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"Girls" star Lena Dunham has won the TV comedy directing prize from the Directors Guild of America, while the musical portrait "Searching for Sugar Man" earned the documentary award.
Dunham won Saturday for directing the pilot of the show, which focuses on the lives of a group of girls in their 20s.
"It is such an unbelievable honor to be in the company of the people in this room, who have made me want to do this with my life," Dunham said.
Malik Bendjelloul won the documentary award for "Sugar Man," his study of the fate of critically acclaimed but obscure 1970s singer-songwriter Rodriquez. The film also is nominated for best documentary at the Feb. 24 Academy Awards.
Among other early TV winners:
— Musical variety: Glenn Weiss, "The 66th Annual Tony Awards."
— Daytime serial: Jill Mitwell, "One Life to Live."
— Children's program: Paul Hoen, "Let It Shine."
The Directors Guild honors continued Hollywood's strange awards season, which could culminate with a big Oscar win for Ben Affleck's "Argo." The guild's prize for best director typically is a final blessing for the film that goes on to win best-picture and director at the Academy Awards.
Affleck can go only one-for-two at the Oscars, though. He's up for the film honor at the Directors Guild, and "Argo" is looking like the best-picture favorite at the Oscars. But the director's branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences overlooked him and several other key filmmakers for an Oscar directing slot.
The guild and Oscar directing lineups usually match up closely, but they have little in common this season, with only Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln" and Ang Lee for "Life of Pi" nominated at both shows.
Along with them and Affleck, the guild nominated Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty" and Tom Hooper for "Les Miserables." At the Oscars, Spielberg and Lee are joined in the directing category by Michael Haneke for "Amour," David O. Russell for "Silver Linings Playbook" and Benh Zeitlin for "Beasts of the Southern Wild."
Director Norman Jewison, the guild's 2010 lifetime-achievement prize winner, presented Bigelow with her nomination plaque and noted the incongruity of the Oscar best-picture field, which has nine nominees, while there are only five directing slots.
"So apparently, there were four films that were directed by themselves," Jewison said.
With 12 Oscar nominations, Spielberg's Civil War saga initially looked like the Oscar favorite over such other potential favorites as "Argo," ''Les Miserables" and "Zero Dark Thirty," since films generally have little chance of winning best picture if they are not nominated for best director. Only three films have done it in 84 years, most recently 1989's best-picture champ "Driving Miss Daisy," which failed to earn a directing nomination for Bruce Beresford.
But Affleck's "Argo," in which he also stars as a CIA operative who hatches a bold plan to rescue six Americans during the hostage crisis in Iran, has swept up all the major awards since the Oscar nominations. "Argo" won best drama and director at the Golden Globes and top film honors from the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America.
Many of the same film professionals who vote in guild awards also cast ballots for the Oscars. If Affleck wins at the Directors Guild awards, it will be a strong sign that "Argo" has the inside track for the best-picture Oscar.
Affleck may have a bit of newcomer's edge at the guild, where he's the only first-time nominee. Spielberg has won the guild prize a record three times, for "The Color Purple," ''Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan." Lee has won twice, for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Brokeback Mountain," while Bigelow won three years ago for "The Hurt Locker" and Hooper won two years ago for "The King's Speech."
A win for Affleck would nick the guild's record as a strong forecast for the eventual directing recipient at the Oscars. Only six times in the 64-year history of the guild awards has the winner there failed to follow up with an Oscar. It would be No. 7 if Affleck wins Saturday, since he's not up for best director at the Oscars.
Peer loyalty might play in Affleck's favor at the Oscars. The acting branch in particular, the largest block of the academy's 5,900 members, might really throw its weight behind "Argo" because of Affleck's directing snub. Actors love it when one of their own moves into a successful directing career, and Affleck — who's rarely earned raves for his dramatic chops — also delivers one of his best performances in "Argo."
Affleck has had no traction in acting honors this season, and he's joked that no one considered it a snub when he wasn't nominated for best actor. So a best-picture vote for "Argo" might be viewed as making right his omission from the directing lineup and acknowledging what a double-threat talent he's become in front of and behind the camera.
A best-picture prize also would send Affleck home with an Oscar. The award would go to the producers of "Argo": George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Affleck.
But it's not as though Affleck has never gotten his due at Hollywood awards before. He and Matt Damon jump-started their careers with 1997's "Good Will Hunting," for which they shared a screenplay Oscar.


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I have too much free time these days so I made a mountain photography highlights slideshow of some of my favorite mountain photos over the past five years. Unfortunately, I could not include some photos that are located on my old computer in Sammamish (I need high quality for the video), but I will add them next time I visit WA. The aforementioned missing photos are from trips including Tank Lakes and Forbidden Peak (links to trip reports with lower quality photos from those trips).
Alternatively, the video can be watched on YouTube. The YouTube version has music licensed using the video player's AudioSwap option. They have a large selection from largely unknown musicians from many genres. I happen to stumble upon this instrumental song that fits nicely. It's by a group called "The Woodlands" and the title is "Can We Stay." The track on the Vimeo version should be obvious!
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At age 23, Lindsay Avner took charge of her genetic fate by electing to have her healthy breasts removed before cancer could strike first. Six years later, the North Side woman has zero regret, she said.
