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Welcome to HSD!

62 exchange students from all over the world have arrived on HSD campus in Derendorf on Monday, 5 September. The traditional "Orientation Weeks" started with a warm welcome from the International Office, a copious breakfast and a bunch of useful information. The two weeks to come will offer support with formal requirements, guided tours on the new campus and in the library. For those who still need an accommodation, a special tutoring service has been established. The German language crash course free of charge should encourage them to continue with a language which seems difficult - but it's worth it!

The HSD expects another 40 students - so on the whole, 100 students will benefit from international exchange. ERASMUS students from our partner universities in Europe, exchange students from partners on other continents and free movers will participate in classes and labs.

Thanks to our tutors, all the students have found their way from the railway station or the airport to their dormitories or appartments in the city! They will also organize a cultural programme as a guided tour through the city of Düsseldorf, a guided visit of Brühl palaces, a hike to the "Drachenfels" etc.

We wish all of them a succesful and fruitful stay here in Düsseldorf!

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05/03/2013 05:57 GMT | Updated 05/03/2013 08:05 GMT

Forced Marriage Unit Intervened To Save 2-Year-Old Victim, Statistics Show

A two-year-old was the youngest child at risk of being forced into marriage, one of 250 children aided by the UK's Forced Marriage Unit, according to new statistics.

Around 80 of those helped were under the age of 15 when authorities had intervened, and statistics identify those between the ages of 16-25 as being the age most at risk.

Children under 15 are among those who authorities have helped avoid forced marriages

Anup Manota, project manager at forced marriage charity Karma Nirvana, told Huff Post UK he believes this is the "tip of the iceberg".

He said: "Many of the victims have in fact been promised to someone from birth, or maybe even before birth, with families saying the daughter or son is promised to another family in exchange for business or land. We are finding that is a common occurrence.

"The child grows up and they do not realise they have a choice. We have been doing more and more work in primary schools, it has to be done tactfully but teachers need to know the risks, to be sensitive when children from these communities are taken away for extended periods."

The FMU, a joint initiative of the Foreign Office and the Home Office, intervened in 1,485 cases last year, with 82% were female and 18% male. Many forced marriages go unreported.

Home Office Minister for Crime Prevention, Jeremy Browne, said on publication of the new statistics: “Forced marriage is a devastating form of abuse that is absolutely unacceptable in our society.

"The new figures show an alarming number of victims, including the young and vulnerable.

"It is vital we protect them. By criminalising forced marriage the government is sending a strong message that this terrible practice will not be tolerated.”

Other statistics show more than 20 gay or lesbian potential victims of forced marriage, and more than 100 disabled people.

The country of origin of 46% of the victims was Pakistan, 9.2% from Bangladesh, 8.7% were born in the UK. Other countries included Turkey, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates.

Karma Nirvana's Manota observed: "It's not a cultural or religious matter, it's abuse, pure and simple.

"Cases like the murder of Shafilea Ahmed really brought honour killings and forced marriages into the spotlight, when you go into communities to talk about those issues, people know that case. We know there are thousands more cases out there."

Freedom Charity launched a "Forced Marriage" app for iPhones to coincide with the release of the figures, with founder Aneeta Prem calling it "the 999 of apps." She added: "It is more important than ever that everyone in the UK is aware of the warning signs of a forced marriage."

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16/05/2018 11:21 BST | Updated 16/05/2018 11:21 BST

Why Do We Need Mental Health Awareness Week?

I’ve been asking myself a fairly existential question this week – namely if mental health is now as prominent as it appears to be in the body politic, do we actually need a Mental Health Awareness week any longer? Spoiler alert, I’ve reached a conclusion that may not entirely surprise you.

The first test in answering that question is obviously – what is it that we are trying make people aware of. That it exists? That we all have it? That, like the shares you might have invested in, it can go up and down? Surely those are a series of well-established homilies that no one would dispute.

Well surely not. It remains the case that there is still an enormous amount of stigma associated with mental health and, astonishingly, there are still some slightly more unreconstructed folks out there that don’t accept it even exists or that if it does it’s nothing more than a good sock pulling-up exercise will remedy.

And that brings me to the second test – who is it we are trying to make aware? Are we trying to convert the hostile, interest the disinterested; encourage those sceptical that things are improving to keep the faith, or a bit of all three?

To borrow a slogan – there is much done but there is still much to do. And while that is the case we still have to try to keep the issue in people’s consciousness.

Awareness is necessary to create momentum for change and there is no doubt that momentum has taken us up and possibly beyond the tipping point but the task ahead is to convert that mandate into action. Action that will not only help prevent people become unwell but also properly support those currently experiencing mental illness. In the case of the latter people still wait too long to receive treatment and support, and often have their wishes ignored when in crisis.

I don’t have to search far for evidence. About fourteen hours before writing this I met a man in his mid-40s who had attempted suicide twice in the last year yet was told by his GP that the next available appointment for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was in about six months. That, and too many cases like it, are astonishing two years after the publication of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health – a blueprint for change accepted in its entirety by the Government

So being loud and proud, as an Awareness Week encourages us to do, is the best way to keep decision-makers’ feet to the fire. Think of it like this - 40 years ago if someone was diagnosed with cancer there was often stigma and shame. Neighbours whispered into their sleeves at the very mention of it- “ssh don’t tell anyone else but he has the Big C”. It was only when those diagnosed came out of the shadow and refused to be silenced that the quality of research, treatment and public interest followed. So perhaps this week is a good opportunity to remind everyone that we all have mental health and so we all need and deserve a health system that reflects that reality.

