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Remember the time when you got the job you've always wanted? Or how you successfully moved to that dream company you aspired to be? Remember all the excitement and happiness you felt the day you got your acceptance letter? How is it going so far with your job?
We all have been in the situation when work seems so boring and we just want to escape from it. When it does not seem fun anymore and you feel like you have to go to work every day just to pay bills. We bet 99% percent of us have been through this situation at least once.
And sometimes, even when you already have a decent job and a nice workplace, you would still question yourself, 'what am I doing with my life?'. While it is considered common for us, especially young millennials to feel unsure of our career path and what we are doing with our job, quitting your job is definitely not an option to choose for when you are bored with your work.
According to the data presented by Statistics Indonesia, as written by Trading Economics (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/indonesia/unemployment-rate), the unemployment rate in Indonesia averaged 6.14 percent from 1982 until 2015. The percentage represents a total of 7,454,770 unemployed people in Indonesia. With the high unemployment rate in Indonesia, being off the list of those seven million unemployed people is good enough as some people would say.
However, feeling bored with your work is sometimes unavoidable. Constantly doing the same things over and over again every day might eventually stress us out and affect our performance and productivity at work.
Fortunately, employees in Indonesia are entitled to have paid leave ranging from 12-18 days yearly. If your job bores and stresses you out, take some days off.
You can do your hobby while taking your days off, be it travelling, shopping, reading books or just hanging out with your families or catching up with old friends. Avoid doing the same routine you do daily during your days off. Taking some days off has been proven to freshen up your mind and help you be more energised and productive for when you are back to work.
You might spend all day sitting at your desk and do your job. How is the view of your desk? If your desk is full of piles of papers and pretty much disorganised, it would psychologically stress you out too. Start rearranging your desk, making a few changes of your desk arrangement would actually help loosen up the tense you have whenever you see stacks of papers on your desk. When everything is tidy and placed at its own place, you will grow the sense of starting over and gain the spirit to work that is good for when you have been bored at work.
Old people would say that in order to be successful in life, we must always 'look up' to see and do what successful people do. However, when you are in the situation of not enjoying what you do at the moment, look down. Take some time to volunteer or do charity work in your city. It could be done by voluntarily teaching unfortunate children or distributing food to those in need. Looking at how small things can bring so much joy and happiness into someone's life, you will be able to see your life in a bigger frame and realise that sometimes we easily take things for granted. We often forget to appreciate the simple idea of 'having a job' when millions of people would die to be in our position. This activity will help you gain back your motivation to work and eradicate the thoughts of leaving your job just because you feel bored.
In the end, losing motivation and feeling bored with your work is understandable. You are not the only person experiencing it. However, as an adult with responsibilites and a professional, you do not escape your job by quitting, you solve your own problems and motivate yourself with your own ways to make your job be a little more bearable and worthwhile once again.


Balenciaga is back with another expensive addition to their online storefronts. This time around, the fashion house's latest release is a leather shopper to the tune of $$2,190 USD.
Available in white and black, the new shopping bags are made from a quality grained leather. There are also two pockets are placed on the inside for easy storage and durable leather string handles.
The new designs are a perfect way for fans of the brand to make it seem like they're regular purchasers of Demna Gvasalia's designs.
However, this is not Balenciaga's first pricey shopper. The new iterations come after a smaller model was released last summer at approximately half the cost.
Is it worth the hefty price tag? Let us know what you think.
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NJPW & STARDOM creating IWGP Women's Championship
The title will primarily be defended on NJPW events.
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A Women's Championship is coming to NJPW.
STARDOM and NJPW have announced the creation of the IWGP Women's Championship, with the first-ever title holder to be decided at NJPW x STARDOM on November 20.
STARDOM's English language Twitter account announced the creation of the title, though clarified that the belt will primarily be defended on NJPW events, but could also be defended on big STARDOM shows.
The account noted that the IWGP title will not replace STARDOM's World of STARDOM and Wonder of STARDOM (Red and White belts) as that promotion's top titles.
The creation of the IWGP Women's title comes on the heels of NJPW's announcement earlier this month that the company will begin to feature women's matches on NJPW shows in the United States, with an eye on a "gender-less and more integrated" scene in Japan.
The company also announced earlier this month that the joint NJPW x STARDOM show in November will feature "around two" mixed tag team matches.
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In the IDC there is also time for FUN!! Yesterday we spent a morning in the company with our own Full Cave Instructor Alain Pocobelli.
He gave a great presentation on tec diving and demonstration of diving techniques in the pool.
Afterwards it was the IDC candidates turn to feel what it's like to be diving "tec".
The session was a huge success and I think we have some new to be cave and tec divers in the course.
Pro Dive Mexico November IDC entering the second week!
All the candidates are doing great and their performances are nearly perfect.
On Friday the 3rd of December they will go to the PADI Instructor Examination and represent Pro Dive Mexico.
All of the candidates have the full support from our staff and fellow instructors.
We wish you all the best at the examination this weekend.
Stay tuned for more pictures and updates from the IDC.
As PADI and Body Glove united Divers and surfers in Fiji last month. This time Pro Dive Mexico and Morph kiteschool at Catalonia Playa Maroma and Catalonia Royal Tulum in Mexico followed up.
Young passionate kite professionals are combing the trilll of Kiting with the passion of scuba diving.
A new way of living and exploring the Caribbean over and under the waves !!
After 2 days of prep the Pro Dive Mexico Instructor Candidates are now ready for the IDC.
Tomorrow Friday we kick of the last IDC of year.
Follow us here on the blog and also look for dailey photos and updates on Facebook.
See our pictures from the 2 days up to the IDC here.
Another great day in the Riviera Maya!
Today in the DMRSP we took a field trip to the famous cenote Tajma-Ha.
The cenotes and caverns are located throughout the our jungle in an ancient underwater river system to which we have access to over 700 kms of explored diving areas. Nowhere else in the world can you enter such magnificently decorated and spiritually sensitive areas that open a whole new realm to your diving ability and experience.
Cenote Tajma-Ha has much to offer for both Cavern and Cave Divers, is situated just south of Playa del Carmen near Puerto Aventuras. The dive takes the diver from the entrance into a wide room underneath an air filled bat Cave. Here light enters through holes in the ceiling and penetrates the water like laser beams during the summer months. Along the Cavern floor you will find hundreds of stalactites lying in the sediment. Continuing the dive you enter the sugar bowl, a second small Cenote where you can see an amazing light show on Sunny Days. Tajma-Ha is decorated with stalactites, stalagmites and plenty of hidden fossils can be spotted if you look for them. Haloclines in the deeper areas create interesting mirror like effects as divers penetrate the layer of salt water, which is below the fresh water.


The Use of Financial Statements: Why Are They Even More Important in 2018?
Some financial experts would argue that financial reporting systems - such as financial statements - are on their last legs and run the risk of becoming unnecessary. However, until that day comes, business owners and managers need to understand the multiple uses of financial statements, not only for assisting the managing staff in devising future strategies, but also to showcase confidence to investors, as well as reliability to financial institutions and HMRC.
A financial statement, sometimes called a financial report, is a company's official record of economic activities, structured in an easy-to-read format. While most modern companies, especially those directly connected with information technologies, use specialised software to portray most of this information in real time, it is important to understand that most financial institutions do not.
These are the basic financial reporting statements that are included in all accounting reports. While they will be enough to portray all financial dealings for smaller businesses, larger companies and corporations will have to use additional analyses to describe these statements in larger detail.
1. A Balance Sheet portrays all assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity.
2. An Income Statement depicts income, expenses and profits of the company.
3. An Equity Statement shows a change in equity between two points in time.
4. A Cash Flow Statement reports the company's activities such as operations and investments.
What Are the Key Uses of Financial Statements in 2018?
While in the past accountants used financial statements to describe the company's financial health to the management, the primary use of a financial statement in 2018 is for the manager to convey the company's health and reliability to any interested stakeholders.
Additionally, regular financial statements will provide better data and a clearer overview of the company. This clarity will help produce a more agile management, whose members will have more defined goals, since the financial statement will tell them whether there is a looming problem inside any of the departments.
While a manager should be familiar with the condition of the company's finances by regularly consulting the balance sheet, having a formalised financial statement will share this information with any investors and equity holders. This information will inform the group how their investment is doing, as well as what they can expect from the company in the foreseeable future.
As the company's profit reports generally include multiple elements that are not cash-related, it's important to have your financial statements clearly cite whether the income is a result of cash exchange or other factors. Additionally, it's critical for both the management and the shareholders to know if this cash is a result of non-operating income, such as investment.
Finally, having a good cash flow means that the company will have enough resources for asset acquisition and regular expenses, which is one of the most important aspects of a company for any investor or bank.
Every business owner knows the value of keeping their investors and shareholders satisfied. There's no better way to do just that than by having perfect record keeping. Your income statements and shareholders' equity statements will prove you're keeping the business on the right path. It will be much easier for these investors to trust you with their money – and future money – rather than try to sell or liquidate their assets.
An equity statement can show you whether the value of the company has grown over time - but that is not the only method of measuring results. The cash flow and tendencies connected to it can clearly showcase if the company is growing at a steady rate or if there are problems that need to be addressed by a change of strategy.
Regular financial statements communicate to financial institutions that you are diligent in your record keeping, and that your reports adequately portray the company's income, expenses and cash flow.
This improvement in the relationship between your business and the bank can have multiple benefits, such as cheaper loans and better financing options.
The accountant will analyse your financial records to formulate the statement and the auditor will check these statements to see if there are any issues. After this technical analysis, you will be able to use the data provided to devise better strategies and tactics to further advance your company.
The statements can inform you if the market requires you to act more bullish or more bearish. It can also report on which aspects of your company need more of your attention.
Now, more than ever, investors, shareholders, banks and revenue services require higher accountability from business owners. This accountability and reliability will be rewarded in many ways, mainly by greater ease of doing business, but also with greater liberty for you as a business owner to devise your own plans and strategies as you see fit.
Finally, having good record keeping and detailed financial statements will help the management itself, which will have a clearer picture of their successes or mistakes and will be able to act accordingly.


