Research from the University of North Carolina indicates drug databases like the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting system do reduce doctor shopping and change prescribing behavior.
Another article showed state drug databases "facilitate a relative decrease over time in prescription drug misuse, despite state differences in program administration," reports Maggie Clark for Stateline, the freshly revised news service of The Pew Center on the States.
A 2010 evaluation of KASPER showed 90 percent of doctors who used the system found it effective in preventing drug abuse and doctor shopping. A new Kentucky law "mandates that all physicians and pharmacists who prescribe schedule II and III drugs, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, check the patient's prescription records before writing or filling a prescription," Clark reports. Dispensers must also register prescriptions in the state database without 24 hours of writing or filling the prescription.
Clark points out the legislation change sparked a debate about "how to balance patient privacy and law enforcements needs in fighting a serious criminal and public health problem." Attorney General Jack Conway, who wanted KASPER put into his office's hands, lost that fight as part of the legislative compromise. It will remain the responsibility of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and, by extension, the doctor-run Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure.
Privacy issues have likewise surfaced in Vermont. "The discussion really is about what kind of access the police will have to electronic personal health information," said Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont Civil Liberties Union. (Read more)
Reflections on the new law to fight "pill mills" are in both of Kentucky's major metropolitan newspapers today.
The Courier-Journal, which rightly takes partial credit for focusing attention on the issue, has a story by Laura Ungar that summarizes what the bill will do and not do. In the Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky Medical Association President Shawn Jones has an opinion piece defending his organization's lobbying against key parts of the bill.
"Unfortunately, in a desire to pass something, many did not consider the details of proposed legislation, and many of the details were extremely troublesome," writes Jones, right. "Most troubling were the proposed infringements on patient privacy through access to the state's Kentucky All Scheduled Prescription Electronic Reporting, or KASPER, system, which contains what is essentially a log of all of the controlled substances an individual has bought. A controlled substance is not just what many people have characterized as 'pain medicine.' It also includes prescriptions for medicines for anxiety, depression or attention deficit disorder." (Read more)
Jones is among the people featured in videos posted with The Courier-Journal's story. Others include Dr. Greg Cooper of Cynthiana; attorney Fox DeMoisey, who represents physicians accused of malpractice; and Dr. Patrick Murphy, a pain-management physician, talking about the various responsibilities of doctors in his field.
Burma under the reign of King Hsinbyushin followed an aggressive expansionist policy. Having recently invaded Siam and even capturing their capital in 1767 (but failing to bring them to peace) Hsinbyushin then started to raid the Chinese boarder. China's Emperor Ch'ien Lung launched a major invasion into Burma. This caught the Burmese somewhat by surprise as the vast majority of their troops were fighting in Siam. Fortunately for Hsinbyushin the Chinese expecting a rather easy campaign had committed mostly untrained troops to the invasion and the greatly outnumbered but superior Burmese defeated the invaders. The second invasion was no more successful as more troops were committed by both sides to a slowly expanding conflict.
By the time of the third invasion the boarder conflict had become a full scale war as more and more Burmese troops were taken from the Siam front and thrown into defence against the massed Chinese armies.
Elite Manchu Bannermen
The third invasion (1767-68) was the most successful as it used the Elite Manchu Bannermen as the main part of the invading fore. China being so much larger than Burma had the forces to keep up the pressure on the Burmese and could replace lost troops far faster than the defenders and after winning a series of battles and smaller engagements were within a few days march of the capital (Ava). This was as close as they were to get. Each battle had cost the Bannermen high in casualties. The jungle was not neutral, many more soldiers were to die from disease or starvation as supply lines were cut by smaller Burmese units operating to flank and rear of the Chinese battling forwards. Momentum was lost and the remains of the army staggered back to china. King Hsinbyushin well aware of how close a call it was stripped Siam of most of his remaining troops and reinforced his border posts.
The fourth and final invasion was also the largest as Ch'ien Lung determined to bring the war to an end in his favour was bent on battering his way into victory. The invasion soon bogged down and the more mobile Burmese forces soon had the Qing forces surrounded and a truce was organised between the opposing commanders in December 1769.
Both sides kept an heavy presence on the boarder for about ten years but no more attacks were made by either side. China also held a trad embargo for 20 years with Burma but in 1790 Diplomatic relations were reinstated. China claiming this as a victory against Burma. Estimates of Chinese losses vary greatly between 20,000 and 70,000. What can not be disputed is that some of the cream of China's army was lost in the third invasion. Siam was the real winner, with the main war effort shifting from there to China they were able to claw back the lost territory and settle on good terms. Another example of fighting wars on two fronts just not being effective.
