Alternative medicine is kind of an umbrella title for a number of different health or healing philosophies and approaches to medicine, health and healing. Included in alternative medicine are homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, and natural remedies.
Many diseases and health conditions (i.e., emphysema, COPD, arthritis, cancer) have actually been beaten by alternative medicine and natural remedies. However, mainstream medicine has for years tended to not acknowledge these countless successes, apparently because they go against its established philosophies, methodologies, and are generally far less profitable than their mainstream treatments.
Alternative medical, health and healing "testimonials" have also often been called "anecdotes" or "anecdotal evidence;" sometimes, as in a court room, such can be called "hearsay." Some anecdotal evidence does not qualify as scientific evidence because its nature prevents it from being investigated using the scientific method. We're not discounting the scientific method at all; it certainly has its place, and it is one of the single greatest strategies and reasons for humanity's greatest advances in science, technology and medicine in the last two centuries.
There is truly "hearsay" and there is "anecdotal evidence." Applying these labels too broadly, however, can shade or hide the reality of truly valuable and valid research and results. This terminology or labeling can be accurate (i.e., illogical conclusions), desirable and necessary in many situations. "Goat yogurt mixed with bananas and peanuts prolongs life. I heard of a man who ate this almost every day of his life, and he lived to be 112." This would be a simplistic example of hearsay or anecdotal evidence; the conclusion is unreliable and does not follow the evidence. Such cases may hold some truth, but, by their nature, using the scientific method is not possible.
Objectivity is foundational to the scientific method; however, in the area of medicine and healing, the subjective, human realities of the patient (i.e., belief, expectation, attitude, commitment, family or environmental support, etc.) have abundantly been demonstrated to play major roles in healing. But such real factors and dimensions cannot easily be incorporated by the scientific method; therefore, other methods of measurement, research and investigation are necessary.
Again, the scientific method is highly necessary and deserves glorious credit. But scientists, researchers, doctors, etc., need to have the wisdom to know when it is needed or applicable; they, and we, need to have the wisdom not to discount or discredit evidence simply because it has not or cannot be investigated by the scientific method.
With the human, subjective variables being very real, medicine, health and healing can be somewhat more complicated than, say, the aerodynamics of flight, or other areas of technology. It seems that to simply label evidence that doesn't fit the strict western scientific methodology, simply because scientists can't fully explain or predict a claim, or that its nature prevents such strategy, would be closed minded. Some factors, variables or dimensions of the human experience are simply broader than the scientific methodology allows.
As can be seen as you investigate alternative medicine-great results have been realized from alternative medicine, natural remedies, etc.; such results are undeniable.
Bottom line is-the alternative treatments and natural remedies we support and use have demonstrated a much higher degree of value and validity than simple "hearsay" or "anecdotal evidence." A real "truth seeker" will not let fear, bias, ego or an agenda interfere with gaining truth and facts.
In recent years millions of common people have been awakened to the value and validity of alternative medicine and natural remedies; now, even mainstream practitioners are opening their minds to them. Here a few examples. For years, chiropractic care was basically scoffed at; but now chiropractic care is so widely embraced that many insurance companies cover it and countless people have benefited from it. For years, alternative doctors and health practitioners asserted that good nutrition and cleansing the body of toxins were crucial to good health and healing; yet mainstream medicine tended to downplay their importance. Now, after years of alternative medicine making progress, an increasing number of mainstream practitioners are open to these truths and even practice them personally themselves. This is good news! These mainstream medical professionals are to be appreciated for being forward-thinking!
A third example is that, for years, alternative professionals asserted that antibiotics were way over prescribed by mainstream doctors. Now, in recent years, mainstream sources have come to acknowledge this, as some harmful microbes have become immune to the over prescribed antibiotics. Once again, alternative medicine revealed and proclaimed truth that is now being received. We are not attempting to discount or diminish the value and validity of mainstream medicine. It definitely has its place. And we definitely acknowledge and appreciate the truly dedicated mainstream medical professionals who both practice and advance beneficial methods of medical innovations. In our opinion, there is no better place to go for injuries or trauma than a mainstream medical hospital!
We're just saying that, when it comes to general health and healing of diseases and conditions like emphysema, cancer, COPD, arthritis, etc., both mainstream and alternative treatments should be openly and fairly considered. This seems to be "common sense" wisdom. When you begin to look into the successes of alternative medicine, it will soon become apparent that the countless successes and testimonials cannot be denied. Five, ten or twenty success testimonials from a single source could be overlooked. However, a broader view will reveal that there are countless successes, from many diverse and highly credible sources of alternative medicine and natural remedies. Many such successes are from late stage patients who mainstream medicine had exhausted their limited treatments on, and sent them home to prepare to die. Yet, alternative medicine is credited with a good percentage of restoring the health of such late-stage patients, or at least extending their lives and allowing them to experience a higher quality of life in their final days (as compared to what they likely would have had under mainstream treatment or hospitalization).
At some point in one's investigation of the subject, it becomes apparent that to discount or deny these many diverse successes would be ignorant and closed minded. One man, Jim, was told by his mainstream doctor that there was nothing else he could do for him, and that he would die in about six months from his emphysema and COPD. Shortly after, however, Jim discovered and began a long established, but still relatively little-known alternative treatment. Just six weeks later Jim returned to his mainstream doctor. After some tests, his doctor exclaimed in amazement: "Whatever you've been doing – keep doing it! Your lungs are 70% clear!" Jim is still living – over 20 years since his doctor gave him a six months "death sentence." The treatment Jim used to beat emphysema, COPD and arthritis in six weeks has also been used by thousands of people to heal or greatly improve many other diseases and conditions.
True science, whether in medicine or any other field, should constantly be open to evidence – even if the body of evidence is contrary to the scientist or investigator's premises, hypothesis or expectations. It has been said that the evidence of an experiment or study is dictated by the hypothesis. In a way, this perspective is necessary and even inherently desirable in the scientific process. (Double-blind studies and experiments are indeed important and often necessary and desired.) A scientist should or may have some expectations in the testing of his or her hypothesis. However, if they don't have a grounding or value beyond their results, a purpose that is to get at truth that goes beyond their expectations or purpose – a bias can sway or elevate their agenda above truth and that which may potentially benefit society. And, even with a justifiable and worthy profit motive, if benefiting society or whatever is not the ultimate aim, then hindering truth can be harmful to individuals, society, and/or the environment.
To hold one's foundational assumptions above the evidence blinds one to truth and reality; and getting at truth and reality should be the guiding vision of science, medical or otherwise. Anything less is to devalue and hinder progress that could likely benefit others. Yes, profit can and should be made. Profit is foundational to the stability and advance of the company or institution, and economics in general. Devoid of some fair degree of profit motive, the expressions of gifts and talents of human creativity and innovation would be hindered. But profit or power can wrongfully become more important than people, animals or the environment. Unfortunately, in the real world, this has been the case too many times throughout history as well as today.
The key to true and beneficial "advancement" is to evaluate and proceed with a care and concern for the long-term effects at all levels (human, animal and environment). The primary standard and directive, then, as the creatures on earth who impact the world more than any other – should be to value life at all levels. So, whether it is medicine or another area of science, alternative ideas that demonstrate safety and effectiveness, even if they are not as profitable – should be allowed and supported to the benefit of humanity, individually and collectively. Again, mainstream medicine and the pharmaceutical industry have done much good for the benefit of society. However, to varying degrees and for various reasons, many of the beneficial discoveries, advances and successes of alternative medicine – have too long been ignored or discounted by mainstream medical sources. These many successes of alternative medicine are realities that anyone can quickly discover as they begin to look into the subject with an open mind.
