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Luxury Car Deals: September 2013
If you're looking for a new luxury ride, you'll find many great deals available this month. Our list of luxury car deals rounds up a few of the best incentives and special offers on some of our favorite luxury cars.
Acura TL
The Acura TL is a midsize luxury sedan with V6 power, bold styling and available all-wheel drive. In September, it's offered with a few incentives for shoppers looking to lease or finance their next car. For lease customers, two deals are available. One offers payments from $349 per month for 36 months after $1,999 down on the 2013 TL. But shoppers can also get a zero-down lease that boasts payments from $390 per month for 35 months. Finally, qualified drivers looking to finance can get interest rates as low as 0.9 percent for up to 36 months.
BMW 3 Series Sedan
The BMW 3 Series sedan is a sporty entry-level luxury sedan with available 4- and 6-cylinder engines. In September, it's offered with several incentives, whether shoppers are looking to lease or finance their next car. For lease shoppers, BMW is offering the 4-cylinder 2013 320i with payments starting at just $329 per month. The only catch: That deal requires putting down $3,804 at lease signing. A better deal is available for qualified shoppers looking to finance, since BMW is offering 2.99 percent interest for up to 36 months on all 2013 3 Series models in September.
Buick Verano
The Buick Verano is an entry-level luxury car with engines that range from fuel efficient to downright muscular. In September, the 2013 Verano is available with incentives for shoppers looking to finance or pay with cash. For cash buyers, Buick is offering up to $1,500 back on all Verano trim levels. For those looking to finance, the Verano is offered with 0 percent interest for up to 60 months. Shoppers who would rather have a 2014 model also get a good deal, as the newest Verano is available with 2.9 percent interest for 60 months or up to $500 cash back.
Cadillac CTS
The Cadillac CTS is a midsize luxury model with a sporty chassis and bold styling. In September, 2013 CTS models are available with a good finance incentive as Cadillac clears the way for an all-new 2014 model. For qualified finance shoppers, the CTS is available with 0 percent interest for up to 60 months -- a deal that's available on all CTS models, including the coupe, the sedan, the wagon and even the muscular CTS-V. Unfortunately, Cadillac isn't offering any lease or finance deals on the CTS this month.
Jaguar XF
The large Jaguar XF sedan now offers an available 4-cylinder engine and optional all-wheel drive. The addition of the 4-cylinder means the XF is now less expensive than ever -- and that's certainly true in September. Through the end of the month, shoppers can lease a 2013 XF 4-cylinder for 36 months with payments from $439 per month after $4,235 down at lease signing. Shoppers who want all-wheel drive must upgrade to the V6 engine -- a move that comes at a cost of around $100 per month.
Lexus ES
The Lexus ES is a midsize luxury sedan based on Toyota's comfortable Avalon 4-door. In September, the ES is offered with two good incentives: one for shoppers looking to finance and another for those who would rather lease. For lease shoppers, the 2013 ES 350 is available with payments from $339 per month for 27 months. While that deal requires around $3,300 down at lease signing, it includes a complimentary first month's payment from Lexus. Drivers who would rather finance an ES also get a good deal in September, as the car is available with 1.9 percent interest for up to 60 months.
What it means to you: Today's best luxury car deals are available on several top models this month.


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(CNN) -- This is not how Stanislas Wawrinka dreamed it would go.
He hadn't dared to imagine beating the two finest players in men's tennis to become a grand slam champion.
The unassuming Swiss hadn't even pictured climbing to No. 3 in the world rankings.
Eclipsing his decorated compatriot Roger Federer as Switzerland's top tennis player had never crossed his mind either.
But that was before Sunday, before Wawrinka beat Rafael Nadal in four sets to become the Australian Open champion.
"I never dreamed about that, never expected to be in that situation and that's just crazy," the 28-year-old told CNN, the day after his 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 over world No. 1 and 13-time major winner Nadal.
"You don't really know what's happening, I started to tell myself 'You just won a grand slam.' It's something amazing for me."
Wawrinka even had to take a second glance at the rankings to confirm he hadn't been dreaming of his new elevated status in the top four of the men's games. "Just checking!!!" he tweeted on Monday.
He needn't have worried.
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Wawrinka, seeded eighth in Melbourne, comfortably took the first two sets but surrendered a third to Nadal, who was playing through the pain barrier with his movement restricted by a back injury sustained in the warm up
Despite his best efforts Nadal lacked the power to punish his opponent and Wawrinka eventually found himself serving to become Switzerland's second male grand slam champion.
"I had to really take my time, focus on each point," explained Wawrinka, who after breaking Nadal for a second time in the fourth set punched himself a few times in the head -- seemingly urging himself to concentrate.
"He broke me the game before, I was rushing a little bit. I had new balls. I knew it was all on me.
"I knew my serve was good yesterday. Before match point I took my time, enjoyed the crowd a little bit and tried to make a good plan to win the last point."
A forehand was enough for Wawrinka to seal success, a new high in a career which also includes men's doubles Olympic triumph with Federer in 2008.
"The Olympics will always be something special for me because it was my first big victory, with Roger, a good friend, playing for Switzerland," he said.
"I'm always proud to play for Switzerland and that will always be something really special. But I have to say right now, winning a grand slam title ... I'm really happy with that."
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Description and Brand Names of Albuterol (Inhalation Route)
US Brand Name
- Accuneb
- ProAir HFA
- Proventil
- Proventil HFA
- ReliOn Ventolin HFA
- Ventolin
- Ventolin HFA
Canadian Brand Name
- Alti-Salbutamol Inhalation Aerosol
- Apo-Salvent
- Salbutamol
- Salbutamol Nebuamp
- Salbutamol Respirator Solution
- Ventolin Inhaler
- Ventolin Nebules PF
- Ventolin Respirator
- Ventolin Rotacaps
Albuterol is used to treat or prevent bronchospasm in patients with asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and other lung diseases. This medicine is also used to prevent wheezing caused by exercise (exercise-induced bronchospasm).
Albuterol belongs to the family of medicines known as adrenergic bronchodilators. Adrenergic bronchodilators are medicines that are breathed in through the mouth to open up the bronchial tubes (air passages) in the lungs. They relieve cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing by increasing the flow of air through the bronchial tubes.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, albuterol is used in certain patients with the following medical condition:
- Hyperkalemia (too much potassium in the blood).
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
- Aerosol Powder
- Solution
- Capsule
- Powder
Before Using Albuterol (Inhalation Route)
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of albuterol inhalation aerosol (e.g., Proair® HFA) in children 4 years of age and older and albuterol inhalation solution (e.g., Accuneb®) in children 2 years of age and older. However, safety and efficacy have not been established for the aerosol in children younger than 4 years of age and for the solution in children younger than 2 years of age.
No information is available on the relationship of age to the effects of albuterol inhalation solution (e.g., Accuneb®) in geriatric patients.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of albuterol inhalation aerosol (e.g., Proair® HFA) in geriatric patients. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related heart or kidney problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving albuterol.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Drug Interactions
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Acebutolol
- Atenolol
- Atomoxetine
- Befunolol
- Betaxolol
- Bevantolol
- Bisoprolol
- Bopindolol
- Carteolol
- Carvedilol
- Celiprolol
- Esmolol
- Furazolidone
- Iobenguane I 123
- Iproniazid
- Isocarboxazid
- Labetalol
- Landiolol
- Levobetaxolol
- Levobunolol
- Linezolid
- Mepindolol
- Methylene Blue
- Metipranolol
- Metoprolol
- Moclobemide
- Nadolol
- Nebivolol
- Nipradilol
- Oxprenolol
- Pargyline
- Penbutolol
- Phenelzine
- Pindolol
- Procarbazine
- Propranolol
- Rasagiline
- Selegiline
- Sotalol
- Talinolol
- Tertatolol
- Timolol
- Tranylcypromine
Other Interactions
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Diabetes or
- Heart or blood vessel disease or
- Heart rhythm problems (e.g., arrhythmia) or
- Hypertension (high blood pressure) or
- Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) or
- Hypokalemia (low potassium in the blood) or
- Seizures, history of – Use with caution. May make these conditions worse.
