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Fat tax for Australia?
Hungary has a hamburger tax, Denmark has just imposed the world's first fat tax, the US is debating a ''soda tax'' and now Britain is contemplating its own junk food levy.
Around the world governments are slapping taxes on unhealthy food and drink in a bid to combat the alarming rise in obesity. So will Australians, among the fattest people on the planet, soon get our very own fat tax?
''Governments internationally are recognising we need to take some action,'' says the president of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Steve Hambleton.
''The [Australian] government will have to come around eventually.''
But does the Gillard government, having just managed to push its controversial carbon tax through Parliament, have the will for such a radical step as a fat tax?
Many obesity experts say no but a tax on soft drink, with the proceeds used to subsidise healthy food for people on low incomes, could emerge as a compromise.
Obesity is challenging smoking as the No.1 cause of preventable death. The lifestyle disease leads to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis and certain types of cancer. One-quarter of Australian children are now obese, costing the country nearly $60 billion.
Despite the dire social and economic implications of the obesity epidemic, Australia lags behind other countries when it comes to taking the drastic action needed to fix the problem.
The federal government has been relying on public education such as its ''Swap it, Don't Stop it'' campaign and grants for community programs such as Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden to improve our diet.
Yet obesity levels continue to rise.
''Public health campaigns are destined to fail because [food] companies can outspend [the government],'' says Dr Kelly Brownell, a renowned obesity expert from Yale University.
''There has to be a shift around the economics of food so unhealthy food is more expensive and healthy food is cheaper.''
There is an emerging international consensus that only direct government intervention such as taxation will discourage people from eating unhealthy food.
''Price is a key driver of decisions around what food to buy,'' says Jane Martin, a senior policy adviser to the Obesity Policy Coalition.
''Tax has been used to decrease smoking and alcohol consumption very successfully in Australia, so we need to look at how it could be used to improve our diets.''
A tax on tobacco was once considered a radical idea. ''Then a few places did it, then a few more and then we had a worldwide phenomenon. I think we're in exactly the same development stage [with a junk food tax] now,'' Brownell says. ''The worldwide problem of obesity has become more evident to governments - not just health authorities - because of the high cost and human toll it takes.''
Since last month Hungarians have been paying more for pre-packaged foods that contain high levels of sugar, salt, carbohydrates and caffeine. The money raised by the so-called hamburger tax will be spent on public health projects.
A fortnight ago Denmark introduced the world's first fat tax, levied on foods, including butter and bacon, that contain more than 2.3 per cent saturated fat.
Denmark has one of the lowest rates of obesity in the world, at less than 10 per cent of the population, compared with the European average of 15 per cent.
In America, where one in three people are obese, the merits of a tax on soft drinks are being debated. Americans are drinking twice as many sugary drinks as they were 35 years ago and every extra glass of sugar-sweetened drink a child consumes increases their risk of becoming obese by 60 per cent.
Now the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, whose ruling Conservative Party has long advocated ''nudging'' - rather than forcing - people towards healthier food choices, has admitted that a radical step akin to Denmark's fat tax may be needed in his country. A quarter of British people are obese.
Even France has banned tomato sauce at school and university cafeterias. The new food regulations also stipulate vegetables must be served with every meal and chips can only be served once a week.
But in Australia, where obesity levels are on a par with Britain, the government is dragging its heels.
The National Preventative Health Taskforce recommended the government consider taxing unhealthy foods and subsidising healthy foods. A poll conducted on the AMA's website in the wake of Denmark's fat tax found almost three-quarters of voters supported such a tax.
''The monies raised should [go towards] subsidies for fruit and vegetables, particularly in remote areas,'' says Hambleton of the AMA.
The deputy chairman of the Preventative Health Taskforce, Professor Mike Daube, has been spruiking a junk food tax since 2007. But he believes the government has put such a move in the too-hard basket, because it would be difficult to distinguish ''good'' fats from ''bad'' fats.
''The political reality is a junk food tax … is a bit unlikely in the next 20, 30 years,'' Daube says.
''The food industry is incredibly strong and powerful, taxes are never popular and [a fat tax] isn't black and white.''
Obesity experts say a tax on sugary drinks is a more palatable option. ''If you're looking at something to reduce obesity, a soda tax is much easier, because the product has no redeeming features, none,'' Daube says. ''People understand it's just sugary garbage.''
Research has shown that a 10 per cent increase in the cost of a can of fizzy drink could cut consumption by about 8 per cent.
The introduction of any fat tax or soft drink tax would be fiercely resisted by the local food and beverage industry. They argue there is already a 10 per cent tax on processed food and drink - the GST.
The Australian Beverages Council chief executive, Geoff Parker, says a tax on soft drink ''would be useless in trying to address the nation's expanding waistline''. He cited a recent University of Sydney Study that showed Australians' consumption of sugar has dropped substantially at the same time as obesity levels have risen.
All obesity experts agree that any tax on unhealthy food or drink should be accompanied by a ban on junk food marketing to children and the introduction of traffic light nutrition labelling for food.
''We should make it easier to make healthy choices,'' Hambleton says.
''We can't put the interests of the junk food industry before the future health of Australian children.''
Sydney Morning Herald


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Circulatory: 3,018.
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Nervous: 1,010.
Reproductive: 974.
Mental disorders: 659.
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There's going to be a lot of Lake Norman casting going on March 10 and it's all for a good cause.
