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Who did the Chinese lose territory to in exchange for help?

The dynasty lost control of peripheral territories bit by bit. In return for promises of support against the British and the French, the Russian Empire took large chunks of territory in the Northeast in 1860. The period of cooperation between the reformers and the European powers ended with the Tientsin Massacre of 1870, which was incited by the murder of French nuns set off by the belligerence of local French diplomats. Starting with the Cochinchina Campaign in 1858, France expanded control of Indochina. By 1883, France was in full control of the region and had reached the Chinese border. The Sino-French War began with a surprise attack by the French on the Chinese southern fleet at Fuzhou. After that the Chinese declared war on the French. A French invasion of Taiwan was halted and the French were defeated on land in Tonkin at the Battle of Bang Bo. However Japan threatened to enter the war against China due to the Gapsin Coup and China chose to end the war with negotiations. The war ended in 1885 with the Treaty of Tientsin (1885) and the Chinese recognition of the French protectorate in Vietnam.

Hokkien /hɒˈkiɛn/ (traditional Chinese: 福建話; simplified Chinese: 福建话; pinyin: Fújiànhuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-kiàn oē) or Quanzhang (Quanzhou–Zhangzhou / Chinchew–Changchew; BP: Zuánziū–Ziāngziū) is a group of mutually intelligible Min Nan Chinese dialects spoken throughout Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and by many other overseas Chinese. Hokkien originated from a dialect in southern Fujian. It is closely related to the Teochew, though mutual comprehension is difficult, and is somewhat more distantly related to Hainanese. Besides Hokkien, there are also other Min and Hakka dialects in Fujian province, most of which are not mutually intelligible with Hokkien.

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Erano arrivati tra sabato e domenica a Roccella Jonica

In Calabria alla scoperta di un sistema ostaggio delle cosche che controllano gli appalti. Viaggio alle origini di un male italiano Calabria, tangenti e paura la Piovra in corsia dal nostro inviato ATTILIO BOLZONI

Beginning: Today Sarah ran a race. Ending: Sarah was lazy.

Beginning: Tabatha was feeling tired at work. Ending: Tabatha was fired for sleeping on the job.

Beginning: Gary didn't bother exercising today, and went to bed early. Ending: When he started to run, he caught a cramp and fell.

Sentence 1: Room 1 has the earliest finds, dating from 6000 b.c. (Neolithic and Pre-Palace periods). Sentence 2: The first room contains objects from 6000 b.c.

Sentence 1: The Museum of the Ancient Orient (Eski Sark Eserleri Mezesi) displays objects from ancient Near and Middle Eastern civilizations, including Babylonian ceramic panels from the time of King Nebuchadnezzar (605 562 b.c. ), Hittite stone lions, and clay tablets bearing the earliest known examples of writing (2700 b.c. ), and the oldest recorded set of laws, the Code of Hammurabi (1750 b.c. ). Sentence 2: The Museum of the Ancient Orient only has Near Eastern artifacts in its possession.

Sentence 1: It charts the history of Scotland, bringing under one roof a number of important collections of artifacts. Sentence 2: The history of Scotland is shown from 1300 to 1900.

what is a malachi

Malachi is a licenced dealer for high-end golf enhancement products like Ping, Mizuno, Oban, Mitsubishi Rayon, Fujikura, and other great brands. We leverage our unique product line with years of experience in the industry..

Meaning & History. From the Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (Mal'akhiy) meaning my messenger or my angel. This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

what are degrees of freedom?

degree of freedom. n. 1. (General Physics) physics one of the minimum number of parameters necessary to describe a state or property of a system. 2. (General Physics) one of the independent components of motion (translation, vibration, and rotation) of an atom or molecule.

Another way of thinking about the restriction principle behind degrees of freedom is to imagine contingencies. For example, imagine you have four numbers (a, b, c and d) that must add up to a total of m; you are free to choose the first three numbers at random, but the fourth must be chosen so that it makes the total equal to m - thus your degree of freedom is three. See also: normal distribution. standard deviation

Joey Graceffa works in media.

Joey Graceffa Joey Graceffa Joseph Michael Graceffa (; born May 16, 1991) is an American YouTube personality, actor, author, producer, and singer. He runs two active YouTube channels, both named after him. His main channel is dedicated to vlogging, while the second features video gaming content. They both have a combined total of more than 2.2 billion views. He was a contestant on the 22nd and 24th seasons of "The Amazing Race", and has appeared in a handful of short films as well as creating and

Escape the Night Escape the Night Escape the Night is an American murder-mystery reality web series hosted by Joey Graceffa that premiered on June 22, 2016 on YouTube Premium. The fourth season was released on July 11, 2019. The series is produced by Brian Graden Media. It is currently the longest running series on YouTube Premium. Premise. The series follows "The Savant" (Joey Graceffa) as he finds himself in an estate in a past era, where he invites a number of guests to a party which

when does the new season of the real world start

Real World (TV series) in its early years for depicting issues of contemporary young-adulthood relevant to its core audience, such as sex, prejudice, religion, abortion, illness, sexuality, AIDS, death, politics, and substance abuse, but later garnered a reputation as a showcase for immaturity and irresponsible behavior indicative of the declining morals of contemporary youth. Following Bunim's death from breast cancer in 2004, Bunim/Murray Productions continues to produce the program. The most recent season, the , set in Seattle, Washington, premiered on October 12, 2016. The series has generated two notable related series, both broadcast by MTV: "Road Rules", a sister show, which lasted for

Real World: Ex-Plosion some of that will have repercussions at home when people back home see photos. Most seasons of "The Real World" since the have included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates. Beginning in the 28th season, certain jobs in the area were approved by production that the cast had the liberty to apply for independently if desired. However, unlike last season, no cast member this season chose to take part in this particular work. Ashley Ceaser has a full-time job at a San Francisco start-up that she continues during production, Arielle works on her ongoing

Title: Cheeseburger. Sentence 1: They apologized and gave him another burger free. Sentence 2: There was no cheese. Sentence 3: He got the meal but when he took a bite he noticed something. Sentence 4: He complained about the lack of cheese. Sentence 5: Tyrone ordered a cheeseburger.

Title: Hamburger Takeout. Sentence 1: They reluctantly delivered a well done burger. Sentence 2: We ordered hamburgers from a local restaurant. Sentence 3: My daughter's burger was rare, not well done as ordered. Sentence 4: She called and asked for another burger, well done. Sentence 5: We visited our daughter in New York last year.

Title: Wrong Burger. Sentence 1: Marvin was working in the kitchen at a restaurant. Sentence 2: Marvin double checked the ticket before sending it out. Sentence 3: He was making a cheeseburger for a customer. Sentence 4: The ticket indicated it was supposed to be a regular burger. Sentence 5: Marvin put the cheeseburger aside and began making the correct order.

Setting your priorities in Malaysia before you start out is essential to making your trip both pleasant and satisfying.

In order to have a pleasant trip in Malaysia, you might need to set your priorities.

The best way to visit Malaysia is to go there without any plans.

Wife didn't like it so much, but I thought it was funny. I thought the art was great and hilarious, though it was a gamble on whether or not my wife would have this same sense of humor. Maybe she wanted something more tangible, and was afraid of putting something like this up because guests. Part of it might also be that we live in the internet age where it's easy to just find jpegs of all these images and laugh at them without the form of a calendar. But I dunno.

Smells pretty bad Well i got this candle for my sister and brother-in-law for a Christmas gift, along with other things. I had them light the candle while they were making dinner, about an hour or so after they started to smell something. It actually smelled pretty bad. They couldn’t figure out what it was until about 20 mins went by and my sister smelled it coming from the candle. Overall it’s a good gag gift. The markings on the label could be a little bit better but overall it’s pretty cool. I would recommend to buy as a gag gift for someone.

Change the batteries! When I received this unit, it lights up, make noise, but the wheels do not spin. I thought it was a dud, but then I changed the batteries!, now the wheels spin and it works great. So if yours doesn't move, try changing the batteries. Hopefully this will help someone else.

The Best Walking Shoe

These shoes are the best and I know because these are my second pair. I have flat feet and walk over an hour every day. These can be purchased in wide widths and they easily accept your orthodics. A great walking shoe,road-tested by me.

I wore these camping over the weekend. I was a bit concerned that I hadn't broken them in yet, but they were wonderful. I had a small blister on the left arch, but I always get blisters there (my feet are too soft, as my fiance says), and we did a 6 mile hike as well as hiked in our camping gear and I wore these all day. I would recommend these to anyone! Absolutely love!

Hepatocellular carcinoma responding to superselective transarterial chemoembolization: an issue of nodule dimension?

To evaluate the per-nodule efficacy of superselective transarterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs).From 2006-2009, 271 cirrhotic patients with 635 nodules underwent a first superselective transarterial chemoembolization, repeated "on demand" after local recurrences (LR) or partial responses (PR). Complete response (CR), time to nodule progression (TTnP), and local recurrence rate (LRR), according to three size classes (≤ 2 cm, 2.1-5 cm, and>5 cm) were evaluated.After the first superselective transarterial chemoembolization, the CR was 64%, sustained over time in 77%, higher in small (68%) and intermediate-size (64%) nodules than in large nodules (25%; P<.001). The LRR was 23%:20% in small, 27% in intermediate, and 67% in large HCCs (P<.05). The median TTnP of large HCCs was 4 months versus 7-9 months for small and intermediate HCCs. The second superselective transarterial chemoembolization achieved a higher CR (63% in LR, 52% in PR) than the third superselective transarterial chemoembolization (32%). Median TTnP after the second superselective transarterial chemoembolization for LR and PR (8 months and 6 months) was longer than after the third superselective transarterial chemoembolization (3.5 months). Nodules ≤ 5 cm had a CR after the first superselective transarterial chemoembolization (66%) and the second superselective transarterial chemoembolization for LR (64%) or PR (55%) higher than after the third superselective transarterial chemoembolization (40%); nodules>5 cm had a CR of 25% after the first superselective transarterial chemoembolization, LR of 50% and PR of 25%, and after the second and third superselective transarterial chemoembolizations, PR of 0%.

To identify areas to improve patient management in lung cancer, which remains the greatest cause of death from cancer in Australia.Retrospective survey of all cases of lung cancer reported to the Victorian Cancer Registry from 1 January to 30 June 2003 and followed up for 5 years.Patient and disease characteristics, investigations, staging, treatment, cause of death, survival.841 patients were included. Smoking data were available for 799, of whom 63 (7.9%) had never smoked. Of 655 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases, 198 (30.2%) were treated with curative intent, 125 (19.1%) by surgery and 73 (11.1%) by radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. Only 7 (6.9%) of surgical patients with complete R0 resection had adjuvant chemotherapy. Of 101 small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cases, a third had limited stage disease which was mostly treated with curative intent by chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. Patients whose cases were discussed at a multidisciplinary meeting (MDM) were significantly more likely to receive anticancer treatment and had longer survival; on multivariate analysis, MDM discussion was an independent prognostic factor. Compared with a similar survey 10 years earlier, the median age of patients diagnosed with lung cancer had increased by almost 3 years, the proportion of affected men decreased and adenocarcinoma was more frequent, while 10% of patients continued to have no pathologically confirmed diagnosis and 26% continued to receive no anticancer treatment. The number of patients with NSCLC who went on to a definitive surgical procedure fell with no detriment to survival, which likely reflected better staging with the introduction of positron emission tomography scanning.

the heart is a hollow ____________-shaped muscular pump within the ____________ cavity

Heart: The heart is a hollow, __cone__-shaped, muscular pump within the _thoracic_____ cavity. The average adult heart is __14_____ cm long and _____9______ cm wide. The heart lies in the ___mediastinum_____ under the sternum; its apex extends to the ___fifth_ intercostal space.t the base of the heart, the inner layer folds back to become the _parietal___ pericardium that lines the. tough outer layer. Between the two pericardia is a potential space called the __pericardial_ cavity and filled with _serous fluid.

The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone. The heart pumps blood through the network of arteries and veins called the cardiovascular system. The heart has four chambers: 1 The right atrium receives blood from the veins and pumps it to the right ventricle. 2 The right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs, where it is loaded with oxygen. 3 The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle.

And this Luxe Neo 120 is a fine way to start on your lifetime of happiness

Unlike Europeans, We Americans prefer to use euphemisms for our bodily functions. When my Austrian girlfriend met my parents for the first time, she walked in and said "Where's the toilet?" I said, "Shhh! You musn't! You must say 'bathroom'". "But this is so silly," she replied, "I do not want to bathe, I want to..." "Shh! Yes, I know, I know. But you are in America now". So let's get over this silliness and embrace our bidets already! And this Luxe Neo 120 is a fine way to start on your lifetime of happiness. I can't guarantee it will last that long, but at such a low price, it is quite good enough. It is easy to install and once you have one, you'll never go back.

This performs as described. I was expecting 150 pads in the package. The logo caught my eye and so I failed to see the smaller "100 pads" on the bottom of the label. Guess I'll read more carefully next time. Still, some money will go to a great cause.

Wow! This is probably the best ear bud set I’ve ever seen! It comes in an amazing case and has different sized ear bud attachments depending on users ear size. Also come with rechargeable USB cord and nice recharging case!! Definitely worth the money!

