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I ordered two items. First arrived and went together fine. Less expensive of the two items. Second arrived several days later, no instructions, very difficult to assemble as the holes were aligned incorrectly. It was built with better material than the first item but poorly constructed. I did get it put together finally after two hours and a lot of frustration. At least the final outcome is my kitty loves them both. The first item was a cat climber $79 and the second a cat perch $104.

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Saw my Commander writing to the Clan Leader in the chat system; something about missing the Clan meeting because his "family" came round. What does that make us then – not family? We die for you every day, Commander – wake up! Also mentioned that his little cousin was using his computer, so I guess that's who sent me on my lonesome for a mission. Glad I found out; I was just about to start causing some havoc!
Good god! I wasn't privy to the meeting, but our Clan Leader has had an argument with the Angry Cauliflower Clan – only the biggest Clan anywhere in the Wasteland! Looks like we'll be gearing up to lose everything soon! I guess it is the price you pay for such loyalty. Speaking as someone who'll be deployed on the front line very soon, Clan loyalty can kiss my [expletive deleted]!
The Commander showed his gonads today – quit the Clan at the last minute, leaving his ex-clan leader with a big problem on his hands. Fighting the most powerful clan in the Wastelands without one of his most trusted Generals isn't gonna be easy; but who cares? He caused the problem. He made his own bed; he better get comfy – he'll be there for a while!
The Commander's been running low on Resources since leaving his Clan; the Leader's managed to alienate him from all his previous Clanmates … I guess you are either in, or you are definitely out! Been busy today – raiding for Resources until we couldn't do it any longer. It was weird, I could tell he wanted us to keep raiding, but every time he opened his mouth to shout, it seemed as if an invisible wall … almost like a popup box coming up in front of his face … was stopping him, weird, huh?
Things are on the up; we're getting used to this "raiding all day every day" routine we've been running. Its hard work, and we're getting a bit tired, but the Commander's showing he doesn't need a clan to stand on his own two feet. Honestly, I think I like this guy.


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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Sept. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:ADAT), a provider of secure web-based software applications and telehealth products and services for healthcare organizations, today announced financial results for the three- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2013. Selected highlights for the fiscal year include:
- Increased revenues and reduced operating losses for the quarter and fiscal year periods. For the year, revenues increased approximately 51% due to growth from both telehealth products and services and hosted software services.
- Strengthened our balance sheet with the conversion of the company's outstanding shares of Series C convertible redeemable preferred stock to common stock, the cancellation of $6.5 million of senior secured notes in exchange for shares of Series D convertible preferred stock and warrants, and the completion of an underwritten public offering of the company's common stock and warrants for net proceeds of approximately $3.93 million.
- Completed the required test-in phase with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for our Electronic House Call (EHC) and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telehealth solutions; the VA approved the use of these solutions by VA facilities throughout the country.
- Completed the integration between the VA's VistA Electronic Health Records system and the company's telehealth solutions; the VA approved the use of the interface in its national telehealth program and also approved a number of new Disease Management Protocols (DMPs) for both telehealth solutions, significantly increasing the available patient population for these solutions.
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- Introduced a mobile telehealth tablet and a telehealth software application to address the growing need for mobility in the telehealth market, complement current products and services and provide for a broader range of price points and patient segments that can benefit from telehealth.


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The change in rating symbols and definitions, however, does not effect, in any manner, the rating methodology followed by the credit rating agencies (CRAs) for rating such instruments and will have no bearing on the existing ratings assigned by the CRAs under the Basel-II framework, the RBI said in a statement
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced uniform and standard rating symbols to be used for indicating financial health of a bank, reports PTI.
The change in rating symbols and definitions, however, does not effect, in any manner, the rating methodology followed by the credit rating agencies (CRAs) for rating such instruments and will have no bearing on the existing ratings assigned by the CRAs under the Basel-II framework, the RBI said in a statement.
Under the revised standardised system, there is no change in the long term rating symbols except that they will henceforth display the rating agency's name as a prefix, it said.
"In case of short term ratings, a rating scale denoted by 'A' on a scale of '1' to '4' (i.e. A1, A2, A3 and A4) and 'D' has been prescribed," it said.
