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The chart below is the DIA chart for the past five days. The Dow continues to descend further into 'correction' mode and the 'hope' camp continues to lose confidence. Governments have been manipulating economic stats for so long that nobody believes them - good or bad. Today (Friday, July 2, 2010), the government announced that the US economy lost 125,000 jobs in the most recent lying period. Obama held a conference to chirp about it and reassure to oafs that if they just keep trudging, economic recovery would soon be upon them. Of course, there really isn't a need to keep trudging when the government promises to take care of health care, retirement, financial reform, food stamps, and oil spills. Unfortunately, the government has traded whatever sense it ever had for the power of the printing press. They pump out money to banks and boasts of triumphs for elected leaders. Unfortunately, our elected leaders do nothing but continue to surrender power to unelected leaders, czars, and regulators that are supposed to take care of us. Frank and Dodd authored a financial reform package that didn't even mention the two biggest kingpins of financial catastrophe - Freddie and Fannie. Letting Frank and Dodd do anything in the realm of financial reform is like hiring the Skipper and Gilligan for a three hour tour.
'Financial reform' is of course, a euphemism for more taxes. So now in addition to the health care tax, and soon to be cap and trade tax, we have a financial tax. Investors know taxes are kryptonite for economic growth so it makes sense that the indices are falling. But the fall is not easy.
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The coming week looks interesting. The world governments have been trying to save the Euro as it looks poised to complete its double top and lose another 30%. The manipulators, including our Federal Reserve, have been 'swapping' dollars for Euros with the ECB so the ECB can sell dollars and buy Euros. The ECB also extended $130 billion in Euro loans to European banks. That has now ended. What will the currency do next week? In the meantime, US 10-year Treasury yields have fallen to less than 3% on their way to, I believe, 2.2%. What does that say for the stock casino? Most importantly, there does not seem to be anything that could rally the casino in any meaningful way on the horizon. This could lead to a long, hot summer of melting stocks. The trick is to be ready to pounce in one direction or another when the important ten minutes of trading hits the market. Good luck and protect yourselves at all times.
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It took us a while to rest, it was a very long trip and we did go out after landing in Mendoza, we needed to enjoy an evening out, the weather was so nice, and we were so happy to be back.
During this first week we stayed at Soltiga an apart hotel few blocks from our place, we booked a studio for 6 nights, one of the reason was to stay connected the other the TV!!! We didn't pass all the nights there on Thursday we passed our first night back in our place, no internet no TV!
It's not easy to get all the services reconnected to our name, previously we had a management company that was doing it all, when we decided to come back to stay they disconnected some services like the internet, the phone and TV that were under their name, that save us some money too.
To reconnect can be very difficult, and our management company part owner and friend Frank gave us the name of an Argentine that works as an interpret, I contacted her before we arrived to discuss her services, our first meeting was Monday Aug. 18, we couldn't do too much that day because that was a civic holiday, but we had lunch at a cafe close to my house, got acquainted and made plan to do as many meetings as we can the following day.
|Corner cafe close to our house
Next was the most important the TV provider, I took the most completed package, so many channels, with recording option, not cheap about $70 Canadian per month, but it's the most comprehensive package I ever saw, a lot better than the one we had in Canada.
Again showed all my papers, signed the agreement, and on our way, we were done in less than 2 hours, my new friend and helper Alejandra when on her way and I decided to take my time to go back to my place as I was walking my cell phone rang, it was the sales guys from the TV provider, even if I understand Spanish on the telephone it's another story, but I knew that something was wrong and that they requested someone to sign for me, at the beginning I supposed that was only as a reference, and I asked him to call me back around 7 that evening. That evening we were meeting with one of our friend from Oakland, and Alejandra was coming to pick up our old tube TV, as we were getting a new flat screen TV.
It turned out that they didn't want only a reference they wanted someone to be the titular of the account for us with a social insurance number, foreigners cannot get that service even if they pay in advance, our friend from Oakland his an Argentine resident but not a citizen and couldn't sign for us, when Alejandra arrived at our place to pick up the TV, she offered to be our titular, so nice of her to do that for us, we barely know her.
It will take few more weeks to get everything connected, the waiting time varied between 7 up to 14 days, even if the sales guy tell you that he will push it, that never happens the average waiting time is 10 days.
When we bought our TV, vacuum and electric pan Tuesday afternoon, we asked for delivery, we bought everything at Carrefour, it's like Superstore in Canada, the salesman said you'll get it Thursday around 4pm, which works perfect for us as we were having a meeting that evening with Pablo our lawyer he is taking care of our house insurance. Thursday morning I received a phone call from Carrefour driver he was in the neighborhood and wanted to bring our stuff right away, I was not even close to my house and I told him that the salesman said at 4pm, and he agreed to come back around that time.
Exactly at 4pm that afternoon our stuff was delivered, a lot of locals told us that we were more than lucky that nobody is never on time, but he was, and we will try Carrefour delivery again as we need to buy a computer desk.
We have been going out every nights for drinks with friends, people that we didn't see for more than 3 years, it seems that nothing change, it feel almost like we never left, a very strange feeling.
Friday night we when out with our friend, Brian and Frank, they were the owner of Apartment Mendoza our management company, they closed it down few months back, too much work not enough revenue, and Brian is very busy with his other businesses, Subways and internet cafés.
They been keeping all the records and bills since we bought the place in 2008, they took possession for us, and furnished it with taste buying everything from the bed to the pots and pans, without them we couldn't do it. Our place is perfect for us, its a townhouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen and living room on 2 floors, we were supposed to get it repaint, but instead Marc will paint his art directly on the wall, I will also have some of my work print and frame to add my personal touch, it's big enough for the two of us, I am using the spare bedroom to store all my stuff, both bedrooms have closet wall unit, we were able to put all of our clothing in, we don't need winter stuff down here, winter is like our fall, and this past week was very warm, not a day under 26C, the normal is between 14 and 20C during the day, and 0 to 5C at night means no need for big closet!
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We had diner to one of the best restaurant in Mendoza, Ana Bistro, the owner Gerome is French he moved to Mendoza in early 2000 and opened that amazing French Bistro, 2 years ago one of his friend a pastry chef from France agreed to move here to open a pastry place just few steps from the bistro, the best bread in town.
We arrived first and very early around 6:30, the norms here is more around 9, 9:30pm, we ordered 2 specialty beers, shortly after our friends arrived and ordered drinks and appetizers, after what we decided to order wine bottles, Brian, Frank and I had salmon in cognac, extremely good, Marc had a vegetarian dish, that look so good "a mix of rice, cereal and all kind of vegetables and nuts", I will have that next time, we finished with lemon pies, coffee and cognac, the cost including the tip was 1500 pesos for the four of us that's around $150US, in reality it's less as the pesos exchange for US dollars on the black market "it's legal", is about 13 pesos per US$, but to simplify calculation we always divided by 10! And we are Canadian, means it's a bit more for us. In Calgary standard this was very inexpensive diner, drinking 3 good bottle of wines would off cost a lot more in Calgary than the full meal all together.
|Ana Bistro outside sitting area
|Ana at night
|Baked Cheese, amazingly good!!!
Price is relative down here most of things are less expensive than in Canada and US, in general the average cost of living is probably less than half compare to Calgary.
