Warning this is a fangirl's post :P Mark Caguioa ended the last conference with a good and bad bang! His performance for the entire conference was recognized when he received his 2nd (..just the 2nd!!!!) Best player of the conference award. The last time he won the BPC award, was in 2006-2007 season, he was the biggest contender for MVP but..ok that's an entirely different story. Fast forward Commissioner's cup 2012, he had a freak accident that made him sit through the semis and its kinda sad to say that although it proved that he's the most valuable player but also where the Spark goes, Ginebra goes. With Mark on the bench, Ginebra got eliminated by the eventual champions B-Meg.
To say that he embodies Ginebra's Never Say Attitude is an understatement. He's been playing for more than 10 years now and even after different injuries or setbacks, he manages to come back strong each time. You wouldn't think that his health was even questionable before the 2012 Governor's cup opened, they are currently 3-2--> almost 4-0 so far.
In Ginebra's first game versus Air21, this marked Caguioa's, with protective glasses, grand return with a good support from all around import Cedric Bozeman with 29points and 13 rebounds. This runaway win also featured the rookie Allein Maliksi who recovered from a ligament injury. When Ginebra got the Espana Express, between the 2 of them, I was rooting for Dylan Ababou to stand out but if we can have both, that's great news! I have high expectations from Dylan because I watched him became UAAP MVP. I can say that I havent tracked Maliksi's career, he was Dylan's backup in their UST Tigers stint but while the former was on the talent studded Smart Gilas, Maliksi became a PBA D-League MVP.
The biggest story on Ginebra's loss to BMeg is the "benching" of super rookie Ababou. Maybe coach Siot's reason of not using Ababou for defensive purposes will be acceptable if they actually won. But they didnt and that sparked anger online. I often feel bad for Ababou, he had a stellar UAAP career, but his playing time - note: his playing time not his talent - went downhill when he joined the Smart Gilas national team. Then he got drafted #10 by Barako Bull. Ok, so teams passed on him but that didnt stop him from showing moments of brilliance when he got his well deserved playing time. It was enough brilliance to get Ginebra interested.
The Spark is Back. That is the theme for Ginebra's 3rd game against Meralco Volts. Out of town games are Ginebra's forte no doubt plus Mark Cardona was missing! Caguioa took charge on the 3rd quarter, Maliksi had a career high 16 points, good game from Bozeman & Cortez plus Rico Maierhoffer had a breakout defensive game. As they say, he is the poorman's Sakuragi because he gives a different energy from his rebounds, hustle play - I'll take it!
Ouch Paul Lee. The loss versus ROS is one of those losses when you can't really blame anybody because its very winnable. They played excellent defense on the current #1 team but the import Cornley & super rookie Paul Lee made the shots during crunch time.
Not an ideal win vs Petron - but I'll take it. 6 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, Petron is in control with a 9 point lead then Mark Caguioa happened. He provided the much needed spark after sitting on the bench for half of the last quarter BUT the other key factors are Dylan's defense to Lutz, the old school Kerby Raymundo is back, Maierhoffer's hustle and Bozeman's consistency. But I also noticed - what is happening with Jayjay and Mike Cortez? Are they losing rhythm because they're sharing their minutes with the import?
The good problem. I think each team in the PBA have loaded line ups because of the limited number of teams so coach Siot shares this problem with 9 other coaches. The only difference is its magnified because of the multitude of Ginebra fans plus the social networks allow them/us to voice our opinions on coaching style, player rotations. But in the end, we have the same goal = Ginebra's success. As I said, I really like the current mix of veteran and rookies, Maliksi, Ababou, Wilson and Maierhoffer are gems for the future. I can see a bright future with the four as core of the team. For the present, the best 5 are Caguioa, Ababou/Maliksi, Hatfield, Bozeman and Raymundo. I think this conference and/or the All Filipino cup next season is the best time time to win a championship. Let's face it, the Caguioa-Helterbrand-Menk-Hatfield era are nearing its tail end. Maybe they can still play for 3-4 years but their competitive years, enough to win a championship, is ASAP!
Ginebra fans would be really happy if their performance will continue to the finals. Fans also have a great support when Ginebra has a game.


Beta is continuing to invest in the dual-sport and Supermoto markets by offering a duo of 450 and 525cc RS models that are street-legal in all 50 states. For 2010, the Beta RS and RS-Supermoto motorcycles feature proven powerplants, lower seat heights, plusher suspension and the availability of more than 60 accessories for hard-core, long-distance dual-sporters and Supermoto riders.
The engine features in the 2010 Beta RS 450 & 525 Dual-Sport and Supermoto models include; 4-valve, single-cam design, 6-speed wide-ratio transmission, hydraulic clutch, forged piston and electric starter with kick-start backup.
The chassis features in the 2010 Beta RS 450 & 525 Dual-Sport and Supermoto models include; 36.5″ seat height, engine skid plate, oversize Braking Wave rotors with Nissin master cylinders and calipers, and a 254 lb. claimed dry weight.
Ignition: Kokusan DC CDI with variable ignition timing.
Front Wheel Travel: 11.4 in.
Rear Wheel Travel: 11.8 in.
The 2010 Beta RS Supermotos are scheduled to arrive in dealer showrooms sometime in December. The 2010 Beta RS Supermoto retail price is $9299 for the 450cc and $9399 for the 525cc motorcycle. The 2010 Beta RS Dual-Sport retail price is $8899 for the 450cc and $8999 for the 525cc motorcycle.


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Wildlife Trade News
Smugglers using government amnesty scheme as a new tool for exotic wildlife trade
by Nabarun Guha 8 December 2021
With a complete ban on wildlife trade of Indian species, there has been a surge in demand in India, for exotic species from different parts of the world, noted the…
Misfired shot: Law to protect camel is contributing to its decline in Rajasthan
by Azera Parveen Rahman 6 September 2021
Camels were once a prized possession for breeders in Rajasthan. Madhavram Raika, a breeder from Pali district, said that his father owned 150 camels. Of these, both young and adult…
What's dangerous about these cute turtles which are popular pets in India?
by K.A. Shaji 30 June 2021
Around three months ago, Adithyan D. Thambi, a sixth standard student from Kalathode in central Kerala's Thrissur town, chanced upon a turtle while fishing in a local canal. As soon…
Exotic animal trade carries risks of disease outbreak and introduction of invasive species
by Nabarun Guha 20 April 2021
On March 16 this year, around ten days before Assam went to polls, routine checks were on at the checkpoint in Ghiladhari in Golaghat district of the eastern state. When…
Excess Baggage: How wildlife is trafficked by air in and out of India
by Mahima Jain 10 July 2020
The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth upto US$ 19 billion annually, and is the fourth largest illicit market after drugs, counterfeit, and human trafficking. On June 21, 2020,…
Lakshadweep unveils world's first sea cucumber conservation reserve
by K.A. Shaji 5 May 2020
Hardly three months have gone by since a special protection force assigned by the administration of Union Territory of Lakshadweep seized 1716 sea cucumbers from an uninhabited island named Suhali. Weighing 882…
A tale of non-existent jackal horns and their online sales
by Rishika Pardikar 20 April 2020
'Jackal horn', locally referred to as siyar singhi, gidar singhi or nari kombu, is considered a lucky charm by some and is used in black magic and astrology. While there…
[Commentary] Crackdown on wet markets and illegal wildlife trade could prevent the next pandemic
by Prerna Singh Bindra 25 March 2020
Leaving his stall at the Golbazar Maharajganj Fish Market in Agartala, the vendor headed out toward another shop, a hovel really, tucked between the market's boundary wall and a stack…
COVID-19 may be the watershed to spur action on wildlife trafficking
by Liz Kimbrough 17 March 2020
The World Health Organization has categorised the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic in light of its spread around the world. Ever since the first cases emerged in the…
Quest for the perfect brush stroke puts the mongoose at risk
by Sibi Arasu 11 November 2019
On the evening of October 24, law enforcement officials kicked down doors of multiple factories and warehouses across six Indian states. The raids were the result of 'Operation Clean Art',…
Pangolin smuggling to China thrives as rhino poaching declines in Assam
by Anup Sharma 6 September 2019
The global focus on the smuggling of rhino horns and tiger parts from India to China has led to a drop in smuggling, but that has been replaced by a…
Out of India: The illegal trade routes for pangolin trafficking
by Sahana Ghosh 6 September 2019
Pangolins from all over India are being killed for scales which are funnelled through the country's northeastern states to Myanmar, and then on to China's Yunnan province. But, increasingly, live…
[Interview] Major transnational wildlife crime could catch India by surprise
by Sahana Ghosh 3 July 2019
Samuel K. Wasser, a conservation biologist at the University of Washington in the U.S., has pioneered ways of using DNA from animal faeces to track wildlife poachers and combat wildlife…
Recognise Himalayan wolf as a distinct species: study
by Mayank Aggarwal 25 April 2019
Himalayan wolf is a distinct species of wolf, which shows unique genetic adaptation to the difficult conditions in the Asian high altitude ecosystems, found a study, reiterating that it needs…
India and Nepal to enter formal agreement for biodiversity conservation
by Mayank Aggarwal 14 February 2019
India and Nepal are all set to ink an agreement to cooperate on biodiversity conservation, including transboundary landscape management and focus on conservation of species like tigers, elephants and rhinos.…
[Commentary] Scale of the issue: The Indian pangolin is losing ground in the northern Eastern Ghats
by Krishna Pavan, Rohit Subhedar, Vikram Aditya 5 February 2019
The day was cloudy, mist covered our faces for the most part. The early morning rain had caused the birds to go into temporary hiding, but they were quick to…
Tiger deaths hit the 100-mark again, but number down from previous year
by Mayank Aggarwal 3 January 2019
It's a classic case of viewing the glass as half empty or half full. For the third straight year, the number of tiger deaths in India have touched the 100-figure…
[Video] Pangolins suffer in Assam to fuel illegal international wildlife trade
by Mike Gaworecki 13 December 2018
Hunters in Assam are helping supply the illegal pangolin trade and new research that probes their motivations might point to measures that can reduce the poaching and sale of the…
Increase in snow leopard trafficking – dead or alive
by Vrushal Pendharkar 10 July 2018
In the snowy high mountains of central and south Asia lives the snow leopard. Its grey rosetted fur-coat perfectly camouflages with the craggy hills, enabling it to prey on nimble…
It takes a village to fight off rhino poaching
by Moushumi Basu 28 May 2018
This is the second article in a two-part series on poaching in Jaldapara National Park. In Part One, interviews with former poachers revealed the inner workings of wildlife trafficking in…

