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E-Interventions for Alcohol Misuse
The economic, social, and health burden of alcohol misuse is widely recognized, as is the need for effective interventions to reduce this burden. Alcohol misuse constitutes the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States, after tobacco use and obesity. Substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder (AUD), are among the most common and costly conditions in Veterans seeking Veterans Health Administration (VHA) treatment. Among Veterans with at least one VHA primary care visit within the past year, nearly 600,000 screened positive for alcohol misuse, and almost 400,000 had a diagnosis of AUD.
Given the size and severity of the problem, the use of Internet or other technology-based interventions could be an important addition to treatment options within VHA. Electronic interventions (e-interventions) have the potential to reach those individuals with drinking problems who wish to remain anonymous; those who live at great distance from, cannot afford, or have little time for traditional therapy; and shift workers who need treatment to be available during non-standard business hours. Given that Veterans can encounter most, if not all, of these barriers to accessing care for alcohol misuse, e-interventions may prove a promising new avenue, especially for the younger, more Internet-savvy Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
However, a systematic review conducted by the VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program Center at the Durham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System found that limited evidence from recent studies suggests that electronic interventions have little to no effect on long-term (≥ 6 months) alcohol misuse. And yet, the authors note that the available trials typically included only online or computer-based e-interventions of one session lasting 30 minutes or less, and that further research is needed to determine whether higher intensity interventions would have longer term effects.
Although previous studies have shown that low-intensity, in-person interventions have led to decreased drinking among those who misuse alcohol, similar e-interventions didn't show the same results, and current evidence would not support substitution of e-interventions for brief, in-person treatment. However, a sensitivity analysis limited to studies at low or moderate risk of bias found a small, statistically significant reduction among alcohol misusers. This finding supports the need for future research to determine with higher confidence whether e-interventions can produce long-term benefits for alcohol-related outcomes. In particular, given the limited number and duration of intervention episodes in the studies reviewed, it is possible that these e-interventions were not designed to be robust enough to produce significant, enduring effects on alcohol misuse.
Other questions to consider include whether e-interventions would be effective in patients who are older, have less education, or more comorbidities; whether more portable platforms such as iPods and smartphones would improve compliance; and whether e-interventions could be effective in patients with AUD. All of these questions could be answered by properly designed controlled trials. Questions about the validity of self-reported outcomes could also be addressed by studies that use bioverification measures or mobile monitoring.
Although the current state of the evidence does not support long-term benefit from e-interventions for alcohol misuse, the evidence for short-term effects from low-intensity interventions and longer-term effects from a higher intensity intervention using a smartphone application that is integrated with clinical counseling suggests the potential for benefit, particularly as technologies change, becoming more prevalent and more engaging.
"Electronic platforms are constantly evolving and becoming more convenient, easier to use and more engaging. Because of this potential, the prevalence of alcohol use disorders, and their high cost to the health and welfare of Veterans, it is worth pursuing additional research into longer-term, more personalized and engaging e-interventions," suggests Karen Drexler, M.D., Deputy National Program Director for Addictive Disorders in Mental Health Services.
Dedert E, Williams JW Jr., Stein R, McNeil JM, McDuffie J, Ross I, Feiermuth C, Hemminger A, Kosinski A, Nagi A. Evidence Report: E-Interventions for Alcohol Misuse. VA ESP Project #09-009; 2014.
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Priyanka Chopra glows in lavender ensemble as she flashes a look of love snuggled up next to Nick Jonas in Easter photo
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra spent their first Easter together as husband and wife on Sunday.
In celebration of the Christian holiday, the newlyweds shared a couple of intimate photos on Instagram.
In one picture, Priyanka is snuggled up next to her husband with an adoring look in her eyes: 'Happy Easter to you and yours! From me and mine,' Nick wrote in the caption.
Happy holiday: Priyanka Chopra had the look of love in an Easter photo with husband Nick Jonas
Dressed in a sheer lavender blouse over a white plunging top, Priyanka has the look of love written all over face as she leaned in to be closer to her man while the two were sitting outside.
She has her dark tresses styled long with some added volume.
Nick oozed elegant cool in a blue blazer over a black t-shirt with big-rimmed sunglasses.
But still, the big stand out of the photo is the sweet smiles on both of their faces.
Family time: Priyanka shared a holiday snap snuggled up next to Nick's mother, Denise Jonas
The Miss World 2000 winner revealed her matching full-length lavender skirt when she shared an Instagram snap showing her alongside Nick's mother, Denise Jonas, as the couple both showcased Easter baskets.
'Happy Easter from ours to yours,' Priyanka wrote in the caption.
The photo also showcased Nick's tailored two-piece suit and his mother's full length white floral dress.
Wardrobe change: The Indian-born star also donned a copper-colored ensemble during a stroll in New York City
Color coordinated: The outfit included pants, and a tie-blazer and matching heels
Being a fashionista, Priyanka was dressed in a completely different outfit when she was spotted taking a stroll in New York City.
For the outing, the 36-year old wore cooper-colored pants with a matching tie-blazer and top.
