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India on Tuesday identified Delta plus variant of the coronavirus as a “Variant of Concern” with at least twenty-two cases being detected in the country. Out of these, 16 were reported from Maharashtra alone, while the remaining from Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.
The Union Health Ministry has communicated and alerted the three states after the variant was found in genome sequenced samples from Ratnagiri and Jalgaon districts of Maharashtra; Palakkad and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala; Bhopal and Shivpuri districts in Madhya Pradesh. The ministry has advised the states to ensure that public health response measures are more focused and effective.
DELTA PLUS CASES IN THREE STATES
- Madhya Pradesh
CHARACTERISTICS OF DELTA PLUS
- Increased transmissibility
- Stronger binding to receptors of lung cells
- Potential reduction in monoclonal antibody response
Meanwhile, the state chief secretaries have been advised to take up immediate containment measures in the districts and clusters including preventing crowds and intermingling of people, widespread testing, prompt tracing as well as vaccine coverage on a priority basis.
The three states have also been advised to ensure that adequate samples of positive persons are promptly sent to the designated laboratories of INSACOG so that clinical epidemiological correlations can be made for further guidances to states.
INSACOG is a consortium of 28 laboratories of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of Biotechnology, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for whole genome sequencing in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. INSACOG is tasked with not just the whole genome sequencing but also for giving timely inputs on appropriate Public Health Response measures to be adopted by States and UTs.
Besides India, the Delta Plus variant has been found in the US, UK, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Poland, Nepal, China and Russia. The Delta variant is found in 80 countries around the world, including India.


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"In 1981, my father started Coelho Meat Company with 3 employees, processing 15 head of cattle a day. Today, our family of companies employs over 900 people, processes over 1500 head of cattle a day, and operates two state of the art facilities in Hanford and Vernon, CA.
From our humble beginnings, we have not forgotten our core principle of “Excellence Beyond Expectations”. We continually strive for improvement and work hard to provide our customers with the safest, highest quality food products, and outstanding services. We invest our continued efforts in supporting our customers, employees, and suppliers ongoing success.
Welcome to the family of companies that make up Central Valley Meat Company."
- Brian Coelho
President & CEO

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Mar 26, 2021
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Rev Left Radio fan favorite Professor Alexander Aviña to talk about Latin America in the Cold War period. While we in the global north tend to think of the Cold War period as being typified by tensions in Eastern Europe, Latin America was the playground for much of the US's conflicts of the era.
Alexander Aviña is historian at Arizona State University, and is author of the book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrilla in the Cold War Mexican Countryside (Oxford University Press, 2014, https://alexanderavina.com/specters-of-revolution/ ). He has also had articles published in places like NACLA Report of the Americas and the Journal of Iberian and Latin America Research, and has made numerous interview appearances, including several episodes of Revolutionary Left Radio. You can follow him on twitter @Alexander_Avina.
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Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University, and Revolutionary Left Radio's Breht O'Shea.
Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter @guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!
To follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter @huck1995, and also has a patreon to help support himself through the pandemic where he breaks down science and public health research and news at https://www.patreon.com/huck1995. Adnan can be followed on twitter @adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/the-majlis, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/. Breht is the host of Revolutionary Left Radio, which can be followed on twitter @RevLeftRadio and cohost of The Red Menace Podcast, which can be followed on twitter @Red_Menace_Pod. Follow and support these shows on patreon, and find them at https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/.
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Note: This is Part II of a two-part series. Click here to read Part I.
When we arrived in Tanzania, just as when we arrive in most third world countries to do this kind of work, the most serious issues to deal with initially are firstly sanitation, toilet systems, then drinking water, then fire wood systems or sustainable fuel systems, then diverse interactive food production designs.
Tanzania was the same. We stayed in the same town of Musoma where we taught the course regularly visiting the main proposed project site in a village called Kinesi which is 45 minutes by taxi boat across Lake Victoria. This is where the NGO Global Resource Alliance main work focus is situated.
The PDC course was conducted in Swahili which has a lot of Arabic in it and so I could understand some of the Arabic words that were spoken. 40% of the Tanzanian population is Muslim and having worked in a lot of Muslim countries, understanding the culture was therefore easy for me. This helped me relate to the students and the local people in the area.
As many of the students were from Kinesi village that is where we set about to design the project site for demonstration and education. That site is now being inplemented.
There are other sites that are already running local education schools in Musoma and they are now going to be teaching permaculture. Kinesi village is next to the lake but opposite from Musoma which is the main town in the region which is home to 155,000 people on
the shore of lake.
One of the villages away from the lake, is taking some more students and is also setting up an education site and demonstration centre also. This is the other demonstration site. It is different because it is 8km away from the lake due to serious clean drinking water access although it does have a dam which was built by the British in 1953. It was built by hand and is still working well. The problem with the dam is that it has not been well maintained because it is surrounded by water weed and although the locals could build more dams, no one has taught them.
I could speculate that the reasons no more dams have been built may be that the locals may have been told they would not be capable of building them without outside help. The real reason remains a mystery.
We can however, train people to design quite complex water harvesting systems which would connect swales and dams through catchments and supply endless availablity for drinking water and irrigation.
Almost everybody is using latrine toilets which in the wet season overflow anywhere and everywhere, including into Lake Victoria. The extreme danger from this is what causes so many children in particular to contract cholera, typhoid and other fatally infectious diseases. The obvious solution to removing the problem of fecal matter getting into the drinking water is to build dry compost toilets which
are unaffected during the wet season and which anyone with the smallest amount of rudimentary construction skills can build themselves. We have given the locals of Kinesi multiple plans with instructions of how to build and maintain these toilets.
When I asked the class what sort of toilets they currently had, there was much laughter and I didn’t understand what they were laughing at. Clearly the translater was not passing on the joke to me. Finally he explained to me that they were describing what they called “flying toilets” which, it turned out were plastic bags in which people had “relieved themselves” and then thown the bags out of the windows. This also happens in the towns!
Still on the theme of waste in Kinesi, we have designed very simple grey water systems so that all waste water from households can be put to productive use using simple gravel reed beds that anyone can build and the final outlet of the water goes to deep mulch banana circles.
Where possible, roof water catchment systems with tanks have been explained and will be demonstrated. We have also taught how compost can be constructed in 18 days using organic waste, particularly incorporating the ever present water hyacinth from the lake.
The presence of so much water hyacynth around the lake and waterways in the area is indicative of leaching from the land into the lake, so by removing and composting it and returning it to the soil as an organic production system, the problem of the hyacynth and the leaching becomes their own solution a classic permaculture example of the problem being its own solution!”
