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STATIC-X Announces 'Rise Of The Machine' North American Tour With FEAR FACTORY, DOPE And MUSHROOMHEAD
STATIC-X will bring more of its self-proclaimed "Evil Disco" to the masses with its "Rise Of The Machine" North American tour 2022. The 37-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on February 21 in Portland, Oregon and runs over five weeks, wrapping up on April 3 in San Francisco, California. General tickets go on ...
MAX CAVALERA: DINO CAZARES Touring With SOULFLY Is A 'Dream Come True For All The Fans'
FEAR FACTORY's Dino Cazares is playing guitar for SOULFLY on the Max Cavalera-fronted band's current U.S. tour which kicked off on August 20 at Launchpad in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 33-date trek will conclude in Tempe, Arizona on September 25. Max and Dino discussed their expectations for the tour in a four-minute video that was ...
COREY TAYLOR: METALLICA's Enter Sandman' Was 'Our Generation's 'Stairway To Heaven''
Celebrating his contribution to "The Metallica Blacklist", Corey Taylor sat down for a four-part conversation with Knotfest.com's Ryan J. Downey. In part two of the chat, the SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman talks about his love of 1980s televisions shows "Headbangers Ball" and "The Young Ones"; great riffs; and the parallels between METALLICA and SLIPKNOT. ...
RICHIE FAULKNER Says Parkinson's Disease-Afflicted GLENN TIPTON Is 'Absolutely' Still Part Of JUDAS PRIEST Songwriting Process
In a new interview with "The Five Count" radio show in Mankato, Minnesota, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's been challenging, obviously, with everyone being split up over the last ...
VINCE NEIL Performs MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics At Milwaukee's SUMMERFEST (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil's September 4 performance at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin can be seen below. Earlier in the month, Vince revealed that he was trying out a new toning machine in an apparent effort to get in shape for MÖTLEY CRÜE's upcoming "The Stadium Tour". The singer said he ...
Watch STRYPER Perform Without Guitarist OZ FOX In Green Bay
Fan-filmed video footage of STRYPER's September 9 concert in Green Bay, Wisconsin can be seen below. STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox is sitting out the band's current tour dates while he is recovering from the first of his brain surgeries to treat one of the tumors that were found in his head three years ago. Filling ...
KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Thanks Fans For Their Support During His COVID-19 Recovery
KORN singer Jonathan Davis has thanked fans for their support, nearly a month after it was announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. As a result of his infection, the band postponed six dates and canceled two on its current U.S. tour. Davis, who was reportedly fully vaccinated, took to his Instagram earlier today (Saturday, ...
RUDY SARZO Defends SHARON OSBOURNE Against Accusations Of Racism
Rudy Sarzo has has dismissed as untrue allegations of racism on the part of Sharon Osbourne. This past March, journalist Yashar Ali published a report alleging that Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager referred to her former "The Talk" co-host Julie Chen as "wonton" and "slanty eyes," citing multiple unnamed sources, including another former "The Talk" ...
KORN Recruits LOVE AND DEATH's J.R. BAREIS After MUNKY Is Sidelined With COVID-19
KORN has recruited J.R. Bareis to fill in for James "Munky" Shaffer while the guitarist is recovering from COVID-19. Bareis, who is also in the band LOVE AND DEATH with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, previously stepped in for Shaffer in August 2019 when Munky was forced to miss several KORN shows due to the ...
KING'S X Frontman DOUG 'DUG' PINNICK To Release Fifth Solo Album 'Joy Bomb'
KING'S X frontman Doug "dUg" Pinnick will release his fifth solo album, "Joy Bomb", on October 15 via Rat Pak Records. Pinnick's first solo album of new material since 2013's "Naked" features thirteen brand new tracks. "'Joy Bomb' is a collection of tunes I've been writing for the last two years," Doug says. "The pandemic ...
KISS: Front-Row Fan-Filmed Video Of Entire Mansfield Concert
KISS kicked off the summer 2021 leg of its "End Of The Road" farewell tour August 18 at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Front-row fan-filmed video footage of the entire concert can be viewed below. The Mansfield show marked KISS's first full-length live appearance in front of an audience since March 2020. KISS frontman ...
Hear COREY TAYLOR's Cover Version Of METALLICA's 'Holier Than Thou'
Corey Taylor's cover version of the METALLICA classic "Holier Than Thou" can be streamed below. The track is taken from "The Metallica Blacklist", a four-hour, 53-song collection of the "Black Album" covers spanning an unbelievably vast range of genres, generations, cultures, continents and more, with each artist contributing a unique interpretation of their favorite "Metallica" ...
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Releases New Single 'Shatter'
Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have released "Shatter", the third single from their upcoming seventh, self-titled studio album. "We're very excited for you all to hear our new track 'Shatter'," the band says. "It's one of our personal favorites and we're pretty sure it'll be one of yours. It's an absolute sledgehammer of a ...
RUSH's GEDDY LEE To Be Honored At 'Artists For Peace And Justice' Gala
RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will be honored with a solo Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, September 11 at the Artists For Peace And Justice (APJ) gala in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lee is being recognized for his "commitment to philanthropy," including his support of brain cancer research, Toronto Food Bank, Alberta Floods, ...
HELMET To Release First Official Live Album, 'Live And Rare'
HELMET's first official live album, "Live And Rare", will be released on November 26 via earMUSIC. It will be made available on heavyweight black vinyl as well as a CD digipak edition and digital. Frontman Page Hamilton, who formed HELMET in early 1989, recalls: "After persuading our label folks in Hamburg to bake these old ...
IRON MAIDEN Releases Animated Music Video For 'Stratego'
The official music video for "Stratego", a brand new song from IRON MAIDEN, can be streamed below. The track, which was written by guitarist Janick Gers and founder member/bassist Steve Harris, is taken from the band's 17th studio album, "Senjutsu", which was released on September 3 via BMG. The animated clip was made by Swedish ...
DAVID ELLEFSON Returns With His First Post-MEGADETH Project THE LUCID
THE LUCID, the four-piece hard rock band featuring bassist David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH), vocalist Vinnie Dombroski (SPONGE), guitarist Drew Fortier and drummer Mike Heller (RAVEN, FEAR FACTORY), will release its self-titled debut album on October 15 via SpoilerHead Records . The LP features nine heavy-hitting and emotionally charged tracks showcasing this eclectic quartet's unique sonic approach. ...
MYLES KENNEDY Releases Music Video for 'A Thousand Words'
With his solo band starting its first tour in over 30 months this September, ALTER BRIDGE's Myles Kennedy has released another music video from his sophomore release "The Ides Of March". The video for "A Thousand Words" finds Myles reconnecting with director Stefano Bertelli (ALTER BRIDGE's "Native Son"/Myles Kennedy's "In Stride" video) for another animated ...
FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Defends KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN: 'I Wish She Was Wearing One Of My Band's Tees'
FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares says that former CANNIBAL CORPSE singer Chris Barnes is "wrong" to criticize Kourtney Kardashian after the reality TV personality and social media star was photographed wearing one of CANNIBAL CORPSE's t-shirts. In the widely circulated photo, Kardashian is seen sporting an "Eaten Back To Life"-era long-sleeve ...
