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Qamruddin Khan (Bismillah Khan), shehnai player: born Dumraon, India 21 March 1916; married (five sons, three daughters); died Varanasi, India 21 August 2006.
It is given to very few musicians that their name should become utterly synonymous with their instrument. Bismillah Khan was that kind of rara avis. The whole world of Indian music knew him as the foremost virtuoso of the shehnai. He was responsible for raising what one bygone dictionary definition called "an Indian wind instrument of the oboe class" to a hitherto undreamed-of status.
As early as 1914, the English musicologist and cultural bridge-builder A.H. Fox Strangways had alerted English-speakers in his groundbreaking Music of Hindostan to "a kind of oboe" called the "shahnai" - and to its South Indian counterpart, the "nagasaram". Oboe perhaps communicates the sense of a more refined instrument from an industrial age with padded keypads and metalwork. Shawm is better. The double-reeded shehnai, also known as shahnai or surnai (loosely the "shah's nay" ), is made of drilled and chiselled teak or sagwan hardwood. It has a brass bell and usually seven finger holes, only the first six of which are opened or closed (the seventh sounds the tonic). In a shehnai party (ensemble) such as Khan played in, the sur or damkash shehnai has all seven holes filled with wax to enable the drone to be sounded.
Between 1965 and 1967 Khan breathed life into the word shehnai. In 1965 he and the sitarist Vilayat Khan appeared at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1967 their remarkable album Duets was the inaugural release in His Master Voice/EMI's highly influential "Music From India" series. For the first time, the greater, non-Indian public got a chance to savour the enduring transcendence that only truly great art of Khan's magnitude delivers.
In the subcontinent's folkways, shehnai had traditionally sounded auspicious fanfares and clarion calls. It blasted from processions, the verandas of the moneyed and well-heeled, and the entrances to shrines and temples. It signalled ceremony and celebration. The shehnai's stridency could slice through hubbub and high spirits. So-called "lip-voiced" instruments had no status as art music instruments, however. Indeed, musicians in general were seen as lower caste or casteless, even if they were Muslim - or "caste Muslims", as in Bismillah Khan's case.
Khan's glory and achievement was to elevate shehnai to the realms of high art and raga. In 1967 the London Evening Standard declared, in a quote that entered the 1986 Oxford English Dictionary, "You are now expected to know about Bismillah Khan and his shehnai." Shehnai and Khan had properly entered the English language. The newspaper accurately called this time "this extraordinary blossoming of Indian music": that was true whether one was Indian or not. Bismillah Khan was part of that influx of musicality and musicianship that shaped a new consciousness. He was part of the pantheon of Indian musicians such as Ali Akbar Khan, Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar and M.S. Subbulakshmi that entered the non-Indian imagination. George Harrison, for example, regularly attended Bismillah Khan's concerts.
Accounts of Khan's birth and upbringing agree only to a certain extent. His biographer, Rita Ganguly, provided the official history in her Bismillah Khan and Benaras (1994). His grandfather, Rasool Bux Khan, the shehnai master of the court of Bhojpur, exclaimed "Bismillah!" ("In the name of Allah!") at the sight of his grandson, though his parents actually named him Qamruddin (it was said, to rhyme with their first-born son Shamshuddin). One early account gave his year of birth as 1915 but Indian musicology is blighted with approximations and repetitions of past printed matter; 1916 is the accepted date.
Shehnai surrounded the boys. Their maternal uncles - Ali Bux, Vilayat Hussain and Sadiq Ali - in Varanasi, the holy city also known as Benares, on the Ganges, kept them supplied with musical illumination. It was not as if it was an instrument that the brothers could ignore. Qamruddin practised intently and devoutly. Step by step, he became part of the system known as the "guru shishya parampara", the tradition of handing knowledge from teacher to disciple or pupil. Ganguly reports him saying,
One has to efface himself. Then and then only the assar [the divine union] occurs. Otherwise you will just have the kala [art], but no assar.
Without being humble, without humility, the real learning does not take place.
Qamruddin had a boyhood encounter with an itinerant, saffron-clad holy man who, after hearing him play, announced that he would produce bliss, a prophecy that came true. In 1932, aged 16, he entered into an arranged marriage with his cousin. Peculiarly, Ganguly did not name her, although they were married for 50 years. She was, Ganguly wrote bluntly, "A simple girl with mundane thoughts, she had no great tastes and understanding for music." (She predeceased her husband by a decade.) Two years earlier Bismillah Khan had made his formal public début as a musician but he felt that his career only really took off in April 1938 when he performed at the inauguration of All India Radio's Lucknow station.
