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Objective:The authors examined the barriers to receipt of medical services among people reporting mental disorders in a representative sample of U.S. adults.Method:The sample was drawn from adults who responded to the 1994 National Health Interview Survey (N=77,183). The authors studied the association between report of a mental disorder and 1) access to health insurance and a primary provider, and 2) actual receipt of medical care. Multivariate techniques were used to model problems with access as a function of mental disorders, controlling for demographic, insurance, and health variables.Results:While people who reported mental disorders showed no difference from those without mental disorders in likelihood of being uninsured or of having a primary care provider, they were twice as likely to report having been denied insurance because of a preexisting condition or having stayed in their job for fear of losing their health benefits. Among respondents with insurance, those who reported mental illness were no less likely to have a primary care provider but were about two times more likely to report having delayed seeking needed medical care because of cost or having been unable to obtain needed medical care.Conclusions:People who reported mental disorders experienced significant barriers to receipt of medical care. Efforts to measure and improve access to health care for this population may need to go beyond simply providing insurance benefits or access to general medical providers. Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155: 1775-1777
Recent years have seen a slowing in the growth of health care costs, a trend attributable in large part to the expansion of managed care (R2315512CHDBJJGF,R2315512CHDBFADA). However, questions have arisen as to whether the rush toward cost containment may in part have been accomplished at the expense of access to health care for vulnerable populations (R2315512CHDDAIGF, R2315512CHDECAFF).
People with mental disorders may face particular difficulties in obtaining needed medical care. Mental disorders may represent preexisting conditions that make purchasing new health insurance difficult or make people fearful of losing existing benefits. Restricted provider panels, with or without accompanying utilization review, may prevent people from obtaining needed specialty care even when they have health insurance and a primary care provider.
This study used a large national survey to examine the experience of individuals with mental disorders in obtaining access to medical care. By examining a number of components of access, we hoped to obtain a fuller understanding of the potential barriers to health care for people with mental disorders.
The sample was drawn from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey (R2315512CHDDDHFJ), which interviewed 45,705 households in 198 separate U.S. regions. The total of 116,179 individuals surveyed represented a 94.1% response rate to the survey. The 1994 survey included a detailed section on access to care, as well as a disability supplement (the National Health Interview Survey-Disability) that included questions about mental symptoms and mental illness. The sampling frame for this study included all respondents over the age of 18 who responded to both the core survey and the access supplement (N=77,183).
Independent variables consisted of mental illness, demographic variables, health insurance status, and physical health status. We defined respondents with mental disorders as those who reported a psychiatric or substance abuse disorder, significant anxiety or depressive symptoms, or use of psychiatric medications within the past year (N=7,409, or 9.6% of the total sample). The demographic variables of age, race, sex, income, and geographic region were available through the National Health Interview Survey and were included in all multivariate models. We adjusted for type of insurance coverage (fee-for-service, health maintenance organization [HMO], Medicare, Medicaid, uninsured) through use of the survey's health insurance supplement. Physical health status was controlled for by using self-reported health (a 5-point scale ranging from excellent to poor) (R2315512CHDCIJHD,R2315512CHDCDBEA).
Dependent variables were insurance and primary care and actual receipt of medical services. We assessed insurance status (any insurance/no insurance) as the first measure of access (N=77,183). Among individuals with insurance (N=65,800), we included two additional measures of difficulty with obtaining or maintaining coverage: past denial of insurance due to a preexisting condition and the need to stay in the current job for 2 years or more for fear of losing health insurance. We also assessed whether the individual reported having a primary care provider.
Among individuals with insurance and a primary care provider (N=9,138), we used two self-report variables as markers of actual receipt of medical care: delay in seeking medical care because of cost and inability to obtain needed medical care. We conducted these analyses among individuals who had fair or poor health status, which we considered a proxy for need for medical services. (These analyses continued to control for fair versus poor health status.)
Because all outcomes were dichotomous, logistic regression was used to model each access measure as a function of the presence or absence of a mental disorder. All models controlled for demographic variables, type of insurance, and self-reported general health status. The SUDAAN statistical package, with appropriate weighting and nesting variables, was used for all statistical comparisons because of the complex stratified survey design.
A total of 7,409 individuals (9.6% of the sample) reported evidence of a mental disorder or use of psychiatric medications within the past year. Within this group, 6,406 (86.5%) reported a mood or anxiety disorder or significant mood or anxiety symptoms, 309 (4.2%) reported a psychotic disorder, 463 (6.2%) reported a substance abuse disorder, and 237 (3.2%) reported taking a medication for a mental health problem.
For the sample as a whole (i.e., before analyses of subgroups), lack of insurance was the most common barrier to receiving care (17.1%, N=13,198); the second most common barrier was lack of a usual source of care (14.8%, N=11,423). People who reported denial of insurance due to a preexisting condition represented 1.5% of the sample (N=1,158), and 2.3% (N=1,775) reported staying in their current job at least 2 years because they were afraid of losing their health benefits. Almost one-tenth of the people in the sample (9.5%, N=7,332) reported that they had delayed seeking needed care in the past year because of cost. A smaller but still substantial number (2.8%, N=2,161) reported being unable to obtain necessary medical care.