"I feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity that generations of women before me never had," said Avner, who was 11 when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, the same disease that claimed the lives of her grandmother, great-grandmother and others in her family tree.
So, when Avner tested positive for the gene mutation that increased her odds of becoming another victim, she opted for a double mastectomy. She was heralded as a "pioneer" by her physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
The decision to remove disease-free breasts is not nearly as controversial as it was back in 2006, when Avner had surgery. Many more women have disclosed that they have made the same tough decision either because of hereditary factors or finding early stage cancer in one breast, including a recent Miss America contestant.
Still, some clinicians think the pendulum has swung too far for women who do not have the gene mutation, with more of them opting for double mastectomies as the first line of defense. The increase is attributed to a number of factors, including a barrage of health campaigns that cause some women to overestimate risks and the misconception that removing both breasts guarantees you will never have breast cancer, experts said.
The rate of prophylactic — or preventive — mastectomy among U.S. women with cancer in one breast rose by about 150 percent from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s, according to multiple research studies.
Dr. Todd Tuttle, chief of surgical oncology at the University of Minnesota, said the trend shows no sign of slowing. A study by Tuttle published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that about 1.8 percent of women with cancer in one breast had a double mastectomy in 1998. The percentage rose to 4.5 percent in 2003.
Tuttle, who continues to collect data on the subject, estimated that, 10 years later, 30,000 of the 200,000 women diagnosed each year with breast cancer will opt for a double mastectomy.
No one tracks how many women without cancer are choosing double mastectomy as a preventive measure, multiple researchers said. But anecdotally, doctors said more and more patients are asking about it, and many are following through with the procedure.
"It's very strange ... given how women fought so hard to conserve their breasts in the 1970s and '80s," Tuttle said. "Now, this seems to have gone in the total other direction."
About 1 in 8 U.S. women — or roughly 12 percent — will develop breast cancer. That's compared with 60 percent of women, such as Avner, who have inherited a harmful mutation in human genes that are known as tumor suppressors, according to the National Cancer Institute. Even without the genetic mutation, the breast cancer risk roughly doubles if there's a strong family history, such as a mother, sister or daughter who has been diagnosed with the disease.
Most preventive double mastectomies in the United States are being chosen by young women in the earliest stages of the disease, clinicians said. But this group has an excellent prognosis without a double mastectomy, said Dr. Seema Khan, professor of surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, who like the other physicians interviewed wants patients to have a better understanding of the risks and benefits of the procedure.
"Women with unilateral breast cancer ... are coming into doctors' offices with disturbing frequency with the declared intent of undergoing a 'double mastectomy' so that they will 'never have to do this again,'" Khan wrote in a 2011 editorial in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
"This has us really scratching our heads," she said last week. "There's no medical evidence that a bilateral mastectomy for this group increases length of life or survival rates ... or has any better outcomes than breast-conserving treatment and radiation," which is the standard.
Typically, a double mastectomy is a four-hour surgery versus one hour for a breast-conserving procedure, also called lumpectomy. It carries a significantly higher risk of surgical complications, such as infection and bleeding, than a single mastectomy, Khan said.
Many who undergo mastectomy in the unaffected breast do so because they mistakenly think they'll never have to worry about a recurrence. "That's a fallacy, because a malignancy can return on the skin of the (chest) wall," Khan said.
Several factors are driving the phenomena, including pervasive health campaigns that are helpful but also can provoke unnecessary anxiety. The risk that a woman with breast cancer will develop cancer in the second breast is about 5 percent over a 10-year period, but according to a University of Minnesota study, women estimate their chances at about 30 percent.
"Breast cancer awareness is a good thing, but women just get pounded with these messages all the time," Tuttle said. "When the NFL has 'pink days,' you know it's over the top."
Dr. Dennis Citrin, medical oncologist for Cancer Treatment Centers of America, also cited the fear factor.
"Women tend to overestimate their risk. But breast cancer is the most curable of cancers that we see — and it's important that women know that before they remove any organ."
There are no rigid guidelines for when a patient should or should not have a double mastectomy. Ultimately, it's a very personal decision for each patient, who must weigh the risks and benefits for themselves.
Cancer surgeons and doctors interviewed by the Tribune said it was reasonable for women such as Avner who had tested positive for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and had a high risk of breast cancer to have a preventive double mastectomy.
But it's an option Citrin said he would recommend only after consulting a breast surgeon, an oncologist and a genetic counselor.
Tuttle went even further, saying that for young women with the mutation, he'd favor close surveillance, to detect any malignancy early, when it is most treatable.
"There are good options that allow you to ... lead your life a little," he said.
For women without the gene mutation who are considering removing one or both cancer-free breasts, Citrin advised surveillance and preventive drug therapy. A double mastectomy would be an aggressive approach and unnecessary, according to clinicians and published medical reports.
But it's women with cancer in one breast and considering double mastectomy who give clinicians the most concern. Some oft-cited reasons for the uptick range from improved reconstruction techniques to less stigma surrounding the surgery, as women announce publicly what was once only whispered.
