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(PR.com) November 8, 2010 — Trupanion, North America's fastest growing pet health insurance company, today announced that veterinary spending has increased 9.78% since last year. Trupanion analyzed third-quarter data from 2009 and 2010, looking at average claim amounts for all dog breeds (cats were excluded due to the significant difference in claim amounts between cats and dogs). Average claim amounts are based on veterinary costs submitted by policyholders when their dog is in need of medical care. This differs from the amounts paid out by Trupanion to policyholders.
According to the American Pet Products Association, veterinary care is the second highest spending category behind food, with $12.04 billion spent in 2009 and an estimated $12.79 billion spent in 2010. Likewise, a study by BNResearch showed that 76% of pet owners would spend any amount to keep their pet healthy, and 52% of pet owners would always do what a vet recommends, regardless of cost.
While more people are willing to take more drastic measures to save their pet's life, advancements in veterinary services are making it easier to find life-saving options that weren't previously available.
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Debbie Green, DNP, RN, has been named president of Annie Penn Hospital and Cone Health Behavioral Health Hospital. Green has spent more than a year as interim president at Behavioral Health Hospital and six years as vice president of nursing at Annie Penn Hospital. Her promotion takes place July 13.
"Debbie is a superb leader with more than 30 years in nursing leadership," says Judy Schanel, Cone Health Executive Vice President, Acute Care Services. "She is an exceptional, innovative leader who is highly respected by staff and physicians throughout our network."
During her tenure, Green worked with staff and physicians transforming the culture at both Annie Penn Hospital and the Behavioral Health Hospital. Her work has led to exceptional results in patient, employee and physician engagement and dramatic increases in the quality of care. With her help, Annie Penn Hospital has become one of the best performing hospitals in the nation, earning the 2013 Guardian of Excellence Award from Press Ganey®. Green has spoken locally and nationally, recently at the Cleveland Clinic and the Press Ganey National Conference in Washington, D.C. In 2013, she was selected as a Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow, an honor she shares with only 19 other colleagues from around the country.
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Tulane University is mourning the death of John R. Kramer, dean of the law school from 1986 – 1996, a brilliant scholar, educator and crusader for civil rights. Kramer died at home on March 7, 2006, after a lengthy illness. He was 68 years old.
"John Kramer was many things, including a great legal scholar and teacher, a highly successful dean, a devoted husband and father, and a champion of civil rights and constitutional protection for all Americans," said Lawrence Ponoroff, dean of Tulane Law School. "But no listing of individual attributes can possibly do justice to John's life and career. His passion, his great energy, and the sheer force of his commanding personality made him truly one of a kind, the likes of which come along in life very rarely. Tulane Law School and the entire legal community have lost an irreplaceable mentor and colleague. And I have personally lost a true friend and supporter. We will all miss John more than words can adequately express."
True to a lifelong commitment to protecting and empowering the poor, Kramer instituted a mandatory community service requirement for law graduates while dean of Tulane. It was the first of its kind in the country. He expanded the student body by one third, including a large influx of African-American students. He believed strongly in training students to further the public interest through development of new clinics and he oversaw construction of a new building for the law school.
Kramer came to Tulane from Georgetown University Law School where he had been Associate Dean and professor. His commitment to civil rights began early in his legal career. He became Counsel for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (D-NY) on the House Committee on Education and Labor in 1965, handling anti-poverty legislation and the first Higher Education Act. He was active in the anti-hunger movement in the late 1960s and 1970s as Executive Director of the National Council on Hunger and Malnutrition, drafting much of the existing food stamp and school feeding legislation. He created the Project for Older Prisoners, which offers legal advice and representation for elderly prisoners with long sentences.
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Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh, was once a part of the vast Mughal Empire. Traces of its Mughal era history linger on faintly.
In 1647, the story goes that Emperor Shah Jahan's consort, while on a duck hunting trip near the Ganges, was bitten by a poisonous snake. Jaahar Diwan, a Sufi saint known for snake bite antidotes, saved her life. The Emperor gifted Jahanabad village in Bijnor district to him out of gratitude. A fair is held annually in Jahanabad to honour the saint's memory. Locals believe that anyone visiting the fair will never be bitten by snakes.
A Mughal era tradition that lives on in Nagina, another village in Bijnor district, is the art of wood carving. Nagina features in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th century account of life in the time of Emperor Akbar. In 1881, during British rule, The Imperial Gazetteer of India noted the superb craftsmanship of Nagina's artisans and the products they made - walking sticks, boxes and trays, many with ivory inlay. The abstract or floral motifs used by artisans even today are typical of Mughal-era design sensibilities. A few craftsmen specialize in carving beautiful ornamental combs, in male and female pairs.
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Te Runanga o te Rarawa today signed an agreement in principle with Treaty Negotiations Minister Mark Burton to settle the Northland tribe's historical claims for $20 million and 29 percent of the Aupouri Forest.
The claim was led through the 10 year Waitangi Tribunal process by the Muriwhenua Runanga, but the Office of Treaty Settlements refused to negotiate a region-wide settlement with Muriwhenua.
Chairperson Rima Edwards says it was a lost opportunity for the people of the far north.
"The Crown has won a major battle in my view, insofar as they were able to bypass the Muriwhenua Land Report where substantial assets were recommended to be returned. Te Rarawa will receive less than what they are entitled to," he says.
Mr Edwards says the proposed settlement not only splits Te Rarawa from the rest of Muriwhenua, it also drives a wedge through the hapu around the Hokianga Harbour.
The hapu whose land was taken for Auckland International Airport is happy to see the back of prospective Middle Eastern buyers.
Dubai Aerospace has dropped its bid to buy a controlling stake in the airport.
