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New hope for addicts Dr McCurdy and University of Mississippi
New Hope for Addicts
JANUARY 25, 2013 BY BARBARA LAGO
OXFORD, Miss. – It doesn't take a rocket scientist to quickly grasp what a University of Mississippi professor's research could mean to the millions of people addicted to hardcore narcotics such as heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and morphine.
School of Pharmacy faculty member Christopher R. McCurdy has made it his mission to find and develop compounds to unlock the shackles that bind people to addictive drugs.
"A lot of people who become addicted to methamphetamine, cocaine or even heroin truly want to quit," McCurdy said. "They begin with recreational use and don't think they will become addicted, but (they) soon get to the point where they almost must take the drug to survive, because withdrawal is so intense."
Making withdrawal more endurable – and therefore, cessation more likely – is the goal of several projects in McCurdy's medicinal chemistry laboratory. Among them is a National Institutes of Health Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence-funded study of kratom, a botanical mixture derived fromMitragyna speciosa, a treelike plant native to Southeast Asia. (COBRE grants are awarded by the NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences through its Institutional Development Award, or IDeA, program, which builds research capabilities in states that historically have had low levels of NIH funding.)
"In Southeast Asia, kratom has long been used for coughs, diarrhea, muscle aches and pain," McCurdy said. "It is also used as a replacement for opium when opium isn't available and has been used to wean people off (that narcotic)."
McCurdy and his colleagues made a tea from Mitragyna leaves, freeze-dried it and tested it in mice habituated to morphine. Results indicate the tea has some undesirable side effects but that modifications eliminate them and show great promise.
Taking the work a step further, the group isolated the plant's most abundant alkaloid, mitragynine, and tested the pure compound. Results indicate this compound's activity is superior to methadone in the mouse withdrawal assay and that carefully created chemical variations may provide an alternative to methadone in treating addictions to opiates.
"Mitragynine completely blocked all withdrawal symptoms and could provide a remarkable step-down-like treatment for people addicted to hardcore narcotics such as morphine, oxycodone or heroin," McCurdy said. "The compound has been known for years, but we're working to come up with an improved synthetic analog or a better formulation of the tea for testing in humans."
Collaborating on the study is Dr. Edward W. Boyer, professor of emergency medicine and director of medical toxicology at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.
"Dr. Boyer is an opium treatment specialist and, through an anonymous chat room, asked kratom users how much they used, how often they used and whether they had any withdrawal symptoms," McCurdy said. "That information helped us determine dosages and frequencies for our animal studies."
Despite the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration listing kratom as a "drug of concern" because of its abuse potential and stating there is no legitimate medical use for it in this country, several million Americans purchase kratom on the Internet to self-manage chronic pain and/or opioid withdrawal, and some are ending up in emergency rooms. After one who had been using kratom four times a day for more than three years arrived in the ER with seizures, Boyer sent a sample of the material to McCurdy and his colleagues for analysis. They found no contaminants, which helped determine the seizures resulted from co-administration of modafinil 20 minutes earlier (Addiction, 2008, 103, 1048-1050).
Their analysis of material taken by a patient arriving at the University of Colorado ER revealed it was laced with hydrocodone and morphine, and analysis of material taken by a mother giving birth to an opiate-addicted baby at a University of Louisville hospital revealed the material was also laced with hydrocodone.
McCurdy and Bonnie Avery, an Ole Miss associate professor of pharmaceutics who has been instrumental in the analytical and pharmacokinetic analysis of kratom, have become recognized as experts on this plant material. "We can authenticate it and determine when it's adulterated," McCurdy said.
The Mississippi laboratory staff's ability to help answer clinicians' questions is of enormous benefit, Boyer said.
"We have been able to distinguish the effects of kratom from those of other drugs whose presence was unanticipated," he said. "This has allowed us to document that some toxicity of kratom is actually from other pharmaceutical agents that had been added."
Just as promising as the work on kratom is another study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which indicates several small molecules block the behavioral and toxic effects of cocaine and methamphetamine in animal models by coupling with sigma receptors in the brain. These highly selective compounds have been studied by a group of international collaborators, including McCurdy, Jacques H. Poupaert, a medicinal chemistry professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, Rae R. Matsumoto, associate dean of research and graduate programs at West Virginia's School of Pharmacy, and Frederick T. Chin, head of cyclotron radiochemistry in the Stanford University Medical Center's molecular imaging program.
"No one has been able to block self-administration of cocaine in rats with compounds in this class, but one of our compounds did, and we are excited about publishing these results soon," McCurdy said.
Jonathan L. Katz, chief of the Psychobiology Section of NIDA's Intramural Research Program in Baltimore and his colleague, Takato Hiranita, tested the compound in cocaine-addicted rats.
"When given the drug, the rats stopped taking cocaine," Katz said. "But what makes this drug so interesting is that the drug had no effect in the other activities of the rats. This kind of selectivity is what makes drugs suitable as medicines."
Today, nothing is available to either treat cocaine and methamphetamine addiction or block the seizures and other complications associated with overdoses of drugs with monikers such as crack, crystal methamphetamine and ecstasy.
"This product could potentially be the first of its kind to hit the market," McCurdy said. "There's still a long way to go, but our research team is motivated to complete the preclinical studies necessary to allow us to start doing human studies."
Fred Taylor, an IDeA program official at the NIH's NIGMS, said that the university's COBRE grant "has enabled the University of Mississippi to successfully train and mentor developing investigators, build state-of-the-art research infrastructure and conduct exemplary research activities. In pursuing these goals of the IDeA program, the center is making an impact on biomedical research and health in Mississippi, the region and the nation."
Research reported in this release was supported by the NIH's NIGMS IDeA program under award number P20GM104932 and by the NIDA under award number R01DA023205. The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or NIDA.
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MacKenzie Porter Takes Over Top 10 Charts with "These Days" Remix
Global Music Star MacKenzie Porter Smash Canadian Airplay Records With First Crossover Top 10 by Canadian Country Artist
MacKenzie's re-imagined version of her country #1, "These Days (Remix)", has hit the Top 10 this week on the Mediabase Top 40 Airplay chart, making Porter the first Canadian country artist to land a crossover Top 10 since 2003 when Shania Twain's "Up" earned the same recognition.
"These Days" has proven to be an incredible success for Porter. First landing at country radio in July 2019, the track has been on the airplay charts in both the U.S. and Canada for 12 non-consecutive months and earned Porter a second Canadian country #1 in December 2019. "These Days" was certified GOLD in Canada shortly following the release of "These Days (Remix)", earlier this year.
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The tracks' release to Top 40 radio foreshadowed its success, as it received the most first week adds in Mediabase history for a Canadian pop debut, and has since amassed 3.3 million combined video streams and 50 million global streams.
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"These Days (Remix)" has landed on notable playlists such as A-List Pop; Future Hits (Apple), Fresh Pop; Hot Singles (Amazon), Pop All Day, and Hot Hits Canada (Spotify).
With Porter and her "These Days" co-writers currently nominated for a 2020 CCMA Award (Songwriter(s) of the Year); plus her additional two 2020 CCMA Award nods (Fans' Choice, Female Artist of the Year), "These Days" being added to 140 stations (64 pop, 39 CA country, 37 US) and with audience impressions growing north of 160 Million — it's clear that Porter's status has been cemented as Canada's breakout star of 2020.

