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MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Present and future perspectives for medical therapy of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas
Yona Greenman
In contrast to the clear indication for surgical treatment in symptomatic patients with clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA), there are no randomized controlled studies comparing therapeutic strategies such as watchful waiting, irradiation or medical therapy for the management of NFPA after surgery. Further, no medical therapy is currently approved for the treatment of NFPA. In this review, we summarize accumulating data on medications currently approved for secreting pituitary adenomas, used off-label in patients with NFPA. Perspectives on overall treatment optimization and potential future therapies are also detailed.
Giant GH-secreting pituitary adenomas: management of rare and aggressive pituitary tumors
Ilan Shimon, Raquel S Jallad, Maria Fleseriu, Chris G Yedinak, Yona Greenman and Marcello D Bronstein
Patients with acromegaly usually harbor macroadenomas measuring between 10 and 30 mm in maximal diameter. Giant (adenoma size ≥40 mm) GH-secreting pituitary tumors are rarely encountered and the aim of this study is to analyze different methods for managing them.
We have identified 34 patients (15 men and 19 females) with giant adenomas among 762 subjects (4.5%) with acromegaly in our records, and characterized their clinical characteristics and response to treatment.
Mean age at diagnosis was 34.9±12.5 years (range, 16–67 years). Mean adenoma size was 49.4±9.4 mm (range, 40–80 mm); 30 adenomas showed cavernous sinus invasion and 32 had suprasellar extension. Twenty-nine (85%) patients had visual field defects. Mean baseline IGF1 was 3.4±1.8×ULN. All patients except one underwent pituitary surgery (one to three procedures), but none achieved hormonal remission following first surgery. Among the 28 subjects with visual disturbances, 14 recovered post-operatively and 13 improved. Treatment with somatostatin analogs was given to all patients after surgical failure. Six achieved remission, nine others were partially controlled (IGF1<1.5×ULN; 3/9 when combined with cabergoline), and 17 did not respond (two were lost). Nine patients were treated with pegvisomant, alone (n=4) or in combination with somatostatin analogs (n=5); five are in remission and two are partially controlled. Pasireotide-LAR achieved hormonal remission in one of the six patients. Currently, after a mean follow-up period of 8.9 years, 17 patients are in biochemical remission, eight are partially controlled, and seven are uncontrolled (two were lost to follow-up).
Giant GH-secreting adenomas are invasive, uncontrolled by surgery, and respond poorly to medical treatment. Aggressive multimodal therapy is critical for their management, enhancing control rate and biochemical remission.
Effect of testosterone replacement therapy on arterial stiffness in older hypogonadal men
Marianna Yaron, Yona Greenman, Joseph B Rosenfeld, Elena Izkhakov, Rona Limor, Etty Osher, Galina Shenkerman, Karen Tordjman and Naftali Stern
To assess arterial stiffness in a cohort of hypogonadal males and to investigate the effect of testosterone replacement therapy on arterial properties in this specific group.
Eighteen male patients with untreated acquired hypogonadism due to either adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (n=9) or pituitary tumor (n=9) and 12 age-, sex, and weight-matched eugonadal healthy controls were recruited for the study. Arterial properties, plasma glucose, lipid profile, total, and bioavailable testosterone (BT) levels were measured in fasting state. In the hypogonadal subjects, the effect of transdermal testosterone replacement therapy on arterial properties was studied by repeat noninvasive measurements at baseline, as well as 48 h and 90 days following the initiation of treatment.
Arterial stiffness was evaluated using applanation tonometry and pulse wave analysis by three different standard devices that assess various measures of arterial stiffness: pulse wave velocity (PWV), augmentation index (AIx), and large/small artery compliance (C1 and C2).
Age- and blood pressure-adjusted PWV was significantly higher in hypogonadal men (8.90±2.29 vs 6.78±1.16 m/s in the control group; P=0.025). Testosterone therapy increased BT level from 2.01±1.04 to 4.68±2.43 and 7.83±6.2 nmol/l after 48 h and 3 months respectively (P=0.001). PWV decreased from 8.9±2.29 to 8.24±1.39 and 8.25±1.82 m/s after 48 h and 3 months of treatment respectively (P=0.03).
Male hypogonadism is associated with increased PWV, which is rapidly but incompletely ameliorated by normalization of circulating testosterone levels.
Treatment of aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas: results of a European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) survey 2016
Ann McCormack, Olaf M Dekkers, Stephan Petersenn, Vera Popovic, Jacqueline Trouillas, Gerald Raverot, Pia Burman and ESE survey collaborators
To collect outcome data in a large cohort of patients with aggressive pituitary tumours (APT)/carcinomas (PC) and specifically report effects of temozolomide (TMZ) treatment.
Electronic survey to ESE members Dec 2015–Nov 2016.
Reports on 166 patients (40 PC, 125 APT, 1 unclassified) were obtained. Median age at diagnosis was 43 (range 4–79) years. 69% of the tumours were clinically functioning, and the most frequent immunohistochemical subtype were corticotroph tumours (45%). Ki-67 index did not distinguish APT from PC, median 7% and 10% respectively. TMZ was first-line chemotherapy in 157 patients. At the end of the treatment (median 9 cycles), radiological evaluation showed complete response (CR) in 6%, partial response (PR) in 31%, stable disease (SD) in 33% and progressive disease in 30%. Response was more frequent in patients receiving concomitant radiotherapy and TMZ. CR was seen only in patients with low MGMT expression. Clinically functioning tumours were more likely to respond than non-functioning tumours, independent of MGMT status. Of patients with CR, PR and SD, 25, 40 and 48% respectively progressed after a median of 12-month follow-up. Other oncological drugs given as primary treatment and to TMZ failures resulted in PR in 20%.
This survey confirms that TMZ is established as first-line chemotherapeutic treatment of APT/PC. Clinically functioning tumours, low MGMT and concurrent radiotherapy were associated with a better response. The limited long-term effect of TMZ and the poor efficacy of other drugs highlight the need to identify additional effective therapies.