Te Akitai kaumatua Sonny Rauwhero says the company got off on the wrong foot in consultations with Maori over the deal, by sending in a legal team rather than going for a face to face meeting.
"We Maori are humble people and ready to sit and talk with anybody, and rather than talk to a board that goes back to report to people and on and on and on it goes. Maori believe in a facial confrontation, whether it's good or bad, at least they've had the outcome of talking things over, kanohi ki te kanohi," Mr Rauwhero says.
Te Akitai was concerned that a change in ownership would threaten the role of the airport's new marae.
A top Maori ceramacist is looking to share his experience with native Hawaiians.
Baye Riddell from Ngati Porou and Whanau a Ruataupare is off next week for a two month Te Waka Toi residency at the University of Hawaii.
He'll be lecturing and running workshops, as well as seeking out the local potters.
He says like Maori, ceramics aren't part of the traditional Hawaiian material culture.
"They've a similar history in terms of ceramics in that they didn't have ceramics before so they're still developing their ideas and perspectives and approaches and that's the reason for this exchange. I think it's to encourage particularly younger ones to incorporate some of thri culture into their clay artwork in particular," Baye Riddell says.
He's keen to work with some of Hawaii's volcanic materials.
A survey of homelessness in central Auckland has found half of those sleeping rough are Maori.
Wilf Holt from the Auckland City Mission says his Crisis Care team identified 150 homeless people within three kilometres of the Skytower.
He says the annual survey gives the mission a better sense of the people likely to use its drop-in centre and helps it plan services.
"If we say that rough sleepers form the most marginalized sections of our community, then unfortunately Maori are over-represented in our marginalized communities, whether it's in prison, whether it's achievement in education, etc, so we should expect no different," Mr Holt says.
The Mission now employs two people to work with rough sleepers during the day, helping them find accommodation and deal with health and legal problems.
Maori anti-smoking initiatives are being credited with a dramatic drop in children being exposed to second hand smoke.
Mere Wilson from the Health Sponsorship Council says the number of Maori children in homes where people smoke inside has dropped from 35 percent to under 10 percent in four years.
She says Maori have been more responsive than non-Maori to the Smoke Free Homes campaign.
In part that's because campaigners listened to focus groups of Maori from low socio economic households.
"Focus groups said to us that we don't want tikanga mixed with this message, that combining smoking and carving doesn't work for us, so can you not do that, and it was also the message that we do not want to be targeted as Maori, so we had to modify what we were going to do so it would be still responsive to Maori and Maori were still able to identify with the concepts, but they saw them as appropriate, relevant and believable," Ms Wilson says.
An Otago University researcher says the dispute over the burial of a Christchurch man illustrates the issues that can arise with cross-cultural marriages.
The wife of the late James Takamore is fighting with his relatives to get his tupapaku dug up from Kutarere Marae in the eastern Bay of Plenty and returned to the South Island for reburial.
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Disneyland's tradition of the Candlelight Processional, featuring a massed choir performing Christmas music, began in 1958. Unlike Epcot, it is only performed on two nights, typically the first weekend of December, making it more of a challenge to see. (Last year it was performed on 20 nights, but they did not repeat that this year.) Some people arrive at park opening to stake out their spots for the processional at 5:30 in the evening!
The risers for the choir are set up at the Main Street train station with a stage for the orchestra and narrator.
Lee and I had the opportunity to see the processional on Sunday as guests of Disneyland Public Relations. Most of the photos below are Jason's. He saw it on Saturday night and his photos are better than mine. :-)
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The massed choir is composed of Disneyland cast members and a number of other vocal groups such as high school and church choirs, mostly from southern California. We did not receive a program, so I don't have any of the names, unfortunately.
The choir proceeds down Main Street, singing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem", "The First Noel", and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" as they enter and fill in the risers.
Unlike Epcot, there are no Voices of Liberty at Disneyland. A couple of the songs featured male and female soloists, but otherwise we heard the choir singing - and I really liked that. At Epcot I think the Voices of Liberty overshadow the beautiful sound of the massed choir.
There were also performances by a hand bell choir and a guitar soloist. The guitar solo during "Silent Night" was quite poignant.
Several of the songs are different than those performed at Epcot: "The Candlelight Carol", "Sing Noel", and "The First Noel". Even those that are the same generally have very different arrangements, like "Joy to the World", and "We Three Kings". I missed one of my favorite Epcot songs: "Rejoice with Exceeding Great Joy" and I also preferred the Epcot version of "Joy to the World". But I really liked "The Candlelight Carol".
The celebrity narrators were Blair Underwood on Saturday and Kurt Russell on Sunday. The passages they read from the Bible were somewhat different than I've heard at Epcot. I must say that I think the song selection at Epcot complements the scripture passages better than at Disneyland. For example, even though "The First Noel" describes events after the birth of Jesus, the song followed the reading of the angel Gabriel's annunciation to Mary. Unfortunately most of them were like that and it seemed a little disjointed to me.
One of Lee's favorite parts of the Candlelight Processional is the herald trumpets - and they were featured often. Their placement on top of the train station was very effective.
It was a wonderful show - it brings home "the reason for the season" in a way that you don't see very much these days. It's unfortunate that it's so difficult to see at Disneyland, though maybe that makes the experience all the more meaningful.
Disclaimer: Laura Gilbreath was an invited media guest. Her opinions are her own.
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For the first time, most American physicians believe by a 23 percent margin (54% vs. 31%) that patients with an "incurable and terminal" disease should have the option to choose death with dignity, also known as the medical practice of aid in dying.