Wine and beer are extremely affordable, even in bar and restaurant.
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Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe is still battling to be repaid more than a million U.S. dollars she claims to have lost to a Lebanese businessman in a botched diamond ring deal.
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Ms Cavell became an iconic figure in the war after she was shot by the Germans for helping hundreds of British and French soldiers escape from occupied Belgium.
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Speaking about the change of name, acting chief executive Kate Tompkins said: "By rebranding as Cavell Nurses' Trust, we are re-establishing the link with Edith Cavell, a heroic nurse who has been an inspiration for many over the years.
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Session 30: The Exile
How deserted lies the city,once so full of people! How like a widow is she,who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinceshas now become a slave. Lamentations 1:1
Lamentations. Key verses: 2 Chron. 36:15-16; Jer. 5:19; Lam. 1:1-2
Key personalities: Jeremiah, Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, and Nebuchadnezzar
Timeline: About 650-586 B.C. This is during the last few years of the Divided Kingdom; Israel, the northern kingdom, is conquered by the Assyrians, and the areas were ruled by the Assyrians and the Babylonians who then conquered the Assyrians. The Iron Age is the main reason for the vast armies; however, bronze is still in the majority of weapons and farming tools. The Greeks were at the pinnacle of their power and influence with their philosophy, economic and legal reforms, tragedy plays, poetry, and ship-building for exploration and conquests. The Olmecs built Mexican pyramids, and Nebuchadnezzar rebuilds a magnificent wonder of the world--Babylon and its hanging gardens. Aesop writes his fables, and the Lao Tsu founds Taoism. Rome is growing by the destiny of Romulus and Remus who become builders of the first city sewer, the "Cloaca Maxima."
The Book of Lamentations (meaning funereal dirges and the weeping) is about God's anger over sin and Jeremiah's grief. This is about Jeremiah's angst over the people's sin and hatred to God and His precepts, as in "I told you so," without the gloating, rather crying. It is also the story of Judgment and tells the weeping story of the exile. This Book is placed after Jeremiah in the Septuagint, Vulgate and English Bible because it is like an appendix to Jeremiah--most likely written by him, too. It is in the "Writings in the Hebrew Text", and it is set like a succession of five poems of lament-passionate, strong, intense grief. Lamentations presents us with a Jerusulem with no temple, no priests, no ritual, no ceremony and no worship--just ashes and the vacating of people. Yet, God lives on. His mercy never goes away, He never stops loving us, He is always faithful, even when we sin and disobey Him. Jeremiah ends with a passionate prayer for God to reconcile, to which He does as He does with us (Lam. 3:22-26; 39; 5:1; 1 John 1:9).
The Exile is the most epic and terrifying event in Jewish history, even more than the events in the 20th century. The people lost everything--their homes, business, farms, vineyards, culture, way of life, and the most important, the Temple. The Temple was the center of their prestige and way of life. These things were lost to them because of their focus on the external promise and not the inward way of the heart that must be set to God. The people did not realize that God's laws and commands are how He enables us to be and serve for His Glory. Rather, they had to learn the lesson the hard way for two generations to get it right and move on to Him.
Key Happenings: A funeral for Jerusalem and God's Broken heart!
Lamentations is a sad Book furthering sad events and God who is above, Who lives on with His Love, compassion and care for us as it describes the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.. Lamentations is the chronicle of how the people ignored and hated the preaching of Truth. Then, it presents a plea of repentance, but it is too late, judgment has come. Now, they have to deal with it, move on, rebuild their lives and faith, and they did. Its theme is weeping, or better stated, a funeral elegy over the destruction of Jerusalem as Jerusalem is the hub of culture, religion, commerce and government for Israel and its people. Finally, Lamentations is about hope and prayer that God will redeem His people and restore their homeland which He does in 70 years later under Ezra and Nehemiah (Lam. 8:21).
586 B.C., the first great holocaust occurred in the destruction of Jerusalem. In 70 A.D., the second holocaust--the second destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple-happens. The third Holocaust is the one of the 20th Century preceding and during World War 2. This first one is the worst, greatest nightmare. This is the epic fail and the biggest crises of Judaism--far greater than anything that happened since or prior. Extreme chaos and corruption centered in God's Promised Land. Prideful kings relied on pagan nations instead of the Lord of Hosts who created and saved them. They were at the hub of the worlds trade routes that bridged three continents. It was one of the great powers of the world with influences that went throughout the world, and it was brought down by pride and the refusal to head to God's Word. Even with the northern kingdom of Israel conquered and laid waste, the people did not get the point of God's call. So, 150 years later, with much warning from the Prophets like Isaiah and now Jeremiah, it all collapses and is taken away (2 Chron. 36:15-16; Jer. 5:19).
Judah got a reprieve! Manasseh was the worst of the Bad, but he repented; he was challenged by God through the prophets and repents--a rare thing--and his grandson, Josiah, king at age 8, refocused the people to trusting God and a real true worship, buys them that 150 years more to get it right, which they did not (Josiah 2 Kings 22: 11).
In 2 Chronicles 35, the battle of Megiddo, Josiah dies, yet his brief reign of reform delights God; his successor, Jehoahaz, reigned 3 months and brings the nation back to pride and contempt towards God and they spiral down. Then Jehoiakim, 11 years at the helm makes it worse, as Babolyn started sacking Jerusalem. He is replaced with Jehoiachin who reigns reigned 3 months, and Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar. While under his watch, Jerusalem is destroyed in 586 B.C. He was set up by Nebuchadnezzar, and he betrayed him. He was taken prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. This starts off the 70-year Babylonian Captivity, Bad, and he was challenged by God through the prophets Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Daniel, and he reigned, 597-586, 11 years (2 Chron. 35:25).
Who are the Babylonian and Chaldeans? They are the same people as Chaldean is the name of the people and Babylon refers to their capital and where they are from (modern Iraq) at this time. Abraham is from Ur, a precursor and the same people group that will be the Chaldeans. So, they are relatives genetically, but very different in culture. The Chaldeans were a very influential and educated group of people. They practiced astrology, sorcery and the occult arts; the Jews looked upon them with disdain. They were also war-like, builders, and creators of at least one of the seven wonders of the world--the hanging gardens. Also, the built aqueducts, palaces, and temples rivaling the Egyptians in size and splendor. Only the foundations, buried in modern Iraq, survive. After the Exile and time of Daniel, Persia conquered Babylon and the name Chaldeans referred to a special class of highly educated people like astronomers and astrologers, and the wise men, Magi, who will visit Jesus (Gen. 11:28; 12; Daniel 1:4; 2:10; 3:8; 4:7; 5:7-11: Matt. 2:1-12).
Rachel represents motherhood, her children leaving home, and God's children leaving their land. When God punishes Israel or us, it hurts Him more than it hurts us! One of Jeremiah's points is that True religion needs no Temple, only a heart after God's with trust and obedience. As, Jeremiah 31:15 refers the return of Israel from the exile, where the Hebrews would learn this valuable lesson (Gen. 37:28; 42:15; Jer. 31:15).
