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Kasha never quite fit in. So she left home long ago to pursue her career in art. Hell, she ran as fast as she could away from her minister father and his judgmental ways. Yet, she loved her parents, so when the dreams surrounding a church filled with fire and blood kept repeating themselves, it was all she could paint. She had to warn them. Only to arrive too late to save them. Now in a desperate flight away from a nightmare she finds herself running toward something far worse.
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Waiting within a few days of the official update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has started the roll-out of a new update regarding Sony Xperia P which receives the firmware 6.0 b. 3,184. Gingerbread firmware, although soon replaced by ICS, was officially upgraded to be perfected, the novelty of this small update are not many as previously the Japanese giant had achieved an excellent software. Unfortunately also lacks an official changelog.
Even in Italy started the roll-out of this update for Sony Xperia P which might also be the last for Gingerbread, as is coming ICS.
Unfortunately we cannot provide an exact changelog but according to initial reports the update should bring:
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Sony Xperia P receives a new update: firmware 6.0 b. 3,184
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Liliana Escobar-Chaves and Craig Anderson investigate two important trends among American youth and examine the extent to which the two trends might be related. First, the authors note that U.S. youth are spending increasing amounts of time using electronic media, with the average American youngster now spending one-third of each day with some form of electronic media. Second, the authors demonstrate that American adolescents are engaging in a number of unhealthful behaviors that impose huge societal costs.
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Escobar-Chaves and Anderson present and evaluate research findings on the influence of electronic media on these five risk behaviors among adolescents. Researchers, they say, have found modest evidence that media consumption contributes to the problem of obesity, modest to strong evidence that it contributes to drinking and smoking, and strong evidence that it contributes to violence. Research has been insufficient to find links between heavy media exposure and early sexual initiation.
The authors note the need for more large-scale longitudinal studies that specifically examine the cumulative effects of electronic media on risky health behavior.
As children enter adolescence, many begin to engage in risky health behaviors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified six critical types of adolescent health risk behaviors--physical inactivity, poor eating habits, smoking, alcohol use, sexual behaviors, and violence--that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability in the United States among adults and youth. Not only are these behaviors likely to compromise the present and future health of adolescents, they also are likely to cut short their education, impair their employment prospects, and even lead to crime, thus seriously putting at risk other aspects of their well-being, both as adolescents and adults. (1)
Adolescent health behaviors do not occur in isolation. They grow out of complex interactions at the individual, peer, family, school, community, and societal levels. Many observers have raised questions about whether one important source of the risk behaviors highlighted by the CDC could be adolescents' escalating exposure to electronic media. American youth aged eight to eighteen now spend an average of six to eight and a half hours a day using various forms of media, including television, videos, movies, radio, print media, computers and video games, and the Internet. (2)
Social science and health researchers have examined and written extensively about the possible connection between the high levels of media exposure in the United States and increased adolescent health risk behaviors. In this article, we present and evaluate the research findings on the links between adolescent exposure to electronic media and the risky behaviors cited by the CDC: obesity (which is in large part due to inactivity and consumption of high-calorie foods), smoking, alcohol use, early sexual initiation, and violence.
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LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- A plan to cap the amount of money an elderly person in Britain pays for care and caregivers being provided with support is expected this week, officials say.
A White Paper outlining major reforms for care of the disabled and elderly in England and a bill are expected to be published Wednesday after the prime minister and the Cabinet examine the proposals. Nothing is expected to materialize, however, until the next election, The Daily Telegraph reported.
An estimated 20,000 elderly are forced to sell their homes each year to pay for long-term residential care, costing about $40,000 a year.
Currently, the elderly with property or savings valued at about $35,500 or more receive nothing from the state toward the cost of their care.
In addition, family members who care for frail relatives are expected to be given legal rights to support from government councils for the first time, the Telegraph said.
However, how all this should be funded at a time when money is scant has not been determined.
A proposal by economist Andrew Dilnot, who was appointed to recommend reforms last July, involved the elderly paying $54,000 for their care over their lifetime and the government paying the rest.
In the meantime, local officials say they are out of money to care for the elderly in their homes, while the National Health Service says it can't afford to the cost of placing them in nursing homes.
The Dilnot Commission recommended the elderly take out private insurance to cover bills up to the level of the cap, and the state would pay bills above the level.
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Today, the environment is much polluted and our habits are becoming more and more ignorant that even the smallest cause can damage our skin. Here are some daily habits and causes of skin damage.
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Free Radicals are the unstable oxygen molecules with only 1 electron. This is another way how sun can damage our skin. UV light helps to produce free radicals and longtime exposure can lead to severe skin damage like skin cancer and damage to the DNA.
