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Privacy breaches in VA health records wound veterans
Karen Santoro heard co-workers chattering about her psychological care in 2010.
An Air Force veteran and surgical services scheduler at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh hospital in Oakland, Santoro asked officials with the VA and the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the source of the gossip. It seemed to violate the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, that prohibits release of medical information.
Advised by her physician, Santoro begged her bosses to transfer her or let her work from home until investigators finished their work. They refused. She resigned in mid-2011, disgusted with VA's disregard of privacy laws. She is convinced that officials were retaliating against her and concerned by "inaction" by Health and Human Services, which enforces HIPAA at all health care facilities.
"It's unconscionable that the very people who defend the rights of the American people don't have those rights at VA," said Santoro, 46, of Pittsburgh's South Side. "… We must fight back and change the system because we deserve a better one."
A two-month Tribune-Review investigation found VA workers or contractors committed 14,215 privacy violations at 167 facilities from 2010 through May 31, victimizing at least 101,018 veterans and 551 VA employees. Photos of the anatomy of some were posted on social media; stolen IDs of others were used to make fraudulent credit cards.
"It's hard to argue against the notion that VA holds the dubious distinction of being the largest violator of the nation's health privacy laws," said Deven McGraw, director of the Washington-based Health Privacy Project of the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology. "Protecting the privacy of every American is important, but you would think that we would be very careful when it came to our veterans. They sure earned it."
In a written statement, agency spokeswoman Genevieve Billia said the VA "places the highest priority upon safeguarding the personal information" of veterans and uses technology to protect records. The VA takes privacy breaches "very seriously and has established strict guidelines that go beyond what is required by law," she said.
The VA led the nation in digitizing medical records, and that gives employees access to health and financial records with a few keystrokes. The Trib's analysis of reports filed with the VA's Risk Management and Incident Response Resolution Team found a pattern of illegal snooping through patient files, or lost sensitive data such as Social Security numbers.
Eleven times since 2010, criminal investigators found VA employees in Massachusetts, Ohio, Virginia, Florida and Washington stealing veterans' identities or prescriptions. The outcome of those cases is unknown because VA privacy officers decided the outcomes should be private.
In 2012, a medical clerk in Miami was sentenced to two years in prison for selling undercover agents data belonging to 22 veterans. The employee confessed to stealing the identities of 3,000 vets over five years before a credit card fraud scheme fell apart.
A VA patient service assistant in Muskogee, Okla., snapped a photo of an ailing veteran's exposed buttocks in 2011 and then, for reasons unknown, posted the picture on Facebook. Hers is not an isolated incident: At least 15 times over the past three years, VA workers put images of sick vets or revealed patients' health information on social media for pals to see.
Preventable violations
The Trib's records analysis found:
• Lack of accountability. One in 365 privacy violations was turned over to the agency's Office of Inspector General, VA police or outside law enforcement. VA privacy officers recommended that 31 people lose their jobs for unlawful disclosures — nearly half of them contractors, volunteers, medical students or part-time staffers. Officials cannot estimate how many employees were terminated for privacy violations but conceded that it's rare.
• Shoddy safeguards. In 82 cases, providers illegally released medical information or failed to secure patient consent during studies, violating the privacy of 2,856 vets.
• Failure to encrypt data. The VA mandated data scrambling on computers as a result of the 2006 theft in Maryland of a laptop containing 26.5 million veterans' records. Since 2010, however, at least 16,183 vets were put at risk because VA employees failed to encrypt electronic gadgets that got lost or stolen.
"There's quite a difference between unknowingly exposing veterans' personally identifiable information through network security vulnerabilities and purposefully violating the privacy of veterans," Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., who chairs the House Committee of Veterans' Affairs, told the Trib.
"In this case, I don't know what's worse: that hundreds of VA employees and managers willfully and blatantly violated veterans' privacy, or the fact that VA officials have refused to issue any sort of serious punishment in all but a fraction of these incidents."
Most VA privacy violations are preventable, experts said.
Had employees simply checked fax numbers before dialing, for example, they might have avoided sending records of 1,118 veterans to the wrong place. The data of 863 other veterans and two employees were compromised because staffers lost paperwork in restrooms.
In 1,207 cases affecting at least 5,254 vets, the VA gave medication and paperwork to the wrong patients or strangers. In about one out of five of those incidents — mostly involving mailing mistakes — the VA disclosed all or part of Social Security numbers, birth dates or medical diagnoses, according to the reports.
"If a health care network is sloppy with your protected data, then they'll be sloppy when caring for patients," said Joan Kiel, a professor of Health Management Systems at Duquesne University who is an expert on privacy rules.
Kiel's prescription to cure the VA: Arm privacy officers with training and credentials to investigate violations and educate co-workers. Give supervisors authority to fire violators.
VA officials declined to say if even one employee is credentialed. In reports, privacy officers cite doubts about their ability to do their jobs. In a 2011 case involving the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System, for example, an unnamed officer conceded to having "no prior privacy background, privacy training, or experience conducting investigations."
As for empowering supervisors, 20 times over the past three years agency managers tasked with enforcing privacy standards were caught snooping inappropriately through records — five cases in Albuquerque, N.M., alone. The VA fired no supervisor for these breaches, according to the reports.
Kiel and other experts said firing or punishing employees who run afoul of privacy rules is the norm at most health networks because hospitals want to avoid patient lawsuits and tough enforcement efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights.