ROB HALFORD: 'JUDAS PRIEST Is Part Of The Fabric Of Music In American Culture Now'
Singer Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, spoke to The Virginian-Pilot about the band's longevity. "I think anything of quality sustains itself," he said. "Right from those early kinds of ground shakers — how far can I think back? — 'United', 'Take ...
TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT Says Upcoming Documentary Will Feature 'A Little Bit More' Of GIL MOORE's Perspective Than His Own
TRIUMPH guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett spoke to The Metal Voice about the first-ever feature documentary about the band's dramatic career, "Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine" (changed from the working title of "Triumph: Lay It On The Line"), which will receive its world premiere on Friday, September 10 at ...
WINGER Cancels Show Due To Multiple COVID-19 Cases
WINGER has announced that it has canceled its show tonight (Sunday, September 5) in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota due to members of the touring party contracting COVID-19. The band released the following statement regarding the matter: "Unfortunately, while we have been practicing CDC and locally recommended COVID-19 protocols on tour, members of our touring party tested ...
PAUL STANLEY And OZZY OSBOURNE Mourn Death Of Rock Merchandising Pioneer DELL FURANO
Ozzy Osbourne and Paul Stanley have reacted on social media to the passing of Dell Furano, CEO of global retail branding, merchandising and artist services company Epic Rights. He was 69. The cause of death was not immediately revealed. Stanley tweeted: "One of my closest friends Dell Furano has died after battling years of health ...
NITA STRAUSS Celebrates Six Years Of Sobriety
Nita Strauss is celebrating the sixth anniversary of her getting sober. Earlier today (Sunday, September 5), the 34-year-old guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band Instagrammed an image revealing she had been sober for six years, 72 months, 2,193 days or 52,608 hours. She captioned it simply: "Grateful." When Nita celebrated the fifth anniversary of ...
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Criticizes DR. ANTHONY FAUCI For Repeatedly Changing His Recommendations
Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci for repeatedly changing his COVID-19 recommendations. Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor, has received criticism from Republican leaders throughout the coronavirus pandemic, with some of them asking him to resign over his handling of COVID-19. Owens, who frequently "likes" tweets that amplify ...
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Guests On New Single From BAD PENNY
JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford is the latest legend to sign on to front a single from the rock supergroup BAD PENNY, which features former QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS bassist Danny Miranda, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT drummer Jules Radino and guitar virtuoso/songwriter Mike Holtzman. BAD PENNY's previous releases feature former JOURNEY lead singer Steve Augeri and ...
VINCE NEIL Is Trying 'Revolutionary' Fat-Burning Treatment In Effort To Get In Shape For MÖTLEY CRÜE Tour
Vince Neil is trying out a new toning machine in an apparent effort to get in shape for MÖTLEY CRÜE's upcoming "The Stadium Tour". The singer revealed he is using Emsculpt Neo, a revolutionary new treatment which supposedly builds muscle and reduces fat using both radio frequency and high-intensity electromagnetic energies. On Thursday (September 2), ...
DIRTY HONEY Drops Music Video For 'The Wire'
Directed and edited by the award-winning Scott Fleishman of Aplusfilmz, DIRTY HONEY's brand new music video "The Wire" was shot at various locations on the band's current U.S. tour with THE BLACK CROWES, and provides the viewer a laminated all-access pass to life on the road with what one journalist called "a band at the ...
DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Says He Hasn't Been Invited To METALLICA's 40th-Anniversary Concerts
DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler, who performed with METALLICA a decade ago as part of the week-long celebration of the James Hetield-fronted band's 30th anniversary, was asked in a recent interview with TotalRock Radio if he will return to San Francisco in December to take part in METALLICA's upcoming 40th-birthday concerts. "Well, I don't know," ...
ZEAL & ARDOR Announces Self-Titled Album, Shares New Single 'Bow'
Swiss firebrand alchemists ZEAL & ARDOR have announced their self-titled new album, set for release February 11, 2022, via MVKA. The LP's latest single, "Bow", can be streamed below. Hissing and seeping justifiable rage from every pore — yet not an unrelenting musical battering — the 14-track opus was recorded by Marc Obrist and Manuel ...
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Aylesbury driving instructor joins nationwide relay for Children In Need
Aylesbury driving instructor Joe Navarro
Published: 09:31 Updated: 15:05 Friday 15 November 2019
Aylesbury driving instructor Joe Navarro took the 'baton' yesterday as part of a nationwide fundraising relay for Children In Need.
The Big Learner Relay sees driving instructors and their pupils transport a 'top box' (the kind that driving instructors have on the roof of their cars) around the whole of the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity.
Children in Need and The Big Learner Relay
The two week event is now in its sixth year and the convoy covers over 3,000 miles with thousands of instructors and pupils taking part.
The relay began at Land's End on 1 November and will end today at the National Space Centre in Leicester in recognition of 50 years since the moon landing. On it's journey it has visited places such as Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow and Skegness.
Joe, who was the lead driver for his section this year, drove from Amersham to Stoke Mandeville for his leg of the relay. He said:
"Driving instructors around the country take time out of their busy schedule to take part in the relay which visits different parts of the country to raise money for Children in Need.
"I do it because I like to help all the deprived children that are suffering from no fault of their own. I believe we can make a difference."
In 2014, the relay's first year, it raised was over £65,000. Since then The Big Learner Relay for Children in Need has raised over £400,000.
Hampshire driving instructor Louise Walsh is the inspiration behind the relay. Not wanting to miss out on any of the fun, she is travelling the whole of the UK route in the back of each lead car. She comments:
"I am so looking forward to meeting the hundreds of participating instructors, taking photos, cheering the convoy on, updating the live feeds, communicating with the media and wearing my Big Learner Relay hoodie with pride as we travel around the country."
Joe's Just Giving page will be open for a couple more weeks:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/passwithclassdrivingschooljoenavarro
To learn more about the Big Learner Relay, visit: www.biglearnerrelay.co.uk
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Joe's driving school is: www.passwithclassdrivingschool.co.uk
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Germain Mendome (ur. 21 sierpnia 1970 w Port-Gentil, zm. 1 czerwca 2013) – piłkarz gaboński grający na pozycji bramkarza.

Kariera klubowa
W swojej karierze piłkarskiej Mendome grał między innymi w takich klubach jak: AS Sogara, Mbilinga FC i Aigles Verts.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W 1994 roku Mendome został powołany do reprezentacji Gabonu na Puchar Narodów Afryki 1994. Na tym turnieju wystąpił w dwóch meczach: z Nigerią (0:3) i z Egiptem (0:4).

W 1996 roku Mendome rozegrał trzy mecze w Pucharze Narodów Afryki 1996: z Liberią (1:2), z Demokratyczną Republiką Konga (2:0) i ćwierćfinale z Tunezją (1:1, k. 1:4).