Shehnai, as Ganguly wrote so forcibly, needed to be liberated "from that terrible fate of playing in a procession, walking on the street, getting a second grade position in the hierarchy of the musicians". It is a measure of the Khan brothers' achievement that they succeeded. In 1996 India's most influential music critic Mohan Nadkarni recalled seeing a concert broadcast by the Delhi station of All India Radio in 1941. The Indian Listener - the equivalent of the Radio Times - listed it as a jugalbandi (duet) by Bismillah Khan and Shamshuddin Khan. Nadkarni wrote later,
I was wonderstruck by the kind of unity and coherence that marked their presentation. It was difficult to tell who was playing when. Except for a split-second pause, which indicated the player had changed, the joint effort came through like an integrated solo. The jugalbandi was the finest example of mutual understanding, admiration and above all, perfect coordination. In appearance, too, the brothers looked like twins.
Shamshuddin predeceased his brother and Nadkarni once told the story that had haunted Bismillah Khan's career:
"Call it fact or fiction, it was widely believed, by a significant segment of ardent music-lovers, that it was not the elder brother who died a premature death but the younger one, who was always rated as more talented and innovative and even in AIR's journal was ranked higher, contrary to accepted convention. The story went on to say that . . . Shamshuddin Khan, who is believed to have survived, quietly assumed his younger brother's name after his death."
Nadkarni never dared broach the subject, nor did he get to the bottom of the story. Nor did anybody else.
Bismillah Khan recorded extensively. In 1980 he had 19 solo LPs under his name for His Master's Voice, the aforementioned jugalbandi album with Vilayat Khan and three further duet albums with the violinist V.G. Jog. He recorded for a variety of other labels including Chhanda Dhara in Germany, Navras in Britain and TIPS in India. His and Amjad Ali Khan's Ru-Ba-Ru (2004) essayed a rare shehnai and sarod duet while his and Bageshwari Qamar's Shehnai-Jugalbandi (1994) revealed a continuation of the guru shishya parampara, but most interestingly with a female shehnai virtuoso in the making. Khan not only bridged the Hindu- Muslim divide, but the gender gap too.
Khan spoke a dignified Urdu that combined gravitas and a twinkle in his eyes. Nadkarni spoke of him being "a raconteur par excellence" with both a "disarming informality and humorous disposition". I cannot recall him ever speaking a single word of English. Every other major Indian concert act with an international following made some concessions by making some stage announcements in English. On stage Khan would quip in Urdu, as can be heard on his 1994 release Shehnai.
After a 1994 reunion concert with Vilayat Khan at the Barbican Centre in London - Navras released the concert the following year as Eb'adat - Bismillah Khan sat backstage in perfect repose, observing the flutter and clamour with a detached air and slightly quizzical eye, puffing contentedly on a cigarette. He was clearly reflecting on their performance and that was all that mattered. The whole backstage maya (illusion) would soon pass.
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The recent market rally has solely been based on optimism that the worst is behind us. Continued hand holding by the governments, a few better-than-expected economic readings and positive guidance lent support to the view that the global economy is on track to stage a recovery. Last week, the Japanese government doled out a 15.4 trillion yen stimulus package, which is primarily in the form of spending and tax cuts.
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Most of the economic reports released last week are suggestive of still-wobbly conditions of the economy. The U.S. trade balance for February declined unexpectedly to $26 billion from $36 billion, as imports fell 5.1% and exports rose 1.6%. It was the first time since July last year that exports showed an increase. The decline in deficit is a positive to first quarter GDP, and is likely to add 1.5 percentage points. The rise in exports may have been due to stimulus spending outside the U.S. However, the decline in imports should be a cause of concern as it shows that domestic demand hasn't picked up.
Wholesale inventories, which make up a quarter of business inventories, showed a bigger-than-expected drop of 1.5% in February. Economists had expected a mere 0.7% monthly decline. Meanwhile, wholesale sales rose by 0.6%, rendering the wholesale inventories to sales ratio to 1.31 from a revised 1.34 in January.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve said consumer credit declined at an annual rate of 3.5% in February, with the revolving credit tied to credit card loans declining by 9.7%, while non-revolving credit rose by 0.2%.
