There are not many out there who have not considered the amazing possibilities offered through starting your own home business enterprise. You can become your own boss, and work when you want. Making this dream a reality is tough, but it can be accomplished. Read on to find out how.
Before starting to sell your products, it is important to research the appropriate price range. Set your prices based off competitor evaluations so you can be competitive in your offering. Do not speak badly about your competitors, just make yourself look good!
Keep costs down when starting a work from home business. Choosing to base your operations at home will eliminate your need to pay rent for office space. Keep that money-saving trend going by buying only supplies you actually need. If you keep your expenses in a budget, you will be able to keep your products cheap.
TIP! Join online forums that focus on home based businesses. You can easily find many reputable sites from a simple Google search.
Always back up important business documents using a removable storage device. This may cost you lots of money and prevent you from paying taxes properly. Mozy is an excellent backup option.
When starting up a home business enterprise, be certain to calculate the start up costs. Although having a home based business may cost less than a traditional business, there are still expenses involved. Do not waste money by not knowing what you need.
If you can?t think of what you could possibly market from your home business, ponder items that would be useful in your own life. Finding a specific need that is not yet being met is key to a successful business. The higher the chance that you could use an item or service, the higher the chance others could use that item or service too.
TIP! Differentiate between using social media techniques to effectively market your business and socializing; you could waste a lot of valuable time if you engage in the latter. Social media outlets such as Facebook are distracting and can entice you to waste a large amount of your time that you could be using to market your products.
As you can see, it will require a little bit of work and dedication to make the jump. If you can manage to pull through and stick to the plan, you will be able to accurately represent your dream in the company?s image and create something that is long-lasting and profitable over the years.
Palestinian refugee women chant slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in front the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012. The Palestinians will request to upgrade their status on November 29. The status could add weight to Palestinian claims for a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan.. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Palestinian refugee women chant slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in front the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012. The Palestinians will request to upgrade their status on November 29. The status could add weight to Palestinian claims for a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan.. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Powerball numbers are chosen in the drawing at the Florida Lottery on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Tallahassee, Fla. The numbers drawn in the $579.9-million game were: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
Angels decorations frame the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree after it was lit during the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHAT PALESTINIANS ARE POISED TO GAIN FROM THE UN
Today's vote on recognizing a Palestinian state could give them leverage in future border talks with Israel.
2. RUSH TOWARD 'FISCAL CLIFF' SLOWS A BIT
The White House and a key Democrat hint at concessions on taxes and cuts, while more Republicans seem ready to give ground.
3. WHO ARE THE NEW MILLIONAIRES
Powerball officials say winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Arizona to split the $579.9 million jackpot.
4. RULING EXPECTED IN CONCORDE CRASH APPEAL
A French appeals court is set to decide today whether to uphold a manslaughter conviction against Continental Airlines for the fiery crash in which 113 were killed.
5. IN EGYPT, FEARS OF A 'SECOND REVOLUTION'
President Morsi faces an unprecedented strike by the courts and massive opposition protests after his decrees placing him above oversight of any kind.
6. OBAMA TO ROMNEY: LET'S DO LUNCH
The political rivals will break bread today at the White House. It'll be their first meeting since the election.
7. HOW A BILL COULD IMPACT POLICE SEARCHES OF EMAILS
The proposed law being considered by a Senate committee today requires authorities to get a warrant before accessing private information.
8. DOZENS OF MONKS HURT AT MYANMAR MINE PROTEST
Security forces used water cannons on the spiritual devotees just hours before opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was to visit the area.
9. WHY GOTHAM'S GLOWING A BIT BRIGHTER
Some 30,000 bulbs festooning the 80-foot Christmas tree in NYC's Rockefeller Center are now beaming forth.
10. LINDSAY LOHAN ARRESTED IN NYC
In her latest run-in with the law, police say the actress hit a woman during an argument at a nightclub.
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Dec. 30, 2011: For thousands of years, permafrost has trapped Siberia's carbon-rich soil, a compost of Ice Age plant and animal remains. But global warming is melting the permafrost and exposing the soil, causing highly flammable methane to seep out. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.
By Miguel Llanos, NBC News
All the back and forth over climate change negotiations hasn't dealt with a looming problem: melting permafrost could account for more than a third of all warming emissions by 2100, experts warned Tuesday, and yet nations haven't factored it into reduction targets.
"Permafrost is one of the keys to the planet?s future because it contains large stores of frozen organic matter that, if thawed and released into the atmosphere, would amplify current global warming," U.N. Environment Program Director Achim Steiner said in announcing the report by top permafrost scientists.
"Continuing to ignore the challenges of warming permafrost" is not an option, he added.
The report was released as nations gather in Doha, Qatar, this week for the latest round of climate treaty talks that aim to limit warming by the year 2100 to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial temperatures.
"Permafrost has begun to thaw," lead author Kevin Schaefer, a researcher at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado-Boulder, told a news conference in Doha.
