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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) ? A court in Bosnia has sentenced a Montenegrin man to 45 years in jail for brutal murder, torture, rape and looting during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, the highest sentence ever issued in the country.
Judge Zoran Bozic said that Veselin Vlahovic has killed 30 people, raped a number of Bosniak and Croat women, tortured and robbed non-Serb residents of a Sarajevo suburb while fighting for the Bosnian Serbs. Among other crimes, the judge described how Vlahovic cut the throats of two brothers in front of their mother whom he then also killed before he went on to rape their two wives.
Vlahovic was extradited to Bosnia from Spain in 2010, after he was arrested for robbery and assault with a firearm. He will appeal the sentence.
If you are trying to grow as a person, you need to learn as much as you can and then apply it to your life. Liking yourself comes first. If you use the following advice to better yourself, then the rest of your life will get better too.
You must understand that a divide exists between where you currently are, and the place you would like to go. You have to realize this difference before you can actually get to your destination. By living in denial of these facts, you will sabotage your efforts of reaching your true potential.
Define something specific you want to change about yourself, and change that. Sitting and thinking about the life you want will not get you that life. Identify your goals and take the necessary actions to make it happen.
Not only is getting organized an achievement in itself, but it will help you to meet other goals faster. If you break your goals down to their smallest components, you will find that it is easier to achieve smaller tasks quickly. Write down your progresses in a planner or journal about your goals.
TIP! Being dramatic or overreacting will only cause more stress. It?s best to train yourself to cope with your daily stress, and it begins with analyzing every situation where you tend to feel strained.
Avoid making a personal development goal that is unnecessarily complicated, or not well defined. Make sure that your goals are very specific. When you have specific goals set, you will find that you get results.
Researchers are exploring how we use a dimension of our personalities termed sexual capital. It does not refer to using sexuality in a manipulative way. Instead, it is simply a method of recognizing and making the most of your potential to be charming. Some people are unable to socialize well, but being able to can be extremely beneficial.
Give yourself a boost of confidence by reciting all the things you like about yourself. Make a list of all the good things about you, and put it on a postcard. Put this list up on a wall, or carry it with you. You might even consider recording the mantra in your own voice, so that you can play it back at any time. What?s the point?
Keep in mind the well-known saying that you can?t please everybody all of the time. Your main concern should be yourself. This doesn?t mean that you should only think of yourself, especially if it hurts others, but you often have to put yourself first or no one else will. If you engage in actions and activities that are in line with your morals and beliefs, you will feel good about the personal development path that you are on.
TIP! Compliment other people. Doing the opposite and taking the initiative to be kind to others helps you to be kind to yourself too.
To grow in your own development, you must first acknowledge areas in which you are weak. When you accept that you are but a tiny speck in the scope of our universe, you can begin to realize that there is much to learn if you hope to advance. A humble attitude puts you in the right mindset to learn new things and develop as a human being.
Stress can greatly interfere with your mood. When the human mind is preoccupied with a state of stress, damage can be caused to both physical and mental aspects of the body. Eliminating stress is essential for thinking clearly and achieving goals. Schedule a time every day where you can relax, be alone, and empty your thoughts. This time of rejuvenation can help you feel better about yourself, and give you more peace at heart.
Self improvement comes from the decisions that you make when you choose not to miss an opportunity. Make decisions based on your own knowledge and what you can learn from your research. Decisions that succeed create good instincts. You can even learn a lot from making mistakes because you then know what not to do. Think of your bad decisions as possibilities you have eliminated.
You need to know that you deserve the best when you are embarking on a journey of personal development. You should do your best because your best is what you deserve. Your ending will sure to be free of regret when you can look back and see that you gave it your all.
TIP! Be nice to your body to better your personal development. When you body is letting you know that you need food or a drink, you need to listen! Your body will be healthier and happier if you listen and follow these guidelines.
By taking all of the knowledge you?ve just learned from this article into account, you should now have a good understanding of what you should do next to achieve your personal development goals. Be sure to keep an eye out for any new information you can add to these tips so that you can continue to grow as a person.
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This image provided by NASA-TV shows the view from the Soyuz capsule as it approaches the International Space Station Thursday March 28, 2013. Chris Cassidy of the United States and Russians Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin traveled six hours in the capsule before linking up with the space station's Russian Rassvet research module over the Pacific Ocean, just off Peru. It was the first time a space crew has taken such a direct route to the orbiting lab. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin are the first crew to reach the station after only four orbits instead of the standard 50-hour flight to reach the station. (AP Photo/NASA)
This image provided by NASA-TV shows the view from the Soyuz capsule as it approaches the International Space Station Thursday March 28, 2013. Chris Cassidy of the United States and Russians Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin traveled six hours in the capsule before linking up with the space station's Russian Rassvet research module over the Pacific Ocean, just off Peru. It was the first time a space crew has taken such a direct route to the orbiting lab. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin are the first crew to reach the station after only four orbits instead of the standard 50-hour flight to reach the station. (AP Photo/NASA)
In this image provided by NASA Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, top, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, bottom, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. It was the first time a space crew has taken such a direct route to the orbiting lab. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin are the first crew to reach the station after only four orbits instead of the standard 50-hour flight to reach the station. (AP PHOTO/NASA, Carla Cioffi)
In this photo provided by NASA, the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-08M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. The Russian rocket is carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin, Pavel Vinogradov and U.S. astronaut Christopher Cassidy. (AP Photo/NASA, Carla Cioffi)
In this photo taken with a fisheye lens and with long time exposure the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-08M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early Friday, March 29, 2013. The Russian rocket carries Russian Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Pavel Vinogradov and U.S. astronaut Christopher Cassidy. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
The moon is seen above the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-08M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasting off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. The Russian rocket carries Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin, Pavel Vinogradov and U.S. astronaut Christopher Cassidy, (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
MOSCOW (AP) ? A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts successfully docked Friday with the International Space Station, bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting lab to six.
