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Toft House…
26 Marmion Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39 4PG
196.95 sq m
Outstanding views over North Berwick and the coastline…Outstanding views over North Berwick and the coastline…
Superb open plan kitchen and dining room with sea views…Superb open plan kitchen and dining room with sea views…
Corner plot with driveway and south facing garden…Corner plot with driveway and south facing garden…
Excellent location close to North Berwick High Street, the West Link and High School…Excellent location close to North Berwick High Street, the West Link and High School…
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Manor Wood…
Old Dalkeith Road, Edmonstone, EH17 7DP
140 to 140 sq m
A beautiful collection of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom properties located within a mature woodland setting…A beautiful collection of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom properties located within a mature woodland setting…
Incentive ava…Incentive ava…
All properties have been exclusively designed for the location…All properties have been exclusively designed for the location…
Spacious living accommodation suites busy families and young professionals alike…Spacious living accommodation suites busy families and young professionals alike…
Louise Bastiani
140 sq m
44 Archerfield…
Dirleton, North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39 5HT
Offers over £1,900,000
Exceptional dwelling set in 4 acres…Exceptional dwelling set in 4 acres…
Expansive views to the coast…Expansive views to the coast…
Overlooking the Fidra Golf Course…Overlooking the Fidra Golf Course…
Private access to path to Yellowcraig beach…Private access to path to Yellowcraig beach…
Jamie Macnab
Eleanor Robertson
3C Smeaton Grove…
Inveresk, East Lothian, EH21 7TW
An exceptional newly built family home…An exceptional newly built family home…
Situated within the sought-after conservation village of Inveresk…Situated within the sought-after conservation village of Inveresk…
Finished to an exacting standard throughout…Finished to an exacting standard throughout…
Flexible layout over three floors, ideal for entertaining and family living…Flexible layout over three floors, ideal for entertaining and family living…
Jamie McNeill
Letham Mains Holdings…
Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 4NW
1.98 Ha(4.90 Ac)
Fixed price £1,200,000
Superbly finished house…Superbly finished house…
Exceptional interiors…Exceptional interiors…
Drawing room. Kitchen…Drawing room. Kitchen…
3 bedrooms, 3 dressing rooms…3 bedrooms, 3 dressing rooms…
Carberry Mains Farmhouse…
Carberry, Musselburgh, Midlothian, EH21 8PX
Excellent transport links to Edinburgh…Excellent transport links to Edinburgh…
Superb views over open farmland to the Firth of Forth and beyond…Superb views over open farmland to the Firth of Forth and beyond…
Recently renovated to a high standard throughout…Recently renovated to a high standard throughout…
Well-proportioned reception rooms…Well-proportioned reception rooms…
Anna Gardiner
Monkton House…
Old Craighall, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8SF
Extended 15th Century castle…Extended 15th Century castle…
B Listed cottage…B Listed cottage…
Beautiful mature grounds…Beautiful mature grounds…
Convenient rail services…Convenient rail services…
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Windyknowe…
34 West Road, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3RF
Large private garden…Large private garden…
Spacious sitting room with patio doors to garden…Spacious sitting room with patio doors to garden…
Close proximity to local schooling and town centre…Close proximity to local schooling and town centre…
Fa'side Castle…
Tranent, East Lothian, EH33 2LE
2.83 Ha(7 Ac)
Stunning views over Firth of Forth…Stunning views over Firth of Forth…
Easily commutable to Edinburgh city centre…Easily commutable to Edinburgh city centre…
Incredible 14th century castle…Incredible 14th century castle…
Extensive equestrian facilities…Extensive equestrian facilities…
2.83 Ha (7 Ac)
2 Duncanlaw Cottages, Gifford, East Lothian, EH41 4PQ
spacious 3 bedroom cottage…spacious 3 bedroom cottage…
walking distance of village amenities…walking distance of village amenities…
open views over countryside…open views over countryside…
country style kitchen/dining room…country style kitchen/dining room…
Northfield House…
Preston Road, Prestonpans, East Lothian, EH32 9JZ
Historic family home 10 miles from Edinburgh City Centre…Historic family home 10 miles from Edinburgh City Centre…
Dating from the 17th century with distinctive turrets…Dating from the 17th century with distinctive turrets…
Listed property of immense character…Listed property of immense character…
Fully restored and refurbished…Fully restored and refurbished…
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The present study examines Chinese university students' attitudes and knowledge regarding energy, specifically towards forest bio-energy in their country. The study was based on opinions of students from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) in China and it was conducted using a questionnaire completed by 441 students. The students' attitudes are seen as highly relevant because they are considered as both potential consumers and possible experts in the field of bio-energy. Their activities influence how the future energy markets will likely develop. The results revealed various interesting facets of the students' views regarding energy usage. Of particular interest is the students' positive attitude towards renewable energy in general, but slightly less positive towards forest bio-energy. However, the respondents expected to receive more information and knowledge about renewable energy and forest bio-energy. Moreover, it can be concluded that the dissemination of knowledge through different sources (e.g. teaching in school, information available on the Internet and other media channels) is an increasingly important aspect regarding energy issues. The results of this study can provide information of the perceptions of young educated people on energy policy issues and thus serve political decision-making processes for the future options concerning the development of forest bio-energy in China. Finally, the outcome of this study indicates that further environmental and energy education in China is urgently needed.


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Julio Murat (* 18. August 1961 in Karşıyaka, Türkei) ist türkischer Geistlicher, römisch-katholischer Erzbischof und Diplomat des Heiligen Stuhls. Er ist Apostolischer Nuntius in den Ländern Skandinaviens.

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Julio Murat empfing nach seiner theologischen Ausbilndung am 25. Mai 1986 von Papst Johannes Paul II. im Petersdom die Priesterweihe für das Erzbistum İzmir. Er studierte anschließend kanonisches Rechts an der Päpstlichen Universität Urbaniana. 1991 schloss Murat sein Jurastudium mit der Dissertation "I diritti soggettivi della buona fama e dell'intimita codificati nel Canone 220" ab. 1992 absolvierte er die Vorbereitung auf den diplomatischen Dienst an der Päpstlichen Diplomatenakademie und begann am 1. Januar 1994 seine Tätigkeit in den diplomatischen Vertretungen des Vatikans. Nacheinander arbeitete Murat in Indonesien, Pakistan, Weißrussland, Österreich und ab Januar 2003 in der Abteilung für die Beziehungen zu den Staaten des Staatssekretariats des Heiligen Stuhls.

Am 27. Januar 2012 ernannte ihn Papst Benedikt XVI. zum Titularerzbischof von Orange und bestellte ihn zum Apostolischen Nuntius in Sambia. Die Bischofsweihe spendete ihm am 3. März desselben Jahres Kardinalstaatssekretär Tarcisio Bertone SDB; Mitkonsekratoren waren der Sekretär für die Beziehungen mit den Staaten im Staatssekretariat, Kurienerzbischof Dominique Mamberti, und der Sekretär der Kongregation für die Evangelisierung der Völker, Kurienerzbischof Savio Hon Tai-Fai SDB. Am 6. Juni 2012 wurde Julio Murat zudem Apostolischer Nuntius in Malawi.

Papst Franziskus berief ihn am 24. März 2018 zum Apostolischen Nuntius in Kamerun. Wenige Tage später wurde er zusätzlich zum Nuntius in Äquatorialguinea ernannt. Am 9. November 2022 bestellte ihn Papst Franziskus zum Apostolischen Nuntius in Schweden und Island. Am 25. Januar 2023 bestellte ihn Papst Franziskus außerdem zum Apostolischen Nuntius in Dänemark. Die Ernennung zum Apostolischen Nuntius in Finnland folgte am 7. März, die zum Apostolischen Nuntius in Norwegen am 16. März desselben Jahres.

