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Agenda for 29th SCOVA meeting submitted by NFRPA Guwahati an affiliate of BPS
PROPOSED AGENDA for 29th AGM
Submitted by NFRPA Guwahati Standing Member SCOVA & an affiliate of BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ
Item No1
Restoration of two third commuted portion of pension after 15 years from the date of commutation in respect of the Government servants who had drawn lump -sum amount on their absorption in a Public-Sector Undertaking / Autonomous Body.
Ref : i) Supreme Court judgment in CIVIL APPEALS NO. 6048 OF 2010 and No. 6371 of 2010 Decided on 1-9-2016
ii) DOP&PW OM No. No.4/3/86-P&PW (D) Dated 30/09/ 1996
1. DOP&PW vide its orders dated 30-9- 1996 cited above, had restored one third commuted portion of pension after 15 years from the date of commutation in respect of the Government servants who had drawn lumpsum amount on their absorption in a Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Body – implementation of the Judgement of the Supreme Court.
2.a) Supreme Court has ordered for Restoration of 2/3rd Commuted Pension of PSU Absorbees who took full Commutation of Pension. The orders were passed in the case of Union of India & Another - Vs - K. Ganesan (Dead) in Civil Appeal No. 6048 of 2010 and Civil Appeal No. 6371 of 2010.
b) Following is the text of the orders passed:
i) CIVIL APPEAL NO. 6048 OF 2010
"Having heard learned counsel for the appellants, and having per used the record of the case, we find no justification whats oever to interfere with the impugned order, directing restoration of 2/3rd pension in respect of the respondent herein, after the expiry of the requisite period of commutation. The instant appeal is accordingly dismissed."
ii) Civil Appeal No. 6371 of 2010
"Heard learned counsel for the rival parties. In view of dismissal of Civil Appeal No. 6048 of 2010 by us today (Union of India nd another vs.K. Ganesan (Dead), this appeal has to be accepted. Accordingly, the instant appeal is allowed. The impugned order of the High Court is set aside. It is directed that the appellants shall be entitled for restoration of their 2/3rd pension, after the expiry of the requisite period of commutation". a) 100% of Commuted portion of Pension of all Central Government Pensioners is restored after 15 years – (whether they got One third of their Pension commuted or 40%, as applicable thereof) and they continue to get the balance two-third or 60% (as applicable) of their Pension after their retirement till the full commuted portion of pension is restored to them after 15 years.
b) On the other hand, the PSU absorbees who got the 100% Commutation done, got no pension after their retirement till one third was restored vide DOP&PW orders dated 30-9-1996 cited above and they continued to be deprived of the restoration of the balance two-third of their Pension after 15 years of the Commutation unlike other Central Government Pensioners who get full restoration of Pension after 15 years of retirement.
c) This is discriminatory and in violation of law of natural justice as well violation of Articles 14, 16 and 39 of the Constitution of India.
d) It is to remove this discrimination that the Hon'ble Supreme Court has restored the balance two third of the Commuted portion of the pension after 15 years from the date of commutation in respect of the Government servants who had drawn lumpsum amount on their absorption in a Public Sector Undertaking/ Autonomous Body.
4. It is, therefore, requested that without pushing each one of the affected pensioner to court of law, keeping in view the S C order quoted in para 2 above, order for the restoration of two-third commuted portion of pension after 15 years from the date of commutation, may be issued in respect of all the similarly placed Government servants who had drawn lump-sum amount on their absorption in a Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Body.
Item No 2
Sub : CASHLESS TREATMENT SCHEME IN EMERGENCY (CTSE) FOR RELHS BENEFICIARIES AT EMPANELLED HOSPITALS
Ref : Railway Board's letter No.2014/H/28/1/Smart Card/Part 'A' dated 14.07.2016
1. We seek your benign intervention in a matter of extreme hardship perpetrated on the large number of Railway Pensioners who have been asked vide the Railway Board's letter cited above, to pay exorbitantly heavy amounts of money ranging between Rs.10000 to Rs.50000 for getting medical treatment in case of Emergency under CTSE.
2. The RELHS beneficiaries had already paid one month's salary or two months Pension for joining the Railway Employees Liberalized Health Scheme (RELHS) – 97.
3. Under this scheme the RELHS beneficiaries are already entitled for getting Medical treatment in any Private Empanelled Hospital in case of Emergency – on Billing or Cashless system in the area in which they are registered and on Reimbursement basis in any Government or Private Hospital anywhere in India in case of Emergency.
4. The only difference the above cited orders of the Railway Board have incorporated the cashless treatment in Empanelled Hospitals all over India. But they were in case entitled for such a treatment in case of Emergency anywhere in India even though on Reimbursement basis.
5. As per settled law, Pensioners are entitled to proper health care by the Government and for reimbursement of Medical expenses even if they have not opted for CGHS or RELHS.
6. Asking RELHS Optees for payment of such heavy amounts (ranging from Rs.10,000 to Rs.50,000) merely for providing a Cashless facility instead of Reimbursement, tantamount to exploitation and fleecing the poor pensioners by showing a carrot of cashless treatment instead of reimbursement.
7. Above all, the CTSE is proposed to be introduced only as an experimental basis for one year and that too in 4 Metro cities only. What will happen to the heavy amounts of money paid by the poor pensioners if the scheme is closed after a year or two, is not clear, thus creating a double jeopardy.
8. It is submitted that the Scheme of Cashless Service for RELHS Card Holder to take treatment in recognized Private Hospitals in emergency promulgated vide Rly Board No.2007/H/28/1/RELHS/Smart Card New Delhi, dated 18.07.2012 and which stands implemented on Eastern Railways (Reference CMD E.Rly No. MD. 173/0/Smart Card dated: 11th June, 2013) is much better and may, with slight amendments, be adopted for PAN INDIA Smart card for RELHS beneficiaries.
Item No 3
Implement option 1 as recommended by 7th CPC vide their Para 10.1.67 & 68:
The said recommendation has been accepted by the govt subject to feasibility after cabinet approval and financial provisions too have been made. It has been accepted by the DOP & PW that records are available in 82%, so implement it without pushing pensioners to the courts. Recast records of remaining 18% according to the procedure laid down in Para 15 of OM No.F.No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)-Part-III dated 10.2.1998 of Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances -DOP &PW.
Pensioners/family pensioners may be allowed to choose any one of the following three options: It may however, be noted that option 3 cannot be accepted as an alternative to option 1 recommended by 7th CPC vide their Para 10.1.67 & 68. Also in option 3 no cap other than that pension will be 50% of the notional pay thus arrived will not be acceptable.
·2.57 times of the pension if that is beneficial.
·Option No.1. recommended by the 7th CPC, if that is beneficial for them.
·To determine the Pension based on the suggestion placed by the Pension Department on 6.10.2016 i.e. notional pay in Seventh CPC is arrived by applying formula for pay revision for serving employees in each Pay Commission and giving 50% of this notional pay as pension to all pre-2016 Pensioners
Item No 4
Grant of full pension for less than 33 years of service – Extension of the provisions of Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 6th April, 2016 to Pre-2006 Coffee Board Pensioners.
We would like to invite your kind attention to the OM cited above, a copy of which is enclosed herewith for ready reference, under which all pre -2006 Central Govt. Pensioners who had retired with less than 33 years of service have been made eligible for full pension i.e. at 50 % of the sum of the minimum of the pay in Pay Band and Grade Pay thereon introduced w.e.f.1-1-2006, corresponding to the pre revised pay scale from which they had retired, in terms of para 4.2 of OM dated 1-9-2008 of the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare.