Z kolei w 2000 roku Mendome był w kadrze Gabonu na Puchar Narodów Afryki 2000. Tam rozegrał 2 mecze: z Algierią (1:3) i Demokratyczną Republiką Konga (0:0).

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Reprezentanci Gabonu w piłce nożnej
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Uczestnicy Pucharu Narodów Afryki 1994
Uczestnicy Pucharu Narodów Afryki 1996
Uczestnicy Pucharu Narodów Afryki 2000
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Committee: House Opioids and Substance Abuse, Select
Subjects: Child Protective Services | Criminal justice | Drug courts | Drug rehabilitation programs | Emergency medical services | Homelessness | Juvenile justice system | Law enforcement | Mentally ill persons | Opioids | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | Pregnancy | Prescription drugs | Specialty courts | State agencies | Substance abuse | Synthetic drugs | Veterans |
Library Call Number: L1836.85 Op3
Online version: View report [117 pages]
1. Study the prevalence and impact of substance use and substance use disorders in Texas, including co-occurring mental illness. Study the prevalence and impact of opioids and synthetic drugs in Texas. Review the history of overdoses and deaths due to overdoses. Also review other health-related impacts due to substance abuse. Identify substances that are contributing to overdoses, related deaths and health impacts, and compare the data to other states. During the review, identify effective and efficient prevention and treatment responses by health care systems, including hospital districts and coordination across state and local governments. Recommend solutions to prevent overdoses and related health impacts and deaths in Texas.
2. Review the prevalence of substance abuse and substance use disorders in pregnant women, veterans, homeless individuals, and people with co-occurring mental illness. In the review, study the impact of opioids and identify available programs specifically targeted to these populations and the number of people served. Consider whether the programs have the capacity to meet the needs of Texans. In addition, research innovative programs from other states that have reduced substance abuse and substance use disorders, and determine if these programs would meet the needs of Texans. Recommend strategies to increase the capacity to provide effective services.
3. Review policies and guidelines used by state agencies to monitor for and prevent abuse of prescription drugs in state-funded or state-administered programs. Include in this review policies implemented by the Texas Medicaid Program, the Division of Workers' Compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance, the Teacher Retirement System, and the Employee Retirement System. Make recommendations regarding best practices.
4. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of legislation passed by the 85th Legislature regarding the Prescription Monitoring Program. In addition, review the prescribing of addictive drugs by physicians and other health care providers within various geographic regions of this state. Determine the role of health care professionals in preventing overutilization and diversion of addictive prescriptions. Provide recommendations that will improve efforts to prevent overutilization and diversion of addictive prescriptions.
5. Identify how opioids have impacted the normal scope of work for law enforcement, first responders, and hospital emergency department personnel.
6. Examine the impact of substance abuse and substance use disorders on Texans who are involved in the adult or juvenile criminal justice system and/or the Child Protective Services system. Identify barriers to treatment and the availability of treatment in various areas of the state. Recommend solutions to improve state and local policy, including alternatives to justice system involvement, and ways to increase access to effective treatment and recovery options.
7. Examine the impact of overdose reporting defense laws known as "Good Samaritan" laws.
8. Identify the specialty courts in Texas that specialize in substance use disorders. Determine the effectiveness of these courts and consider solutions to increase the number of courts in Texas.
Committee: House Government Transparency and Operation
Subjects: Computer networks | Computers and government | Criminal records | Data centers | Electronic security | Law enforcement | Public information | Public Information Act, Texas | State agencies | State purchasing | Video cameras |
Library Call Number: L1836.84 G747T
Online version: View report [76 pages]
1. Identify and address potential gaps in the state's cybersecurity policies and ensure that personal information held by state agencies is secure. Address whether industry-accepted cybersecurity standards have been met by state agencies and state data centers and determine ways to promote a culture of cybersecurity awareness among users of state information resources.
2. Examine purchasing practices by state agencies to ensure such practices are efficient and transparent.
3. Study issues related to access to public information held outside of the custody or control of the governmental body by current or former officers or employees. Assess whether the Public Information Act's procedures for response to repetitious or redundant public information requests adequately protect small governmental bodies from the financial burdens imposed by such requests.
4. Study the use of commercial cloud computing by state agencies and institutions of higher education, including efficiencies surrounding a utility-based model, security impacts of transitioning to cloud computing, and cost-savings achieved by the utilization of commercial cloud computing services.
5. Review the process of dissemination by public entities of criminal records containing incomplete or inaccurate information, assess options for the subjects of such records to correct the misinformation specifically as it interferes with their ability to obtain employment, and determine the need for greater regulations over this process. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety)
6. Study the impact of emerging technologies used by law enforcement and issues related to appropriate dissemination of the data provided by those technologies, including the impact of technologies on the operation of law enforcement agencies, the operation of the Public Information Act, and any appropriate safeguards for citizens and law enforcement officers who interact with those technologies or whose data is recorded. (Joint charge with the House Select Committee on Emerging Issues in Texas Law Enforcement)
7. Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs.
Committee: House Pensions
Subjects: Employees Retirement System of Texas | Financial investments | Governmental Accounting Standards Board | Law enforcement | Pension liabilities | Pension Review Board, Texas | Public retirement systems |
Library Call Number: L1836.84 P387
1. Study the impact that fluctuations in global financial markets have had on public pension funds. Analyze assumed rates of return on investments, structures among asset classes, long-term and shorter-term investment goals, and make appropriate recommendations to ensure the investment structure of public pension funds are meeting fiduciary responsibilities.
2. Examine Texas pension funds' compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Financial Reporting Statements 67 and 68, and identify the effect the reporting requirements are having on the state's pension systems.
3. Examine the immediate and long-term fiscal impact to the state of the unfunded liabilities for the Law Enforcement and Custodial Officer Supplemental Retirement Fund (LECOS) as part of the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS). Make appropriate legislative recommendations.
4. Examine the fiscal and policy impacts of structural reforms that would increase state public pension plans' ability to achieve and maintain actuarial soundness. Evaluate the feasibility, costs, and benefits of utilizing one-time funding increases to reduce or eliminate unfunded liabilities.
5. Evaluate the investment performance benchmarks utilized by the state's pension funds and the impact portfolio diversification and short- and long-term market assumptions have had on achieving expected investment returns. Analyze the fee structure and investment strategy for various investment classes to ensure the costs are reasonable and competitive versus other large public and private pension trust funds.
6. Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementing of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs.
Library Catalog Title: House Committee on Public Safety, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature.
Subjects: Concealed weapons | Drug trafficking | Emergency management | Gun laws | Guns | Handguns - Registration | Homeland security | Law enforcement | Substance abuse | Terrorism |
Library Call Number: L1836.77 p96h
1. Study current laws relating to the possession of weapons, including but not limited to the administration of the concealed handgun laws, and interactions among state, local and federal laws concerning firearms. Make any appropriate recommendations to enhance the efficiency, consistency and clarity of the laws.