Many foreign NGO’S are working to eradicate water hyacynth without seeing it as part of the problem and the solution and don’t’ see it as being of any benefit to the local people whatsoever. If we use herbicide or genetically engineered insects to remove hyacynth, we lose the last chance of returning the nutrient from the leaching from the hyacynth back to the land.
To extend the potential of organic fertiliser, we constructed simple compost tea oxygenation systems where the compost tea can be produced with a manual pump as many people don’t have electricity in the villages.
Another major problem is deforestation for fire wood and charcoal which is the main fuel for the entire populaton. Where the villages stretch across the country there is no natural forest left. All the forests have been denuded to make fire wood or charcoal with no thought of regeneration of those forests.
We recommended the design of fuel wood forests which can have multiple functions, so that they will
- fix nitrogen to improve the soil
- leaves can be fed to aniamls as forage for certain species
- can be used as excellent bee forage and other species
- can be continally coppiced for endless production of fire wood.
If these tree belts are designed on contour, in harmony with water harvesting earthworks, they will not only stabilise but also greatly enhance the local food production systems. A demonstration forest of this type is being established in Kinesi right now.
We will also be demonstrating energy efficient tropical housing through orientating the buildings to the wind, well shaded, most commomly made out of mudbrick or fired brick depending on personal choice or afforability. We explained the importance of good insect screening to reduce malaria problems. The malaria issue is a serious one as over 25% of the population have the disease. 75% of the population who live by the lake have malaria. The mosquitos however are not breeding in the lake because of the abundance of fish which eat the larvae.
Instead they are breeding in all the waste water stagnating or flowing from the houses. It was easy to demonstrate this to the class. Leaving a saucer of water on the window sill overnight was enough for them to see the mosquito wrigglers in there the next day, not rocket science, but enough to drive home the importance of not only good household insect screening but of good water management in the village and surrounds.
Also with housing improvements, we explained about the importance of “limited thermal mass”, the advantage of roof catchment tanks and the advantages of outside kitchens to eliminate interior household heat. Again regarding heat management, we taught the class about the value of trellis shade surroundings to cool the housing down.
After this we analysied how many different crops and fruit trees we could grow and we came up with a very large diverse list, vegebales from the past and fruit that was possible. And with good design and good water harvesting with on contour soakage systems, mulch and compost there is no reason why they couldn’t have abundant fresh food production and a healthy diet.
With the right integration of animals and nitrogen fixing species, the soil could be improved and become more fertile all the time rather than less fertile. And the food would not only be organic but highly nutritious and diverse.
A combination of all these solutions would mean that the people would have greatly boosted immunity, better health and stamina to achieve more, require less western aid, would no longer need medically subsidised aid and studies have proven that they would also naturally moderate their population. Currently one third of all children die and they believe that is “normal”.
The project is now in place and being established with Australian and international Permaculture PDC students helping the locals implement the first remediation systems as demonstration sites. We are looking for more people who have done a PDC and are prepared to maintain the project and others like it through a “tag team” system, who have the enthusiasm to complete these demonstration sites and
extend the education sites.
The Global Resource Alliance will contribute accommodation and food costs to these volunteers. PRI is prepared to provide the specific training for these projects and ongoing mentoring through email and digital photograph reference.
This is ideally the way it should go every time and what we endeavour to leave behind is a viable and impactful demonstration education centre.

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Tavares had a hat trick and rookie Ryan Strome finally notched his first goal of the season. It was Strome’s 11th game played. The 2011 first-round draft pick had managed to tally three assists but was scoreless after getting called up last month. Strome was sensational during his brief stint in the minors. It was a power-play goal and the assists came courtesy of superstars Thomas Vanek and Tavares in the second period. Strome got a chance on the first team power play unit because Kyle Okposo was out for the birth of a child.
12 different players got on the score sheet. Casey Cizikas, Calvin de Haan, Andrew MacDonald, and Vanek each had two assists on the night.
Jamie Benn, Erik Cole, and Valeri Nichushkin scored for the Stars.
Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin finished the game after Evgeni Nabokov left the game with an injury.
The Islanders visit Toronto tonight for a 7 p.m. matchup.
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What is the difference in teaching beginners and more experienced individuals pursuing meditation ?
Beginners are usually very unsure of what is going to happen with meditation and how to walk through it. A lot of guidance and suggestions are helpful in beginner classes to make participants feel comfortable. As they become more experienced, less guidance is needed and there is more of a desire to simply have space and time for a break from the chaos of life.
What is vipassana meditation and a vipassana retreat ?
It is insight meditation. This is the style of meditation that many of the popular mindfulness practices come from. A vipassana retreat is an experience in silence for 10 days where you sit with many people for different lengths of time. During this time, participants are simply trying to to be present in their current moment and observe what is happening around them and within their bodies.
How does meditation differ when practicing in a group and practicing solo ?
It feels very different to have a group and a teacher to spin questions off of rather than being alone. It is helpful to have a positive teacher/group experience in order to glean information and techniques to apply in solo practice.
What is the role of meditation in this world ?
The more people who are conscious and aware of themselves vs. being impacted by what is around them, the more people are able to connect with each other's humanity. There is then the possibility that all of the conflict and chaos around us goes away.

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Florida has traditionally served as a major transport hub for illegal drugs entering the continental United States, usually through the Caribbean from Central or South America. As a result, drug addiction in the state, particularly South Florida, has become problematic. In order to combat this problem it is first important to understand its nature, and the type of drugs that most frequently appear on the streets here.
Data collected from the Florida Drug Control report indicates that marijuana is one of the state’s most popular drugs, and is a frequent cause for individuals entering rehab. About 50 percent of these individuals are young adults or teenagers. As with other states in the U.S., Florida has considered legalizing marijuana for medical use, but as with alcohol, many people underestimate the dangers of abusing this substance.
Heroin has become very popular in Florida, particularly in Broward County, and heroin related rehab admissions have increased by more than 86 percent. Local law enforcement officials have also stated that the number of heroin related crimes and indictments have grown by more than 20 percent. Some experts believe that the increase in heroin use throughout the state is a result of the increased regulation which has been enacted regarding painkillers. Heroin is a powerful substance which can cause serious health and behavioral problems, and many people consider it one of the greatest challenges that the state faces today.
Prescription Drug Addiction
An increasing number of people in Florida are overdosing on prescription drugs, which has resulted in numerous deaths. As a result, the authorities have enacted various regulations, but despite this prescription drug abuse in Florida remains one of the highest in the country. A study conducted by the Florida Department of Corrections has shown that one of the most frequent causes of addiction related deaths are a result of benzodiazepines such as Xanax.
At one time cocaine ruled South Florida, which resulted in both heavy addiction and savage violence. While cocaine no longer holds the dominion that it once had, it has never fallen completely out of style, and research indicates that tens of thousands in the area still abuse it regularly. As a result cocaine is commonly seen among addicts that enter rehab seeking treatment.
