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2014 Gates Foundation Annual Letter
January 29, 2014 by nsoleye, posted in APHA IH Section
As most of you probably know, last week the Gates Foundation released their Annual Letter addressing three myths that Bill and Melinda Gates believe are blocking progress for poor people all over the world. Previous letters focused on the Foundation's annual activities, so it's quite a change that this year's letter cites examples and data from around the world to disprove the following:
Myth 1: Poor countries are doomed to stay poor
Myth 2: Foreign aid is a big waste
Myth 3: Saving lives leads to overpopulation
Overall the letter is a very optimistic one, painting a bright picture of the future for the world's poor and sick. It includes a combination of videos, infographics, and a lot of quotables which I'm sure we'll see in other places. If you haven't had a chance to read through it yet, I encourage you to take some time to do so. It's worth it.
In terms of global health and development, it's easy for us to lose perspective on how much progress is actually being achieved and for that reason I can appreciate the optimism in the letter. However, I see the letter as more of a cautionary piece or call to action, warning people against believing all the "bad" development news in the media. I don't think it will truly dispel any of these myths, but it's done a good job of raising interesting questions, starting conversations, causing controversy, and spurring critical discussions around the three myths and their related topics. In fact, the letter has resulted in a lot of global health professionals and others sharing their opinions online so join the conversation by reading the letter, watching the series of short videos here, and posting your reactions and comments below.
Side note 1: For those who are interested, Bill Gates went on Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel last week to talk about the letter.
Side note 2: Bill Nye the Science Guy is featured in one of the videos that focuses specifically on global health and child mortality and two members of the cast of the MythBusters TV show are featured in another video.
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Global Health News Last Week
October 24, 2011 August 13, 2015 by ihsection, posted in News
Note: There will be no news round-up next week, as the IH section will be conducting its usual array of activities during APHA's Annual Meeting. Please tune in for updates on section sessions and activites at the conference. Meanwhile, you can get your global health news fix from the DAWNS digest, Humanosphere, or the Healthy Dose.
October 16 was World Food Day.
October 17 was International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Scientists are warning officials negotiating a global treaty on mercury that banning the deadly chemical completely would be dangerous for public health because of the chemical's use in vaccines.
The Washington Post runs an editorial critical of the GOP presidential candidates' hostility toward foreign aid.
An influential panel of MPs warned that changes in UK aid policies may make overseas aid more prone to corruption and misuse.
Attendees at the Asia Pacific Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights have called on countries in the region to introduce comprehensive sexuality education in schools.
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a report which finds that global HIV/AIDS funding dropped by 10% in 2010.
HP Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with USAID to collaborate in the fight against global poverty through initiatives directed at issues such as public health.
GAVI CEO Seth Berkley pens an op-ed in Huffington Post on the economic value of childhood vaccines.
The Pan African Parliament has passed a resolution that urges African nations to prioritize maternal, newborn and child health programs.
USAID is initiating research to find out whether developing world families will adopt a new cooking technology and adapt their cooking methods to save their health.
At an event in Washington, the Aspen Institute's Global Leaders Council called for increased accessed to contraception worldwide.
Microfinance initiatives to fund development could benefit from reinvigorating their aims and taking on new, integrated approaches, according to experts at the 2011 International Forum on the Social and Solidarity Economy in Montreal.
A new study, by researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Gilead Sciences Inc. and universities in Belgium and Italy, suggests that a microbicide gel, which was originally developed to fight AIDS in Africa, could lower the incidence of herpes in many women.
RTS,S a malaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is showing great of promise in the early stages of its huge clinical trial. The American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Council Member and Science Director at the PATH Malaria Control Program, Rick Steketee, explores the impact of the new RTS,S clinical trial results and what this breakthrough means for science and neglected tropical disease research. On the other hand, Sarah Boseley wonders where the money will come from once the vaccine has passed its trials, and Karen Grepin is not as excited about the new GSK malaria trial results as many others.
Adults who have fallen behind on mortgage payments exhibited higher rates of depression and are skipping meals and medications because they cannot pay the bills, a study published in the American Journal of Public Health found.
Teenage drivers have fewer crashes after they've been driving for a while, but new research in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that a few months behind the wheel do not improve their driving skills much.
A recent study finds that the best way to fight TB in patients with HIV is to treat as early as possible.
DISEASES AND DISASTERS
The famine in Somalia isn't getting much public attention, but not because things are improving. Aid workers predict things will get worse before they get better. Much-needed rain is coming, but the rainfall could deepen the crisis for the four million people there who need help.
Numerous UN agencies are ready to be deployed if Southeast Asian nations ravaged by flooding request for assistance.
A report by Roll Back Malaria Partnership released at the start of the Gates Foundation's Global Malaria Forum says that the world is making positive steps towards eradicating malaria. Specifically, 29 countries are on track to stop malaria within a decade.
Environmental hazards sicken or kill millions of people — soot or smog in the air, for example, or pollutants in drinking water. But the most dangerous stuff happens where the food is made — in peoples' kitchens.
World Health Organization officials say the rapid and extensive globalization of food production has increased the incidence of food contamination worldwide.
Speculators in the agricultural commodities markets are forcing grocery prices to rise too quickly and erratically, according to some top economists marking World Food Day Sunday.
Climate change poses an immediate and serious threat to global health and stability, as floods and droughts destroy people's homes and food supplies and increase mass migration, experts warn.
A survey of 87 countries showed more than half the countries reported more or much more awareness of mental illnesses in the past three years. Unfortunately, there is not a whole lot of new money behind that awareness.
Tagged agricultural commodities markets, APHA Annual Meeting, Asia Pacific Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Aspen Institute's Global Leaders Council, car crashes, childhood faccines, Climate Change and Environment, comprehensive sex education, contraception, cookstoves, DAWNS Digest, depression, DFID, famine, flooding, food contamination, food prices, foreign aid, Gates Foundation, GAVI, Global Health News, GOP, GSK, Health Dose, Hewlett-Packard, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS funding, HP, Humanosphere, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, International Forum on the Social and Solidarity Economy, Kaiser Family Foundation, Karen Grepni, malaria vaccine, MCNH, mental illness, mercury, microbicide gel, microfinance, mortgage payments, National Institutes of Health, NIH, presidential race, Rick Steketee, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, RTSS, Sarah Boseley, Seth Berkley, Somalia, Southeast Asia, TB, teenage drivers, Tuberculosis, USAID, Vaccines, WHO, Word Food Day, World Health OrganizationLeave a comment
October 10 was World Mental Health Day.
October 15 was Global Handwashing Day.
The U.S. Army has proposed major cuts to its work on HIV, especially in the vaccine field. Leaders of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and other biomedical research organizations oppose the cuts.
The WHO plans to recommend tighter nutritional standards in food aid for young children, a move activists say is necessary to improve donations from countries such as the United States.
The US Department of Defense is funding platforms that will completely rethink how malaria drugs are developed.
Former Bush Administration official Andrew Natsios argues the case for foreign aid: "Singling out foreign aid for disproportionate cuts—which is exactly what has happened—is a serious mistake the United States as a world leader will pay for in the future."
A survey of 507 Americans at the end of September sought to capture what, exactly, Americans know about the foreign aid budget. Particpiants were asked four questions about their impressions of foreign aid and opinions on why it is important to American interests. Go here to read the full fact sheet that also includes more details about the study's methods and see below to review the results in more detail.
The World Health Organization's chief on Monday urged governments to unite against "big tobacco", as she accused the industry of dirty tricks, bullying and immorality in its quest to keep people smoking.
Berk Ozler examines some recent reports about the challenges surrounding male circumcision. In the World Bank Development Impact blog, he offers two suggestions for how to improve the programs.
A partnership between Pampers and UNICEF to deliver neonatal tetanus vaccines is on track to eliminate the disease by 2015.
A $258 million initiative sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at preventing AIDS in India appears to have paid off overall, researchers say, resulting in more than 100,000 fewer new HIV infections over five years. Many aren't quite ready to judge this project, Avahan, a success, however. The project failed in three of the six Indian states where it was tested.
Are the Millennium Villages an intervention that can reach scale? Supporters say yes and detractors are skeptical. Madeline Bunting covers the debate in the Guardian Development.
A report on the MGDS by United Nations Development Program, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank and the African Union Commission says that social protection programs can have a wide positive impact.
A cancer diagnosis can leave lasting psychological scars akin to those inflicted by war, according to a new survey. More than decade after being told they had the disease, nearly four out of 10 cancer survivors said they were still plagued by symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
Researchers have found that vitamin D can be used to activate the immune system's response to TB.
The Paul G Allen Family Foundation is supporting the Infectious Disease Research Institute phase I TB vaccine trial with a two-year $300,000 grant.
We know that eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for the heart, but can a healthy diet really overcome the effect of genes that boost your risk for heart problems?
Vitamin E supplements significantly increased the risk of prostate cancer in healthy men even after they stopped taking them, scientists reported Tuesday. Given the popularity of vitamin E for those 60 and over, the researchers wrote, "the implications of our observations are substantial." Those studied took 400 international units (IUs) a day.
New studies find that young people diagnosed with HIV will now likely survive for close to 46 years thanks to improved antiretrovirals
A Norwegian study found that pregnant women who took folic acid supplements in the first two months of pregnancy were less likely to have children with severe language delays.
"Tobacco Control is Tuberculosis Control," says a new study in the British Medical Journal.
The NIH has announced that it is providing University of California San Francisco $718,136 to support its anti-malaria research.
A study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, University of Hong Kong and the Public Health Foundation of India and published in the Lancet shows that an Indian program to focus HIV intervention projects in high risk groups has dramatically reduced infection rates.
Primitive cooking stoves are used throughout half the world and kill more people per year — about two million — than malaria, researchers say. Three billion people worldwide cook indoors by burning solid fuels such as wood, charcoal or dung and are at high risk for lung diseases.
Over the past three years, 1.5 million children deaths from malaria were averted, said the chief of Roll Back Malaria, downgrading malaria from the leading cause of infant mortality in Africa to the third leading cause of child mortality.
The world has become more vulnerable to outbreaks of disease caused by contaminated food because of growing global trade and tracking them down is also difficult due to the global food supply chain, health officials said.
For the first time, tuberculosis rates are declining worldwide. World Health Organization officials reported case numbers have gone down and death rates have plummeted 40% from 1990 to 2010. China has seen death rates decline almost 80% from 1990 to 2010.
Mental illness drives a surprising amount of disability and death around the planet. The World Health Organization says investing just $3 to $4 per person to improve mental health in poor countries would significantly reduce the health and economic losses from mental illness.
Tagged Africa, African Development Bank, African Union Commission, Andrew Natsios, antiretrovirals, ARVs, Avahan, Big Tobacco, cancer, cooking stoves, diet, food aid, food-borne disease outbreaks, foreign aid, Gates Foundation, Global Handwashing Day, Global Health News, heart disease, HIV vaccine, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Madeline Bunting, malaria, malaria drugs, male circumcision, Margaret Chan, MDGs, mental illness, Millenium Development Goals, Millenium Villages, neonatal tetanus vaccines, NIH, Pampers, Paul G Allen Family Foundation, prostate cancer, PTSD, Roll Back Malaria, smoking, social protection programs, TB, TB vaccine, Tobacco, tobacco industry, Tuberculosis, UN Economic Commission for Africa, UNICEF, United Nations Development Program, US Army, US Department of Defense, vitamin D, vitamin E, WHO, World Mental Health DayLeave a comment
The Advocacy/Policy Committee would like to invite you to participate in our first Advocacy Day, led in partnership with the Global Health Council. The day, scheduled for Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, immediately following the annual meeting in Washington, D.C., will be an opportunity for us to voice support for a continued focus on international health to our elected officials. With the intense Congressional pressure to cut the budget, our voices can make a real difference. As a participant during this exciting day, you will be provided with training materials on effective advocacy techniques to ensure your message is clearly heard. Even if you do not have advocacy experience, you need not hesitate to sign up because you will be teamed with others. Please consider joining your fellow International Health Section members on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 on Capitol Hill to advocate for a healthy globe. Interested parties should register here. Please note that registration will close on October 14th. Any questions should be directed to Peter Freeman, Advocacy/Policy Committee Chair, at pffreeman@gmail.com or 773.318.4842.
An op-ed advocates for a new global health strategy based on a recent meeting at the United Nations aimed at incorporating chronic diseases into an agenda that had tended to emphasize infectious diseases.
