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Eager to try out Chrome OS, but not ready to ditch Windows entirely? Thanks to the latest software package from Neverware, you can have both. By installing the company's CloudReady software, you can turn your Windows laptop into a Chromebook, and it's also possible to set up a dual-boot system using both operating systems.
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Google announced last night that it's going to stop using WebKit — the rendering engine currently used by the likes of Safari and Chrome to display web pages — in favour of its own solution, which will be called Blink.
Google recently released its own line of Chrome OS-clad netbooks, but with only a few choices, a somewhat high price tag and no clear Aussie release plans. As such, you might be more comfortable running Chrome OS on your own machine. Here's how to install it on your current laptop or netbook.
After knocking around on Windows since last August, the Google Chrome Canary pre-dev build is now available for Macs. In the words of Google, "it automatically updates more frequently than the Dev channel, and does not undergo any manual testing before each release. Because we expect it to be unstable and, at times, unusable, you can run it concurrently with a Dev, Beta or Stable version of Google Chrome."
Google hinted at their aspirations towards putting everything - including printing - in the cloud when they first announced Chrome OS last year. Today, they're taking the first steps with Google Cloud Print: a vision of a web, mobile and desktop printing ecosystem without drivers. Presumably, you'll be able to print from any device to any printer in the world.
To rally the developer community into searching for potential bugs in its Chrome browser, Google is offering $US500-$US1337 incentives for reporting vulnerabilities. The first person to file each bug using the Chromium Bug Tracker will be eligible for the bounty.
Up until now, the unofficial Google Chrome OS for Macs, Chromium, has only been available in a 32-bit download, but today you can grab the ChromiumOS64 if you're more RAMmed-up.
Google made an announcement! It was an OS, in case you haven't heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here's what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Chrome for Mac is coming in a couple months, but if you're impatient and only mildly adventurous, you can run it a surprisingly solid early version right now.
Removing Chrome's 'beta' label couldn't have been easy for Google, but it looks like they're bringing it right back. Chrome 2.0 beta is now available for Windows, along with a little treat for Linux users.


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Amanda Overmyer is a rock singer of a nurse. And she wants to be our next American Idol! From Mulberry, Indiana, this motorcycle chick...
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Few were shocked when Amanda Overmyer was given the boot on American Idol Wednesday night. Including Amanda herself.
"I just know how different I am," Overmyer told reporters during a Thursday conference call. "I know that I target an older audience and a different audience maybe than American Idol provides."
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There was no surprise elimination on American Idol last night.
The two contestants that performed the worst on Tuesday - Kristy Lee Cook and Amanda Overmyer - were the final two left standing, as Ryan Seacrest milked every last second of the show for suspense, as usual.
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After her over-the-top version of "Carry on Wayward Son" last week, Amanda Overmyer was the most likely female to be voted off American Idol this week.
But then she toned down her hair 'do (see below), belted out a more subdued version of "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and was told by Simon Cowell that it was one of his "favorite performances of the entire competition."
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Many believe people Amanda Overmyer's hairstyle is a crime.
But it's nothing compared to the actual crime committed by this American Idol semifinalist: celebrity gossip site TMZ is reporting that Overmyer was arrested for DUI in October 2006.
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Now that American Idol has whittled down its contestants to the final 24, our Power Poll gets serious.
Only talented competitors remain in what many followers consider to be the show's most impressive season to date. But who is leading the pack heading into tomorrow night's performance of the top 12 males. Let's find out...
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We're off to Hollywood!
As American Idol enters its fifth week of auditions, the show truly begins: contestants are judged in Hollywood and only the best of the best move one. Before they do, however, let's rank the top hopefuls so far in our third Power Poll of the season...

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Geochemical association of137Cs and239,240Pu in the surface sediments from two oligotrophic and mesotrophic lakes in Japan was studied by sequential chemical extractions.
The fractions separated were exchangeable and bound to carbonate, bound to oxides, bound to organic mattersulfides, and residual.
The137Cs and239,240Pu were mainly associated with the organic matter-sulfides and residual fractions but exhibited the different vertical profiles
at both lakes. The differences in association patterns between the lakes may be controlled by transport of these nuclides
by organic settling particles to the bottom sediments and decomposition of the organics in the sediments.
To evaluate the radionuclide migration from the atmosphere to the ground surface, atmospheric deposition samples were collected from 1993 to 2001 with a basin set up at Tokai-mura, Japan. Monthly samples were evaporated to dryness to obtain residual samples and measured with a Ge detector for 7Be, 40K, 137Cs and 210Pb. According to the analysis, clear seasonal variations with spring peaks of deposition weight and deposition amounts of all the radionuclides were found. The analysis also showed that these radinuclides can be divided into two groups, each having different carrier particle sizes and, hence, different deposition processes.
Authors:S. Nagao, Y. Sakamoto, T. Tanaka, and R. Rao
The association properties of Pu with aquatic humic substances in a 0.01M NaClO4 solution at pH 6–8 were studied on the basis of molecular size distribution. Seven humic substances were isolated from river
water and groundwaters using XAD extraction technique. They were used for comparing their effects on the association of Pu.
In the presence of humic acid, the dominant molecular size of Pu was 100–30 kDa. In the presence of fulvic acid, Pu exhibited
three dominant molecular sizes: 30–10 kDa, 30–5 kDa, and less than 5 kDa. The association of Pu-humus complexes might be controlled
by the molecular size distribution of humic substances and characteristics of their respective size fractions.
On dehydration of La[Co(CN)6]5H2O, the color of the complex, changes from white to pale blue at around 230C. Heating the pale blue specimen, the color changes
to deep blue at around 290C. This deep blue specimen is easily rehydrated to a pink one. As reported previously, in the pale
blue specimen, Co3+ ions are situated in the center of the D4h crystal field formed by six CN- ions.
The deep blue specimen is due to the presence of [Co(CN)4]2- ions in which Co2+ was situated in a Td coordination field formed by four CN- ions and the Co-C bond length is 1.67 Ĺ. The pink species corresponded to trans-[Co(CN)4(H2O)2]2- and the bond lengths of Co-C and Co-O are 1.89 and 1.85 Ĺ, respectively.
The Raman spectra of the complex observed at 25C displays two bands at 2157 and 2176 cm-1 associated with the vibration of C-N bond, and the band of 2157 cm-1 was split into two bands, 2150 and 2156 cm-1, at around 100C. When the complex was heated to around 230C, three new bands were observed at 2103, 2116 and 2141 cm-1.
The bands of 2103 and 2116 cm-1 were assigned to the stretching vibration of C=N bonding to Co2+. The band of 2141 cm-1 was assigned to the stretching vibration of the inverted CN- as follows: Co-C=N-La→Co-N=C-La. The activation energy for the inversion of CN- was estimated as 67 kJ mol-1.
Authors:S. Nagao, N. Fujitake, H. Kodama, T. Matsunaga, and H. Yamazawa
The association properties of Am with aquatic humic substances in a 0.01M NaClO4 solution at pH 6-8 were studied on the basis of molecular size distribution. Ten humic substances isolated from river water with different water quality (pH 3.9-8.0 and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration of 2-40 mg/l) were used for comparing their effects on the association of Am. The molecular size distribution of Am in the presence of humic substances from an uncolored river water (DOC 2 mg/l) was different from that at the experimental systems using humic substances from brownish and high DOC (14-40 mg/l) river waters.
Authors:S. Nagao, N. Yanase, M. Yamamoto, H. Kofuji, Y. Sohrin, and H. Amano
The concentration of pore water uranium in six sediments from oligotrophic, mesotrophic, acidotrophic and dystrophic lakes was measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Profiles of pore water U can be divided into two groups such as low (17±7 ng/l) and high concentration (69±30 ng/l). These values were 1–2 orders of magnitude higher than that of lake waters (6±4 ng/l) due to the release of U from the sediments by decomposition of organic materials. Variations in pore water U concentrations seem to relate to the differences in pore water pH, the association forms, and their contents of U in the lake sediments.