Asherah. The people were focusing on false gods and ignoring the One True God! This one was an ancient pagan Canaanite religion that worshipped a mother-earth type of goddess, called 'Ashtaroth,' and or another name of 'Ishtar.' They set up a polo, similar to a "Maypole," called the Asherah Pole. They danced around in a frenzy, drugged, perhaps with some kind of opium, in an extreme display of hedonism, promiscuous activity, and drunkenness. This was very destructive to the village by its use and the parts held cult-like control over its adherents. This was considered a fertility god and went hand-in-hand with Ba'al. This was a particular favorite with Jezebel. The good kings cut these down and punished its leaders; the bad kings set them up or allowed their practice (Isaiah 17:7-9; 27:8-10; Jeremiah 17:1-3; Micah 5:13-15).
Why the Exile? Isaiah and Jeremiah tell us that the Hebrews did not remain faithful, and they did not honor or trust in God, thus catapulting themselves into distress and captivity. This paved the way for Christ's way; now faith would be personal and more effectual.
One of the other main reasons for the exile is that it provided the perfect way to learn who and what God is. Ancient people believed their gods were territorial and only covered certain areas and things. God is presented as Onmnipresnt and Omnipotent; He IS Everything. But, the people had pagan thinking because of the cults all around them. During the Exile, the people finally learned that God is everywhere. He does not need a priest or a Temple, only a heart that will trust, obey and follow Him.
The exile happened because of pride, unfaithfulness and uncaring. The people today are becoming more like pious frauds, hypocrites who want to tickling messages and hate those who stand with God. How far are we going to this level in the Church today? Even those in the once good faithful churches are becoming like that. So what can we do to reform? Do what Jeremiah called for: Stand firm, be faithful, trust in God and point ourselves and others back to God with real heartfelt worship and obedience. Will we face revival or exile? The road will be paved by discipleship or disobedience.
What are we to do when others are apostate in our church? We are to stand firm in our faith and do the mission Christ has called, even if no one else does. Prayer and Fasting can be effective tools in seeking His Will (Jeremiah demonstrated that fasting will supercharge your prayer life, and reboot your spiritual growth). We can better understand what God wants of us, even when we are in spiritual confusion! Remember, God's commands are how He enables us (2 Chron. 20:3-4; Isa. 58:1; Jer. 14:10-12; 36:4-7: Lam. 3:22-26).
What is Jeramhiahs call doing for you? Now is the time to reform yourself and your church! Lay aside time to be in prayer and in His Word. Take a look under the hood of your will, life, relationships, motivations, goals, desires, and God's call, as Jeremiah called. Use this time to work on your relationship with Christ by reading His Word and praying. Do it with joy (James 1:2)!
Key Takeaway: A lesson that had to be learned: God's precepts are how He enables us! This was a paradigm shift for a Hebrew nation, a call to go from the ritual to striving to have a heart to worship God with trust and obedience which follows our gratitude for Him. The generation of Isaiah and Jeremiah refused to listen or accept the Father's hand; thus, they did not recognize that sins and willful disobedience to God would lead them and the next two generations into captivity. Even though every prophecy of Isaiah and Jeremiah came true, they denounced the prophecies, and refused to listen. Jesus faced a similar situation. Many today do the same with the Gospel--and many Christians do the same with the Word (Isa. 6:9-10; 1 Pet. 4:17).
The foreshadow of Jesus Christ? Jesus weeps as did Jeremiah for the sins of the people. Christ is the Reconciler. The Exodus was His refocusing His people and the Exile was the time to repent, refocus and reform the faith, to go from group religion to a more personal encounter with God that as a collective worships and serves Him. How the Israelites treat their great men of God is how they came against Jesus. The departure of Jesus and His family to Egypt is like the exile of Israel. When the people learn to trust Him, then they can come back, which they will do (Matt. 22:27-38; 23:37-38; Luke 13:34-35).
Questions to Ponder
1. What is it that you cry for? What makes you deeply saddened? Why is God sad with sin?
2. Why did the people desire their sins and would not listen or obey God? How do people make excuses of that today?
3. Have you ever warned someone of the consequences of their actions, and then saw it fulfilled? How did you feel? How does God feel?
4. What if you were warned of what you were doing is wrong and you kept it up and then saw the ramifications? How do you feel about the person who warned you?
5. Lamentations 3:39 asks, why should someone be mad for being punished for the sins? So why do we get mad at God when we delbertly mess up?
6. Have you even seen that God's laws and commands are how He enables us?
7. Are you willing to humbly serve, and even suffer persecution for Jesus?
8. Why does God not need a priest or a Temple? How does having a heart that will trust, obey and follow Him build His Church?
9. Take a look at your life and your circumstances; how do you see them in the Light of His love and Word? Are we affected by our happenstances, or by Christ as Lord over them and us?
10. What can you do to have your own paradigm shift to allow God's precepts to enable you?
11. What gets in your way to have a heart to worship God with trust and obedience? How would your gratitude for Christ help you in life? What are you going to do about it?
12. We must begin seeking, what is Jesus saying, what is He saying to you?
© 2013 R. J. Krejcir, Ph.D. Into Thy Word Ministries www.intothyword.org


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Are you a current or prospective med school student looking for the best books for medical students? Believe it or not, it will be tremendously helpful if you can find some extra time to read one or more of the following books that fall exactly in that category. The best books for medical students will shed light on the medical profession, motivate you to diligently pursue your studies, and quite simply deepen your understanding and passion for the medical profession.
The Best Book for Medical Students: Med School Confidential
The title of the first part of Med School Confidential (subtitle: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience: By Students, for Students) perfectly encapsulates the merits of this book.
This is one of the best books for medical students who are ready to face a realistic description of the (long) and often arduous path to becoming a doctor. It examines reasons for pursuing (or not pursuing) a career as a doctor by examining pro and con arguments, with a novel argument about why money and prestige should not be driving factors. It then moves to illustrate a road map of a medical school education, including the processes that follow med school such as fellowships, residency and even board certification. It also charts and provides tips on premed studies and how to beat the MCAT.
Part Two of this book breaks down the application to medical school process and provides advice on how to choose schools as well as "ace" interviews while Parts Three and Four chart the preclinical and clinical years, respectively. The book then proceeds to detail the process of applying for residency before illustrating the transition from residency to life as a physician. This book even contains a section on advice for family members of med students.
While the book is a bit dated, and therefore not fully up to date with all the latest med school application standards/processes, its value lies not in the details but in the picture it can paint of your life before, during, and after medical school. For those deciding whether to attend medical school and those having already made the decision to do so, the clear and concise writing of this book and its plethora of behind-the-scenes observations makes this a tremendous resource for all wanna-be doctors.
On Becoming a Doctor
As the title of this book notes, On Becoming a Doctor: Everything You Need to Know about Medical School, Residency, Specialization, and Practice takes its reader on a journey through medical school, residency, specialization and practice. Written mainly from the perspective of the author, this book also weaves in anecdotes and quotes from other doctors, offering a myriad of perspectives on a single issue. It is conversational in its approach and easy to read.
The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, the author charts the medical school, residency and practice part. It begins with stories of why certain people, including the author, went into medicine and continues with medical school requirements and application information before charting the path of a medical student. In part two, it interviews various specialists – ranging from anesthesiology to radiology – and offers unique perspectives about what it is like to specialize in these areas.
