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Mitt Romney was expected to use a billionaire-fueled fundraising juggernaut to crush President Barack Obama's once vaunted small-donor army.
But things haven't gone according to plan.
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Headed into the home stretch of the 2012 presidential race, it is Obama who looks to have an edge, thanks to an awakening donor base, aggressive summer spending on ads and ground game, and a Romney hoarding strategy that left him with plenty of cash in the bank, but not much to show for it.
Through the end of August, Romney's campaign and the party committees and super PAC supporting it had raised $736 million, compared to $774 million raised by Obama's campaign and its party and super PAC allies, according to a POLITICO analysis of voluntary disclosures and Federal Election Commission reports filed Thursday.
While Romney's side boasted a nearly $50 million edge in cash on hand — $175 million to $126 million — headed into the final two months, it also had $10 million more in debt, as Romney's campaign took out a $20 million loan to address cash flow issues.
Team Obama has the momentum at the right time. Big Democratic donors are rallying to the Priorities USA Action super PAC, which is devoted to helping him and raised $10.1 million last month — its best month ever. And overall, for the first time in months, Obama's campaign, the Democratic National Committee and the joint DNC-Obama Victory Fund outraised Romney's campaign, the Republican National Committee and Romney Victory — $114 million to $111.6 million.
The shifting fortunes mark yet another reversal of a conventional wisdom that has lagged the rapid evolution of campaign finance in the first presidential campaign of the Citizens United era.
First, the thinking was that Obama's massive base of small donors would make the president the first $1 billion candidate and would simply overwhelm Romney. Then, as Obama struggled to fire up his base to the fever pitch of 2008 and Romney and his outside allies began reaping the fruits of a robust big donor operation, it appeared the Obama era of fundraising preeminence may have passed.
But, as the contours of the 2012 cash race harden, Obama and his allies have been able to adapt to some of the big-donor-driven aspects of fundraising which they purport to abhor, while emphasizing new techniques, such as text message donations, to reach small donors. Romney, on the other hand, has seen his small donor fundraising wane, while the super PAC devoted to him, Restore Our Future, in August reeled in fewer new big fish.
Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate was expected to energize small donors, but that wasn't evident in August. Their campaign reported $9.4 million in "unitemized" donations — those of $200 or less — about one-seventh of the $67 million it raised from donors last month and a notable drop from July, when the campaign received nearly $11.8 million in such donations.
Obama for America, meanwhile, raised more than $25 million of its $84.7-million August haul from contributions of $200 or less.
Team Obama seems to be relishing the shift as a kind of tactical victory, while simultaneously spurring its donors with suggestions that things could turn at any moment if a conservative billionaire decides to write an 8-figure check, ala Sheldon Adelson or Joe Ricketts.
In a Thursday email soliciting $5 donations, Obama warned "our kind of politics is running up against a very cynical calculation: That a few billionaires writing $10 million checks are enough to overpower the voices of millions of Americans."
He also boasted, "If we keep doing this our way, I guarantee you, there will be no stopping us."


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Greens move to heal immigration rift
Environmentalists are getting off the sidelines and backing immigration reform — but it wasn't easy.
During the Senate's last go round on the issue in 2007, greens stayed silent to avoid airing their dirty laundry — an internal dispute that some in the movement feared would be seen as racist.
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Their family feud was so rough that it twice nearly ruptured the Sierra Club when a vocal faction — including some of the movement's leading luminaries — argued too many new immigrants living the American dream could spell doom for the planet.
( CARTOONS: Matt Wuerker on immigration)
Fast forward to 2013, and the Sierra Club, BlueGreen Alliance and Greenpeace are among those out publicly in support of the kinds of comprehensive immigration reform measures pursued by President Barack Obama and the Senate's Gang of Eight.
Atop their list of reasons why: the prospect of 11 million new green-minded voters.
Just like Republicans who see political gain in courting a new generation of Latino voters, greens count Hispanics, Asians and other potential new Americans as friendly to their causes, even more so in some instances than whites.
"The Sierra Club has thrived because of the ability for our members to engage with the full tools of democracy," Michael Brune, the group's executive director, told POLITICO.
"Right now, there are 11 million people who don't have the tools, who can't act without fear. They can't vote. They can't engage in the public process. They can't advocate for clean energy without the threat of deportation," Brune added. "Nobody should live under those circumstances."
And if Congress paves the way for undocumented workers to become new citizens with full voting rights, they reason that it'd also be good news for their cause in electing lawmakers who will speak up for the EPA, clean energy and aggressive climate change policies.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer welcomed the greens' entry to the debate, noting that illegal immigrants often live and work in places that are more vulnerable than the general population to higher levels of air, water and soil pollution. But they can't speak up now for fear of deportation.
"Where somebody is going to put the most polluting industry in a very poor neighborhood, if people are afraid to come forward because they're not even documented, their voice isn't heard," the California Democrat said in an interview.
It could also be good news for the bill itself.
Sen. Marco Rubio told POLITICO that the Gang of Eight think so. "Obviously, I can't recall the last time I've been aligned with" the Sierra Club or other green groups, the Florida Republican said. "But on this issue, I think by and large there's a growing consensus across the country that we need to deal with immigration reform once and for all."
Environmentalists say their work on the immigration issue also gives them solid ground to stand on as they engage on issues intertwined in this legislative fight.
Several progressive and green groups pulled their ads off of Facebook in early May to protest pro-oil, anti-Obamacare ads sponsored by a subsidiary of Mark Zuckerberg's immigration reform campaign.
Greens also claimed a minor victory last month when Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy added an amendment to the Gang of Eight bill watering down language that would have allowed the Homeland Security Department to bypass all environmental laws before doing major infrastructure and security work at the borders. The waiver remains, though it does sunset once the border is deemed "secure" and federal land managers now would get more say in what types of projects get built.
( PHOTOS: Keystone XL pipeline protest)
Several environmental group leaders advocating for immigration reform said they didn't hear from the White House before registering support. But they said their new stance emerged after talks with the Service Employees International Union and other labor groups, civil rights activists and other like-minded liberal causes who they've partnered with on other issues.
Still, it hasn't been easy getting here.
While environmentalists have fought together for decades against industry on pollution issues, they've also sparred among themselves over immigration – and whether the U.S. could ever end up with too many people for its own good.

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WASHINGTON , May 3 (UPI) -- Amid jibes from comedians, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden continues the serious task of overseeing distribution of billions in stimulus money, his office said.
Biden's first months as vice president have been difficult and sobering as the nation faces enormous economic turmoil, Deseret News reported Sunday.
Aside from the stimulus distribution, Biden, 66 is leading a White House task force on the middle class -- a top priority for the administration -- and been giving foreign policy speeches, including the administration's first major address in Germany, his office said.
