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When the central hills have considerably restricted the westward urban sprawl, George City's expansion is a lot more apparent southward along the jap seaboard of Penang Island, building the suburbs of Jelutong and Gelugor, the latter merging Together with the northward advancement of Bayan Lepas.[102][104]
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You can find many hundreds of wonderful islands inside of Malaysia, A lot of them may be frequented through your travels but not all give a location to continue to be overnight. The islands of Malaysia are divided during the islands on the western peninsula, the jap peninsula as well as the islands all around Borneo.
Batu Ferringhi, which implies 'foreigner's rock', is on the north of the island and is considered the most touristic resort present in Penang. The village is no more than a Avenue full of accommodations. A walk alongside the beach is not really an option listed here; the inns all have their non-public beaches.
A few of the most popular beaches in Penang are Batu Ferringhi and Tanjung Bungah, both equally of which boast 5-star inns and beachfront resorts with spectacular sights and enough eating venues. The distinct waters are well known spots for any wide array of recreational functions such as parasailing, jet skiing, and windsurfing.
Penang played an essential job for retailers and pirates inside the distant earlier. Partly as a result of before talked about diversity of inhabitants Penang is well known for its lovely cultural range. With nearly all of the inhabitants remaining Chinese the island has an incredibly Chinese 'come to feel' to it. This provides the island a thing 'typical Asian', which can't be found as Evidently everywhere else in Malaysia.
Town's cheap of residing and relatively effectively-created infrastructure have also been cited as pull variables.[86]
Simula sa Hunyo one, 2014, ang lahat ng reserving ay sasailalim sa MYR three Heritage Tax bawat kuwarto bawat gabi, babayaran ito sa resort nang direkta. === Ipakita ang parehong credit card na ginamit para magarantiya ang booking sa oras page ng check in/pagbabayad sa lodge. Kung magbabayad ka gamit ang bank card ng ibang cardholder, pakibigay ang mga sumusunod sa resort bago ang iyong pagdating: one) Authorization letter na could pirma ng cardholder two) Kopya ng card ng cardholder (harap at likod ng card na may well pirma ng cardholder) 3) Buong page pangalan at Make contact with facts ng cardholder, kasama ng photocopy ng passport ng cardholder.
Batu Feringghi is Penang's most produced beach, consisting of an extended stretch of sentimental, white sandy beach that properties gorgeous oceanfront resorts and affordably-priced resorts, local and Worldwide eating places, as well as a vivid evening marketplace with hundreds of stalls arrange presenting a myriad of bargain merchandise. Batu Feringghi is situated about fifty percent an hour Go through More...
Although it is fairly isolated, guests to your beach usually are not uncommon and figures enhance Primarily in the course of the summer vacationer time. An extra half an hour uphill hike through the beach will acquire guests on the scenic lighthouse.[three]
Sa ilang sandali ay makakatanggap ka ng mga update tungkol sa pinakamagagandang hotel, mga sulit na deal, at mga kapana-panabik na mga destinasyon. Ilagay ang ginagamit na email address sa trabaho
Nagtatampok ang suite ng tatlong kuwarto at residing spot. May possibly pribadong balcony at en suite lavatory ang bawat kuwarto.
Penang could be frequented beach in penang All year long. There exists a comparatively delicate monsoon interval in between June and September. We now have frequented Penang for the duration of this wet year; and did not likely detect any distinction between the dry and damp season.


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Sacred Light and Flame is a Skill in Dark Souls 3.
Weapons that have Sacred Light and Flame
Notes & Information
- Both weapon arts scale with the total AR of the weapon. They are also faster and cost less FP than the equivalent weapon arts of the component swords (Sacred Lothric Light in particular deploys much faster and hits much harder using this sword than with Lothric's Holy Sword).
- The Weapon Arts require at least 11 (half of the real cost) FP to use at full effect making the off-hand simple infusion strategy somewhat obsolete.
- The beam deals magic damage.
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The Al-Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans (Al-Aman Fund) is a non-governmental organization established in 2006 that is affiliated with the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development (QRF).
"Al-Aman" means security in Arabic. Al-Aman Fund supports older orphans who have aged out of care to enter into full time higher education by supporting them financially, educationally and emotionally through five different programs. In turn, orphaned youth are integrated into society, becoming self-reliant and productive members of their communities.
Al-Aman Fund is the only organization working with aged-out orphans in Jordan; many of whom end up suffering from long-lasting poverty and its consequences such as inadequate healthcare and education. While orphans identified as most in need are cared for through government-funded orphanages, these services end when children turn 18—leaving them on their own during the difficult transition to higher education and employment.
In Jordan there are an estimated 72,000 children that grow up as orphans, with 23,000 of them recognized by the Ministry of Social Development as in need of receiving support. Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah believes that we have a social and religious obligation to defend Jordan's vulnerable citizens. As the only organization working with aged-out orphans in Jordan, Al-Aman Fund is filling a gap in support for some of Jordan's most vulnerable youth, giving them hope and the means to lead independent, successful lives.
Al-Aman Fund works with 18 to 21-year-olds who have resided in orphan care centers for part or all of their childhoods (boarding orphans) or who have lived in poverty with a guardian or an immediate relative with assistance from orphan support organizations (non-boarding orphans).
Al-Aman Fund works with partners from the public, private and civil society sectors. They cooperate with 24 orphan care centers for boarding students as well as 56 orphan support organizations for non-boarding students all over Jordan.
Al-Aman Fund has five programs targeted at orphans who have aged out of care. Eligible candidates undergo an evaluation of their case and are either placed in one or multiple programs according to their needs:
Educational scholarships: Al-Aman Fund covers tuition fees for higher education at universities, colleges and vocational training centers as well as for training courses in computing, English Language and various professional development needs.
Living expenses: Al-Aman Fund provides a monthly allowance to boarding orphans to cover accommodation, stationary and transportation.
Guidance and Counseling services: Counselors maintain close contact with orphans, providing one-to-one or group academic and psychological counseling. Through this program, orphans are supported in choosing a field of study to pursue and are effectively integrated into society.
Internship and employment support: Al-Aman Fund prepares orphans to enter the labor market by conducting workshops and training courses where they gain skills like writing a curriculum vitae and interview preparation. They are also encouraged to apply for internships, on job training and jobs.
Medical insurance: Boarding beneficiaries of Al-Aman Fund are covered by medical insurance during their enrolment.
Al-Aman Fund has reached over 2,875 orphaned youth since 2006, including 785 individuals from poverty pockets. Al-Aman Fund's programs have been shown to have a positive effect on the youth they support: more than 3 out of every 4 served reported the Fund helped them motivate others; two-thirds said it helped them to become a better citizen and improve their academic level, and nearly two-thirds said it enhanced their self-confidence. Seventy-eight percent of orphans served said the Fund had a great to medium impact on their rejection of criminal activity. Through Al-Aman Fund's labor market training, 68% improved their employment chances, and 91% were satisfied with the counselling support they received. The majority of Al-Aman Fund's youth successfully enter full-time higher education and graduate. Currently there are 588 Al-Aman Fund beneficiaries enrolled in universities, 31 studying for higher diplomas and 95 enrolled in vocational training courses, and 6 are completing their Master's degree.