She rounded it out with matching heels and her dark locks done up in her trademark style with dark sunglasses.
Nick and Priyanka were married during a lavish three-day wedding ceremony in November.
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to be sad when somebody posts on here about some hideous piece of behaviour from somebody between the ages of 13 and 19, and(152 Posts)
there's a flood of "that's normal teenage behaviour" posts.
It isn't. Most teenagers, like most people are lovely. But if they are allowed to behave like brats and get away with it because "that's what teens are like" then they will be brats. And it becomes a vicious circle.
Expect civilised behaviour. Don't accept anything else. Teenagers deserve it.
My teens are easy to live with, the majority of their friends are polite, thoughtful, inclusive and motivated. They have been brought up that way, and it stuck.
There are a lot of other teens out there who are much harder for their families to deal with, sometimes it is the lack of high expectations and the tolerance of low-level unpleasantness that makes them think hideous behaviour is acceptable. Sometimes the parents facilitate that.
Sometimes there are much more complicated reasons that we know nothing about, and the parents are working incredibly hard to manage the situation and the behaviour and doing an amazing job (Maryz and flow4, for example)
Rather like all those relationships where the man is lazy, egocentric and entitled and behaves like he's the centre of the universe and all should serve him.
They don't just pop up from nowhere, like Pod People, they grew up that way.
It's hard to tell as an anonymous online poster.
Most, in fact I would go as far to say all, teenagers do stupid thoughtless and dangerous things from time to time, even the best behaved ones.
If the behaviour really is hideous, yes.
But it can be reassuring if I say my dd has been arsey or ungrateful, or takes criticism badly, or whatever, to be reminded that it's not just that my dd has quite spectactularly gone to the bad, or that it's all lost and hopeless - and that it does still fall within the spectrum of 'normal teenage'. Which I probably know anyway, but it can be nice to be reminded.
The vast majority of teens I know are pretty much the product of their upbringing. Parents' lax personal standards are often just magnified by their own teenagers' behavior.
I've known all sorts of combinations: teens who were lovely despite crap parenting, teens who were lovely helped by excellent parenting, teens who went off the rails despite excellent parenting.
A bit like toddlers really. Dd had mahoosive tantrums, ds was sweet and pliable. I am sure we helped our sweet and pliable ds by being nice, reasonable parents who gave him clear boundaries and encouraged him to express himself in other ways. And quite likely it would have been harder for dd to outgrow the tantrumming stage if we hadn't been there to help her. But she still went through it.
It is also useful to remember that parents do not make up the sum total of a teen's upbringing. They are also affected by the society they live in, by other relatives, by their peers, by their teachers, by lovely or horrible things that happen to friends and relatives that the parents may have little control over. And that's before we even mention SN. Even values are something that teens can, and arguably should, draw from a wider range of sources than just mum and dad.
We don't have total control. We can only do the best with what we have.
So your just going to blame the parents?
Sorry, but some teenagers show extreme behaviour. If you have one of those you may well, and indeed are welcome to post here. You need support. Maryz threads are a huge help to people for example.
Teens can be hard to live with/show extreme behaviour for a wide range of reasons. Bad parenting accounts for a very small percentage. Other reasons include: hormonal changes, undiagnosed SN, depression, bullying, drugs, too much pressure (society/school as well as parents), getting in with the wrong crowd etc.
So sorry but YABVU and if you don't want to read about other people's struggles with teenagers, then don't read the threads.
OP how old exactly are your children? I do hope you aren't one of these just had a baby and know everything there is about all ages of children types because you will get a lot of negative posts if you are. Having teens is a real challenge. you want them to experience life for themselves, to have their own friends and an increasing amount of freedom. But all of these exert a change on your child - sometimes positive sometimes negative. all you can do is hope that positive outweighs the negative and the work you have put in when they were small will see them on the other side as adults in good shape. also different people have different definitions of brats. but that is true at whatever age isn't it.
No, her teenage DD is on a trip and curlew is hoping that she won't go wild and shag the rest of those on tour with her.
That's why so many people get critical of other parents, they feel that if they do everything right, that evil and shame and embarrassment will pass over them. That couldn't be my child because I've brought them up to be respectful and have boundaries and manners...
Let's hope it pays off.
It probably will.
When dd was little I used to be upset because other parents assumed that her inability and unwillingness to walk more than a short distance must be because we never took her out or let her explore, when actually dh and I were enthusiastic outdoor-ers who had encouraged dd in every way. Eventually she was diagnosed by a joint disorder.
Dd is now 16 and finally getting on top of her problems after many years. I am sure the healthy active attitude we have modelled has helped her to achieve within her limitations. But they could never make her as fit as a child with lazy parents and healthy joints. Of course the ideal would have been active parents and healthy joints but that wasn't going to happen.
I think something similar is going on with some teens. Firm and caring parents can model better ways of dealing with things, which will be an enormous help once they emerge from whatever is driving them to self-destruct. It will make their future chances far, far better than if all they had to fall back on was memories of parents modelling anti-social and clueless ways. But it won't put them on the same starting level as teens without that innate tendency to self destruct. Sometimes all you can do as a parent is damage limitation.