So far these are one of the best quality bluetooth headsets I have tried So far these are one of the best quality bluetooth headsets I have tried. I accidently spilled coffee on them this morning, was able to take the earbuds off, and clean them with a damp paper towel and they work fine! I listen to audiobooks working and driving, you do get approximately 13 hours of constant use, and (if you remember to turn it off in between uses) you can get 3-4 days if you only use it on your commute to and from work. (I have roughly a 3 hour commute, and didn't have to charge it for 3 days). The sound is very clear. When I first turn them on, there is some static sound, but music and audiobooks are very clear. The earbuds are also extremely comfortable, I was worried about the addition of the "in ear" feature into the upper ear, but I love it! I look forward to using these and will buy this brand in the future if needed.

Very nice I had it for my baby girl in pink. A very good product.

Stocks Look to Open Lower; Cisco Awaited

U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Tuesday as investors stay cautious after last week's three-day rally and await results from networking gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O which will set the direction for technology stocks.

Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Tuesday said it may cut Chrion Corp.&#39;s (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings, after the company said it will not sell flu vaccine for the coming flu season due to problems at its plant in British.

who played the father on my three sons

My Three Sons My Three Sons My Three Sons is an American sitcom. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until the end of its run on April 13, 1972. "My Three Sons" chronicles the life of widower and aeronautical engineer Steven Douglas (Fred MacMurray) as he raises his three sons. The series originally featured William Frawley (who had first co-starred with MacMurray 25 years earlier in the movie "Car 99") as the boys' live-in maternal grandfather and housekeeper, William Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey. William Demarest, playing Bub's brother, "Charley", replaced Frawley in 1965 due to Frawley's

My Three Sons Grady and Stanley Livingston. Grady's character was written out of the show at the end of the 11th season, which allowed for his wife Katie and their triplet sons to remain within the Douglas household the following season (as a structural engineer Robbie was working on a bridge construction in Peru). Chip and his teenaged wife Polly (Ronne Troup) (who eloped after Polly's disciplinarian father refused to sanction their marriage) move into their own apartment. At the end of the 1970-1971 season (the show's 11th year), "My Three Sons" was still garnering healthy ratings. By the spring of 1971, it

Too big Didn't like em,they looked something like the skull kandy headset in the picture but they not,they are way bigger.

How they fit While these earbuds work very good they are too large. They need to be oblong to stay in the ear. These are so large they fall out and are uncomfortable.

Running belt It's very compact and not bulky at all. It fits my iphone 6s plus well. Other than the phone, it has extra room for keys and credit cards. The zipper keeps stuff inside and safe. The buckle is sturdy and good quality. Overall, good running belt in a reasonable price.

I really was trying to complete this exhange. I was trying to purchase some crypto but the app won't allow me to do it. Can you tell me what's going on here?

Why would I receive an error that my transfer isn't possible when I've done it before?

Do I need to convert my currency from GBP before transferring?

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Door doesn’t acknowledge new batteries Bought this product almost exactly one year ago. Worked great. Changed the batteries about 4 months ago. Changed the batteries three times yesterday and the door is still saying the batteries need changing. This morning I checked to see if my cats were locked out in the cold all night. Thank god it still works, for now.

Something must be defective I have had to replace the batteries 3 times since April.....this is crazy....not happy at all

Amazing decoration set Amazing decoration set! A lot of different pieces.

W: Li Ming is taller than Jim. M: Yes, but Tom is shorter than Jim.

M: Jim is taller than George, but he is shorter than Tom. W: And you are taller than Tom.

M: Some people know a lot more than they tell. W: Unfortunately the reverse is also true.

Microdrivers: A New Architecture for Device Drivers

Efficient software-based fault isolation

Sensor network-based countersniper system

how to install Jdk 7 on ubuntu 12.04 I''ve downloaded tar file from oracle server but I don't know how to install it on my ubuntu linux system. Could you please provide step by step details on how to install it? Thanks

How can I install Sun/Oracle's proprietary Java JDK 6/7/8 or JRE? I want to install Oracle's JRE and to update to the latest version with the Software Updater when they released. Is there a Ubuntu package that is provided by Canonical or Oracle? Before release Java 7, I followed to install Java 6. But it doesn't work for Java 7. There is no package sun-java7-xxx. How can you install Java 7?

Installing a .deb package on Arch - Is it possible? The problem is simple - I have a .deb package and I want to install it on my Arch Linux. Is this possible? If yes, how?

In 4 infants with a new lethal autonomic sensory neuropathy with clinical features similar to familial dysautonomia as well as contractures, we identified a deleterious mutation in the DST gene, using homozygosity mapping followed by exome sequencing. DST encodes dystonin, a cytoskeleton linker protein, and the mutation results in an unstable transcript. Interestingly, dystonin is significantly more abundant in cells of familial dysautonomia patients with IKBKAP (I-κ-B kinase complex-associated protein) mutation compared to fibroblasts of controls, suggesting that upregulation of dystonin is responsible for the milder course in familial dysautonomia. Homozygosity mapping followed by exome sequencing is a successful approach to identify mutated genes in rare monogenic disorders.

Regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton is of pivotal importance for neuronal development and function. One such regulatory mechanism centers on microtubule plus-end tracking proteins (+TIPs): structurally and functionally diverse regulatory factors, which can form complex macromolecular assemblies at the growing microtubule plus-ends. +TIPs modulate important properties of microtubules including their dynamics and their ability to control cell polarity, membrane transport and signaling. Several neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases are associated with mutations in +TIPs or with misregulation of these proteins. In this review, we focus on the role and regulation of +TIPs in neuronal development and associated disorders.

Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) participate in diverse aspects of brain function and mediate behavioral and addictive properties of nicotine. Neuronal nAChRs derive from combinations of α and β subunits, whose assembly is tightly regulated. NACHO was recently identified as a chaperone for α7-type nAChRs. Here, we find NACHO mediates assembly of all major classes of presynaptic and postsynaptic nAChR tested. NACHO acts at early intracellular stages of nAChR subunit assembly and then synergizes with RIC-3 for receptor surface expression. NACHO knockout mice show profound deficits in binding sites for α-bungarotoxin, epibatidine, and conotoxin MII, illustrating essential roles for NACHO in proper assembly of α7-, α4β2-, and α6-containing nAChRs, respectively. By contrast, GABAA receptors are unaffected consistent with NACHO specifically modulating nAChRs. NACHO knockout mice show abnormalities in locomotor and cognitive behaviors compatible with nAChR deficiency and underscore the importance of this chaperone for physiology and disease associated with nAChRs.

Triple H wrestles.

Triple H Triple H Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, professional wrestler, and actor. He has been the Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative for WWE since 2013, as well as being the founder and senior producer of NXT. Levesque was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, and began his professional wrestling career in 1992 with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under the ring name Terra Ryzing

Alex Honnold (2012) - Following Honnold’s appearance on the American news magazine show "60 Minutes", he wrestles with his sudden status as a minor celebrity. "Honnold 3.0" documents Honnold soloing Yosemite’s Triple Crown-- climbing El Capitan, Half Dome and Mount Watkins -- as it happened. While the film crew was still on edge about filming free soloing, Honnold writes “yes, the logistics of filming my Triple solo for the Sender guys were super complicated. But their presence actually made it easier and more pleasant for me

Broke after 2 weeks I love the ease of installing this screen protector but after two weeks it has already scratched I multiple places and cracked in the bottom corner. I really wanted to like this cover because of how nice it looked on my phone but it broke way to easily.

Broke after 2 weeks The bag was nice for all of two weeks of use. Strap plastic clip broke so shoulder carrying has been ruled out. Expected more out of Lenovo, especially considering very light usage.

definitely great I have been use this massager for weeks, very good massager. Multiple settings and intensities work very well and the unit seems very sturdy after a couple hours of use. Definitely loosened up the tissue around a scar on my right shoulder that was causing pain during chest workouts, lifting, etc. Will update again if longevity proves to be a concern.

are off to a great start?

