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Hip dysplasia in dogs is a disease of the hip in which the ball and socket joint is malformed. This malformation means that the ball portion and its socket don't properly meet one another, resulting in a joint that rubs and grinds instead of sliding smoothly.
Canine Hip Dysplasia in Dogs
The hip joint is composed of the ball and the socket. The development of hip dysplasia is determined by an interaction of genetic and environmental factors, though there is a complicated pattern of inheritance for this disorder, with multiple genes involved. Hip dysplasia is the failure of the hip joints to develop normally (known as malformation), gradually deteriorating and leading to loss of function of the hip joints.
Hip dysplasia is one of the most common skeletal diseases seen in dogs. Gender does not seem to be a factor, but some breeds are more likely to have the genetic predisposition for hip dysplasia than other breeds. Large and giant breeds are most commonly affected, including the Great Dane, Saint Bernard, Labrador Retriever, and German Shepherd. Rarely, small breed dogs can also be affected, but are less likely to show clinical signs.
Hip dysplasia often begins while a dog is still young and physically immature. Early onset usually develops after four months of age. There are also cases of later onset, where hip dysplasia develops later due to osteoarthritis, a form of joint inflammation (arthritis) that is characterized by chronic deterioration, or degeneration of the joint cartilage.
Symptoms and Types
Symptoms depend on the degree of joint looseness or laxity, the degree of joint inflammation, and the duration of the disease.
Early disease: signs are related to joint looseness or laxity
Later disease: signs are related to joint degeneration and osteoarthritis
Decreased activity
Difficulty rising
Reluctance to run, jump, or climb stairs
Intermittent or persistent hind-limb lameness, often worse after exercise
"Bunny-hopping," or swaying gait
Narrow stance in the hind limbs (back legs unnaturally close together)
Pain in hip joints
Joint looseness or laxity – characteristic of early disease; may not be seen in long-term hip dysplasia due to arthritic changes in the hip joint
Grating detected with joint movement
Decreased range of motion in the hip joints
Loss of muscle mass in thigh muscles
Enlargement of shoulder muscles due to more weight being exerted on front legs as dog tries to avoid weight on its hips, leading to extra work for the shoulder muscles and subsequent enlargement of these muscles
Influences on the development and progression of hip dysplasia are concurrent with both genetic and environmental factors:
Genetic susceptibility for hip looseness or laxity
Rapid weight gain and obesity
Nutritional factors
Pelvic-muscle mass
Your veterinarian will perform a complete physical exam on your dog, including a blood chemical profile, a complete blood count, an electrolyte panel and a urinalysis. Inflammation due to joint disease may be noted in the complete blood count. As part of surveying the physical symptoms and fluid work-ups, your veterinarian will also need a thorough history of your dog's health, onset of symptoms, and any possible incidents or injuries that may have contributed to your dog's symptoms. Any information you have on your dog's parentage will be helpful as well, as there may be a genetic link.
X-rays are crucial for visualizing the signs of hip dysplasia. Some of the possible findings may be degenerative disease of the spinal cord, lumbar vertebral instability, bilateral stifle disease and other bone diseases.
Your dog may be treated for hip dysplasia on an outpatient basis as long as it does not require surgery. The decision for whether your dog will undergo surgery will depend on your dog's size, age, and intended function (i.e., whether your dog is a working dog, as many large breeds tend to be). It will also depend on the severity of joint looseness, degree of osteoarthritis, your veterinarian's preference for treatment, and your own financial considerations. Physiotherapy (passive joint motion) can decrease joint stiffness and help maintain muscle integrity. Swimming is an excellent form of physical therapy, encouraging joint and muscle activity without increasing the severity of joint injury.
Weight control is an important aspect of recovery and is recommended to decrease the pressure applied to the painful joint as the dog moves. You and your veterinarian will need to work together to minimize any weight gain associated with reduced exercise during recovery. Special diets designed for rapidly growing large-breed dogs may decrease the severity of hip dysplasia.
The TPO surgery rotates the socket for dogs less than a year old. The juvenile pubic symphysiodesis surgery is performed on dogs that are younger than six months, fusing part of the pelvis together to improve hip joint stability. A total hip replacement is done in mature dogs that are not responding well to medical therapy and that are suffering from severe osteoarthritis. Most dogs will handle this type of surgery, with acceptable hip function after the recovery period. Excision arthroplasty is performed when hip replacement surgery is cost-prohibitive. In this surgery the ball of the hip joint is removed, leaving muscles to act as the joint. This surgery works best for dogs weighing less than 44 pounds, and for dogs with good hip musculature.
Your veterinarian may also prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce swelling and inflammation, along with pain medications for lessening the severity of the pain.
Living and Management
Your veterinarian will schedule follow-up appointments with you to monitor any changes in your dog's hip dysplasia. X-rays will be taken for comparison with previous x-rays. If your dog has undergone surgery, these x-rays will indicate the rate of post-surgical healing. If your dog is being treated as an outpatient only, the x-rays may indicate the rate of deterioration in the hip joint.
If your dog has been effectively diagnosed with hip dysplasia, it should not be bred out, and the dam and sire (the parents) of your pet should not be bred again, since this condition is often acquired genetically. Special diets designed for rapidly-growing large-breed dogs may decrease severity of hip dysplasia.


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Continuation—Young star is no Shirley Temple: Bold courageous honest Paul Ryan made some very serious charges in his convention address.
What did the straight-talking truth-teller say? Concerning Obama's raid on the Medicare program, the wonkish straight-shooter said this:
RYAN (8/29/12): You know what? The president has declared that the debate over government controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of American who will elect Mitt Romney so we can repeal Obamacare.In that passage, Ryan made a series of extremely serious charges. He voiced the Romney campaign's basic charges about the Medicare program.
And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly. You see, even with all the hidden taxes to pay for the health care takeover, even with the new law and new taxes on nearly a million small businesses, the planners in Washington still didn't have enough money. They needed more. They needed hundreds of billions more. So they just took it all away from Medicare, $716 billion funneled out of Medicare by President Obama.
An obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed, all to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for.
The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare and we're going to stop it.
In Congress, when they take out the heavy books and the wall charts about Medicare, my thoughts go back to a house on Garfield Street in Janesville. My wonderful grandma, Janet, had Alzheimer's and she moved in with mom and me. Though she felt lost at times, we did all the little things that made her feel loved. We had help from Medicare and it was there, just like it's there for my mom today. Medicare is a promise and we will honor it. A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare for my mom's generation, for my generation and for my kids and yours.
So our opponents can consider themselves on notice. In this election, on this issue, the usual posturing on the left isn't going to work. Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program and raiding it.
As we summarize his claims, we'll use his actual language:
Obama funneled $716 billion out of Medicare! He did this to pay for a new entitlement!
This was a cold power play by the planners in Washington—a raid on the Medicare program! As Obama takes this money away from Medicare, our parents and grandparents are being sacrificed!
The coldest power-play in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly!
These are very serious charges; the language is very harsh. As Ryan made these inflammatory charges, the TV cameras lingered on the smiling face of Ryan's mother, who loves her Medicare.
Just like the candidate's wonderful grandma did!
