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Track Listing:
kamikazes · s/t
good morning cigarette
kidnappers · s/t
i'm back
midnight tramp · s/t
monster child
reatards · s/t
gimme sopor
angry samoans · the unboxed set
you've got my number(why don't you use it?
undertones · best of
neighbourhood girls
barracudas · complete emi recordings
tokyo rose
i don't care
boys · s/t
fake fight
rondelles · fiction romance, fast machines
bangs · sweet revenge
bottom of the sea
fevers · go where the girls are
good time
red planet · we know how it goes
death by mixtape
lashes · the stupid stupid
descendents · milo goes to college
live strippers in action
forgotten rebels · the pride & the disgrace
turbonegro must be destroyed
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SNFU · ...and no one else wanted to play
no tomorrow girls
black halos · v/a-five fingers of dr.x
burn it all down
raised by wolves · s/t EP
I see Fire
Rebel Spell · Expression in Layman's Terms
Nasty On · Citysick
fast zombies
das pussyhound · danger!
riff randells · s/t
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Report:2011 Annual Meeting of the New ChampionsDalian, China
View my report from the 2010 AMNC in Tianjin, China
As a representative of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, I attended the 2011 Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China as a Young Scientist Mentor.
2011 Young Scientist Mentor
In September, 2010 I attended the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Tianjin) as a Young Scientist. In 2011, I was selected to attend the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Dalian) as a Young Scientist Mentor, along with six other, previous AMNC Young Scientists: Liwei Chen (China), Charles Esimone (Nigeria, unable to attend because of visa issues), Yael Hanein (Israel), Rees Kassen (Canada), Bernard Slippers (South Africa), and Warinthorn Songkasiri (Thailand).
The World Economic Forum/Annual Meeting of the New Champions ("Summer Davos"), has been hosted annually by China since 2007. The IAP initiated the inclusion of Young Scientists at this meeting in 2008. Thus the 2011 AMNC Young Scientists are the Fourth Cohort to attend this international meeting, which alternates venues between Tianjin and Dalian.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Including the Mentors, forty-one Young Scientists from 23 countries convened in Dalian on Monday, September 12. The Young Scientist residence for the meeting was the Swish-Hotel (which almost certainly used to be the Swiss-Hotel). Our first event was a reception in the Purple Bar at the New World Hotel that evening. This informal gathering gave us an opportunity to introduce ourselves to our fellow Young Scientists. Following the reception, the Young Scientist Mentors gathered for dinner and a planning session.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
On Tuesday, September 13 the city of Dalian arranged for business and institute visits, including Neusoft, Dalian BeTop Multimedia, and Dalian Maritime University.
Following a bus ride to the picturesque campus of Neusoft, the Young Scientists viewed a historical/promotional movie about Neusoft and its founding in the impressive Neusoft theater. The Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Neusoft (Dr. Liu Jiren) then gave us a tour of their product museum. Neusoft creates a diverse array of innovative electronic devices, such as portable medical stations and medical scanning instruments, in addition to the software necessary for their operation. Neusoft is the largest IT solutions and services provider in China and has been named the best employer in China and in APAC (Aon Hewitt Consulting).
During the Neusoft visit, I was appointed (thanks, Joanna) the official photographer for the Young Scientists in Dalian. I took over 800 photos and movies, which were all made available to the Young Scientists. I have subtitled about 150 of these in a website slide show. Hopefully this diary/chronology will be illustrative and informative to future Young Scientists as they prepare for this unique meeting.
In a meeting area on the campus of Neusoft, the Young Scientists convened for our first collective session, the Young Scientists Community Workshop (10:30 am – 12:30 pm). The session began with some introductory remarks and formal introduction of the Young Scientist Mentors, including their anticipated roles at the meeting. View a movie of the Young Scientists Community Workshop here. The Young Scientists then divided into six groups to discuss four different topics facing the community of scientists.
1) Mobility and Migration
2) Research Integrity and Scientific Responsibility
3) Access to Information and Knowledge
4) Young Scientists in a Flat World
Each group contained a Young Scientist Mentor and he or she provided some brief instructions and appointed a discussion leader and note-taker for each group. The goals included brainstorming solutions for the problems posed and the conclusions were recapitulated to the entire cohort. Group reporters included: Krista, Dulce, Daniel, Orakanoke, Madhur, and Vivek. This break-out session was incredibly useful in that it introduced this dynamic format to the new Young Scientists and further helped us to acquaint ourselves with each another. The morning events were capped with a box lunch on the campus of Neusoft. View a movie of our lunch on the balcony here.
The Young Scientists then took our bus to BeTop Multimedia. Here we viewed some of the multimedia outputs that China is now known for. We also toured the computer lab where much of the work occurs. The lab appeared to focus on three-dimensional object modeling and consisted of over 100 workstations filled with quiet, studious employees. I suggested that the event was staged, but one employee tried to argue that I was viewing the norm.
Our next stop was Dalian Maritime University. Following an informative briefing about DMU, we visited their Exhibition Center, which showcased their excellence in Maritime studies with ship models, historical items, and a movie of their 100th anniversary celebration. We then visited three boat navigation simulators. These simulators were amazingly realistic; although they did not move, the visual effect of the panoramic screen told your brain otherwise. Although some mentioned the onset of seasickness, the simulators were certainly a highlight of the week that was recalled frequently thereafter. View a movie of a navigation simulator here. View a movie of another navigation simulator here.
Our bus tour continued to the Registration building for the WEF, followed by a scheduled welcome reception for the Young Scientists at the New World Hotel, hosted by the city of Dalian.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The next morning (Wednesday, September 14) our busses were waiting for us at 6:50 am. We arrived at the primary Expo and Convention Center to view the New Champions Village for the first time and begin the main program events of the AMNC. View a movie of our arrival at the Convention Center here. Our first event, the Young Scientist Community Breakfast, convened the Young Scientists for breakfast and a recapitulation by Madhur, Eran, and Krista of the previous day's break-out session. At the end of the Breakfast, the Young Scientist group photo was taken.
The next morning event was a plenary session featuring WEF founder, Klaus Schwab and Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, who methodically singled out Lehman Brothers, the United States, Europe, and Japan as contributing significantly to the recent worldwide financial crisis. View a movie of Wen Jiabao's plenary lecture here.
A subset of the Young Scientists was invited to attend a session of the AMNC Innovation Summit, titled Emerging Industries, Energy, and Managing Resources (held in the WorkSpace). The invited Young Scientists were Krista, Liwei, Patience, and me and the four of us made up a minority share of the forty-five listed participants. The four topics covered Bio-Tech, Nano-Tech, and Shale-Gas, which was expanded to cover Chemicals and Energy more broadly. This was a two-round break-out session and I contributed, sequentially, to the Bio-Tech and Shale-Gas groups. Here I met several of the prominent technology-oriented participants who routinely appeared at subsequent sessions focused on innovation and technology.
Around lunchtime the Young Scientists convened at our Young Scientist Lounge for briefing. I have to say that the addition of this lounge was one of the most significant changes implemented following the 2010 AMNC. The Young Scientist Lounge was a definitive nexus for Young Scientists to convene among themselves and with those outside our group. Some of the most engaging interactions of the meeting occurred spontaneously in the Young Scientist Lounge during session breaks and rest periods.
About 10 of the Young Scientists were added at the last minute to an afternoon session called Dynamic Duo (held in Zurich). The Duo included the Technology Pioneers and the Social Entrepreneurs, so the added Young Scientists turned this into a Dynamic Trio. The session had about eight breakout session groups. Although there was minor representation of Young Scientists, the Dynamic Trio session was informative for us. Despite being the least qualified to report on the entrepreneurial brainstorming of our group, I was chosen to do so. Vivek was another Young Scientist chosen by his group to report. One point that I made was assisted by statistics noted by another group member: about 150 million people on earth have bank accounts (subsequent research suggested that this is probably about 1.4 billion); about 4 billion people on earth regularly brush their teeth; about 4 billion people on earth have consistent access to potable water; but, about 6 billion people on earth have access to a cell phone. The point is that there might be much social entrepreneurial benevolence out there, but the decisions and attitudes of vast numbers of people may not be properly aligned to willingly receive this benevolence.
In this Dynamic Trio session, the Young Scientists were usually alone in their respective groups, and the consensus feedback from them was that this overly biased the discussion toward the later stages of technology implementation—somewhat skipping the important role of scientists in fundamental idea and concept generation. At the 2010 AMNC, the Global Young Leaders and the Young Scientists enjoyed a dedicated workshop session that included all of the Young Scientists, resulting in a balanced mix. All of the mentors who experienced that session in 2010 lamented that it was not repeated this year. Personally I found that session to be one of the best, if not the best, of the 2010 AMNC. My collaboration with Global Young Leader Natalia Allen started at that session and its disappearance in 2011 greatly limited the ability of the Fourth Cohort of Young Scientists to create such collaborations.