'A big hammer'
The civil rights office in 2011 hit Maryland-based Cignet Health Services with $4.35 million in fines for failing to provide 41 patients copies of health records they requested, and then stonewalling investigators.
A UCLA School of Medicine researcher who improperly accessed health records of his boss, co-workers and celebrity patients was sentenced to four years in prison, and the school settled with the civil rights office for $865,000. Other employees suspected of trespasses were blacklisted from employment.
New Health and Human Services rules threaten medical providers, insurance companies and contractors with a maximum fine of $1.5 million for each violation, up from $25,000 per offense for repeat lawbreakers.
"That's a big hammer," said attorney William H. Maruca, a partner at Fox Rothschild L.P., Downtown, and HIPAA expert. "… That doesn't shrug this off as 'just another government mandate.' "
Health and Human Services officials acknowledged, however, that policy lets them investigate VA violations but not penalize the agency, even for repeat offenses.
"No case related to the VA has resulted in a monetary settlement," said agency spokeswoman Rachel Seeger. The civil rights office "is looking concertedly at systemic issues throughout the VA system with respect to HIPAA compliance."
Santoro wants Congress to sharpen the civil rights office's teeth to bite harder into the VA's privacy problem.
"It's funny how celebrities in Hollywood have more privacy protections than military veterans who go to VA," said Santoro. "Look at how OCR went after UCLA, and then see what they do for American military veterans who suffer even worse treatment by VA. It's a disgrace."
In a statement, VA officials said the agency is retraining employees to "achieve a culture change in which all VA employees understand the importance of protecting veteran information as part of their daily routine."
Records underscore that statement. In 2010, VA facilities retrained employees 498 times for privacy violations, but took no action in 1,104 cases beyond extending victims credit-monitoring. In 2011, VA counseling and retraining more than doubled to 1,134, then rose to 1,387 sessions in 2012.
Yet privacy violations continue to climb. Security reports for the first five months of this year are peppered with expressed concern that retraining is not working.
In Jackson, Miss., 312 VA medical center employees accessed records of Army veteran Johnnie Lee, 55, when he died during surgery in 2011. The number equates to one in five workers there. Records show Jackson staffers were retrained on privacy issues a dozen times after that breach for committing similar violations. Three employees were disciplined.
On March 8, two employees in Louisville were caught going through files of a surgical services official. One worker was "very familiar with privacy policies and regulations, as this is the 4th time in my office for privacy violations," a frustrated manager reported.
On May 22, a privacy officer in El Paso reported receiving a call "from a very irate owner of a local towing company," who received by fax 14 pages of medical records for six veterans, with Social Security numbers, home addresses, birth dates and diagnoses.
Such faxes "had been going on for a while," but when he called before, someone at the VA advised him to "shred and throw away any other documents he had received," according to the report.
"This is wrong," he told the privacy officer.
VA officials, who declined to comment, decided to retrain all El Paso employees on faxing documents — their fourth such special session in three years.
Carl Prine is a Total Trib Media staff writer. Reach him at [email protected] or 412-320-7826.


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YouTube is now officially in the movie-rental business.
The Google-owned video service dabbled with the idea earlier in the year by offering Sundance films for rental, but the new site located at youtube.com/store marks a much broader entry into the market, with what seems to be a fairly large spectrum of movies and TV shows priced between 99 cents and $3.99.
The YouTube rental store features newer movies, including Oscar contenders Precious and The Cove; indie classics such as Reservoir Dogs and Pi; and more mainstream fair, such as 3:10 to Yuma and Saw III. The store also offers a number of anime TV shows and selections for young children.
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Banh Mi Fish Taco Recipe
These fish tacos are filled with grilled halibut, cilantro lime rice, salsa verde, diced avocado, shredded lettuce, crumbled queso fresco, pickled jalapeños, carrot and daikon (the Vietnamese flair in these tacos) and finally a dollop of Mexican sour cream.
After completing my second cookbook, (shameless plug: don't forget to pre-order my Banh Mi cookbook), I've been professing my love for the Vietnamese sandwiches to whomever I meet on Twitter. Last weekend, I came across the most wonderful idea from a Texan food & wine festival through Chef David Bull from Austin: Banh Mi Tacos. In my second cookbook, I kept everything fairly traditional by sticking to straight, authentic recipes for the Vietnamese baguette, đồ chua (pickled carrots and daikon) and Vietnamese-style meat. But what I love most is the way we can get inspired from a certain type of cuisine and come up with new, creative dishes.
Yields: 6 servings6 (4-ounce) halibut fillets, about 1"-thick
2 teaspoons kosher salt (or regular salt)
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
juice of 3 limes
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
¼ cup salsa verde (click on the link for the recipe)
1½ cups long-grain brown rice
½ white onion, chopped
2¼ cups chicken stock, as needed
2 teaspoons black pepper, freshly cracked
½ cup olive oil
18 taco shells
1 cup shredded Romaine lettuce leaves
2 jalapeño peppers, stemmed and thinly sliced
½ daikon radish
1 carrot
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
⅓ cup white vinegar, to taste
2½ cups cilantro, chopped
¼ cup queso fresco, freshly crumbled
¼ cup crema Mexicana sour cream
2 avocados, diced and drizzled with lime juice
2 cups shredded lettuce
2 limes, cut into wedges
For the pickled carrot and daikon:
Peel the carrots and daikon and shred them. If you use a shredding vegetable peeler, you'll get long threads of carrot and daikon pieces. Cut into about 3" pieces.
