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SEAN "PUFF Daddy" Combs has topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artist list once again.
This year, Diddy made $130 million, putting him at the top of the list, despite not releasing a new album in the past year. However, the hip-hop mogul has benefitted from Ciroc Vodka, DeLeón Tequila, AQUAhydrate water, the Bad Boy reunion tour, and selling a portion of Sean Jean for an estimated $70 million.
Drake comes in behind Diddy at no.2, making $94 million. A bulk of that money came from his "Boy Meets World Tour," band endorsement deals with Apple, Sprite, and Nike.
This year, JAY-Z comes in at No. 3 with $42 million. However, this doesn't take into account his recent $200 million deal with Live Nation, which will be paid out over the next 10 years.
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Catalyst monitoring services use periodic performance testing and lab analysis to track the condition of newly installed catalyst. The goal is to extend the life of the catalyst and it begins by establishing a relationship between operating hours and the catalyst's condition and performance. Testing and analytical services reveal any decline in performance, direct catalyst maintenance services such as chemical washing, and provide a basis for estimating catalyst life. The scope of catalyst monitoring is scaled to the size of the installation – from a single reciprocating engine with one catalyst element, all the way up to a plant with multiple combustion turbines each having hundreds of catalyst elements. For more visit: www.emerachem.com/catalystmonitoring

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Localization Lab's First Ask Me Anything took place on January 29, 2015 with the team from GlobaLeaks. Below is a transcript of the questions and answers.
Localization Lab: Hello everyone, welcome to the the GlobaLeaks "Ask Us Anything." GlobaLeaks is a free open source software platform that individuals or organizations can use for anonymous whistle-blowing or to transparently share information. We have with us Giovanni, Claudio and Arturo (hellais). Thank you for participating GlobaLeaks team. Can we ask you to each introduce yourselves?
GlobaLeaks: This is Giovanni Pellerano, developer of GlobaLeaks, together with Arturo Filasto and Claudio Agosti. Fabio Pietrosanti and Juha Nurmi are also here. We all are part of an association (an NGO) that is based in Milan and it's called Hermes Center for Transparency and digital human rights. Just for reference the main website of the association is logioshermes.org
Localization Lab: We have some questions for the team that have come in through via email, and we also invite anybody here on IRC to add their questions into the chat. Here is one to get us started: What was the motivation behind the creation of GlobaLeaks?
GlobaLeaks: Regarding the motivation behind the creation of GlobaLeaks, we realised that there was huge potential in initiatives that acted in the public interest to promote transparency and openness, a la Wikileaks, but seeing what similar organisations faced when dealing with such materials we felt the need of decoupling the organisation from the software. We also saw a lot of potential in more local initiatives that focused on more specific topics and regions. For this reason we sought out to create a software that would empower anybody, even not technically skilled, to setup a leak site and start collecting anonymous submissions. Although our initial focus was more geared towards civil society and journalistic endeavors we have more recently realised the potential for this sort of software even in more, let's say, institutional environments, such as public agencies.
Yes, it's also important to think of the historical moment. After the Wikileaks success a plenty initiative of whisleblowing-leaking arise, but develop a secure software required dedicated people, cannot be improvised. Many of these initiatives were lacking of the proper product management and research. So we analyze the workflow of the whistleblowing organisation, and separated the technical needs. We provide the technology and the knowledge base, and more initiative can born because they do not need the technical knowledge anymore (lowering the entrance barrier).
Localization Lab: Were you also motivated by particular countries or communities? Has this affected your priorities for localization and end-user outreach?
GlobaLeaks: Certainly every new country requires a new software release. We can assume that the needs impact with the priorities, but we do not have a specific geographical preference. Whoever needs, get us. Our vision is in supporting every country or minority to address local issues so our attention is on trying to achieve a large score in internationalization. Due to our current main source of funding we are mostly focused on the global south in general, as the project we applied is mainly focused on this countries.
Localization Lab: Interesting, thank you! I have another related question coming in via email. We know AfriLeaks was just released, what has been the response to it? And what other regional platforms do you have planned?
GlobaLeaks: Right now the project also if launched by media is in an initial stage, where all receivers are currently trained. As Hermes we do not have any visibility on the outreach by whistleblowers nor do we see any submissions or the number of the submissions so the real visibility of the platform is not understandable right now, but let me say that the interest by journalists is really growing and we have received a lot of enquiries and request to join the Afrileaks project from a wide range of newsrooms from various countries. Due to this there is a plan to organize further training (in addition to the ongoing one for current receivers).
Localization Lab: Thank you. Here is a question from China. Chinese netizens are using tools that are under the government's surveillance. They know there are better platforms out there, but do not know what they are. Are there any plans to promote GlobaLeaks in China?
GlobaLeaks: Can you clarify what is meant by "tools that are under the government's surveillance"?
Localization Lab: This user specifically mentioned Weibo and Webchat, but did not explain further.
GlobaLeaks: That depends on the Chinese community. We provide support if required. but we do not seek actively for a specific initiative. If a needs like that will arise, probably we'll have to develop something new to most of the citizen-connected, and to this aim we are now discussing all these problems in order to better address them for such a country, therefore having as requirement "Tor + bridge", the current configuration required to access Tor, is quite high as a prerequisite.
Participant V: There is a good although quite outdated manual on bypassing internet censorship available here: http://howtobypassinternetcensorship.org
Localization Lab: Thank you GlobaLeaks and Participant! Everyone who has just joined us--Welcome! Feel free to type your questions directly into the chat, or if you prefer, you can message them to me and I will ask them on your behalf!
Participant U: If you have finished the explanation, I want to say something.
GlobaLeaks: Okay.
Participant U: Thank you. You know that for this kind of project, people needs to be sure for 200%, so, for example I strongly recommend to use the Extended Validation Certificate for the website rather than the one used now, seeing the "green" in Firefox for example makes the user feels safe.
GlobaLeaks: Ok, yes we are conscious and for problematic countries like China the discussions are done with various local activists trying to find the best solutions. From our point of view in addition, as you are saying is really important to teach something to the users by means of the same application they are using, for example every user interface of GlobaLeaks, tries to embed a lot of additional information data for the user.
Participant V: Participant U, I don't understand properly, GlobaLeaks has to be used with Tor browser bundle connected to a hidden service.
GlobaLeaks: I think that Participant U is referring to the use of HTTPS in order to provide GlobaLeaks, right?
Participant U: Of course.
Participant V: Ah, you mean, a stronger protection against a man in the middle attack that replace the binary downloaded?
GlobaLeaks: As clarification for all the others users (without going in details): GlobaLeaks can work in two modes. 1) anonymous mode (using only Tor and providing to the user strong anonimity + confidentiality), 2) confidential mode (using a specialized proxy in order to raise the confidentiality to the maximum achievable). The second is intended to raise the visibility of the initiative, but obviously is not enough secure to be used in a context like China and its use should be discouraged.
Participant U: To be sure that the domain globaleaks.org is really run on a trusted server as it claims to be, that's why you should use the Extended Validation Certificate.
GlobaLeaks: Participant U, well, globaleaks.org is not an entry point for something meaningful: the download happens via apt-get of debian based system and is signed with out PGP key.
Localization Lab: Thanks GlobaLeaks, Ihave another question, is it ok to ask?
GlobaLeaks: I think so, if Participant U has no other connected questions.
Localization Lab: Sure. Participant U, do you have any additional questions on this topic?
Participant U: No I'm satisfied go on :)
Localization Lab: Thanks!
GlobaLeaks: As a reference the specialized proxy is tor2web, https://www.tor2web.org that was designed by aaron swartz and that we are now developing as Hermes center. Tbh I don't think EV certs really give you much more protection in the specific Chinese case. WoSign is a Chinese CA that is part of the EV cert clique and they could issue a cert that would allow MITM to the site. The best solution to avoid MITMs at the moment is using Tor Hidden Services and having the user obtain the HS address out of band.