My db was prone to big tantrums even as quite an old child- probably related to adoption trauma. My parents put in an enormous amount of work to make him feel safe and loved, but also to restrain him. They had the reward of seeing him grow up into a well adjusted adult, a loving father and husband and a good provider. The fact that he kicked his way through the furniture when he was 10 doesn't say anything about their parenting compared to that of other parents whose children did not have the same problems. The fact that, once he grew out of it, he could achieve all these other things speaks volumes.
The grin wasn't directed to your post, cory, sorry. I know threads about threads are frowned on, but there is a thread round set the moment where a mother is upset because her children took a special box of chocolates she had been given and ate them, and showed no remorse or upset at her sadness. And everyone's saying that's normal teenage behaviour.
Every therapist dd (severe anxiety problems) has ever seen has started out with the assumption that I must be an anxious and over-protective mother. Because we all know that children are a product of their upbringing, right?
They usually apologise after the first couple of months when they have seen sufficient evidence of my aggravated laidbackness.
And then we agree that genetic make-up is a funny thing and that traits do skip generations.
Curlew,can I ask exactly how much experience you have of parenting teenagers?
As much as any other parent of teens and very involved aunt of teens.bwhy?
YABU and YANBU
I thin it can be allowed to be a sort of get out clause for parents, but equally, teenagers will be teenagers!
[Had some btw!]
Mine got to the age of 15 pretty much ok, then wham!
Changed into teenagers, more or less overnight. Most unexpectedly with one of them.
You can see that it is not just emotionally either. eg suddenly earlier risers become want to sleep in till midday people. Strange.
curlew, how old are your children.
For this thread to be taken seriously, by me, and others I suspect, your kids have to be at at least 15 imo.
Aunt of teens doesnt remotely count
Are the teens yours, how old are they precisely, and perhaps your real experience is working with them? Again, slightly different.
Completely agree, if you expect people to be rude and surly and don't pull them up on it, that's what you'll get.
And I have three teenagers, although I really don't think that features.
Being the aunt of teens and actually parenting teens is a very different thing.
Teens are people, some are great and some are arses.
I would consider myself and my ex husband great parents, that didn't stop our son going off the rails. Teens are influenced by not only their immediate family but mostly by their peers. Again my son had wonderful, friends and some god awful friends.
My son is almost 18 and is doing ok now. The worse years were 14 and 15.
here is a brilliant article that tries to explain teenage behaviour in terms of evolutionary psychology. It doesn't go into detail about the other factor, which is that children today hit adolescence much earlier than earlier generations, so the period of risk taking / general arsiness is much longer now.
Adolescence is bad enough & it now kicks off when most are still children. Surely this deserves understanding? suicide / accidental death skyrockets in this age group, a bit more going on surely than bad manners.
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Hailing from Houston, TX, Mystery Loves Company is a chamber rock duo formed in 2012. Comprised of members Maddy, a conservatory-trained cellist with a highly technical musical background and Carlos, a self-taught songwriter from Venezuela who moved to the U.S. after his father evaded multiple gunshot wounds from a carjack incident.
They met at an open mic function where Carlos was testing out new material and Maddy was with a friend who encouraged her to perform on her cello. They have been making music together ever since and have been captivating audiences with their socially conscious work that has been sparking political and spiritual discussions among their growing number of followers.
Mystery Loves Company’s “If Heaven” hooks with majestic harmonies and immediately immerses audiences with its symphonic rock overtones. The track is a philosophical song that reflects our mistakes down on earth and how religion oftentimes approaches us with a pro and con proposition to the afterlife. The emotional single fills in with layers of interlacing symphonic sensibilities with the sounds of the cello working in on the fringes of the refrain. Backed with a choral background, the chamber folk rock music resounds with a hushed sensibility and is both powerful and enchanting. 7.8/10
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According to Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor, the state bought the land on which the National Cathedral is being constructed in 1910.
He claimed that a Certificate of Title proved that the roughly 16.26-acre block of land was purchased by the State on September 29, 1910.
Mr. Abu Jinapor responded to a question on the floor of the Parliament on Tuesday by stating that the property was, therefore, public land and that Article 257 (1) of the Constitution had granted it to the president of the republic in trust for and on behalf of the people.
The sector minister was present to react to a query from Mr. Kwame Agbodza, a representative from the Adaklu District of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Agbodza questioned whether the land on which the National Cathedral was being built had been taken by eminent domain and, if so if the prior owners had been fairly compensated.
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This year I took another week off to visit my family in Yerevan. Yesterday when strolling around the city I've discovered the Museum of Literature and Art after Yeghishe Charents. This tiny museum, situated behind the National Gallery, includes archives of almost all classics of Armenian literature, theater, music and cinematographic art from the 18th century up till now. In fact it is the continuation of Mashtots Matenadaran (repository of ancient manuscripts).