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Google published a patent last week that allows users to interact with a smartphone or PC to unlock the device and perform one command. Guess what? HTC already offers something very similar in Android phones using its latest version of Sense. Users can drag the virtual ring on the lock screen around one of four apps and instantly get taken to that function, whether it be the camera, calendar, or Angry Birds. It first debuted on the HTC Sensation 4G.
A little talked about feature which Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha is excited about is smart actions. The feature allows you to take complete control over your phone, tweaking settings based on locations like work or home, allowing your phone to "learn" how to act in certain places. All of a sudden your phone knows when to go into battery saver mode, when to look for a WiFi hotspot, or when to stay quiet.
Okay, so the HTC Flyer also had a tablet, but the Galaxy Note thankfully includes a built-in stylus--dubbed S-Pen--that you can store in the phone. Sure, the late Steve Jobs mocked the stylus as a tool for phones that couldn't stand on their own, but they do have their practical uses. Although it's still up in the air whether people will want to use the feature, Samsung has already demonstrated some cool uses for it.
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Is a phone or computer? Webtop is sort of both
Give Motorola credit for trying to move smartphones closer to the PC environment. Its webtop feature allows select smartphones to dock with a laptop accessory, providing a computer-like experience complete with a full keyboard and touchpad. Now only if Motorola can get the price down.
Did you know you can set HTC smartphones to ring louder if they're in your pocket or purse? HTC phones offer a wealth of features it doesn't publicly brag about, but they're there. You can actually shut off a phone's ringer by flipping it on its face, or engage the speakerphone by flipping it back up. Pictured: HTC CEO Peter Chou holding up the Desire Z and Desire HD.
Okay, so maybe 3D wasn't the hit it was supposed to be last year. But you have to hand it to Android partners like HTC and LG for pushing forward with the feature--even if there wasn't much content available. And it may have been headache inducing for some customers.
Samsung's Galaxy S II smartphone introduced a few new user interface tricks, integrating motion and gesture controls. Place two fingers on the screen, and tilt the phone to zoom in and out of the gallery or browser. Or flick your wrist left or right to move icons between home screens. It's a novel approach, although it's unclear how popular gesture controls ended up with users.


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MOSCOW, December 3./TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on Thursday with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council, reaching an agreement to cooperate on a political settlement in Libya, said a statement of the European External Action Service circulated in Brussels.
"The High Representative and the Russian Foreign Minister discussed also the global threat posed by Da'esh and the urgency of international and regional cooperation also on the Libyan crisis, with a particular view to reach an internal agreement on a Government of National Accord," it said.
"Federica Mogherini underlined the importance of gathering all relevant regional and international actors to support the need of an agreement and UN-defined roadmap. In this respect, the conference that will take place in Rome on 13 December will be a great chance to show real international and regional commitment for a political solution," it added.
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Traffic and legislative route map, Huntingdon County / prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Planning Statistics in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
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Riverside County Sheriff Bob Doyle will be the co-host of a new radio program on KTIE, 590 on the AM dial. KTIE donated the 30-minute show to the Riverside County Sheriffs Department as a public service to the Inland Empire listening audience. The radio program Inland Empire Crime Fighters will air every Saturday evening from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Sheriff Bob Doyle and Sheriffs Executive Officer Tom Freeman will be co-hosting Inland Empire Crime Fighters. The shows focus is on crime fighting in and around the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino. Guest appearances will include national, state, and local law enforcement leaders, plus an occasional guest from federal, state, regional, and local lawmakers.
Sheriff Doyle said, We are very grateful for the generous donation of the program time from the leadership of AM 590 KTIE. They have demonstrated that public safety is a high priority to their leadership team and the listening audience they serve. We would not have this opportunity if the air time wasnt donated to us by AM 590 KTIE. I think our listeners are going to get a great education in public safety by tuning in.
KTIE 590 AM, News talk for the Inland Empire signal covers all of western Riverside County, most of San Bernardino County, eastern portions of Los Angeles County, and northeastern Orange County. The station is located in the city of San Bernardino.


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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:50 AM
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is increasing BikeBC funding for cycling infrastructure projects to $8 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year and will be opening the application intake this fall.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:45 AM
British Columbians will soon benefit from more improvements for safer highways in their home communities, thanks to a 50% increase to the province’s Community Safety Enhancement Program.
Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:30 AM
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is moving ahead with the installation of a signalized right turn at the Highway 91 southbound off-ramp to Cliveden Avenue as part of a solution to the rush-hour traffic congestion and diversion issue at Annacis Island.
Thursday, September 22, 2016 9:30 AM
Two projects to improve Highway 37 near Dease Lake are now completed, announced Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.
Monday, September 19, 2016 9:15 AM
A new, innovative system for the commercial trucking industry that will allow commercial carriers, traveling within B.C., to apply and receive a permit online is coming to B.C.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 9:30 AM
Major construction will begin in early October on the project to replace the Vedder Bridge and upgrade the Vedder/Chilliwack Lake Road intersection.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:45 AM
Plans to upgrade Kamloops Transit’s full fleet of busses to compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles that come with modern features like Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) received the green light from city council after a successful pilot that showed these busses to perform well in all four seasons while garnering significant savings in operating costs.
Monday, September 12, 2016 11:45 AM
Work is underway to replace the 61-year-old Salmon River Bridge on Highway 97 north of Prince George, Mike Morris, MLA for Prince George-McKenzie, and Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount, announced on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.
Monday, September 12, 2016 10:30 AM
The Government of British Columbia is moving ahead with a project to upgrade ramps at the Glade ferry terminal in advance of the arrival of the new cable ferry, which connects the community to Highway 3A.
Thursday, September 8, 2016 9:30 AM
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has extended the deadline to receive applications for capital and operating grants under the Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan community vehicle grant program.


