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Last November I was lucky enough to be in Berlin when the newly founded Mercator Research Institute for Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) formally presented itself to the world. I was initially impressed that a new scientific research institute with serious financial backing would make a commitment to studying climate change and the commons. The new Institute even regards the late Elinor Ostrom as a prime inspiration, to the extent of naming its auditorium for her.
I wondered if the new institute would be a fresh opening for some very different conversations about climate change. I mused that perhaps the Mercator Research Institute could validate the eco-friendly practices of countless commoners around the world. It might point the way to a different vision of "development" and more meaningful notions of "sustainability." It might even force the economics discipline to revisit some of its core assumptions about human cooperation and reinvent itself.
Alas, I now believe that few of these scenarios are likely. After listening to the four speakers at the MCC's inaugural one-day conference on November 15, "The Green Growth Dilemma," the institute seems poised to explore modest, socially minded twists to the standard economic narrative. In other words, a fairly tame, meliorist agenda within the crumbling edifice of neoclassical economic thought.
There will apparently be no deep critiques of the basic goals, assumptions and methodologies of economics as it is practiced today. Nor does it seem that the potential of the commons as a form of participatory socio-ecological management will be probed. That topic lies too far outside the framework of standard economics. Or at least, no one focused on such commons at the institute's inaugural conference.
This is too bad. Even today the economics profession is repeating the errors of Garrett Hardin. It blindly regards the commons as synonymous with "public goods," for example. It treats them as mere physical assets, not as generative, more eco-friendly social systems.
At the MCC event, a series of scholars addressed such questions about how "green policies" might affect investment incentives and how GDP accounting should be redefined to take account of social welfare and ecological services. All of this is good as far as it goes. It's just that it isn't really about the commons. It's about extending standard economic logic to environmental problems. For example, one ecological economist called for stronger environmental regulations because, in our current recession, "a lower opportunity cost for green investment provides a strong reason for more stringent environmental policies both during and after a recession."
It's hard to quarrel with such efficiencies and counter-cyclical public investment in environmental protection. But such approaches do not really grapple with the elemental dynamics of nature itself, and they are not likely to take us where we need to go. So long as the rest of the economy is committed to maximum growth and consumption; and so long as actual market externalities are disguised through murky methodological abstractions; and so long as citizens are not asked to play any meaningful role in addressing climate change beyond more efficient consumption; we are doomed. We need a far more bracing vision of change.
To his credit, Ottmar Edenhofer, the deputy director and chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the director of the MCC, wants to move economics in a more progressive direction. His talk, "Growth, Degrowth or Green Growth? In Search of a Better Paradigm," argues for better metrics for societal well-being than GDP (i.e., "happiness research"). He argues for good government; greater investment in public goods and infrastructure; and greater investment in social welfare such as education and healthcare.
A rigorous scholar with a frenetic personal schedule, Edenhofer proffered his own complex scenario for change. He would revamp economic accounting so that the depletion of natural resources and "social capital" would be properly measured. Growth would be possible and even necessary (to provide green tech innovation and reduce poverty), but it would have to become more carbon-intensive and address externalities such as pollution. Economic growth must not be seen as a goal in itself, but rather as a way to serve social welfare functions. "The central question for economics," said Edenhofer, "is not growth, degrowth or green growth, but social welfare."
Again, a great vision so far as it goes. But can such an agenda adequately reduce carbon emissions? And can the state realistically deliver on this vision? Would the state find this approach politically feasible?
The problem with most economists' theories of change is that they tend to avoid the process for making them come to pass. And yet everything hinges upon that. Markets usually have little interest in change lest it disturb existing, fixed investments. And the state as constituted is based on centralized, geographically bounded structures that have limited efficacy in our networked age. More critically, they have dwindling moral legitimacy. The state as a governance system has manifestly failed to anticipate, control or mitigate myriad environmental disasters over the past fifty years. Most governments do not have the political interest, clout or administrative resources to alter the fundamental workings of markets (if only because the state reaps so many short-term benefits from conventional economic growth). States acting on their own have few political incentives to step up to advocate a "green economy," socially minded economic policies, or limits to growth.
Meanwhile, carbon-emitting industries have amassed plenty of political clout to stave off regulatory controls and entrench free-market discourse as the default policy approach. This means that the state must supposedly win concessions from market players who want growth at all costs, a goal that the state itself has historically shared. It should not be surprising, then, that despite trustworthy scientific findings that confirm the profound ecological crisis posed by climate change, the state and the market have failed to take significant action for more than twenty years. Climatologist James Hansen made his famous warning to Congress about climate change in 1988.
So on a purely pragmatic level, I'm wondering what are the political means by which the nation-state would supposedly step up and neutralize the fundamental drivers of climate change. And would new metrics of GDP (Edenhofer proposes a "Net National Product" that takes account of social capital) and growth tethered to social welfare (echoes of the New Deal and Great Society?) accomplish what is needed? Would corporatists even let such an agenda be debated?
The problem is the market/state duopoly doesn't really want to change, and all politics flows from this core premise. The market/state wants growth – more growth. That's why I doubt that the meliorist proposals like the ones floated at the MCC conference are likely to lead us to a post-carbon future. The vision is not bracing enough and it does not seek to mobilize the political energies for change that are needed. It does not confront core failures of contemporary economic thought. Perhaps most critically, it does not enlist the committed energies and innovation that commoners themselves could provide, if given the chance.
To take the commons seriously, we are going to have to begin to move beyond economic categories of thought. We are going to have to go beyond nature as a collection of physical assets, and instead understand that they have an intrinsically social dimension (as reflected in how we use them) and their own irreducibly ecological character. There are vital interconnections between the social and the ecological that are either ignored or misrepresented in standard economic logic.
I found the MCC debut disappointing because it purported to speak about commons without once mentioning actual commoners. There were no mentions of small-scale fisheries, rural forestry commons, transnational commons movements, or other social collectives that can function as an alternative economy and should be more aggressively supported by public policy. No role was sketched for these commons.
And yet the benefits of fostering such commons and slipping the shackles of standard economic thought are manifold. The commons-based economy is not based on relentless growth. It strives conscientiously to limit "externalities" and think more holistically. It establishes cultural identities and social practices based upon stewardship and responsibility. People come to internalize values and practices rather than relying so heavily on external, politically corruptible authority -- government.
And yet the tacit assumption of most economists is that only the market and state are credible, significant actors in the worsening drama of climate change. Commoners? They don't exist. Or not enough to be considered politically relevant or economically consequential.
In this respect, history is repeating itself. Ignoring the commons as a generative, ecologically sustainable paradigm is the essence of the "tragedy" parable. Even though subsistence commons meet the everyday needs of an estimated two billion people in the world, two of the most popular economics textbooks in the U.S. – by Samuelson & Nordhaus and by Stiglitz & Walsh – entirely ignore the commons as a viable, attractive provisioning model. How dismaying that one speaker at the MCC's opening reception, Harvard economist Robert Stavins, barely mentioned the many instructive possibilities of commons. The title of his talk: "The Problem of the Commons: Still Unsettled After 100 Years."