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Everyday Health Diet & Nutrition Eating Disorders
Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders
Treating eating disorders draws on types of psychotherapy, from nutritional to cognitive-behavioral therapy. Discover how a therapist can guide you each step of the way.
By Diane Stresing
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Treating a complicated illness like eating disorders involves a treatment team and a variety of approaches, including different types of therapy, from nutritional counseling to psychotherapy, like cognitive-behavioral therapy. Members on the team will need to work with each other as well as with the patient. For instance, a therapist may consult with a psychiatrist, who can prescribe antidepressants or other psychotropic drugs.
"I use every tool that I can get my hands on," said Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD, who founded the Dartmouth College Eating Disorders Prevention, Education and Treatment Program.
Eating Disorders: Types of Therapies and Techniques
The first step in almost any eating disorder treatment is nutrition rehabilitation — ensuring the patient is eating an adequate amount. Before any psychotherapy takes place, a therapist will probably provide a very specific food plan describing the types of foods to eat each day and the portion sizes.
The next steps will include a personalized mix of psychotherapy and other approaches, which may include:
Nutritional counseling. This type of therapy often takes the form of "psycho-education," said Herrin. "We talk a lot about body weight maintenance, and why a person might vary five pounds over the course of the day."
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). A therapist uses CBT methods to help a patient change her thought patterns and, in turn, her habits and destructive behaviors, so that she can achieve her goals.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). A therapist uses these techniques to teach patients how to regulate their emotions. Rather than becoming worried when feeling full, the patient learns to simply recognize and accept the feeling of being full. Acceptance is a key element of DBT. The therapist's goal when using this method is for the patient to balance behavioral change, problem-solving, and mindfulness with acceptance techniques and emotional regulation.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). A therapist using this technique will ask the patient to identify and commit to certain core values that can help direct one's life, including eating decisions.
Maudsley method. This form of family therapy focuses not on how parents may have triggered eating disorders in their children, but how parents can help the child overcome the disorder. Maudsley techniques place parents firmly in control of what their child eats.
Group therapy. This therapy has some positive aspects, but simply managing the schedule of the group may make it challenging, Herrin said. Group dynamics can also be difficult to control, Herrin added. For example, a group of anorexic patients may compete with each other or share tips on how to lose (or not gain) weight.
Eating Disorders: Finding a Practical Solution
"The reality is that the patient or the family may not be able to choose the type of therapy they use," Herrin said. You may be limited by which eating disorder treatment options are available in your area, the types of treatment approved by your insurance provider, and whether the patient and family are comfortable with a particular therapist.
What's more important than the therapy chosen is the relationship the patient has with the provider, said Herrin. Does the provider believe in complete recovery from an eating disorder? "That's a good question to ask," Herrin said. If the answer is no, she said, "I'd try to find someone else."
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One of Auckland City Hospital's five maternity wards is closed temporarily due staffing shortages.
Ward 96, a 21-bed high risk antenatal and postnatal obstetric care, has been out of action since October 22, Auckland District Health Board director of provider services, Joanne Gibbs confirmed to the Herald.
Gibbs said the total bed capacity had dropped by 11 as additional beds had been added elsewhere.
This closure comes as more than 1100 district health board midwives nationwide voted to reject the DHBs' pay offer and go on strike.
Midwives gave notice of two-hour work stoppages every day on every shift over a two-week period - effective November 22 to December 5.
Gibbs said the Auckland DHB had been impacted by the current shortage of midwives despite having the resourcing to employ more.
"There are not enough midwives available nationally or internationally to fill our vacancies at this time.
"In response, we decided to temporarily trial a more compact maternity service in order to improve midwifery staffing levels, and to ensure midwifery and nursing staff are able to deliver the standard of care they aspire to provide."
She said the decision was made after careful consideration, including an analysis of patient flow in our maternity services.
"Many patients will benefit from having higher numbers of midwives per shift on their ward."
Gibbs said the DHB believed the health and wellbeing of midwifery and nursing staff needed to come first in order to provide a sustainable maternity service for women and their babies.
"For this reason, we are taking a new approach to service provision in our maternity service at Auckland City Hospital."
The DHB could not say when or if the ward would reopen.


It's a bumper edition of the New & Upcoming; Fields of Green, Lisboa, The Expanse, plus expansions for Terraforming Mars, TIME Stories, and Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn.
Based on Among The Stars, Fields of Green moves to the 20th century while keeping the game's core concepts. Plough fields, raise livestock, and run your economy in this pleasant tile laying game of agricultural idyll.
The bombs have gone off and your crew needs urgent medical care. Flatline is the sequel to FUSE, and is also a real time game of dice rolling but ups the complexity and co-operation while also dialing back the tension. Over the course of several 1-minute rounds, players must save lives, dodge explosions, and deal with the crises facing the ship.
November 1st, 1755. Lisboa is rocked by an earthquake, a tsunami, and three days of fires – but from the ruins rises opportunity. Rebuild Lisboa into the most modern city in all Portugal; nay, the world! From the brain of Vital Lacerda, designer of such gems as The Gallerist and Vinhos, Lisboa is as gorgeous as it is deep.
A mage, a warrior, and elf, and a dwarf walk into a shopping mall in order to pull off a daring heist! This Spiel des Jahres nominated real time maze game has players controlling not characters, but directions of movement. In charge of left? You have to move ALL the characters left. Did we mention you can't talk or point? And there are 24 levels of difficulty? Magic Maze!
I seriously do not think I can sell this game better than the tagline: The co-operative Settler-Destruction Strategy Game. Come on! That's awesome. As spirits of the land, you must use your elemental powers to aid the islanders against the European invaders. With several different nations to fight against and fantastic art, Spirit Island looks a winner.
"Across all of space and time, the Tricksters play their game." It's a trick-taking game. Get it? Lavishly and lovingly illustrated by Beth Sobel of Viticulture and Between Two Cities fame and designed by Kodama's Daniel Solis, this game of amazing powers and multidimensional trickery is worth your time. Get it? Time?
Word Slam is a fast-paced game of word guessing designed by the dynamic duo of Inka and Markus Brand (EXIT: The Game, Village) who are up for not a Spiel des Jahres nomination for Exit AND a shortlist for Word Slam. One player must play nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions to get their team to guess a word – but the other team is guessing at the same time. Come on and SLAM.
An expansion to 51st State Master Set, Scavengers turns being attacked into an upside; you can search the ruins of your faction's destroyed locations. Can't go wrong with 50 new cards!
Deluxe expansion boxes for Ashes, the Laws of Lions and the Song of Soaksend both introduce new Phoenixborn to the world, each with their own unique set of ten dice, deck, and a deckbox with space for sleeved cards and tokens. Whether Odette Diamondcrests' divine right or Namine Hymntides unending melody, pick up these new sets for even more content for your copy of Ashes.
Two new areas of Mars to Terraform. The southern pole and the solar system's greatest mountain become yours to play on as Hellas and Elysium add new boards, new milestones, and new awards to lend variety to your set of Terraforming Mars.
Buckle in time travelers, you're headed to 15th century Spain. Have light in faith as the narrative of TIME Stories continues to unfold, with morality choices, powerful forces arrayed against you, all against the backdrop of the Christians and the Moors.