2.With delinking of 33 years of service for eligibility to full pension, all pre -2006 Pensioners with a qualifying service of 10 years and above have become eligible for full pension w.e.f 1-1-2006 without any pro rata reduction in pension for less than 33 years of service. Admissibility of full pension for 10 years of service has also been confirmed by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), New Delhi, vide their OM No.CPAO/IT&Tech/Revision(Pre-2006)/2016-17/8 Vol-VI/58 dated 13th June 2016 ,a copy of which is also enclosed for reference.
3.We have been informed by the Coffee Board Pensioners' Association, Bengaluru, an Affiliate Association of the Coordination Committee of Central Government Pensioners' Associations, Karnataka (R), that the orders contained in the Department of Pension OM dated 6-4-2016 stated above, have not yet been extended to Coffee Board Pensioners, who are also governed by Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules and whose pension has already been revised under 6th CPC recommendations, implemented Vide DOP&PW OM dated 1-9-2008. We have also been informed by this Association that the Coffee Board has requested Ministry of Commerce for release of additional funds required for payment of arrears to its pensioners as per this OM and who, in turn, has requested your Department for sanction of additional funds required. We understand that many of the other Statutory Bodies/Autonomous Bodies have already implemented the orders contained in this OM and it is only the pre-2006 pensioners of Coffee Board have not got this benefit so far. We are really not able to understand why this kind of step-motherly treatment is being meted out to few sections of pensioners.
It is an earnest request to cause immediate implementation of the provisions of DoP&PW OM dated 6-4-2016 cited above in respect of pre-2006 Coffee Board Pensioners who had retired with less than 33 years of service, so as to ensure grant of full pension to such Pensioners from 1-1-2006 on par with other Central Civil Pensioners, by releasing additional funds requested by the Ministry of Commerce so that the consequential benefits, that have accrued to these pensioners as per DOP&PW OM dated 4.8.2016 issued in implementation of Government's decisions on the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission – revision of pension of pre - 2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc.,- may be granted based on this revision.
Item No5
Sub : Revision of pension of certain specified category retirees on southern Railway
in compliance of the recommendations of 5th Central Pay commission, the pension was fixed in terms of the gazette Notification No.RBE 133/97 of the Railway Board. The Railway Board issued orders again vide RBE 138/97 dated 16.10.1997 prescribing scales of pay for specified categories in Annexure B. Accordingly, Commercial Clerks, Commercial Inspectors, Ticket Collectors, Technical Supervisors, Depot Store Keepers, Station Masters, Yard Masters, Loco running staff etc are covered under specified categories for which specific scales of pay have been laid down
The above categories of staff in scale 1400-2300 during the 4th CPC, were fitted in scale Rs.5000-8000 in the 5th CPC in terms of Railway Board orders cited above. The retirees from these scales were given pension on the basis of these scales up to 2012. Suddenly, the railway administration reduced their pension to the level of common categories which were eligible for scale Rs.4500-7000. The excess payment made up to 2012 was also recovered from the pensioners. The reason given was that the pensioners were not eligible for the revised scales as they were not in service at the time of implementation of the recommendations of the 5th CPC. The petition here is to rectify this anomaly in view of Hon'ble Supreme Court dismissal of SLPs filed by the Railways against the verdict of Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the cases of Agiaram and others Vs Union of India (SLP 29160/2012) and Darshanlal Bali & others Vs Union of India (SLP 22402/2014) and also CAT (Principal Bench) decision in OA No.655/2010 Which has also attained finality through Hon'ble supreme court.The case of KS Krishnasamy vs UOI ( SC judgement 23.11.2006) quoted by Rly Bd in their No F(E) III /2008/PNI/12 dated 04.12.2009 has become irrelevent after the two judgements i.e. Agiaram and others Vs Union of India (SLP 29160/2012) and Darshanlal Bali & others Vs Union of India (SLP 22402/2014) reached finality.
Since decision to confer the benefit of pension based on the post held at the time of retirement and not on the basis of scale of pay at the time of retirement has been made by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, any letter, circular or order issued by DOP & PW or the Railway Board in contravention of this decision is not legally tenable. Para 20 of the Punjab & Haryana High Court Judgment in Darshan Lal Bali V/s Union of India implies that all similarly placed pensioners should be given the benefit of the judgment.
It is therefore requested to issue necessary orders to set right the anomaly brought out.
Item No5
Sub: Stepping-up of Notional Pension of PSU absorbees pensioners who had got 100% lump-sum in lieu of Pension for delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years.
i) DOP&PW OM No. 38/37/08- P&PW (A) dated-06.04.2016 reg delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years;
ii) CPAO OM No. CPAO/IT&Tech/Revision (Pre- 2006)/2016-17/8 Vol-VI/58 dated 13th June, 2016 and DP&PW ID No.38/6/16-P&PW-(A) dated- 13.05.2016 - referred to by CPAO in OM dated 13- 6-2016; and
iii) DOP&PW OM No. 4/38/2008-P&PW (D) dated 15-9-2008, 11-7-2013, 3-4-2013 and 17-2-2016 – regarding Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of Government servants who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings/ Central Autonomous Bodies - Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f 01.01.2006 for the purpose of Dearness relief and Additional pension for old pensioners.
We seek your kind intervention on a matter of serious concern to the old Pensioners, as the order of CPAO (cited above) has caused much frustration and shock among the PSUs absorbees due to unjust denial of the benefit of delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 yrs inspite of restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension. Details are :
Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension was done as per judgment of Supreme Court in respect of Government servants who had drawn lump-sum payment on absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings/Central Autonomous Bodies and stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f 01.01.2006 was done for the purpose of Dearness Relief and additional notional full pension of absorbees pensioners was revised in accordance with the DOP&PW orders issued for revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners vide OMs dated 1-9-2008. 28-1-2013 and 30-7-2015 DR and Additional Pension were also made admissible on such revised notional full pension (with the approval of the President).
2. DOP&PW have issued the orders vide OM Dated 6-4-2016 delinking revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years for Pre-2006 Pensioners. But the Benefit of the same is being denied to these PSU absorbees.
3. CPAO, vide Para 3 of its orders dated 13-6- 2016 cited above, have directed that: "These orders (Dated 6-4-2016) are however, not applicable to those absorbees pensioners who had got 100% lump-sum in lieu of their monthly pension on absorption in PSUs etc. during the period 1973- 1995 and are eligible for restoration of only 1/3rd of their pension in respect of such absorbees pensioners. However, the absorbees pensioners, who are receiving full monthly pension would continue to be covered by the OM dated- 01.09.2008 and 06.04.2016 referred to above."
4. This seems to be totally unjustified and against the policy decision of the Government as per judgment of the Supreme Court for restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of Government servants who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings/Central Autonomous Bodies i.e. stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f 01.01.2006 for the purpose of dearness relief and additional pension for old pensioners.
5. In view of the above, it is requested that orders giving clarification may please be issued so that notional full pension of absorbees, who had got 100% lump-sum in lieu of Pension, be revised and "stepped-up" in accordance with the DOP&PW orders issued for revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners as per OMs dated 6-4-2016. Similarly, Dearness Relief & Additional Pension be also made admissible on such revised notional full pension.
Item No6
Sub:-Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners — Delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years.
Reference: DOP&PW OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) Dated 1-9-2008 & 6-4-2016
In reference to DOPPW / GOI orders cited above on delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years of Pre-2006 pensioners, we request you to please consider the following:
i). many pre-2006 pensioners with less than 33 years QS (Qualifying Service), particularly those retiring from PB 1 to 3, are drawing pension (with Pro-rata Cut) w.e.f 1-1-2006 AS PER Para 4.1 of OM dated 1-9-2008:
ii). The revised pension after the issue of OM dated 6-4-2016, in these cases, has now been restricted to minimum revised pension as per column 10 as per annexure to OM dated 28-1-2013 i.e. 50% of the sum of minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired;
iii) The above said consolidated pension is further subject to the proviso under Para 4.2 which stipulates that the revised pension so worked out under Para 4.1 shall not be lower than 50 % of the minimum of the pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the pre-revised scale from which the pensioner has retired. In other words, this is the minimum pension for a pre-2006 pensioner.
