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Former British prime minister Tony Blair has urged a deal with Bashar al-Assad in Syria and further NATO involvement in Libya as part of a "titanic" struggle against radical Islam.
Mr Blair said the West had to focus its efforts on tackling religious extremism, insisting it lay behind most of world's most intractable problems.
Failure to shake off the legacy of Iraq and "take sides" with moderates in the Middle East and beyond could mean the 21st Century is dominated by conflict rather than peaceful co-operation, he warned in a speech to Bloomberg in London.
Mr Blair described a global crisis with its roots in "a radicalised and politicised view of Islam, an ideology that distorts and warps Islam's true message".
"The threat of this radical Islam is not abating. It is growing. It is spreading across the world," he said.
"It is destabilising communities and even nations. It is undermining the possibility of peaceful co-existence in an era of globalisation.
"And in the face of this threat we seem curiously reluctant to acknowledge it and powerless to counter it effectively."
Mr Blair, who is Middle East envoy for the quartet of the United Nations, EU, US and Russia, stressed the need for the issue to be at the "top of the agenda".
He insisted that tension with Russian President Vladimir Putin should not be allowed to prevent co-operation to address the problem.
Conceding that recent conflicts such as Iraq had eroded the willingness of Western nations to act, Mr Blair said he hoped those interventions would be seen differently in future.
"There is no commitment that doesn't mean taking a risk," he said.
"It does not mean that we have to repeat the enormous commitment of Iraq and Afghanistan. It may well be that in time people come to view the impact of those engagements differently.
"But there is no need, let alone appetite, to do that.
"I completely understand why our people feel they have done enough, more than enough.
"And when they read of those we have tried to help spurning our help, criticising us, even trying to kill us, they're entitled to feel aggrieved and to say 'We're out'.
"However, as the Afghans who braved everything to vote show us, and the Iraqis who will also come out and vote despite all the threats and the inadequacy of the system they now live in demonstrate, those who spurn our help are only part of the story.
"There are others whose spirit and determination stay undaunted.
"This is not a mess where everyone is as bad as each other. In other words, it matters and there is a side we should be proud to take."
Choice between authoritarian system and hard-liners
Mr Blair said a "perverse" interpretation of Islam had often left people in the Middle East facing a choice between a relatively tolerant authoritarian system and a hard-line theocracy.
Setting out his views on a range of troubled countries, Mr Blair insisted that the West had to be consistent in supporting the principles of religious freedom and rule-based democracies.
In relation to Libya, he said that meant recognising we bore a "responsibility" for the chaotic situation that has developed since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown.
"Their urgent need is for security sector reform. We have made some attempts to do so," he said.
"But obviously the scale of the task and the complications of the militia make it very hard.
"But Libya is not Iraq or Afghanistan. It is not impossible to help and NATO has the capability to do so.
"However reluctant we are to make this commitment, we have to recognise the de-stabilising impact Libya is having at present.
"If it disintegrates completely, it will affect the whole of the region around it and feed the instability in sub-Saharan Africa."
Mr Blair branded the turmoil in Syria "an unmitigated disaster", calling for a settlement with President Assad, whom he has previously condemned.
"We are now in a position where both Assad staying and the opposition taking over seem bad options," he said.
"The former is responsible for creating this situation. But the truth is that there are so many fissures and problems around elements within the opposition that people are rightly wary now of any solution that is an outright victory for either side.
"Repugnant though it may seem, the only way forward is to conclude the best agreement possible even if it means in the interim President Assad stays for a period.
"Should even this not be acceptable to him, we should consider active measures to help the opposition and force him to the negotiating table, including no-fly zones whilst making it clear that the extremist groups should receive no support from any of the surrounding nations."


