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At a glanceThe BabyBjorn Baby Carrier Active is the perfect baby carrier for an active lifestyle – suitable from birth, it's ergonomically designed to be comfortable for baby and for you.
Features and benefits for BabyBjorn Baby Carrier Active - Black/Silver
- Perfect for your newborn baby from 8lbs (3.5kg)
- Adjustable lumbar support - provides comfort and stability for your back
- Ergonomic for your baby – properly supports your child's head, back and hips from birth
- Safe and user-friendly – secure for your child and easy for you to put on and take off without assistance
…that you can put the carry straps on, then clip baby to you – there's no putting the carrier on then trying to wrestle a wriggly baby into it with this unique 2 piece design.
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The Babybjorn Baby Carrier Active is a sturdy baby carrier, perfect for parents on the go who want to be able to carry their baby for longer periods of time. It includes an adjustable back support and padded shoulder straps that provide comfort and stability for your lower back and help take the weight off your shoulders.
The Babybjorn Baby Carrier Active has also been ergonomically designed with your baby's comfort and support in mind – it properly supports your baby's head, back and hips from birth, putting even newborn babies in the best and most comfortable position.
The unique 2-piece design is one of the many things parents love about Babybjorn – you can put your sleeping baby down without waking them up, and carry them facing forward once they're ready to face the world.
The Babybjorn Baby Carrier Active is suitable for newborn babies from 8lbs (3.5kg), up to 26lbs (12kg).
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HistoryThe history of credit unions began in 1844, with a group of weavers in Rochdale, England, who established the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. They sold shares to members to raise the capital necessary to buy goods at lower than retail prices, and then sold the goods at a savings to members. In doing so, they became the first credit union. The movement then spread to Germany in 1850, Canada in 1901, and the United States in 1908.
1844A group of weavers in Rochdale, England, established the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. They are credited with establishing the first cooperative. They sold shares to members to raise the capital necessary to buy goods at lower than retail prices, and then sold the goods at a savings to members.
1852 and 1864Hermann Schulze—Delitzsch and Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen created the first true credit unions in Germany. In 1849, Raiffeisen founded a credit society in Flammersfeld, but it depended on the charity of wealthy men for its support. In 1864, Raiffeisen organized a new credit union along principles that are still fundamental today.
These German credit societies—along with similar institutions that Luigi Luzzatti founded in Italy—were the forerunners of today's large cooperative "banks" in Europe.
1909Pierre Jay, the Massachusetts banking commissioner, and Edward A. Filene, a Boston merchant, are credited with establishing the credit union movement in the United States. Massachusetts enacted the first state credit union act that year.
1921Filene created the Credit Union National Extension Bureau, to work towards establishing effective credit union laws in all states and at the federal level. He poured more than $1 million of his own money into the project, and hired a Massachusetts attorney, Roy F. Bergengren, to support the Bureau's efforts. When Bergengren began his efforts there were only 199 U.S. credit unions. By 1925, 15 states had passed credit union laws; 419 credit unions were serving 108,000 members.
U.S. credit union founders (left to right) Edward A. Filene and Roy F. Bergengren with Claude R. Orchard
1934The Federal Credit Union Act is signed and Federal Credit Union Division is placed within the Farm Credit Administration. The act permitted credit unions to be organized anywhere in the United States. The passage of this landmark legislation created a choice for credit unions. They could incorporate under either state or federal law. This system of dual chartering persists to the present day.
August 1934Claude R. Orchard assumes leadership of federal credit union supervision, a post he will hold for 19 years.
May 9, 1935Claude R. Orchard, Director, Credit Union Section, Farm Credit Adminstration signs a permit to operate for the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Federal Credit Union, issuing Charter Number 320. Read the official correspondence (PDF), dated March 4 and March 5, 1935.
1942Federal credit union supervision is transferred to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
1948The renamed Bureau of Federal Credit Unions finds a new home at the Federal Security Administration.
1953J. Dean Gannon is named director of the Bureau of Federal Credit Unions as it moves to the new Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
1970General Herman Nickerson, Jr., heads the now independent National Credit Union Administration and the newly created National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.
1970'sThe 1970s brought major changes in the products offered by financial institutions and credit unions found they needed to expand their services. In 1977, legislation expanded services to credit union members, including share certificates and mortgage lending. The 1970s was a decade of tremendous growth in credit unions. The number of credit union members more than doubled to more than 43 million, and credit union assets tripled to more than $65 billion.
Since the 1970s, many smaller credit unions have merged into larger ones that offer a wider range of services. Although this has caused the number of credit unions to decline, membership continued—and continues—to climb. Today, nearly 85 million Americans are credit union members.


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Largest Hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
DFW's Largest Hospitals
The following section includes a list of the largest Dallas/Fort Worth area hospitals, as well as resources and information on general practice physicians and area dental care.
With such a solid and acclaimed healthcare base and multiple providers, this is just a sampling of what the area has to offer. For more information, consult the local and national resources in this section.
1. Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas3500 Gaston Ave. Dallas, TX 75246 214-820-0111
With more than 1,025 licensed beds, 38, 623 admissions, 5,500 employees, Baylor University Medical Center Dallas (Baylor Dallas) is the crown jewel of the Baylor Healthcare System. Baylor Dallas is home to more than 20 specialty treatment centers, including cancer, vascular services, neuroscience, transplants, digestive diseases, a women and children's center, orthopedics, and trauma services. In the 2009-2010, U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" guide, Baylor Dallas, ranked for the seventeenth consecutive year, earned honors as one of the nation's top 50 hospitals in gynecology (32th) and kidney disorders (47th). Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation (Baylor Rehab) is ranked 13th among the nation's top rehabilitation facilities.
2. Parkland Health & Hospital System5201 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75235 214-590-8000
Recognized as one of the top public hospitals in the U.S. and named one of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for the last 16 consecutive years, Parkland Hospital operates 10 Centers of Excellence with the most skilled health professionals and state-of-the-art tools and equipment, including Trauma, Burns, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cancer, Endocrinology, Women & Infants Services, Epilepsy, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, and Orthopedics. Parkland is also the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and more than 60 percent of doctors in the Dallas area have undergone formal training at Parkland.
3. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas8200 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, TX 75231 214-345-6789
Serving the greater Dallas since 1966 and a part of the Texas Health Resources hospital system, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (Texas Health Dallas) has 898 beds and more than 1,200 physicians on staff. Major specialty areas include cancer, heart and vascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women and infants services. The hospital has also been recognized as a U.S. News and World Report Best Hospital for its Digestive Disorders, Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics specialties
4. Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital1301 Pennsylvania Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76104 817-250-2000
Another Texas Health large hospital, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has served greater Tarrant County since 1930. This 710-bed, full-service medical center offers specialized care in oncology, trauma, cardiology and women's services, and has more than 800 physicians on staff. The hospital has been honored with the Magnet Recognition Program Award for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) – the largest nursing credentialing organization in the U.S. and part of the American Nurses Association (ANA).
5. Medical City Dallas7777 Forest Lane Dallas, TX 75230 972-566-7000
With a tagline of Specialties – In Life, Medical City Dallas is known for its more than 1,150 specialists in 95 medical specialties. Special programs and services include a Transplant Center for heart, renal/pancreas and stem cell transplant services; a Neuroscience Program with the nationally recognized the Center for Epilepsy, Sleep Center and Stroke Center; a comprehensive hematology/oncology program for adult and pediatric patients; and a bariatric surgery program that has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Other Medical City honors include recognition as a two-time recipient of the U.S. Health and Human Services Medal of Honor for the hospital's commitment to organ donation.
6. Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth1400 Eighth Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76104 817-926-2544
Founded in 1906, Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth is a 525-bed medical facility with more than 2,200 employees that offers "the convenience and personal attention of a local hospital with the respected medical staff and advanced medical technology of a regional health care system." Specialties include programs of excellence in cardiology, transplantation, neurosciences, oncology and women's services. The hospital is also dedicated to community service and health, and has invested more than $300 million back into the community with free health education classes and screenings; development of advanced treatment methods to fight incurable diseases; and providing care to those without health coverage or the means to pay.