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ABOUT ARIK TAL-OR
Arik Talor the founder of ArtMall is an artist by passion, an architect by profession & high-tech entrepreneur in his everyday life.
The concept of ArtMall was born from Arik's belief that art belongs to everyone, should be available to everyone, and should be presented in everyday life as part of our living and working spaces.
The vision of ArtMall is present art in public and open spaces in a creative and efficient way so art will be in present and integral part of the people's life.
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Malaria treatment perceptions, practices and influences on provider behaviour: comparing hospitals and non-hospitals in south-east Nigeria
Malaria Journal volume 8, Article number: 246 (2009)
People seek treatment for malaria from a wide range of providers ranging from itinerant drug sellers to hospitals. However, there are lots of problems with treatment provision. Hence, factors influencing treatment provision in hospitals and non-hospitals require further investigation in order to remedy the situation.
To examine the knowledge, pattern of treatment provision and factors influencing the behaviour of hospitals and non-hospitals in the treatment of malaria, so as to identify loci for interventions to improve treatment of the disease.
A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 225 providers from hospitals and non-hospitals about their malaria treatment practices and factors that influence their provision of malaria treatment services in south-east Nigeria. The data from hospitals and other providers were compared for systematic differences.
73.5% of hospitals used microscopy to diagnose malaria and only 34.5.1% of non-hospitals did (p < 0.05). Majority of the respondents considered ability to pay bills (35.2%), already existing relationship (9.4%) and body mechanism (35.2%) of the patient before they provided malaria treatment services. Pressure from wholesalers to providers to repay the cost of supplied drugs was the major influence of the type of drugs provided to patients.
There are many challenges to appropriate provision of malaria treatment services, although challenges are less in hospitals compared to other types of non-hospitals. Improving proper diagnosis of malaria and improving the knowledge of providers about malaria are interventions that could be used to improve malaria treatment provision.
Malaria is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria, and particularly affects children under five years of age . Worldwide, it kills more than one million people each year and between 20 and 40 percent of outpatient visits and between 10 and 15 percent of hospital admissions in Africa are attributed to malaria [2–4]. However, the prevailing method for diagnosing malaria in SSA is by clinical impression, which, in turn, typically amounts to treating all fevers as malaria . Hence, there is a potential bias for overestimating the burden of the disease.
People seek treatment for malaria from a wide range of sources ranging from itinerant drug sellers to hospitals, but they often resort to the unregulated private commercial sector, where treatment may be inappropriate, although access costs may be lower . Recourse to multiple providers is also common, and patients often begin with self-treatment using drugs purchased through the commercial sector, and then seek care from formal health providers [6, 7]. If a patient is very ill, the public sector may be preferred because of the presence of more sophisticated equipment and a greater range of staff . Patients may feel that private providers charge very high prices and are often skeptical about the motivation of private providers, believing them to be primarily interested in generating income for themselves rather than in the welfare of their patients [6, 7, 9].
However, there are many problems with treatment provision and existing practices, as well as factors influencing treatment provision require further investigation in order to remedy the situation. Over the years of deployment of anti-malarial drugs, there was little incentive to improve the way the drugs were used because chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) were inexpensive making it more cost-effective to treat presumptively rather than to get microscopic confirmation . A previous study based on an audit of 665 patient records from public and private hospitals found that 45% of patients had diagnostic blood slides, 77% were prescribed monotherapies and only 3% were prescribed artemisin-based combination therapy (ACT) . It has also been found for private shops that a large percentage of the drugs provided or dosages given, or both, are inappropriate, indicating the need for innovative and effective approaches to achieve rational prescribing practices .
There is paucity of knowledge about the level of knowledge of different providers about malaria, which will have strong influences on their malaria treatment practices. However, some researchers found that primary healthcare providers had poor knowledge about prevention strategies for malaria , and also that amongst primary healthcare providers, knowledge of some basic concepts of malaria was fairly adequate but treatment practices were poor . Hence they recommended that there should be periodic education programmes, especially for health workers with many years of experience to help them maintain clinical skills and refresh their knowledge . In a study, to determine patent medicine dealers' perspectives on malaria in south-east Nigeria, it was found that although the providers had fairly good knowledge about the causes and treatment of malaria, their treatment provision practices were sub-optimal . However, some providers stated that malaria could be caused by the sun and drinking bad water
There is also paucity of knowledge about the factors that influence the type of treatment that healthcare providers provide for the treatment of malaria and how the information can be used to improve treatment provision. The behaviour of providers is often influenced by their knowledge, financial incentives, competition, their perceptions of patients' attitudes, and any legal or regulatory sanctions for inappropriate behaviour . It was also postulated that prescribing patterns are more likely to follow patient demands and expectations as well as profit motive rather than professional principles . However, previous studies have reported that clinicians rarely perceived patient demand for anti-malarials and asserted that such demand for medication would not affect their prescribing behaviour .
It is rationally expected that provision of anti-malarial drugs would be rational in hospitals compared to other providers such as retailers like patent medicine dealers (PMDs) and other low level providers that may not have properly trained health personnel such as doctors. Inappropriate provision of drugs can lead to many untoward effects and decrease the effectiveness of treatment, as well as lead to poor adherence [10, 15]. Some researchers found a wide variety of anti-malaria drug prescribing including chloroquine, SP and ACT, but with overall prescribing in government and private facilities being similar . Few retailers understood their role in the delivery of primary health care for instance about 80.0% of the non-pharmacist - retailers considered themselves as traders rather than as healthcare providers . Polypharmacy, where providers prescribe additional unnecessary drugs, is widespread [6, 17]. In recent times, four primarily social, spheres of influence on malaria over-diagnosis were identified: firstly, the influence of initial training within a context where the importance of malaria is strongly promoted. Secondly, the influence of peers, conforming to perceived expectations from colleagues. Thirdly, pressure to conform with perceived patient preferences. Lastly, quality of diagnostic support, involving resource management, motivation and supervision .
The paper explores the reasonable uncharted ground of comparing hospitals with non-hospitals based on the premise that public and private hospitals are basically similar in terms of type of people that actually provide services there as well as in terms of malaria treatment practices. The paper does not tread the usual comparison of public versus private providers because the private sector is very heterogenous ranging from itinerant drug sellers, patent medicine dealers to private teaching hospitals. Also, the public sector is also heterogenous ranging from dispensaries, primary healthcare (PHC) clinics, health posts, PHC centres, comprehensive health centres and hospitals. Hence, many a times, it is not clear the aspect of the private sector and the public sector that are been compared. Therefore, a worthwhile comparison for programmatic purposes is investigating what happens in hospitals versus non-hospitals. Hence, the paper provides information about the characteristics and determinants of provision of malaria treatment by hospitals and non-hospitals, factors that influence provision of malaria treatment services and potential areas for intervention to improve malaria treatment provision.
The study was undertaken in Anambra state, southeast Nigeria. This part of the country is one of the most important sources of anti-malaria drugs in Africa and the "Bridge-Head" market in Onitsha, Anambra State is at the centre of this trade. Anambra state has a high malaria transmission rate all year and the annual incidence rate is 10 to 35%. Six sites were chosen for the study. These were the three largest urban centres (Awka- state capital, Nnewi and Onitsha). One rural LGA was randomly selected from each senatorial zones in the state (Njikoka, Aguata and Ogbaru). Then, one community from each of the three rural LGAs: Enugwu-Ukwu (Njikoka LGA), Ekwulobia (Aguata LGA) and Okpoko (Ogbaru LGA) was selected using two-stage sampling. Each site area has a full complement of providers from hospitals to itinerant drug providers and herbalists.
It was a cross-sectional study using pre-tested structured questionnaires to collect information from a broad spectrum of healthcare providers by trained interviewers. The questionnaire was administered to the heads or owners of selected public and private providers/outlets. The employee running the facilities/outlets was interviewed in the absence of the owner/head. Data were collected on the level of providers' knowledge regarding malaria, provision of malaria treatment services (diagnosis, treatment and follow-up), and influences on provider behaviour.
Sampling and sampling method
The sample size was determined by considerations of the range of providers and feasibility. A total of 50 providers (public and private) in each urban and 25 in each rural area were selected. The breakdown among private providers was determined on the basis of their utilization rate by consumers, using existing data . All the existing public providers in each study area were included in the study, because there are not many of them. Two-stage sampling was used to select the providers so that all categories of public and private providers were well represented in the study. The sampling frame were providers that use orthodox drugs to treat patients and they included all levels of care in public facilities and the broad spectrum of private providers ranging from hospitals, clinics, pharmacy shops, patent medicine dealers and mixed goods dispensers. A listing of all providers was undertaken using the membership registers of their professional associations or trade unions. A "snowball" approach was used to update these initial lists, by asking registered providers to furnish names and locations of others that are not in the registers of their respective associations.
Data was collected on the level of education of providers', their knowledge regarding malaria, their perceptions and practices of provision of malaria treatment services (diagnosis, treatment and follow-up), and influences on provider behaviour.
The data was analysed for aggregated data from hospitals and non-hospitals using SPSS and EpiInfo software packages. The main influences on provider behaviour were evaluated through quantitative analysis of the provider questionnaire responses. Chi-square tests were used to compare the elicited data between hospitals and non-hospitals.
General characteristics of the providers
A total of 137 PMDs, four mixed goods sellers, 22 PHC centres, six maternity homes, 20 private hospitals, three other low level providers, such as community-health workers and itinerant drug sellers, eight laboratories, 11 pharmacy shops, 11 public hospitals and three other types of hospitals were interviewed. Thus, there were 34 hospitals and 191 Non-hospitals. Amongst, the non-hospitals, those in maternity homes had the highest average number of years of formal training for the work that they do, whilst providers in 'others' category had the highest number of formal education. Similarly, it was providers in 'other healthcare facilities' that had the highest number of years of training for the work that they do, whilst providers in private hospitals, the general hospitals had the highest level of education for medium/high level providers.
Knowledge of the providers about causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of malaria
The three most important illnesses that the providers' clients had were malaria (91.4%), diarrhoea (39.8%) and typhoid fever (32.0%). Most of the providers correctly identified mosquitoes as the cause of malaria and the difference between providers in hospitals and non-hospitals was no statistically significant (Table 1). However, there were more instances of erroneous identification of main causes of malaria by providers in non-hospitals compared to hospitals, where drinking impure water, lack of environmental sanitation and exposure to sunlight were identified as causes of malaria.
Comparatively, all (100%) providers in hospitals and just 87.4% of non-hospitals stated that malaria was a serious health problem (p < 0.05). The main method that the providers stated that could be used to diagnose malaria was through recognition of symptoms (85.2%). Microscopic examination of blood slides was stated by only 27.3% of the providers. All the providers equally recognized all the symptoms of malaria, with the exception of headache, which was recognized less by hospitals and vomiting, which was recognized more by hospitals (Table 2). Surprisingly, convulsion and anaemia were the least recognized symptoms of malaria by both hospitals and Non-hospitals, although there was far greater recognition of anaemia in hospitals compared to non-hospitals (p < 0.05).
Most of the providers; 88.2% and 87.4% in hospitals and non-hospitals respectively stated that recognition of symptoms could be used to tell that someone has malaria. However, whilst 58.8% of providers in hospitals stated that microscopy could be used to diagnose malaria, only 30.4% of providers in non-hospitals had a similar opinion (p < 0.05). Only 2 (5.9%) of hospitals and no non-hospital stated that rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could be used to diagnose malaria (p < 0.05). 58.8% of the hospitals had functional microscopes, reagents and slides for microscopy. Conversely, only 15.7%, 14.7% and 14.7% of non-hospitals had functional microscopes, reagents and slides. The differences between hospitals and non-hospitals were statistically significant (p < 0.05).
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Table 3 shows that in actual practise, malaria diagnosis was based mostly on recognition of symptoms by 82.4% of hospitals and 87.4% of non-hospitals. However, whilst 73.5% of hospitals used microscopy to diagnose malaria, only 34.5.1% of non-hospitals did (p < 0.05). Also, only 5.9% and 0% of hospitals and non-hospitals used RDT (p < 0.05). Incidence of patients using self recognition of symptoms to ask for treatment was found mostly in non-hospitals.
82.4% of hospitals and 66.7% of non-hospitals stated that taking medicines was the best way to cure malaria (Table 4). However, 1%, 24%, 5.8% and 0.5% of non-hospitals stated that no treatment, changing the diet, cleaning the environment and religious healing could be used to cure malaria.
The drugs that all providers stocked for the treatment of malaria included artesunate monotherapy, chloroquine (CQ) tablets, CQ injections, antibiotics, SP, quinine, ACT, herbal preparations, halofantrine and others. Chloroquine and SP were the most common medications that the providers give to their patients. Comparatively, whilst 44.1% of hospitals provided artesunate monotherapy, it was 31.4% for non-hospitals. Also, 11.2% of hospitals and 7.9% of non-hospitals provided ACT to their patients. Quinine was provided by 41.2% of hospitals and 23% of non-hospitals (p < 0.05). Herbal treatment was also provided by 5.9% of hospitals and 1% of non-hospitals.
