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The rupee resumed higher at Rs 54.06 per dollar as against the last closing level of Rs 54.09 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and moved up further to a high of Rs 53.86 per dollar before quoting at Rs 53.92 per dollar at 1040 hrs.
Renewed selling of dollars by banks and exporters in view of sustained capital inflows from foreign funds mainly boosted the rupee value against the dollar, a forex dealer said.
However, in New York, the dollar rose against most major rivals yesterday holding to higher ground following a round of upbeat US economic data and as Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke backed the central bank's stimulus efforts.
Oil prices rebounded in Asia but analysts said sentiment remains hobbled by fears that deadlock in the Italian elections could derail the euro zone's nascent
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April climbed 19 cents to USD 92.81 a barrel.
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At long last, the Batman universe is getting another live-action TV show — one without Batman in it. Gotham, from Rome/The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller, tells the origin story of Batman's friend Jim Gordon, along with Gotham City's worst villains.
According to Deadline, this show will not feature Batman, in much the same way that Smallville never showed Clark Kent becoming Superman. Rather, it'll cover the period before Bruce Wayne started his career in Gotham City. Fox won a bidding war to air this show from Warner Bros. TV, and Fox has already committed to produce the series — not even waiting until they've produced a pilot.
So brace yourself to see the dark gritty world of Gotham City on Fox next fall — and now for the speculation as to who plays Young Jim Gordon. [Deadline]

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Actors always say it's just an honor to be nominated for a major award. In fact, they don't need a big trophy when there are just so many talented people in their categories.
But is this team spirit and friendly competition for real? If you ask Johnny Depp, the answer is absolutely yes.
As the actor begins to receive Oscar buzz for his latest movie "Black Mass," Depp is making it clear that awards aren't his priority.
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"I don't want to win one of those things ever, you know," he told BBC's Newsbeat. "They gave me one of those things, like a nomination, two or three times. A nomination is plenty."
Depp has been up for an Oscar thanks to his memorable roles in "Finding Neverland," "Sweeney Todd" and the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" film.
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As to why he doesn't want to walk away with a trophy, the answer may surprise you.
"I don't want to have to talk," he shared. "The idea of winning means that you're in competition with someone and I'm not in competition with anybody."
He added, "I just stick to my guns and do what I want to do. Sometimes people don't like it but that's alright."
"Black Mass" tells the story of crime boss Whitey Bulger (Depp) who becomes an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf. The movie is in theaters now.


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How do you kick off a new school year?
Educators share their strategies to break the ice and get students ready for a new year of learning.
With bubble wand in hand, blonde wig and paper crown upon my head, and yards of satin and lace draped around my ample body, I twirl into the classroom creating gigantic bubbles for students to burst. I am Glinda the Good Witch floating to Munchkin Land inside a bubble. The Wizard of Oz is my metaphor for the learning experiences my students and I will share in my English class. As Glinda, I promise to guide and protect them throughout this journey. I firmly assure students that there are no flying monkeys or Wicked Witches to harm them, but laziness and apathy can be powerful foes. The hour continues with a getting-to-know-you activity based on Oz and a conversation about my Oz memorabilia. After the first day, I want my students to know that they definitely are not "in Kansas" this year.
--Candice Stapleton, Muskego, Wisconsin
Success begins at home: thoroughly clean your home before going back to school. Set aside a special corner, shelf, desk, or room (if you can) for all your school work and materials. Once you start the school year, you will not have time to clean your home thoroughly or organize a special work area. My first year as a teacher, I did not do this and I ended up with a living room full of cardboard boxes with teacher stuff spilling out of them.
--Maria Sanchez, Sacramento, California
We have six feeder schools to our high school, so many of our kids don't know one another and tend to clique with their eighth-grade buddies. To avoid that in seating, I buy two decks of cards. The first deck I split up and tape to each desk; the second deck gets passed out randomly at the door. Students find their seat when they find their match.
We then move into the "Something" interview. I hand out a paper that says "Five Things: Something everyone knows about me, something most people know about me, something some people know about me, something a few people know about me, and something no one knows about me." I split the kids in half and number them off—they then find their matching number and interview that person using these five prompts. After the interview, they introduce that person to the class. This ends up breaking down barriers, gets the kids thinking about how people perceive them, and gives many of us the few laughs we need to break the tension of the first day!
--Laurie Jones, Tulare, California
A student number system is a lifesaver. Students are given a number that corresponds to their place in the alphabet. From day one, students know their number and use it to line up. The number also corresponds to their place in the grade book. As students hand in papers, I call out their numbers. Eventually, they just know when to come up and hand them in because they are so used to the number system. Once I have the papers in order, they are easy to record in the grade book—just flip through and you are done recording grades in a flash.
--Kelli Whisenhunt, Denton, Texas
On the first day of teaching high school in a very small town in Nebraska many years ago, I wanted to find a way to break the ice and connect to the students. I asked students to introduce themselves by saying their names and then telling me something that would help me remember them tomorrow when they return to class. A young man who was sitting near the door, watching the clock and very anxious to leave, stood, said his name, and added, "I'm a cross-dresser on the weekends," just as the bell rang. He slipped quickly out the door while the rest of the class giggled and watched my reaction.