7. Methodist Dallas Medical Center1441 N. Beckley Ave. Dallas, TX 75203 214-947-8181
Founded in 1927, the Methodist Dallas Medical Center is focused on "being a leader in sophisticated, compassionate medical care with world-class medical education and residency programs." As the main teaching and referral center for Methodist Health System, Methodist Dallas is also one of the leading teaching and referral hospitals in Texas. The 515-bed hospital features all-private rooms, and the medical staff at Methodist Dallas includes more than 250 physicians with expertise in more than 60 medical specialties, such as advanced stroke care; adult liver, kidney and pancreas transplants; the Sam & Anne Kesner Heart Center; the Moody Brain & Spine Institute; and the Methodist Joint Academy for hip, knee, and shoulder joint replacement. Methodist Dallas also has a Level III neonatal intensive care unit and a Level II Trauma Center that provides adult trauma care.
8. John Peter Smith Hospital1500 S. Main Street Fort Worth, TX 76104 817-921-3431
Founded in 1906, Fort Worth's renowned John Peter Smith Hospital is the flagship hospital of the JPS Health Network and includes Tarrant County's only Level I Trauma Center. Verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the achievement "recognizes the trauma center's dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients in Tarrant and surrounding counties." Other special services include intensive care for adults and newborns; the Healing Wings AIDS treatment health center; inpatient care for patients of all ages; and OB/Gyn healthcare services. The hospital also houses the Trinity Springs Pavilion – a psychiatric facility for crisis stabilization, short-term treatment and family education – and a psychiatric emergency center.
9. Medical Center of Plano3901 W. 15th St. Plano, TX 75075 972-596-6800
Open since 1975, the Medical Center of Plano is a full-service, 427-bed acute-care facility with more than 1,300 employees and more than 1,000 physicians on staff that represent over 70 specialties and subspecialties. Our main campus in the heart of Plano includes the main hospital and medical offices, an outpatient surgery center, a comprehensive cancer-treatment center, an emergency trauma center, a radiology/imaging center, a comprehensive cardiovascular program, the Center for Lifestyle Enhancement, and complete women's and children's services – including a high-risk antepartum unit and a neonatal intensive-care unit. In 2007, the Medical Center of Plano became the first hospital in Collin County to achieve elite Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Association.
10. UT Southwestern Medical Center5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75390 214-645-5555
Nationally and internationally renowned as a medical school, teaching hospital and healthcare facility, UT Southwestern Medical Center was ranked as the best hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth in U.S. News & World Report's expanded "America's Best Hospitals" rankings for 52 metropolitan areas (March 2011). UT Southwestern services range from preventive care to treatment in a variety of specialties, including cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cancer, heart and lung transplantation, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, breast surgery, vascular surgery, pediatrics, and infectious disease. In the 2010-11 U.S. News & World Report national report on health care providers, UT Southwestern ranked nationally in six specialty-care areas, including urology; diabetes/ endocrinology; gynecology; kidney disorders; neurology and neurosurgery; and ear, nose and throat.
11. Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital800 W. Randol Mill Road Arlington, TX 76012 817-548-6100
Texas Health Arlington Memorial is a 417 bed, full-service acute care medical center that has served Arlington and surrounding communities since opening in 1958. A true community hospital, residents initially pooled resources to help build the original 75-bed hospital. Today, the hospital is home to more than 550 physicians on its medical staff, 1,900 employees, and 300 volunteers, and recently opened the new five-story, $76 million Tom Vandergriff Surgical Tower. The site of the first Cycle III Chest Pain Center in Texas, the hospital is known for its heart and vascular treatment, among other specialties – including stroke, canver, diabetes, digestive health, emergency services, orthopedics, rehabilitation, weight loss, and women and infants services. The Joint Commission has also awarded the hospital its Gold Seal of ApprovalTM for its Primary Stroke Center.
12. Children's Medical Center Dallas1935 Motor St. Dallas, TX 75235 214-456-7000
Nationally recognized for patient care for children from birth to age 18, the 559-bed Children's Medical Center is the first pediatric hospital in Texas with a designated Level I trauma center. Children's is also a referral hospital; all patients come to the hospital through a referral from their primary care physician, The hospital offers more than 50 pediatric specialty programs including heart disease, endocrinology and cystic fibrosis, and is a major pediatric kidney, liver, heart, bowel and bone marrow transplant center. A Magnet-designated facility for excellence in nursing care, Children's opened a 72-bed facility in Plano in 2008.
13. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano6200 W. Parker Road Plano, TX 75093 972-981-8000
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano (Texas Health Plano) has served patients in Plano, North Dallas and Collin County since 1991. The hospital has 368 beds, 1,200 employees, and nearly 1,300 physicians on its medical staff. Specialized services include behavioral health, cancer, emergency services, heart and vascular care, joint replacement, orthopedics, pediatrics, scoliosis and spinal care, weight loss, and women and infants services. Texas Health Plano received the Texas Award for Performance Excellence (T.A.P.E.) in 2008 – the state's highest honor for quality and organizational performance.
14. Dallas Regional Medical Center1011 N. Galloway Mesquite, TX 75149 214-320-7000
Dallas Regional Medical Center opened in 1964 as Mesquite Memorial Hospital with 27 beds, 5 bassinets, 1 operating room, 1 delivery room, an Emergency Room and 7 physicians on staff. Today, it's a 202-bed, community-based hospital with nearly 400 physicians on staff who serve northeast Texas residents. The Center offers a comprehensive range of health services for acute and emergency situations, including 24-hour emergency, critical care, medical, surgical, and cardiac services that include open heart surgery, outpatient surgery, orthopedics, and imaging services.
15. Medical Center of Arlington3301 Matlock Road Arlington, TX 76015 817-465-3241
Originally opened in August of 1976 as Arlington Community Hospital in a rural part of town, The Medical Center of Arlington is now a 326-bed full-service hospital located in the heart of south Arlington. The hospital has more than 1,000 full-time and part-time nurses, therapists, technicians and other healthcare personnel, as well as nearly 600 physicians. Specialties include heart and vascular services, women's services, neurosciences, sports medicine, oncology, wound care, and bariatrics.
16. Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth900 Eighth Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76104 817-336-2100
Located in Fort Worth's medical district, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth is a 320-bed facility offering comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services. The hospital serves as a tertiary referral center for Tarrant County, as well as for other counties within a 90-mile radius. Specialty areas include a nationally recognized and dedicated stroke program; recognition as a "Top 100 Heart Hospital" with four open-heart surgery operating rooms, four cardiac cath labs, and a dedicated ICU unit; and extensive orthopedic and musculoskeletal services.
17. Texas Harris Methodist Hospital – Hurst-Euless-Bedford1600 Hospital Parkway Bedford, TX 76022 817-685-4000
Texas Harris Methodist Hospital – Hurst-Euless-Bedford (Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford) is a full-service facility that has served northeast Tarrant County since 1973. The hospital has more than 340 active physicians on its medical staff and 300 beds – including psychiatric and behavioral health spaces at Texas Health Springwood Hospital. Key services here include behavioral health, cancer, diabetes, gastrointestinal care, heart and vascular care, rehabilitation, surgery, women and infant services, and breastfeeding support.
18. Baylor Medical Center at Irving1901 N. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, TX 75061 972-579-8100
Part of the Baylor Health Care System, Baylor Medical Center at Irving provides care to residents in Irving, Las Colinas and surrounding communities. Advanced treatment specialties include cardiovascular services, orthopedics, oncology, digestive disorders, physical medicine, and emergency care. The Quality Texas Foundation selected Baylor Medical Center at Irving as a recipient of its 2011 Texas Award for Performance Excellence (TAPE), the highest recognition for quality in the state.
19. Cook Children's Medical Center801 Seventh Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76104 682-885-4000
With more than 30 pediatric services and specialties, Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth is one of the country's leading integrated pediatric healthcare organizations. Ranked among multiple top hospitals lists, Cook Children's Medical Center is also among the top 5 percent of the nation's hospitals for nursing excellence, and Cook Children's Emergency Department is the only EMS-designated pediatric trauma center in Tarrant County, Texas – treating more than 70,000 patients each year.