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from rgkit import rg

class BaseRobot(object):

    def act(self, game):
        return ['guard']

    def allies(self, game):
        '''Allies.
        Return a dictionary of all ally robots on the field.
        '''
        allies = {}
        for loc, robot in game.robots.items():
            if 'robot_id' in robot:
                allies[loc] = robot
        return allies

    def enemies(self, game):
        '''Enemies.
        Return a dictionary of all enemy robots on the field.
        '''
        enemies = {}
        for loc, robot in game.robots.items():
            if 'robot_id' not in robot:
                enemies[loc] = robot
        return enemies

    def weakest(self, robots):
        '''Weakest.
        Given a dictionary of robots, return a reference to
        the weakest robot.
        '''
        weakest = None

        for loc, robot in robots.iteritems():
            if weakest is None:
                weakest = robot
                continue
            if weakest.hp > robot.hp:
                weakest = robot

        return weakest

    def weakest_ally(self, game):
        allies = self.allies(game)
        return self.weakest(allies)

    def weakest_enemy(self, game):
        enemies = self.enemies(game)
        return self.weakest(enemies)

    def strongest(self, robots):
        '''Strongest.
        Given a dictionary of robots, return a reference to
        the strongest robot.
        '''
        strongest = None

        for loc, robot in robots.iteritems():
            if strongest is None:
                strongest = robot
                continue
            if strongest.hp < robot.hp:
                strongest = robot

        return strongest

    def nearest(self, robots):
        nearest = None
        nearest_distance = None

        for loc, robot in robots.iteritems():
            if nearest is None:
                nearest = robot
                nearest_distance = rg.wdist(self.location, robot.location)
                continue
            distance = rg.wdist(self.location, robot.location)
            if distance < nearest_distance:
                nearest = robot
                nearest_distance = distance

        return nearest

    def nearest_enemy(self, game):
        enemies = self.enemies(game)
        return self.nearest(enemies)

    def nearest_ally(self, game):
        allies = self.allies(game)
        return self.nearest(allies)


This brilliant Christmas craft was made by Brandy Brooks and she let me share today! Turn an old bundt pan into the cutest Rudolph the Reindeer wreath! She said "I painted an old bundt cake pan… there's 2-3 coats of acrylic on it. I found an old ornament I painted red (2 coats) then glittered. After the ornament dried I mod podged so the glitter wouldn't come off. The antlers are ones I painted from an old headband. I used a hot glue gun to attach everything once it dried" To hang it she said she's going to try using a picture hanger and E600. This is perfect for your front door!


