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To summarize the gender woes of the Boston Fire Department as so much "locker room talk," you have to ignore a lot of terrible behavior.
Not only that, you would have to be blind or ignorant about the problems faced by employees trying to shoehorn themselves into a culture that makes a point of refusing to be more inclusive, that finds the whole concept embarrassing and soft.
A city-ordered report issued this week on gender issues in the Fire Department found that, well, things could be better. It offers a handful of common-sense solutions, such as hiring more women. But it stops well short of demanding any real accountability or pushing for change.
The Boston Fire Department didn't have a woman in its ranks until 1984, and has only 16 today. To this day, it is among the most retrograde of city departments, an old boys' network unto itself. That's a problem.
The latest study came on the heels of a Globe report by Meghan E. Irons last year detailing complaints of sexist and demeaning treatment — often made worse by an insular culture that demands going along to get along. The specific allegations of bad behavior ranged from lewd comments and propositions to alleged assault. Some said their complaints had fallen on deaf ears in an environment where complaints are often viewed as weakness.
One obvious problem, acknowledged in the report, is simply numerical. Women make up barely 1 percent of the 1,500-member department. Only one captain is a woman. Those numbers reflect a department stuck in a bygone era.
Firefighters work in a unique culture. Their schedule — typically, 24 hours on, 48 hours off — means long hours in close quarters. The firehouse becomes a sort of family — or a fraternity house, as the case may be. Of the 33 firehouses in the city, only nine have women regularly assigned to them. Those that do have female firefighters typically have only one.
To assess the department's treatment of gender issues, Mayor Martin J. Walsh hired attorney Kay Hodge, who regularly does business with the city, to conduct a review. To my mind, she lacked the independence the job required.
Hodge is currently representing the city in a case of discrimination involving the Fire Department and at least one other high-profile retaliation case involving another city department. No matter how good a trial lawyer Hodge may be, that should have instantly disqualified her from leading this probe.
The first stop, all seem to agree, is more women in the ranks. To that end, Walsh has called for a cadet program that would be exempt from the veterans' preference and other rules that have helped to create such a male (and white) institution. Walsh's proposal would require approval by the Legislature.
As first steps go, that's fine. But it isn't enough. There is still a nagging unwillingness to address the issues of disparate treatment.
Every mayor of the last 30 years has known the Fire Department is a lousy place for women to work, and every one of them has ducked the issue. Walsh has claimed repeatedly to be a great champion of women in the workplace. The Fire Department would be a great place to show he means it.


Why not? Never in my self-doubting life did I think I would share my experience through images, offerings and teachings in the public realm! I have been teaching yoga for nearly a decade and this practice only continues to feed me, reignite me, strengthen me--and inspires me to feel a love and self-forgiving place that I believe exists within you too.
As connected beings we have great potential for love to transform us, fresh perspective to shift our state of mind--we have purpose to discover and messages to listen to. Find the space where you are open to the voice of your own heart and brighten your light so expansively that you begin to illuminate!
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Home BREAKING NEWS Ooni, Deji, Alake visit President Buhari. Source Deji's Palace Media Team
Ooni, Deji, Alake visit President Buhari. Source Deji's Palace Media Team
President Muhammadu Buhari (M) in a handshake with the Ooni of Ife Co-Chairman National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. Others are Alake of Egbaland Chairman Ogun State Council of Traditional Rulers, Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III, Alayemore of Ido Osun South West Coordinator, Alayemore of Ido Osun, Oba Aderemi Adedapo, Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade, Ayangburen of Ikorodu Vice Chairman, Lagos Traditional Ruler, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, Olukare of Ikare Akoko Chairman Ondo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Oba ( Alhaji) Akadiri Momoh 1V, Oloye Oye Chairman Ekiti Council of Traditional Rulers, Oba Michael Oluwole Ademolaju Adugbole III, during an audience with Traditional Rulers from SouthWest of Nigeria held at the State House, Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday met with the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and representatives of traditional rulers from the South West geo-political zone of the country at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, the Ooni said that the meeting had nothing to do with politics, rather to tell the President the importance of including more youths and women in his government and to thank him for what he has been doing for the South West.
The traditional ruler further said that they were at the seat of the Government to ask for more developmental projects in the zone and to appreciate President Buhari for the cordial relationship between him and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo who is from the South West.
When asked further on their mission to the State House especially as general elections were around the corner, Oba Ogunwusi said, "We are not here for politics. We are father to all, very close to our people; the only politics we understand is politics of development. We are here to talk about development for our people in all the states of the south-western Nigeria. "We here to point out the good things Mr. President has been doing especially the cordial relationship with the Vice President who is from the south-western part of the country. Historically we know the issues of presidents and Vice Presidents in Nigeria, we have not experienced such
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Lee and His Cause, or, The Why and How of the War between the States
by John DeeringJohn Deering
"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."
-Robert E. Lee
With the exception of George Washington, perhaps the most famous general in American history is Robert E. Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870), despite the fact he led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia against the Union in the Civil War. As the son of U.S. Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III, and a relative of Martha Custis Washington, Lee was imbued with a strong sense of honor and duty from the beginning. And as a top graduate of West Point, Lee had distinguished himself so well before the Civil War that President Lincoln asked him to command the entire Union Army. Lee famously declined, serving his home state of Virginia instead after it seceded.
Lee is remembered today for constantly defeating the Union's Army of the Potomac in the Eastern theater from 1862-1865, considerably frustrating Lincoln and his generals. His leadership of his army led to him being deified after the war by some of his former subordinates, especially Virginians, and he came to personify the Lost Cause's ideal Southern soldier. His reputation was secured in the decades after the war as a general who brilliantly led his men to amazing victories against all odds.
Despite his successes and his legacy, Lee wasn't perfect. And of all the battles Lee fought in, he was most criticized for Gettysburg, particularly his order of Pickett's Charge on the third and final day of the war. Despite the fact his principle subordinate and corps leader, General James Longstreet, advised against the charge, Lee went ahead with it, ending the army's defeat at Gettysburg with a violent climax that left half of the men who charged killed or wounded.
Although the Civil War came to define Lee's legacy, he was involved in some of American history's other turning points, including the Mexican-American War and the capture of John Brown.
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Mr Niel Kang is a trauma and orthopedic surgeon and shoulder and elbow specialist in Cambridge , UK. Mr Kang is currently a full time Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Mr Kang completed his his training at a prestigious London orthopaedic training scheme and further then went on to receive further specialist training in Cambridge, In the pursuit of excellence and to equip himself with the most up to date knowledge and skills, Niel Kang has enhanced his skills by learning from world class upper limb experts in Florida, New York at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Mount Sinai Hospital, and centres of excellence in Mumbai, India.
With the aims of continually improving orthopaedic practice and patient outcomes and experience, Niel Kang is collaborating in studies with other experts from orthopaedic centres of excellence. He has numerous peer reviewed publications and presentations on a wide range of orthobiologic, joint replacement, and trauma topics. Niel Kang is also an expert reviewer for the world renowned Bone and Joint Journal.
Mr Kang has received several national awards during the course of his training and post of Consultant.


A hidden secret lies under the Brink. Nick can't get it out of his mind. A series of visions force him to investigate what lies beneath. Nick's girlfriend doesn't understand. Neither do his fellow teachers. Frustrated, he confides in a Year 10 student but can she be expected to have all the answers?
Every Seven Years charts the relationship between Pam from the north east and Ralph from the south west. We see them from their first fumblings at 21 through to old age at 84 - from newborns, new jobs, small talk, big fights, and all that life throws at them in between.