That said, Biden continues to be the brunt of jokes on "Saturday Night Live," Jay Leno and Craig Ferguson, who have targeted everything from Biden's shiny white teeth to his love of Amtrak. Biden even was linked to the Obama dog on the "Late Show with David Letterman."
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Claude McKay was born in Jamaica on September 15, 1889. He was educated by his older brother, who possessed a library of English novels, poetry, and scientific texts.
In 1912, McKay published a book of verse called Songs of Jamaica (Gardner), recording his impressions of black life in Jamaica in dialect. That same year, he traveled to the United States to attend Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He remained there only a few months, leaving to study agriculture at Kansas State University.
In 1917, he published two sonnets, "The Harlem Dancer" and "Invocation," and later used the form in writing about social and political concerns from his perspective as a black man in the United States. McKay also wrote on a variety of subjects, from his Jamaican homeland to romantic love, with a use of passionate language.
During the twenties, McKay developed an interest in Communism and traveled to Russia and then to France, where he met Edna St. Vincent Millay and Lewis Sinclair. In 1934, McKay moved back to the United States and lived in Harlem, New York. Losing faith in Communism, he turned his attention to the teachings of various spiritual and political leaders in Harlem, eventually converting to Catholicism.
McKay's viewpoints and poetic achievements in the earlier part of the twentieth century set the tone for the Harlem Renaissance and gained the deep respect of younger black poets of the time, including Langston Hughes. He died on May 22, 1948.
Selected Bibliography
The Passion of Claude McKay: Selected Poetry and Prose (Schocken Books, 1973)
The Dialectic Poetry of Claude McKay (Books for Libraries Press, 1972)
Selected Poems (Bookman Associates, 1953)
Harlem Shadows (Harcourt, Brace, 1922)
Constab Ballads (Watts, 1912)
Songs of Jamaica (Gardner, 1912)
The Negroes in America (Associated Faculty Press, 1979)
Harlem: Negro Metropolis (Dutton, 1940)
A Long Way from Home (Furman, 1937)
My Green Hills of Jamaica (Heinemann Educational Books, 1979)
Trial By Lynching (University of Mysore Press, 1977)
Banana Bottom (Harper, 1933)
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Unfortunately, Céline Dion is no longer pregnant, E! News reports. Last August, Céline and her husband René Angélil confirmed she was three months pregnant with their second child after undergoing a round of in vitro fertilization treatment, but that is no longer the case. René confirmed to the Journal de Montreal that Celine was no longer pregnant as the August and October embryo transfers were unsuccessful.
He said their doctor and themselves, "Believed that the procedure/pregnancy took, but that wasn't the case. We found out some days later. We were shocked."
Though they do have an 8-year-old son René-Charles, they are not giving up on their dreams of having a second child.
"But today, we are full of confidence. Céline is more determined than ever."
"We are living the reality of the majority of couples who have to use [IVF]," Céline's 67-year-old husband said. "The process can be long and arduous."
The couple are already heading back to New York this weekend to see if the third time can be the charm.
"I admire all the women who go through such a tough process," René said. "Since April, she has undergone numerous examinations, multiple hormone injections and blood tests.
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You may wonder how my 26-year-old Avocet tire held up. It lasted eight weeks, about 850 miles. I could have gotten another 200 miles on it, but I had to change tires for a trip. That's nothing to write home about. I'm told most fancy narrow lightweight tires last about 1,000 miles.
When I told friends I was riding the tire, they acted like I was taking my life into my hands. Well, I suppose the implied warranty would have expired about 25 years ago.
The tire held up well, but the rubber sliced badly. Avocet's early tires were known for slicing, which was addressed in later versions. Traction was great, but tire life suffered.
Avocet tires had superior casings. Even though the tire shredded, the casing never had issues.
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text: On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 04:54:19PM +0100, Alan Scheinine's all... > > The Big Brother URL > > http://www.bb4.com/ In my old ISP days, we used SNIPS (nee Nocol) for monitoring such things as well. It has some features for clients that Netsaint and the like dont have - i do get notified of machines with excessive page faults and swap usage for eg. A simple perl script (adapted for many architectures) is at the core of this for the client side - that code could be ripped out if you really wanted to do it yourself - but the client reporting is easy enough to probe (it spews out upon connect to port 5355 on the client). Quite flexible and simple. There is a 'server' side app of course too that reports status in a curses console or to a CGI-generated webpage - I've actually modified the mozbot IRC bot that the mozilla coders use to listen for nocol status updates and spew them into the admin IRC channel we hang out in at work - pagers are too slow (and we have to filter stuff to not be spammed all night by transient unimportant 'critical' events - there will be false positives in ALL monitoring - how much you want to wake up for them is the important part :) Having it in IRC where many people are sitting all day and glance at every few minutes (or notice when it scrolls) works quite well for us. If anyone wants the code for this mozbot mod, feel free to ask. /kc > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Ken Chase, math at velocet.ca * Velocet Communications Inc. * Toronto, CANADA


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Net sales of life insurance increased 3 percent, while health sales, excluding Medicare Part D, increased 67 percent.
Health insurance, excluding Medicare Part D, accounted for 24 percent of Torchmark's insurance underwriting margin for the quarter and 27 percent of total premium revenue, according to a release. Medicare Part D accounted for 5 percent of insurance underwriting margin and 11 percent of total premium revenue.
According to a release, net operating income per share increased 10 percent over the year-ago quarter and increased 15 percent for the year.
Book value per share (excluding net unrealized gains on fixed maturities) increased 10 percent over the year-ago quarter.
American Income net life sales were up 8 percent compared to the year-ago quarter and were up 12 percent for the year. The American Income agent count was up 18 percent over the year-ago quarter, while the Liberty National agent count was up 6 percent over the fourth quarter of 2011.
"At American Income, life premiums were up 9 percent to $171 million and life underwriting margin was also up 16 percent to $57 million," co-CEO Larry Hutchinson said during a conference call with analysts. "Net life sales increased 8 percent for the quarter to $40 million. The producing agent count at the end of fourth quarter was 5,176, up 18 percent from a year ago but down 5 percent during the quarter.
"We're very pleased overall with the progress made at American Income in 2012," Hutchinson said.
Net health insurance sales, excluding Part D, were up 67 percent over the year-ago quarter (net health sales were up 32 percent excluding Family Heritage).
Torchmark projects that for the year ending December 31, 2013, net operating income per share will range from $5.45 to $5.75.
Headquartered in McKinney, Texas, Torchmark is the parent company of Liberty National, American Income, First United American, Globe, United American, United Investors and Family Heritage Life Insurance Company of America. Torchmark's acquisition of Family Heritage closed Nov. 1, 2012.