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Experimental twice-a-year HIV treatment shows early promise in new study
Early results from a small study suggest a biannual injection could become a safe and simple antiretroviral treatment for HIV.
At the moment, those living with HIV can take antiretroviral treatments to reduce the amount of HIV in their blood to a very low, or undetectable, level.
Such treatments are typically daily pills and, while sorely needed, have their fair share of problems, including the cost of treatment (for those without publicly-funded healthcare or insurance).
Missed pills give the virus the chance to become resistant to treatment, while research suggests people overwhelmingly prefer monthly injections to daily tablets.
But lenacapavir, an injection being developed by Gilead Sciences, has shown early promise in what scientists have dubbed a "breakthrough innovation in HIV research".
In two new studies presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, researchers found the drug dramatically decreased people's viral loads, or the amount of virus a person has inside them.
Getting this number to undetectable levels is key. And a pair of findings from two studies have found when lenacapavir is injected every six months and taken with other tablets, it achieves just that.
Injectable drug is a 'breakthrough innovation in HIV research'
Lenacapavir works by preventing the virus from shedding the hard shell casing, known as a capsid, around its genes.
The CAPELLA study, Gilead Science said in a press release Saturday (17 July), tracked 72 people who had been living with HIV for more than 24 years.
In a particularly exciting finding, around 80 per cent of those living with HIV whose therapy was not working and who had resistance to drugs saw their viral loads decrease to undetectable levels after the first shot.
This is a huge leap in terms of the options those living with HIV have to choose from, researchers said, noting that the twice-yearly injection paves the way for a more manageable regime.
A separate study, known as CALIBRATE, found in its second phase data that when lenacapavir is injected and taken with emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) tablets, 94 per cent of participants achieved an undetectable load.
Unlike CAPELLA, the second study involved 182 people new to HIV treatment.
Experts stressed that while the preliminary results are encouraging and the drug was shown to be effective on a wide range of people living with HIV, more work has to be done. CALIBRATE, for example, was not designed as a licensing trial so further studies are vital.
"Despite the advances in treating HIV infection, there remains an unmet need for treatment options for people who struggle with multi-drug resistance," said Jean-Michel Molina, professor of infectious diseases and head of the Infectious Diseases Department at the Saint-Louis and Lariboisière Hospitals.
"As a physician, it's frustrating to have limited options for these patients who are at greater risk of progressing to AIDS.
"The CAPELLA results are exciting as they demonstrate that an undetectable viral load is achievable in a patient population that has typically had challenges with viral suppression over the course of their journey living with HIV."
"Lenacapavir is a breakthrough innovation in HIV research," Frank Duff, senior vice president of Gilead Sciences, said in a statement.
"If approved, it has the potential to become a cornerstone of future long-acting HIV regimens."
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Information Regarding Updated EEO Circular for FTA Grantees (Nov. 23, 2016)
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
FTA's updated Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Circular 4704.1A went into effect October 31, 2016. If you are responsible for implementing EEO requirements, please review the Civil Rights Office's new Letter to Grantees summarizing changes to the EEO program threshold requirements and submission cycles to FTA.
Importantly, please note that we ask each FTA grantee to complete an EEO Program Submission Questionnaire by December 15, 2016. This will help FTA determine which agencies are required to submit EEO programs in the future and to establish a new EEO program submission schedule.
For more information, go to https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/Letter%20to%20Grantees%20Updated%20EEO%20Circular%20and%20Certification%20Questionnaire%20Information.pdf.
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EEOC Efforts for Veterans with Disabilities (Nov. 2016)
Monday, November 21st, 2016
"As we approach Veterans Day, EEOC is redoubling its efforts to ensure that veterans enjoy the bedrock American value of equality of opportunity that they have defended," said EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang. "We must continue to strive for an America where all of us, including veterans with disabilities, have an opportunity to contribute their talents in the workplace, support their families, and help bolster the economy."
Caring for our veterans returning from service is not only an expression of gratitude but a moral obligation. This includes a responsibility to ensure that veterans have opportunities to participate in the workforce and realize their dreams. And it clears the way for every one of us to contribute to our nation's economic engine and social fabric. We all benefit when people who want to work are able to participate in the economy.
Our veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 – often after lengthy deployments — have suffered from higher unemployment than other veterans and civilians. These veterans also may face discrimination because of mental or physical disabilities. In some cases, veterans face employment policies and practices that rely on myths and stereotypes about individuals with disabilities – such as concerns about employing workers with PTSD – that can prevent veterans from earning a living. In other cases, veterans with disabilities may be unaware of the workplace right to request a reasonable accommodation to allow them to perform jobs for which they are qualified. In any case, unemployment, job loss, or career limitations can lead to financial difficulties that negatively impact the veterans themselves, their families and our society.
Unfortunately, disability discrimination continues to occur far too often. Charges filed with the EEOC alleging disability discrimination have remained persistently high – almost a third of all charges filed with EEOC include an allegation of disability discrimination. In fiscal year 2016 disability discrimination claims comprised approximately 40 percent of EEOC's discrimination lawsuits.
We have strong laws, like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to knock down barriers to opportunity facing veterans, but we need targeted outreach to ensure veterans know their rights under the ADA and how to seek enforcement. We also need effective outreach resources to help employers understand how the ADA applies to veterans with disabilities. That's why EEOC is expanding employment opportunities for those who served our country by vigorously enforcing the law and increasing outreach to employers and veterans communities, thereby reducing barriers that prevent veterans from fulfilling their potential. Through private sector enforcement and litigation, policy and outreach work, and efforts in the federal sector, EEOC employees provide important services for veterans with disabilities to ensure that their rights to equal employment opportunity are upheld.
These resource documents – one for veterans and one for employers – help explain rights and responsibilities for veterans with disabilities in the workplace:
· Understanding Your Employment Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Veterans answers questions that veterans with disabilities may have about workplace protections that apply when they seek to return to their former jobs or look for civilian jobs.
· Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Employers explains how protections for veterans with disabilities differ under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), and how employers can prevent disability-based discrimination and provide reasonable accommodations.
The EEOC also has a responsibility to ensure that the federal government is a "model employer" for individuals with disabilities, which includes veterans with disabilities. The following resources about the hiring of individuals with disabilities into the federal government may help veterans with disabilities seeking federal jobs:
· The ABCs of Schedule A details the federal government authority to non-competitively hire individuals with disabilities into federal jobs, complete with separate tips for hiring managers, HR professionals, disability program managers, service providers, and applicants with disabilities.
· Tips for Applicants with Disabilities Applying for Federal Jobs was created by the 10-agency Curbcuts to the Middle Class Initiative to provide helpful information about searching for vacancies, the federal government's application process, and the rights of applicants with disabilities.
· Q&A: Promoting Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce explains how the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires equal employment opportunity for individuals with disabilities in the federal government.
Additionally, EEOC has designated staff in offices across the country to assist veterans who may be facing discrimination because of a disability. To reach the appropriate EEOC staff for your region for assistance or information, visit our new webpage at www.eeoc.gov/veterans.
For those who wish to file an employment discrimination complaint, EEOC's website (www.eeoc.gov) has information, including time frames, about filing charges against private business or state and local government or a federal agency.
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EEOC wins key ruling in sexual orientation case (Nov. 2016)
Court Agrees With Federal Agency's Position That Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is a Form of Sex Discrimination Prohibited by Title VII
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal court has denied a motion to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by EEOC, ruling that sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964.
On March 1, EEOC filed the U.S. government's first sex discrimination lawsuit based on sexual orientation, U.S. EEOC v. Scott Medical Health Center (Case 2:16-cv-00225-CB), in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh. In its complaint, EEOC charged that a gay male employee was subjected to sex discrimination in the form of harassment because of his sexual orientation and then forced to quit his job rather than endure further harassment. In response to EEOC's lawsuit, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the case.
In a decision issued on Nov. 4 by U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon, the court denied Scott Medical Health Center's motion to dismiss EEOC's case. In its ruling, the court found that sexual orientation discrimination is a type of discrimination "because of sex," which is barred by Title VII. Applying decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court's finding that Title VII's ban on sex discrimination includes adverse treatment of workers based on "sex stereotypes," i.e. pre-conceived ideas of how a man or a woman should act or think, the federal court stated, "There is no more obvious form of sex stereotyping than making a determination that a person should conform to heterosexuality."