In one corner of the MCC auditorium, there was a beautiful piece of artwork paying tribute to Professor Ostrom. It displayed a lovely quote of hers: "A core goal of public policy should be to facilitate the development of institutions that bring out the best in humans." That is indeed what the commons offers. And while one conference (albeit an inaugural one) does not define an institute, it would be wonderful if the economics profession could move beyond symbolism and the limits of its own discourse, and begin to take the commons seriously.
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Etruscology is the study of the ancient civilization of the Etruscans in Italy, which was incorporated into an expanding Roman Empire during the period of Rome's Middle Republic. Since the Etruscans were politically and culturally influential in pre-Republican Rome, many Etruscologists are also scholars of the history, archaeology, and culture of Rome.

The premier scholarly journal of Etruscan Studies is Studi Etruschi. A recent addition to the scholarly literature is the American journal, Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation, which began publication in 1994. A more informal organ is Etruscan News and the accompanying cyber-publication Etruscan News Online.

Thomas Dempster (b. 1570, d. 1625), Scottish scholar and historian, is perhaps the godfather of Etruscology. Under the patronage of Grand Duke Cosimo II of Etruria, Dempster researched and wrote De Etruria Regali Libri Septem in Latin.

Prominent Etruscologists, past and present, include Pericle Ducati, Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, Massimo Pallottino, Mauro Cristofani, Giovanni Colonna, Giulio Giglioli, Giovannangelo Camporeale, Jacques Heurgon, Dominique Briquel, Carlo De Simone, Helmut Rix, L. Bouke van der Meer, George Dennis, Guglielmo Maetzke, Nancy T. DeGrummond, Sybille Haynes, and Larissa Bonfante. Other scholars who focus more on the Etruscan influence on Rome include, R. E. A. Palmer, John F. Hall, and H. H. Scullard.

Various organizations promote Etruscology. The Etruscan Foundation supports Etruscan scholarship in the United States and abroad. The foundation provides internships and fellowships, and publishes the journal Etruscan Studies. It also sponsors an annual lecture.

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Tech News: iPhone Bricking Bug, Ad-Block Wars
February 15, 2016 by Dave Cullen
It's Monday 15th of February 2016, let's do the latest tech stories, first up VR headsets have up until now required the support of either a smartphone or a PC.
They either allow you to slot in your phone into the headset or your computer does all the graphical heavy lifting. Well now Google is said to be working on a new headset that would dispense with any external device and be completely standalone. It wouldn't even require a games console. It is apparently going to feature two outward facing cameras and powerful CPUs and GPUs developed by startup Movidius.
I can't imagine this thing will be super cheap as it would effectively be like having a console strapped to your face. Nevertheless, it's another example of how this new emerging technology of virtual reality will likely have multiple different interpretations before it becomes standardised.
Moving on, a very serious bug has been discovered in Apple's iOS operating system, which permanently bricks iOS devices. So be aware and never try this one at home. Some recent iPads and iPhones can be bricked if the user manually sets the date of their device back to January 1st 1970. This famous date is known in the computing world as Epoch Time, also known as Unix time. This is a system for describing instants in time, defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since Thursday 1st of January 1970 not counting leap seconds.
Users who do this to their devices report them becoming unresponsive when they are restarted. Some people say it goes away after 5 hours, others say it can only be resolved by a visit to the Apple store. Affected models include iOS devices with 64-Bit processors of the A7, A8, A8X, A9 and A9X variety. Apple is likely working on a software fix for this issue, until then, do not try this at home, not that you'd have any reason to.
Next up, on the subject of iPhones and iPads, the iPad Air 3 and new 4-inch iPhone are rumoured to go on sale on Friday March 18th. This new 4-inch iPhone is set to replace the iPhone c series, so you shouldn't confuse it with the upcoming 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 7 series. The new 4-inch iPhone is rumoured to have support for NFC for Apple Pay as well as a metal back and curved edge design. In other words, it should look a lot like the current iPhone 6 and 6s.
Space news next, The LIGO Laboratory in Louisiana has revealed that they have discovered Einstein's hypothesised gravitational waves. The Laser Interferometer Graviational-Wave Observatory said that the waves they found are as a result of two blackholes colliding at half the speed of light over 1.3 billion years ago. The finding is said to be one of the biggest breakthroughs in modern scientific history.
Finally guys the war on ad blockers continues and the war against ad blocker blockers continues also. A new extension has emerged on numerous web browsers that helps users circumnavigate software that disables ad blockers. So those websites like Wired that try to disable ad blockers will have to come up with another way to get their ads in front of people. It's getting to an almost laughable stage where there's a kind of ad blocking warfare going on.
A website that produces content needs to be able to support itself through its ads, it's just that simple. So they introduce software that prevents the use of an ad blocker. Then a user installs an anti-ad blocker blocker to counteract this. What's next, Anti-adblock blocker blockers? Then adblocking blocker blocker blockers? This is an insane tug of war and something that needs to be addressed.
It seems those using ad blockers want everything for free. The thing they fail to realise is that if it were not for the ads, they wouldn't be able to get the content because it wouldn't exist. I think those who use ad blockers are simply thinking to themselves, "let someone else pay for the content by looking at ads, it's not like me seeing ads is really going to make any difference". The trouble is if everyone thinks that way then there will be no ads being viewed and no money being made to support websites, writers, bloggers and YouTubers. I hate ads too but they are the only way this system of free content can work, otherwise everything will be put behind a pay wall and that won't end well.
And finally guys I will leave you with today's tech question: How many computers and or mobile devices are connected to your home network? For me it's only 3 in total, 1 iMac, 1 MacBook Pro and 1 iPad.
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Real estate mogul Donald Trump has given a golf analogy to explain his opposition to gay marriage.
The billionaire entrepreneur, host of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, and possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate has previously suggested that support for gay marriage is mostly driven by feelings.
During an appearance on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Trump explained his opposition to gay marriage this way: "I just don't feel good about it. I don't feel right about it."
And in a Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) interview, he said he opposed government recognition of gay unions, but added that gay people shouldn't be discriminated against.
"Gay marriage," David Brody said during the interview. "I know you're for traditional marriage, against gay marriage, what about civil unions?"
"To be honest with you, as far as civil unions are concerned, I haven't totally formed my opinion," Trump responded, then added, "but there can be no discrimination against gays. I'm against gay marriage. I took a lot of heat for that."
In his most recent comments on the subject, Trump, 64, compared gay marriage to a new kind of "unattractive" and "weird" golf putter.
"It's like in golf," Trump told The New York Times. "A lot of people — I don't want this to sound trivial — but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It's weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can't sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist."
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The Mercedes X-Class won't be sold in America, but these three domestic pickups are arguably better bang for the buck.