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Penn State up next on Michigan's 'revenge tour'
Angelique S. Chengelis
Ann Arbor — Not surprisingly, fifth-year Michigan defensive end Chase Winovich is the author of the "revenge tour" mantra that, well, some of his teammates hadn't even heard about until a week or so ago.
But they're embracing the concept.
During a postgame interview after beating Wisconsin, Winovich said the fifth-ranked Wolverines were on a tour to essentially deliver payback for some critical losses during last year's 8-5 season.
They've been checking the boxes during their seven-game winning streak.
Win over Wisconsin, which beat Michigan, 24-10, last year? Check.
Win over Michigan State, which won, 14-10, last year? Check.
Now the Wolverines are preparing for No. 14 Penn State, which mauled Michigan, 42-13, last year. The Nittany Lions play at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, and Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown said last week that he wakes up every morning thinking about that game a year ago.
Winovich said he was thinking during the summer about last season when he hatched the "revenge tour" in his mind. Michigan also lost to Ohio State last season, 31-20, and will face the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in the regular-season finale. The game against Penn State is the last of a three-game stretch that began against Wisconsin and then at Michigan State before a bye last Saturday.
"It wasn't something I was vocal about," Winovich said Monday. "We knew we had revenge to give out just on the people who were kind of bullying us, I'd say, just beating up on us last year. They kind of took advantage of our … I think we were kind of in an in-between year and something about that gave me a bad taste in my mouth.
"I knew me, personally, I wanted our lunch money back and I wanted them to pay interest."
Winovich said the "revenge" the Wolverines are seeking isn't just about the teams that beat the Wolverines last season.
"Collectively as a team, it's our thought process," Winovich said. "I don't even think it's just exclusive to teams that beat us last year. It's just the way we played in general last year. We needed to do better. It's our attitude (for) everybody, every week. You know where to find the smoke, that's all I'm going to say. We're going to play our hearts out and have fun doing it."
Defensive tackle Carlo Kemp laughed about Winovich's creation of the "Revenge Tour," but said there is something to it.
"The revenge tour — I think Chase said that in an interview — it's just one game at a time, we have a lot of bad taste from last year, and we just don't want to feel that way anymore," Kemp said Monday. "We want to go out there and we want to win these big games.
"So we're just putting everything we have, that feeling from last year, saving it up until we can bring it back into this week which from last year when we played Penn State, definitely didn't like that outcome. It's been sitting in the back of our minds. You don't think about that because you have to prepare for a new team every single week, but now you can bring it right here to the front of your mind as we go into this Penn State game."
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You want the best babysitter for your children, and when you try someone new, there are key areas to consider as you evaluate whether they are going to be the best fit for your family.
Introduction Call: If you are using a new babysitter, even if they were referred by a friend,the initial call/booking conversation acts as a sort of phone interview. The first impression is important. The best babysitters will make you feel completely comfortable and at ease, whereas an average or poor babysitter will likely make you feel a bit uneasy about their abilities.
Greeting: When your babysitter walks in the door, it is important that they are warm to both you and the children. The best babysitters will meet your child at their level, starting a conversation with your older children, or swooning over your baby. They will also ask questions that show that they are experienced and capable.
Activities: What did your babysitter do while you were gone? Did they spend time watching TV, or did they play games, do crafts, and play outdoors. You want a babysitter who is proactive, initiating stimulating activities even with your baby. The babysitter should also clean up after themselves (messes from preparing dinner, toys, crafts, etc.). If they have some extra time (e.g., naps, bedtime), a great babysitter will also take initiative to do something helpful such as wash dishes or empty the dishwasher.
End of Job Communication: How are things at the end of the job? You don't want a babysitter who complains about your children, or simply takes the money and leaves without giving you any kind of a note or report. A great babysitter will tell you what they did (ours leave something called Nanny Notes), and convey that they had a good time with your children.
Assess the Results: Take a pulse after the care is completed. How do you feel? Does your home look picked up, are the diapers put on well, were your children's teeth brushed? If they are old enough, get your child(ren)'s feedback (were they interacting? were they on the phone/texting?). If it's a great babysitter, your child will be asking for her to come back.
These are some areas for consideration once you have hired the caregiver, and we hope it helps as you narrow down to a couple of fantastic babysitters. However, we also highly recommend you take the extra step of screening babysitters prior to them coming to your home. For instance, our babysitters have completed an extensive application, interview, background check, reference check, CPR certification and more. Decide what will make your family feel comfortable before you accept them into your home.


In this age of women's empowerment and the notion that we've come so far, it could be so easy to dismiss personal style. Should our style, image, or how we look matter to our success?
Absolutely! And quite honestly, personal style, image and first impressions aren't limited to women. Men are in this game of presenting themselves with style just as much as women are!
So back to the question of why image and personal style are important…there are far more reasons than you have time to read about today, so I'll just concentrate on my top 3.
People for impressions of you within a mere 3 seconds!
Your style makes you memorable.
Your style allows you to express who you are, which ultimately leads to an improved self-image and confidence.
That's right…people start forming impressions of you within the first 3 seconds of seeing you. It's not judging; it's simply human nature. We can't help ourselves. We almost always see others before we start conversing with them.
And clearly this is just a smattering of the many positive, lasting impressions you can create through your style.
Think of it like this: Your style is your calling card! Think of the last networking event you went to. Chances are good that you still remember something about someone's outfit that spoke to you…whether you met them or not!
I can specifically remember meeting someone like this at the last profession women's, networking luncheon I attended. I saw a woman across the room whose skirt (which was really cute) stood out. Her style spoke to me.
I wondered who she was. Unfortunately, I didn't get the opportunity to meet her before we sat down for lunch. But luck came my way and we were seated next to each other. I was eager to get to know this woman and wasn't disappointed one bit. And yes, you know I still remember her great skirt!
You're interviewing for a new position in a CPA firm, law firm or other type of conservative business. It's a sea of navy suits with white shirts, but you're also wearing a beautiful pendant in your eye color. I guarantee you'll be memorable!
I'm not saying your resume, experience and personality won't be memorable, but when you're up against a large pool of qualified candidates, any added edge certainly increases your favor.
Not interviewing? Imagine the same holding true on sales calls, making presentations, and of course, networking. Your style can enhance all you do!
When I hold a free, initial consultation with a potential client, we always discuss her vision of what her ideal wardrobe and style and how she would want her look to be different from how it is now. After we've discussed it at length, I ask, "If you had this, what difference would it make in your life".
Ninety percent of the women I speak to tell me they'd feel better about themselves and have more confidence. Ninety percent! That's huge…and this is coming from a wide range of women, mostly already successful, confident women: attorneys, CPA's, physicians, engineers, real estate agents, business owners and more!
When you know your wardrobe and image are reflecting your personality and all you have to give to the world. You feel confident and powerful and have a little more spring in your step!
So now I ask you—Is your wardrobe and style creating the best first impression possible? Is it eye-catching and memorable? Do you feel confident and powerful each and every time you get dressed?
If you're interested in creating your best style ever or simply giving your closet an update, I offer a free 50-minute, phone consultation. The easiest way to schedule is to visit my online calendar, I look forward to talking with you!
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The Toyota Supra vs BMW Z4 drag race we've all been waiting for
You know it's bound to happen but which do you think crossed the line first?
By: Jacob Oliva
It's not a secret that the latest generation of the Toyota Supra is highly based on the BMW Z4. In fact, the two cars are so alike that they both have similar interior, similar infotainment system, and yes, they both use the same BMW B58 3.0-litre straight-six engine. These similarities have made Supra fans furious, saying that the Toyota halo car is better off without the help of the German brand.
But Toyota did so for a good reason: an all-new, non-BMW Toyota Supra would have pushed back its launch later. Nonetheless, that doesn't make things any better for the Supra's diehard fans.
Latest Supra news:
⠀ Euro-spec Toyota Supra dyno test shows impressive numbers, again
New Toyota Supra drift car heading to Goodwood FoS
Gallery: Toyota Supra vs BMW Z4 Drag Race
But really, how different is each car in terms of performance, well, at least in a drag race? We're pretty sure that's a question you would like to be answered. Good thing, CarWow has put up the mother of drag races: the Toyota Supra versus BMW Z4. Let's crunch the numbers here first.
As mentioned, both cars use BMW's straight-six engine, which produces 335 bhp and 369 pound-feet, sent to the rear axle via an 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic torque converter transmission. The one on the video above didn't use the U.S. version of the Z4, which has a tad bit of power at 382 bhp.
Their major difference, however, is quite obvious with the Supra having a hard top and the Z4 sporting a ragtop. With this, the Z4 is a bit heavier by around 40 kilograms, which isn't much, really. So, it all boils down as to which car was able to utilize the BMW engine better.
Watch the video on top of this page to see which one crossed the finish line first. CarWow even redid the drag race to make sure that the results were consistent.
Source: CarWow via Youtube
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These landscapes bloom from May through October accented by prairie grasses that sway in the wind throughout the summer and fall also providing winter cover/structure for wildlife. These native prairie species naturally grow where trees can't due to high water tables, drought prone wind exposed conditions, and/or very shallow-rocky soils. So native meadows require no kind of irrigation or fertilizer to thrive. Once they establish they require little to no herbicide or pesticides either.
See the slideshow below to view examples of our native meadow installations. Each design leaves bands of lawn on the edges of the meadow in between property lines, sidewalks, driveways, and streets as well as retaining a or multiple snaking trails of lawn through the prairie to give intimate access to the life about. To see the lively, pollinator packed scenery the prairie provides, see our native meadow playlist on our Youtube here.
Indigenous landscapes combines horticultural ideas such as contrast of textures, complementary colors, and layering of heights/shapes; with ecological laws to provide the most sustainable form of landscaping. We grow nearly every plant we install from seed and then we sell them affordably at $5.00 per herbaceous perennial. This allows us to have access to an extensive plant pallet bringing plants into the landscape that are mostly unavailable in the nursery industry.
We also offer native trees and shrubs through our native plant nursery, many of which produce edible crops.