The federal court then concluded, "That someone can be subjected to a barrage of insults, humiliation, hostility and/or changes to the terms and conditions of their employment, based upon nothing more than the aggressor's view of what it means to be a man or a woman, is exactly the evil Title VII was designed to eradicate." While the federal court made a legal ruling in the case, to date there has been no trial or factual finding whether discrimination occurred.
The court's decision is consistent with EEOC's reading of Title VII's sex discrimination ban. As the federal law enforcement agency charged with interpreting and enforcing Title VII, EEOC has previously concluded that harassment and other discrimination because of sexual orientation is prohibited sex discrimination. On July 15, 2015, EEOC, in a federal sector decision, determined that sexual orientation discrimination is, by its very nature, discrimination because of sex. See Baldwin v. Dep't of Transp., Appeal No. 0120133080 (July 15, 2015).
In that case, EEOC explained the reasons why Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination includes discrimination because of sexual orientation: (1) sexual orientation discrimination necessarily involves treating workers less favorably because of their sex because sexual orientation as a concept cannot be understood without reference to sex; (2) sexual orientation discrimination is rooted in non-compliance with sex stereotypes and gender norms, and employment decisions based in such stereotypes and norms have long been found to be prohibited sex discrimination under Title VII; and (3) sexual orientation discrimination punishes workers because of their close personal association with members of a particular sex, such as marital and other personal relationships.
Addressing emerging and developing issues, especially coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals under Title VII's sex discrimination provisions, is one of six national priorities identified by EEOC's Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).
The Scott Medical Health Center lawsuit was investigated by EEOC's Pittsburgh Area Office, a component of EEOC Philadelphia District Office, which oversees Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and parts of New Jersey and Ohio.
EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. More information is available at www.eeoc.gov.
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DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT RELEASE UPDATED FAIR HOUSING ACT GUIDANCE ON STATE AND LOCAL LAND USE LAWS (Nov. 19, 2016)
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released updated guidance today on the application of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) to state and local land use and zoning laws. The guidance is designed to help state and local governments better understand how to comply with the FHA when making zoning and land use decisions as well as to help members of the public understand their rights under the FHA.
"The Fair Housing Act helps protect open, free and integrated communities," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "Government officials, housing providers and the general public need to understand how land use and zoning decisions can create barriers to equal housing opportunity. We hope this guidance will help communities make these decisions free from discrimination."
"Zoning and land use are inherently local decisions," said Gustavo Velasquez, Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. "This updated guidance will help give localities and the American people a clearer line of what could constitute housing discrimination under the federal Fair Housing Act. Cities will also have more resources to understand their fair housing rights and responsibilities in the course of making decisions related to various types of housing, including group homes for residents with disabilities."
The FHA prohibits discrimination in housing based on disability, race, color, religion, national origin, sex and familial status (residing with children under 18). The statute bars state and local governments from enacting or enforcing land use and zoning laws, policies, practices and decisions that discriminate against persons because of a protected characteristic, such as race, national origin or disability. The guidance is an update of previous guidance issued in the Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice on Group Homes, Local Land Use and the Fair Housing Act on Aug. 18, 1999.
The updated guidance, issued in the form of questions and answers, covers:
How does the Fair Housing Act apply to state and local land use and zoning?
When does a land use or zoning practice constitute intentional discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act?
Can state and local land use and zoning laws or practices violate the Fair Housing Act if the state or locality did not intend to discriminate against persons on a prohibited basis?
Does a state or local government violate the Fair Housing Act if it considers the fears or prejudices of community members when enacting or applying its land use laws respecting housing?
What is a group home within the meaning of the Fair Housing Act?
In what ways does the Fair Housing Act apply to group homes?
How does the Supreme Court's ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. apply to the Fair Housing Act?
Can a state or local government impose health and safety regulations on group home operators?
Can a state or local government impose spacing requirements on the location of group homes for persons with disabilities?
When does a state or local government violate the Fair Housing Act by failing to grant a request for a reasonable accommodation?
The guidance is available online at https://www.justice.gov/crt/fair-housing-policy-statements-and-guidance-0. The Justice Department and HUD share responsibility for enforcing the FHA. HUD is the agency with the primary responsibility to investigate individual complaints of discrimination. The Secretary of HUD, on his own initiative, may file complaints alleging discrimination. In addition, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in federal court when she has reasonable cause to believe that person(s) are engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination or that a group of persons has been denied rights protected by the FHA.
More information about the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the laws it enforces is available at https://www.justice.gov/crt. More information about HUD and the civil rights laws it enforces is available at www.hud.gov/fairhousing.
Individuals who believe that they may have been victims of housing discrimination may contact the Justice Department at 1-800-896-7743, or they may email DOJ at fairhousing@usdoj.gov. They may also contact HUD at 1-800-669-9777.
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FTA to Offer Transportation Conformity Training December 6-8
FTA and The National Transit Institute (NTI) will offer a training course, Introduction to Transportation Conformity, on December 6-8 at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning in Chicago, IL. The course will provide basic information about conformity requirements and the relationship between transportation and air quality planning. The course is designed for new staff as well as senior staff unfamiliar with the conformity process who work at Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, state/county/local planning agencies, state and local air quality agencies, transit agencies, and consultant firms. After attending, participants will be able to understand and discuss:
the relationship between transportation planning and air quality planning in the context of transportation conformity,
the link between the transportation planning and project development processes and the State Implementation Plan (SIP),
the roles and responsibilities in interagency coordination, and
techniques to provide opportunities for public participation in the conformity process.
Register for the course or contact Ginny Stern, 848-932-6592, for more information.
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Office of Disability Employment Policy: Business $ense (Nov. 14, 2016)
Understanding Options for Leave When Illness or Injury Occurs
Today, smart employers recognize the value of supporting their employees, especially when illness or injury occurs that might necessitate time off. Now, a new online tool — the Medical- and Disability-Related Leave Advisor — helps clarify leave employees may be entitled to take for purposes of managing medical conditions and disabilities.
By asking a few relevant questions, this advisor quickly identifies which of several federal employment laws — each of which may provide for such leave under certain circumstances — apply to an employer and thus possibly its employees. These laws include the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which provides eligible employees of covered employers up to 12 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for certain reasons, among them the employee's own serious health condition, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability nondiscrimination laws under which leave may be considered a reasonable accommodation.
Examples of conditions that may make a person qualified for leave under these laws range from cancer, heart disease and diabetes to mental health conditions, arthritis and recovery from surgery. In reality, every worker has a possibility of acquiring a disability, whether temporarily or permanently. By understanding available options for leave, employers can send a clear signal that they care about the health and well-being of their employees. What's more, they can help ensure employees get the care or rest they need to return to work productively.
The Medical- and Disability-Related Leave Advisor is one of a series of Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses (elaws) Advisors developed by the U.S. Department of Labor to help employers and employees understand their rights and responsibilities under federal employment laws. To view a list of all of them, visit the elaws website.
For more information, go to www.odep.gov.
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HUD CHARGES HOUSING PROVIDERS IN GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (Nov. 2016)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging housing providers in Georgia, Louisiana, and New Hampshire with violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children.
The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against families with children, including denying or limiting housing to families because they have children under the age of 18, making discriminatory statements, and imposing rules or policies that discriminate against families with children.
"Families with children have the same rights as any other American," said Gustavo Velasquez, HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. "The enforcement actions we are taking today signal HUD's commitment to ensuring that housing providers meet their obligation to treat all applicants and residents the same."
HUD is charging Peachtree Court Homeowners Association, Inc., with denying a family's request to have play equipment for their children in their backyard. The family had requested permission to construct a playset but the request was denied. Subsequently, the family attached a slide to the rear deck of the home. When the Association learned about the slide, they sent the family a letter stating that the slide had to be removed. The Board of Directors also levied fines against the family for unauthorized improvements that totaled $2,300 and prevented the family from using some community amenities, including the community pool.
