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Syrian Conflict Resolution: Stamp Out Terror
By Stephen Lendman
Previous articles explained. America wants unchallenged dominance. It's ravaging Middle East/North Africa/Eurasian countries. It's doing so to achieve it.
It's destroying them one at a time. It's committing mass murder and destruction. It calls it a small price to pay. It wants the region colonized. It wants it balkanized.
It wants control of its oil, gas and other strategic resources. It wants state industries privatized. It wants new US bases. It wants them for greater control. It wants its people exploited. It wants puppet leaders replacing independent ones.
Syria is Washington's war. It was lawlessly invaded. Assad's battling Western-enlisted death squads. They're terrorists. They're not liberators.
Resolving nearly two and a half years of conflict requires defeating them. It's about doing it with overwhelming force. Saving Syria depends on it. The alternative's intolerable Western domination.
Syrians want none of it. They want to live free. They value their sovereign independence.
They won't surrender. They won't do it to advance America's imperium. They haven't struggled this long to quit. It's an option they don't accept.
On August 5, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) headlined "President al-Assad: Syrians alone can end the crisis, only solution to terrorism is striking with an iron fist."
He's right. The only language terrorists know is force. At a Sunday Iftar dinner, Assad addressed attendees. He "vow(ed) to defend the homeland and face the challenges no matter how big with more resolve and determination."
"We meet today to remember that there are men who sacrificed their lives to keep the homeland proud and the word of right high," he explained.
"We meet in solidarity with their families who lost those who are most precious to them and with the needy people who are facing the accumulative burdens of life with patience and faith."
Syria's "homeland doesn't abandon its sons during misfortunes, but rather stands by them with all moral and material support."
Assad highlighted Ramadan's importance. He called it "a month of forgiveness, mercy, communication, sacrifice, redemption and jihad in its correct meaning; that is jihad of work, accomplishing, creating and amity."
It's a "month of reforming the man as soul and body."
To reform society, "we must have dialogue among its individuals and spectra, and in order for this dialogue to be useful and fruitful with a meaning and an essence, it must be an honest and transparent dialogue."
He stressed the importance of transparency, dialogue and responsible conflict resolution.
"As far as the society is concerned, compliments in these circumstances would be like an ostrich burying its head in the sand in order not to see what is going on around it."
"Burying the head in the sand for the society now means burying the homeland in the sand."
Things today are easier than two years ago, he said. Syrians better understand who's friend and foe. They know their government's working to strengthen national sovereignty.
They know foreign invaders want it destroyed. They're unsure when crisis conditions will end.
"We can't determine when it ends if we are unable to first determine who ends it," he said.
"This means that we have to know who is the one responsible for ending it and how, and then comes the question why."
Syrians are responsible for their own future. They alone can end conflict.
"Although the external factors are strong and influential - and we all know this truth - but the external role, no matter how strong, has a helping or hindering effect."
"It could either accelerate the solution or prolong the crisis. As we repeatedly said, this external role is contingent on the external gaps we have in Syria."
"When we put all external factors aside and we say that there are terrorists, thieves and mercenaries who are killing for money and there are Syrian extremists is this then an external produce?"
"(W)hen it comes to the homeland, there is only white when you are with the homeland and black when you are against" it.
There's no "in-between nationalism." Elements are either with or against Syria.
"I'm sure without any hesitation and without exaggeration that we will be easily able despite this high price and all the blood that has been shed, to come out of this crisis."
He's pursuing conflict resolution "based on this idea that as a state we can't say that we will not walk the path of a solution if there are people in Syria who believe that this would lead to improving the situation."
He denounced elements falsely claiming they represent Syria. At the same time, they support foreign intervention.
They consider Western-sponsored death squads freedom fighters. They ignore their worst crimes.
"When I have the support of the people," he said, "I don't need (it from) anyone else, because the people are the strongest" internal allies.
They want what's best for all Syrians. They're in a common struggle for national sovereignty. They alone can save it.
Elements saying Syria "adopted the security solution were the ones who have adopted the terrorist approach only for the sake of destroying Syria."
"I don't believe that any reasonable man believes that terrorism can be handled by means of politics."
"Politics may play a role in dealing with terrorism before it emerges."
"(W)hen terrorism emerges and sabotage, killing and destruction start and spread, there can be no solution when dealing with terrorism except that of striking with an iron fist."
"Terrorism should be hit in order for politics to move well. This doesn't mean that there cannot be a parallel track."
"If we are striking terrorism and there is a political track running parallel, then there is no problem as long as this is not used as an excuse to stop combating terrorism."
"All means were experimented and only one choice was left which is to defend ourselves and our country with our own hands."
Syria's military achieved great successes. Courage defines heroes in its ranks. They're waging a "guerrilla war." It's "difficult and dangerous."
"Popular war" outdoes it. Army forces are united with ordinary people. They're struggling together.
They're achieving great successes. They're doing so under adverse conditions.
"(I)f we succeed in this popular war," he said, "and if there will be greater contribution in the rest of the areas, then I can say that the solution will be easier and Syria will be in months able to get out of the crisis and eliminate terrorism."
National unity is the only way to "end the battle, turn the table on the others and restore security and stability to Syria which was an example of security and stability not only on the Arab level or the Middle East level, but on the level of the world."
"We are in the month of good things and if we want good things we should seek it and when we seek it we should know where and how to do this and not seek in the wrong place."
Syria's enemies will be remembered for killing, destruction and backwardness. "(T)his is what these countries have had throughout their history and this is the only thing they can offer humanity."
"We will not get goodness from the people with obscurantist thinking which was established by the wahhabis with blood and killing and politicized by the Muslim Brotherhood by means of hypocrisy, lying and deception."
