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the cost of IVF treatment in India ciepends on several factors including the experience of the fertility doctor, complexity of the couple's case as well as utilization of donated sperms, eggs or embryos. The requirement of additional treatments such as ICSI treatment and Assisted hatching procedure along with IVF also increases the cost.
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The following IVF centres in India are successfully serving couples with the latest and advanced fertility treatments for achieving the best results.
D. Y Patil Fertility & IVF Centre
Nerul Sector 5, Navi Mumbai
Bandra West, Mumbai
Kulwanti IVF Centre (Ishita fertility centre)
Kakadeo, Kanpur
Rotunda -The Center for Human Reproduction - Parel
Parel, Mumbai
Santaan Fertility Clinic And Research Institute
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar
OVO Health's Fair Treatment Cost makes sure that the patients receive fair treatment prices and suggestions vvhich are purely unbiased bringing the transparency in the system at no additional costs.
It provides the user with the range of fertility treatment cost based on the success rates of the treatment which enable them to make smart and wise decision.
It provides the user with the range of fertility treatment cost based on the success rates of the treatment which enable them to make smart and wise decision.
The prices for any fertility treatments are calculated by taking into consideration the market price of the treatment at various fertility centres and hospitals in the respective city.
The success rate of IVF treatment in India is around 70%. The success rates of IVF treatment in India depends on several factors including stimulation protocol utilized by the fertility doctor, advanced medical technology at the hospital as well as features of andrology and IVF lab.
Not necessarily. In one of the recent researches in the field of IVF procedures, 1 out of every 34 babies born from IVF treated mothers is twins or triplets. So, you can see the ratio and understand the chances of occurrence of twin or triplet pregnancy.
Absolutely, The prices of the IVF treatment are revised and updated so that couples with different treatment budgets can easily apply for the treatment and have their own babies. Moreover, couples can also opt for Ovo Health medical loan.
I was feeling that I was overcharged when I received the quotation of IVF treatment from a doctor nearby me. Ovo Health helped us with transparency and we took the right decision.
Ovo Health's Fair treatment cost calculator helped us save a lot of money. Now, we utilize it to find the best and affordable costs of fertility treatments. Appreciating feature!
I really liked the costs which Ovo Health FTC provides as the success rates are also mentioned with the costs of the treatment. There is good transparency in the costs as well.
My husband and I were planning to opt for fertility treatment. But we were confused regarding where to find the right costs. Ovo Health FTC helped us to find the right prices.
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) treatment is a popular choice for infertile couples. There are various factors that affect IUI cost in India. Some of the factors include the type of infertility, age and unique medical history that may vary from one person to another. IUI treatment success rates are higher but the cost of IUI in India is less expensive than that of other fertility treatments such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Before exploring more on IUI treatment and IUI cost in India, it is important to know about the causes that lead to infertility in both men and women.
Infertility occurs when a couple witnesses trouble in a successful conception or successful delivery. In such a case, your IUI specialist will help you in figuring out the root cause of the problem. Based on your condition and symptoms, your doctor might ask you to undergo some IUI treatments. Your doctor will also tell you about how the IUI Cost in India varies from one center to another. Following are the causes of infertility in women.
Various studies have shown that it is not always females to be responsible if a couple is unable to conceive after trying for a year or more than that, but over the time, the number for male infertility has increased to 30-40%.
Male infertility can be caused due to various reasons. Regular smoking and drinking, unhealthy lifestyle, stress, chronic health issues, inappropriate sperm function, and other environmental factors affect the fertility in men.
Intrauterine Insemination also known as artificial insemination, is an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) typically used for infertility treatment. IUI treatment is required when a couple has been trying to conceive for over a year, despite having regular unprotected sex and without using birth control. IUI treatment is cost-effective, safe and effective method to treat infertility and is an absolute for younger couples because IUI success rates tend to drop in women who cross the age of 35.
It is an effective, safe, and cheap method for treating infertility and is perfect for younger couples as the success rates of IUI drop drastically in women over 35.
The Ovulation-stimulating medicines are used prior to intrauterine insemination to ascertain whether the eggs are mature.
IUI takes place around 24-36 hours after the surge in LH hormone, which indicates the occurrence of ovulation. When a woman is in her ovulation period, washed and concentrated sperms are placed into the uterus by a catheter to give it a head start to reach the egg.
Age, type of fertility and medical history are considered important factors while opting for a fertility treatment. Another major factor is how much the treatment cost. Since each individual and the condition are unique, the IUI cost in India can vary from one person to another.
In today's scenario, IUI treatment is considered to have higher success rates despite having a low cost. At the IUI centres in India, the IUI cost in India starts from Rs.5586.0 per insemination cycle, and can go up with respect to the location and success rates. With higher IUI success rates, the IUI cost in India increases. For example, the IUI cost in India with higher success rate ranges from Rs.40964.0.
The IUI cost in India depends on different factors including experience of the doctor, availability of modern medical services at the respective fertility clinics or hospital as well as the past history of the couple with respect to fertility treatments. The utilization of donor sperm and medications are also crucial factors for determining the cost of IUI treatment in India.
The success rate of IUI treatment can be categorized into three broad categories namely Fair, Good and High success rates. On an average, the success rate of an IUI treatment in India is around 40 to 50 percent. Following table represents the cost of IUI treatment in India with respect to success rates.
Fair Treatment Cost Calculator can help you better in finding an affordable IUI Cost in India. The calculator helps in calculating and comparing the IUI cost in India based on the success rates of IUI. You can calculate and compare the IUI cost in India, which may vary from one location to another.
The cost of IUI treatment differs from one person to another and the number of insemination cycles needed based on the fertility condition. Usually, the IUI cost in India is included in the package offered by the IUI centres in India but some IUI centres follow their distinctive rules for the same.
The cost of IUI treatment relies on the amount of clinical monitoring and testing necessary to track follicle development. Most of the IUI centres in India include procedure, IUI injections, doctor consultations and ultrasounds during treatment in the IUI cost treatment packages. Some IUI doctors in India have their exclusive IUI treatment packages depending on the number of cycles required, treatment plans and medications based on the couple's age and medical history. According to IUI doctors, the chances of conception with the first cycle are 10 - 20% for women who are under 35, 10% for those between 34 and 40 and 2 - 5% for women above 40. For higher IUI success rates, you may require more cycles.
The chances of pregnancy with just 1 cycle are 10 - 20% for women who are less than 35 years old, 10% for women between the ages of 34 and 40, and 2 - 5% for women over 40 years of age.
IUI treatment is considered a painless and non-invasive infertility treatment. In some cases, no medications are given, if a woman ovulates naturally and has the semen placed at one of the best IUI centres in India at the time of ovulation.
While in other cases, some ovarian stimulation fertility medications are prescribed by the IUI doctors in order to prompt the ovaries to mature and release an egg or multiple eggs. As per the best IUI doctors in India, ovulation with multiple eggs usually increases the IUI success rates and there are more chances of pregnancy.
When it comes down to decide what is the right treatment for you, instead of staying in a dilemma, you can visit any of the best IUI centres in India to get the best guidance and solutions for all your queries related to IUI treatments, IUI cost in India, IUI success rates and best IUI doctor in India. Depending on your health status and diagnosis, your doctor will decide and suggest you a suitable treatment.
In many cases, IUI proves to be the best infertility treatment for many couples as it is a painless and non-invasive treatment. IUI treatment is usually effective for couples with:
It is advisable by the IUI doctors to check for any of the above profiles before starting with it. Your doctor would be the right person to tell you about the number of insemination cycle you should attempt.
In Vitro Fertilization is considered as one of the most effective forms of assisted reproductive technology. It is a fertility treatment in which a female's matured eggs are collected from the ovaries and fertilized by sperms in a lab at the IVF centres in India. It may take up to six weeks for an IVF cycle to complete from beginning to end. The fertilized embryo (s) is, then placed directly into the uterus to achieve higher success rates. IVF treatment cost is expensive than that of IUI treatment cost in India, but so are the success rates.