For dinner Liwei led a group of Young Scientists to a seafood dinner, fairly close to the Expo Center. Most of the items were selected from their aquariums and served to us in 20 minutes.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The next morning (Thursday, September 15) began with a session featuring our essential IAP mentor Howard Alper and the Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, Wan Gang. I had the opportunity to ask him a question at the end of the session. My question was posed as follows:
You mentioned wind and solar energy as future pursuits for the sustainable energy mix here in China. My question is about nuclear energy. The world has about 400 operational nuclear power plants and China reported plans to add another 400 plants in the next few decades. Given the recent nuclear accident in Japan, has this number changed? Also, what fraction of energy will be nuclear in China in 20 years?
He did not provide a numerical answer to my first question. Instead he carefully assured that their future nuclear power ambitions will be viewed with added layers of safety control and deliberation. He indicated that current plant construction is in a period of abeyance as the issue of safety is further studied—in light of information learned from the nuclear accident in Japan. He stated that the long-term nuclear energy fraction is 8%, with apparently little deviation from the current fraction. He finalized his answer by saying that China is highly interested in adding nuclear fusion to the energy mix and there are expectations that this could happen in 15 years. This is where focus can be added and scientists could make a very significant contribution. I did not have the chance, but I might have replied that the planned miracle of controlled nuclear fusion might obviate the need for most other energy sectors, such as coal.
Later on Thursday, I attended a BetaZone session (Advanced Materials) that featured Yael and another BetaZone session (New Solutions/Resource Scarcity) that featured Madhur and yet a third BetaZone session (Biotechnology) that featured Marnie. I am very happy to see the programmatic improvement of including Young Scientists in these sessions. This kind of inclusion was almost absent at the 2010 AMNC. Also, it seemed to me that the inclusion of a Young Scientist on the panel of these BetaZone events significantly increased the attendance of the sessions by Young Scientists. Moreover, Young Scientists in the audience asked many more questions than last year—many great questions at that.
The lunchtime convention of Young Scientists (after 1:00 pm) allowed for a few of the Young Scientist Mentors to more fully explain goals of the meeting. One of my specific mentorship roles was to ensure that a Legacy proposal/idea was established by the Fourth Cohort of Young Scientists. I gave a summary of the previous, principal Legacy proposals.
First Cohort: The drafting of a statement on "Passion for Science: Passion for a Better World"
Second Cohort: The establishment of the Global Young Academy (GYA)
Third Cohort: The creation of the Young Scientist Ambassador Program (YSAP) which, incidentally, I helped to guide last year—which probably explains why I became the Legacy Facilitator from among the mentors
Among other things, I then explained that the Fourth Cohort was now charged with finding their own legacy. At the 2010 AMNC, Young Scientist Mentor Greg Weiss asked me to compile various ideas from among the Young Scientists. As Greg was a principal Legacy leader in the previous year (GYA), it was important for him as a Young Scientist Mentor to defer to the new Young Scientists for the creative component of Legacy identification. (In fact, Greg later told me that the Second Cohort's brainstorming efforts yielded concepts of the GYA and a scientist exchange program; they pursued the former.) So, I decided to ask for a volunteer to be the Legacy Compiler for the Fourth Cohort and Krista stepped forward.
At 2:00 pm the Young Scientists had an impromptu meeting with several Young Global Leaders in their Village Lounge. The Young Global Leaders were not uniformly informed of this event and consequently, we greatly outnumbered them. Groups developed around Global Young Leaders and groups changed places every five or ten minutes. Thus we were exposed to a small cross-section of the Global Young Leaders and their diverse activities. I am glad this event happened, but it lacked the critical mass that was achieved in the joint Young Scientist/Young Global Leader session from the 2010 AMNC. Importantly, in 2010 the eight or so breakout sessions were divided into groups under specific headings, such a "sustainable technology". This resulted in an optimal matching of people with similar interests. Hopefully some specific changes will be implemented at the 2012 AMNC to better comingle the Young Scientists and Young Global Leaders.
I attended a few other sessions in the afternoon—including the Interactive Session Growth Through Science—and noted that the Young Scientist Lounge was extensively used for planned and spontaneous meetings.
The Cultural Soiree was held on Thursday evening. There were plenty of interesting drinks and food, along with amazing WEF ice sculptures and stage performances. The Soiree was held in the Plenary session hall on the second floor of the Expo Center (the one with the mirror image map of Earth on the ceiling). Thus, it had a very different feel from the 2010 AMNC event that was held at an outdoor facility that was easily described as an amalgam of China, Italy, and Disney World. Also, the indoor option apparently limited space and probably explains why we had yet another eating event without seating. Nonetheless, the Soiree gave us an additional chance to mingle and converse in a fairly relaxed environment.
Friday, September 16, 2011
On the last day of the 2010 AMNC (Friday, September 16) there was no scheduled breakfast event. My first session was called New Sustainability Champions, held in the WorkStudio. I was the only Young Scientist present and because the attendance was low, we formed four break-out groups instead of six. I chose this event because I thought that I could provide some scientific balance to a room full of highly successful business people. I was able to contribute to my group and I learned a lot from them by going through the two-stage brainstorming process. Our first deliverable was to provide five explanations why sustainable enterprises are not more commonly developed by businesses. The second round required us to develop 3 strategies (we had five) that should help to increase sustainable consciousness in the business world. I particularly like the strategy that we called "Listen, Listen, Listen". This principle entails listening to many stakeholders—everyone from the scientists who often drive the creation of sustainable technologies, to the public who is yearning for new sustainable ideas, to your supporters, to your fiercest critics.
An interesting morning session called Scientific Solutions was held in the BetaZone. Howard was on the panel and strongly encouraged the Young Scientists to attend. He called upon Arianna to speak on her perceptions on this topic since she is one of our philosopher Young Scientists. Several other Young Scientists contributed to the session during the question/discussion period. Hopefully this growth in Young Scientist participation in the general program will continue in future Annual Meetings of the New Champions.
After Lunch I attended a demonstration session on the "Tangible Earth". This prototype globe is a model of earth at the 1:10,000,000 scale. Via an internal projector and pressure sensitive surface, a great wealth of information is readily visualized on the spherical surface, including, weather phenomena, temperature, earthquake activity, commercial flight activity, and shipping lanes. The prototype costs about $150,000, but smaller, less expensive versions are targeted for wider dissemination. We were allowed to "spin" the globe. It does not work like an iPad or iPhone, which rely on swiping. Instead, a hand is pressed against the globe's surface and a directional shearing force tells it which way and how fast to spin. View a movie the Tangible Earth presentation here.
Later in the afternoon, several Young Scientists met with Nature Editor Philip Campbell, who also works for the WEF and helps with development of new sessions and meeting programs. Several good ideas were given for new topics and session formats to be used in future meetings. I posed a suggestion that the Young Scientists should be represented at the winter Davos meeting and the Regional meetings as well as the summer Davos (AMNC). At the regional meetings, the programs could then have greater specificity based on issues of geographical interest and Young Scientists sharing those regional interests could be invited.
I attended the Closing Plenary Session, which was a panel titled "Test of Technology". This was moderated by the masterful Nik Gowing and was followed by closing remarks and the Farewell Reception on the first floor of the Expo Convention center.
The Young Scientists interested in development of the two legacy proposals met in the hotel café at 8:00 pm for our final work as a group. We seemed to accomplish a lot as our white papers were essentially completed. It is always good to have a final legacy meeting such as this. The more work that can be completed at the meeting as a group, the greater are the chances for success. Two consensus Legacy Proposals were developed: one that seeks to programmatically connect Young Scientists with Global Young Leaders at future WEF meetings; and one that aims to develop an online Informational Network of Young Scientists.
Steve Miller
October 4th, 2011
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So I decided to go with those colors for the Campfire Messenger Bag ( pattern by Noodlehead for March - Bag of the Month club )
When my Hubby saw the finished bag...the first things he said was..."Why didn't you use the thumb catches, they'd be perfect for this bag?" ( don't you hate it when your Hubby is smarter then you are !?) Next time!
It was fun to sew, the instructions were well written, I only made a couple little changes.
I used denim for the exterior, cotton for interior, faux leather for tabs & straps but I only made them the double thickness not the 4 fold like in the instructions..the faux leather would of been way to thick to sew. I also used a 3mm headliner for the batting( just on the front & back).