That Saturday will mark the 21st anniversary of the Jim Ledbetter memorial team bass tournament.
Bass anglers from throughout the Carolinas and surrounding states will gather for this popular charity team bass fishing tournament.
Organizer Bob Patrick said more than 226 teams entered last year's competition.
"The winning 5 fish limit weight was 14.95 pounds. A total of 952 pounds of bass were brought to the scales,†said Patrick. "We are expecting over 200 boats again this year and a large spectator crowd.â€
Patrick added the tournament wasn't a "run of the mill†fishing tournament.
The event is held annually on Lake Norman and is run for the benefit of The V Foundation for Cancer Research which is a charity Founded by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano.
Valvano was a legendary basketball coach and ESPN commentator.
Volunteers from Balls Creek Bassmasters and their families run the event.
The pre weigh-in activities will start at noon at Queen's Landing on N.C. 150 in Mooresville.
The tournament, which is becoming known as the "Casting Out Cancer†event, will feature fun and activities for the entire family.
There will be a Casting Kids qualifying tournament starting at 1 p.m. and running until weigh-in is completed.
Youngsters 7 – 14 will compete by age group for a chance to advance to State and National tournaments where more than $25,000 in scholarships are awarded. That event is sponsored by the Bass Anglers Sportsman's Society.
Some fan friendly features include all children in attendance at the weigh-in will be given a complimentary gift. There will be trucks and boats on display as well as seating for spectators to relax and watch the weigh-in.
Boy and Girl Scouts will be on hand to assist with the live release of all fish caught. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Checkers Restaurant with all net proceeds being donated to The V Foundation.
Since the tournament's inception in 1986, more than $623,000 has been raised to fight cancer. The 2006 event netted over $34,000 to fight the dreaded disease.
Boats will launch in flights starting at 7 a.m. at Queens Landing. Weigh-in will start at 2 p.m.
Entry fees are $140 per team (includes big fish pot) with a guaranteed total payout of $13,000. First place will be awarded $3,200.
In addition, the top teams in the following categories will receive a cash prize of $500 each: Husband/Wife, Adult/Child and Senior Citizen (55 years and over).
Anglers may register at Queen's Landing from 3 – 7 p.n. on the Friday before the tournament or on tournament morning starting at 5.
For sponsorship, registration questions, and/or any other tournament information, contact Bob Patrick at (828) 459-1119. Entry forms may also be found at local tackle dealers.
by Jon Mayhew
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At 9 under, Allenby is poised to win his fourth Australian PGA Championship, four years after his third win that coming in 2005 when winning the Australian Masters, the PGA and the Open in the same season. Allenby's two other Australian PGA Championship victories came at Royal Queensland immediately before the event was moved to Coolum in 2002.
27 players however are within six shots of the lead and all must consider themselves a chance at least of taking the title. It might require a round of 8 or 9 under for those at 3 under to have that chance but Han Min Kyu's opening round of 62 on Thursday suggested that such was not out of the question. As has become the norm on the final day of the Australian PGA Championship, tomorrow promises to be a birdie fest with an intriguing and tight battle for the title.
Six days ago Allenby won the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa and has been particularly impressive in the manner in which he has followed up such a significant win. "I think it could have been a little better - even today," said Allenby.
"My only real hiccup was on 3rd, just a poor tee shot then a little bit of the Leyland brothers there for little bit. Then on 12 I hit a beautiful 4 iron to the middle of the green and three putted. The greens were a little sticky today, a bit grainy perhaps after the rain we had."
"I am playing well. Last week was a good week for me. Even though there were not many in the field there they are always good players. I am hitting the ball well and my short game is getting better so that is what is helping me." ÂÂ
Chalmers has been in fine form in the past eight months or so, gaining his status for the 2009 PGA Tour via the Nationwide Tour in 2008 and then consolidating his position by easily retaining his status this year. He continued that form when runner up to Tiger Woods at Kingston Heath a month ago and has an opportunity to add the Australian PGA title to the Australian Open and Australian Players Championship he won early in his career.
"I payed nicely on the front nine, said Chalmers. "I made birdies on the key holes, the 5th and 6th. I shot myself in the foot at the 11th when I chipped it in the water but overall I am happy to be where I am. The greens were softer today - even the opening few new holes. The leader-board looks like a who's who of Australian golf and you will need to go low tomorrow."ÂÂ
Strange birdied the final hole to join Chalmers in the lead and has created the opportunity to produce the sort of form he has displayed internationally. Strange won the Wales Open in 2008 and the Volvo China this season and is one of Australia's most credentialed players in recent years. Victory this week would confirm such to local fans and he has the chance to do just that tomorrow.
The congestion in the leader-board heading into day three always suggested that a player some way off the lead might make a big move today. That person would be Michael Sim. Sim finished well last week at the Australian Open and is about to complete what is his best year in golf. With a PGA Tour card and a record breaking year on the Nationwide Tour to his name, a win here would further confirm his rising start in Australian golf.
Sim's round of 65 was made even better by the fact that he recovered from two early bogeys. Sim birdied eight out of eleven holes between the 7th and 17th to finish with 65 and at 7 under he is just two back and tied for 4th.  ÂÂ
"I have struggled on those new holes all week," said Sim. "I doubled the second on Thursday and had two more bogeys today. The holes are open and it is hard to get used to them quickly."