"Permafrost emissions could ultimately account for up to 39 percent of total (greenhouse gas) emissions," he warned.?"This must be factored into treaty negotiations ...?or we risk overshooting the 2 degrees Celsius maximum warming target."
Permafrost, defined as ground that stays frozen for at least two years in a row, stores vast quantities of carbon dioxide and methane, both gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect warming the Earth.
United Nations Environment Program
This map shows one scenario of permafrost melt using climate models. The scenario shows a nearly 59 percent loss in near-surface permafrost by 2100.
Widespread thaw would create a vicious circle, since the release of more CO2 and methane would trap more heat in the air and in turn accelerate the melting. That, in turn,?could bring an irreversible, runaway effect.?
The experts predicted an irreversible loss of between 30 and 85 percent of permafrost near the surface. That was based on a forecast of Arctic temperatures rising by 6 degrees C (10.8 F) through 2100.
The permafrost report follows reports by the World Bank and the U.N. Environment Program warning?that rising world greenhouse gas emissions, even without permafrost contributions, were on track to push up temperatures well beyond 2 degrees C by 2100.?
At Doha, nations are negotiating around extending the Kyoto Protocol ? a legally-binding emissions cap that expires this year.?
Many rich countries such as Japan, Russia and Canada have refused to endorse an extension and want a completely new treaty. The United States was the lone industrialized country not to join the original pact in 1997 because it did not include other big emitters like China.?
The frozen ground that covers the top of the world has been thawing rapidly over the last three decades. But there is cause for concern beyond the far north, because the carbon released from thawing permafrost could raise global temeratures even higher. NBC's Anne Thompson reports for "Changing Planet," produced by NBC Learn in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
Japan insists it would be better to focus on a new treaty by 2015.
"Only developed countries are legally bound by the Kyoto Protocol and their emissions are only 26 percent," Masahiko Horie, speaking for the Japanese delegation, said in Doha. "If we continue the same, only one quarter of the world is legally bound and three quarters of countries are not bound at all."
Related story: Rich-poor split persists at climate talks
But developing countries like Brazil are warning that it will be difficult for poor nations to do their part if they continue watching industrialized nations shy away from legally-binding pacts like Kyoto.?
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2012) ? Picture two charged particles in a vacuum. Thanks to laws of elementary electrostatics, we can easily calculate the force these particles exert upon one another, and therefore predict their movements.
Submerge those particles in a simple medium -- say, water -- and the calculation grows more complex. The charged particles' movements influence the water, which in turn may slow, speed, or otherwise alter the particles' paths. In this environment a prediction must also consider the water's reaction, or its dielectric response.
But in real biological and material systems, media are also complex: plant cells and blood cells, for instance, are made up of several media and may be oddly shaped. This heterogeneity has made predicting the movement of charged particles in complex environments extremely challenging for theoretical physicists.
Now researchers at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering have developed a model that can predict the reactions of charged particles in any media. Their computational discovery, which takes cues from nature, could find applications in biology, medicine, and synthetic materials research.
The model is the culmination of seven years of work by Monica Olvera de la Cruz, Lawyer Taylor Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering, with partners from Arizona State University.
Creating molecular simulations in heterogeneous media requires two steps: measuring the effects of the medium's dielectric response on the charged particles and measuring the effects of the charged particles on the medium's dielectric response. In previous attempts at such simulations, models treated the two calculations separately, completing one set of calculations before turning to the next. This process required solving a differential equation that governs the motion of the charged particles -- namely, the Poisson equation -- at each step of the simulation.
The Northwestern researchers have developed a new, faster way that avoids the Poisson equation entirely. Using insight gleamed from nature, they have reframed the electrostatic problem as an energy-minimizing problem.
"Nature doesn't wait to figure out the response of the medium in order to move the charged particles, nor does it wait to position the particles before determining the response of the medium," said Olvera de la Cruz. "The dielectric response and the motion of the charged particles are inherently coupled, and our model mirrors that."
The researchers formulated a new function that gives the correct response of the medium and produces the true energy of the charged particles. This enabled them to update the position of the charged particles and the medium's response in the same simulation time step. Within this theoretical framework and simulation design, they were able to attack problems that were previously intractable.
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CAIRO -- A U.S.-based Egyptian-American said to be behind the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" and six other Egyptian Christians were sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Cairo Wednesday.
The film, which insulted the prophet Muhammad, sparked violent protests and attacks on U.S. embassies across the Middle East when it was released in September.?Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in what is now accepted as a terrorist attack during a protest at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
"The seven accused persons were convicted of insulting the Islamic religion through participating in producing and offering a movie that insults Islam and its prophet,'' Egyptian Judge Saif al-Nasr Soliman said Wednesday.
Protests ignited by a controversial film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad spread throughout Muslim world.
Hezbollah chief makes rare appearance, leads calls for protests over video
Those convicted included "Eli Basily," also known as "Nicola Basily," the court said.