Because this book spends at least half of its pages discussing specialties and only a small segment on the application to medical school process, it is better suited to those who have already entered medical school or who have other sources on the application process. However, for those who have decided to enter medical school, the voices of the specialists offers a unique opportunity to learn more about a specific medical practice path, which made it easy for us to include this resource in our list of the best books for medical students.
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Complications is an extraordinary book that intersects at the corner of medical science and ethics. Author Atul Gawande, both a surgeon and a staff writer at the New Yorker, combines vibrant medical details with a philosophical perspective on the ethical issues he comes face to face with in his work as a surgeon.
The book presents a series of essays from Gawande's days as a surgical resident and offers a fresh and critical perspective on medical practices and the ensuing ethical issues. Divided into three parts – Fallibility, Mystery, and Uncertainty – Gawande embraces the practices of a surgeon with an uncompromising eye. In 'Fallibility', he explores when doctors made mistakes or when they go bad, while in 'Mystery' he discusses unexplained medical phenomenon and 'Uncertainty' confronts the limited power of science.
Gawande writes with both an attention to detail and with an acceptance of the limits of medicine and science. This allows him to paint an accurate, and unflinching honest portrayal of medicine. For a true account of what life is like as a surgeon, Gawande's book is as real as it gets. Highly recommended.
The Mindful Medical Student
Medical school can unleash a host of challenges onto students that are not only academic. Sleep deprivation, perfectionism, and anxiety are but only three examples of the potential non-academic challenges that students face.
Psychiatrist Jeremy Siegel's The Mindful Medical Student: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Staying Who You Are While Becoming Who You Want to Be is probably the best book for medical students who wish to explore different techniques to not only be able to cope with the challenges of medical school but also ensure that they remain true to their self.
Siegel offers a three-part journey to locating one's true self. He begins by offering strategies for students to discover who they are, by most importantly, helping them find their true self. This means being real, allowing oneself to feel genuine emotions, and acting according to one's fundamental character and principles. He then moves to how one's self might be reinvented as well how one's knowledge of one's true self can be deepened.
Siegel writes in a highly accessible style and draws from mediation and similar techniques. In effect, he suggests that medical students take time to examine themselves in the midst of an increasingly hectic and stressful career, which may be the true key to this book.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
What to do when a patient describes a red rose as a convoluted red form with a linear green attachment? This and 23 other neurological conundrums are the basis for The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales, a charming compendium of 24 clinical cases written by author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks.
This book delves into the fascinating world of neurology and depicts the often astounding clinical cases Dr. Sacks has consulted upon. Written in an anecdotal style, with a hefty dose of technical jargon thrown in for good measure, this title presents fascinating tales of aberration. The best book for medical students interested in neurology or those that are simply interested in reading about real live instances of medical puzzles, this resource represents a wealth of well-written tales about the person behind the disease.
Miracles & Mayhem in the ER
Is Emergency medicine stranger than fiction? So says author Dr. Brent Russell as he details his experiences as an ER resident in Miracles & Mayhem in the ER: Unbelievable True Stories from an Emergency Room Doctor.
A must read for all aspiring doctors for its realistic portrayal of the issues that arise in the emergency room, Dr. Russell's enigmatic writing styles captures the dramas and suspense of life in the ER. The book details the curious and often hilarious escapades that can happen in this high pressure environment, but the title is more than simply a compilation of silly and strange stories. Dr. Russell examines the complexities of the devotion required to be an ER physician from sleep deprivation to making decisions in the blink of an eye that is surely designed to elicit admiration from even a hardened skeptic.
For aspiring doctors and pre-residency med students, this book paints a realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of life in the ER.
The Soul of a Doctor: Harvard Medical Students Face Life and Death
One of the toughest aspects of medical school is the transition from studying how to be a doctor to actually becoming a doctor and becoming responsible for the lives of others. In The Soul of a Doctor, third year medical students from Harvard Law student explore, in a series of essays, their transition from student to doctor life as they undergo the beginning of their clinical responsibilities.
This book follows the experience of students – in 44 essays – as they begin the path to becoming a doctor. It offers a candidly honest and often heartbreaking portrayal of the challenges faced by young doctors as they learn the importance of communication, empathy, easing suffering and loss, and finding a better way. While not all of the essays are of equal quality, each essay does portray the unique situations of individuals in limbo – no longer a lay person but not quite a doctor – and paints a vivid picture of the self-doubt, deep fears and emerging ego of the doctors-in-waiting. For those entering medical school, this book offers an honest look at the challenges and experiences that await you and a chance to emerge yourself in a process which will soon be a vital part of your life.
Kill as Few Patients as Possible
Is the experience of being a doctor funny? Kills as Few Patients as Possible: And Fifty-Six Other Essays on How to Be the World's Best Doctor suggests that the practice of medicine is downright hilarious.
Written by Dr. Oscar London – a pseudonym for an internist that practiced in Berkeley, California for 30 years – this book examines the hilarities and hijinks that ensue from a medical practice. Written as a set of 57 Rules, this book offers snippets of essays – sometimes only two pages in length – and provides essential advice, such as, "Feed a cold, starve a lawyer", "Take up a hobby and be a multifaceted bore instead of a simple one", and "Call in death as a consultant" (all actual essay titles).
For a lighthearted look at the practice of medicine (more heavy on anecdote than on medical practice) this book provides an entertaining way for prospective doctors – and the families that love them – as what waits for them beyond medical school.
What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine
While objective and rational decision-making is likely the most common view of doctors, they are also essentially human beings complete with a plethora of emotions. What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine peels back the lab coat of doctors and delves into what lies beneath.
From stress to shame, author Dr. Danielle Ofri, explores the range of human emotions that doctors experience. Interwoven with her own experiences and that of a particular patient, Julia, Dr. Ofri takes a refreshingly honest look at the personal tolls of practicing medicine. She disregards TV notions of detached doctors – a la Dr. House – and details for those of us outside the profession the emotional landscape of medical work. For wannabe doctors and medical students on the cusp of their new career, What Doctors Feel provides a unique look at a topic not well represented in the literature.
Trauma Room Two
There is perhaps no other place where one will experience the degree of intensity as in an Emergency Room. In what we think deserves a place among the best books for medical students, author Philip Allen Green, an ER physician, takes the reader into the ER with him as he paints a vivid and detailed portrait of life in the ER.
Composed of 16 short stories, this book weaves tales from the ER in an emotional roller coaster. Written in a detailed and highly descriptive manner, born-storyteller Green rides the waves of emotions as he explores hope and loss, devastation and sorrow and the agony and rewards of being an ER physician. For aspiring medical school students and soon-to-become doctors this book illustrates life in an ER and portrays a realistic picture of how this profession operates.


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When Subway opened it's first Indian outlet in Saket, New Delhi in 2001, it introduced the country to real American-style submarine sandwiches. It was the more expensive upgrade to your roadside cheese and chutney toast that you craved for as a kid; and if you were a kid who loved fast food, you also probably waited for the time of the week when your favourite sub would be the Sub of the Day and thus cost a mere ₹75. Now, 16 years and some 600 outlets later, Subway is coming back to find favour with both your tastebuds. On World Sandwich Day — November 3 — Subway India will be giving away two subs for the price of one. Come Friday, the BOGO (buy one get one) offer will be applicable to Subway's entire menu.
