Earlier this month, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that it may ask the Food and Drug Administration to allow it to market the cholesterol-lowering statin Lipitor over the counter after its patent expires in November.
The FDA has not yet signaled whether it would approve Pfizer?s proposal. And some doctors have reacted coolly to the possibility of an OTC version of Lipitor.
But the development offers regulators ? and the public ? the chance to reconsider how patients access important medications. If done wisely, making more drugs available over the counter can generate significant savings for both consumers and the overall health care system.
Pharmaceutical companies face significant challenges in the immediate future. Patents for seven of the world?s top-selling brand-name drugs ? including the top two, Lipitor and Plavix ? are set to expire over the next 14 months.
About 4.3 million Americans take Lipitor. Each year, Pfizer takes in nearly $11 billion on sales of the drug. After the patent expires, those revenues will dwindle virtually overnight, as generic competitors enter the marketplace.
Consumers, of course, benefit from generic competition by paying lower prices. But the high prices of many patent-protected drugs generate the revenues needed to underwrite the massive research and development expenses that the inventors of brand-name drugs incur.
Bringing a single drug to market costs about $1.3 billion. For every drug that makes it to market, as many as 10,000 compounds fail. That?s why pharmaceutical firms invest more in RD than any other industry ? over $105,000 per sector employee as compared to an average of $10,000 across all U.S. manufacturing companies.?According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. drug companies invest about 17 percent of their sales in RD.
The looming patent expirations ? combined with those massive drug-development expenses ? is causing many pharmaceutical firms to shed jobs. Merck recently announced that it would eliminate 13,000 jobs by 2015. This year, the pharmaceutical sector as a whole has slashed 5,000 jobs ? on top of 54,000 in 2010 and 61,000 in 2009.
Those are substantial numbers. In 2009, the industry directly employed more than 674,000 U.S. workers. It supported an additional 3.4 million jobs indirectly. With patents expiring and ObamaCare set to assess millions of dollars in new taxes on drug firms, the sector could shrink even further. That would be bad news not just for workers but for all levels of government, as the industry pays about $85 billion annually in local, state, and federal taxes.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? As much as $60 billion in U.S. funds has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade through lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and corruption, an independent panel investigating U.S. wartime spending estimates.
In its final report to Congress, the Commission on Wartime Contracting said the figure could grow as U.S. support for reconstruction projects and programs wanes, leaving both countries to bear the long-term costs of sustaining the schools, medical clinics, barracks, roads and power plants already built with American tax dollars.
Much of the waste and fraud could have been avoided with better planning and more aggressive oversight, the commission said. To avoid repeating the mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan, government agencies should overhaul the way they award and manage contracts in war zones, the commission recommended.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the commission's 240-page report in advance of its scheduled public release on Wednesday.
Created by Congress in 2008, the eight-member commission held more than two dozen hearings, interviewed hundreds of military and civilian officials and traveled multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan. The panel's final report is the most comprehensive examination so far of the U.S. dependence on contractors and the government's ability to manage them in combat areas.
The commission said calculating the amount lost through waste and fraud is difficult because there is no commonly accepted methodology for doing so. Using information it has gathered over the past three years, however, the commission said at least $31 billion has been lost and the total could be as high as $60 billion. The commission called the estimate "conservative."
Overall, the commission said spending on contracts and grants to support U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan is expected to exceed $206 billion by the end of the 2011 budget year. Based on its investigation, the commission said contracting waste in Afghanistan ranged from 10 percent to 20 percent of the $206 billion total. Fraud during the same period ran between 5 percent and 9 percent of the total, the report said.
Styled after the Truman Committee, which examined World War II spending six decades ago, the commission was vested with broad authority to examine military support contracts, reconstruction projects and private security companies. The law creating the commission also dictated that it would cease operating at the end of September 2011, even as the U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to be heavily supported by contractors.
The commission cited numerous examples of waste, including a $360 million U.S.-financed agricultural development program in Afghanistan. The effort began as a $60 million project in 2009 to distribute vouchers for wheat seed and fertilizer in drought-stricken areas of northern Afghanistan. The program expanded into the south and east. Soon the U.S. was spending a $1 million a day on the program, creating an environment ripe for waste and abuse, the commission said.
"Paying villagers for what they used to do voluntarily destroyed local initiatives and diverted project goods into Pakistan for resale," the commission said.
The Afghan insurgency's second largest funding source after the illegal drug trade is the diversion of money from U.S.-backed construction projects and transportation contracts, according to the commission. But the report does not say how much money has been funneled to the insurgency. The money typically is lost when insurgents and warlords threaten Afghan subcontractors with violence unless they pay for protection, according to the report.
The Associated Press reported this month that U.S. military authorities in Kabul have estimated that $360 million in U.S. tax dollars has ended up in the hands of people the American-led coalition has spent nearly a decade battling: the Taliban, criminals and power brokers with ties to both. The military said that only a small percentage of the $360 million has been taken by the Taliban and insurgent groups. Most of the money was lost to profiteering, bribery and extortion by criminals and power brokers.
The commission said the risk of greater waste looms as U.S. military forces withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan. New infrastructure and security forces built up with largely with American money will be left behind. Buildings, roads and barracks must be maintained. Army and police forces must be equipped, fed and paid. If the Iraqi and Afghan governments cannot afford the bills, the investment could be squandered, according to the commission.