The abuse of any of the substances listed above should be a cause of concern. This is particularly true for people who live in Florida as the state is geographically well suited to transnational drug shipments. This necessitates the need for greater education and awareness among the population so that they can understand the threat these substances pose. The reality is that drug abuse destroys the lives of not only individuals, but their families and the communities in which they live. Overcoming drug abuse must be fought on the individual and community level. Those that are addicted to these substances should seek help from institutions that can assist them, and communities must work together to enact measures which prevent people from becoming addicted in the first place.

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Ferragamo Taps Ethan Gregory Peck
You may know Ethan Peck from his role within the ABC Household sequence 10 Issues I Hate About You, by which he played Patrick Verona (the late Heath Ledger’s role in the famous 1999 movie of the identical title). He happens to be the grandson of famed actor Gregory Peck (pretty big sneakers to fill!) and seems in new films Eden and The Curse of Sleeping Magnificence. Between his massive screen projects, Peck tried his hand as modeling, starring in Ferragamo’s Hollywood Legacy brief. Right here, the actor talks to VMAN about working with the Italian house, his legendary grandfather, his style pet peeves, and more.
What made Ferragamo feel like the fitting fit Why do you suppose the brand approached you for the marketing campaign
ETHAN GREGORY PECK To salvatore ferragamo incanto price start with, I used to be very honored and excited to be invited to work with them. They’ve persistently been the producers of unbelievable creations. Furthermore, I do know they collaborated with my grandfather many years in the past, and it is a exceptional feeling to continue that relationship. I feel they approached me for the marketing campaign because of my lineage and the classical look I attempt for. The cut of their clothes is so properly suited to my body. It is an uplifting pleasure to put on Ferragamo.
Are you a follower of fashion How would you describe your personal model
EGP I am not an avid follower of trend, but I do have an incredible appreciation and respect for the pursuit of refined style and magnificence. It is a enjoyable, wonderful way to express oneself, especially in my line of labor, which is so visual. My private fashion is very minimal on a day-to-day basis—denim and black t-shirts principally. I wear loads of darkish clothes because I have truthful skin and I think the contrast fits me. I also have a factor for beautifully patterned pieces like the feather printed shirt in Ferragamo’s current F/W assortment.
Do you will have any trend pet peeves
EGP Maybe flip flops with jeans and a button down The flip flop part…but I attempt to not take other individuals’s style too personally.
Tell us about your upcoming tasks. How do you relate to the characters you play in the Curse of Sleeping Magnificence and Eden
EGP I’m very excited to say each films shall be popping out soon, and Eden really debuted in choose theaters and on iTunes on September 18. The characters, while different, share many qualities. In Eden, I play Andreas, who’s been thrust into an extreme situation in which he should stand up for his concepts of survival on an uninhabited island with no assurance of rescue. He is immediately confronted with a life and demise state of affairs and takes a less than optimistic standpoint. In Curse of Sleeping Beauty, I play Thomas, who can be dealt a tough dose of life and dying, however he takes it on with extra intrigue and positivity. Both characters are very determined to do what they consider is true.
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty is based on a fairy tale. What was your favorite fairy tale growing up And do you see yourself as more of a Prince Charming or a villain
EGP I would have to say Hansel and Gretel was my favourite fairy tale. It’s wondrous and terrifying and I love the component of revenge that is there. I see myself as each, however I need to admit, I very a lot get pleasure from myself as a villain.
You observe classical cello, and Muay Thai. Have you ever considered one other profession or did you always know you needed to act
EGP Whereas those disciplines have been hugely informing, I never really thought of doing anything but appearing. I find both journalism and psychology very interesting because of the human investigation they require. Performing supplies me with that plus an enormous freedom for creative exploration. In some ways I feel there isn’t any higher solution to know oneself and others. I’ve at all times been very curious about the human expertise.
What was your relationship like along with your grandfather Is he an inspiration And do you have got a favorite movie of his
EGP My relationship with my grandfather wasn’t as close as I would have appreciated. He isn’t a direct inspiration, however I do not doubt there’s one thing of him driving me beneath my pores and skin. It’s laborious to deny how special To Kill a Mockingbird is; it’s nonetheless related and I feel it at all times might be.
Now that you are absolutely immersed in your acting career, is there one thing you wished you can ask your grandfather If so, what would or not it’s
EGP Positively. I wish I may ask him about some the emotions I’ve about doubt, about worry, and the way he dealt with them.
Did you take pleasure in being a part of this Ferragamo short film Was it a unique expertise than playing a role for tv or for a movie
EGP I did! How cool it was. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to take part in something like this. It was different than film and television, yes. There is a dreamlike tone to the piece. It’s a heightened reality exterior of story; it’s a mood.

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Among the tax reform plans of the major presidential candidates, Mitt Romney’s proposal to lower rates and eliminate credits and deductions comes far closer than that of President Obama to the widely-praised and bipartisan framework of the Simpson-Bowles tax reform commission.
Mitt Romney’s plan aims for a Simpson-Bowles style reform, with lower rates and fewer tax expenditures, but without additional penalties on saving and investing. The top rate on personal income would be 28% and the bottom rate would be 8%, making the rate structure more progressive than under Simpson-Bowles. In terms of tax expenditures and simplification, Romney has said he would target credits and deductions for “people at the high end” while preserving some preferences targeted at the middle-class such as deductions for mortgage interest and charitable giving.
President Obama’s tax plan, however, is largely at odds with any commonly held notion of tax reform, including Simpson-Bowles. It would result in dramatically higher tax rates, on the order of 50% to 90% higher than the Simpson-Bowles rates on personal income and investment income. While the president has voiced support for eliminating tax expenditures, his specific proposals tend to add more than are taken away, although he has proposed limiting them for high-income earners. Not only does this fail to simplify the tax code, it fails to spur the economy, ultimately resulting in insufficient tax revenue and perpetual deficits.
Real tax reform would produce a tax code that is simple and treats all taxpayers equally. It would also treat all consumption equally, whether that consumption occurs now or, as a result of saving, later. This would best be accomplished by lowering tax rates on saving and investment to match the current zero tax rate on consumption.


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To obtain print copies of available IGWG publications, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org or contact International Programs, Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009, USA. Fax: 202-328-3937.
Infographic explores the intersection of intimate partner violence and family planning. Intimate Partner Violence and Family Planning Infographic (2093 KB)
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women's Global Leadership at Rutgers University. Developed for this 25th anniversary of the campaign, this infographic explores the intersection of intimate partner violence and family planning.