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Surviving the Police Background Investigation
Sergeant Betsy Brantner Smith
Once you've passed the written test, the oral interview, the physical agility test, and you've successfully jumped through a few other hoops, you're probably ready for the background investigation. How ironic that part of the process to become a crime fighter is to be investigated by one! In this competitive job market, the background investigation is becoming even more important to law enforcement agencies who want to hire the finest, most qualified candidates they can find.
The Beginning
The background investigation actually begins with your application, which you may have filled out months or even more than a year ago. Make sure your original application was properly and thoroughly completed. If you have changed residences, jobs, or any of your listed references have changed, notify the agency immediately. Part of the ongoing background investigation will be to judge your thoroughness and your ability to follow up without being prompted.
Prepare to be Violated
The preliminary investigation will cover your education, residential history, employment, driving record, credit standing, and any arrests or encounters with the police you may have had. Prepare to feel a bit violated. For example, a good background investigator will not only review your high school and college transcripts, but they are going to talk to your teachers and professors to ask about your attitude, your work ethic, and your demeanor in class.
He or she will not only find out your current credit score, but they will delve into you credit history to see how responsible when it comes to handling your finances. They will not only look at the various places that you've lived, but they will talk with landlords, roommates, and even your parents to see if you were a responsible resident. Remember, the goal of the background investigation is to determine if you have the moral, ethical and legal character required by someone who carries a gun and a badge.
Meeting the Family
The background investigator will then move on to even more personal issues, and will likely interview your family, your neighbors, your references and your friends. At my agency, our background investigators travel to each candidate's home town, regardless of there they grew up, and talk to friends, neighbors, teachers, and of course the local cops. The investigator will obviously interview your references, but they are also interested in the people you didn't list on your application. After all, we need to get an accurate picture of you and we can't really do that by talking only to the people whose information you provided to us.
The investigators may choose random neighbors, the guy you sat next to in band, or even your first employer down at the Dairy Hut to chat with. Its okay to let people know that someone from a law enforcement agency may be contacting them, but do not ask them to lie about your background! The investigators are going to find out the truth regardless, and discovering that you have friends who are willing to lie for you will not speak well to your own moral character.
The Last Steps
You will also be fingerprinted, possibly drug tested, and you may be asked to take a polygraph examination. If you're unsure about the background process, contact the agency's recruiter, or in a small agency, contact a member of the command staff, human resources, or other appropriate person. Don't worry in silence or rely on the possibly erroneous information provided by friends. Go straight to the agency, and if there is something bothering you about your own background, be forthcoming. If you had a DUI at sixteen, tell them. If you were arrested for shoplifting when you were 19, confess before they find out.
If possible, try to develop a relationship with your investigator, let them know that you are an "open book" and you are willing to help them find the sources they are seeking. Smaller departments will conduct their own investigations; larger agencies may hire an outside contractor to complete the investigation. Make sure that during the entire process you are available, transparent, and cooperative. Good luck!


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the guys at Back On Track helped alleviate some of my fears. Very few cars they've seen has had more than minor chassis corrosion, and certainly not anywhere near as severe as the car in the thread. All the same, knowing that my car had spent some of its life near the coast was enough to fast-track the suspension refresh.
Stop, spanner time
The whole process is not too far removed from grown-up Meccano, and many Elise owners have undertaken the work themselves. But without access to a garage, or even a drive, this wasn't really an option. At least I could keep the skin on my knuckles and everything could be done in a day - drive in, drive out.
still took all day. Removing all the seized old parts is a long-winded process and, as you'd expect from a 14-year-old car, both the grinder and the persuader were called into action.
While I kept the boys fuelled with tea, and scrubbed away at the undertray, gradually the crusty, the rusty, the split and the perished made way for the fresh, clean, bright and shiny. And a few pockmarks around the upper front wishbone mounts aside the chassis was given a clean bill of health. A prescription of regular check-ups, and lashings of ACF50 anti-corrosion spray, should see my Elise through another decade at least.
Damper expectation
In Elise land, Bilstein, Nitron, Gaz and Quantum seem to be the most popular upgrade options. I read all the forum threads, digested the marketing spiel and picked the brains of the guys that fit these things day in, day out. In the end Back on Track's Stef recommended the Nitron NTR Fast Road set-up as a good mid-priced option. Individually dyno-tested and fully rebuildable, rebound and, more importantly, compression are adjustable in ratio via a single dial at the end of the piston, meaning that you can play with the settings without getting lost in a world of clicks.
My route home also included a short but tasty bit of B-road. Its fast, sweeping corners feature sharp compressions that really unsettle the chassis, and even in a straight line there are enough bumps to feel like you're about to be ejected from the Tarmac. At 60mph with the worn out Bilsteins it was a wild ride.
With the Nitrons fitted, the drive home was like night and day. Immediately noticeable was the improvement in stability. A single movement of the steering wheel was all that was needed for turn-in, and that initial input could be held throughout the turn, even over the most prominent of mid-corner bumps. And where a series of undulations would once totally overcome the dampers, the car now feels completely secure and planted.
So a big job ticked off - one that hopefully won't have to be repeated for another decade at least - and a fantastic improvement to the one thing that really matters with an Elise - the handling.
Time for a shakedown
A couple of weeks later, I got the chance to enjoy the upgrades properly at one of Lotus on Track's regular days at Abbeville. I'd been meaning to make the short hop across the Channel for some time, lured by the promise of a tight, twisty track with lots of run-off. Less than an hour from Calais, it's actually 80 miles closer to home than Oulton Park and, with day returns on Eurotunnel available for as little as £40, the costs pretty much even out as well.
Abbeville is not unlike a pocket-sized version of Bedford Autodrome. Overall speeds are low but it's easy to get a good flow going and the many hairpins are great for exploring power and lift-off oversteer. I certainly did a lot of exploring, but as I soon found out on the first of half a dozen pirouettes, mastering the Elise's mid-engined layout is a delicate balancing act. Suffice to say I'm still a long way from sliding it around with complete confidence, but I'm nothing if not stubborn, so I'm determined to make this a 'when' not an 'if'.
Fact sheet
Car: 1998 Lotus Elise Sport 135
Run by: Danny Milner
Bought: October 2010
Purchase price: £9,500
This month at a glance: Once in a lifetime suspension refurb brings new lease of life to tired limbs and joints.
Previous reports
A Lotus joins the PH Fleet - but will it prove lots of trouble?
Geek Sheet
Ride Height: 110mm front/120mm rear
Camber: -1 front/-2.5 rear
Toe: 0 front/2mm in rear
Dampers: 10 clicks from full stiff front/12 clicks from full stiff rear
Springs: 400lb F/475lb R


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Scott Pioli was so integral to the New England Patriots' success that his VP of player personnel position was split among four employees when he flew the coop for the Kansas City Chiefs. What ultimately swayed him to leave Bill Belichick was the opportunity to breathe life into a once-proud football community that had gone stale.