- Kidney disease – Use with caution. The effects may be increased because of slower removal of the medicine from the body.
Proper Use of Albuterol (Inhalation Route)
Use this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not use more of it and do not use it more often than your doctor ordered. Also, do not stop using this medicine or any asthma medicine without telling your doctor. To do so may increase the chance for breathing problems.
The albuterol inhalation solution (e.g., Accuneb®) should be used with a jet nebulizer that is connected to an air compressor with good air flow. The inhalation solution and nebulizer will come with patient instructions. Read and follow these instructions carefully. Ask your doctor if you have any questions.
To use the inhalation solution in the nebulizer:
- Use one container of solution or mix the exact amount of solution using the dropper provided for each dose.
- Place the inhalation solution in the medicine reservoir or nebulizer cup on the machine.
- Connect the nebulizer to the face mask or mouthpiece.
- Use the face mask or mouthpiece to breathe in the medicine.
- Use the nebulizer for about 5 to 15 minutes, or until the medicine in the nebulizer cup is gone.
- Clean all the parts of the nebulizer after each use.
The albuterol inhalation aerosol (e.g., Proair® HFA) is used with a special inhaler that comes with patient instructions. Read the directions carefully before using this medicine. If you or your child do not understand the directions or are not sure how to use the inhaler, ask your doctor to show you what to do. Also, ask your doctor to check you or your child on a regular basis to make sure you are using it properly.
To use the aerosol inhaler:
- The inhaler should be at room temperature before you use it.
- Insert the metal canister firmly and fully into the clear end of the Proair® HFA mouthpiece. This mouthpiece should not be used with other inhaled medicines.
- Remove the cap and look at the mouthpiece to make sure it is clean.
- Shake the inhaler well and test spray it in the air 3 times before using it for the first time or if the inhaler has not been used for more than 2 weeks.
- To inhale this medicine, breathe out fully, trying to get as much air out of the lungs as possible. Put the mouthpiece just in front of your mouth with the canister upright.
- Open your mouth and breathe in slowly and deeply (like yawning), and at the same time firmly press down once on the top of the canister.
- Hold your breath for about 10 seconds, then breathe out slowly.
- If you are supposed to use more than one puff, wait 1 minute before inhaling the second puff. Repeat these steps for the second puff, starting with shaking the inhaler.
- When you have finished all of your doses, rinse your mouth with water and spit the water out.
- Clean the inhaler mouthpiece at least once a week with warm running water for 30 seconds, and dry it completely.
- If you need to use the inhaler before it is completely dry, shake off the excess water, replace the canister, and spray it 2 times in the air away from the face. Use your regular dose.
- After using the inhaler, wash the mouthpiece again and dry it completely.
- If the mouthpiece becomes blocked, washing it will help.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
For inhalation aerosol dosage form (inhaler):
For preventing bronchospasm:
- Adults, teenagers, and children 4 years of age and older – Two puffs every 4 to 6 hours as needed.
- Children younger than 4 years of age – Use and dose must be determined by your child's doctor.
For preventing exercise-induced bronchospasm:
- Adults, teenagers, and children 4 years of age and older – Two puffs taken 15 to 30 minutes before exercise.
- Children younger than 4 years of age – Use and dose must be determined by your child's doctor.
- For preventing bronchospasm:
For inhalation solution dosage form (used with a nebulizer):
For preventing bronchospasm:
- Adults and children older than 12 years of age – 2.5 milligrams (mg) in the nebulizer 3 or 4 times per day as needed.
- Children 2 to 12 years of age – 0.63 to 1.25 mg in the nebulizer 3 or 4 times per day as needed.
- Children younger than 2 years of age – Use and dose must be determined by your child's doctor.
- For preventing bronchospasm:
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Store the canister at room temperature, away from heat and direct light. Do not freeze. Do not keep this medicine inside a car where it could be exposed to extreme heat or cold. Do not poke holes in the canister or throw it into a fire, even if the canister is empty.
Keep the medicine in the foil pouch until you are ready to use it. Store at room temperature, away from heat and direct light. Do not freeze.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.
It is very important that your doctor check the progress of you or your child at regular visits. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to check for any unwanted effects.
This medicine should not be used together with other inhaled medicines that are similar, such as isoproterenol (Isuprel®), levalbuterol (Xopenex™), metaproterenol (Alupent®), pirbuterol (Maxair®), or terbutaline (Brethaire®).
This medicine may cause paradoxical bronchospasm, which means your breathing or wheezing will get worse. Paradoxical bronchospasm may be life-threatening. Stop using this medicine and check with your doctor right away if you or your child have coughing, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, or wheezing after using this medicine.
Talk to your doctor or get medical help right away if:
- Your symptoms do not improve or they become worse after using this medicine.
- Your inhaler does not seem to be working as well as usual and you need to use it more often.
You or your child may also be taking an antiinflammatory medicine, such as a steroid (cortisone-like medicine), together with this medicine. Do not stop taking the antiinflammatory medicine, even if your asthma seems better, unless you are told to do so by your doctor.
Albuterol may cause serious types of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Stop using this medicine and check with your doctor right away if you or your child develop a skin rash, hives, itching, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth while you are using this medicine.
Hypokalemia (low potassium in the blood) may occur while you are using this medicine. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have more than one of the following symptoms: convulsions; decreased urine; dry mouth; increased thirst; irregular heartbeat; loss of appetite; mood changes; muscle pain or cramps; nausea or vomiting; numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips; shortness of breath; or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines for appetite control, asthma, colds, cough, hay fever, or sinus problems, and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Side Effects of Albuterol (Inhalation Route)
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
More common
- Fast, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
- shakiness in the legs, arms, hands, or feet
- trembling or shaking of the hands or feet
Less common
- Abdominal or stomach pain
- bladder pain
- bloody or cloudy urine
- chest discomfort
- chest pain
- cough or hoarseness
- cough producing mucus
- diarrhea
- difficult or labored breathing
- difficulty with swallowing
- dizziness
- feeling of warmth
- fever or chills
- frequent urge to urinate
- hives
- itching
- loss of appetite
- lower back or side pain
- nausea
- puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
- redness of the face, neck, arms, and occasionally, upper chest
- runny nose
- shortness of breath
- skin rash
- sore throat
- swollen, painful, or tender lymph glands in the neck, armpit, or groin
- tightness in the chest
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- weakness
- wheezing
- Hives or welts
- large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
- noisy breathing
- redness of the skin
- swelling of the mouth or throat
- trouble breathing
Incidence not known
- Agitation
- anxiety
- arm, back, or jaw pain
- chest tightness or heaviness
- confusion
- convulsions
- decreased urine
- dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
- drowsiness
- dry mouth
- extra heartbeats
- fainting
- flushed, dry skin
- fruit-like breath odor
- hallucinations
- headache
- increased hunger
- increased thirst
- increased urination
- irritability
- lightheadedness
- muscle pain or cramps
- nervousness
- nightmares
- numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips
- pounding in the ears
- rapid, deep breathing
- restlessness
- shakiness
- slow or fast heartbeat
- stomach cramps
- sweating
- unexplained weight loss
- unusual feeling of excitement
- vomiting
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
More common
- Body aches or pain
- congestion
- fever
- runny nose
- tender, swollen glands in the neck
- trouble with swallowing
- voice changes
Less common
- Difficult, burning, or painful urination
- earache
- headache, severe and throbbing
- muscle or bone pain
- pain
- redness of the skin
- redness or swelling in the ear
- redness, swelling, or soreness of the tongue
- sleeplessness
- sneezing
- stuffy nose
- swelling
- tenderness
- trouble in holding or releasing urine
- trouble sleeping
- unable to sleep
- warmth on the skin
- Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
Incidence not known
- Bad, unusual, or unpleasant (after) taste
- change in taste
- feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
- gagging
- rough, scratchy sound to voice
- sensation of spinning
- tightness in the throat
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.