Tonsillectomies are the most common procedure for children requiring anesthesia. "The only problem is there's no evidence they work for most" kids, reports Sarah Cliff of The Washington Post.
"The procedure does show some benefits for those with really serious symptoms — very sore throats, fevers and other symptoms at least seven times in the past year — but no improvement for those whose indications are milder," Cliff reports.
Yet, more and more of the procedures are being performed. Between 1996 and 2006, the number of tonsillectomies increased by 74 percent.
"It's a silent epidemic of unnecessary care," said David Goodman of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care. "In most instances, it's done for patients with much less recurrent symptoms than should be indicated. I think a lot of this is unbeknownst to providers."
Unnecessary health care costs about $158 billion every year, Cliff reports, and the sum is partly to blame on demanding patients, to whom doctors acquiesce. Because doctors are paid based on volume, there is also an incentive to provide more care, even if it's not necessary.
Goodman said the medical education system is one main culprit. "Medical schools and graduate schools are failing us deeply," he said. "We need to move some of these ideas about the evidence being uncertain into the beginning of education. There's been such little work on that." (Read more)
The Sniper Project is doing fine. I needed a few more Yanks due to one guy wanting a figure with netting on his helmet. I had only one of these which had already been picked so needed to get another pack. This pack had two guys with the netting so it worked out well in the end. Again these are dressed in Greatcoats which come out really well with a wash. The above photo was battling the natural light through the window but it gives a fair idea of what they look like. Again I used Artisan figures. These tend to be more stationary than Bolt Action but that works with the whole one figure with a board game thing. Though the Japanese I am just basing up mostly have a hell of a lot more movement (Bolt Action) and will look great when finished.
Close up of the two with netting. I found the figures fun to paint up and much quicker than the Japanese which will be shown at a later date. In fact the Japanese have been rather a pain to paint up and now I have the extra work that the jungle base provides. Oh Joy.
The Tufts are the ones I bought directly from MiniNatur and as you can see I went a little overboard with them, but it adds to the look.
Here is a close up of the Company B decal. Given the extra practise I have had with them I have managed a better job (not that I was unhappy with the first). The decal wraps round the shoulder really well and the transparent edges disappear once the figure has been varnished. Prior to that it was easy to see. I add the decals post ink wash so they remain crisp.
OK a new series to go along with the ECW history stuff. I will try and pick out battles and wars that may not be mainstream and give a bit of detail of them. It's not meant to be in depth or long, just a bit of an interest read for you.
Typical troops of the period.
Abbasid Revolution of A.D.747-50
Northeastern Persia was controlled by the Ummayyad family but the Abbasid's who claimed to be descendants of Addas, Uncle of The Prophet Muhammad and led by Abu Muslim (they were Muslim Arabs) openly revolted in 747 and seized the strategically important City of Merv that sat on the silk roads. Marwan II the last Ummayyad caliph tried to smash the rebellion but suffered defeats at the battles of Nishapur, Jurjan, Nehawand and Kerbela. Up to this point the rebellion was contained in the province of Khorasan but with these defeats the revolt spread across other provinces in the Muslim empire. A further and decisive battle was fought at the Great Zab River in 750 which ended the revolt in the Abbasid's favour with Abu al-Abbas as-Saffan proclaiming himself the first Abbasid caliph at Kufa, a Mesopotamian city near the Euphrates River. As for Marwan he fled to Egypt but was soon murdered.
Benefit of Pineapple fruit | Pineapple fruit is very delicious fruit taste, sour mix with sweet make this fruit flavor be favorite. Pineapple plants can grow in places recklessly, not need the special places for breeding. Aside from the sweet taste, people really like to pineapple, because benefit of pineapple fruit on health is enormous.
Benefit of pineapple fruit like this is much less pronounced in women, even women away from eating lots of pineapple, because pineapple is believed be the caused of vaginal discharge and a frequent cause of miscarriage for pregnant women. The fruit like a grenade shaped, in addition benefit of pineapple fruit, this fruit also became a favorite in summer because of its flavor makes it feel fresh fruit. Behind the controversy of the pineapple fruit, especially the myth that state: a pineapple is not safe for women. Apparently pineapple save and have great benefit of pineapple fruit for health if consumed properly.