Four years later, the former Chiefs general manager finds himself back on the market after failing at his two most important tasks: finding a quarterback and a head coach. Pioli has opted to sign on with SiriusXM NFL Radio, FoxSports.com reported Wednesday, rather than re-join Belichick in New England or team up with best friend Thomas Dimitroff with the Atlanta Falcons.
Pioli will begin providing analysis during this week's NFL Scouting Combine and will appear on various SiriusXM NFL shows throughout the year. He also has signed on with NFL Network to provide analysis leading up to the NFL draft.
Still just 47 years old, Pioli might simply need a year to recharge his batteries before tackling a front-office job in 2014.Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.


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For my contribution this month, I wanted to share an important lesson I learned about twenty years ago from Peggy Wong at the UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center. It concerns how long insulin lasts after you push down that plunger and create a "depot" of insulin under your skin.
We know a shot of insulin does not make a perfect sphere when injected, but it does create a pool of insulin in the subcutaneous tissue that approximates a ball or sphere. After the insulin is injected, it starts to be absorbed by the tissue it actually contacts. As you will see from the formulas and examples below, the larger the shot, the more time it takes to be absorbed by your body.
In the chart below, we have calculated the volume and surface area for seven different-sized injections. You might remember from a past math class that the radius of a sphere is the distance from the center to the surface of the sphere. The chart shows that as the radius (r) grows, the amount of surface area in relation to the volume gets smaller and smaller.
For example, let's say you test your blood sugar and it is 220 mg/dl. You decide that you need 4 units of insulin to bring it back to 100 mg/dl.
Let's look at the chart to see the difference between taking one shot of 4 units versus taking four shots of 1 unit. Both provide equal amounts of insulin.
With the 4-unit shot, there is only approximately 0.6 mm of surface area available for the insulin to "escape" into the surrounding tissues. With four shots of 1 unit each, there is actually 0.96 mm of surface area – about fifty percent more!
So which one do you think is going to hit the blood faster? Yes, the one with the most surface area. In fact, I have had healthcare pros recommend splitting up a dose like this to get a high blood sugar down. And one of the syringe makers once explored the possibility of making a "sprinkler" syringe, in which the insulin would come out of holes up and down the shaft of the needle, creating many small depots and, therefore, faster absorption.
Volume = 4/3 πr3
Surface = 4πr2
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in mm squared
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Looking at the chart, you can see that as the shot gets larger, there is less and less surface area as compared to the volume of the shot. This forces the insulin to wait longer to be absorbed, because the insulin molecules in the middle of the injected ball won't come into contact with the tissue until the insulin molecules surrounding them get absorbed first.
Another problem with large shots is variability in absorption. The larger the injected ball of insulin, the longer it will be there, and, therefore, the more unpredictable it becomes. Absorption is affected by body movement, which can hasten absorption, and by changing temperatures, both within the body and in the environment outside the body. Hot tubs, for instance, speed up absorption. If you get into a hot tub after taking a large shot, more insulin is mobilized by the heat than would be after a small shot.
I feel that all insulin users should try to understand as much as they can about this powerful, wonderful, lifesaving drug. So it is crucial to understand the mechanics of how insulin is absorbed. I hope that this little math lesson helps.


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We already knew that the Steelers were waiting for a second opinion on running back Le'Veon Bell's injured right foot before determining how long of "a while" he'd be out of the lineup.
Now a pair of reports shed some light on what's worrying the Steelers. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports and Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network both report that the Steelers believe Bell has suffered a Lisfranc injury, which could mean a lengthy stay on the sideline while he recovers.
Glazer reports that Steelers are hopeful that Bell will be able to avoid surgery, although they won't have any confirmation of that until after they get the second opinion. Tight end Matt Spaeth needed surgery on his own Lisfranc injury and is expected to miss 8-10 weeks, although earlier reports say the injury wasn't as severe as the one Spaeth suffered. Rapoport reports the same in regard to surgery and adds that the Steelers are "pretty frustrated."
You'd expect as much since the Steelers went through one injury after another in their backfield last season, to say nothing of the fact that players drafted in the second round are expected to play major roles for their teams and it is looking increasingly likely that Bell will be barred from doing that for the immediate future.


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It's Winter Olympics time in Vancouver! I love to snowboard…but I didn't make it early enough to qualify. Maybe next time! And I'm going for gold!
Here I am practicing in my backyard:
Some of my Twitter friends are also going celebrating the Winter Olympic Games! Check out @aska_alaska and @BearBearD!


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Here an interesting article concerning game loop timing:
And problems concerning physics when using a variable timestep.
this webbook is generally an interesting read regarding game engine design patterns, (and when not to use them)
http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/arch ... games.html
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That was a fantastic read. Thanks for the suggestion.http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/arch ... games.html


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 17,000 on Friday on disappointing earnings, leaving it with its biggest weekly decline in six weeks.
Big declines consumer discretionary stocks, led by Amazon.com, pushed the S&P 500 away from the record close set on Thursday.
But one of the day's standouts was fast-food chain El Pollo Loco LOCO, +1.25% whose shares surged 60% to $24 on their trading debut, after the initial public offering was priced at $15.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.17% lost 123.23 points, or 0.7%, to 16,960.57, weighed down by losses in Visa Inc. For the week, the blue-chip index fell 0.8%, its biggest weekly loss since June 14.
A big contributor was Visa Inc. V, -0.11% which dropped 3.8% after the credit-card company trimmed its forecast for annual revenue growth.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.19% closed 9.6 points, or 0.5%, lower at 1,978.34 and finished the week roughly where it started it. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.51% shed 22.5 points, or 0.5%, to 4,449.56, but eked out a weekly gain of 0.4%.
Read the recap of MarketWatch's live blog of today's stock-market action.
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"Today's action is all earnings-related. At this point," said Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones.
"Investors pay attention to guidance from companies, and the lowering of the outlook from Visa signalled that perhaps the second half is not going to be as strong as previously thought," she added.
Investors also were disappointed with Amazon.com AMZN, +0.49% and a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss late Thursday. Shares plunged 10%. Also read: Is Amazon spending like a drunken sailor?
Pandora Media US:P dived 11%, after the Internet-based radio company posted wider losses late Thursday.
Cynk Technology CYNK, +0.00% plunged 85%, after trading in the stock resumed following the suspension by the SEC earlier this month.
For more on the day's notable movers, read our Movers & Shakers column.
Meanwhile, orders for durable goods such as computers, aircraft and heavy machinery rose a solid 0.7% in June, offering a sign of a general upswing in business spending. But investors showed little reaction.
Next week has the potential to be big for economic news, with a Federal Open Market Committee meeting and the monthly jobs report topping a long list of data on the docket.