Family Planning and Human Rights (PDF: 188 KB)
"Family planning saves lives" is a simple health prescription that resonates globally. A critical challenge is to ensure that policies and programs embrace the well-established benefits of enabling women to choose whether and when to become pregnant—actions and values that are integral to human rights. Policymakers should be asking, "What do human rights mean in relation to family planning, how do we incorporate them into our country family planning and development plans, and why is that important?"
This brief, drawing from human rights treaties and covenants that have the status of international law, clarifies key human rights principles and outlines policy actions that must be taken to ensure that voluntary family planning programs result in contraceptive use based on full, free, and informed choice. It is also consistent with the rights and empowerment principles of Family Planning 2020 (FP2020), a global partnership that grew out of the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning.
Intimate Partner Violence and Family Planning: Opportunities for Action (223 KB)
Intimate partner violence (IPV)—physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner—is an issue that women in all regions and all countries experience. Globally, approximately one in three women who have ever been in a relationship have experienced IPV. Women face a greater risk of violence from an intimate partner than from anyone else. This brief presents data to help policymakers and others understand the nature and extent of the harm caused by IPV, especially as it relates to women’s reproductive health, family planning, and autonomy, and highlights opportunities for action. Policymakers can combat IPV and its consequences by promoting integrated policies and dedicating financial resources to support systems, programs, and services to address the intersection of IPV, health, and women’s empowerment.
Gender Equality, Inside and Out: Gender Mainstreaming in International Development Organizations (PDF: 3.1 MB)
This paper is a resource to help those interested in gender mainstreaming learn what tools and resources are available to initiate, support, and sustain that process (March 2015).
When Technology and Tradition Collide: From Gender Bias to Sex Selection
This brief focuses on the motivations and mechanisms behind the increase of prenatal sex selection; outlines regions and countries that have skewed sex ratios at birth; and explores the negative social, economic, and development effects on individuals, communities, societies, and countries. While prenatal sex selection was once thought to be unique to India and China, it actually threatens all regions where these three phenomena are converging.
A Practical Guide for Managing and Conducting Gender Assessments in the Health Sector (PDF: 849KB)
This assessment guide was developed in response to the USG's establishment of institutional mandates and policies that emphasize the importance of promoting gender equality to achieve desired development outcomes. The objective of this guide is to enable USG and USAID partners to design, collect, use, and manage information on the linkages between gender inequality and health. (June 2013)
A Summary Report of New Evidence That Gender Perspectives Improve Reproductive Health Outcomes (PDF: 1.3 MB)
This new review assembles the latest data and updates the evidence as to what difference it makes when a gender perspective is incorporated into reproductive health programs. (March 2011)
Synchronizing Gender Strategies: A Cooperative Model for Improving Reproductive Health and Transforming Gender Relations (PDF: 532KB)
This new publication examines a new
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makes the case that gender inequities and norms that harm health can be
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synchronized way. The report defines some of the characteristics of
gender synchronization, gives examples of existing gender-synchronized
programs, and some emerging programs to watch for. (October 2010)
The Crucial Role of Health Services in Responding to Gender-Based Violence (PDF: 360KB)
Reports are beginning to emerge on successful responses to gender-based violence within health systems. This policy brief examines why health services should address gender-based violence and highlights examples of health programs that have incorporated responses to violence into their work. (August 2010)
Gender-Based Violence: Impediment to Reproductive Health (PDF: 373KB)
This two-page brief succinctly answers the question “Why IS GBV Relevant to Reproductive Health?” Produced for the IGWG by Population Reference Bureau and funded by USAID, the brief outlines the sheer magnitude of GBV and its impacts on many reproductive health outcomes, including unintended pregnancy, maternal and child impacts, and STIs/HIV. It is a valuable resource in making the case quickly for policymakers everywhere. (June 2010)
Gender Perspectives Improve Reproductive Health Outcomes: New Evidence (PDF: 700KB)
This long-awaited update to the 2004 “So What?” report assembles the latest data and presents the evidence as to the impact of incorporating a gender perspective into reproductive health programs. The 40 programs examined include evaluated interventions that impact unintended pregnancy, maternal health, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, harmful practices, and youth. (February 2010)
Engaging Men for Gender Equality and Improved Reproductive Health (PDF: 549KB)
This brief describes the evolution of constructive men’s engagement (CME) over the last 15 years and makes the case for why it is critical in achieving improved reproductive health and gender equality. Four promising policy initiatives are described, as well as a process for advocating for policy change and recommendations for what policy and advocacy audiences need to consider (December 2009).
Lessons from PROCOSI: Reference Guides for Health Care Organizations Seeking Accreditation for Gender-Sensitive Reproductive Health Services
This gender accreditation manual was developed as part of the USAID-funded Frontiers in Reproductive Health program effort, with the Integral Health Coordination Program of Bolivia, PROCOSI. PROCOSI is a network of 33 NGOs providing reproductive health care that has long promoted gender sensitivity as a necessary component of high-quality health care. The complete gender accreditation manual includes four reference documents: a procedures guide, a self-training guide, an assessment guide, and a costing guide, as well as a variety of interactive appendices for practical learning and use. (September 2009)
A Manual for Integrating Gender Into Reproductive Health and HIV Programs: From Commitment to Action (2nd edition) (PDF: 1.3MB)
This publication is an updated and revised version of the November 2003 reference manual prepared by IGWG's Gender Manual Task Force. It provides organizations with a current resource on how to integrate a gender-equity approach into the design and implementation of reproductive health programs and includes case studies and worksheets. (August 2009)
Addressing Gender-Based Violence Through USAID’s Health Programs: A Guide for Health Sector Program Officers (Second Edition) (PDF: 956KB)
This new revision of the 2006 guide, prepared by the POLICY project, complements the literature review undertaken for the IGWG by Alessandra Guedes and is intended to help USAID program officers integrate gender-based violence (GBV) initiatives into their health sector portfolio during project design, implementation, and evaluation. (September 2008). Available also in French (PDF: 948KB) and Spanish (PDF: 936KB). (September 2008)
Cross-Generational Sex: Risks and Opportunities (PDF: 396KB)
This new policy brief has been produced collaboratively by the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) and the Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG). It defines cross-generational sex, summarizes where it occurs, outlines the motivations behind the behavior, and recommends actions for policymakers and program managers. This brief builds on a lengthier publication, Addressing Cross-Generational Sex: A Desk Review of Research and Programs (PDF: 800KB), produced in August 2007. (August 2008)
Violence Against Women and Girls: A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators (PDF: 740KB)