2.i) It is also pertinent to add here, that while "stepping up pension" the stipulation under Para 2 of the OM dated 28-1-2013 did not make any distinction between the pensioners drawing pension under Para 4.1 or 4.2 and stepping up applied in both the cases;
ii) Since the basic pension as on 31-12-2005 was linked with QS of 33 years (as per extant rules at that time) , these pensioners with less than 33 years QS were getting pro rata pension i.e. less than full pension. The basic pension as on 31-12-2005 being itself less, the revised consolidated pension after multiplication with 2.26 will continue to be less than the full entitlement;
iii) There is a need to notionally rework the basic pension as on 31-12-2005 discounting the effect of pro rata reduction to achieve full justice;
iv) It does not stand to reason that pensioners governed by the PRIMARY formula under Para 4.1 should be deprived of delinking their pension with less than 33 years and that the benefit of removal of pro-rata reduction of pension denied;
v) It is the revised pension of pre-2006 pensioners which is purported to be delinked from QS of 33 years as per OM dated 6-4-2016 and, therefore, it applies to both categories of pensioners whether their pension was fixed under Para 4.1 or 4.2.
3. In view of above it is requested that suitable orders may please be issued for revising pension of all Pre-2006 Pensioners sanctioned pension on prorate basis and grant full pension
ITEM No7
Sub:Medical Pass facilities to retired railway employees at par with serving employees (CS- 15 E(W)/95/PS5-1/33 dt.06.08.99)
Though medical Pass facilities to retired railway employees at par with serving employees is permissible vide CS- 15 E(W)/95/PS5-1/33 dt.06.8.99 yet this facility is being denied because of ignorance of pass issuing authorities and the Station managers/Stn superintendents/Station masters.
It is therefore, request you to please reiterate the said correction slip 15 to railway servant pass rules schedule Vii item1.
Item no 8
Extension of CGHS facilities to all serving and retired officials of Statutory and Autonomous Bodies - removal of differential treatment of according facilities to some organisations and denying to others - all classified under Statutory and Autonomous Bodies.
The Govt.of India provides health care to all its serving employees including its Statutory and Autonomous Bodies employees and their families. The healthcare is also extended to the retired employees including those from certain Statutory / Autonomous Bodies pensioners like Indian Council of Agriculture Research New Delhi, Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research New Delhi, Indian Council of Medical Research New Delhi, NCERT New Delhi. In some cases like KVS & Red cross the Govt. extends CGHS to its retired employees in Delhi NCR leaving out retired employees at other locations. In some other case like ISRO, separate arrangements similar to CGHS are made for their retired employees and families.
In certain other cases like Coffee Board, Rubber Board, Spices Board, Tea Board, Tobacco Board, Central Silk Board, IIM, KVIC and NCSM,retirees &families, healthcare scheme is non-existent
All these employees of the above organizations are Central Govt employees and their pay and allowances and retirement benefits are governed by the Central Government, then why this discrimination in heath care. The retired employees of these organisations especially the lower strata are facing enormous difficulties. Some are suffering with various serious ailments who in the absence of affordable healthcare are dying untimely.Sir, this is a small group which constitutes less than 0.1% of total pensioners& can be covered by existing health schemes. It is requestedto consider this aspect humanely andto take corrective action.
Secy Genl BPS


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If you just draw a quick spline and then convert it to a fit spline, you'll probably see the difference. Splines are fairly easy to manipulate, with practice.
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I realize that if you want to fine tune the curve you must have very closer points.
That is a common misconception - and actually just the opposite is true - you should use as few points as possible.
(Haven't we already covered this topic before?)
You will want to become familiar with spline handles and curvature control. A very nice spline can often be created with only 2 points. Begin point and end point. That's it!
Do not try to model in all one step. (turn on the curvature comb for your spline)
You will want to go panel by panel and and some surfaces you will probably use an overbuild technique and then trim back.
All-in-all, this should take you a couple of months to get good results (working from scratch on your own without proper instruction).
Did you look at the link that Anna provided. Your best bet is probably to follow a tutorial on a complex design like this.
In spline if you drag one point adjacent points also get moved. Moving area can be made smaller if you have points very closer. This is the reason I have many points.
This is a work expecting use of loft command only not even surfacing.
I have seen in YouTube videos to make adjustment to spline more points have been inserted.


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Recoveries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan : Have Macroeconomic Policies Been Effective? »
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Volume/Issue: 2010/122
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Francesco Grigoli , and Dalia Hakura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781455200818.001
Keywords: recoveries, investments, hydrocarbon exporting countries, trade openness, recession, export growth, exporters, real export growth,
This paper identifies and documents the properties of output gap recessions and recoveries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) during the 1980 to 2008 period. It goes on to investigate the key de...


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By Glenn Laxton
"My hobby collecting antique blankets has given me something positive to do."
It is a lifestyle Sandra Achille of Smithfield, has cultivated since she had to give up working three years ago.
"I was a cook at Meritage (a restaurant in East Greenwich) and Chardonnay's (Seekonk) for 10 years and worked at Fatima Hospital until I got ill."
Sandra was diagnosed with Arnold Pre-Chiari malformation when she was born. Chiari is a malformation in which the bony space that surrounds the lower part of a person's brain is too small, causing the tonsils to push through the skull and into the spinal canal. The symptoms usually appear in late childhood although Sandra says she was born with it. It causes severe headaches, neck pain, numbness and sleep problems. She dealt with it for most of her life but she eventually had to retire in her late thirties.
Newly re-married to Bill Achille, a barber in town, and the mother of three young boys, Sandra has been able to focus on her love for vintage Beacon and Esmond Mills Camp Blankets. They fill the living room of her Whipple Road home draped over her couch and chairs.
The blankets were designed in the late 1800's and copied from the Navajo Indian tribes. The only two companies that made them were practically next door to each other in town and were the only blanket makers in the country. The Beacon Manufacturing Company and Esmond Mills, both long out of business, especially Esmond Mills, which closed its doors in 1948. Beacon hung on until the 1960's.
"I find that very odd. The only two in the country and they're six miles apart," she explained.
Thanks to a collector named Frank Bennett, who once lived in town and who found out about Sandra through her eBay collecting, she has amassed more than just blankets.
"I bought something from him on eBay and he then actually gave me a pile of ads and postcards and an old manual of Smithfield."
Most of Sandra's collection of blankets and pictures are of Esmond, where she has lived for many years. Among her artifacts are several Skookum Dolls. A woman from Montana who had them mass-produced created these Native American theme dolls. They were originally called carved apple head dolls, which became so popular that the manufacturer, Arrow Novelty Company of New York City, began making them with plastic heads. These dolls didn't have any arms and were always wrapped in Navajo blankets. The expression Skookum originated with Midwestern fur traders in the 19th century, and means good or strong. Production of the Skookum Dolls ended in 1962 and today they are highly collectible.
In her enthusiasm for the collection, Sandra displayed her blankets at the Old County Road School in April during museum night.
The Chiari is under control and her love for the Indian artifacts continues. Soon she will rearrange her living room and continue her search for blankets in her unique hobby of keeping a piece of history alive in Esmond.


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Moda Bazaar dressing to impress with LDP rebrand
Lumsden Design Partnership has been appointed to rebrand Russian fashion chain Moda Bazaar, as it moves to compete with mass-market European retailers, which are rapidly encroaching on the local brand's market.
