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Papadopoulos rejected FBI request to wear wire for professor claiming Russian 'dirt'
By Jeremy Herb and Katelyn Polantz, CNN
Published 6:43 PM EDT, Tue March 26, 2019
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos testified to Congress that the FBI had asked him to wear a wire in 2017 to record his conversations with a professor who had ties to Russia and claimed that Russia had dirt on Hillary Clinton in the form of stolen emails.
Papadopoulos rejected the FBI's request to wear a wire, he told lawmakers in October 2018, and he pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the professor, Joseph Mifsud, who remains one of the mysterious figures in the Russia investigation.
The new details about Papadopoulos and the FBI's request for a wire were disclosed Tuesday as Papadopoulos raised new questions about his plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller and openly said he would accept a pardon from Trump.
Papadopoulos has released a new book, titled "Deep State Target," in which he claims that he did not actually lie to the FBI about his contacts with Mifsud, but rather was pressured into a plea agreement by Mueller's team.
Mueller, in Papadopoulos' court proceedings, said Papadopoulos' lies to the FBI in early 2017 were intentional and hurt the agency's ability to question, detain or arrest Mifsud when he was in Washington, DC, around that time.
"I realize that I misspoke to the FBI, but I wasn't lying to hide anything," Papadopoulos wrote.
"The 'lie' I was charged with … certainly wasn't intentional."
In addition to lying about his communications while he served on the campaign, Papadopoulos also deactivated his Facebook account and got a new cell phone after the FBI questioned him, further obscuring his communications with Mifsud and another Russian contact, a woman. Papadopoulos, as a campaign adviser in 2016, had discussed with the woman the possibility that then-candidate Donald Trump could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a foreign policy trip to Russia.
The former Trump adviser also claimed he was "faced with a choice: accept the charges that I lied or face FARA charges," referencing the US law regulating lobbying on behalf of foreign governments. "I made a deal. A deal forced on me."
Papadopoulos told CNN Tuesday that his lawyer has requested a pardon for the former campaign adviser.
"My understanding is that they have formally applied for one," he said. "If offered one, it would be an honor to accept."
Papadopoulos has teased this course before, especially last fall before he served his two-week prison sentence.
Primarily on Twitter and in media interviews, Papadopoulos has said he thought he was entrapped by investigators and that he regretted pleading guilty.
In his congressional interview, Papadopoulos' attorney, Caroline Polisi, would not let him answer questions about whether he still believed he lied to the FBI.
"We are here on a voluntary basis. We have answered all of your questions thus far. It is my advice to him that he not talk specifically about the offense conduct," Polisi said.
The transcript of Papadopoulos' closed-door interview was released Tuesday by Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee. Collins has now published several interviews from the Republican-led probe in the last Congress into the FBI and Justice Department's handling of the Clinton and Trump investigations.
Papadopoulos' conversations with Mifsud – which he later disclosed to Australian diplomat Alexander Downer – sparked the beginning of the Trump-Russia counterintelligence probe in July 2016 after Downer reported it to the FBI.
Asked about those conversations by lawmakers, Papadopoulos said he did not remember speaking to Downer about Mifsud and the stolen emails.
"No, to this day, I don't remember actually ever sharing that information with this person that I guess triggered this whole investigation," Papadopoulos said he told the FBI in 2017. Prosecutors said in court Papadopoulos did in fact initially tell the FBI about Mifsud teasing "dirt" he had on Clinton — but he lied about when the conversations took place (after he joined the Trump campaign) and the extent of his back-and-forth with Russia-connected individuals after that.
Papadopoulous' in-court proceedings took on a drastically different tone than his public comments.
At his sentencing, Papadopoulos read a mea culpa, admitting that he had hurt the federal investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election and expressing regret for lying to federal investigators. The judge was lenient, noting that he believed Papadopoulos' remorse.
Papadopoulos' two-week prison sentence was the shortest among the defendants sentenced so far in Mueller cases.
"In hindsight, lying to federal agents about such a critical issue could have harmed our nation, and for that I am deeply embarrassed and personally ashamed," Papadopoulos said in court in September. He then asked the court for a "second chance to redeem myself."
It's unclear how, legally, Papadopoulos could withdraw his plea if he wanted. He has waived many of his rights to appeal, and he has already served his time in prison and is no longer incarcerated.
CNN's Jim Acosta contributed to this report.


I have an application on the mainframe that requires use of the vertical bar, EBCDIC x"4F". On all other PC applications, this can be keyed by use of the double-vertical-bar above the backslash key. By pure definition, this is an ASCII x'7C', which is what Screensurfer is sending to the host (as an EBCDIC x'6A'). However, I know of no use for this key on the host, and there does not appear to be an equivalent ASCII key for the single vertical bar. Can you change your translation table to convert ASCII x'7C' to an EBCDIC x'4F'? If that poses potential problems, can you provide an alternate means to have this conversion done?
Comment This shouldn't be a problem. We can probably just change it and/or give you your own translation table capability.
This would work like OS/2 Comms Manager, whereby you get a default or can set a name for a file and then that file defines the ASCII to EBCDIC table.
Comment Both have been added for today's build-- there will be a new registry entry "TranslateTable" which if not blank will be used to replace the existing translation table.
Meanwhile, 4F and 7C are now symmetric (sp?) in the default translation table.
Comment working great, thanks (i haven't tried the external translate table, but if i ever have the need to, i'll let you know, especially since other than specifying the name, i'm not sure how to build it).
Actually, there are two translation table formats supported. The first, (the "OS2 format") has 32 lines: the first 16 are ASCII->EBCDIC and the last 16 are EBCDIC->ASCII.
The other format is slightly friendlier and breaks things-up into 16 character chunks, 4 characters a line-- and example is at ftp://ftp.ieinc2.com/uploads/sample.ebc. The .EBC extension is significant because it identifies the file as of this format.
Comment if i want to play with the .ebc file, where does it need to live in order for ss to find it, or is the registry setting a full drive:\path\file setting?
Comment The AA to 40 is an odd one-- how did you set a character to ASCII x'AA' in the first place?
The registry setting is taken "as-is" so I believe that you should either put-in a full drive\directory, or place the file in the \screensurfer\bin directory.
Comment I edited the template with hexedit. I'll try playing with the translate table.


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PRINCE Harry's name might be on everyone's lips in the lead up to the wedding of the year, but it's his brother who resonated more strongly with NSW mums and dads in 2017.
But even if you've named your pride and joy after the third in line to the throne, there's one name that continues to be more popular for the boys.
The Top 100 Baby Names List, released by the NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (BDM) today, shows the Royal siblings and their family continue to have a strong influence on parents when it comes to naming their bubs.


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Hippolyte-Augustin de Sade de Vaudronne (3 October 1710, in Tarascon – 18 September 1780, in Triomphant, off Cadiz) was a French Navy officer. He served during the War of American Independence.

Biography
Sade was born to a noble family in Tarascon. He was a distant cousin of the Marquis de Sade, and uncle to Louis de Sade.

Sade joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in April 1730. He was promoted to Ensign in April 1738.