This publication, developed for the USAID East Africa Regional Mission and the IGWG by MEASURE Evaluation, focuses on VAW/G program monitoring and evaluation. Leading experts from around the world who work in the various fields of VAW/G were consulted during all stages of the development process. See also, a powerpoint presented by Shelah Bloom titled Violence Against Women and Girls: A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators (PPT: 280KB) at the IGWG seminar in recognition of the 2008 16 Days of Activism Against GBV. (January 2008)
Addressing Cross-Generational Sex: A Desk Review of Research and Programs (PDF: 800KB)
This publication, produced by the IGWG and the Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG), presents definitions and prevalence of cross-generational sex, explores interventions and promising practices aimed at reducing risks associated with cross-generational sex outside of marriage, and makes recommendations for next steps. (August 2007)
New Insights on Preventing Child Marriage: A Global Analysis of Factors and Programs (PDF: 1.2MB)
A new study conducted by ICRW for the IGWG found that key factors such as girls’ education, spousal age gap, and poverty strongly determine whether girls in the developing world will become child brides. (April 2007)
Strengthening Regional Work on Gender-Based Violence (PDF: 1MB)
This report synthesizes the workshops, presentations and discussions from a November 2006 regional workshop held in Kampala, Uganda. More than 100 community activists, advocates, researchers, service providers, health care professionals and practitioners from 15 countries shared innovative interventions, unexpected challenges and lessons learned from their collective experiences in the field. The meeting was a collaborative initiative of PATH, the IGWG, Raising Voices, the Gender-Based Violence Prevention Network, and the East Africa Regional Office of USAID. (November 2006)
SysteMALEtizing Resources for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Decades of research on reproductive and child health show that everyone can benefit when men are thoughtfully engaged. But distinguishing among the number and diversity of programs, research, and tools is daunting. This electronic brochure, prepared by Margaret Greene for the IGWG, lays out many of the key resources for working with men and provides a framework for distinguishing among varied programs, illustrating the range with strong examples. (July 2006)
A Summary of the 'So What?' Report: A Look at Whether Integrating a Gender Focus Into Programmes Makes a Difference to Outcomes (PDF: 996KB)
This is a summary of the longer IGWG 'So What?' report published in March 2004. This brief, which is aimed at policymakers and program managers, presents the evidence that integrating gender into reproductive health programs makes a difference to outcomes, both reproductive health outcomes and gender outcomes. It was produced through a collaboration between the IGWG and WHO’s Department of Gender, Women and Health. Also available in Spanish (PDF: 840KB) and French (PDF: 804KB). (July 2005)
The Intersection of Gender, Access, and Quality of Care in Reproductive Health Services: Examples from Kenya, India, and Guatemala (PDF: 375KB)
This USAID-funded electronic publication examines how programs in Kenya, India, and Guatemala have integrated gender in order to improve quality of care and access to care. Authored by Karen Hardee with the IGWG's Gender, Access, and Quality of Care (GAQ) Task Force and the Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Initiative, this report describes the experiences of three different types of programs: government, reproductive health NGOs, and women's health NGOs. (May 2005)
Do Empowered Mothers Foster Gender Equity and Better Reproductive Health in the Next Generation? A Qualitative Analysis from Rural Bangladesh (PDF: 69KB)
This six-page policy brief investigates whether empowered mothers and mothers-in-law are more likely to promote better reproductive health and positive gender norms among married daughters and daughters-in-law in the next generation. The brief, based on a study funded in part by an IGWG small grant, includes recommendations for making policies and programs more effective in supporting women's empowerment. (January 2005)
Gender-Based Violence and Reproductive Health
This special issue of the journal International Family Planning Perspectives, published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, examines the reproductive health consequences of gender-based violence and presents reports from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It provides new evidence that these women not only sustain physical injuries, they are more likely than other women to have unintended pregnancies, report symptoms of reproductive tract infections and have multiple partners, and less likely to use condoms and other contraceptives. (December 2004)
Implementation Guide on Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive and Sexual Health for All
This guide provides examples of how to develop, implement, and evaluate reproductive health programs that involve men in promoting gender equity and improving health outcomes for men and women. This tool draws on information gathered at the "Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive Health for All" international conference held in Dulles, Virginia, in September 2003. (September 2004)
How to Integrate Gender into HIV/AIDS Programs: Using Lessons Learned from USAID and Partner Organizations (PDF: 728KB)
About 45 percent of the people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2002 were women. Developing appropriate responses to the gender issues that continue to make both women and men vulnerable to HIV is critical to all efforts in preventing HIV transmission, improving care and support for victims, and mitigating the impacts of the pandemic. This briefing booklet was put together to give program staff of USAID and partner organizations field-based insights on how to integrate gender into HIV/AIDS programs in a practical sense. (May 2004)
What's Gender Got to Do with It? Evidence that Integrating Gender into Reproductive Health Programs Makes a Difference (PPT: 151KB)
Countless calls have been made about the need to promote gender equity in reproductive health programs. However, there has not been an adequate assessment of the direct evidence that integrating a gender perspective in reproductive health programming makes a positive difference to program outcomes. This presentation, given by Karen Hardee at USAID Global Health Mini-University on May 10, 2004, includes discussion of the categories of gender integration and the findings and recommendations from an Interagency Gender Working Group review of 25 interventions that sought to transform gender relations. (May 2004)
Addressing Gender-Based Violence from the Reproductive Health/HIV Sector: A Literature Review and Analysis (PDF: 584KB)
Gender-based violence is a pervasive public health and human rights problem, which results in negative consequences for women's health and well-being, their families, and societies in general. Around the world at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. This report, commissioned by the IGWG, provides a literature review and analysis to USAID's Bureau for Global Health on programs in developing countries that have addressed or challenged gender-based violence with a link to the reproductive health/HIV sectors. (May 2004)
The 'So What' Report: A Look at Whether Integrating a Gender Focus Into Programs Makes a Difference to Outcomes (PDF: 864KB)
This IGWG publication reviews the evidence that integrating gender into reproductive health programs makes a difference to outcomes, both reproductive health outcomes and gender outcomes. Out of nearly 400 interventions reviewed, 25 are included in the report as examples of this integration. This report was prepared by the Interagency Gender Working Group Task Force. (March 2004)
A Manual for Integrating Gender into Reproductive Health and HIV Programs: From Commitment to Action (PDF: 533KB)
This reference manual, prepared by IGWG's Gender Manual Task Force, focuses on the "how" of gender integration. Program managers and designers of new programs will find it to be an invaluable tool for integrating gender concerns into program design, implementation, and evaluation, thereby improving reproductive health through equitable gender relations. This publication is available in English, French, and Spanish. For a copy, please send an email to email@example.com.