You could also slice the vegetables with a mandoline, then julienne them using a sharp knife, but I wouldn't recommend using a grater blade on a food processor as the vegetables will become a bit soggy and mushy.
Place the carrots, daikon and 1 sliced jalapeño pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar. Drizzle with the rice vinegar. Toss well. Let sit for about 15 minutes. Mix well. Drain the vegetables, reserving as much liquid as possible.
For the cilantro rice:
In a frying pan, heat 3 tablespoons oil. Add the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add 1 clove garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the rice, stir well, making sure each grain is well coated in oil. Add 2 cups cilantro, 1 sliced jalapeño pepper, cumin, garlic powder and 1½ cups chicken broth. Stir well and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 20-25 minutes, adding the remaining chicken stock once the first amount has evaporated. Check doneness of the rice. Add more chicken stock and cook for an additional 5 minutes, if necessary. If fully cooked, turn off the heat and let the rice stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Set aside.
Prepping the halibut fillets:
Pat dry the fillets using paper towels. Season the fish with salt and cayenne pepper on both sides. Add 1 clove garlic, 1 teaspoon sugar, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon cumin and juice of 2 limes. Place into a zip-top bag. Drizzle with olive oil. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Grilling the fish:
Remove the fish from the refrigerator 15 minutes before cooking to bring it back to room temperature. Pat dry one more time. Season with kosher salt and pepper.
Brush a non-stick griddle pan with olive oil. Add the fish fillets to the hot pan. Cook for about 3 minutes. Once a caramelized crust is formed, carefully lift and flip the fillets and cook (about 10 minutes total) until the fish becomes opaque. Let stand for 5 minutes and flake the fish into large morsels.
Assembly time:
Fluff the rice with a fork. Add 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro and the juice of 1 lime.
Assemble the tacos. On a serving platter, place the taco shells. Spoon a layer of cilantro rice into the shells. For each individual taco, cover with lettuce, add a layer of pickled carrot and daikon, lettuce and the fish. Sprinkle with queso fresco. Finish with sour cream and diced avocado. Garnish with salsa. Repeat until all the tacos are filled.
Count 3 tacos per person.
Serve immediately; otherwise the taco shells will turn soggy.
Serve with lime wedges on the side.
You could substitute any other flaky, firm-fleshed fish such as cod, swordfish or tuna. For a breaded version (beer battered, then deep fried), use tilapia, rubio or wahoo fish. It's not as healthy, but so good!
Daikon (củ cải trắng in Vietnamese) is an Asian radish that looks like a large white carrot. I also use this root a lot when making vegetarian broth to add natural sweetness to it.
You can store the remaining pickled carrots and daikon in 4-ounce Mason jars in the refrigerator.
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According to an article from Oregon State University�s �Growing Knowledge� series (Slime and Punishment, April 2011) snails and slugs are mollusks, and are loosely related to octopi and oysters
According to an article from Oregon State University�s �Growing Knowledge� series (Slime and Punishment, April 2011) snails and slugs are mollusks, and are loosely related to octopi and oysters. Depending on species, these animals are well adapted to devouring a range of foodstuffs, including living and dead plants, fungi, small dead animals, and occasionally live prey. As for the difference between slugs and snails, the simplest way to put it is that a slug is a snail without an external shell.
N.C. State entomology specialists note that slugs and snails feed on the leaves and flowers of many ornamental, vegetable and field crops. They are most damaging to tender young plants in the spring, and can also injure fruit.
Damage on foliage usually appears between the veins and on leaf margins. Depending on the age and size of the offender, damage may range from a rasping of the surface to holes being eaten out. Large slugs and snails can devour entire leaves, petals or even small plants. A silvery slime trail helps to confirm the culprit.
Populations can be reduced by managing habitat. Look for opportunities to reduce the presence of rotting boards, wood, pots and other potential sheltering places. Remove excess vegetation such as high grass and piles of pulled weeds. And according to the May 17 issue of North Carolina Pest News (N.C. State University), moist areas around dripping water spigots and irrigation heads are also favorable for snail and slug populations.
Pesticides are available for snail and slug control, but some may not be appropriate for your particular site. For example, carbamate products containing metaldehyde or methiocarb should be avoided around children and pets. Iron phosphate products such as Sluggo provide effective control, with lower mammalian toxicity.
In addition to these products, researchers have investigated the use of botanical molluscicides including limonene and a capsaicin and mustard oil mix. Results have been promising. Repellent products containing garlic extract, cinnamon oil, or copper are registered and might be worth a try.
For a more labor-intensive, non-chemical approach, pieces of wood or other flat objects can be placed on the soil surface as traps. Inspect each morning for the presence of slugs and snails, and remove and destroy any that you find.
Occasionally I receive questions about invasive snail species in North Carolina. North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) officials do keep watch on what comes into our ports and other points of entry, and snails are certainly among the �persons of interest.� In a recent conversation with NCDA&CS Plant Pest Specialist David Pearce, I learned that the snail species of greatest concern at the moment is the brown garden snail. In fact, this snail was illegally introduced to a small area in Kill Devil Hills in the mid 1980s as part of a project to raise and sell the mollusks to restaurants and heliculture (snail farming) operations. The population has been successfully contained through the years by the NCDA&CS, and eradication now appears to be a reasonable goal.
Let me know if you�d like additional information on managing slugs and snails in the garden and landscape.