"We will get good things from you the Syrians who are committed to your homeland and religion."
"We will get good things from those heroes who are defending their homeland and people and form our martyrs."
Patience is a virtue. Good things come to people who wait. Benjamin Franklin said, "He that have patience can have what he will."
According to Aristotle, "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
Tolstoy said, "The strongest of all warriors are time and patience."
Syrians waited months for conflict resolution. Struggles take time. Ones seeming impossible take a little longer.
Assad hopes by Ramadan next year, Syria will recover. Security and stability will be restored. If not next year, perhaps the one after.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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So a fact by your definition is not an eternal truth, but only an objective truth (objective being made up of all human subjective knowledge, what can be proven without doubt to be true for all humans)?facts have an external source, quality, and existence.
through our senses we evolve.
our brain develops by receiving stimulation from the outside world.
and to that information we could call "facts".
Because you say our brain just interprets the stimulations it receives from outside, that means that everything we know is 'just' an interpretation and so it cannot be an absolute truth. But if I my senses deceive me and I perceive something that doesn't actually exist, then I would argue that in this case my brain misinterpreted the information and it is no fact. A fact can only be something that every human being can also be able to perceive to give this supposed 'fact' any credibility and make it a fact.
You've already said you agree that a fact is not an eternal truth, but then to make it a human objective truth it must be something that is subjectively true for any human.
In which case this sentence doesn't make much sense at all:
as you cannot prove a connection between Love and God to every human, only to those whowhen i see a fact that God and love have a connection
a) believe a God exists
b) believe love is some kind of force or anything likewise
It's not a fact at all, then.[/quote]
i think you are misreading my words.
what i said is not that everything we know is just an interpretation. i didn't mean to touch that subject. i meant to say that we base our thoughts on facts, and that every fact can turn into a thought in our mind. think of it as two levels: the external, and internal. in the external facts are. and, they are indeed facts. eternal facts.
in the internal our minds are.
from the external we take information into the internal, where we process it.
the facts out there remain facts.
but each one of us grows different trees on them.

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This data collection contains the results of a study created in response to New York State's 1973 revision of its criminal laws relating to drug use. The Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Drug Abuse Council jointly organized a joint committee and a research project to collect data, in a systematic fashion, (1) to ascertain the repercussions of the drug law revision, (2) to analyze, to the degree possible, why the law was revised, and (3) to identify any general principles or specific lessons that could be derived from the New York experience that could be helpful to other states as they dealt with the problem of illegal drug use and related crime. This data collection contains five files from the study. Part 1 contains information gathered in a survey investigating the effects of the 1973 predicate felony provisions on crime committed by repeat offenders. Data include sex, age at first arrest, county and year of sampled felony conviction, subsequent arrests up to December 1976, time between arrests, time incarcerated between arrests, and number and type of short-span arrests and incarcerations. Part 2 contains data gathered in a survey meant to estimate the number and proportion of felony crimes attributable to narcotics users in Manhattan. Case records for male defendants, aged 16 and older, who were arraigned on at least one felony charge in Manhattan's Criminal Court, in 1972 and 1975, were sampled. Data include original and reduced charges and penal code numbers, and indicators of first, second, third, and fourth drug status. Part 3 contains data gathered in a survey designed to estimate the number and proportion of felony crimes attributable to narcotics users in Manhattan. Case records for male defendants, aged 16 and older, who were arraigned on at least one felony charge in Manhattan's Criminal Court or Manhattan's Supreme Court, were sampled from 1971 through 1975. Eighty percent of the sample was drawn from the Criminal Court while the remaining 20 percent was taken from the Supreme Court. Data include date of arraignment, age, number of charges, penal code numbers for first six charges, bail information (e.g., if it was set, amount, and date bail made), disposition and sentence, indications of first through fourth drug status, first through third drug of abuse, and treatment status of defendant. Part 4 contains data gathered in a survey that determined the extent of knowledge of the 1973 drug law among ex-drug users in drug treatment programs, and to discover any changes in their behavior in response to the new law. Interviews were administered to non-randomly selected volunteers from three modalities: residential drug-free, ambulatory methadone maintenance, and the detoxification unit of the New York City House of Detention for Men. Data include sources of knowledge of drug laws (e.g., from media, subway posters, police, friends, dealers, and treatment programs), average length of sentence for various drug convictions, maximum sentence for such crimes, the pre-1974 sentence for such crimes, type of plea bargaining done, and respondent's opinion of the effects of the new law on police activity, the street, conviction rates, and drug use. Part 5 contains data from a survey that estimated the number and proportion of felony crimes attributable to narcotics users in Manhattan. Detained males aged 16 and older in Manhattan pre-trial detention centers who faced at least one current felony charge were sampled. Data include date of admission and discharge, drug status and charges, penal code numbers for first through sixth charge, bail information, and drug status and treatment.