European stocks SXXP, +0.06% drifted into the red on Friday, with German stocks DAX, +0.19% under pressure after weaker-than-expected German Ifo business sentiment data. The blue-chip MICEX MOEX, +0.00% in Russia fell 1.4%. Russia's central bank hiked interest rates on Friday, citing geopolitical tensions and the potential impact on the ruble and rising inflation as reasons. The European Commission submitted proposals on new sanctions for Russia linked to the Ukraine crisis on Thursday.
In Asia, the Nikkei 225 index NIK, -0.22% rallied more than 1% on Friday to the highest settlement in six months, as the yen weakened and domestic inflation data met market expectations. China's Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -1.20% also put on a strong performance, up 1.1%.
Crude oil CLU4, +0.00% was flat, and gold US:GCU4 surged in late trade to settle above 1,300 per troy ounce. The euro EURUSD, +0.1976% fell against the dollar after the weak German Ifo data.
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azimuth needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Azimuth Security
We're a (very) small international consultancy specializing in computer security. Basically, we figure out how to break into software for a living, typically at the behest of sophisticated(ish) companies trying to defend themselves. We'll probably be launching some community resources and products down the line, but for now we're offering consulting services and training. HQ is in Sydney, Australia, though we'll probably be doing most of our business with US companies.
Corporate consulting clients, our peers and competitors. Customers will include fortune-500 corps as well as small to medium-sized software vendors. That sounds fairly boring, but since we're involved in computer security, we can get away with not being 100% conservative. That said, we're aiming for for something more or less professional and straightforward as people will be writing us large checks. (Or at least that's the idea.)
Looking for a versatile logo with a typeface and (probably) an icon or integrated graphic. This will ultimately be used for letterhead, business cards, printed reports, electronic deliverables, and a web site. We'll be looking to contract out that design work if we're happy with the results.
We'll probably need a couple of different orientations for use in different spots. (i.e. a horizontal layout, and a roughly square layout)
We're *not* looking for a security/hacker theme (i.e. no padlock / key / safe / different colored hats / Angelina Jolie in rollerblades / etc.)
We'll basically be happy with a random abstract geometric shape, apropos of nothing in particular. Anything vaguely looking like it's somehow related to geometry will probably work fine with the "Azimuth" theme.
So, clean, simple, modern. Nothing too elaborate or loud color-wise, nothing cartoony. Original work please - no stock images / clip art.
We don't really know what we're doing, but gradients, greys, different blues all sound ok. (Unless this is rubbish. You're the designers - you tell us. )
Speaking of things that are rubbish, attached is something I threw together in 5 seconds with a public domain image.
We'll want both high-quality vector-based graphics files suitable for being professionally printed, and lower-dpi files suitable for web / .docs.
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Rascal Flatts Visit Kids at the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Rascal Flatts have quietly made helping the kids at the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt their favorite offstage hobby. For years, the trio has donated time and money to the hospital, and last month they returned to tour the new Rascal Flatts surgery center and play an acoustic set for the kids and their families.
"We set out to try to do something good in our own community, and the more we got involved with the people and got to know them, the bigger it became and the more rewarding for us it became," Jay DeMarcus says, fighting back tears in the video below. All three members take a moment to share what the kids at Vanderbilt mean to them, with each seemingly working with fragile nerves.
Between interview shots, cameras follow the children, some barely walking, as they play or dance to the music. A few have long tubes running from their bodies, another has bandages covering up stitches that run from ear to ear across his hairless head. Remarkably, only the adults look concerned or in pain. The children are too busy being kids to care.
Gary LeVox appreciates the response he gets from parents: "Thank you for being here this morning. It made us feel like we weren't here for the first time." All three brag on the doctors and staff at Vanderbilt, while the trio's song 'Why' plays gently beneath them.
"It's one of the better days of our year for sure," Joe Don Rooney says before admitting the annual visit is more meaningful now that he's got kids of his own.
To date, Rascal Flatts have donated over $2.5 million to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. DeMarcus calls it the band's greatest achievement.


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The alignment between Papa Murphy's Pizza and Directed Equity to provide funding for qualified franchise candidates proved to be a success, helping the fifth-largest pizza chain in the U.S. achieve record growth in 2012.
"Even in this difficult lending environment, banks have an appetite for a quality brand with a high success rate and overall proven trends, such as Papa Murphy's," says Mark Challis, president of Directed Equity.
Directed Equity's knowledge and ability to manage today's difficult lending environment resulted in financing for 32 new stores and transfers over the past two years. In addition, Directed Equity has allocated resources to provide an additional $12 million in funding to fuel Papa Murphy's continued growth in 2013.
"Our brand has found a sweet spot in this economy and, thanks to a very solid and strategic relationship with Directed Equity, we continue to strengthen our national footprint," says Kevin King, chief development officer for Papa Murphy's.
For more than 30 years, Papa Murphy's has been the leader of the take-and-bake pizza segment. With more than 1,300 corporate and franchised locations in 37 states and Canada, Papa Murphy's plans to add more than 100 new stores in 2013.
The average cost to open a Papa Murphy's is approximately $209,300-$396,710, a lower initial investment than many chains in the quick-service industry.
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Razorcake is the magazine arm of Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles. It features interviews, columns and reviews, mainly focused on punk rock music. Contributors include Rev. Norb, Rich Mackin, Ben Weasel, and others. It has been in publication since 2001.
The magazine was launched by former staff and writers for the defunct zine Flipside. It is published by Sean Carswell and Todd Taylor.
Razorcake was one of the first magazines dedicated to underground music that achieved 501(c)(3) non-profit status, and remains one of the few with that designation. It is distributed internationally, and prides itself on its contributors' entrenchment in the material and communities it covers. As of October 2006, its publishers are developing a community center in Los Angeles.
According to its publishers, "[o]ur job is to be cultural ambassadors. All proceeds go back to keeping Razorcake strong and doing our part to make sure no one steals our culture from us, only to sell it back in a more diluted form."
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The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 8, No 3 (2007)
The growing popularity of e-learning may pose one of the greatest challenges currently facing traditional educational institutions. The questions often asked are how, rather than whether, to embrace this new form of instructional delivery and how to create an appropriate learning environment for the learners. Educational institutions in Hong Kong have the option of adopting programmes or learning materials developed in other parts of the world for local learners, or not. Such an approach of acquiring learning materials is not without risks in terms of the suitability of materials embedded with cultural contents 'foreign' to local learners, or in terms of the suitability of assumptions in the communication context.
By Elaine Peterson
Despite success in teaching the class 'Organization of Information in a School Library Media Center' (EDCI 545) online, one component continued to be a problem for students, the Dewey Decimal Classification System. To supplement the instruction, a set of simple screencasts was developed to assist distance education students. Benchmarks were established and a beta test conducted. It is expected that the next online class of students will have increased success because of the addition of screencasts. It is suggested that screencasts be considered as an additional tool for online learners across other disciplines, particularly when using databases that have layered sets of information, requiring multiple mouse clicks.