The next day, he tentatively entered the classroom, wanting to see how his "shock factor" story went over. I threw him a pair of panty hose wrapped in plastic egg packaging and we went on with class. With his sense of humor, he soon became one of my favorite students, but wow, were his parents embarrassed when they heard the story through the grapevine!
--Nicole Badgley, Arnold, Nebraska
On the first day of school, I used to seat my students in alphabetical order, pronouncing each name distinctly and giving each a Spanish name. Then I told them we were going to play "Test the Teacher." They were instructed to scramble their seating. Of course, I didn't peek! Then I attempted to repeat their names in both languages. Fortunately, I was usually able to do this. If I made an occasional error, it seemed to bring us a little closer, making the students feel much more comfortable with their new teacher. The students realized we teachers aren't perfect, but we do our best. They truly appreciated my effort to learn all of their names and loved the recognition that came with it...and it set the tone for the entire year.
--Ruth C. Walters, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
For my seventh-grade humanities classes, instead of asking students to write about their summer vacations, I read the first chapter of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations. Then I ask the students to write about their "great expectations," hopes, and dreams. I usually get great writing samples and a portrait of each student to start our learning journey together—and my students usually want to hear more about the adventures of Dickens' hero, Pip.
--Ron Kincaid, Petaluma, California
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Commerce City, Colo. – The Rapids may have one of the most potent forward combinations in MLS with Conor Casey and Omar Cummings, who have each scored nine goals season. Even so, the club on Tuesday looked to strengthen the attack by acquiring 25-year-old forward Macoumba Kandji from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy.
READ: Smith says Kandji gives team offensive options
The Senegalese-born Kandji joined New York on loan from the Atlanta Silverbacks of USL-1 on September 15, 2008. New York then bought his rights and signed him permanently prior to the 2009 season. Since joining the Red Bulls, he has started 30 of the 41 games in which he's appeared, scoring six goals and adding seven assists.
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Kandji was raised in The Gambia and came to the United States in 2003. The 6'4 forward went to high school in North Carolina and attended Georgia Military College before joining the Silverback's amateur team.
Since he was granted asylum status in 2009, he does not count as an international player on the team's roster. He is in the process of finalizing his U.S. residency (green card).
Last week, he Kandji told MLSsoccer.com that both Gambia, where his mother is from, and Senegal, his father's country, have invited him to join their respective national teams. Kandji told the website that he has not yet decided which country to represent.
Ballouchy was acquired by the Rapids in a trade with Real Salt Lake on July 16, 2007. With Colorado, Ballouchy scored 7 goals and added 18 assists in 77 games. He started 19 of the 21 games in which he appeared this season, scoring a career-high three goals with five assists.
The MLS Roster Freeze date is on September 15, at which point teams may not make any additions to their rosters until after MLS Cup.
Kandji: "I want to go far in the playoffs."
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Ask Not For Whom The BP Tolls, It Tolls For Thee (Revised)
The good BP that is – Baseball Prospectus – the annual forecasting bible aptly blurbed on the back page: "If you're a baseball fan and you don't know what BP is, you're working in a mine without one of those helmets with the light on it" (yes, I'm egotistically quoting my egotistical self).
It's basically 573 pages of the sports almanac Biff Tannen finds in "Back To The Future II" so the material to mine is practically endless, and you will find it as useful on September 30th as you will today. But the aficionado often goes first to find the collapses that time, tide, and the theories of statistical reduction insist will afflict players you are counting on for your team, real-life or fantasy.
In short: BP does not like Josh Hamilton's chances this year. In the list of the biggest falloffs in WARP ("Wins Above Replacement Player" – basically a measurement of how much
better or worse a player is than the absolute average Schmoe you could
stick out there at his position), it sees Hamilton dropping from 6.9 last year to 2.7 this. Mind you, this does not envision Hamilton winding up as a player-coach at Round Rock; 2.7 still makes him the fifth most all-around useful leftfielder in the majors. The computers still suggest he'll drop from 32-100-.359/.410/.633 to 22-77-.294/.356/.509.
While similar plummets are predicted for Aubrey Huff, Adrian Beltre, Carl Crawford, and Jose Bautista (try 25 homers, because "if teams are smart, it could be May before he sees an inside fastball"), the most intriguing of them belongs to Austin Jackson of Detroit. As BP's write-up notes, Jackson led all of baseball with a .393 BABIP (Batting Average On Balls In Play – in other words, what you hit when you actually hit it). Jackson struck out 170 times last year and had a mediocre on-base percentage of .344, and unless those numbers alter positively and profoundly, if his "BABIP" just drops back from Ted Williamsy to kinda great, they see his WARP collapsing from 3.6 to 0.2.