Localization Lab: You must be asked this a lot - is there any relationship or communication between Wikileaks and Globaleaks? How are your missions similar and how are they different?
GlobaLeaks: No connection at all. Wikileaks is an organisation managing leaks, releases, sources and a network around them. We are nothing similar. We are a non-profit organisation (Hermes Center) developing a technology (GlobaLeaks and tor2web) that support the whistleblowing environment, but we never will manage sources or a globaleaks initiative, is out of our scope.
Localization Lab: That is interesting and helpful, thank you. I like the idea of scoping the problem in a focused way, which you seem to do.
GlobaLeaks: Our influence in the whistleblowing environment is provide research, technology, awareness, but the environment requiring whistleblowing are much more than journalism and high profile secrets. Someone used the "long tail" analogy.
Localization Lab: Because globaleaks focus on the long tail of the whistleblowing environment, correct?
GlobaLeaks: If wikileaks address the 1% of the leak, and that 1% is world-relevant, we are focused on the other 99%. In order to do so, we have to enable other community to do so.
Localization Lab: Exactly! Thank you.
Participant U: It's better to let user decide if he can trust the CA root issuer than letting him in a unknown identity of who is hosting the server.
GlobaLeaks: This would be a very long discussion, but in general I don't think we should be filling even the more the greedy pockets of a system that is known to be broken. EV by itself doesn't really get you much more than a cert signed by a known CA, at least not against a powerful state adversary like China. </rant>
Localization Lab: Another question: What has been the most interesting translation or localization experience that GlobaLeaks has had (with the Localization Lab community or otherwise)? And as we only have about 10 minutes left of our time with GlobaLeaks, if anyone else has questions for the team, please ask!
GlobaLeaks: For what concerns translation right now, all the work is thanks to the Localization Lab community in general and to the Transifex community and most of the work is really really thanks to a volunteer basis. I'm really glad to say this cause the success of the project is for the 50% due to that because obviously the penetration of the software relies on this. For who is not aware of what Transifex is : https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/globaleaks/ This is the main page of transifex for the GlobaLeaks project. You can see that we have more than 20 quite complete translation, and ~50 ongoing due to user requests and the Localization Lab is coordinating for us most of the paid translations. I would like to thank them also for their precious work.
Participant U: I propose to bring world well known penetration analyst and add it in the "about" dialog to show they are did a the test.
GlobaLeaks: Yes, it would be important also. For this topic, Participant U, there is material you can read about our research and the penetration tests we received. You find them on the wiki https://github.com/globaleaks/GlobaLeaks/wiki and https://github.com/globaleaks/GlobaLeaks/wiki/Penetration-Tests. We try to receive analysis on regular basis.
Participant U: Thank you for the link!
Localiation Lab: Thank you GlobaLeaks team for your time today. It has been a great chance to hear from you. We have reached the end of our time.
Participant N: Thanks for the information! It's really cool to see what your movement is doing! :)
GlobaLeaks: Thank you all, it's a pleasure to answer interested people like you
Localization Lab: Thanks GlobaLeaks, this was really interesting! We will be compiling this discussion into a Q&A and sharing it on our website at localizationlab.org, but keeping the questions anonymous. If anyone prefers that we do not include their question (even anonymously), please message me and let me know.
Participant U: I feel safe, however I think about those who are very paranoid to express a secret when it's a danger for their life, everything show be done to make theme feel safe that's what every developer should keep in mind :)
Localization Lab: Thank you everybody for joining us in this first Localization Lab Ask Me Anything, and thank you so much to the GlobaLeaks team for being our first subjects!


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Ever wondered where the word « Grog » comes from?
Well, for all of you who have a curious mind, or for those who love languages and the origins of words and expressions, here's a brilliant book: The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth (publisher – Icon).
The author takes you on a twisting & tortuous journey through the English language, with lots of funny asides.
Anyway, back to the Grog.
Apparently, a certain Admiral Vernon of the Royal Navy used to wear a thick coat made from a coarse material called grogram (from the French gros graine.) So his men nick-named him « Old Grog ».
British sailors used to have a daily allowance of rum. In 1740, Vernon ordered that the rum be watered down. This eventually became standard fro the whole navy and was called grog.
Of course, if you drank too much, it made you groggy.
Vernon also has other things named after him, but I'll leave you to find that out for yourselves.
Meanwhile, you can get an idea of the style of the book if you visit:
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Stroke Research and Treatment
Volume 2013, Article ID 562564, 6 pages
Medicolegal Considerations with Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Stroke: A Systematic Review
Providence Brain and Spine Institute, Portland, OR 97225, USA
Received 6 January 2013; Revised 30 April 2013; Accepted 17 June 2013
Academic Editor: Thilo Hölscher
Copyright © 2013 Archit Bhatt et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background. Intravenous tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) therapy remains underutilized in patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS). Anecdotal data indicates that physicians are increasingly liable for administering and for failure to administer tPA. Methods. An extensive search of Medline, Embase, Westlaw, LexisNexis Legal, and Google Scholar databases was performed. Case studies that involved malpractice litigation in ischemic stroke and thrombolytic therapy were analyzed systematically. Results. We identified 789 ischemic stroke litigation cases, of which 46 cases were related to intravenous tPA and stroke litigation. Case descriptions of 40 cases were available. Data for verdicts were available for 38 patients. The most frequent plaintiff claim was related to failure to administer intravenous tPA (38, 95%). Only 2 (5.0%) claim involved complications of treatment with tPA. Hospitals were defendants in majority of the 36 cases. Physicians were involved in 33 cases. While ED physicians were involved in 25 (60.52%) cases, neurologists were involved in 8 (20.0%) cases. There were 26 (65%) defendant-favored and 12 (30%) plaintiff-favored verdicts. Conclusion. Physicians and hospitals are at an increased risk of litigation in patients with AIS when in IV-tPA is being considered for treatment. While majority of the cases litigated were cases where tPA was not administered, only about 1 in 20 cases was litigated when complications occurred.
1. Introduction
Acute Ischemic Strokes (AIS) is the number one cause of morbidity and third leading cause of mortality in the developed world behind heart disease and cancer. Approximately 795,000 cases of strokes occur annually in the United States, of which 610,000 are first ever strokes. Prior to 1995, there was no FDA-approved thrombolytic treatment available for AIS. Between 1991 and 1995, a NINDS sponsored randomized trial [1] was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in patients with AIS, within 3 hours of stroke onset. The results showed that tPA-treated stroke patients were 32 percent more likely to show minimum or no disability at 3 months (odds ratio 1.7, CI 1.2–2.6, NNT 8, NNH 16, and ARR 12%), compared to patients who did not get tPA. Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage within 36 hours after the onset of stroke occurred not only in 6.4 percent of patients given tPA but also 0.6 percent of patients given placebo (). Mortality at three months was 17 percent in the tPA group and 21 percent in the placebo group (). Over subsequent years, two trials [2, 3] evaluated tPA within 0–6 hours, showing that tPA isnot efficacious in the expanded time window. However, tPA has recently been shown to be effective in a selected group of stroke patients between 0 and 4.5 hours [4].
A joint report by AHA stroke council and AAN quality standards committee states that tPA should be considered in patients with ischemic stroke within 3 hours [5]. In 2002, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine [6] position statement raised concerns about the risk and benefit ratio of tPA in stroke and debate over whether tPA should be considered standard of care. The statement argued that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) study suggested that 8 out of 18 (44%) stroke patients who receive tPA according to a strict protocol recover by three months after the event without significant disability. Whereas, 6 out of 18 (33%) stroke patients (one-third) recover substantially, regardless of treatment, they also indicated that 1 out of 18 patients have a symptomatic bleeding complication.