A prototype store is scheduled to open in Moscow in March 2005, with the concept rolled out throughout the rest of the retailer's estate by 2007.
The London consultancy beat five other consultancies to the work, which is worth a six-figure sum, following a credentials pitch carried out in August.
'The clothes that Moda Bazaar is selling are good quality, but the environment that it's selling them in is dismal,' LDP managing director Callum Lumsden says. 'It's being confronted by retailers like Mango and Zara, and it wants to aim at the same market.'
LDP is currently developing a name, brand platform, identity, interior design and visual merchandising for the chain.
As Lumsden explains, the work will have to appeal to a broad demographic. 'Moda Bazaar's age range is really wide. It sells men's and women's fashion [to shoppers ranging from] about 18-to-40 years old. We're looking at shortening that to 24-to-36, so it's more focused,' Lumsden explains.
He adds that Moda Bazaar was particularly keen to work with British retail designers, because of their reputation for innovation. 'Russian retailing is not nearly as sophisticated as it is in the UK. Moda Bazaar wanted people who could guide them and had experience in changing brands.'
Moda Bazaar was established in 1999 and now has 17 stores across Russia.
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Question: "What is your stance on the idea of contemporary classics? What novels do you think fit the bill now, or, if you think like me, may at some future date?"
My initial response: Contemporary classic? Isn't that an oxymoron?
When I think 'contemporary' I think bestseller list, and when I look at that I see John Grisham and David Baldacci and James Patterson and frankly, it makes me a little bit worried about the quality of novels America loves. Sure, for escape, they may be great. But do I consider them classic material? Not so much.
What are the novels I've loved this year? The Wind In The Willows; already a classic. Madame Bovary, The Brothers Karamazov and Bleak House the same. Have I read anything with the mood, the lessons, the plot that these novels give? In a word, no.
But, there are novels which I think will have a lasting value, which will have an impact on generations to come.
Silence by Shusako Endo, for one. Because it addresses Christianity and apostasy, and I think these are issues which will become more and more relevant in this changing world. One where our faith makes us more and more volatile, no matter what faith it is that we adhere to.


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Consensus About PS-VR After Release
Properly, this can be catchy. PlayStation VR is a virtual-reality merchandise that is very fascinating. The headset is extremely comfortable, the setup and interface are superb and you will find some truly redirecting games currently accessible. Graphic faithfulness is acceptable and to extended-play sessions to the most graphically intense games, any touch of sickness may be restricted for many customers. Sony Computer Entertainment has development group and an excellent study and also this commodity uses Wonderbook as something interesting and filled with possibility and additional initiations like the play station Attention.
But is this the start of size customer interest in VR? Not likely. Dependence on one camera motion monitoring program and the lower display quality may delay those who've seen Oculus Rift and Vive, while beginners may nevertheless locate the troublesome headset itself a leading obstacle to pleasure – also if it's comparatively comfy. The games are largely of scintillating chances without investigating them any more profound trial experiences that reveal, and currently the limitations of the equipment are being uncovered – particularly by more spatially challenging titles.
VR Lifts Digtial Entertainment to Higher Dimensions
Maybe play station 4 Professional, with its improved processing power, may resolve some of the problems that are visual, but it to inform, and we actually must evaluate the encounter as it appears, by means of the games and programs accessible. At this time, PlayStation VR is something of an expert plaything, a fantastic factor to get a knowledge of where virtual-reality might move, also when it comes to Pornos on PSVR / PS4. But it's not a 'must have X Mas for many households. It's too pricey, and the limitations might prove as muchas the chances after the first delight of virtual existence ends.
The excitement of early adopters along with the uncooked thrill of encountering a completely new audiovisual paradigm transported most of curiosity and the hype in VR along around the past four years. Nevertheless, we being requested to contemplate the technologies as a main-stream truth that is business, like these days continue to be an extended approach away and it feels. Play-station VR is a much, much better experience than, state, 3 or Kinect Television. But it's not a mass buyer proposal in how the Wii control was.
Nevertheless, for individuals who may manage it and just can't wait to encounter virtual-reality beyond the mo-Re limited performance made available from smart phone-centered options, play-station VR is not likely to fail. Whatever the constraints, there's wonder in this carton.
Pros: cheaper than Rift or Vive; superb setup process; tons of games, visual operation that is adequate; comfy headset; movement detection that is usually trusted
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Pew: More Than a Third of Smartphone Owners Use Messaging Apps
A Pew Research study released today found that 36 percent of smartphone owners use messaging apps like Kik or iMessage, and another 17 percent use apps that automatically delete sent messages like Snapchat or Wickr.
A Pew Research study released today found that 36 percent of smartphone owners use messaging apps like Kik or iMessage, and another 17 percent use apps that automatically delete sent messages like Snapchat or Wickr.
The survey of more than 1,900 U.S. adults found that these apps are particularly popular among young adults — 49 percent of smartphone owners ages 18-29 use messaging apps, and 41 percent say they use apps that automatically delete sent messages.
The findings are based on telephone interviews conducted March 17 – April 12, 2015, of adults 18 and older living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Maeve Duggan, lead author and a research associate at Pew Research Center, said in a press release:
The emergence of messaging apps is noteworthy as these communication tools serve different social needs than traditional online social networks. The data also show how swiftly an already complex terrain of interaction is becoming more varied.
The study also found that the proportion of online adults who use Pinterest and Instagram has doubled since 2012.
- 31 percent of online adults use Pinterest (up from 15 percent in 2012)
- 28 percent use Instagram (up from 13 percent in 2012)
- None of the social media platforms measured in this survey saw a statistically significant increase in usage between Sept. 2014 and April 2015
While overall usage has not changed, some sites have seen a significant rise in daily engagement.
- 59 percent of Instagram users are on the platform daily—a 10-point increase from Sept. 2014
- The proportion of Pinterest users who visit the platform daily rose from 17 percent in Sept. 2014 to 27 percent in April 2015
- Daily users on LinkedIn increased from 13 percent to 22 percent over the same time period
The survey found that Facebook remains the most popular social media site with 72 percent of online adults saying they use it, although there has not been a significant change in the overall share of users since 2012. Those on Facebook are highly engaged, with 70 percent logging on daily, including 43 percent who do so several times a day.
A much smaller percentage use discussion forums. About 15 percent of internet users read or comment in discussion forums like Reddit, Digg, or Slashdot, with 10 percent using the website Tumblr. Young adults are particularly likely to use both Tumblr and discussion forums more generally, while men are more likely than women to participate in discussion forums online.
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Chronic cardiometabolic (CM) diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in urbanized societies. While poor diet, exercise and genetics have been the primary suspects, the link between chronic exposure to environmental pollutants has only gained recent attention. Recent compelling evidence from our group has suggested that environmental exposures to ambient particulate matter <2.5 (PM2.5) may cause insulin resistance and promote the development of several features of the metabolic syndrome such as elevated blood pressure and endothelial dysfunction. If such links were demonstrated to be true in humans, then it may provide insights into the epidemic of T2DM and cardiovascular disease in developing countries which sit at the confluence of high exposures to such pollutants over a life time and inadequate resources to study/respond to them. We posit that a multi-national collaborative effort with focused investigations in environments with the highest levels of exposure (developing countries such as China and India), are likely to provide new and much needed data on the risk posed by these variables on an individuals life-time risk for T2DM and cardiovascular complications. We will test this hypothesis through the establishment of a network that would lead studies on the links between exposure and adverse CM effects and propose doing this in this as part of 3 specific aims.
In aim 1, we propose to establish feasibility of such an effort in Beijing, China, an effort that will involve implementation of novel exposure assessment methodologies simultaneously with the ability to execute key surrogate outcome measures of importance in cardiovascular risk with CM diseases.