The Museum history begins its main activity in 1922 under the leadership of Yervand Shahaziz, the historian and philologist, who had brought the archives of major figures of Armenian literature such as M. Nalbandyan, S. Shahaziz, as well as documents, ancient books and other materials concerning the Armenians living in Nor-Nakhijevan and handed over to the museum. Since 1967 the Museum has been named after writer Y. Charents and from 1977 the museum houses materials related to the Armenian Cinematographic Art.
The literary collection of the museum is quite rich, where the Sayat-Nova’s note-book of songs (Davtar) created in 1750-s is the oldest one. There is a number of Armenian newspapers, magazines printed mainly outside of Armenia on display. Needless to say that the bilingual posters from Armenian theaters, printed using wood/metal type attracted my attention the most, as many of them were the originals and a only a few digital copies. But as there were mainly printed outside of Armenia I don't think I can find any material left in Yerevan (but I don't give up :). I've been told that the museum has a large archive of printed matter and what is on the display is just a tiny fraction of their collection. I will certainly make an appointment to visit their archive when I'm in Yerevan next time.
The stage clothes, accessories, hand-written plays, theatrical memoirs, bibliographic materials are carefully kept in the theatrical collection. The cinema section is the smallest one. The unique equipment by which the first Armenian films have been shot, cinema scripts, photos, sketches, posters and bills. This collection has been donated by the founder of Armenian cinematography, world-famous director and artist Hamo Beknazaryan, the Soviet cameraman D. Feldman and the founder of Armenian animation L.Atamanov.
Museum of Literature and Art is a hidden gem of the city and an absolute treasure for graphic designer or a typographer.
Museum of Literature and Art after Yeghishe Charents
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Speaking during a press conference at WHO’s Switzerland headquarters, he asserted the importance of ensuring equal access for all
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that political leaders around the world should try to make the coronavirus vaccines available to everyone “for the public good”.
Speaking during a press conference at WHO’s Switzerland headquarters, he asserted the importance of ensuring equal access for all.
"For the fair distribution and specially access to the poor and those who cannot afford, the most important element will be political commitment, especially by our leaders. And with political commitment, of course, that's the only way you can get fair distribution”, he said.
He also referred to “worrying patterns” in countries whereby the privilege of the affluent. ”But one of the worrying patterns we see is some countries moving the other direction. And when there is no consensus on having a vaccine, a global public good, it could be actually be owned by those who have money and those who cannot afford it may not have access to the vaccines. Some leaders have already have called and stressed the importance of making, when available, a vaccine or therapeutics global public good," he said.
While further talking about the vaccine, he said that the vaccines must not be seen as “charity” and should indeed be seen as a product for the global public good.
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"Long way to go"
The emergencies chief of WHO, Michael Ryan said that the two new studies that offered new hope of a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus on Monday are a “positive result” but warned that “there is a long way to go”.
“We now need to move into larger-scale real-world trials. But it is good to see more data and more products moving into this very important phase of vaccine discovery,” Dr Michael Ryan said.
Ryan's comments came as scientists at Oxford University claimed their experimental vaccine had exhibited a protective immune response in hundreds of people who received the vaccine.

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Morgantown, West Virginia – Former four star Michigan Wolverines linebacker Osman Savage has officially entered the transfer portal. Savage, who is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, announced his decision today on social media and added that his “commitment is 100% open.”
The West Virginia Mountaineers were high on Savage’s list out of high school before he ultimately decided on Michigan. Savage, a 6’2 225 pound linebacker, had offers from Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Tennessee, as well as West Virginia.
According to National Recruiting Analyst Brian Dohn, Savage has “Strong, powerful frame. Concern about being close to physically maxed out. Outside linebacker with inside linebacker mentality. Explosive and runs well. Has extremely high motor. Is fearless in filling run gaps. Sure tackler.
Plays physical and fast. Changes direction well. Sifts through traffic to find ball carrier. Diagnoses plays well. Good run blitzer. Has hip looseness to cover in man. Has to work on stack and shed. Size matchups in covering bigger tight ends a concern. Continued to development in blitzing in passing game needed. All-conference talent at Top 10 school. Day 3 NFL draft potential.”
West Virginia has done well with recruiting players from Baltimore, the former home of Tavon Austin. In addition, former Wolverines Reuben Jones and Keith Washington both transferred to West Virginia University and had success in recent years.
Savage, who is only a freshman and has plenty of eligibility remaining, is at the very beginning of his college career and there’s no better place than Morgantown, West Virginia to earn a degree and play in front of the best fans in the nation.


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While the filter can work as an impurity absorber in its carbon membrane, it exchanges harmless ions with harmful ions in its ion exchange membrane. Their capacity ranges from removing heavy metals like mercury to chemicals like chlorine and other particles.
Non-woven materials around the carbon block trap sediments like rust and particles before they reach the carbon. The material prevents quick clogging of the carbon pores as larger particles are trapped before it reaches the carbon.
Why You Should Fix Pur Water Filters on Pull Out Faucets?