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Natural Collection foundation - Sand
Cargo OneBase - 02 (Under eyes and around nose)
ELF Bronzer - Warm (Cheeks)
17 eyeshadow - Statuesque (All over eyelid)
Collection 2000 'Dazzle me!' - Magical (Inner corner)
Cargo pencil/crayon - 82 Black (Upper and lower waterline)
17 liner - Azure (Lower lashline)
Max Factor False Lash Effect - Black
Natural Collection - Apple Blossom
Cargo Classic lig gloss - Alexandria
Brown vest - Primark £1.50
Orange tee - Primark £3
Jean shirt - New Look £18
Blue skinny jeans - New Look £16
Brown boots - Primark £20
Cream ring - Primark £2
Coral bracelets - Primark £3
Gold necklace - Miss Selfridge £2 (Sale :)
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|Daryl Gates
|Los Angeles Police Department
|Born August 30, 1926
|Place of birth
|Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
|Service branch
|United States
|Year of service
|1949 - 1992
|Sworn in as an Officer - 1949
- Commander - 1965
- Chief of Police - 1978
| - Police Meritorious Unit Citation
- Police Meritorious Service Medal
- 1984 Summer Olympics Ribbon
- 1987 Papal Visit Ribbon
- 1992 Civil Disturbance Ribbon
|Other work
|Businessman, Executive, Talk-show host, Radio commentator
Daryl Gates (born Darrel[1] Francis Gates, August 30, 1926) was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 until 1992.
Gates was born to a Mormon mother and a Catholic father in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California; he was raised in his mother's faith. His family relocated to Glendale, where Gates spent most of his youth. The Great Depression had an impact on his early life: his father was an alcoholic, and frequently ended up in the custody of the Glendale police. (Later in life, Gates often remarked on the taunts and harassment he received from schoolmates because of his father's behavior.) His mother had to support the family alone, often on little more than church and government welfare payments.
Gates graduated from high school and joined the Navy in time to see action in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Shortly after leaving the Navy, he attended college on the GI Bill and married. At the time, a friend suggested that he join the LAPD, which was conducting a recruitment drive among former servicemen, which Gates initially declined.
However, he did join the LAPD in 1949. Among his roles as an officer, Gates was picked to be the chauffeur for Chief William H. Parker. Gates often remarked that he gained many administrative and professional insights from Parker during the hours they spent together each day.
Gates worked hard to prepare for his promotional exams, scoring first in the sergeant's exam and in every promotional exam thereafter. On his promotion to lieutenant, he rejoined Chief Parker as Parker's executive officer. He was promoted to captain and became responsible for intelligence, and by the time of the Watts riots in 1965 he was an inspector (overseeing the investigation of, among other crimes, the Manson Family murders and the Hillside Strangler case). On March 28, 1978, Gates became the 49th Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Gates is considered the father of SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics), who established the specialized unit in order to deal with hostage rescue and extreme situations involving armed and dangerous suspects. Ordinary street officers, with light armament, limited weapons training and little instruction on group fighting techniques, had shown to be ineffective in dealing with snipers, bank robberies carried out by heavily armed persons and other high-intensity situations. In 1965, Officer John Nelson came up with the idea to form a specially trained and equipped unit to respond to and manage critical situations while minimizing police casualties.
As an inspector, Gates approved this idea. He formed a small select group of volunteer officers. The first SWAT team, which Gates had originally wanted to name "Special Weapons Attack Team," was born LAPD SWAT, D-Platoon of the Metro Division. This first SWAT unit was initially constituted as 15 teams of four men each, for a total staff of 60. These officers were given special status and benefits, but in return they had to attend monthly trainings and serve as securities for police facilities during episodes of civil unrest. SWAT was copied almost immediately by most US police departments, and is now used by law enforcement agencies throughout the world.
In Gates' autobiography, Chief:My Life in the LAPD (Bantam Books, 1992), he explained that he neither developed SWAT tactics nor its distinctive equipment. He wrote that he supported the concept, tried to empower his people to develop the concept, and lent them moral support.[citation needed]
In joint collaboration with the Rotary Club of Los Angeles, Gates founded DARE, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program designed to educate children about the dangers of drug abuse. DARE is currently used in schools worldwide, although scientific research has found it to be ineffective in reducing alcohol or drug use and there is evidence that it may increase drug use among some groups.[2]
Gates's appointment as chief roughly coincided with the intensification of the War on Drugs. A drug-related issue that had also come to the forefront at the time was gang violence, which paralyzed many of the neighborhoods (primarily impoverished and black or Hispanic) in which gangs held sway. In response, LAPD set up specialist gang units which gathered intelligence on and ran operations against gangs. These units were called Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, aka CRASH, immortalized in the 1988 film Colors. Gates' aggressive approach to the gang problem was effective in suppressing gang violence,[citation needed] but its indiscriminate nature led to numerous allegations of false arrest and allegations of a general LAPD disdain for young black and Latino men. Ironically, by this time the department had a significant percentage of minority officers.[citation needed]
Gates himself became a byword among some for excessive use of force by anti-gang units, and became a favorite lyrical target for gang-connected urban black rappers notably, Ice Cube. Nevertheless, CRASH's approach appeared successful and remained in widespread use until the Rampart Division scandal of 1999 drew attention to abuses of the law that threatened to undo hundreds of criminal convictions.
Gates became LAPD chief of police a little over two months before the enactment of California's Proposition 13, during a time of tremendous change in California politics. While LAPD traditionally had been a "lean and mean"[citation needed] department compared with other American police forces (a point of pride for Parker),[citation needed] traffic congestion and continually decreasing officer-to-resident ratios[citation needed] (approximately 7,000 police officers for 3,000,000 residents in 1978)[citation needed] diminished the effectiveness of LAPD's prized mobility. Gates was eager to take more recruits, particularly for CRASH units, when the city made funds available.[citation needed] He later claimed that many officers recruited in the 1980s - a period in which LAPD was subject to a consent decree which set minimum quotas for hiring of women and minorities - were substandard,[citation needed] remarking:
Like his mentor Parker, Gates publicly questioned the effectiveness of community policing, usually electing not to work with community activists and prominent persons in communities in which LAPD was conducting major anti-gang operations.[citation needed] At the time of the Rodney King beating, Gates was at a community policing conference. This tendency, a logical extension of the policies implemented by Parker that discouraged LAPD officers from becoming too enmeshed in the communities in which they served, did not serve him well politically: allegations of arrogance and racism plagued the department throughout his tenure, surfacing most strongly in the Christopher Commission report.
Many commentators criticized Gates for Operation Hammer, a policing operation conducted by the LAPD in South Los Angeles. After eight people were gunned down at a birthday party in a drive by shooting in 1987, Gates responded with an extremely aggressive sweep of South Los Angeles that involved 1000 officers at any given time. The operation lasted several years, with multiple sweeps, and resulted in over 25,000 arrests. (This was not unprecedented: during the run-up to the 1984 Summer Olympics, Mayor Tom Bradley allegedly ordered Gates to take all of the city's gang members—known and suspected—into custody, where they remained until shortly after the Games' conclusion.) As a vast majority of those arrested were never charged, Operation Hammer was roundly criticized by the left as a harassment operation whose chief goal was to intimidate young black and Hispanic men. In a PBS interview, when asked whether the local people in the minority areas expressed thanks to the police for their actions, he responded:
A contemporary quote reflected his attitude toward the liberal consensus on civil liberties:
The 1992 Los Angeles riots brought an end to Gates's police career. Following the acquittal of the officers shown beating Rodney King on videotape, rioting broke out in Los Angeles. Within minutes of the announcement of the verdict, white truck driver Reginald Denny was dragged from his vehicle while stopped at the intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues in South Central Los Angeles and severely beaten by several black teenagers as news helicopters hovered above.
Blacks, Hispanics, and Koreans clashed for three days throughout South Central and Mid-Wilshire and news cameras beamed images of destruction throughout the world. Both the LAPD and the National Guard failed to contain the riots, and order was not restored until active-duty Army troops (including the 7th Infantry Division) were deployed.