In 1757, Sade was sent for a mission to Algiers, commanding the 30-gun frigate Rose. The year after, he sailed Rose to Malta and Toulon. On 4 March, he captured the British privateer Tiger. On 30 July, Rose encountered the 32-gun HMS Thames, and in the ensuing battle, Sade beached Rose and scuttled her by fire to prevent her falling into British hands. Sade and his crew were rescued by Triton.

In 1760, Sade captained the 54-gun Hippopotame, on which he conducted a cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean from 21 June 1760 to 22 January 1761, in the squadron under Rochemore. He next conducted another expedition in the Mediterranean from 25 May 1762 to 10 December, in the squadron under Bompar.

In 1770, Sade was given command of the frigate Engageante. He sailed to Malta, and reported on the Battle of Chesma.

In 1773, Sade captained the 74-gun Bourgogne, with La Poype-Vertrieux as his first officer.

In early 1780, Sade was given command of a 6-ship and 5-frigate division, to reinforce the Spanish fleet blockading Gibraltar. On 2 January, a gale damaged several ships of the fleet and forced them into harbour to effect repairs, allowing Rodney to prey on Spanish shipping in the action of 8 January 1780, and on a small Spanish fleet in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 16 January.

In 1780, Sade was Chef d'Escadre and commanded the 8-ship White-and-Blue squadron (van) the Guichen's fleet, with his flag on the 80-gun Triomphant and Gras-Préville as his flag captain. He fought in this capacity at the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780.

Sade died aboard Triomphant, off Cadiz, 18 September 1780.

Sources and references
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Citations

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  (1671-1870)

External links

French Navy admirals
French military personnel of the American Revolutionary War
1727 births
1789 deaths
People from Tarascon
People who died at sea