If you get off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get off to a bad start, you are not successful in the early stages of doing something. The new Prime Minister has got off to a good start, but he still has to demonstrate what manner of leader he is going to be.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION CODES. (a) In General.--Title VIII of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trade-marks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes.'', approved July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the ``Lanham Act'' and the ``Trademark Act of 1946'') is amended by inserting after section 43 (15 U.S.C. 1125) the following: ``unauthorized modifications of product identification codes ``Sec. 43A. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- ``(1) the term `consumer'-- ``(A) means-- ``(i) the ultimate user or purchaser of a good; or ``(ii) any hotel, restaurant, or other provider of services that must remove or alter the container, label, or packaging of a good in order to make the good available to the ultimate user or purchaser; and ``(B) does not include any retailer or other distributor who acquires a good for resale; ``(2) the term `good' means any article, product, or commodity that is customarily produced or distributed for sale, rental, or licensing in interstate or foreign commerce, and any container, packaging, label, or component thereof; ``(3) the term `manufacturer' includes the original manufacturer of a good and a duly appointed agent or representative of that manufacturer acting within the scope of its agency or representation; ``(4) the term `product identification code'-- ``(A) includes any number, letter, symbol, marking, date (including an expiration date), code, software, or other technology that is affixed to or embedded in any good, by which the manufacturer of the good may trace the good back to a particular production lot or batch or date of removal, or otherwise identify the source of the good, the date of manufacture, the date of expiration, or other comparable critical data; and ``(B) does not include copyright management information conveyed in connection with copies or phonorecords of a copyrighted work or any performance or display of a copyrighted work; ``(5) the term `Universal Product Code' refers to the multidigit bar code and number representing goods in retail applications; and ``(6) the term `value' means the face, par, or market value, whichever is the greatest. ``(b) Prohibited Acts.--Except as otherwise authorized by Federal law, it shall be unlawful for any person, other than the consumer or the manufacturer of a good, knowingly and without authorization of the manufacturer-- ``(1) to directly or indirectly alter, conceal, remove, obliterate, deface, strip, or peel any product identification code affixed to or embedded in that good; ``(2) to directly or indirectly affix or embed a product identification code to or in that good which is intended by the manufacturer for a different good, such that the code no longer accurately identifies the source of the good; ``(3) to directly or indirectly affix to or embed in that good any number, letter, symbol, marking, date, code, or other technology intended to simulate a product identification code; or ``(4) to import, export, sell, distribute, or broker that good, the product identification code for which has been altered, concealed, removed, obliterated, defaced, stripped, peeled, affixed, or embedded in violation of paragraph (1) or (2), or that bears an unauthorized number, letter, symbol, marking, date, or other code in violation of paragraph (3). ``(c) Applicability.--The prohibitions set forth in subsection (b) shall apply to product identification codes (or simulated product identification codes in a case to which subsection (b)(3) applies) affixed to, or embedded in, any good held for sale or distribution in interstate or foreign commerce or after shipment therein. ``(d) Exclusion.-- ``(1) UPC codes.--Nothing in this section prohibits a retailer from affixing a Universal Product Code or other electronic pricing code to a good if that code does not (or can be removed so as not to) permanently alter, conceal, remove, obliterate, deface, strip, or peel any product identification code. ``(2) Repackaging for resale.--(A) Nothing in this section prohibits a distributor from removing an article, product, or commodity of retail sale from a shipping container and placing such article, product, or commodity in another shipping container for purpose of resale in a quantity different from the quantity originally provided by the manufacturer or from replacing a damaged shipping container, if, except as provided in paragraph (1), such article, product, or commodity of retail sale retains its original product identification code, without any obstruction or alteration, and if-- ``(i) such distributor is registered with all applicable Federal and State agencies; ``(ii) such distributor repackages the article, product, or commodity in full compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations; and ``(iii) the act of repackaging does not result in a prohibited act under section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or violate any other applicable State or Federal law or regulation. ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `shipping container' means-- ``(i) a container or wrapping used for the transportation of any article, product, or commodity in bulk or in quantity to manufacturers, packers, or processors, or to wholesale or retail distributors thereof; and ``(ii) containers or wrappings used by retailers to ship or deliver any article, product, or commodity to retail customers, if such containers and wrappings bear no printed matter pertaining to any particular article, product, or commodity. ``(e) Criminal Penalties.--Any person who willfully violates this section shall be punished as provided in section 1365A of title 18. ``(f) Civil Remedies.-- ``(1) In general.--Any person who is injured by a violation of this section, or threatened with such injury, may bring a civil action in an appropriate United States district court against the alleged violator. ``(2) Injunctions and impounding and disposition of goods.--In any action under paragraph (1), the court may-- ``(A) grant 1 or more temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctions on such terms as the court determines to be reasonable to prevent or restrain the violation; ``(B) at any time while the action is pending, order the impounding, on such terms as the court determines to be reasonable, of any good that is in the custody or control of the alleged violator and that the court has reasonable cause to believe was involved in the violation; and ``(C) as part of a final judgment or decree-- ``(i) order the destruction of any good involved in the violation that is in the custody or control of the violator or that has been impounded under subparagraph (B); or ``(ii) if the court determines that any good impounded under subparagraph (B) is not unsafe or a hazard to health, dispose of the good by delivery to such Federal, State, or local government agencies as, in the opinion of the court, have a need for such good, or by gift to such charitable or nonprofit institutions as, in the opinion of the court, have a need for such good, if such disposition would not otherwise be in violation of law, and if the manufacturer consents to such disposition and is given the opportunity to reapply a product identification code to the good. ``(3) Damages.-- ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in any action under paragraph (1), the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff as a result of the violation, and any profits of the violator that are attributable to the violation and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages. In establishing the violator's profits, the plaintiff shall be required to present proof only of the violator's sales, and the violator shall be required to prove all elements of cost or deduction claimed. ``(B) Statutory damages.--In any action under paragraph (1), the plaintiff may elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered, to recover, instead of actual damages and profits described in subparagraph (A), an award of statutory damages for any violation under this section in an amount equal to-- ``(i) not less than $500 and not more than $100,000, with respect to each type of goods involved in the violation; and ``(ii) if the violation threatens the health and safety of the public, as determined by the court, not less than $5,000 and not more than $1,000,000, with respect to each type of goods involved in the violation. ``(4) Costs and attorney's fees.--In any action under paragraph (1)-- ``(A) in addition to any damages recovered under paragraph (3), a prevailing plaintiff may recover the full costs of the action; and ``(B) the court, in its discretion, may also award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party. ``(5) Repeat violations.-- ``(A) Treble damages.--In any case in which a person violates this section within 3 years after the date on which a final judgment was entered against that person for a previous violation of this section, the court, in an action brought under this subsection, may increase the award of damages for the later violation to not more than 3 times the amount that would otherwise be awarded under paragraph (3), as the court considers appropriate. ``(B) Burden of proof.--A plaintiff that seeks damages as described in subparagraph (A) shall bear the burden of proving the existence of the earlier violation. ``(6) Limitations on actions.--No civil action may be commenced under this section later than 3 years after the date on which the claimant discovers the violation. ``(7) Innocent violations.--In any action under paragraph (1), the court in its discretion may reduce or remit the total award of damages in any case in which the violator sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that the violator was not aware and had no reason to believe that the acts of the violator constituted a violation. ``(g) Enforcement.--The Attorney General shall enforce this section.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for title VIII of the Act of July 5, 1946, is amended by striking ``AND DILUTION'' and inserting ``DILUTION, AND ADULTERATION OF PRODUCT CODES''. SEC. 3. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1365 the following: ``Sec. 1365A. Unauthorized modification of product identification codes ``(a) Criminal Penalties.--Any person who willfully violates section 43A of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the `Trademark Act of 1946') shall-- ``(1) be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both; ``(2) if the total retail value of the good or goods involved in the violation is greater than $5,000, be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; ``(3) if the person acts with reckless disregard for the risk that the health or safety of the public would be threatened and under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to such risk, and the violation threatens the health or safety of the public, be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; ``(4) if the person acts with reckless disregard for the risk that another person will be placed in danger of death or bodily injury and under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to such risk and-- ``(A) serious bodily injury to any individual results, be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or ``(B) death of an individual results, be fined under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both; and ``(5) with respect to any second or subsequent violation, be subject to twice the maximum term of imprisonment that would otherwise be imposed under this subsection, fined under this title, or both. ``(b) Injunctions and Impounding, Forfeiture, and Disposition of Goods.-- ``(1) Injunctions and impounding.--In any prosecution under this section, upon motion of the United States, the court may-- ``(A) grant 1 or more temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctions on such terms as the court determines to be reasonable to prevent or restrain the alleged violation; and ``(B) at any time during the proceedings, order the impounding, on such terms as the court determines to be reasonable, of any good that is in the custody or control of the defendant and that the court has reasonable cause to believe was involved in the violation. ``(2) Forfeiture and disposition of goods.--Upon conviction of any person of a violation of this section, the court shall-- ``(A) order the forfeiture of any good involved in the violation that is in the custody or control of the defendant or that has been impounded under paragraph (1)(B); and ``(B) either-- ``(i) order the destruction of each good forfeited under subparagraph (A); or ``(ii) if the court determines that any good forfeited under subparagraph (A) is not unsafe or a hazard to health, dispose of the good by delivery to such Federal, State, or local government agencies as, in the opinion of the court, have a need for such good, or by gift to such charitable or nonprofit institutions as, in the opinion of the court, have a need for such good, if such disposition would not otherwise be in violation of law and if the manufacturer consents to such disposition and is given the opportunity to reapply a product identification code to the good.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1365 the following: ``1365A. Unauthorized modification of product identification codes.''. SEC. 4. ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Section 2320(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``unauthorized modification of product identification codes under section 1365A,'' after ``involve''; and (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``1365A,'' after ``sections''.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006''. (b) References.--Any reference in this Act to the Trademark Act of 1946 shall be a reference to the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes'', approved July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). SEC. 2. DILUTION BY BLURRING; DILUTION BY TARNISHMENT. Section 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1125) is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Dilution by Blurring; Dilution by Tarnishment.-- ``(1) Injunctive relief.--Subject to the principles of equity, the owner of a famous mark that is distinctive, inherently or through acquired distinctiveness, shall be entitled to an injunction against another person who, at any time after the owner's mark has become famous, commences use of a mark or trade name in commerce that is likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment of the famous mark, regardless of the presence or absence of actual or likely confusion, of competition, or of actual economic injury. ``(2) Definitions.--(A) For purposes of paragraph (1), a mark is famous if it is widely recognized by the general consuming public of the United States as a designation of source of the goods or services of the mark's owner. In determining whether a mark possesses the requisite degree of recognition, the court may consider all relevant factors, including the following: ``(i) The duration, extent, and geographic reach of advertising and publicity of the mark, whether advertised or publicized by the owner or third parties. ``(ii) The amount, volume, and geographic extent of sales of goods or services offered under the mark. ``(iii) The extent of actual recognition of the mark. ``(iv) Whether the mark was registered under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, or on the principal register. ``(B) For purposes of paragraph (1), `dilution by blurring' is association arising from the similarity between a mark or trade name and a famous mark that impairs the distinctiveness of the famous mark. In determining whether a mark or trade name is likely to cause dilution by blurring, the court may consider all relevant factors, including the following: ``(i) The degree of similarity between the mark or trade name and the famous mark. ``(ii) The degree of inherent or acquired distinctiveness of the famous mark. ``(iii) The extent to which the owner of the famous mark is engaging in substantially exclusive use of the mark. ``(iv) The degree of recognition of the famous mark. ``(v) Whether the user of the mark or trade name intended to create an association with the famous mark. ``(vi) Any actual association between the mark or trade name and the famous mark. ``(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), `dilution by tarnishment' is association arising from the similarity between a mark or trade name and a famous mark that harms the reputation of the famous mark. ``(3) Exclusions.--The following shall not be actionable as dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under this subsection: ``(A) Any fair use, including a nominative or descriptive fair use, or facilitation of such fair use, of a famous mark by another person other than as a designation of source for the person's own goods or services, including use in connection with-- ``(i) advertising or promotion that permits consumers to compare goods or services; or ``(ii) identifying and parodying, criticizing, or commenting upon the famous mark owner or the goods or services of the famous mark owner. ``(B) All forms of news reporting and news commentary. ``(C) Any noncommercial use of a mark. ``(4) Burden of proof.--In a civil action for trade dress dilution under this Act for trade dress not registered on the principal register, the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that-- ``(A) the claimed trade dress, taken as a whole, is not functional and is famous; and ``(B) if the claimed trade dress includes any mark or marks registered on the principal register, the unregistered matter, taken as a whole, is famous separate and apart from any fame of such registered marks. ``(5) Additional remedies.--In an action brought under this subsection, the owner of the famous mark shall be entitled to injunctive relief as set forth in section 34. The owner of the famous mark shall also be entitled to the remedies set forth in sections 35(a) and 36, subject to the discretion of the court and the principles of equity if-- ``(A) the mark or trade name that is likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment was first used in commerce by the person against whom the injunction is sought after the date of enactment of the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006; and ``(B) in a claim arising under this subsection-- ``(i) by reason of dilution by blurring, the person against whom the injunction is sought willfully intended to trade on the recognition of the famous mark; or ``(ii) by reason of dilution by tarnishment, the person against whom the injunction is sought willfully intended to harm the reputation of the famous mark. ``(6) Ownership of valid registration a complete bar to action.--The ownership by a person of a valid registration under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, or on the principal register under this Act shall be a complete bar to an action against that person, with respect to that mark, that-- ``(A)(i) is brought by another person under the common law or a statute of a State; and ``(ii) seeks to prevent dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment; or ``(B) asserts any claim of actual or likely damage or harm to the distinctiveness or reputation of a mark, label, or form of advertisement. ``(7) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impair, modify, or supersede the applicability of the patent laws of the United States.''; and (2) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(i)(IX), by striking ``(c)(1) of section 43'' and inserting ``(c)''. SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) Marks Registrable on the Principal Register.--Section 2(f) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1052(f)) is amended-- (1) by striking the last two sentences; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``A mark which would be likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under section 43(c), may be refused registration only pursuant to a proceeding brought under section 13. A registration for a mark which would be likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under section 43(c), may be canceled pursuant to a proceeding brought under either section 14 or section 24.''. (b) Opposition.--Section 13(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1063(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``as a result of dilution'' and inserting ``the registration of any mark which would be likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment''. (c) Cancellation.--Section 14 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1064) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``, including as a result of dilution under section 43(c),'' and inserting ``, including as a result of a likelihood of dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under section 43(c),''. (d) Marks for the Supplemental Register.--The second sentence of section 24 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1092) is amended to read as follows: ``Whenever any person believes that such person is or will be damaged by the registration of a mark on the supplemental register-- ``(1) for which the effective filing date is after the date on which such person's mark became famous and which would be likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under section 43(c); or ``(2) on grounds other than dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment, such person may at any time, upon payment of the prescribed fee and the filing of a petition stating the ground therefor, apply to the Director to cancel such registration.''. (e) Definitions.--Section 45 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1127) is amended by striking the definition relating to the term ``dilution''. Speaker of the House of Representatives. 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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Mental Health Parity Act of 1999''. TITLE I--PARITY FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS SEC. 101. PARITY FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS. (a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Subtitle L--Parity for Treatment of Mental Illness ``SEC. 9901. PARITY FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS. ``(a) Imposition of Tax.-- ``(1) Health insurance coverage.-- ``(A) In general.--In the case of any health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer that fails to meet the standard under subsection (c) at any time during a calendar year, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 25 percent of the premiums received under such plan during the calendar year. ``(B) Liability for tax.--The tax imposed under subparagraph (A) shall be paid by the health insurance issuer. ``(2) Group health plan.-- ``(A) In general.--In the case of a group health plan that fails to meet the standard under subsection (c) at any time during a calendar year, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 25 percent of the health coverage expenditures for such calendar year under such plan. ``(B) Liability for tax.--The tax imposed under subparagraph (A) shall be paid by the group health plan. ``(C) Health coverage expenditures.--For purposes of this paragraph, the health coverage expenditures of any group health plan for any calendar year are the aggregate expenditures for such year for health coverage provided under such plan. ``(b) Limitation on Imposition of Tax.-- ``(1) Failure not discovered exercising reasonable diligence.--No tax shall be imposed under this section on any failure to meet the standard under subsection (c) for which it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that none of the persons liable for the tax knew, or exercising reasonable diligence would have known, that such failure existed. ``(2) Certain failures corrected within 30 days.--No tax shall be imposed under subsection (a) on any failure to meet the standard under subsection (c) if-- ``(A) such failure was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, and ``(B) such failure is corrected during the 30-day period beginning on the first date any person liable for the tax knew, or exercising reasonable diligence would have known, that such failure existed. ``(3) Waiver by secretary.--In the case of a failure to meet the standard under subsection (c) that is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, the Secretary may waive part or all of the tax imposed by this section to the extent that the payment of such tax would be excessive relative to the failure involved. ``(c) Standard for Parity for Treatment of Mental Illness.-- ``(1) In general.--A health insurance issuer with respect to health insurance coverage that it offers or a group health plan may not impose additional applications, preadmission screenings, or other procedural restrictions for services, nor impose treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of benefits provided with respect to mental illness if similar limitations or requirements are not imposed on coverage for benefits with respect to other conditions. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as prohibiting a health insurance issuer with respect to health insurance coverage that it offers or a group health plan from requiring preadmission screening prior to the authorization of services covered under the plan or from applying other limitations that restrict coverage for mental illness to those services that are medically necessary to the extent that such preadmission screening and authorization are required for access to other services covered by the issuer or plan. ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: ``(1) Mental illness.--The term `mental illness' means all of the clinical disorders and personality disorders, except for mental retardation, diagnosed on Axis I or Axis II of the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's `Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'. ``(2) Health insurance coverage.--The term `health insurance coverage' has the meaning given such term by section 9805(b)(1). ``(3) Health insurance issuer.--The term `health insurance issuer' has the meaning given such term by section 9805(b)(2). ``(4) Group health plan.--The term `group health plan' has the meaning given such term by section 5000(b)(1).''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subtitles of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``Subtitle L. Parity for treatment of mental illness.'' SEC. 102. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendment made by section 101 applies-- (1) with respect to health insurance coverage, to a contract, policy, or certificate initiated or renewed after December 31, 1999; and (2) with respect to group health plans, to plan years beginning after December 31, 1999. TITLE II--MEDICARE MENTAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SEC. 201. REFERENCES IN TITLE. Whenever in this title an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Act. SEC. 202. INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SERVICES. (a) Services Covered.--Section 1812(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) inpatient hospital services furnished primarily for the diagnosis or treatment of mental illness or substance abuse for up to 60 days during a year.''. (b) Limitation on Coverage.--Section 1812(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(b)) is amended to read as follows: ``(3) inpatient hospital services furnished primarily for the diagnosis or treatment of mental illness or substance abuse that are furnished to the individual during a year after such services have been furnished to the individual for a total of 60 days during the year.''. (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1812(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(other than services described in paragraph (5))'' after ``inpatient hospital services'' the first place it appears. (2) Section 1812(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(other than services described in paragraph (3))'' after ``inpatient hospital services'' the first place it appears. (3) Section 1812 (42 U.S.C. 1395d) is amended by striking subsection (c). (4) Section 1814(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)) is amended-- (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A); (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(other than inpatient psychiatric hospital services)''; and (C) by striking paragraph (4). (5) Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by striking subsection (c). (d) Effective Date; Transition.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect January 1, 2000, except that-- (1) an individual who at any time prior to such date has been furnished inpatient psychiatric hospital services (as defined for purposes of title XVIII of the Social Security Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act) for 190 consecutive days is not entitled to any services under section 1812(a)(5) of such Act (as added by subsection (a)(3)); and (2) in the case of an individual who is not described in paragraph (1) and is receiving inpatient psychiatric hospital services (as defined for purposes of title XVIII of the Social Security Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act) on December 31, 1999, for which payment may be made under section 1812 of such Act, the number of days of services for which the individual is entitled under section 1812(a)(5) of such Act (and the number of days applicable under section 1812(b)(3) of such Act) shall be equal to the greater of 60 or the difference between 190 days and the number of days of such inpatient psychiatric hospital services furnished to the individual prior to January 1, 2000. SEC. 203. INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. (a) Coverage Under Part A.--Section 1812(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)), as amended by section 202(a), is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(6) intensive residential services (as described in section 1861(uu)) furnished to an individual for up to 120 days during any calendar year, except that such services may be furnished to the individual for additional days during the year if necessary for the individual to complete a course of treatment to the extent that the number of days of inpatient hospital services described in paragraph (5) that may be furnished to the individual during the year (as reduced under such paragraph) is not less than 15.''. (b) Services Described.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``Intensive Residential Services ``(uu)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the term `intensive residential services' means inpatient services provided in any of the following facilities: ``(A) Residential detoxification centers. ``(B) Crisis residential programs or mental illness residential treatment programs. ``(C) Therapeutic family or group treatment homes. ``(D) Residential centers for substance abuse treatment. ``(2) No service may be treated as an intensive residential service under paragraph (1) unless the facility at which the service is provided-- ``(A) is legally authorized to provide such service under the law of the State (or under a State regulatory mechanism provided by State law) in which the facility is located or is certified to provide such service by an appropriate accreditation entity approved by the State in consultation with the Secretary; and ``(B) meets such other requirements as the Secretary may impose to assure the quality of the intensive residential services provided. ``(3) No service may be treated as an intensive residential service under paragraph (1) unless the service is furnished in accordance with standards established by the Secretary for the management of such services.''. (3) Reduction in days of coverage for inpatient services.-- Section 1812(a)(5) and section 1812(b)(3), as amended by section 202, are each amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, reduced by a number of days determined by the Secretary so that the actuarial value of providing such number of days of services under this paragraph to the individual is equal to the actuarial value of the days of inpatient residential services furnished to the individual under paragraph (6) during the year after such services have been furnished to the individual for 120 days during the year (rounded to the nearest day).''. (4) Amount of payment.--Section 1814 (42 U.S.C. 1395f) is amended-- (A) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``other than intensive residential services,'' after ``hospice care,''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``Payment for Intensive Residential Services ``(m) The amount of payment under this part for intensive residential services under section 1812(a)(6) shall be equal to-- ``(1) the lesser of-- ``(A) the reasonable cost of such services, as determined under section 1861(v), or ``(B) the customary charges with respect to such services, less the amount a provider may charge as described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A): ``(2) if such services are furnished by a public provider of services or by another provider which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a significant portion of its patients are low-income (and requests that payment be made under this clause), free of charge or at nominal charges to the public, the amount determined in accordance with subsection (b)(2); and ``(3) if (and for so long as) the conditions described in subsection (b)(3) are met, the amounts determined under the reimbursement system described in such section.''. SEC. 204. LOWERING COINSURANCE FOR CERTAIN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. (a) In General.--Section 1833(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(c)) is amended by striking ``mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders'' and all that follows through ``are incurred'' and inserting the following: ``mental illness or substance abuse of an individual who, at the time such expenses are incurred, is over 18 years of age, is not an inpatient of a hospital, and has received 5 or more sessions of such treatment during the calendar year,''. (b) Requiring Services To Be Furnished in Accordance With Management Standards.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (20); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (21) and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph: ``(22) in the case of any items or services furnished under part B for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbance (including substance abuse), if the services are not furnished in accordance with standards established by the Secretary for the management of such services.''. SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise provided in this title, the amendments made by this title shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2000.

