I admit it. I used to be an extremely controlling woman in my relationships with men. Like many women raised in the 1970s, I?d been taught to feel safe like that, and thought that no one could ever take advantage of me as long as I let everyone know I was top dog. There are complicated reasons this came to be, and they really don?t matter. What matters is that I?m not controlling anymore, and I?m a heck of a lot happier than I ever was when I was a domineering jerk. Learning to embrace my womanhood, and learning the art of healthy submission to a good and trustworthy man were to the best things that I?ve ever done for myself.
So, are you a controlling woman? Here are four telltale signs that you are.
1. You always have to be right. Is winning everything to you? Do you get furious if your man doesn?t see things your way? Do you punish him by pouting or yelling or manipulating him in some way to get him to agree with you? If so, you are probably a controlling woman. Solution? Learn to say things like, ?I never thought about it that way,? or ?I can see your point,? or ?I appreciate you sharing your opinion with me, it?s really helpful to understand how you see this.? You don?t have to agree with your man, but you have to respect him. Insisting that he?s stupid for not agreeing with you is a mega #fail.
2. You spy on him. Do you check his cell phone records, or hack into his email? Do you follow him? Do you try to ?catch? him doing something wrong? If so, you are probably a controlling woman. Solution? Find ways to find your own life as fascinating as you find his. Get some friends, or hobbies. Be fulfilled. Stop worrying. Relax. Be nice.
3. Your man must seek your permission before he hangs out with his buddies or goes somewhere by himself. Do you have to know exactly where he is at all times? Do you keep tabs on his coming and going? Yeah? Well, you?re probably a controller. Solution? Trust him. And if you can?t, then let him go. No one wants to be policed.
4. You tell him how to spend his money, how to dress, how to eat, how to talk, who to be friends with or how to interact with his parents, etc. If so, you?re a control freak and you suck. Solution? Accept him the way he is, or move on and find someone you can accept. No one loves a dictator.
It all comes down to releasing anxiety, and learning to trust, or submit. Trust is the basis for all healthy relationships. I believe that is what the Bible means when it says a woman must submit to her man ? you have to trust him. If you can?t trust him, leave and work on developing a sense of self and emotional balance. Stop torturing yourself, and your man.
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Astellas and DNDi to collaborate on new drug discovery research for the treatment of NTDsPublic release date: 12-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Violaine Daellenbach vdallenbach@dndi.org 41-794-241-474 Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
[Tokyo, Japan and Geneva, Switzerland, June 12, 2012] - Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo:4503, "Astellas") and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) announced an agreement today to collaborate on drug discovery research for leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness three neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) which together affect nearly 10 million people worldwide. The agreement is a first critical step in Astellas' new strategy to enter into the field of NTDs, with DNDi as its first partner.
Under the agreement, Astellas will provide DNDi with a selection of original compounds. These will be screened at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Switzerland. The pharmaceutical profiles of the compounds were studied in pre-clinical and/or clinical stages at Astellas. DNDi will conduct reprofiling of the compounds to test their anti-protozoan activities and assess their potential as new anti-protozoan candidates for the three targeted diseases.
'We welcome Astellas as a new partner both in the field of NTDs and as part of a product development partnership. In the field of neglected diseases, and particularly for the most neglected leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness this new partnership reinforces the critical mass of engaged actors necessary to address urgent patient needs' said Dr Bernard Pcoul, Executive Director of DNDi.
'Astellas believes that this joint research method leads to the early entry into the development stage of new potential agents if promising compounds are identified as candidates. Astellas will seek the way to contribute drug discovery research for NTDs based on Astellas' advanced science ', says Dr Shin-ichi Tsukamoto, Senior Vice President of Astellas Drug Discovery Research.
