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Food and Hunger, Food Insecurity, Global Poverty, Hunger
Food Systems and COVID-19
The Borgen Project has published this article and podcast episode, "Food Tank, Food Systems and COVID-19: A Conversation with Dani Nierenberg," with permission from The World Food Program (WFP) USA. "Hacking Hunger" is the organization's podcast that features stories of people around the world who are struggling with hunger and thought-provoking conversations with humanitarians who are working to solve it.
To say Danielle Nierenberg is passionate about food is an understatement. A world-renowned researcher, speaker and advocate, she's spent her career fighting for food-systems change and is an expert on all things food and ag.
In 2013, Danielle co-founded Food Tank, a global community pushing for food systems change. Food Tank aims to educate and inspire and highlight solutions that will create change.
We've been curious to learn more about Danielle and her work for a while. And during this unprecedented time, we wanted to get her expert insight into how coronavirus will affect food systems as well. So, we dialed Danielle up to talk about her career, Food Tank and COVID-19.
Click below to listen to Danielle Nierenberg's conversation about food systems and COVID-19.
World Food Program USA · Episode 44: Food Tank, Food Systems and COVID-19: A Conversation with Dani Nierenberg
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Global Poverty, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Malawi
6 Facts about Poverty in Malawi
Located in Africa's Southern region, Malawi is a nation-state with a size comparable to that of the state of Pennsylvania and a population estimated to reach a little more than 20 million by July 2020. The country is primarily dependent on the agricultural sector which employs close to 80% of the population and remains predominantly rural. Poverty in Malawi is very high and it manifests itself in various indicators, such as in the economy, education and healthcare, rendering it one of Africa's poorest nations. Here are six facts about poverty in Malawi.
Throughout the past few decades, Malawi had made tangible progress in several areas of human development. For instance, primary education completion rates have increased by 17% between 2004 and 2013. Meanwhile, mortality rates for children under 5 decreased by approximately 48% between 2004 and 2015. Similarly, the country's maternal health has improved as mothers are receiving necessary prenatal and birth care as well as increasingly using contraceptives.
Despite the abovementioned improvements, Malawi continues to have high poverty rates, posing substantial challenges to human development and growth in the African nation's quality of life. In 2017, its GDP per capita (PPP) amounted to only $1,200, leading it to rank among the poorest countries in the world.
In 2016, Malawi's poverty rate reached 51.5%. That number remained slightly unchanged at 52% in 2018, according to a 2018 integrated household report, which emerged as a result of a joined effort between the Malawian government and UNICEF. The report also highlights child poverty as a particularly problematic issue as more than two-thirds of children in rural areas in Malawi live in poverty.
Higher poverty rates in a given society tend to go hand in hand with sizable challenges underpinning the state of the economy. Malawi's dependence on agriculture implies that climate-related problems can be a serious threat to its national economic wellbeing. This was the case during the 2015 and 2016 drought, which negatively impacted the country's economy. Alinafe Nhlane, a mother and farmer in Muona Village, exemplified another instance of Malawi's economic volatility when she recounted that she had lost all of her crops as a result of the 2019 Cyclone Idai.
In addition to the fact that an estimated 1 million Malawians are living with HIV/AIDS and that the degree of risk of infection with diseases such hepatitis A, typhoid fever and malaria is very high, the physician/population ratio in the country is quite low at 0.02 in 2016. In light of the recent COVID-19 global developments, the U.N. Resident Coordinator in Malawi, Maria Jose Torres, expressed her fears that the spread of the virus, even if minuscule, could be destructive to the country's feeble healthcare system.
On the other hand, it is notable that UNICEF along with U.K. Aid have worked to distribute hygiene and sanitation materials throughout Malawian districts to lead the fight against the virus. Ms. Nhlane also benefited from $33 she received from the World Food Program, aid which she will use to feed her family.
Malawi indeed continues to face paramount challenges that threaten the very livelihood and wellbeing of its citizens. Nonetheless, it has improved in many aspects including child health. For progress to spread and increase in scope and magnitude, however, it remains critical for the efforts addressing poverty in Malawi to carry on.
– Oumaima Jaayfer
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COVID 19, Food Security, Global Poverty
The Threat COVID-19 Poses to Global Food Security
The Borgen Project has published this article and podcast episode, "COVID-19 and the 5 Major Threats it Poses to Global Food Security," with permission from The World Food Program (WFP) USA. "Hacking Hunger" is the organization's podcast that features stories of people around the world who are struggling with hunger and thought-provoking conversations with humanitarians who are working to solve it.
Entering 2020, the number of hungry and malnourished people around the world was already on the rise due to an increase in violent conflict and climate change impacts. Today, over 800 million people face chronic undernourishment and over 100 million people are in need of lifesaving food assistance. The novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, risks undermining the efforts of humanitarian and food security organizations seeking to reverse these trends.
As former International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Director General Shenggan Fan, writes, "COVID-19 is a health crisis. But it could also lead to a food security crisis if proper measures are not taken."
Every major outbreak in recent memory—Ebola, SARS, MERS—has had both direct and indirect negative impacts on food security. On this episode of Hacking Hunger, Dr. Chase Sova, WFP USA senior director of public policy and research, tells us what the experts are saying about the likelihood and nature of such impacts from COVID-19.
Click below to listen to what Dr. Chase Sova has to say about the threat COVID-19 poses to global food security.
World Food Program USA · Episode 43: COVID-19 and the 5 Major Threats it Poses to Global Food Security
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Global Poverty, Hunger, Malnutrition, North Korea
The State of Hunger in North Korea
Hunger in North Korea is a well-known issue. While the picturesque depiction of the country's capital city Pyongyang might show the improved food conditions of North Korea's elites, food shortages still loom over the poor, rural populace. Multiple factors such as North Korea's climate and governmental mismanagement contribute to the state of hunger in North Korea. The famine of 1990, for example, is one of the most well-documented famines in North Korea's history.
The Causes of Food Shortages in North Korea
Just like many other aspects of North Korean life, the central government distributes the country's food. In 2017, the U.N. estimated that 17.5 million, or 71.5 percent of the population, relied on the North Korean government's pubic distribution of food for their family. The Food Procurement and Distribution Authority of the North Korean government sets average monthly rations for the upcoming month. According to this recommendation, the North Korean authorities review food availability in the country, and after this, they make decisions on whether the country needs to import food. However, recent statistics suggest that food rationing became more challenging between 2018 and 2019. Compared to the average of 1,529 kcal per day rations in 2018, an average North Korean family received 1,393 kcal per day in 2019.
The North Korean famine of the mid-1990s demonstrates the extensive damage food insecurity can have on a country's population. North Korea suffered a major famine due to multiple factors including the fall of the Soviet Union, over-fertilization of farmland, multiple natural disasters and mismanagement of the food distribution system. Some researchers estimate that 600,000 to 1 million people died because of this famine. At the time, this was at least 2.3 percent of the North Korean population.
People know the children who grew up during this time as the Lost Generation. These children suffered from growth defects such as stunting, wasting and malnutrition due to the state of hunger in North Korea at that time. In September and October 1998, a joint survey that UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP) conducted found that 62.3 percent of 1,762 North Korean children experienced stunting. However, the surveyors cautioned that they did not randomly select the children they surveyed.
The Continuing Hunger
The impact and continuation of the great famine still shadow over North Korea. In 2019, WFP and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated that 10.1 million people in North Korea are either food insecure or in urgent need of food assistance. The same report pointed to multiple factors such as international sanctions, environmental conditions and governmental mismanagement as roots of hunger in North Korea. Historically, the North Korean government responded to the agricultural shortage by importing most of its food from other communist countries such as the Soviet Union and China. However, the Soviet Union and many other previously communist countries adopted the market economy. As a result, this made it much harder for North Korea to rely on the previous socialist-style barter system which supplied much of its food production and raw materials for its industry.