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that zeroes out U.S. aid to the United Nations Population Fund, a women and children's health program that works to reduce maternal mortality, prevent HIV/AIDS and provide contraception to the world's most vulnerable populations.
For the second year in a row, U.S. President Barack Obama has waived a Congressionally-mandated ban on military aid for four countries that use child soldiers.
A decision was announced that the amount of money spent on HIV/AIDS by DfID will drop by 1/3 over the next 4 years.
Sanitation and hygiene are sensitive and unpopular subjects, but funding them is essential to fighting disease, ensuring basic rights and meeting millennium development goals.
The Gates Foundation's European director Joe Cerrell comes to the defense of the beleaguered Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, arguing to improve on its "impressive record and ensure that millions more lives are saved and the progress against global disease is secured for generations to come."
Almost four months into the Horn of Africa crisis, aid agencies are involved in much soul-searching as to whether they could have responded more quickly to the drought and famine.
A Japanese company, the Sumitomo Chemical Company, unveiled a new kind of insecticide treated bed net at a product launch in Kenya.
Pregnant women who load up on fruits, veggies and whole grains have a reduced risk of having babies with neural tube defects, such as spina bifida or cleft lip, according to one of the first studies to look at the connection between diet and birth defects.
A study by Stanford researchers has determined that infant health can be improved when a mother has a low-fat high fiber diet up to a year prior to getting pregnant.
A study published in the British Medical Journal says that if current smoking trends continue until 2050, TB related deaths will jump by 40 million.
Though young, there is a lot of potential in what mHealth can offer in developing countries. Amanda Glassman shares some ways that it can be improved.
Researchers at the University of Washington have reported some highly problematic findings regarding a common method of birth control in eastern and southern Africa. They are problematic in that they indicate a popular injectable hormone, Depo-Provera, used by perhaps 140 million women worldwide (and often in poor settings) signficantly raises a woman's risk of HIV infection.
Test subjects in a Spanish HIV vaccine trial have shown a 90 percent immune response.
A cohort of American and British researchers say that by investing in AIDS treatments, money can be saved in the long term.
What should be the top priorities in global health? Infectious diseases? Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)? Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)? A research scientist wonders at the confusion amid this sea of bad acronyms.
Former US President Carter is leading the fight against guinea worm making a request that WHO members provide $93 million in funding to wipe out the disease. DfID has committed to support the push against guinea worm by announcing it will allocating £20 million to the effort.
The business news channel CNBC has published an extensive report on the lucrative and growing Dangerous World of Counterfeit Prescription Drugs.
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September 21, 2011 August 13, 2015 by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, News
GOP Presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann has been slammed by scientists, doctors and others for claiming that the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine can cause mental retardation. An ethicist has now put up money behind his challenge to her claim.
A commitment by G20 nations to strengthen agricultural research in developing countries will help reduce food insecurity as long as it focuses on small farmers and their needs, officials and experts said at a G20-backed conference this week.
The Gates Foundation is often, not always fairly, criticized for being a techno-fix bunch. Melinda Gates heralds the value of community health workers in poor communities and their powerful, inexpensive ability to save lives.
One of the international community's goals is to eliminate mother-to-child-transmission of HIV by 2015 by expanding access to drugs for HIV-infected mothers and pregnant women.
A primary school in the South African city of Port Elizabeth has given girls a contraceptive injection to prevent early pregnancies, angering some parents.
Andrew Harmer reflects on what will happen to the MDGs as the original 2015 deadline draws nearer and draws some parallels to the traditional Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling.
The Gates Foundation has presented the Harvard School of Public Health with a $12 million grant to support its maternal health task force.
USAID is teaming up with former President George Bush to reduce cervical cancer deaths by 25% in five years for target developing countries.
The magic number may be $6 billion to make a real dent in ending the spread of AIDS.
A collaboration between UK and US funding agencies has announced more than £3.5M new funding for research aimed at controlling the transmission of diseases amongst humans, animals and the environment.
The number of African countries with national policies on traditional medicine increased almost fivefold between 2001 and 2010, according to a report on a decade of traditional medicine on the continent.
The recently published results from two malaria vaccine trials appear to show that scientists are getting closer to developing a vaccine against the mosquito-borne illness.
Effective nursing is the backbone of a high quality health care delivery system. GHDonline's nursing community will discuss how ongoing mentoring and training programs can enhance nursing in an expert panel discussion September 19-23.
The number of young women with breast cancer has more than doubled worldwide since 1980, say researchers at Seattle's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
After 2 years of analyzing the results of the largest AIDS vaccine clinical trial ever held, the so-called Thai prime-boost trial, and the only one so far to show some protection against HIV, researchers say they have discovered insights that could lead to an effective vaccine.
IUDs can prevent cervical cancer, finds a study published in the Lancet.
Reducing the incidence of malaria could also drastically reduce the number of deaths from bacterial infections among children in Africa, a study has found.
Authorities worry that tropical mosquitoes found in San Gabriel Valley could spread disease if they gained a foothold in Southern California.
A human rights investigator for the United Nations says up to a quarter of the world's trash from hospitals, clinics, labs, blood banks and mortuaries is hazardous and much more needs to be done to regulate it.
A report from UNICEF and the WHO shows the decrease in the rate of deaths for children under the age of five.
The WHO warns that thousands may die if multi-drug resistant and forms of tuberculosis continue to spread throughoutEurope.
One of the scientific advisers to the new blockbuster movie "Contagion" says the "risks are very real — and are increasing drastically… Our vulnerability to such diseases has been heightened by the growth in international travel and the globalization of food production."
FOCUS – NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness and diabetes account for 63 percent of all global deaths, yet up to half could be prevented, according to a new report, Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011, released Wednesday by the World Health Organization.
The WHO released a 207 page "global score card" on the prevention of chronic illness, one week ahead of the NCD summit at the UN.
Eli Lilly and Company has committed $30 million to the Global Health Initiative. The Lilly NCD Partnership will work to identify comprehensive, sustainable approaches to patient care. Initially it will concentrate on diabetes.
Thanks to Tom Murphy and Mark Leon Goldberg, Tom Paulson, Isobel Hoskins, and Public Health Newswire.
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Iran to Convert 1.5 Million Vehicles Into CNG Hybrids
EghtesadOnline: A nationwide scheme has been launched to convert 1.46 million gasoline-powered public transport and commercial vehicles to compressed natural gas hybrids.
Hamid Qasemi, the head of CNG Department at the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, said at a press conference on Wednesday that the scheme offers free of charge conversion services to drivers of taxis and commercial vehicles in the first phase, YJC reported.
To sign up for conversion, cab and pickup owners are required to register at Gcr.niopdc.ir, where their personal ID and vehicle information are checked to confirm their eligibility.
The first phase will only cover a part of vehicle types. A public call will be issued for the drivers of online taxis and other public transport vehicles in the next phases.
Qasemi noted that dilapidated vehicles cannot use the facility.
"The plan is expected to be executed in 14 months, curbing gasoline consumption by 12 million liters and adding the same amount to the CNG consumption rate" he said.
The official added that the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade has prepared and certified over 400 conversion centers in 25 provincial centers to help implement the scheme. He emphasized that car owners are recommended to only visit authorized centers for a guaranteed and standardized result.
"The scheme is estimated to require a budget of $570 million, which is being supplied through savings made from the reduction of gasoline consumption [by raising fuel price and setting a quota], he added.
Two local banks are handing NIORDC in accomplishing the task," he said.
Qasemi also told reporters that the total process will be free of charge for applicants and local CNG tank producers have already received 65 trillion rials ($382 million) to do their share of work.
"The current domestic capacity of CNG tank production is over 700,000 per year," he said.
He also emphasized that by maximizing local capacity for the production of CNG tanks, the figure will reach 900,000 and the scheme will most probably be implemented as scheduled.
Demand for CNG Hybrids
Following the government's decision to raise fuel prices on Nov. 15, 2019, compressed gas consumption has risen by 4 million cubic meters per day, Qasemi said.
"CNG consumption is growing rapidly. It surpassed 21 mcm/d, up 11% in late November 2019. The figure exceeded 25 mcm/d at the end of the last Iranian year [March 19, 2020]," he added.
In the first two months after fuel rationing, close to 30,000 car owners applied to convert their vehicles to CNG hybrids at authorized centers.
"Due to the large number of applicants, the authorized centers [supervised by NIORDC and Industries Ministry] initially followed the policy of first come, first served," Ali Mahmoudian, the head of Alternative Fuels Union, said.
However, thanks to the web page specified for registration of applicants in the conversion scheme, turn taking will be followed in conversion centers as the only criterion.
"Much-needed parts and equipment to convert cars to CNG hybrids have been indigenized and centers will be working round the clock to meet rising demand."
According to NIORDC, of the 19 million vehicles in Iran, over 5 million have hybrid CNG engines.
Long-Term Plan
Motivating people to switch to natural gas has long been on the Iranian government's agenda. However, these efforts have mostly been limited to major cities like Tehran.
Long before the free services became the topic of debates, NIORDC started to offer low-interest loans to owners of all commercial and passenger vehicles running on gasoline and diesel to convert them to CNG hybrids
With the introduction of various incentives, CNG consumption in the country has reached 25 million cubic meters per day, but the government aims to further increase the use of this clean fuel.
Its endeavors have been aimed at curbing fossil fuel consumption and reducing toxic emissions released into the air by diesel engines that are considered heavy polluters.
However, according to the latest report, CNG consumption can increase to over 40 million cubic meters per day.
CNG is projected to comprise 35% of Iran's total fuel consumption by the end of the Sixth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2017-22). To achieve this goal, the government has launched the initiative to motivate more drivers to convert their gas-burning vehicles to CNG hybrids.
Iran has over 2,500 CNG stations and ranks fifth in global CNG consumption.
Boosting the CNG share in the fuel basket can have multiple advantages, especially as it reduces gasoline demand and air pollution.
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Why Caitlyn Jenner Is The Woman Our Society Needs
By Alexa Tanney
Today, Vanity Fair tweeted its July 2015 cover, featuring the person we formerly knew as Bruce Jenner: Caitlyn Jenner.
Sporting a white, strapless bustier, Caitlyn is dressed to the nines with a fresh face of makeup and a long, brown locks.
While she looks absolutely stunning, there is already an Internet backlash since the cover went viral merely an hour ago.
Why is it that someone simply being who she is makes the world so uncomfortable?
The transgender community has made such breakthroughs over the last couple of years. Laverne Cox was on the cover of TIME, and the media has brought the topic to the forefront with shows such as "Transparent," "My Transparent Life" and "Orange Is the New Black."
Yet, there is still hostility toward an entire community of individuals who are just trying to be who they truly are in a judgmental, cruel society.
Imagine having to wake up every single day knowing the majority of the world is against you. It's almost inconceivable to most of us.
But, to an entire community, it's reality.
Caitlyn Jenner, one of the greatest athletes of our time during her past life, is going to change the world for the better.
When the Kardashians first came into the spotlight on E! and created an empire for themselves through reality shows, clothing brands, endorsement deals and modeling, I believed they were "famous for absolutely no reason."
In a society where we sink our teeth into the juiciest gossip and the most controversial stories, I could see why some people adored the family and their spotlighted "drama."
But, I never thought their issues were real.
I always believed their "problems" — the failed relationships, sex tapes and controversial media quotes — were just PR stunts
I thought this until now.
Caitlyn Jenner has been able to turn an entire empire's reliance on reality gossip into societal help.
When a star in such a big spotlight becomes part of a community that has undergone so much hatred and scrutiny, it becomes like a light at the end of a tunnel for those also apart of the community.
Often, as humans, we are psychologically uncomfortable with things we are not used to or unaccustomed to. Transgender individuals question our societal hegemonic views of gender and sexuality.
Whenever the norm is questioned, people feel uncomfortable.
But, what about when the "greatest athlete of our time," a man who some have said is the greatest man in the world, reveals he has a soul of a woman?
It throws our gender norms for a complete spiral. And, this is exactly what society needs.
We need to break down the concrete values and norms that have been in place for all of these years. No one should be upholding a solid version of what "femininity" and "masculinity" is.
There should be no concrete definition of the words.
We are all different, and we all experience life in different ways.
Alarmingly, a CBS poll shows that 59 percent of Americans are uncomfortable with transgender students using the locker room or bathroom of their choice. With such high suicide rates among transgender youth, we should be more accepting of our children.
As much as the Kardashians and the Jenners have made headlines for family drama in the past, they're finally making headlines for the good of society.
The US and countries around the world have turned Kardashian into a household name. We have let them into our lives via social media, TV and other forms of entertainment.
It's time to let Caitlyn Jenner into our homes, not for entertainment value, gossip or slander, but as a guide and role model for change.