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Part 1: Two random samples were taken for the study. One consisted of randomly selected days between October 1970 and September, 1971. The other sample consisted of randomly selected days between October 1972 and September 1973. For each selected day, all cases in which a person had been convicted of a non-drug felony and given a non-incarceration sentence were selected. All information about the offender was noted. This information was then given to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DJCS). The DJCS traced the criminal histories of each offender through December 1976. Only cases in which "rap sheets" (criminal histories) were found were used. Part 2: Two small samples of approximately 225 cases in each of two time periods, one pre-law (January 1972 through June 1973), and one post-law (July 1974 through December 1975), were drawn to determine the user/non-user composition of this group of felony charges which were reduced or dismissed at first arraignment. In addition, two samples of approximately 240 cases each were randomly selected from the population of felony cases entering criminal court arraignment. Two time periods were sampled: one a pre-law period, January 1972-June 1973, and the second a post-law period, July 1974-December 1975. The results from the two samples made it possible to derive the overall rates at which felonies are reduced to misdemeanors or dismissed at criminal court arraignment. Part 3: In order to correct the charge distribution by user status from the pre-trial detention population, a sample of cases was gathered in the Supreme and Criminal Courts of Manhattan from all cases showing up in detention flow. In order to match the cases from detention, only felony cases surviving arraignment were selected. The sample was divided between Supreme Court cases and criminal court felony cases surviving arraignment. Since 20 percent of all felony arrests result in indictment, the sample was stratified: 20 percent Supreme Court and 80 percent Criminal Court. In two 15-month time periods, one pre-law period (January 1972-March 1973), and one post-law period (October 1974-December 1975), 901 cases were sampled. Part 4: For the study, 45-minute interviews were conducted with a non-random selection of 291 volunteers among clients in drug treatment programs in New York City. Three modalities of treatment are represented: residential drug-free, ambulatory methadone maintenance, and the detoxification unit of the New York City House of Detention for Men. Part 5: The sample was limited to Manhattan, and restricted to the male detention population, the contention being that males commit a majority of the felonies. A random sample was taken of over 500 felony cases per year for the years 1971-1975 from the Department of Corrections records kept on all defendants detained. The sample was stratified as follows: adolescent males constituted 20 percent of the sample, and adult males 80 percent. In sampling the prison records, misdemeanor cases and records of sentenced prisoners transferred to the detention facilities for work assignments were excluded. All records of persons detained on felony charges were included in the sample, including the group of prisoners who spent only a few hours in detention.
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(1) personal interviews, (2) criminal history records, (3) Manhattan Supreme and Criminal Court case records, and (3) New York State Department of Corrections records
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Wisconsin ends its own losing streak, extends Illinois' with 75-63 road win
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sam Dekker and Ben Brust scored 16 points apiece Tuesday and Wisconsin ended a two-game losing streak with a 75-63 win at Illinois.
Traevon Jackson and Nigel Hayes had 14 each for Wisconsin (18-5, 5-5 Big Ten).
The loss extended the misery for Illinois (13-10, 2-8). The Illini have lost eight straight. That streak started with a 95-70 blowout by the Badgers in Madison on Jan. 8.
Wisconsin's biggest edge was from 3-point range. The Badgers were 10 of 23. Illinois was just 4 of 10 on 3-pointers.
Four of Wisconsin's 3-pointers were Dekker's. They included a pair over the final three minutes that kept the Illini at arm's length. The last of them made the score 66-57 with 2:38 to play and gave the Badgers a comfortable edge.
Rayvonte Rice led Illinois with 24 points and nine rebounds.
The 3-pointers were the biggest difference, turning what had been a game of one- and two-point leads for much of the first half.
But the Badgers were also effective from the free throw line, and they were efficient in getting there. Wisconsin hit 80.8 percent of their free throws, going 21 for 26.
Jackson, Frank Kaminsky and Josh Gasser gave Wisconsin the edge on the boards. Between them they had 22 of the Badgers' 31 rebounds.
The only answer for Illinois, short on big men with experience, was Rice. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard leads the Illini in rebounding with 5.8 per game coming in. His nine boards were nice, but Illinois had just 25 on the night.
Wisconsin was the team that started Illinois losing streak. The Badgers buried the Illini with a 20-0 run on the way to 95-70 blowout back on Jan. 8 in Madison, and Illinois hasn't come closer to a win than a pair of six-point losses since then.
But the Badgers have struggled since then, too, losing five of six and falling out of The Associated Press Top 25.
The chances for Illinois to end the streak were there but those opportunities slipped away.
Down 49-46 with just over 10 minutes to play, Illinois stopped the Badgers on three straight possessions and couldn't score on any of them.
Rice clanked a 3-point attempt off the rim on the first, Joseph Bertrand settled for a circus shot from under the rim on the second and Jon Ekey turned the ball over to Nigel Hayes on the third.
Brust sank two free throws and the Badgers again had breathing room, 51-46 with 7:56 to play.
Early in the game Illinois hung with the Badgers and traded leads.
After he tied the game at 23 with a free throw, Jackson urged his team to play a little defense.
"Let's get a stop!" he yelled as the Badgers set up under their own basket.
And after a single free throw from Tracy Abrams, they did. A bunch of them, in fact.
The Badgers used a 9-0 run late in the first half to put some space between themselves and Illinois.
Dekker opened it with a long 3-pointer with 3:36 left in the first half that drew some oohs from the crowd and Rice ended it with a jumper just over two minutes later. Wisconsin was up 33-26.
Heavy snow fell in Champaign Tuesday night, keeping the sparse crowd quiet much of the night.
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Aniridia means the iris, which is the coloured part of your eye, is missing or incomplete. Some children with aniridia may only have mild blurred vision and others may have quite a lot of sight loss.
Aniridia is a rare condition which means the iris, the coloured part of your eye, is missing or incomplete. Aniridia normally affects both eyes and it is a condition which babies are born with.
Your iris is a muscle which controls the size of the pupil to allow different amounts of light into your eye. The pupil is the dark hole in the middle of your iris. If your iris is incomplete or missing then your pupil will be very large. This means that your eye isn't able to adjust to differing levels of light. Aniridia can cause poor vision and sensitivity to light.
In some rare cases aniridia is caused by other eye conditions or by trauma to the eye.
Sometimes aniridia can cause problems with other parts of your eye. How your sight is affected by aniridia depends on how badly your iris is affected and whether other parts of the eye developed normally before you were born.