A Solution to Alleviate Hunger in North Korea
Food aid to North Korea is more than a simple international aid. There are multiple countries sending aid to North Korea, including China, South Korea, Russia, Canada and numerous other European countries. South Korea fulfilled its promise to donate $4.5 million to the WFP in 2019. In addition, South Korea announced that it will further provide 50,000 tons of rice as food aid to North Korea. The United States used to be the biggest provider of food aid to North Korea between 1995 and 2008. It provided over $1 billion in assistance, about 60 percent of which was food aid. However, the accountability of the North Korean regime's use of this food aid is troubling.
Many skeptics of the food aid to North Korea believe that much of the past aid only fed North Korean leaders and the country's military. David Beasley, the executive director of the World Food Program, still asked the international community to support food aid to North Korea. Beasley said in an interview with the Guardian that "the concerns have been about not helping the regime. We make the case: don't let innocent children suffer because of politics." Beasley's statement highlights the moral conundrum that many aid providers face when sending food aid to North Korea. However, the question of accountability is not something that one can ignore. In 2019, a North Korean farmer testified that she and her family did not receive or benefit from the food throughout the years.
The state of hunger in North Korea is both a humanitarian and a political issue. Donors of food aid to North Korea wish to help the starving populace of North Korea. However, the same donors also want to hold the North Korean regime accountable. On the one hand, people of North Korea are still suffering from malnutrition. Meanwhile, there are signs that the North Korean government is only providing food and aid to its rich and elite populace. However, the international community also hopes that the devastation of the great North Korean famine will not repeat itself. Many hope for the day when hunger will be a story of the past in North Korea.
– YongJin Yi
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China, Global Poverty, Poverty, Poverty Reduction, Poverty Reduction Strategy
How China Reduced its Poverty
China reduced its poverty from 97 percent in 1978 to 1.7 percent in late 2018. In the late 1970s, China began focusing on poverty reduction and economic development. Through various economic efforts, China became market-oriented to decrease poverty, which subsequently grew the private sector, created modern banks, reformed the agricultural industry, developed the stock market and spurred foreign trade and investment. China aims to reduce poverty rates to 0 percent in 2020, which is in line with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating global poverty.
China's Alleviation Method
The International Poverty Reduction Center in China reported lifting more than 850 million of its people out of poverty from 1981 to 2013. During that time period, extreme poverty decreased from 88 percent to 1.85 percent. To achieve a 0 percent poverty rate, China is using extensive expertise in helping Chinese nationals who reside in poorer regions. The current poverty rate of 1.7 percent primarily encompasses those in poor rural regions.
Similar to the approach that China took in the 1970s and 1980s, it aims to increase efforts to open the economy for trade, diversify the marketplace, improve agricultural practices and implement education reform.
Poverty is still an issue throughout the agricultural industry, but the government is aiming to completely eliminate the Chinese poor. China created a poverty registration system that enables tracking of information relevant to those in poverty. It gathered data from more than 128,000 villages and 290,000 households that indicated that many of the poor reside in Guizhou, Yunan, Henan, Hunan, Guangxi and Sichuan. China aims to accomplish additional poverty reduction techniques through policies based on industrial development, relocation, eco-compensation, education and social security improvement. The Chinese government has managed to reduce poverty through direct involvement in hard-to-reach rural areas that have innately higher levels of poverty.
To support economic growth, the Chinese government is pushing for new industries in these poor regions, such as e-commerce and tourism. Furthermore, the relocation of poor families residing in areas prone to earthquakes or landslides has supported Chinese poverty reduction measures. The country is also emphasizing education and occupational training. Public health services will be available to the poor, especially in the remote mountainous regions. These actions indicate that China has reduced poverty not only through broad approaches but also through direct impacts.
Direct Progress
Progress is already underway in the government's push for new industries. China has reduced poverty through these industries that benefit hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens. China E-commerce centers, known as Taobao villages, enable the Chinese to sell their produce and specialties online. In 2015, 780 Taobao villages employed more than one million people and included more than 200,000 active online storeowners. Comparatively, in 2019, the number of Taobao villages grew to 4,310 and active online shops totaled to more than 660,000.
China's Investments in Africa
China also helps other countries with economic development and poverty reduction. As an economy grows, poverty trends to gradually lower; on the other hand, job growth, economic diversification and agricultural productivity improve. One can see a specific example of China's method for poverty reduction through its investments in African countries to build foreign economies. China has provided more than $57 billion in financial aid to more than 170 countries. In 2018, China accounted for almost 20 percent of all infrastructure and capital project investment in Africa.
A Chinese Poverty-Reduction Model for Global Use
China reduced its poverty through economic development and direct impact. In 2016, China sent 775,000 officials to poor regions to alleviate poverty. The country sent these officials out to work in one to three-year posts. This direct impact demonstrates how a country can eliminate poverty through strong economic growth in remote regions.
Brett Rierson, China representative for the World Food Program said, "China invested in agriculture to reduce poverty and successful agricultural projects were built up from the grassroots." Rierson believes China is a good model for how to reduce poverty in developing countries.
Although China has been a positive influence on developing economies, one country alone cannot eliminate global poverty. Other developed countries could use China as a model for reducing poverty and improving living standards.
– Lucas Schmidt
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Global Poverty, Hunger, Malnutrition, Quotes, World Hunger
8 Quotes About How to End Hunger
More than 820 million people are suffering from hunger. Further, 2 billion are suffering from malnutrition. However, there is enough food, knowledge and resources to end hunger. First, society must address the root cause to effectively end world hunger. Here are 8 inspiring quotes about how to end hunger.
"If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global scale if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority for the international community." -Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is a former Brazilian president, with enormous popularity across Brazil. Lula Da Silva made the poor his central focus. He put into place many social welfare programs and was able to bring millions out of poverty.
"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one." -Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa is widely known for feeding the hungry one person at a time. She also set up programs that assisted in resolving world hunger.
"You cannot tackle hunger, disease and poverty unless you can also provide people with a healthy ecosystem in which their economies can grow." -Gro Harlem Brundtland. Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland was a physician and scientist for the Norwegian public health system and the Prime Minister of Norway. She later became the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Brundtland believes in being the moral voice in improving health and alleviating suffering for people around the world.
"We cannot fight against the poverty and hunger in the world when our stomachs are full of delicious food… the fighters must feel the poverty not imagine it." -M.F. Moonzajer. This quote comes from M.F. Moonzajer's latest book titled "Love, Hatred, and Madness." Moonzajer is a journalist and a former intern for the United Nations Secretariat in Bonn as well as a policymaker for an international NGO in Afghanistan.
"Nowhere in the world, in no act of genocide, in no war, are so many people killed per minute, per hour and per day as those who are killed by hunger and poverty…" -Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro was the former Prime Minister of Cuba. Castro felt strongly about human rights, particularly the right to food accessibility. He accused wealthy nations of tolerating the genocide of starvation. He addressed the United Nations during the organization of a multinational force to aid "1 million Rwandan refugees in eastern Zaire where rebel fighting cut off the country's food supply."
"When you see in places like Africa and parts of Asia abject poverty, hungry children and malnutrition around you, and you look at yourself as being people who have well being and comforts, I think it takes a very insensitive, tough person not to feel they need to do something." -Ratan Tata. Ratan Tata is an Indian philanthropist working to improve conditions in India by honing in on the malnutrition of children, fortifying staple foods and aiming to alleviate poverty. The Tata Trusts are providing 60,000 meals a day.
"If you want to eliminate hunger, everybody has to be involved." – Bono. Bono is a band member of the group U2 and is a leading voice for the world's poor. His efforts mainly pertain to fighting hunger and poverty, particularly for those in Africa. The musician donates his time to philanthropic causes such as creating charities such as the ONE Campaign and the clothing line EDUN to stimulate trade in poverty-stricken countries.