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Drop-in is now on Wednesdays from 10:00 until 13:30.
Please note Office address is now Unit 24, Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Rd. Leeds LS7 1AB
Service User Leaflet (now updated for 2016)
A brief introduction to the work of PAFRAS, the services we provide and what visitors to the drop-in can expect from us and from it.
Services Information Leaflet (now updated for 2013)
A more in-depth discussion of our aims and objectives as an organisation and of the work we do. To download click on the image below.
Your Right to Health
A leaflet detailing the healthcare rights of refused asylum seekers and providing useful contact information for services in Leeds.


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DMX gives a hilarious interview with The Breakfast Club, and don't worry, hilarious in a good way. It's good to see X focused and on top of his game. The Dark Man discusses his album Undisputed, donating the first week proceeds to the families of the 9/11 victims, the Ruff Ryders, BET Cypher, Drag-On, his wife, marriage and family, relationships, celebrity females…. And beating his dick in the studio. No homo.


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DJ Khaled drops a video for, "I Did It For My Dawgz," featuring, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Jadakiss & Ace Hood.
Video: DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Jadakiss & Ace Hood – I Did It For My Dawgz
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Forums → The Tavern → The weather
Talk about the weather here.
It's currently 97°F and according to the forecast it's supposed to get up to 109°F tomorrow, and it'll be around that for all next week. I stepped outside earlier and I don't think I'd be able to do anything without getting exhausted in a few minutes.
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There were huge thunderstorms in my state the last couple days. Where I live was the only county that got almost nothing. It is still really hot though, and another storm is headed our way tonight, I think.
It's the third day with 112 F (with humidity). There should be a cool down on Tuesday with a freezing 97 F!
About the storms, Columbus got hit with some very big ones as well. Tree branches were all over the ground, and also I think 25% of the city lost power. Good thing I'm on vacation right now!
Big power outage couple days ago in 90 degrees and up heat D: help us
The forecast for the entire week is hot and humid with 100 F everyday until next Sunday. Monday 103 and 4th of July 102.
That means no bike ride for me! I will lose all my training!
I hate this place! >>
Here in the GREAT state of Ohio, it's been really hot, like upper 90's. Then there was the huge storm, knocking out power. Like a million people around Columbus are still out. Literally. Now it's really hot again. I try to think of soldiers in Iraq where it's like 120 F when I think it's hot here.
110 degrees, every day of summer.
It's pretty good weather here. Although we just had HUGE downpour.
It's ALWAYS above 100 here.. so insane. The entire world seems to be having higher temperatures.
Temperature is mostly relative, you get used to certain temperatures after you've lived with them for a certain amount of time. Once I heard one of my friends' friends was putting on a sweatshirt and pants in 78 degree weather!
'waits for someone to say they do that all the time'
Britain has been getting the opposite weather to the US. A few weeks ago we had a very hot day but after that we've had miserable cloudy days and flash floods. This is due to a jet stream, we are above it and get the cold, cloudy weather while America gets the hot, dry weather.
At least my country isn't in a drought any more.
It's in the late 90s here today and was the same yesterday, but swimming yesterday made it enjoyable. I may do the same today. We need some rain.
I try to think of soldiers in Iraq where it's like 120 F when I think it's hot here.
Imagine all the gear they have to wear as well.
It's ALWAYS above 100 here.. so insane. The entire world seems to be having higher temperatures.
Obviously 2012 is near. The sun is going to kill life on earth like in Knowing.
The one day I didn't want it to rain, it does. I was going to go swimming, but I suppose having this cooler weather is better. The forecast actually says we're supposed to have thunderstorms for the next four days. I hope it's true.
Today it's 104 right now but it's supposed to go up to 106.
Tomorrow 104, Saturday 105. :O
It's really hot here.
I live in Canada. Surprise?
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10 Amazing Featured Content & Image sliders That you can use for your next project
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Finding the right featured image sliders for a project can be very difficult and time consuming. In this roundup I picked 10 of what I think are the best image sliders that you can use on your next project. The image slider can used for featured sliders, and content sliders. enjoy.
Create an Image Rotator with Description (CSS/jQuery)
An image rotator is one great way to display portfolio pieces, eCommerce product images, or even as an image gallery. Although there are many great plugins already, this tutorial will help you understand how the image rotator works and helps you create your own from scratch.
jQuery Image Gallery/News Slider with Caption Tutorial
A really cool News Slider that uses two scrollers to create very slick effect. It uses scrollTo to scroll both description and image items and it comes with previous, next, play, stop and mouseover events.
Create a Slick and Accessible Slideshow Using jQuery
In this in-depth web development tutorial, you'll learn how to create a usable and web accessible slideshow widget for your site using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (jQuery). In the process, you'll see the concept of Progressive Enhancement in action.
Create Beautiful jQuery slider tutorial
This tutorial explains how to develop Create Beautiful jQuery sliders tutorial with image description and name.
Supersized Full Page Image Slider
So, what exactly does Supersized do? Resizes images to fill browser while maintaining image dimension ratio, Cycles Images/backgrounds via with transitions and preloading, and Navigation controls allow for pause/play and forward/back
Jquery Coin Slider
The coin slider is a featured content slider that can be used in many different ways. It's fancy transitions and unique effects makes this slider worth while.
Jquery Nivo Image Slider
Nivo slider is another awesome jquery plugin that allows you to create a dynamic image slider with style.
GalleryView: A jQuery Content Gallery Plugin
GalleryView aims to provide jQuery users with a flexible, attractive content gallery that is both easy to implement and a snap to customize.
Making a Slideshow with jQuery
I'm going to walk you through how to apply jQuery to an ever more common development scenario, animating a home page slide show.
slideViewerPro is a fully customizable jQuery image gallery engine which allows to create outstanding sliding image galleries for your projects and/or interactive galleries within blog posts.
Nice. I was actually looking for this kind of list all over the place. Thanks!
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Rick here once again. Cloverfield is here, and yes, I survived the incident. I thought it was pretty good, not great mind you but pretty good. There are a few things I didn't like, but this isn't a review site or we'd be more pretentious and love ourselves a lot more. Monsters, Chaos, all hell breaking loose, sure that's just a day in the life... [Read more of this review]Top Ten Things I Learned From 'The X-Files'
Our main Monk Marvin has been busy this weekend. So Rick is here again and I took it upon myself to come up with a top 10 for the week. I had my 10 year reunion just a few weeks ago and I have been thinking of people who have come and gone in my life since those days and thought about Janette Meza, one of my closest friends in High School who had... [Read more of this review]Read More Humorous Top Tens