A pull-out faucet contains a hose from the tap’s body and a docking station to hold the head when unused. So asking why you should fix a pur water filter in this type of faucet is pertinent.
Its three-stage system delivers clean water for versions used with the stages. Consider this popular pull-out faucet water filter to remove sediments in the first stage, chlorine and chloramine in the second stage, and volatile organic compounds in the third stage.
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Learn a simple procedure to install a pur water filter on a pull out faucet that involves minimal tools or a lot of technical skills. It is a simple, efficient process that ensures clean drinking, cooking, and bathing water.
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If you have an old filter installed, unscrew it and pull it out to remove it. You want to create room for the new filter, so removing the old filter from the faucet is vital. Where there are no pre-installed filters, you can jump this step and move to the next.
Step 2: Install New Filter Unit
Before installing the new unit, you should understand the main faucet parts, which include the hose, spout, and head assembly. The head assembly typically carries the pur filter, so locate this part before proceeding.
Screw the filter housing unit to the faucet while ensuring it fits snuggly and there is no space for leakages. The housing unit features designated spots for filters, and you should stick to areas when installing. Insert and screw the filter to the identified location before screwing the cap.
Step 3: Attach The Hose
The method you use to attach the hose depends on the type of hose you have. Some hoses are easier to fix with quick attachment mechanisms. You can attach these hoses to the filter by pushing them in while it clicks into place. Other hoses require manual attachment and are time-consuming.
Step 4: Connect Sprayer Head
The sprayer head is attached to the hose, and the pull-out section allows you to direct water in awkward directions. The process is easy since most are easy-to-connect systems where you only need to align and push into place.
Some sprayer heads require manual fitting with screes. Hand-tighten as much as possible before using the wrench only for a few turns to prevent over-tightening.
Step 5: Inspect For Leaks
Leaks are common after adding a new fitting and adjusting hoses and their connections. This is why inspecting for leaks is essential, as it prevents costly repairs in the future.
Turn on the water supply knob before slowly turning the faucet controller so water can enter the filter. Allow this water to run for about two minutes while inspecting for leaks. Check the hose and its connectors, the pur water filter, and around the setup for water droplets indicating leakage. Fix any leakage by realigning the fitting or changing damaged parts.
How to Install Pur Filter on Pull-Out Faucet With no Space?
Some pull-out faucets need more room to install the pur water filter making it challenging to use on pull-out faucets. Interestingly, you can improvise by unscrewing a minor circular fitting on the tap, the aerator. Pur filters come with adapters, so screw this to the end of the faucet and attach the pur filter to the adapter.
How to Check For Faucet-Filter Compatibility?
Faucets come in various designs, sizes, and forms that make compatibility testing even more vital. Start by checking the type of faucet – whether standard or pull-out. You’ll need an adapter to add a pur filter with a standard faucet, while a pull-out-specific filter is required.
Size is also an essential compatibility factor to ensure you choose the correct filter. Standard-sized faucets will match the pur filter, while smaller or larger facets require adapters before you can connect the pur filter.
Pur water filter attached to pull-out faucets is a multi-stage system that delivers impressive water quality. The system can remove impurities ranging from sediments to volatile organic compounds.
Pur water filters on your pull-out filters are simple to install and maintain while taking up minimal space in your home. If you want to add this filter to your pull-out faucet, you should understand the parts of the faucet, as this will hasten the process.


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Nikki Sixx has revealed his recording plans for a new music project planned for a 2019 release. The rocker - who "unofficially" retired from the road last year - says he's been inspired by his time away from touring and playing live shows."Officially start working on a new album tomorrow as part of my trilogy project for 2019," writes Sixx. "Very excited to be working with a handful of different producers and artists to pull the vision that's been haunting me together."
"I love being off the road," Sixx added. "As an artist we need to create NEW. That's why we started in the first place was to create. So excited about my trilogy project I'm working on right now."
The planned 2019 recordings will mark the first new music from the rocker since a pair of 2016 albums from Sixx:AM - "Prayers For The Damned" and its companion, "Prayers For The Blessed."
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China Merchants up on rights issue news
Mainland bank's shares climb amid talk long-awaited plan to raise funds imminent
China Merchants Bank's stock jumped 7.2 per cent to HK$14.24 yesterday after it was reported that the bank might announce a long-planned rights issue on Friday along with its interim results.
The bank would raise 35 billion yuan (HK$44 billion) by offering 1.74 shares for every 10 existing shares, for at least 9.29 yuan each on the Shanghai stock exchange and equivalent value in Hong Kong dollars on the H-share market, Apple Daily reported, citing unidentified people.
Merchants Bank said last month it had received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue about 3.07 billion new A shares to its existing shareholders.
The bank had postponed the sale twice in the past two years because of weakness in the market.
The planned rights issue is a sign of mainland banks' hunger for capital and may trigger fund-raising efforts by other banks, analysts suggested.
Mizuho Securities upgraded Merchants Bank's rating to neutral yesterday from underperform and raised its price target to HK$15 from HK$11.
