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Asia Pacific In-vitro Diagnostics Market
Asia Pacific In-vitro Diagnostics Market to Grow at a CAGR of 5.2% During the Period 2022-2027, Driven by Need for Effective and Efficient Detection Technologies
Asia Pacific In-vitro Diagnostics Market: By Product and Service: Reagents and Kits, Instruments, Software and Services; By Technology; By Application; By End Use; Regional Analysis; Historical Market and Forecast (2018-2028); Market Dynamics: SWOT Analysis; Competitive Landscape; Industry Events and Developments
Asia Pacific In-vitro Diagnostics Market Outlook
The Asia Pacific in-vitro diagnostics market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% during the period 2023-2028. In-vitro diagnostics can help identify early warning signs and individual risk factors, generating new openings for prevention and early intervention. Some in-vitro diagnostics range beyond the laboratory, hospital or doctor's office, enabling patients with chronic illnesses to self-monitor and manage their own conditions. Several leading companies offer in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) solutions that deliver rapid, sensitive results while minimizing cost and complexity. Modern in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs) enable better diagnosis for prevention and management of infectious and chronic diseases. These factors are expected to drive market growth.
Market Likely to be Driven by Demand for Quality Medical Care and Improving Healthcare Infrastructure
Leading in-vitro diagnostics companies seek growth helpful to business plans; regions such as Asia Pacific offer significant market potential. In developing countries, rising levels of income and standards of living are expected to stimulate a new, health-conscious populace seeking quality medical care. Expanding healthcare infrastructure and improved quality of healthcare in countries like India are likely to be driving factors of the Asia Pacific in-vitro diagnostics market. Major companies like Fujifilm offer solutions based on the company's dry chemistry technology; such solutions help medical practitioners who need immediate and dependable results for early patient treatment and care. The company offers high quality diagnostic reagents and tests. Solutions include:
Beta-Glucan Test - The Toxinometer MT-6500 based β-Glucan Test is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative determination of (1→3)-β-D-glucan in serum or plasma.
µTASWako™ AFP-L3 Test - An in vitro diagnostic blood test for the risk assessment of developing Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).
Autokit CH50 Assay - An in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for the quantitative determination of total complement activity in human serum.
Total Bilirubin L-Type Assay - An in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for the quantitative determination of Total Bilirubin (T-BIL) in serum.
In 2020, Sysmex Corporation reached an agreement to invest in Astrego Diagnostics AB to help commercialize a rapid drug susceptibility test1 that Astrego was developing for urinary tract infections.
In 2019, Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte Ltd announced that the Company had begun providing direct sales and support in India for Haematology Business. With over 1.3 billion people, India is the world's second most populous nation, after China, and the nation's real GDP continues to grow significantly. In addition to robust economic advancement, India is expanding its healthcare infrastructure and improving its quality of healthcare. Sysmex valued India's market for in vitro diagnostics at around US$800 million. Moreover, the Company expected this market to grow at a rapid annual pace of around 12-16%, as India's healthcare infrastructure expanded and its quality of healthcare improved.
In 2022, Fujifilm India Pvt Ltd. unveiled a new range of products at the 74th National Annual Conference of IRIA 2022. The latest portfolio included a range of products offering complete and integrated solutions for diagnostic purposes, including CT, MRI, X-ray, AI, PACS, endoscopy and ultrasound systems through the Scenaria View, Supria series, The Echelon Smart and Arietta series. Offering a diverse portfolio, the new range would include solutions pertaining to CT, MRI, Digital Radiography, AI, PACS, endoscopy, IVD and ultrasound systems.
By product and service, the Asia Pacific in-vitro diagnostics market is segmented into:
By technology, the market is classified into:
Immunoassay/Immunochemistry
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
Coagulation and Haemostasis
By application, the market is divided into:
By end use, the market is segmented into:
By country, the market is classified into:
Key Industry Players in the Market
The report presents a detailed analysis of the following key players in the Asia Pacific in-vitro diagnostics market, looking into their capacity, and latest developments like capacity expansions, plant turnarounds, and mergers and acquisitions:
Sysmex Corporation
Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.
Voxtur Bio Ltd.
Immulab
FUJIFILM Corporation
The EMR report gives an in-depth insight into the industry by providing a SWOT analysis as well as an analysis of Porter's Five Forces model.
Key Highlights of the Report
Historical and Forecast Trends, Industry Drivers and Constraints, Historical and Forecast Market Analysis by Segment:
Breakup by Product and Service
Breakup by Technology
Breakup by Application
Breakup by End Use
Breakup by Region
Porter's Five Forces
Key Indicators for Demand
Key Indicators for Price
Market Structure
Demographic Reach and Achievements
Companies Covered
6 Market Snapshot
8 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Analysis
8.2 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Historical Market (2018-2022)
8.3 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Forecast (2023-2028)
8.4 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market by Product and Service
8.4.1 Reagents and Kits
8.4.2 Instruments
8.4.3 Software and Services
8.5 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market by Technology
8.5.1 Immunoassay/Immunochemistry
8.5.2 Clinical Chemistry
8.5.3 Molecular Diagnostics
8.5.4 Haematology
8.5.5 Microbiology
8.5.6 Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
8.5.7 Coagulation and Haemostasis
8.5.8 Urinalysis
8.6 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market by Application
8.6.1 Infectious Diseases
8.6.2 Diabetes
8.6.3 Cardiology
8.6.4 Oncology
8.6.5 Autoimmune Diseases
8.6.6 Nephrology
8.7 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market by End Use
8.7.1 Hospitals
8.7.2 Laboratories
8.7.3 Homecare
8.8 Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market by Country
8.8.1.4 ASEAN
9 Regional Analysis
9.4 ASEAN
11.2.1 Sysmex Corporation
11.2.2 Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.
11.2.3 Voxtur Bio Ltd.
11.2.4 Immulab
11.2.5 FUJIFILM Corporation
1. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2018 and 2028
2. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Historical Market: Breakup by Product and Services (USD Million), 2018-2022
3. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Forecast: Breakup by Product and Services (USD Million), 2023-2028
4. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Historical Market: Breakup by Technology (USD Million), 2018-2022
5. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Forecast: Breakup by Technology (USD Million), 2023-2028
6. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Historical Market: Breakup by Application (USD Million), 2018-2022
7. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (USD Million), 2023-2028
8. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Historical Market: Breakup by End Use (USD Million), 2018-2022
9. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Forecast: Breakup by End Use (USD Million), 2023-2028
10. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Million), 2018-2022
11. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Million), 2023-2028
12. Asia Pacific In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Structure.
What is the growth rate of the Asia Pacific in-vitro diagnostics market?
The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% between 2023 and 2028.
