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Australians have always had a love affair with the car, depsite a growing trend towards public transport options, especially for environmental reasons. But nothing quite stacks up to the convience of a car – particularly when you have kids and vast amounts of shopping and dropping off to do.
According to the ABS, car purchases are at their highest rate ever right now. So, for those of you who'll be getting some new wheels, how are you planning on financing it?
1. Borrow the traditional way
Many Aussies will take out a car loan in order to purchase a new vehicle, whether they're looking at a compact hatchback or larger family vehicle.
Just as with a home loan, it's important to complete a comparison of various products on the market. Interest rates for personal loans vary, and like home loans, there are both variable- and fixed-rate options. If the Reserve Bank of Australia board changes the official cash rate (OCR) this can affect the interest rates for variable-rate loans.
Anyone wanting certainty about their car loan repayment amounts may wish to take out a fixed-rate personal loan.
Secondly, there are both secured and unsecured loans available. A lender who registers a security interest over an asset has recourse if the borrower doesn't pay the loan back. Accordingly, these "secured" loans are less risky for the lender, so interest rates may be more favourable.
2. Add it to the home loan and escalate repayments
Using a home loan's redraw facility is an alternative to taking out a personal loan — and interest rates are generally lower.
RateCity research shows that a five-year, $30,000 secured car loan on a rate of 8 per cent would lead to $6,497 in interest repayments.
By contrast, a property owner who uses their home loan redraw facility on a home loan rate of 5.37 percent will pay just $5,699 in interest over the same period.
3. Redraw and pay it off over time
There's a third option, but it's potentially a trap.
"Using the redraw facility on a home loan offers a lower interest rate than most personal loan/car loan options, but you must have the discipline to make higher repayments in order to clear the debt as soon as possible to avoid a hefty interest bill," RateCity said.
An homeowner who takes 25 years to pay off $40,000 from their redraw facility at the average home loan rate of 5.37 percent will pay a whopping $24,573 in interest.


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The Dutch maritime technology sector has had a good year. Turnover increased by 17%, from € 6.4 billion in 2013 to € 7.5 billion in 2014. The sector employed 31,680 FTEs, up from 29,361 in 2013. "Overall we see a nuanced picture, with ups and downs," says Hans Voorneveld, chairman of trade association Netherlands Maritime Technology. "It is crucial to remain resourceful and to continue to innovate and export.
The sudden mid-year fall in oil prices led to a decline in orders from the offshore oil & gas industry. Our sector supplies a wide range of markets, however, and this decline was offset by rises elsewhere, especially for offshore wind farm vessels, superyacht construction, patrol boats and other specialised boats."
The total order book for seagoing vessels in Dutch yards has remained stable at a substantial level. The tonnage of seagoing vessels delivered in the Netherlands rose in 2014, ending a decline that started in 2007. Orders for seagoing vessels at Dutch yards decreased although there were notable orders in the form of a number of series-built short sea vessels.
The maritime supply industry in general had a good year, with a significant increase in sales of more than ten per cent. Many companies took on extra staff and some had to utilise their production capacity to the limit. The growth has mainly come from export and the activities of foreign subsidiaries.
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In 1998 I was given a pbj for a dui and possession charge. In 2001 i was charges in frederick county for a dui and convicted. Now i got arrested for a dwi with a bac of .17. I have interlock and enrolled in treatment. What other advice can you give me and what should I expect in court?
You should expect some confinement. Interlock, treatment, and a steady job might result in a sentence that may be served on weekends. Otherwise the court will think that it must impose a longer term of straight confinement, in order to get your attention. With the wrong judge, even interlock, treatment, and a steady job will not matter.Ask a similar question
I thought maryland looked back 5 years for past convictions. It has been over 10 since last conviction.
Convictions are permanent, and there is no limit that prevents consideration of all of your driving record. Criminal Procedure Article section 6-220 implies that after five (5) years the court may offer probation before judgement again, but the court is not required to do so. Nor is the court required to ignore a prior offense. Whom you draw for a judge matters, because some might consider a prior offense stale after ten years or twenty years. Others never consider a prior offense to be stale.Ask a similar question
Thank you so much for your time answering my questions.
You have interlock because you blew over a .15 not because you chose interlock. You are in treatment which is a minimal effort for the court. You could do 90 AA meetings in 90 days, get a home group, a sponsor a service position. You could go to Right Turn for a weekend. You could do community service. Despite all of that you are still lokking at some incarceration to drive the point home as this is your third drinking and driving offense. You do need an attorney no matter what you do.Ask a similar question
Wow... Little nasty but thanks
Sorry, I thought you wanted to know what they expect in the court you are actually going to be in. The one we are in every single day, so you are prepared and don't get hurt---without having to pay for the advice? Did I do something wrong?
