investigation revealed that inappropriate collusive actions were taken to approve disability benefits and highlighted years of ineffective oversight by the SSA.
Following an announcement by the New York County District Attorney's Office regarding the indictment of 106 defendants for their alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy, the Subcommittee held a hearing on January 16, 2014, focusing on the details of the New York scheme that cost taxpayers approximately $23.2 million. In exchange for individual cash payments of up to $50,000, four facilitators helped coach 102 SSDI applicants, including many retired police officers and firefighters, on how to falsely demonstrate symptoms of mental disorders in order to fraudulently obtain disability benefits. At the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Johnson asked the Acting Commissioner of Social Security to present Congress with a full report, within 30 days, detailing the agency's efforts to combat fraud conspiracies targeting the SSDI program, plans for future initiatives and recommendations for legislation.
In announcing the hearing, Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson said,
"When criminals are able to take advantage of Social Security's disability program due to its outdated policies and pay-first chase-later culture, taxpayers and those who count on the vital program end up paying the price. That's wrong! If Social Security wants to regain the public's confidence, it must commit itself to preventing fraud from happening in the first place. It's time for Social Security to protect precious taxpayer dollars. That's why last month, I asked Acting Commissioner Colvin for a plan detailing the immediate actions Social Security is taking to prevent further disability fraud. Hardworking taxpayers want, need, and deserve real action. I look forward to hearing her ideas and those of our other experts."
The hearing will examine the Acting Commissioner's plan and legislative recommendations for preventing conspiracy fraud. The Subcommittee will also hear the recommendations of public and private sector experts to stop disability fraud schemes before benefits are awarded and to deter criminals from attempting to cheat the system.
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The Internet Marketing Gameplan HTML version
[The Internet Marketing Gameplan]
1. Pick a niche - A niche is just a fancy way of describing a group of people with a particular
Many people have great difficulty with this when they first start. If you are a newbie and I ask you
right now, what niche will you choose, can you give me an answer?
Also, many internet marketers will be active in multiple niches. You probably also have a lot more
marketable skills than you realise.
2. Create or source your product - Each niche is different and so it will require different products.
These products could be physical products or virtual downloadable products. I will give you a far
more detailed product creation session later but for now just know that there are MANY more
possibilities than you can imagine.
3. Create your sales funnel – This may be one of the most important things you learn in this
course. So many Newbies just have no inkling about this because the gurus seldom talk about it.
Basically, this is designing your entire business model before you build your website. Your success as
an internet marketer depends on how you build your sales funnel.
4. Build your website – By the time you have chosen your niche and the type of product you will
sell and after you have mapped out your sales funnel, you will then know which type of website to
build. You will build different types of sites for different business models. Website creation will
need to take the technical details of the business into account. For example, you will need to find a
way to collect the money from your customers before you deliver their goods or you may need a
shopping cart depending on your business model.
This section also covers the basics of how to register domains and purchase hosting.
5. Drive traffic to your website - Once you have your product set up on your website which is
integrated with your merchant account, you then need to tell the world that you exist. All of your
efforts will be wasted if nobody knows about or ever visits your site.
By far the vast majority internet marketing products focus on this area. This is effectively the
"marketing" part of "internet marketing". There are basically 2 ways to get people to your site. This
involves spending TIME, MONEY OR BOTH.
We will look at free traffic, paid traffic and how to get traffic using joint ventures and affiliates. We
will also look at how best to convert this traffic into paying customers by constantly tracking our
conversions and tweaking our sales funnel to maximise our conversions.
6. Seven different online monetization models - To qualify for my listing, it has to be a
BUSINESS and not a job. A job is where you trade your time for money, such as writing articles for
people and charging for it. A job will not get you the internet marketing lifestyle that we all desire.
You need to be able to make money when you are not there. Typically, you put in the work up front,
for which you do not immediately get paid but if you do it right, you only have to do it once and get
paid forever! That my friends, is the Holy Grail.
At the end we will build your own personalised online business plan together.
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Platini says no Champions League ban for breaking FFP rules
PARIS (AP) - Clubs won't be excluded from next season's Champions League for breaking ''Financial Fair Play'' rules, according to UEFA President Michel Platini
''There will be some tough things ... but if you're expecting blood and tears, you'll be disappointed,'' Platini told French daily Le Parisien in an interview published Thursday.
UEFA will announce the first sanctions in early-May, and more serious cases will be judged in June.
A UEFA panel is currently negotiating settlements with clubs which have breached rules designed to curb huge investments by owners and excessive spending on transfers and wages since 2011.
UEFA said in February it targeted 76 clubs which played in the Champions League or Europa League.
Speculation centered on big spenders Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, which are owned by the ruling families of Qatar and Abu Dhabi, respectively.
Platini said he was ''not sure'' if Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain's ''innovative'' sponsorship deal with Qatar Tourism Authority played by the rules.
UEFA is concerned that clubs could try to balance their finances using inflated value deals with sponsors linked to club owners. Man City's main sponsor is Abu Dhabi airline Etihad.
''Let's say simply that the economic model of PSG is special and atypical,'' Platini said. ''These are questions that the experts must decide.''
UEFA appointed former Belgium prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene to lead the panel investigating club accounts. Serious sanctions will be decided by a panel led by Jose Cunha Rodrigues of Portugal, a judge at the European Court of Justice.
Expulsion from the Champions League and second-tier Europa League are the toughest penalty UEFA reserves.
First and lesser offenders will likely face fines and sanctions such as limits on registering players for UEFA competitions.
''I think that significant sanctions will affect the big clubs. We will go through with this,'' Platini said.