The debut of the new Mercedes X-Class re-ignited our desire for a luxury truck, following the demise of the less-than-stellar Lincoln Mark LT in 2008. Unveiled yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa, the X-Class will be available in markets like Germany as early as next year, and South Africa, Australia, and Brazil in just a few years. Sadly, it won't be making it way to the U.S. anytime soon.
Though we won't be able to get our hands on the new X-Class, we can always opt for luxury versions of already available pickups from the Big Three – Ford, GM, and Ram. Take a look at the charts below breaking down exactly how they compare to the smaller X-Class, what each one will set you back, and what kind of standard features they come with. For the sake of consistency, this list only includes non-performance, half-ton models – so no Raptor or Rebel.
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Even though a base Ford F-150 will set you back no more than $30,000, the range-topping Limited variant can't be had for under $60,000. But most would argue it's well worth the asking price.
Under the hood is a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, good for 375 horsepower (279 kilowatts) and a towing capacity of up to 10,500 pounds (4,762 kilograms). In the cabin, a pair of driver and passenger 10-way power adjustable bucket seats come in your choice of leather, giving the workhorse a more upscale feel.
A set of 22-inch polished aluminum wheels can be seen on the exterior, and available colors like Shadow Black, Magnetic, Blue Jeans, and White Platinum Metallic tri-coat give the limited trim some added exclusivity over the base model.
Ford F-150 Limited Mercedes-Benz X-Class
Price $60,200 €37,294 (approx. $43,114)
Engine 3.5L EcoBoost V6 2.3L 4-Cylinder Gas / Diesel
Horsepower 375 163-190
Torque 470 lb-ft 176-332 lb-ft
Towing Capacity 10,400-10,500 7,716 pounds
Touchscreen 8 inches 5.4-8.4 inches
All-Wheel Drive Standard Part-Time
Leather Standard Optional
Retractable Running Boards Standard Optional
Cargo Lighting Standard Standard
GMC Sierra Denali
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With a starting price of $52,605, the GMC Sierra Denali is the Silverado's more luxurious sibling. With standard exterior features like high-performance LED headlights, LED cargo box lighting, and unique 20-inch machined-aluminum wheels, the Sierra Denali does upscale well.
In the cabin, driver and passenger are greeted by 12-way power-adjustable bucket seats and a magnetic ride control for added comfort. A heated steering wheel and a soft-touch instrument panel pairs with brushed aluminum trim, contrast stitching, and an eight-inch infotainment screen equipped with Apple CarPlay. The truck even acts as a 4G wi-fi hotspot.
Power comes courtesy of a 6.2-liter V8 producing 420 horsepower (313 kilowatts), making it the most powerful truck on this list, and pairs to a standard all-wheel-drive system, and an eight-speed automatic gearbox.
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Engine 6.2L V8 2.3L 4-Cylinder Gas / Diesel
Torque 383 176-332 lb-ft
Towing Capacity 12,500 7,716 pounds
All-Wheel Drive Optional Part-Time
Ram 1500 Limited
Gallery: 2017 Ram 1500 Limited
For a cool $52,875 (or $56,375 for the 4x4 option), the most expensive and luxurious truck in the half-ton Ram lineup is the 1500 Limited. Its upscale cues can be noted with the in-your-face chrome grille up front, the massive "Ram" chrome lettering on the rear tailgate, and the unique 20-inch wheels.
Power comes courtesy of a 5.7-liter Hemi V8 producing 395 horsepower (294 kilowatts) and 410 pound-feet (555 Newton-meters) of torque while returning a respectable 22 mpg highway. All that power is paired to an eight-speed automatic transmission, with available features like a four-corner air suspension and an optional anti-spin rear differential.
The cabin comes standard with black leather bucket seats and stitched trim with real wood accents. The center screen comes equipped with Uconnect, and the center console features with plenty of storage. A power sunroof can be added as an option.
Ram 1500 Limited Mercedes-Benz X-Class
Engine 5.7L Hemi V8 / 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 2.3L 4-Cylinder Gas / Diesel
Horsepower 395 / 240 163-190
Torque 410 / 420 176-332 lb-ft
Towing Capacity 8,300 pounds 7,716 pounds
Touchscreen 8.4 inches 5.4-8.4 inches
Retractable Running Boards Optional Optional
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Homeopathic remedies are currently in a cross-fire between two federal agencies, the FDA and the FTC, because health claims on homeopathic products bring up the direct overlap of current legal jurisdiction between these two federal agencies. The overlap is based on this: The FDA regulates the labeling of all food and drug products. Homeopathic remedies are considered drugs and thus their labeling is under the jurisdiction of the FDA. The FTC regulates advertising or labeling of products in commerce and prohibits unfair or deceptive acts in commerce. Homeopathic manufacturers advertise their products thus are under the jurisdiction of the FTC.
The FDA has developed special marketing guidelines for homeopathy. They have guidelines for regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) homeopathic products, based on the FDA's understanding that "due to the uniqueness of homeopathic medicines" they are deserving of clear conditions for marketing. These guidelines have resulted in protection of consumer access to these safe products. The FDA has specifically spelled out the requirements for the labeling of homeopathic products given their Hahnemannian principles of dilution. Since 1988, the FDA regulates homeopathic over-the-counter (OTC) remedies under their Compliance Policy Guide ("CPG") entitled "Conditions Under Which Homeopathic Drugs May be Marketed". It permits the marketing of homeopathic products "intended solely for self-limiting disease conditions amenable to self-diagnosis (of symptoms) and treatment" as OTC products. It requires that the labeling of OTC homeopathic drugs display an indication for use. And it acknowledges the existence of the homeopathic research procedure, called "provings", which is a homeopathic method of research employed in healthy individuals to determine the dose of a drug sufficient to produce symptoms and used to determine the eligibility of drugs for inclusion in the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States (HPUS).
"Section 5, which applies to both advertising and labeling, prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, such as the deceptive advertising or labeling of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Section 12 prohibits the dissemination of false advertisements in or affecting commerce of food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics. Under these provisions, companies must have a reasonable basis for making objective claims, including claims that a product can treat specific conditions, before those claims are made.
The FDA's regulations historically have been structured in a way that has treated OTC homeopathic remedy health claims as if homeopathic remedies are safe. However, the FTC, appears to be considering them as dangerous drugs and is applying a conventional drug standard to speech regarding homeopathic remedy health claims.
Conventional prescription drug health claims, because of the dangerous nature and known history of side effects of drugs, understandably require proof of any promise or health claims made, because the consumer has to choose between two possibilities: the dangerous side effects including sometimes possible death from a drug, or ongoing illness and potential death from a disease. It is important for consumers to have truthful information on whether there is a chance of getting cured by the product given those two options. Consumers need to know the effectiveness of pharmaceutical prescription drugs because they have to weigh the potential benefits against the danger to themselves.