20. Baylor Medical Center at Garland
2300 Marie Curie Blvd.
Garland, TX 75042
Also part of the Baylor Health Care System, Baylor Medical Center at Garland is a comprehensive care hospital with 240 beds and 574 physicians on staff who serve residents in Garland and surrounding communities in the northeast Dallas area. Specialties include asthma, cancer, dental care, ear, nose & throat, orthopedics, behavioral health, digestive diseases, heart and vascular care, and emergency care. Baylor Medical Center at Garland has earned Heart Failure and Chest Pain accreditations from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) for its "commitment to providing the community with advanced, comprehensive treatment for chest pain and heart failure, as well as for its continual improvement in all areas of patient care."
Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
9440 Poppy Drive
Dallas, TX 75218
Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake was founded as a community medical/surgical hospital in 1959 and has since evolved into a full-service, 218-bed, acute care facility with services and specialties that range from cardiology and open-heart surgery to family practice medicine, orthopedics, and bariatric surgery. The facility also features a Sleep Center, new Women's Imaging Center, and new surgical suites. Doctors Hospital is also an accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers; has been designated a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; is a Distinguished Newborn Hearing Facility by the Texas Department of Health; and holds the UnitedHealth Premium Specialty Center Designation for cardiovascular surgery, electrophysiology, and interventional cardiology.
Huguley Memorial Medical Center11801 South Freeway Burleson, TX 76028 817-293-9110
Huguley Memorial Medical Center, located on I-35W in south Fort Worth, includes a 213-bed acute care hospital, two intensive care units, progressive care unit, open-heart surgery center, behavioral health center, and emergency department. More than 350 primary care and specialty physicians provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. Part of the Adventist Health System, Huguley operates in a tradition of healthcare "that recognizes that total health is achieved through the proper balance of physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being."
Huguley also operates a 16-bed intensive care unit for patients with medical care and respiratory needs and a 12-bed intensive care unit for cardiovascular patients that are staffed by intensively trained critical care nurses. The facility also features a 4-bed dialysis center for renal patients with critical needs. Other facilities include a 33-bed Progressive Care Unit staffed by Advanced Cardiac Life Support-certified registered nurses and other trained personnel that is designed to bridge the gap between the Intensive Care Unit and the medical-surgical units.
Medical Center of McKinney4500 Medical Center Drive McKinney, TX 75069 972-547-8000
The Medical Center of McKinney offers full-service healthcare to residents of the north Dallas suburb of McKinney. Acute care and all-inclusive specialty services include a full-service 24/7 Emergency Department; outpatient services that include ambulatory surgery, women's imaging services, general imaging services (64-slice CT, MRI, nuclear imaging, etc.) sleep lab and rehabilitation therapies; cardiovascular services such as cardiac catheterization and interventional lab, open heart surgery and vascular surgery; orthopedic services such as a total and partial joint replacement program, and sports medicine services; neurosciences care that includes neurosurgery, stroke care, pain management, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's care; and labor and delivery suites, a neonatal level II nursery, and maternal/fetal medical care.
Medical City Children's Hospital7777 Forest Lane Dallas, Texas 75230 972-566-7000
Open since 1996 and part of the acclaimed Medical City Dallas system, Medical City Children's Hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, specialty, and emergency care pediatric healthcare services to children from birth to age 18. Specialty treatment programs include craniofacial, heart, hematology and oncology, nephrology, neurosciences, and orthopedics and scoliosis.
Methodist Charlton Medical Center3500 W. Wheatland Road Dallas, TX 75237 214-947-7777
Located in southwest Dallas and serving far southwest Dallas County, Methodist Charlton Medical Center is a teaching and full-service general acute care community hospital. Founded in 1975 and part of the larger Methodist Health System, Charlton hospital highlights include recognition as a top performer by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for delivering high quality care in five clinical areas; the highest rating (5 stars) for clinical excellence in maternity care, based on a HealthGrades study; a Level II Special Care Nursery for specialized infant care; and a comprehensive Cancer Program, including a full range of sophisticated, compassionate, and progressive cancer treatment services.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton3000 I-35 N Denton, TX 76201 940-898-7000
Operated by Texas Health Resources, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton (Texas Health Denton) is a 255-bed hospital that offers more than 43 specialties for residents of Denton, Denton County and surrounding communities. The hospital's relationship-based care model places the patient and family at the center of the decision-making process. Specialty medical services include cardiac rehabilitation, critical care, emergency services, heart and vascular care, imaging, physical therapy, sleep medicine, surgery, weight loss, women and infants services, and wound care.
Ronald McDonald House of Dallas
4707 Bengal Street
Dallas, Texas 75235
Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth
1004 7th Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Known as "the most special house in town," The Ronald McDonald House in Dallas and in Fort Worth provides a supportive home-away-from-home for families of severely ill children who are receiving medical treatment in Dallas and Fort Worth-area hospitals. The Ronald McDonald Family Waiting Room also offers a "temporary "home-away-from-home" within the hospital where families can relax, refresh, and reflect, while still remaining close to their children."
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children2222 Welborn Street Dallas, TX 75219 214-559-5000
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) is a Masonic charity facility providing treatment for orthopedic conditions, certain neurological disorders, and learning disorders at no cost to pediatric patients in need. The hospital was established in 1921 when a group of Texas Masons approached Dr. W. B. Carrell, Dallas' first orthopedic surgeon, about caring for children with polio regardless of the family's ability to pay. With the introduction of the polio vaccines in the mid-1950s, which virtually eradicated polio, TSRHC broadened its focus to other orthopedic conditions. Today, TSRHC treats Texas children with orthopedic conditions, such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hand disorders, hip disorders and limb length differences, as well as certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. The hospital has treated more than 200,000 children since it was founded, and has more than 40,000 clinic visits each year.
University of North Texas Health Science Center - UNT Health Patient Services
Multiple clinic/specialty locations
UNT Health is the physician practice entity of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, with nearly 175 physicians representing multiple medical specialties and a strong emphasis on family and primary care. Physicians practice in more than 34 offices across Tarrant County, as well as at most area hospitals, and serve more than a half-million patients annually. UNT Health physicians are also faculty members for the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and include both D.O. (Doctors of Osteopathy) and M.D. (Medical Doctor) disciplines.
Zale Lipshy University Hospital5151 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75390 214-645-5555
Part of the UT Southwestern system, Zale Lipshy University Hospital has 144 staffed beds and is home to one of the world's premier neurological treatment centers. The facility's neuroangiography unit is a vitally important factor in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease. Zale Lipshy is also the home to UT Southwestern's Bone Marrow Transplant Program, which treats patients in a dedicated 13-bed, HEPA-filtered unit. UT Southwestern physicians specialize in diagnosing and treating patients with hematologic malignancies that include leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma and myelodysplasia.
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Wrestlemania has seen a lot of great opening matches and we just discussed those the other day. However, more often than not, we see some matches that open the show that seem to miss the mark. Today, I wanted to take a look back at some of those opening contests that misses the mark. We won't include some of the matches that were extremely short, so that cancels out Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan from WM28 for obvious reasons. Still, let's take a look back at some of the worst Mania matches to open the show.
*ShowMiz vs R-Truth and John Morrison
Wrestlemania 26
Wrestlemania 26
-I'll be honest, I didn't remember this match until I went to do my own research. I watched it back and I couldn't understand why they allowed this match to open the show over the MITB match. This match wasn't BAD in normal terms, but for a match that opens the biggest show of the year, it fell really flat. Truth wasn't that great as a wrestler, Miz hadn't improved enough yet, and Big Show is Big Show. Morrison tried to do his thing, but the match just didn't connect and as a result, we watched ShowMiz retain in a rather boring opening contest.