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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) released its Report Card last week measuring conditions and policies under which emergency care is delivered--unfortunately, the news is not so good. The nation earned a D+. In 2009, the last time ACEP's report card was issued, America earned a C -.
Dr. Alex Rosenau, President of ACEP, explained that the lower grade in 2014 reflects a misguided focus on cutting funding and resources for emergency departments because of the popular but erroneous view that emergency care is expensive--even though it represents less than 5 percent of overall US healthcare expenditures.
"Congress and President Obama must make it a priority to strengthen the emergency medical care system", said Rosenau. "There were more than 130 million emergency visits in 2010, or 247 visits per minute".
"People are in need, but conditions in our nation have deteriorated since the 2009 Report Card due to the lack of policymaker action at the state and national levels—the Report Card is a call to action", added Rosenau.
As explained by Rosenau, the continued failure of state and national policies is jeopardizing patients treated in emergency departments. The Report Card also predicts increased utilization for emergency departments under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while also describing the negative effects of shrinking resources and increased demand.
Dr. Jon Mark Hirshon, chair of the task force which drafted the Report Card, explains that the national grade for Access to Emergency Care has not shown improvement since 2009.
"America's grade for Access to Emergency Care was a near-failing D- because of declines in nearly every measure", said Dr. Hirshon. "It reflects that patients are not getting the necessary support in order to provide effective and efficient emergency care."
"There were 19 more hospital closures in 2011, and psychiatric care beds have fallen significantly, despite increasing demand. People are increasingly reliant on emergency care, and primary physicians are advising their patients to go to the emergency department after hours to receive complex diagnostic work ups and to facilitate admissions for acutely ill patients", Hirshon added.
It is important to emphasize that the Report Card measures the conditions and policies under which emergency care is delivered—not the quality of care provided by hospitals and emergency providers.
ACEP's Report Card has 136 measures in five categories: Access to Emergency Care, Quality and Patient Safety, Medical Liability Environment, Public Health and Injury Prevention, and Disaster Preparedness.
The District of Columbia ranked first this year with a B-, pulling ahead of Massachusetts which held the top spot in the 2009 Report Card. Wyoming ranked dead last receiving an F.
The bottom line, according to Dr. Hirshon, is that the Report Card reflects the fact that hospitals are not receiving enough support to deliver efficient as well as effective care. Despite increased demand, there were 19 additional hospital closures in 2011. And with psychiatric and hospital inpatient beds declining as well, the system is compromising the care and safety of patients in the emergency department.
Based on findings of the Report Card, states continue to face many key issues such as workforce shortages, limited hospital capacity to meet the needs of patients, prolonged boarding periods for admitted patients (potentially compromising ongoing care), lengthy door to provider times, as well as prolonged emergency department wait times, not to mention increasing financial barriers to accessing care.
Twenty-one states received F's in the category of Access to Emergency Care. In the Quality and Patient Safety Category, ten states received F's, while in the Medical Liability category, ten states received F's. In addition, ten states also received an F in the category of Public Health and Injury Prevention.


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Cheap Will Reap!Being cheap sales on the internet.
It really confirm the times we are living in
A time when people want endure truthfulness
They rather be told about how they had sex outside.
Rather hear about how someone hates their own mother and father
They must not like life because if it was not for mother and father they wouldn't even exist
A lot of people are falling for these cheap profile pictures
If you show your body parts 3000 people will read your story in less than a month but if you are
Telling them how to prevent from burning in hell fire for eternity you may get 3 views lol
Cheap thrill is on for internet nevertheless to fulfill the prophesy of God's Holy word I will continue to stand for God
If I am going to hold to anything being viewed by the world you can bet I want be talking
About how sex life is and how sleazy I am
What you see is what you get. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I am looking UP! For God to Return!
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Uber Alles Boy Scouts ?
A question of political tactics: In the effort to persuade people to boycott the Boy Scouts for their discrimination against homosexuals and atheists, would it be useful for me to point out that, in their decision to ban gays from their ranks, the Boy Scouts of America has common ground with the Nazi Party?
Bigotry combined with militaristic nationalism is not pretty, and not the sort of thing we should enthusiastically expose our children, I think.


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Two cult members sentenced to death in China
Two cult members, accused of homicide in Zhaoyuan City in east China's Shandong Province last May, were sentenced to death by a local court Saturday
Beijing: Two cult members, accused of homicide in Zhaoyuan City in east China's Shandong Province last May, were sentenced to death by a local court Saturday.
Zhang Fan and Zhang Lidong were among five cult members on trial for murder.
Their accomplice Lyu Yingchun was given a life sentence by Shandong's Yantai Intermediate People's Court. Zhang Hang and Zhang Qiaolian, the two other cult members, were sentenced to 10 and seven years in jail. The four Zhangs are related.
In addition to the murder charges, Zhang Fan, Zhang Lidong and Lyu Yingchun were also charged with breaching law enforcement by cult activities. The three were deprived of political rights for life by the court, Xinhua reported.
A woman surnamed Wu was beaten to death May 28 at a McDonald's outlet in Zhaoyuan, after she refused to give her cell phone number to the sentenced cult members, who were allegedly trying to recruit new members for the Quannengshen (almighty god) cult.
Zhang Fan and Lyu then "identified" Wu as an "evil spirit", and Zhang used a chair to bludgeon Wu's head. After Wu fell to ground, Zhang trampled on her face and head, repeatedly jumping up and down on her while asking other cult members present to partake. It ended with Wu's death, said a court statement.
Zhang Lidong used a mop to continuously smash Wu's head and the mop was broken. He also kicked and stomped Wu's face and head, accompanied by Lyu's repeated kicking on her waist and hip. Lyu also prevented McDonald's staff from rescuing and alarming the police, it said.
According to the court, Lyu was introduced and joined the Quannengshen cult in 1998 and started to gather members in Zhaoyuan and publicised cult teachings in 2008. Zhang Fan was converted to the cult in 2007, met Lyu through the internet in 2008, and attended member gatherings in Zhaoyuan several times.
At the end of 2008, Zhang Fan converted his family members in Wuji county in north China's Hebei province, who were Zhang Lidong, Chen Xiujuan (Zhang Fan's mother), Zhang Hang and Zhang Fan's younger brother whose name was not mentioned at court hearings.
After Zhang and his family moved to Zhaoyuan in 2009, they held hundreds of rallies involving 40 local members. They printed and distributed scores of propaganda material, compiling and spreading 97 Wuannengshen articles in domestic and overseas websites. The articles received more than 170,000 web hits, the statement said.
First coming to light in the 1990s in central China's Henan Province, Wuannengshen claims that Jesus has been resurrected as Yang Xiangbin, wife of the sect's founder Zhao Weishan, also known as Xu Wenshan. The couple fled to the US in September 2000.
The sect has been widely criticised for using rumours to confuse people and coercing others to join the cult. In late October and early November 1998, numerous robberies and assaults connected with the cult were reported over 12 days in Henan's Tanghe county, with victims' limbs broken and ears cut off.
According to Chinese law, a cult is an illegal organisation that tries to control people by deifying the sect leader, deludes members under the guise of religion, and engages in activities that harm society.
More than 90 people, including Wu's relatives, suspects' relatives, members of the public, lawmakers, political advisors and journalists, were present at the court.


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I love my Maxxum 75, and every time I use it I wonder why I don't use it more. it has a button called AF/MF. It allows you to switch from manual focus to auto by just pushing a convenient button on the back with your thumb. I feels great. it has everything you'd want in a camera. it's a film camera that cost lots of money to process film if you love to shoot a lot.