There is no Big M. And there never has been. I have a strange feeling that the noise we will hear next week is the public clamouring for action that matches the awareness.

Visit www.rethink.org/mhaw to see how you can get involved.


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27/04/2018 03:05 SAST | Updated 28/04/2018 04:13 SAST

Kim Jong Un Becomes First North Korean Leader To Cross DMZ Into South Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Kim with a handshake and an honor guard.

The leaders of North and South Korea agreed on Friday to declare an official end to the Korean War after 65 years of hostilities and work toward a common goal of removing all nuclear weapons from the peninsula.

The announcement followed a historic day of talks on the border.

“The South and the North confirmed their joint goal of realizing a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons through complete denuclearization,” read a statement signed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

According to Reuters, the declaration included promises to pursue arms reduction, cease “hostile acts,” turn their fortified border into a “peace zone” and seek multilateral talks with other countries. Although it’s not clear what exactly “denuclearization” means, the release of a joint statement after recent hostilities and missile tests was a marked change.

“The two leaders declare before our people of 80 million and the entire world there will be no more war on the Korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun,” the declaration said.

Kim became the first North Korean leader to cross the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone into South Korea on Friday morning. As Kim crossed into the South, he shook hands with Moon before bringing his counterpart back over the border to the North for another handshake. They then held hands and crossed back into the South, where Kim was met with an honor guard.

A coterie of senior North Korean officials accompanied Kim, including his sister, Kim Yo-jong, who has become one of the most recognizable envoys from the North after her appearance at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The leaders then ventured into the South’s Peace House, which had been outfitted head to toe in custom furniture and artwork heavy with symbolism. Kim signed a guest book and the two leaders went in for negotiations.

“A new history begins now ― at the starting point of history and the era of peace,” Kim’s notation read, alongside his signature and the date.

Opening comments were cordial, with Kim cracking several jokes about noodles and even the early-morning missile launches conducted by North Korea in recent years.

“Today, I’m here with a mindset that I would fire a flare to kick-start a new history of peace, prosperity and better inter-Korean ties,” Kim said in his opening remarks to Moon. “I hope that we will have heart-to-heart conversations on issues of mutual interest, and bring about good results today.”

Moon responded with praise for his counterpart for helping turn the DMZ from “a symbol of division into one of peace.”

“I’d like to thank you for your brave decision to make this summit happen,” Moon said. “I hope that we have broad, frank talks today so that we can reach an agreement and produce what the peoples of our countries and the whole world dearly desire to see: Peace.”

The first round of talks broke promptly at noon, and the two leaders went to eat lunch separately. Kim was driven back to North Korea in a limousine as a dozen bodyguards in Western-style suits jogged next to the vehicle.

After having what appeared to be cordial talks, officials announced Kim’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, would travel across the border for dinner Friday evening. The pair returned to North Korea later on Friday.

South Korean officials had expressed optimism ahead of the summit.

“I think the summit will be considered successful if we can clearly put into words North Korea’s clear intention to denuclearize,” Im Jong-seok, Moon’s chief of staff, told reporters on Thursday, according to The Washington Post.

Kim is expected to meet with President Donald Trump in the coming months, and Friday’s summit is poised to set the groundwork for those discussions.

Trump himself has toned down criticism of Kim in recent weeks, and just days ago said the North Korean leader has been “very honorable” going into the negotiations.

“We think that’s a great thing for the world,” Trump said. “We’re having ... very good discussions. Kim Jong Un, he really has been very open and I think very honorable from everything we’re seeing.”

Reacting to Friday’s news, Trump tweeted that, “good things are happening, but only time will tell!”

Julie Yoon of HuffPost Korea created the video at top and contributed to this report.

This article has been updated with statements by the two leaders and from Trump.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Ri Sol Ju.


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05/14/2012 11:43 am ET Updated Dec 06, 2017

Mischa Barton Has A Baby On The Cover Of TWELV Magazine (PHOTOS)

What's one way to get a new magazine noticed? Create a celebrity cover, ideally with a provocative photo concept. TWELV magazine, a new New York-based publication hitting newsstands at the end of May, chose the ever intriguing Mischa Barton as its debut covergirl.

With her new clothing line, music video cameo, an upcoming movie and red carpet appearances, Barton has already re-piqued our interest. But one of her two TWELV covers, to be used for 500 limited edition copies of the debut issue, is especially intriguing: wearing a matronly white dress, Mischa poses holding a baby. A naked, thumb-sucking, real live baby.

The clothing itself -- a white, buttoned-up frock that reminds of Leelee Sobieski's recent Jil Sander number -- is already a change for the leather leggings-loving Mischa. But the baby is an even stranger sight: what is Marissa Cooper doing with an infant?

Trying to get us to read TWELV, we suppose. There's a sneak peek of the shoot and interview online, in which Mischa reveals she's opening a handbag store in London at the end of May. But we're more excited about the photos, which cast Mischa in a high-fashion glow. Check 'em out below and see more at

In related news, take a look at Barton's amazing bikini body.

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New York City Marathon Cancellation: Why The Race Was Called Off

NEW YORK -- The show was supposed to go on. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a midday press conference Friday that the ING New York City Marathon would lift New Yorkers' spirits following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, much like it did after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

But the anti-marathon backlash rose Friday as the death toll in New York reached 41, the city's the transit system remained crippled and the storm's economic damage was estimated at $50 billion. The marathon's starting line was to have been on hard-hit Staten Island, where homes and lives were lost this week.

