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New York, March 5, 2013 Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) are pleased to announce that the American College of Cardiology (ACC) journals' portfolio has been expanded with the launch of JACC: Heart Failure. This new journal will better meet the demands and challenges of treating what is now the most rapidly increasing category of cardiac disease. The first publication is now available online at heartfailure.onlinejacc.org.
Christopher O'Connor, MD, FACC will serve as Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Heart Failure. Each bi-monthly issue will present high-quality content, authored by experts worldwide, with a unique focus on new research and treatment options. It is destined to take its place among the top journals in the world for the understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and care of heart failure patients with the intent to improve our understanding of the disease, clinical trials, clinical outcomes, and advances in therapies through scientific communication.
A state-of-the-condition update by Dr. Eugene Braunwald and the breadth of articles featured in the first issue are an example of the journal's aims to publish the full range of topics related to this condition including basic and translational science, trials and registries, co-morbidities, biomarkers, advanced heart failure, and outcomes.
"The addition of JACC: Heart Failure to ACC's current portfolio will help meet the need for more research in this growing field," said ACC President William Zoghbi, MD, FACC. "With the increasing rate of patients suffering from heart failure, the science presented in this new journal will give cardiologists access to valuable new research."
"We are delighted to be publishing JACC: Heart Failure in collaboration with the ACC," says Cynthia Baudendistel, Executive Publisher for the ACC journals at Elsevier. "We look forward to seeing the impact this journal will make on cardiology practice, research, teaching, and advocacy."
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For more information or to submit an article, go to: heartfailure.onlinejacc.org or jaccsubmit-heartfailure.org.
About the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
The mission of the American College of Cardiology is to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health. The college is a 40,000-member medical society comprised of physicians, surgeons, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and practice managers. The college is a leader in the formulation of health policy, standards and guidelines. The ACC provides professional education, operates national registries to measure and improve quality of care, disseminates cardiovascular research, and bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet stringent qualifications. cardiosource.org/ACC.
About ACC's portfolio of journals
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
As the leader in its field, JACC publishes original peer-reviewed clinical and experimental reports on all aspects of cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include coronary artery and valve disease, congenital heart defects, vascular surgery, cardiomyopathy, drug treatment, new diagnostic techniques, findings from the laboratory, and large multicenter studies of new therapies. content.onlinejacc.org
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging provides readers with a broad, balanced view of all aspects of cardiovascular imaging. The journal includes original clinical research on non-invasive and invasive imaging techniques including echocardiography, CT, CMR, nuclear, optical imaging, and cine-angiography. Advances in basic science and molecular imaging which are likely to substantially influence the clinical practice of medicine in the next decade (in diagnostic performance, understanding of the athogenetic basis of the disease, and therapy) are also featured. Other content will emphasize imaging for the practicing cardiologist, advocacy and practice management, and state-of-the-art reviews. imaging.onlinejacc.org
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions encompasses the entire field of interventional cardiovascular medicine, including cardiac (coronary and non-coronary) peripheral and cerebrovascular interventions. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions publishes studies that will impact the practice of interventional cardiovascular medicine including: Clinical trials that provide evidence to inform and alter practice guidelines; experimental studies that point to improved technologies and mechanistic understanding; and in-depth discussions of topics of interest by respected experts in the field. interventions.onlinejacc.org
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby's Nursing Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai's Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.
A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading provider of professional information solutions in the Science, Medical, Legal and Risk and Business sectors, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
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New York, March 5, 2013 Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) are pleased to announce that the American College of Cardiology (ACC) journals' portfolio has been expanded with the launch of JACC: Heart Failure. This new journal will better meet the demands and challenges of treating what is now the most rapidly increasing category of cardiac disease. The first publication is now available online at heartfailure.onlinejacc.org.
Christopher O'Connor, MD, FACC will serve as Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Heart Failure. Each bi-monthly issue will present high-quality content, authored by experts worldwide, with a unique focus on new research and treatment options. It is destined to take its place among the top journals in the world for the understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and care of heart failure patients with the intent to improve our understanding of the disease, clinical trials, clinical outcomes, and advances in therapies through scientific communication.
A state-of-the-condition update by Dr. Eugene Braunwald and the breadth of articles featured in the first issue are an example of the journal's aims to publish the full range of topics related to this condition including basic and translational science, trials and registries, co-morbidities, biomarkers, advanced heart failure, and outcomes.