The BP formulae always tend to under-promise for pitchers. Dan Haren, Felix Hernandez, and CC Sabathia are the only guys forecast to win as many as 15 games this year, and that's obviously an absurdly conservative prediction. Nevertheless it is chilling to see the computer spit out the following seasons for some of the game's "name" twirlers:
Chris Carpenter: 9-5, 94 SO, 3.21 ERA
Phil Hughes: 8-6, 109 SO, 3.74 ERA
Zack Greinke: 11-7, 166 SO, 3.52 ERA
David Price: 12-8, 147 SO, 3.46 ERA
Tim Lincecum: 12-6, 190 SO, 2.74 ERA
It also doesn't look so hot for some of the game's closers, listed by predicted saves: Jose Valverde, 20; Carlos Marmol, 17; David Aardsma, 17; Brandon Lyon, 15; Brad Lidge, 15.
Last year's biggest predicted collapse was Derek Jeter, and in fact the BP boys and girls turned out to have been optimistic. This year, the accompanying biography makes me look like Jeter's most hopeful fan:
"Jeter pushed for a contract of four years and up, which suggests at least one of the following: (A) while Jeter may be the closest thing the modern Yankees have to Joe DiMaggio, he lacks DiMaggio's sense of dignity; (B) never mind winning, it's money that matters; (C) the emperor has no clothes but doesn't know; (D) the emperor has no clothes but doesn't care."
Still, the PECOTA equations don't see Jeter getting appreciably worse than last year (9-66-.281-.348-.377 compared to 2010's 10-67-.270/.340/,370) but does see the once mighty warrior's WARP sinking to 1.0. For contrast, Jeter's great 2009 season had a WARP of 4.2, the top two shortstop numbers for 2011 belong to Hanley Ramirez at 4.8 and Tulowitzki at 4.7, and J.J. Hardy is a 1.9.
Having pilfered so much of their hard work, I feel it's imperative to throw out some teasers to get you to buy this essential tome. Granted, at the BP website, the computers refine and refine these numbers even as the season progresses, but right now they somehow see Ryan Rohlinger absolutely tearing up the pea patch for the Giants this year, adore Javy Vazquez in Florida and Lance Berkman in St. Louis, and see potential breakout years for Sam LeCure, Brad Emaus, and Robinson Chirinos that even those players probably don't.
And I'll confess right now I had no idea who Robinson Chirinos was. Another reason to secure Baseball Prospectus 2011. However much you think you know about baseball, they know more than you do.
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Glad to see WAR making its way into the blog discussion, although since I'm almost positive that a healthy Lincecum will strike out more than 190 batters this year, I'd expect his to be higher than BP projects.
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I dont know what you have against Jeter. Did he snub your you or something? He doesn't have Dimaggio's dignity? Look, I didn't see DiMaggio play; I only remember him from those "dignified" Mr. Coffee commercials while Joe Jr. lived homeless. Are you aware that Joe's own teammates didn't care much for him? Phil Rizzuto on Mike and the Mad Dog said he preferred to play with Micky Mantle than Joe.
Keith, is this personal?
The statheads at BP are ignoring the fact that Kevin Long fixed Jeter!!
Keith, I love your political views but it's actually your views on baseball that are getting on my nerves. Yeah, I know, I'm Jeter's biggest fan. But it's not just that. You're such a hand-wringer about the Yankees. You said they'd lose in the 2009 playoffs because of their three man rotation– wrong. And as for Jete– last year he hit .344 from September 14th on. But now you're sounding off against Pujols with his contract situation. Beware of taking the side of the fat cat owners or just being a hardliner on things. Anyway I feel lost at 8 p.m.
I liked the last sentence of the first paragraph better when it read: ". . . yes, I'm egotistically quoting my egotistical shelf." (Parentheses omitted.)
I know I'm easily amused, but sometimes even your typos are hilarious, Keith! 🙂
Lincecum's biggest problem hasn't been his pitching, but the Giants' anemic hitting and the lack of bullpen support. (I've lost track of the number of no decisions he's had where he left a game with a lead only to see the bullpen throw it away.) If the Giants' hitting can respond to the changes (including the possible resurgence of Pablo Sandoval, who came into camp close to 40 pounds lighter than last year), I think BP may have to eat those numbers with fava beans and a fine Chianti. 😉
Yeah, I know, I'm Jeter's biggest fan. But it's not just that. You're such a hand-wringer about the Yankees. You said they'd lose in the 2009 playoffs because of their three man rotation– wrong. And as for Jete– last year he hit .344 from September 14th on. But now you're sounding off against Pujols with his contract situation.


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As details of the new budget agreement come out, a look at three winners, and three losers, in the deal.
1. Republicans.They showed they are still relevant, even in a new era when budget bills can be passed with a majority vote. By refusing to go along with tax increases (or even an election on temporary tax extensions), they forced Democrats to make cuts they'd prefer not to make.
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2. First 5 commissions. The commissions for early childhood programs survived, despite several previous budget proposals that sought to take money from them.
Such a taking would have been good public policy -- since protecting broader education and health programs should be a higher priority -- but First 5 has special legal protection because it was established by ballot initiative.
Democrats decided, with reason, that First 5 commissions might well win legal challenges to any grab of their money that came without a vote of the people.
3. California's own brick-and-mortar retailers. They won in two ways. Sales taxes will now drop by one penny because Gov. Brown didn't get his temporary taxes. And the budget agreement includes language to collect tax on on-line purchases on Amazon.
1. Higher education and California's economic future. The budget agreement cuts another $150 million each from the University of California and the California State University, which also took a combined $1 billion hit in March.