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Approximate service area of Area Code 606 is in red. Area code 606 is a telephone area code serving the easternmost part of the state of Kentucky. Cities and towns in the area code include Ashland, Morehead, Hazard, Middlesboro, Somerset, London, Corbin, Paintsville, Pikeville and Maysville.Most of its service area lies within the Kentucky region known as the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield.otably, it was one of the first three area codes with 0 as the middle digit that wasn't assigned to an entire state; the others were area code 507 in Minnesota and area code 607 in New York.

Area code 562 is a California area code that covers areas in the Southeast part of Los Angeles.California has area codes of 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 442, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657, 661, 669, 707, 714, 747, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951.he following map shows the coverage of 562 area code. The coverage area is shown in green. Area code map of the entire U.S. The USA.com website and domain are privately owned and are not operated by or affiliated with any government or municipal authority.

Photoemissive are materials that eject electrons when illuminated with light called.

When electrons return to a lower energy level, they emit the excess energy in the form of light.

A white dog has a puppy with white fur statement is an example of an inherited trait in a living thing.

causes of temporary blindness crossword

Clue: Cause of temporary blindness. We have 2 answers for the clue Cause of temporary blindness. See the results below. 1 SNOW. TEARGAS.

Other conditions that might have Blindness as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Blindness. Our database lists the following as having Blindness as a complication of that condition: 1 Acanthamoeba infection. 2 Acanthamoeba infection of the eye.

The most radiosensitive tissue is -

Radiosensitivity of important organs in decreasing order. Bone marrow > Testes > Ovary > Kidney > Liver > Lung > Heart > GIT (Stomach > Intestine) > Thyroid > Brain & spinal cord (CNS) > Skin + Cartilage > Adult bone > Vagina > Uterus.

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Nat issues I mostly just try to use it for my gaming system. It works pretty well however with it my nat type remains at ether moderate or strict on my device.

Good, but I dont see a stronger signal. Parental control does not work at all. Works well, I don't really see any stronger signal or more distance for signal than with any other good router. Parental control doesnt work at all. Simply does not work.

The power supply fails Happen twice to me. The power supply fails Happen twice to me. Sucks after you install them

Valve Stem Extensions

It is my understanding that valve stem extensions should not be used on rubber valve stems, which I have on my RV (much to my chagrin). I use these ONLY when I need to add air to the tires and remove them afterward. Overall - good value and a good "fix" for my situation.

The blade is too short it doesnt fit like the original, OEM key is longer. Maybe is designed to Europe not

A cyclist in a pink and white bodysuit rides a bicycle down a street during a competition, with runners and a crowd in the background.

A man dressed all in pink rides a bicycle in a race.

A bunch of people are with their bicycles wearing only their underwear.

What type of order was the Dominican Order?

Dominic sought to establish a new kind of order, one that would bring the dedication and systematic education of the older monastic orders like the Benedictines to bear on the religious problems of the burgeoning population of cities, but with more organizational flexibility than either monastic orders or the secular clergy. Dominic's new order was to be a preaching order, trained to preach in the vernacular languages. Rather than earning their living on vast farms as the monasteries had done, the new friars would survive by begging, "selling" themselves through persuasive preaching.

As at most other universities, Notre Dame's students run a number of news media outlets. The nine student-run outlets include three newspapers, both a radio and television station, and several magazines and journals. Begun as a one-page journal in September 1876, the Scholastic magazine is issued twice monthly and claims to be the oldest continuous collegiate publication in the United States. The other magazine, The Juggler, is released twice a year and focuses on student literature and artwork. The Dome yearbook is published annually. The newspapers have varying publication interests, with The Observer published daily and mainly reporting university and other news, and staffed by students from both Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College. Unlike Scholastic and The Dome, The Observer is an independent publication and does not have a faculty advisor or any editorial oversight from the University. In 1987, when some students believed that The Observer began to show a conservative bias, a liberal newspaper, Common Sense was published. Likewise, in 2003, when other students believed that the paper showed a liberal bias, the conservative paper Irish Rover went into production. Neither paper is published as often as The Observer; however, all three are distributed to all students. Finally, in Spring 2008 an undergraduate journal for political science research, Beyond Politics, made its debut.

Easy to hear......good clarity.......just don't last

This set lasted 6 months.........they were so good and then they just quit. I cannot hear out of them anynore. I will ask for refund.. I did contact seller with no help. Dr. D

I use these all the time while working in my wood shop. The radio reception is about the same as a mediocre pocket radio. Plugging it in to some sort of music player is extremely effective. One star removed because if you leave the audio cord plugged in, the batteries will drain (so make sure you unplug everything when you've finished using them)

Not good Didn't work still healing after stopping it for months my skin dyed around the treated area. Wort is still on my toe

Doesn't relieve pain It works fine for small amounts of time standing up but I couldn't feel pain relief or any support. Copper has better products for the same price.

Product is fantastic. A little soap goes a long way Product is fantastic. A little soap goes a long way. The scent is unlike anything I have ever tried. O have purchased this product multiple times. However, the most recent purchase arrived with a broken pump. This is the reason for the low score. Can a replacement be sent? If so this is an easy '5' star product.

Sentence 1: The man in the blue shirt is walking with the man in red. Sentence 2: two man who are best friend are walking

Sentence 1: A man in a business suit walks ahead of a man in a plaid jacket. Sentence 2: The men model some of the latest fashions at the fashion expo.

Sentence 1: One man in a blue jacket is skiing while another one is taking a picture of the mountains behind them. Sentence 2: The men know each other.

The buttons are made of rubber and slip but easy to fix

Worked well for my last trip. Seemed accurate enough. The buttons are made of rubber and slip but easy to fix.

Buyers beware. I looked on youtube about this exact product, but thought there was no way it could be wrong being it was on Amazon. There's a little sticker on the back side that you need to look for, this makes it authentic. It's definitely not on this one. No point in going any further with the comments, it broke within 2 months.

Does the extra tire come off?

No, it does not come off. Just be careful with the little chrome pieces, I think they break off quite easily.

It can be removed..its basically a vinyl curtain that attaches and divides the space in half.

Swiss Air Lines posts first quarterly profit

Switzerland's struggling national airline reported a second-quarter profit of 45 million Swiss francs ($35.6 million) Tuesday, although its figures were boosted by a legal settlement in France.

Once again, the landlocked Swiss are masters of the ocean. The Alinghi team from Switzerland -- a country more often associated with Alpine skiing and mountain climbing -- successfully defended the venerable America's Cup yesterday, beating Emirates Team New Zealand by one second to win the best-of-nine series, 5-2.

In between Brand New and King Charles which included Derrick Sherman (guitar, backing vocals, keyboards)?

King Charles (musician) King Charles (musician) King Charles (born Charles Costa, 22 December 1987) is a singer-songwriter from West London. Charles plays the guitar, piano, and cello. He is also a classically trained singer and performer. He began writing songs when he was 17, and in 2009, he won the International Songwriting Competition by unanimous vote. Charles dropped out of Durham University and returned to London in 2007, where he adopted the pseudonym King Charles, and formed a band, Adventure Playground,

Brand New (band) 2000–present) - Jesse Lacey – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2000–present) - Brian Lane – drums, percussion (2000–present) - Garrett Tierney – bass guitar, backing vocals (2000–present) Former members - Derrick Sherman – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals (2005–2013) Discography. - Studio albums - "Your Favorite Weapon" (2001) - "Deja Entendu" (2003) - "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" (2006

Which is why ESPN is doing a slow swirl around the toilet bowl. It might as well screamed "political correctness " over and over agin into the camera, it would have made more sense than the nonsense they put on last night. Train wreck is saying it lightly

Thomas, while I understand your point and agree in some respect, I actually don't believe that there is an "MSM". There's a imputed label, "MSM", which is basically used as a propaganda tool to dismiss news reports and media organizations that one political faction or another dislikes. We're all supposed to know what it means, but no one dares to clearly define it. It's so fluid, so ill-defined that it's essentially meaningless except as an insulting polemic, the assumption being that non-MSM sources are somehow more reliable than "MSM" sources. Is Breitbart part of the "MSM"? If you read Breitbart's website, you'll see the claim that it's "29th most trafficked site in the United States". That's pretty popular, more popular than ESPN, and ESPN is definitely "MSM".

Show Ms. Deluxe the door. Then she can have all the time in the world to click glasses with lobbyists and any other creepy crawly that she's interested in rubbing noses with.

HI. Would someone 6 ft tall have to bend over much using this trimmer? Thanks in advance.

I'm 6'1" and did not have any problem with the length. I'm 77 and use it to control weeds in the next door lot that I own. I've only used it a few times but did NOT feel sore from bending over.

24". It doesn't come with an electrical cord, so if you decide to buy one be sure to get the correct model number.

Great product! Completely recommend

Absolutely love it!!! Picture is spot on. Head board back drop.. love getting lost in the woods..I totally recommend

Everything worked had no problems, would reccommend to a friend.

Does anyone know if this can be converted to accept a 100 amp main breaker? I know it can convert from lug to breaker &amp; vice versa.

You cannot directly replace the breaker to a 100amp. Siemens doesnt make a 100 amp that size. You could buy just the main lug and buy a standard 2 pole siemens 100 amp breaker and make your main the first 2 positions on the left.

the leg itself is 3/4in by3/4in. at an angle as shown. the holes are blocked by rubber feet that can be removed. I've seen casters that will fit in square tubbing. so if you can find that small of a caster end yes or if you can ram a square block of wood and drill a hole in it then put a caster arm in wood. it would work. casters can't have fenders on them like some do though.