As part of the larger global campaign to celebrate World Sandwich Day, the American version of which will donate a meal to the hungry for every sub and 30 oz patrons purchase, Subway India has announced their fifty per cent off offer on their social media pages. However, you'll only be able to pair to similar products to avail of this offer. Which means if you're ordering a sandwich at Subway, you'll only be able to get another sandwich (and not a wrap or a salad). It may be an unusual Friday night plan, but it sure is one that will help Subway India reach it's target of opening 2,000 outlets by 2020.
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SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 8 (SeeNews) - The benchmark SOFIX index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange ended a three-day losing streak, closing 0.40% higher at 595.0 points on Thursday, backed by a 3.15% rise in shares in First Investment Bank [BUL:5F4].
Cellulose producer Svilosa [BUL:3MZ] was among the major gainers on Thursday, as its shares rose 4.26% to 4.9 levs, after a decision from the financial regulator to temporarily ban the publication of a buyout offer by A.R.U.S. Holding for a minority stake in the company, priced at 4.7 levs per share.
The regulator did not provide the reason for its decision to ban the publication of the offer targeting 2,139,070 Svilosa shares, equal to a 6.47% stake.
The biggest decliner on Thursday was insulation materials producer Hydroizomat [BUL:4HI], which ended 9.56% lower at 1.23 levs, as investors await the shareholders vote on whether to delist the company from the bourse. Hydroizomat shareholders will meet on November 28 to put the proposal to a vote.
Last month, Bulgarian diversified group Industrial Holding Doverie acquired 79,966 shares in Hydroizomat, equal to a 2.67% stake, via a buyout bid priced at 1.43 levs ($0.84/0.73 euro) per share, increasing its stake to 93.31%.
Among blue-chip gainers, Fibank was followed by financial and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH] and battery maker Monbat [BUL:5MB], which added 2.20% and 2.13%, respectively.
Diversified group Stara Planina Hold [BUL:5SR] was the only decliner among BSE's 15 blue chips, losing 1.49% to 6.6 levs.
The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, ended a 5-day losing run, gaining 0.38% to 116.62 points on Thursday. Lavender oil and cosmetics producer Lavena [BUL:4L4] gained most among BGBX40 constituents - 4.86%, followed by Svilosa and First Investment Bank.
The BGREIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts (REITs), closed the session unchanged at 117.47 points, some 0.89% away from an all-time high.
The BGTR30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, closed 0.31% higher at 496.44 points, snapping a seven-day losing run, as First Investment Bank gained most among its constituents.
Total trading turnover on the BSE regulated market fell sharply to 383,000 levs ($224,000/196,000 euro) on Thursday from 1.05 million levs on Wednesday.
Trade in shares in software developer Sirma Group Holding [BUL:SKK] formed over 39% of the daily regulated market turnover, as some 174,000 shares in the company changed hands in 30 deals.
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Okay, so it's no secret that I am in love with pretty much anything vintage, uhm, except vintage treatment of women. Ahem, anyway, make-up, hair, clothes, I love, love, love historical, vintage, and retro style. There are some especially great retro hairstyles. My hair is too fine and too short to ever pull off a Gibson-girl pompadour but a few styles I can pull off are:
- Italian Hair Taping: This lady has a fantastic youtube channel. All her hair treatments are natural and no heat, so good for your hair. She does a lot of historical and literature-based styles.
- Anne Boelyn: I love how elegant this looks, while still being super simple. P.S. isn't her accent the darlingest?!
- Headband Wrap: This is my go-to when I want my hair to curl. I have very fine, straight, unrelenting hair. I don't use heat on my hair and curlers just never seem to work, my hair falls flat. Somehow, this method seems to stick. I love wrapping my hair up like this in the morning when it's wet - it has a 1920's kind of vibe (especially with a colored or beaded headband) - and I have great curls by lunch.
I love all things macabre. With Autumn coming on, my heart turns to Daphne Du Maurier, Alfred Hitchcock, and episodes of Suspense and The Whistler. I love a good chill, not out and out horror and certainly not gore-porn but the kind of suspense that makes you glad you're inside when night begins to fall. But I adore silly scary too. The Haunted Mansion has always been my favorite attraction at Disney (followed closely by The Tower of Terror). I can recite the entire monologue of the Ghost Host and it's a dream of mine to one day own this costume via NeverBugCreations on Etsy:
I adore the Addams Family and was known as Wednesday to a number of my childhood friends' parents because I looked so much like Christina Ricci's incarnation of her. And, in potentially the darkest expression of my morbid humor, Edward Gorey. I love Edward Gorey. He's so damn dark and it is hilarious. Any man that can create an entire alphabet of children's gruesome deaths is okay in my book.
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries! I only recently came upon this remarkable and totally brilliant modern adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Told through a series of vlogs and twitter/tumblr/pinterest accounts, we're following the classic Austen tale told with new voices and some new twists. So wonderful!
I saw this today and loved it so:Book of Biff
Girls With Slingshots
Hark! A Vagrant
Ozy & Millie (even though it's completed)
Survivng the World
Remember that whole vintage thing we were talking about at the beginning of this post (wow, that was forever ago, huh?)? Well, I love old architecture too, especially art deco. I'm in the midst of a novel and, in my research, learned about the World Theatre in Kearney, Nebraska. This old theatre sat empty for a number of years, run down and apparently haunted. It has been completely renovated and returned to its former retro glory. Since opening at the beginning of the Summer, their showings have included Grease, The Goonies, and The Princess Bride. I've never wanted to be in Nebraska more.
I love the Infinity wrap or the Octopus dress. Lots of people make/sell these but I found mine at CoralieBeatrix on Etsy. I love having one piece of clothing that can do the work of a hundred plus. So many pretty things can be done with this dress.
I love celebrities that aren't too famous for you. This seems to happen a lot in the nerd/fringe genres...or maybe that's just where my attention lies. I keep tabs on the likes of Nathan Fillion (who's big thing is making sure kids read) and Wil Wheaton (who, with his wife, is very active in animal rescue). And, my most recent fangirl moment, Mike Nelson, of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame, wished me a happy birthday!
I love unique perfumes. I'm not a fan of brand-anything really. I had the pleasure of creating my own perfume at the Molinard perfumery in Grasse, France and they keep the recipes on file, so you can have more made at any time. I am hoping to add these two to my collection in the future:
Classic/Folk female vocalists. I like classical music well enough. I don't listen to it regularly but I enjoy some Philip Glass and Eric Copeland when they come around. But there is something about Celtic, folky, classical female vocalists that fill me up with happy. Maybe part of it is that some little dream inside me wants to be doing what they are. Enya's great, Celtic Woman is powerful, and Sarah Brightman has got some pipes but my heart belongs to Sissel Kyrkjebo and Hayley Westenra. For serious, these ladies can sing. Sissel is Norwegian and so my love for her is two-fold (I'm a fourth generation Norge) and Hayley is a BAMF kiwi, she gets props.
I feel like my list of favorite things is pretty girly. I'm going to attempt to make my next installment more manly. It will probably include brownies.


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(IANS) A day after the BJP's claim that the Rafale fighter jets deal has been finalised for $8.8 billion, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday the deal has not been finalised yet but may be closed soon.