Malpractice is defined as "the failure to meet a standard of care or standard of conduct that is recognized by a profession reaches the level of malpractice when a client or patient is injured or damaged because of error." The burden of the proof or preponderance of evidence is on the plaintiff, in any medical malpractice litigation. In other words, if a jury believes there is at least 51 percent likelihood that a defendant was negligent or liable, the plaintiff has met its burden of proof and will prevail. This is particularly helpful when juries cannot decide between the testimonies of two expert witnesses presenting opposite opinions or views.
In the United States, AIS is the number one cause of disability and morbidity thus attracting medical litigation. A study reviewing malpractice cases in New York State showed that severity of the patient's disability, not the occurrence of an adverse event due to medical negligence, was predictive of payment to the plaintiff [7]. Frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits are common; consequently, exorbitant amount of human and financial resources is utilized, even if the case eventually is ruled in favor of the defendant [8].
According to the 2009 PIAA Risk Management Review: Neurology Edition (available at http://www.piaa.us) [9], for the year 2008, neurology and neurosurgery had the highest average indemnity of the 28 specialties included in the PIAA review. In the case of tPA and stroke, medical litigation works as a double-edged sword. Frequently reasons cited for litigation in the court of law include lost opportunity to give tPA or adverse events related to tPA. Recent reviews [10, 11] have emphasized that physicians are at risk for malpractice suits both when administering and not administering tPA to AIS patients. Disinclination to use tPA by physicians for legal or clinical reasons may potentially lead to medical malpractice litigation.
To date, no systematic reviews have been performed, which evaluate malpractice and thrombolytic therapy in ischemic stroke patients. The objective of this review is to do a systematic evaluation of malpractice cases published in major medical and legal databases.
2. Methods
2.1. Protocol
A robust systematic review protocol (Figure 1) was prepared. We searched Medline, Embase, Google Scholar, LexisNexis Legal, and Westlaw databases in order to identify cases, which involved malpractice litigation and tPA in ischemic stroke. LexisNexis Legal is a comprehensive database, which covers state as well as federal law cases in the USA Westlaw is a legal attorney database providing information on cases noted by practicing attorneys. In an attempt of completeness, we searched all state case, Health law case, Tort law case, Professional Malpractice case, and all federal case databases that fall within the Westlaw database.
2.2. Search Terms
We used 3 different search terms to be specific to our search, namely, "tPA, stroke, and malpractice," "clot busting, stroke, and malpractice," and "stroke and malpractice."
2.3. Search Results in Each Database
Using the terms "tPA, stroke, and malpractice" yielded 5 results in Medline, 40 in LexisNexis Legal, and 1383, 987, 984, 1063, and 576 results in All State law, Health law, Tort Law case, Professional Malpractice case, and all federal case databases, respectively (all of which are part of Westlaw database). The term "clot busting, stroke, and malpractice" did not show up any results in Medline but gave 13 results in LexisNexis Legal, and 2258, 1703, 1691, 1814, and 783 in All State law, Health Law, Tort law, Professional malpractice case, and all federal case databases of Westlaw. The term "stroke and malpractice" gave us 77 results in Medline, 999 in LexisNexis Legal, and 1370, 980, 976, 1053, and 558 search results in All State Law, Health Law, Tort Law, Professional Malpractice case, and all federal case databases. The Google scholar and Embase database results were subsumed in the Medline search results.
Finally, we identified 789 stroke cases with malpractice suits. AB and DC reviewed case summaries of all cases with the objective to retrieve malpractice lawsuits involving use or nonuse of intravenous tPA in AIS. Finally, 46 cases were identified, and full review was carried out by three reviewers (AB, DC, and AS).
3. Results
We identified 789 ischemic stroke cases involved in litigation. We were able to identify 46 cases related to tPA use in stroke patients between the years 1999 and 2010, of which data was available for 40 cases related to tPA in stroke. However, verdicts were only available for 38 cases. We categorized medico- legal characteristics depending on the malpractice claims and related verdicts (Table 1), hospital/physician characteristics (Table 2), factors favoring defendants (Table 3), and factors favoring plaintiffs (Table 4).
3.1. Malpractice Claims
The most frequent malpractice claims by the plaintiff were failure to treat with tPA (28, 70%) and failure to diagnose stroke, claiming a lost opportunity to give tPA (10, 25%). Only 2 (5.0%) patients had claims involved complications of treatment with tPA. Of all cases, where verdicts were available, in 90% cases () hospital was the defendant. There were 12 (30%) cases where only hospitals were defendants. Out of the 36 (90%) cases involving the hospitals, 28 (75%) were community hospitals, and 9(25%) were university or university affiliated. ED physicians were involved in 25 (60.52%) cases and neurologists participated in 8 (20.0%) cases. In a minority of cases 7 (17.5%), other physicians such as internists, neurosurgeons, and ICU physicians were involved. However, multiple physicians were involved in 11 (27.5% of cases). There were 5 (12.5%) cases where stroke occurred during the hospital stay.
3.2. Factors Favoring the Defendant
Factors favoring the defendant incuded proper documentation of contraindications and discussion regarding risks and benefits (50%), expert witness testimony (25%), duration of symptoms beyond 3 hr at the time of presentation (15.6%), informed consent (6.3%), no specific time of onset of symptoms (6.3%), tPA protocol in hospital (9.4%), and tPA not available in hospital (3.1%).
3.3. Factors Favoring the Plaintiff
Among all malpractice claims, factors favoring the plaintiff were failure to treat with tPA (67.5%), failure to diagnose (20%), failure to transfer to an institution where thrombolysis can be given (20%), no informed consent or proper documentation regarding contraindication (7.5%), delay in evaluating the patient by a doctor (12.5%) obtaining tests (10%), failure to perform proper medical exam (5%), failure to recommend tPA as a treatment (10%), and complications as a result of tPA treatment (5%).
4. Discussion
Our review indicates that hospitals, ED physicians, neurologists, and sometimes other physicians at the forefront of stroke management are always at risk for medical litigation. It appears from the case descriptions that not treating with tPA (38, 95% cases) is the main causative factor for litigations as 38 out of 40 cases reviewed did not receive tPA (i.e., the standard of care). Reasons of litigation were mostly preventable. Major plaintiff arguments in these cases were failure to diagnose ischemic stroke, inadequate documentation why tPA was not given, failure to transfer to a facility where tPA can be given, and delay in physician or CT evaluation. Our analysis showed that only two cases were related to complications of tPA, out of which 1 was ruled in favor of plaintiff and 1 in favor of defendant. Early data [12] have suggested that only 50% of neurologists were actually giving tPA. Early data also show that tPA is used by less than 2% of the community hospitals [13]; this number has probably increased as a result of comprehensive efforts by JCAHO [10]. Despite ongoing efforts, only 5–10% patients with stroke receive tPA [14]. As a result of perceived complications (e.g., intracranial hemorrhage), surveys have also shown that lack of benefits [15] and medico legal concerns were reported as barrier [11] to give tPA. A review suggested that physician reimbursement for the evaluation and treatment of acute stroke, when compared with other diagnoses commonly treated by neurologists, is relatively low in both the USA and Canada. Health policy decision makers in the USA and Canada should be made aware of the importance of providing a more balanced plan to provide medical care to stroke patients [16]. In addition, the familiarity and comfort among nonneurology physicians (NNPs) with the administration of tPA is still relatively low in rural settings [17]. Our review showed that even hospitalists, neurosurgeons, or PCPs can be defendants, if they are the only physicians taking care of the patient. Out of 6 cases where nonneurology non-ED physicians were involved, 5 were defendant favored compared to 1 plaintiff favored verdict. On a positive note, more recently, telemedicine efforts has been safely instituted in evaluation of AIS and has increased tPA rates in outlying hospitals in an effective and safe manner [18]. In our review, all 3 cases consisting of timely transfer to outside facilities were ruled in favor of the defendants. The most common reason for transfer was absence of neurology expertise and/or tPA protocol in the hospital. Conversely, 8 cases involved a delay in transfer with 3 cases (42%) being ruled in favor of the plaintiff. These methods potentially reduce legal liability especially in transfer cases. Among all cases reviewed, it was noticed that two thirds of the defendants received a favorable verdict. Informed consent, proper documentation of discussion with family, tPA protocol in place, time of transfer, time of onset of symptoms, and timely transfer were important factors in verdicts favoring the defendants. Risks and benefits associated with tPA as well as limited treatment window timeframe should be explained thoroughly, and patients' decision should be properly documented including transfer time. In 90% of cases, a hospital was the defendant. Hospitals, even those of a smaller size, should take initiatives and invest in human resources to facilitate thrombolytic therapy for AIS in the hospital. We found that ED physicians were more likely to be defendants than neurology physicians. However, rate of defendant-favored verdicts was similar on both sides (ED—84% and neurologist—75%). In 1 out of 4 cases, more than one physician is involved.