Four domestic CRAs namely CARE, CRISIL, FITCH India and ICRA have been accredited for the purpose of risk weighting the banks' claims for capital adequacy purposes.
The long term and short term ratings issued by the chosen domestic credit rating agencies have been mapped to the appropriate risk weights applicable as per the standardised approach under the Basel II framework.
In June this year, capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had asked CRAs to adopt standard symbols and definitions to help investors to understand better the financial health of firms.
The four accredited CRAs, which are registered with SEBI, have therefore revised their rating symbols of long term and short term debt instruments.
The IRDA also asked the life insurers that the policyholders Ulips should be allowed to revive their cover within two years of stoppage of premium payment, but not later than the expiry of lock-in period
New Delhi: Holders of unit-linked insurance policies (Ulips) who discontinue their policies mid-way shall get a minimum guaranteed interest at par with State Bank of India (SBI) savings bank account rates, reports PTI quoting the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA).
Changing the rules, the IRDA also asked the life insurers that the policyholders Ulips should be allowed to revive their cover within two years of stoppage of premium payment, but not later than the expiry of lock-in period.
"The policyholder shall have the right to revive such policy within two years from the date of discontinuance and not later than the expiry of lock in period," IRDA said in a circular to all life insurance companies.
Elaborating on the interest rates to be paid on the discontinued policies, the IRDA circular said that proceeds of such policies means "... subject to a minimum guarantee of interest as applicable to savings bank account of the SBI".
Further, the policyholders would be duly compensated for the discontinuation charges in case the policies are revived.
The compensation would be on the basis of the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the units of a common fund which is created out of the discontinuation charges and premium paid.
The regulator has also asked the insurance companies that the segregated fund relating the discontinued policies shall be invested in a pattern to be approved by IRDA.
When a policy is stopped mid-way, the insurers will be able to levy only discontinuance and fund management charges.
"No other charges, by whatsoever name, shall be levied," the IRDA said.
Nifty is ranged between 5,060 and 5,130
In yesterday's closing report we had mentioned that for the upmove to be sustained, the Nifty will have to keep itself above 5,060 and should try to close above 5,130. Today the benchmark opened above the level of 5,130, made a higher high, higher low, but closed in the red above the support of 5,060. The market closed nearly half a percent lower amid choppy trade in the absence of any domestic triggers. A marginal dip in the weekly food inflation numbers for the week ended 1st October also did not offer any help. The Nifty saw a huge volume of 62.13 crore shares. This suggests that further advance would be difficult for now.
The market opened higher on global positive cues as hopes of easing of the debt crisis in Europe helped the US markets close in the green overnight and also boosted investor sentiments across Asia today. The Nifty opened at 5,131, up 32 points and the Sensex gained 90 points to resume trade at 17,048. Banking, realty and IT sectors supported the initial gains.
Amid volatile trade, the indices hit their intraday highs in the first hour itself with the Nifty going up to 5,137 and the Sensex climbing to 17,084. However, higher levels lured investors to indulge in profit-booking, resulting in the indices dipping into the negative at around 10.50am.
The market continued to hover on both sides of the neutral line in subsequent trade. The benchmark got a small boost in the noon session following a positive opening of the European markets, but the push was not strong enough as the market edged lower a short while later after the European bourses drifted southwards.
Seesaw trade continued with the Nifty touching its intraday low of 5,069 shortly after 2pm. The Sensex fell to the day's low towards the end of the session with the index going back to 16,854. Closing near the intraday low, the Nifty fell 22 points to 5,078 and the Sensex was 74 points down at 16,884.
The advance-decline ratio on the NSE was almost equal at 829:818.
While the Sensex closed lower, the broader indices ended flat with a positive bias. The BSE Mid-cap index and the BSE Small-cap index added 0.03% and 0.06%, respectively.
BSE Bankex (up 1.04%), BSE IT (up 0.65%), BSE Realty (up 0.41%), BSE TECk (up 0.27%) were the gainers in the sectoral space. BSE Auto (down 1.48%), BSE Capital Goods (down 1.20%), BSE Healthcare (down 0.95%), BSE Oil & Gas (down 0.83%) and BSE Metal (down 0.75%) were the top losers.