Celebrities Giuliana Rancic, Christina Applegate and Sharon Osbourne have all talked openly about their operations. Miss Washington, D.C., Allyn Rose, 24, disclosed in January that she would have both breasts removed after the Miss America pageant. She had not had any genetic testing but didn't want to take any chances with the disease that killed her mother, who was diagnosed at 27.
"I don't have the luxury ... of waiting around," she told reporters.
One 52-year-old Chicago lawyer said it's not about age or even data. After being diagnosed with early stage cancer last year, she chose to have the second breast removed for peace of mind.
"I didn't want to always have that nagging worry ... that lingering doubt. Plus, I knew the results of reconstruction would be more symmetrical," said the woman, who asked that her name not be used. "This is just what smart people do. ... When there's a problem, we take care of it."
Avner, now 30 and single, understands the desire to take charge. Her story, which first appeared in the Tribune in 2006, ricocheted around the country. She was interviewed by numerous media outlets and appeared on the "Today" show six times. She heard from hundreds of women who had tested positive for the gene mutation and were trying to navigate the same bewildering landscape.
"The outpouring of response was amazing," said Avner, whose mother is a cancer survivor. "People were just so happy to have a connection ... to be able to talk about it with someone going through the same thing."
She also received some negative response from people who said, "How dare you make a decision like this when you don't even have cancer?" or "Would someone please tell Lindsay Avner that she's not God and she doesn't control everything?"
Looking back, some of her fears about her future never materialized.
"I never looked at myself as disfigured or terribly different," said Avner, who had reconstructive surgery.
"The men I have dated have obviously had that initial curiosity of what it will be like. But instantly, the response is usually, wow, they look good. More than anything, the scars ... have always served as a powerful reminder of just how strong I am."
The reaction to her decision inspired her to start a nonprofit that encourages young women to "be bold" and "take action to detect these diseases at early, non-life-threatening stages, or reduce your risk of developing them altogether." She launched Bright Pink in 2007, eventually quitting her marketing job to run the nonprofit full time. The organization now has 10 employees and 50,000 members.
Yasemin Zeytinoglu, 28, found her way to the group as a newcomer to Chicago. Her own mother died of breast cancer at age 45, and her sister was diagnosed at 21. She called it "a valuable resource" while she wrestled with her destiny. No one pushed one regimen over another, she said.
Ultimately, the financial analyst/yoga teacher decided on stepped-up screenings, including annual mammograms and MRIs.
"But that could change, depending on my circumstances," Zeytinoglu said. "Because this is going to be a lifelong journey."


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American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin won Olympic gold in the Olympic slalom on Friday while fighting the effects of a cold.
Earlier, in her first run, Shiffrin handled the mix of soft snow on a steep slope best, and finished 0.49 seconds faster than defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany. Tina Maze of Slovenia was third fastest, trailing 0.67 behind Shiffrin's time of 52.62 seconds.
Austrian veteran Marlies Schild, Shiffrin's main rival for gold, was 1.34 back in sixth. Schild, however, prefers icy conditions.
"I'm not really worried about the lead right now," Shiffrin said. "I mean, actually, five-tenths isn't even that much."
At 18, Shiffrin is the youngest Olympic slalom champion. She would also be the first American women's slalom champion in 42 years, since Barbara Cochran won at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics.
But Hoefl-Riesch and Maze also had history to ski for. Hoefl-Riesch was seeking a record-equaling fourth career Alpine gold in her final Olympic race, and Maze could have equaled the record of three Alpine golds at one Winter Games.
"No matter what's going to happen, I had a great Olympic career." said Hoefl-Riesch, who has been subject to speculation she will retire when the season ends next month. "It's really emotional."
Shiffrin, the current world champion and World Cup title holder in slalom, wasexpected to produce a gold medal display.
Her mother, Eileen, said the racer had caught "a pretty bad cold" at the Olympics.
Still, Shiffrin said she was relaxed approaching her main event despite a frustrating fifth-place finish in the giant slalom on Tuesday.
"There were a couple of points throughout the day where I was like, 'Oh, my God. Here we go,'" said Shiffrin, mimicking heavy breathing. "But, no, I was relaxed in the start, and that was awesome."
She said quick footwork on her skis through a tighter-than-usual gate setting was the key to her fast time.
"Mostly my plan was just to move my feet a little bit faster than everybody else and I guess I moved them about 5 tenths faster," Shiffrin said, laughing.
Standing in fourth place, Austrian racer Bernadette Schild said Shiffrin "skied perfect today like she always does" but could be caught.
"Sure. It's slalom and mistakes happen really fast," Bernadette Schild said.
Three of the top-15 starters failed to complete the course, including Maria Pietilae-Holmner of Sweden, who had two podium finishes in World Cup races this season.


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There are few things more important to society than educating children and providing healthcare to families. If either fails, the economic and social impact is devastating.
Yet do we know whether our doctors and teachers are doing a good job?
Persistent blind spots in these critical fields hurt all of us. Thankfully, efforts are under way across America to change this.
Healthcare reform bills passed by both the House and Senate (and now on hold) include nearly $100 million to develop healthcare performance measures. The Obama administration's Race to the Top education grants require that teacher evaluations be based on "multiple measures."
