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So if Megyn is in at 9, what happens to Sean Hannity?

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In a developing story, Drudge reported on Thursday that Megyn Kelly at Fox News Channel , usually an afternoon anchor who is currently on m...

Reference and Instruction Librarian - Quinbaug Valley Community College, Danielson

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<strong>Reference and Instruction Librarian - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Quinbaug Valley Community College</span></strong></strong>,  Danielson, seeks an innovative and student-oriented librarian to join a  team-oriented, teaching library. The position requires the ability to  work one evening per week, teach evening classes as required, and travel  to the College’s Willimantic instructional location as scheduled.  Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Library Science from an  American Library Association accredited institution and a strong  commitment to public services, including one or more years of related  experience in an academic or public library; and a demonstrated passion  for teaching information literacy skills to individuals and classes. It  is strongly preferred that candidates have a demonstrated ability to  create digital resources; experience with developing and administrating  learning assessment tools; effective interpersonal, oral, written, and  online communication skills; experience leading or supervising others;  the ability to work independently and as part of a team and work with a  diverse population of students, faculty, staff, and community members;  and enthusiasm for tackling all aspects of the job description with  creativity and flexibility. Applicants who do not meet the minimum  qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how  their background and experience have prepared them for the  responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate  references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for  compelling reasons. Responsibilities: Working under the direction of the  Library Director, the candidate performs a broad range of professional  library services, including information literacy instruction; reference  services; technical services, and collection development. Minimum  Salary: Approximate annual $59,471, plus State of CT benefits.  Application Deadline: <span style="color: red;">September 4, 2013</span>.  Application Procedure: Submit a completed Community College Employment  Application, a current résumé, cover letter and unofficial transcript(s)  to: Jennifer Hyatt, Human Resources Assistant, Quinebaug Valley  Community College, 742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239 or email  to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:Jhyatt@qvcc.commnet.edu" href="mailto:Jhyatt@qvcc.commnet.edu">Jhyatt@qvcc.commnet.edu</a>. QVCC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F. Protected group members are strongly encouraged to apply.

Reference and Instruction Librarian - Quinbaug Valley Community College, Danielson

Reference and Instruction Librarian - Quinbaug Valley Community College , Danielson, seeks an innovative and student-oriented librarian to ...

Library Specialist in Children's Room (2 positions) - Avon Free Public Library

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<strong>Library Specialist in Children's Room (2 positions) - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Avon Free Public Library</span></strong></strong>.<br />             <ul><li>POSITION #1: 25 Hours/Week, including 1 evening and Saturday Rotation</li><li>POSITION #2: Alternate Sundays, January through March, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.</li></ul>Position Definition: Performs responsible and varied  library services in the Children’s Services Department, including  assisting children and students in the use of library materials,  equipment and resources, and conducting programs for pre-school,  elementary and middle school students and young adults. Supervision  received: Works under the general supervision of the Children’s  Librarian, who assigns areas of responsibilities, outlines policy and  procedures, provides guidance as necessary, and evaluates work in terms  of accuracy and effectiveness. Works with a great deal of independence  in Children’s Services. Supervision exercised: Provides task supervision  to Library Pages and volunteers as assigned. Examples of Essential Job  Duties: Assists in the planning, development and implementation of  library programs and services for children and young adults, including  story hours, library tours, and related events to encourage reading,  viewing and listening skills. Provides reference and readers advisory  services to children, teens and adults. Assists children and students in  the use of the library's catalogue and reference materials, answers  reference questions; locates information or guides children to source  materials. Assists children and students in use of computer system to  locate books and materials, to access Internet and CD ROM reference  sources. Refers children and students to Children’s Librarian as  necessary. Plans, prepares and presents pre-school and early grade  story-time and literature related programs. Uses literature, music,  dance, and puppets, etc. to enhance presentations. May develop scripts,  posters, and audio-visual materials for programs. May involve audience,  including adults, in activities. Visits schools, childcare centers, and  community locations to present programs. Participates in the developing  Children’s Services collection of books, periodicals, and audio-visual  equipment and materials. Evaluates library materials for children based  on knowledge of community needs, review of professional journals and  children's literature, and library policy. Recommends selections to the  Children’s Librarian. Enters new materials into automated circulation  system and barcodes materials in the Technical Services Department on an  as needed basis. Performs collection maintenance tasks, including shelf  reading, weeding of damaged or obsolete materials, and noting gaps in  subject areas, etc.Performs circulation desk duties, including charging  and discharging library materials, recording and filing circulation  cards, and registering new children; answers telephone calls and  provides information to children. Reserves books and loan materials.  Maintains circulation desk area in neat and functional condition.  Provides backup assistance in other library areas as necessary. Examples  of Incidental Job Duties: Organizes programs and activities with school  librarians, teachers, parents’ groups, and community organizations.  Arranges programs using volunteers, artists, and others. Attends  professional library conferences to remain abreast of changes in library matters. Performs other duties as required. Maintains appearance  of Children’s section. Prepares displays and exhibits. Minimum  qualifications required: The skills and knowledge required would  generally be acquired with an Associate’s degree in Library Science, and  three years of experience in an educational institution or a public  library, or any equivalent combination of experience and training. Prior  experience in working in childcare, child development, pre-school or  elementary education is desirable. Knowledge, skills, and abilities:  Must have a working knowledge of children’s, juvenile and young adult  literature. A working knowledge of library principles and practices is  required. Must be able to apply the principles of library science to  resolve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete  variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Must  be able to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and  diagrammatic and schedules form. Ability to acquire a working knowledge  of, and to work with, computer applications and technical equipment  applicable to library operations is required. Must be able to add,  subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, and compute ratios,  rates and percentages. Must be able to relate to children and have the  ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with  library staff and adult patrons is essential. Salary: $22.1649/hr. (no  benefits associated with these positions). Closing Date: 4:45 p.m. on  Thursday, <span style="color: red;">August 29, 2013</span>. Employment Application: <a href="http://www.town.avon.ct.us/" target="_blank">www.town.avon.ct.us</a>  (under job opportunities). Send completed application, cover letter  and  resume to: William F. Vernile, Director of Human Resources, 60 West   Main Street, Avon, CT 06001.

Library Specialist in Children's Room (2 positions) - Avon Free Public Library

Library Specialist in Children's Room (2 positions) - Avon Free Public Library . POSITION #1: 25 Hours/Week, including 1 ev...