"These enduring costs risk wasting billions of dollars of American taxpayers' money ? possibly dwarfing the tens of billions in waste already incurred ? if funding from the Iraqi and Afghan governments or the international donor community cannot cover them," the report said.
The commission said that in early 2010 there were more contract employees ? 262,000 ? supporting the departments of Defense and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development in Iraq and Afghanistan than there were military and federal civilian personnel in both countries. But there are other considerations related to what the commission called an "unhealthy over-reliance" on the private sector for combat support and reconstruction work.
Contractors are handling duties that U.S. laws and regulations require government employees to perform, the commission said. For example, agencies often hire contractors to help evaluate or support its management of other contractors. This can create serious conflicts of interests, the report said, underscoring the need for a competent and well-staffed work force of government acquisition professionals. The reliance on contractors also overwhelms the government's ability to manage them, the commission said.
"Ten years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen the United States using too many contractors for too many functions with too little forethought and control," the commission said.
The heavy dependence on contractors also obscures the full human cost of war, according to the commission. Contractor deaths and injuries largely have been undercounted and unpublicized by the U.S. government and the media, the report said.
Between October 2001 and July 2011, 2,429 contractors were reported by their employers to have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. There were 6,131 U.S. military fatalities during the same period.
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Let?s admit it. Lengthy distance relationships are far from simple. It is a sacrifice. You have to be able to transcend the loneliness caused by the distance and the paranioa caused by understanding he?s so far away. And you ought to bear with the things that compose lengthy distance relationships. Once you have decided to get into it, and decided to never let go of each other despite the distance between you and your partner, then congratulate your self as it takes a wonderful amount of maturity to be able to face this ?struggle?.
Long distance relationships are full of twists and turns. You have to be patient in waiting for the time when you and your partner will meet again. You will invest most of your time missing him or her, wondering what he or she?s been doing correct that extremely moment. Spend memorable events in your lives without him or her beside you, thinking and worrying about the never ending ?what ifs?. As I have said, Lengthy distance relationships are never easy. But mind you, if both of you gets by means of the blocks, then it is all worth it. Once the moment came when you will see every other again, the pains are just distant memory. But once again, the pain of saying bye-bye time is still there.
In most cases where lovers stick to lengthy distance relationships, the sweetness of each moments being shared are amazing. Some of the individuals I knew that have been to lengthy distance relationships are now blissfully living together. One of them got married just a few weeks from now. The girl spent her college days in Michigan, and her fianc?e is working in New Jersey. So they only have the chance to be in each other?s arms in the course of occasions like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Spring breaks, and summer. Yet, look at them now. They are now married, working together in the same city and now planning to have a baby.
There are important factors in maintaining healthy lengthy distance relationships: First and foremost, both partners involved in lengthy distance relationships should have mutual feelings to each other. That?s the very fundamental. Since lengthy distance relationships won?t work if the two of you are not greatly inlove, you will just be fooling yourselves.
And of course, love comes together with commitment. Both of you need to be committed with each other, that you will be bonded by the love you have disregarding the distance between you and your partner and whatever the struggles could come.
Trust and faith also comes together as the third factor and also the most important. Distance between every other may possibly cause you to worry so much. It brought unhealthy and depressing thoughts about your partner. But once you have trust and faith, long distance relationships will by no means be wasted.
Lastly, both of you should be mature sufficient to deal with lengthy distance relationships. Lengthy distance relationships won?t work with people who are childish. It will just drive your partner crazy.
Albeit lengthy distance relationships are as great as dreams, men and women who have gone via it have their own fascinating stories to share. And most of them have succeeded the hardships of being involved in lengthy distance relationships. It only proves that if they can do it, why can?t you? You will discover that lengthy distance relationships are even a lot more advantageous and exciting than the usual relationship where you get to see your partner any time you want. Remember the saying, absence makes the heart go fonder? It is true indeed for folks who get involved in long distance relationships. Just bear in mind the factors that both of you need to possess, and every thing will be all correct.
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There are a number of different outdoor sports that people enjoy. For those who enjoy adventure, Rock climbing offers the most challenging experience of all outdoor activities. An experienced rock climber knows how important it is to have good quality rock climbing gear. A serious rock climber will always have safety on top of their list of priorities. Choosing the right set of rock climbing gear and equipment is the first step to ensuring a safe and successful climb. f you purchase gear that is inferior, you could be putting your life at risk.Rock climbing can be a dangerous sport. The participants start at the bottom of the mountain and climb to the top by using equipment that is powered by physical strength. It takes a person who is physically fit to perform a successful rock climbing expedition. Rock climbing equipment can be found in any sporting goods store or can be ordered over the Internet. There are several wholesale and discount rock climbing stores across the country in case you have big 5 coupons you can get these item at a discounted price.
Travelers wait in line to board Amtrak's Northeast Regional train to Boston at Union Station in Washington, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Travelers wait in line to board Amtrak's Northeast Regional train to Boston at Union Station in Washington, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
The Coney Island Wonder Wheel looms in the background as residents walks along the platform to catch one of the few remaining subway trains for the day while evacuating before the arrival of Hurricane Irene Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 in Coney Island section of New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Coney Island residents Arseni Flax, center, and his mother Nelly wait for their subway train to leave as they bring along their parakeets while evacuating the Coney Island section of New York Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 before the arrival of Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
NEW YORK (AP) ? Travelers across the country faced days of grief as thousands of flights were canceled Saturday because of Hurricane Irene.