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The country is awash in natural gas, but diesel prices are near all-time highs. It's possible to make one from the other, like at this Shell plant in Qatar.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Near-record low natural gas prices have hurt the industry, but a technology that can turn cheap gas into more profitable diesel could keep demand high and mitigate the impact of falling costs.
A gallon of diesel costs just over $4 a gallon, off the record high of $4.85 hit in 2008. Yet natural gas is around $2.30 per million British thermal units, nearly one-seventh its record of over $15 per million Btu reached in 2008.
With prices for natural gas so low, and prices for oil-based fuels so high, the idea of building plants to convert natural gas directly into liquid diesel and jet fuel is something more companies are looking into.
"The abundance and affordability of natural gas in the United States provides opportunities to use the fuel in new ways that can enhance our nation's energy diversity and offer environmental and economic benefits," said Kelly op de Weegh, a spokeswoman for Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA).
Shell is currently considering building such a plant along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Last September, South African energy firm Sasoil (SSL) said it is considering a similar plant on the Louisiana coast.
But both companies will need to weigh their options carefully.
Gas-to-liquids plants, as they are known in the industry, cost billions to build. And they need access to cheap natural gas, not only for the 4 or 5 years it takes to construct the facility, but over the 20 or 30 year timeframe the plants would operate.
"The one cause of concern is the economics of the industry," Leslie Palti-Guzman, a natural gas analyst at Eurasia Group, wrote in a recent note. The high cost to build a plant, combined with the need for natural gas to stay cheap, could constrain the growth of this emerging fuel source, she said.
The U.S. Energy Information Agency says that with oil at $100 a barrel, natural gas needs to be priced below $6 per million British thermal units for the process to be economic.
But the price swings in this industry are huge. For example, natural gas has swung from over $15 per million Btu to around $2 now. Oil prices are another big variable -- they were in the $30-a-barrel range as recently as 2009.
"How the economics will work is a key driver and one we will continue to evaluate," said Shell's op de Weegh.
The technology is quite similar to making liquid fuels out of coal -- a process developed nearly 100 years ago and used heavily by oil-strapped Germany in W.W. II and, later, by South Africa. But it's only recently been applied to natural gas, which results in a fuel that's cleaner than if it's made out of coal.
In a very basic description of the process, natural gas, oxygen and water are fed into a reactor, which uses heat, pressure and catalysts to make a wax. The wax can then be upgraded to diesel, jet fuel and a variety of other refined products.
An apology to most American motorists: The process cannot easily produce gasoline.
But the diesel production might help lower prices for truckers and others that use the fuel.
And finding a use for the country's rising natural gas production is essential to avoid a steep slowdown in the natural gas drilling industry, which has generated thousand of well-paying jobs over the last few years.
To be sure, the impact on the price of diesel or natural gas is expected to be modest.
Eurasia Group lists just over 400,000 barrels a day of production capacity at both proposed and operating gas-to-liquids plants worldwide. EIA says at least 1 million barrels a day would be needed to significantly impact prices.
Still, any boost in demand would be welcome for U.S. natural gas producers.
Plus, there's always the chance the technology will improve as more plants get built, lowering costs and leading to bigger production amounts.
"This is a nascent technology, and breakthroughs can always happen," said Palti-Guzman. "There's room to grow."


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Ses membres fondateurs sont Nolan Strong, Juan Gutierrez, Willie Hunter, Quentin Eubanks et Bob Edwards.

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The sensors are roughly a square inch in size and can send alerts to your phone when they detect activity or prompt the camera to start recording. The motion sensor detects movement up to 26 feet away within a 120-degree angle, while contact sensors can cover gaps up to 2 cm apart. The contact sensors can also let you know if you've left a door open for an extended period of time so your dog doesn't go running outside to chase a squirrel.
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'We Need Men Who Want to Sit on Throne of Chinese Skulls': Jesse Kelly Goes Lit On PC Joint Chiefs Pick
Jesse Kelly, a conservative commentator, Marine combat vet, and host of his own talk radio and streaming network shows, did not hold back his disdain for the direction the U.S. military is heading, compliments of our most senior leaders, most of whom appear to be more interested in transgender issues and climate change than building and maintaining the world's greatest fighting force.
And at a time when the world is becoming far more dangerous.
Kelly's criticisms came late last week during an interview last week with Tucker Carlson after the Fox News host introduced the segment by playing a clip of U.S. Navy Adm. Christopher Grady during Senate confirmation hearings to become the vice-chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (spoiler alert: he was confirmed).
"China's breakout is indeed … spectacular and indeed, breathtaking," Grady told senators at one point in the confirmation hearings. "Therefore, we need to be postured to address that issue, need to think about how we would proceed with deterrence, particularly deterrence now against two peer competitors, and who need to be deterred in two different ways.
"And deterrence then, I think, builds on that strong nuclear triad that we just talked about. And so the modernization of the nuclear triad will be the underpinning of that deterrence effort against two nuclear competitors," he added.
Fair enough. But the clip Carlson played showed Grady struggling to explain to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., how he would handle 'gender issues' (it would have been great if a GOP senator would have asked Shaheen to explain why that issue is more important than, say, fighting spirit and fighting capabilities since that is what the military's primary mission is — to fight and win our wars).
"The role of a gender adviser is a way to attack a very significant issue," Grady said. "And if confirmed, I look forward to leveraging those advisers who can make me think better and smarter about the issues that you raise. So I look forward to, if confirmed, to understanding that ecosystem and helping advance that cause going forward."
Brother. The admiral's stammering indicates that was probably the last question he wanted to answer and to be fair to him, 'gender issues' are probably not top of mind for him, considering the very real challenges America faces from Russia and, more importantly, China.
But he had to answer — and as vice-chair, he'll have to implement the policies that Biden's rainbow coalition of military policy chiefs will impose on him. That includes dealing with rules that degrade military readiness in favor of social experimentation.
After Carlson ridiculed Grady and his answer, he brought in Kelly, who fired with both barrels.
"China, right now, and Russia, they're both testing hypersonic missiles that can turn New York City into ash. Russia is developing, has developed, satellites than can push our satellites out of orbit and completely cripple our military," Kelly began.
"Our military, though, they're focused on the important things we wanna focus on — climate change, and we definitely have to make sure there are enough tampons in the restrooms at the Pentagon," Kelly lamented.
Carlson responded by noting it appears that the Pentagon brass is refusing to deal with real threats and instead wants to focus on "imaginary issues to make [them] feel in control."
Kelly agreed, adding, "What we're watching is the destruction of the U.S. military — and what we're gonna end up seeing…is thousands, tens of thousands of, maybe hundreds of thousands of Americans die.
"Those are the stakes of the game we're playing here," he continued before dropping a massive bomb on the Biden Pentagon's 'wokeness.'
"We don't need a military that's woman-friendly, we don't need a military that's gay friendly, well all due respect to the Air Force," he quipped (that's military humor — a diss of the Air Force — for you non-vets). "We need a military that's flat-out hostile. We need a military that's full of Type A men who want to sit on a throne of Chinese skulls. But we don't have that now. We can't even get women off of naval vessels. That should be step one, but most of them are already pregnant."
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More than 400 accordions have been moved into the recently-restored Canaan Union Railroad station in the heart of North Canaan by long-time collector Angelo Paul Ramunni.
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NORTH CANAAN - More than 400 accordions have been moved into the recently-restored Canaan Union Railroad station in the heart of North Canaan, by longtime collector Angelo Paul Ramunni.
As creator and owner of the New England Accordion Connection & Museum Company, Ramunni recently relocated the exceptionally-detailed and highly-ornate hand-crafted accordions from throughout the world dating back to the year 1829 into the historic railroad station.
"This is a happy, hands-on experience place that the public is embracing with great joy," said Ramunni. "We opened this living historical museum in early July 2021 and visitor's jaws drop when they enter and see hundreds of accordions in a room with 12' high wood-beamed ceilings and windows.
"It is the only room in the original 8,500 square foot station dating back to when it was built in 1872," he said. "The rest of the building was destroyed in a 2001 fire and had to be re-built to modern-day specs."
Between 1984 and 2002, Ramunni used the historic station to house his CPA business. In 2001 he sold it to the Connecticut Railroad Historical Association, after it was heavily damaged by a fire.
Visitors to his museum today are enthusiastically engaged when he tells them folk stories about what happened in the building over the last 147 years at the 'crossroads where thousands of people passed through every week."
In 2011, Ramunni created his accordion museum in a garage on his own property in North Canaan. In July, he relocated the collection. He also repairs, buys and sells these remarkable vintage accordions, and has more than 10,000 pieces of sheet music and accordion-related books for sale. He gives lessons, and provides his accordion-playing talents for special events.
"Vienna, Austria in 1829 was where the first 'official' accordion was patented," Ramunni said. "In America, the accordion became very popular as the West was being settled, and it became an integral part of many emigrating families from across the globe. Being portable and musically-rich with numerous mechanical reeds and sounds, it was played in happy and harrowing times of people's lives including throughout the Civil War, World War I and II.
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People who play accordions offer their personal gifts of music to the listeners. Frequently they create lasting relationships with other people through their music," he said. "That is what is happening with this newly-relocated display of accordions. Visitors here experience a great deal of joy and excitement."
This museum's 40 x 24 foot historical room is helping people to reconnect to themselves and unite with others again, according to Ramunni.
"It offers an energizing and really beautiful atmosphere. It is my blessed joy to witness true excitement and wonder of visitors of all ages as they tour. Visitors walk through taking deep, appreciative and very long breaths of wonder and joy. They especially enjoy my old Wurlitzer jukebox, and I play a lot of polkas," he said.
The New England Accordion Connection & Museum Company is located in the Canaan Union Railroad station in North Canaan next to the Connecticut Railroad Historical Association Museum and the Great Falls Brewing Company restaurant.
The accordion museum is open on weekends, and by appointment on weekdays by calling 860-833-1374 or emailing to ramunni@comcast.net. To learn more, visit newenglandaccordionconnectionandmuseumcompany.com/