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The cast of VH1's "Mob Wives" is angered over what they saw as racism and discrimination relayed to them from the management of a event. The reality stars received an email from marketing manager Frayda Resnick at Frames Bowling Lounge in NYC, specifically banning any hip hop related people or culture.
"Please make sure there is no press leaked to any website or outlets that covers urban or hip hop events," Frayda wrote in her email. "That is not our target demographic and feel it would send the wrong message about our low-key venue... We do no want any rappers or Love and Hip Hop artists."
Karen Gravano, a reality star on Mob Wives, said she "can't believe that in 2013 the ignorance of racism still exists."
Karen says she would have canceled her contract to appear at the event if she had known that information prior.
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I'll be at the Desmond Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. for The Tween and Teen Years: What Every Parent Should Know program put on by HealthyLife magazine. What questions would you like answered?
I'll start: Why does my teen say things that have no basis in fact and then stubbornly swear they're true?


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Saw this little video over on Becker's Blog and thought I'd pass it along. It's astounding how many people joined the social networking blitz in such a short amount of time. I can't tell you the number of times I heard news first through my Facebook and Twitter connections (Mike Vick signing with the Eagles was the latest news story to hit my radar via a social network).
Take a few minutes to watch this video… some of the statistics are eye opening.


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We created a GitHub account to host all our freebie scripts and apps. To get things started we added our first freebie… a Titanium Mobile module called Indicator.js.
This module gives your app a simple indicator modal complete with spinner and message. You can size, position and update the message as you see fit.
Copy the module file to your project Resources folder. You can include it in your app using the require function:
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Then display the indicator modal when you need it:
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François Truffaut, the French director whose first film, The 400 Blows, was a strong, sensitive study of a boy's rebellion (and a first powerful thrust of the French "new wave"), has come up with something quite different in his third film (his second to be shown here). He has come up with an arch and arty study of the perversities of woman and the patience of man in this Jules and Jim, which opened at the Guild yesterday.
At least, that is putting it as clearly as one can in a few well-chosen wordsand almost as clearly as he does in a continual, complex, babbling flow of same. For not only is woman evasive and enigmatic in this film; M. Truffaut himself is quite as shifty and puzzling as its agile cinematist.
Taking his cue from a novel by Henri-Pierre Roché, who was in his seventies when he wrote it and therefore should have known whereof he wrote, Truffaut is endeavoring to express (and presumably let us know) what it's like when two happy fellows fall in love with one whimsical girl. To put it quickly and crisply, it is charming, exciting, and sad.
He begins with a lively, spicy look-in on Paris around 1912 and upon the bachelor escapades of his two heroes, two young bohemians, Jules and Jim. They are cheerful, inseparable companions. Jules is German, Jim is French. They even find enjoyment in their casual exchanges of girls.
Then they meet a young woman who becomes more than a passing pal of theirs. She becomes, after certain gay frivolities, the focal point in their lives. And from here on, the text of the drama, as well as its character and tone, becomes reflective, philosophic, strangely resigned, and sad.
For with the young woman's capricious marriage to Jules, there begins a long series of sexual and emotional adjustments among them that extend over a period of years. And it ends in a tragic occurrence and a wistful resignation to life.
The fascination in M. Truffaut's telling of this curious relationship is not so much in the personal conflicts. They are deviously intellectualizedtalked and talked over so deeply that they become academic and strangely sterile. It is in the involved and artful structure of the scenic elements and in the demonstrations of personalities.
Jeanne Moreau is as variable as a prism that gives off lights and glints as she puts into the role of the woman a bewitching evanescent quality. Oskar Werner gives a haunting presentation of the cerebral nature of Jules, and Henri Serre makes a vivid, melancholy, and finally tragic figure of Jim. Little Sabine Haudepin is winning as the daughter of Jules, and Boris Bassiak is rather funny as a marginal lover.
Actually, the emotional content is largely carried in the musical score, which Georges Delarue has constructed as a dominant element in the film. It and the lengthy conversations and intrusions of a commentator's voice, which are translated in English subtitles that are tedious to read, impart to the film a perceptible aural character that is odd for a film of an artist as "cinematic" as M. Truffaut.
Directed by François Truffaut; written (in French, with English subtitles) by Mr. Truffaut and Jean Gruault, based on the novel by Henri-Pierre Roché; cinematographer, Raoul Coutard; edited by Claudine Bouche; music by Georges Delarue; produced by Marcel Berbert; released by Janus Films. Running time: 115 minutes.
With: Jeanne Moreau (Catherine), Oskar Werner (Jules), Henri Serre (Jim), Marie Dubois (Thérèse), Vanna Urbino (Gilberte), Sabine Haudepin (Sabine), Boris Bassiak (Albert), Kate Noelle (Birgitte), Anny Nelsen (Lucie), and Christiane Wagner (Helga).


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A new study, "The Valuation Implications of Enterprise Risk Management Maturity," released by the Journal of Risk and Insurance, has found that organizations exhibiting mature risk management practices realize a value growth potential of up to 25%.
The survey is the first wholly independent research project that confirms the value connection of mature enterprise risk management practices in organizations. Using data from the RIMS Risk Maturity Model (RMM) gathered from 2006 to 2011, Mark Farrell, the paper's author and the actuarial science and risk management program director at Queens University Management School of Belfast (QUMS) and Dr. Ronan Gallagher of the University of Edinburgh Business School, provided evidence through this research that firms that have reached mature levels of enterprise risk management qualities exhibit a higher firm value. The broad data set encompassed publicly-traded organizations from a variety of industries. Nearly half the data tabulated by the researchers were submitted by RIMS members.
The study's authors reported that "firms that have successfully integrated the ERM process into both their strategic activities and everyday practices display superior ability in uncovering risk dependencies and relationships across the entire enterprise and as a consequence enhanced value when undertaking the ERM maturity journey."
The authors added, "Upon decomposition of the maturity score, we find that the most important aspects of ERM from a valuation perspective relate to the level of top-down executive engagement and the resultant cascade of ERM culture throughout the firm."
The RIMS Risk Maturity Model for Enterprise Risk Management (RIMS RMM), was developed in 2005 by risk professionals and LogicManager, and is a free assessment tool for risk professionals and executives to develop and improve sustainable enterprise risk management programs. This online resource allows organizations to score their risk programs and receive an immediate downloadable report. The report provides information not only on current maturity levels, but offers ideas on what it may take to achieve a higher level of maturity in each of seven attributes.
"One of the biggest challenges in implementing an enterprise risk management program is articulating the value that it brings," said Carol Fox, RIMS director of strategic and enterprise practice. "This research makes that value link quite clear. Although the study necessarily focused on publicly traded companies, the value proposition of enterprise risk management applies to not-for-profits and the public sector as well. In highlighting this research, we hope that more organizations will take advantage of the RIMS Risk Maturity Model to improve their risk practices and, in turn, create additional enterprise value."
Steven Minsky, CEO of LogicManager and developer of the RIMS Risk Maturity Mode noted, "Boards and ERM committees now have an actionable internal road map and a corresponding return on investment measure to improve their enterprise risk management maturity from whatever level they are at today."