Expert witness testimony on the plaintiff side frequently argued that according to NINDS trial, there is a >51 percent chance that the patient will improve if the patient received tPA. However, expert testimony from the defendant side frequently argued that there is only a 32 percent greater chance that the patient would improve. Taking the legal definition of malpractice, the plaintiff needs to prove that the "patient is more likely to improve than not," and in other words the emphasis is on the chance of improvement and not the actual percentage. In short, in cases where thrombolysis was not given, argument for lack of efficacy of tPA by any defendant was not a very solid argument by defense expert witnesses, and usually these cases were ruled in favor of plaintiffs.
That brings us to the next point, is tPA in fact standard of care? Malpractice claims against physicians are difficult to measure, and physicians might be able to avoid liability by understanding the standard of care regarding tPA. A review has suggested that once an "experimental and risky to give drug" can eventually become a "standard of care" [11]. Emerging local stroke centers in the community have changed the concept of standard of care from nationwide to community and put expectations of elevated criteria on medical personnel and other hospitals in the community [10]. Overall, physicians are judged by standard of practice in their community or similar communities. However, that concept is changing, and standard of care may be judged by care that could be provided by a physician under similar circumstances.
5. Conclusion
Our review also indicates that hospitals and ED physicians are involved in a majority of these litigation cases. The review shows that having hospital-ED-based protocols for tPA administration, transfer protocols to appropriate care facility, clear discussion and documentation of treatment options by physicians, and early involvement of a neurologist may provide optimal milieu for selecting intravenous thrombolysis candidates for patients with AIS. While the majority of the cases litigated were cases where tPA was not administered, only minority of cases were litigated when complications occurred.
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Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda: Concerning the Just Cause of the War Against the Indians (1547)
The Spanish have a perfect right to rule these barbarians of the New World and the adjacent islands, who in prudence, skill, virtues, and humanity are as inferior to the Spanish as children to adults, or women to men; for there exists between the two as great a difference as between savage and cruel races and the most merciful, between the most intemperate [lacking in self-control] and the moderate and temperate, and, I might even say, between apes and men.
Compare, then, these gifts of prudence, talent, magnanimity [generosity], temperance, humanity, and religion with those possessed by these half-men in whom you will barely find the vestiges [traces] of humanity, who not only do not possess any learning at all, but are not even literate or in possession of any monument to their history except for some obscure and vague reminiscences of several things put down in various paintings; nor do they have written laws, but barbarian institutions and customs. Well, then, if we are dealing with virtue, what temperance or mercy can you expect from men who are committed to all types of intemperance and base [morally low] frivolity [foolishness], and eat human flesh? And do not believe that before the arrival of the Christians they lived in the pacific [peaceful] kingdom of Saturn [ruler of the Golden Age in Classical mythology] which the poets have invented; for, on the contrary, they waged continual and ferocious war upon one another with such fierceness that they did not consider victory at all worthwhile unless they satisfied their monstrous hunger with the flesh of their perfect enemies.
Furthermore these Indians were otherwise so cowardly and timid that they could barely endure the presence of our soldiers, and many times thousands upon thousands of them scattered in flight like women before Spaniards so few that they did not even number one hundred. . . . Although some of them show a certain ingenuity [skill] for various works of artisanship [craftsmanship], this is no proof of human cleverness, for we can observe animals, birds, and spiders making certain structures which no human accomplishment can competently [adequately] imitate. . . .They have established their nation in such a way that no one possesses anything individually, neither a house nor a field, which he can leave to his heirs in his will, for everything belongs to their masters whom . . . they call kings (chiefs), and by whose whims they live, more than by their own, ready to do the bidding and desire of these rulers and possessing no liberty. And the fulfillment of all this, not under pressure of arms but in a voluntary and spontaneous way, is a definite sign of the servile [slavish] and base soul of these barbarians. . . .
They live as employees of the king, paying, thanks to him, exceedingly high taxes. . . . And if this type of servile and barbarous nation had not been to their liking and nature, it would have been easy for them, as it was not a hereditary [by right of birth] monarchy, to take advantage of the death of a king in order to obtain a freer state and one more favorable to their interests; by not doing so, they have stated quite clearly that they have been born to slavery and not to civic and liberal [free] life. Therefore, if you wish to [subdue] them . . . to a servitude a little less harsh, it will not be difficult for them to change their masters, and instead of the ones they had, who were barbarous and impious [wicked] and inhuman, to accept the Christians, cultivators of human virtues and the true faith.
(Sepulveda, Juan Gines de, "Democrates II, or Concerning the Just Causes of the War Against the Indians.")


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Robotic glove technology used on the International Space Station is being redeveloped to give factory workers better grip of their tools and reduce hand fatigue.
The RoboGlove was originally developed by Nasa in cooperation with General Motors (GM) for the Robonaut 2 humanoid robot to provide it with the ability to grip and manipulate objects.
Swedish company Bioservo has now licensed the technology to combine it with its existing glove systems designed for people with a weakening grip.
The battery-powered RoboGlove is fitted with sensors, actuators and tendons that act similarly to muscles and nerves in a human hand.
"Combining the best of three worlds – space technology from Nasa, engineering from GM and medtech from Bioservo – in a new industrial glove could lead to industrial scale use of the technology," said Tomas Ward, CEO of Bioservo Technologies.
GM said it intends to be the first to provide the redeveloped space glove to its workers to make it easier for them to work with heavy tools and operate machinery. Studies have shown that when a worker continuously grips a tool, hand fatigue can occur within only a few minutes.
"The successor to RoboGlove can reduce the amount of force that a worker needs to exert when operating a tool for an extended time or with repetitive motions," said Kurt Wiese, vice president of GM Global Manufacturing Engineering.
GM briefly tested the original RoboGlove in a preproduction plant before looking for a partner to help refine it to fit different size hands and address other issues.
Bioservo hopes the technology could also be used in medical rehabilitation or to help people with a weakening grip in everyday tasks.
According to estimates, up to five per cent of the global population between 16 and 84 years of age suffers from a weakening hand grip.
Reduced hand function has a large impact on both quality-of-life and the capability to perform everyday tasks.


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Sath. 02/06/2018 go Domh. 24/06/2018
The waiting list for Cúrsa A is oversubscribed. Meanwhile, cúrsa B is an excellent option for 2nd year students. Between 25-35% of cúrsaB applicants are typically 1st/2nd year students. The fact that these courses have a higher average age leads to a more mature learning environment and therefore, in our opinion, a more productive cúrsa Gaeilge.
Luan 25/06/2018 go Máirt 17/07/2018
Cúrsa B caters for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, transition year and 5th year students. Coursework will focus on aspects of the 2019 leaving cert course.
Céad. 18/07/2018 go Déard. 09/08/2018
Cúrsa C is full. The waiting list for Cúrsa C is oversubscribed. Meanwhile there is still spaces on Cúrsa B and D .
Aoine 10/08/2018 go Sath.. 25/08/2018
Cúrsa D is restricted to pre-leaving & transition year students. Coursework will focus on aspects of the 2019 leaving cert course.
