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Every week, Kaiser Health News reporter Jessica Marcy selects interesting reading from around the Web.
The Economist: Looking To Uncle Sam
Politicians want to lower spending, or at least they say they do. But in all the to-and-fro over raising the debt ceiling, little sensible has been said about lowering spending in the long term. Nothing illuminates this more clearly than health care. A new report, published in Health Affairs on July 28th, paints a daunting picture. Health spending will rise by 5.8% each year from 2010 to the end of 2020, according to actuaries at the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In 2020 health care will account for one-fifth of America’s economy. The federal government will pay for a greater share than ever before (7/30).
The Atlantic: Beyond Migraines: How Healthy Are The 2012 Presidential Contenders?
In 2008, there was a considerable amount of concern voiced over the health records of the major party candidates … A similar concern is arising in the 2012 presidential primaries, as health records of GOP hopefuls are released with surprising findings, and sometimes, as in the case of Michele Bachmann, not so voluntarily. But how unhealthy is the migraine-sufferer really compared to the rest of a field that includes cancer-survivor Herman Cain and motorcycle-riding Jon Huntsman? To answer these and other questions, we turned to an approach that provides quantifiable, objective comparisons of the health of the former and current White House executives with GOP candidates: a health utility analysis. … The results of this analysis show that, among living politicians, Newt Gingrich, Dick Cheney and Joe Biden have the lowest health utility — while President Obama and several young, fit GOP candidates have the highest marks (William Padula and Patrick Sullivan, 8/3).
National Review: Stop Cutting Medicare Payments
It is an insult to the intelligence of our elderly to assure them that their Medicare benefits are not being cut while limiting the services these benefits can buy and decreasing reimbursements to the doctors and hospitals that provide those services. … The cuts proposed in the current budget deal will make Medicare patients less profitable for doctors, who will run, leaving patients holding Medicare cards that don’t buy them access to health care. Even before Obamacare began to muddy the playing field, to say nothing of the proposed cuts, an AMA survey revealed that 17 percent of physicians were already restricting the number of Medicare patients they saw. They did this because the rates that Medicare paid for office visits were frozen, even as doctors’ office operating expenses rose by more than 20 percent over the past decade (Dr. Marc Siegel, 8/3).
American Medical News: Direct Primary Care Model: Cutting Out The Insurer
A small but enthusiastic minority of primary care physicians believe they have found a practice model that can save money, improve patients’ long-term health and drastically reduce administrative hassles: direct primary care. Direct primary care practices are an offshoot of the retainer care model, which provides unlimited or less-restricted access to physicians for a set fee. Under direct primary care, patients pay a monthly fee — sometimes less than $100 — for unlimited access to a range of primary care services, possibly as complex as minor surgeries and x-rays. Patients at these practices are encouraged to have basic health insurance to pay for specialist and hospital care, otherwise uninsured patients pay out of pocket for care outside the practice (Doug Trapp, 8/1).
The Connecticut Mirror: Health Insurance Explained, And Animated
If you’ve been meaning to learn about health insurance regulation but were turned off by the lack of animated options, the Oregon Insurance Division has just the explainer for you. The 7-minute video provides the division’s answers to why insurance costs so much, how premium costs are set, how the insurance division regulates health insurance, and how the rate review process works (Levin Becker, 8/3).
The New York Times Magazine: A Drug For Down Syndrome
Early in the evening of June 25, 1995, hours after the birth of his first and only child, the course of Dr. Alberto Costa’s life and work took an abrupt turn. Still recovering from a traumatic delivery that required an emergency Caesarean section, Costa’s wife, Daisy, lay in bed, groggy from sedation. Into their dimly lighted room at Methodist Hospital in Houston walked the clinical geneticist. He took Costa aside to deliver some unfortunate news. The baby girl, he said, appeared to have Down syndrome, the most common genetic cause of cognitive disabilities, or what used to be called “mental retardation.” … Now Costa has taken the next step: he is completing the first randomized clinical trial ever to take a drug that worked in mice with Down and apply it to humans with the disease, a milestone in the history of Down-syndrome research (Dan Hurley, 7/29).
The Daily Beast: Should He Be Forced To Take Meds?
Nearly three months after he allegedly killed six people and injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others during a January shooting rampage in Tucson, Jared Lee Loughner sat in a Tucson courtroom, where his mental competency to stand trial was being evaluated. … He appeared benign. And then, unexpectedly, he yelled at the judge: “Thank you for the free kill. She died in front of me. Your Cheesiness.” …The 22-year-old unemployed community-college dropout, who had just been diagnosed with schizophrenia, was later deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial. … In the past few weeks, courts have ordered Loughner, who does not want to be medicated, to be put on meds, then taken off meds, then put on meds again, as lawyers prepare for yet another appellate-court hearing in late August over his forced medication. … For doctors “to stand by and not do anything” as a patient “destabilizes” in a “clinical emergency,” says Richard J. Bonnie, the director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy at the University of Virginia, would be unethical (Terry Greene Sterling, 7/30).
Slate: Sex Selection Happens In The United States, Too—And Doctors Need Better Guidelines For Dealing With It
Sex selection isn’t something that only happens in foreign countries like India or China. It happens in the United States, too … And while these procedures, which can involve fertilizing a woman with only X- or Y-bearing sperm, implanting her with embryos of the desired sex, or aborting fetuses of the unwanted sex, are all legal in this country, there’s no consensus among doctors about whether—or when—it’s ethical to offer them. Unlike their Chinese and Indian counterparts, who cannot legally offer sex selection, American doctors are left to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to perform these procedures, without any consistent ethical guidelines. … Reproductive choice and patient autonomy are pillars of American medical practice, after all (Sunita Puri, 8/2).