2. Study trends and causes in drug use by teens and young adults.
3. Gather information related to state and local emergency planning and preparedness for major disasters, including emergency warning systems and large-scale evacuation planning. Determine whether legislation is needed to protect life and property and to detect, interdict and respond to acts of terrorism.
4. Examine the use of advanced technologies by local law enforcement offices, including various forms of high-tech surveillance. Consider the dilemmas that exist between effective law enforcement and government encroachment into citizens' private lives.
5. Actively monitor agencies and programs under the committee's oversight jurisdiction.
Library Catalog Title: Committee on Public Safety, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1992 : a report to the House of Representatives, 73rd Texas Legislature.
Subjects: 911 emergency telephone service | At-risk youth | Cellular telephones | Concealed weapons | Gangs | Gun control | Gun laws | Guns | Homeland security | Law enforcement | Law Enforcement, Texas Commission on | Liability | Peace officers | Police officers | Police pursuits | Polygraph Examiners Board, Texas | Private Security Bureau, Texas | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Right to Carry Act | State buildings | Texas State Capitol |
1. Monitor and oversee legislation enacted during the 72nd regular and Special Called Sessions that was considered by the Committee on Public Safety; Performance Audit Review Recommendations; and any agency-initiated changes.
2. Carry out budget and oversight responsibilities for all agencies, boards, and commissions listed in Rule 3, Section 27. A. Monitor and oversee documentation of salary increases. B. Verify the number and status of outcomes and outputs as identified in the Appropriations Bill (HB 1, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session). C. Review agencies' existing performance standards and determine whether new standards are needed.
3. Study the process by which peace officers are commissioned by public, private, and quasi-public entities and to study the conflict of jurisdictional powers and limitations of officers commissioned by entities with limited geographic boundaries.
4. Coordinate with and monitor the Criminal Jurisprudence committee's study on youth crime and gangs.
5. Study the location of the Law Enforcement Management Institute as authorized by Article 415.092, Government Code.
6. Study the feasibility of implementing and funding an emergency network for mobile phone users similar to the 911 available to general phone users.
7. Study the indemnification and civil liability of peace officers involved in incidents or accidents while carrying out in good faith the official duties of their office.
8. Study the current state and federal laws concerning the right to carry weapons by citizens and other non-commissioned peace officers and to study possible policy alternatives surrounding the issue of allowing citizens to legally carry weapons.
9. Study the current organizational status of the Capitol Police Department and study the impact that the Capitol restoration will have on the security of the Capitol.
Library Catalog Title: Interim report of the House Committee on Public Safety, Texas House of Representatives, 70th Legislature.
Subjects: Biometric identification | Databases | Drug enforcement | Drug trafficking | Emergency management | Gun control | Gun laws | Guns | Handguns | Law enforcement | Overtime pay | Peace officers | Police officers | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Right to Carry Act |
Library Call Number: L1836.70 sa17
1. To study the extent of overlap and duplication of effort of state, local, and federal narcotics law enforcement personnel.
2. To study the impact and benefits of new technological advances in the field of law enforcement, including, but not limited to automated finger print retrieval systems, and automated traffic tickets and stolen vehicle checks.
3. To study and compare commissioned law enforcement officers' salaries with cities, other states, and other state employees.
4. Study various gun licensing or permitting laws to carry firearms among the states.
5. To study procedures and emergency management that would be required in the event of a national emergency, including attack, terrorism, or other disruptions of essential governmental activity.
Committee: House State Affairs Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Education, Training and Standards
Library Catalog Title: Report to the Texas Legislature / from the House State Affairs Committee on Law Enforcement Education, Training and Standards.
Subjects: Law enforcement | Law Enforcement, Texas Commission on | Police officers |
Library Call Number: L1836.63 L41
Session: 63rd R.S. (1973)
1. Maintain liaison with the Department of Public Safety, the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education and any other federal, state, or local agency having jurisdiction over the training of law enforcement officers.
Committee: Senate Crime Investigation
Title: Report
Library Catalog Title: Report and recommendations of the Senate Committee Investigating Crime, 43rd Legislature, 1933-1934.
Subjects: Courts | Crime | Crime statistics | Gambling | Law enforcement | Police departments | Texas Code of Criminal Procedure |
Library Call Number: L1836.43 C868/S.J. of Tex., 44th Leg., R.S. 267 (1935)
1. Investigate and report upon the present, and, if any, growing disregard and violation by the criminal element of any and all laws of this state.
2. Investigate and report upon the effort or lack of effort on the part of any or all officers of the state government to enforce the laws of the state.
3. Investigate and report upon the effect, if any, that the disregard of some of the laws of this state has upon encouraging and making possible the violation of other laws of the state.
4. Investigate and report upon the effect, if any, that the lack of strict law enforcement by officials in certain sections has upon encouraging and making possible violations of law in other sections of the state.
5. Investigate and report upon any defects, if any, in our penal laws, laws of criminal procedure, and in our present jury system.
6. Investigate and fix responsibility, if possible, for the present seeming breakdown in the enforcement of our criminal laws.
7. Investigate and suggest needed rearrangement or consolidation of our state police system.
8. Investigate and report with reference to the so-called racket of slot machines and activities allowing bookmakers to run in Texas and whether or not certain lawyers of this state are in league with the illegal operators on a retainer basis to help them defeat the criminal laws of this state.
Library Catalog Title: [Report].
Subjects: Arson | County courthouses | County sheriffs | Law enforcement | Madison County |
Library Call Number: H.J of Tex., 13th Leg., R.S. 214 (1873)
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1. Resolved, that the memorial of some of the citizens of Madison county be referred to a committee of three, who are hereby empowered to send for persons and papers, and make a full investigation into the facts as alleged in said memorial, and report the result of said investigation to this House at their earliest convenience; and if said committee shall deem best, they are hereby empowered to go to the county of Madison and make their investigation personally.


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Q: Как загрузить fxml в ListView? @FXML
private void initialize(){ // метод нужен для работы
    contactForList.fieldData();// чтобы метод получил данные из коллекции
    contactForList.getContactList()); // нужен что бы ListView мог принимать коллекцию из другого класса
    listContact.setCellFactory(new Callback<ListView<Contact>, ListCell<Contact>>() {
        @Override
        public ListCell<Contact> call(ListView<Contact> param) {
            //тут нужно собрать объект ListCellContact, и вернуть его
            ListCell<Contact> listCell = new ListCell<Contact>() {

                @Override
                protected void updateItem(Contact item, boolean empty) {
                    super.updateItem(item, empty);
                    if (empty || item == null) {
                        setText(null);
                        setGraphic(null);
                    } else {
                        //тут нужно загрузить fxml файл
                        // пробовал способом ниже , но не получается

                      FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("/view/boxInContact.fxml"));
                       fxmlLoader.setController(this);

                        labelName.setText(item.getName());
                        lblSense.setText(item.getSense());
                        lblStatus.setText(item.getStatus());
                        avatar.setImage(item.getImage());

                    }
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            };
            return listCell;
        }
    });
    listContact.setItems((ObservableList) contactForList.getContactList());
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A: Вы сделали почти все верно, только не достали рута из загруженной fxml
@Override
protected void updateItem(Contact item, boolean empty) {
    super.updateItem(item, empty);
    if (empty || item == null) {
        setText(null);
        setGraphic(null);
    } else {
        //тут нужно загрузить fxml файл
        // пробовал способом ниже , но не получается
        FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("/view/boxInContact.fxml"));
        fxmlLoader.setController(this);
        labelName.setText(item.getName());
        lblSense.setText(item.getSense());
        lblStatus.setText(item.getStatus());
        avatar.setImage(item.getImage());
        setGraphic((Node) fxmlLoader.getRoot()); // добавьте эту строчку
    }
}

Но могу сразу сказать, что у вас будет подгружаться fxml'ка всегда при вызове updateItem, а это происходит довольно часто ( при скроле, например), в связи с этим возможны подвисания приложения, т.к. вы загружать fxml будете в том же потоке. Поэтому, советую рассмотреть какие-нибудь альтернативы.