Well, just the way you put it i guess. I have actually taken your advise and contacted circle treatment about their weekend program and started Aa meetings. Thank you again.
I meant right turn program...
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This is the page for a collection of all the lord for the Battle for Earth: Tanks and Tripods map game. This way we can have a preset history page for all the empires' pasts.
General Lore
- c. 65.64 MYA- The enigmatic Phantoms become the first space-faring race in the galaxy.
- c. 65.63 MYA- The Phantoms begin to expand their empire into the systems around their homeworlds. A terrestrial planet Kepler-9 is absorbed into the Phantom empire.
- c. 65.62 MYA- The Phantoms discover the hyperdrive, jump-starting their empire. It expands heavily after this.
- c. 65.61 MYA- The secrets to terraforming are discovered by the Phantoms
- c. 65.60 MYA- The Terra Forge is constructed orbiting an uninhabitable planet orbiting the star soon c. became the Crab Nebula (ΩK3). The first Mechs are used to create the Terra Forge.
- c. 65.59 MYA- The Terra Forge successfully creates a habitable planet in orbit around ΩK3.
- c. 65.58 MYA- The Phantom Empire expands to encompass the entire Milky Way (at least one colony per every hundred light years).
- c. 65.577 MYA- By now, the Terra Forge has grown to encompass a massive scale. Hundreds of planets are created each year. Unfortunately, the station is immobile. To meet the growing need to terraform, The Forge is drafted. A mobile terraforming tool, The Forge will be able to transform any terrestrial planet into a life-giving planet, provided the conditions for retaining said potential are met.
- 65.577 MYA The Arastana species, precursors to the guardians, first evolve sentience.
- c. 65.57 MYA- The Modern Mech is produced. This is the first case of Artificial Sentience in the galaxy.
- c. 65.56 MYA- A space-faring race, known only from mythology as the "Guardians", after the discovery of the hyperdrive, and expand their empire. However, their FTL differs slightly from the Phantom's, allowing them to remain mostly undetected. Their empire expands cautiously, but not without short skirmishes with the Phantoms, in which some technology and information is salvaged...
- c. 65.559 MYA- The Forge is completed. The First Mech Revolt occurs. The Terra Forge is taken by a rogue AI, only to be resecured by the Phantom navy.
- c. 65.558 MYA- The Second Mech Revolt occurs.
- c. 65.557 MYA- The Great Decomissioning is ordered following a third Mech revolt. The Decomissioning was supposed to shut down every Mech in the Phantom Empire. Several Mech reacts to this, sparking an AI revolution. The Mech-Phantom War Begins.
- c. 65.556 MYA- A piece of the Terra Forge is blasted off. The scrap is used to create Installation 1, the first Mech Installation and the headquarters of the Mechs. Mechs and Mech-controlled ships amass near ΩK3.
- c. 65.555 MYA- The Mech-Phantom War becomes a galaxy-wide conflict. The Mechs attack from ΩK3, taking the Phantom Empire by surprise. Several Installations are launched.
- c. 65.553 MYA- By now, the Mechs have taken over roughly half of the Phantom Empire.
- c. 65.552 MYA- The Mech Virus is perfected and released upon the Phantom Empire. A massively coordinated cyberattack cripples the Phantom infrastructure. The Mech-Phantom War enters the Critical Era.
- c. 65.551 MYA- Several Installations are launched to ensure tighter dominance and control over the Mech territories. The Phantom survivors in Mech territory are repurposed, turned into cybernetic beings at the disposal of the Mechs. This is the first instance of mass Mechanization.
- c. 65.550 MYA- The Mechs have taken the Phantom Homeworld by now. The homeworld is moved and becomes an Installation. Kepler-9 becomes the Phantom homeworld for a time.
- c. 65.55 MYA- Taking advantage of abandoned Planets, the Guardian Domain grows exponentialy, due to the rising threat of the mechs, they decide to defend themselves by creating their own defense AI. these become known later as the Guardian of Saranakizh in Azarathakan and Ladaditist sciptures. To prevent revolts, most AI are not givern physical bodies, and have a seat of council coincidentaly called the Sarana.
- 65.549 MYA- First known use of The Forge as a weapon.