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Medical Home for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs
A medical home is where primary care providers and families work together to improve health outcomes and quality of life for children and youth with special health care needs and their families. In Minnesota, medical homes are called Health Care Homes.
A Medical Home is family-centered. The foundation of family-centered care is the relationship between families and professionals in which:
- Families and professionals work together in the best interest of the child and family. As the child grows, the child assumes a partnership role.
- Everyone respects the skills and expertise brought to the relationship by all partners.
- Trust is acknowledged as fundamental.
- Communication and information sharing are open and objective.
- Participants make decisions together.
- There is willingness to negotiate.
A great Medical Home:
- Knows its patients.
- Partners with and learns from children and families.
- Uses a team approach for the care of chronic conditions, which includes planned, proactive visits.
- Coordinates services.
- Co-manages with families and specialists.
- Assists with transitions.
- Provides connections with community organizations.
- Is satisfying for families, providers, and clinic staff.
What can parents do to create a medical home for their child?
- Ask to interview potential new primary care providers.
- Choose a primary care provider who will: provide well care, sick care, help you coordinate your child's chronic care needs, and see you as a partner in decisions about your child's care.
- Be an active partner in your child's care: Write down questions, concerns, and observations about your child to share with all health care providers.
- Think about your family's goals for your child and talk about these goals with providers so your goals can help guide the care.
- Ask the provider to help develop a care plan for your child. A care plan is a great tool that can help you and all your child's health care providers, school staff, and others understand your child's needs and communicate better.
More Information
Health Reform Minnesota: Health Care Homes
The National Center for Medical Home Implementation (American Academy of Pediatrics)


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Ptown Film Festival Opening Night Party :: June 13, 2018
Photography by Robert Nesti
The Provincetown Film Festival turns 20 this week with the biggest festival to date. Check out who came to the opening night party at The Paramount at the Crown and Anchor.
Robert Nesti can be reached at email@example.com.
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majdolyan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 18 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
Communication For Generations
This is an annual conference for toastmasters international in Saudi Arabia. It's mainly for public speaking & leadership activities.
Public speakers, adults (males & Females), professionals & leaders.
I'm looking for simple and clear logo.
Also, it has to show a sample of communication in the theme such a microphone or podium or any other sample that reflects communication. It will be great to show the leadership of a person.
It will be great if the logo represent how different generations can communicate. However, you should remember the logo should be very simple and not distracting. It's up to you if you want to write the theme and besides put a logo or if you want the logo and theme to be one.
It will be great if you show the letter M and number 79 in the logo. This conference is for Division M, District 79 of the Toastmasters.
The website for the event is still in a beta version but it can be seen at http://www.communicationforgenerations.tk
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Fuel: Petrol
Body: Estate
Trans: Automatic
Floor mats with red edging, Front and rear electric windows, ASR, Lowered comfort suspension, Bluetooth system, Reversing camera, ECO start/stop function, Door/boot open warning light, Body coloured door mirrors...
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Mercedes-Benz certainly hasn't played safe with the CLA Shooting Brake, giving it the sort of bold, exciting styling that has forged the reputation of its four-door stablemate. Look a little closer and you'll realise that the slinky roofline is a clever slight of hand from the stylists and there's real practicality on offer. Plus, with a 74mpg diesel model offered, the Shooting Brake delivers efficiency as well as style and substance.
This takes a bit of getting used to. For as long as most of us can remember, the C-Class marked the point where Mercedes got serious. Yes, there were A and B-Class models and they've got a lot better in recent years, but if you wanted a Merc that felt like an Merc, you started with the C-Class, available in saloon, coupe and estate bodies. Not any more. The CLA, introduced back in 2013, demonstrated that there was space for a proper four-door saloon at a price point below that of the C-Class. Now that range has been fleshed out still further with the introduction of the CLA Shooting Brake estate. Are you keeping up at the back?
Like its four-door saloon counterpart, the five-door CLA Shooting Brake is offered with a choice of eight engines. At the top of the range is a fire-breathing CLA 45 4MATIC model with an uprated 381bhp turbo petrol 2.0-litre engine and a four-wheel drive layout - quite a car. More conventional CLA models are powered by engines borrowed from A and B-Class models. Diesel drivers get a 1.5-litre engine used with either 109 or 136bhp in the CLA 180d or CLA 200d variants. We tried the 2.1-litre 177bhp diesel unit offered in the CLA 220d. Petrol people get a 1.6-litre turbo unit offered in 122 or 156bhp guises in the CLA 180 and CLA 200 variants - or there's a 2.0-litre powerplant with 184bhp in the CLA 220 4MATIC 4WD model that only comes with 7-speed 7G-DCT automatic transmission. This same 2.0-litre unit comes in a 211bhp state of tune in the CLA 250 variant that can also be ordered with 4WD. The chassis of all these models features a MacPherson front axle and an independent multilink rear suspension, with a clever flexible decoupling of the rear axle carrier, which improves ride comfort. Wheel carriers and spring links consist of aluminium in order to reduce unsprung weight. Two chassis and suspension set-ups are available: the comfort suspension - and a sports suspension for sporty yet comfortable handling. The latter entails lowering of the body by 20 mm (at the front) and 15 mm (at the rear). Irrespective of the selected chassis, all CLA variants come with the Direct Steer system. This electromechanical power steering set-up enables various steering assistance functions which are activated by the ESP stability control unit. These include counter-steering in case of oversteering, corrective steering when braking on road surfaces offering different levels of grip (known as split-friction braking), mitigation of the extent to which the front-wheel drive influences the steering and compensation of crosswind and road gradients. It's all very clever stuff.
It's always a bit of a surprise when it dawns on you that a car you love the look of isn't loved by everybody else. Such was the case with the CLA saloon which I thought was lovely, but others thought looked as if it had been left in the sun too long. The CLA Shooting Brake has also divided opinion, with some loving the swooping curves of the rear end while others thinking it still looks a bit droopy. One undeniable benefit of the Shooting Brake shape is 4cm more headroom in the rear. Access to the second row of seats is also much easier. The load compartment offers a capacity that ranges from 495 to 1354-litres. If the rear seats are moved into the more steeply raked "cargo" position, the load capacity increases to 595-litres while still leaving space for five occupants. The width of the luggage compartment, at up to 1328mm, is the class best and there are some thoughtful details such as the magnetic catch on the through-loading flap in the rear-seat backrest for long items, such as skis.