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Ecologia Molecular | Nucleo Milenio Chile
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In this section you will find publications in scientific journals indexed mainstream (ISI / Scopus) of our researchers and students. The information is sorted by year.
Buzzetti K., Chorbadjian R.A., Fuentes-Contreras E., Gutiérrez M., Ríos J.C., Nauen R. (2016). Monitoring and mechanisms of organophosphate resistance in San Jose scale, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Journal of Applied Entomology 140, in press.
Adasme-Carreño, F., Muñoz-Gutiérrez, C., Salinas-Cornejo, J. & Ramírez, C. C. (2015). A2EPG: A new software for the analysis of electrical penetration graphs to study plant probing behaviour of hemipteran insects. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 113: 128-135.
Nieto Nafría, J. M., Fuentes-Contreras, E. & Pérez Hidalgo, N. (2015). Aphis (Toxoptera) citricidus (Kirkaldy) [Hemiptera: Aphididae] and Chile. EPPO Bulletin 45(1): 99-102.
Raymond, L., Ortiz-Martínez, S. A. & Lavandero, B. (2015). Temporal variability of aphid biological control in contrasting landscape contexts. Biological Control 90: 148-156.
Reyes, M., Barros-Parada, W., Ramírez, C. C. & Fuentes-Contreras, E. (2015). Organophosphate resistance and its main mechanism in populations of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from Central Chile. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(1): 277-285.
Zepeda-Paulo, F., Dion, E., Lavandero, B., Mahéo, F., Outreman, Y., Simon, J. C. & Figueroa, C. C. (2015). Signatures of genetic bottleneck and differentiation after the introduction of an exotic parasitoid for classical biological control. Biological Invasions: 1-17.
Zepeda-Paulo, F., Lavandero, B., Mahéo, F., Dion, E., Outreman, Y., Simon, J. C. & Figueroa, C. C. (2015). Does sex-biased dispersal account for the lack of geographic and host-associated differentiation in introduced populations of an aphid parasitoid? Ecology and Evolution 5(11): 2149-2161.
Barros-Parada, W., Knight, A. L. & Fuentes-Contreras, E. (2015). Modeling codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) phenology and predicting egg hatch in apple orchards of the maule region, Chile. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 75(1): 57-62.
Knight, A. L., Barros-Parada, W., Bosch, D., Escudero-Colomar, L. A., Fuentes-Contreras, E., Hernández-Sánchez, J., Yung, C., Kim, Y., Kovanci, O. B., Levi, A., Lo, P., Molinari, F., Valls, J. & Gemeno, C. (2015). Similar worldwide patterns in the sex pheromone signal and response in the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 105(1): 20-31.
Tapia, D. H., Silva, A. X., Ballesteros, G. I., Figueroa, C. C., Niemeyer, H. M. & Ramírez, C. C. (2015). Differences in learning and memory of host plant features between specialist and generalist phytophagous insects. Animal Behaviour 106: 1-10.
Verdugo, J. A., Sauge, M. H., Lacroze, J. P., Francis, F. & Ramirez, C. C. (2015). Drought-stress and plant resistance affect herbivore performance and proteome: The case of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Physiological Entomology.
Cabrera-Brandt, M. A. & Gaitan-Espitia, J. D. (2015). Phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitogenome sequence of the raspberry weevil, Aegorhinus superciliosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), supports monophyly of the tribe Aterpini. Gene 571(2): 205-211.
Nespolo, R.F., Silva, A.X., Figueroa, C.C., Bacigalupe, L.D. (2015). Anticipatory gene-regulation driven by maternal effects in an insect-host system. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1763
Cabrera-Brandt, M.A., Verdugo, J.A., Ramírez, C.C., Lacroze, J.P., Sauge M.H, Figueroa, C.C. (2015) Intra-specific variation of behavioral signals in suppressing plant defenses in the green peach aphid Myzus persicae, feeding on the resistant wild peach Prunus davidiana. Journal of Pest Science 88: 259-266. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-014-0614-2
Eakin H., Wightman P., Hsu D., Gil V., Fuentes-Contreras E., Cox M., Himan T.A., Pacas C., Borraz F., González-Bambrilla C., Ponce Leon-Barrido D., Kammen D. (2015). Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and climate change adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean: a framework for action. Climate and Development 7: 208-222.
Torres F., Rodríguez M.A., Lavandero B., Fuentes-Contreras E. (2015). Body mass and wing geometric morphology of the codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) according to sex, host-plant and location in the Maule Region, Chile. Ciencia e Investigación Agraria 42: 397-406.
Knight, A., Cichon, L., Lago, J., Fuentes-Contreras, E., Barros-Parada, W., Hull, L., Krawczyk, G., Zoller, B., Hansen, R., Hilton, R., Basoalto, E., 2014. Monitoring oriental fruit moth and codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with combinations of pheromones and kairomones. J. Appl. Entomol. 138, 783–794.
Cabrera-Brandt, M., Silva, A.X., Le Trionnaire, G., Tagu, D., Figueroa, C.C., 2014. Transcriptomic responses of the aphid Myzus persicae nicotianae Blackman (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to insecticides: Analyses in the single Chilean clone of the tobacco aphid. Chil. J. Agric. Res. 74, 191–199.
Raymond, L., Vialatte, A., Plantegenest, M., 2014. Combination of morphometric and isotopic tools for studying spring migration dynamics in Episyrphus balteatus. ECOSPHERE 5: 88.
Cabrera-Brandt, M.A., Verdugo, J,A., Ramírez,C.C., Lacroze, J.P., Sauge, M.H., Figueroa,. C.C. 2014. Intra-specific variation of behavioral signals in suppressing plant defenses in the green peach aphid Myzus persicae, feeding on the resistant wild peach Prunus davidiana. J. Pest Sci. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-014-0614-2
Rubiano-Rodríguez, J.A., Fuentes-Contreras, E., Figueroa, C.C., Margaritopoulos, J.T., Briones, L.M., Ramírez, C.C., 2014. Genetic diversity and insecticide resistance during the growing season in the green peach aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on primary and secondary hosts: a farm-scale study in Central Chile. Bull. Entomol. Res. 104, 182–194.
San Martin, J., Quiroz, A., Verdugo, J.A., Parra, L., Hormazabal, E., Astudillo, L.A., Rojas-Herrera, M., Ramirez, C.C., 2014. Host selection and probing behavior of the poplar aphid Chaitophorus leucomelas (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) on two poplar hybrids with contrasting susceptibility to aphids. J. Econ. Entomol. 107, 268–276.
Bacigalupe, L.D., Barrientos, K., Beckerman, A.P., Carter., M.J., Figueroa, C.C., Foster, S.P., Moore, A.J., Silva, A.X., Nespolo, R.F., 2013. Can invasions occur without change? A comparison of G-matrices and selection in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae. Ecol. Evol. 3, 5109–5118.
Barros-Parada, W., Knight, A.L., Basoalto, E., Fuentes-Contreras, E., 2013. An evaluation of orange and clear traps with pear ester to monitor codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards. Cienc. E Investig. Agrar. 40, 307–315.
Cichon, L., Fuentes-Contreras, E., Garrido, S., Lago, J., Barros-Parada, W., Basoalto, E., Hilton, R., Knight, A., 2013. Monitoring oriental fruit moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with sticky traps baited with terpinyl acetate and sex pheromone. J. Appl. Entomol. 137, 275–281.
Fuentes-Contreras, E., Figueroa, C.C., Silva, A.X., Bacigalupe., 2013. Genotype matching in a parasitoid-host genotypic food web: an approach for measuring effects of environmental change. Mol. Ecol. 22, 229–238.
Lavandero, B., Tylianakis, J.M., 2013. Genotype matching in a parasitoid-host genotypic food web: an approach for measuring effects of environmental change. Mol. Ecol. 22, 229–238.
Villegas, C.M., Verdugo, J.A., Grez, A.A., Tapia, J., Lavandero, B., 2013. Movement between crops and weeds: temporal refuges for aphidophagous insects in Central Chile. Cienc. E Investig. Agrar. 40, 317–326.
Zepeda-Paulo, F.A., Ortiz-Martinez, S.A., Figueroa, C.C., Lavandero, B., 2013. Adaptive evolution of a generalist parasitoid: implications for the effectiveness of biological control agents. Evol. Appl. 6, 983–999.
Lavandero, B., Rojas, P., Ramirez, C.C., Salazar, M., Caligari., 2013. Genotype matching in a parasitoid-host genotypic food web: an approach for measuring effects of environmental change. Mol. Ecol. 22, 229–238.
Ortiz-Martinez, S.A., Ramirez, C.C., Lavandero, B., 2013. Host acceptance behavior of the parasitoid Aphelinus mali and its aphid-host Eriosoma lanigerumon two Rosaceae plant species. J. Pest Sci. (2004). 86, 659–667.
Lavandero, B., Rojas, P., Ramirez, C.C., Salazar, M., Caligari., P.D.S., 2012. Genetic structure of the aphid, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, and its role as a vector of the Strawberry Yellow Edge Virus to a native strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis in Chile. J. Insect Sci. 12.
A.X., Bacigalupe, L.D., Luna-Rudloff, M., Figueroa, C.C., 2012. Insecticide resistance mechanisms in the green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) II: Costs and benefits. PLoS One 7.
Silva, A.X., Jander, G., Samaniego, H., Ramsey, J.S., Figueroa, C.C., 2012. Insecticide resistance mechanisms in the green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) I: A Transcriptomic survey. PLoS One 7, e36366.
Torres-Florez, J.P., Hucke-Gaete, R., Rosenbaum, H., Figueroa, C.C., 2012. Isolation and characterization of nine new polymorphic microsatellite loci for blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus). Conserv. Genet. Resour. 4, 1023–1025.
Verdugo, J.A., Mendez, T., Ortiz-Martinez, S.A., Cumsille, R., Ramirez, C.C. 2012. Variation in resistance mechanisms to the green peach aphid among different prunus persica commercial cultivars. J. Econ. Entomol. 105, 1844–1855.
Artacho, P., Figueroa, C.C., Cortes, P.A., Simon, J.-C., Nespolo, R.F., 2011. Short-term consequences of reproductive mode variation on the genetic architecture of energy metabolism and life-history traits in the pea aphid. J. Insect Physiol. 57, 986–994.
Castaneda, L.E., Barrientos, K., Cortes, P.A., Figueroa, C.C., Fuentes-Contreras, E., Luna-Rudloff, M., Silva, A.X., Bacigalupe, L.D., 2011. Evaluating reproductive fitness and metabolic costs for insecticide resistance in Myzus persicae from Chile. Physiol. Entomol. 36, 253–260.
Lavandero, B., Figueroa, C.C., Franck, P., Mendez, A., 2011. Estimating gene flow between refuges and crops: A case study of the biological control ofEriosoma lanigerum by Aphelinus mali in apple orchards. PLoS One 6.
Nespolo, R.F., Bacigalupe, L.D., Figueroa, C.C., Koteja, P., Opazo, J.C., 2011. Using new tools to solve an old problem: The evolution of endothermy in vertebrates. Trends Ecol. Evol. 26, 414–423.
Oyarzun, M.P., Li, A.Y., Figueroa, C.C., 2011. High Levels of insecticide resistance in introduced horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae) populations and implications for management. J. Econ. Entomol. 104, 258–265.
Rubio-Melendez, M.E., Zamudio, F., Ramirez, C.C., 2011. Susceptibility of Populus spp. hybrids to aphids and rusts at three localities of Chile. Bosque 32, 127–134.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Manchester University men's cross country team earned a 12th place finish at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional on Saturday November 16.
Senior Sam Barnard (Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina Memorial) earned All-Great Lakes Region honors after placing 30th out of 256 total runners. Barnard crossed the finish line with a time of 24:49.
Other notable performances for the Spartans, who placed 12th out of 37 teams, included Lucas Fontanez (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) who placed 66th with a time of 25:32. Freshman Enrique Salazar (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth) placed 69th overall with a time of 25:34.
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31.12.44 Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Patients of Cardiovascular Diseases
Depression and Anxiety among Patients of CVS
Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Patients of Cardiovascular Diseases
Javaria Khan1, Hena Athar1 and Marryam Riaz2
Objective: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among the patients having cardiovascular conditions.
Study Design: Cross sectional Study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Chaudhry Muhammad Akram Teaching Hospital / Azra Naheed Medical & Dental College, Lahore for a duration of six months from February 2020 to July 2020.
Materials and Methods: One hundred and forty-two patients of cardiovascular disease were selected. Patients' detailed demographics including age, sex, marital status, socioeconomic status, profession and education were recorded after taking written consent. Patients were issued with a questionnaire. These patients were selected randomly with the help of hospital administration. AKUADS questionnaires were used to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among CVD patients. Patients who scored 19 or above were considered as suffering from anxiety and depression. Data was analyzed by using SPSS-24.0 software
Results: The mean (SD) age of the patients was 45.4 (8.1) years. Female patients were in majority (58.5%). 96 (67.06%) had depression and anxiety. Patients with family history of anxiety and depression were 29%. Most of the CVD patients belonged to the middle socio-economic class. Majority were suffering from dysfunctional behavior, agoraphobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Conclusion: It is concluded that depression and anxiety are strongly linked with cardiovascular diseases such as Hypertension, Ischemic heart Disease and Heart Failure. These risks must be identified by the treating physician and hence appropriate interventions be taken for managing these symptoms. The awareness of mental stress and conditions needs improving and addressed accordingly as is often forgotten while prioritizing cardiovascular illness.
Key Words: Depression, Anxiety, Cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, Ischemic heart Disease, Heart failure.
Citation of article: Khan J, Athar H, Riaz M. Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Patients of Cardiovascular Diseases. Med Forum 2020;31(12):187-190.
Enormous studies have been done on the impact of depression and anxiety in patients with heart diseases and the aggravation of mental health issues concomitantly with cardiovascular conditions1,2. Cardiovascular disease promotes depression and anxiety and their coexistence may affect the QoL(quality of life) of patients and may cause mortality. Previous several researches have confirmed that the patients of early forties and fifties were diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.3
1. Department of Family Medicine, Primary Healthcare Corporation, Locum General Practitioner, UK.
2. Department of Physiology, Azra Naheed Dental College, Lahore.
Correspondence: Dr. Javaria Khan, Specialist Family Medicine, Primary Healthcare Corporation, Locum General Practitioner, United Kingdom.
Contact No: 00974 33919535
Email: javaria.khan@yahoo.co.uk
Received: August, 2020
The patients with CVD showed significant impact of depression and anxiety on their efficacy towards treatment and prognosis.4Approximately 1 out of every 5 patients with CVD has major Depressive Disorder(MDD).5 In 2002, it was revealed that MDD was the 4th major cause of worldwide disability and by 2030 it is anticipated to become the 2nd major cause of worldwide disability.6 It is observed that post-myocardial depression increasingly prevailed in younger population.7 Depression and anxiety causes behavioral and physical changes which promotes the occurrence of CVD and these may facilitate and progress to disturb the neuroendocrine and autonomic nervous system, which ultimately leads to disturbance in cardiac rhythm regularities.8,9,10
Depression may play as a catalyst between CVD and psychosocial factors as it may cause smoking as well as other substance misuse. Further it may reduce physical activity, improper diet, and failure to act in accordance with medical advice. Mental disorders like depression and anxiety mostly occur in long running and chronic cardiovascular diseases as they are related to an increased risk of hospitalization and as a result of this the overall mortality increases.11,12
There is need to focus more on the recognition of such mental disorders with their interventions so that the patients with CVD may be provided with good care leading to better outcomes for both physical as well as mental health.
