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- GDP (PPP):
- $34.8 billion
- 7.8% growth
- 14.0% 5-year compound annual growth
- $11,882 per capita
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Mongolia is gradually becoming a more modern and vibrant economy, with notable economic growth driven by the mining sector. The trade regime is increasingly open, and the regulatory framework has become more efficient, generally facilitating the development of a growing private sector.
Economic Freedom Snapshot
- 2016 Economic Freedom Score: 59.4 (up 0.2 point)
- Economic Freedom Status: Mostly Unfree
- Global Ranking: 100th
- Regional Ranking: 22nd in the Asia–Pacific Region
- Notable Successes: Trade Freedom
- Concerns: Property Rights, Corruption, and Regulatory Efficiency
- Overall Score Change Since 2012: –2.1
Despite notable strides made over the past decade, the momentum for swift structural reform has largely stalled. Prospects for enhancing economic dynamism remain curtailed by a lack of institutional commitment to the strong protection of property rights and ineffectiveness in fighting corruption. The narrow economic base keeps Mongolia vulnerable to external shocks.
Since the adoption of a new constitution in 1992, Mongolia has transformed from a closed society ruled by a repressive single-party Communist system into an open society and a dynamic multi-party democracy. The transition to democracy has been accompanied by the gradual introduction of free-market reforms and relatively well-maintained political stability. While improving overall relations with the U.S., Japan, and South Korea, Mongolia has also maintained strong ties with Russia and China. President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, whose Democratic Party coalition controls parliament, is serving his second term. Agriculture and mining remain the most important sectors of the economy. In recent years, lingering uncertainty over investment rules has caused investment in the mineral sector to ebb and flow.
Corruption remains a serious problem in Mongolia and is viewed as pervasive. Graft is endemic, and weak institutions do not enforce anti-corruption measures effectively. The judiciary is independent but inefficient and vulnerable to political interference. Corruption persists among judges. Property and contractual rights are recognized, but enforcement is weak. The government lacks the capacity to enforce intellectual property rights laws.
The individual income tax rate is a flat 10 percent, and the top corporate tax rate is 25 percent. Other taxes include a value-added tax and an excise tax. The overall tax burden equals 28.8 percent of GDP. Government spending amounts to 40.2 percent of total domestic output. The budget balance has been in deficit, and public debt has reached a level equivalent to over 65 percent of GDP.
A modern and efficient regulatory framework is emerging, albeit slowly. With no minimum capital required, launching a business takes less than 10 procedures on average. Employment regulations are relatively flexible, but the labor market lacks dynamism. The significant depreciation of the togrog in 2015 forced the central bank to raise interest rates and attempt to sustain currency reserves.
Mongolia’s average tariff rate is 5 percent. Importation of goods is expensive and time-consuming. The government has imposed travel bans on foreign executives to prevent them from leaving the country in order to coerce concessions from their employers. The financial system has undergone modernization. Gradually weathering the strain caused by the global financial turmoil, the banking sector has become largely stable.


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Rockford was shut out by the Traverse City Pit spitters in their franchises first ever away game.
Traverse City’s pitchers dealt damage to Rockford’s batters on Thursday night, limiting them to only 3 hits total.
A key moment came in the bottom of the 8th inning. Malik Williams stepped to the plate with the bases loaded, and a chance to tie the game with a deep ball after Rockford’s Higgins was hit by the pitch. Williams quickly jumped ahead 2-0 on the count, but swung at three pitches in a row to strike out and end the inning.
Head coach Josh Keim shares his thoughts on the at-bat: “Their pitcher was struggling to find the zone and we ended up helping him for out number 3. It was tough. We need to have better at-bats, and capitalize on those opportunities.”
The Rivets will be taking the field for an early practice Friday.
“We are going to work like normal in today’s batting practice, and get these guys some work and some swings.”
The Rivets continue action Friday evening in the series finale against Traverse City.
Game time is set for 6:35. After the game, stick around to enjoy the year’s first fireworks display.
For tickets, call the box office at 815-240-4159.
The Rockford Rivets are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.rockfordrivets.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rivets as your favorite team.

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Bread may be the cornerstone of civilization, but Angelenos are only just waking up to the aroma of good, fresh bread. We're talking about loaves that incorporate whole grains and wild yeast, beginning with a long fermentation and ending in a hot oven. There are a few artisanal bakers out there who bake without restaurants or bakeries and sell at select daily and weekly pop-ups throughout the city. But for brick and mortars, there's now Lodge Bread, a bakery in Culver City. To the untrained eye, Lodge's dark loaves look almost burnt. The exterior is hard and chestnut-colored, showcasing roasted nutty aromas and protecting the moist dough inside. Sometimes customers ask about why the bread is so darkly colored but they assure them: â€œThis is how we do things.â€
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djeps writes: The Red Balloon Challenge, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense, laid out a simple objective: Use social media to identify the GPS coordinates for all 10 balloons, suspended at fixed locations across the country. The first team to do so would win $40,000. The challenge, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Internet, highlighted social networking’s potential to solve widely distributed, time-sensitive problems.
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One of the largest risk factors of the bridge is the tension on the side of the bridge. This sideways tension, caused by wind, might result in some sort of a curvature, seen from a top view. This phenomenon causes that one side of the bridge will be enlarged while the other side will be shortened. At the side where this tension arises, will the bridge be loaded by pressure. The side where the arch will be enlarged will the bridge feel tension. Since the beer crates are not one entirety, crates might drop out of the bridge at the enlarged side. The crates are not able to transfer tensile strength, after all.
To make sure the bridge will maintain during the record attempt, tension is added to the bridge. This additional tension will ensure that the side which might be enlarged due to the wind, gets pushed back to its original length. Hereby, no tensile strength will occur in the arch. The tension is established by a big press installation. This installation generates power and thus, tension in the arch. After this has been done, will the second tower be further constructed and takes over the roll of the press installation.
The amount of force that is needed to prevent the tensile strengths in the bridge are calculated based on some cross sectional characteristics and the tension due to wind, which were acquired from the national standards. The result is that a force of 111 kilonewton is needed, which comes down to the weight of more than two elephants!


P!nk just released her latest video for "Secrets."
She's currently on her Beautiful Trauma World Tour in Australia, which is where the video was filmed.
Her and her dancers are shown dancing in a warehouse throughout the clip.
P!nk said she was 'psyched' to show her new video to her fans. She wrote on Instagram "Yo!! I'm so psyched to share my new music video for Secrets with all of you."
Fans seem to be loving it! Check it out!


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Every year 3,000 women die as a result of alcohol, while binge drinking among British teens is rocketing. Here four women explain how alcohol has blighted their lives The Binge Drinker Dawn Morris, 27, lives in Watford with her husband James, 29, a promotions manager, her five-year-old son, Lewis, and two-year-old daughter, Isabella. “At college….
There are many risks involved with underage drinking. Possibly the scariest is the lack of understanding about alcohol and what it does to the body. Underage drinkers have no concept of the damage drinking too much can have or even what constitutes “a drink”. 14 grams of pure alcohol is a standard drink: which is….
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H&M announced in November a collaboration with The Weekend for their Spring 2017 collection. Today they released the campaign film staring "The Starboy" himself. The menswear collection, entitled Spring Icons, is a combination of streetwear silhouettes with tailored lines which takes inspiration from the city of Los Angeles and The Weekend's creative process.
The minute-and-a-half video shows beautiful shots of LA and The Weekend interacting with the city as he mulls over the idea of icons."Iconic clothes become icons for a reason," he says. "They are like dreams and music. They're fundamental–– if you live them and walk over them and sing them."
Check out the short film above.
H&M's Spring Icons Collection will be on sale in stores and online March 2nd.


