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A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
• Daniel Briere's power-play goal in overtime gave the Sabres a 2-1 Game 6 victory and set up a winner-take-all game in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday night. He got the idea by watching Carolina's Cory Stillman, whose power-play goal in overtime ended Game 5 on Sunday.
It's the first time in the history of the Stanley Cup playoffs that consecutive games in the same playoff series have ended with power-play goals in overtime.
• Brett Hedican's goal for the Hurricanes, scored with fewer than five minutes remaining in the third period, tied the score 1-1 and sent the game toward overtime. Had Buffalo held on for the 1-0 win, it would have been the first such score of these playoffs. In 2004, the last year of the "Old NHL," there were no fewer than six 1-0 games. The last playoff year in which there were no 1-0 games was 1993.
• Reversal of fortune: The five teams that went into Tuesday's games with the five best records in the major leagues all lost: the Tigers, White Sox, Cardinals, Mets and Red Sox.
Tuesday was just the seventh day on which that -- the top five teams in the majors each losing -- has happened over the past seven seasons.
• Brad Hawpe's double leading off the eighth inning ruined the no-hit bid by Chris Young of the Padres, and the longest stretch of major league games without a no-hitter continues. (There have been nearly 5,100 games played since the last one, Randy Johnson's perfect game against the Braves on May 18, 2004.) Young was the first major leaguer this season to take a potential no-hitter into the eighth inning.
The Padres have played 5,921 games in their history without a no-hitter, the second-most games among franchises that have had no no-nos. The Mets are the leaders: 7,047 games with nary a no-no.
• Vernon Wells and Troy Glaus entered Tuesday night's game against the Red Sox sharing the major league lead in multiple-homer games. Each of them (along with five other players) had had three such games this season.
By the third inning, Wells had climbed atop the leaderboard by himself, as he homered in each of his first two at-bats against Josh Beckett. He stayed by himself for a half-hour or so, until Glaus came up in the fifth inning and smashed his second homer of the game, with Beckett also surrendering both of those. Wells later added a third home run.
That gave Toronto players 10 multiple-homer games this season (Shea Hillenbrand and Lyle Overbay have one each), the highest total for any big league team. (Every major league team except the Mariners has had one of its players have a multiple-homer game this season.)
• Jose Castillo homered in his fourth straight game, the Pirates' 12-1 win over the Brewers. But let's not damn him with faint praise: The guy went 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBI.
Who was the last player to have at least two homers, six RBI and four hits, while "batting 1.000" to lead the Pirates to a victory? Not Barry Bonds. Not Bobby Bonilla. Not Dave Parker. It was Pops himself, Willie Stargell, who went 5-for-5 with three homers and seven RBI in a 13-6 win at Wrigley Field on May 22, 1968.
• Andre Ethier has been in the majors for less than a month, but he hit his fourth home run in the Dodgers' 8-3 win at Atlanta. In April of last year, Jason Repko hit four home runs in the month of his big league debut, but before that, no Dodgers rookie had done that since Dick Gray belted four homers in April 1958, the Dodgers' first year on the West Coast.
• The Athletics took a 7-6 lead over the Royals into the ninth inning, but Kansas City scored one in the ninth and one in the tenth to take an 8-7 decision. Believe it or not, the Royals have joined the Nationals as the only major league teams to have won two road games this season in which they trailed going to the ninth inning.
• C.C. Sabathia spotted Chicago a 3-0 lead but earned the win as the Indians scored four runs in the third inning and held on for a 4-3 win. That lifted Sabathia's career record against the White Sox to 10-3; the resulting .769 career winning percentage against the Sox is the highest by any Cleveland pitcher against the Indians' 106-year rivals since Wes Ferrell went 17-5 (.773) vs. Chicago from 1929-33.
• Miguel Batista was not dominant -- he allowed nine hits and struck out three -- but he went all the way in the Diamondbacks' 7-2 win over the Mets. It was the 43rd complete game in the majors this season, but only the second in which a pitcher allowed as many as nine hits while striking out as few as three batters. (On May 1, Seattle's Joel Piniero defeated the Twins 8-2, allowing nine hits and striking out no one.)
How did Batista do it? He got the Mets to go 0-for-15 with runners in scoring position. You have to go back nearly 18 years to find the last major league pitcher who held opponents hitless in at least 15 at-bats with runners in scoring position. The last to do it: Scott Bankhead, who threw a complete-game shutout for the Mariners at Fenway Park on Aug. 16, 1988, holding the Red Sox hitless in 15 such at-bats.
• The Mets' highly touted former first-round draft choice Lastings Milledge made his major league debut Tuesday, 55 days after his 21st birthday. Milledge's debut might have been the most anticipated by a Mets position player since Darryl Strawberry's in 1983. And get this: Strawberry made his debut in May of that year, 55 days after his 21st birthday!
Milledge is literally one up on Straw: While Darryl went 0-for-4 in his debut game, Milledge went 1-for-4.
• Leadoff hitter Hanley Ramirez had a hit and a run scored, No. 2 hitter Dan Uggla had two hits and scored twice, and No. 3 hitter Miguel Cabrera had a three-run homer and an RBI double in the Marlins' 5-3 victory over the Giants.
Stump your friends with this one: This season, which National League team has gotten the highest batting average from its 1-2-3 hitters? None other than the 17-33 Marlins, whose hitters in the top three slots are batting a combined .316!
• One of the season's oddest streaks: With their 11-6 victory in 11 innings at Detroit, the Yankees have won the second game in each of their past 10 series, having scored 96 runs in those 10 games.
• The NBA has seen its share of close games during the 2006 playoffs, but in their 106-86 win over Dallas in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, the Suns became the first team in these playoffs to win a game by 20 or more points after having been tied or trailing at the end of the first quarter.
Dallas' four other losses in the 2006 playoffs had all come by margins of five or fewer points.


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Let's ask the professors UIDAI cited in its latest report: Do you agree with UIDAI's assessment of Aadhaar? Do you share their confidence in the project? Did UIDAI ask you in advance, before using your name for their marketing purposes?
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have been accused of making false claims about the reliability of the biometrics that its unique identification number (UID) or Aadhaar scheme relies on. The report released earlier this week by UIDAI is in response to those criticisms.
UIDAI say that "… based on the analysis, it can be stated with confidence that UIDAI enrolment system has proven to be reliable, accurate and scalable to meet the nation's need of providing unique Aadhaar numbers to the entire population. It is now safe to conclude that the system will be able to scale to handle the entire population". But that is mere assertion, it begs the question, they would say that, wouldn't they.