"The addition of JACC: Heart Failure to ACC's current portfolio will help meet the need for more research in this growing field," said ACC President William Zoghbi, MD, FACC. "With the increasing rate of patients suffering from heart failure, the science presented in this new journal will give cardiologists access to valuable new research."
"We are delighted to be publishing JACC: Heart Failure in collaboration with the ACC," says Cynthia Baudendistel, Executive Publisher for the ACC journals at Elsevier. "We look forward to seeing the impact this journal will make on cardiology practice, research, teaching, and advocacy."
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For more information or to submit an article, go to: heartfailure.onlinejacc.org or jaccsubmit-heartfailure.org.
About the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
The mission of the American College of Cardiology is to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health. The college is a 40,000-member medical society comprised of physicians, surgeons, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and practice managers. The college is a leader in the formulation of health policy, standards and guidelines. The ACC provides professional education, operates national registries to measure and improve quality of care, disseminates cardiovascular research, and bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet stringent qualifications. cardiosource.org/ACC.
About ACC's portfolio of journals
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
As the leader in its field, JACC publishes original peer-reviewed clinical and experimental reports on all aspects of cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include coronary artery and valve disease, congenital heart defects, vascular surgery, cardiomyopathy, drug treatment, new diagnostic techniques, findings from the laboratory, and large multicenter studies of new therapies. content.onlinejacc.org
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging provides readers with a broad, balanced view of all aspects of cardiovascular imaging. The journal includes original clinical research on non-invasive and invasive imaging techniques including echocardiography, CT, CMR, nuclear, optical imaging, and cine-angiography. Advances in basic science and molecular imaging which are likely to substantially influence the clinical practice of medicine in the next decade (in diagnostic performance, understanding of the athogenetic basis of the disease, and therapy) are also featured. Other content will emphasize imaging for the practicing cardiologist, advocacy and practice management, and state-of-the-art reviews. imaging.onlinejacc.org
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions encompasses the entire field of interventional cardiovascular medicine, including cardiac (coronary and non-coronary) peripheral and cerebrovascular interventions. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions publishes studies that will impact the practice of interventional cardiovascular medicine including: Clinical trials that provide evidence to inform and alter practice guidelines; experimental studies that point to improved technologies and mechanistic understanding; and in-depth discussions of topics of interest by respected experts in the field. interventions.onlinejacc.org
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby's Nursing Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai's Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.
A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading provider of professional information solutions in the Science, Medical, Legal and Risk and Business sectors, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
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On the evening of October 6th, 2005, I drove a cream-colored pickup along a bumpy, dusty track deep inside Kenya?s Masai Mara National Reserve, just west of the Mara River and less than 10km north of the border with Tanzania and the Serengeti National Park. Scanning the endless field of red oat grass extending from the top of the opposite bank of a seasonal creek, my eyes suddenly tracked to a flicker of movement. I hit the brakes, brought my binoculars to my eyes, and held my breath.
Yes! Finally! Lions! Two adult females were lazing against each other at the edge of the grass. Local rangers had told me months earlier that there were two lionesses living along the creek, but I had not seen any lions during several previous searches of the area. I started to breathe again, and did that little seated dance of joy field biologists do when they are thrilled about something but can?t move too much for fear of spooking the wildlife. But the equatorial sun was setting fast, so I stopped dancing and hurried to get photos and sketches before darkness fell.
I was determining the number of lions in the reserve at the time, and I needed the photos and sketches to establish whether or not these were new lions I had not seen before. Lions are mainly nocturnal and naturally cryptic, live at relatively low densities, can have large home ranges, and often spend time away from their pride-mates. They are also both dangerous to and wary of people. Thus they can?t be counted using traditional ground or air transects.
Nafula shows her left side whisker spot pattern in 2005.
Instead, counting lions accurately involves identifying them individually ? using whisker spots of all things. The dark spots at the base of each whisker on the side of a lion?s face form a unique pattern. While other markings such as scars can change over time, whisker spot patterns are fixed and can be used to identify lions throughout their lives.
I managed to get a few photos and to sketch the whisker spots before dark, and then happily drove the 15km back to my tiny tent in the public campsite, where I could compare the new photos and drawings to the others I had amassed during my study. The lionesses had whisker spot patterns I had not seen before, and I named them Naomi and Nafula. They were the only adult females in the N pride in 2005.