The major drivers of the Asia Pacific in-vitro diagnostics market include the rising levels of income, rising standards of living, development of automated IVD systems for laboratories and hospitals, increasing requirement for genetic testing for personalised health care, and supportive government policies.
What are the key industry trends of the Asia Pacific in-vitro diagnostics market?
Expanding healthcare infrastructure and rising number of IVD (in vitro diagnostics) products being launched by key players are the key industry trends propelling the market's growth.
What are the major regional markets of in-vitro diagnostics, according to the EMR report?
The major regions in the industry are China, Japan, India, ASEAN, and Australia, among others.
What are the various products and services in the market?
The various products and services in the market are reagents and kits, instruments, software and services.
How are the major segments divided based on technology in the market?
Based on technology, the market is segmented into immunoassay/immunochemistry, clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, haematology, microbiology, blood glucose self-monitoring, coagulation and haemostasis, and urinalysis, among others.
What are the major applications of the market?
The major applications of the market are infectious diseases, diabetes, cardiology, oncology, autoimmune diseases, and nephrology, among others.
What are the end-uses of the market?
The end-uses of the market are hospitals, laboratories, and homecare, among others.
The major players in the industry are Sysmex Corporation, Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd., Voxtur Bio Ltd., Immulab, and FUJIFILM Corporation, among others.
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Some of the strictest COVID-19 lockdown measures in the world were recently reduced in Australia, where international tourists – double vaccinated – are once again being welcomed, reports Press Today's Ted Davis.
The border reopened to visa-holders with vaccination certificates on Feb. 21, marking the end of almost two years of travel barriers to block the spread of the virus that started in March 2020.
A recent travel industry mission to Vancouver made it clear that the country is back in the tourism business. A contingent of Australia travel suppliers and regional reps met media to show off new travel products and striking promotional videos.
Leading the mission was Chris Allison, the North America acting general manager for Tourism Australia, who gave insights to new campaign videos like "There's Nothing Like Australia," "Don't Go Small, Go Australia" and "It's A Place You Feel" featuring actor Chris Hemsworth.
Some of those video assets made it onto the streets of Toronto and Vancouver in the winter, where passersby watched video projections of Australia's landscapes and wildlife on the walls of buildings. Locations with high foot traffic were chosen, including Queen St. West in Toronto and Seymour St. in Vancouver.
These efforts are part of an "elevated investment" in the Canadian market that was green-lighted after surveys determined a strong interest by Canadians to visit Australia.
"We've seen a big jump in the perception by Canadians of Australia as a safe destination," said Allison. He said the surveys of international tourists in general indicate a desire make big travel plans in the wake of the pandemic to achieve bucket list holidays – a good fit for Australia's tourism profile.
Australia travel plans are being enabled by a growing wave of restored air capacity to the continent, said Allison. About 58% of all international air capacity has been restored to Australia so far, and that is expected to reach between 70% and 80% by the end of the year, he said.
This includes Air Canada, which has announced that its flights to Sydney from Toronto are increasing to a daily frequency as of May 1, and that flights to Brisbane from Vancouver will operate four times per week starting July 1.
Some of the new attractions and hotels are below:
The new concert hall at the Sydney Opera House is complete and The Modern Project extension at the Art Gallery of New South Wales will
open at the end of year.
The W Hotel, Ritz Carlton, Crown Sydney and Kimpton are a few of the fifteen new hotels recently added to the Sydney skyline.
The new Taronga Zoo Wildlife Retreat offers overnight stays at
the zoo surrounded by wildlife.
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne will be considered the tallest hotel in Australia upon its opening, slated for September 2022.
Grampians Peaks Trail in Victoria is a newly opened, 13-day/12-night hiking experience across 160 km. of terrain through Grampians National Park (Gariwerd).
Newly opened Alba Thermal Springs & Spa is set on an expansive property in the Mornington Peninsula – home to 200-plus wineries, food experiences and luxury hotels.
ESCA's Nest & Nature is South Australia's newest luxury accommodation, located in the Inman Valley of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about one hour from Adelaide.
Exceptional Kangaroo Island recently launched Walk Kangaroo Island, which is a six-day walking experience that includes art, dining and meet and greets with local ecologists.
For more, on Australia go to www.tourism.australia.com
Australian tourism stakeholders hosted a lunch and presentation at the Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver recently. On hand were (l. to r.) Paul Larcher, VoX Int'l account director for Tourism Australia; Audrey Tanguay Beaudette, manager of sales & tourism partnerships for Air Canada; Robert Keddy, regional manager North America at Tourism Western Australia; Chris Allison, acting general manager North America for Tourism Australia; and Laura Jones, North America country manager for Tourism Queensland.
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Golf: Hoffman takes lead as Spieth misses cut
By The Associated Press and Doug Ferguson |
PUBLISHED: September 5, 2015 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 7, 2018 at 12:00 am
NORTON, Mass. — Jordan Spieth spent most of the summer chasing history. Now he"s chasing the cut line, and losing the battle.
When he walked off the 18th green Saturday at the Deutsche Bank Championship after his only birdie of the second round, Spieth had a 3-over 74 to finish 6 over and missed the cut in back-to-back events for the first time in his career. He missed the cut by three shots.
He has gone 61 consecutive holes without being under par.
Coming off a year in which he won the Masters and U.S. Open and challenged in the final hour of the other two majors, this was a strange sensation.
"Whatever is going on … normally my mental game is a strength of mine. And it"s something I feel like I have an advantage over other players on," Spieth said. "These past two weeks it was a weakness for me."
Charley Hoffman, who five years ago closed with a 62 to win on the TPC Boston, made birdie on half of his holes for a 63 to reach 12-under 130 for a three-shot lead at over Brendon de Jonge after 36 holes. Rickie Fowler (67) and British Open champion Zach Johnson (65) were another shot behind.
The second FedEx Cup playoff event nearly lost the top two players in the world.
Rory McIlroy, who returned to No. 1 last week without playing, needed a par on the final hole to make the cut on the number. He got up-and-down from a bunker and made birdie for a 74 and made it with one shot to spare.
PGA champion Jason Day kept alive his hopes to be No. 1 for the first time with another 68 that left him in a tie for 10th, six shots behind.
It was the fourth straight round over par for Spieth, his longest such streak since he went five consecutive rounds at the British Open and PGA Championship two years ago.
Even more strange that Spieth leaving early in consecutive weeks is this possible scenario in the world ranking: Spieth still could return to No. 1 after the tournament if Day doesn"t win and McIlroy finishes out of the top 10.
Hoffman made a tap-in birdie on the par-3 11th round early in his second round, poured in four putts from the 12-foot range and three more from inside 5 feet.
The biggest difference from his previous low round at the TPC Boston was that he left with the trophy. This time, he still has two more rounds before the Labor Day finish.