Politicians were objecting, race participants decided to protest instead instead of run, and a Facebook group in favor of canceling the race quickly gained 50,000 members -- about the number of runners registered for the marathon.

A hotel owner in Staten Island decided he would close his doors to runners and give shelter to those without power and water.

Late Friday afternoon, the city decided to cancel the marathon.

“Its clear that the best thing for New York and the best thing for the marathon and the future is, unfortunately, to move on,” said Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon. “This isn’t the year or the time to run it. It’s crushing and really difficult. One of the toughest decisions we ever made.”

Since 1970, the marathon has been a feel-good event for New Yorkers that seems to bring out the best in people: the lines of revelers holding up signs along First Avenue in Manhattan, the fans who camp out at the more deserted stretches, the 80-year-olds who still manage to cross the finish line.

It's also an event that has historically meant large sums of money for the city. In 2011, the economic impact of the race was estimated at $340 million, with an additional $34 million going to charities. This year, economic impact was predicted at $350 million.

But after the storm, people started doing the math: 93,600 bottles of water; 30,000 energy bars; 40,000 cups of coffee, 1,700 portable toilets. That was on list of resources slated for the Staten Island start line alone, according to New York Road Runners, the organization that operates the marathon. In years past, the marathon has also included 6,000 volunteers, some of whom are medically trained.

The New York Post calculated that two marathon power generators running 24 hours a day in Central Park could power 400 homes. The lights may be back on in much of Lower Manhattan, but 700,000 New Yorkers have been without electricity for days, making the city an eerie version of itself.

Several city agencies either declined to comment or did not respond to requests for the number of personnel, vehicles and the amount of resources that would have been put towards the marathon this year.

Protestors said the city should focus resources on storm recovery, not the marathon. Still, some said it was unlikely that emergency repsonders would have been drained by the race. And there's a case to be made for the event's powerful economic effects. Thousands of people from around the country and the world come to New York to run the marathon and to watch. They would have been an enlivening force on businesses that have taken a hit in the last week.

“I don’t think that many resources are diverted in the sense that something constructive by emergency personnel that could be done would have been done at the time," Jim Diffley, senior director and chief regional economist at IHS Global Insight, told The Huffington Post. "I don’t see that as an issue, frankly. I can’t imagine that the marathon drains that much."

Diffley noted that the marathon brings people from out of town, including many who are affluent and stay in the city for multiple days.

But Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo, told The Huffington Post that while the marathon would potentially be good for the city's morale, it wasn't necessary to boost the economy.

“Right now, we just need to get things fixed up and running again so the economy can grow,” Vitner said.

Christine Hickey, spokewoman for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center -- which sponsors Fred's Team and benefits from the marathon -- said that the organization understood the sensitivity surrounding the issues of holding the race.

"We have 818 runners, which raised about $3.6 million," Hickey said. "We've had 35 cancellations due to the hurricane, not due to the controversy."

In the end, the city changed its mind about the marathon. No one said it had to do with a lack of resources for those in need. Instead, a joint statement from the mayor's office and New York Road Runners explained that those in charge wanted the race to remain a force to unite people:

While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division. The marathon has always brought our city together and inspired us with stories of courage and determination. We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it. We cannot allow a controversy over an athletic event -- even one as meaningful as this -- to distract attention away from all the critically important work that is being done to recover from the storm and get our city back on track.

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08/13/2012 03:01 pm ET Updated Oct 13, 2012

Get Your Flow-jo On!

When was the last time you immersed yourself in an activity and completely lost track of time? Your whole being immersed, your emotions energized, firing on all cylinders, aligned solely in deep focus on one activity -- exclusively? In the zone, on a roll, in the groove, wired in, on fire, in the moment, in tune -- experiencing total engagement with absolute concentration?

The artist at the easel, the photographer in the dark room, the potter at the wheel, the scientist behind the microscope, the rower sculling, the guitarist jamming, the reader glued to the page-turning novel, the Olympian chasing it down; all experience a single-minded captivation.

Think back to when you were a child. What was your favorite lose-all-track-of-time activity? I'd take a basin of bubbles and water out to my front lawn and create zillions of bubbles, feeling spontaneous joy -- even rapture -- for what must have been hours (or until the bubbles finally fizzled). Whatever takes you there, it's a delightfully freeing feeling, and researchers find this state immensely rewarding to one's well-being.

In his work, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (Mee-high Chick-sent-me-high-ee), the former head of psychology at the University of Chicago, outlines his theory of the flow state as "an optimal state of intrinsic motivation, characterized by a feeling of great engagement, fulfillment, and skill -- and during which temporal concerns (time, food, ego-self, etc.) are typically ignored." In the context of the domains of well-being -- positive emotion, engagement, relationship with others, meaning and purpose and achievement -- we can think of Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory as a contributing factor to the engagement domain.

These days, I experience a flow state when indoor cycling. The steady sound of friction generated from pedaling the 40-pound flywheel at what feels like light speed, in a full studio of riders, forming a peloton in flight drops me into flow. The place I go in my mind state and in my body is largely indescribable; I loose self-consciousness. I'm in my zone. Action and awareness merge, I have no inner critic, I'm liberated from worry of failure, my whole being is involved, I'm using my skills to the utmost, time flies and every action, movement and thought follows inevitably from the previous one. It's a powerful experience of human vitality.