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Mattingly keeps focus on team, not job speculation
MILWAUKEE -- As the media speculates about his job security, Don Mattingly said he's managing.
"Any sleeplessness I've had is about our team, not about me," Mattingly said in response to a Fox Sports report that he would be fired later this week.View Full Game Coverage
MILWAUKEE -- As the media speculates about his job security, Don Mattingly said he's managing.
"Any sleeplessness I've had is about our team, not about me," Mattingly said in response to a Fox Sports report that he would be fired later this week.View Full Game Coverage
Mattingly met with general manager Ned Colletti on Monday, but insisted it was about the team and how to get it out of last place.
"To me it's a daily process, just the grind of the team and how we get better," he said. "Do we do things differently or persevere and stay the course? I'm confident in the people we have here. Nothing's different today than any other day. As for the rumors, I talked to Stan [Kasten, club president] the other day and he didn't fire me. Ned didn't say I won't be here."
Mattingly, having watched the managerial circus of the Yankees during the George Steinbrenner years, said he only worries about his team, not his job, even though he did ask the club to pick up a 2014 option last winter and was denied.
"I never get away from my base," he said. "I worry about our team and getting it to perform to the best of its ability."
Mattingly said he had "no idea" if the rumors about his firing are true or "if Ned's on the edge of, 'Donnie, you're the problem.' For me, everything is a baseball decision. If I'm the problem, it's a baseball decision. I don't know what the public perception has to do with it.
"You can change every other week. You can change hitting coaches. How many have they had in the last 10 years? That's helped a lot. It's a great example. At the end of the day, look at it. All it is is change. Make a good decision, a baseball decision."
Mattingly agreed with Colletti that a real tell is the effort of the club.
"If you lose that, you shouldn't be here," he said. "If the guys quit on you and don't play, you should be gone. You lose the clubhouse or they're not playing hard for you, that's it."
Mattingly also sided with Colletti in the opinion that the current roster must turn it around.
"This is our club," he said. "You can't go, 'We're going to tear it down.' What are you going to do? These are the guys you count on and let them do their thing. Magic [Johnson] talks about the NBA playoffs, the superstars have to carry you. [Clayton] Kershaw has to. [Zack] Greinke has to. The big boys have to play better.
"Nick Punto having a great year is really nice, but Punto is not taking us to the promised land. Dee [Gordon], [Mark] Ellis, they're not taking us to the promised land. Adrian [Gonzalez], Matt [Kemp], Hanley [Ramirez] and Andre [Ethier], those guys in the middle of the order you count on to be the run producers. How do you not stay with those guys? We're not going to abandon ship. You can shuffle it around, but at the end of the day it gets back to those guys."
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This subcategory includes links to collections of treaties and agreements associated with a particular region, organization or treaty secretariat. Research guides are also included to assist the researcher in locating relevant treaty information. Treaty texts for specialized areas of international law or those associated with a particular intergovernmental organization appear in subject related categories on EISIL including International Economic Law, International Environmental Law,
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In-depth assistance on researching international treaty law is available in the ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Laws continuously updated chapter on this subject.
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or Between International Organizations
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AP source: Syria again using Scud missiles on foes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration says the Syrian government is continuing to fire Scud missiles at rebels and regime opponents as they make territorial gains.
A State Department official said Thursday that Washington was aware that the regime had used Scud missiles within the last few days, despite warnings from the U.S. and other nations not to escalate the crisis.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified. NATO and the Pentagon have previously confirmed that Scud missiles have been fired at the opposition.
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Evoking memories of student bedrooms and NME inspired collages, Jeremy Deller's pop-art exhibition at the Hayward Gallery throws open his cupboard for all to see. Almost like a counter-culture riposte to the hedonism of the New Labour years, Joy in People, offers a sweeping nineties retrospective.
Indeed his vision of the decade appears to pine inwards towards the 1980s – a hangover of union brass bands, strong armed marches, Margaret Thatcher, cups of tea and weekly music magazines. Every decade has to be historically collectivised in some way. In that respect this exhibition is a museum of old ideas. A collision of forces that formed and peaked during the passive consumerism of the Blair years.
One rock band in particular, the Manic Street Preachers, form the social heartbeat of the exhibition. With the 1997 fanzine project 'The Uses of Literacy' being reinstalled for new audiences, it pays tribute to the obsessive fan culture that surrounded the band in the mid-nineties.
Literary quotes, paintings, confessional stories and some fucking awful poetry, the exhibition never veers too far away from an alternative kid's bedroom. Music is fleeting in that respect. Most people's inspirational touchstones are formulated from the ages of 14 to 22 and slowly ebb away with each passing year. The pressures of earning a living and the cyclical nature of youth culture pay heed to that.
*Offering my own tribute, written as a 24 year old, I recall a diary piece I wrote as the lights of fan worship were dimming if not completely dying out. Below is my recollection of my last ever Manics gig at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange in April 2005. It's my late, late offering to Jeremy Deller. If only to serve as a reminder of how quickly one's memories can become an exhibit in a museum.
Monday, April 18th 2005
Paradise City
After watching my girlfriend collapse in a bucket in tears on my bed I realised I had made a mistake. I felt incredibly guilty but I was scared of being disappointed and I didn't want my ragged feelings ruining everybody else's night. I changed my mind of course and later on that afternoon we were in Edinburgh rummaging for sailor suits and jumpers inside a 20th Century clothes shop. I knew then that I had made the right decision. There are some happy memories in the capital and walking through the historic Old Town in the rain was beautiful, it was almost like my footsteps were being drawn in ink.