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SF Man Arrested in Vallejo Gas Station Robbery
Officers arrested a San Francisco man who robbed a gas station in Vallejo and then attempted to flee in a stolen truck Saturday morning.
At about 8:20 a.m. police responded to a report of an armed robbery in progress at the Chemco gas station at the intersection of Springs Road and Maple Avenue.
While the clerk locked himself in a janitor's closet, the suspect took money from the register.
The suspect, later identified as 45-year-old Eric Johnson, drove away from the gas station in a reddish orange Chevrolet truck. Police were able to track him down. Johnson attempted to flee after a chase and officers caught up and arrested him.


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Charles Richard Fox was born in London in 1796. His parents (Elizabeth Vassall and Henry Richard Vassall Fox) were unmarried when he was born. They eventually married when Charles was eight months old, once his mother had divorced her previous husband Sir Godfrey Webster. As a result, Charles Richard Fox was deemed illegitimate and unable to inherit his father's peerage.
Fox initially served in the navy and then joined the army in 1815. Part of a prominent Whig family, Fox sat in Parliament from 1831 to 1847 for Calne, Tavistock, Stroud and Tower Hamlets. He held several roles on the Board of Ordnance during the Whig ministries; he was Surveyor General three times – firstly from 1832 to 1834, then again in 1841, and finally from 1846 to 1852 – and was also Secretary to the Master-General from 1835 to 1841. In addition to this, from 1836 Fox was Receiver General to the Duchy of Lancaster, where his father was the Chancellor.
Outside of politics, Fox was a scholar and antiquarian, a member of the Society of Dilettanti from 1837, and had a large coin collection which was acquired by the Royal Museum, Berlin after his death in 1873.


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Government of Canada Investment Supports Economic Revitalization in Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
February 12, 2016 – Sioux Narrows—Nestor Falls, ON – Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario – FedNor
The Honourable Bob Nault, Member of Parliament for Kenora, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced an investment of $200,000 in support of investment attraction, business development and tourism in Sioux Narrows—Nestor Falls.
The FedNor contribution will enable the Township of Sioux Narrows—Nestor Falls to revitalize its highway corridor and waterfront areas to attract more visitors and improve the local resort and retail-based economy. Specifically, the funding will assist with improvements of the community's boat launch and dock areas, the construction of new boat slips and a pavilion, and the development of landscaping, interpretive signs and displays, as well as expanded parking facilities.
Quick facts
- The funding announced today is provided through FedNor's Northern Ontario Development Program, which supports projects that promote sustainable community economic development, enhance business development and growth, and facilitate innovation.
- This initiative, identified in Sioux Narrows—Nestor Falls' Community Improvement Plan, is a local priority and is intended to increase vehicular and pedestrian traffic through the area, benefitting the local hospitality and retail sector.
"The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of helping tourism destinations, such as the Township of Sioux Narrows—Nestor Falls, to maximize their economic potential by enhancing community assets. Today's announcement will assist the township with bringing in new visitors, which in turn will boost the regional economy and create jobs."– The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for FedNor
"This investment by the Government of Canada will help create a climate of economic growth that will spur tourism development, private sector investment and job creation. The revitalization of these key areas of Sioux Narrows—Nestor Falls will help the community showcase itself as open for business, and will encourage local businesses to make further property and business enhancements."– The Honourable Bob Nault, Member of Parliament for Kenora
"We would like to thank the Government of Canada for their support which is enabling our community to create a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere that will attract new businesses, stimulate tourism, and create jobs for area residents."– Jerry O'Leary, Mayor, Township of Sioux Narrows—Nestor Falls
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- To find out more about our programs and services, please visit: fednor.gc.ca and follow us on Twitter @FedNor.
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DALLAS, Feb. 1 -- Radiation has long been used as a method for killing cancer cells. Now researchers say radiation looks promising as a way to kill the overgrowth of tissue cells that can lead to a reblockage of a heart artery, according to a report in today's issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
"Radiation may one day offer a solution to a long-standing problem – reblockage of a heart artery following angioplasty, particularly in patients who receive stents," says lead author Paul S. Teirstein, M.D., director of interventional cardiology at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif. In angioplasty, a balloon-tipped catheter is threaded into the blocked artery and the balloon is then inflated to widen the narrowed vessel. Sometimes a stent -- a metal coil -- is implanted as well to hold the walls of the vessel open. However, doctors have found that a build-up of scar tissue resulting in a reblockage of the artery is a common complication after a stent is put in.
In this study, a ribbon containing sealed radioactive pellets -- a technique called brachytherapy -- was threaded into the affected artery. The ribbon was left in place for 20 to 45 minutes to administer the prescribed dose of radiation to the artery, and then removed. Researchers report that after three years the patients who received the radiation had less than half the rate of reblockage as patients who did not undergo the radiation treatment.
"Brachytherapy is of particular value to patients with in-stent reblockage for whom there is no effective alternative because their coronary artery disease is so severe," say the authors of an accompanying editorial, David O. Williams, M.D., and Barry L. Sharaf, M.D., division of cardiology at Brown University. Sharaf, an associate professor of medicine at Brown University says the "study alleviates some of the unknowns" about the long-term effectiveness of the radiation treatment. "This is now the largest study with long-term follow-up of this treatment," he says. Although previous studies had found intracoronary radiation to be safe and effective, the scientists involved in this latest study wanted to find out if the procedure was successful over the long-term, and also to make sure there were no long-term adverse health effects associated with it.
"We were concerned that there might be adverse effects that would outweigh the benefits, and that we would be merely delaying the reblockage of these arteries," Teirstein says. "However, this study tells us that after three years, intracoronary radiation continues to be a safe way to treat reblockages of heart arteries."