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About Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
NTDs are a group of tropical infections that disproportionately affect the world's poor and marginalized populations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than a billion people, or one-sixth of the global population, suffer from one or more of 17 NTDs. The partnership between DNDi and Astellas is focused on finding new treatments to address the following NTDs:
Leishmaniasis occurs in 98 countries, placing 350 million people at risk worldwide. The parasite that leads to infection is called Leishmania and is transmitted by a sandfly. Leishmaniasis is a poverty-associated disease with several different forms. Visceral leishmaniasis, which is fatal without treatment, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are the most common. Existing treatments are difficult to administer, toxic, and/or costly. Drug resistance also is an increasing problem.
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is endemic in 21 countries across Latin America and kills more people in the region than any other parasite-borne disease, including malaria. In total, 100 million people are at risk worldwide and patient numbers are growing in non-endemic countries such as the United States and Australia, as well as some European countries. The disease is transmitted by an insect known as the 'kissing bug' and, without treatment, is potentially fatal. Existing treatments are known to have serious safety limitations and their efficacy diminishes the longer the patient has been infected.
Sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, or HAT) threatens millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly. Without treatment in the initial phase, which causes general symptoms, the disease progresses to a second stage where mental debilitation and death frequently occur within six months to three years. Existing treatments are toxic, difficult to administer, and/or have severe side effects. The disease is fatal if left untreated.
About Astellas Pharma
Astellas Pharma Inc., located in Tokyo, Japan, is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the health of people around the world through the provision of innovative and reliable pharmaceutical products. Astellas has approximately 17,000 employees worldwide. The organization is committed to becoming a global category leader in Urology, Immunology (including Transplantation) and Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Neuroscience and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Complications and Kidney Diseases. For more information on Astellas Pharma Inc., please visit the company website at www.astellas.com/en.
Astellas is committed to improving "Access to Health*" in developing countries through its partnership initiatives. As part of the contribution to Access to Health, Astellas is committed to undertake an initiative of drug discovery for patients infected with and suffer NTDs in the world by utilizing its know-how and assets of drug discovery research. There have been not too many new drug candidates for the treatment of NTDs to date because few bio ventures and/or pharmaceutical companies entered into such drug discovery steps. Astellas expects that its in-house drug discovery and research know-how of infectious diseases and/or assets, such as its own unique compound library, can be effectively utilized for the drug discovery research of NTDs.
About DNDi
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is a not-for-profit research and development organization working to deliver new treatments for neglected diseases, in particular sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis), Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, malaria, specific helminth infections, and paediatric HIV. DNDi was established in 2003 by Mdecins Sans Frontires/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) of Brazil, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, and the Pasteur Institute of France. The Special Programme for Tropical Disease Research (WHO/TDR) serves as permanent observer.
Since its inception in 2003, DNDi has delivered six new treatments for neglected patients: two fixed-dose antimalarials (ASAQ and ASMQ), nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) for late-stage sleeping sickness, sodium stibogluconate and paromomycin (SSG&PM) combination therapy for visceral leishmaniasis in Africa, a set of combination therapies for visceral leishmaniasis in Asia, and a paediatric dosage form of benznidazole for Chagas disease.
DNDi has helped establish three clinical research platforms: the Leishmaniasis East Africa Platform (LEAP) in Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda; the HAT Platform based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for sleeping sickness; and the Chagas Clinical Research Platform in Latin America. Strong regional networks such as these help strengthen research and treatment-implementation capacity in neglected disease-endemic countries.
www.dndi.org
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Astellas and DNDi to collaborate on new drug discovery research for the treatment of NTDsPublic release date: 12-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Violaine Daellenbach vdallenbach@dndi.org 41-794-241-474 Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
[Tokyo, Japan and Geneva, Switzerland, June 12, 2012] - Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo:4503, "Astellas") and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) announced an agreement today to collaborate on drug discovery research for leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness three neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) which together affect nearly 10 million people worldwide. The agreement is a first critical step in Astellas' new strategy to enter into the field of NTDs, with DNDi as its first partner.