Librarian 1: Reference and Adult Services - Manchester Public Library

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<strong>Librarian 1: Reference and Adult Services - <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Manchester Public Library</span></strong></strong>.  37.50 hours/week, $53,584.33. Summary of Position: Responsible for  assisting in the administration and operation of a major section of the  library such as reference, circulation and children's and performing  specialized professional work. A person in this position also  administers the entire library in the absence of a librarian in a more  responsible position. Responsibilities include helping develop,  coordinate and implement programs to improve service availability and  quality consistent with library policies and management guidelines.  Other routine work involves keeping current of new technologies and  methods, directing, reviewing and evaluating the work of less senior  staff, providing for the overall care and maintenance of the  collections, attending meetings and workshops and communicating with  customers, co-workers and other agencies. Regularly scheduled night and  weekend work is expected. Requirements: Master’s Degree in Library  Science required, plus; one (1) year of library experience and a strong  knowledge of automated library systems. Examination Will Consist of:  Parts: Oral Examination, Weight: $100, Passing Score: 80%. Applications  and job description are available in the Human Resources Department, 41  Center Street, P.O. Box 191, Manchester, CT 06045-0191 or by calling the  Recruitment Information Line (860) 647-3170 or visit our website at: <a _fcksavedurl="http://hr.manchesterct.gov/" href="http://hr.manchesterct.gov/" target="_blank">http://hr.manchesterct.gov/</a>. To apply online, please visit <a _fcksavedurl="http://hr.manchesterct.gov" href="http://hr.manchesterct.gov/" target="_blank">http://hr.manchesterct.gov</a>. Applications must be received in the Human Resources Department by 4:30 p.m. on <span style="color: red;">Friday, August 23, 2013</span> or must be postmarked by Friday, August 23, 2013.  No faxed or e-mailed resumes and/or applications will be accepted. The  Town of Manchester shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color,  creed, age, sex, national origin, physical disability or sexual  orientation. The Human Resources Department provides reasonable  accommodation to persons with disabilities in accordance with the  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need an accommodation in  the application or testing process, please contact the Human Resources  Department. The above posting is intended as a guide for personnel  actions and must not be taken as a complete description of the position  or the process.

Librarian 1: Reference and Adult Services - Manchester Public Library

Librarian 1: Reference and Adult Services - Manchester Public Library . 37.50 hours/week, $53,584.33. Summary of Position: Responsible for ...

Arrests, street closures during massive ALEC protest in Chicago

11:42 AM Tukiyooo 0

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UV3i4-ZrAG-VeoizbVjTf8ADxXIvZP1RxgPNR0vWHb52aF3HLhnKGp72UZCJ-2AMyg6wXLacH8VD_sjBWWW555gZe3shuBsYQsuqaHXVC7qFwl4uhpguBrF4PgVP81xp6PKRsxHgMkSC/s1600/ALEC+in+Chicago.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UV3i4-ZrAG-VeoizbVjTf8ADxXIvZP1RxgPNR0vWHb52aF3HLhnKGp72UZCJ-2AMyg6wXLacH8VD_sjBWWW555gZe3shuBsYQsuqaHXVC7qFwl4uhpguBrF4PgVP81xp6PKRsxHgMkSC/s400/ALEC+in+Chicago.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the large ALEC protest in Chicago, happening now.</td></tr></tbody></table>(UPDATES to correct spelling of 'Uetricht' in graf 11.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/08/07/alec_convention_protests_labor_vs_lobbyists/" rel="nofollow">Thousands of citizens, union members, environmentalists and faith groups</a> are right now marching in the streets of Chicago to protest <a href="http://alecexposed.org/" rel="nofollow">ALEC</a>, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/08/anti-ALEC-protesters-converge.html" rel="nofollow">meeting at the Palmer House in the Loop</a>. The size of the crowd forced police to close Monroe Street, a major artery, and moments ago we learned they arrested several protesters.<br /><br />The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/398759776900781/" rel="nofollow">massive demonstration</a> follows a 10,000-person <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/08/chicago-joins-NC-in-moral-monday-protest.html" rel="nofollow">Moral Monday protest in Asheville, N.C.</a>, two days ago. Angry North Carolinians denounced the Legislature's passage of ALEC's agenda. Politicians beholden to corporations and billionaires raised taxes on the middle class, outsourced public education, cut education spending, slashed unemployment benefits and restricted voting for citizens not likely to vote for them.<br /><br />In Chicago, ALEC-supported politicians are enjoying the luxuries offered by the Palmer House and working on ways to destroy the middle class. Their agenda this year includes crushing unions, keeping the minimum wage at its current level, outsourcing toll roads and education, banning prohibitions on genetically modified food and eliminating licensing requirements for truck drivers and other professions.<br /><br />In short, they're like a baby with a nail gun aimed at working people.<br /><br />From early accounts the protest is large, energetic and loud. Watch them here shout "Shame on You":<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/onDuJbH2OKQ" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />You can follow the action on Twitter at #ALECinChicago and #ALECExposed. Here's what tweeters are telling us is happening:  <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Casey Aldridge ‏@CaseyJAldridge 4m<br />RT @thegirlone: Get up, get down, Chicago is a union town. #ALECExposed #noALEC #ALECinChicago  </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Stephanie Pistachio ‏@supasuga 3m<br />Raise Up MKE chants: Up With Black Youth, Down With ALEC! #noALEC #ALECinChicago #RaiseUpMKE http://instagram.com/p/cww0jbs8LQ/  </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Fair Trade Ervin ‏@fairtrade_ervin 5m<br />THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! #ALECinChicago #ALECEXPOSED #NOALEC pic.twitter.com/W6wVL8wmca<br />Isaac Wright ‏@Izac_Wright 6m </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">MT “@ALECexposed: ALEC at 40: Turning Back the Clock on Prosperity and Progress  http://www.prwatch.org/node/12205/  #ALECexposed #ALECinChicago” #arleg</blockquote>Photos are showing members of UAW, AFSCME and ATU. We're quite certain many other unions are represented.  Micah Uetricht at <a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/175644/alec-convention-met-protests-chicago#" rel="nofollow">The Nation</a> explains why:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Targeting ALEC would certainly be in labor’s self-interest: anti-worker and anti-union legislation has been a central focus of the group, with model legislation that includes right-to-work laws, repealing the minimum wage and opposing future minimum wage increases, and other pro-business labor laws. Their fingerprints have been on a number of high-profile legislative battles on labor issues in recent years, including Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011 Budget Repair Bill that led to the state capitol’s occupation, Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s right-to-work legislation late last year, and anti-worker (as well as anti-choice) legislation in North Carolina behind the state’s Moral Mondays protests. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">In 2013 alone, at least 117 bills resembling the group’s “model bills” on worker compensation and organizing rights have been introduced in state legislatures around the country. Their bills attacking public sector unions have caught the attention of the American Federation of State, Municipal, and County Employees (AFSCME), who have decried the organization in the past and are also encouraging members members to join the protests. </blockquote>Finally, we'll leave you for now with this great photo:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTZiUH08I9tZp6I1E8KLIv-Jc0hrNhHk4YCnsqh8Atovu5c-fuulM4n388DtonyDk9mZAfp7KY1SQDIZuiPuwSf75ilJoAOAYLQc5PSC0Di9qxtJRvq_HcTLZt9P-sAYYFSDKa8SsDQ_k/s1600/ALEC+in+Chicago+greed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTZiUH08I9tZp6I1E8KLIv-Jc0hrNhHk4YCnsqh8Atovu5c-fuulM4n388DtonyDk9mZAfp7KY1SQDIZuiPuwSf75ilJoAOAYLQc5PSC0Di9qxtJRvq_HcTLZt9P-sAYYFSDKa8SsDQ_k/s400/ALEC+in+Chicago+greed.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALEC banner right in front of the Palmer House in Chicago. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>

Arrests, street closures during massive ALEC protest in Chicago

Here's the large ALEC protest in Chicago, happening now. (UPDATES to correct spelling of 'Uetricht' in graf 11.) Thousands of ci...

