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It's hard to watch some you care about when they're not doing well. You want to help but maybe you don't know how, and you don't want to offend them or damage your relationship.
Here are some suggestions on how to help them and ways to approach the topic.
1. Learn more about bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is not the same as being moody or unpredictable. It involves a pattern of depressive and hypomanic or manic episodes, where a certain number of symptoms must be present for at least a certain number of days. How these symptoms present themselves and how often varies from person to person.
Only a professional can diagnose someone with bipolar disorder. You're not trying to diagnose the person you care about, rather gaining knowledge to better understand what they are going through and how you can help them.
You're off to a great start by reading this article. Another helpful resource is our free book, Healthy Living with Bipolar Disorder.
2. Approach them with support, not judgment
Once you've learned about bipolar disorder and still think they might have it, talk to them about it. They might have been thinking the same thing themselves but weren't sure how to reach out.
There's also a chance that they might not be aware of what you see as symptoms. Be sensitive when approaching the topic, here are a few things to keep in mind:
"It's really hard to tell someone that you think they have a mental illness because that person might feel judged or is not ready to come to terms with it. Don't make it feel like an intervention. Don't force the person to talk if he/she is not ready to." – Melanie Luxenberg
"It is more about listening than anything. Especially when dealing with depression, just being with someone, showing them that you are interested in their life, and that you care about their feelings is the best help. Never show that being with that person is an inconvenience to you." – Steve Comer
"Try to talk calmly with the person about what you've observed and what you think it might mean. Try to be non confrontational. Emphasize that it's manageable." – S.B.
Some phrases you could use:
- How have you been feeling lately?
- Is there something on your mind?
- I will be here for you if you want to talk
- You're not alone
- We will get through this together
- I am here for you
- I support you
- You and your life are important to me
- You can tell me if something is wrong, I will help you get through it
3. Encourage them to make an appointment
Let them know that help is available and encourage them to make an appointment with a mental health professional. A diagnosis is the first step for them to learn more about what they have and how to treat it.
Psychiatrist or Therapist? Many see both. Because bipolar disorder varies from person to person, so does the right treatment plan. Where to start depends on the person's goals, here's what each works on:
- Psychiatrists will explore medication options and work with you to find the right medication. Medication can reduce the frequency and severity of episodes.
- Therapy helps you learn self-awareness and how to process your emotions. There are many types of therapy including talk therapy or therapies where you learn specific coping skills such as DBT, CBT, and mindfulness.
How you bring this up is important, you don't want to blame them or make them feel worse than they already do. Focus on wanting to help them feel better, as opposed to treating it as a problem they need to fix. Here are some suggestions:
"Without accusation or judgment, simply encourage your loved one to seek out a mental health professional who can help guide him or her through this challenging time and determine whether it is due to bipolar disorder or something else." – Danielle Hark
"Go over some information about bipolar disorder and ask if they see themselves in anything that's said. Do not dismiss the person, Do not ignore them; offer kindness and support." – Vicki M. Taylor
"Ask how things are going? Listen for the context and tone of the answer. Unusual ebullience and eloquence would indicate a high. Unusual low tone, passive answers and sense of anxiety would indicate a low. Gently engage in conversation as a friend. Ask about their moods and views. Be understanding. Don't brush them off." - R.B. Armstrong
Some phrases you could use:
- This is a medical illness and it is not your fault
- There is nothing wrong or bad about seeking help
- There's no shame in reaching out
- Talking to someone can make a big difference
- I really hope you will consider seeing someone
4. Offer to help them make and prepare for the appointment
Once someone is ready to make an appointment, getting one is not always easy. Figuring out insurance and finding the right doctor can be a complicated and frustrating process. Offer to help them with this. You could help them find the right doctor by looking into how their insurance works and searching doctor reviews online. You could also help them with things like driving them to the appointment, or babysitting while they go to their appointment.
They might be nervous about going to the appointment. Help them prepare by going over things they should talk about. Suggest that they take notes about their symptoms and bring them to the appointment. Use this Mood Disorder Questionnaire as a starting point: http://goo.gl/oGDDkb
Some phrases you could use:
- How can I best support you?
- How can I help you to get the help that you need?
- Do you want me to start looking for doctors in the area?
- Do you want me to drive you to appointments?
- Is there anything else I can help with?
- Is there a specific reason that you don't want to make an appointment? How can I help you with that?
5. If they're not ready for an appointment, try these smaller steps
Sometimes the idea of going to an appointment is too daunting, and the person is just not ready. They might know they need help, but be afraid of having a label of a mental illness. They could have had a bad experience with a previous psychiatrist or therapist that keeps them from wanting to try again. Or their condition might make them afraid to leave the house or drive to the appointment.
They could also be ready and wanting the appointment, but have to wait several months to be seen.
In the meantime, there are options available to start addressing mental health before they are able or ready to see a professional. Of course, these can also be used in conjunction with professional treatment.
1) Mental Health Apps
There are several apps out there ranging from mood tracking to meditation. These are helpful for all types of people, but for those who aren't ready to make an appointment it's a simple way to start thinking about mental health.
Encourage them to just download the app first. Then to just try it once. Apps like Headspace can introduce you to the concept of mindful meditation, and are designed for beginners.
Mood tracker apps like Pacifica are also helpful for recognizing any patterns and gaining self-awareness. Mood tracking will also be helpful when they do see a doctor, as it will make it easier to explain their symptoms.
2) Support Groups
Many support groups are free and no appointment is required, which makes it easier for some people to try first if they're not ready or can't afford to see a doctor.
Support groups allow attendees to meet others that are going through the same thing as them. Some people may have never met someone else with the same experience. Being able to talk and connect with someone who truly understands you is invaluable. You can also learn from each other about what has worked and what hasn't, and learn more about the available local resources.
There are also support groups for friends and family of those with mental illness. Here are a few organizations that offer free support groups.
- US: NAMI and DBSA
- Canada: The Mood Disorders Society of Canada
- UK: Bipolar UK
- Australia: Black Dog Institute
If you need help finding a group in your area, search for "bipolar support groups" or "mental illness support groups" and your location, or email email@example.com for help.
3) Online support
If a support group is not available in your area, or the person doesn't want to attend one, online support is also available. The website www.7cups.com connects you with a trained listener. Many people use Facebook and other social media as a way of online support, either by joining private Facebook groups or reading blogs or articles like this one and joining the discussion in the comments.
6. Encourage healthy lifestyle choices
Lifestyle factors like sleep, nutrition, and exercise can have a big impact on mood. Sometimes people are surprised by this, but it makes sense if you think about it. Your mental and physical health are connected. Taking care of your body will also be better for your brain, which is part of your body after all.
Sleep in particular is incredibly important for bipolar disorder, as there is a strong connection to circadian rhythms. Not only is the amount of sleep important, but the timing matters too. It's best to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day (although easier said than done). Many people who are living well with bipolar disorder stress the importance of a strict sleep schedule. For some, missing a night of sleep could trigger a manic episode.
Learn more in our article on self-management techniques or in this webinar on relapse prevention.
7. Get support for yourself
Mental illness is sometimes referred to as a "no casserole disease." When someone gets cancer or has heart surgery, friends, family, and neighbors are quick to show their support. It's common to bring food because they know how hard it is to cook dinner when you are coping with a serious health issue.
This doesn't happen as often when a family is dealing with mental illness. People might be afraid to even tell others what is going on, and when they do, they are rarely given the same type of understanding that someone struggling with a physical health condition is.
But things are getting better. Stigma for mental illness is decreasing, and more people recognize that it should be treated equally as physical health.