*The Allied Powers vs The Blu Brothers
Wrestlemania 11
Wrestlemania 11
-The worst Mania of all time would of course have one of the worst opening matches ever. Lex Luger was never the best wrestler and the same could be said for his opponents, so it was really on the British Bulldog to carry the match and there was really no chance of that happening. This really felt like a short introduction match that allowed Luger and Bulldog to get over more and move on to better things. Still, I wish we could have at least got some decent action in the 7 minutes. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
*Kane and Big Show vs Carlito and Chris Masters
Wrestlemania 22
Wrestlemania 22
-Chicago is a great wrestling town. It really is. With that being said, it deserves a lot better than this match as the opener for Mania. With a hot crowd on deck, the WWE messed up their momentum by kicking off the show with two teams that were had to really be invested in. It was a foregone conclusion on who would win this, as Big Show and Kane were the RAW Tag Team Champions and served to only fill the card on this event. The match was quick and decisive, doing Carlito and the expert of the Masterlock no favors. Kane and Big Show retain and the show kicks off with a pretty bad contest.
*Al Snow vs Hardcore Holly vs Billy Gunn
Wrestlemania 15
Wrestlemania 15
-A triple threat match for the Hardcore title with three of the more interesting competitors at the time. I really don't understand why Billy Gunn and Road Dogg were split up for this event, but in any event, this match was pretty boring. Hardcore action in the Attitude Era is only remembered positively due to nostalgia and I found it hard to sit through this 7 minute match honestly. Hardcore Holly ends up walking away with the victory, dethroning Billy Gunn as the champion, but I would have rather seen a battle royal for the belt than this.
*The Godfather and D-Lo Brown vs Bull Buchanan and Big Bossman
Wrestlemania 2000
Wrestlemania 2000
-I remember seeing Ice T being a part of this entrance for Godfather and D-Lo, which was exciting at the time, but the match itself was atrocious. It wasn't a long match, as expected in a way, but it wasn't the right choice to open the show. Perhaps, the Hardcore Battle Royal or the Triple Threat match would have been a better choice, but whatever the case, we see the Bossman and Buchanan walk away with the victory, putting an end to the happy vibe for Godfather and D-Lo and kicking off WM 2000 the wrong way.


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There are many reasons why you should learn Photoshop. Learning Photoshop is essential if you work in a graphic design, web design, or user experience role. Yet it is also equally important to learn Photoshop for those working in hands-on marketing roles. Whether creating flyers, brochures, or email newsletters, there is a need to know Photoshop for optimizing and retouching images.
Learning Photoshop to get a job
For those just entering the workforce, Photoshop can be a great skill to help you get a job. Many jobs require Photoshop skills, and this is especially true with design roles such as graphic designer, web designer, or user interface designer. Marketing roles also often prefer someone who can work efficiently with Photoshop. In a competitive job market, learning Photoshop skills can help to differentiate you from other applicants.
Learn Photoshop to improve your career
If you already have a job, adding Photoshop to your list of skills can make you a more valuable employee. It allows you to work on a variety of additional projects and may provide opportunities for advancement or the ability to work on a more diverse set of projects. From website work to marketing projects and even product design, Photoshop can play a vital role in many positions.
Learning Photoshop for Personal Use
While learning Photoshop can enhance your career opportunities, it can also be personally rewarding. Whether using Photoshop to retouch images, or to create compositions adding text and graphics, or building a funny animated GIF, you can put Photoshop skills to use in many ways. By learning Photoshop you'll also have a fun outlet for your creative projects, whether working on a website, volunteering to assist with images for friends or an organization, or adding some fun to images you share on social media. While Photoshop is a powerful business tool, it also has a fun side as well.
Options for learning Photoshop
You can take classes to learn Photoshop, or read Photoshop books, or you can also practice using free tutorials online. The method you use depends upon how fast and how in-depth you wish to learn.
About the author
Jennifer Smith is a user experience designer, Photoshop expert, educator and author based in Boston. She is the author of more than 20 books on design tools and processes, including Adobe Creative Cloud for Dummies, Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Classroom, and Photoshop Digital Classroom. She has been awarded a Microsoft MVP three times for her work with user experience design in creating apps for touch, desktop, and mobile devices.
Jennifer delivers UX training and UX consulting for large Fortune 100 companies, small start-ups, and independent software vendors. She has been hired by Adobe and Microsoft to deliver training workshops to their staff, and has traveled to Asia, Europe, India, the Middle East, and across the U.S. to deliver courses and assist on UX design projects. She has extensive knowledge of modern Windows UX Design, having worked closely with the Windows team to create educational material and deliver UX workshops to key partners globally on behalf of Microsoft. Jennifer works with a wide range of prototyping tools including Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Blend for Visual Studio, XD, and Balsamiq. She also works extensively in the fields of presentation design and visual design.


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Courting Disaster: Jan. 23, 2009
Courting Disaster, my weekly comic about sex, love, and relationships updates every Friday. You'll laugh your pants off.
This week's question…
A reader writes… Q.: I'm a woman, 27, and married for five years. For the past two years, we have not had sex, and the years before that, we had sex only once a month. I've spoken to him on the importance of sex in a marriage and also mentioned that I do enjoy making love. We still sleep in the same bed, but we are more like roommates. I once asked him if he was interested in sex and he said, "If you asked me this question three or four months ago I'd say I'm not interested, but now I've mentally prepared myself." I was shocked to hear that. He said he's going to change, but I've been trying to work this out for the past five years. I have no feelings for him anymore. Please help.
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Looking for cloakroom ideas and inspired by visiting Reams 8000 sq ft showroom in Gillingham Business Park, our Clients in Walderslade, Kent arranged a design consultation with Gayle, Reams Bathroom Designer.
The cloakroom design brief was to maximise space with a basin, vanity unit and toilet as well as adding stylish and contemporary finishes. After the design consultation, Gayle, Ream's Bathroom Designer visited our Clients to measure their existing cloakroom. From here, she was able to design a small cloakroom, according to our clients wishes. Our clients liked the cloakroom design and Ream cabinetry product range. With so much choice and sizes available for the cloakroom basin, worktop and vanity unit, our clients were very happy.
For the installation Ream worked with our trusted, bathroom fitters to ensure the design came to life. The end result is a chic, contemporary cloakroom.


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A variety of groups and individuals have reacted to new routes proposed for the Arundel Bypass, including environment campaigners 'appalled' by a lack of eco-friendly alternatives to road building.
This morning, Highways England unveiled six new options for the Arundel Bypass at the launch of the public consultation at the Cathedral Centre in Mount Pleasant, Arundel.
It comes after the Government body went back to the drawing board last year following a High Court legal battle from a resident of Binsted, a village that would be affected by the route that was previously chosen from three options.
CPRE Sussex, a countryside charity that vocally opposed the bypass, said 'none of these offer any green transport alternatives - all would involve the destruction of valuable woodlands and all but one would negatively impact the South Downs National Park'.
Director Kia Trainor said: "We are appalled at the dismissive way Highways England has treated any alternatives to road building.
"Nearly all our councils have now declared a climate emergency and road building on this scale just isn't compatible with the county's new emissions targets.
"The money would be far better spent on improving alternative modes transport by investing better rail services and buses. But Highway England has completely failed to consider this as an option which is shocking."
But Nick Herbert, Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs who got the bypass on the table, welcomed the new routes and re-emphasised his support for an 'offline' route - one that did not follow the current path of the A27.
He believed the 'grey' route - which misses the South Downs National Park entirely - would be ruled out due to it being the most expensive, as well as the 'crimson' route, as it cut through too much ancient woodland.
He said: "This is a scheme I won a few years ago, and my judgement is that the overwhelming majority of the local community is in favour of it."
Derek Waller is vice-chairman of OneArundel, a bypass support group, and was among the first people at the consultation launched today.
The 82-year-old from Surrey Wharf, Arundel, described the new routes as 'confusing'. He said: "The last time of course we had three choices; this time we have six, and probably a better definition of the constraints than previously, and I think it will be quite difficult to find what I would call the route with the least disadvantages.
"I am in no doubt whatsoever that there is a desperate need for an Arundel Bypass as soon as possible."
Mr Waller also backed an offline route.
Other critics of the scheme included residents of Binsted and Walberton, two villages that could be affected by the bypass.
Arundel Bypass programme leader Jason Hones said it had 'a lot of discussions with residents of Binsted' and Walberton Parish Council to understand their views during the route design process.
Objectors of the scheme have criticised how much time and money had been wasted on the previous routes.