After having an in-depth medication and diagnosis with your fertility specialist, you will be able to decide properly if switching straight to IVF would be a better choice, with respect to your unique medical history and fertility situation. IVF treatment would be the better route to go if:
Although the IUI procedure is a painless process, the woman sometimes experience slight spotting, mild cramping, and vaginal discharge after sperms insemination inside the uterus. There could be mild side effects experienced by the woman due to the fertility medications, which may no longer be felt post discontinuation of fertility drugs. There are chances that the woman may have mild cramping and slight abdominal pain.
Other side effects included in the process of IUI treatment are:
You should book an appointment at the nearest IUI centre to consult with a doctor if you experience any of the symptoms above mentioned. There may be a risk of pregnancy with multiple babies due to fertility medications that are used to induce ovulation. The doctor will try to prevent too many eggs from being released by balancing the amount and type of medication with the help of ultrasounds and blood work. Some women experience ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome resulting in blood clots, twisting of the ovary and kidney problems but this happens in rare cases.
Although the IUI treatment is less complex, still there are some points to be taken care after the IUI procedure is performed.
Final Results: Based on the IUI cost in India, the success rates may vary. Typically, a pregnancy test can be carried out post two weeks of the IUI treatment. The IUI doctors schedule an ultrasound after the confirmation of conception.
Trying for a baby for more than a year with no success may lead you to book an appointment at ovohealth.com to reach the best IUI doctors in India. If you are above 35 and failing to conceive, then you can wait for a period of six months without consuming birth control pills. If you are under 30 and have been waiting for over 12 months to conceive but failing, then you should visit an IUI Specialist. You need to visit the nearest IUI center in India if you are over 40 and still going without a positive pee stick. After a certain age, women's body starts producing lesser eggs and that ultimately leads to infertility.
Being over-weight and under-weight, both are not good for you if you are planning to have a baby in a near future. Women with a BMI (Body Mass Index) less than 18 or more than 30 can be at higher risk of infertility and may face complications during pregnancy. It would be great if you may ask your doctor about the BMI management. Talking about the cost effectiveness, the IUI cost in India is quite reasonable to be afforded by just anyone.
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Last summer while at ALA's annual conference in the Chicago area, a couple friends and I were eating lunch at the Corner Bakery Cafe and saw this ad on one of the tables.
The interesting thing about the ad wasn't so much the content itself (though I'm sure it's good stuff). We got all geeked out over the URL associated with the ad. Why? Because they didn't point to their website.
Instead, they pointed directly to their Facebook Page.
Think about that for a sec, because there are some pretty large implications for library web services. I know that many of us have worked for years to centralize all our websites, tools, and services into one place – preferably at www.mylibrarysnamegoeshere.org …. some of us have worked hard to get federated search tools to work on that library website, and have even integrated some of our library catalog content into our websites, as well.
But people aren't visiting our websites (well, not in droves, anyway). They are going to other places, like Facebook (and YouTube, and Google, and …). And of course we should be active in some of those social sites. But what about pointing directly to those social sites … in an ad? That's taking it one step further, isn't it? Pointing directly AWAY from our website … to some social tool like Facebook?
This could work for libraries. If you have a Facebook Page, check out your Page demographics (Facebook provides some basic stats on Facebook Page visitors). Who's your main audience in Facebook? Doing anything for that group of patrons already?
If so, you might think of taking it one step further, and pointing them directly to the Facebook Page. Why?
- This group already uses Facebook
- Your Facebook Page comes ready-made for interaction – comments, discussions, and likes.
- it can have an easy-to-remember URL (i.e., ours is facebook.com/topekalibrary)
- For the customer, it's a direct connection to the library. Once they "become a fan," they get all your stuff… reminders, questions,comments, etc.
But even better – for us sneaky librarians, it's also a direct connection to a segment of our customers. But not just any customers – these customers already use Facebook and actually LIKE to interact. If they have become a fan of your library, that means they like to interact … with the library.
So don't be shy! Spread out your nets … decentralize those web services. Send out status updates. Ask questions. Start discussions. Get feedback about new services. And in the process, have fun interacting with a group that actually WANTS to interact.

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UNESCO has welcomed confirmation from French-based oil and gas corporation Total that it will refrain from prospecting or exploiting oil and gas in natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, saying this was an encouraging sign for World Heritage conservation.
In a letter sent earlier this month to UNESCO, Total's Directeur délégué, Relations avec les ONG et la Société civile (Vice President for relations with NGOs and civil society), Alain Castinel, reaffirmed a pledge made by Total in June 2013 concerning the 217 natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List at that time.
Total's letter follows appeals in 2012 and 2013 by the World Heritage Committee to oil companies with concessions infringing on the Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo) to steer clear of World Heritage properties. Shell and the International Council on Mining and Metals, which groups the world's 22 leading mining companies, have already made commitments to this effect.
"This landmark decision by one of the major oil companies is an encouraging indication of growing awareness in the corporate world of the outstanding universal value of World Heritage properties and the need to preserve them," said Mechtild Rossler, Deputy Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre.
"I trust that the sensitivity demonstrated by Total, Shell and the International Council on Mining and Metals will gain ground among other economic players who have a responsibility to respect the World Heritage Convention not just today but for future generations as well," she added. "I sincerely hope that Total's commitment will be further extended to include World Heritage sites to be designated in the future."
The World Heritage List presently includes 981 sites in 160 countries. Two-hundred and twenty-two of these sites are recognized for their natural values (192 natural sites and 30 mixed properties with both natural and cultural features of outstanding universal value).
UNESCO is committed to continue the dialogue with the major players in the oil, gas and mining industry to ensure the conservation of natural World Heritage sites.


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Suspect arrested in Stamford shooting captured on video
STAMFORD >> A Stamford man has been arrested on charges he sprayed gunfire into a crowd outside a downtown Stamford nightclub, injuring five in a chaotic scene captured on video.
Police say none of the injuries early Sunday morning was life-threatening.
Dayron Wills was charged with five counts of first-degree assault and held on $1 million bond. It was not known if the 22-year-old Stamford man is represented by a lawyer.
Police in the area heard the gunshots at about 1:30 a.m. and found that four men and a woman were shot.
The video taken on a mobile phone by someone standing near the shooter is dark and blurry. The gunman can be seen firing his weapon dozens of times into the crowd as people flee for cover.
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Snap: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma.
Cues of dislike:
- No mirroring of voice and body language. "When we like someone, we match and
mirror there voice, tone, tempo and speaking rate…" and body movements too,
says Wood, of snapfirstimpressions.com.
- Neutral facial expression:
No empathy or interest expressed in what you're saying, "We often express
interest through raised eye brows and smiles. Or facial expressions that appear
to show the opposite emotional reaction to what you are saying."
- Eye rolling: A sign of contempt and disrespect for others.
- Wrinkling of the nose:
Indicates that something doesn't smell right and can be an indication of disrespect.
- Puts up barriers, for example, touches cell phone or sips out of coffee cup. "It
says symbolically this object is more important than you are, it is what I want
to touch and interact with," says Wood.
There are also gender specific cues
- For a male boss. He stands facing you when giving you directions and sharing
information: Standing side to side rather than face to face signifies that a
man trusts you and is comfortable with you.
- For a female boss. She doesn't face towards you when you are speaking. Women face
you to show they respect you and want to hear you. If she doesn't like you, she
may aim her body away from you, closes her hands and arms over her
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com.
Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.


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After watching jurors find Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, the Jackson family quickly expressed their satisfaction with the verdict.
"Michael was looking over us," the popstar's sister La Toya Jackson told an Associated Press reporter while exiting the courtroom.
She then took to Twitter, exuberantly tweeting, "VICTORY!"
Local news from across Southern California
Brother Jermaine Jackson pumped his fist in reaction to the celebratory chants of Michael Jackson fans gathered outside the courthouse.
More: Conrad Murray Trial Coverage
Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the family, was confident in the outcome of the trial, the AP reported.
"I feel better now," she said.
However, a seemingly less assured La Toya Jackson tweeted prior to the reading of the verdict that she was "shaking uncontrollably."
"Michael's spirit will be with us in the courtroom and he will make sure the right verdict is made," she tweeted soon after.
Following the 1 p.m. verdict, La Toya Jackson thanked her followers.
"Thank you EVERYONE for your love and support! It will ALWAYS be appreciated," she said.
La Toya Jackson wasn't the only family member to use Twitter to air their personal feelings, following the verdict.