ICICI Bank (up 2.22%), Tata Steel (up 1.63%), TCS (up 1.06%), DLF (up 0.89%) and State Bank of India (up 0.79%) were the top performers in the Sensex list. The laggards were led by Jindal Steel (down 3.45%), Tata Motors (down 3.09%), Hindalco Industries (down 3.01%), Maruti Suzuki (down 2.71%) and Tata Power (down 2.47%).
The major gainers on the Nifty were ICICI Bank (up 2.24%), HCL Technologies (up 2.10%), Tata Steel (up 1.81%), Cipla (up 1.36%) and TCS (up 0.96%). The key losers were Jindal Steel (down 4.77%), Hindalco Ind (down 3.35%), Tata Motors (down 3.18%), Ranbaxy (down 3.06%) and IDFC (down 3.04%).
Markets in Asia closed mostly higher on assurance from European policymakers that steps to recapitalise banks in the continent are taking shape. This apart, minutes of the US Federal Reserve's 20th-21st September meeting released on Wednesday stated that the central bank is open to additional asset purchases to support the economy. These developments rekindled investors' risk appetite.
The Shanghai Composite gained 0.78%; the Hang Seng surged 2.34%; the Jakarta Composite climbed 1.09%; the KLSE Composite advanced 1.15%; the Nikkei 225 rose 0.97%; the Seoul Composite was up 0.75% and the Taiwan Weighted settled 0.62% higher. On the other hand, the Straits Times lost 0.14% in trade today.
Back home, foreign institutional investors were net buyers of stocks worth Rs595.01 crore on Wednesday, whereas domestic institutional investors were net sellers of shares worth Rs106.55 crore.
Tiles-maker Somany Ceramics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire a 26% stake in Vintage Tiles. The strategic stake purchase shall allow the company to market the entire quantity of polished vitrified tiles to be manufactured by VTPL. The stock jumped 4.47% to Rs47.95 on the NSE.
Wind power major Suzlon Energy has completed the sale of its entire shareholding in Hansen Transmissions to ZF Friedrichshafen AG for Rs890 crore. Suzlon held a 26.06% stake in Hansen Transmission through its Netherlands-based subsidiary, AE-Rotor Holding BV. The stock fell 0.79% to Rs37.75 on the NSE.
Bajaj Corp, the maker of Bajaj Almond Drops and Kailash Parbat brands of hair oils is in talks with several potential targets and has several consultants advising it on its plans to expand its presence. The company said that it is looking at acquisitions in the personal care segment, which would complement its core categories. The stock added 0.05% to Rs101.50 on the NSE.


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My World Cup Vacation Ends; America's Too
Taking two weeks off to watch the group stage of this year's World Cup turned out to be a great idea. The games were high-scoring and exciting, with surprising results and late drama. I learned quickly that even the games that looked unappealing or uncompetitive would demand my attention. This week, it's been back to work, although with the knockout stage underway there were fewer teams, and fewer games, so it was possible to keep abreast of what was going on. (Read: I didn't really do much work between noon and 2 p.m. or between 4 and 6 p.m.)
The knockout stage results, on paper, look pretty much the way we might have expected. In every game, the team that was favored, won. But that doesn't tell the full story, as anyone who actually watched the games knows. Chile took Brazil to penalty kicks; Algeria gave Germany an almighty scare; and of course, there was the improbable American fightback against Belgium.
So yesterday, the U.S. Men's National Team (nickname: still "USMNT" despite my last blog post) lost to Belgium, 2-1, after extra time. The fact that we took one of the world's deepest lineups to extra time was a testament to the Americans' courage -- and most especially to keeper Tim Howard's stunning performance.
I mean, anyone who's watched Howard play over the years at Everton in the English Premier League knows he's a classy performer. But yesterday? That was a performance for the ages. Belgium could've, and perhaps should've, been out of sight by halftime. Instead, we had a chance to steal the game at the very end of normal time. And even after the team went down 2-0 late in extra time, and all seemed lost, coach Jürgen Klinsmann -- who seemed to press all the right buttons throughout the tournament -- showed he had one more trick up his sleeve. He brought on 19-year old Julian Green, whose first touch of the ball was a beautiful strike that made it 2-1 and made the final eight minutes one of the most exciting sequences in American soccer history.