Wisdom is essentially the proper application of knowledge and understanding that tends to bring good and beneficial results. We believe wisdom, when it comes to health and healing, comes from an informed and balanced perspective in various areas of medicine. To expand one's view and perspective, we much expand or shift our perception and understanding from merely disease control and symptom management to focus more on health principles, prevention, and healing at the causal levels. Disease is essentially the body "not-at-ease", out of balance or not in homeostasis. As it is evident that the body has innate processes that tend to try to heal itself, the body innately tries to move toward homeostasis (balance and a state of health and "ease"). When given what it needs, the body can frequently be successful. A balanced perspective in medicine and healing, then, can only come from knowing the truths and realities, of the benefits and successes, of the diverse areas of all forms of healing.
Everyone, even young children, know that the human body has an innate ability or tendency to heal itself. For years, mainstream medicine has tended to ignore or to work against this reality. Many of their treatments actually suppress the innate processes the body uses to cleanse itself of sickness, disease or condition. In some cases it may be necessary to intervene in what the body may be doing in response to disease, illness, conditions or injuries. However, in general, the body knows precisely what to do and is programmed to instinctively heal itself.
In the medical field, it has been effectively demonstrated that a single thought (with emotion) can dramatically affect a subject's white blood cell count which is crucial to the immune systems and healing. In subjects who were asked to think of an experience that caused them some sort of negative feeling, their white blood count almost immediately went down. In the same subjects, when asked to think of something positive, their white blood cell counts almost immediately sky rocketed far above the baseline.
It has also been demonstrated that laughter can enhance the white blood cell count, healing endorphins and functions of immune system. Even the Good Book reveals being happy is good like a medicine (Proverbs 17:22). Mainstream medicine, for years, has tended to ignore or discount such subjective experiments. Objectivity is often important, but to deny and investigate without acknowledging the subjective experience – is to deny or ignore reality.
Alternative medicine is not generally into patenting their substances, or at least is not as dependent upon patents. And their treatments are typically safe when used correctly, or are natural. Yes, even "natural" substances can be unsafe, but they must be used appropriately. Alternative treatments aren't always successful. But often treatments can easily be modified or changed until something does work.
Mainstream medicine tends to be limited in its approaches and treatments, generally staying solely with medical school practices. How many times have you heard of a doctor giving up on a patient and sending them home to die? Yet, alternative medicine has many types of treatments, and is credited with actually healing a good percentage of patients in the late stages of diseases (after their mainstream doctors had given up on them). Jim's doctor had given him only 6 months to live; but after he started the alternative, natural treatment for his emphysema, his lungs became 70% clear in only six weeks. And this was revealed and stated by his doctor who had given up on him.
Alternative medicine has a broader perspective, approach and adaptability than does mainstream medicine. Thankfully, mainstream medicine in recent years is more accommodating of alternative medicine; they sometimes refer to it as "complimentary medicine." Many alternative therapies will not conflict with mainstream medicine treatments so they can often be done along with mainstream treatments.
For decades, mainstream medicine in general has tended to downplay and even sometimes mock the importance of nutrition, balancing, and cleansing the body. Yet, properly nourishing, balancing and cleansing the body has demonstrated many times that it can greatly assist the body in healing itself. Now, after years of alternative assertions as to the importance of these, even many mainstream practitioners are now eating healthier, taking nutritional supplements, exercising, and balancing and cleansing their own bodies personally.
Mainstream medical students, at least in the past, receive relatively few hours of training in nutrition as compared with many hours of their other medical training. This seems to reveal that mainstream medicine has not tended to value the importance of how critical properly nourishing and cleansing the body is to general health and healing. (A crazy thought: If society was much healthier in general from better nutrition and cleansing, maybe we wouldn't need less of the not-so-healthy drugs of mainstream medicine.) Of course their other medical training is important. However, in recent years, it is great news that even mainstream medical sources are now realizing the extreme importance of good nutrition as alternative practitioners have asserted for decades.
Now, more and more people are being educated by alternative medical knowledge. We are realizing the almost common sense that cells need proper nutrition to be healthy, that the functions of the body need to be balanced, and that, as the processes of food are being converted into energy, toxins are (the by-products that accumulate in the cells) major contributors of disease and adverse conditions. As an automobile needs appropriate fuel, the systems need to be in tune (balanced) (i.e., clean spark plugs), and the exhaust needs to be effectively released – so too do our bodies. With nutrition, balancing and cleansing as important as they are now generally known to be to health and healing, it would be wise to be open to the professional knowledge of someone who is knowledgeable in these areas. One woman totally healed herself of breast cancer, and much of her "treatment" was getting excellent nutrition. Incidentally, this woman was and is a mainstream medical doctor who once worked in a mainstream hospital. The more you learn about proper nutrition, quite possibly, which is the natural tendency of life – you may find you need medicine and doctor's appointments less and less. Proper nutrition, cleansing and exercise are foundational to alternative medicine.
As many new approved pharmaceutical drugs are released on the market each year, mainstream medical doctors tend to know relatively little about them, especially if the doctors have been out of medical school for years. So the doctors are typically educated about the new drugs by the respective pharmaceutical company sales representatives. Alternative medicine doctors or practitioners are typically very educated about the treatments they prescribe, administer or suggest.
Again, the human body instinctively and naturally tends to try to heal itself and to get itself back to homeostasis, health, wholeness, and ease (as opposed to "dis-eased"), externally and internally. A disease, illness, condition, ailment or injury is a health crisis. It seems that the role of any medicine should be to get the body out of a state of health crisis as soon as possible. Yet, mainstream medicine tends to create a dependency upon a medication. This is basically symptom management. Alternative medicine's primary purpose is, in general, to get the body out of a health crisis as soon as possible, and eliminate or minimize dependency.
Many alternative treatments, especially natural remedies, can remedy more than one disease, condition or ailment at a time. Diseases, conditions or ailments at the causal levels can often manifest themselves with multiple symptoms. When a disease or condition is treated at the causal level, or the body is effectively supported, oftentimes – multiple symptoms have been known to reduce or disappear. When the immune system or affected organs are strengthened, it is common sense that they would be stronger in general to fight off other forms of disease, illness or conditions.
Jim did the treatment that saved his life for his emphysema and COPD. However, weeks later – he discovered that the arthritis he had for years also had disappeared. Doing this treatment was the only thing he changed in his life-style during that time, so it was highly likely the treatment got the credit. In fact, he never even quit smoking during that time of treatment, nor during all these 20 years since. Many people have experienced multiple healings from a single alternative treatment or remedy.
10. Alternative Medicine's Treatments Can Often Be Done Without Medical Oversight And Knowledge Can Empower Individuals and Families To Improve Their Own Health Many alternative treatments, especially natural remedies, can be done without medical intervention, oversight or prescription. A great thing about alternative medicine is that you can learn much of it on your own just by reading what qualified sources have to say. And this can lead to less dependency upon medicine and incurring medical expenses. And many alternative medicine doctors and practitioners actually practice a philosophy of educating their patients to not to need them so much in the future.
It generally takes initiative and effort to think and learn about alternative medicine and remedies. This requires personal responsibility … which is why the majority of people would prefer to not expend the time and energy to learn for themselves, thus often relying blindly upon their doctors. However, as is consistent with life and reality, the long term effort of personal responsibility and gaining knowledge pays bountiful rewards.
We hope this article has encouraged and excited you to begin or continue your personal discovery of the value, validity and advantages of the many areas and successes of alternative medicine.
NECESSARY DISCLAIMER:The information in this report and in the e-book has not been evaluated by the FDA. The information is not intended to treat, diagnose or prevent any disease, illness or condition; it is for educational purposes only. It is recommended that before attempting any treatment you educate yourself as much as possible and gain sound medical advice, preferably by a medical practitioner who is open to and/or educated in the diverse areas of alternative medicine.