But in the instance of a product that is generally regarded as safe, the proof that a substance is effective is not as crucial. If there is little risk in trying some approaches, consumers want to have broad access to many options based on their own research. That is why, for safe products like dietary supplements, food and homeopathic remedies, the consumer is most concerned with safety instead of proof of efficacy, and the role of government is not to ensure effectiveness, but rather to make sure that a product is not on the market that will hurt them. And if there is a potential fraud or misrepresentation regarding a health claim for a product on the market, it is the responsibility of the FTC to stop the fraud, and they have the burden of proof to show misrepresentation or fraud before banning speech.
We need to ask the important question as to whether the manufacturers of safe products be required to prove by conventional scientific methods that the health claims that they make about their products are truthful and not misleading before they have the freedom to market their product and speak about them, or should the government have the burden of proof to show that a statement is dangerous or fraudulent before taking a product off the market? We believe that since the FTC regulates deceptive trade practices and wishes all statements to be truthful, the burden of proof of fraud must remain on the government for a product that is generally regarded as safe. Otherwise most safe products would be banned and there would be a massive infringement on freedom of speech. If that were the case nothing positive could be said about a product unless the manufacturer was a multimillion dollar company that could go through the high standard of proof that the FTC is suggesting. Statements about the benefits of food and homeopathic products for sale have been made for hundreds of years, and the wisdom of the culture on these products must not be stifled by demanding the type of scientific proof required of dangerous drugs, costing millions of dollars, before one speaks.
If something is safe, all citizens of the world should always be able to speak about it and have access to it. And if a fraudulent commercial claim is made about a safe product, the government has the duty and the burden of proof to prove fraud before pulling from the market.
FTC's requirement to add a statement to labels that "there is no scientific evidence that the product works", is based on the FTC's conventional scientific knowledge and methods, without recognizing the massive library of research and literature available in the homeopathic medical community regarding Hahnemannian principles and homeopathic research. FTC's requirement to add a statement to labels that "the product's claims are based only on theories of homeopathy from the 1700s that are not accepted by most modern medical experts" is a denigration of a healing system used by millions world-wide. It is promoting one system of medicine over another based on its dominance in the culture. It has nothing to do with positive education of consumers. It is based on an unwillingness to allow access by consumers to a minority system of healing, and ignores the potential benefit of simply ensuring safety, and providing education to consumers.
In addition to these concerns, there is an additional, and much larger issue that the FDA and the FTC must eventually address regarding homeopathic products: that is the issue of the advancement of the understanding of the universe. How does continued access to the broader conventionally un-proven truths of the universe interact with the current regulatory standard of "competent and reliable scientific evidence"? The FTC refers to "modern medicine" and "reliable science". How can the research scientists, inventors and innovators experiencing and probing the complexity of the human experience and the universe, and consumer access to the knowledge that is forthcoming from them, be protected and encouraged, when government authorities attempt to block speech about, and access to, products unless healing efficacy has been proven based on conventional scientific methods? Conventional science has expanded and grown over the years, but it may be said that conventional science is in the early stages of understanding when it comes to truths such as the foundations of homeopathy, the Hahnemannian principles, the law of similars and the process of dilutions and succussions.
In the case of homeopathic remedies, there is agreement in government and civil society that thousands of homeopathic remedies and products do not pose an imminent risk of harm to individuals or the public. We need to protect and encourage access to these safe products. And we need to protect our personal freedoms to speak about health options and to make health care choices. We must never allow government to quash speech and advertisements about safe products that are basically innovative applications of natural truths.
It is our position at NHFC and NHFA that individuals should always be able to speak about and have access to all health care options that they desire that are generally regarded as safe and that government has the burden of proof to show misrepresentation or fraud when it comes to any health claim. It is noticeable that these larger glaring issues were not addressed by the FTC. That fact alone causes much consternation within the healing community.
In Conclusion: In this complex situation between FDA and FTC, the FDA has been doing a good job of walking the line effectively by protecting access for consumers to homeopathic products, while at the same time, making sure that consumers are obtaining safe products with appropriate labeling. The FTC continues to have the authority to challenge fraudulent statements, and that is appropriate.
We deeply hope that the FDA will uphold its homeopathic policies and protect consumer access to homeopathic remedies, and tell the FTC that they have over-stepped their jurisdictional boundaries. Citizens need to ask the FDA to hold fast to their 1988 Compliance Policy Guide providing reasonable treatment(regulation) of homeopathic remedies.
There is no need to denigrate homeopathy by forcing the additional requirements of disclosures to labeling or advertising that FTC proposes.
Diane Miller JD is an attorney and Legal and Public Policy Director for National Health Freedom Coalition (NHFC) and its sister lobbying organization, National Health Freedom Action (NHFA).


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Next make the cheese sauce by making a roux with butter and flour in a seperate saucepan (see notes). Add the milk slowly whilst whisking until it starts to thicken. Add the taleggio cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir until the cheese has melted and is thick. Turn the heat off and keep warm.
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(Netflix Streaming, October 2017) I had been waiting for Stretch for years. A new film by writer/director Joe Carnahan? Yes, but after two years in post-production hell, Stretch was never shown in theatres and its release on the VOD market was quiet enough to go unnoticed—I learned about the film from an article about how Netflix was changing the distribution market. But it took another three years for Stretch to make it to Canadian Netflix, and I ended up watching it within days of its availability. Verdict? It's the Carnahan movie I was waiting for: fast-paced, darkly comic, strangely conceived, tightly edited. It takes potshots at the insanity of Los Angeles, exploits Patrick Wilson's charisma to its fullest extent and gets Chris Pine to deliver a wonderfully bizarre performance quite unlike anything an actor like him is expected to provide. Jessica Alba shows up as a gal-pal love interest, Ed Helms' cackling voice-of-reason character has a mostly-posthumous presence … and that's not even talking about David Hasselhoff or Ray Liotta. Produced on a shoestring $5M budget, Stretch looks ten times more expensive, and has more manic inventiveness in its 90-minutes duration than any three random Hollywood theatrical releases. The pedal-to-the-metal pacing of the film helps sell its weirdest quirks, as one day (and night) in the life of a limousine driver gets worse and worse. Stretch isn't a great movie, but it's pitch-perfect at reaching its target and it's maddeningly entertaining for anyone who discovers it. I'm really annoyed that it's still largely unknown, and somewhat grateful that, thanks to Netflix, it now has a fighting chance of being seen.


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With the Kansas City Wizards breaking ground on their own soccer specific stadium to call home, it would appear that the number of MLS clubs that could be looking to relocate to a new home is dwindling.
Why should soccer fans in Rochester care about that? Well, when Sunil Gulati and Ivan Gazidis were in Rochester a few years ago for a New England-Rochester US Open Cup match at then PAETEC Park, the idea that Rochester might be a good landing spot for a relocated MLS franchise and not a great expansion candidate was put forth.
Kansas City has long been a team that has struggled at the gate and haven't had a stadium to call their own. But with that era coming to an end, what other teams could potentially move to Rochester?
Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, LA, Salt Lake, and Toronto are all playing in stadiums of their own.
Chivas USA shares The Home Depot Center with LA, so they could potentially be in play. But, I wouldn't count on it.
DC United has been shopping for a new stadium to replace RFK and could end up as far away from DC as Baltimore. DC United could be on the move, but I doubt they would land in Rochester.
Houston is working on getting their stadium deal done and their fans recently had a rally. I would be very surprised if the Dynamo move out of Houston.
New England currently plays at Gillett Stadium which is an oversized NFL stadium that is controlled by their owners. There has been talk that they are looking at building a soccer stadium somewhere in the greater Boston metro area for the Revs. This is another team that I can't see moving.
The NY Red Bulls will be opening up Red Bull Arena in 2010, so cross them off the list.
Philadelphia's stadium is close to completion as well, so they are out.
San Jose has had a lot of talk about a potential new soccer stadium to house the Earthquakes. But, it doesn't seem like there is a lot going on to getting things done right now. But, could MLS yank two teams out of San Jose? It would appear that San Jose would be the most likely candidate for relocation right now.
Seattle plays their games as Qwest Field, another oversized NFL stadium that is controlled by the team's owners. But given that the Sounders shattered the MLS average attendance record by drawing just under 31,000 fans per game, you know that they aren't moving out of town anytime soon.
Now if Rob Clark can get David Beckham to use his reported right to purchase an MLS expansion team to bring an MLS club to Rochester...........
News & Notes:
- I wonder if Avery John is on the Rhinos radar now that he is available?
- I love Marouane Fellaini's hair and the guy has some moves , too.
- This miss makes some of my indoor misses look good....
- Peter Wilt wishes he had been at the MLS SuperDraft in Philly and Geoff Reid wraps up his trip to the draft.
- Get ready for the return of the FrankenCooper.
- Schelotto back to Columbus is official.
- Manchester United's debt is north of $1 billion and fan unrest is growing. I wonder how much longer the Glazers will control Man United?
- MLS Rumors take a look at the Timbers Army. The Portland-Seattle-Vancouver rivalry in MLS is going to be fun to watch.
- Grant Wahl has an excellent piece on the dangerous mix of soccer and politics in Africa up at SI.com.
The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the Rochester Rhinos or SoccerSam.com. Feel free to send any comments or complaints to news@soccersam.com. James promises to read (but not to respond) to all of them.
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Loop Media, a streaming media company focused on premium short-form video for businesses and consumers, has acquired ScreenPlay, with its library and licensing rights to more than 200,000 music videos and film, game and TV trailers.
Loop purchased the company, which takes in millions of dollars in annual revenue and has a built-in client base of thousands of public venues, with cash and stock, according to a Loop press release.
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"ScreenPlay has been successfully providing a great video service to North American businesses for 30 years. We are excited to aggressively expand its already substantial footprint and further the current experience by enabling audiences to engage with popular content at home and in public venues as Loop," said Jon Niermann, CEO and co-founder, Loop Media, in a statement. "Not only does ScreenPlay fast-forward Loop's business with its vast library of treasures — including vintage performances by major label and independent artists — it brings us a customer base in a digital out-of-home market that will grow as we deliver more powerful, slimmer and connected solutions."
ScreenPlay founder and chairman Mark Vrieling, a home entertainment veteran and longtime officer with the Entertainment Merchants Association, will join Loop as chief content officer, leading content acquisition and licensing, and Pete MacKenzie, ScreenPlay's second-longest tenured employee and COO, will become president to oversee day-to-day operations. The rest of the team will continue operations at Loop's Seattle office.
"Over the past two years, our relationship has grown from partners, to Loop's investment in ScreenPlay, to realizing the formidable power we'd have as one company," Vrieling said in a statement. "Our team is excited to join Loop to provide more value to both the business customer and individual consumer, and help shape the future of streaming video."
Videos from ScreenPlay's library can be viewed in thousands of public venues including select Hard Rock Cafes, Norwegian Cruise Line, Yard House, Buffalo Wild Wings and Margaritaville, according to the release. Current customers will continue to receive uninterrupted service as Loop develops and rolls out complementary services throughout the year. The videos are also provided to hundreds of websites and businesses such as IMDb, Amazon, Best Buy and more, which account for hundreds of millions of views per month, according to the release.
Loop was created by entertainment, tech and media industry veterans from The Walt Disney Co., Electronic Arts, comScore, Vevo, Microsoft and Goldman Sachs, as well as major label artists.
Loop's consumer app will be available later this year, according to the release.
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A crossing of roads in a forest is filmed in a 360° panoramic shot and through color separation is divided in three layers: red, green and blue.
The original image is merged again on the same screen by the three projections in an attempt to recompose it, but since every film projector has a specific frequency - even though the standard is 24fps -, the channels fall out of the synchronization and coordination that would be necessary to return to a perfect, one-channeled optical depiction.
This physical constraint of the the projectors establishes relations between the different layers of the image and creates new combinations out of the same landscape.
Lucas Maia, born in 1984 in São Paulo, Brazil, is an artist and filmmaker based in Berlin. After graduating in economy in the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, he moved to Buenos Aires and attended cinematography courses at the Centro de Formación Profesional del SICA. In Berlin he studied Fine Arts in the University of the Arts Berlin and he is currently enrolled in the program called Art and Media. Since 2011 he is a member of the artist-run film lab LaborBerlin.
Antonio Castles graduated in Fine Arts in 2013 and in History in 2015 from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. His art thesis, "Against the Machine", was presented in the Art Fair of Bogotá in 2014, in the section of unrepresented young artists called Artecámara. In 2015 he took part in the residence "El buen vivir - das gute Leben", organized by the Goethe Institut in La paz, Bolivia. That same year he also participated in the exhibition "Cero Normal", at the gallery Instituto de Visión, in Bogotá, with his project called "Across the Length and Breadth". He lives in Berlin and studies at the University of the Arts in the class of experimental film.
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Last night we had a crash on the N, and several Loyal Readers emailed in accounts and pics, and others alerted folks via Twitter. Sadly, I was not online with an actual computer (instead all I had was my iPhone) and the lack of "cut and paste" made it almost impossible to reprint everyone's accounts accurately.
The accident happened around 7:15 tonight at the cross of Church and Duboce. An N-Judah train going inbound had changed to a J-Church and collided with black passenger car on the turn from Duboce onto Church.
When I walked by at 7:35 there was still a child in the back seat who looked fine, just waiting to be removed from the car. I've attached some photos. Sorry they're not too clear; I didn't want to risk dazzling passing drivers — who were probably already gawking at the accident — by using my flash.
I think they were turning the N round at Duboce and running a replacement bus to ocean beach, though I change at Duboce anyway so I'm not sure what happened after this. The accident choked the intersection and caused a backlog of J, N and 22 in all directions.