Every work environment involves some risk, whether it's getting a crick in your neck or something more dangerous like inhaling fumes. Luckily personal protective equipment—also known as PPE—can help protect you from such hazards. With your health and safety in mind, we've put together this PPE safety product guide so you can secure yourself no matter the job.
We'll cover common PPE types; how to choose the right PPE for your needs; and SafeWise-recommended PPE kits, PPE gloves, and other PPE clothing.
PPE is any kind of specialized equipment designed to help protect the wearer from safety risks. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to provide PPE to help guard employees from some of the most dangerous workplace hazards.1 But risks exist in nearly every workplace, so even if your job doesn't require a certain type of PPE, your day-to-day health might benefit from having it.
Creating a safe work environment starts with recognizing your job's hazards and identifying potential risks. A workplace risk assessment is a systematic examination of work activities that can help you do just that. SafeWise also encourages you to understand your employer's responsibilities to provide safe and healthy working conditions, and let them know if something at your workplace doesn't seem safe.
While some workplaces have more hazards than others, no environment is risk-free. The following list isn't definitive, but it will help you analyze your own work environment for possible safety risks.
Safety hazards are any unsafe work condition that could cause illness, injury, or death. Here are a few examples.
These hazards include factors in the environment that can harm you without necessarily touching you.
Radiation, including microwaves, radiowaves, etc.
These hazards occur when the type of work or body position assumed while working harms the musculoskeletal system. Ergonomic hazards can cause short-term or long-term damage to your body. While trying to prevent ergonomic hazards, keep an eye out for these activities.
This hazard covers exposure to any chemical, whether it be in solid, liquid, or gas form.
Liquid in the form of cleaning products, paints, acids, etc.
Biological hazards include exposure to disease or infectious materials that can produce harmful health effects. These hazards are most prevalent in workplaces like day care facilities, hospitals, and laboratories.
PPE comes in all different shapes and sizes, with each piece designed to protect you from a specific hazard. It's vital to read product descriptions and technical specifications carefully to make sure you're buying the right piece of PPE for your workplace and needs. Here are common categories of PPE and why you might need them.
Best for jobs in transportation, roofing, or working with hazardous substances.
Best for using power tools, welding, and handling dangerous substances that may splash.
Best for jobs in demolition, construction, forestry, or boating.
Best for jobs in landscaping, food preparation, or handling hazardous substances.
Best for jobs in construction, excavation, logging, or work tunnels.
Best for construction, machine operation, and situations with excessive noise or vibration.
Best for painting, farming, demolition, or any work involving excessive dust or harmful fumes.
We hope you'll use this guide to find the best personal protective equipment for your work environment. Then you can share this article with your co-workers to help everyone stay safe.
*SafeWise conducted impartial research on these pieces of personal protective equipment, but this does not guarantee your safety. Your unique job duties and workplace must be considered when choosing personal protective equipment.