Performance measurement is not the stuff of campaign commercials. Yet in a down economy, there is growing interest in getting the most out of shrinking budgets, so a "measurement movement" may be in the making.
In teaching, there has been a remarkable absence of measurement. Evaluations are typically done by a principal or assistant principal who may not use defined measures. Instead, they often make judgments based on observations of teachers at work – a highly subjective process fraught with charges of unfairness.
Many experts agree that standardized tests fall short in evaluating teaching and learning; it's like looking through a keyhole to identify the totality of what students learn from their teachers. Recognizing these limitations, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invested $45 million to develop "fair" and "reliable" measures of teacher effectiveness. Its two-year national enterprise is evaluating 3,700 teachers using an array of measures, including videos of teachers interacting with students, student surveys, examples of students' work, more tests given more often, and an assessment of a teacher's ability to know when a student just isn't "getting it."
Performance measures in healthcare are increasingly common. More than 500 are used daily by health professionals to assess everything from hand washing to mortality and readmission rates. But the number and deemed "fairness" of measures are ultimately much less important than whether they lead to improved patient care and student learning.
Where measures matter most: lives of patients
The way to get to excellence is to measure performance along the way, says Don Berwick, CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). If that sounds easy, it's not. Mr. Berwick says healthcare measurement too often generates fear that either paralyzes or games the system. That's why he showers accolades on organizations like Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C., that face bad news and improve.
Dr. Shawn Stinson, vice president for clinical quality and patient safety at Palmetto Health, says corporate leadership and hospital staff were shocked in 2006 to learn that the mortality rate for their patients was high. "We had in our minds that we were ... all above average. It shook us up to find out that we weren't," says Dr. Stinson. Stung but determined, Palmetto Health leaders set a daring goal to cut mortality rates by 20 percent in three years. They accomplished the goal in 18 months and continue to improve by relentlessly focusing on measurable results and by refining the practices that led to those results.
"As a doctor, the feedback to us is really quite minimal. We don't really know how we are performing," Stinson says. Palmetto physicians now use a dashboard that lets them compare their records against the national average and top performers. "They don't want to find out that other [doctors' patients] have a shorter length of stay, lower costs, and mortality rates. These are things that will really drive performance," says Stinson.
Similar data-driven discoveries are helping to revitalize educators' efforts. The California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (CalPASS) has a database of more than 355 million student records from kindergarten through college. Using "business intelligence" software traditionally used for sales and finance, educators have found some startling revelations.
Seeing the light in preparing students
In one study, students who stopped taking English courses after 10th grade required the same level of remediation in community college as students who continued to take advanced English courses through 12th grade.
"[Teachers] looked at the data and they freaked out," says CalPASS executive director Brad Phillips. "Upon learning this, they asked: What are our standards, what are our assignments, what are the expectations in high school compared to community colleges? While we all call it English, the expectations are clearly different."
Mr. Phillips says educators learned that high school courses emphasized literature, while community college courses covered writing and grammar, and four-year colleges emphasized analysis and argumentation. As a result, officials changed high school teaching to create better alignment.
While students these days take more tests, it is difficult to connect a student's performance to the teacher who taught him or her. According to the Data Quality Campaign, only 24 states are able to make that connection. Resistance stems from a fear that student tests will be used as the dominant measure of good teaching, determining tenure, promotion, and payment.
Berwick calls himself a transparency nut. "I just have a lot of confidence that measurements will be well used if we put them out there, and that they will get better by use," he says. The Carnegie and Gates foundations invited him to share information about the IHI model and its potential application in education.
Both professions (not to mention students and patients) are well served by learning from consistent top performers and providing support to those in the middle and bottom. Phillips calls educators using his database "courageous leaders" for their willingness to reveal weaknesses and paths to improvement. While California repealed its law prohibiting the connection between test scores and teachers, CalPASS will keep individual-level teacher data anonymous. Continued participation requires trust and support. "Most of the time data is a hammer in education, when it should be a tool for doing better," Phillips says.
We all want better education and healthcare. But we cannot fix problems we are unwilling to examine. As the carpenter's adage goes – we will be wise to measure twice and cut once.
Becky Fleischauer is a freelance writer and founder of Navigator Communications, a firm serving education, healthcare, and environment clients. None of Navigator's clients is mentioned here.
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Stephanie Regan recorded RBIs in both games Saturday at the Northridge Classic (Harvard Athletic Communications).
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The Harvard softball team extended its winning streak to three games, taking down Cal State Bakersfield, 2-0, and Cal State Northridge, 5-2, in Day 2 of the Northridge Classic. With the pair of wins, Harvard improves to 5-3 on the season.
Game 1 saw Rachel Brown dominate once again, allowing just a single hit and fanning six batters in her third win of the season against Cal State Bakersfield. The teams traded scoreless frames through the first four innings, with Brown surrendering her only hit on an infield single in the third. Harvard broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth when Shelbi Olson led off with a single to right field and moved into scoring position with a steal. A two-out single up the middle by Stephanie Regan provided the game-winning run as Olson came around to put Harvard up 1-0.
