Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission, 2010 Annual Report

2009 Annual Report on behalf of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (the Commission). The Commission is committed to maintaining a vibrant gaming industry that provides economic growth and development for the State of Iowa while continuing to promote responsible gaming and ensuring continued participation in the "Buy Iowa First" program. Although revenues at the casinos slipped during the year reflecting the general downturn in the economy, the gaming industry once again contributed over $1 billion to the state's economy, including over $300 million in gaming taxes.

Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission 2015 Annual Report

The 2015 Annual Report for the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission.

2/5/20, [stade Bergeyre], championnat de Paris, [football] association, Red Star contre R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59140

2/5/20, [stade Bergeyre], championnat de Paris, [football] association, Red Star contre R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59141

2/5/20, [stade Bergeyre], championnat de Paris, [football] association, Red Star contre R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59143

2/5/20, [stade Bergeyre], championnat de Paris, [football] association, Red Star contre R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59144

2/5/20, [stade Bergeyre], championnat de Paris, [football] association, équipe du R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59145

2/5/20, [stade Bergeyre], championnat de Paris, [football] association, équipe du R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59146

Equipe du Racing, [football] association, stade Bergeyre [23 mai 1920] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59383

23/5/20, stade Bergeyre, [football] association, [match du] Racing [club de France] contre [le Club athlétique de la Société] générale : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59385

13/5/20, [football] association, Saint-Ouen, équipe [du] Racing Club de Bruxelles : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59265

24/10/20, rue Olivier-de-Serres, [football] association, équipe R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 61689

24/10/20, rue Olivier-de-Serres, [football] association, équipe R.C.F. [Racing Club de France] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 61690

Can we harness computerised cognitive bias modification to treat anxiety in schizophrenia? A first step highlighting the role of mental imagery

A new wave of computerised therapy is under development which, rather than simulating talking therapies, uses bias modification techniques to target the core psychological process underlying anxiety. Such interventions are aimed at anxiety disorders, and are yet to be adapted for co-morbid anxiety in psychosis. The cognitive bias modification (CBM) paradigm delivers repeated exposure to stimuli in order to train individuals to resolve ambiguous information in a positive, rather than anxiety provoking, manner. The current study is the first to report data from a modified form of CBM which targets co-morbid anxiety within individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Our version of CBM involved exposure to one hundred vignettes presented over headphones. Participants were instructed to actively simulate the described scenarios via visual imagery. Twenty-one participants completed both a single session of CBM and a single control condition session in counter-balanced order. Within the whole sample, there was no significant improvement on interpretation bias of CBM or state anxiety, relative to the control condition. However, in line with previous research, those participants who engage in higher levels of visual imagery exhibited larger changes in interpretation bias. We discuss the implications for harnessing computerised CBM therapy developments for co-morbid anxiety in schizophrenia.

Bahrain's Formula-1 racing circuit: energy and environmental considerations

The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and complex, at latitude 26.00N and longitude 51.54E, was built in 483 days and cost 150 million US$. The circuit consists of six different individual tracks with a 3.66 km outer track (involving 10 turns) and a 2.55 km inner track (having six turns). The complex has been designed to host a variety of other sporting activities. Fifty thousand spectators, including 10,500 in the main grandstand, can be accommodated simultaneously. State-of-the art on-site media and broadcast facilities are available. The noise level emitted from vehicles on the circuit during the Formula-1 event, on April 4th 2004, was acceptable and caused no physical disturbance to the fans in the VIP lounges or to scholars studying at the University of Bahrain's Shakeir Campus, which is only 1.5 km away from the circuit. The sound-intensity level (SIL) recorded on the balcony of the VIP lounge was 128 dB(A) and was 80 dB(A) inside the lounge. The calculated SIL immediately outside the lecture halls of the University of Bahrain was 70 dB(A) and 65 dB(A) within them. Thus racing at BIC can proceed without significantly disturbing the academic-learning process. The purchased electricity demand by the BIC complex peaked (at 4.5 MW) during the first Formula-1 event on April 4th 2004. The reverse-osmosis (RO) plant at the BIC provides 1000 m(3) of desalinated water per day for landscape irrigation. Renewable-energy inputs, (i.e., via solar and wind power), at the BIC could be harnessed to generate electricity for water desalination, air conditioning, lighting as well as for irrigation. If the covering of the BIC complex was covered by adhesively fixed modern photovoltaic cells, then similar to 1.2 MW of solar electricity could be generated. If two horizontal-axis, at 150 m height above the ground, three 75m bladed, wind turbines were to be installed at the BIC, then the output could reach 4 MW. Furthermore, if 10,000 Jojoba trees (a species renowned for having a low demand for water, needing only five irrigations per year in Bahrain and which remain green throughout the year) are planted near the circuit, then the local micro-climate would be improved with respect to human comfort as well as the local environment becoming cleaner.