Don't be afraid to reach out to your support system when you need help. Ask for help with things like doing the dishes, laundry, or getting dinner.
You might also want to try attending a support group for friends and family members. It's helpful to connect with others in a similar situation. And if you are having a particularly rough time encouraging your loved one to get help, then you might meet people with ideas you hadn't thought of yet.
Your health is also important, and you will be best able to help others when you take care of yourself as well.
The information contained in or made available through this article cannot replace or substitute for the services of trained professionals in the medical field. We do not recommend any specific treatment, drug, food or supplement. International Bipolar Foundation is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or received from International Bipolar Foundation.
Thank you for this information and all that you do. I tried so hard to get my adult son into treatment, but he never chose to. I, instead, sought support groups and my own counseling. Now he is in jail awaiting his day in mental health court. Not ideal, but sometimes being forced into it is the only option left.
This is an excellent article, written from a compassionate standpoint. My mom and I have bi-polar, and are being treated. My sister says she's healed, and now refuses treatment, or even Dr, appts. It's so sad and frustrating to watch her struggle, and be unable to convince her that she needs help.
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i have been looking on the internet all the test and get back i have a very high chance i have Bipolar Disorder but my psychiatrist will not admit that i do
I seeking for any advice
I have known my ex husband now for 7 years , 5 years we lived together and we now back again. I suspect he is bipolar and I have confronted him with it and told him he needed help which he took as an insult. We met in 2010, moved in together 2012 and married 2015 and divorced 2016 November. I even moved out and got myself a house opened my own business . I am 35 and his 63 am his third wife . He has four grown up kids from previous marriages . I even met up with his second ex wife and she did not dare to tell me . His daughter lately hinted that she grew up in a house where he could not get help . I
My diagnosis is based on the past experiences
2010 we dated few months and we broke up
without reason.
2011 we met again and decided to work things out -I had to move close to his house an hour away from my previous place meaning I changed my child school ,
2012. April he dumped me without reason he just started getting nasty saying mean things on text messages. Like we could not be together anymore and that I was only good for sex .Meanwhile I was studying hotel school diploma as we were going to open a restaurant in the future.
2012 October he contacted me while I was studying . I did not want to get back to him I highlighted how he hurt me and all the mean things he sent me . He apologized and asked for another chance and guaranteed he will not be mean . Ofcourse my feelings where still there I loved him dearly and still do . We worked it out and my child and I moved in with him.
2013 we opened the restaurant
We worked very hard I was the Chef and trained all basically it was our baby. We both put a lot of effort. The restaurant took a strain in our relation, lots of a stupid fights .
Few months down the line my child and I got kicked out after a disagreement about work . He then said I am planning to kill him and am trying to destroy the business telling the police . We got an eviction Order and we out on the streets.
I asked him to forgive me and he did and took me back again. My child was 13 and she told me he was acting like BP and which I brushed off.
2014 We had Constant conversation fights , I worked very hard 11 till midnight and ofcourse had two days off. But in the off days we ran errrands . My child was in boarding school she started cutting herself from the problems at home ; I was too busy at work to notice anything wrong. She isolated herself and never spoke and ended up not coming home on weekends.
She went for therapy sessions for help.;
2015 things got calm we did no fight I began to monitor him carefully. We got married and all was great went on vacation got back to work all was normal. The outburst would happen for no reason or I would trigger them without knowing .
2016 I made Sure to avoid fights no matter what,I managed and recall telling my best friend how content I was.
October we had another stupid argument which led him to check in a hotel two nights before He left for two months to Asia. I moved out as hard as it was left everything behind ; he ordered his daughter to come take his car keys and business card.
December he was back and we met few times he was the man I fell in love with.
January he Begged me back and stupid enough out of love I went back.
He bought a house that we meant to be moving in together and we went for marriage counseling once . But when we got back together he would like cancel the plans unforeseen. Change moods tell me all nasty things. This moment I realized he might be Bipolar .
I then looked at all fights which I blamed myself.
Well at the moment it is May 2017 and we been on holiday for a month traveling around and have 3 weeks left . We were in Italy it was beautiful and connecting very well. But a month ago there was an outburst which lasted 2 weeks. Just beginning of our holiday.
This time it started 2 days back and we drove to France and he booked separate rooms .
In the outburst he says:
He does not love me anymore
It is over ,I make him miserable , he calls me stupid; I should find a man who loves me . He totally changes kicks me out like am a stranger . This has been going on for years. Same thing over and over. I cry and now I realize he needs help but he will not help himself as he says it is an insult.
When he looks at me he looks at me with disgust like I smell .I have been told so much that how much he does not want me or love me . Then when calms down after weeks or days depends he is back to the loving man.
At times I see the episodes coming, when he runs his fingers in his hair and humming then I would avoid he getting in his way. No matter how sarcastic he gets I learnt to stay calm.
At times there is no warning it can just come . Also when he is feeling pain (gout)
or he gets unpleasant news from his children.
One thing for sure I can not anymore deal with this and also I do not want to run away either am prepared to help him.
I fell in love with a great woman but she also has bipolar tendency's
For a good amount of time she loves me and can't stop talking to me. When a new chapter in her life start she wants to pull away because she feels that she is happy addressing her inabitions.
She now has a traveling job and brings her back on the weekend
It's her job of her dreams and I pushed for her to have it
I fear that she is now going through an upper and I'm not there for her and she doesn't want me to bother her
It's crazy how hard this is for me and I don't now how to help with out being the bad guy and driver away
Sad days are ahead I fear
We are fine and in a good place for days at a time. I can never see it coming but it could be a word, an event anything that seems to trigger the argumentative moods. Once I literally said "uh oh" and he started yelling and lecturing me. I first thought if I keep quiet during these times it would be better but when I do that he gets upset that I'm not talking or saying anything. He goes through phases of depression hopelessness and I always feel so bad but can't do anything to reach him. Then all the sudden he is accusing me of something completely random or says he doesn't trust me when I have been nothing but supportive and trustworthy. It makes me sad because I love him but the relationship is so unstable. He gets mad because I say he creates arguments out the blue and he does. Once we were around a friends house having a good time, being flirting and loving each other. He said he wanted to go outside and smoke and just like that his mood and tone changed and he was starting telling me about something I said or did that wasn't a bit serious. Like saying Uh oh or making a joke. I'm all out of options.
This is extremely similar to my boyfriend. Did he ever seek treatment , have you ever mentioned treatment?
I have known my ex since 2003. We have a son together, and have not lived together since 2008. Because we have a son, we see each other every week, and used to speak everyday.
She became more erratic after the birth of our son in 2006, and originally I put it down to chemical changes after birth/ depression, which happens. But its escalated and as I accepted it when it started, it became normal, and eventually abusive.
As time progressed, the house she lived in became more messy, she has now been 'labelled' a hoarder by the health professionals. Our son lives with her and she has recently decided that my time with him will be cut by half as she wants to spend more time with him. I am in the process of trying to negotiate with her, before mediation, which she has refused, as I will be going to court to settle this, as the original agreement had been in place for 6 years, until she had a 'moment'.
These moments are more frequent and intense since she has been seeing a health professional who is supposed to be helping her. She will sometimes call and talk the 'hind leg off a donkey' at a million miles an hour, or be sobbing and not know why. She often doesn't bath for days, can appear to others that she could run the whole world, but then get home and freak out because she cant decide what to cook and have a meltdown.