Although the jobs data of the past week showed a drop in weekly jobless, the level of new filing still remaining elevated at 654,000. Continuing claims for the week ended 27th rose to a record high of 5.84 million.
The week also saw the release of the minutes of the March FOMC meeting, which showed that the Fed cut its near-term outlook for growth and inflation, as it sees little support from exports and therefore believes that downside risks to the outlook remained significant in the near term.
The FOMC members believe that purchases of Treasuries will have effects across a variety of long-term debt markets and should ease financial conditions generally. Additionally, the Fed seems to think that direct purchases of mortgage backed securities and agency debt will help bolster the housing sector.
The unfolding week's calendar is very heavy, with a host of economic reports scheduled to be released during the week. The Commerce Department's retail sales report for March, the housing starts report for March, the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment report for April, the Federal Reserve's industrial production report for March, and the April manufacturing surveys of the New York Federal Reserve and the Philadelphia Federal Reserve are the key economic reports traders could turn their focus on.
Some significance may also be attached to the Fed's Beige Book, the National Association of Homebuilders housing market index for April, the Commerce Department's business inventories report for February and the Labor Department's producer price inflation and consumer price inflation reports for March. The markets may also stay focused on the Fed speeches scheduled to be delivered during the week, including the one by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Retail sales are likely to record a gain for the second consecutive month, as low interest rates, easing credit conditions and recovering consumer confidence did their bit to boost spending even as employment conditions deteriorated and households still grapple with the loss of household wealth. Additionally, light vehicle sales perked up and weekly chain store sales hadn't been as worse as expected. All these bode well for retail sales. However, State Street Global Advisors do not rule out the possibility of slight weakness due to seasonal adjustments related to the late Easter.
Meanwhile, industrial production could see more downside, as manufacturing conditions still remain in a limbo. The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index was entrenched in recession zone despite the modest uptick in March.
Excess home inventories and depressed builder confidence are likely to remain bottlenecks for construction activity. Housing starts are likely to show a drop after February's unexpected strength although they may still come in above the record low level in January.
There are no important economic reports scheduled to be released on Monday.
The U.S. Labor Department is scheduled to release a report on the producer price index for March at 8:30 AM ET on Tuesday. The index measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services. Economists expect the headline index for March to show an unchanged reading and the core reading to show 0.1% growth.
Producer prices rose 0.1% in February following 0.8% growth in January, while the core producer price index rose 0.2%. Economists had expected the headline index to show 0.3% growth and the core reading to show 0.1% growth.
Food prices fell 1.6% compared to a 0.4% decline in the previous month. Energy prices rose 1.3% following a 3.7% increase in the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, the producer price index fell an unadjusted 1.3%. Inflation pressures in the pipeline continued to wane, as intermediate food and energy prices slid 1.4% and 2%, respectively.
Retail sales of food and retail companies with one or more establishments that sell merchandise and associated services to final consumers are slated to be released at 8:30 AM ET on the same day. Economists estimate a 0.3% growth in the retail sales for March, while they estimate a 0.1% increase in retail sales, excluding autos.
Retail sales edged down 0.1% month-over-month in February following an upwardly revised 1.8% increase in January. Economists had estimated a 0.5% decline for February. On a year-over-year basis, retail sales were down 8.7%.
Sales, excluding autos, rose 0.7%, adding to the upwardly revised 1.6% growth in the previous month. The gain was unexpected, as economists estimated a 0.1% drop in retail sales, excluding autos. Sales at motor vehicle & part dealers fell 4.3%compared to the previous month and they declined 23.5% from the year-ago period.
Sales at electronics & appliance stores rose 1.2% compared to a 7.5% increase in the previous month. Sales at gasoline station sales rose 3.4% compared to a 2.9% increase witnessed in the previous month.
The Commerce Department is scheduled to release its business inventories report for February at 10 AM ET on the same day. The report summarizes the results from the monthly retail trade, wholesale trade and factory goods orders surveys. The report is expected to show a 1.1% decline in business inventories for the month.
Business inventories fell by 1.1% in January. The December reading was revised down to a 1.6% drop from the 1.9% drop estimated earlier. Business sales declined by 1%, keeping the business inventories to sales ratio unchanged at 1.43, matching the highest levels seen since September 2001.