Under the agreement, Astellas will provide DNDi with a selection of original compounds. These will be screened at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Switzerland. The pharmaceutical profiles of the compounds were studied in pre-clinical and/or clinical stages at Astellas. DNDi will conduct reprofiling of the compounds to test their anti-protozoan activities and assess their potential as new anti-protozoan candidates for the three targeted diseases.
'We welcome Astellas as a new partner both in the field of NTDs and as part of a product development partnership. In the field of neglected diseases, and particularly for the most neglected leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness this new partnership reinforces the critical mass of engaged actors necessary to address urgent patient needs' said Dr Bernard Pcoul, Executive Director of DNDi.
'Astellas believes that this joint research method leads to the early entry into the development stage of new potential agents if promising compounds are identified as candidates. Astellas will seek the way to contribute drug discovery research for NTDs based on Astellas' advanced science ', says Dr Shin-ichi Tsukamoto, Senior Vice President of Astellas Drug Discovery Research.
###
About Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
NTDs are a group of tropical infections that disproportionately affect the world's poor and marginalized populations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than a billion people, or one-sixth of the global population, suffer from one or more of 17 NTDs. The partnership between DNDi and Astellas is focused on finding new treatments to address the following NTDs:
Leishmaniasis occurs in 98 countries, placing 350 million people at risk worldwide. The parasite that leads to infection is called Leishmania and is transmitted by a sandfly. Leishmaniasis is a poverty-associated disease with several different forms. Visceral leishmaniasis, which is fatal without treatment, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are the most common. Existing treatments are difficult to administer, toxic, and/or costly. Drug resistance also is an increasing problem.
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is endemic in 21 countries across Latin America and kills more people in the region than any other parasite-borne disease, including malaria. In total, 100 million people are at risk worldwide and patient numbers are growing in non-endemic countries such as the United States and Australia, as well as some European countries. The disease is transmitted by an insect known as the 'kissing bug' and, without treatment, is potentially fatal. Existing treatments are known to have serious safety limitations and their efficacy diminishes the longer the patient has been infected.
Sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, or HAT) threatens millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly. Without treatment in the initial phase, which causes general symptoms, the disease progresses to a second stage where mental debilitation and death frequently occur within six months to three years. Existing treatments are toxic, difficult to administer, and/or have severe side effects. The disease is fatal if left untreated.
About Astellas Pharma
Astellas Pharma Inc., located in Tokyo, Japan, is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the health of people around the world through the provision of innovative and reliable pharmaceutical products. Astellas has approximately 17,000 employees worldwide. The organization is committed to becoming a global category leader in Urology, Immunology (including Transplantation) and Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Neuroscience and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Complications and Kidney Diseases. For more information on Astellas Pharma Inc., please visit the company website at www.astellas.com/en.
Astellas is committed to improving "Access to Health*" in developing countries through its partnership initiatives. As part of the contribution to Access to Health, Astellas is committed to undertake an initiative of drug discovery for patients infected with and suffer NTDs in the world by utilizing its know-how and assets of drug discovery research. There have been not too many new drug candidates for the treatment of NTDs to date because few bio ventures and/or pharmaceutical companies entered into such drug discovery steps. Astellas expects that its in-house drug discovery and research know-how of infectious diseases and/or assets, such as its own unique compound library, can be effectively utilized for the drug discovery research of NTDs.
About DNDi
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is a not-for-profit research and development organization working to deliver new treatments for neglected diseases, in particular sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis), Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, malaria, specific helminth infections, and paediatric HIV. DNDi was established in 2003 by Mdecins Sans Frontires/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) of Brazil, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, and the Pasteur Institute of France. The Special Programme for Tropical Disease Research (WHO/TDR) serves as permanent observer.
Since its inception in 2003, DNDi has delivered six new treatments for neglected patients: two fixed-dose antimalarials (ASAQ and ASMQ), nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) for late-stage sleeping sickness, sodium stibogluconate and paromomycin (SSG&PM) combination therapy for visceral leishmaniasis in Africa, a set of combination therapies for visceral leishmaniasis in Asia, and a paediatric dosage form of benznidazole for Chagas disease.