Her mental health worker has been supporting her, but in my opinion, NOT helping her. By actually supporting her AND her ideas and beliefs about situations and feelings about stuff, she has become emboldened to act out, or enforce her way of thinking, and I have spoken out about it, saying that it creates an impression for her that she IS correct in the way that she thinks.
I am in NO WAY wanting to go to court to settle this, she wont handle the loss, which will happen, as my son wants to live with me.
There must be a way, besides saying she is a danger to herself or him, that allows me in this situation, to ask for an assessment of her mental health as she is the primary caregiver for our son.
Is there any way forward that doesn't involve courts?
A family care worker recently said that our son was older than the recommended age for these issues to present a danger to him, but not old enough for him to be allowed to choose where he stays, even though they said they would want him to stay with me.
She IS a great mother, but has soo many issues that she needs to sort out and it affects her relationship with our son, as they scream and fight with each other.
I've never withheld him from her, even when its my time. If she, they want to do something together, thats great, especially if its extended family stuff.
But having my time cut in half, not having it. I'll take the abuse, because i'm used to it now. But this IS a step too far and I'm on the war path, but cant do that AND try look after her.
Where do I go from here?
My partner and I have been together a little over a year and in that time every 2-3 months he will split with me for an illogical reason or create something and blame me. It's got to the point now where he's saying I need help, I've got issues because of the arguments. His brother has bipolar too. I've spoken to him about it but he ignores it and changes the subject. How can I get him to go see a professional even though we are split at this moment?
Hi, my friend is going through this with his partner. We are sure she has some kind of mental problems but have no idea how to help her. She refuses to see a doctor point blank about even the smallest of things so she will certainly not accept it if we were to speak to her about her mental state. The main problem is that my friend and his partner have a baby and he is getting increasingly worried about the baby's safety. When she has a flare up she will say the most upsetting and worrying things about him but most of all the baby. He has tried seeking help with his doctor who he said he could not help until she came in for an appointment booked by herself. I am stuck as to what to advise him to do - how do you diagnose someone who refuses to accept they have anything wrong?


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December – Cost of Insulin, Artificial Pancreas Approved, Medication Updates
January – New Standards of Care, Scholarship and Webcasts
February – Meds Update – Using the 2015 ADA Type 2 Algorithm
March – RESET Diabetes and New Basal Concentrated Insulin
May – Diabetes Frontiers, SGLT-2 Med Warning, New AACE Algorithms
June – Why Weight? – Get Patients Pumped Up about Resistance Training
July – Brush Away the 6th Complication of Diabetes and Scholarship
August – Stress and Diabetes – A Double Whammy
October – Human – Meet Your Microbiome
November – Diabetes Awareness Resources
December – 5 Steps for Educators to Keep Healthy and Energized for 2016
January – New ADA Diabetes Guidelines and CDE®* Updates
February – Stage 1 Diabetes – Action Required
March – Food, Hugs and New Meds
April – Special Issue; Women and Diabetes
May – Diabetes on a Budget and Diabetes MiniSeries
June – CDC Stats, ADA Highlights, Eating Insights
July – Inhaled Insulin and New Meds in the Pipeline
August – Miracle of Insulin Still Inspires
October – Med Safety Review, New BG Monitoring System, Pt Friendly GLP-1 Injection
November – Double Diabetes and Celebrate World Diabetes Day
December – The Sacred Space of Diabetes Education
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May – Guts, Glucose and New Glucoretic
June – Plant-Based Diet Improves Outcomes
July – Educators Take A Stand – Keeping Active at Work
August – Liver Disease and Diabetes plus AACE Med Algorithm
October – Changing Behavior, A Pebble at a Time
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December – New MNT Recommendations and 10 Superfoods
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April – Hospitals, Hypo and Hydration
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July – Affordable Care Act – How will it impact Diabetes Care?
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September – 8 Tips to Keep Healthy for Fall
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March – Gut Bacteria: Friend or Foe?
April – Insulin Resistance and the Expanding Waistline
May – Cancer and Diabetes – the Unexpected Connection
June – FDA Approves New Meds for Type 2
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Linda was treated with IMDO to fix her small lower jaw and big overbite.
Linda is 14 years old. She was referred via her orthodontic practitioner for correction of her short jaw through IMDO and GenioPaully.
After expanding her upper jaw and advancing her upper front teeth to maximise the dental overjet, IMDO was able to correct her bite and advance her chin point an additional 10mm.
A GenioPaully further advanced her chin button another 8mm (a total of 18mm). Her jawline was widened, her lips made to meet, and natural profile balance obtained. All within 3 months.
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Women's volleyball had a long and busy weekend in Maine with three in-conference matches. First was against NHTI. The bobcats just couldn't get going and fell in three sets to the Lynx. Gabriella Buehler led the cats with 5 kills, while Paige Farrington led with 9 digs and 3 aces.
The next match fared much better for the Bobcats as they faced off against the Unity Rams. They were able to pull off the win with a convincing 3 to 1 victory. As Julia Ho and Orisha Ranger lead team with 6 kills each. While Nayleece Williams led the team with 9 aces.
The final match of the day was against Central Maine Community College. The Bobcats didn't have much of a challenge as they swept the Mustangs 3-0. Gabriella Buehler led the team in kills with 6, while Paige Farrington had a team high 12 aces.
Volleyball finishes the regular season with an 11-8 record and 7-5 in conference play, with an undefeated 6-0 record at home. They will play in the YSCC Championship which will be hosted at Paul Smith's College on Sunday the 21st.
Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the Paul Smith's Athletics department by "following" our Twitter account.
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At Paul Smith's College, it's about the experience. We are the only four-year institution of higher education in the Adirondacks. Our programs – in fields including hospitality, culinary arts, forestry, natural resources, business, communications and the sciences – draw on industries and resources available in our own backyard while preparing students for successful careers anywhere. For more information, visit www.paulsmiths.edu.


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** For a complete list of apps I have designed for enterprise and mobile, please get in touch! **
Enterprise UX #AdTech
MatchCraft's software manages millions of ad spend for the world's leading publishers and resellers
I design features for AdVantage, an analytics & campaign management platform. AdVantage supports campaigns on Google, Bing, and Facebook.
Autumn 2016 - Present
"A more natural way to search for food."
Task: Create a new feature to generate more revenue for Yelp.
Solution: Help people make faster decisions about what to eat and check out with Yelp's Eat24 platform.
My roles: Business Strategy | User Research | Ideation | Sketching | Wireframe | User Testing | Iterating
Tools: Whiteboard, Sticky Notes, Sketch, Invision
*Note* This was a project for a 2-week design workshop.
Apple Health*
"A one-stop shop for tracking my health."
Task: Improve user's understanding of the app and drive repeat engagement
Solution: Create an onboarding process with splash screens and allow users to personalize their app by setting health preferences
My roles: Interviews | Usability Tests | Task Analysis | Concept Mapping | Information Architecture | Wireframe | UI Design
Tools: Optimal Sort, Omnigraffle, Sketch
*Note* This was an independent unpaid passion project.
Amoeba E-Commerce
"Modernizing the customer's shopping experience."
Task: Bring the online shopping experience up to par with leading competitors
Solution: Improve the UI, information architecture, and checkout flow
My roles: User Research | Comparative & Competitive Analysis | Site Map | User Flow | Sketches | Design Studio | Wireframe | Prototype | Usability Testing
Tools: Pen+Paper, Gliffy, Sketch, Invision
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- The vice president is on a visit to Turkey
- He spoke at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit
- Biden said that openness leads to entrepreneurship
On a visit to Turkey, Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday called for increased openness around the world, arguing that political and social freedoms create economic opportunities.