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Atkins launches digital tools for employees to drive healthier office design
More thoughtfully designed workplaces, centred around people's needs, could improve performance and help tackle the UK's productivity gap. Applying design thinking to boost workplace productivity by 5-8 per cent could contribute up to £20 billion to GDP.
The potential gain in productivity, equivalent to twice the annual contribution to UK GDP made by the aerospace industry, is revealed in research conducted by researchers from Imperial College London in partnership with Atkins, the design, engineering and project management consultancy.
Atkins commissioned the research to better understand and quantify the economic benefit from human centred design (HCD). The research examines the ripple down effect on productivity brought about by an HCD focus on health and wellbeing. This in turn has a benefit for future business growth and can enhance the position of the national economy.
The research underlines the importance of employees' experience of the building in which they work and confirms that steps to create the right working environment can have a material impact on staff productivity and wellbeing.
It also notes that relatively rapid payback on investment in these areas can be achieved, this is estimated to range between two to six years, with some individual elements seeing payback in as little as six months.
The findings come amid growing scrutiny of the UK's productivity versus other countries. Recent figures show productivity in the UK continues to lag behind the levels seen before the financial crisis.
Philip Watson, design director at Atkins, said: "This research underlines the incredible potential of human centric design. It puts employees' productivity and wellbeing at the forefront of building design. Finding ways to boost productivity and strengthen GDP is even more important amid the growing challenges facing parts of the UK economy."
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Chapter 8 Joints: Part A
by Rkc23, Feb. 2015
Subjects: Human Anatomy & Physiology
ii. Typically, this is covered in fibrocartilaginous tissue, enabling these surfaces to withstand the stresses associated with joint movement (Starkey, et al...
Axial Skeleton Structure
Structure of the Axial Skeleton The Axial Skeleton is the midpoint of the body. The function of the Axial skeleton is to protect the vital organs such as the...
Anatomical Structure Of The Knee
The four bones that make up the knee are the patella, tibia, fibula and femur as shown in Figure 2. The patella is commonly known as the knee cap. This is a ...
Case Study Of Anatomy And Physiology
This joint has intracapsular structures which add to its strength. Two ligaments cross each other in the centre of the knee joining the tibia to the femur. T...
Backwards Marching Essay
The tibialis posterior originates from the lateral condyle and posterior surface of the tibia and the posterior surface of the fibula, and inserts to in the ...
Compare And Contrast Bone Growth And Remodeling
Define the axial and appendicular skeletons. •	The axial skeleton is central area of all the bones such as the ribs, vertebrae, and skull. •	The appendicular...
It can be found: on the cranium, vertebral column, clavicles, acromium (process of the shoulder), the humerus, the radius, ulna, and forearm (SIU Med, 2016)....
Factors Affecting Movement Essay
The outer surface of the diaphysis of a long bone is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called periosteum (Fig given below). The periosteum has two lay...
There are two main layers in the serous membrane; the visceral and parietal. The parietal forms a lining on the walls of the body cavity while visceral cover...
Similarities Between Blood And Lymphatic System
Consequently, the collecting lymphatic lack the ability of absorbing interstitial fluid compared with initial lymphatic capillaries and precollecting lymphat...
A point of contact between two bones, between bone and cartilage, or between bone and teeth. Also called an articulation or arthrosis.
A joint; a point of contact between bones, cartilage and bones, or teeth and bones.
A joint or articulation.
arthrology
The study of description of joints.
The study of the movement of the body parts.
Fibrous joints
A joint that allows little or no movement, such as a suture, syndesmosis, or interosseous membrane.
Cartilaginous joints
A joint without a synovial (joint) cavity where the articulating bones are held tightly together by cartilage, allowing little or no movement.
A fully movable or diarthrotic joint in which a synovial (joint) cavity is present between the two articulating bones.
An immovable joint such as a suture, gomphosis, or synchondrosis
A slightly movable joint, in which the articulating bony surfaces are separated by fibrous connective tissue or fibrocartilage to which both are attached; types are syndesmosis and symphysis.
A freely moveable joint; types are plane, hinge, pivot, condyloid, saddle, and ball-and-socket
An immovable fibrous joint that joins skull bones.
A joint in which the dense fibrous connective tissue that unites bone, resulting in a complete fusion across the suture line.
A slightly movable joint in which articulating bones are united by fibrous connective tissue.
gomphosis
A fibrous joint in which a cone-shaped peg fits into a socket.
A cartilaginous joint in which articulating bones are united by fibrous connective tissue.
symphysis
A line of union. A slightly movable cartilaginous joint such as the pubic symphysis.
synovial cavity
The space between the articulating bones of a synovial joint, filled with synovial fluid. Also called a joint cavity.
Hyaline cartilage attached to articular bone surfaces.
Dense regular connective tissue that attaches bone to bone.
Synovial membrane
The deeper of the two layers of the articular capsule of a synovial joint, composed of areolar connective tissue that secretes synovial fluid into the synovial (joint) cavity.
Secretion of synovial membranes that lubricates joints and nourishes articular cartilage.
articular discs (menisci)
Fibrocartilage pad between articular surfaces of bones of some synovial joints. Also called meniscus.
Sac-like structures containing fluid similar to synovial fluid
Located between tendons, ligaments and bones
Cushion the movement of these body parts
Tendon sheaths
Wrap around tendons
Reduce friction at joints
Simple movement back-and-forth and from side-to-side
There is no significant alteration of the angle between the bones
Limited in range
Intercarpal joints
angular movements
Increase or a decrease in the angle between articulating bones
Angular movements include
Movement in which there is a decrease in the angle between two bones.
An increase in an angle between two bones; restoring a body part to its anatomical position after flexion.
Movement of the trunk sideways to the right or left at the waist
Continuation of extension beyond the anatomical position, as in bending the head backward.
Movement away from the midline of the body.
Movement toward the midline of the body.
A movement at a synovial joint in which the distal end of a bone moves in a circle while the proximal end remains relatively stable.
Moving a bone around its own axis, with no other movement.
Special movements
Protraction
Plantar flexion
Movement in which a part of the body moves superiorly.
Movement in which a part of the body moves inferiorly.
The movement of the mandible or shoulder girdle forward on a plane parallel with the ground.
The movement of a protracted part of the body posteriorly on a plane parallel to the ground, as in pulling the lower jaw back in line with upper jaw.
The movement of the sole medially at the ankle joint.
The movement of the sole laterally at the ankle joint or of an atrioventricular valve into an atrium during ventricular contraction.
Bending the foot in the direction of the dorsum (upper surface)
Bending the foot in the direction of the plantar surface (sole).
A movement of the forearm in which the palm is turned anteriorly.
A movement of the forearm in which the palm is turned posteriorly
Movement of the thumb at the carpometacarpal joint in which the thumb moves across the palm to touch the tips of the fingers on the same hand.
plane joint
Joint in which the articulating surfaces are flat or slightly curved that permits back-and-forth and side-to-side movement and rotation between the flat surfaces.
hinge joint
A synovial joint in which a convex surface of one bone fits into a concave surface of another bone, such as the elbow, knee, ankle, and interphalangeal joints. Also called ginglymus joint.
pivot joint
A synovial joint in which a rounded, pointed, or conical surface of one bone articulates with a ring formed partly by another bone and partly by a ligament, as in the joint between the atlas and axis and between the proximal ends of the radius and ulna. Also called a trochoid.
condyloid joint
A synovial joint structured so that an oval-shaped condyle of one bone fits into an elliptical cavity of another bone, permitting side-to-side and back-and-forth movements. Such as joint at the wrist between the radius and carpals. Also called an ellipsoidal joint.
saddle joint
A synovial joint in which the articular surface of one bone is saddle-shaped and the articular surface of the other bone is shaped like the legs of the rider sitting in the saddle, as in the joint between the trapezium and the metacarpal of the thumb.
ball-and-socket joint
A synovial joint in which the rounded surface of one bone moves within a cup shaped depression or socket of another bone, as in the shoulder or hip joint. Also called a spheroid joint.
Structure or shape of the articulating bones
Shape of bones determines how closely they fit together
Strength and tension (tautness) of the joint ligaments.
Ligaments are tense when the joint is in certain positions
Tense ligaments restrict the range of motion
Arrangements and tensions of the muscles
Muscle tension reinforces the restraint placed on a joint by its ligaments , and thus restricts movement
Contact of soft parts
The point at which one body surface contacts another may limit mobility
Movement be restricted by the presence of adipose tissue
A secretion of endocrine cells that alters the physiological activity of target cells of the body.
Movement may be restricted if a joint has not been used for an extended period
temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Combined hinge and planar joint formed by the mandible and the temporal bone
Only movable joint between skull bones
Only the mandible moves
Articular disc (meniscus)
Fibrocartilage pad between articular surfaces of bones of some synovial joints.
Articular capsule
Sleevelike structure around a synovial joint composed of a fibrous capsule and a synovial membrane. Also called a capsule.
A synovial joint where the humerous articulates with the scapula.
Hinge joint formed by the humerus, the ulna, and the radius
Ball-and-socket joint formed by the femur and the hip bone
Largest and most complex joint of the body
Modified hinge joint
A sleeve-like capsule encloses the synovial cavity
The articular capsule is composed of two layers
an outer fibrous capsule
an inner synovial membrane
Joints may be replaced surgically with artificial joints
Most commonly replaced are the hips, knees, and shoulders
Partial hip replacements
involve only the femur
Total hip replacements
involve both the acetabulum and head of the femur
Actually a resurfacing of cartilage and may be partial or total
Potential complications of arthroplasty include infection, blood clots, loosening or dislocation of the replacement components, and nerve injury
Between the anterior surfaces of the hip bones
Intervertebral joints between the vertebrae
Accessory Ligaments and Articular Discs
Collateral ligaments of the knee joint
Anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments of the knee joint
Pads of cartilage lie between the articular surfaces of the bones
Allow bones of different shapes to fit together more tightly
Nerve and Blood Supply
Nerve endings convey information about pain from the joint to the spinal cord and brain
Nerve endings respond to the degree of movement and stretch at a joint
Arterial branches from several different arteries merge around a joint before penetrating the articular capsule
May result in decreased production of synovial fluid
The articular cartilage becomes thinner
Ligaments shorten and lose some of their flexibility
Osteoarthritis is partially ___ -related
Stretching and aerobic exercises are helpful in minimizing the effects
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Another great GPPN Conference!
The second SDG Leadership Seminar held in Paris
The Asian Journal of Public Affairs: Call for Papers
An essay on the future of Public Policy Schools
SIPA hosted the first SDG Accelerator Workshop in New York
First SDG Leadership Seminar hosted by Sciences Po in Paris
Shelter 2.0
Recycling Slums the Right Way: Building on Participatory Slum Upgrading
Oink Oink Bank: Access to Finance
GPPN 2017
Reducing Food Waste in Brazil: A Brazilian-Italian Legislative Cooperation Initiative
The 10th annual GPPN Conference, hosted by the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs, featured students' solution oriented ideas and prototypes to address public policy challenges identified by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To participate, each GPPN member school carefully selected up to five student teams to present their projects and compete for the GPPN prize. The result: 32 teams from around the world met in Paris to showcase their ideas on how to solve some of the most pressing global challenges of today.
The reduction of food waste is a key challenge to secure sustainable nutrition security and poverty alleviation in the 21st century. Brazil is the fourth largest food producer in the world but approximately 1.6% of its total population still lives in famine or malnutrition situation. This disparity affects 3.6 millions of Brazilians while generates negative economic and environment outcomes. One of the major barriers that hinders efforts for the implementation of strategies to reduce food losses in the country is the outdated national legislation that, among other issues, imposes legal sanctions against food donors in case of harm to consumers. Countries such as Belgium, France and Italy have recently passed legislation designed to encourage the donation of excess food to curb waste. Given the Italian normative example, this project suggests the establishment of a working group within the Brazilian National Congress including government, private sector, academia and civil society stakeholders to foster discussions on how Brazil could learn from the Italian perspective and good practices to reform its own legislative framework to tackle food waste.
Thiago Elert Soares is a Master of Public Policy (MPP) candidate and Helmut-Schmidt scholar at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. He holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Brazil and has participated in an academic exchange program focused on International Relations and Political Science at the University of Paris X - Nanterre in France. Mr. Elert Soares has work experience in the consultancy sector and international organizations. He worked as a consultant in Public Policy and Strategy for Barral M Jorge & Associates in Brazil from 2014 to 2016. Previously, he joined the Capacity Building Program at the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in Geneva (DELBRASGEN) during the first semester of 2013, and interned at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC, USA in 2012. Mr. Elert Soares also served as a consultant for the Brazilian Ministry of Development and as a Trainee at ThyssenKrupp in Brazil.
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Sligo (, ) är ett grevskap på Irland. Det ligger i nordvästra Irland och är en del av provinsen Connacht. Grevskapet är namngett efter staden Sligo, som också är grevskapets huvudort. Grevskapet har 69 819 invånare (2022), på en yta av 1 836 km². Invånarantalet gör grevskapet till det tredje mest befolkade i Connachtprovinsen.