Allison Scott reached base an inning later with a single to left center and pinch runner Andrea Del Conte moved to second on a Katherine Lantz fielder's choice. Katherine Appelbe pinch hit with two outs and delivered some insurance for Harvard, plating Harvard's second run with a single to left field. Six different Harvard hitters finished with hits in the game as Regan and Appelbe picked up RBI in the victory.
The Crimson offense stole the show in the Game 2 in a rematch with Cal State Northridge. Regan led off the game with a ringing double to left center and she came around to score when Jane Alexander reached on a throwing error a batter later. Olson and Ashley Heritage ripped singles in the Harvard second and Emily Gusse, who reached on a fielder's choice, came around to score on a Regan single up the middle. Heritage scored soon after on a wild pitch, and an illegal pitch brought Regan home with Harvard's fourth run of the game.
The Matadors pushed runs across in the third and seventh innings, but an RBI groundout by Kasey Lange gave Harvard its fifth run and sealed the 5-2 victory for the Crimson. Laura Ricciardone earned the win in the circle for Harvard, going four innings and allowing just one run. Rookie Gabrielle Ruiz saw her first action of her collegiate career and earned a save, going three innings and allowing just two hits for Harvard.
The Crimson wraps up its stay at the Northridge Classic Sunday with games against Maine and Oregon State. Harvard faces off against the Black Bears at noon (3 p.m. EST) and takes on the Beavers at 2:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. EST).


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Gay weddings in the Churches of England and Wales will be explicitly banned under new laws on same-sex marriage, the Government has announced.
Culture Secretary Maria Miller said other religious organisations would be able to "opt in" and offer weddings to homosexual couples.
David Cameron has backed the idea of gay marriage in church but Mrs Miller said there was too much opposition.
Unveiling the Government's plans in the Commons, she promised that religious freedom would be protected via a "quadruple lock".
As well as the ban for the established churches, it will be illegal to force a religious organisation or individual to conduct a gay wedding or allow it to happen on their premises.
It will also be unlawful for organisations or ministers to let such a marriage go ahead unless their governing body has expressly opted in.
And the Equality Act will be altered so that a discrimination claim cannot be brought where there is a refusal to marry a same-sex couple.
Mrs Miller said she would now continue to consult on how best to implement the Government's plans in legislation to be introduced early in the new year.
"I am absolutely clear that no religious organisation will ever be forced to conduct marriages for same-sex couples, and I would not bring in a Bill which would allow that," she said.
She told MPs that the changes would allow equality and faith to co-exist "without threat or challenge to each other" and ensure "marriage remains a vibrant institution".
But Tory backbenchers called for the plans to be postponed until after the next election and insisted there was no public majority in favour of allowing gay couples to wed.
Conservative MP Nick Herbert, who is openly gay, was heckled when he declared he backed the Government and agreed that the proposal had "widespread support in the country".
Fellow Tory Peter Bone shouted out "no it doesn't" and his colleague Sir Roger Gale later said letters from his constituents suggested 98% were opposed.
Mrs Miller insisted that the plans struck "the right balance" between protecting religious freedom and giving same-sex couples the same chance to marry as heterosexuals.
"For some, this is contentious, a radical reform or indeed a reform too far," she said. "But the historical facts show that over the generations marriage has had a long history of evolution.
"For me, extending marriage to same-sex couples will strengthen, not weaken, this vital institution."
The Culture Secretary added: "I would never introduce a Bill which encroaches or threatens religious freedoms."
Shadow equalities minister Yvette Cooper said: "Those who argue marriage should never change are out of touch with public feeling."
As many as 130 Tory backbenchers are against the plans and could oppose Mr Cameron, who has pledged to offer a free vote on the issue.
Earlier Stewart Jackson, MP for Peterborough, told Sky News: "I believe this is a mistake. It's a very divisive issue and an unnecessary piece of legislation.
"It is fundamentally an un-Conservative policy and if (Prime Minister David Cameron) presses ahead with this it will be a disaster for the party and the country."
Gay rights campaigners welcomed the move but critics accused ministers of ignoring a petition signed by 500,000 opponents, calling it "disgraceful".
Colin Hart, campaign director of the Coalition For Marriage, claimed: "There were serious flaws with the consultation.
"Not only was it loaded in favour of ripping up the centuries-old definition of marriage, but lacked even the most basic of safeguards to check the identity of those taking part."
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• A daily summary of global reports on security issues.
About 150 militants attacked a Pakistani Army checkpoint in the tribal region along the Afghan border Thursday. This comes on the heels of a series of US drone attacks in the region, which remains a bastion for various militant groups despite years of US drone attacks and Pakistani Army offensives.
Eight Pakistani soldiers and some 12 militants were killed. The attack, this time in South Waziristan, seems to be part of a new militant campaign of large-scale assaults to daunt the Army and government, Reuters reports. No one has yet claimed responsibility, but the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a similar style attack last week that involved as many as 400 militants.
The US recently told Pakistan's military, its civilian government, and its intelligence agency that they all need to do more to combat a militant presence. Meanwhile, US airstrikes in the border region are up in recent months, with five last week alone, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
South Waziristan was supposedly cleared of militants in 2009 after an intense Pakistani Army offensive there, but many of the militants fled to North Waziristan, the Associated Press reports. US airstrikes have lately focused on that area because Pakistan has resisted staging an offensive there. North Waziristan's militants appear to be more focused on staging attacks across the border in Afghanistan than against Pakistani targets. Reuters reports that rumors of a major Army offensive in North Waziristan have driven many of the militants back into the south.