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Another new Polyphia music video is available online.
Official press release: Polyphia is now premiering a new music video for "Crush" at polyphia.merchnow.com. "We filmed the video in a small town called Marfa, as it's known to be a great location out in the deserts of East Texas that has really beautiful landscapes," shares guitarist Tim Henson. "This song originally started as an idea from our producer Nick, and blossomed to be what it is now after Scott [LePage, guitar] and I got ahold of it. This is definitely the "Hold On We're Going Home" song on the album, meaning the poppiest. We chose to premiere this song next, as the first one released was one of the heavier songs, this one is one of the lighter songs to show the diverseness of the record."


The Portland State University Urban Sustainability Accelerator’s “New Thinking for a New Era” symposium on transportation investment decision-making Sept. 21-22 equipped participants with new ideas, tools and approaches to making transportation investment decisions. The event, held on campus, aimed to show that the best solutions consider a spectrum of issues—ranging from environmental, social justice, and economic development—while also being cost-effective.
Lynn Peterson, senior transportation advisor for Smart Growth America and former head of the Washington State Department of Transportation (and a graduate of PSU’s Masters in Urban Planning program), presented one of these approaches in her breakout session, ‘Practical Solutions: Least-cost planning and performance based design.’ She described several ideas that are important to implement when planning or vetting transportation projects, in order to achieve the best outcomes.
At the onset of a project, she stressed the importance of knowing the problem and having a consensus. Community involvement is key in this step. As she put it:
“Problem solving can only be...
A new NITC report introduces an important tool for safety analysis: a naturalistic method of data collection that can be used to improve the cycling experience.
Before now, most naturalistic studies (studies where data are collected in a natural setting, rather than a controlled setting) in bicycle safety research have been captured by stationary cameras and haven't followed cyclists along a route.
Researchers in this study used first-person video and sensor data to measure cyclists' reactions to specific situations.
Safety research in general has advanced significantly through naturalistic driving studies, which gather data from real drivers to illuminate the causes of traffic incidents both major and minor. For motorized vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has been developing portable, vehicle-based data collection technologies since the early 1990s.
Their report, Utilizing Ego-centric Video to Conduct Naturalistic Bicycling Studies, offers a successful method for integrating video and sensor data to record...Read more
The 2016 Transportation and Communities Summit set off on a different path from previous summits and brought new energy into discussion of the future of transportation. Around 285 people attended the summit, held Sept. 8-9 at Portland State University, an increase from last year.
First-time attendees made up a sizable percentage of conference-goers. Of those responding to a post-summit survey, more than 40 percent had never attended a summit before.
Responding to feedback from previous attendees, TREC organizers added a day of workshops before the main summit day. The workshops allowed attendees to dive deeper into specific transportation topics and interact with moderators and other participants to address real-world problems.
The lively poster session also served its goal of fostering conversations between practitioners, academics and students. Attendees consistently rate networking as one of the most valuable aspects of the summit, and the poster session—with more than twice the posters of previous summits—helped make those interactions more productive.
Topical breakout sessions form the backbone of the summit, showcasing the best thinking around issues from researchers and practitioners. Previous summits offered two breakout slots with four sessions each, meaning a single attendee could only attend a quarter of the sessions offered. The 2016 summit, by contrast, offered three breakout slots with three sessions...Read more
The success of TREC’s first summer program for high-school girls shows promise for the future transportation workforce. The National Summer Transportation Institute, held July 11-22, gave 22 girls classroom and hands-on instruction with transportation experts in various fields and sectors.
While high school girls and boys enroll in higher science and math classes at the same rate, fewer girls persist in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math. That carries into the workforce, where women still hold a small percentage of transportation-related jobs. Fewer than a quarter of transportation supervisors, and under 14 percent of civil engineers are women, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
A goal of the summer institute was involvement of underrepresented groups, and more than half the students identified themselves as girls of color. The institute sought to inspire...
Vanessa Garrison didn’t set out to build a health movement. Growing up in Seattle’s Central District, a historically black neighborhood, Garrison just wanted her household and her community to be healthy.
“It was a challenge for me to develop solutions that work for the women I love,” Garrison said.
Those solutions, however, did set off a movement: GirlTrek, a community-based walking movement that has reached 250,000 black women and girls across the country. Garrison co-founded GirlTrek and serves as its chief operating officer.
“Seattle is one of the most active cities in the country, but my household was completely inactive,” Garrison said. “All the women in my family were really experiencing health challenges due to chronic disease.”
Those problems ran deeper than simply inactivity. Obesity and inactivity often have roots in concerns about safety and other community issues built on historical trauma and systemic racism. A fitness-only approach, Garrison reasoned, would fail to overcome these powerful forces.
With friend Morgan Dixon, who would become her GirlTrek co-...
Oliver Smith, a former NITC dissertation fellow with a Ph.D. in Urban Studies from Portland State University, published research findings last month in the Journal of Transport and Health.
The study includes evidence that walking and biking have a significant positive effect on wellbeing, and suggests that bicycling to work may benefit mental as well as physical health.
Read the journal article here: Commute well-being differences by mode: Evidence from Portland, Oregon, USA
The article grew out of Smith’s dissertation, a NITC-funded research project on the connection between commute modes and happiness or well-being.
Visit the project page to learn more: Peak of the Day, or the Daily Slog?
Smith created a measure of how individuals feel about their commute to work: CWB, or “commute well-being.” To quantify a person’s CWB, he used a composite measure based on seven questions that measure both emotional and cognitive responses to the commute.
He surveyed commuters traveling to work in central...Read more
Cooperation. It’s the fundamental concept of a shared world, and it’s in evidence all over Portland, Oregon today as the 2016 International Open Streets Summit kicks off.
The Open Streets Project is an advocacy project led by The Street Plans Collaborative, and Portland was chosen to host its third Open Streets Summit this year. (The first was held in Los Angeles in 2014, and last year Atlanta, Georgia hosted one.)
The four-day conference is happening this year through a partnership between Street Plans, which is based in Miami with offices in San Francisco and New York, 8–80 Cities based in Toronto, Ontario, and locally the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation, IBPI and TREC. All are organizations dedicated to the idea of livable cities.Read more
For someone who refuses to make predictions, Brian David Johnson has a long list of examples of how the future he envisioned came true.
It’s his job, after all.
As a futurist, Johnson helps organizations imagine what they’ll be doing 10 years in the future and then models the steps they’ll need to achieve that vision.
Johnson will describe his work, and offer insights relevant to transportation professionals, as the keynote speaker at the Transportation and Communities Summit Sept. 9 at Portland State University.
Transportation figures heavily into both popular visions of the future and Johnson’s work—but not in the same way. “Cities and transportation and infrastructure are some of the most important parts of futurecasting”—Johnson’s name for this method of modeling—he said.
Although audiences raised on jet pack-based transportation science fiction don’t welcome this message, “the cities of the future are going to look like the cities of today,” Johnson said. “It’s one of the most unpopular things I tell people.”
But consider the alternative. “Culturally, we value the past, and our future will look a lot like that,” Johnson said. “I don’t think that’s a bad thing. ‘The Jetsons’ is a sci-fi dystopia.”
Finding a future that looks like the present, or even the past, is a surprising theme in Johnson’s work, which has included consulting for firms such as Intel and trade...Read more
Thanks in part to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge competition, the interest in data and technology among transportation professionals has never been higher. That's especially true in Portland, one of the competition's seven finalist cities.
PORTAL, the region's multimodal transportation data archive, is central to any detailed understanding of how our transportation system works now and will work in the future. Kristin Tufte, the director of PORTAL, looks beyond the data streams to the bigger question: what do we do with all this information?
Tufte addresses that question in a new blog post for the Intel Science and Technology Center for Big Data:
The list of data sources available to Smart Cities for use in urban analytics is almost endless: data from connected and automated vehicles, data from connected intersections, probe data from cell phones, crowd-sourced data, fixed-sensor data, air quality readings, and more. A critical question is: How can we use this vast store of data to improve people’s lives?
Read the full blog at ISTC Big Data
In the spring of 2015, with guidance provided by the NITC program, students at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York created a pedestrian and bicycle plan for the City of Canandaigua, New York.
As part of their Sustainable Community Development capstone course, the students in environmental studies provided plans for a mixed use district along Route 332 in Canandaigua.
Course instructor Jim Ochterski credits PSU researcher Lynn Weigand’s NITC education project, Enhancing Bicycle and Pedestrian Education through Curriculum and Faculty Development, with providing essential resources for the course.
“Most of the students did not have any grounding in pedestrian planning and development, and [the NITC materials] made a huge difference,” Ochterski said.
Part of the mission of the NITC program is to enrich transportation education. One way our university partners do this is by developing curricula to advance transportation and livability goals in the classroom.
Weigand's project was intended for just this purpose. She created a module-based curriculum for bicycle and pedestrian planning and design that was designed to be adaptable for use in a variety of course offerings.
The HWS instructors took that curriculum and ran with it.
“We took on a major community project in ped/bike planning because we had these support materials from the program. It allowed us to...Read more