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NACCHO Aboriginal Health : Download the ANAO Report : Primary Healthcare Grants under the IHAP Indigenous Australians' Health Program : Effective high quality, comprehensive, culturally appropriate, primary healthcare services in urban, regional, rural and remote locations
" The bulk of IAHP expenditure is via grants. Since 2015, IAHP primary healthcare grants totalling approximately $1.44 billion have been awarded with 85 per cent of this funding going to Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health's design, implementation and administration of primary healthcare grants under the IAHP."
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ANAO Report PHC Grants Under IAHP – DoH
1. The Indigenous Australians' Health Program (IAHP) was established in 2014 through the consolidation of four existing Indigenous health funding streams administered by the Department of Health (the department).
The IAHP aims to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with access to effective high quality, comprehensive, culturally appropriate, primary healthcare services in urban, regional, rural and remote locations across Australia.1
Primary healthcare services are usually the 'entry point' for persons into the broader health system and can be contrasted to services provided through hospitals or when people are referred to specialists.
The IAHP access to effective high quality, comprehensive, culturally appropriate, primary healthcare services in urban, regional, rural and remote locations
2. The bulk of IAHP expenditure is via grants. Since 2015, IAHP primary healthcare grants totalling approximately $1.44 billion have been awarded with 85 per cent of this funding going to Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
3. As at March 2018, a total of 164 organisations are receiving IAHP primary healthcare grant funding. In 2016–17, IAHP-funded services provided primary healthcare services to an estimated 352,000 Indigenous Australians. This represents 54.2 per cent of the estimated total Indigenous population.
Rationale for undertaking the audit
4. The IAHP was selected for audit because it is intended to contribute towards achieving the Indigenous health-related 'Closing the Gap' targets regarding life expectancy and infant mortality. The program represents the Australian Government's largest direct expenditure on Indigenous primary healthcare.
Audit objective and criteria
5. The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health's design, implementation and administration of primary healthcare grants under the IAHP.
6. To form a conclusion against this objective, the ANAO adopted the following high-level criteria:
Did the department design the IAHP primary healthcare components consistent with the Government's objectives in establishing the IAHP?
Has implementation of the IAHP primary healthcare components been supported through effective coordination with key Government and non-Government stakeholders?
Has the department's approach to assessing primary healthcare funding applications and negotiating funding agreements been consistent with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines?
Has the department implemented a performance framework that supports effective management of individual primary healthcare grants and enables ongoing assessment of program performance and progress towards outcomes?
7. The department's design and implementation of the primary healthcare component of the IAHP was partially effective as it has not yet achieved all of the Australian Government's objectives in establishing the program. The department has not implemented the planned funding allocation model and there are shortcomings in performance monitoring and reporting arrangements. However, the department has consolidated the program, supported it through coordination and information-sharing activities and continued grant funding.
8. The Government's original objectives in establishing the IAHP are due to be fully achieved in 2019–20, four years later than originally planned. The majority of IAHP primary healthcare grant funding to date has been allocated in essentially the same manner as previous arrangements rather than the originally intended needs based model. Program implementation has been supported through appropriately aligning funding streams to intended outcomes and coordination and information-sharing with relevant stakeholders.
9. Most aspects of the department's assessment of IAHP primary healthcare funding applications and negotiation of funding agreements were consistent with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines (CGRGs). The exception to this was the poor assessment of value for money regarding the majority of grant funds. The grant funding agreements were fit for purpose, but the department has not established service-related performance benchmarks for funded organisations that were provided for in most of the agreements.
10. The department has not developed a performance framework for the Indigenous Australians' Health Program. Extensive public reporting on Indigenous health provides a high level of transparency on the extent to which the Australian Government's objectives in Indigenous health are being achieved. However, this reporting includes organisations not funded under the IAHP and, as such, it is not specific enough to measure the extent to which IAHP funded services are contributing to achieving program outcomes.
11. In managing IAHP primary healthcare grants, the department has not used the available provisions in the funding agreements to set quantitative benchmarks for grant recipients. This limits its ability to effectively use available performance data for monitoring and continuous quality improvement. Systems are in place to collect performance data, but systems for collecting quantitative performance data have not been effective. Issues with performance data collection limit its usefulness for longitudinal analysis.
Supporting findings
Program design and implementation
12. The design of the IAHP was consistent with the Government's objectives of achieving budget savings and reducing administrative complexity through consolidation of existing grant programs. The objective of allocating primary healthcare grant funding on a more transparent needs basis will not be achieved until 2019–20, four years behind the timetable agreed by Government in establishing the IAHP.
13. Three outcomes were established for the program and set out in published IAHP grant guidelines. One of the outcomes does not clearly identify the desired end result. IAHP funding, including the primary healthcare component, are appropriately aligned to the outcomes.
14. The department uses a wide variety of forums and networks to share information and seek feedback about its current and planned Indigenous health activities, including the IAHP. Some coordination and joint planning activities relating to primary healthcare have also been undertaken through the Aboriginal Health Partnership Forums.
Awarding Grants
15. Ninety eight per cent of IAHP primary healthcare grant funding has been provided through non-competitive processes. The department obtained Ministerial agreement for these processes.
16. Most aspects of the assessment of funding proposals were undertaken consistently with the CGRGs and IAHP guidelines. The exception was assessment of value for money. Assessment records for some funding rounds, including the $1.23 billion 'bulk' round undertaken in 2015, lacked evidence of substantive analysis of value of money considerations. The department was also unable to provide evidence it had undertaken a value for money assessment regarding the $114 million grant to the Northern Territory Government. In virtually all cases, risk assessments formed part of the assessment process.
17. Departmental delegates were provided with sufficient advice to enable them to discharge their obligations under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2014 in approving IAHP grant proposals. The timeliness of the advice varied, but was provided relatively quickly for the larger 2015 funding rounds.
18. Funding agreements are fit for purpose, using a grant head agreement and an IAHP-specific schedule. The specific services to be provided by each funded organisation are set out in separate Action Plans, which are appropriately referenced in the agreement schedule. The agreements with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations allow for the setting of individual performance targets, but no targets have been set. All agreements also clearly set out reporting requirements.
Monitoring and Reporting
19. The department has not established a performance framework for the primary healthcare component of the IAHP.
20. Systems are in place to collect performance data, but systems to collect quantitative performance data have not been effective. Several changes to data collection processes have resulted in an increased reporting burden on IAHP grant recipients and two six-monthly data collections being discarded or uncollected. These breaks in the data series limit its usefulness for longitudinal analysis of performance trends. The department has commenced projects to improve the quality of data, but has limited assurance over the quality of data collected before 2017 as it has not been validated.
21. The department relies on public reporting of a range of Indigenous health indicators to monitor achievement of program outcomes. The reporting includes data about services not funded under the IAHP. As such, it is not specific enough to measure the extent to which IAHP funded services are contributing to achieving program outcomes. The department was also unable to demonstrate how it used the data to inform relevant policy advice and program administration.
22. The department is not effectively using available performance data to monitor IAHP grant recipient performance and has not set quantitative national key performance indicator (nKPI) based benchmarks for grant recipients. The department's ability to set performance expectations and assess actual performance is limited by the currency of data and variability in the content of Action Plans.
Recommendation no.1
Paragraph 3.21
The Department of Health improve the quality of IAHP primary healthcare value for money assessments, including ensuring their consistency with the new funding allocation model.
Department of Health response: Agreed.
The Department of Health assess the risks involved in IAHP-funded healthcare services using various clinical information software systems to support the direct online service reporting and national key performance indicator reporting process, and appropriately mitigate any significant identified risks.
The Department of Health ensure that new IAHP funding agreements for primary healthcare services include measurable performance targets that are aligned with program outcomes and that it monitors grant recipient performance against these targets.
Summary of entity response
23. The Department of Health ('the Department') notes the findings of the report and agrees with the recommendations.
It is pleasing that the report finds: the program has been consolidated and supported through coordination and information sharing activities; programme implementation has appropriately aligned funding streams to intended outcomes; and the objective of reducing administrative complexity has been achieved.
Work is already underway within the Department which aligns with the report's recommendations, and the report provides a platform to continue these efforts. In particular, the Department has introduced more robust assessment processes for primary health care grants under the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme and has also commenced development of enhanced performance measurements of program outcomes, supported by an outcomes-focussed policy framework. The Department's responses to the individual recommendations provide further detail.
The report identifies that the introduction of a new funding allocation model for the distribution of primary health care funding as announced in the 2014–15 Budget is yet to be completed and finds that this deferral has contributed to a partially effective implementation of the Australian Government's objectives in establishing the programme. The Government announced in the 2018–19 Budget that the model will be implemented from 1 July 2019 and the Department will continue to work closely with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to deliver this important initiative. The Department notes that this deferral occurred in the context of extensive stakeholder engagement together with significant data improvement activities designed to support a robust and well-developed funding model.
Whilst the Department is committed to continuous improvement of the administration of the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme, the Department wishes to acknowledge and recognise the significant contribution our network of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services are making to improve the health of their communities under the Australian Government's Closing the Gap agenda
Indigenous health and government funding
1.1 In 2008, the Council of Australian Governments set targets aimed at reducing or eliminating differences in specific outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. These Closing the Gap targets covered three broad areas, of which health was one. In 2013, the Australian Government released the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013–23, which set out a 10 year plan for the direction of Australian Government Indigenous health policy. This was followed in 2015 by an Implementation Plan for the Health Plan. The Implementation Plan outlines the actions to be taken by the Australian Government, the Aboriginal community controlled health sector, and other key stakeholders to give effect to the Health Plan. Progress under the Implementation Plan is measured against 20 goals and 106 deliverables that were developed to complement the existing Closing the Gap targets.
1.2 While the 2018 Prime Minister's Closing the Gap report and the 2017 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework report show gains have been made in some areas, Indigenous Australians continue to experience significantly poorer health outcomes than the general population.2 Life expectancy is about 10 years lower. Rates of chronic disease are higher, with some tending to occur at a younger age in Indigenous Australians compared to the general population. The overall burden of disease3 for Indigenous Australians is also 2.3 times higher. Some factors potentially impacting on health, such as smoking and obesity, are higher: the overall smoking rate is 2.7 times higher and Indigenous Australians are 1.6 times as likely to be obese as the general population. Some health interventions can have a long lead time before measurable impacts are seen across the target population—for example, up to three decades in the case of many smoking-related diseases.
1.3 The Australian and state and territory governments all fund Indigenous health. Estimated total direct funding on Indigenous health4 has increased since the setting of the Closing the Gap targets: from $4.76 billion in 2008–09 to $6.30 billion in 2015–16.5 Of this, expenditure specifically targeted at Indigenous Australians was $1.44 billion in 2015–16. The remainder is expenditure on 'mainstream' services used by Indigenous Australians, notably hospitals, and the cost of various Australian Government subsidies, including the Medicare Benefits Scheme and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Indigenous-related expenditure on public and community health services6 in 2015–16 is estimated at $1.73 billion. The Australian Government contributes 59 per cent of the total 2015–16 government expenditure on the Indigenous public and community health services category.
1.4 Measured on a per-person basis, total direct health funding on Indigenous Australians in 2015–16 by all Governments in Australia is 1.83 times greater than the direct health funding on non-Indigenous Australians. Funding on the public and community health services category of Indigenous health is 3.59 times higher.
The Indigenous Australians' Health Program
1.5 The Department of Health (the department) has had primary responsibility for Commonwealth Indigenous health policy and funding since 1995. Since that time, the department's role has been to improve both Indigenous Australians' access to mainstream primary healthcare and increase the capacity of the Indigenous-specific sector to provide comprehensive primary healthcare.7
1.6 In the May 2014 Budget, the Australian Government announced the establishment of the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP). It was formed by consolidating four existing funding streams administered by the department, which between them included around 30 discrete funding components.8 The consolidation was intended to reduce administrative complexity and enable an improved focus on basic health needs (including clinical primary healthcare) at a local level to improve health outcomes. The stated high-level objective for the IAHP is:
to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with access to effective high quality, comprehensive, culturally appropriate, primary health care services in urban, regional, rural and remote locations across Australia.
1.7 A new primary healthcare grant funding allocation model was also to be developed for implementation from 2015–16. As discussed in Chapter 2, development and implementation of the new allocation model has been delayed.
1.8 With the exception of 'social and emotional wellbeing' activities being transferred to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet9, the range of activities funded by the department under IAHP are broadly similar to those under the pre-IAHP arrangements and funding levels have increased. In 2013–14, funding under predecessor grant programs was $682.3 million (excluding social and emotional wellbeing activities). The budget allocation for IAHP funding in 2017–18 is $856.1 million.
1.9 The bulk of IAHP expenditure is via grants. As at March 2018, $743.5 million of 2017–18 grant funds had been expended or committed.10 The largest component is grants to provide primary healthcare services to Indigenous Australians, which account for $461.5 million (62 per cent) of total IAHP 2017–18 expended and committed grant funding.11 Other significant grant funding areas under the IAHP relate to activities intended to increase Indigenous Australians' access to mainstream services12 ($108 million, or 15 per cent) and funding for various maternal/early childhood health and anti-smoking activities (about five per cent each).
1.10 As at March 2018, 164 organisations are receiving IAHP primary healthcare grant funding. Around 140 of these organisations are Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), which collectively account for 85 per cent of total IAHP core primary healthcare grant funding in 2017–18. The remaining primary healthcare grant recipients include the Northern Territory Government, various public sector regional health bodies across several states, and a small number of private sector providers and non-government organisations.
1.11 The geographical distribution of the healthcare facilities receiving IAHP primary healthcare funding is shown in Figure 1.1.
Figure 1.1: Distribution of IAHP primary healthcare funded facilities
Source: Department of Health.
1.12 The 2017–18 primary healthcare grant funding amounts according to jurisdiction and remoteness index is shown in Table 1.1.
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NEXT RUN OF BAMA ART HOUSE SCREENINGS BEGINS AUGUST 16
(Tuscaloosa) The popular Bama Art House Series begins another run at the Bama Theatre on August 16 and will end on October 11, 2011. A program of The Arts Council, this exciting series represents the organization's goals to bring new and unique film to the West Alabama area. The lineup will consist of nine movies, each screening Tuesday nights only at 7:30 p.m.
Discounted complete series subscription tickets will be available at www.brownpapertickets.com ($40 adults/$35 students and seniors) and individual tickets will be available at the Bama box office prior to screenings ($7 general/$6 students and seniors/$5 Arts Council members).
The mission of the Bama Art House series is to bring current and contemporary independent film to Tuscaloosa, transforming the historic Bama Theatre into a cinematic art house. The Bama Theatre is located at 600 Greensboro Avenue in downtown Tuscaloosa.
For more information about The Arts Council or Bama Theatre visit www.tuscarts.org or follow the group on Facebook at "The Arts Council – Bama Theatre – Cultural Arts Center" and Twitter. Call 205-758-5195 for further information.
Bama Art House Series:
Each film is one night only including the Manhattan Short Film Festival.
August 16: TREE OF LIFE
Rated PG-13 /Drama /139 minutes
Director: Terrence Malick
Writer: Terrence Malick
Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain
The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950's. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence.
August 23: THE CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
Rated G / Documentary / 90 minutes
Director: Werner Herzog
Writers: Werner Herzog and Judith Thurman
Stars: Werner Herzog, Dominique Baffier and Jean Clottes
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
August 30: THE TRIP
Not rated but with mature themes / Comedy / 107 minutes
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and Claire Keelan
Steve Coogan has been asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, but after his girlfriend backs out on him he must take his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.
September 6: THE NAMES OF LOVE
Rated R / Comedy / 100 minutes
Director: Michel Leclerc
Writers: Michel Leclerc
Stars: Sara Forestier, Jacques Gamblin and Zinedine Soualem
A young, extroverted left-wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause is successful until she meets her match.
September 13: BEGINNERS
Rated R / Drama-Comedy / 105 minutes
Director: Mike Mills
Writer: Mike Mills
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
September 20: TERRI
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Writers: Patrick Dewitt, Azazel Jacobs
Stars: John C. Reilly, Jacob Wysocki and Bridger Zadina
Centers on a large 15-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life.
September 27: MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
This extraordinary global event will take place throughout the week of September 25th through October 2nd when over 100,000 people in cities across six continents gather in cinemas, galleries, museums and cafes for one purpose: to view and vote on the MSFF finalists' films, a total of ten, in the festival. Audience members in each venue will be handed a voting card upon entering each cinema that will allow them to cast their ballot for best film. Votes are sent to MSFF headquarters where the winner will be announced on Sunday, October 2, 2011. Partnering cinemas are located in over 200 cities in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America and North America, including all 50 States of the U.S. MSFF is not an online or a touring/traveling film festival. Films are distributed to individual partnering cinemas throughout the world. It is the world's first global film festival, taking place during one week. The mission of the MSFF is to unite audiences across all seven continents of the globe for one week via the most compelling short films submitted each year. "One World One Week One Festival" is emblazoned within the rings that surround the festival logo, and it is this mantra that sets the festival apart from any other film event of the year.
October 4: TABLOID
Rated R /Documentary / 87 minutes
Director: Errol Morris
Stars: Kent Gavin
A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon missionary.
October 11: SUBMARINE
Rated R / Comedy-Drama / 97 minutes
Director: Richard Ayoade
Writers: Richard Ayoade and John Dunthorne
Stars: Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine
15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.
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Het gebouw is opgetrokken in Brabantse renaissancestijl en is gebouwd in baksteen met vensteromlijstingen van zandsteen. In 1664 werd dit gebouw opgericht door de Abdij van Averbode, die het patronaatsrecht van de parochie bezat.