It's hard to show sufficient contempt for these charges, although Lawrence O'Donnell managed. And yet, the liberal world has shown little skill at rebutting these inflammatory charges.
The liberal world has shown little skill at telling the public why these charges are bogus. Lacking that skill, we can't demand that the mainstream press corps offer clear explanations.
Are Ryan's inflammatory charges accurate? Did Obama "raid" Medicare? Did he really take $716 billion away from the program? Are the nation's wonderful grandmas being sacrificed in the process?
Is Obamacare being funded at the expense of the elderly?
Ed Schultz and Newt Gingrich have both suggested that these charges are gaining purchase. On Wednesday, Rachel Maddow asked Ezra Klein to clear up all the confusion.
The bright smart young TV star failed.
Long ago, a 3-year-old child emerged on the scene, becoming a major film star. Later in life, she became a skilled spokesperson for the United States, even serving as our representative to the UN!
Ezra Klein is no Shirley Temple. On Wednesday evening, the young TV star's efforts at clarity utterly failed.
What follows will show you how Democrats lose. Even our millionaire TV stars can't seem to explain jack shit.
Step one—Excerpting Candidate Ryan: Not long after Ryan's address, Chris Matthews made an announcement: Help was on the way!
Ryan had made some very strange claims, But the cavalry had been spotted:
MATTHEWS (8/29/12): Ezra Klein has been checking into the veracity of some of what we heard tonight, and we will get to that soon. But that's when we return. You're watching MSNBC's live coverage of the Republican Convention.Help was on the way! But the children on The One True Channel did a very poor job debunking those Medicare claims.
In the beginning was the end! The breakdown began right at the start, when the children returned from commercial to play tape of Ryan's remarks:
RYAN (videotape): You see, even with all the hidden taxes to pay for the health care takeover, even with the new law and new taxes on nearly a million small businesses, the planners in Washington still didn`t have enough money. They needed more. They needed hundreds of billions more. So they just took it all away from Medicare, $716 billion funneled out of Medicare by President Obama.That's the videotape that was shown. It omitted Ryan's most serious charges, some of his most striking language. It omitted the claim that Obama "raided" the Medicare program. It omitted the claim that "an obligation to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed" in the process.
It omitted the claim that the money was funneled from Medicare "to pay for a new entitlement."
The children had edited Ryan's remarks. In the process, they greatly reduced the outrageousness, and the dishonesty, of the various things he had said.
Step two—Rachel's attempt at a question: Right there in their edited excerpt, the children had cleaned up Paul Ryan.
Maddow was about to ask Klein to fact-check Ryan's remarks. But the channel had already removed most of his most flagrant bullshit.
Whatever! The second problem with this fact-check came from Maddow herself. After the tape of Ryan played, she offered this rambling reaction and a non-question question:
MADDOW (continuing directly): And also by Paul Ryan in his proposals. But that doesn't make him nearly as angry, or make him pause as meaningfully.That was Maddow's introduction to Klein's veracity-check. But uh-oh! After making a very dire warning, Maddow asked no actual question. She simply threw to Klein, asking him to provide "the actual skinny on this much-spun fact."
The whole ball of wax might come down to one issue ultimately in November. May come down to one policy. The November election might hinge on Medicare.
Part of why the choice of Paul Ryan for vice president was seen in the most favorable light as a bold choice was Paul Ryan's politically unpopular plan to end the Medicare program the country has known and loved for roughly 50 years.
Because of his plan to end Medicare, the Democrats took the Paul Ryan choice as really good news when it was announced. But tonight Mr. Ryan said again he wants the debate on Medicare because he's the man who will protect Medicare from the dreaded Democrats, who are really the ones trying to kill it.
For the actual skinny on this much-spun fact, luckily we have Ezra Klein. Ezra!
To which "much-spun fact" did Maddow refer? Her summary and introduction were extremely unclear. In effect, she simply asked Klein to talk for a while. She had provided no focus for his discussion.
Step three—Ezra goes on a ramble: In fairness to bright polite smart Ezra Klein, he wasn't getting much help here.
Ryan's most aggressive and inaccurate claims had been edited out of that tape. In her introduction and throw, Maddow provided no focus whatever.
Let's face it—Maddow didn't know what to ask about Ryan's charges. So she simply threw to Ezra.
Ezra started to ramble.
Below, you see the oration which formed Klein's response to Maddow's non-question. Unless you already understood this topic, his rambling remarks were largely incoherent.
But uh-oh! Like his blog-mate Sarah Kliff, Klein largely repeated Romney's Medicare charges—restated those charges in his own voice!
We apologize for all the gorilla dust. But this was Klein's full response:
KLEIN (continuing directly): Hi, Rachel. Right—the Medicare fact. I kind of can't believe we are actually now running this campaign on Republicans telling Democrats they want to cut Medicare too much, after what Republicans have voted for in recent years.That is a horrible "answer."
What those Medicare cuts are, it's basically two major things. One is that we pay private insurers in the Medicare program about 114 percent what we pay traditional Medicare to cover the exact same group of people. And the other is that hospitals as part of the Affordable Care Act deal agreed to take lower reimbursements.
So, when Romney/Ryan say they want to repeal those cuts, what they are saying very simply put is this: Instead of moving that money from hospitals that have said you can have it, and private insurers that are getting paid more than Medicare, and putting it either towards health care for poor people, as Barack Obama does, or towards deficit reduction, as the House Republican budget does, they should give it back to hospitals and private insurers.
This is a bad enough idea, as I mentioned that House Republicans, including Paul Ryan, who wrote the thing, put it in their budget. The broad sort of overarching narrative of that critique, though, the thing that always strikes me about it, is that when Paul Ryan and George W. Bush did a major Medicare prescription drug benefit expansion in the 2000s, they paid for it by putting it all on the deficit.
They didn't pay for a dime or a dollar of it. Then Democrats came in, they said we're not going to do that any more, we're going to be fiscally responsible, and so they said we`re going to pay for all of it. The initial House Democrat proposal would have been a tax on rich people which would have been a lot more politically popular.
But a lot of Republicans said, "That is irresponsible. If you're going to do health care reform, you pay for it out of the health care system." Democrats tried to do that, and so they did this cutting of Medicare which they thought was going to help them get Republican support. Instead Republicans then ran against them for cutting Medicare, while simultaneously saying they don't have a plan to do anything about Medicare spending, and also saying the Affordable Care Act is a fiscally irresponsible plan, which just goes to show that you can't really—the Democrats did not find it very easy to win for compromising or trying to compromise with what Republicans said they wanted on this particular one.
If you already understand the Medicare topic, you may know what Klein is talking about as he wanders the countryside, stringing his reactions together in stream-of-consciousness fashion. But for viewers who lacked that pre-cognition, those remarks were largely incoherent.
Klein toured the countryside, failing to explain the point of his various comments. If you already understood Medicare, you might have guessed what his comments meant.
Others were shit out of luck.
Go ahead—ask yourself this: At any point, does Klein make a clear, concise statement about what Ryan said that was wrong? No such statement ever occurs in this wandering ballad. Instead, Klein throws a bewildering array of figures and claims into a very thick stew.
One example: What exactly does that "114 percent" figure mean in Klein's second paragraph? We can guess, but even we aren't entirely clear where it leads.