Previously known as Bombay, Mumbai is India's largest city and the country's commercial heart. It is famous worldwide for its cosmopolitan vibe, though its busy port and diverse neighborhoods offer a true contrast you'll find fascinating.
Visit the pilgrimage site of Haji Ali Dargah.
Walk along the waterfront and see the Gateway of India arch.
See the city's numerous heritage buildings, such as the High Court of Mumbai and the Victorian Gothic-revival Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
Glimpse local life at Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, a place where hundreds of locals do laundry each day.
Shop for bargains at Chor Bazaar, a large flea market.
Watch sunset at Chowpatty Beach, also known as Chaupati.
Have a family day out at EsselWorld.
Tour the film studios of Bollywood, the home of Indian cinema.
Winter offers the coolest temperatures in Mumbai, though it is popular for visitors year-round. The Banganga Festival, held in winter, features bands, singers and musicians from across the country. Enjoy music, dancing and more at the Elephanta Festival, a winter celebration that is held on Elephanta Island. Summer's Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the liveliest events, celebrating the birth of the Hindu deity Ganesha.


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Un server di posta elettronica (tecnicamente mail transfer agent (MTA), o mailer daemon in contesto Unix-like) è un programma, e per estensione il computer su cui viene eseguito, che si occupa della ricezione e smistamento da un computer all'altro di messaggi di posta elettronica. Si contrappone al client di posta (mail user agent) presente invece sulla macchina dell'utente finale.

Normalmente un server email risiede su un sistema hardware dedicato, ma può essere eseguito su computer ove risiedano altri server o che siano utilizzati anche per altri scopi, come un comune personal computer.

Operatività
Per essere usato su Internet, un mail server deve essere connesso alla Rete. Le principali operazioni sono:
 la ricezione o raccolta della posta in ingresso dai vari mail user agent degli utenti mittenti, poi consegnata/immagazzinata nella rispettiva casella di posta (box mail) dei destinatari;
 lo smistamento eventuale della posta in ingresso verso altri server di posta di altri provider del servizio dove risiedono gli utenti destinatari;
 l'accesso da parte degli utenti destinatari, sempre attraverso il mail user agent, alle proprie caselle di posta sul server.

La ricezione e lo smistamento si svolgono oggi prevalentemente tramite il protocollo SMTP (dall'inglese Simple Mail Transmission Protocol). Per l'accesso, i protocolli più usati sono POP3 che scarica la posta sul computer dell'utente, e IMAP che mantiene la posta sul server in modo che l'utente possa accedervi da diversi computer.

Un mail server (MTA) riceve la posta da un altro mail server, da un agente di invio della posta (o MSA, dall'inglese mail submission agent) o da un agente utente della posta (o MUA, dall'inglese mail user agent). I dettagli della trasmissione sono specificati dal SMTP. Quando la casella di posta destinataria di un messaggio non è ospitata localmente, il messaggio viene ritrasmesso, cioè inoltrato a un altro MTA.

Problemi dei piccoli server
Principalmente a causa di preoccupazioni per lo spam e una generale tendenza verso la centralizzazione delle strutture, sono sorti problemi per le piccole organizzazioni e gli utenti domestici che desiderano eseguire il proprio server di posta elettronica.

A partire dal 2011 molti ISP bloccano preventivamente le connessioni in uscita verso la porta TCP 25 sui collegamenti nazionali; inoltre i più grandi provider di posta elettronica hanno requisiti sempre più stringenti per gli altri server che desiderano trasferire le email verso di loro. Per esempio: l'inversione dei record PTR da parte del server di invio viene spesso controllata prima di accettare le email; il record PTR deve essere impostato dal provider di servizi Internet, che può rifiutare questa richiesta ad una piccola azienda o un utente domestico.

Altri problemi incontrati dai piccoli mail-server includono l'uso zelante delle blacklist e la presunzione di colpevolezza da parte dei suddetti servizi di blacklist e grandi provider e-mail, che classificano per impostazione predefinita come spammer i nuovi server.

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Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: An immigration scam was recently brought to my attention.
A man contacted me after he came across a Canadian company's site which said that the company would get foreigners a job and a work visa in Canada….after they had paid a $120 "evaluation fee." I was instantly suspicious.
I checked the company's website and was amazed that, among other jobs, they were offering employment in Alberta's oil fields. Whoa. The situation in the energy sector in Alberta is at an all-time low, with the price of crude oil falling well below the cost of production. The news of layoffs in Alberta is rife. Where would these jobs be coming from?
As I looked closer at the website, I noted that it was not written in the best of Canadian English. It contained plenty of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.
The website also said that the company had an office in Houston. This is not unheard of, as Houston is the centre of the petroleum industry in North America. However, when I did a Google Maps search of the address, it turned out to be a residential area with what appeared to be modest single family homes.
I also noted that the website had no "team page" and no telephone numbers, only an email address. In addition, the company talked about obtaining Labour Market Opinions or LMOs . This term has not been used by the Canadian government in a number years. LMOs were phased out when LMIAs (Labour Market Impact Assessments) were phased in.
Given the style of writing, and from my experience in the Far East, I figured the business was operating out of South Asia.
From all of the above evidence, I concluded that the website was just part of another scam. The people running it are out to collect a small amount of money (in this case $120) from a great number of people. They are operating on the basis that while you can't fool all of the people all of the time, you can surely fool some of them.
For prospective immigrants using such pages, I advise you to remember that if something is too good to be true, then it's false. Does someone want money up front? Red flag. Is someone offering a job and a work visa together? Red flag. Are they promising to get it done "quick and easy?" Red flag.
Remember: do not pay anyone to find you a job in Canada. Most Canadian provinces have laws prohibiting the practice. Employers pay staff to find employees, not the other way around.
Do your homework, save your money, and stay safe.


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David was born in Perth, Scotland on September 10th 1979.
He started his career in the sports world as a top junior chess player going on to learn bridge at school aged about 16. He also played a little rubber bridge in London with his father who was an avid bridge player. After deciding that further education and a maths degree wasn't what he wanted to do, David started to get seriously into bridge in 1999 when he had just turned 19. He began working as a host at the St John's Wood Bridge Club, and in 2000 started a partnership with Tom Townsend who had been taught to play as a school boy by David's father!
Tom and David played in the trials later that year reaching the semis and gaining, for David, his first Camrose Cap. David says that he has learnt most of what he knows about the game from his partner Tom. David and Tom won the 2003/2004 Open Trials with John Armstrong and Danny Davies, thus earning the right to compete in the European Teams Championship and the World Team Olympiad. They were part of the team which narrowly losing to Italy in the final of the 2008 World Team Olympiad to capture the silver medal.
David has since formed partnerships with Tony Forrester and David Bakhshi and has represented England with them numerous times in the European Championships (winning a bronze medal in 2014 - later upgraded to a silver medal following the disqualification of the winning Israeli team), Bermuda Bowl (finishing 4th in 2015 after two extremely narrow defeats in the semi-final and bronze medal play-off), and World Olympiad. His most recent international partner is Mike Bell, and they have played together in the 2016 and 2017 Camrose Trophy.
In 2017 he was part of a team which won a bronze medal in the Transnational competition at the World Teams Championships.
David has numerous domestic titles on his bridge CV, including victory in the Gold Cup three times, Premier League seven times, and the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Spring Foursomes. He was the winner of the inaugural Player of the Year Championship for the 2014/15 season.
Read David's Top Table interview - October 2012
Major International Appearances
European Championships: 2004 2006 2010 2012 2014 and 2016
Bermuda Bowl: 2005 2013 and 2015
World Olympiad: 2004 2008 2012 and 2016
World Youth Team Championships: 2003
European Junior Championships: 2002
Champions Cup: 2019
European Champions' Cup: 2004 2014 2015 2017 2018 and 2019
Camrose Trophy Selections: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 and 2019
Junior Camrose Selections: 2000 and 2002
Gold Cup Winner: 2012 2013 2014 and 2019
Crockfords winner: 2012
Premier League Winner: 2008 2011 2013 2014 2016 2017 and 2018
Spring Foursomes winner: 2016 2017 and 2018
Brighton Four Stars Teams Winner: 2000 and 2014
Easter Congress Guardian Trophy winner : 2014
National Teams Congress winner: 2015(PAB)
Tollemache Cup winner: 2003 2004 2005 and 2006
Hubert Phillips Bowl winner: 2018
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Бенуа́ Леста́н (, 14 декабря 1964 — 27 июля 2007) — французский специалист по цифровым эффектам, гримёр,  и клипмейкер. К числу его самых известных работ относятся спецэффекты в фильмах «Братство волка» и «Арсен Люпен».