Benefit of pineapple fruit for health
1. Benefit of pineapple fruit is able to supply vitamin C in body because body can not produce their own vitamin c
2. Benefit of pineapple fruit can make a person resistant to the virus, because the content of vitamin B contained in pineapple fruit.
3. Prevent and reduce the risk of disease stroke and heart disease that often haunts the lives of adults.
4. Treating the body's digestive infection
5. Other Benefit of pineapple fruit is healing of wounds quickly.
May this article that said about benefit of pineapple fruit for health can be our guidelines us to love the fruit.
Llego el dia mas esperado por los amantes del buen vallenato,pues el dia de hoy se dara inicio a la version numero 45 del festival de la leyenda vallenata en homenaje al maestro Calixto Ochoa.
Del 26 al 30 de abril, la capital del departamento de Cesar será el centro de atención de los aficionados de la música vallenata. Este año, el evento homenajeará al maestro Calixto Ochoa. Las actividades se iniciaron el sábado 21 de abril con el desfile de Willys parranderos, denominado El paseo de Calixto.
El Festival tuvo su origen hace 40 años, cuando tres personas pensaron que era hora de hacer algo para que todo ese acervo cultural y musical no desapareciera en las nebulosas del tiempo, y decidieron crear el Festival de La Leyenda Vallenata para recrear toda la magia de una tierra donde los mitos, las costumbres, las propias vivencias y una riqueza lingüística y oral nutren día por día la literatura y el pentagrama donde se tejen las letras y las melodías del vallenato.
Este es la programacion del 45 Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata 2012,este es uno de los eventos musicales mas importantes de Colombia.
Asi que a disfrutar del buen vallenato....!Ay hombe¡
Jueves 26 de abril:
Parque de La Leyenda Vallenata ‘Consuelo Araujo Noguera’
6:00 p.m.
Entrada de los Grupos de Piloneras Juveniles y Mayores
Entrada libre al Coliseo Cacique Upar.
7:00 p.m. :
Ceremonia de inauguración del 45 Festival de La Leyenda Vallenata homenaje al maestro Calixto Ochoa a cargo del señor Presidente De La República, doctor Juan Manuel Santos Calderón y de las autoridades departamentales y municipales.
Actos Protocolarios.
Presentación del Rey Vallenato Profesional 2011, Almes Granados Durán.
Presentación del Rey Aficionado 2011, Jairo Andrés de la Ossa Otero.
Presentación del Rey Juvenil 2011, Camilo Andrés Carvajal Cuadros
Presentación del Rey Infantil 2011, Jose Camilo Mugno Pinzón.
Presentación del Rey de la Canción Vallenata Inédita 2011, Adrian Pablo Villamizar.
Presentación del Rey de la Piqueria 2011, William Castrillón Felizzola.
Espectaculo Cultural y Folclórico
Gran Ballet Vallenato – Show “ El Mundo de Calixto “
Alfredo Gutiérrez
Los Corraleros de Majagual
Silvio Britto y Nemer Tetay
Almes Granados y Jimmy Murgas
Viernes 27 de Abril
Tarima ‘Francisco El Hombre’ (Plaza Alfonso López)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Profesional.
Aires: Merengue y Paseo.
Tarima “Juan R. Leyva” (Barrio Primero de Mayo)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Profesional.
Aires: Merengue y Paseo.
Coliseo de Feria Ganadera ‘Pedro Castro Monsalvo’ (Salida a La Paz)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
Concurso de Canción Vallenata Inédita.
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Piqueria.
Parque del Helado (Balneario Hurtado)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Infantil.
Aires: Merengue, Paseo, Puya y Son.
Parque Recreacional La Pedrogosa (Vía al Rincón)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Aficionado.
Aires: Merengue y Paseo.
Colegio Nacional Loperena (Calle 16 No. 11-75)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Juvenil.
Aires: Merengue, Paseo, Puya y Son.
Coliseo Gallístico Miguel Yaneth (Diagonal 20 Nº 19-55)
12:00 m.: Inicio de la Temporada Internacional de Riñas de Gallo Fino.
