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Yaz side effects range from rather gentle to critical. The most common side effects appear to be weight gain as well as complete loss of sex drive. Other Yaz side effects include but are not limited to headaches, nausea, spotting, and yeast infections. All of these side affects appear to happen far too often and can possibly have terminal outcomes. The more dangerous Yaz side effects include blood clots, hypertension, chest pain, and heart attack. Although less frequent, these side effects are far more critical.

Ladies who are not diagnosed with PMDD and are using Yaz for birth control are now having some of the PMDD symptoms that are directly linked to Yaz side effects. Young ladies that take Yasmin for PMDD symptoms are greatly alleviated and enjoy the birth control pill. Individuals who do not have PMDD are having very difficult side effects from Yaz. Some of the Yaz side effects are so extreme that they cause lasting injury or death. Numerous organs can be involved as well as weight gain, and severe depression.

If you are taking Yasmin and are feeling any of the side effects, then you could join many ladies in a suit against the drug producer for lack of experience in knowing that some side effects might have occurred. Some notable side effects include blood clots, heart attack and injury to the heart, seizures, PE-pulmonary embolism, DVT-deep vein thrombosis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, injury to the kidneys or even kidney failure, injury or failure to the gall bladder, the liver, and the pancreas. Death also falls in with the possible side effects of this birth control pill.

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a unusual and fast acting tumor for which no successful treatment has been discovered even with the finding of several potential molecular and genetic targets. The final stages of Malignant pleural mesothelioma diagnosis and the long period of time that connects exposures and diagnosis have made it hard to comprehensively evaluate the importance of risk factors and the resulting molecular effects.

Many medical centers are now seeing more patients with peritoneal mesothelioma. This presents pathologists involved in making the diagnosis with a number of problems, that are broken up into those exposed in distinguishing between cancer of the mesothelium and harmless changes and those discovered in separating mesotheliomas from additional sorts of epithelial and connecting tissue tumors. Immunohistochemistry is a major factor in making the diagnosis, however, it should be interpreted with regards to the medical setting and radiological features, and taking into consideration the wide morphological variations that exist in cancer of the mesothelium.

Cancer of the mesothelium is a cancer affecting the serosal cavities, a basic area that is frequently affected by mets, predominantly from primary carcinomas of the lung, breast, and ovary. Progression in immunohistochemistry have caused an improvement in diagnostic sensitivity and specificity in the differential diagnosis in both cytological and histological material. Recently, the researchers employed increased levels of throughput technology to the identification of new markers that could help in differentiating mesothelioma from ovarian and peritoneal serous carcinoma, tumors with closely related histogenesis and antigenic profile. In addition to the better tools available for serosal cancer diagnosis, knowing the biology of mesothelioma has accumulate in recent years.

HDDs (introduced in 1956 as data storage for an IBM accounting computer) were originally developed for use with general purpose computers. In the 21st century, applications for HDDs have expanded to include digital video recorders, digital audio players, personal digital assistants, digital cameras and video game consoles. In 2005 the first mobile phones to include HDDs were introduced by Samsung and Nokia.The need for large-scale, reliable storage, independent of a particular device, led to the introduction of embedded systems such as RAID arrays, network attached storage (NAS) systems and storage area network (SAN) systems that provide efficient and reliable access to large volumes of data.

Also, due to a complete absence of moving parts, SSDs have greatly increased longevity and reliability. The downside to these drives, despite all their amazing benefits, are very high cost per megabyte of capacity, and their low capacity. It is unfortunate that both these traits are what will really stop a consumer from adopting a technology that is superior. There can be no doubt that SSD is the future, but that future is assuredly not now. However, in light of the low capacities and high prices, the technology still has enough merit to be featured in new notebooks arriving in 2007. Reduced power consumption, reduced heat and a long battery life spells great success for this technology in the mobile arena.