Table 5 shows that less stock-outs of drugs occurred in hospitals compared to non-hospitals (p < 0.05). Tablets followed by injections were the most common anti-malarials drug formulations provided. Table 6 shows that hospitals tended to give more injections and intravenous infusions to patients compared to non-hospitals (p < 0.05).
Factors influencing malaria treatment provision: motives and incentives for service provision
Majority of the providers considered ability to pay bills (35.2%), already existing relationship (9.4%) and body mechanism - cursory ill-health appearance of the patient - (35.2%) of the patient before they provided specific malaria treatment services to the patients. There were no statistical significant differences in consideration of ability to pay bills and already existing customer relationship between hospitals and Non-hospitals. However, 37.2% of non-hospitals and 58.8% of hospitals considered body mechanisms (how the patients visually looks - weak, collapsing or otherwise) before commencing treatment (p < 0.05).
Table 7 shows that pressures from wholesalers to providers to repay the cost of supplied drugs was the major influence of the type of drugs provided to patients and there was no statistically significant differences between hospitals and non-hospitals. Request by patients was the next commonest factor influencing treatment but it was more evident in non-hospitals compared to hospitals (p < 0.05). Also, respondents said that request by the patients, patient's apparent socio-economic status (SES), their idea of what the patients want and drugs available were the major determinants of the amount of money they charge for an episode of malaria. The necessity to make a profit was a more important factor in Non-hospitals compared to hospitals (p < 0.05). Other determinants were level of training of providers, necessity to make profit, need to be competitive, drugs available and existing treatment policy/guidelines. There was no statistical significant difference in factors influencing the amount of money charged for treatment between hospitals and non-hospitals.
The level of knowledge about malaria by all the providers was good, although it was worrisome to find out that some providers had the wrong notion about the cause of the diseases and many providers failed to recognize that convulsion and anemia were symptoms of malaria. Some other researchers also found in their study of PMDs, that although the respondents were well informed about causes and symptoms of malaria, there were some misconceptions about the causes of malaria, incriminating the hot sun and drinking bad water . The finding that convulsion was not stated as a symptom of malaria by many of the providers has serious implications for treatment of the disease as many people will not be treated if convulsion is the presentation . However, it was observed that most of the providers stated that malaria was a very serious illness .
Laboratory diagnosis can improve rational provision of malaria treatment services, but the results show that only few providers, including hospitals, actually use any laboratory diagnosis. The finding of low use of microscopy for diagnosis in the study differs from the findings of a previous study where there was a high level of use of microscopy . The disparity could be because the other study  was based on audit of patients' records from hospitals, whilst the present study was based on data collected from all levels of healthcare providers. Syndromic diagnosis (presumptive treatment) of malaria results in unnecessary prescribing of anti-malarials . It was found that prescribing anti-malarials only after laboratory confirmation reduced the total number of prescriptions by 68% in Malawi .
There was apparent irrational provision of anti-malarial drugs in the study and it was interesting to find out that providers stocked the full range of anti-malarials including the failing ones and that some provided antibiotics to their patients as part of malaria treatment. Whilst this may be rational drug provision of antibiotics in some instances, it may be irrational in other cases if the drugs are not properly provided in correct type, dosage and indication. Antibiotics are overused in both rural and urban settings of a district in Tanzania and this was due to both clinician's and drug sellers' prescribing practices in public and private facilities . In many situations, practices that could be best described as misuse of drugs have become routine, and in many cases, institutionalized and promoted . An example is syndromic diagnosis that was widespread in the study area. As was found in this study and other studies , injection use is often unnecessary. Similarly it was found that prescribing for adult malaria by many providers did not conform to the treatment guidelines .
Many interesting factors that were found to influence providers' malaria treatment provision behaviour are pointers to how such a behaviour could be modulated to improve the treatment of malaria. The finding that patient demand was a significant factor that affected treatment provision of non-hospitals, but not of hospitals, supports the results of earlier studies that found that prescribing patterns are more likely to follow patient demands for patent medicine dealers , but that patient demand for anti-malarials would not affect the prescribing behaviour of clinicians in hospitals. The finding that patients' body mechanism on presentation to the providers was a strong determining influence for the commencement of treatment especially in hospitals was not unexpected given that training of doctors and other providers usually found in hospitals emphasize the use of triage in deciding on who and when to start treatment especially in emergencies. The result showed that hospitals were very likely to commence immediate treatment if they notice apparently very ill patients and may not start treatment of the patient does not appear quite ill. It will be important to educate all providers that the body mechanism of clients though important should not overtly outweigh other considerations for starting treatment as some people especially children that may not look quite ill, could actually be dying.
In this study, the finding that pressures from wholesalers to the providers to repay the cost of drugs supplied to them was a major determinant of the drugs provided is worrisome. This is because, it could lead to a lot of supplier-induced demand and provision of unnecessary drugs thereby worsening the economic burden of the disease on the consumers and predisposing to development of drug resistance if the drugs are wrongly used. However, a study of patent medicine dealers in Nigeria showed that customers' specific demand was the main determining factor for the treatment provided . A previous study done to explore to what extent current prescribing behaviour is driven by patient demand in five district hospitals found that patients were not observed to demand anti-malarials from clinicians but occasionally asked for a malaria slide and that clinicians rarely reported perceiving patient demand for anti-malarials asserted that such demand for medication would not affect their prescribing behaviour .
Interventions at policy and programmatic levels should be instituted so as to improve treatment provision. One obvious intervention will be ensuring that providers stocked adequate doses of ACT and improving laboratory diagnosis especially as the expensive forms of ACT are now first-line treatment of malaria, so as to decrease unnecessary treatment and reduce societal costs of the disease. Interventions are also needed to decrease the use of injections especially in hospitals, which is a common means of treatment in Nigeria . Other interventions would entail behaviour change and communication to improve providers' behaviour. There have been suggestions that continuing education to prescribers and providers, monitoring, supervision and public education could be used to curb irrational drug prescribing . It has been acknowledged that although changing private sector practices is widely acknowledged to be slow and difficult , this change helps to improve their treatment provision practices . Previous studies have shown that vendor-to-vendor education improved the treatment of malaria in private outlets in Kenya, by improving their stocking patterns, malaria knowledge and prescribing practices of shops/kiosks, but not consistently on other types of outlets . Similarly, training of providers, especially drug sellers, has been shown to improve drug use in Kenya .
Finally, there are many challenges to appropriate provision of malaria treatment services, although challenges are less in hospitals compared to other types of healthcare providers. Ensuring adequate supply of appropriate drugs, using favourable drug supply terms that will not pressurize providers to indulge in supplier-induced demand or over-prescription, limiting the influence of patients in demanding specific treatment, improving proper diagnosis of malaria and improving the knowledge of providers about malaria are interventions that could be used to improve malaria treatment provision. However, the desire to limit provision of anti-malarial drugs to those who need them fails to account for the systematic realities that limit the availability of accurate diagnosis to only a small fraction of the population . Hence in the interregnum between widespread use of laboratory diagnosis whether through microscopy or RDTs, the health system should include strategies such as Integrated management for childhood illnesses (IMCI), Integrated preventive treatment for pregnant women (ITPp) and possibly Integrated preventive treatment for infants (IPTi), to ensure that everybody that needs malaria treatment is properly treated, without having to necessarily wait for laboratory confirmation of diagnosis.
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Part of the mackerel family, tuna was virtually unknown to most Americans before the twentieth century, There was no canned fish of any kind, and tuna was considered undesirable (except by cats). In 1910, Americans were eating only about seven pounds of fish a year, compared to 60 pounds of beef, 60 pounds of pork and around 15 pounds of chicken. Of course, availability and cost played a key factor in these figures since tuna is a saltwater fish, and most people lived far inland, where local meat and poultry prevailed. The majority of consumable fish came from lakes and rivers. Perishability was also a factor, which limited shipping capabilities throughout the country. Those with access to the coasts preferred shellfish and other varieties, like cod, sole and haddock. It’s highly unlikely that foodie President Thomas Jefferson ever served tuna salad or grilled ahi steaks at the White House.
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Norway in a Nutshell
It didn’t pour all day!
It was only a little bit drizzly when we left the hotel for our first train. After having our bags picked up by the porter service, we had breakfast and then headed up to the train station to catch the train to Voss. This first leg was just over an hour and I hadn’t been able to figure out which was the best side of the train to sit on. I think we picked the wrong side - we saw a lot of mountains but the other side got the views of the fjords, which were lovely. And there was only a little bit of rain!
Soon we arrived in Voss, where we (and the hundreds of other people doing the tour) had a short walk over to the Voss bus station where there were literally six buses all lined up, waiting for us. Okay, so confession time - Norway in a Nutshell is a really popular tour that gets you from Bergen to Oslo or from Oslo to Bergen or round trip from either city. It’s a series of tickets for a couple of trains, a ferry & a bus. And all of these are public routes. So you can buy your Norway in a Nutshell ticket from the NIAN people or you can buy all the pieces yourself and save a couple hundred dollars. Seriously, by booking it ourselves, I think we saved over $200 - and we were able to upgrade the longest train leg to first class. The only component we couldn’t book ahead of time - so the one that made me the most nervous - was the bus to Gudvangen. But, we just migrated over to the buses with everyone else, bought tickets as we got on and had no problems.
The bus was about an hour and took us through a couple of little towns, including Voss, which is a centre of adventure sports and is the home of the world’s most important extreme sports festival. The bus driver gave us all sorts of fun facts as he was driving us, which was an unexpected delight. We also took Norway’s steepest road to get into Gudvangen, which was only a little bit terrifying. How those buses navigated the hairpin turns is beyond me. The bus ride was fairly short and it dropped us off at the ferry dock for our luxury ferry cruise into Flåm. By this time, it was pretty clear we had left the rain behind but it was a bit cloudy so we found seats inside. The fjord was really lovely so after a bit, I head outside to get some photos and it was so nice, I dragged EDP out with me. It was quite nice to be outside, enjoying the scenery, until it got a bit too windy and then it was back inside until we docked at Flåm.
Originally, we had thought we would break our travel up and stay in Flåm overnight but ended up deciding it was best to get into Oslo in one day and have one extra day there in case something happened to delay us - with early morning flights, it didn’t seem wise to risk some sort of delay. so we scrapped the idea of staying in Flåm. I was a bit disappointed, everything I read said it was a really lovely little town. But I think maybe what tourists consider a lovely little town differs from what EDP and I consider a lovely little town. Because it was nothing more than a tourist trap. It was very pretty but every shop was tourist souvenirs and there really was not much to see or do there at all. We ended up mostly people watching until it came time for our train to Myrdal on the historic Flåm railway. We had about two hours in Flåm and it wasn’t until just before we were scheduled to leave that it started to rain again - pretty much ideal timing for getting onto a train.
The leg from Flåm to Myrdal was rumoured to be one of the best parts of the trip. I had read ahead of time about which was the best side to be on so we made sure we got on the right side for the trip. The train was surprisingly empty, which may be where our DIY version of the tour came in handy. Half of the train was for people on tours and half was for people who weren’t. There were definitely more people on tours than not so our half of the train was much less populated than the other side. It worked out well. While the views on our side were lovely, there were some pretty pleasing views on the other side, as well, and we were able to see both sides quite well. At one point, the train stopped and we were able to get off at a really beautiful waterfall where there was also some sort of dance performance to watch. A bit strange but a lovely touch? Soon enough, we were at the Myrdal train station where we had about an hour before our final leg into Oslo. Unfortunately, the Myrdal train station isn’t really suitable for several hundred people to wait for an hour. I can’t imagine how crazy it would be in the summer.
The train for the final leg into Oslo was a bit late but we were on it soon enough. When getting the tickets for the final leg, I booked us into comfort class - there was more leg room and with the long ride, the complimentary tea & coffee seemed worth it for the surprisingly low additional cost. And yep, it was worth it. The comfort car was at the end of the train and had far fewer seats than standard class so was much quieter and more comfortable. And for the five long hours we were on that leg coupled with the long day of travel, we were happy we had made the choice. We were late getting into Oslo but our final hotel was very close to the station so it wasn’t long before we were there and checked in. And our bags were waiting for us, as expected!
All in all, it was a really great way to get from Bergen back to Oslo. I’m glad we went the DIY route - we still came out ahead even with the comfort class upgrade and the porter service. It would have been completely feasible to do the tour with big suitcases (lots of luggage space on the trains, there was a luggage room on the cruise, luggage storage in Flåm, etc.) but man, was it ever nice not having to deal with bags. And it was a long day but we were really happy we didn’t book an overnight stay in Flåm. There’s only so much shopping one can do at the Mall of Norway - although, their magnet selection was unparalleled.