There are many different parts of the eye, all of which have an important role in making sure your vision is clear and in focus. Parts of your brain are also involved in your sight.
Your eye is shaped like a round ball. At the front of your eye is a clear tissue called the cornea, it allows light to enter the eye. Your cornea focuses light through your pupil which is a hole in the centre of your iris, the coloured part of your eye. Behind the iris is your lens, this also focuses the light coming through the cornea. Both the cornea and the lens focus the light coming into your eye onto an area at the back of your eye called the retina.
When the light reaches the retina it converts the light into small electrical charges which are then sent through the optic nerve to the brain. Your brain is able to interpret these electrical signals into the images that you see. The eye and the brain together produce the images that we see. The communication between your eyes and brain is known as the visual system.
Most cases of aniridia are inherited, which means the faulty gene which causes it is passed from parent to child. The gene which causes aniridia is the PAX6 gene. If this gene is faulty or missing, it stops the eye, and in particular the iris, developing fully when a baby is in the womb.
In some cases aniridia is not inherited but develops by chance.
All genes come in pairs and you inherit one of each pair from your mother and one of each pair from your father. Your genes determine the many things which make you an individual such as hair or eye colour. There are a number of ways a genetic condition can be passed through genes from parents to children. These "ways" are also known as classification of inheritance or inheritance patterns.
Aniridia is mainly passed on through the autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, but can sometimes be passed on through the recessive inheritance pattern in a very small number of cases.
It is important to remember when discussing inheritance that genes are inherited in pairs, one from your mother and one from your father.
A dominant condition is inherited from only one of your parents. When the "faulty" gene pairs up with the gene from your other parent, it is the dominant one and "switches on" the condition. When someone who carries the aniridia gene has a child with someone who does not carry the aniridia gene there is a 50 per cent chance that the aniridia gene will be passed to a child. If a child does not inherit the aniridia gene they cannot pass it on to their children. The most common type of aniridia, called (AN)-1, is inherited through the autosomal dominant (AD) inheritance pattern.
For more information on genetic conditions, talk to your child's eye specialist (ophthalmologist) about obtaining a referral to a genetic counsellor at the hospital and your GP about the genetic services in your area. Genetic Alliance UK can also provide you with support and information.
Some rarer cases of aniridia are passed through a recessive inheritance pattern. For you to develop a recessively inherited type of aniridia you would need to inherit two faulty copies of a gene, one from each parent.
Since a parent carries one normal and one faulty copy they are termed carriers of the faulty gene. For parents, who don't have aniridia themselves, the normal copy compensates for the presence of the single faulty copy. If you inherit both faulty copies of the gene, then you will develop aniridia.
Aniridia (AN)-2 with Miller syndrome or aniridia (AN)-3 with Gillespie syndrome has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. When two people who carry a faulty PAX6 gene pass their faulty copy to one of their children, then that child will have this more unusual type of aniridia.
For more information on genetics and how aniridia is passed through families you may want to speak to your GP about a referral to a Genetic Unit. You may also wish to contact Genetic Alliance UK for more information.
Some children with aniridia may only have mild blurred vision and others may have quite a lot of sight loss. Sight loss can really vary from child to child. Generally speaking, how much your child's vision is affected depends on what other parts of the eye may have been affected by aniridia and to what extent.
Other eye conditions can be linked with aniridia. These other eye conditions might be present at birth or develop later on when a child is a bit older. Your child's specialist will examine their eyes on a regular basis. How often the specialist will examine your child's eyes usually depends on how much vision your child has and what parts of their eye have been affected. These regular eye examinations can help to protect your child's useful vision and lets the specialist give any additional treatments that may be necessary.
Unfortunately there is no treatment to cure aniridia at the moment. There may be treatments available if you have or your child has other eye conditions as well as aniridia.
Your child's ophthalmologist will examine your child's eyes on a regular basis and will talk you through any possible treatment options.
The following eye conditions can be linked with aniridia. Your child's ophthalmologist will check their eyes thoroughly and let you know what is happening and discuss possible treatments with you.
Amblyopia: The visual pathway, that is how your eye and brain communicate with each other, goes on developing up until around the age of seven. During this period of development your eye needs to produce a clear image otherwise the visual system will not fully develop.
If one eye is sending poorly focused, unclear images to your brain, your brain will learn to "switch off" from these images in favour of those provided by your "stronger" eye. This prevents your visual system from developing properly in your "weaker" eye. This is known as amblyopia or lazy eye. Amblyopia may result in permanent visual loss. This can happen in children with aniridia that is much worse in one eye than the other because the image produced by the eye with the worst aniridia is not as clear as that from the better eye. Patching may help amblyopia.
Patching the stronger eye encourages your child to use their weaker eye which is known as occlusion therapy.
The orthoptist at hospital will be able to advise on the various ways to help your child to develop their vision as much as possible.
Corneal changes: The cornea is the clear outer layer covering the front of you eye. Normally it is smooth and as transparent as glass but it is also very strong.
Children with aniridia may have a number of problems which affect their corneas:
Aniridic keratopathy: corneal clouding or scarring can develop during your child's early years.
Microcornea: underdeveloped or small cornea.
Dry eye: a problem with tear production. Dry eye causes the eyes to feel sore, gritty and may make them red.
Cataract: clouding of the normally transparent lens just behind the iris which can blur vision. Cataract can develop in 50-85 per cent of children with aniridia. This would make your child's vision fuzzy.
Glaucoma can cause permanent damage to the optic nerve at the back of your eye due to the eye pressure being higher than normal. Glaucoma develops in around 50 per cent of children with aniridia and often develops as they get older in late childhood, adolescence or early adulthood. If you or your child have high eye pressure, your doctor may prescribe eye drops to lower it to a safe level to try to stop any more damage from happening.