Was the extra 14 percent taken away as part of the spending reductions? People without prior knowledge were almost surely baffled by now, out in some very deep weeds.
Klein's oration was very unclear—and that's the good news about it. Even worse, he kept repeating Romney's charges about the Medicare program!
Good God! Instantly, Klein was talking about "Medicare cuts," a dangerous piece of locution. He maintained this language all the way through—and by the second half of his speech, he rather clearly seemed to be saying that the Democrats were using those "Medicare cuts" to "pay for" the expansion of health coverage in Obama's health law.
Klein seemed to say that Democrats took money from Medicare and "put it towards health care for poor people." That is precisely what Romney says when he levels his punishing charges!
Let's be fair: Since nothing Klein says is clear or concise, he doesn't quite say what the Democrats are "paying for" through their "Medicare cuts." But it seems it must be that "health care for poor people"—and whatever the Dems are paying for, it's clear that they aren't shirking!
When the Democrats came in (whatever that means), "they said we're...going to be fiscally responsible, and so they said we`re going to pay for all of it," Klein announced to the world. In context, it's fairly clear what he meant:
According to Klein, the Democrats "pay for" Obamacare through their "Medicare cuts!" More specifically, they cut money from Medicare and put it toward health care for poor people. But that's exactly what Romney's ad says—the ad Ed Schultz has been calling a lie! Like his blog-mate Kliff before him, Klein was repeating the basic charges which constitute Romney's attack:
Current Republican ad: Obama has cut $716 billion from Medicare...to pay for Obamacare.Ezra Klein is a nice young man. He's always polite to Rachel.
Sarah Kliff, WonkBlog: McDonough looked at all the various Medicare cuts Democrats made to pay for the Affordable Care Act.
Ezra Klein, MSNBC: The Democrats "pay for" health care for poor people through "the cutting of Medicare"—through their "Medicare cuts."
But to all appearances, he doesn't know how to talk about Medicare! It's hard to call that ad a "lie" when our leading liberal heroes seem to be cutting-and-pasting their own remarks straight from Romney's language.
Simple story: Ezra Klein doesn't seem to understand the nature of these transactions. And he doesn't seem to understand the language of Medicare "cuts."
In fact, Ryan's presentation was full of misstatements and deceptions. A more capable cable climber might have started by saying this in response to Maddow's flailing attempt at a question:
MADDOW: For the actual skinny on this much-spun fact, luckily we have Ezra Klein. Ezra!That's well less than half of Ezra's ramble. At this point, Rachel would have had to dream up a question. There's little chance she could have done so. Despite "earning" millions of dollars per year, Maddow doesn't seem to know how to talk about Medicare either!
EZRA KLEIN REWRITTEN: We really need to start with one fact: Within the Obama health law, no money is being removed from the Medicare program.
Annual Medicare spending has been reduced, although no health services are affected. The system will simply eliminate overpayments to some health care providers. That's what we should be doing.
That adds up to $716 billion less spending in Medicare over the next ten years. But that money stays in the Medicare system, extending the life of the Medicare trust fund by a full eight years. The money isn't being siphoned, stolen, raided, robbed or taken away from Medicare. The money isn't being used to pay for someone else's health care.
Rachel, if you have time for one more point—Ryan surely understands these points. For crying out loud! He included almost all those spending reductions in his own budget plans! Tonight, he said those spending reductions represent an attack on our parents and our grandparents. I'd have to say that's very dishonest: As Ryan knows, those spending reductions don't produce reductions in medical services. And Ryan had those same spending reductions in his own budget plans!
Sorry, Charlie! All across the liberal world, you can see liberal "intellectual leaders" repeating Romney's basic charges (links below). Ezra Klein is very polite, and he's making himself rich and famous.
But Ezra Klein is no Shirley Temple. As in the mid-90s Medicare fight, so too in the current battle: Your interests lie in the hands of incompetents. When you watch the TV machine thingy, you'll often find yourself looking at children who don't know how to talk!
All together now, let's recite Romney's charges: All over the liberal world, you can see your fiery leaders repeating Romney's basic charges: Obama took money from Medicare and used it to "pay for" Obamacare!
Ed Schultz calls those charges a lie. But our fiery liberal leaders just keep repeating those charges!
To see Joan Walsh accept Romney's charges, click here. Also, check out Alex Seitz-Wald, also at Salon:
SEITZ-WALD (8/14/12): The $700 billion figure comes from cost savings created in Medicare to help pay for the Affordable Care Act. Romney is correct in the figure and correct in asserting that the money is being diverted from Medicare to help pay for Obamacare, but he misleads on the mechanism and its effects. First of all, the change affects reimbursements to hospitals, insurance companies and other providers, not benefits for average enrollees. As the Boston Globe's health policy expert Health Stew noted, "Except for insurers, all the affected groups publicly supported the reductions to help finance the ACA's expansion in health insurance to about 32 million uninsured Americans."Seitz-Wald fumbles around, mixing apples with many oranges and making some accurate statements. But let's return to our chart:
Politifact called a similar claim "false" when Romney made it back in December, noting that there "are not actual cuts," as the savings come from projected future growth in the program, no on-paper budgeting. The Washington Post's fact checker also rated the claim poorly. "The Affordable Care Act improves the benefits in Medicare, in terms of prevention, in terms of filling in the donut hole in Medicare Part D for prescription drugs," explained Jonathan Oberlander, a health policy professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Current Republican ad: Obama has cut $716 billion from Medicare…to pay for Obamacare.Ed Schultz calls that ad a lie. In the meantime, major liberals are standing in line to repeat the ad's basic charge: Obama took money from Medicare "to pay for" Obamacare!
Seitz-Wald: $716 billion is being diverted from Medicare to help pay for Obamacare.
That is Romney's basic charge. Liberals keep repeating it for him! None of them answer an obvious question: If Obama took a big sack of money from Medicare, how did he manage to extend the life of the Medicare trust fund eight years?
Your fiery leaders don't know how to talk! Ain't life in the liberal world grand?