All the patients in the study had stents, and some had in-stent reblockages. Twenty-six patients received the radiation treatment and 29 did not. Three years later, only 15.4 percent of the patients in the radiation-treated group had reblockages of the affected heart artery, compared to 48.3 percent of the untreated group.
Additionally, researchers found that the rate of deaths, heart attacks and reblockages was much lower in the radiation-treated patients compared to the untreated group (23.1 percent vs. 55.2 percent).
Teirstein says that although the study results are promising, it does not mean that 10 to 20 years out the procedure will show the same effectiveness. "It would be premature to recommend radiation therapy as the first line of treatment for patients with clogged heart arteries," he says, and adds that additional scientific study is needed.
The editorial writers add that further study should be done of specific patient subgroups, including those who receive the radiation implants both with or without stents, and that these patients need to be observed for a longer time period, such as five to 15 years following the procedure.
Co-authors include Vincent Massullo, M.D.; Shirish Jani, Ph.D.; Jeffrey J. Popma, M.D.; Robert J. Russo, M.D., Ph.D.; Richard A. Schatz, M.D.; Erminia M. Guarneri, M.D.; Stephen Steuterman, M.S.; Kathleen Sirkin, R.C.V.T.; David A. Cloutier, B.S.; Martin B. Leon, M.D. and Prabhakar Tripuraneni, M.D.
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Parnell calls gas line benchmark achievable
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell answers a reporter's question during his first news conference of the new legislative session on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Juneau, Alaska. Topics covered during the news conference included oil taxes, a gas pipeline project, education and state spending. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell said Thursday that his new benchmarks for progress on a major gas pipeline must be met before the state talks with companies about gas tax rates.
In his first news conference of this legislative session, Parnell also rejected critics' characterizations of his oil tax overhaul as a repackaged version of his tax-cut plans that stalled in the Legislature the past two years and a giveaway to oil companies.
A day after delivering his fourth State of the State address, Parnell told reporters he is taking the long-term view with a plan that he says restores balance to the oil tax system, not just looking at the short-term impact that his oil tax bill would have on revenue.
"We know that the path they support guarantees production decline," he said, with at least two Democratic critics of his plan, Sen. Bill Wielechowski and Rep. [auth] Les Gara, in attendance. "I think the way to go is the new proposal I've made," he added later.
In Wednesday's State of the State speech, Parnell laid out a series of new benchmarks for progress on a major gas line. The first of those calls for the North Slope's major players and TransCanada Corp. to settle on a project concept by Feb. 15. He said he believes that's not only achievable but also "responsible for Alaskans to require that of these companies. 'Tell us what you're planning. Tell us what you're going to build.'"
Parnell also expects for the companies to finalize an agreement by spring to move into a stage that would include preliminary engineering and a financing plan. He also wants a full summer of field work to begin this year.
Parnell told the companies last year that if they met the targets he set, the state could look at gas taxes this year. The producers, BP PLC, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Corp., have pushed for greater certainty on oil and gas taxes in order to move ahead.
He said gas tax rates can still be evaluated — but only after his new targets are met.
"That's kind of the order of things," he said. "Alaskans deserve to know … what the plan is before we're asked to give up anything on the gas tax side of things."
Parnell said he set new targets because the companies "upped their game and responded" to benchmarks he set last year to jumpstart the seemingly stalled project. He said he spoke with company representatives before announcing his new goals and said there wasn't unhappiness on any side.
TransCanada, BP, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips have agreed to pursue a liquefied natural gas project capable of overseas exports. They have said the project could cost more than $65 billion but they haven't announced specifics and haven't committed to build.
The companies said in October, after meeting Parnell's first round of goals, that "significant environmental, regulatory, engineering and commercial work remains to reach upcoming decisions to bring North Slope gas to market," a point reiterated by a TransCanada spokesman Thursday.
"We are working to complete concept selection as soon as possible," spokesman Shawn Howard said by email, when asked if the Feb. 15 target was achievable. "We understand the importance of this work to the state and are working diligently to complete it."
Parnell's sharpest words during the news conference were in response to criticism of his oil tax plan. He said the current tax structure isn't fair to Alaskans, because it doesn't protect the state as well as it could when oil prices are lower. He said it also isn't fair to Alaskans "to be sliding in production and doing nothing about it."
Production has been on a downward trend since the late 1980s but has fallen to a point more recently where there are greater concerns about the impact on the state's budget since Alaska relies heavily on oil to run. Republicans and Democrats agree with the goal of increasing production but disagree on how best to achieve that.
Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, said it's "crazy" to say he and other critics support status quo decline because they don't like Parnell's bill. He said very low taxes in the past didn't reverse the trend and there are other things the state should look at, like requiring development plans as a condition to leasing, enforcing leases and having the state partner with companies to make uneconomic projects economically feasible.
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most of the resistors are messed up and channel 2 is broken. 15% of a noob here. so can someone just send me instructions of what resistor to change or a pic of the whole amp? not sure if most of the resistors installed are the correct ones. remember 15% noob!
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Thousands of tourists flock to Madhya Pradesh every year to see the erotic sculptures of Khajuraho, the Buddhist stupas at Sanchi and the Bhimbetka rock shelters, but more often than not, lack of accurate information plays spoilsport.
To put an end to this problem, the state tourism department has drawn up a plan to embed QR or quick response codes at all three UNESCO World heritage sites.
QR codes embedded in pavements are being used to steer travellers around Rio de Janeiro and Seoul's Gangnam district of PSY fame, but this is the first time the bar code mosaic will be used to guide tourists around heritage sites in India.
In about four months' time, visitors should be able to get historical, architectural and other information simply by scanning the code with their smartphones.