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The joke was "Alaskan's for Global Warming;" that was years ago, and it was completely light-hearted. Before we bore ownership to the first town that will see itself disappear because of global warming and before the summer of 2017. Before the Northwest was on fire and the South was flooded. When we called it global warming, instead of climate change. Now the joke feels awfully empty, as we bear witness to Mother Nature's cries for help. We've had one of the worst summers I remember here on our island, we may have had four days of actual sunshine- not so much hot, but kind of warm sunshine. It felt like we went straight from winter to fall. The leaves are almost gone, everything's almost brown. The snow will be here soon. Last year, the cold came early and lasted so long, the berries didn't grow. The bears got hungry, and in other places in the state, multiple maulings occurred, a highly unusual occurrence. The unusuals are piling up globally, & if we don't discover ways to answer the cries, we're going to continue to bear witness to our consequences.
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SHANGHAI, May 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares moved lower on Thursday as investors fretted about new setbacks in U.S.-China trade talks, but negative sentiment was tempered by U.S. Federal Reserve meeting minutes suggesting it would not raise the tempo at which it increases interest rates.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat, while Japan's Nikkei stock index was 0.6 percent lower.
A day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was not pleased with trade talks between the United States and China, he called for "a different structure" in any trade deal.
The move added to uncertainty over the negotiations and prompted a fall in stock markets.
However, the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's May 1-2 meeting eased market concerns that it would raise interest rates more quickly than expected.
The minutes, which were seen as dovish, helped to push U.S. stocks into positive territory on Wednesday.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.21 percent to 24,886.81, the S&P 500 gained 0.32 percent to 2,733.29 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.64 percent to 7,425.96.
The two-year treasury note yield, which rises with traders' expectations of higher Fed fund rates, was at 2.5282 percent.
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The Czech Republic saw sambo in the middle of 1970s. This type of sport was forbidden and was taught only in the parts of the Czecho-Slovak People's Army. The Sambo union of Czech Republic was established in 2004 and was accredited in 2008. Before 2008 sambo was a discipline of martial arts in the Czech Republic and later got the independent status in the country.
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MONDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — A new international analysis comparing weight-loss procedures to standard diabetes treatments contends that surgery is more effective at helping people combat type 2 diabetes.
MONDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — In a small and preliminary study, researchers report that they successfully froze secondary tumors in patients with incurable breast cancer.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves lost Ricky Rubio a few weeks ago and, with him, any real hopes of winning a playoff series this season. Budding star Nikola Pekovic is hampered with bone spurs in his ankle, and depending on the team's success, he might be shelved for the rest of the year.
Kevin Love, who won the NBA's Most Improved Player last season, might actually be in line to win it a second consecutive time. Since the award's inception in 1985-86, no player has ever won it twice, let alone in consecutive seasons.
When Love first won the award, he improved his scoring from 14 points per game to 20, and improved his rebounding from 11 per game to just over 15. This season, he is averaging over 26 points, just under 14 rebounds, two assists and a block per contest.
The biggest statistic for Love is the wins and losses. In this lockout-shortened season, Love has the Wolves at 22 wins. Last season they only managed 17 wins in a full season.
Love is taking ball games over this season. There is not a defender in the league who can contain him.
In the month of March, when wins matter most, Love is averaging 31 points and 14 rebounds per game. In a double-overtime thriller against the best in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Love poured in a franchise-record 51 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
When the Wolves need a big basket, or several, Love has stepped up. I know the MVP is almost exclusively from a winning team, but isn't the true spirit of the award to reward the player who is most valuable to his team while exhibiting an elite level of personal excellence?
Never has the award been given to a player on a losing team. The Wolves still might end up with a winning record and may even sneak into the playoffs, but will that be enough to give Love any serious MVP consideration? It probably won't, but it should.
No other player in the league is capable of dominating a game like love can. He is maybe the best rebounder in the game, and can go for 30 points and 20 boards on any given night. After Love trounced his Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon, Nuggets coach George Karl had some thoughts.
"I think we used to call him kind of a poor man's Larry Bird," Karl said. "I think you can take 'poor man's' off that comparison now. His ability to rebound is incredible and his offensive tools and skills are growing."
He is right on point. Love looks like he can do whatever he wants on the basketball court. He made himself into a dominant three-point shooter over the offseason and will most likely improve another aspect of his game this coming offseason.
How good this kid can be is mind blowing. It is tough to remember sometimes that he is just 23 years old.
Timberwolves' fans must have thought they were spoiled by having Kevin Garnett's talents here for so long—now they must be rejoicing at their future. Love is on pace to make several runs at MVP awards over his career, and the Timberwolves will only improve around him. Rubio will be back next season, Derrick Williams will be one year seasoned, and maybe Wes Johnson will keep improving.
Love might be overlooked in the MVP discussions this year, but I would expect him to be a serious candidate as soon as next season.
It almost goes without saying, but he is a favorite to be the league's most improved player again. His stats along with his team's success this year show how much better he is from last season's version.
You have a lot to look forward to, Minnesota fans. Enjoy the ride—I have a feeling it's going to get a whole lot better in the next decade.
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Notre Dame Recruiting: 4-Star QB Commit Proves Brian Kelly's Recruiting Prowess
Brian Kelly and Notre Dame are at it again.
The Irish picked up 17 recruits in 2012, including several 5-star players, making them one of the top recruiting programs this year. It's not even April yet, and the Irish have already landed seven players for the 2013 class. Many of those recruits committed over the weekend, but none is as big as the pickup of 4-star quarterback Malik Zaire.
"A degree from Notre Dame is a great insurance policy for later in life," said Zaire. "It really hit me that my decision was not a four-year decision but a forty-year decision.