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According to Chang Noi's article 'Acharn Ji sets Khun Samak a history exam' Samak Sundaravej has been implicated in the 1976 Thammasat massacre and this resulted in a law suit to clear his name. (http://www.geocities.com/changnoi2/jisamak.htm)
At this time (1976) he was MP for Bangkok, Deputy General of the Democrat Party and the Interior Minister. ("The Oyster and the Shell": Thai Bureaucrats in Politics, by Kamol Somvichian p. 830.*)
He was removed after an outburst that criticized Prime Minister Rajawongse, the media and members of cabinet when General Ayuddhya was removed from his post as Minister of Defence. As a result of this incident Samak was removed from the Democrat Party in September. (Thailand in 1976: Another Defeat for Constitutional Democracy, by Frank C. Darling p. 126 *)
In 1988 as a member of the Prachakorn Thai Party, and at a time of volatile Thai politics, Samak demanded the position of Communications Minister and won it. (Thailand in 1990: Political Tangles, by Scott R. Christensen p.201 *)
In the 2001 elections, Samak blamed the TRT party's money politics for the loss of Prachakorn's lower house seats. Samak said "… with that kind of money, you can buy the country." (Thai Democracy, 2001: Out of Equilibrium, by William F. Case p. 541 *)
Apparently, Samak also had a TV cooking programme called "Chim Pai,Bon Pai" (Tasting It, Mumbling About It). As Mayor of Bangkok, Samak's development ideas are born of his character which apparently likes to shop at markets and street vendors. (http://www.bangkokpost.net/samak1yr/bangkokian.html)
Chang Noi believes Samak's term as mayor was ineffectual and that in reference to the new PPP, "he has no credentials to serve as leader of anything." (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/08/06/opinion/opinion_30043804.php)
* articles in jstor.
Big gaps, but its something?
(P/S This blog makes for good procrastination. Maybe other social science areas ought to look into running blogs?…)
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Here is Part 1 looking at Samak up until 1992.
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I did a quick search of the FEER archive from 1972 to 1980, and there is remarkably little on Samak. There are 5-6 stories that are interesting and that relate to Samak and his right-wing politics, fear of a Vietnamese invasion, expelling a foreign journalist, etc. (and I could post these if people are interested) but no interviews or anything that might reveal his deeper thoughts, if he has them.
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From latest news … Samak and PPP may be both short-lived.
It appears that Samak & PPP may have already violated the election laws by their steadfast and unashamed declaration that they are Thaksin-TRT nominees because that is like confession they will be agents for an outlaw and an an outlawed party.
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Maybe that's what they want. My understanding was that TRT only moved to PPP as insurance in case the constitution failed and they would have needed to be registered with a political party in the event that the 1997 version was returned.
Now that the new constitution doesn't require a 90 day membership period, everything is up in the air. Politicians can move to any party they want. Maybe PPP is a temporary stand in giving Samak an opportunity to rant a bit while the rest of them sort out a more permanent situation.
All parties now, are just lists of name of people who may or may not be with them at election time. This is especially true for Ruam Jai Thai, Machima, PPP, and other new ones.
All politicans are waiting to see how it shakes out and who can deliver. I would be surprised if there are not massive defections from all of these. Machima and RJT were just plays on the military staying strong going into the election.
With their drubbing in the constitutional vote, that card is looking harder to play. Is Machima really going to retain 100 electable candidates who are willing to stand in Isaan on a pro-military platform?
What would their slogan be? "I know you hate the military and the constitution, but I'm a really good guy"?
We're back to horse trading and horse trading season doesn't start for a few more months now.
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Machima are more based in the central and lower northern parts of Thailand where the yes vote was high. It is often forgotten that TRT had huge numbers iof MPs from the central, eastern and lower northern areas.
These areas now look less supportative of ex-TRT while virtually all of the Isaan and the upper north look very solid. It will probably depend on where the ex-TRT MP is running as to which party they decide to run under. They wont want to have to use too much overt influence or too much vote buying now that it is harder to manipulate this way. The decisions made and the alliances forged in the next few months will give us a very good idea of how things will look after the election.
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There is a brief article on Samak's political past in the Bangkok Post of today (1 Sept 2007)
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Recent events prove that alliances and rivalries in Thai politics are as unpredictable and impermanent as ever
The saying, "there are no permanent friends and enemies in politics, only permanent interests" is a truism that will stand the test of time and well into the future, noted Boonlert Changyai, a Matichon writer.
Thai politics provides many examples of this truism, especially when it comes to Samak Sundaravej, a newly elected People's Power party (PPP) leader who volunteered to be Thaksin's nominee.
Since his political debut as an MP for the Democrat party in 1975-76, Samak has had political friends and enemies that have varied with the twists and turns of his political career.
Samak's first political upset came in 1976 when he defeated the acting premier M.R. Kukrit Pramoj, a Social Action Party leader in Dusit constituency, by aligning himself with the military constituency and other community leaders.
Before and after the bloodshed of October 6, 1976, Samak was known to be the sworn enemy of the left, and especially to the leaders of the student movement, who Samak deemed as traitors who should be eliminated from Thailand.
Sutham Saengprathum, who, along with 17 of his fellow student leaders were arrested and faced jail time, knew all too well Samak's role in suppressing their left-leaning student movement. Years later, though, Sutham joined Thai Rak Thai party and is now allied with Samak and the PPP to fight the CNS and the interim government.
As a reward for his right-wing stance, Samak was named as interior minister in the civilian puppet government of the coup leaders. While in power, he acted as a civilian dictator, closing down any newspaper which dared to put up news and comments unfavourable to the powers-that-be.
When the military leaders agreed to establish democracy again through a general election on 22 April 1979, Samak founded Prachakorn Thai party and defeated the Democrat party in a Bangkok landslide – leaving the party just the one seat held by Thanat Khoman, who was later elected as Democrat party leader.