Thanks to all who helped – usually I can post these in real-time but I'm working on a workaround for the iPhone's odd limitations…and as always you can check out our Twitter feed where I can post bulletins from pretty much anywhere, faster.
How does the city possibly justify not installing a traffic light at that intersection? It's amazing that this sort of thing doesn't happen more often.


SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. – Stretch your legs and find your most comfortable pair of shoes because Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is larger than ever. The 2006 Summer Market, which will take place in Salt Lake City from August 10-13, 2006, will feature over 950 exhibiting companies across a record 400,000 square feet of floor space. With just over 200 new exhibitors, and a plethora of booth expansions, Summer Market is completely sold out for the 25th Birthday and has grown from 400 to just over 4,000 booths since its premiere in 1982.
The 25th Birthday of Summer Market is officially the largest Outdoor Retailer tradeshow to date. Every square foot of the Salt Palace will be packed with hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest outdoor gear, new products, and innovations in every category for the upcoming 2007 season. Attendees will catch a sneak peak into new advances in technical fabrics and materials, observe how the trend toward lighter weight gear continues to be a top priority and witness a surge of organic and natural products manufacturers.
This year's Summer Market is bigger than ever, thanks in part to the strength of the outdoor industry and its passion for creating revolutionary products that fuel continuous growth.
•Summer Market will feature the first ever two-day Open Air Demo at Willard Bay State Park on August 8 & 9 with 60 manufacturers, and over 1,000 retailers expected to attend. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to test the latest gear in a sun-drenched beach and water environment. The event will feature paddling demonstrations, Teva's Salt Run trail runs, Hummer's SUV test track, Magellan's GPS treasure hunt, Wynit's outdoor photo contest, Mountain Hardwear's Base Camp Beer Garden, music, a Thule sponsored BBQ, and camping accommodations for those that want to spend the night.
•Summer Market will be celebrating its 25th Birthday with an industry retrospective presentation. In the new section of the hall, overlooking the show floor, OR will showcase an educational and historical presentation of outdoor products, memorabilia, imagery and personalities that have helped shape and define the direction of the outdoor industry.
•Summer Market will also showcase the expansion of the successful Green Steps program through its efforts working with the Salt Palace to progress facility recycling efforts, water conversation, energy usage, the reduction of packaged goods, the use of non-bleached and recyclable paper products and biodegradable, vegetable-based food and beverage containers in their concession stands.
Journalists and retailers looking to see outdoor products from around the world should not miss this memorable 25th Birthday event. The world's leading manufacturers of outdoor lifestyle apparel, gear, footwear, foods and accessories will be gathered together at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006.
Outdoor Retailer, a division of VNU Expositions is a full service tradeshow company whose goal is to create, market and produce high quality tradeshows and educational conferences. Outdoor Retailer is the leading outdoor industry business-to-business trade event, bringing together top manufacturers, retailers, industry advocates and media to conduct the business of the recreational outdoors. Currently in its 25th successful year, OR gathers approximately 37,000 attendees on a semi-annual basis for both Fall/Winter Holiday and Spring/Summer markets. VNU Expositions Inc., headquartered in Northern Virginia, and its predecessor companies have been in the exposition and conference business for over 35 years.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006 will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from August 10 - 13 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, with the Open Air Demo scheduled on August 8 -9, two days prior to the Show. Registration details for Summer Market 2006 and more information on Outdoor Retailer tradeshows can be found at www.outdoorretailer.com Media may contact Sara Nazzaro at Mullen by phone at 978/468-8970 or by email at sara.nazzaro@mullen.com.


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Rubio vs. Cruz: The Race Conservatives Have Dreamed Of
By RICH LOWRY
Rich Lowry is editor of National Review.
Amid the Republican Party's panic over Donald Trump, the media's obsession with his every statement and misstatement, and the pundit's predictions of an imminent Trump-induced GOP civil war, there are glimmers of a less alarming and bizarre Republican nomination battle.
A funny thing is happening on the way to the GOP meltdown. According to the latest Quinnipiac poll, the two most popular and broadly acceptable candidates in the field are perhaps the most talented and most reliably conservative. Oh, and by the way, they are Hispanics in their 40s.
Donald Trump is still leading the polls and has demonstrated a staying power that has confounded his critics, but Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are now beginning to stand out in the rest of the field, clustering with Ben Carson in effectively a three-way tie for second place nationally.
According to the latest Quinnipiac poll, Rubio is at 66 percent to 8 percent favorable/unfavorable, while Cruz is at 65 percent to 9 percent, for the highest net favorable ratings in the race, 58 percent and 56 percent, respectively. Only 5 percent of Republicans say they wouldn't consider voting for Rubio, and 6 percent say that of Cruz, the lowest numbers in the field (Trump and Bush are unacceptable to the most Republicans, at 26 percent and 21 percent, respectively).
The Rubio and Cruz ratings on qualities such as "honest and trustworthy," strong leadership, shares your values, understands your problems, and has the right experience to be president are all very strong and nearly identical.
Unlike with Donald Trump or Ben Carson, explaining the emergence of Rubio and Cruz doesn't require figuring out why the laws of political gravity have been suspended or psychoanalyzing GOP voters. They are advancing in a completely typical track.
They both have thought about running for president for a very long time. They both paid their dues — Cruz in the George W. Bush campaign and administration; Rubio in the Florida House. They both serve in a body, the U.S. Senate, that practically exists as a steppingstone to the White House. And they both ran for president at the earliest possible opportunity.
They both look, talk and act like politicians — because they are politicians, and good ones.
The initial conventional wisdom about the Republican field — that it was the most talented in decades — didn't seem borne out as it was over-awed by Trump. But if the race eventually has Rubio and Cruz among the finalists, or winnows down to a Rubio-Cruz fight, it will feature supremely skilled campaigners who are eloquent and sure-footed and represent the best next-generation politicians the party has to offer.
A Cruz-Rubio race would play as the grass roots vs. the establishment, although Rubio in the establishment slot would be an enormous victory for the tea party.
In this scenario, the so-called establishment candidate would be the guy who ran for Senate in Florida in 2010 against a sitting Republican governor with presidential ambitions and the firm backing of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. As far as RINO-hunting goes, by stopping Charlie Crist and chasing him out of the party, Rubio still has the best and most consequential hide.
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And, in a Cruz-Rubio scenario, the grass-roots candidate would be the guy who emulated the establishment candidate's upstart campaign two years later in Texas.
The tea party has over the years backed some flagrantly unsuitable candidates in Senate primaries — remember Christine O'Donnell? or Chris McDaniel? — but it invested very wisely in Cruz and Rubio.
There is no doubt that the two are now positioned differently. From the beginning of his Senate career, Cruz has focused on bonding with the grass roots of the party, while Rubio sponsored a misbegotten immigration bill that hasn't been forgotten or forgiven by conservatives. Cruz is working from the right of the party out (he's strongest among self-identified very conservative voters) and Rubio is working from the center of the party out (he's strongest among self-identified somewhat conservatives).