Flow takes place at the intersection of challenge and skill, blazing its trail in between the conditions of anxiety and boredom. If the challenge is too great vs. the skill, anxiety builds. Conversely, if an activity is not challenging enough, we experience boredom -- both scenarios prohibit the action of flow.

In an interview with Wired, Csíkszentmihályi describes the hallmark of flow as "being completely involved in an activity for its own sake." It represents harnessing the emotions in service of performing and learning. System of checks and balances are totally in tune. And the most advantageous result is it returns energy to the system. Hence, flow promotes well-being. Attention and intention are in perfect alignment. The experience becomes autotelic -- the activity actually becomes it's own reward.

If we're using our strengths, the flow state is more readily acceptable, magnified in intensity and longer in duration. Biophysical research by de Manzano, Theorell, Harmat and Ullen on the psychophysiology of flow during piano playing found that classic pianists who played piano pieces several times over can drop into a flow state. The pianists experienced decreased blood pressure, decreased heart rate and relaxation of major facial muscles. They described effortless attention and documented physical relaxation. The effort expensed by the human organism actually decreased, while the outcome improved.

In the workplace, Microsoft, Ericsson, Patagonia and Toyota have identified the concept of flow as a business optimizer, creating workplace environments conducive to flow, boosting productivity and quality of customer interactions while designing a more satisfying employee work experience. Former Patagonia CEO Michael Crooke, Ph.D., applauded the theory of flow many years ago, equating it to success in team building and crediting it to his flourishing as a Navy Seal. He said, "When you get a high-powered team together and you really get into a zone, you'll synchronize."

Jim Clifton, CEO of the Gallup Organization says, "People with high flow never miss a day. They never wreck their cars. They never get sick. Their lives just work better." Clifton reports flow as one ideal outcome of Gallup's consulting work. He sends an email to more 1,000 employees every day asking them to rank their positive energy level on a scale of one to five, assuming when someone hits a five, they're in flow.

So why is this important? Evidence-based research in the field of positive psychology supports flow as a positivity principle of well-being. That's a good thing. And, that's my passion at A Zestful Life -- it also gets my "flow-jo" on -- to serve and support motivated people in this worthy and vital quest.

I love being in flow. I relish the freedom of all external thought. I love when time is irrelevant, when nothing matters other than the object of my sole focus, and I enjoy the personal satisfaction of achievement -- matching my skill to the challenge.

As for your flow-jo -- turn off your pings and phone alerts, put your email on hold and carve out time to partake in your flow and reap your return on investment!

Get deliberate. Get inspired. Get going. Get flow-ing!

Please share your comments:

What activity drops you in to flow? What does flow feel like for you? What's your strength(s) in motion when you're in flow? How might you increase your opportunities to experience the rapture of flow?


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03/01/2013 10:10 am ET Updated May 01, 2013

Julian St. John: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

On the day after the Oscars, Julian St. John, a budding star in his own right, arrives at Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City with his mother, Mia, a world-champion boxer. Julian wears a Playboy Jazz Festival T-shirt and a Yankee cap with the NY logo dyed pink. As it turns out, he is not necessarily a jazz or Yankee fan. He just likes the look.

Six-feet tall and thin with a wisp of a mustache, Julian, 23, is an artist, whose paintings, pastels and pencil drawings will be exhibited for the first time on March 29 at the Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art in Laguna Beach, Calif.

Julian, who visited the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam some years ago, says that he has long revered the late Dutch painter. This makes sense given that Julian not only loves to paint, but that he also suffers from schizophrenia. He has been particularly drawn to Van Gogh's painting, "Bedroom at Arles," because it reminds him of his grandfather, whom he refers to as a "lonely man." Like "The Night Café," another classic Van Gogh painting, it also has an off-kilter look, with a warped floor and caved-in walls and ceiling.

Julian knows what it is like to feel lonely, off-kilter and claustrophobic. He has endured bouts of severe depression since he was a child. And for a stretch of time in the recent past he was homeless, sleeping in the bathrooms of public parks and occasionally in motels. He has battled addiction issues and has had scrapes with the law.

But Julian also has a searing talent. His paintings and drawings call to mind the work of another depressed artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who also spent time living on the streets and in parks while grappling with drug addiction. Like the paintings of Basquiat, Julian's art often includes text crammed next to images of African-American protagonists in an urban setting. Also like Basquiat, Julian is of both African-American and Latino descent.

When asked about the current state of politics in this country, Julian, who sometimes seems to get distracted during a conversation, regains his focus and says that there is "not much of a difference who the president is." It is understandable that he feels this way given the lack of attention afforded mental-health policy over the years by presidents of both parties. As I wrote last year, Newt Gingrich, whose mother had a mental disorder, was the only major presidential candidate who discussed mental illness in the campaign in 2012.

It is only in the past few months that President Obama has broached the issue. Sadly, he has only done so in the context of a tragedy, the Newtown massacre, which is an outlier. As studies show, the vast majority of violent crimes in this country are committed by people who do not have a mental disorder.

Yet mental illness continues to exact a tremendous cost on society. As I wrote last year, the World Health Organization estimates that, by 2020, depression, which Julian still battles along with schizophrenia, will be the "second leading contributor to the global burden of disease, as measured in the years of life and productivity lost due to premature mortality and disability."

Julian, who was first diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 18, nods when I tell him about some of my delusions from years ago, such as my fear that I was going to be blamed for a series of murders around the country. And Julian smiles when I tell him that my psychosis was so acute that I even thought my wife's cat, who was following me from room to room, had been trained by the CIA.