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NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Bronx Polar Bear club are eagerly anticipating the next winter blast.
They'll be at their annual fitness plunge Saturday at Orchard Beach.
The National Weather Service says more snow is likely.
One member tells the Daily News ((http://nydn.us/1iVXbsC ) that would make the frigid swim even better.
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- The first prepared shoting (unaired episode) which is 72 minutes long, is shortened and the plot is a little changed to give the new pilot; In His Own Image. This will be declared and given only after the end of the first season, with the original Season 1 DVD.
- NBC.com releases the first preview video of Heroes - a four minute clip.
- A promotional flash animation: Claire & the Cat, appears at Tim Sale's website. It is a preview of what Heroes will look like. The animation is composed of 15 drawings by Tim Sale. The animation shows us a young Claire, a cat, a truck driver then Hiro and mentions a Mr. Isaac.
- Heroes Brasil (17), the first Heroes blog opens.
- Comicbookresources.com "CBR" (18), posts a review about Heroes.
Before June 18
- Jesse Alexander (XXVII), joins the crew as a Writer and a Co-executive Producer.
- Therefore, we have his website; The Global Couch (20).
- Ruth Ammon (XXVIII) joins the crew as the Production Designer. (June 14)
- Allan Arkush (XXIX), joins the crew as a Director and an Executive Producer.
- Adam Armus (XXX), joins the crew as a Supervising Producer.
- Greg Beeman (XXXI), joins the crew as a Director and an Executive Producer.
- And thus, we also have Greg's website; Beaming Beeman (21).
- Natalie Chaidez (XXXII), joins the crew as a Writer and a Co-executive Producer.
- Jim Chory (XXXIII), joins the crew as a Producer.
- Aron Coleite, becomes the Co-Producer.
- Kay Foster (XXXIV), joins the crew as a Supervising Producer.
- Bryan Fuller (XXXV), joins the crew as the Consulting Producer.
- Michael Green (XXXVI), joins the crew as a Writer and a Co-executive Producer.
- Lakshminarayanan Shankar (XXXVII), joins the crew as the Vocalist. He's generally known as Shenkar.
- It is announced that the cast of Heroes would be visiting the Comic-Con at San Diego on July 21 and 22, also showing the un-cut pilot episode. (June 17)
- Heroes' pilot called Genesis will premiere on 25th September 2006. (tv.com) (Actually In His Own Image is again shortened and changed to give Genesis.)
- Queen TV (22), a blog, publishes with full details, the first synopsis of the first version of the pilot, which is two hours long. You can read it here: Part 1, Part 2. From here we learn that Nathan was first named Harrison, his mother; Alice and Simone; Stella.
June 21 or before
- Youtube (23) posts a video clip from the show, showing Claire (Hayden Panettiere) attempting suicide. We see the image from a camcorder that a male teenager is shooting of her. Claire climbs up what looks like a metal bridge and then “accidentally” falls off it from a great distance. The boy runs over but Claire gets up, perfectly fine, says her name (Claire Bennet) to the camera, and informs us that this was “attempt #6¨.
The video later becomes unavailable from youtube due to a copyright claim by NBC Universal.
- The Internet Movie Database, releases the up-to-date cast for Heroes. The extra information follows:
We learn that the characters played by Tawny Cypress, Greg Grunberg and James Kyson Lee will be called; Simone Deveraux, Matt Parkman and Ando Masahashi respectively. The new cast comprises of;
- Actually, this is a wrong (past) information. The correct cast is written below, at the overview.
- TV without Pity Forum (24) posts the official press release for the cast of Heroes appearance at the 2006 Comic-Con international:
|NBC'S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED NEW DRAMA SERIES 'HEROES' TO HOLD EXCLUSIVE PILOT SCREENING AND Q&A PANEL WITH CAST AND PRODUCERS AT COMIC-CON
WHAT: Comic-Con International 2006 fans will be the first to watch an exclusive 72-minute special cut of NBC'S 'Heroes' pilot episode, created just for the annual event in San Diego. Debuting this fall on Mondays at 9-10 p.m. ET, 'Heroes' chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover that they possess extraordinary abilities.
As a total eclipse casts it shadow across the globe, we follow a genetics professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy) in India whose father's disappearance leads him to uncover a secret theory - there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer (Milo Ventimiglia) tries to convince his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar) that he can fly. A high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere) learns that she is totally indestructible. A Las Vegas stripper (Ali Larter), trying to make ends meet to support her young son (Noah Gray-Cabey), uncovers that her mirror image has a secret. A prison inmate (Leonard Roberts) mysteriously finds himself waking up outside of his cell. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera), whose drug addiction is destroying his life and the relationship with his girlfriend (Tawny Cypress), can paint the future. A down-on-his-luck beat cop (Greg Grunberg) can hear peoples' thoughts, including the secrets of a captured terrorist. In Japan, a young man (Masi Oka) develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world.
WHO: Following the screening, cast members Ali Larter ('Final Destination'), Greg Grunberg ('Alias'), Milo Ventimiglia ('Gilmore Girls'), Hayden Panettiere ('Ice Princess'), Sendhil Ramamurthy ('Blind Guy Driving'), and Masi Oka ('Scrubs'); creator/executive producer Tim Kring; executive producer Dennis Hammer; co-executive producer/comic book writer Jeph Loeb ('Lost,' 'Superman for All Seasons') and legendary comic book artist Tim Sale ('Batman: The Long Halloween') will participate in a Q&A session. Limited edition Heroes comic books, created by Tim Sale, will be distributed at the screening to fans who receive a special pin at the 'Heroes' booth.
In addition, 'Heroes' will have a booth set up on the convention center floor during the entire run of Comic-Con International 2006. At this booth, cheerleaders will be handing out exclusive 'Heroes' collector pins and other limited edition items.
WHEN: Friday, July 21, 2006 at 12:30 ' 2:00 p.m. (Screening/Q&A)
WHERE: Comic-Con International 2006 ' San Diego Convention Center
111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 &mddot; Screening/Q&A will take place in Room 6CDEF &mddot; Booth activities will take place in Booth 3912
SYNOPSIS: From NBC Universal Television Studio comes the epic saga 'Heroes,' which chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities.
- GargylovesWolfy, a HeroesTheSeries Forum member, who has seen the pilot, posts a review -- one containing a lot of spoilers -- at the forum. You can read it here. She provides us almost with the entire synopsis of the pilot. (We learn later that it's actually the unaired episode.)
- NBC.com releases a video of 2 minutes Behind the Scenes.
- Spoiler pictures of Claire from pilot, are released to the HeroesTheSeries Forum.
People or Companies
- Tim Kring
- The Crew
- The Cast
- NBC Universal Media Studios
- Tailwind Productions
- Aspen MLT Comics
- Tim Sale's website
- The Global Couch
- Beaming Beeman
- Heroes Brasil
- Comicbookresources.com "CBR"
- HeroesTheSeries Forum
- the Futon Critic
- Queen TV
- TV without Pity Forum
The Series Crew
- Tim Kring, the Creator, the Writer and an Executive Producer
- Tim Sale, the Artistic Consultant
- Dennis Hammer, an Executive Producer
- David Semel, the Director and an Executive Producer
- Jeph Loeb, the Co-executive Producer
- Skip Beaudine, a Producer.
- Lori Motyer, the Co-producer.
- Burk Sauls, the Colourist
- Dave Stewart, the Colourist
- Cesar Lemus, the Storyboard Artist.
- Michael Budge, the Art Director.
- Debra McGuire, the Costume Designer.
- Lori Madrigal, a Special Effects Makeup Artist.
- Ian Quinn, a Stunt Coordinator.
- Wendy Melvoin, a Music Composer.
- Lisa Coleman, a Music Composer.
- Walter Eckert, the Art Department Coordinator.
- Glenn Hetrick, a Special Effects Makeup Artist.
- Greg Solomon, a Special Effects Makeup Artist.
- Steve Schriver, a Stunt Coordinator.
- Jesse Alexander, a Writer and a Co-executive Producer.
- Ruth Ammon, the Production Designer.
- Allan Arkush, a Director and an Executive Producer.
- Adam Armus, a Supervising Producer.
- Greg Beeman, a Director and an Executive Producer.
- Natalie Chaidez, a Writer and a Co-executive Producer.
- Jim Chory, a Producer.
- Aron Coleite, the Co-Producer.
- Kay Foster, a Supervising Producer.
- Bryan Fuller, the Consulting Producer.
- Michael Green, a Writer and a Co-executive Producer.
- Shenkar, the Vocalist.
The Graphic Novel Crew
- Aron Coleite, the Graphic Novel Writer
- Michael Turner, a Graphic Novel (GN) Artist
- Koi Turnbull, a GN Artist
- Mark Roslan, the GN Digital Inker
- Peter Steigerwald, a GN Colourist
- David Moran, a GN Colourist
The Main Cast
- Santiago Cabrera as Isaac Mendez
- Tawny Cypress as Simone Deveraux
- Noah Gray-Cabey as Micah Sanders
- Greg Grunberg as Matt Parkman
- Ali Larter as Niki Sanders
- Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura
- Hayden Panettiere as Claire Bennet
- Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh
- Leonard Roberts as D. L. Hawkins
- Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli
The Secondary Cast
- Americus Abesamis
- Omid Abtahi
- Max Amini
- Randall Bentley
- Jack Coleman as HRG
- Ashley Crow
- Thomas Dekker
- Stacy Haiduk
- Jacob Hashem
- Corey Kotler
- Shishir Kurup
- James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi
- Tohoru Masamune as Boss at Yamagato
- Michael Milhoan
- Milos Milicevic
- Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
- Wiley Pickett
- Jacqueline Piñol
- John Prosky
- Deirdre Quinn
- Ian Quinn
- Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli
- Richard Roundtree
- Brian Tarantina
- John Thaddeus
- David Ury
- Greg Wrangler
- There is not yet any confirmed in-universe data.
- AU1 = First Network Draft
- AU2 = Claire & the Cat