Airlines scrapped more than 9,000 flights this weekend from North Carolina to Boston, grounding would-be travelers as Irene traveled up the East Coast. There were more than 3,900 cancellations on Saturday alone.
Millions of passengers will be affected by the time the storm finally dies as airlines work to accommodate travelers on very full flights. The biggest airlines, United Continental Holdings Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc., each canceled thousands of flights.
All New York City-area airports closed to arriving flights at noon on Saturday, when the city's public transportation system shut down. By evening, the five major airports were closed.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport were both open Saturday afternoon, but most flights had been canceled.
The airports that will be most affected Sunday will be Newark Liberty International and New York's John F. Kennedy International, both with more than 1,200 cancellations, according to flight tracking service FlightAware. Boston's Logan and Washington Reagan were next in line.
Airlines have already canceled dozens of flights on Monday, but all the major U.S. carriers said they would wait to assess damage before canceling more. ExpressJet, which operates regional flights for United and Continental, has the most cancellations for Monday so far at 140.
Philadelphia International Airport closed altogether at 10:30 p.m. Saturday and planned to stay closed until at least 4 p.m. on Sunday.
The storm's timing was compounding problems. August is a busy month for air travel. The storm was expected to hit the Northeast overnight Saturday and early Sunday, which is the busiest time of the week to fly. Sunday is when many vacationers return from trips and many business travelers leave.
Airlines wouldn't say how many passengers would be affected by the hurricane, but the numbers will likely reach into the millions. That's because so many flights, both domestic and international, make connections through major East Coast hub airports. Even passengers not flying anywhere near the East Coast could be delayed for days as airlines work to get planes and crews back into position.
New York City experienced an unprecedented shutdown of its transit operations, the nation's biggest system of subways, buses and commuter rails ahead of Hurricane Irene. It was unclear when the system will run again. City subways alone carry about 5 million passengers on an average weekday.
Train and bus service was cut back elsewhere. Greyhound suspended service between Richmond, Va., and Boston for the weekend. Amtrak reduced its Northeast schedule Saturday and canceled all trains from Washington to Boston on Sunday.
Amtrak has five main routes throughout the Northeast, each serving multiple cities, as well as regional service in Virginia. Several long-distance trains to spots like Chicago and Montreal were affected as well.
Public transportation around New Jersey came to a halt, as trains stopped running and incoming flights were suspended at the New York area airports, including Newark Liberty.
Maryland transportation officials closed the Chesapeake Bay bridge when wind gusts reached 82 mph and suspended transit service Saturday evening. The bridge connects Annapolis and the rest of Maryland to the Eastern Shore.
Hurricane-force winds arrived near Jacksonville, N.C., at dawn. Around 7:30 a.m. EDT, the center of the storm ? estimated to be about 500 miles wide ? passed over North Carolina's Outer Banks. The hurricane's vast reach traced the East Coast from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to just below Cape Cod. Tropical storm conditions battered Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, with the worst yet to come.
Airlines were most recently hit with a natural disaster last winter, when they canceled thousands of flights ahead of a pair of massive snowstorms. The storms in December and February led to more than 10,000 cancellations over several days and left many thousands of people stranded at airports.
Airlines have been cutting flights over the last year, resulting in planes flying full or nearly so, in an effort to be more efficient. That makes it harder for stranded passengers to find empty seats on new flights once the weather gets better. Airlines waived ticket-change fees for most East Coast travelers affected by the storm. Some pushed off the $150 penalties for as much as a week to encourage travelers to make new arrangements.
American Airlines spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said the airline canceled some flights for Monday. The airline, owned by AMR Corp., is aiming to resume flights in North Carolina and Virginia after noon Sunday. She said it wasn't yet clear when flights in and out of New York would resume.
"The one thing about a hurricane is that you can prepare for it and you just have to adapt your plan based on how the storm travels," Huguely said. "It's basically an educated guessing game."
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Major Youth Sports Organization in Texas Chooses SportsSignup to Streamline Online Registration
Saratoga Springs, NY (PRWEB) May 25, 2010
Town & Country Optimist Club (?T&C?) of Austin, one of the largest youth sports organizations in Texas, has turned to SportsSignup to manage online registrations for more than 8,500 children in eight sports.
?We?re extremely pleased to be working with Town & Country Optimist Club, and appreciate their confidence in us,? said Anthony Bruno, CEO of SportsSignup. ?This is a significant partnership for our company, and we are excited to work closely with T&C to create an easy and intuitive registration experience for the thousands of families they serve in the Austin area, and to dramatically reduce administrative overhead for the organization.?
SportsSignup, founded in 2003, offers online sports registration, e-commerce fundraising and coach/volunteer background checks for more than 1,200 clients in 45 states and Canada. The company, based in Saratoga Springs, NY, facilitates several hundred thousand youth sports registration transactions per year. Its services also include processing online registration for individual events such as road races and special events.