The specific roles played by each corporate Defendant are also adequately delineated; for example, Transmarketing is alleged to have been a conduit to move funds from Bingham and Tetra to Procida. To borrow from a recent case: Here, the circumstances constituting the fraud — the relationships giving rise to the fiduciary duties owed by [the defendants], the details of the alleged embezzlement, and the concealment — generally are stated with particularity. The complaint alleges, among other things, specific diversions of funds, giving in most eases the approximate dates, amounts and purposes. Thus, Rule 9(b) is satisfied as to the core of the complaint.... Spiro, 876 F.Supp. at 559 (emphasis added); see, e.g., Beth Israel Med. Ctr. v. Smith, 576 F.Supp. 1061, 1070-71 (S.D.N.Y.1983) (<HOLDING>); cf. Carr v. Equistar Offshore, Ltd., No. 94 Holding statements: (A) holding defendant waived complaint (B) holding that the plaintiffs second complaint did not relate back to her first complaint because her second complaint was not an amendment to her first complaint but rather a separate filing (C) holding that the firsttofile rule did not bar complaint involving same defendants where firstfiled complaint did not put government on notice of a separate fraudulent scheme (D) holding that failure to identify specific dates and contents of mailings was not fatal to complaint where complaint offered detailed description of defendants overall rico scheme (E) holding that a defendants failure to attach process to its notice of removal was not fatal and did not require remand

(“Allegations of date, time or place satisfy the Rule 9(b) requirement that the circumstances of the alleged fraud must be pleaded with particularity, but alternative means are also available to satisfy the rule.”). Under this Court’s nuanced, case-by-case approach, other means are available to present the required indicia of reliability that a false’ claim was actually submitted. Although there are no bright-line rules, our case law has indicated that a relator with direct, first-hand knowledge of the defendants’ submission of false claims gained through her employment with the defendants may have a sufficient basis for asserting that the defendants actually submitted false claims. See U.S. ex rel. Walker v. R & F Properties of Lake County, Inc., 433 F.3d 1349, 1360 (11th Cir.2005) (<HOLDING>). By contrast, a plaintiff-relator without Holding statements: (A) holding relator satisfied rule 9b by alleging the basic framework procedures the nature of fraudulent scheme and the financial arrangements and inducements among the parties and physicians that give rise to relators belief that fraud has occurred (B) holding where the plaintiff presented evidence which demonstrates that the terms alleged by the defendants to be indefinite were in fact sufficiently well delineated to all parties the entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the defendants was inappropriate despite the fact that the defendants contested the plaintiffs evidence concerning the manner in which the relevant contractual language should be construed (C) holding that relators failure to meet the particularity requirements of rule 9b did not bar his claim where the relator was a former employee of the defendants and lacked access to records and documents in the possession of the defendants that contained information necessary to plead with particularity (D) holding that rule 9b was satisfied where the relator was a nurse practitioner in the defendants employ whose conversations about the defendants billing practices with the defendants office manager formed the basis for the relators belief that claims were actually submitted to the government (E) holding that rule 9b was not satisfied where the relator was a doctor who did not allege firsthand knowledge of the hospitals submission of false claims

of common law fraud, it is considered a fraudulent act and is protected by 9(b)). We conclude that 9(b) applies to FCA fraud claims because not only is such a conclusion in accord with other courts and our more recent decisions, but also because its applicability is consistent with the purposes of Rule 9: (1) to inhibit claims that are filed as a pretext to uncover unknown wrongs; (2) to protect defendants from the harm that results from charges of serious wrongdoing; and (3) to give defendants notice of the complained-of conduct, enabling defendants to prepare a defense. Coronet Insurance Co. v. Seyfarth, 665 F.Supp. 661, 666 (N.D.Ill.1987). See also U.S. ex rel. Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Bustamante v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc., 755 F.Supp. 1055, 1058 (S.D.Ga.1990) (<HOLDING>); U.S. ex rel. Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Holding statements: (A) holding a broad claim with no factual support was insufficient to satisfy rule 9b (B) holding that rule 9b applies to fca (C) holding that californias ucl claims are subject to rule 9b pleading standards (D) holding that charge of money laundering need not satisfy rule 9b (E) holding plaintiffs speculations did not satisfy rule 9b requirements

Person1: What are you two doing in here ? Person2:We heard you weren't feeling well , so we came to check on you . Person1: I was sitting there giving out nametags and all of a sudden , there she was . Person2:Who , Femi ? Yeah , Yi-jun saw her inside . Person1: All these memories of prom night came back to me . I had to be alone . You remember that night ? Person2:I remember someone spiked my punch . You sat with me in the girl's bathroom ...

Person1: Mary , do you remember when we met ? Person2:I won't ever forget it ! I was sitting in the cafeteria all by myself ... Person1: And I came up and asked to sit by you ... Person2:Oh , it seems like it was just yesterday .

Person1: It seems so strange to be here , burying you , but it's not you . Person2:Ashes to ashes and dust to dust ... Person1: This has been the worst and best day of my life , Taylor . They kept you in the hospital , and ... Person2:I'll tell you all about it another day . Person1: But you're OK ? It was nothing serious , was it ? Person2:You ladies look very elegant in black . But I don't want you to wear black in my honor for a long time yet to come ...

Resolving Discourse Deictic Anaphora In Dialogues

Centering: A Framework For Modeling The Local Coherence Of Discourse

Transferring Common-Sense Knowledge for Object Detection.

this was pretty easy to put together except for the locks

this was pretty easy to put together except for the locks. they were very hard to figure out and actually put together.

Didn't work for my jack Russell, no visible change noticed during thunderstorms. Might work for other dogs but not mine.

Australian Senator Nick Xenophon said, ''Tom Waterhouse has pushed the envelope to the extent that it has now got to the point that it's out of control and there needs to be a legislative response'' In May 2013, Waterhouse was directed by NSW Racing stewards to keep his bookmaking business clearly separate from the training business of his mother Gai Waterhouse, to avoid public perceptions of a conflict of interest.

Tove Strand was formerly married to Rune Gerhardsen, a fellow Labour Party politician and son of former Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen whom she met in university.

Australia has promised to introduce the most comprehensive carbon trading program outside Europe in 2010. The government in Canberra plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least five percent by 2020, but it could make bigger reductions if other countries agree to tougher targets. The Australian government warns that without tough environmental measures the country could lose key industries and jobs. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the economy is under threat and decisive action is needed. Central to the government's climate change plan is a carbon emissions trading program that will be introduced within two years. It would involve one thousand of the nation's biggest companies and would cover about three-quarters of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. Many scientists believe that greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, contribute to global warming. Many of them are released by burning fuels such as coal and oil. Companies will be required to buy permits for each ton of carbon they emit, although big polluting exporters will receive up to 90 percent of their carbon licenses free. Many business leaders want the government to delay the plan because of the current global financial crisis, which is slowing the Australian economy. Peter Anderson from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is irresponsible to bring in a carbon trading plan now. Environmentalists, on the other hand, say Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has not properly addressed the threat of climate change. Activists had sought a minimum emissions cut of 25 percent. Instead, the Rudd government aims to cuts carbon emissions by at least five percent of 2000 levels by 2020. That amount could rise to 15 percent, if future global agreements set such a target. Ray Nias of the environmental group WWF says Australia will pay the price for low targets. "This is a deeply, deeply disappointing target," Nias said. "It commits Australia to long-term climate change. It will make Australia's ability to negotiate global agreements very, very difficult. It is much lower than even we had imagined." Australia has one of the highest per-person greenhouse emissions rates in the world because of its reliance on coal for electricity. _

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Meh Socks are regular thickness. Described as thick, winter socks. they're not.

tore pump only I bought it becuase it said it would inflate everything from beach stuff to tires. Not so much. It does tires Ok and that is it.

Post: @thepoliticview This has nothing to do with politics it goes with women who keep saying there's a rape culture when there's actually rape accusation culture

Post: @itsgabrielleu Women lie all the time about rape. It shocks me that when Hollywood women get old unwanted rape and… [Link]

Post: If u don't think rape culture exists in the US u should prob check your feed right now 'cause literally every woman u know is posting #MeToo

Not a Trump supporter, but it sounds like they didn't find anything meaningful.

didn't support either candidate or any others sounds like you didn't vote.

'living in Denver unlawfully' What a stretch, you make it sound like they don't have a 'season pass' or ticket to live here, when what 'they' are are ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO BROKE INTO OUR COUNTRY! I hope Trump throws them All Out.

longest home run in mlb history

Best Answer: Their really isn't one correct answer to this question, I'll try to explain. Ill start with the home run that Mickey Mantle hit at Griffith Stadium in Washington on April 17, 1953. The entire baseball world was led to believe the ball had traveled 565 feet from home plate to the point where it landed.

The longest measured home run in MLB measured where it first … hit the ground was by Babe Ruth on July 18, 1921, at 575 feet. Geoff Long hit one at the first Busch Stadium (Sportsman's Park) in St. Louis that cleared the left field light tower. Reggie Jackson hit one that bounced off a light tower in Detroit.

what was the first theme park in disney world

Walt Disney World the complex. Without him spearheading the construction, the company built a resort similar to Disneyland, abandoning the experimental concepts for a planned community. Magic Kingdom was the first theme park to open in the complex, in 1971, followed by Epcot (1982), Disney's Hollywood Studios (1989), and Disney's Animal Kingdom (the newest, 1998). Today, Walt Disney World is the most visited vacation resort in the world, with average annual attendance of more than 52 million. The resort is the flagship destination of Disney's worldwide corporate enterprise and has become a popular staple in American culture. In 1959, Walt Disney Productions began

Disney California Adventure parking lot of Disneyland for over 40 years. After succeeding with the multi-park business model at Walt Disney World in Florida, the Disney company decided to turn Walt Disney's original theme park into a multi-park resort complex as well. In 1991, Disney announced plans to build WestCOT, a west coast version of what was then known as EPCOT Center, on the site of Disneyland's parking lot. The high price tag of the proposed park as well as the company's financial and public relations problems with the newly opened Euro Disneyland (now Disneyland Paris) led Disney to cancel WestCOT in 1995.

The Division of Public Health in the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services says that as of Wednesday, it has confirmed 134 cases in multiple states and North Carolina counties. The department says the cases are connected to people who attended the Mountain State Fair last month in Fletcher. In addition to the two deaths, 88 people have been hospitalized. According to the department, preliminary findings suggest exposure to Legionella bacteria occurred inside the Davis Event Center at the fair, specifically near the hot tubs and during the last five days of the event.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the third death to news outlets Monday. The department says 140 cases of Legionnaires’ have been confirmed in 19 North Carolina counties and “multiple states.” It says in addition to the three deaths, 94 people have been hospitalized. The agency says the cases are connected to people who attended the Mountain State Fair last month in Fletcher. It says testing found Legionalla bacteria in one water sample at the fair and those who were diagnosed with the disease may have walked by the hot tub displays. The department says they won’t release any information on the victims.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release on Tuesday that it’s working with the Buncombe and Henderson County health departments to track down additional information. Legionella bacteria can become a health concern when they grow and spread in human-made water systems like hot water tanks, air conditioning systems and other sources that are not properly maintained. State Epidemiologist Dr. Zack Moore said it’s not yet known if people attending the fair might have been exposed to Legionella bacteria. Moore says people who attended the fair and are experiencing cough, fever or shortness of breath should call their health care provider right away.

If I want a friend to top off my account, can they?

Can friends I have top-up my account?

According to the app, I got cash from an ATM but I haven't made any transactions.

Joffrey Baratheon was written by J. K. Rowling.

Joffrey Baratheon Joffrey Baratheon Joffrey Baratheon is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones". Introduced in 1996's "A Game of Thrones", Joffrey is the eldest son of Cersei Lannister from the continent of Westeros. He subsequently appeared in Martin's "A Clash of Kings" (1998) and "A Storm of Swords" (2000). He is characterized as a spoiled

The North Remembers The North Remembers "The North Remembers" is the second season premiere episode of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". First aired on April 1, 2012, it was written by the show creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by returning director Alan Taylor. With a war on the horizon, the Seven Kingdoms are witnessing an ever-growing clash of kings. The boy king Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) sits on the Iron Throne guided by cruelty and deceit

Aim. Aim of the study was to evaluate the association between circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and angiographic outcomes after implantation of GenousTM stent in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS) (NSTEACS) undergoing urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods. Sixty patients treated with EPC-capture stent (N.=30) or bare metal stents (BMS) (N.=30) receiving 80 mg atorvastatin and dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) for 12 months. Restenosis was assessed after 6 months by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) and major acute coronary events (MACE) evaluated after 6 and 12 months. Inclusion criteria: de novo lesion >70% in native vessel, diameter 2.5-4 mm, lesion length <30 mm. Exclusion criteria: diabetes, previous revascularization, significant left main stenosis, chronic total occlusions (CTO) and multivessel disease. Results. Majority of patients in EPC-capture stent and BMS groups presented with NSTEMI (73.3% and 70%, respectively). Mean stent length was 20.1±8 and 19.9±10 mm, diameter 3±0.97 and 3.1±0.88 mm in respective groups. The binary restenosis was significantly lower in GenousTM (13 vs. 26.6%, P=0.04). Risk of MACE after 6 and 12 months were comparable in both groups. There was no stent thrombosis. Numbers of circulating EPCs were significantly approximately 2-fold higher during the ACS than after 6 months. Mobilization of EPCs during acute ischemia was significantly lower in patients who developed restenosis

RATIONALE ::: Circulating progenitor cells (CPCs), including endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are biologically related to many aspects of cardiovascular disease, as they promote angiogenesis and vascular repair. ::: ::: ::: OBJECTIVE ::: We herein aimed to meta-analyze studies reporting the prognostic role of the CPC/EPC measure on cardiovascular outcomes and death. ::: ::: ::: METHODS AND RESULTS ::: We screened the English-language literature for longitudinal studies reporting the association between baseline CPC/EPC levels, future cardiovascular events, and death. We retrieved 28 studies, 21 of which contained poolable data and entered the meta-analysis, for a total of 4155 patients, mostly with a high baseline cardiovascular risk. Sixty percent of the studies met at least 11 of 16 items of quality assessment. Overall, reduced CPC/EPC levels were associated with a ≈2-fold increased risk of future cardiovascular events and cardiovascular death. The most predictive phenotype was CD34(+)CD133(+): low versus high levels predicted cardiovascular events, restenosis after endovascular intervention, cardiovascular death, and all-cause mortality. Heterogeneity among studies and according to the CPC/EPC phenotype was generally high. Excluding studies for which the risk estimate had to be extrapolated or limiting the analyses to higher quality studies still indicated a significant risk for future cardiovascular events and death in patients with low versus high progenitor cell counts. ::: ::: ::: CONCLUSIONS ::: This meta-analysis shows that a reduction in the levels of circulating cells putatively provided with vasculoregenerative properties represents a risk factor for adverse cardiovascular outcomes and death.