Chris Cassidy of the United States and Russians Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin traveled six hours in the capsule before linking up with the space station's Russian Rassvet research module over the Pacific Ocean, just off Peru, at 02:28 GMT.
"It's such a beautiful sight, hard to believe my eyes," the 59-year-old Vinogradov, who had been in space in 1997 and 2006, was heard saying on NASA TV.
The incoming crew will spend five months in space before returning to Earth.
About two hours passed before pressure equalized between the capsule and the station, allowing safe entrance.
"Hey, is anyone home?" joked Vinogradov as he floated into the station.
Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin were greeted with cheers and hugs by American Tom Marshburn, Russian Roman Romanenko and Canadian Chris Hadfield, who have been at the station since December.
The astronauts then had a brief session with Mission Control outside Moscow, talking with friends and relatives.
"You're such a star! I'm really proud of you!" Misurkin's tearful mother said. The 35-year-old Russian is on his first flight into space.
Their mission began with a late-night launch from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan.
It was the first time a space crew has taken such a direct route to the orbiting lab. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin are the first crew to reach the station after only four orbits instead of the standard 50-hour flight to reach the station.
The new maneuver was tested successfully by three Russian Progress cargo ships, unmanned versions of the Soyuz used to ferry supplies to the space station. Russian cosmonauts have described the two-day approach maneuver in the cramped Soyuz as one of the most grueling parts of missions.
Vinogradov said at a pre-launch news conference that the shorter flight path would reduce the crew's fatigue and allow the astronauts to be in top shape for the docking.
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Friday it was investigating a U.S. vote-monitoring group for fraud ahead of presidential elections in October that are expected to extend President Ilham Aliyev's decade in power in the former Soviet republic.
Mainly Muslim Azerbaijan has been governed by Aliyev since he succeeded his father in 2003. It has been courted by the West because of its role as an alternative to Russia in supplying oil and gas to Europe.
But international rights groups have accused the government of muzzling dissent and jailing opponents - charges it denies.
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has closed its Azeri office several times under pressure from officials, and government critics said Friday's move against it was aimed at silencing it as an independent voice ahead of the election.
The Azeri prosecutor's office said in a statement that the NDI was "distributing grants without a special registration" and that $1 million had been withdrawn from the bank account of the NDI head in Baku, Alex Grigorievs.
Grigorievs, who is currently in the United States, denied the charges, saying the NDI was "fully transparent" and working in compliance with the law when the allegations were published in a local online publication earlier this month.
"Suggestions that NDI is involved in any other activities are completely false," he wrote on his Facebook page.
The U.S. Embassy in Baku did not comment on the allegations but stressed the NDI was working to help "support Azerbaijan's civil society engagement and democratic development."
The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, Nils Muiznieks, said earlier this month that Azerbaijan must uphold European human rights standards and move from promises to real promotion of basic freedoms.
Police fired water cannon and rubber bullets on March 10 to disperse a crowd demonstrating against violence in the military in the capital, Baku, and detained dozens of protesters.
Last week, a court sentenced Avaz Zeynally, editor of the Khural daily, to nine years in prison for extortion, a charge he says is a baseless government reprisal for a story criticizing senior officials.
"Azeri officials are trying to secure loyalty from international organizations by putting pressure on them, but it's a bad scenario," Anar Mamedly, the head of a Baku-based election monitoring body which has been consistently critical of the government, told Reuters.
NDI has maintained an office in Azerbaijan on and off since 1996. Its current operations date back to September 2011.
In another move that puts pressure on vote monitors, Azerbaijan has proposed downgrading the mandate of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has criticized the democratic credential of ballots in the country since it opened its offices in 2000.
The government suggested limiting the mission of the OSCE to the level of "project coordinator", according to a letter signed by the Azeri Foreign Minister earlier this month. The OSCE declined to comment on the proposal.
(Writing by Margarita Antidze; Editing by Alissa de Carbonnel and Patrick Graham)
Ronald DePinho, M.D., selected for prestigious Agilent Technologies Thought Leader AwardPublic release date: 29-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Hilary Graham hngraham@mdanderson.org 713-794-4383 University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Award will provide advanced instrumentation to unlock the secrets of pancreatic cancer metabolism
HOUSTON Pancreatic cancer is one the deadliest and hardest to treat cancers. In recognition of his leadership of an innovative translational research program targeted at pancreatic cancer, Ronald DePinho, M.D., president of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, was selected for the prestigious Agilent Thought Leader Award.