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Meek Mill Was The Real Winner Of Super Bowl LII, According To Twitter
posted by Isha Thorpe - Feb 5, 2018
On Sunday (Feb. 4), the Philadelphia Eagles became first-time champions at Super Bowl LII. However, many would argue that it was Meek Mill who won the night.
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The incarcerated rapper is continuing to serve his controversial 2-4 year prison sentence after a judge ruled that he violated his probation, while fans have been protesting this ruling ever since it was first declared. Thankfully, the City of Brotherly Love has been riding for its hometown artist. The new Super Bowl champs have shown the rapper love, too.
It all started when the Eagles revealed that the team's Super Bowl intro song would be Meek's "Dreams and Nightmares (Intro)." The Eagles' defensive end Brandon Graham said, "If you're going to go with a Philly song, that's the one you're going with." Plus, the Eagles' rookie defensive end Derek Barnett added: "Meek, you know, he's locked up right now. So we have to hold the city down for him."
And that's exactly what the team did when they hit that Super Bowl field! Peep that below.
When the Eagles eventually won the game by defeating the New England Patriots 41-33, people couldn't help but have the Philly rapper heavy on their minds, once again. The desire for his prison release only increased.
Take a look at the Twitter reactions to the Philadelphia Eagles winning Super Bowl LII and Meek Mill below.
**WARNING: Explicit language**
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This lovely villa is in a quiet location with extensive country views and is just a short drive to Puerto Pollensa, Pollensa and Alcudia. It is a great choice for families who wish to combine the comfort of a homely villa with great outdoor space.
The villa has been cleverly designed using a combination of modern and rustic styles, so retains a traditional feel.
The spacious living room has doors opening onto the terraces and pool. There is a separate reading room and the kitchen has a central island and breakfast area. The charming master bedroom, reached via a spiral staircase on the first floor, has panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. All the bedrooms have air conditioning with the rest of the house cooled by the fresh, outdoor breeze.
The garden is lovely with lawns, a gated pond and various terraces for al fresco dining, sun bathing and relaxing. The large pool has wide steps and water jets in the shallow end and is surrounded by a lawn making it a good for children.
This villa might be suitable for guests with limited mobility as there is a double bedroom with en-suite on the ground floor - please talk to us at the time of booking.
Ground floor: Living room. Dining room. Reading room. Kitchen. 1 double bedroom (bed 1.35m) with bathroom en-suite. Wash room. Utility room.
First floor (via spiral, gated staircase): Master suite with bathroom en-suite (bath & shower). L-shaped bedroom with 2 single beds. 1 twin bedroom. 1 bathroom.
NB The spiral staircase is quite narrow but has stair gates at top and bottom.