Biden spoke at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted in Istanbul, whose goal is to promote entrepreneurship and facilitate innovation and private enterprise.
The changes that are happening in the Middle East and North Africa in the so-called Arab spring will create a new creative atmosphere in those places, Biden said.
"Democratic revolutions, like the ones in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, and the ones still unfolding in Syria and Yemen, are literally imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit," he said. "They aim to do more than merely change the government that is in power. They also want to end practices like authoritarianism, corruption, the stifling of free expression -- practices that make political and economic freedom impossible."
Entrepreneurship is about creating free societies where ideas can flourish, the vice president said.
He cited equal opportunities for women as one thing that helps create a political climate that is conducive to letting ideas flourish.
Biden also called for access to the internet and freedom to use it. He said some countries may build walls, but that it must remain open because it is the conduit to "young and brilliant" minds.
The crowd applauded when he suggested that the next Steve Jobs might be a Turk, citing how Turkey's economy has tripled in size over the last decade.
He tied in his reference to the late Apple co-founder to the need for an open society.
"It's hard to 'think differently' if you are not free to think and openly express what you're thinking," he said.
Intellectual property rights must also be protected in every country, he said.
"The country that does not protect it, the society that tolerates the theft of innovation, will never develop its own indigenous capacity to create," Biden said.
Biden arrived Thursday in Ankara to meet with leaders of the Muslim ally to discuss what his office called "the full range of bilateral, regional, and international issues."
In a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul Friday, Biden addressed a number of issues regarding other countries in the region, including Iran and Syria.
According to a senior administration official, there was discussion between the leaders about Iranian influence in Iraq. Biden's view was that the Iraqis strongly reject interference by anyone, especially Iran, the official said. Biden told Gul that Iranian influence in the region was declining that the country was becoming more isolated.
"It was a broader discussion of Iran: where it was going and the need to keep the pressure on to encourage them to change their behavior," the official said.
Biden also said he understood there was concern in the region about what might follow the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the official said. Biden's view is that Assad's regime is a source of instability in Syria and poses a danger of igniting sectarian conflict inside Syria and beyond, the official said.
The top priority, according to Biden, is to stop the regime's repression on civilians and to get Assad to leave power, the official said.
On Sunday afternoon, Biden is to fly to Athens, where he is to meet with Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and other politicians "to continue close dialogue and cooperation with the Government of Greece," the statement said.
Biden departs Athens Monday evening for Washington.


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Today's Question
What small-business owners think.
Last year, Dr. Stephen Bracci, owner of Verve Medical Cosmetics, realized that his Web site was doing a better job attracting visitors than it was converting those visitors into customers. As Katherine Reynolds Lewis explains in a small-business guide we've just published, there are a lot of things a business can do to improve its conversion rates.
Last year, Dr. Bracci and his wife Michele, the company's director of marketing, redesigned the site to emphasize the qualities they believe make the business stand out from other nonsurgical medical aesthetics companies. They added before-and-after photos, emphasized Dr. Bracci's qualifications and 12 years of experience, put their clinics' physical addresses on the home page and made the offer of a free consultation more visible. They also moved the company's phone number to the upper right corner of the home page, with a prominent encouragement: "Call Us."
After the redesign, Verve had a 20 percent increase in the number of qualified phone leads from the site and an 18 percent decline in the average bounce rate — the percentage of visitors who left the site after visiting just one page.
What have you tried to increase conversion rates on your site? What has worked? What hasn't?
Article source: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/do-you-track-your-sites-conversion-rates/?partner=rss&emc=rss


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Let's face it, you're probably too busy helping others transform their lives to really focus on your own marketing.
… Maybe you have an online program that was working but now your message isn't hitting the mark.
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I'll help you get clear on your message, build trust with your audience, and optimise your copy, so you don't have to work as hard to bring in clients or cash.
Sophia was so easy to work with, she understood the brief 100%, and her amazing copywriting skills helped me achieve 50% more sales than the previous time I ran my course! I'm looking forward to working together on more of my content.
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Anyone in the DC area have the afternoon off? I have an amazing flashmob idea.
In this video by German artists Dmitry Paranyushkin and Diego Agullo, man meets nature in a way I've never seen before.
The Humping Pact shrouds itself in elaborate art-speak, but there's no getting around the fact that it's about naked men fervently humping their way through desolate environments - from abandoned coal mines to landfill sites. But don't dismiss it as a Spencer Tunick rip-off or dystopian gay porn, The Humping Pact is a mesmerising meditation on the human body's relationship to the environment and our desire to conceive of the impossible. It even offers insights into the fallibility of man - the mission statement speaks about "the nature of dissemination, the will to conquer, and illusions of grandeur," although there's obviously plenty of irony at play as well.
I honestly found it more artistic than erotic. There is something oddly beautiful about it beyond the distant ass shots and hints of testicle - but it made me worry about the safety of dry-humping concrete rather than turned on.
Check out the NSFW video after the jump. It's a long video, but I couldn't turn away. Something about the rhythmic movements hypnotized me like a lava lamp.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Dubai Ice Rink has two options. Penguins skate aids designed to help young children to gain confidence with their first steps onto the ice. There are 50 available penguin stability aids for hire. These are hired on a first come, first served basis. It is not possible to book it in advance. We also provide doubled-bladed skates (Bob Skates) providing your child with the sliding sensation whilst having increased stability.
Guests are encouraged to use their own ice skates. Using your own skates will improve your skating experience. Figure and hockey skates can be purchased from our store and staff will advise on the skate suitable for your individual needs.
Lockers are available for customer skating on that session at a cost of AED 15 per session plus AED 20 (refundable deposit).
Due to the limited space surrounding the ice rink, we charge AED16. One free of charge adult is allowed in to assist the children with their skates.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable (as per our terms and conditions), so please be sure before you book your tickets.
Water has the uncommon property of expanding when it freezes. If you apply pressure to ice, it melts. So, when the blade presses against the ice, it creates a thin film of water which acts as lubricant, and allows you to slide. When you are skating, you are actually sliding on a thin film of liquid water.
There is a first aid room located near to the management office. In the unlikely event that you or a member of group should need first aid assistance, please alert a member of staff. Everyday a nurse is on site for the peak periods.
We provide safety helmets for children under 1 meter free of charge. For anyone else wishing to use a helmet it's available for a charge of AED10 from our skate hire counter. Customers are welcome to bring their own protective equipment to use at Dubai Ice Rink should they so desire.
This depending on how frequently you are skating. After you have finished skating you should dry and inspect the blade. Blades that have dulled or have nicks should look to be sharpened. This can be done at our facility.
Children are welcome to skate without their parents. However, children under 5 years old must be accompanied on the ice by a paying adult.
Like any other sport, ice skating has a certain amount of risk to it, but in a supervised environment with marshals.
For Your Safety
Before going on the ice
- Choose a session appropriate to your ability
- Do not skate if you are pregnant
- Do not carry young children or babies on the ice
- Wear gloves and wrap up warm but do not wear scarves, long coats or trailing items the ice
- Do not skate whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- Do not use mobile phones or personal stereos on the ice. Either leave them at home, with a spectator or in a locker
- Do not eat food or drink on the ice, or drop litter on the ice
- Do not carry or wear bags on the ice as this may affect your balance. Remove sharp objects from your pockets
- Ensure your skates are fastened correctly
- Please be advised that Strobe Lights are used during Disco Sessions. Skaters who are uncomfortable with such lighting effects should take heed accordingly
On the ice
- Always enter and leave the Ice pad via the gates
- Skate in an anti-clockwise direction
- Do not skate at excessive speeds
- If you do fall over, try and protect your head
- Keep your fingers clenched in a ball
- Please follow the instructions of the marshals and referees who are here to ensure your safety
- When the machine is cleaning the ice, keep off the Ice and behind the barriers
- Do not sit or climb on the barriers
- Do not throw or spray the Ice
- Do not dig holes in the Ice
- No jumping or pushing
- No tag games or whip-changes
- Please be considerate to less able skaters
Anyone failing to follow these guidelines may be removed from the ice and/or Dubai Ice Rink premises. Thank you for your cooperation.