A prosecution lawyer told NBC News that this referred to the man said by U.S. federal authorities to have been behind the film. He has been named in a U.S. court as Mark Basseley Youssef, a 55-year-old Coptic Christian.
The charges in Egypt included "intentionally committing acts to harm the unity of the country and peace of its land;" "calling to divide the country into small states on a sectarian basis and harming national unity;" and "using religion to promote extremist ideas resulting in religious division and disrespect [of] heavenly religion."
Any defendants convicted?in absentia?of a capital punishment crime in Egypt are granted an automatic appeal and thus a retrial upon returning to Egypt.
Florida pastor accused Terry Jones, the controversial Florida pastor, is also facing charges in Egypt over the film.?
The prosecution lawyer told NBC News that the case against Jones -- known for encouraging people to burn the Quran -- would be heard on Dec. 29.
Pastor may not recognize lasting impact of Quran-burning plan
Earlier this month, Youssef was?sentenced to a year in prison?in California for violating the terms of his probation stemming from a 2010 bank fraud conviction.?
However, none of the violations had to do with the content of "Innocence of Muslims."
The crude, low-budget video, produced privately in California, lasted just 13 minutes. It?portrayed the prophet Muhammad?as a religious fraud, pedophile and womanizer.?
Cast members have said they were misled into appearing in a film they believed was an adventure drama called "Desert Warrior."?
Actress sues, says she was fooled into acting in anti-Muslim movie
U.S. federal authorities have not said whether Youssef was the person who posted the film online.?Youssef wasn't supposed to use any name other than his true legal name without the prior written approval of his probation officer.
Several names have been associated with Youssef since the film trailer surfaced, including Sam Bacile and Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. Bacile was the name attached to the YouTube account that posted the video.?
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church did not issue an official comment on the Egyptian court's ruling, Reuters reported.?
"The church denounced the movie, which it has nothing to do with. As for today's case, it is a court ruling and the church does not comment on court decisions," a church source, who asked not to be named, told the wire service.
Christians make up around 10 percent of Egypt's 83 million people and many complain of discrimination in work and treatment.?
NBC's Charlene Gubash and Ayman Mohyeldin, Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama said Wednesday he believes that members of both parties can reach a ??framework?? on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas, making his case with a mix of optimism and pressure on congressional Republicans to keep tax rates from rising on the middle class.
Obama, pushing ahead with his campaign to increase revenue by hiking taxes on wealthier Americans, was joined by about a dozen middle-class Americans at a White House event in the midst of negotiation on how to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff at year?s end when across-the-board tax hikes and steep spending cuts kick in.
??I am ready and able and willing and excited to go ahead and get this issue resolved in bipartisan fashion so that American families, American businesses have some certainty going into next year,?? Obama said.
He took special note of reports that some Republicans have expressed a willingness to extend the current expiring tax rates for households earning less than $250,000. Conservative Oklahoma GOP Rep. Tom Cole told GOP colleagues in a private meeting on Tuesday that it?s better to extend tax cuts for 98 percent of taxpayers than engage in a prolonged fight that risks increasing taxes on everyone. Cole is a longtime GOP loyalist and a confidant of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
??I'm glad to see, if you've been reading the papers lately, that more and more Republicans in Congress seem to be agreeing with this idea that we should have a balanced approach,?? Obama said, noting that the Senate has already passed legislation to extend current rates to those middle class taxpayers.
??The Democrats in the House are ready to vote for that same bill today,?? he said. ??If we can get a few House Republicans to agree as well, I'll sign this bill as soon as Congress sends it my way. I've got to repeat: I've got a pen. I'm ready to sign it.??
He made an appeal to the public to pressure Congress, arguing that similar efforts late last year to extend a payroll tax cut resulted in congressional passage.
??When the American people speak loudly enough, lo and behold, Congress listens,?? he said.
While expressing confidence that he and Congress could strike a bargain for a ??framework in the coming weeks,??
Obama says we need to ??approach this problem with the middle-class in mind.??
The president is urging the public to pressure Congress through social media, pointing to (hastag)My2K on Twitter ? a reference to the estimated $2,200 tax increase a typical middle-class family of four would see if the Bush tax cuts expire.
The president is also meeting with corporate executives at the White House on Wednesday and then traveling to Pennsylvania on Friday to push for upper income bracket earners to pay higher tax rates. It?s part of a campaign to pressure Republicans in Congress to support raising taxes on the wealthy.
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Studies from 2012 Quality Care Symposium highlight findings in improving quality of cancer carePublic release date: 28-Nov-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Aaron Tallent Aaron.Tallent@asco.org 619-358-6782 American Society of Clinical Oncology
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Five additional studies to be presented at the 2012 Quality Care Symposium provide insight on how oncology practices can improve the quality of care they provide. The Symposium will take place November 30 December 1, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.
Note to Media: Statements from ASCO Communications Committee Member, Jyoti Patel, MD, can be cited throughout can be used in part or in their entirety.