There are doubts about both of them. Is Cruz electable? Can Rubio be trusted on immigration? Does Cruz lack a winning personal touch? Is Rubio too youthful-looking? And Donald Trump can't be wished away.
If Trump wins Iowa, it will indeed be like the First Bull Run of the Republican civil war. Regardless, the race is still highly unpredictable. Chris Christie, in a testament to his resiliency and talents as a communicator, is showing signs of life. Jeb Bush will get another look at some point. The last couple of weeks before Iowa and New Hampshire always bring surprises.
But Republicans hyperventilating over Trump should pause long enough to appreciate the slow but steady rise of two conservative 40-somethings who represent the party's future.
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Guidelines for the release of medical records
By Brian Dittmar and Laura Hale Brockway
By simply possessing patient health records, a physician may be pulled into a legal process at any time. Patients, their families, or attorneys may request medical records for any number of reasons. Often, those reasons include legal proceedings against other persons, entities, or even against the physician from whom they make the records request.
Therefore, it is imperative to have a system in place that allows the release of complete, legible, and organized records from your medical office. It is also important that the person in your office responsible for gathering and producing copies of the records complies with state and federal laws regarding the release of confidential information.
Here are some guidelines regarding the release of medical records.
1. You have a deadline of 15 days to provide the medical records upon receipt of the request and any agreed upon fees. This deadline also applies to you if you deny the request. You have a deadline of 15 days to provide a written, signed, and dated statement detailing the reason for the denial and providing instructions to the requestor on how to file a complaint with the federal Department of Health and Human Services (if the physician is subject to HIPAA) and the Texas Medical Board. A copy of the denial statement should be placed in the patient's medical and/or billing records. (1)
2. Requests for medical records can come directly from patients, who may be requesting records for their own use. The request should clearly be signed by the patient.
3. Requests for medical records can come from a family member of the patient. If the patient is a minor, you may release records to a custodial parent as long as the request is accompanied by an authorization signed by the custodial parent. You can reasonably rely on a parent's representation that they have custodial rights.
If the patient has died or been legally declared incompetent, the request must be accompanied by a medical authorization signed by the authorized executor of the patient's estate or the patient's appointed legal guardian. The request should also be accompanied by documentation confirming that the requestor has been designated as the authorized executor of the patient's estate or legal guardian.
Exception — Records requested in the context of a health care liability claim being asserted under Chapter 74 may be released, if accompanied by a medical authorization signed by a parent, spouse, or adult child of the deceased or incompetent person. (2)
4. Requests for medical records may come from an attorney, insurance company, or anyone else for reasons not related to litigation. The request must be accompanied by a medical authorization signed by the patient,
In the context of a health care liability claim being asserted under Chapter 74 on behalf of a deceased patient or a patient who has been judicially determined to be incompetent, records may be released if accompanied by a medical authorization signed by a parent, spouse, or adult child of the deceased or incompetent person. (2)
5. Requests may come in the form of a subpoena. (There are four possible responses when a subpoena is received.)
The subpoena must be accompanied by a medical authorization signed by the patient. These subpoenas are generally issued by an attorney's office. Ask for an authorization in most cases. (Except for a criminal proceeding. If the subpoena is signed by the district clerk and is regarding a criminal proceeding, there is no need for a signed HIPAA Authorization or Qualified Protective Order.)
The subpoena must be accompanied by a court order signed by a judge, including administrative law judges. Rarely does a judge sign a civil subpoena. Instead, the subpoena is typically issued by a court reporter or attorney, although the language makes it sound like some judicial authority is requiring compliance. Look for a signature (sometimes stamped) of a person identified as a judge.
The subpoena must be accompanied by a qualified protective order. In some instances, a subpoena may be accompanied by a protective order — a document indicating the parties to the lawsuit have agreed to an order and presented it to a judge for signature. The protective order must state that the protected health information (PHI) can only be used for the current proceeding; shared with no one else; and returned or destroyed (including all copies) at the close of the litigation.
The subpoena must be accompanied by documentation that confirms satisfaction of "notice to the patient" requirements. These subpoenas are generally received from a court reporter or a medical records service and have no authorization or protective order attached. The subpoena must be accompanied by either:
Proof of service — Look for a certificate of service indicating that the patient was served with a copy of the subpoena and that the reasonable time to object has expired. HIPAA does not define a "reasonable time" nor does the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. As a rule of thumb, if 10 days have gone by since the date of service, that should be sufficient. If not, and compliance is required, the physician may call the attorney asking for the records and explain why more time is needed.
Declaration — Look for a written document from the requesting party stating that reasonable efforts have been made to notify the individual who is the subject of the PHI. The document must establish:
the requesting party has made a good faith attempt to provide written notice or mailed the notice to the last known address;
the notice must include sufficient information about the litigation to permit the individual to raise an objection;
the time for raising objections has elapsed (again, Texas has no definite time frame for objecting, so 10 days is likely sufficient); and
proof that no objections were filed.
If this is the requestor's basis for obtaining the record, the physician needs to retain an attorney to review it.
6. Pursuant to HIPAA regulations, if your medical record contains any notes forwarded to you by a mental health care professional you cannot re-disclose that information, even under subpoena. HIPAA defines mental health care professionals as psychiatrists, psychologists, and Licensed Professional Counselors.
When in doubt about how to appropriately release medical records, please contact the TMLT claim department at 800-580-8658.
Please see the Texas Medical Association white paper Medical Records Release (June 2010) for more information. Available at https://www.texmed.org/Medical_Records/ (TMA Log-in required.)
Texas Medical Board Rules. Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 9, Chapter 165.2, Medical Record Release and Charges. Available at http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/idl/3E399486-3B51-843A-AAD2-E67B31810FB0. Accessed on October 22, 2018.
For the purposes of this section, and notwithstanding Chapter 159, Occupations Code, or any other law, a request for the medical records of a deceased person or a person who is incompetent shall be deemed to be valid if accompanied by an authorization in the form required by Section 74.052 signed by a parent, spouse, or adult child of the deceased or incompetent person. Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Title 4, Chapter 74, Subchapter A, Section 74.051-52. Available at https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.74.htm. Accessed October 18, 2018.
This article is published by Texas Medical Liability Trust as an information and educational service to TMLT policyholders. The information and opinions in this publication should not be used or referred to as primary legal sources or construed as establishing medical standards of care for the purposes of litigation, including expert testimony. The information presented should be used as a resource, selected and adapted with the advice of your attorney. It is distributed with the understanding that neither Texas Medical Liability Trust nor its affiliates are engaged in rendering legal services.
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In 2013 an employee reported that there may have been a data breach via a lost usb drive which contained the name, medical record number, date of birth and medication of patients obtaining health care at the company's Anaheim facility. A letter was sent to all patients whose data was on the flash drive a month later, but little could be done to remediate the situation without actually finding the drive.