"I was still 2 over after six then hit a good wedge at the 7th, birdied the 9th and then just started flying from there. Early on the front nine I was beating my head in a little. It just wasn't going to plan and it then came out of nowhere, great to be on top," (which was where he was when interviewed).ÂÂ
Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy are also at 7 under with Sim while John Senden and Marc Leishman are at 7 under, highlighting the quality of the leader-board. Seven of the leading eight are PGA Tour players, the other (Strange) our most credentialed player in Europe in the past two years.
Given the quality of those near the top it would seem the winner must come from those at 4 under or better and more likely those at 6 under.
One man who must be pleased with the outcome to date must be Robert Trent Jones Jr, the designer of the original layout and the man responsible for the six new holes at Hyatt Regency Coolum. His new layout has created a mouth watering prospect of many quality players vying for one of Australia's most significant titles tomorrow.


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In 2003, while compiling a list of 55 languages for which interpreters might someday be needed, a county health department in Oregon included Klingon, an artificially invented alien language from the science fiction show "Star Trek."
According to The Oregonian, "no patient (had) yet tried to communicate in Klingon. But the possibility that a (mental) patient could believe himself or herself to be a Klingon doesn't seem so far-fetched."
"I've got people who think they're Napoleon," said one county official.
Depending on various laws and ordinances, some government organizations may be required to support rare languages and sparsely spoken dialects like Ebonics. Conversely, most for-profit organizations need to be more discerning and prioritize language support a little more strictly based on market demand and profitability – and their greatest source of assistance may come from the consumers themselves.
Considering the more than 6,000 different languages spoken worldwide and the many products with millions of words in documentation that companies could distribute globally, companies may not always have it easy when prioritizing target markets and the languages necessary to reach them. With limited time and means, most companies simply cannot address every target market and language on their ideal wish list.
As much as businesses would like to simply go straight down a list of top languages by population, by GDP, or by Internet use and thereby determine exactly which global markets receive translation priority, strict use of such generalized resources – though better than nothing – is not the very best answer for every company.
Company-specific research will best reveal market priorities that will optimize time and resources. This often requires reaching out via phone or the Internet to potential customers in other countries to collect such information. However, something as simple as website analytics can help indicate the locales of current and potential customers. Starting with minimal translations of small-scale search engine marketing campaigns and landing pages can also be a low-cost way for companies to begin testing the waters in various markets.
Businesses that really engage their users and customers to solicit feedback are those that obtain the best information and help prioritizing translation necessary to enter and support international markets. As mentioned in a previous column on crowdsourcing translation services, some corporations (like Twitter, Hootsuite, Facebook, Google, and Mozilla) are able to engage communities of users to translate products into other languages. When users from a particular country volunteer to translate a product or website, their support lends credence to any argument to target that market. This approach has helped Google.com become the most translated for-profit website with 148 languages and counting – these include a few artificial languages like Esperanto, Klingon, Pirate, Hacker, Elmer Fudd, Pig Latin, and "Bork, bork, bork!" However, languages are not the only priorities that user communities can help sort when entering new markets.
"There is far too much content that needs translating, so we have to decide which is high priority," explained Francis Tsang, director of globalization at Adobe Systems, Inc., to the Translation Automation User Society. "I believe that if we allow a community of users to start making those choices, then we gain a powerful insight into which parts of our products are most important.
"Companies like Adobe and Sun Microsystems use naturally-emerging crowds with specialist knowledge about products who want more product content in their own languages. This way we can localize product-related content for languages which may not be high priority, but which nevertheless help grow our markets."
Adobe customers may wish to help localize content for their own personal use, or distributors may wish to aid in the effort to achieve their own business goals. When appropriate, some companies tempt their communities by providing low-cost – often lousy – machine translations of a lot of online user community content together with an invitation to improve the translation. This allows for sorting and triage, much like how the federal intelligence community uses machine translation to get the 'gist' of millions of pages of multilingual terrorist chatter and consequently prioritize text for human translation.
Nonetheless, companies without communities of volunteers can still use machine translation to help consumers and partners identify priority content for other markets. For example, some companies have roughly machine translated thousands of pages of user help pages with 'vote' buttons so that users, via a mouse click, can indicate which content they want to see human translated.
Like for-profit organizations, non-profit and volunteer organizations can also utilize user engagement to shape international priorities. Some of these organizations, particularly religious organizations that prioritize souls over profits, enjoy fewer limitations and greater international participation than for-profit companies.
Religion's advantage in garnering community translation support is evidenced by the many unofficial translation world records tied to religion. For example, the most translated book is the Bible in 2,454 languages, the most translated film is a movie about the Gospel of Luke in more than 1,100 languages, and the most interpreted conference is the general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in more than 90 languages. In addition, the most translated magazine is The Watchtower in 180 languages, and the most translated website is watchtower.org in more than 400 languages.
Organizations can consider many factors when prioritizing target markets and the languages necessary to reach them. Whether for profit or not, organizations looking to deal internationally benefit from engaging communities worldwide and giving them a voice.
Adam Wooten is director of translation services at Lingotek. He also teaches a course on translation technology at BYU. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com . Follow him on Twitter at AdamWooten..


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Jamaat-Shibir activists attacked a police team, leaving six policemen injured, and snatched away a firearm while the law enforcers were raiding Morshidpur village in Bagha upazila in Rajshahi Sunday night.