Library Media Specialist - Brookfield High School

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Library Media Specialist - Brookfield High School

Library Media Specialist - Brookfield High School . We have an opening for a LMS in a high school with an exciting 1:1 iPad program. Info...

German workers demand Amazon play fair

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<a href="http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/uni.nsf/pages/homepageEn?Opendocument&exURL=http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/UNINews.nsf/vwLkpByIdHome/68CA37AB027A397CC1257BC10044DF85?OpenDocument" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">German workers are standing up to online retail giant Amazon</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, which refuses to allow them to organize and treats them horribly. </span><a href="http://www.dw.de/amazon-scrambles-after-damning-german-documentary/a-16603329" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A half-hour documentary</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> that exposed those conditions in February sparked calls for protests and boycotts:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The half-hour investigative program explored tiny temporary accommodation, unreliable bus transportation to and from Amazon offices, temporary and unsecured contracts, as well as the last-minute outsourcing of work contracts to employment agencies - reportedly paying less than the wages advertised on the original job application.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It also displayed a heavy presence of security staff from a company called H.E.S.S (Hensel European Security Services), with the program questioning a possible allusion to Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess. The security firm was contracted by an employment agency, not Amazon directly.</span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Employees are currently carrying out a series of strikes to force the company to raise wages and improve working and living conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Amazon employs about 9,000 workers in Germany, but many are on short-term contracts. The corporate behemoth refuses to recognize its workers’ right to collectively bargain, a move that is not in line with other online retailers there. German retail union ver.di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>says Amazon is importing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>its anti-worker policies into the country.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marcus Courtney, a technology and communications department head at Uni Global Union, a federation of trade unions, </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/business/workers-of-amazon-divergent.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&smid=tw-share&" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">said the company’s stance is unacceptable</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Germany, the idea that warehouse workers are going to be getting opposition from an employer when it comes to the right to organize, that’s virtually unheard-of.</span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Workers are calling on Amazon to classify its workers in Germany as retail employees and pay them at the negotiated rate included in collective agreements for retail and mail order companies. OTTO, Germany’s second-largest mail order company, already does so. If Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive officer, has enough money to buy The Washington Post (</span><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/08/why-jeff-bezos-bought-the-washington-post.html" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for which he is paying $250 million cash</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">), then his company can pay a fair wage to its employees.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/uni.nsf/pages/sec_commerceEn?Opendocument&exURL=http://www.uniglobalunion.org/uniindep.nsf/protestAmazonEn?OpenForm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Send a message</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to Jeff Bezos to tell him it is time for Amazon to improve the treatment of its German workers. You can also post a message of solidarity for Amazon workers in Germany on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/verdi-bei-Amazon/207101349311202" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the union’s Facebook page</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And to learn more about the movement, </span><a href="https://www.verdi.de/themen/geld-tarif/amazon" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">click here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. The site is mostly in German, but you can still get a feel for the struggle.</span></div>

German workers demand Amazon play fair

German workers are standing up to online retail giant Amazon , which refuses to allow them to organize and treats them horribly. A half-ho...

Hiring The Right Rockport Skin Care Provider

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Hiring The Right Rockport Skin Care Provider

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Healthy Eating Tips For More Energy And Weight Control

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Wilson Resturbee</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Eating healthy is substantial for our sense of contentment. If it has not been possible for you to do the same, you need to look at alternatives. Being confused with the myriad of info is normal, the best idea is to take one step at time. When you try transitioning the way you eat, it is advantageous if you ease into the change. Don't try to adjust your whole lifestyle overnight, that is challenging for anyone. You can start by getting educated and informed about healthy eating and how to approach it. When we give you recommendations, we will go into more detail about this.<br />  <br />  Difference in life is what gives you the spice, is the old proverb that is definitely true when it comes to how you eat. When you gaze at the listed components in mineral and vitamins, you will understand what is required. Daily taking a vitamin will not counteract eating unhealthy, so don't stumble into that entrapment. One good plan is looking at your needed calories as a reference point. Then at that juncture, you pick from the crucial groups of food and eat small portions.<br />  <br />  One of the biggest reasons for dieting failure, or losing weight, is people try to do a total health makeover in one day. Taking such a course only lays the groundwork for failure. It's better to get through the less significant hurdles before attempting something bigger.<br />  <br />  Getting rid of your favorite sweet is something to work on later after you've got some smaller successes under your belt. Starting with foods that are easier to live without is a good approach to lay the foundations of a better diet. Allow your body and mind time to acclimate to these new eating patterns. A consistent gradual approach to dietary changes is the most effective tool you leverage for lasting results.<br />  <br />  It's a basic principle of dieting that you have to watch how much you eat at any one meal. It's easy to get into the habit of eating until you have no more room in your stomach, which will lead to overeating. If you make the effort, you can learn how to feel satisfied with smaller portions. If you take more time to chew everything you eat, you'll find that you don't consume as much. By spending more time chewing, everything, including the process of digestion will slow down. Not only will your digestive system perform more efficiently, but you will naturally tend to feel full earlier due to the time lag that occurs. With so much information on eating in a healthy way readily available on the internet, it's quite easy for most people to access it. Not being well informed about this topic, then, is not a valid excuse these days. Don't make these topics harder than they need to be, as it's mainly a matter of applying the right principles consistently. When you do make progress, that's the time to remember your goals so you don't lose ground and have to start all over again.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Wilson Resturbee is a well-known blogger who writes informative articles on different topics such as marketing, online business, home business, network marketing etc. Checkout his article on <a href="http://askmarcbarrett.com/mlm-reviews/exfuze-review-what-not-another-superjuice">exfuze</a> and on <a href="http://askmarcbarrett.com/mlm-success/mlm-success-and-network-marketings-darkest-secret">MLM success</a></div><br />  </div><br />

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Now smartphone will fight against HIV and AIDS.