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Club Rocky's (formerly Rockdale RSL Club) is one of the oldest in NSW and possible Australia. It applied for its charter in 1919, this was granted in 1920 and the first meeting was held in January 1921 at Rockdale Town Hall, the club continued to meet there until 1927 when it obtained a grant of land in Bay Street where it remains to this day.
This Sub-Branch. like many other Sub-Branches of the R.S,S. & A.I.L.A., was formed very soon after the end of World War I and was based on patriotic enthusiasm and the desire of returned men to continue the friendships they had made whilst fighting together, and to a greater degree, to help those less fortunate than themselves who had returned incapacitated in some way or another.
From records we have and from discussions with older members, we find the first meetings were held at Rockdale Town Hall, and then later at a small room at Brighton Beach.
In 1922, when granted a block of ground in Bay St. by Rockdale Council, we built our first Memorial Hall which stood until 1959. ; the first sod was turned by Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal. There is a photograph in existence showing the diggers lined up in Bay Street in their First World War uniforms. Our first President was Mr. G. Towner.
Early in the 20's our membership was quite good hut with the harder days of depression there was a marked failing off, when our Executive found many more ways in which they could assist their not so fortunate comrades. With the commencement of the 2nd World War naturally many of our younger brigade started joining, until, in 1946, we had nearly 1,200 members. These boys, who were coming hack from overseas, had a great welcome from the older members as we had the amenities then to offer them. Apart from social activities, sport came to the forefront with golf, tennis, table tennis, indoor bowls. and in later years, cricket.
All branches of sport have met with great success in open competitions run in the St. George district, each branch bringing home trophies, with tennis being most successful with about seven wins. In cricket, which we started playing in a more serious vein in 1958, we have met with some success, being runners-up 1958—59, and grand finalists 1959—60, with a great chance of becoming premiers.
Our old Memorial Hall was severely damaged by fire in 1954 necessitating a serious decline in Club activities; however, a great many members stayed on hand when most needed. In 1956, under the drive of our President Tom Wright. we started the long task to rebuild, to give our men a building of which we could be really proud. A Building Committee was formed, and in 1957 part of our upper floor and the rear section of the Club was completed.
Then, in August, 1959, with President Bruce Campbell at the helm, work was started on the completion of the building, and at last our dreams became manifest in the magnificent hail which is being opened to-day by Messrs. Bert Matheson, M.M., and Claude Henville.
Since its inception, the club has given tens of thousands of dollars to local charities. It is interesting to read the minutes of the first meeting in 1921 when the subject of donations came up. At the end of the discussion, it was decided to donate a sum of seven shillings and sixpence, two shillings and sixpence went to the Salvation Army and the same amount was given to St. Johns Anglican Church Rockdale and the Rockdale Catholic church. Times have certainly changed.
As a result of its charitable works, the club has maintained the support of all local bodies and the local community in general. At the same time, the club continues to support the RSL Headquarters and all that it stands for.
Over the years the club premises have of course been renovated several times particularly after being severely damaged in two fires in 1978 & 1982.
The club is proud of its achievements over this long period of time and will continue to support the local community.