They need independent and respected biometrics experts to agree with them, if this report is to boost confidence in UIDAI's abilities. They mention several names. The casual reader may assume that these named experts all agree with UIDAI's conclusion that Aadhaar will work. It would be instructive to ring them up and ask them directly for their opinion.
Does Professor John Daugman, for example, agree with UIDAI when they say that "… although [the false positive identification rate of 0.057%] is expected to grow as the database size increases, it is not expected to exceed manageable values even at full enrolment of 120 crores"? It seems unlikely—Professor Daugman is the man who first pointed out that any attempt to prove uniqueness in a large population of biometrics must drown in a sea of false positives, please see
And does Professor Jim Wayman, for example, agree with UIDAI when they say that "… based on the [receiver operating characteristic] model, the UIDAI expects the accuracy of the system to remain within the same order of magnitude as reported above. Hence it can be stated that system will be able to scale to handle the entire population without significant drop in accuracy"? It seems unlikely—Professor Wayman is the lead author of a paper which concludes that biometrics is a discipline out of statistical control, the results gathered so far tell you nothing about what to expect in future, please see
If the two professors agree with UIDAI and renounce their earlier statements, well and good.
But if, on the other hand, they say that they have no reason to believe that UIDAI is right, they have not had a chance to assess the evidence that UIDAI claims to have, they do not understand why UIDAI has mentioned their names, then this schoolboy attempt to justify UIDAI's waste of public money will fall humiliatingly flat on its face.
(David Moss spent eight years campaigning against the UK's National ID (NID) card scheme, which was finally scrapped by the British government. Mr Moss is an MA in Philosophy from Cambridge University, MSc in Software Engineering from Kingston. With a career spanning of over 35 years, Mr Moss at present works as director at Business Consultancy Services Ltd and can be contacted at [email protected])
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Attributing the decline in food inflation mainly to seasonal factors, the central bank said the impact of good vegetable output will remain limited in the absence of effective measures to address supply-side bottlenecks
New Delhi: India's food inflation remained in the negative zone for the fourth week in a row, at (-)1.03% for the week ended 14th January, on account of cheaper vegetables, reports PTI.
Food inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), was at (-)0.42 per cent in the previous week. It was above 17% in the corresponding week of 2011.
According to the official data released on Friday, onion prices fell steeply by 79.10%, year-on-year, for the week under review, while potato prices were down 22.46%. Prices of wheat also fell by 3.37%.
Overall, vegetables were 47.06% cheaper during the week under review, from the same period last year.
However, other food products, led by protein-based items, became more expensive on an annual basis.
Pulses prices were 12.77% higher, while milk grew dearer by 12.25%. Eggs, meat and fish prices were up 20.33% year-on-year.
Fruits also became 5.17% more expensive on an annual basis, while cereal prices were up 2.71%.
Inflation in the overall primary articles category stood at 1.89% for the week ended 14th January, as against 2.47% in the previous week. Primary articles have a weightage of over 20% in the wholesale price index.
Experts feel that the decline in food inflation, along with moderation in headline or overall inflation in December will be a major incentive for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to look at the option of cutting key interest rates in the near future.
At its third quarterly monetary policy review earlier this week, the apex bank had injected Rs32,000 crore into the system by lowering the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by half-a- percentage point to 5.5% but kept the short-term lending rate unchanged.
Inflation in the non-food primary articles segment, which includes fibres and oilseeds, was recorded at 0.56% for the week ended 14th January against 1.84% in the previous week.
Fuel and power inflation stood at 14.45%, same as in the previous week.
Headline inflation, which also factors in manufactured items, fell to a two-month low of 7.47% in December.
According to experts, the moderation in both overall inflation and food inflation will allow the RBI to look at the option of reversing its tight monetary policy in near future.
In its review, RBI had however said inflation remains a concern in view of volatile crude prices in international markets and widening fiscal deficit.
Attributing the decline in food inflation mainly to seasonal factors, the central bank said the impact of good vegetable output will remain limited in the absence of effective measures to address supply-side bottlenecks.
RBI had hiked interest rates 13 times between March 2010 and October 2011 to curb demand and tame inflation.
The apex bank, which has pegged the year-end inflation at 7%, said the revision in domestic-administered prices would add to inflationary pressures.
In its blog post, titled 'Tweets Must Flow', the San Francisco-based micro-blogging company has said that it could "reactively withhold content from users in a specific country" if legally required to do so
Washington: Twitter has announced that it can now selectively censor tweets on a country-by-country basis, a move which may augur well for India which reportedly urged social media websites to remove offensive contents, reports PTI.
In its blog post, titled 'Tweets Must Flow', the San Francisco-based micro-blogging company has said that it could "reactively withhold content from users in a specific country" if legally required to do so.
The proposed move came amid reports of a legal clash between India and global Internet giants, including Google, Yahoo, Twitter and Facebook, over pre-screening user contents and removal of offensive materials from their websites.
A Delhi court had last month asked 21 social networking websites to remove derogatory content by 6th February this year.
In its blog, citing France or Germany which ban pro-Nazi content as examples, Twitter said: "As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression.
"Starting today, we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country—while keeping it available in the rest of the world.
"We haven't yet used this ability, but if and when we are required to withhold a tweet in a specific country, we will attempt to let the user know, and we will clearly mark when the content has been withheld."
However, the micro-blogging service with over 100 million active users, said the removed content would be available to the rest of the world. Earlier when it used to delete a tweet, it would disappear worldwide, media reports said.
Along with social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, which is currently banned in China, is said to have played a pivotal role in uprisings that swept the Middle East region, particularly in countries like Egypt and Tunisia.

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Impact of a self-care education programme on patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in the Basque Country
Health behavior, health promotion and society
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is a disease with high prevalence and significant impact in terms of mortality and morbidity. The increased prevalence of the disease requires the implementation of new strategies to promote patient self-management. The Spanish Diabetes Self-Management Program (SDSMP) has proven to be effective in other settings. The objective of this study is to assess its effectiveness in terms of care for DM2 patients in primary care settings within the Basque Health Service – Osakidetza (Spain).
This is a randomised clinical trial in which patients diagnosed with DM2, 18–79 years of age, from four health regions within the Basque Health Service will be randomised into two groups: an intervention group, who will follow the SDSMP, and a control group, who will receive usual care in accordance with the clinical guidelines for DM2 and existing regulations in our region. The intervention consists of 2,5 hour-group sessions once a week for six weeks. The sessions cover target setting and problem solving techniques, promotion of physical exercise, basic knowledge of nutrition, proper use of medication, effective communication with relatives and health professionals, and basic knowledge about DM2 and its complications. This content is complemented by educational material: books, leaflets and CDs. The primary outcome measure will be the change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and secondary outcome measures will include changes in levels of physical activity and intake of fruit and vegetables, cardiovascular risk, quality of life, self-efficacy, number of consultations and drug prescriptions. The results will be analysed 6, 12 and 24 months after the intervention.