In multivariate models, people who reported mental disorders were no more or less likely to lack insurance than those without mental disorders (odds ratio=0.98, 95% confidence interval=0.94–1.03, p=0.20). However, they were significantly more likely to report problems in obtaining or maintaining their coverage. Insured people with mental disorders were approximately twice as likely to report having been denied insurance because of a preexisting condition (odds ratio=2.18, 95% confidence interval=1.77–2.68, p<0.0001) or having had to stay in their present job because they were afraid of losing health benefits (odds ratio=1.90, 95% confidence interval=1.62–2.23, p<0.0001). People with mental disorders were as likely as people without mental disorders to have a primary care provider (odds ratio=0.97, 95% confidence interval=0.94–1.01, p=0.27).
Having a mental disorder conferred a 76% greater risk of having delayed seeking care because of cost (odds ratio=1.76, 95% confidence interval=1.48–2.09, p<0.0001). Individuals who reported mental disorders were more than twice as likely as people without mental disorders to have been unable to obtain needed medical care (odds ratio=2.30, 95% confidence interval=1.78–2.97, p<0.0001). Type of coverage—Medicaid, Medicare, fee-for-service, or HMO—was not a significant predictor of access to medical care (χ2=1.00, df=3, p=0.39).
The findings of this study suggest that people with mental disorders may face substantial barriers to obtaining and maintaining both health insurance and necessary health care. While they were no more likely to be uninsured than those without mental disorders, they were more likely to have had difficulty in procuring their insurance (as represented by denial for a preexisting condition) and had more concerns about losing their insurance (reflected in staying in their jobs because of fear of losing health benefits). While they were equally likely to have a primary care provider, they were about twice as likely to have delayed seeking care or to have been unable to obtain needed medical care.
Before discussing the implications of these findings, we should mention two limitations to the use of the National Health Interview Survey for the study's purposes. The use of self-report measures to identify mental disorders lacks the sensitivity of comprehensive diagnostic interviews. This method of case identification is the most likely explanation for the relatively low prevalence of mental disorders and may also result in a sample with greater levels of symptoms than the general population of people with mental disorders in the United States. Second, access to care is a complex construct that is difficult to capture through use of summary measures (R2315512CHDDBCFD, R2315512CHDCCBEH). Nonetheless, the access survey does represent a state-of-the-art instrument that captures a number of domains not available in previous surveys (R2315512CHDDAIGF).
Inasmuch as these findings were adjusted for physical health status, they suggest that many respondents had been denied insurance because of a preexisting mental disorder. In the current health care system, insurers' fear of adverse selection—the risk that people with expensive, chronic conditions will differentially choose plans with more generous mental health benefits—provides a strong incentive to discourage enrollment from people with mental disorders (R2315512CHDEAIHA). Despite the fact that 45 states now prohibit restrictions for preexisting conditions, as of 1995, 56% of enrollees in fee-for-service plans, and 71% of people enrolled in preferred provider organizations, still faced limitations in their benefits related to preexisting health conditions (R2315512CHDDCFFH).
Because switching jobs often requires switching health insurance, people in treatment for mental disorders may be effectively locked into their jobs for fear of losing their coverage. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (i.e., the Kassebaum-Kennedy Act) requires that insurance be portable if an employee changes jobs or an employer changes health plans and also places restrictions on denial of benefits due to preexisting conditions (R2315512CHDDGDBH). However, authors have expressed concern that this law may add regulatory burden while failing to address the problems that underlie lack of access to insurance in the current system (R2315512CHDDEFFE).
The study's findings suggest that while improving rates of insurance coverage (R2315512CHDBFGFG) or access to generalist providers (R2315512CHDBBFHG) may be worthwhile goals, they may be insufficient to address the access gap for people with mental disorders. Even individuals with insurance may have substantial out-of-pocket expenses related to copayments and services not covered by their insurance. Furthermore, the problems faced by people with mental disorders in obtaining needed medical care mean that laws working toward parity of mental health and medical insurance benefits (R2315512CHDDIBDC) may fall short of providing full access to either medical or mental health care.
Finally, the study's results have implications for systems measuring access as an indicator of quality of care (R2315512CHDCFEAE). Had we examined only measures typically used by those "report card" systems for monitoring care—for instance, presence of an outpatient medical visit—we might have concluded that people with mental disorders had access to care that was as good as or better than that of people without such disorders. The findings of this study suggest that it may be necessary to use measures of access that are more complete than those currently available in quality monitoring systems.
Equity of access to care has been described as one of the fundamental principles underlying a just health care system (R2315512CHDCCHGI). The results of this study suggest that there may be a serious gap in access to medical care for people with mental disorders. Assessing and successfully addressing the gap will require maintaining a focus on people with mental disorders as a group at risk in the current health care system.
Received Oct. 22, 1997; revisions received Feb. 12 and May 12, 1998; accepted June 12, 1998. From the Northeast Program Evaluation Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, and the Departments of Psychiatry and Public Health, Yale University. Address reprint requests to Dr. Druss, Department of Psychiatry/116A, Yale University, 950 Campbell Ave., West Haven, CT 06516. Supported in part by grants from the Donaghue Medical Research Foundation and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.
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Environment-related teachings to children/students taught in school-buildings that are made up of wood
A thought came in my mind that, if children (or anyone else for that matter) are taught in the school-buildings that are made up of wood, a Very Close Attention should be given towards the teachings of our environment that they (children/students) are given. Like, they should not, when they grow up, take on a business that involves tree-cutting or the like But which is unhealthy or not good for the environment of all in the world, on Earth, and, for all on Earth too, saying that, '..After all, our School-buildings were made up of wood!..'... (I have made this as a comment on this talk's page (the one that shows video of it) also and maybe will put it in 'ASK' for this talk as a question also here)
What or what else do you think about this or such issue?