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Coronation Street have today confirmed that Kym Marsh is to take a break from her role as Michelle Connor later this year.
Kym joined the cast in 2006 and has been at the centre of some of the show’s biggest storylines during her 13 years on the cobbles.
Kym Marsh said:
"When I was lucky enough to be offered four episodes on Coronation Street I could never in my wildest dreams have thought I’d be here thirteen years later.
“It’s been an incredibly difficult decision but it feels like the right time for me to take a break from the show and explore some other roles.
“But this isn’t the last you’ve heard of Michelle Connor, she’ll be back! I can’t wait to see what the writers have in store for the future.”
Coronation Street Executive Producer John Whiston said:
"Kym has done a fantastic job on the show as Michelle Connor, bringing incredible heart and humanity to some hugely important stories. We will be really sad to lose her when she goes but totally understand that, after dedicating herself to the show for so long and so brilliantly, she now fancies trying something else for a while.
"We, and the audience, thank her and wish her well."


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Hi everyone, my name is Kristina and I come from a small town Žiri, that is at the end of Poljanska Valley. I was a student at Faculty of tourism student - Turistica and now I am employed in Institute for Tourism and Culture Poljanska Valley in Gorenja vas and also part of Tourist Association Žiri. I am Green Coordinator for the Green Scheme of Slovenia Tourism in Municipality Gorenja vas - Poljane and I wish everyone will have the best green story when they come and visit us.
And what is green story? It is where you meet locals, protect nature, learn something new, experience natural and cultural heritage and so much more.
Slovenia have so many things to offer and once you will come here and experience everything we have to offer to you, you will want to come back again and again.
See you soon!

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This is how real geeks hang their keys.
Seriously? Even with photoshop he couldn’t get it right and still ended up with hover hand?
In case you’ve been living under a rock, on Mars, with your fingers in your ears and a blindfold on, or just been raiding for the past 24 hours… Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple.
What at first glance seems like an awkward ‘meet the parents’ situation for Dade Klublershturf quickly turns into a game of cat and mouse between Nazis, his boy genius younger brother, Ollie, and a time machine (disguised as an Atari joy stick) the Nazis are trying to capture from him…
The cake is a lie. No really, this Rubik’s cube Battenburg cake cannot be solved but it can be eaten
In fact, the Rubiks cake looks so good that it even earned it’s creator an email from Ernő Rubik himself.
On July 14th, two days after posting I received an email from Ernő Rubik himself saying that he liked my cake. I guess the world is really a very small place.
‘ Thanks for the nice birthday surprise which sweetens the bitterness of passing time.’


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The little-known fauna of the Sierra de Guadarrama.
The invertebrates are the group having a species highest number in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. Its high diversity and adaptability to the environment climatic conditions -low temperatures, high snowfall and rainfall, strong winds and high solar radiation - shorten its biological cycle. These extreme variables have led to fundamentally different adaptive strategies in insects, from singular shapes and reduced sizes to the most diverse range of colors, such as the ornamentation of coleopteran elytra or the striking chromatism of butterflies.
In the National Park, spring and summer are time par excellence for a show: a period when insect larvae, after spending winter under the ground, snow and ice, emerge in their adult stages. This metamorphosis process all insects share, causes an explosion of life and triggers a race against time to ensure descent in years to come.
Within this invertebrate fauna, the group having a greatest biodiversity is the one of arthropods, headed by the insect class. However, there are other less abundant but very interesting groups, such as molluscs and crustaceans, mainly ln the National Park wetlands.
Among the molluscs are Pisidium casertanum, characteristic in Peñalara Massif wetlands and National Park water streams. It is a bivalve about 4-5 mm long and under 4 mm width. It proliferates in lentic habitats loamy areas, and it has a cosmopolitan distribution throughout Europe.
Crustaceans, a class of arthropods, are typical of the National Park quiet waters ecosystems. They are usually small invertebrates including, among others, species from Daphnia, Ceriodaphnia, Alona, and Chidorus genera. Perhaps one of the most striking crustaceans is Chirocephalus diaphanus, an anostracean about 37 mm long with a Palearctic distribution. In the National Park, it is distributed in temporary lake systems having oligotrophic waters, and it comes to survive to over 2,100 m heights. Their populations appear in summer, when the snowpack is removed from the mountain wetlands. It is monocyclic, so its eggs need a period of drying prior to hatching.
As mentioned, the largest and most representative group the one from the insects. It is globally estimated that 70% to 80% of living beings are insects. Currently 900,000 insects species are known worldwide. For the Sierra de Guadarrama, the species range estimated number is 15,000 to 20,000 insects, ie, 1.65% of the world total and 35.5% of the insects in the Iberian Peninsula.
Lepidoptera belong to the most striking, showy, and best studied order in the Sierra de Guadarrama. There are 124 rhopalocerae (day butterflies) species of, from 224 classified in the Iberian Peninsula, that is to say, 55% of the Iberian species are distributed in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
EThe presence of the Apollo butterfly, Parnassius Apollo, is noticeable. It belongs to the Papilionidae family; its size is variable: 60 to 75 mm, and the colorful stands out in his white wings of 4 red ocelli, surounded in black. Its distribution in the National Park of the Sierra de Guadarrama is limited to mountainous areas, on alpine slope meadows, and bogs and sunny humid zones. There exist several isolated populations in the Iberian peninsula mountainous zones, being known more than 20 subspecies. In the Sierra de Guadarrama, the escalerai and wyatti subspecies have been mentioned. Its main nutritious plant is Sedum. With regard to its protection level, it is classified as extinction risk status at the Community of Madrid level, and it is mentioned in the Habitats Directive Annex IV, in Berne Convention Annex II, and the List of Wild Species under Special Protection Regime.
The harlequin butterfly, Zerinthya ruminina, is a papilonidous, living in the National Park boundaries areas under 1,500 m height. It is a medium size (50 mm) butterfly, very characteristic for its multicolored winged (yellow, black and red); it is little demanding in terms of habitat, although it is limited to oak trees area, where it is nutritious plant, Aristolochia, is available. It is classified as special interest status at the community of Madrid level.
Another very particular butterfly is the dusky large blue, Phengaris nausithous, living in the Sierra de Guadarrama Valley of El Paula area. It is a small size species from Lycaenida family, being limited to 4 localities in the Iberian Peninsula. It is classified as vulnerable status in the National Catalog, as well as the Habitats Directive Annexes II and IV, and the Berne Convention Annex II.
Other butterflies very significant in the Sierra de Guadarrama, both for their history as for their singularity and fragility are the heterocerae -or night butterflies-. Specially, the Spanish moon moth (Graellsia isabelae), a large size saturnid, which reaches 10 cm in wingspan. It was described and discovered in the Sierra de Guadarrama by Mariano de la Paz Graells, in year 1848. Although initially named Saturnia isabelae in honor to Queen Isabel II, it was later discovered that it belonged to another different genus, denominating Graellsia, in honor to Dr. Graells. He discovered not only this lepidopteran, but he also described several species of coleopterans. The so called "Graellsia” in the mountains environments, has wings with a semi-transparent clear greenish coloration, with chestnut stripes that mark its veins, very practical when concealing in Pinus sylvestris forests. It is classified as special interest at the Community of Madrid level, and it is included in the Wild Species List under Special Protection Regime, the Habitats Directive Annexes II and IV, and Berne Convention Annex II. Although a small population exists in the Alps, it is thought that it was introduced, reason why it is considered an Iberian Peninsula endemism.
By size, the great peacock moth (Saturnia pyri) is another great heterocean. It reaches 130 mm and is considered the largest lepidopteran in Europe. Its forewings and hind wings are ocher to grayish, with reddish tones zigzagging lines, and they have four very marked ocher, brown, ocher and black ocelli. Its larva is of great size reaching until 10 cm length. It is distributed throughout Europe. In the Sierra de Guadarrama has been located in Miraflores, Rascafría and Cercedilla areas. Its regression in the community of Madrid zone has led to the classification as special interest status.
Other butterflies classified as vulnerable status at the Community of Madrid level are Nymphalis antiopa, Ocnogyna latreillei and Euphydryas aurinia. The latter is even included in the List of Wild Species in Protection Regime and both the Habitats Directive and Berne Convention Annex II. Plebicula nivescens is another rhopaloceran classified as sensitive to habitat alteration status at the Community of Madrid level. It is a Spanish mountain endemism. The subspecies estevita is the one that inhabits in the Guadarrama Mountain range of and is a local endemism.