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sWIsXkqKYvQ/UgO2QnlD_HI/AAAAAAAAAJc/q3JAaBWNMto/s1600/130801114724-bonic-android-app-620xa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><br />Fight against HIV and AIDS with make use of  your Smartphone.</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sWIsXkqKYvQ/UgO2QnlD_HI/AAAAAAAAAJc/q3JAaBWNMto/s1600/130801114724-bonic-android-app-620xa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="178" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sWIsXkqKYvQ/UgO2QnlD_HI/AAAAAAAAAJc/q3JAaBWNMto/s320/130801114724-bonic-android-app-620xa.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source:cnn.com</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BXsYHS0dJmA/UgO3EH8yXuI/AAAAAAAAAJo/KAUB0ucndmw/s1600/redribbon.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />If you are a user of Android Smartphone and tablet, now you can contribute your unused power for scientific research. With the help of a new app you can make a contribution of unused computing power of your smartphone and tablet. This app works when your device is associated to Wi-Fi, battery is close to full-charge and plugged in, so it won’t use your data plan and battery. One more important thing is that scientists can use it only when, smartphone is not in use.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />When joint with the additional power of thousands of other “donated” devices, the set of connection of phones create a quasi-supercomputer to be had for use by scientist. This project is named <a href="mailto:FightAids@Home">FightAids@Home</a> by scientists. This project is run by the Olson Laboratory and The Scripps Research Institute and is powered by IBM’s World Community Grid. Many other scientific research projects are also supported  by the World Community Grid but it is first of its type.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The non-profit research institute cuts down the cost of research and also the time that  takes to get result by using the crowed supported network work as a super computer. Working at  a supercomputer  is expensive for the no profitable research institute because the charges is $1,000 per hour. Scientists are searching for new drugs that can be helpful to fight against HIV virus. <br />According to IBM spokesperson  AriFishkind “When we first sat down with researchers, they proposed projects that were far too modest because that's what has been available to them, now they can access a great deal more power.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Before the project <a href="mailto:FightAdis@Home">FightAdis@Home</a>, the scientists could use network power of desktop and laptops only.  Drugs using in disease ‘schistosomiasis’ is recognize in just one year with the help of smartphone network and expected time for this was 30 year.  Every one should understand  importance of this type of projects  and come ahead to support  them.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div></div>

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A Personal Trainer Orange County Shared A Number Of Tips For Staying Physically Active

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Michael Petry</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>The Orange County in California is surrounded with luxurious beach resorts and spas and in fact, people throughout the world would come to this place just to enjoy the stunning beaches. Even the residents of Orange County would love to frolic on these beautiful beaches too while wearing their sexiest swimming apparel.<br />  <br />  So in order for them to look good while wearing their sexy bikinis, they will do everything to lose weight. Others would tend to be very conscious with the food that they put in their mouth while some people would concentrate more on exercising. But for those who cannot find time to exercise at the gym, here are some tips on how you could stay physically active, as shared by a top personal trainer Orange County.<br />  <br />  How Often You Should Exercise<br />  <br />  You do not really need to join a marathon or a triathlon just to stay physically active. There are absolutely lots of activities that you can do which will make you stay physically active. Since you are not an athlete, just put your focus on low impact exercises such as walking the dog in the park, mowing the grass, gardening, jogging, brisk walking and biking in the neighborhood.<br />  <br />  However if you want to lose a good amount of weight, then you better sign up with a personal trainer Orange County for your daily workout routine.<br />  <br />  How Often You Should Exercise<br />  <br />  Experts recommend that you exercise at least 120 minutes or two hours each week in order to maintain good health. But for people whose goal is to lose weight, they are required to exercise more than two hours or probably at least 30 minutes each day or a total of 3 hours in a week.<br />  <br />  Tips For Achieving Your Fitness Goals<br />  <br />  *	Look for someone to work out with you. According to a personal trainer Orange County, you will most likely succeed in achieving your fitness goals if you have a partner who will exercise along with you. So ask a friend or a family member to join you.<br />  <br />  *	Look for fun activities that you enjoy doing such as playing your favorite sports, walking your dog, running in the beach and playing beach volleyball. If you love dancing, then enroll for a dance lesson.<br />  <br />  *	Reward yourself if you will see some improvements in your body. If you lose five pounds in a month, treat yourself for shopping and do this every time you shed off some weight so you will be motivated to work hard.<br />  <br />  *	Reward yourself if you will see some improvements in your body. If you lose five pounds in a month, treat yourself for shopping and do this every time you shed off some weight so you will be motivated to work hard.<br />  <br />  Besides the tips above, it is vital that you also set realistic goals. They need to be something that you can possibly achieve and not something that is just too impossible for you to achieve. Above all, always seek help from the expert, such as a personal trainer Orange County.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Becoming in good condition with the help of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-orange-county/">Personal Trainer Orange County</a> not only enhances your entire body but furthermore your health as well. The benefits that you can receive from <a href="https://plus.google.com/115839840522968346614/about">Orange County Personal Trainer</a> are limitless.</div><br />  </div><br />

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Looking For A Dance Class In Surrey

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Peter Jones</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Looking for Dance Class Surrey and the surrounding areas in British Columbia, can be a great way for children and adults to learn and improve on their skills. There are class options in many genres such as jazz and ballet, modern and contemporary dance and hip hop and urban styles. You can find a lot of different offerings at skill levels that compliment yours.<br />  <br />  Instruction is available at all levels. Beginners are able to enjoy both individual instruction and group participation while learning the basic steps and moves. The instructors provide an atmosphere where all can excel and gain confidence. The health benefits you will gain from learning to Dance are massive - and you will enjoy yourself<br />  <br />  The intermediate learner can appreciate using their basic level instruction as a stepping stone to gaining more mastery of their skills. In these types of classes, children and adults are exposed to steps and techniques that are more difficult than beginning level classes, but not overly difficult to learn. These classes set up participants for more advance instruction to come.<br />  <br />  Advanced skilled learners take all of their knowledge and skill and bring them together in a more challenging setting, design to develop talented performers or individuals with a greater appreciation for the art. These classes are more difficult and should only be considered by performers with the correct skill and training. This is to ensure their full enjoyment by the participant.<br />  <br />  They are arranged in accordance to the age of the participants or their relative skill level. Make sure that the arrangement fits your needs or those of your child who may be taking this type of instruction. Cost, number of times and convenience are certainly other considerations to think about when making a choice.<br />  <br />  Depending on what you are looking for, there is a Dance Class Surrey option for you. You can call or visit the various studios in the area and find a group that meets your needs. Mastering the steps in jazz, ballet or tap begin with taking a class and finding an enjoyable experience near you in Surrey.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>To receive useful information on the best <a href="http://fabuliciousfitness.co.uk">dance class Surrey</a> area has, click the link. You may click here for additional <a href="http://danceloss.com">dancing weight loss</a> details.</div><br />  </div><br />

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Seniors Can Get Active With The Assistance Of A Personal Trainer Campbell