The two parties became rivals in Bangkok and fiercely contested many local and national elections to win the hearts and minds of Bangkokians. Samak was not invited to join the Prem I government while the Democrats were. But, after a general election on 18 April 1983, Samak was invited to join the Democrat party in a Prem-led coalition government, which aimed to prevent Chart Thai leader Pramarn Adireksarn from becoming a prime minister even though the Chart Thai party came up with the largest number of MPs. Though fierce rivals, the two parties were able to work together under Gen Prem.
But when Gen Prem dissolved the House in 1986 and a general election followed, a coalition government led by Prem returned to power, this time without inviting Samak's Prachakorn Thai party back. This may have been the beginning of Samak's long-held grudge against Gen Prem, who later left politics and was appointed to the Privy Council, eventually becoming its president.
When in 2006 Gen Prem addressed well-wishers and military cadets, reminding them to work for the country in an honest manner as soldiers of the King and the people – not the government – Samak berated Gen Prem on TV, saying that as a statesman and president of Privy Council, Gen Prem should not speak out to damage Thaksin. It was strange that Samak who used to support the military wholeheartedly now dared to criticise Gen Prem, a person well-loved and respected by the military.
Stranger still was Veera Musikhapong – like Gen Prem, a native of the South – who declared himself to be one of Prem's children when he was with the Democrat party and has since become one of the UDD leaders who campaigned to pressure Gen Prem to resign from the Privy Council.
Veera, who was also defeated by Samak in Dusit constituency and had to retreat to Phatthalung to get elected, was Samak's sworn enemy for many years. He is now allied with Samak in the PPP to fight his old Democrat party in the Dec 23 general election. They became allies because they both worked for Thaksin.
In 1992, Samak's Prachakorn Thai, Samakkhitham, Chart Thai, Social Action and Rassadorn parties united to invite Gen Suchinda Kraprayoon to head a coalition government, even though Gen Suchinda did not stand for general election and had made a pledge in toppling the "buffet cabinet" government of Gen Chatichai Choonhavan that he would not hold onto power and become a prime minister after a general election.
This led to the uprising and the so-called Black May incident which forced Gen Suchinda to resign and resulted in an interim government led by Anand Panyarachun to organise a new general election. At the time, Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was the leader of the New Aspiration party and was opposed to the Gen Suchinda. At that time, Samak and Gen Chavalit stood in opposite camps.
Now both Samak and Gen Chavalit are working to advance the cause of Thaksin's return to power. Initially, it was believed that Gen Chavalit was invited to become the PPP leader, but his "fee" was too much for Thaksin's camp to bear, so Samak was offered the job instead.
Yet Gen Chavalit was still believed to work for Thaksin in a covert manner by offering to make himself a go-between to bridge the enmity of the two opposing camps: the PPP and the Democrats.
One trait of Samak which was much admired by his political allies was that once he committed himself politically in a coalition government, he would not waver in his support. This was the case in 1996 when the Banharn-led coalition government was facing a no-confidence debate in the House. Other coalition government parties wanted Banharn to quit so that the NAP leader Gen Chavalit could become PM instead, but Samak declared that Prachakorn Thai would support Banharn 100%. Banharn was grateful.
Yet today, Banharn's Chart Thai party is in a coalition with the Democrat party to contest in the general election against the PPP led by Samak.
When Samak decided to run for Bangkok's governorship in 2001, he faced a formidable opponent in Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, of Thai Rak Thai party. Despite facing the better funded, Thaksin-backed candidate, Samak prevailed against the TRT party machine. Even so, Samak mended fences with Thaksin when he was Bangkok governor and continued being Thaksin's supporter even after his retirement from politics.
Now, Samak is a true friend of the TRT and in its new guise of the PPP, fights to demand justice from the CNS. His enemies are the CNS, the Assets Scrutiny Committee, the Democrats, the People's Alliance for Democracy, newspapers, academics and whoever dares to criticise and oppose Thaksin.
Samak will lead the PPP to fight all who are Thaksin's sworn enemies. His troops include former TRT party executives who used to fight against Samak in their previous political careers, before they joined Thaksin-led Thai Rak Thai.
One may never know what Thaksin offered Samak to entice the old warrior to come out of political retirement and lead a political fight again.
One also has to wait and see whether Samak, as Thaksin's nominee, can help Thaksin and the former TRT return to power. Finally, one has to wait and see if Samak's friends today will become his enemies tomorrow. Nothing is certain in politics.
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This is my AP/Tank hybrid build for Anivia that will end up with about 3000hp+ and 700ap+ and thanks to masteries and neutral golem buff 29-34% reduced cooldowns.
Anivia wants tons of HP, MP, and AP and there happend to be an item that provides all three in excess: Rod of Ages, so get two of them as early you can.
I tend to vary the rest of the item build a lot, like the boots for instance: if its going well, set it in stone with Sorc's, and if its going poorly maybe get boots of swiftness or mobility instaid to run out of ganks and save time after dying (this Anivia will be running back and forth to the jungle a lot so it helps).
I like to use Clarity over Ignite as a summoner spell because Ignite will just force you to get in THEIR range, this build focuses on Flash Frost over Frostbite so thats not needed, try to stay out of their range to exploit the harrassing potential of Flash Frost (if you got aim) before you get in their range and finish them of with Glacial Storm + Flash Frost + Frostbite combo and later + Lichbane auto attack.
Get Glacial Storm as quickly you can at level 6 and then level 15 and 16 after 3 levels of Crystallize because you can do with just 3 levels in Crystallize til later.