HUD is charging the owner of a three-unit rental property in New Orleans with violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. The case came to HUD's attention when the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, a HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program agency, filed a complaint after seeing a classified ad the owner placed on Craigslist. A fair housing tester posing as a married father with eight-month-old twins sent an email to the owner inquiring about the apartment. After a friend of the owner showed the tester the unit, the owner sent the tester an email allegedly stating, "I'm not sure the combo with the two young babies and the vacation rental next door is the best fit…I have only gotten a few complaints from long-term tenants over the years, but I am concerned that with two young kids you could be complaining more than that and I don't want to get the wrong tenants in the house."
HUD is charging the owner of an apartment in West Keene, New Hampshire, with housing discrimination for allegedly refusing to rent the unit to families with children. The case came to HUD's attention when a married couple filed a complaint alleging that the owner denied them the opportunity to rent the apartment. The charge alleges that the couple first learned about the unit when they saw an ad for a "huge" apartment in West Keene. The wife contacted the owner to inquire about the unit, but when she told him that she was looking for an apartment for herself, her husband, and her children, the owner allegedly told her that "he was not interested in renting to anyone with children," and that he "just evicted a family with children because they were too loud." The charge further alleges that a tester with New Hampshire Legal Assistance, another HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program agency, also contacted the owner and was told that the previous tenants who were evicted had three "messy" children, and that he would like to rent the apartment to a husband and wife or a single person. The owner ultimately rented the apartment to two women who did not have children.
The charges will be heard by a United States Administrative Law Judge. If an administrative law judge finds after a hearing that discrimination has occurred, damages may be awarded to the complainants.
Any person who believes she or he has experienced discrimination may file a complaint by contacting HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at (800) 669-9777 (voice) or (800) 927-9275 (TTY). Housing discrimination complaints may also be filed by going to www.hud.gov/fairhousing, or by downloading HUD's free housing discrimination mobile application, which can be accessed through Apple and Android devices.
For more information on this press release, go to http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2016/HUDNo_16-168.
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U.S. Department of Justice Weekly Digest Bulletin (Nov. 4, 2016)
CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest in Southwest Key Programs, Inc. v. City of Escondido, a case in the Southern District of California, to address the question of whether the protections of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) extend to group homes for unaccompanied children in the care and custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The plaintiff in the case sought to operate such a home in the City of Escondido. The complaint alleges that the city discriminated on the basis of race and national origin when it denied the request for a conditional use permit to operate the group home. Defendant moved for summary judgment, arguing, among other things, that the FHA does not apply. The United States' statement of interest urges the court to find that the proposed group home is a "dwelling" covered by the Fair Housing Act and is neither a jail nor a detention facility.
Three former supervisory correctional officers at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, were indicted for beating a handcuffed and shackled inmate, and conspiring to cover up their misconduct by falsifying official records, committing perjury and tampering with witnesses as well as physical evidence.
The Justice Department announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Louisiana Tech University to ensure that black students have access to the high-quality education programs at the A.E. Phillips Laboratory School, a K-8 public school operated by Louisiana Tech on its campus in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
The Justice Department announced that it has opened an investigation into the conditions at the Boyd County Detention Center in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. The investigation will focus on whether prisoners are adequately protected from the use of excessive force, whether prisoners are subject to an invasion of their bodily privacy and whether the jail indiscriminately uses restrictive housing without due process.
A 21-count indictment was unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charging seven defendants with sex trafficking, conspiracy and related offenses. The indictment, which was returned under seal on Sept. 15, 2016, alleges that the defendants are members of an international sex trafficking organization which operated in Mexico and the United States between 2000 and 2016. Fourteen victims of the charged sex trafficking organization are identified in the indictment.
The Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the owners, builder and designer of the Ashlynn Estates in Ellensburg, Washington, alleging that the property was designed and constructed without complying with the Fair Housing Act's (FHA) accessibility requirements.
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U.S. Equal Economic Opportunity Commission Weekly News Digest (Nov. 3, 2016)
ADVISORY: EEOC POSTS WEBINAR RECORDING ON WELLNESS PROGRAM RULES
Media inquiries: 202-663-4191 or newsroom@eeoc.gov
*****MEDIA ADVISORY*****
EEOC POSTS WEBINAR RECORDING ON WELLNESS PROGRAM RULES
Webinar Offered to Help Employers and Wellness Programs Comply with EEOC Rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted online a recording of its Oct. 19 webinar about the agency's 2016 rules on employer wellness programs and federal law, the agency announced today.
On May 17, EEOC issued final rules that describe how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) apply to wellness programs offered by employers that request health information from employees and their family members. The rules allow limited incentives for employees and spouses to participate in such programs, but also include important privacy protections.
EEOC offered a webinar on Oct. 19 to discuss these rules. EEOC attorneys provided information that will help employers and wellness programs comply with the rules, including an overview of both rules and answers to frequently asked questions the Commission has received since the rules were published. Also, a guest speaker from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration discussed the interaction between these EEOC final rules and certain provisions of Title I of GINA and the Affordable Care Act applicable to employment-based group health plan coverage. This webinar is for human resource professionals, benefits attorneys and wellness program vendors.
A recording of the webinar is available at https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/events/webcast-wellness.cfm.
EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. More information is available at www.eeoc.gov. Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by subscribing to our email updates.
ADVISORY: EEOC POSTS WEBINAR RECORDING ON NEW EEO-1 REPORT
EEOC POSTS WEBINAR RECORDING ON NEW EEO-1 REPORT
EEOC Highlights New Requirements to Help Employers Transition to the Pay Data Collection
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted online a recording of its Oct. 26, 2016 webinar for employers about the new Employer Information Report or EEO-1 at https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo1survey/2017survey-webinar.cfm. This webinar provides an overview of the EEO-1, describes the process of reporting and submitting summary pay and hours worked data, and gives examples of how to enter the data on the new form. A recording of the webinar, the presentation slides, and other resources related to the new EEO-1, including the new form, a Fact Sheet for Small Business, and a questions and answers document are available on EEOC's 2017 EEO-1 Survey page.
Starting March 2018, the EEO-1 will collect summary pay and hours worked data, in addition to demographic information, from certain employers. The new information will improve investigations of possible pay discrimination, which remains a contributing factor to persistent wage gaps.
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Regulations revoke several aspects of the NIS Regulations such as the obligation to communicate network security policy to the European Commission.
The Network and Information Systems (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI 2019/653 have been made. They are made under section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
The NIS Directive 2016/1148/EU was transposed into UK domestic legislation in May 2018 by the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 SI 2018/50. The NIS Regulations provide legal measures aimed at boosting the overall level of security (both cyber and physical resilience) of network and information systems that are critical for the provision of essential services and relevant digital services. The NIS Regulations apply to digital service providers and operators of essential services in the energy, transport, health, water, and digital infrastructure sectors.
Part 1 of the 2019 Regulations amends the NIS Regulations and Part 2 amends Regulation (EU) 2018/151 as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. It also revokes Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 concerning the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA Regulation) and repeals Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 as retained by the Act.
The NIS Regulations place obligations on GCHQ and the NIS enforcement authorities (the Information Commissioner and the competent authorities which regulate the operators of essential services) to liaise, consult, co-operate and share information with certain EU bodies. The obligations derive from the NIS Directive. The UK will no longer be a member state following the UK's withdrawal from the EU and it will therefore no longer be appropriate to require these bodies to carry out these functions. The 2019 Regulations therefore amend the NIS Regulations to remove those obligations whilst retaining the ability of these bodies to continue to exercise those functions if required.
Regulation 2 of the NIS Regulations is amended to remove the obligation on UK ministers to communicate the NIS national strategy to the European Commission.
The retained version of Regulation (EU) 2018/151 is amended to remove references to EU based services providers and to convert from Euros into sterling.
The retained ENISA Regulation is being revoked because it establishes and confers functions upon the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security, which is an EU body. The Regulation is retained by the Act and cannot operate to have any effect in UK law. It is therefore being revoked so as to remove it from the UK statute book.
The Regulations apply to the whole of the UK and come into force 20 days after exit day.
An explanatory memorandum has also been published.