DNDi has helped establish three clinical research platforms: the Leishmaniasis East Africa Platform (LEAP) in Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda; the HAT Platform based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for sleeping sickness; and the Chagas Clinical Research Platform in Latin America. Strong regional networks such as these help strengthen research and treatment-implementation capacity in neglected disease-endemic countries.
www.dndi.org
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Creflo Dollar made his first public remarks since being arrested last week for alleged assault against his daughter, denying all allegations yesterday during his Sunday sermon in College Park, Georgia.
"I will say this emphatically: I should have never been arrested," Dollar said two days after police charged him with misdemeanor counts of simple battery and cruelty to children. "I want you all to hear personally from me that all is well in the Dollar household."
The controversial televangelist spoke to a congregation that met him with multiple rounds of enthusiastic applause.
Dollar was arrested Friday after his 15-year old daughter called 911 around 1 a.m. and said her father wrapped his arms around her neck, punched her and hit her with his shoe after the two got into a fight over her request to attend a party. Dollar's 19-year old daughter backs up this account.
But Dollar took to his pulpit proudly yesterday, admitted "emotions got involved and things escalated from there," in related to the charges and added:
"The truth is she was not choked, she was not punched. There were not any scratches on her neck. But the only thing on her neck was a prior skin abrasion from eczema. Anything else is exaggeration and sensationalism."
Dollar said he does not place any fault on any of his children ("as Jesus would never put any fault on me"), but did touch on a "culture of disrespect" among today's youth, a reference that was met with cries if support from those in attendance.
"I think you're looking at a bunch of sensationalism," said George Blake, 49, a regular member of Dollar's congregation. "It's not up to me to me to be satisfied with what he had to say. This is a man of God spreading the word of God."
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures during a campaign stop at Con-Air Industries, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures during a campaign stop at Con-Air Industries, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures during a campaign stop at Con-Air Industries, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands backstage during a campaign stop at Con-Air Industries, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, June 12, 2012, leaving for campaign stops in Baltimore and Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are sharpening their economic talking points.
Romney wants to keep needling Obama over his comments on the private sector doing "fine" and Obama is likely seeking another opportunity for explaining himself.
Romney focused on the economy in a speech Tuesday in Orlando in which he saluted "entrepreneurs and innovators" whom he said "make the United States the economic powerhouse it is."
"Sometimes I don't think the president understands that," Romney said.
At the same time, Obama's campaign released a new ad disparaging Romney's economic record in leading Massachusetts from 2003-2007.
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was No. 1. Number one in state debt," says an announcer in the 30-second spot, citing a 2007 Moody's report showing state bond indebtedness equivalent to $4,153 per person.
It will air in battleground states Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia and follows a $10 million ad campaign last week attacking job creation under Romney.
Obama will pit his economic agenda against Romney's in a campaign speech Thursday in Cleveland. The increased economic dueling by the campaigns comes amid discouraging economic reports.
Romney has called Obama "out of touch" for suggesting private-sector job growth was strong. Striking back, the Obama team is charging that Romney would lay off firefighters and teachers, an assertion that Romney on Tuesday called "absurd."
The Republican candidate begins a five-day bus tour on Friday through New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan. His campaign says it will help show Obama's economic policies are failing everyday Americans.
Meanwhile, an emphasis on the economy "will be reflected in every action the president takes as long as he is in office," says White House spokesman Jay Carney.
Obama was campaigning Tuesday in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
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Echocardiogram screenings are effective in preventing rheumatic heart diseasePublic release date: 12-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Emily Dammeyer edammeye@childrensnational.org 202-476-4500 Children's National Medical Center
Circulation study from Children's National Medical Center provides recommendations for preventing treatable condition
Washington, DCRoutine screening with echocardiogram can detect three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as clinical examinations, offering a novel approach in preventing this common disease, according to a new study in Circulation. The study, conducted by cardiologists from Children's National Medical Center, is the largest single-population study in Africa. The August issue of Nature Reviews - Cardiology features a summary of the article in its Public Health feature.