"It was a little different five years ago," Hoffman said. "I came from a decent way back, so I didn"t have to deal with the lead. Anytime you are in the lead you put a lot of pressure on yourself. And obviously I"ve got to deal with that. … Just try to keep doing what I"m doing, making a lot of putts and hitting a decent amount of fairways for me, which is a nice combo."
McIlroy is playing for only the second time since the U.S. Open because of an ankle injury, and much like the PGA Championship, his main problem was scoring. He had a pair of three-putt bogeys on the back nine as he started losing shots at an alarming rate until a key drive on the par-5 closing hole set up a birdie.


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Hello, new here and I need some help. I got what looked like a very good deal on an ESAB Migmaster 251. Was told motor was bad on wire feed. Well got it for couple hundred bucks and figured well i can repair this. Plus I had a old l tec -35 feeder that I reworked and got working great after fixing some bad SCRs on the governor board. So if the feed didnt work I was gonna use my l-tec 35 and use the 251 as a power supply. Ok first fixed the wires on the gun and got no power out nor the wire feed motor would not work.
I opened up the cabinet and found a control board with a visible charred resistor, I think R78?, much like a thread I found in the forum. The board is a 38111. No longer available from ESAB. The previous thread eluded to a bad scr causing the resistor to fry. And it looks like its the main voltage control scr in the rectifying bridge is what was bad. Where the previous thread drops off was that I dont know the value of the resistor, and if other components were bad too on the board. If he was able to repair the board himself or sent it out. I am planning on checking the large power SCR's for functionalty using standard tests. Just need to get some more gaps in the story filled in so I can repair my welder.
A quick update, checked the main SCR's by turning on the unit with no board installed and the voltage at the -/+ terminals is 120 volts all AC!! Looks like the main SCr's are shot. I suppose this dumped high voltage back to the board thru the gate terminal, i can heck that with meter and fried the resistor. Need a couple new SCR's and board repaired. Anybody do the board repair themselves?
Ok the story gets a little more clearer now. After the above up date I removed the SCR's on large rectifiying bridge, 180 amp capacity, and bench tested with a mukltimeter. With anode on the red lead and the cathode on the black led reads an open circuit. Swapping the leads, red to cathode and black to the anode again reads an open. If I retrun the red to the anode and black lead to the cathode and just touch the red gate wire of the SCR to the anode the SCR conducts. Both SCR's are good. I dont know why the board is bad but I sent it out to Innovat Corp in west virginia for reworking. Hopefully after reworking the board will be okay but I dont know why r78 was overheated. Any inputs out there?
Following with interest. I was just given a 251 with a 2E feeder and a spool gun by a friend. Deal was pay what I think it's worth if I can get it running. If not it's headed to the scrapper.
Mine powers up and spool gun appears to feed fine, haven't tried to see if it has welding output yet. My unit does not have an integrated wire feed. When I plug in the feeder triggering the gun triggers the gas solenoid on the feeder but nothing else and the power light on the feeder is off. Is this similar to what was going on with yours? I am just a hobbyist, and frankly don't even know what an SCR is, lol.
I didnt hook up the gas to the unit. Was planning on running flux core wire. So I dont have the schematic close at hand but I remember the power light has a couple fuses/circuit breakers that it runs thru. On my unit these breakers are under the wire spool storage compartment. I would check that first on the power light issue, light bulb could be burned out too. Does the unit hum when ya turn it on?
Also, if you open the main electrical side of the cabinet there is a circuit board in there with 3 connectors on it. its about 8 inches by 6 inches and the only one there. See if any components looked over heated. Mine had a resistor over heated and it was on the upper left hand corner of the board. Resistor R78 I think.
Thanks. I'm going to dig in to mine this weekend as you've suggested. I didn't hook gas up yet, but I can feel the gas solenoid on the wire feed unit click, so it appears to be working. Nothing else in that unit appears to have power. Thanks for the link, I'll report what I find on mine. Seems like these units are rare and don't have the best reputation. I have an old Tombstone that I've had for over 30 years for my rusty farm equipment, and a Thermal Arc 181i multi process for lighter stuff (love this machine) that handle most of my needs. The 251 would just give me the ability to do Al, and a heavier mig with a better duty cycle. I'm in NH.
Made a bit more headway with mine. I found that the mig torch has welding current, but I checked with a multimeter and no power is making it to the feed motor. Also found that the spool gun also has welding current and the feed on that does work. I just haven't verified the solenoid operation, but it appears that I'm good to go with that. I opened the case on the 2E feeder and nothing is obvious, so I am going to crack open the case on the 251 to see if there is anything obvious in there. the wiring diagram in the pdf manual for the 2E isn't the easiest for a novice to follow, but I'm going to give it a shot.
If ya post the spool gun schematic here I can help you along.
If you find the positive motor connection and negative connection you can use a battery charger or 12 volt car battery and see if the motor itself works, of course isolate the spool gun electrically from the unit so just the 12 volt source is connected and not the internal circuitry of the welder.
No dice. 12v directly to the drive motor doesn't do anything. Although I'm not clear what the motor needs to run. Oddly, there is also no voltage to the leads going to the motor when the welder is on and gun is triggered, so I guess no closer to figuring out the issue.
Okay just what i needed, M1, bottom left side of first schematic, is the motor for the wire feed. Its a variable voltage dc motor, low voltage say 12 vdc motor turns slow, higher, voltage say 70 volts speed goes way up. So if you are applying the dc voltage correctly +12 to the red lead ground to the black then it should spin, try tapping the motor while doing this. could be brushes are worn out too, anyway to get tot he brushes to see how they look?
From the bridge its looks like 42 volts is max for the spool gun motor.
When ya try the battery or battery charger make sure ya complete the circuit by applying both the negative lead and the positive to correct connections to the wire feed motor.
I have some updated info here. Innovat has repaired my 38111 board. It is being shipped now back to me. I asked what causes this failure and Innovat technician has informed me that this is a very common problem and that a bad main SCR fails and backfeeds hgh voltage thru its gate connection and fries the board. The lm324 op amp burns out along with the R78 resistor. Perhaps a in line fuse would be best added here to prevent future events? But anyways I went back abd double checked both SCR's and one is not working correctly. I had bought two new ones already so I have replaced both of the SCR's now and just waiting on the board at this point. Will update when i get the board.
Where did you get the SCR's from?
I found 2 2N3888 scr's on ebay for 25 bucks a piece, 175 amp 1200 volt rated stud mounted. Installed them and they worked fine. The welder is now fully functional and the resistor R78 is a 100 ohm 5 watt resistor. One IC was replaced and along with the resistor and it works now, wire feed motor and the welding current all is good!!!
Good deal, glad to here your back up and running.