Early Game: Go mid with a Ruby Crystal and start creeping with your Flash Frost at the same time you harrass the opposing champion until you reach level 6-11 then you recall you get a potion at base if your level 6-7 but if your higher you wont need one.
Now go to the golem and get the golem buff by killing it, with this you are ready to gank and maybe get a kill or two in mid if not that at least a tower or lane control.
Mid Game: When you got your Mejai's Soulstealer and maybe the second Rod of Ages you should be ganking with your team-mates if it goes well the game is won with early 250ap+ they will take a **** load of hurts.
Dont forget the Golem buff you want it at almost ALL TIMES period.
So if you see your golem buff is about to go out (1/4 left or so before it expires) i would go to the other golem buff and grab it but this build can make it a pain against warwicks (or with warwicks in your team) because they tend to steal your buffs.
End Game: By now you are either OK or Ownage if its going well getting a Zhonya's Ring will really buff up your damage potential to new heights, the are likely to surrender if you get it, but if its going poorly a well coordinated defense will be neccissary and you WILL need golem buff for defense with one to three inhibs down.


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Residence in College housing is required of all undergraduates, except those those who live off campus after having received permission to do so from the College during the annual room draw.
The College's residence halls provide simple and comfortable living for students. Bryn Mawr expects students to respect its property and the standards on which the halls are run. More information is posted on the Residential Life website: www.brynmawr.edu/residentiallife/policies.
Thirty-nine hall advisors provide resources and advice to students living in the halls, and they work with the elected student officers to uphold the social Honor Code within the halls.
The halls are open during fall and spring breaks and Thanksgiving vacation, but the dining halls are closed. During winter vacation, special arrangements are made for international students, winter athletes and students who are taking classes at the University of Pennsylvania who wish to remain in residence. These students pay a special fee for housing and live in an assigned residence hall. The dining halls are closed during winter break.
The College will consider modifying housing assignment procedures or arrangements when necessary to provide equal access to the residence halls for students with disabilities. Any student who requires consideration should contact the Coordinator of Access Services.
The College is not responsible for loss of personal property due to fire, theft or any other cause. Students who wish to insure against these risks should do so individually or through their own family policies.
Residence halls on campus provide full living accommodations. Brecon, Denbigh, Merion, Pembroke East, Pembroke West and Radnor Halls are named for counties in Wales, recalling the tradition of the early Welsh settlers of the area in which Bryn Mawr is situated. Rockefeller Hall is named for its donor, John D. Rockefeller, and Rhoads North and South for the first president of the College, James E. Rhoads. Erdman Hall, first opened in 1965, was named in honor of Eleanor Donnelley Erdman '21, a former member of the Board of Trustees. Batten House serves as a residence for those interested in a cooperative living environment.
The College offers a variety of living accommodations, including singles, doubles, triples, quadruples and a few suites. The College provides basic furniture, but students supply linen, bed pillows, desk lamps, rugs, mirrors and any other accessories they wish.
The physical maintenance of the halls is the responsibility of the director of Facilities Services and Housekeeping Services. At the end of the year, each student is held responsible for the condition of her room and its furnishings. Room assignments, the hall-advisor program, residential life policies, and vacation-period housing are the responsibility of the director of Residential Life.
Resident students are required to participate in the meal plan, which provides 20 meals per week. For those living at Batten House, where a kitchen is available, the meal plan is optional. Any student with medical or other extraordinary reasons for exemption from participation in the meal plan may present documentation of her special needs to the coordinator of Access Services. Ordinarily, with the help of the College dietician, Dining Services can meet such special needs. When this is not possible, written notice of exemption will be provided by the coordinator of Access Services.
Coeducational residence halls on the Bryn Mawr campus were established in 1969-70, housing students from Bryn Mawr and Haverford. When there is equal interest from students at both campuses, Bryn Mawr and Haverford offer a housing exchange so that a few students may live on the other campus for a year. As neither Bryn Mawr nor Haverford allows room retention from one year to the next, the number and kind of bi-college options change each year.
For non-resident students, locked mailboxes are available in the Campus Center. Non-resident students are liable for all undergraduate fees except those for residence in a hall. All matriculated undergraduate students are entitled to full use of all out- and in-patient health services.


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Industry Roundup: Jennifer Garner Finds Chemistry With Jeremy Renner
Plus: ABC developing a show based on 'The Prince of Tides.'