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Q: undefined method `dig' for # I want to use dig in order to get XML tag value. I tried this:
new_xml_body = Nokogiri::XML(new_xml)
new_trx_id = new_xml_body.search('transaction_id').first.text

Using dig:
require 'nokogiri'
require 'nori'
require 'pry'
require 'active_model'
require 'ruby_dig'
new_xml_body = Nokogiri::XML(new_xml)
new_trx_id = new_xml_body.dig('transaction_id')

But I get:
NoMethodError:
       undefined method `dig' for #<String:0x007f91d8579308>

Can you propose some solution of the problem?

A: Nokogiri search example:
require 'nokogiri'

xml_doc  = Nokogiri::XML %q{
<root>
  <aliens>
    <alien>
      <name>Alf</name>
    </alien>
    <human>
      <name>Peter</name>
    </human>
    <alien>
      <name>Bob</name>
    </alien>
  </aliens>
</root>
}

alien_names = xml_doc.xpath('//alien/name/text()')

alien_names.each do |name|
  puts name
end

--output:--
Alf
Bob

And:
xml_doc  = Nokogiri::XML %q{
<root>
  <aliens>
    <alien planet="Mars">
      <name>Alf</name>
    </alien>
    <human>
      <name>Peter</name>
    </human>
    <alien planet="Alpha Centauri">
      <name>Bob</name>
    </alien>
  </aliens>
</root>
}

alien_names = xml_doc.xpath('//alien[@planet="Alpha Centauri"]/name/text()')

alien_names.each do |name|
  puts name
end

--output:--
Bob

If you know css, you can also use css selectors:
name_tags = xml_doc.css('alien > name')

name_tags.each do |name_tag|
  puts name_tag.text
end

--output:--
Alf
Bob

Response to comment:
Rails has a Hash#from_xml() method.  Here is an example using dig():
require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions'
require 'pp'

xml = %q{
<aliens>
  <alien planet="Mars">
    <name>Alf</name>
  </alien>
  <human>
    <name>Peter</name>
  </human>
  <alien planet="Alpha Centauri">
    <name>Bob</name>
  </alien>
</aliens>
}

hash = Hash.from_xml(xml)   #rails method
pp hash
p hash.dig 'aliens', 'human', 'name'
p hash['aliens']['human']['name']

--output:--
{"aliens"=>
  {"alien"=>
    [{"planet"=>"Mars", "name"=>"Alf"},
     {"planet"=>"Alpha Centauri", "name"=>"Bob"}],
   "human"=>{"name"=>"Peter"}}}

"Peter"
"Peter"

If you need to run the xml string through nokogiri first, then just do
doc = Nokogiri:XML(xml)
string = doc.to_s
hash = Hash.from_xml(string)
...

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Kristin has been practicing PT in Boulder since 2008, after graduating from the University of Colorado Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. She has been a certified provider of trigger point dry needling since 2010 and a board-certified clinical specialist in the management of orthopaedic conditions since 2012. Kristin was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT) in 2014, placing her among a small group of only several fellowship-trained experts practicing in Boulder, another of whom is Mend's co-owner, Jeff Ryg.
Kristin and Jeff established Mend on several core principles: (1) Spend sufficient time with patients for them to tell their story and provide comprehensive treatment each session (all visits are 1-hour long) (2) Provide the most current treatment for musculoskeletal conditions based on medical literature (3) Minimize the amount of time and money spent in the clinic by seeing patients for longer sessions over fewer visits. In order to stay true to our founding principles, Mend has decided to be an "out-of-network" practice to minimize insurance limitations on our practice model.
A runner, former Ironman triathlete, and collegiate water polo player, Kristin has developed expertise treating the endurance and overhead athlete over the years. Her approach to treatment consists of manual therapy (hands-on techniques targeting joints and muscles), trigger point dry needling, exercise and education to empower her patients to be active participants in the management of their own health and performance.
Kristin is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. She is actively engaged in the education of other PT professionals at a local and national level and has participated in numerous peer-reviewed studies investigating the effects of treatment in the management of musculoskeletal conditions such as ankle, shoulder and neck pain.


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Brazil will only accept G7 Amazon aid if Macron withdraws 'insults'
World / 27 August 2019, 6:16pm / By Lisandra Paraguassu and Jamie McGeever
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, centre, talks with the reporters outside the presidential official residence Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Bolsonaro on Tuesday said Brazil will only accept an offer of international aid to fight Amazon fires if French leader Emmanuel Macron retracts comments that he finds offensive. (Antonio Cruz/Agencia Brasil via AP)
BRASILIA - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to retract "insults" against him before he considers accepting aid from the Group of Seven nations who offered $20 million to help fight forest fires in the Amazon.
The two leaders have become embroiled in a deeply personal and public war of words in recent days, with Bolsonaro mocking Macron's wife on Facebook and accusing the French leader of disrespecting Brazil's sovereignty. Macron called Bolsonaro a liar, and said that Brazilian women are probably ashamed of their president.
The Amazon fires have created a major crisis for the young, far-right government of Bolsonaro, who is losing popularity at home and finding himself increasingly isolated on the global stage over his response to blazes that threaten what many view as the world's key bulwark against climate change.
The issue of whether or not to accept foreign money has also become a tricky one within Bolsonaro's government, with various cabinet members taking differing stances on the offer.
Initially, as the fires gained global headlines, Bolsonaro said Brazil did not have the resources to tackle the blazes. Then, in the wake of the G7 offer, his Environment Minister Ricardo Salles called the aid "welcome."
However, on Monday evening, Bolsonaro's Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni said Brazil would reject the G7 offer, although his office said that was his personal view.
Speaking to reporters in Brasilia on Tuesday, Bolsonaro said: "First of all, Macron has to withdraw his insults. He called me a liar. Before we talk or accept anything from France ... he must withdraw these words then we can talk," Bolsonaro said.
"First he withdraws, then offers (aid), then I will answer."
The French president's office declined to comment.
In a later meeting with governors from Amazon states on Tuesday, Bolsonaro said his government appreciates the environmental work of the G7 nations.
However, in a boost for the Brazilian leader, U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted his support for Bolsonaro, an ideological peer on issues such as the environment, China and trade.
Bolsonaro "is working very hard on the Amazon fires and in all respects doing a great job for the people of Brazil - Not easy. He and his country have the full and complete support of the USA!" Trump tweeted.
AID OFFER
Macron made the offer of financial aid at the G7 summit in the southern French town of Biarritz on Monday after leaders had discussed the fires ravaging the world's largest tropical rainforest - often dubbed "the lungs of the world".
The number of blazes recorded across the Brazilian Amazon has risen 79% this year through Aug. 25, according to Brazil's space research agency. The fires are not limited to Brazil, with at least 10,000 square kilometers (about 3,800 square miles) burning in Bolivia, near its border with Paraguay and Brazil.
But Brazil is at the epicenter of the blazes, which Bolsonaro has blamed on environmentalists, non-government organizations and the weather. He has also said fires in the Amazon were more prevalent under previous left-wing governments.
Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil's Amazon anytime soon, with pockets of precipitation through Sept. 10 expected to bring only isolated relief, according to weather data and two experts.


Celebrate one of the most picture perfect gardens in all of Kent, as Walmer Castle's biggest garden event returns. New for this year, enjoy the now rediscovered aspects of the castle's historic pleasure grounds, or take tea outdoors in the brand new Glasshouse cafe.
Explore Walmer Castle's beautiful historic gardens at their blooming best with tours, demonstrations and stalls. Gardeners will be on hand throughout the day to share their hints and tips, and you can listen to live music as you soak up the sights and scents of the garden. If you've been inspired to get green-fingered you can browse the plant stalls and pick out something for your own garden.
Tickets will be available to purchase at the event site on the day. Ticket price includes entry to the site. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.