The Thought Leader Award recognizes researchers whose discoveries represent fundamental advances in the life sciences. DePinho, one of only three awardees in 2012, was selected for his research into pancreatic cancer metabolomics. To further promote DePinho's work, the award provides instrumentation and support to examine the metabolic flux that occurs in the earliest stages of the cancer.
Metabolomics analyzes the physiology of the cell, providing a snapshot of cellular energy stores, as well as metabolic precursors and products. Unlocking and targeting the secrets of the cancer metabolism is a powerful therapeutic strategy, as metabolism is a critical cellular process inherent to cancer cell survival.
DePinho's lab recently reported in the journal Cell a study that leverages metabolomic and transcriptome analysis. This work was the first to link a genetic mutation in the Kras gene to both pancreatic cancer initiation and the subsequent manipulation of metabolic pathways that support tumor growth and progression.
Altered cellular metabolism has long been acknowledged as a hallmark of cancer, but until recently technology couldn't identify discrete and targetable metabolic transformations, aberrations unique to cancer cells. Cancer cells have radically different metabolic properties from the tissue of origin. They require more energy and cellular building blocks to support not only rapid growth, but also survival, as they face harsh conditions from cellular assaults.
DePinho's research group, along with scientists from MD Anderson's Institute for Applied Cancer Science (IACS), will employ the Agilent's instrumentation and software provided to uncover in an unbiased manner alterations in metabolic flux that occur in pancreatic cancer. These discoveries may lead to the identification of biomarkers for the early detection of pancreatic cancer and serve as the basis for developing novel drugs. In fact, IACS currently has multiple metabolism-centric drug discovery programs under way, which will be enhanced by the increased capabilities in metabolomics.
"I'm honored to receive this award," says DePinho. "I've had a long-standing focus on pancreatic cancer, as it remains one of the most difficult to treat cancers due to the lack of effective therapeutic strategies. This technology will allow us to rapidly identify new targets that drive its formation, progression and maintenance, which will translate into clinical advances."
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About MD Anderson
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ranks as one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. MD Anderson is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. For eight of the past 10 years, including 2011, MD Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in "America's Best Hospitals," a survey published annually in U.S. News & World Report.
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Ronald DePinho, M.D., selected for prestigious Agilent Technologies Thought Leader AwardPublic release date: 29-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Hilary Graham hngraham@mdanderson.org 713-794-4383 University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Award will provide advanced instrumentation to unlock the secrets of pancreatic cancer metabolism
HOUSTON Pancreatic cancer is one the deadliest and hardest to treat cancers. In recognition of his leadership of an innovative translational research program targeted at pancreatic cancer, Ronald DePinho, M.D., president of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, was selected for the prestigious Agilent Thought Leader Award.
The Thought Leader Award recognizes researchers whose discoveries represent fundamental advances in the life sciences. DePinho, one of only three awardees in 2012, was selected for his research into pancreatic cancer metabolomics. To further promote DePinho's work, the award provides instrumentation and support to examine the metabolic flux that occurs in the earliest stages of the cancer.
Metabolomics analyzes the physiology of the cell, providing a snapshot of cellular energy stores, as well as metabolic precursors and products. Unlocking and targeting the secrets of the cancer metabolism is a powerful therapeutic strategy, as metabolism is a critical cellular process inherent to cancer cell survival.
DePinho's lab recently reported in the journal Cell a study that leverages metabolomic and transcriptome analysis. This work was the first to link a genetic mutation in the Kras gene to both pancreatic cancer initiation and the subsequent manipulation of metabolic pathways that support tumor growth and progression.
Altered cellular metabolism has long been acknowledged as a hallmark of cancer, but until recently technology couldn't identify discrete and targetable metabolic transformations, aberrations unique to cancer cells. Cancer cells have radically different metabolic properties from the tissue of origin. They require more energy and cellular building blocks to support not only rapid growth, but also survival, as they face harsh conditions from cellular assaults.
DePinho's research group, along with scientists from MD Anderson's Institute for Applied Cancer Science (IACS), will employ the Agilent's instrumentation and software provided to uncover in an unbiased manner alterations in metabolic flux that occur in pancreatic cancer. These discoveries may lead to the identification of biomarkers for the early detection of pancreatic cancer and serve as the basis for developing novel drugs. In fact, IACS currently has multiple metabolism-centric drug discovery programs under way, which will be enhanced by the increased capabilities in metabolomics.
"I'm honored to receive this award," says DePinho. "I've had a long-standing focus on pancreatic cancer, as it remains one of the most difficult to treat cancers due to the lack of effective therapeutic strategies. This technology will allow us to rapidly identify new targets that drive its formation, progression and maintenance, which will translate into clinical advances."
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About MD Anderson
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ranks as one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. MD Anderson is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. For eight of the past 10 years, including 2011, MD Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in "America's Best Hospitals," a survey published annually in U.S. News & World Report.
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