Chemical Reaction: Jennifer Garner is in talks to star opposite Jeremy Renner in Better Living Through Chemistry, a dramatic thriller about a small-town pharmacist (Renner) stuck in a loveless marriage who embarks on an affair with a "trophy wife" (Garner). She introduces him to prescription drugs, as it goes, and that's when "things spin out of control" as the pair begins to devise a scheme to off Garner's husband. Ben Affleck's gonna get some fun questions on the red carpet of this premiere, huh? [HR]
Wilde Thing: Olivia Wilde has signed on to join Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in The Change Up, the David Dobkin-directed comedy - from the screenwriters of The Hangover - about a married man (Bateman) who switches bodies with his slacker best friend (Reynolds). Wilde will play the former's co-worker who is an "impetus" for the body switch. Apparently when Maxim's Hottest Girl in the World is at stake, switching bodies is a perfectly reasonable decision to make. [Deadline]
BFFs: Kate Bosworth and Krysten Ritter will star in indie comedy BFF & Baby which Ritter co-wrote with the film's director, Kat Coiro. The picture is focused on "two best friends who fight to maintain normalcy in their lives" after Ritter's character has a baby. Just a hunch, but it'll probably be easier for Bosworth to "maintain normalcy" as opposed to the friend who just had a baby. [Variety]
Biker Drama: Danny Trejo (Machete) and Erin Cummings (Spartacus) are in negotiations to star in the indie "biker thriller" Tarantula. The story will be centered on a woman (Cummings) who quits a "tight-knit biker gang" to begin a new existence, but finds that "escape is not so easy." Trejo will play the leader of the gang on the lookout for the woman. Either "Tarantula" is the name of the gang or there is some kind of grotesque third-act twist here. [Heat Vision/HR]
Another Wanderer: Malin Akerman has joined the cast of Wanderlust, a comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux. It's unclear what role Akerman will take on, but it just feels like she's going to play Aniston's sister, doesn't it? [Variety]
Two of Three: Daniel Stamm, the director of The Last Exorcism, will helm Reincarnate, the second in the M. Night Shyamalan Night Chronicles series (the first: Devil). The story centers on a jury "haunted by supernatural forces" as they decide the fate of an accused murder. Somehow, these same supernatural forces "hold the key to the case." [Heat Vision/HR]
Changing Tides: ABC is developing a show based on the Pat Conroy bestselling novel The Prince of Tides. The 1991 film adaptation, of course, starred Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte. The story follows a married Southern football coach from an "abusive and dysfunctional family" who falls for a New York psychiatrist. The executive producer roster is impressive: Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two and a Half Men), Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) and Craig Anderson (On Golden Pond). [HR]
Bumpy Ride: Carl Ellsworth (Disturbia, Red Dawn) will write the screenplay for the live-action, feature-length adaptation of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps. Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander (1408) had previously worked on the adaptation. [Risky Business/HR]


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Malignant Tumor
Malignant tumor is uncontrolled proliferation of modified tissue cells. Growth of any malignant tumor in the body disrupts its normal functioning.
Malignant Tumor Distinction
All malignant tumors differ depending on the type of abnormal cells:
Carcinoma or cancer originates from epithelial tissue cells.
Melanoma originates from melanocytes.
Sarcoma originates from the cells of connective tissues, muscles and bones.
Leukemia originates from bone marrow stem cells.
Lymphoma originates from damaged lymphatic tissue cells.
Teratoma originates from the cells of embryos.
Glioma originates from glial cells.
Choriocarcinoma originates from placental tissue cells.
Some types of malignant tumor affect mainly children and adolescents in the first 5 years from birth.
Definition of Malignant Tumor
In order to define a malignant tumor, it is necessary to know the basic symptoms of malignancy manifestation:
• different structure and behavior of cells from the underlying tissue;
• no cell membrane, separating the tumor from the rest of the body;
• rapid active growth and expansion of the tumor;
• tumor capacity to expand to nearby tissues through the blood vessels and lymphatic viae.
Here are the most characteristic symptoms:
• abnormal induration or swelling;
• bleeding;
• inflammatory processes;
• jaundice;
• enlarged lymph nodes;
• bone pain and fractures;
• neurological sensations;
• weight loss;
• lack of appetite;
• anemia;
• increased sweating.
Difference between Malignant & Benign Tumor
1. Unlike benign tumors, malignant tumors do metastasize.
2. Benign tumors.
• have got cell membranes.
• do not adhere to underlying tissues and organs.
• may stop growing and return to the original state of tissue.
• do not result in recurrence.
3. Malignant tumors.
• have got no cell membranes.
• proliferate widely.
• disrupt the normal functioning of organs and systems in the body. After removing any malignant tumor, metastases may still remain and form a new tumor.
Cerebral Malignant Tumor
This type of tumor is a solid formation either of modified cells or metastases from other organs.
Cerebral malignant tumor can form at any part of the brain.
Its severity depends primarily on location, size and growth rate.
Headache is the most characteristic symptom, but nausea, bursting pain and a feeling of heaviness go before it. In addition to headaches, mental illness or coma may occur. In some cases, cerebral malignant tumor causes disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
The potential for survival depends on the promptness in responding, timeliness of treatment, type of tumor, its size and location, patient age and general health.
Malignant Tumor of the Breast
The first symptoms can be easily detected after self-examination:
• abnormal induration or swelling in the breast.
• change in the shape and contours of the breast.
• breast skin dimpling or shrinkage.
• peeling of the breast skin.
• cavities when lifting arms up.
• recess of the nipple.
• nipple bleeding.
• abnormal induration or swelling of the nipple.
• change in the breast structure while mammary palpation.
• pain in the breast.
• swelling in the armpit or in the shoulder area.
• enlarged lymph nodes under the arm.
With early detection, treatment and prevention of malignant breast tumor, it is possible to get rid of abnormal masses and avoid all the negative consequences.
Malignant Tumor of the Uterus
Chronic diseases and inflammation can cause malignant tumors in the uterus. Sometimes, it results from endometrium proliferation.
The incipient tumour of the uterine is asymptomatic. As the disease develops, there is specific discharge with foul odor and color changes. In addition, disruption of the menstrual cycle and bleeding between menses may also take place. There may be pain and bleeding during intercourse, as well.
Treatment of uterine cancer is performed by using either surgery or radiation therapy. If no more children are planned, complete dissection is preferable, because it reduces the risks of recurrence.
Malignant Ovarian Tumor
By type, malignant ovarian tumors can be either.
• primary, originated from modified cells, or
• secondary, degenerated from benign tumors.
Typically, malignant ovarian tumor occurs without symptoms. In later stages, there are the following symptoms:
• gastrointestinal disorders.
• difficulty urinating.
• enlargement of abdomen.
• abdominal pain.
• bleeding.
• dropsy of abdomen.
• extreme exhaustion.
Unfavorable heredity, exposure to harmful substances, viral infections, already present benign tumors, metastases from other organs are among the main causes of malignant ovarian tumors.