The ESPN announcer, Ian Darke, put it well when he said, "If the United States are going out of this World Cup, they're going out on their shields." The American team was clearly outgunned by Belgium's "Golden Generation," but they countered with grit and determination. The end, when it came, was a disappointment -- but it was not disappointing. The English website Sportinglife.com put it this way: "Klinsmann and his players go out with their heads held high, and could even have won this match. The statistics will tell a tale of Belgian dominance, but that will miss the story of American heroics."
Klinsmann, by the way, took a fair amount of criticism for including Green, who is another of the dual-passport Germans he recruited, on the World Cup roster. But think of it: the speedy DeAndre Yedlin, who caught the eye whenever he was brought in, and Green, are both likely to be back in 2018 – and they will still only be 23 and 24 years old. And they will have had some serious World Cup experience. Klinsmann has said all along the USMNT was not going to win this World Cup. But he's put together the core of a team for 2018 that could make some real noise in the next World Cup.
So, a song for the departing American team. Ever since he played this song on Saturday Night Live after the 9/11 attacks, Paul Simon's "The Boxer" has become a kind of anthem of defiance: "I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains."


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The odds seemed stacked against a new health information exchange in Michigan as it began operating in what had become a precarious business climate. Unsustainable HIEs in District of Columbia, Kansas City and Kingsport, Tenn., were shutting down. An eHealth Initiative report counted just 18 HIEs among hundreds in existence that broke even on operations without depending on grant money.
A $548 million federal grant program was rushing financial reinforcements to the rescue of HIEs, but none of that money was destined for fledgling Michigan Health Connect, which had been hatched in 2009 by three competing health systems in the western Lower Peninsula and went into operation by 2011.
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In the Kyrgyz republic we focus on:
Fostering sustainable growth by strengthening regional cross-border linkages: As a landlocked economy with a limited domestic market, the Kyrgyz Republic would benefit greatly from deeper regional integration, given its important energy export potential, as well as good regional trade and transit position. In that context, the Bank will aim to help facilitate economic and trade cooperation and integration with the region, by supporting rehabilitation of critical infrastructure, strengthening the exporting sector including through access to finance and advisory, as well as supporting cross-border investments and regional cooperation projects.
Enabling SMEs to scale-up and bolster competitiveness: Outside the extractive sector, the economy is dominated by SMEs, with few mid-sized corporates in existence. While deeper regional trade links create opportunities for the best local firms, stronger operating models and core competencies will be needed to better compete. The Bank will thus support competitiveness and sustainable growth of SMEs with viable business models through investment and advisory, promoting in particular skills transfer and operational efficiency improvements, and seek to strengthen the financial sector to facilitate access to finance for SMEs, in particular in local currency. The Bank will also step up its efforts of improving the business environment through policy dialogue.
Promoting sustainability of public utilities through commercialisation and private sector participation: To address underinvestment, deficient regulatory environment, weak core competencies, poor financial and operational performance, the Bank will continue to support municipal utilities, where it has a recognized expertise and delivery model in improving operators' financial condition, operating practices and governance, and seek to support sustainability of power sector by rehabilitating assets and developing a more attractive institutional framework for private investment.
In addition, the Bank will seek to support through the above priorities the reduction of regional economic disparities, by increasing its outreach to less developed rural areas, in particular in the southern regions, and addressing inclusion gaps in relation to gender and youth across sectors.
The EBRD's latest Kyrgyz Republic strategy was adopted on 25 February 2015
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EBRD forecast for Kyrgyz Republic Real GDP Growth in 2017 3.9%
EBRD forecast for Kyrgyz Republic Real GDP Growth in 2018 4.1%
Growth in the Kyrgyz Republic is expected to decline to 1.6 per cent in 2016, compared to 3.5 per cent in 2015. Lower growth reflects a build-up of structural challenges from declining remittances (down 17.4 per cent in US dollar terms, in the first half of 2016 compared with the same period of 2014), as well as sharply lower production in Kumtor gold mine (36 per cent decline in the first half of 2016 year-on-year). The disruptions of gold production were a result of delay with agreeing the 2016 mining plan between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and Centerra Gold, a situation that was resolved in June 2016. Financial support and FDI from China and Russia in particular have helped to support growth, and the role of this support and investment (and increasingly trade) can be expected to remain important in coming years. Growth in 2017 is projected at 2.6 per cent, reflecting an expected gradual improvement in the external environment in 2017.