Acquiring Gaeilge
Learning Gaeilge is a conscious activity that is usually applied inside a classroom while acquiring Gaeilge is a subconscious process that thrives on active participation and extended exposure. Language immersion is language acquisition in its purest form. By committing wholeheartedly to a 3-week immersion course, language acquisition follows automatically. Central to a balanced approach is having a language learning programme (classwork) that complements language acquisition (outside of classwork). This means that communication / conversation / everyday dialogue & chit chat/ pronunciation are all key elements in the learning program. We regard it as our role/ duty to do all we can to ensure that our students acquire Gaeilge where the language is internalised without deliberate memorization.
Acquiring Gaeilge is dependent on three key factors:
Your Attitude ● Your Learning Partners ● Your Attentiveness
Lurgan BEO
Scouting for talent for 2k17 series - The lurgan BEO series as broadcast on TG4 was a great success and will be followed up with a new series this summer.
RG Lurgan
Tiúineál Isteach – Chilleáil Amach. RG-Lurgan is an internet radio station that plays Irish language versions of contemporary popular songs.
Teanglann Ar Líne (Online language Lab) - OIDE is a unique and innovative online language lab that is being developed on an ongoing & voluntary basis by Col. Lurgan.
Tg Lurgan
Cainéal YouTube – Cuimhní Cinn ó siar na mblianta (memories of past summers). These projects have built up a substantial following and have introduced the language to a world audience.
Tá todhchaí na Gaeltachta fite fuaite le hoideachas na Gaeilge
Our sole mission..
….is to promote Gaeilge, the cornerstone of Irish identity and culture. The Coláiste is situated in Indreabhán, a Gaeltacht area, where the language has been passed down for thousands of years. Students reside in Tithe Lóistin (local families) for the duration of their three week course with an average of 11 students accommodated with each family. We are non-profit and while Mná Tí receive some State support the coláiste does not. We operate on an admin cost of less than 6% with the rest of our budget being reinvested in running/developing our cúrsaí Gaeilge for our students.


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Postcard from Costa Rica
Journey with us through one of the world's great coffee communities
Costa Rica is alive with coffee, from the mountains of Tarrazú to the streets of San José. We just returned from the Central American country, where we had the opportunity to meet some of the remarkable people behind this vibrant community — from the farmers working the land to the agronomists working to support them.
While the industry is thriving, it's also facing new challenges to its sustainability. Hacienda Alsacia, Starbucks first coffee farm and the center for our global agronomy research, is addressing these issues. Our experts there work directly with local farmers to ensure the future of the coffees we love around the world.
Meet some of the people behind Costa Rica's famous coffees.
Carlos Mario Rodriguez
As Starbucks Head of Global Agronomy, Carlos Mario is committed to advancing the growth of sustainable coffee farming around the world, from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea.
Victor Trejos
As the General Manager at Hacienda Alsacia, our coffee farm in Costa Rica, Victor brings 30 years of experience to help agronomists and growers ensure the future of sustainable coffee production.
Orlando Mora Alfaro
An agronomist with Starbucks in San José, Orlando works with local farmers to give them the latest information and resources to help maximize the quality and productivity of their coffee.
Felix Monge
A third-generation grower in Tarrazú, Felix represents the millennial movement in farming, using the latest tools and technologies to meet new challenges to the industry.
The Sanchez Family
Owners of the acclaimed La Candelilla Estate, the Sanchez family has been growing coffee together for five generations and has been working closely with Starbucks for over a decade.
Mario Arroyo
As the Marketing Manager for the Costa Rican Coffee Institute, Mario works to promote his country's coffee and believes it can be a powerful connecting point for all of us.


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Here's how it works (and I admit to hitting 'copy & paste' for this):
This award is given to bloggers with less than 200 followers, in the hopes that it will bring many new friends/followers.
Leibster is German and means 'dearest' or 'beloved' but it can also mean 'favourite'. The idea of the Leibster award is to bring attention to blogs with less than 200 followers. So, in the spirit of good fun I am passing this award on to five other bloggers. Please stop by and visit them.
The Rules are:
1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.
3. Post the award on your blog.
4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogshare-other bloggers.
5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!
My favorites for this award are listed below. Click on over to their sites and take a look!
My favorites for this award are listed below. Click on over to their sites and take a look!
So, after a fair bit of thought, here are my 5 nominations -
1. My good friend Vicki at thebiskitbarrel - she has been a scrapping inspiration to me and she also runs my favourite online craft shop.
2. Lou - theteacherspett - a fellow team member over at UKScrappers, and a talented crafter.
3. Dawn - auroradawn - also a teamie on UKS
4. Leah - running a CJ (circle journal) over on UKS, and this is her blog
5. An altered life - a blog I've enjoyed following.


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Which blog platform should your students use?
[This post is part of my series on helping students to blog]
Choosing a blogging platform is a big question for bloggers in general and so it is no surprise that it is a big issue for students with some unique aspects.
There are many blogging platforms but let's look at 4 of the biggest. Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr and Posterous.
Blogger was for a long time the biggest blogging platform. It is the Google owned platform and has some extra integration with Google plus. It is completely free and has a template editor as well as html editing options. Finally there are Dynamic views which involve some of the latest code elements. It is the platform I have used for a long time and recently changed from.
WordPress is now the king of blog platforms. It looks great and is designed for search engines to find it easily. It can have plugins added on, themes easily installed and there is a large open source community who build resources for it. It is my favourite.
WordPress comes in two (three really!) forms. Self hosted where the owner has to download the program. Have their own subspace and then update and install it themselves. This allows you to do whatever you want with it. This is the option I have on this blog.
WordPress.com provides you with a .WordPress.com address and is free unless you want upgrades. You can't change the theme to whatever you want or embed certain codes unless you pay for these features. (every feature would cost around £100). [If you would like more advice on which to choose check here]
There is a third option which is Edublogs.com. This is only for educational purposes, WordPress based, gives you an edibles.com address and has some different features than wordpress.com blogs do. You can also add monthly subscriptions to gain extra features that wordpress.com has. However the big seller is the easy interface. Instead of the multitude of options the simplified interface is great for kids or people with weaker English skills (or computer skills). [Here is edublogs comparison of features]
Tumblr is the new kid on the bloc (for the last 4 years or so!) and isn't exactly a blog, it is a micro blog designed more for sharing, music, videos and not just posting up text. It also has the feature of "reblogging" someones post, so you can post it on your own tumblr feed.
It's a nice feature that focuses on skills of collecting information and resources and, due to the nature of tumblr, the posts are usually smaller than other systems. The interface is pretty simple to use, however, using "the Russian test" (as in I tried to use it in Russian) I found a lot of little issues emerged and it wasn't as easy to use as I had hopped. This service is also free.
Posterous is only 4 years old and this week was aquired by twitter. As such the future of Posterous spaces is unclear (though they have committed to keeping it open for a while and will update if it is closed down). Posterous has some nice collaboration features, password protections, is completely free (unless you buy your own non .posterous.com address) and has some custom themes. All in all it has most of the standard features of the other blogging platforms and a very nice, simple interface.
What features are important for student blogs?
Multiple collaborators:
Every student in the class needs to all be able to add content to the pages. Some systems only allow a limited number of users on one blog. This isn't too big a problem but means you have to have a group account (which you're not really allowed) and then you never know if someone is misbehaving!
Easy access:
A complicated and confusing interface will create more entry barriers and put the less tech savy off from using the services. We want to make it as easy and non threatening to use as possible. They can always move on to more advance options.
Email submission:
This is similar to the posting ideas above. Most students can email and are used to email. As such, having the option of sending an email, rather than logging into a website, makes it even easier to blog (and with some services you can have delayed publication. Students just write a post, send it, it is marked as a draft, then the teacher can edit it before finally publishing.)