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Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, a town of about 11,000 on the New Hampshire border, 28 miles north and west of Boston. A family living there were excited to see a couple of Bobcats hanging out in their yard. So were the Boston TV reporters.
It's fun to spot something bigger than a squirrel or woodchuck in your yard, or even your town. Fox, Coyote, Big Cats, Deer, Moose, or Bear are pretty rare sightings for most Americans, and that's kind of sad.
Most of us live in pretty close proximity to each other these days. The majority of parents demand any ground the kids can access be made safe from Mother Nature's teeth, claws, hooves, barbs and spines. My god, the children, won't somebody please think of the children.
So I guess if the critters showed up they'd be tarred & feathered, then run out of town on a rail.
I'd love to see bobcats. So far, just foxes (who scream in the most bone-shivering way during mating season ... ), a very occasional coyote, and prey animals. If I could keep the hunters off my bit of land, maybe I'd see a predator.
I've seen both a bobcat and a bear here. It is pretty cool.
The bobcat population is on the rise. Used to be, if you saw a live bobcat, you counted yourself a member of a very exclusive club.
Around here, the increased visibility of the bobcat is not due to habitat encroachment. There's just more of them. Our bobcat season harvest records back this up. The 2013 season shows 3189 bobcats taken in KY. This number astounds me.
I'm just freaked out by the number of familiar names on that map.
Which is silly, because I've known since I was ?14? and first studied American history that that was the case.
Seems more real when it's on the Cellar though.
I've never not ever spotted even a squirrel in our back garden. That's Skwi-rell BTW, not Skwirl :LOL: I envy the 'rents and their soon-to-be-garden, because I bet they get squirrels there.
But before the housing estate grew up aroud us I regularly saw foxes (not urban, the ones that ate mousies) low-slung grunting badgers, bats which looked like wind-up toys flung into the sky, and rabbits grey as dawn. I miss the connection with nature and with the seasons.
Limey sees more - far more. I saw my first ever hare from her window.
And her whole world changes every month, but every month it stays the same.
Oh, we harvested 40,109 coyotes which the state pays a $25 bounty on from a $700,000 fund the legislature set aside. :confused: Couldn't they just start a rumor the Coyotes are moving into the state to sell crack and let the thugs take care of it?
Also 343,110 deer, plus probably another 100,000 on the roads.
Issued 72 Elk permits which yielded 72 bulls, 14 over 700 lbs.
What surprised me was 3,510 bear, 58 over 500 lbs, and one at 772 lbs.
A 772 lb black bear!! That's a Sasquatch.
Interestingly, we just today got a notice from our MUD about coyote sightings and missing/mutilated pets in the area. They claimed that shooting them just makes room for another one to move in, and they will instead be clearing underbrush and generally making the environment undesirable for them so they will go away on their own. I'm dubious.
Predators are necessary for a healthy ecosystem. We ruthlessly exterminate every predator we can and then lament that we're overrun with prey animals.
Nancy Hill thought the cat needed help.
"It was below zero and I thought the poor cat needs to get in and thaw in warmth," said Hill.
Looking out her Greensboro window on Town Meeting Day, Hill said she saw the animal sitting under her bird feeder and sprang into action.
"I used to have a cat and I had a cat carrier," said Hill.
She grabbed the carrier, dashed out the door, fast approaching the feline and finding something wasn't right.
"There was quite a bit of blood and some fur," she said.
And as Hill got close, she quickly learned the cat was no kitty.
"Well once it got up, it went so fast, it was scary," said Hill.
Hill almost caged herself a bobcat.
We've all held a 2 pound kitten that went batshit crazy, and turned into a furious ball of teeth and claws and owfuckshitgetitoffofme. You can't get rid of one fast enough.
Now imagine if it was as feral as possible, and weighed forty+ pounds.
A healthy bobcat can bring down a half-grown deer.
Not all of us ... cats get an undeservedly bad rap.


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AUBURN – A $400, 000 gift from the AT&T Foundation will support an Auburn University initiative to reduce the drop-out rate in Alabama high schools.
The pilot program involves a partnership between the Truman Pierce Institute in Auburn's College of Education and five Alabama high schools, which will be announced later. The college's Truman Pierce Institute focuses on ways to improve schools and communities by creating partnerships, conducting research and providing programs to meet the needs of schools and communities.


First, the 2016 rosés from southern France are a very different animal from the past few vintages. Those were lean and lively charmers, while most of the 2016s I've tasted have been bigger and bolder wines, but not without their own appeal. The Fondreche is no exception. When it first showed up, the wine was a bit closed in, but time heals most, if not all wounds. That's definitely the case here. This rosé has really come around. The nose is a mix of rich berry and ripe citrus and the flavors follow suit. A fuller bodied style than in the past, but it has the acidity to balance, and to play nice when paired with food. It's a great choice as we segue into cooler fall weather and would be a perfect choice for the Thanksgiving feast.


We now see the team in full flight – four operations completed, and the first of the patients out of ICU and settled in the ward.
Two operations were scheduled for yesterday, however a delay in the sterilisation of equipment meant that only one was performed.
A highlight for the day was the delivery of equipment and supplies which had been delayed through customs. Shortages were threatening the team's ability to operate, so the arrival of team leader Andrew Bullock with the first boxes raised a cheer from the surgery staff.
The surgical team are a vital part to the project, supporting and training local surgeon Godwin Sharau, as well as training his support team and theatre nursing staff. Throw in many interested and curious student doctors, and the theatre was standing room only for today's operation on 10-year-old Paulo.
It was an interesting dynamic with all team members playing a teaching role, including Anaesthetist Andrew Weatherall and perfusionist Nigel Slade, who faced the added challenge of using unfamiliar equipment today.
Scrub nurses were taught the importance of passing equipment in the right way. As cardiac surgeons wear loupes, their peripheral vision is impaired, and unlike in other surgery, they cannot reach for equipment, so rely on nurses to safely place instruments into their hands.
Learning how to pass blades and sharp instruments correctly is a vital skill for nurses, both to assist with the surgery, but to ensure the safety of the surgeon and other staff at the table. Nurses Cath Howard and Jen Evans were vigilant in supervising and educating the local nurses on correct procedure.
As most of the theatre staff worked with the team when they were in Mwanza in November, this was a welcome refresher course. The final team member to arrive, Jen, was welcomed with hugs and kisses from the local nurses.
Back in ICU, the team were busy managing three patients, one of whom, little Sikudani was moved to the ward after lunch yesterday. 7-year-old Maneno was making good progress, blowing bubbles as physiotherapy to assist with his recovery.
Photo (L)One of yesterday's surgery patients, 7yo Maneno blows bubbles as a part of his physiotherapy in ICU.Photo (R) Sikudani (10 months) is carried to the ward by her mum after being released from ICU.
Ward nurses Steph Davis and Julie Ibbitson were kept busy with the first little patient, Crispina, whose recovery is going well, and a little boy who is due for surgery tomorrow. Crispina's mum has been helpful in talking to the other mothers of children awaiting surgery, reducing their understandable anxiety.
Steph and Julie have also been busy sharing their knowledge with the hospital's ward staff, most of whom have not cared for cardiac patients.


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Julio Daniel Losada (16 de junho de 1950) é um ex-futebolista e técnico de futebol uruguaio que atuava como atacante.

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Julio Losada fez parte do elenco da Seleção Uruguaia de Futebol, na Copa do Mundo de  1970.