The consumer price index for March is scheduled to be released at 8:30 AM ET on Wednesday. The index is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. The consensus estimates call for 0.2% growth in the consumer price index and a 0.1% rise in the core consumer price index that excludes food and energy.
The results of the New York Federal Reserve's empire state manufacturing survey, which elicits response from 200 manufacturing executives in New York state, is slated to be released at 8:30 AM ET on the same day. The headline general business conditions index for April is expected to come in at -35.
The general business conditions index fell to a new record low of -38.2 from -34.7 in February. Economists expected a modest improvement in the index to -32.
The new orders and the shipment indexes fell to a new low and the inventories index fell to its lowest level since 2001. The employment indexes remained close to their recent lows. The future indexes were somewhat higher than in February, but the six-month outlook continued to be subdued.
The Treasury Department is due to release a report on the flows of financial instruments into and out of the U.S. for February at 9 AM ET on the same day.
The industrial production report of the Federal Reserve is due out at 9:15 AM ET on the same day. Economists estimate that industrial production declined 0.9% in March, while capacity utilization is expected to come in at 69.7%.
The industrial production report for February showed a 1.4% drop in industrial output. Although auto production rose 10.2% following 4 months of declines, a drop in the output in computer manufacturing, utilities and products, excluding defense, offset the gain. Capacity utilization continued to decrease, with the current rate of utilization being 10 percentage points below the average of 1972-2008.
The National Association of Homebuilders' is scheduled to release the results of their survey on homebuilders' confidence at 1 PM ET on the same day.
The housing market index remained unchanged at 9 in March, according to a report released by the National Homebuilders Association. The index was about 1 point above the record low of 8 in December and January. The index gauging current sales conditions held steady at 7 and the index gauging sales expectations in the next six months also remained at a record low of 15. However, the index gauging traffic of prospective buyers declined 2 points to 9.
The Federal Reserve is due to release its Beige Book, which is a compilation of anecdotal evidence on economic conditions from each of the 12 Federal Reserve districts, at 2 PM ET. The report is normally released about two weeks before the monetary policy meeting is held.
A report on housing starts, which refer to the number of privately-owned new homes on which construction has been started over some period, and building permits, which is the number of permits issued for new housing units each month, is slated to be released at 8:30 AM ET on Thursday. Economists estimate housing starts of 550,000 for March.
Housing starts rose 22.2% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of to 583,000 in February. Economists estimated housing starts of 450,000 for the month.
On a year-over-year basis, housing starts declined 47.3%. Meanwhile, building permits, an indicator for future housing activity, rose 3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 531,000. Annually, building permits were down 44.2%.
The Labor Department report on the number of individuals claiming unemployment benefits during the week ended April 11th is scheduled to be released at 8:30 AM ET on Thursday.
Jobless claims declined by much more than analysts had expected in the week ended April 4th compared to an upwardly revised reading for the previous week.
The report showed that jobless claims fell to 654,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 674,000. Economists had been expecting claims to decline to 660,000 from the 669,000 originally reported for the previous week. The four-week average also declined 750 to 657,250.
The results of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's manufacturing survey are due out at 10 AM ET on the same day. Economists expect the diffusion index of current activity to show a reading of -32 for April.
Conditions in the manufacturing sector in the region improved in March from the month-ago levels, although remaining extremely weak. The diffusion index of current activity rose to -35 in March from -41.3 in February, while the new orders index fell 10 points to -40.7, its lowest level since July 1980.
The inventories index tumbled to a record low of -55.6 from -24.3 in the previous month, while the current employment index declined 6 points to -52. The prices paid index fell to a record low of -31.3. Meanwhile, the future general activity index remained positive, but it edged down 1.4 points to 14.5.
The Energy Information Administration is due to release its weekly oil inventory report at 10:30 AM ET on Thursday, a day later than its usual scheduled date of Wednesday on account of the 'Good Friday' public holiday.
The oil inventory report for the week ended April 3rd showed a smaller-than-expected build in crude oil inventories. The report for the week ended April 3rd showed that crude oil inventories rose by 1.7 million barrels to 361.1 million barrels and were above the upper limit of the average range.
Gasoline inventories increased by 0.6 million barrels and were above the upper limit of the average range. However, distillate stockpiles fell by 3.4 million barrels, but were above the upper limit of the average range. Refinery capacity utilization averaged 81.9% over the four-weeks ended April 3rd compared to 82.1% in the previous week.