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Nov 4 2013: I listen to the talk and do not agree with him. Just because someone gives a talk does not mean they are right or even ethical. However I do not agree with you either. There is nothing wrong with using wood to build. The problem lies with greedy unethical people who destroy scant resources without replacing them.
Most corporations are formed with the idea that they can destroy at will and then escape without paying a price for the wrongs to society which is simply not sustainable.
No-liability policies must be crushed before we are crushed by them.
Nov 4 2013: Hello! Thank you for your comment!
(Yes, just because someone gives a talk does not mean that he/she is right.) I respect your views. My concern here was not that making buildings using wood is not good. It is that, if in future, there are school-buildings made up of wood, "the children/students taught there should be taught "very well" about our environment".
This is because, the students who were taught in wooden school-buildings should not take it, like, an excuse, for "bad" tree-cutting by themselves in the future. This is like an another way to explain what I want to say.
Yes, if people are cutting trees, they should plant trees also...
Nov 4 2013: I understood the 'No liability...' term you said as being 'irresponsible for'...
Is it correct? I understood the last sentence as, 'the policies that (indirectly) allow being irresponsible should be crushed down (before we are crushed by them.)'. Is this the correct meaning? Can you please explain a little more? I did not fully understood the last sentence.
Thanks. :)
Nov 4 2013: Ashish I love your questions and your learning ability, I believe you will go far and do good things in this world, you are certainly on the right path.
Over a thousand years ago No-liability and later limited liability laws where created so large projects like bridges and infrastructure that benefited the community as a whole could be completed without all the delays caused by law suits from people who were against the idea. It still works well for special projects like that where there is a benefit to the whole community. The laws were never intended to be used by any and all companies to pollute the land, water and air such as they are today. Today anybody with $300 can become a corporation, go out and destroy anything they want, dissolve the corporation, take the money and walk away a free man with no liability. The next day he can start over with another corporation and do the same thing again. It has to stop, it is not sustainable and a lot of people are getting hurt along the way with not only no benefit to the community but often utter devastation. It is a WMD (weapon of Mass Destruction)
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Nice Wardrobe Addition I purchased this in the navy after thinking about all of the wonderful navy print pieces in my wardrobe and thinking this would dress them up. This chiffon overlay on skirts has been a popular runway piece, but the shorter lining is best left for the younger set and does not seem very professional for many occasions which is why I chose the navy for the longer lining. I wish the polka dot one had a longer lining. I paired with a navy print Outback Red sleeveless top that was shown earlier in the season and has a beautiful abstract print that makes the skirt pop! This skirt can be paired with so many tops, especially the Ashton styles and colors. The fit was true to size (if not slightly large) because I've gained some weight (vanity sizing?). This is a nice wardrobe staple and can be dressed up or down and is not so trendy that it can't be around for a while. July 15, 2014
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That something big has failed in business leadership is obvious. But the causes of the current economic meltdown aren't necessarily just a failure of ethics or values (although my personal hunch is that these are involved). Recently, the New York Times published an article, "Is It Time to Retrain B-Schools?" which tried to trace some of the corporate malfeasance back to the education many of the corporate leaders received, since presumably most hold MBAs. Broadly, the article reiterated several standing criticisms of business education, including a singular focus on maximizing shareholder value against a limited treatment and understanding of ethics and social responsibility.
Certainly, this focus shares in the blame. I can cite lots of pieces that make this point. A common answer of an executive accused of acting greedy is to claim that he or she was simply acting in the best interest of the owners and, therefore, doing his or her job. Frankly, this is what all business schools, including the Mendoza College, have traditionally taught managers to do, as the idea is normatively embedded into the conventional economic theory of the firm. Free-market economists elegantly justify the economic and social wisdom of that tactic. In fact, they claim that the wealth of the world will be maximized through the use of that strategy yielding, in effect, a bigger pie to be distributed. These economic gains provide important leverage for those who would wish to share their wealth with others.
Of course, trickle-down thinking aside, distribution of wealth by any other means other than by returns to effort or risk, such as by managerial investments in social goods, isn't the forte of that model or many others. It is easy to blame the current mess on greed or a lack of social conscience. It is much harder to propose models that elegantly and effectively guide managerial behavior toward desirable outcomes that don't involve short term maximization of shareholder wealth. Managers who don't work hard to increase shareholder returns don't tend to retain their titles for very long, and I am unaware of any course, anywhere, that provides a good model for deciding when to shift pennies from quarterly dividends and toward "social goods," such as environmental sustainability.
That said, there is a trend afoot within business that has begun to take corporate social responsibility more seriously. The new-found emphasis on sustainability is but one expression of this focus, but this trend isn't limited to issues of conservation or replacement of valuable resources. It extends more broadly to determining the best, long-term strategies for the management of all of the key assets necessary for the success of a firm. These, of course, include the maintenance of the physical environment. Increasingly, they also include the development, rejuvenation and preservation of talent within the firm, and the deployment of the firm's assets, not the least of which is credibility and voice, to facilitate positive social movements such as recycling, education, community building and even the peaceful resolution of conflict. Far from being either altruism or the clever creation of a corporate image that might be attractive to consumer, these strategies are being embraced because they are seen as beneficial to the long-term prosperity of the firm. They are not, in any way, antithetical to the interests of the stockholders.