Ligações externas
Perfil em Fifa.com

Futebolistas do Uruguai
Jogadores da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1970
Jogadores da Seleção Uruguaia de Futebol

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Located at the end of a quiet and private cul-de-sac.
Front entry door opens to one of 2 spacious living rooms with tall ceilings.
Another view of the living room, which faces the front yard and also accesses the back yard.
The 2nd living room is part of an addition that features a half bath and 2nd master suite.
Here is the newer master bedroom.
Spacious open kitchen features lots of storage and is ready for your renovation ideas!
Off the open kitchen is a dining area, which opens to the back yard.
One of the bedrooms, with a built in desk nook. Each bedroom has a split AC.
Relax and take a dip as you enjoy the awesome view!
The spacious back yard is level and great for play and entertaining.
This is the left side of the house .
Aerial view of the home, looking towards the back of Koko Head and the ocean.
Solar hot water heater and 32 owned PV panels on a Monier tile roof.
Aerial view of the back yard. The newer addition is on the left side.
What a peaceful and private location!
In the foreground is your back and very quiet neighbor - The Board of Water Supply. You can also see the cul-de-sac.
What a view! You'll enjoy sunset after sunset from this "diamond in the rough" home!


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Perișoru este un sat ce aparține orașului Ianca din județul Brăila, Muntenia, România.

La sfârșitul secolului al XIX-lea, satul era reședința comunei Perișoru, din plasa Ianca, județul Brăila. Comuna Perișoru avea în componență satele Perișoru, Plopu, Oprișenești și Jipești, cu 1164 de locuitori în total. În comună funcționau o școală mixtă cu 61 de elevi înființată în 1852 și o biserică ortodoxă construită în 1854 de locuitori.

În 1925, comuna Perișoru era în aceeași plasă și avea satele Berlești (preluat de la fosta comună Ionești-Berlești), Oprișenești, Perișoru, Plopu Nou și cătunul Plopu Vechi, cu 2556 locuitori.

În 1950, comuna a fost arondată raionului Făurei din regiunea Galați. În 1968, comuna (care între timp își schimbase numele în Plopu) a fost desființată și inclusă în comuna Ianca, comună arondată din nou județului Brăila, reînființat. În 1989, comuna Ianca a fost declarată oraș.

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XL is upfitting a combined 38 and plug-in hybrid electric trucks and vans for the City of Seattle, Los Angeles County and the City of Long Beach, Calif., to improve fleet efficiency, increase miles per gallon (MPG) and reduce carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions.
According to XL's estimates, the municipalities, which have aggressive emissions-reduction goals, expect to see a 25% increase in MPG on the hybrid electric models and a 50% MPG increase on the plug-in hybrid electric models compared to their standard gasoline fleet vehicles.
With XL's Fleet-Ready electrification technology, customers can improve fuel economy and reduce emissions without needing to invest in additional charging or fueling infrastructure – and with no impact on vehicle performance or driver requirements, the company claims.
XL says its hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric technologies both leverage regenerative braking to capture and store energy during the braking process. The company's plug-in hybrid system, which leverages a 15 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, can be charged using standard wall outlets or Level 1 and 2 chargers.
Long Beach is upfitting eight plug-in hybrid electric Ford F-150s and 11 hybrid Ford cargo vans; Los Angeles county is upfitting six hybrid Ford cargo vans; and Seattle is upfitting 13 hybrid Ford ambulances and cargo vans.


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Collectables require action now
Krystine Lumanta
SMSFs holding collectables need to ensure they are compliant under the incoming regulations applicable from 1 July 2016, as the deadline did not leave much time for planning due to the nature of those assets, according to a specialist SMSF lawyer.
"There is a deadline coming up of mid-2016 and with a lot of these things, you don't want to leave it to the last moment," DBA Lawyers director Dan Butler said.
"Regulation 13.18AA (1) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations commenced on 1 July 2011 and specifies the following assets are taken to be collectables and personal use assets: artwork, jewellery, antiques, artefacts, coins, medallions or bank notes, postage stamps or first day covers, rare folios, manuscripts or books, memorabilia, wine or spirits, motor vehicles, recreational boats, memberships of sporting or social clubs."
Assets acquired before 1 July 2011 had until 1 July 2016 to comply with the new criteria.
"For a lot of funds it'll mean getting rid of the collectables, which requires an independent valuer to offload those, but it is important to work out your strategy," Butler said.
From 1 July 2016, collectable items must not be leased to or used by a related party and must not be stored at the private residence of a related party.
Furthermore, the decision regarding the storage of the item must be documented and a record of the decision maintained for at least 10 years.
The item must also be insured in the fund trustee's name within seven days and if the item is transferred to a related party, the related party must acquire the item at market value as determined by a qualified independent valuer.
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Krystine Lumanta was previously deputy editor of selfmanagedsuper, covering Australia's $720 billion-plus SMSF sector.
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Nuclear Street News Team
Fri, Jan 9 2015
Fitch Ratings Takes Note Of Slipping U.S. Nuclear Capacity
A Fitch Ratings report this week said that the electric generation capacity of the nuclear industry in the United States was slipping due to plants closing before their regulatory licensing time was up.
While this is well known in the industry, a notification by Fitch affects investors who may be unaware of the downward trend in capacity that is threatening to accelerate due to increased economic pressures. As such, when investors take note that the industry is suffering, the repercussions could include weaker financing for nuclear advancements, diminished investor support for mergers and acquisitions and harder-to-find backing for major projects.
The premature closing of Vermont Yankee in December was the latest example of a reactor being mothballed before its time was up. The plant was licensed through 2032.
In 2013, there were four reactors shut down and another, Oyster Creek, a 636 MWe generating station in Ocean County, New Jersey, is expected to close at the end of 2019, the report noted.
The other reactors shut down were the Crystal River Unit 3 in Citrus County, Florida, Units 2 and 3 at the San Onofre Power Plant near San Diego, and the Kewaunee Power Station in Carlton, Wisconsin
Fitch said market reforms could help the industry avoid further shutdowns. While some are banking on fees assessed on fossil fuel burning power plants for carbon gas emissions to help level the playing field, a second viable option could be a reward system for power stations that provide a stable, sustainable supply of electricity during times of peak demand.
America is known for its free economy where market forces determine the value of commodity. But a competition requires a level playing field for which carbon credit must be considered and loaded for each and every form of energy. That is the only way one may be able to save nuclear energy; save expert manpower and well trained technicians. Wake-up America!!
Retire all Pre-generation 3 reactors. Once electricity becomes scarce and EXPENSIVE the public will want them again. It is called tough love, society!


Thought that is projected, now thinks. So it's not possible to separate the thinker from the thought, because the thinker thinks a thought, and then the thought thinks and becomes a thinker, and then the thought, that was a thought that is now a thinker, thinks another thought, which becomes a thinker, also. And so, there is a constant summoning of Life Force. Now, a thought that is thought longer becomes Thought Form. A thought that is thought upon by many, becomes Thought Form. A thought that is thought upon by many, in a very clear undiluted fashion, as from Nonphysical Perspective where there is no resistance, becomes physical matter. That's why the physical universe is a by-product of the Nonphysical attention or focus. So, the Nonphysical Energy that created this physical mass from the Energy of the Universe, the mass itself, now becomes a thought that is thinking, that is attracting the Energy.