Fovea hypoplasia: The fovea is the central part of the retina at the back of the eye. It is responsible for detailed vision which we use when reading, writing, or recognising someone's face across the road. Fovea hypoplasia can make it difficult for your child to use their detailed vision. Most children with aniridia have a degree of foveal hypoplasia but the severity varies from one child to another.
Nystagmus: an uncontrolled movement of your eyes, usually from side to side, but sometimes the eyes swing up and down or even in a circular movement. Most children with nystagmus have reduced vision as detailed vision is affected. Distance vision may be more difficult than near to vision. Nystagmus is very common in children with aniridia and how much it affects sight will vary from child to child.
Optic nerve hypoplasia: underdevelopment of the optic nerve, which around 10 per cent of children with aniridia are born with. The optic nerve is like a bundle of wires which connects your eye to your brain. If your child's optic nerve is underdeveloped it may interfere with visual information being passed from their eye to their brain which can affect vision.
If amblyopia, aniridic keratopathy, cataracts or glaucoma develop or worsen as your child grows up they can cause vision to deteriorate further although treatment may be available. There aren't any treatments for macular hypoplasia, optic nerve hypoplasia or nystagmus. If your child has any of these associated conditions their ophthalmologist will discuss the possibility of treatment with you.
Children with aniridia can also have conditions which affect other parts of the body as well as the eyes. This is because the PAX6 gene is also responsible for the development of other parts of the body as well as the eye. Therefore if the PAX6 gene does not function properly, other parts of the body can be affected as well as the eye.
There are three different types of congenital aniridia. The hospital will arrange an appointment with the appropriate specialists depending on the type of aniridia your child has.
Sixty-seven per cent of cases of congenital aniridia are familial. This means that it is caused by a "faulty" gene inherited from a parent. It is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.
Thirty-three per cent of congenital aniridia cases can occur sporadically meaning that it has not been inherited directly from either parent but that a new "faulty" gene has started for the first time in that individual. This might only affect the PAX6 gene and cause simple aniridia but if several genes in a row are affected then it can cause syndromic aniridia and affect other parts of the body as well.
Aniridia (AN)-1 is inherited through the autosomal dominant inheritance (AD) pattern. (AN)-1 accounts for 66 per cent of cases and only affects the eye not the rest of the body.
Aniridia (AN)-2 is sporadic, that means it is not inherited from either parent and this type accounts for 30 per cent of aniridia cases. Children who have sporadic congenital aniridia may only have aniridia or they may also have a chance of having problems with other parts of their bodies. Children with (AN)-2 are at risk of developing one of two associated conditions, Miller syndrome or WAGR syndrome. There is more information on these conditions later in this information.
Aniridia (AN)-3: Can be associated with Gillespie syndrome and accounts for four per cent of aniridia cases. (AN)-3 follows the autosomal recessive (AR) inheritance pattern. If two carriers who show no obvious symptoms have a child, there is a 25 per cent chance that he or she will have aniridia. There is more information on Gillespie syndrome later in this information.
A child with (AN)-2 may have Miller syndrome. Miller syndrome is a very rare genetic condition thought to follow the autosomal recessive (AR) inheritance pattern. Miller syndrome causes problems with the development of the face and the arms and legs such as cleft palate and small jaw.
Some children with aniridia (AN)-2 can also develop a tumour of the kidney called a Wilms' tumour. When a child has a Wilms' tumour and aniridia they will have a condition called WAGR syndrome. The problems one child has because of WAGR may be different from another child with the same syndrome. Not all children with WAGR syndrome will have the same problems. Both boys and girls can have WAGR syndrome. The word WAGR is made up of the initials of the problems that sometimes occur with the syndrome:
W: Wilms' tumour. A childhood tumour of the kidney. Children with AN-2 have a 30 per cent risk of developing Wilms' tumour before the age of five years old. If detected early Wilms' tumour can be treated successfully.
A: Aniridia
G: Genitourinary problems. In boys this can cause undescended testicles. It can also cause the opening for urination to be in a different place than usual. In girls it can cause urinary problems and can affect the genitals.
R: (Mental) retardation. This term is no longer used. "Learning disabilities" is now the preferred term.
Children with sporadic aniridia where a simple PAX6 gene fault cannot be found, or those who may be at risk of developing a Wilms' tumour, usually have an abdominal ultrasonography on a regular basis. This is an examination with an ultrasound machine to show if there is a tumour developing on the child's kidney. If your child has sporadic aniridia they should have an abdominal ultrasound test every three months until they are five years old, then every six months until they are 10 years old and then every year until they are 16 years old or until your specialist thinks that further scans are no longer needed. These time frames may vary depending on what the specialists think is needed in each child's case. If detected early Wilms' tumour can be treated successfully.
Children with aniridia type 3 or (AN)-3 are at risk of Gillespie syndrome. This is a rare, genetic condition which can cause aniridia and cerebella ataxia. Cerebella ataxia affects the parts of the brain responsible for co-ordination, balance and muscle tone. Cerebella ataxia can cause problems with walking unaided, writing and clear speech.
Your ophthalmologist will discuss with you what type of aniridia your child has and whether your child will need further testing or referral to a different specialist.
It is important to remember that for most children with aniridia, the eyes are the only part of the body which is affected.
All those with aniridia, whether sporadic or inherited from your parents, might pass the condition on to their children. As aniridia can be passed on as an inherited condition you may find it helpful to speak with a genetic counsellor. A genetic counsellor can explore things in more depth with you and your family. Genetic counselling is a free NHS service and you can ask your GP or your baby's ophthalmologist to refer you to your local genetic counselling service.