- 65.548 MYA- The Razing of Kepler-9. The Mech-Virus is released on Kepler-9, causing mechanical problems and malfunctions. The city-planet is soon invaded.
- 65.547 MYA- The Mech-Phantom War enters the Migrant Era.
- 65.546 MYA- As the war dwindles, Phantom holdouts are destroyed. By now, the Phantom Empire has collapsed.
- 65.545 MYA- The last Phantoms are hunted down and killed. The Forge, the last Phantom holdout, is discovered in the Sol system. It is crippled and crashes to Earth. The massive ship triggers the KT event. The Mech-Phantom War is declared 'over'.
- 65.544 MYA- The Mechs, seeing the Phantoms gone, retreat to the edge of the galaxy, allowing life to continue.
- .523 MYA- About a million core Imperium worlds emerge from a strange wormhole into the Milky Way. They are now all bunched up, instead of spread out over a galaxy.


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LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's housebuilders and property developers fell on Friday after the government and the Bank of England signalled they were ready to intervene to cool the country's surging house market.
British house prices have risen by 11 percent over the last year, benefiting house builders but leading to concerns that a bubble could develop.
Finance minister George Osborne said late on Thursday he would now give the Bank of England stronger powers to curb mortgage lending, while the Bank's Governor Mark Carney also noted that interest rates could rise sooner than expected, in his strongest warning yet.
Shares in the country's biggest housebuilders including Barratt Developments and Persimmon, fell over 4 percent, dragging down the FTSE 100 blue-chip index, while Bovis Homes Group, Taylor Wimpey, Bellway and Berkeley Group, were down between 3 and 4 percent.
Land Securities and British Land, the country's two largest listed property developers, were also hit, with shares in both groups down over 3 percent.
"The authorities are gearing up to rein in the housing market," Berenberg economist Robert Wood said. "Action is likely to be gradual and gentle, but make no mistake, it is on the way.
"So the change in powers is less significant than the message it gives."
Osborne said the housing market was not an immediate threat to Britain's financial stability but could become one in future.
"I want to make sure that the Bank of England has all the weapons it needs to guard against risks in the housing market," he said in a speech to London's financial community.
The central bank will in future be able to stop Britons taking out mortgages that are too big compared with their income or the value of their home, rather than just make suggestions to lenders as it does now.
Osborne also announced changes to planning rules that he said would allow as many as 200,000 homes to be built on former industrial sites in urban areas. (Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by Paul Sandle)


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I have been wanting to post this for a while now but when you are working full-time, going to school full-time, marriage, and dealing with a serious illness in the family – well, it is hard to do the small things.
I wanted to give a big shout out and a huge thank you to the Starbucks staff on the corner of Fulton Avenue and Cottage Way in Sacramento. The reason why? My Mom. My Mom is currently battling stage 3 Melanoma cancer where there are not any good treatments for her i.e., no Interferon and offered her to be in a 'case study' where she may or may not get a placebo. So it is a 50/50 wait and see game at this point. Scary? The answer is yes.
While our Mom was in the hospital, we discovered that she had kept some of the Starbucks clear cups (they were cleaned of course) with kind words written on them to my Mom. We asked our Mom after her surgery what the deal was with these cups? I want to let you all know my Mom is a kind woman who can make friends with ANYONE. She has the gift of gab. Well – apparently this is a really nice crew that works at this location and apparently Mom had developed a friendships with several of the staff.
Once we got Mom home, and she was cleared for coffee drinks (no sugar at first) – either I or my two sisters would go get her drinks. My experience was ordering the drink and the gal behind the counter said "Is this for Suzanne?" They knew I was getting Mom's drink but were confused about why there was no sugar being ordered. It was at that point during several Starbucks visits that either I or the sisters would advise the Starbucks crew of Mom's status. We would bring Mom's drinks home, let Mom know they missed her etc. You would think that I would have looked at the cups post surgery….but I have been so out of my mind on Cancerwatch, so there is that.
Well, I finally did and I have to say – the staff wrote some of the most kind, uplifting and positive words to my Mom on those cups. The staff at Starbucks took the time of their busy workday to communicate to my Mom since she could drive until literally this weekend. They didn't have to do it, but they did. It meant the world to Mom and I really think it helped her knowing they were rooting for her.
Again a big thank you to the Fulton Avenue/Cottage Way crew. It really meant a lot to Mom and to myself and sisters as well. Big props to the Sacramento Starbucks crew.