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The Internal Revenue Service yesterday released proposed regulations addressing the treatment of direct primary care arrangements, health care sharing ministry memberships and certain government-sponsored health care programs under section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Section 213 allows individuals to take an itemized deduction for medical care and insurance expenses that exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income. Among other provisions, the proposed regulations clarify that payments for direct primary care arrangements and health care sharing ministry memberships are expenses for medical care under section 213, and that health reimbursement arrangements generally may reimburse employees for these payments.
The proposed regulations responds to an executive order last June. IRS will accept comments on the proposed rule for 60 days after its publication in the June 10 Federal Register.


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SUPERMAN #14, which features the return of The Legion Of Super-Heroes, is returning with a second printing.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Superman #14, the sold-out issue by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ivan Reis featuring the return of the Legion of Super-Heroes, is going back to press for a new, second printing!
Superman #14 will feature a recolored version of the original cover by Reis, with an on-sale date of October 2.
Superman #14 Second Printing (JUL199126) will not be offered on Final Order Cutoff. To ensure delivery by October 2, your order must be placed by September 16. Quantities may be limited. Orders may be allocated.
Serving as a prelude to Bendis and Ryan Sook's upcoming run on the new Legion of Super-Heroes series, debuting in November, Superman #14 begins Superboy's journey to the 31stcentury as part of the fully reimagined take on the classic DC super-team.
"Dominated with widescreen, richly detailed splash pages, Reis leaves it all on the field once again, moving from cinematic establishing shots to bolting action with ease," writes Newsarama.
Upcoming issues are available as follows:
Superman #15 (JUL190601 - JUL190602) is available for advance reorder with an on-sale date of September 18.
Superman #16 (AUG190556 - AUG190557) is on Final Order Cutoff on September 16 with an on-sale date of October 9.
Superman #17 (AUG190629 - AUG190630) is on Final Order Cutoff on October 21 with an on-sale date of November 13.