This cross-sectional study was done at Chaudhry Muhammad Akram Teaching Hospital/ Azra Naheed Medical & Dental College. Lahore for duration of six months from 1st February 2020 to 31st July 2020. A self-administered questionnaire was given to the patients. These patients were selected randomly with the help of hospital administration. Current research was conducted with the approval of the head of the department. Full consent was taken from the patients for this study. AKUADS (Agha Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale) was used to access the anxiety and depression levels.13,14 Patients who scored 19 or greater were considered as suffering from anxiety and depression. AKUADS has specificity of 81%, sensitivity of 74%, a positive predictive value of 63%, and negative predictive value of 88%13 at a cut off score of 19 points.[14]Alldata was analyzed by using SPSS-21.
Addition questions were also included in this study to examine the correspondence between socio-demographic characteristics and the frequency of depression and anxiety. It was made possible to ensure the full confidentiality of the identity of the respondents as they were asked not to write any identifying explanations on the questionnaires. To investigate the distribution of our data, descriptive analysis was made.
Table No.1: Descriptive Characteristics of Patients
frequency n
Mean age (SD)
Socio-economic Status
Literate primary
Family History of CVD
Disease Duration
<10 years
>10 years
Tale No 2: Risk Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety
Charact-eristic
Depression and anxiety Yes
Depression and anxiety No
21 (46.67)
6 (8.33)
N/S
7 (77.77)
Depression and anxiety were found in 96 (67.06%) patients while 46 (32.94%) patients had no depression and anxiety. (Figure 1).
Figure No 1: Frequency of Depression and Anxiety
Out of 142 patients, 59 (41.5%) were male while 83 (58.5%) were females. 25 (17.6%) patients were in between30 to 40 years of age, 45 (31.6%) patients were in between 41 to 50 years and 72 (50.70%) patients were in between51 to 60 years, mean age of patients was 45.4±8.1 years. 133 (93.7%) patients were married while 9 (6.3%) were unmarried. 46 (32.39%) patients had low socio-economic status, 62 (43.67%) had middle and 34 (23.94%) patients had high socio-economic status. 55 (38.7%) patients had primary level education, 66 (46.4%) had high school and 21 (14.79%) had intermediate. Different levels of anxiety and depression were noted after the careful evaluation and calculations of all the variables. Low socio-economic status, low education, older age, disease duration, female gender, and family history of CVD were the significant risk factors for depression and anxiety with p-value <0.05. (table 2)
CVD is often followed by anxiety disorders and is often imitable as cardiac functional syndromes. Depression induces behavioral and physiological changes that can lead to and accelerate the development of CVD[13, 14]. Smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, physical activity reduction, an inappropriate diet and compliance to medical advice cannot be accommodated immediately due to depression. Factors including autonomic nervous system activation and hormone disturbances, metabolic disorders and inflammation can be the triggerdue to psychosocial factors with CVD. These factors may then result in an increased accumulation of platelets as well as endothelial dysfunction.
In present study 59 (41.5%) were male while 83 (58.5%) were females. 25 (17.6%) patients had ages of 30 to 40 years, 45 (31.6%) patients were having ages 41 to 50 years 72 (50.70%) patients had ages 51 to 60 years, mean age of patients was 45.4±8.1 years. 133 (93.7%) patients were married while 9 (6.3%) were unmarried. 46 (32.39%) patients had low socio-economic status, 62 (43.67%) had middle and 34 (23.94%) patients had high socio-economic status. 55 (38.7%) patients had primary level education, 66 (46.4%) had high school and 21 (14.79%) had intermediate. These results were comparable to many of previous studies [15-16].
We found that 96 (67.06%) patients had depression and anxiety (alone or combined) while 46 (32.94%) had no symptoms of depression and anxiety. A study conducted by Dhital PS et al [17] regarding depression and anxiety in cardiac patients and they reported depression found in 23.8% patients and anxiety found in 27.4% patients.
The findings and the results after the analysis of all the data from 142 patients with cardiovascular disease proves that the frequency of depression and anxiety increased as the disease progressed In this study, we observed the risk factors like age, sex, marital status, family history of CVD, education, low socio-economic status and low education were correlated with the frequency of anxiety and depression among the patients of cardiovascular diseases.
These results were comparable to many of previous studies [18-19]. It is found that participation in social activities and patient's quality of life plays key role in prevention from depression and anxiety. (The significant impact of depression and anxiety on quality of life and its potential relation to mortality has been reported. An expert working group of the National Heart Foundation of Australia that reviewed the evidence had mixed findings. They concluded that there is an independent causal association between depression, its etiology, and prognosis of CVD, but did not find such a strong relationship with anxiety disorders/panic disorder [20]. On the other hand, Kawachi et al [21] showed an increase risk of sudden cardiovascular death among patients with panic and phobic symptoms. Many studies point toward an increased risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with depression as well [22-23].
Many observational studies suggest that the lack in social support play a key role in delaying the complete prognosis of cardiovascular diseases in depression patients [24]. For the improvement of depressive symptoms, exercise interventions can be more effective as pharmacotherapy [25-26]. However, it is difficult particularly for the depressed individuals to achieve motivation to begin and sustain behavioral change. It is need of the hour to focus on how these patients could be engaged and motivated in behavioral change plans and how to get support for these patients from health care providers, family, and social networks [27-28].
More studies are however needed to support the link between the socioeconomic factors and chronic cardiovascular conditions. Individual risk factors and their association to the CVS conditions, if done, will support our study.
Moreover, cardiovascular conditions with grave outcomes or lesser survival years might as well be linked to more psychological adverse outcomes. This requires a separate research.
There is a close association between anxiety and depression with the increased risk of cardiac-related events and morbidity and mortality in patients with CVD. Depression and anxiety prevailed among the cardiovascular disease patients particularly in the chronic disease patients. There was the lack of acceptance of psychological diseases by the patients and hence, they had less response towards the interventions. Low socio-economic status and low literacy rate of patients were the major reasons behind the increased prevalence of anxiety and depression among cardiovascular patients.
Javaria Khan
Hena Athar
Marryam Riaz
Javaria Khan, Hena Athar
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Salceda decries 'stupid' implementation of free college education law
By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxas - Reporter / @PathRoxasINQ
INQUIRER.net / 05:33 PM November 21, 2018
Albay 2nd Dist. Rep. Joey Salceda on Wednesday scrutinized the "stupid" implementation of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA), lamenting how this "deprives ordinary Filipinos of a major step to achieving their aspirations."
In a report to House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the implementation of Republic Act No. 10931, Salceda, a principal author of the measure, demanded an explanation from the Commission on Higher Education (Ched), Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education Act (UniFAST), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) regarding their "poor" implementation of the free high education law.
"As principal author, sponsor and advocate of universal access to quality tertiary education, this dismal turn of events deprives ordinary Filipinos of a major step to achieving their aspirations and does not bode well for the contribution of this law to nation-building and national development particularly if the flaws in implementation are not remedied decisively and expeditiously," Salceda said in his report.
The UAQTEA was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 3, 2017. In 2018, the law was given a P41-billion budget while in 2019, a fund of P51 billion is being earmarked for its implementation.
"It's implementation, stupid. No matter how good the law, it fails due to bad implementation," Salceda also said.
The lawmaker further noted that as of November 9, or after 17 months since enactment and barely two months left in 2018, "only 9 out of all 199 public higher education institutions (HEIs)" – 112 states universities and colleges (SUCs) and 87 accredited local universities and colleges (LUCs) – have been paid for 1st semester Free Higher Education (FHE).
He added that not one HEI was paid for 2nd semester, "defeating the overarching intent of the law for free tuition and other school fees."
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Salceda also questioned why, despite its "poor performance," the UniFAST desires to retain its control of the FHE budget for SUCs contrary to the intent of RA 10931 which clearly states that after the first year of implementation, the budget for FHE should go directly to SUCs.
No policy has also been issued on the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES), which Salceda said led to several negative outcomes like failure to award grants to eligible beneficiaries, and being prone to errors in beneficiary selection.
The lawmaker also lamented that the National Student Loan Program (NSLP) has not been implemented at all. He said the NSLP, along with the TES, was "supposed to level the playing field between private HEIs and public HEIs that benefit from FHE."
The UniFAST has "not engaged in the conduct of meaningful and continuing coordination among all stakeholders, leading to loss of benefits for some Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs) beneficiaries," Salceda further said.
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In his fourth season at Virginia, coach Bronco Mendenhall's rebuilding effort is showing dividends.
In a game that reflected the program's expectations, the Cavaliers buried William & Mary 52-17 Saturday before their largest home crowd (45,250) since 2017.
The winners scored on offense, defense and special teams for the first time in seven years.
"With no disrespect, we expect to win these games and we expect to win big," Virginia linebacker Zane Zandier said. "Being the high caliber team that we've grown into, we expect to win games at this level."
Virginia has won 10 of its last 15 games heading into Saturday's home showdown against Florida State (1-1).
Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on the ACC Network.
The Seminoles' progress, meanwhile, has been painfully slow under second-year coach Willie Taggart.
FSU rebounded from a season-opening defeat to Boise State with a 45-44 overtime win against Louisiana-Monroe Saturday.
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Tailback Cam Akers saved the day by rushing for 193 yards on 36 carries. ULM's botched extra point in overtime may have also saved FSU's season – at least for now.
The Seminoles' September schedule features ACC games against UVA, Louisville (1-1) and North Carolina State (2-0).
In an oft-repeated refrain, Taggart said he understands the fans' frustration.
"This is a storied program, a winning tradition, and we're in our program where those wins haven't been coming like we all want them to be," said Taggart, 6-8 at FSU.
"We're a work-in-progress, and I thought tonight we made another step towards getting this program back to where we want it to be. Are we there? No, by no means, but we did make a step to get back there, but we will get there, we will. This is progress in getting there. Like I say, we'll get there."
The' Cavaliers, meanwhile, appear to be arriving under Mendenhall.
After going 2-10 in his first season in 2016, the Cavs have showed steady improvement at 6-7 in 2017 and 8-5 in 2018.
Virginia scored 50-plus points in Saturday's win for the first time since beating Temple in 2005, 51-3. It also did not punt in a game for the first time since 1989. UVA's defense has also not allowed an offensive touchdown in 10 of the last 12 quarters played.
FSU fans are hopeful their team is not repeating last year's early path. The Seminoles dropped their season opener against Virginia Tech, struggled to beat underdog Samford and were handily beaten at Syracuse.
"I would say it's the most mature team I've had at Virginia…I've seen them growing in that regard," Mendenhall said.
'I see it by their daily work ethic. It doesn't take much motivation to encourage them to prepare. They understand the value of special teams and the leadership they show and they understand the areas they need to improve on. They're receptive to the feedback I give them and then they go to work on it and then they apply it.
"This group, at least at my time at UVA, has now been the most mature group…I think we're seeing that manifest just in the first two games."
The Seminoles lead the series 15-3. The Cavaliers defeated FSU in 1995 and 2005 in Charlottesville and in 2011 in Tallahassee.
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In planning urban and agricultural/nature environments and infrastructure, we always have to take into consideration different views on the same area. Many stakeholders have equally many opinions on the current use and future of an area, and all have to be accommodated. The quality of our environment –the Spatial Quality- is a matter that affects us all, whether we are responsible for the planning and management, live there, or just happen to pass through.
Within the framework of river restoration – I have developed a method to assess, discuss and plan the Spatial Quality of any area. This model was the inspiration for a 6-episode documentary by Omrop Fryslân on the Spatial Quality of the Province of Fryslân in The Netherlands called Moai Fryslân (see: http://www.omropfryslan.nl/). This model can be applied to new projects to come to a shared view on the future of our landscape.
To fully understand a landscape - you first need to do a LESA: a Landscape Ecological System Analysis.
A 'Landscape Ecological System Analysis' or LESA is the anchor all management- or spatial plans. It is a comprehensive description of the landscape in a study-area, how it functions and which processes determine the presence and distribution of flora, vegetation and fauna. This is the basis for sustainable long-term management and planning for an area. A LESA is also used to assess the financial investments and risks.
A LESA starts as a desk-study, with a broad perspective and quickly zooms in and focuses on the area involved and identifies relevant and verifiable questions and their priority. Next is a field check, after which analysis of the field data and synthesis takes place. During this procedure one continuously develops and tests verifiable hypotheses concerning the functioning of the area.
A team of landscape ecologists is able to provide you with a quick, comprehensive and thorough LESA for your area. You can see our work at: www.stromendlandschap.nl, and download the small guidance book through the link below. For a LESA, integrated knowledge of all aspects involved is paramount, yet one has to be very aware of the limitations and certainties of all these disciplines. Plants, the language of the field, have proven to be the most reliable witnesses for understanding the landscape and hold a higher authority than maps, written sources or computer-models.
It can also be downloaded here: Artikel Vakblad Natuur en Landschap.
SAND website http://www.ecrr.org/sandproject/sandproject.htm and the book http://www.ecrr.org/sandproject/book/SAND_BOOK_low_res.pdf .
You can approach me for an analysis of the Spatial Quality of a project, through the contact form or mail me directly through: juniperservices@hotmail.com or call +31(0)621818839.