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Shrewd writers, like industry leaders, understand the importance of finances. When making decisions, they look at the impact the options will have on the bottom line. They trust the numbers more than their guts.
To be a successful author, you must see yourself as the CEO of your writing business. Whether you are a published author or just starting off, combining your creativity with entrepreneurial discipline (becoming an "authorpreneur") will help you focus your time, energy, and money on getting the most for your efforts.
As a writer you cannot assume that agents and publishers have your best interest in mind. They are in the business of making money, and the more the better. If you just don't have an aptitude for reading contracts and understanding financial negotiations, hire a lawyer. As Jerry Maquire said in the movie, "Show me the the money." Insist on the best deal for yourself.
Before signing, crunch the numbers to evaluate if signing is better than indie publishing. CreateSpace has a royalty calculator to help you determine what you would receive from the price of your book minus their cut and the cost to fabricate the book. Just don't be fooled into thinking that the remains is profit.
Profit is total revenue minus total expenses.
Even with digital books there are publication costs to consider. Did you hire an editor or a book cover designer? Did you travel to do research? What is the cost of the time you spent writing the book? How much will you spend on marketing and will you have enough money to replace your old computer.? How many books will you have to sell to recoup the costs? And at what price will you sell them?
These are they type of financial questions you need to ask yourself to determine your break-even point. The BEP is the point at which the total cost of your book equals the revenue from the book. Before the BEP there is loss, after there is profit. Once you determine this, you can better decide if the deal your agent is offering you is better for you in the long run than going indie is. You can also use the information to negotiate a better deal. But you can't do this without understanding the finances.
In addition to understanding your book's finances, you need to know basic accounting practices. If you are not skilled in this, get an accountant, but learn what is needed to comply with taxes and record keeping, and how to read profit and loss sheets. An accountant may make recommendations, but you make the decisions. Learn what you need to make wise ones.
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- To determine whether to be indie published or not
- To better negotiate with vendors and suppliers.
- To comply with accounting practices
- To accurately report taxes and comply with government regulations
- To know whether it is better to write more or market more
- To know if you can afford marketing expenses
- To determine when you can quit your day job
- To know if you are making money


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Meeting tough times is inevitable but they are hurdles to get over and not the end of your life.
Perhaps open a book with which to find illustration in fine detail of bad times passed ahead of today as tomorrow will also chase today into yesterday. It may not be hard to find examples of such as bad can best be fitted to the scene. ~ Scott Peterson
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I was never a fan of Samuel Adams Lager. Let me get that out first. It's a good beer, but I'm not a big fan of lagers. When they began making different varieties, I was very impressed, and now they make many of my favorite beers. So when I went to Boston, I had to stop in for a tour. It was well worth the wait- they have a great tour and you get to taste some great beer.
Located in Jamaica Plain, the brewery is tucked into a small industrial park with a little organic cafe nearby, if you need to lay a foundation for some beer drinking. The brewery can't sell you six-packs or even glasses of beer, so don't fret too much; you'll have a small tasting glass (which you can keep) and you might get 3 or 4 tastings in.
When you're thirsty for more, you can walk down to Doyle's, about 15 minutes away. We went there while we waited for our tour appointment; this was the weekend before St. Patrick's Day, so when we showed up around 2pm we had to wait till 4:20 (dude!) to get a tour. They have a gift shop up front and a small museum of their awards, their many beers, and ephemera of beer history. It's a shame the laws don't let them serve beer.
From there you are led into the room with the mash tuns and the fermentation tanks. The brewery in Boston is their experimental one for small brews. Like Brooklyn Brewery, they need more space now and have a larger brewery elsewhere. This is still the biggest brewery I've been to. Our BrewHo (note the way the sign was cut off) told us the rest of the brewing process, answered some questions, and then got to the good part- "Y'all want to taste some beer?!" Why yes, we do.
They showed around their 24% alcohol Utopia beer, which won the contest with Dogfish Head Brewery over who could make the strongest beer. At $150 a bottle, I passed. If they let me have a sip for a few bucks I might have changed my mind, but instead they only let us smell it. What a tease! It did smell good, but for $150 I'll be getting Macallan 18yr Scotch whisky, thanks!
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1. What is Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC)?
The PNC is an autonomous, regulatory body constituted under the Pakistan Nursing Council Act (1952, 1973) and empowered to register (license) Nurses, Midwives, Lady Health Visitors (LHVs) and Nursing Auxiliaries to practice in Pakistan. PNC was established in 1948.
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Download the registration from the PNC website pnc.org.pk. Fill the form and attach the necessary documents for registration. Make a Bank Draft in favor of "Pakistan Nursing Council" and sent to the PNC via Courier services/ by Hand.
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You can apply for PNC license through PNC online portal. Visit the website online.pnc.org.pk. Create your login account. Follow the steps 1-6, attach all the relevant required documents. Print the filled application and sent to PNC official address. No need of any documents required except the original bank draft or PNC card in case of renewal.
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4. Regular Registration Renewable (5 Years)
4. How to pay fee?
For Pakistanis Cash can be deposited through PNC Fee Challan at the National Bank of Pakistan Limited counter (NIH Branch, Islamabad near to PNC office).
OR Through Bank Draft/pay order/Cashier's cheque of a recognized bank payable in any bank branch in favor of bank account titled "Pakistan Nursing Council".
Submit the payment to any online HBL branch in account of 24717000017903 in HBL BANK. Branch Code is 2471 and Address of HBL Branch is "HBL Kuri Road, Branch Chak Shahzad Islamabad"
From a Foreign Country Foreign Nationals and Pakistani Nursing Professional applying from foreign countries should pay equivalent amount in foreign exchange through Bank Draft/Cashier's Cheque of a recognized bank payable in Pakistan in favor of bank account titled "Pakistan Nursing Council;" (without mentioning account number).
5. What is the fee structure of PNC Registration?
The fee structure describe the detail of your related registration type you applied for. The fee structure is available at PNC official website pnc.org.pk.
6. How much time required for PNC Registration?
Normal Fee
PNC registration apply with normal fee take 2-3 months
Urgent Fee
PNC registration apply with urgent fee take atleast 15-20 days
7. How to Pay fee for Online Registration?
There are two ways:
1. Bank Draft in favor of Pakistan Nursing Council, Islamabad or Bank Challan issued by PNC office
2. Pay the fee in any online HBL branch in account of 24717000017903 in HBL BANK.
8. What are the documents required for Online Registration?
To apply online you must have a scan copy of following documents (CNIC, Picture, Matric Certificate, Domicile, Intermediate, Profession Nursing Diplomas/ Mark sheet, Bank Draft/ Challan/ Bank Payment Slip.
9. What are the documents required to send after apply online?
When you have apply online, all documents can now in PNC access. The applicant is online required to sent the online filled application along with the original draft/Challan/Bank Slip.
10.How to trace the application submitted via online/by Hand?
The applicant can now trace their application by visiting the website online.pnc.org.pk. Click on online services. In a drop down menu click the application status. Now enter your CNCI or Diary/Token number.
11.Which is the best to apply for PNC Registration?
The online registration portal provide the facility to all nursing professional to apply for their PNC License at their home town instead of visiting PNC. The online service helps PNC to process the application in most rapid way as all the requirements has filled by the applicant itself.
12.How to Contact PNC?
You may contact PNC via email firstname.lastname@example.com or dial 051-9255813. You can also submit your query and complaint by our complaint portal on online.pnc.org.pk.
13.What are the requirements for Local Verification?
Bank Draft in favor of Pakistan Nursing Council, Islamabad, Pakistan of PAK Rs.300/-, Payable in any branch in Islamabad. or Bank Challan issued by PNC office
Photocopy of your PNC registration Card, CNIC.
14.What are the Verification requirements for foreign?
Bank Draft in favour of Pakistan Nursing Council, Islamabad, Pakistan of PAK Rs.5000/-, Payable in any branch in Islamabad. Letter/Application form with complete address of the council/regularity body/ origination where your verification is required/needed to be sent. Photocopy of your PNC registration Card.
15.PNC Office Working Hours
Monday to Friday from 0800 to 1600 hours. Saturday and Sunday are off.
16.Where is the PNC office?
Pakistan Nursing Council building is located in Prime Minister Health Complex, National Institute of Health, Chak Shehzad, Islamabad.
17.When PNC meetings are take place?
The PNC meetings take place twice a year, usually in May and November.
18.Who are the Council Members?
The PNC consists of Ex-Officio, Regular and Co-opted Members and Observers.
19.How is the PNC Organized?
The PNC consists the President, Vice President, Registrar and Members. The President through Election The Vice President through election.
This website was created with assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of Pakistan Nursing Council and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
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Revolutionary Google Glasses is the trending topic and as this development has taken shape into reality, several vendors will soon come out with devices just like Google Glasses offering different purpose and applications. When you can't get out of bed due to any health problem, it might be leg fractured, you might be feeling so bored & prefer to watch movies but your doctor might have instructed to always lay down on your back. So what can you do in such time when music doesn't just make your entertain? Watch movies on TV?
Sanco Japan has come up with Gorodey2 eye-wear which allows you to watch TV while you lay on your back. So it's no more about sitting straight and watching TV or checking up the viewing angle. Sanco is a specialized store with collection of rarest inventions around the world. With GoroDey2 eye-wear glasses on your eyes, you remain flat on your back and still can be entertained. It consists of prism which can reflect pictures by 90 degrees thus allowing you to watch movies, read a book, magazine. This Gorodey2 can be worn over regular glasses as well. GoroDey2 is comfortable as our normal glasses and on the lighter side as well.The dimensions of Gorodey2 are 161 × 207 × 42mm (width × depth × height) and weighs on lighter side with 85.2 grams. This innovation is priced at 1980 Yen which when converted to US Currency it comes to $21. With price in check, surely it will be a big hit.