As Julian cuts up his waffles after lacquering them with syrup, he says that he has experienced psychosis as well. When he starts to have delusions, he "ignores them."

One of his most effective means of countering the delusions is to work on his art constantly. His Web site ( proclaims that his art is "where reality and delusion become intertwined" and that each image reflects his "journey of psychosis."

Julian, and his mother, Mia, who has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, both admit to being "nervous" about the upcoming exhibit. But they are nervous in a salutary way. And who would not be nervous about a first show, especially one where Julian's work will be taking up the entire gallery on March 29, a Friday night. He will be displaying roughly 16 pieces of art, most of them 20 x 24 canvasses as well as a few that are wood with acrylic finish.

Julian, who has the support of his mother, his father Kristoff, an actor who has won Emmys for his performances on The Young and the Restless, and his girlfriend, also intends to publish a book of poetry and music writing.

As he leaves Jerry's Famous Deli, Julian takes out a cigarette from a pack of Pall Malls and lights up. The interview has perhaps been a bit stressful for Julian. Fortunately, he learned from his mother, who at 45 is still boxing, how to get up from the canvas.

He has been knocked around by schizophrenia, homelessness and addiction, but Julian St. John is still standing and is ready to impress the art world in Laguna Beach.


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As multiple skilled nursing tenants struggle to pay their real estate investment trust (REIT) landlords, a Chicago-based real estate management company is looking to change the model of skilled nursing leases by getting its operators to see it as a partner.

For Mozart Healthcare, the goal is to be “on the ground with our operators,” CEO and co-founder Archie Shkop told Skilled Nursing News.

His brother and co-founder Ben Shkop, who serves as chief operating officer, agreed.

“We want to be viewed as a business partner who happens to get their distributions in the form of a rent check,” he said.

Over the last few years, multiple skilled nursing tenants have struggled to pay the REITs that own their buildings.

HCR ManorCare notably declared bankruptcy and had to be taken over by its landlord, Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP), before finding a buyer in hospital chain ProMedica. Signature Healthcare has struggled to pay its landlords Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) and Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), while Omega’s tenant Orianna is in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings.

In Ben Shkop’s view, the REIT model of leasing has forced SNF operators into rents and structures that are never allowed to be profitable, which keeps them from running the operating business the way it should be run.

“There’s a disconnect between the people that are buying the real estate and the people that are operating the actual nursing home,” he said. “If you have a disconnect with those two, you are setting yourself up for failure.”

Mozart currently leases to seven different nursing home operators, and the company is hoping to double that number by the end of this year. It has locations in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan, and aims to expand to the West Coast shortly.

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Lizabeth Scott was born Emma Matzo on September 29, 1922 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children of Mary (Pennock) and John Matzo, who were Slovak immigrants. Scott attended Marywood Seminary and the Alvienne School of the Theatre in New York City, where she adopted the stage name of "Elizabeth Scott." After doing a national tour of ... See full bio »

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 1965 The Third Man (TV Series)
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- The Luck of Harry Lime (1965) ... Diana Masters
 1963 Burke's Law (TV Series)
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- Who Killed Cable Roberts? (1963) ... Mona Roberts
 1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)
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 1957 Loving You
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 1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series)
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 1956 The Weapon
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 1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Frances Fowler
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 1955 Studio 57 (TV Series)
 1954 Silver Lode
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 1953 Bad for Each Other
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 1952-1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
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 1952 Stolen Face
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 1950 Paid in Full
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 1949 Easy Living
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 1947 I Walk Alone
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 1947 Dead Reckoning
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 1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
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On 9th March 2016 Icelandair begins a new year-round service from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) to Reykjavik (KEF).  The new gateway will become Icelandair’s second in Scotland and sixth in the UK. Flights will operate four times weekly, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The flight to Reykjavik (KEF) will provide easy connections to Icelandair’s 16 gateways in North America and reduce current travel times by up to several hours. Icelandair destinations in North America include New York, Orlando, Seattle, Toronto and recently announced Chicago starting on 16th March and Montreal on 19th May.

 “It was a pleasure to be able to announce Aberdeen in the same year we celebrated 70 years of flying to Scotland. We see great opportunities in connecting this market to our route network of North American destinations. Travel times will be shortened and we’re confident customers will appreciate the easy connections through our hub in Iceland” said Birkir Holm Gudnason, CEO of Icelandair.

Carol Benzie, MD at Aberdeen International Airport said: “We are very excited about the impending arrival of Icelandair at Aberdeen next month and we’re confident that the new service is going to be incredibly popular, both amongst our leisure and our business travellers.  Aberdeen is also an enticing destination for the North American market, and this new route opens up new links to cities such as New York, Toronto and Chicago. “After celebrating 70 years of flying to Scotland last year, we are looking forward to developing a fruitful partnership with Icelandair and to ensuring the airline’s success and growth at Aberdeen over the years ahead.”

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Japan's Satoshi Kodaira birdied the third play-off hole to win the RBC Heritage and his PGA Tour card.

He made a 25-footer at the par three 17th to beat South Korea's Si Woo Kim after they had tied on 12-under par at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Five behind Ian Poulter overnight, Kodaira (28) posted a five-under-par 66 to set the target.

As Graeme McDowell closed with a one-under 70 to finish tied for 55th on level par, Poulter faded to a 75 and seventh place.

Reigning Players champion Kim moved to 15-under with eight holes to go but bogeyed the 12th, 15th and 17th before missing a six-foot birdie chance for victory at the 18th.