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|Hospital Clínic of Barcelona
|Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona (HCPB)
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|Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana
|Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana (ARS)
The Agenzia Regionale di Sanità (ARS) of Tuscany operates as the scientific advisor to the Regional Council for health planning. ARS's aims are research on and evaluation of the health of individuals and groups as well as the quality of health services and health interventions.
|University of the West of England
|Alcohol & Health Research Unit, University of the West of England (UWE)
The Alcohol & Health Research Unit (A&HRU) of the University of the West of England carries out research related to alcohol consubmption, together with other social and health issues.
|United Kingdom
|Peter Anderson Public Health Consultant
|Anderson, Consultant in Public Health (PANCPH)
Dr. Anderson is trained as a general practitioner and specialist in public health medicine at the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He was the regional advisor for both alcohol and tobacco with the European Office of the World Health Organization from 1992 to 2000. Since 2001, he has been working as an independent consultant, and has been an adviser in the field of addictions to the European Commission, the World Health Organization and several governments.
|Anton Proksch Institut
|Anton Proksch Institut (API)
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|Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Milano
|Azienda Sanitaria Locale della Città di Milano (ASL MILANO)
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|Corvinus University of Budapest
|Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem (BCE)
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|Central Institute of Mental Health
|Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH)
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|Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy (STAP)
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|Generalitat de Catalunya
|Generalitat de Catalunya (GENCAT)
The Program on Substance Abuse within the Directorate General of Public Health of the Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia (GENCAT) was established in 1989 with the main aim to promote health and prevent ill-health related to substance abuse and addictions. The Program is since 2005 co-director of the Master Plan on Mental Health and Addictions and also responsible of the promotion and prevention of Mental Health in Catalonia.
|Institute for Research and Development "Utrip"
|Inštitut za raziskave in razvoj (UTRIP)
The Institute for Research and Development (UTRIP) is a non-governmental and a non-profit research institute based in Slovenia. Its aims are the development, research, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes in the field of youth risk behaviour prevention and reduction of other health, social and intergenerational problems in the society. It is involved in several European research and educational projectsco-financed by the European commission.
|Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
|Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (KCL)
The National Addiction Centre works hand in hand with the Addictions Division (part of the Specialist Services Directorate) of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) to improve understanding of addiction to drugs, alcohol and tobacco, and to develop effective preventative and treatment interventions. The emphasis of the research is on 'what works' in the prevention and treatment of substance misuse.
|United Kingdom
|Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology
|Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (IPiN)
The aims of the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (IPiN) are to improve health care in the field of psychiatry and neurology and to conduct research in these and allied fields. IPiN is the largest centre in Poland for alcohol and drug research. In particular, the Department of Studies on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence has a long experience in alcohol and drug research, including international comparative studies.
|Istituto Superiore di Sanità
|Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
The ISS is the leading technical and scientific body of the MoH and of the National Health System. Since its foundation in 1934, it has become the key body of health research in Italy. The Population Health Unit (PHU) at CNESPS is a WHO CC for Research on Alcohol and incorporates the National Observatory on Alcohol (NOA). Their research, assessment, prevention and training activities focuses on surveys on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm for the assessment and analysis of population health status trends.
|European Institute of Studies on Prevention
|Asociación, Instituto y Red Europea para el Estudio de Factores de Riesgo en la Infancia y Adolescencia (IREFREA)
Founded in 1988 with experts from different European countries, IREFREA is one of the oldest professional drug networks. Focused on recreational use of alcohol and drugs, IREFREA members have been very active in the professional and scientific arenas, having been invited to collaborate with organisations including EMCDDA, EC, NIDA and UNODC and in Spanish National Plan on Drugs.
|Liverpool John Moores University
|Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
LJMU is a vibrant research and teaching community working to deliver health and inform policy at local, regional, national and international levels. It specialises in applied research and the development of public health intelligence with a particular focus on alcohol and drug use, violence, environmental health and sexual behaviour. The Centre is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention, with particular expertise in the prevention of alcohol-related violence in community drinking settings, and acts as the UK focal point for violence and injury prevention to the World Health Organization.
|United Kingdom
|National Institute for Health and Welfare
|National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is committed to promoting the health and well-being of the population, preventing disease and social harms, and developing health and social services. The THL pursues and carries out its objectives by means of research, development, information guidance and national services. International co-operation is an essential part of THL´s activities.
|Nordiskt välfärdscenter (NVC)
|Nordiskt välfärdscenter (NVC)
Nordiskt välfärdscenter Finland, previously the Nordic Council for Alcohol and Drug Research (NAD), was established in 1978 to promote interdisciplinary cooperation in alcohol and drug research. Starting from 2009, NVC Finland operates as a branch of the Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Social, Welfare and Health, but its activities involve researchers from all parts of the world. Its aim is to increase scientific knowledge about addictions and to help implement this knowledge in prevention, policy issues, and treatment of addiction problems.
|Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research
|Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS)
The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS) was established in January 2001 as a merger of the National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIFA) and a small section of the Norwegian Directorate for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems. From its beginning the institute was also appointed as National Focal Point for the EMCDDA. The main objective for the research activity is to do high quality research on the alcohol and drug field, and adjacent fields.
|State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems
|State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems (PARPA)
The State Agency for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems (PARPA) is a professional government-based institution created to construct the foundations of the national healthcare policy concerning alcohol-related harm prevention, treatment, and public education. Together with state and local government representatives, it coordinates many institutions and associations engaged in the implementation of the National Program for the Prevention and Solving of Alcohol-Related Problems.
|University of Stockholm
|Stockholms Universitet (SU)
The Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs (SoRAD) of Stockholm University was established in 1999 as a national centre to strengthen social research on alcohol and drugs in Sweden. SoRAD aims to stimulate and to conduct social science research on alcohol and drugs.
|Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems
|Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems (SIPA)
The Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems (SIPA) is a private, politically and denominationally independent organization. The aim of SIPA is to prevent alcohol and other drug problems and, where these have already arisen, to reduce them. The strength of SIPA is its interdisciplinary collaboration with private and public institutions concerned with alcohol and drug problems, at both the cantonal and federal level.
|Technische Universität Dresden
|Technische Universität Dresden (TUD)
Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) has extensive experience in project-co-ordination and project management at national and international level. A European Project Centre (EPC) has been established at the TUD premises to support international project management. The EPC co-ordinated and managed more than 100 projects with a total project volume amounting to €30million granted by the European Commission from 2002 till 2006.
|Trimbos Institute
|Trimbos-instituut (TRIMBOS)
The Trimbos Institute is the National Institute of Mental Health and Addiction in the Netherlands. The activities of the Institute are intended to contribute to and facilitate changes in mental health and addiction care in order to elicit individual health gains, promote effective treatment methods and provide models for more efficient care at local, regional, national and international levels. The Trimbos Institute is a member of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and serves as the National Focal Point for the Reitox Network associated with this centre.
|University of Bergen
|University of Bergen (UiB)
The Research Centre for Health Promotion at UiB counts on an interdisciplinary team involving people from several faculties of the university. The aim of the Centrerge is to initiate, coordinate and conduct research, teaching and other activities in the arenas of prevention and health promotion, with special emphasis on health promotion interventions, health education and health-related lifestyle.
|University of Maastricht
|University of Maastricht (UniMass)
Maastricht University stands out for its innovative approach to learning and international outlook. Its department of Health Promotion conducts research projects embedded in the "Care and Public Health Research Institute" (CAPHRI) of the Faculty of Health, Medical and Life sciences (FHML).
|University of York
The Department of Health Sciences at the University of York conducts multidisciplinary health services research. York has always been highly rated for the standards of its teaching, and its outstanding performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise is also recognition of the world-leading research activity in York. Twelve departments were ranked in the top ten in the country, with almost all departments in the top 20.
|United Kingdom
|Universiteit Twente
The University of Twente is a research university that focuses on technological developments in a social context within an active knowledge economy. The department of Technical and Professional Communication in the faculty of Behavioural Sciences will participate in the AMPHORA project.