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February 18th, 2015
AMHERST, Mass. — The Middlebury College women’s basketball team dropped a pair of road NESCAC games this past weekend to finish its regular season at 11-13, 3-7 in league play, but still earned a NESCAC playoff berth with a No. 7 seed.
The Panthers will visit No. 2 seed Bowdoin (21-3, 9-1 NESCAC) on Saturday for a quarterfinal matchup. The Polar Bears defeated the Panthers, 55-43, in Middlebury on Feb. 8.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team split a pair of home games this past weekend to finish with a 17-7 record overall, but the Panthers’ 4-6 NESCAC mark left them short of qualifying for the league tournament, and their season came to a close.
On Sunday, the Panthers knocked off visiting Amherst, 82-69. Amherst finished its regular season at 18-6, 6-4 NESCAC, and will enter the league tournament as the No. 5 seed.
HARTFORD — Swimmers from Middlebury Aquatic Club competed successfully at The Upper Valley Aquatic Center in Hartford over this past weekend at the New England Regional Championship Meet.
Mary Ann Eastman won five of her events, while Anna Rakowski, Ellie Ross, Aidan Chance, Fraser Milligan, Ivy Kate Doran and Archie Milligan each placed first in one event. Also, the MAC 11- and 12-year-old girls’ relay teams won twice, while the MAC 11-12 boys won one relay.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reports that bear hunters in Vermont had a safe and successful hunting season in 2014. Hunters took 567 black bears during the 84 days of the two-part “early bear season” and “late bear season.” There were also no hunting-related shooting incidents.
BRISTOL — Bristol police on Feb. 14 arrested a Waitsfield man on suspicion of committing multiple offenses.
Police pulled over Erik P. Lundblad, 35, just before 1 a.m. for driving an unregistered vehicle on Stoney Hill Road. Police found that his driver’s license had been suspended for life for previous DUI convictions, and that he had a pending third DUI charge. Police said Lundblad was under conditions set by a judge that he not drive nor buy or possess alcohol. Police suspected Lundblad was intoxicated, and found an open can of beer in the vehicle.
VERGENNES — Vergennes and Vermont State police, with some help from a number of upset motorists, on Feb. 13 issued a number of citations to the driver of an empty southbound log truck that Vergennes police said ran two vehicles off Route 7 and nearly struck three more.
City police said VSP cited Kenneth Willard, 67, of Leicester, for careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Vergennes police cited Willard for 13 violations of federal trucking laws, most notably, they said, for fatigue and failure to maintain driving logs properly.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police referred to the Vermont State Police a report on Feb. 15 that a 17-year-old youth had allegedly videotaped an 8-year-old girl undressing in his Addison County home.
In other action last week, Middlebury police:
• Responded to noise complaints in the Court Street and South Pleasant Street neighborhoods on Feb. 9.
• Received a report about an out-of-control student at MUHS on Feb. 9. Police said school officials were able to solve the problem internally.
The Addison Independent is proud to publish the Students of the Week from area High Schools each week. The students are chosen by teachers and administration from each school who would like to recognize their exceptional engagement in the high schools they attend.


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The Kimball High boys varsity basketball team has no seniors, but the first-year team has posted some big wins, including a recent 57-46 victory over defending Valley Oak League champion Manteca.
Kimball had a 12-point lead midway through the third quarter and held on for the win.
“We showed a lot of maturity,” Jaguars coach Joe Lawrence said. “Earlier in the season, we would have made some mistakes to lose this game, but we were patient and ran our offense. I thought we did a good job of containing E.J. Godfrey to seven (points). He is averaging 20 a game, so we did not want him to beat us.”
The last time a boys basketball team from the city of Tracy had no seniors was in 1995. West won the Valley Oak League title in the first year of the school and made it to the Sac-Joaquin Section semifinals.
The coach of that West team, Steve Thornton, is the current athletic director at Kimball. He was honored Friday night with the dedication of the newly named Steve Thornton Gymnasium at West.
“I have a lot of memories of this gym,” Thornton said. “I look forward someday to bringing my grandchildren here and showing them this. No matter where I go, a piece of me will always be here at West, and I will always have the Wolf Pack in my heart.”
Kimball also lost 68-42 to Sierra, succumbing to a 21-3 Timberwolves’ surge. Tyrell Brewer scored 13 points and Devonte Price 10 for the Jaguars.
West split its Tri-City Athletic league action with a 47-35 road win over Tokay and a 41-34 home loss to St. Mary’s.
Jordan McIntosh and Charles Piper each scored 10 points against the Tigers. Against the Rams, Robert Mason scored 14 points and McIntosh 11.
Tracy overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat Franklin 66-62, and Lodi pulled away to hand Tracy a 51-38 San Joaquin Athletic Association loss.
Cole McDaniel scored 24 points against the Yellowjackets, with T.J. Williams adding 23 and Dominique Harrison scoring 11.
West defeated McNair 44-31 to win the TCAL championship and earn a trip to the Sac-Joaquin Section team championships, where the Wolf Pack was defeated 36-21 by Elk Grove.
“It would have been nice to beat Elk Grove,” Wolf Pack coach Ed Carlos said. “But we were missing some guys due to weight issues and injury problems.”
Jacob Biehl (147 pounds) had pins against both McNair and Elk Grove, with Daniel Aflague (125), Chris Maroulas (152), Dominic Williams (189) and Matt Mahe (215) all getting pins against the Eagles, and Justin Martin-Del Camp getting a 17-0 technical fall.
In a 48-29 SJAA loss against Lodi, Anthony Epelstein (105), Albert Landeros (114) and Bishop Nguyen (127) tallied pins for Tracy.
Tracy defeated visiting Franklin 47-23 and host Lodi 52-41.
Against the Yellowjackets, Taylor Bobbitt scored 11 points and Karsi Fyfe had 10; against the Flames, Bobbitt scored 20, Catherine Gibson tallied 12 and Fyfe added 10.
In TCAL action, West was edged by visiting Tokay 49-46 and beaten 97-26 by defending state champions St. Mary’s.
First-year varsity Kimball endured a 76-19 road loss to Manteca and a 43-24 road loss to Sierra.