To those people, Mr Hones said: "To have a long-term solution for Arundel is never easy. It is right that we have come out with these options, that have been refined with the best information we have so people can make an informed choice."


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Aideen Carroll doesn't need long to think of a story that shows courage.
Aideen works in University Health Network's psychiatric emergency service unit. Some time ago, Aideen's patient wanted to visit the CNE, a popular summer attraction in Toronto. The patient had fond memories of going there as a child -- and wanted to experience the place she'd enjoyed so much as a kid.
Her dream wasn't overly complex. She wanted to ride the ferris wheel and eat candy floss. But her care team knew that for a sick patient, even such seemingly simple request was incredibly risky. What if she fell while she was there? What if she died?
In spite of these initial concerns, the health care team took the courageous step of fulfilling the patient's wish. The woman had an incredible day. It was also the last time she'd experience the spectacle - she passed away after that summer.
For the care team at Toronto General Hospital, it was a valuable lesson. Ever since the woman's passing, each summer, they're sure to take their patients to the same attraction.
Aideen Carroll is an Advanced Practice Nurse in UHN's Psychiatric Emergency Service Unit


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USA – The first AIDS generation: Grappling with why we're alive and what it means (Michelangelo Signorile)
It was a rainy day in Central Park in the summer of '92 when we attempted to send Michael Santulli's ashes aloft over Strawberry Fields in white, helium-filled balloons. But it was one of those requests that Michael hadn't thought through in those hazy, painful last days of his life, and someone probably should have talked him out of it before he died. (That couldn't be me, because I wasn't there, for reasons I'll explain.) But now we had do it. The balloons were weighted from the ashes and further depressed by the rain. They were often sputtering as we tried to fill them with helium, with clouds of ash going off in all directions. I finally got a balloon filled with both ashes and helium, and then, just as I was about to let it go up, it burst in my face. I had ashes all over my forehead and nose, and I felt a sharp, terrible pain: A bone fragment was in my left eye.
Michael was getting me back, I thought to myself, letting out a chuckle — because, if you knew Michael, this was in line with the direct way he let you know what he was thinking. I'd neglected him, running away as he wasted away, his body ravaged in the horrific way that AIDS takes its course. Pia and Jay had nursed him, bathed here, there, until the end. But I was too busy with the work of AIDS activism, or at least that's what I told myself, to be there as he faced death at the age of 32.
We'd been inseparable friends as college roommates at Syracuse and later as roommates in Manhattan. He turned me on to Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich and taught me much about music, art and fashion. As I was a publicist-turned-nightlife-columnist at the time, I took him to the hippest parties at Area and Danceteria and the other New York clubs, both of us dressed in the hip downtown black outfits that we often threw together from nothing.
In 1987, as the AIDS epidemic reached down deeper into younger gay men, we went together to be tested for HIV. Michael tested positive, and we both cried for an entire day. He responded to it by immersing himself deeper in clubbing and partying. I immersed myself in AIDS activism, as did thousands of others, positive and negative. I joined ACT UP in New York and used my media and publicity skills, eventually chairing the group's media committee, helping publicize protests and expose government neglect in the media.
My life, such as it was — my career, many of my relationships — fell apart. My family ties frayed, as everything became about AIDS and ACT UP. I believed our lives were over, no matter our individual HIV statuses. Our community was under siege. Right-wingers in Reagan-Bush America were talking about quarantine and tattoos. It was a go-for-broke moment. I co-founded OutWeekmagazine, where I loudly criticized public figures who were gay and powerful but closeted, calling them out for hiding when so many of us needed them. I came under a lot of withering attack in the media, but none of it deterred me. As far as I was concerned, it was the end the world — our world — and I was going to go down kicking and screaming.
But looking back, it was also escapism itself, and in one sense it was similar to Michael's clubbing and partying. I was escaping the epidemic by immersing myself in the politics and urgency of it, which seems paradoxical but really does make a lot of sense. I didn't have time for sickbeds or funerals, I told myself, because I had a government scandal to expose or a protest to publicize or a powerful closet case to rail against. I gave myself a special dispensation on grief and heartbreak. There was no time for grief, especially when anger and indignation was so much more empowering. Of course, what I'm painfully learning 25 years later is that you can put grief off, but you can't ever escape it. Unless you process it, unless you deal with it, it haunts you for the rest of your life.
I was very lucky. I'd seamlessly transitioned my life into another passion, or, rather, I'd expanded on the passion that AIDS activism had inspired, continuing to do the kind of work I'd done that connected deeply with who I am and the community of which I'm a part. But for so many AIDS activists of my generation who were on the front lines, particularly for those who were HIV-positive and dealing with the physical and emotional toll of AIDS, that was not the case. Late last year the death of Spencer Cox, an ACT UP comrade who was critical in getting the drugs to market that saved so many around the world, underscored the plight of "wounded AIDS warriors." So many had seen their lives transformed by AIDS activism, fighting on the front lines and changing the world, only to see the world move on once the most horrible part of the epidemic had passed, as they tried to put their lives back together.
For gay men over 40, it's as if we've come back from a war that was far away and distant to most Americans even as it was happening — not unlike the actual wars we've experienced in this country in the past decade. All of us who were in the trenches of the AIDS war are today dealing with the grief and the survivor guilt, even as the war itself goes on. Many are grappling with deeper scars and something akin to post-traumatic stress. A lot of it is immeshed in all the other issues people face, such as mid-life crises and aging. But as John Voelcker pointed out, unlike for other veterans of other wars, there isn't a Veterans Administration or any built-in support system for the survivors of the AIDS war, nor is there any outlet for mass grieving of the thousands who've died from AIDS similar to the memorials for war dead or terrorism victims.
The response to a forum being held in New York tonight — "Is This My Beautiful Life?" — is an indication of the depth of this experience, as organizers have been inundated with people planning to attend and requests from people in other cities wanting to organize something similar. On my radio program this week, Voelcker, one of the organizers, spoke about how this is only just the beginning of looking back on the first AIDS generation and talking about where we go from here. For me personally, seeing people coming together to grapple with these issues makes it that much easier to finally take those first steps in processing the past, including the grief and guilt surrounding Michael's death and so many others.
Michelangelo Signorile
Michelangelo Signorile: The First AIDS Generation: Grappling With Why We're Alive and What It Means


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The December 2004 presidential and legislative elections resulted in a clear victory for the ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) party and its new leader Armando Guebuza. The elections were marred by significant irregularities and low voter turnout but were considered generally free and fair and reflective of the people's will by a number of international observers. Guebuza-who succeeded longtime FRELIMO leader and Mozambique president Joaquim Chissano-has pledged to tackle the country's enduring problems of corruption, crime, and poverty. Meanwhile, significant political divisions between FRELIMO and the opposition Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) party remained, exemplified by RENAMO's aggressive legal challenge of the election results and by clashes between supporters of both parties that resulted in 12 dead and 47 wounded.
Portuguese traders and settlers arrived in Mozambique in the late fifteenth century, and full-scale colonization began in the seventeenth century. The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO), established in 1962, launched a guerrilla campaign to oust the Portuguese. Following a 1974 coup in Portugal, Mozambique gained independence in 1975. FRELIMO was installed as the sole legal party, and its leader, Samora Machel, as president. Independence was followed by 16 years of civil war pitting the Soviet-allied government against the Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO), which was supported first by Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and later by South Africa.
In 1986, Machel died in an airplane crash and Joachim Chissano became president. In 1989, FRELIMO formally abandoned Marxism-Leninism for democratic socialism and a market economy. In 1992, a ceasefire was signed, followed by a full peace agreement. RENAMO agreed to operate as an opposition political party.
The first multiparty elections, held in 1994, brought 90 percent of voters to the polls. The elections were judged a resounding success by the international community, despite a brief preelection boycott called by RENAMO, which accused FRELIMO of fraud. Chissano captured 53.3 percent of the presidential vote, versus 33.7 percent for RENAMO leader Alphonse Dhlakama. FRELIMO won a narrow, but workable, majority in the Assembly of the Republic in concurrent legislative polls.