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The process in DUI cases is also more complicated than most other cases. Utah DUI cases follow two different paths: the criminal case through a criminal court, and the administrative case through the Driver License Division (DLD). The administrative case will determine the status of your Utah driver license, and the criminal case will determine any fines, jail, probation, and will also have an effect on your license. A Utah DUI Attorney can help you navigate this process.
On the administrative path, for a first time DUI arrest, the Driver License Division will automatically suspend your license for 120 days, unless you request a Driver License DUI Hearing. You will also be flagged as an "Alcohol Restricted Driver," which means if you drive with any alcohol in your system, your license will be revoked for one year.
Here is the Utah Department of Public Safety Driver License Division's Hearing Request Form.
If you request a Driver License DUI Hearing within 10 days of your arrest/citation, the DLD will hold a hearing where the police officer must show that he "reasonably believed" that you were under the influence of alcohol or drugs while operating a vehicle. Even if the police officer's conclusions were wrong, as long as the hearing officer concludes that the police officer "reasonably believed" you were DUI, your license will be suspended for 120 days. The only way to reduce that is to appeal the decision or to fight the charge in court.
If you plead guilty or no contest, you will be sentenced. If you plead not guilty, you will go through a pre-trial process where you will attempt to resolve the case with the prosecutor before trial. If you cannot reach a resolution with the prosecutor, your case will go to trial, where you will be found guilty or not guilty.
Intermountain Legal can get involved immediately to maximize your chances of success. By taking immediate action, an attorney can ensure that your rights are protected and that you make the right decisions. A Utah DUI attorney will know how to challenge key evidence, which can lead to the reduction or complete dismissal of criminal charges.


For a book with about 650 pages, I got through this really quickly (for me, that is — about 8 hours)!
That should hopefully help summarize my view that I really liked this book.
HTML-based email seems to be a mess, with different email clients supporting a different set (and sub-set) of web technologies such as HTML and CSS.
Microsoft's Outlook has a commanding share of desktop email clients. However, Microsoft announced that Outlook 2007 would use Word's HTML rendering engine, rather than Internet Explorer's which seems like a big step backward.
While some may prefer text-only email, others prefer to — or must — create HTML-based email.
Accessibility on the web not only benefits people who are considered disabled, but a much wider, often aging, population.
Some people still claim that people with such needs don't use the web (see further below). Watching people use the web using assitive technology may however, change perceptions.


Focuses on an historical evaluation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and its use in making rights prescribed under the Bill of Rights applicable to the individual states. Examines constitutional requirements in the administration of criminal justice with particular emphasis on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment requirements and their implications on police practices in the areas of arrests, searches and seizures, right to counsel, and eyewitness identification. Expects students to be familiar with basic concepts and legal language as well as the Court's changing interpretations of the law. Briefing of cases is required.