We demonstrate a novel back-side processed, back to front self-aligned BiCMOS embedded RF-MEMS switch for the 90 to 140GHz frequency band. The switch integration is very simple, adding only one mask step to the underlying high-performance BiCMOS process. Moreover, it offers low cost, wafer level packaging. The insertion loss of the switch is less than 0.5dB up to 140GHz, and isolation is better than 15dB in the frequency range of 90 to 140GHz. The switch-on time is measured as 10µs. No performance degradation was observed after 5 billion cold switching cycles demonstrating the high reliability of the switch. An on-chip charge-pump (CP) circuit is realized using enhanced PMOS transistor to excite the switch with an output voltage of up to 50V and a rise time of 2µs.

What device is designed to measure a gravitational field and changes to it?

Tiny gravity sensor could detect drug tunnels, mineral deposits | Science | AAAS Tiny gravity sensor could detect drug tunnels, mineral deposits By Sid Perkins Mar. 30, 2016 , 1:00 PM A new device the size of a postage stamp can detect 1-part-per-billion changes in Earth’s gravitational field—equivalent to what the gizmo would experience if it were lifted a mere 3 millimeters. The technology may become so cheap and portable it could one day be mounted on drones to spot everything from hidden drug tunnels to valuable mineral deposits. Gravity’s force is nearly the same everywhere on Earth. But there can be minute fluctuations, based on the density of the rock or other material below. Distance from Earth’s core, which varies according to altitude, also affects the magnitude of our planet’s gravitational attraction. Most devices that measure these gravitational differences, called gravimeters, are based on two principles: They either measure the time it takes an object to fall a certain distance, or they measure the distance that a certain weight stretches a spring. (The stronger the force of gravity, the faster an object will fall, and the farther it will stretch a mass hanging by a spring.) In either case, state-of-the-art gravimeters cost more than $100,000 and are the size and weight of a car battery or larger—all of which severely limits their uses, says Giles Hammond, a physicist at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Although portable, current devices—some of which weigh as much as 150 kilograms—can’t easily fit in many places scientists would like to use them or be readily carried to remote locations or mounted on small drones. So Hammond and his colleagues set out to build a smaller, cheaper spring-based gravimeter. The heart of their device is a postage stamp–sized bit of silicon; it’s carved so that in its center there’s a 25-milligram bit of material left suspended by three stiff, fiberlike structures that are each about 5 micrometers across (less than one-third the diameter of the finest human hair). Together, these act as the spring. As the gravitational field surrounding the device changes—such as it would if it passed over a large underground cavern or a dense deposit of minerals, because of the sudden change of density in the underlying rocks—the tiny bit of silicon bobs up and down in response to that change,  Hammond says. Those movements are tracked by monitoring the silicon’s shadow as it moves across a light detector. The team’s gravimeter is so sensitive it can track the up-and-down motions of Earth’s surface caused by the changing positions of the sun and moon , the researchers report online today in Nature. (These so-called “Earth tides” occur and are measurable, but they are much smaller than those seen in the seas because rock is stiffer than water.) For now, Hammond’s team has proven the device’s worth in the lab. Doing so in the field will be challenging, says Hazel Rymer, a volcanologist at the Open University in Milton Keynes, U.K. But if successful, the availability of gravimeters that are cheaper and much more portable than today’s equipment “will be a game-changer,” she notes. Researchers could deploy networks of the tiny gravimeters to monitor the movements of magma within and underneath volcanoes, possibly discerning the magnitudes and patterns of flows in advance of an eruption, for example. Or they could mount them on drones and use them to search for underground voids that could eventually evolve into sinkholes, or for humanmade structures such as tunnels used to smuggle drugs. They could also help prospect for mineral deposits that are denser than the surrounding rock, thus affecting the local gravitational field, says Tim Niebauer, a physicist and president of Micro-g LaCoste, a Lafayette, Colorado–based company that manufactures a variety of gravimeters. Or, he notes, a string of the devices—especially ones that had parts-per-billion accuracy and could withstand high temperatures and pressures—could be fed down a borehole to monitor widespread changes in the amount of w

Love Worthy farm, leave no trace | Glastonbury Festival Please, Remember Your Pledge: Love the Farm, Leave no Trace Pledge Everyone that comes to the festival has been asked to sign up to our ‘Love the Farm, Leave no Trace’ pledge when you completed your ticket transaction: – I will use the toilets provided and not pee on the land. – I will use the bins provided and not throw away my rubbish on the ground. – I will take all my belongings home with me again, including my tent and camping equipment. – I will bag up all my rubbish using the bin bags provided by stewards and use the recycling pens and bins in each campsite. Recycling Pens We have 100 recycling pens spread across all of the campsites. Please use the pens provided for all your campsite waste, this will help prevent bins from over flowing. Recycling bags and black bags will be attached to the barrier or in a bag dispenser. Help support our ‘Love the Farm, Leave no Trace’ Pledge by using the recycling pens. British Steel Pint Cups After three years of trial and research, Glastonbury Festival is delighted to launch a sustainable, recycled stainless steel pint cup for use on a major scale at this year’s event. Over 200,000 cups will be in circulation in ten major bars across the site, with customers paying a £5 deposit when they buy their first pint. Please click here for more information. Worthy Farm is a magical place and we want this magic to continue when the Festival ends and everyone leaves the farm to go home. We plead with you to take all your belongings home when you leave the farm. We really do want you to leave no trace of you ever having been at the Festival except for your memories. Please encourage people to use the bins provided and spread the message of ‘love Worthy Farm, leave no trace’ wherever and whenever you can.

What place is not only a capital city but also located near Tillya Tepe?

Sheberghan Sheberghan Sheberghān or Shaburghān (Uzbek, Pashto, ), also spelled "Shebirghan" and "Shibarghan", is the capital city of the Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan. The city of Sheberghan has a population of 175,599. It has four districts and a total land area of 7,335 hectares. The total number of dwellings in Sheberghān is 19,511. Location. Sheberghān is located along the Safid River banks, about west of Mazari Sharif on the national primary ring road that connects Kabul, Puli Khumri, Mazari

Bimaran casket Tillya tepe treasure is also dated to the 1st century BCE, and also has what could be early representations of the Buddha, such as the Tillya Tepe Buddhist coin. The Bimaran casket also has some similarities with the Kanishka casket, which however is of much coarser execution, and securely dated to around 127 CE. See also. - Kanishka casket References. - Baums, Stefan. 2012. “Catalog and Revised Texts and Translations of Gandharan Reliquary Inscriptions.” In: David Jongeward, Elizabeth Errington

Retired Police Chief Chimes In On Excessive Force Used In Elizabeth City, N.C.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jay Fortenbery, a retired police chief and criminology professor at Elizabeth City State University, about the latest findings in the death of Andrew Brown Jr.

If the polling is accurate, San Francisco's interim Mayor Ed Lee doesn't really need much help to win election in his own right. A recent poll put him at 31 percent support and his closest competitor at 8 percent. No matter. He's still gets plenty of help from a number of entertainment, sports and technology celebrities in an intentionally wacky campaign video that features MC Hammer (his 1991 hit "Too Legit to Quit, provides the soundtrack), Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, will.i.am, San Francisco Giant reliever Brian Wilson, and others. The obviously popular Lee had promised he wouldn't seek a full-term but changed his mind. Hence, he's "too legit to quit." Read More While the mayor's race doesn't appear to have a lot of suspense, at least it generated this video. It's also behind an interesting, interactive feature on the website of KQED public broadcasting whose radio station is a member of NPR. "Dear Mayor" allows citizens from across San Francisco what they'd like to see the next mayor achieve for the city and their neighborhoods. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Chronicle SFgate.com had a comprehensive piece on the mayor's race. And Beth Spotswood, who writes for sfgate.com, has a humorous take on a Lee biography paperback that's been distributed in the city's neighborhoods. She cites several quotes as proof of the literary effort's weirdness, even by San Francisco standards: 1. "And his wackiness always came out in his cooking." – page 105 What kind of insane city are we living in where a book is literally thrown at your door in the hopes that you will vote a certain way in a local election and within that book is the phrase, "his wackiness always came out in his cooking"? Blame the internet all you want, but the official decline of civilization is, "his wackiness always came out in his cooking." In print.

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A baby smiles while swinging in a blue infant swing.

A woman in a red shirt and bandanna and a girl in a blue shirt are sitting on a large swing in front of a house

Good, little cell phone car charger

This is a good, little cheap charger for the car. The length of the cord is not that long, however, for my use it works fine. I normally have the phone connected to a phone holder and use it as a GPS with the cord plugged into the socket directly below. If you need a longer cord, look elsewhere. It has charged my OnePlus One fine. You cannot beat the price and it is very sturdy. Kudos to Amazon for offering this great find.

I used this to run an Arduino Uno board in a car. Works very well for that.

how many times a day do you pee while pregnant?

How frequently you'll need to urinate in pregnancy ultimately depends on your “normal,” Ross says. For example, if you typically go eight times a day, you may start going 10 times a day—but everyone is different.

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Good size The silver was more like a gray but other then that are nice and sturdy.

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FSSD: Feature Fusion Single Shot Multibox Detector

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We present CMOS transistors with n/sup +//p/sup +/ source/drain extensions doped by AsH/sub 3/ and BF/sub 3/ plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) for the first time. We successfully demonstrate n/sup +//p/sup +/ shallow junctions with R/sub s/<1 k/spl Omega//sq for CMOS devices. No degradation in gate oxide integrity is observed for either AsH/sub 3/ or BF/sub 3/ PIII. Compared to conventional ion implantation, PIII provides much better short-channel effects and approximately 50% I/sub off/ reduction for both nMOS and pMOS devices. In particular, the flat threshold voltage roll-off and good performance in buried-channel pMOS devices is the best-reported PIII data to date.

A plasma-doping technique for fabricating nanoscale silicon-on-insulator (SOI) MOSFETs has been investigated. The source/drain (S/D) extensions of the tri-gate structure SOI n-MOSFETs were formed by using an elevated temperature plasma-doping method. Even though the activation annealing after plasma doping was excluded to minimize the diffusion of dopants, which resulted in a laterally abrupt S/D junction, we obtained a low sheet resistance of 920 /spl Omega///spl square/ by the elevated temperature plasma doping of 527 /spl deg/C. A tri-gate structure silicon-on-insulator n-MOSFET with a gate length of 50 nm was successfully fabricated and revealed suppressed short-channel effects.

Tree shelters are used in many forestry applications because they often improve survival, may stimulate early growth, and can help to maintain apical dominance. Quercus robur, widely used in multipurpose plantings in Europe, usually grows slowly and loses apical dominance in the early stages after establishment. We examined tree shelter effects on Q. robur seedling field establishment in Italy, focusing on the influence on shoot system structure (branching, apical dominance), root system development, and shoot versus root system balance. Three field treatments were evaluated: control and two diameter shelters. After 2 years, plants were measured by destructive analysis. Shelters increased height, as a result of multiple flushes during the growing season, which became more pronounced from the first to the second field season. Sheltered seedlings had fewer, shorter branches and maintained apical dominance. Both shoot and root system biomass allocation in sheltered plants was reduced relative to unprotected plants, and biomass was allocated mostly to the shoot system. In contrast, plants without shelters invested more resources toward a larger, wider root system. We conclude that shelters modify the above- and below-ground structure and balance of regenerating oak seedlings in the early field stages, promoting development of productive plantations that may require reduced cultural intensity. However, above-ground growth was not equally balanced by below-ground development, which may lead to disadvantages especially under harsh site conditions.

how much money does medical doctor make in canada

Practically, that means Canadian doctors have an average annual income (before taxes) of a little more than $225,000. But, again, there is a range, from psychiatrists, the specialists who bill the least ($232,000 gross; $186,000 net), to ophthalmologists, who bill the most ($676,000 gross; $418,000 net).

Sports Medicine Salary in Canada. The salary of a sports medicine doctor/ physician who is located in Canada generally differs depending on various factors. The annual median salary figure for the professionals is around $ 217,127 according to Salary.com as of May 2015.