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As September begins to wind down, even we Angelenos have to think about tossing aside our favorite Eres bikinis and gearing up for fall. Thankfully, our mild winters mean Isabel Marant denim shirts and suede booties instead of Moncler puffer jackets. But that doesn't mean we don't want to change our hair dramatically for fall to match our cool-weather wardrobes. Even the most ardent sun-worshippers in SoCal are ready to ditch the loose buns and hippie braids for something fresher and more sophisticated. And since beachy waves are as ubiquitous as reality-television stars here in the Southland, we've asked our favorite L.A. mane maestros to help you step up your hair game by dishing on the season's hottest 'dos. We got the experts at Byron and Tracey, Andy LeCompte, and Warren Tricomi to dish on their favorite fall trends. Not only did we snap them crafting their top tress trends on three real L.A. ladies (with insanely enviable fall manes!), but we also got tips for snagging these need-'em-now sexy styles. Being a hot head never looked so good!
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From tipster Doug comes the above screengrab, which was taken from a broadcast on Comcast SportsNet's Chicago affiliate. Amongst the clutter of the studio's backdrop are some very wise words concerning one's daily intake of ass. Some may be offended by this, but I for one applaud Comcast SportsNet for including such a valuable public service announcement in their broadcast. Sometimes it's hard for people to remember how much ass they should have. A lot of ass? No ass at all? Who knows!
Well thanks to Comcast SportsNet, now we do.


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Senior Member
Last Activity: 15th June 2018
About Me
- About PeterBirder
- Occupation
- retired
- Location
- Biography
- After 32 years with the Marconi Company, firstly as an Engineer and eventually as Far East Sales and Marketing Manager. I took voluntary redundancy/early retirement in 1998. My first "real" camera was a Zenith SLR but when that died so did my photography. In recent years my interest in Birding resulted in digiscoping with digital compacts. Dissatisfaction with the results of this caused me to invest in an Olympus E-410 followed by E-510, E600 and now EM-5, E-M10 MKII, E-PM2, E-PL1 and so on.
- Interests
- My other hobby is birdwatching and I am a Volunteer with Essex Wildlife Trust at their Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre where my principal role is selling Optics ( Scopes & Binoculars). Photography is now an important part of my Birding and I am now trying to extend my ability in Landscape and Portrait Photography.
- Cameras currently owned/used
- Olympus E-M5,E-M10MKII, E-PL1, E-PM2
- Photo interests
- Wildlife/nature, Macro, Portraiture, Architecture, Still life, Abstract
- Peter
she looked at me and said "It's official. I hate your camera. It's just so amazing and perfect I want one!"
E-M10 MK II, E-M5, E-PL1, E-PM2, mZ 12-50, mZ 14-42mm EZ, mZ 17mm f 1.8, mZ 25mm f1.8, mZ 45mm f1.8, mZ 75-300mm II.
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Oly Viewer3, Dxo Pro 11. FastStone.
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Afghanistan: Director-General to Advocate for Education and Culture as Peace building Pillars
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will visit Afghanistan from 17 to 20 May, where she will pledge UNESCO's support to the country's peace building and development process, during planned meetings with President Hamid Karzai, senior government ministers, parliamentarians, journalists, educators and students.
Ms Bokova is scheduled to visit the cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2003, where two standing Buddha statues were tragically destroyed in 2001. She will also visit the restoration project for the Islamic citadel of Shahr-e Gholghola, a fortified urban site dating from the 6th century AD. The citadel on this hill site was the heart of the Islamic city of Bamiyan following the decline of Buddhism here from the 8th century AD. Ms Bokova will be welcomed by the Governor of Bamiyan Province Ms Habiba Sarabi, and witness conservation measures undertaken with UNESCO's support to consolidate the site.
She will express UNESCO's support for the country's commitment to expand access to learning, stressing the importance of girls' and women's education as a human right and a key to reducing poverty, improving health, raising income and promoting political participation. In Bamiyan, she will visit a literacy class supported by the Enhancement for Literacy in Afghanistan project, which has reached 450,000 learners, 63 percent of them women, since it started in 2008. The project is expected to benefit a further 150,000 learners in the next two months. Ms Bokova will also visit a girls' school in Kabul with the Minister of Education Mr Ghulam Farooq Wardak.