A list and description of all the bestselling books in US History, including information about publication histories, and contemporary reader and critical response. INVALUABLE! Mott's standard of Best Seller status was that the book's sales exceeded 1% of the population when printed. In spite of reviewer Walt's valid criticism (that the discussion of a book rarely goes beyond sales figures), this book is the only thing we have that does even this! Unlike reception analysis, it actually looks at how the books were received when they were published.


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A Case for Divided Government
By William A. Niskanen
For those of you with a partisan bent, I have some bad news:
Our federal government may work better (less badly) when at least one chamber of Congress is controlled by a party other than the party of the president. The general reason for this is that each party has the opportunity to block the most divisive measures proposed by the other party. Other conditions, of course, also affect political outcomes, but the following types of evidence for this hypothesis are too important to ignore:
Point One. The rate of growth of real (inflation‐adjusted) federal spending is usually lower with divided government.
The table below presents the annual percentage increase in real federal spending by administration, in each case with the percentage increase in the first year of a new administration attributed to fiscal decisions made in the prior administration.
Divided/United
Annual % Increase
Eisenhower 8 D 0.4
Kennedy/Johnson 8 U 4.8
Nixon/Ford 8 D 2.5
Carter 4 U 3.7
Reagan 8 D 3.3
Bush 4 D 3.4
Clinton 8 D 0.9
The only two long periods of fiscal restraint were the Eisenhower administration and the Clinton administration, during both of which the opposition party controlled Congress. Conversely, the only long period of unusual fiscal expansion was the Kennedy/Johnson administration, which brought us both the Great Society and the Vietnam War with the support of the same party in Congress. The annual increase in real federal spending during the current Bush administration, by the way, has been 4.4 percent — not a happy state of affairs, given the war and a renewed majority of the president's party in both chambers of Congress.
Point Two. The probability that a major reform will last is usually higher with a divided government because the necessity of bipartisan support is more likely to protect the reform against a subsequent change in the majority party.
The Reagan tax laws of 1981 and 1986, for example, were both approved by a House of Representatives controlled by the Democrats and have largely survived. The major potential reforms of agriculture, telecommunications, and welfare in 1996 were approved by Clinton and a Republican Congress, although only the welfare reform has survived subsequent legislative and regulatory changes. The primary exception to this pattern, of course, is the Great Society. My judgment, however, is that the prospect for a major reform of the federal tax code, Medicare, or Social Security will be dependent on more bipartisan support than now seems likely in a united Republican government.
Point Three. The prospect of a major war is usually higher with a united government, and the current war makes that clear.
Each of the four major American wars in the 20th century, for example, was initiated by a Democratic president with the approval of a Congress controlled by Democrats. The war in Iraq, initiated by a Republican president with the support of a Republican Congress, is consistent with this pattern and has already proved to be the only use of U.S. military force lasting more than a few days that was initiated by a Republican president in over a century.
American voters, in their unarticulated collective wisdom, have voted for a divided federal government for most of the past 50 years. Divided government is not the stuff of which legends are made. But the separation of powers is probably a better protection of our liberties when the presidency and the Congress are controlled by different parties.
William A. Niskanen
William A. Niskanen is chairman of the Cato Institute and former acting chairman of President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers.


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Immigrants are key to Scotland's prosperity. We need many more of them
Posted bystephenjdaisley	 July 15, 2019
Lizanne Zietsman is usually to be found serving up hearty lunches to locals and visitors on Arran.
The 37-year-old, who holds a South African passport, has run the Sandwich Station in Lochranza with her husband John since 2017. They first met on the island in 2006, married and spent almost a decade travelling and working throughout Africa before returning and going into business.
Lizanne won't be lathering butter on freshly baked rolls and chatting with customers today. She was forced to leave her husband and return to South Africa over the weekend on the orders of the Home Office.
She was in the UK legally, having gone through all the proper processes to obtain a spousal visa, but that visa ran out earlier this year. When Lizanne tried to renew, she was rejected: her annual income fell below the threshold.
The couple pointed out that officials were only counting financial year 2017/18, when their business was still being set up, and not the following, more successful, year, but to no avail. When they protested that Lizanne's deportation would separate a married couple, the Home Office suggested British-born John simply leave the country too.
'There were a lot of tears and it was really hard saying goodbye to John,' Lizanne said in an interview with the National. 'Since we met almost 13 years ago we have lived and worked together… When you have all that time together and suddenly have none of it, it does feel like you have a lost a part of you and you do feel empty.'
If anything symbolises the complete lack of common sense in our immigration laws, it is surely Lizanne's case. What kicking out a businesswoman whose MP describes her as a 'valued and respected community member' has to do with protecting our borders will escape most reasonable people, as it has the nearly 18,000 signatories to a petition against her deportation.
Immigration is a divisive issue. While there are economic and cultural benefits, many worry about the scale and its impact on public services and the labour market. Both views are perfectly valid and the insinuation from some quarters that concerns are motivated by racial prejudice is cheap and tone-deaf. Most people want to feel in control of their borders, a sentiment strengthened by increased EU immigration following the bloc's 2004 enlargement.
When Theresa May became Home Secretary in 2010, she began tightening the system but nine years on her government's grip is more like a chokehold. The pendulum has swung too far in the other direction and away from the sensible centre ground, which recognises the necessity of migration to the NHS and the economy.
In Scotland, the situation is even more acute. According to the Federation for Small Business, those born overseas are responsible for 45,000 small and medium-sized enterprises and more than 100,000 jobs in Scotland. One thousand doctors working in Scotland are EU-registered and while NHS Scotland does not publish a breakdown of staff by country of origin, statistics from NHS England show 13 per cent of health service employees are foreign-born.
The immigration debate throws up a lot of figures but the two most important numbers are 1 and 79. By 2041, the working-age population will grow by 1 per cent while over-75s will soar by 79 per cent. This is demography's double-edged sword: people are living longer, a happy vindication of markets and modern medicine, but they are also having fewer children, reflecting social and economic changes across the developed world.
An ageing population will require more health and social care and more Scots to generate the revenue that will provide them. However, in every year of the next 25, Scotland will record more deaths than births until the former outweigh the latter by 11,000. The only population growth will be entirely down to immigration. Without it, current living standards and public services will be unsustainable.
The steeper the population decline, the more difficult it will become to staff and finance the NHS and to afford policies like free personal care. We would be facing significantly higher taxes and much greater borrowing powers for Holyrood and, at the thicker end of the wedge, even the decline of healthcare free at the point of use.
This is a situation that most Scots would wish to avoid. Whatever reforms are needed in the NHS — and there are more than a few — the underlying social compact is hardwired into Britain's DNA. People who have worked all their days and raised families have done their part and paid their dues. They are entitled to the best health and care services available. The question is how to grow the population to fund and deliver them.
Native birthrates offer little hope. In 2018, Scotland recorded the fewest fourth-quarter births since 1855, when records began. The only alternative is attracting newcomers, which is the aim of the Scottish Government and even Boris Johnson has talked about attracting more skilled migrants to the UK.
Immigration is reserved to Westminster and the one-size-fits-all approach is at odds with the needs of much of the country, including Scotland. At present, the only leeway Scotland enjoys is its own shortage occupancy list, which makes it easier to recruit specialists like oncologists and radiographers. The UK Government wants to set a minimum earnings threshold for new migrants of £30,000. The median income north of the Border is £24,000.
Unsurprisingly, the Scottish Government wants immigration devolved. The SNP's migration minister Ben Macpherson wrote to his UK counterpart on Friday urging her to consider regional pilot schemes, as recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee. Macpherson called the MAC's proposal 'a welcome acknowledgement of the need for tailored migration policy for different parts of the country'.
He envisions Holyrood running visa applications and deciding the criteria for entry, with Westminster still in charge of the border. This, Holyrood hopes, will prevent an estimated £5bn-a-year hit to the Scottish economy if Brexit provokes a drop-off in EU immigration.
Macpherson is a rising star of the SNP and one who shows signs of pragmatism and willingness to work across partisan divides. But he will be aware that his party is not well-placed to secure even partial devolution of immigration.
The SNP is a single-issue outfit. Not everything it does advances the cause of independence but in everything it does it looks for the opportunity. UK ministers know that Nicola Sturgeon would seize on visa powers to drive a further wedge between Scotland and the rest of the nation. Creating even a soft economic border along the Tweed, not least one over which the SNP had a meaningful say, is a very risky prospect.
There are some Tories who would be amenable to such an arrangement and Boris Johnson, keen to ingratiate himself with Scotland, might be sympathetic to the idea. Unfortunately, the appetite among pro-UK voters for more devolution is less than zero and many would see visa devolution as a long-term threat to the Union.
What needs to change is UK-wide policy on immigration but that seems a distant prospect. A compromise solution might be internal devolution, whereby the Home Office transfers powers to a beefed-up Scotland Office to issue visas and pilot regional immigration zones to attract new talent. Scottish ministers' scope for influencing such schemes could be as broad as their willingness to work in good faith with the Secretary of State.
What matters is what works. By any criteria, a migration regime that worked would recognise the value of Lizanne Zietsman. She would still be in her sandwich shop today instead of 7,000 miles away trying to get back home.
Originally published in the Scottish Daily Mail. Contact Stephen at stephen.daisley@dailymail.co.uk. Feature image: G75Media via Pixabay.
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Kékélé est un groupe musical basé à Paris dont les membres sont d'origine congolaise. Leur genre principal est la rumba congolaise ou soukous, avec un mélange de rythmes traditionnels congolais et cubains. Le mot nkékélé, retranscrit kékélé, signifie « liane » en lingala.