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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Disability Population (a) Includes 436,500 persons with core activity restrictions. Some 38% of people with a core activity restriction had a mild level of restriction associated with their disability. A further 23% had a moderate level, 21% a severe level and 19% a profound level of restriction. The rate of disability for males and females increased markedly with age. For males, the disability rate rose from 6% for children aged 0-4 years to 80% of people aged 85 years and over. For females, the rate for children aged 0-4 years was 2% increasing to 84% for those aged 85 years and over. Disability Rates, By Age and Sex - 1998 There has been a rise in the underlying disability rate in NSW over time, increasing from 16% in 1988 to 19% in 1998. At 19% the disability rate in NSW was equal to the Australian rate. Across the States and Territories the rate varied from 13% in the Northern Territory to 22% in South Australia and Tasmania. When rates are age standardised, they ranged from 18% in Victoria to 22% in Tasmania. The NSW regions with the highest rates of disability were the South Eastern (25%), Central West (25%) and Hunter (25%) Statistical Divisions (SD). These compare with 18% in Sydney (SD) and 14% in the Northern SD. Within Sydney the highest rates were 23% in Outer Western Sydney Statistical subdivision (SSD), Inner Western Sydney SSD and Canterbury Bankstown SSD. The lowest rate was 11% in the Eastern Suburbs SSD. People born overseas in non-English speaking countries had a disability rate of 18% compared with 24% for those born in mainly English speaking countries. This reflects the older age structure of early post World War 11 migrants who were largely from the United Kingdom and Ireland. For 85% of people with a disability, physical conditions were the cause of their disability. Among this group the most common cause was diseases of the musculoskeletal system which included arthritis. For 15% of people, mental and behavioural disorders were the cause of their disability. For dependent children with a disability, roughly half were more restricted by a physical condition (52%), than a mental or behavioural disorder (48%). A range of causes were reported by people for the main condition leading to their disability. The most common reason, accounting for a quarter of those with a disability, was 'just came on/due to old age'. Reasons Reported as Cause of Main Condition - 1998 Over one third of people living in households needed assistance with property maintenance. Other activities where people with a disability commonly required assistance were health care (26%), transport (25%) and housework (25%). Assistance was usually received from family and friends (87%) rather than from formal organisations (42%) Nearly half (48%) of people with a disability assessed their health status as good or very good. Caring in the community An estimated 798,300 or about 1 in 8 people were performing a caring role. Of these 1 in 5 (162,200) were primary carers. Women accounted for 57% of all carers and 73% of primary carers. The Carer Community The largest number of carers were aged 45-54 years (161,600) while the largest proportion (24%) were aged 55-64 years. Some 52% of primary carers who resided with their main recipient of care were partners and 24% were parents. Primary carers who did not reside with the main recipient of care were usually sons or daughters of that person (64%) or other relatives and friends (31%). Carers, By Age and Sex - 1998 About 4 in 10 primary carers and 3 in 10 other carers had a disability. Profound or severe core activity restrictions were reported by 12% (19,800) of primary carers and 7% (42,500) of other carers. Carer's Disability Status - 1998 The most commonly reported reasons for taking on the caring role were family responsibility (48%), the belief that they could provide better care (48%) and/or an emotional obligation (40%) to provide care. Half of primary carers provided assistance for 20 hours or more per week. The labour force participation rate for all carers of working age (15-64 years) was 76% for men and 57% for women. For non-carers the rates were higher for both men and women at 84% and 69% respectively. Almost half of all primary carers had not experienced any change in their financial situation because of their caring role. A reduced income was reported by 20% of primary carers. Extra expenses were reported by 23% and difficulties meeting everyday living expenses by 22% of primary carers. Living arrangements and housing In 1998 most people with a disability lived in private dwellings with others. Some 76% lived in a private dwelling with at least one other person and 16% lived alone. A further 6% lived in cared accommodation and 2% lived in other non-private dwellings. The number of women aged 65 years and over who were living in cared accommodation or living alone was greater than the number of men. Living Arrangements of Older People(a) - 1998 Among non-dependent children with a disability who were still living with a parent, 18% were aged 45 years and over. People with a mental or behavioural disorder were more likely to be living in cared accommodation (17%) than those with a physical condition (4%). People with a mental or behavioural disorder were more likely to be renting accommodation (28%) or boarding (13%) than people with a physical disorder. They were also less likely to own their own home (19%). Almost half (48%) of those people with a disability who used accommodation services, used services provided by the State Government. Charitable/religious organisations and other non-government organisations each provided services used by a further quarter of people with a disability. Employment and income In 1998, people of working age (15-64 years) with a disability had a lower rate of labour force participation (50%) than those without a disability (80%). Labour Force Participation Rate - 1998 In 1998, 313,700 people with a disability of working age (15-64 years) were employed. For those who received assistance through a Commonwealth Government open employment service outlet, and were in permanent employment, 40% were employed full-time and 43% part-time. However, among those assisted by supported service outlets, 64% were employed full-time and 32% part-time. Almost 28% of working age people with a disability were permanently unable to work. The median gross weekly income of people with a disability ($190) was less than half that of people without a disability ($390). More than half (58%) of people with a disability were reliant on a government pension or benefit as their main source of income. Education In NSW, an estimated 80,900 people with a disability aged 5-19 years attended school, accounting for 7% of the school population. Of those with a disability attending school, over three-quarters (61,200) reported a schooling restriction. This meant they attended a special school or class, needed at least one day a week off school, or had difficulty at school. School Attendance(a) - 1998 An estimated 22,700 children aged 5-14 years attending school in NSW had an intellectual/developmental disorder. This accounted for one in three or 34% of children with a disability in 1998. The other major long-term condition groups effecting children attending school were hearing/speech loss (17,500 or 26%), asthma (13,600 or 20%) and ADD/ADHD (11,700 or 18%). In 2000, 4,565 students with a disability were enrolled in special schools and 11,152 were enrolled in support classes in regular schools. A further 22,998 students with a disability were enrolled in regular classes. In 1998 there were 49,000 students with a disability attending a tertiary institution in NSW, some 9% of all tertiary students. In 1998 42,500 students with a disability received at least one type of support to enable them to participate in education either at school or another educational institution. Of those people with a disability who had completed a post-school qualification, 86% reported having completed the qualification before the onset of their disability. Some 14% had completed the qualification after the onset of their disability. Activities and lifestyle In 1998, two-thirds of people with a disability aged 5 years and over, living in households, were able to go out as often as they would like. Of the remainder, 33% reported that they did not go out as often as they would like and 1% reported that they did not go out at all. Nearly half (47%) of the people with a disability who did not go out as often as they liked indicated their own illness or condition as the main reason. Other common reasons included high cost (14%) and lack of desire or having nowhere to go (7%). Main Reason Did Not Go Out as Often as Would Like(a) - 1998 The main activity away from home for almost half of people with a disability was visiting family or friends. One in eight people went to a restaurant or club. Over three quarters of people with a physical disability had undertaken domestic travel in a 12 month period. The main reasons given for domestic travel were for pleasure/holiday (48%) and for visiting friends and relatives (31%). Around 11% of people with a physical disability had undertaken overseas travel in the same 12 month period. When travelling, 70% (of those surveyed) required assistance from an attendant, carer or family member with tasks of daily living. In 1998, 21% of people with a disability aged 5 years and over, living in households, reported using a home computer. Mobility and transport In 1998, 806,900 (71%) people with a disability aged 5 years and over had a mobility core activity restriction of whom 238,700 had a profound/severe level of restriction. A profound/severe restriction exists when a person is unable to carry out, or almost always needs assistance with mobility tasks. One or more mobility aids were used by 150,800 people with a disability in NSW. Mobility aids or equipment were primarily used for moving around places away from home (130,700) or for moving around an individual's residence (101,100). Around 285,700 (25%) people with a disability needed transport assistance, half of whom always needed assistance. Almost three-quarters (73%) of people with a disability who needed transport assistance were either a passenger (154,600) or driver (54,300) of a private vehicle on their last journey, while 10% (27,200) used public transport and 6% (17,500) walked. Transport Used on Last Journey(a) - 1998 Of the 285,700 people with a disability who needed transport assistance, 81% (232,200) received assistance from informal sources only, while 4% (12,200) received assistance from formal sources only. Both formal and informal sources were used by 7% (20,900) of people while the remaining 7% did not receive any transport assistance. One third (371,000) of all people with a disability in NSW had some form of difficulty using public transport. In 1998, 116,200 people with a disability used public transport for their last journey. Just over one third (40,300) of these trips were to attend work or school/educational activities. A further 26% (29,700) were for shopping, 12% (13,800) were visits to a doctor and 11% (11,100) were visits to relatives or friends. Reason Public Transport Used(a) - 1998 In 1998, 84% of men and 61% of women with a disability aged 17 years and over held a driver's licence. The NSW Road and Traffic Authority had issued over 1,000 licences with endorsed conditions requiring vehicle modifications in 1999. Almost two-thirds (487,000) of people with a disability who held a driver's licence drove on a daily basis. A further 183,500 drove at least once a week (but not daily) and 44,400 drove less frequently than once a week. Some 45,200 people with a disability did not drive at all even though they still had a current licence. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window. |


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the folks over at OpenSchemes are at it again. This time they've cracked open a low end ZerPlus logic analyzer and modified it to function the same as the higher end model. The 16 channel version they purchased appeared to be fully capable of handling the 32 channels of the more expensive model. The installation of the additional components looks like it might be somewhat difficult, but it is certainly cheap.We love seeing things upgraded for cheap. You might recognize OpenSchemes from when they upgraded the DMM tweezers or hacked the USB serial adapters.