In Aim 2, the association between functional cardiovascular risk variables [insulin sensitivity, BP, endothelial function] and acute and sub-acute variations in personal black carbon and ambient PM2.5 levels among 100 individuals with the CM syndrome will be investigated.
In Aim 3, we will examine potential biologic pathways of importance in the proposed functional outcomes. Specifically we will determine the association between ambient PM2.5 levels and alterations in (a) adipocytokines/inflammatory variables and autonomic nervous system (ANS) balance. If such links between PM and T2DM cardiovascular risk can be demonstrated, they will present a unique opportunity for public health policy changes on limiting environmental exposures to inhaled particulates.
In this project we will set up a research network to conduct investigations on environmental factors and cardiovascular risk in developing countries. Our broader motivation is to create a framework to investigate the role of environmental factors in conferring risk susceptibility for chronic diseases, a traditionally under- investigated and poorly understood area. As part of demonstrating feasibility in this proposal, we will explore the link between personal black carbon exposure, ambient particulate matter <2.5 microns (PM2.5) levels and measures of metabolic insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, alterations in adipocytokines and autonomic nervous system balance. If such links can be demonstrated, they will present a unique opportunity for public health intervention and policy changes.
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|Brook, Robert D; Rajagopalan, Sanjay (2017) ""Stressed"" About Air Pollution: Time for Personal Action. Circulation 136:628-631
|Liu, Cuiqing; Xu, Xiaohua; Bai, Yuntao et al. (2017) Particulate Air pollution mediated effects on insulin resistance in mice are independent of CCR2. Part Fibre Toxicol 14:6
|Qiu, Yining; Zheng, Ze; Kim, Hyunbae et al. (2017) Inhalation Exposure to PM2.5 Counteracts Hepatic Steatosis in Mice Fed High-fat Diet by Stimulating Hepatic Autophagy. Sci Rep 7:16286
|Brook, Robert D; Sun, Zhichao; Brook, Jeffrey R et al. (2016) Extreme Air Pollution Conditions Adversely Affect Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance: The Air Pollution and Cardiometabolic Disease Study. Hypertension 67:77-85
|Rao, Xiaoquan; Montresor-Lopez, Jessica; Puett, Robin et al. (2015) Ambient air pollution: an emerging risk factor for diabetes mellitus. Curr Diab Rep 15:603
|Morishita, Masako; Bard, Robert L; Kaciroti, Niko et al. (2015) Exploration of the composition and sources of urban fine particulate matter associated with same-day cardiovascular health effects in Dearborn, Michigan. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 25:145-52
|Zheng, Ze; Zhang, Xuebao; Wang, Jiemei et al. (2015) Exposure to fine airborne particulate matters induces hepatic fibrosis in murine models. J Hepatol 63:1397-404
|Ying, Zhekang; Xie, Xiaoyun; Bai, Yuntao et al. (2015) Exposure to concentrated ambient particulate matter induces reversible increase of heart weight in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 12:15
|Rao, Xiaoquan; Patel, Priti; Puett, Robin et al. (2015) Air pollution as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Toxicol Sci 143:231-41
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text: soflo_sports 580 Posted August 8, 2018 I hope you are all as excited as I am for this... About a year after starting my first USSL project (which you can check out riiiight here -->> http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/112765-us-super-league-champion-crowned/), I started working on the 2nd edition of (to my knowledge), the boards only US Champions League style project. I truly think that this is a huge improvement off of last year's work. I took your C&C into consideration for this year's edition, and made a few tweaks. The magic number of 64 teams remains the same, with the same format from last season. In the 2018-2019 edition, there are 26 completely new teams added, with at least one from each league. 11 teams received new kit manufacturers, which was my attempt to spice things up and keep a sense of realism. I'll be posting the teams in order of their finish in (simulated) league play from last season, instead of alphabetically. I'll still post a list of the teams with active links to their respective concepts though. And yes, there will be a voting system at the end to simulate the results once again. If you're unfamiliar with my previous edition of the League, I will have a brief description of the changes I made for the teams if they are a returning team. Also to refresh your memory, Olympique Detroit are last year's champions as the defeated Oakland SC in the final 3-2 (You can check out the full history of the league in my first project). Well now that all has been said that needs to be said, the first (of many) team is below. Remember C&C is always encouraged and welcome. Enjoy! TEAM LIST: Annapolis Militia SC Athlétique Club Louisville Atletico Santa Monica Austin Republic SC Beacon Hill Union Beaverton SC Bethlehem Steel SC Blue Ridge United SCBridgeport Town SCBrooklyn Wanderers SCCapitol Hill SC Charleston Arsenal Dallas Rangers SCDallas Sporting Club Daytona Racing Club Deportivo Miami Dorchester City SC East Harlem SCFort Wayne Railworks SC Frontier United SCHampton Roads SCHartford City SCHouston Independence SCHāle Pa'ani Waikiki Hunters Point SCInternational Gardens SC Kings and Queens SCLake Erie SCLauderdale Athletic Club Lincoln SCManhattan Calcio Nashville City SCNewark Athletic Club North Star United Oakland SCOcala Riders SCOklahoma City Athletic Olympique Detroit Pacifica SCPeachtree SCPittsburgh Ironworks SC Providence SCPuget Sound SCRacing Club Charlotte Real Palmas CFRockies SCRose City SCRoughnecks SCRoyal Baltimore SC Sacramento Republic SCSaint Joseph SCSaint Paul SCSalt Lake United San Antonio Mission SC San Diego CF SC Cincinnati South Philadelphia SCSporting Phoenix Sporting Shasta Tampa Bay United Toros SCVenice Beach SCVulcans SC Willis United Annapolis Militia SC "The Midshipmen" Annapolis, MD League: Potomac Premier League Kits: Under Armour Colors: Navy and Gold Sponsor: U.S. Naval Academy Year Founded: 1935 USSL Titles: 0 League Finish: 1 USSL Rival: Royal Baltimore What's New: New USSL team 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Software define network (SDN) is an
opensource network plane which define routing paths for network traffic based
on OpenFlow protocol. The SDN technology depends on three layers application,
controller and infrastructure and these layers link with each other by using
Southbound API and Northbound API.
The scope behind the work defined in this
article is the advancement of an SDN network management application for uniqueness
of networks that uses machine learning. The goal is to observe how traffic
information can be learned by an SDN controller using SDN framework. The
researchers of this paper concentrating on TCP traffic since most of
applications of interest in an enterprise network are transported over TCP.
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A Deep-Reinforcement Learning Approach for
Software-Defined Networking Routing Optimization
In this paper research design and assess a
Deep-Reinforcement Learning agent that enhances and improve routing. In this
scenario agent adapts automatically to current traffic circumstances and
proposes tailored formations that attempt to minimize the network delay. Trials
show very promising performance. This approach offers important operational
advantages with respect to outdated optimization algorithms1.
Predicting Network Attack Patterns in SDN using Machine
Learning Approach
A trial setup of 32 honeypots reported 17M
login attempts initiating from 112 different states and over 6000 distinct
source IP addresses. Due to decoupled control and data plane, Software Defined
Networks (SDN) can handle these increasing number of attacks by blocking those
network connections at the switch level. The bid deal is to stop the malicious
connections existing in the entire network. Past network attack data can be
used to robotically identify and block the malevolent connections. There are
infrequent existing open-source software tools to inspect and bound the number
of login attempts per source IP address one-by-one. Though, these explanations
cannot capably act against a chain of attacks that includes multiple IP
addresses used by each attacker. In this paper, they suggest using machine
learning algorithms, trained on historical network attack data, to identify the
potential malicious connections and potential attack destinations. They use
four widely-known machine learning algorithms: C4.5, Bayesian Network (BayesNet.2.
iii. QoS-Aware Adaptive
Routing in Multi-layer Hierarchical Software Defined Networks: A Reinforcement
Learning Approach
Software Defined Networks (SDN) known as the
next generation networking example that decouples the data forwarding from the unified
control. To understand the merits of devoted QoS provisioning and fast route reconfiguration
facilities over the decoupled SDN, various QoS requirements in pack delay,
loss, and output should be maintained by an effective transportation with
respect to each application. In this paper, a QoS recognize adaptive routing (QAR)
scheme is projected in the designed multi-layer ordered SDNs. The scattered classified
control plane architecture is employed to minimalize signaling delay in large
SDNs via three-levels strategy of controllers, i.e., the super, domain (or
master), and slave controllers3.