However, a build-up of challenges over 2014-16 will continue to weigh on growth prospects.


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Planum temporale
|Planum temporale
Approximate location of Wernicke's area highlighted in gray
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The planum temporale is the cortical area just posterior to the auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus) within the Sylvian fissure.[1] It is a triangular region which forms the heart of Wernicke's area, one of the most important functional areas for language.[2] Original studies on this area found that the planum temporale was one of the most asymmetric regions in the brain, with this area being up to ten times larger in the left cerebral hemisphere than the right.[3]
The planum temporale makes up the superior surface of the superior temporal gyrus to the parietal lobe.[4] The posterior extent of the planum temporale has been variably defined, which has led to disputes to estimates of size and degree of asymmetry.[4]
The planum temporale shows a significant asymmetry. In 65% of all individuals the left planum temporale appears to be more developed, while the right planum temporale is more developed in only 11%. In some people's brains, the planum temporale is more than five times larger on the left than on the right, making it the most asymmetrical structure in the brain. Evidence for this asymmetry has also been seen in great apes.[5]
This greater size of the left planum temporale compared with the right is already present in the fetus, where it can be observed starting from the 31st week of gestation. This observation strengthens the hypothesis of a genetic predisposition for brain asymmetry, however the effect of fetal experience has not been ruled out.[2][6] Leftward asymmetry, however, does not directly relate to asymmetry of language processing in all individuals.[4]
In addition, more and more research is suggesting that the apparent asymmetries in this region are the result of old techniques and criteria used to identify the planum temporale. When new imaging is used that takes into account asymmetries in the curvatures of lateral fissures, the hemispheric asymmetries of the planum temporale become negligible. This newer imaging would indicate that the size of the region would not explain the higher faculties of language in the left hemisphere, but would instead require an analysis of the neural circuitry.[7]
The planum temporale is a highly lateralized brain structure involved with language and with music. Although the planum temporale is found to have an asymmetry in the normal population, having a leftward bias in right-handed individuals, people who possess absolute pitch have an increased leftward asymmetry of the planum temporale. This is due to a smaller than average volume of the right planum temporale and not a larger than average volume of the left.[8] The planum temporale may also play an important role in auditory processing with recent research suggesting that the region is responsible for representing the location of sounds in space.[9]
Atypical development[edit]
The planum temporale seems to be symmetrical in individuals with dyslexia, which may indicate that their low specialization in the left hemisphere is a cause of their disability. This symmetry also holds for people who stutter, although it is also possible to see a larger right planum temporale in stutters. It is thought that this bias for right hemisphere could be interrupting or impeding information flow between Wernickes and Broca's, which are on the left hemisphere.
MRI studies have shown that the planum temporale in schizophrenics is more symmetrical.[10] This reduced lateralization correlates with more severe positive symptoms, such as hallucinations, as measured by the PANSS.[10]
Nonhuman brains[edit]
Although the brain area was thought to be unique to humans, almost like the anatomic version of the linguistic "language organ" of Noam Chomsky, it was shown to be similarly leftward asymmetric in chimpanzees and other great apes but not other primates,[11] as was a related, rightward asymmetric, brain region the planum parietale that is implicated with dyslexia in humans.[12] Monkeys show cellular asymmetry but not gross anatomic asymmetry of the planum temporale.[13] (Brain Research, 2008). The question still remains open; what are great apes or monkeys using this "non-human primate language area" for?[14][15][16][17]
- ^ Kolb B, Whishaw IQ (2003). Fundamentals of human neuropsychology (5th ed.). [New York]: Worth. p. 495. ISBN 0-7167-5300-6.