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November 24, 2017, 11:08 pm
Ish Smith came off the bench and lit up the Thunder for 15 points, three rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a 3-pointer as the Pistons took a 99-98 win on Friday night.
This is the ninth time in the last 12 games that Smith has scored double-digits for the Pistons. He’s a very interesting prospect in deep leagues as his scoring has been consistent and Smith has done it on better than 50 percent shooting. If you’re looking for a scoring boost, Ish is a good candidate.


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Michigan High School Soccer - Kettering knocks off PontiacSeptember 19, 2018: Waterford, MI 48329
Kettering Captains (Waterford, MI) fans were thrilled Wednesday as they observed their soccer team triumph over the visiting Pontiac Phoenix (Pontiac, MI), 6-0 in a non-league challenge.
Next, the Captains confront the Mott Corsairs (Waterford, MI) in a Kensington Lakes - North challenge, on Friday, September 21. Kettering will attempt to better on its 2-5 season record. The Corsairs enter the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 2-2 non-league Royal Oak (Royal Oak, MI).
The Phoenix now have a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Avondale for a non-league challenge on Friday, September 21. Pontiac will confront a Yellowjackets team coming off a 8-2 non-league loss to Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills, MI). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 5-4.


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ALEX BRUMMER: Beware of politicians interfering in the markets
Political risk has long been a clear and present danger in financial markets.
In global terms the most obvious risk currently is the ‘tapering’ of quantitative easing in the United States and its likely further impact on emerging markets.
In Britain at present Ed Miliband’s speech at the Labour party conference, when he proposed more aggressive government intervention on a series of fronts from energy prices to housebuilding, has opened the door to a whole raft of new risks when it comes to equity investment.
The biggest impact of prospective political interventions so far has been in the energy sector with share prices down an alarming 20 per cent since Ed Miliband's speech promising a price freeze, says Alex Brummer
When governments start to interfere directly in markets, disturbing the price setting mechanism, equity prices suffer and so do all our pensions and savings that are tied up in shares.
Indeed, because of dreadful returns in deposit accounts and bonds much of the public is more exposed to equities than at any time in recent history.
The biggest impact of prospective political interventions so far has been in the energy sector with share prices down an alarming 20 per cent since the Miliband speech promising a price freeze.
The Tory response has been to dream up its own market interventions with promises of changes in green taxes. It has only served to increase the muddle.
The dangers of fiddling with free markets are partly illustrated by the recent decision of RWE owned Npower to axe a large scale wind farm project and outsource billing services to Capita and India as it seeks to shave costs and investment.
Perversely, both these decisions will, over the longer haul, hurt the very consumers that Miliband was seeking to help.
In the shadow general election campaign that we are currently living through, the Tory-led coalition looks to be throwing its free market principles to the wind.
The pay-day lenders are rightly viewed as social pariahs. Nevertheless, it is not much comfort to the investment community that shares in Provident Financial have come under pressure since the Government put forward a capping proposal on pay-day lenders.
The Government’s U-turn on cigarette packaging, with its support for plain packs, may be very sensible in terms of its health impact. But in proposing such a policy they have upset the share price of both Imperial Tobacco and BAT that are – for better or for worse – two stalwarts of the main share indexes in the UK.
The most dramatic new example of government policy immediately changing the investment climate is in the housing market.
It is very desirable that the low interest rate incentives offered by the Funding for Lending scheme are aimed at the small and medium-sized businesses. As we know from Sir Andrew Large’s report on RBS the bank’s publicly declared enthusiasm for SME lending is not matched by the reality.
However, by depriving house buyers of access to cheaper mortgage funding it has managed to send shares in the house building sector down by a whopping 6 per cent and that may just be the start.
The perverse effect of reversing a government intervention is that the firms building new homes will be less well capitalised and may – like the energy companies before them – pull back on new investment projects.
Britain’s short term approach to investment has been the bane of successive governments and most recently was underlined by the Kay review. But when politicians seek to interfere in commerce, all they do is great a less desirable climate for business investment.
Westminster’s daily interference in the markets is hurting investors and investment for myopic political gain.
The biggest test for the Financial Policy Committee was always going to be Britain’s housing. The ultimate result of a marketplace where credit is freely available but supply is constricted because of planning limits and timidity among local authorities was always going to be a bubble of some kind.
Wisely the FPC, with the government, has taken its foot off the accelerator by redirecting Funding for Lending towards SMEs.
As importantly the Financial Stability Report has identified a series of further tools for putting the brakes on including tighter underwriting standards, capital restraints on residential lending, recommendations on loan-to-value ratios and loan-to-income ratios and changes in mortgage terms.