Machine Learning in Software Defined Networks: Data
Collection and Traffic Classification
Software define network (SDN) is an
opensource network plane which define routing paths for network traffic depend
on OpenFlow protocol. The SDN depends on three SDN layers 1st application,
2nd controller & the 3rd infrastructure and every
layer communicate with each other by using Southbound API and Northbound API.
In this paper researchers use numerous
machine learning techniques to train the whole network based on traffic
classification. The outcomes need that high accuracy classification can be accomplished
with the data-sets using supervised learning4.
II. Comparison
between sdn and other
TCP flows are perceived by inspecting the
flags in the payload of the packet in OpenFlow messages received in the
controller. The size and timestamps of the first five packets are also directly
obtained by storing the size of the Packet In payload and the arrival time of
the messages. The inter-arrival times of the first five packets is then
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Merck & Co is putting its focus on real-world evidence into high gear, evidenced by its Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence (CORE).
CORE Executive Director Swapnil Rajpathak, lead author of a recent study on type 2 diabetes, says RWE must go hand in hand with clinical trial data.
"RWE should always be used to complement clinical trial data," Rajpathak says. "We need to understand how drugs contribute and function in the real world. These studies help to understand the value of a drug."


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In French. Famous first posthumous collected edition of Voltaire's [1694-1778] works known as the 'Kehl Voltaire', produced by Beaumarchais, who created a print foundry at Kehl to carry out this great work. Set contains 69 of the 70 Volume 8vo edition (smaller 12mo 90 volume edition was also produced). Volume 23 (Histoire de Charles XII) missing. Volumes 10 and 27 printed 1784, summary volume 70 printed 1789, all other volumes printed 1785. Uniform 18th century calf full brown leather. Spines decorated in gold floral designs, titles, volume numbers, within 6 boxed compartments. Boards have a natural brown mottled leather finish, slanted gold lines on the narrow board edges. All page ends stained a very light yellow finely bespeckled with green. Green silk reading ribbons. Moderate wear of leather at spine tops, light stress wear along exterior leather hinges, some boards show minor leather loss at edges. All interior hinges firm, untorn. Volume 20 upper rear board tip charred. Otherwise no volume damaged or repaired, uniform light general wear. Only endpapers show browned bands along margins from pasted endpaper glue chemistry. Volumes 1 to 69 containing all the works and massive correspondences of Voltaire. Volume 70 contains Condorcet's Life of Voltaire and Condorcet's 'Memoires' of Voltaire, index, and 'Additions et Corrections' to the 70 volumes. Volume 1 frontispiece engraving of Voltaire by Moreau.; Volume 10 frontispiece engraving of Henry IV; Volume 16 frontispiece portrait of Voltaire; Volume 24 frontispiece engraving military map camp plan; Volume 31 14 engraved plates of scientific diagrams. Provenance: Each volume has the small ink stamp 'William H. Floyd Collection No.' on the rear of the title page. Floyd was a late 19th century American antiquarian collector. The numbering sequence (5098-5166) shows that volume 23 was missing even when cataloged by Floyd. A major cultural event of the last decade of the ancien regime, a beautiful monument to Voltaire, the greatest man that literature had produced. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais led a controversial life. Playwright (The Marriage of Figaro), politician, publisher, entrepreneur, spy, supplier of munitions for the American Revolution, and an early champion of the rights of artists and intellectual property. Shortly after the death of Voltaire in 1778, Beaumarchais set out to publish Voltaire's complete works, many of which were banned in France, and vehemently condemned by the Church. Royal letters would be censored by Frederick II of Germany, Catharine II of Russia, and others. He bought the rights to most of Voltaire's many manuscripts from publisher Charles-Joseph Panckoucke in 1779. To evade censorship, printing presses were set up in the small, neutral, independant state of Baden, at Kehl. Beaumarchais bought, with exclusivity, the complete foundry of the famous English type designer John Baskerville, for the Societe Litteraire Typographique, an organization he established to produce editions in which he was interested. Three paper mills were purchased. Seventy volumes were published between 1783 to 1790. While the venture proved a financial failure, Beaumarchais was instrumental in preserving many of Voltaire's later works which otherwise might have been lost. The Kehl edition was banned on French territory until 1789. Baskerville font was revived by Americans in the 20th century.
Title: Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire 69 of 70 Volumes
Categories: Philosophy/Ethics, Fiction Antique, Theatre Plays Antique, General/World,
Publisher: Kehl, Baden, Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique: 1784
ISBN Number: B0081EWFU0
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Book Condition: Very Good
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The St. James boys and girls basketball teams will be playing for district championship on Friday night. After the Lady Tigers won their semifinal game on Tuesday, the Tigers won Wednesday night to reach the finals.
The STJ boys easily defeated Willow Springs 64-35 in the semifinals to advance to Friday's championship game against Ava, which got past Liberty 71-49 in the other semifinal game Wednesday evening.
On Tuesday night, the Lady Tigers came from behind late to defeat Liberty 58-54. The win put them in the championship game against Licking, which defeated Ava 58-29 in the other semifinal game.
Friday's finals, which are being played at Mountain Grove, will begin with the girls title game at 6 p.m., followed by the boys game at 7:30 p.m.
If the St. James teams win the district titles, they will take on the Class 3 District 3 tournament winners in Rolla on Wednesday, March 4, at Missouri S&T. The girls game will begin at 6 p.m. and the boys will follow at 7:45 p.m.
In the Class 3 District 3 title games, which are being played in Herculaneum on Friday, Steelville will take on Grandview for the girls title and Steelville will play St. Pius X in the boys championship game.


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Paterson to Drop Out of Governor Race
Remember when Obama declared he didn't want Paterson running again and was disobeyed?
A "whirlwind of accusations" from his media later, and the uppity governor was put in his place.
That's how NY Times had the hutzpa to break the story:
Gov. David A. Paterson, his administration caught up in a whirlwind of allegations about its intervention in a domestic violence episode involving a top aide, is set to announce that he is suspending his election campaign and will not run in November, according to a person told about the plans.
The whirlwind, ranging from women, corruption, being remote and finally making a phone call will now stop as they got what they wanted.
Fixing the primaries.
The blackmail was successful, the moral outrage can stop now.
I hope anyone considering voting for Cuomo will remember this.
Here's the first paragraph of the NY Post article
The White House has chosen New York's next governor and it's Andrew Cuomo
There will be a karmic price to pay for this, Jr.jr. I mean, on top of what you pay for stealing the primaries 2008.


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You may think stretching is just for athletes and hard core gym work-outs. I was a gymnast; stretching was very important for injury prevention, increased flexibility and range of motion. Body builders don't just walk into the gym, throw some heavy weights on a bar, and start cranking out reps until they have warmed up and stretched their muscles. But, did you realize incorporating stretching daily is just as important for health and body functioning as regular exercising?
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Jan. 24, 2003 -- Timing may be more important than we thought when it comes to treating high blood pressure. A new study also lends support to the idea that high blood pressure is best controlled with a combination of drugs.