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- verb Etymology: Middle English repen, from Old English reopan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) to clear of a crop by reaping b. to gather by reaping ; harvest 2. obtain, win intransitive verb to reap something
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Zebras tend to be white with black stripes. They live on grassland and Savannah in eastern Africa, often sharing the land with other large herbivore.Zebras mostly spends its life eating. It feeds mainly on grasses and leaves.most births occur in the wet season. Capable of galloping at 42 miles an hour.Did you know that Zebra's line up for a drink acting together to protect each other.
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text: IBM MAINFRAME: IF-ELSE/CASE logic in a UPDATE SQL Portal | Manuals | References | Downloads | Info | Programs | JCLs | Master the Mainframes IF-ELSE/CASE logic in a UPDATE SQL IBMMAINFRAMES.com Support Forums -> DB2 IBM ManualsQuick References View previous topic :: :: View next topic Author Message ravindra.vadaliNew UserJoined: 30 Jan 2012Posts: 34Location: USA Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:46 pm Post subject: IF-ELSE/CASE logic in a UPDATE SQL Hi All, My problem is not new or anything exciting. All I have to do is to udpate a bunch of columns based on a particular value from a parent column. I tried the following (syntatically proved wrong ) UPDATE EMPLOYEE_TABLE SET LAST_MODIFIED_DTM = CURRENT TIMESTAMP, IF DEPT_NAME = '101' THEN SET DESIGNATION = 'MANAGER' SET BASE_SALARY = 70000 SET EMPLOYEE_CODE = 'A01' ELSEIF DEPT_NAME IS NULL THEN SET DESIGNATION = 'CONTRACTOR' SET BASE_SALARY = 50000 SET EMPLOYEE_CODE = 'A0C' ENDIF WHERE ORGANIZATION_NAME = 'XYZ' I tried the CASE LOGIC but then its proving to be more statements per column. Could anyone please let me know if you ever tried a IF-ELSE logic in the UPDATE sql? I am trying to achieve it programtically but just wanted to check in this forum before I go ahead with the traditional approach. My apologies if I asked a nomadic question. Also, please let me know if you need more details and I will be more than happy to share. Thanks a many Back to top Pandora-BoxModeratorJoined: 07 Sep 2006Posts: 1539Location: Andromeda Galaxy Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:49 pm Post subject: Cant you have two SQL's with Code: WHERE DEPT_NAME = '101' and Code: WHERE DEPT_NAME IS NULL Back to top dbzTHEdinosauerGlobal ModeratorJoined: 20 Oct 2006Posts: 6968Location: porcelain throne Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:34 pm Post subject: I would do as Pandora suggested, for no other reason than your single sql will SET LAST_MODIFIED_DTM = CURRENT TIMESTAMP for all of ORGANIZATION_NAME = 'XYZ' regardless of DEPT_NAME. Back to top ravindra.vadaliNew UserJoined: 30 Jan 2012Posts: 34Location: USA Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:53 pm Post subject: Reply to: IF-ELSE/CASE logic in a UPDATE SQL Thank you both for your suggestions!! I kind of did the same in my source code, but I wanted to check if there could be a way to achieve if via an single UPDATE sql. Once again I appreciate your time and patience to look into my issue. Regards, Ravi Back to top Rohit UmarjikarSenior MemberJoined: 21 Sep 2010Posts: 1742Location: NY,USA Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:38 pm Post subject: It is possible, if you take out IF-ELSE part outside of UPDATE query and use a simple cobol host variables and move the corresponding values to them as per DEPT_NAME and then perform a UPDATE query. Back to top sureshpathi10Active UserJoined: 03 May 2010Posts: 154Location: Kuala Lumpur Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:49 pm Post subject: Rohit, For doing IF-ELSE with host variable, he has to SELECT first. I guess, Mr. Ravi wouldn't agree with you .. as it is too mainstream Back to top Rohit UmarjikarSenior MemberJoined: 21 Sep 2010Posts: 1742Location: NY,USA Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:51 pm Post subject: Suresh, As he is already doing a hard coding of those values everywhere , so I personally don't think he needs any select. i hope so... 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The Finnish National Ballet will go on tour to Tokyo and Osaka in Japan in April 2017, with six performances at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo on 22–25 April and two performances in Osaka on 29–30 April. Nearly half of the members of the FNB will go on the tour. The programme will include a gala performance featuring extracts from the FNB's foremost productions, such as Swan of Tuonela by Imre Eck to music by Sibelius and scenes from Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Ballet Pathétique by Jorma Uotinen. The gala culminates with a Moomin ballet, Moomin and the Magician's Hat, specifically designed for the Japan tour, based on Tove Jansson's book Trollkarlens hatt (Finn Family Moomintroll). This new work will be choreographed by Kenneth Greve to music by Tuomas Kantelinen.