The Dolly Parton Imagination Library began with a vision of fostering a love of reading among preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month.
In 2015, Hearts Beat as One Foundation decided it was time to bring the magic of Dolly Parton's gift of reading to Charlotte.
With the generous support of our community and donors, Hearts Beat as One set out to raise $37,000 to launch the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to all preschool children in the 28205 ZIP code, administered by Smart Start of Mecklenburg County.
The initial rollout in 2015 funded enrollment for all new-born children that year in the 28205 ZIP code.
In 2016, the program was expanded to cover 12 ZIP codes in Mecklenburg County with high concentrations of at-risk children.
Like Dolly, we realized quickly that this special gift of reading just had to be shared. With our success first in one ZIP code, and then 12 ZIP codes, Hearts Beat as One Foundation decided to push for more.
It was in 2017 that our breakthrough occurred. Working with Smart Start of Mecklenburg County and its statewide network, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library was able to expand across North Carolina.
A total of $10.5 million was dedicated by the North Carolina General Assembly in its 2017-2018 budget to expand the library across all 100 counties of the state.
When all of our hearts beat as one, people…everyone…thrive.
And that includes the dearest among us, our kids.
Hearts Beat as One Foundation is proud to have had the opportunity to make this tremendous mark, not only in our local community, but across the state of North Carolina.
Hearts Beat As One Foundation promotes diversity, inclusion, and awareness for targeted and strategic impact for our communities in Charlotte and the Carolinas. Donate or volunteer today to do your part in helping us achieve our mission.