4:00 p.m.: Cabalgata organizada por Riendas
Centro Recreacional Rio Luna
7:00 p.m.: GRAN NOCHE DE COMPOSITORES Y DE BOHEMIA
Parque de La Leyenda Vallenata ‘Consuelo Araujo Noguera’ (Salida a Patillal)
8:00 p.m.:
ESPECTÁCULO CULTURAL Y FOLCLÓRICO
Silvestre Dangond y Rolando Ochoa
Peter Manjarrés y Sergio Luis Rodriguez
Martin Elias y Juan Mario de la Espriella
Felipe Peláez y Manuel Julian Martinez
Farid Ortíz y Anuar Garcia
Grupo Chocquibtown
Grupo K Vrass
Rafael Santos Díaz y Franco Arguelles
Elkin Uribe y Javier Matta
Mono Zabaleta y Elias Mendoza
Orlando Acosta y Ponchito Monsalvo
Cayito Dangond y Eimar Martinez
Eventos Musicales:
Club Valledupar S.A (Carrera 8 No. 11-95)
9:00 p.m.:
Evento Social
Club Campestre (Avenida Hurtado Vía a los Corazones)
9:00 p.m.: Evento Social
Sábado 28 de abril
Tarima Francisco El Hombre (Plaza Alfonso López)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Profesional.
Aires: Puya y Son.
Tarima “Juan R. Leyva” (Barrio Primero de Mayo)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Profesional.
Aires: Puya y Son
Club Campestre (Avenida Hurtado Vía a los Corazones)
12:00 m.:
Almuerzo Integración Medios de Comunicación Acreditados
Coliseo de Feria Ganadera ‘Pedro Castro Monsalvo’ (Salida a La Paz)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.:
1ª Eliminatoria del Concurso de Canción Vallenata Inédita.
1ª Eliminatoria del Concurso de la Piqueria.
Parque del Helado (Balneario Hurtado)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.: 2ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Infantil.
Aires: Merengue, Paseo, Puya y Son.
Parque Recreacional La Pedregosa (Vía al Rincón)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.: 2ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Aficionado
Aires: Puya y Son
Colegio Nacional Loperena (Calle 16 No. 11-75)
9:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.: 2ª Ronda del Concurso de Acordeoneros Categoría Juvenil.
"When Art and Betty Halcomb look at each other, they still have a hard time believing how much weight they have lost," reports Nola Sizemore for the Harlan Daily Enterprise. Together, the couple has lost 347 pounds, a journey that started in April 2010.
Art weighed 384 pounds and Betty was 308. "We decided we were going to do everything we could do in a three-month period to see how much weight we could actually lose," Betty said. That included counting calories and daily exercise, which at first comprised for a half-mile of walking. Within two weeks, they were able to walk one mile.
"We did portion control with our meals, actually measuring out serving sizes," Betty said. "I was eating 1,200 calories per day and Art was eating 1,500 calories per day. We didn't limit ourselves to any certain foods. We wanted it to be a lifestyle change, not just another diet."
One of their major motivations was their daughter, Kristen Swanner, a two-time cancer survivor who has endured chemotherapy, radiation and a stem-cell transplant. To watch her "literally fight for her life and we were just throwing ours away, we felt so guilty," Betty said.
When they discovered Swanner was pregnant, after being told by doctors that she couldn't conceive, the couple had even more drive to shed the weight, knowing they were soon to be grandparents.
"Jesus says he wants us to have an abundant life," Betty said. "If we can do this, anyone can do it. Make that decision today to lose weight and live a more happier life. Don't give up — keep trying." (Read more)
For her work spreading the word about second-hand smoke and founding the coalition that ultimately helped Prestonsburg pass a smoke-free ordinance in 2009, Floyd County's Jean V. Rosenberg was named 2012 advocate of the year at the annual Smoke-Free Policy Conference hosted by the University of Kentucky's Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy. She stands with center Director Dr. Ellen Hahn, left, and Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley, right, the Glasgow cardiologist who won in 2011.
Rosenberg started her work in 2005 when she began working for the Floyd County Health Department as a program specialist to increase awareness about the dangers of second-hand smoke, reports Ann Blackford reports in a university press release. During that time, she founded the Breathe Easy Floyd County Coalition, which educated people about second-hand smoke and supported local smoke-free initiatives.
On Nov. 1, 2009, the City of Prestonsburg implemented a 100 percent smoke-free ordinance in all workplaces and enclosed public places, with Rosenberg at the helm to propel the effort forward. (Read more)
Did you know that the mangosteen fruit (mangostana Garnicia) is the fruit that comes from Southeast Asia. Benefit Mangosteen Fruit to health has long been recognized, because the mangosteen fruit is rich in the antioxidant content of mangosteen peel and fruit.