Gulfnews - Manila: The Government has enforced screening procedures at the country's international airports following reports of an outbreak of a fatal disease in neighbouring Cambodia.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, in an interview aired on the government-run dzRB on Saturday said that the Department of Health, through the National Epidemiology Centre (NEC), is currently monitoring the possible entry into the country of a fatal respiratory disease that has killed at least 60 children in Cambodia under seven years old.
"Arriving passengers can expect tighter screening at the airports," Lacierda said, adding that experts are still trying to determine the nature of this mysterious disease.
He said Health Secretary Enrique Ona had already issued instructions to the Bureau of Quarantine to be more vigilant in carrying out routine screening procedures at all international airports.
The Philippines has several gateways to the country, these include the primary entry point, the three-terminal Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Clark in Pampanga, Laoag International Airport in the north, as well as the Cebu, Iloilo, Kalibo International Airport and the Bangoy International Airport in Davao.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) informed the Philippines about the disease after Cambodia reported several dozen deaths traced to the disease.
"Although a causative agent remains to be formally identified, all [available] samples were found negative for H5N1 and other influenza viruses, Sars, and Nipah virus," the WHO report said. No sign of illness were reported among hospital staff who took care of the patients.
"We are more vigilant in screening passengers at the country's international airports because of this latest news and there will be no let-up until this has been contained," Ona said.
Zambotimes - PHUKET, 3 July 2012 – The Thailand Ministry of Public Health is hosting the 11th ASEAN Health Minister Meetings (11th AHMM) and related meetings from 2-6 July 2012 in Phuket. Joined by 13 countries, the meeting this year emphasizes five main topics, namely: global severe problem on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention; Building Universal Health Coverage; Tobacco Control; AIDS in Urban area; and Emergency Disaster Management.
The following main topics will be discussed in three main meetings: 1) ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM) of 10 ASEAN Member States; 2) the 5th ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan, and South Korea) Health Ministers Meeting; and 3) the 4th ASEAN Plus China Health Ministers Meeting.
H.E. Mr. Wittaya Buranasiri, Minister of Public Health, stated that the theme this year would be "ASEAN Community 2015: Opportunities and Challenges to Health." The series of meetings aim to seek strategies to increase positive and reduce negative health effects that could happen after the implementation of ASEAN Community, including the cooperation with China, Japan, and South Korea.
Dr. Paijit Warachit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, advised that the meeting will consist of two parts; the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and the AHMM. Recommendations from SOM will be considered and endorsed to be assigned as ASEAN policies to solve prioritised public health issues.
"There will also be a Retreat Session among 10 ASEAN Health Ministers to make acquaintances for future informal communication channel," said Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert, Senior Advisor on Disease Control. The session will be held in three small groups discussing the issues of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD): diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and heart disease, which are ASEAN and world's major problems.
Dr. Sopon Mekthon, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, stated that aside from meetings about policies, there will be side meetings of professionals and academics on crucial issues such as: Field Epidemiology Training Network of ASEAN plus Three, universal health coverage for the success of universal health coverage system building in ASEAN, and an AIDS problem-solving meeting to achieve 3 ASEAN Declaration of Commitments: Getting to Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, and Zero AIDS-Related Deaths.
Expected participants of these meetings include: Health Ministers, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, executive staff, and high level academics from ASEAN Member States plus China, Japan, and South Korea.
ScienceDaily (July 2, 2012) — A special July/August issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP), dedicated to public health financing, suggests that a rebalancing of the US healthcare investment in clinical care and public health initiatives is needed to improve the health of the population and reduce overall costs.
(http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/default.aspx)."If we fail to strengthen our public health system now, we can look forward to falling further behind other developed nations and it will become more and more difficult to restore our health and competitiveness," according to Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH, of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and colleagues.
The lack of attention to public health and prevention has serious consequences not only for the nation's health but also the economy. A healthy workforce is essential to "sustain economic growth and continued gains in labor force participation and longevity," Teutsch and colleagues believe. Coverage for medical treatment is essential -- but the dollars invested in clinical care far exceed its contributions to the nation's health. Medical care accounts for only 10 to 20 percent of the factors that shape health, but accounts for about 97 percent of all health spending, according to Teutsch and coauthors.
While total annual U.S. health spending is approximately $2.5 trillion, or about $8,100 per person, only $250 is related to public health. And while the U.S. spends twice as much per year as any other industrialized country, Andrew S. Rein, MS, and Lydia L. Ogden, PhD, MPP, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that that its health system ranks 37th in the world -- just behind Costa Rica.
They outline a multi-pronged -pronged solution to the chronic problem of public health underfunding in the United States, starting with efforts to increase productivity and efficiency. Suggestions include defining an essential minimum package of public health services and developing new approaches to address problems that contribute to poor health or stand in the way of health improvement, including high-cost but preventable conditions as obesity, diabetes, and smoking.
According to Patrick Bernet, guest editor of this special edition, "The U.S. needs to get the most out of the public health investment by focusing on programs that pay for themselves by decreasing illness and death, and through new public health partnerships at the state, local, and community levels."
In addition, Teutsch and colleagues believe it's essential to establish "sufficient, stable, and sustainable" revenue to support public health efforts. To meet this end, they endorse the Institute of Medicine's recent proposal to institute a national medical care services tax. "A tax on medical services could slightly increase costs," they write, "but it has the potential to begin turning the tide of patients pushed into the system by preventable conditions."
Teutsch and coauthors add, "Although 2012 may not be a propitious time to increase spending, the United States cannot afford to delay as the costs of chronic conditions and an aging population skyrocket. The status quo is not working and we cannot afford to maintain it."
The special issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice also includes expert editorials on the importance of ensuring funding for public health research and measuring progress in public health finance. Rein and Ogden conclude, "This issue keeps us focused on critical issues of finance, so that public health can offer all it can for our future."
Indonesia's post-decentralization health system has seen an increase in public spending in health. About Rp 30 trillion (US$3.21 billion) is allocated for health in the current national budget, almost twice the amount allocated in 2006.
Nonetheless, this only accounts for 3.5 percent of the total budget, well below the 5 percent limit mandated by the 2009 Health Law. Likewise, average local government spending on health remains below the mandated minimum of 10 percent of the total budget. Why?
Obviously, there is no simple answer to this question, but perhaps the term "spending" implies something that should be kept at the minimum.
Hence, perhaps a different perspective on public health expenditure could be used as additional lines of arguments for increasing the government's spending on health.
Who knows? First, let me start by rewording the last phrase as "increasing the government's investment in health".
Investing in health is, of course, nothing new. A 1993 World Bank report carried the exact same title, but nonetheless, I think this is a good time for us to review some of the reasons why we want to invest in health.
Health can be viewed as an important investment in human capital that returns as an increase in the level of economic growth.
There are at least four mechanisms of increasing economic levels through which public health improvements can be considered: An increase in labor productivity, an increase in educational achievement, an increase in investment and a "demographic dividend".
Healthier people mean a healthier workforce with better labor productivity. It is quite obvious that a healthy employee has higher physical and mental capabilities to perform his or her job compared to sick counterparts.
Healthier employees would also miss fewer days of work and in turn would increase their value as a production input. In other words, health can be considered an important part of human capital.
As an example, the increase in per capita income in the UK and Korea was shown to be significantly influenced by the increase in the nutritional status of their labor forces.
An increase in educational attainment could also be expected from a healthy population. An increase in health translates to an increase in life expectancy and people who expect to live longer would expect a higher benefit of education and, hence, would have a higher incentive to enroll in schooling.
Improvements in health are also usually followed by a reduction in fertility, leading to a smaller family size and a shift in parents' focus to the improvement of their children's wellbeing, among other things, through education.
In addition, healthier children have higher learning ability and miss fewer days of school.
All in all, the increase in school participation would then lead to a higher quality, more productive workforce that contributes to higher economic growth.
In addition to schooling, people who expect to live longer have higher incentives to save and invest money for future use, whereas people with poorer health are not as motivated to save.
Poor health also directly prevents saving because money is needed to pay for healthcare.
Evidence also shows that countries with a healthy workforce are more attractive for foreign direct investment. All would lead to an increase in economic growth.
The increase in a country's health status usually leads to a fast decline in mortality, but is not usually accompanied by a simultaneous decrease in fertility.
This delayed fertility decline would lead to a boom in the size of the population, and also a change in the population's age structure. The latter would eventually lead to a period of low dependency ratios, where the population's working age group is larger, a lot larger, than the non-working age group.
Considering that the working age group produces economic resources, whereas the very young and the very old use them, this period of low dependency ratios provides the community with a "demographic dividend" that promotes economic growth.
The economic growth of East Asian countries, for example, is attributable to this demographic dividend.
Evidence shows that the net effect of an increase in public health on economic growth is positive: the higher the health status, the higher the growth rate.
Of course, all of the above positive correlations assume that appropriate policies are available to capture the advantages of increases in public health, such as policies on education to accommodate an increase in school participation and economic policies to absorb the increasing size of the workforce.
For now, at least, suffice it to say that more spending, pardon, more "investment" in public health would be good for the economy.
Rendezvous.blogs.nytimes - A sobering statistic emerged on Thursday as the United States Supreme Court prepared to deliver its judgment on Obamacare.
"However, the overall level of health spending in the United States is so high that public (i.e. government) spending on health per capita is still greater than in all other OECD countries, except Norway and the Netherlands," according to the Paris-based organization's Health Data 2012 report.
Combined public and private spending on health care in the U.S. came to $8,233 per person in 2010, more than twice as much as relatively rich European countries such as France, Sweden and Britain that provide universal health care.
Are Americans healthier as a result? The U.S. has fewer doctors per capita than comparable countries, and fewer hospital beds. But more is spent on advanced diagnostic equipment and health tests.