Cosmic Sister also supports Indigenous people around the world—especially women and children—and gives back to communities by promoting cultural preservation, evolution and exchange through educational advocacy projects about sustainable plant medicine trade and Indigenous arts, spiritual and medicine traditions. Cosmic Sister also supports in-sync nonprofit organizations that help local Indigenous communities protect the precious environment they steward and depend on.
Everyday lifestyle choices make a very real difference, not just in our personal health and wellness but also the health and wellness of other living beings we share the Earth with. Cosmic Sister's Mind | Body | Spirit stories promote inspiring people who are leading the charge.
Adorning the body, and creating inspiring settings and objects for life is a beautiful and natural part of being human. Cosmic Sister's (LIFE)STYLE + SUSTAINABILITY educational initiative is about demonstrating beautifully and by example how our consumer choices contribute to the earth's overall health and wellness. By promoting better choices and communicating how and why those choices are better, we hope to inform and inspire more people to make more conscious decisions in day-to-day living without sacrificing a healthy love for and appreciation of aesthetics. We showcase fine eco-friendly, animal-friendly and ethical products and services and the individuals behind them, with preference given to promoting women's expert voices and women-run businesses, organizations and brands.
The young people of today will steward tomorrow. All around the world children and young people are bright-eyed, openhearted, hungry for knowledge and full of potential. The Cosmic Sister Stewards of Tomorrow initiative is about providing young people with inspiring mentors and role models whom they can trust, and about preserving precious natural resources and cultural heritage, which they have a right to inherit and we have a responsibility to protect. Plus, Stewards of Tomorrow is also about ensuring a future for non-human youngsters, so you find stories about people who are fighting for the rights of wildlife babies around the world. Our Mother's Nature and Eco Mom features also fall under this project's umbrella and we have several fabulous new interviews and stories in the works.