Michael Jackson's nephew Taj Jackson tweeted with a hashtag, "Justice4MJ."
"Today I joined my family in court and was deeply moved by your presence. Thank you all for your continuous love, loyalty, and support," tweeted nephew Jermaine Jackson II.
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Its been a week since i last wrote. Those bubblemen are starting to protest.
Protests, protests. Its becoming the Cool Word of 2011/2012.
"You were one of the protesters at Tahrir Square?? would you like an interview?"
"I was one of the 99% who protested at Wall Street."
"i'm protesting in Syria tomorrow. If anything happens, you can have my laptop."
And although the action is happening at the centre of the world, even countries on the peripheries (like Malaysia truly Asia have not been spared). Witness the recent fiasco over "the flag that shook a nation".
And some of the things i frequently hear is
"Why are you protesting? you have a comfortable life. Okaylah tu, bersyukur."
"they're throwing away their future, protesting like that."
"protesting is not good at all. Look at the Arab countries. They rebelled. Are they more peaceful now? look at their country, its still in chaos."
Of course it would be daft to expect change in one night. Rome was not built in one day. Even the Prophet took 23 years to establish islam all over arabia, in the meanwhile encountering resistance and chaos.
I have no comments on the methods used by the protesters. Biasalah, darah muda (young blood). But the objects of their grievances are real.
And i don't agree with the view of "why all the fuss, we have a stable and secure life".
Sure, we have a stable and secure life. We have no external wars, no civil wars. That only means that there is no physical violence.
But violence occurs every day, right under our noses. We go to sleep full, whilst others in our neighbourhood don't have enough to eat. That is violence.
We are free. But our brothers are shackled, enslaved by the burden of debt and interest that they have to pay to the banks. That is violence.
Our fathers work hard and pay taxes. But some have the nerve to squander that money. That is violence.
This is what sociologists call "symbolic violence", the hidden modes of domination/oppression happening every day.
And as a famous man once said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere".
And an even more famous book says,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Verily, Allâh enjoins Al-Adl (justice) and Al-Ihsân, and giving (help) to kith and kin and forbids Al-Fahshâ' (i.e all evil deeds) and Al-Munkar (i.e all that is prohibited by Islâmic law) and Al-Baghy(i.e. all kinds of oppression), He admonishes you, that you may take heed. (An Nahl:90)
The Prophet was undertaking a form of protest. He was trying to change the oppressive system of the Quraisy and the Arabs, changing them into a people who are just and kind and submit to Allah.
Corruption. Moral decay. Crime. etc.
A playwright once said,
"by continuing to play the roles assigned to them, "individuals confirm the system, fulfill the system, make the system, are the system."
If we do nothing to change the oppression, we are part of the oppression.
And how does change start? By protesting against our inner self.


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Counselling - Little Bradley
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Bradley is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles north-east of the town centre. It is generally just off the A62 Leeds Road and west of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Broad Canal. Wikipedia
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Hi there, Thankyou for viewing my profile. My name is Tim and I am a counsellor and psychotherapist operating in Leeds city centre (LS1) and York [...]Distance: 14.62 miles.
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Voted 'Top UK Therapists' Aug 2009 till Jan 2017'. Voted 'Second or Third Top UK Therapists' Jan 2017 till now. Barnsley Hypnosis and Counselling [...]Distance: 17.61 miles.
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I offer mainly person-centred and CBT therapy; working collaboratively with clients in order to give them greater choice in how they would like to experience [...]Distance: 2.59 miles.
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Sarah Greaves Counselllng
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Symptoma Scholarship
If you are already working hard to finance your studies, and if you would highly welcome a financial relieve, then you are who we addressing with this scholarship.
Both founders of Symptoma, Thomas Lutz and Jama Nateqi, have had to work hard themselves while studying to finance the costs (more than $ 100,000 in total). While studying, they founded Symptoma.
This scholarship aids hard-working students to make life a bit easier, and deservedly so Symptoma is awarding up to $ 3,000/year: $ 500 per year and person (max. 6 persons) - internationally.
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We are very humble to announce the winners as follows. They all study and work hard to realize their studies.
Ellie Palmer (Canterbury, UK)
Student at University of London, Ancient and Medieval History BA
Student at King´s College London, Medieval Studies MA
Deniz Tafrali (Ellwangen, Germany)
Student at Medical University Graz, Human medicine
Brandon Morrison (Durham, UK)
Student at University of Durham, Mathematical Physics
Síle, Johnson (Oxford, UK)
Student at University of Oxford, Human medicine
Adam Mc Gowan (London, UK)
Student at Royal Collage of Art, MA Painting
Verena Fuchs (Rosenberg, Germany)
Student at Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Wirtschaftspädagogik
Ayah Elomrani (Leicester, UK)
Student at University of Nottingham, Law
Christian Horvat (Leoben, Austria)
Student at Montan University Leoben, Applied Geosciences
Christoph Hauzenberger (Ried im Traunkreis, Austria)
Student at Johannes Kepler University, Business Education
Jean-Pascal Grenier (Innsbruck, Austria)
Student at Medical University of Innsbruck, Human medicine
Nikola Mikic (Zrenjanin,Serbia)
Student at University in Novi Sad, Medical Faculty, Human medicine
Nina Hartmann (Karlsruhe, Germany)
Student at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, International Management
Philipp Münch (Heidelberg, Germany)
Student at Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Medicine
Teodora Pasulj (Zrenjanin, Serbia)
Student at University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences
Julia Schäfer (Karlsruhe, Germany)
Student at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry and Biosciences
Neven Obradovic (GRUBIŠNO POLJE, Croatia)
Student at University of Zagreb, School of Medicine
Christina Sieberer (Oberalm, Austria)
Student at Fachhochschule Salzburg University for Applied Science, Multi Media Art
Gabriela Golem (Split, Croatia)
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In 2010, Colorado became the first state to appoint a chief data officer (CDO). A year later, New York City pioneered the position in local government.
Since then, the ranks of CDOs in state and local government have grown steadily, driven by expanding interest in predictive analytics, civic hacking and performance measurement. Research by Government Technology located more than a dozen CDOs in states and localities across the U.S. And that number seems poised to multiply as governments seek to harness the power of big data.
Although public agencies collect mountains of information, they've struggled to share and integrate data streams in ways that support comprehensive analysis. Issues around data ownership, as well as privacy laws and public perception, have been significant stumbling blocks.
CDOs – along with CIOs and chief innovation officers – are at the forefront of solving these concerns through new data standards and policies. Often, they've also been champions for open data initiatives, which support civic hacking activities and other forms of innovation.
One of the public sector's newest chief data officers – San Francisco's Joy Bonaguro –said March that her primary goals include unifying data standards across the city and propelling open data efforts wherever and whenever possible. "I think generically the challenges are that you have lots of complex back-end systems, and getting the data out of there in a convenient and easy fashion is a challenge shared across government," she said.
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A year ago, I wrote about Czech illustrator Zdeněk Miler's animated series Krtek ("The Little Mole"), whose title character drives a wind-up pink Cadillac and was taken to space for real aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-134.
Miler died last December at the age of 90, but his spirit lives on: this crash barrier, decorated with Krtek in his pink Cadillac, is near the entrance of a Budapest parking garage. Prague must be teeming with Krteks in all shapes and sizes these days.


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Strabismus is a misalignment of the eyes. The eyes (one or both) may turn inward, outward, up, or down. This condition is also called wandering eye or crossed eyes.
This is one of the most common eye problems in children.
Experts aren't sure what causes this issue. It may happen when the eye muscles don't work together.
The brain controls the eye muscles. Children with brain conditions are more likely to have strabismus. These conditions can include cerebral palsy or hydrocephalus.
This condition seems to run in families. Siblings and children of a person with strabismus may be more likely to develop the condition.
Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. Strabismus often starts in children younger than 6 years of age.
It's normal for a newborn's eyes to move independently. Sometimes they may even cross. By 3 to 4 months of age, your baby's eyes should be straight, with no turning. Your child should also be able to focus on objects.
Call your child's healthcare provider if your child's eyes move inward or outward or look crossed. You should also call your child's healthcare provider if your child cannot focus his or her eyes. Children with strabismus may also develop secondary vision loss (amblyopia). This is also called a lazy eye.