Poeten och nobelpristagaren William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) tillbringade en stor del av sin barndom i norra Sligo, och landskapet där var en stor inspirationskälla till hans poesi. Westlifemedlemmarna Mark Feehily, Shane Filan och Kian Egan är alla från Sligo.

Historia
Grevskapet Sligo bildades officiellt år 1585, men inrättades inte i praktiken förrän efter oroligheterna i samband med nioårskriget hade bedarrat år 1603.

Geografi
Sligo är det tjugoandra största grevskapet i Irland och det tjugosjätte räknat efter folkmängd. Av Connachts fem grevskap i Sligo det fjärde största till ytan och det tredje största till invånarantalet. Sligo gränsar till grevskapen Mayo (i sydväst), Roscommon (i sydost) och Leitrim (i öster).

Städer och samhällen

Största orterna i Sligo (2016)
 Sligo, 19 199
 Tubbercurry, 1 986
 Strandhill, 1 753
 Collooney, 1 610
 Ballymote, 1 549
 Ballisodare, 1 350
 Enniscrone, 1 223
 Coolaney, 990
 Rosses Point, 883
 Grange, 586

Övriga orter och byar

Achonry
Aclare
Ballaghnatrillick
Ballinafad
Ballygawley
Ballintogher
Ballynacarrow
Ballysadare
Beltra
Bunninadden
Carney
Castlebaldwin
Cliffoney
Cloonacool
Dromore West
Drumcliff
Easky
Geevagh
Gorteen
Kilglass
Monasteraden
Mullaghmore
Riverstown
Skreen
Toorlestraun

Kända personer från Sligo
 William Butler Yeats, poet
 Constance Markiewicz, revolutionär irländsk nationalist
 George Gabriel Stokes, matematiker och fysiker
 Kian Egan, sångare i Westlife
 Lola Montez, skådespelare och dansös
 Marian Harkin, politiker
 Mark Feehily, sångare i Westlife
 Neil Jordan, filmmakare och författare
 Shane Filan, sångare i Westlife