- ^ a b The Brain From Top To Bottom
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- ^ a b c David L. Clark; Nash N. Boutros; Mario F. Mendez (20 May 2010). The Brain and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroanatomy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-0-521-14229-8. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Carroll, S. B. (2003). "Genetics and the Making of Homo sapiens". Nature. 422 (6934): 849–857. PMID 12712196. doi:10.1038/nature01495.
- ^ Dorsaint-Pierre R, Penhune VB, Watkins KE, et al. (May 2006). "Asymmetries of the planum temporale and Heschl's gyrus: relationship to language lateralization". Brain. 129 (Pt 5): 1164–76. PMID 16537567. doi:10.1093/brain/awl055.
- ^ Gazzaniga Michael S, Ivry Richard B, Mangun George R (2009). "Principles of Cerebral Organization". Cognitive Neuroscience: Biology of the Mind (3 ed.). New York, London: WW Norton and Company. p. 446.
- ^ Keenan JP, Thangaraj V, Halpern AR, Schlaug G (December 2001). "Absolute pitch and planum temporale". NeuroImage. 14 (6): 1402–8. PMID 11707095. doi:10.1006/nimg.2001.0925.
- ^ "Brain Center For 'Sound Space' Identified.". Science Daily. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- ^ a b Michael S. Ritsner (1 January 2009). The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes. Springer. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-1-4020-9831-4. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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25 July 2016 • Author(s): Renzo Simoni, CEO of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd.
Following 17 years of construction, the new Gotthard Base Tunnel was ceremonially opened on 1 June 2016. Measuring 57km-long it is not only the world's longest railway tunnel but also a unique masterpiece of engineering. Renzo Simoni, CEO of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd., the company tasked with construction, provides an insight on the colossal tunnel structure work and the different stages of the project.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel extends from the north portal at Erstfeld, in the canton of Uri, to the south portal at Bodio, in the canton of Ticino. The main tunnel is 57km-long and consists of two single-track tubes that are 40m apart and connected to each other every 325m by a cross-passage. When all the connecting passages, access adits and shafts are added together, the complete tunnel system measures more than 152km. With a rock overlay of up to 2,300m, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the world's deepest railway tunnel and has virtually no gradients, with the highest point lying at 550m above sea level.
Two multifunction stations, beneath Faido and Sedrun, divide both tubes into three sections approximately equal in length. In these multifunction stations the trains can cross over from one tube into the other and stop in an emergency. For construction purposes, the Gotthard Base Tunnel was divided into five sections. To save time and costs, construction work on the individual sections was coordinated and, for some of the time, carried out simultaneously.
The tunnel structure
To construct the Gotthard Base Tunnel the miners had to cut through highly diverse rock strata: from hard granite to highly fragmented sediments. Eighty percent of the driving in the main tubes was performed by tunnel boring machines and 20% by conventional drilling and blasting. A total of 28.2 million tonnes of excavated rock was transported out of the tunnel. The underground temperature was as high as 45°C. At peak times around 2,400 people worked on the tunnel construction sites, with the work taking place on a 24h three-shift basis…


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Quick GuideLearn to Spot Depression: Symptoms, Warning Signs, Medication
What are myths about depression?
The following are myths about depression and its treatment.
- It is a weakness rather than an illness.
- If the depression sufferer just tries hard enough, it will go away without treatment.
- If you ignore depression in yourself or a loved one, it will go away.
- Highly intelligent or highly accomplished people do not get depressed.
- Poor people do not get depressed.
- Minorities do not get depressed.
- People with developmental disabilities do not get depressed.
- People with depression are "crazy."
- Depression does not really exist.
- Children, teens, the elderly, or men do not get depressed.
- Depression cannot look like (present as) irritability.
- The symptoms of depression are the same for everyone who gets the illness.
- People who tell someone they are thinking about committing suicide are only trying to get attention and would never do it, especially if they have talked about it before.
- People with depression cannot have another mental or medical condition at the same time.
- Psychiatric medications are all addicting.
- Psychiatric medications do not work; any improvement felt is in the sufferer's imagination.
- Psychiatric medications are never necessary to treat depression.
- Medication is the only effective treatment for depression. Children and teens should never be given antidepressant medication.
What are the types of depression, and what are depression symptoms and signs?