The two Asian players parred the 18th twice in sudden death before world No 48 Kodaira made two at the 17th for victory in just his 15th PGA Tour start.

In amateur golf, Sweden's Kajsa Arwefjall overcame a three-stroke final-round deficit to win the Irish Girls' Open Stroke Play Championship by a stroke from compatriot Louise Rydqvist.

She carded a three-over par 74 at Roganstown Golf & Country Club to triumph on four-over 217 as 36-hole leader Rydqvist made six bogeys in her first seven holes en route to a closing 78.

Ireland's Nicole Joyce-Moreno birdied the 16th and 17th tie for ninth on 226 after a 78.

In the weather-reduced Dublin Scratch Foursomes at Grange, home pair Nils Conway and Donal Dunlop shot 75 to win by two strokes from The Island's Alex Crowley and Wexford's Rhys Clarke, and Hermitage pair Brian O'Connor and John McCormack.

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Why He’s On Our Radar: Mike Birbiglia came to Park City this year as a popular comic and emerged as an acclaimed filmmaker, writer and actor following the great reception his film debut, “Sleepwalk With Me,” received at Sundance. The film won the Best of NEXT Audience Award (beating out Craig Zobel’s button-pushing “Compliance”) and found a home at IFC Films.

The comedy — co-written by Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish and “This American Life” host Ira Glass — is a semi-autobiographical tale based closely on Birbiglia’s popular off-Broadway show of the same name. It centers on a struggling comedian (Birbiglia), whose growing anxieties about settling down with his girlfriend (Lauren Ambrose) take the form of vivid dreams that cause him to sleepwalk. The film opens at New York’s IFC Center Friday, August 24, and expands throughout the country the following week.

What’s Next: Birbiglia isn’t messing around with the formula that brought him praise and indie-film cred. He told us that he’s in the process of adapting his latest solo play “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” into a sophomore feature. The show, which explores Birbiglia’s bumbling love life, ended its successful off-Broadway run March 18, 2011 and is currently touring the States after playing around the world.

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“It’s about how I basically decided to get married without believing in the idea of marriage,” he told Indiewire about his latest screenplay. “It’s about giving up on the idea of being right on things.”

Whereas “Sleepwalk With Me” is a largely autobiographical tale like the play that inspired it, Birbiglia is doing things differently for his follow-up. “I’ve done a draft of it, and in it the character’s not autobiographical,” he said. “In the play he’s a comedian, and in the film he’s a journalist. There are definitely ways that it eases away from autobiography. I just like when you look at people who have long careers in film, they’re able to make films that are far away from themselves, because they’re metaphorical. It creates more opportunities, I think.”

So, first things first. I’ve been actively following this feud between you and Joss Whedon. Have you two made peace?

Joss is going to be Joss, and we’re going to be us. We will defeat him. I think there are some people who don’t understand how we’ll do it, but we have a secret plan.

How did that whole thing come to be?

Ira. Ira had him on a “This American Life” live event years ago, which I was on. He did a song from “Dr. Horrible” and I did a story.

What gave you the impetus to adapt “Sleepwalk With Me” for the screen?

I was working on another screenplay at that point and it had a lot of similar themes. It was called “Waking Up Ben.” It was about a guy sleeping through his life. I was writing that and people kept telling me I should just adapt “Sleepwalk With Me” for the screen. But I thought it felt too personal. I didn’t want to become this kind of Lifetime memoirist. But at a certain point I was like, why not give it a try? I thought there were elements that would work. Dreams work cinematically, and I thought sleepwalking would work too, visually. Once I started on the journey, there were so many things about it that worked cinematically that I just pushed on through.

I was surprised to learn in reading a first-person story you wrote for us prior to Sundance that you had always wanted to make a feature film, even before striking it big as a comic.

That’s what I wanted to do. I couldn’t afford it. It was part of my five-year plan, it just took 14 to happen. I was like, I’m going to become a comedian, it’s going to go well, then I’m going to write a film with that comedian persona. It just took forever. I’m 34 now!Was “Sleepwalk With Me” the type of film you envisioned making back then?

Yeah. A movie is never quite going to be what you think it’s going to be. I remember having lunch with Craig Zobel, who did “Compliance.” I have this habit of really picking the brains of people who’s films I really like. At the time, I was asking Zobel, Lena Dunham and Noah Baumbach questions. One of the things Craig Zobel said was, “A film is never what you think it’s going to be. You shoot it, then it’s another thing, and then you mold it from there.” That’s a completely accurate statement.

Tonally, it’s exactly what I wanted to, even since I was in college. I wanted to make something that made me feel the way I feel when I see a James Brooks film, or those Woody Allen films from the middle years. It doesn’t look and it’s not edited in the way I imagined the film would be, but it’s striking the right balance between drama and comedy that I was hoping for.

Given that you performed the “Sleepwalk With Me” one-man show for a good long while off-Broadway, how did you keep the process of translating it to the screen exciting and fresh for you?

Making a film is beyond exciting. It’s so exciting it’s exhausting. It’s such a different medium. Having to collaborate with your cinematographer, your actors, your production designer, etc., is all-consuming. The idea that it would be boring in any way is not even possible.

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And I think the fact that I put it out in all those formats helped shape the feature. It gave all the department heads and the actors some confidence. Like, Mike doesn’t know how to direct a feature, but he knows how to make things funny with pathos. That counts for something.

How did you juggle wearing so many hats while making this film?