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Tammy Walker</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Modern science extends the lives of people. Medical procedures such as angioplasty, organ transplants, and the likes result in a longer lifespan. A medical doctor will even persuade people who underwent some form of a medical procedure to remain in shape through healthy diet and regular form of light to moderate exercises.<br />  <br />  Even senior citizens are encouraged to still play their favorite sport. If you are a senior citizen residing in Campbell, California and you still want to remain active, you can hire the services of a personal trainer Campbell to monitor your workout regimen.<br />  <br />  Senior citizens can benefit a lot from a regular exercise regimen for it will lowers their sugar level, normalize their cholesterol and triglycerides, and regulate all other body functions. By engaging in a physical activity, your joints and motor functions will not lose the elasticity needed to prevent your body from deteriorating. Your mind also is kept active through physical exercise. You have the option to choose whether you prefer to exercise indoor or outdoor.<br />  <br />  Indoor exercises for senior citizens<br />  <br />  Anybody who wishes to start a workout program is recommended to seek medical consultations first. This is to ascertain if you've got an underlying medical conditions that can possibly be aggravated through physical exertion.<br />  <br />  This is especially true for senior citizens. At times, too much exertion could lead to fainting or heart attack. It is best to get a go signal from your doctor so a personal trainer Campbell would know what type of exercise program he can design for you. Once your fitness level has been determined, a personal trainer can guide you along the way on the various equipments you can use inside the gym. There are stationary bicycles which can be used to increase your heart rate level and for your knee joints to remain flexible. In addition, a personal trainer can include you in a dance class. Whatever form of indoor exercise you engage in, a personal trainer will guide you and monitor you to avoid accidents and fainting.<br />  <br />  Outdoor exercises for senior citizens<br />  <br />  If you're the type who would rather exercise outside and enjoy the nature of Campbell, as well, then there are light physical activities you could take part in. it's also a good idea to workout outdoors because you get the benefit of exposing yourself to early morning sunlight. Hire a personal trainer Campbell so he can accompany you and lessen the risk of over exertion as well as physical injuries. You can go swimming, brisk walking, play tennis or golf.<br />  <br />  It is empowering for senior citizens to be active. It heightens your self-confidence knowing that you're still capable to get physical even at advanced age. Be sure to hire a personal trainer Campbell who can constantly monitor you and would remind you to get hydrated all the time. Seniors who exercise alone are subjected to injuries and dehydration, a personal trainer Campbell is the ideal company for you.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Becoming in excellent shape by using the assistance of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-campbell/">Personal Trainer Walnut Creek</a> not only improves your entire body but furthermore your health too. The benefits that you can receive from <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-walnut-creek/">Personal Trainer Campbell</a> are endless.</div><br />  </div><br />

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Fitness And You: Some Tips For A Healthier Tomorrow

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Coach Todd</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>The following advice will teach you what you need to know about becoming more physically fit. If you want to avoid hurting yourself or wasting your time, it's important that you have some knowledge beforehand. Spend some time researching fitness before starting your workouts.<br />  <br />  You can get fit by doing something as easy as yard work. Nearly every yard needs something done to it, and you need the exercise. It's win-win! try improving your space once per week to get some physical exercise. You could forget about time and get a great looking body and yard.<br />  <br />  You can energize your confidence and re-focus on your fitness goals by purchasing an attractive piece of clothing to wear in your workouts. Even a small change to your workout wardrobe can mean a new piece of clothing to show off, which means a reason to get out and going to the gym.<br />  <br />  When cycling, steady does it gets the job done best. When you pedal quickly, you tire quickly. Keep a steady and consistent pace to slowly increase your endurance and avoid fatigue. Also, this pace can help you feel when an injury is coming, so that you do not strain or tear any muscles.<br />  <br />  If you perform repetitive movements, try counting backwards from your desired total. You'll always have a clear idea of how much longer you have to exercise, and it can be a lot more motivating to count down towards your goal instead of up.<br />  <br />  When working out, it is crucial that you wear shoes that fit properly. You should buy the shoes you're going to exercise in at the end of the day. Your feet swell over the course of the day, and they will do the same when you work out. There should be at least a half of an inch at the end of your shoe, between it and your large toe. Make sure that you can wiggle all your toes in your new shoes.<br />  <br />  Yogurt is a great addition to a healthy diet plan. Eating yogurt will benefit your body by improving the health of your digestive system. A food that is rich in protein and calcium is yogurt. Studies have shown that those who consume dairy regularly tend to be healthier, so get dairy products into your diet.<br />  <br />  There are a lot of exercises out there that you can use to get fit. There are a lot of ways to become motivated too. You have to find something that works for you. The good thing about a fitness program is that you can tailor it to meet your needs. This is why it is always best to learn as much as you can about fitness and exercising.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Before you decide what the best fitness program is for you for <a href="http://rippedclub.net/nutrition/bodyfat-for-abs/">trading muscle for fat</a>, be sure you check out a wealth of info on the subject <a href="http://rippedclub.net/supplements/do-i-need-supplements">right here</a></div><br />  </div><br />

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How To Adapt An Action Movie Star Workout Into Your Fitness Routine

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Russ Howe</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>If you asked 100 men why they first joined a gym and started lifting weights, a large portion of them would reference an action movie such as Rambo as their primary influence for making the first step into the fitness community. However, dreaming of owning an action hero physique and actually doing it are two very different things, as you are about to find out when we tackle the Sylvester Stallone arm workout below.<br />  <br />  Many people go on to discover that the workout is then much more difficult than they initially expected it to be. The finely tuned machine you see on the silver screen at your local multiplex cinema wasn't built overnight.<br />  <br />  Sylvester Stallone in particular is noted for his almost fanatical devotion to his fitness routine, with many co-stars telling stories of how they had never known a man to train as hard as him for a film. <br />  <br />  This arm circuit is split into 4 stages, running through each muscle in the arm by itself to allow for greater focus on the area in question. We will cover a section for biceps, forearms, triceps and a cool down phase. Each phase is performed as a circuit four times.<br />  <br />  Dumbbell Hammer Curl - Go quite heavy on this exercise for 12 reps while your biceps are still at their full ability.<br />  <br />  Incline Bench Dumbbell Curls - Set a bench to a 45 degree angle and perform dumbbell curls, ensuring you get the twist at the top of each rep to build the peak of your biceps muscle. Shoot for 12-15 reps here.<br />  <br />  Biceps Curl using an EZ bar - The fundamental biceps exercise, perform 12 reps using a regular grip before switching to a much harder wide grip and forcing out a few more.<br />  <br />  Lying Cable Curls - Wheel a bench underneath a dual cable station and attach a straight bar to a high pulley. Perform curls while lying on the bench, curling towards your head. The gravity and cable working against you will ensure that this is a very difficult exercise indeed. Aim for 15 reps on a relatively light weight.<br />  <br />  Twisting Chain Curls - Attach a free weight to a chain and hold the chain so the weight is hanging down. Now perform a curl, while twisting your palms to face away from you at the top of each rep. This engages the muscles in your biceps and forearms. Remember, the forearms are a lot smaller and the instability of a hanging plate is very noticeable, thus a lighter weight is required.<br />  <br />  Following 4 brutal rounds of the biceps phase, the forearm specific section awaits your attention. Combine Reverse Curls, Wrist Curls, Handshake Curls and Reverse Wrist Curls in a circuit for 25 reps each before finishing off each round with a 30 second timed hang.<br />  <br />  The triceps section involves a few big moves to really get the blood pumping. It's the biggest muscle in this workout, so push yourself hard if you want to see an even better return on your results. The first move in this phase is Close-Grip Bench Press, which you owe 10 reps. Try to keep the elbows from flaring out as you perform this, to minimize chest and shoulder involvement.<br />  <br />  After getting that out of the way, you can move on to Bench Dips to failure. We will immediately follow this up with a set of 12 Triceps Pushdowns and more Dips to failure, before rounding out the phase with 20 Triceps Kickbacks.<br />  <br />  For the cool down phase, you will need to perform three body weight planks for 30 seconds each and one single set of Close-Grip Push Ups. Don't be fooled into skipping the cool down phase, for it is vital to ensuring you get maximum results and recovery from your gym session.<br />  <br />  If you make it through this workout you will have a new found respect for the final physique you see on the movie screen the next time you watch a Hollywood action movie. It's simple yet brutal approach is deliberately misleading, leading many people to jump into it and regret it later on. Use lighter weights than you usually would because it is performed as a high intensity circuit, rather than a standard gym session.<br />  <br />  The Sylvester Stallone arm workout is one of the most brutal celebrity training sessions out there and that is largely down to the man himself. After all, you wouldn't expect a Rocky-style training session to be anything too easy.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>More tips: Established <a href="http://www.russhowepti.com">online personal trainer</a> Russ Howe PTI teaches many people how to build their best body in the gym and at home. Get your quick guide to the full <a href="http://www.russhowepti.com/the-sylvester-stallone-arm-workout/">sylvester stallone arm workout</a> for free on his website.</div><br />  </div><br />