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The second Republican debate happened last night for three and a half hours. And I don't know if I would call it a debate really. Especially in the first thirty minutes or so, it seemed like a circus side show—a contest to determine which Republican candidate could be the most obnoxious class clown.
And if that was in fact the contest, the obvious winner was, you guessed it, Donald Trump. Numerous still frames of the faces he made during the debate have been circulating the internet since last night, and each of the frames is comedy gold. That is, unless you actually want to believe the Republican presidential campaign is anything more than reality television. In that case, the still frames—and in fact the whole debate—are quite depressing.
The length of the Republican debate, and its lack of moderation, created a free-for-all environment that regularly and inevitably degenerated into ad hominem attacks, empty and unsubstantiated self-promotion, and stale inanities. Did the executives over at CNN want to make all the Republican candidates seem like bickering schoolmates or playground bullies? Probably. CNN's president considers the debate an unmitigated success, despite the many professional detractors:
CNN President Jeff Zucker defended the length of the debate, saying that with 11 candidates the network needed the time to get deep into the issues.
"I think we had a really excellent night," Zucker declared. "We feel great about it. Listen, we think it was an incredibly substantive debate that covered a lot of issues and that's what it's supposed to be. It's exactly how long we wanted it to be and covered all the issues we wanted it to get to."
Few seemed to agree.
"I'm not sure what the goal was," said [Marco Rubio's campaign manager Terry] Sullivan. "But certainly it devolved into a catfight between some candidates in many ways, and it was much more about who said what about whom and name calling and one-liners than it really was about substantive policy. It seemed only focused on creating fights."
That does seem to have been the aim. And on those terms, it was wildly successful. I couldn't handle it. The happiest I was the whole night was when I turned the debate off midway through. It was a huge temporary relief.
But then I remembered that one of these candidates would be the GOP's choice for president. And my relief transformed quickly into anxiety.


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so it's been a long time since i've posted i know... i've been busy working at a small new industrial design firm called Soulcake. been so busy impressing clients and seeing the company grow, there's a lot of work i just havent been able to show. fortunately things have been going well. i've mostly been working in a different style and process for product design, so it's been quite a while since i've practiced my entertainment design technique.
to get back into it, i did a master copy of some guild wars concept art.. they have some more artistic, loose styles when it comes to concept art.


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What is an information product?
Well, at risk of stating the obvious, it is a product that provides information. It provides information that people are willing to pay for.
Who is willing to pay for information?
Before I answer that, let me explore another question. What are people doing when they go online?
Apart from accessing social media sites to communicate and interact with other people, visiting news sites and online entertainment sites, all of which are becoming more and more significant, they are mostly looking for information.
More specifically, what they are looking for can simplistically take one or more of the following three forms:
1) They want an answer to a question.
2) They need to solve a problem.
3) They want to know how to do something.
Most of the information they want can be obtained for free, simply by entering their question into a search box or even more simply by typing the question into their browser and a click on one of the list of many results, which will invariably answer their question without the need to proceed further.
Some questions may involve digging a little deeper by doing a little research on the Internet. However, more complex information can be harder to find, if at all, requiring significantly more time and effort.
This is where an information product comes into play. For a few dollars, they can have the information they are looking for without all that time and effort.
What does the information product look like?
The product providing the information can be presented in a number of different formats, such as:
1) A simple pdf file for reading online or printing out.
2) An eBook for reading online, printing out or downloading to a tablet.
3) As an audio file for listening to online or downloading to a CD or MP3 player.
4) As a video for watching online or downloading to a suitable media player or tablet.
In many cases, the product is provided in a combination of these formats.
Another format becoming increasingly popular among product developers is a membership site. When someone buys the product, they automatically become a private member and can access the product on site in the many different formats previously described.
The membership format, particularly popular with coaching/ mentoring programs (which are just another form of information product), can extend to private forums and Facebook groups allowing members to interact with each other and at the same time providing a convenient support platform.
Partnership to Success is a perfect example of this.
Is there anything you would like to add or comment on? Your feedback would be very welcome.


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Welcome to Reiki
The Knowledge from the Past…
The Vision of the Future…
Red Reiki Light is a project about developing awareness for Energy.
Reiki is a Gift for everyone.
An innate ability that underlies within human nature.
Yet to be discovered on a large scale.
All of us have got the potential to learn and use this technique for our own well-being and development.
A tool to understand and work creatively with energy; the essence, the root of all things.
A tool to heal yourself.
Science has already proven that the world around us is made of energy, and that all matter is made of particles and empty spaces in constant movement. If so, everything vibrates at a certain frequency.
We are all also made of the same matter , and the frequency we all vibrate to might vary many times along a day, depending on our physical, mental and emotional activity.
When we feel good it is a sign that we are vibrating at a high level.
What is Reiki
Reiki is an ancient natural healing art.
The term Reiki is a Japanese word and it can be translated as 'universal life force energy'.
As with all Japanese words, each syllable has several meanings, so 'Rei' can be translated as 'universal', 'divine', 'soul' or 'spirit'.
The second character, 'Ki' means 'life-energy', 'breath'; it is known as the life force that flows through every living being. In China it is called 'Chi'; in India, 'Prana'; it is also known as 'bio-energy' and 'orgone'.
The therapy is based on the concept that the body has an energetic field that affects to its health and proper functioning. This energy travels in certain pathways and can become blocked or weakened.
During a treatment Reiki is activated to run through the patient restoring the flow of energy, promoting balance and well-being on all levels: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
I found my course with Vanessa to be enjoyable, uplifting, and a great combination of heartening meditations, and a wonderful non judgemental insight into Reiki.I am also looking forward to more Reiki shares with Vanessa, and I appreciate her kind offer of future support if it's needed.
Sacha Alexander
A full body treatment lasts about 1h but specific areas can be treated in 20- 30 min. During each treatment session the therapist will activate the energy flow through their hands into your body. You may experience the energy flow as a warmth or tingling sensation or even waves of energy. Click the link below to find out more information or to book.
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A sophisticated & elegant piece that will never go out of style. We took our 100% Classic Mongolian Cashmere Wrap and gave it a fun revamp with matching tassels. This stylish wrap is hugely versatile, you will never go outdoors without it.


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This stunning selvage quilt was made by someone's mom. Dancingshiba has a flickr page where she posts pics of her dog...and this quilt made by her mom. So that's all I know about the maker of this quilt. Kids :)
I love the wide selvages and the quilting in the white spaces too. Nice job, Mom!


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Investors and founders gathered yesterday for open office hours en masse at the first VC Love-In Berlin.
The event, co-hosted by e.ventures and Passion Capital, and held at MAS Angel Fund's HQ, attracted 15 leading European VC firms, including out-of-towners from the UK, Luxembourg and Denmark. Over 100 founders of internet and tech startups registered interest, with those who made it in – including Resmio, Gigly and BonaYou – matched with investors for short pitch sessions and networking.
