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Call for tenders for the provision of Consultancy Services on Access to Justice for Roma Women in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and RomaniaStrasbourg 9 October 2019
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JUSTROM2 comes to an end in March 2019. To illustrate the work achieved during its implementation, below there is an extract was taken from the final report submitted by one of the JUSTROM2 lawyers at the end of the project.
JUSTROM2 through a team member's eyes:
Overall, this year we assisted 214 beneficiaries out of which 71% were women (63 men, 151 women) and a total of 281 cases out of which 79% concerned women (76 men and 205 women) in 353 sessions. In the Awareness Raising Gatherings we informed 261 people out of which 77% were women (60 men & 201 women).
The Legal Clinic was very successful in playing its important empowering and enabling role towards access to legal aid, access to courts and public services as well as increase awareness regarding discrimination. Our well-established modus operandi from the first year of implementation was put to function for the second year.
It is a telling example of empowerment, at least for the area where the Clinic is situated, that the majority of beneficiaries that acquired assistance this year already knew on the boundaries of our services (i.e. not being able to represent them). The quantitative results of JUSTROM1 was one important factor of disseminating the functions of our Clinic to the community as a well as to other communities through word of mouth. Another important factor for the continuity and success of the Clinic was the probono provision of our services during the break between JUSTROM and JUSTROM2.
With regards to discrimination, Anti-Gypsyism and Gender Based Violence our efforts have provided the basic foundations for those crucial issues to be addressed. This reminds me of what a great Professor of Philosophy once told me, ''a problem cannot be solved if it is not identified as a problem first''. It is true that even now, after two years of implementation, many women (even young) consider violence and discrimination as normal and part of the culture. Our facilitator said it best, women encounter these struggles silently. On a positive note, a few cases of addressing these ongoing phenomena may bring about concrete change by having a multiplier effect and treat them holistically. Women as role models have the power to turn up the volume of ''silent'' discrimination, racism, hatred and violence.
It is of outmost importance to point out once again that Roma women in our area of operation, although mostly uneducated, are active and can adopt to problems even of the most complicated legal nature if they have assistance and support.
In practical terms, from the moment they are informed about their rights and on how to enact them, they are willing to pursue them, even when the involve issues of complex legal nature.
JUSTROM2 has provided the forums to active Roma women to promote civic engagement and civil discourse. These foundations lead by women need to be strengthened through increasing awareness and capacity through mentoring, communication with key governmental and non-governmental Stakeholders. This is the only way to ensure sustainability, address and collectively solve issues of discrimination, access to justice, gender equality and anti-gypsyism
JUSTROM2 is a joint programme of the Council of Europe and European Commission aiming to improve the access to justice of Roma women in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Romania.
The programme aims to empower Roma women to adequately address discrimination and other human rights violations committed against them, including early/forced marriage, trafficking, domestic violence, housing evictions, police abuse and hate crime by raising their awareness about discrimination, complaint mechanisms, the justice system and human rights institutions. The programme seeks Roma women empowerment inter alia through awareness-raising gatherings and info days, where active citizenship is promoted, and legal advice.
It also aims at strengthening links, exchanges and partnerships with and among actors at different levels, such as local, national, regional and European level. The actors involved include local and central government institutions, lawyers, judges, prosecutors, national human rights institutions, equality bodies, bar associations, legal aid bureaus, National Roma Contact Points (NRCP), CAHROM members, police, mediators and Roma NGOs. These will create an inclusive and enabling environment leading to accountability and sustainable change in Roma communities and the wider societies they live in.
In addition, it aims to enhance the capacity of the judiciary, law enforcement in the application of anti-discrimination standards with a focus on multiple discrimination, gender equality and Roma women. Finally, this programme will further increase the synergy and coherence between the institutional frameworks of the EU and Council of Europe, national Roma integration strategies and civil society initiatives.