Once the QR app on the phone scans the code, a visitor will be directed to a micro-website containing a detailed description and photographs of the site/monument. Audio guides in five languages – Hindi, English, French, Japanese and Mandarin – will also be posted on the site.
There is also a proposal to include a video guide eventually.
The project has got a nod from the Union tourism ministry as well.
Tourism officials have already carried out a recce of sites in Khajuraho where codes will be embedded in stone. "If a visitor scans the code at, say, Kandariya Mahadev he will get detailed, authentic information about the temple," he added.
There are, however, concerns that the audio recordings might lead to an increase in noise levels. "We're working on using an app that will provide audio only through earphones," said the officer.
MPSTDC MD Raghwendra Singh said, "We're trying to provide authentic information in a user-friendly manner that is in keeping with today's technology."


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Neuroradiology (RAD 1507)
Course Objectives
- This elective course is designed to introduce students to the field of Neuroradiology.
- Students will rotate through Parkland Memorial Hospital, Meadows MRI Imaging Center, and Zale Lipshy University Hospital. Topics covered will include CT of the brain and spine, CT angiography of the brain and neck, MRI of the brain and spine, MR angiography and venography of the brain and neck, and ENT radiology (including CT and MRI of the maxillofacial regions and neck soft tissues).
- Procedures covered will include fluoroscopy-guided lumbar punctures, myelography, and neuroangiography.
Methods of Instruction
Clinical: Faculty teaching will be performed throughout the day during regular image interpretation read-out sessions and during procedures.
- Didactic
- 7:30 a.m. Fridays– Resident Neuroradiology conference (CS0.106)
- 7 a.m. Wednesdays – ENT Skull-base Malignancy conference and ENT Tumor conference (Meadows Conference Room)
- 1 p.m. Fridays – Brain Tumor conference (North Campus)
- Third Wednesday Monthly – Journal Club (Faculty Club)
Other Information
Each student is assigned a "Personal Unknown," which must be presented and discussed during the course.


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An elegant floral design and table setting from the Filoli Flower Show.
Floral arrangements have graced the House at Filoli since its completion in 1917. This long–standing tradition makes Filoli the ideal location to study home floral design. The Floral Design program at Filoli not only teaches students how to create stunning arrangements, it provides them with lifelong skills they can use for personal and professional endeavors.
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Plain and simple bunny runner.
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I love that bunny fabric!
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Poetry to make you
feel good
When I am feeling down or even when I am feeling happy, I write a poem to
make me feel good. I hope that there is a poem here that makes you feel good,
And So I Run At Last
And so I run at last with the wind at my back
I shall falter and fall- I'm sure of that.
I've needed to jog and walk at times
To get over the wire and round the mines.
I've needed friends along the way
To give me fuel to see out the day
And I've stopped to collect and admire my prize
Only for it to cause my demise.
But now I run at last with the wind at my back.
Yes I run at last with hope in my heart
Yet humble, I had an unsteady start.
I've needed my peers to point the course
Being fair and considerate with appropriate force
I've needed novices to motivate me
When the terrain is scarce and my legs are shaky.
And I've stopped when my soul has shouted, "Enough!"
And plunged to the ground so rigid and rough.
But now I run at last with hope in my heart.
I run at last- a man at one with himself
Though I may return to the back of the shelf
I've needed Samaritans to heal my ails.
I've needed foes hounding my tail.
Those things that keep me sharp and strong
Stop me going too far wrong
And I've stopped after I've raced on ahead
To realise another needs me instead.
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MDG Summit, New-York, USA
20-22 September 2010
With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to attend a summit in New York on 20-22 September with the aim of accelerating progress towards the MDGs.
A highlight of the Summit will be the launch of the Secretary-General's "Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health", which has undergone extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders in recent months.
In addition, a number of events are being held on the sidelines of the Summit, including one hosted by the heads of the H4+ agencies (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, the World Bank and UNAIDS) on "Accelerating progress towards achieving MDG 5: Trends and lessons from countries". Representatives of Benin, Botswana, Ethiopia, and Nepal will share experiences and best practices in improving maternal health, advancing equity and accelerating progress towards MDG 5. The panel will also discuss the strategic role of the UN agencies in supporting countries to achieve the goal.


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- Soutter, Lamar. Curriculum Vitae, c. 1979.
- Soutter, Lamar. "The Decline of General Practice." BMQ: The Boston Medical Quarterly, September 1962, 120.


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When the examiners for the Boston School Committee visited the city's public schools at the end of the 1845 school year, they brought along a surprise. Instead of the standard public questioning, recitation, and exhibitions, students were to take written examinations. This development, says William Reese, was as revolutionary as it was unexpected. Linked as it was to other reforms advocated by Horace Mann, Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, and his allies in Boston, it was instrumental in establishing the template for public schooling across the country that still exists today.
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David Kirp, professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and a longtime observer of American education, has written an invaluable book that is remarkable for its good sense and insight, and even more remarkable for appearing in the midst of an ongoing educational conversation that has long been marked by an almost willful air of unreality.
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Luther Spoehr is a book editor for HNN and senior lecturer at Brown University.As a native Pennsylvanian, I'm always glad to see the Middle Atlantic states get their historical due, even when, as in this case, New York and New Jersey get more attention than the Keystone State, and even when the presentation is far from conventional. Robert Sullivan, whose articles have appeared in the New Yorker and elsewhere and who has written books on topics ranging from rats to Henry David Thoreau, looks at the landscape of the American Revolution, treating the terrain as a kind of palimpsest and trying, through research and imagination, to peel back the layers and see it as it was almost two-and-a-half centuries ago.
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my cat just started using his paws to move his water bowl and puts his paw into the bowl to see if water is in it.