Asked if a final agreement has been reached on the price for buying 36 Rafale jets from France, the minister said: "I can only tell that the deal is in a quite advanced stage."
"We intend to close it quite soon. But we can't say the negotiations are over until we sign it (agreement) or it is cleared by the cabinet," Parrikar told reporters on the sidelines of the Naval Commanders' Conference here.
The minister was asked about posts by the Bharatiya Janata Party on its Facebook page and Twitter handle, which said the deal had been finalised for $8.8 billion.
An image posted on the BJP Facebook page said the Narendra Modi government "saved 3.2 billion dollars (Rs.21,000 crore) out of the 12 billion dollars (Rs.80,000 crore) deal".
On a lighter note, Parrikar said the BJP might have believed the media reports on the final price.
In 2012, India decided to ink the deal for 126 Rafale jets.
As the deal could not be worked out, another deal for purchasing 36 Rafale combat jets in fly-away condition was inked during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France in April last year.
Defence ministry sources say attempts had been on to bring the price down to under 8 billion Euros or around Rs.60,000 crore.
The Indian Air Force at present has 33 operational squadrons, as against a sanctioned strength of 39.5.
The IAF is also eagerly awaiting the delivery of its first squadron of indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft.


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Just after we put our home on the market, I realized I would need a plan for decorating a nursery in a rental home. I had lovingly and painstakingly decorated B's nursery (see below) I wasn't looking forward to leaving it for a temporary dwelling where I wouldn't be able to paint or make any other permanent changes to the room.
I knew we would only be living there for a year or so, but it was important to me that her room be personalized and cute for however long she had it. I was at a loss so I did what any other mother in peril would do; I took to the internet. Unfortunately, while nursery decorating ideas abounded, ideas specific to decorating in a rental did not.
So, I was left to my own devices and here is what I came up with:
- Decals are your friend. Vinyl decals are a great option to add a ton of personality without the permanence of paint. Etsy is my favorite place to find fun, unique decals.
- Go crazy with your color or theme. The walls may be white, but your decor doesn't have to be. Curtains, lamps, furniture, crib bedding, toy chests, changing pads, etcetera, all provide an opportunity to bring color into the room.
- Occupy unused space. The ceiling is often neglected when decorating, but it's the perfect place to inject sparkle into an otherwise boring room. Tissue pom poms, mobiles, even decals can be used to personalize a space.
After a bit of tweaking, I was able to come up with a room that I could live with. It's definitely different than her previous room, but it's growing on me.
New Nursery In Our Rental
Have you decorated a nursery in a rental? What are some of your ideas?


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ASPIRE55 Gold Membership (For Over 50 Year Olds) - Commonwealth Club
Exercise in a small group with an instructor and up to 9 in a class. We use the world's best strength training equipment from Finland with 9 equipment stations.
ASPIRE55 – Asia's first virtual retirement village, is a wellbeing community in Singapore that offers a combination of social, health and care programmes that are typically available at a physical retirement village, but enables members to continue living in their existing homes.
We provide active ageing exercise programmes that are centre based or in-home. We use health monitoring technologies that enable us to measure muscle strength improvements, balance and grip strength.
Our social interaction driven strength training for falls prevention and brain training for memory engagement programmes aim to increase motivation to exercise and happiness for older adults.
Designed by a team of young and energetic facilitators, our programmes are focused on fun, health and fostering of the 'kampong' spirit.
For more information on our activities - visit http://www.aspire55.com
About us
Gold Members are entitled to 2 sessions per week with instructor, 96 sessions per year. All sessions are conducted in small groups. You will get a fitness assessment pre and post 10 week programme that will show your body composition statistics.
Where we motivate older adults to exercise in a fun, regular and motivational environment. Members attend sessions twice weekly, 60 mins per small group training session. Regular social and health activities are organised to encourage member interactions and a family environment. Enjoy options for additional potluck, strength training for falls prevention and balance, cycling, health talks, walks, rock climbing, high teas, flying fox and more...


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Unlike the rest of the girls coming to Hollywood with dreams of seeing their name in lights, Carrie Kevin arrives with a single purpose, to protect her cousin Stefy from the dark side of showbiz. A moderately successful pinup model, Stefy uses parties, alcohol, and sex to get ahead like everyone else. But when tabloid sensationalist Evelyn Echo gets a hold of a video tape that could destroy Stefy's career, Carrie has only one choice. To satisfy Evelyn's need for a bigger story, Carrie must become what she hates, a bottom-feeding scene-dweller, and investigate the disappearance of a teenage cyber-lebrity named Jordan Rivers. Lost in the web of chat rooms, fan forums, and online vlogs, Carrie quickly learns that no one is what they seem in the City of Fallen Angels and it is up to her to unravel the conspiracy before she too becomes its victim.
Sara E.R. Fletcher as Carrie Kevin, Travis Brorsen as Zeffer, Kelly Noonan as Stefy Sinclaire, Leah McKendrick as Jordan Rivers, Christie Burson as Rachel93, Alex Petrovich as Aphid818, Bradley Fletcher as GavinofScotland
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None (Screener Copy)
Written and Directed by Bears Fonté
Ever have an experience that over all is really good, but there is just that one certain thing that ruins it? Like, for example, a heavy metal song with a pop break, or a wheat beer with pineapple flavor. Overall, it's mostly good, but there is that one thing, and that one thing is so wrong that it throws every thing else off… well, iCRIME will be added to my list of these sorts of occurrences.
iCRIME has an interesting plot: a newcomer to L.A. decides/is forced to search for a semi-famous "internet celebrity" that may, or may not, have been kidnapped. This aforementioned celebrity seems to be a vapid, shallow high school girl that has somehow captured the attention of the vapid, shallow L.A. masses, or at least a few thousand of them. Said newcomer, Carrie, is the cousin of a former Miss Oklahoma, who has previously come to L.A. in search of her own fame and fortune and found semi-celebrity and her own eating disorder. Now Carrie has been pressured into using her seemingly powerful Sherlock Holmes-like skills to find if this high school girl is lying on camera, or has truly been absconded with.
In truth, the plot and story work better than I may have made them seem to. It is truly an interesting story that moves along pretty well. iCRIME could stand to be a little shorter; there was bits and pieces here and there that added a little to the characters but drug the story down as a whole and could have been trimmed. I also will admit that the plot has some twists, and they aren't even that telegraphed; you know that what is going on is not "the truth," but iCRIME never comes out and puts all its cards on the table too soon. With that, the end – while not truly a "twist" – has a nice surprise to it that I wasn't really expecting.
On the technical side, iCRIME was mostly good. The camera work was well done – though it did look pretty "digital" for being shot on a RED camera, which may be because of the formatting during the editing process – and the lighting was also better than most low budget films. The audio was really well recorded, and the foley was all very natural. The direction was strong; all of the actors were very competent, but Sara Fletcher does an especially great job carrying the weight of the film. The cinematography was also good – iCRIME was visually interesting without becoming overly stylish in its camera work.