"If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speak out, then the noise will be deafening." -Desmond Tutu. Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa is an advocate for human rights, particularly the right to food and clean water. Tutu received the Global Champion Against Hunger award from the United Nations World Food Program for his efforts to defend the weak and the hungry.
These 8 inspiring quotes about how to end hunger show that there are people in the world trying to make a difference. But, as Bono said, everyone has to be involved to truly end world hunger.
– Na'Keevia Brown
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Blindness, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Disease, Ethiopia, Global Poverty
Helen Keller International is Combating Poverty
Helen Keller International (HIK) is an organization that is dedicated to helping the world's poor by combating poverty, blindness, poor health and malnutrition for all people. It predominately helps those who are less fortunate and do not have accessibility to the resources that help maintain an adequate living.
The Main Focus
HIK primarily focuses on preventing blindness in people by providing them with cataract surgery, vision correction and distributing treatments and cures for tropical diseases. This is how it plans on combating poverty in developing countries. It currently has more than 120 programs in about 20 countries all over the world.
It works with various partners to implement strategies that will combat poverty and strengthen these programs. Some of its partners include organizations such as the West African Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, UNICEF, World Health Organization and the World Food Program.
Helen Keller International's Accomplishments
According to reports from Impact Information in 2018, HIK provided 15,000 free precision glasses to disadvantaged youth and performed 40,000 cataract surgeries.
In 2014, USAID funded a five-year Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Project (MMDP) to strengthen illness management and prevent disabilities in African countries. HIK has led the MMDP project in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Ethiopia since July 2014. As a result, thousands of people have benefited from HIK's help and dedication to the project.
The project combats painful diseases such as trichiasis which can cause scarring to the cornea because it causes the eyelash to grow backward. The project also treats hydrocele, which causes the male scrotum to swell causing extreme pain. This is most common in male newborns.
HIK's work with the MMDP project in the countries above has helped 2.1 million people get screenings for trichiasis and 76,000 people received trichiasis surgery. Additionally, HIK was able to train 280 trichiasis surgeons. This organization also provided hydrocele surgery to over 2,000 men and trained 200 hydrocele surgeons. HIK has changed the lives of many people at risk.
Helen Keller International is combating poverty by improving the lives of the world's poor at a global level as well. The MMDP project improves data availability and use by sharing knowledge worldwide. The project also assisted in developing tools and resources for communities to use internationally in trachoma and LF programs around the world.
HIK believes that neglected tropical diseases are direct consequences of poverty. To combat this poverty it has turned its focus to protect health. HIK aids in the fight against five diseases including trachoma, river blindness, intestinal worms, snail fever and lymphatic filariasis. All of these diseases cause extreme pain and can even lead to death.
To combat these diseases, HIK has helped deliver thousands of trachoma surgeries to poor communities and will continue to do so in hopes of eliminating trachoma by 2020. The organization has helped develop a platform that is effective in the treatment of river blindness across Africa. HIK also helps developing countries distribute deworming medication to children in at-risk communities.
Helen Keller International is combating poverty all over the world through efforts to protect health and advert the causes of blindness and more in poor countries. Through its efforts, it has aided many in poverty and that number should only grow.
– Jessica Jones
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Food & Hunger, Food Insecurity, Global Poverty, Jordan, Refugees
10 Facts About Hunger in Jordan
Jordan is located in Southwest Asia with a population of 9.5 million. Although there have been improvements, the country still suffers from high rates of food insecurity. Here are 10 facts about hunger in Jordan.
Food Security: According to the Global Hunger Index, Jordan is a food secure country where the levels of hunger are moderate. However, the arrival of Syrian refugees is putting pressure on food and water supplies in Jordan. Nonetheless, The World Food Programme (WFP) supports refugees in Jordan by offering them cash and food-restricted vouchers. In 2014, the organization, started its school meal program, which aimed to reach more than 320,000 schoolchildren through 2016, concentrating on the most food-insecure areas in Jordan. In addition, the program provided locally produced date bars three times a week as well as high energy biscuits and fresh fruit during the last two days of the school week.
E-cards: In an effort to fight hunger, WFP created an innovative electronic voucher program known as e-cards. The e-cards are a multi-year collaboration with MasterCard that will help refugees buy their own food. Every month, the e-cards load with $27 for each family member to buy food based on their own specific needs, such as fresh produce. In addition, WFP has provided about $192 million to local economies in Jordan along with refugees in Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. Aiding Syrians is WFP's biggest and most complex emergency operation.
Population: In Jordan, population increase is a major challenge that affects food and water security. In 2014, the population stood at 7,930,491 and continues to grow by 3.86 percent each year. The rise in numbers causes a strain on supplies for survival.
Unemployment: According to the Department of Statistics, unemployment rose to 19 percent in the first quarter of 2019, a 0.6 percent increase compared to the first quarter of 2018. The rate of unemployment among men was at 16.4 percent in comparison to 28.9 percent among women. Due to the global economic crisis of 2008, the Arab Spring, a large number of refugees and the closing of borders with Iraq and Syria all contributed to Jordan's economic issues. The average income of Jordan decreased, making household food hard to attain and families had to opt for cheaper, less healthy food.
Save the Children: Jordan's government is struggling to provide for vulnerable refugees and Jordanians. Nonetheless, the Save the Children organization has provided aid, education and protection to children in need. Save the Children is a nonprofit that dedicates itself to helping children around the world. It has been in Jordan since 1985. The organization has protected 38,097 children from harm, supported 129,003 children in times of crisis and given 22,363 children vital nourishment.
Stunting: According to UNICEF, stunting declined from 12 percent in 2002 to 8 percent in 2012, but numbers have not changed much since because of a lack of access to quality food, information on care practices and proper hygiene.
Alliance Against Hunger: Jordan's poorest people living in rural areas are the most susceptible to food and water insecurity because they own small pieces of agricultural property with low production. However, the Ministry of Agriculture has collaborated with an NGO called Alliance Against Hunger, an organization that helps strengthen agricultural production, assists in local market activity, supports micro-enterprise initiatives and helps vulnerable communities gain access to food and income. In 2018, the organization helped a total of 52,805 people. It helped 52,569 people through food security and livelihood programs and aided 165 people through water, sanitation and hygiene programs.
Diet: In Jordan, the average diet is based on wheat and rice. Due to economic issues, Jordanians are transitioning into an unhealthy lifestyle of consuming a lot of sugar and carbohydrates. Consequently, this causes people, specifically women, to become obese and anemic.
Food Insecurity: According to a study in the United Nations Development Program, 34 to 46 percent of households are food insecure and cannot afford to have three meals a day.
CARE: Due to the influx of refugees from Iraq and Syria, food and water insecurity have been on the rise. The population will most likely double in the next two decades and water resources will become a huge problem for farmers. CARE is an NGO working around the world to end poverty. CARE has worked in Jordan since 1948 to help Palestinian refugees and continues to support Syrian refugees as well.
These 10 facts about hunger in Jordan present areas of focus and improvement to better the country and reduce food insecurity. Despite these challenges, there are several organizations that work towards helping fight food insecurity in Jordan. With the attention and support of political leaders, these issues can come to a stop.
– Merna Ibrahim
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Global Poverty, Healthcare, HIV/AIDS, Life Expectancy, Malaria, Mali
10 Facts About Life Expectancy in Mali
In 2020, the country of Mali will celebrate its 60th anniversary of independence from French colonial rule. However, since 1960, Mali has had a tumultuous history filled with numerous civil wars, coups and failed revolutions. Despite these setbacks, Mali is making strides to improve the quality of life for its citizens. Here are 10 facts about life expectancy in Mali.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the life expectancy of a citizen of Mali is 60.8 years on average or 58.6 years for males and 63 years for females. This puts Mali at a rank of 206 out of 223 countries for life expectancy. These 10 facts about life expectancy in Mali will explain why.