"I think that is what definitely got to me as you can have a degree from Notre Dame and it is something special."
Zaire is a dual-threat quarterback who will be adding his talents to an already loaded position with the likes of Tommy Rees, Gunner Kiel, Andrew Hendrix and Everett Golson already on the roster.
But this isn't about the talent that Kelly is able to bring in, because Notre Dame has always recruited well. It's about where he's getting these players that sticks out the most and shows that he's one of the better recruiters out there.
Zaire is from Kettering, Ohio and had an offer on the table from Ohio State but instead decided to go with Notre Dame and compete among four other quarterbacks. Not to mention, his dual-threat ability would have fitted perfectly in Urban Meyer's spread offense.
"They run a lot of similar things on offense as we run and the terminology is about the same," Zaire said. "I also loved the drills Coach Kelly has the quarterbacks doing and how intense he is as I know he'll really get after you. I think that is something that will push me to get better and be motivated to compete even harder."
Other players to commit this season include tight end Jacob Matuska from Columbus, Ohio and 4-star offensive tackle Steven Elmer from Midland, Mich. Both had offers from Michigan, while Elmer also had offers from Wisconsin, Stanford and Michigan State, among others.
Nearly all of the commitments so far have come from the Midwest, and landing these players that have offers from other prestigious programs says something about head coach Brian Kelly. It also says a lot that they're recruiting so early when signing day is still nearly a year away.
The past year or so Kelly has been accused of a lot of things as Notre Dame hasn't lived up to expectations the last two seasons under him (16-10 combined record). But bringing in the talent has never been a problem for him and is something you can't deny.
John Wall vs. Rajon Rondo: Addressing Weakness Differently
John Wall and Rajon Rondo squared off last night, which is more fun for me than it is for the Wizards.
This is not because I'm a Boston guy–I loathe the cradle of U.S. liberty just like any right-thinking American sports fan does. It's that this is a battle of similar players, expressed through different means.
This is not a matchup of clones so much as it's a matchup of say, twins who were raised apart from one another. And yes, Wall is a bit larger than Rondo, with better hops. Rondo has a better handle and a better sense of pace and place, for now. They are not exactly the same in innate ability, but both can race with the ball faster than your vision can process, and both are transition assassins that can't shoot worth half a damn.
So, they share elite skills and this particular, glaring flaw. Wall just shoots incorrectly, objectively. His dominant elbow juts out in the shape of a shark's nose, and his off hand plants on the back of the ball's top, like a balding man's strategically placed yarmulke. This is more the "safety" symbol in football than proper jumper form. I'm thankful it shanks, because if it didn't my sense of order would be compromised. It would be like watching a juggler juggle his own arms.
Rondo may just have an intrinsic issue to grapple with. His hands are thought to be too large for a normal form, and perhaps that excuses the mess. Rondo's elbow is jutted even more acutely and the ball is held directly in front of his face. From the back angle, it looks like the least majestic solar eclipse ever.
If both are embarrassed by this, then only Boston's guard goes through significant measures to avoid embarrassment. And this is the difference, this is where paths diverge. Rondo rarely, if ever, shoots a jumper, slinging two fewer from between 10-23 feet per game than Wall does (both avoid threes like they count for negative points).
Rondo's "strange" stat lines are as attributable to this reckoning with weakness as they are to his top-level strengths. In a Friday loss to the Sixers, he attempted five shots and had 17 assists. In Sunday's victory over the Wizards, he again attempted five shots, and this time totaled 11 dimes.
Yesterday, John Wall was content to keep firing. He shot 17 times and missed on all but five tries. Wall might be a hideous shooter, but he'll shoot when open. Many possessions are sacrificed to the ugly monster known as "John Wall's jumper."
So it seems, prima facie, that Rondo's way is better. He maximizes his points of strength, minimizes his points of weakness. If only it were that simple. Rondo's unwillingness to hoist makes him—and by extension his team—predictable to play. Even if Wall would have made William Tell's kid sweat the apple off his head, the defense has to honor a shooter.
With 7:36 left in the third quarter of Wizards, Celtics game, Wall is freed by a Jordan Crawford screen above the arc, as Rondo tries to do something between flop and go "over" the pick. Paul Pierce recovers while leaving Jordan Crawford (his guy), and does a strong contest of the jumper Wall shoots off the dribble. In this moment, Crawford is open and Paul's lunging contest has opened some floor space. The result is a miss, and a lucky Kevin Seraphin put back.
On the next Celtics possession, Pierce sets a screen near the elbow, hoping to free Rondo from Wall. Wall simply sags under the screen, making it easy for Crawford to quickly "show" and get back on Pierce. Rondo does not shoot the open jumper. No one is open. With his hand forced, Rondo dribbles at Wall, attempts an errant, Ewing-style runner that the Wizards recover.
There are situations in which a team would have played Wall like the Wizards played Rondo, and situations where a team would have played Rondo like the Celtics played Wall. But I cite the consecutive possessions because they demonstrate how "acting as if" can change how a defense addresses you. Wall acts as though he should be shooting and Rondo does not. In part due to this, Wall has 2.8 fewer assists, but defenses often play him differently, in a way that opens up more space for his teammates.
So which point guard is better right now? I'd favor John Wall, though it is difficult to call this one way or the other. Both are going about being the same in a different way.
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Envy and hatred of the rich is the last popularly accepted prejudice in America. With the current U.S. president leading the charge, the envy shows no signs of abating anytime soon. The bigots among the 99% of people who seek to control or destroy the top 1% of U.S. income-earners and wealth-owners are targeting a minority and treating its members as inferior citizens devoid of full rights, not based on skin color, gender, or religion, but because the minority displays superlative productive power.
Government's only proper function is to preserve and protect individual rights against force and fraud, by providing national defense, policy and courts. All other functions are illegitimate and violate rights. As for the rich in America today, I've explained elsewhere that they already pay too large a share of their income and wealth in taxes.
The top 1% of U.S. income-earners ($380,354+) generate 20% of all personal income yet pay 38% of all federal income taxes, while the top 10% ($113,799+) earn 46% of income and pay 70% of all such taxes. The other 90% of tax filers, who make 54% of personal income, pay only 30% of federal income taxes. The disproportion is even worse for the lower 50% of all federal tax filers (those making $33,048 or less), for while they earn 13% of all income, they pay just 3% of all federal income taxes. Meanwhile 47% of U.S. households (and most of those that make less than $40,000 p.a.) pay no federal income taxes (double the rate of 1980). The inequity is worse if you measure the net effect of taxes paid and subsidies received.