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The recent work ‘Simulacre’ series reinterpreted the previous ‘Lacquered Forms’ series to a new object by overlapping 12 representative types of Eastern&Western pottery into a single form. ‘Simulacre’ is a series of Art furniture that is formed with ‘Dot’ - a small side table, ‘Horizontal’ - a long table, and a ‘Vertical’ - standing object. At CAVA, the ‘Dot’ table is available.
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Research & Development (R&D): Products of the future
Pierre Fabre pharmaceutical research focuses its energy and investments on three top-priority fields: oncology, dermatology and neuropsychiatry.
In an effort to provide the most comprehensive dermo-cosmetics solutions, our researchers work to identify new natural, biological and chemical substances and explore skin and hair mechanisms at the tissue, cellular and molecular levels.
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Biotechnologies: Cutting-edge expertise
Biotechnologies encompass all the techniques of producing molecules from the natural world (animal, plant and microorganism cells). In the pharmaceutical field, this entails using the molecules generated to treat an organ or organism. Our company has specifically directed its efforts in this area toward designing, characterizing and producing anti-cancerous monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies are compelling because of their highly targeted mode of action, effectiveness and increased tolerance to chemotherapy treatments. The Pierre Fabre Immunology Center of Saint-Julien (Haute-Savoie, France) is now internationally acclaimed for its expertise in this field.
The facility is also putting its skills to work for the Eau Thermale Avène brand. The I-Modulia active ingredient in the Avène XeraCalm A.D. line is produced at the antibodies biotechnology unit in a Good Manufacturing Practices environment identical to the one for anti-cancerous monoclonal antibodies.
Sterile Cosmetics: A new generation of care products
In close cooperation with pharmacists and dermatologists, Pierre Fabre Laboratories develop skin care products that offer the highest level of quality, safety and efficacy. They rely on a scientific approach derived from the company’s pharmaceutical culture.
In the avant-garde spirit that defines them, Pierre Fabre Laboratories designed in the 1990s the first system that allows the manufacture of sterile single-dose, single-use care products for the most demanding types of skin. This patented system is marketed by the Avène brand under the name Extreme Tolerance System (ETS).
To make the sterile products available to as many users as possible and to promote treatment observance, a new research program has been set up. It began in 2009 with the launch of a new generation of care products: Sterile Cosmetics.
This new generation of care products, an assurance of absolute efficacy and safety for the most demanding types of skin (baby, hypersensitive, diseased and atopic skin), guarantees:
- products with no preservatives or preservative-like substances, containing only absolutely essential components,
- a unique manufacturing process developed by Pierre Fabre Laboratories' researchers and engineers: sterilization of infusion forms as a result of sterile bulk packaging, according to current standards in the pharmaceutical industry,
- the sterility of the product throughout its use thanks to DEFI, the Device for Exclusive Formula Integrity, a patented packaging system. DEFI makes it possible to maintain the sterility of medicines, even after the tube is opened, with no risk of bacterial contamination during treatment.
Sterile Cosmetics, the only combination with three major innovations (formulation, packaging, manufacturing), meets the needs of dermatologists and pharmacists in their search for the safest and most effective solutions for the most demanding types of skin.
Sterile Cosmetics have been sold since 2009 by the Avène brand (Extreme Tolerance). They are also available as part of the A-Derma brand. They will gradually be expanded to all the products of Pierre Fabre Laboratories for the most demanding types of skin.