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MECC Highlights Youth Talent in New CD Release
Big Stone Gap, VA -- Mountain Empire Community College is highlighting the best of Southwest Virginia's youth music and the cultivator of those talents with the release of "Youth Movement: A Tribute to Miss Ellie".
Musician and Home Craft Days Festival Organizer Tommy Bledsoe said the CD release, which includes 28 old-time, bluegrass, gospel and early country music tracks, celebrates the 45th anniversary of the festival as well as the life of festival organizer Sue Ella Boatright-Wells and her remarkable dedication to preserving mountain music. "Youth Movement: A Tribute to Miss Ellie" features performances by Bill and the Belles, the Whitetop Mountain Band, Todd Meade and family, Empty Bottle String Band, Sam Gleaves, Kelsey Rae, The Buttermilk Girls, Brett Ratliff, Brandon Maggard, Corbin Hayslett, The Childress Girls, the Scott and Wise County JAM programs, the Mountain Music School Band, and Sycamore Hollow.
Bledsoe noted that while the establishment of Home Craft Days in 1972 brought attention to traditional music and the musicians who were playing it, the latest CD release demonstrates how that same music is being carried on and reborn through younger generations.
"In making this CD, I thought about what had changed," said Bledsoe. "The most obvious change was the incredible number of young people who were now included in the festival, mostly due to the dedication of Sue Ella. She started Mountain Music School, helped get the Junior Appalachian Musician (JAM) programs started and created an additional stage at HCD to feature our youth musicians. As a result, dozens of new groups and individual performers had been appearing at the festival and we had a lot of good recording. In addition, some of the second and third generations of our legacy performers, like Todd Meade and his family, Martha and Kilby Spencer (Whitetop Mountain Band) and others were carrying on the music. That was our focus this year."
Preserving mountain music was a hallmark effort of Boatright-Wells and Bledsoe added that she was able to enjoy the CD and have a hand in the musical selections before her death. Tracks include, "Darlin' Cory," by Corbin Hayslett (winner of the 2015 Orthophonic Joy Contest); Loretta Lynn's "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" by Kelsey Rae and Bill and the Belles; "Skillet Good and Greasy" by Whitetop Mountain Band; and original songs, like "Grandpa's Working Shoes" by Sam Gleaves.
Several of the musicians featured on the CD started playing at Mountain Music School and in the afterschool JAM programs, including Tyler Hughes, Beth Miller, Maggie Gatley, and the Childress Girls. Bledsoe said not only are students preserving their legacy, but they are shaping the future of our region.
"A good number of those students who started getting interested in mountain culture are going deeper, wider and with more confidence than I could have imagined 25 years ago. Once they are invested with a sense of belonging to mountain culture, everything they do is shaped or influenced by it. If mountain people don't understand the pathway from where we have come to now, they will be easily misled in the future. And the arts are a window into that history and the ownership of it," Bledsoe said.
"Youth Movement: A Tribute to Miss Ellie" is available for purchase at MECC's Bookstore, located in Holton Hall, and online at www.mecc.edu/bookstore. All proceeds benefit the Home Craft Days festival and Mountain Music School program.
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Jane Kenyon and I almost avoided marriage because her widowhood would have been so long, between us was there such a radical difference in age. And yet today it is twenty-two years since she died, of leukemia, at forty-seven—and I approach ninety. I was a high-school freshman and decided to write poems five years before Jane was born. She finished primary school in 1958, the year that I took a teaching job in her home town of Ann Arbor. With me came my wife, Kirby, and my son, Andrew; my daughter, Philippa, arrived three years later. The marriage crumbled after a decade, and I endured five wretched years of promiscuity and booze. To our endless good fortune, Jane and I found each other and, three years later, I quit teaching and we moved to New Hampshire. My children came east for their education and remained here as our neighbors. In my twenty years with her, everything in my poetic history happened again, this time to Jane: her first poem in Poetry, her first book, her second, an N.E.A. fellowship, her third book, a Guggenheim, her fourth book, multiple poetry readings, her reputation rising and spreading.
When I was nine or ten, Great-Uncle Wilfred felt a pain in his back at Cousin Nannie's funeral. We buried him five months later. I woke in the night hearing myself declare, "Now death has become a reality." My first poem, at twelve, was "The End of All." At one point, I decided that if we flattered death, it might spare us, so I wrote "Praise for Death." Between my two years at Oxford, I returned to the United States for my own wedding. My New Hampshire grandparents couldn't attend—the year before, my grandfather had suffered a malfunction in a heart valve. The day after the wedding, before sailing to England, Kirby and I had only a day to drive to the farm where I had spent my childhood summers, listening to my grandfather's stories, haying with him every afternoon, eating my grandmother's chicken fricassee or red flannel hash for dinner. My mother's father, Wesley Wells, had been my life's love, the measure of everything. Kirby met Kate and Wesley; we ate a hen fresh from the henyard; we chatted; and when Kirby and I started upstairs for sleep, Wesley could not help but tell a funny story. The night he and Kate married, Kate's cousin Freeman had wired a cowbell to their bedsprings.
Two and a half years after our wedding, Kirby gave birth. When the baby turned out to be a boy, we named him after my father and me, Donald Andrew Hall. We would call him Andrew. Every night, with pleasure, I gave him his 2 A.M. bottle. Every day, I worked on a poem called "My Son My Executioner." The New Yorker published it, an anthologist put it in a college textbook, teachers assigned it, and for decades textbook anthologies reprinted it. I was the fellow whose son strapped him into the electric chair.
My father turned fifty-two on December 6, 1955. He died, of lung cancer, two weeks later, and we buried him, on Christmas Eve, in the Whitneyville Cemetery in Hamden, Connecticut, a block from the house he grew up in. During his seven months of dying, I drove the two hours to see him once a week. He could not speak outright of his approaching death. In a low voice that cracked and shuddered, he murmured, "if anything . . . should happen . . . to me . . ." Week after week I watched as his skin paled, he grew frailer. My mother, Lucy, rubbed his balding head. He died a few hours before one of my weekly visits. The last time I sat with him alive, I thought that every breath might be his last. I had not yet observed the brain-stem breathing—three quick breaths, a pause, and a long one—that I would see as my ninety-seven-year-old grandmother, and, twenty years later, my wife, died.
Before she became my student, Jane had lived a quiet, rural life, just outside the bustle of Ann Arbor. Her parents were musicians, and she grew up in a house full of books. In junior high, she started writing poems and keeping a journal. She enrolled in the University of Michigan, flunked biology, dropped out, took a job, returned to major in French, studied to be a teacher, switched to English, and took my lecture course in Yeats and Joyce. The following year, she applied to take my poetry workshop, and most of the poems she submitted were slight and fantastic, a habit of the moment that Robert Bly called "light verse surrealism." Yet one of her poems was darker and stronger. She wrote of trying to capture the attention of her sick grandmother, approaching the hospital bed "like the young nurse with the needle." The image brought her into my class and altered our lives forever.
When Jane was put to bed in Dartmouth-Hitchcock, an hour north of our house, I rented a motel room next door and spent every day with her. I took notes in brief lines of verse—observations, anecdotes, humors, terrors. I found and used a few of these lines later, when I assembled my poems of her death. Only six months into Jane's leukemia, I had drafted the poem "Without" in the present tense. She had been diagnosed in January. In the New Hampshire Hospital, as we waited for a stranger's bone-marrow match and a flight to Seattle in late August, I saw the trees begin to turn yellow from the window. I had not noticed the melt of March nor the green leaves when they arrived in April. We inhabited not the natural world but the landscape of leukemia. I read a draft of "Without" to Jane. From her bed, Jane said, "You've got it, you've got it!" A year later, I put the poem into the past tense, and eventually it became the title of my book of Jane's death.
"Without," I continued to write about Jane in "The Painted Bed," sometimes returning to metrical forms. In the months and years after her death, Jane's voice and mine rose as one, spiralling together the images and diphthongs of the dead who were once the living, our necropoetics of grief and love in the singular absence of flesh.