A great, heartfelt story

This is the Bo's story and isn't a happy one, but it's full of heart, humor and a bit of romance. It'll make your heart full with love for a character that is lost in his own mind. Very different (in a good way) to others YA books out there.

Farmers' Almanac 2016 I bought to get a glimpse at weather prediction for a January baby shower. We'll see how accurate when the time arrives.

can drinking alcohol cause stomach bleeding

The stomach is a frequent site of bleeding. Alcohol, aspirin, aspirin-containing medicines, and various other medicines (particularly those used for arthritis) can cause stomach ulcers or inflammation (gastritis). The stomach is often the site of ulcer disease. Acute or chronic ulcers may enlarge and erode through a blood vessel, causing bleeding.

Yes, red wine, just like any other alcohol can cause an upset stomach. If you drink any beverage in excess, it will likely cause an upset stomach. In addition, there could be an ingredient specific to red wine that causes such a reaction when you drink it. I would avoid drinking it if it makes you feel sick.

Castellano and Pipolo [SEP] has part

Il Bisbetico Domato Il Bisbetico Domato Il Bisbetico Domato ("The Taming of the Scoundrel") is a 1980 Italian film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia, credited as Castellano & Pipolo. It was the top grossing film in Italian market for the season 1980/1981, earning about 17 billion of lire. The plot is loosely inspired by William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". The closing theme song "Innamorata, Incavolata A Vita" performed by Adriano Celentano was a minor hit, ranking 18 and staying on the Italian

Eleonora Giorgi " directed by Castellano & Pipolo (1980) - "Portrait of a Woman, Nude," directed by Nino Manfredi (1981) - "Talcum Powder," directed by Carlo Verdone (1982) - "Beyond the Door," directed by Liliana Cavani (1982) - "Grand Hotel Excelsior," directed by Castellano & Pipolo (1983) - "Mani di fata", directed by Steno(1983) - "Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo," directed by Bruno

Estrus detection in dairy cattle: changes after the introduction of an automated activity monitoring system?

In context of the study farmers using an automated activity monitoring (AAM) system called Heatime were surveyed on estrus detection practices. The aim of the study was to gain an overview of the usual estrus detection methods and especially to learn about the practical aspects of that system.Items addressing farm and animal environment, estrus detection before and after installation of Heatime, reproduction, Heatime management and the farmer's perception of efficiency were asked.A total of 232 survey forms were returned (58.3% response rate) and 219 surveys could be used for final analysis. Visual observation was the most common practice to detect estrus. After installation of the Heatime system the farmers assessed that the application of hormones for reproduction management decreased. The majority of the responding dairy farmers (93.1%) strongly agreed or agreed that heat detection was higher after the installation of Heatime. Most of them (92.3%) strongly agreed or agreed with the statement that the reproduction management became easier with Heatime.

To determine the association between thymidine phosphorylase (TP) and angiogenesis, and other conventional prognostic markers. We also evaluated interobserver and intraobserver reliability for TP expression in ductal carcinoma, to achieve a more consistent results.Our study included all cases diagnosed in Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty Hospital, Aydin, Turkey as invasive ductal carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with proven component of (>30%), between January 2003 and February 2005. The total number of the cases was 27 and their median age was 50 years. All sections were stained using monoclonal antibody-TP and examined at x40 magnification. Either nuclear or cytoplasmic staining was accepted as positive. The histoscore (H-score) was calculated for each specimen. The tumor stromal vascularity was assessed by monoclonal anti-CD34; and areas of intense vascularization were determined. Conventional immunohistochemical markers such as c-erb B2, Ki-67, estrogen and progesterone receptors and p53 were also applied to all slides. Three pathologists blindly examined each slide under 10 high-power fields (10 HPF) for 2 times in a 2 months period.There was no significant association between stromal vascularity and TP staining of cancer cells (p=0.1) and no correlation was determined between H-scores for TP staining in ductal carcinoma and DCIS components (p=0.5).

Sentence 1: A baby in a red hat sitting in a stroller is holding a doll. Sentence 2: A man in a gray shirt sitting in a field of flowers.

Sentence 1: a woman sitting on a sofa holding a baby. Sentence 2: Bird sitting on a log in a lake.

Sentence 1: The man is sitting with a little girl in the park. Sentence 2: The man is playing with the shaggy little dog.

What is a 401k and how does it work?

401K refers to a section of the USA tax code that allows employees to reserve a portion of their yearly income and put it into a retirement account (referred to simply as a 401K). The money that you put into your 401K is pre-tax. Example: You make $20,000 in 2014. You have $2000 of that put into your 401K. Come next year, you will only owe income tax on the remaining $18,000. There is a yearly limit to how much you can contribute (currently at $17,000, but it rises every year). Some employers will match your contribution (say, you put 5% of your paycheck toward your 401K, they put 5% as well) - so it's generally accepted to be a great idea to max out your 401K to save for retirement. Now, you DO eventually pay tax on the money that you put away - once you retire and start drawing on your account, you pay income tax on whatever you withdrew. So it's not really tax-free, but what we call tax-deferred - you pay it later instead of now.

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College Students On Clinton

NPR's Martha Raddatz has talked with students at the University of Virginia about their reactions to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. The students tend to dismiss the president's claim that it's a private matter, and are indignant that he didn't tell the truth right away. Some want him to leave office; others aren't sure.

How to make college more affordable has emerged as a major domestic policy debate between President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry. According to recent polls, Americans rank education -- and growing concern about the rising cost of college -- as one of the most important domestic issues. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

Holland Range [SEP] continent

Holland Range Holland Range The Holland Range () is a rugged coastal mountain range in Antarctica, about long, lying just west of the Ross Ice Shelf and extending from Robb Glacier to Lennox-King Glacier. It was named by the Ross Sea Committee for Sir Sidney Holland, who as Prime Minister of New Zealand supported that nation's participation in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58).

Marine geology of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay Current bedding and pebble layers suggest that it was originally deposited as migrating sand bars in broad river channels. The Pakhuis Formation tillite (a lithified glacial outwash gravel) occurs on the highest point of Table Mountain, at Maclear's Beacon and on parts of the Hottentots-Holland range. It contains clusters of angular boulders and pebbles and was deposited at a time when the Gondwana continent, of which Africa was a part, was situated close to the south pole. Graafwater, Peninsula and Pakhuis formations are from the Ordovician

when president clinton left office

Presidency of Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton. The presidency of Bill Clinton began on January 20, 1993 at noon Eastern Standard Time, when Bill Clinton was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on January 20, 2001. His running mate, Al Gore, took office as Vice President on the same day.

Allegation: Not long after Bill Clinton entered the White House, in May 1993, seven workers in the travel office were fired. The White House attributed the ouster to ethics and financial record-keeping problems in the office.

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Trump implicated with convicted billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump sheep ignore... http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/ "I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,'' Trump once said about the convicted sex offender. "He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it -- Jeffrey enjoys his social life." Trump lawyers given court date over lawsuit alleging rape of 13-year-old https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/12/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-alleged-rape-lawsuit

So you have to call the Customer Care .. or try to enter any wrong pw and see the result , is it 'invalid user name or password' ?

LOL, very true. I`ve been keeping an eye out for that - they arent very tech savvy so I`ve been alright thus far

Idk. I`m only a stupid 7th Grader

They are OK I rather get HID kit. LED is only bright at close range but they don't lit up the road as far as an HID light.

Better LED lights out there I was looking for not only a bright headlight but also looking for distance. These shine a wide area but lack in distance.

Hunger and Thirst after Righteousness. I was highly bless, i couldn't put the book down. It placed a drive in me to follow her steps.. God bless you, Amanda Ferguson great book.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an increasingly important public health concern as the prevalence of this disease becomes higher and higher due to the ageing population. However, in addition to the absence of disease-modifying treatments, there are no sensitive diagnostic techniques beyond classical radiography, and physicians cannot predict who will progress with the disease. As a result, disease progression cannot be prevented or halted. Therefore, there is an urgent need for more effective techniques than radiography. Reliable, quantitative and dynamic tests to detect early damage and measure the progress of treatments targeted against joint destruction are required. Biomarkers, in addition to magnetic resonance imaging, are tools that can address these therapeutic shortcomings. Structural molecules and fragments derived from bone, cartilage and the synovium, all of which are affected by OA, have been reported to be potential candidates for biomarkers of OA. As the identification of biomarkers that can be applied more broadly from the very early to the end stages of knee OA is required, advances in the OA biomarker field remain challenging, but steadily progressive. Such advances will come not only from basic, but also preclinical and clinical research. In this review, we highlight recent OA biomarker studies generally published between 2011 and 2012. We classified the studies in this review into the following three categories: unique characteristics of the urinary level of C-terminal telopeptide of type II collagen; insight into the pathophysiology of OA revealed by biochemical biomarkers; and candidates for novel biomarkers of OA revealed by proteomics.

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of hyaluronic acid (HA) intra articular injections (IA) on osteoarthritis (OA) biomarkers in patients with knee OA. Prospective open label study. Fifty-one patients with unilateral symptomatic K-OA received IA injections of 2mL of HA on days (D) 1, 7, 14 and were followed 3 months. At D-15 patients were examined and X-rays performed, to exclude patients with bilateral K-OA, or those with more than three symptomatic OA joints. From 15 days (D-15) before the first injection to D90 concomitant therapies were unchanged. Walking pain (WP) on VAS was obtained at each visit. Urine (U) and serum (S) samples were obtained at D-15, D1, D30, and D90. S-C2C, S-Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, S-HA, S-CS 846 epitope, S-type II collagen propeptide, and U-type II collagen C telopeptide (U-CTX II/creatinin) were assayed. Predictive factors of response were analyzed using logistic regression. Correlations between variables were obtained using Spearman test. Forty-five patients were analyzed. Between D-15 and D1 there was no difference for any biomarkers At D1, WP (SD) was correlated with U-CTX II/creat (p = 0.006). Between D1 and D90: U-CTX II/creat decreased significantly. After adjustment for confounding variables there was a significant correlation between clinical response and U-CTX II/creat variation. U-CTX II and S-HA at baseline were independently predictive of clinical response. This study showed that 90 days after HA IA injections, U-CTX II levels significantly decrease compared to baseline, suggesting a slowdown of type II collagen degradation.

In order to determine whether estradiol modulates the proliferation and activity of somatotrophic cells in vitro, a study of GH-immunoreactive cells was carried out in pituitary monolayer cultures obtained from male adult rats treated with 10(-6)M estradiol for 3 hours. Cellular activity was evaluated in a morphometric study of GH-immunoreactive cells. The proliferation rate was determined by double immunostaining for GH and PCNA (proliferating cellular nuclear antigen). The results were compared to those obtained from control dishes. Estradiol was seen to increase the cellular (p < 0.05), nuclear (p < 0.01) and cytoplasmic areas (p < 0.05). Estradiol decreased the percentage of proliferating GH-immunoreactive cells (p < 0.05) and the nuclear density of somatotrophs (p < 0.05) when all cells present in the dishes were considered. However, when only GH-immunoreactive cells were considered, estradiol increased the proliferation rate of these cells (p < 0.05). Overall, our results suggest that, in vitro, estradiol stimulates the cellular activity and proliferation of GH-immunoreactive cells in the rat.

Hi there! I'm interested in Korea, can you tell me about the culture and arts there? Sure. One cultural fact that is interesting is Korea is unique among Asian countries in its use of metal chop sticks. I have trouble with those sometimes because the noodles slide off easily, but that is a cool fact! Can you tell me some else unique about Korea's culture and arts? Sure. Islam there is practised by abut 45,000 natives in addition to some 100,000 foreign workers from Muslim countries. That is interesting, is there another fun fact about culture and arts you can tell me? Yes. In ancient Chinese texts Korea is referred to as "Rivers and mountians embroidered on silk" and "Eastern nation of decorum". That is intriguing! I'm also interested to learn about education in Korea, do you have any information about that? The South Korean education system is rather notably strict and structured as compared to its counterparts in most Western societies. I would imagine it would be more strict that Western societies, can you tell me more about that? The school system there consists of six years elementary school, three years in middle school, and three years in high school. Ok, that is similar to Western societies. Is there one more fact about education you can share? While South Korean students often rank high on international comparative assessments, the education system is criticized for emphasizing too much passive learning and memorization. Thank you for teaching me all these interesting things about Korea! You are welcome!

Hello! I'd like to know something about Korea please. Korea? Okay! Here is something cool: since 1984 it has been divided into North and South, two distinct sovereign states. Okay! Can you tell me a little bit their history? Yes! I can! The communist government in the North received backing from the Soviet Union in opposition to the pro-Western government in the South, leading to its division! Ohh I see! I'd like to know about Korean culture. Here you go: about 46% of citizens profess to follow no particular religion according to 2005 statistics compiled by the South Korean government. Oh okay! Do you have something on their science and technology? I don't have any information on their science and technology, but I can tell you about their culture! Okay! Please tell me more about Korean culture. Folk, vocal, religious, and ritualistic music styles are the traditional music combinations of the Korean people. Nice! Do you have any fun facts about Korea for me? Yeah!! Since prehistoric times, Korean music has been practiced! Thank you for the info! Take care and goodbye! No problem! Have a great day!