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Dennis Lockhart is due to speak at an annual conference at Levy Economics Institute of Bard College in New York at 12:15 PM ET.
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen is scheduled to deliver a dinner speech to an annual conference at Levy Economics Institute of Bard College in New York at 7:30 PM ET.
The Reuters/University of Michigan's preliminary report on the consumer sentiment index for April is scheduled to be released at 10 AM ET on Friday. Consumer confidence is expected to rise in the month, with economists forecasting an increase in the index to 58.5 from 57.3 in the previous month.
Bernanke is due to deliver a keynote speech at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank's conference on Innovative Financial Services for the Underserved at 12 PM on Friday. Kansas City Federal Reserve President Thomas Hoenig is scheduled to deliver opening remarks in Washington at 8:30 AM ET.
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Winter in the Eastern Highland was never warm, but tonight with the rain and the wind, SFS Henry Oakes was freezing. Earlier that day, he'd been informed that intelligence was expecting a raid on Outpost 1 that night, and his unit was being sent to reinforce the position.
Nex, as he was called when deployed, had spent several hours of that afternoon standing in the rain, looking for any sign of enemy movement. Unfortunately for him, the Hector gear was not waterproof, and he'd quickly been soaked. When the attack eventually came, Nex was actually relieved. Relieved that he hadn't been standing in the wet for nothing. Relieved that he would have something to warm him up.
The bullets were flying at him before he'd seen the enemy, the first three hit him square in the chest, winding him, and knocking him back. One shot was uncomfortably close to the vulnerable armour gap, where his helmet met his chest-plate. Over the years, the enemy had learnt taking a Hector soldier front on was not a good move. Now, their main tactic usually took form as a surprise attack, with a high focused assault aimed at the small weak points in the armour.
As Nex sucked the wind back into his lungs and bounced to his feet, he noticed Lint, the newest member of his unit, lying in the mud. One of the reflective eye lenses in his helmet was broken, and blood was ebbing out of the wound and pooling beneath the now still soldier. Nex knew now was not the time to think about that.
With a roar, projected at three times its natural volume through the speakers in his helmet, Nex threw himself into the air with a mighty jump, powered by the strong machinery that bound his legs and core. At the peak of his jump, he engaged his jetpack just for a moment to gain a little extra height over his enemies.
He was death from above.
Landing with a sickening crunch, Nex broke his fall with the body of one would be conqueror.
He was Hercules.
The closest attackers didn't have time to respond. In a heartbeat, the enraged defender was upon them. The fight didn't last long. He shoved his open palm into the chest of the first attacker, sending the poor man flying back into the dark rain with several shattered ribs.
He was Death.
The assault weapon at his waist, built to used by the suit with one hand, made short work of the remaining attackers. One, two, three they fell where they stood (or ran) under short, concentrated bouts of fire. Dimly he was aware of the other members of his unit making similar progress at their posts. The assault was broken.
In Radford's office, SFS Oakes stood at attention as he finished his report. "In total sir, 20 attackers were killed, however, we lost 6 of our guards, and one SFS." Oakes' expression hadn't wavered as he delivered his report, and Radford hadn't expected anything less.
"A costly victory," the commander said simply, "but I thank you for your report."
A brief silence fell over them, but before long, Radford cleared his throat again. "However, that's not why I called you here; please, have a seat."


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Islamabad, Sep 24: The massive crackdown on the Opposition ahead of the October 6 Presidential polls in Pakistan has intensified with dozens of All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) activists detained late last night.
As many as 35 leaders of the APDM were arrested on Saturday night, including Muttahida Majlis Amal leaders Hafiz Hussain Ahmad, Mian Muhammad Aslam and Javed Hashmi of PML-N in the name of maintaining public order.
Many of the local leaders of PML-N, MMA and Jamaat-e-Islami went underground. Imran Nazir, media secretary of PML-N Punjab, confirmed that five activists were detained in the city and news of more arrests were coming, The Nation reported.
Most leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the PML-N and MMA, including Jamaat chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad and MMA's Liaquat Baloch have left for the NWFP in the wake of the large-scale crackdown on the opposition activists.
Several PML-N leaders and workers were also detained in Lahore and their houses raided.
''General Musharraf wants to be re-elected by holding presidential election while keeping all his opponents in jail. This is yet another example of violation of human rights and dictatorship,'' Secretary Information PML-N Ahsan Iqbal alleged.