Mercedes is targeting the CLA at a typically younger group of buyers than C-Class customers and the interior of the car reflects this, with a more extrovert look and feel and some bold colour options. Pricing starts at around £1,000 over the four-door, which means that you'll pay around £26,000 for a CLA 200 and, if you prefer diesel, you'll need around £28,000 before your Mercedes dealer looks interested. Safety features include a radar-based collision warning system. Working with adaptive Brake Assist, which lowers the risk of rear-end collisions, the Collision Prevention Assist system gives a visual and acoustic warning to alert a distracted driver to identified obstacles, and prepares Brake Assist for the most precise braking response possible. This is initiated as soon as the driver steps firmly on the brake pedal. The Pre-Safe preventive occupant protection system comprises reversible belt tensioning, the closing of side windows and sliding sunroof and adjustment of the fully electric front passenger seat. Other features fitted as standard include Attention Assist, which monitors the duration and style of your driving and makes recommendations when you may well be driving in a fatigued state, Brake Hold function and Hill Start Assist. Options include Blind Spot Assist, Lane Keeping Assist, Speed Limit Assist, Active Parking Assist and a reversing camera. Trim levels run from Sport to AMG Sport before topping out with the standalone CLA 45 4MATIC model. Shooting Brake-specific bits include the addition of an electric tailgate and the option of a load compartment package, which includes a lockable boot floor, 12V socket and aluminium load rails.
The CLA Shooting Brake almost replicates the economy and emissions figures of the saloon, which means it's very, very good indeed. The kerb weight goes up slightly and, rather surprisingly, the drag coefficent of the Shooting Brake isn't quite as good. Still, it's hard to complain when you have a practical and stylish Mercedes-Benz estate that can return around 75mpg, as is the case of the CLA 200d. Look elsewhere in the range and the news is also good. Even the CLA 250 petrol model with all-wheel drive, 211bhp and a turbocharger to feed manages 148g/km which equates to around 45mpg. Only the range-topping CLA 45 4MATIC is a bit wince-inducing on fuel, but then you're buying a car that gets to 62mph in 4.4 seconds. Of course it's going to drink a bit when pressed.
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|Body Glass
|Front and rear electric windows
|Heated rear window with timer
|Automatic rain sensing wipers
|ESP curve dynamic assist
|Front brake callipers with mercedes benz lettering
|ABS with Brake Assist
|Brake pad warning light
|ESP with ASR
|Electronic parking brake
|Hill start assist
|Adaptive brake system
|Lowered comfort suspension
|Bluetooth system
|Driver Aids
|Reversing camera
|Direct steering
|Attention assist
|DYNAMIC SELECT with a choice of driving modes (ECO, Comfort, Sport, Sport+ and Individual)
|Driver Convenience
|ECO start/stop function
|Driver Information
|Door/boot open warning light
|Lamp failure indicator
|Outside temperature gauge
|Trip computer
|Low fluid warning light
|Service indicator (ASSYST)
|7" tablet style colour display
|Driving Mirrors
|Body coloured door mirrors
|Electric adjustable heated door mirrors
|Embellishment Trims
|Chrome air vent surrounds
|Light aluminium with longitudinal grain interior trim
|Mercedes Audio 20 radio/single CD
|USB Connection
|Media interface
|Exterior Body Features
|Body colour door handles
|Body colour bumpers
|AMG body styling
|Body colour side skirt
|Chrome beltline
|Diamond grille with pins in chrome and single louvre in silver
|Exterior Lights
|Rear fog lights
|LED third brake light
|LED tail lamp
|Halogen headlamps with integrated daytime running lights
|Automatic headlights
|Daytime running lights
|Adaptive brake lights
|Thermotronic luxury automatic two zone climate control
|Interior Features
|Brushed stainless steel sports pedals with rubber studs
|Illuminated glovebox
|Centre console with cupholders
|Height/reach adjustable steering column
|Front centre armrest with storage box
|Luggage compartment cover
|Easy-pack tailgate - Powered opening/closing automatically
|Load securing rings in luggage compartment
|Illuminated storage compartment
|Artico man-made leather/Dinamica upholstery
|3 spoke flat bottom multi-function sports leather steering wheel in black with topstitching in red
|Interior Lights
|Front door courtesy lamps
|Courtesy light in boot
|Reading lights
|Front footwell lights
|Door sill illumination
|Rear footwell lights
|Child lock for rear electric windows
|Front side airbags
|Occupancy sensor for passenger seat
|Child proof door locks
|Warning triangle and first aid kit
|Dual stage Driver/Passenger Airbags
|Tyre pressure monitoring system
|Drivers knee airbag
|Front passenger airbag deactivation
|3x3 point rear seatbelts
|Window airbags
|Active bonnet
|Front and rear seatbelt reminder
|Crash responsive emergency lighting
|Seat cushion angle adjustment
|Front seat cushion length adjustment
|Front sports seats
|Rear head restraints
|Height adjustable front seats
|1/3 to 2/3 split folding rear seats
|Auto Mercedes-Benz child seat recognition sensor
|Front head restraints
|Isofix rear child seat fastenings
|Chrome surround electric key
|Keyless Go
|Remote central locking
|Anti theft alarm system
|Vanity Mirrors
|Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
|Wheels - Alloy
|18" AMG 5 twin spoke alloy wheels
|Wheels - Spare
|6 speakers
|Lane tracking pack - CLA
|Load compartment package - CLA
|Driving assistance package - CLA
|Audio pack - CLA
|Paint - Metallic
|Metallic - Cosmos Black
|Metallic - Mountain grey
|Paint - Solid
|Solid - Polar white
|Solid - Jupiter Red
|Exterior Body Features
|Metallic paint
|Solid paint
|Interior Features
|Dividing net - rear
|Black roof lining
|Grey roof lining
|Driver Information
|Mercedes connect me
|Garmin Map pilot navigation system with SD Card
|Mercedes connect me with remote online
|Driver Aids
|Cruise control + speed limiter
|Interior Lights
|Ambient Lighting
|12 colour Ambient lighting
|Trim - Part Leather
|Artico man-made leather/Dinamica - Black with red stitching
|0 to 60 mph (secs)
|0 to 62 mph (secs)
|Engine Power - BHP
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|Engine Power - PS
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|Engine Torque - LBS.FT
|Engine Torque - NM
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Complementary & Alternative Medicine and Healthy Living
Fall 2011
Most of us take steps to improve and maintain our health. Our beliefs about health can lead to far-reaching behaviors that may create a more holistic health lifestyle, but sometimes we choose individual health practices that make us feel better now or that we think will help us feel better down the road. Sometimes, these behaviors are guided by conventional health care providers, such as physicians, pharmacists, and chiropractors. Sometimes providers recommend these approaches based on medical knowledge or research we don't know about. Often, such practices become accepted as common sense and are largely taken for granted as the things everyone should do.