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I spent the better part of 9 months ? and 1085 hours in that pickup! ? searching for and identifying lions throughout the 1500 km2 reserve in 2005. Although finding lions is always a thrill, searching for them, and, once you do find them, trying to photograph and sketch each side of their faces, are perhaps the most tedious things I have ever done as a field biologist. And while I did manage to determine a population estimate from the data, the research wasn?t exactly cutting edge science. I certainly didn?t ever expect it to become part of a study proposing a paradigm shift in carnivore conservation.
But today, seven and a half years later, those data ? along with lion numbers from 41 other sites in 11 countries across Africa ? are published online in the journal Ecology Letters. And the results do indeed suggest that we need to rethink the approach to wildlife management in many places if we want to have lions around 20 ? 40 years from now.
Lions have disappeared from almost 80% of the species? historical range, and perhaps only 20,000 to 40,000 individuals exist today. Although they attract significant revenue as a safari tourist attraction, lions come into conflict with people and livestock increasingly often. With such negative overall trends for the species, Craig Packer, Distinguished McKnight Professor at the University of Minnesota, director of the Serengeti Lion Project, and the world?s foremost lion expert, decided it was time to bring all available lion count data together to see if we could determine whether variation in management practices and other conditions were related to changes in lion numbers.
The list of variables considered for their effects on lion numbers in each site included whether or not the site was fenced, the management budget, the geographical location, the human population density, governance, site area, whether or not the site was managed by the state (as opposed to privately), and whether or not the lion population was subjected to trophy hunting.
It turns out that lion numbers are highest (closest to expected densities) in the sites that are fenced and have the highest management budgets. Private management also positively affected lion numbers within fenced reserves, whereas the surrounding human population density and trophy hunting impacted negatively on lion numbers within unfenced reserves.
Most striking is the fact that it currently costs more than $2000 per km2 to maintain a lion population at just half it?s estimated carrying capacity in an unfenced reserve, but only about $500 per km2 to maintain a population at 80% of carrying capacity in a fenced reserve.
So what exactly does this mean for lion management and conservation? It seems pretty obvious that to successfully conserve lions we will need to spend a lot more money, and we will need to erect barriers between lions and the increasing human population, which is a paradigm shift back to fortress conservation from current efforts to promote coexistence between lions and people.
Packer thus cleverly titled the paper ?Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence,? and wrote the following in an email to me a few days ago:
?Fortress conservation is clearly the best option, but it can only be employed in ecosystems with well-defined limits. Lions are also found in migratory ecosystems that overlap with pastoralist grazing lands. These areas cannot be fenced without destroying the wildlife migration or ending a traditional way of life. Hence some sort of coexistence may be necessary ? but these migratory systems are so large and the conflict mitigation projects so limited in scope (yet so labor intensive) that it is hard to see how coexistence can be sustained in the long term over an appropriate geographical scale.?
?I think it will surprise people to realize just how incredibly expensive lion conservation will be. I expect that a lot of people will be horrified at the prospect of more fences. For anyone who hates fences: I invite you to live in areas with lots of man-eating lions and crop-raiding elephants.?
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Herding cats must be nothing compared to herding 57 biologists, ecologists, naturalists, and conservationists who count cats. The results of perhaps 500 annual lion counts ? many of them involving those whisker spots ? are included in this new paper, as well as decades of other data. It took Packer and several colleagues four years to organize all of us and our data, and to then analyze everything, write the paper, deal with feedback from many of the coauthors, add more sites and variables, reanalyze the data, rewrite the paper, submit the paper for publication, reanalyze and rewrite again, and finally get the paper accepted and revised for publication.
Although it took four years, the paper has been published at an important time. Several animal welfare and conservation organizations recently petitioned the United State Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to list the African lion as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and USFWS is officially considering the petition (read the Federal Register here). One of the consequences of an ESA listing is that the importation of lion trophies to the USA would become illegal.
Packer has given our results to and discussed the paper with USFWS as they consider the listing during 2013. He summarizes,
?Sport hunting had a negative effect on lion population growth rates in the unfenced reserves: lions in unfenced National Parks in Zimbabwe and Tanzania suffered from excessive trophy hunting in adjacent hunting blocks. However, hunting did not have any measurable consequences in the fenced reserves ? presumably because of high management standards in these areas.?