If the intervention were to be effective, the programme should be spread to the entire diabetic population in the Basque Country and it could also be applied for other diseases.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01642394
Managing patients with chronic health problems represents a challenge for health services. According to the 2007 Basque Health Survey, chronic diseases are increasingly prevalent in our setting, currently, 83.5% of women and 86.1% of men aged over 65 years having some type of chronic condition
In particular, the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) has increased in our region in recent years. Indeed, it is predicted that prevalence of DM2 may reach up to 12% in the population over 30 years of age
Health systems need to provide more efficient and coordinated care to patients with chronic conditions and this should be focused on decreasing rates of deterioration and improving the quality of life of patients and their families/caregivers. In relation to this, primary care has an essential role
In both models, a key role is given to self-management and educational programmes, implying patient involvement in the management of their own condition. Among such programmes, the most widely used and studied structured approach is that of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) developed at Stanford University. The CDSMP is based on the self-efficacy theory of Albert Bandura
Despite the many systematic reviews published on the efficacy of different self-management education models
In our setting, the pilot studies using this method have been promising, but have not yet been rigorously and prospectively evaluated compared to usual care
The Health Department of the Basque Country Government is promoting a new strategy for chronic patient care based on the Chronic Care Model (
Primary objectives
To assess the effect of the SDSMP on glycaemic control in DM2 patients compared to usual care provided to this type of patient in primary care in the Basque Health System.
Secondary objectives
● To assess any changes in
o level of cardiovascular risk
o quality of life
o self-efficacy
o physical activity
o eating habits
● To evaluate the use of health resources by diabetic patients
● To assess the impact of the SDSMP on drug prescription and associated costs
● To describe the feasibility of implementing SDSMP within primary care in the Basque Health System.
An educational intervention for DM2 patients, based on the SDSMP, will be conducted by two leaders. At least one of them will be a chronic patient and have previously received specific training. This intervention will improve metabolic control, with a decrease of 0.5% or more in HbA1c levels
A randomised clinical trial will be carried out in four health regions of the Basque Health Service (Araba, Gipuzkoa, Ezkerraldea-Enkarterri and the Bidasoa Integrated Health Organisation) involving a total of 556 DM2 patients between 18 and 79 years old, recruited proactively, as described in the section on the recruitment process below. Patients will be randomly assigned to intervention and control groups, and will be followed up over two years. Measurements will be taken at four time points: baseline, and 6, 12 and 24 months after the intervention. The research protocol has been approved by the Basque Country Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Ref. no.: 11/2010).
Study subjects
Eligibility criteria
Patients must be 18 years old or above and have DM2, must be from one of four aforementioned health regions within the Basque Country, and must agree to participate in the Active Patient programme: "
Exclusion criteria
We will exclude individuals over 80 years of age, those with mental disorders associated with a loss of a sense of reality (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer´s disease, psychosis or dementia) and those with any associated morbidity that might impede their participation in the course, such as is the case for chronic patients requiring home care.
Recruitment process
Eligible patients will be recruited in several ways: through advertisements for volunteers in the local media; by sending letters addressed to patients diagnosed with DM2, based on data from the Osabide electronic health record; and by their assigned health professionals (general practitioners and nurses) directly inviting them to participate.
Patients will be informed about the objectives of the study, and those willing to participate will be randomly assigned to intervention or control groups, after giving written informed consent. The baseline measurements will be taken before the randomisation process (Figure
Figure 1
Flowdiagram for the study
Flowdiagram for the study.
Withdrawal from the study
Participants will be able to withdraw from the study at any point if they wish. Those in the intervention group must participate in a minimum of four educational sessions; else, they will be considered as dropouts. All those randomised will, nevertheless, be included for the statistical analysis (i.e., data will be analysed on an intention-to-treat basis).
Randomisation will be performed centrally by staff other than those of the research team, using a computer-generated random number sequence and after taking the baseline measurements.
Standardization of the intervention
Intervention group
The complete intervention consists of group sessions (8 to 15 people) lasting 2.5 hours, once a week for six weeks. These sessions are structured with the aim of enabling participants to acquire knowledge and skills related to the disease and its management, placing a strong emphasis on proactive tools to achieve healthier lifestyles (in terms of diet, physical exercise, management of emotions, and correct use of medication, among others).
During the sessions, patients will be taught how to set realistic achievable targets, cope with problems related to their disease, communicate more effectively with relatives and health professionals sharing their feelings, and, overall, have an active attitude towards managing their disease and towards more healthy lifestyles. The sessions are supported by educational materials: books, leaflets and CDs.
Each group will be supervised by two leaders, who have previously been trained in the SDSMP. This training consists of two parts: the first, 24-hours of theoretical training, given by two Master Trainers certified by Stanford University; and, the second, practice, which involves trainees running a workshop with patients. Having completed these two components of the training, they can be certified as leaders. At least one of the two leaders should be a chronic patient him/herself or caregiver for a chronic patient. Leaders who are themselves chronic patients, or have close personal experience of a chronic condition, show greater empathy and tend to suggest more appropriate and realistic options than health professionals. The other leader, who is a doctor or nurse, should introduce himself to patients on the courses as an SDSMP programme leader, rather than as a health professional, as this strengthens the idea of peer education.
Control group
Patients assigned to the control group will receive usual care for secondary prevention of DM2 in accordance with the Osakidetza primary care protocols, which are based on clinical practice guidelines
Outcome variables
Baseline measurements will be taken prior to randomisation. As noted above, the clinical data will be collected at each health centre by collaborating health professionals, previously trained by the research team. Some instruments to be used are for self-completion by patients, while others are questionnaires for use by interviewers previously trained by the research team.
Blood samples will be collected by staff at the patients' assigned health centres, and the analysis will be performed at the reference laboratories of the four participating health regions.