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STUFF I'VE BEEN READING
A MONTHLY COLUMN
by Nick Hornby
BOOKS BOUGHT:
Bush at War—Bob Woodward
Six Days of War—Michael B. Oren
Genome—Matt Ridley
Isaac Newton—James Gleick
God's Pocket—Pete Dexter
The Poet and the Murderer—Simon Worrall
Sputnik Sweetheart—Haruki Murakami
Lie Down in Darkness—William Styron
Leadville—Edward Platt
Master Georgie—Beryl Bainbridge
How to Breathe Underwater—Julie Orringer (two copies)
BOOKS READ:
A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates—Blake Bailey (completed)
Wenger: The Making of a Legend—Jasper Rees
How to Breathe Underwater—Julie Orringer
Bush at War—Bob Woodward (unfinished)
Unnamed Literary Novel (abandoned)
Unnamed Work of Nonfiction (abandoned)
No Name—Wilkie Collins (unfinished)
LITERARY CDS BOUGHT AND LISTENED TO:
The Spoken Word—Poets
The Spoken Word—Writers
Unfinished, abandoned, abandoned, unfinished. Well, you can't say I didn't warn you. In the first of these columns, I voiced the suspicion that my then-current reading jag was unsustainable: I was worried, I seem to recall, about the end of the summer, and the forthcoming football season, and it's true that both of these factors have had an adverse effect on book consumption. (Words added to ongoing novel since autumnal return to work: not many, but more than the month before. Football matches watched in the last month: seven whole ones, four of them live in the stadium, and bits and pieces of probably half a dozen others.) Of the two books I started and finished this month, one I read in a day, mostly on a plane, during a day trip to Amsterdam. And it was a book about football.
It is not only sport and work that have slowed me up, however; I would have to say that the ethos of this magazine has inhibited me a little too. As you are probably aware by now, The Believer has taken the honorable and commendable view that, if it is attacks on contemporary writers and writing you wish to read, then you can choose from an endless range of magazines and newspapers elsewhere—just about all of them, in fact—and that therefore The Believer will contain only acid-free literary criticism.
This position is, however, likely to cause difficulties if your brief is simply to write honestly about the books you have been reading: Boredom and, very occasionally, despair is part of the reading life, after all.
Nick Hornby is the author of five books, most recently Songbook. He lives in north London.