Genetic counselling aims to help you understand the type of aniridia your baby has, how it is likely to affect them in the long term and the risks of your baby passing on the condition to any children they may have. A genetic counsellor will ask about your family tree in detail to try and understand how your baby might have inherited aniridia.
A genetic counsellor can also organise genetic testing if required. The results from genetic testing could provide useful information regarding the possibility of developing a related condition such as Wilms' tumour or could help to rule this out. Testing is carried out in regional genetics centres and your baby's eye specialist (ophthalmologist) could refer you to one.
For more information on genetic conditions talk to your GP about the genetic services in your area or contact Genetic Alliance UK.
Your child being diagnosed with an eye condition can be very upsetting. You may find that you are worried about their future and how they will manage. All these feelings are natural.
Some people may want to talk over some of these feelings with someone outside their circle of friends or family. RNIB can help, with our Helpline and our Sight Loss Counselling team. Your GP or social worker may also be able to help you find a counsellor if you think this would help you.
Aniridia can cause problems with your central vision. However, most children with aniridia have some vision that they can use every day and using their vision will not make their aniridia worse.
There are lots of things that your child can do to make the most of their vision. This may mean making things bigger, using brighter lighting or using colour to make things easier to see. Ask your ophthalmologist, optician or GP to refer your child to your local low vision service, which can provide you with equipment and tips on how your child can make the most of their vision.
Local social services should also be able to offer you information on play and development. They should also be able to offer you some practical support and help to signpost you.
Our Helpline can also give you information about the low vision services available, education and employment advice, and the services available through the RNIB Children, Young People and Families team. Our website offers lots of practical information, support and signposting for parents who have a child with an eye condition.
Aniridia usually causes light sensitivity, medically known as photophobia. Although there is no treatment for light sensitivity many children with aniridia can benefit from sun hats and sunglasses to protect their eyes from bright light or the sun.
The RNIB Helpline can:
Call us on 0303 123 9999 or email [email protected], Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm.
Low Vision Services can help people make the most of their sight. They:
1. The Aniridia Network UK is a support group for people with aniridia and their families.
2. Genetic Alliance UK is the national charity working to improve the lives of patients and families affected by all types of genetic conditions.
3. LOOK UK provides help, support and services for visually impaired children and their parents or carers. The LOOK helpline provides practical advice and emotional support, information about your child's condition and contacting other families with similar problems by getting in contact with us through our enquiry service.
4. The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) offers information, support and advice to blind and partially sighted children and young people, their families, and the professionals who work alongside them.
5. FACES has information on Miller syndrome.
6. The International WAGR Syndrome Association is dedicated to individuals and families with WAGR syndrome.
This information was last updated April 2014
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Here's a huge stat that hasn't been getting much attention lately: nearly half of all marketing emails are now being read on mobile devices.
This is a really important trend, so I'll repeat it in a different way. When you send your next email campaign, more customers will read it on smartphones than in a web browser (gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.).
Which begs the question: are your emails optimized for opens, reads and click-throughs from all these mobile users?
Mobile open rates have grown 300% since 2010 (and show no sign of slowing). Now is the time to start seriously optimizing for mobile.
To get you started, we've collected seven essential tools to mobilize your email marketing.
1. JPEGMini
We'll start with a quick, easy win. Download speeds can be slower on mobile, so keeping your image file sizes low is vital.
We use JPEGmini to dramatically reduce the size of our images, before adding them to an email. In a few simple clicks you can cut up to 80% of the "weight" from an image, without sacrificing on quality. It may add an extra step to your process flow, but it's a great habit to get into.
Alternatives: Smushit
2. Litmus - Email Testing
If you're like me, you probably have a small number of email templates that you reuse again and again. Using a tool like Litmus is great for a periodical "audit" on your templates. It will show you what your email looks like in all popular mail clients, both moible and desktop.
If you can afford it (both in time and budget), it can be worthwhile testing every big campaign. For most marketers, running one good test every few months, or when you change your template, should ensure all emails look great on mobile.
Alternatives: PreviewMyEmail.com
3. Responsive Email Templates
As the testing might reveal, many emails do not display well on mobile devices. Some templates are too wide, which makes the text tiny and requires pinching and zooming. This kind of user experience kills engagement and could be having a significant negative impact on your results.
Using responsive email templates - like this set of 98 for only $18- is a great way to solve this problem. These templates automatically adjust to the viewer's screen size, so your emails look great on any device.
4. Mailchimp or CampaignMonitor
http://www.mailchimp.com | http://www.campaignmonitor.com
The responsive templates above can be customised and uploaded to your mail sender of choice, but if that's not an option for you then check out the responsive email designers that Mailchimp and Campaign Monitor offer.
Mailchimp have a great video showing how to create a responsive email and Campaign Monitor have a blog post with a similar guide.
5. SparkPage - Mobile Landing Pages
The first four tools will make your campaigns look great on mobile, but what happens when a mobile user clicks on a link in your email? Where do you bring them?
If your mobile site has no landing pages (or especially if you have no mobile site at all), SparkPage will let you create individual mobile landing pages. Each page can be built in minutes, so it's easy to build one for each email campaign you run. Use the page to detail a special offer, provide more information and display a strong CTA.
As the majority of your email opens will soon be mobile, you can also use SparkPage's automatic redirect to bring the non-mobile users to your full site.
6. Google Analytics for Mobile
The next step is to track mobile users when they visit your site or landing page, so that you can find bottlenecks, spot pitfalls and make improvements to increase conversions.