During the visit she will discuss the country's transformation process with Members of Parliament, the Afghan Women's Journalists Association, the diplomatic community, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Mr Jan Kubis and the UN Country Team. The visit occurs at a crucial time for the country, as it prepares for the Decade of Transformation (2015-2024), wherein the Afghan government will lead the development process with international engagement.


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New Cards Specify Recording Times, Provide Optimal Performance For HD Video And Come with Handy Jewel Case and Labels for Storage
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, Jan. 7, 2008 – Consumers who own camcorders that use flash memory cards instead of tape will now be able to select the right storage media for their cameras with the debut of a video card line from SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK). As the first of a new category of storage media, SanDisk Video HD™ cards will be available in SDHC™ (high-capacity) and Memory Stick PRO Duo™ formats, and will be identified by minutes of recording time as well as by capacity.
SanDisk unveiled the high performance video card product family during a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show, where the company is exhibiting at Booth 30768 in South Hall 3 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
"The SanDisk Video HD line takes the mystery out of selecting the proper memory for these new camcorders," said Susan Park, senior product marketing manager for SanDisk's Cards and Accessories Division. "The bright red packaging and the bold labeling of recording times give consumers an easy way to select memory cards for video." The cards are designed to be high performance and optimized for high-definition camcorders, but they can also be used in recording standard video. Further, the cards work well in point-and-shoot digital still cameras that have video capabilities, she added.
"Until now, it has been difficult for consumers to select the memory card that is the most suitable for their camcorders, and equally difficult to calculate the amount of recording time they have available from the various resolution settings," said Park. Echoing the familiar messaging of analog video tape, the SanDisk Video HD card packaging offers a chart that shows the approximate number of minutes for HD High, HD Standard and HD Extended settings.
SanDisk Video HD cards exceed the performance required by high definition camcorders, making them ideal for 1080i High Definition recording. They also feature a fast read speed, making for efficient transfer speeds to a personal computer and giving them a "best in class" performance for video cards.
The concept of launching a new product category is being driven by the proliferation of HD-capable flash-memory-based camcorders and hybrid camcorders that contain both hard drives and card slots. Offered by manufacturers such as Sanyo, Sony, Panasonic and JVC, many of them are under $1,000 and come in compact sizes that make them easy to carry.
The market for flash-enabled camcorders is expected to grow in popularity. Research company IDC predicts that by 2011, some 37 percent of global camcorder shipments will be models that record onto memory cards, and well over half of camcorders will feature HD video capture. "With HD video quickly penetrating the category, it will be critical for vendors to provide seamless recording experiences," said Christopher Chute, research manager of IDC's worldwide digital imaging practice. "The SanDisk Video HD card is well-positioned to service this expanding market by simplifying the memory message for consumers," he added.
The SanDisk Video HD cards are expected to be available starting in March for North America and shortly afterwards for Europe. They will be offered in 60-minute* (4GB) and 120-minute* (8GB) times – on the HD Standard setting – for both SDHC and Memory Stick PRO Duo formats. Suggested retail prices are $79.99 and $139.99, respectively, for the 4GB and 8GB SDHC cards, and $79.99 and $149.99, respectively, for the Memory Stick PRO Duo cards. Retailers have indicated that the cards will be displayed at or near digital camcorders.
Another feature: The cards come with jewel cases and labels so that users can identify and store their valued videos.
Approximate Recording Time*
*Actual recording time will vary depending upon the model, resolution, compression and content. Recording based on internal testing; 8 bits =1 byte.
SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory – from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded from http://www.sandisk.com/corporate/media.asp SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo and SanDisk Video HD are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. SDHC is a trademark. Memory Stick PRO Duo is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder (s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for new product introductions, applications, markets, and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these products in new markets that we are targeting, our products may not perform as expected or may not be available at the prices, in the regions or in the capacities expected and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.