The move to online registration with SportsSignup has dramatically reduced the amount of time league organizers and other volunteers must spend processing paperwork, handling payments and assigning players and coaches to teams, tournaments and sports camps, said Lisa Smith, the Registration Manager for T&C. In addition to online registration, T&C also utilizes SportsSignup?s KidSafePlus coach and volunteer background check management system to facilitate background checks on more than 500 volunteers.
?Having a good registration module is very important,? Ms. Smith said. ?Since I have been with T&C, we have gone through two other registration modules before finding SportsSignup. I cannot tell you enough how excited we are to be partnering with SportsSignup. When I found out what SportsSignup can offer in a registration module compared to what we had been using, I could not believe what we were missing. Registration setup has never been easier and I can do it all by myself ? no programmer to send changes to. Besides the registration module being so user-friendly, SportsSignup?s customer service is like no other. There is someone to help you at all times. Feedback from our parents as well as our individual sports associations has been very positive. We are very happy to be part of SportsSignup!?
Town & Country offers spring and fall seasons in baseball, softball and soccer, and seasonal offerings in basketball, football, golf, lacrosse and volleyball.
About Town and Country Optimist Club
For more than 35 years, T&C has offered Northwest Austin families and their children a great place to enjoy youth sports. During those years, foresighted members acquired 96 acres of land that is now the T&C youth sports complex. The facility is owned, managed, and maintained by the Town & Country Optimist Club, one of Texas? largest youth sports organizations, serving Austin youth since 1974. Offering spring and fall seasons in baseball, softball and soccer, seasonal offerings in basketball, football, golf, lacrosse, and volleyball. More than 8,500 participants served annually. T&C Optimists is a non-profit organization.
On the Web: http://www.tandcsports.org
About SportsSignup
SportsSignup, owned and operated by League Sports Services LLC, provides sports organizations with a fully integrated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to facilitate online sports registration, e-commerce fundraising, and coach/volunteer background check management. Since 2003, the company has been dedicated to operating a secure, affordable, and hassle-free online service suite that enables administrators from hundreds of soccer, football, baseball, lacrosse, basketball and many other youth sports organizations to spend more time on the playing field by automating many aspects of their duties.
On the Web: http://www.sportssignup.com
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Vacation is essential to a healthy work and life balance. A brief respite from work rejuvenates a person?s mind, body and spirit. An alternative choice for an invigorating experience is taking a vacation in a luxury cruise ship. A cruise ship travel is designed to give the passenger utmost pleasure at the least fare as possible. The cruise liner offers all the amenities, services, facilities and activities one can find in a hotel such as entertainment, casino, sports, massage and spa, a variety of food, dance rooms, swimming pools and several others. There are also programs designed for children and the youth, as well as teen centers. Physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals are on-call for the medical and health needs of passengers.
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There are, however, certain restrictions imposed by cruise liners. Verify if certain areas would not allow smoking. This policy takes into consideration the health of non-smokers who would be exposed to second-hand smoke. Also, check how many suitcases and weight are allowed. Weapons or liquors may be prohibited on board. So, be sure to make arrangements for these if you should bring them. If booking through a travel agency, the agent will surely provide the needed information to make anyone?s cruise travel a pleasurable experience to remember.
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Hideaki Anno?s magnum opus of an anime, ?Shin Seiki Evangelion? has long been the subject of debate for anime fans. There?ll at all times be conflicts on whether or not the show reinvigorated a stagnating industry or if it was all hype. There can be followers arguing one way or another about the validity of the countless revivals and reinterpretations of the original materials, including the latest CG-heavy film challenge entitled ?The Rebuild of Evangelion.? The debate on whether one of the female leads is best and more engaging than the other is likely never going to end. Nonetheless, the fact that all the characters exhibit some excessive examples of severely stunted mental health is a point of great interest to the fans. The latest installment might be viewed as a protracted case research into just how warped a human mind can become.
For an excellent introduction into this facet of the present, there?s at all times the lead character, Shinji Ikari. The boy reveals signs of unbelievable social nervousness, being utterly unwilling to have interaction in social actions at the onset of the show. In some methods, his politeness and tendency to apologize repeatedly for things that are not his fault, in addition to apologizing for his earlier apologies, can be seen as a link to his performance anxiety. Indeed, all through the majority of the present, he displays signs of performance anxiety when tasked with piloting the huge bio-mechanical constructs generally known as ?evangelions.? The fact that his social anxiousness prevents him from actually opening as much as anybody makes it troublesome for him to search out ways to release his pressure and fear, even to his trusted guardian. There are a few followers that have theorized that Shinji?s myriad of psychological points also accommodates Oedipus complex, though the present merely hints upon this.
An attention-grabbing mirror to Shinji is one of the feminine leads, Asuka Langley Soryu. She has suffered the same trauma as Shinji, primarily the death of the mom and rejection by the father. However, her social nervousness appears to have taken the alternative route as Shinji?s, giving her a extra extroverted and vocal persona but pushing away individuals when she subconsciously feels that they?re getting too close. She also displays extreme status anxiousness when piloting the ?evangelion? units are concerned. She is very involved with sustaining her status as the most effective pilot, going to great lengths to stay that way. However, when the information displays Shinji?s performance as being superior to hers, she goes berserk and insists that such an event is impossible. The state of affairs was worsened when Shinji invariably rescued her, as she was rendered incapacitated by a mental attack that pressured her to deal with her myriad of points, all of which she had pushed
below the surface. Her psychological well being eventually collapses within the wake of these events, inflicting her to rapidly progress from self-doubt, to melancholy, and eventually to a complete psychological and emotional breakdown. Within the authentic incarnation, she by no means actually recovered.