Бенуа Лестан известен зрителю прежде всего как художник по спецэффектам для фильмов с элементами хоррора. Со времени выхода на экраны классического фильма о зомби Жана Роллена «Живая мёртвая девушка» (1982) имя Лестана, который смог создать очень убедительные спецэффекты, стало прочно ассоциироваться с фильмами ужасов. В 80-е и ранние 90-е Лестан занимается работами средней руки над малобюджетными фильмами.

Новый виток карьеры Лестана приходится на середину и конец 90-х годов. В 1995 Жан-Пьер Жене приглашает Лестана для работы над спецэффектами к «Городу потерянных детей». Потрясающая визуальная атмосфера фильма, сочетающая в себе элементы хоррора и фэнтези, во многом обязана мастерской работе Лестана. После «Города потерянных детей» художник получает возможность выбирать для себя более высокобюджетные проекты. Бенуа Лестан проделывает работу по дизайну специальных эффектов в «Братстве волка» ()). В частности, ему принадлежит дизайн образа жеводанского зверя.

Последняя работа Бенуа Лестана — клип на песню «Q.I.» для французской певицы Милен Фармер. Лестан уже работал с Фармер раньше — именно он сделал знаменитую куклу для клипа «Sans contrefaçon». Новый клип включает в себя элементы цифровой графики, которыми Лестан передает своё видение психологической составляющей секса.

27 июля 2007 года Лестан покончил жизнь самоубийством.

Избранная фильмография
 Q.I. (2005) — режиссёр
 Арсен Люпен (2004) — художник по спецэффектам
 Братство волка (2001) — художник по спецэффектам
 Сикс-пэк (2000) — художник по спецэффектам
 Обретённое время (1999) — художник по спецэффектам
 Город потерянных детей (1995) — художник по спецэффектам
 Живая мёртвая девушка (1982) — художник по спецэффектам

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In 2010 a concept was born whereby Salomon wanted to produce a shoe which was "a light running shoe upper with the minimum (but necessary) protection for trail running", this emanated from Kilian Jornet's third place at the Western States 100 race, where he felt that his equipment was not good enough for this type of event.
Over the next year of prototype tests (more than 40 prototypes were built and tested by Kilian!), an upper was defined, with Endofit construction, a 4mm heel to toe drop was outlined and a decision was made to test the shoes at the TNF 100 in Australia in May 2011, this was to prove a key point in the drive for production.
Forward to June of that year, modifications were made and Kilian won the WS100 a year after his first attempt. The S/Lab Sense was 'race proven', in the harshest conditions, it performed superbly and was ready for a production launch!
To this day the S/Lab Sense (now on version 5), has become an iconic trail running shoe.
The Sense has carried Salomon athletes to hundreds of race wins in the last 5 years, at the most iconic and prestigious races in the world, and continues to be a benchmark product in trail and mountain running worldwide.
At Salomon, S/Lab is not something granted. It is an ongoing process. Each product, process or technology paving the way for the next one, driven by one goal: pure progression. It is lightness becoming lighter, motion becoming more mobile, control getting controlled and power empowered.
Enter the all-new 2017 S/Lab Sense Ultra. A shoe developed with input from the world's best athletes, addressing the issues encountered by runners of all abilities looking for that shoe that strikes a balance between performance, 'ground feel' and protection.
For some the 4mm drop and featherlight feel of the S/Lab Sense and Sense SG is too aggressive for their running, and as the distance travelled gets longer, some runners commented they needed that bit more cushioning.
The S/Lab Sense Ultra strikes that balance between ground feel and protection, with an 8mm heel to toe drop, and deeper midsole – but all the great characteristics of the Sense and Sense SG.
At Run. Coed y Brenin we have managed to get our hands on one of the first sample pairs in the UK, and though we havent fully tested the shoe yet, we like what we see!
Endofit, Quick Lace, Sensifit, ContaGrip, Pro Feel Film are just some of the standard features that we have come to expect from the S/Lab range of shoes. Throw in a new memory foam insole and super-plush midsole and you have one great shoe for those longer distances, or purely for that runner looking for a bit more cushioning in their trail shoe.
The outsole lugs also look like they will offer the perfect balance of offer grip on most trails and still give that 'ride' which you need on an ultra shoe.
Overall the S/Lab Sense Ultra looks fantastic, it has the heritage of the Sense at its heart and with the new Sense 6 and Sense 6 SG (both still 4mm drop shoes) available in early 2017 too, this merely adds to the amazing 'tool box' of S/Lab shoes that Salomon now offer to trail runners.
The other great news is that we will be amongst the first stores in the UK to have the shoe – selling in store at Run. Coed y Brenin and and online via Run Shop Run from early to mid-December, priced at £145.
Isn't it simply a rebranded S-Lab Wings?
I have been using these for a couple of weeks and about 100miles. One thing I will say is that the heel support on uneven downhills is very poor. I have almost rolled my ankle several times, far more so than with any other trainer I have. Really doesn't instill confidence to descend at speed.
On the flat and uphill they're fine. Although what goes up must come down!


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The Color of Money Blu-ray Review
THE SET-UP
Aging hustler Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) takes a promising young pool shark (Tom Cruise) under his wing, and finds teaching him the game is not easy. Also stars Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese's follow-up to the 1961 classic The Hustler brings Paul Newman back to one of his best roles, and the Academy recognized it by giving him the Oscar for Best Actor of 1986. With Scorsese at the helm, The Color of Money is a superb character drama that is dripping with the director's signature style. It is also relentlessly entertaining.
Newman's anti-hero of "Fast Eddie" Felson finds a kindred spirit in Vince (Cruise), a cocky tool with a Jersey Shore hairdo who just may be a better pool player than him. Felson takes Vince on a tour of seedy pool halls along the east coast on their way to Atlantic City, to hone his skills in hopes of a big score.
Newman is absolutely fantastic as Felson, who is no more likeable than he was in the original film, but his attitude now carries a tinge of regret and sadness. Some may argue whether this is his greatest role, and while it may not be the most iconic, it is by far the most layered.
Cruise has charisma to spare as Vince, and like Eddie, he is not the most likeable fellow. Over the course of the film, the viewer fluctuates between pulling for him and hating him, which is precisely Scorsese's point here. There is no real hero, just a bunch of flawed people trying to find themselves. And it is great fun to watch.
The screenplay by Richard Price (from the novel by Walter Tevis) is smart and earnest. In the hustler's world, every sentence carries a deeper meaning, and here, the script lends to the film's authenticity. It's too bad Newman didn't get more film roles like this before he died, but at least Fast Eddie lives on.
The newly remastered video looks quite good, despite some noticeable film grain. The image can be a bit soft at times, but overall, detail is good, the print is clean, and colors are true. With the exception of the casino scenes later in the film, the film is puposely drab in color, but the video handles it well without looking washed out. This film has never looked better.
The soundtrack is a 5.1 DTS HD-MA mix, and sounds quite good, although some scenes appear to use on-set recorded audio that sounds less than optimal. If the source material is not ideal, no amount of uncompressed audio will help.
Unfortunately, for a Blu-ray being touted as celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film's release, there are no extras included on the disc. Not a trailer, no commentary, not even some vintage featurettes. It is a real shame more wasn't done for this release, which should be filled with something for all those Scorsese fans.
THE BOTTOM LINE: BUY IT OR REDBOX IT?
Ratings (1-10 scale)
Movie: 9
Video: 8
Audio: 7
Extras: 1
Overall Grade: 6.25
The lack of special features is a travesty for a film this good, and brings the overall grade down. Still, the video and audio are impressive for a 25 year old movie, so kudos to the team that remastered this gem. Even without the extras, the film is great, and deserves a buy. The Blu-ray is priced to sell, so with a little shopping around, you will likely find it at a great price. But, it's only money, right? Do yourself a favor and pick this up. It is well worth it.
BLU-RAY SPECS
Rating: R (language, brief nudity)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS HD-MA, French 2.0 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish
Special Features: None
The Color of Money: 25th Anniversary Edition is now available on Blu-ray from Touchstone Home Entertainment.
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283 Cafe sells sub-zero cold tap and bottled beers, varieties of ciders, soft drinks and homemade beverages. Besides that, we offer a great variety of fried tapas, local delights and western foods to satisfy your raging appetite.
To provide a premium and exclusive chill-out environment for our deserving VIP members, we are equipped with cosy and comfortable furniture, large LED TVs to air LIVE soccer matches, amazing surround sound systems, a Pool Table, Air Hockey Table and etc.
Please Note: A minimum spending of $20 per pax is required for each visit.
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Dear valued 283Cafe customers and guests. As we gradually improve and expand our services and facilities, we would like to better reach out and cater to our loyal customers. As such, access to our cafe is restricted to our valued VIP members only, and only invited and sincere customers will be considered and approved.
As a VIP member of 283Cafe, you will have privileged access to our air-conditioned lounge area, packed with excellent entertainment systems, comfortable seating areas, a pool table and etc. On top of that, you will regularly enjoy attractive discounts on all our food and drinks menu. This is our way of showing our gratitude and appreciation towards your continuous support.