Commenting options:
Allowing for commenting is an important part of the goals for a student blog. Not just commenting on errors or things that are missing, but also content. Part of the great thing about blogs is that they are read and responded to. It's not a one way conversation. What's more the comments may be even more important (and practice) than the blog post itself!
Most students will want to pick and choose which posts are public (some will want non to ever be public) so providing privacy via not being on search engine registers, password protected posts, etc are very important features. If students are proud of their work and want to show it off, there's nothing to stop them posting it publicly later.
So which to choose?
Well for the ease of setting up multiple blogs, it's email postings options, it's simple interface AND it's intergration with Audioboo (thought you can do this with other blogs too) I have to recommend Posterous (untill it get's taken down by twitter…which it may). It is a great, easy to use solution and so far my students reactions have been very positive towards the solution.
Which do you or would you use and why?
About Chris Wilson
I'm an English Language teacher based in Krakow, Poland. I enjoy writing, using technology and playing the Ukulele.


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After years of delays on workforce development, Kasich heads to Davos to tout his "success"
Kasich is in Davos Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum. As Marc Niquette reports, Kasich will use the opportunity to "discuss his efforts to align education and training with available jobs."
It should be a very interesting speech given the many accomplishments Kasich had made it this area.
Let's review:
During the Gubernatorial campaign of 2010, Kasich announced plans to overhaul Ohio's workforce development program.
Kasich took office in January 2011 but waited an entire year to announce a workforce development czar.
In February 2012, at his second state of the state address in Steubenville, Kasich revealed that he'd tagged Rich Frederick as his go-to guy for this position:
I'm going to have this thing called the workforce training reform plan. I mean, it sounds like – I don't even like to give them these names, but here is what it is, this guy Rich Frederick that works for me, he is reporting directly to me. He is going to change the whole thing. We're going to do metrics, how the community colleges, the technical schools — by the way, let's bring vocational education back strong in our K-through-12 education, bring it back.
Nine months later, in November 2012, Frederick was quietly let go. Frederick had been paid $7,000 a month for his service. But as far as we can tell, none of the goals identified in Kasich's State of the State had been accomplished at the time of Frederick's departure.
Later that same month, and nearly two years since taking office, Kasich took a second swing at Workforce Development: announcing he was appointing a 25 member workforce development panel tasked with achieving the same goals he'd announced a year earlier.
Since them , the only thing we've heard about is the possibility that the newly-renamed Development Services Agency will be doling out training vouchers to people who are already employed, or to the companies that employee them, with little oversight of guidance on how that money will be spent.
Kasich waited a whole year to tackle workforce development. And his first false-start with Frederick pushed the effort back nearly another year. Kasich currently has zero workforce development achievements under his belt and yet he's flying to Switzerland to tell the world about his "success"?
Good luck with that Governor.
To be fair, Kasich staff spent much of their first two years reassigned help the failed, anti-union, Senate Bill 5 campaign and to the oust-Dewine effort which gave Kasich control of Ohio Republican Party.
So it should be no surprise that Workforce Development was pushed to the back burner.
In contrast, Governor Strickland helped 65,591 more Ohioans attend universities and provided job training to over 140,000 Ohioans.
It seems they may have sent the invite to the wrong Governor.
This guy is such a fraud.If it weren't for the stimulus and the auto bailout, he'd have absolutely nothing to talk about.
He's embarassed us enough in Ohio and the USA. Now he wants to humiliate us worldwide.
H'mmm, let's see.
Washed-up ex-Lehman Bro lackey
Republican wannabe U.S.A.President
Pay-To-Play politician
All expense paid sojourn to Switzerland, courtesy of Ohio taxpayers
Secret Swiss Bank accounts
What is John-Boy really up to?
Maybe Willard Mitt Romney can help John-Boy figure out all that foreign banking chicanery.
I love it, Natasha. It just scares me that so many Ohioans didn't see this about him in 2010. Don't forget the Fox News bloviator gig.


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SUNringlé FAQ
What is the max spoke tension for my Sun Rims?
What is the smallest tire I can fit on my Sun Rim?
That depends on the width of the rim in relation to the width of the tire. Typically you don't want to run a tire that is as narrow as or narrower than your rim is wide.
What is the biggest tire I can run on my Sun Rims?
Loaded question number two. For most XC rims you don't want to go larger than a 2.3 as the bead contact with the lip of the rim will start to become less and less, meaning the tire isn't being held in place as well as it should and could blow off, especially at lower pressures.
Can you paint my rims/hubs in custom colors?
No, but it doesn't hurt to give us a call. Every so often we get a limited color run in, and once they're gone, they're gone. We do take feedback however, so if you have a suggestion drop a line.
I have an old Ringle stem and/or seatpost and I need a part or would like to get another. Do you have anything laying around?
Nope. Those parts are 10 years plus old and a piece cracking on them should be considered a sign that the fatigue life of the component has come to pass.
I want some stickers. Can you hook me up?
You bet. Just send out a SASE (that's a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) to us and we'll send ya a bunch. Of course you can ask us in an email, but it may take a bit longer for us to get them to you. If you do send us an email, INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS. Hard for us to send them otherwise.
I want to buy from you guys direct. Can I?
No. Our goods are available through many fine distributors, or your shop can call us directly and we'll take care of you through them.
I want a t shirt. Can you hook me up?
See Number 7's answer.
What is the warranty on your rims/hubs?
Any Hayes Bicycle Group (HBG) product found by the factory to be defective in materials and/or workmanship within one year (two in European Union countries) from the date of purchase will be repaired or replaced at the option of the manufacturer, free of charge, when received at the factory or authorized distributor locations with proof of purchase, freight prepaid. Any other warranty claims not included in this statement are void. This includes assembly cost (for instance by the dealer) which shall not be covered by HBG. This warranty does not cover breakage, bending or damage that may result from crashes or falls. This warranty does not cover any defects or damage caused by alterations or modifications of new HBG products or parts , or by normal wear, accidents, improper maintenance, damage caused by the use of parts of different manufacturers, improper use or abuse of the product, or failure to follow instructions contained in the applicable instruction manual. Any modifications made by the user will render the warranty null and void. The cost of normal maintenance of replacement of service items, which are not defective, shall be paid for by the original purchaser. This warranty is expressly in lieu of all other warranties, and any implied are limited in duration to the same duration as the warranty expressed herein. HBG shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages. Customers in countries other than USA should contact their dealer or local HBG distributor.


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An event every week that begins at 9:00am on Monday and Friday, repeating until November 17, 2017
Encourage your cardiac health as well as a greater range of motion, strength, and balance in this progressive approach to fitness. The class focuses on improved exercise stamina in the large pool. This class provides an optimal transition to more demanding shallow and deep-water exercise programs offered at the Cove.


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One of the best new tools that Windows Vista came out with was a built-in partition manager. Last fall, one company began offering a freeware remedy for Windows XP users. Easeus Partition Manager brings a robust and diverse set of drive management tools to users of both operating systems, and is poised to compete with Partition Magic and other pay-for-play programs' most basic features.
Unlike the excellent, but CD-based, Gparted, Easeus Partition Manager can run from your current XP or Vista 32-bit installation. EPM's basic features handle the biggest and most important partitioning tasks. You can resize, create, format, and delete partitions, and most functions can be completed without requiring a reboot. Resizing can be done visually, by adjusting the slider bar, or by entering in a precise size in the text field below. You can also drag the slider to achieve an approximate size, and then adjust the field manually to your specification. This may sound unintuitive, but it actually works quite well.
Once you've resized your drive, you can create a partition and a second drive in the newly-freed space. Hit the Create button to label the partition and choose a drive letter for it. While running, EPM will keep you informed of the progress of the overall task, as well as the multiple steps it takes in partitioning your drive. A helpful color key lives in the status bar at the bottom, divvying up drives by type as well as allocation use.