Researchers from the University of Melbourne found that some blood pressure medicines work best at certain times of the day. Some drugs did not lower blood pressure at all at night, while others medications worked best during this time.
Doctors often increase a single drug's dose to get blood pressure under control. But the researchers say that combining different types of blood pressure drugs -- rather than taking high doses of a single drug -- might be the better way to go. This sentiment was also expressed last month in a widely publicized study from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Government researchers not only found that diuretics -- the oldest and cheapest blood pressure drugs -- work better than newer treatments, but that most patients need more than one type of medication to control their blood pressure effectively.
"It is becoming increasingly clear that a regimen of medications, which includes a diuretic, is a superior approach for most patients," Daniel Jones, MD, American Heart Association blood pressure spokesman, tells WebMD. "I think a lot will be written about combination therapy in the next few months, and you will see us increasingly trying to change the mindset of both the physician and patient who may be looking for one magic drug."
In the Australian study, reported in January's issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, researchers compared four of the most widely prescribed classes of blood pressure drugs -- diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium-channel blockers, and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
Twenty-four people with high blood pressure over the age of 65 took each of the drugs and a placebo for two months each. Blood pressure measurements were repeatedly taken over 24 hours during each treatment period.
Researchers found that the diuretic and calcium-channel blocker were effective around the clock. The beta-blocker was the least effective of the four drugs overall and it had no effect on blood pressure during the night or in the early morning hours. ACE inhibitors actually worked best while the study participants were sleeping, but had little effect on blood pressure during the day.
Blood pressure during sleep may be an important contributor to damage to the heart and other organs, according to lead researcher Trefor O. Morgan, MBBS.
Jones tells WebMD that it is too soon to know whether the timing of treatment for high blood pressure is critical. But he agrees with the Australian study's conclusion that combining drugs may offer the best chance for blood pressure control. Jones is currently serving on an NHLBI steering committee updating blood pressure treatment guidelines. He says the revised guidelines will likely reflect this thinking.
"If one drug effectively gets blood pressure down to your goal then that one drug is all you need," he says. "Unfortunately, that is not what is happening with most patients."
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The first product I've been asked to review is the...*drumroll please*
Baby Jamz Jammin' Microphone and the Baby Jamz Nursery Rhyme CD. This is a new hip-hop toy line created by the Family Knowles. The songs on the c.d. are old stand-bys like "This Old Man" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" but hip-hop-funkified.
I have only three words to describe it: Fresh to Death!
Now, being more of an 80's fan myself, I admit I would have preferred a toy synthesizer which played kid versions of "Just Can't Get Enough" and "Oh l'Amour" but we can't always get what we want. (But we get what we need.)
So what did the boys think? Before we even got the microphone out of the package, both Max and Sam were fighting over it and getting their hip-hop groove on. The mic amplifies your voice but also plays songs and lets you record your voice and play it back. It's the shizzle!
Once the C.D. was pumping the dance party began. Max was poppin' some SERIOUS moves. Arms were flying, heads rocking, and hips, um...gyrating? It was quite a sight.
If you love hip-hop and want to get your kids to get their groove on, you gotta get you some of this action in the hizzle. For rizzle. Oh no I di'nt. Oh yes I did.
(I missed Max's most SWEET dance moves and he couldn't be bothered to recreate them...but you get the idea.)
Oh yeah! You can get the goods at Wal-Mart!
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Veronica Roth's Allegiant was met with a lot of criticism from the fans. If the film adaptation hitting the big screen this week just changes these four things, everyone might leave a little happier!
Warning: This post contains major spoilers from the Allegiant book by Veronica Roth.
So far the Divergent film franchise has definitely taken some liberties with the source material. Divergent was quite faithful, but Insurgent changed some pretty major plot points. Many fans are likely hoping that the Allegiant and Ascendant film teams will exercise the same freedom and give us the third (and apparently fourth) story we wanted. I took a look at four things that I think, if changed, would go a long way in making the film more satisfying.
While there are many parts of Allegiant that were problematic to say the least, there were also some great moments that I hope we get to see in Allegiant and Ascendant!
What the 'Allegiant' film should change from the book
1. The lack of Chicago
We spent all of Divergent and Insurgent getting to know Chicago and the people that live there, only to almost immediately leave them behind with barely a second glance in Allegiant. This leaves the finale of the series to be filled with a bunch of characters that we've never met and who can't possibly be anything other than plot devices.
Tris and Four could stay in the city longer, they could come back at some point, or the movie could show us more of what's going on in the city through the surveillance feeds at the bureau. All of these would be good ways to keep in touch with Chicago and how the city is evolving after the fallout of Insurgent.
Will it change? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: 4.8
Most of the promotional material has been focused on the journey of the characters after they leave the city and with basically all of the characters we care about in the films outside the wall with Four and Tris, it's not likely the city will get much screen time. However, this could change in Ascendant!
2. The explanation of the genetic crisis
I'm no geneticist and I'd be willing to bet that Veronica Roth isn't either, because it seems like there are some pretty significant holes in the argument for why the Chicago experiment was started.
Even if we suspend our disbelief for the purposes of the story, which is fine because I don't think anyone came to Allegiant for a biology lesson, there are some problems. The explanation is confusing to begin with, but it seems to change a little bit depending who is telling it. Nita and Matthew both have their theories which complicate things and these only get more skewed through Tris and Four's attempts at understanding. The film would definitely benefit from a more simplistic telling of how the world came to be in its current state.
Will it change? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: 5.5
I'd say this one is pretty likely since the film doesn't allow us into Tris and Four's inner thoughts and has the added benefit of potentially being able to show us what happened rather than telling us.
3. The plan to save their city
In my opinion this is Allegiant's biggest problem. The problem begins with Tris' plan to save Chicago from the memory serum virus that the bureau plans to unleash on them. After being so appalled that the bureau would stoop to such a level, her plan is to hop right down on that level with them, and erase their memories first!
The problem may begin with Tris but it doesn't end there. An equal flaw is that Four goes along with the plan even though he has extreme resignations. It makes him seem weak and that is one thing he is not. The whole plan was hastily put together and took everyone out of character. A better option would be to focus more on the crisis within the city or to find a different way of stopping the bureau.
Will it change? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: 5
This one could really go either way. The Allegiant film team may choose to stay faithful to the source material, but it could also choose a more severe scenario than the Chicago citizens having their memory wiped which could warrant a different reaction from Tris and Four.
4. The reason Tris…I guess I'll say it…one more spoiler alert…dies
I may be in the minority here but I'm actually okay with the fact that our leading lady is no longer with us at the end of Allegiant. What I'm not okay with, however, is the plan (see above) and the circumstances that got her there. Veronica Roth made a strong choice in killing her, but to make a choice like that you have to have the story to back it up
I understand that in the case of war, people die without warning, ceremony or any real reason. Finnick Odair and Fred Weasley are both heartbreaking examples of that. First of all though, this isn't a war, it's a stupid plan concocted without much thought for the logistics or the consequences. Second of all, this shouldn't happen to the main character of the story!
The book throws the following quote in our faces quite a few times: "You should only let someone sacrifice himself for you if it's the ultimate way for them to show they love you." This is Tris' justification for not letting Caleb sacrifice himself, since that is not his reason, but how does it make sense as her reason either? Who is anybody sacrificing themselves for? Caleb volunteered to die because of the immense guilt he felt over his despicable actions and now he gets to feel even more guilt for the rest of his life! Thanks a lot, Tris. It just doesn't work.
Her dying this way does nothing to further her character arc as we already know she is both selfless and brave enough to sacrifice herself for others that she loves. She does it in Insurgent. However, if the film were to make her death mean something for her character, I could get behind it.