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2-3. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ICD-9-CM, TABULAR LIST (VOL I)
a. Volume I, The Tabular List. This volume of the ICD-9-CM is arranged in
seventeen major sections, each covering a category of diseases (see figure 2 -1). The
first category covers diseases caused by well-defined infective agents. The subsequent
categories cover : neoplasms; endocrine; nutritional, and metabolic diseases. Most of
the remaining diseases are arranged according to their principal anatomical site. There
are special sections for mental diseases, complications of pregnancy and childbirth,
certain diseases peculiar to the perinatal period, and ill-defined conditions including
b. A decimal system of numbering has been adopted in which the detailed
categories of the classification are designated by three-digit numbers . In many
instances, the first two digits of the three-digit number designate important or summary
groups of significance. The third digit divides each group into categories which
represent specific disease entities or a classification of the disease or condition
according to some significant axis, such as anatomical site.
(1) The fourth-digit subcategories provide further specificity or additional
information about the etiology or manifestations of the disease. Also, when appropriate
and possible to include residual subcategories for "other" and "unspecified," these have
been numbered consecutively 8 and 9, respectively.
(2) Optional fifth digits are provided in certain places; for example, for the
mode of diagnosis in tuberculosis and for anatomical site in musculoskeletal disorders.
2-4. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ICD-9-CM, DISEASES
(ALPHABETICAL) INDEX (VOL 2)
a. Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM is referred to as an Alphabetical Index. This index
is used in conjunction with the Tabular List of Volume 1. In coding, you should always
refer to the Tabular List and its notes to ensure that the code given by the index fits the
circumstances of a particular case.
b. The ICD-9-CM Alphabetical Index is an essential adjunct to the Tabular List; it
contains a great number of diagnostic terms which do not appear in Volume 1. The
terms included in a category of the Tabular List do not make up an exhaustive list of
terms. Rather, the terms provide examples of the content of the category. The
Alphabetical Index, on the other hand, is intended to include all diagnostic terms
currently in use.
c. Because of its exhaustive nature, the Alphabetical Index inevitably includes
many imprecise and undesirable terms. Since these terms are still occasionally
encountered on medical records, coders need an indication of their assignment in the
classification, even if this is to a rubric (title) for residual or ill-defined conditions.

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Building a new balcony is an exciting time for any homeowner. Maybe you decided to make an overlook to enhance the front of your home or a leisurely upper deck where you can admire your backyard from above. Balconies are something that almost any two-story home can have, especially if you also have room for a door in the upper floorplan. Some people cut back the top of the home for a balcony, though most build a pillar-supported deck balcony which becomes (or already was) the lower porch roof.
Planning to switch out your old deck railings for new ones but torn between aluminum and steel? Well, you're not alone. This is a puzzle most homeowners are often unable to solve, and we don't blame them as both metals pack closely related perks. Even though we don't have a cut and dried answer, we'll help you determine the best between the two by comparing the two materials.
As 2019 draws to an end, many businesses are zipping up their fiscal year and getting ready for that one yearly certainty... income tax time.
Aluminum is one of the most popular metals when it comes to railing materials. This is, however, no surprise as it's highly customizable, boasts excellent versatility, and at the same time, it's durable and requires little to no maintenance. When used as a fence, for instance, aluminum railings not only create a polished appearance but are also highly functional. So if you chose aluminum railings for your pool area or fence, then you've made the right choice. If you've also decided to handle the installation, here is an outline of some of the mistakes you should avoid so the process can be a breeze!
The perfect finishing touch for your deck is aluminum railing. This railing is made completely from aluminum alloy and has so many great benefits. Here are 4 excellent reasons why you should consider aluminum railing for your deck.
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Spookalicious and Fun Ways to Decorate Your Aluminum Railings for Halloween
Halloween is such a fun chance to decorate the exterior of your home. Did you know that Americans have been trick-or-treating for 100 years? It's a community-based holiday that allows children and adults to have safe fun together, out of doors in their neighborhoods. It's an American tradition!

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Samsung's new mid-range smartphone surprises for its technical balance and infinite battery, but also for a more than reasonable price
When it was announced this summer it aroused a lot of interest, not only among Samsung fans, and now it has finally arrived on the Italian market. We're talking about the Samsung Galaxy M51, a mid-range smartphone, well priced and with a huge battery that promises a virtually infinite autonomy.
The Galaxy M51 is a mid-range of excellent level, with 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen with very thin bezels and Infinity-O design (ie with the central hole that houses the front camera). Very good also the photographic sector, with four sensors at the rear and selfie-cam from well 32 MP. Excellent performance, compared to the price, thanks to the SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (unfortunately not in version 730G, slightly faster). Considering the performance, the battery and the price of the Galaxy M51, this smartphone is a candidate without any problems among the best buys of autumn-winter 2020.
Samsung Galaxy M51: data sheet
The Samsung Galaxy M51 is a smartphone technically very balanced and concrete. The 6.7-inch screen has a resolution of 2,340×1,080 pixels and a density of 385 dots per inch, while the Snapdragon 730 SoC has eight cores with a maximum frequency of 2.2 GHz and is flanked by 6 GB of RAM, while the storage memory is 128 GB.
The rear cameras are well-matched: there's a 64 MP main (F1.8), a 12 MO ultra-wide-angle (F2.2, with a maximum angle of 123 degrees), and then there's the depth sensor and macro, both 5 MP (F2.4). The stabilizer, however, is unfortunately digital and not optical.
The battery is the strong point of the Samsung Galaxy M51: 7,000 mAh. That's a lot, if we think, for example, that the top-of-the-line Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has an accumulator of "only" 5,000 mAh. What is the Galaxy M51 missing? The 5G connection. In addition, because of the huge battery, it is not very light: it weighs 213 grams.
Samsung Galaxy M51: how much does it cost in Italy
The Galaxy M51 is available on the official Samsung website, in the two colors black or white, where it is sold at a price of 389 euros with Android 10 and One UI 2.1.
This is a more than reasonable price for a phone with these characteristics and, above all, of this manufacturer.