Italy, 19 March 2019
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Romania, 5-8 NOvember 2018
- JUSTROM2 Monitoring visits to Bucharest and Calarasi County
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Tips for Growing, Cooking and Decorating with Lavender
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Touted for its beauty and serene scent, the pleasing lavender plant is also favored for its culinary uses and health benefits. "Lavender has a scope that isn't equaled by any other botanical," says Jody Byrne, co-owner of Daybreak Lavender Farm in Streetsboro, Ohio, who uses it in food, crafts and soap. "You couldn't have that discussion about oregano."Click ahead for ideas on how to use lavender in essential oils, soaps, sweet and savory foods, wreaths, wands and more-as well as tips for growing lavender in the Midwest.
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These pretty picks thrive as fresh and dried displays. Left to right in picture:'Hidcote' One of the toughest English lavenders, velvety deep-purple 'Hidcote' is tops for crafting because the buds stay on stems. "It dries intensely blue," says Linda Longworth of Lavender Hill Farms in Boyne City, Michigan.'Folgate' This graceful, long-stemmed English lavender looks gorgeous in fresh arrangements. "It has such a nice periwinkle color," says Mary Hamer of Loess Hills Lavender Farm in Missouri Valley, Iowa. "It's one of my favorites."'Coconut Ice' For soft pink color that fades to white, select unique 'Coconut Ice' English lavender. Stems have a silver-green hue. Mix it with other lavenders for a multicolor bouquet. An upright growing habit makes it great as a container planting, too.'Royal Purple' Retaining its color long after drying, 'Royal Purple' English lavender works well for crafts and wreaths. And its extra-pleasing aroma makes it a good choice for satchets to scent clothing. (The darker the buds, the stronger the aroma.)
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Sweet and savory foods get a surprising lift from organic dried culinary buds. Whole or crushed, the buds boost meat rubs, salads, soups and desserts. The buds pair well with honey and lemon and herbs like rosemary and thyme.In Lavender-Spiced Walnuts (pictured), rosemary and lavender flavor crunchy sweet-and-salty nuts. It's an addictive twist on the usual cocktail nut mix for a party, and tucked in a paper cone or bag, they make a great gift idea, too. The recipe comes from Willowfield Lavender Farm in Mooresville, Indiana.Lavender-Spiced Walnuts
Create a wand
Handmade wands keep linens fresh and moth-free. Bunch an odd number of stems (11 or 13). Tie 2 yards of ribbon at the base of the buds. Bend stems over the ribbon to surround buds; weave ribbon under and over stems until buds are covered. Secure with a bow.
Visit lavender farms
Visit Midwest lavender farms mid-June through July (prime picking time) to harvest stems, make a craft or taste lavender-infused goodies. Most offer a variety of activities. For a list of U-pick farms in our region, go to midwestliving.com/farms.
Grow lavender in your yard
Native to the Mediterranean, lavender thrives in full sun (eight hours a day is preferred) and well-drained soil. Kieran O'Connor of Willowfield Lavender Farm in Mooresville, Indiana, recommends a soil mix of one-third each of garden soil, sand or pea gravel, and organic compost. Add lime to increase soil pH (6.5 to 7.5 is ideal). Space plants 2 to 3 feet apart for good air circulation. Water regularly until established. After first bloom, prune and add more lime each spring.Lavender plants should grow for seven to 10 years in the Midwest. Avoid varieties labeled as annuals or Spanish lavenders; they won't survive our cold winters, says Jody Byrne, co-owner of Daybreak Lavender Farm in Streetsboro, Ohio. Click to the next slides for recommended English lavenders (Lavandula angustifolia) and lavandins (a hybrid lavender), which are easy to find and grow in our region; all are hardy to Zone 5.
English lavenders
Named because it grows well in England, English lavender tolerates Midwest humidity better than most lavandins. It's favored in cooking.'Melissa' (pictured) Pinky white buds bring delicate beauty to gardens and a subtle nutty flavor to desserts.'Munstead' Count on this great culinary lavender for early-season violet-blue blooms.'Graves' This elegant dark purple variety adds graceful height to landscaping; it reaches 36 inches tall and is noted for its strong fragrance.Violet Intrigue Medium-size violet-blue buds bring a nice light citrus flavor to dishes.