My previous posts on SEO gadgets for iGoogle has shown that many of SEJ readers are using iGoogle on a daily basis.
Hence I decided to share a few more hacks to make the most of iGoogle.
The following Greasemonkey scripts help to make your iGoogle home page more usable as well as add a few really nice features:
- Lets you toggle header, footer and sidebar using mini-menu or shortcut keys (the toggle settings will be saved).
- Moves the mini search field to top-right corner along with a mini-menu for all links.
- Hide the Search bar and / or the footer
- Mark RSS feeds as “read” to only show new items
- Add icons next to feed stories from the target site
- Hover over feed stories to view the summaries
- Completely hide feeds with no new items, so you only see feeds you need to read
- Change the refresh frequency, number of items, and title of feeds
- Avoid feed caching, so your feeds always display the latest stories
You can configure its settings by clicking “Better iGoogle Options” in the top right corner:
You can configure pretty much everything there:
iGoogle Realizable Columns
This is an awesome user script that gives you more power over your iGoogle home page by letting you resize the columns. After installing it, you can drag the columns to achieve the desired width:


In Quentin Tarantino's new film, Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx plays the title character, a freed slave turned bounty hunter searching for his wife and their plantation tormentors.
As is the case with all of Tarantino's films, Django Unchained is incredibly violent. We spoke to the director before the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., and before critics had taken him to task for the film's brutality. The film also is being debated for the way it brings humor to the story of slavery.
At a suicide prevention center in upstate New York, America's troops and veterans are calling in for help.
And that help is needed more than ever. This past year witnessed a terrible death toll from suicide. For the first time in a decade of war, more active-duty troops have taken their own lives this year than have died fighting in Afghanistan.
It's probably not true that truth is stranger than fiction, but in the hands of a great biographer, it can be just as compelling. Novelists can create unique and unforgettable characters — there's never been anyone quite like Jane Eyre or Ignatius J. Reilly — but there's no shortage of fascinating literary protagonists who just happened to exist in real life.
Imagine going to work every day and not getting paid. Then, one day, you're told there's no work to do — so you must pay the company for the privilege of not working.
This is the daily reality facing Mrs. Kim, a petite 52-year-old North Korean. Her husband's job in a state-run steel factory requires him to build roads. She can't remember the last time he received a monthly salary. When there are no roads to build, he has to pay his company around 20 times his paltry monthly salary, she says.


FRANC VILA introduces a new timepiece in its SuperLigero Concept collection, named FVa61 SuperLigero Automatic.
With the introduction in 2008 of the FVa Nº 6, a skeleton tourbillon with 5 days of power reserve, Franc Vila inaugurated his well known and successful collection named SuperLigero Concept. The concept consists in the development of different masterpieces with the characteristic of being very light while extremely robust in order to provide to the Haute Horlogerie lovers a collection of contemporary and complicated watches able to withstand exigent sport activities.
The common element in all the timepieces introduced under the SuperLigero concept is the use of Lightnium, an aluminium-lithium based alloy used in state of the art aeronautical engineering. Its main characteristics are lightness combined with high tensile strength, allowing structural weight reduction and an increase in the elastic modulus performance. These characteristics allow for the development of very robust movements like the FV Nº 6 skeleton tourbillon or the FV Nº Cuatro SuperLigero chronograph tourbillon.
The new timepiece is equipped with the FV61 manufactured automatic calibre, made in Lightnium, and boasts a “big date” with a double window calendar clearly displaying the date, a useful indication, easily readable, that people like to use.
Special “Esprit Unique” shape with elliptic and circular bezel
Crystal and caseback both in sapphire with double sided anti-glare treatment
Water resistant to 100 meters
Manufactured Mechanical Self-Winding movement caliber FV35
Frequency 28.800 vph
Power reserve of 50 hours
Hours, minutes and seconds
Smoked sapphire dial with hours and minutes indications
Big date at 12′
Small seconds sapphire disc at 6′
Rubber sport strap with Black DieHard Extreme Steel deployant buckle
Crocodile leather also included
Limited edition 88 pieces


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Emmanuelle Parrenin was part of France’s folk movement in the late 1960s; her popularity and sense of style led some to call her France’s version of Sandy Denny and Mandy Morton. Maison Rose is her last album, released in 1977, and generally considered her best, with delicate, multitracked ballads that range from lush folk to more experimental pieces heavy on percussion. Her mixing of folk and the avant-garde brings to mind Brigitte Fontaine, while her ethereal prettiness evokes the likes of Vashti Bunyan and Linda Perhacs