Despite the rank injustice of the rich paying such out-sized proportions of their income in taxes – to a government devoted as much to violating their property rights as to protecting them – the broad American populace seems to believe the rich should pay still more. In twenty separate polls taken by all types of media outlets in the past year, asking how best to narrow the $1.3 trillion U.S. budget deficit, on average less than half as many respondents (30%) chose spending restraint compared to the portion (65%) who chose higher taxes on the rich.
For the many believers in democracy and other forms of mob rule, the case is closed; the popular will should rule the day; eat the rich, because vox populi, vox dei! This is the religion of statism. Unlike the pro-capitalist Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson wasn't so consistent in considering private property as a natural right, and he lambasted those who worked in non-farming sectors (commerce, manufacturing, finance) as unproductive parasites. This unjust prejudice persists today, one can see, among many leftists.
Prejudice against the rich is clearly exhibited by Obama, as it was by his hero, FDR. Our present-day Redistributionist-in-Chief frequently denies that he's engaged in class warfare. Indeed, while discussing the alleged need for higher taxes last month he insisted "this is not class warfare – it's math." But Obama fails even on the math. It's quite apparent that he doesn't really care about promoting American prosperity, because he believes that wealth can be multiplied by dividing it. Not so, sir. Division isn't multiplication.
If Obama wins re-election in November 2012 he'll also likely see his Democrat colleagues regain control of the House, and then taxes will rise considerably on the rich (and others) without a single vote and almost immediately (effective January 2013), given the in-built automatic expiration of the Bush tax cuts. This is rarely mentioned by the many critics now discussing or scoring the various tax reforms of GOP contenders.
Since the U.S. federal income tax was first adopted in 1913, marginal tax rates on the top 1% of income earners have ranged from a low of 7% (initially) to a high of 94% (during WWII), and have averaged 61% for the past century. Thus the principle for much of the past century has been that the rich in American do not have a right to even half their earned income. Yet the person who can't keep the bulk of the fruits of his labor is nothing but a slave. To their great credit, the American Revolutionaries went to war and defeated the powerful British government over a much lower tax burden than this. Where are today's revolutionaries?
Today's top U.S. marginal tax rate of 35% may seem low by historical measures, but it's still higher than the 25% top rate in place during the prosperous "Roaring 20s," thanks to the pro-capitalist policies of two proto-supply-siders, President Calvin Coolidge and Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon. In 1932 President Hoover raised the top rate to 63%, helping to trigger the Great Depression; FDR then multiplied the injustice (and spread poverty) by raising the rate to 94% (1944-45). In the three decades between 1950-1980, when the GOP held the presidency more than half the time, the top marginal tax rate averaged a very high 80%.
We have President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) and his supply-side advisors to thank for ushering in the more recent era of lower (yet still excessive) marginal tax rates on the rich. Although Reagan's pro-capitalist policies were opposed by nearly everyone in academia and Washington, they worked spectacularly to restore American entrepreneurialism, prosperity, and the public finances in the 1980s (and 1990s, as "Reaganomics" was largely retained under President Clinton).
The top U.S. tax rate was slashed from 70% in 1980 to 54% in 1983 and 28% in 1986-1990, before being hiked to 31% in 1991 and 39.6% in 1993-2000. In the 15 years prior to Reagan's 1986 tax reform the U.S. budget deficit averaged 3.1% of GDP, but in the 15 years thereafter it averaged just 1.8%, and in time surpluses were achieved for four straight years (1998-2001).
It's worth celebrating this month's 25th anniversary of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as it both lowered tax rates and simplified the tax code, partly by reducing the number of brackets (from 24 to just 5) and partly by widening the tax base through the elimination of many (though not all) special-interest deductions. The U.S. tax code became less "progressive," more proportional, and more just, which was essential to restoring at least some of the rights of the over-taxed rich and achieving genuine economic progress.
Yet on a more fundamental level it was crucially important to reduce the size and scope of American government, to again restrict its main functions to the preservation and protection of individual rights – including property rights. Sadly, this has not been a priority of any administration or political party in America for many decades now.
The GOP candidates who now propose tax reforms resembling those of 1986-1990 – i.e., lower top tax rates, flatter brackets, a wider base, a simpler code, and requirements that current non-payers pay something – may seem well-intended. But each should be coupling radical tax reform with radical spending reform (severe spending cuts). None should pretend that mere fiddling with the ways and meansof public finance can cure the real disease of an over-large state.
The tax reforms of 1986-1990 didn't last long, and not because the U.S. budget deficit wasn't narrowing (it was), but because government's size and scope remained excessive. Before long the top tax rate of 28% was being raised (and today is 35%), which again elicited active lobbying for new tax breaks. Once again the tax code is oppressive and over-complex, as federal spending has grown to 24% of GDP, up from an average of 20% in the 1980s and 1990s. In the two decades after the Tax Reform Act of 1986 only 10% of U.S. federal outlays were borrowed, but in the past three years 35% of outlays have been financed by new debt. The problem isn't a deficiency of taxes but excessive spending.
Every tax code reflects the morals of a nation – for good or ill. While a virtuous people emulates financial success, a vicious people envy it; while a just citizenry welcomes proportional taxation (a flat tax rate, alike for all), an unjust citizenry demands graduated rates biased against the rich; while the statesman upholds property rights and the rule of law, the politician sponsors subsidies and loopholes to attract lobbyists and campaign funds. The U.S. tax code is oppressive and complicated because demagogic politicians want it that way and benefit from it. Big government – and the vices that fuel it – allows them to get away with it. The problem isn't lobbying per se. To get money out of politics, one must first get politics out of money-making.
Since when do we in America believe that our society is made up of two diametrically opposed classes —one rich, one poor — both in a permanent state of conflict and neither able to get ahead except at the expense of the other? Since when do we in America accept this alien and discredited theory of social and class warfare? Since when do we in America endorse the politics of envy and division?
Justice demands that "reformers" today propose deep, genuine changes – to de-institutionalize the envy that's so deeply embedded in the modern welfare state.