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Bust It Open: Sex Work, OnlyFans, And Three Black Queer Men Who Are Killing The Game
Monty Huffman, Michael Heard (left) and Dennis Hardy (right) have all found success on the OnlyFans platform. (Images via Twitter)
Dennis Hardy says that as a kid growing up in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York, one of the first jobs he remembers wanting to have was as a stripper, but he knew not to tell anyone. He received the message very early that stripping was not a respectable profession, so he kept quiet, and eventually landed a job as a postal worker, but that didn't extinguish his desire to enter into the adult industry. Today, Hardy is an Atlanta resident, a graduate student in women and gender sexuality studies, and a self-described "professional hoe," who in addition to creating adult content on the popular subscription-based OnlyFans platform, also works as an escort for a growing clientele. Hardy says his interest in the profession first peaked after suspecting that a close friend was working in the business.
"You always have money, but you never go to work," Hardy said referring to his friend. So either you're a scammer or you're an escort. And I knew he wasn't a scammer. At the post office, I'd have to work five or six days a week, 60 hours a week. And the money I'd get paid for two weeks [as a mailman], I made over the course of four days working a total of 7 hours. I said, `This is where I'd rather be."
Hardy, who grew up in New York City's ballroom scene and exclusively dates Black trans women, tells The Reckoning that the power and allure he witnessed in Black trans sex workers further cemented his desire to participate in sex work. They had control, they were desired. And that really spoke to me," he said. "I was adopted and I was told that I wasn't wanted, and here are these women, and it seemed like everyone wanted them. Of course, it lacks the complexity of how people wanted them and what they wanted them for," he pointed out.
Yet, for Hardy, there was nothing complicated about his decision to leave his respectable job
as a federal employee and dive into sex work full-time, which has raised the eyebrows of many people who wonder why someone on the cusp of holding an advanced degree is laying it low and spreading it wide for nearly 40,000 followers on freak Twitter alone and OnlyFans.
"What kind of classist argument is that? Do we only assume people without options only want to do sex work? Obviously not," said Hardy. "There are people who have Phds, who have masters, who have a plethora of different things. People get involved in sex work for a variety of reasons. And for me, that's the path that I wanted my life to go in. I enjoy doing sex work. I enjoy seeing clients. I really enjoy the luxury of being able to travel and having that freedom. For me, it was a little bit of an anti-work politics; traditional work kinda sucks. I can do my own thing, make my own money, live better than I would if I had some other job, and be able to do what I want. For a lot of people, doing sex work is desirable. And for me, it has always been desirable. I wish to grow in it," he said.
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One survey found 22% of baby boomers have found it difficult to pay mortgages or rent and have postponed plans to retire.
Source: Insured Retirement Institute, 2018
For many people, retirement income may come from a variety of sources. Here's a quick review of the six main sources:
Social Security is the government-administered retirement income program. Workers become eligible after paying Social Security taxes for 10 years. Benefits are based on each worker's 35 highest earning years. If there are fewer than 35 years of earnings, non-earning years are averaged in as zero. In 2017, the average monthly benefit was estimated at $1,360.¹
Personal Savings and Investments
Personal savings and investments outside of retirement plans can provide income during retirement. Retirees tend to go for investments that offer monthly guaranteed income over potential returns.²
Individual Retirement Accounts
Traditional IRAs have been around since 1974. Contributions you make to a traditional IRA may be fully or partially deductible, depending on your individual circumstances. Distributions from a traditional IRA are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken before age 59½, may be subject to a 10% federal income tax penalty. Generally, once you reach age 70½, you must begin taking required minimum distributions.
Roth IRAs were created in 1997. Roth IRA contributions cannot be made by taxpayers with high incomes. To qualify for the tax-free and penalty-free withdrawal of earnings, Roth IRA distributions must meet a five-year holding requirement and occur after age 59½. Tax-free and penalty-free withdrawal also can be taken under certain other circumstances, such as a result of the owner's death. The original Roth IRA owner is not required to take minimum annual withdrawals.
Many workers are eligible to participate in a defined–contribution plan such as a 401(k), 403(b), or 457 plan. Eligible workers can set aside a portion of their pre-tax income into an account, which then accumulates tax deferred.
Distributions from defined contribution plans are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken before age 59½, may be subject to a 10% federal income tax penalty. Generally, once you reach age 70½, you must begin taking required minimum distributions.
Defined benefit plans are "traditional" pensions—employer–sponsored plans under which benefits, rather than contributions, are defined. Benefits are normally based on factors such as salary history and duration of employment. The number of traditional pension plans has dropped dramatically during the past 30 years.
Continued Employment
In a recent survey, 68% of workers stated that they planned to keep working in retirement. In contrast, only 26% of retirees reported that continued employment was a major or minor source of retirement income.³
Expected Vs. Actual Sources of Income in Retirement
What workers anticipate in terms of retirement income sources may differ considerably from what retirees actually experience.
Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2018 Retirement Confidence Survey
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First flown in 1959, some 757 P-3 Orions were made by Lockheed and Kawasaki by 1990. The Royal Australian Air Force got into the P-3 biz in 1968, one of the first non-U.S. users, when No 11 Squadron started flying the type. In all, 10 P-3C Update II Orions replaced No 10 Squadron's aging SP2H Neptunes in 1978 while 11 Squadron's P-3Bs were in turn phased out by 10 P-3C Update II.5 Orions in 1984–85.
In 1997, 18 of the legacy P-3C models were upgraded to the country's unique AP-3C Orion variants, which have continued to operate. In all, the type put in an impressive 50 years in Cold War ASW keeping tabs on Soviet subs, long-range SAR (two wrecked yachtsmen in the Vendee Globe race were located 1,200 miles from shore in 1996 by a P-3), and support missions all over the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
The RAAF is replacing the type with 12 Boeing P-8 Poseidon (8 of which have been delivered) and as many as 8 MQ-4C Triton UAVs.
One survivor, AP-3C Orion #A9-659, is slated to be handed over to the Australian War Memorial in flying condition to preserve.
Built in 1985, it took its final flight on 28 June 2018, having accumulated 16,800 flight hours. 659 spent three solid decades undertaking operations with the RAAF, including during the Cold War and in East Timor. In 2003 it was one of the first aircraft to deploy to Afghanistan as part of Operation Slipper.
It also conducted the first Australian P-3C operational combat mission over Iraq during Operation Falconer on 16 March 2003. The craft also took part in the 2014 search for Malaysian Airlines MH370, the largest and longest-range airborne maritime search operation ever conducted.
P-3s are still flown by Australia's neighbor, New Zealand (who is set to fly them through 2025) as well as 15 other countries. The U.S. Navy continues to fly increasingly limited numbers of P-3C Baseline III Orions until Poseidon is fully fielded.
Commissioned 29 June 1933, HMS Amphion was a Leander-class light cruiser in the Royal Navy. In 1939, she was reborn in a sense and her name was changed to HMAS Perth (D29) on the occasion of her transfer to the Royal Australian Navy.
Her RAN career was tragically short. After much sharp service in the Med during the whole Crete debacle, she was sent back home to assist in the defense of Australia.
After surviving the hell of the Battle of the Java Sea, she picked up four Japanese torpedoes in the space of a few minutes at the midnight pitch-black engagement at Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942.
Of her 681 souls aboard, 353 were killed in battle. Her survivors may have been spared from Posideon's grasp but had to endure three years as Japanese POWs, with nearly half never seeing home again.
Even her hulk, stripped over the years by unlicenced Indonesian marine salvagers who used explosives to break her apart on the seafloor, was desecrated.
However, her 1939 bell, cast to commemorate her new life in the RAN, was located in Indonesia by Australian wreck diver David Burchell and returned through the auspices of the government in 1978.
The Australian War Memorial on Friday, on the 77th anniversary of her loss, held a special Last Post Ceremony in honor of HMAS Perth, including the striking of the ship's bell.
Recently four of Australia's six home-grown Collins-class diesel-electric submarines were spotted frolicing in the West Australian Exercise Area northwest of Rottnest Island near Cockburn Sound. The quartet, HMAS Collins (S73), HMAS Farncomb (S74), HMAS Dechaineux (S76) and HMAS Sheean (S77) were taking part in exercises Lungfish 2019 and Ocean Explorer 2019 in the Indian Ocean.
Able to "snort" at a shallow depth for just a few minutes in a 24-hour period to keep their batteries topped off, the sight of four of these modern SSKs in formation on the surface is rare.
Not to let a good time go to waste, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) joined in on the synchronized swimming.
The below shows the interesting sight of American Wayne Anderson's replica Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker triplane in Australia for a trans-Australia air race, cuddled among camouflaged Royal Australian Air Force Mirage IIID and IIIO(A) strike fighters at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, October 1976.
The Mirages in the back of the photo are from No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, the RAAF's storied fighter training unit, and sport their traditional flash and striking period camo.
The Mirages in the foreground belong to 77 Sqn, which formed in 1942 and flew Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawks over Northern Australia, downing the first Japanese Betty ever shot down over the continent. They later moved with the tide of the war over New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies, flying the borderline obsolete P-40 right until the last days of the war. They later switched to P-51 Mustangs and Gloster Meteors over Korea before switching to Australian-made F-86 Sabre variants that they flew during the Malayan Confrontation and on to the Mirage, which they flew from 1969 to 1988 when they transitioned to the F-18. They are still stationed at Williamtown.
As for Anderson and his Fokker, I can't find much information on him other than the fact that his was one of some 179 private planes, mostly light single-engined aircraft, that took part in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Australian Air Race from Perth to Sydney, covering some 2,400 miles in four days between 19-23 October.
Here we see the Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class "torpedo ram cruiser," SMS (Seiner Majestät Schiff =His Majesty's Ship) Kaiserin Elisabeth, of the Austro-Hungarian k.u.k. Kriegsmarine, probably soon after her completion in November 1892 while in the Adriatic. She would have a history filled with oddities.
Laid down at Marinearsenal Pola in June 1888 for the dual monarchy's navy, her only sister, SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I, was named for the country's tragic emperor. Old Franz Josef, had lost his brother, Maximillian, after the Mexicans stood him up against a wall in 1866. His only son, Rudolph, died in 1889 in the infamous Mayerling Incident. His wife, Elisabeth, a German princess, had been Empress of Austria for 44 years when she was stabbed to death by the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni in Geneva in 1898.
It was for said consort that our cruiser was named, although she was very much alive at the time of the ship's construction.
Just 4,500-tons, the 340-foot (overall) torpedo ram cruiser named for the ill-fated Empress earned her designation from the fact that she carried a ram bow (a weapon the Austrians had used to good effect at the Battle of Lissa just two decades earlier) and four 14-inch deck-mounted trainable torpedo launchers for early Whitehead-style fish. That is not to say that she did not carry a decent gun armament, as it should be noted that she carried a pair of 9.4-inch Krupp breechloaders as well as a number of short-barrel 5.9-inch guns.
However, being a steam warship for the 1880s, she was not very fast, capable of only 19-knots when all 8 of her boilers were aglow with Bohemia's finest coal. Her bunkers could carry over 600-tons of the latter, which enabled her to steam some 3,500nm between station. This set up Kaiserin Elisabeth for overseas service.
Commissioned 24 January 1892, by the next year she was headed to wave Austria's flag in the Far East.
Although the country had no colonies, Austria was allied to Germany who had several territories in both Africa and the Pacific, which allowed the cruiser ample opportunities for coaling.
Her first mission: take the Kaiser's cousin and then second in line to the throne, a young Franz Ferdinand, on a world tour that included stops in India, Ceylon, and other points East. (Franz Ferdinand's father, Karl Ludwig, was at the time first in line to the throne but died of typhoid fever in 1896, leaving Franz to become Archduke).
In May 1893, Kaiserin Elisabeth made port at Sydney, where aboard was Ferdinand, along with other such personages as the Archduke Leopold of Tuscany. As told The Monthly, an Australian magazine, in a 2011 issue, for the next several weeks Ferdinand and company, "accompanied only by his personal taxidermist, three counts, a major-general, the Austrian consul," et.al. took over 300 animals on a series of great hunts across the Australian continent including kangaroos, koalas, wallabies and at least one likely very surprised platypus for which the Archduke had a "burning desire" to take.
Kaiserin Elisabeth went on become involved in Chinese politics and landed forces in 1900 along with the Austrian cruisers Zenta, Maria Theresia and Aspern to take part in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion as part of the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Sailors from the SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth in the streets of Tsingtau. The four Austrian cruisers would land a 300-man force for duty ashore.
The two-year conflict netted Vienna a paltry 150-acre concession from the failing Manchu Dynasty in the city of Tianjin in 1902, which was duly protected by a platoon of Austrian marines. During the Boxer Rebellion, the commander of the Austrian force, RADM Count Rudolf Monecuccoli, used Kaiserin Elisabeth as his flagship. He would in 1904 go on to become Marinekommandant (Navy Commander) and Chef der Marinesektion (Chief of the Naval Section of the War Ministry), so it was evidently a good stepping stone for him.
Returning to Europe, Kaiserin Elisabeth underwent a major two-year refit and modernization starting in 1905 after more than a decade of hard service including two extensive world cruises. This saw the replacement of her dated Krupp 9.4-inch guns with a pair of long-barreled 5.9-inch L/40 K.96s. This gave her a broadside of five 5.9-inch guns on each side, with three ahead and three astern. Her sister, which became a harbor defense ship at Cattaro, had a similar refit.
Caught in the German Chinese colony of Tsingtau when the Great War kicked off, Kaiserin Elisabeth originally didn't have anything to fear from the growing Japanese fleet that was massing just offshore. This changed when Japan declared war on Austria-Hungary on August 25, 1914– two days after the Empire of the Rising Sun did so on Germany.
While the Germans managed to evacuate most of the ocean-going warships from the harbor during the Japanese ultimatum prior to the balloon going up, the elderly and, by 1914 obsolete, Austrian cruiser was left behind along with the small German coastal gunboats and torpedo craft Iltis, Jaguar, Luchs, Tiger, and S-90. The stripped and crewless old German Bussard-class unprotected cruiser SMS Cormoran (2,000-tons), was also in the harbor, but her crew had already beat feet with the condemned ship's guns and vital equipment in a captured Russian steamer that assumed the latter's name.
During this period, as the largest ship in the defender's hands, she suffered no less than three ineffective air raids including the first documented attack by a ship-based airplane when Japanese Navy Maurice Farman seaplanes from the seaplane carrier Wakamiya dropped small bombs around her. If the curiosity of French balsa-wood flying machines piloted by English-trained Japanese pilots bombing an Austrian warship crewed largely by Yugoslavs (and commanded by Hungarians) in a German-held port in China doesn't make you shake your head, I don't know what will.
An abortive sortie out of the harbor by the partially disarmed cruiser failed, although it did allow the crew of the German torpedo boat S-90 to escape to nearby Nanking– after she sank the Japanese mine cruiser Takachiho (3,700-tons).
One by one, as the Japanese grew closer, the bottled up Austro-German ships were scuttled and Kaiserin Elisabeth was no exception, being sent to the bottom by her own crew on 2 November 1914, just two days before the city fell.
In all, more than 300 members of Kaiserin Elisabeth's crew that survived the siege became Japanese prisoners, with most of them held at Camp Aonogahara, near Kobe, for the duration of the war. They only returned to Europe in 1920– to a country that no longer existed. As for Franz Josef, he died in 1916 while Elisabeth's crewmen were in Japanese EPW camps. As for Tianjin, it was indefensible and the Chinese took it over in 1917 after the formality of a bloodless declaration of war.
S.M.S. Kaiserin Elisabeth in Tsingtau by https://fmarschner.myportfolio.com/sms-kaiserin-elisabeth-in-tsingtau Fritz Marschner, shown with the Austrian naval ensign on her stern and the German ensign aloft.
Complement: Listed as between 367 and 450, although only had 324 at Tsingtau.
Built in 2000 as part of a six-ship class to an Italian design (Lerici-class, the same as the U.S. Navy's short-lived Osprey-class MHCs) both Hawkesbury and Norman were laid up in 2011 and have been in storage ever since while the other four ships have remained with the fleet.