Life expectancy has risen in line with that in other developed countries, but the average American life span of 78.7 years in 2010 was below the O.E.C.D. average. Obesity in the U.S. was the highest in the 34-nation survey.
"Obesity's growing prevalence foreshadows increases in the occurrence of health problems (such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases), and higher health care costs in the future," the O.E.C.D. said.
An earlier survey found that U.S. health care was overpriced and not always better than in comparable countries. "Sometimes treatments are provided which are unnecessary, or even undesirable," the organization said in a 2011 report on comparative health indicators.
"It does a lot of elective surgery," the survey said of the U.S. health care system, "the sort of activities where it is not always clear-cut about whether a particular intervention is necessary or not."
Advocates of state-funded universal health care might use such statistics to show free health care for all is not only fairer but also cheaper.
In defense of a Canadian health care system maligned during the Obamacare debate as "an inefficient socialistic enterprise," Tim Shufelt of Canada's Financial Post wrote: "Canadians pay much less per capita on health care than do Americans, while ranking higher among the most common measures of human health."
Canada's embrace of universal health care reflects sentiment in most countries where free treatment is regarded as a right.
"In Europe...the right of access to health care for all is considered normal," Pierre-Yves Dugua wrote in a Figaro blog, "as is a financing system based on compulsory contributions."
The economic arguments in favor of European-style systems have been evident in the domestic U.S. debate on Obamacare.
Commenting on the latest O.E.C.D. figures, an editorial in Gannett's The Advertiser noted: "America pays big-time money for health care and gets Third World results."
"The greatest public good comes from universal access to care that emphasizes prevention and health education," according to article. "The European systems, often socialized or with health insurers forced to offer basic plans to everyone, can do that. Ours doesn't."
Where in the world can you get universal health care?
Edition.cnn - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation Thursday in a narrow 5-4 ruling that Obama says will provide up to 30 million additional Americans with health care.
America doesn't have universal health care coverage -- what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls "a widely shared political aim of most countries" -- but neither do most other countries.
Nearly 50 countries have attained universal or near-universal health coverage by 2008, according to the International Labor Organization. Several well-known examples exist like the UK, which has the National Health Service, and the Canadian public health care system.
Here are more examples of countries have implemented near-universal health care.
Free health care coverage is recognized as a citizen's right in Brazil.
Brazilians have both a private and public health care system, which was overhauled in 1988. The Sistema Único de Saúde, a nationalized program, provides primary health care, while a network of public and contracted hospitals delivers specialist care.
About 80 percent of Brazil's population relies on public care, while the wealthiest 20% can afford private health care, according to a Center for Strategic and International Studies report.
Since the 1990s, Brazil has also provided universal access to HIV/AIDS drugs.
During the three decades since the nation's major health care changes, infant mortality decreased and life expectancy increased by 10.6 years, according to a 2011 article in medical journal The Lancet.
But the system hasn't been without problems, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies report, which alluded to gaps in the quality of care between various Brazilian regions.
Since establishing a national health plan in 1999, Rwanda has insured about 91% of its population with health care -- a greater percentage than the United States.
Rwanda has been dubbed "Africa's Singapore" by The Economist for its transformation since a devastating genocide in 1994.
The country has three health insurance plans, one for government employees, another for the military, and the third for the remaining population. The country commits about 20% of its annual spending to health, which is funded by tax revenues, insurance premiums and financial support from international donations, according to a WHO report.
Since introducing health insurance, Rwanda has seen lower childhood mortality rates; more people are also receiving medical attention. But the country faces challenges from an increase in health services and making contributions more affordable for its poorest citizens, according to a WHO report.
By law, Thailand requires all patients to be covered by health insurance, regardless of their ability to pay.
The WHO uses Thailand as an example of a low- or middle-income country that has been able to extend health coverage to all citizens.
Introduced in 2002 as the "30-bhat scheme," (which is less than $1), the plan added about 14 million previously uninsured people to the Thai system.
Prescription drugs, hospitalizations and services like chemotherapy, surgery and emergency care are free to patients, according to a WHO report.
But the addition of millions of people to a health care system strained the existing structures, prompting criticisms of long waits, poor quality of service and shortage of service.
South Korea passed a law in 1977, mandating health insurance for industrial workers. During its rapid economic growth, health care became a priority for the government, which created the National Health Insurance. The system extended to universal coverage by 1989.
The government merged more than 300 individual insurers into a single national fund, according to a WHO report.
Korea's single-payer program has "been successful in mobilizing resources for health care, rapidly extending population coverage, effectively pooling public and private resources to purchase health care for the entire population, and containing health care expenditure," according to a report published in Health Policy Plan.
But another report published in Health Affairs said that the public funding is limited, leaving "beneficiaries with relatively high payments." South Korea's expenditure on health care is 6.3% of the country's gross domestic product, compared with 18% in the United States.
The Eastern European country became independent with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. By 2004, it began a mandatory health insurance program with the aim of providing the entire population with basic health care.
Employed Moldovans chip in a portion of their income through a payroll tax or a flat-rate contribution. Others who are unemployed or not working are insured by the government.
Its National Health Insurance Company is the sole buyer of health care services and organizes emergency, primary and secondary care locally, according to a report by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, a joint partnership between European governments and the World Health Organization.
Kuwait's level of health care is comparable to average European standards, according to the WHO's profile of the Middle Eastern country.
The country began building up its health care system as it gained wealth from oil revenues. By the 1950s, the government implemented free comprehensive health care. This resulted in declines in general mortality and infant deaths, the report said. "Free health care was so extensive that it even included veterinary medicine," according to a local WHO report.
Kuwait faces an aging population as well as an epidemic of diabetes, heart disease and obesity-related complications that place great demands on its health care system.
The Chilean constitution guarantees rights to health protection.
Chileans can opt for public care or get coverage from private health insurance companies. Wealthier citizens can buy insurance from the Instituciones de Salud Previsional or obtain coverage through their employer. A 7% income tax funds the public health care system, the Fondo Nacional de Salud, according to an analysis of health care reform in Chile.
Public care includes free medical, dental and midwifery services, which are run locally. Private insurance tends to focus on specialist treatment.
The existence of both public-private insurance has created inequities of care, prompting reform efforts in 2000 to increase equality across the country.
Chile has guaranteed universal access to quality treatment for some conditions including certain cancers, HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, depression and dental care, which has improved care for the poor, according to the WHO.
China announced an overhaul of its health system in 2009 to bring safe, affordable basic health services to all residents -- a tall order for a country containing 1.3 billion people.
But the issue of equity in health care persists. "There are still significant disparities in health status between regions, urban and rural areas, and among population groups," according to the WHO.
China has seen increased life expectancy and reductions in infant deaths, but health observers stated in the WHO report the need to improve delivery of care.
Pharmpro.com - The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) has adopted a series of measures that have the potential to contribute to a more equitable, cleaner, greener, and more prosperous world - and recognizes the important linkages between health and development.
"The Future We Want" conference outcome document, agreed upon by member states attending the 20-22 June conference, highlights the fact that better health is a "precondition for, an outcome of, and an indicator of sustainable development".
"This focus on the links between health and sustainable development is critical," said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization WHO. "Healthy people are better able to learn, be productive and contribute to their communities. At the same time, a healthy environment is a prerequisite for good health."
The outcome document also emphasizes the importance of universal health coverage to enhancing health, social cohesion and sustainable human and economic development. And it acknowledges that the global burden and threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitutes one of the major sustainable development challenges of the 21st century.
The document states: "We are convinced that action on the social and environmental determinants of health, both for the poor and the vulnerable and the entire population, is important to create inclusive, equitable, economically productive and healthy societies. We call for the full realization of the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health".
- Assurance that all jobs and workplaces meet minimum safety and health standards to reduce cancer, chronic lung diseases, injuries and early deaths.
Rio+20 also underlined the vital need for universal health coverage (including policies to prevent, protect and promote public health). Currently, 150 million people worldwide suffer severe financial hardship each year because they fall ill and cannot afford to pay for the services or medicines they need to recover. Universal health coverage can therefore fight poverty and build more resilient and prosperous communities.
An outcome of the 1992 Rio Conference (The 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development) was Agenda 21, a comprehensive plan for global and local action.
Chapter Six of this document focused on 'Protecting and Promoting Human Health'. Over the past 20 years, WHO has worked in the five areas outlined in that chapter: meeting primary health care needs particularly in rural areas; control of communicable diseases; protecting vulnerable groups; meeting the urban health challenge; and reducing environmental health risks, which are often exacerbated by unsustainable development. The Organization will continue this work and scale up efforts to help countries aiming to achieve universal health coverage and prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases.
tribune.com.pk - ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the recent outbreak of measles and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo fever, in some parts of the country.
According to WHO Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 22 suspected cases of CCHF were reported throughout the country, out of which 15 cases were confirmed, leading to five deaths this year. Out of 15 cases reported from Balochistan, 13 cases were in Quetta.
Disease Early Warning System (DEWS) Senior Surveillance Officer at WHO, Dr Musa Rahim, said, "Currently, the situation is not alarming but it is worrisome and immediate measures need to be taken to control these outbreaks, which spread rapidly."
"Cases of Congo fever are being reported from Balochistan and the victims are workers who work in farmhouses or are associated with the leather business," he added.
The WHO DEWS team is working in close coordination with the health department to control the outbreak of Congo fever.
The district health department has planned a door-to-door distribution of flyers in Quetta to raise awareness on the hazards of exposure to ticks and fresh blood when animals are butchered.
Measles, too, is becoming a cause of concern. This year, 5,663 cases of measles were reported. Of these 77 children died.
Dr Rahim said the reason behind the outbreak of measles is the suboptimal coverage of vaccination in some parts of the country. "Some places were inaccessible to the teams, while in other instances families refused vaccination."
Is India becoming the world's capital for poor health?