Mr Iqbal said the Parliament Lodges was an important place where the parliamentarians from different areas of the country resided, while reacting to reports that police have surrounded them. He said rounding up Members of National Assemblies and other political leaders right in front of the Parliament House was ''making a mockery of the democratic system''.
However, Deputy Information Minister Tariq Azeem said the ''preventive detentions'' were justified. ''These people were threatening to storm the Supreme Court and attack the Election Commission. No government can allow them to take the law into their hands,'' Azeem said.
''Some leaders are under preventative detention to ward off any threat to law and order to protect the sanctity of the institutions,'' he said.
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Affiliations: *From the Department of Pediatrics, Cook County Children's Hospital (Dr. Moy), the Department of Immunology/Microbiology (Dr. Grant), and the Center for Health Services Research, Rush Primary Care Institute (Ms. Turner-Roan, Drs. Li, and Weiss), Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL. ,
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Introduction: Few studies have closely explored how
well physicians who consider themselves specialists in asthma adhere to
national guideline recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of
asthma. The purpose of this study is to characterize current knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs, and self-reported treatment practices of the asthma
specialists working in one large metropolitan area.
Methods: In 1997, a cross-sectional survey was mailed to
asthma specialists (allergists or pulmonologists) engaged in direct
patient care with a practice location in the Chicago area (Cook County
or one of the five surrounding counties). An approximately 50% random
sample of asthma specialists was surveyed. The survey included items on
(1) asthma diagnosis; (2) clinical monitoring of asthma patients; (3)
pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic asthma treatment; (4) opinions and
beliefs about asthma treatment options and reasons for referrals; (5)
involvement in continuing medical education; (6) experiences with
managed care; (7) use of asthma practice guidelines; (8) demographic
information about the respondents; and (9) characteristics of the
practice settings.
Results: A total of 113 eligible
surveys were returned (response rate, 72.0%). Ninety-nine percent of
the respondents indicated they would prescribe inhaled corticosteroids
for patients ≥ 5 years old with moderate persistent asthma, and
85.5% would prescribe them for patients < 5 years old. The
respondents reported that 71.2% of their patients with moderate or
severe persistent asthma were routinely given written treatment plans.
The use of these plans was reported more frequently by allergists than
pulmonologists (77.6% vs 58.9%, p = 0.01). Nearly half of the
respondents were involved in the development of hospital-based asthma
programs; fewer (14.9%) were involved in developing asthma programs
for managed care organizations. A majority (63.4%) of the physicians
had given a formal professional education presentation on asthma in the
past year. A majority of the respondents who care for patients under
managed care contracts reported that these patients have encountered
barriers to access in seeking specialty care.
Conclusion: The results suggest that asthma specialists in
the Chicago area are providing asthma care that is, in many ways,
consistent with national guidelines. However, there are also important
differences in care that are not consistent with the guideline
recommendations. Perhaps even more notable are differences in reported
asthma care between the two subspecialty groups of allergists and
pulmonologists. The effect of these differences on the management of
persons with asthma is not known. It is hoped that information from
this community-based survey will serve to catalyze discussions among
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With Frank Ocean debut album, Channel Orange, set to hit stores July 17th it seems he reveals some things about his sex life in his songs. According to This Is Max, on a few tracks you can hear Frank Ocean clearly using the word him instead of her. Here's a piece of the article:
"Frank has also opened up about his sexuality on the album, we think it's brave and admire him for being so honest and sharing such a personal aspect of his life through his music. On the songs 'Bad Religion' 'Pink Matter and 'Forrest Gump' you can hear him sing about being in love and there are quite obvious words used like 'him' and not 'her'.
In the world we live in now we can't see this being an issue or why it should be?? But we do commend him for not continuing a facade and conforming to what a Hip Hop so called rule book expects, we say live your life and be yourself."
It seems like people that deals with media are more comfortable with themselves lately. Earlier today CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced that he was gay. It's always best when someone comes true with themselves and share with the world. Question is, is the world ready for this? Or is this still considered taboo? Let us know your thoughts.
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The Nexus 9 tablet is on sale now from Google Play. But you're out of luck if you're after the 32GB model.
That version is listed as out of stock, so for now at least, you can only get your hands on the 16GB model.
The website advises to check back soon. We've asked Google when it will be available and will update this story if we hear back.