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What Exactly Does a "Spreader Graft" Consist Of? Is It Cartilage or an Artificial Material?
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Spreader grafts are made of cartilage.
Spreader grafts almost always are made of septal or ear cartilage, and are used to open up the internal nasal valve area between the upper lateral cartilages and the septal cartilage. This can widen the appearance of the nose while improving breathing.
If a narrower nose is desired for cosmetic reasons, spreader grafts will not be a good solution for the breathing part or your nasal surgery plan--instead, consider partial inferior turbinectomy or turbinoplasty to enlarge each airway to the proper degree, and "skip" the spreader grafts.
What is spreader graft made of?
Spreader grafts are most commonly made of septal cartilage. They can also be sourced from ear cartilage or rib cartlage. Previously there was some "artificial" spreader grafts, but there are largely not used anymore. Hope that is helpful. All the best, Dr. Vartanian.
Spreader grafts in the nose
Spreader grafts are most frequently made of ear or nasal cartilage but can be made of synthetic material. I am not aware of anyone who uses anything but cartilage. The grafts are placed between the midline septal cartilage and the cartilages on either side of the septum (upper lateral cartilages) in order to keep the nasal airway open.
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Anatoly Khazanov, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Anthropology Department, Emeritus. Studies Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Social and Cultural. Anatoly Khazanov is well known as one of the most outstanding scholars of nomadic pastoral societies in the world. This became clear with the publication of his. Anatoly M, Khazanov of University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin (UW) with expertise in: Race, Ethnicity and Politics, International Relations and.
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Ethnic and National Conflicts in the Age of Globalization more. More recently he has conducted ethnographic work in Central Eurasia on the problems faced by pastoral people with decollectivization.
Central Asia in Historical Perspective. A State without a Nation: Combining a phenomenal erudition, a candid judgment, and a subtle sense of irony, Khazanov sets out to challenge the orthodox view of nomadic feudalism and, in the process, has produced the first comparative survey of pastoral khazaanov that can claim to be truly comprehensive, covering their history in Eurasia, the Middle East, and Africa from the origins of pastoralism to the dawn of the modern era.
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The Social History of the Scythians: Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. The collapse of the Soviet Union: This became clear with the publication of his brilliant cross-cultural study, Nomads and the Outside World and republished by Wisconsin in with a new introduction and a larger bibliography.
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Views Read Edit View history. Nomads in the Sedentary World more. From reviews of the first edition: William Irons Prof. Pastoralism in the Levant: Pain, O probleme turok-meskhetintsev, in: Click here to sign up. Khazanov is the author of over fifteen other books and edited volumes, including The Social History of Scythiansand has published over journal articles and chapters on subjects ranging from ancient states in Antaoly Asia, topics of ethnicity and ethnic conflicts in the historical and modern era, and problems of development and change among nomadic pastoralists today.
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: Recently turned into a hit movie, Stephen King''s novel ''It'' first came to life as an ABC miniseries in 6995, starring Tim Curry as the utterly terrifying Pennywise the Clown. An ambitious adaptation of a sprawling novel, ''It'' was disquieting an upsetting, relying on atmosphere rather than cheap jump scares. The 6995 ''It'' miniseries is available to rent on Amazon Prime. (ABC)
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CJ Burton with Air Supply
Greetings, everyone! It’s an honor to be part of this Modern Drummer blog experience! This is a perfect way to share my musical existence with the greatest audience on the planet. So, welcome, and thanks for checking out my very first entry here!
I’ll begin by saying that it’s been a very busy year! This year alone I’ve toured throughout Asia, South America, China, Canada, Mexico, most every state in the USA, and in September throughout Israel, England, and Ireland.
The musical adventure keeps going, which has led me down many interesting and exciting roads. I’ve been more than blessed over the years to play with some of the best cats around in my home city and on the international tour circuit, which I’m currently on with the legendary group Air Supply. This year’s journey has been filled with many amazing highlights and so many great snapshot moments. Advertisement
One of the major highlights from 2011 was a recent tour through the holy land of Israel, where the Air Supply show was filmed for a live upcoming DVD release. The concert was shot at an outdoor amphitheater called Sultan’s Pool, located in the center of Jerusalem. Being one of Jerusalem’s primary outdoor arenas (and an ancient water aqueduct remnant dating back to the Ottoman Empire, hence the name), Sultan’s Pool has hosted such artists as Sting, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan to Israel’s own symphony. There is such a charged energy surrounding this place. It was that very energy that really set the vibe of the evening and that super inspired performance.
It was simply a magical night of playing, and I’m proud to say, from a performance point of view, it was a show where everything flowed together very well! There was an all-around synergy between the audience and the band, and such a great connection on stage throughout the night. By the night’s end, I knew that show was something very special, and I’m certain Air Supply fans all around the world will indeed enjoy it.
The DVD, along with the accompanying live album, is currently in post-production, and is scheduled for release sometime in 2012. Really looking forward to sharing it with everyone!
Also, among other things, please feel free to drop by my new website, CJBurtondrums.com, or find me on my official FaceBook page under CJBurton|drummer. Our merch inventory on the website will be up soon, of which we will be donating a percentage of sales to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. I will keep everyone posted on the progress. Advertisement
There’s much more on the horizon, which I will save for another entry. That’s all for now, though. As always, a heartfelt thank-you for your love and support. It’s always nice to hear from people and to make new friends on the road. Hope to see you soon.

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Tick tock for women only?
Actually, contrary to popular belief, this isn’t necessarily true. While men definitely have more of a cushion & a later “expiration date”, there are still issues to consider.
Not only does advanced paternal age factor into developmental disorders such as autism, but there are ongoing studies to show that it also directly affects the placenta during pregnancy & can lead to miscarriage. Paternally expressed genes have been found to be predominant in the placentas of pregnant young female mice exposed to old male mice vs the placentas of pregnant young female mice exposed to young male mice. The paternal genes are expressed (turned on) due to older age.
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Upcoming Bollywood movies that are Hollywood remakes
Bollywood has a long history of imitating Hollywood flicks, mostly unofficially and without giving due credit. No matter the genre of the movie, Indian producers and directors seem to believe Hollywood remakes are a one-shot ticket to Box Office fame.
In the recent years, filmmakers have decided to take a more official route while acquiring the rights to remake a film. Here’s a list of upcoming movies :
1. RED: The Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman starrer Red has officially been adapted by popular actor and producer Anil Kapoor. The Bollywood version is in the pre-production stage at the moment. The original movie follows the story of three retired mercenaries who band together to fight against criminals.
2. RAMBO: The iconic role of John Rambo made popular by actor Sylvester Stallone will be replicated by Tiger Shroff. The first poster for the Bollywood version dropped a few months back and the Indian audiences are eager to watch Siddharth Anand’s directed film.
3. DRIVE: Tarun Mansukhani is set to direct the remake of the 2011 flick which gained massive commercial success. Sushant Singh Rajput will take on Ryan Gosling’s role and Jacqueline Fernandez that of Carey Mulligan’s.
4. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: The iconic coming-of-age John Green novel that was adapted into a Hollywood film is now all set to be remade in Bollywood. Sushant Singh Rajput has been cast in the role of Augustus Waters.
5.MODERN FAMILY: The popular American sitcom Modern Family’s rights have been bought by Anil Kapoor. The original sitcom features eccentric characters and bold storylines and it will be interesting to see the desi take on it.
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Employed by the Saturday Evening Post for almost 50 years, Norman Rockwell was an incredible force — an illustrator of folksy inoffensiveness who rewrote Dutch painting for an America with Boy Scouts and baseball. The illustrator's magazine covers reached some 2 million people. He wanted to be universally liked. He nearly was.
But "normal Norman" underwent a transformation in the 1960s, as a compact exhibition of prints and magazine covers at the Hyde Collection tries to demonstrate. Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., the exhibition focuses, if not exclusively, on the work Rockwell produced after ending his relationship with the Post in 1963. He then started working for a biweekly magazine called Look, known for its social and political coverage. Formerly silent on politics, the illustrator's work became pointedly vocal. He was 69 years old.