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As part of our Church-as-Tribe Weekend, no worship meeting this weekend but we're still meeting for 'church'! This is a special time to grow in faith & community.
Join South Tribe as we meet at Waterloo Ice House for Saturday morning brunch & play. Find coffee, friends, the playscape, A/C or shade. Chance to enjoy summer slowing and in community. Naps not included.
Mission Hills’ Tribes exist to build community and express faith in both fun and tangible ways together. Minimally, we gather the first weekend of each month (in lieu of worship) as a “Laboratory” weekend to practice Rhythms of community, hospitality, compassion, &/or generosity.

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Sheryl Crow revealed that she has a benign brain tumor, but her rep says it’s nothing to be alarmed about.
The 50-year-old told an audience about her condition at a recent concert, but her representative, Christine Wolff, said it’s very common.
The tumor is a meningioma, and it’s typically benign and develops from the protective linings of the brain and spinal cord.
Wolff said that Crow is doing great and is healthy and happy.
Crow battled breast cancer several years back. She’s currently on a nationwide tour.
‘Exterminator’ arrested on pot charge
William “Billy” Bretherton, star of the A&E reality TV show “Billy the Exterminator,” was arrested on drug possession charges in his home state of Louisiana.
Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale said Tuesday that a warrant was issued last week for Bretherton and his wife, Mary, after items recovered from their hotel room tested positive for synthetic marijuana. They surrendered to authorities Friday, posted bond and were released later that day, Natale said.
The reality show follows Bretherton, a pest control specialist in north Louisiana, as he responds to calls to wrangle, trap or kill various critters and pests, among them bees, snakes and cockroaches.
Fake ID gets Willis a court date
New York City police say the underage daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis was caught drinking in public and carrying fake identification.
The New York Police Department said Tuesday that officers found 20-year-old Scout Willis sipping a beer Monday evening in Union Square in violation of an open-container law. Police say she also showed them a fake ID – a misdemeanor.
Willis was arrested and taken to a local police station and released with a ticket ordering her to appear in court on July 21.
Scout is the second of Moore and Willis’ three daughters together. The couple divorced in 2000.
The birthday bunch
Actress Billie Whitelaw is 80. Civil rights activist Roy Innis is 78. Singer-songwriter Gary “U.S.” Bonds is 73. Actor Robert Englund is 65. Playwright-actor Harvey Fierstein is 60. Comedian Sandra Bernhard is 57. Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg is 56. Actress Amanda Pays is 53. Tom Araya (Slayer) is 51. Actor Jason Isaacs is 49. Sean Yseult (White Zombie) is 46. Actor Max Casella is 45. Actor Paul Giamatti is 45. Rhythm-and-blues singer Damion Hall (Guy) is 44. James “Munky” Shaffer (Korn) is 42. TV correspondent Natalie Morales is 40. Rapper-rocker Uncle Kracker is 38.