As most people reading this already know about (or are using) this particular tool, we'll link you instead to a how-to article: "How to track mobile visitors with Google Analytics" and a short video walkthrough.
Alternatives: KISSmetrics | MixPanel.
7. Mobile CTA Tracking
Now that your campaigns are ready for mobile, you might want to track some mobile specific campaign goals. Here's two tools to do just that:
App Downloads: If you have a new app and want to promote it to your users, what better way than an email to their smartphone? Yoz.io's campaign tracking lets you generate a unique URL for your email campaign and then track the mobile installs it generates.
Click-to-Call: You might worry that your checkout process isn't mobile optimized - so why not get users to call your sales team? Use a tool like LogMyCalls to track how many calls your email marketing generates.


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Location: New York, USA
The Halloween 2006 Banner Contest! (Surprise! A new banner contest already!)
Welcome to the new Halloween banner contest. You've all seen the great banners we have at the top of our forum. Some of you remember the last banner contest. Others have wondered where those cool banners come from. In case you didn't know, they were made by people on this forum. Now is your chance to make a banner that will grace our forum for at least the next season.
Before you read any further you should know that the size of our banner is larger than ever before, to give more room for your imagination. We are also using a new Halloween color scheme for the background. Details below.
Banners may contain anime artwork from any source including your own art. They must be anime related and they must be appropriate for our forum. The theme for this banner contest is the season of Halloween. As an exception to this theme we will be allowing anything that includes our mascot, Kairin since she begged me so cutely to let her in. All entries should include anime images related to Halloween such as costumes, ghosts, pumpkins or spooky monsters. Feel free to use your imagination, but I will invalidate anything that does not feel like Haloween to me, unless it contains an image of Kairin. Kairin is always good! Hopefully we'll see some original artwork of our beautiful and classy mascot. If you want to work with any of the official images created by Kiva128, you will find some of his drawings in the Kairin Fanart Thread. I'll mention that while Kiva128 has granted permission for use of the images that he has released in that thread, other artists have chosen to keep their rights and you should ask their permission.
The rest of the rules:
If you want to use the AnimeSuki font, there it is. This is optional.
Important: The right and left edges of the banner must blend into the top bar. That means the very edge of the template below must not be covered by any image or else it will look like it has been cut off. If a mistake is made on edge blending we will all try to point it out so that it can be fixed. Banners whose edges are messed up will be ineligable.
Here is our new Halloween template:
Make sure you keep the far right and left sides clear of image so that it blends properly at the right and left.
Last edited by NoSanninWa; 2006-09-27 at 02:46.
|2006-09-12, 05:15
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, USA
I hope that everyone has fun with our new contest. Even more importantly Catgirls hopes everyone has fun which is why he was so eager to put up a prize again so soon after our last contest.
In case anyone is curious what the new background gradiant will look like, Catgirls has prepared this sample. There are several things wrong with it. Please try to figure out what they are before clicking on the answer:
Spoiler for errors in that banner:
One final comment. We are hoping to find a new banner for our main site as well, so while you are submitting banners for our forum, please think about making a matching banner for our main site and we might choose to use it.
I'd like to say that we have rules for this, but I'm afraid that it isn't so organized. I'll just say that we'll give preference to whomever wins this contest.
|2006-09-12, 07:08
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Your average fangirl
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.A.E. - Dubai
Age: 32
Wah a new contest~ Thank you Animesuki and Catgirls!
BTW Hellychan, I hope... no, demand that you post again your Honey & Clover halloween themed banner which I saw in Autumn Banner Contest!
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|2006-09-12, 08:12
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Translator, Producer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Age: 39
First Entry! In the contest, and for me, ever!
I've always wanted to try making one of these... so, here ya go. It's halloween, so, you totally need a Sugar Sugar Rune banner in the mix!
I hope it doesn't break any rules... I've never done this before.
|2006-09-12, 08:28
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Kairin-chan's #1 Fan
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada
Wow this is a surprise indeed. Wasn't expecting a Halloween banner contest since the Autumn one was only a few weeks ago.
Regardless, this time I have a secret weapon in my arsenal. The only problem is that it isn't finished yet (what else is new? )
I promise I'll enter this contest with a new picture of Kairin (unlike last time). Even if I have to work all day to get it done, I will finish it before the deadline. It's in the early colouring stages atm so I got a little under 2 weeks to finish it. If I can't, I'll finish the parts only visible in the banner if I have to.
And I think it'll work very well with the Halloween banner to be honest. I'm pretty psyched about this one. I'd like to give you a little preview but that would ruin the surprise, and where's the fun in that?
Btw, I added an easy-to-edit Kairin in her bikini in the Kairin art thread. I removed the flower in her hair as well since it doesn't fit the Halloween theme.
Good luck to all the contestants.
P.S. and I agree that Hellychan should redo her Hallowen Honey and Clover banner for this contest. 'Twas quite good.
P.P.S. I'm very excited about the fact that a banner is going on the main site now. Go Kairin!
|2006-09-12, 08:29
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Monarch Programmer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Liverpool
Age: 37
This time I am definitely going to take part!
I am also going to put a hex on my banner which will curse any individual who dares to even look at it for more than 8 seconds. Also whoever votes for my banner will die, instantly!
I'm giving you this warning in advance, because as Halloween nears, the powers of evil become more commanding within my being.
This is all for your protection. Thank me!
Bored at work...
|2006-09-12, 08:29
|Link #7
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
|2006-09-12, 08:32
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Nothing More
Join Date: Mar 2003
Age: 39
Quarkboy: I think your banner is well within the rules. The middle is a little blurred / ill-defined IMHO, but it is fine by the rules . I assume the character in the middle is a witch?