?As currently practiced, trophy hunting does not raise sufficient revenue to pay the necessary costs of lion conservation. Most hunting blocks in Africa are unfenced, and our analysis showed that it costs about $2,000/km2/yr to maintain lion population at 50% of their potential. Trophy hunting rarely generates even $1,000/km2/yr, and, in most countries, hunting revenues are only a few hundred dollars per square kilometer per year. Hence, trophy hunters cannot justify their claims that hunting is an effective conservation tool.?
?On the other hand, if lion hunting is banned and if a lion ban were to cause many companies to go out of business, much of this land would likely be converted to agriculture. Hunting may not be good enough, but it may often be better than the alternative.?
The analyses in our new paper strongly suggest that the threats of an increasing human population and the associated habitat loss and human-lion conflict trump the threat of trophy hunting. Poorly managed trophy hunting is problematic, but could eliminating hunting (and whatever value it affords lions) cause more harm than good?
We?ll see what USFWS have to say when they decide whether or not to proceed with an ESA listing.
Whether or not hunting is banned, and whether or not lions are listed on the ESA, the main threats to lion conservation will remain. The bottom line is that we are facing a daunting problem that must be addressed urgently if lions are to persist.
Packer concluded his recent email with these take-home messages:
?There is no way to perpetuate more than a small fraction of remaining lion habitat. There is not enough money in the world to pay the necessary costs of lion conservation. Given these limits, it is urgent to start focusing on the few key ecosystems that could hold large viable populations into the next century.?
?Partnerships must be sought with large agencies such as the World Bank to erect wildlife-proof fencing. (Hey, World Bank: you build infrastructure don?t you? Fences are infrastructure aren?t they? Wildlife tourism can generate sizable revenue for developing nations ? why not build a fence around the Selous?) The Selous may be the size of Switzerland, but it would only cost around $30 million to fence the place and then it could be managed for only $500/km2/yr (to keep lions at 80% of their potential) instead of keeping it unfenced and trying to raise $2,000/km2/yr (to keep lions at 50% of their potential). Compared to some of the other things that the World Bank does, a fence around Selous sounds like a bargain.?
?Conservationists should also stop staking out their tiny separate fiefdoms and instead cooperate with each other to save the high-priority sites. Funding needs to be pooled together to make a dent in the problem. Wake up, people, it will be impossible to save all the remaining lions. Don?t stretch yourselves too thin so that even the Serengeti, Selous and Okavango are starved of necessary cash. Crunch time is now ? we all knew this would happen some time. Welcome to the 21st Century.?
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I revisited the N pride area just two months ago.
Today, a lioness with cubs ? part of a pride numbering at least 18 - occupy the same area where Nafula was photographed almost 8 years ago.
There has been no systematic monitoring of the lions throughout the Mara since 2005, and I have no idea how lions are doing overall. Lions have been speared and poisoned along the border of this unfenced reserve, and sightings have decreased in at least one edge area. But back in the heart of the reserve, I was greeted by a pride of at least 18 lions, including new cubs.
Naomi and Nafula are probably long gone ? not surprising because they were already quite old in 2005 and lions do not live much past the age of 8 or 9 under the best of circumstances. But these lions are likely their descendents, raising granddaughters and grandsons, even great grandcubs now.
As I sat in the car with my own young children, watching those cubs nurse, sleep, and play amidst the rest of the pride, I again felt light years away from the front lines of conservation and wildlife management. But perhaps this pride will eventually serve as evidence again some day, just as the whisker spots of their ancestors do today. I personally hope that they will serve as evidence that when left to live in a protected area far from people, lions can not only survive, they can flourish.
Images: copyright Stephanie M. Dloniak.
Related at Scientific American:
Conservationists Use Triage to Determine Which Species to Save and Not Disappearing habitat, disappearing lions Conservationist Plan Would Give Lions, Elephants a Home on the Range
I?m disappointed by how many mainstream theories are incomplete or uni-dimensional. Admittedly this is how they. But ideas are supposed to combine. Thats the purpose of higher education & the culture of ideas?if not that?then what???
Why does this take place? 1. Tradition and history and doing whats always been done. Institutional bureaucracy. 2. Institutional bureaucracy. What it takes to get published.