He will have water in his bowl and where he spilled it on the floor and drink out of the toilet.
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Cats do this instinctually to see how deep the water is. They like to face out (think of a lion at a watering hole) and not face in towards a wall. There will be less spilling if your cat can walk around the bowl with room. There are also spill-less bowls that you can buy from premier, or water fountains (your guy would probably love that! ^_^
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Some cats will do that. I used to know a cat that would stick her paw in her water bowl & lick the water off her paw. That's not so strange. I would suggest keeping the toilet lid down at all times. I don't think it's a good idea for animals to be drinking water out of a toilet.
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I would steer away from a Semi auto Taurus (especial a used one) for carrying I would trust the Kel Tec much more... but go to the range and shoot both first see which one calls your name out too you! Good luck
This is a discussion on Good price for used 709 Slim? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I'm in the market for either a Taurus 709 Slim or a Keltek PF9. The corner gun store has a used 709 for $319. No ...
I'm in the market for either a Taurus 709 Slim or a Keltek PF9. The corner gun store has a used 709 for $319. No box (or whatever may come with a new Taurus), just the pistol and one magazine. The pistol is in new condition. I have to assume that it has been fired, but I compared a new one side to side to this one and can't tell the difference.
It looks like a good price to me, but I though I would ask the Internet first.
I would steer away from a Semi auto Taurus (especial a used one) for carrying I would trust the Kel Tec much more... but go to the range and shoot both first see which one calls your name out too you! Good luck
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Before I picked up the Ruger SR9 compact I was looking at a 709 slim myself..
What's nice about Taurus is that even if you are the 3rd owner, etc. they will still honor the Lifetime Warranty. I hope this helps. God Bless :)
Not sure about it being used, but I love my 709 Slim. I have had NO problems with mine and I've run a lot of rounds through it.
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You should be able to get a new PF9 for around $300. I would do that before taking a chance on a used Taurus. Ive heard nothing but bad about Taurus customer service. I looked at a chrome PF9 today at the local GS and I was impressed. It may take a hundred rounds or so to get the PF9 dialed in, but to me that is the better deal over a used Taurus.
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My guess, someone bought it and (1) found something they decided they liked better (some people are fickled). (2) it had FTE or FTF issues and they didn't know enough on how to return it to be fixed and just traded it. (3) was a female who decided they would rather have a revolver. (4) bought it and lost their job right after that, (5) took it home and their wife said it's either the gun or me, but one of them goes. LOL.
I disagree. I would buy it if it appears to be all good. If by chance it needed repairs, I would send it in to Taurus and it would come back right.
Since it's in a gun store and already used, I'd buy it with the agreement that I could return it for a full refund if it fails to function. The 709 is a relatively new gun and while Eagleks has listed several valid reasons why it may have been traded in, I'd be a bit skeptical of a used one showing up this quickly but the price looks to be very good for what I see them selling for on the net.
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The 709 Slim hasn't been on the market very long... so I find it unlikely that someone had it long enough to simply get tired of a perfectly good gun.
Most likely it had problems from the get-go, and the prior owner decided to dump it.
Most problems with the 709 are either limp wristing, not cleaning the factory grease out before firing, or using winchester white box ammo.
I have a PT709 and I wouldn't part with it. Flawless performance after 600 rounds (even 100 rounds of winchester white box with no problem, but that was after the first 200 rounds of break-in). Mine feeds, fires, and ejects every brand and type. Very accurate, thin and light, easy to carry and conceal. I have 10 handguns and the 709 is now my most frequently carried gun and one of my favorite to shoot. I paid $369 (+ tax and call-in) new, about $400 out the door. The only thing you do not have is the plastic box and manual.
I'd offer $280 first (plus tax on top of that). If they say no, offer $300 cash out the door (all other costs included). Haggle with them. If they won't budge, ask them to throw in a box of 50 rounds to shoot to make sure it feeds and ejects properly before you buy it and a box of 50 defensive rounds. I would also break the gun down and inspect the extractor, ejector, and feed ramp. While it is apart, drop a round in the chamber to see how smoothly it drops in and out. Put the rim of a round in the extractor to see how well the extractor grabs the rim and the fit. Once together, cycle some rounds through it without firing it. See if they will let you shoot it before buying. That's the real test.
In the last couple of weeks, the price of the 709s has started to go up due to demand. Some of the early releases had extractor problems (a bad batch of extractors) but that seems to have been resolved. Toss that out there as one of the reasons why you need some cushion if you have to send it back. The gun has a lifetime warranty regardless of if you were the original purchaser. I'd lay 3 C notes on the counter and smile all the way home if they take it. Haggle...start low. You can work your way up a lot easier than you can work your way down. Haggling is my favorite part of buying stuff at a pawn shop (I'm a pawn shop junkie).
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I must have gotten a lemon from all the good reviews I read, but my PF9 was awful. A failure to extract on every mag (fully seated). After 2 trips back to Kel Tec, the problem got worse. I got a full refund and put it toward an XD9sc.
Never a problem with the 4 Taurus pistols I have owned.
I purchased the SLIM 709 for Christmas and go to the range every Friday to practice. I haven't had any problems so far after running 200 though her. It is a great CCW weapon.
Maybe I just had exceptionally good luck but I think the pistol is very impressive for the money. I own, or have at least fired many high end pistols in the same concealment class. Yes you can tell the difference in a few areas like comfort of grips and all that stuff. But like window cranks vs. electric windows in a car....the point is....can you get the window down. When you want this gun to fire and do what you need it to do, it will.