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Initial Interdomain Network Topology
The current IP multicast infrastructure in the Internet and many enterprise intranets is based on the Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM) protocol and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP). These protocols are reliable, extensive, and efficient. However, they are bound to the complexity and functionality limitations of the Internet Standard Multicast (ISM) service model. For example, with ISM, the network must maintain knowledge about which hosts in the network are actively sending multicast traffic. With Source Specific Multicast (SSM), receivers provide this information through the source addresses relayed to the last hop routers by Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3), IGMP Version 3 lite (IGMP v3lite), or URL Rendezvous Directory (URD).
SSM is an incremental response to the issues associated with ISM and is intended to coexist in the network with the protocols developed for ISM. In general, SSM provides a more advantageous IP multicast service.
This chapter describes how an Internet service provider (ISP) customer within an interdomain multicast network implements SSM in its network using URD. This chapter begins by introducing the initial interdomain ISP topology and describing basic SSM operations (including SSM IP address range). There are three ways to implement SSM in an interdomain environment: using IGMPv3 host signaling, using IGMP v3lite host signaling, and using URD host signaling. Each of these possibilities is briefly described. This chapter then presents and discusses the recommended implementation solution: SSM using URD host signaling. This discussion includes benefits and ramifications of implementing SSM using URD host signaling, necessary prerequisites, and implementation process steps. This chapter concludes with a list of recommended and related documents.
The SSM solution presented in this chapter is based on an actual customer situation. This solution was tested and verified in a lab environment and has been deployed in the field. Alternative ways to implement SSM, such as with IGMPv3 and IGMP v3lite host signaling, are discussed but were not implemented in our lab environment.
The scope of this chapter is to describe basic design and deployment of SSM using URD. It does not discuss in detail the general operation of the protocols associated with developing interdomain multicast networks such as PIM-SM. For more information about PIM-SM, refer to Chapter 1, "IP Multicast Technology Overview."
Initial Interdomain Network Topology
The SSM network scenario used in this chapter is based on the hypothetical interdomain ISP network scenario described in Chapter 2, "Implementing Interdomain Multicast Using MSDP." Figure 6-1 shows the logical connections of the initial interdomain multicast network topology. Each ISP in Figure 6-1 has established Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) peering and its own autonomous system (AS). The design of each ISP multicast network topology depends on the individual requirements of the ISP.
Figure 6-1 Logical Connections of the Initial Interdomain Multicast Network Topology
The solution presented in this document is based on a hypothetical interdomain ISP environment. All the IP addresses and configuration in this document are provided for illustrative purposes only.


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"No" seems like such a negative word. Usually we don't want to use the word when correcting kids or when your colleague asks to borrow money for lunch.
Yet in business, as well as in our personal life, we want to say "no!"
Saying "no" is the most strategic decision we can make. By saying "no", we focus and improve quality of the 'yes' areas. We improve ourselves and our organization's effectiveness.
"No" empowers people because it simplifies. Our companies succeed on the basis of what, where and how we say "no". And "no" gets some life back into our lives!
We need to say "no", but achievers aren't good at it. Even worse at sustaining no. In business we give saying no other names… "prioritization" or "strategic planning". But then we get back to day-to-day, we forget what we prioritized and planned. We end up letting the "nos" slip back in.
Give "no" the strategic strength it deserves! Here are 12 areas to "Just Say No"...
1. What strategies, initiatives and activities will you say "no" to?
I once went through an 'important / urgent' exercise with my team where we outlined over 50 initiatives and activities in the coming quarter. At the end of the exercise we cut off 30% of our list. Ideas are abundant. Time and resources are not. There is great feeling focus, empowerment, and impact when everyone agrees on paper the activities that will not be done.
2. What measurements will you ignore?
If you've read my blog before you'll know I'm a big believer in measurements. In my experience, most companies lack good measures. Nonetheless, what's important is rigorously managing the business with the right measures. This may mean narrowing focus on reporting or analyzing certain measures. More importantly, pay close attention to the "killer metrics" — those key measurements that make a big difference in the P&L. They are usually related to customer satisfaction and the levers that directly drive growth, margin, operating expense and ROI. Delegate ownership and rigor on the smaller measures, which are levers towards the "killer metrics".
3. What customers will you not target?
A friend of mine is a CEO coach who knows his ideal client– a company with revenues greater than $50M, at a point of transition, positioned for growth, and has a humble leader willing to take coaching. He gets requests to work with many other companies, but with limited time, he says "no" to many prospective clients.
Who is your ideal prospect, client or customer? If you haven't identified them, you should. Then, articulate who you will not target. Finally, make decisions on segments of your customers that deserve "platinum" treatment, and those who don't.
4. What relationships will you not keep?
People are the key to a company's success. Therefore, people who aren't working out are draining effectiveness and risking success. One of the biggest mistakes managers make is not moving quickly to get the right people off the bus, and get the right people on the bus in the right position (as Jim Collins states in Good to Great).
On a personal level, what company do you keep that makes an impact in your life (learning, career, fun)? Therefore, with whom can you spend less time with? Life is like 6 sides of a dice. There is no seventh side. You have to choose where, how and with whom you spend those 6 sides…and how much time you spend on each side.
5. What competitors will you not follow?
Most companies should only pay close attention to a couple of competitors. If you try to pay attention to the entire set of competitors in a large industry, you spend too little time focusing on the customer.
By choosing what competitors not to follow, you can better understand primary competitors who are rallying for your best customers' attention. Also, it affords you time to pay attention to the customer…which is the primary focus necessary to succeed over all competitors!
6. What will you remove from your web site?
Web sites are magnets for content and pages that build up over time. Eventually, many of these pages get one visit per month. It's often why large companies do a redesign every 2-3 years…sort of a 'web site colonic'!
Have you looked at your page visits lately? What pages get little traffic and can be removed? What content on the remaining pages can be removed because it doesn't make an impact? Get an outside perspective.