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by Sune Haugbolle.
After a long hiatus due to the fact that I was finishing my book, here is an analysis of the Lebanese economy. It is somewhat baffling, and a nice piece of good news from the Levant, that in a time when Western countries fear a lapse into recession, the Lebanese economy continues to thrive.
Lebanese politics ended 2009 on a positive note with the visit to Damascus on December 20 of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri. It was the first such visit since the assassination of his father in February 2005. His visit signalled that Hariri, backed by France and Saudi Arabia, is willing to accept a regional role for Syria.
This year has started in the same vein: Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, another staunch government critic of Syria, has now moved to what he calls a 'centrist' position, leaving open the possibility that he, too, will achieve reconciliation with Damascus. Since regional reconciliation holds the key to national reconciliation in Lebanon, the thaw between Syria and its enemies in Beirut bodes well for national unity, political reforms and economic progress during 2010.
By Lebanese standards, 2009 was a quiet year. The chief development was the drawn out government formation process, which concluded in November with the election of Hariri to the premiership. The improvement in political stability had a positive effect on the economy, which showed signs of having completed its recovery following the politically disastrous period of 2005-08.
Thus, Lebanon saw the second highest growth rate in the region after Qatar, with government and World Bank estimates at 7%. The conservative lending strategy of its banks protected it from some of the effects of the global recession. The World Bank estimates that growth will continue at the same rate in 2010.
Moreover, bank deposits grew by 20% thanks to increased savings from Lebanese nationals living abroad. Foreign exchange reserves also increased to a record level of 28.6 billion dollars. Despite the fact that many Lebanese expatriates lost capital in the downturn, this has been outweighed by the fact that local banks are now seen as a safe haven.
Stability also boosted tourism. In the first ten months of the year, Lebanon attracted 1.57 million visitors, an increase of 42.7% over 2008. Although average spending per tourist was down on previous years due to the global recession, the tourist sector thrived on increasing numbers rather than fewer but wealthier visitors from Arab and European countries. Finally, the balance of payments recorded a surplus of 12 billion dollars, the highest in recent history.
Lebanon's remarkable ability to prosper amid the global recession has boosted investor confidence, both at home and abroad. Yet the heavy debt burden continues to cloud the outlook: it is now estimated at 51 billion dollars, or 155% of the country's GDP, and is expected to rise by a further 5 billion dollars this year.
Inefficiency and corruption are endemic in state institutions and must be addressed if the country is to reduce its debt. Finance Minister Raya Haffar Hassan has vowed to focus public spending in 2010 on a number of key areas.
One of them is transport. A high-speed railway has been proposed along the coast to alleviate the heavy environmental costs imposed by road traffic. New roads are also planned, with special emphasis on integrating the underdeveloped northern regions into the economy.
Another important area to address is modernisation of public education is planned in order to bridge the gap between public and private schools, and to alleviate sectarian divisions among the youth. Moreover, new power plants are envisaged to alleviate frequent power cuts and reduce high electricity prices, and the government has promised to improve efficiency of the information and communications technology sector, which is so crucial to facilitate private business activity and attract foreign investment.
Such large public projects are likely to require an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) — a move which could undermine the government's current popularity. On the other hand, these projects will create new jobs and further reduce unemployment, which was down from 18% in 2008 to 10% last year.
Reform of infrastructure and education are in line with the pledges made to donor states at the Paris III meeting in 2007. So far, only half of the total 7.6 billion dollars pledged to help authorities reduce the public debt, achieve reforms and stimulate the economy, has been disbursed. The remainder is tied to proposals that are still awaiting parliamentary approval, the most important of which involve privatisation. Here the government will find itself in some difficulty:
The composite nature of the coalition and deep divisions among ministers threaten to stymie economic reforms. Hizbollah, which holds two ministries, is opposed to privatisation. Its ally, Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement, controls the Telecoms and Energy and Water Ministries, seen as crucial to privatisation efforts.
Telecoms Minister Charbel Nahas has expressed concern that selling the entire cellular network to private companies could turn a public monopoly into a private one. However, the current providers will come under scrutiny and be forced to improve their services, which are among the most expensive in the world.
Although Lebanon is plagued with an acute power shortage, and the national Electricite du Liban is in poor financial shape, a viable private alternative is still lacking. This suggests that no restructuring of the electricity sector, which accounts for almost half of the national budget, is likely in the short term.
Despite these difficulties, the prospects for 2010 look good for Lebanon's economy. Barring major political crises, the economy will continue to expand, even if sharp divisions in the government will impede its ability to conduct the much-needed economic reforms.


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- "Apparently This Matters" is CNN Tech's weekly, offbeat look at the social Web
- This week, Jarrett ponders a popular study saying women prefer skinny men
- Or, at least women in Latvia -- that's where the study was conducted
- Science says it boils down to immune systems -- not jeans shorts
As I write this from the breakfast bar in my house, I just now finished eating a Lean Pocket for lunch. And it was awesome. Those delicious, microwavable little bastards complete me.
But, despite the fact that this particular food-like product does, in fact, emphasize the word "lean," I didn't actually eat it because I'm concerned about my weight. I ate it because I have embarrassingly low standards.
Tonight's dinner: Something edible.
Fortunately, I live alone and, unless my dog's palate suddenly shifts from Beggin' Strips as the gold standard for fine cuisine, there's really nobody here to judge me.
Nevertheless, Lean Pockets do claim, at least by name alone, to be somewhat easy on the waistline. Which is a good thing, because, according to a new trending study, heterosexual women may be more attracted to men who are thin.
Not surprisingly, 9 out of 10 belts agree. Though, to be fair, that 10th belt is really kinky and likes being dominated.
"Yes! Yes! Stretch me to the limit! Oh, it hurts so good! Now burn me with your cigarette!"
"Whoa, belt. That just got weird."
The study, first published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B and later reported in LiveScience, quickly became a popular read throughout the Internet after it sort of debunked the idea that most women are instinctively drawn to guys who posses "evolved" macho features. Or what you might call PBM: Protective Boyfriend Material.
This, of course, doesn't necessarily mean that ladies aren't attracted to masculinity, but the recent findings by Vinet Coetzee of the University of Pretoria in South Africa simply suggest women might subconsciously focus first on a man's weight -- or lack thereof -- before rejecting him for other reasons.
Unfortunately, the finer details of the study get fairly complicated beyond that. But somehow it all oddly boils down to the strength of a man's immune system.
Apparently, somewhere in a woman's brain -- most likely in a weird, strategic spot that blocks her ability to care deeply about the importance of a baseball player's on-base percentage -- there's a little chunk of gray goo that instantly determines whether or not a man's genes are worthy enough to pass on to future generations.
For example, the average heterosexual woman's brain will make the following immediate determinations:
Channing Tatum: Mate. Now.Seth Rogen: Proceed with caution.Carrot Top: Run like hell.
And immunity, the study says, has long been considered a major factor in these immediate genetic determinations.