The attackers snatched away Bagha poura ameer Nuhu Sarker, who was arrested by the police, and a revolver from Sub-Inspector Nuruzzaman of Bagha Police Station, said Alamgir Kabir, Superintendent of Police in Rajshahi.
"We are now busy recovering the police arms," said the SP.
The incident occurred at 7:30pm when the police team led by SI Nuruzzaman went to the village for arresting Nuhu, said police officials.


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Tuesday, February 05, 2013
North American crude oil producers seem poised to push down global prices for the next several years, but U.S. consumers aren't expected to reap much of the benefit because of refiner profit-taking.
Anthony Scott, manager of oil analysis with Platts' BENTEK Energy in Evergreen, Colo., said Tuesday global oil prices are expected to fall about $15 to $100 a barrel by 2018 because of new crude oil production from Texas' Permian Basin and Eagle Ford formations; the Bakken formation in North Dakota and Montana; western Canada; and more oil from Libya, Iran and Iraq that has been off the market because of political considerations.
In the United States, prices will fall even more — to $74.33 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate — because surpluses near the fields are leading refiners to demand greater discounts, Scott said. In the lsst several months, for example, West Texas oil has been selling for $25 to $30 a barrel less than oil produced in East Texas.
The new North American crude oil supplies are expected to back out U.S. oil imports from the Middle East and other parts of the world. But Scott said until U.S. producers can export crude oil themselves (barred by law without presidential authorization), U.S. refiners will have the advantage. Refiners can can sell as much as they want abroad. (Refined product exports of diesel, gasoline and so forth were about 3 million barrels a day last year.)
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She hopes to inspire other young writers when she talks about her new book at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
The character in the story, Becka Donovan, is an 11-year-old who is also known as a GUK (grown-up-kid). "Gukky Tales" is the story of her summer adventure when she searches for clues to locate the mysterious "Golden Quarter." To find the elusive quarter, Becka must solve challenging puzzles, travel across the country and avoid sneaky villains.
Katie was encouraged to finish writing "Gukky Tales" after earning honorable mention two years ago at a Pitchapalooza writing competition at Kepler's. The recognition encouraged her to finish writing a 125-page draft of her book that summer. She spent the next year rewriting the book, after receiving feedback from a reviewer of middle school books.
She also reached out to her fourth- and fifth-grade teachers at Oak Knoll School, Mr. Kline and Ms. Sanchez, to enlist their help in identifying students in their classrooms (her target audience) who would read and critique her story.
Katie is the daughter of Stephanie and Allan Mishra of Menlo Park.


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The Frances Moody Newman Distinguished Lecture Series presents:
My Values, My Philanthropy with Linda Biehl
"My Values, My Philanthropy" The inaugural lecture for the Frances Moody Newman Distinguished Lecture Series given by Linda Biehl, co-founder of the Amy Biehl Foundation. View Webcast >
Linda Biehl co-founded the Amy Biehl Foundation in 1994 with her late husband Peter. The foundation honors the memory of their daughter. Amy was tragically killed during the apartheid years in South Africa, while on a Fulbright scholorship to develop township voter registration programs. Choosing to forgive rather than demand retribution against the youths convicted in the death of her daughter, Linda Biehl advances reconciliation and restorative justice in South Africa and the U.S. through her philanthropic work. Linda has become internationally known for embracing the power of forgiveness as a force for personal transformation and social and political change.
For the Frances Moody Newman Distinguished Lecture, Linda Biehl was joined on stage by her special guest, Ntobeke Peni. Peni contributes to the success of the Amy Biehl Foundation as a dedicated employee in South Africa. In 1993, Peni and three other men were sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of Amy Biehl. Six years later, granted amnesty for his crime, Peni joined Linda in carrying out the vision of the Amy Biehl Foundation.


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For all the criticism we regularly heap on their doorstep, I have to give UFC matchmakers credit. They are some resourceful SOBs.
It seems like more often than not, when injury, illness or some other unforeseen malady scrambles a planned high-profile bout, the company comes back with a replacement effort even better than the original. Such may be the case this weekend when Rick Story takes on Nate Marquardt as a late-ish substitute for Anthony Johnson.
Marquardt will be making his welterweight debut after six years in the UFC middleweight division that saw him defeat just about everybody who wasn't the champ (and – I'm compelled to point out — the greatest of all time) or soon to be the No.1 contender. Marquardt in fact was 5-2 in that division since 2008 and claims he's making the cut to 170-pounds due more to changes in his diet and training than necessity. Though honestly, after dropping his championship opportunity against Anderson Silva in 2007 and then a pair of title eliminators to Chael Sonnen and Yushin Okami, he found himself in much the same position Kenny Florian was in just before making his own cut to featherweight.
So Marquardt comes to welterweight in search of a career rebirth and maybe even a fast-tracked title shot like the one Florian may now receive after just one win at 145. In Johnson, Marquardt would've gotten a stiff test from a giant welter that could've provided a good indicator of his future at 170. But Johnson dropped out with an injured shoulder and, in Story, "Nate the Great" may have found something better.
It could be hard, I think, to deny the winner of Marquardt vs. Story No. 1 contender status. For his part, Story rolls in on a six-fight tear capped by his unanimous decision over former top challenger Thiago Alves at UFC 130. If he defeats Marquardt, he'll have put together one of the more impressive 29-day spans in the sport's history. If he does it impressively, it'd be hard to see how Carlos Condit, Dong Hyun Kim, BJ Penn or Jon Fitch would deserve a shot at the winner of Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz any more than Story.