Referenser

Externa länkar

 Officiell webbplats

Irlands grevskap

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She was unimpressed. I hurried to the front door and held it open. "Come into my store." She rolled her eyes. I used to think the rolling of the eyes was a gesture of frustration. After thirty-five years I now realize it is a symbol of admiration! After all, she does it so often.
I continued my posturing as we shopped, thanking her for coming to my store to buy products off my shelves. She just rolled her eyes at me. I think she was speechless.
She smiled and processed the sale. "As in OfficeMax." She looked at me and then at Denalyn, who rolled her eyes again.
She was right about me, but the same cannot be said about you.
The name Elijah means "My God is Jehovah,"1 and Elijah lived up to his name. He gave King Ahab an unsolicited weather report.
Elijah put the 450 prophets of Baal and the Israelites in a decision posture: How long are you going to waver between two opinions? The word translated waver is the exact Hebrew word used later for "danced" (1 Kings 18:26). How long are you going to do this dance? You dance with God and then Baal. How long will this continue?
At noon Elijah began to taunt them. "Shout louder!" he said.
(Elijah would have flunked a course in diplomacy.) Though the prophets of Baal cut themselves and raved all afternoon, nothing happened. Finally Elijah asked for his turn. He poured four jugs of water (remember, this was a time of drought) over the altar three times. Then he prayed.
Note how quickly God answered.
No request for fire was made. Just the heart of the prophet was revealed, and pow! The altar was ablaze. God delighted in hearing Elijah's prayer. God delights in hearing yours as well.
But why? Why would our prayers matter? We can't even get the plumber to call us back, so why would God listen to our ideas?
Your prayers matter to God because you matter to God. You aren't just anybody; as we saw in the last chapter, you are His child.
I have a friend who owns a successful business. He employs more than five hundred people in a dozen states. He appreciates each and every one of them. Yet he treats three of his workers with partiality. They are his sons. While he hears all requests, he especially hears theirs. They are being trained to run the family business.
So are you. When God saved you, He enlisted you. He gave not only forgiveness for your past but also authority in the present and a role in the future.
This life is on-the-job training for eternity. God is preparing you to reign with Him in Heaven.
We shall "reign on the earth" (Revelation 5:10). We are part of God's family. Ruling the universe is the family business. When the sons of my friend ask him, "Can we open a branch in Topeka?" or "Can we add a new product to our catalog?" or "What would you think if we brought on a new accountant?" the father listens. He has a vested interest in their development. Our Father has a vested interest in ours. When you, as God's child, seek to honor the family business, God hears your requests.
God hears these prayers as quickly as they are offered. Why? Because they come from His child.
You are never without hope, because you are never without prayer.
Prayer is not the last resort; it is the first step. God has power you've never seen, strength you've never known. He delighted in and answered Elijah's prayer. God delights in and will answer ours as well.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to. I need to check on RE/MAX, CarMax, and Lotto Max. It's not easy keeping up with all these businesses.
"Elijah," Behind the Name, https://www.behindthename.com/name /elijah, and "Yahweh," Behind the Name, https://www.behindthename .com/name/yahweh.
Whether or not it feels like it, God listens to our prayers and they matter to Him. We're His kids, His family, His loved ones. Pray like it matters. Because it does. Come join the conversation on our blog. We want to hear from you!


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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
By Bill Gibron / 19 July 2007
2007-07-20 (General release)
No one in Hollywood ever went broke underestimating the entertainment taste of the American public. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry is proof of such a sentiment. Geared directly toward the lowest common denominator, with occasional side treks into PC-lite pronouncements of tolerance and acceptance, this is comedy as callous homophobia, a movie constantly having to apologize to the audience for its crass, crude approach to its poorly chosen subject matter. In a current social climate where same sex marriage has been bandied about as a powerful political and pundit tool, to treat the issue as the basis for a frat house level of funny business is disturbing. But then to watch as the plot purposefully backtracks in order to make amends for such lampoon-based insensitivity is disingenuous at best.
You see, this gay marriage movie isn't really ready to deal with the overriding disputes that arise whenever civil rights and civil unions become part of the human dialogue. Indeed, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry wants to avoid the conversation all together. That's probably because the premise is so preposterous — more on this in a moment — the film realized it couldn't make a solid, sincere satire out of the whole comedians as a couple scenario. So the script — written by Oscar winners Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne, along with Barry Farno — more or less balks, piling on the overt stereotypes and statements of support in an attempt to keep the easily fooled fanbase at bay. There will be people who love this film and never once think about exactly what they are laughing at. And as long as the creators can keep such up cinematic stealth, everyone will feel vindicated.
But there are holes the size of Christian bigotry all throughout this scattershot story. In order to guarantee that his kids receive his fireman's pension, decent dude Larry Valentine (an acceptable Kevin James) asks his best friend and noted man whore Chuck Levine (an old looking Adam Sandler) for a favor. Seems if they can establish a believable domestic partnership, the benefits will inure to Chuck, who will gladly turn them over to Larry's motherless wee ones. All they have to do is convince the City of New York and its crafty, cartoonish investigator (a weirdly arch Steve Buscemi). Calling in the services of sexy attorney Alex Donough (a very good Jessica Biel), the boys hope to bamboozle everyone. Unfortunately, Chuck's uncontrollable heterosexuality has him lusting after the lawyer, and their ruse, in general, is causing a lot of complicated feelings among their friends and co-workers. If they tell the truth, however, they are looking at long stints in jail for fraud.
The first major fallacy this movie manipulates is that Larry is such a grief-stricken lunkhead (his wife has been dead three years) that his far too clever central casting children – one's a whiz, the other is a Broadway loving wuss — would be the last thing on his mind. In essence, what I Now Pronounce You wants us to believe is that our heartbroken hero wouldn't have immediately looked into securing their future. Instead, he has moped around to the point where his application time limits have run out. Even more perplexing is the solution — pretending to be gay. No one is suggesting that Sandler or James are playing geniuses, but even the most feeble minded of village idiots would have thought this plan out a little more thoroughly. Okay, so they fool the city. The government approves their partnership and Chuck is now the appointed beneficiary. They can't go back to their regular lives now, can they? The first time Sandler's sex addicted lothario bags another collection of Hooter's Girls, the jig will be up.
Even worse, the narrative never understands this. Instead, the storyline just keeps stumbling along, waiting for the inevitable moment when an ending will be required. It drifts over into toilet humor (the guys save an obese man from a burning building, and he repays Sandler in particular by farting in his face), high drama (lots of close calls on fire calls) goofy 'girl power' montages (Sandler and Biel go 'shopping' as a Cyndi Lauper standard bops in the background), and sequences of insincere soap boxing. When confronted by a group of Pro-God gay bashers, Chuck decides to take matters into his own hands…make that fists. He punches the preacher out. Similarly, when asked to an AIDS awareness ball, we anticipate the moment when either lead lets loose with an ersatz hilarious harangue about homosexuals in general. Instead, the script lets the gay party members do it themselves, expressing the kind of archetypal swishery that your average 'Amurican' thinks constitutes queer behavior.
Yet perhaps the biggest humor as hate crime committed comes at the expense of usually reliable actor Ving Rhames. Initially viewed by his fellow firefighters as an angry serial killer type, Chuck and Larry's union brings out the Minnelli in the man, and before you know it, the African American icon once known as Marcellus Wallace is wishing those hillbilly rapists would make a return. He goes from tough to touchy, mincing like a Food Channel chef preparing a delicate bisque. All of this is supposed to play as liberating and empowering, but when a butt naked Rhames is wiggling his ass in an extended "don't drop the soap' shower gag, it's all too much. He, and the character of Biel's out and proud brother played with far too much 'fabulousness' by Nick Swardson, are merely distractions, means of easy laughs at the expense of several decades of prejudice and perception. Instead of concentrating on the relationship between James and Sandler, how the cad makes the depressed dad appreciate his kids while the family man forces the man skank into appreciating the notion of commitment, we wind up with malapropisms about the male anatomy.
And then we come to the finale. As part of some Tinsel Town mandate regarding all hot button issues, our heroes status as a gay couple is challenged in a courtroom setting — in this case, a hearing in front of the City Council. As Buscemi tries everything he can to con a confession out of his witnesses, we can literally observe the moment when the screenplay shifts over from white pages to last minute rewritten colored ones. It's as if director Dennis Dugan (who helmed Sandler's Happy Gilmore and Big Daddy) realized at that instant that the narrative was indeed painting itself into a corner that no normal contrivance could free it from. So what did these highly paid hacks come up with? Why, that standard of any 'issue' movie — the self-righteous, sanctimonious speech. And just to make sure we got it, several other characters are allowed to wax poetic to save their pals' kiesters. While the movie tries to mess up the formulaic follow through that usually results after such overdone oration, we've long since given up hope of anything original or novel happening here.
Last year, A&E released a lovely little TV movie about same sex marriage and strange political bedfellows entitled Wedding Wars. It featured James Brolin as a pandering politician and John Stamos as a gay activist helping to plan the Governor's daughter's nuptials. While it suffered from some pie in the sky fantasizing about a world where homosexual rights would eventually be respected (if not implemented), it was funnier, more emotional, and far more convincing than this flailing, forced farce. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry is not as hilarious as it thinks it is, profound as it pretends to be, or tolerant as it intends. Yet none of this will matter to the throngs who only think of film as a way to waste two hours. For them, this crackerjack comedy will allow them to remain bigoted and have a belly laugh or two. And Hollywood scores another monetary hash mark in the category of knowing audience underestimation.
TAGS Adam Sandler dan aykroyd Dennis Dugan i now pronounce you chuck and larry jessica biel kevin james Steve Buscemi ving rhames
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On DVD – Factory Girl (2007)