7. What money will you not spend?
Every dollar spent in an organization should be thought of as an investment towards greater operating income — even petty cash. With this in mind, what things, or even entire budget categories, will you not spend? Personally, what things did you spend last year that really made an impact in your life? Could you have done without 50% of them?
8. What meetings will you decline?
I once had to take an emergency business trip and my admin cancelled all my meetings for two days. As you might imagine, the meetings went fine without me…but they seem so important when they are set up, don't they?!
Someone once told me that choosing meetings is a conscious decision every executive needs to make. The meetings should be used to make strategic decisions, where multiple functions are involved. Decline or delegate informational meetings. Cut back recurring meetings. When my team went through the important/urgent exercise, meetings were a major part of our ability to gain back some work/life balance.
9. What trips will you not make?
In 1998 I ran marketing for a web-based telecommunications company where we believed online meetings and conference calls would replace trips to customers. We were ahead of our time!
Travel is not going away. In fact, it's starting to grow again. I can't deny the power of 'showing up' in person. I once made a trip to a prestigious school in Boston to judge an ecommerce case study. Three hours later I walked away with two groups ready to do free research! I don't like trips, but great things happen when I show up and interact with customers and colleagues.
Nonetheless, trips are very time consuming…even more so than company meetings. This may be a good year to consider how you can use technology to replace trips, and only travel when it can make a big impact towards your primary goals.
10. What slides will you not create?
I have thousands, actually tens of thousands, of slides that I (or my team) have created. Early in my career, I believed the audience should know as much as possible, so I included a lot of densely packed information (nicely laid out!) in 30 or so slides. Yet, the audience probably cared about the information that was on two slides. The "less is more" principle definitely applies to presentations.
Guy Kawasaki, in his recent best-selling book, Art of the Start, suggests entrepreneurs pitch presentation have no more than 15 slides. That's 15 slides to describe a complex business venture and persuade VCs to invest millions of dollars!
For presentations, as in good writing, choose to edit. Then edit again. Then repeat. This should reduce the number of slides and the content in those slides. Think about creating a presentation the way press releases are created, and good web copy is written – inverted pyramid with most important information first. The rest becomes backup.
11. What will you not say?
I worked with a person who was respected by those who work for and with him because of what he does not say. He does not say things in a sarcastic manner, nor does he openly criticize others. He sticks with a principle of saying nothing that does not move the 'agenda' forward or uplift others. As such, he is someone who is in high regard, even from those he once had to fire.
We move so fast, sometimes what comes to mind flows directly to the lips. By consciously choosing 2 or 3 things not to say this year (or ways to say them), perhaps you can ironically discover what's 'missing' from your leadership effectiveness.
12. What thoughts will you not entertain?
What does every self-help book teach? Think it, believe it, do it.
I've come to realize that everyone (even great leaders) have thoughts of inadequacy. It seems the great leaders choose to remove those thoughts when they appear. Don't tolerate negative thoughts about yourself or others. If that doesn't work, then as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Do the act, and the attitude follows."


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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 212
The Genealogy Gems Podcast
Episode #212
with Lisa Louise Cooke
In this episode, Lisa Louise Cooke speaks with Contributing Editor Sunny Morton about turning our fleeting scraps of recollections into meaningful memories.Also:
Genealogist Margaret Linford tells us how she got started in family history. Like many of our best stories, it's not just about her, but someone who inspired her.
2017 could be called "the year of DNA." Diahan Southard looks back with a special DNA news digest.
Finding missing ancestors: tips and success stories from Genealogy Gems fans
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Learn more about using individual v. global/community family trees on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com in Sunny Morton's quick reference guide, Genealogy Giants: Comparing the 4 Major Websites.
As evidence of its now proven usefulness in genealogy research, the genetic genealogy industry is growing at a fast pace. Ancestry.com has amassed the largest database, now boasting over 6 million people tested, and is growing at breakneck speeds, having doubled the size of its database in 2017. As the databases grow larger and our genealogy finds become more frequent, we can't ignore that this kind of data, the correlated genetic and genealogical data, amassed by these companies, has great value.
In November, MyHeritage announced an effort by their scientific team to "study the relationship between genetics and behavior, personal characteristics, and culture." These studies are not new, as 23andMe is in open hot pursuit of the connections between genetics and our health, and always has been.
All of our genetic genealogy companies are involved in research on one level or another and every person who swabs or spits has the opportunity to participate in other research projects (click here to read up on the consent policies at each company). At the time of testing, you have the option to opt in or out of this research, and the ability to alter that decision at any time after you test, by accessing your settings. According to an article in Fast Company, it seems we as a community are very interested in helping with research: 23andMe reports an over 80% opt-in-to-research rate among their customers. And I've got some breaking news for you: Family Tree DNA just started a consumer awareness campaign to reinforce the message that they will never sell your genetic data. That's another important topic worth talking about in a future episode, so stay tuned!
All our genetic genealogy companies realize that you might want to do more with your data than just look for your ancestors. This year Family Tree DNA has partnered with Vitagene in an effort to provide insight into your health via your genetic genealogy test results. Of course 23andMe is the leader in health testing when we look at our top genetic genealogy companies. This year 23andMe finally succeeded in passing several of their health tests through the FDA, a huge leap forward in their efforts to provide health testing directly to consumers.
While health testing has certainly seen an explosion of interest this year, it is not the only way that our companies are using the data they have amassed. AncestryDNA took the DNA and pedigree charts of two million customers who consented to research and, using some really fancy science, were able to provide amazing insight into our recent ancestral past with the creation of their genetic communities. These genetic communities enhance our understanding of our heritage by showing us where our ancestors may have been between 1750 and 1850, the genealogical "sweet spot" that most of us are trying to fill in.
Living DNA, a relative newcomer to the genetic genealogy arena, announced in October of 2017 their intention to use their database to help create a One World Family Tree. To do so, they are collecting DNA samples from all over the world, specifically those who four grandparents lived in close proximity to each other. Along with this announcement, Living DNA is allowing individuals who have results from other companies and want to help with this project, to transfer into their database.
So it seems that with growing databases come growing options, whether to opt-in to research, to pursue health information from your DNA test results, or to help build global databases for health or genealogy purposes. Recognizing the growing appeal to non-genealogists as well, AncestryDNA added to their list of options the ability to opt-out of the match page, and there are rumors that Living DNA will soon be adding the option to opt-in to matching (they do not currently have a cousin-matching feature as part of their offering). It can be tricky to keep up with all that goes on, but be sure we at Genealogy Gems are doing our best to keep you up-to-date with any news that might help you make better decisions about your genealogy, and ultimately better equipped to find your ancestors.
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Terske Natural Ultra-Low Profile Titanium Bottle Cage Bolts x8
– Sold OutHave you ever had too much bolt?
It seems that some designers don't take hardware height into account when designing their water bottle cages. Having bolt heads protrude into the cage makes for more difficult bottle insertion and removal, mars bottles, and can remove the finish from the bolts themselves. This is why we designed and machined our own Ultra-Low Profile Bottle Cage Bolts from strong, corrosion-resistant Grade 5 titanium (Ti6Al4V).