Meanwhile Marquardt is, well, Marquardt. When he first came to America in 2005 after dominating the Japanese Pancrase scene for five years running he fostered the kind of hype and murky expectations that are hard to drum up these days. Like the mysterious man who shows up in the middle of a professional wrestling show, everybody wanted to see just how good this guy was. He impressed early, winning his first four fights in the Octagon, but after getting KO'd by Silva at UFC 73, he's been a bit up and down ever since.
Yet it's hard to see how a guy like Florian is any better known or more marketable (OK, maybe KenFlo is more marketable) than Marquardt. If Florian is going to vault into a title bout after just one win in his new division, you have to think the same is at least possible for Marquardt if he is able to derail Story.
Either way, it looks like a 170-pound division recently thought to have been cleaned out by its dominant champion could have a worthy new No. 1 contender as of Monday morning. Hard to argue with that quick-fix from matchmakers.


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Members of the DS Big Band are hoping regulars at their annual gig at the Farmhouse Inn, Southwick, will be able to wait an extra week to hear their sounds as the date has had to be changed.
The band, which plays music from the big band era, such as the sounds popularised by Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, appear at the Frome Road pub every year, usually on the first week in February.
However this year they have had to put their gig, planned for February 5, back to Wednesday, February 12, still at 8pm, and hope it will not put too many people off attending – although it could also be a chance for more fans to hear them.
If you can't get to The Farmhouse next month, the band is planning a gig at The Arc in Trowbridge on May 2.


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Blurry vision, lovely sights
Eventually, I've been advised, I'll need surgery to remove cataracts in both eyes. I'm not worried about the prospect; from all accounts, such surgery is relatively quick and painless, and it often improves one's eyesight quite a bit. "Cataracts" describes a medical condition in which an eye's lens slowly grows opaque, causing vision to blur.
I learned today that "cataracts" also means large waterfalls. According to the Online Dictionary, the word "cataract" came into English in the early 15th century and meant "'a waterfall, floodgate,' from Latin cataracta 'waterfall,' from Greek katarhaktes 'waterfall, broken water.'"
How lucky we are now to have advanced techniques to zap cataracts — enabling so many of us to better admire lovely sights such as, well, cataracts.
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Therapist at University of Albany explores tapping therapy
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Heart attacks are scary and for some patients having a heart attack can also be traumatic. A therapy that has seen success with PTSD patients is now giving some cardiac patients similar results.
Licensed social worker Mary Sise is also trained in emotional freedom therapy -E.F.T. - also referred to as tapping therapy.
As Sise explains, the brain processes trauma differently than other life experiences - in a sense, we don't get over that experience. The energy of it gets blocked from moving on we we keep relieving the experience. The tapping keys in on what are called meridians - sort of train tracks of energy in our bodies.
"The tapping part seems to activate the meridian system which helps de-stress the body and then the energy moves more fluidly through the system," says Sise.
The tapping, along with a series of eye movements, work together to facilitate the healing.
"And so what it begins to do is get your brain to fire differently. The trauma then processes similar probably to how things process when you're sleeping. But with trauma you wake up and you have nightmares so the processing isn't complete," says Sise.
Sise has been using EFT since 1999 with patients and says she's seen impressive success rates, but there are few studies on the effectiveness. So the University at Albany has given her a grant to study post heart attack patients. She's currently recruiting people like Paula - folks over 55 who've had a heart attack.Study participants will undergo 6 treatment sessions - they'll discuss the traumatic experience and learn the tapping technique. Emotional freedom technique is a form of alternative medicine similar to acupuncture or energy medicine.
(Information courtesy NBC News)


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Ronggitom, Johny (2008) Kos dan faedah pembangunan sistem maklumat geografi untuk sistem pentadbiran kadaran Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty Geoinformation Science and Engineering.
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Cost Benefits Analysis (CBA) is an appraisal investment method that serves as a Valuation Development Program Guideline for government in Malaysia including Local Government under Surat Pekeliling Am Bil. 3 Tahun 2005. In this research CBA is used to appraise the capital investment on system development in Sandakan Municipal Council's assessment administration. The costs and benefits of Geographic Information System (GIS) development attained is compared with the cost and benefits from other alternatives which is the current status quo and the current improvable alternative system. The purpose of comparing the costs and benefits are to determine the financial liability and economy in every alternative, which serve as the foundation in making a quality decision in selecting the most suitable, competent, efficient and capable in the process of development. All ten methodologies had been carried out with the four most important methods: (a) GIS model; (b) costs estimation; (c) benefits estimation; and (d) CBA itself. The final result of this research that the net present value of GIS development alternatives shows the highest with the amount of RM44.3 million and payback period is 2 years and 0.5 month. Ratio benefits to costs and ratio increase benefits to costs for GIS development alternatives also the highest with 13.22 and 3.47 respectively. Meanwhile, the comparison relative value for both quantitative and qualitative benefits for GIS development also showed the highest, 3.36. The summary of this research shows that GIS development is the best and suitable application for administration assessment system in Sandakan Municipal Council based on the discounted gross value and the cost and benefits ratio shows the highest for quantitative and qualitative benefits.