Home Article Are Baby Walkers Really Necessary?
Are Baby Walkers Really Necessary?
It is quite common for people to ask, "Is he using a walker?" when they are curious about the development of your baby. Some even love to give walkers as gifts for their nephews/nieces or godchildren, may it be the plastic walkers or the bamboo walkers.
Some parents believe that walkers will help their babies learn how to walk, hence the name 'baby walker'. They put down their babies in their walkers and let them roam around the house for minutes to hours. Some also see it as a way to entertain their babies, while some really rely on it for the pre-walking phase of their babies.
There's no denying that it is exciting and heartwarming to witness your baby achieve his/her developmental milestones, such as walking. But are walkers really necessary during the stage when your babies are learning how to walk? Do babies really need walkers?
In contrary, child development specialists and researchers claim that baby walkers can actually cause developmental delays. They say that babies who used walkers for a longer time would experience more developmental delays.
Walkers deprive babies of the time they need to spend on the floor to practice repetitive movements that would eventually help them walk. When babies are in a walker, they cannot use their feet properly. Instead, they only use their toes to 'walk'. This causes some legs muscles to tighten and as such impedes normal walking development. Further, when babies are taken out of their walkers, they would have the tendency to still use their toes.
In a walker, the weight of the baby is on the walker. As a result, the baby does not learn how to balance himself/herself. Babies should learn how to balance, a very important development skill, when they sit and try to pull themselves up, which they cannot do when they are in a walker.
Spending time on walkers also mean less time on hands and knees. This crawling position allows the baby to carry his/her own weight through the shoulders and pelvis. Different movements are required before babies can walk and putting them in baby walkers deprive them of practicing these important pre-walking movements.
Baby walkers are also considered to be dangerous for babies as they have the tendency to move too fast and babies do not have complete control over it. This might cause the baby to crash into something, tip over, and fall down steps or stairs.
Using a baby walker poses a lot of risk and potential delays in the development of your babies. If your intention is to help your babies learn how to walk, let them learn it the natural way – on the floor. Let them practice sitting down and pulling themselves up. Don't worry about falling, it's part of learning. As they say, experience is always the best teacher.
Anna Katrina Bolivar is a first-time mom to a baby girl. She's a stay-at-home, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, and cosleeping mom. She has her own blog at The Everyday Nanay. Despite all the challenges of a stay-at-home mom, she always goes to sleep with a heart that is overflowing with love for the Lord, her husband, and their precious little girl.


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Asger Schelde Jensby (født 1. februar 1948 i Grenaa) er en dansk erhvervsmand og tidligere bestyrelsesformand i det nu krakkede IT Factory.

Baggrund og tidlig karriere
Han er født i Grenaa, som søn af direktør Tage Kjær Jensby (1916-1992) og hustru Hanne Louise Schelde (født 1920).

Han har en bror Kenny Schelde Jensby f. 22. september 1954 i Grenaa.
 1. kone, Birthe Henriksen, ingen børn.
 2. kone, navn ukendt.
 3. kone: Den norske kvinde Eva Kristin Snare. Børn: Helena (f.1999) og Thomas (f.2001). De flyttede i 2007 ind i en nybygget patriciervilla på 1000 m² i Kongsvinger i Norge, som han havde lånt 20 millioner danske kroner til af IT Factorys daværende administrerende direktør, Stein Bagger. Jensby medvirker i Norge til at videreudvikle det norske cykelhold Team Trek, ligesom han i august 2008 har betalt 700.000 n.kr for at få en delfinale af det norske melodigrandprix til Kongsvinger igen i 2009<ref>Milliardær redder Kongsvinger GP – NRK/Hedmark og Oppland, 21. august 2008</ref> og endvidere er sponsor for byens fodboldklub.

 HA fra Handelshøjskolen i Aarhus (1973).
 Sælger i IBM (1973-).
 Ansat i Quantor Software og tyske Software AG (1980'erne).
 Ansat i Continuum, der blev en del af den amerikanske it-gigant CSC (1990-00).
 Adm. direktør i den danske afdelng af CSC, som desuden er kendt som sponsor for cykelholdet af samme navn. Jensby medvirkede selv ved oprettelsen af cykelholdet i 2000 (- dec. 2001). I december 2001 måtte økonomidirektøren, Johnny Rasmussen, imidlertid overtage pladsen efter Asger Jensby, som pludselig forlod CSC. Ifølge Johnny Rasmussen havde CSC-direktøren behov for frihed.
 Nordisk direktør i det amerikanske computerfirma EDS (2002). Han bortvises grundet uregelmæssigheder, bl.a. for på egen hånd at have indgået en trecifret millionkontrakt med cykelholdet Team Fakta EDS, ligesom han ifølge TV Avisens oplysninger fik EDS til at købe computerlicenser i IT Factory – på et tidspunkt hvor Asger Jensby selv var medejer af IT Factory og hvor Stein Bagger allerede sad i direktørstolen. Licenserne viste sig senere at være værdiløse. Jensby var i forhør i flere timer i det amerikanske hovedkontor om sagen og EDS overvejede en politianmeldelse, men valgte i stedet en bortvisning.
 Etablerer investeringsselskabet JMI Invest, som bl.a. investerer i små og mellemstore IT-virksomheder og som traf opgangsbølgen fra 2002 i denne branche vældig godt.

Tidsskriftet Computerworld'' hævdede i 2007, at Jensby var "medlem" af en eksklusiv klub af danske IT-milliardærer.

Midt under finanskrisen i december 2008 oplevede Jensby at Stein Bagger, adm.dir. i Jensbys absolut største og mest værdifulde virksomhed, IT Factory, havde bedraget selskabet for mindst 500 mill. kr. IT Factory indgav konkursbegæring d. 3/12-08 både i Danmark og Norge og ca. 200 personer mistede deres arbejde.

Asger Jensby har igennem hele sin karriere hævdet at han havde en cand.merc.-grad fra Handelshøjskolen i Aarhus, men den 22. marts 2009 afslørede DR Søndag at han kun har en HA derfra.

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Many of us have seen the Pope before. He's a small white figure in the distance as you stand among the huge crowds at the weekly Papal Audience in St Peter's Square; a fleeting face amidst a forest of mobile-phone grasping hands, being whisked along in the Popemobile after his address.
But today is different. We're inside the Vatican and Pope Francis is shaking our hands individually. This is the stuff!
We are then guided through the maze that is the Vatican, quietly passing wonderful Christian art hanging from the walls, before settling in a room deep within the palace and being told to wait. After 20 minutes or so of nervous chatter, His Holiness steps into the room to receive us. It's a relaxed and informal gathering.
He walks around us all, warmly shaking our hands. A photographer snaps away so we have a treasured memento of the occasion (we leave him a memento of our own: a bottle of Single Malt Whisky from Oban).
It was a great privilege to meet the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, and a man who gives off an aura of simplicity, modesty and humility.
As you read this, say a prayer for our Pope, that he may continue to lead us in the way of Christ.