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Q: URL based on the current directory in PHP Let's say I have three php pages namely Header.php, Footer.php and LeftSideBar.php in the following directory
C:\wamp\www\zoomin\header_footer_sidebar

and usual php pages in the following directory.
C:\wamp\www\zoomin\www.zoomin.com

I can include those three pages as follows.
<?php
    require_once("../header_footer_sidebar/Header.php");
    require_once("../header_footer_sidebar/LeftSideBar.php");
    require_once("../header_footer_sidebar/Footer.php");
?>

This can work fine but when I need to keep pages in other directories like the following,
C:\wamp\www\zoomin\www.zoomin.com\directoryA\directoryB\directoryC

I need to copy those three pages into an appropriate directory because Header.php, Footer.php and LeftSideBar.php may contain some urls at least some image urls of some other directory which would not work with the preceding url.
I want to keep Header.php, Footer.php and LeftSideBar.php only in the following directory as mentioned above.
C:\wamp\www\zoomin\header_footer_sidebar

regardless of in which directory I save my web pages. The following approach would not work in this case.
$protocol."://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];

or
$protocol."://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];

Is there a  way to suit this requirement?

A: Check your include_path in php.ini.

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Now, for one weekend this June, it's your turn for a grand adventure. It's your turn to treat yourself.
When: June 20 to 24, 2018. You'll arrive the evening of Wednesday, June 20, and depart the morning of Sunday, June 24.
Where: The Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, W.Va.
Schedule: Here's a basic overview.
Who: Any adult whose BSA membership is current at the time of the event. Participants will also be required to have current Youth Protection training as well.
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(10-05-2017, 12:35 PM)RepentantSky Wrote: I'm sorry but that technicality is so freaking minor it doesn't count. You don't release a second version of a game in January, one of the most successful months of any given year, without the intent to profit. They broke their promise, flat out.
I disagree. When Capcom said there wouldn't be any new editions they meant in the terms of new games you had to buy. To be more specific, Capcom said (and I quote) that you will "only have to buy one disc" in order to keep playing the game.
Back then, every time a company released a new edition of a game you had to buy a whole new game every time. For example, back then you HAD to buy Super Street Fighter II Turbo even if you owned the champion Edition or the vanilla version. This is not the case here.
The only people that will have to pay for SFVAE are people who haven't bought the game yet. People who already own the vanilla version will recieve the Arcade Edition as a FREE update. They have reiterated many times that (and again, I quote) "you will only have to buy one disc" . The physical version of AE isn't even full price (60$) anyway, it's just 39.99$.
I mean, come on. Back when Lab Zero Games did something similar with Skullgirls by releasing Skullgirls: Encore everyone was praising them for that. Why it is different when it comes to Capcom and SF?
Anyway, so Yoshinori Ono released a statement regarding this update.
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SAP America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of German software giant SAP AG, has launched an education series for executives. The program features an ongoing series of seminars and workshops led by academic and corporate leaders at the forefront of e-business research and education.
The SAP Executive Education program is the first offering from the SAP Institute for Innovation and Development located at SAP America headquarters in Newtown Square, Pa. The program is designed to help executives from current or prospective SAP customer companies learn how to assess their companies' e-business strategies to succeed.
The first session of the program features Mark Johnson, chief operating officer of Innosight, and Tom Dvenport, director of the Accenture Institute for Strategic Change, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Babson College, and author of "Mission Critical: Realizing the Promise of Enterprise Systems." Also leading sessions in the inaugural program will be Louis A. Lefebvre, director of the Center of Expertise in Electronic Commerce at Ecole Polytechnique and past president of the International Association for the Management of Technology; and Stephen Gale, director of the Center for Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania.
International specialty paper manufacturer P.H. Glatfelter has chosen mySAP.com as its e-business platform, according to SAP America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based SAP AG.
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The CSC SAP Application Hosting offering is aimed at mid-market organizations (those with annual revenues of $200 million to 2.5 billion) and business units of larger organizations with similar revenue profiles.
Novient Inc. says it has been certified as a mySAP Software Partner. The company offers service organizations a solution to track future projects and match resources to project requirements. Novient eServices gained interface certification for mySAP Workplace as a web application integration product. Ultimately, Novient will offer an interface to mySAP Human Resources & Projects.
Oracle Corp. has announced the SafeSwitch Program for Sybase, a data and application migration program for Sybase customers who wish to reduce their financial exposure and technology reliance on the Sybase database. To help customers migrate their data and applications, Oracle is offering a downloadable migration workbench kit for data migration as well as consulting services for application migration.
Companies that have already chosen to migrate from Sybase to the Oracle database include PaineWebber Inc., Raytheon Co. and Universal Studios.
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Fas receptor
SFAS 157
Fas can mean the following:
Fas receptor, an important cell surface receptor protein of the TNF receptor family known also as CD95, that induces apoptosis on binding Fas ligand.
Fes, Morocco, the third largest city in Morocco, as an alternate spelling
Poti, Georgia, a port city in Georgia
Latin for "permissible, right" as a concept of ancient Roman religion; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#fas
FAS can stand for:
Architecture and Surveying Institute, formerly the Faculty of Architects and Surveyors
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science
Fatty acid synthase
Federal Aid Highway System, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
Federally assisted secondary road, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
Federation of American Scientists, a non-profit organization formed in 1945 by scientists from the Manhattan Project
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The FAS receptor (FasR), also known as apoptosis antigen 1 (APO-1 or APT), cluster of differentiation 95 (CD95) or tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6 (TNFRSF6) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNFRSF6 gene.
The Fas receptor is a death receptor on the surface of cells that leads to programmed cell death (apoptosis). It is one of two apoptosis pathways, the other being the mitochondrial pathway. FasR is located on chromosome 10 in humans and 19 in mice. Similar sequences related by evolution (orthologs) are found in most mammals.
FAS receptor is located on the long arm of chromosome 10 (10q24.1) in humans and on chromosome 19 in mice. The gene lies on the plus (Watson strand) and is 25,255 bases in length organised into 9 protein encoding exons.
Previous reports have identified as many as eight splice variants, which are translated into seven isoforms of the protein. Apoptosis-inducing Fas receptor is dubbed isoform 1 and is a type 1 transmembrane protein. Many of the other isoforms are rare haplotypes that are usually associated with a state of disease. However, two isoforms, the apoptosis-inducing membrane-bound form and the soluble form, are normal products whose production via alternative splicing is regulated by the cytotoxic protein TIA1.
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In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) of the United States issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 157: Fair Value Measurements), which "defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements." This statement is effective for financial reporting fiscal periods commencing after November 15, 2007 and the interim periods applicable.
Defining "fair value"
Paragraph 5 of SFAS No. 157 (also known as ASC 820 in the updated FASB Codification) defines fair value as "the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date." Of note, this Statement requires consideration of the exit price paid (if liability) or received (if asset) in a hypothetical transaction in an orderly market (i.e., not a forced liquidation or sold under duress).
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CHENNAI, Sept 10 (PTI): Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav Monday hit out at the Tamil Nadu government over the controversial Salem-Chennai expressway, calling it a "puppet" trying to serve the interests of some corporates.
Yadav's outburst comes days after his detention by police at Tiruvannamalai when he was proceeding to meet farmers affected due to the proposed Rs 10,000 crore eight lane project.
Addressing reporters here, Yadav said he and some of his colleagues had visited the state last week for a 'fact-finding' on the issue by interacting with farmers and others when he was detained at Tiruvannamalai.
Later, he had proceeded to meet the people and had arrived at some 'conclusions,' he said.
"It seems there is no public interest but only private interest. The project doesn't look like one meant for local development but for some other metro city," he said.
He said he saw "with my own eyes" alleged police high handedness on the issue.
"It appears that we have a puppet state in Tamil Nadu which is using police as a private army to benefit some corporates," he charged.
The demands of Swaraj India on the project included more transparency, wider public debate and an "unbiased" bureaucracy as the police should not take sides, he said.
The various issues raised by people needed further investigation, he said, and urged public groups and other organisations to involve in this.
Earlier in the day, Yadav met Makkal Needhi Maiam founder-president Kamal Haasan and thanked him for extending support when he was detained.
The proposed expressway connecting Salem and Chennai is being opposed by a section of farmers and landowners who do not want to part with their land.
The project, a central initiative being implemented by the state government, aims to bring down the travel time between Salem and Chennai.
The state government has been insisting that it will also help address the issue of fatal accidents on this stretch, besides saving on fuel and vehicular wear and tear.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami has said compensation being offered to landowners was more compared to the past, as the guideline value has increased.