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Sell All that You Have;Of the Vineyard in Which the Labourers Were Hired at Different Hours; And of the Question as to the Absence of Any Discrepancy Between Matthew and the Other Two Evangelists on These Subjects.
123. Matthew proceeds thus:
Then were there brought unto Him little children, that He should put His hands on them, and pray; and the disciples rebuked them; and so on, down to where we read,
For many are called, but few are chosen. Mark has followed the same order here as Matthew. But Matthew is the only one who introduces the section relating to the labourers who were hired for the vineyard. Luke, on the other hand, first mentions what He said to those who were asking each other who should be the greatest, and next subjoins at once the passage concerning the man whom they had seen casting out devils, although he did not follow Him; then he parts company with the other two at the point where he tells us how He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem; and after the interposition of a number of subjects, he joins them again in giving the story of the rich man, to whom the word is addressed,
Sell all that you have, which individual's case is related here by the other two evangelists, but still in the succession which is followed by all the narratives alike. For in the passage referred to in Luke, that writer does not fail to bring in the story of the little children, just as the other two do immediately before the mention of the rich man. With regard, then, to the accounts which are given us of this rich person, who asks what good thing he should do in order to obtain eternal life, there may appear to be some discrepancy between them, because the words were, according to Matthew,
Why do you ask me about the good? while according to the others they were,
Why do you call me good? The sentence,
Why do you ask me about the good? may then be referred more particularly to what was expressed by the man when he put the question,
What good thing shall I do? For there we have both the name
good applied to Christ, and the question put. But the address
Good Master does not of itself convey the question. Accordingly, the best method of disposing of it is to understand both these sentences to have been uttered,
Why do you call me good? and,
Why do you ask me about the good?
Source. Translated by S.D.F. Salmond. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 6. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1602263.htm>.
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Adafruit, you truly are awesome! Thanks to you, my first circuit with an Arduino was a brilliant (it's a pun, get it?) success! I just received an Arduino Uno R3 from Adafruit, yesterday morning. By last night, I had built my first project and was already back on the Adafruit site looking for more sensors and shields to tinker with! It's very thoughtful of you to slip rubber bumpers into the Arduino box--reason enough for anyone purchasing an Arduino to get it here. The Arduino fit easily onto the plastic mounting plate, and the tutorial page showed just how to place the screws. Soldering and connecting the TSL2561 was no problem, thanks to the easy-to-read screen printed pinout.
I followed your sensor tutorial, which explained everything clearly and thoroughly. Thanks to a video I found on YouTube, I had no problem getting the Arduino to work under Windows 8. I even included a logic level converter, since I already had one that I was itching to try out. I have some experience with C++ from many years ago, and a little experience with electronics and microcontrollers (I tried a Basic Stamp 2 once), but this was the first time I had ever used an Arduino. I went from the 'blink' sketch directly to this, thanks to your great resources and products! I love the sensor board you've designed around the luminosity chip. Anyway, enough of me ranting, here's a photo:
luminosity by blfesser, on Flickr
I can't wait to try another project with my new Arduino (Piccolo?), and am thinking about trying a Leonardo.
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Muuto is dedicated to delivering a new perspective on Scandinavian furniture design. From chic chairs to spacious sofas, Muuto's talented designers have created a modern line of furniture for living, dining, and entertaining that fuses tradition with personality and innovation. Inspired by the Finnish word 'muutos', which means 'new perspective', modern furniture brand Muuto strives to expand the Scandinavian design tradition with new and original perspectives. With the belief that each good design starts with the person, Muuto is represented by the best and brightest Scandinavian talent whose individual stories are expressed through everyday objects. As they say, "You will know our design because it has muutos."
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School board president who called woman 'chubby wubby' resigns
Wed, 14 May 2014 14:23:43 GMT —
A Putnam County school board president caught on video describing a PTA parent as "chubby wubby" during a public meeting has resigned.
The Journal News says Ray Cote's resignation was announced at a Mahopac Board of Education meeting Tuesday night.
The district's attorney says Cote also withdrew his candidacy for re-election.
Cote issued an apology. He called words his "inappropriate" and said they "do not reflect my feelings or attitudes."
He made the remark during a board meeting last month. It was broadcast on a local cable access station and live-streamed on the Internet.
Cote is a member of a diversity and sensitivity initiative created following racist tweets posted by some Mahopac students during a basketball game.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Fairholme Capital's Bruce Berkowitz believes it is time for the government to return Fannie Mae ( FNMA) and Freddie Mac ( FMCC) to private hands, as housing giants are back to making profits again, five years after their bailout. In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, the investor known for his deep-value, often contrarian, stock-picking style, said the agencies are very valuable franchises and are essential to the running of the mortgage market, as their public mission requires them to step in when private capital becomes scarce. "There would be no middle-class housing, no cornerstone of American dream of housing, no 30-year mortgage, without Fannie and Freddie. There is no alternative," he said. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into government conservatorship in September 2008, a bailout that cost taxpayers $188 billion in total. Shares plummeted to pennies on the dollar upon the bailout, as investors lost hope that the agencies will ever make a profit. But in the aftermath of the housing collapse, the agencies have tightened underwriting standards tremendously and increased guarantee fees to shore up profits. These measures, along with improving credit quality thanks to the housing recovery, has led to record profits at the companies. Fannie Mae reported a profit of $10.1 billion in the second quarter of 2013, its sixth straight quarterly profit. Freddie Mac posted a profit of $5 billion in the second quarter. Still, Congress is now examining two proposals that call for the end of Fannie and Freddie and a new system of housing finance, where private capital plays a greater role. But Berkowitz and other investors are now calling for a return to the old model. "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have accomplished their mission. They did it. Mission Impossible accomplished," Berkowitz said. "It is time for them to be resuscitated, rehabilitated and to let equity build in these companies and prepare for the next rainy day." Berkowitz is reopening his $8 billion Fairholme Fund, which makes focused bets on deeply undervalued stocks, to new investors. The fund manager is among a small group of professional investors who have scooped up junior preferred shares on the theory that the government-sponsored enterprises are now in a position to repay the government, with money left over to pay dividends on junior preferreds.