All sensible stuff, but it doesn’t answer the acute shortage of supply needed in a country with a surging population.
Harriet Green joins the all too small list of impressive women chief executives in the quoted sector. Since taking on the challenge at bombed out travel business Thomas Cook the shares have climbed 689 per cent.
She joins Carolyn McCall, who has transformed easyJet and Angela Ahrendts who rescued Burberry from the chavs and took its market capitalisation to within a whisker of Marks & Spencer.
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New Delhi: Around 23,000 street food vendors in the city will be trained in hygiene and food safety as part of the Delhi government's plan to ensure clean, wholesome and unadulterated food for the public in the national capital.
As per the plan, street food vendors will be given training on techniques on food storage and handling, and maintaining hygiene by the Drug Control and Food Safety Department, a senior government official said.
Vendors would be issued certificates on the basis of their performance after undergoing a test, he added.
"The Department has undertaken the training and education of 23,000 street food vendors to ensure clean, wholesome and unadulterated food for the public.
"The trained vendors will be issued certificates and skill cards. In first phase, 18,000 vendors will undergo training and education on how to ensure hygiene in their food items while serving them to people," he said.
Meanwhile, the Drugs Control Department has cancelled the licence of 14 medical stores situated in Mahinder Park, Chaukhandi and Chand Nagar to curb the sale of habit-forming drugs in the national capital.
In a statement, the government said that the Department has unearthed a unlicenced godown with large stocks of Buprenorphine, a habit-forming drug.
The Department is coordinating with the Narcotics Control Bureau, UNODC, Delhi State AIDS Control Society and Delhi Police to curb misuse of drugs, it said.


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Nine billion people. Our global population is predicted to rise from seven to nine billion people by 2040. Imagine trying to feed an additional two billion people when there are 800 million people around the world—right now—who go malnourished every day.
From the BP oil spill to the global food crisis, 20-year veteran environmental reporter and author Joel K. Bourne Jr., tackles government policies that mandate biofuel production in his new book. He argues policies, like the United States’ Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), contribute to world hunger. The RFS takes agricultural resources that could be used for food and diverts them to corn ethanol to fuel cars.
“We’re taking 40 percent of the United States corn crop and feeding it to our cars. That represents enough corn to feed everyone in Africa for a year!” Bourne told National Geographic recently.
The link between increases in biofuel production and increases in the price of food commodities is well researched and documented by organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, ActionAid, World Resources Institute, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and The World Bank.
In fact, a 2012 ActionAid study found that developing nations paid more than half of the $11.6 billion in inflated corn prices caused by the U.S.’ expansion of the RFS. Those increases in cost are passed onto the poor and starving people of these developing countries who already spend 60-80 percent of their income on food.
ActionAid came to a decisive conclusion about government biofuel mandates: they “undermine food security and fuel hunger around the world.” That’s why ActionAid, and other anti-hunger advocacy groups, like Oxfam, have gone on the record against the RFS and biofuel mandates.
“No matter how much food we grow, the poor and hungry of the world are going to have to compete with big biofuel,” said Bourne.
If we’re going to do our part to solve world hunger, we must stand with anti-hunger groups against biofuel mandates that exacerbate world hunger. Tell your member of Congress to repeal or reform the RFS.

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Democratic championed issues are lost due to the apathetic-registered-voters. There are more Democrats than republicans, but due to the republican higher percentage of educated voters they win most of the time. I hate to say but republicans are smarter than democrats as a whole. Usually, these issues lost are those that would help the hourly workers, the common people. I always study an issue by finding out which way the almighty dollar goes. Never fail, it always moves up the pyramid toward the rich while the hourly workers allow it to happen. Their favorite trick is to pit us against each other such as the homeless is lazy and costing those that work hard for their pennies. Another deception is wolf in sheep clothing whereas they express that their feeling are the same as the hourly workers, even unto emphasizing good manners and pointing to the ill manners of those who demand fair wages. The CANDY ASS trick!
Let me ask you. Are the feelings the same if the child of a $30K annually paid employee the same when faced with a catastrophic health care problem? Hell no. The only time “I know your feelings” are legit is when healthcare cost is free and raises in pay allows all workers to have nice homes for their children and dependable transportation, and available education for their children.
Republican propaganda is far superior to the democratic promotions. It has hourly workers voting against their best interest. Sensible voters use to vote their wallet, but republican propaganda has changed all of that.
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Police have named the victim shot and killed in front of a Gilbert home Thursday night.
Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead in Gilbert on Thursday night.