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So I’ve been talking about my sky blanket since the beginning of the year, but have never explained how you can make one! Silly, silly me. This blanket has been a big part of my year so far, something I know I’m going to look back on remember with a smile on my face. I’ve loved seeing the blanket develop through the seasons, loved having people ask me what colour the square is for the day and enjoyed working in moss stitch and, as I’d hope, speed up my knitting skills as I knit square after square. Even when I’ve felt frustrated by how long it all takes, that feeling has quickly passed when I’ve seen my hard work take the shape of a super snuggly blanket.
This is the first of a few posts I’m planning to walk you through each step of making a sky blanket – starting with how to knit a square. It’s made in 22 rows of moss stitch and two strands of yarn – which is really easy to pick up and get to grips with. I want to share the story of this blanket with you, but more so I want to encourage others to give it a go – setting yourself a challenge and ending a year of your life with something to grab onto to, cuddle and show off (with pride) in your home. Perhaps you’ll take on a different style to mine, I know I did when I look at my inspiration source – Laura from Bugs and Fishes. You could even crochet your blanket – there are so many options to adding to your own bit of uniqueness.
With that in mind, are there any specific tutorials you’d like to see, if you’re thinking about doing a sky blanket next year? I’m more than happy to share any tips/processes and already have a few posts in the pipeline, so watch this space!
On to the tutorial…
* 6mm knitting needles
* Stylecraft Special DK in Cloud blue and White (or whichever square you happen to be knitting)
* Small pair of scissors
What you’ll learn:
* How to knit a sky blanket square.
* Working in moss stitch.
* Using two strands of yarn.
* Working in ‘larger’ knitting needles.
How to make it:
1. Start by casting on 16 stitches, with both strands of yarn.
2. The first row is made up of K1, P1 to the end.
3. The second row is made up of P1, K1 to the end. This will form the complete pattern. Those first two rows are the hardest bit of the square – it’s the bit where you’re just starting out and the tension can be too tight, or you’re simply missing the weight of the yarn. You’ll get there.
4. You’ll now need to repeat rows 1 and 2 10 more times – 22 rows in total. The picture below is how it’ll look 12 rows in. Gorgeous – I just love how the cloud effect really comes through. A little tip for you – If you happen to lose count just remember that each ‘bobble’ in the pattern represents two rows – so when you finish a square there will be 11 bobbles.
5. Your finished square will now look something like this. Oooo I love it – I love how neat it looks and I love the effect that two strands of yarn can so easily create. Now cast off all but the last stitch.
6. Cut the yarn (approximately twice the length of the square – for later sewing), thread the yarn through the remaining stitch and pull tightly.
And voila, one finished sky blanket square. You’ll now need to do this 364 times more. ;) Up for the challenge? Of course you are!
Or, this could easily be used for a different blanket, or made smaller, wider, longer etc. I’d imagine this pattern can be used in many ways; moss stitch, you are looking good.


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Don't make a list of resolutions; resolve to be better
On this eve of this momentous New Year's Day, my only resolution is not to make a list of resolutions.
Instead, I have decided to undertake a single mission: to remove hate from my life.
One might think that impossible because you cannot control other people. But here’s what you can control: what and whom you let into your life.
As W.C. Fields once said and Los Angeles businesswoman and jobs icon Janice Howroyd Bryant recently reiterated: “It’s not what people call you; it’s what you answer to.”
I am not an angry bitch. I am not a hardened racist. I am not a troublemaker.
Well, that last one? Yes, I am.
But I can try to raise concerns about what ails us without letting my anger taint my message. I can write about black people and ignore the bigots who complain because they cannot stand to read about black people.
I will keep causing trouble. I will keep making people uncomfortable. I will keep disturbing the peace. Because until everyone is at peace, we can no longer afford to let a minority of rich, happy folks pretend that everyone else’s miseries do not matter.
Yes, I know what you’re thinking: How can I write about American politics or our overwhelming national racial discord without writing about the hate that oozes from it?
Easy: I’ll write about hope.
I’ll write about alternatives. And for a while, it means I will write less about President Donald Trump and the policies or statements he makes that can be construed as hateful. Instead, I will write about alternatives. I will write about that kindler, gentler nation that the late President George H.W. Bush asked of us years ago.
I will not write about the racist trend of calling the police on black people for trivial, non-criminal behavior without asking what happened in that person’s life to make them not like black people?
And I plan to spend a lot of time with people who make me feel good, people whose laughter and intellect and wit are a joy to be around. If you’re a Grinch, you won’t see me this year, or the next.
And I plan to support and encourage and lift up people who are doing good things with their time and minds.
I will not ask why more black women aren’t considered for political leadership in Michigan; I will write about black women who should be considered for political leadership.
I will not write about negative gossip when there is so much positive truth in our city and state.
And – and this will be hardest, harder than ignoring Trump – I will no longer embrace the narrative of The Two Detroits.
Detroit is not two cities, one thriving and one not. Detroit is one city that is not doing so well but is doing better every day. Yes, the renaissance is real, but we are so eager for it that we declared it a success because one part of the city was thriving.
That was a mistake. Because just like the city schools will not be successful until all students succeed in some way, we need to focus on ways to spread the revival.
And as long as all of us -- from those who run the city to those who run the symphony to those who run the city’s businesses – understand the mission, One City, One Renaissance, then we can all start to embrace what is happening and work together to make Detroit great.
As I see what is happening downtown and some select neighborhoods, I am still celebrating the renaissance. But I also see the crime that is making some lives miserable and the decay that is making some neighborhoods unsafe.
But rather than watch and complain, all of us, I hope, will roll up our sleeves and contribute to what we want: a vibrant city that is improving all over, a place where crime is decreasing because we will not tolerate it -- and a future that makes everyone in our single city proud.
That’s the mission, one I will cleave to with more patience, less anger and a keen focus on the positive.
No resolutions, just a promise I hope you will help me keep with an occasional “Now, now, Rochelle. Remember the goal.”
But if you come at me with name-calling or your own anger, well like W.C. Fields said, I won’t be answering.
Contact Rochelle Riley at firstname.lastname@example.org. Follow her on Twitter @rochelleriley and Instagram at @rochelleriley1619. Get information about her book “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” at https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/burden