You can get hard drives and more at http://www.mcputer.com

The decision to provide another nuclear power with PALS
technology is not unprecedented. The United States has
transferred the technology successfully to Britain, France, and
even to the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Cuban missile
crisis (Man). Pakistan has made indirect overtures to the United
States in what seems to be a bid to obtain the devices, with
Pakistani officials making public suggestions to their U.S.
counterparts that cooperation of the U.S. with Pakistan on
nuclear safety issues is an imperative given their relative
inexperience with safety systems and nuclear weapons in general
(Man). In the aftermath of September 11th, the U.S. began
seriously mulling the option of providing some sort of technical
assistance to install PALS on Pakistan’s weapons (LaMontagne).
Momentum for this proposal increased as several incidents
highlighted the dominance of Pakistan’s nuclear program by
Taliban supporters. Two Pakistani nuclear scientists were
detained by Pakistan’s military after being discovered in
extensive contact with the Taliban government (Barry). In
October of 2001, the Bush administration invited Pakistani
officials to tour U.S. nuclear installations and made public
statements through several officials supporting the idea of
technical assistance to Pakistan to secure their weapons
(Wagner). While U.S. policymakers were considering the option,
the Indian parliament was attacked and the idea seems to have
been shelved while the U.S. engaged in frantic negotiations
between India and Pakistan. The primary reason to provide PALS
is simply because of the multitude of dangers that could
threaten the Pakistani arsenal. While each of these
possibilities may be remote, even a small risk of a nuclear
attack on any country is something that should be avoided if
possible. The damage that such an attack would cause is simply
too great, and the U.S. should have a response prepared for even
the most remote contingencies. The main benefit of PALS is that
they give the Pakistani government far greater control of their
arsenal in any of these scenarios. A 12 digit code would be
virtually impossible to decrypt without setting off one of the
charges on the PAL, and even if the codes were compromised
somehow, the government would retain the option of remotely
disabling the weapons (Bellovin). The cost of installing these
devices on thirty or so weapons would be minimal as well - at
most the project would cost several million dollars, which is an
excellent deal when compared to the billions spent disrupting
terrorism in Afghanistan (Bellovin). As long as the program is
tailored to avoid some of the pitfalls that opponents fear, the
costs of implementing it will pale in comparison to the
potential rewards.

The US is likely in for a long long stay in Iraq.
Like it or not, the war was fought,and won. Coalition troops are not encountering much resistance at the approaches to Baghdad, nor, inside it. Claims of the Iraqi information minister notwithstanding, it is difficult to see Baghdad holding out for more than a week without running water or electricity. As in the Gulf war, hitting the water supply has been a part of the coalition strategy. Sad in one sense for the Iraqi population but the war is won faster this way and that, in itself, may be no small relief for a beleaguered people. What happened to those many who had crossed into Iraq from other parts of the Arab world, hoping to defend their native city? We do not know. But street fight or no street fight, no city can hold on for long without running water. Not even a city of desert dwellers.

With the war almost won, then, Bush and Rummy generate visions of the post-war regime. But, unlike Afghanistan, there are more trenches and hurdles and more opinions. Reconstruction is about aid to those ravaged by the conflict. But it is also about more–business to the reconstructors and strategic influence. And reconstruction is big money, especially where an entire oil industry needs a major overhaul and not merely reconstruction. Given that this is so, the US at least has hard headed horse-sense on its side when it says it wants the major role in the process. War is costly business and money should not go waste.

The US has already declared Lt.Gen Jay Garner as the interim chief of civil administration of Iraq. The Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) is scheduled to start operations from Tuesday. The OHRA has also decided on three administrative regions, two of which, the North and South are to be presided over by retired US generals while the central region would be under a former US ambassador to Yemen, Barbara Bodine. The interim administration, we are told, will make way for an interim Iraqi leadership. The US, in opting for a all American setup at the top of the new administrative structure in Iraq, seems to be painfully aware of the realities on ground.

Political reconstruction, is a dangerous and risky task, especially in the middle east. A friendly regime in Iraq would be just the thing the US is looking for in a region where anti-US sentiments run high and where erstwhile friends, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, seem to be getting more ambiguous by the day. In addition, there is the Palestinian question and Iran, the second altar in the President’s axis of evil. But the agenda of regime change is fraught with more problems. Iraq, unused to democratic institutions, cannot make a swift and sudden turn. And the sudden demise of a iron-fisted military regime has left in Iraq, a power vacuum that cannot be domestically filled. In other words, the political future of the Iraqis, short of having a country, is highly uncertain except, maybe, to the Americans.