The study screened nearly 5,000 school-aged children in Uganda and 130 had abnormal echocardiograms. After further evaluation at a hospital, 72 children were classified as having RHD, compared with just 23 children who met the diagnosis criteria for clinical evaluation. This represents a 400 percent increase in identification with an echocardiogram.
"What we found is that there were many children who had clinically silent RHD, which would have gone undetected without an echocardiogram," said Children's National's Andrea Beaton, MD, the lead author. "Echo screenings allow us to identify at-risk patients early, which in turn allows for early intervention to prevent more serious disease and complications."
The team performed upwards of 250 screenings daily, making echocardiograms an efficient and effective means for screening. The authors' recommendations include:
Focus screening on children 10 years old in lower socioeconomic groups, to maximize limited resources
Provide a two-staged approach to RHD detection (initial echo screening followed by comprehensive follow up)
Continue to support global efforts to treat subclinical RHD
RHD is the world's most common acquired cardiovascular disease, affecting approximately 15 million people, with a high incidence in developing countries. RHD is caused by repeated exposure to streptococcal bacteria, or strep throat, which is treated with antibiotics when easily accessible. Repeated exposure to strep can lead to RHD, which carries many risks, including death. By identifying signs of RHD early, children can receive readily available antibiotics to prevent serious harm.
"Our study supports the World Heart Federation's new guidelines for using echocardiograms to diagnose RHD, so our hope is that more countries will adopt system-wide screening programs for this preventable disease," said Craig Sable, MD, a pediatric cardiologist at Children's National and senior author of the paper.
Dr. Sable has been leading cardiac screening programs in Uganda for the past 13 years. He and a large team from Children's National have screened more than 1,000 children and coordinated the care for more than 150 children in the United States. Dr. Sable has also led six cardiac surgery missions to Uganda since 2007 and coordinated additional surgical trips by other teams; more than 150 children have undergone open heart surgery in Uganda.
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For copies of the study or for interviews, contact Emily Dammeyer or Emily Hartman, Public Relations: 202-476-4500
About Children's National Medical Center
Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, has been serving the nation's children since 1870. Home to Children's Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National is consistently ranked among the top pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group. Children's National is a Magnet designated hospital. With 303 beds and eight regional outpatient centers, Children's National is the only exclusive provider of acute pediatric services in the Washington metropolitan area. For more information, visit ChildrensNational.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Echocardiogram screenings are effective in preventing rheumatic heart diseasePublic release date: 12-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Emily Dammeyer edammeye@childrensnational.org 202-476-4500 Children's National Medical Center
Circulation study from Children's National Medical Center provides recommendations for preventing treatable condition
Washington, DCRoutine screening with echocardiogram can detect three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as clinical examinations, offering a novel approach in preventing this common disease, according to a new study in Circulation. The study, conducted by cardiologists from Children's National Medical Center, is the largest single-population study in Africa. The August issue of Nature Reviews - Cardiology features a summary of the article in its Public Health feature.
The study screened nearly 5,000 school-aged children in Uganda and 130 had abnormal echocardiograms. After further evaluation at a hospital, 72 children were classified as having RHD, compared with just 23 children who met the diagnosis criteria for clinical evaluation. This represents a 400 percent increase in identification with an echocardiogram.
"What we found is that there were many children who had clinically silent RHD, which would have gone undetected without an echocardiogram," said Children's National's Andrea Beaton, MD, the lead author. "Echo screenings allow us to identify at-risk patients early, which in turn allows for early intervention to prevent more serious disease and complications."