The Root Problem
This brought to attention an intrinsic problem between healthcare providers and the ever-changing regulations which they must abide by according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Fines related to breaches in this act have been steadily rising thanks to the movement of enforcement from the Medicare Operations Division to the Office of Civil Rights under the Department of Health and Human Services.
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The utilization of both encryption and back-ups has become a main aim of the game in the fight against cybersecurity threats in healthcare institutions, but it also requires several other steps to ensure the best defense has been enforced. Read this article for some specific tips on how to reduce the risk of a security threat in your health facility, and remember to consistently update both your software and hardware, and also your staff procedures.
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The small town of Beaufort is well known for its collection of unique boutiques, gift shops, and other stores that can't be found anywhere else, and visitors can take an area-wide shopping excursion to the next level by attending the annual Publick Day at the Beaufort Historic Site. During this special day-long event, the Beaufort Historic Site will be crowded with vendors of all varieties, selling unique goodies that can range from homemade jewelry to locally crafted artworks, and patrons are free to attend, explore, and discover new treasures to take home as a truly unique souvenir.
Shoppers will never know what they will find at the annual Publick Day, however the event traditionally features a wealth of unique goodies by local artists, craftsmen, and other vendors throughout the Crystal Coast area and well beyond. Expect to see a myriad of jewelry, books, pottery and much, much more, which will all be featured in a lovely outdoor setting on the grounds of the Beaufort Historic Site. With so many unique goodies on display, and free admission for everyone who wants to stop by this downtown attraction, Publick Day is a great way for shoppers to find a wealth of goodies without ever leaving the heart of the Crystal Coast.


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The hit-making vocal group is at it once again. The Meitarim choir recently went to do a number of concerts in in London and Ireland. However, they did not leave their Israeli fans empty handed, because they filmed a special vocal clip for the song Yigdal Elokim Chai.


63% of Israelis would prefer that Peres's term be extended, according to Channel 2 poll. If not, MK Reuven Rivlin is the leading candidate.
Most Israelis favor the possibility that President Shimon Peres will remain in his position for a second term, according to a Channel 2 News poll released Monday evening.
63% of respondents expressed support for Peres's term, which is to end this summer, being extended by three years. 28% said they opposed extending Peres's term in office.
The poll comes following reports that Peres would seek another seven-year term as President. This would require a legislative change, as under the current law, the President is to serve a single seven year term.
Some reports indicated that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu would seek to pass legislation extending Peres's term, fearing that Peres, after he concludes his term as President, will form a new political party that could beat Netanyahu in the next elections.
Peres declared last month that he will end his term as scheduled next summer.
Monday's poll also dealt with Peres's successor as President, with respondents being asked who they would prefer to see as President should Peres's term not be extended.
Former Knesset Speaker MK Reuven Rivlin (Likud Beytenu), who ran against Peres in 2007 and has expressed his desire to run again, was placed first with 27% support.
Rivlin was followed by MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (Labor) with 16%. Minister Silvan Shalom, another member Likud Beytenu whose name has been recently mentioned as a candidate but has declared that he is not considering it, received 13% support.
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(11456) Cotto-Figueroa est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale.

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(11456) Cotto-Figueroa est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale. Il fut découvert le  à l'observatoire de Siding Spring par Schelte J. Bus. Il présente une orbite caractérisée par un demi-grand axe de 3,07 UA, une excentricité de 0,08 et une inclinaison de 2,9° par rapport à l'écliptique.

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Victim got caught on bridge, Virginia State Police said
Wednesday's train fatality was the area's third in just over a month.
Victim got caught on bridge, Virginia State Police said Wednesday's train fatality was the area's third in just over a month. Check out this story on newsleader.com: https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2019/05/01/man-killed-train-stuarts-draft/3642028002/
Brad Zinn, Staunton News Leader Published 2:22 p.m. ET May 1, 2019 | Updated 5:27 p.m. ET May 1, 2019
Virginia State Police investigate train fatality near Offliter Road. Brad Zinn, bzinn@newsleader.com
STUARTS DRAFT - A man in Stuarts Draft was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon by a freight train after getting caught on a bridge, according to Virginia State Police.
Sgt. Sean Simmons said two men were doing fence work close to the train tracks near the 100 block of Offliter Road, and had been using the bridge to go back and forth while carrying tools and supplies.
Rescue personnel carry the body of a man killed May 1, 2019, in Stuarts Draft after he was struck by a train. (Photo: By Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
Simmons said the victim, 60-year-old Robert Lester of Orange County, was on top of the bridge when the other man yelled that a train was approaching.
"He tried to outrun the train to get off the bridge and he was struck," Simmons said at the scene.
Lester's body was thrown about 75 feet by the train, Simmons said.
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Audiences - Definition
An audience is a collection of twitter accounts that have fulfilled certain criteria, specified in the creation process. Using the Audiense Platform, the creation of audiences is the most fundamental process that will allow the user to unlock other tools, in order to achieve their goals and proceed with their projects.
An audience shows the number of people that satisfied the criteria and who these people are. Using the main dashboard, the user can dig into these twitter accounts and process a lot of information about them, such as: the twitter accounts each one follows, their followers, whether the user's account has any interaction with any of these accounts in the audience, as well as the ability to analyse the audience through other tools of the platform (e.g. segmentation, monitoring, etc).
There are three types of audiences:
Static audience: Created once and manually modified.
Dynamic audience: Created once and automatically modified based on the rules applied during the creation process.
Periodic audience: Created once, automatically modified on a weekly basis.
Audience panels have a connect with Twitter Ads button. If the audience has less than 1000 users the button is disabled, but if the audience is large enough to connect click the button and, once synchronised with Twitter Ads, you'll see the available in Twitter Ads message. See Connect an audience with Twitter Ads below for more details.


The table below contains maximum distances suggested by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) that junior athletes should run in any given session. Over an entire week, twice these distances should not be exceeded. It also provides guidelines for different age groups on the maximum number of sessions children should undertake in a week; up to 14 years – three sessions, 15 to 18 years – five sessions. These guidelines however, may need to be adjusted to each child's circumstance as they are very general. Other physical activities children participate in have to be taken into account and will affect the amount of training they undertake.
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eCUBATE is a concept initiated by Mr. Ameen-e-Mudassar and his Engineering College friends and MSWT (NGO) in the year 2005. The name eCUBATE was coined by taking the 3 'E's from the tagline –Empowerment for Excellence in Exams. Its new tagline is dream. dare. do ! eCUBATE is a workshop to empower the students with the right motivation, memory skills, exam study techniques & strategies for excellence in exams. Its conducted for students appearing for board exams – Grade 10 and 12 in Schools / Colleges / Public Seminar Hall / Auditorium during December & January every year.
Mr. Ameen-e-Mudassar – CEO, CIGMA and India's Leading Career Counsellor & Memory Expert conducts the workshop for all 4 hours. He is also joined by Top achievers and guests who also motivate & inspire the students.