The Niue Neck Tie Shirt is a soft and satiny wardrobe work horse. Featuring a V-neck to flatter every size and tie you can wear whatever way suits you best. From everyday denim to boardroom basics and then to the bar. Wear it everywhere.


These are the forum rules, thanks for reading before posting!
SO let's get on with the rules, shall we?
The forum rules aren't too strict, but make sure you follow them!
1. Keep all roleplay in the Roleplaying sections!
2. Respect your elders and leaders.
3. If a leader gives an order, please follow it!
4. Do not curse on any boards, this is a child friendly forum.
5. Do not spam letters, words, or emoticons.
6. Make sure you have an appropriate character name.


Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was a noted lyricist.
Born in New York City, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published effort, 1923's "That Old Gang of Mine". His chief composer collaborators were Ray Henderson, Harry Warren, Harry M. Woods and Allie Wrubel.
Among his lyrics are: "That Old Gang Of Mine" (1923), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (1926), "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" (1927), "Nagasaki" (1928), "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (1930), "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)", "You're My Everything", and "River, Stay 'Way from My Door" (1931), "Flirtation Walk" and "Mr and Mrs is the Name" (1934) and "The Lady in Red" (1935).
Dixon is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He died in Bronxville, New York.
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In a way the VF-11B is the little valk that could.. it's the underdog, and I always have a soft spot for the underdog.
I always liked the design of this battroid, and I actually liked the early Yamato 1/72 valkyrie, despite the QC issues. I just thought it was a great design that didn't get enough love - until now that is.
The VF-11B is the third entry into the GNU-DOU line and it keeps up the fantastic quality of the previous releases. The paint detail is crisp, the molding sharp, and there is not a screw hole in sight. Accessories are sparse with only a few variant hands and a gun, but really, that's all it needs.
The gun seems a bit big for the figure but it looks damn cool. There is also a shield that pops into the arm with a ball joint.
I'm not sure what the exact makeup of the materials here is, but it seems that the body and limbs are made of ABS while the jointwork is made out of POM.
In addition to the awesome articulation, the VF-11B has a moveable antenna, and moveable wings.
......actually I don't like her too much.
Personally, I think it's best not to judge the toy lines, but rather each toy seperately. I find that too much brand loyalry can blind you to excellent toys another company puts out.
Besides, there are so few GNU-DOU figures out as opposed to Revoltech you wouldn't be able to make a good comparison.
I wish Yamato would include some stands, even simple ones would be nice. Paying about 30 bucks for it, so a stand wouldn't be too much to ask.
Bandai has Gundam by the BALLS. If you want a really high quality gundam toy get a EMSIA.
Is EMSiA a typo,or does the "E" stand for something I'm not aware of? Are they better figures than the usual MSiA?
It's like MSiA, but better.
are the articulation of (EMSiA) like the revoltechs? or are they just good?
Dude, you have no idea how nice EMSIA's are.
1. They have amazing articulation.
3. No bare plastic (except maybe on joints) everything is painted.
My personal favorite part of the line is the ankles. These ankles can almost always be level with the ground.
Wow never thought they were that good! Just saw one in utube,Man must buy one! Thanks for the info Viokni!!!
I own a Revoltech EVA-01, it has nice detail and accessories but is very small for the price and annoying to pose. From all the Revoltech products I have seen these GNU-DOU figures look miles better. All Yamato need to do now is produce a 1/60 version for the rest of their Macross Plus line.
Weird, I bought one of these back in 2002, must have been an older version, and it broke at the hip. I still think I got the parts somewhere. Luckily, I only paid a little over $20 for it.


This is another page from my Visual Journal where I have drawn different flowers all using Blanket or Buttonhole stitch. I've taken care to draw the direction of the stitches so that they best represent each flower or leaf. These drawings are to remind me of simple, quick and easy, floral designs to include on crazy quilt blocks, especially when they are part of a Doing Your Own Block swap. I love using simple Blanket Stitches close together to form a solid mass or else separated by tiny spaces to give a more representational view of a petal or leaf. This form of stitchery was very popular in the early 1900s even if sometimes the colours were a bit bright and off-putting. There is no need to strictly adhere to the colours of nature with crazy quilting so it's a great way to be really creative.
Hi Isabelle, thanks for your comments. My head is full of ideas which tend to go away if I don't put them on paper. Keep watching because I'll be putting more drawings on as I do them. Glad they are of use to you.
Hi Vivienne, I have just discovered your blog via somebody else's blog (they go on ad infinitum - is that the phrase?). Anyway, I am new to blogging, but have started my own, simply to enable me to comment on other blogs! My friend Sharlee introduced me to it, and said how many fascinating things she had found, and now I have found them too. If you have a minute to check my blog, you will see that I collect antique linen, and also do some embroidery. I just love the old doilies and cloths where button hole stitch has been used to create flowers, so your sketches greatly appealed to me. I have many UFOs that didn't come with instructions when I found them, so I tend to stumble through my own interpretation of stitches and colours, and sometimes it just does not look right. But as Isabelle is doing, I am going to try to save your sketches for future reference.


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Posts tagged 'UN Model Double Taxation Convention'
U.N. Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters: update
http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/tax/
The U.N. Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (U.N. Committee ) is responsible for drafting the U.N. model tax treaty and the Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries. The U.N. Committee's work on international tax and transfer pricing developments should be watched closely by the international tax community. Additionally, developments on important topics should be compared with that of the OECD, including its Revised Draft on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles (03 August post), White Paper on Transfer Pricing Documentation (31 July post) and the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan (19 July post).
The attached link provides reference to its provisional agenda for the 21-25 October 2013 session, the appointment of 25 members to the U.N. Committee for a 4-year term expiring on 30 June 3017 and the U.N. Model Double Taxation Convention.
The 9th session of the U.N. Committee will address U.N. Model Tax Convention issues, including the following:
Article 4 (Resident): Application of treaty rules to hybrid entities
Article 5 (PE), including international VAT cases
Article 7 (Business Profits): Force of attraction principles
Article 9 (Associated Enterprises): Commentary update
Article 26 (Exchange of information)
Other topics, including provision on taxation of fees for technical services, issues for the next update of The Practical Transfer Pricing Manual for Developing Countries, and The Manual for Negotiation of Bilateral Tax Treaties between Developed and Developing Countries.
The 25 members were appointed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and will act in their personal capacity. A detailed biography of each member is included in the press release; a listing of their name and current position is provided herein for quick reference.
Mr. Khalid Abdulrahman Almuftah, Deputy Director, Revenues and Tax Dept., Ministry of Economy and Finance, Qatar
Mr. Mohammed Amine Baina, Chief, Division for International Cooperation, Dept. of Taxation, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco
Ms. Bernadette May Evelyn Butler, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Bahamas
Mr. Andrew Dawson, Head, Tax Treaty Team, HMRC, UK
Mr. El Hadj Ibrahima Diop, Director of Legislation and Litigation Studies, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Senegal
Mr. Johan Cornelius de la Rey, Legal Officer, Legal and Policy Division, South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Ms. Noor Azian Abdul Hamid, Director, Multinational Tax Dept., Inland Revenue Board (IRBM), Malaysia
Ms. Liselott Kana, Head, Dept. of International Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Chile
Mr. Toshiyuki Kemmochi, Director, Mutual Agreement Procedures, National Tax Agency, Japan
Mr. Cezary Krysiak, Director, Tax Policy Dept., Ministry of Finance, Poland
Mr. Armando Lara Yaffar, Director General, Int'l Affairs, Dept. of Revenue, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico
Mr. Wolfgang Karl Albert Lasars, Director, International Tax Section, Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Mr. Tizhong Liao, Deputy Director General of Tax Treaty, Dept. of International Taxation, State Administration of Taxation, China
Mr. Henry John Louie, Deputy to the Int'l Tax Counsel (Treaty Affairs), U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Mr. Enrico Martino, Head, International Relations, Dept. of Finance, Ministry of the Economy and Finance, Italy
Mr. Eric Nii Yarboi Mensah, Chief Tax Treaty Negotiator, Ghana Double Tax Treaty Convention Team
Mr. Ignatius Kawaza Mvula, Assistant Director, Zambia Revenue Authority
Ms. Carmel Peters, Policy Manager, Inland Revenue, New Zealand
Mr. Jorge Antonio Deher Rachid, Tax and Customs, Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Satit Rungkasiri, Director General, Revenue Dept., Ministry of Finance, Thailand
Ms. Pragya S. Saksena, Joint Secretary, Tax Policy and Legislation, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Dept. of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, India
Mr. Christoph Schelling, Head, Division for International Tax Affairs, State Secretariat for Int'l Financial Matters, Swiss Federal Dept. of Finance
Mr. Stig B. Sollund, Director General and Head of Tax Law Dept., Ministry of Finance, Norway
Ms. Ingela Willfors, Director, Int'l Tax Dept., Ministry of Finance, Sweden
Mr. Ulvi Yusifov, Head, Int'l Treaties Division, Int'l Relations Dept., Ministry of Taxes, Azerbaijan
It will be interesting to observe the interaction of new U.N. Committee members, and most importantly the initiatives addressed against the backdrop of the OECD's recent developments.
NZ Official Appointed to UN Tax Committee (national.org.nz)
OECD / UN, Tax Risk Management, Transfer Pricing
BEPS Action Plan
Practical Transfer Pricing Manual for Developing Countries
Tax treaties
UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
UN Model Double Taxation Convention