Chissano and FRELIMO were reelected in general elections in 1999, despite a strong showing by the opposition. The polls were marred by logistical and administrative difficulties, and RENAMO complained of fraud. However, many Mozambicans and the international community viewed the elections as expressing the people's will. In protest over alleged fraud, RENAMO deputies repeatedly walked out of the Assembly or interrupted proceedings in 2000 and 2001. At one point, RENAMO threatened to form its own government in six northern and central provinces.
Widespread corruption damaged the standing of Chissano's government. In January 2003, six men were found guilty of murdering prominent journalist Carlos Cardoso, who was gunned down in 2000 while investigating a corruption scandal at the state-controlled Commercial Bank of Mozambique. While the convictions were a triumph of judicial independence, no charges were lodged against the president's son, Nyimpine Chissano, who was alleged by some of the accused to have ordered the assassination. Suspicions of high-level complicity flared in May 2004 with the second escape from prison of Anibal Antonio dos Santos, sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder; he had previously escaped in 2002. Dos Santos, captured later that month at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, sought asylum in Canada. He was deported to Mozambique in January 2005, where he faces a retrial for the murder.
Only 36 percent of eligible voters turned out to cast ballots in the December 2004 presidential and legislative elections, which saw an overwhelming victory for Armando Guebuza and FRELIMO. Guebuza, pledging to tackle Mozambique's enduring problems of corruption, crime, and poverty, took 63.7 percent of the presidential vote, as opposed to 31.7 percent for RENAMO's Dhlakama; FRELIMO won 160 seats, and RENAMO 90 seats, in the 250-seat Assembly. While declaring the election generally free and fair and reflective of the people's will, independent monitors cited serious flaws in the voting and tabulation processes, most explicitly the lack of observer access to the final stages of the vote tabulation process by the National Electoral Commission (CNE). In addition, flawed voter rolls, a lack of voting materials and accessible polling centers in rural areas, incidents of ballot stuffing, an excessive delay in announcing results, and technical problems with the tabulation software undermined the validity of the election. Nevertheless, monitors agreed that none of these irregularities would have significantly altered the election results, concluding that 85 percent of polling stations functioned correctly.
RENAMO-citing evidence of "massive fraud"-initially rejected the election results, called for the election to be rerun, and filed a formal complaint with the CNE. While the CNE rejected RENAMO's complaint on technical grounds, it did admit that 1,400 vote summary sheets (editais) favorable to RENAMO had been stolen, accounting for 5 percent of the total. As a result, the CNE shifted an Assembly seat from FRELIMO to RENAMO in the Zambezia Province. RENAMO subsequently announced a boycott of the incoming Assembly and appealed to the Constitutional Court to further correct the election's irregularities. Although the court rejected RENAMO's appeal, it called for observer access to the final stage of the vote count in future elections; RENAMO later withdrew its legislative boycott.
Further evidence of the country's deep political divisions was revealed in September 2005, when a Constitutional Court ruling upholding a disputed local by-elec-tion led to clashes between supporters of FRELIMO and those of RENAMO in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. As a result, 12 people were killed and 47 injured.
Mozambique boasts one of Africa's best-performing economies, thanks partly to extensive foreign aid. In January, the United Kingdom cancelled Mozambique's £80 million (US$146 million) debt and agreed to pay 10 percent of the country's debt to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; the latter body released an additional $2.4 million to Mozambique the next month. Nevertheless, the country remains among the world's poorest. With some 14 percent of Mozambicans stricken with HIV/AIDS, the economy faces challenges ahead, including a contracting agricultural labor force in subsistence farming. In October, the government announced that over 800,000 people will require food aid in 2006; officials cited rising maize prices, a failed winter crop, and a lack of donor funds as contributing to food shortages.
Citizens of Mozambique can change their government democratically. However, this freedom is constrained by the political and economic legacies of war, including political violence. Presidential and legislative elections in December 2004-despite some serious irregularities-were generally free and fair and reflected the will of the people. The president, who is elected to a five-year term by popular vote, appoints the prime minister. The unicameral Assembly of the Republic, which has 250 seats, plays an important role in the political process, although the executive branch overshadows its power. The influence of smaller opposition parties is negligible, which leaves RENAMO as the only viable electoral challenge to the status quo. The next legislative and presidential elections are scheduled for December 2009.
The Assembly agreed in 2002 to change electoral law provisions regarding settling disputes, deploying observers, and naming members to the electoral commission. In the Assembly, procedural changes undertaken in 2001 have resulted in that body's increased effectiveness, although partisan tensions sometimes impede work. Amendments to the Electoral Act ratified in June 2004 prohibit the use of government resources for political campaigning. In addition, the Assembly recently approved a constitutional amendment that allows for elected provincial assemblies starting in 2008.
Corruption in government is pervasive. In a 2002 report to the Assembly, Mozambique's attorney general conceded that corruption plagued the legal system. He cited incompetence and abuse of power at all levels of the administration of justice, including police, attorneys, judges, lawyers, and prison personnel. He also blamed prosecuting attorneys for failing to press charges against suspects despite sufficient evidence. However, the government is taking steps to combat the problem: in 2003, the Assembly passed a law that compels high-ranking civil servants to declare their incomes upon assuming their posts, and the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in the attorney general's office was investigating several public figures. In August 2005, the director of the National Social Security Institute and several staff members were dismissed due to allegations of corruption. Newly elected President Armando Guebuza has made tackling corruption a top priority, and journalists and civic actors have reported a marked increase in government attention to the daily activities of civil servants. In May, media reports about a government plan to spend $2.5 million on a retirement beach house for former president Joachim Chissano provoked widespread outrage; the government later decided to cut this budget by 60 percent. In September, a new Central Office for Combating Corruption replaced the ACU. In a related and more surprising move, the ACU head Isabel Rupia-widely considered to be a successful steward of the government's anticorruption campaign-was not chosen to head the new agency. Mozambique was ranked 97 out of 159 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2005 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The constitution provides for press freedom, but the state controls nearly all broadcast media and owns or influences the largest newspapers. While independent print media have enjoyed moderate growth in recent years, publications in the capital of Maputo have little influence among the largely illiterate rural population. Criminal libel laws promote self-censorship. In addition, journalists are subject to threats and intimidation at the hands of officials and nonstate actors. Most notably, in February 2005, Jeremias Langa, news director of the privately owned station Soico TV, was threatened with suffering the same fate as murdered journalist Carlos Cardoso if he continued to "talk too much." In April, media were barred from attending the libel case of one of the six men convicted of Cardoso's murder. However, in November 2004, the Assembly approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees a diversity of views in state-run media, and government media have displayed greater independence in recent years. In particular, state-owned Radio Mozambique is thought to broadcast unbiased news coverage. While coverage of the general elections in December 2004 was more evenhanded than previously, the opposition received inadequate coverage in state-run media, especially radio and television. In August, agreement on a draft Freedom of Information Bill was reached at a media seminar in Maputo. Only a fraction of the population has access to the internet because of a scarcity of electricity and computers.
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the government respects this right in practice. Academic freedom is generally respected. However, according to the 2005 U.S. State Department's human rights report, teachers at all levels of schooling felt compelled to participate in FRELIMO campaign activities and teach children the FRELIMO campaign song instead of the national anthem. In addition, political affiliation has been reported to be a factor in the hiring of some teachers.
Freedom of assembly is broadly guaranteed but limited by notification and timing restrictions, and authorities used force to break up several demonstrations in 2005. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including the Mozambican Human Rights League, operate openly, as do international human rights and humanitarian groups; all NGOs must register with the government. FRELIMO's grip on the labor movement is loosening. The Organization of Mozambican Workers, the major trade confederation, is now nominally independent. The Organization of Free and Independent Unions, a more independent group, was formed in 1994. All workers in nonessential services have the right to strike. The right to bargain collectively is legally protected; however, only 2 percent of the workforce is in collective bargaining contracts.
The executive branch dominates the judiciary. The judicial system is hobbled by a dire shortage of judges, magistrates, and defense lawyers. A December 2004 study conducted by the University of Eduardo Mondlane revealed that 90 percent of 2,700 prisoners in the Machava Prison in Maputo did not have access to legal counsel. Bribery of judges by lawyers is alleged to be common. Detainees often wait months, sometimes years, before appearing in court without any formal defense. They are tried only in Portuguese, which many Mozambicans speak poorly. The Constitutional Council, entrusted with deciding whether laws and governmental decisions are constitutional, made its debut in late 2003.