Three Case Studies: Involving Men to Address Gender Inequities (PDF: 742KB)
Profiles of three innovative programs (Salud y Género, Society for the Integrated Development of the Himalayas (SIDH), and Stepping Stones) that have involved men and youth in efforts to improve reproductive health outcomes for both men and women. (July 2003)
A Framework to Identify Gender Indicators for Reproductive Health and Nutrition Programming (PDF: 512KB)
This publication presents a framework for incorporating gender into the design and evaluation of PHN programs and provides process indicators to help PHN program planners address gender-related barriers and constraints to improved reproductive outcomes in the areas of family planning, safe motherhood, postabortion care, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS. (October 2002)
Gender-based Violence and Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS: Summary of a Technical Update (PDF: 512KB)
Based on a day-long technical update, this publication explores if and how gender-based violence (GBV) and RH/HIV intersect and how best to integrate GBV concerns into RH/HIV programs. (October 2002)
Exploring Gender Perspectives in Population and Health Programs: Workshop Findings and Recommendations (PDF: 293KB)
Based on interviews and workshops in 1999 exploring how project managers regard gender, this paper outlines the workshop methodology, findings (such as five diverse perspectives on integrating gender into PHN programs) and the project managers' recommendations for integrating gender into the design of PHN projects and programs. (July 2002)
Involving Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Orientation Guide
A tool organized by modules intended to raise awareness and make the case for male involvement in family planning, STD/HIV prevention, safe motherhood, and reducing gender-based violence (May 2002). This CD-ROM is also available in Spanish.
Gender and HIV/AIDS: Selected Resources
As part of its mandate to document efforts to address gender and HIV within the USAID community, the IGWG Gender and HIV Taskforce compiled a CD-ROM with over 25 selected reference documents offering guidance in key technical areas such as male involvement; youth; voluntary counseling and testing and gender-based violence; integration; parent-to-child transmission; sexual and reproductive rights and health of women; and skills building and educational materials. (January 2002)
Guide for Incorporating Gender Considerations in USAID's Family Planning and Reproductive Health RFAs and RFPs (PDF: 128KB)
This guide was created to assist USAID technical staff in fulfilling the USAID requirement for gender integration in the ADS 200 and 300 series by providing strategies to design Requests for Application (RFAs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) concerning reproductive health in a way that integrates gender. (October 2000)
Research Gaps Related to Gender Issues and Population, Health, and Nutrition Programs: An Analysis (PDF: 388KB)
This paper outlines what constitutes "gender-sensitive" research for reproductive health and compiles a list of research gaps related to reproductive health and rights aspects of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women (April 2000). Summary of an Analysis is also available in print copy.
Arabic Publication on Men and Reproductive Health
This document is a 44-page resource for Arabic health providers and policymakers on involving men in reproductive health programs. (Family Health International)
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Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll approached 23,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million people estimated to be in urgent need of food.
The stench of death hung over Turkey’s eastern city of Kahramanmaras — the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives in a remote region filled with people displaced by war in the pre-dawn hours of Monday.
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The United Nations warned that 874,000 people were now in urgent need of hot meals across Turkey and Syria.
Five days of grief and anguish have been slowly building into rage at the Turkish government’s response in the face of the country’s most dire disaster in nearly a century.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan conceded for the first time Friday that his government was not able to reach and help the victims “as quickly as we had desired”.
But miraculous rescues continued in pockets of Turkey more than 100 hours after the first tremor tore apart roads and flattened hundreds of buildings while a winter storm raged over southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria.
Turkish television showed rescuers pulling out a family of four — a mother and her three children — from the pile of rubble 108 hours after the disaster in the Syria-border province of Hatay.
People’s survival chances fall greatly after the first 72 hours because of the cumulative effects of dehydration and cold.
Three-year-old Zeynep Ela Parlak was also rescued in the same province on Friday.
Rescuers pulled a 10-day-old baby and his mother out alive after 90 hours trapped in Hatay on Thursday.
– Starting from scratch –
A group of Turkish Black Sea coast coal miners — expert in rescuing their own colleagues — rushed in to help dig through the rubble of Hatay province’s devastated city of Antakya.
“Our hearts couldn’t take this,” said miner Ismail Hakki Kalkan.
But much of Kalkan’s work involved reaching the bodies of victims so that their family members could give them a proper burial and gain some inner peace.
“We must first find a place to bury them and then start from scratch,” Nesibe Kulubecioglu said while guiding the coal miners to a spot where her 80-year-old mother and other family members vanished under rubble in Hatay province.
One of the single biggest tragedies involved 24 Cypriot children between the ages of 11 and 14 who were in Turkey for a volleyball tournament when the quake swallowed their hotel.
Ten of their bodies were repatriated to their homeland in northern Cyprus.
Turkish media reports that at least 19 people in the group — which included 15 accompanying adults — have now been confirmed dead.
The mourning of individual families has been accompanied by warnings for global institutions to the risks posed to many people displaced and traumatised by Syria’s 12-year civil war.
The United Nations World Food Programme appealed for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals for 874,000 people affected by the deadly quake.
The number in need of aid “includes 284,000 newly displaced people in Syria and 590,000 people in Turkey, which includes 45,000 refugees and 545,000 internally displaced people”, it said.
– Aid reaches rebel areas –
“As this tragic event unfolds, people’s desperate plight must be addressed,” said International Committee of the Red Cross president Mirjana Spoljaric on a visit to quake-hit Aleppo in Syria.
The first international aid deliveries to rebel-held northwestern Syria since the quake arrived on Thursday.
The Syrian government said it had also approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to quake-hit areas outside its control.
A decade of civil war and Syrian-Russian aerial bombardment had already destroyed hospitals and prompted electricity and water shortages.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council to authorise the opening of new cross-border humanitarian aid points between Turkey and Syria.
Turkey said it was working on opening two new routes into rebel-held parts of Syria.
The winter freeze has left thousands of people either spending nights in their cars or huddling around makeshift fires that have become ubiquitous across the quake-hit region.
– ‘Left to die’ –
Monday’s quake was the most powerful and deadliest since 33,000 people died in a 7.8-magnitude tremor in 1939.
Officials and medics said 19,388 people had died in Turkey and 3,377 in Syria. The confirmed total now stands at 22,765.
Anger has mounted over the Turkish government’s handling of the disaster.
“People who didn’t die from the earthquake were left to die in the cold,” Hakan Tanriverdi told AFP in Adiyaman province.
Erdogan conceded for the first time on Friday that his government did not respond as quickly as it would like in the first critical days of the disaster.
“So many buildings were damaged that unfortunately, we were not able to speed up our interventions as quickly as we had desired,” he said during a visit to Adiyaman province.
He said rescuers had been slowed by a winter storm over the area that had made some roads impassable.