Hi can you tell me something about New York City? Sure! The City of New York is the most populated city in the United States. Its big! Can you tell me about the geography of New York City? New York City is situated in the northeastern part of the United State, in the southeast of the state of New York, approximately halfway between Washington D.C. and Boston. Thanks for that. Do you have any other information about the geography? New York City is home to Fort Hamilton, the U.S. military's only active duty installation within the city. Can you tell me something about the demographics of NY city? Koreans make up 1.2% of the city's population. That's less than I thought! Do you have any other demographic information? NYC's population is about 43% of the state of New York's population. Wow. Do you have any fun facts about New York City? Most of the city is built on 3 islands: Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Thank you! You are so welcome!

'The Meddler' Pokes Fun Without Mocking The Mom

We all love our mothers, right? Though sometimes they drive us crazy. From the title of Susan Sarandon's new comedy, The Meddler, you might guess that mix of fealty and frustration informs the worldview of filmmaker Lorene Scafaria, and you'd be right. The film centers on Marnie (Sarandon), a widow who's moved to L.A. after her husband's death to be closer to Lori (Rose Byrne), her screenwriter daughter. And that's a good thing, as they're both still grieving — though Lori sometimes feels as smothered as she does mothered. She decides she needs to have an "establishing boundaries" conversation. "I've been talking to my therapist," she begins, and you see Marnie's eyes moisten before she even gets to the "boundaries" part. Then mom's out the door, and straight to the therapist. The therapist they share — so much for boundaries. Small wonder Lori is relieved when producers for the quasi-autobiographical TV show she's writing wants to send her out of town for a few weeks. Marnie will follow, but not right away. First she turns her attentions elsewhere — to wedding planning for Lori's best friend, and chauffeuring a guy she meets at an Apple store's Genius Bar to his night classes. Always, she's doing too much. And always, she's staying a little too connected to her daughter. Writer/director Scafaria — Lorene, which is not Lori, but close — was herself followed out to L.A. by her own mom after her dad died. And her real mom did many of the more outlandish things Sarandon does on screen, which, truth be known, qualifies as good comic material — yet another gift from a mom who can't help herself with the giving. Scafaria created The Meddler as a tribute to her mom, but it also turns out to be a gift for Sarandon, a mature actress who hasn't had a lot of starring roles lately, and whose radiance is allowed to light up the screen here. Especially when a retired cop, played by J.K. Simmons is turning on his slightly offbeat brand of charm, chattering away about his chickens, and his Harley, and making her (and the audience) smile. The rhythms here may be sitcom-ish, but Scafaria isn't mocking, she's appreciating. A fact that should make The Meddler kind of ideal as a mother-daughter date movie, just in time for Mother's Day. KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: We all love our mothers, but sometimes they drive us crazy. Sorry, Mom. You might guess that's the case for filmmaker Lorene Scafaria. The title of her new comedy, starring Susan Sarandon, is "The Meddler." Here's NPR critic Bob Mondello. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: Marnie's move to LA after her husband's death to be closer to her screenwriter daughter is a good thing - sort of. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE MEDDLER") SUSAN SARANDON: (As Marnie) Lor? You're not bringing the mail... ROSE BYRNE: (As Lori) Mom, you have to ring the doorbell. SARANDON: (As Marnie) But I've got the key. MONDELLO: Marnie, played by Susan Sarandon, just wants to help, and Lori, played by Rose Byrne, appreciates that. Still, her mom overdoes, bringing bagels every morning, showing up at baby showers as Lori's plus-one even if Lori doesn't go. Lori finally decides she needs to have the conversation. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE MEDDLER") BYRNE: (As Lori) I've been talking to my therapist about this, and I think it's time that we set some boundaries. SARANDON: (As Marnie) Sure. I get it. You need to write, and I need to get out of your office. BYRNE: (As Lori) But you don't have to leave right now. SARANDON: (As Marnie) No, it's fine, it's fine. I don't want to be crossing anybody's boundaries. MONDELLO: Out the door and straight to the therapist... (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE MEDDLER") SARANDON: (As Marnie) I don't know. She seems so angry all the time. You've been seeing her for a while. Has she always seemed so angry? MONDELLO: Yeah, Marnie is going to her daughter's therapist. So much for boundaries. Small wonder Lori is relieved when a TV show she's writing wants to send her out of town. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE MEDDLER") BYRNE: (As Lori) I have to go to New York for a few weeks. SARANDON: (As Marnie) New York? BYRNE: (As Lori) I leave tomorrow. SARANDON: (As Marnie) Tomorrow? If I go with you, I could be, like, your assistant. MONDELLO: When her daughter does escape, Marnie turns her attentions elsewhere - wedding planning for Lori's best friend, chauffeuring a guy she meets at an Apple store to his night classes, always too much and always staying connected to her daughter. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE MEDDLER") SARANDON: (As Marnie) Call me and let me know you got in safe. Oh, and remind me to tell you what your therapist said. MONDELLO: Filmmaker Lorene Scafaria - Lorene, not Lori, but close - was herself followed out to LA by her own mom after her dad died. And her real mom did many of the more outlandish things Sarandon is doing on-screen. Good comic material - yet another gift from a mom who can't help herself with the giving. Scafaria created "The Meddler" as a tribute to her mom, but it also turns out to be

Home prices are soaring around the U.S. Amid low inventory and historically low interest rates, some buyers are hitting the market to find they can't compete with all-cash offers, or bidding wars that escalate well out of their price range. Sean Hawksford in Bozeman, Mont., is one of those buyers. He told his story to NPR's daily economic podcast, The Indicator. NPR's Chris Arnold explains why the market is so wild right now. And while homebuying is a big financial decision, it's also an emotional one. Those emotions are on full display in a new Netflix show called Marriage or Mortgage. Michelle Singletary, a personal finance columnist for The Washington Post explores what the show reveals about the homebuying process, and why — in more ways than one — it's not for everyone. Here's her recent column about the show.In participating regions, you'll also hear from local journalists about what's happening in your community.Email us at [email protected].

Which type of cells are not found in stomach:

Goblet cells

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Kennecott Utah Copper deposits in Bingham Canyon, southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah in 1887 and acquired claims to the land and started underground mining. In the mid-1890s, metallurgist Daniel C. Jackling and mining engineer Robert C. Gemmell inspected the property and liked the prospects. Both men examined Wall's properties and recommended open-pit mining. In 1898, Samuel Newhouse and Thomas Weir formed the Boston Consolidated Mining Company. Jackling and Wall formed the Utah Copper Company on 4 June 1903, with Charles L. Tutt, Sr., Charles MacNeill, Spencer Penrose, Boies Penrose, Tal Penrose, and Dr. R.A.F. Penrose as investors. MacNeill was named president, Spencer

de Tlaltzintlale to make way for more Spanish settlers and new Christians from Spain and Portugal (Crypto-Jews). The viceregal government justified this via religious means. They had the Franciscans build new chapels built on the various encomiendas and settled the Indians around these. One of these chapels was the Temple of Santiago Tequixquiac, which had authority over the new villages of San Mateo Hueycalco, San Sebastián Tlalachco, and others. This temple was constructed in 1569, and became a formal parish in 1590. During a drought, a sculpture of the "Señor de la Capilla" (Our Lord of the Chapel) was brought

Jose Socrates has been Prime Minister of which country since 2005?

Portugal ex-PM Jose Socrates to be held amid corruption probe - BBC News Portugal ex-PM Jose Socrates to be held amid corruption probe 25 November 2014 Image copyright EPA Image caption The decision to detain Jose Socrates sent shockwaves through Portuguese politics Portugal's former centre-left PM, Jose Socrates, has been remanded in custody on suspicion of corruption, tax fraud and money laundering. Mr Socrates, 57, was detained on his return from Paris on Friday and has already spent three nights in jail. The judge delivered the decision after investigators looked into suspicious money transfers and banking operations. Mr Socrates, who denies any wrongdoing, is being investigated alongside his driver, a close friend, and a lawyer. The former prime minister was in office from 2005 to 2011. His lawyer, Joao Araujo, told reporters on Monday that his client would appeal against the decision. Under the Portuguese system, formal charges only come at the end of an investigation which could last up to eight months, says the BBC's Alison Roberts in Lisbon. Portuguese politics was already reeling after the resignation of Interior Minister Miguel Macedo in the wake of a separate corruption inquiry linked to the allocation of residence permits. Portugal in shock - by Alison Roberts, BBC News, Lisbon Jose Socrates' detention has sent shockwaves through the political system. Reports purporting to provide details of the investigation - which is covered by judicial secrecy - have swirled since Friday night, when the news broke. They focus on Mr Socrates' supposedly lavish lifestyle in Paris, where he moved after stepping down in 2011. In past interviews, he has denied anything untoward about his finances. Image copyright EPA Image caption Antonio Costa, elected Socialist leader on Saturday, said everyone was in shock over Mr Socrates' detention His detention - on arrival at Lisbon airport, rather than at his flat, and with photographers present - prompted some prominent Socialists to argue it was to divert attention from suspicions of corruption in the right-of-centre government's "golden visa" programme, which fast-tracks residence for foreign investors. The Socialists' newly elected leader, Antonio Costa, a minister under Mr Socrates, was until now expected to sweep to victory in next year's general election following years of austerity. He is conscious of the perils of the situation. Portugal's ex-PM Jose Socrates Because the case surrounding Mr Socrates comes under judicial secrecy, few details have been confirmed. It is unclear whether the inquiry relates to his time in office. However, Portuguese media has reported allegations that his driver Joao Perna made a number of trips transporting cash to Paris, where Mr Socrates has been working in a new role at a pharmaceutical company. Image copyright Reuters Image caption Current Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho gave his backing to the country's "strong institutions" One of Mr Socrates' long-time friends, Carlos Santos Silva, is being questioned along with lawyer Goncalo Trindade Ferreira. Two of the suspects are also being held on remand, while a fourth has been barred from foreign travel. Centre-right Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said the case involved law rather than politics, adding that "Portugal has strong institutions that work". But the investigation has rocked Mr Socrates' Socialists, now led by Lisbon Mayor Antonio Costa who was elected as secretary-general of the party on Saturday. Mr Socrates resigned in 2011 in the midst of Portugal's mounting debt crisis. The Socialists are currently leading in opinion polls and Mr Costa said on Saturday that "we mustn't let personal feelings of solidarity and friendship impede the political action of the (party)".

Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | Eurovision Song Contest Show more Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Israeli TV declined the opportunity to host the 1980 Song Contest again after Israel won in Jerusalem in 1979. After much discussion, it was decided that the contest would be arranged by Dutch TV NOS in The Hague. Do we have any volunteers? The Hague was once again the host city for the song contest after both Israel and the United Kingdom declined to stage the contest after Israel declined the opportunity to host the show twice in succession. As a result of these delays, the 1980 contest was hastily arranged and Dutch TV NOS had to re-use most of the stage from 1976, the last time they hosted the contest. NOS picked 19th April as the date for the song contest, but as this was the Holocaust Memorial Day in Israel, the defending champion decided not to participate which marked the only time when the winner of one Eurovision Song Contest did not participate in the next. Merhaba Morocco For the first time in the history of the song contest, an African country - Morocco - participated with Samira, a star in the Arabic world. When her entry Bitakat Hob ended up at 18th position with just 7 points altogether, Moroccan TV decided that the country should not participate in the contest again. Turkey returned to the contest after one year's absence and Monaco stayed home which meant that the total amount of participating countries amounted to 19 - just as in 1979. Each country brought along a presenter of its own choice to introduce the song in their native language. What's another year Johnny Logan, who would later be called "Mr. Eurovision", secured Ireland's second victory. The Australian-born singer who only became an Irish citizen after he sang for Ireland in the 1980 contest, would later return and win the contest again in 1987. His 1980 victory brought him a number one hit in the UK and numerous television appearances across Europe. What's another year was awarded the maximum 12 points by seven countries, ending up with 143 points in total. Facts & Figures

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what is that a city blue in color?

Jodhpur is known as the Blue City because all of the buildings in the oldest district are painted in a light shade of blue. This district lies to the north of the city and the colour scheme is almost uniform. The best vantage point to view the blue painting of Jodhpur is from the Meherangarh Fort's battlements.

Cities of Color: 10 Vibrant, Colorful Cities of the World. The most colorful cities around the world – There’s more to a city than just concrete, steel and hard work. The color of a city’s architecture and the creativity of its people can turn a dull, functional town into a thing of vibrant beauty.

May Need Balancing Overall these are good tires, but before you go on a long road trip, you may want to take them to a professional and have them balanced. I hauled my boat about 50 miles on the new trailer tires as a test run and it would bounce at about 20 mph like a pogo stick. Had to have them balanced and everything seems ok now. Can’t beat the price though!

Pros/ Con Great cart. Fast shipping, easy to follow instructions and very light. Con- Arrived at the pier and had one light cooler, one light tackle box and 2 rods and reels. The wheel started making a lot of noise. The O- Ring that holds the wheels on started cutting into the plastic wheel. Had to cut the end off. I will be replacing he outside flat washers with larger washers and replacing the O- Rings with cotter pins.. Luckily I was able to break off 1/2 of the O Ring for temp repair until I get back home. Minor flaw, other than that I would have given 5 stars.

Pleasing to use These little glass containers are great for food prep. I like how they stack nicely in my fridge and I can see what is in each one. I have put these in my dishwasher and have not experienced any chipping or warping in lids or containers. These have gone in the microwave with no problematic results. I plan on buying more, and phasing out my plastic containers.

how much do joules cost

A megajoule is 1/3.6 of a kilowatt-hour so it costs about $0.05.

Generally speaking, ukuleles are very low-cost instruments. A low-end ukulele might cost $20 to $25 dollars. You can find ukuleles for different costs depending on type at the Ukulele Warehouse starting at $87.94 and up. ChaCha.