Pakistan's Army and intelligence agency have been under intense scrutiny since the US raided Osama bin Laden's compound in the country in May. Since Mr. bin Laden's killing, the US has expressed increasing concern about Pakistan's commitment to fighting militancy. On Wednesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta urged Pakistan to do more, AFP reports.
"It is vital that Pakistan live up to its end of the bargain, cooperating more fully in counterterrorism matters and ceasing to provide sanctuary to Afghan Taliban and other insurgent groups," Mr. Panetta said in a statement to US legislators.
Pakistan is frustrated by what it sees as a lack of international acknowledgement of the toll that counterterrorism efforts have taken. AFP reports that more than 4,400 people have been killed in the country since it began the anti-Islamist offensive in 2007.
The US-Pakistan partnership against terrorism is unpopular with the Pakistani public, which widely believes that the US has used militancy as an excuse to violate the country's sovereignty. An an op-ed in Dawn, a leading Pakistani newspaper, Samar Zuberi writes that Pakistanis feel like their needs are being ignored while the country focuses on what the international community is saying. Money has been funneled into defense spending, while public services get little attention.
Rational discourse between Pakistan and its allies on the actual situation of this war is lacking, and amongst this political turmoil the Pakistani people seem to have been forgotten. Pakistan is wedged between two conflicting narratives and the country has been unable to provide a clear position on its actions internally or to its allies. …
Community leaders commonly believed that the `war on terror` is an international conspiracy. This, in essence, represents the opinion of people that live in some of the worst conflict-affected areas. This view has been voiced again after Bin Laden`s assassination and the attack on the PNS Mehran base.
All the while, Pakistan`s allies have been insinuating that the country is supporting the very enemies it has promised to defeat. The people of Pakistan are confused and angry, and the government and the establishment have not yet been able to provide the nation with the answers it deserves. Domestically, there is talk of holding leaders accountable, but the chances of this happening appear slim considering Pakistan's track record.


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Samay Hostel Sevilla
Samay Hostel is located in the heart of Sevilles oldest and most romantic neighborhood, Barrio Santa Cruz, just a stones throw from tapas and flamenco bars and the bullring. Set in a renovated traditional Sevillian town house we have spacious dormitories equipped with en-suite bathrooms, air conditioning, central heating and safes. Linen is provided and access is by electronic key card.
Other features include a fully equipped kitchen, free high-speed wireless internet access and a sunny rooftop terrace with a bar and excellent views of the city.
Please note:
- We do not accept online bookings for groups of more than 10 people.
- Groups should contact us 3 days in advance to ensure that all members are allocated to the same room.
We've created the perfect space for those who want more from their hostel.A restored traditional Sevillan "town house".Our spacious,ENSUITE DORM rooms keep you comfortable. The "Samay Touch": PREMIUM MATTRESSES,PERSONAL SAFES, KEY CARD, AIR COND.,FREE LINEN, a 24HS STAFF,FREE WIFI AND INTERNET.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Air Conditioning
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Meeting Rooms
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Important: we do not accept groups of more than 10 people online.
If you book for a group of people, we can�t guarantee you�ll all be placed in the same room. Please send us an email three days before arrival asking to be put in the same room and we�ll do our best.
Original passport required.
We have a 48hr cancellation policy. Cancellations must be made by email by 12 noon the day before your scheduled arrival date.
Check-in: 1400.
Check-out: 12 noon.
It�s very important to us that you feel comfortable here at Samay Hostels Seville during your stay, so we want you to be able to feel free to arrive and leave at any time during the day.
Special conditions apply for bookings during the periods of Semana Santa and the Feria de Abril.
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We are situated in the Old Town, Barrio de Santa Cruz, Menendez Pelayo Avenue n.13.
From SANTA JUSTA TRAIN STATION:
It's about a 20-minute walk. Once you're out the station, walk to your right along Avenida Jose Laguillo until the end of the street. Take a left onto Calle de Maria Auxiliadora, which shortly becomes Calle Recaredo, and then Avenida Menendez Pelayo. You'll find us on the right-hand side at number 13. Look for the huge glass door!
Alternately, a taxi will cost around €5 or €6, depending on the time of day and the amount of luggage.
From the AIRPORT:
There's only one bus to get to Seville - the EA bus. It takes 25 to 30 minutes to get to the centre and will cost you €4. You need to pay to the driver. Get off at the stop Avenida Carlos V (near El Prado San Sebastian Park). Our hostel is 10-minute walk from here. As you get off the bus, head left towards the large roundabout with the fountain inside; cross to the other side of the street and turn right, where the famous Murillo Gardens will be on your left-hand side. Keep walking until you find number 13; you will find our big glass door just 200m after the gardens.
Alternately, we can arrange you a TRANSFER FROM THE AIRPORT to our hostel. Contact the reception for more information!