On the first evening of the riots, Gates told reporters that the situation would soon be under control, and attended a previously scheduled fundraising dinner. These actions led to charges that Gates was out of touch. General command-and-control failings in the entire LAPD hierarchy during the riots led to criticisms that he was incapable of managing his force. In the aftermath of the riots, local and national media printed and aired dozens of reports deeply critical of the LAPD under Gates, painting it as an army of racist beat cops accountable only to an arrogant leadership. While evidence of systematic racism among the rank-and-file and by Gates himself was not clear-cut, it was undeniable that the paramilitary approach he espoused was seriously lacking in certain areas.[citation needed] The Christopher Commission formed in the wake of the riots issued a report that was generally considered to be scathingly critical of the department, and to a lesser extent of Gates' management of it. Late in 1992, Gates finally resigned.
Gates gained great notoriety for his controversial rhetoric on many occasions. Some of the most notable examples of this were:
Gates remained active after leaving the LAPD, working with Sierra to create the computer game Police Quest IV: Open Season, an adventure game set in Los Angeles where gamers play the role of a Robbery/Homicide detective trying to solve a series of brutal murders. He appears in the game as Chief of Police, and can be found on one of the top floors of Parker Center. In addition, Gates has been the principal consultant for Sierra's SWAT series, appearing in them as well. In 1993, Gates was a talk show host on KFI, replacing Tom Leykis. His tenure was short lived but he remains a frequent guest on talk radio, especially in regards to policing issues. Gates also runs an investigation company called CHIEF, and has made frequent appearances on television and radio shows. In addition, Gates serves on the board of directors of Global ePoint[6], a security and homeland defense company dealing primarily in digital surveillance and security technology and PropertyRoom.com,[7] a website for police auctions.
In 1992 he published Chief: My Life in the LAPD, an autobiography, written with the assistance of Diane K. Shah (Bantam Books). The book has much detail about Gates's career and hig-profile cases, although the book went to press before the L.A. riots.[8]
After Bernard Parks was denied a second term as Chief of Police by Mayor James K. Hahn in 2002, Gates, aged 75, told CNN that he intended to apply for his old job as LAPD chief. This led Los Angeles media to ridicule Gates' announcement as a publicity stunt. Hahn eventually appointed William J. Bratton of Boston and New York City to head the department.
Daryl Gates is now the President and CEO of Global E-Point (GEPT), a manufacturer of physical security systems.
|Police appointments
|Preceded by
Robert F. Rock
|Chief of Los Angeles Police Department
|Succeeded by
Willie L. Williams


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With so many natural wonders there is to see, the average person probably wouldn't know where to begin looking. Here are five beautiful natural wonders mother nature has to offer. There is no doubt that everyone should go see, at least once in a lifetime, these wondrous places, some world known while others are a little more underrated but just as lovely.
The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The entire Great Barrier Reef, stretching out an amazing 1,250 miles along the coast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean has not yet been explored. But for what has, the beauty is sensational. It is made up of series of smaller reefs out of coral, sand, and rock.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California
Big Basin Redwoods is 18,000 acres of ancient redwood trees with contrasting environment inside the park. All in one day, visitors would get to experience the state park's elevation ranging from sea level over 2,000 ft. with varying climate changes from warm, sunny, up high and damp, and foggy down low.
Mount Everest, Border between Nepal and Tibet
Located between the border of Nepal and Tibet, the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest is a part of the Himalayan Mountains. Due to two plates of the earth's crust still pushing against one another, Mount Everest continues to grow two inches taller each year.
Topsail Hill State Preserve, Florida
Along the Gulf of Mexico, Topsail Hill, this three-mile stretch of sugary white sand northwest Florida natural wonder, offers vacationers a beautiful beach, boardwalks over protected dunes, miles of hiking and biking paths and a great spot for people who love to fish. Make sure to do your shopping to find the best Pelican case to hold all your camera gear so you can take lots of beautiful pictures while you're here.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
One of the last remaining untouched environment of 800,000 acres of unmatched sights, sounds, and solitude in the United States, this natural park draws visitors for its sheer isolation. But what really draw tourists to this natural wonder are its wild-west vistas, clean clear star gazing at nights, and miles of challenging hikes trails.


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Our mission is to provide opportunities for kids with special needs in our community
Hi! My name is Nicole Meyer, I am a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) and I started Wonderfully Made as a way to reach the needs of children with special needs in our community. I want to provide opportunities for these kids to have fun and make friends; I want them to have the freedom and ability to have a social life and build self confidence and learn life skills that will carry them into the world.
My heart for children with special needs started when my brother Matthew came into my life. My brother was born with Cerebral Palsy, but as a two year old I only saw him as my brother and that never changed. I adored him and was very protective of him. I remember helping my mom feed him through his feeding tube and fighting with my other brother over who got to push his wheelchair down the ramp. Matthew was the most amazing person I have ever met; his lack of physical abilities did not deter him from impacting the lives of everyone who came into contact with him because of his amazing smile and contagious love and humbleness in life. Matthew passed away at age 8; I was ten and while that was the hardest thing I have had to go through, I learned so much through his life and continue to see how his life is impacting me and the many people who knew him. I truly believe that God put him in my life to teach me about God's love for people and I only hope to continue to pass on that love to those around me. I have since worked with lots of kids with a variety of special needs and I have noticed that there are minimal resources for them to have a social life and make friends and have fun! I want to provide that for all kids regardless of special need, developmental disability, and/or physical disability; which leads me to where I am today.
Along with personal and work experience throughout my life I have a Bachelor's of Science degree in Neuroscience which has given me a base of knowledge that is well suited to working with these kids and helps me to really understand what is going on in their lives from a more medical standpoint. I then took post-baccalaureate classes in Therapeutic Recreation and completed a year long internship after which I passed my national exam and am now a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. As a Recreational Therapists it is my job to use the recreation/leisure interests of my clients as the medium to bring about independent functioning, quality of life, and inclusion into the community through physical, social, cognitive, and/or emotional goals.
Wonderfully Made is designed to provide opportunities for kids to go to the movies, to basketball games, to have dance parties, and much more in hopes that life skills will be learned by simply giving these children a safe place to be kids. The name Wonderfully Made comes from Psalm 139:14 which states: I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. When I hear that verse I think of my brother and kids like him and how incredibly 'fearfully and wonderfully made' they are and I want this organization to celebrate that.


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A new research study investigated the relatively common problem of unexplained pain or somatoform pain disorder among individuals with depression.
Pain symptoms that cannot be attributed, or at least not fully attributed, to an organic origin are more frequently and more severely experienced by patients with depression than by those without.
Another characteristic of the disorder is that women are more frequently affected by depression and also by so-called somatoform pain disorder than men, explains Dirk Frieser, psychologist at the Institute of Psychology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
Frieser and fellow psychologist Stephanie Körber questioned 308 patients attending two practices of general practitioners in Mainz. Patients were asked about their state of health and their pain symptoms, but also about their anxieties with regard to illness, how they react when ill, what social support they receive, and what psychological stress they experience, together with many other aspects.
Subsequently, the pain symptoms reported by the patients were evaluated by their doctors.
Somatoform symptoms, i.e., symptoms that cannot fully be explained (or explained at all) in medical terms, are an astonishingly widespread phenomenon. According to Frieser "up to 80 percent of the symptoms reported in GP practices are somatoform. However, this does not mean that patients are simply 'imagining' that they have these symptoms."
Somatoform symptoms are very real; they impair quality of life, and can also cause clinically relevant disorders that may require psychological treatment, such as cognitive behavioral therapy.
Somatoform disorders, which are often popularly dismissed as 'hypochondria,' frequently not only involve pain symptoms but also other symptoms such as dizziness, sensations of hypersensitivity in various regions of the body, and even fatigue or exhaustion.
What is important, according to Frieser, is that not everyone who has somatoform symptoms is diagnosed as having a somatoform disorder. The extent to which a patient's quality of life is impaired and the severity of the psychological problems they experience are the determining factors here.
Taking as their starting point the survey of GP practices in Mainz under the supervision of Professor Wolfgang Hiller of Mainz University, Frieser and Körber decided to investigate what influence depression has on the pain experience of patients and to determine whether this differs if the pain is of clinical origin and if the pain has no medically identifiable cause.