FridayAtSix's Derk Marseille was also on hand to ask the gathered VCs for top tips on what not to do, ever, when trying to get investment. And he's asked a whole lot more – from drinking tales, favourite blogs, clubs and books, to worst investments…
Check out the first set of answers below:
Featured image courtesy of MAS Angel Fund
Lars Hinrichs – 10 Things I Know…
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The PlayStation Vita is the $350 handheld that either the world desperately needed or needed not at all. It could go either way in this era of rampant cell phone gaming, where many games are played with nary the press of a button or flick of a stick.
The Vita (reviewed here) gives us a handheld machine with sticks, touch panels, lots of buttons, a fully downloadable game library (optional; you can buy many of the games in physical stores), lots of online features and, oh yeah, graphical horsepower like we've never seen before in a gaming handheld.
Cool. So what must you play on this thing? Start with these seven games.
Escape Plan
Fat guy. Little guy. Locked in room after room. Tap the front of the Vita to direct them. Tap the back to manipulate the rooms. It's all in black and white, as if the developers thought this game was so cool it didn't need colour. How right they are. (This game is download-only.)
A Good Match for: Puzzle game fans.
Not for Those Who Want: Colour. (See: Rayman)
Here's how it looks in action.
FIFA Soccer
Soccer. Football. Whatever you want to call it. It's the console-style FIFA game that people love, with the added feature of the best implementation of the Vita's rear touch panel.
A Good Match for: Sports fans, fans of sports games, whose other options at Vita launch are this, golf (see below) or a forthcoming baseball game.
Not for Those Who Want: Sports games that sync with their home games. This one does not.
Here's how it looks in action.
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush is a delight — an open-world adventure game built around a truly new-feeling mechanic. The protagonist Kat is able to re-orient gravity, letting her fall in any direction. It's something of a mix between falling and flying, and it makes the game a uniquely disorienting, highly enjoyable experience. Combine those mechanical smarts with a wonderfully imaginative, fun story, lush visuals, gorgeous art design and a dizzy, grand soundtrack and you've got a real winner for the PSVita.
A good match for: Crackdown and Infamous fans, people who like their games to look and play differently, jazz-heads.
Not for those who want: familiar mechanics, deep and involved combat.
Here's how it looks in action:
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
It's golf with cartoon characters and some of the coolest uses of the Vita as a gyro-enabled camera. Check out this preview we shot.
A Good Match for: People who like golf games, obviously!
Not for Those Who Want: Real golfers and real courses. This isn't crazy Mario Golf fantasy, but it's not Tiger Woods-sim-authentic either.
Here's how it looks in action.
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Tetris goes to a rave. That's what this is. This is as much a falling-block puzzle game as it is an interactive electronica concert. Either aspect is cool enough in this game that you can hate the other and still have a pretty good time.
A Good Match for: The legions of people whose good taste caused them to declare the first Lumines as the best launch game for Sony's previous handheld.
Not for Those Who Want: ...their games to be more tough than meditative, who need their game sessions to terminate before they get to their bus stop.
Here's how it looks in action.
Mutant Blob Attacks!
A smart and funny physics puzzler that's packed with interesting ideas. You control a grumpy blob who's gone on a goofy version of a 1950s horror movie rampage. You must navigate through a series of short but jam-packed levels, dodging lasers, rockets and farm animals to survive.
Mutant Blobs Attack is welcomely difficult but never feels punishing about it. It uses the both the Vita's touchscreen and gyroscope effectively, and is consistently impressive in how far it'll push you to creatively use the blob's limited but versatile skill-set. Read our review for a more in-depth look at the game.
A Good Match for: People who like puzzles, zany humour and a bit of a challenge.
Not for Those Who Want: To just relax and coast. This game isn't easy, and in a few places, its difficulty can be frustrating. Also, the humour probably isn't to everyone's taste.
Here's how it looks in action.
Rayman: Origins
We loved this cartoony, musically-amazing side-scroller on the PlayStation 3 so of course we love this shot-for-shot port on the Vita. We can take this one with it. And hug it. So maybe we love it even more.
A Good Match for: People who enjoy running from left to right while sometimes hopping, i.e. fans of Super Mario, Sonic and all good side-scrollers. This one is fun and a beauty.
Not for Those Who Want: Black and white. (See: Escape Plan.)
Here's how it looks in action.
Super Stardust Delta
It's a twin-stick arcade shooter. On a portable gaming system. That has twin sticks. This is a descendant of Asteroids, Space Invaders and so many other games that were just about shooting down space enemies to earn a high score. But this one has the visual fireworks to make it one of the most dazzling handheld games ever. (This game is download-only.)
A Good Match for: People with two thumbs.
Not for Those Who Want: ...a storyline, an adventure or anything else you wouldn't expect from an arcade game.
Here's how it looks in action.
Where Is My Heart
It's not too much of a stretch to say that Where Is My Heart? re-invents almost every convention of the platformer genre. There's still running and jumping in this adventure where a family of three monsters tries to track down their lost home. But those actions happen in a fractured landscape where going right can put you on the top of the screen. WIMH blends the sense of displacement created by its 2D Escher-ism with a clever mechanic that lets you rotate the panelled blocks of the gameworld around an axis. It's funny, intriguing and disorienting all at once, just like life.
A good match for: genealogists. You literally can't get anywhere worthwhile in the game without plopping one monster relative on top of another's head and sometimes, you'll transform a monster or three into a ancestor with special abilities. Danish developer Bernie Schulenburg made a game that serves as touching metaphor for family ties and players will probably think about the loved ones who helped them jump to life's next level as they journey deeper into the experience.
Not for those who want: stomping onto enemies' heads. Where Is My Heart? is gentler than most other Mario-style games and the thrill comes from cracking the environmental puzzles of each level.
Here's how it looks in action:
WipEout 2048
Futuristic race car driving, for the umpteenth time. WipEout games are about racing across high tech roadways in a future when tires are retired and it is fair to shoot a missile at your opponents on the track. This launch game gives us online play, blazingly fast racing, and a promised connection to a PlayStation 3 game of the same name, which will enable owners of the portable or console game to race each other.
A Good Match for: Anyone looking for a terrific racing game on the Vita and/or a visual showpiece.
Not for Those Who Want: ...to blink. Or people who want more customisable content (try the Vita's ModNation Racers)
Here's how it looks in action.
NOTE: This list will be updated if and when we discover better games. We will only ever list 12 games, at the most. And, in the case of the Vita, we will give this list another pass this week to incorporate some of the best downloadable PSP games


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The show floor at PAX is absolutely nuts, just like it always is. It's crowded, flashy, fun and sometimes kind of smelly. Still, we're having a great time here.
Luckily they gave us media members time to run around the floor before the floodgates opened, and that's when we shot these pictures. In one of them you can actually see the line to get in from this morning.
You'll see lots of the booth spectacle in this gallery. You'll also see Nick being Nick in a few. Don't miss the new Crazy Taxi either.
There's more from us coming soon from PAX. Stay tuned.
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District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) believes that a school
should be a place that promotes responsibility, respect, civility and academic excellence in a safe learning and teaching environment. A positive school
climate exists when all members of the school community feel safe, included, accepted, and agree
that it is the
responsibility of all individuals to actively contribute to a positive school climate.
The DSBN believes that to foster a positive school climate that supports student achievement and well-being, a focus
should be on prevention and early intervention strategies to address inappropriate behaviour. These standards of
behaviour apply whether on school property, on school busses, or other transportation means
supplied by DSBN,
at school-related events or activities or in any other
circumstance that could
have an impact
on the school climate.