How much did they charge to repair the board?
The repair cost 180 bucks plus shipping, they did it in like a week or so including shipping time from virginia to new york.
So a quick update on my 251. I popped the cover and tried to chase the problem down. It appeared to point to the board but I ran out of patience. I figured for what I have into the machine it was worth having the local ESAB dealer take a look. They confirmed it was a bad board. They gave me the option of either sending out the old board for a rebuild or getting a new board from ESAB (which they said are available). There was a fairly hefty price difference, and I'm just a hobbyist so I'm going with the rebuild. They did say it is a solid machine that was worth fixing.


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Senate confirms first tribal member in history to lead National Park Service
By: Jacob Fischler - November 22, 2021 9:48 am
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The U.S. Senate approved by voice vote late Thursday the nomination of Charles F. Sams III as the first confirmed National Park Service director since 2017.
Sams, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton, Ore., will be the first tribal member to lead the Park Service in the agency's 105-year history.
At his confirmation hearing, Sams said he would work to rebuild the Park Service workforce and improve morale. The Park Service was without a confirmed director for all of Donald Trump's presidency. The agency manages 423 sites, including 63 national parks, that see hundreds of millions of annual visits across all 50 states.
Senators at the hearing praised Sams' background and work in tribal government and nonprofits, but some raised concerns about his lack of experience in the Park Service.
Still, no senators from either party objected to his confirmation either at the committee vote earlier this month or on the floor Thursday.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, appointed Sams to the regional Northwest Power and Conservation Council earlier this year. She also recommended Sams for the Park Service position.
In a statement, Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.), said Sams was the "right nominee" to lead the park service.
"Chuck is a role model in the stewardship of American land and waters, wildlife and history," Wyden said. "And now thanks to the Senate's unanimous decision to confirm his nomination, Congress and park-goers will have someone steady and experienced to rely on in the years ahead."
Sams also won praise from moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia. Manchin chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that oversees the Park Service.
Sams "will bring an important perspective to the NPS," Manchin said in a Friday statement. "I look forward to working with him to ensure our iconic national parks are protected for generations to come."
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I've been an athlete for most of my life - I did all 3 types of gymnastics before I switched to platform diving and joined the national team. I'm really scared of heights, but I dive in the 10m platform event (the irony).
I've grown to love the sport I was in, and it has really shaped me as a person. As my siblings are national athletes too, I think we all have a lot more to share as a family. I love to draw and paint - so I do that a lot in my free time, on top of hanging out with my family because they are the most fun people ever.
I've stopped diving this year and I'm officially graduating too, so it's time for me to #adult and find a full-time job! I'm excited to see what the future holds for me.
For me, it's really growth as an individual. learning from what I've failed at, but knowing that I've put my best in and knowing why I've failed and not making the same mistakes. Success to me is being happy - in what i'm doing, and in what I'm achieving as a person - and making sure the people around me are happy too.
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Barrier Free Disability Japan NHK Paralympics Tokyo 2020
'NHK Barrier Free' Celebrity Yukinori Tamaki says of Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony: 'WE HAVE WINGS' segment: "I felt that it would have been fine if it didn't fly"
The Tokyo Paralympics opened on the 24th. The theme of the opening ceremony was 'WE HAVE WINGS,' and it represented the process of a "small airplane with one wing," performed by a girl in a wheelchair, taking off into the sky. Yukinori Tamaki, 53, a social worker who has cerebral palsy and appears on NHK E-TV's 'Baribara' a TV show about disability issues in Japan, praised the production, but said, "There is a way of life for those who cannot fly. " What are the thoughts of Mr. Tamaki, who has continued to convey the message of a diverse society through laughter in a program that targets "all minorities who have difficulty in living?
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The Tokyo Paralympics began on the 24th. The theme of the opening ceremony was 'WE HAVE WINGS,' and it represented the process of a "small airplane with one wing," performed by a girl in a wheelchair, taking off into the sky.
Yukinori Tamaki, 53, a social worker who has cerebral palsy and appears on NHK E-TV's 'Baribara' a TV show about disability issues in Japan, praised the production, but said, "There is a way of life for those who cannot fly. "
What are the thoughts of Mr. Tamaki, who has continued to convey the message of a diverse society through laughter in a program that targets "all minorities who have difficulty in living?"
Yukinori Tamaki, 53, a social worker who has cerebral palsy and appears on NHK E-TV's 'Baribara', a TV show about disability issues in Japan.
Q: How did you feel when you saw the opening ceremony of the Paralympics?
A: Compared to the opening ceremony of the Olympics, it was much better because the story was more consistent. However, the part about the "small airplane with one wing" that took off at the end with the support of everyone, I felt that it would have been fine if it didn't fly.
"It's not a matter of "it's an airplane, so it has to fly", but "if it can't fly, it doesn't matter if it can't fly. I don't mean to say that it's good or bad because it's a matter of direction and how you feel about it, but if I were directing the film, I think I would have made the story like that.
There is a view that people with disabilities are inferior to normal people. We don't think that way, but unconsciously we start to think that we have to be this way. It's better to be able to walk than to not be able to walk, or to be able to use your hands than to not be able to use them. But if you can't fly, you have your own way of life and role to play.
In reality, there are many things that cannot be done even if you try hard. I often say that when I want to be a surgeon because I have a limp, people stop me and say, "You can't do it. Of course, it's not right to deny one's dream, but this is about aptitude. There are many things you can't do even if you force yourself, and even if you can't become a surgeon, there are other ways to live. If they wanted to show that there are possibilities and various ways to live, they could have shown that it's okay if you can't fly.
What does Mr. Tamaki think about the Paralympics itself? In the latter half of the interview, he talks about what is important for "diversity and harmony" while sharing his own experiences.
Q: How do you view the Paralympics itself?
A:I wonder how much there is a need to separate the Olympics from the Paralympics.
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Including family members in the care of hospitalized patients improves healing and lessens re-admission rates, suggests a new study published in the medical journal CHEST.
The study was conducted by researchers from Intermountain Healthcare who led a voluntary program called Partners in Healing that allowed family members of hospitalized patients to take part in their care. In the program, family members helped with basic care for their loved ones. Intermountain Healthcare spearheaded the nine-year long program in seven short-term care units.
The program enabled both the patient and family member to have more control over their care activities, instead of following a schedule set by the nurse or patient care tech. This also enhanced the communication between the family and the staff.
Based on a sample of 200 matched pairs of patients, the researchers compared adult heart surgery patients at Intermountain Medical Center whose families took part in the program with those whose relatives did not. They analyzed 30-day all-cause re-admissions, 30-day all-cause mortality, length of stay, and the number of emergency room visits. Most of the family members who participated also provided a feedback survey.