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Q: Dealing with Windows line-endings in Python I've got a 700MB XML file coming from a Windows provider.
As one might expect, the line endings are '\r\n' (or ^M in vi).  What is the most efficient way to deal with this situation aside from getting the supplier to send over '\n' :-)

*

*Use os.linesep

*Use rstrip() (requiring opening the file ... which seems crazy)

*Using Universal newline support is not standard on my Mac Snow Leopard - so isn't an option.

I'm open to anything that requires Python 2.6+ but it needs to work on Snow Leopard and Ubuntu 9.10 with minimal external requirements.  I don't mind a small performance penalty but I am looking for the standard best way to deal with this.
----edit----
The line endings are in the middle of the tag descriptors, otherwise they wouldn't be such a problem.  I know this is bad form and that they shouldn't be sending this to me, but this is how I have the file and the vendor is mostly incompetent.

A: Why are the DOS line-endings a problem? Most things can deal with them just fine, including XML parsers. If you really want to get rid of them, open the file in universal line-endings mode:
open(filename, 'rU')

Python will convert all line-endings to UNIX line-endings for you. If you really can't use that (which I find a little surprising), there's no way to get Python to do the work for you. You will have to open the file regardless, though, so your objection to #2 seems a little odd.

A: Are you opening the file in text mode or binary mode?  I'm pretty sure I've counted on universal newlines on my Leopard install, but maybe I got an updated Python from somewhere too...
Anyway- I've seen this sort of thing biting many programmers in the bum, because they just reach for the 'b' key.  Use a 't' if you're opening text files known to be created on your platform, 'U' instead of 't' if you need universal newlines.
with file(filename, 'rt') as f:
   content = f.read()

Edit: The comments note that 'rt' is the default.  Fair point, but Python style tends to prefer explicit over implicit, so I'm going with that.