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Then-President Donald Trump arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Oct. 30. (Mandel Ngan - AFP / Getty Images)
Report: Trump Unveils Plan for Super PAC with a Familiar Name at the Helm
By Jack Davis February 26, 2021 at 10:48am
As former President Donald Trump prepares for his Sunday address at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, he is also laying the groundwork for his new political activities, according to a published report.
Trump told his advisers Thursday that he has chosen Corey Lewandowski, who served as his campaign manager in 2015 and early 2016, to lead a super PAC he is forming, according to Politico, which cited as its source "multiple people familiar with the discussion."
The report said the former president held a political council at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida that included son Donald Trump Jr., former campaign manager Bill Stepien, former deputy campaign manager Justin Clark, former campaign manager Brad Parscale, former White House social media director Dan Scavino and senior adviser Jason Miller as well as attorney Alex Cannon.
Spokesman Jason Miller said in a statement to Politico that Trump will share details about his plans "in the coming weeks."
"MAGA supporters and candidates supporting President Trump's America First agenda are going to be impressed with the political operation being built out here," Miller said.
"We expect formal announcements of the full team in the coming weeks, which will include some very talented operatives not yet named," he said.
Politico said one piece of the meeting included efforts to devise a system by which Trump will decide which candidates to support — a task given to Stepien and Clark.
The former president so far has backed a limited list of 2022 candidates, including former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who is seeking to become governor of Arkansas, and Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran.
Trump has already established a leadership PAC, Save America, which has raised tens of millions of dollars. Although leadership PACs have limits on what they can raise, super PACs do not.
Do you still support former President Donald Trump?
Yes: 99% (3837 Votes)
No: 1% (24 Votes)
As part of his planning for the 2022 cycle, Trump recently met with Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia, Politico reported.
As Trump builds his political organization, he also is planning for a Sunday speech that will define the direction in which he will move.
Miller said in a recent radio interview that Trump will be looking forward in his address at CPAC on Sunday, according to Mediaite.
"We're in a very unique dynamic now where it's a former president who many folks are talking about could there be a potential return," he told SiriusXM radio show host Dan Abrams.
"Could he run again in the future? We haven't had a former president have this much excitement surrounding a first post-presidential speech in, probably, over a century. So I think you're going to see the president … take some strong issue with the direction that Joe Biden has been leading over this past month or so," Miller said.
"I think you're probably going to be happy with the direction of the speech," he told Abrams, who had wondered if Trump would focus on the events of Jan. 6.
"The focus here, really, is the exact things the president predicted would happen if Joe Biden were to be elected president on the policy end have already started to happen," Miller said.
"Where I think there's a real hunger for on the Republican side of the aisle is … what's next?" he said. "Where do we go from here as a party? Obviously, we're not in control of the House or the Senate or the White House right now. How do we go and get that back? Who's going to be the natural leader of that? What are we going to base that around?
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Blame R's For Insurance Costs…And Two Broward D's
Floridians going to their mail boxes are getting a rude awakening this summer: Thousands of dollars in home insurance increases.
More hikes are expected next year…right before the 2012 election.
How high can it go?
Guest Columnist Sam Fields' friend saw insurance for her middle class Davie home go from $3,600 to $7,400-a-year! There are thousands of similar examples
The huge and climbing cost of insurance is one of the best campaign issues the Democrats have in 2012.
After all, it is all the fault of our "free market"-crazy Gov. Rick Scott and the GOP-dominated Florida Legislature.
Gov. Charlie Crist believed in regulating the insurance industry. Scott is quoted in the Palm Beach Post as saying he would like even less regulation of the insurance industry so that "competition" takes over and lowers rates.
A May Quinnipiac University Florida poll found that 59 percent of those questioned called for more government regulation of insurance. That survey was done was before the recent increases.
"There is no doubt that the electorate sees a crying need for something to make getting and paying for property insurance in Florida less onerous," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
The Republicans don't get it.
"This is only the beginning. The rates are being approved quicker and easier on behalf of the insurance industry. It's quite sad," said state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey.
Fasano, a Republican who is much closer to Crist and most Ds on insurance than Scott and his legislative buddies, called the new rates "a backdoor tax."
It gets worse.
Senate bill 408 this year allows companies to give just 45 days notice before cancelling insurance. It previously was 100 days.
The bill also allows companies to withhold full payment for home damage until the work is performed and the homeowner pays the bills. The exception is totally destroyed homes.
And Scott's administration has removed data from the state insurance regulation website which allowed consumers to compare rates, according to the Palm Beach Post.
A few thousand dollars in insurance costs doesn't matter to the billionaire Scott. It matters to the rest of us.
This has the potential to be a huge campaign issue.
But are the state Ds are smart enough to use it? Or will they once again allow the Republican Party of Florida to outfox them?
This one is in State Party leader Rod Smith's corner.
Democrats sometimes disappoint us. Even Broward Democrats.
State Sens. Jeremy Ring of Parkland and Chris Smith of Fort Lauderdale voted to approve the final version of SB 408.
State Sens. Nan Rich of Weston and Eleanor Sobel of Hollywood voted against the bill on the final vote – 26-11. Rich and Sobel were consistent votes against this bad bill!
Not so, Ring and Smith. They also voted for the bill on earlier votes.
Ring: Pro-Insurance Industry Votes
I could run a campaign against Ring or Smith based on this vote!
11 Responses to "Blame R's For Insurance Costs…And Two Broward D's"
what about elyn says:
July 3rd, 2011 at 4:55 pm
she is a shill for the insurance companies, i am sure she was a big cheerleader for this.
As for Smith what does he care, his electorate doesnt care about these issues.
Git R Done says:
Do it Buddy!!! We will vote for you!!!
KEEP IT REAL says:
July 3rd, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Chris Smith has always voted with Republicans even when he was a State Rep and Supported Governor Jeb Bush publicly and brought "home" this big check…he hides behind Alcee and with Perry to disguise he is really out for himself and working with R's to help him take out Alcee so he can have his senate seat.