"The vast majority of families like to have something to do and they like to participate in patient care. They're often the most motivated member of the care team," said Michelle Van De Graaff, of Intermountain Medical Center, who created and directed the program as part of the study.
In the study, the researchers found that the 30-day re-admission rate was 65 percent lower for patients whose families took part in the program. In addition, it was revealed that patients benefited from someone who knew them personally. This resulted in the decreased rate of re-admissions after patients were discharged from the hospital.
Moreover, participant feedback revealed that 92 percent of the patients said the program improved the transition from hospital care to home care. Furthermore, 94 percent reported that they would highly suggest the program to other families. The researchers also identified four themes in a feedback survey, which included: family members praised the program and expressed gratitude; family members gained relevant caregiving skills; family members felt empowered, included to the care team, and confident; and family members thought that the program should be available to all families and in all phases of hospitalization.
The program is the first in the field which proved that including families as clinical care partners during hospitalization may reduce re-admission.
Parents are typically excluded from the treatment process when their children get hospitalized. However, a new study suggests that including parents in the management of their sick children can speed up the recovery process. The study involved about 2,000 children who were born prematurely and were admitted at intensive care units (ICUs) in selected health facilities.
Researchers of the study discovered that actively including parents in the care of their newborns enhanced the health of premature babies in ICUs. The researchers found the parents' involvement in feeding their babies, giving them oral medicines, taking their temperature, and participating in ward rounds sped up the recovery.
The study showed that premature babies who received an integrated family care program had improved weight gain and better breast feeding rates which typically quickens recovery processes, in comparison with neonates given standard care. Moreover, their parents experienced less stress and anxiety levels, which allowed them to have a better bond with their sick children. All these positive effects are also linked to positive brain development in children.
"This suggests that integrating parents into the care of infants at this early stage could potentially have longer-term benefits," said Karel O'Brien, lead author of the study.
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DEATH RAIN: the journey begins
This content is intended for mature audiences for the following reasons.
• Drug or alcohol abuse
• Cursing/Profanity
• Suicide and self-harm
Teagan Morris
Teagan was born into a middle-class household, to two hard-working parents; Elliot and Adjua Morris. Teagan, however, was not an only child. She had a brother, a brother named Conan. Conan and Teagan had an inseparable bond, being they were only 2 years apart. You could say the four of them were a picture-perfect family; a son who is both academically and musically gifted, scheduled to attend one of the most prestigious universities. A daughter about to graduate as valedictorian, part of the cheerleading team intending to compete in a national competition, offered a full scholarship to a dance school in the French Republic. A mother, working hard as a lawyer, helping provide for the family, and a father working almost around the clock as a doctor.
Two days before death rain...
Like any other Friday, Teagan felt immensely happy, to finally be out of school, well for the weekend at least. She shared her joy with her brother Conan, who was all too pleased to finally have a rest after a busy week of almost nonstop practicing. This weekend was especially exciting since the Morris' were planning on taking their monthly road trip around the country. Teagan was usually excited because she would get time to spend with her brother. As Teagan got older, however, she liked to spend time on her own and practice.
"Mom, it's going to rain on Sunday". Teagan said dragging her words.
"That's not a reason to cancel the trip is it?"
"The report says it's a shower".
"Honey, you're not made of sugar, it won't melt you".
"I know that, but can't we go next week?"
"We're going T". her mother said sternly
Teagan sighed and left the kitchen then went into the garage, she and Conan had turned the extra space into a dance room and part-time music room for when he wanted to rehearse. Teagan had to practice for an upcoming regional competition. Try as she might, Teagan could not get herself to dance, something felt off, something about going on the trip did not feel right.
"You're doing that thing again".
"What thing"
"The thing you always do when you're mad".
"I don't have a thing okay".
"mmhmm okay ma'am, whatever you say".
Teagan was well aware of the obvious sarcasm hinted in her brother's voice. She walked over from the mirror to sit next to Conan who looked like had something to tell her.
You look like you're about to explode, so tell me
"I did it".
"Finally got yourself a partner?"
"Still working on that, but.."
he could almost sense his sister's anticipation, which made breaking the news even more exciting.
"I got into Berklee!"
"Oh my God, I'm so happy for you!"
The two embraced in a heart-warming hug, which was a first in a while, as Conan had been stressing out over the application results.
But that also means you're going to leave me here, all by myself, Teagan said with a sarcastic sad voice and a childlike pouty face as she looked up at her brother. He could not help but laugh at his younger sibling. The duo laughed at each other.
"You say that as if you'd miss me".
If she only knew what would happen less than 48 hours later, maybe she would have hugged him just a little tighter.
The rest of the day was filled with the Morris' getting ready for their trip, and Teagan being seemingly paranoid, or so Elliot and Adjua, her parents, tought. Teagan did not get much sleep that night, so the morning could not come any sooner. Just as her father Elliot walked in to wake her up, he was surprised to find Teagan laying wide awake in her bed, staring at the stars on her ceiling, that were being projected by an electronic night light
"How long have you been awake?"
"All night".
"Well, I'm guessing you want coffee more than me, its downstairs if u need it, hun'".
"Thanks, Dad". she said gratefully
As her father closed her door to give her some privacy, she got up to get changed, after brushing her teeth, she headed downstairs to find a coffee cup on the counter, her mother and brother eating breakfast alongside it.
"Morning T". Her brother and mother said in unison.
"Morning mom, morning Cone"
"Please don't call me that"
Teagan gave him a playful smirk which he responded to with a glare, that soon turned into laughter.
Soon enough they had been on the road for about three hours, Conan, and Teagan were both fast asleep as Elliot pulled into a seemingly empty gas station. It had started raining a little, only noticeable by hearing the little water droplets hit the glass car window. Just as Elliot was about to exit the car, a frantic man started banging on the window where Conan was resting his head. Both children woke up in an instant as their mother Adjua turned the radio down. As an instinct, Elliot locked all four windows shut. The man continued banging on the door. With a closer look, the family could see that the man looked extremely sick. He had yellowish skin, bloodshot eyes, fingernails that were turning a sickly black along with sticky green fluid running down the lower half of his face.
"Is everything alright sir!" Elliot yelled to the man. Because the windows were closed, they could only hear the man's muffled, raspy voice yelling something about the rain.
"We can't hear you, sir!"
"The rain! Help! Let me in!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that sir!"
As the rain started to come down harder, the car glass was harder to see through. It felt as if in a split second the man had pulled something from his pocket and was clearly agitated as he started yelling and banging on the windows even louder.
"Sir, please calm down!" Elliot tried calming the stranger.