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Today, Kansas held an administrative hearing to determine the presidential nominee of the Reform Party of Kansas. The committee holding the hearing consisted of the Secretary of State, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Attorney General. After taking testimony, the group voted to place Chuck Baldwin on the ballot as the presidential nominee of the Reform Party of Kansas. The state party had unambiguously desired this outcome, but a doubt had been raised because a national Reform Party convention had chosen Ted Weill.
Kansas Will Print Baldwin on Ballot — No Comments
Common sense wins one.
This might be the first break Baldwin has had this ballot access season!
Some justice at least.
Donate to Chuck Baldwin September 20 http://www.buckforchuck.com
I can't believe they even pulled this crap in the first place.
Oh Kansas is right down the road from Oz, and 'wizards' abound all over! I only hope my dozens of letters to the editor helped.
Donald Raymond Lake, and half a decade wasted with the Reform Party of California…..
Democracy actually wins one!
As for me there was no doubt that the electors witch I am one Choose to side with Chuck Baldwin. We the Reform Party members have never sided with Ted Weill or their group and never heard of him until we found out that the Secretary of State was going to put Ted Weill on the General ballot and than we challenged it and we won yesterday.
Mrs. Tucker do you have a list of candidates running for office in Kansas? I've been trying to find one, but it always leads to dead ends. I read a bit ago that some of them were polling quite well.
In reviewing the web site posted by the Kansas Party, it gives every impression of being a National Socialist/Constitution/Theology based Party and not any Reform based Party. In fact, their web site is entitled "Vote Kansas.org" and is littered with extreemism, it does not even call itself a Kansas Reform Party web site. It seems they are prostituting that name for ballot access purposes. Seems they have been consorting with Messer MacKay. I hope they use political condoms.
I think Baldwin is getting my vote. I'm a Kansan who caucused for Ron Paul. One thing's for sure, I'm not voting for McCain, Obama, or the pseudo-Libertarian Bob Barr. I'd sooner vote for Nader. The duopoly must come down!


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Pretty easy solution to libs which come naturally: raise taxes. Bloomie will do it. They did it here in Socal.
Bloomberg will give the next mayor of New York City a balanced budget to begin the new mayoralty, however, what is missing from the balance sheet could present the most trouble for his successor. Over 100 contracts with unionized city workers have not been renegotiated for years, and liabilities are accruing for the city.
Auto-renewing of the contracts have keep city services going, but workers have not received pay raises or other benefits due to a series of failed negotiations. Tight finances beginning with the 2008 economic downturn broke a cycle of regular pay increases, setting the scene for todays growing conundrum, where Bloomberg is insisting the city does not have the money to pay for raises not awarded in years past.
The unions want retroactive pay raisesat an estimated cost of $7.8 billion. Labor wages, health benefits, and pensions for city workers as a whole represent 55 percent of the fiscal year 2014 budget.
Bloomberg has offered a raise going forward, albeit smaller than what the unions want, but he refuses to consider paying out billions in back pay. The fiscal year 2014 budget includes $265 million set aside in the citys labor reserve for union raises of 1.25 percent.
It is easy as falling off a log. Tax every finncial transaction made on computers located in the city or terminals located in the city $1


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Violence Shatters Ceasefire In Sudan
Days after the results of the election to determine whether South Sudan would secede, violence exploded in the region, serving as a powerful reminder that although the independence referendum was a big step forward, the world can't afford to take its eyes off Sudan. Forces loyal to George Athor, a former high-ranking southern army official who had previously rebelled against the southern government but signed a ceasefire last month, attacked two towns, killing over 100 people.
Athor ran for governor in the populous southern Jonglei state last spring, and after losing, rebelled against the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the southern forces. He signed the ceasefire five days before the election, and many hoped that the south would be a much more peaceful place as a result.
"We were preparing for peace and we don't know why he is waging war at the time when war has ended in Sudan," Philip Aguer, the SPLA's spokesman, said. "Meanwhile we still maintain the spirit of reconciliation because the amnesty is still holding. So if Athor stops fighting we will welcome him for reconciliation."
Doctors treating the injured people say that they're mostly dealing with gunshot wounds. Of the people who were killed, 39 were civilians, 24 were southern police, and the rest were rebels.
The violence is sobering, particularly in the context of south Sudan's joy over its peaceful election process. U.N. officials say that they're particularly concerned about civilian casualties, as they should be. They're urging an immediate end to the attacks and say that they have reached out to both sides.
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Skip to comments.Obama budget to cut missile-defense spending
Posted on 04/08/2013 11:38:07 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A rogue state with nuclear weapons has repeatedly threatened war against the US and its regional allies via missile attack. North Korea even moved its missiles to the coast, and may be accelerating another nuclear-weapons test. What could send a signal of resolve in a crisis like this?
How about a budget cut to missile defense?
The Pentagon will request $9.16 billion for missile defense programs for the 2014 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, about $550 million less than this years $9.71 billion, according to internal budget figures obtained by Bloomberg News.
The missile defense proposal scheduled to be released April 10 is part of a $526.6 billion defense budget President Barack Obama will propose, according to government officials familiar with the budget plan who asked not to be named discussing it in advance. …
The administrations reduced request comes despite heightened concerns about North Korean threats to attack U.S. bases in South Korea, Japan and Guam.
Funny about that, huh? That sends a message, but not necessarily one of resolve. With the present Korean crisis being acute since at least January, the White House can't claim to have been surprised by it so badly that concerns over North Korea's missiles missed a budget cycle.
Bloomberg reminds readers that Congress can add more money to the effort, but don't bet on it. Last year, the Democrat-controlled Senate canceled an increase in funding for new interceptor sites because, er, the environment may have been harmed:
The request is subject to congressional scrutiny and could be increased in areas lawmakers decide to give greater emphasis, such as the ground-based system of missile interceptors based in Alaska and California to protect the U.S. Last year, House members added money to start construction of a site on the East Coast. The Senate removed the funds, asking the Pentagon to conduct an environmental impact study instead.
Nuclear missiles can be harmful for the environment, too. Small wonder that Pyongyang didn't take us very seriously. Fox News reports on a postponed missile test and the message that sent, while the White House insisted yesterday that they weren't bowing to North Korea. Maybe we were just bowing to the environment.
The Hill reported that the postponement was directly related to concerns over Pyongyang's reaction:
The Pentagon has decided to delay the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile originally planned for this week, amid rising tensions with North Korea, reports said.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel decided to postpone the test of the Minuteman 3 missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, over fears that the launch could worsen relations with Pyongyang, a senior defense official told the Associated Press, which first reported the delay.
It's probably not a bad idea to hold off on this, but let's not pretend a postponement is unrelated to North Korea. The issue of missile defense is very much related to North Korea, and budget cuts in the middle of this crisis make zero sense, politically, diplomatically, or militarily. Talk about bad timing.
he has already done that so I guess he is cutting it even more!!!!
If our homeland is attacked King Obama must be removed and prosecuted as a communists who destroyed America.
With North Korea and soon Iran being able to reach the US and its territories with ballistic missiles we need a missile defense more than ever.
O this is going to be soo much egg on his face when and if North Korea launches a missile at us.
re: O this is going to be soo much egg on his face when and if North Korea launches a missile at us.
I wish the result would be just egg on one's face. The reality is going to be even more tragic. PEOPLE WILL DIE !!
"With North Korea and soon Iran being able to reach the US and its territories with ballistic missiles we need a missile defense more than ever."
Indeed the more missiles they build the more defense systems we need to defend ourselfs.
This is the problem with waiting and conceding on the North Korean and Iran issues. The longer we wait the better positioned they are to do real damage.
Agree - - BHO can kiss my white ass!!
Documentation File on the harmful impact of the Counterculture of Obamanation on America.
Barry Soetoro, aka B. Hussein Obama, 5 days before the end of GWBs Presidential term, told The Gullible the following: We are five days away from FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
Going on 5 years now, the best friends that Obama could have had to help him achieve his above stated dastardly goal were the RINO leaderships in the US House and Senate, AND THEY ARE STILL IN POWER!
IMHO, the Counterculture of Obamanation will continue to destroy America for as long as the US Congressional RINOs allow it to, and not one minute more!
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Coordinated Action for Urban, Village Empowerment and Resource Identification
Cauveri is the official Provincial, mission office and Development Office of the Salesian Province of Tiruchy.
The Cauveri Development Office endeavors to serve the poor of the Southern Tamil Nadu through its well planned, need based, people oriented, participatory developmental intervention.
It believes in change and invites all to join forces to mobilize resources for the development and growth of the marginalized of the society.