Le groupe a été fondé par le producteur de musique Ibrahima Sylla en 2001 afin de revenir à une musique congolaise plus acoustique et aux origines de la rumba congolaise.

En 2006, le groupe africain a sorti un album, Kinavana, qui a « réafricanisé » les chansons que Guillermo Portabales avait composées ou interprétées, en leur donnant de nouvelles paroles en langue lingala et en les jouant dans un style congolais. Comme l'a écrit un journaliste du Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, l'album de 2006 « célèbre Portabales, qui est décédé avant d'apprendre que sa musique était devenue populaire en Afrique ».

Membres
 Syram Mbenza (guitare)
 Bumba Massa (leader voix)
 Loko Massengo (voix & chœur)
 Wuta Mayi (voix & chœur)
 Nyboma (voix & chœur)

Disques
 2001 : Rumba Congo (Syllart Records)
 2006 : Kinavana (Syllart Records)
 2006 : Congo Life (Syllart Records)
 Kékélé Live (Syllart Records)

DVD Clips
 2001 : Rumba Congo (Syllart Records)
 2006 : Kinavana (Syllart Records)
 2006 : Congo Life (Syllart Records)
 Kékélé Live (Syllart Records)

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Groupe musical congolais (RDC)


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La guerra anglo-turca de 1807 a 1809 fue una guerra que formó parte de las guerras napoleónicas y que se prolongó desde 1806 hasta 1809.

En el verano de 1806, durante la guerra contra la Tercera Coalición (compuesta por el Gran Bretaña, Rusia, Prusia y Suecia), el embajador de Napoleón Bonaparte, el General conde Horace Sebastiani de la Porta, logró convencer a la Sublime Puerta de anular todos los privilegios otorgados a Rusia en 1805 y abrir el estrecho turco exclusivamente a los buques de guerra franceses. A cambio, Napoleón prometió ayudar al sultán Selim III a sofocar una rebelión en Serbia y a recuperar los territorios perdidos por los otomanos. Cuando el ejército ruso entró en Moldavia y Valaquia en 1806, los otomanos declararon la guerra a Rusia.

Durante la Operación Dardanelos de septiembre de 1806, el Reino Unido presionó al sultán Selim III para que expulsara a Sebastiani, declarara la guerra a Francia, cediera los Principados del Danubio a Rusia, y entregara la armada otomana junto con los fuertes situados en los Dardanelos a la Marina Real. Luego de que Selim rechazara el ultimátum, una escuadra británica al mando del Vicealmirante Sir John Thomas Duckworth ingresó en los Dardanelos el 19 de febrero de 1807 y destruyó a un contingente naval otomano en el Mar de Mármara, para luego anclar frente a Estambul. Sin embargo, los turcos construyeron baterías de gran poder y reforzaron sus fortificaciones con el auxilio del General Sebastiani y los ingenieros franceses. Los barcos de guerra británicos fueron cañoneados y el 3 de marzo del mismo año Duckworth se vio obligado a regresar al Mar Mediterráneo. Tras este fracaso los británicos intentaron tomar Egipto.

El 20 de marzo de 1807 5000 soldados británicos, al mando del general Alexander Mackenzie-Fraser, desembarcaron en Alejandría ocuparon rápidamente la ciudad y el castillo de Abukir; no obstante, el bajá (gobernante otomano) local Mehmet Alí venció ampliamente a los británicos en Rosetta el 29 de marzo y el 21 de abril y los forzó a retirarse el 25 de septiembre a Sicilia, luego de un asedio iniciado a finales de abril. Turquía contó con algo de ayuda militar por parte de Francia durante la guerra contra Rusia. Napoleón no logró que Rusia aceptara el acuerdo de cese al fuego en 1807, por lo que el 5 de enero de 1809 el gobierno del Imperio otomano del nuevo sultán Mahmud II firmó el Tratado de los Dardanelos con el Reino Unido, que ahora se encontraba en guerra con Francia y Rusia.