"Dad". Teagan said with a shaky voice
Suddenly the man opened the door and pulled Conan out and placed his arm around Conan's neck, instantly taking away any chance of his escape. Horror filled Adjuas eyes as she realized she had forgotten to lock the doors. The rain fell all over him, as each droplet hit his skin, it turned more and more yellow, just as the man holding him still, the once-innocent brown eyes turned pitch black, the whites of his eyes turning a crimson red. He started coughing up dark green fluid and blisters formed on his skin. The car was silent, the rest of the Morris' couldn't do anything other than watch in fear, while a single tear escaped from Teagans eye. The man was smiling like a crazy person, he was happy.
"That's it, son, join us! You are one of us now!"
"Adjua, close the door now "
"Dad, we have to help him". Teagan pleaded
"Adjua, close the door now!"
As her mother obliged and closed the door, her father drove away speeding. Teagan felt as if she had betrayed her brother, leaving him in the rain with that crazy man. She felt as if she should've stayed and helped him. No words were coming out of Teagans mouth, she was broken, angry, confused. She wanted to scream her lungs out, but she couldn't. She turned around and saw her brother and the strange man dancing, with the man holding what looked like a pistol. She heard the weapon go off. She immediately looked away. Teagan felt her heart sink to the pit of her stomach, she felt as if a piece of her had been ripped away, her other half.
'There's something in that rain, there has to be' She thought.
As if on cue, the car radio turned on with an announcement.
"Good afternoon Heather county, this is an emergency alert. There have been multiple reports of today's showers causing erratic and dangerous behavior. At this point, it is not yet known if these claims are true, but Mayor Tapia advises the people of the heather county to stay inside their homes and lock the doors, if this is not possible, find shelter immediately. The heather county police strongly advise citizens not to let any strangers inside. Thank you, may God be with you all"
The car was completely silent, tears kept falling down Adjuas face. They remained on the road for what felt like hours until they came upon a motel. It had a big light-up sign that read Barot inn. The rain had stopped and the family thought it was finally safe to move. As they entered the motel lobby, or more so just a room with pasty red-colored wallpaper which was falling off. The place smelled like cigarettes and alcohol and the window sills were visibly moldy. The trio walked over to the front desk where a boy, about Teagans age, was standing. He looked like a genuinely nice person, which made him seem very out of place.
"Hello, welcome to Barot in, my name is Arja, how may I help you?"
"We- we would like two rooms please". Elliot said with a shaky voice.
Arjas eyes panned over to meet Teagans brown ones, surrounded by sadness. He felt concern as well as curiosity wash over him but decided to let the matter be, for now. Arja then turned his back to find the keys.
"How long will you be staying for?"
"J-just for the night"
After a few seconds of searching the cabinets, Arja managed to find the correct set of keys, he placed them on the counter and took out a pen and paper.
"Whose name will I put this on?"
"Mine, Elliot Morris"
Elliot reached into his pocket to pull out his wallet but was interrupted by Arja before he could do so.
"Oh no worries, the rooms are all on the house because of the upcoming storms. "
"Storms?" Teagan questioned
Before the boy could answer, Arja handed the keys to Elliot, he nodded a quick 'thank you' to Arja and ushered the remainder of his family out. Arja glanced at Teagan through the window before she disappeared behind the corner of the building.
Teagan had never seen her parents be this quiet or calm, and it was infuriating. The entire walk to their motel room was silent, you barely even hear their breath, so silent you could hear a pin drop. In anger, Teagan grabbed her room key from her father without uttering a single word. She threw her and conans duffle bags on the bed. Desperately trying to distract herself from what happened she changed her clothes and without thinking, she took he brother's t-shirt and flannel. she went into the bathroom to wash her face and brush her hair.
Still having heard nothing from her parents' room except for quiet muttering, she had had enough. She stormed into her parents' room only to see them sitting on the motel bed talking quietly, without seemingly any emotion.
"What the hell is wrong with you". she said, tears dangerously close to falling
" T, watch your mouth" her father pointed
"You know what, no, I'm tired of you two acting as nothing happened!"
"You think I don't care? My son is missing! out there somewhere, helpless and alone! Of course, I care!"
Teagan felt as if her mother was acting clueless, everyone in that car heard the pistol going off, they saw what the rain did to him, they saw everything, and yet, they're angry at her for telling the truth.
"He's not missing mom! He's dead!"
" Don't you dare say that! we didn't see it happen"
"I saw it as clearly as I see you standing there now," Teagan said, her voice cracking.
"Enough, Teagan! Come back when you've calmed down". Her father said in disappointment.
Feeling the need to blow off steam, she left in a hurry and wandered off, exploring the seemingly old motel. The halls looked like they used to be white with red stripes. The floor was fully covered with brown carpet, lifting in the corners. The room doors all looked the same, only the gold numbering differentiating them from each other. There was one big white metal door with the words 'EMERGENCY EXIT' written on it, figuring no one would notice, she snuck through it. The door lead to an alley, dimly lit but it had small roofing. The familiar scent of a cigarette hit her, looking around she spotted a boy, a few feet away from her, sitting on the ground, with a cigarette placed between his index and middle finger.
" hey".
Teagan keeps quiet for a few seconds waiting for a response from the stranger but doesn't receive one.
"Can you hear me ?"
Again, no response.
"I won't go away if you ignore me you know".
" Is that a challenge?" The stranger finally responds.
Teagan only smiled in response, went over to the stranger, and sat down on the pavement next to them, in return the stranger turned towards her and showed her a tightlipped smile. Teagan pulled out a pack of cigarettes she had found in her brother's pocket, the stranger then took out a lighter and lit it. Conan and her rarely ever smoked cigarettes, partly because of the fear of getting caught but also because they found the smell unbearable at times. Now however none of those things were on her mind. After a few moments of quiet smoking, the stranger spoke.
" I'm sebastién by the way, but you can call me seb".
" Teagan, but you can call me T, thanks for the light by the way".
Sebastién turned to look at his new acquaintance, analyzing every feature on her face, ultimately noticing the residue of mascara that was still staining her face.
" What's wrong with your face?"
"what?" Teagan took out her phone to use as a mirror.
"Shit". She said as she quickly wiped her face with the sleeve of the flannel, letting out a tiny laugh
This seemed to loosen Sebastién up, as he then smiled at the girl. Suddenly they heard what sounded like a metal trash can hitting the ground, both of them turning to look in the direction of the sound, then at each other as if to say 'you heard that too, right'. They began hearing heavy footsteps, say that of a person who was dragging ten suitcases along. While the footsteps got louder, they could hear what sounded like gurgling combined with screaming and inhumane noises, they looked at each other again, as if they were thinking the same thing. The duo got up and jogged to the door Teagan came out from.
"C'mon, open" Sebastién huffed in frustration.
Right then they heard another trash can fall, this time, it was right around the corner.