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Pinkenba War Memorial
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During WWI, the Pinkenba wharves on the Brisbane River were the point of embarkation for many Australian troops, including members of the Light Horse. Not far from where soldiers were waved off, a solid cairn memorial stands remembering those who did not return.
The Pinkenba monument unveiled by His Excellency the Governor Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams on 16 August 1919, records the names of 42 men who enlisted from the Toombul district, eight of whom died.
This memorial features the bronze work of skilled Norwegian migrant Ernest Gunderson, also known for his war memorial commissions in Gayndah and Dalby. A plinth of cast rusticated-finish concrete blocks supports an obelisk-like bronze pedestal with Doric columns at each corner. This section contains the honour roll. A small dome sits atop a square platform with an upright artillery shell and a laurel wreath, all in bronze, projecting from the dome.
Pinkenba's war memorial is not intact: miniature bronze mounted troopers and soldiers have long since disappeared.
A WWII memorial plaque, set on a basalt stone, sits nearby, recording local enlistments and the four who died.
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2010: The Year of New Beginnings
Like Monica Wright, I started off this post with the intention of reviewing some the largest changes in search this year. The deeper I got into it, the more I realized the following: is there anything really meaningful in this? Isn't this the same information that's been reiterated several times already (i.e. Google Caffeine, SERP Changes, the MASSIVE local updates, etc.)? That post? That post is to remain forever in Drafts Purgatory, never to see the light of day.
And, so, because we're all on the cusp of a new year, why should I feel bound to the same old-same old? Why continue to plod along the same worn out path when a new trail is just begging to be worn in? Just as the personal is political, so to the personal is business. A lot has happened this year; some of it great, some of it left scars, and some of it teachable moments.
Learning To Be Political
It's not really a secret. I'm an opinionated person. I have strong views to match a strong intestinal fortitude. And, this year taught me how to lessen the juggernaut in me and learn to meet people halfway. (Well, about as halfway as I can stomach 🙂 ) But, don't mistake this for a personality alteration. It's not. It's simply a matter of stepping outside the situation, outside of yourself, for a few moments getting the landscape.
It's been the hardest thing to discover and adopt this year. But, in the end, it's served me well. It's helped with personal relationships and business relationships alike. It's helped right the path of conversations and situations before they dove into an uncontrollable tailspin.
Doing What You Love is Still Work
You've heard it before, "When you're doing something you love, it's never work." That's nonsense. It's work even if you love it. We just tolerate it more because we love it. When you really decided to get moving in a direction (i.e. start a business or get a business rolling) it takes a level of sweat equity that most people can't even fathom.
You'll work from sun-up to sun-down. It'll cause new tensions and conflicts in your family that never existed before. There will be many moments when you think none of this is worth it. And, that's where LOVE comes in; both from the personal and the work. When you love it, you bear it, because you couldn't imagine doing anything else, nor would you want to. And, when the people around you love you, they understand and make allowances for work-a-holic behavior. And, when you love them, you know when you need to ease of the throttle and just be a Dad, a husband, a friend.
Making Connections and Being Social
Right. That sounds odd even to me, but it's a kind of social that exists outside Facebook and Twitter. It's a social that never came easy to me. And still doesn't. Actually networking, actually talking to another human being. I can say that push, and my continual pushing, to break my "comfort zone" has made me a better person. It helps in making and creating new business opportunities.
It was really something to take these Twitter relationships and have a few of them turn into friendships and opportunities.
Learning to Take Care of Me
For those that know me, they know I'll contort myself into a pretzel to help someone. No matter the situation, no matter the cost. This year I learned to take care of me. I learned how to say, "No". It's saved me insanity and hurt feelings. It's one of those life lessons that was hard to learn but necessary to learn. It doesn't mean I was a curmudgeon or a scrooge, it just means being judicious and not allowing others to monopolize or take advantage or me. I'd urge everyone to learn this one thing going into 2011.