Most everything on iCRIME was pretty well, if not really well, done. However, as I mentioned in the beginning, there was that "one thing:" the editing. The overall editing would have benefited from being a bit more aggressive, the film would move much better if it were 5 – 10 minutes shorter. Then thing that really, really perturbed me about the editing was the transitions. Seriously, it felt like the editor had just bought a new program that had a bunch of wipes and said to himself "I will every single one of these, and it will be awesome." I was waiting for the star wipe. It didn't get that cheesy, but it was pretty close in places. It was such a big distraction for me that every time there was a transition, I was completely pulled out of the story and began to focus on the editing – not a good thing. I realize in reading this review that this grievance may sound trite, but it was so annoying that I had a very had time focusing on anything else other than to wonder what kind of cheesiness was waiting for me at the next scene change.
Overall, iCRIME was a well-made film. The plot/story was interesting and a bit different, the production values were high for a low-budget film, and the acting was top-notch for a film of this type. If it were not for the editing (The Editing!) I'm sure I could have easily given iCRIME a 7.5 or maybe even an 8 for my overall rating but the editing (THE EDITING!!!!!) was so cheesy, so made-for-television-afterschool-special, so distracting, that I just could not rate this film any higher than I did. I actually, in retrospect, almost dropped the score a little more… because of THE EDITING: that one thing.
Overall 6.5 / 10
iCRIME on the IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1398429/
iCRIME for sale: http://www.shop.breakingglasspictures.com/iCrime-853937002797.htm
iCRIME site: http://www.icrimemovie.com/


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Mary Profitt over at Hamster Cage Studios has been doing a spectacular job painting up some of our releases for us. This month we have Autumn the Scarecrone. All of our new releases are now in-stock and are ready to ship out. Pre-orders were packed and shipped out yesterday.
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We are very excited to have reached the 200 member mark on our Bombshell Minis Facebook Group! The community has been very active with great posts on all of their projects and input with our minis and COUNTERBLAST™, If you haven't joined yet, visit the group here and check out all the great posts.


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High cost of HDS and resulting emissions
drives need for new technology
ODS is an environmentally sound technology and has significantly lower greenhouse
gas emissions than HDS. The market drivers for ODS include:
The cost
of ODS is projected to be significantly lower than HDS (Skov and England, Hydrocarbon
Engineering, May 2007). The DS2Tech ODS process is projected to cost less than a
third of the cost of HDS. These market drivers provide an opportune time to scale up and commercialize ODS processes.


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Last week there was a Taliban attack on an American NGO not far from the APV. The initial bomb shook their house, then the four hours of shooting which ensued meant the group sheltered under a set of stairs. Thankfully everyone in the group are safe though the trauma has taken a toll.
A few days later the APV decided to plant over 100 trees, they were helped by police officers, local street kids, seamstresses and those just walking by.
Read more about their remarkable response Plant Trees Not Bombs in Afghanistan


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Ukraine is one of the UK's post-Brexit priority markets - Secretary of State for International Trade
Good afternoon First Vice Prime Minister, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen.
It is a pleasure to be here today to address you, and I must thank the British-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and their partners for the invitation.
I have always believed that trade, and the freedom of nations and individuals to freely access goods and services from overseas, is vital to international security.
Part of the same continuum – one inhabited by political and social stability.
Trade is not an end in itself. Rather, it is the foundation of commercial success and national prosperity. That prosperity, in turn, underpins political stability, and that stability underpins security.
I had said before that trade and security are part of th same continuum. Unbalance one of these factors, and peace, prosperity and freedom are all endangered. It is axiomatic that there can be no military security without economic security.
Few countries understand this better then Ukraine. We are here today not only to deepen the commercial ties between our two nations, but as a show of solidarity and unity in the face of external aggression.
The United Kingdom, of course, has also recently suffered direct action by Russia.
If nations are to successfully meet and combat external aggression, then they must first ensure their own strength, both politically and economically. Part of this is winning internal battles against the forces that stifle economic activity and threaten investment, such as corruption and bureaucracy.
It is no accident that those nations with the strongest defence capabilities also have the strongest economies.
The UK stands ready to help Ukraine in any way we can in these challenges, not only for our mutual prosperity, but as a common defence.
That is why I am here today.
Ukraine's economy has undoubtedly suffered in recent years, not only through the annexation of physical territory and infrastructure, but through the uncertainty of ongoing conflict.
Yet there are encouraging signs that the recovery is underway. Last year the total trade between Ukraine and the UK topped £1 billion, following two years of strong growth across the board, in goods and services, imports and exports.
Much of this comes from Ukrainian companies, like many here today, who recognise the inherent strengths of the United Kingdom as a place to invest.
Our capital is the world's leading financial centre, and a springboard into global markets. The UK is in the right time zone to trade with Shanghai over breakfast and New York over tea.
We are home to some of the world's leading universities, producing a highly capable workforce.
And crucially, we are an unrivalled repository of commercial expertise, in everything from Fintech to infrastructure. This gives the UK a unique capacity to help Ukrainian businesses expand and thrive.
But it is not just the United Kingdom's strengths that have enabled our bilateral relationship to thrive.
British companies, like many others across the world, are increasingly aware of all that Ukraine has to offer, and the huge commercial opportunities that exist in the country.
GlaxoSmithKline, Astra Zeneca and Vodafone, to name just a few, have substantially increased their operations in Ukraine in recent years.
They see a country not only with a large and well-developed internal market – Ukraine has five cities of over one million people – but also the hard-working and well-educated workforce.
On top of this, Ukraine boasts abundant natural resources, a broad industrial base and a variety of well-developed sectors.
Lviv is undergoing something of an economic boom, driven by its enviable IT industry and service-based economy.
And of course, this historic bread basket of Europe is among the world's leading agri-producers, and my own Department for International Trade is taking steps to improve our bilateral relations in this area, offering British expertise in agricultural machinery, grain storage, and food processing.
I don't need to tell the people in this room that Ukraine is a nation with a vast amount of untapped economic potential.
But as well as external threats there are, as I have mentioned, internal challenges to be resolved if the country is to fully realise its opportunities.
Corruption exists, as it does in many nations around the world.
A key difference here though is awareness, and a strong desire to tackle and resolve the issue.
The Ukrainian people recognise the threat that corruption, inefficient public ownership, and overzealous and stifling bureaucracy pose to foreign investment, economic output, and ultimately prosperity.
The establishment of a Business Ombudsman and the National Anti-Corruption Agency are important steps in the right direction, as is the commendable ambition to bring Ukraine into the top ten nations globally on the ease of doing business rankings. It has already become the most improved country in the world since 2010.
Ukraine has made more progress in the last 4 years than in the previous 20, particularly in reform of the banking sector, good governance institutions and launching the electronic asset and income declaration system.
I am proud to say that the United Kingdom, and my own Department, is taking a leading role in helping Ukraine to achieve these goals.
We are providing assistance to improve the business climate and reforming the tax system, making the country an increasingly attractive place for global investors.
We are helping with the reform of Ukraine's energy sector, aiming to eliminate reliance on Russian gas and streamlining the pricing structure of Ukraine's own production.
This year, we are delivering a £35 million package to support reforms in good governance, anti-corruption and defence.
And we are helping British companies to share their expertise with their Ukrainian counterparts, opening new commercial opportunities across the economy.