The pattern of symptoms may fit a pattern within any type of depression. For example, a person who suffers from persistent depressive disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or any other illness that includes depression can have prominently anxious, melancholic, mixed, psychotic, or atypical features. Such features can have a significant impact on the approach to treatment that may be most effective. For example, for the person whose depression includes prominent anxiety, a focus of treatment is more likely to be effective if the sufferer's pattern of repeatedly going over thoughts is a major focus of treatment, versus an individual with melancholic features, who may need more intensive support in the morning when the intensity of depression tends to be worse, or versus a person with atypical features, whose tendency toward weight gain and excessive sleeping may require nutritional counseling to address dietary issues.
Major depressive disorder
Major depression, also often referred to as unipolar depression, is characterized by a combination of symptoms that lasts for at least two weeks in a row, including sad and/or irritable mood (see symptom list), that interferes with the ability to work, sleep, eat, and enjoy once-pleasurable activities. Difficulties in sleeping or eating can take the form of excessive or insufficient of either behavior. Disabling episodes of depression can occur once, twice, or several times in a lifetime.
Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)
Persistent depressive disorder, formerly referred to as dysthymia, is a less severe but usually more long-lasting type of depression compared to major depression. It involves long-term (chronic) symptoms that do not disable but yet prevent the affected person from functioning at "full steam" or from feeling good. Sometimes, people with persistent depressive disorder also experience episodes of major depression. This combination of the two types of depression often is referred to as double-depression.
Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
Another type of depression is bipolar disorder, which encompasses a group of mood disorders that were formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression. These conditions often show a particular pattern of inheritance. Not nearly as common as the other types of depressive illnesses, bipolar disorders involve cycles of mood that include at least one episode of mania or hypomania and may include episodes of depression, as well. Bipolar disorders are often chronic and recurring. Sometimes, the mood switches are dramatic and rapid, but most often they are gradual, in that they usually take place over several days, weeks, or longer.
When in the depressed cycle, the person can experience any or all of the symptoms of a depressive condition. When in the manic cycle, any or all of the symptoms listed later in this article under mania may be experienced. Mania often affects thinking, judgment, and social behavior in ways that cause serious problems and embarrassment. For example, indiscriminate or otherwise unsafe sexual practices or unwise business or financial decisions may be made when an individual is in a manic phase.
A significant variant of the bipolar disorders is designated as bipolar II disorder. (The usual form of bipolar disorder is referred to as bipolar I disorder.) Bipolar II disorder is a syndrome in which the affected person has repeated depressive episodes punctuated by what is called hypomania (mini-highs). These euphoric states in bipolar II do not completely meet the criteria for the full manic episodes that occur in bipolar I.
Symptoms of depression and mania
Not everyone who is depressed or manic experiences every symptom. Some people suffer from a few symptoms and some many symptoms. The severity of symptoms also varies with individuals. Less severe symptoms that precede the more debilitating symptoms are often called warning signs.
Depressive symptoms of major depression or manic depression
- Persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety, anger, irritability, discontent, or "emptiness"
- Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism
- Feelings of worthlessness, helplessness, or excessive guilt
- Loss of interest or inability to feel pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once enjoyed, including sex
- Apathy/lack of motivation
- Social isolation, meaning the sufferer avoids interactions with family or friends
- Sleep changes, like insomnia, early morning awakening, restless sleep, excess sleepiness, or oversleeping
- Appetite changes, like loss of appetite and/or weight, or excessive hunger, overeating, and/or weight gain
- Fatigue/tiredness, decreased energy levels, slowness in activity or thought
- Crying spells
- Thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts
- Restlessness, agitation, irritability
- Inability to concentrate, remember things, make decisions, or to handle responsibilities
- Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as repeated headaches, digestive disorders, and/or chronic pain
Mania symptoms of manic depression
- Inappropriate or excessive elation/expansive mood
- Inappropriate or excessive irritability or anger
- Severe insomnia or decreased need to sleep
- Grandiose notions, like having special powers or importance
- Increased talking speed and/or volume
- Disconnected/tangential thoughts or speech
- Racing thoughts
- Severely increased sexual desire and/or activity
- Markedly increased energy
- Poor judgment
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Summer can be a tricky time if you're on a budget (myself included). You want to escape the sweltering heat by disappearing into a cool, comfy movie theater, but you don't have the funds to do it. Well, you do, but dropping $25 on a movie ticket is risky—and that's not including the cost of popcorn and candy. (Because what is a movie experience without popcorn and candy?!) That's why we're so grateful for Netflix. The streaming service is adding 84 movies and TV shows just in time for Memorial Day weekend, so you have plenty of entertainment to keep you occupied in between pool sessions. (Wear sunscreen! And wear your comfiest PJs for the inevitable Netflix marathons that will happen this month.)