The symptoms of this condition may look like symptoms of other health problems. Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Your child's healthcare provider will diagnose it during an eye exam. All children should have an eye exam by 3 years of age. But if your child has signs of strabismus or other eye issues, he or she may need an eye exam earlier.
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Your child may need to see an eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) for treatment. Treatment will depend on your child's symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is. Your child's treatment may include:
Your child will not outgrow this condition. But early treatment can prevent other eye issues. These include vision problems, such as lazy eye, and even blindness.
Strabismus is a misalignment of the eyes. The eyes (one or both) may turn inward, outward, up, or down.
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June 29, 2014 – The Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University participated in an exhibition at Cleveland Museum of Natural History titled "The Silk Road." The Silk Road is a four-month exhibition hosted by the CMNH, which included a one-night concert and cultural festival in coordination with organizations including the Confucius Institute, and this year's events were very popular with guests from around Cleveland. Activities for "The Silk Road" festival included a calligraphy exhibition, which not only demonstrated Chinese calligraphic art and processes to the people of Cleveland, but also gave audiences additional information regarding the Confucius Institute at CSU and those activities, events, and programs the CI has recently launched.
Around 2 pm, Professor Xuwei Li from the Confucius Institute at CSU arrived at the museum along with three student assistants and arranged the calligraphy exhibition. The inlaid red tablecloth included many Chinese characteristics, and the display of Chinese traditional decorative knots and the Four Treasures of the Study (Four Treasures of the Study is an expression used to denote the brush, ink, paper and ink stone used in Chinese calligraphic traditions) increased the artistic and cultural charm of the exhibition. After the calligraphic exhibition started, many people lined up for a close look at the Chinese calligraphic process and to receive a personalized calligraphy piece of their own name transliterated into Chinese. The Xuan paper used to write people's names included the Confucius Institute's logo and contact information. Guests who attended the calligraphy exhibition also communicated with CI staff members about Chinese culture and current events in China. Besides the calligraphic signature demonstration, the Confucius Institute also prepared a special kind of water writing paper for the public to learn calligraphy through practice, and many children were interested in following up with a Chinese teacher to learn how to write Chinese characters. Many guests showed great interest in CI programs after reading leaflets about China Day and CI's Continuing Education courses.
Through the efforts of the CI staff, the calligraphic exhibition was very successful. Ms. Laura Pinnick, the CMNH coordinator for The Silk Road Cultural Festival, expressed her appreciation for the hard work of Confucius Institute teachers and staff. The calligraphy activities were a wonderful addition to the Silk Road exhibition and also an excellent promotional opportunity for the Confucius Institute to display and demonstrate Chinese culture.
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Motor imagery ability of patients with lower-limb amputation: exploring the course of rehabilitation effects. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2017.
Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation enhances the effects of motor imagery training in a finger tapping task. Eur J Neurosci. 2016;43(1):113-9.
The comparison between motor imagery and verbal rehearsal on the learning of sequential movements. Front Hum Neurosci. 2013;7:773.
Motor imagery and aging. J Mot Behav. 2013;45(1):21-8.
Towards the integration of mental practice in rehabilitation programs. A critical review. Front Hum Neurosci. 2013;7:576.
Decreasing phantom limb pain through observation of action and imagery: a case series. Pain Med. 2011;12(2):289-99.
Modulation of the response to a somatosensory stimulation of the hand during the observation of manual actions. Exp Brain Res. 2011;208(1):11-9.
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The efficacy of combined physical and mental practice in the learning of a foot-sequence task after stroke: a case report. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2004;18(2):106-11.
Brain activations during motor imagery of locomotor-related tasks: a PET study. Hum Brain Mapp. 2003;19(1):47-62.
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Julian Assange Will Probably Be Extradited to Sweden Tomorrow
The verdict in Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition case will be delivered tomorrow. Many experts are predicting Assange will lose his challenge and be sent to Sweden to face his rape and sexual molestation charges there.
"Very, very few people defeat a European Arrest Warrant," an extradition lawyer at London's Matrix Chambers told the AP. Get ready for Twitter to explode with conspiracy theories about how the U.S. government remotely-controlled Assange's dick with a microchip or something.
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Stress is an emotional reaction under unfavorable, extreme conditions (stressors) such as lack of time, danger, death (no comma) etc. We analyzed available information on stress and its internal factors, consulted with a psychologist, performed a survey, collected data (no comma) and drew conclusions.
Of all stress internal factors, we chose to examine self-esteem, self-assurance and temperament because these factors can be measured. We assumed that the rest of the factors for our respondents are more or less the same because they belong to the same social groups and live in a similar environment.
This work is based on the responses of 16 to 18 year old students. Their temperament type, stress, self-esteem and self-assurance levels were measured using psychological tests. After collecting all responses, we came to the conclusion that self-esteem is lower than self -assurance or on the same level, but not higher. This connection between self-esteem and self-assurance could be the base for further research.
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Consider the little things that often cause trouble—the speck in your eye, the pebble in your shoe, the drip in your sink, and so on. In writing, one such trouble is the omission or misplacement of commas. Here are quick reminders of three places commas should be used.
- Following introductory clauses and phrases: Commas are needed to set these off from the rest of a sentence.
Example introductory clause: Although we had gone over the company's requirements, the advertising campaign fell woefully short of our needs.
Example introductory Phrase: By my reckoning, we needed to obtain at least three more sales to finish the year in the black.
- Between independent clauses: A comma is needed to separate two or more complete thoughts in one sentence. Place the comma before the coordinating conjunction.
Example 1: Madeleine spoke about making the office more environmentally friendly, and then she introduced our new energy plan.
Example 2: You can elect to go with the company insurance plan, or you can select the HMA option.
- Around nonrestrictive modifiers: Use commas to separate modifying phrases that aren't critical to understanding the sentence.
Example 1: Chris introduced the new hire, a recent college graduate, to the rest of the team.
Example 2: The contract, which had been extensively revised, was finally signed.
Want more? Check out page 258 of Write for Business for more information on using commas to set off different elements in sentences.
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02 April 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Korea-Arizona Trauma Summit is being held from April 1-3, 2013, in Arizona, US
Singapore: South Korea is trying to establish a national trauma system and is going to make several significant devlopments towards towards estabishing the same at the Korea-Arizona Trauma Summit, which is being held from April 1-3, 2013. During the summit, a delegation from Korea, comprising of government, medical and healthcare experts, will vist Arizona, US.
The summit, which is hosted by the Ramsey Social Justice Foundation in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Health Services, will bring Koreans closer access to coordinated, state-of-the-art trauma care. Korea-Arizona Trauma Summit will take place in Phoenix and Tucson. It will include tours, numerous presentations and demonstrations facilitated by medical and hospital leaders from Arizona's internationally renowned EMS and Trauma System.
The Korean delegation is comprised of 34 physicians, public health and government officials, including Mr Oh Jae Sae, Congressman of the National Assembly; Minister of Health and Welfare, Jung Woo Jin; chairman of the Korean Society of Traumatology, Dr Lee Jong Bouk; and the president of the National Medical Center, Dr Youn Yeo Kyu. One of the high points of the unique, three-day international summit is a Memo of Understanding that establishes a Korean Government Trauma Council in Arizona on April 1. The memo includes the appointments of Bob Ramsey, President and Founder of the Ramsey Social Justice Foundation; and Dr Bentley Bobrow of the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Foundation's medical director, as official US Councilors.
Among the state and local political officials at the Welcome Ceremony will be Arizona Governor Mr Jan Brewer; Congressman Mr Ed Pastor; Phoenix Mayor Mr Greg Stanton; Scottsdale Mayor Mr Jim Lane; Director of Health Services Mr Will Humble; Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of EMS and Trauma System and Ramsey Social Justice Foundation Medical Director Dr Bentley Bobrow; CEO and President of Maricopa Integrated Health System Ms Betsey Bayless; Chief of Glendale Fire Department Mr Mark Burdick; and Chief of Phoenix Fire Department Mr Bob Khan.