Primary outcome measure
Change in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) levels
Secondary outcome measures
Changes in the following:
● Body weight, height and BMI measured in standard conditions
● Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) measured by a validated automated sphygmomanometer following the recommendations in the 2007 Osakidetza clinical practice guidelines
● Total and HDL cholesterol levels
● REGICOR cardiovascular risk scores
● Quality of life assessed by the Spanish version of the ADDQoL-19
● Self-efficacy assessed using the Diabetes Self-efficacy Scale from Stanford University, and the level of physical activity assessed by the 7-day Physical Activity Recall (PAR)
● Mediterranean-Dietary Quality Index (PREDIMED Study)
● Medication taken for DM and associated risk factors (hypoglycaemic, antiplatelet, antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medication)
● Daily expenditure on medication
● Use of health services (number of visits to the doctor or nurse, admissions due to diabetes-related metabolic decompensation)
Independent variables
Age; sex; number of years since diagnosis of diabetes; history of diabetic microvascular disease: retinopathy, nephropathy or neuropathy; history of diabetic macrovascular disease: heart disease, peripheral arterial disease or cerebrovascular accident; treatment with anti-hyperglycaemic drugs: oral hypoglycaemic agents or insulin; and preventive cardiovascular medication: antiplatelet, antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs.
Variables related to the group intervention
Leader conducting the sessions
Variables related to the implementation
Percentage of the overall diabetic population invited who agree to participate in the programme; percentage of patients who agree to participate that then complete the programme; number of patients who go on to become trainers for the "Active Patient" programme; results of the satisfaction survey; number and percentage of health professionals involved at each centre who conduct the regular check-ups for diabetes patients participating in the research; and number and percentage of professionals who become trainers in the Active Patient programme.
Both the intervention and control groups will have four sets of measurements taken: prior to the intervention and 6, 12 and 24 months after the intervention.
Data management
The research team will run a training session for collaborators in the health centres, to ensure consistency in the data collection. In addition, printed and electronic support material will be available in each participating centre.
The researchers at each centre will collect the data using a form designed for this purpose. These data will be then stored in a password-protected Access database using double-data entry designed for the purpose. Similarly, the interviewers will enter the data into an Access database designed for the purpose. A report on the quality of data obtained will be produced once a month.
Sample size
Based on the results of a pilot study with 171 patients, we found a standard deviation (SD) of 1.2% in HbA1c and, given that that the mean SD in literature is around 2%, we used an SD of 1.5% to calculate the sample size. Considering an intra-class correlation of 0.05
Data analysis
The categorical variables will be presented as frequencies and percentages (%) while the continuous variables will be reported as means and SDs. Patients in the intervention and control groups will be compared on an intention-to-treat basis. To assess the intervention effect, we will compare changes observed in each of the groups using Chi-square tests for categorical variables, and Student's t-tests for continuous variables in the two independent groups, for each of the repeated measurements. To adjust variables that may confound or moderate the effect of the intervention, we will perform stratified analysis and multivariate regression analysis. Multilevel analysis, i.e., generalized mixed-effects models, will be used to estimate baseline and multivariate-adjusted between-group mean differences, adjusted odds ratios (AORs), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) at the patient level, taking into account the clustered structure of data for patients for whom the intervention has been led by different individuals.
Longitudinal generalized mixed models will be used to analyse the overall trend in changes in the outcome measures taking into account the repeated measurements for each patient and also the clustered structure of data. These models will be linear for continuous variables, and logistic for categorical variables. Time will be considered in these models as a continuous variable, based on linear, quadratic or logarithmic functions, or as a categorical variable, with several correlated measurements for each individual. The least restrictive option with the best fit to the data will be chosen. The intervention, the time of measurement and intervention-time interaction will be included as fixed effects in the models. Patients and leaders will be included as random effects on the intercept and on the time slope. These models will be extended to include variables that may confound or modify the effect of the intervention, this being guided by the stratified analysis. At this stage, results will be presented as coefficients with their respective 95% confidence intervals. The analysis will be performed using SAS v. 9.2, SPSS v. 19 and R.
The objective of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of the SDSMP in contrast to usual care for DM2 patients within primary care in the Basque Country. This intervention, while providing knowledge concerning the disease and its management, is different from the usual health educational models in the sense that it involves peer group education and puts considerable emphasis on reinforcing attitudes and skills that enhance proactivity, such as target setting, problem solving, positive thinking, communication techniques, dealing with feelings, and proper use of prescribed treatments. This should empower patients to more actively manage their lifestyles, changing towards healthier habits and achieving improvements in diet, physical exercise, correct use of medications, and relationships with their healthcare provider, as well as with their relatives and friends.
Existing self-care education programmes
In our health setting, the feasibility of implementing such a programme would rely on it being integrated into the everyday practice of health professionals and on gaining support and acceptance among patients as well as leaders. If this research in our setting yields the hoped-for results, this would give us a tool for improving the care provided to patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases. The courses could be adapted to different disorders and thereby improve self-care among a wider population, leading to more self-efficacy, greater quality of life, better clinical outcomes and proper use of healthcare services, and therefore a more efficient use of resources.
Limitations of the study
The selection criteria may limit the external validity of the intervention as otherwise eligible patients with advanced age and comorbidity will be excluded. Further, it is necessary to recognise that participation in any training activity implies a degree of willingness on the part of the patient. We consider that this predisposition should not represent a bias in the study, given that performing the randomisation after patients have shown willing to participate should ensure comparability between groups. On the other hand, working patients, in particular, may have constraints on attending group sessions due to other commitments. To limit the impact of this problem, the courses will be offered at as wide a range of times as possible. The clinical workload of the health professionals involved in the research may, however, impose restrictions on the timetable of the training sessions.
Competing interests
The authors have no competing interests to declare.
Authors' contributions
EG, JCA, RR, KP and AS have participated in the conception and design of the study as well as in the planning, analysis and writing of the protocol. All members of the Active Patient Research Group participated in the design of the study and revising the draft critically for important intellectual content and all authors have given final approval of the version submitted for publication.
Authors' information
EG: Principal investigator; Member of the Kronikgune research group on active and healthy ageing; Head of the Osakidetza Active Patient Programme; and Member of the Action Group A1 of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.
AS: Member of the Spanish Research network for preventive activities and health promotion (redIAPP).
JCAO: Family doctor; and teaching representative in the Communication and Health programme of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC).
AZP: Family doctor; coordinator of the family care group of the semFYC and Basque Society of Family and Community Medicine (OSATZEN); as well as member of the OSATZEN Communication and Health and Fibromyalgia groups.
RRC: Member of the Kronikgune research group on knowledge management and coordinator of the Evidence-based Medicine Group of the semFYC.
All the authors, except AS, are members of the Osakidetza Active Patient working and research groups.
Kalliopi Vrotsou, Estibaliz Gamboa Moreno, Juan Carlos Arbonies Ortiz, Emma del Campo Pena, Lourdes Ochoa de Retana Garcia and Rafael Rotaeche Del Campo Primary Care Research Unit of Gipuzkoa.