A: Allegedly: """This guy has \r\n right in the middle of tag descriptors like so: <ParentRedirec tSequenceID>""".
I see no \r\n here. Perhaps you mean repr(xml) contains things like
"<ParentRedirec\r\ntSequenceID>"

If not, try to say precisely what you mean, with repr-fashion examples.
The following should work:
>>> import re
>>> guff = """<atag>\r\n<bt\r\nag c="2">"""
>>> re.sub(r"(<[^>]*)\r\n([^>]*>)", r"\1\2", guff)
'<atag>\r\n<btag c="2">'
>>>

If there is more than one line break in a tag e.g. <foo\r\nbar\r\nzot> this will fix only the first. Alternatives (1) loop until the guff stops shrinking (2) write a smarter regexp yourself :-)

A: What are you trying to do with this file?  Whitespace between tags is usually ignored in XML, so the only place where line endings matter tags' content.

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NEMIS news: Registration extended until March 31
Author: Caiaphas Wanjala
Category: Facts and Life Hacks, Education, Local News
The Ministry of Education under the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Bello Kipsang recently devised a portal dubbed NEMIS Kenya. NEMIS stands for the National Education Management Information System, an online portal for both primary and secondary schools. It is a site which is an information hub for the learners, institutions and members of staff who are deployed under the Ministry of Education.
Ideally, the NEMIS education go ke portal requires that data be entered timely and the learning institution to develop a unique personal identifier (UPI). This is used to access data on the NEMIS log in content page.
The chief reason for its setup is to bring digital solutions in management of accountability and transparency issues as brought to light by the Standard. It will help elevate the quality of education and ensure better management of public resources.
Ministry of Education NEMIS news
The Ministry of Education has a solid plan under the NEMIS Kenya which is to remove hurdles in the education sector thus improving on quality, access and efficiency. Fundamentally, the NEMIS portal was to pull together all information and ensure projects implemented are relevant to the sector.
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This has not changed as it is expected that all details of all stakeholders be input to bring more connectivity and harmonization of educational issues and challenges. Timely data collected will help in cultivating efficiency and quality using review of policies, innovation and taking in positive critics.
February 20th was the date set for the NEMIS registration. A circular was sent to the heads of schools from the Ministry of Education with a detailed outline of the Ministry's expectations. Nonetheless, as at the said date only about 3.8 million learners had been registered. Dr. Kipsang, then announced the deadline extension to March 31st.this information was released via various media outlets; Daily Nation, The Standard and Capital Fm Kenya also shared the news.
The date extension gives room for institutions, learners and staff who have not registered to do so. It also has TSC online registration and other services. However, the ministry will not give another registration extension. This, therefore, is a call for the associated persons and entities to register before time elapses.
NEMIS log in
NEMIS login accessibility is pretty simple. Here is how to go about the NEMIS log in:
Log in to the Ministry of Education portal via nemis.education.go.ke .
This directs you to a content page with prompts to enter username and password.
New member need to sign in first and create their pages, while already registered users can directly log in using the username and passwords used at registration.
Fill up the personal details requested and submit the results.
There is some information that needs to be taken with high regard;
Passwords used at registration should be remembered.
Should one forget the same, it is possible to get a new one. However, this comes with a limitation; it is only to reset 24 hours after the last reset.
READ ALSO: What's NEMIS? Why do we need it?
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Q: How to use IsNumeric method in MonoDevelop by using Microsoft.VisualBasic reference? What I am trying to do is to check whether the float input is a number or not. I am being asked to do so by using IsNumeric() method. The problem is that I am using MonoDevelop and I can't figure out why this doesn't work. It seems like I have added assembly reference which I need.
So from scratch. How do I do this? Do I have to add something to VB assembly reference? And, If that will still work when I will try to work in school on VisualStudio?
static void getBookInfo(Book book)
{
        Console.Write("Enter Book Title: ");
        book.Title = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Write("Enter Author's First Name: ");
        book.AuthorFirstName = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Write("Enter Author's Last Name: ");
        book.AuthorLastName = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Write("Enter Book Price: $");
        book.Price = float.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
}

The reference file with VB looks like this:
public class VBCodeProvider : CodeDomProvider
{
    // Constructors
    public VBCodeProvider ();
    public VBCodeProvider (IDictionary<string, string> providerOptions);

    // Methods
    public virtual ICodeCompiler CreateCompiler ();
    public virtual ICodeGenerator CreateGenerator ();
    public virtual TypeConverter GetConverter (Type type);
    public virtual void GenerateCodeFromMember (CodeTypeMember member, TextWriter writer, CodeGeneratorOptions options);

    // Properties
    public virtual string FileExtension { get; }
    public virtual LanguageOptions LanguageOptions { get; }
}

Regards. And thank you for help.
Some more info. On top of my page I do have:
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

IsNumeric() method isn't listed when I try to type it (usually things are listed).
Another edit. So I could do this this way (but I do need to use the IsNumeric method so I wont loose any points from homework):
static void getBookInfo(Book book)
{
    bool isNumeric;
    float number;
    string numberInput;

    Console.Write("Enter Book Title: ");
        book.Title = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Write("Enter Author's First Name: ");
        book.AuthorFirstName = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Write("Enter Author's Last Name: ");
        book.AuthorLastName = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Write("Enter Book Price: $");
        numberInput = Console.ReadLine();

    isNumeric = float.TryParse(numberInput, out number);

    if (isNumeric)
        Console.WriteLine(number.ToString());
    else
        Console.WriteLine("not number");
}

A: It's a static method on the "Microsoft.VisualBasic.Information" class. Even with that using you need to access it as
Information.IsNumeric (someString)
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualbasic.information.isnumeric.aspx

A: If the pain of attempting to link to the Visual Basic assemblies is too much, you might find the decimal.TryParse() method performs a suitably similar functionality with few drawbacks.
An example of its use can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9zbda557.aspx