It estimated the rights issue would boost the bank's core tier 1 capital ratio to 10.07 per cent, double the minimum required by regulators, from 8.6 per cent in the first quarter.
The bank's capital adequacy ratio stood at 11.41 per cent on March 31, Bloomberg reported, noting that both ratios, while higher than the regulatory requirements, are the second-lowest among nine Hong Kong-listed mainland banks.
"The rapid growth of assets at mainland banks has eaten up a portion of capital, and they have to find ways to refill," said a Hong Kong-based analyst who declined to be named.
He said Agricultural Bank of China and China Minsheng Bank would be among those with a greater need for funding. Among the Big Four, Agricultural Bank has the weakest capital adequacy ratio, 11.98 per cent in the first quarter, while the others had ratios above 13 per cent.
But James Antos of Muzuho said he expected no other mainland banks listed in Hong Kong to raise funds before the end of the year, considering the time needed to get approval from the mainland regulators.
A spokeswoman for the bank declined to comment on the matter.


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If you have a “How could this season get any worse for the Chicago Bears?” office pool going, and you should, someone may have just gotten rich. The league announced that Chicago receiver Alshon Jeffery has been suspended four games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
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That’s a big blow for the Bears, as Jeffery is their most talented receiver, though he’s having a down year statistically which can probably be traced to the team’s issues at quarterback. It’s a bigger issue for Jeffery, though. He’s playing this season under the franchise tag, and whether he ends up negotiating a long-term deal with the Bears or somewhere else this offseason, a PED-suspension is not something that helps at the bargaining table.
The Bears, meanwhile, are 2-7, and have firmly established themselves as the worst team in a bad division. They’ve dealt with an absurd amount of injuries, but as a franchise, it’s tough to look at this as a successful year, even if they end up landing a top draft pick.
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In a stunning reversal, the American establishment has withdrawn its endorsement of a dystopian future characterized by death, destruction, and wide scale suffering of an unprecedented magnitude in the country and around the world, (not necessarily in that order).
Prior to this announcement, the establishment was enthusiastically backing the collapse of all ecosystems and the irreversible decline of human existence on planet earth; with the ample assistance of the deferential mainstream media, it was supporting an unmitigated apocalyptic nightmare as the undisputed front-runner in the race for the future. But in a dramatic move that political strategists on both sides say could be a game-changer, it will now be throwing its support behind the insurgent candidacy of sanity and survival, an underdog in a contest many believed would result in the inevitable victory of the unremittingly bleak status quo.
"It was not an easy decision," says an establishment spokesperson who asked to go by the metonymic title of the establishment. "In spite of the considerable lure of sustainable ecosystems and the collective survival of countless species, including our own, we had to weigh all that against obscene wealth, absolute power, and unimaginable luxuries that we can only have at the expense of, well, everyone and everything else."
According to the establishment, a naked worship of rampant greed in the form of extreme neoliberal policies has reliably benefitted the five or six plutocrats (or ten or twelve?) who run the most powerful country in the world. Gross inequality may sound bad, but it has also led to unfathomable individual pleasure that can't be easily dismissed.
"And look, that's a compelling reason to lobby for the end of the world. To the extent that personal power on an incomprehensible, deifying scale is desirable, then endorsing total annihilation might just be the most practical approach for us. Let's face it, if we are really hell-bent on decadence and detachment from the masses of people harmed by our depredations, then we have a clear choice before us now," argued the establishment. "However, and I don't say this lightly...what we have finally realized is that our own self-interest may not be best served by being dead, a recognition we had previously overlooked."
This acknowledgement constitutes a clear rebuke of the conventional wisdom that the tiny fraction of selfish bastards ruining the world are immortal and so can render the earth wholly inhospitable and yet still exploit its resources for their insatiable appetites. "In the end, we too are human" confessed the establishment in a rare moment of unguarded candor.
It went on to give context for its seeming about-face. "As the establishment, we are generally not idealists in temperament but rather hard-nosed realists who look at the decaying environment and fraying social fabric as it is, rather than as the 99% percent of the world's people wish it could be. We see clearly our own supreme advantages in this putrid system, and we like what we see. We have long embraced the sorts of incremental changes that would not outpace the prolonged wallowing of our own privileged elite in the last dregs of pleasure from its superior perch atop the human experiment. But the frenzied dance of excess is almost over and when the music stops, we don't want to land on ground zero."
"That is why we are now standing with the radical survival of the species and backing it against the incumbent challenge of chronic misery and an accelerated process of inexorable extinction," the establishment explained in their ground-breaking announcement. "Yes, we had previously referred to justice, security and sustainability as 'pie in the sky' fantasy, but we've since changed our minds and decided that we would actually like to eat some (or most) of that pie rather than end up starving and dead like everyone else once unchecked capitalism explodes and kills all or most of the earth's inhabitants. In essence, we don't want to die."
The major wrinkle in this startling development is that the establishment may have a hard time convincing many Americans that peace, prosperity and justice are even possible. "We have conditioned them so thoroughly to accept whatever arbitrary parameters we set as the natural horizon of all attainable futures that we now face the considerable obstacle of their own cynicism and apathy in getting them to accept the society we deserve."