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Front Range Forest Restoration Front Range Forest Restoration © The Nature Conservancy/Ken Geiger
Newsroom | The Nature Conservancy
Forest Restoration Project Shows Great Results for Protecting Watershed
Initiative supported by MillerCoors, PepsiCo and Wells Fargo Foundation
Lindsay Schlageter
Marketing and Media Relations Manager
Email: Lindsay.Schlageter@tnc.org
Forests, Fires and Water in the Denver Metro Area The Upper South Platte watershed is the principle water source for the Denver metro area. Restoring forests to reduce wildfire risk leads to a healthier, cleaner water supply.
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado recently released the results of a three-year long project to reduce wildfire risk and protect Denver's water supply. The initiative was born out of a unique partnership between TNC, MillerCoors, PepsiCo and the Wells Fargo Foundation to promote water security and water quality by restoring the forests of the Upper South Platte watershed.
The organizations came together in 2014 with a goal of reducing the risk of large-scale, high-severity wildfires and the associated potential for devastating post-fire impacts to our water supplies and communities.
The project results show great strides towards this goal, significantly reducing predicted wildfire burn area, decreasing forest density and increasing forest resilience to wildfire.
"We are extremely proud to be part of this innovative partnership," said Gloria Schoch, community affairs senior manager for MillerCoors. "Not only was this project about bettering our environment, but it also took place in one of our brewery hometowns, which makes it that much more special."
"Consistent with our 'Performance with Purpose' agenda to protect the planet, we are pleased and proud to be supporting this very meaningful project," said PepsiCo Recycling and NABQ Sustainability Director Kathleen Niesen. "Amplifying our relationship with TNC and likeminded peer companies, we are addressing a number of important environmental issues – including watershed enhancement and fire control – while providing improved, safer access to recreational areas across Colorado. In this case we can absolutely see the forest for the trees."
With an initial combined investment of $1 million from MillerCoors, PepsiCo and the Wells Fargo Foundation, TNC joined with Denver Water to launch the Upper South Platte Partnership—a new coalition of government agencies, water providers, nonprofit organizations, fire protection districts, and academic institutions unified in their focus on the health of the watershed and its forests.
The USPP began by identifying high-priority forest treatment sites within the watershed – areas at significant risk to wildfire and susceptible to post-fire erosion. They then implemented forest-management activities at each of these sites to reduce hazardous fuels that can result in large-scale, catastrophic wildfires. Treatments were also designed to create more open forest conditions similar to the type of forest that existed within this watershed before the modern era of fire suppression.
"Supporting resilient communities and addressing the impacts of climate change are key priorities of Wells Fargo's environmental philanthropy," said Ramsay Huntley, vice president, Clean Tech and Innovation Philanthropy at Wells Fargo. "We are very pleased with the results of this important project, which has increased resiliency in the watershed and is helping protect critical natural resources for Colorado communities."
TNC conducted pre- and post-restoration monitoring of the sites to analyze progress towards their goals.
The results show that the treatments significantly reduced the proportion of the treatment area predicted to burn with active crown fire from 65% to 29% after the treatment. Active crown fire refers to fire that spreads through the tree branches as opposed to moving along the ground surface. Active crown fire is often associated with higher-intensity fire that can lead to increased post-fire impacts such as soil erosion, which can great affect water supply.
The forest density was greatly reduced from an average 359 trees per acre to 88 trees per acre, opening up the forest and increasing the distance between trees. This will substantially reduce the likelihood of an active crown fire with high-severity fire effects. Additionally, this will allow more sunlight to reach the forest floor, which will stimulate the growth of grasses and shrubs important for wildlife.
The treatments also increased the proportion of ponderosa pine 45% to 65% which help increase the resilience of the forest to wildfire, drought and insect attacks. This means the forest will be better able to withstand—and recover from—impacts from disturbances such as wildfire. Aspen trees, which add diversity to the forest system and are extremely important for wildlife, increased from 3% to 6%.
"We are extremely pleased and excited about the results of this project," said Paige Lewis, deputy state director of The Nature Conservancy in Colorado. "It demonstrates that forest restoration works as a cost-effective method to protect our water supply, as opposed to paying much more for post-fire clean up and rehabilitation. Having organizations such as MillerCoors, PepsiCo and the Wells Fargo Foundation invest in this work demonstrates their commitment to protecting a resource that is important to communities and nature as well as their bottom line."
While the original three-year project has come to an end, TNC and the Upper South Platte Partnership plan to accelerate work within the watershed. MillerCoors has pledged to continue their support of these efforts with an additional grant of $50,000 to The Nature Conservancy.
"A primary goal from the outset was to learn best practices when it comes to ensuring water security and water quality by restoring the forests of the Upper South Platte watershed that is of critical importance for a healthy Colorado," added Schoch. "And we did this just that. We now hope to expand these learnings so our community can continue to benefit from this work."
The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at an unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable. Working in 72 countries, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. To learn more, visit www.nature.org or follow @nature_press on Twitter.


SPOILER ALERT. Now that it's been out for a few weeks, it seemed safe to have a very spoiler-heavy discussion of US. Carter was joined by a huge host of guests to try to unravel this very messy and very interesting movie.
If you want to read Kevin's review of the movie, it can be found here.
One of the best pieces on the internet offering an interpretation of the ending can be found here.


This stunning necklace is a fantastic kabbalistic design. It sybolizes the tikkun (repair) made by the first woman Chava (Eve) who, despite commiting the first sin, nevertheless became the mother of all life.
The three stars represent numerologically the three letters in Chava's name. The eight-pointed star (in sterling silver) signifies the letter chet; the 6-pointed star (in 9K yellow gold) signifies the letter vav, and the five-pointed star (in 9K red gold) sigifies the letter heh.