Ring wants to be Governor and thinks his "conservative" votes will help him later. He is not personalable at all and needs major help if he wants to raise is statewide profile.
I hope the 2 ger their acts together.
Thanks Buddy! No one seems to follow the legislature, only county, school board and city officials…we need more investigative reporters to keep this politicians str8!
July 4th, 2011 at 2:56 am
Ring is one of the richest in the Senate and this vote proves he is out of touch with the public.
He has made noise about running for governor. This vote puts an end to that.
Frank White says:
July 4th, 2011 at 10:54 am
Ring is a do-nothing Democrat who believes he can make friends with the Republicans and they will help him. He got nothing for his efforts.
Its a Miracle says:
July 4th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Imagine this scenario:
One Insurance company has a policy not to pay off until all the work is done. Then a second Insurance Company plays big time TV ads stating that the other company does that but "WE" don't. Second insurance company gets most of the business and forces the first company to either change its policy or reduce rates to the point where customers feel the calculated risk is worth it.
It is called a Free Market for a reason. If you don't like it and want a Nanny State instead, don't ruin it here, just move to Europe.
S only says:
Thanks Buddy for pointing this out. This is outrageous! How can normal people afford it? Our paychecks aren't going up. Gas is. The price of milk, eggs and bread is. How is it that our elected officials are NOT looking out for the very people who put them in office? Wake up people! You are NOT voting your pocketbooks. These politicians are voting out regulation (just like Bush did—yeah that really worked—NOT)which is putting the squeeze on the middle class. Of course, RICH people aren't affected one way or the other. Let's start to pay attention folks. The next election is not that far off.
watcher says:
@its a miracle…imagine this..insurance company #2 pays its prez and shareholders big bucks and cant pay every policy-holder when the "big one" hits cause there's no regulations about "reserves"…hey that's capitalism…dont like it go to Russia…grrr
it would be a miracle says:
to It's a miracle
you and others keep on pedaling the Free market economy myth.. It only works in theory not in reality. Factor in Greed/stockholder dividends increased profits and Bonuses. You want an example.. Airlines were "freed during the Reagan years… How's that working out?? air travel any better?? costs go down?? oh no,not even with Millions made in baggage fees.. why??? because profits rule over people… Do not want a nanny state only wishing that I had millions of dollars to pay lobbyists so consumers can get the same breaks and consideration as those that have the money to pay lobbyists so I can get some free market too
King of NY says:
Deregulation of the airlines made air travel affordable for everybody. Airline fares prior to dereg were about the same price as they are today, except it was 1975 dollars! The competition for fares has driven the price down so much that they have to sell extras to eek out a profit.
As of today, most airlines profit margin hovers around 1%, the exception being US Air (however they are deeply in debt with a debt/equity ratio of about 5000!)
FROM BUDDY:
The airline industry and the insurance business are nothing alike.
Consumers invest money in an insurance company and expect future performance on issues of vital interest. Those interests include, among others, the ability to replace damaged or destroyed property, providing for dependents in case of death of injury and the ability to obtain medical care.
Because of these vital tasks, it is in the general publics' interest to regulate the industry.
First, somebody has to guarantee the solvency and the ability of the insurance company to fulfill its promises.
Second, because insurance is necessary for society's economic health, rates must be kept reasonable. If rates are too high, it stifles economic interests such as home and car sales.
As the Supreme Court stated almost 100 years ago:
"The business of insurance so far affects the public welfare as to invoke and require governmental regulation."
The Court goes on to explain its reasoning:
"The business of insurance has very difinite characteristics, with a reach of influence and consequence beyond and different from that of the ordinary businesses of the commercial world…the effect of their relation is to create a fund of assurance and credit, the companies becoming the depositories of the money of the insured, possessing great power thereby, and charged with great responsibility."
I agree with you Buddy, but the rates are going up because we have artificially capped premiums, which by misguided regulation has not allowed the insurers to guarantee the solvency and the ability of the insurance company to fulfill its promises.
There was an article in the Sun-Senatinel about something like a $1000 surcharge on each policy if we get hit by a big storm.


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Year : 2011 | Volume : 20 | Issue : 2 | Page : 97-102
Six-month trial of Yoga Nidra in menstrual disorder patients: Effects on somatoform symptoms
Khushbu Rani1, SC Tiwari2, Uma Singh3, GG Agrawal4, Neena Srivastava1
1 Department of Physiology, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Geriatric Mental Health, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
4 Department of Statistics, Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date of Web Publication 16-Oct-2012
Neena Srivastava
Department of Physiology, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Source of Support: Ministry of health and family welfare, scheme for extra mural research (EMR) in Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), New Delhi., Conflict of Interest: None
Background: Yoga Nidra is a successful therapy for both recent and long-standing psychological disturbances of all kinds especially depression and high anxiety level and neurotic patterns. Objective: The purpose of the present work, therefore, was to conduct a preliminary randomized study of Yoga Nidra as a treatment in the patients of menstrual disorders with somatoform symptoms. Materials and Methods: Patients were recruited from Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CSM Medical University (erstwhile KGMU) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. One hundred and fifty female patients with menstrual disorders were randomly divided in to two groups 1- Intervention group: 75 subjects (Yoga Nidra intervention and medication) 2- control group: 75 subjects (without Yoga Nidra intervention only medication). Schedule for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry tool was used. Results: There was significant improvement in pain symptoms (P<0.006), gastrointestinal symptoms (P<0.04), cardiovascular symptoms (P<0.02) and urogenital symptoms (P<0.005) after 6 months of Yoga Nidra therapy in Intervention group in comparison to control group. Conclusion: Yoga Nidra appears to be a promising intervention for psychosomatic problems. It is cost-effective and easy to implement. The results indicate that somatoform symptoms in patients with menstrual disorder can be decreased by learning and applying a program based on Yogic intervention (Yoga Nidra).
Keywords: Menstrual disorders, somatoform symptoms, Yoga Nidra
Rani K, Tiwari S C, Singh U, Agrawal G G, Srivastava N. Six-month trial of Yoga Nidra in menstrual disorder patients: Effects on somatoform symptoms. Ind Psychiatry J 2011;20:97-102
Rani K, Tiwari S C, Singh U, Agrawal G G, Srivastava N. Six-month trial of Yoga Nidra in menstrual disorder patients: Effects on somatoform symptoms. Ind Psychiatry J [serial online] 2011 [cited 2021 Jan 18];20:97-102. Available from: https://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/text.asp?2011/20/2/97/102489
Women's problems, especially gynecological problems like menstrual problems, are neglected in our society. Menstrual problems can be because of gynecological disorders, hormonal imbalance as well as psychosomatic diseases.
There are several types of menstrual cycle related problems such as irregular periods that affect frequency of menstruation like polymenorrhea (frequent periods - with intervals of 21 days or less), oligomenorrhea (infrequent menstrual periods- Interval exceeds 35 days in between menstruation), amenorrhea (absence of periods for more than 60 days in a woman of reproductive age: physiologically occurring during pregnancy and breastfeeding).