"The results indicate that there is a significantly higher occurrence of somatoform pain in various body regions in patients with existing depression or who suffered depression in the previous 12 months than in patients without depression."
According to Frieser then, it is possible that patients who report to their doctors with multiple pain symptoms that cannot be explained in clinical terms are very probably suffering from a depressive disorder requiring treatment. In cases of major depression, the affected patients often exhibit dejection, despair, swings in appetite and body weight, insomnia or an increased need for sleep, tiredness, lack of energy, and psychomotor disturbances. These patients not infrequently also consider committing suicide.
Short-term mood swings with a duration of less than two weeks are not considered characteristic elements of this disorder.
The results of the GP survey in Mainz underline the importance of the correct classification and evaluation of pain symptoms for health care services; the general practitioners concluded that pain was somatoform in 73 percent of cases, and could be fully explained in medical terms in only 27 percent of cases.
Where the pain is attributable to an organic cause, it is irrelevant whether the patient has depression or not: The frequency, duration, and the debilitating effect of the pain are roughly equivalent in both patient groups.
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U.S. Treasury prices pulled back Thursday on encouraging economic signals around the world, tilting the 10-year yield back above 2.5%.
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Press release from the issuing companyBALTIMORE (August 10, 2005) – Vertis today announced the launch of a new Web site, www.ForteStudio.com, for Forté Studio, Vertis' full service creative resource in Minneapolis. The studio features photography, digital image creation, photo illustration, and high-end retouching and is located in a 6,500 sq. ft. space in the city's recently gentrified Milling District. "We're pleased that the new Web site is now available so that our customers can take a good look at the spacious, well-equipped, and beautifully designed studio," says Michael Kalman, vice president, premedia operations for Vertis. "Best of all, the Web site gives visitors an inside look into the creative vision and collaborative efforts of our resident artists and their award-winning work in photography and photographic digital illustration." The new site showcases the photography of John Mowers, who has been creating images for agency, corporate, and editorial clients since 1979. The portfolio of Russell Kerr is also featured, including his best work as a digital illustrator and retoucher for major advertising agencies and corporations. "Forté means strength," comments Laura Mowers, studio director for Forté and Vertis. "By turning to Forté, clients have access to the strongest pool of photographers, digital illustrators, stylists, brand managers, color engineers, and graphics experts. It's a great marriage of talent and technology designed to seamlessly execute our clients' vision from conceptualization to print." At Forté, Vertis' clients have access to multiple sets, drive in capabilities, a kitchen equipped with double appliances, as well as the comprehensive premedia services of Vertis' Minneapolis facility located directly above the studio. Additionally, as a creative service of Vertis, Forté is further strengthened by Vertis Studios, a digitally connected network of photographers, digital image creators, and designers—everything needed to turn artistic vision into impactful advertising. The digital network utilizes Vertis' proprietary Total Digital Workflow solutions, including digital asset and project management to streamline ad production. "At Forté and Vertis, our artists collaborate with ad production experts ensuring that the creative vision translates precisely onto the press or desired medium," adds Kalman. "Because 90 percent of our work is done digitally, clients can maintain tight control of the quality and the creative process." For more information contact Michelle Metter or Maria Amor at (619) 234-0345.
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Brazil's protests are not just about the economy
More than a million Brazilians have taken to the streets this past week in the largest mass demonstrations since the impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello in 1992. It began as a modest protest movement in Sao Paulo against a seemingly routine 20 cent bus fare increase, but has quickly transformed into a broader and more diffuse protest against a range of grievances: political corruption; the dismal performance of public services such as transportation, health and education; and even excessive spending in preparation for the World Cup. The mostly peaceful protests have spread to dozens of cities across the country while capturing the world's attention.
Explanations for this outburst of angst are varied. Some analysts point to Brazil's economic woes and suggest that two and a half years of low growth, and signs that the consumption-led credit boom is coming to an end, are finally catching up politically, prompting popular discontent. Others see the protests as a manifestation of the government's inability to meet basic needs, and potentially, as an indication that governance challenges are on the rise in Brazil in a more meaningful way.
All of these explanations have a kernel of truth but are ultimately incomplete. To be sure, the current macroeconomic cycle has generated an environment more prone to discontent, but that doesn't explain the outburst on the streets. Something deeper and more structural is going on, and it has to do with how a cycle of economic enrichment over the past ten years is changing the public's expectations of its politicians.
Delivering on growth and employment is no longer good enough. Voters will increasingly hold their leaders accountable to improve the quality of public services such as health, education, transport and crime prevention. The good news for President Dilma Rousseff is that such a trend, and even the current protests, don't pose an immediate governance challenge. Nor are her prospects for re-election next year in serious jeopardy. The bad news, however, is that delivering on these new demands won't be easy, and they will only intensify in years to come.
While the current economic environment doesn't explain the recent bout of protests, it does enable them. The general mood in Brazil is one of growing pessimism and unease. To understand this sentiment, it's important to remember that Brazil has undergone profound social changes over the last decade. The best example is the expansion of Brazil's so-called "C" class, which is how Brazilian economists describe the equivalent to the American lower middle class. In 2005, it represented only 21 percent of the population, but in the ensuing years it has jumped to 54 percent. The rise of the C class has already had profound effects on Brazilian society, from politics to consumer products to the content of Brazilian telenovelas. Much of this demographic's growth was due to the explosion in access to personal credit and the ability of lower-income Brazilians to buy goods and services in installments.
But now the C class' growth has plateaued. Economic growth has stalled due to a combination of lower demand for Brazil's exports, government policy that has stressed investor confidence, and even a credit cycle that has made it harder for families to accumulate debt. Government policies, which attempted to counteract these trends, have helped keep inflation uncomfortably high.
The end result is rising default rates and mounting debt for the C class. Since 2012, for example, the lower middle class and lower classes (C, D and E) no longer have extra income left over to purchase additional goods. With their average disposable income on a monthly basis dipping under zero, families are now merely focused on paying off debt or replacing existing goods. Below, note the red line of the C class' disposable income dip over time.
Source: Ipsos Pulso 2005-2013
The slowdown in consumer-driven growth combined with higher inflation and lower overall growth has also muted consumer optimism. Only a few years ago, Brazilians were among the global leaders in consumer confidence; now they have become increasingly more pessimistic about the economy. Recent polls by IBOPE and Datafolha indicate similar declines in optimism.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor 2007-2013
But does decaying optimism associated with a slowdown in Brazil's demand-driven growth really explain why more than a million people have taken to the streets in the country's major metropolitan regions? On the one hand, it's no coincidence that the protesters tend to be more from the upper middle class. It is precisely this segment of society that has been hit the hardest with the escalating cost of living in large cities. Yet in a context in which unemployment remains at near historic lows, something else must be going on.
We view the outburst of protests as a symptom of radically shifting demands, driven in great measure by Brazil's economic success. With the expansion of the C class, citizens' priorities, and what they want from their government, have changed. From 1994, when measures were taken to stabilize the economy, to the mid-2000s, Brazilians have been most concerned about two very basic issues: jobs and the economy. Policy makers, in turn, have crafted solutions to meet these needs.
But with heightened prosperity voters have turned their attention to other priorities, most linked to quality of life issues such as healthcare, education, transportation and public safety. No longer do Brazilians need to worry about putting rice and beans on the table; they are instead focused on providing their children with a good education and living healthy lifestyles, in addition to their personal safety and reliable transit. Such a trend is evident in polling data. In 2005 nearly 60 percent of the public considered issues surrounding jobs and income to be their main concern. The sum of issues surrounding quality of life issues, like healthcare, transport, crime and education, were front and center for only a bit over 20 percent of the population. By 2013 the tables turned entirely, with concern over jobs dropping to 30 percent, and issues of the quality of life surpassing that of jobs and income.