And it could get worse. If rosy assumptions about $4 billion in additional revenues don't come to fruition, trigger legislation in the budget could take another $100 million each from the university systems.
It is way past time for the universities to fight back, and demand from voters the same kind of special protection that First 5 programs and others enjoy.
2. Health and human services. The budget includes another $448 million in cuts to MediCal and Healthy Families, and a host of smaller conditional triggered cuts to such programs if the $4 billion in assumptions don't come to pass.
3. Republicans. Yes, they make both lists.
The party showed its relevance on taxes. But failing to make a deal with Brown may also have been a missed opportunity, since a deal would have included changes to spending formulas and pension rules the party doesn't have the strength to win on their own.
They also blew an opportunity to eliminate redevelopment agencies.
One last big loser: the truth.
It was disheartening to see Brown, Treasurer Bill Lockyer and others call this an "honest" budget after a deal that is based on gimmicks and after a debate that was full of dishonest from so many different sides.
The honest -- and mostly ignored truth -- is that anything like an honest budget is impossible under California's system.


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Gabe to Pooh: Don't touch my building
The two brick buildings have shared a wall since around 1838. A century and a half later, a judge has ordered them separated, but the City of Charlottesville has issued a stop-work order to prevent the split.
Caught between the conflicting government edicts is Marybess "Pooh" Johnson, the owner of 222-224 Court Square. Since March 5, she's been fined $100 a day under a contempt order and forced to post a $200,000 bond for not removing the parts of her building that encroach– even if it's just an inch– onto her neighbor's property.
Her neighbor is developer Gabe Silverman, who sued to have her stop using his wall, and an 1838 covenant gives him the right to do so.
Meanwhile, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the state just kicked off a $3.4-million overhaul of Court Square, the city's oldest section, and preservationists are appalled.
Back in 1838, Andrew Leitch of 230 Court Square– the building now owned by Silverman's Townsquare Associates– gave Richard Matthews permission to use Leitch's southern wall as 224 Court Square's northern wall. The covenant also included the right to revoke that permission.
And so things stood for 157 years until 1995, when Silverman revoked the license and asked Johnson to remove her building from his. In 1998, he filed suit against Johnson and her brother, Harry C. McCray Jr. In February 2002, Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire ordered the split.
"Who would want to detach these two historic buildings?" Johnson asks. "Anyone who is reasonable thinks this is outrageous."
The normally preservation-minded Silverman maintains it's a safety concern. He says that at the rear of Johnson's building, "You see that wall falling off toward my building."
After Silverman's company bought 230 Court Square in 1995, "We decided to put an addition on the building," he recalls. "We had preliminary drawings done, and we said to Johnson, 'We need our wall back.'"
Besides being attached, Johnson's building also occupies some of Silverman's property, as little as three-quarters of an inch in the front and up to seven inches in the back, according to Johnson. Silverman disputes those numbers; he says the encroachment varies from four inches to a foot.
Inside 224 Court Square, Johnson has built a new sheetrock wall that does not touch Silverman's wall on the interior. But the outside is still connected, and she worries about creating a space between the buildings.
"He wants to see daylight," she says. "That allows rats, debris, and rain. We'd have to rip out this wall, come in a foot, and put up a masonry wall. The weather would destroy our building. Of course, he'd probably like that."
Kathleen Kilpatrick at the state Division of Historic Resources in Richmond says old city buildings often share a wall, but she's never before heard of a removal covenant.
"That struck me as unusual," says Kilpatrick, who's "deeply concerned" about the court-ordered separation and calls Johnson's property a rare surviving example of a 19th Century residence and shop duplex.
"The whole thing is ridiculous sounding to me," says Mary Jo Scala, a city planner who advises the Board of Architectural Review. When Johnson applied for a demolition permit to separate the buildings, Scala told her she needed BAR approval and initiated the stop-work order.
"What she's being asked to do," fumes Scala, "is totally contrary to what BAR would do." Scala says she acknowledges the legal issue, but points out, "There's also the issue of, do you protect these old buildings on Court Square?"
Johnson's demolition permit goes to BAR on August 19, after The Hook's deadline. And she goes back to court September 15 to try to relieve her contempt fine.
Perplexing to some is why Silverman, who's rehabilitated historic structures like Union Station, insists the Court Square buildings be separated.
Johnson believes it's a "vendetta" because she refused four times to sell the building to him.
"That's bullshit," retorts Silverman. "I'm not interested in buying anything from that woman. It's not a vendetta. I just want the buildings legally separated."
Silverman continues, "I have no desire to screw up a historic building. The issue is, it's time to clear things off."
Johnson says she gets asked all the time, "What did you do to ever do to Gabe Silverman?"
"You could ask, did she piss me off?" says Silverman cryptically. Otherwise, he refers to many aspects of the long-running suit as "a giggle."
Preservationist Kilpatrick is less amused. "This kind of 'split-the-baby' judgment didn't really work for the baby."


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MEDIA STATEMENT: Equality Florida's Calls for Action on Kaitlyn Hunt Trial.