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King Mohammed VI:Firstly,'No'to any solution to the Sahara question other than within the framew
HM King Mohammed VI delivered, on Monday, a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the Glorious Green March. Here follows the full text of the speech:
"Praise be to God May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear Citizens, Today, we are proudly celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Green March. And in a few weeks, we will be commemorating the 60th anniversary of the speech delivered at M'hamid al-Ghizlan by His Majesty King Mohammed V - may he rest in peace. Why am I alluding to these two historical events? And what is the connection between them? What these two events have in common is the unshakable covenant binding the Throne and the people together when it comes to the nation's territorial integrity, particularly with regard to the Moroccan Sahara. The historic speech at M'hamid al-Ghizlan is highly significant for several reasons. Not only does it represent a milestone in the completion of our territorial integrity, but it also confirmed a basic fact which no one can deny, namely the Moroccanness of the Sahara and the Moroccan people's unwavering commitment to their land. • Immediately after Morocco's independence; • And before the question of the Sahara was tabled at the United Nations in 1963; • At a time when no claims had been put forward regarding the liberation of the Sahara, except for Morocco's legitimate demands; • In fact, even before Algeria became independent; Before any of the above happened, my grandfather had reiterated Morocco's historical and legal rights in respect of the Sahara, when he solemnly and publicly declared to the representatives of the Sahrawi tribal sheikhs, who swore allegiance (bei'a) to him, that he would continue to work to recover the Sahara, in keeping with Morocco's historical rights and in accordance with the will of the region's inhabitants. That statement, pronounced in those circumstances, needs no further comment; nor can anyone dispute its credibility. It conveys more than just a commitment; in fact, it epitomizes the covenant that binds the Throne and the people. It also confirms that the Sahara had always been Moroccan before the artificial dispute over the territory was fabricated. The Sahara will remain Moroccan until God inherits the land - whatever sacrifices may be required. Loyal to that sacred covenant, and based on the above-mentioned historical and political legitimacy, my revered father, His Majesty King Hassan II - blessed be his soul - aptly devised the Green March to recover our southern provinces. Following in the footsteps of both my grandfather and my father, with the land having been liberated, I have continued to uphold the same commitment to make sure our citizens in those territories are honored, promote development in the region, free our brothers and sisters in the camps and ensure those territories are fully integrated into the motherland. Dear Citizens, Upon my accession to the throne, I pledged before the Almighty and before you to make every effort to defend our territorial integrity and to enable our people in the Sahara to lead a free, dignified life. I have consistently sought to make sure the efforts we make at the international level to defend our legitimate rights go hand in hand with those we make at home to achieve development, in a spirit of solidarity and national consensus. At the international level, Morocco remains committed to engaging in the current dynamic wished for by His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations Organization, and to collaborating with his Personal Envoy, while keeping in mind the need to adhere to the related firmly established principles and terms of reference on which the Moroccan position is based. They include the following: • Firstly, 'No' to any solution to the Sahara question other than within the framework of Morocco's full sovereignty over its Sahara and the Autonomy Initiative, which has been declared serious and credible by the international community; • Secondly, draw lessons from past experience, for the problem is not so much finding a solution as determining the process that produces it; for this reason, all the parties that have concocted this dispute must fully shoulder their responsibility in order for a final solution to be reached; • Thirdly, ensure full compliance with the terms of reference adopted by the UN Security Council when addressing this artificial regional dispute, for the Security Council is the only international body tasked with overseeing the settlement process; • Fourthly, outright rejection of any transgression or attempt to infringe on Morocco's legitimate rights or its best interests; rejection of any obsolete proposals designed to divert the settlement process from the set terms of reference, or to introduce or impose other issues which are dealt with by other relevant bodies.At the national level, I have said on many occasions that we will not sit by and wait for the desired solution to be found. Instead, we will press ahead with our endeavors to promote development in our southern regions and offer our populations there freedom and dignity.In this regard, we shall continue to apply the development model specifically designed for these regions and seek, in parallel, to implement the advanced regionalization plan, which will enable the inhabitants of the region to run their own affairs democratically and to contribute to its development.The projects I have launched, and those to follow, will turn the Moroccan Sahara into an integrated economic hub that will enable the region to play its role as a link between Morocco and countries further down in Africa. It will also serve to connect the countries of the region.Dear Citizens,As I have stressed before, this development model is not just about the economy. It is an integrated societal project aimed at ensuring human fulfilment, preserving people's dignity and making sure man is front and center in the development process.For this reason, the model lays special emphasis on the preservation of the Saharan cultural heritage. I know personally how much that heritage means to the people of the region.I therefore care deeply about the Hassani culture and see to it that it is properly showcased, by providing the cultural amenities and facilities required, promoting artistic initiatives and events, and honoring the men and women involved in culture, creativity and the arts.Needless to say, I am keenly interested in promoting all the components of our unified Moroccan identity. In my view, there is no difference between any of the cultural and linguistic characteristics across Morocco's regions - in the Sahara or the Sousse region, in the Rif region, the Atlas mountains or the eastern part of the country.However, caring about the local cultural heritage does not mean promoting intolerance or reclusiveness, nor should it be a pretext to foster extremism or separatism. 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Boyer D, Kopel L. Boyer D, Kopel L Boyer, Debra, and Lianne Kopel.Chapter 14. Chest Pain. In: Shah SS, Ludwig S. Shah S.S., Ludwig S Eds. Samir S. Shah, and Stephen Ludwig.eds. Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014. http://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=842&sectionid=48931834. Accessed April 22, 2019.
Boyer D, Kopel L. Boyer D, Kopel L Boyer, Debra, and Lianne Kopel.. "Chapter 14. Chest Pain." Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics Shah SS, Ludwig S. Shah S.S., Ludwig S Eds. Samir S. Shah, and Stephen Ludwig. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2014, http://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=842&sectionid=48931834.
Chest pain is a relatively common complaint in children with a frequency of 0.6% of pediatric emergency room visits. It occurs equally in boys and girls with a median age at presentation of 12 years. The most common causes of chest pain in children are generally benign but this complaint causes much anxiety among parents and patients due to concern for a cardiac etiology (Table 14-1).
Table 14-1. Common Causes of Chest Pain in Children.
In understanding the multiple causes for chest pain, one must consider the various innervation patterns that occur throughout the chest. Musculoskeletal pain is transmitted via intercostal nerves while the vagus nerve innervates the large bronchi and trachea. Pain fibers from the parietal pleura travel via intercostal nerves while the visceral pleura lacks pain fibers. Peripheral diaphragmatic disease is transmitted through intercostal fibers, and therefore can cause referred pain in the chest wall. This is in contrast to the central diaphragm, innervated by the phrenic nerve, which results in pain referred to the shoulder. The pericardium has multiple innervations including the phrenic, vagal, and recurrent laryngeal nerves, as well as the esophageal plexus. Thus, pericardial disease can present with diverse sensations and can be difficult to diagnose. Finally, cardiac pain itself transmits via the thoracic sympathetic chain and other cardiac nerves. Chest pain, therefore, is a very general term that can describe a variety of symptoms and etiologies. Only by a very careful history and physical examination can one accurately determine the cause of the patient's discomfort.
Causes of chest pain in children can be separated by age (Table 14-2) or etiology (Table 14-3). Chest pain is classified as idiopathic in 20%-61% of cases. In terms of organic etiology, 7%-69% of cases are determined to be musculoskeletal, 13%-24% of cases are respiratory (including asthma), less than 10% of cases are psychogenic and gastrointestinal in origin, and cardiac causes are found in 5% of cases or less. Children younger than 12 years of age are more likely to have a cardiac or respiratory etiology, whereas children older than 12 years of age will more often have psychogenic causes for their chest pain. In one study, most children presented with pain duration of less than 24 hours. However, children with a nonorganic cause are more likely to have pain lasting over 6 months.
Table 14-2. Causes of Chest Pain in Childhood by Age.