Álvaro Sánchez Perez Primary Care Research Unit of Bizkaia.
The members of the Active Patient Group are: M.E. Barrena Guijarro, M. Izar de la Fuente Santamaría, D. Cascante Gómez, J.M. Ávila Rodríguez, E. Galardi Andonegui, L. Albizuri Amillategi, F. García Arévalo, C. Ledo Parrondo, M.J. Orduna Catalán, M.R. González de Zarate Ruiz, M.J. Castro Solana, M.A. Calvo Gainzarain, M.A. Infante Gonzalez, M. Castaño Castaño, A. Aguirre, C. Marijuan Villaverde, E. Vicinay Ruilope, C. Mendigutxia Luzuriaga, G. Contreras Cabrejas, A.R. Paul Urtaran, M. Calvo Valdibielso, R. Fernandez Ameyugo, M.E. Azpeitia Serón, J. Zubiaurre Lusa, R. Alonso Mardones, M. Vázquez Gibello, C. Samaniego Garay, M. Higuero Rebate, S. Padrones Ogueta, N. Menendez Alvarez, A. Cinos Juanes, E. Gómez Vadillo, I. Sarriegi Carrera, J.A. Merino Fuente, B. Piñedo Díaz, M.G. Alonso Alonso, M.R. Cortazar Ibáñez, L. Mtnez. De Marigorta Tellería, I. Fuente Lamelas, C. Etxabe Goikoetxea, A. Lauzurica, M. Larreina Galdeano, M.J. Ajamil Gainzarain, C. De Miguel Abad, S. Navarro Castilla, E. Tomé Bóveda, R. Moreno Corchado, B. González Yagüe, A. Galo Anza, J. Lecertua Arrieta, O. Dorronsoro Barandiaran, X. Sanz Cascante, B. Fermín Gorosobel, J. Iradi otaegui, I. Sahara Rodríguez Gómez, Y. Amieva Pérez, A. Murguiondo Elosegui, F. González Babiano, L. Iriondo Maiztegi, M. Goiburu Iparraguirre, M. Fdez. de Barrena Alvarez, E. Arsuaga Bilbao, B. Santano Padilla, A. García Rodríguez, M.E. Olano Tamayo, I. Arratibel Auzmendi, A. Salaverria Isasi, A. Gómez Santamaría, E. Contreras Fuerte, N. Achaga Azkue, I. Olondris Ibáñez, M.A. Goenaga, I. Azcarate Maturana, I. Aznar Goyena, E. Azurmendi Sistiaga, E. Gallego Diego, E. Garay Ibáñez de Elejalde, M.T. Mena Sainz, C. Rodríguez Atin, A. Usandizaga Endaya, A. Tellería Aguirre, M. Gala de Andrés, E. Ramiro Castro, J. Mendoza Diaz, B. Sunsundegui Loinaz, C. Fernandez Olmeda, J.D. Cariacedo Arrastio, M.P. Calvo Diaz, T. Chico Gonzalez, R. Leiva Martin, A. Berazadi Aldabaldetreku, N. Aizpurua Lasa, B. Sacristán Sainz-Aja, A. Rico Gamarra, M. Montejo Garcia, M.C. Trigueros Manzano, M.M. Alvarez Hidalgo, Y. Gobantes Otaola, X. Velasco Saiz, C. Bermejo Calvo, M.A. Ibarra Carcomo, B. Aretillo Ortega, M. Flores Yarritu, M.J. Andollo Guridi, M.V. Peña Beato, I. Hernandez Cabezas, J. Unanue Iriarte, N. Saez Jorge, M. Martinez Pérez, M. Ugartemendia Urquiola, A.L. Linder Urretavizcaya, S. Igartua Donazar, A. Irizar Jáuregui, P. Alonso Gorrochategui, A. Aguirre Iribar, E. Elizegi Abril, A. Jáuregui Cambra, M. Aranceta Gaztelu, P. Matias González, M. Lasa Galparsoro, E. Agirregomezkorta, M.J. Mendizábal Narbaiza, O. Alonso Conde, and M.J. Argaya Orbegozo.
We would like to thank the Primary Care Research Units of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa for their valuable support throughout the process needed to reach this stage; the management teams of the Osakidetza health regions participating in the clinical trial, for driving the introduction and development of the programme; and the Basque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research for supporting the translation of this document.
This research project has been funded by grants from Kronikgune, the Centre of International Excellence in Research on Chronicity (KRONIK11/036), from the Basque Department of Health and Consumer Affairs (2011111054) and from the Spanish Health Research Fund (FIS, PI12/02738).
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Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean tweeted in cohesion with Stephen Colbert of The Late Show after the first presidential debate that Donald Trump is a cocaine addict due to his constant sniffling. The presidential contender and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee is still standing by this comment, though is giving contradictory statements regarding the matter.
"Well, you can't make a diagnosis over the television, I would never do that, but he has some interesting — [sniffling] is actually a signature of people who use cocaine," Dean said on an MSNBC interview Tuesday. "[H]ere's the interesting consolation: He sniffs during the presentation, which is something that users do."
Dean claims he was never suggesting Trump might have a cocaine addiction, yet he literally seemed to go on to do just that. Then, Dean says he does not offer diagnoses on television because it's "medically improper," yet before states "something funny" was going on with Trump, again suggesting Trump is a cocaine user.
Which is it Dean? The failed presidential candidate fails to mention that it could have been a cold, since cocaine use is unlikely considering Trump vowed against drugs and alcohol in his youth after his brother Fred died from alcoholism.
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The name Nice Beach Resort may be unimaginative, but the beach here is indeed nice and the resort sits midway along its length, between the centre and southern end of Thong Nai Pan Yai.
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Reception is to your right as you walk in off the beach, overlooking the quite smart freeform swimming pool and offers a mix of old budget bungalows and newer mid-range rooms. While there are a couple of smart rooms directly behind the swimming pool, most of the offerings at Nice are back off the beach and of an older beach bungalow style.
These concrete chalets overlook lawn grounds and come in both fan and air-con flavours but they feel like they're biding their time till they're knocked down to make way for fancier digs like the rooms by the swimming pool. Beds are soft, decor frumpy, bathrooms a bit musty and some really need a coat of paint, but, for the money, these are not awful value for Thong Nai Pan Yai.
The newer rooms are of a considerably better standard and overlook the swimming pool and the beach beyond – go for an upstairs room for more privacy as the downstairs one faces directly onto a pathway that separates it from the pool, so there is plenty of passing pedestrian traffic.
The beachfront area has loads of frontage with some shade trees slung with hammocks, a few swings and a handful of odd decorative two foot tall cement mushrooms. No, we have no idea why either.
