My first trip to the Caribbean was to St. Lucia, and this week I've uncovered some sweet travel deals for you that just might get me back to that lovely island in 2013. Also this week: two cruise lines offering big savings, plus an easy way to get free admission to museums, zoos and other cultural institutions in the new year.
Three resorts on the stunning, luxurious Caribbean island of St. Lucia, near Barbados, are offering incentives that could be the right antidote to the winter blues.
At the 600-acre Anse Chastanet Resort, located near the island's famed twin peaks known as the Pitons, the "Delight" package offers a sixth night for free when you book five nights, plus a $150 per person food and beverage credit. The per-night rate between January 3 and April 15, 2013 (high season) starts at $510 per couple, which is pricey, so saving $510 or more is quite a deal.
If you travel later in the year, you'll still get a free sixth night, but the savings will be smaller because room rates are lower. After April 16, the nightly rate starts at either $345 or $400, depending on the month.
The all-inclusive St. James Club Morgan Bay St. Lucia, which just reopened after a multi-million dollar renovation, has two worthy specials for travel throughout 2013.If you make reservations before New Year's Eve, you'll get one night free for every night you book; there's a minimum stay of four nights and a maximum of seven.
If you book at St. James Club between January 1 and January 13, you can pay as little as $147 per person per day — up to 55 percent off regular rates — which includes lodging, meals and drinks.
Want to save more than $800 on a seven-night stay? Check out the "New Year's Special" at the Stonefield Estate Resort & Spa, located on a former lime and cocoa plantation. If you book before February 15 and travel between January 5 and April 15, you'll get seven nights in a villa for the price of five. Since the resort's nightly rates start at $402, this adds up to savings of $804 or more.
There are two excellent cruise deals, one for sailing in 2013 and one for 2014.
You can get up to 50 percent off cruises to Alaska, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii/Tahiti, Mexico, the Panama Canal and South America.
You can enjoy free or reduced cruise rates when you bring along a third or fourth guest and share the same stateroom on seven-day cruises to Alaska, the Caribbean or Canada/New England.
Or you can score free or reduced hotel stays on Alaska cruises that have lodging in Seattle, Vancouver, Fairbanks and Anchorage.
If you can plan ahead — way ahead — you can save big on a European river cruise. Book a Viking River Cruise before February 28 and you'll lock in 2013 prices on select 2014 cruises, including treks along the Danube, Rhine and Elbe rivers. Be sure to mention code "2014 EBD" for the discount. You'll need to put down a $500 deposit by February 28 and pay for the entire package by May 31.
On the first full weekend of every month in 2013, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch will give customers free admission to more than 150 museums, science centers, zoos and other cultural institutions in 94 cities, through its "Museums on Us" program. This offer is available to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch banking customers as well as anyone with a credit card from either of the financial institutions.
So you could save $25 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, $18 at the Art Institute of Chicago and $14 at the Houston Zoo, for example. Expand your mind without shrinking your wallet.


Partners in pennilessness! We are back with another news-making episode of your favourite struggle podcast hosted by the 2 Broke Twimbos, and this one should make you perk up your ears. Radio and TV guy, Napoleon Nyanhi, aka DJ Napstar had a lot to share, including the very interesting story of how he got into TV production as well as his entry into the Star FM ranks, and his meteoric rise to become the station manager of a whole Capitalk FM in just 4 years. But the really interesting story is how he left Capitalk FM in the wake of the events around the Zimbabwean 2018 elections, and Napstar speaks out for the first time on what happened. This is one to enjoy!


Friend1: Let's talk about Hiranyakashipu today.
Friend2: Sure. Which angle? Demigod worship? Wanting to stay king forever? Hating Lord Vishnu? Seeking immunity from death?
Friend1: All good topics, for sure. Makes you think. The villain of villains has their own place in Vedic literature. That is to say they can be studied for equally as long as the good guys.
Friend2: Well, there is the protagonist to the antagonist, the hero to the villain.
Friend1: The son Prahlada. Yes, that is sort of where I was going with the discussion.
Friend2: The idea of succeeding the father? Grooming the child to become a ruler of the same weight, wherein the entire world is afraid?
Friend1: Well, I'm just thinking about how parents are with their children. Making goofy faces. Smiling all the time. Talking in funny voices.
Friend2: It's a fun time. When they get older the children move away. Independence means loosening the attachment to the parents in some way.
Friend2: The parents are making these promises?
Friend2: Yes, one would hope none of those things are said.
Friend1: Yet that is precisely what Hiranyakashipu did. He subjected his five year old son to the greatest torture.
Friend2: And it wasn't even meant to be that. Not like the father was trying to extract intelligence secrets from the boy. There wasn't a hope of making the kid relent.
Friend1: Lethal force. The intention was to kill. In a special case, Prahlada survived every attempt.
Friend2: He had Vishnu on his side. This was the person that Hiranyakashipu truly hated.
Friend1: A historical incident, but also highly symbolic. Illustrating the mindset of the asura, to be against God.
Friend2: So strongly to the point that if devotion is found within the kingdom, within the same family, that won't change the mindset.
Friend1: That's really the question I had today. How could a father do that to a son? I'm not sure most people would be capable of it.
Friend2: Well, we sort of answered that already. Being so strongly against Vishnu.
Friend1: Is that it, though? Nothing wrong genetically? Mental instability, perhaps.
Friend1: I guess that is the meaning to maya, the illusory energy of God.
Friend2: Illusion is the perfect word. Not seeing things as they truly are. The visual proof came sure enough. It was gruesome. The punishment was commensurate with the crimes. The appearance of Narasimhadeva validated the truth revealed by Shri Rama in the Ramayana.
Friend1: What does He say? Is that when Rama is speaking to Khara?
Yes. Justice did not arrive immediately, so Hiranyakashipu thought he was safe. He thought he had license to continue in the murder attempts against Prahlada. Only sense gratification was on his mind, and even with everything available to him he was never happy. Meanwhile, Prahlada was in danger the entire time and yet had no stress. Makes you think about what is important in life.
But not when into sin deeper.
Not even own family exempting.
So that boy to survive even fire.