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To further clarify, people generally go on dates with people expecting the date to develop into something and although most guys don't like paying for the entire date they do so because girls demand it and as such it is the cost of progressing further. A guy is not going to have any interest in paying for you if you're just using him to waste time with no intention of any sort of progression. In fact I'm not sure I'd want to go on a date with a girl at all if I was just a meaningless distraction, even if she paid for the whole thing. Link wtf is the point of that. Men have feelings, we work hard for our money and there's only so many hours in the day so explain to me why we would like to waste them on someone who doesn't give a shit.
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Skip to comments.Time to Build a Tower: Obama Reelection Requires a Movement
Posted on 11/07/2012 8:37:35 AM PST by tcg
I stayed up as late as I could - as late as I had to - to confirm what I had suspected for some time - President Barack Obama was reelected to another four year term of office.
I slept surprisingly well. Not because I am not worried about the future of Nation and the freedom of the Church under the coming second Obama term. I am deeply worried. But because I knew I had done everything that I could to ensure a different result and that the future is in the hands of a loving God.
...There are serious consequences which will follow this election result. It requires a serious response.
The Obama administration is hostile to our first neighbor, the child in the womb. They fail to hear the cry of those whom Blessed Teresa rightly called the "poorest of the poor" - while purporting to be a friend of the poor...
This administration refuses to defend true marriage - and the family and society founded upon it. It seems "hell bent" on doing the bidding of the social and cultural engineers who want to write into the positive law of the Nation a legal equivalency between homosexual partnerships and marriages...
This administration has revealed its disrespect for the robust vision of religious liberty enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. This is made most clear in the HHS Mandate. The Free Exercise of Religion, so integral to the American experiment in ordered liberty, is placed in jeopardy in the Presidents second term. ...
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We will not stop our missionary efforts because solidarity demands that we continue. We are called to love the world as God so loved the world. As the Body of Christ, we continue the redemptive mission of Jesus our Head. This administration which purports to be an advocate of the "least of these", may soon be revealed as more akin to a hostile Caesar.
A movement elected Obam.
A bowel Movement.
A movement elected Obama.
A bowel Movement.
The party that boo-ed God won.
If you think God wants you to sit back and do nothing while having faith in Him, you are a horse's ass.
It's God's will. His will be done. Provide and protect for you and yours, let God handle the rest.
Catholics vote for President Barack Obama by 50 percent to 48 percent
Setback for Catholic bishops on gay marriage legislation in three states
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Published Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:07 AM
Updated Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:07 AM
Catholic voters went for Barack Obama by 50 to 48 percent, mirroring the national result according to exit polls.
Catholics have voted for the winner in every election since 1972, making them one of the most reliable swing vote barometers.
Many Catholics are Hispanic and there is no breakdown of the numbers between how Hispanic Catholics and other Catholics voted.
Catholics still voted for the incumbent despite efforts by many Catholic bishops to portray parts of Obamacare which deal with contraception as an attack on religion.
In addition, three states passed same sex marriage laws despite strong opposition from Catholic leaders. Voters in Washington, Maine and Maryland supported the marriage legislation.
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Nadon-Kesh grows up like any other child abandoned to the Saget riverbank, but his life takes a dangerous turn when the Supremacy, the tyrannical force enslaving the realm, drives him from his home. Thrust into the dangerous world beyond the riverbank alongside his closest friends, Nadon learns of his place in an age-old conflict that may change the face of the land forever.
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I did not read the printed version.
There are SO many powerful and magnetic characters. If forced to choose one character, it is Sernah. She is a bad-ass rebel fighter. Obviously, watching Nadon discover himself is a nail biting journey all by itself.
Again, there are so many complex characters that I can't choose one. My two favorite characters by the narrator, aside from Nadon, are Shadow and Drandar. The narrator nailed Sernah's serious, yet, sultry character as well. He also brought to life Lenara from a hesitant girl doubting her fighting abilities to a powerful woman sculpted by Sernah's guidance.
Game of Thrones (GOT) step aside - Taovan Has Arrived!
This is a fabulous book with fantastic narration. Taovan has unexpected eye opening twists. The end leaves you opened mouthed with a burning desire to grab the next book.
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Great series!