How could this change? Changing the nature of peer reviewed work & peer reviewed journals?actually mostly the articles themselves: 1) Systems analysis & analytic thinking 2) Multi-dimensional analysis/Cross disciplinary 3) Integrative analysis 4) Better feedback loops on the initial models (perhaps even semi-transparent?aka on the document itself) 5) Better ranking or filtering of existing models (promote the ones that work & have utilitarian value) 6) Visualization (going beyond just words) 7) Develop systems of systems which are themselves labeled & named systems.
If you boil this list down: 1) Systems (including analysis) 2) Multiple: Perspectives/Modes of Thought/Realms of Thought 3) Visualization 4) Feedback loops & ranking/filtering
(Somewhere between the list of 7 and the list of 4 there is a happy medium)
Its astounding that the most innovative place on the planet should be universities?and that they?ve used basically the same functional model of article for the last 100 years with very few changes. And those changes that are created individually?aren?t scaled.
I don?t think there is any comprehensive analysis of the tropes of articles or the effective practices of articles?..I may be wrong?..in fact very wrong. I kind of hope I am.
Do you have an ideal partner sketched out in your head? Perhaps you have a shopping list of ?must have? traits. If so, you are not alone. The most common characteristics people want in their partners include honesty, intelligence, sense of humor, stability, communication, and common hobbies and interests. Though men and women might seek similar traits in a partner, research has demonstrated that each gender focuses on different qualities. Men typically want a relationship that allows autonomy, while women look for a sense of connection.
To begin your quest to find the right partner, think about the traits and behaviors you prefer. Most people automatically think of superficial traits such as height or eye color. Though these traits may be important to you, other traits may also be more important when it comes to having a healthy, long-term relationship. Here is a list of some important qualities to consider:
1.?? Commitment to personal growth
Interested in learning how to be a better person and partner.
Aware of emotional baggage and weaknesses.
Has personal goals for self-improvement.
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2.?? Emotional Openness
Aware of his or her own feelings.
Able to express his or her feelings.
Desires to share feelings with partner.
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3.?? Integrity
Honest with themselves.
Honest with others and you.
Does not play games about wants and feelings.
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4.?? Maturity and Responsibility
Maintains a clean house, pays bills and handles finances
Ability to take care of themselves.
Follows through on promises, shows up on time, does not let people down.
Respects your boundaries, values, feelings, and time.
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5.?? High Self-esteem
Takes pride in themselves without being arrogant.
Takes care of their health, living environment, car, and possessions.
Does not allow other people to mistreat him/her.
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6.?? Positive Attitude Towards Life
Focuses on solutions instead of problems.
Turns obstacles into opportunities.
Sees the good in people and situations.
Consider some flaws that can be fatal to a relationship. Your partner might have one or more of these traits and still be capable of having a relationship.? According to Barbara DeAngelis, the following is a list of fatal flaws:
Addictions
Anger
Feeling like a victim
Control freak
Has sexual dysfunction
Hasn?t grown up
Emotionally unavailable
Hasn?t recovered from past relationships
Has emotional damage from childhood
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Analyze Yourself
Next, turn the examination inwards. Ask yourself what is holding you back from having a loving relationship. Perhaps you are hurt from a previous break-up. Maybe you are afraid of commitment. Identify these issues and find ways to resolve them. In addition, examine your previous relationships and learn from them. What mistakes did you make? What aspects of a previous relationship would you want to develop in a future relationship? Finally, examine other factors that might affect your partner choice: cultural norms, expectations of male and female roles, religious background, and socioeconomic status. What are your core values that you are not willing to bend or change?
Analyze Your Relationship
Once you are in a relationship, continue to examine your compatibility with your partner. Do not overlook compatibility issues in order to just ?be in a relationship?. In other words, do not ignore warning signs of potential problems. Other mistakes include making compromises, such as eliminating activities you like because they don?t find them interesting, or reducing your communication with family members or friends your partner dislikes. Evaluate your core value systems and determine if they mesh with your partners. These values are important to you and if your partner and you do not share these values, then there may always be arguments about these.
Talk to Your Partner
You should not be hesitant to ask your partner questions. It is important to learn not only about your partner, but also about your partner?s relationship with his or her family. Learning about their family will provide better insights about your partner. Here is a list of questions you could ask:
What do you like to do for fun? What did you do for fun when you were younger? How often do you get out and have fun? How much time per week do you take for leisure activities? What do you do when you want to relax? What do you like to do on vacation? What were your friendships like when you were growing up?