The Set Active Partition feature allows you to set which partition your computer will boot from on default. Check Partition runs Windows' diagnostic tools scandisk and chkdisk.
Other major features for this RAID-compatible software include the ability to hide a partition for enhanced security, and copying a partition--useful for backing up your data. Copy will default to file copying, but will switch to a sector copy protocol if errors are encountered. When you copy, you can even have it automatically resize the partition to fit the target space. EPM can handle drives between 2 GB and 1.5 TB, and up to 32 distinct drives, making it scalable for complex home networks. Compatible drives include USB thumbdrives, SATA, IDE, Firewire, and SCSI.
In testing these features, the only glitch--and really, it was the only problem--I encountered occurred when a task had completed and the program window hid behind other active program windows. This did not, however, affect the use or execution of EPM.
As you can tell from the screenshots, EPM is not a pretty bird. Being ugly, however, doesn't mean that the interface is poorly designed. Big toolbar buttons, context menus, and left-nav listings make EPM easy to navigate and use. The clean layout makes up for the lack of polish, but longtime freeware users probably won't even notice the lack of glitter. Vista users with 64-bit systems and those who want EPM for businesses must purchase a license, but otherwise this is one of the best partitioning programs around, freeware or otherwise.


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Vice President Joe Biden's "Jack Kennedy" jab at Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan provoked the strongest reaction from Twitter users during Thursday's vice presidential debate.
At 9:55 p.m., 58,275 tweets per minute were sent around the time Biden made his"Now you're Jack Kennedy?" retort to Ryan's tax proposal – one of the vice president's 82 interruptions during the event.
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This is a training form where the Instructor teaches the basic mechanics of a technique, or attempts to correct faults and mistakes in the way a student performs a technique. In traditional Karate systems Basics (Kihon) is practised by repeating the techniques in the air without a partner. This type of training is only of limited value, due to the fact that one is only practicing one component of the technique and one of the most important components, a target and a moving target, has been removed.
The Tsu Shin Gen students perform this type of training with a partner (Uke) who is usually holding some sort of striking equipment.
Each TSG Fighting Kata or Fighting Drill consists of a mixture of eight individual fighting combinations that fit in to one of the three main categories of fighting i.e. Self-defence, Tournament Fighting or Dojo Fighting. These combinations have been arranged into a Kata or Drill to help the students learn and remember them. However it is not the stringing together of the eight combinations that is important, it is the performance of the individual combinations that is the goal. The TSG Fighting Kata or Fighting Drills are part of the backbone of the systems and they should be practised until the actions and reactions become a reflex.
One of the interesting aspects of the TSG Fighting Kata or Fighting Drills is the fact that there is room for personal interpretation and it is unlikely that any two students will perform the Kata or Fighting Drills identically.
During the first three months of practising a new Fighting Kata or Fighting Drill, only the individual combinations should be practised. Once the students are familiar with the combinations and can perform them well, then and only then should the set of combinations be practised as a whole Fighting Kata or Fighting Drill.
The TSG Fighting Kata or Fighting Drills can then be practised in two ways, in a Free Fighting form or for those Instructors who prefer it, in a more traditional Budo form with a set pattern. Irrespective of which of the methods the various Instructors choose for teaching, the main form that the students will be required to demonstrate for promotional tests is the Free Fighting form, after they have been tested on the individual combinations. The students will also be tested on their understanding of the technical principles involved in the individual combinations.
In the Tsu Shin Gen Instruction DVD of the first TSG-Combat Karate Kata and the TSG-Mix Fight Drill, we have also shown the Free Fighting form of practising them. In the films of all the other Fighting Kata and Fighting Drills we have shown them in the Basic form.
Even those Instructors, who are not interested in the idea of "formal patterns" may find when teaching new Fighting Kata or Fighting Drills, that they make it easier for the students to learn the sequence and angles if the combinations are taught in this manner. Then once they have learnt the sequence, they can practise them mainly in the Free Fighting form.
The main ways of practising the Kata or Fighting Drills are as follows:
To avoid injury the student can use the training partner's hands as a target when the Fighting Kata or Fighting Drill calls for a counter attack to the head either with a punch or a kick. However it is important that the training partner holds their hands in a suitable position so that the training is realistic.
Remember each combination of the TSG Fighting Kata or Fighting Drills must be practised individually. The longer combinations can be broken down into shorter sections and practised. Those combinations that are suitable should even be practised on Striking Pads.
The Tsu Shin Gen Fighting Combinations are more examples of effective fighting combinations that fit in to one of the three main categories of fighting i.e. Self-defence, Tournament Fighting and Dojo Fighting.
Whereas the combinations in the TSG Fighting Kata and Fighting Drills are defensive and always start with a block and then a counter attack, the combinations in the Fighting Combinations are offensive and start with an attack. Sometimes the first technique of the combination is only a feint to get the opponent to react in a certain way.
Instructors always have their own individual way of teaching, depending on their specialities and background. Tsu Shin Gen respects individuality and encourages its Instructors to experiment. However it is important that there is a basic set of Fighting Combinations on which to judge the standard of the students when they are tested for promotion.
Therefore irrespective of the specialities or preferences of the Tsu Shin Gen Instructors, the TSG Fighting Combinations together with the TSG Fighting Kata and Fighting Drills form the main part of the promotional tests.
Shadow Boxing is the only segment of the training, which is performed without a partner. It is of value because the students practise moving naturally from one technique to another. They learn "footwork" and balance. They also develop fighting combinations and ideas, which are more suited to their own individual characteristics.
Every student is built differently and they have different characters, natural abilities, and reflexes. So each student should be encouraged to develop his or her own fighting style. A good fighter is usually one who has a wide repertoire of techniques and combinations at their disposal.
The main objective of Tsu Shin Gen is to teach the students to fight and protect themselves. Therefore at least some sparring or fighting (Kumite) is included in almost every training session.
There are three basic categories of fighting, which are taken into consideration. They are Dojo sparring, Tournament fighting and Self-defence fighting. The local environment and the leadership of the Dojo, usually decide which category is given priority. The amount of contact during sparring or fighting varies, but should be kept at a controlled level to avoid injury.
Beginners start with controlled sparring, where the Instructor gives both partners certain assignments. For example one partner attacks with only punches, whereas his/her opponent is only allowed to block. At a later stage the person blocking can add a counter attack.
Another example is that one partner attacks with punches and low kicks, and the other blocks and counters with punches. There are many variations on this theme, which can gradually introduce a student to fighting.
Gradual introduction to fighting is important because when two inexperienced beginners start punching and kicking wildly at each other, someone is bound to get injured. Therefore a gradual introduction to fighting also eliminates a lot of the risk of injury, and the loss of training time due to injury. Giving assignments also works very well with advanced students, who need to concentrate on a certain area of their fighting.
Striking Pads, Air Shields, and Focus Mitts, or some other type of target are essential ingredients in Tsu Shin Gen training. A great deal of the training is performed on these. This kind of training improves focus, judgement of distance, power in the techniques and stamina. The students also get a much better "feel" for the technique. Focus Mitts are also good for developing speed and accuracy.
It is very important that the students are taught to aim at a target, and hit it with power! Just punching and kicking in the air does very little to develop the ability to hit a moving target.
After the initial learning period, the students move around, so that they also learn to be able to perform powerful attacks, from all angles and against a moving target.
This requires a combination of good balance, timing, distance and reflexes that can only be development, if the training is realistic. These skills cannot be acquired attacking a stationary target.
Many students can hit a stationary target with great power, but are unable to do the same in fighting because it takes them too long to "set" themselves and their opponent has moved before they are able to launch a powerful attack.
To develop reflexes and explosive power, the person holding Striking Pads, holds the striking surface against their body and then quickly lifts them up for the partner to strike. The striking surfaces are then returned to their original position as soon as the combination is completed.