This has been instigated, in part, by a wave of joint UK-Ukraine trade events, from the visit of the Deputy Minster Mykolska in June, where she visited women entrepreneurs at DIT's She Trades event, to the Group CEO of Jaguar/Land Rover opening their new sales centre in Kiev.
But perhaps the most important immediate task, and certainly the most important facing my own department, is the post-Brexit transition of the Ukraine-EU Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement into a new bilateral settlement.
We have designated Ukraine as one of the UK's post-Brexit priority markets, and our ambition is to further improve and liberalise the trading relationship between us.
But our first step must be to provide certainty and continuity for those firms currently operating between the UK and Ukraine. Officials in the UK and Ukraine are working together to design a bilateral agreement that will replicate the effects of the DCFTA, to come into effect at the end of our transition period.
Minimising the disruption to our existing trading relationship is the highest priority for the United Kingdom.
Yet I appreciate that there will also be a degree of uncertainty around Brexit. This is equally true in Ukraine, not only from a commercial standpoint, but from a geopolitical one.
But the Referendum result was not a vote for insularity. We are not turning in on ourselves, abandoning our overseas partners or abdicating our international responsibilities.
The United Kingdom is not isolationist, but global. The British people chose to embrace the opportunities of the wider world.
Let me reiterate that our exit from the EU does not change the UK's commitment to Ukraine's development, growth and prosperity.
Nor does it alter our commitment to sanctions against Russia. Indeed, the Prime Minister has made it clear that we will look to carry over all existing EU sanctions at the time of our departure.
In August, the foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt made the case for additional sanctions against Russia from the United States, building a firm, united front with our allies.
This is not a path that we are about to waver from.
Our action encapsulates the message that I came here today to deliver – that the United Kingdom is standing alongside Ukraine, ready to lend our support to ensuring a safe and prosperous future for both our peoples.
The progress that has been made by Ukraine is hugely significant, and already the dividends are appearing.
Nothing should be taken for granted. But if we work together to meet the challenges of the future, then we can, and will, defend our freedom, our prosperity, and our liberty.
Published on October 9, 2018
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'I thought the Tony Awards had integrity," said Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas hotel and casino magnate. "What I've learned today is that they're just as political as everything else."
Wynn, in a phone conversation Friday, was responding to the brouhaha that erupted last week after the theater world learned that the producers of "Avenue Q" – who pulled off a stunning upset to capture the Tony for Best Musical – were shunning a road tour and opting instead for an exclusive, open-ended run at Wynn's newest casino, Wynn Las Vegas.
Wynn, who's building a $40 million theater for the show, is said to have paid the producers $5 million for the North American rights to "Avenue Q."
The deal infuriated many road producers, whose Tony votes had been wooed by the "Q" producers with what turned out to be empty promises of a national tour.
In interviews last week, many of those road producers pretty much acknowledged that they voted for "Avenue Q" not because it was the best musical of the season but because they thought it was going to play their markets. By giving the show a Tony Award, they were also giving themselves a useful marketing tool.
That admission is what Wynn, a theater outsider, found so startling.
"Their votes can be bought," he said. "The ding-dongs admitted it."
The damage done to the integrity of the Tony Awards by the "Avenue Q" controversy is the topic of discussion on Broadway right now.
It shouldn't be all that surprising that a showbiz award is, God forbid, political. And, truth be told, Tony campaigning – rounding up road votes, strong-arming friends and business partners, spending investors' money on voter schmooze fests and advertising – has been going on for years.
One Broadway producer applauds the "Avenue Q" team for its chutzpah and craftiness.
"They know how the system works and they took advantage of it," this producer says. "Everybody played right into their hands. And they won."
But if, as many in the theater world are saying, the Tonys have been tarnished, the people who administer and promote the awards have only themselves to blame. They do, after all, present the Tonys publicly – and relentlessly – as awards for "excellence in the American theater."
"I think we should ban the word 'excellence' when we're talking about the Tony Awards," says a veteran producer. "We can't even say it with a straight face anymore."
Hypocrisy is far from the only complaint producers have about the Tonys.
The high cost to investors of chasing the awards – often with very little to show for it at the box office – is another.
It is not unusual for a big-budget Broadway musical to spend $500,000 on advertising, promotions and parties in an effort to collect Tony votes.
Producers even have to shoulder most of the cost of putting segments from their shows on the Tony telecast. CBS kicks in $10,000 per show, but, according to several producers, the total cost for a three-minute segment is around $100,000 – which comes out of investors' pockets. You wouldn't hear so much grumbling about all these expenses if the Tonys meant something at the box office.
But, with the ratings for the telecast hitting historic lows, usually only the show that takes home the award for Best Musical comes out ahead financially.
The losers go home empty-handed and, literally, poorer for the experience.
"We've created a winner-take-all system," says one top industry executive. "The Tonys should be about celebrating Broadway, not killing the shows that don't win."
The telecast itself also comes in for considerable drubbing. Even with a high-kicking Hugh Jackman as host this year, the ratings were in the basement.
Theater people complain that the telecasts generally look like tacky, 1970s variety shows, and that the segments from the nominated musicals are poorly produced, often making sense only to viewers who've seen the shows.
Voter apathy – even fraud – is also undermining the Tonys.
Many Tony voters don't even bother to see all the nominated shows. Others quietly give away their Tony tickets.
A few years ago, a Tony Award-winning show instituted a policy of requiring voters to present identification when they picked up their tickets.
"You wouldn't believe how many people claimed to be some very well-known theater people," the producer of the show says.
There is talk of policing Tony voting in the future. But the subject has been brought up many times before and nothing's ever been done.
Meanwhile, the man who was at the center of the "Avenue Q" storm last week – Mr. Wynn – says he'll continue to bring Broadway shows to the 35 million people who come through Las Vegas every year.
Who knows? With the way things are going for the Tonys, maybe he'll snap them up, too.
Live from Wynn Las Vegas, it's the 59th annual Tony Awards!


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DILLINGHAM, Nicholas Lee
DILLINGHAM, Nicholas Lee - Nicholas Lee Dillingham passed away on June 26, 2005 after a courageous battle with cancer. Nick was born February 19, 1986. After his initial diagnosis at the age of seven, Nick remained cancer free for nine years until October of 2003 when his cancer returned. Nick attended St. Joseph School of the Sacred Heart in Atherton. He attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View where he played Freshman, JV and Varsity football and the was on the Varsity Track Team. While fighting his illness, he completed his freshman year at Stanford University in Palo Alto. Nick is the son of Dupi and John Cogan of Portola Valley and Michael Dillingham and Lisa Gianonne-Dillingham of San Francisco. He leaves behind his brothers, Michael, Joseph, Patrick and Charlie, and his sisters, Katherine, Christina, Elizabeth, Sophia, Lucia and little Eleven. He will also be missed by his best friend, Andrew Stephens and by Kelsey Enquist, the love of his life. A beautiful Memorial Service was held on June 30 at Stanford Memorial Church. The family has established the Nicholas Lee Dillingham Memorial Fund. All funds will be spent to improve the overall comfort level of young cancer patients at the Lucille Packard Hospital at Stanford. To honor Nick, please send your kind donations to: The Nicholas Lee Dillingham Memorial Fund, 1 Sierra Lane, Portola Valley, CA 94028.