Yes, I read the books and now and listening to them again.
Drandar, he is good throughout and adds the comedic humor.
I would have to stick with Drandar.
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Chronic Elbow Pain: Causes and Treatments
One of the most utilized parts of the body is the arm. People use it repetitively to perform various activities be it for work, sports or other activities. Because of this, the arms including the elbows are often more at risk for pain and injury. But unlike other joints in the body, the elbows do not carry so much weight and stress, making it less susceptible to injury.
Elbow pain may get to you occasionally as a result of the overuse of the arm and its joints. But there are cases of chronic elbow pain, a condition where the pain is lingering and have lasted for a long period of time. Chronic elbow pain could be a result of injury or a symptom of an underlying medical condition.
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Medical conditions affecting the bones commonly bring chronic elbow pain. Other than that it could also be caused by injury and other traumatic reasons. About to be laid out is a list of the most common reasons behind elbow pain, so read on to check what could be a medical condition that you are experiencing.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
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- Golfer's elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
- Dislocations
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- Sprain of the annular ligament
- Osteochondritis dissecans
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- Curbital tunnel syndrome – is a condition wherein the elbow's ulnar nerve is injured or irritated.
- Little League Elbow Syndrome (also known as pitcher's elbow) is an injury that mostly affects those who are involved in baseball.
- Olecranon bursitis, an inflammation localized in the olecranon bursa, which is a small sac of fluid found on the tip of the elbow.
- Radial tunnel syndrome, also called Resistant Tennis Elbow, is a condition that happens when the radial nerve beyond the elbow becomes compressed.
Treatments for Chronic Elbow Joint Pain
Before taking any kind of medication, diagnosis of your medical condition is important so as to treat the root itself and not just the pain it brings. By that way, chronic elbow pain can also be prevented from occurring. Here are some of the medications for treating elbow pain and the causes of it:
- Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
- Cortisone injections
- Prolotherapy
Those who are experiencing elbow joint pains could do simple home treatments to alleviate the pain, especially if it's only a mild injury, such as:
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Methods Used In Suicides Follow Book
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Published: November 6, 1993
A popular suicide manual has had a noticeable effect on the methods people use to kill themselves in New York City and nationally, research has shown.
The book, "Final Exit," recommends that terminally ill people wishing to end their lives rely on asphyxiation, which the book calls "self-deliverance via the plastic bag," combined with drugs for sedation.
In the year after the book's publication in March 1991, the number of suicides by asphyxiation rose to 33 in New York City, a new study has shown, compared with 8 in the year before the manual came out.
Although the researchers could not establish a direct link between book and each death, they found strong evidence that the book had influenced almost a third of these people. In nine cases the City Medical Examiner's office found "Final Exit" at the scene of the suicide, and in another case a suicide note mirrored verbatim a note suggested in the book. Increase on National Level
Although no one has studied the influence of the book on a national level, the National Center for Health Statistics reports that the number of suicides by plastic bag asphyxiation rose from 334 in 1990 to 437 in 1991, for an increase of 30.8 percent. The average number of suicides by asphyxiation in the seven years preceding the book's publication was 271.
Both New York City and national data show no overall increase in the number of suicides since the publication of the book, written by Derek Humphry, a former president of the Hemlock Society, which advocates the right of terminally ill patients to kill themselves.
Nonetheless, some psychiatrists said the increasing popularity of the plastic bag method represents a frightening trend, because the method is so effective.
"The bad news was that we found an increase in the methods the book recommends, namely asphyxia by plastic bag, and this is a very lethal means of suicide," said Dr. Peter M. Marzuk, a psychiatrist at Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Marzuk conducted the New York research in collaboration with the medical examiner's office.
"Most suicide attempts are half-hearted, impulsive and later regretted," he said. "So whenever there's a shift to more lethal means, that's very concerning."
But Sidney D. Rosoff, president of the Hemlock Society, said that since the overall number of suicides had not increased, "Final Exit" had merely performed a service for those already intent upon death.
"I'd have been disturbed if there had been an increase in suicides, but all the study shows is that people instead of doing it one way did it another, that the book showed them an easier way," Mr. Rosoff said. He said that the book was intended to help terminally ill patients kill themselves using quickest, most painless, most reliable methods.
"So you could say in a disturbing way that the study shows that society benefited from the book since there weren't as many people who had to put a gun in their mouths or who left themselves dangling from a girder on the Brooklyn Bridge," he said. Rekindling Arguments
The new study will appear in next week's New England Journal of Medicine.