Originating in the Provence region of France-where they're used in perfumes-lavandins (lavender hybrids) crave hot temps and dry conditions.'Provence' (pictured) Its fragrant lavender buds are commonly used in sachets because they fall off the stem easily.'Grosso' According to many Midwest lavender farm owners, this dark purple variety is the easiest lavandin to grow in our region. Long stems make it great for dried crafts.'Hidcote Giant' Bigger than 'Hidcote' English lavender, this hybrid boasts deep-color blooms on long stems, making it work well for lavender wands.


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PETR VÁ_A: Manifesto
Now in his mid forties Petr Vasa, formerly of banned group Z Kopce, and later Osklid (both formerly on our Points East distribution lists) has, since 1990, been elaborating his idea of Physical poetry - its roots in Futurism, Dada and, more precisely, the recording/vocal experiments of the '60s French New Realism - in a way both original and persuasive. These are situational, abstract performances or events using vocal sounds made in unpredictable environments - a busy street, a lift, an aquarium, a sewer, a railway crossing, pub, aviary, train station; by the sea, accompanying a chair and linoleum, with coffee pot and telephone, &c. Plus a handful of unaccompanied pieces. Altogether an important - and unusually recent - addition to the catalogue of extended concrete/poetry experiments that takes in noise, music and soundscape and manages to sound both stranger and more engaging than a great deal of more complex, electronically mediated work. An exemplary record; highly recommended. The CD also contains 3 strange movie documentations of Petr at work with traffic, helicopters, doors and some heavy road building equipment.
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Related Terms:
- Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
- Photoallergy
- Photodermatitis
- Phototoxicity
- Polymorphous Light Eruptions
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
- Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP)
- Chocolate
- Coriander Oil
- EGCG (From Green Tea )
- Nicotinamide
- Vitamin B 6
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
- Artichoke
- Celery
- Chrysanthemum
- Dandelion
- Dill
- Endive
- Essential Oils
- Fennel
- Fig
- Lettuce
- Lime
- Marigold
- Parsley
- Parsnip
- St. John's Wort
- Sunflower
Everyone will burn if exposed to enough ultraviolet radiation from the sun or other sources. However, some people burn particularly easily or develop exaggerated skin reactions to sunlight. Doctors call this condition photosensitivity. For some people, consuming certain medications or plant products—or rubbing them on their skin—can cause photosensitivity. Similar reactions are seen in diseases such as some forms of porphyria (a group of usually hereditary metabolic disorders) or lupus . In another condition, called polymorphous light eruptions (PLEs), dramatic rashes can develop after fairly limited sun exposure.
The most important step toward treating photosensitivity is to identify whether an external substance is causing the reaction, and then eliminate it if possible. Antibiotics are among the most common photosensitizing drugs. Many other natural substances can also cause this reaction. Another commonsense step is to use sunscreen and wear protective clothing, or simply to stay out of the sun.
Some types of photosensitivity may respond to specific treatments such as oral beta-carotene, steroids, or other medications.
Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Beta-carotene, a plant pigment giving color to carrots and yams, may be beneficial for at least two kinds of photosensitivity: PLEs 6,7 and photosensitivity caused by certain types of porphyria. 8-10 It is the best-studied supplement for photosensitivity, although only four studies on it have been placebo-controlled , and these had conflicting results. 11-13 According to one theory, beta-carotene prevents skin damage by neutralizing free radicals, harmful chemicals created in the skin by the action of radiation. 14
One characteristic of beta-carotene is that it gives a deep yellow color to human skin when taken in high doses for several months. Since supplementation must go on for a while to see results, this side effect makes it difficult to conduct a truly double-blind study in which neither researchers nor the participants know who is taking the active compound and who is taking placebo. (For reasons why double-blinding is so important, see Why Does This Database Rely on Double-blind Studies? ) Once people begin to turn yellow, they are likely to figure out what they're taking, possibly affecting the study outcome. Therefore, even the results of placebo-controlled studies of beta-carotene are open to question.