Statement from Nadine Smith, Equality Florida
"We call on Bruce Colton, Indian River State Attorney, to drop felony charges that are threatening Kaitlyn Hunt, a high school senior, with 15 years in prison as a result of a relationship between her and her varsity basketball teammate.
Because Kaitlyn turned 18 before graduation, State Attorney Colton is prosecuting her under a law intended to protect children from being preyed on by adults.
Kaitlyn and her parents have been given until Friday to decide whether to go to trial and have the most intimate details of the relationship played out in public or to take a plea agreement that includes forever being labeled a sex offender, two years house arrest, one year probation and mandatory treatment as a sexual predator.
This is an outrageous misapplication of the law that will destroy the lives of two high school teenagers, while doing nothing to serve justice.
We hold out hope that common sense will prevail and the damage that already has been done will be mitigated by halting any felony prosecution.
The release of the police report with intimate details was unconscionable - a humiliation few of us could have endured in high school. We are concerned for the emotional welfare of both of these teenagers under the stress of these avoidable circumstances.
Equality Florida is also reaching out to Florida lawmakers to address the failings of the law that criminalizes high school students and is too often used by parents who object to the race, ethnicity or gender of the schoolmate their teenager is dating."
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gmattson wrote:I guess to some people, any level of consciousness and/or awareness developed through the practice of something like karate, would be considered to be a type of "enlightenment".
Each of us define such terms in our own way. The difficulty and disagreements arise when we attempt to convince others, that what we have defined as "enlightenment" is the same enlightenment as defined by someone else.
hoshin wrote:well like i said before sanchin is the perfect moving zen. if you care to view it that way. my training was in an authentic zen tradition but the founder was also a japanese sword master and calligrapher so the lineage has a warriors slant on it which i could really relate to. sitting on a pillow meditating is a more direct path but moving and doing sanchin i would say is easier. in the same way doing sanchin for 3 years is more direct but learning other kata and kumite ect is easier.
this topic is so very difficult to disscus in person never mind put down in type.
i think the mystery of japanese culture still gets in the way. language barriers and all. so the word satori would be translated to "enlightenment" but in english that word can have several meanings were satori does not. and unless you can sit and define what it is not , you can not always grasp what it is. i sometimes use love as an analogy. if an adult tries to explain adult love to a 5 year old , we might use terms like "butterflies in the stomach" "floating on cloud nine" "getting sweaty palms" however the 5 year old will still not see the allure to the opposite sex and probably thinks "whats so great about getting sweaty palms?" all the talk about cloud nine can actually confuse more then explain. the child wonders how we can get up that high to sit on the cloud and are the clouds really numbered?
in the same way talking about satori can distract and confuse. only after you experience it, do you say " oh ok i get it now" and then you realize its not that big a deal, you did not gain anything its not something so mystical after all. most of us know now that there is nothing so mystical about asian fighting arts either. but back in the 50's and 60's we thought there was.
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National Dementia Strategies
- Introduction
- June 2008: Interview with Florence Lustman
- June 2008: Launch of the third French plan
- June 2013: Evaluation of the French Alzheimer Plan completed
- Nov 2014: France launches Neurodegenerative diseases plan
The first national dementia plan in Europe
In 2001, France became the first European country to launch a national dementia plan. At the time, there were some 600,000 French people with dementia, of which half were diagnosed and one third were receiving treatment. 75% of people with Alzheimer's disease were living at home and 50% of all nursing home residents lived with some form of dementia. A day's care cost EUR 60 while full-time residency in a nursing home ranged between EUR 3,000-4,600.
The first French Alzheimer Plan ran from 2001-2005 with six objectives:
- Identify the early symptoms of dementia and refer people to specialists
- Create a network of "memory centres" to enable earlier diagnosis
- Produce ethical guidelines for families and care homes
- Provide financial support for people with dementia, establish day care centres and create local dementia information centres
- Build new residential care homes and improve existing homes
- Provide support for research and clinical studies
By 2004 there were nearly 800,000 French people with dementia, including a growing proportion of women and 18% of all people over 75. More than 165,000 new cases of dementia were diagnosed annually, with an associated life expectancy of eight years. Alzheimer's disease was now recognised as a chronic disease by the French social security system and the need for continuing support was clear.
Expanding the objectives: the second Alzheimer plan
The second Alzheimer plan lasted until 2007 and added four objectives to the original set:
- Seek eligibility of dementia for 100% insurance coverage.
- Identify and support the needs of younger people with dementia.
- Provide training and support to professional and volunteer workers.
- Develop emergency housing resources.
Public investment and European involvement: the third plan
The third Alzheimer plan was launched on 1 February 2008 by President Sarkozy, who pledged EUR 1.6 billion to the five-year programme. The original objectives were updated and integrated into four main activity groups:
- Improve diagnosis
- Provide better treatment and support
- Provide help more effectively
- Speed up research.
The following table shows a description of the objectives, including the initial budget allocation. There is also a new objective, aiming to make Alzheimer's disease a European priority.
Budget (€ mill.)