From SAN SEBASTIAN BUS STATION:
We're 10 minute walk from the Prado San Sebastian bus station. Go straight out of the station along a short street where lots of cars are parked and you will reach Avenida Menendez Pelayo. Go right and you'll find us on the other
side of the street at number 13 (ignore the even numbers on the right-hand side of the street - the odd numbers on the other side start much further along). We are a couple of blocks past the end of the gardens. Look for the big glass door!
From PLAZA DE ARMAS BUS STATION:
From just outside the Plaza de Armas bus station (down the steps and to the left) take bus C4 and get off at the Puerta de la Carne stop on Avenida Menendez Pelayo. You'll find us at number 13, almost opposite the bus stop. Look for the big glass door! The bus costs €1.40.
Alternately, a taxi costs around €5-€7, depending on the time of day and the amount of luggage you have.
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Located near Santa Cruz, tapas bars, downtown, historic area, Parque Maria Luisa, Plaza Espana, Juderia, the cathedral, La Giralda and bus stations.


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The Yamaha TRBX305 5-string bass guitar in Mist Green brings the best features of the acclaimed TRB and RBX models together in one instrument.
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No. 90,293
1. K.S.A. 44-510d is construed and applied.
2. K.S.A. 44-510e is construed and applied.
Appeal from Workers Compensation Board. Opinion filed December 19, 2003. Affirmed.
D. Shane Bangerter, of Rebein & Bangerter, P.A., of Dodge City, for appellant.
Stanley R. Ausemus, of Stanley R. Ausemus, Chartered, of Emporia, for appellee.
Before RULON, C.J., GREEN, J., and STEPHEN D. HILL, District Judge, assigned.
RULON, C.J.: Respondent Excel Corporation appeals the decision of the Workers Compensation Board (Board) granting permanent partial disability to claimant Jesus Lozano. The respondent contends that the Board erroneously applied K.S.A. 44-510e(a) to grant a permanent partial disability when K.S.A. 44-510d(a)(22) provides the exclusive compensation for the petitioner's injury. We affirm.
The facts in this case are not greatly disputed. On February 17, 1999, while using an air knife to pull a piece of meat at his employment with the respondent, the claimant experienced a pull in his "left inguinal" area and pain in the region of his left medial thigh, as the result of a hernia.
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Villanueva, to whom the claimant had been referred by the respondent, the claimant underwent an inguinal hernia repair. Following the surgery, the claimant continued to experience pain, so a second surgery was performed for the purpose of "exploration of [the] left inguinal area, neurolysis of ilioinguinal and genitofemoral nerve[s] and repair of [the] hernia in layers."
Eventually, claimant visited with an attorney who recommended that claimant visit with Dr. Pedro Murati. After examining the claimant's medical history and performing a physical examination, Dr. Murati opined the petitioner suffered from neurolysis of the ilioinguinal and genitofermoral nerves causing a permanent, whole person impairment of 10 percent.
After the claimant filed a workers compensation claim for a permanent partial disability and the respondent denied the claim, the matter was argued before an administrative law Judge. The administrative law judge found the claimant's injury was controlled by K.S.A. 44-510d(a)(22), which permits only temporary total disability.
Upon appeal to the Board, the Board reviewed the record and recognized that the only medical testimony presented concerning the extent of the claimant's disability was offered by the claimant through Dr. Murati. Finding Dr. Murati's testimony to be credible, the Board reversed the administrative law judge's decision and found the claimant had a 10 percent permanent partial disability.
The Board has exclusive jurisdiction to review the decisions, findings, orders, and awards of the administrative law judge who initially considered the workers compensation claims. See K.S.A. 44-555c(a). Judicial review of a case is dependent upon review by the Board. "On any such review, the board shall have authority to grant or refuse compensation, or to increase or diminish any award of compensation or to remand any matter to the administrative law judge for further proceedings." K.S.A. 44-551(b)(1).
Although the Board's review of the administrative law judge's determination is unlimited, judicial review of the Board's ruling is limited to questions of law in accordance with the Act for Judicial Review and Civil Enforcement of Agency Actions, K.S.A. 77-601 et seq. See K.S.A. 44-556(a); Nance v. Harvey County, 263 Kan. 542, 551, 952 P.2d 411 (1997).
Here, the respondent attempts to frame the issue on appeal as a question of law, arguing the Board misinterpreted the applicable statutes. In reviewing the interpretation rendered by the Board, this court gives deference to the Board's determination. However, the final construction of a statute is a question of law over which an appellate court may exercise unlimited review. See Pruter v. Larned State Hospital, 271 Kan. 865, 868, 26 P.3d 666 (2001).
K.S.A. 44-510d provides the basis for compensation for certain scheduled permanent partial disabilities. Subsection (a)(22) of the statute provides:
"(22) For traumatic hernia, compensation shall be limited to the compensation under K.S.A. 44-510h and 44-510i and amendments thereto, compensation for temporary total disability during such period of time as such employee is actually unable to work on account of such hernia, and, in the event such hernia is inoperable, weekly compensation during 12 weeks, except that, in the event that such hernia is operable, the unreasonable refusal of the employee to submit to an operation for surgical repair of such hernia shall deprive such employee of any benefits under the workers compensation act."
By the plain language of this provision, an employee who suffers a hernia injury cannot collect more than temporary total disability under the method of calculating such disability under K.S.A. 44-510h and K.S.A. 44-510i.