Abstract #69
Rates of diagnostic imaging in long-term survivors of young adult malignancies
Corinne Daly, BSc, MSc
Institute of Medical Science
University of Toronto
Toronto
Oral Abstract Session A
Friday, November 30, 2012, 10:50-11:00 AM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"For the past several years, clinical practice guidelines have recommended decreasing the amount of surveillance in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Unfortunately, we are still seeing overuse of diagnostic imaging, which is associated with increased anxiety about test results and unnecessary radiation exposure. To mitigate this problem, we are educating internists ,general physicians, and patients about overuse of scans."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
Abstract #73
Rational use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as determined by radiation oncologists in cooperation with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
Harvey J. Mamon, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston
Oral Abstract Session B
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 11:45-11:55 AM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"Many hospitals may be using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) unnecessarily. To maximize resources for both the physician and patient, we want to make sure that IMRT is used only when needed. This study provides a model that will help radiation oncologists decide when the use of IMRT is warranted."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
Abstract #285
Data-driven transformation to an oncology patient-centered medical home
John David Sprandio, MD
Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Drexel Hill, Penn.
General Session II: Models That Work: Integration across the Spectrum (Part I)
Friday, November 30, 2012, 2:10-2:30 PM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"There is an effort to get electronic medical records (EMRs) into every medical practice, but implementation of EMRs alone does not improve care. Having a patient-centered medical home, such as the one described in this study, would improve the quality of the EMR system as well as its use because it integrates data from specialists and tracks patient care against national guidelines."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
Abstract #287
Improving cancer care by linking community cancer center physicians to disease site-specific experts
Patricia H. Hardenbergh, MD
Shaw Regional Cancer Center
Vail Valley Medical Center
Edwards, Colo.
Oral Abstract Session B
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 12:05-12:15 PM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"The online technology described in this study enables community radiation oncologists to discuss cases and review radiation oncology treatment plans with a panel of experts. Those discussions are leading to changes in treatment decisions. In remote and underserved areas, being able to do a telemedicine consult instead of requiring a patient to travel to the practice for an assessment might be very helpful."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
This study is funded by the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Improving Cancer Care Grant, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Abstract #298
Short-term outcomes of implementation of computer-based breast cancer risk assessment program during screening mammography
Debra M. Ray, MD
Leon Hess Cancer Center and Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center at Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, N.J.
General Poster Session B
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 12:30-2:00 PM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion C
"High risk breast cancer screening is very time-consuming and expensive, so we want to make sure that we are targeting the appropriate patients. This study offers a computer-based model for identifying women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer at the point of care at the time of screening mammography. "
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
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Information for Media: www.asco.org/QCSpresskit
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Funding for this conference was made possible in part by a grant (1 R13 HS021377-01) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
About ASCO
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer. With more than 30,000 members, ASCO is committed to improving cancer care through scientific meetings, educational programs and peer-reviewed journals. ASCO is supported by its affiliate organization, the Conquer Cancer Foundation, which funds ground-breaking research and programs that make a tangible difference in the lives of people with cancer. For ASCO information and resources, visit www.asco.org. Patient-oriented cancer information is available at www.Cancer.Net.
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Studies from 2012 Quality Care Symposium highlight findings in improving quality of cancer carePublic release date: 28-Nov-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Aaron Tallent Aaron.Tallent@asco.org 619-358-6782 American Society of Clinical Oncology
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Five additional studies to be presented at the 2012 Quality Care Symposium provide insight on how oncology practices can improve the quality of care they provide. The Symposium will take place November 30 December 1, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.
Note to Media: Statements from ASCO Communications Committee Member, Jyoti Patel, MD, can be cited throughout can be used in part or in their entirety.
Abstract #69
Rates of diagnostic imaging in long-term survivors of young adult malignancies
Corinne Daly, BSc, MSc
Institute of Medical Science
University of Toronto
Toronto
Oral Abstract Session A
Friday, November 30, 2012, 10:50-11:00 AM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"For the past several years, clinical practice guidelines have recommended decreasing the amount of surveillance in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Unfortunately, we are still seeing overuse of diagnostic imaging, which is associated with increased anxiety about test results and unnecessary radiation exposure. To mitigate this problem, we are educating internists ,general physicians, and patients about overuse of scans."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
Abstract #73
Rational use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as determined by radiation oncologists in cooperation with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
Harvey J. Mamon, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston
Oral Abstract Session B
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 11:45-11:55 AM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"Many hospitals may be using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) unnecessarily. To maximize resources for both the physician and patient, we want to make sure that IMRT is used only when needed. This study provides a model that will help radiation oncologists decide when the use of IMRT is warranted."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
Abstract #285
Data-driven transformation to an oncology patient-centered medical home
John David Sprandio, MD
Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Drexel Hill, Penn.