Police are investigating after a child being cared for at a Gilbert daycare facility died Monday.
Gilbert Police are searching for a man who robbed at Walgreens, early last Thursday morning.
The Gilbert Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit will be hosting a drug disposal event for people who need to throw away old prescription drugs or pills as part of the "National Take Back Initiative" so drugs won't get in the wrong hands.
A Gilbert robbery suspect captured by the Department of Public Safety has been linked to similar crimes in Mesa and Apache Junction, police say.
Gilbert Police have modified specific patrol areas in the town to streamline officer response times and improve dispatch communication for the upcoming year, officials say.
Gilbert will begin having the Mesa police forensics lab process its crime scene evidence, which law enforcement officials expect will help them arrest more criminals who operate in the two communities.
Gilbert police stumbled upon a marijuana grow house Tuesday evening after an emergency gas leak call was placed for the residence, police say.
PD BUDGET CRUNCH: A Gilbert police cruiser pulls into the station's garage after a patrol shift Tuesday afternoon. Already understaffed, the department is looking at budget cuts which could keep them from hiring new officers.
Several Gilbert parents turned out Tuesday to lobby their Town Council to allow a local youth football league the same access to athletic fields as other youth sports groups. Among the parents waiting to speak was Tom Miller, who along with his wife, Carla, heads Top Flight Football.
Gilbert police responded to a neighborhood near Guadalupe and Lindsay roads after a 5-year-old fired a handgun in the front yard Saturday morning, said Sgt. Jesse Sanger, Gilbert PD spokesman.
Guest commentary by Bill Richardson
Our officers have been at the forefront of figuring out how to protect our city. When we have a safer community, we have a community that people want to invest in. This is real nuts-and-bolts police work that gets to the base cause of crime.” Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Arizona Republic, “Mesa’s crime rate for major offenses is lower than in 1963, Mayor lauds preventive strategies by police,” Aug. 2, 2012
“Thank you to the town of Gilbert! There was a huge amount of graffiti on the neighborhood wall. Before I was even able to call the town, they were here painting and covering it up.”
Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman on Saturday dismissed a report that he was under investigation by the sheriff's office because of a domestic violence incident.
“To the uninformed Chandler venter, there will never be any 747s or any other aircraft larger than is presently using the Chandler airport because of a short extension to the Chandler runway.”
The commitment to build a $5.3 billion chip fabrication facility in Chandler’s Ocotillo region — expanding on an already significant presence in one of the East Valley’s benchmark cities — has certainly brought Intel its fair share of global and national recognition over the past year.
While both those who support and despise Senate Bill 1070 dance in the streets proclaiming victory after the June 25 U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision on Arizona’s anti-immigration law, the revelers need to remember that there’s a whole lot of very serious felony crime occurring every day in Arizona and the vast majority of it never gets solved and has nothing to do with illegal immigration.
You might think, as a long-time newspaper guy, I have seen it all.
Deputies with the Maricopa and Pinal County sheriff’s offices fanned out in a wide swath of the south East Valley Thursday and will target illegal immigrants for the next three days.
“A tale of two cities between Mesa and Tempe from the front page of the Tribune on Tuesday. Tempe has the mill revitalized. We have Bailey Brake Shop in Mesa.”
Maybe the best way to measure Teddy Ruben’s value isn’t what he meant to Saguaro on the field, but what it would have been like without him.


text: even as the fdi committee headed by n k singh, member planning commission, threatens to recommend the replacement of the fipb with a new foreign investment implementation authority (fiia), the fiia which is already in existence under the fipb, has come alive. it has written to 300 companies holding fdi approvals of rs 100 crore or more for any assistance needed in the implementation of their projects. fiia has also been seeking active association of industrial associations such as japan chamber of commerce & industry in india, american chamber of commerce & industry, cii, ficci & assocham. the fiia has urged the foreign investors to approach it for the resolution of any difficulty experienced by them in the implementation of foreign direct investment projects. mr v govindarajan, secretary, department of industrial policy & promotion , who chaired the meeting of fiia for western & eastern regions on november 21 invited foreign investors and senior officials from central ministries, state government officials and representatives from the chambers including cii, ficci and assocham to approach the fiia for assistance. the dipp secretary, also informed that the system for approvals for foreign investment had been streamlined and in over 95 per cent cases the approvals were granted within 4-6 weeks of the receipt of application. some difficulties in implementation, however, persisted which need to be resolved expeditiously to create an environment for attracting greater investment, he said.