The interests of society and the interests of private business are reasonably well-aligned, particularly when one takes a perspective that focuses dominantly on the next 10 years rather than the next 10 quarters. While I would not argue that we have been wrong to emphasize the responsibility of managers to produce acceptable economic returns to shareholders, it seems that we have learned the hard way that our conventional ways of teaching about this responsibility may not create the kinds of perspectives needed among today's managers. Reliance on the old ways is unlikely to encourage business to break from the binge-and-purge cycles that have characterized it over the last decade.
What is needed is a more thoughtful and better developed emphasis within business and business education on the linkage between the actions and strategies of business institutions and the societal outcomes that make the world a better place for everyone, including the stockholders and other stakeholders of the firm. At Mendoza, we have long had our eye on questions of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. We have long had a vision that business can be more than an agent for wealth creation. However, we appear to be at a watershed moment where businesses are actively seeking new approaches and real transformation may be possible.
It is our mission and our goal at Mendoza to produce graduates who can be at the forefront of this evolution of strategic thinking. At this time, it is particularly our goal to foster thought-leadership that better demonstrates the alignment between stockholder and societal value. By doing so, we can achieve our mission to position business as a force for good in the world.
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Dr. Brassard began his relationship with TCC in July of 1985 when he was first appointed to the TCC Board of Regents. He held this initial appointment until 1991 and then was reappointed in July 1995. In 1997, Dr. Brassard was elected to the position of Vice Chairman and then elected as Chairman in 1999. On January 1, 2002, the board appointed him as president-elect of TCC and he took the mantel of president on January 1, 2004, a position he held for 10 years before retiring.
PASADENA, Texas - Texas Chiropractic College (TCC) announced Dr. Brad McKechnie, D.C., DACAN as the College's Interim President effective Monday, April 14, 2014.
Dr. McKechnie's appointment comes on the heels of an announcement by Dr. R. Fred Zuker, Ph.D. that he would step down as the College's interim president for health reasons, a position he held for seven months.
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PASADENA, Texas - Texas Chiropractic College (TCC) renewed an articulation agreement with Lee College Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 to ensure students can continue to easily enroll in the TCC Doctor of Chiropractic program. Presidents from both institutions met at the Lee College campus to re-sign the agreement, which was initially endorsed in fall 2010. The arrangement allows Lee students who earn 90 undergraduate credit hours, maintain a minimum grade point average in specific science prerequisites and meet TCC requirements to automatically qualify for admission.


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UNDATED (WSAU) Wolf attacks against livestock, pets, and other property cost Wisconsin taxpayers $1.5-million.
The DNR has fund that compensates farmers and other property-owners for wolf damage. The state has been paying for wolf-attacks since 1985 for animal or property owners who took the time to file claims and had proper evidence. The state paid out $214,000 last year.
About one-third of the payments were for the deaths of hunting dogs.
Several animal rights groups have cited the DNR payments in a lawsuit to try to block an October wolf hunt. The DNR would allow hunters to use up to six dogs to track wolves - which the lawsuit says is inhumane. Their court filing says the state shouldn't be paying for putting dogs in harms way in wolf country.
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In addition to the beautiful nature and all the outdoor activities they offer, Asker and Bærum have a wide range of attractions. Art lovers will have a busy time visiting the many art galleries. The highlights include:
The center has Norway's largest collection of international modern art, with works by Picasso, Matisse, Beuys, Christo and more, and is beautifully located by the Oslofjord in Høvik, Bærum. The Henie Onstad Art center has changing exhibitions, restaurant, museum shop, library and a sculpture park by the water. Guided visits are available all year.
The center was founded by World and Olympic champion figure skater Sonja Henie and her husband Niels Onstad in 1968, and her prize collection is also exhibited at the art center.
Gallery Trafo opened in August 2006 and has rapidly become an important venue for Norwegian and International contemporary art. The gallery is located in the center of Asker in an old factory-like building which used to house the transformator supplying the railway from Oslo to the southern part of Norway with power.
There are three floors with exhibitions and showrooms, and the gallery also houses part of Asker muncipality's own art collection.
Asker and Bærum's history is on display in different forms in the local museums. You can explore the history from the World War II and the old Grini Prison Camp or local history from schools, institutions or hospitals. Some of the top museums include:
Asker MuseumThe focal point of the Asker Museum is the home of the artists Tilla and Otto Valstad and sculptures by Arne Grimdalen. Many cultural activities have originated in the Hvalstaddalen Valley, also known as "The Artists' Valley".
The Valstads' collection has many artefacts and buildings that Tilla and Otto Valstad gathered over many years. These include a Norwegian barn, a Baroque-inspired museum, a garden and Labråten – the home of the artists Hulda and Arne Garborg can also be found here.
The Coast Culture Center in Vollen is also part of the Asker Museum. Vollen was once a center for boat-building, hunting, trade, fishing, ice cutting, horticulture and market gardening, and you can learn about all this at the center.
The Lommedalen Railway (Lommedalsbanen)A narrow-track railway museum where locomotives and cars have been collected from industrial, defence and construction lines from all over Norway. At the Lommedalen Railway Museum you can ride on trains with old carriages and engines and experience Norway's smallest steam locomotive, dating from 1904.
Shopping, crafts and history housed in old ironworks from the 17th century. The main street Verksgata has been given a new lease of life, and many of the buildings have been renovated and turned into small shops, workshops and restaurants.