Enlaces externos
 Treatado de Dardanelos en answers.com (en inglés)
 Imperio otomano en la Enciclopedia Britannica (en inglés)

Angloturca 1807
Angloturca 1807
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Conflictos en 1807
Conflictos en 1808
Conflictos en 1809
Años 1800 en el Imperio otomano
Reino Unido en 1807
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US citizens and residents are subject to tax on worldwide income regardless of the location of their permanent home. Expatriates and Americans who are continuously living overseas are still required to file US income tax return and pay any taxes due. Because of the immense burden on taxpayers, Section 911 of the Tax Code was enacted to heave a sigh of relief. The current language of the statute has its roots back to 1942 when Congress considered it necessary to encourage, promote and stimulate international trade, by providing foreign earned income exclusion. The exclusion is capped at $100,800 for 2015 and $101,300 for 2016 tax year. Foreign earned income is defined as income derived from or attributable to services performed in a foreign country. But what is the definition of a foreign country?
Foreign Bank Account Reports. Doing them right!
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The last several years marked a tremendous increase in the number of Foreign Bank Account Reports filed with the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. In fact, the IRS has announced that the number of Forms 114 (Former TD.F. 90.22-1 or FBAR) filed in 2015 topped at over 1.1 million! This record number shows an upsurge in awareness of the foreign financial account reporting requirements and a trend towards voluntary compliance. Still, many taxpayers experience practical difficulties in complying with the FBAR regulations. So, what it takes to do it right?
Tax Guide for Americans & Expats Living in the United Kingdom
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This tax guide aims to supplement and enhance your understanding of the UK income tax laws by providing current insights and practical information. In addition, we have also stressed on valuable tax planning opportunities and tax treaty provisions available to United States citizens, permanent residents, and expatriates residing in the UK.
The Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedure: From A to Z
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The Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedure (SFOP) was developed by the IRS to address noncompliance with the foreign financial assets reporting requirements, an omission of a foreign-source income or a failure to file certain information returns. The streamlined procedure is available to US citizens, expatriates and residents whose noncompliance with the internal revenue laws was not borne by a willful conduct or an attempt to avoid paying taxes in the United States. If you have resided outside the United States and you failed to file returns or under-reported foreign-source income, the SFOP is the shortest way to regain compliance without the burden of severe penalties. So what is the fuss about it?
10 Real-Life Examples Why American Expatriates Should File a U.S. Tax Return
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Believe it or not, American citizens and residents are obliged to file a U.S. income tax return even if residing outside the United States. Despite the media coverage of the IRS efforts to enforce offshore compliance, many taxpayers are still unaware of the tax implications that follow a decision to relocate abroad. On the other side are the taxpayers who knowingly object filing a return for a number of reasons ranging from a frustrated "It's not fair!" or "Why to pay taxes if I live abroad?" to the stranded "I'd never go back!" To all of you, regardless of your reasons, these real-life examples will make you think twice when the tax season comes!
Tax Guide for Americans & Expats in the Netherlands
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This brief tax guide aims to supplement and enhance your understanding of the Dutch tax system by providing current insights and practical information. We have also stressed the importance of on-time tax planning and treaty provisions available solely to Americans expatriates residing in the Netherlands.
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This brief tax guide aims to supplement and enhance your understanding of the German income tax system by providing current insights and practical information. We covered the most important rules that expats should consider when it comes to residency, income and tax withholding. In addition, we have also stressed the importance of tax planning and treaty provisions available solely to American citizens and residents living in Germany.
Debunking 5 Myths About FATCA
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Tax Guide for American Expats in Ireland
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This tax guide aims to supplement and enhance your understanding of the Philippine income tax system by providing current insights and practical information. We covered the core rules expats should consider when it comes to residency, income and tax withholding. We have also stressed the importance of on-time tax planning for American expats in the Philippines.
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Richie Hawtin has teamed up with Pioneer DJ for the Get Played Get Paid campaign, which aims to improve how royalties reach producers for music played during DJ sets.
Get Played Get Paid aims to make sure electronic music artists get paid the royalties they're entitled to when their tracks are played by DJs. Hawtin's RADR application sends information about tracks played by DJs via TRAKTOR PRO and other DJ software to a Twitter feed – is now compatible with KUVO. Pioneer DJ developed KUVO in order to stream metadata to the performance rights organisations (PROs) that distribute royalties to artists. This means it's now possible to use non-Pioneer DJ software with KUVO and RADR simultaneously, with initial support for TRAKTOR PRO. KUVO supports the people creating new electronic music, helping to keep creativity flowing through the scene. "With continued support from clubs, DJs and performing rights organisation, KUVO will play a key role in making sure that when artists' music gets played, they get paid." - CEO at AFEM Mark Lawrence.
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Can You Save Money at a Farmers Market?
That is the cheese man at one of our local farmers markets pictured above. Can you save money by going to a farmers market? Let's check it out.
Mrs. DD and I like to visit farmers markets. There is a really good one held every Saturday about 3.5 miles from our house. Also, when we travel for vacation we check them out in other cities and towns if it is convenient.
But can you save money by shopping at a local farmers market? Well maybe, but I really doubt it. The products are high quality goods from local farmers and artisans. It's great stuff, but it is all premium priced. We can usually find similar products for less money at our local grocery stores.
So we try to save money whenever we can. Over the past 2 years living in this area, here's how we go about saving money at our local farmers market. It's not what you would think.
First of all we walk. Yes it is about 8 miles round trip. So we get a whole lot of free exercise and fresh air. And a little quality time together. It is also hard to buy anything when we walk. Because we would have to carry it home.
Next, this market is loaded with free samples. You can get a light snack. Or if you want to be aggressive, practically a free lunch.
I usually start with the pickles for an appetizer. And maybe a slice or two of a just picked apple from the orchard with a taste of cheese. Then I move onto the jambalaya soup course. I like grilled sausage bites as my main entree. Finally, there are plenty of pastry's, cakes and cookie samples for dessert. Wash that down with a little coffee from one of those tiny sample cups and I'm good to go.
Then there is always a few musical acts booked and set up by the picnic tables. So that is certainly fun and free to enjoy also.
Here are a few photos from one of our recent visits to the market.
First of all, pretty flowers on display….
Then spicy peppers to peruse.
Furthermore, celery, sweet corn and heads of healthy green vegetables to haggle over.
Tasty tomatoes to sink your teeth into.
Assorted fruit to tantalize your taste buds.
Finally, a dude jammin' on his guitar to keep your mood right. Who couldn't use a side hustle like that? I can whistle, but they told me that's not good enough.
Mrs. DD's sister from out of state is coming to visit soon. Her family owns a small farm and sells their products at farmers markets in Tennessee. So we are planning a big trip to our local farmers market when Mrs. DD's sister is here. So she can check out the local farmers and how they go to market with their products.
There won't be any savings. Furthermore, we are driving, taking our cooler and shopping bags and going on a big buying spree for all our favorite products from our favorite vendors.
Their samples haven't gone to waste. We know what we like and want to support them with our purchases. Since I'm sure it is not easy trying to run a business like that. Then we are going to cook up our bounty for Saturday night dinner. And hopefully have plenty of left overs.
Come back soon. I will have big write up on what we bought and how much it cost. Finally, we gotta spend a little money and help out the local farmers and economy, right? And I bet it will still cost less than going to a restaurant.
Do you have a farmers market in your town?
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I only went to a farmer's market in DC when I worked there on Fridays. And it was to get free samples as you mentioned.. I wouldn't buy from there also because of the inconvenience (taking items thru the metro and all the way home).
Wow, a 4-mile walk each way! I would collapse walking that distance in South Florida, 9 months out of the year.
We have a farmer's market every Sunday in a tropical park in our suburb. Every so often, we'll go and buy prepared food, and then eat it inside the park. For groceries, though, we usually shop from big stores.
We have lots of farmer's markets in Vancouver but I don't usually frequent them. They are fun though to spend time with family! I find them expensive. Looking forward to reading your post on how to save money on them!
We enjoy doing the same thing, and I had to do a double take as that looks like the same cheese shop at our local market (checked with the wife and she doesn't think that is the name of the one here, but it could be based on their locale).
Our walk is much shorter though at only about a mile each way, so we will grab some smoked string cheese and some unique flavors too. We will also occasionally get our dog a treat with a yak cheese stick from a different vendor.
It makes for a nice, and low cost outing unless we do buy. The one vendor at ours where you can save money is a blacksmith that does knife and tool sharpening. His prices are pretty darn good, but the food items do tend to be pricey.
I love farmer's markets! We have quite a few in Ottawa during the summer and I check them out regularly. It's a nice little outing by myself or with whomever wants to come with me!
But I don't save money, I always end up buying way more than I would otherwise.
Hi Tom, I like farmers' market. The things that attract me the most are the fresh fruits and vegetables. When I was living in Beijing, there was a big farmers' market close by in the early morning everyday. It's very cool.
8 miles of walking, that's a great workout and bonding time.
Love it, Tom. Not every purchase in life has to be optimized. Paying a little more at your local farmer's market is well worth it. Great post, my friend. Cheers.