Arizona facilities hosting portions of the summit will be the Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, University of Arizona College of Medicine, University Medical Center, Phoenix Fire Department, Starwest Tech International, Rural/Metro Ambulance Services, Phoenix Children's Hospital and Scottsdale Healthcare. Mr Bob Ramsey explained that the establishment of the trauma counsel has its roots in meetings here last year when the Korean government dispatched 12 trauma surgeons and public health officials to learn how Arizona's globally renowned statewide EMS and Trauma System and out-of-hospital electronic data measurement system were implemented. "Those productive meetings resulted in forging close relationships between Arizona EMS and Trauma System leaders, the Ramsey Social Justice Foundation and the Korean Trauma Society," said Mr Ramsey.


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The Internet is full of blowhards, but sometimes they're just...misunderstood.
In the '80s one of the most hated men in software was Jim Manzi, CEO of Lotus. He was ruthless, acerbic and put up with no nonsense. I over-prepared for my first interview with Manzi. I was at Computerworld and had a whole hour, so I came up with about 50 questions. Then I got stuck in traffic and showed up half an hour late, sweating bullets.
Most of my queries required a narrative answer but Manzi turned them into yes and no questions. I was out of questions 10 minutes in and forced to improvise. I got Manzi-ed.
But I stuck with the guy, got lots more interviews, and -- eventually -- he was asking me questions because he knew how close to his customers I was.
I kept hearing what a jerk the guy was, but when I looked around at all my best friends, they were jerks, too. And the best reporters -- those who knew what they were talking about -- all loved the guy.
It was with this mindset that I approached an article listing the top 10 Web blowhards recently put together by PC World. I half expected some real idiots, but as it turns out, I either know these buffoons and blowhards personally or are fans of their work.
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John Dvorak: I'm not sure of his stature now, but back in the day Dvorak was the king of computer columnists. He ran rumors and gave insight, all with a breezy sort of bluster. Is he full of himself? Probably. Does he deserve his popularity? Absolutely.
Paul Thurrott: Thurrott has his own Web site and writes for Windows IT Pro, one of my direct competitors. That means I'm not supposed to like him. But here's the reality: Thurrott is a hardworking, highly technical author who occasionally gets into beefs with fellow hardworking, highly technical authors. A buffoon? Please. This guy lives and breathes IT.
David Coursey: I worked with Coursey at InfoWorld, and he was perhaps the most technical reporter on staff -- ever. Coursey has strong opinions and even stronger credentials. And here's a little secret: He's a heckuva nice guy.
Robert Scoble: I never got why Scoble became so famous as a blogger, but the point is he did -- and did it on his own. Calling the highly technical Scoble a blowhard reeks of jealousy.
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Gareth Edwards recently made waves with his low budget success "Monsters". Legendary Pictures was so impressed with his bargain barrel monster effects, they've now tapped the director to helm their "Godzilla" remake. Sure, Edwards proved himself a decent director but, we all remember how the last American "Godzilla" remake turned out, don't we?
If you didn't hate the poorly named McG already, prepare to set your phasers to loathe. The director has stepped in to take over the troubled "Ouija" board movie. Yes, a movie on the crappy Hasbro board game.
George Clooney is going to return to his horror roots as he signs on to star in the serial killer thriller "The Monster of Florence".
I've long thought that the classic Grimm Fairy Tale "Hansel and Gretel" lacked sexiness. Thank god Gemma Artetron and Jeremy Renner have signed on for "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters".
How many times have you had this conversation? "Mom... can I ask you a question?" "Sure dear, ask me anything!" "Do you ever get that...not so fresh feeling?" "I used to dear, but now I just head down to the spa for my vaginal steam bath!" Nothing says "fresh" like squatting over of a piping hot cup of mugwort tea!
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Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Creates Unlimited Source of Human Kidney Cells
Singapore, February 21, 2013 – Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully generated human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells in vitro1. Specifically, they produced the renal cells under artificial conditions in the lab without using animals or organs. This has not been possible until now. According to IBN Executive Director, Professor Jackie Y. Ying, "This discovery has wide-reaching implications for in vitro toxicology, drug screening, disease models and regenerative medicine. In particular, we are interested in applying our technology to develop predictive in vitro drug testing and renal toxicity models as alternatives to animal testing."
IBN Team Leader and Principal Research Scientist Dr Daniele Zink elaborated, "The kidney is a major target organ for drug-induced toxic effects. Therefore, it is important for pharmaceutical companies to find out early in the development phase whether their drugs would cause nephrotoxicity in humans. However, animal models are of limited predictability, and there is currently no regulatory accepted in vitro assay based on renal cells to predict nephrotoxic effects. A major problem is the lack of suitable renal cells, which may now be resolved through our discovery."
At present, human kidney cells are extracted directly from human kidney samples. However, this method is not efficient because such samples are limited, and the extracted cells die after a few cell divisions in the petri dish. Also, cells obtained from different samples would display variable features, depending on age, gender, health status and other conditions of the donor. Therefore, cells that have been isolated from human samples are of limited suitability for research and applications in industry and translational medicine, which require large cell numbers.
An alternative approach is to use human renal cell lines that have been rendered immortal, i.e. they can be reproduced indefinitely in the lab. However, such cells may not be used in many applications due to safety issues, and their functional features have usually been changed so profoundly that they may no longer be useful toward predicting cell behavior in the human body.
IBN's technique, on the other hand, enables human embryonic stem cells to differentiate into renal proximal tubular-like cells. This particular kidney cell type plays an important role in kidney disease-related processes and drug clearance. Results showed that the renal proximal tubular-like cells generated by IBN were similar to the renal proximal tubular cells isolated from fresh human kidney samples. For example, they displayed very similar gene and protein expression patterns. Also, since human embryonic stem cells may grow indefinitely in cell culture, the IBN researchers have discovered a potentially unlimited source of human kidney cells.
"We are currently adapting our approach to use induced pluripotent stem cells as the source," shared Dr Karthikeyan Narayanan, IBN Senior Research Scientist. "We are also planning to modify our protocol in order to generate other renal cell types from stem cells."
The IBN researchers have tested the renal cells they generated in in vitro nephrotoxicology models developed by the Institute, and have obtained very promising test results. They welcome industry partners to collaborate with IBN on commercializing this technology.
IBN has recently received a grant from A*STAR's Joint Council Office Development Program to further develop predictive in vitro models for liver- and kidney-specific toxicity. This project will be conducted in collaboration with the Experimental Therapeutics Centre, the Bioinformatics Institute and the National University Health System.
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The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) was established in 2003 and is spearheaded by its Executive Director, Professor Jackie Yi-Ru Ying.
Professor Ying was a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992 – 2005). She was recognized as one of "One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era" by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2008 for her groundbreaking work on nanostructured systems, nanoporous materials and host matrices for quantum dots and wires.
Under her direction, IBN conducts research at the cutting-edge of bioengineering and nanotechnology. Its programs are geared towards linking multiple disciplines across engineering, science and medicine to produce research breakthroughs that will improve healthcare and our quality of life.
IBN's research activities are focused in the following areas:
Nanomedicine, where functionalized polymers, hydrogels and biologics are developed as therapeutics and carriers for the controlled release and targeted delivery of therapeutics to diseased cells and organs.
Cell and Tissue Engineering, where biomimicking materials, stem cell technology, microfluidic systems and bioimaging tools are combined to develop novel approaches to regenerative medicine and artificial organs.
Biodevices and Diagnostics, which involve nanotechnology and microfabricated platforms for high-throughput biomarker and drug screening, automated biologics synthesis, and rapid disease diagnosis.
Green Chemistry and Energy, which encompass the green synthesis of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, catalytic conversion of biomass, utilization of carbon dioxide, and new nanocomposite materials for energy applications.
IBN's innovative research is aimed at creating new knowledge and intellectual properties in the emerging fields of bioengineering and nanotechnology to attract top-notch researchers and business partners to Singapore. Since 2003, IBN researchers have published over 820 papers in leading journals.
IBN also plays an active role in technology transfer and spinning off companies, linking the research institute and industrial partners to other global institutions. The Institute has a portfolio of over 581 patents/patent applications, and welcomes industrial and clinical partners to collaborate on and co-develop its technologies. IBN has successfully commercialized 46 patents/patent applications, and has established 6 spin-off companies.
IBN's current staff and students strength stands at over 150 scientists, engineers and medical doctors. With its multinational and multidisciplinary research staff, the institute is geared towards generating new biomaterials, devices, systems and processes to boost Singapore's economy in the medical technology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, consumer products and clean technology sectors.