The Oven Museum in Bærums Verk shows more than 60 ovens produced by the ironworks during the last 300 years. In Glassverket, one of the workshops in Verksgata, you can see how glassblowers work, and buy different glass products hand-made on the premises.
The only racecourse in Norway is also a leading racecourse in Scandinavia, and is located in Jar in Bærum. Øvrevoll Racecourse has about 40 races each year and attract competitors from several nations.
There are several swimming halls, cultural houses and sport stadiums in Asker and Bærum. You will also find several libraries and cinemas in Sandvika and in the center of Asker.
Bekkestua Arena is a quite new indoor skateboard park, while Fornebu Arena is the largest indoor stadium in northern Europe. Fornebu Arena, aslo called Telenor Arena, hosts football matches, concerts and events and has a maximum capacity of 25 000 spectators. It was also here the Eurovision Song Contest took place in 2010, more information at visitbaerum.no. Finals were held.
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While carmakers around the world are jockeying for a position in the electric vehicle market, the U.S.-based Tesla brand is already a step ahead. Its all-electric Roadster, introduced in 2008, can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds and has a top speed of 125 mph, but at $109,000 it was never meant for mass production. Next year, though, they roll out the more practical Model S, a full-size luxury sedan with a price tag of $57,400 to $77,400, depending on battery range—and it still goes 0 to 60 in 5.6 seconds. They plan on building 5,000 of them in 2012 and another 20,000 in 2013 along with a new sport model. There's already a waiting list. Dominik Prinz, Senior Consultant, Strategy, Interbrand New York
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mother or grandmother and she had really long hair, reaching all the way to her bottom. And in that moment, I thought: I want to have long hair like that! And it's with that singular thought that I made this decision that I had to get my hair to grow that long.
So - regardless of whether it's practical to let my hair grown that long - I'd like to write here about why I never managed to let it grow - or, in other words, why I always ended up cutting it. And the point I realised that always led me to go to the hairdresser or just grab a pair of scissors myself, is the point of impatience. So, I listened to the Life Review of 'My Life of Impatience' to get some further perspective to be able to open up the point here.
What I'd always experience as my hair started getting longer is an experience of anxiety that would get more and more intense and more and more prominent. I'd then start noticing all the girls/women in movies or on the street that have short hair and how it would suit them so well. And from there, I'd think that I wanted to have the same and that it would probably suit me too and that I was just wasting my time with trying to let it grow, because letting my hair grow takes a lot of time and instead of spending that time letting my hair grow where it always kind of stays and looks the same - I could be having these short haircuts that look so cool! And eventually, after enough anxiety built up and I'd played around with imagining having different styles of short haircuts, I'd eventually decide on one style and just cut it all. And after it was cut, I'd feel 'relieved', like the anxiety just dissipated and I felt more at peace.
But not for very long... because before I knew it, the opposite started happening. Where I'd start noticing all these girls/women with long hair and how it looks good on them and how much they can do with long hair in terms of how they wear the long hair, whereas with the short hair, I could only just let it hang and tuck it behind my ears. And then I'd become anxious again and thinking that long hair would suit me better and that I should be letting it grow an that I've now wasted again so much time with cutting my hair, because if I hadn't cut it, my hair would've been longer by now and I would've almost been able to do whatever I wanted with my hair - and then, I'd go back to wanting to let it grow.
So - the impatience is actually an experience of anxiety - and the anxiety is specifically related to 'wasting' or 'losing' time. It's like, whenever I make one decision, I'm afraid of missing out on something else. In economics there is a term called 'opportunity cost' which refers to the next best alternative that you give up by making a choice. In economics they work with monetary terms, but within this particular point, I'm working with time. Because - I only have so much time that I'm alive and with that time, I have to decide, what I will 'spend' this time on - in terms of what experiences I would like to see realised in my life. And the cost of letting my hair grow till it reaches my butt has just always seemed as a very 'expensive' experience to try to attain - because I would have to 'spend' a lot of time to growing my hair, and while I dedicate my time to doing that, I can't play around with short haircuts.
And, it's funny, because if you look at it - it wouldn't take that much time to let my hair grown that long, if you compare it to a lifetime, but as I 'invest' more and more time in it and don't see immediate results, I become uncertain about my investment and wonder if my time would not be better 'spent' somewhere else.
In a world where Time is Money, we've relinquished on our ability to be patient - because we constantly feel that we're missing out on something, that we're losing time, that we're losing money. And within that we no longer consider what it actually is that we would like to experience and do, regardless of how much time it takes, but instead - we settle for things that take less time and that give us a greater range of experiences, not because the experiences we settle for are what we actually would enjoy experiencing, but just because we feel like we're wasting less time doing it - getting 'more' for our time spent. It's fascinating, because I never saw for myself how every decision we make - even the silliest ones about what haircut to have - are based on economic principles that we've been brainwashed to accept as part of our way of thinking. And then we end up having these seemingly random experiences of anxiety building up, where we don't understand where it comes from, but just try to 'deal with' in a quick-fix manner by simply acting on it. It's quite sad, really - that our existence has been reduced to living as constant fear of loss. I mean - how can we say that we've lived if this is how we live our lives, if this is how we make decisions? And every single decision always either involves money or time - or both - so, nothing of our life is free - because our very choices and decisions are based within compromise and fear.
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Day 85: To Cut the Hair or Not to Cut the Hair - How Money Drives Decison-Making
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We already showed you leaked pics of Hyundai's all-new rear-drive Genesis flagship (more here), but the South Korean carmaker has now released official images of the car and revealed that it will wear its own nameplate, rather than Hyundai badges.