The team performed upwards of 250 screenings daily, making echocardiograms an efficient and effective means for screening. The authors' recommendations include:
Focus screening on children 10 years old in lower socioeconomic groups, to maximize limited resources
Provide a two-staged approach to RHD detection (initial echo screening followed by comprehensive follow up)
Continue to support global efforts to treat subclinical RHD
RHD is the world's most common acquired cardiovascular disease, affecting approximately 15 million people, with a high incidence in developing countries. RHD is caused by repeated exposure to streptococcal bacteria, or strep throat, which is treated with antibiotics when easily accessible. Repeated exposure to strep can lead to RHD, which carries many risks, including death. By identifying signs of RHD early, children can receive readily available antibiotics to prevent serious harm.
"Our study supports the World Heart Federation's new guidelines for using echocardiograms to diagnose RHD, so our hope is that more countries will adopt system-wide screening programs for this preventable disease," said Craig Sable, MD, a pediatric cardiologist at Children's National and senior author of the paper.
Dr. Sable has been leading cardiac screening programs in Uganda for the past 13 years. He and a large team from Children's National have screened more than 1,000 children and coordinated the care for more than 150 children in the United States. Dr. Sable has also led six cardiac surgery missions to Uganda since 2007 and coordinated additional surgical trips by other teams; more than 150 children have undergone open heart surgery in Uganda.
###
For copies of the study or for interviews, contact Emily Dammeyer or Emily Hartman, Public Relations: 202-476-4500
About Children's National Medical Center
Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, has been serving the nation's children since 1870. Home to Children's Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National is consistently ranked among the top pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group. Children's National is a Magnet designated hospital. With 303 beds and eight regional outpatient centers, Children's National is the only exclusive provider of acute pediatric services in the Washington metropolitan area. For more information, visit ChildrensNational.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Luke Wilkshire's 70th-minute penalty allowed 10-man Australia to salvage a 1-1 draw against Japan on Tuesday in a battle of the Asian heavyweights in World Cup qualifying.
Australia played a man down after substitute Mark Milligan was ejected in the 55th minute, and Japan capitalized 10 minutes later when Keisuke Honda dribbled along the byline and crossed perfectly for Yuzo Kurihara to tap in.
Wilkshire equalized five minutes later after Saudi referee Khalil Al Ghamdi awarded a contentious penalty against Atsuto Uchida for pulling back Alex Brosque on the goal line as Australia took a corner.
Japan, which also had a man sent off in the 89th minute, leads group B with seven points from three matches. Australia has drawn its opening two matches.
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When you stop to think about it, saving money is a beautiful thing. If you can cut your spending by saving money on the things you buy or by eliminating some of them altogether, you can actually end up with money left over at the end of the month, instead of month left over at the end of your money.
Win a $50,000 makeover
But now it gets even better than that. Thanks to a new start up called SaveUp you could win a $50,000 makeover, a TV are even a way to lower the interest rates on your loans. The way it works is that it reverses things by giving you a chance to win prizes by saving money, rather than spending money to get things.
SaveUp is designed to make saving fun by turning it into a game with some sensational prizes. How does it work? You first link your bank accounts, retirement funds and other accounts to the company?s system. The information is guaranteed to remain secure because SaveUp has teamed with Intuit to ensure that your sensitive information remains encrypted and secure.
Win smaller prizes instantly
There are new contests every week. Or you can purchase what are called ?scratch cards? which give you a to win smaller prices instantly. Of course, the prize that everyone is crazy about is the $2,000,000 lottery jackpot.
How do you play? You are rewarded credits for depositing money into your savings accounts or paying off credit cards. You can then use these credits to participate in all kinds of online games that offer real prizes. You can put as little as $10 in your savings account and that?s enough to get you started. The idea is that you will eventually develop responsible saving habits so you can play regularly to give you even greater chances of winning.