I have had two small issues with the pistol. The front sight came loose, I ended up removing the factory sight and replacing it with a sight of similar size off a GLOCK with the night sights. A gunsmith customized the screw and it functions perfectly. The only other issue was with feed from the magazine. After over 3 years with full magazine. The spring in the magazine has compressed somewhat. I had the same gunsmith show me how to quickly fix this problem by simply removing the spring from the magazine, extending it slightly, and replacing it. I have had absolutely no feeding problems since.
As far as customer service, I go by experience, not by what I "hear" from others. The people at Taurus have been awesome. When I first had the problem with the front sight. Taurus sent an entire sight assembly front and rear: completely free of charge. They were very apologetic. From my experience, they have outstanding customer service.
For the 350.00 I paid for this handgun I am extremely pleased. It's not posh, fancy, or pretty. You won't pull this out at the range to a barrage of oooooohs and ahhhhhhhs but.....it works. And about reviews about not trusting it much past 10 yards...I have to claim shooter skill on that one. For me, this gun places all 7 rounds within the "cardiac box" at 50 yards.


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Getting through a physician assistant phone interview requires a little creativity; the same goes for nurse practitioner job telephone interviews. Your personality and communication skills are really all that you have to help you navigate through it. No matter how much medical schooling you've received, it just won't matter if you come across as sounding insincere or stiff. The hiring manager will be listening closely for any signs of this and will also be listening for:
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Google "frequently asked nurse practitioner or physician assistant phone interview questions" and role play. Have someone ask you the questions, and answer them as honestly and naturally as possible. Practice talking at a good volume that's not too soft or too loud. Make sure to smile while you talk in order to increase the trustworthiness of your tone.
Take notes during the interview. The interviewer may give you some important information that should be taken down in case you have to refer to it later.
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THE LOSERS Official Trailer
It's been a long wait, but it's finally here! Check out THE LOSERS official trailer, embedded below. You'll find a larger HD version over at The-Losers.com.
The trailer's flashed across the internet like wildfire, and the response from sites like EMPIRE and AIN'T IT COOL NEWS has been overwhelmingly positive. "This looks way better than THE A-TEAM" seems to be a common refrain on the message boards. Bodes well!
There's also a nice little article on the movie over at the L.A. TIMES, featuring this new cast photo based on Jock's awesome cover art.
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The Dow Jones industrial average continues to be synonymous with the stock market—its daily move will often kick off the nightly news—even though it has never been less representative of the real-time American economy.
Last week, Google, one of the most disruptive players in the history of technology—ask any media company, particularly Dow component Microsoft—for the first time crossed $1,000 a share to become the third most valuable company in the U.S., after ExxonMobil and Apple. Of those three domestic market-value leaders, only Exxon is in the Dow.
What is the most influential component in the blue-chip index? Try new inductee Visa. No. 2? Wobbly centenarian IBM. The Dow's methodology—weighting the index on stock price (by itself is a meaningless number, rather than market value)—results in inconsistencies such as Chevron moving the needle more than Exxon, which has more than twice Chevron's yearly revenue. Simply by dint of its higher stock price, newby Nike throws around more sway in these parts than JPMorgan Chase, the biggest too-big-to-fail bank. Hey, has anyone seen my abacus?
Investor sentimentalists, inspect this chart and weep: Had the keepers of the Dow displayed the foresight and open-mindedness to add Google and Apple in recent years, the index would be at a far higher record today. Instead, they incorporated the backward-looking, performance-draining likes of Cisco Systems, American International Group, and Bank of America (the last two were booted after they tanked), and let smokestacker Alcoa stick around until just a few months ago. Ditto tech old-guardsman Hewlett-Packard. And what of there currently being no automaker in the Dow since bankruptcy-bound General Motors was excommunicated in 2009? The industry has come back with a vengeance.
"The bottom line is that the Dow no longer reflects the pulse of the globe," says Brian Sozzi, head of equity research shop Belus Capital Advisors. "Of course, it contains transports. But the products being used by the Dow, watching Main Street and corporate America day in and day out—tech—are not properly represented. Think about how more Apple tablets are helping to drive non-farm productivity and child education."
There is no way the Dow can add split-resistant influencers such as Google and Apple without violently crowding out the remaining 28 members. And by sticking to their methodology, the index-keepers are preventing themselves from including Amazon ($336 a share), the biggest thing to hit retail since Wal-Mart's cut-rate 1990s march to the heartland.
Dave Guarino, a spokesman for S&P Dow Jones Indices, does concede that the question of including Apple and Google is on the minds of the index-keeping committee. "We consider it and we review the methodology often to make sure the Dow provides a representative snapshot of large-cap U.S. performance," he says. "Right now, however, we have no plans to change how we calculate the index."
They haven't changed that formula in 85 years. Roaring 1928 was when the Dow expanded to 30 components, from 20, after making its debut in 1896 with 12 members, including American Cotton Oil Company and National Lead.
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The case decided 2-1 Thursday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concerned the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Congress adopted the CFAA in 1986 to enhance the government's ability to prosecute hackers who accessed computers to steal information or to disrupt or destroy computer functionality.
"As long as the employee has knowledge of the employer's limitations on that authorization, the employee 'exceeds authorized access' when the employee violates those limitations. It is as simple as that," Judge Stephen Trott wrote in an opinion (.pdf) joined by Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain.
In dissent, Judge Tena Campbell wrote that, under the majority's ruling, "any person who obtains information from any computer connected to the internet, in violation of her employer's computer-use restrictions, is guilty of a federal crime."
The majority's decision, which mirrors rulings in two other federal appellate circuits, bolsters an interpretation of the CFAA that's playing a role in the government's grand jury probe of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. A grand jury subpoena recently issued in the case (first reported by Salon.com, and confirmed by the Washington Post) was accompanied by a letter indicating that one of the charges the government is considering is conspiracy to violate the CFAA by "exceeding authorized access" to a computer system — the same language at issue in the new decision.