"Seb, I think we need to hurry"
"This piece of shit is stuck," He said kicking the door.
Then she saw it, the thing that had taken her brother, although not the same man, it looked just like him and it was coming straight at them, faster than they thought was possible, it looked almost human, not like those zombies in the movies, but make no mistake there was no life in it.
"Hurry!" Teagan screamed.
" I can't get it open!"
"Help!" They both screamed while banging on the door.
This part introduces Teagan and the Morris'. We also get to know two more characters who will get a more in-depth introduction int the following chapters.
playlist for this book is found on spotify under DEATH RAIN
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In the year 2090, the world was crumbling to pieces as result of global warming. As a last resort, scientists decided to spray a concoction of chemicals into the atmosphere in an attempt to cool the heat. This worked for a while, but then everything went wrong.
It is now 2108, and one of the former scientists, Johnathan Nicholas Cillian, also known as JC and his colleagues Dr. Noemié Hawking and Dr. Ruby Stuart own Heather countys branch of D.R.E.A.D , which stands for Death Rain Evacuation Assisting Department.
Teagan Morris, Sebastién Hawking, Lien Tapia, Nida Herman, Neveah Silva, and Koa Sullivan along with their parents must find their way to the safe heaven that is dread. As you would except, travelling across the country with six teenagers is challenging without adding an apocalypse into it. Read to join Teagan and her friends on this mission to safety (book 1 of 2)
this book is also available on wattpad under the same name.
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2010 meant major progress in the field of tetraplegia hand surgery. Several units in Europe and elsewhere have initiated programs for reconstruction of upper extremity function. Surgical courses are given annually in Hungary and multiple congresses on hand surgery and rehabilitation worldwide have addressed the significance of surgical restoration of hand function in tetraplegia. Many patients have demonstrated remarkable recoveries of hand functions enabling better activities in daily living, art painting, sports performance and overall leisure abilities. Briefly, a higher level of freedom makes also life more fun. Based on the interest and dedication among not only patients, surgeons and therapists but also SCI neurologists and entire rehabiiitation community, we are anticipating further progress in the important development of this field during 2011. Join this development by networking locally and participate in the build-up of tetraplegia hand surgery services in special centers. Painting above is full of energy, dynamics and will-power. It was made by artist Anna-Maria Edgren after regaining better hand control following reconstruction.


how I wish I could give him mine.
then this emptiness inside would suit me fine.
Then I wouldn't have heart....,And I wouldn't need a soul.
even now it still seems like a dream.
The pain so great that it won't let me sleep.
Then I wouldn't have heart....,And I wouldn't miss you so.


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Designer Rebecca Minkoff's involvement in a Scientology front is pretty perfectly bad timing »
Leah Remini's 'Troublemaker' will become a Lifetime movie: Who plays Tom Cruise?
By Tony Ortega | June 7, 2017
It's Leah Remini's world and we're all just living in it. The King of Queens actress continues to surprise us after she defected from the Church of Scientology in 2013, wrote a bestseller about it in 2015 (Troublemaker: Surviving Scientology and Hollywood), and then rolled the dice last year with an A&E television series, Scientology and the Aftermath, that became a huge hit for the cable network.
Season two of her series — which she executive produces — is being filmed now, and Leah has also been reunited with her King of Queens co-star, Kevin James, on his CBS series, Kevin Can Wait, where she will become a regular cast member in the show's second season.
And now, as if that weren't enough, we received confirmation that Leah will be producing a Lifetime movie version of Troublemaker that we cannot imagine is going to make Tom Cruise and the gang very happy.
If you've read the book, you know that its most important scene takes place in a castle outside Rome where Cruise and Katie Holmes were married in 2006. Leah noticed that Tom's best man, Scientology leader David Miscavige, was there without his wife Shelly, and was getting a little too friendly with his female personal assistant. When Leah dared to ask about it, she was told by Sea Org majordomo and church spokesman Tommy Davis that she didn't have "the fucking rank" to ask such a question.
Can they say "the fucking rank" on Lifetime? We sure hope so!
It turned out that Shelly Miscavige had vanished from Scientology's secretive Int Base more than a year before, in late summer 2005, and to this day we believe she's been banished by her husband to a small California mountain compound operated by Scientology in total secrecy.
The night of the big wedding, all Leah knew was that she had witnessed Scientology's "pope" doing things he shouldn't have, and so, like a good Scientologist, she turned him in, daring to write a "Knowledge Report" on the church leader. For her trouble, she was later ordered to Scientology's spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, Florida, and was put through three months of intense interrogations and mental conditioning until she rescinded her observations about Miscavige. Oh, and she was billed for that mental torture, to the tune of about $300,000. It took her several more years before she completely cut off ties with the church, but that experience definitely began her disillusionment.
So you can see, there's plenty of material for a Lifetime movie, and we can hardly wait to see it.
Let the speculation about who's going to play Tom Cruise begin!
Leah is on such a roll. And all she had to do is walk away from a stifling organization that claims it helps celebrity careers.
Man who wrote three books about Scientology complains his story isn't getting out
We're not sure there's a lot to say about Marty Rathbun's new video, which makes accusations about an "anti-Scientology cult" run by three "farmers" who are leading a bunch of sheep. We're mostly impressed by how well Marty cleaned up for this thing. "Love his new threads," Lawrence Wright tells us.
We did want to address his complaint that documentarians always leave his most interesting material on the cutting room floor. Marty Rathbun is a top former Scientology official who, since going public as a critic of church leader David Miscavige in 2009, has self-published three books about Miscavige and Scientology. He's also authored hundreds of posts at a very well-read blog that for years was watched closely by journalists and former church members.
This is not a guy who was unable to get his story out.
We have previously published an overview of the entire arc of his blog from 2009 to 2017. In that piece we did our best to give Marty his due and explain what were the big themes of his website.
As for his books, we covered those closely as well.
In 2012, we reviewed Marty's first book, What is Wrong with Scientology? Healing Through Understanding. And here's one of the things we said about it:
It's well written, and, for independent Scientologists, probably an inspiring book that dares to challenge not only Miscavige but also Hubbard himself — a sacrilegious notion that will make it incredibly risky for church members to have a copy in their possession.
Later that year, Rathbun published his second book, The Scientology Reformation: What Every Scientologist Should Know, and again, we gave it a thorough review, praising Rathbun for new revelations about Tom Cruise and Nazanin Boniadi, for example. We found this book to be an effective companion to what Rathbun had been doing on his blog at that time:
For the past three years, Rathbun's blog has reached deep into Scientology and is finding an audience among longtime members who have reached similar conclusions about Miscavige's obsession with empty new buildings, a Super Power edifice that never seems to open, and eternal hard-sell fundraising for the IAS. Now, in one hand-held volume, Rathbun is attempting to put that message into something that can be smuggled from church member to church member. It may have a devastating effect.