The provincial Code of Conduct
outlined in PPM 128, revised October 17, 2018, sets
clear provincial standards of behaviour.
All DSBN schools
will have a link to policy G-08:
Code of Conduct
for Schools on their
website and if applicable, in their school
Subsection 301(1) of Part XIII of the Education Act states that "the
Minister may establish a code
of conduct governing the behaviour of all persons in schools".
Subsection 301(2) sets out the purposes
of this provincial code of conduct, as follows:
Respect, Civility, and Responsible Citizenship
All members of the school community must:
All members of the school community
must not:
According to PPM 128,
the following responsibilities are outlined to support a collaborative
ownership of the code of conduct
Under the direction of DSBN, school administrators take a
leadership role in the daily
operation of a school. They provide this leadership by:
Under the leadership of their principals, teachers and other
school staff maintain
a positive learning
environment and are expected
to hold everyone to the highest standard of respectful and responsible behaviour. As role models,
teachers and other
school staff uphold these high standards when they:
Students are to be treated with respect and dignity. In return,
they must demonstrate respect for themselves, for others, and for the
responsibilities of citizenship through acceptable behaviour. Respect and responsibility are demonstrated when students:


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Home » Clinical Trials » Location » Michigan
Roseville, Michigan Clinical Trials
A listing of Roseville, Michigan clinical trials actively recruiting patient volunteers.
Found (4) clinical trials
Study Estimating the Clinical Difference Between 300 mg and 150 mg of Secukinumab Following Dose Escalation to 300 mg in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Study estimating the clinical difference between 300 mg and 150 mg of secukinumab following dose escalation to 300 mg in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
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Efficacy Safety and Tolerability Study of Apremilast to Treat Early Oligoarticular Psoriatic Arthritis.
This clinical study will test the effects of a drug called apremilast in oligoarticular psoriatic arthritis with less than 2 years of disease duration. In previous studies, apremilast has been shown to be safe and efficacious in reducing signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, as well as improving physical function. ...
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Study of the Effect of Recombinant Human Parathyroid Hormone [rhPTH(1-84)] on Symptoms Improvement and Metabolic Control Among Adults With Hypoparathyroidism
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether adding an investigational medication called recombinant human parathyroid hormone (rhPTH[1-84]) to standard hypoparathyroidism therapy (oral calcium and active vitamin D tablets) may result in superior improvements in symptoms of hypoparathyroidism assessed by hypoparathyroidism symptom diary (HPT-SD) symptom scale compared with standard ...
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A Comparison of Fidaxomicin and Vancomycin in Patients With CDI Receiving Antibiotics for Concurrent Infections
Administration of concomitant antibiotics (CA) is a known risk factor for treatment failure in the treatment of CDI, as well as for recurrence of CDI. Recent data suggested that among patients receiving CA, fidaxomicin is superior vancomycin. While these data are encouraging, many clinicians remain unclear on how to apply ...
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Oval TrackBite™ SP-165
Preparation & Application For
Oval or Curved Race Tracks
PJ1 Oval TrackBite Concentrate is a unique formula designed to increase adhesion between rubber, asphalt or concrete.
• Ideal for curved or oval asphalt or concrete paved tracks
• Increases track performance and spectator excitement
• Reduces "Freight Training" by effectively eliminating a single lane racing groove(s)
• Increases multi-directional traction
Track Preparation:
1. Clean, clean, clean (!) racing surface, of dust, dirt, gravel and oil. "Tide®" powdered laundry detergent works very well. Rinse thoroughly with clean water.
2. Drag the track with a tire drag. Use a tractor with at least 45
horsepower to pull the tire drag. 'Dragging' the track is about the
best single thing that you can do to clean the racings lines and get
the track ready.
3. Always sweep/power broom and blow off the track before applying
PJ1 Oval TrackBite.
1. Since Oval TrackBite™ is a concentrate it must be diluted. We
recommend Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) or Methanol. Be absolutely sure that
the cutting agent you use is 100% pure and clean, and must not contain
condensation, moisture or lubricants. Generally a 50/50 mixture is
adequate; however, changes in atmospheric conditions may prompt you to
modify the strength of PJ1 Oval TrackBite Concentrate. Depending on the
humidity, ambient air temperature, air density, altitude, track temperature
and rubber build up, PJ1 Oval TrackBite Concentrate may be diluted from
10-90% with either of the above two solvents. DO NOT use any solvents,
fluids or other types of petroleum-based products, including mineral spirits
or lubricants, as they WILL cause premature deterioration of asphalt.
*Note: Although some consumers of PJ1 Oval TrackBite have had
excellent results using Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK), PJH BRANDS does
not recommend it as a cutting agent.
2. We recommend applying Oval TrackBite™ 8 to 24 hours in advance of the
event. Spray the track surface with PJ1 Oval TrackBite using a sprayer
with No.6 nozzles. Spray the turns with a medium mist (not heavy spray).
Use multiple coats and be sure to "feather" the beginning and ending of
the turns to ensure a gradual/controllable traction transition.
3. Drag the racing surface with a tire drag. If the PJ1 Oval TrackBite has
been diluted, the track can be tire dragged when finished applying. This
should be completed the 24 hours prior to the event. The morning of the
event, reapply a light mist of diluted PJ1 Oval TrackBite solution in the
turns for extra adhesion.
*If applying PJ1 Oval TrackBite that is 100%, allow for at least 18-24 hours
dry time before tire dragging.
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• Each racetrack surface has its own 'personality' and those who tend to
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amount, if any, to lessen the strength of PJ1 Oval TrackBite.
Caution: Great care must be taken with the handling of PJ1 Oval
TrackBite Concentrate, as it is highly flammable in its liquid state.
However, after dried it is non-flammable and non-toxic.
Oil Spills PJH BRANDS has developed a powdered product, PJ1
TrackSpot, designed specifically to dress oil spills on the racing surface.
Apply PJ1 TrackSpot evenly, and then further spread the product evenly
with a broom until the oil spot is covered with a white appearance. This
should be done while the racing surface is dry. Next, spray a very light
mist of PJ1 TrackBite mixed at 50% with any of the above cutting agents
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"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"
Sherlock Holmes
First things first,
Let us observe what it is, that we are actually investigating :
We start to investigate the possible causes for such an outcome:
1. Airplane impact ?
According to WTC engineers, the towers were specifically designed and tested to withstand the impact resulting from the collision of a large jetliner.
More here :
The buildings had more than 1,000 times the mass of the aircraft and had been designed to resist steady wind loads of 30 times the weight of the aircraft, there was no significant wind on September 11, the outer perimeter columns were only stressed before the impact to around 1/3 of their 200 MPa design allowable.
The only individual metal component of the aircraft that is comparable in strength to the box perimeter columns of the WTC is the keel beam at the bottom of the aircraft fuselage. While the aircraft impact undoubtedly destroyed several columns in the WTC perimeter wall, the number of columns lost on the initial impact was not large and the loads were shifted to remaining columns in this highly redundant structure.
The Jet fuel ignited and burned out almost immediately upon impact and mostly outside of the tower.
2. Fires ?
According to live radio communications of firefighters in the tower - the fires were minimal :
According to Brian Clark who was above the hit zone and walked all the way down to safety - the fires were minimal :
Photos of Edna Cintron RIP waving , standing smack in the middle of the impact hole - proves there was no immense heat not even in the center of the crash :
Flir infrared readings show temperatures nowhere near weakening steel temperatures even at the hottest spots :
3. Thermate ?
This is how painted Tharmite reacts on a steel beam :
We should have observed WTC light up like a Christmas tree while collapsing.