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Now, we’re not trying to alarm you, but…you might have been carrying around a medical condition with you and not even know it. While it’s pretty easy for you (we hope!) to recognize when something is so obviously wrong with you, some diseases prefer to keep themselves under the radar. Instead of making your life a misery, then silently sleep just below the surface, keep themselves to themselves – but also, unfortunately, that means they’re keeping themselves to you, too. Some of the conditions outlined below pose no real threat to your overall health: they just happen to exist. Others, however, can lead to more serious problems.
Lyme disease is a serious condition, or at least it can be if it’s not treated in its early stages. However, it often isn’t treated at that point because so many people have it without even realizing. And the thing is, lyme disease does show symptoms, so it’s not as if there aren’t some warning signs that something is amiss. Unfortunately, these warning signs are similar to those found in other conditions too, making it a little bit more difficult to diagnose. People are generally diagnosed with fatigue and autoimmune diseases when in fact they’re carrying a disease transmitted to them through the bite of a tick. If you have flu like symptoms, muscle pain, and extreme tiredness then you might not just be feeling run down: it could be lyme disease. But don’t worry: it’s fully treatable with antibiotics if caught early enough.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Despite more and more people getting tested than ever before, there still remains a huge portion of the population who are infected with an STI without even knowing it. Chlamydia is probably the most common, with a quite staggering percentage of infected people not knowing they have it: some 70% of women and 50% of men. This fosters bigger problems: people who don’t know they have it ended up passing it on to other people. Treatment for chlamydia is readily available, but if it goes unnoticed then it can cause slight symptoms in men and women. Unfortunately, it’s not detected early on then it can cause women to become infertile. Another common STI that flies under the radar in many people is gonorrhea, which also shows few if any symptoms.
If you have, or know of someone who has celiac disease then you’ll already well understand the complications of diagnosing this awkward disease. The problem is, if you have it then you will feel its effects, you just might not know what it is exactly that’s causing you to have stomach troubles and a general rundown feeling. Given that it’s a condition that can pose much bigger problems further on down the line, it’s surprising that there are most likely many more people living with the disease untreated than there are people who have diagnosed. If you think it might be the cause of your troubles but your doctor isn’t playing ball with your self-diagnosis, take treatment into your own hands: the disease comes from your body’s inability to break down gluten, so it should be easy enough. Switch to a gluten free diet and see if anything improves!
There’s an epidemic going on across the world that’s talked and talked about but isn’t improving all the much: obesity is affecting far too many people. This is causing a whole host of health problems, but most noticeably diabetes. Because there are few different types of diabetes, people aren’t so sure when they have it. Let’s break it down. You can be born with Type 1 diabetes, but you acquire other types as you age. If you’re overweight and there’s a history of diabetes in your family, there’s every chance you might get it. Look out for signs of increased thirst, hunger, and blurred vision.
But Don’t Worry
But is there any need to be worried? No, of course not. While you could have an illness without even knowing it, so could everybody else. The chances that you have been affected are slim, so there’s no reason to start losing sleep over it. And also no reason at all to start bothering your doctor every time you feel slightly under the weather. Finally, if you do discover one day that you have a condition you didn’t realize you had, then so what? Keep it under control, do what you can to alleviate the symptoms, and then get out there and enjoy your life. Nothing should hold you back from living other than death itself!

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Opalite is a beautiful stone to have as part of your collection or to create jewelry!
This man-made glass appears to have a blue color when placed against a black background, yet gleams a milky white with pinks, yellows, and oranges when on a white background.
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Extra-vehicular visor assembly was worn by astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on the lunar surface during his historic Apollo 11 mission in July, 1969.
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Minecraft is a sandbox computer game produced by Swedish video game designer Markus Persson and later on established by Mojang. The video game permits gamers to construct with a range of various cubes in a 3D procedurally created world, needing imagination from gamers. Other activities in the video game consist of expedition, resource event, crafting, and fight.
Several gameplay modes are offered, consisting of a survival mode where the gamer should obtain resources to keep and develop the world health, an innovative mode where gamers have limitless resources to construct with and the capability to fly, an experience mode where gamers can play customized maps developed by other gamers with specific limitations, a viewer mode where gamers can easily move throughout a world without being impacted by gravity or accidents, and a hardcore mode, where the gamer is provided just one life. The PC variation of the video game permits gamers to develop mods with brand-new gameplay properties, products, and mechanics.
By early 2018, over 144 million copies had actually been offered throughout all platforms, making it the 2nd very popular video game of all time behind Tetris. Spin-off video games, such as Minecraft: Story Mode, have actually likewise been launched. By the end of 2017, the video game had over 74 million regular monthly active gamers.