The new Genesis emblem consists of a 'Genesis logotype', set in a black hexagonal shield framed by a pair of wings.
"The wings, executed in a hyper-metallic silver, symbolise the spirit of flight and soaring above it all," says Hyundai in its official blurb.
We can't help noticing the similarity with the Bentley logo, but there won't be too much in the way of crossover because -- apart from competing in a much lower price segment -- the Genesis emblem will only be seen in the Korean and Chinese markets.
Cars bound for the US are likely to sport the familiar "H" logo that adorns the rest of Hyundai's offerings.
As previously reported, there are as yet no plans to build the car in right-hand-drive configuration, which obviously means it's not on Hyundai Australia's radar. In any case, the local subsidiary says the brand doesn't as yet have the runs on the board to sell a premium car such as the Genesis.
That could change in coming years, as the marque has progressed in leaps and bounds in recent times, and its i30 hatchback has been particularly lauded by the international motoring media.
Hyundai is making bold claims about the Genesis, saying it "redefines luxury by presenting a credible alternative to the premium automobile offerings from Germany, Japan and the United States…. by benchmarking and bettering the competition."
In contrast with the rest of Hyundai's sedan/hatchback models, which use a front-drive format, the Genesis features a rear-drive configuration in a bid to match Lexus, Infiniti, Mercedes and BMW. This platform will also form the basis for an upcoming Hyundai sporster.
The range-topper is powered by a new 275kW 'Tau' V8, while lesser versions use the 3.3 and 3.8-litre V6 already offered in the Grandeur.
The V8-powered Genesis will reportedly cost the equivalent of around $45,000 in its home market, while the entry-level model should cost about $10,000 less. It will make its international debut at January's Detroit motor show.
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Akinator the Genie FREE
10,000,000 - 50,000,000 downloads
- Entertaining
- Challenging
- Different languages
- Gets boring after a while
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"Is it a cartoon? Is it yellow?"
Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund / Jun 08, 2012
Akinator the Genie is the mobile version of the classic fortune teller able to read the celebrity you have in your mind
You already know akinator, don't you? Well, just in case you haven't ever played this, Akinator the Genie is a fortune teller that challenges you to think a character, no matter who it is (it can be even your father), and guess it after a few questions.
It seems magic, although in fact it is not. It's based on a huge database made up by individuals which discriminates among characters by asking questions. Fair play, or it won't be such funny. Try to tease Akinator by finding a character he cannot guess. However, we let you know that it will be a tough task.
Akinator is available in different languages. When he guesses the character it will show you a picture of the character if available. Layout is simple, could be enhanced. However, it doesn't really matter in this kind of casual games. Although it gets boring after a while, it's worth to give a try.
NEW: Available in Arabic (only from Android OS 4.0)
Try this free version of the famous Genie! Discover the brand new Akinometer, share your results on Facebook and turn on the child filter to let your children play safely. Version also adapted for your tablet.
NEW: UNLIMITED number of games for even more fun !
+++++ Play more, without any limits! +++++
Akinator welcomes you to his lab to show you the most extraordinary and unusual potions (paid potions).
- The supercharged potion unlocks many new characters. Will you manage to beat Akinator?
- The radiant potion removes all ads from the app.
THE ULTIMATE POTION ! Akinator deserves the best! This potion combines the effects of all the others. It will also allow you to customize your characters so you too can impress your friends.
Become Akinator's fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Akinator
Follow Akinator on Twitter: http://twitter.com/akinator_team
Please note:
-Akinator requires an Internet connection to use his magic lamp. Turn on Wifi or be sure to have a data plan.
-Available in several languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Hebrew, and Dutch)
-To select your language, don't forget to scroll down the list to find it.
-Additional background (Akinator in Japan)
NEW: UNLIMITED number of games for even more fun !
Minor bugs fixed
Optimization of the potions billing
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That's so cool ;d
This. App guesses all the people right
The bad thing its that is free and dont have all the famous peoples
Honestly at first I thought this app would not recognize the personalities that I had in mind ..each time I was like this time he wouldn't find it especially that the personalities that I had were mostly difficult to find and most of theme weren't globally known or were fictif persons from games and so ever...great app
Bloody brilliant
Fun, but it has some kinks and things that are stupid


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Fate is a funny thing.
Believe in it or not, at times we can't help but feel as if we were destined for something. Something great or something less than so. If fate hadn't played out as it has for the Bruins' Tyler Seguin over the last week, in a month's time he could have been faced with a very different ending to his first season in the National Hockey League.
If the Bruins go on to win the Stanley Cup this year, the name Tyler Seguin will be etched into its polished metallic surface. His 74 games of regular season play are enough to meet the minimum required by the NHL to be amongst those forever commemorated on organized sports' most storied trophy. He would take the Cup for a day, possibly bring it home to Brampton, Ontario, taking pictures with family and friends.
Through most of the first two rounds, Seguin's personal fate was looking more and more like he would be watching time expire on wherever the Bruins Stanley Cup run ends from the press box, a healthy scratch throughout. While the rest of the Bruins meshed and battled through an all out war with Montreal, and steamrolled over the Flyers to redemption, Tyler did all he could, which was to take the experience in dressed in a suit and tie high above his teammates.
If Seguin never played a minute in these playoffs, it wouldn't change the fact that he is an extremely talented hockey player and should have a very successful career ahead of him. But any player will tell you that you only get so many shots at Lord Stanley's cup.