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What You Need to Know About Video Games
Gaming has many different definitions, but virtually all agree that it is a popular leisure activity for both adults and children. A video game, computer game, or computer gaming is a computer game that entails interaction by a user with an external input device or user interface comprising a mouse, joystick, game pad, keyboard, or some other type of pointing device to generate user output. The output from such devices may be anything from basic gaming actions to highly complex and interactivity-based experiences such as racing, puzzle, skill building, real-time strategy, and the like.
Video games have evolved dramatically over the years, becoming both more sophisticated and more accessible to a wide range of age groups. A decade ago, a teenager could only dream about playing the latest video game console from Sony or Nintendo. Today, a wide variety of computer games are available from top companies like Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and PC gaming company Valve. A typical game requires a lot of complex and highly interactive computer gaming technology to create the virtual world that appears to have been crafted just for the player.
Video games can be for single player or multiplayer. Multiplayer computer games are usually very competitive in nature and place a great deal of effort on the part of the players to either prevent or overcome the competition of the other players. Usually, multiplayer games are played by large numbers of people all at once, with each one contributing his or her own set of skills and techniques to the successful outcome of the game. Multiplayer games also often require a large amount of collaboration between the players in order to be successful. However, single player games may also be played by a single player with little or no involvement from other players.
There are two major categories of video games: those that are designed for direct physical interaction through a keyboard and mouse, and those that are designed for some kind of digital interface that rely on a picture display screen but do not require physical interaction. The world today has learned to adapt to the increased use of video games. Many people have learned to play various computer games while sitting at work, using their cell phones, and even while watching television.
Computer video games are among the most popular forms of entertainment available today. Even though many people play video games while watching television, the growth of online gaming sites has led to the rise in popularity of interactive game stations and game players. People have found that playing video games is less expensive than watching live television shows and that they can play a variety of games without spending a lot of money. Some of the most popular games include Mario Brothers, Donkey Kong, and Pac-Man.
One of the best places to find out about video games is to browse through the internet. There are numerous websites that review different types of games. It is possible to discover information about the types of video games that are currently popular. It is also possible to discover information about popular games that are soon to be popular and about the future plans for certain types of video games. Gaming information is often compiled by experts in the field.


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Q: Sempron 3600+ SSE instructions missing. DirectX 11 not installing I have run CPU-Z but no SSE1/2/3 were found under the instruction set. My GPU is an ATI Radeon HD5450. I haven't over-clocked the GPU or the CPU. This is the CPU-Z report:

When I try to web-update DirectX 11 it stops installation, a message occurs (the one with windows logs in it) and alerts me for the missing SSE instruction set.
Everest tells me I have DirectX 9c installed. But as I try to play a newer game (that requires DX11), crashes.
I did defrag, clean the Registry, Complete system scan, reinstalled everything related to the problem. The only thing I'm not able to do is to flash the BIOS. For Everest the problem may be this.
The following is the Everest report:

CPUID Properties: CPUID Manufacturer AuthenticAMD CPUID CPU Name AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3600+ CPUID Revision 00040FF2h Extended CPUID Revision 00040FF2h Platform ID 00h (Unknown) IA CPU Serial Number Unknown HTT / CMP Units 0 / 0
Instruction Set: 64-bit x86 Extension (AMD64, EM64T) Supported Alternate Instruction Set Not Supported AMD 3DNow! Supported AMD 3DNow! Professional Not Supported AMD Enhanced 3DNow! Supported AMD Extended MMX Supported Cyrix Extended MMX Supported IA-64 Not Supported IA MMX Supported IA SSE Not Supported IA SSE 2 Not Supported IA SSE 3 Not Supported CLFLUSH Instruction Supported CMPXCHG8B Instruction Supported CMPXCHG16B Instruction Supported Conditional Move Instruction Supported
MONITOR / MWAIT Instruction Not Supported RDTSCP Instruction Supported SYSCALL / SYSRET Instruction Supported SYSENTER / SYSEXIT Instruction Supported VIA FEMMS Instruction Not Supported

The SSE instruction set is required for some installations such as Teamspeak and DirectX, so I think my CPU is broken because as I understodd every Sempron version has SSE1 at least.


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Australomimetus djuka est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Mimetidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique d'Australie-Occidentale. Elle se rencontre au South West et à Perth.

Description
Le mâle holotype mesure  et la femelle paratype .

Publication originale
 Harms & Harvey, 2009 : Australian pirates: systematics and phylogeny of the Australasian pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae), with a description of the Western Australian fauna. Invertebrate Systematics, , .

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Notes et références

Mimetidae
Espèce d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique d'Australie-Occidentale