So, tying this back to the importance of being thin, Coetzee explains, "We found that a man's weight serves as a better indicator of the relationship between immune response and attractiveness than masculinity does. It is therefore more likely that Latvian women use weight, rather than masculinity, in their subconscious judgments of a man's immunity."
The interesting word there is "Latvian."
I don't really know if it matters or not that the female lusting tendencies of a small Baltic country of just over 2 million people have the honor of speaking for women all over the planet, but, alas, that's who they used for the study. And I approve. They seem nice.
Besides, where else should they have done their research? Florida?
"According to our results, all women instantly swoon for a man in jorts."
Unless it's Carrot Top.


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a reunion?
every CAA is an awesome event; i get the chance to reunite with my former colleagues and discuss our progress, opportunities, and challenges. it seems that every year there is a discussion that we should organize some kind of reunion. tonight i was on a web chat with one of the principals at Alpha One Labs, a Brooklyn Hackerspace; i have been looking to visit A1 Labs and plan to try to schedule time to visit the space during my trip to CAA in NYC this February.
as we chatted and bounced ideas, i mentioned what i do and that i would be in town with some colleagues. he then hit me with an offer: "if we want to have an event at A1, we just need to ask." bingo! wouldn't A1 be a cool place for a CADRE/SJSU reunion/party? imagine a bot building-beer bash with Brooklyn geeks and hackers. just the thought makes me smile.


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Some 800 metres off the coast of Kralendijk, the capital of Bonaire, is a small uninhabited island. This is Little Bonaire, a protected nature reserve that is part of the Bonaire National Marine Park. The approximately six-square-kilometre island is popular among divers for the black coral reef that starts at the beach and goes down to a depth of 35 metres. In addition to colourful fish, there are also seahorses and rare turtles.
Little Bonaire, with its pearly-white beaches and azure Caribbean Sea, is a sight for sore eyes. Only a few of these types of mini-islands in the region are uninhabited. There have been many project developers who wanted to build on the island. The last attempt was in 1995 with a plan to build an all-inclusive resort. The plan was thwarted by the people of Bonaire and Little Bonaire was made a protected nature reserve accessible to the public.
Little Bonaire can be reached by water taxi, with various companies in Kralendijk providing services for the 25-minute trip. Explore the island on foot and enjoy the beaches, snorkelling or diving. The island is actually not completely uninhabited as rare hawksbill and leather turtles lay their eggs here. Anyone who discovers a new turtle nest is asked to report it to Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire, which will then ensure protection. The 3 saliñas (salt lakes) often feature flamingos that flock here in search of food.
Walking around you'll see evidence of past inhabitants. There are still a few slave huts on the east, and a small lighthouse in the south. In the mid-19th century the commanders of Bonaire were worried about a cholera outbreak, and Little Bonaire was made a quarantine station for incoming ships. As a result, the island still features the remains of a doctor's station with an old-fashioned fireplace and oven.
Little Bonaire used to be covered with trees and shrubs. This ended in 1868 when the island was auctioned off and sold to a private individual for 8,000 guilders who used it to keep goats. The goats appreciated the greenery and proceeded to eat the island bare. Under the name Operation Great Goat Round Up, all the animals were removed from the island in 1966. Since then there have been initiatives to reforest the island and some trees have hence returned. In 1999, Little Bonaire was returned to the people of Bonaire.
Harry Belafonte, the famous singer of Jamaican origin, has been a fan of Bonaire for many years. During his diving trips he became so enchanted with Little Bonaire that he became its owner for a time. His song 'Oh, Island in the Sun' is dedicated to Little Bonaire.


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Oct. 5 Jarrod Parker workout day interview
Q. First of all, what are your overall thoughts on being the Game 1 starter for a division series?
JARROD PARKER: I'm excited. Obviously this team's gone through a lot this year. And you know we're happy to be here. And it's kind of a tribute to the work we've done as a team.
Q. First of all, what are your overall thoughts on being the Game 1 starter for a division series?
JARROD PARKER: I'm excited. Obviously this team's gone through a lot this year. And you know we're happy to be here. And it's kind of a tribute to the work we've done as a team.
And it's an honor, and obviously I'm going to be as prepared as I can and take these next two days to get ready.
Q. You're a guy with a very calm demeanor all the time. And on the mound in big games you've managed to remain calm. How do you do that as such a young pitcher? What is it about you that kind of just stays calm in those situations?
JARROD PARKER: I try not to make too much out of the situation. You know, obviously we've had big games as a group and we've had huge situations as a group, and it's something where you just try to slow it down.
And we lean on each other to do that. And kind of just be able to come together and we know we have each other's back and we've done it all year. So I think just settling in and trying to slow the situation down is about the only way I can really describe it.
Q. Could you talk a little bit about Tommy Milone? It's obviously documented well what you two have done all year, but for you to go Game 1 and him to go Game 2 has to be pretty special.
JARROD PARKER: Definitely. We've gone through a lot in our starting rotation this year. Tommy has been here all year, and I've been here a little bit less than he has. And we kind of -- unspoken we've done it together. And we kind of knew we had to pick the other guys up.
When we got Brett back, it was a huge pickup. And then he went down, Bartolo's situation, and Matt going down. We kind of came together. And, you know, we knew we had to pick up a good majority of the workload.
And we just kind of have done it and just kind of like do it under the radar and just kind of keep to ourselves. And we knew we had to step up. And it's something that after the year we're going to look back and reflect, know we had a pretty good role in things that have happened and knowing we were a big part of this.
Q. Getting a little taste of the postseason last year, how much do you think maybe you can benefit from that, and what do you remember from that time as far as change in intensity or feeling from the regular season?
JARROD PARKER: I mean, this last week's been about as close to the postseason as it gets. I don't think there's anybody on this team that is going to change their approach or the way they get ready for the game like they did these last few weeks and this last week and the series against Texas was about as close as it gets to being in a postseason atmosphere in the regular season.
So obviously we're going to continue to approach the game and play the game the same way as we did this last series and be able to slow things down and just kind of play our game is the most important thing.
Q. What sort of specific challenges do the Tigers present having -- you guys just saw them a couple of weeks ago.
JARROD PARKER: A lot. They're a dangerous lineup, obviously. They've got a guy that won the Triple Crown. And they've got Austin Jackson leading off. And they've got a lot of weapons and great hitters and great players, and their staff is great as well.
And obviously with Verlander going Game 1 you've got to be on your game. And we have a lot of left-handed bats that are hot right now. And I think that's one thing we've got going for us on offense. And I think to be able to face five righties is a big thing for us.
And we've got to stay within ourselves and do the same thing we've done all year.
Q. This is sort of a fitting matchup for the first game after the season you guys have had, a rookie going out there against Verlander and Cabrera?
JARROD PARKER: Yeah, it's something we've done all year. We've been the David all year. And I think obviously it's a role and an image that we've kind of taken on and been able to embrace and it's fun. We do what we're capable and we don't try to do too much and we don't put too much into these huge matchups or huge situations. We just stay within ourselves.
Q. What you've been able to do this year, how much of that stems from the confidence that the organization's given you since you first came over here?
JARROD PARKER: A lot. They've given me every opportunity to succeed and to be able to be around guys like Tommy, Brett, Mac. It's great. I've been able to learn a lot from those guys.
Curt's kept me positive all year. We've had some ups and downs and it's something where he's really kept me going and just moving forward and not really looking back on things and just staying positive and pitching my game and keeping a positive attitude all year when times are tough or you're going great, you just want to keep the same demeanor and the same attitude all year.
Q. Talk about the relationship you have with your pitching coach and how he's helped you guys this season.
JARROD PARKER: It's been big. Curt came in with pretty much an entirely new staff in terms of arms and guys in the bullpen.