Human rights abuses by security forces-including extrajudicial killings, torture, beatings, extortion, and arbitrary detention-are serious problems. Prisons are severely overcrowded with appalling health conditions; prisoners generally receive one meal per day and are subject to beatings, extortion, and fatal disease. The government has begun to provide human rights training to police officers. The high incidence of violent crime in Mozambique is a major problem and has led to occasional mob and vigilante killings. Mozambique remains rife with small arms and unexploded land mines from the civil war.
Women occasionally pierce the male-dominated political arena. In February 2004, Luisa Dias Diogo was named the country's first female prime minister. However, women generally suffer from legal and societal discrimination. Domestic violence, including spousal rape, is common. In August 2004, a revised Family Law was adopted that raised the marriage age to 18, ended husbands' formal status as heads of families, and legalized civil, religious, and common-law marriages. However, as many women know little or nothing about the law, customary law continues to prevail in many parts of the country. Trafficking in women for purposes of prostitution is a problem. While the government has made children's welfare a priority, limited access to education, child abuse, child labor, child prostitution, trafficking in children, and the presence of street children in Maputo remain serious problems.


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It is the last day of #GOMonth and it has been fun coming up with these challenges. This is the final one for the month. I hope you found them useful. They may have been small, but small changes to lead to larger ones! AS I say, small steps lead to large rewards!
Here is challenge number 6:
Its kind of a two-parter! Start with your shoes. I don't care what kind, pick two pairs that you haven't worn in a long time and wear one today and the other tomorrow.
It used to be women were shoe-aholics, but now men are just a bad. Hehe. I love shoes!!! We have a tendency to pick the same couple of pairs and wear them all time. Rotating your shoes, saves money. The shoes don't wear out as fast. You KNOW what you have. YOU DID buy them for a reason, to wear them!
With this challenge, it does include what you wear. So whatever two shoes you pick, hopefully that will get you to wear two outfits that matches the shoes that you haven't worn in a while too! NOW your wardrobe is being rotated.
If you pick shoes and they don't fit, get rid of them. If they are ripped, torn, dirty beyond repair, get rid of them! If the shoe doesn't fit , don't wear it! Shoes can take up a LOTT of space!! Especially if you are someone like me who wears a size 14~


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As a primary detoxification organ, the colon serves a major function in the body. A healthy colon is a key to perfect health. If your colon functions properly it will remove all the toxins from your body.
Not only does it affect the liver, but it also affects every cell and tissue in the body. The founder of the Body Ecology, Donna Gates, claims that if you want to improve your overall health, you should focus on your colon first.
Colon Functions
If the colon functions properly, then it will excrete the hormones and necessary nutrients that are inside it. Plus, some parts of digested food, in the form of waste, are also stored inside. The colon's job is to transport the vitamins, electrolytes, and water through the entire body.
So, if the colon doesn't function normally, all the left over waste will stack inside it and turn into toxins. Furthermore, according to experts, the body needs 24h to transport the food, but 70h to process it. This is the reason why there are around 20 lbs unnecessary products in the colon.
In addition, the colon develops various problems with irregular waste and painful bowel movements.
How to Recognize Symptoms of Colon Toxicity
- anxiety, poor memory, depression, fatigue, mood swings, brain fog
- gas, constipation, stomach pain, bloating, indigestion, diarrhea
- joint pain, sore muscles
- skin rashes, bladder problems, weak immune system, vaginal infections
Recipes for Cleansing Your Colon At Home
1. Essential Oil Colon Cleanse Recipe
- freshly squeezed organic lemon juice
- 12 oz of filtered water
- 10 drops lemon essential oil and peppermint
All you need to do is mix those ingredients and eat them 3 times per day for 2 weeks.
2. Maple Syrup Colon Cleanse Recipe
Stanley Burroughs who is an alternative medicine health practitioner created this masterpiece. However, it takes 10 to 16 days for it to work.
- freshly squeezed organic lemon juice
- 12 oz of filtered water
- ½ a tsp of cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp of grade b organic maple syrup
Mix the ingredients and consume the mixture four times per day for 2 weeks.
These recipes are ideal for helping your colon detoxify and cleanse. Make sure you try them out.
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The 2016 Delray Beach Bacon and Bourbon Festival
This weekend the Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Festival shined a light on our most flavorful food, bacon, and the quintessential American liquor, Bourbon. Guests sampled and learned about more than 40 bourbons — including some of the rarest and hardest-to-find in the world. And, of course, bacon. Take a look here: http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/slideshow/the-2016-delray-beach-bacon-and-bourbon-festival-7665122
Local Food Events in March
Thanks Florida Food and Farm for the shout out in your list of events: March 18-19: 2nd Annual Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Fest Old School Square, Delray Beach Cost: $25+ delraybaconfest.com Enjoy a weekend of bacon & bourbon festivities in Delray Beach from March 18-19. Attendees will enjoy tasting a variety of bourbons (over… Read More »
BY NICOLE DANNA The Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Fest is back March 18 to 19, and this year it really is better than before. Remember last year when the inaugural edition — which saw nearly 8,000 attendees during the course of the two-day event — received hundreds of complaints for long lines and food… Read More »
2nd Annual Bacon & Bourbon Fest Comes to Delray Beach
Bacon and Bourbon make their way back to Delray Beach this March. Grab all your Bacon loving friends and get your tickets before they sell out. With all the events happening this month in Delray Beach, this is certainly one you will not want to miss! See the Pineapple Article here:
Delray Beach gearing up for Bacon and Bourbon Fest
Few other foods generate more passion than bacon. That passion is at the heart of the Delray Beach Bacon and Bourbon Fest, where the love of bacon meets the most popular of American liquors, bourbon. The Delray Beach Bacon and Bourbon Fest returns for a second year, with an expanded menu of bacon and pork… Read More »


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Luxury architecture and atmosphere at this idyllic provence-style villa with huge gardens, for sale in the Santa Barbara residential development, in Valencia
- Bedrooms 6
- Bathrooms 5
- Size 690m²
- Plot size 3,100m²
- Garden 3,000m²
Nestled in a Mediterranean paradise we find this property with a spectacular living room and 6 bedrooms which reach out to the garden with their balconies, terraces and rustic porches.
The house is located centrally on the plot and is completely surrounded by Mediterranean gardens and outdoor spaces with different environments.
Access is on the main floor where we find the grand living room with 2 porches, one of which is next to the pool. We find 3 cosy bedrooms with directgarden access also on this floor.
We find the remaining bedrooms on the upper floor with pretty terraces facing the garden. A large games area, wine cellar, the installations and additional rooms and a garage complete the layout of the lower floor.
This house is full of personality, with highlights such as the spectacular open living area, integration of the greenery from the garden in each of its rooms and the careful choice of materials for a natural and comfortable environment.
- Garden
- Swimming pool
- Terrace
- High ceilings
- Natural light
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Alarm
- Balcony
- Double glazing
- Exterior
- Fireplace
- Heating
- Security
- Utility room
- Entrance hall
- Living area with fireplace
- Dining area
- Kitchen
- Closet
- Utility room
- 6 bedrooms
- 5 bathrooms
- Games room
- Wine cellar
- Machine room
- Firewood room
- Garage
- Entrance porch
- Porch with sitting area
- 2 attractive terraces
- Balconies
- 3,000m² of gardens
- Swimming pool
Located within the Santa Bárbara community in Godella.
- 10 minutes from the centre of Valencia.
- 15 minutes from the beaches of Saler, Malvarrosa and Patacona.
- International schools close to the property.
- Close to many sports facilities, including a golf course, tennis club, international equestrian centres, gyms and swimming pools.
The area offers excellent services and supermarkets as well as good public transport services. There is a leisure centre with a 25-screen cinema and restaurants a 10-minute walk away from the property.