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Natalia Taubina Wins 2015 RFK Human Rights Award
(October 7, 2015 | Washington, D.C.) – Ms. Natalia Taubina, a leading human rights defender from Russia, has been selected as the honoree for the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, now in its 32nd year. The award recognizes her courageous work seeking justice for the most serious human rights violations in Russia and initiates a partnership to support her efforts to promote and safeguard human rights.
"Natalia’s work represents the kind of leadership and courage needed to confront police brutality from Moscow to the streets of Ferguson and Staten Island. It is an honor to recognize Natalia and her organization. I know my father would be proud of her work" said Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. "This award is not just a recognition, it is an opportunity to work hand in hand with human rights defenders to protect the rights and freedoms of the Russian people."
Natalia is the Director of the Public Verdict Foundation in Russia and is being recognized for her work to hold law enforcement agents accountable for human rights violations and support victims of torture in Russia. The Public Verdict Foundation litigates on behalf of citizens wrongfully arrested, beaten, tortured, and illegally detained by police. Natalia is also a powerful advocate for police reform.
In 2014, the Russian government categorized the foundation as a “foreign agent”under a new law intended to publicly invalidate, shame, and render inoperable organizations with international ties. Natalia's organization has resolutely fought this label in court and is committed to protecting human rights despite the government’s attempt to shut down civil society groups.
Natalia was selected from a group of 86 nominees over a months-long process by a prestigious panel of judges: Dean Claudio Grossman, Professor of Law and Dean of American University Washington College of Law; Ms. Maria Otero, former Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights; and Dr. William Schulz, President and CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.
“We are very proud to receive this award. It is very symbolic for us. Respect for civil rights and human dignity were important values for Robert F. Kennedy; these values guide our work as well,” said Natalia Taubina. “This recognition of our work is especially important today when civil society in Russia is under unprecedented pressure. The climate in which we now operate is hostile like never before. But victims of abuse in Russia need us, and we are not going to abandon them.”
Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy will present Natalia with the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony on November 19th. She joins 46 RFK Human Rights Award Laureates from 28 countries as the recipient of the 32nd annual prize, initiating a multi-year partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
About the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The RFK Human Rights Award was established in 1984 to recognize individuals who stand up to oppression at grave personal risk in the nonviolent pursuit of human rights. The Human Rights Award Laureates have made significant contributions to their countries through years of dedicated work. Laureates are chosen through an exhaustive annual nomination and selection process with nominations submitted from all over the world.
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Where would you rather wind down?
Ethan Hawke or Edward Norton for best supporting actor?
Who do you predict will win best actress at the Oscars?
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Stories about loud snorers can at first seem quite funny until you consider what it must be like trying to sleep in that household. For many people it means sleeping in a different room altogether in an attempt to dull the roar.
Snoring occurs if throat structures are too large or the muscles in the throat relax to the point where the airway is narrowed. Like putting your thumb partway over the opening of a garden hose, the air passing through this narrowed region does so at a faster rate which causes various structures in the throat to vibrate producing the snoring sound.
Thankfully, effective solutions do exist to improve the quality of life of those affected.
Or Sleep Apnea?
The term “apnea” comes from the Greek word "apnoia" that literally means “without breath.” Sleep apneas are a cessation of breathing for 10 seconds or more; most lasting 10-30 seconds but some may last for one minute or longer. At this point the brain alerts the individual and this is accompanied by a sudden snort or gasp. These apneic events can occur up to several hundred times per night.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type and occurs when the airway becomes blocked during sleep.
Possible Signs of Sleep Apnea:
- Interrupted breathing or choking during sleep.
- Waking with a headache.
- Strong urges to nap during the day.
- Jerking movements while sleeping.
- Waking up tired and thirsty.
Snoring on its own can be very disrupting but obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can have serious health consequences if left untreated and recent studies show that 1 in 5 adults has mild sleep apnea.
Surprisingly, it is estimated that 80-90% of people go undiagnosed.
Sleep apnea sufferers may experience:
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- Excessive daytime fatigue.
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re: Secondary Infertility on account of Ashermans Syndrome by Dr J S Chowhan - Jun 12th, 2012 6:15 am
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|Dear Dr Taiwo, G.O
Amenorrhoea is many causes and it need thorough work out to find out cause of this problem. Most typical reason for amenorrhea include issues with the reproductive organs or using the glands which help regulate hormone levels. Treatment of the actual condition often resolves amenorrhea in many conditions.
Amenorrhea has following Causes
Amenorrhea migh result due to an abnormality in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, anatomical abnormalities of the genital tract, or functional causes.
Low body weight or growth delay
Other pituitary tumors, for instance, Cushing syndrome, acromegaly, or thyroid-stimulating hormone.