Mali reported 43 births per 1,000 people in 2018, the third-largest figure in the world. Many expect the country's population to double by 2035. This has led to overcrowding in the capital city of Bamako. In response, the World Bank has begun to invest in the infrastructure of Malian cities via performance-based grants for communities.
Despite this massive population growth, Mali suffers from extreme infant and child mortality, which adversely affects life expectancy in Mali. In 2015, 114 out of 1,000 Malian children died by the age of 5. Recently, organizations like WHO and UNICEF have begun to sponsor community case management initiatives that focus on improving health conditions in impoverished areas. Areas where these initiatives occurred, such as Bamako's Yirimadio district, have been able to reduce child mortality rates to up to 28 deaths per 1,000, about a quarter of the national rate.
In Mali, the maternal mortality rate is very high. The U.N. estimates that there are 630 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. This is partly because only one in four births in Mali have someone with proper birthing training, but deep-rooted societal attitudes that restrict women's rights may also be a cause. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, an organization fighting against maternal mortality in Mali, child marriage and female genital mutilation are both common in Mali, which both cause higher risks to the mother during birth. The organization has called upon the Malian government to "meet its national and international commitments and take the necessary steps to reduce maternal mortality."
The leading cause of death in Mali is malaria, which accounts for 24 percent of deaths in the country. To address this, the Malian government has partnered with global organizations such as the CDC to distribute anti-malarial medications during the country's late autumn rainy season, in which most cases of malaria appear. This partnership was established in 1995 as part of the CDC's global initiative to stop diseases in other countries before they can reach the U.S.
Illnesses that often stem from a lack of access to clean water, such as meningitis and diarrheal diseases, cause a significant number of deaths in Mali. Twenty-three percent of the population of Mali overall and 35.9 percent of the rural population lacks access to clean drinking water, and 78.5 percent of rural Malians lack access to proper sanitation. This leads to the spread of the diseases mentioned above. An organization called Charity Water has invested over $9 million to give rural Malians access to clean water and sanitation by building wells and pipe systems, allowing Malians to tap into the country's rich aquifers for clean drinking water.
Malnutrition causes 5 percent of deaths in Mali. According to the World Food Program, 44.9 percent of the country live in poverty, which is a significant cause of food insecurity. To combat this, programs like the World Food Program have been working on distributing nutritious meals to Malian families, as well as setting up long-term programs to create infrastructures such as roads and dams.
HIV and AIDS cause 3 percent of deaths in Mali. Although HIV infections in the country have risen by 11 percent since 2010, deaths from the disease have gone down by 11 percent in the same period. Efforts by the CDC and other organizations have focused on treating HIV to prevent victims of the disease from going on to develop AIDS, as well as improving blood safety measures.
Mali suffers from a significant shortage of physicians, with 0.14 physicians and 0.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people, compared to 2.59 physicians and 2.9 beds in the U.S. Despite that, the country has recently taken significant steps forward on providing universal health coverage via a $120 million initiative from the government, which will focus on training more doctors, broadening access to contraceptives and improving care for the elderly.
Eighty percent of Mali relies on agriculture for a living. Although Malian farmers have been fighting soil degradation and lack of access to modern equipment, initiatives like Feed the Future have been working to improve conditions for Malian farmers. As a result, Mali poured $47.34 million into its agriculture industry in 2017.
As these 10 facts about life expectancy in Mali show, life expectancy in Mali is significantly lower than in other parts of the world, but the country is making strides forward to combat illness and poverty. With help from the global community, Mali is moving forwards towards a brighter future.
– Kelton Holsen
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Algeria, Global Poverty, Hunger, Life Expectancy, Malnutrition
10 Facts About Hunger in Algeria
Located in Western Sahara, Algeria is one of the largest countries in the world. Home to around 40 million people, the French-speaking nation continues to grow in population. The Algerian economy centers around oil exports and that oil has allowed the Algerian economy to become one of the biggest in Africa. Despite this, many Algerians struggle to put food on the table and the main problem lies with the poorest people in the country. The unemployed and Sahrawi refugees struggle to maintain a healthy diet due to a lack of affordable and nutritious food. Here are 10 facts about hunger in Algeria.
Only 17 percent of Algerian land is used for agriculture. The Sahara desert covers a large amount of Algeria. As a result, Algeria is unable to produce enough food for its people which forces it to import a lot of its food.
Food products and vegetables make up 16.5 percent of Algerian imports. At first glance, 16.5 percent may not seem like a large amount, however, Algerian vegetables and food products make up only one percent of its exports. When a country is importing more food than it can produce, prices tend to be higher for its people.
Almost 90 percent of Sahrawi refugees are food insecure or at risk of food insecurity. There are approximately 90,000 to 165,000 Sahrawi refugees in Algeria. The refugees are Western Saharans that the Western Saharan War in 1975 displaced. For almost 45 years, the refugees have been living in harsh desert environments with limited access to economic opportunity.
Forty-five percent of Sahrawi women of childbearing age and 39 percent of children under five are anemic. Anemia in pregnant women can cause complications with the fetus and mother. Similarly, anemia in young children can cause serious health problems and hurt their growth.
The World Food Program gives 125,000 food rations each month at Sahrawi refugee camps. The WFP also created nutrition centers to fight anemia and stunting in children. It also distributes thousands of school meals to refugee children to keep them in school.
Algeria ranks 39th out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index. With a score of only 9.4, Algeria boasts a low level of hunger. Over the past few years, Algeria moved up two spots in the rankings.
The prevalence of stunting in children under five years has reduced by half since the year 2000. At the turn of the century, almost a quarter of Algerian children under five had their growth stunted due to malnutrition. Now, only around 11 percent of children have problems with their growth due to malnutrition.
The proportion of undernourished in Algeria is now under five percent. Twenty years ago, 10 percent of Algerians were undernourished. Currently, that number has dropped to 4.7 percent.
Algeria's infant mortality rate is at 20.6. Back in 1990, the mortality rate was over 40. Today, better support for infants and easier access to nutritious foods for Algerians has cut that number in half.
Since the year 1990, Algeria's life expectancy has grown by 10 years. Algeria's current life expectancy is at 76 years. This is three years higher than the rest of North Africa. In 1990, Algeria had around the same life expectancy as its North African neighbors but Algeria has surpassed them.
These 10 facts about hunger in Algeria illustrate that hunger is a problem that the country may overlook. At first glance, the country may appear to be doing well, however, the most impoverished Algerians suffer greatly from food insecurity. Thankfully, the country as a whole is making progress in combating this difficult problem which means that there is hope that Algeria will one day eliminate hunger.
– Gaurav Shetty
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Title: Investigations on biocalcification by bacteria and its potential for limestone consolidation
Author: Zamarreno, Dania V.
Awarding Body: University of Portsmouth
Current Institution: University of Portsmouth
Carbonate precipitation is considered to be a natural activity across a wide range of bacterial species. This process has been used to treat stone monuments for conservation purposes, using microorganisms such as the spore-forming Bacillus spp. and the slime-forming Myxococcus xanthus. This thesis investigates non-pathogenic and non-sporing bacteria for use as potential limestone consolidants and aims to develop a methodology that allows identification and quantification of the effects of bacterial biocalcification on limestone. Initially 82 bacterial strain~were isolated from calcified wood found in a freshwater stream in Somerset (England). Identification by biochemical tests and PCR allowed the selection of 3 isolates, B14, 02 and F2, by exclusion of pathogenic isolates. The experiments carried out were directed towards understanding biocalcification under different conditions of temperature, pH, as well as C02 and urea availability. F2 was shown to be the most robust isolate, precipitating the largest amount of carbonate crystals under the most extreme environmental conditions, Le. 40°C and pH 6.5. However, when the isolates were applied to limestone, 02 precipitated the greatest amount of carbonates. Light microscopy and SEM showed that crystals were formed in planar layers by bacteria, which were found in the outer layers and core of the crystals, embedded in a matrix of polysaccharides. Cell viability decreased with time. The effects of biocalcification on limestone were investigated by assessment of changes in bulk density, surface water absorption and pore space. Bulk properties were not affected, but surface properties including water absorption and colour were altered. Changes in pore space were studied by GIS, which provided not only numerical data but also visual identification confirming reduction of individual pore spaces. The results demonstrate the potential of three different nonpathogenic, freshwater isolates for use as limestone consolidants and show that GIS can be used as a valid tool to assess the effect of biocalcification on limestone.