IBN is also committed to nurturing young talents. Besides the training of PhD students, IBN has a Youth Research Program (YRP) for students and teachers from secondary schools, junior colleges, polytechnics, and universities. Since its inception in October 2003, IBN's YRP has reached out to more than 59,860 students and teachers from 289 local and overseas schools and institutions. Over 1,670 students and teachers have completed research attachments at IBN for a minimum period of four weeks.
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Even as they prepare to welcome 13 newly elected Republicans into their ranks, GOP senators have already fired the opening salvos in an intraparty ideological battle over federal spending — one that threatens to divide the upper chamber's Old Bulls and newer Tea Party-aligned members.
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, a champion of conservative candidates like Florida's Marco Rubio and Utah's Mike Lee, announced Tuesday that he will push Senate Republicans to vote to make "earmarking" — the process by which lawmakers can set aside federal funds for pet projects in their home states — expressly against internal GOP rules.
Six of the new GOP freshmen, including five who received backing from DeMint during their campaigns, have signed on to his proposal.
But, while DeMint and other Senate fiscal conservatives argue that so-dubbed "pork barrel spending" wastes taxpayer dollars and facilitates fishy political back-scratching, other Republicans say that a ban would do little to curb government spending and would put more control into the hands of government agencies rather than lawmakers who best understand their constituents.
"This debate doesn't save any money, which is why it's kind of exasperating to some of us who really want to cut spending and get the federal government's discretionary accounts under control," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma was even more blunt. "The ban doesn't accomplish anything," he told POLITICO.
Several of the GOP candidates who won Senate seats on Nov. 2 made earmark reform a central plank of their campaign pitches. Former presidential nominee Sen. John McCain was a high-profile champion of the idea during the 2008 presidential race, commonly accusing Congress of wasting money with the gusto of "a drunken sailor."
(But, although he refuses to request earmarks, his home state of Arizona doesn't lack a Senate advocate for federal cash; according to the nonpartisan group Taxpayers for Common Sense, McCain's GOP colleague Jon Kyl has been the solo sponsor of 10 requested earmarks in the last three fiscal years, totaling about $50 million in funds for the state.
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McConnell and others who are wary of DeMint's proposal say that eliminating congressional earmarks would simply shift the responsibility for doling out federal funds to executive branch agencies — essentially giving the White House greater power over government cash.
"Every president, Republican or Democrat, would like to have a blank check from Congress to do whatever he chooses to do," McConnell said in a speech to the Heritage Foundation last week. "You could eliminate every congressional earmark and you would save no money. It's really an argument about discretion."
Leslie Paige, a spokeswoman for the anti-spending group Citizens Against Government Waste (publishers of the the annual "Pig Book," which details pork barrel spending) calls that argument "a crock." She argues that money for earmarks is often set aside in Congress's budgeting process — funds that could easily be reduced if they were not available for non-competitive projects targeted by individual lawmakers.
In the current earmarking process, lawmakers must submit written letters suggesting recipients of government funds in their home state. If approved, the member's name will appear alongside the legislative language that allows for the earmarked funds requested. However, the current procedure still bypasses the competitive bidding process usually administered by federal agencies — a shortcut which critics say encourages behind-the-scenes negotiations that often result in funds being spent where they're not necessary.
How much would cutting earmarks save?
Citizens Against Government Waste estimates that, in the 2010 fiscal year, 9,129 earmarked projects totaled $16.5 billion in cost.
The group classifies an earmark as a spending item that is not competitively awarded; one that serves only a local or special interest; one that exceeds funds requested by Congress in its previous budget or in the president's budget; or one that meets a handful of other similar criteria.
Defenders of the earmarking practice point out that the total annual cost of pet projects represents a tiny percentage of the overall federal budget. The president's 2010 budget totaled about $3.5 trillion. The sum of the last year's earmarks — $16.5 billion — is less than one half of one percent of that total.
But Paige says that an earmark moratorium sends a symbolic message about eliminating political favors that "grease the skids" for lawmakers interested in bringing home the bacon on taxpayers' dime.
"It's not just the amount of money we're talking about," she said. "The thing about earmarks is that they are a symptom of a broken spending system."
A non-binding vote
While DeMint's proposal has the backing of some prominent GOP senators, including National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Cornyn of Texas, Republicans are deeply split on whether a moratorium should be instituted.
In a floor vote in March, 15 Republicans voted with most Democrats to kill a proposed earmark ban.
Even if it is ultimately adopted, the plan that will be debated behind closed doors on Tuesday may ultimately have little effect on the way the party approaches earmarking, at least in the short term. The vote is non-binding and will be conducted via secret ballot, so its supporters and opponents will be in no way bound to stick to their promises when the new Congress begins next year.
NBC's Ken Strickland contributed to this report.


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We have come to the last round of the 2010 Sportshuman Of The Year tournament, and we probably should have all seen this matchup coming. No two stories captivated the world of Deadspin this year, for better or worse.
As always, it is not about the destination but the journey.
No. 1 Brett Favre
Threw another season-ending interception.
Inspired full-page newspaper ad encouraging his return.
Became a grandfather.
Teased by Daulerio, in a shocking move that destroyed what were once known as respectable news-gathering techniques.
Unretired anyway.
Garnered more pageviews on one post than this site did in its first two months of existence.
Turned 41.
What more can be said? You have seen Brett Favre's penis.
No. 3 Karen F. Owen
Penned quite the thesis.
Earns potential book deal. (And movie, of course.)
So, who Is the 2010 Sportshuman Of The Year: Brett Favre or Karen F. Owen?
Polls close Monday morning. Who will go down in history? A legend will be named Monday.


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mandos wrote:mandos enters the garden by the back gate.
Straining to push the heavy wheelborrow, laden with supplies, he makes his way to a small, shadowed corner near the tree and plaque placed in memory of Mork and Glork.
There he uses his spade to dig a small footing, and when finished, he begins to mix together the cement and sand for mortar.
Placing a few large stones into the hole, he begins to raise a pedistal. Carefully setting and tapping each smooth grey slate stone into it's bed straight and level. Wiping each one clean, and then moving to the next one up the column. Soon, the base is at the hight he wishes and he places the last mortar for the top stone.
Black onyx, thick, wide, flat and polished glass smooth with an inset in the middle. Once the top stone is set, into this inset mandos places a bronze plaque, fitting it into it's setting.
With a clean towel wiping his hands, and cleaning off a few smudges here and there, mandos looks upon his work and reads again the plaque.
The Wags Guild
April 15 - August 26
Next time he visits, mandos thinks it would be a good idea to bring some potted flowers to plant at the base of the pedistal. Maybe an orchid or two.
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Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil
Keywords: global business; foreign direct investment; China; developing countries; Latin America; industrial development; strategy and execution; analysis; industrial analysis; heavy industry; country analysis; Brazil; economic analysis; natural resources; infrastructure; planning; capacity planning; contingency planning; demand planning; competition; core competencies; corporate strategy; strategic positioning; five forces; bargaining power of suppliers; Globalization; Government and Politics; Policy; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Mining; Steel Industry; Mining Industry; China; Brazil;
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Outback Queensland is part of the fabric of Australia's identity. You'll meet people who have the time to stop and chat and smile! Talk to drovers, truck drivers, farmers, publicans, artists, prospectors, miners. And it's not just the residents that have stories to tell. The connection to history from the time of the dinosaurs to Australia's first steps of nationhood is palpable. You never know who you'll meet sitting on the bar stool next to you. It could be the local mayor or a farmer whose family has been on the land for generations.
Listen to the rich 40,000-year history of the country's Aboriginal people and their legends prior to European settlement. Contemplate the stories of Australia's formative years as a nation as you wander the Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach. Head to the Qantas Founders Museum to learn about the origins of Australia's national carrier. Venture back to the time of the country's frontier years when it was still finding its feet as a fledgling nation and ride an authentic Cobb & Co stagecoach. Learn about Banjo Paterson's Waltzing Matilda in Winton and see where the song was first performed.
Visit a local watering hole at one of the ever-present Outback pubs that decorate Queensland's interior. Whether a grand old federation building with a sweeping verandah or a tin shack, you know you will get a cold beer, a big steak and a good dose of local gossip.