General Session II: Models That Work: Integration across the Spectrum (Part I)
Friday, November 30, 2012, 2:10-2:30 PM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"There is an effort to get electronic medical records (EMRs) into every medical practice, but implementation of EMRs alone does not improve care. Having a patient-centered medical home, such as the one described in this study, would improve the quality of the EMR system as well as its use because it integrates data from specialists and tracks patient care against national guidelines."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
Abstract #287
Improving cancer care by linking community cancer center physicians to disease site-specific experts
Patricia H. Hardenbergh, MD
Shaw Regional Cancer Center
Vail Valley Medical Center
Edwards, Colo.
Oral Abstract Session B
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 12:05-12:15 PM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion B
"The online technology described in this study enables community radiation oncologists to discuss cases and review radiation oncology treatment plans with a panel of experts. Those discussions are leading to changes in treatment decisions. In remote and underserved areas, being able to do a telemedicine consult instead of requiring a patient to travel to the practice for an assessment might be very helpful."
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
This study is funded by the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Improving Cancer Care Grant, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Abstract #298
Short-term outcomes of implementation of computer-based breast cancer risk assessment program during screening mammography
Debra M. Ray, MD
Leon Hess Cancer Center and Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center at Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, N.J.
General Poster Session B
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 12:30-2:00 PM PST
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Douglas Pavilion C
"High risk breast cancer screening is very time-consuming and expensive, so we want to make sure that we are targeting the appropriate patients. This study offers a computer-based model for identifying women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer at the point of care at the time of screening mammography. "
- Jyoti Patel, MD, ASCO Cancer Communications Committee
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To view the full release click here: http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/Press+Center/Latest+News+Releases/Meetings+News/Studies+from+2012+Quality+Care+Symposium+Highlight+Findings+in+Improving+Quality+of+Cancer+Care
Information for Media: www.asco.org/QCSpresskit
ATTRIBUTION TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY QUALITY CARE SYMPOSIUM IS REQUESTED IN ALL NEWS COVERAGE.
Funding for this conference was made possible in part by a grant (1 R13 HS021377-01) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
About ASCO
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer. With more than 30,000 members, ASCO is committed to improving cancer care through scientific meetings, educational programs and peer-reviewed journals. ASCO is supported by its affiliate organization, the Conquer Cancer Foundation, which funds ground-breaking research and programs that make a tangible difference in the lives of people with cancer. For ASCO information and resources, visit www.asco.org. Patient-oriented cancer information is available at www.Cancer.Net.
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Limbo. It's that awkward place between where you are now and where you'll be "soon."
Maybe you're planning to move across the country in the near future. Or your lease is ending in a few months and you're not sure if you'll be able to stay. Perhaps you have to travel for work off and on for the next six months.
So you think to yourself... What's the point in trying to meet someone new and amazing, I'll just be moving soon. Why bother getting that little arts and crafts corner set up in my current place, I may have to box it all up. Why bother taking that class, joining that group or making new friends, I'll just be on the go and away from it all.
The point is that life is precious and way too short to waste in limbo.
Limbo is also the birthplace of unfulfillment, depression, frustration, isolation and general "meh"-ness. When you allow yourself to enter the mental space of limbo, you effectively put living, loving, dreaming, scheming playing, connecting and whatever other wonderful ing-thing you want and desire on hold.
You put life on hold.
And when life is on hold, it slips by fast -- opportunities go unclaimed, amazing love remains undiscovered, friends, laughter, adventures and happiness fade away before you even experience them. All because you're waiting for something that's going to happen "soon."
Your "soon" may be two weeks, two years or two months. Doesn't matter. What matters is that you deserve an amazing, joy-filled life with phenomenal people in it.
So how do you stop living in limbo?
Start living in the moment.
One of the most transformational lessons I've learned in my life thus far is how to live in this exact moment, rather than getting lost in the mess of thoughts, negative chatter, worry, fear or drama in my head.
Think about it for a moment. (Yes, I'm giving you temporary permission to go in your head.) Instead of putting yourself out there, falling in love, making amazing friends, having fun and exciting life experiences, you're probably sitting at home or work thinking about how you'd love to be doing those things, but can't, since you have this change happening "soon."
Here's the truth, you can have those things. So what if you're only here for two more months? Get yourself out there and do all the things you want to do! Date (maybe even fall in love), meet new people (find the bestie you've always dreamed of), take that art class (so you'll miss the final show... at least you'll have made some art)!
Start showing up to every moment of every single day fully present and engaged in what you're doing or who you're with. Stop thinking about how things "have to be" because of something happening later. Be here now for this moment and have the most amazing experience you can.
Stop being afraid of what you can't control or foresee.
Unless you're some kind of amazing psychic, you don't know what's going to happen with anything, so stop assuming that you do.
"They won't want to hang out with someone who's moving soon."
"No one would ever want to date me seriously the way I have to travel."
"I'm not going to be able to stay here, anyway."