The 16GB model will set you back £319, and ships in one to two business days. The 32GB model will cost £399.
Both come in three colours: black, white and sand. Though the sand version is listed as coming soon, for both 16GB and 32GB models.
The tablet only comes Wi-Fi-only at the moment too, so we'll have to wait for the LTE model.
Delays all round, in other words.
The tablet is the first device to run Android 5.0 Lollipop, the latest version of Google's mobile operating system. Lollipop has a new-look interface, dubbed Material. It's a world away from the current flat look of Android.
It will also add real-time generated shadows on interface elements, adding an extra sense of depth to the UI.
Lollipop is said to be the fastest Android rollout yet.
On the hardware side, the Nexus 9 packs an 8.9-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 2,048x1,536 pixels. On the back is an 8-megapixel camera, and it has a 1.2-megapixel front-facer.
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During an event at club Compound, which Diddy MCed, the rap mogul became very angry, calling out a person inside the club for promoting a beverage other than Ciroc vodka, for which he is a stakeholder. Things got heated as Diddy snatched the drink from the partygoer, after which the man approached the entrepreneur. However, T.I. took the microphone from Diddy, and suggested that everyone relax, which diffused the situation. Almost a year ago to the day, the Atlanta rapper talked a suicidal individual out of jumping to his death.


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For Canseco, the big picture means reaching 500
Jose Canseco stopped as he entered the visiting clubhouse
at Baltimore's Camden Yards. "Where did they put me?" he said, finally spying
a corner locker in the Chicago White Sox's dressing room. "Ah, 31. That's a
good number," he said as an equipment man hurried over to explain Canseco's
familiar No. 33 already was taken by David Wells. Canseco shrugged. Uniform
numbers aren't so important when you've just spent 41 games in the independent
Atlantic League. Other numbers are, as Canseco pointed out on his first day
with the White Sox. The veteran slugger sat down with Baseball Weekly's Paul
White and other members of the media.
Q: Obviously, you're happy to be back in the majors.
A: It feels great. It's been awhile. Seems like
it's been forever.
Q: What was your first day like?
A: I was up for a 6:30 a.m. flight from Newark.
I took a cab to get my physical, then to the hotel. People were calling for
interviews. That reminded me that I have to remember to change my name when
I'm in a hotel. I didn't have to worry about that with Newark.
Q: And now that you have a chance to think about playing?
A: I'm definitely nervous. People are going to be
watching and anticipating to see if my abilities are still there. I'm not trying
to prove anybody wrong or try to shove it in anybody's face. I'm just here to
Q: What do you bring to the White Sox?
A: I'm a power hitter. I'm just going to be Jose
Canseco. I'm going to be an aggressive swinger and play hard. I think they know
I've been playing the outfield. I played in the outfield 31 or 32 games in Newark,
and I didn't make an error. I played the last seven games in center field.
Q: Is there pressure on you to produce?
A: I like to hit with the bases loaded every time
up, with two outs and the game on the line.
Q: You're being paid the minimum salary. Are you OK
with that?
A: Yeah, because I wanted to get back to the major
leagues. I've made a lot of money in this game. I wanted to come here, to help
this team, get to 500 home runs and maybe that helps me get into the Hall of
Q: Did you ever think it might not happen, you might
not play in the majors again?
A: I think those thoughts go through your mind.
Q: Were the White Sox a team you thought you'd end up
A: You always hear rumors. When Frank Thomas went
down, I was hearing people say Jose Canseco would be a perfect fit.
Q: Did thoughts of just hanging it up go through your
A: Never. Absolutely not. I'm too young for this
to be over, too good for this to be over. Especially when I'm 54 homers short
of 500. I'm a very young 36.
Q: Is 500 the thing you're shooting for?
A: It's a nice rounded number. Is it 100% sure I
get in the Hall of Fame if I get it? I don't know. But nobody who's hit 500
hasn't gotten in, right?
Q: If you get 500, would you be ready to retire?
A: I haven't considered that. Maybe four or five
years down the road. I've never thought once about retiring.
Q: What's your physical condition now?
A: My legs are in incredible condition. My bat speed
is there. I can play defense. I'm the fastest guy in the big leagues for my
size. I'm a lot leaner, a lot stronger than I was last year.
Q: Are you happy you went the independent league route?
A: It was unusual. I felt like I was in a nightmare.
I'm not happy I did it. But you have to make the best possible out of the situation.