That said, three controlled trials of beta-carotene for polymorphous light eruptions found mixed results. A 10-week study in 50 people with PLE given beta-carotene plus canthaxanthin (another carotene) or placebo found evidence of significant benefit. 15 However, in two other controlled trials of beta-carotene alone, lasting 12 to 15 weeks (the number of participants was not reported), modest benefits were seen in one study and no benefits at all in the other. 16
In a preliminary, double-blind blind study, coriander oil applied topically was more beneficial than a placebo cream. 60
Many uncontrolled studies have reported that beta-carotene extends the time that people with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) can safely spend in the sun. 17-19 However, studies that lack a control group, as these did, are notorious for producing over-optimistic results, and an 11-month controlled trial found no benefit. 20 A few case reports suggest beta-carotene may also be helpful in another kind of porphyria called porphyria cutanea tarda. 21
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Beta-carotene article.
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
Many, though not all, studies suggest that various antioxidant substances, including chocolate , vitamin C , lycopene , mixed carotenoids , flavonol-enriched green tea extracts , vitamin E , and zeaxanthin taken orally or used topically may help prevent sunburn in people without photosensitivity. 22-25,43-49,51-59
On this basis, a variety of antioxidants have been tried for photosensitivity as well. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 12 people with EPP, 1 g of vitamin C taken orally daily appeared to help reduce symptoms. 38 However, the study was too small for the results to be statistically significant.
A small double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of individuals with PLE found no benefit with combined vitamin C (3 g per day) and vitamin E (1,500 IU per day). 42
In an uncontrolled study of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) in 21 people with porphyria cutanea tarda, many participants showed decreased photosensitivity, much to the surprise of the investigator. 39
Two cases of EPP were also reportedly improved by vitamin B 6 . 40 In addition, nicotinamide —another B vitamin—was found to help prevent polymorphous light eruptions in an uncontrolled (and, therefore, highly unreliable) study of 42 people. 41
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
A number of common herbs and plant products are known to provoke extreme reactions to sunlight in some individuals. One of the more well-known culprits is St. John's wort , which has caused fatal photosensitivity reactions in cattle that grazed on it. In one study of highly sun-sensitive people, double doses of the herb produced mild increases in reaction to ultraviolet radiation. 1 There is also one report of a severe skin reaction in an individual who used St. John's wort and then received ultraviolet therapy for psoriasis. 2 In addition, topical St. John's wort apparently caused severe sunburn in one individual. 3 For this reason, photosensitive people should probably avoid St. John's wort.
Photosensitivity can also result from touching or eating other plants, including celery, dill, fennel , fig, lime, parsley , and parsnip, as well as arnica, artichoke , chrysanthemum, dandelion , lettuce, endive, marigold, and sunflower. 4,5 Lest you swear off gardening or salads altogether, be aware that most people do not react to these plants. Essential oils of plants may be more problematic than the whole plant itself.
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Elite athletes, from the time their special abilities become apparent, are lionized. As they move from high school to college, the benefits grow.
And if they hit it big in the professional ranks, the money can be almost too much to comprehend. A sense of entitlement can set in for some. Sometimes (like Denny McLain or Mike Tyson) the money is frittered away on material goods, bad investments or even on creating charitable foundations that don't work out as they were intended. From the WNBA to the NFL, players often have trouble dealing with riches.
Then there are the average athletes. Sure, they make a lot more money than their peers at the same age, but their careers end all too soon and the money is turned off.
(Check out 8 of the Worst Financial Meltdowns by Athletes on ThinkAdvisor.)
And after their athletic careers are over, there are years to wait before retirement benefits kick in. That got ThinkAdvisor to wondering just what sort of retirement plans are in place for the various U.S. professional sports leagues.