Bringing in exiled elites as in Afghanistan, but it is doubtful that such elites would exercise any degree of real power over a population they have hardly ever been in touch it. The possibility that many Saddam loyalists would survive the coalition coup must give cause for excruciating concern.

One corollary of political “freedom” is the “freedom” to differ and oppose the government and it does not look like any new Iraqi regime would deal with opposition any differently than Saddam did. Even more, it does not help the war-cause to have a political opposition for quite some time to come. The only viable and politically stable system for Iraq would have been a multi-party democracy and the immediate logical step for that would have been an interim constitution. The US could have stayed on until a Iraqi government was functional and aided the transition to a democratic setup. However, democracy is dangerous. It creates fertile ground for breeding anti-US sentiments. It is also expensive. This is precisely why we may not see any real democracy in Iraq in the years to come.

With both Saudi Arabia and Turkey refusing to allow US attacks from their soil in the current war, the US might well like to build and retain military bases in Iraq for West Asian operations. Moreover, Iraq without Saddam would necessitate the containment of Iran. The Iranians are well capable of hosting a coup in Baghdad and installing an Iraqi Shiite regime. Also, Syria’s continued demand on reclaiming the Golan Heights remains a problem and a threat to Israel. With Turkey only too willing to cut off Kurdish territory, the situation in the North is highly volatile.

An October, 2002, Heritage Foundation research paper by Black Spring and Jack Spenser recommends that the US should concentrate on the securing of war aims in a post-war Iraq without getting bogged down in “nation building” or “peacekeeping”. One of the war aims that the authors of that paper envisage is the securing of America’s oil interests (read Halliburton Co.) in Iraq. It is difficult to see how either this, or the maintenance of a regional power balance ( another war aim they cite) would be possible without an active engagement by the US in the political sphere, in the establishment and protection of a regime that is not hostile to the United States.

The other side to the political process in post-war Iraq is the Kurdish question. There are significant Kurdish populations in Iran, Syria, Iraq and Turkey, and it is well-known that all these countries are opposed to the securing of a separate Kurdish state in Iraq. However, the Kurds have been aiding the coalition forces and would surely expect some political leverage out of this. Used to an autonomous polity for the last decade when no-fly zones were aggressively established over Kurdish areas, the Kurds might at least want to retain regional autonomy. Also, ethnic strife between the Kurds and the Iraqi Arabs seems a very real possibility. In the event where US soldiers make a complete withdrawal from post-war Iraq, even if it is not in the near future, internecine conflict may become more violent threatening the very objectives of the war-geopolitical strategic interests and access to Iraqi oil. The Kurdish question is made more complicated by the fact that Iran may actually be able to engage the Shies and Shiite exiles in Iran to battle the Kurds. The establishment of a Kurdish autonomous district in Iraq or even the political ascendancy of the Kurds in Iraq is likely to foster insomnia in Ankara.

America’s best bets for an Iraqi administration are the Shiite, Ahmed Chalabi and the Kurd leaders, Jalal Talabani and Massoud Barzani. Chalabi, a Western educated genteel Shia has been living in London since 1958. On the other hand, the Shiite clergyman, Ayatollah al-Hakim, now in Tehran, enjoys considerable support amongst the Shiites of Iran who make up around 60 percent of Iraq’s population. Al-Hakim is likely to be the greatest obstacle to a peaceful pro-American order in post-war Iraq. Head of the Council for Islamic revolution in Iraq, Al-Hakim enjoys the backing of the Iranian government and any post-war dispensation that excludes him might have to deal with an insurgency problem. That the SCIRI has a well-trained military wing, The Badr Brigade, can be no comfort to the Americans. The greatest challenge facing the Anglo-American coalition is the forging of an effective consensus in Iraq among its many politico-religious-ethnic groups. This includes, as we have seen, the Kurds, the Shiite Arabs and the Sunni Arabs who have so far been politically dominant. To a country that has not seen any governance except an iron-fisted cliquish regime, effective and peaceful power-sharing is likely to be a daunting task, a task whose challenge is compounded by the existence of rival militias. The establishment of a stable, modern, and responsible political authority in Iraq appears to be a tall order. And a stable political authority in Iraq is absolutely vital to achieveing the Anglo-American coalitions war aims.