The Manics were the major pulling factor and they were playing the Corn Exchange, which is deep in the suburbs and we arrived late that evening and the venue looked like an abandoned swimming pool. The rectangle white hall was much smaller than I expected and consequently there was very little room to manoeuvre. James Dean Bradfield looked muscular and extremely fit, while Nicky Wire was really tall and danced around on stage like a glittering Welsh salmon. The Manics reached their saturation point years ago and it felt strange seeing them live again. There was something serene and ghostly calm about them, previous landmark singles that were once powerful statements had now become cabaret and were played with a jukebox familiarity.
I did feel the Manics were slightly cabaret in places, the Holy Bible moments however were absolutely amazing, especially Of Walking Abortion and If White America, which were like vicious snarling scabs and for blurring white seconds I felt like I was obsessed and eighteen all over again. There was also Roses in the Hospital and they ended with a crashing version of Motown Junk, which started off with Paradise City by Guns and Roses and it was coolest send off ever! The thudding drums whipped the crowd to a chaotic frenzy and it was the perfect ending to a heavenly evening. It was the goodbye moment I had always wanted.


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FRIDAY, March 15, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Mistakes in text messages often make people laugh out loud, but it might not always be a laughing matter. Garbled text messages may be a sign that someone has suffered a stroke, even in people who have no problem speaking, according to researchers.
The case study by a team at Henry Ford Hospital describes a 40-year-old man who was visiting Detroit and during the night began sending incoherent text messages to his wife.
At the hospital the next day, the man had no difficulty with the traditional bedside evaluation of language abilities and doctors found no visible neurological problems except a slight weakness on the right side of his face.
The doctors then gave the man a smartphone and asked him to text "the doctor needs a new Blackberry." Instead, he texted "Tjhe Doctor nddds a new bb." When he was asked if this was correct, the man did not recognize any errors.
The doctors eventually determined that the man had suffered an ischemic stroke, in which a clot or other blockage cuts off blood supply to part of the brain. Such strokes usually lead to some form of physical disability and can be fatal, the study authors noted in a Henry Ford Health System news release.
The study is scheduled for presentation March 19 at a meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, in San Diego.
The findings suggest that "dystextia" -- a term for incoherent text messaging -- may be a sign of stroke in patients who show no other clear symptoms, the researchers said.
"Text messaging is a common form of communication with more than 75 billion texts sent each month," study lead author and neurologist Dr. Omran Kaskar said in the news release. "Besides the time-honored tests we use to determine aphasia in diagnosing stroke, checking for dystextia may well become a vital tool in making such a determination."
Aphasia is a partial or total inability to form or understand language.
"Because text messages are always time-stamped when they're sent, they may also help establish when the stroke symptoms were at least present or even when they began," which plays a key role in determining treatment, Kaskar added.
The data and conclusions of research presented at medical meetings should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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Well, think of it this way: if a fire was to break out or the power was to fail in a commercial building or residential facility, a functional and compliant emergency warning light system. This would include exit signs with or without battery backup, remote headlamps, batteries, would need to provide illumination. Not only are they necessary, but also they are required by local and state law to provide occupants with a quick and safe escape while reducing panic.
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When it comes to Rice, Red And Black Are The New White
A proliferation of colored rice is the latest trend in foodservice. According to the National Restaurant Association's 2011 What's Hot survey of chef-members of the American Culinary Federation, black and red rice is the hot new side dish. In fact, "black/forbidden rice," a newcomer to the survey is No. 1 among sides/starches and ranks 27th overall among 226 items. Red rice, also new to the list, ranks third among sides/starches and 43rd overall.
Several drivers of interest in black and red rice include novelty on the plate, not to mention greater demand for heirloom foods. More important, black and red rice carries a better-for-you nutritional profile, according to Michael Holleman, director of culinary development for category leader Indian Harvest, Bemidji, Mi
Indian Harvest offers three varieties of red rice — Himalayan Red from India, Ulikan Red from the Philippines and exclusive Colusari Red, which was rescued from a Maryland seed bank and grown to commercial viability in California. It also offers Black rice imported from China. Additionally, several unique grain blends feature red rice, such as Indian Harvest's Aztec Blend (Colusari Red Rice, amaranth, brown rice and multi-colored split peas), Mountain Red Blend (a mélange of Himalayan and Ulikan rices, (heirloom white rice, black quinoa and green lentils) and Whole Grain 5 Blend (Colusari Red Rice, grano, wild rice, sprouted brown rice and parboiled long-grain brown rice). Indian Harvest also offers Green Bamboo rice from China, Purple Thai rice, Brown Basmati rice from India and Short-Grain Brown rice.
"Our red and black rices offer the whole-grain goodness that an increasing number of diners seek," says Holleman. "What's more, both rices contain anthocyanins—the antioxidants found in blueberries, grapes and acai—that have been linked to a decreased risk of heart disease and cancer."
Red and black rices are nuttier-tasting and heartier than white rice, making them strategic in development of rice dishes with customer appeal, Holleman adds. And for enhanced menu intrigue through color, red rice retains its hue when cooked, whereas black rice turns a stunning deep, dark purple.


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AUBURN HILLS (AP) - Lawrence Frank has been fired by the Detroit Pistons after he became the latest coach unable to revive the struggling franchise's fortunes.