Increase support for carers
Strengthen coordination between players
Enable support at home
Improve access to diagnostic and care pathways
Improve residential care
Develop training for health professionals
Support new research efforts
Organise epidemiological surveillance
Provide information to the general public
Promote ethical considerations
Make Alzheimer's disease a European priority
In February 2011, a three-year review of the plan took place with the President, government ministers and experts taking part. The reviewers agreed that the third plan should be followed by another, which should be just as ambitious, in order to maintain momentum and capitalise on advances made. The third French Alzheimer plan expired at the end of 2012.
During his 2012 presidential campaign, President Hollande stated that he would support the launch of a fourth French Alzheimer Plan.
On 26 June 2013, Marisol Touraine, Health and Social Affairs Minister, Geneviève Fioraso, High Education and Research Minister, and Michèle Delaunay, Minister for Older Persons and Autonomy, received the evaluation report of the third French Alzheimer Plan.
The evaluation was made by Prof Joël Ankri and Prof Christine Van Broeckhoven. It highlights the major achievements of the plan in research, diagnosis, support of people with dementia and support to their families. The report also lists 56 recommendations for future action.
The authors noted the significant progress in patient care pathways. In addition, French research teams are now better recognised at international level. This is due to major achievements in understanding dementia, notably in the field of genetics. Efforts to develop innovative biomarkers must continue, to allow early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
The report also recommends better national integration and collaboration between care structures and service providers, including entry points, adapted care and specialised Alzheimer teams in healthcare centres all over the country. Finally, the report calls for an extension of the Alzheimer Plan, including other neurodegenerative diseases that may involve common resources.
The three Ministers stated their intention to continue supporting people with dementia and their carers. They will work to integrate the recommendations into a new plan, which will be presented on the occasion of World Alzheimer Day on 21 September 2013.
Florence Lustman, Coordinator of the French Alzheimer's Plan highlights her top priorities for implementation and the need to develop the Plan on a pan-European level (June 2008)
Alzheimer Europe (AE): Ms. Lustman, you have been appointed by President Sarkozy to coordinate the implementation of the ambitious French Alzheimer's Plan, a plan that covers 44 important recommendations. Can you highlight the three priorities which you would consider to be the most urgent or important?
Florence Lustman (FL): With resources of 1,6 billion euros over 5 years, the Alzheimer's Plan aims to integrate research, medical care and social care to fulfil the needs of patients and their carers.
The first priority of the plan is to know better Alzheimer's disease in order to defeat it. A scientific cooperation foundation will be set up with both public and private funding. It will coordinate nationally a stronger "translational" research and international cooperation. The goal has been set by President Sarkozy: "to discover or validate a diagnosis or a treatment within 5 years".
The second priority is to improve the quality of life for patients and their carers. First, the plan will help patients and their families cope with the shock of discovering the disease by giving them a better access to a coached diagnosis. Secondly, the plan will increase the quality and integration of health and social care ; it will give every patient access to a one stop-shop, the MAIA, where a specifically dedicated case-manager will design an integrated plan of health and social care suitable for the patient. Home-based support will be developed with new respite structures and adaptation of housing to cognitive handicaps. In rest homes, Alzheimer units will be set up. In all cases, health and social staff will be specifically trained in Alzheimer's and related diseases.
The third priority is ethical : to change the way people look at Alzheimer's disease and to set up a new status of the patient.
AE: Alzheimer Europe was delighted to see that the French Alzheimer's Plan also mentions the importance of making Alzheimer's disease a European priority. Which actions should we expect to be taken under the French Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2008.
(FL): My mission specifically involves an international perpective : I am developing all useful relations on an international and European basis. The Alzheimer's plan includes the organization of a pan-European conference on Alzheimer's disease under the French Presidency of the European Union. This conference will take place in Paris on October 30 and 31st 2008. It should focus on three main topics including an ethical perspective on each one: developing the coordination of the European research, presumably on strategies of prevention of the disease and the subsequent loss of autonomy ; sharing good practices or standards in the management of health of social care on a European level ; identifying common objectives on specific skills and training of medical and social staff related to Alzheimer's disease. We look forward to cooperating within Europe on all these subjects.
The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, announced the far-reaching "French Alzheimer Plan" on 1 February 2008, pledging 1.6 billion euro to the five-year programme. The Plan aims to fight dementia and is concerned with three main areas, firstly, to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers, secondly, to develop our understanding of the disease for future action and, thirdly, to mobilise society for the fight against dementia. In total, the Plan lists 11 objectives and over 40 comprehensive measures to achieve these objectives.
Perhaps the most significant measure is under the ambit of developing our understanding of the disease where one objective is to "produce an unprecedented effort for research". No less than 13 recommendations are listed under this objective to make France one of the leading countries for dementia research. It is also proposed to establish a new foundation for Alzheimer's research which should coordinate all efforts of doctors, scientists and researchers in addressing dementia.
The first measure to have been implemented is the "Alzheimer's disease health and emergency care card" which has been issued to secure better and more appropriate treatment in the case of emergencies for people with dementia. The card opens to display the person's details, including contact information as well as "golden rules" for handling the disease. This initiative is one of the first direct results of the report by Joel Menard, which made a number of recommendations for better solutions for helping people with dementia and which formed the basis of many of the Plan's priorities.