Very clumsily [laughs]. No, I’m actually looking to do it again with my show “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend.” I’m working on that right now. It was very hard to juggle. I was fortunate to have co-director Seth Barrish. He and I have been working together for six or seven years. He really knows what I like and what I don’t like. We can almost not speak about certain things and just know.

Now that you’ve made your mark as a filmmaker, do you see yourself going down a similar route — writing a solo show then adapting it for the screen — for all future film projects?

It’s funny, because this summer I did stand up for the first time in a while. I just loved it so much. There was part of me after making the film that was like, well, I’m just going to make movies from now on. But after doing that show, the murkiness I feel doing a play, a movie… I think the murkiness will be the thing that’s unique about what I’m doing and not the thing I’m ashamed of. I think it might be I workshop in front of audiences and then I convert that into film. That might be what I do for the rest of time.

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  • "So far, this is the only frozen yogurt joint that does not cross-contaminate their products with peanuts and tree nuts (I'm highly allergic to both)." in 38 reviews
  • "I'd stay away from the ice cream like flavors like Chocolate and go for the more tart flavors like Pineapple and Mango, those are amazing." in 12 reviews
  • "They have 16 different flavors, you get to pick your own cup size so you can put a little or as much as you want and they have self serve toppings." in 9 reviews
  • "First off, they have 16 different flavored frozen yogurt and you can sample any of them before choosing which one you may want to go with!" in 8 reviews
  • "The flavors range from basic vanilla to sweet birthday cake, and they also have more sherbet-ish options like mango and coconut." in 5 reviews
Madeline K O.
Yonkers, NY
268 reviews
Foodie Expert Level 1
If you’re in the mood for soft served ice cream or froyo topped with and endless amount of possibilities, then this is the spot for you!! Brownie, nuts, syrup, candy, fruits on top of an assortment of flavored soft serves! Def worth a try!
Danielle K.
Flushing, NY
79 reviews
Foodie Expert Level 3
I really can't get enough of 16 Handles, I've tried some Fro-Yo's and normally they are quite good, but there is something about 16H that puts them HANDLES above the rest.

For those that don't know, the company name is based on the selection that they have at any given time. Selections like Peanut Butter, Birthday Cake, Mint Chocolate Cookie, Irish Mint, Dulce De Leche and so many others can be found. The website hosts dozens of different types of flavors usually on selection, but it can vary from store to store. The purchase structure is great also, you can mix and match flavors however you like, there is a bountiful topping bar with tasty toppings to choose from (oooh, cookei dough bits and mini PB cups - Yes please!) and at least 6 types of liquid toppings (read marshmallow, fudge, caramel, raspberry...) and pricing is all based on weight (very dangerous for the dieters). Whats best is that you can try unlimited samples of any flavor - sometimes the sample cups are just given to you, sometimes the staff will press for you and give you (likely to control the taste abusers). Last but not least, they have a rewards program.... like you needed another reason to treat yourself to this delicious confection daily?!!
Jimmy D.
74 reviews
Foodie Expert Level 1
16 handles is so good. They offer a great variety of flavors (peanut butter is my favorite). They also have amazing toppings like fresh fruit, candy, cheesecake bites and caramel.
Makenna S.
Schenectady, NY
19 reviews
Ive got to say, I'm addicted to 16 handles. One thing that sets them apart is their huge selection of choices, 16 obviously, which is a lot compared to the mere 6-8 I have seen offered at other frozen yogurt shops. And they are all to die for ! I would recommend the Peanut Butter Confession or any of their fruit flavored yogurts OR sorbets ! I also love the unique topping choices such as melted crunch bar (my favorite), rainbow cookies, and cheesecake bites. As well as the typical fruit toppings, sprinkles, cereals, etc. The only downside to 16 Handles is that it is definitely not the place to be when it gets busy. There will be a huge line of anxious people behind you and you will feel like you don't have time to make decisions or try different flavors. So my advice would be to go in the afternoon or early evening, not after dinner time ! 16 Handles is definitely worth a try !
Amy T.
350 reviews
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I LOVE IT! They are pretty generous with the sample cups (at least at my local store) and I love that there are so many flavors to choose from. Plus it always makes me think of that hilarious scene from Broad City where Jaime gets overwhelmed by the froyo flavor choices. I reuse my sample cups (shh!) because I like to test at least half the flavors. I'm a newbie so I haven't found a favorite yet, but I do like 'Dunk Yo Cookies.' The cookie dough and brownie bites are the best toppings, very chewy and moist!
Kylie G.
Stamford, CT
16 reviews
Out of all the fro-yo places I've tried (which is plenty by the way) this ranks in my top 3. The flavors range from basic vanilla to sweet birthday cake, and they also have more sherbet-ish options like mango and coconut. The toppings are endless ranging from fresh fruit to your favorite candy. There's options for both health conscious people and those who want to splurge and the best part is you can't even tell the difference between this and regular ice cream!
Elle W.
New York, NY
41 reviews
I've been to Red Mango, Pinkberry and 16 Handles and I'd have to say that while all are good in their own way, the one thing that sets 16 Handles apart from everyone else is their variety. While Red Mango and Pinkberry have only the typical flavors of Vanilla, Chocolate, Mango, etc., 16 Handles has cool flavors like Apple Pie or Red Velvet. Another plus is that while other Froyo places only have 4-5 flavors at a time, 16 handles always has 16! (Hence the name). So even though they aren't the healthiest froyo place you can visit, if you're looking to satisfy a sweet tooth I'd definitely recommend coming here.
Kate M.
203 reviews
I'm obsessed with frozen yogurt, and 16 Handles has encouraged my addiction. Out of the few froyo places I've been too, I've been the most impressed with the yogurt and topping selection at 16 Handles. I would go here more often if there were more locations close by! I'm absolutely obsessed with the seasonal pumpkin flavor, as well as salted caramel and cheesecake. The amount of yogurt and topping combinations is endless and they always seem to switch up what they have to over. They also have the 16 Handles rewards card which is always great to earn points and get free yogurt!
Allison B.
70 reviews
FroYo places are popping up all over NYC (and everywhere), but 16 Handles is my favorite by far. The variety of flavors is excellent, and they are constantly switching out froyo flavors, so you never know what to expect. Their toppings are also better than any other froyo place, with fresh fruit, candies, cookies, etc. The price is also seemingly less expensive than other places (Pinkberry, Cups, etc).
Rachel K.
Greensburg, PA
213 reviews
Yum! I love 16 Handles because you can serve yourself and then add whatever and however many toppings you like! It's perfect! The frozen yogurt is great for dieters that want a healthy snack, plus the enormous amount of toppings they have contain a bunch of healthy options too, like fresh cut fruit and granola!
Tiffany P.
427 reviews
Foodie Expert Level 3
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Emma O.
Rockville, MD
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Bronx, NY
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Hotspot brings GUI to Linux Perf data