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BSP Inaugurates New Branch in Butuan City
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will inaugurate its new branch in Butuan City, the 19th branch overall and sixth branch in Mindanao, on 26 November 2014. The BSP Butuan Branch will serve 208 banks in the CARAGA Region (Region XIII), including 44 banks in Butuan City.
The program will commence at 10:00 a.m. with ribbon-cutting and marker-unveiling ceremonies to be led by BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. together with other members of the BSP Monetary Board, Agusan del Norte Governor Maria Angelica R. Amante-Matba, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr., Representative Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun, and former Representative Jose Rufino S. Aquino II. The building structure will be blessed by Most Reverend Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, Bishop of Butuan City.
In the same event, the Economic and Financial Learning Center (EFLC) in the Butuan Branch will be launched. The EFLC is the focal point of contact of the public of information concerning economic and financial matters. The BSP Monetary Board will also host a dinner reception for the Butuan and Surigao Bankers Clubs banking community on 26 November 2014 at the Almont Inland Resort Hotel, Butuan City.
The following day, 27 November 2014, the BSP, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte, will launch the Agusan del Norte Credit Surety Fund (CSF) and the Butuan City CSF. The CSF is a credit enhancement scheme designed to increase the creditworthiness of cooperatives, capital-short businessmen and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that are encountering difficulties in getting access to bank credit due to lack of acceptable collaterals and credit information.


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Fashion Designer Oscar De La Renta Left The Bulk Of His $26 Million (£16.3 Million) Estate To His Wife Of 25 Years.
Picture: Oscar de la Renta - Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Spring 2015 - Carolina Herrera- Front Row at New York Fashion Week - New York...
The design legend passed away in October (14), aged 82, and details of his will have now emerged showing he left millions to his widow Annette.
She inherits the majority of his $26 million fortune including a $13 million (£8.1 million) apartment in New York City on Manhattan's prestigious Park Avenue, a $2.8 million (£1.8 million) home in Connecticut, and a property in the Dominican Republic, according to the New York Post.
Annette also inherited all his belongings and was named as an executor of his estate, while a chunk of his fortune was put in trust for her three children and the designer's only child, an adopted son named Moises.
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Updated 03-01-2012 at 09:16 PM by TommyJohn
White Sox 93-61, 3rd, 9.5 GB
The Old Roman effected changes for 1915. He fired manager Nixey Callahan and surprised people by hiring Clarence "Pants" Rowland, a "busher" who had never played a day in the major leagues. Back then, hiring a manager who had never played in the majors was unheard of.
He also improved the team by purchasing one of the best players in baseball, Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia A's. Connie Mack set about to dismantling his championship club. Collins cost $50,000 and his salary of $15,000 was guaranteed. Commy later added Eddie Murphy from the Mackmen.
By far the deal of the century occurred in August, when the Sox sent three players and cash to the Cleveland Indians for "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, certifiably one of the best hitters in baseball, owner of a .408 average in his rookie year of 1911.
The improvements aded up to a 93-61 record and a 3rd place finish. Collins hit .332, Red Faber and Jim Scott each won 24 games. The Sox were up-and-coming.
Avg: Eddie Collins .332
Wins: Red Faber, Jim Scott 24
Strikeouts: Red Faber 182
The Cubs slumped in 1915, falling to 73-80, 5 wins off their 1914 record. Hank O'Day was out as manager, in his place was catcher Roger Bresnahan. The Cubs had an off-year offensively-Heinie Zimmerman slumped to .265 as not one regular topped .300. "Wildfire" Schulte of 1906 fame was still around, age 32 and still swining a pretty good bat-clocking 12 HR and garnering 62 RBI. Hippo Vaughn was the big winner pitching-wise, going 20-12.
HR: Cy Williams 13
RBI: Cy Williams, Vic Saier 64
Avg: Bob Fisher .287
ERA: Bert Humphries 2.31
The series wasn't much competition-The 93 win Sox hit .333 as a team and dispatched the Cubs in 5 games. Eddie and Shano Collins were the south siders' top hitters, hitting .533 and .471, respectively.
The Cubs took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st of Game 1 and lead 5-2 in the 7th when the Sox erupted for 7 runs in the final two frames to take the game, 9-5. The Cubs evened things up in Game 2 via a complete game shutout from Jimmy Lavender.
The rest of the Series would be all White Sox-they would win the next two 5-2 and 5-0 (Game 4 featured a grand slam from Shano Collins). 32,666 turned out to Comiskey Park for Game 5 and watched the Sox score 5 runs in both the 5th and 6th innings to help Reb Russell. The Cubs made 4 errors, two by Zimmerman, to help the Sox out. Russell set the Cubs down 1-2-3 in the 9th to wrap up an 11-3 win.
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Most Valuable Player-Shano Collins (.471 avg., Game 4 grand slam, 7 RBI)
Booby Prize-Hippo Vaughn (0-2, blew 3-run lead in Game 1, KO'd in 3rd inning of Game 4 loss)
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Award-winning sleep specialists Duvalay have granted exclusive distribution rights to its first ever US-based partner.
A ground-breaking order was shipped to Atlanta, GA after the Duvalay Sleeping Bags debuted at the 2017 Las Vegas Market – the largest furniture, home décor and gift tradeshow in the West of the US.
The BBC Dragons' Den stars have now formalised their exciting new partnership with Georgia-based Disc-O-Bed, who are makers of versatile bed bunks for indoor and outdoor usage – signing a deal that has brought their flagship product to the US market.
"Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson said: 'Everyone should have a Duvalay', and we're proud to have sold over a million since we perfected our initial design concept on our family kitchen table!" says Sales & Marketing Director Liz Colleran.
"After successfully establishing the brand in Europe, the United States was always our next frontier, which is why my husband Alan and I flew out there to secure a retail partner who shared our passion for designing high-quality solutions to common camping headaches.
Troubled by the insomnia and back pain so often associated with caravanning and camping, Dewsbury couple Liz and Alan first hit upon the idea of an innovative, superior, comfort-enhancing mattress topper in 2003. Consequently, Duvalay's portable memory foam was born after extensive design and testing.


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Sally Young
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Educated at both Queen's University and the University of Ulster, Sally Young has been employed as masque project co-ordinator for the New Belfast Community Arts Initiative.
Working as a freelance artist, this involves developing community and educational projects all over Belfast. On a voluntary basis, she sits on the committee for Belfast Pride and has worked as a community artist throughout Northern Ireland since graduating in 1991.
Young was artist in residence for the 2004 Young at Art Festival, and has been involved in many other projects, including artist in residence at Hilden Primary School for the South Eastern Education and Library Board, the Suitcase Project, a travelling exhibition with Boomerang Theatre Company, Wheelworks' Multiple Realities Project with Fallswater Day Centre, the Rainbow Project in Derry and similar work with the Belfast Travellers Support Group, and Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland.
Prior to this, Young was artist in residence at Wheatfield Primary School, Belfast, and has participated in projects such as carnival arts and puppet making for Belfast Pride, the Its In Your Head science-art project with local A level arts students, Connect, a cross border visual art and poetry project with poet Aine Millar and community liaison for Horsehead, an international sculpture project around Belfast.