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Now, Perez Hilton posts Lily Allens lewd photo on his blogFebruary 19th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 19 (ANI): Gossip blogger Perez Hilton has taken his online rant with Lily Allen a step further by uploading a picture of the singers crotch on his blog.
The duo locked themselves in a bitter verbal battle on the popular social-networking website Twitter where Allen had dubbed Hilton as a “little parasite” and a “bitter lonely old queen”, while Hilton hit back with a big fat c***.
And now, Hilton, who had likened their quarrel to sibling rivalry, has posted the lewd photograph after Allen insisted that she was far from joking and really hated the blogger, reports the Daily Express.
He writes: “We thought our little ”feud” with Lily Allen was all in good fun - playful bickering. Unfortunately, it seems like the British singer, whose new album debuts at a disappointing number 5 on the U.S. Billboard charts this week, is taking this silliness between us way too seriously.
“In a new interview with Access Hollywood, Lily says that she hates Perez. HATES! That’’s a shame. We like Lily. We like her music. And we really like talking about her boozy ways, her outlandish statements to the media, her childish fights, her unprofessionalism, her self-sabotaging and her all-around f**kery.
“Allen loves to dish it, but she can”t take it! We just call it as we see it. Oh, and if you haven”t seen it yet? CLICK HERE to check out the uncensored photo of Lily’’s vagina.” (ANI)
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- Lily Allen urges fans not to watch her upcoming docu - Mar 10, 2011
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Faculty and Staff
Elliot H. Chen, M.D.
|Title:||Interim Department Chair
Director, Craniofacial Surgery; Associate Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Columbia
Temple University, MD
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2004
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2001
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2006
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2007
American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2009
American Board of Surgery, 2005
Dr. Elliott Chen joined the faculty of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2008. Prior to his appointment with the Department of Surgery, he was employed as a general plastic surgeon with Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery with University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Chen earned a doctor of medicine from Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served a general surgery residency at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, and a plastic surgery residency at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. A craniofacial fellowship was completed at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Chen is board certified in surgery. His special interests are craniofacial surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, cleft care, facial trauma, adult reconstruction, and wound healing.


The percentage of US stocks in oversold territory is at a multi-year high and, together with a jump in the VIX, could be viewed as a bullish signal, says Ari Wald, Technical Analyst at Oppenheimer.
The DAX is close to confirming a huge topping formation, says Frank Cappelleri, Chief Market Technician at Instinet.
Andy Dodd, Head of Technical Research at Louis Capital Markets, warns that a break below 2878.5 for the S&P 500 could be significant.
We are entering the most bullish nine-month period of the 4-year US Presidential cycle, says Ari Wald, Technical Analyst at Oppenheimer.
The S&P 500 remains in a bullish Wave V and should test 3000 into year-end, according to Tony Sycamore, Director of Australia-based TECHFX TRADERS.
Momentum remains an attractive late-cycle investment strategy, according to Ari Wald, Technical Analyst at Oppenheimer.
US stocks fells for four straight days last week – all trading days of the week because of Labor Day. Looking at historic data, this could be a bullish signal says Frank Cappelleri at Instinet in New York.
The DAX may be building a large and important head-and-shoulders top, according to say David Sneddon and James Gilbert at Credit Suisse in London.
Investor apprehension following new stock market highs is often misguided and we should conquer our fear of heights, says Ari Wald, Technical Analyst at Oppenheimer.
A bullish continuation pattern has been confirmed for the Russell 2000, according to David Sneddon and James Gilbert at Credit Suisse in London.


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Gene Alwine, of Hooversville, was drawn as the first winner of a free pair of tickets to the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show Feb. 2-10 at the State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
That contest was for existing members of the Outdoor Pennsylvania group on Facebook, which is administered by Marcus Schneck, outdoor writer for PennLive.com and The Patriot-News.
A second drawing, for new members of the group, will be held at 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4.
To be eligible for that drawing, and to get regular updates on future contests for tickets, join the Outdoor Pennsylvania group on Facebook before 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4.
Click here to locate Outdoor Pennsylvania and then ask to join the group.


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Restaurant review: Browns, Islington, N1
PUBLISHED: 11:51 06 March 2013 | UPDATED: 11:51 06 March 2013
Out with the old, in with the new seems to be the approach Browns in Upper Street has taken.
Browns 9 Islington Green N1 8DU Tube: Angel Tel: 020 7226 2555 Web: www.browns-restaurants.co.uk Mains: small dishes from £4.95, large from £8.45 Wine: from £14.95 a bottle Children welcome: Yes Disabled access: Yes
The branch has undergone a huge makeover this year and now boasts a new look, new menu and a new manager.
The opulent bar has been shifted to the left of the eatery allowing diners to look out and prospective patrons to look in.
According to James Warrillow, the new manager, its previous location at the front misled passers-by into believing all the tables were occupied.
Browns’ new menu has upped the quality of the dishes available, according to James.
The focus has firmly shifted towards diners enjoying fine food at reasonable prices.
For our starters I opted for crab and tiger prawn linguine, which is also available as a main, and my dining partner went for the crab and avocado stick.
Both were generously sized and bursting with lots of delicious flavours although the stack could have done with a smidgen more seasoning.
As it was a Sunday, Browns were offering a choice of four different types of roast in addition to their normal menu.
It also generously allows children to eat for free (one child per adult main) from their kids menu.
We went for the roast lamb with the trimmings including Yorkshire puddings which like the starters were generously portioned.
The lamb was cooked perfectly; a dark shade of pink, as were the vegetables and the gravy was one of the best my dining partner had ever tasted.
I was wary about ordering a fillet of beef as there have been far too many episodes when my usual medium rare request is either medium or rare but not both.
Browns did what many have failed to do by serving a perfect steak with crushed new potatoes and a mouth watering sauce.
Our desserts of Browns Eton mess with cherries, white chocolate, hazelnuts and clotted cream and crème brûlée were again very generously portioned.
So much that two people could easily share one between then.
Going by the standard of our meals Browns new look will attract new diners – who will keep coming back.
Browns are offering a set menu for Mothers Day on March 10.
Any two courses for £19.95 and you can add a third course for £5 extra.
- Lorraine King
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Bali Sate House
44 High St., Somersworth, NH 03878
This small spot is a great ethnic restaurant run by immigrants from Indonesia. The chicken sate (Indonesian spelling) is grilled, succulent and drizzled with a spicy peanut sauce. Find other authentic dishes on the menu as well.
Serves Lunch: Yes
Serves Dinner: Yes
Best of NH Winner: 2018 Editor's Pick
Price Range: $-$$


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Acquired: Other (stray, given cat by friend etc.)
Posted Jan 12, 2015
I’ve had my two cats for about the last four years. For the most part, I’ve loved having cats. They’ve been a comfort to me in tougher times, and their antics provide endless entertainment.
That being said, cats are not for everybody. I got my first cat as a kitten, and he was so high-energy that I just couldn’t give him as much attention as he needed, so I got another cat. Especially if you’re getting a younger cat, I would recommend just getting two. There’s not much more work involved in feeding and cleaning up after two, and they’ll be much happier overall.
You don’t need to train cats, and for most of them, you couldn’t train them even if you wanted to. Cats have distinct personalities: some are more affectionate, some are more playful, some of them are calm, and some of them are high-strung. It’s what makes them so fun and interesting, but if you have specific expectations about how a cat is supposed to be, you might end up disappointed.
If you want a more low-maintenance pet, I would definitely recommend a cat or cats.