On a personal note, I just want to thank everyone in search marketing community for a wonderful 2010. Without question this year is has been one hell of a roller coaster ride and I expect that it will be only that much more fun in coming year. Everyone have a safe, fun-filled, wine/beer-soaked New Year! See you in 2011!
Dec 31 2010
Thanks for all the great posts in 2010 Tony. All the best for 2011.
Dec 31 2010
You're just one awesome human being. The lessons you've described are all signs that your heart is in the place where it belongs, that you're feet are on the path meant for you.
Here's to a kick-ass 2011 🙂
Dec 31 2010
Great post to start off the New Year, Tony. You're one of several new friendships I've been blessed with this last year, and also one whose opinion I respect a lot. I really look forward to reading your posts, 'cause even when I don't agree with them 100%, they make me think. And that doesn't happen very often (the disagreeing, not the thinking 😉 ).
Best wishes to you for a killer New Year!
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CDA is a statewide, grassroots organization consisting of persons with disabilities and their supporters. Our membership has a broad agenda for promoting the health, independence and full community inclusion of persons with disabilities. Our work has been supported in part by grants from the Disability Rights Advocates Fund of the San Francisco Foundation and the Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation.
CDA formed in the spring of 1999 in a successful effort to defeat Dion Aroner's "Death with Dignity Act" (California A.B. 1592). People with disabilities (PWDs), their friends, family members and supporters of human rights from up and down the state gathered energy and linked hands with workers groups, hospice associations, disability rights organizations, medical professionals, Catholics, the Berkeley City Council and others to accomplish this task.
Since that time we have worked hard to promote better health care through legislation, by opposing institutionalized care where health care can be provided within the community, and by advocating and alerting the community about changes in health regulations which impact the lives of persons with disabilities. CDA continues to oppose the legalization of assisted suicide and works to improve end-of-life care.
I'm sorry to report that AB 2747 (Berg-Levine) has been signed into law by California Gov. Arnold Scwhartzenegger.
This seemingly innocuous measure began as a stealth assisted suicide. Although opposition from CDA and our coalition partners succeeded in getting rid of the bill's earlier references to "palliative sedation" and voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED), the measure still calls for discussion of end-of-life choices when a patient is considered "terminal" (defined in current California law as having a prognosis that death will occur within one year). As many people with disabilities know from experience, such prognoses are often wrong and can be influenced by deeply ingrained fears and stereotypes about disability. Unfortunately, the act also opens the door to having cost dominate consideration of end-of-life options--a very dangerous proposition for people with disabilities and/or serious health conditions that are expensive to treat.
Strong oppostion from CDA and our coalition partners made a tremendous difference by forcing backers of the bill to remove the most heinous and dangerous provisions. What remains needs monitoring to assure that the bill isn't used to promote assisted suicide instead of accomplishing solely its nominal purpose: open discussion of end-of-life choices at a terminal patient's request.
--Laura Remson Mitchell
Legislative Coordinator and Member, Executive Committee
California Disability Alliance
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California Disability Alliance Home Page address is http://www.disweb.org/cda/
For more information or to join California Disability Alliance see About CDA or email email@example.com (Laura Remson Mitchel).
Questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this site should be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Background info explaning why I want what I want
I'm almost totally deaf. I have a Bluetooth-enabled hearing aid that is paired with my Droid RAZR (ICS 4.0.4). When any audio is played on the phone (ringer, phone call, media, etc) it triggers my hearing aid. The switch-over is not instant and I miss a few seconds of audio (plus I get a really loud, annoying beep from my hearing aid informing me that it is making the switch from external audio to BT audio).
As a result, text messages and other short audio notifications (like navigation speech) trigger my hearing aid, the loud beep occurs, the external mic is turned off, the BT connection is enforced, and then... nothing. In the time it takes for all that to occur, I've missed whatever the audio input was.