Acupuncture is recognized by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as an effective treatment for a wide variety of medical problems (some listed below).
Extremely thin, sterile needles are inserted into a few strategically selected points on the body, called acupuncture points.
The needles unblock and direct Qi energy flow in the meridians (energy channels) throughout your body and help restore balance.
There are over 365 acupuncture points on the human body, and each one of them is unique.
Treats: Asthma, Insomnia, Allergies, Headaches, TMJ, Back Pain, Sciatica, Sinusitis, Musculoskeletal Problems, Anxiety, Dizziness, Depression, High Blood Pressure, Chronic Fatigue, etc.


The world is a big and beautiful place with adventure and new opportunity, but there's nothing like coming home to the South Shore.
Remember the days at Risser's Beach jumping waves and walking on the boardwalk? Or attending some of the festivals like Privateer Days, The Big Ex, Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, The Whirligig and Weathervane Festival, Shelburne Founder's Days or the Lockeport Canada Day Celebrations? You could buy fresh seafood, stop by a local farm market and pick up some new vegetables, or pick your own strawberries at one of the local U-Picks?
Winters were mild and a snow day was filled with activities like sliding down hills, snowmobiling on a fresh trail, playing hockey outside on a frozen pond and having snowball fights.
Things haven't changed a whole lot – we still have gorgeous seasons with great fishing and hunting, four-wheeling trails, walking trails and farmers making hay on hot summer days. You'll still find lots of the traditional family names living here – like Meisner, and Nauss, Conrad, Hiltz, Whynot and Zwicker and the old Tastee Freeze still opens every season with their signature soft serve ice cream.
What has changed are the opportunities – the South Shore has more opportunity for experienced skilled workers to fill trades positions, technical workers, health care professionals IT positions, among many others. Irving Shipbuilding was also recently awarded a major $25 billion contract that will create jobs and opportunities across the province. The South Shore is just one hour away from the Irving Ship Building yard and the yard in Shelburne where work will also take place. Housing is much less expensive than moving into the Halifax Region. Like the rest of Canada, the population is aging here, so additional opportunities are available as employers look to the next generation of employees.
Oh, and there are always opportunities to start a business of your own, set your own hours, then take a break and get outside and do a little fishing, swimming or even build a snowman!
Take a look at some of the videos in this section for a reminder of why you should consider coming back to the South Shore. We're just waiting to welcome you home and help you find your WhyHere.


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Нари́нський сільський округ (, ) — адміністративна одиниця у складі Аягозького району Абайської області Казахстану. Адміністративний центр — село Шинкожа.

Населення — 1677 осіб (2009; 2170 в 1999, 2763 у 1989).

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In Uganda, an intensive political debate was held between the executive and the members of parliament on the intended plans of the government to reduce health expenditures. The HURAPRIM project provided the members of parliament with a brief "why Uganda needs to increase its health budget", also focusing on the actual shortages and needs of (primary care) health workers.
Prof. Jan De Maeseneer contributed, also on behalf of Wim Peersman and Merlin Willcox (Oxford University) at the workshop: "Paving the way to achieving universal health coverage: a contribution from research", organised by the European Commission, with a presentation on "How to improve the efficiency and output of the available human resources: the human resources for primary health care in Africa-project (Huraprim)".
By using community health workers (CHWs), health service delivery systems want to reduce the shortcomings of health care workers by task shifting to lower level health care workers. There is no obviousness about the CHWs in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this research is to identify the CHWs in different Sub-Saharan African countries.
A report on all the activities undertaken to date within work package 2 of the HURAPRIM project, and of their interim results.
At the PRIMAFAMED workshop in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, the Project Management Office gave a general introduction of the HURAPRIM project.
The problematic situation in African primary health care already has long been known. One particular problem in many countries is that there are not enough health workers to provide sufficient health care for the population. From 2011 – 2015 the Department of General Practice and Family Medicine and the Unit Ethnomedicine and International Health, Medical University of Vienna, cooperate in an EU-project with European and African partner universities in the development of strategies to address this human resource crisis in health care in Africa.
This presentation booklet gives an overview of the objectives and different research tasks of the HURAPRIM project.
Take a look at the programme and the presentations of that day.
This document reflects the work at the 5th annual Primafamed workshop 21-23 November, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It provides an analysis of the PHC context in Sub Sahara Africa and strategic ways to strengthen PHC. Taking into account the diversity in Africa, not all issues, proposals, topics are relevant to all African countries. The document was adopted by consensus and underlines the participants full support to the realisation of the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution 62.12.
Sub-Saharan Africa is suffering from a shortage of medical doctors, and especially primary health care physicians. Many graduating medical students look for a career as a specialist, rather than a career in general practice. Through a literature study we tried to look at the different strategies that are used to recruit graduates for a career in primary health care (PHC)/Family medicine.
In the first part of this literature study, we tried to briefly define primary health care and the different health care workers involved in PHC.
HURAPRIM formulated a response and some remarks on the Draft Guidelines on monitoring the implementation of theWHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of health personnel.


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Die Katzenkratzkrankheit (KKK) ist eine Krankheit des Menschen, die durch Kratzverletzungen von Katzen übertragen wird. Es ist eine Infektionskrankheit, die meist anhand von Lymphknotenschwellungen an der Achsel oder am Hals erkannt wird und in der Regel gutartig verläuft. Die Katzen  sind nur Überträger der durch das Bakterium Bartonella henselae verursachten Krankheit, zeigen aber nach derzeitigem Kenntnisstand nur sehr selten Krankheitszeichen. Auch im Katzenfloh sind die Erreger der Katzenkratzkrankheit nachweisbar. Über ihn wird die Krankheit wahrscheinlich von Katze zu Katze übertragen.

Ursache
Der Erreger der Krankheit ist Bartonella henselae, ein gramnegatives, stäbchenförmiges Bakterium. Darüber hinaus spielt auch Bartonella clarridgeiae eine Rolle. Das in der Vergangenheit ebenfalls als Auslöser angesehene Bakterium Afipia felis wird heute als unbedeutend für diese Erkrankung angesehen. Die Bakterien werden durch das Kratzen von Katzen oder auch deren Biss übertragen. Bei einer Reihe von Patienten ist aber keinerlei Katzenkontakt nachweisbar. Auch Katzenflöhe können die Erreger der Katzenkratzkrankheit übertragen.

Synonyme
Katzenkratzfieber; Katzenkratzlymphadenitis; im Wissenschaftsgebrauch auch im Deutschen anzutreffen englisch ; ; benigne Inokulationslymphoretikulose oder gutartige Impflymphoretikulose; französisch . Früher ging man von einer Virusinfektion aus und nannte die Krankheit auch Virus-Kratz-Lymphadenitis.

Verbreitung
Die Krankheit kann bei Kindern und bei Erwachsenen ausbrechen. Insbesondere Menschen mit einer Immunschwäche erkranken schneller. Obwohl die Katzenkratzkrankheit weltweit verbreitet ist, wird sie meist nicht sofort erkannt, da eine spezifische Blutuntersuchung notwendig ist. Erfolgt diese nicht, kann die Krankheit nicht eindeutig identifiziert werden. Der Erreger lässt sich bei 10 bis 70 % der Katzen in Deutschland nachweisen. Ein familiäres Auftreten der Krankheit kann durch eine neu angeschaffte Katze ausgelöst werden. Eine Übertragung von Mensch zu Mensch wurde bisher nicht beschrieben. Die Krankheit ist nicht meldepflichtig.

Symptome

Mensch
Nach zwei bis zehn Tagen kann es an der Kontaktwunde zu einer rot-braunen Papel kommen. Diese Papeln verursachen keine Schmerzen und verschwinden nach einigen Tagen oder Wochen wieder spontan. Etwas später sind dann im Lymphabflussgebiet der Wunde Lymphknotenschwellungen nachweisbar, die schmerzlos oder schmerzhaft sein können. Schwere Lymphadenopathien und Bakteriämien werden mit Antibiotika behandelt. In einigen Fällen kommt es zu eitrigen Einschmelzungen der Lymphknoten. Die Lymphknoten können über Wochen vergrößert bleiben.

Es gibt schwere atypische Verlaufsformen der Krankheit mit hohem Fieber, Glieder- und Kopfschmerzen. Insbesondere bei einer geschwächten Körperabwehr kann es zu einer Beteiligung des Zentralnervensystems oder einer Sepsis kommen.

Komplikationen sind vor allem Entzündungen des Zentralnervensystems wie Enzephalitis, Polyneuritis und Radikulitis mit Lähmungen. Bei fast jedem zehnten Erkrankten kann es zu einer Augenbeteiligung wie einer Parinaud-Krankheit, einer Neuroretinitis und anderen entzündlichen Veränderungen kommen. Auch andere Organe und Organsysteme wie Skelett (Osteomyelitis), Lunge (Pneumonie), Herz (Endokarditis), Leber (Peliosis hepatis) und  Blutgefäße (Bazilläre Angiomatose) können betroffen sein. Im Blut können Hämolyse und Thrombozytopenie auftreten.