In some ways, Shinji?s guardian, Misato Katsuragi, has also skilled stunted psychological health. The death of her father traumatized her, such that she was unable to speak for several years after the incident. Her attraction to a co-employee, Kaji, is an overt sign of Electra complex. Characters within the show have identified that Misato?s attraction to Kaji stems from his resemblance to her father, both in look and personality. She has also exhibited some indicators of separation anxiety, as evidenced by her unwillingness to sacrifice Shinji in battle, even when it will cost probably thousands of other lives to avoid wasting him. Her constant worrying over this fact is taken as proof of the problem. Her outgoing and completely happy personality can be hinted to be her way of dealing with some type of social anxiety, which manifests by her refusal to permit herself to get emotionally close to her. It is also implied that she understands this, as she notes that any try to develop her parental relationship with Shinji would solely end in each of them getting hurt. Even the parental nature of her relationship with Shinji is questionable, significantly attributable to her statements implying that she?s going to sleep with him if he does as she says and saves the world in the ?Finish of Evangelion? movie.
Rei Ayanami, one other of the lead characters, is generally considered as a ?poster child? for a variety of stunted psychological health. She is often seen being incapable of feeling feelings, or no less than incapable of expressing the emotions she feels. Nonetheless, this lack of emotion from her has solely added to the speculation on what her myriad of psychological points are. She exhibited Thanatos, the so-referred to as ?demise intuition,? on one occasion. Her lack of friends and social contacts has been interpreted by some as being a product of her personal social anxiety, which is in flip aggravated by her obvious lack of emotions. Indeed, it is generally assumed that the opposite students tried to initiate social interaction with her, however that she herself prevented it from going further than that. However, unlike Shinji and Asuka, she does not appear to exhibit anxiousness problems regarding her capacity to pilot an ?evangelion,? though whether it?s because she doesn?t feel it or she is incapable of expressing her frustrations is debatable.
All of the other major figures within the present exhibit signs of mental well being issues in most incarnations. It has usually been acknowledged that the characters are motivated and managed by their anxiety problems and psychological points, with most of them being where they?re due to their problems. The anime was heralded as revolutionary due to its psychological and spiritual themes, in addition to showing that the mecha sub-style could have a deeper meaning than ?giants robots fighting other large robots.? The point is arguable however, even a decade after the present was first launched, it is controversial that no anime has had characters as psychologically warped as ?Evangelion.?
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ANKARA, Turkey ? Turkey's government is returning hundreds of properties confiscated from the country's Christian and Jewish minorities over the past 75 years in a gesture to religious groups who complain of discrimination that is also likely to thwart possible court rulings against the country.
A government decree published Saturday returns assets that once belonged to Greek, Armenian or Jewish trusts and makes provisions for the government to pay compensation for any confiscated property that has since been sold on.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was scheduled to announce the decision formally later Sunday when he hosts religious leaders and the heads of about 160 minority trusts, at a fast-breaking dinner for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, officials said.
The properties include former hospital, orphanage or school buildings and cemeteries. Their return is a key European Union demand and a series of court cases has also been filed against primarily Muslim Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights. Last year, the court ordered Turkey to return an orphanage to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
Some properties were seized when they fell into disuse over the years. Others were confiscated after 1974 when Turkey ruled that non-Muslim trusts could not own new property in addition to those that were already registered in their names in 1936. The 1974 decision came around the time of a Turkish invasion of Cyprus that followed a coup attempt by supporters of union with Greece and relations with that country were at an all time low.
Erdogan's Islamic-rooted government seeking to promote religious freedoms has pledged to address the problems of the religious minorities. In the past few years, it amended laws to allow for the return of some of the properties, but restrictions remained and the issue on how to resolve properties that were sold on to third parties was left unsolved.
The decree overcomes those restrictions and helps scupper further court rulings.
"There was huge pressure from the European Court of Human Rights which has already ruled against Turkey," said Orhan Kemal Cengiz a human rights activist and lawyer who specializes in minority issues.
"It is nevertheless a very important development," he said. "With the return of properties and the compensations, the minority communities will be able to strengthen economically and their lives will be made easier."
The country's population of 74 million, mostly Muslim, includes an estimated 65,000 Armenian Orthodox Christians, 23,000 Jews and fewer than 2,500 Greek Orthodox Christians.
Religious minorities have often complained of discrimination in Turkey, which had a history of conflict with Greece and with Armenians who accuse Turkish authorities of trying to exterminate them early in the last century. Turkey says the mass killings at that time were the result of the chaos of war, rather than a systematic campaign of genocide. Few minority members have been able to hold top positions in politics, the military or the public service.
Turkey is also under intense pressure to reopen a seminary that trained generations of Greek Orthodox patriarchs. The Halki Theological School on Heybeliada Island, near Istanbul, was closed to new students in 1971 under a law that put religious and military training under state control. The school closed its doors in 1985, when the last five students graduated.
One of the most utilized rooms within your property tends to be the bathroom. This indicates that you will want to make it the two functional and extremely cozy. When it comes to picking out bathroom furnishings, you want to make sure that you make the appropriate choice. Right here are a few factors that can help you to pick the greatest bathroom furniture for your needs.