The Plan also aims to help families deal with the stress involved with caring for the people with Alzheimer's and foresees some key initiatives, such as the development of respite care, carer training programmes, domiciliary care services as well as the setting up of a network of nursing homes.
To help meet the 1.6 billion euro cost of this comprehensive plan and, recognising that the cost of caring for people with Alzheimer's disease in France is around 10 billion euro per year, the President believes that everyone should help fight the disease. President Sarkozy therefore proposed that patients contribute a token amount towards their prescriptions and any paramedical aid or medical transport. He also recognises that "this is a lasting commitment on behalf of the state in the fight against this disease. This is a personal commitment".
The plans have been well-received by all stakeholders, including the French Alzheimer Association.
Although the President called Alzheimer's disease a "real national drama", recognition is given to the scope of the disease with the President planning to use the French Presidency to organise a pan-European conference on Alzheimer's disease. Summarising the path ahead, President Sarkozy said "To fight this illness is a challenge. It has nothing to do with left or right-wing politics. All governments over the next 30 years will be confronted by it."
26 June 2013: Evaluation of the French Alzheimer Plan completed
On 26 June, Marisol Touraine, Health and Social Affairs Minister, Geneviève Fioraso, High Education and Research Minister, and Michèle Delaunay, Minister for Older Persons and Autonomy, received the evaluation report of the third French Alzheimer Plan.
The evaluation was made by Prof Joël Ankri and Prof Christine Van Broeckhoven. It highlights the major achievements of the plan in research, diagnosis, support of people with dementia and support to their families. The report also lists 56 recommendations for future action.
The authors noted the significant progress in patient care pathways. In addition, French research teams are now better recognised at international level. This is due to major achievements in understanding dementia, notably in the field of genetics. Efforts to develop innovative biomarkers must continue, to allow early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
The report also recommends better national integration and collaboration between care structures and service providers, including entry points, adapted care and specialised Alzheimer teams in healthcare centres all over the country. Finally, the report calls for an extension of the Alzheimer Plan, including other neurodegenerative diseases that may involve common resources.
The three Ministers stated their intention to continue supporting people with dementia and their carers. They will work to integrate the recommendations into a new plan, which will be presented on the occasion of World Alzheimer Day on 21 September 2013.
The report can be downloaded below.
Marisol Touraine, Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Womens' Rights, Geneviève Fioraso, State Secretary for Higher Education and Research, and Laurence Rossignol, Secretary of State for Families, Older people and Autonomy, launched the new French neurodegenerative diseases plan for 2014-2019 on 18 November.
Announced by France's President Hollande, the plan has three main priorities:
1st priority – "Improving the diagnosis and management of patients":
- enhanced coordination between the attending physician and neurologist;
- better access to expertise, with the creation of 24 expert centres dedicated to multiple sclerosis, Parkinson consolidation of 25 specialised centres, in addition to existing reference centres for Alzheimer;
- 100 new devices specifically in support of better healthcare for older people;
- the development of therapeutic education for patients and their caregivers.
2nd priority – "Ensuring the quality of life of patients and their caregivers":
- increased home support, with 74 new teams specialised in Alzheimer's disease and behavioural experiments, to adapt this approach to Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis;
- more support for caregivers - 65 new support and respite platforms;
- support programs for patients and their caregivers as set out in the draft Health Act;
- priority given to maintaining employment and vocational rehabilitation for younger patients;
- digital solutions such as SMS alerts and smartphone and tablet apps, to improve patient autonomy.
3rd Priority – "Develop and coordinate research":
- recognition for centres of excellence in teaching and research will ensure France's place in European and international projects;
- improving knowledge tools will allow France to act more effectively on neuro-degenerative diseases.
The report can be seen on the following website and is also available for download below: http://www.social-sante.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Plan_maladies_neuro_degeneratives_def.pdf
- 2014 Plan maladies neuro degeneratives
- Evaluation of the French Alzheimer Plan - June 2013
- Francois Hollande letter 27 Feb 2012
- 3rd French Alzheimer Plan 2008-2012
- 3rd French Alzheimer Plan 2008-2012 (English)
- Nicolas Sarkozy speech 1 Feb 2008
- 2nd French Alzheimer Plan 2004-2007
- 1st French Alzheimer Plan 2001-2005
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I don't know if I have been ogling Suicide Squad's Harley Quinn for too long; or if it's just the quarter life crisis kicking in, but I have made another drastic change. Yes, I dyed my hair blue on top and pink underneath. I had it cut short too!
If you have been following my blog for some time, I posted stuff regarding my hair:
At first, I only intend to dye it pink and blue. With the help of my not-so-little sister, she applied the dye on my hair. I told her to wear gloves, but she never listened. You can read all her sentiments here.I realized that my hair is so dead fried that it would be a hassle for me if I try to revive it. I then had this idea of cutting it short! The boyfie wanted me to wear my hair short anyway, so I had him help me pick out a hair style. We decided to do the bob cut. This time, I went to seek professional help in terms of cutting my hair.After washing my hair once, I noticed that the shade got lighter. How about you? What changes have you done lately? You can share them below the comments section.