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Environmental Intelligence LLC Receives Registered Federal Trademark
Highlights And Reaction To The Final Rule For Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Initial CIOs Perspectives On Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule
Key Operational And Financial Benefits Of EHR Adoption
5 Ways To Conquering Difficult Meaningful Use Requirements
EHRs Will Play A Key Role To Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Survey Finds Hospital Execs Are Turning To Health IT To Improve OR
HHS Finalizes One-Year Delay For ICD-10
HHS Explains Final Rule Decision To Delay ICD-10
CMS Final Rule Increases Payment Rates for Inpatient Services
CMS Issues Payment Increase Proposed Rule For Primary Care Providers
CMS Counting On Technology To Revamp Medicaid
ONC Releases Guidance For Reporting Lab Results Via Direct Exchange
Government Moving Forward With Automating Public Health Reporting
Environmental Intelligence, LLC (EI), has further strengthened its brand position by securing a Registered Trademark through the United States Patent andTrademark Office for its slogan "Physician Focused, Patient Driven."
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released the final rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use on Thursday, August 23, 2012.
Chief information officers were scrambling to wade through and make sense of more than 1,000 pages of Stage 2 meaningful use rules yesterday afternoon, with some poring over the details late into the night. Most seem pleased, so far, but say there's lots of work to do.
There has been several recent studies published that have illustrated the potential benefits of electronic health record (EHR) adoption. Of the many potential benefits cited in these studies, the two that seem to consistently surface are improvement in the clinical care process and the overall patient experience.
It's no surprise many physicians are finding it difficult to qualify for meaningful use incentives. In fact, the industry shouldn't be fooled by numbers, and needs to realize many physicians have a long way to go before they officially qualify.
As hospitals tackle the issue of how to reduce their readmission rates, new research shows that health IT can play a key role in tracking patients after they've been discharged from hospitals, but more needs to be done to capture patient information and share it among caregivers, concludes a report from CSC Global Institute for Emerging Healthcare Practices.
Health information technology is etching a name for itself in hospital operating rooms nationwide, according to a new survey's findings published on Thursday, August 2nd.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Aug. 24 a rule finalizing a one-year proposed delay – from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014 – in the compliance date for use of ICD-10 codes, which classify diseases and health problems.
Word of the new ICD-10 compliance deadline came as welcome news to many in the healthcare realm – just not everyone. There remains a corner of the industry that publicly asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider other alternatives, most notably ICD-11, before mandating a new deadline.
Medicare payment rates to acute-care hospitals will increase by about 2.8% in 2013, while the program's total spending on inpatient hospital services will rise by about $2 billion compared with 2012, the CMS announced after releasing a final payment rule (PDF).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is sending some sunshine in the direction of primary care providers. In a proposed rule issued July 6, CMS is offering payment increases for family physicians and other primary care providers as well as proposals to better pay for the range of care primary care providers give patients.
The Medicaid expansion was supposed to be the least controversial part of the health reform lawsuit. But since the Supreme Court essentially made broadening its eligibility voluntary for states, not a day goes by without news reports guessing how Medicaid will fare in the future.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced in mid July guidance for reporting laboratory results using Direct Project specifications.
The federal government has tapped IBM to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) to align public health case reporting with meaningful use requirements. The idea is that timely access to critical information could help public health agencies on every level – national, state and local – to respond more quickly to infectious disease outbreaks.


Words matter. In exhibitions, they can be effective communicators. When well written and well designed, they can affect visitors' experiences in powerful ways, enhancing understanding, meaning, and reflection. Moreover, choosing the right words is important; they reflect—and affect—values and attitudes.In this session, you will hear authors from the spring 2016 issue of Exhibitionist: "The Power of Words: Written, Spoken, and Designed." After these experts briefly share their work, we'll open up the session for a dialogue about words: best practices for writing labels in an increasingly digital age, how to edit your own writing, and how language can be used to shape exhibit design, improve the visitor experience, and foster inclusion.


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What Science Tells Us About Young Adults in the Justice System
By Rebecca Pirius
Did you know that nearly one-third of young adults have been arrested by age 25? And that young adults, age 18-25, are the most likely age group to reoffend?
Young adults are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system. But why? Policymakers are turning to science to learn more.
Research in neuroscience shows that the brain continues to develop well into a person's 20s, and different parts of the brain develop in different phases. Most notably for young adults, intellectual maturity develops prior to cognitive maturity.
Why does this matter? Even though a young adult may know right from wrong, he or she may lack the maturity of judgment and self-regulation needed to override other pressures, such as susceptibility to peer pressure, risk-taking and impulsivity. Developing research in neuroscience and psychology suggests this may be a contributing factor in young adults' justice involvement.
Policymakers are not new to discussions on developmental neuroscience. Think Roper v. Simmons, Graham v. Florida, and Miller v. Alabama—a trio of U.S. Supreme Court cases that examined criminal culpability and developmental maturity of adolescents. These cases led states to reexamine state laws on capital punishment and life sentences for crimes committed by juveniles.
Policymakers are also looking to societal factors that impact young adults' decision making and behavior. Young adults experience violent crime and trauma at a higher rate than other population groups. And like other age groups, socio-economic, racial, and ethnic disparities persist for young adults.
Sociologists also note that key developmental milestones for this generation occur later in life than in past generations. Delayed life events, such as educational attainment, employment and independent living, can prolong the transition from childhood to adult. All these challenges increase young adults' vulnerability to negative influences and potential justice involvement.
The good news, though, is that the research also tells us this population has the most potential to grow, change and reform. Since young adults are still maturing developmentally, socially and emotionally, they are able to "grow out" of criminal behavior and become productive members of the community. The next question is how?
At the end of January, policymakers from five states gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Intergovernmental Policy Academy: Young Adults and the Justice System to discuss possible solutions.
The policy academy is a collaboration among NCSL, National League of Cities (NLC), and the National Association of Counties (NACo) that recognizes no one agency or level of government can do it all.
With the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the policy academy brings together key stakeholders from city, county, and state government to discuss improving outcomes for young adults in the justice system.
The five teams include representatives from:
Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kan.
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M.
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash.
Over the course of a year, representatives from law enforcement, local government, courts, and state legislatures will discuss challenges and strategize appropriate interventions and responses for justice-involved young adults.
The five teams are working to identify and align policies at the different levels of government to better serve this population group. Some examples include improving data collection and sharing, developing pretrial alternatives, and establishing young adult courts. The teams are learning from expert faculty, as well as from each other, all with one overarching goal: to improve outcomes for young adults.
In Washington, D.C., the five teams heard from Lisa Jacobs, program manager for the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy, and Practice at Loyola School of Law.
"Young adults are different and those differences matter …. We have opportunities to put young adults on a positive path," she said.
NCSL, NLC, and NACo's work on young adults is a part of the Safety and Justice Challenge—an initiative to rethink justice systems and implement data-driven strategies to safely reduce jail populations. The Safety and Justice Challenge has awarded 52 jurisdictions more than $148 million. On Jan. 30, new grants for a combined total of $8 million were awarded to build on the progress and promise of work to date.
The policy academy's work to reduce the young adult population in the justice system is just one way to rethink the system.
Rebecca Pirius is a senior policy specialist in NCSL's Criminal Justice program.
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Insular Life hosts special concert with jazz star Kevyn Lettau for valued policyholders
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Insular Life treated its most valued clients to an evening of smooth jazz music, with an exclusive performance by international singer Kevyn Lettau in a one-night only concert.
During the show, called "Bridges InLife," the Brazilian jazz superstar performed some of her biggest hits, including "Sunlight," "Bridges," and "Far away." At one point in the almost 3-hour show, Lettau even sang a rendition of "Sana Maulit Muli" to the delight of the audience.
Held at the Tanghalang Haribon of the Insular Life Corporate Centre in Alabang, Muntinlupa, last Sept 4, some 500 people came to see Lettau and friends in the by-invitation-only event.
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"The concert is a gesture of gratitude to our extra special policyholders, guests, and financial advisors for their continued trust. It's also a way for our policyholders to feel connected to the company, " said Mona Lisa B. Dela Cruz, Insular Life President and CEO.
Insular Life, the country's largest Filipino-owned life insurance company, is always on the lookout for opportunities to show its gratitude to its policyholders. For 107 years, it has ensured that their clients' financial and life insurance needs are appropriately addressed and their investments with the company, well-managed.
A gathering like this is also Insular Life's way to reconnect with clients and let them know of the changes and innovations that is happening around them.
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This is the second time this year that Insular Life invited an international singer to perform in a private show for their policyholders. Earlier this year, Julia Fordham sang for lucky policyholders, also as part of the "InLife" concert series.
Insular Life also recently launched its "Little Things" campaign that encourages people to keep doing seemingly ordinary things that make positive impact in life such as saying "I love you" to special people, smiling at a stranger, or sincerely thanking a person who helped with a chore.
It's a campaign that highlights meaningful acts of the company's followers on its social media accounts. With the campaign, the insurance company wants to remind people that the little things people do today, really matter a lot, especially in the long run. The baby step today could inspire a big leap tomorrow.
Such is the inspiration why Insular Life also sponsored Kevyn Lettau's show in Resorts World Manila. It was a benefit show with Familya Washington DC (a Fil-Am sports development program for the children) and Father Hannibal Children's Center of the Rogationist Seminary as beneficiaries (a religious institute that empowers the poor). For a little more effort, the company would be able to help out in the programs which are significant to others.
Solid Industry Foothold
As Insular Life prepares to celebrate its 108th birthday in November, the company continues to solidify its foothold in the industry.
Last year, the Insular Life reported a P5 billion net income, a first in the company's 107-year history.
Innovation and technology remain of utmost importance to the company as customer expectations for customized and targeted experiences continue to increase. Business disruptors have prompted the company to embark on digital transformation as a key growth driver.
Insular Life has taken a dual approach to transformation-revitalizing the business through innovation and building a business model with technology as an enabler.
With the advances they had made recently, Insular Life is confident that the company will become the most digitally connected life insurance company within five years. Today, Insular Life is the only insurance company in the country that offers a fully-automated, end-to-end sales process which includes automated underwriting-all online, in just 30 minutes.
"We embarked on the digitalization of our processes and this translates to rendering better services for our policyholders," Dela Cruz said.
The company also bagged several important accolades in the past couple of years, including Asia CEO Awards as one of the most innovative insurance companies in 2016, the Insurance Asia Awards for best digital insurance initiative and the best domestic life insurance company in the Philippines in 2017, and Reader's Digest as the most trusted brand two years in a row.
Meaningful Partnerships
Aside from activating its bancassurance partnership with UnionBank of the Philippines, which started in 2017, the company has expanded its partnerships to fully service all sectors in the country.
Insular Life is also working with the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC), working on a program targeted for women, so they can become more financially empowered. Insular Life is the first insurance company in Asia to partner with IFC on this program for women inclusion.
Looking ahead, Dela Cruz is optimistic about the prospect of the company and the life insurance industry at large.
"The awareness of the people is there. The younger people are more informed about the benefits of having a suitable life insurance, they are more responsible, they plan ahead. We're still a long way to go before we can call our country's life insurance industry as 'mature,' but these baby steps are very encouraging," she said.
Insular Life, she said, will continue to fulfil its mission of getting as many Filipinos covered with life insurance-with the special care only a Filipino company can offer.
For more updates, follow Insular Life's social media accounts: Facebook (www.facebook.com/insularlifeph), Twitter (@insulareagle), and Instagram (@insular_life).
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2019 is the 4th year of delivering the ABSL Awards, continuing the tradition and looking forward to making it even more valuable year after year.
ANIS encourage companies to become a voice for the industry by enrolling their high value projects and get the chance to be appreciated by the entire business sector during the ABSL Gala, that will take place on April 10th, Le Chateau, Bucharest.
ABSL Awards Gala inspires the business services community to continuously strive for excellence and by this, to strengthen the sector's position as the powerhouse of the Romanian economy.
Member companies can enroll one of their projects under each Award Category, a total of 7 projects, by completing the requirements within the Eligibility & Rules. The applications need to highlight the innovative and value-added aspects of the project, as well as the impact on bottom-line performance of the business and the impact and investment in the community at a larger scale. All business applications should only refer to registered quantifiable and demonstrable results starting 1st of January 2018 and until the application date.
One winning project per Category will be selected by the Jury after a thorough evaluation process and those will be announced during the Gala event, on April 10th, 2019, in a dedicated ceremony. In the stage lights, each Category Award Winner will be handed a Trophy while expressing the specific merits for the project. In addition to the Winners, 2nd & 3rd places will be offered Diplomas. The communication and promotion of the ABSL Award winners and finalists will continue in media through consequent press releases, articles in ABSL Newsletters and website, as well as social media posts on Facebook, Youtube and LinkedIn.