To start with of all, believe about specifically what you need to have. Most on the internet bathroom shopping web-sites present properly-defined categories when it comes to furniture. Vanity units, floor units, wall mounted units, the world of bathroom furniture seriously is your oyster. Secondly, believe about size. If you have a smaller bathroom or are renovating a downstairs loo or en suite, then try out cloakroom furniture. Not only are they tiny and can match in these tighter spaces such as corners, they also appear extremely fashionable and modern, and can make smaller spaces seem considerably larger and tidier.
A bathroom has a good value in our property and obviously reflects our class and taste. As it is the most visited room mainly by guests and guests, going for the most recent styles and style can be a excellent concept. A very good idea is to go for modern day or modern bathroom furnishings accessories, storage cabins and vanity units. It also adds up to your comfort in your personal bathroom, constantly try to remember that. The forms of designer bathroom furnishings offered are countless, and you want to select carefully.
Bathroom furniture can fill a number of purposes. For instance a wall mounted cabinet can shop unsightly bathroom products, be a locking medicine cabinet as well as getting a mirrored finish saving you wall and floor space. Furnishings in the bathroom makes great storage. Not only for your bathroom lotions and potions, but also handy storage answer for towels, bedding and so substantially additional based on the size of your unit.
There are many designs readily available to a homeowner although remodeling a bathroom. These are the regular, classical and present day looks for an general harmonious feel to the bathroom and powder room. In today?s fast paced globe, most individuals want ease of use and ease of keeping clean, which modern day and modern furnishings supplies. These are accessible in most modern furnishings shops and sites. They have a complete range of furnishings to suit your taste, selected design, and wants. Their designer branded present day furnishings assists you to achieve the look, really feel, and objective that you are aiming for. They have a catalog that you can order on line that provides you facts of their collection, like materials possibilities, sizes and styles furnishings. Modern day bathroom furniture sites also deliver choices in all cost ranges to suit all budgets.
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Home Improvement Tips; Renovating a house with limited budget
Budget is an important factor to realize one?s desire to renovate the house. So, plan carefully in advance about this matter is important thing that should not be overlooked. Moreover, the current price of building materials and contractor costs soar more.
Well, for those of you who are planning a home renovation. Consider the following a few basic Home Improvement Tips:
1. Ensure that the remodeling decision has a strong reason.
2. Set priorities for the renovation. That is, the renovation must be adjusted to the level of priority (urgency).
3. Ensuring renovation based on the interests or functions and not the pursuit of prestige or purely for aesthetic purposes. However, if both of them able to walk simultaneously it?s a great thing.
4. Select materials that can be used for long-term. Feel free to use material that is more expensive but better quality and have a lifetime longer than choose to use cheap materials, well shaped but not durable. You name it the paint, wood for frames, materials for doors or windows, door locks or windows, and so on.
5. Do a survey of prices of materials and wages of workers / contractors before deciding to choose a certain type of material. If you can do it yourself that is many benefit.
6. Doing consultations or surveys on a colleague or a neighbor or a homeowner who has finished remodeling their house. Based on the results of consultations and the survey, you can do a price comparison.
7. Always try to be guided by the original budget that has been defined and do not make changes in the middle of the remodeling progress! Therefore, it can actually make a remodeling fund bloated and uncontrolled.
8. For those of you who use borrowed funds to renovate the house, there are several things that must be considered. Among others:
a. Adjust the amount of the loan with your income level. If the house to be renovated is also purchased with a loan that has not paid off, then the loan will further complicate the family?s financial situation.
b. Consider the interest rate and term loan refund.
Hopefully those above home improvement tips can be useful and help you in terms of realizing low-cost home renovation.
As regards protection of health data, law trails behind realityPublic release date: 26-Aug-2011 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Amaia Portugal a.portugal@elhuyar.com 34-943-363-040 Elhuyar Fundazioa
Unai Aberasturi, jurist at the University of the Basque Country, concludes that regulations are incomplete
What happens if the seropositive condition of a patient is leaked? What social and work consequences might this involve? This is just one example that illustrates the importance of regulating health data protection. Mr Unai Aberasturi, a jurist at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), has made a study of what the Spanish Statute Law on Data Protection (LOPD in its Spanish acronym) says about this, drawing the conclusion that, normally, this is left open to interpretation. He warns of the judicial insecurity in this respect and stresses the need for concrete regulations on health data protection. His thesis is entitled The principles of data protection applied to health care.
The researcher undertook a joint study of health regulations and data protection. With the latter, he focused on the content of the LOPD norms bearing on the health sector, including most of those under its second section (principles of data protection) and third (rights of individuals). Mr Aberasturi pointed out that the LOPD provides special protection for health data (article 7), by which a stricter safeguarding scheme is set out.
Quality and consent
Within this regime, the so-called principles of quality should be respected although, as health data is involved, the thesis explains that compliance therewith has to be studied case by case. The principles of quality are, concretely, the principle of end purpose, of pertinence and of veracity. According to the principle of end purpose, the data cannot be used for a purpose that is different from that of the gathering. Mr Aberasturi explains that, of all the possible motives for data gathering in the health sector (health care, research, statistics, and so on), the purpose for each gathering must be specified. As regards the principle of pertinence, more data than is sufficient and pertinent should not be gathered. When health data is involved, the researcher, when in doubt, thinks it is better to have more than sufficient information rather than to have insufficient, as otherwise this could be harmful to health. Finally, the principle of veracity involves cancelling past data on its being updated. In health, medical records are useful, and so this norm should be flexible.