You don't know that. It's not possible for you to know that, especially when other people are involved. So stop assuming! Your "soon" is in the future, not right now. For all you know, you could meet a kindred spirit that you connect so deeply with you remain best friends via text, email and Skype for the rest of your lives. You could meet the man of your dreams who, by the time "soon" arrives, is willing to make things work. Or, your landlord will let you stay in your place and you just wasted a couple months not doing crafts because you assumed you'd have to move.
Stop being afraid or "realistic" about things... just live your life.
Remember that you can't control everything.
I strongly believe that if something's meant to happen, it will happen, whether you're ready for it or not. So if you're supposed to connect with someone specific, come across a certain opportunity or be guided in a certain direction, it's going to happen. Trust that everything happens for a reason and start moving with the flow of life.
Don't try so hard to maintain "control" of your life and your plan. When you do, you miss out on amazing things. Unexpected job offers, the person you're supposed to spend your life with, that best friend you've always wanted,
Just because you planned to move, change jobs, get married or whatever else, doesn't mean that's what's supposed to happen for you. If life presents you with an opportunity and your intuition says "hell yes!" you'd better listen up and act accordingly. Trying to control every little thing just causes unnecessary stress, frustration and anxiety. Loosen up your grip, begin listening to and trusting your intuition, and start to enjoy the amazing journey that is life.
Most importantly, stop wasting time in limbo!
Take action now!
If you feel like you're living in limbo, grab a notebook or journal and answer the following questions:
Why am I so afraid/hesitant to do the things I want to do?
How would it feel to do them anyway and really start living and enjoying my life in the present moment?
Where can I relax my need for control and start moving with the flow of life?
Then... close your eyes, take a deep breath and re-engage in your life, in this moment (and every single moment after that) fully and completely.
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If you ever wanted to catch up on your online reading while on the treadmill or puttering about the kitchen, Evernote now offers you the ability to do so without actually, well, reading. The online brain dump has introduced text-to-speech functionality to its Clearly extension for Google Chrome, a plugin that clears out ads and other distractions for a clean reading experience. While the Clearly extension itself is free, the text-to-speech feature is only for Premium accounts, each of which costs $5 a month or $45 a year. Words are highlighted as they're read, and you can pause and skip as you like. The feature launches with support for over twelve languages and is powered by iSpeech, which has worked with BlackBerry apps and connected homes in the past. Just don't accidentally blast TMZ articles during your next conference call, ok?
TransferWise, the online currency exchange that uses the crowd to undercut traditional money transfer services, has announced that it's added support for the U.S. dollar -- a move that it believes, along with existing support for the British pound, euro, Swiss franc, Polish zloty, Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, and Danish krone, positions the company to become the preferred method of money transfer for European startups.
Country music titan Dolly Parton is anything but shy.In an exclusive interview with "Nightline," Parton dished about her love life (including those rumors that she is secretly gay), losing a drag queen lookalike contest and building an entertainment empire estimated at half a billion dollars.Watch the full story on "Nightline" tonight at 11:35 p.m. ETIn her long reign as a country music legend, Parton, now 66, has done it all. In her new motivational memoir, "Dream More," which will be released on Nov. 27, Parton talks about growing up dirt poor in Sevierville, Tenn. ...
November 25, 2012 at 10:59 pm | In Holidays, West Seattle Christmas lights, West Seattle news | 20 Comments
The Sunday sunshine was a boon to many who wanted to get their Christmas lights up ? including the small army of family and friends working on West Seattle?s biggest and brightest display at the Menashe family?s home in the 5600 block of Beach Drive. They started work at 8 this morning, Josh Menashe told us, and by the time we stopped by about five hours later, they?d made a lot of progress. We got to meet two exuberant helpers ? two of Jack and Linda Menashe?s grandchildren, Jacob Menashe?s daughters Sophia and McKenna, who were riding in the cherry picker:
The girls helped show us some of the new/newer decorations waiting in the yard ? including candy canes taller than they are:
Here?s the biggest of the light-laden stars waiting to be put up around the property:
And while some of the shrubbery already was decked with bulbs, more lights ? in boxes and tubs ? waited to be added to the mix:
The Menashes will continue working on their display throughout the week, and they?re expecting to officially turn the lights on at 7 pm this Saturday (December 1st) ? if you want to be there, that?ll give you (and us!) time after the West Seattle Junction Christmas Tree Lighting celebration, (5 pm Saturday). Another date to note ? the evening of December 15th, Santa will be at the house for photos, as a benefit for the West Seattle Food Bank.
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HOW THE UNDERSTANDING "ACTS UPON" THE MATERIAL OF SENSIBLE EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By Marsigit, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia Email: marsigitina@yahoo.com Bowman, C., 2001, maintained that it was not fundamental principles, but pure, that sensible intuition that are space and time, was the first datum that made a priori knowledge possible, though only of objects of the senses; according to Kant, synthetical principles could not be derived from mere concepts without intuition; on the contrary, they could only exist with reference to this intuition, and therefore to objects of possible experience, since it is the concepts of the understanding, united with this intuition, which alone make that knowledge possible which we call experience. Beyond objects of experience, and therefore with regard to things as noumena, all positive knowledge was rightly disclaimed for speculative reason; this reason, however, went so far as to establish with certainty the concept of noumena.