OpenStack is playing a major part in PayPal's vision by enabling a private cloud that helps the company's developers quickly respond to its customers' increasing demands and constantly changing needs, while developing a stable platform for customers to pay for their purchases.
At any given minute, more than $4,400 changes hands online over PayPal's 113 million registered accounts around the world. The payments come via PCs or mobile devices in 190 different markets with 25 different currencies. For PayPal, this is the future of money – enabling customers to make payments anytime, anywhere and from any device.
To meet this demand, PayPal decided to build its private cloud infrastructure with OpenStack. OpenStack is the fastest growing open cloud community, building software to power public and private clouds for a growing number of organizations like CERN, eBay, HP, Intel, MercadoLibre and Rackspace. The software controls and automates pools of compute, storage and networking resources to turn standard hardware into a powerful cloud computing environment.
PayPal is using a broad portfolio of OpenStack technologies to support key areas of mobility, payments, credit, merchants and the web operations for more than 117 million active registered accounts. The first phase of its OpenStack-based private cloud was rolled out in December 2011 in the midst of the online holiday shopping season.
According to Anand Palanisamy, an architect in the PayPal infrastructure engineering team, the company started with an aggressive schedule and small, dedicated team of two developers to develop a prototype.
Moving forward, Palanisamy said, they will organize teams split into two different aspects – OpenStack deployment and application development. OpenStack supports the development process for agile teams by providing a framework for interconnected modules that are isolated but can be put together fairly easily.
As the project advances, the PayPal infrastructure team is targeting aggressive internal cloud milestones, covering 90 percent of some parts of their infrastructure in the next nine to 12 months with several thousand physical nodes.
In the meantime, Palanisamy said early results are validating their plans to continue down an aggressive path with OpenStack.
As an open source technology, OpenStack provides PayPal with input and insights from other organizations that share their passion and focus. Mandair says he's committed to open source technologies like OpenStack because he can benefit from others and give back to the community with PayPal's own findings.
Palanisamy also values the role the open source community plays by encouraging vendors to develop products with open standards for compatibility with a variety of technologies in their computing environment. By developing products that are not just unique to PayPal, new innovations support and build the entire ecosystem.
As for how OpenStack compares with other open source technologies, both Palanisamy and Mandair have been impressed with the support they've received from the OpenStack community. They say problems and questions have been addressed in less than two hours, which exceeds their experience with other cloud products.
For PayPal, OpenStack APIs have accelerated the company's development process by making applications easier to deploy on common infrastructure. Having one consistent standard across their environment helps developers get up to speed faster without additional training or support.
In 2012, PayPal experienced dramatic growth in its registered users, new ventures with Discover and Softbank, along with new innovations to make it easier to for small businesses to make and accept mobile payments. As these and other milestones in PayPal's future create new customer demand and greater payment volumes, Palanisamy and Mandair plan to leverage the cloud with OpenStack for the agility to address changes and a platform to help ensure availability.


With the introduction of video sharing sites like youtube, vimeo, daily motion, etc the employee training has transformed forever. Online video sites have enabled many companies to upload their training videos and making it available to their employees. Companies which previously have to schedule personal training sessions by matching a time as per the availability of trainer and employees which were a tedious task and even time-consuming at times are now switching to online training. Online training & career development facilitates employees to take up the training as per their schedules and from their comfort zones.


HSB has awarded Veidekke Bygg the contract to build brf Blanka at Lindholmshamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The project is a design and build contract valued at approx. SEK 320 million. Brf Blanka is to be built in accordance with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, with environmentally friendly materials, green roofs and solar panels.
The contract is for the construction of six house frames of three to seven storeys, comprising 122 apartments, basement, garage and five commercial facilities at ground level. The building has exciting architecture, with roofs decked in soft sedum, starkly contrasting the facades of shingelled tile-panels. Construction has already started, with estimated completion of the building project in the spring of 2021.
"We were extremely pleased to hear that HSB has chosen Veidekke to build brf Blanka. We especially appreciate that HSB esteems our working method of involved collaboration, which helps secure a safe workplace and timely, high quality deliveries, ensuring customer satisfaction and higher profitability," said Mattias Bylerius, construction manager at Veidekke Bygg Väst.
"We are very pleased to start work on building brf Blanka. With its attractive location close to the water in the city centre, it is a long-awaited project among HSB's home saving members," says Rickard Fränberg, project manager for new production at HSB Göteborg.
Lindholmshamnen is located a stone's throw away from downtown Gothenburg, with easy access to Ramberget and Keillers park, with one of Gothenburg's finest views. The building will therefore include a bicycle lounge for the exclusive use of brf Blanka residents. The workshop and lounge, including soft sofas and a pantry, will form a natural oasis in the building.
"In the brf Blanka project, we will be specifically targeting involvement. When we work together and think together, we have more fun and take more responsibility – and the work is done to a higher standard of security, efficiencly and profitability. This project will be performed using VDC, Virtual Design Construction, a method to execute design, building and operations processes more efficiently. The VCD work will be carried into production, e.g. in the handling of digital drawings. VDC is a part of Veidekke's working method of enhanced involvement to achieve a more efficient work flow.


Thank you Winnipeg for making the Architecture Fringe Festival a tremendous success! And to the many volunteers who brought their spirit and excitement to all the events! Stay tuned for more!
Want to plan an event for this years Winnipeg Design Festival? Follow the link below, fill out the form and submit by July 11th for consideration!


Chitkara University and its Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED) is gearing up to host Surge 0.1 from 18th Feb to 22nd Feb. The five day event to be held across four cities aims to be Northern India's largest gathering of startup ecosystem. It will bring together startups, investors, thought leaders, academics, business gurus on one knowledge sharing platform to ideate, innovate and inspire.
With several technological disruptions and growing economy, the business world is changing dramatically. Though challenging, it also brings myriad opportunities for anyone who has an innovative idea, which could lead to a successful business proposition. Surge 0.1 is a celebration of the ideas and their creators, who will be the changemakers of tomorrow. It's a platform that co-founders, startups and anyone with ideas can benefit from.
The highlight of Surge 0.1 will be the presence of leading names from industry and academia. Mr. Denny Kurein, President & CEO, Kieretsu India, Mr. Gautam Gandhi, Ex Business Head, Google India, Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, Mr. Navdeep Asija, Founder, Ecocabs and Mr. Pranay Gupta, Co-Founder, 91 Springboard will be just some of the key names who will share their ideas and experiences during the event.