Through the first two rounds I couldn't help but think of a situation where Seguin might win a Stanley Cup as a rookie, but the closest he get to the ice is dressing for warm ups. His name forever on the cup, but forever a reminder in his head that it somehow wasn't his.
But fortunately this is not a fate Seguin has to worry about. On Saturday he will play his first career playoff game against the Tampa Bay Lighting, as they come to Boston for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Bruins coach Claude Julien had weathered a fan base calling for Seguin to play after the club went down 2-0 to the Montreal Canadiens in the first round.
"We need Tyler's speed…We need to shake things up," they said. Julien stuck to his guns and his lineup that prevailed.
Now, due to unfortunate circumstances, Seguin will as many demanded then, "get his chance" or finally be able to "prove himself." Yet no fans or writers were calling his name last Friday when they dropped the puck on Game 4 against the Flyers. The only one calling his name was fate.
Very few young professional athletes fall into the echelon of having their jerseys fly off the racks before they have played a regular season game. Seguin is in this echelon. No doubt an extreme talent.
But what do we expect from Tyler? We knew he could be Mr. Right, but probably not Mr. Right now. A savior for down the road. More importantly, what does Tyler expect of himself?
"I want to go out there and not be afraid to make any mistakes and play confident," explained Seguin
We can talk about pressure or what he has to prove, but I don't feel that's the case.
Seguin doesn't have anything to prove. At least not in the eyes of yours truly. He is a 19-year-old who spent the majority of this year trying to find out where he stands in a league of men with weathered faces and toothless grins. His speed is second to none, and when he bursts his always-developing scoring touch has shown to be golden. He is also prone to a first timer's mistakes. He is 19-year-old Tyler Seguin. We can start talking about what he has to prove when he's 25-year-old Tyler Seguin.
Through 74 games he has shown us what he has. He wants to learn. He wants to help. Hes a competitor. He wants to play. Through this series or achievments and mistakes he wants to earn his way.
He is humble in these pursuits.
There have been a few times when after regular season games reporters have crowded around players who have lockers near Seguin's. Often times the scrums overflow into other players spaces. While in one of these groups myself one day angling my recorder over a crowd, a small brush came to my side.
There was Tyler Seguin, the future of the Boston Bruins crawling on the floor under cameras,between legs and tripods, crouched down on his knees trying to make his way to his stall. On Wednesday, Tyler found himself yet again in a media scrum, but this time the cameras were on him.
"It feels like it's draft day all over," he said smiling.
If Seguin scores a goal in one of his games this series I wouldn't be surprised. It wouldn't shock me to see him miss a pass or be pushed off puck either. These plays will not be fate. They will be a 19-year-old getting the chance of a lifetime to earn his engraving.


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A man was arrested after telling two people at Charlotte Douglas International Airport that he had a bomb in his luggage, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
The incident happened Saturday, January 12, around 8 p.m.
Felipe Moraga Martin, 24, was a passenger on a US Airways flight that was in the process of boarding.
CMPD said Martin was asked twice about the contents of his carry-on luggage. Both times he said he was in possession of a bomb.
Martin was arrested and charged with a felony false bomb report at a public building.
He was taken to jail and placed under a $2,000 secured bond.
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LANSING, Mich (WLMI) Kipp Schutz smashed a three-run walk-off double in the Lansing Lugnuts' (22-13, 69-35) 11-10 win over the South Bend Silver Hawks (18-17, 53-52) on Sunday afternoon on Jackson Field.
The Lugnuts battle back from 5-0, 7-5 and 10-8 deficits to clinch a series victory against the Silver Hawks.
Lansing loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth with no outs against Silver Hawks closer Jake Barrett (Loss, 0-2). Barrett struck out a pair before Schutz delivered the game-winning double.
Shawn Griffith (Win, 1-0) allowed one hit and pitched a scoreless ninth inning for Lansing.
The Lugnuts and Silver Hawks combined to score 22 runs and tally 23 hits. Lansing left 14 runners on base and went 7-for-22 with runners in scoring position.
Kenny Wilson reached in five of his six plate appearances, stole a franchise-record-tying three bases and scored a trio of runs. Both Chris Peters and Shane Opitz delivered three hits apiece. Chris Hawkins, Kevin Patterson and Schutz added two hits apiece.
Blake McFarland started the game for the Lugnuts and worked four innings, allowing nine hits, giving up four runs, walking one and striking out none.
Silver Hawks starter Archie Bradley struck out a career-high eleven and cruised through the first four innings. He was knocked out in a five-run fifth inning by the Lugnuts. Bradley gave up five total runs, four hits while walking four.
The Lugnuts go for the sweep in the finale of the three-game series on Monday, July 29th, at 7:05 p.m. Aaron Sanchez (8-2, 2.27) will be on the mound for the Lugnuts. J.R. Bradley (6-7,4.87) will start for the Silver Hawks. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.lansinglugnuts.com, at the Cooley Law School Stadium box office, and by calling 517-485-4500.


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Against a black curtain backdrop on a makeshift stage, the ceremonys proceedings occurred as in years past. Provost and Dean of the College James May delivered the Recognition of Honorees, in which he commended parents and family members, donors and distinguished faculty.
May also acknowledged students work, including both special and general honors. Special honors included senior honor societies as well as Fulbright and Goldwater scholarships. The general honors pertained to students of all classes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or above.