Source: Ipsos Pulso 2005-2013
The quality of life agenda is apparent in Brazilians' rallying cry these past few days — Menos Corrupção, mais saude, educação, transporte e segurança (Less corruption, more health, education, transport and security). What we are seeing in Brazil is a symptom of how the political landscape changes with economic enrichment. Put differently, if the bus fare hike was the catalyst, then the lukewarm economic conditions are the context, and the public's shifting priorities are the drivers. No one fact can explain the protests, but taken together they do.
Rousseff can be confident that the street protests are unlikely to generate a near-term challenge to governance or to the president's bid for re-election in 2014. In contrast to the protests in Turkey, the grievances of Brazil's protesters aren't directed against a single leader or even the national government. They in fact place more pressure on local and state authorities. Brazil is a large federal democracy, with mayors and governors on the frontlines to deliver basic services such as education, health and urban transport.
We believe Rouseff's polling numbers will continue to tumble, but not so far as to undermine her re-election chances. According to the latest CNI/IBOPE poll, the president's approval ratings have dropped from 79 percent to 71 percent since March. Her numbers can probably fall another 20 percentage points before her re-election is earnestly at risk. Our analysis shows that incumbents with approval ratings exceeding 50 percent six months prior to an election win re-election more than 80 percent of the time. Rousseff's numbers will suffer, but pundits under-appreciate the heights of her starting point.
In the longer term, we see the rising quality of life agenda — meeting citizen demands with meaningful policy solutions — as the ultimate political kingmaker. Gone are the days of populist politicians. Now it's the savvy, management-oriented politicians who can run large multifaceted organizations. Rousseff's track record of sacking government officials who are political appointments in favor of those with stronger technocratic credentials fits with that trend. There's hope yet.
PHOTO: Demonstrators carry a banner made of Brazilian national flags during a protest against the Confederations Cup and President Dilma Rousseff's government, in Recife City June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
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"Rousseff's track record of sacking government officials who are political appointments in favor of those with stronger technocratic credentials fits with that trend. There's hope yet." This is a joke! Dilma and her party ARE the problem. You cannot be a consumption-based economy such as US or UK if your economy is more than 70% dependent on the price of commodities. Brazil's once in a generation opportunity to invest the money generated during the 2000s commoditidy bubble in order to turn Brazil into a modern high added value economy has be wasted on … consumption!
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Só gostaria de acrescentar meu ponto de vista como brasileira. Penso que a principal razão dos protestos está baseada na corrupção de autoridades governamentais que agem segundo a politica da Roma antiga "PÃO E CIRCO" para o povo.
First class article which explains clearly the current situation . Basically we were all surprised by the protests but this article explains the " why " very well . Well,written . Congratulations .


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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Legislation to protect consumers and sponsored by Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. to require coin redemption machines to disclose fees has been signed into law by Governor Christie.
The law (A-1462) prohibits operators of machines that sort and count a consumer's coins and provide cash in exchange from charging a fee for the service unless a notice advertising the fee is prominently posted on the machine.
"When consumers go to a kiosk to trade in loose change for bills, they reasonably expect to walk away with the same amount of money they brought in. Unfortunately, it's too often the case that - unbeknownst to many consumers until it's too late - for every hard-earned dollar they put in, the machine takes a dime," said Diegnan (D-Middlesex).
The first violation of the law's provisions would carry a fine of up to $1,000. Failure to comply with the law's provisions thereafter would constitute an unlawful practice under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. An unlawful practice carries a maximum penalty of $10,000 for a first offense and $20,000 for any subsequent offense.
"Under the guise of providing a convenient service, unscrupulous operators of these machines deceive consumers, preying on those who may not have access to banks or credit unions that provide the same service free of charge," Diegnan continued. "This law is simply about empowering consumers to make the best choices about what they do with their money."


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I just installed my bought premium template on a localhost just to see what the different templates do in depth. All images on my themes templates are "hotlinked" to the providers server, but the images won't show. If I extract the URL to a image and paste it into the browser, the image shows. So no problem with the location.
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Cami M. | Las Vegas, NV | 02/16/2006
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"This DVD was the first one released by Michael Buble, and I bought it in hopes of seeing some of his live performances. There are segments of performances, but the editing and fast, wild cuts from one angle to the next to the next to the next really detract from the overall effect. The performances get largely lost. What remains is a LOT of footage of Michael and his original bandmembers drinking, clubbing, gambling, womanizing, and generally acting like rowdy frat boys.
If you really want to be wowed and experience what a live Buble concert is like, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Caught in the Act". This DVD lives up to it's name as part of the PBS Great Performances series produced by David Foster. "Caught in the Act" is slick, glossy, flashy, enormously fun and absolutely true to the real experience. I've seen Buble perform live twice, and I can attest that "Caught in the Act" is just about as good as being there."
Sublime showcase of the new Voice
Tom Harrison | Melbourne, Australia | 07/17/2004
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"Michael Buble is taking the music world by storm - weaving his way through the masses of manufactured two-bit pop 'stars' and the hip-hop onslaught, and proving that big band jazz vocalists can still make it in the 21st century.
This DVD also proves that it is possible to watch such music on film and not lose complete interest in the genre. Buble is the sort of guy record companies must live for - good looking, crowd-grabbing, popular, youthful, and then there's that little matter of his voice. This concert DVD is focused solely on Michael Buble, and rightly so. The guy is a master. He oozes personality and class, and has you in the palm of his hand once he's warmed up.This DVD is very well produced, combining live stage performances and interviews with Buble and his band members. Unlike some music DVDs that do this, the interviews do not cut into the music, and all tracks are shown in full. The interviews show an insight into the man behind the microphone, and Buble is displayed as a fun, humorous, easy-going guy - much like his singing.
The audio is very good, except in some parts where Buble sings very softly and words are hard to understand, but he quickly breaks out into his trademark blow-you-away finishes, so this is not too bad.
The visuals are very good. Filming a concert where all the crowd remain in their seats, and there is not a lot of electricity coming from them other than end-of-song applause means the star must be entertaining. And Buble does not fail, especially since the editing is done with shots fading in over the top of each other to keep things interesting - lots of angles, crowd shots, band member focus, and an effective use of black & white footage in parts. Very clear, and quality watching.
The CD is an extra bonus, with previously unreleased tracks and some live stuff - just more incentive to buy this item if you're umming and aahing.Great stuff for Buble fans - it'll only consolidate your love for the man and his voice. Much recommended."
Buy the CD, wait for a better DVD!!
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"I bought this DVD after the last CD, which I LOVE and haven't stopped listening to since I got it, which is why I was all the more dissappointed by the horrible production in the DVD. The "live" video parts are just a horrible mesh of fade-in, fade-outs, b&w, cut to another take... enough to give you motion sickness! (and I love mtv, so its not that). the music is fantastic, but i would advice to buy a cd instead and wait for a better dvd to come out. he does come through as a pretty nice guy in the short inverview bits, but even those are with a camera thats jumping every which way in a moving car (thank god for traffic lights, at least when the car stops the camera stays still). advice to michael: stay AWAY from whoever edited this horrible thing.
the live cd it comes with is not bad, though..."
DVD is several concerts in one
Jan Claire | Oakhurst, CA USA | 04/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A great idea to have a DVD that's also a CD, that's also a "Special Features" with recording-studio footage of his Live on AOL concert appearance. Best thing about Michael? It isn't just a young guy hyping the comeback of "big band music". Nope. This guy's surrounded with equally young expert band members, and they all are obviously really into the music, the sound, and the legends behind that music. Arrangements by David Foster and friends are outstandingly crisp. The concert footage is full of sound bites, and I found it interesting that the songs are multiple-cut from among several concerts - South Africa, England, others, some in black & white, others in color, and are well edited together so you can enjoy a whole song but see it performed in multiple places. Interesting, fun, and always fresh and interesting.