Fulya Ozerkan with Remi Banet in Antakya

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Calculation of the Liquidus Curves of CaO-Al2O3 Phase Diagram by ESTPHAD Method
Using the ESTPHAD (Estimation of Phase Diagrams) method, the liquidus and solidus curves in the equilibrium phase diagram can be created by thermodynamic based equations. By these determined equations, the liquidus or solidus temperatures as a function of concentration can be calculated with the required precision. The main advantages of the ESTPHAD method are as follows: the parameters of functions can be calculated simply, it gives a precise result and the calculation time is short. This paper shows the reconstruction of the liquidus curves of the CaO-Al2O3 phase diagram (0-60 wt% Al2O3 range) by using the ESTPHAD method on the basis of the measured data. The divergences between the measured and calculated (ESTPHAD) data are less than the given measurement error (±10 K).
P.J. Szabó, T. Réti, T. Czigány
T. Mende and A. Roósz, "Calculation of the Liquidus Curves of CaO-Al2O3 Phase Diagram by ESTPHAD Method", Materials Science Forum, Vol. 589, pp. 323-328, 2008


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Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery traveled along the Columbia River on their way to the Pacific Ocean. We can follow their trek and learn about their discoveries along the river today. Interpretive signs and reconstruction of Native structures they may have encountered dot the beaches where they are known to have camped.
About the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Corps of Discovery was a special unit of the United States Army commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson. The group of over 30 men became the core of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that took place between May of 1804 and September of 1806.
The Corps of Discovery was led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark. Their goal was to explore the West to study plants, animals and geography, as well as to look for economic opportunities.
They were to begin in St. Louis, Missouri to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase, develop trade relationships and claim U.S. sovereignty over the native people along the Missouri River.
Similarly, the president tasked Lewis and Clark with finding the Northwest Passage and claiming U.S. sovereignty over the people and territories in the Pacific Northwest and Oregon territory. While their work included exploration and documentation, the economic importance of their role was paramount.
Stories of the expedition, like those in the Ken Burns PBS film, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, include tales of the young men in the expedition, French-Canadian boatmen, William Clark’s African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman Sacajawea and her infant son, nicknamed Pompey.
Lewis and Clark Travel the Columbia River to the Pacific
As they travelled, Lewis and Clark kept a detailed diary and sketchbook, so their travels are well documented. Lewis and Clark reached the Columbia River on October 16, 1805. Using canoes, they traveled along the Columbia, stopping to portage around treacherous areas.
On November 7, 1805, Meriwether Lewis thought he saw the Pacific Ocean. In reality, it was the estuary of the Columbia at Grays Bay. They encountered the Clatsop Indians and did some trading for food.
Finally, on November 15, 1805, Lewis and Clark saw the Pacific Ocean. This confirmed that the Northwest Passage, which they were tasked with discovering, didn’t actually exist. Lewis and Clark established a camp in the area, hunted, fished and traded with the Clatsop and Chinook Indians.
They wintered on the coast and built two cabins at Fort Clatsop. It was a difficult winter, but they still managed to document the region’s plant and animal life. They hunted elk for food and clothing. They also worked on maps so that others could follow their route in the future.
Lewis and Clark in Clark County
The Corps’ return journey up the Columbia commenced on March 23, 1806, and took most of April.
On March 31, 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark stopped their journey along the Columbia River and set up camp at Cottonwood Beach, near the current-day Washougal. They had noticed the beach on their journey down the river and considered it for a winter camp, but pressed on toward the ocean.
At the stop on the return journey, they replenished supplies for their trip through the Columbia River Gorge. They were at Cottonwood Beach for six days. It is said this is the longest stay in the area we now call Clark County.
From Cottonwood Beach, William Clark also discovered the Willamette River when he and a group of men did some exploring. As they traveled up and down the Columbia before that, they had completely missed the confluence of the two rivers.
Visiting Cottonwood Beach
Almost 200 years later, in celebration of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial in 2006, the Captain William Clark Regional Park at Cottonwood Beach was opened. The park is one of the few named for Capt. William Clark, who drew detailed maps and documented the natives encountered by the Corps of Discovery. His maps have been useful to Native Americans, providing proof of where their ancestors lived.
Cottonwood Beach is approximately one mile long, upstream of Steamboat Landing and just downstream of Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. There is a parking lot at South 32nd Street in Washougal.
My preference is to walk the Lewis and Clark Heritage Trail and look out over the Columbia where the Corps of Discovery traveled. To walk the trail on the dike, you can park in the area of the Pendleton Woolen Mills store and enter via the pedestrian tunnel.
The Lewis and Clark Heritage Trail, also known as The Columbia River Dike Trail, follows the Columbia River from Steamboat Landing Park to the border of the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Just about a mile up the trail, you’ll see structures reminiscent of Chinook long houses. That is the entrance to Cottonwood Beach. The structures contain Lewis and Clark interpretive information and maps.
When you visit, you’ll understand why Lewis and Clark camped on the large beach with shady cottonwoods. It’s a sheltered area with room for the Corps to camp. There are canoe replicas, making it easy to envision how the area looked when they camped.
In addition to the existing water access at Cottonwood Beach, the 93-acre park also
features multi-use trails, restrooms, historic interpretive elements, picnic shelters and parking lots.
Learning More About Lewis and Clark
One of the best places to get a sense of Lewis and Clark’s journey to the Pacific Ocean is at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment on the Long Beach Peninsula.
Exhibits at this museum in Long Beach focus on the history of Lewis and Clark’s experiences at the mouth of the Columbia River and include an award winning film, Dreams and Discovery: Lewis and Clark’s Arrival at the Pacific. While you are in the area, you can take a walk on the Discovery Trail and experience the coastal area that the Corps explored in November of 1805.
Another place to visit that will complete your explorations of the Corps of Discovery’s journey is Fort Clatsop on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. There you can see a replica of the cabins where the Corps wintered and learn from the exhibits and films at the Visitors Center. Daily costumed programs and other ranger-led activities are scheduled during the summer months, beginning mid-June and ending Labor Day weekend.


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NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruum American Kid's Wear is gearing families up for the cold weather with warm kids clothing and holiday discounts to match. Browse its Interactive Digital Holiday Look Book for the 2013 season online and take advantage of 25% off orders $60 or higher. Dress children in new warm clothes now, or save them to be opened as gifts as the season progresses.
In keeping with digital trends, children's clothing brand Ruum American Kid's Wear developed an interactive Holiday Look Book for parents and kids alike to browse the warmest new trends. See samples of hats, hoodies, jackets, and scarves modeled by great kids online. Once you've found something you love, click on it to be directed to its individual page for pricing and other information.
Boys and girls alike can choose from the warmest puff jackets and most stylish hats. Trends in kids clothing never stop changing, and it can be hard to keep up, especially with rising prices in a weak economy. Take advantage of the ever changing discounts through Ruum's online store to keep kids dressed to impress without breaking the bank.
"We were so excited to put together our Look Book of new kids clothes for the 2013 Holiday season. For many kids, the winter is the best time of year. It means an extended break from school for the holidays, and a whole new wardrobe to go out and play in. We want to give our customers as much as we can for their money," said Mary Robertson, the Director of Publicity for Ruum.