Of particular concern to the establishment is the staid centrism of the boomer generation which exists in stark contrast to their erstwhile revolutionary reputation. After a recent showing of the film "Where to Invade Next," Michael Moore's latest artistic attempt to spark a political awakening, the establishment interviewed a diverse group of sixty-something professionals who stifled a series of yawns as they reacted to the film's portrait of social welfare programs in Europe and North Africa. "Yeah, but he's really only offering upbeat anecdotes; I have a friend from London who has to pay really high taxes and can't even get the elective surgery he needs," complained one woman whose face was suspiciously devoid of wrinkles.
"Right, and at the end of the day," shrugged a graying man wearing an expensive sweater, we have the system we have and all this leisure time and free stuff just won't fly in America." When the establishment suggested that maybe the popularity of socialism was on the rise, and that more socialist programs might even be a good idea in the U.S., the man and his companions retorted that Americans "just weren't ready for good ideas in the current climate."
"It's frustrating how little these people think of their fellow citizens, but that's the logical result of the divisive rhetoric we once shamelessly promoted night and day in the news cycle: a cowed populace that doesn't appreciate the power of class solidarity, multiracial coalitions and grassroots social movements. You'd think the unwashed hordes had never heard of Howard Zinn." The establishment shook its head ruefully and continued.
"We recently launched a campaign to combat political alienation and cynicism by handing out copies of The People's History at select screenings of Moore's new film." However, in a sign of the steep uphill battle the establishment faces in converting cynics to idealists, at one showing in Boston, Massachusetts, two audience members were reportedly overheard having a conversation that may be emblematic of the attitudes of older Americans.
"I already read less than half of that book in college. Nearly fifty percent of once was enough."
"Anyway, do you know if Al Gore is going to announce an endorsement?"
"No, but did you hear what side Katy Perry is on?"
"Basically," lamented the establishment, "these older people are distracted by a thousand useless consumer items and pop culture preoccupations. When it comes to frivolous pursuits, the millennials can at least multitask and they know how to create memes and rebel at the same time. But their parents would rather sit on their asses and play with their phones while the whole ship is sinking. Many of them won't even lift a finger to fight climate change, and the fact is we can't do it alone. We need them. We can't let them give up on the future!"
After this emotional outburst, the establishment paused and regained its steely composure. "Bottom line: we intend to ride out the good times for a while longer and we won't let the stupid herd spoil it for the entire miniscule class of oligarchs that comprises an infinitesimal percentage of the world's population. If we have to pipe John Lennon's 'Imagine' into every mall in America 24/7, we'll do it. Whatever it takes! All we need is a new propaganda of hope to provide a counter-narrative to the old propaganda of complacent despair. Any suggestions?"


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Hamas control of Gaza
is increasingly threatened by pro-Fatah clans that refuse to surrender. The
pro-Fatah groups don't like the strict Islamic lifestyle rules Hamas wants to
impose, and is eager to regain the economic opportunities (a cut of the foreign
aid) they had when Fatah was in charge. All these are worth fighting for, so
the fighting continues, causing several dozen casualties a week.
Osama Bin Laden joined in supporting
the Palestinian cause, by issuing an audiotape urging al Qaeda members and
supporters to shift their efforts to Palestine. Al Qaeda has admitted defeat in
Iraq, and is encountering stiff opposition in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Operations aren't going too well in North Africa, so that leaves Israel.
However, Israel has developed the most effective counter-terror tactics in the
world. There was only one successful Palestinian terrorist attack inside Israel
last year. All Palestinian attacks left 13 Israelis dead in 2007. Severn of
those were civilians, one killed by a suicide bomber, the rest by rockets and
gunfire. For that, 373 Palestinians died (a third of them civilian bystanders)
from Israeli attacks (often missiles fired from aircraft at Palestinian
terrorists pointed out by Palestinian informers.) Meanwhile, 344 Palestinians
died fighting other Palestinians in 2007. Al Qaeda is going to have a tough
time turning this around.
Most Palestinians admit that their "Second
Intifada (struggle)" has been a failure. Begun in 2000, as a ploy to obtain
better peace terms with the Israelis, it led to nearly 6,000 deaths since then
(80 percent of them Palestinians). But Palestinian extremists, like Hamas,
refuse to give up the struggle, and vow to fight to the last Palestinian.
The most successful Palestinian weapon
these days is the home made Kassam rocket, fired from Gaza into thinly
populated southern Israel. Nearly 900 were fired in 2007, and these caused 464
injuries to Israelis. Included in this number are people who suffered psychological
ill effects from being too close to an explosion. Elderly victims have
sometimes had heart attacks under these conditions, but Israel counts those who
received medical attention (usually a sedative and some reassuring words) as
casualties. In 2006, there were nearly 500 Kassams fired and 227 Israeli casualties
(only about ten percent of them serious, very few are fatal). Israel is putting
a lot of money and effort into developing defensive systems that will shoot
down the Kassams. Some of these may enter service this year.