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Last updated on 24th October, 2016.
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SUMMARY: Applies principles and standards of process disciplines in support of small to medium scale and complexity projects and operations initiatives to ensure goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and requirements with quality and integrity. Ensure all documents generated during these activities follows process management best practices and are properly stored.
1. Manage customers' expectations.
2. Communicate process information to stakeholders.
3. Educate stakeholders on process management.
4. Assist in the training of new staff on processes.
5. Provide advice to management.
6. Lead process-related meetings.
1. Assist Project Manager with estimating project cost.
2. Assist Project Manager with defining project benefits.
3. Validate consultants (contract labor) deliverables.
4. Manage all items related with process cost control
5. Update process cost information
1. Assist with defining process standards and templates to one of our core process areas: Communications, Testing, or Training. This is not an exclusive list as additional processes will be added as the office matures.
2. Establish the framework to implement the standards.
3. Define and implement an adoption strategy.
4. Adhere to standards and procedures defined by the Portfolio & Process Management Office.
5. Maintain the process site.
6. Update process documentation.
1. Plan and organize process activities.
2. Coordinate and execute process related activities on major projects and key operational initiatives on:
a. Communication
i. Create, produce and distribute communication material.
ii. Lead project team and staff in development, coordination and publication of communication material.
iii. Function as primary ¿pre-publication¿ editor for major communication campaigns.
iv. Ensure content meets branding, writing standards, and style guides.
v. Coordinate scheduling and logistics for major communication campaigns
vi. Contribute to the development and delivery of communications plans.
vii. Assist in strategizing on communications and marketing campaigns.
viii. Serves on related task forces and committees as directed.
ix. Plan and deliver education courses.
x. Assist with defining the communication process, standards and templates.
xi. Serves as communication consultant.
b. Testing
i. Create test plans and schedules.
ii. Create and implement test cases and scripts.
iii. Manage test script creation by the testers.
iv. Report defects and escalate issues.
v. Document t the entire testing process to ensure capturing and documenting results.
vi. Lead team of testers and functional experts through multiple test phases.
vii. Develop the Test Plan and Test Strategy documents.
viii. Conduct daily/weekly meetings to discuss test execution & defects.
ix. Provide reporting and metrics to management team for defects and test executions.
x. Plan and deliver education courses.
xi. Assist with defining and implementing the testing environment.
xii. Assist with defining the testing process, standards and templates.
xiii. Serves as testing consultant.
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i. Develop the structure and content of training documentation.
ii. Design and deliver training.
iii. Design and develop training manuals, reference materials, job aids and evaluation tools, including exercises, workbooks, scripts, and computer/web-based training in collaboration with technical developers, training leads and subject matter experts.
iv. Develop training curriculum and assessment mechanisms.
v. Conducts organization, department and staff training needs assessments.
vii. Trains and coordinates subject-matter-experts to conduct end-user training.
viii. Incorporate appropriate policies and procedures into training material.
ix. Assist with defining and implementing the training environment.
x. Assist with defining the training process, standards and templates.
xi. Serves as training consultant.
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4. Communicates client requests and feedback to the operations or project manager.
5. Reports and addresses issues as they arise identifying and implementing alternative solutions or escalating to the operations or project manager when appropriate.
6. Serves as liaison with project team members on issues related to process activities.
7. Assists the operations or project manager by reporting the status of assigned action items.
8. Assists the operations or project manager in preparing presentations and reports.
9. Provide training on process standards and procedures.
10. Assist in the training of new staff.
1. Constantly look for opportunities to improve the P&PMO
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This position description is not intended to be all inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related discipline with an information technology focus and emphasis on communications, training or testing.
3 years of successful experience in IT process activities (communications, training or testing) in support of small to medium scale and complexity projects and operations initiatives, preferably in a healthcare environment.
Communications, training or testing related certification preferred.
Knowledge of how process activities are integrated to IT operations and the project life cycle.
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Knowledge of IT services management and methodologies.
Ability to generate and control documentation.
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Reliance General's 'gross premium underwritten' is down by over 21%, partly as a result of increase in premium by almost 500% in Reliance HealthWise, which has put off customers. This is at a time when the general insurance sector is expanding and no other company is exhibiting negative growth
After being labelled as the cheapest policy for three years, Reliance General Insurance hiked premiums for its HealthWise mediclaim policy by as much as 500% citing rise in illnesses and inflationary trend in medical costs.
(Read more: http://www.moneylife.in/article/8/7498.html). However, it seems that the move has backfired and the company's revenues have fallen sharply by 20% (Please see table). This is when all other general insurers are witnessing a healthy rise of 12% to 1,067% in premiums.
According to a broking house, more than 70% of customers have switched to another insurer due to Reliance's premium hike. Moreover, they are assisting policyholders who have claims rejection from Reliance TPA Medi Assist under the pretext of pre-existing conditions.
The gross premium underwritten is an important parameter to judge business growth for an insurance company. The general insurance sector has shown healthy growth by 12% to 1,067% for different companies except for Reliance General that has unhealthy decline of over 20%.
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Source: IRDA
"Post de-tariffing, there was a major price war and some insurers chose to have short sight whereas some maintained long sight. Reliance General targeted for short-term growth and tried to build a decent top-line within a span of two-three years but that turned out to be a loss-making proposition for Reliance - the aftermath of which is now very apparent in the market.
"Due to the losses made in the past three years, Reliance had to cover up the same and revise the premium that resulted in this hike. Market reaction to this hike has resulted in a major revamp in the portfolio of health policies in Reliance. And as a result, Reliance Health insurance is not being perceived (as being) competitive in the market," said another broking house.
There have been comments on our 23 June 2010 article about policyholders writing complaint letters to different authorities without success and more importantly without hearing back from the insurance regulator. It is a surprise considering that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been putting out a lot of advertisements in newspapers urging policyholders to contact it if their grievance is not solved by any insurer. On the other hand it is not surprising considering that IRDA was looking the other way on other consumer issues like abrupt removal of cashless facility by PSU insurers at corporate hospitals.
The official reply from Yegnapriya Bharath, joint director, consumer affairs department, IRDA, on 31st July was: "Reliance filed revised rates with IRDA in an effort to make the product sustainable and also make it on par with market rates, which had gone up due to increased claim outgo as a result of spiraling medical costs. The revision filed by Reliance was considered by IRDA only in March 2010 (after three years of the initial filing of the product) and the rates as already mailed to you were cleared."