And then in May 2013, Rathbun came out with Memoirs of a Scientology Warrior, and we had mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, it contained really fascinating material about Rathbun's personal background, and it also had some of the best material ever about the final years of L. Ron Hubbard's life. But we found it curious that Rathbun still considered his time as a church enforcer as a righteous project, and he still hadn't come to grips with the harassment campaigns he had helped the church visit upon its perceived enemies.
Rathbun apparently sees himself as something of a legendary character, from his electro-shock prenatal memory, to his charmed life on the basketball court, to his rise in the Sea Org, to his brilliant fights in the courtroom. It's David Miscavige, ultimately, who let him down, not Hubbard. But even today, Rathbun is still a "Scientology Warrior," even if he does anger some of his fellow independent Scientologists by criticizing some of Hubbard's policies and treating some of Hubbard's space opera as "metaphor." As in his first book, Rathbun once again feels compelled to tell us that the genius of L. Ron Hubbard's notion of a "Clear" is a human being who simply knows his or her "basic personality." Rathbun is supremely satisfied that this is what Hubbard gave him all along. Rathbun knows himself, and that is enough. But after getting through this book's 326 pages, it's even clearer to us that Marty Rathbun hasn't even begun to understand himself or what he did in the name of Scientology.
He didn't like that assessment too much, and he told us so. But then, Marty never did have a difficult time speaking his mind. So, complaining today that he's been ignored doesn't really reflect that reality.
So what's really going on? As with all things Rathbun, the speculation will run rampant.
HOWDYCON ANNOUNCEMENT
Wow, we're getting close to the start of HowdyCon 2017 in Denver. And we had a slight change in logistics from our caterer for our dinner on Saturday night, June 24. If you plan to go, make sure you have confirmed with Kim O'Brien, our coordinator, and visit our HowdyCon website where she has instructions for how you can pay for the dinner fee that night. You need to do that right away to make sure you'll be included in the Saturday night festivities, which include:
— London-based Australian journalist Steve Cannane talking about his book Fair Game
— A spoken-word performance from former Sea Org official Claire Headley
— Cathy Schenkelberg performing for us scenes from her one-woman show, "Squeeze My Cans"
You don't want to miss out, so please visit the convention page and get in contact with Kim.
HowdyCon 2017: Denver, June 23-25 at the Residence Inn Denver City Center. Go here to start making your plans.
Scientology disconnection, a reminder
Bernie Headley has not seen his daughter Stephanie in 4,774 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 2,531 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 1,877 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 2,371 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 1,411 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy in 1,123 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 649 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 4,738 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 1,878 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 2,198 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 2,173 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 529 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin in 4,831 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 938 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis for 1,340 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 1,213 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 794 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike in 1,299 days.
Mary Jane Sterne has not seen her daughter Samantha in 1,543 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 12,652 days.
Posted by Tony Ortega on June 7, 2017 at 07:00
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Our book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We've posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information about the book, and our 2015 book tour, can also be found at the book's dedicated page.
The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2016 Just starting out here? We've picked out the most important stories we've covered here at the Undergound Bunker (2012-2016), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)
Other links: Shelly Miscavige, ten years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini 'Knowledge Reports' | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology's little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology's drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard's "A History of Man" | Scientology's Master Spies | Scientology's Private Dancer | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology's shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | Scientology boasts about assistance from Google | The Underground Bunker's Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
Our Guide to Alex Gibney's film 'Going Clear,' and our pages about its principal figures…
Jason Beghe | Tom DeVocht | Sara Goldberg | Paul Haggis | Mark "Marty" Rathbun | Mike Rinder | Spanky Taylor | Hana Whitfield
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Урра-Хубуллу или Харра-Хубуллу (шум. — ur5-ra или ḪAR-ra, акк. — Hubullu) — шумеро-аккадская энциклопедия-словарь, состоящая из 24 глиняных табличек, содержащих статьи на двух языках, сгруппированные по тематическому признаку. Основная часть табличек относится к Старовавилонскому периоду (начало второго тысячелетия до н. э.).

Название энциклопедии образовано от названия первой словарной статьи — «долг» или «процентный заём» на шумерском и аккадском языках соответственно.

На табличках 4 и 5 перечисляются морские и сухопутные транспортные средства,
на табличках с 13-й по 15-ю представлен систематизированный список различных видов животных,
на 16-й табличке — камней,
на 17-й — растений.
На 22-й табличке составлен список звёзд.

Поскольку Урра-Хубуллу использовалась для обучения письму, существуют различные экземпляры одних и тех же «страниц» энциклопедии. За основную версию принято считать таблички, найденные в Ниппуре.

См. также
 Энума элиш
 Эпос о Гильгамеше

Примечания

Наука в Древней Месопотамии
Тексты и надписи Древней Месопотамии
Книги 2-го тысячелетия до н. э.
Энциклопедии стран и народов
Семитские эпиграфические надписи

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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Willow Smith + Sesame Street = A dose of empowerment and positive self-realization for young women and diverse hair textures and styles. This was fun and I must say the song is a hit and she's only 9 years old?!
It Gets Better...
Below is an email I sent on October 6th to some students and colleagues reflecting on the recent suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi. Students, staff and Faculty held several events yesterday in conjunction with 'Spirit Day' that had me quite moved so I figured I would share this too in support.
Also included the White House message from Pres. Obama as well
From: Surratt, David
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:03 AM
Reflecting on the recent tragedy of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, I
feel compelled to share briefly my thoughts and a continued call to
action about the importance of standing up for ourselves and for one
Lesbian and gay college students have been and remain one of the most
attacked and harassed members of college communities across the country.
It's saddening that it took the suicide of Tyler Clementi (among other
less publicized similar deaths across the country in recent months) to
realize that there are potentially fatal consequences to bullying and
emotional attacks because of someone being perceived as different or
odd.
Regardless of whether this is believed to be a crime of bias against
Tyler because he was gay or simply an invasion of privacy, this incident
has sparked national discussion about the silence and personal shame
that the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community is
sometimes forced to endure. This community is silenced by the
intimidation of those who do not wish to accept people for who they are.
And, in times such as Tyler's, made to feel so ashamed to be yourself
that hope is lost.
I want to encourage and implore you to be diligent in standing up for
those who need your support. I dare you to be "different." Different in
the sense of understanding the uniqueness and pride in who you are. And
different from the many people who stand idly by in acceptance of
bullying and making fun at the expense of others. One would hope that
there are more people who stand up for others than not, but events like
these are a reminder that we cannot rest on those assumptions.
Please dare to be different as it might just make a difference in the
lives of others.


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