Postpartum pituitary necrosis death of pituitary cells following a woman offers a baby
Autoimmune hypophysitis, cells of the anterior pituitary gland destroyed through the body
re: Secondary Infertility on account of Ashermans Syndrome by Dr J S Chowhan - Jun 12th, 2012 6:26 am
Dr J S Chowhan
Asherman syndrome is the formation of intrauterine adhesions with thick scar tissue, which typically develop after uterine surgery. Asherman syndrome is a rare condition in reproductive age group female. In most cases, it occurs in women who have had several dilatation and curettage (D&C) procedures for the infirtility or dysmenorrhoea or any other uterine disease.
A severe pelvic infection in woman sometime unrelated to surgery may also lead to Asherman syndrome.
Intrauterine adhesions can also form in some woman after infection with tuberculosis or schistosomiasis. These infections are common in developing country and uterine complications such as Asherman syndrome related to these infections are even common.
Treatment of Asherman Syndrome involves hysteroscopic surgery to cut and remove the adhesions or scar tissue. This can usually be done with hysteroscopy, which uses small micro instruments and a camera mounted telescope placed into the uterus through the cervix.
So again I will advice that you should bring your cousin to our hospital or consult any good gynecologist who can perform operative hysteroscopy on her if asherman syndrome is the problem.
After scar tissue is removed, the uterine cavity must be kept open while it heals to prevent adhesions from returning. Your health care provider may place a small balloon inside the uterus for several days and prescribe estrogen therapy while the uterine lining heals.
Antibiotic treatment may be necessary if there is an infection.
re: Secondary Infertility on account of Ashermans Syndrome by Samir - Aug 8th, 2012 4:15 am
|I understand your anger. I was balicasly pushed into a hysterectomy after my last baby (the 4th boy in our family). And even though it was "the best for our family" and "the healthiest for my body" and all kinds of other superlative choice I'm angry too. And I got depressed even with my wonderful boys & a great life. It's the possibilities we leave behind which we come to regret the most. There are no choices, and that is the root of the anger.I once read a true story about a nun who ran to her Mother Superior in tears about realizing that she had hit menopause. And the author wrote, in kind and compassionate reflection, that it was not that the nun wanted to have children she was in tears over the loss of the POSSIBILITY of children.I'm usually a lurker, but your post struck a chord as I have been without my uterus for only nine months. I encourage you to explore and try all options humanly possible. Don't be left with regret.|
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MD Ranger’s 14th year of reporting features thousands of benchmarks derived from a database of more than 50,000 contracts from over 225 hospitals and hundreds of health care providers across the US, making it the largest survey of non-salaried physician payments. Benchmarks include ED Coverage, Medical Directorships, Administrative Services, Hospital-Based Services, Medical Staff Leadership, Telemedicine, Diagnostic Testing, and Clinical Hourly Rates. Salary and productivity benchmarks are also available and will be updated in the coming months. This year, MD Ranger reports 17 new physician services, including per delivery payments, neuro-hospitalists, and trauma critical care payments.
While payment rates in the MD Ranger database are very stable, the company observed large increases in both hospital-based arrangements and ED call contracts in 2022. Market forces such as post-pandemic labor shortages, reduced Medicare payments, and increased patient load likely contributed to much larger than expected increases in many payment rates. Penny Stroud, Founder and CEO of MD Ranger states “The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the challenges associated with physician contracting. An aging workforce, increasing specialization, and the growing divide between inpatient and outpatient physician practice continue to drive payment rates up. Benchmarks have increased the most in ED call payments and hospital-based group arrangements, with specialties like ENT, Oral/Maxillofacial, and Pediatric Surgery increasing significantly. Payment for gastroenterology services continued to rise, with a 13% rise in median call pay and 34% increases in ERCP and other GI procedures. Trauma Surgery, Anesthesia, and General Hospitalist services command the highest annual median payments for hospital-based services, each costing more than $1.5M in total payments”.
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Voyager by Diana Gabaldon; 1059 pages
It’s been 20 years since Claire went back through the standing stones at Craigh na Dun. Her daughter Brianna is all grown up and the spitting image of Jaime. Now that the truth is out about Claire’s past and Brianna’s heritage, Claire enlists the help of Brianna and Roger Wakefield to discover what happened after the battle at Culloden, what happened to Jaime. A decision lies in Claire’s future. If they find him, does she stay out or does she go back to him?
This book was just as amazing as Outlander and even more amazing than Dragonfly in Amber!! I loved it so much! All the twists and turns, the love and loss. It is another beautifully written piece of literature by Diana Gabaldon. She continues to amaze me with this story she has crafted. Each time I near he end of a book I think to myself, “What could she possibly have to write about next?” Each time she thinks of something to keep me drawn into the story!