I've purchased copies for friends, and they're all glad they found about about Michael's incredible devotion to great music new and old. The George Michael song, Kissing a Fool, is a winner! Don Costa's arrangement of For Once in My Life sizzles."


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The latest October Reuters/Zogby Index shows record low approval ratings for George Bush and Congress - 24% for the president that looks almost giddy compared to the bottom-scraping 11% level for the nation's lawmakers. It's more evidence that the criminal class in Washington is bipartisan and hoping November, 2008 will change things is pure fantasy.
A voter groundswell sent a message last November to end the Iraq war and occupation. Instead, the Democrat-led 110th Congress continues to fund it generously. In May, the House overwhelmingly passed HR 1585, the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. It calls for $506.8 billion for DOD plus $141.8 billion (of the $150.5 billion White House request) for ongoing Iraq and Afghanistan operations. The Senate followed with a similar bill on October 1 with only three opposing votes against it. Neither bill proposed an Iraq withdrawal timeline, and final legislation has yet to be sent to the president.
Add on further amounts like George Bush's latest $46 billion request putting FY 2008 supplemental war-funding above $196 billion and rising. Congress will approve it and more in spite of Democrats signaling a protracted budget showdown ahead. The only showdown will be over how much pork will be added to the final appropriation and for what purpose.
Democrats also back the administration's push to attack Iran by echoing what the Israeli Lobby calls "The Iranian Threat." War with Iran is AIPAC's top priority, and key Democrats in Congress are on board hyping a non-existent threat to prepare the public for what may be coming. Earlier in March, Speaker Pelosi removed a provision from an appropriations bill that would have required George Bush to get congressional approval before attacking Iran. Then in July, the Senate unanimously (97 - 0) passed the Lieberman amendment that practically endorses war if it's declared. It affirmed George Bush's baseless charges that Tehran funds, trains and arms Iraqi resistance fighters "who are contributing to the destabilization of Iraq and are responsible for the murder of members of the United States Armed Forces."
The House added its voice on September 25 by voting 397 - 16 for the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 that imposes sanctions on non-US companies investing in Iran's oil sector. The next day the Senate acted again by overwhelmingly (79 - 22) passing the Kyl-Lieberman amendment that calls for US policy to "combat, contain and (stop Iran by use of) diplomatic, economic, intelligence and military instruments." Other bellicose language in the resolution stated:
-- "the United States should designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp as a foreign terrorist organization....and place (it) on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists....it should be the policy of the United States to stop inside Iraq the violent activities and destabilizing influence of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its foreign facilitators such as Lebanese Hezbollah, and its indigenous Iraqi proxies."
This measure helped smooth the way for George Bush's October 25 unilateral imposition of sanctions discussed below. It was an unprecendented move against another nation's military Senator Jim Webb (voting no) said provides "a backdoor method of gaining congressional validation for military action, without one hearing (or) serious debate (and that the action) is Dick Cheney's fondest pipe dream."
George Bush acted provocatively twice. At his October 17 news conference, he menacingly said he believes Iran "want(s) to have the capacity, the knowledge in order to make a nuclear weapon....it's in the world's interests to prevent them from doing so....If Iran had a nuclear weapon, it would be a dangerous threat to world peace....So....if you're interested in avoiding World War III" this possibility must be prevented implying war (potentially using first-strike nuclear weapons) is the way to do it.
On October 25 Bush acted again to counter China and Russia's opposition to sweeping UN Security Council measures. He unilaterally imposed harsh new sanctions against Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), its Quds Force, three state-owned banks and over 20 Iranian companies. The IRGC was named as "proliferators of weapons of mass destruction," and the Quds Force was called a "supporter of terrorism."
Democrats buy this stuff and ignore IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei's latest October 28 statement that repeated his earlier ones. He said he had no evidence Iran is building or seeks to build nuclear weapons and accused the Bush administration of adding "fuel to the fire" with its bellicose rhetoric. The "loyal opposition" prefers instead to accept White House press secretary Dana Perino's October 29 charge that Iran "is a country that is enriching and reprocessing uranium and the reason one does that is to lead towards a nuclear weapon."
This accusation and new administration sanctions ratchet up tension further and amount to what one analyst called "a warning shot across the bow (that stops short of) a signal we're going to war," but it's got other observers thinking the likelihood is greater than ever with Congress on board. The move also caught Vladimir Putin's attention in Lisbon where he was attending an EU leader summit. "Why worsen the situation and bring it to a dead end" with sanctions or military action," he said. He then added a pointed reference to George Bush stating: "Running around like a madman with a razor blade, waving it around, is not the best way to resolve the situation."
Newly imposed sanctions won't affect US companies. They're already barred from doing business directly in Iran, but they do target their foreign subsidiaries and other foreign-based ones with threats of penalties and exclusion from the US market. It remains to be seen how effective they'll be as key EU countries as well as China, Russia, India and others have growing economic ties to Iran. They won't be eager to sever them or join the US campaign for a wider Middle East war. In addition, Iran is a major oil supplier. With the price of crude touching $96 a barrel on November 1 (and December futures up to $125), any cutoff or severe reduction of supply guarantees it'll top $100 and make a global economic slowdown or recession much more likely.
Nonetheless, the Bush war machine presses on with congressional Democrats aboard. Presidential candidates from both parties support Bush's move, and Democrat front runner Hillary Clinton is as hawkish as Joe Lieberman and John McCain. They both endorse attacking Iran, and McCain believes striking Iran's nuclear sites "is a possibility that is maybe closer to reality than we are discussing tonight."
Clinton is just as bellicose, is close to AIPAC, and in an earlier speech said: "The security and freedom of Israel must be decisive and remain at the core of any American approach to the Middle East. (We dare not) waver from this (firm) commitment." She was also quoted in the current issue of Foreign Affairs saying: "Iran poses a long-term strategic challenge to the United States, our NATO allies and Israel. It is the country that most practices state-sponsored terrorism, and it uses its surrogates to supply explosives that kill US troops in Iraq....(Iran) must not not be permitted to build or acquire nuclear weapons. If Iran (won't comply with) the will of the international community, all options must remain on the table."
The only give in her position (that's hardly any at all) is wanting congressional approval for any future military action. Up to now, that's been pro forma rubber stamp. It'll be no different if George Bush orders an attack as congressional Democrat leaders, including Hillary Clinton, have already signaled their approval.
John Richardson wrote on October 18 in Esquire.com that two former high-ranking Bush administration National Security Council officials fear the worst. They're Middle East experts Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann, and they're reacting publicly. They believe war with Iran has been in the cards for years, and we're "getting closer and closer to the tripline." Key for them was the unprecedented move to name Iran's Revolutionary Guard Quds Force a terrorist organization.
Richardson lays out what they think will happen: UN diplomacy will fail because Russia and China won't agree to harsh sanctions. Iran's policies won't change without "any meaningful incentive from the US. That will trigger a....White House (response with) a serious risk (George Bush) would decide to order an attack on the Iranian nuclear installations and probably a wider target zone." This, in turn, "would result in a dramatic increase in attacks on US (Iraq) forces, attacks by proxy forces like Hezbollah, and an unknown reaction from....Afghanistan and Pakistan, where millions admire Iran's resistance." Attacking Iran "could engulf America in a war with the entire Muslim world." The article also quotes former CIA officer and author Robert Baer (from Time magazine) saying an unnamed highly placed White House official believes "IEDs are a casus belli for this administration. There will be an attack on Iran."