What is known as informed consent (involving both the right to be informed as well as that of providing consent) is another right that includes special protection provided by the LOPD legislation. Nevertheless, in the field of health, conflicts can occur, because there are cases where the rights of a patient to control what happens to their data (self-control of information) clashes with that of health care and protection.
Although the patient should always receive information when possible, for practical reasons, it is not possible for the doctor to inform about each and every act of health care. Likewise, handling of and access to data involving health care cannot be subjugated to the individual giving consent in each case. In order to protect the health of patients, medical records and documentation must be accessible to health personnel (health regulations require this), as well as be easy to deal with. Thus, Mr Aberasturi believes there to be a sufficient basis in the LOPD to conclude that the right to self-control of information has to cede to that of health care and protection.
Transmission and personal rights
There are other aspects to consider, such as the transmission of data. The out-sourcing of services has not left the health care sector untouched, and so access to health data by third parties is regulated. Nevertheless, Mr Aberasturi explains that problems arise when this transmission occurs at international level, because the LOPD does not always guarantee (depending on its end purpose) that the transfer will be undertaken to a country that is safe as regards data protection. In this case, stricter compliance is argued for and not allowing too wide an interpretation about when information can be transferred without prejudicing the rights of the individual.
Finally, the LOPD also makes reference to the rights of individuals, some of which are in conflict with the health care sector. For example, the right to rectification: health data are not easy for the person in the street to understand, and so the individual should not correct or update them unilaterally. Mr Aberasturi believes, thus, that, while it is a fundamental task, it should be carried out in consultation with health professionals. Also, the right to cancellation clashes with the health legislation obliging the conserving of clinical records over a certain period. As a solution to this, only that data that is strictly necessary should be guaranteed and information should be discarded where possible.
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About the author
Unai Aberasturi Gorrio (Bilbao, 1978) is a Law graduate. He drew up his PhD thesis under the direction of Iaki Lasagabaster, professor of Government Law, and defended it at the Department of Government and Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law at the Faculty of Law at the Bizkaia campus (UPV/EHU). He undertook his research here, where he currently lectures.
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As regards protection of health data, law trails behind realityPublic release date: 26-Aug-2011 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Amaia Portugal a.portugal@elhuyar.com 34-943-363-040 Elhuyar Fundazioa
Unai Aberasturi, jurist at the University of the Basque Country, concludes that regulations are incomplete
What happens if the seropositive condition of a patient is leaked? What social and work consequences might this involve? This is just one example that illustrates the importance of regulating health data protection. Mr Unai Aberasturi, a jurist at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), has made a study of what the Spanish Statute Law on Data Protection (LOPD in its Spanish acronym) says about this, drawing the conclusion that, normally, this is left open to interpretation. He warns of the judicial insecurity in this respect and stresses the need for concrete regulations on health data protection. His thesis is entitled The principles of data protection applied to health care.
The researcher undertook a joint study of health regulations and data protection. With the latter, he focused on the content of the LOPD norms bearing on the health sector, including most of those under its second section (principles of data protection) and third (rights of individuals). Mr Aberasturi pointed out that the LOPD provides special protection for health data (article 7), by which a stricter safeguarding scheme is set out.
Quality and consent
Within this regime, the so-called principles of quality should be respected although, as health data is involved, the thesis explains that compliance therewith has to be studied case by case. The principles of quality are, concretely, the principle of end purpose, of pertinence and of veracity. According to the principle of end purpose, the data cannot be used for a purpose that is different from that of the gathering. Mr Aberasturi explains that, of all the possible motives for data gathering in the health sector (health care, research, statistics, and so on), the purpose for each gathering must be specified. As regards the principle of pertinence, more data than is sufficient and pertinent should not be gathered. When health data is involved, the researcher, when in doubt, thinks it is better to have more than sufficient information rather than to have insufficient, as otherwise this could be harmful to health. Finally, the principle of veracity involves cancelling past data on its being updated. In health, medical records are useful, and so this norm should be flexible.
What is known as informed consent (involving both the right to be informed as well as that of providing consent) is another right that includes special protection provided by the LOPD legislation. Nevertheless, in the field of health, conflicts can occur, because there are cases where the rights of a patient to control what happens to their data (self-control of information) clashes with that of health care and protection.
Although the patient should always receive information when possible, for practical reasons, it is not possible for the doctor to inform about each and every act of health care. Likewise, handling of and access to data involving health care cannot be subjugated to the individual giving consent in each case. In order to protect the health of patients, medical records and documentation must be accessible to health personnel (health regulations require this), as well as be easy to deal with. Thus, Mr Aberasturi believes there to be a sufficient basis in the LOPD to conclude that the right to self-control of information has to cede to that of health care and protection.
Transmission and personal rights
There are other aspects to consider, such as the transmission of data. The out-sourcing of services has not left the health care sector untouched, and so access to health data by third parties is regulated. Nevertheless, Mr Aberasturi explains that problems arise when this transmission occurs at international level, because the LOPD does not always guarantee (depending on its end purpose) that the transfer will be undertaken to a country that is safe as regards data protection. In this case, stricter compliance is argued for and not allowing too wide an interpretation about when information can be transferred without prejudicing the rights of the individual.