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Gutierrez’s lawsuit alleges that CarMax failed to disclose an unseen safety recall involving the stop lamp switch. This safety defect could fail the car’s push-button start system, an inability to operate the shifter from the park position, or an unintended illuminating of the “ESC” indicator lamp in the instrument cluster. Additionally, the failure of stop lamps could lead to increased crash risk. CarMax should be stopped from violating state consumer protection laws, says the advocacy group Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety.
CarMax’s Quality Certified vehicles are supposed to ensure that its used cars are inspected, repaired
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The CarMax Quality Certified program is aimed at used cars one to six years old and is akin to the certified pre-owned programs offered by manufacturer-sponsored dealerships. The company’s advertising boasts of a 125-point inspection, but the company has yet to provide proof of such a comprehensive inspection. CarMax is not responsible for the Davidson family’s accident. CarMax is a publicly-traded company and took in more than $10 billion in sales last year.


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Lure fishing for john dory has become a lot more successful with the increased popularity of soft-baits.
One species that Sam Mossman loves to target in inshore waters during the cold months is that fabulous table fish, the john dory.
Although I once pulled one out of 210 metres while hapuku fishing off the Bay of Islands, john dory is a prime winter inshore target.
The good news is that they can be caught (with a few tweaks) by compatible winter techniques used for coastal snapper. And on several occasions, catching a few JDs has saved the day, dinner-wise, when the snapper were not playing ball.
As detailed in the previous issue of NZ Fishing News, I generally use one of two techniques for winter snapper. The first is soft-baiting the shallow foul and inshore channels in 2-30m depths. John dory can be found in the same areas as snapper, and you will sometimes pick up the odd JD as a welcome by-catch without trying. But mostly, to put these delicious fish in the bin regularly, you need to target them.
The thing to remember about JDs is that they are ambush hunters. When I have been snorkelling or fishing from a wharf, I have watched them stalking small fish and shrimps in the shallows. They approach their prey head-on, their narrow, camouflaged bodies propelled by low-key sculling of the secondary dorsal and anal fins as they slowly sneak up on their prey. When in range of its target, the dory shoots out its incredible extending mouth, creating a vacuum and an inrush of water that sweeps the bait into its mouth.
Despite these ‘special weapons and tactics’, only a small number of ‘stalks’ are successful, with maybe one hunt in ten or fifteen resulting in a meal for the JD, at least while I have been watching. Consequently, they can seldom resist if you present them with easy pickings. Even obvious tackle will not put them off.
Soft-plastic tails with plenty of movement, such as this grub tail, fish best at low retrieve speeds for dory.
On a winter’s day, targeting a few john dory can save the day if the snapper are hard to find.
Dory on lures
While I have caught JDs on metal jigs and even saltwater flies, the number of lure captures of this species has increased substantially with the advent of soft-plastics. Dory will seldom let anything that looks like dinner go by, and natural-looking (and feeling) softbaits are their cup of tea as far as artificial lures go.
However, I am sure many opportunities for dory on soft-baits are missed purely because the lure is being moved too fast for them to get into a position to ambush it.
The success ratio can be improved by slowing the lure’s retrieve as much as possible, allowing the fish a better chance at it.
For this sort of winter work, I prefer soft-baits that have good action at low speed. Grub tails, for example, are good at this time of year. A particular winter favourite is the Gulp! Crazy Legs, in a ‘natural’ shade.
Slowing the retrieve requires a few alterations in tackle. In shallow water, a light jig head will allow
the lure to be fished more slowly, almost hovering above the bottom, without constant snagging. The weight needed to do this will vary with depth and current, so having a variety of jig-head sizes in the box is a good idea.
Use a decent-sized hook for live baiting – dory are not shy.
These adjustments in tackle and technique for JDs work well on lethargic winter snapper, too, and as some of the latter are pretty big fish, be prepared for the odd epic battle.
Dory on baits
Another traditional way to fish for winter snapper is to anchor on the up-current edge of an area of foul and run a berley trail back into it, hopefully tempting the snapper to feed and bringing them out to your baits. The berley trail will often attract a swarm of little fish like jack mackerel to your boat, and they, in turn, are an irresistible attraction for john dory, which will hang around the fringes of the bait school, awaiting their chance for a meal.
As I have said, dory are not particularly successful hunters, so giving them an easy meal in the form of a tethered live bait is an efficient method of catching them. Live baits are usually on tap from the school around the berley bomb, and once the baitfish have gathered, it is often just a moment’s work to catch mackerel on a sabiki.