How do you handle tough times? How have you handled some of the difficult situations in your life?
What were your parents like when you were growing up? How did their opinions influence you, then and now? How did your parents get along? How have you changed over the years?
What are your plans for the future? What are your attitudes and what is your style for handling money? Do you like to help with household chores? What do you like to talk about? What conversations do you like to avoid?
Take Your Time
Overall, be patient. It is critical to know your own values, wants, and needs before you enter a relationship. Take your time getting to know your partner?s personality, history, value systems, and ideals to evaluate whether this is a quality relationship.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just hours after across-the-board spending cuts officially took effect, President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to work with him on a compromise to halt a fiscal crisis that threatens the economy and his broader domestic policy agenda.
The failure by Obama and Republicans to agree to halt the $85 billion 'sequester' cuts virtually guaranteed that fiscal issues would remain center stage in Washington for weeks, crowding out Obama's proposals to reform immigration, tighten gun laws and raise the minimum wage.
The economic effects of the spending cuts may take time to kick in, but political blowback has already begun and is hitting Obama as well as congressional Republicans.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll on Friday showed neither Republicans on one side nor Obama and his fellow Democrats escaping blame.
Obama's approval rating dropped to 47 percent in a Gallup poll on Friday, down from 51 percent in the previous three-day period measured.
While most polls show voters blame Republicans primarily for the fiscal mess, Obama could see himself associated with the worst effects of sequestration like the looming furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
He signed an order on Friday night that started putting the cuts into effect.
In his weekly radio address, Obama appealed for Republicans to work with Democrats on a deal, saying Americans were weary of seeing Washington "careen from one manufactured crisis to another."
But he offered no new ideas to resolve the recurring fiscal fights, and there was no immediate sign of any negotiations.
"There's a caucus of common sense (in Congress)," Obama said in his address. "And I'm going to keep reaching out to them to fix this for good."
At the heart of Washington's persistent fiscal showdowns is disagreement over how to slash the budget deficit and the $16 trillion national debt, bloated over the years by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and government stimulus for the ailing economy.
The Democratic president wants to close the fiscal gap with spending cuts and tax hikes - what he calls a "balanced approach." But Republicans do not want to concede again on taxes after doing so in negotiations over the "fiscal cliff" at the New Year.
As Obama and his aides have done for weeks, the president in offered a litany of hardships he said would flow from the forced spending cuts.
"Beginning this week, businesses that work with the military will have to lay folks off. Communities near military bases will take a serious blow. Hundreds of thousands of Americans who serve their country - Border Patrol agents, FBI agents, civilians who work for the Defense Department - will see their wages cut and their hours reduced," he said.
'IT'S CALLED LEADERSHIP'
Critics said Obama should have held meaningful talks with congressional leaders long before Friday's last-minute meeting at the White House, which failed to prevent the automatic cuts written into law during a previous budget crisis in 2011.
"The president should call the senior representatives of the parties together to Camp David - or any place with a table, chairs, and no TV cameras - for serious negotiations on replacing the sequester with firm, enforceable beginnings of a comprehensive long-term debt stabilization agreement," said former Republican Senator Pete Domenici and fiscal expert Alice Rivlin.
The budget veterans, who lead the Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force, called on Obama and congressional Republican leaders to "be willing to tell those on the polar extremes of their parties that a central majority consensus will govern. It's called leadership."
After months of silence on political issues, Obama's Republican opponent in last November's election resurfaced to take a swipe at the Democrat's handling of the sequestration mess.
"No one can think that that's been a success for the president," Mitt Romney said in an interview to air on "Fox News Sunday."
The former Massachusetts governor accused Obama of "flying around the country and berating Republicans and blaming and pointing," instead of striking a budget deal.
Twenty-eight percent of Americans blame Republicans for the lack of a deal to halt sequestration, while 22 percent hold either Obama or the Democrats in Congress responsible, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll. Thirty-seven percent blame them all.
The budget standstill has overshadowed Obama's aggressive set of policy goals ranging from boosting pre-school education to fighting climate change and reforming America's immigration system.
Obama vowed in a news conference on Friday that the fiscal troubles would not prevent him from advocating for those proposals.
"I think there are other areas where we can make progress even with the sequester unresolved. I will continue to push for those initiatives," he said.
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