Bowman, C., 2001, insisted that the moral law, gives us a fact absolutely inexplicable from any data of the sensible world, and the whole compass of our theoretical use of reason, a fact which points to a pure world of the understanding and enables us to know a law.?? This law gives to the world of sense, which is a sensible system of nature, the form of a world of the understanding, that is, of a supersensible system of nature. A system of nature is the existence of things under laws.? The sensible nature of rational beings in general is their existence under laws empirically conditioned.? The supersensible nature of the same beings is their existence according to laws which are independent of every empirical condition and belong to the autonomy of pure reason. And,? since the laws by which the existence of things depends on cognition are practical, supersensible nature, so far as we can form any notion of it, is nothing else than a system of nature under the autonomy of pure practical reason. Now,? the law of this autonomy is the moral law, which, therefore, is the fundamental law of a supersensible nature, and of a pure world of understanding. For the moral law, in fact, transfers us ideally into a system in which pure reason would produce the summum bonum, and it determines our will to give the sensible world the form of a system of rational beings.
Bowman, C., 2001, propounded that reason must cognize causality with respect to the actions of the will in the sensible world in a definite manner; otherwise, practical reason could not really produce any action.? But as to the notion which it forms of its own causality as noumenon, it need not determine it theoretically with a view to the cognition of its supersensible existence, so as to give it significance in this way.? For it acquires significance apart from this, though only for practical use, namely, through the moral law.? Theoretically viewed, it remains always a pure a priori concept of the understanding, which can be applied to objects whether they have been given sensibly or not, although in the latter case it has no definite theoretical significance or application, but is only a formal, though essential, conception of the understanding relating to an object in general.? The significance which reason gives it through the moral law is merely practical, inasmuch as the idea of the idea of the law of causality has self causality, or is its determining principle. Bowman specified that our entire cognitive faculty is, therefore, presented with an unbounded, but, also, inaccessible field-the field of the supersensible-in which we seek in vain for a territory, and on which, therefore, we can have no realm for theoretical cognition, be it for concepts of understanding or of reason.? This field we must indeed occupy with ideas in the interest as well of the theoretical as the practical employment of reason, but, in connection with the laws arising from the concept of freedom, we cannot procure for these ideas any but practical reality, which, accordingly, fails to advance our theoretical cognition one step towards the supersensible.
While, Makkreel, R.A., 2003, persisted that all of the general epistemic claims of the Aesthetic and the Analytic concern cognition. Space and time as the forms of intuition and the categories of the understanding are claimed to make our cognition of the objects of nature possible.? They are the a priori conditions that we bring to experience on the basis of our cognitive faculties and they explicate what it means to be an object of our experience.? The categories are not merely logical concepts that can relate representations to each other within consciousness. They are transcendental concepts because they relate a subject's representations to some object that can appear to it. Transcendental concepts are concepts that anticipate the possible meaning that the phenomenal objects of nature can have.? Kant said that the schemata of the concepts of pure understanding are the true and sole conditions for providing them with a relation to objects, thus with meaning; they merely serve to subject appearances to general rules of synthesis and thereby to make them fit for a thoroughgoing connection in one experience.? Kant claimed that what the categories legislate to the phenomena of our experience is merely formal and relational; causal relations as Kant conceives them are purely external, and phenomenal objects can only be determined from without, therefore we cannot understand the inner nature of things.
Kant, I., 1790, insisted that for the faculty of cognition understanding alone is legislative, if this faculty is referred to nature, in respect of which alone as phenomenon it is possible for us to prescribe laws by means of a priori concepts of nature, which are properly pure concepts of understanding. Kant? claimed that as universal laws of nature have their ground in our understanding, which prescribes them to nature, particular empirical laws must be regarded, in respect of that which is left undetermined in them by these universal laws, according to a unity such as they would have if an understanding had supplied them for the benefit of our cognitive faculties, so as to render possible a system of experience according to particular natural laws. Kant marked that the principle of judgement, is the finality of nature in its multiplicity and by this concept, nature is represented as if an understanding contained the ground of the unity of the manifold of its empirical laws.