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MyFoxChicago: To shovel or not to shovel? That is the question for people living in the city. You either risk getting hit with a fine, or you risk getting sued.
Chicago winters can be rough for anyone, but even more so for pedestrians like Jake Fruend. "I've fallen a couple of times. You know, it's part of the sport I guess of Chicago in the winter time," said Fruend.
A simple walk home becomes a greater challenge when sidewalks are not shoveled. "There are times when you're trying to get from A to B and there's just some absurd amount of craziness on the sidewalk that you just can't get past," added Fruend.
The expected weekend snowfall is forcing the city to remind residents and businesses they need to shovel their sidewalks.
Here's how it works: 1) If the snow stops falling before 4 p.m., you have three hours to clear except on Sunday. 2) If the snow stops falling after 4 p.m. or on Sunday, you have until 10 a.m. the next day to clear it.
You may have heard this before, but some may think not shoveling their sidewalks will save them from liability if someone slips and falls in front of their home. Personal injury attorneys, like Marvet Sweis Drnovsek, add that just isn't the case, thanks to Illinois law.
"There is a law out there that protects them when they shovel their driveway and the adjacent sidewalk. We want people to get in and out of their property, of course. So the law recognizes that and protects them," said Drnovsek.
The city will ticket residents for not complying with the ordinance, but only after being warned or after neighbors file a complaint. Last year the city saw some of the highest amount of tickets issued, primarily because of the amount of snow we saw.
This winter is much more kind– but for pedestrians, the hope is when it turns ugly, they'll be able to get around. "I have to walk everywhere all the time, so I'm dealing, I'm dealing with the negligence on a regular basis," added Fruend.
If you need assistance shoveling call 311 to request the city's volunteer assistance.
So Illinois law protects citizens but (depending upon the time it snows, mind you): 1) not between 4:00 and 7:00 pm or on a Sunday and 2) not before 10:00 am (and again, not on a Sunday)? Got it.
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I must sound like a broken record, but the lack of personal responsibility in this country is just appalling. To be able to sue a homeowner because you fell while walking in front of their house is just insane. These kind of suits need to be thrown out as frivolous and the court should require the plaintiff to pay the legal fees for the guy he tried to sue like they do in England. Btw… aren't sidewalks considered city property? They are where I live.
Where I live,the City mandates you have to have a sidewalk,but YOU have to pay to have it made to their spec's,and you have to maintain it,but they can fine you if it's not maintained (including shoveling it). Fortunately,this is WAAAYYY down their list of priorities.


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Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Ла́рин (13 сентября 1924, Харьков — 25 декабря 1998) — советский и российский юрист, специалист в области криминалистической тактики и организации расследования. Заслуженный юрист Российской Федерации. Доктор юридических наук, профессор. Действительный член Международной академии информатизации.

Биография
Участник Великой Отечественной войны, командир стрелкового взвода, во время Курской битвы в 1943 тяжело ранен, у него была ампутирована рука.

Окончил юридический факультет Московского государственного университета (1948). Кандидат юридических наук (1962; тема диссертации: «Доказывание на предварительном следствии в советском уголовном процессе», стал первым следователем — кандидатом наук). Доктор юридических наук (1971; тема диссертации: «Проблемы расследования в советском уголовном процессе»). Профессор.

В 1948—1951 — следователь прокуратуры Тульской области, с 1951 — в Вышнем Волочке. В 1957—1971 — старший следователеь прокуратуры Калининской области. В 1971—1975 — старший научный сотрудник ВНИИ криминалистики Прокуратуры СССР. С 1975 — старший, ведущий, главный научный сотрудник сектора проблем правосудия Института государства и права АН СССР (затем — РАН). Работал в Комитете конституционного надзора СССР. Участвовал в работе над проектом Основ уголовного судопроизводства СССР, проектом Уголовно-процессуального кодекса Российской Федерации.

Занимался изучением общих вопросов уголовно-процессуального законодательства, теории доказательств, криминологии, проблем обеспечения прав личности в уголовном процессе, истории уголовного процесса в дореволюционной России. Один из авторов концепции судебной реформы, убеждённый сторонник введения в современной России суда присяжных. Выступал за соблюдение прав человека в уголовном процессе, реальную состязательность, обеспечение независимости судей, процессуальную самостоятельность следователей, презумпцию невиновности обвиняемых.

Автор более 300 научных публикаций.