It was a necessity at the time. It was the perfect situation because I needed
to keep the free-agent situation open. If I go to somebody's Triple-A team,
then I might have to wait for that team to call me up in September.
Q: What was it like in the Atlantic League?
A: You see a lot of breaking balls in that league.
I sure learned how to hit the breaking ball this year. There are a lot of sinker-slider
guys. But you don't see anything much more than 90 mph. The main thing was that
there were no closers coming in throwing 95. I'll need a quicker bat up here.
Q: Are you glad it's over?
A: I feel sorry for those guys. The conditions are
very poor down there. A lot of things aren't up to the standards you get used
to in the major leagues. The food situation, the way the clothing was washed.
I bought a refrigerator for the clubhouse to put food and drinks in. I bought
chairs for the clubhouse. There were six or eight players sleeping in the clubhouse.
Q: How did you end up there? It looked this spring like
you were going to be with the Angels.
A: I still don't know to this day, to this second,
why I was released. The general manager said I had no homers in 49 at-bats.
I didn't realize I was in an audition. My hamstring was tight. They told me
to take my time with it. That usually happens when you've made the team. I was
in shock when they released me.
Q: You're a home run hitter. What do you think of what
Barry Bonds is doing?
A: I never thought of him as this kind of a power
hitter. Hey, he's a young guy like myself.
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Road reopens after car fire on I-4 in Volusia County
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - Interstate 4 is back up to speed after a car fire caused traffic delays on Sunday.
The car caught fire in the eastbound emergency lane near mile marker 124 shortly after noon, officials said.
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Isis has published a penal code listing crimes punishable by amputation, stoning and crucifixion, along with a chilling vow to ensure the code is vigilantly enforced in areas under its control.
The document, entitled: "Clarification [regarding] the hudud ( a set of fixed punishments), was published by the militant group as a reminder and warning to those living under its rule in Syria and Iraq, according to a translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri).
The document's release was followed by an unprecedented spate of violent executions that saw a woman accused of adultery stoned to death, 17 men crucified and two men accused of homosexual acts thrown off a building within 48 hours of each other.
Isis also released images showing the execution of eight Iraqi policemen accused of passing on information to the Iraq army, who were dressed in orange jumpsuits and shot simultaneously earlier this month.
The document begins by emphasising the need for Muslims to adhere to tough Sharia codes of conduct. 'Crimes' such as homosexuality and 'spying for the unbelievers' are among those deemed punishable by death.
The acts and their respective punishments are listed as follows:
- Blasphemy against Allah: Death
- Blasphemy against the Prophet Mohamed: Death – even if the accuser repents
- Blasphemy against Islam: Death
- Adultery: Stoning until death in case the adulterer was married and 100 lashes and exile if he or she were unmarried.
- Sodomy (homosexuality): Death for the person committing the act, as well as for the one receiving it.
- Theft: Cutting off the hand
- Drinking alcohol: 80 lashes
- Slandering: 80 lashes
- Spying for the unbelievers: Death
- Apostasy: Death
- Banditry:
- 1: Murder and stealing: Death and crucifixion
- 2: Murder only: Death
- 3: Stealing (as part of banditry): Cutting off the right hand and the left leg
- 4: Terrorizing people: Exile
Memri adds that the document also reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing the brutal punishments listed in its penal code.
Charlie Winter, a researcher for the counter-extremism think tank Quilliam, said the document appeared to be authentic. He told The Independent it was released on 16 December from the Aleppo branch of Isis.
"It outlines a number of punishments, some of which are already incorporated into the penal code of some Arab states," he said.
"The 'hudud' punishments are derived from a literalistic interpretation of the Islamic scriptures without taking the historical context into account."
Such punishments have also been extended to members within Isis' own ranks accused of breaking the penal code. In January, a top official within Isis' self-declared police force was found beheaded, left with cigarette in mouth and 'this is evil' message written on his corpse.
In October, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published reports the militant group had beheaded two of its own fighters on charges of spying and embezzlement.Reuse content


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Embarrassing moments humour slightly wooden
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A geeky schoolboy turned awkward adult, Kirshen mixes tales about embarrassing moments (like that time he dictated an 'I love you' note to the Interflora man), with observations on politics. Kirshen tries to incorporate a fixed grin into his schtick, mocking it openly, but ultimately his set feels slightly wooden.
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