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To harness the power of assessment to improve learning, you must examine and possibly reconsider your role and how you see your relationship with your students.
“…we need to transform our assessment and instructional practices, and that means that we need to be open to considering our role in the classroom differently.”
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Luck and Karma – The Demise of Luck and the Rise of Karma Part I
Luck and Karma – is LUCK all in the MIND?
The following document about luck and karma is eye-opening. And in another sense, mind-blowing. Taken to heart, it destroys the ancient concept (in the Western world) of good and bad luck. It came about when I decided to have a long book review written of a certain well-known book explaining Luck.
I thought the book had merit and was the best of about a couple of dozen books I’d read about luck. I was shocked at the response from my writer. She indicated she totally disagreed with the author of the book. That author said “there are principles and sub-principles to follow for being lucky.” To her there was only karma, and luck really didn’t enter the picture.
Under normal circumstances such an opinion wouldn’t sway me. But she reaps of academia, has multiple university degrees, and is a long-time accomplished writer. More-over, this is just the tip of the iceberg of her accomplishments.
She indicated “Luck is not mathematics that it will have principles, sub-principles, theories, and the likes.” So she wrote this to refute that book (and a dozen more on the topic of luck). The following write-up is her response on luck vs. karma.
You need to read the entire document and may or may not agree with her take on Luck and Karma. Good reading. You may leave any relevant comments about her article.
There is nothing as such called ‘being lucky’ or ‘being unlucky’ – IT IS ALL IN THE MIND
Yes, it is true that there are many people who get in life or out of life what they want. Or maybe what they wish for with a single snap of their fingers. Vice versa, there are people who want or wish for many things in life. But they don’t somehow end up getting them. That’s no matter how many times they snap their fingers. They keep trying and trying their level best wondering what is wrong with them or their luck.
What’s the reason behind this? A very simple one – KARMA. Its the effects of good karma committed in the previous birth. And/or effects of bad karma committed in the previous birth.
OR shall I say, DESTINY? – The people who are so called ‘lucky’, get everything even if they don’t work hard. Or maybe they don’t work for it at all. No doubt, it is the influence of good karma from their previous birth.
Whereas, the people who are so called ‘unlucky’, get nothing. Or they get to do nothing fruitful in life even if they slog or work hard till they fall. No doubt, it is the influence of bad karma from their previous birth.
Let’s take a small example:Look at Farmer A in the field. He has learnt farming from his father and is expected to become a farmer. Education was not possible for this Farmer A because of the family financial situation.
So, this Farmer A grows up as a farmer in his childhood and teenage years, when finally, he takes hold of the rein from his father in farming. Day in day out, he slogs to grow crops in the field. The saddest part, the field also does not belong to him; it is of some landlord in the village for whom he is literally working as farmer labor.
Every year, for six months he works hard to make the crops grow and once it is done, 50% of it goes to the landlord while the other 50% is sold in the market, from which whatever cash he gets, he has to give 25% to 30% to the landlord, and he keeps the balance amount with which it becomes very difficult for him to make two ends meet.
Now, while selling the 50% crops, he gets an amount that is very less than what he has expected, or anticipated, or desired. Every year, the same story is repeated. The crops are fine, they are of high quality – then what goes wrong? Why does Farmer A not get the cash he desires or deserves?
Farmer B of the same village has same fate as Farmer A but with one exception. When he goes to sell the 50% in the market, he gets cash more than what he has expected, or anticipated, or desired. So, after giving 25% to 30% to the landlord, he has enough cash in his hand to make his two ends meet.
Why so? Two people, from the same background, with the same financial problems, with the same work, with the same option to earn, lead two separate lives – one with the downs and one with the ups.
(1) Is it because Farmer A has made enemy of the buyer in the market who perhaps takes some kind of revenge on Farmer A by giving him less money?
(2) Is the buyer in the market a friend of Farmer B and pays him more?
(3) Why can’t Farmer A question the buyer the reason why he is given less money?
(4) Why can’t Farmer B help farmer A by talking the buyer and telling him on his face why he is partial towards Farmer A? Both of them have produced the same crops, the same quality, and the same quantity – then why Farmer A gets less?
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Liberty belle Teeling’s takes pride in being the first new distillery in Dublin for over 125 years, and this summer another first sees them bring a cooling taste of the seaside to the Dublin 8 ‘burb.
To celebrate their fun new partnership with Teddy’s ice cream, the whiskey gurus have whipped up a very lovely Teeling Whiskey Caramel sauce, which works brilliantly as a topping beside the traditional Teddy’s 99 flake. The sauce tastes every bit as good as it sounds, and city slickers can look forward to tempting their taste-buds even further…
Also on the menu is a pretty lush Teddy Teeling Ice Cream Sundae, featuring the Cup Cake Guy’s delicious crumbled brownie, with raisins marinated in whiskey available as an optional extra.
A Teddy’s 99 can be enjoyed free with every Distillery tour booked. Tours now run Thursday and Friday from 12pm to 6pm, Saturday from 11am to 7pm and Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays from 11am to 6pm.
Alternatively, swing by their pop-up Phoenix Café (open seven days a week) for a spot of classic summertime indulgence.


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Vam Margan was a former special missions battalion commander in the Imperial Army before he resigned his commission and joined the Natori Association three years later. It was unknown why he resigned and how he was able to do so without the attention of the ISB and Ubiqtorate.
Major Margan was a hard-nosed practical man with a deep concern for the safety of the men under his command. He was an honorable man who was dedicated to fulfilling his contracts. During the Galactic Civil War he was stationed on Vergesso Base where he commanded a battalion of Natori Association soldiers.

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At the end of 2021, over 3.3 million people worked in wind, solar, efficiency and other clean energy fields, according to the Energy Department’s 2022 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, which uses data from 2021. That’s more than the number of people employed as registered nurses.
Like many industries, the energy sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, but is experiencing a strong recovery. Energy sector jobs last year grew 4 percent over 2020, while overall U.S. employment only grew 2.8 percent year-to-year. The clean energy sector experienced especially high growth: jobs in net-zero aligned sectors made up nearly 40 percent of total energy jobs in 2021, and emissions-reducing vehicle manufacturing grew 25 percent between 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, fossil fuel jobs continue to decline, with the coal sector seeing job losses of nearly 12 percent. The continued decline in fossil energy jobs underscores the importance of investing in clean energy jobs and economic diversification in communities historically dependent on fossil fuels. Even as they laid off thousands of American workers, oil and gas CEOs made record profits.
For Climate Nexus’ detailed breakdown on full-time U.S. energy employment – both carbon-free and dirty – see below. Please note that USEER has changed some of its categorization since last year and stopped collecting data on certain sectors (such as gas station workers); for accuracy, year-to-year comparisons should compare discrete categories instead of overall numbers.

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