The London Times raised the betting odds further for one in its October 21 report. Columnist Michael Smith wrote: UK defense sources disclosed that "British (Special Air Service - SAS) forces have crossed into Iran several times (along with other special forces, the Australian SAS and American special-operation troops) as part of a secret border war against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Al-Quds special forces." They engaged in "at least half a dozen intense firefights" along the Iran-Iraq border in what looks like deliberate US-UK efforts to provoke Iran into providing justification for a major American attack.
Speculation one looms has been around for some time, and if it comes, it won't surprise observers like Iran expert Gary Sick. He was a military advisor to three US presidents and was recently quoted in Germany's Der Spiegel magazine saying: The recent shift in US emphasis to "Iran's support for terrorism in Iraq....is a complete change and is potentially dangerous." That's because it's much easier proving (true or not) Iran supports Iraqi resistance fighters than it poses an imminent nuclear threat to the world.
Der Spiegel also reports on a leak "by an official close to" Dick Cheney that he's "already asked for a backroom analysis of how a war with Iran might begin (and in) the scenario concocted by (his) strategists, Washington's first step would be to convince Israel to fire missiles at Iran's (Natanz) uranium enrichment plant." That would provoke Iran to retaliate and give the Bush administration the excuse it needs "to attack military targets and nuclear facilities in Iran." That's OK with Democrats if it comes including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Black Agenda Report writer Margaret Kimberly calls a "Quisling" and an "absolute disaster for the Democrat Party and....the entire nation (because of her) eagerness to cooperate with the Bush regime (and) her incompetence in leading Congress."
Other key Democrats share those qualities and that assures extremist Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey's confirmation won't be challenged. That's in spite of reports top Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats Chairman Leahy and Majority Whip Durbin say their votes depend on his admitting waterboarding is torture. During his confirmation hearing, Mukasey was evasive and noncommittal.
When asked during questioning, he incredulously claimed not to know what waterboarding is even though it's been around for centuries and what it entails is common knowledge. Mukasey would only say "IF (waterboarding) is torture, it is unconstitutional." He then repeated the White House line "We don't torture" even though he knows DOJ legal opinions confirm the Bush administration condones the practice by endorsing "the harshest interrogation techniques ever used by the Central Intelligence Agency."
He should also know about the ACLU's new "Administration of Torture" book based on FOIA requested evidence. It documents that "marching orders" for torture came from Donald Rumsfeld so the White House had to be involved as well. That includes George Bush and Alberto Gonzales, who in 2002 as White House Counsel, called the Geneva Conventions "quaint" and "obsolete" and as Attorney General authorized physical and psychological brutality as official administration policy.
Mukasey promises business as usual as AG and confirmed it by claiming "I don't think (Guantanamo prisoners) are mistreated." He also supports the president's right to imprison US citizens without charge and deny "unlawful enemy combatants" their habeas rights, but that's OK with Democrats on the Judiciary Committee with a large party majority sure to agree.
In a follow-up letter Senator Leahy requested, Mukasey was just as evasive and noncommittal as during his confirmation hearing. He sidestepped commenting on presidential surveillance powers limits beyond what FISA allows and continued to avoid admitting waterboarding is torture. Instead he said: ...."there is a real issue (whether) the techniques presented and discussed at the hearing and in your letter are even part of any program of questioning detainees."
He then added if confirmed he'll concentrate on "solving problems cooperatively with Congress," advise George Bush appropriately on any "technique" he determines to be unlawful, and the president is bound by constitutional and treaty obligations that prohibit torture. This man and the president defile the law and practically boast about it, but Democrats will confirm him anyway as the next Attorney General.
House Democrats Pass New Terrorism Prevention Law
Almost without notice, the House overwhelmingly (404 - 6) passed the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955) on October 23 some are calling "the thought crime prevention bill." It now moves to the Senate where if passed and signed by George Bush will establish a commission and Center of Excellence to study and act against thought criminals.
The bill's language hides its true intent as "violent radicalization" and "homegrown terrorism" are whatever the administration says they are. Violent radicalization is defined as "adopting or promoting an extremist belief system (to facilitate) ideologically based violence to advance political, religious or social change." Homegrown terrorism is used to mean "the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily with the United States or any (US) possession to intimidate or coerce the (US) government, the civilian population....or any segment thereof (to further) political or social objectives."
Along with other repressive laws enacted post-9/11, HR 1955 may be used against any individual or group with unpopular views - those that differ from established state policies even when they're illegal as are many under George Bush. Prosecutors henceforth will be able to target anti-war protesters, believers in Islam, web editors, internet bloggers and radio and TV show hosts and commentators with views the bill calls "terrorist-related propaganda."
If this legislation becomes law, which is virtually certain, any dissenting anti-government action or opinion may henceforth be called "violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism" with stiff penalties for anyone convicted. This bill now joins the ranks of other repressive post-9/11 laws like Patriot I and II, Military Commissions and Protect America Acts that combined with this one are grievous steps toward a full-blown national security police state everyone should fear and denounce.
Blame it on Congress and the 110th Democrat-led one that was elected to end these practices but just made them worse....and there's still 14 months to go to the term's end with plenty of time left to vaporize Iran and end the republic if that's the plan.
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Engineers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that tiny spherical bead-like devices can be guided by physical structures while swimming inside fluids. This opens up a wealth of future possibilities, such as using structures in the body to guide drug delivery, or cracks in rocks to direct environmental clean-up and exploration.
These devices, which are a similar size to cells and bacteria -- around a hundredth of the average diameter of a strand of human hair -- could be used to deliver drugs to a specific location inside the body or outside of the body to diagnose diseases in blood samples. Examples include finding proteins indicating cardiac problems or looking for circulating tumour cells that can indicate the spread of cancer.
When working with devices on a micron scale, it's very challenging to produce motion from moving parts due to the properties of the fluid -- it's similar to humans trying to run through treacle. Previous research has focused on using external magnetic fields to guide the devices, but this requires constant observation so that the device can be guided manually.
The research conducted at Sheffield uses a new method, giving the devices a catalytic coating on one side, which creates a chemical reaction when fuel molecules are added, causing the device to move automatically on a pre-determined route, using natural structures as a guide.
Dr Stephen Ebbens, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Sheffield, said: "When you're dealing with objects on such a small scale, we found that although our method of moving the devices using a coating and chemical reaction worked very effectively, it was difficult to control its direction, due to other molecules in the fluid jostling it.
"We've been working on ways to overcome this and control the movement of the devices along a path using physical structures to direct them.
"We are now working on applications for using these devices in the body, in the shorter term focusing on using them for medical diagnosis"
In addition to medical applications, these devices could be used in other fields, such as to locate indicators of contamination in environmental samples or to deliver neutralising chemicals to areas affected by oil spills, by using crevices in rocks as the structural guide.
The research was a collaborative project led by Dr Stephen Ebbens with Dr Jon Howse and Dr Andrew Campbell from the University of Sheffield; Professor Ramin Golestanian, University of Oxford; Professor Ayusman Sen, Professor Darrell Velegol, Sambeeta Das and Astha Garg, Penn State University.
The UK research team were funded by the EPSRC.
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Couple of points on patient-reported outcomes (which are not concepts by any stretch):
1. Only "patient-reported outcomes" utilized in P4P payment algorithms methodology are related to patient satisfaction measures. Usually only a very small percentage (10-15%) of overall P4P payment algorithm for physician and hospital P4P programs.
2. Few other things on patient satisfaction – it is very important to note that patient satisfaction measures has not been proven in the medical literature to be linked to improvement in quality measures, there is a movement to adopt standardized reporting instruments (CAHPS instruments), and ultimately too to discern value of this measure to consumers given that patient satisfaction scores suffer from dramatic ceiling effect (e.g., really a difference between a doc with a 89% rating and a doc with a 92% rating).