The act makes it a federal offense if one "knowingly and with intent to defraud, accesses a protected computer without authorization, or exceeds authorized access, and by means of such conduct furthers the intended fraud and obtains anything of value, unless the object of the fraud and the thing obtained consists only of the use of the computer and the value of such use is not more than $5,000 in any 1-year period."
The 9th Circuit's decision, which reverses a lower court judge, came 18 months after the same San Francisco-based circuit ruled the opposite way in a nearly identical case concerning those same three words.
In 2009, the nation's largest appellate court ruled that employees are not liable under the antihacking law for accessing their employers' computers for disloyal purposes. The court wrote that workers authorized to access company computers do not lose or "exceed" that access under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act even if their intent was to acquire data to open a competing business — the same factual circumstances in the case decided Thursday.
The court was quick, however, to point out a "substantial factual distinction" between the two cases: the existence of access restrictions instituted by the employer.
In the older case, the court noted, there was no written policy "that would prohibit employees from e-mailing … documents to personal computers." In the new case, the court noted, "employees were subject to a computer use policy that placed clear and conspicuous restrictions on the employees' access."
The same law was used to prosecute Lori Drew, who was charged criminally for participating in a MySpace cyberbullying scheme against a 13-year-old Missouri girl who later committed suicide. The case against Drew hinged on the government's novel argument that violating MySpace's terms of service was the legal equivalent of computer hacking and a violation of the CFAA.
A federal judge who presided over the prosecution tossed the guilty verdicts in July 2009, and the government declined to appeal.
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- U.S. Trying to Build Conspiracy Case Against WikiLeaks' Assange
- Is Breaking CAPTCHA a Crime?
- Manning Ruled Competent to Stand for Court-Martial
- Lori Drew Hearing Thursday to Decide Verdict's Standing
- Five IRS Employees Charged With Snooping on Tax Returns
- Palin Hacker Denies Felony Charge and 'Hacker' Label
- Pop Superstar Sting Supports Pentagon Hacker, Condemns U.S.
- FBI vs. Coreflood Botnet: Round 1 Goes to the Feds


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When Alexis Whitner was four-years-old, fully immersed in the joyful intensity of early childhood, something else was going on inside of her. In the darkness and mystery of her bone marrow, something was terribly wrong and no one could see it.
Then, a fever that wouldn't go away and a sore on her skin that couldn't be diagnosed, caused her parents to bring her to two hospitals, without satisfaction. Finally, they arrived at Johns Hopkins where they received the news that stops time for a parent: Alexis had leukemia. It was acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), a rapidly spreading form of the disease that occurs when too many abnormally formed white cells overwhelm normal cells. A child with ALL loses energy and the ability to fight infection.
Alexis's treatment was not easy or brief. For more than two years, she underwent periods of intensive chemotherapy. The first month was the most difficult, requiring hospitalization when the most aggressive combination of drugs were given to her to kill the cancer cells. In the second outpatient phase, her gains were consolidated with weekly chemotherapy. Then, after three months, she was in the maintenance phase with monthly chemotherapy and check-ups for two full years. Alexis has responded extremely well and is now in remission.
Sometimes we forget how far we have come in this long, difficult fight against all the many forms of cancer. In 1962, 96% of children who contracted ALL died. Today, 90% survive. But of course, that is not nearly enough.
Now six-years-old, Alexis is in kindergarten. She is a strong child, her mother says, a happy, loving child. She is very protective of her younger sister, and she has a deep sense of fairness. This sense of fairness is something she will carry with her into a future that was once in doubt.
Of course, there is no fairness when it comes to children getting leukemia. And for now there is no way to protect them against it. But there are many thousands of researchers across the world trying to make them safe. Some of the most renowned, successful, and driven are here at Johns Hopkins. Each day they work to push the edge of knowledge deeper and deeper into the terrible, cold secrets of this disease.


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UC Irvine Anteaters at No. 22 Boise State Broncos
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Sat. Apr. 12, 2014 - 5:00 PM
Boise, Idaho
UCI is 8-0 with No. 6 singles wins and 7-0 when No. 1 singles wins.
The 'Eaters have 11 losses when Nos. 1, 3, or 5 singles lose.
UCI has won 41 of 48 singles matches in which it won the first set. It has also come back to win 10 matches when dropping the opening set.
The winner of the doubles point has taken 12 of 14 matches played with doubles. The lone exception was UCI's win over Richmond and most-recently the loss at Fresno State
The 'Eaters are most successful when the set goes to a seventh point or is a tiebreaker set winning 30 times in that scenario.
Duos of Ryan Cheung/Jonathan Poon and Justin Agbayani/Caryl Hernandez each lead the team with six wins apiece in doubles action.
Rafael Davidian scored a big win defeating No. 103 David Sofaer of Pepperdine in straight sets. The win is the first over a ranked opponent since Tyler Pham defeated 109th-ranked Derek Siddiqui of San Diego State early in 2013.
Ryan Cheung is 4-1 when forced to a third set.
Caryl Hernandez has streaks of nine losses, seven wins, and four losses in 2014.
Tyler Pham has eight wins in his last 11 matches and is the lone Anteater with a winning Big West record at 2-1.
Seven of eight Anteater singles players have won a match in which they lost the opening set.
Shuhei Shibahara is the lone Anteater with a winning singles record at 9-8.
Tyler Pham leads the 'Eaters with nine wins at a single position (No. 2)
Justin Agbayani and Caryl Hernandez missed their first doubles match as a duo. Together they are 6-8. Hernandez competed with Ryan Chueng winning 8-4 on Saturday.