What one user reported
One person who reviewed SaveUp found the system very easy to use. He reported that all he had to do was supply the login information from his bank?s website and four of his accounts. His credit cards were added instantly. He received 800 credits just for adding those accounts. He said that he started playing right away, picking numbers for the lottery-like jackpot and also entered a raffle ticket that he hoped would win him a new iPad. He did find that no matter how many credits you have, you can play only several times per day. This is designed to keep people coming back to the site. He found that based on his experience, SaveUp was fun and easy to use.
More sponsors to come
SaveUp currently offers prizes from Virgin America, Banana Republic and GameStop. An insurance company sponsors the cash prizes. As you might guess, the company is working to get more sponsors and banks. The company also intends to have Android and iOS apps that will allow users to access their SaveUp accounts from their smart phones.
I don? know about you but this sounds like a pretty good idea to me and I?m going to try to get started later this week. I mean, why not? Winning $2,000,000 would certainly make me one happy camper.
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I always closely follow Colorado news and current events as I have a personal interest there and if you?ve been watching the news over the week-end no doubt you?ve heard about the out of control High Park wildfire (check out this video shot Sunday afternoon) ? see #highparkfire on Twitter. NOCO has an awesome GeoGeek community and loads of quality Geo Tech professionals, however, given that we?re dealing with the week-end here many of the official, authoritative sources have likely been scrambling and may even be difficult to locate. As a result, some of the techs that have been scrambling to scape data and mashup information to share with the local community in Fort Collins are having a tough time getting current data along with regular updates.? If you happen to be with a company that has access to aerial imagery, fire perimeter data, satellite imagery or other relevant data please contact one or more of the local geo professionals to see if there?s anything you can do to help out. Having real-time or almost real-time data for sharing with the public is crucial and has been very tough to come by.
Kris Peterson of Mapbiquity (@mapbiquity) has done a fine job building a WMS map mashup of the area and his wife Gretchen Peterson (@petersongis) is helping to update the evacuation areas map ? a crucial resource ? See the HighParkFire webmap on Mapbiquity
?FYI Mapbiquity now has a home for their fire mapping thanks to nick Armstrong http://cohighparkfiremap.org/
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If you have access to relevant information resources please feel free to contact myself @gletham or anyone else mentioned in this post. Other Geo/Tech Professionals in the area sharing information include:
Royce Simpson @roycesimpson
Dave Bouwman @dbouwman
Rich Ruh @richruh
Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong
@cosmitty
See http://cohighparkfiremap.org/
Data Notes:
Note, perimeter data is obtained from http://www.nifc.gov/
Dave Bouwman and crew (@dbouwman) are setting up a wildmap viewer see http://tx.dtswildfire.com/ Update, Dave and the DTS gang now have the CO WMS live at http://co.dtswildfire.com/
A reminder that ArcGIS.com is available for custom map mashup creation ? see this sample map I quickly created using relevant public data layers (smoke, wind, fuel, fire perimeter)
Finding that your PC (or your friend's) is so malware-riddled that you can't even install an antivirus is scary. You may be tempted to scream, "Eek!"?Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2.0, that is. This free cleanup-only antivirus is meant to be carried around on a thumb drive. In testing, it did a good job overall, though it doesn't handle rootkits.
The kit includes both a regular, GUI-style antivirus and a command-line antivirus for emergencies. The BlitzBlank tool can wipe out persistent file and Registry traces, and the HijackFree tool offers insight into many Windows elements. When you insert a thumb drive containing the kit, the autorun menu offers a choice between these four tools.
Given that it's meant to run from a thumb drive, you might think Emsisoft is similar to FixMeStick ($49.95 direct for three licenses, 3 stars). In truth, the two are quite different. FixMeStick reboots the system into Linux and runs a completely automated scan. It's aimed at the average consumer. Emsisoft doesn't reboot the system, and to get the best results you need a bit of security knowledge.