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In mathematics, a geodesic is a generalization of the notion of a "straight line" to "curved spaces". Definition of geodesic depends on the type of "curved space". If the space carries a natural metric then geodesics are defined to be (locally) the shortest path between points on the space.
The term "geodesic" comes from geodesy, the science of measuring the size and shape of the earth; in the original sense, a geodesic was the shortest route between two points on the surface of the earth, namely, a segment of a great circle.
1.1 Examples
2 Metric geometry
3 (pseudo-)Riemannian geometry
3.1 Existence and uniqueness
3.2 Geodesic flow
3.3 Geodesic spray
4 Variations and generalizations
The shortest path between two points in a curved space can be found by writing the equation for the length of a curve, and then minimizing this length using standard techniques of calculus and differential equations. Equivalently, a different quantity may be defined, termed the energy of the curve; minimizing the energy leads to the same equations for a geodesic. Intuitively, one can understand this second formulation by noting that an elastic band stretched between two points will contract its length, and in so doing will minimize its energy; the resulting shape of the band is a geodesic.
Geodesics are commonly seen in the study of Riemannian geometry and more generally metric geometry. In physics, geodesics describe the motion of point particles; in particular, the path taken by a falling rock, an orbiting satellite, or the shape of a planetary orbit are all described by geodesics in the theory of general relativity. More generally, the topic of sub-Riemannian geometry deals with the paths that objects may take when they are not free, and their movement is constrained in various ways.
This article presents the mathematical formalism involved in defining, finding, and proving the existence of geodesics, in the case of Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian manifolds. The article geodesic (general relativity) discusses the special case of general relativity in greater detail.
The most familiar examples are the straight lines in Euclidean geometry. On a sphere, the geodesics are the great circles. The shortest path from point A to point B on a sphere is given by the shorter piece of the great circle passing through A and B. If A and B are antipodal points (like the North pole and the South pole), then there are many shortest paths between them.
Metric geometry
In metric geometry, a geodesic is a curve which is everywhere locally a distance minimizer. More precisely, a curve γ: I → M from the unit interval I to the metric space M is a geodesic if there is a constant v ≥ 0 such that for any t ∈ I there is a neighborhood J of t in I such that for any t1, t2 ∈ J we have
d ( γ ( t 1 ) , γ ( t 2 ) ) = v | t 1 − t 2 | . {\displaystyle d(\gamma (t_{1}),\gamma (t_{2}))=v|t_{1}-t_{2}|.\,}
This generalizes the notion of geodesic for Riemannian manifolds. However, in metric geometry the geodesic considered is almost always equipped with natural parametrization, i.e. in the above identity v = 1 and
d ( γ ( t 1 ) , γ ( t 2 ) ) = | t 1 − t 2 | . {\displaystyle d(\gamma (t_{1}),\gamma (t_{2}))=|t_{1}-t_{2}|.\,}
If the last equality is satisfied for all t1, t2 ∈I, the geodesic is called a minimizing geodesic or shortest path.
In general, a metric space may have no geodesics, except constant curves.
(pseudo-)Riemannian geometry
On a (pseudo-)Riemannian manifold M a geodesic is defined as a smooth curve γ(t) that parallel transports its own tangent vector. That is,
D d t γ ˙ ( t ) = ∇ γ ˙ ( t ) γ ˙ ( t ) = 0 {\displaystyle {\frac {D}{dt}}{\dot {\gamma }}(t)=\nabla _{{\dot {\gamma }}(t)}{\dot {\gamma }}(t)=0} .
where ∇ stands for the Levi-Civita connection on M.
In the case of a Riemannian manifold, the geodesics that one obtains this way are identical to geodesics for the induced metric space.
In terms of local coordinates on M the geodesic equation can be written (using the summation convention):
d 2 x a d t 2 + Γ b c a d x b d t d x c d t = 0 {\displaystyle {\frac {d^{2}x^{a}}{dt^{2}}}+\Gamma _{bc}^{a}{\frac {dx^{b}}{dt}}{\frac {dx^{c}}{dt}}=0}
where xa(t) are the coordinates of the curve γ(t) and Γ b c a {\displaystyle \Gamma _{bc}^{a}} are the Christoffel symbols.
Geodesics can also be defined as extremal curves for the following energy functional
E ( γ ) = 1 2 ∫ g ( γ ˙ ( t ) , γ ˙ ( t ) ) d t , {\displaystyle E(\gamma )={\frac {1}{2}}\int g({\dot {\gamma }}(t),{\dot {\gamma }}(t))\,dt,}
where g {\displaystyle g} is a Riemannian (or pseudo-Riemannian) metric. This "energy functional" should be called action, but few in mathematics use this term; the geodesic equation can then be obtained as the Euler-Lagrange equations of motion for this action.
Therefore, from a mechanical point of view, geodesics can be thought of as trajectories of free particles in a manifold (at least in the Riemannian case).
In a similar manner, one can obtain geodesics as a solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi equations, with (pseudo-)Riemannian metric taken as Hamiltonian. See Riemannian_manifolds in Hamiltonian_mechanics for further details.
Existence and uniqueness
The local existence and uniqueness theorem for geodesics states that geodesics exist, and are unique; this is a variant of the Frobenius theorem. More precisely, for any point p in M and for any vector V in TpM (the tangent space to M at p) there exists a unique geodesic γ : I → M such that γ ( 0 ) = p {\displaystyle \gamma (0)=p} and γ ˙ ( 0 ) = V {\displaystyle {\dot {\gamma }}(0)=V} . Here I is a maximal open interval in R containing 0. In general, I may not be all of R as for example for an open disc in R². The proof of this theorem follows from the theory of ordinary differential equations, by noticing that the geodesic equation is a second-order ODE. Existence and uniqueness then follow from the Picard-Lindelöf theorem for the solutions of ODEs with prescribed initial conditions. γ depends smoothly on both p and V.
Geodesic flow
Geodesic flow is an R {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} } -action on tangent bundle T ( M ) {\displaystyle T(M)} of a manifold M {\displaystyle M} defined in the following way
G t ( V ) = γ ˙ V ( t ) {\displaystyle G^{t}(V)={\dot {\gamma }}_{V}(t)}
where t ∈ R {\displaystyle t\in \mathbb {R} } , V ∈ T ( M ) {\displaystyle V\in T(M)} and γ V {\displaystyle \gamma _{V}} denotes geodesic with initial data γ ˙ V ( 0 ) = V {\displaystyle {\dot {\gamma }}_{V}(0)=V} .
It defines a Hamiltonian flow on (co)tangent bundle with (pseudo-)Riemannian metric as Hamiltonian. In particular it preserves the (pseudo-)Riemannian metric g {\displaystyle g} , i.e.
g ( G t ( V ) , G t ( V ) ) = g ( V , V ) . {\displaystyle g(G^{t}(V),G^{t}(V))=g(V,V).}
That makes possible to define geodesic flow on unit tangent bundle of Riemannian manifold U T ( M ) {\displaystyle UT(M)} .
Geodesic spray
The geodesic flow defines a family of curves on the tangent bundle. The derivatives of these curves define a vector field on the tangent bundle, known as the geodesic spray.
Variations and generalizations
Quasigeodesic
differential geometry of curves
exponential map
geodesic dome
geodesic (general relativity)
intrinsic metric
Jacobi field
Jurgen Jost, Riemannian Geometry and Geometric Analysis, (2002) Springer-Verlag, Berlin ISBN 3-540-4267-2 See section 1.4.
Ronald Adler, Maurice Bazin, Menahem Schiffer, Introductin to General Relativity (Second Edition), (1975) McGraw-Hill New York, ISBN 0-07-000423-4 See chapter 2.
Ralph Abraham and Jarrold E. Marsden, Foundations of Mechanics, (1978) Benjamin-Cummings, London ISBN 0-8053-0102-X See section 2.7.
Steven Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity, (1972) John Wiley & Sons, New York ISBN 0-471-92567-5 See chapter 3.
Lev D. Landau and Evgenii M. Lifschitz, The Classical Theory of Fields, (1973) Pergammon Press, Oxford ISBN 0-08-018176-7 See section 87.
Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, John Archibald Wheeler, Gravitation, (1970) W.H. Freeman, New York; ISBN 0-7167-0344-0.
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Hamiltonian mechanics
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The 1919 Bromley by-election was held on 17 December 1919.  The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Forster.  It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Cuthbert James.