The first Benefit Mangosteen Fruit is to prevent the deadly disease. This is due to the mangosteen fruit contains xanthones substance. According to research xanthones substance is believed to overcome a deadly disease like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and so on. Substances contained in the mangosteen xanthone is also able to treat some types of cancer such as liver cancer, gastrointestinal, lung and other cancers. Benefit Mangosteen Fruit can also reduce high blood pressure, hypertension is the result of vascular disorders and the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Not only the mangosteen fruit, leather and even mangoosteen has efficacy as well. Mangosteen fruit is nutritious for the skin-cancer, antioxidants and tackle coronary heart disease, and HIV. Antiproliferasi mangosteen peel extract is a function to inhibit cancer cell growth and as a destroyer of nature apotosis of cancer cells. Xanthones in mangosteen peel too powerful to overcome the disease tuberculosis (TB), asthma, leukemia, inflammatory, and antidiarrheal.
Other Benefit Mangosteen Fruit are: to fight free radicals in our bodies, because of the mangosteen fruit contains catechins. Consume mangosteen fruit as a food supplement every day, will get more antioxidants than any supplements offered in medicine.
Also in the mangosteen fruit contains alpha-mangostin and gamma-maostin that are as antibacterial. The effectiveness of alpha-magodtin have the same effectiveness as good as antibiotics that are in the market such as amphicillin and minocycline.
Thus this brief article about the Benefit Mangosteen Fruit, may be useful for us all. Good luck
Nombre: Alejandra Azcárate Fecha de Nacimiento: 1978 Lugar de Nacimiento: Bogotá,Colombia Sexo: Femenino Profesion: Actriz,modelo,comediente y presentadora
Alejandra Azcarate es una actriz,presentadora,modelo colombiana nacida en 1978 en Bogotá. Alejandra estudió Periodismo en el Emerson College de Boston. Su debut como presentadora fue en el año 2002en el canal Citytv, como presentadora de entretenimiento y reportera del informativo City Noticias. Con su sentido del humor, irreverencia y apabullante carácter, se dio a conocer mucho más en el medio, cuando en el 2003comenzó a ser parte de la mesa de trabajo del programa El Mañanerode la La Mega, junto a los también locutores Alejandro Villalobos y Cristina Camargo. En noviembre del 2003, Alejandra regresó a la presentación, esta vez en la sección Descárate con la Azcárate de Noticias RCN, de esta forma se convirtió por 2 años consecutivos en una de las conductoras de las trasmisiones del Canal RCN de las Ferias de Cali y Manizales, y del carnaval de Barranquilla.
A mediados del segundo trimestre del2005, Alejandra y la actrizIsabella Santodomingopresentaron suStand Up Comedy, denominadoLos Caballeros las Prefieren Brutas, con total exito en Bogotá y Medellín.
En del 2005, Alejandra se retira de RCN, para irse a Caracol Radio donde presentó dos programas radiales: El Gallo, el cual era transmitido simultáneamente en las emisoras juveniles Los 40 Principales y Radioacktiva, después de un par de meses, este programa fue cambiado por La Cama, el cual sólo era transmitido por Los 40 Principales, esta vez Alejandra estaba junto a Roberto Velázquez, Antonio Casale y Santiago Molano.
La Hora del Regreso por la W Radio,la mesa de trabajo estaba compuesta por Alejandra,Alberto Marchena y Carolina Lezaca, Alejandra Azcárate fue locutora y a la vez directora del programa, cuya mesa de trabajo estuvo conformada por Santiago Molano, Manolo Bellon, Andrés Nieto Molina, entre otros.
En este mismo año, Alejandra retornó a la presentación, en Caracol Noticias, en la sección Ángeles y Demonios junto a la actriz Isabella Santodomingo, desde el Concurso Nacional de Belleza en Cartagena.
Al cumplir un año trabajando en Caracol Radio, Alejandra decidió retirarse de la cadena radial para retornar a RCN Radio, esta vez a presentar de nuevo El Mañanero en La Mega y El Cocuyo en RCN Básica, junto al humorista Guillermo Díaz Salamanca y su equipo.
En noviembre de 2006, entra en la actuación, esta vez en la telenovela del Canal RCN En los tacones de Eva, interpretando el papel de Laura, una villana ambiciosa e inestable sentimentalmente y que no sabía que hacer con su vida tambien interpreto a Renata Shewin en la telenovela Amor en Custodia de RCN.
En el 2010, empezó a trabajar como comediante en Los Comediantes de la Noche en el Canal RCN, y además haciendo giras a nivel nacional en algunos teatros.
En el 2011, graba un capítulo para la serie Mujeres asesinas junto con Veronica Orozco.