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You've probably heard about the precipitous rise in diagnoses of ADHD in America the past few decades. What was once a rare mental illness has now become a common problem amongst children -- particularly boys. Why the sudden spike? Are there really more people with ADHD or is something else going on? My guest today has some possible answers to that question. His name is Steve Hinshaw and he's a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley. In his book, "The ADHD Explosion," Dr. Hinshaw gives the lay reader a crash course into ADHD and provides some insights as to why we're seeing such a huge spike in the number of individuals diagnosed with it. We begin our conversation talking about what exactly ADHD is and how it impairs individuals. We then discuss the biological and environmental causes of ADHD, debunk some of the myths surrounding it, and discuss which treatments actually work. Dr. Hinshaw then delves into his research which shows that the rise in ADHD is not because more people are actually developing it, but rather that cultural and economic forces in schools, corporations, and governments incentivize shoddy diagnoses. We also discuss the fact that ADHD medication is often used by people who don't have ADHD in order to perform better, and whether it actually improves performance for these folks or not. We end with a discussion about his new book, "Another Kind of Madness," and the stigma of mental illness in America.
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Mustang sales, just nine months into this year, are their highest since 2007.
After rising just 1.8% in the 1st half of the year, Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales jumped 11% in the 3rd quarter.
Here's how Ford's average transaction prices stack up against segment averages.
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. sold nearly 88,000 more vehicles to U.S. buyers in the first nine months of this year than at the same point last year. More than 40 percent of those incremental sales were Mustangs.
Redesigned about the same time as the F-150, the Mustang hasn't received nearly as much attention from investors and analysts because its volumes and profits are lower. But while F-series sales are roughly flat from a year ago, Mustang sales have soared 61 percent to their highest total since 2007 -- just nine months into the year.
The Mustang's surge includes big gains in markets such as Southern California, where the Detroit 3 have fared poorly in recent years. Ford says 51 percent of Mustang buyers are new to the automaker.
"Twenty-four- to 32-year-olds are buying that car and putting Ford on their shopping list," said Doug Davis, general manager of Kearny Pearson Ford in San Diego. "Before, they weren't even considering Ford."
That sort of shift is why Ford CEO Mark Fields has described 2015 as a "breakthrough year" for the automaker. Redoing the Mustang, F-150 and several other important nameplates cut into earnings last year and in the first half of 2015. But now that dealer lots finally are getting stocked up with those updated vehicles, analysts are looking for Ford to show big improvement.
Coming off a string of relatively problem-free product launches, Ford also is enjoying strong transaction prices and improved customer perception of its Blue Oval brand -- positives that have overshadowed weaker growth in China and trouble in Russia and South America. It has avoided the scandals that recently embroiled a number of its competitors, and while Fiat Chrysler Automobiles keeps trying to force a tie-up with General Motors, Ford is free of such distractions.
Ford's third-quarter financial results, scheduled to be released Tuesday, Oct. 27, are the first chance for Fields to deliver on heightened expectations for the automaker.
Wall Street projects Ford will double its operating earnings in the third and fourth quarters from its year-ago results. In the second half of 2014, Ford posted after-tax operating income of $1.98 billion, though special items reduced net income to $887 million.
Analysts are forecasting Ford to post full-year results, excluding any special items, of about $6.7 billion this year and $7.7 billion in 2016. That compares with $4.6 billion in 2014.
Ford says it's on track to beat last year's operating margins of 3.9 percent globally and 8.4 percent in North America.
The third quarter already looks like a major step forward for Ford in the U.S., where sales rose 11 percent vs. a 6.2 percent gain for the industry overall. Ford's U.S. sales increased just 1.8 percent in the first half of the year.
"North America's going to be the key factor in a strong-growth third quarter," said Efraim Levy, an equity analyst with S&P Capital IQ.
In addition to big jumps in sales for the Mustang and Explorer, completion of the expensive F-150 changeover means Ford now gets to reap the profits generated by higher transaction prices for the pickup. F-150 production, which declined 27 percent in the first half of the year, rose 33 percent in the third quarter, according to the Automotive News Data Center.
"Now you get a full pace of sales combined with a reduction of the costs that they incurred last year in advance and during the ramp-up," Levy said.
Ford's total North American production rose 14 percent in the quarter, compared with a 2.7 percent gain in the first half. But Brian Johnson, an analyst with Barclays Capital, thinks earnings still could fall short of estimates.
"It's possible that expectations may have gotten too far ahead of themselves," Johnson wrote in a report this month. "While we expect a strong quarter from Ford North America, we think estimates may be too high."
Outside North America, Ford's outlook is improving, but there are plenty of obstacles. It is getting closer to becoming profitable again in Europe, but its prospects in China are being hampered by a slowdown in the growth of that country's car market.
Ford sales in China fell about 4 percent in the third quarter and are down 1 percent this year through September. This month, the company said it would spend $1.8 billion to introduce more high-tech features, hybrid cars and plug-in vehicles in China. It's building a test track there, as well.
"With this investment in research and development, the next generation of Ford vehicles will be completely designed around our customers," Fields, who has spent significant time in China since becoming CEO 16 months ago, said in a statement.
Jim Farley, who heads Ford of Europe, told Automotive News Europe last month that the company is nearing full-year profitability, despite serious issues in Russia, though he wouldn't reveal a target date. Farley said Ford has been helped by customers loading their vehicles with pricy options.
"People are buying much nicer Fords, and that is really flowing into the bottom line in a way we didn't anticipate," Farley said last month at a Deutsche Bank conference. "The underlying Europe business continues to get healthier and healthier."
But the vast majority of Ford's profits come from the U.S., where the automaker is enjoying a potent combination of rising prices and increasing sales.
That surge, on top of a 23 percent sales gain for the month, translates to a revenue increase of $1.8 billion, or 31 percent.
The higher pricing is a legacy of Fields' predecessor, Alan Mulally, who worked to elevate Ford slightly above other mainstream competitors with innovative features and in-vehicle technology.
"Ford clearly, coming out of the recession, was able to take advantage of all the investing they did during the downturn," said Stephen Brown, an analyst with Fitch Ratings, which has rated Ford's outlook as positive since mid-2014. "GM has been closing that gap, but Ford is still a little bit ahead."
Sales are up significantly in the Ford brand's most profitable segments, with utility vehicles rising 16 percent in the third quarter -- including a 25 percent gain for the highly profitable, newly freshened Explorer -- and other light trucks up 14 percent. It introduced the $54,000 Explorer Platinum during the quarter and has a $60,000-and-up Limited version of the F-150 on the way.
But sales of cars such as the Fusion and Focus have dropped, and Escape sales were negative in the first eight months of the year, until a big September reversed that. Dealers are eagerly awaiting freshened versions of the Fusion and Escape coming next year. The two nameplates combine to account for about a quarter of the brand's sales.
"It's really important that we have Escape and Fusion hit the ball out of the park with regard to quality and a great launch," said Vince Pavone, dealer principal at Lakeview Ford-Lincoln in Battle Creek, Mich.
Lincoln sales rose 15 percent in the quarter, though Ford still has plenty of work ahead for its luxury brand.
Ford's willingness to sacrifice some market share as it revamped its lineup and focused on setting itself up for longer-term success showed more discipline than it had historically, said Karl Brauer, KBB's senior director of insights.
"They're getting better at looking at the long game and not playing the quarterly numbers game as much," Brauer said. "You're seeing that pay off as the product has a nice cadence, their pricing discipline's pretty solid and they've got technology prepping them for the future."
The relatively smooth launches of the Mustang and F-150 represent marked improvement from the botched product introductions of several years ago. Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of the Americas, appears to have resolved many of the issues that were leading to delays and poor quality.
Ford's biggest problem with the F-150 was a shortage of frames from a supplier in Kentucky that forced it to eliminate some overtime production shifts. Ford tapped a second supplier, Tower International, to ease the backlog starting this month, and dealers said the shortage never noticeably cut into the F-150 deliveries they received.
"On the F-150, there was so much concern that with the aluminum body and some of the other new technology on that vehicle that there were going to be issues," Pavone said. "But it's been smooth, and we've found that the customer has embraced the vehicle much quicker and more enthusiastically than some of the other launches."
In California, Mustang sales are up 114 percent this year through September. The most popular engine choice in California is the 2.3-liter, four-cylinder EcoBoost option.
Davis, the San Diego dealership manager, said the availability of a four-cylinder has made the Mustang appeal to a broader range of shoppers. Sales at his store jumped to between 30 and 45 Mustangs a month from 12 to 15 before the new Mustang came out last fall, though low inventory has hampered the dealership in recent months.
"I think Ford underestimated the popularity that it would have," Davis said. "The customers that have the car, they're really enthused about it -- what the performance is and what the fuel economy is."
Though the Mustang isn't Ford's top-selling or most profitable nameplate, Fields can point to the car's growth as a proof point for Ford's product strategy, and it helps rebuild the aura of the Blue Oval. That's a big reason why this generation of the car is sold globally, including in more than 100 markets where Mustangs had been difficult or impossible to buy before. Worldwide, Mustang sales rose 56 percent in the first half of the year, Ford said, citing registration data from IHS Automotive.
"People overseas know the car instantly. It has a cachet to it," said Erich Merkle, Ford's chief U.S. sales analyst. "It's a halo car. It's our calling card."