A form of sparring can be performed with Striking Pads where the training partner holds them in different positions, angles and heights, indicating which type of technique the training partner should attack with. After the student has attacked, the striking surface of the Striking Pads is returned quickly to the original position against the body. Two minute rounds are ideal for this form of training.
The heavy bag is one of the most important pieces of training equipment for those wishing to develop power in their punches and kicks. The bag should be long enough so that one can practise punches to the head as well as low kicks. A long bag is also suitable for practising shooting in for those students that train TSG-Mix Fight. It should weigh about 70 kg. and should be quite firm but soft enough so that it can be hit without fear of injury. If the bag is too hard one tends to "pull" one's punches and kicks, thus resulting in completely the opposite effect of the one desired.
When training on the heavy bag it is advisable to wear bag gloves and even bandage your hands. Do not confuse bag work with Makiwara training. You should stretch and warm up a little before starting to train on the bag.
One can train single techniques on the bag by just standing on the spot and repeatedly hitting the bag with the same technique, this will improve the technique but it will not give you any feeling for the technique, as it would be in fighting.
When you train on the bag, spar with it and use your imagination. Block duck and move away from imaginary attacks and then counter with combinations and sometimes single techniques. Practise punching and kicking from different angles just as you would in actual fighting. Keep moving all the time. Move around the bag changing direction, move in and attack and then move out again. Do not just stand and hit the bag, WORK WITH IT. Experiment on the bag and train combinations so that they become a reflex action. Just like Shadow Boxing but with the bag as your opponent.
When I train on the heavy bag, I do some stretching and then I do a couple of rounds of Shadow Boxing. Then I start my serious training on the bag.
The number of 3 minute rounds with 1 minute rest I do on the bag varies depending on if I am training just for the fun of it or if I am training to build up my stamina. Up to 5 rounds for fun and up to 10 rounds for more serious training is usually sufficient for me though. When I feel that my stamina has improved, I increase the pace rather than the number of rounds. When I want to obtain maximum stamina I start pushing myself to hit as hard and fast as I can for the last thirty seconds of each 3 minute round.
If you have a training partner you can cut down on the number of rounds on the bag and do some rounds on the mitts afterwards instead.
For variation I also do 2 minute rounds with only 20 seconds rest. When I do this I try to keep my pace as fast as possible for the entire 2 minutes.
One can practise all the combinations of all of the Tsu Shin Gen systems on the bag, except the takedowns of course, however shooting in can be practiced on a long bag.
This is a great way to prepare for promotional tests. You can even make up your own combinations that suit your own individual style of fighting. Start with short combinations, train them slowly and then gradually build up speed and power. When you have mastered the simpler combinations, you can start practising longer and more advanced ones.
One can finish off with sit-ups, push ups and squats and then STRETCH. The stretching after training is very important. This is, of course, quite an advanced program. One should build up gradually to such a program. For those people who are preparing for a full contact fight or to perform some other demanding task such as 30, 40 or 50 man Kumite, a program like this performed three times a week will give excellent results.
One should be careful not to over train and one should get plenty of rest because on top of this program you can do weight training a couple of times a week and sparring 3 or 4 times a week. You should have at least 1 day complete rest per week.
If you are only training for fun about 5 rounds of bag work together with some other training three times a week will improve your health and fitness.
Experiment because the same program will not give the same results for everyone.
Motor learning (brain - muscle co-ordination) is an exact science, this means that you have to practise a technique exactly as it is to be applied, if you are to have any chance of performing it in a satisfactory manner in a stress situation.
There is a saying "what you practise, is what you will do". (With luck!) Another saying is "Practice makes perfect" this was changed by a famous American Football Coach, Vince Lombardi, to a more accurate "Only perfect practice makes perfect".
So unless the students are actually practising hitting a target or blocking a strike or kick, time is being wasted, which could have been better spent on more productive training. If the students are not blocking a strike or a kick, they are only practising a movement. Moving your arm or leg from point A to point B in the air, is only a movement. For it to become a technique, it requires a target to hit or an attack to block. It is theory instead of fact.
Although a certain amount of theory is necessary, no amount of theory can ever properly prepare a person for real fighting situations.
To make a technique a reflex action takes a lot of practise. This means that it is futile to practise a technique in any other fashion than how it will be applied in fighting, because one is spending time developing a reflex that later has to be overcome in order to perform a technique correctly.
The training methods of Tsu Shin Gen consist of breaking a technique down into its component parts in order to make the technique easier for the students to understand and learn. The component parts of a technique have to be identified and then practised. For example, the component parts of a block are the following:
Power is usually not a main element in blocking; therefore there is not a lot of "Pad Work" involved in the training. However there is some training where the student is struck with a Pad, so that they get used to the impact of an attack against their block.
It is more important to teach the students to move away from the power of a technique, than to meet force with force, but that is not always possible. One of the main exceptions being shin blocks (Sune Uke).
The general procedure for teaching Punches, Strikes or Kicks is to first explain the target or purpose of a technique. Once the basics are understood, the techniques are practised, first stationary and then moving around in a simple form of shadow boxing. This is followed by practising the technique on some target such as Pads, Air Shields, or Focus Mitts. The technique is then included in a Drill, after which it is practised in controlled sparring.
When Shadow Boxing and practicing Mawashi Geris in the air, with speed and power, one follows through with the kick, placing the kicking leg down in front, with control and in a strong fighting stance. Kicking out in the air with power and then pulling the leg back at speed puts a great deal of stress and strain on the lower back, this can result in injury.
Techniques and combinations should feel as natural as possible. If the students have great difficulty performing a combination in practise, it will never work for them in fighting. When practising techniques, the students who are attacking, attack with speed and power, after which they try to react in a natural manner. They do not just stand in a passive fighting stance after attacking, or just freeze in position and wait for the partner to counter attack.
Mental training or visualisation has become part of the preparation for all physical competition. This technique is often overlooked by the average student. In simple terms, it means visualising the performance of a technique.
One should concentrate on the details of a technique and repeatedly visualise the motions and the performance of the technique in one's mind. Mental training is also very useful in the memorising of Fighting and Grappling Drills. In this way the students can practise them at any time and in any place.
When fighters are preparing for full contact Tournaments of various sorts, they do bag work to increase their stamina. They train with Focus Mitts to improve their speed and accuracy. They do "Pad Work" to increase their power. Some do weight training to increase their strength. Boxing training is also included if strikes are allowed to the head. It is important not to forget to do a lot of Sparring that corresponds strictly to the rules that they will be competing under.
Soke Cook continues to regularly revise the Tsu Shin Gen systems. The techniques and training methods of Tsu Shin Gen will continue to develop and improve. If something works well it will be included and those things that become outdated will be excluded!
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Maria Bartiromo, the "money honey" that has been the face of CNBC, is moving to Fox Business Network, as first reported on the Drudge Report on Monday.
According to Drudge, "sources close to the situation say there have been ongoing conversations throughout the Fall." As of this writing, the report has been corroborated by TV Newser.
Bartiromo will anchor "a daily market hours program on FOX BUSINESS," and there will also reportedly be a role for her at Fox News.
Her move comes as CNBC has seen its ratings hit a 20-year low. Bartiromo has been at the network for those 20 years, having joined CNBC in 1993, when Roger Ailes, the current president of Fox News, was head of CNBC. Ailes became head of Fox News when he launched the network in 1996.
In August, Bartiromo interviewed golfer Phil Mickelson after hw won the Scottish Open and the British Open and had to pay over 60% of his winnings in taxes. Mickelson revealed to her that high taxes discourage him from working harder and that his friends who are CEOs were not hiring because of the uncertainty that Obamacare was creating.
A CNBC spokesperson confirmed to TVNewser that Bartiromo is leaving the network: "After 20 years of groundbreaking work at CNBC, Maria Bartiromo will be leaving the company as her contract expires on November 24," the spokesperson said. "Her contributions to CNBC are too numerous to list but we thank her for all of her hard work over the years and wish her the best."