Party with the locals at a bush race, like Birdsville, Boulia Camel Races or a slew of other events. Sit on the edge of your seat watching man versus beast at the largest rodeo in the southern hemisphere at Mount Isa.


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Labour election broadcast: Ed Miliband - A Portrait
Watch Labour's first election broadcast of the election, by Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass
Opinion Former Articles
Tree of Hope video: Bringing hope to sick children
NUT video: Christine Blower interview
NUT video: 68 is too late
IET Video: HS2: what are the facts?
Depending on whom you ask, HS2 is a colossal waste of taxpayers' cash, or a brilliant way to kick-start economic growth; an unnecessary half-measure to cut emissions or our best hope of the UK meeting our climate change targets. Few transport issues provoke quite such a strong response from the public.
WATCH: Martin Freeman's Labour election broadcast
Watch Martin Freeman urge voters to pick Labour in the party's first election broadcast of the short campaign
WATCH: Michael Gove does the 'Wham Rap'
Education secretary Michael Gove tests out his rapping skills
WATCH: Noel Edmonds says he wants to buy the BBC
Watch light entertainment host Noel Edmonds tell Newsnight he is going to save the BBC - by buying it
WATCH: Farage confronted about employing 'former mistress'
Ukip leader Nigel Farage refuses to answer claims that he has employed his wife as well as his 'former mistress' at taxpayers' expense.
WATCH: Scotland's currency union dilemma explained in 30 seconds
Confused by what'll happen to the pound if Scotland goes independent? Well, fret no longer.
WATCH: The five greatest Bill Hicks moments
As the 20th anniversary of his death approaches we look back on Bill Hicks' five greatest moments
WATCH: The world after men
Former George Osborne chief of staff Matthew Hancock, eminent American feminist Carol Gilligan and radical feminist Finn Mackay dispute the merits of matriarchy in an Institute of Art and Ideas debate.
WATCH: Nick Robinson's 'fat bottomed girls' blunder
The BBC's political editor apologises after his Ipad starts playing Queen song live on air.
WATCH: Clegg: 'I'm not a great yellow albatross'
Nick Clegg denied claims from London mayor Boris Johnson that he is a "big yellow albatross" and a "lapdog" for David Cameron.
WATCH: Sports minister can't answer a single question about sport
Watch the embarrassing moment Conservative sports minister Helen Grant fails to answer a single question on... well, sport.
WATCH: Parliament is full of crap
Watch a hilarious clip from the second season of BBC 3's The Revolution Will Be Televised.
WATCH: The future of the Left
Watch Diane Abbott, Peter Tatchell, Phillip Blond and Jamie Whyte as they try to map out a future for the Left in the UK.
WATCH: Iain Dale wrestles with anti-nuclear protestor
Publisher of Damian McBride's book scraps with anti-nuclear protestor on Brighton seafront
WATCH: Tony Abbott boasts about good looking daughters
Tony Abbott tells the inhabitants of the Big Brother house to vote "for the guy with the not bad looking daughters".
WATCH: Norway's PM poses as a taxi driver
Prime ministers are not supposed to get themselves mixed up with the likes of Jeremy Beadle... but that didn't stop Norwegian premier Jens Stoltenberg.
WATCH: Chris Bryant's fat woman joke
Watch Chris Bryant try to distract attention from the problems in his immigration speech with a joke about a fat woman.
WATCH: New York mayoral hopeful mocks British reporter for rain and Monty Python
New York mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner mocks Britain for our accents and the rain. Yep. Very original.
WATCH: The re-imaging of Sandy Row
Thousands of still images tell the story of a week when the local community and artist Ross Wilson painted over a paramilitary gunman and replaced it with 'A Portrait of a King' - a mural of King William III.
WATCH: Jack Straw & Dominic Raab on prisoner voting
Jack Straw and Dominic Raab tackle the thorny issue of prisoner voting rights, as the draft bill approaches committee stage.
WATCH: Nigel Farage tells Croatians 'you've sold out your country'
Nigel Farage's latest European Parliamentary tirade sees him attack the European political class and Croatia's entry into the EU.
Watch: Boris Johnson struggles in harsh TV interview
Boris Johnson struggles during an unexpectedly tough BBC interview on his leadership ambitions.
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Why Has New York Become a Paradise for Tech Startups?
Asking budding entrepreneurs where they'd like to build their next startup often elicits the same three-word response: New York City.
Over the past four years, there's been a 40% spike in startup financing in "Silicon Alley" — a bigger increase than anywhere else in the U.S.
Cities around the world are increasingly looking at New York, rather than San Francisco or Silicon Valley, as a model for nurturing startup growth through policymaking and urban planning.
What's New York's secret to startup success? According to Brad Hargreaves, founding partner of startup co-working space General Assembly, the answer is twofold: it's half the fault of the financial collapse of 2007/2008, and half the result of intelligent public planning and policymaking.
Thousands of the city's brightest coders, says Hargreaves, were working for the finance industry when the bubble burst. As companies sank, those software engineers were either let go or abandoned ship — leaving some of them free to spark New York's startup explosion.
". . .Software programmers are uniquely suited to start new companies," wrote Hargreaves for the #FixYoungAmerica ebook, available this month. "Over the past ten years, the cost — in time and money — of starting a new technology company has dropped significantly. Whether a technology company is developing new products, selling those products in a new way, or helping people live longer and better lives, the first step in a company's development often involves writing some software — the realm of programmers."
New York's startup scene, as Hargreaves puts it, found a "silver lining" in the economic collapse. However, it's not exactly advisable for a city looking to copy New York's success to tank a major industry in favor of another. Instead, says Hargreaves, the replicable nature of the city's strategy lies in its policymaking. New York has heavily invested in startup culture — literally and metaphorically — and that, says Hargreaves, can be copied elsewhere.
Hargreaves recommends that other cities seeking to copy New York City's success, especially smaller cities, follow four steps.
First, startup talent — entrepreneurs, coders and others — must be developed and nurtured.
"If you're looking at this from a city government's perspective, one of the most effective ways is to train or attract more technically talented people," Hargreaves told Mashable in an interview. He believes such training promotes a reenforcing cycle. "Having talented people and great companies attract more talented people and more great companies."
Next, cities must work to keep that homegrown talent from flocking to cities such as New York, San Francisco or Boston. Students are an investment, and brain drain can ruin that investment. One suggestion from Hargreaves is to focus on training people in their 30s and 40s to become coders. They, says Hargreaves, are more likely to have laid down geographic roots, and therefore less likely to move away.
"When I was in New Haven, I worked with Yale and they were trying to build out a tech ecosystem in New Haven," Hargreaves told Mashable. "They'd train these college aged kids that would go off and work in New York or Boston. One of the ways around that is by training people a little more locked-in to the geography."
Third, entrepreneurs, coders and others in the local startup community must be included along with universities and economic development organizations in dialogue about the city's future. Universities can, says Hargreaves, build a "talent pool" from which startups can draw critical new hires — if a city is known for its technology students, it will attract technology startups.
Finally, Hargreaves believes that intelligent urban planning is key. One of the reasons that New York has succeeded, Hargreaves told Mashable, is that its density and public transport systems make it easy for entrepreneurs to get from meeting to meeting.
"A technology community won't ferment if it is spread evenly over one hundred square miles of metropolitan area, especially if mass transit options are limited," wrote Hargreaves.
Why do you think New York is a hub for technology startups? Sound off in the comments below.
BONUS: Download the #FixYoungAmerica Book for Free
Hargreaves's ideas are just some of many brilliant concepts for sparking a new generation of entrepreneurism featured in #FixYoungAmerica, a new ebook released this month. Interested in learning more? The first 1,000 Mashable readers to click right here can download the ebook for free.
Klout, the social media influence measurement system, will also be giving away an additional 10,000 books to influencer groups around the country.
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Father of Hartford teen found dead speaks
Jessie Blodgett, 19, found dead in her home July 15
The family of a young actress found dead in her bed is opening up about the beautiful daughter it lost.
Charles Blodgett sits at the family's kitchen table, holding back tears as he describes his 19-year-old daughter, Jessie.
"Jessie was a lot of things, a spectacularly beautiful person, deep, soulful. She was a musician. She was a beautiful girl. She was a father's dream," said Blodgett.