Discussion in 'Public Game Developers Forum' started by Rasterman, Nov 4, 2015.
In app analytics are the view metrics already scaled according to the number of devices using iOS8+ and the number of opt in devices? For example in May there were 82% of devices using iOS8+, and there were 21% of my users opting in to report data. Is the 1000 views my app reported already scaled for those numbers?
This is very important to know since these reporting numbers change drastically. In October the devices using iOS8+ was 91% and reporting was 29%.


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Alofi, eller Tu`a, (franska: île Alofi) är en ö i Wallis- och Futunaöarna i Stilla havet.

Geografi

Alofi är den minsta huvudön i ögruppen och ligger cirka 2 kilometer sydöst om Futuna.

Ön har en yta på cirka 19 km² och cirka 12 invånare som alla lever i huvudorten och enda kvarvarande staden Alofitai på öns västra del.

Många Futunabor har odlingar på Alofi som de regelbundet ser till på helgerna.

Högsta höjden är den utslocknade vulkanen Mont Kolofau med cirka 366 meter över havet och ön omges delvis av ett rev.
Tillsammans med Futuna-ön utgör de området Hoornöarna.

Historia
Alofi beboddes troligen av polynesier redan på 1000-talet f.Kr. och var del i det tonganska imperiet tillsammans med Futuna och Wallisön.

Ön tillhör kungadömet Alo, eller Tu`a, på Futuna som grundades cirka 1565.

Alofi upptäcktes tillsammans med Futuna den 26 april 1616 av nederländske Jacob Le Maire och Willem Corneliszoon Schouten.

Legenden säger att Alofis befolkning blev uppäten av kannibaler från Futuna i början på 1800-talet.

Den 16 februari 1888 blev Alofi tillsammans med Futuna ett franskt protektorat efter att kungarna över Sigave och Alo undertecknade avtalet.

Den 5 mars 1888 skapades protektoratet Wallis et Futuna där även Alofi ingick.

Externa länkar
 karta över Alofi / Tu`a
 Franska förvaltningen om Alofi / Tu`a

Wallis- och Futunaöarna
Oceaniens geografi


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import static jsinterop.annotations.JsPackage.GLOBAL;

import jsinterop.annotations.JsOverlay;
import jsinterop.annotations.JsProperty;
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 * The Class ControlZoomOptions.
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	private ControlZoomOptions() {

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			this.zoomOutText = zoomOutText;
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Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 9 March 2001]: The full-year effects in 2001-02 of making the changes are set out in the table.
The estimates are based on the survey of personal incomes and are consistent with the March 2001 Budget.
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 12 March 2001]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of people employed in England and Wales in the last 15 years (152697). I am replying in his absence.
The attached table shows information from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) on those in employment in both countries and the percentage change year in each year.
People aged 16 or over are classed as in employment by the LFS if they have done at least one hour of paid work (as an employee or self-employed) in the week prior to their LFS interview or if they have a job that they are temporarily away from. People who do unpaid work in a family business and people on Government- supported training and employment programmes are also included according to the International Labour Organisation guidelines.
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of working days lost in the UK as a result of industrial disputes (153756).
In the twelve months to January 2001, the latest year for which figures are available, the number was 540,000.
Miss Melanie Johnson: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow, West (Mr. Thomas) by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 25 January 2001, Official Report, column 1068.
Miss Melanie Johnson: We have today laid the Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) (Amendment) Regulations 2001. These Regulations specify that the law which governs the proprietary rights of a person to securities is to be the law of the state where the relevant register, account or centralised deposit system is located. This change will facilitate resolution of disputes concerning ownership of such securities.
Miss Melanie Johnson: An Inland Revenue sponsored team will be reviewing the tax approval arrangements applying to defined benefit pension schemes with the aim of developing a package of practical options for administrative simplification. The team will not be considering options for changing the underlying tax or benefit structures. The team will consist of Inland Revenue officials and secondees from the pensions industry. The review is due to be completed by February 2003.
Miss Melanie Johnson: Walthamstow, along with the rest of the United Kingdom, is benefiting from the long-term action we have taken to build economic stability and secure high and stable levels of growth and employment. Since the General Election, claimant unemployment in the constituency has fallen by 1,864, or 41 per cent., youth unemployment is down by 83 per cent. and long-term unemployment has fallen by 70 per cent.
Macroeconomic stability is being complemented at the microeconomic level by the Government's policies to ease the transition from welfare into work and to make work pay. To the end of December 2000, the New Deal for 18-24 year olds had helped 1,475 young people in Walthamstow constituency gain valuable skills and experience 585 (40 per cent.) of whom had moved into employment. The Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), introduced in October 1999, is helping to make work pay for low and middle-income families. In August 2000, 1,300 families in Walthamstow constituency were benefiting from WFTC.
and couples will receive an extra £8 a week. All pensioners aged 75 or over have also been entitled to a free TV licence since November 2000--including around 7,400 in Walthamstow constituency.
Dawn Primarolo: No regional estimates are available for the take-up of this tax credit.


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Capillary Attraction
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Reflection of Heat Using Concave Mirrors
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Deception by Mirrors
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2 Congruent Rotated Nonagons
Illustration of 2 regular congruent nonagons that have the same center. One nonagon has been rotated…
Irregular Concave Octagon
Illustration of an irregular concave octagon. This polygon has some symmetry.
Illustration of an irregular concave octagon.
Irregular Concave Pentagon
Illustration of an irregular pentagon. This is also an example of a concave polygon with symmetry.
Illustration of an irregular concave pentagon.
Concave Polygon
Illustration of a concave polygon. A concave polygon is a polygon of which tow or more sides, if produced,…
A Pair of Concave Mirrors Set Facing Each Other
"If a pair of concave mirrors be set facing each other, as shown in figure 7, and a source of heat be…
Reflection of Sound Using a Reflector
"Hold a lamp reflector or other large concave mirror directly facing the sun, so as to bring the rays…
10-Point Star
Illustration of a closed concave geometric figure with 20 sides in the shape of a 10-point star.
8-Point Star
Illustration of a closed concave geometric figure with 16 sides in the shape of a 8-point star.