En el 2012, es una jurado del programa Colombia tiene talento en el Canal RCN
En ese mismo año, es la actriz de la telenovela Muñeca Brava en el Canal RCN En 2005 participó en una sesión fotográfica de la revista SoHo. Este hecho causó polémica en la sociedad católica colombiana ya que en las fotos aparecía Alejandra representando a Jesús de Nazareth con el pecho desnudo, incluyendo una fotografía en la que se reprodujo La Última Cena .
Nombre: Paola Turbay Gomez Fecha de Nacimiento: 29 de noviembre de 1970 Lugar de Nacimiento: Houston, Texas, EE.UU Profesion: Actriz,modelo,presentadora Sexo: Femenino
Paola Turbay Gómez es ex reina de belleza, modelo, presentadora y actrizcolombiana nacida el 29 de noviembre de 1970 en Houston, Texas , Paola creció en Colombia e hizo su carrera en la pantalla desde temprana edad su primer comercial fue a los 13 años de edad.
Paola Turbay representó a Bogotá en el Concurso Nacional de Belleza y fue elegida Señorita Colombia en 1991,al año siguiente, ocupó el segundo lugar en Miss Universo.
Despues de terminar sus estudios de Psicología en la Universidad de Los Andes, se dedicó al modelaje y a la presentación tanto de eventos como de segmentos de noticieros, como QAP Noticias y CM&, y Hola Paola en los años 1990.cuatro veces ha presentado el Concurso Nacional de Belleza: en 1998, 2002,2003 y en 2005 .
Realizo apariciones cortas en series como O todos en la cama, Ecomoda y Leche, y luego de estudiar actuación en el Conservatory Program en el Acting Studio de Hollywood, Paola Turbay se convirtió en protagonista de la comedia Noticias calientes del canal RCN Televisión en 2002.
Dos años más tarde protagonizaría la telenovela Las noches de Luciana y en 2006 presentaría el reality Bailando por un Sueño, ha participado en las películas Perder es cuestión de método, El amor en los Tiempos del Cólera y Lenny, The Wonder Dog.
Paola participó en la serie de CBS Cane junto al actor norteamericano Jimmy Smits , que se estrenó en el 2007 en Estados Unidos y fue cancelada en mayo de 2008.
En 2008 participa en algunos episodios de la serie de ABC Family The Secret Life of the American Teenager como Cindy Lee.
En 2009 en la quinta temporada de The Closer interpreta a Mikki Mendoza, una detective lesbiana que ayuda a la protagonista, Kyra Sedgwick, a resolver nuevos homicidios.
En agosto de 2009 fue nominada a los ALMA Awards 2009 en el genero Drama / Actriz.
En enero de 2011 aparece en el episodio 11 de El mentalista.
En enero de 2012 Paola Turbay se integra como jurado de Colombia tiene Talento, versión colombiana del reality show Got Talent, producido por RCN Televisión.
This last two weeks has seen me enter not one but two competitive games. Given that it's something I just don't do a great deal of (yes I play very competitively but not in competitions). Does that mean I have changed my spots? Will I change my style? And just what exactly am I playing?
Well anyone who has ever played this game will know exactly what I have signed up for. I joined the waiting list for this game about 4 -6 months ago in one of the few paper zines that still seem to be in existence in the UK. I have managed to get my second choice in Germany and so am ready to roll. My only concern is that Austria has no e-mail address which could effect how well we work together. For those who have not played the Diplomacy, Germany and Austria really need to work together for either to do well. If one falls the other tends to follow. Signing up for a postal Diplomacy game is really signing up for the long haul, unless you get knocked out early then games can run on for years. We have an international set of players and as such it should be rather interesting, I will report here on my progress (or lack there of) but if you want to follow all the other games or join one or more take a sub of Fury of the Northmen or FuN as it's also called. Games currently being played, Chess, Britannia, Diplomacy (now two games) and waiting lists for Chess and Diplomacy. Get in touch with me and I will supply Colin's address for you.
The other game is in fact a league. Committed through the rest of this year but I am sure I will play in following years as well. This is the ASLeague, a play by mail ASL League that has three month deadlines to play a scenario. Live play is allowed so you can hurry a game along if required but for the most part it is played out via VASL. It has received a great deal of interest and we have three Divisions this time round with over 70 players. Next year these Divisions will be seeded to an extent so the better players will get a chance to lock horns. This year will only have three rounds but regular years will have four. My first game is already well under way and I have just had a really rough turn, losing two Sherman's to a hidden SPG. On the bright side I have made good forward progress with my infantry. It really is still very open and any ones game.