I'd like to be able to tell my phone to direct text messaging, ringer, and other audio playback (navigation) to the system speaker and to continue to direct in-call and media playback to my paired, BT-enabled hearing aid. Is there a way to do this?


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The Kitchen Sink
John:D and the Kitchen Sink are a fun way to get your Fridays going. You will hear it all: Bach to Rock, Jazz, World, Blues, Folk, Americana and on and on. No one has ever assembled a more exciting collection of cover tunes for your listening pleasure.
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Europe Travel Log: Secretary Bryson's Meetings and Events in Berlin, Germany
On May 24-25, U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson visited Berlin, Germany–the final stop on his European trip this week–to meet with senior business and government leaders and to address a major conference on trans-Atlantic trade. The Secretary delivered remarks on the importance of trans-Atlantic trade and a strong bilateral investment relationship between the United States and Germany. He also highlighted Germany's vocational training system, which he witnessed first-hand earlier in the week, as an important model for the United States.
While in Berlin, Secretary Bryson also met with Minister for Economics and Technology Philipp Roesler, State Secretary Harald Braun of the Foreign Ministry, and Chancellor Merkel's Senior Economic Adviser Lars-Hendrik Roeller. These meetings focused on how the U.S. and Germany can work together to advance economic growth and increase jobs by reducing barriers to trans-Atlantic trade.
Secretary Bryson also met with Hans-Peter Keitel, Chairman of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) along with representatives from companies across various sectors, ranging from industrial to IT to automotive and manufacturing. The Secretary encouraged the businesses to consider further investment in the United States, highlighting the attractiveness of the investment climate, including the resources provided by SelectUSA, the first coordinated effort by the U.S. government to attract new business investments to America.


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A regular feature in the magazine has a notable artist choosing five songs based on some decided criteria.. often just their favorites or songs they were most influenced by or some other reason. This week for the "My List" feature, Todd Rundgren chose five of his favorite "Classic Songs For The Resistance." First pick on the list is "Stand or Fall" by The Fixx. Todd's brief blurb reads: "This is about what's happening to the planet and how doing nothing is to lose. It has a bleak sound, which adds urgency." Nice to see the band get a little coverage like that.. a positive boost! Many of their cautionary tales are sadly still relevant, perhaps more than ever.
The Fixx opened for Todd Rundgren a few years ago for a few shows.
Red Rider's "Lunatic Fringe", The Call's "The Walls Came Down", Elvis Costello's "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding" and Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen" round out the list.


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Case Studies: When to Refer Patients for Cognitive Behavioral or Mindfulness-based Psychotherapies: Expanding the Neurologist's Toolkit
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|Wednesday May 8, 2019 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm
|ELA Type:
|Live Well
|Experiential Learning Area, Aging, Dementia, Cognitive, and Behavioral Neurology
|David Perez MD, Aneeta Saxena MD, Gaston Baslet MD
|Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common across several neurologic conditions, including traumatic brain injury, headache/pain syndromes, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis, among others. In addition to primary management of the underlying neuro-pathophysiology, neuropsychiatric symptoms, including emotion dysregulation, poor impulse control, and executive dysfunction, require incorporation into a patient-centered treatment plan. While pharmacologic interventions are to be considered, behavioral medicine interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapies (MBT), are increasingly recognized to have a significant role in the evidence-based management of neuropsychiatric symptoms. Through case-based descriptions, attendees will learn basic principles of both CBT and MBT, and to identify which patients may particularly benefit from CBT and/or MBT interventions. Ultimately, attendees will be able to engage patients in practical discussions around management, addressing "how will psychotherapy help improve my neurologic symptoms?"
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|By the end of the talk, attendees will be able to 1) identify patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms that will benefit from a referral to cognitive behavioral or mindfulness-based psychotherapies; 2) explain to patients the goal of the referral and the basic mechanism by which a cognitive behavioral or mindfulness-based approach can be helpful; 3) interact meaningfully with psychotherapists to help improve patients' conditions.