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Un tumor benigno es un tipo de neoplasia que carece de la malignidad de los tumores cancerosos. Por definición, este tipo de tumor no crece en forma desproporcionada ni agresiva; no invade tejidos adyacentes y no hace metástasis a tejidos u órganos distantes. Ejemplos comunes de tumor benigno son el nevus melanocítico y miomas uterino.

El término «benigno» implica que, generalmente, es una afección autolimitada y no progresiva; y, en términos generales, no implica una amenaza grave para la salud. Sin embargo, algunas neoplasias catalogadas como benignas, aunque carecen de propiedades invasivas, pueden ocasionar complicaciones graves. Por ejemplo, algunos de estos tumores pueden producir efecto de masa (compresión de un órgano o estructura vascular o nerviosa); otros, como los procedentes de tejidos endocrinos, son productores de cantidades excesivas de hormonas (adenoma tiroideo tóxico y el adenoma hipofisiario).

Normalmente, los tumores benignos están rodeados por una cápsula externa que impide la extensión local a otros tejidos. No obstante, algunos tipos de tumor tienen el potencial de hacerse malignos como el teratoma.

Clasificación

El término «tumor» en el sentido amplio significa «hinchazón», y «tumor benigno» sirve para designar todas las proliferaciones tisulares anormales que no son catalogadas como cáncer. En la práctica, la mayoría son neoplasias, es decir, masas que contienen una discreta población de células que proliferan de una forma independiente. Por ejemplo, una entidad que puede denominarse tumor, pero que no es una neoplasia, es un hamartoma.

Generalmente, los tumores benignos se componen de células muy similares en apariencia a las del tipo de tejido que las origina. Son denominadas de acuerdo a este tipo de tejido seguido del sufijo, «-oma». Por ejemplo, un lipoma es una tumor benigno frecuente proveniente de las células grasas o adipocitos; un condroma se origina en las células que originan el cartílago, los condrocitos. Los adenomas son tumores benignos de células glandulares, y se designan frecuentemente especificando el órgano que les dio origen, un ejemplo serían los adenomas hepáticos. Existen algunos tumores malignos que mantienen una denominación de acuerdo a la convención de los benignos, por razones históricas; algunos ejemplos son el melanoma (cáncer de las células pigmentarias llamadas melanocitos) y el seminoma (una clase de cáncer de células germinales).

En algunos casos, ciertos tumores benignos generan una afección maligna, debido a la ocurrencia de alteraciones genéticas adicionales en una subpoblación de células neoplásicas de comportamiento benigno. Un ejemplo notable de ello es el adenoma tubular, un tipo de pólipo de colon, el cual es un precursor común del cáncer de colon. Este tipo de tumor, como la mayoría de tumores benignos que progresan a cáncer, muestra anormalidades en la apariencia y maduración celular, conocidas como displasia. Estas anormalidades no son observadas en los tumores benignos, que raramente o nunca se convierten en malignos, pero sí son observadas con frecuencia en lesiones precancerosas que no forman masas propiamente dichas como la neoplasia cervical intraepitelial.

Signos y síntomas
Los tumores benignos pueden causar:
 Hemorragia con pérdida de sangre que ocasiona anemia (frecuente en los pólipos colorectales)
 Anomalías cosméticas
 Efecto de masa (compresión de un órgano o estructura vascular o nerviosa)
 Producción de hormonas
Síndromes secundarios a hiperproducción hormonal (por ejemplo, hipertiroidismo) Compresión de vasos sanguíneos u órganos vitales

Tratamiento
Muchos de los tumores benignos no requieren tratamiento. Si llegan a producir síntomas o representar un riesgo para la salud o implicar una preocupación cosmética para el afectado, la cirugía es el tratamiento más adecuado. La mayoría de estos tumores no responden a la quimioterapia ni a la radioterapia.

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Mark Rabone and Ian Rich land hole-in-ones at the same hole on Southport and Ainsdale just three days apart
SOUTHPORT and Ainsdale has witnessed many an amazing golf feat during its long history – which includes being a former venue for the Ryder Cup.
But the famous links on the Sefton coastline was host to a remarkable hole-in-one double for two of its members.
In the monthly medal scratch golfer Mark Rabone and his playing partners reached the par three 13th – which proved anything but unlucky.
Rabone, who has never had an ace in 35 years of playing golf, promptly holed his nine iron from the tee on the 155 yard hole.
Hole-in-ones are not that uncommon among the golfing fraternity of Merseyside and Cheshire, but just three days later one of Rabone's playing partners in the medal found out that lightning can strike twice.
Ian Rich, a seven handicapper, who had actually seen Rabone's ball drop, was playing the same hole in a friendly game and explaining to his friends what had happened there a few days previously.
He teed up his ball, struck a sweet eight iron towards the green and then watched incredulously as the ball took two bounces and dropped into the hole!
"It was surreal, I couldn't believe it," said Rich. "What a crazy co-incidence, the very same hole, the next time I played it."
It was Rich's second hole-in-one – his first was also achieved with an eight iron.
"What a great club," laughed Rich. "I wonder if I'll ever get the hat-trick!"
The two golfers were part of Southport & Ainsdale club's marshalling team at the Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St.Annes. The club was responsible for looking after the crowd around the par 3 12th.
Added Rich: "It's funny because we discussed during the week whether we would see a hole-in- one as we were on the par 3 all week.
"One or two came close, in fact John Daly's ball rolled over the hole, but the 12th at Lytham is a tough 200 yarder – similar to the first at S&A, and there hasn't been one there in the Open.
"But to be talking like that and then to go back to S&A and have one each a few weeks later is unbelievable."
It is the sort of golfing coincidence that will be the subject of many a yarn in the club bar for years to come . . .


After installing kivy on my raspberry pi model 3 b+ i tried to launch a simple kivy application. When launched the application just goes black instead of showing the buttons.
kivy.require('1.11.0') # replace with your current kivy version !
On my computer the code works fine and the buttons respons to mouse clicks, jsut when launched on the raspberry pi model 3+ it wont show anything. Also when hitting escape on the keyboard connected to the raspberry the screen minimized and the program closes.
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Sometimes breakfast can be hard to eat if you have a sensitive gut. This chia porridge is perfect for when you need to eat something tasty and nutritious but you don't feel like eating much.
For one portion – all you need to do is soak two tablespoons of chia seeds (about 20g) in 200 ml of plant milk of your choice (I used unsweetened almond milk) and let the seeds soak for about 2 hours. So it is best if you prepare them the night before you want to eat them. During this time the tiny seeds expand and develop a slippery coating which makes them easy to eat. They slimply glide over your tongue and slip down your throat.
In this recipe I have added two other ingredients; pureed strawberries and cooling mint sugar.
The mint sugar is so simple to make. Just place a teaspoon or two of granulated sugar in a pestle, add 6 young, bright green, freshly picked mint leaves and bring the two together. The sugar crystals pick up the flavour of the mint and they also take on a bright green colour. The sugar can be sprinkled on the chia porridge. It tastes divine. So fresh and seasonal.
There are plenty of elderflowers around at the moment which can be used to jazz up plain looking dishes and I love to strew them over anything recipes I am making with fruit. I pick young fresh flowers from the hedgerows from now and and they are around for about two weeks. Just give them a rinse and shake of any insects before you add them to any dishes you are making.
In case you have missed the craze for Chia, the seeds grow on quite tall plants (1m high) in Central and Southern America. They are high in short chain omega 3 fatty acids which are converted slowly in the body to the more biologically useful long chain version and are important for keeping the nervous tissue and the retina of the eyes in good shape.
The evening before you want to eat the chia porridge for breakfast, place the chia seeds in a bowl and stir in the plant milk. Whisk with a fork to ensure all the little seeds become wet.
The following morning place the strawberries in a food processor and whizz until they produce a lovely purée. Set on one side.
To make the mint sugar – place the granulated sugar and mint leaves in a mortar and grind with a pestle until the mint leaves have been broken down and the sugar has turned green. You should smell the fresh mint oils at this point.
To assemble the chia porridge. This can be done however you like but I love to layer the hydrated chia seeds between layers of strawberry purée and top with a light sprinkling of bright green sugar.
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The recipe looks great and the photos are beautiful. Where did you get that spoon?
Thank you. The spoon was a present. I am not sure where it was from. If I can find out I will let you know.