The team announced the move Thursday, a day after the Pistons lost at Brooklyn to finish the season 29-53.
Frank went 54-94 in two seasons with Detroit. He took over before the lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign, and the rebuilding Pistons have been slow to improve despite drafting in the lottery the last three years.
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If you're into fishing, Pornaistenniemi peninsula is a great place to try to catch some salmon or trout. Just be early; the bay is always full of fishermen and the best spots are taken first. In the winter, the steam rushing up from the almost frozen rapids makes ice-fishing an almost magical experience. An essential part of the Finnish countryside landscape is cows. These calm and gentle animals have been chewing the cud since the 16th century in Viikki's Latokartano. Nowadays, Helsinki University's education and research unit continues the farm work in Viikki, where over a hundred heads of cattle sunbathe and dine on the fields, shouting out friendly moos to visitors.
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Budget LaserDisc - Comedy (26 Titles)
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All the LaserDiscs in this listing fall into the Comedy and Romantic Comedy Film genre. Please note all photos of the covers are stock photos and not actual representations of the item for sale. Also these discs have not been tested, only visually examined, but any titles that are widely known to have issues will be tested to verify their quality.
Current Titles:
- Addams Family, The (1991) [LV 32689-WS] LD: NM, Cover: VG+/EX
- American President, The (1995) [80176] LD: NM, Cover: NM
- Big Chill, The (1983) [VLD 2018] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- Chase, The (1994) [8603-85] LD: VG+/EX (light marks/sticker on label), Cover: VG+/EX
- City Slickers (1991) [75266] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) [LV 1890] LD: EX, Cover: NM
- Get Shorty (1995) [ML105493] LD: EX, Cover: EX
- Greedy (1994) [42063] LD: VG+ (light marks, sticker on label), Cover: VG+
- Jingle All the Way (1996) [0415285] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- Lover Come Back/Send Me No Flowers (1961) [42789] LD: NM, Cover: VG+
- Legal Eagles (1986) [41782] LD: EX, Cover: VG+/EX
- Look Who's Talking (1989) [70186] LD: EX, Cover: VG+/EX
- Monkey Business (1931) [40172] LD: NM, Cover: VG+
- Monkey Business (1952) [5140-80] LD: NM, Cover: VG+
- Mr. Destiny (1990) [1126 AS] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- Mr. Destiny (1990) [1126 AS] LD: EX, Cover: VG+
- My Cousin Vinny (1992) [1876-80] LD: NM, Cover: VG+/EX
- Oh, God! (1977) [1010] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- Pillow Talk (1959) [41300] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- Short Circuit 2 (1988) [ID6164TS] LD: EX, Cover: EX
- Something Wild (1986) [TVL0001] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- Stripes (1981) [VLD 5557] LD: VG+/EX, Cover: EX
- Three Men and a Little Lady (1990) [1139 AS] LD: NM, Cover: VG+/EX
- Used Cars (1978) [10836] LD: NM, Cover: EX
- When Harry Met Sally... (1989) [ID2712SU] LD: NM, Cover: NM
- While You Were Sleeping (1995) [5396 AS] LD: NM, Cover: VG+ (small tear on FC)
ATTENTION: This is a LaserDisc, not a Vinyl Record, and not a DVD!! You must have a LaserDisc player to watch this and that player must be able to play NTSC format discs.
LaserDisc Grading
We spot play test all used LaserDiscs (with the exception of our Budget titles) and will note any signs of laser rot we may find. LD's that have never been opened we obviously cannot guarantee their state.
We encourage you to view all the pictures and read our comments on the conditions, as we find these to be more beneficial than a standard grade. Occasionally we'll use a grade range (ie: VG / VG+) for either disc or cover if condition is borderline and hard to stick in one category.
LaserDisc - only given to sealed discs, or films we personally acquired new, opened them but never played. Of course since the disc is sealed we cannot guarantee there are no pressing flaws or minor warping, or Laser Rot, and since LaserDiscs are out of print, we cannot except returns or exchanges on sealed records that have been opened.
Cover - is still sealed.
Near Mint (NM):
LaserDisc - looks like new.
Cover - may have light typical storage wear, but overall looks new.
Excellent (EX):
LaserDisc - may have one or two light marks (not scratches) but should play with no issues.
Cover - has some very minor cosmetic issue, like a light crease, light ring wear, nothing that is very noticeable.
Very Good Plus (VG+):
LaserDisc - may have some scuffs and light surface marks / scratches, but should play with no issues.
Cover - will have noticeable wear such as ring wear, seam splitting, writing on cover, creases, etc. Could be a couple items (not all) and they should not be major.
Very Good (VG):
LaserDisc - may show a fair amout of surface wear but should play through without hanging up, may have light signs of laser rot (white speckling).
Cover - will have a couple cosmetic issues ring wear, seam splitting, writing on cover, creases, etc and it will be very pronounce.
Good (G):
LaserDisc - we will not list discs that aren't VG or better.
Cover - cover is damaged to a point where it is not usable to house a record. All the seams are split, the panels are moldy, major writing all over, etc. The only time we'll list something with a cover in this shape is if it's rare or the disc is in great shape.
Orders ship within two business days.