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QConsole is a character terminal server over Bluetooth for Symbian devices, and a Linux and Windows terminal client. It uses the built in BlueTooth support on Symbian devices, and the userspace BlueZ Linux BlueTooth libraries. On Windows, it uses the embedded BlueTooth OS support. The QConsole server sets up an RFCOMM channel on the Symbian device and listens for connections. On the Linux and Windows side, the corresponding QTTY terminal allows a BlueTooth-enabled Linux/Windows box to connect to the QConsole server and execute a veriety of shell commands.
SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) is a protocol which provides secure conferencing and chat services. It can be used to send any kind of messages, in addition to normal text messages, including multimedia messages like images, video, and audio stream. All messages in the SILC network are encrypted and authenticated, and messages can also be digitally signed. SILC protocol supports AES, SHA-1, SHA-2, PKCS#1, PKCS#3, X.509, OpenPGP, and is being developed in the IETF. The software is delivered as SILC Client for end users, SILC Server for system administrators, and SILC Toolkit for application developers.
SILC Crypto Toolkit (SCT) is a high performance multipurpose cryptographic toolkit for application programmers. It provides ciphers, hash functions, public key cryptosystems, MAC algorithms, multi-precision integers, cryptographic accelerators, an ASN.1 encoder and decoder, and many other features.
SILC Runtime Toolkit (SRT) provides useful utility functions for application programmers. SRT can be used as the main runtime in any application. It provides an application main loop, hash tables, lists, atomic operations, threads, locks, queues, a file descriptor stream, a socket stream, network routines, a finite state machine, a memory pool, a random number generator, buffers, regular expressions, and many other features. It natively supports Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Symbian OS platforms.
Scientific Calculator Midlet is a midlet with the following features: scientific operation, different number systems, a traditional user interface, unlimited levels of brackets, 6 memory entries for intermediate results, a preview of the memory contents, an online help system, constants, and user-defined functions.
Sdictionary is a dictionary that uses its own dictionary format. Unlike ptkdic or gtkdic, MySQL isn't needed; you can work with dictionary files directly. It uses Unicode, meaning that words and articles all are in UTF-8. There are two index levels, compression, and tools to convert from text files to .dct and vice versa. A Perl/Tk version, libsdict, a C library framework, and a Symbian version are available.
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Examples of how photonics -- one of the six Key Enabling Technologies identified by the European Commission -- drives innovation in support of sustainability are everywhere.
As an overview, Steve Eglash (Stanford University and Precourt Institute for Energy) explains in this video just what "green photonics" is, and talks about the integration of disciplines such as psychology, law, business, and physics.
In a keynote paper presented last March at SPIE Eco-Photonics in Strasbourg, Berit Wessler (OSRAM) and Ursula Tober (VDI Technologiezentrum) provided a comprehensive look at the direct environmental benefits from -- for example -- laser-based manufacturing.
Citing examples in solid-state lighting, solar cells, and optical communications as well as in manufacturing, the paper notes that "In addition to the direct eco-benefits derived from the products themselves, green photonics will also impact the product design and manufacturing processes employed."
The full paper, "Green photonics: the role of photonics in sustainable product design," is available via open access in the SPIE Digital Library.
More examples were provided at the Strasbourg meeting by companies including TRUMPF, SCHOTT, Nokia, Daimler, OSRAM, Telecom Paritech, Deutsche telecom and telecom Italia:
- smart LEDs in automobile engineering, both outside and inside the vehicle
- ecologically sound glass for lighting
- diffraction to save energy in smart phone display
- energy reduction in optical fiber telecom networking.
Later this month, at SPIE Optics + Photonics in San Diego, a special forum on "Green" Materials led by Michael Postek (U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology) and Nora Savage (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) will explore the use of benign materials, innovative reclamation and recycling options, and much more.
For more ideas about what's ahead in the solar arena, the Optics + Photonics program on Solar Energy + Technology will include more than 300 papers advancing photovoltaics, thin films, solar hydrogen, and related fields. As the abstract for a keynote talk on "Green nanotechnology" by Geoffrey Smith (University of Technology, Sydney) shows, photonics has gone green at all levels.
All this green thinking around the globe is very timely. With the economy's growing reliance on photonics and an increasing need for sustainable choices across all areas of life, green photonics innovation is a vital part of the solution to the major challenges facing the world.


text: Hi, we acquired a TP Junior Reflex that comes (amongst others) with what looks like a Riteway roll holder. That's how we identified it from the pics, using a Butkus manual download. We're curious to find out if it will take 120 roll film, but also - hence the question here - if these holders are as rare as the scanty Google results makes them out to be, and if there are more out there owned and used and possibly praised by owners yet unheard of. It looks like it could be an interesting device. TIA, Norm


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Male:Female Birth Ratios and Phthalate Levels
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Objective 1: To assess environmental exposure to chemicals/toxins, including phthalates, among rural and urban Mexican American men and women (n=300), aged 18 to 40, in urban Baytown, TX and rural Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo County) communities along the Texas-Mexico border region via survey.