From 1993 to 2001, Young worked as administration assistant for the Queen Street Studios outreach programmes Beyond the Partitions and Millennium 123, and until the present has facilitated arts workshops for the Ormeau Baths Gallery, the Old Museum Arts Centre, the Crescent Arts Centre, the Island Arts Centre, Play Resource Warehouse, the BEAT Initiative, Wheelworks, Young at Art, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Artists In Schools project and the Chest Heart and Stroke Association.
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Q: Derivation of interaction potentials of fundamental forces In Gauge theory of weak interactions by Greiner and Müller, they show the following superb comparison of the interaction potentials between particles as a function of separation:

I have never seen this graph anywhere else, and nor have I seen any information on how the lines it plots were or could be derived.  Is there a clear argument to justify these scaling behaviours?

A: Since this is a log-log plot the straight lines (Coulomb, gravitation, strong inside $10^{-15}$ m) are the long range power laws ($1/r$) resulting from exchange of massless bosons (photon, gluon, graviton).  I'm not sure what units are being used for the vertical (potential) axis but it is probably eV or MeV (hard to tell on a log-log plot).  For the weak force I'm sure they are just using a Yukawa function ($e^{-mr}/r$) where m is the mass of the weak vector bosons (W,Z).  For the strong force outside the quark confinement radius they are probably using the same with m chosen to be the mass of the pion.

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The "Other Woman" in Sci-Fi Romance
There's a (non-spoiler) scene in Anna Hackett's AT STAR'S END in which the hero, Dathan, speaks to a flirty, gypsy-type woman who tells fortunes at an interplanetary market. Naturally, the heroine, Eos, becomes jealous upon witnessing their interaction because she's beginning to fall in love with Dathan.
Usually these types of scenes are intended to induce sympathy for the heroine because, well, she's the heroine and the hero should be paying attention to her. It can also demonstrate the precarious nature of a burgeoning romance. Such scenes may also exist to demonstrate the hero's virility--"Look! Every woman in sight is attracted to him!"
Eos seethes with resentment toward the fortune teller and refers to her once as a "trollop." Yet for me, this scene created what I'm guessing is a completely unintentional effect.
Instead of feeling indignant on behalf of the heroine, I wanted to read a science fiction romance about this fortune teller! She came across as mysterious as well as confidant about her sexuality. She's described as "a voluptuous woman in a swirl of colored skirts" and "The beaten coins circling her bare waist tinkled." Sounds cool. And she's a businesswoman! The author had established the marketplace as one involving diverse people and alien species, so that prompted me to pay closer attention to the characters I'd meet there.
I was like, sold! So...when can I read about this gypsy's romantic space adventures, Ms. Hackett?! :D
Nothing against the story here and I should emphasize I'm probably in the minority about this kind of story element. Gypsy woman was enticing enough that I detoured around the scene's intended purpose. It's also not the first time I responded positively to a secondary/minor character who's supposed to be a bit unsavory. Remember Boggle? Readers are entitled like that. :)
This is simply a case where despite the fact that the "other woman" was painted as a threat to the heroine, this reader in particular happened to find her intriguing. Other readers' mileages will most certainly vary!
I didn't want her to run off with Dathan, of course. Rather, I felt she was interesting enough to deserve her own story. She was simply conducting her business and therefore I didn't interpret her flirty behavior as an attempt to steal Dathan away. He was the one baiting Eos, so I hold him 100% responsible.
Here's another (non-spoiler) "other woman" reading experience I had:
A character in S. E. Gilchrist's STAR PIRATE'S JUSTICE also serves the "other woman" function and I would gladly read her story as well (identity withheld because of spoilers). She struck me as snarky, conniving, and anti-heroine-ish--right up my alley! Her description pointedly refers to an abundance of physical assets (i.e., she's highly sexual) and her presence is designed to make the heroine jealous/insecure. Yet I would love to see her kick butt in an action-adventure SFR of her own. I don't know how you did it, Ms. Gilchrist, but I dig this lady's style!
In another book I read, which I won't even name because it constitutes a significant spoiler, there is an actual other woman who had an affair with the heroine's current partner (not the hero). It wasn't made clear if the other woman, who is described in pejorative, sexist terms by the heroine, knew the man was in a committed relationship. If she did, she's complicit, but if not, I would have preferred the heroine save all her anger for her partner because he was clearly at fault. The other woman, if she was lied to by him about his status, was betrayed as well.
While jealousy is a valid emotion to explore in a romance, criticizing/shaming another woman's body and sexuality in order to cope feels like a very contemporary issue and therefore not one I expect to encounter often in far future, space opera SFRs (a setting all three of these books have in common). Contemporaries and historical romances have substantially covered women's insecurity about their sexuality, so it'd be neat if more SFR heroines could cover new ground, such as starting from a place of being sexually confident and/or addressing jealousy issues in other ways.
Female characters have the potential to play so many roles in sci-fi romance. The speculative nature of the genre allows for far more than the usual suspects. So when I encounter an "other woman" in a futuristic setting, I tend to start wondering, "What if…?"


A periodic inventory system is an inventory system that records inventory levels at specific points in time. These points in time are usually at the end of accounting periods. Periodic systems use physical count audits, where employees actually count each and every item in the store to get an accurate inventory level. This amount is then compared to sales reports and purchase receipts to verify the amount of goods sold and to see if there are any discrepancies in numbers.
On the other hand, a perpetual system is an inventory system that records inventory into the accounting system on a continuous basis. This type of system relies heavily on automation to instantly track purchases and sales, and update the accounting system immediately. When an item is purchased, it is automatically recorded in the accounting system as an inventory item.
In periodic inventory inventory is valued at the end of the period that may be end of the month ,end of the half year ,end of the year,etc. In perpetual inventory system inventory is valued after each nad every transaction.
In this system inventory account and cost of goods sold are non-existent until the physical count at the end of the year. In this system account and balance of thecosts of goods sold and inventory account exist all the time.
In this system purchases account is used to record purchases. In this system no individual purchases account but the purchases are recorded in the inventory account.
In this system purchases return account is used to record purchase returns. In this system no individual purchases account but recorded in the inventory account.
In this system Cost of goods sold or cost of sale is computed from Ending Inventory. In this system Cost of goods sold or cost of sale is reduced when there is a sale.
In this system for goods returned by customers there is no inventories entries. In this system for goods returned by customers are recorded by reducing the Cost of goods sold and adding back to inventories.
Closing Entries are only required in periodic inventory system to update inventory and cost of goods sold.
Perpetual inventory system does not require closing entries for inventory account.


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New Yorkers are being treated sooner after HIV infection, study shows
Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor)Jan 7 2020
The most effective way to reduce HIV-related deaths and prevent onward transmission is to diagnose and treat all persons as soon as possible after HIV infection. According to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, New Yorkers living with HIV are being treated sooner after infection. The time to treatment initiation was reduced in tandem with expanded HIV testing and treatment efforts in New York City.
An analysis of 28,162 New Yorkers diagnosed with HIV found considerable progress in rapid treatment initiation. The time from diagnosis to treatment initiation decreased by 60 percent from 2006 to 2015 and was a median of 0.2 years (~2.4 months) for people diagnosed in 2015. The time from estimated infection to diagnosis decreased by 28 percent to a median of 3.3 years among people diagnosed in 2015.
The elapsed time from infection to diagnosis or treatment initiation matters because this represents time when an individual misses out on the benefits of treatment. If we can continue to reduce diagnosis and treatment delays, we may continue to see declines in HIV incidence and mortality. These results suggest that we need more effective implementation strategies for earlier HIV diagnosis and linkage."