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Gautam Adani, Asia's richest man, has slammed short seller Hindenburg's claims as "baseless" and "malicious".
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India's Adani Group on Wednesday denounced allegations of fraud by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research as "baseless" and a "malicious combination of selective misinformation."
Hindenburg Research on Tuesday released an investigation into billionaire Gautam Adani's sprawling conglomerate, accusing it of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud over the decades."
Hindenburg said it took a short position in Adani Group companies "through US-traded bonds and non-India-traded derivative instruments." Short sellers aim to make money by betting that the stock price of the companies they target will fall.
Adani's business empire includes seven public companies — in sectors ranging from ports to power plants — and shares in most of them fell between 3% and more than 8% on Wednesday.
In its research, which Hindenburg says took two years to compile, the research firm questioned the "sky-high valuations" of the Adani firms, saying their "substantial debt" put the entire group "on a precarious financial footing."
The research firm concluded its report with 88 questions for the Adani group. These range from asking for details about Adani's offshore entities to why it has "such a convoluted, interconnected corporate structure".
CNN has not verified the claims in the report, and India's Securities and Exchange Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Shares in Adani's companies have risen sharply in recent years, making him the richest man in Asia.
In a statement released a few hours after Hindenburg's report was released, Adani Group CFO Jugeshinder Singh said Hindenburg had "made no attempt to contact us or to verify the fact matrix," adding that the short seller's claims are "stale, baseless, and discredited."
The conglomerate has been scrutinized by Indian authorities in the past. In 2021, shares in Adani's companies fell after The Economic Times newspaper reported that foreign funds holding billions of dollars' worth of shares were frozen by the country's National Securities Depository. The Adani Group called this report "manifestly false".
Nate Anderson, the founder of Hindenburg Research, has made a name for himself in recent years targeting companies he believes are overvalued and whose financials are suspect. Anderson is best known for chasing electric truck company Nikola in 2020, calling it a "complicated scam" and sending the company's shares plummeting. In 2022, Nikola's founder was convicted by a US jury of fraud in a case alleging he lied to investors about the company's technology.
However, some have accused Hindenburg of using his research reports to try to force stocks lower in order to rake in profits.
Your report on the Adani group comes at a sensitive time. Later this week, Adani Enterprises, the conglomerate's flagship, plans to raise 200 billion rupees ($2.5 billion) through the issuance of new shares.
Singh said that "the timing of the report's release clearly betrays a brazen, malicious intent to undermine the Adani Group's reputation, with the primary aim of damaging the upcoming follow-up IPO."
The conglomerate is also considering listing five new companies over the next two to five years.
A college dropout and self-made industrialist, Adani is worth nearly $120 billion, making him the fourth richest man in the world, ahead of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. He is also considered a close ally of current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
But this isn't the first time analysts have raised concerns that the rapid expansion of its business comes with huge risk. Adani's juggernaut has been fueled by $30 billion in borrowing, making his company one of the most indebted in the country.
Last year, CreditSights, a Fitch Group research firm, released a report on Adani Group titled "Deeply Overleveraged," in which it expressed strong concerns about its debt-fueled growth plans.
Adani Group responded to CreditSights with a 15-page report, saying its companies' "leverage ratios" "remain healthy and consistent with industry benchmarks in their respective sectors" and that they "consistently deleveraged." had. in the last nine years.
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Weight Watchers International continued its impressive reader increment through the second largest part, thriving 27.6%, or 1 million, to 4.5 million over the past year, but receipts were less impressive, clambering precisely 17.6%, to $409.7 m, over a year earlier.
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The dieting influence house has been growing strongly since Oprah Winfrey bought a 10% stake in 2015. But investors chimed a note of careful after income fell short of possibilities, and WTW shares plummeted from their close at $92.21 to $88.90 in after-hours trading.
Analysts credited the company's recent success to a strategic shifting away from merely weight loss and toward products that target holistic wellness.
While consumers' waistlines have been shrinking, the conglomerate has enjoyed intensifying sales growth for the last five quarterss, manifesting the involvement of Winfrey and the company's success in recruiting social media influencers including Hollywood director Kevin Smith and DJ Khaled.
Technology has been key to Weight Watchers' changeover. Fitness tracking machines now offer members FitPoints for tasks such as saunter, scavenging or jigging. Those details are then scaled to determine a member's daily diet allowances.
Kara Anderson, an commentator at B Riley FBR, said Smith's endorsement of the company soon after tolerating a heart attack in February and then recounting his" wellness jaunt" and attributing his success to Weight Watchers had been particularly potent.
Despite some frustration with the latest Weight Watchers causes, the company is still far above the record low of $3.75 it reached in July 2015 when Winfrey acquired 6.4 m shares and signed on to a five-year transaction to be the face of the conglomerate. By October that time, Winfrey's five-year deal had already netted her $50 m in share appreciation.
WTW's shares are up 170% over the past year.