Objective 2: To determine generational sex ratio trends in urban Baytown, TX and along the rural Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo County) utilizing vital statistics data from the Texas Department of Health and the Center for Health Statistics.
Objective 3: To measure urinary phthalate levels and self-reported phthalate exposure in Mexican American men and women from urban Baytown, Texas and rural communities along the lower Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo County) on theTexas-Mexico border. To conduct an optional procedure, chromosomal sex determination, among a subgroup of 50 persons (13 men + 12 women in each community) from participants who complete the survey in Objective 1.
|Endocrine Diseases
|Behavioral: Questionnaire
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Male:Female Birth Ratios and Phthalate Levels Along The Rural Lower Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo County) and in Baytown, Texas
- Prevalence of exposure to chemical/toxins (Survey Responses) [ Time Frame: 3 Years ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Actual Study Start Date:
|May 15, 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|February 9, 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 9, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Mexican American Men and Women
Rural and urban Mexican American men and women , aged 18 to 40, in urban Baytown, TX and rural Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo County) communities along the Texas-Mexico border
Behavioral: Questionnaire
Questionnaire about family's characteristics taking about 30-35 minutes to complete.
Other Name: Survey
Detailed Description:
If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a questionnaire about your family's characteristics. For example, the questionnaire will have questions about your educational level, your eating habits, your health conditions, your family's income level, and how many people live in your house. The study doctor will also ask you questions about any drugs you may be taking. The questionnaire should take about 30-35 minutes to complete.
The completed paper questionnaire will be placed in a secured, locked cabinet and will be given a code number. Only the researcher in charge of the study will have access to the code numbers and be able to link the questionnaire to you. After the study ends and after information from the questionnaire has been entered in a password protected database, the paper copy of the questionnaire will be sent to M. D. Anderson to be stored for up to 5 years. After 5 years, it will be destroyed.
Urine Sample:
You will have a urine sample collected. Researchers will study the urine samples to learn what your level of exposure may be to certain chemicals in the environment, specifically chemicals called phthalates. Phthalate is the only chemical that will be measured.
Additional Information:
All information collected during this study will be kept strictly confidential, and will not contain any personal identifiable information such as your name, address, and/or telephone number. All the information will be will be given a code number. To protect confidentiality, DNA data will not be linked to participant identifiers. Only the researcher in charge of the study will have access to the code numbers and be able to link any information to you. All samples and DNA data will be destroyed within three years after the conclusion of the study.
Length of Study:
After the questionnaire is complete and the urine sample has been collected, your participation on this study will be over.
This is an investigational study. Up to 300 participants (150 from Baytown,TX and 150 from the rural lower Rio Grande Valley in Hidalgo County, TX) will take part in this study. All will be enrolled through M. D. Anderson.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and Women of Mexican American origin ages 18 to 40 years
- Residing in Baytown or the lower Rio Grande Valley in Hidalgo County, Texas
- Who have signed the informed consent
- Individuals will have had to reside in the study area for at least 5 years
- Pregnant women are eligible for the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
1) None
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00903318
|United States, Texas
|Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District
|Baytown, Texas, United States, 77521
|Texas Southern University
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77004
|LaJoya Independent School District
|La Joya, Texas, United States, 78560
|Principal Investigator:
|Richard A. Hajek, PHD, MS, BA
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00903318 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
5P60MD000503 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 15, 2009
|Last Updated:
|February 10, 2017
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Environmental Chemicals
Male:Female Birth Ratio
Phthalate Exposure
Generational sex ratio trends
Mexican American
Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo County
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Endocrine System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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By Clint Ballard
From: Greeley, CO
Jul 2, 2008
|I really enjoyed this route. 11 a/b.
By Kirsten KDog
Aug 9, 2010
|Beautiful climb, I thought the overall moves on this were much more difficult and sustained than on Enchanted Porkfist (also rated 11a.)Really techy and sequential crux mid-way up. Gorgeous rock, I'd argue that compared to the rest of Shelf (minus maybe the Bank?) the Dark Side feels relatively sandbagged & stout. FUN!
By Brent Apgar
From: Out of the Loop
Sep 19, 2010
|Super cool climbing for the first half of the route, just couldn't quite give it four stars. Might be the best slab route at the grade.


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Nathan Laube, Concert Organist
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 3:00 PM
American Lutheran Church - 1085 Scott Drive
A star among young classical musicians, concert organist Nathan J. Laube has quickly earned a place among the organ world's elite performers. His brilliant playing and gracious demeanor have thrilled audiences and presenter across the United States and Europe. His creative programming programming of repertoire spanning five centuries, including his own virtuoso transcriptions of orchestral works, have earned high praise from critics and peers alike. Laube has been a featured performer at the 2009, 2011, and 2012 national conventions of the Organ Historical Society. For the American Guild of Organists, he was featured at their 2010 national convention in Washington, DC, and more recently in 2012 at the Guild's national convention in Nashville, where he performed with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. In 2013, he will be a featured performer at three regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists. Nathan currently serves as Artist in Residence at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris, France.