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 * @brief This file contains interface for IGeometricTweener. IGeometricTweener
 *        represents a geometric tweener.
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#ifndef IGEOMETRIC_TWEENER_H_
#define IGEOMETRIC_TWEENER_H_

#include "FCMPreConfig.h"
#include "FCMPluginInterface.h"
#include "Utils/DOMTypes.h"

/* -------------------------------------------------- Forward Decl */

/* -------------------------------------------------- Enums */

/* -------------------------------------------------- Macros / Constants */

namespace DOM
{
    namespace Service
    {
        namespace Tween
        {
            /**
             * @brief Defines the universally-unique interface ID for
             *        IGeometricTweener.
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}

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/* -------------------------------------------------- Class Decl */

namespace DOM
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    namespace Service
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        namespace Tween
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             * @brief Defines an interface that represents a geometric tweener(Transform).
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                 * @param  offset (IN)
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                 */
                virtual FCM::Result _FCMCALL GetGeometricTransform(
                    PITween pTween,
                    FCM::U_Int32 offset,
                    Utils::MATRIX2D& geomMatrix) = 0;

            END_DECLARE_INTERFACE
        }
    }
};

/* -------------------------------------------------- Inline / Functions */

#include "FCMPostConfig.h"

#endif // IGEOMETRIC_TWEENER_H_

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Alexander Palace Time Machine
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Bob Atchison - The Alexander Palace Time Machine Blog
Catherine's Porcelain Stolen from Winter Palace
Two pieces of Catherine the Great's famous Bleu Celeste Sevres porcelain service were discovered in Great Britain. They were found in Upton House in the collection of Lord Bearsted. The cup and saucer - shown above - were part of 160 pieces stolen from the Winter Palace and brought to Great Britain by an Italian, Ferdinando Civilotti 3 years after they vanished from the Imperial collection. The bulk of the pieces have already been returned to Russia.
Sounds like a story from today's headlines, but the theft took place during a fire at the Winter Palace in 1837! This famous blaze almost destroyed the entire palace. Tsar Nicholas i watched the fire and supervised the rescue operations himself. Virtually all of the art, treasures and furnishings were saved. I was very surprised to find out about this theft. It's hard to figure out how 160 pieces of Imperial porcelian could have been stolen under the eyes of the Tsar and his soldiers and then made its way to England. Porcelain is so fragile, yet not a single piece was broken. It must have been some operation to get the china out of the palace cellars. It was packed in a large number of wicker baskets encased in big wooden crates.
This service was very valuable and today is one of the great treasures of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It was made for Catherine the Great in France in 1778 and delivered to her a year later. A decade earlier a similar blue service with birds in the center was created for Count Razumovski (now in the Rothschild collection) and it created quite a stir in Russia when it was unveiled. Catherine was impressed and ordered her own service from Sevres according to her own designs. The service was ordered for sixty people and the first order was for 800 pieces. This cup and saucer are from the tea and coffee service. 48 of these were made.
The service is heavily gilded with acanthus scrolls and is decorated with flowers and antique cameos. In the center is Catherine's cypher EII. The E stands for Ekaterina as Catherine was called in Russia. The techniques used in producing this service were the most elaborate and challenging the famous French porcelian factories of Sevres had used up until that time. In some pieces cameos were inserted into the porcelain and secured by gilt-copper filets. Some of the cameo medallions were applied with a transfer decal process that Sevres did not use again unto the 19th century. I had no idea they were using the transfer process so early.
One mystery about this porcelain service is why Catherine took 13 years to pay for it. The cost was tremendous, but Catherine was certainly the richest woman in Europe at the time and could afford it. If anyone knows the reason for the delay perhaps they can post it here. Maybe the uncertain political situation in France had something to do with it.
If you are interested in getting copies of the plates from this service the Lomonosov (former Imperial) porcelain factory is making replicas. You can buy them from Ekaterina's Porcelain, one of the sponsors of the Alexander Palace Forum.
On a related note - in the last few weeks many forged plates from the famous Nicholas I Kremlin service have been appearing again on Ebay. Don't be fooled, the crafty people selling these fakes know exactly what they are doing and pretend they don't know what they are. Today one listing calls them "Russian Armorial" plates. Don't be surprised when these fakes go for thousands of dollars! Look closely and you can see the transfer decals used to produce them. Usually the decals don't quite line up and you can see small overlaps. I have seen fake plates and tazzas from this service for the last 7 years. I am not sure where they come from - it could be Russia, China or even New Jersey. Buyer beware!
My next posting: "Alexandra and her Favorite Icons of the the Virgin"
For more on Catherine's service consult page 477 - item 412, Treasure Houses of Britain, Five Hundred Years of Private Patronage and Art Collecting, National Gallery of Art, Yale University Press, 1985. The picture shown above is from this publication.
The English Palace at Peterhof
The Icon of our Lady of the Sign - Znamenskaya
The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God
A Romanov Passion for Flowers
The Moscow Skyscraper
About Bob Atchison
Bob Atchison has had a life-long fascination with the Alexander Palace, which began when he was a child. He was the first American to visit the palace officially since 1941 and was instrumental in its reestablishment as a museum. Bob was the protege of Anatoli Kuchumov, former curator of the Palace before the war, and he created this website in 1996.
More Pictures - Artemis Diana and Hounds
here are some more images of my life-sized bronze statue of Diana with her two dogs, as well as the bronze Tritons that copy originals in Piazza Navona -Rome
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Imperial Bedroom
Portrait Hall
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Nicholas's Study
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Formal Reception
Balcony View
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Children-Mauve
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Roll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released September 3, 1991 on Anthem Records. The band began working on Roll the Bonesafter a brief creative hiatus following the tour promoting their previous release, Presto.
From a lyrical perspective, 1991's Roll the Bonesis quite possibly Rush's darkest album (most of the songs deal with death in no uncertain terms), but from a musical point of view, the record treads territory (highbrow melodic hard rock) similar to its recent predecessors, with only a few surprises thrown in for good measure. These include an amusing rap section in the middle of the title track, a welcome return to instrumentals with Where's my Thing?, and one of the band's finest songs of the '90s in the gutsy Dreamline. Neuroticais another highlight which lives up to its title, and though their negative subject matter can feel stifling at times, fine tracks like Bravado, The Big Wheel, and Heresyfeature wonderful melodies and arrangements.
Roll the Bones
Where's My Thing?
The Big Wheel
Ghost of a Chance
Neurotica
You Bet Your Life