But it turns out that they look pretty great filling unused bosses too! With heads that sit only 1.75mm above the boss, our Ultra-Low Profile bolts look clean on unused bosses and minimize interference with bags or cables.
Not only are they attractive and functional, our Ultra-Low Profile Bottle Cage Bolts weigh 1.2g each or 5g for a set of four. That's pretty darn light.
A note of caution: These bolts won't be for everyone. In order to achieve such a low head while maintaining bolt strength, these bolts use a 2.5mm hex. That means that care must be taken and the following are required for installation:
- High-quality 2.5mm hex bit in good condition
- Copper anti-seize compound or dielectric grease
- Torque wrench set no higher than 2-3Nm
- M5x12-Set of 8
In addition, it is wise to remove and re-grease the bolts annually to prevent seizing. Re-grease more often if you sweat heavily, have leaky bottles of electrolyte drink, or ride on salted roads (or near the sea).


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Bands are a ring of metal, which fit around the molars and sometimes premolars. The bands are selected from a range of sizes in order to find the tightest fitting band. The bands are sealed in position using dental cement that contains fluoride to prevent any decalcification during treatment.
The brackets hold the archwire against each tooth. The archwire fits into a slot in the bracket. Brackets may be attached directly to each tooth or to a band.
The main wires or archwires, are shaped specifically to fit around the arch into the bracket slots. Teeth move from the pressure that is applied by the braces. That pressure comes from the archwire, which guides the direction of the movement.
An elastic is the tiny rubber ring that ties the archwire into the bracket.
Hooks are small attachments on the brackets used to attach elastics (rubber bands).
The coil spring fits between brackets and over the archwire.


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Who Went Home on the Eighth Week of 'Dancing with the Stars'? [SPOILER, VIDEO]
Five couples danced two individual routines on Monday night, an evening which also saw J.R. and Karina get the first and second perfect scores of the season.
So which couples made next week's semi-finals — and who went home?


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That my vote for the House is deluded,
Since the shape of my district
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To keep the opponent excluded.
As we count down the hours of 2012 with no deal reached in Washington on the basic questions of government revenues and expenditures, many wonder how it is possible for the Congress to remain so deadlocked in the face of a clear electoral outcome for the nation as a whole. The answer is, in part, that members of the House of Representatives do not answer to the nation as a whole, or even to the whole of their own districts. Rather, because most Congressional districts are gerrymandered to ensure the continued representation of the incumbent party, the typical house member feels most beholden to the extreme elements in that party who participate most intensely in the primary election.
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 2:01 pm
The Supreme Court on Monday put over to its next Term a major case on lawsuits against corporations for human rights abuses in foreign countries, and ordered lawyers to come back with an expanded argument on the scope of a 1789 law giving aliens a right to sue in U.S. courts. The case of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (docket 10-1491) was heard just last Tuesday, and some of the Justices at that time questioned whether the Alien Tort Statute allowed U.S. courts to hear lawsuits for violations of international law on foreign soil. That is the issue lawyers are to address in new legal briefs due on a schedule that runs through June 29. The order is here.
The Court gave no reason for its action, but at its private Conference last week, it had examined a new case involving that 223-year-old law that raised directly the question of whether it applied to overseas conduct — that is, the issue of "extraterritoriality." That other case was Rio Tinto PLC v. Sarei (11-649). When the orders from Friday's Conference were released Monday morning, there was no mention of that case. Four hours later, the new order emerged. The Justices faced the option of granting the Rio Tinto case and essentially starting over in interpreting the ATS, or expanding the review of the Kiobel case. They chose the second option, with the effect of putting the case over to the Term starting October 1.
Here is the added question to be argued in new briefs: "Whether and under what circumstances the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, allows courts to recognize a cause of action for violations of the law of nations occurring within the territory of a sovereign other than the United States." The Kiobel parties are to file their brief by May 3, with the oil companies involved due to file their response by June 4. A reply brief is due by June 29. Amici also may file added briefs as dictated by Court rules.
It would have been legally possible for the Justices to have gone ahead, this Term, and decided whether corporations could be sued under the ATS for alleged roles in atrocities or other human rights abuses in foreign lands. A decision against corporate liability would have made it unnecessary to decide the extraterritoriality issue. But that would have left open whether others could be sued for such foreign wrongdoing under the ATS, and that is a broader question. The Court has now promised to consider answering that question.
In addition to the extraterritoriality question, the Court also seemed to be promising a ruling on another issue under ATS: can a party that is being sued be challenged not for directly engaging in human rights abuses, but for "aiding and abetting" someone else who did so. That question appears to be within the part of Monday's order that called for briefs to address "what circumstances" can be alleged under ATS. That was another of the questions that had been posed in the Rio Tinto case, and it was a question posed by Justice Antonin Scalia at last week's oral argument. A ruling on the "circumstances" that may be the target of an ATS case would also potentially include whether corporations may be targeted, it would appear.
While the question the Court raised for lawyers appeared to focus explicitly on the meaning of the law, it is at least conceivable — if not very likely — that the Court might go so far as to question in the new round whether Congress has the constitutional authority to pass a law authorizing a lawsuit in which both sides are non-citizens and the misconduct occurred entirely overseas. At last week's argument, Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., asked: "Is there an Article III source of jurisdiction for a lawsuit like this?…What's the constitutional basis for a lawsuit like this, where an alien is suing an alien?" The Court, of course, has a long tradition of not deciding constitutional issues if it can decide a case on other grounds, and it may well follow that tradition in this instance.
The new order was another, vivid illustration of the tendency of the "Roberts Court" to take on the broadest kind of controversy in cases brought to it. The current Term of the Court is quite literally filled with cases of a broad sweep, including the constitutionality of the new federal health care law and the power of states to restrict the activities within their borders of undocumented immigrants. And, for next Term, the Court had already taken on the abiding question of whether it is unconstitutional for public colleges and universities to use race in selecting their entering classes of students. In addition, there is a strong chance that the Court next Term could be reexamining its controversial ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in a new case from Montana — that is, if it does not dispose of that case by a summary ruling this Term, which is a possibility.
The Court's order in the Kiobel case made no mention of another case on corporate liability for human rights violations that also was argued last Tuesday — Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority (docket 11-88). That case, however, involves an entirely different law — the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1992 — and the issue is whether a U.S. citizen can sue a foreign political organization for such atrocities. The Mohamad case asks the Court whether the word "individual" as the target of a TVPA lawsuit includes a political organization or another non-human entity, including a corporation. Presumably, the Court can go ahead and decide that issue without waiting for its review of the scope of the Alien Tort Statute. In fact, at last Tuesday's argument, there were strong indications that the Court was unmoved by the notion that "individuals" means anything other than human beings.
It is quite unusual for the Court, after briefing and argument on a case, to put it over until its next Term. But it is not unprecedented: in fact, the Court's Citizens United ruling on campaign finance was put off to a following Term, and expanded in scope. The result was a much more sweeping case than the one that reached the Court initially.
Monday's order almost certainly have the support of at least five Justices, although this is not spelled out in the formal rules of the Court. The Court does not reveal how its members vote on such an issue. It takes the votes of four Justices to hear a case in the first instance, but disposition after that very likely depends upon majority support; the reasoning, if not spelled out in the order, may vary among the Justices in such a majority, however.