I have cut down the map but have crossed half the boards, I am the tan (British) and need to control the Church and the woods hex. Casualties do not count against me. The pic shows me half way through my turn 3 move out of 8 turns. I am already flanking the top German unit, a half squad and hero. At this point we both have a lot of units Concealed (marked with a ?) this is mainly because we are fighting in Bocage so gaining concealment is easy. My units at the bottom have a few issues not the least in losing the two tanks but Ken my opponent has problems of his own with not enough forces forced to cover to much ground. The scenario AP33 Second Cristot has a reputation for being very well balanced based on reported playings (about 40 wins for each side) so it's set to be an excellent game.
As for how I intend to play them. Well just the same, play all out to win but have lots of fun getting there. But no that's the total sum of competitive play for now. The ASLeague just allows me to play a few other players that's all.
Masturbation is not harmful | Stimulation with your fingers should be done, and not cause any harm. Not a few women who can feel satisfied or reach orgasm that way. Of course it is understandable, because the stimulus itself, women receive adequate stimulation effective as desired.
But with sexual intercourse, not necessarily able to receive effective stimulus because it is highly dependent on the partner's sexual function, and sexual positions. But if you want an orgasm, and satisfaction with sexual intercourse, the husband's sexual function and the position must be well organized to be effective for you.
About the pregnancy yet, please check yourself if you want, neither you nor your husband. Fertility examination to be easier to perform than the husband and wife. Of course the sooner the better, so if an interruption occurs can be more quickly resolved.
Measles virus (Photo by Scott Camazine/CDC/Getty Images)
In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared measles had been eliminated in the United States. But last year, the nation had the most cases of the infectious disease since 1997.
A report released last week shows there were 222 cases of measles and 17 measles outbreaks in 2011. In a typical year, there are usually just 50 to 60 cases. This year, there have already been 25 cases.
"Of the 222 reported cases, 50 percent were associated with the 17 outbreaks and 90 percent were associated with importations from foreign countries — 26 percent from U.S. residents traveling abroad and 10 percent from foreign visitors," reports Alexandra Sifferlin for Time magazine.
Each case is treated with intense investigation because of the highly contagious nature of the virus. "You can catch measles just by being in a room where someone with measles has been, even if they left," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diesease. "It's serious; one out of three people who got it last year had to be hospitalized." No one died, however.
Of the 196 U.S. residents who contracted the virus last year, 166 had not been or did not know if they had been vaccinated. More than 80 percent of them were eligible for vaccine.
"Many people think diseases like measles are gone and that they do not need to vaccinate themselves or their children," Sifferlin reports. "But the CDC warns measles is still prevalent worldwide. Globally, about 20 million people get measles each year." (Read more)
Saying it couldn't get to his desk quickly enough, Gov. Steve Beshear signed a bill aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse in celebration today, warning so-called pill mills to "Get out of this state, because we're coming after you."
House Bill 1 requires doctors and pharmacists who prescribe or dispense Schedule II and III drugs, such as oxycodone and morphine, to use the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting system and requires pain clinics to be owned by at least one physician. Clinics already in operation that have not had trouble with the law but are not owned by doctors will be grandfathered in under the law.
Though there was a strong push for it by law enforcement, the bill will not move KASPER over to the attorney general's office but will stay under the control of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the doctor-controlled Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo, who sponsored the bill, called the legislation "a major step forward in the ongoing battle to put the brakes on prescription drug abuse."
Though KASPER will not move to Attorney General Jack Conway's office, as Conway wanted, he endorsed the effort. "It helps keep entrepreneurs out of the pill mill business and requires doctors, with reasonable exceptions, to use the KASPER system," he said. "I encourage those who are fearful of increased oversight to end the hyperbole and begin a constructive process with the legislature and executive branch to implement this bill." (Read more)
Forty-five percent of Kentucky adults keep a gun or other firearm in their home, and one-fifth of those (9 percent of the population) keep them loaded but unlocked, the 2011 Kentucky Health Issues Poll has found. Children are present in almost half of homes that have firearms.
"Whether or not you keep guns in your home, if you have children, this should be a reminder to talk to them about gun safety," said Susan Zepeda, CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, which released the poll results. In 2008, 576 Kentuckians died from injury by firearms, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranking the state 16th in firearm deaths that year.