Little Information from the Labs I usually refer to test results from various independent labs, but only one of those that I follow has tested Emsisoft's technology. In the latest nine tests by Virus Bulletin, Emsisoft achieved VB100 certification just twice. It detected all the threats, but false positives cost it the prize the other seven times. While AV-Comparatives.org doesn't include Emsisoft in its ongoing testing, a one-off report commissioned last year also reported numerous false positives. Emsisoft uses two antivirus engines, one home-grown and one from partner Ikarus. Online remarks tend to blame Ikarus for the false positives.
Emsisoft did win praise from Russian lab comss.ru. In a field of two dozen antivirus products, Emsisoft achieved the best protection rate. But without more results I can't really offer an overall lab summary. The chart below lists test results for Emsisoft and other antivirus companies. For more about the labs I follow, see How We Interpret Antivirus Lab Tests.
Informative Scanner Several products I've reviewed recently have utterly failed to install or run on one or more malware-infested test systems. Not needing installation, Emsisoft had no such problem. Malware on one test system protects itself by disabling Command Prompt, thereby disabling batch files use by Emsisoft's autorun menu. That didn't stop me from launching the scanner directly.
Lately I'm seeing a lot of antivirus scanners that simply report the number of threats found and offer to clean them. Anvi Smart Defender (free, 1 stars) is an example. With these tools, if you want to see what actually happened you have to dig for it. Not so with Emsisoft. It reports each threat at the time it's found, and even lets you dig in to see the associated file and Registry traces while the scan is still running.
By default, the scanner lists its findings when done and waits for permission to quarantine found threats. You can set it to quarantine files automatically when done, and even to shut down the PC afterward. All but a couple of the test systems requested a reboot to finish eliminating locked files. A scan of my standard clean test system took about 25 minutes, slightly faster than average.
Emsisoft can't remove rootkits, and it shouldn't remove essential Windows files that are infected. On several systems, a popup warning advised me to get expert help from the Emsisoft forums to resolve such problems. That put me in a bind, as going back and forth on the forums would simply take too long. In any case, I'm testing the product, not the forums.
To give the product the best chance for success, I drew on the expert tools. First, I ran a second scan to learn precisely which files presented a problem. Then I used BlitzBlank to wipe out all of those except essential Windows files. When I totaled up the results, I was impressed.
With the Air India management mulling sacking 300 more pilots who have been on strike for the past 34 days, the troubled national carrier has set up a committee to review its global operations to find out how many pilots are required to operate flights. This committee would advise the management on the actual number of pilots needed to run Air India's international operations, airline officials said, adding it was felt that the carrier had far more pilots than it needed.
According to a PTI report, since the strike began on May 7, 2012, Air India has sacked 101 striking pilots and de-recognised the Indian Pilots' Guild which has been leading this agitation.
The Air India management is contemplating dismissing 300 pilots owing allegiance to IPG.Maintaining that the Air India's pilot utilisation quotient worked out on an average of 1.4 hours a day, they said the cockpit crew could be utilised for at least 2.7 hours a day as per the guidelines issued by the aviation regulator.
The less number of hours they put in was because of the fact that the airline was overstaffed, the officials claimed, adding the airline would need about 100 fresh pilots to run its curtailed international operations.
Air India has recently issued an advertisement for recruiting fresh pilots, both expats and locals. Taking a tough line on the continuing strike, the officials said, "We have kept the door open for them for far too long but they don?t appear in a mood to get back to work."
The ongoing strike by the AI pilots, who fly international routes, has led to the loss of over Rs 450 crore so far.
As we try to get to our feet after that tidal wave of hardware announcements, Apple's moved onto Mac OS, quoting with some impressive new figures. Over 26 million copies of OS X Lion have now been sold, making it Apple's "best-selling release ever." Meanwhile, Mac users now total over 66 million -- that's three times the number in 2007.
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When you stop to think about it, saving money is a beautiful thing. If you can cut your spending by saving money on the things you buy or by eliminating some of them altogether, you can actually end up with money left over at the end of the month, instead of month left over at the end of your money.