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Gothenburg-based gonzo twee yelpers Love is All have been charming us something fierce ever since their superb debut Nine Times That Same Song came tunefully screeching out of the traps in something like 2006-ish. DiS's indubitable Mike Wheeler caught up with frontlady Josephine Olausson vis the medium of email, ahead of a smattering of forthcoming UK dates, including one at Camden's Proud Galleries on the 12th, and at Indietracks on July 24. HERE IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.
DiS: Hey. First of all, how has the tour been going so far? Has it been good to get out and play the new record?
JO: The first tour we did of the US in support of the new album is long over. It was really fun and pretty lengthy by our standards. We had unexpectedly fun in places like Fargo and Des Moines. And next week we're about to embark on a very short little European trip to Denmark, Netherlands, France and England. We are really looking forward to getting out and playing the new songs again as it's almost always more fun to play new song compared to ones that you've played for the past five years.
DiS: Could you explain a little bit about what was happening around the recording of the latest album, especially in terms of leaving [record label] What's Your Rupture? Was it quite an uncertain time for the band or were you always sure that you would keep making music regardless?
JO: I don't think we really left What's Your Rupture?, but it was sort of an unspoken and communal decision that [second album] A Hundred Things... would be our last record with them. We had no idea who, if anyone, would release our new recordings. But we just really felt like meeting up and writing and jamming all of last summer, this time without any pressure. Whoever felt like making it to the space was welcome, but no one was forced. I think it resulted in a much more relaxed way of working which I think can be heard in the songs. We just figured that if no one wanted to release it we would just post the songs on the internet for anyone to have. I don't think this band has ever existed based on having a label, I think that we will continue making music together for as long as we're having fun doing so. Regardless of anyone else hearing it or not.
**DiS: Was it quite a liberating feeling around this time to not have any obligations or constraints? It sounds like for the recording of this album, you just focused on having fun and doing what you wanted to do.
JO: Yes, as I mentioned above, it was really a great time. It felt more creative and relaxed and fun than in a very long time.
DiS: I've often read that you like to have complete control of all aspects of your music (artwork, recording, etc) and are 'bad with trusting outside ideas'. How does this, almost gang mentality, manifest itself outside of the music? Do you just come together for 'band' stuff, or are you hanging around with each other all the time?
JO: We haven't really been hanging out so much lately. Markus has spent most of spring in New York and I've been pretty busy traveling and watching movies when at home and the others have been working... but now it's summer, Markus is back in town and we are all very much ready to start hanging out again - grilling in the park and going swimming and other summer activities.
DiS: I think the title of the new album, Two Thousand And Ten Injuries seems pretty apt as it feels like you primarily enjoy writing all about the absurdity of love's little cuts and bruises, and Josephine, you've said 'I can't really write about love being too straightforward'. What process do you usually go through when thinking about writing your lyrics?
JO: This is such a difficult one. It really varies. I feel like maybe I've relaxed a little in my fear of being too straightforward. I just don't want it to be uninteresting or too boring or too bland. Usually I tend to put off writing lyrics until the very end and then I go crazy and swear a lot and hate the world and then I finally sit down and write something. I usually have a line or a vague theme in my head before I start writing.
DiS: Are there any artists whose take on love you particularly like, or who might've been an inspiration for the way that you write your lyrics?
JO: No, none that I can think of. But there are a lot of people writing beautifully and honestly about love in a way that I wish I could, but somehow it just seems all phony and rotten when I try.
DiS: Going back to the idea of the song writing process, how do you normally bring a song together? Is there a specific routine you have when creating a track?
JO: No, not anymore. It used to be that all songs started with lyrics, but that has sort of changed lately. These days a song can start with anything from a band jam to a drumbeat to someones almost finished song structure.
DiS: The thing I like the most about the latest album, and your sound in general, is the almost bi-polar style extremes of emotion that feature in the songs, the way you can go from a buzzing ecstasy to a scrappy and fragile melancholy without too much in-between. Do you think this is in some way representative of the way you might see life, or is it just purely the sort of sound you were interested in making?
JO: I've never really though of it that way before, but when you mention it I definitely think that there is something in there reflecting the way we all see life. Markus, especially, can go from being extremely grumpy to loving life in the time it takes him to eat an apple. And I think that I too am slightly bi-polar when it comes to viewing life. Mostly though I think that it's just all of us being too restless to make an entire album expressing the same emotion.
DiS: Finally, are there any plans or ideas for the future, or are you just going to finish touring and see what happens?
JO: There are currently no real plans for anything, we have a bunch of shows coming up and that's it. But we have of course started talking about meeting up and jamming together again, it's been ages. I bet you we will be in our practice space writing songs as soon as it starts raining again.


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We're kicking off a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and it's a 'Bingo' Challenge. To get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun, visit the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. Also have a look at what my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.
I know the calendar says it's still winter, but we've been having higher-than-normal temperatures here that it feel like spring, so my card has a spring theme.
I've made another Peek-A-Boo card, but this time I've made a Double Peek-A-Boo card.
Instead of just the one window, I've created two windows.
A really short video to show how the card works.
Hope you can join our challenge. Here's the Bingo board...
You know how this works. Choose any three items in a row--horizontally, vertically or diagonally--and include them on your card/project. For my card, I've chosen to go with the middle horizontal row of Lace, Diecuts and Flowers.
Close-ups of the Magnolia images I'm featuring:
- Drip Drop Tilda is a Special Stamp from Sweden edition
- For You Tilda is from the Lost and Found Collection 2013
I meant to have Tilda's jumper in green and her blouse in yellow, but I made a mistake in starting to colour her blouse in green and by the time I realized it, it was too late...sigh. And I didn't want to start over...oh well.
The stamps for both of these images and other Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps. And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she will be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Candybeans and Saturated Canary.
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- hair (1st Tilda): raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, black colured pencil
- hair (2nd Tilda) and boots: burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil
- green shades: holly, Touch 52, soft green
- yellow shades: Touch 44, Touch 31, 141-T, 121-T, 1205-T
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
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102 Cardiology Clinical Conferences: "Late Breaking Clinical Trials at ACC" (040616)
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To provide scholarly presentations in cardiology or disciplines related to cardiovascular disease.
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At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to (1) Review 2 clinical topics in cardiology (30 minutes each) with specific attention to analyzing recent literature regarding advances in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease; (2) Discuss clinical topics in areas outside of cardiology that impact our patient population.
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I wonder if the bill could get bad enough that major environmental groups drop their support. They've come this far, so I doubt it.Boxer also acknowledged that the climate bill does not have enough votes to pass right now in the Senate, adding that she will work to change that. "We're gaining ground, but at this point I can't count to 60," she said. "But you just do your job and move forward."
To win votes, Kerry and Boxer have said they are willing to make compromises, and Boxer reiterated that in her interview, suggesting that the current target of reducing U.S. greenhouse gases 20 percent by 2020 compared with 2005 levels could change.
"I can't predict the end game," she said, adding that she is confident her panel will produce an ambitious bill but that it might change as it moves through the Senate. "This is the environment committee, not the pollution committee. . . . This should be the high-water mark."