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Yesterday was one of those days when I really felt the love and support by so many I have never met.  I continue to get words of encouragement.  I had two people who donated to me. With their donations I am able to get my next RX of Belviq that due soon as well as I have some towards September.  I am truly, thankful.  The RX is not covered by insurance and is pretty costly for my extremely tight budget.  But, if need be, I will sacrifice.  I have already tried trimming expenses to help.  The cost of eating healthier is more as well.  I am trying to buy as much organic, fresh fruits and vegetables as possible.  God is good and I really THANK BOTH of you for yesterday!!!!!  One guy is "Jake"  He's publically spoke about donating so I don't mind sharing his first name.  The 2nd guy hasn't been public so I will keep his name private out of respect. <br /><br />As I have previously Stated, I can see where the traction is coming from to get to my website.  A lot of times, it's an investor type website.  I can click on the links and read what is said, but I am not able to post or anything.  This has been fun over the last few weeks to read - people I have never met talking about me!!<br /><br />Last night, when I got home, I got an email from the administrator of one of the websites.  His name is Blue.  He set me up a user name and password.  Then, he told me someone paid for me to have a premium membership.  I was SHOCKED.  I am so happy because now I can go in and post replies directly and get my story out from my mouth (or hands).<br /><br />The website is Investor Village - <a href="http://www.investorvillage.com/">www.investorvillage.com</a>  Go check it out.  Specifically go to ARNA and that's where you will see all of the activity about Arena Pharmaceuticals and Belviq and ME!  :)<br /><br />THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!<br /><br />I'll do a normal posting later - I just wanted to take a few minutes to thanks these wonderful men!

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A new model of health care — for the well - PostBulletin.com: Health