Northern California is a vast region with a rich array of outdoor resources. Outstanding fishing, pulse-pounding whitewater rivers and hundreds of miles of remote hiking trails are available to intrepid visitors. Numerous lakes across Northern California provide a place to fish, boat and swim to your heart's content. It's impossible to take it all in during a single day, and lakeside campgrounds across the region provide numerous places to spend a night — or many nights — out in the wild.
Arguably Northern California's most famous lake, Lake Tahoe spans 190 square miles on the Nevada Border. More than a dozen campgrounds dot the shoreline. Several of these can be found in neighboring D.L. Bliss and Emerald Bay state parks, which include more than 250 campsites. Hookups are not available, but the campsites can accommodate RVs up to 21 feet in length. Tents are also welcome, and every campsite includes a picnic table, campfire ring, bear-proof storage locker and easy access to restrooms, hot showers and drinking water. Nearby Sugar Pine Point State Park provides an additional 175 sites with similar amenities. State Park campers have access to all the park's day-use facilities, including beaches, boat ramps, picnic areas and hiking trails. Reservations are available by phone or online through Reserve America.
Shasta-Trinity National Forest sprawls across more than 2 million acres, making it the largest National Forest in California. Dozens of small lakes and ponds are included in this vast wilderness, but the best-known are the forest's two namesake reservoirs: 30,000-acre Shasta Lake and 16,000-acre Trinity Lake. The USDA Forest Service manages dozens of campgrounds on the densely-wooded shores of each lake. Accommodations range from electric RV sites to primitive backwoods sites that can only be reached on foot or by kayak, but rustic tent sites are the norm. Most campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You can find details on each campground on the official Forest Service website. If you prefer to camp with a few more modern comforts, Trinity Lake KOA provides full-hookup RV sites with water, sewer, electricity and Wi-Fi.
Though best known for its tumbling waterfalls, rugged mountain peaks and vast forests, the landscape of Yosemite National Park is also dotted with shimmering lakes, and you can pitch a tent or park an RV on the shore of several of them. The Hetch Hetchy Backpackers Camp is a primitive hike-in campground on the shore of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and back country camping is permitted on the shores of May Lake and Merced Lake. Amenities are limited to vault toilets and non-potable water which must be treated or purified for drinking. A developed campground at Tuolumne Meadows provides more than 300 campsites, including some that can accommodate RVs up to 35 feet. The campground is a short drive from Tenaya Lake, and includes potable water and flushable toilets. Back country sites are first-come, first-served, and about half of the Tuolumne Valley Sites can be reserved through the National Park Service website.
Residents of San Francisco and its neighboring communities can choose among several lakeside camping spots within an hour or two of the city. Clear Lake State Park has four campgrounds with about 150 non-electric tent and RV sites around the shore of the lake of the same name. Eight lakeside cabins are also available. Cabins include running water and electricity. Farther south, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area has about a hundred standard family campsites plus a handful of large group tent sites that can each accommodate up to 25 people. Campgrounds at both Folsom and Clear Lake include restrooms, showers, campfire rings and picnic tables but lack hookups. You can reserve a campsite by phone or online through Reserve America.


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Sonosite Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary As First Quarter Revenue Rises Approximately 22%
Company expects profitable first quarter Full first quarter financial results to be reported April 28, 2008
Bothell, WA, April 8, 2008 - Sonosite (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, said today that first quarter revenue grew approximately 22% to over $52 million compared to the first quarter of 2007. Changes in foreign currency rates increased worldwide revenue by approximately 4%. Sonosite also noted that it is marking its 10th year as a public company since being spun-off from ATL Ultrasound, Inc. on April 6, 1998.
A Decade of Leadership
"Ten years ago, with a prototype and a vision, we challenged the conventional wisdom of ultrasound in medicine," said Kevin M. Goodwin, Sonosite President and CEO. "Since then, we have built a company and a new industry category that brings the benefits of high resolution ultrasound visualization to the point-of-care across medicine, globally. With over 40,000 of our systems used in hospital and non-hospital settings around the world, ultrasound is now being leveraged every day as a tool to deliver better, faster, safer and less expensive care by a broad range of medical specialists including emergency physicians, intensivists, anesthesiologists, medics, sports medicine physicians and others. As the recognized leader and innovator of hand-carried ultrasound, Sonosite has been changing the practice of medicine by bringing visualization to the point of patient care across hospital departments and in the physician's office. The company shipped the industry's first hand-carried ultrasound system in 1999 and revenues have grown from $10 million to over $200 million in 2007.
Preliminary First Quarter Results
"We are encouraged by the strong start to the year," Mr. Goodwin said. "Our international group continues to lead our growth while the US remains steady in its progress. Separately, regarding SG&A cost controls, we will take a one-time charge in the first quarter of approximately $600,000 for integration of the former MarketBridge physician office channel and the elimination of overhead within our SG&A structure. We expect a profitable first quarter, including the one-time charge."
First Quarter Conference Call Information
First quarter 2008 financial estimates are preliminary. Sonosite plans to report complete first quarter financial results on April 28, 2008 after the close of the financial markets at 1:00 pm Pacific Time (PT). Management will host a conference call beginning at 1:30 pm PT on April 28, 2008 that will be webcast on the company's website at www.sonosite.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be available the same day beginning at 4:30 pm PT until May 26, 2008 midnight PT, by dialing (719) 457-0820 or toll free (888) 203-1112. The confirmation code 8481608 is required to access the replay. The call will be archived on Sonosite's website.
Sonosite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader in hand-carried ultrasound. Headquartered near Seattle, the company is represented by ten subsidiaries and a global distribution network in over 100 countries. Sonosite's small, lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance ultrasound to the point of patient care. The company employs over 600 people worldwide.
Forward-looking Information and the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Certain statements in this press release relating to the market acceptance of our products, possible future sales relating to expected orders, and our future financial position and operating results are "forward-looking statements" for the purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of our management at the time the statements are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements are not guaranties of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions. Factors that could affect the rate and extent of market acceptance of our products, the receipt of expected orders, and our financial performance include our ability to successfully manufacture, market and sell our ultrasound systems, our ability to accurately forecast customer demand for our products, our ability to manufacture and ship our systems in a timely manner to meet customer demand, variability in quarterly results caused by the timing of large project orders from governmental or international entities and the seasonality of hospital purchasing patterns, timely receipts of regulatory approvals to market and sell our products, regulatory and reimbursement changes in various national health care markets, constraints in government and public health spending, the ability of our distribution partners and other sales channels to market and sell our products, the impact of patent litigation, our ability to execute our acquisition strategy, the effect of transactions and activities associated with our issuance of senior convertible debt in July 2007 on the market price of our common stock, and as well as other factors contained in the Item 1A. "Risk Factors" section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our most recent quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution readers not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


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