The poll found that men, people with higher incomes and people who live in the Appalachian part of the state are more likely to keep firearms around the home. People who live in large urban areas had fewer of the weapons — 39 percent in the Lexington area, 37 percent in Northern Kentucky and 32 in the Louisville area, compared to 57 percent in Eastern Kentucky.
The poll was funded by The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, as well as the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. A random sample of more than 1,600 Kentuckians responded to the survey, which was conducted Sept. 27 to Oct. 27, 2011 by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati. A random sample of adults across Kentucky were interviewed, including 1,313 landline interviews and 308 cell-phone interviews. (Read more)
WRG 6th gave me 100 Kardrakes, that is 100 JLS/Bow armed troops that really rocked. 4 Units (2 x 24 and 2 x 26) and it was rare that I did not field them when I played. But under FoG these are replaced by a far more sedate Crescent Shielded Medium Infantry armed just with a spear. Now looking at the army list it's fair to bemoan the general loss of missile troops. I mean this is a Persian army it's supposed to be stuffed with bow armed troops but in reality you really don't get much and I think the main reason the Kardrakes became bowless was that they would be so very tough. I kept the odd bow firing troop in the mix to keep the original look even though the new army only allows 72 figures so I plan to rebase the rest and off to E-Bay they will go.
What An Ugly Lot
Originally painted in the late 80's I think. A mix of Essex, Museum Miniatures and Chariot. I really like the mixed look of the whole unit. I still have some more to rebase for this army and the ones I will sell. I also gave them a quick wash in Devlan Mud whilst I have some left. Again Cath took the photo and she has done well including the vines in the background.
Ready For Battle
Not as well painted as I would do in this day and age but if I remember rightly I was rushing them to get them ready for a game in the hope that the extra firepower would give me an edge. Looking now and seeing the bow cases straps unpainted I blush with embarrassment.
Lost in the Grapes.
Rather than wait for the next battle I thought I would take the opportunity to show off the vineyard in this photo shoot. Not sure if these guys are waiting in ambush or waiting for a tipple. Lee popped over last week and said rather nice things about the vineyards so once I have eaten more grapes I will be back into production.
The largest Kentucky city that has not banned smoking in public places may change that.
Hopkinsville Mayor Dan Kemp's proposal "fundamentally resembles Lexington's ban," reports Nick Tabor for the Kentucky New Era. The law would apply to bars and restaurants but not private clubs; retail tobacco stores and tobacco warehouses; and rented rooms in hotels, hospitals and nursing homes. "The best thing would be to have no exemptions," Kemp said, adding that he recognizes the need for compromise.
An online survey by the Christian County Health Department two years ago indicated strong support for a ban. A recent, scientific survey of 500 Kentuckians shows 59 percent support a statewide ban, the American Cancer Society found. Kemp said he has "received a mostly positive response from local businesses," Tabor reports.
As for a smoking ban imposing on a person's right to light up, Kemp said, "I just think it's such an overriding health concern that that trumps the individual rights argument." Kemp hopes the council will vote on the proposal June 5. If they ratify it, the ban could take effect July 1. (Read more)
April 28 is National Drug Take-Back Day, with Kentuckians encouraged to dispose of the expired, unused and unwanted drugs in their medicine cabinet at locations set up by law enforcement across the state. The national effort comes on the heels of Kentucky legislators passing a bill Friday evening aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse.
Dozens of sites will be set up across the state and will accept medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To find a disposal location nearby, click here.
"Prescription drug abuse is the most urgent substance abuse issue facing Kentucky — one that kills nearly three Kentuckians every day — and we know that number is woefully underreported," Gov. Steve Beshear said in a statement. "We can't stress enough that medications, once they are no longer needed for their prescribed purposes, should be disposed of properly to reduce their risk of being diverted and abused."
A national survey found that 70 percent of people aged 12 and over who took prescription drugs for non-prescribed reasons got the drugs from a friend or relative. That includes raiding their medicine cabinets.
Disposing of the drugs properly is also important since some medications, if just flushed or thrown in the garbage, can leach into the water table and contaminate the water supply.
Since take-back days started being hosted by law enforcement, 500 tons of medication at more than 5,300 sites have been disposed of nationwide, though a recent poll found 2 out of 3 Kentuckians still dispose of their medication improperly.
House Bill 1, which passed Friday, left the state's prescription drug-monitoring system under the control of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the doctor-controlled Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure rather than move it to the attorney general's office. It will require doctors and pharmacists who prescribe or dispense Schedule II and III drugs, such as oxycodone and morphine, to use the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting System. Only about 25 percent of Kentucky physicians now use KASPER.