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Cocksure
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Format: Album
Label: Metropolis
By: Tobias Eliasson
Cocksure is the new project from Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Pigface etc) and Jason Novak (DJ? Acucrack, Iron Lung Corp), which after 2 singles on Wax Trax! and CrackNation now release their debut album on Metropolis. Friends of Revolting Cocks will recognize the sound for sure: it's brutal, dirty and industrial. Just the way we like it.
We start off with "Skeemy Gates" which is a perfect introduction to the project. We are thrown back to a time where the power in the music has nothing to do with speed; rather about brutal force. It's a great hybrid of industrial rock with the electronic influence from EBM. I also really like the vocals from Chris Connelly.
"Drug-A-Bug" is another strong track and a personal favourite; but fans of the previous project will be curious about "TKO Mindfuck" where we get some guest vocals from Richard 23 (Front 242, Revolting Cocks); this is also the most electronic song on the album.
At first I was worried that this album would sound dated, and sure, it's a musical genre that was popular in the 80:s and 90:s, but Cocksure manage to package this to fit into the sound of 2014 and adds a modern touch. For me this brings new life in a genre that I have dismissed for a long time. With some stronger single tracks this album would have been even better, but overall this is a really brutal and impressive debut.


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I should wait a little longer.
Some people texted to me between yesterday and today saying that it's crazy cancelling the campaign so early.
Our Hero! Hyper Sword: A failing campaign.
It seems like this Kickstarter campaign, like the previous one launched in 2016, is not going well.
I was trying it again, I'm so pushy!
A little break, but we keep growing: 8% funded and other updates!
Some slowly progress this week-end, but we're growing, hurray! Now the 8% is funded! Great!
Video Gameplay of Our Hero! HS & 7% funded!
If you haven't tried the demo of Our Hero! Hyper Sword yet, or if you're too lazy to play it... don't worry!
First day has passed and Steam page is now online!
Linux Demo build now available for download!
Thanks to Liam Dawe's suggestion is now available for download a Linux Standalone version of the Our Hero! Hyper Sword demo!
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Our Hero! has been selected as a Project We Love by Kickstarter and 1% already funded!
Our Hero! Hyper Sword has been selected as a "Project We Love" by the Kickstarter team! I'm so glad guys, thank you very much!


In case you were wondering about my absence from cyberspace, I've got an exciting announcement to make: I've accepted a new position! I've been invited to be the full-time Teen Librarian at the Dalles-Wasco County Library in Oregon.
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Home Cannabis Business and Finance ANDREW PIERCE: Corbyn Junior flops again as cannabis king
ANDREW PIERCE: Corbyn Junior flops again as cannabis king
Many Labor MPs are passionate supporters of cannabis legalization. None but Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labor leader who has long campaigned for drug law reform.
But for the second time in two years, his son Tommy's cannabis business has gone up in smoke.
Filing with Companies House shows that The Hemp Cafe Ltd has been removed from the company register.
Tommy started the company immediately after his National Hemp Service Ltd (NHS) failed in 2019.
He runs a store in north London and a mail order business that sells products that contain a legal cannabis-derived substance called CBD, such as oil capsules and CBD-infused candy.
But The Hemp Cafe Ltd was removed from the company register on October 19th and formally dissolved last week on October 26th. Such action is often taken when directors fail to submit the filing in a timely manner.
Tommy (left) started the company immediately after the failure of his National Hemp Service Ltd (NHS) in 2019
Closing a second company linked to his cannabis business will embarrass his father Jeremy even more.
The first company went down in 2019, with £ 100,000 in debt, not long after the Labor leader at the time said his most trusted advisor on business policy was his son, Tommy.
Witchell wasn't wise to whine
The outburst from the BBC's veteran Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell that Buckingham Palace is not transparent about the Queen's recent hospitalization continues to divide opinion.
On a podcast, TV comedian Frank Skinner said: "Witchell railed about the palace on TV, failing to inform him about the Queen's health.
Witchell has friends in high positions. Or he thought he did. It turned out to be a little lower places than he thought
I thought, 'Mind your own business, Witchell!' The whole subtext read: 'Without me she would be nothing. . . I discovered her, and now she's turned against me! '
No, it's the queen. Witchell has friends in high positions. Or he thought he did.
It turned out to be a little lower places than he thought.
Rev. Theresa May's daughter has joined the board of directors of the Westminster Abbey Institute, which helps "revive moral and spiritual values in public life".
It's unpaid work. Not that she needs extra money.
May has coined £ 1.5m in speaking fees since her overthrow as Prime Minister in July 2019.
After Blairite's ex-minister Lord Adonis blamed Brexit for pumping raw sewage into rivers, Environment Minister Lord Goldsmith branded him "fundamentally dishonest" and added: "Sewage has been pumped into watercourses for decades – even under his supervision."
Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne did his part to save fuel – and it didn't end well.
Despite the wind and rain, he decided to ride his bike to an evening event in his constituency, New Forest West.
After dragging himself up a long hill, he was enjoying the descent on the other side when he was blinded by the headlights of an oncoming car.
He recalls: "I slipped on the rough road, fell head over heels, cut my leg through rain pants and trousers and got so badly bruised that I've been hobbling ever since."
Comfortable, safe gas guzzlers from now on, Sir Des.
Nobody will be Keir's friend
Opinion polls continue to show that Boris Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer is well ahead on personal approval.
Now I hear that when Starmer invited Labor MPs to chat and take pictures in his office, as part of his attempts to improve his relations with the Parliamentary Party, only 20 showed up.
If he can't convince his backbenchers, what does the public hope for?
If he can't convince his backbenchers, what does the public hope for? He's also fighting in his own back yard
He's also fighting in his own back yard.
Lorna Russell, the deputy mayor of his local Camden ward, has defected to the Green Party.
She said, "At the national level, I am concerned that the [Labour] The party lacks a coherent vision for the future. ' In other words, she blames Starmer.
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