Rest assured, unlike MANY sellers and even large companies, we know how to ship vinyl (and LaserDiscs) correctly! We used high quality mailers, two cardboard stiffners and if the album you are buying is used it is shipped outside the cover to prevent damage to the seams in transit. When it comes to shipping LaserDiscs we don't always ship outside the cover as in transit seam wear is not as common. If you want your discs shipped outside the cover feel free to note that at checkout in the message box.
Multiple discs = multiple records. Four 7" 45's = 1 LP
Special Note for 78's: Shellac records are much more fragile and require additional packaging, because of this each 78 will count as two records for shipping calculation purposes.
Domestic Shipping (USA):
Media Mail: $5 flat rate no matter how many records (LaserDiscs) you buy!
Priority Mail: rates vary based on the total weight of your order, and will calculate at checkout unless your order contains more than 6 records (LaserDiscs).
International Shipping:
For international customers we have the following countries and rates setup. If you don't see your country or would like a quote on another method of shipping please contact us for a shipping quote. Multiple record sets count as multiple records. Any order over 5 records will require you to contact us for a shipping quote. Rates include Insurance.
Customs Fees & Taxes:
Note the buyer is responsible for any additional customs fees or taxes that may be incurred. For customs purposes we only value packages at the purchase amount, we will NOT value them lower. All international orders are insured to protect against damage or loss and we must declare the same value for customs. We also WILL NOT mark items as gifts, this is against the law and punishable to both the buyer and seller. Know your countries laws, and duties / taxes amounts if you're not willing to pay them do not place an order. We will charge a restocking fee up to 25% of the total order, in addition to any other costs charged to us if your order is returned due to refusal to pay any fees required by your country.
Australia & New Zealand
First Class International: (1-2 Records $24.00) (3 Records $35.00) (4 Records $52.00)
Priority International: (1-2 Records $48.00) (3 Records $61.00) (4 Records $65.00)
First Class International: (1-2 Records $26.00) (3 Records $40.00) (4 Records $58.00
Priority International: (1-2 Records $53.00) (3 Records $55.00) (4-5 Records $63.00)
First Class International: (1-2 Records $17.50) (3 Records $25.00) (4-5 Records $39.00
Priority International: (1-2 Records $37.00) (3 Records $39.00) (4-5 Records $41.00)
Austria / Belgium / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Ireland* / Netherlands / Sweden* / Switzerland / UKNOTE: Countries with a * next to them if you choose 1st Class International shipping the tracking number will only update while item is in the USA, once it leaves the USA tracking will no longer update. If you want full tracking you must choose Priority Mail International!
First Class International: (1-2 Records $26.00) (3 Records $37.50) (4 Records $39.00)
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One day after Governor Pat McCrory signed into law the repeal of the 2009 Racial Justice Act, he spoke out about that decision. McCrory's signature ended the landmark law that allowed convicted murderers to have sentences reduced to life in prison if they could prove racial bias influenced their case.
The governor spoke to the media after the ribbon cutting at the children's hospital in Greenville. He said it was necessary to do away with the law. which he says many district attorneys agreed would be best.
"It was really going against the wishes of juries by unanimous vote adding to another level of loopholes which I don't think created the justice that we needed in North Carolina, so I was following the lead of a bipartisan group of DA's throughout the state," said McCrory.
Critics and supporters say this will kick start the death penalty in North Carolina where no inmates have been executed since 2006.
Gov Pat McCrory has signed into law a repeal of a landmark act that allowed convicted murderers in North Carolina to reduce sentences to life in prison if they could prove racial bias.
McCrory signed a bill Wednesday intended to restart the death penalty in a state that hasn't executed an inmate since 2006. The Racial Justice Act of 2009 was already weakened last year by restricting the use of statistics to prove prejudice.
The bill has bitterly divided Democrats and Republicans.
McCrory said in a statement that the original law was so flawed that it's allowed nearly every person on death row to appeal unanimous jury decisions regardless of race.
Democrats argue studies and 2012 court decisions under the act prove institutional bias exists in jury selection and procedure.


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STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. is a leading service provider of advanced semiconductor packaging design, assembly, test and distribution solutions.
A trusted partner and supplier to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, STATS ChipPAC provides fully integrated,
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The response was underwhelming to say the least, as the majority of banking leaders provided examples of 'works in progress' or 'initial wins', with some of the most mentioned case studies being in the areas of risk and fraud prevention as opposed to marketing.
In addition to a post on big data by Aite Group's Ron Shevlin on The Financial Brand, and widely covered discussions about 'big data hype' on blogs from Gartner and CapGemini this past week, most industry leaders believe banks need to focus on data close to home before expanding their pursuit of the next shiny object. To this end, a friend from the U.K. offered to provide a guest post on the topic from his perspective as a supplier to the financial services industry.
By Darren Oddie, CEO and co-founder of AGILEci
Consumer banking behavior is changing rapidly before our eyes. Will this changing consumer behavior mean that incumbent retail banking 'zombies' may become corpses walking the halls of banking, as energizing and engaging competitors take enlightened customers away from them?
I firmly believe that many retail bankers are operating on autopilot in an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. They are trying to understand, develop, deliver and manage new solutions with buzzwords such as cloud, big data, mobile, social, NFC and mobile wallets to name a few.
I'm going to highlight one of these trending terms within the context of retail bank marketing, and the mots de jour are 'big data'.


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What's the best way to clip in using a climbing harness instead of a kite specific harness?