Kim Kardashian jokes about daughter North West 'stealing' her glam squad as the tot sits for hair and makeup
Kim Kardashian's daughter North West is just five-years-old.
But it looks like she's already taking after mom's fashionista ways, as evident by the bombshell mother-of-three's Instagram on Saturday.
The eldest child of Kim and Kanye West oozed style as she got glammed up with fierce orange eyeliner to match a florescent tangerine dress for what appeared to be a photo shoot.
Mommy's little girl! North West took after her mom's fashionista ways as she sat for hair and makeup in Instagram story posts posted by mom on Saturday
'She's coming for me and stealing my glam squad,' Kim joked on top of video of North sitting for hair and makeup like a real celeb.
In the videos North donned a beautiful bright orange dress and winged eyeliner.
The cheongsam-inspired garment is a favorite of the tot, who often wears the collared dress style which originated from China.
She also sported metal loops through her high ponytail, similar to a style her mom has rocked before.
Following her lead: 'She's coming for me and stealing my glam squad,' Kim joked on top of video of North sitting for hair and makeup like a real celeb
Orange you glad! The little lady looked like a VIP as she showed off her tangerine look
Earlier in the day the little one ventured out with mom and siblings Chicago, eight-months, and Saint, two.
It was a rare sighting for the family, who are not often photographed together.
Kim wore neon pink while North donned a fluorescent yellow look similar to the orange dress, and added a pair of Vans sneakers.
Stylish: North was out with mom earlier in the day wearing a neon dress similar to the other look, adding a pair of white sneakers from Vans
New name: On Saturday morning North's dad Kanye tweeted, 'The being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE'
The outing comes just after her husband Kanye West announced he was now going by the name YE.
On Saturday morning the 41-year-old musician tweeted, 'The being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE.'
The rapper/fashion designer is scheduled at the musical performer for tonight's Saturday Night Live hosted by Adam Driver. The sketch show is set to air at 11:30 EST / 8:30 PST on NBC.
Musical guest: The rapper/fashion designer is scheduled at the musical performer for tonight's Saturday Night Live season premiere hosted by Adam Driver
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Novel target could be important for multiple myeloma therapy development
Scientists have identified a molecule on the tumour cells of Multiple Myeloma that could be a target for developing new treatment therapies.
Multiple Myeloma is a bone marrow cancer and it is diagnosed in around 6,000 people in the UK per year. It often affects several areas of the body and treatment is used to control the condition, as most cases of Multiple Myeloma are incurable. Myeloma cells closely interact with surrounding non-cancerous body cells from which they receive signals that foster Myeloma cell growth.
Despite recent advances in the treatment of Myeloma, some malignant cells ultimately escape the therapy, and the cancer commonly returns in a more aggressive fashion. Patients then need further therapies to help control the condition. A better understanding of the biology of Myeloma is critical for developing more effective treatments.
The study has revealed genes that are responsive to a certain form of oncogenic signalling in Myeloma cells - IL-27Rα and JAM2 and how they could be used to tailor new Myeloma treatments in the future. The study, a collaboration between the teams of Professor Ulf Klein at the School of Medicine, Professor David Westhead at the Faculty of Biological Sciences and Professor Gordon Cook at the Leeds CRUK Clinical Trials Unit, is published in the journal Blood Advances and it was funded by Blood Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK.
Future research will focus on how the newly identified IL-27Rα gene on Myeloma cells could be used for the development of alternative tailored therapies, such as modifying the interaction of Myeloma cells with the surrounding cells and tissue.
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Hurray for Kanye! North West squeals with delight as her daddy throws her in the air in latest install of Kardashian Khristmas card
With daily 'teasers', the count down to this year's Kardashian Christmas card has been prolonged - and we've still got a week to go.
But Monday's update - Day 18 - was surely worth the build up. The heart-warming image showed Kanye West throwing his four-year-old daughter in the air.
North squeals with delight as her curls fly around her face in delightful disarray in the happy scene.
Hurray for Kanye! North West squeals with delight as her daddy throws her in the air in latest install of Kardashian Kristmas card
Most importantly Kanye, 40, is the picture of happy fatherhood, with the often morose star for once grinning and clearly enjoying spending time with his oldest child.
Kanye only made his full debut on the 2017 KardashianChristmas card on Saturday, after days 11 and 15 showed glimpses of his chest and arm.
The Gold Digger hitmaker has managed to avoid appearing in the family's famed Christmas card since he started dating Kim back in 2012.
Sweet: There was another teaser for the Kardashian Christmas card shared on Sunday. In the new image, captioned Day 17, Khloe Kardashian holds onto Rob's daughter Dream as Kris Jenner smiles. In the background is grandmother MJ
Most of the Kardashian clan have now been seen on the card, with grandmother MJ, making it four generations in Sunday's image.
One exception is Rob - the only male Kardashian sibling has yet to make his debut in the card; he has been a recluse since he split from Dream's mother Blac Chyna earlier this year.
At last: After days of teasing, Kanye West, 40, has finally made his full debut on the 2017 Kardashian Christmas card
Day 15: Kim Kardashian, 37, was joined by rapper husband Kanye West, 40, and their son Saint, two, in the latest installment from the Kardashian family Christmas card
Kourtney, 38, the eldest Kardashian daughter captioned the familial image: 'DAY 15' followed with '25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS'.
Kim was dressed in a tight white tank top and light blue distressed denim jeans as she showed off her platinum blonde hair in the gorgeous image.
Saint looked adorable as he posed alongside his mom and dad in front of a bright white background.
This year marks the first time the reality TV star family have teased the image on a day-by-day basis. The build up has fans wondering what is install for Day 25 - a new baby or some bump shots perhaps?
Kim previously said of this year's inspiration: 'This year’s card is shot really casually. We’re kind of doing a jeans-and-T-shirts vibe. Really cute. All the kids are so hard to put together.'
Family! On Thursday, Kim took to social media to share a picture from the photo shoot featuring sister Kourtney's two little boys Mason, seven, and Reign, three
On Thursday, Kim took to social media to share a picture from the photo shoot featuring her sister and Kourtney's two little boys.
'DAY 14- Happiest of birthdays to my two nephews! I love you so much Mason & Reign,' Kim captioned the photo.
In the photo, the mother-of-three played around with her gleeful son Reign as Mason presented a wrapped gift.
The Kardashians have been celebrating the holidays with a festive photo for every day in December.
In Day 13's photo, Reign crawled on the floor in adorable overalls as his family stood behind him.
Up close! In Day 13's photo, Reign crawled on the floor in adorable overalls as his family stood behind him - with 'pregnant' Aunt Khloe, 33, making her debut
The image shared for Day 11 featured Kim and Kanye locked at the hips wearing matching blue jeans and white T-shirts - marking the rapper's official debut.
While Kim and Kanye will be welcoming baby number three soon via surrogate, sister Kylie Jenner, 20, is rumored to be expecting a baby with her boyfriend Travis Scott, 25, and Khloe, 33, is reportedly pregnant with boyfriend Tristan Thompson's child.
Kourtney raises Mason, eight, Penelope, five, and Reign, three - with former boyfriend Scott Disick, 34.
While Scott has been canoodling with teen model girlfriend Sofia Richie, 19, Kourtney has moved on with Algerian model Younes Bendjima, 24.
Love: The image shared for Day 11 featured Kim and Kanye locked at the hips wearing matching blue jeans and white T-shirts
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Gas leak reported at Aliso Canyon storage facility during routine operation
PORTER RANCH, Calif. (FOX 11 / CNS) - Southern California Gas Co. says there was a leak at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility during a routine operation to pressurize equipment after maintenance.
In a community alert, the company said the leak occurred about 4:55 p.m. Monday and didn't pose any health risks, though it did produce a noticeable odor.
But Andrew Krowne, a Northridge resident who developed a cellphone application for those within 18 miles of the facility to report health issues, said 34 people reported symptoms including headaches, nosebleeds, and burning of the eyes and throat, the Los Angeles Times reported today.
The leak was shut off within about 50 minutes and residents were notified about 7:40 p.m., according to the utility's alert.
Since Krowne's app became available in October, more than 150 users have reported 2,200 symptoms, he said, according to The Times.
The facility is the site of the largest methane leak in U.S. history. Starting in 2015, a ruptured well spewed tens of thousands of tons of gas, forcing roughly 8,000 families in the northwest San Fernando Valley from their homes. Many complained of health issues that included cancer, nausea and nosebleeds.
The blowout took more than four months to plug and prompted demands from residents and elected officials that the facility be shut down.
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Grow what you like to eat and select vegetables for taste, ornamental value, compact size and quick maturity, says Renee Shepherd of Renee's Garden Seeds. The pioneering Californian gardener has tested countless vegetable varieties from seeds she has collected from around the world.
"Vegetables in containers are entirely dependent on you, so if you want them to keep pumping out fruit, water consistently and feed them once a month with an organic fertilizer," she says. And no matter what you decide to grow, start with fresh sterile potting mix, which holds air and nutrients better than last season's worn out soil.
Here are her five best bets for veggie plots in pots.
Baby leaf lettuce, also called mesclun or cut-and-come-again salad greens, are quick-growing lettuce mixes that mature in about 35 to 40 days. "Sow seeds thickly for a uniform crop," says Shepherd. When they're 10 to 12 centimetres tall, harvest the greens for salads, leaving about 2 cm at the base of the plants. They'll quickly regrow for a fresh, season-long harvest.
The best edible flowers for container gardening are nasturtiums, says Shepherd.
"They mound up, drape over the edges of pots and they're attractive to hummingbirds, too," she says. Both flowers and leaves have the sharp, peppery taste of watercress with sweet honey notes. Shepherd uses both in salmon or shrimp sandwiches, along with a dollop of Dijon mustard.
Select the colourful "Rainbow" or "Neon" varieties of this attractive spinach-like green, planting them 15 to 20 cm apart so they have plenty of room to grow to maturity, advises Shepherd. "When they have seven or eight leaves, pick off the outer leaves to regenerate more," she says. Shepherd uses these harvested chard leaves in stir-fries or she sautées them in olive oil and garlic and serves them with shavings of Parmesan cheese.
Shepherd has discovered two varieties of tomatoes that do well in containers. Both "Superbush" and "Stupice" are compact plants that grow no more than 60 cm to about a metre high, making them easier to manage in containers than most bushes that can become unruly when grown in pots. "They need only a short stake or cage for support," says Shepherd, "and they mature early, producing full-size fruit." Mulch with 5 cm of organic material to help keep moisture in the soil, she says, but to prevent blossom end rot, cut back on watering by about one-third once the plants have set fruit.
Garden-variety zucchini or summer squashes can get out of hand in a garden plot, but "Astia" is a compact variety that "doesn't get huge and doesn't take over the world," Shepherd says. A non-rambling bush variety from France, "Astia" produces quick-maturing fruit that can be easily harvested from the base of the plant. It also has attractive, silvery-green foliage.

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Musicians I Resemble
Over the years, folks always mention me resembling someone.
First, here’s my high school senior year photo.
After seeing that, the first thing some folks mention is Ready for the World, an 80s and early 90s group known for the song “Oh Sheila.” One person indicated my photo resembled lead singer Melvin Riley Jr.
When it comes to resembling him, I’ll let the readers judge.
This is me at age 23.
Folks used to call me Babyface.
Here’s me again.
Around 2010, folks started calling me Will I Am. They still do too.
Again, I’ll let the readers judge. Ironically, Will and I both have birthdays in March.
Last but not least is something originating in Central Florida.
This is me again.
For years, local folks always confused me with local rapper and national recording act, Swamburger.
I’ll let the readers judge that one too.
For nearly fifteen years, white folks still confuse us.
I don’t know. I guess I just have that face, whatever that means.


The Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), founded in 1987, is an independent state agency responsible for investigating and reducing occurrences of abuse against people with disabilities in both state and private settings. In addition to directly serving individuals with disabilities through the management of abuse investigations, the DPPC offers training opportunities for police officers and service providers. One such program is the Awareness and Action program; this program is taught and developed by individuals with disabilities and intends to educate a diverse population about recognizing and preventing abuse and neglect. Through this, the DPPC seeks to fulfil its mission of protecting the adults residing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with disabilities that may be at risk for abuse and neglect. The DPPC has many different definitions of abuse. They define physical and sexual abuse as: the use of physical force against someone which causes injury or pain and/or when someone is forced to take part in unwanted, unsafe, and/or degrading sexual activity without their express permission or knowledge, respectively. The DPPC also provides separate definitions for neglect and maltreatment. Neglect is defined as situations in which someone who is responsible for the care and well-being of another fails to provide for their basic needs, thus resulting in serious physical or emotional injury. Their definition for maltreatment is the use of medication, treatments,
“ The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) … defines child abuse and neglect as, at minimum: "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation"; or "An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm."” (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Administration for Children & Families, "Definitions of Child Abuse
Maltreatment/abuse- Maltreatment and abuse are an act of cruel or inhumane treatment, within the family, outside of family, in a care setting or by a stranger. It is when a person puts someone in harms way or inflicts pain on someone: physically, emotionally, intellectually or sexually.
When children come into the custody of DCFS and are placed into Foster Care they are scared, confused, lonely, and usually conditioned not to tell when they are being mistreated. Most of the children that come into “the system” have learned to accept abuse as normal or natural and are unaware that they are even being mistreated. Therefore, when they are placed in homes where this is occurring it is not in their nature to speak up. Once they are removed from their parents, they are solely reliant on the department for their protection and it is the department’s responsibility to provide that protection which has not always been fulfilled by the department or the foster care agencies. The department should be making reasonable efforts to provide proper services
A child may be taken into care because they are being physically or sexually abused. Physical abuse is when a child is purposely hurt and tortured by their parents/ guardian. E.g. burning a child or wounding them. “Children who are physically abused suffer violence such as being hit, kicked, poisoned, burned,
The civil definitions used in child and family law are defined in the Children Act 1989 as significant harm to a child. Emotional abuse includes the failure of a caregiver to provide an appropriate and supportive environment. It includes acts that have an adverse effect of the emotional health and development of a child, e.g. ridiculing, threatening, intimidating and discriminating. Examples of emotional abuse are ignoring the child’s need to interact, failing to express positive feelings to a child, showing no emotion. Denying the child opportunities for interacting and communication with others, also bullying or frightening a child, persistently telling them that they are useless (World health organisation) Physical abuse is defined in Working together 2015 as: A form of abuse which may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may be caused when a parent/carer fabricates the symptoms of, or deliberately induces, illness in a child. Sexual abuse is defined by
Abuse is defined as any injury, physical or mental, that is not caused by an accident. Neglect is defined as a child/children whose parents have abandoned them or who are not providing the basic care a child needs. Dependency is defined as a child/children whose parents have ignored, where not able to provide or denied basic care to the point the state is asking for custody of the
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the failure to provide for a child’s basic physical, emotional, and educational needs or to protect a child (ages 0-12) from harm or potential harm is defined as maltreatment (2015). Any words or action by a caregiver or parent that causes harm, potential harm, or threatens harm whether deliberate or intentional against a child takes the definition a step further (2015).
Child maltreatment: “Federal law defines child abuse and neglect as any recent act, or failure to act, on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act that presents an imminent risk of serious harm to a child” (“Child Abuse and Maltreatment,”
National Center of Elder Abuse states, “Physical abuse is defined as the use of physical force that may result in bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment. Physical abuse may include but is not limited to such acts of violence as striking (with or without an object), hitting, beating, pushing, shoving, shaking, slapping, kicking, pinching, and burning”. And “Sexual contact with any person incapable of giving consent is also considered sexual abuse. It includes, but is not limited to, unwanted touching, all types of sexual assault or battery, such as rape, sodomy, coerced nudity, and sexually explicit photographing”.
Each state has their own policies and definitions for abuse and neglect. The National Research Council is recommending that they define abuse and neglect as “physical abuse, sexual abuse, physiological neglects, and emotional maltreatment” (Emery & Laumann-Billings, p. 122.) Followed by dividing the forms of family abuse of maltreatment vs. violence.
Childhelp.org defines child abuse as: when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm, or risk of serious harm to a child. There are many forms of child maltreatment, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, and emotional abuse.
Child abuse or neglect includes sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. Sexual exploitation includes the following conduct by a person responsible for the child’s welfare: Allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution. Allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in actual or simulated activities of a sexual nature that are prohibited by criminal statute. Emotional abuse is mental injury means a serious injury to the child as evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment in the child’s ability to function in a developmentally appropriate manner and the existence of that impairment is supported by the opinion of a qualified expert witness.” (Giardino, 2010).
Legal protections for disabled people in America are essential because disabled people face overwhelming discrimination, and the legislation helps provides equality in an unfair world.


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A fine George III period mahogany longcase clock with brass dial movement, hour strike, strike/silent and chiming on 6 bells at the quarters.
The top-quality London case is veneered with figured flame mahogany and has fine patination. The pull-forward arched top hood is flanked by turned pillars with brass capitals and bases and has an inset brass sound fret below the top cornice moulding. The full-length trunk door has a moulded bridge top and quarter columns with similar brass capitals and bases. The quarter columns are repeated in the moulded panelled base.
The 12-inch arched brass dial has an applied chapter ring with foliate corner spandrels. There is an aperture to view the day of the month above VI and a subsidiary seconds dial below XII. The blued steel hands are finely pierced and the maker’s signature – Wm. Frodsham Redlion Square London – is engraved on the centre of the dial. Within the arch there is a subsidiary dial for strike/silent.
The 8-day movement has rack strike with the hours sounded on a bell and the quarters on six bells. As one would expect from a maker of Frodsham’s stature, the movement is of the highest quality with fine wheelwork and large plates.
Date: circa 1785
Height: 85 ½ in (225 cm)


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In most cases, cats and kittens can be lively in the house but can easily be turned off by the pain from cat lip sore. They can sometimes be painful and will affect the eating habit of the cats hence must be handled in a timely manner. Sore in cats can be caused by dental infections and other viral diseases that generally affect cats. Cats have a better way to handle month inflammation; hence infections on the mouth is only limited to a few cases.
It can be difficult to tell cases of lip sore in cats hence the need to work with a qualified vet who will check on the life progress of the cat. Since extreme cases can be life-threatening to the cat, always keep your cat close to enable you to check the behavior if you can’t afford a vet. Other causes of cat lip sore include:
- Physical injury
- Dangerous chemicals
- Hot food or drinks
The painful condition in the cat may make it impossible for them to eat and drink. It may develop bad breath over time, change the facial appearance and become wild due to extreme pain. Unlike the friendly ways that are common to a cat, the inflammation may make it very uncomfortable to maintain the relationship and to keep them close.
Symptoms to check for sore in cats.
The pain that cats through when they suffer from inflammation make them behave differently. Apart from the behavior changes that you must be keen to tell, other symptoms that can be related to the condition include:
- Extreme pain
- Swollen gums
- Weight loss
- Refusing to eat
- Frequent food drops while eating
- Poor coat on the cat hair
Since there isn’t a clear cause of sore on cats, the best way to treat mouth inflation is through proper management of the cat to avoid possible causes. Once you find any of the above-listed symptoms on your cat, you can settle on better ways to manage the pain and keep the cat healthy while it’s healing. You can adopt soft food in the diet during the period and conduct routine dental cleaning for the cat.