Darüber hinaus kann es zu einer generalisierten Ausbreitung der Hautpapeln kommen.

Katzen
Klinische Erscheinungen wurden bei Katzen bislang nur bei wenigen experimentellen Infektionen beobachtet. Sie zeigten sich in leichtem Fieber und Fressunlust. Pathologisch ließen sich Hyperplasien der Lymphknoten, der Milzfollikel und eine lymphozytäre Cholangitis nachweisen. Auch Fruchtbarkeitsstörungen wurden bei infizierten Tieren beobachtet.

Diagnostik

Vorberichtlich ist ein Kontakt zu Katzen abzuklären. Die Infektion kann indirekt über den Antikörpernachweis im Blut oder direkt durch eine Polymerase-Kettenreaktion (PCR) zum Nachweis von B.-henselae-DNA nachgewiesen werden.

Die Ultraschalluntersuchung der Lymphknoten und die Biopsie oder Feinnadelbiopsie aus einem Lymphknoten können zur Abklärung herangezogen werden. Feingeweblich zeigt sich hier eine granulomatöse Entzündung mit zentraler Nekrose. Im Blut ist eine unspezifische Erhöhung der Entzündungswerte (CRP, Leukozyten) nachweisbar.

Bei Katzen sind eine Anzüchtung des Erregers über eine Blutkultur, der Antikörpernachweis oder eine PCR möglich.

Differenzialdiagnostik
 Lymphadenitis durch andere Erreger:
 Lymphknotenbefall durch Mykobakterien, insbesondere durch Tuberkulose
 infektiöse Mononukleose
 Cytomegalievirus-Infektion
 akute HIV-Infektion
 Toxoplasmose
 Sekundärstadium der Syphilis
 Lymphogranuloma venereum
 Aktinomykose
 Brucellose
 Tularämie
 Lymphknotenmetastasen bösartiger Tumoren
 Lymphome wie Morbus Hodgkin oder Non-Hodgkin-Lymphome

Therapie
In der Mehrzahl der Fälle heilt die Krankheit auch ohne Therapie nach etwa zwei bis drei Monaten aus. Falls dies nicht der Fall ist, muss eine Antibiotikatherapie erfolgen. Positive Erfahrungen liegen mit Azithromycin vor. Auch andere Antibiotika wie beispielsweise Erythromycin oder Doxycyclin in Kombination mit Rifampicin sind, abhängig unter anderem von der Symptomatik, wirksam.

Bei Katzen können Erythromycin, Enrofloxacin oder Doxycyclin über zwei bis drei Wochen eingesetzt werden. Allerdings kann es jederzeit zu Neuinfektionen kommen.

Literatur
 Gerd Jürgen Ridder, Carsten Christof Boedeker, Katja Technau-Ihling, Anna Sander:  Bd. 132, Nr. 3, 2005, S. 353–358, PMID 15746844, .
 Gerd Jürgen Ridder, Carsten Christof Boedeker, Katja Technau-Ihling, Roland Grunow, Anna Sander:  Bd. 35, Nr. 6, 2002, S. 643–649, PMID 12203159, .
 Marianne Abele-Horn: Antimikrobielle Therapie. Entscheidungshilfen zur Behandlung und Prophylaxe von Infektionskrankheiten. Unter Mitarbeit von Werner Heinz, Hartwig Klinker, Johann Schurz und August Stich, 2., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Peter Wiehl, Marburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-927219-14-4, S. 185 (Katzenkratzkrankheit).

Weblinks
 Epidemiologie, Klinik und Diagnostik von Bartonella-Infektionen, von Anna Sander, in: Antibiotika Monitor 5/2003, abgerufen am 25. September 2016
 Tips für Katzenhalter mit einer geschwächten Körperabwehr: Katzenkratzkrankheit, von Danielle Gonin Jmaa, in: Informationen der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Kleintiermedizin, abgerufen am 25. September 2016
 Katzenkrankheit kann tödlich enden, von Jana Zeh, in: n-tv online, abgerufen am 25. September 2016