We've had a lot of changes and a lot of guys going up and down, going down with injuries. Bartolo's situation. It's just huge kudos to Curt what he's been able to do to keep us all on track and be able to deal with guys differently, knowing different guys do different things, one guy may need a tap on the butt and one guy may need a chew.
It's what Curt does well, keeping us moving forward and not dwelling on what's bad or what's great. It's just keeping the same demeanor and emotion all year.
Q. What are your thoughts on opening on the road even though you guys have the better record?
JARROD PARKER: I would say obviously it's an advantage to them. They're playing in their park, but at the same time I think we've been a pretty good road team this year in terms of record and preparing and getting ready for -- I'd say it's tough to go through the time change and do that on a long flight. But I think today we're going to kind of get moving and get going and take BP, shag, run around, kind of soak it up I think is all we can really do.
And tomorrow once the lights come on and the ball's thrown, it's game time. And I think that's something we've done all year. We don't put too much into it where we're playing. It's game time. And I think that's the most important part about this team, is just being able to separate a situation that could be blown out of proportion.
Q. Are you a guy that likes to watch other top pitchers around the league? Wonder if you paid attention to Verlander, if you've tried to pick up anything from him over the years or maybe anything to admire about him.
JARROD PARKER: I admire everything about him. He's a guy that goes about his business and does it the right way.
And his style is pretty incredible to watch. And there's a lot of guys around the league that I watch and follow. And it's something you do as a pitcher. You want to see other guys and kind of compare them to your game and critique it and do that kind of stuff. So I think going against Verlander in the first game is pretty exciting.


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World Bulletin/News Desk
A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years.
A leading voice among protesters during anti-government demonstrations in 2011, Ali Abdulemam hid to escape a government crackdown and was smuggled out by fishermen. A military court tried and sentenced him in absentia to 15 years in prison.
"I have not seen my daughters since they were six-months-old. It is hard to know that your daughters know you only from a picture," said Abdulemam, a 35-year-old former engineer with Gulf Air and author of the pro-democracy Bahrain Online blog.
"I feel pain because I am not in my homeland. I did not choose this. I did not want this," he told Reuters on the sidelines of the Oslo Freedom Forum rights conference on Monday.
Sources close to Abdulemam said he was smuggled to Saudi Arabia inside a car with a secret compartment. From there, he travelled to Kuwait, where fishermen smuggled him into Iraq, from where he flew to London.
Abdulemam, making his first public appearance since disappearing from view two years ago, said he had been granted asylum in Britain. Britain's Home Office said it did not comment on individual asylum applications.
A Bahraini government statement released to CNN on Monday said Abdulemam had not been tried in court "for exercising his right to express his opinions".
"Rather he was tried for inciting and encouraging continuous violent attacks against police officers," the statement said, adding that his website had been used "to incite hatred, including the spreading of false and inflammatory rumours".
Abdulemam denies the government's charges, and says he is campaigning for democracy and civil rights.
Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet, crushed pro-democracy demonstrations that began in February 2011.
At least 35 people were killed in the unrest, though the opposition says the number is higher. Lower-level unrest has since continued.
The Bahrain government says it has taken steps to address the brutality of security forces early in the uprising by dismissing those responsible and introducing cameras at police stations to monitor abuses.
Abdulemam declined to discuss how he got out of Bahrain to protect those who helped him. His wife, eight-year-old son and three-year-old twin daughters also still live in Bahrain.Last Mod: 15 Mayıs 2013, 09:59


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Sunday, October 28, 2007
Political Identity Linked Directly To Neurobiological Variation
Pollock saw another benefit to the findings: if political attitudes are tied to neurobiology, it would make bashing conservatives — or liberals — pointless. Perhaps they are not making a choice. Perhaps it's how they're built.
Link, link, link.
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Political views can change with experience and personal development as well. That's what I've experienced. People's politics are not necessarily on one side of the ledger or the other (ie. either liberal or conservative) either.ReplyDelete
I have heard of these studies as well coming out of Berkeley, and they've been used to bash one side or the other, saying one side tends to be confident and self-reliant, while the other side is a bunch of wimps that looks up to authority for protection. And the people they said this "rule" applied to was the opposite of what you might think.
I think this was research from Chicago. There's definitely been researching linking personality types to political identities, but the research I'm linking to here shows actual trends in brain activity. Like an actual correlation between neurochemistry and political identity. I don't doubt there's judgemental research out there but this isn't it.ReplyDelete


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This is a special extract of the 2000 Census 5-Percent Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) created by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA). The file combines the individual 5-percent state files for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as released by the United States Census Bureau into a single analysis file. The file contains information on all households that contain at least one person aged 65 years or more in residence as of the 2000 Census enumeration. The file contains individual records on all persons aged 65 and older living in households as well as individual records for all other members residing in each of these households. Consequently, this file can be used to examine both the characteristics of the elderly in the United States as well as the characteristics of individuals who co-reside with persons aged 65 and older as of the year 2000. All household variables from the household-specific "Household record" of the 2000 PUMS are appended to the end of each individual level record. This file is not a special product of the Census Bureau and is not a resample of the PUMS data specific to the elderly population. While it is comparable to the 1990 release CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1990: [UNITED STATES]: PUBLIC USE MICRODATA SAMPLE: 3-PERCENT ELDERLY SAMPLE (ICPSR 6219), the sampling procedures and weights for the 2000 file reflect the methodology that applies to the 5-percent PUMS release CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 2000 [UNITED STATES]: PUBLIC USE MICRODATA SAMPLE: 5-PERCENT SAMPLE (ICPSR 13568). Person variables cover age, sex, relationship to householder, educational attainment, school enrollment, race, Hispanic origin, ancestry, language spoken at home, citizenship, place of birth, year of immigration, place of residence in 1985, marital status, number of children ever born, military service, mobility and personal care limitation, work limitation status, employment status, occupation, industry, class of worker, hours worked last week, weeks worked in 1989, usual hours worked per week, temporary absence from work, place of work, time of departure for work, travel time to work, means of transportation to work, total earnings, total income, wages and salary income, farm and nonfarm self-employment income, Social Security income, public assistance income, retirement income, and rent, dividends, and net rental income. Housing variables include area type, state and area of residence, farm/nonfarm status, type of structure, year structure was built, vacancy and boarded-up status, number of rooms and bedrooms, presence or absence of a telephone, presence or absence of complete kitchen and plumbing facilities, type of sewage facilities, type of water source, type of heating fuel used, property value, tenure, year moved into house/apartment, type of household/family, type of group quarters, household language, number of persons in the household, number of persons and workers in the family, status of mortgage, second mortgage, and home equity loan, number of vehicles available, household income, sales of agricultural products, payments for rent, mortgage and property tax, condominium fees, mobile home costs, and cost of electricity, water, heating fuel, and flood/fire/hazard insurance.
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Both individual and household level weights are included with the file and caution needs to be employed when using these weights so the user is directed to the technical documentation provided by the Census Bureau and included with this release.
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A stratified sample of the population that was created by subsampling the full census sample (approximately 15.8 percent of all housing units) that received census long-form questionnaires.
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- National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging. Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States]: 5-Percent Public Use Microdata Sample: Elderly Households Extract. ICPSR04204-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-07-22. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04204.v2
2005-07-22 Data and setup files have been updated with the addition of the variable FILTER65. This variable is designed to allow users to create a subset of data for persons age 65 and older.
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Hungarian midfielder Mate Kiss' spectacular effort in the Round of 16 of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 has been voted by FIFA.com users as goal of the tournament. The award will be the icing on the cake for the 18-year-old, whose team was the surprise package at the event, finishing in an excellent third place.
The goal by the Hungarian number four was not only a masterpiece of technique but also came at a crucial time. A mere 15 minutes into their Round of 16 match against Czech Republic on 6 October in the Alexandria Stadium, Kiss picked up the ball in the inside right position. He bore down on the opposition goal and, seeing no other avenues open to him, let fly from 40 yards out.