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Tiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken & Mackerel Poke Canned Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Tiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken & Mackerel Poke Canned Dog Food are Chicken Broth, Chicken, Mackerel, Mung Bean, and Sweet Potato Dehydrated.
Tiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken & Mackerel Poke Canned Dog Food Ingredients
Makes up the moisture content and is more flavorful and nutrient-rich than plain water.
Chicken is an excellent source of healthy protein for dogs. It is filled with essential amino acids to build strong muscles and help to maintain organs and tissue.
In addition to being a flavor that dogs love, chicken also delivers Omega 6 fatty acids that help sustain healthy skin and shiny coats along with B3 and B6 vitamins, phosphorous and selenium as well.
Much like salmon, mackerel is a fish which is a rich protein source that is high in Omega-3 fatty acids and even has some Omega-6 fatty acids. It is also rich in minerals and vitamins which are vital for dog’s health.

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Facebook has announced that it will be making it easier than ever to watch videos on your newsfeed. There will be new auto-playing videos in your newsfeed and guess what!? It will even be open to advertisers eventually.
Isn’t that great?
The new auto-playing videos will function a lot like Vine where there will be no audio on the videos unless you choose to turn on the sound, which is definitely a good thing.
This is what Facebook had to say about it all:
Today we’re starting to test an easier way to watch videos on Facebook. Now when you see a video in News Feed, it comes to life and starts playing. Videos initially play silently, and if you want you can tap to play with sound in full screen. Scroll past if you don’t want to watch.
Get ready to start watching a lot more videos of things you probably rather not see on Facebook, due to the fact that you no longer have a choice.
Initially these auto-playing videos will be limited to individuals and bands/musicians, but it will eventually open up to anyone who wants to blast video ads in your face. Facebook is currently rolling out the feature so it could be weeks before you actually see auto-playing videos on your newsfeed.


The fact that professional, collegiate, and many high school pitchers can throw a rock at ridiculous speeds with such precision that it frequently hits precisely the spot for which they were aiming some 60′ 6″ away … well, it’s very impressive to me. I usually miss my garbage can from anything over three feet.
Still, not every pitch is perfect. In fact, sometimes they’re almost unbelievably far off the mark:
This is quite possibly the worst wild pitch ever, or the craftiest throw to third base ever… pic.twitter.com/2jWabmuBmj
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 6, 2017
How about the physics of that thing? Man, sometimes baseballs do really weird stuff.
Were you simply look at a still of the ball in flight, you might think the pitcher somehow figured out how to throw to third base out of the side of his body:
In the end, it could have been worse. The runner at first advanced only one base, and the pitch counts as only one ball.
Really, though, shouldn’t there be an adjustment? If a pitch is *that* wild, I’m thinking it counts as two balls. And maybe the pitcher has to wear a sad face emoji on his uniform for the rest of the game.
I kid, I kid. The young man shouldn’t be too embarrassed. Just this week, one of the best pitchers in Cardinals history, Adam Wainwright – a true professional – spiked a wild pitch only slightly less egregious than this college pitcher. Of course, Wainwright, the crafty vet, later said he did it on purpose.


text: Our planet is a downright magical place. (This we know.) And there’s no greater natural wonder than its bioluminescent creatures. While you can spot some in your own backyard (hi, fireflies), you’ll have to go a bit farther to find its rare maritime critters, which paint the water and dot the shorelines with an effervescent blue glow. Here, five enchanting bioluminescent spots to add to your bucket list immediately.


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STOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom — A serial shoplifter told cops he was so bored by being unable to pilfer items from shops because of England’s lockdown that he switched to burglarizing the shuttered stores instead.
Samuel Giblin was jailed for 16 months after kicking in the glass window of a Poundland variety store and making off with $135 worth of chocolate bars and milk, according to the Stoke Sentinel.
The 29-year-old was identified from surveillance cameras and, when police searched his room, they found nine bottles of vaping liquid that had been stolen from a supermarket a few days earlier.
Giblin told cops he committed the crimes because he was “bored” as he “could not go shoplifting because all the shops were shut.”
The arrest didn’t stop him. While on bail, he broke into The Bait Box, in Newcastle, and stole $640 worth of fishing tackle, police said.

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All relevant pdfs have been updated, so if you have an individual pattern pdf from the book or the ebook, they are up to date.
The errata listed below applies to the first edition of the printed book with a matte cover and no bar code. Printed /purchased spring 2009. Subsequent print runs of this book have been corrected and the errata does not apply. If you are having difficulty with a pattern check the FAQ page.
pages 8, 9, & 10
Row 1 in the written directions for Sections A, B and C should end – “ssk, k1, yo, k3.”
Row 23 of the ears should be – “p1, p2tog, p4, p2tog, p1.”
The first round of All sizes – Next rnd: should end: k to 4 sts from end of rnd, k2tog, k2.
pages 32 & 34
On the edging in both written directions and the chart, rnds 1, 5, 9 and every following 4th rnd should be purled.
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I snapped a few pics in the city last weekend. El Hub and I went to meet some old friends who were visiting the city and stopped by a couple of bars for a few hours on Saturday night, mostly in the Union Square/Nob Hill area.
I used to live in San Francisco and walked all around this neighborhood when I worked in one of the tall buildings near Union Square. Just when I think I’ve seen ever corner and there’s nothing new to see, hello! — I’m wrong, and I stumble upon something I’ve never seen before. Every time I visit, I see the city with fresh eyes all over again. There’s always something fascinating and interesting to see in San Francisco.

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Wyla Hood PendantDetails http://www.ethanallen.com/en_US/shop-lighting-pendants/wyla-hood-pendant/090508.html
Item #: 090508
Dimensions: 18"dia. x 16"h
In stock, ships UPS.
Inspired by factory lighting of the early to mid 1900s, our product designers present Wyla. With a look that's both familiar and fresh, Wyla has classic antiqued brass hardware and a brilliant, glossy, enamel-over-brass finish in your choice of colors.
- Made of metal
- Antique brass and porcelain enamel finish
- 60 watt
- Ships with 6 feet of chain and 13 feet of wire
- Made in China
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- Package weight: 5 lb
- Made in China to Ethan Allen's standards and specifications
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For many voters this Election Day, it’s a battle between President Obama and Mitt Romney, but in Puerto Rico, people are voting to decide if the U.S. territory should petition Congress for statehood or leave completely.
Currently, the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is under American sovereignty. However, Puerto Ricans do not get to vote in the U.S. election, although they do vote in the primaries, reports Russia Today.
When Puerto Ricans go to the polls today, they have the option of voting if they want to stop being a commonwealth of the U.S. and, if so, choose: U.S. statehood, independence or sovereign free association.
A poll conducted by Asisa Research Group reports that 47.9 percent of Puerto Ricans want U.S. statehood, as opposed to independence or sovereignty.
If Puerto Ricans vote for statehood, the country will get about $20 billion in additional federal funding from Washington D.C. and representation in Congress.
However, the downside is Puerto Ricans would have to start paying federal income tax.

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