However, the injury at issue here is no longer a hernia injury. Although the claimant originally suffered from a hernia for which he sought medical treatment, the undisputed evidence is that following the surgeries to repair the hernia the claimant suffered from nerve damage to his ilioinguinal and genitofemoral nerves. The Board specifically found the nerve injuries were a natural consequence of the hernia injury, and such finding is adequately supported by the record. Therefore, this court must adopt the Board's finding. See Mudd v. Neosho Memorial Regional Med. Center, 275 Kan. 187, 191, 62 P.3d 236 (2003).
The nerve injuries arose out of and are related to the hernia injury and, therefore, are compensable under the Workers Compensation Act. See Frazier v. Mid-West Painting, Inc., 268 Kan. 353, 356, 995 P.2d 855 (2000) (citing Chinn v. Gay & Taylor, Inc., 219 Kan. 196, 199, 547 P.2d 751 [1976]). Yet, the nerve injuries are not the same injury as the hernia injury and are not governed by K.S.A. 44-510d(a)(22).
A close review of K.S.A. 44-510d reveals nothing to indicate that injuries to nerve tissue are scheduled permanent partial disabilities. Consequently, the Board properly turned to K.S.A. 44-510e for guidance in determining the extent of compensation to award such an injury.
K.S.A. 44-510e(a) provides, in pertinent part:
"Permanent partial general disability exists when the employee is disabled in a manner which is partial in character and permanent in quality and which is not covered by the schedule in K.S.A. 44-510d and amendments thereto. The extent of permanent partial general disability shall be the extent, expressed as a percentage, to which the employee, in the opinion of the physician, has lost the ability to perform the work tasks that the employee performed in any substantial gainful employment during the fifteen-year period preceding the accident, averaged together with the difference between the average weekly wage the worker was earning at the time of the injury and the average weekly wage the worker is earning after the injury. In any event, the extent of permanent partial general disability shall not be less than the percentage of functional impairment. Functional impairment means the extent, expressed as a percentage, of the loss of a portion of the total physiological capabilities of the human body as established by competent medical evidence and based on the fourth edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, if the impairment is contained therein. An employee shall not be entitled to receive permanent partial general disability compensation in excess of the percentage of functional impairment as long as the employee is engaging in work for wages equal to 90% or more of the average gross weekly wage that the employee was earning at the time of the injury."
The only medical testimony provided concerning the functional impairment the claimant sustained by virtue of the nerve injury was from Dr. Murati, who emphasized the pain produced from the nerve injuries was more frequent than "occasional" and precluded normal activity. Consequently, the respondent's argument that because the nerve damage did not result in loss of motor control or damage to surrounding tissue, the nerve damage should properly be categorized as temporary total disability is without merit. The Board properly applied K.S.A. 44-510e to determine the claimant's permanent partial disability.
Dr. Murati's testimony was undisputed and was based upon the schedules provided in the fourth edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (1995). According to Dr. Murati, the claimant suffered a 10% total body disability due to the damage to his ilioinguinal and genitofemoral nerves. The Board's award is therefore supported by substantial competent evidence in the record. We must affirm. See Mudd, 275 Kan. at 191.


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[dramatic voice-over guy]: "Today, on Ghost Taunters International, the team travels to Geneva to investigate an ancient spa slaughterhouse that was also used as an asylum for homicidal clowns."
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From Middle English abstraccyone; either from Middle French abstraction or from Medieval Latin abstrāctiō ("separation"), from Latin abstrahō ("draw away"). Equivalent to abstract + -ion.
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/, /əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/
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abstraction (countable and uncountable, plural abstractions)
- The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- 1848, J. S. Mill, Principles of Political Economy with some of their Applications to Social Philosophy:
- The cancelling of the debt would be no destruction of wealth, but a transfer of it: a wrongful abstraction of wealth from certain members of the community, for the profit of the government, or of the tax-payers.
- (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
- 1848, J. S. Mill, Principles of Political Economy with some of their Applications to Social Philosophy:
- A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- a hermit's abstraction
- The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
- c. 1837, W. Hamilton, in Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic (1860), Lecture XXXV, page 474:
- Abstraction is no positive act: it is simply the negative of attention.
- Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
- c. 1837, W. Hamilton, in Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic (1860), Lecture XXXV, page 474:
- The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
- An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
- to fight for mere abstractions.
- Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
- (art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects. [First attested in the early 20th century.][2][1]
- (chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
- An idea of an unrealistic or visionary nature.
- The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the results of said process.
- (geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
- (computing) Any generalization technique that ignores or hides details to capture some kind of commonality between different instances for the purpose of controlling the intellectual complexity of engineered systems, particularly software systems.
- (computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
- (the act of generalization): universalization; see also Thesaurus:generalization
- (the act of generalization): specialization; see also Thesaurus:specialization
- (mentally abstracting): concretization
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act of abstracting
idea of a visionary nature
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "abstraction" in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 10.
- ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 5
Further reading[edit]
- abstraction at OneLook Dictionary Search
- abstraction in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- abstraction in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Glossary of Water Terms, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Borrowed from Late Latin abstrāctiō, abstrāctiōnem.
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