With radical treatment, the chances of recovery are very high. Without treatment, there is a high risk of death.
Malignant Tumor of the Rectum
The main causes of tumors in the rectum are impaired digestion, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic constipation, bowel polyps and villous tumors.
Here are the most characteristic symptoms:
• bleeding.
• disruption of intestine functioning.
• manifestations of pain.
• discharge/excrement.
Treatment of rectum malignant tumors is mainly surgical: the affected part is removed.
Gastric Malignant Tumor
Malignant tumors in the stomach either originate from connective tissue cells or have metastatic origins. The greatest harm to the stomach is done by sarcoma, resulting from benign tumors.
The disease develops, but there is no damage to gastric membranes. Metastases spread within the lymph nodes, lungs and liver.
Malignant gastric tumors often present without symptoms. In some cases, there is loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, frequent nausea and vomiting.
Treatment of gastric malignant tumors is mainly surgical. Even with coarse lesion, the result can be positive. Most often it depends on the proliferation depth and presence/absence of metastases. Without surgical treatment, life expectancy of patients with malignant tumors of the stomach is from 1 to 2 years. Surgery can increase the longevity of up to 5 years or more.
Malignant Tumor of the Kidney
In most cases, malignant tumor of the kidney occurs around the age of 60 years.
Symptoms of kidney malignancy manifest in rather various ways:
• blood in the urine (hematuria).
• local pain.
• palpable tumor.
• temperature rise.
• dramatic weight loss.
• anemia.
• renal dysfunction.
• hypercalcemia.
In men, spermatic cord varication is to be a precursory symptom of tumor presence.
Treatment of kidney malignant tumors is mainly surgical, including the surrounding tissues and lymph nodes. On individual basis, a partial nephrectomy is performed.
Intestinal Malignant Tumor
In the early stages, intestinal malignant tumors present mild symptoms, which are usually not taken into account:
• different types of abdominal pain.
• constipation.
• a rumbling or gurgling noise made by fluid and gas movement in the intestines.
• bloating.
• blood in the stool.
• loss of appetite.
• pale skin.
• constant weakness and fatigue.
• weight loss.
• fever.
Here are the precursory symptoms of intestinal malignant tumors: villous tumors, adenomas, bowel polyps, chronic fistulas and chronic ulcerative colitis.
Intestinal malignant tumors can metastasize to lymph nodes, lungs, liver, and ovaries. Tumor proliferation into the bowel wall increases the risk of blood vessel distruction and intestinal bleeding. Active growth and expansion of this tumor type sometimes leads to intestinal obstruction.


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SOURCE: RealtyTrac
October 10, 2013 00:01 ET
Q3 Foreclosure Starts at Seven-Year Low, REOs Up From Previous Quarter; Baltimore, Las Vegas, Raleigh, Hartford, DC Among Metros Bucking Downward Trend
Q3 Foreclosure Starts at Seven-Year Low, REOs Up From Previous Quarter; Baltimore, Las Vegas, Raleigh, Hartford, DC Among Metros Bucking Downward Trend
IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 10, 2013) - RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the nation's leading source for comprehensive housing data, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for September and the third quarter of 2013, which shows foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions -- were reported on 131,232 U.S. properties in September, a 2 percent increase from the previous month but a 27 percent decrease from a year ago.
September was the 36th consecutive month with an annual decrease in U.S. foreclosure activity, a downward trend that started in October 2010 when lenders and servicers were accused of improperly signing off on foreclosure documents with a practice dubbed robo-signing.
September numbers helped drop third quarter foreclosure activity to the lowest quarterly level since the second quarter of 2007. There were a total of 376,931 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in the third quarter of 2013, down 7 percent from the previous quarter and down 29 percent from the third quarter of 2012 -- the biggest annual decrease since the second quarter of 2011. One in every 348 housing units had a foreclosure filing during the quarter.
High-level findings from the report:
"The September and third quarter foreclosure numbers show a housing market that is haltingly returning to health," said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac. "In a healthy housing market foreclosures are rare but streamlined while still protecting the rights of the homeowner. While foreclosures are clearly becoming fewer and farther between in most markets, the increasing time it takes to foreclose is holding back a more robust and sustainable recovery.
"The sharp jumps in foreclosure activity in some local markets may come as a surprise to some," Blomquist added. "These spikes in activity demonstrate that while millions of distressed homeowners have been pulled back from the precipice by foreclosure prevention programs over the past several years, once those programs expire or are exhausted, a percentage of these troubled homeowners are still susceptible to falling into foreclosure. In addition even slight economic downturns at the local or regional level can push these homeowners hanging on by a thread over the edge."
Local broker quotes
"Foreclosures have declined dramatically in Northern Nevada and the foreclosure level is quickly approaching national averages; however, Senate Bill 300 is having an effect on housing statistics in this market by contributing high levels of variability in monthly foreclosure levels," said Craig King, COO of Chase International brokerage, covering the Reno, Nev., and Lake Tahoe markets. "Lenders are changing forms and paperwork to correspond to new laws, and they believe the foreclosure processes will be dramatically slowed for the next several months."
"Ohio's employment growth in recent months, coupled with low inventory levels, has enabled much of the backlogged REO inventory to be sold. This has provided a more balanced housing market, enabling non-homeowners in Ohio to explore homeownership options," said Michael Mahon, Executive Vice President/Broker, HER Realtors, covering the Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton markets in Ohio. "While we continue to see foreclosures occur, this inventory is based on current actions being taken against consumers in default, and not backlogged actions from lenders' inaction due to property value and regulatory concerns."