About the Author

A frelenace data-analyst and Internet Researcher, Kasim has only recently taken to writing on the NET. he has a passion for international politics, especially South Asia and the Middle East.

In an effort to assist our political leadership it would be wise to have a simple solution to a life threatening problem. The much talked about Medicare Medication benefits are going to waste if the medications are not taken properly. Since this month of October is “Talk About Prescriptions” we should recognize some basic facts. There are multiple steps available that will benefit all consumers of healthcare. (Aside from obvious unmet steps for physical activity such as of walking).

After doing some research the industry acknowledges,(in the Merck manual) that a significant percentage of admissions to healthcare facilities (Hospital and Nursing Homes) are due to the fact that seniors are not taking their medications properly. Perhaps there is easy solution for long distance family members. If one has the time to give a friendly reminder call and await their completion of their medications, checking of blood sugar, blood pressure, or other health regimen would be extremely helpful. The industry estimates from the heart disease management alone ‘medication compliance’ could save an estimated $100 billion each year if the medications were taken properly.

More info about this month is at http://ncpie.latticegroup.com/index.jsp. A sponsor behind this site National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), is one of the original patient safety coalitions.

There are numerous types of systems that utilize various compliance techniques with elders. The range involves passive systems and active systems or combination of the two types. The price ranges depending on how extensive or intrusive of a system one desires. There are medication charts, pill boxes, timers, alarm watches, pagers, telephone calls, personal visits, 24 hour surveillance systems that you can use to keep a constant eye on your loved one.

There also needs to be a complimentary understanding of alternative medicine and mainstream medicine. For this to be accomplished a dialogue must include all supplementation to normal food ingestion including herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other supplements suggested by anyone including prescription drugs. There is a chart available at http://ncpie.latticegroup.com/index.jsp. For those who are too busy to meet the demands of such a personal long distance care there is a ‘Personal Voice’ that can help you. You can call 1-USS-4-GET-ME-NOT=1-877-443-8636 or visit the web for more caregiver help at www.family-focus-working-caregivers.com.

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Insurance is like a myth. From one small seed of truth, a fairytale the size of 1000 giant sequoias has sprung up. Reality is blocked from view. Surely, you’ve noticed all the giant, sequoia-like buildings are owned by banks and insurance companies. Where do they get all that money? How much money do the executives make? Who pays for it all? Grab a mirror. “Magic mirror on the wall, who’s the biggest sucker of them all? What’s that you said? The Masses!”

Insurance is yet another unquestioned social reflex. You just buy it. You must. The banker insists you have to purchase insurance or you don’t get the loan. Your government orders you to buy auto insurance at any cost. Hence, it must be really good for you. Hell, why not stock up on some of the non-mandated insurances as well? You can’t have too much of a good thing. Can you?

Somewhere in the dark, murky corners of our minds we hide our thoughts. Like The Emperor’s New Clothes, no one screams out, “But he has nothing on!” or “Hey, this is just bullshit!” You are not alone in the darkness. We all think it. So you are no longer scared to speak, here are some of those secret thoughts voiced out loud for the first time:

1) If I speak out against insurance, I will be jinxed. My home will surely burn to the ground and I will look like a moron.

2) If I speak out against insurance, some pecker-head who heard me will have an accident and sue me because folks are not responsible for their own choices.

3) Insurance is betting against myself. Why would I bet against me?

4) If insurance companies must charge such high premiums because they’re losing so much in payouts, how do they afford all those big buildings?

5) What do insurance companies sell? Air? Promises they intend to deny via small print? Contracts? Wouldn’t I rather buy an IHOP franchise with that money?

6) If government represents the people, why do they make me, a people, a criminal when I cannot afford auto insurance to get to work and feed my family?

7) How much in dollars and perks do insurance lobbyists put into the pockets of politicians?

Do I really need trip-cancellation insurance? Why would I buy a dream trip, and then bet on my canceling it at the last moment?

9) If I put all the money I spend on insurance into the bank or toward building success, how much money would I have for coping with my problems on my own terms?

10) If I buy the extended warranty, will I remember I have it or be able to find it when my widget explodes?

11) Shouldn’t companies make quality widgets that last three years in the first place?

12) And finally, did Jennifer Lopez really insure herself for hundreds of millions of dollars? What? She is already rich. The agent who sold this policy is phenomenal.