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<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><span class="paragraph-0" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">As it prepares for Destination Medical Center expansion to transform its Rochester campus, Mayo Clinic is also changing the concept of medical care.</p></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; "></span><span class="paragraph-1" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Instead of only responding to injury and illness, Mayo has begun treating patients who are already well to help them get even healthier, with everything from its new wellness center to smart-phone apps to reach out to them.</p></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; "></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; "></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">For people with stable chronic illness, that might mean improved general health. For athletes, it could mean boosting performance at the new Sports Medicine Center opening next spring. For people without health problems now, it may mean an overall wellness plan that will head of potential future problems such as heart disease.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">"We want Mayo to be the destination for anybody in the world, whether they access via the Web or come to Rochester, Minn. in person," said cardiologist Dr. Douglas Wood.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">"We're searching for a deeper relationship" with people, he said. "That's how Mayo will actually be the destination medical center and the reason people will seek Mayo again and again and again."</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">More of that type of interaction could multiply the number of patients Mayo sees. Clinic CEO Dr. John Noseworthy has said that Mayo expects to create "a meaningful interaction with 200 million patients and people each year" by 2020.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Last year, Mayo directly treated more than 1 million patients.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">"Meaningful interaction" can include services like providing vetted medical information over the web, education through the Mayo Medical Edge column, answers via next-day Mayo Medical Laboratory test results sent nationwide and through Mayo Clinic Care Network e-consults.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; "><strong style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold; ">Mayo changes rhythm of care</strong></p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Mayo Center for Innovation administrator Barb Spurrier said patient needs are "the very core" of Mayo's mission. That's why Mayo is reaching out with e-consults that allow patients to get direct delivery of primary care at their own health provider's clinic or even in the patient's own home.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Mayo providers are "changing the rhythm of care" away from the doctor's office and toward local care, such as electronic data monitoring, sometimes with smart phones.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">A Web-based care plan can become an integral part of the patient/provider care team concept — and it can work even if the patient checks in from halfway around the world.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Wood said Mayo is asking what its patients need and searching for tools to fulfill those needs.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">In June, for example, Mayo announced it will partner with <a href="https://www.drchrono.com/" style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(69, 125, 157); text-decoration: underline; ">drchrono</a> to broadly offer it's vetted patient information via iPad in an effort to increase the use of electronic health records and to "save time, increase revenue, improve patient care."</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">At the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Project at the Rochester Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, patients will create wellness goals in consultation with a care team.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">"Under each of the goals, we'll tell you, 'here are the things you can do,'" said Wood. Mayo will provide updates about how the patient is doing in comparison to goals.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Spurrier said the mission is not just to transform the patient experience, but to transform how the experience feels so that the patient feels engaged in the wellness process.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">She focuses on "the humanity of it all." Some patients on dialysis might want to be freed from the medical institution and do dialysis in the comfort of their own homes. Others might want the security of the medical center.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Instead of responding to the nation's health policy and designing health centers around it, Mayo leaders are approaching health care from a "design-thinking" standpoint — figuring out how do design the system so it works best to raise the health of patients, many of whom are well but want to improve their health and decrease their risk.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">"It's about the user need, and how do we meet that in the best way," Spurrier said.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; "><strong style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold; ">Transforming wellness</strong></p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Now is the time, Wood said, to transform the delivery of health care into the delivery of wellness.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">The Healthy Living Project and Office of Wellness at Dan Abraham opening next year will offer patient-goal-oriented services focused on nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep and mind/body "resiliency," said Dr. Donald Hensrud, author of the Mayo Clinic Diet Book and medical director for the project.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Those programs will revolve around the concept of "individualized wellness," he said.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Yolch said the new programs will build upon the existing practice, adding an integrative-health suite with massage and acupuncture, along with a focus on mind, body and biofeedback. Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, sleep programs, journaling, relationship programs and a meditation room will be available.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">The program will even teach them how to eat healthfully on a daily basis. Patients will cook in a "participation" kitchen with a chef coaching. Patients will use a pantry of real foods, along with a virtual pantry from which they can design healthy meals by reading food labels. They will also mimic dining out to learn how to order healthy foods.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">It will be designed to be fun, yet serious, targeted and individualized to each patient's goals.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Before patients arrive for a two- or three-day session, they will complete self assessments so Mayo experts from a variety of specialties will have a working knowledge of the person's needs.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Patients will undergo a multi-day program of aerobics testing, functional-muscle testing and blood tests, Yolch said.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Then, a wellness coach will say, "OK, here's the picture of your health today."</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">That wellness coach will continue connecting with the patient even after the person leaves Rochester.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">That's a core aspect of Destination Medical Center that many might not fully understand; Mayo will increasingly connect with patients worldwide, raising Rochester's profile internationally.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">Key to success, Hensrud said, will be the final phase of the program, which will be maintaining a health provider-to-patient connection once the patient leaves Rochester to help the person continue health improvements.</p></div><div class="encrypted-content" style="font-size: 12px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Georgia; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><p style="font-size: 15px; outline: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px inherit; line-height: 1.48em; ">"The goal will be to have a wellness plan when they're ready to leave," Hensrud said. "Nobody's cracked the 'behavior' nut in a significant way — and we're going to try to do that."</p></div></div><a href="http://www.postbulletin.com/life/health/a-new-model-of-health-care-for-the-well/article_9463230a-d337-54bf-b6d8-74947ef7016a.html">http://www.postbulletin.com/life/health/a-new-model-of-health-care-for-the-well/article_9463230a-d337-54bf-b6d8-74947ef7016a.html</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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This was the same certification policy pushed by Scott Walker in Wisconsin, and creates an almost insurmountable burden...<br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/06/news/economy/costco-fast-food-strikes/index.html?sr=fb080613fastfoodwages7p" rel="nofollow">Worker wages: Wendy's vs. Wal-Mart vs. Costco</a>  CNNMoney   ...Hundreds of dissatisfied workers at major companies like Wal-Mart, McDonald's and Wendy's have joined protests nationwide, demanding higher wages and better benefits. One company hasn't had to deal with such strikes. Costco pays its hourly workers an average of just over $20 an hour, compared to just under $13 at competitor Wal-Mart. Even President Obama praised Costco in a recent speech about helping the middle class...<br /><a href="http://www.thereporteronline.com/article/20130807/OPINION03/130809687/wage-gap-between-ceos-workers-shows-costly-disregard" rel="nofollow">Wage Gap Between CEOs, Workers Shows Costly Disregard</a> (opinion) The Reporter …U.S. workers are tired of being the last ones considered when wealth is being made in America. While the average CEO pay has climbed to over 300 times the average worker’s, those making the legal minimum of $7.25—only $15,000 a year—have gone without a legally required raise for four years...<br /><a href="http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/07/25/fast-food-worker-we-go-hungry/" rel="nofollow">Fast food worker: 'We go hungry'</a>  MSNBC   ...In a major speech on the economy Wednesday, President Obama declared that it is “time for the minimum wage to go up.” While more people are employed as the country continues to climb out of a deep recession, many full-time workers making the minimum wage are still living in poverty…<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-a-hard-landing-for-the-middle-class/2013/08/06/e8948e4c-fec4-11e2-bd97-676ec24f1f3f_story.html?hpid=z3" rel="nofollow">A hard landing for the middle class</a> (opinion)  Washington Post   ...It’s August, and Americans by the millions are cramming themselves into coach-class seats as they embark on their summer vacations. Airline seating may be the best concrete expression of what’s happened to the economy. The joys of air travel have been redistributed upward and are now reserved for the well-heeled few...<br /><a href="http://www.mlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/08/guest_column_michigans_auto_co.html" rel="nofollow">Michigan's auto companies, workers pay price when economic rivals rig the market</a>  Michigan Live   ...U.S. automakers, only a few years out of their deathbeds, are back in the black, despite their prewritten obituaries in 2009. But despite their turnaround, the Big Three still face significant hurdles in getting their goods into Japan, and face import competition subsidized by currency manipulation...