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What’s the best way to communicate with your ex when discussing matters of child custody, child visitation, and child support payments? Many family law experts recommend email for important conversations – and for a couple of reasons.
• Email leaves a concrete record of the discussion that took place. If you communicate over email, you have the exact conversation down on paper – and also know the time and date that each email was sent. This can be very important if you find yourself in a contentious child custody case.
• Email gives you plenty of time to think before you respond. When you speak with an ex in person or on the phone, you can say things that you don’t mean or agree to thinks without first thinking through the consequences. With email, you can process your thoughts, write them out, and make certain that you mean what you say before you hit send.
• Email is a less emotional environment than talking on the phone or seeing each other in person. After a divorce, it may be difficult to see or talk to your spouse without having unhelpful emotions crop up that harm the conversation you are trying to have. Email lets you separate yourself with your spouse while still allowing open communication.
• Writing about issues can help you think things out. Writing about what you want from a child custody agreement or visitation schedule can help you process your thoughts and parse out your feelings.
Still struggling with coming to an agreement with your ex about child custody or child visitation? Talk to a Seattle family law attorney today.

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The White Silk Dress Published in The Bahá’í World Vol IX (1940-1944), this article by Marzieh Gail provides an intimate portrait of Ṭáhirih.
Who was Tahirih? Tahirih’s story told in the voice of a child – by the Tahirih Justice Center. Also includes video on How do you pronounce Tahirih?
Tahirih Justice Center is named after a prominent figure in 19th-century Middle Eastern history and the persecuted Bahá’í faith. Born in 1814, Tahirih (TAH-heh-ray) was an exemplar of women’s strength in Persia, at a time when most women were kept illiterate and hidden from the public sphere.
Tahirih is remembered for her renowned skill as a poet, her theological insights, her leadership as one of the earliest Bahá’ís, and her ability to organize and inspire women to reject their oppressed status. In a particularly dramatic display of her leadership, Tahirih appeared unveiled before an assemblage of men and gave an eloquent speech about the need to reject old patterns of society. The act was so shocking to the audience that one man stood up and slit his own throat at the sight of her face.*
In 1852, at the age of 38, Tahirih was executed for her beliefs and activities. Her last recorded words were, “You can kill me as soon as you like, but you will never stop the emancipation of women.”
*Please note: We take no position on veiling and support our clients in their decisions regarding their manner of dress.
A Gathering of the Poems of Tahirih by Susan Gammage
Baha’i Chronicles: Tahirih – [Badasht early July 1848] In the evenings, Bahá’u’lláh, Quddús and Táhirih would come together. In those days the fact that the Báb was the Qá’im had not yet been proclaimed; it was the Blessed Beauty, with Quddús, Who arranged for the proclamation of a universal Advent and the abrogation and repudiation of the ancient laws…Then one day…Táhirih, with her face unveiled, stepped from her garden, advancing to the pavilion of Bahá’u’lláh; and as she came, she shouted aloud these words: “The Trumpet is sounding! The great Trump is blown! The universal Advent is now proclaimed!” The believers gathered in that tent were panic struck, and each one asked himself, “How can the Law be abrogated? How is it that this woman stands here without her veil?”…“Read the Súrih of the Inevitable,” said Bahá’u’lláh; and the reader began: “When the Day that must come shall have come suddenly… Day that shall abase! Day that shall exalt!…” and thus was the new Dispensation announced and the great Resurrection made manifest. At the start, those who were present fled away, and some forsook their Faith, while some fell a prey to suspicion and doubt, and a number, after wavering, returned to the presence of Bahá’u’lláh. The Conference of Badasht broke up, but the universal Advent had been proclaimed.
Face to Face – Poem by Tahirih – Music by Pierre Weber and Lorraine Manifold
Performed by Shirin Youssefian Maanian – Directed by Judy Boyle – Original music by Karen Solomon
Persia, 1848 – A woman dared to do an extraordinary thing… And nothing was ever the same again
One Woman performs sixteen characters in a poignant adventure about the short but brilliant life of the 19th Century Persian poetess and mystic, Táhirih, who heralded a new age of emancipation for women and challenged the religious fundamentalism in Iran at that time.
PURE was performed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. And across the UK, Cyprus and in Athens, Greece.


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Fans and followers of Kailyn Lowry think they have evidence the Teen Mom 2 alum is engaged to her boyfriend, Elijah Scott.
Kailyn’s personal life has been at the center of speculation in recent months.
It’s been reported that she managed to keep a recent pregnancy under wraps and secretly welcomed her fifth child with Elijah.
Kailyn (Kail) has yet to officially confirm or deny the news, only telling her millions of curious Instagram followers that she did not give birth in December 2022, leading some to believe that she actually gave birth in November 2022.
Now, a recent social media share has her fans and critics making assumptions once again, and this time, it has to do with the status of her relationship with her boyfriend of one year, Elijah.
Kail shared a post on Instagram over the weekend in which she shared photos of herself and her son, Lux after they enjoyed a mommy-and-son hair date.
Fans think Kailyn Lowry is sporting an engagement ring from Elijah Scott
In the first photo in the carousel post, Kail stood behind Lux for a sweet snap taken from inside their hair studio.
Kail held a drink and her phone in her left hand; if her followers looked closely enough, she was sporting a dainty ring on her left ring finger.
Some of Kail’s eagle-eyed followers noticed the ring and assumed it could only mean one thing: Elijah popped the question.
In the comments section, one follower got the conversation started with their comment.
“Congratulations on your engagement,” they wrote.
The IG user’s comment got other followers curious, and they chimed in.
While some felt it was a stretch to presume that Kail is engaged, others thought the rumors could carry some weight.
Another follower responded to the comment, “she def has a ring on in this pic.”
“I noticed the ring too ?,” wrote another follower.
Kailyn is focused on her family and her career since leaving Teen Mom 2
Kail has not responded to any of the talks about her alleged impending nuptials and has stayed focused on her career and raising her family.
After over a decade of sharing her storyline with Teen Mom viewers, Kail ended her relationship with MTV last year.
These days, things seem to be going well between Kail and her live-in boyfriend, Elijah, who shares her Delaware home with her and her sons, Isaac, Lincoln, Lux, and Creed… and possibly their rumored son, Elijah Rio Lowry Scott.
Since saying goodbye to reality TV, Kail has found success as a podcaster. She launched her own podcast network, KILLR, and currently hosts three podcasts.
Kail and Vee Rivera — the wife of her first baby daddy, Jo Rivera — co-host Baby Mamas No Drama, while she and Lindsie Chrisley co-host Coffee Convos, and Kail serves as the sole host of Barely Famous.
Whether or not Kail and Elijah will tie the knot remains to be seen, but in the meantime, Kail has made it clear that she prefers to keep her fans and critics guessing.
Teen Mom Family Reunion airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c on MTV.


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