Основные работы
 Работа следователя с доказательствами (1966).
 Расследование по уголовному делу. Планирование. Организация (1970).
 Повышение эффективности расследования (1972).
 Критерии оценки работы органов расследования (1973).
 Расследование убийств, совершённых с применением взрывчатых веществ (1975).
 От следственной версии к истине (1976).
 Расследование нападений с целью завладения государственными и общественными денежными средствами (1976; в соавторстве).
 Руководство по расследованию убийств (1977) (в соавторстве).
 Советский уголовно-процессуальный закон и проблемы его эффективности (1979; в соавторстве).
 Презумпция невиновности (1982).
 Уголовный процесс, структура права и структура закона (1985).
 Расследование по уголовному делу: уголовно-процессуальные функции. М., 1986.
 Я — следователь. М., 1991.
 Криминалистика и паракриминалистика. М., 1996.

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Юристы России
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Участники Курской битвы
Выпускники юридического факультета МГУ
Доктора юридических наук
Специалисты по уголовно-процессуальному праву
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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the areas considered and methods used by Montana industrial arts teachers to measure and evaluate skills and related information in woodworking. A review of literature was made to obtain information concerning methods of measurement and evaluation in industrial arts and to determine what authorities in industrial arts have thought necessary to measure. A questionnaire was developed and utilized to determine what and how Montana industrial arts teachers measure and evaluate students. The investigation was limited to the areas considered and methods of measurement and evaluation used by Montana industrial arts teachers in woodworking. It was general agreed upon by authorities in the field of industrial arts that the objectives of the industrial arts program should be the basis for a program of measurement and evaluation. Measurement and evaluation should take in all learning experiences. Several methods of evaluation should be used and many factors should be considered in a marking system. The teachers returning the questionnaire were in agreement as to the areas which should be considered in an industrial arts program. These areas were knowledge of hand and power tools, general safety, use of hand tools, use of machines, and related information. There was wide agreement as far as qualities to be considered in evaluation of students. There was a wide range as to what part each item in project evaluation should be considered. There was general agreement by industrial arts teachers that the project should be considered part of the final grade. Disagreement among teachers as to systems used in determining final grades were also evident. It is recommended that industrial arts teachers keep in mind the objectives of their course in determining what and how they will measure and evaluate students. It is also recommended that they determine qualities to consider in student evaluation. It is finally recommended that the teacher arts woodworking agree as to the importance of a project in a final grade and the weight each part of the project construction should be given in the final grade.


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For anyone planning to celebrate Anton Chekhov's 100th Anniversary this year, Four Funny Families is a must-see. Resurrecting characters from the famous Russian's four major plays, writer/director V. Ulea puts them all together in this unique movie. Although Ulea's creative homage may leave viewers who are not Chekhov fans more than a bit puzzled, she deserves credit for her highly imaginative approach to filmmaking.
In Ulea's unusual film, families from Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters and The Seagull live together in a furniture store they jointly own. Each family resides in a separate section of the store, but they all come together for a wild party where seduction, scandal, unrequited love, and rivalry flow as freely as the vodka. Later, when a fire threatens their home, the families start thinking about the future. In true Chekovian fashion, although they talk about how much they love their residence, they seem to consider it a big burden and wish they could get rid of their responsibilities. Because of their sloth, idleness and inability to develop, they're certainly not people to admire.
However, by bringing Chekhov's oh-so human characters to life on screen, Ulea succeeds in demonstrating her new interpretation of comedy. She replaces the traditional plot-oriented comedy structure with one based on character potential and the overall actions of the characters. According to Michael Zubarev, who served not only as the film's producer but also as its editor/cinematographer, the goal of the movie was "to follow Chekhov's own definition of these plays as comedy rather than their traditional interpretation as drama/tragedy."
As with any ambitious production, some things work, others don't. Irene Frenkel's artworks displayed throughout are absolutely stunning, and some of the actors stand out among the large ensemble cast which includes actors from Philadelphia, New York, Canada, and Ukraine. Making her film debut in Four Funny Families, the prominent Ukrainian actress Elena Kuklova commands the screen in her few scenes as, surprise, an elegant dramatic actress. Mauri Walton, playing Nina of The Seagull family, is wonderfully photogenic and appealing. And I liked Michael Zubarev. Yes, in addition to producing, editing and doing the cinematography, he portrayed Treplev -- and a very natural and unaffected performance it is. It's also a treat to see the versatile Ulea play one of the roles (Natasha) in her film.
Four Funny Families may not be perfect, but it's an extraordinary cinematic project that proves one of Russia's most important playwrights is as relevant in 2004 as he was a century ago. Happy anniversary, Anton Chekhov!
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F - Yeah, I'm doing this.
Ruben is a popular favorite. I wonder if they came up with the punishment just to bring Ruben back.
This is exactly what I thought too!!!! I like Ruben and was sad to see him go. Glad that hes keeping at it though.
Not a huge fan of the show. Also not as 'anti' show as I once was. But I just signed up for the Biggest Loser Run/Walk in my town so I got interested in how they are doing now.
This is a pretty well laid out fast read. I'd say most are doing pretty well if this article is accurate. The first one you come to is doing the worst so keep reading.
Great link! I wondered how past contestants were doing!
I have to wait till tomorrow to watch tonight's episode, I am so excited for it though!
I agree great link... Looking forward to the show tonight that's for sure!
I went to the link and did like seeing how a few of the past contestants are doing. But, that article only took one or two, mostly winners from each season. There are what...15-20 contestants each time? I would be a interested in seeing real results, percentages, pictures, etc. of a lot more of the contestants before saying whether they promote long term weight loss. I have seen some pics of other regainers before...Courtney who won the Subway commercial deal looks to have gained quite a bit back. I can't remember any of the others off the top of my head, though.
Oh yeah...about tonights episode; not thrilled that they brought back the yellow line, the voting, etc. and tonight is the perfect example of why. They vote off the competition and keep the slackers that they think they can beat later. At least some of them admitted it, I guess. But, it stops being about the Biggest Loser and starts being about popularity, alliances, drama and voting off anyone who might have a chance to win the minute you get the chance. Boo.
Felt bad for Tanya...goodness. Girl can't catch a break with her weight loss. Wonder why it's just been so low for her?
Honestly, as much as I draw inspiration from this show, I really do want to see a show of ALL of the previous contestants from past shows and what they look like today. Did they keep it off? why or why not? I mean, it's great to lose over 100 pounds, but when you're not killing yourself ranch style afterwards, how did you maintain the weight loss or how much did you regain because you weren't working out so much a day?
I saw this thread pop up on the new posts and I almost clicked on the last page. Then I remembered I haven't watched it yet! I wonder if I can find it on my phone and watch it at the gym today!?!?!
I'm so glad Bobby is back!!
No spoilers coz I'll have to watch it tomorrow!! Sooooooooooo Excited!
You can watch full episodes for free on Hulu. That's how I see it.
SOOOO excited for the finale tonight!! I can't wait to see how all the eliminated players look. And David, of course. Love me some David.
It's not on here yet (PST) but i saw the pics on another msg board and yea... sorry but imo she's way too thin.
I am sorry I should not have said anything yet.


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Freddie and David were friends...good friends!
Mick's son, James Jagger, shared his own fond memories of his dad and the late music icon.
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