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|Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement
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|Case Studies: When to Refer Patients for Cognitive Behavioral or Mindfulness Based Psychotherapies: Expanding the Neurologist's Toolbox
|Gaston Baslet MD, David L. Perez MD, Aneeta Saxena MD
|Gaston Baslet, MD
|Dr. Baslet has nothing to disclose.
|David L. Perez, MD
|Dr. Perez has nothing to disclose.
|Aneeta Saxena, MD
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The photojournalist who captured President Barack Obama snapping a self portrait with the leaders of Britain and Denmark at Nelson Mandela's memorial service said the "selfie" seen around the world shouldn't be panned as inappropriate.
Agence France-Presse photographer Robert Schmidt said in blog post Wednesday titled "The story behind 'that selfie'" that the moment was not as sordid as some in the media have made it out to be.
"For me, the behavior of these leaders in snapping a selfie seems perfectly natural," Schmidt said. "I see nothing to complain about, and probably would have done the same in their place."
The photographer said Obama had just delivered his Mandela eulogy and took his seat among the other world leaders who descended on Soccer Stadium for the memorial service. Schmidt said he recognized British Prime Minister David Cameron, but did not immediately know the woman sitting to the right of Obama.
The woman, who turned out to be Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, pulled out her smartphone while Obama and Cameron huddled up for the selfie shot. First lady Michelle Obama appears on the right of the image looking straight ahead, presumably at the events unfolding at the festive service.
"All around me in the stadium, South Africans were dancing, singing and laughing to honor their departed leader," Schmidt wrote. "It was more like a carnival atmosphere, not at all morbid."
The photo has taken the news world and social media sites by storm. Some news sources have dubbed it "Selfie-Gate," citing the world leaders' lack of decorum at a serious event and Michelle Obama's seemingly peeved look as justification for the backlash and criticism.
The U.K.'s Daily Mail published the story with a headline that reads "Twitter fury over Dave's selfie with Obama and a flirty Dane." Documentarian Michael Moore wrote in a tweet "Obama, Cameron & the Danish prime min goofing around & taking a selfie @ the memorial. Michelle's reaction priceless." Both New York tabloids the Daily News and New York Post splashed on their front pages images of Obama's supposed flirting.
Schmidt said he captured the selfie moment two hours into the ceremony and the event was expected to last another two hours. "The atmosphere was totally relaxed -- I didn't see anything shocking in my viewfinder, president of the U.S. or not. We are in Africa," he said.
He went on to explain that there is more than meets the eye to the first lady's facial expression.
"I later read on social media that Michelle Obama seemed to be rather peeved on seeing the Danish prime minister take the picture," he wrote. "But photos can lie."
A few seconds earlier, Michelle Obama was joking with those around her, including Cameron and Thorning-Schmidt, he explained. "Her stern look was captured by chance."
Thorning-Schmidt also defended the selfie on Wednesday, saying "There was a lot of pictures, many pictures were taken of Obama and I just thought it was kind of funny and it shows when heads of states meet we also are just human beings having a good time."
Schmidt agreed that it was "interesting to see politicians in a human light" but he bemoaned the fact that such "trivialities" took away from the main event. He also said he was surprised that such a snap moment would garner so much attention.
"I took these photos totally spontaneously, without thinking about what impact they might have," Schmidt said.
Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, left, chats with first lady Michelle Obama during the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
President Barack Obama jokes with Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, left, as first lady Michelle Obama looks on at right during the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)


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It never really seemed a serious possibility, but in the week or so since Disney announced that they had acquired Lucasfilm, Steven Spielberg's name has been one of the most frequently seen on the zillion shortlists of "Who Should Direct Star Wars VII?" It makes sense on some levels, of course. Spielberg and George Lucas are longtime friends who collaborated closely on the Indiana Jones movies, and though Spielberg rarely ventures into straight-up sci-fi, he's always seemed adventurous with his genres and, even at this age, up for a challenge.