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Project set up for display will be Monday, April 22, 3-6pm in the Sharwan Smith Center Ballroom. Student projects will be on display for the community Monday, April 22, 6-8pm before judging occurs on Tuesday, April 23, 9-11am.
Project unloading: Upon entering Southern Utah University's parking lots north of the Student Center. You can enter through the Centrum and turn left and make your way towards the Bookstore. An elevator will be to the left of the stairs. Select the 1st floor and exit the elevators and make your way towards your right towards the Ballroom.
If you enter through the Student Center doors by the Registration offices, you will make your way directly across the Rotunda and into the Ballroom.
If you parked by the Library, you will head down the ramp, through the doors, and the Ballroom will be on your left.
(Link to campus maps: http://www.suu.edu/campmap/)


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If you write fiction or creative nonfiction, or if you enjoy reading short stories and want to know more about how to understand the literature you read, you would probably get a lot out of Alice LaPlante's The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing.
I found that the book covered issues and techniques I've read about before in other books about writing, but I appreciated that every section included short stories illustrative of the points made in that section.
For someone who supposedly doesn't like short stories, I've been reading an awful lot of them lately, and I have to say they are growing on me.
In any case, the book is well suited to reading in short bursts, in between reading other things. This is good considering that it is 642 pages long. I read it over the course of several months, and then went back and took notes on my tabs, which always helps me to solidify what I've read.
The most helpful portion for me occurred towards the end of the book, in the chapter on writing drafts. As you may recall if you've been reading here long (and I do mean long, like since July 2010) I finished a draft of a novel, and since then I have messed about with other drafts, changing things, starting over a zillion times, leaving it alone for long stretches but still thinking about it, and felt like maybe I should drop it. Reading the chapter on drafts gave me hope about the project, because LaPlante subscribes to the idea that drafts are healthy and normal and necessary in good writing. At the end of the chapter, she includes three drafts of a short story by Jan Ellison. The first version is a very short take, about 1000 words, just the germ of the story. It contains the initial idea, and I liked it. Then you read a later draft, which the author had expanded, taken a few different directions, and ended differently. Finally, LaPlante includes Ellison's final story "The Company of Men," which was published in the New England Review. It's really good, and contains only a few things from the first draft, but gets at the real root of those things. I really enjoyed reading the versions and seeing how revisions don't mean failure, but rather growth.
I'd recommend The Making of a Story to writers, and to readers who enjoy understanding the process behind good writing.
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1. The site of an ancient lighthouse on the island of Pharos attracts visitors to Alexandria, a port city in which African country?
2. Tianjin, an important port city and manufacturing center, is on the Hai River. Tianjin is in what country?
3. Piccadilly Circus, a popular tourist attraction and gathering spot, is in which European city?
4. Cape Columbia, the northernmost point in Canada, is on what island?
5. Carthage, one of the most populous cities in the world under the Roman Empire, is located in which present-day North African country?
6. The Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba are northern extensions of what body of water?
7. A U.S. state that borders Manitoba and Saskatchewan is a leader in flaxseed and canola production. Name this state.
8. The Brazos River, which flows past Waco to its mouth at Freeport, is the longest river in what state?
9. The Antietam National Battlefield is located just north of Sharpsburg near the western panhandle of what state?
10. Keystone Lake and Eufaula Lake, both formed by dams, are located near Okmulgee in what state?
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. Egypt 2. China 3. London 4. Ellesmere Island 5. Tunisia 6. Red Sea 7. North Dakota 8. Texas 9. Maryland 10. Oklahoma


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On July 17, 2012, a small business conference will be held at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, 257 Fuller Road, Albany, N.Y. 12203.
SmAlbany, as it's called, is in its sixth season and described as a Small Business Expo and Social Media Conference. There is no other conference like it and organized by people who believe in Albany and small business. If you've attended the event in previous years, you know it's filled with high powered speakers, seminars with useful information and potential employers. These are people who care about our community and its growth.
For more information, check out this Times Union link. Directions are included in the link.
The keynote is being presented by Joe DeMike; Partner Development/Small Business Advocacy at Google! Could we do better?
I chose to write about this because SmAlbany is an example of can be done to help a community thrive. It's an example of grass roots organizing and entrepreneurship. People taking charge and deciding to make something happen. This describes both Larry Zimbler and Darcy Knapp . The master of communications is Tim Cronin.
For some people the name means "Albany is small"; to those who have been intimately involved, it means for all small businesses. I'm frankly tired of those who choose to say "don't call us small" and suggest they get over it.
The event was originated by Larry Zimbler, President of Libertecks.com. Larry and I go way back; if anyone is capable and committed to small business it's Larry.
This is the second year I'm speaking at the event, but my involvement is minimal. I can tell you from past experience it's a lot of work. It has been getting bigger ever year, which makes it even more work. Darcy Knapp the chairman of the event is committed to making it spectacular and has the ideas and energy to make it happen.
I spoke with Darcy and asked her the obvious question, why spend all of this energy?
"If Albany is to grow, says Darcy, we need skilled labor and businesses. Both things cost money and a commitment from people. I do this because I care, I'm a business owner, and want positive things to happen in the Capital District. As business owners we need to share our resources and help each other in one way or another. All of us need to be better educated and this is a way I can help."
You must have seen the movie "Pay it Forward." Pay it forward has come to mean instead of repaying someone who has done something nice for you, you do something nice for someone else. This looks like an example of paying it forward.
Everyday the business climate changes; one day up, the next day down. The inconsistency causes distrust and influences the buying and hiring habits of all of us. We get caught in what I call the "thrival mode", a cross between surviving and thriving.
Times aren't like they used to be and who knows what the future will bring. Self-proclaimed Social Ecologist, Peter Drucker's words still ring true. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." Imagine how different the world would be if we all lived by these words?
Changing consumer demographics, explosion of social media are all part of the changing business picture. Many people and businesses feel lost; consumers have new priorities and social media has left many in the dusty. A business owner said to me the other day, "I refuse to do email". I didn't want to go there so I didn't ask why.
By the way, join me at my seminar, "Change is Not in the Rear View Mirror" at 9AM as I share some thoughts on how we might collaborate and you can get the most out of the event.
We need to take the event seriously and realize its enormity. It's out there for us to take advantage of and then "pay it forward." Teach and share what you've learned so others can grow.
I'd say "It's the Tuesday place to be."