When fishing small live baits for dory, I use a single-hook ledger rig with a decent (6-8oz) sinker to hold the baitfish in position under the boat and prevent it from tangling other lines, the bottom, or wharf pilings (if that is where you are fishing from). Use a big beak hook – size 7/0 or 8/0. Dory are not shy; good point clearance from the bait will give better hook-ups.
The branch line wants to be reasonably short and stiff to prevent the live bait from tangling around the main line. Using a three-way swivel to form the branch line will also help prevent tangles caused by the baitfish.
Although dory are not powerful fish and can easily be landed with light lines and terminal rigs, I like to use at least 10kg gear and a 24kg trace. This is because dory are not the only fish that like small live baits. If something desirable like a kingfish or big snapper is hooked, I want tackle that will give me a chance of coping with them.
Rig the baitfish through the scruff of the neck and be sure that the hook comes in from the correct side so that the offset point rises off the back of the bait when the hook shank is levered down towards the tail, as happens when a JD sucks in the bait head-first. Suitable live baits can be any small fish – dory are not very fussy – with the common and hardy jack mackerel a favourite choice. A baitfish about 100mm long is good, but don’t be afraid to go larger. It is amazing what a dory can fit down its incredible mouth – up to and including legal-sized snapper and trevally.
I like a flexible rod for this work as you can load the tip slightly and leave it set in the rod holder while you enjoy a hot coffee and fish for snapper out the back of the berley trail. Watching the rod tip, you may notice when the bait becomes agitated – a good sign there is a dory or other predator about.
The take is usually a single solid thump on the rod tip, followed by the rod loading down further. Set the hook with a modest strike and work the fish in. Dory’s mouths are constructed of a light membrane, so don’t be too rough (another reason to use a soft-actioned rod). And use a net to land them; sometimes, it is just the spines of the baitfish holding on to the dory, not the hook, and if you try to lift them aboard by the trace, they will come unstuck.
This type of ‘set it and forget it’ fishing allows you to have the best of both snapper and JD fishing at the same time, and as mentioned, if the snapper fishing is slow, sometimes it is the dorys that are the day’s highlights.
Jack mackerel are an ideal live bait for JDs.
Rig the baitfish through the scruff of the neck so that the offset point rises off the back of the bait when the hook shank is levered down towards the tail.
Off the wharf
As well as inshore foul and channels, dory are regular haunters of wharf pilings, hunting for the small fish that use them for shelter
and feeding stations. One of the best ‘johnny’ sessions I ever had was off a Far North wharf some years ago. Peering (or should that be piering?) down into the water, I could discern clouds of bait fish, including jack mackerel and sweep, sheltering around the wharf piles and being hunted by the pale, ghostly forms of numerous john dory. I have never seen so many JDs in one place before, and it was not hard to nail a few baitfish with sabikis and lower them down to the waiting dory.
Dory engulf their prey, like this barely visible jack mackerel bait, by shooting forward their incredible extending mouth.
But after three or four JDs were landed, the game changed – the tide dropped, and the current where the baitfish were feeding moved further out into the channel, taking the dory with it. Now it was much harder to catch the bait fish and to present them to the slow-moving, midwaterfeeding dory. Thinking back to my childhood, I remembered catching yelloweye mullet off the Napier Wharf by berleying them in with bread and then ‘jagging’ them with a treble hook. I figured this was a way to get out to the baitfish school, now twenty-odd metres off the wharf, and it also occurred to me that as only one point of the treble would be in the baitfish, the other two points were free to hook a dory.
It worked a treat – cast out the treble, jag a bait, then immediately free-spool it so it would sink, struggling, down to the waiting dory, who, momentarily at least, couldn’t believe their luck. As well as the odd kahawai and kingfish that crashed the party, I ended up with thirteen dorys on the deck and we ate well for the rest of the week. But a catch of JDs like this is exceptional, and two to four of these fish in a session is more common.
On the table
Filleting dory can take a fair bit of deft knife work. First, make sure your knife is extra sharp, before cutting the skin right around the perimeter of the fillet inside the row of protective spikes. Carefully flay the flesh off the bone. Once you have the fillet off, skin it and remove the belly wall. This will leave you with a bone-free fillet that naturally falls into three sections of beautifully firm, glossy white flesh. Some people like to cook JD fillets with the skin on. If doing this, put several slices across the skin to prevent the flesh from curling up in the pan.
As most anglers will know, the eating qualities of john dory are second to none. The flesh is a little denser than most table fish, and it takes a little more time to cook right through. To avoid burning the outside while cooking the inside, cook it for longer at a lower temperature than you would usually use for other fish species. It is hard to find a better table fish, I promise you.

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