We found great variation in the benefits paid as well how quickly a former athlete can qualify. Check out 7 Best & Worst Retirement Plans in Pro Sports, listed from the least benefits to the most:
7. PGA Tour
Plan Type: Incentive based
Professional golf is an individual sport and that doesn't change when it comes to a retirement plan. Money is deposited in retirement accounts based on how well golfers do in tournaments. For those who play fewer than 15 events a year, money can be withdrawn beginning at age 50. Those who play 15 or more events on the Champions Tour must wait until they are 60.
6. Major League Soccer
Plan Type: 401(k)
The plan, which is voluntary on the part of athletes, includes player contributions up to the IRS limit of $17,000 per year. Team contributions are capped by law at $50,000 per year and equal 3.5%. Salaries range from about $35,000 to more than $4 million.
Plan Type: 401(k)
The league, established 15 years ago, offers a defined contribution retirement plan. Players are allowed to defer the maximum amount of salary allowed by the IRS. In addition, employers contribute up to 25% of the amount of employee deferrals. Other team contributions include: 2% of base salary for a player with two years of experience; 3% for those with three years; and 4% for those with four years or more. Minimum salaries rise from $37,950 for players in the league two years to a maximum of $107,000.
Plan Type: Pension
Skating in one game earns a player enrollment in the hockey league's retirement plan, which switched from pension to defined contribution in 1986. Full retirement benefits can be drawn at age 45, and eligibility for reduced payments starts at 10 years earlier. Taking the ice in fewer than 400 games earns $7,760 in contributions per year. Playing more than 400 games earns $11,640 in team contributions.
Plan Type: Pension, 401(k), Annuity
Players are vested after three seasons in the NFL. Pension benefits are calculated using credits earned for each season played. If a player has five years of service time, his annual pension at age 55 would be $28,200. The 401(k) plan boasts a team match that is twice the player contributions once they have two years of credited time. The maximum team contribution will rise from $24,000 to $28,000 over the next seven years. Players who last four seasons or more are also eligible for an annuity.
1. (tie) NBA
Plan Type: Pension, 401(k)
The NBA has enjoyed three decades as one of the nation's three most popular sports leagues. TV money has flowed and retirement benefits reflect that. Earning full vesting rights after three years of service in the league, players can begin drawing their pension at age 50. The annual benefit, for someone with the minimum service times, would be $19,160. With a decade of playing time, the payment rises to $60,000. But patience has its rewards. At age 62, those with three years in the league would get $60,000 and those with 10 years, $200,000. Players are also eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan, in which team contributions can be greater than player deferrals.
1. (tie) Major League Baseball
Plan Type: Pension
Players are fully vested after 10 seasons and at age 62 would receive annual payments of $200,000. Players with less playing time are entitled to smaller payments. Under the current collective bargaining agreement, owners make an annual contribution of $184.5 million to the pension fund.
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text: Thursday, September 13, 2012 New in the Literature: Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (J Hand Ther. 2012. September 7. [Epub ahead of print]) Eight randomized placebo-controlled trials provide further evidence that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) may benefit motor function of the paretic upper limb in patients with chronic stroke, say authors of a meta-analysis published online in Journal of Hand Therapy. Prior reviews on the effects of a-tDCS have shown the effectiveness of a-tDCS on corticomotor excitability and motor function in healthy individuals but nonsignificant effect in participants with stroke. To summarize and evaluate the evidence for the efficacy of a-tDCS in the treatment of upper limb motor impairment after stroke, the authors conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared a-tDCS with placebo and change from baseline. A pooled analysis showed a significant increase in scores in favor of a-tDCS (standard mean difference [SMD]=0.40, compared with baseline). A similar effect was observed between a-tDCS and sham (SMD=0.49). APTA members Margaret Shuster, PT, Kevin Hurley, PT, and Karen E. Guilkey, PT, DPT, coauthored the article.


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I began in a field of art that can be described as still in the throes of evolution -- to the extent that no definitive name has emerged to define it. At various times I have heard terms ranging from digital photography and digital painting through to electronic art, computer art, digital art, or digital fine art used to define the process, and digital photographer used to define me.
Put simply, I used a computer to produce fine art - occasionally from an electronic stylus.