But we clearly don't :
Perhaps in the Inner side of the box Columns ?
If it was Thermate or any other heat/fire creating incendiary, the spire would have had the appearance of a flaming KKK cross stuck on ones front lawn.
And this nano thermate is supposed to keep an underground heat of 1500 degrees for 15 weeks?
How much Thermate is needed to sustain underground heat of 1500 degrees for 15 weeks?
"invisible super top secret super thermate' would have to have been 2.14 Million miles long and would to have weighed approximately 1.176 Billion pounds. " (!!!)
Calculated here:
Detailed information about Thermate Theory here
4. Mini Nukes ?
This is a visual of a mini nuke detonation:
And this is only a 0.1 kiloton single nuke explosion.
Where was that boom (at least 1 mini nuke) in the WTC demolition ?
Where was that huge light flash?
Where was that ball of fire?
not to mention no EMP .
5. Underground Nuclear demolition ?
Dimitri Khalezov testimony :
1. As an Officer in the USSR nuclear intelligence he had prior knowledge that there were emergency underground demolition nukes placed under the towers when they were built (the Soviets knew this as part of the 1970s USSR-USA nuclear disclosure treaties) .
2. He was approached by ex(?) Mossad Mike Harri in Thailand for that reason exactly – Harari wanted to know if the Russians are aware that these devises are indeed under the towers.
Khalezov has photos of Harri and court cases numbers sued by US government against Harari
Dimitri Khalezov Nuclear Demolition explanation fits the crime scene evidence,
And it takes only 8 short points to see it clearly :
2/3 of mass of Towers turn into microscopic dust
LIDAR photo (aerial laser mapping)
Including 1000 people pulverized
2.Tower tremble prior to collapse:
The tower shakes 12 seconds prior to collapse.
same from a different camera view :
Testimony accounts validate the observed video:
pages 103,104
3.Molten rock Crater under WTC :
(Silverstein Properties comes out with a "surprising" announcement in 2008)
more photos
This is where WTC 4 is in position to other towers
This is where Khalzov Places the Nukes (screen shot of part 16)
Does WTC4 get pulverized closest to the nuke? Absolutely. but further away corner from nuke stays standing
Does WTC3 get damaged too from wtc2 falling debris (first tower to collapse)? Absolutely. but is not pulverized to the ground
WTC3 will get pulverized when WTC1 nuke is detonated. once again further away corner stays standing
See the first
LIDAR photo
for the placements of the remains of WTC 4 and 3.
Does WTC6 which is severely damaged ,pulverize completely too ? (its right next to wtc1) – it doesn't. its way off the nuke radius.
4.Fission Evidence :
Elevated Tritium levels. X55 more than background levels
5.WTC Bathtub:
A 90 foot hole in the deep underground bathtub wall
6.WTC Responders cancers:
1000 + rescue workers die due to exotic cancers .. many of leukemia (classical ionizing radiation)
and thousands other are sick from 58 !!! types of cancer
7.Underground temperatures:
1500 degrees heat under rubble for over 15 weeks regardless of continues water spraying
8.ground zero definition:
Every dictionary from 2001 and beyond – the term ground zero is altered,
which up until 2001 is the scientific phrase for a place of nuclear detonation.
Why did WTC 7 appear to collapse in a different way to WTC 1,2 collapses :
(As explained in the interview segment above)
The destruction of the towers is not being done by nuke heat – but rather by mechanical pressure,
Turns all matter instantly to solid dust (the form still keeps its shape like a sand castle).
underground nuke creates 3 phenomena:
1. cavity from vaporized rock – white area
2.crushed zone (solid dust) – blue area
3. damaged zone – green area
But regarding WTC 1,2 even the nuke couldn't reach all the way up the tower
That big chunk falling down – scatters the already dustified tower beneath it – hence a collapse for the top is observed .
That is why WTC7 looks so different- it is much shorter, the pulverization effect reached it all the way to the top.
So it falls down "normally" there is no solid material to fall on top of it.
Conclusion :
The Government is promoting a theory which is in direct conflict with the evidence.
And it is doing the same regarding the planes and the amateur pilot Arab hijackers story as well.
No professional experienced pilot is able to reproduce the maneuvers
The official conspiracy theory Villains are allegedly managing to perform.
It is both true to the Pentagon incident
And the NY WTC incident
One is reminded of the unreproducible Lee Harvey Oswald shots in the JFK assassination
The 767 is a trusty workhorse used by airlines the world over. It comes in three types, the 200, 300 and 400 series with increasing fuselage length and increasing capacity.
Flight 175 (N612UA)
is a Boeing 767–222
The nose section of a 200 series, A, is shorter than the wing assembly, B. Whereas for the 300 series A is longer than B :
The plane which hit the south tower was not and could not possibly have been Flight 175 .
That's established fact, based on first hand, recorded in real time, physical reality.
The plane's fuselage is too long to be a Boeing 767-200.
Why is the Government trying to cover up the Truth ?
And why Is Thermate being pushed as the main possibility in the 9/11 Truth movement ?
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Microsoft reshuffled its management team on Tuesday in an effort to make it more nimble as the company tries to lift its growth and compete with fast-moving rivals like Google.
Under the plan, seven business units will be collapsed into three divisions, each led by an executive who will carry the title of president.
The idea is to push more decision-making down into the businesses, and that means that the company's two longtime leaders -- Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman, and Steven Ballmer, chief executive -- will have to delegate more authority to their chief lieutenants.
"We need to improve agility," Ballmer said in an interview.
Microsoft portrayed the reorganization as a step to exploit the growth opportunities of the coming year, when the company will introduce a flurry of new products including a new version of the Windows operating system, an upgrade of its Office productivity suite, developer tools and the next generation of its Xbox video game console.
But the move also comes at a time when Microsoft is facing many challenges from competitors who are not like the traditional software companies that Microsoft has consistently beaten back over the years.
Google, for example, has made Microsoft look sluggish as it has consistently outpaced its larger rival in Internet search and seems to have taken an early lead in new technologies like satellite mapping services and desktop search. And much to Microsoft's irritation, Google, the Silicon Valley start-up turned powerhouse, has successfully wooed some of Microsoft's leading engineers.
The Linux operating system, developed by programmers freely sharing code, is a very different sort of challenger from what Microsoft has faced. Other newcomers, like Salesforce.com, are delivering technology used by businesses to do things like track customers over the Web instead of as a software product.
All these rivals are exploiting the Internet and increasingly customers prefer software that is delivered as a service over the Web. Microsoft clearly recognizes the shift. And as part of the reorganization, Microsoft announced that Ray Ozzie, a pioneering software technologist who joined Microsoft when his company, Groove Networks, was acquired this year, will serve as chief technology officer in charge of driving the software-and-services strategy within the company.
Ballmer described this blending of software and services as "a bit more a paradigm shift" than some of the transitions Microsoft has made in the past.
Microsoft's competitors, industry analysts say, can often move more quickly because they can bring new technologies to the marketplace over the Web, while Microsoft's business strategy has been to try to bundle most of its innovations into its flagship product, Windows.
Yet as the Windows operating system has become larger and larger over the years, the sheer tasks of building and debugging it have become enormously complex. The next version of Windows, called Vista, includes an estimated 50 million lines of code, and will be introduced next year, five years after Windows XP.
"Microsoft faces a huge bottleneck problem," said Michael Cusumano, a professor at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Microsoft has to change. There's no doubt about it. But who knows how far and how deep this will go."