3. Patient satisfaction vendor market for hospitals is very mature and dominated by a few large firms including Press Ganey, NRC Picker, PRC, and a handful of other vendors. Pretty much the same for health plans although a few notable exceptions here recently including the Zagat/Wellpoint deal. Market for physicians is much smaller just because their isn't a requirement by CMS to report patient satisfaction scores (in order to avoid a payment hit) and most physicians simply don't want to pay a few hundred dollars out of pocket.
4. Less familiar with market for patient-reported clinical outcomes. Pretty diverse range of applications though including in drug development and health plan programs. Usually most of these instruments are created by academic researchers, vetted through medical literature, and then applied in various situations. Good example is the SF-36/SF-12 that was created by John Ware and a few other researchers. SF-12 is probably the most widely used instrument for patient-reported health outcomes today. For example, Medicare (for managed care enrollees) , VA, and NCQA use this instrument to collect information on an annual basis. Go to QualityMetric (John Ware's company) to see an example of a company in this space although I am willing to bet that others like Medstat (Thomson) also offer these services too.


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The Lugnut Report: Juan Pablo Montoya Rides Michigan RollercoasterAugust 16, 2009
Whether it's a driver in the top 12 trying to win a championship, a rookie trying to prove himself or a go or go home car just fighting to get back in the top 35, every weekend NASCAR provides 43 unique story lines for the fans to follow. He did, however, win the 2000 CART race there.
From Michigan to Miami, Patti Rodisch and I will be bringing you "The Lugnut Report", a special look into the weekends of two different drivers—whether it's the conservative Chase driver racing for points or a non-Chaser putting it all on the line to win, you'll follow their weekend from qualifying to race day.
This weekend's driver lineup: Juan Pablo Montoya and Casey Mears.
"Our real goal this year was making The Chase. When we sat down with Brian (Patti, crew chief) a year ago, we said next year we need to make sure to make The Chase and if we don't, we have to be a contender for it. We can't run 20th every week. We did that. We've been working, we are getting better every week and we just have to keep doing the same thing. By the time The Chase stars, we will see. I think you can start taking some more risks and see what happens."
Michigan International Speedway hasn't been kind to Juan Pablo Montoya. On the verge of a Chase berth, Montoya has an average finish at MIS of 27.6, thanks to four straight finishes outside the top 20.
The bright spot? Montoya finished 6th in his last visit to the track, and has experienced Victory Lane—in CART.
Montoya was also riding the wave of momentum—his sixth place finish last Monday at Watkins Glen continued his streak of nine finishes in the top 12, and no DNFs. Oh, and the car he'd brought to MIS? His dominant Brickyard car, which led 116 laps in June.
The Colombia native, though, wasn't getting his hopes up.
"Normally, we really suck here,'' Montoya told the media on Friday. "We really do!''
And despite sucking, Friday's on track activities shined a bright light on was hopefully a good weekend to come for the No. 42 Target Chevrolet team. Montoya qualified third for Sunday's Carfax 400 after ending the weekend's first practice in the same position.
Saturday's morning pratice continued the momentum, as again Montoya put his car third on the charts. Happy Hour, however, wasn't so happy for the former Indianapolis 500 winner, as his car ended practice 20th.
Up and down pratice sessions would be a precurser of what was to come.
Taking the green flag shortly after 2:20 p.m. Eastern time, Montoya began falling back early after giving polesitter and eventual winner Brian Vickers a push. After being passed by the likes of Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano, the No. 42 EGR Chevrolet settled into sixth when the first caution for rain came out.
ESPN's Jamie Little interview his crew chief, Brian Pattie, during the caution. Pattie told Little he didn't plan to pit the car when the cars restarted 18 minutes later. A smile on his face, he told Little he plays poker "every Sunday."
After the restart, Montoya began to charge back to the front, passing Vickers back for position. Five laps after the restart on lap 19, Montoya had worked his way back into the top five, but constantly battled the No. 83, and would fall back to 8th by lap 35.
Green flag stops were a blessing for the loose Montoya, and once the cycle was done Montoya continued to run in the top ten.
Battling his racecar, JPM struggled to keep his car inside the top ten. After the restart for Robby Gordon's flat tire, Montoya seemed to be stuck around the 10th and 11th position after restarting 16th.
On lap 76 Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards made it three wide with Montoya for position, Montoya retaining a top ten spot. Ten laps later he was caught in another battled with David Reutimann in the No. 00, losing the ninth position.
"We're just making it worse. Look at where the (expletive) (No.) two is!" Montoya shouted into his radio. Frustration was mounting at lap 113 as wedge and air pressure changes failed to fix his loose car.
Just after pit stops on lap 117, where Montoya retained his 12th place position, the No. 42 narrowly escaped trouble between David Ragan and frontrunner Kurt Busch.
Despite working his way up to ninth, on lap 134 Montoya was less than happy with the continued adjustments his Target crew continued to make.
"Everything you've done to this car today has made it worse," JPM told them.
And things were about to get a whole lot worse for the seventh place man in the championship.
On lap 142, the little luck Montoya had ran out when he and the No. 9 of Kahne had contact, causing the left rear tire to go flat. The brake line also broke on the car, causing Montoya to lose a lap and fall back to 34th after the incident didn't bring out a caution.
"That (expletive) (No.) nine has run over us twice in the last three weeks!" Montoya's spotter angerly said.
It would take 18 laps, but with just 40 laps to go Montoya rebounded, getting the lucky dog award after Daivd Stremme spun for the second week in a row.
The No. 42 Chevrolet would take the restart on lap 161 in 34th. Two laps later, Montoya had already worked his way to 27th, and ran 23rd with just 12 laps to go in the event.
Montoya would finish the day in 19th, retaining his seventh place spot in the Chase. He is now 613 points out of first.
However, the hot tempered Colombian voiced his displeasure via his Twitter page:
"Had a rough day we had an ok car just couldn't get a good balance and the freaking 9 car ruin a 2nd race for us..... We move on to bristol!!"
Click here for Casey Mears' Lugnut Report.
Thanks to Detnews.com, NASCAR.com, JPMontoya.com, Racing Reference and EarnhardtGanassi.com for the information used in this piece. Thanks to Nate Ryan and Jeff Gluck for the quotes used in this piece.


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Remember when I told you that I was looking for lavender colored bottles? Well, I did tell you, but anyway, they are hard to find and kind of expensive on ebay when you include shipping. So, today on my way home from a flea market and sale where I scored nothing much (except for a few large wood letters -see pics), I saw one just sitting at a yard sale...it has the sofest shade of lavender when you put it next to other old bottles. The best part (other than it was only $2) is the bottle has Portland, ME on it, which just happens to be one of my favorite places.
The letters, well, they were $1 each so I bought all of them -- four Z's, one X and one O ... I'll save the X and O for Valentine's Day (get it?) and the Zs will be all over my house and probably be gifts to various inlaws ... if you haven't guessed by now, my last name begins with Z.


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10 Acres plus fenced for livestock, 36X62 barn with 3 horse stalls, hay storage, 24X36 heated shop and electric, water, and phone. Gently rolling property, 2 livestock waterers, 2 ponds, and equipment shed.
2 Story, 2600 sq. foot farm home. Fully remodeled new condition!
New floors, windows, roof, plumbing, electric. Chef's kitchen with all SS appliances, refrigerator, double oven, warming drawer, snack bar, desk, knotty pine ceiling. Adjacent Family room/setting area off of kitchen with fireplace and adobe style tile.
Laundry room with full bath and outside mud-room entrance. 1 BR down with full bath with redwood ceiling, tile floors and over sized tub, Living room opens onto front porch. 2 rooms up for Bedrooms or hobby room or office. Master Suite, wet bar, TV, nook, vaulted ceilings, thermostat controlled gas fireplace, 8X8 walk-in closet, atrium door open onto balcony and elaborate Master Bath that feature a huge walk-in tile shower, his and hers sinks, heated floors and a Jacuzzi tub with heat, air jets and water jets.
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