Kairin is the only offical name... it just happens to be very easy to typo
|2006-09-12, 09:06
|Link #9
Translator, Producer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Age: 39
|2006-09-12, 09:13
|Link #10
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 29
Waaaaaaaarggghhh!!!!! Here I must cry tears of anguish because while this is like a dream come true - larger size, FINALLY a different (and nicer) colour scheme to work with - it's just...
Bad timing
Good luck to the participants of this banner contest and I'm sure there will be great stuff... and you won't see my annoying face here this time because I simply can't take part. The submission date is the day after our first exam and these exams are the one thing that decides our performance this year so I can't spend time on this. I would sulk in a corner if I had time to...
...and to finish this self-absorbed post on an egotistical note, just to make it clear I don't mind anyone doing anything to any Kairin pictures I've posted in the Kairin thread. Back to binomial theorem it is then.
|2006-09-12, 10:08
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Nothing More
Join Date: Mar 2003
Age: 39
|2006-09-12, 10:28
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Your average fangirl
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.A.E. - Dubai
Age: 32
Back to Random Signal Theory for me haha.
|2006-09-12, 11:32
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~chibi tenshi~
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Paris, France ~♪
Age: 36
Gahh! Quarkboy, remove your mathematics thingy, my head hurts ~_~
j/k =P Good luck for your exams wao!
I'm looking to see everyone's entry(ies)
Once my exams are done, I'll begin to work on the banner(s?)
Doh~ and thx again Catgirls ^^
NSW: I have a urge to edit your "Kiarin" to "Kairin" back...è_é...
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Wind Deflectors Or Not?
top banana replied to top banana's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubNot sure to be honest.... just fancy them! I am 50-50 on them
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Wind Deflectors Or Not?
top banana posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubAs per my pic in my avator, my fiesta is mars red and the rear windows are not dark tinted. I was thinking about getting climair wind deflectors, but unsure what will look best. Clear or dark or not bother!!!! Any suggestions
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top banana replied to HLCtotalnovice's topic in Ford Fiesta Club+1 for showroom shine, excellent stuff. My fezza is mars red (metallic orange) and comes up a treat I also use it on my alloys
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Thanks for all the info. I am in two minds to insulate or not (proberly will not due to the below) Upon driving today, the pipes were ice cold. Mind you it was 27c outside. The engine bay was roasting hot and the pipes were dripping with condensation. I agree that insulation will help keep the pipes colder so they will be colder when it reaches inside the car, BUT won't the condensation turn to ice inbetween the pipes and insulation? ta
Thanks, I am very interested in this, as the temp in my air con never gets below 7c
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Sounds interesting. Can you supply any more info / photos please?
top banana reacted to a post in a topic: Fiesta Mk7 Heater & Ac Problem
I will have to agree with Stoney, you will be lucky to get below 7c. You will see earlier posts from myself regarding this matter on my 2011 1.25 Zetec. Ford Customer service were involved, and after two regass (first did not have correct amount in) they said that 7-8c is the lowest it will go. I love the car, but the air con lets it down (I like the cold). My old mk2 Focus was like an ice box!!
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now to talk the misses into getting an ST!!!! lol
Re the air con, you are not alone. I have a 61 plate 1.25 Zetec. Purchased it 1 year old October last year. Mine too will not go below 8c. It has been to Ford twice now for regassing. There is no leak, and Ford claim it is within spec. If you search the internet, many people comment on how poor the air con is. The poor air con may be a reason for me not to keep mine. My other half's Hyundai I10 is like an ice box, Lovely in this weather!!!
Mk7 Blower Motor Failure
top banana replied to Lockys96's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI have not heard of this happening before, but tomorrow I would get on the phone to Ford Customer Relations and log an issue. Explain how it has been serviced at main dealer from new, and that this part should not fail, especially on a car this new. Ford may not pay for all, but may 'as goodwill' pay a contribution towards it. Worth a try
Best Colour Fiesta?
top banana replied to Teh_singh's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubMars Red.,.... Sorry Metallic Orange!
Hi all, Cuke, thanks for your reply. Upon having the regas, the other week, I emailed Ford UK from their main www.ford.co.uk webpage asking as to what their tech dept state the temp should be. Today, I had a telephone call from their Customer Support team saying that it should be no more than 5-6c. I stated that it was not a complaint, just a question, and they asked me to have the car booked back in to my dealer to be looked at. Claimed Ford Tech will be calling them on the day too. For reference, when temp was 23c outside recently 8c through vent on speed 1-3 9.5c on 4 after regas... 20c outside 8.5c 14c (today) 9c Will update next week once they have had another look at the car....
Cheers btmalden Well, took car back to dealership where I bought car from. Had air con regassed at my cost (not covered on warranty) and.......... no difference It settles at 7-8c Looks like I will have to live with it.
Cheers for the replies peeps! Seeing that I have only had the car since end October 2012, I will contact dealership just to get their take on it (not due for service until September). My old focus was around 4c, and my other half's Hyundai I10 is 5c. I remember my old 2007 Transit Connect work van, I managed to get ice on the windscreen from the air con in JUNE!!!! To be honest, not impressed if that it the coldest it gets...
Air Conditioning Temp
top banana posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi, I have a mk7 1.25 zetec 3dr 2011 model on a 61 plate, and was wondering how cold the air con should be when on full cold? Its warm and sunny here down in london today, read 23c out Slight over read I think, but the air con does not feel that cold. Put a thermometer in one of the vents and struggling to get it below 8c. Is this normal? My old 2008 focus was like an ice cube on full cold! I run the air con at least one every two weeks to keep it circulated Cheers TB


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