I'm thinking that using a carabiner like this:
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and clipping it through both the belt and leg loop of the harness as if you were tying in. This way the chicken loop is held nice an low the same way it would be by a kite harness. I'm not sure if clipping a carabiner through as harness like that is considered dangerous in the climbing world or not, and if so why?
If it matters the harness I'm using is:
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Dutch School Bus is a Bicycle Built for Ten
Some lucky Dutch schoolchildren can now put their seemingly endless energy to good use, by powering their own school bus. Dutch company De Café Racer produced an eco-friendly bicycle-bus that is steered by an adult and pedaled by up to 10 children.
The bright yellow bus is designed for riders aged 4 to 12, and its stability and high visibility provide a safe, early introduction to cycle commuting in a country where bicycling is a way of life and 95 percent of teenagers bike to school at least some of the time.
The bus has a base speed of 10 miles per hour, and a motor for backup if the students are too tired to pedal or need help with hills. Other features include a music player and a canvas cover for shelter on rainy days. There's even a bench seat where two additional children can sit back and enjoy the ride.
In Minneapolis, two entrepreneurs invented a new way of bringing bike-repair tools to cyclists on the road.
Get a bike, fix a bike, give a bike—how a local collective spreads the love of biking.
Hangzhou, China: 7 million people. 50,000 public bikes. 240,000 trips a day. The largest public cycling system on Earth.


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Living In London – Safety And Security
If you are going to be living in London then you should have your street smarts about you when you make your way around this city. For all its picture postcard quaintness, London is a massive metropolitan area and a bustling modern city. Crime can affect anyone and you need to keep your wits about you so you don't fall prey to the con artists and petty criminals that work in the cities.


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alphaasset needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 47 freelance designers.
We are looking for a modern web 2.0 logo that is professional enough to use on a website, business cards, and letterhead.
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The brand name is Alpha Asset Management.
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Colors can be anything that follows the above theme.
Prefer not to use Greek alpha sign.
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The Aryan Couple
Occupied Hungary 1944. Hans and Ingrid Vassman are the perfect Aryan couple. Young, married, in love and expecting their first child, they work as valet and maid for an elderly Jewish couple, the Krauzenbergs, in their magnificent palace in the Hungarian Countryside. They have everything to look forward to - or so they would have you believe. Hitler's 'Final Solution' is sweeping through Europe. Himmler, the Fuhrer's second-incommand, has instigated 'The Europe Plan', offering rich Jewish families the chance to emigrate and avoid the concentration camp--and certain death--in exchange for everything they own. The Wealthy Krauzenbergs, desperate to save their family, make a deal and the Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler has decided to visit them in person to guarantee them safe passage and ensure the smooth transfer of all they own to his possession. They will be joined at a dinner by 'the devil himself', none other than Adolph Eichmann, in charge of the death camps, to ensure all goes smoothly. But first, a detailed security check is to take place on all employees, and Vassman and Ingrid, the two Aryans, are coming under close scrutiny.
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I've always been big on home-made gifts. There have been quite a few of the not so great-looking ones, like the macaroni tree I spray painted with gold colour and gave to my granny as a Christmas present (she still has it) or the wooden box I planned to make from scratch, and fill with liquorice for my dad as a Father's Day gift. I say 'planned', because dad actually ended up finishing the box himself and all I did was buy the liquorice to fill it with. The box actually ended up looking great, but I can't say I had much input on it (other than perhaps the brainstorming bit).
I've never been much of a drawer or painter either, but that hasn't stopped me from making numerous birthday, Mother's/Father's Day and Christmas cards. One of them included a round card with a cotton moustache for dad, which obviously showcased my incredible creativity at such young age ;-)
Some people, as they grow older, realise and accept that perhaps they aren't the most talented when it comes to artistic things. They give up on trying to get better at whatever it is that they've tried to master during their earlier years, and claim that 'they just can't [fill with whatever it is that you think you can't do].' I guess this was in a way the case for me too, but it never stopped me from trying to get better at things I wasn't 'talented' at. Therefore I still keep drawing, crafting and even singing...
These carrot and macadamia muffins were a home-warming gift for our friends, and I crafted a little brown bag to put them in. Fortunately I had a left-over muffin that just wouldn't fit into the bag, so I could try one myself! ;-) They are just sweet enough, wholesome and tasty - not to mention healthy!


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A Russian taxi driver once told me "if you go to Brighton Beach you'll never need to visit Moscow…it's the same!!" That intrigued me. But what he neglected to mention is that if I didn't go with HIM, I probably wouldn't have a very good time.
I'm light on photos because although the Russian people of Brighton Beach don't speak English (??) they do know how to postively roar…NO PHOTOGRAPHY!!! So, you missed out on seeing piles of beautiful exotic foods and mountains of pastries and rugelach (although sad to say the photos would be better than the actual thing – not delicious).
I was safe at the beach taking some photos. I could run if need be.
In Adam Platt's review of this restaurant he said "The room is filled with merry, pink-cheeked gentlemen sporting Yeltsin haircuts and diminutive ladies with beehive hairdos. There's plenty of vodka on the table. You're in old Russia now, and who ever went there for the food?" Hmmm…maybe vodka is the way to go. Or go with Adam Platt.
It's a beautiful boardwalk – very clean. I would go back just to walk to Coney Island…which is located in the USA.
The best part might've been the ride – I love when the F train is elevated and look at all the seating! Heaven. And it takes me back to Carroll Gardens where the locals are friendly, smiling and not at all put out by your food questions or your camera. 🙂