The cannonball from the Hungarian flew into the top corner past goalkeeper Thomas Vaclik, much to the disbelief of the Czechs, the euphoria of the Hungarians and the delight of the neutral crowd. His breathtaking goal gave Hungary a 1-0 lead and set them on the road to the quarter-finals.
Second place as voted for by FIFA.com users went to Uruguay's Tabare Viudez, who notched an incredible side-on bicycle kick in the South Americans' group match against England. In third place came an inch-perfect long-range effort from Ghana captain Andre Ayew, again in a group match against England, and whose team went on to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Below is a list of the top ten goals and the number of votes that each one received from FIFA.com users.


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In an earlier article migrating an MS Access database to the SQL Anywhere 9 server was considered, where the front end created on MS Access was retained. SQL Anywhere 10 is still in its beta and has more than 200 new features and enhancements.
Details of table migrated
The Employees table from the HR database in Oracle 10G XE whose details are shown in the next picture will be migrated to SQL Anywhere 10's demonstration database, demo10. It will be helpful to review the articles on Oracle 10G XE as well as SQL Anywhere 10 (to appear on the ASP Free website soon) so that the skills necessary to work with these databases are acquired. The Employees table has 11 columns with 107 rows of data. While foreign keys can be migrated using the Migrate Database Wizard, they will not be in this exercise. This exercise steps through and documents the process of using the Migrate Database Wizard in SQL Anywhere 10.
{mospagebreak title=Initial steps to take before migration}
The migration is from Oracle 10G XE to SQL Anywhere 10; therefore, both databases must be installed and working. For both databases you need the credentials to access the databases and permissions to work with the objects. For Oracle 10G XE the HR database will be used with the credentials Username: hr, Password: hr. For the SQL Anywhere 10 database the demonstration database demo10 will be used with User ID: dba and Password: sql. The following two pictures show how you may start and interact with the databases. In order to access the Migrate Database Wizard in SQL Anywhere 10, you will also need to start Sybase Central, the administration tool.
Creating an ODBC source for Oracle 10G XE
The migration wizard requires ODBC access to the Oracle 10G XE server in order to migrate the table. The ODBC DSN needs to be created. The ODBC DSN can be created from the Windows operating system's ODBC Manager. The next picture shows JayOra, a System DSN, created using the ODBC Manager. The ODBC source may also be created from within Sybase Central, or during the migration process.
The ODBC Oracle driver configuration is shown in the next picture. This needs to be correctly configured, otherwise the migration will fail. The Description item on this form refers to the machine on which the Oracle database is installed.
{mospagebreak title=Using the Migrate Database Wizard in SQL Anywhere 10}
Logging on to demo10 database
Assuming you have started the SQL Anywhere Network Server, you can connect to the demo10 database using Sybase Central. In Sybase Central click on the main menu item Connections, and from the drop-down click on Connect with SQL Anywhere 10. In the dialog that pops up, enter the credentials and click on the Database tab. In this tabbed form, click on the drop-down related to Server Name: and choose demo10. With this you will be connected to the demo10 database and be able to access all the objects as shown in the next picture.
Stepping through the Migrate Database Wizard
You can start the wizard from the main menu as shown in the next picture by following the trail and clicking on the hyperlink, Tools –>SQL Anywhere 10->Migrate database…. This opens up the dialog as shown in the next picture.
This Welcome window explains briefly the migration process which consists of setting up a remote server on SQL Anywhere to access the database in question, which can be from any one of several vendors. Clicking on the Next button opens up the next window, where a database has to be chosen as shown. As you can see, demo10 is the only database.
Clicking on the Next button takes you to the screen where you need to Select a Remote Server from which you will be migrating. There is already one remote server, which will not be used in this tutorial.
You also have the option of creating a new remote server. For this article a new one will be created by clicking on the button Create Remote Server Now…. This opens up the window shown in the next picture by calling up the Remote Server Wizard. The naming of the remote server is important. For this tutorial the name OracleXE has been chosen.
After choosing the name, click on the button Next to choose the type of server used. The table to be migrated will come from that remote server. Several choices are shown; Oracle has been chosen.
Click on the Next button in the above window to pop open the next step of this wizard, as shown in the picture. Here you must provide the connection information. There are two choices, ODBC or JDBC. The default ODBC is the appropriate selection for the ODBC Connection that will be used. In the connection information textbox, type in the ODBC DSN created earlier, namely, JayOra.
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When you click on the Next button you have the option of making it read only or updatable. For this exercise, the read only option is chosen as shown in the next picture.
Clicking on the Next button opens the window where you need to provide an external login for the current user (dba, sql). This is where you type in the Oracle 10g XE credentials. You can also test the connection, which succeeded in this example, as you can see.
Clicking on the Finish button will take you back to an earlier step in the Migrate Database Wizard. But this time your remote server has joined the collection of remote servers.
Highlight the new remote server OracleXE, and click on the Next button. This is the step where the tables to be migrated must be chosen. You can see all the Oracle tables in the Available Tables area. You can add and remove all the tables to the right by clicking the buttons between the left and right text areas. You may also select a single table and move it to the right, as shown in the picture for the Employees table.
When you click the Next button you will be taken to a window where you need to provide an owner for this table. In this case, DBA has been chosen as shown.
Clicking on the Next button in the above screen will lead you to the step where some migration options need to be chosen. You can migrate data as in this case, or migrate both data and foreign keys, as well as create proxy tables. The options chosen are shown in the picture.
{mospagebreak title=Finishing the migration}
When you hit the Finish button, the program goes through the migration process, and, depending on the amount of data, you will be presented with a message confirming success, or otherwise, as shown. Here the migration of the Employees table was successful.
The next picture shows the employees table that was migrated recently. There is another pre-existing Employees table owned by another user.
The next picture shows the details of the migrated table, which may now be compared with the original Oracle 10G XE's table. As you can see, the Employees table was migrated with all the data intact. The data type, scale, and size were all migrated correctly as well.
The following picture shows a small portion of the data from the migrated table.
The migration of the table from Oracle 10G XE to SQL Anywhere 10 was effortless and easy once the connection was correctly configured. The wizard provides a lot of guidance during migration, which is very helpful. During the migration process you have the option of creating a new owner for the migrated table. You may also create a new remote server, including an ODBC DSN for the remote server. The wizard caters to all well established database vendors; it also supports a generic server for which an ODBC driver is available. The author would like to thank David Jonker, Product Manager at Sybase iAnywhere, for helpful suggestions in the preparation of this article.


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June 3, 2006
The Alumni Chapel Sing brought out old friends, loud voices, and a bit of showmanship in the more than 300 Wabash College graduates attending Big Bash '06.
Always one of the weekend's big highlights, the reunion classes broke out custom t-shirts, signs, and even a police escort to impress the Alumni Chapel Sing judges. In many ways, it was much like the annual fall tradition when Wabash students learn "Old Wabash." (See photo album here. Second album here.)
As a matter of fact, the class of '91 even broke into a shoving match mid-way through the first verse! But showmanship honors had to go to the Class of 1966. The Wabash men of '66 had their own homecoming parade before taking the Chapel steps. They were led by a police escort, a vintage Wabash red car, golf cart with Wabash flags flying, and a good dozen class members jogging behind. The entourage started at the end of the mall near Detchon and paraded up in front of Lilly Library to the Chapel steps.
All alumni returning for Big Bash got together after lunch for Reunion Class Photos.
The afternoon agenda included colloquiums dealing with topics ranging from Washington D.C. to wine tasting.
David Kendall '66 who is perhaps best known as President Clinton's personal attorney shared stories and memories from 40 years in Washington. He joked about the topic that has brought him the most notoriety.