Hotspot frees the analysis of Linux performance data from static, text-based reports with an interactive, eye-opening GUI

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KDAB, a German consulting firm that develops graphics and visualization tools, has released Hotspot 1.0, a GUI too for visualizing performance data generated by the Linux perf tool.

Perf analyzes system and application behaviors in Linux and generates a detailed report showing which calls, programs, disk I/O operations, or network events (just to name a few possibilities) are eating up most of the system’s time. Because Perf is a command-line tool, most of its output is static, and it can be a multi-step process to produce an interactive, explorable report from data provided by Perf.

Hotspot—not to be confused with the Java virtual machine project — was developed by one of Perf’s contributors, Milian Wolff, as a partial replacement for Perf’s existing reporting system. It provides an interactive GUI for performance data compiled by Perf, built using the Qt interface library. A tabbed interface provides various views of perf data: basic top-down or bottom-up lists, caller/callee lists, and a flame graph view normally generated with Perf data by way of third-party software.

KDAB claims the resulting interface is far more intuitive to work with, and uses sane defaults: “We always include inline frames and show (in the caller/callee view) the source file and line information.”

Hotspot has a few limitations out of the gate. One is that a number of features in Perf’s default textual reporting mechanisms aren’t available in Hotspot, such as tracepointing. “This means that it is currently impossible to do off-CPU profiling with hotspot,” says KDAB. Nor does Hotspot provide full details about annotations in traced code. Some missing features are just cosmetic, though, like being able to create user-defined column sets in the various summary views.

Aside from adding in these missing features, Hotspot’s team is planning to present other kinds of performance reports through Hotspot as well, not just data from Perf. Such things could conceivably include performance data generated by language runtimes, e.g., the cProfile tool in Python. “We intend to support various other performance data formats under this umbrella,” the team said on the GitHub project page for Hotspot.


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Cancer cells, like houses, need building materials for their walls. And as with a house, the cell wall needs to be built at just the right moment to protect and allow the construction of internal components.

A team from the Uppsala Branch of the global Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) has not only shown how the cell gets this timing right, but has also conducted proof-of-principle studies that indicate taking away the cell’s bricks and mortar is a potential strategy for cancer control.

“New cells are created by the duplication of existing cells through a highly-organized process known as the cell cycle,” explains lead author, Dr. Maite Bengoechea Alonso. “Last year we discovered that a protein called SREBP1 that regulates the synthesis of lipids needed for new cell walls was regulated during the cell cycle. Now we show that the SREBP1 protein actually controls the cell cycle.”

Senior author, LICR’s Dr. Johan Ericsson, realized that disrupting the function of SREBP1 might prevent the lipid synthesis required for new cell walls. “In fact, we literally stopped the cell cycle in its tracks by removing SREBP1 from cells. It seems that if you don’t have SREBP1 activity, you can’t make lipids, and if you don’t have lipids, you can’t make new cells.”

According to Dr. Ericsson, who is also a Research Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, this approach might one day form the basis of a new strategy for the long-term control of cancer. “Cancer cells divide uncontrollably, so their need for lipids is more urgent and continuous than normal cells. Treatment with an inhibitor of SREBP1 might reduce the rate of cancer cell proliferation to slow down tumor growth, or might enhance the effect of targeted therapies that aim to actually kill cancer cells.”

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Everyone watched David Smith's amazing weight loss when he dropped more than 400 pounds and transformed himself from a dud to a stud. He wanted to get fit and find a girlfriend; it was all chronicled on the TLC show, The 650 Pound Virgin.

He even underwent plastic surgery to get rid of the excess skin following his weight loss.

Now, sadly, he's gained much of his weight back, piling on almost 300 pounds and weighing in at almost 500 pounds.

Smith said, "I didn't want to let anybody down. I just felt so bad."

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"I am more myself now," he told us three years ago.

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"All my life I was this monster in my head and all of a sudden to be this good looking guy. I just didn't know how to deal with it," he said.

Smith said he's committed to getting healthy again and has just started a new regime. This time he has an added incentive -- his girlfriend.
He sobbingly said, "I love her so much and I put her through a lot and she stayed by my side."