Below, check out every new title coming to Netflix in May 2017:
American Experience: The Big Burn (2014)
American Experience: The Boys of '36 (2017)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
Blood on the Mountain (2016)
Chaahat (1996)
Chocolat (2000)
Decanted (2016)
Don't Think Twice (2016)
Drifter (2017)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Happy Feet (2006)
In the Shadow of Iris (Netflix Original Film)
Love (2015)
Losing Sight of Shore (2017)
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
Nerdland (2016)
Raja Hindustani (1996)
Richard Pryor: Icon (2014)
Under Arrest, Season 5 (2016)
Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower (2016)
Hija De La Laguna (2015)
Maria Bamford: Old Baby (Netflix Original)
Two Lovers and a Bear (2016)
Chelsea, Season 2 (streaming every Friday) (Netflix Original)
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (Netflix Original Film)
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Spirit: Riding Free, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
The Last Kingdom, Season 2 (Netflix Original)
The Mars Generation (Netflix Original)
Cold War 2 (2016)
When the Bough Breaks (2017)
LoveTrue (2016)
Stake Land II (2016)
The Host (2013)
Beyond the Gates (2016)
Hunter Gatherer (2016)
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Queen of the South, Season 1 (2016)
All We Had (2016)
El Apóstata (2015)
The Adventure Club (2016)
Switched at Birth, Season 5 (2017)
The Fosters, Season 4 (2016)
All Hail King Julien: Exiled, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Anne With an E, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Get Me Roger Stone, (Netflix Original)
Master of None, Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Mindhorn (Netflix Original Film)
Sahara (Netflix Original Film)
Command and Control (2016)
Cave (2016)
Lovesong (2016)
Sherlock, Series 4 (2016)
The Intent (2016)
Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive (Netflix Original)
The Break-Up (2006)
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Royal Pains, Season 8 (2016)
Riverdale, Season 1 (2016)
BLAME! (Netflix Original Film)
Laerte-se (Netflix Original)
The Keepers, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Season 3 (Netflix Original)
What's With Wheat (2017)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
They Call Us Monsters (2017)
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (Netflix Original)
Dig Two Graves (2014)
Southpaw (2015)
Believe (2016)
Bloodline, Season 3 (Netflix Original)
I Am Jane Doe (2017)
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (Netflix Original)
War Machine (Netflix Original Film)
Bunk'd, Season 2 (2016)
Forever Pure (2016)
A New High (2015)
F Is for Family, Season 2 (Netflix Original)
House of Cards, Season 5 (Netflix Original)
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Not the best Princess experience we've had
Sail Date: February 05, 2016
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Traveled As: Couple
Room Type: Balcony
The Coral Princess is a smaller, older ship and is showing its age. The casino, Princess theatre and Horizon cafe are small and can get crowded. On dolphin deck there were pipes leaking in the ceiling. I also felt that there was not as much entertainment during sea days or at night. On the plus side the food was excellent and in general the service was good.
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|Cabin / Stateroom
|No waste your money on a min-suite. You get a bathtub and the cabin is 2 feet longer, nothing else. It's not worth it.
|Embarkation and Disembarkation
|Ship Quality
|Destinations and Excursions
|Onboard Activities
|Service and Staff
|For the first time I had a bar waiter argue with me about what I ordered and a dining room waiter who was rude and I asked to change my order.
|Food and Dining
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|Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
|Cartagena, Colombia
|Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)
|Colon, Panama
|We had no time to explore since we had an excursion into Panama City.
|Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
|We missed this port due to bad weather
|George Town, Grand Cayman
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