As I have explored and expanded my art I found I would work on one "subject" until I tired of it, or had mastered it to my satisfaction - or a few times answered my unanswered questions. Each series holds significance, and sometimes a stage in my evolution. The series also show - I hope - my growth in my ability of expressing the world as I see it?or wish it was.
The verbose me would say my art is the "aesthetic manifestations of the spiritual, the visual, and the intellectual".
Pablo Picasso sums up my ongoing relationship with every medium I fall in love with. I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.


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The Westminster Legacy
We are releasing "Westminster Legacy - The Collector's Edition" celebrating the cult label which was founded in New York in 1949.
When the Westminster Recording Company was founded, the timing could hardly have been more propitious. After the traumas of World War II and its aftermath, both Europe and America were ready for new beginnings and musical life was getting back to normal. Home listening -- tied for half a century to clunky 78rpm shellac discs holding not more than five minutes of music per side -- was undergoing huge changes.
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Other Proposed Uses
Tocotrienols are fat-soluble substances closely related to vitamin E. Like vitamin E, they have antioxidant properties , and help protect fatty substances in the body from being damaged by free radicals. In the 1990s, antioxidant supplements were thought to offer great potential for preventing a variety of diseases, including cancer and heart disease, and on this basis tocotrienols were offered on the market as healthful supplements. Tocotrienols have also been proposed for reducing cholesterol. However, subsequent studies have tended to pour cold water on all these hopes. At present, there is no reliable evidence that tocotrienols offer any meaningful health benefits.
Tocotrienols are not essential nutrients. They occur naturally in the oil extract of barley, palm fruit, rice bran, and wheat germ. Most commercially available supplements are made from rice bran oil or palm oil.
Therapeutic Uses
While test-tube studies , animal studies , and open human trials seemed to suggest that tocotrienols can correct high cholesterol , 9-21,25 properly designed studies failed to find benefit. 22-24
Test-tube and animal studies, as well as one double-blind human trial have found promising hints that tocotrienols may help prevent cancer. 1-8,26 The double-blind study among these specifically found that tocotrienols might help prevent DNA damage, which could, in theory, help prevent many disease associated with aging, not just cancer. 26 However, none of this evidence rises above the level of "highly preliminary."
The hypothesis that tocotrienols can prevent heart disease simply by virtue of their antioxidant actions has lost favor, since the same hypothesis proved incorrect with vitamin E and beta-carotene .
The bottom line: The health benefits of tocotrienols, if there are any, remain to be established.
Safety Issues
Tocotrienols are thought to be safe substances. However, maximum safe doses have not been determined.
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PO43-Perinone Orange
PV19-Quinacridone Violet
Pigment Name
PO43-Perinone Orange
Pigment Type
vat, anthraquinone
Chemical Formula
Perinone Orange is a strong, clean, reddish orange pigment classified as a vat pigment. It has an average drying time.
Perinone Orange has excellent lightfastness and weatherfastness.
Perinone Orange is not considered toxic.
Perinone orange is often used in plastics and vinyls, automotive finishes, and printing inks. Its high cost limits its application to products for which superior lightfastness and weather resistance is essential. In textiles, it is used in synthetic fabrics that must survive in harsh conditions, such as tents and awnings.
Pigment Name
PV19-Quinacridone Violet
Pigment Type
organic synthetic, quinacridone
Chemical Formula
Quinacridone Red is a high performance, transparent pigment with an average drying time and uneven dispersal. It is another name for Quinacridone Violet (PV19) and Quinacridone Red (PR192). Quinacridone pigments have relatively low tinting strength in general. For this reason, quinacridone colors are often expensive, because more pigment is required in the formulation.
Quinacridone Violet has excellent lightfastness and is considered the most lightfast organic pigment in this shade range.
Quinacridone Violet has no known acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinicridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.
Although quinacridone compounds became known in the late 19th century, methods of manufacturing so as to make them practical for use as commercial pigments did not begin until the 1950s. Quinacridone pigments were first developed as coatings for the automotive industry, but were quickly adopted by artists.