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MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (AP) - A suspected smuggling vessel rammed a U.S. Coast Guard chase boat during a counter-drug operation off the California coast, killing one Coast Guardsman and injuring another, authorities said.
The panga - an open, low-sided fishing boat favored by Mexican smugglers - was captured after the Sunday crash near the Channel Islands, west of Malibu.
Authorities say such vessels carrying drugs or illegal immigrants from Mexico have been ranging farther and farther north along the California coast.
Asked whether any drugs were found on the boat seized Sunday, Coast Guard spokesman Adam Eggers said he could not immediately comment.
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34, of Redondo Beach was pronounced dead Sunday after he was brought ashore at Port Hueneme, said James Baroni, Ventura County chief deputy medical examiner.
Horne suffered a traumatic head injury in the crash, Coast Guard officials said.
The second man was treated for minor injuries. His name wasn't released.
Horne and others were aboard a small inflatable boat deployed from the Marina del Rey-based Coast Guard cutter Halibut.
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'He was my friend, he was my confidante, he was the glue that held my crew together,' Sibert said, choking back tears. 'He gave me advice more times than I could count.'
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A Coast Guard maritime patrol aircraft spotted the panga before dawn and the cutter was sent to intercept it, officials said.
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The London Perambulator is screening as part of Passenger Films psychogeography night at Roxy Bar and Screen on 14th June.
Nick Papadimitriou will also be reading excerpts from his forthcoming book Scarp with musical accompaniment.
John Rogers and Nick will be doing a Q&A following the screening.
There is also a few words from Gale, Serena and Clare from the urban exploration project WALKWALKWALK , about their archaeological methodologies in routing and rerouting North East London, and from Roland Francois-Lack at UCL, who writes a daily blog about the connection between maps and film, THE CINETOURIST.
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Basketball practices are pretty standard: shooting drills, defensive slides, three-man weave, suicides, 17s, rebounding, running plays, etc. Not for the French though, those weirdos are using an amusement park ride/giant robot to twirl them in the air to catch passes.
Just watch the video, it's ridiculous. The players strap themselves to the ride, the coach is at the ride's controls and they're tossed and turned in the air. All the while, teammates are off dribbling to the side and throwing them the ball to catch. It's supposed to be some sort of shock treatment to improve their "spatial orientation, balance and poise". Right on!
I would say the French know nothing about basketball but Tony Parker would beg to differ so I'll just say that the French are effing looney. [Engadget]


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JFK's Terminal 5, which includes the building formerly called the TWA Flight Center, serves as the airport's JetBlue Terminal. The space was designed by Finnish American architect Eero Saarin in 1962, meant to look like a seagull in flight. The building's unique design has been used as a New York filming location for movies like Catch Me if You Can.
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Madrid is quickly becoming a major travel center in Europe, and besides being one of the easiest airports to navigate, it's also beautiful. Terminal 4's architectural highlights include colorful steel pylons supporting a bamboo ceiling that lets in sunlight with the aim of creating a tranquil and calming space for passengers passing through.
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Beijing International Airport's Terminal 3, opened for the 2008 Olympics, is one of the largest buildings on earth. From the sky, the structure is meant to resemble a dragon adorned in the traditional Chinese red and yellow color scheme. Huge skylights let in plenty of natural light, and the entire terminal is color coded to help passengers navigate it effortlessly.
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Denver International Airport's iconic peaked fiberglass roof is meant to resemble the Rocky Mountains. Interior details throughout the airport have sparked numerous conspiracy theories – everything from supposed templar markings in the floors to the theory that the airport serves as the secret headquarters for the Illuminati.
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Incheon International Airport often finds itself at the top of best airport lists across the globe, and for good reason. Architecturally, it looks like a futuristic spaceport, and inside, you'll find a Korean bathhouse, ice skating rink, movie theater, shopping mall and free shower facilities.
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The white facade of Marrakech Menara Airport features intricate cutout patterns on the roof overhand that filter the sunlight beautifully. The arabesque patterns paired with the shape of the building blend modernism and traditional Islamic design flawlessly.
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The impressive roof in Changi Airport's Terminal 3 in Singapore is composed of more than 900 skylights, each adjustable to let in the perfect amount of light, as well as a five-story vertical garden in the baggage claim area. Indoor gardens scattered throughout the airport lend a calming atmosphere to this busy hub.
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Located on a tiny island, Hong Kong International Airport makes you feel like you're about to land on the water instead of a runway, and the view coming in is spectacular. The interior is super easy to navigate, and you won't have to wrestle your luggage up or down any stairs or escalators between your plane and the express train to Hong Kong.
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Sondika Bilbao Airport is nicknamed La Paloma due to its resemblance to a dove taking flight. The steel and concrete structure integrates into the surrounding green hills near Bilbao, and the minimalist and sculptural four-floor departure hall gets a healthy dose of natural sunlight throughout the day.
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Architect Rafael Viñoly tipped his hat to the design of JFK Airport circa 1960 when he designed Carrasco International Airport in 2009. The curves of the interior are smooth and easy on the eyes, and the departure hall is filled with natural sunlight. Terraces and lounges throughout the airport provide comfortable places for passengers waiting to depart or families waiting to welcome a loved one home.
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