"While foreclosures aren't as prevalent as they once were, it's difficult to say that Portland, or any other metropolitan area, has completely passed the foreclosure issue when there are so many variables to consider such as job growth," said Brian Allen, president and co-owner of Windermere / Cronin & Caplan Realty Group in Portland, Ore.. "However, the numbers are pointing to a more balanced market in Portland."
"The bay area housing market in Northern California is balanced and healthy," said Gretchen Pearson, President of Prudential California Realty, San Ramon. "There are a few remnants of distressed properties left from Fannie Mae, but families are now able to move up in the housing market as sellers are accepting contingent sales, and that is a great sign."
"The Northern Utah markets from Ogden through Salt Lake have showed great strength in the past few months both in price appreciation and numbers of homes sold," said Steve Roney, CEO of Prudential Utah Real Estate. "Northern Utah is in a much better housing market position than last year, but inventory remains light compared to buyer demand."
"The Middle-Tennessee market is continuing to improve. Housing prices are steadily climbing, inventory is increasing slightly and this has been a good year for buyers and sellers alike," said Bob Parks, CEO of Bob Parks Realty, covering the Middle-Tennessee market, including Nashville. "We are experiencing favorable conditions in the mid-Tennessee area, which is contributing to our recovering housing market."
"The Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas are continuing to experience a slower-paced housing market compared to previous months," said Sheldon Detrick, CEO of Prudential Detrick/Prudential Alliance Realty covering the Oklahoma City and Tulsa markets. "This could be due to a seasonal slowing of the housing market, and the current gridlock in Washington could be having an effect on the number of people buying and selling their homes at this time."
Florida, Nevada and Maryland post top state foreclosure rates in the third quarter
Florida foreclosure activity in the third quarter decreased 8 percent from a year ago following six consecutive quarters with annual increases in foreclosure activity, but the state still posted the nation's highest foreclosure rate during the quarter. A total of 70,902 Florida properties had foreclosure filings in the third quarter, down 7 percent from the previous quarter and a rate of one in every 126 housing units -- more than twice the national average.
Nevada foreclosure activity in the third quarter increased 10 percent from the previous quarter and was up 21 percent from a year ago. The state's foreclosure rate ranked second highest in the nation. A total of 9,033 Nevada properties had foreclosure filings in the third quarter, a rate of one in every 128 housing units.
A 180 percent year-over-year increase in foreclosure activity helped boost Maryland's third quarter foreclosure rate to third highest among the states. A total of 11,617 Maryland properties had foreclosure filings during the quarter, up 6 percent from the previous quarter and a rate of one in every 204 housing units.
Third quarter foreclosure activity decreased from a year ago in both Illinois and Ohio, but the states still posted the nation's fourth and fifth highest foreclosure rates respectively. Indiana and South Carolina also ranked among the top 10 state foreclosure rates in the third quarter, at No. 9 and No. 10 respectively, despite annual decreases in foreclosure activity.
Third quarter foreclosure activity increased from a year ago in Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey, and these states posted the nation's sixth, seventh and eighth highest state foreclosure rates respectively during the quarter.
Florida cities account for 8 of top 10 metro foreclosure rates in the third quarter
With one in every 83 housing units with a foreclosure filing in the third quarter, the Port St. Lucie metro area in southeast Florida posted the nation's highest foreclosure rate among metropolitan statistical areas with a population of 200,000 or more.
Seven other Florida cities posted foreclosure rates among the 10 highest nationwide in the third quarter: Jacksonville at No. 2 (one in every 96 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Miami at No. 3 (one in every 101 housing units); Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville at No. 4 (one in every 102 housing units); Ocala at No. 6 (one in every 120 housing units); Tampa at No. 7 (one in every 120 housing units); Orlando at No. 8 (one in every 134 housing units); and Pensacola at No. 9 (one in every 153 housing units).
Other metro areas with foreclosure rates ranking among the 10 highest were Las Vegas at No. 5 (one in every 109 housing units with a foreclosure filing) and Rockford at No. 10 (one in every 155 housing units).
Average time to complete foreclosure up to 551 days nationwide
U.S. properties foreclosed in the third quarter of 2013 were in the foreclosure process an average of 551 days, up 5 percent from 526 days in the second quarter and up 44 percent from 382 days in the third quarter of 2012.
The average time to foreclose was 1,037 days in New York, the longest of any state, followed by New Jersey (1,014 days), Florida (929 days), Illinois (828 days) and Connecticut (693 days).
The average time to foreclose was 160 days in Maine, the shortest of any state, followed by Texas (164 days), Alabama (185 days), Virginia (189 days) and Delaware (202 days).
Report Methodology
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides a count of the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing entered into the RealtyTrac database during the month and quarter -- broken out by type of filing. Some foreclosure filings entered into the database during a month or quarter may have been recorded in previous months or quarters. Data is collected from more than 2,200 counties nationwide, and those counties account for more than 90 percent of the U.S. population. RealtyTrac's report incorporates documents filed in all three phases of foreclosure: Default -- Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction -- Notice of Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a bank). For the quarterly report, if more than one foreclosure document is received for a property during the quarter, only the most recent filing is counted in the report. Both the quarterly and monthly reports check if the same type of document was filed against a property previously. If so, and if that previous filing occurred within the estimated foreclosure timeframe for the state where the property is located, the report does not count the property again in the current month or quarter.
Click here to learn about RealtyTrac's report methodology and to view detailed data by state.
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On March 17, 461, according to tradition, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul, Ireland.
In 1649 England`s Parliament abolished the House of Lords.
In 1776 American revolutionaries forced the British to evacuate Boston.
In 1843 St. Patrick`s Day was celebrated in Chicago for the first time.