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Okay, I'm having a battery drain problem or this player is guzzling power at high rates.
I'm on firmware v2.4.56 and playing FLACs at volume 45. I've charged the battery with my Samsung smartphone charger to get a faster charge.
It takes about 1 hour to get 70% then 1 more hour for 100%. Charging though my computer takes betweek 7 and 8 hours.
I'm now on my second album and have played music for about 1 hr 45 minutes.
The charge is now down to 73%.
The battery is supposed to give me at least 10 hrs of FLAC playback according to all reviews I've read.
If this goes on, I'll only be able to play music for max 7 hours per charge.
I'm listening to both earphones (1more Triple Driver and AKG N40) and PSB M4U 1 so they aren't power hungry phones.
My battery is draining just a little bit better, but I am using the coax out, so no DAC or amp use...still fast draining battery.
I suggest contacting @Paul - iBasso on this issue.
He may be able to suggest something.
DX 120 has good battery life in general & as long as you use any recommended charger, 12 V, 9 V / 1.5 A quick chargers or 5 V USB charging, there should be no issue & only take 2 hours.
If you have another mains USB charger which supports any of the above, I would suggest using only that instead of the Samsung charger.
On occasion, Samsung chargers do have minor charging issues though that is more with phones than any other devices.
What quality & size are your flac files as unless they are unnecessarily large then it shouldn't drain your battery this way.
Just got a new iBasso SX120. Charged it for about 3 hours via USB on my iMac. It got warm. But the darn thing will not turn on!
Disregard. I wasn't holding the power button long enough.
I was going to ask if you were holding down the power button long enough but I see you have found the solution. Please enjoy the music!
Just wondering. My new iBasso DX120 is running firmware V2.1.20. There are no problems. Is it safe to and should I upgrade to the latest version?
I'm playing Level 5 FLACs which is 925 kbps. Nothing extraordinary. All 16 bit. I've gone through one more charge using the Samsung phone charger (5V 1.55A) and I get exactly 6 hrs 44 minutes of playtime.
I'll use the computer to charge the player overnight and check how long that charge will last. It shouldn't be different but I'm going to try.
Anyway, Paul, since you replied to the thread just yesterday, what do you have to say about the issue? Is it firmware related? Should I try an earlier firmware? I do have a fair amount of flac+cue albums and the gapless play doesn't work well with this firmware (v2.4.56).
I'm thankful for any comment.
Pretty interested in this device, I have a pair of Hidizs seeds and am looking into the tin audio T3s, how would these go with the dx120. I'd be coming from an ap80 that even though mostly good, has been a let down in some instances, like with it's noisy DSD.
I can recommend this dap, I had the opus 1s, but it had battery issue so I had to return it. I got this dx120, I've been playing mp3 to dsd files no problem. pretty good battery life. The sound is great ui seem easy to play with. And also ibasso has very customer service and Paul is watching this thread so if you have problems he takes care of you. I also had dx50 before So I love the ibasso sound signature.
What headphones/IEMS do you use?
Sonically, the dx120 is compared to Opus # 1S?
Sonically, Opus 1s has more power, therefore, it gives fantastic sound. Also, 1s has dual dac chip, so helps sound more clear and huge sound presentation (to me).
I use campfire comet (everyday use) also JH audio Roxanne (1st gen) CIEM, and JH16 pre-freq.
You mention a different sound signature with the dx120. How is that signature?
you can custom your sound signature. dx120 has reference mode, original mode, traditional mode, classical mode. Those have a different sound signature.
I don't know this help. You can go back to pages and read ppl's response.
I don't know this help.


Awtry EH, Colucci WS. Awtry E.H., Colucci W.S. Awtry, Eric H., and Wilson S. Colucci.CARDIAC MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASE. In: Loscalzo J. Loscalzo J Ed. Joseph Loscalzo.eds. Harrison's Cardiovascular Medicine, 2e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; . http://accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1806&sectionid=128524107. Accessed April 19, 2019.
Awtry EH, Colucci WS. Awtry E.H., Colucci W.S. Awtry, Eric H., and Wilson S. Colucci.. "CARDIAC MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASE." Harrison's Cardiovascular Medicine, 2e Loscalzo J. Loscalzo J Ed. Joseph Loscalzo. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, , http://accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1806&sectionid=128524107.
The common systemic disorders that have associated cardiac manifestations are summarized in Table 24-1.
Diabetes mellitus, both insulin- and non-insulin-dependent, is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD; Chap. 30) and accounts for 14–50% of new cases of cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, CAD is the most common cause of death in adults with diabetes mellitus. In the diabetic population the incidence of CAD relates to the duration of diabetes and the level of glycemic control, and its pathogenesis involves endothelial dysfunction, increased lipoprotein peroxidation, increased inflammation, a prothrombotic state, and associated metabolic abnormalities.
Diabetic patients are more likely to have a myocardial infarction, have a greater burden of CAD, have larger infarct size, and have more postinfarct complications, including heart failure, shock, and death, than are nondiabetics. Importantly, diabetic patients are more likely to have atypical ischemic symptoms; nausea, dyspnea, pulmonary edema, arrhythmias, heart block, or syncope may be their anginal equivalent. Additionally, "silent ischemia," resulting from autonomic nervous system dysfunction, is more common in diabetic patients, accounting for up to 90% of their ischemic episodes. Thus, one must have a low threshold for suspecting CAD in diabetic patients. The treatment of diabetic patients with CAD must include aggressive risk factor management. Pharmacologic therapy and revascularization are similar in diabetic patients and nondiabetics except that diabetic patients have higher morbidity and mortality rates associated with revascularization, have an increased risk of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and probably have improved survival when treated with surgical bypass compared with PCI for multivessel CAD.


We applied recently developed information theory methods [1, 2] to the analysis of cortical responses in a large-scale computational model of cat primary visual cortex . These methods quantify the information conveyed by spikes and by local field potentials (LFPs) in a very general way, without ad hoc assumptions about precisely which stimulus features (orientation, direction, etc.) drive the neuronal response. The phase-of-firing information is the extra information obtained by labeling spikes with the value of the LFP phase . In order to gain insight into the information-processing properties of laminar cortical microcircuits, we calculated the spike count information conveyed by firing rates and the phase-of-firing information conveyed by LFPs for each layer of primary visual cortex.
We found that there is substantially more information in the phase code compared with the spike rate alone for low LFP frequencies (< 30 Hz). Figure 1 shows that the information gain for the phase code may reach 80 % in Layer 2/3, while in Layer 4 it reaches only 40 %, compared to the spike count code. These data support the hypothesis that the thalamo-cortical layers, which receive direct sensory input, may rely more on spikes to convey the information, while the cortico-cortical layers with strong recurrent connectivity may use the phase code and LFP signals for information coding.
The phase-of-firing information as function of the considered LFP frequency (computed up to 300 Hz). The circles denote the information gain by the phase-of-firing code compared to the spike count code for Layer 4 (A) and for Layer 2/3 (B).
This work was supported by EPSRC research grant (Ref. EP/C010841/1).