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If you have a prior history of gestational diabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome, or a family history of diabetes, your doctor may recommend that you undergo glucose testing at your first prenatal visit. If your initial test is negative, you will be tested again later in your pregnancy.
If you are at an average risk of developing gestational diabetes, your doctor will do a screening test between 24-28 weeks of gestation.
There are different tests that can be used to diagnose gestational diabetes. These tests measure the level of glucose in your blood.
Glucose Challenge Test
The 50 gram glucose challenge test is usually done in the morning in your doctor's office. You will drink a glucose drink that contains 50 grams of glucose. Your blood will be drawn 1 hour later.
Doctors use different screening tests and cutoff values to make a diagnosis. Generally, these values at 1 hour range from 130 mg/dL (7.2 mmol/L) to 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L). If your blood glucose is abnormally high at 1 hour, you will need to take a 3-hour glucose tolerance test to comfirm the diagnosis.
Other Tests
In addition to the above screening tests, additional tests may include:
- HbA1c test (shows average glucose levels the past 2-4 months)
- Urine tests
- Thyroid function tests
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text: Thursday, October 24, 2013 Rise in Observation Status Could Be Costly for Patients and PTs A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reports that hospitals, wary of regulatory penalties, are increasingly holding patients for observation rather than formal admission. The practice triggers outpatient therapy caps and requires physical therapists (PTs) to submit functional limitation reporting data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for physical therapy services provided while the patient is on "observation status." The WSJ article draws data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which released a report showing a 34% rise in observation services related to Medicare beneficiaries between 2004 and 2011. During the same period, inpatient admissions declined by 7.8%. According to the report, the overall rise in beneficiaries over that same time period—13%—does not account for the increase in observation status. The use of observation status in hospitals can be problematic for PTs, whose services can be subject to therapy caps should a patient's hospital stay be classified as outpatient, according to an APTA advocacy letter (.pdf). Additionally, beginning this year, CMS requires that PTs must submit functional limitation data (G-codes) for observation patients in order to receive payment. PTs can also find themselves challenged to create discharge plans for patients whose observation status disqualifies them from the 3-night inpatient stay required to receive Medicare payments for skilled nursing facilities. APTA has taken positions that advocate for the elimination of functional limitation reporting for observation patients and is engaged in a grassroots effort to end the therapy cap. The association also provides a functional limitation reporting website that offers resources on the reporting requirement, including a podcast on G-codes and observation patients.


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Responding to recent distributed denial-of-service attacks on at least two credit unions, the NCUA on Wednesday released a risk alert that it said identifies appropriate policies and procedures to guard against them.
It is the first risk alert released in 2013; no risk alerts were released in 2012.
The regulator advised credit unions to employ controls described in the 2011 FFIEC supplement to guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment.
NCUA rules and regulations already require credit unions to monitor systems to detect actual and attempted attacks on, or intrusions into, member information systems.
"As the goal of DDoS attacks is causing service outages rather than stealing funds or data, typical network security controls – such as firewalls and intrusion detection and prevention systems – may offer inadequate protection," NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz said in the bulletin, which is posted on the regulator's website.
However, the NCUA also said in the risk alert that DDoS attacks may also be paired with attempts to steal member funds or data.
Credit unions significantly affected by DDoS or other cyber attacks should notify their NCUA regional office or state supervisory authority, and when applicable, follow regulatory notification proceduresm, the agency said.
The alert suggested credit unions mitigate DDoS risk by performing risk assessments, ensuring incident response programs include a DDoS attack scenario and performing ongoing third-party due diligence, in particular on Internet and Web-hosting service providers, to identify risks and implement appropriate traffic management policies and controls.
Credit unions should voluntarily file a Suspicious Activity Report if an attack impacts Internet service delivery, enables fraud, or compromises member information, the NCUA said. The NCUA also encouraged credit unions to participate in information-sharing organizations, such as industry trade groups and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
In addition, the NCUA said the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team provides information on the methods used to launch attacks and risk mitigation tactics to reduce their impact.