When Moneylife asked IRDA chairman J Hari Narayan about 500% increase in Reliance general insurance during the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) global insurance summit on 1st September, he said, "We (IRDA) don't regulate pricing. There used to be (a) tariff regulatory system where pricing was regulated, but we now believe that pricing is best left to competitive forces in the market."
He added that policyholders can switch to another insurance company. When we emphasised that policyholders cannot easily switch due to restriction of pre-existing conditions not being covered for four years, Mr Narayan added that he would check if there had been any regulatory breach.
But will IRDA act on this issue? Healthcare is second largest in general insurance with over 20% share after motor insurance.
Global cues point out to a positive opening for the Indian market. The US markets settled higher on Friday on hopes that the Federal Reserve will provide further stimulus to boost the sagging economy, as the jobs market witnessed a cut of 95,000 jobs in September. Asian markets were on the US Fed's possible move to initiate fresh stimulus to boost the economy. The SGX Nifty was up 42.50 points at 6,184.50 against its previous close of 6,142.
Markets in Asia were mostly in the positive zone this morning on hopes that the US Fed will take more steps to boost the economy of the world's largest economy. Reports that Moody's Investors Service is reviewing China's government bond rating for a possible upgrade boosted investor sentiments in China and Hong Kong.
The Shanghai Composite was up 1.71%, Hang Seng was up 1.05%, KLSE Composite was up 0.29%, Straits Times was up 0.46% and Seoul Composite was up 0.34%. On the other hand, Nikkei 225 was down 0.99% and Taiwan Composite was down 0.02%. The SGX Nifty was up 42.50 points at 6,184.50 against its previous close of 6,142.
The local market ended its five-week winning streak, ending in the red for the week ended 8th October on all-round selling pressure and tepid cues from the global and domestic arena. Nervousness ahead of the domestic earnings season, which kicks off next week, also kept investors on the sidelines. However, inflows from foreign investors limited the losses. Finally, the key benchmarks ended almost 1% lower with the Sensex losing 194.78 points and the Nifty shedding 39.95 points for the week.
Domestic triggers this week include the industrial output figures to be released on Tuesday, monthly inflation and weekly food inflation data on Thursday and the start of the earnings season on Friday.
The US markets ended in the positive zone on hopes that the Federal Reserve will provide further stimulus to boost the sagging economy, as the jobs market witnessed a more-than-expected job cuts in September According to a monthly government report released early Friday, a total of 95,000 jobs were slashed last month, marking the fourth consecutive decline. Private employers added 64,000 workers last month, short of the 75,000 economists expected. Though, the unemployment rate held steady at 9.6%, it has now breached 9.5% for 14 straight months, the longest stretch since the 1930s.
The Dow gained 57.90 points (0.53%) to 11,006. The S&P 500 index gained 7.09 points (0.61%) to 1,165. The Nasdaq gained 18.24 points (0.77%) to 2,402.
The two-day meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank concluded without finding any resolution to the currency issue, which is expected to reverberate at Group of Twenty (G-20) meet next month in Seoul.
The currency issue was the most discussed topic at the meet after the governance reform. IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said one of the reasons for currency dominating the meet is that global economic recovery is so uneven. He said some parts of the world are having high growth, while others have low growth and large capital is flowing to regions which have growth.
Indian finance minister Pranab Mukherjee voiced his opposition to any move towards a currency war, and called for "engaging" the concerned countries.
Meanwhile, amid Indian rupee's rising to two-year high last week, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Sunday said it may intervene in the foreign exchange market if foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows are volatile.
FII have pumped a record $21 billion (Rs96,000 crore) so far this year into Indian stock markets.
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The Florida State Seminoles have four verbal commitments from wide receivers for the class of 2014. Heading into this recruiting cycle, that was the estimated number of receivers the Noles were expected to sign. However, just because they have four verbals at this point, doesn't mean they are done recruiting the position.
Instead, the Noles have turned up the heat on some of the top receivers in the class of 2014, including Travis Rudolph of West Palm Beach, Florida. The four-star receiver (and one time Miami commitment) visited Tallahassee on an unofficial visit recently and came away impressed. Until the trip, the Noles were unlikely to make the top five list that he's expected to name soon. Now, it appears that they very well could.
In addition to Rudolph, the Noles are actively recruiting Myles Autry, Malachi Dupre and Josh Malone. Autry is perhaps the most likely to end up a Seminole, but they'll have to beat out Georgia Tech who has an advantage because his brother goes there. He's a four-star talent, who is a tad undersized but makes up for it with his dynamic playmaking abilities.
Dupre has the Seminoles in his final four, even though he hasn't even visited. That should change this fall, and if it does, the Louisiana product could pull the trigger for the Noles. Finally, Malone could be another late addition to Florida State, but it is behind a few teams at this point. Some thought he would have committed by this point, and the fact that he hasn't is a good sign for the Seminoles.
It seems quite likely that at least one of those players will sign with Florida State, meaning one or more of the current commitments might get squeezed out of this class. That's the danger in taking early commitments like the Seminoles have done under head coach Jimbo Fisher. Sure, it's nice to get kids to make a commitment, but you run the risk of losing out on better receivers in the process.
The alternative is to tell a current commitment that you are no longer interested, but that doesn't play well in recruiting circles and can give a school a bad name.
Either way, there are plenty of big name wide receivers still considering Florida State, so with six months to go until National Signing Day, it's safe to say the Florida State wide receiving class is a long way from finalized.
B.L. is an ACC Football writer for Rant Sports and can be followed on Twitter @coachlip and on Google.


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Monday 21 October 1929
It was Monday, under the sign of Libra. The US president was Herbert Hoover (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin and Ursula K Le Guin.
The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Sam Taylor, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1929
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1929 or at October 21 across the years.
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 21 October 1929 ?
- Republic of China - Overseas Chinese Day
- French Republican Calendar - Tonneau (Barrel) Day, thirtieth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- In the comic novel Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the Earth was born on this day in 4004 BC, within a quarter of an hour of 9 in the morning. This was supposedly because God liked to get things over with early.
- R.C. saints - Saint Ursula and her 11 (or 11000) virgins; Saint Hilarion
- Trafalgar Day ? celebrated throughout much of the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th Century.
- Also see October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day of the Nacho ? celebrated in the United States and Mexico since the early 1990s.
- Diwali in India (2006)
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- Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin: United States -- Sci-fi author (Tombs of Atuan).
- Ursula K Le Guin: American author.
- Ursula Le Guin: American poet and science-fiction writer.
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- Fritz Hollaus: Austrian footballer (d. 1994).