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Radhames Liz on Why He Chose the Pirates, Changes to His Game, and Jung-Ho Kang
Radhames Liz was in mini camp today at Pirate City, giving him his first day of work in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization. The right-hander met with the media after the day's workouts, and discussed what led to him signing with Pittsburgh.
The rumors surrounding Liz were drawn out, with initial reports saying that he had agreed to a two-year deal worth $3 M. Liz said that he didn't have any two-year offers from the Pirates, but that he had an offer from Japan for that amount. The Japan offer was rumored at the time, and it seems likely that the rumors out of Korea and the Dominican Republic talking about a two-year deal were mixing up where each deal was coming from. Liz eventually signed a one-year deal for $1 M.
He said that there was a lot of interest in him, and that he eventually chose the Pirates after talking with Stolmy Pimentel, and one of his good friends, Daniel Cabrera, who was with the Pirates organization in 2012. Liz also said that his conversation with Neal Huntington helped convince him to sign.
"I liked the way he talked to me," Liz said of the conversation. "I liked what he told me. He convinced me to choose the team."
There was also a delay in signing Liz. His Dominican team announced an agreement a few weeks before he officially signed. He reportedly flew to Pittsburgh a few weeks before signing. There were rumors that the hold up was due to problems with his physical, although Liz denied that, saying that he had no physical issues. He did mention that he had a knee injury last year with the Blue Jays, but that he's over that now.
One of the notable things about Liz, prior to his signing, was his fastball. He was routinely hitting 95 MPH in the Dominican, showing off the heat that made him one of the top prospects in the game back in 2008.
"It [was] never gone," Liz said of his fastball. "It's always been there. I was just out of the United States for a couple of years."
The big issue in the past was a lack of control. He did a better job of that this off-season, but it remains to be seen if he can repeat that success this time in the majors.
"I really believe I changed a lot. I changed the way to think pitching," Liz said on what has been different for him. "My stuff is still there, better control. Stronger mentally. Knowing what to do in certain situations. Things like that make me a better pitcher."
Liz is likely to take a spot in the Pirates' bullpen, and the odds of him being a starter are slim. He said that he prefers to start, but is preparing for anything. The bullpen role might be best to ease him back in the majors, especially since all of the high pressure roles are taken, leaving him with a low pressure situation to deal with in his return.
The Pirates recently won the bidding for Korean infielder Jung-Ho Kang, and a report came out today that they have agreed to a deal with him. Liz faced Kang while he was playing in Korea, and talked about the infielder's hitting skills.
"He's a pretty good hitter," Liz said. "He's the type of guy you have to [not] leave the ball in one place. He can hit the breaking pitch and he can hit the fastball too."
As for whether Kang can make the jump to the U.S. and carry his hitting over, the answer from Liz was simple.
"If he doesn't change anything, I think he'll be alright."
Jung-Ho Kang, Radhames Liz
Carl Lamb
This guy is terrible he's never had an era under 6.00 and never won more than he's lost
NorCalBuc
hahahhaaaa; I remember much of that sentiment was said about Grilli, Hanrahan, Melancon, Liriano, Russell Martin, AJ, Volquez, and so on. hee-heee
I never did like the term that people have used regarding the Pirates and their off season moves since NH has taken over. That term being "dumpster diving". I believe that they have a strategy built on a philosophy that looks at value based upon certain components a player possesses. They players are at times undervalued or not valued at all by mainstream reporting. I am excited to see both these players in Pittsburgh this year along with that 38 year old pitcher that captured our attention the previous two seasons.
WW: It is only "dumpster diving" until you prove that you and your scouting workforce have made some very adept moves over the years. NH and the Pirates have proved that beyond a doubt and continue to identify talent that is presently hidden and needs a little nudge to make it productive. AJ Burnett, Russell Martin, and Edinson Volquez are proof positive. Check the bonus numbers for Polanco and Hanson and you will see that nobody else saw much in these two kids, then throw in a little Tyler Glasnow, Cole Tucker, Adrian Sampson, Chad Kuhl and a host of others. The Pirate FO has earned credibility, and the comments by Liz about why he signed with the Pirates is loaded with references to taking a chance on breaking out with a team that has established a precedent.
Just to balance this discussion out a bit…Burnett, Martin, and Volquez were all quality players before coming to Pittsburgh – its just that they all had down years before getting here so we got them on the cheap (relatively). Obviously, all three of these guys turned their career around in Pittsburgh – so the Pirates can rightfully claim some responsibility for that, along with the players themselves. On the other hand, similar success as not experienced with Ike Davis, Gabby Sanchez, or Frieri.
As for all the prospects named above, they all have great potential, but its just potential at this point. If Liz and Holdzkum are both quality significant contributors to the Pirates bullpen in 2015, I will be convinced that maybe the Pirates do have a knack with reclamation projects.
Actually during the years of the Cam Bonifay and especially the David Littlefield regimes, they did nothing but dumpster diving, and they sucked at it. Things are fully different now with Huntington and his staff.
Indeed monsoon, it's amazing how two people can do the same thing and come up with two different results. That's what makes life (and in this case baseball) great.
C.Feb
I'd call it more "bottom fed"… Dumpster diving is a choice… Bottom feeders do so by nature…I don't necessarily see it as negative connotation… It is only negative if it fails… We are like catfish…. an evolutionary marvel. Not just surviving but thriving in our niche.
I saw the video of Liz pitching to Kang and I also saw the ball sail over the left field fence.
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I loved that last sentence.


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I just don't understand why they made the Battlefield 1 reveal trailer so damn good, and make this one so utterly terrible. - No epic music - Nothing big and exciting was shown. Just scripted gameplay with some cinematic cut scenes (Battlefield 1 trailer had the zeppelin, the train and the 20-something horses running in the sand etc.) - BF1's trailer definitely benifited from the jump cuts. This trailer basically had none, making it somewhat boring to watch (for me atleast) - Almost nothing excited me with this trailer, besides some cool gameplay mechanics. JackFrags uploaded a video on his YouTube channel right after the game had been revealed, explaining a lot of the features that will be in the game. I'm actually really happy that they've chosen to have more strategic and team focused gameplay. That's what Battlefield needed. Just sad that they chose to make this kind of trailer, that a lot of people are going to judge the game out of. woohoo for no premium pass though EDIT: found out that the guy who made the previous Battlefield trailers left DICE in 2016 after Battlefield 1.
How much for 2 scoops of strawberry ice cream?
Help towards getting custom props and textures made, but also In-Depth feedback on the layout and gameplay of the map.


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Neuromuscular Skeletal conditions are common in all of us. We can all experience sprains, strains and pain that just won't go away resulting from repetitive strains in our work place or from trauma in our everyday lives. Pain and inflammation are things we have grown to accept as something we probably will just have to live with. Medical practitioners across North America have discovered a modern medical technology that heals injuries safely and effectively on a cellular level. Welcome to the age of laser energy therapy!
Depending on the severity of the injury, you can return to an active lifestyle pain-free within a few weeks versus months or years of life altering pain.
At Intelligent Chiropractic we specifically use the multi-radiance TerraQuant T Q Solo laser system which can penetrate up to 4 inches into tissue, to promote cellular regeneration at the source of injury.
Laser treatments also regenerate immune cells (lymphocytes). The lymphatic system carries these lymphocytes to the injured area where they excrete bio-energy used to destroy infection. When the laser empowers the lymphocytes, each cell releases more bio-energy making it a better combatant.
The result is a reduction in pain, inflammation reduction, increased stimulation of connective tissue (granulation tissue) and increased capillary production (angiogenesis) leading to improved blood flow during proliferation.
Cold Laser Therapy has been shown to help with the effects of significant trauma. Research suggests that injuries such as whiplash (9, 10) and fractures (11) have healed faster and more complete with the help of cold laser.
1) In situ analysis of DNA damage response and repair using laser microirradiation.
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2) Rapid increase in plasma membrane chloride permeability during wound resealing in starfish oocytes.
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3) Effect of low-level laser therapy on the expression of inflammatory mediators and on neutrophils and macrophages in acute joint inflammation.
Arthritis Research and Therapy 2013; 15(5):R116.
4) Effect of low-level laser therapy on the expression of inflammatory mediators and on neutrophils and macrophages in acute joint inflammation.
5) Efficacy of low-level laser therapy in the management of pain, facial swelling, and postoperative trismus after a lower third molar extraction. A preliminary study.
6) Low-Level Laser Therapy Facilitates Superdicial Wound healing in humans: a triple blind, sham controlled study.
7) Improves exercise by reducing muscle fatigue. Effects of pre- or post-exercise low-level laser therapy (830 nm) on skeletal muscle fatigue and biochemical markers of recovery in humans.
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery 2014 Feb 23;32(2):106-12.
8) Effect of phototherapy on delayed onset muscle soreness.
Douris P, Southard V, Ferrigi R, Grauer J, Katz D, Nascimento C, Podbielski P.
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10) Adjuvant laser acupuncture in the treatment of whiplash injuries: a prospective, randomized placebo-controlled trial.
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