Will it change? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: 5.5
If the film uses the same final conflict as the book, it is likely her death will happen in the same manner. If they go with a different conflict, they could hopefully give her death more meaning or not kill her at all!
What the 'Allegiant' movie should keep from the book
1. The Fourtris date on the ferris wheel
When Tris and Four take some time out of all the craziness and confusion happening in the city after the Edith Prior reveal it is really the only date they ever have (and I mean ever *cries*). Their lives have pretty much been surrounded by chaos since they met each other and it's nice to see them take some time to just appreciate each other. With the film being split, this would be a perfect thing to put into some of that extra time. Really I'll just take any excuse for more Four!
Will we see it? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: 5.8
This one is basically guaranteed. Even if it wasn't featured in the promotional material (like the photo above), the Divergent films have always played up the romance and hopefully Allegiant and Ascendant won't be an exception to that. The reason this doesn't rate a
Tris 6 on the scale is because it doesn't look like the date will take place on the ferris wheel.
2. Zeke and Amar
Sometimes it's easy to forget that Four had friends before Tris came along! Four is a lovable character in his own right, not just as an extension of Tris. Having these characters gives him license to exist as a separate entity in a way that doesn't tear him down like so much of Allegiant does. Four's parents serve this purpose also, but his friends can show a different side of him.
Will we see them? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: Plain old Tobias Eaton
Unfortunately it doesn't look like either of these people have been cast so we'll just have to keep falling in love with Four through Tris' eyes. I guess we'll manage.
3. The Natalie Prior backstory
What we find out about Natalie Prior's involvement with the bureau and the Chicago experiment is one of the strongest parts of Allegiant. This plot helps to develop Tris as an individual character and also showcases where her relationship with Caleb stands at this point. Her mother's journals also give us one of the best accounts of what is happening in the world and help to grow our distrust of the bureau.
Will we see it? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: 5.6
Another likely one! The Divergent films have really played up Tris' mother so I'm betting they won't miss this opportunity to do that some more. Maybe the film will use Natalie Prior's journals as an even better tool in furthering the story and Tris' character development.
The real world aspect
One of the coolest parts of Divergent is that it takes place in the real city of Chicago! The films have done a great job of utilizing that to their advantage by featuring well known structures that make the city unique.
The Allegiant book continues to play into this by setting the bureau inside of O'Hare airport. There are also scenes where the characters see billboards that were left behind, take a trip to "the fringe" (a city full of "genetically damaged" people) and take a plane ride to see more of what is left of the real world. Structures that actually exist and well known places would all be interesting and fun to see in the film.
Will we see it? Likelihood on a scale of 4 to 6: 4.5
From the promotional material, it looks like the Allegiant film team has said a firm no to the word "real" (sorry Peeta). The landscape outside the wall is unrecognizable and the bureau doesn't look at all like O'Hare airport. I'm still crossing my fingers that they surprise us with something while they're spending time in their cool futuristic planes though.


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Sweet Home USA
My journey home from Europe took about 50 hours. What was meant to be only a semi-stressful trip consisting of three flights turned into an extremely stressful trip consisting of four. After flying to Oslo airport from Hamburg and spending the night on a Starbucks couch (and being kicked out at 5am, as they were opening), I flew to London-Gatwick to catch my final flight home to Chicago.
Long story short, that flight was cancelled after a seven-hour delay. Since all nearby hotels were filled and I wasn't about to spend a second night in another airport, I took a taxi to Steyning, England, where Tieran lives. Given, he wasn't there; he was already cozy in Switzerland, visiting his aunt (he has it rough). Still, his house in England awaited me.
After spending the night there and only catching a brief hello with Tieran's lovely grandparents, I caught a flight the next afternoon to Chicago, where I was greeted by an extremely rude security guard who was getting irritated by the passengers in customs whose English wasn't great. Perhaps, I rationalized, he forgot that he works at one of the busiest international airports in America.
Naturally, Norwegian Air lost my bike- which I'd lugged around Oslo airport during my thirteen hour layover, making simple tasks like using the bathroom annoyingly difficult. But by that point, I'd had it. I gave the airline my address and said good riddance to airports for some time.
Being home was bittersweet. On the ride back from the airport, it struck me how big all the cars seemed passing by. Bright billboards shone through the windows on the expressway, and everything did truly seem bigger. Outside, the humid, thick August air gave me the all-too-familiar feeling of my skin expanding. These things I can confidently say I didn't miss over the months I'd been away.
My actual house, however, was different. Before I even opened the front door I heard the loving thumps of my golden retriever's tail slapping excitedly against the wall in anticipation. When I entered, I felt the refreshing rush of air conditioning hit my face; something I had craved countless times on sweaty nights during the heatwave Europe was experiencing.
It was great to see my family, and I presented them with the 'Joika' I had brought home from Norway; reindeer meatballs in a can. A family we stayed with in Tretten (near Lillehammer) had gifted it to us, and we'd carried it around on our bikes expecting to eat it, but never got the opportunity. In the end, it travelled another 4,000 miles across the Atlantic, and still sits in my pantry, dented in parts due to numerous tumbles off my bike. I suppose we'll eat it the next time Tieran visits, and we can find out what we'd been missing.
I started classes again two days after returning, which surprisingly felt good. Unlike Tieran, I appreciate a solid schedule and routine. I had my shower, a bed to sleep in and food in the kitchen. I had my car back, and realized how much I missed driving (despite the couple of driving experiences I had abroad). On the first day of my Spanish lecture, my professor asked everyone to introduce themselves and something they did over the summer. My peers' responses varied from "I just worked" to "I took a road trip." When it came my turn to share, I self-consciously downplayed my experience, even though part of me wanted so badly to boast.
Some days, I missed the rush and thrill of being on the road. Not knowing where we would sleep at night; not knowing who we were going to meet. The pacing of my lifestyle changed so drastically in just days, that even now it almost feels like my cycle tour didn't exist. When Tieran released the first video diary, which focused on our struggles in northern Norway, it reminded me so much of what we had done. Honestly, I needed that reminder.
Coming home, I learned firsthand how effortless it is to adapt to a given situation. On my trip, at times, I set the bar so low. Knowing that it wasn't supposed to rain made my day. When we found an especially 'nice' waiting room to sleep in, Tieran and I got jittery with happiness (the chairs had actual cushions!) When the Hurtigruten (Norwegian cruise ship) was giving out free cakes, we ended up eating so many of them that I couldn't sleep that night because I got seasick. Being given free coffee or free food had the power to turn our day around.
At home, I truly only appreciated all of the newfound amenities for a day or two. After that, I fell back into my routine. Sure, certain things still felt special for a couple weeks afterward; going to my favorite Thai restaurant, having constant phone service (even without wifi!), and everything feeling ridiculously cheap to me (even in places like Germany, commodities like food are still far more expensive than in America).
Overall, I was ready to come home. My cycle tour was something that was so uniquely challenging and rewarding, I would have a hard time forgetting it if I tried. While specifics might slip my mind eventually, memories detailing the kindness we experienced from strangers and the overwhelming hardships we endured will stick with me.
As of today, it's another two months before Tieran and I see each other again (I'm visiting England for a month over the holidays, per usual). I keep telling myself it's cool, because he's still continuing his cycle tour solo towards central Asia. He's making his way through Poland now, and at times it can be tough knowing he's cycling alone. We started the tour as partners, and somehow made it through the summer without killing each other. Knowing he's meeting people and doing interviews that I'm not involved with makes me have a bit of FOMO (fear of missing out)- but then I just re-watch our Northern Norway video, sit back in a comfy chair, sip a mug of tea, and appreciate what I used to take for granted.
*Disclaimer: Norwegian airlines dropped my bike off at my house a week after I got home. They also paid me $700 in compensation for the flight cancellation, so all is well.
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