But sometimes we seek care from practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) who are not part of the conventional health care system. And sometimes we take care of ourselves with limited or no input from any type of health care provider at all. Such self-care might come from folk or family remedies, or from something we heard on the news, from a friend, or on the internet. Taking action to improve our health feels right, even when we don't have evidence that what we are doing will work. Belief and science don't always align, but when it comes to our own health and well-being, who said they had to?
People with HIV need to be vigilant about maintaining their health. In addition to standard HIV treatment, many use CAM to deal with HIV-related symptoms, treatment side effects, pain, and to improve their quality of life. Although estimates vary, two reviews of a range of studies concluded that 60% of people with HIV use CAM. Given that large number, it is useful to ask what CAM is, who uses it and why, how well its use is integrated into conventional medical care, and if there are risks we need to be concerned about?
What is CAM?
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines CAM as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not considered part of conventional medicine. It defines complementary care as CAM use in conjunction with conventional medical care, while alternative care is defined as CAM use in place of conventional care. Generally, complementary care is much more common than alternative care, which studies suggest is now quite rare. Integrative care refers to the combined use of conventional medical care and CAM for which there is evidence of safety and effectiveness.
A broad range of activities and practices may be considered CAM. The NCCAM distinguishes four distinct domains of CAM:
Biologically-based practices, which are the most commonly used, include the use of herbal products and dietary supplements, such as high doses of vitamin C or other vitamins, herbal or mineral supplements, probiotics, teas, and supplements like garlic. For persons living with some chronic diseases, including people with HIV, marijuana use to manage weight loss, nausea, and pain is relatively common. Manipulative and body-based practices that often have stress-reducing effects include massage therapy, manipulation, and other bodywork. Mind-body practices that reduce stress and enhance feelings of well-being include meditation, prayer, hypnosis, and yoga. Alternative medical systems include naturopathy, acupuncture, and homoeopathy. Some types of CAM are more likely to be provided by a CAM practitioner, while others are more likely to be used as a form of self-care.
Who Uses CAM?
CAM is widespread among Americans in general, and people with HIV in particular. One recent national study estimated that 38% of Americans had used CAM within the past year, and many more had used CAM at some point in their lives. Rates of use were highest among those aged 50-59 (44%). CAM use among people with HIV is higher than it is among Americans overall -- about 60%.
Among people with HIV, CAM use is particularly high among men who have sex with men, non-minorities, those with higher education, and those with higher incomes. People with AIDS, those living with HIV longer, and those with more HIV-related symptoms are also more likely to use CAM. Some evidence indicates that people who seek social support, engage in problemfocused coping, and use positive reinterpretation (finding the best in a bad situation), are more likely to use CAM. Such coping strategies might promote well-being and contribute to the oftenobserved beneficial association between higher levels of CAM use and lower levels of depression, psychological distress, and mental health problems.
Self-Care vs. Integration
In the early years of the HIV epidemic in the U.S., when there were few effective therapies and people were literally fighting for the lives, there was a widespread belief that "you have to be your own doctor." In those years, building on social, cultural, and family practices that were in place before the HIV epidemic, many people advocated for HIV self-care that often involved the use of CAM. As better HIV treatments have become available, many people have continued using CAM in conjunction with conventional treatment. Most of the evidence shows that only a very small minority use CAM as an alternative to standard HIV therapy, so it is important to consider how often and how well conventional care and CAM are integrated.
It has been suggested that the response of the medical profession to CAM has shifted from condemnation to reevaluation, integration, and, perhaps, cooperation. But evidence from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) suggests that we might not have traveled as far down the path of integration as needed. That study found that only 42% of all Americans disclosed their CAM use to their physician.
In studies of people with HIV, disclosure of CAM use ranges from 38% to 90%. We do not know, however, what people with HIV discuss with their health care providers or the extent to which holistic, coordinated care is accessible. Based on how often Americans generally discuss their CAM use with their physicians, we can presume that such coordination is not generally available. Integrative care, as defined by the NCCAM, is limited by the fact that people often do not discuss CAM with their health care providers for a variety of reasons. Also, conventional and CAM practitioners often do not coordinate care, and there is limited research on the safety and effectiveness of commonly used CAM therapies.
Adverse Effects
In a chronic disease like HIV, health practitioners often consider a broad range of behaviors to be CAM. Conventional providers are likely to pay more attention to some forms of CAM than to others because some have the potential to undermine other treatments. Concern about whether particular forms of biologicallybased CAM undermine HIV treatment echoes throughout the research literature, even though limited evidence on adverse effects currently exists.
In one national study from 1997, approximately 26% of persons in conventional care for HIV were using CAM that had the potential for adverse effects. The NCCAM includes some warnings on its website that are relevant to HIV care. For example, they report that garlic supplements sharply reduced blood levels of Invirase, and that St. John's wort could significantly lower the effectiveness of Crixivan. St. John's wort probably also changes the blood levels of other drugs that are broken down by the liver, such as Sustiva, Reyataz, and Kaletra. Many people with HIV may be using CAM treatments that interact with the medications they are taking. It's very important that people discuss their CAM use with their doctors, and providers need to make greater efforts to integrate conventional care and CAM.
This article was provided by ACRIA and GMHC. It is a part of the publication Achieve. Visit ACRIA's website and GMHC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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Study Abroad Transfer Credit
Prior to studying abroad, ensure that you have received pre-approvals here at NM Tech for all coursework that you are considering taking at your host university. This step is essential to making sure that your credits will be accepted toward your major, general degree requirements, or elective credits.
A minimum grade of "C" or its equivalent is necessary to ensure credit transfer. If you are unsure of the minimum grade required, contact the Registrar's Office prior to leaving.
For schools on the ECTS System (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), 1 ECTS credit = 0.5 US semester hours. Typically, a 5 ECTS course will transfer as 3 semester hours. The standard semester courseload is 30 ECTS credits.
Schools operating on the UK system (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) use a 120 ECTS credit system in which 1 credit = 0.25 US semester hours. Typically, a 10 credit course will transfer as 3 semester hours. The standard semester courseload is 60 credits.
It is also important to meet with the Student Affairs and Financial Aid offices as you are planning your time abroad. These offices each have requirements and will handle your enrollment in an exchange class to retain your student status and any consortium agreements and scholarship dispersement.
Have your transcript sent to the Student Affairs Office at New Mexico Tech as soon as you complete your coursework. It often takes several months to receive international transcripts, so it is important to start this process early. Bring all work, including syllabi, back with you, in case it is needed in the credit evaluation process.
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Grandma is Gonzo's grandmother. She lives in a ramshackle house with young Gonzo, her daughter Grace, and Grace's son Gander. Grandma is apparently raising Gonzo with Grace's help; there is no mention of Gonzo's parents in the Muppet Kids books.
Grandma teaches Gonzo about good manners in the 1992 book Show-and-Yell.


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