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Chelsy Sun & Kendra Star – Boarding School Bitch Is Just Asking For It
Released: January 21, 2014
Chelsy Sun is lucky enough to attend one of the best boarding schools around, but this little bitch just doesn't give a shit and does everything she can to break all the rules. She's out past curfew, she dresses inappropriately, and worst of all, dean Kendra Star can smell the fresh sperm on her pussy! Luckily, Kendra has a special place for misbehaving hotties, and a special "rehabilitation program" that'll give them no reason to ever want to leave the school again! Taking her to her special "Orgasmatic layer", Kendra starts by wetting down Chelsy's white blouse and then attaching her play with her perky tits. At this point Kendra becomes just as naughty as Chelsy, and they're both horny as hell and ready to eat some pussy and get it on, and with Kendra's intense vibrator at hand, Chelsy learns a serious lesson about why she needs to follow rules and be a good little slut! This lesson isn't over until that pussy is buzzed totally red and raw, and now it's safe to say that this little bitch won't need to leave campus to get her pussy slapped right!


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- lysergic acid diethylamide• Better known as LSD. To drop acid is to ingest it illegally:... he was dropping acid and bombed out of his gourd. (Sanders, 1977)An acid-head or acid freak is someone addicted to LSD:... mantras on the lips of fashion-conscious acid-heads across Europe and the United States. (Dalrymple, 1998)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.


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|Plot details follow, read at your own risk.
- "Tell Courtney... Bad luck... It was worth a try."
- ―Walter Beckett's last words
Walter Beckett is a minor character in L.A. Noire. He is a person of interest in "Manifest Destiny".
Beckett was a member the Sixth Marines, having fought in the Okinawa campaign alongside Lieutenant Cole Phelps and Sergeant Jack Kelso as a rifleman. On their way home from the war, Beckett and his fellow Marines were shipped on board the SS Coolridge. They reflected on their unsatisfactory jobs to return home to, prompting Courtney Sheldon convincing everyone to stealing the cargo of army surplus morphine with the intent to sell on the streets. With the exception of Kelso, they committed the theft, stealing half a million syrettes.
Upon returning to Los Angeles, Sheldon established a business arrangement with the Cohen Crime Syndicate, in order to sell the morphine to abortion clinics and hospitals. Beckett and Michael Driscoll assisted Sheldon by transporting the morphine to the Polar Bear Ice Company.
Event of L.A. Noire
However, there was a feud between Mickey Cohen and Sheldon. Cohen started into selling the morphine to the addicted, gaining a considerable advantage on the cities drug trade, since the morphine required no preparation. Sheldon, realizing this, pulled out of the deal with Cohen. Cohen retaliated by ordering the assassinations of the Marines involved in the morphine heist.
Five gunmen were sent to a post office, where Driscoll and Beckett were located. Detectives Phelps, Earle and the LAPD arrived immediately. All five gunmen were killed in the resulting exchange of fire. However, when Phelps entered the building, he found Driscoll was killed and found Beckett lying in a pool of his own blood. He asked Phelps to relay a message to Courtney Sheldon, then died.
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Fans of the animated TV show Family Guy were in for a shock when their favorite canine, Brian, was killed in a car accident. The character had been in every episode of the hugely popular show since it started in 1998.
Read More: 'Family Guy' Spoofs 'Girls' For Emmys (PHOTO)
Watch the video above to see the death scene of one of TV's favorite pooches.
Gauging from the initial reaction of people on Twitter, the latest twist to the tale has not settled well with viewers.
No more Brian in Family Guy. Gutted under rated character. — Ricky Ferrari (@RickyFerrari93)
November 25, 2013
Family Guy: Was killing off [SPOILER] an act of sabotage? http://t.co/RHckroaczf — Metro (@MetroUK)
November 25, 2013
Brian from Family Guy is dead. I don't want to live on this planet anymore. — Zafar Khudayberdiev (@bianconerifan)
November 25, 2013
What? Family Guy killed off Brian, the lovable and intelligent (if occasionally awkward) family dog? Oh the horror!: http://t.co/P2eOxcVSqH. — Brian Reich (@BrianReich)
November 25, 2013
Reviving Brian should have been no problem for baby genius Stewie Griffin, but he had taken apart his time machine and could not get his hands on the parts required to go back in time and save his dog's life. The family decided to head to the dog pound and adopted a new pooch named Vinny.
Read More: Fox Pulls 'Family Guy' Episode Following Boston Bombings
Unlike Brian, the latest addition to the Griffen family is a tough-talking wiseguy who is voiced by Tony Sirico. The actor is best known for his role as Paulie in HBO's The Sopranos.
The show's executive producer Steve Callaghan told E that this was one of those ideas that was pitched in the office and "sort of caught fire, and we thought it could be a fun way to shake things up. As soon as this idea came up, we started talking about what the next couple episodes could be and we got very excited about the way this change will affect the family dynamics and the characters.
It seemed more in the realm of reality that a dog would get hit by a car, than if one of the kids died. As much as we love Brian, and as much as everyone loves their pets, we felt it would be more traumatic to lose one of the kids, rather than the family pet."
Although the initial reaction from fans was one of outrage, Callaghan was confident that people will love the new mutt on the show.
"Vinny is a really good match for Stewie. Where Brian was sort of a match for Stewie intellectually, Vinny is a good match for Stewie because he doesn't let Stewie get away with any c***. He'll call Stewie out on his B.S. freely."
Here are some more Twitter reactions to Brian's untimely demise.
3 deaths reported on #FamilyGuy: Brian Griffin; Stewie's time machine; and the TV show itself. #CNConfessions — CN Confessions (@CNConfessions)
November 25, 2013
A cartoon has pissed me off and made me cry as a 30 year old. So long #FamilyGuy im done. No brian, no viewer's here. #BringBackBrian — Nikki Lynn (@nikkilynn4)
November 25, 2013
So Family Guy really did kill off Brian to replace him with an Italian dog. I'm already annoyed with him. — Ken Bringenberg (@kenbr0)
November 25, 2013
This new dog on Family Guy can make all the sentimental speeches he wants but he's not Brian and never will be. Bye. — Amy (@GearsFanInHere)
November 25, 2013


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As a precaution, the nationwide retailer is currently recalling more than 100,000 children's helmets sold during this period. The recall follows testing - initiated after a customer complaint - that indicated the product may fail to meet mandatory safety standards.
Results suggested the helmet straps may fail during a fall or accident.
However, a spokesperson for Kmart Australia said independent testing from three laboratories had delivered 'inconsistent' findings, no injuries had been reported, thus making the recall precautionary only.
If you have purchased a Kmart children's helmet between October 2012 – April 2014, what should you do?
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