<br /><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_23812557/free-trade-deal-korea-is-costing-american-jobs" rel="nofollow">Free-trade deal with Korea is costing American jobs, report says</a>  Denver Post   ...Although the Korea-US FTA has been in effect for little more than a year, it is already drawing vehement condemnation. It wasn't supposed to be this way. The International Trade Commission estimated the pact would kick-start some $10 billion in US exports to Korea. 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<br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCnGKGuwkbrN8ksOZveqECANr4p6yBdyb69lvg-UZDnh5-zhfJ0gHdmdcqO4KvScxpUj15sT_PsnYMjhor-Uq8UjAMbhgkw9U1RevoKzE7VZrHxOrZLztv7Gnspl-yBbMn1FZK2yekfYf/s1600/obama_merkel-400x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCnGKGuwkbrN8ksOZveqECANr4p6yBdyb69lvg-UZDnh5-zhfJ0gHdmdcqO4KvScxpUj15sT_PsnYMjhor-Uq8UjAMbhgkw9U1RevoKzE7VZrHxOrZLztv7Gnspl-yBbMn1FZK2yekfYf/s400/obama_merkel-400x300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">FRIEND AND FOE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Related Article: </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">UNITED STATES OF AMERICAS’ CYBER SPACE FAR SIGHT   </span></b></span></span></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/united-states-of-americas-cyber-space.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/united-states-of-americas-cyber-space.html</span></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Via German-foreign-policy.com</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">New reports are confirming the close cooperation of the GERMAN Federal Intelligence Service (BND) with the National Security Agency (NSA). According to these reports, BND agents have repeatedly visited the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade to discuss technical issues. The NSA has also furnished the BND instruments for analyzing intercepted data. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A former head of the AUSTRIAN intelligence service has confirmed that it was a "common understanding among all European intelligence services" to be "aware" of the NSA Prism surveillance program. Already years ago, officials of the US military have been quoted saying that the US military espionage center that is being established in the Hessian capital Wiesbaden - and that will reportedly also be used by the NSA - is destined to gather information "on the current situation of friend and foe, and everything that can influence our mission." The GERMAN government has also admitted that the Western block's cooperation of the intelligence services - which includes abduction and torture of suspects in the so-called war on terror - dates back to secret agreements between the leading NATO powers during the post-WW II decades.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">THE BND AT FORT MEADE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recent reports have confirmed the close cooperation between the GERMAN Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the National Security Agency (NSA). The German TV magazine "Monitor" presented a document reporting on a working visit by leading personnel of the BND to NSA headquarters at Fort Meade in February 2010. For its cooperation with foreign intelligence services, the NSA has established a "Foreign Affairs Directorate" at its headquarters, to exchange intelligence information and organize the delivery of relevant equipment. A former NSA Technical Director confirmed to "Monitor" that he had witnessed "joint meetings and conferences" with BND officials, where "technical and other issues" were discussed.[1] According to a report in the GERMAN weekly "Der Spiegel," NSA has also furnished the BND the instruments for analyzing the cross-border telecommunication passing through GERMAN lines. The BND is drawing on data passing through five internet hubs with particular focus on the connections to the MIDDLE EAST. BND President Gerhard Schindler has confirmed the cooperation with NSA.[2]</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">COMMON UNDERSTANDING</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has become increasingly difficult for GERMAN authorities to deny knowledge of the incriminating NSA Prism program. In its broadcast, "Monitor" quoted Gert-René Polli, the former head of the AUSTRIAN "Federal Agency for State Protection and Counter Terrorism" (BVT) saying, "We knew the repercussions of this program. And this information and this knowledge were a common understanding among all EUROPEAN intelligence services - the GERMAN included." Polli assumes that the BND has also been a "cooperation partner in the surveillance program" and that the GERMAN government will not be able to claim "too much longer" not having been aware of Prism.[3] "Der Spiegel" quotes US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who said that the NSA "has been in bed with the GERMANS."[4] However, the NSA makes sure that the cooperating countries "can protect their top politicians from a backlash, in case it emerges how massively people's privacy is violated worldwide." This is not restricted to intelligence service measures, but applies also to other sensitive issues.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NERVE CENTER IN EUROPE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOejdlaFBaKqA1M-tfEIsA5aio93N0bHJIIrfaD458jLPb618BsmYBON-kXdU6QuDvYQ6qCJWYJGzmd2fRU86POYn3hfkvUU_tbGB37qH-55wrXXznBFCaifrkdgMpMQqzg5wvzqf61_G/s1600/0,,16957892_303,00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOejdlaFBaKqA1M-tfEIsA5aio93N0bHJIIrfaD458jLPb618BsmYBON-kXdU6QuDvYQ6qCJWYJGzmd2fRU86POYn3hfkvUU_tbGB37qH-55wrXXznBFCaifrkdgMpMQqzg5wvzqf61_G/s400/0,,16957892_303,00.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to "Der Spiegel," the NSA will also be able to use the "Consolidated Intelligence Center," being established in the Hessian capital Wiesbaden by the US Army. Reports on the upgrading of US military installations in Wiesbaden had already attracted public attention, years ago. (german-foreign-policy.com reported [5]). According to the US Armed Forces this entire complex will constitute "the nerve center of the Army in Europe."[6] The complex in Wiesbaden will include a so called "Network Warfare Center" and intelligence units. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The "66th Military Intelligence Group," for example, has been transferred to Wiesbaden from Darmstadt, where it had been stationed only since 2004 - following its relocation from its previous base in Bad Aibling, where it had been running a wiretapping operation. Anti-war activists, making reference to the intelligence service expert Erich Schmidt-Eenboom, report that the Darmstadt facilities are part of "the US Echelon global espionage system, which taps all satellite-based communication systems." "Computers analyze faxes, emails and conversations." This facility will possibly now be installed in Wiesbaden.[7] In the press, US military personnel have been quoted saying, already back in 2008, that information is supposed to be gathered in Wiesbaden "on the current situation of friend and foe and everything that can influence our mission."[8]</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CENTRAL COMMAND FOR ABDUCTIONS</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Allegations that GERMANY is sheltering principal US intelligence agencies on its territory and that these are closely cooperating with their GERMAN counterparts is nothing new. In his book published at the end of 2006, Erich Schmidt-Eenboom described another case that became quite significant in the so-called war on terror. He wrote that the CIA's Frankfurt station is home to "over two hundred intelligence operatives" - "three times as many as in Bagdad," where "the agency has its largest MIDDLE EAST residence." The intelligence service expert reported that "when the last major team of CIA agents was dissolved in 1989, it was learned that their network had been commanded from Frankfurt." But, above all, the journalist Stephen Grey had proven that the Frankfurt CIA station was "the world's most important commando facility for abductions" of suspects by US intelligence services. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Schmidt-Eenboom concluded that it is "evident that GERMANY had not only served, like other EUROPEAN countries, as a hub for abduction flights and transport of interrogation teams, but also, that Frankfurt was housing the planning staff and the central command for illegal abductions."[9]</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SECRET AGREEMENT</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">New press reports have confirmed that the exceedingly close cooperation of the GERMAN-US intelligence services dates also back to a 1968 administrative agreement. (German-foreign-policy.com's report.[10]) This agreement stipulates that "the intelligence agencies of western allies can call upon the BND and the Federal Office of the Protection of the Constitution for help in intelligence matters," (...) "the GERMAN agencies must provide raw data." The GERMAN government now admits that this administrative agreement - stamped "secret" up until last year - is still in force, but claims it "has not been invoked since 1990" - because now there are several other - all classified "top secret" - "declarations of principles" that regulate "cooperation between the US intelligence services and the BND." Besides, "earlier GERMAN governments have guaranteed the AMERICANS the right, 'in the case of pending danger' to their armed forces" to take "'appropriate protective measures'."[11] This includes "the right for them to gather their own intelligence on GERMAN territory." Berlin is profiting from this, because the BND regularly receives data in an exchange with the US services - data, by the way, that it is not allowed to collect inside its own country.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Sources:  <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[1] Grenzenlose Überwachung durch US-Geheimdienste: Was wusste die Bundesregierung? Monitor Nr. 649 vom 04.07.2013<br />[2] NSA liefert BND Werkzeuge für Lauschangriff; www.spiegel.de 07.07.2013<br />[3] Grenzenlose Überwachung durch US-Geheimdienste: Was wusste die Bundesregierung? Monitor Nr. 649 vom 04.07.2013<br />[4] NSA liefert BND Werkzeuge für Lauschangriff; www.spiegel.de 07.07.2013<br />[5] see also </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://german-foreign-policy.com/de/fulltext/57179"><span lang="DE-AT" style="color: blue; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT;">Nervenzentrum</span></a></span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />[6] Wiesbaden community sees building boom; Stars and Stripes European edition 02.03.2008<br />[7] Rüstungsatlas Hessen; www.ruestungsatlas2011.linksfraktion-hessen.de<br />[8] Die Spione kommen; Frankfurter Rundschau 12.02.2008<br />[9] Erich Schmidt-Eenboom: BND. Der deutsche Geheimdienst im Nahen Osten. Geheime Hintergründe und Fakten, München 2007. See also </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://german-foreign-policy.com/en/fulltext/56035"><span lang="DE-AT" style="color: blue; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT;">Steinmeier and his Accomplices</span></a></span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />[10] see also </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://german-foreign-policy.com/en/fulltext/58548"><span lang="DE-AT" style="color: blue; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT;">Allied Services (I)</span></a></span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />[11] Amerika darf Deutsche abhören; Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung 07.07.2013</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

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