The 'Eaters schedule consists of seven schools ranked in the ITA preseason rankings. UCI has one win in six matches against ranked opponents, thus far, with a win over No. 67 Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
UC Irvine will face seven schools that reached the 2013 NCAA Tournament including championship runner-up UCLA and the Pepperdine Waves who reached the Elite Eight.
Amongst UCI's opponents are 11 ranked singles players that all land in the top-80. UCI singles are currently 1-8 against them.
UCI will play a pair in Boise, Idaho looking to salvage the six-match road trip.
Boise State comes in with a 20-4 record from the Mountain West and a No. 22 ranking. The Broncos are 7-4 overall against ranked foes, and have a pair of 6-1 wins over Big West schools UCSB and Cal Poly.
Andy Bettles commands the No. 1 singles spot with an 11-10 record where he stands ranked No. 86 in the nation. All nine Broncos have a winning singles record with Brendan McClain leading the way at 18-4 doing much of his damage at No. 5.
Boise State has dropped six doubles points total on the year, but won four of those matches. It has dropped a combined five doubles sets in all of its other matches.
The Idaho Vandals are 7-11 in 2014 coming out of the WAC. It has played all three conference matches this season defeating UMKC and Seattle while losing to New Mexico State.
They have yet to play a true home match in Moscow, Idaho, and will meet the 'Eaters in Boise for this meeting.
The Vandals have matched up with one other Big West school falling 5-2 to Hawai'i. They also have one match against a ranked foe also falling 5-2 to 44th-ranked Washington.
Artemiy Nikitin paces the Vandals at No. 1 singles and doubles. His doubles partner Jose Bendeck carries the torch at No. 2 singles.
Tyler Pham made the most noise in fall play defeating No. 22 Tommy Bennett of Rice en route to a third round berth in the ITA pre-qualifier. Pham reached the fourth round in the USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals to finish the fall with a 4-2 record.
Caryl Hernandez went 7-6 including a trip to the consolation final in the So Cal Intercollegiates resulting in a loss to UCLA's Seth Stolar.
The 'Eaters added one new player in junior transfer Rafael Davidian. The native of Germany joined UC Irvine from Utah went 21-14 in two years there which included a ranking of No. 124 as a freshman while also beating USC's Yannick Hanfmann who was ranked No. 38 at the time.
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SEATTLE – If plans fall apart in Arizona, the Phoenix Coyotes appear to be headed to Seattle. Mayor Mike McGinn recently met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and investors who want to purchase the hockey team and move it to Seattle.
"Our message to all parties has been the same: We believe we can support an NHL team as a tenant at KeyArena and as a potential tenant of a new arena, subject to all parties reaching agreement on terms," McGinn said in a statement.
Two weeks ago, McGinn and the Seattle City Council worked out a tentative deal with investors Ray Bartoszek and Anthony Lanza for the use of KeyArena for the 2013-14 season if they can to secure the team and relocate to Seattle.
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"It appears the NHL is taking the new ownership proposal seriously," McGinn said. "But we also know from experience that it may be some time before an NHL team is located in Seattle, as the home city for the Phoenix Coyotes is working to keep them."
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Losing Timo is a collection of writings, prose and poetry by Linda Baxter published on Thursday.
It deals with the aftermath of the trial and life without Timothy, known as Timo, who was killed in London.
Mrs Baxter, 61, said the book was partly about "defying the cruelty" of what happened to her son.
She added: "It (the book) was crucial to me and although it's about losing Timo I had to defy the cruelty of what happened to him and writing was a way of dealing with that.
"Writing the book was a way of confronting my feelings."
Law student Timothy Baxter, 24, died on 18 June 1999 after being beaten unconscious and thrown into the River Thames by a gang of youths.
He was with his student friend Gabriel Cornish when they were attacked and mugged as they walked home across London's Hungerford Bridge.
Mr Cornish was also thrown in the river but survived, but Timo never regained consciousness and he drowned.
His killers were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Mrs Baxter, who lives on the north Pembrokeshire coast, worked as a modern languages teacher in schools in London until 1990 when, disillusioned, she turned to writing.
Two years later she suffered a brain haemorrhage that removed her ability to speak, let alone write.
It took many years of determined effort and speech therapy to recover.
After moving to Wales, she enrolled on a Master of Arts creative writing course and had intended to write her dissertation about how she had come to terms with her illness.
However, after her son's murder she decided to put her emotions about that into words instead.
"Gradually I realised I could put my feelings into poems and then realised I could write something more meaningful," Mrs Baxter said.
"My dissertation tutor was the poet Menna Elfyn who helped me immensely."
About the publication of the book, she added: "I will feel proud when I see it on the book shelves, especially as I lost my ability to speak.
"I will feel I have done Timo proud too. It's all about him.
"My family have been very good to me, they have been brilliant. I've been given lots of space to write it.
"My husband Sam took most of the photographs in the book."
And what would Timo have thought of her achievement?
"Lots of people say he would have been proud," she said.
"I always respected Timo, his mind and his intellect and I wouldn't want to presume to know what his views would be.
"It's not because we didn't talk it's because he was a very thoughtful person.
"Sam and I were just very proud to have been his parents."
The book's publishers, Honno Welsh Women's Press, in Aberystwyth, say the book "looks death unflinchingly in the eye."
Company spokeswoman Nicola Craddock said Losing Timo was one of the most touching books the firm had worked on.
She added: "We had a duty to publish the book because the work was of such high quality.
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Mrs Baxter will be signing copies of her book at Newport, in Pembrokeshire, on 21 October.
It will be launched offically in London on 25 October and in Carmarthen on 4 November.