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Palestinian fisherman killed, policeman wounded off Rafah beach
GAZA, Dec 10 (KUNA) -- A Palestinian fisherman was killed early Saturday
morning and a Palestinian policeman was wounded when an Israeli gunboat fired
at them from the sea near the shore of Rafah in southern Gaza, Palestinian
security and medical sources said.
A Palestinian security source said "the Israeli gunboat cruised off Rafah
and fired at a group of fishermen who were on a fishing boat at dawn."
The source identified the deceased fisherman as 37-year-old Natheer Farhat.
As for the policeman, the source said he sustained serious wounds when the
same Israeli gunboat opened fire on him and his colleagues while they searched
for the fisherman.
Search operations are ongoing for a second fisherman who has been lost
during the incident, the source added.
This was the second time within a week that fishermen were targeted in the
region, where Palestinian fisherman Ziyad Al-Bardweel was killed in the same
location while fishing. (end)
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12(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in any manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given by facsimile transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or in accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be deemed effective as indicated:—
- (i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is delivered;
- (ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipient’s answerback is received;
- (iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report generated by the sender’s facsimile machine);
- (iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is attempted; or
- (v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is received,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
12(b) Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at which notices or other communications are to be given to it.
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The major change between the versions of Section 12 (Notices) was the 2002 ISDA’s inclusion of e-mail as a means of communication in addition to the 1992 ISDA’s electronic messaging system. Also, fax and electronic messaging system are not permitted means of serving close-out communications (i.e., under Sections 5 and 6) under the 1992 ISDA, but fax is permitted under the 2002 ISDA, whereas electronic messaging system and email are not. Got all that?
Who would have thought a Notices provision would be so controversial? Especially the question, “What is an electronic messaging system”?
No-one, it is humbly submitted, until Andrews, J. of the Chancery Division, was invited to opine on Greenclose v National Westminster Bank plc, the kind of “little old lady” case that makes bad law. The learned judge does nothing to dispel the assumption that lawyers are technological Luddites who would apply Tip-Ex to their VDUs if they didn’t have someone to do their typing for them (and if they knew what a VDU was).
For there it was held that email is not an “electronic messaging system” and, as such, was an invalid means for serving a close-out notice under the 1992 ISDA, which doesn’t mention email. Read in-depth about that case here.
And that was before the entire, interconnected world decided, as an orchestrated whole, to cease the conduct of the business as a physical idea for an indefinite period in early 2020. Suddenly, a widely-used and, it was assumed, well-tested notices regime started to look like it might not work.
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The Biden administration to allow travelers from Mexico and Canada who are fully vaccinated to enter the United States for non-essential purposes.
The United States will lift restrictions on its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic restrictions on non-essential travelers in place since March 2020 to deal with the COVID pandemic. 19.
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that next month the administration “will begin allowing travelers from Mexico and Canada who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the United States. for non-essential purposes, including visiting friends and family or for tourism, via land and sea border crossings ”.
The new rules are similar but not identical to planned needs announced last month for international air travelers, US officials said on an earlier call with reporters.
Lawmakers in U.S. border states hailed the move to lift unprecedented restrictions, which had hurt the economies of local communities and prevented families and friends from seeing each other for 19 months.
“Since the start of the pandemic, members of our common cross-border community have felt the pain and economic hardship of closing land borders. This pain is about to end, ”Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement.
Unvaccinated visitors will still not be allowed to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico.
Officials in President Joe Biden’s administration have stressed that the White House will not lift the “Title 42” ordinance put in place by former President Donald Trump’s administration that essentially cut off access to the government. asylum to hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers seeking entry from Mexico.
The precise date, in early November, for the lifting of restrictions on land and air travel will be announced “very soon,” one of the officials said.
Homeland Security said the administration was creating “consistent and strict protocols for all foreign nationals traveling to the United States – whether by air, land or ferry.”
On August 9, Canada began allowing entry of fully vaccinated U.S. visitors for non-essential travel.


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DescripciónThis volume of the Cambridge Fitzgerald Edition includes the original nine stories selected by Fitzgerald for All the Sad Young Men, together with eleven additional stories, published between 1925 and 1928, which were not collected by Fitzgerald during his lifetime. This edition is based on extensive surviving manuscripts and typescripts. The volume contains a scholarly introduction, historical notes, a textual apparatus, illustrations, and appendices. The complex history of composition for 'The Rich Boy' is untangled, and Fitzgerald's thorough revision of 'Winter Dreams' is described. Important passages of sexual innuendo and tabloid-style scandal in 'Jacob's Ladder', 'The Love Boat', and 'Magnetism' - removed by editors at the Saturday Evening Post - are restored to the Cambridge texts.
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Digital transformation in view as corporate IT and telecom executive becomes CEO of Pennsylvania-based certification organization
March 15, 2019
By Martin Berman-Gorvine
The Project Management Institute has gone both outside the United States and outside the association world for its new CEO. The group hired tech and telecom executive Sunil Prashara, founder of a London-based “sales accelerator,” to implement a new strategic plan.
PMI has grown over the past two decades into a $188-million revenue organization with members in “nearly every country” and 300 chapters around the world. More than 750,000 people have received the Project Management Professional certification, known as the PMP, a designation the association has turned into a significant achievement in various industries.


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The check engine light on a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee looks like this... Here is a link Check Engine Light It looks like a little yellow engine.
With a scan tool.
That is the check engine light.
A flashing check engine light normally means you have a misfire.
Check engine codes, check for spark, check for compression, check fuel pressure, etc.
There are pages and pages of things that can cause a check engine light. You need to have it checked with a scantool. Then the code can be diagnosed and repaired.
Disconnect the negative battery cable for about two minutes and that should reset your check engine light.
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The check engine light stays on when the engine computer has detected a malfunction and set a trouble code.
Misfire? Due for a tune up? Check engine light on?
go to advance and let them shut it off
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The National Institutes of Health funded the trial, which hired 25,871 healthy American men and women aged 50 and over, including 5,106 African Americans. Participants in the study were divided into four groups and were randomly assigned to supplements or placebo and were followed for 5.3 years on average.
One group received 2,000 IU (international units) of vitamin D3 and 1 gram of omega-3 each day. A second group was given vitamin D and a virtual pill instead of omega-3. A third group took omega-3 and a vitamin D placebo. And the final team received two placebo.
Pharmavite LLC, Northridge, Calif., Donates vitamin D and placebo agents, while Pronova BioPharma of Norway and BASF donated Omacor, a fish oil sold under the brand name Lovaza in the United States.
The results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, are presented Saturday at a conference of the American Heart Association in Chicago.
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