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Is it true that the Gaussian curvature of an ellipsoid is proportional to fourth power of the distance of the tangent plane from the center? I can verify that it holds at the places where the major axes intersect the surface. (Mathworld has an equation for the Gaussian curvature, which simplifies at those points.) But verifying that it holds elsewhere seems like it would get ugly.
The motivation for this question is that Lord Kelvin proved that the charge density on a conducting ellipsoid is proportional to the distance of the tangent plane from the center, while McAllister (I W McAllister 1990 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 23 359 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/23/3/016) finds that under certain assumptions, the charge density on a conducting surface is proportional to the fourth root of the absolute value of the Gaussian curvature. However, I think the assumptions of McAllister's result fail for the ellipsoid (actually I only have access to the abstract, so I'm not sure), so it would be nontrivial to learn that this held for the ellipsoid. (The proportionality is definitely not universal. For a pair of conducting spheres that are far apart and connected by a wire, the exponent is not 1/4. For a deep concavity, all of this definitely fails -- you get a a Faraday cage, which excludes the electric field almost completely.)


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Last night after a whirlwind tour of Georgetown that included Café Bonaparte, Paolo's and Café Milano, I cried. No, I sobbed. I sobbed in such a way that the girl walking in front of me down M Street, turned around while I was on the phone with my mother, to ask if I was OK. Because apparently someone bawling outside Sephora is unusual. I should have told her that they didn't have my blush color and that just pissed me off a bit.
The good thing about mothers is that they know just the right things to say and to do, even if you are doing the whole shoulder shake sob thing from 400 miles away. As my mother gently reminded me that I don't do change well. I actually find change to be some awful act of God in retaliation for all of those times I lied about who stole all the quarters out of the family 'treat jar'. Or perhaps it's because of that time I drove to the mall, well before I got my license. I lied about that too.
I thought I was badass and deciding to quit my job in search for something else was taken rather lightly. An outer body experience or something that told me that it was perfectly OK to uproot my life from my best friends and move to a place where it snows from October to April. A place where no one knows what the fuck 'table service' means and the closest Trader Joe's is in Scarsdale. But really, I was handling it all quite well. And my mother even said that I could live with her forever so that I could keep my apartment down here. I really think that tears are the best way to a mother's soul or at least the best way to get my mother to say something that she'll find really regrettable by next Tuesday.
I needed a good cry. That's all. It's a lot – more than a lot and in combination with other huge changes – to take in and absorb and to be OK with. One of those changes, though not nearly as monumental is this site. It has moved. To here: http://nopasanada.org
It's .org because .com and .net were taken. And much like I treat people who tell me that it snows in Albany, if you tell me that I am not an organization, I'll punch you in the baby maker. Obviously there hasn't been too much change.
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12. When can I start the program?
Our programs are all open enrollment. You can register and start the program as soon as you are ready.
Please note: Once the program curriculum is accessed online or through submission of a material shipment confirmation, refunds cannot be issued.
13. Does this program prepare for a certification?
Yes, the program will prepare you for the Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA®). CCBA® is a globally recognized credential offered by IIBA to professionals who pass the CCBA® exam. The exam fee is not included in the cost of this program.
14. What is the CCBA certification?
International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) provides Certified Business Analysis Professional (CCBA®) to the candidates who have successfully completed the examination based on the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide Version 3).
15. What is the CCBA certification?
It's a two-step process.
1. You need to submit your application with the application fee (non-refundable). You need to pass the initial screening process for the CCBA® exams.
2. Once the IIBA® assesses your qualifications for the exam, you should schedule a date for the exam with the official testing agency. You will receive an email with the instructions once your reservation is approved. Please click here for the complete process.
Exam fee structure:
1. The application fee is $125 USD and is not refundable (i.e. regardless of whether your application is approved or declined).
2. The exam fee is $325 USD for IIBA members and $450 USD for non-members.
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