Blodgett said his wife found their daughter dead in her bed more than a week ago. Blodgett said the night before, she'd been at a cast party. She was the fiddler at the Hartford Community performance of "Fiddler on the Roof."
Police have yet to comment about the circumstances surrounding the teen's death, but according to court documents, officials are investigating it as a homicide after investigators found strangulation marks on her neck.
"Ironically, her big cause in the last year or two was male violence on women," said Blodgett.
Blodgett said amid the tragedy, his family is surrounded by beauty.
"There has been an outpouring of love, a flood, caring and support from literally 1,000 people we know of," said Blodgett.
Police have interviewed at least one person of interest.
An autopsy on the young woman is complete, but police have yet to release its results.
The story is now getting national attention after ABC did in an extensive interview with the Blodgett family. The coverage of the Hartford investigation will air on Good Morning America at 7 a.m. Friday on WISN 12.


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Ind. inmates wear masks to avoid spreading flu
Inmates from a northeastern Indiana jail are wearing masks to prevent spreading flu when they appear in court.
Allen County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jeremy Tinkel tells The News-Sentinel that several inmates have flulike symptoms, but he wouldn't confirm there was a flu outbreak at the jail.
Tinkel says that with people in such close quarters, it's common sense to take steps against spreading disease.
The sheriff's department is working with health officials to vaccinate inmates.
County health department spokesman John Silcox says the agency gave kits to the jail so they could test inmates. The samples will be sent to a state lab to determine what's making the inmates sick.
So far this season, three people in Indiana have died from the flu.


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|Eric Jacobson puppeteer
Tattypoo is the white-haired Good Witch of the North in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. As played by Miss Piggy, she is very fond of the Munchkins and likes to drop in for a cuddle or two. She also seems to be fond of penguins.
Tattypoo and her sisters (the Wicked Witch of the East, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South) once formed a popular singing group called the Four Little Pigs.
Literary source
In L. Frank Baum's original novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Good Witch of the North is not named. In the stage play adaption from 1902, Baum himself named her "Locasta," but this name has not been used outside the stage play, not even in the following "Oz" novels (where she only makes occasional appearances and then almost always as a very minor character). In the twenty-second Oz book, The Giant Horse of Oz (1928) by Ruth Plumly Thompson, she is finally given the name "Tattypoo."
In the popular MGM movie based on the novel, the Good Witch of the North was eliminated entirely, and her role was merged with that of Glinda.


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There's something to be said for the kindness of strangers.
Earlier in the year I found myself dealing with the consequences of a 10 week encounter with a narcissist. I cannot claim faith to accuracy and call it a relationship but the aftermath can be likened to wading through a quagmire of tepid feces. It was that good. On top of this, my dog fell suddenly ill with auto immune disease. The process of tests, financial draining, her fast deterioration into an ongoing illness, watching the light in her eyes dim, the energy in her limbs fail, pushed me beyond the brink of any sadness I had experienced up to this point. This is surely my year to learn some lessons, as two days before my birthday, I found out I was pregnant. To the narcissist. Bleh. Just when I thought my basket was full.
I spent my 35th birthday at work. Thankfully a place that has a few precious stars who blink at me through the darkness, let me share their radiant light, and hold my shoulders to help me get me off the floor, look me in the eyes and tell me that I'm strong when I had forgotten this was ever a word that I could apply to myself. One of these wonderful girlfriend's of mine introduced me to her regular customer and he took a shining to me. He's a tricky one to be booked with for an extended period of time. In general conversation he begins on a subject but doesn't wait for a reply, barrels over the top of you, completing 32 segways and 33 subject changes by the time he takes a breath for air. He is a sweet soul but somewhat disconnected. Literal. Confused by the patchwork of social mores, the tones and rhythms of conversation. My girlfriend left the room to go and do her 20 minutes on the stage and I was alone with him. He made the observation that I looked sad and asked me why. I told him about my dog who is the closest person I have to me. I told him that nobody in the whole wide world, loves me the way she does. That she is the only person I have who would put me first. Take a bullet for me. Lay starving next to me, rather than eat my arm to save herself. That I don't know how I would face a day, in the current climate of my world, if she were to die. That this is what I truly believed. That is how I truly felt. I've never been so terrified of the possibilities of my own action unto myself, should her heart stop beating.
In this moment, for just a few minutes, the customer changed. He suddenly became a friend. He engaged with me in a way many of my close friends hadn't been able to. They once made jokes as I sat with tears running down my face, squawking about how big my tits were now. How amazing! What a coup! What a silver lining! I couldn't even keep company with most of my own girlfriends during this time. They meant well, but I could not laugh at the situation I was in. I did not know what choice to make. I felt like an anchor of sorrow attached to a decrepit dingy, that had already been dredging the bottom of a stupid shitty pond for 7 weeks since I found out my dog was sick. How could people not be tired of my tears? I avoided dinners and celebrations. It was all too loud and overwhelming, enhancing my already hormonally enhanced anxiety. I was alone no matter where I was.
In a small room, at my place of work, this stranger looked at me, and spoke to me with such genuine love and kindness. With the innocence and well wishes of a child who understands the feeling of sadness, but doesn't understand why it has to be a part of life. He did not seize the opportunity to overstep the mark and touch me. He did not try to take what he could get, while the getting was good. Nor did he condescend to me, or raise himself above me to give sage, unsolicited advice. His human heart spoke to mine with such compassion and truth. The likes of which I'm not sure I've ever encountered from a stranger before. We are pen pals now. He never fails to surprise me with the words he wraps me up in. The most comforting embrace. The most gentle tendrils of kindness permeating my every cell, to make me feel the 'ok' is in there somewhere. This man has been a gift to me. He is special. If someone had suggested that the kindness of a stranger whom I met at work, while I was pregnant and naked and feeling so very alone in my heart, would be the thing that would resonate with me, I would have broken at the suggestion. But he appeared. And thankfully my heart was still open enough to accept his love.
He writes to me,
'Hang with the ones that are positive and positively reinforce you and your ideas, the ones that make you feel free… Be amazed and bedazzled by all the cool aspects of life, interact with truth and the beauty of all your skills and entirety of your shining being will beam out.
Billie the Legend can do anything and everything by looking after herself and her pals and embracing intelligence, empathy, and day after day braveness
And as I said in an earlier screed:
"take care,
sleep well…
remember to think of those that love and care for you when you lie in bed,
feel comforted in their embrace…
and you will sleep….
plus talk when you need to,
to the ones that will really listen (and not judge),
the ones that really do support you 100%"
All the best and thanks for your email esteemed buddy."'
It's these encounters that make me wonder "How lucky am I?" and to know that I would rather reveal myself in both sorrow and joy, than to stay hidden and let these people pass me by.
There are not enough words to give thanks to the strangers and friends, work mates and birds flying overhead, fleeting moments of beauty, acts of kindness, that have supported me through this year. Coming out at the other end with a smile on my face is a testament to all of those people and little things that were there for me the whole time. Even when I wasn't ready to open my eyes and see them.
* Thanks for the tattoo D.Ferguson, another kind stranger. Two words that always help me from an old friend from across the sea C.Lambert
* Image of "Big Bird Alone Under Lamplight in Central Park" by another angel of mine A.Rovedo


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The guys talk about their favorite fighting games – and why Sean hates every one of them.
This podcast contains adult language and spoilers for Street Fighter II, III, IV, and Alpha 3, Metal Gear Solid 2, 3, 4 and Portable Ops, X-Men: Emperor Vulcan, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Kirby's Adventure (a.k.a. Kirby's Nightmare), BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear X2, Dead or Alive 4 and 5, Final Fantasy VII and Advent Children.
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Google announced recently that Google Reader is closing down. This popular RSS feed reader will be history on July 1, 2013, which means you've got a little more than two months to move your Google Reader subscriptions to a new RSS reader. You don't want to miss out on any of our blog posts in your RSS readers, right?
In the PC World video below, Nick Barber shows you how to migrate your Google Reader subsciptions to a new RSS reader. He uses Takeout, Google's way of providing your information in a format you can take with you to other programs. He turns his Google Reader subscriptions into a file that can then be used with different RSS readers.
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