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Editor's note: over the next few weeks I've invited Jason Steele, friend and freelance writer, to contribute some of his ideas for handling your finances, making the most of your travel, as well as some advanced credit card rewards strategies. Here's Jason…
If you have read many personal finance articles, you have probably seen no shortage of lists.
Grabby titles like "10 Ways To Save Money Right Now!," and "16 Things Your Are Wasting Money On" are the staple of this genre.
I should know. As a freelance writer, I have written well over 1,000 articles on this subject for many of the top personal finance sites on the Internet.
Yet for all the great tips and tricks I discover, there is still a single personal finance strategy that I apply to nearly every decision that I make: Cut my monthly expenses by thinking long term.
The Idea Behind This Money Saving Tip
Within the field of personal finance, my specialty is in credit cards. Every time you receive a credit card statement, you have the choice to pay it in full or to pay some lesser amount that is at least the minimum balance.
When you choose to pay anything other than the entire balance, you are deciding to spend more money in the long run in order to pay less immediately. So important is this decision, that I can usually learn everything I need to know about how someone manages their finances just by asking if they always pay their credit card statement in full.
Yet the benefit of paying more now so that you pay less in the end is not just a reduction in costs – you also gain an incredible degree of flexibility. Each time that you commit to making payments each month on anything, you are committing your discretionary income long before you have earned it.
Not only will these decisions be devastating to your budget, but they will destroy your ability to adapt to unforeseen circumstances such as injuries, illnesses, and job loss. In fact, the only things that I will pay interest on are appreciating assets where my interest payments are tax deductible. This includes my mortgage, student loans, and nothing else.
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Always paying your credit card balances in full is Personal Finance 101, but how can you apply this philosophy to other areas of your finances? Allow me to revert back to the standard format and offer you "The 3 Best Ways To Cut Your Monthly Expenses By Thinking Long Term."
1. Maximize energy efficiency. Buy compact florescent light bulbs, upgrade your home insulation, and install a programmable thermostat. All of these steps will cost a little now, but cut your monthly expenses in the future.
2. Don't take a car loan. Like incurring credit card interest, paying a car loan is just another way to pre-commit your future income to a monthly payment. Quality used cars can be found at nearly any price level, and when you eliminate your monthly payment, you can use that money to save for your next vehicle.
3. Slash telecommunication costs. Cut your cable and go with Internet services and over-the-air digital TV. Get a Voice Over IP (VOIP) landline. Go in on a family plan for your mobile phone, and downgrade your Internet service to the least expensive tier (you won't notice the difference). And for heaven's sake, don't rent a broadband modem for $7 a month when you can buy one on E-bay for $20!
These are three good examples of ways to cut monthly expenses by thinking long term, but it is the principle that is important. Every financial decision you make should be in conjunction with this philosophy.
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There wasn't a huge variety of plants at the garden centre we visited last week (still a bit early) but I was struck by these Acacia. They were in large pots presumably ready to be planted but I suspect they would have survived only one of the last five winters even here in Southern England.
They also got me thinking about names. The English call these plants Mimosa despite the fact that this is a totally separate genus. We call Philadelphus (Mock Orange) by the name Syringa even though this is more correctly lilacs. We also muddle up heather and heath with most heathland round here more correctly heatherland and all the heather in local gardens more correctly heaths. I am sure there are many more examples.
I do like our capacity to invent evocative common names for native plants though. Possibly my favourite is Hieracium aurantiacum which I think is called Foxes And Cubs down South and the marvellous Grim The Collier up North. I must admit I also have a soft spot for the Animated Oat! (Avena sterilis).


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IOWA — On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it would provide money to farmers impacted by tariffs due to the ongoing trade war.
The administration said it would provide up to $12 billion in short-term federal aid. Iowa leaders are now responding to the announcement.
Congressman David Young shared his thoughts with Channel 13's Sonya Heitshusen. Statements from other Iowa politicians can also be seen below.
Governor Kim Reynolds
"The $12 billion in farm aid announced today will provide a short-term fix, but it's not a long-term solution. As I've said all along, nobody wins in a trade war. We must continue to expand and open markets, protect the Renewable Fuel Standard and allow Iowa products to be sold across the globe. Iowa farmers are the most productive in the world and will always win when they have unrestricted access to markets. I will never stop fighting for Iowa families affected by this trade war."
Senator Chuck Grassley
"Many U.S. products face market barriers abroad. I don't fault the President for trying to get a better deal for Americans, but it's not fair to expect farmers to bear the brunt of retaliation for the entire country in the meantime. I've had several White House meetings with President Trump to express my concerns in strong terms. Every third row of soybeans in Iowa is exported. We also export large amounts of pork and beef. That means farmers depend on access to foreign markets to make ends meet and provide for their families. The President's announcement of billions of dollars in aid that will be made available to struggling farmers later this year is encouraging for the short term. What farmers in Iowa and throughout rural America need in the long term are markets and opportunity, not government handouts. I look forward to reviewing the details of the President's proposal and continuing to work with the Administration to find permanent solutions that will give confidence and certainty to our farmers as soon as possible."
Representative Dave Loebsack
"Today's announcement by President Trump is proof positive that his not fully thought-out policies are having a real economic impact on Iowans. Although I am pleased that some steps are being taken to reduce the harm from these misguided tariffs on Iowa's farmers, we must not stop fighting for greater opportunity and market access. As I travel across Iowa meeting with farmers, they tell me that they want to see a more thoughtful approach to our trade policies, rather than the tit-for-tat tariffs and retaliations that we have recently seen. We must hold bad actors, such as China, responsible while not alienating our allies. President Trump must find a way out of this mess so that Iowa's farmers and manufacturers are no longer targets of this trade war."
Congressman Steve King
"President Trump personally promised me that agriculture would be held harmless as he worked on trade, and today's announcement of $12 billion in USDA assistance for disrupted markets confirms his intention to keep his promise to me," said King. "Importantly, the USDA intends to use a Trade Promotion Program to develop new export markets for American agricultural products. These new export markets will remain when the current disputes over trade are settled on terms more favorable to American producers. I applaud the Administration for taking this needed action, and I am confident that President Trump, Secretary Perdue, and Ambassador Branstad are all working diligently to open China's markets to greater trade in Iowa's agricultural products."
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig
"These programs recognize the market challenges our farmers are facing today, and will provide some temporary assistance. What we need is certainty when it comes to our trade relationships. We continue to urge the administration for the swift resolution of our trade negotiations with China and our NAFTA trading partners, as well as pursuing new trade agreements. As I travel the state I continue to hear Iowa farmers want more trade, not aid."
Senator Joni Ernst
"In Iowa alone, more than 456,000 jobs are supported by global trade, and these new tariffs are threatening $977 million in state exports. While a trade mitigation package could boost farmer morale in the short term, this is ultimately a short term fix. We need a longer-term strategy to ensure that farmers are able to sell their goods around the globe. I will continue to push the administration to open up new markets and finalize trade deals, steps that will go the distance to ensure the success of America and Iowa's agricultural economy."


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Current time in Western, Central and Eastern Indonesia
No Daylight Saving Time (DST) observed
There are three Standard Time zones In Indonesia:
Sumatra, Java and West & Central Kalimantan are 7 hours ahead (GMT+7) of Greenwich Mean Time.
Bali, Nusa Tenggara, South & East Kalimantan and Sulawesi are 8 hours ahead (GMT+8) of Greenwich Mean Time.
Irian Jaya and Maluku are 9 hours ahead (GMT+9) of Greenwich Mean Time.
What is local time now in Indonesia West Time Zone: Sumatra, Java, West and Central Kalimantan?
What is local time now in Indonesia Central Time Zone Bali,Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, South and East Kalimantan?
What is local time now in Indonesia Eastern Time Zone: Irian Jaya, Maluku and Papua?
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Indonesia does not operate Daylight Saving Time.
What is the international telephone dialling code for Indonesia?
The international dialling code for Indonesia is +62.


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Our Scout Boot was such a hit for its sleek and stylish appeal that we decided to take it to a new level this season with an of-the-moment chukka style. Treated to repel water and stains, the Scout Chukka is the kind of twill boot that's not only high on style, but high on function, too. You can kiss those clunky rain boots goodbye.
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