"My wife said don't talk about impeachment today. And I said well I'm not going to talk a lot about impeachment," Kendall said to laughter.
"That was another kind of Congressional magic moment . I did write a Law Review article a few years entitled "Constitutional Vandalism," which summarized my view of what the House of Representatives role had been in those proceedings.
"The amazing thing was that the House Republicans never did vote for censure. Censure would have been not impeachment, but censure. It would have been legally debatable what the impact was, but that would have been unanimous and it would have been, I think, considerably more damaging to the President than being impeached and not convicted."
Saturday night the classes break off for their individual class dinners. Sunday morning wraps up the big weekend with church services and a Big Bash Awards Brunch.
The weekend got off to a huge start with a full day of activities. The Friday highlight was the evening Big Bash Banquet when 38 members of the class of 1956 received their reunion medallions from President Andy Ford.
The Class then presented Ford the class 50th reunion check in the amount of $2.51 million.
This is the third year Wabash has celebrated class reunions all on one weekend.


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Joints are located where two bones meet and they give our skeleton flexibility, without them our bodies simply wouldnt be able to move. Knees, elbows, shoulders, and hips are some major joints that allow us to do the activities we enjoy, whether thats just doing the regular activities of daily living or participating in competitive sports.
Healthy joints include the bones surrounded by smooth cartilage which are protected by a joint capsule filled with synovial fluid. The bones are fastened together by ligaments and the muscles are connected to the bones by tendons. It is a complex system and much can go wrong leading to injury or diseased joints. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, close to 20 million people visited a physician due to knee problems in 2003 making it the most common reason people visit an orthopedic surgeon. Athletes, or anyone putting physical demands on their body, can strain the muscles around the joint. Improper alignment further strains the joint and surrounding tissues increasing the risk of injury and pain. But, there are activities that support healthy joints by improving body and muscle alignment and strengthening the muscles and ligaments that surround the joint to help increase range of motion and stability.
Strength training is important in preventing injuries. Strong muscles can act like shock absorbers to the joint, but this function is diminished when muscles are too weak or too tight. Working out the muscles that surround the joint that both pull and push is essential, such as biceps and triceps or hamstrings and quadriceps. Working with a knowledgeable trainer or therapist is important. They can develop a strength training program tailored to your individual needs, whether you are trying to prevent injury or recover.
Increasing flexibility can also help reduce the risk of injury. Exercises that are low-impact and focus on strength and flexibility include both yoga and pilates. Yoga movements can help strengthen the muscles surrounding and supporting the joint and increase flexibility. Specific yoga poses, which can vary in their degree of difficulty, can improve body alignment, strength and flexibility. Popular among dancers and somewhat similar to yoga, Pilates focuses on breathing, muscle control and proper alignment. It can help with balance and core strength which helps better support the spine and pelvis. If you are recovering from an injury or suffer with arthritis or other medical problems, it is recommended you seek out a trained therapist knowledgeable about your condition. They can custom design a program specifically for your body.
Tai chi is gentle martial art that combines meditation with slow, graceful movements to improve balance, strength and flexibility. The movements require your hip and knee joints to be slightly bent, thus increasing the strength of supporting muscles around the joint. There is a large body of evidence that has found Tai Chi to be effective at improving factors related to falling including balance, strength and flexibility.
This article is for information only and is not intended to diagnose, cure, or treat any conditions. Please seek the advice and care of a qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns about the health of your joints.
Megan Witt
The joint capsule: structure, composition, ageing and disease.
A Comprehensive Review of Health Benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi
Core Concepts Musculoskeletal Health Group


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RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior guard Geron Johnson had guaranteed the Memphis Tigers would win two NCAA Tournament games. But in the wake of their 78-60 loss to top-seeded Virginia Sunday night in the round of 32, Johnson looked a reporter in the eye and offered a revised declaration.
Memphis guard Geron Johnson shoots against Virginia's Justin Anderson, left, and Anthony Gill (13) during Sunday's game, which brought Johnson's career to an end along with four other seniors.
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"Underachieved," he said, summing up a 23-10 season that was the last for Johnson and the three other senior guards on which coach Josh Pastner placed so many of the team's hopes. "Underachieved."
"Man, just a terrible day," senior and hometown hero Joe Jackson said as he leaned against a wall in a hallway outside the Tigers locker room, his last line in a Memphis box score seven points, one rebound, three assists, two turnovers, one steal and zero free-throw attempts. "To lose your last game as a senior in that fashion, worst thing that can happen."
It was Jackson who scored the last basket – a dunk off a fastbreak set up by freshman forward Nick King's steal – before the beginning of the end of this Tigers season. After that basket at the 6:34 mark of the first half pulled No. 8 seed Memphis to within a point, at 19-18, the Cavaliers closed the half on a 16-2 run for a 35-20 lead.
"We were obviously terrible on defense when they made their run," said senior guard Chris Crawford, who never got his outside shot going and finished with three points on a 1-for-6 night from 3-point range.
Truthfully, it was a 15-point lead that felt like much more – like a will-breaker. It didn't help that the Tigers had missed several shots right at the rim in the game's first few minutes.
"You know, we could sense some frustration and barking at each other a little bit at the beginning," Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon said of the Tigers. "We feed on that and use it as fuel to get us going even more defensively and that leads into our offense."
The Cavaliers came in ranked No. 1 in scoring defense nationally, allowing teams 55.4 points per game. At halftime, the Tigers were shooting 26.7 percent and the only shot Jackson attempted in 17 minutes was the breakaway dunk.
"I know Virginia's a good team," Jackson said. "I didn't know they could stop us from running everything."
But they did and that fed the Tigers' frustration. So did their inability to follow through on defensive assignments. Sometimes, they didn't even press when coach Josh Pastner was actively calling for the press.
Pastner spent much of the second half standing on the sideline with his arms folded. Which was a perfect imitation of the Tigers' defensive stance as UVA shot 55.6 percent from the floor. As the Tigers fell behind by as many as 27 points, perhaps the coach should have raised his arms in total surrender.
The orange-clad and loud Virginia-majority crowd enjoyed every moment, chanting "U-V-A!" and "Go Hoos!" Toward the end, when some fans behind the television crew became bored, they chanted "Reg-gie Mil-ler" until the former NBA star and current game analyst turned around and gave them a thumbs-up.
"It felt almost like a home game," said center Mike Tobey, one of five Virginia players in double-figures with 11 points; guard Joe Harris led UVA with 16 points and forward Anthony Gill scored 13 with eight rebounds off the bench.
"I actually think their offense sets up their defense," Pastner said of the Cavaliers (30-6), who advance to play Michigan State in the Sweet 16 at the East Regional in New York. "They move as well without the ball as any team in the country."
The only positive team stats for Memphis: 16 assists to just six turnovers, a 42-40 edge on points in the paint and an 18-12 advantage in fastbreak points. Or, if wanting to look into the future, there was a team-high 15 points from freshman forward Austin Nichols and eight points and three steals from King.
But none of it mattered as the Tigers were outrebounded 40-28 and shot a dismal 42.9 percent (9-for-21) from the free-throw line; in the second half they were even worse, going 6-for-17 from the line for 35.3 percent.
"When you're down, you've got to get stops to stop the bleeding,'" said senior guard Michael Dixon Jr., who had scored a team-high 19 points in the round of 64 victory over George Washington but scored just five points on a 2-for-8 shooting night.
"We weren't as disciplined as we were supposed to be," said Johnson, who had 11 points. "Late in the game we were trying to get an eight-point shot and it's not (there)."
And even if it had been, that wouldn't have been enough.
"It was just a bad day for Memphis basketball," sophomore forward Shaq Goodwin said.
And for this season and all the seniors, the last day.
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