The study is expected to rekindle old arguments about the Hemlock Society's activist position on euthanasia as well as the proper role of the physician in assisting in suicide.
Many psychiatrists have long worried that Hemlock Society publications glamorized suicide, increasing its appeal for patients whose immediate problem might be a treatable depression. They have also claimed that though the society aims its literature at those who are terminally ill, its advice may be used by in suicide attempts by people who are physically healthy.
In fact, in the current study, only two of the people who were known to have used the book had terminal illnesses and six had no medical illness at all.
Some patients of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the Michigan physician who has assisted a number of suicides, have asked to commit suicide because of conditions like chronic pain that are debilitating but not terminal.
"The euthanasia movement has really blurred the line between what's terminal and what's a chronic illness, which is unfortunate," Dr. Marzuk said.
But Mr. Rosoff said that if states allowed physicians to assist suffering patients in suicide, "no one would have to publish self-help books."


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This episode was... disappointing, to say the least. While kinda funny, the real meat to the story was with Zuko and Iroh, and for that reason I didn't skip it. I do think the episode has some merit, as it shows Aang planting the seed of rebellion in the Fire Nation Youth.
One small thing I noticed that seems off to me is when all the kids put on their sashes as headbands, their voices all sound really weird. Like the director wanted their kid to make a cameo or something. I'm not being hard on the show unfairly, thy just seem really poorly acted and out of place to me. But of course they hardly ruin this episode. What does that is the plot. As Doug Walker said, Footloose? Really, Avatar? I swear, not a soul believed me when I said that that was the basic idea behind this episode, but they it happened nonetheless That was the best idea you could think of? The only things of substance in this episode are Zuko's side story, and maybe the team getting their fire nation clothes. Besides that, this episode is pretty much filler, and kind of inappropriate following such an intense episode as the last one. Although, maybe it was worth watching just for the famous, the amazing, WANG FIRE! XD I love that so much.
The overall viewing for this episode went well, thankfully, and we can move on. We will be skipping The Painted Lady, as it contains nothing of substance, nor does anyone really evolve during it. It is filler, and filler must be skipped for time. And with all the two-praters and the immense series-final, my, my, this season will be short. As was this review.


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LONG BEACH - The Long Beach State women's basketball team sank 9-of-10 free throws in the final two minutes to run away with a 67-55 victory over UC Davis Thursday evening at the Walter Pyramid.
The 49ers, who picked up their second consecutive Big West win, improved to 11-14 overall and 6-6 in conference play. They also bettered their already impressive home record to 9-3.
LBSU made 39.3 percent of its field goals and was 32.0 percent from 3-point range. The Aggies on the other hand shot a dismal 24.1 percent from the floor, but were able to stay in the game with solid free throw shooting, making 23-of-29 attempts from the charity stripe. Long Beach State owned a narrow 43-41 edge in rebounds.
Senior Tipesa Moorer led the 49ers with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. Freshman Alex Sanchez also finished with 13 points, four boards and a game-high six helpers, while classmate Chantel Dooley added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Long Beach State took an 8-3 advantage at the 16:50 mark following 3-pointers from Hallie Meneses and Sanchez. The 49ers stayed out front and eventually used a 14-6 run, capped by another Sanchez trey, to go on top, 22-11. After the Aggies came back within five, Moorer sparked an 8-0 spurt with six-straight points to open up a 30-17 lead with 6:30 remaining.
LBSU went up by 15 with 4:40 to play, but the Aggies closed out the half on a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to 37-26 at the break.
In the first half, Long Beach State shot 38.9 percent from the field and went 6-for-17 from behind the arc. Moorer led the 49ers with 10 points.
UC Davis (15-9, 7-5 Big West) sank four consecutive free throws to start the second period before freshman Bianka Balthazar got LBSU back on the board with a jumper to make it 39-30 at the 17-minute mark. UCD eventually closed the gap to three at 46-43, but the 49ers responded with a 9-1 run, which ended with a Devin Hudson layup, to rebuild a double-digit lead at 55-44.
The Aggies trailed by seven with just under two minutes to play, but they never really threatened as the 49ers sank 9-of-10 free throws down the stretch, with Dooley making five of them.
Samantha Meggison paced UC Davis with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Hannah Stephens chipped in nine points and six boards.