In addition, these are pain-related problems during menses such as dysmenorrhea (dysmenorrhea, cramps or painful menstruation: menstrual periods that are accompanied by either sharp, intermittent pain or dull, aching pain, usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen) and irregular periods that affect quantity of menstruation which are hypomenorrhea (a diminution of the flow or a shortening of the duration of menstruation), menorrhagia (an abnormally heavy and or prolonged menstrual period). [1] Many females also complain of pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, vomiting during menstrual cycle throughout their reproductive life.
Somatoform disorder, also known as Briquet's syndrome (named after Paul Briquet), or Brissaud-Marie syndrome More Details (named after Édouard Brissaud and Pierre Marie), is a mental disorder characterized by physical symptoms that mimic physical disease or injury for which there is no identifiable physical cause. [2] Somatization disorder in the general population is estimated to be 0.2-2 in women and 0.2 in men. Women with somatization disorder outnumber men 5-20 times. Somatoform disorder is a commonly associated with other mental disorders, including major depressive disorder, personality disorders, generalized anxiety disorder and phobias. Somatization is where mental factors such as stress cause physical symptoms. [3]
No one knows exactly why symptoms of somatoform disorder appear. In some cases, there may be a problem with the nerve impulses that send signals of pain, pressure and other unpleasant sensations to the brain. The different relaxation techniques often lead to specific psychological and physiological changes termed as relaxation response. [4] Yoga Nidra is one of such effective technique, not only for physical or mental relaxation but also for preparing the mind for yogic discipline. Yoga Nidra has widespread application in the management of diseases of all kinds, and promises to play a far greater role in the future as its potential becomes fully recognized by doctors, psychologists and healers. Yoga Nidra has been termed 'sleepless sleep' because we learn to enter the state between sleep and wakefulness without loss of awareness [5] however; studies have not been done to examine the effect of Yoga Nidra on psychological symptoms associated with menstrual irregularities.
Present study was planned to assess the effect of Yoga Nidra on somatoform disorder in patients with menstrual problems.
Study design and setting
We conducted a randomized controlled trial for women (Menstrual irregularities) with psychological problems. Subjects were randomly assigned to a standardized 6-month protocol of Yoga Nidra classes. We used computer-generated permuted randomization. Small paper chits written either case or control were placed in opaque, sequentially numbered envelopes prepared by a biostatistician who had no contact with participants. The study was approved by the ethical committee at CSMMU U.P (erstwhile KGMU) Lucknow.
A total of 150 female subjects were included suffering from menstrual irregularities. Subjects with menstrual irregularities were diagnosed by senior consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S.M. Medical University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India. Participants were aged between 18 and 45 years with current menstrual irregularities persisting for >6 months. Interested individuals were initially screened for eligibility by senior consultant after oral informed consent was obtained and using inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, eligible subjects were invited to take up yoga classes. At the first meeting, written informed consent was obtained and their socio economic history and menstrual history was recorded.
Women more than 18 years of age having menstrual irregularities, (pathological amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, polymenorrhea, hypomenorrhea, menorrhagia and metrorrhagia) were included.
Women having known gynecological neoplasm requiring surgery, pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and uncooperative subjects were excluded.
The socio demographic data, details of personal history and menstrual history (last menstrual period, duration of menstrual cycle, amount of bleeding and dysmenorrhea) and pervious treatments such as physical therapy and yoga therapy were inquired and recorded. A total of 150 subjects were included and were randomly assigned into two groups: 1. Intervention group of 75 subjects (Yoga Nidra intervention and medication) and 2. Control group of 75 subjects (only medication, without Yoga Nidra intervention). The data collector was blind unaware about patients' inclusion in intervention or control groups. Medroxy progesterone, norethistrone, ethinyl estrodiol, levonorgestrol, tranexemic acid, ethamsylate medicines were prescribed to the patients by the consultants as and where required. Out of 150 subjects, 10 subjects from Intervention group and 14 subjects from Control group were dropped out because they did not turn up for the second follow-up. Out of 24 drop-out patients, 16 patients could not follow the time schedule and 8 patients did not feel better so they were not willing after 1 week. Baseline assessments of all the subjects were carried out. A final assessment was done at the end of the treatment period (6 month) with the test tool, SCAN rating scale.
The outcome was assessed using following measures:
Proforma for socio demographic and personal history details
Schedule for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry (SCAN) [6] : The psychiatric interview was conducted with the SCAN; version 2.1 based clinical interviews were conducted to assess somatoform symptoms of the subjects. The SCAN based clinical interview was used to inquire about 76 physical symptoms in seven symptom groups.
In this study rating was made on 0 (zero) and 1 (one), 0 means absence of symptom and 1 means presence of symptom. Scores at the time of initial assessment and subsequent follow-ups were compared.
Yoga Nidra intervention
The Yoga Nidra intervention used was developed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, School of Yoga, Munger, Bihar, India. One Yoga instructor was selected by an expert panel for this study. The final protocol (yoga classes) consisted of 35-minute /day, five days in week intervention with Yoga Nidra in the department of physiology CSMMU, Lucknow, U.P., India for 6 months. Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation technique [5] (Appendix-1).
The differences in pre- and post-treatment scores were used for the analysis. This was done to take into account the imbalances, if any, at the baseline characteristics of the subjects. Independent sample 't' test (parametric test) was used to compare the differences in scores [7],[8] between the two groups (yoga vs. non-yoga group). Statistical analysis was done using GraphPad inStat version 3.05 software Inc., Year 2000.
In the present study, Intervention and Control groups were compared by Independent sample't' test (parametric test) on all measures at socioeconomic demographic profile and baseline characteristics, there were no significant differences. Socio economic demographic profile is shows in [Table 1] and baseline characteristics of Intervention and control groups are shows in [Table 2]. Independent sample't' test was used to examine group differences on these measures was a cut-off of P<0.05 of the present study.
Table 1: Socio economic demographic profile
Table 2: Baseline characteristic of intervention and control groups
[Table 3] shows comparison of Mean Difference in score Mean with SD of pre-treatment and post-treatment values of psychological variables. We found significant changes in pain symptoms (P<0.006), gastrointestinal symptoms (P<0.04), cardiovascular symptoms (P<0.02) and urogenital symptoms (P<0.005) in Intervention group after the 6 th month of yogic intervention with comparison to control group. Although, the improvement on neurological, autonomic and skin and glands symptoms did not show a significant difference, yet in Intervention group there was improvement in these parameters also when compared with the control group.
Table 3: Comparison of differences in pre- and post-treatment values of psychological variables in intervention and control groups
[Table 4] and [Table 5] are showing changes in the baseline and post intervention in menstrual symptoms of Intervention and Control groups but more changes in Intervention group as compassion to the Control group.
Table 4: Changes in the menstrual symptoms of intervention group
Table 5: Changes in the menstrual symptoms of control group
In the present study, two groups were well matched for age, socio economic status and there were no significant differences. The results suggest that the aspects of somatoform symptoms measured in this study improved in Intervention group. Those who were the participants of Intervention group (Yoga Nidra) started feeling better and were relieved somatoform symptoms as then compared with the Control group.