Kant, I., 1781, defined understanding as the faculty of thinking the object of sensuous intuition. Without the sensuous faculty no object would be given to us, and without the understanding no object would be thought; understanding cannot intuite, and the sensuous faculty cannot think in no other way than from the united operation of both, can knowledge arise. Kant? specified that the science of the laws of sensibility is aesthetic, and the science of the laws of the understanding, is logic; the first contains the absolutely necessary laws of thought, without which no use whatsoever of the understanding is possible, and gives laws therefore to the understanding, without regard to the difference of objects on which it may be employed. Kant? further stated that the logic of the particular use of the understanding contains the laws of correct thinking upon a particular class of objects; aesthetic may be called elemental logic and the logic is an organon of this or that particular science. According to Kant,? general logic is either pure or applied; and in aesthetic we abstract all the empirical conditions under which the understanding is exercised; the cognition of every understanding is a cognition through conceptions- not intuitive, but discursive and the understanding cannot make any other use of these conceptions than to judge by means of them and all the functions of the understanding therefore can be discovered, when we can completely exhibit the functions of unity in judgements.
Ziniewicz, G.L., 1996 elaborated that sensibility by itself is not knowledge; knowledge requires a further processing of the material of sensation; for Kant, knowledge means science; science is the interpretation of experience according to categories or rules. The laws of physics are the result of judgments based on experience and what categorizes or classifies or "objectifies" the data of perception is the understanding. Kant? claimed that the understanding judges or "categorizes" what is perceived according to twelve basic concepts or "rules."; these concepts are not "things in themselves" any more than space and time are things in themselves; they are forms for organizing experience; and these concepts or categories are meant to be applied to objects of experience. Noted from Kant, Ziniewicz then explained that we do not merely experience objects as next to one another and before and after, but we experience objects as acting upon one another in cause and effect relation- ships; while scientific judgment interprets what is experienced out there and what is experienced in here as belonging to an unbroken chain of causes and effects.
Further, Ziniewicz, G.L., 1996, clarified that the understanding orders experience under the category of causality; however, "cause" is not a thing in itself; it is an organizing principle. Therefore, the subject who examines objects of nature finds that they conform to laws of nature that they act predictably or causally upon one another. Moreover, based on Kant, Ziniewics elaborated that the subject who examines his own inner psychological states discovers the same sort of cause and effect relation; one's psychological life, as interpreted by understanding, appears to be completely determined by pre-existing conditions. Accordingly, we find causality in experience because understanding puts it there; cause and effect are the way we understand and interpret their relation to one another. Further he emphasized that for knowledge requires that theories be verified by sensible experience, knowledge is always tied to perception and it combines both understanding and sensibility. Furthermore, an object of knowledge is always at the same time an object that can be tied to a sensible intuition that is a perception of what is sensed. Ziniewics noted Kant that all seeing is sensible; the mind does not see apart from the senses; it only makes sense of, categorizes, and interprets what is given through the senses; the mere putting together of concepts is idle speculation or mere thinking.
Ziniewicz, G.L., 1996 concerned that just as sensibility reveals the polarity of perceiver and perceived, so judgment or knowledge reveals the polarity of subject and object in which human beings as things in themselves are not simply thinking things; the subject is but one polarity of the interpretation structure of knowledge; in that sense, it is part of the interpretation. Further, Ziniewicz noted Kant that reason attempts to unify all objects of knowledge and judgments of experience under general principles or simple ideas; it aims at complete knowledge; it runs far ahead of understanding working slowly with sensible intuitions; it anticipates perfect knowledge and envisions a coherent and orderly whole. Accordingly, the purpose of reason is to assist understanding and perception, by giving them unity such as projecting and anticipating ideal conditions; however, reason can know nothing by itself; it merely brings unity to experience.
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? Bowman, C., 2001,? Kant and the Project of Enlightenment, University of Pennsylvania? Department of?? ?? Philosophy ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Makkreel, R.A., 2003, The cognition?knowledge distinction in Kant and Dilthey and the implications for? ??? psychology and self-understanding, Studies In History and Philosophy of Science Part A , Volume 34,?? Issue 1 Pages 149-164, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=journalURL&_cdi ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Kant, I., 1790, The Critic of Judgment, translated by James Creed Meredith ? Kant, I., 1781, Critic of Pure Reason, Translatedby J.M.D. Meiklejohn ? Ibid. ? Ibid. ? Ziniewicz, G.L., 1996 Kant: How Do We Know That We Know What We Know: ???? http://www.fred.net/tzaka/phil.htm
A man suspected of shoplifting from a Walmart in Lithonia, Georgia is dead after being in a "physical altercation" with store employees, according to a police report obtained by WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News.
The police report said that the alleged shoplifter left the Walmart through the front door with two DVD players at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. He was detained in the parking lot by two Walmart associates and a security officer.
Police arrived to find the employees on top of the suspect, who was reportedly unresponsive and bleeding from his nose and mouth.
A preliminary investigation indicates the victim was placed in a chokehold by the security officer, reports The Atlanta Journal Constitution. However, the cause of death has not yet been released.
According to a statement from Walmart spokeswoman Dianna Gee, the security officer is no longer working for Walmart, and the two associates involved in the altercation have been suspended without pay.
?This is truly a sad situation," said Gee said in a statement. "We don?t know all of the facts right now. We?re in the process of working with law enforcement to determine all of the facts and cooperating and providing any information we have to assist in the investigation."
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