Most Palestinians are now willing to
resume negotiations (interrupted in 2000 by the Intifada), but a substantial
majority of Palestinians want to fight on. The majority of Palestinians would
prefer that Israel simply be destroyed. Because of the Intifada, far fewer Israelis
are willing to give up a lot of make peace with the Palestinians.
For over sixty years, the Palestinians
have been their own worst enemies, and other Arab nations are taking note of
that. The Arab world wants the Palestinians to take whatever deal they can get
and settle down, because there is not a lot of support in the Arab world for
much else. Based on past performance, the Palestinians will likely ignore this
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IT takes women living with crippling endometriosis up to seven years to be diagnosed, experts have warned.
They said a new language toolkit must be developed to describe symptoms so doctors understand what their patients are going through.
Despite it affecting around 1.5 women in the UK, many women are just having to struggle through crippling pain on a monthly basis.
And experts at Manchester Metropolitan University say that's because their descriptions of symptoms are routinely dismissed as being "normal" period pain.
Even when they use powerful metaphors to describe their torture, they're still struggling to receive proper diagnoses and care, with one participant describing her pain as feeling "like I'm being stabbed by a thousand tiny men".
We previously reported the story of Suzan Selçuk, who told us that she was "laughed at" by doctors who took 16 years to diagnose her condition which felt like "razor blades scraping inside" her.
Despite explaining how much agony she was in, she said that she was told that she "had IBS, that I was 'weak' and had a low pain tolerance, that I needed to take more painkillers, that it was in my head, - but never taken seriously."
At 28, she's been told that she'll probably need to have a full hysterectomy.
Cécile Douillard had to endure the agony of endometriosis for three decades.
She told us that until a year ago, she felt like she'd been run over by a bus once a month - in so much pain that she could barely drag herself out of bed to make a cup of tea.
Symptoms of endometriosis
Endometriosis is where cells like the ones in the lining of the womb (uterus) are found elsewhere in the body.
Each month, these cells react in the same way to those in the womb - building up and then breaking down and bleeding. Unlike the cells in the womb that leave the body as a period, this blood has no way to escape.
That can lead to infertility, fatigue, bowel and bladder problems, as well as really heavy, painful periods.
It affects one in ten women in the UK.
- Painful, heavy, or irregular periods
- Pain during or after sex
- Painful bowel movements
The cause of endometriosis is unknown and there is no definite cure.
According to Endometriosis UK, it takes over seven years on average for women to finally receive a diagnosis.
It's estimated that up to 50 per cent of infertile women has the condition.
Source: Endometriosis UK
According to results of a recent study, Cécile and Suzan are just two of the thousands routinely let down by doctors' grasp of the condition.
The overwhelming majority of survey respondents found it difficult to adequately describe the extent of the pain they were suffering (85 per cent), felt that they were not believed by doctors (89 per cent), and that they would have benefited from different tools to help them describe their symptoms (84 per cent).
The group who felt they hadn't been believed or found it hard to describe how much pain they were intended to have much longer average diagnoses times compared to women who didn't have these experiences - suggesting that communication barriers are stopping from women receiving timely diagnoses.
Dr Stella Bullo, senior lecturer in linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University, analysed the questionnaire responses of women with endometriosis about their experiences of medical consultations.
Dr Bullo, who has endometriosis herself, said: “Describing pain where an injury can be seen is difficult at the best of times, describing incapacitating pain that is invisible and linked to a natural process is extremely complex.
“Endometriosis is a very complex condition both to accurately describe and to diagnose, so we need collaborative work between linguistics, doctors and women who live with this condition to devise tools to help both women and doctors tackle endometriosis pain."
Women who were used to describing their pain tended to use images of physical damage to describe what they were living with - like stabbing, scraping, and cutting.
Even then, the severity of pain isn't taken seriously.
Dr Bullo added: “Successful communication relies on the recognition and use of a shared code, so a mismatch in assumptions can give rise to miscommunication.
“The use of metaphorical language, often a necessity, increases risks of this miscommunication, and therefore medical professionals being able to provide the most appropriate care to patients in fear and need.”
Dr Bullo now wants linguists, doctors and women with the condition to come together to create a "pain toolbox", which would help communication.
It'd provide info on language choices, images and gestures which would help doctors understand the intensity, depth, pressure and abruptness of pain.
It's part of a project the academic is working on, called the Language of Endometriosis, which is thought to be the first study to analyse the language that women with the condition use to describe their pain.
We previously reported back in December that a study carried out by Birmingham City University had found that millions of women with endometriosis were being routinely failed by doctors who misdiagnosed or dismissed them.
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Previous studies have found that women wait longer for treatment than men who have the same severity of belly pain, and are prescribed less pain-relieving medicine for it.
A 2006 study found that many women who are diagnosed with endometriosis often delay in seeking help because they've been conditioned to think that their excruciating period pain is just normal.
And other findings have suggested that endometriosis could be a factor in up to half of all women undergoing fertility treatment, as scarring can distort the reproductive organs.
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