The current study, suggests that in patients with menstrual irregularities, Yoga Nidra not only has utility as a possible therapeutic strategy, but also may be a method for improving headache, giddiness, nervousness and irritability. Yoga Nidra probably relieves pain by stimulating the pituitary gland to release its own potent pain-suppressing compounds. Research studies have uncovered the existence of endogenous morphine-like brain hormones, termed endorphins and encephalin. These natural substances appear to be produced by the pituitary gland under conditions of extreme stress and prolonged, intractable pain and are secreted into the cerebrospinal fluid which surrounds and supports the entire central nervous system. Through Yoga Nidra powerful stimulus can be given to the pituitary gland to release these hormones so that need for external painkillers is not there. [5]
In the Intervention group which practiced Yoga Nidra for 6 months, there was significant decrease in their degree of pain symptoms (according to the SCAN) and observed a significant change during the treatment period. The ability of Yoga Nidra to control pain was investigated in a study, in which the need for analgesic medication was eliminated, or markedly reduced, among the 54 participants in the study. Two-third of them suffered from headache or migraine. The remainders suffered from a verity of conditions characterized by long term or intermittent pain, including gastrointestinal pain, shoulder and neck pain and lower back pain. At follow-up after 6 weeks of Yoga Nidra therapy, patients reported an average of 81 effective pain relief [9] and Yoga Nidra have also been used successfully in the management of chronic arthritic pain. [10]
There was a significant improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms. These findings are consistent; researchers reported that in a smaller sample of young adults, where positive effects of yoga were found on general well-being. Mind--body methods such as yoga, with its reliance on deep relaxed abdominal breathing and attention to comfort, may disrupt chronic patterns of functional disability, anxiety and maladaptive coping, which subsequently could reduce overall levels of gastrointestinal symptoms [11] in another study performed on adolescents, researchers observed that yoga group reported lower levels of functional disability, less use of emotion-focused avoidance and lower anxiety following the intervention than adolescents in the control group. When the pre- and post-intervention data for the two groups were combined, adolescents had significantly lower scores for gastrointestinal symptoms and emotion--focused avoidance following the yoga intervention. Adolescents found the yoga to be helpful and indicated they would continue to use it to manage their IBS. [12] Present study, also reports significant improvement of cardiovascular symptoms. Yoga Nidra has emerged as an effective preventive, alleviative and curative technique in the management of degenerative and ischemic heart disease. Researchers have found that Yoga Nidra significantly lowered levels of serum cholesterol in cardiac patients. [13] Other studies have reported yoga training is associated with a significant increase of cardiac vagal modulation. Since this method is easy to apply with no side effects, it could be a suitable intervention in cardiac rehabilitation programs. [14]
The practice of Yoga Nidra throughout urogenital problems helps to create the most favorable conditions for intrauterine growth and development. Yoga Nidra has also been prescribed for the relief of pain associated with dysmenorrhea (disturbance of the menstrual cycle) and excessive levels of premenstrual tension. Authors concluded that yogic relaxation training should be prescribed more frequently as an adjunct or alternative to conventional drug therapy for menstrual dysfunction and pain. [15] Another Australian study involving young women reported that they suffered 'very severe' pain during menstruation and spent one to several days in bed each month as a result. These women were given individual interviews and a series of relaxation sessions using a technique similar to Yoga Nidra. Results were most successful, with all subjects reporting a reduction in tension, pain and time in bed. Six months after stopping the relaxation therapy more than half reported that they were still having pain-free periods and they showed an improved attitude to menstruation in general. [16]
Yoga Nidra can be used in stressful situations to become relaxed and for better management of stress. They experienced that Yoga program helped in decreasing backache, pain in arms and legs, headaches, nausea, irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea. They felt happy and satisfied. Increased experience of altered states of consciousness (ASC) during Sudarshan Kriya and related Practice. Experience of (ASC) has been associated with deep relaxation and stress release. [17] Yoga Nidra also increased the consciousness associated with deep relaxation which reduces the mental and physical problems.
Yoga Nidra appears to be a promising intervention for psychosomatic problems. It is cost-effective and easy to implement. The results indicate that somatoform symptoms in patients with menstrual disorder can be decreased by learning and applying a program based on Yogic intervention (Yoga Nidra).
We are very thankful to entire Yoga team and faculty of Department of Physiology, Geriatric mental health, obstetrics and gynecology. The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of Department of AYUSH ministry of health and family welfare Government of India.
Appendix-1
Instructions for Yoga Nidra were given in the following manner:
Preparation: Get ready for Yoga Nidra. Lie down on your back on the floor and adopt the pose called shavasana. In this position the body should be straight from head to toe, the legs slightly apart and the arms a little away from the body, with the palms of the hands turned upwards. During Yoga Nidra there should be no physical movement (patient closes her eyes and keeps them closed until is told to open) (pause). Take deep breath and as you breathe out, feel the cares and worries of the day flow out of you. In the practice which follows, you are going to develop the feeling of relaxation in the body. During Yoga Nidra, you are functioning on the levels of hearing and awareness, and the only important thing is to follow the voice of the instructor (pause)
Relaxation: Now brings about a feeling of inner relaxation in the whole body; concentrate on the body and become aware of the importance of complete stillness (pause). Develop awareness of your body from the top of the head to the tips of the toes and mentally repeat the mantra O--o--o--m--m--m. Experience complete stillness and complete awareness of the whole body again repeat O--o--o--m--m--m (pause)
Resolve: At this moment you should resolve yourself. The resolve will have to be very simple; it should be short, positive statement in simple language stated three times with awareness, feeling and emphasis. The resolve you make during Yoga Nidra is bound to come true in your life (pause)
Rotation of consciousness: We now begin rotation of consciousness, rotation of awareness by taking a trip through the different parts of the body (pause) as quickly as possible the awareness is to go from part to part. Repeat the part in your mind and simultaneously become aware of that part of the body. Become aware of the right side, left side, back, front, and major parts (pause)
Breathing: Become aware of your breath. Feel the flow of your breath in and out of your lungs (pause) counting breaths with navel, chest, throat and nostril awareness; each 27 to 1
Image visualization: Stop counting and leave your breaths; we now come to visualization. A number of different things will be named and you should try to develop a vision of them on all levels of feelings, awareness, emotions, imagination, as best you can
Resolve: Now this is time to repeat your resolve. Repeat the same resolve that you made at the beginning of the practice, do not change it, repeat the resolve three times with full awareness and feeling (pause)
Finish: Relax all efforts, draw your mind outside and become aware of your breath (pause), become aware of the natural breath, awareness of the whole body and awareness of breathing (pause). Your body is lying totally relaxed on the floor you are breathing quietly and slowly. Develop awareness of your body from the top of the head to the tips of the toes and say mentally in your mind O--o--o--m--m--m (pause). Please take your time, do not hurry. Start moving your body. When you are sure that you are wide awake, sit up slowly and open your eyes. The practice of Yoga Nidra is now complete. [5]
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