Yes, we all know the system is way out of hand! The blame lies with insurance companies, greedy bankers, spineless politicians and with the Masses unquestioningly supporting these absurdities. Every frivolous lawsuit provides government an excuse for mandating people be protected from themselves via costly insurances and removal of individual freedoms.

Before long, we will be required to carry Coffee-Burn riders on auto insurance and Cell- Phone-Earring-Tear addendums on HMOs. These days Sleeping Beauty would have sued the castle owner (a.k.a. Dad) for that prick on the finger, lost wages from the coma and for trauma from the scar. Uninsured sewing needles would be outlawed throughout the kingdom.

With a system this out of control, how do you protect yourself? You cut the fat. Quit betting against yourself. Think about all those different types of insurance. Stop buying out of reflex and decide for yourself what you can kick to the curb. Consider the variety out there and what you truly must have.

Life Insurance is for betting you will die such a loser that you can’t pay for your own funeral or leave your kids any inheritance. Extra Car Insurance-How much you betting that you will crash? Not to mention, homeowner’s, mortgage, trip cancellation, emergency evacuation, unemployment, boat, credit card, business interruption, earthquake, disability, dental, smoker, expatriate, backpack traveler, winter sports, flood, warranty and health insurance. The list goes on.

Here is a new monument to the ludicrous: Terrorist Insurance. It’s even pushed at Art Gallery Owner’s in isolated communities of the Northern Great Plains. And, why not? No doubt Osama is crouching in an Afghan cave right now, plotting to rid the world of those pesky Remmington Cowboy bronzes.

Insurance agents prey upon these new fears like snakes on wounded mice. Apparently, companies want to terrorize you into buying coverage. Another possibility is a rebel SCUD aimed for Mount Rushmore may slam into a Canada Goose and go askew. It sucks when this happens! No doubt your goat ranch in Chug Water, Wyoming is in eminent danger from this likely chain of events. Perhaps, you should add a specific ‘Unpasteurized-Cheese Addendum’ to your Terrorist Policy. Call your agent today and ask them. See if they will sell you one.

The odds of you dying of a mosquito bite are better than the odds you will die at the hands of a terrorist. Well, crap! The government better permit companies to require we all carry Mosquito Insurance. Maybe you can get a DEET discount! Better still; why not turn over all our bothersome responsibility, like freedom and privacy, to the Feds. Then good ol’ Uncle Sam can protect citizens from the winged menaces that haunt our very souls.

Congress could raise taxes to fund Bug Inspectors. Their job would be to comb through your private life, home and property looking for freestanding water. They would not look for anything else (roll eyes here). Still cancer and glaucoma patients might want to keep the baggies away from the birdbath.

Speaking of cancer, the Air Force could spray us all from above with a perfectly “safe” mixture of insecticides called Agent Tan. Coincidently, that day your governor vacations far away. Is there anybody in his or her right mind who would elect an insurance salesman to public office? Of course, both politicians and insurers are selling you hot air, so perhaps it is a match made in H…

A very few insurances are worth buying, such as liability insurance for cars and real estate. Once you have something to lose, it’s a sure bet some lazy troll with an entitlement-mentality will try to sue you. In this case, you want the giants on your side. Insurance companies provide lawyers to run evil little trolls back under their bridges.

Insurance prices in America are out of control. The wide range of insurance the bureaucracy would have us believe we cannot live without is genuinely insulting. Buying all the coverage companies would have you believe you need wastes thousands of your dollars each year. Look over policies and eliminate what you can. Insurance is just legalized gambling. If you are betting against yourself, how can you take a gamble on yourself? Pursue your dreams instead!

The preceding is an excerpt from the book Keeping the Masses Down. Satirist Nola L. Kelsey (www.NolaKelsey.com.) is the coauthor and “primary scribe” of this twisted political satire. Kelsey is also the author of the scathingly wicked comedy Bitch Unleashed: The Harsh Realities of Goin’ Country. August K. Anderson, a former lawyer, long time CEO of Golden Quest Enterprises (www.chevalinternational.com) and one of the country’s top equestrians, is the primary political force behind Masses. Her ideals formed the cornerstone of this motivational, life-conquering manual.

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