Dr. McKaylee Robertson, the study's lead author and an epidemiologist at the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
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An overwhelming body of scientific evidence has established that "HIV Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U)" and people living with HIV who receive treatment to stably suppress the virus cannot transmit the virus to sexual partners. To eliminate HIV as a public health threat, the elapsed time between infection and treatment must be minimized.
The study was conducted by a team of investigators at the ISPH in collaboration with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and used population-based HIV surveillance data.
"This study shows that NYC has made significant improvements in quickly getting people on treatment, and these improvements coincide with many citywide testing and treatment campaigns," says Dr. Sarah Braunstein, the study co-author and director of HIV epidemiology at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. "New York's robust infrastructure for HIV prevention and treatment likely contributed to reductions in diagnosis and treatment delay."
Dr. Denis Nash, the study's senior author and distinguished professor of public health at CUNY SPH, says the new metrics developed as part of this study can better target HIV testing services towards those with longer standing undiagnosed HIV infection.
"The biggest potential for impact on public health going forward will be via much-needed gains in earlier HIV diagnosis," Nash says. "With more than half of people diagnosed with HIV three or more years after infection, there is much room for improvement in the impact of HIV testing services."
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Series 6 - Episode 11 - Andrew has taken apart a duplex and turned it back into a comfortable family home.
Series 6 - Episode 10 - Josephine needs to give up her basement to rent in order to balance the books.
Series 6 - Episode 9 - Ross wants his house to be his family home... one day.
Series 6 - Episode 8 - Rita and Eric's first house needs extensive renovations.
Series 6 - Episode 7 - Tiffany and Jamie have just tied the knot, and they stretched their finances to the limit.
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In 1920, she had married the journalist and aspiring playwright Edgar Middleton. While they were still engaged, she had offered to give up her career for him, but was greatly relieved when he considered that it would be a great mistake. This was perhaps just as well, since it was only on their honeymoon that he surprised her with the news that he could not bear the thought of children. This upset her greatly, since she considered that marriage was rather pointless without children, but it left her free to channel her prodigious energy into her career, for which posterity can only be profoundly grateful.


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'Sunnyside' Pulled From NBC Schedule, Will Finish Season as Digital-Only Series
NBC has ordered one additional episode of the Kal Penn comedy
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NBC is pulling "Sunnyside" from its linear schedule, moving the Kal Penn-led comedy to its digital platforms exclusively.
The broadcast network has commissioned an additional episode of episode of the comedy, extending its order from 10 to 11 episodes, but the show's remaining seven episodes will be shunned to the NBC app and NBC.com and other digital platforms.
In its place, NBC will premiere the 11th and final season of "Will & Grace" starting next Thursday, Oct. 24.
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Starring Kal Penn as a former New York City Councilman who finds his calling in assisting immigrants in need of his help, "Sunnyside" debuted last month as the lowest-rated new show among the four major broadcast networks.
Touting the premiere episode's growth in delayed viewing and its performance on social media, the network is hoping the show will continue to perform as a digital exclusive. Production on all 11 episodes is expected to continue.
In addition to Penn, the cast also includes Diana Maria Riva, Joel Kim Booster, Kiran Deol, Poppy Liu, Moses Storm and Samba Schutte. Executive producers include Penn and Matt Murray, along with "The Good Place" creator Michael Schur, David Miner and Dan Spilo.


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Extreme volunteerism: Intel Principal Engineer Mike Espig helps coronavirus patients who need it most
Written by eakopyan | July 10, 2020
This was posted on behalf of Walden Kirsch. Walden is a longtime Portland-area journalist. For the last 20 years, he has covered business and technology worldwide for Intel.
Mike Espig is an Intel principal engineer and Xeon CPU architect with 15 patents to his name. A 26-year Intel veteran, he has quietly assumed a unique place in the long tradition of Intel volunteerism. Espig was volunteering with the Washington County Crisis Center when he was asked to quickly open a COVID recovery shelter because hospitals had nowhere to send homeless people who tested positive for COVID-19. He jumped into action with the help of Washington County officials to turn a closed-down hotel property into a shelter for homeless and at-risk individuals
"I will remember this for the rest of my life." That's what Mike Espig says of his recent experiences.
Like the night a few weeks ago when Mike helped a man named Chris* who was suffering from the coronavirus. He had stopped eating and his weight had plunged to what Mike judged was about 60 pounds.
"He could barely walk," Espig says. "He was dying. I carried him to the ambulance."
His passion for helping those less fortunate was sparked last winter volunteering in Sherwood, Oregon, at the St. Francis Catholic Church's homeless shelter. There, he had been inspired by the good he felt feeding and caring for homeless people, getting them out of the Oregon cold and rain. And he'd started partnering with the Washington County Sheriff's Office and other local officials, reaching out to homeless folks in tent camps. Mike had impressed officials with his organizational and logistical skills. ("Do you work at Intel or something?" one person asked.)
Then the coronavirus hit the U.S. hard.
Homeless shelters were shuttering. That's when the leader of the Washington County Crisis Center asked him: "Can you open a shelter in 72 hours?" It would house local homeless folks with positive coronavirus tests and those awaiting results.
He and his team of volunteers and staff paid by local government funding have taken over two wings of the 114-room Comfort Inn and Suites in Hillsboro after the county cut a deal with the hotel chain's owner when room occupancy dropped to essentially zero.
"It's like working in a hot zone," Mike says of his work. He moved into the hotel for about a month to ensure it was up and running smoothly.
To avoid any possible contagion to his family, his two teenage boys have been staying with their mom, and he talks with them regularly on the phone. "I do miss them," Mike says.
At the hotel, Mike wears full personal protective gear when helping the roughly 30 homeless coronavirus-positive guests who've passed through. Everyone is quarantined in their rooms.
He helped arrange for the county jail staff and Meals on Wheels to bring his patients breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
All the while, he's been juggling Intel work, using gaps in his calendar to coordinate hotel operations, order supplies, and so on. "I am blessed to work at a company that supports my efforts, and a manager who is supportive."
Alex* is one of the Mike's homeless, coronavirus-positive guests. Alex recently celebrated his 70th birthday. Already low on money and working odd jobs, Alex failed to make rent in December, and was suddenly out on the street for the first time in his life. He was riding the buses to stay warm, trying to doze in public libraries. Then he caught the coronavirus. Briefly hospitalized, he's trying to recover at the shelter Mike runs. He is indoors, dry, and fed.
"I am tremendously appreciative of Mike's efforts for the homeless in general, and for me personally," Alex said in a Zoom interview from his hotel room. "I feel very fortunate I'm not on the street."
Learn more about Intel Heroes and how our employees go above and beyond for their community: https://blogs.intel.com/jobs/2020/05/intel-heros-3/#gs.6al7bo
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Uber drivers, supporters protest at Uber offices in Santa Monica. The group reached out to the Teamsters Local 986 to help form an association for app-based drivers, including those who utilize the Uber, Lyft and Sidecar technology platforms.
Ride-sharing companies have been targeted in Los Angeles and San Francisco by authorities for conducting businesses improperly, even dangerously, San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascón confirmed to The Times late Thursday.
Although Gascón would not specify which companies were under investigation, he did say that it is more than one and that authorities had been working the case for the past few months.
"We support new economy and technology, but we have an obligation to make sure the public is protected," Gascón said.
According to Bloomberg News, the ride-share companies under investigation are Lyft Inc., Uber Technologies Inc. and Sidecar Technologies Inc.
Gascón sent letters to all three companies, Bloomberg reported.
A "conversation" between authorities and the companies is going to occur within the next few days, Gascón said. Depending on the outcome of the talks, legal action may take place, he said.
"We want to make sure their behavior is corrected quickly," Gascón said.