Finally, the LOPD also makes reference to the rights of individuals, some of which are in conflict with the health care sector. For example, the right to rectification: health data are not easy for the person in the street to understand, and so the individual should not correct or update them unilaterally. Mr Aberasturi believes, thus, that, while it is a fundamental task, it should be carried out in consultation with health professionals. Also, the right to cancellation clashes with the health legislation obliging the conserving of clinical records over a certain period. As a solution to this, only that data that is strictly necessary should be guaranteed and information should be discarded where possible.
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About the author
Unai Aberasturi Gorrio (Bilbao, 1978) is a Law graduate. He drew up his PhD thesis under the direction of Iaki Lasagabaster, professor of Government Law, and defended it at the Department of Government and Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law at the Faculty of Law at the Bizkaia campus (UPV/EHU). He undertook his research here, where he currently lectures.
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Video marketing is growing with time and it is one of the next generation forms of marketing on the web. Due to the power of video marketing, it might even replace text marketing eventually as the next big thing in Internet business. So the question is, how can one make use of these powerful advertising tools to find potential prospects and increase your business. This article will explain the many ways that you can make more money through the use of video marketing, get more conversions, and help you make a name for yourself in your particular business niche. You?ll discover that video marketing is not only a brilliant marketing tool, but one that can even be fun for you and your visitors. Large firms such as Norwest Venture Partners, lead by Promod Haque, utilize video marketing as a major part of their PR programs. On You Tube, NVP has published numerous videos featuring the organization and Promod Haque. This is an excellent way for NVP to showcase the successes of the company and of their General Partners Promod Haque and Vab Goel.
Make A Complete Sales Page With Video
When you decide who you want to target with your video, you need to think about how long your video is going to be. If your video is meant to be short, don?t make it longer than 2 minutes in length. If you want to create a video ad, then make the ad between 30 to 60 seconds and no longer. As you make your video, make sure that the purpose of the clip is established within the first few seconds of running time. Don?t lead up to it too much, just get your point in there. Keep your videos short, snappy and powerful. If you do not have the knowledge to edit your video correctly, you should hire someone to do it for you or use a freelance for the job. Video marketing has become extremely important to the business community and is even employed by large investment capital firms like Norwest Venture Partners and their general partner Promod Haque. As an investor, Promod Haque looks globally for prospects and video marketing is a fantastic way for companies to promote their newest technology to NVP. Promod Haque focuses on investments in semiconductor and components, systems, software and services.
Track Your Performance
It is very easy for there to be some confusion about your target audience. Therefore, you have to be certain about who exactly is your target audience, know what they are searching for, understand them, and understand what they are in need of. No matter what kind of marketing you use, it?s all based around the level at which your customers can be appeased. If you?re going to sell a product/service on the web, then you should know the market demographic so that you have a clear idea on how to increase your sales. As you make your video, keep this in mind, and allow your videos to address these particular issues that your customers have, so it will appeal to them.
Video marketing can be a very efficient tool to market your business if it is used correctly and consistently. You will get a lot more people coming to your site than you do with other advertisements, but that doesn?t mean you should stop using the rest of your marketing tools. Video marketing, when made a part of your regular marketing, will help raise your sales and move your business upward to a level you haven?t seen before. You just have to put a little work and some time into this method, but with video marketing your business should be more successful than it ever has before.
V Villas Hua Hin brings guests the perfect combination of every dream holiday with the very best way to unwind in style with the comforting surroundings and the supreme recreational activity as guests can polish golfing skills at Banyan Golf Club, a world-class championship golf course. Renowned for enhancing the guest experience through the iconic three ?R?s of romance, revival, and recreation, the award-winning resort invites its special guests to enjoy a tailor-made VIP trip to the idyllic golf courses of Hua Hin, The Banyan Golf Club.
The courses are virtually undiscovered by the international golf scene with the highest quality of maintenance and services. The unique contemporary Thai style designed clubhouse as well as the stunning skyline views accompanied with welcoming Thai hospitality provides a exclusive and very memorable experience for everyone to enjoy.
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Continue your maximised leisure at V SPA, the perfect place to find respite and relaxation to relieve stress, soothe aching muscles, and improve wellbeing that can be experienced in the privacy of guest?s own villa. Finally end the day with exquisite cuisine complimented by a selection of outstanding wines at the chic poolside and beachfront Villazo Restaurant. Guests will definitely enjoy the life of luxury, outstanding facilities and amenities, privacy and 24-hour butler service.
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Look, last year's Traktor Kontrol S4 was pretty damn awesome but, at $1,000 and about the size of your average Williamsburg DJ, it wasn't exactly for everyone. That's where the S2 comes in. Instead of four channels, it's a "2+1" setup that supplements the two standard audio ones with a dedicated sample channel. You still get the same high-resolution jog wheels and integrated 24bit / 96kHz sound card, but Native Instruments managed to shave a few inches, pounds and bucks off its predecessor. At $669 it's much more affordable -- still not exactly an impulse purchase, but within the range of most serious hobbyists. Check out the gallery bellow as well as the video and the PR after the break.
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