Einzelnachweise

Bartonellose
Bakterielle Infektionskrankheit bei Katzen


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We find that photons from light emitting diode injected with Poissonian electrons have super-Poissonian statistics when the differential efficiency is larger than the mean emission efficiency of the device. This result shows the limitation of a conventional theory which describes the generation of sub-Poissonian light in term of Poisson point process.
With the use of semiconductor devices such as laser diode (LD) and light emitting diode (LED), it is not difficult to generate sub-Poissonian light or nonclassical light by injecting quiet electrons. Compared to the scheme using nonlinear optical processes, the scheme using semiconductor devices has the advantage of simple experimental configuration, small energy consumption, and good controllability by changing the structure of the device and the statistics of injection current. However, there are some unsolved problems. Firstly, we do not have an established quantum mechanical theory which describes the process of generating sub-Poissonian light and we can not predict the quantum state or density matrix of sub-Poissonian light. Secondly, in the most of the experiment, the measured quantity is restricted to the magnitude of the photon number fluctuations. Other properties such as intensity correlation function and phase fluctuations remain unexplored. Thirdly, it is not easy to generate weak sub-Poissonian light over broad bandwidth using conventional commercially-available LED. To the best of our knowledge, the largest squeezing realized with LED was 3.1dB, the weakest intensity was 7W, and the broadest measured bandwidth was 10MHz . The aim of our work is to experimentally investigate these issues.
Where is the emission efficiency. In this picture, the difference between the differential and mean efficiency is not considered. According to eq.(1), the magnitude of noise suppression is equal to when WEL=0, wheres WPH is always unity when WEL=1 for all values of .
Fig.1 Experimental Arrangement. By switching from the resistor Rs tothe photodiode, sub-Poissonian and Poissonian noise power can be measured.
In our experiment, the noise power for WEL 0 (sub-Poissonian mode operation) is normalized by that for WEL1 (Poissonian mode operation). This normalization method is used in the most of the previous experiments because the change of experimental apparatus can be minimized. The experimental setup is shown in Fig.1. In sub-Poissonian mode operation, a high-impedance resister is used to suppress current fluctuations. In Poissonian mode operation, a photodiode illuminated by white light (light from low efficiency LED or electric bulb) is used as a stochastic regulator. By just switching from the resistor Rs to the photodiode, sub-Poissonian and Poissonian noise power can be measured.
Fig.2 Noralized noise power for various injection levels.
(1)/1=1. However, in all cases, experimental values were smaller than 1. This means that the description in terms of photonic stochastic point process is insufficient in contrast to the argument by Edwards et al..
For WIN =1, WOUT =1+d2/. When d>, the statistics of the output become super-Poissonian. This behavior is in a sharp contrast to the previous predictions, as in the simple point process description, output distribution always moves to the Poisson distribution. Equation (2) predicts that the normalized noise power is equal to (1)/(1+d2/) and this agrees well with the experimental results as shown in Table 1. Equation (2) was first derived by Shimizu and Fujisaki. In Ref. , they generalized the quantum Langevin equation including a nonradiative decay term which is dependent on injection current levels.
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We experimentally investigated the effect of differential efficiency on the generation of sub-Poissonian light by LED. We have found that the simple point process description is insufficient when the mean emission efficiency differs from the differential efficiency. Experimental results agreed well with a new formula. This suggests a new possible scheme for generation of sub-Poissonian light in which differential efficiency is made to be smaller than mean efficiency.
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DC Comics vs. Marvel – Rivalry and Inspiration
Posted: May 25, 2020 | Author: Jeff Bowles | Filed under: Animation, Comic books, Comic Hero, Super Hero, Super Villains | Tags: Comic Book Heroes, Comic books, DC Comics, Jeff Bowels, Super Heroes, Writing to be Read |4 Comments
Rivalry and Inspiration
by Jeff Bowles
Marvel and DC Comics have been crosspollinating, competing, and succeeding together for decades. What began as an off-brand creation for DC, the birth of superheroes as we know them, eventually spawned a mega-industry convolving print media, film and television, video games, toys, corporate sponsorship, underoos, you name it. Together, the two powerhouse entertainment companies, along with their parent ownership (let's not forget Warner Bros. and Disney), are responsible for billions of dollars of revenue and international commerce every single year. You see their most popular characters everywhere you go, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America.
So is it a wonder, then, that when asked to tell the difference between the two comic book universes, most people honestly can't decipher what makes DC and Marvel unique. The truth is, that crosspollination factor is very much at play. Read a batch of comics from each company week-to-week and you're likely to find tonal and stylistic identicality. It's a bit of a brand new urban entertainment legend that DC is always dark and Marvel is always light. Not the case at all. In fact, the two competing companies more or less share the same pool of creative talent, so it's only natural they do the flip-flop thing often.
But there are differences, right? I mean, there must be. Why, for instance, do so many DC characters wear capes? And why does Marvel tend to have a long tradition of Cold-War-era nuclear-radiation-themed heroes and villains? All of it, really, boils down to the eras in which the two pantheons germinated and hit their stride.
Marvel vs. DC
You see, DC Comics more or less invented the superhero with the publication of Action Comics #1. This was the first appearance of Superman, who was just different enough from other square-jawed comic protagonists of the time to birth an industry unto itself. Most of DC's core character lineup can be traced to the year 1938, and to the decade or two that followed. Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, The Spectre, Captain Marvel (now known as Shazam), all created by or incorporated into the DC Universe in what fans refer to as the Golden Age of comic books. And before you ask, yes, there is a silver age, which is when a company first known as Timely rebranded itself with a new outlook and a new creative modus operandi.
In 1961, the freshly minted Marvel Comics introduced The Fantastic Four, the success of which spawned more creations, like Thor, The Hulk, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and The Avengers. The impetus of the changes Marvel instituted came as a direct result of actions taken by—surprise, surprise—DC Comics. When DC revamped their aging golden-age superhero line in the late 1950s, Timely and then Marvel felt the need to pump up the bandwidth, as it were.
Here lies the crux of the matter: whereas most of DC's heroes and villains had roots in mythology, noir, world war, and light science fiction, areas of entertainment particularly appealing to Americans in the 1940s and 1950s, Marvel took a much more grounded approach, one rooted in the realities of the Cold War circa 1961.
DC was a bit gun-shy about placing their heroes in the real world. They'd been punished for doing so before, by the federal government, no less, with the introduction of the Comic Code Authority. In their universe, the Cold War barely existed, or in the very least, it was handled with kid gloves. But for Marvel, it was essential as an ingredient for a new type of superhero pantheon that exploited a changed American mindset. The difference became even more crucial as the 60s progressed and social issues and politics came to the forefront.
The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Uncanny X-Men, Daredevil, All of these Marvel characters have roots in the post-nuclear age. Most of them were straight-up irradiated in order to receive their powers. The funny thing is, DC was so overwhelmed by Marvel's real-world approach on both creative and financial fronts that they were forced to fight dirty and head straight into the storm. This is when Green Arrow's sidekick became a heroin addict, Batman at last became the grim avenger we all know him as today, and even Superman had questions about authority.
As I said, crosspollination. It's doubtful the two companies would exist in the forms we recognize today if not for the contributions and competition of the other, and I think the creators and staff at both Marvel and DC would be amongst the first to admit it.
As the years went on, of course, rampant similarity became the norm. Each company has its own distinct history, has made differing business decisions, big-tent pole story events like the Infinity Saga at Marvel or Crises on Infinite Earths at DC, but in the end, the real differences come down to when and where each set of core characters were birthed.
Being much older, DC has felt the need to "reboot" their characters and settings multiple times, which often leads to confusion amongst non-fans, particularly when it comes to origin stories, which can vary widely from one character iteration to another. Even big players like Superman and Wonder Woman have been imagined in so many different ways it'd make your head spin. Marvel has toyed around with this as well, though to a much lighter extent. The truth is, when you're playing with DC, you never really know which version of any given hero or villain you're going to get. The distinction is even more evident in light of contributions from Hollywood, which I'll touch on next.
As most people on the planet are aware, Marvel is by far the most popular of the two companies in the year 2020. It has nothing, or almost nothing, to do with the comics anymore. Superheroes and supervillains have gone mainstream in a huge way, and Marvel reigns supreme at the box office. However, DC tends to have them beat on television. The CW, for instance, has an entire mini DC Universe with shows like The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, and new entries Batwoman and Stargirl. The Arrowverse, as it's known, is not as good as some halfway decent mega-budget Hollywood movies, but hey, it works for most fans.
DC also has Marvel beat on the animation front. Marvel doesn't really bother with this in a serious way, but DC has a long tradition of cartoon versions of their classic stories. They're also less of a slouch in things like video games, or last they have been historically. Marvel launched a pretty massive Spider-Man game in 2018, and they're following it up this year with an impressive looking stab at their flagship series, The Avengers. Coming to a home console near you this Fall, kids. Conglomerate synergy at its finest.
Well, that just about wraps it up for Superhero/Supervillain month here on Writing to Be Read. We hope you've enjoyed our comic themed articles all month long. Check back in the archives if you'd like to read more. Maybe we'll do it again next year. 😊
I'd also like to say that no matter which team you prefer, Marvel and DC always have and always will do their level best to entertain the hell out of you. Both companies come from humble roots, and there have been times throughout the years money seemed more important to them than fans, but they usually come around to the right way of thinking. The gift of entertainment, it's a high calling in my book. So much of what gives my life meaning as a writer is my ability to wow, shock, and please, and I owe a good portion of that ability to the likes of Marvel and DC. Thanks for reading, guys. See you on the flip.
Jeff Bowles is a science fiction and horror writer from the mountains of Colorado. The best of his outrageous and imaginative short stories are collected in Godling and Other Paint Stories, Fear and Loathing in Las Cruces, and Brave New Multiverse. He has published work in magazines and anthologies like PodCastle, Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, the Threepenny Review, Nashville Review, and Dark Moon Digest. Jeff earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing at Western State Colorado University. He currently lives in the high-altitude Pikes Peak region, where he dreams strange dreams and spends far too much time under the stars. Jeff's new novel, God's Body: Book One – The Fall, is available on Amazon now!
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4 Comments on "DC Comics vs. Marvel – Rivalry and Inspiration"
kayelynnebooth says:
Thanks Jeff, for this educational and enlightening post on the history of the two comic hero big boys. And also thanks for taking the lead this month on the celebration of superheroes and supervillains. It would be interesting to look at a comparison of their supervillains as well. Do you think you would see the same type of competitive propulsion in their creation, or are they a different breed, emerging from the need to clash properly with certain heroes?
Jeff Bowles says:
The latter, I think. The impetus cones from the hero and the villain is created as a counterpoint. At least, that's how it's been historically. Each hero has a distinct and tailored rogues gallery. For instance, Batman has a lot of psychologically deranged villains to counterpoint his own obsessive tendencies.
Yeah, that's kind of what I thought. Superman has Lex Luther, and they counter each other well, while Batman has the Joker, (among others), who he created, or at least had a part in the creation. I don't know if that is the original origin storyline, but in some versions at least. I'm a Batman fan, or at least his is the storyline that I'm the most familiar with. I'm sure Marvel Universe villains are equally suited to be uniquely suited adversaries.
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KCNA Uriminzokkiri (En)
People's Patriotism Gets Stronger in Our-State-First Era
Date: 01/12/2022 | Source: Uriminzokkiri (En) | Read original version at source
Today, the Korean people are speeding up the struggle to usher in a new phase of the state development with the joy of living in our state-first era, the most dignified era of self-reliance and prosperity in the history of the DPRK.
Their strong will to make their country a socialist power admired by the whole world is expressed through their stronger attachment to the symbols of the state.
National flag-hoisting ceremonies take place throughout the country on national holidays and great commemoration days, and educational institutions at all levels raise the national flag on Mondays during the school period.
Many units have displayed the boards bearing the symbols of the state and educate their employees in patriotism through the dissemination and explanation of such songs as "Ode to the Motherland" and "Our National Flag" and videos of patriotic deeds.
Many more families display national flags by their windows on holidays and significant days, and it has become a trend to wear clothes bearing the things symbolic of the state.
Scientists put their heart and soul into the work for spreading the national flower, tree, dog, etc. across the country and architects, artists and embroiderers create works bearing the symbols of the state.
Looking at the national emblem and flag, officials review their daily work and harden their will to devotedly serve the country and the people. And labor innovators, meritorious workers and many other patriots, who have worked at the difficult posts for decades with pure patriotism like magnolia - the national flower, strive for the country and the people, looking at the symbols of the dignified state.
The miracles and innovations wrought at all worksites and posts are a clear manifestation of the Korean people's patriotism getting stronger along with our state-first era.
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