Long Beach State returns to the Walter Pyramid on Saturday, Feb. 18, for its annual Pink Game (Breast Cancer Awareness Night) against Pacific. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
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At the end of last year, the Santa Cruz Police Department issued a seven page report to the Santa Cruz City Council drawing connections between the department's early and ongoing adoption of the community policing model and the goals and recommendations outlined by a federal task force convened by former President Barack Obama. Major recommendations coming out of that model included moving forward in obtaining officer body-worn cameras within a year and reconvening a Chief's Advisory Committee to provide citizen input into the ongoing modernization process. The committee has now been named and, in my view as an appointed member of that committee, the deployment of body-worn cameras must be one of the first and primary issues on which citizen input should be offered both to Chief Vogel and to the new chief who will shortly succeed him.
In recent years, the use of police body-worn-cameras by police has received extensive media attention. These devices are commonly believed to achieve several aims, including: reducing police use-of-force and excessive complaints against officers, enhancing police legitimacy and transparency, increasing prosecution rates and improving evidence capture by the police. The publicity has been so great that many go on to assume that cameras can fundamentally change 'flawed' police practices. Indeed, deployment of body-worn cameras has been suggested as a means to prevent racial profiling and as a mechanism through which "dented public confidence" could be restored. Although racial profiling by our department has not been a glaring issue, certainly recent events have "dented" both public confidence and trust.
In terms of the prospective benefits to both the department and the community with respect to more accountable and transparent police practices, a study undertaken by the City of Rialto, California is very instructive. Although Rialto is half again more populous than Santa Cruz at roughly 100,000 residents, their number of sworn officers at 115 compares favorably our department's 96. Their experiment tested, for the first time, the effect of mobile cameras on police use-of-force and citizens' complaints. The outcomes suggested a reduction in the total number of incidents of use-of-force compared to control-conditions. They observed nearly ten times more citizens' complaints in the 12-months prior to the experiment, compared to any of the three years prior to the experiment. In practical terms, the study provided law enforcement agencies with a methodology that may substantially reduce force responses, as well as reducing the incidence of complaints and positively affect police-public encounters. The study acknowledged that the deployment of body-worn cameras may raise ethical issues as well as pose problems of privacy and confidentiality, but the study concluded that, on average, the benefits of using body-worn-cameras outweigh the costs.
We are fortunate that our community is policed by a department that has no historical pattern of excessive force nor brutality. Yet, instances have arisen, like the tragic officer involved death of Sean Arlt, which raise serious questions about accountability and transparency that may have been militated had body-worn cameras been in department wide use at the time. Moreover, the participation by our department in the recent Department of Homeland Security inspired ICE raids and the incomplete and misleading reports that followed highlight the need for a visually recorded account of police procedures generally. As a community, we are still woefully uniformed about the precise circumstances of Sean's death and the participation by our department in the ICE raids. In my view, the deployment of body worn cameras at the earliest practical time will move our department and our community closer to the full accountability and transparency we owe to those who protect and serve and to ourselves as a law-abiding community. This is a shared responsibility that serves both public safety and public policy.
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Top 10 Custom Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ Cars: 2012 SEMA Show
5. Scion FR-S GT
Our actual vote (if we had one and it counted) for the best of the Tuner Challenge competitors would have gone to the Scion FR-S GT. Even though it's just a carbon fiber wrap instead of actual carbon fiber panels, the GT-inspired FR-S was nicely executed with its custom widebody kit and the wide SSR Professor SP-1 wheels. Unfortunately for Daniel Song and his team, they stuck with a true track-inspired build, gutting the interior and replacing it with a full roll cage. That didn't win any points from the judges, who were looking for a more complete build.


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Halo: The Fall of Reach
The Author
Eric Nylund is a science fiction writer who has written numerous halo novels, and other book realted to the genre.
- This book is the prequel to the first halo game in the series, making it a good choice for somone that has not played any of the games yet.
- The story is generally in the same universe as ours with refernces to earth but in the distant future.
- The main plot follows the main character john, who go's through a secret augmented soldier program starting from a young age. These super soldiers go on to be called "Spartans" being overall more powerful then the average marine.
- John seems to have more luck on his side, as it is hinted at and demonstrated multiple times.
- Overall interesting development of character throughout the story
- "Using a coin, she tests John's reflexes by flipping the coin in the air and having him identify the side it will land on. John catches it and correctly identifies the side: the eagle. During this time, Halsey gives John the coin, which is later taken from him."
-"A leader must be ready to send the soldiers under his command to their deaths"
Spartan Armor/Suit
The Planet Reach
I would recomend this book to anyone who likes military science fiction or is interested in the video game series.