Professor of Philosophy Edward Langerak delivered the address, "Seeing Through," a speech about perspective pluralism that played on the metaphor of seeing through someone versus seeing someone through.
Langerak began his speech by saying that when he started teaching at St. Olaf in 1972, tuition cost $3,400 and "C" was considered an average grade in the college catalog. He then delved into the main metaphor of his talk, which elaborated on the ideas of "sight" and "insight" and pointed out that seeing through another person does not always need to have a negative connotation.
"Honor students are applauded in part because of their ability to see through each other, see through themselves and to do it with the appropriate nuances," he said. "And we hope this is true especially at a college that emphasizes not just intellectual achievement but also the costs and the joys of discipleship."
Exploring the differences of seeing "through," "with," "past" and "into" others, Langerak pointed out the difference between tolerance and respect for a position with which one disagrees. To make this abstract idea more concrete, Langerak said that perspective pluralism is a valuable philosophy to consider when studying abroad.
"It allows us to engage disagreement in frank but civil ways, to have open-minded respect for a view without broad-minded approval of it or a shallow-minded dismissal of whether it is true," he said.
Langerak concluded his speech with a personal story: A year and a half ago, when he experienced abortive sudden cardiac death, his wife, Lois, was able to save him with the CPR skills she had recently acquired. As a result of the experience, he recommended a slightly modified philosophy of "living each day as if it might be your last."
After ending with the suggestion of "combining seeing through, with, past and into one another with seeing one another through," Langerak offered words of advice that were particularly relevant to students approaching finals.
"Its good to remember: Dont just do something and stand there," he said. "Better yet, sit there and enjoy."
Following the Honors Day Convocation, a reception in Buntrock Crossroads took place as well as a banquet in the Black and Gold Ballroom to thank donors to the College.


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Likely winners and losers of this weekend's blizzard
Natural disasters and severe inclement weather create significant opportunities for equities, both positive and negative.
Boston's WHDH meteorologist, Pete Bouchardon is on record calling the storm potentially "epic." That was enough for airlines to cancel flights.
So far, based on weather forecasts alone, airlines have canceled more than 3,300 flights according to CNN. Carriers announcing schedule changes before the arrival of the nor'easter included Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Continental Holdings (UAL) and JetBlue (JBLU). All three have hubs or bases in the New York area, the busiest U.S. aviation market.
Among those expected to profit from this storm are grocers and hardware stores as people go to stock up on food, batteries and flashlights ahead of big storms. Stores such as Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW) may see an uptick in same-store sales.
If consumers are stuck in their homes, shopping goes online and companies such as Amazon (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY) could see an increase in purchase, perhaps even enough to lift first quarter earnings if the storm proves to be as big and devastating as forecasters are predicting.
Pizza delivery drivers who can brave snow more than two feet high in some areas are likely to see big tips, and so will the companies that employ them. Papa John's (PZZA) and Domino's Pizza (DPZ) will likely be winners over the weekend. (If only Starbucks (SBUX) delivered!)
Where there are winners, there are losers and the airlines aren't the only ones on the losing side. Those invested in operations that require foot traffic might be disappointed when first quarter earnings season arrives. Movie theaters like Cinemark (CNK) and Regal Entertainment (RGC) will likely lose the weekend's revenue with the storm expected to last well into the weekend.
Will insurance stocks take a hit? Not likely. Superstorm Sandy, and the $62 billion in losses that came with it, was responsible for the most insurance claims of any event in 2012, according to the Associated Press.The losses were large but insurers such as Allstate (ALL) and Travelers (TRV) had ample reserves to cover the storm.
Insurance stocks tend to see small selloffs around large weather events but quickly recover once it becomes clear that it's just another day at the office for insurers.
This storm may also be blamed for any slide in first quarter GDP. Just as Superstorm Sandy seemed to make its way onto the list of excuses for poor performance among corporations all over the country, Friday's blizzard may be the first quarter scapegoat if numbers come in below expectations.
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Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) has opened an expanded office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) staffed with six employees–a tech rep and five sales, contract and administrative personnel. The field tech rep will coordinate maintenance with ExecuJet in Dubai, Arabasco in Jeddah and Alkon in Cairo. "The boom in business in the Middle East in recent decades has given birth to a new generation of businessmen and companies that have operations in an increasing number of countries across the world. As a result they have been looking for the most efficient and reliable methods of business transport. We have also seen a demographic change from larger jet markets to smaller jets and turboprops. We view the Middle East as one of our most important growth markets globally and we expect this to remain the case as the Arab nations continue to grow in importance in the global economy," Sean McGeough, HBC president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, told AIN. According to McGeough, HBC has more than 100 Hawker Beech aircraft are based in the region. The opening of Hawker Beechcraft's Dubai office comes shortly after the launch of its new parts distribution center in Dubai.
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Crossfire Select provides a mid level competition for players ages 10 through 17 (U-11 through U-18). Teams are formed through a player tryout, evaluation and selection process. Tryouts for BU16, 17 & 18 will be held in March. All other tryouts will be held in May. Tryouts schedules will be posted on the Crossfire Select website at www.crossfireselect.org.
Crossfire Select teams begin practicing in June. Teams often compete in 2 or 3 tournaments in the summer to prepare for the league season. The league season begins the weekend after Labor Day and continues through mid-December. Teams may then elect to continue with post-season tournament play which begins in January and can run into March. All tournament play is a team decision and comes with additional costs.
For more information on Crossfire Select programs click on http://www.crossfireselect.org