According to a letter sent from Gascón's office to Sunil Paul, chief executive of Sidecar, the company is accused of misleading customers about how thoroughly criminal background and driving record checks are conducted, and must remove all claims related to this matter on the company app and website.
Also, the company is accused of violating the law by offering the "shared ride" option, which allows strangers to split a single fare in order for the car to use the HOV lane, according to the letter. Sidecar was ordered to halt offering the option.
Ride-share companies offer quick access to transportation through smartphone apps. There have been criminal complaints about driver misconduct.
Gascón declined to comment further while the investigation is ongoing.


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Travel Expert Secrets: 9 Trips That Cost Less Than You Think
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While it might seem like a luxury vacation is an unattainable goal, it's likely much more affordable than you think. With a little bit of budgeting and some expert insight on the best places to go and deals available, you can make your dream vacation a reality.
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Check out these nine luxury vacation spots recommended by travel experts, and prepare to book your next getaway in an affordable way.
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Nile River Cruise, Egypt
If you're looking to vacation on the water, you can't beat this all-inclusive Nile River cruise.
"By far the most luxurious thing I've done on a budget is taking a Nile River cruise in Egypt," said Katie Caf, travel expert and owner of Katie Caf Travel, a travel blog that creates travel guides for locations around the world. "For only around $100 per night per person, we were in a luxurious all-inclusive river cruise which included buffet meals, a luxury stateroom, Nile views, and endless activities such as sunrise hot air balloon rides and temple visits."
This opulent getaway included additional amenities and access to affordable add-ons that travelers can take advantage of in order to get the most out of their stay.
"Our boat was fully equipped with a roof deck bar and pool, a hot tub, a sauna and a spa," Caf said. "Every day my group got massages for only $20 after a long day of temple-hopping. It was truly the most luxury you could get for the least amount of money."
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Sabah, Malaysia's Gaya Island
If an island vacation is more up your alley, Gaya Island is a stunning green island just off the coast of East Malaysia. Surrounded by crystal-clear blue water, this quaint location features the resort of travelers' dreams.
"This undiscovered island is situated in the South China Sea, off the coast of Borneo," said Mathew Bowley, marketing manager at Solmar Villas, a U.K.-based travel company that curates high-quality villa vacations. "Enjoy the island's amenities at Gaya Island Resort, where you can stay for approximately $200 per night. You can experience famous beaches, coral reefs and wildlife sightings."
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If you're looking for a luxury vacation for less, head to the Southeast Asian island of Bali.
"While in Bali, travelers can enjoy five-star service for much lower prices than your typical five-star hotel in the United States," said Collette Stohler, travel host and co-founder of Roamaroo, a luxury travel social media experience. "For an Airbnb in the town of Canggu, travelers can enjoy their own private villa complete with a pool for less than $150 per night. Travelers can rent a scooter or hire a driver to get around town. For activities, travelers can surf, enjoy spa treatments and enjoy the delicious restaurants that sprinkle the streets of Canggu."
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Jordan, a small country located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe offers one of the most affordable luxury trips for travelers looking for a safe place to explore.
"There are plenty of activities to do in Jordan including exploring many historical landmarks and Roman ruins, the most famous of which is Petra," said Duke Armitage, founder of Aviamonde, a website for aspiring pilots, and a previous luxury travel agency employee. "There is also The Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, and dozens of beautiful hiking trails all over the country. Travelers can also explore Aqaba, a great spot for scuba diving, and Amman, the capital, filled with bustling nightlife."
Accommodations in this country are also very affordable for travelers.
"Lots of five-star hotels charge under $100 per person or $200 per night," Armitage said. "High-end Airbnbs cost roughly $100 per night on average. Local food is pretty cheap -- you can have a hearty breakfast for under $5 or lunch at a great restaurant for about $20."
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If you're looking to vacation luxuriously for less, be sure to consider Zagreb, Croatia. Zagreb's luscious and green landscape not only makes for a beautiful visit but also an affordable one.
"Depending on your timing, you can expect to pay about $115 or less per night in their most luxurious five-star hotels," said Kristin Lee, travel expert and owner of the travel blog Global Travel Escapades. "Meanwhile, you can expect a stay at a fancier Airbnb to cost you $50 or
less a night."
This city will also keep travelers entertained with its one-of-a-kind museums and stunning National Parks.
"In terms of activities, Zagreb is filled with a wide assortment of unique and interactive museums," Lee said. "For example, one of their most popular museums is the Museum of Broken Relationships. This museum features significant items donated by people around the world who were part of a failed relationship. Alternatively, Croatia is also known for its plentiful green spaces and beautiful national parks. If you stay in Zagreb, you can easily day trip to its best national park, Plitvice Lakes National Park. There you'll be able to hike through verdant forests and see the most stunning waterfalls."
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If an all-inclusive vacation is up your alley, St. Lucia has got you covered with some of the most luxurious inclusive resorts across the Caribbean. This is an especially appealing option for travelers looking for an experience similar to Hawaii, without all the expense.
"Many busy younger east coast couples don't have time to take off more than a week, so cutting the travel time in half by visiting the Caribbean is appealing," said Sarah Kline, president of Time For Travel, a member of Ensemble Travel Group.
"Many young couples are also used to the all-inclusive concept, so it's more appealing and better budget-wise to head to St Lucia's many all-inclusive resorts. Both Hawaii and St. Lucia have stunning beaches, watersports, rainforests, mountains, waterfalls and volcanos. While Hawaii is fabulous, a mid-range hotel can average over $500 a night with no inclusions, whereas in St Lucia you can get a full all-inclusive stay for around the same cost."
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One of the best cities in the country for concerts, events, gambling and never-ending nightlife is Las Vegas. In addition to its world-class casinos and entertainment, this city also offers travelers endless enjoyment opportunities at an affordable price point.
"Honestly, Las Vegas is a chameleon for your vacation and it can do so much," said Bryan Mullennix, owner of Feeling Vegas, a travel guide to the best deals in Las Vegas. "Flights can be affordable to Vegas because there are so many flights, there are some amazing hotels to stay in and certain events -- like residence concerts and other shows that have a high budget -- are quite enjoyable."
Additionally, the elegant hotels and lodging in this city will make you feel like a celebrity without charging extravagant prices.
"Famous luxurious hotels like the Bellagio cost only about $200 a night and will make you feel like a rockstar as you spend time in its facility," Mullennix said. "Casinos spend lots of money to make sure their facilities are high-end, and some of the best shows in the world live there. It's a great spot to plan a luxury vacation and you can do it affordably."
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When it comes to offering a luxurious getaway, the Caribbean Islands know how to deliver. Renowned for its dazzling white beaches and colorful architecture, Aruba is one of the most vibrant places to visit when traveling on a budget.
"Aruba exudes affordability, but high quality," said Brittany Mendez, travel expert and CMO of Florida Panhandle, a travel guide to the restaurants, attractions and vacation rentals in the Florida Panhandle. "Aruba is actually one of the cheapest Caribbean Islands, with hotel and airfare averaging around the $200 to $300 range. As far as things to do go, you don't have to spend anything to visit the beautiful beaches, and there are attractions like the Butterfly Farm that are as cheap as $15 for adults."
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Patagonia is filled with outdoor excursions that are perfect for travelers looking for nature activities and a trip to some of the world's most legendary mountains and glaciers.
"This vast region encompasses everything from glaciers and fjords to snow-capped mountains and steaming volcanoes," said Fred Baker, senior travel editor for the travel blog Travelness. "And while it's not cheap, there are plenty of affordable accommodations and activities available. Some of the activities in Patagonia include hiking, biking, kayaking, horseback riding and climbing."
If you're looking to experience the most southern region of the earth that humans can walk on in South America, you can do so affordably.
"The average cost for a hotel is $200 per night and an Airbnb is $150 per night," Baker said. "There are also many free activities available, such as hiking and exploring the natural scenery."
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