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Posted on June 20, 2017 by Retail News Editor
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS to offer free HIV testing and counseling about prevention strategies
Free HIV testing available at participating Walgreens in 130 cities nationwide, June 27 and 28
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, are teaming up for the seventh straight year with health departments and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) to offer free HIV testing and counseling about prevention strategies, including Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), as part of a National HIV Testing Day effort.
Testing will be available at more than 220 participating Walgreens stores in 130 cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans and Memphis, among other cities, on June 27 and 28 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. (local time) both days. Results are provided on site by trained counselors. Alere North America, bioLytical Laboratories and OraSure have donated test kits for the activation.
"We know more about preventing and treating HIV than ever before," said Tina Hoff, senior vice president and director, health communication and media partnerships, Kaiser Family Foundation, which directs Greater Than AIDS. "The first step is knowing your status. This collaboration normalizes HIV testing as part of everyday life, while educating communities about the latest advances."
PrEP, a medication available by prescription, offers another effective means of protection for those without HIV. In addition, antiretrovirals, the medications used to treat HIV in addition to improving health, are now known to help stop the spread of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends HIV testing as part of routine health care.
"With early diagnosis and treatment, someone with HIV can live a healthy normal lifespan," said Glen Pietrandoni, senior director of virology at Walgreens. "It's very important to take control of your health by getting a test and learning your status. Results are provided within minutes, on-site by trained counselors."
For a complete list of participating Walgreens locations and supporting partners, as well as additional information about HIV testing, including year-round testing sites, visit www.greaterthan.org/walgreens.
At all participating Walgreens locations, testing partners will provide informational guides about the benefits of early treatment and PrEP. More than 150,000 copies of the Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS-produced 'I Got Tested: What's Next' guides, which are available in both English and Spanish, have been distributed since 2015. More information about PrEP is available at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. More than 10 million customers interact with Walgreens each day in communities across America, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice. Walgreens operates 8,175 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with its omnichannel business, Walgreens.com. Approximately 400 Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider retail clinic services.
About Greater Than AIDS
Greater Than AIDS is a leading national public information response focused on the U.S. domestic epidemic. Launched in 2009 by the Kaiser Family Foundation together with the Black AIDS Institute, it is supported today by a broad coalition of public and private sector partners, including: major media and other business leaders; Federal, state and local health agencies and departments; national leadership groups; AIDS service and other community organizations; and foundations, among others. Through targeted media messages and community outreach, Greater Than AIDS works to increase knowledge, reduce stigma and promote actions to stem the spread of the disease. While national in scope, Greater Than AIDS focuses on communities most affected.
About Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in health policy analysis, health journalism and communication, is dedicated to filling the need for trusted, independent information on the major health issues facing our nation and its people. The Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation based in Menlo Park, California.
Scott Goldberg
scott.goldberg@walgreens.com
ksmith@kff.org
Source: Walgreens
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Posted on April 19, 2017 by Retail News Editor
Walgreens Healthcare Clinic locations to offer testing services for sexually transmitted infections
In addition, Healthcare Clinics in the Houston market will begin prescribing PrEP for HIV prevention April 25
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2017-Apr-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Beginning April 25, Walgreens Healthcare Clinic locations in select markets will offer testing services for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, Hepatitis B and C, chlamydia, gonorrhea and other conditions.
As part of the services, which will be offered in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus (Ohio), Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tucson, Washington D.C., and Wichita, Healthcare Clinic providers – nurse practitioners and physician assistants – will first conduct a consultation with the patient and, as applicable, conduct the STI testing process. The method of testing varies based on the type of condition being assessed. Healthcare Clinic providers can offer treatment or a referral to a specialist, as needed.
In addition to STI testing, Walgreens is also furthering its commitment to supporting communities impacted by HIV through prevention and early detection services. On April 25, providers at Walgreens Healthcare Clinics in the Houston area, can begin prescribing PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), a medication protocol for people who don't have HIV to help proactively protect against HIV infection. When taken daily as directed, PrEP can reduce the risk of HIV infection by more than 90 percent when used consistently.
Following an initial PrEP consultation with a patient, Healthcare Clinic providers will be able to conduct tests for HIV and other STIs, as needed. Upon review of test results, providers will conduct a follow-up visit and may prescribe PrEP, as necessary.
"Offering these new services in our Healthcare Clinics demonstrates our ongoing commitment to improving the comprehensive health and wellbeing of our patients," said Pat Carroll, MD, chief medical officer for Walgreens Healthcare Clinics. "We're proud to introduce the testing services during STD Awareness Month in April, and support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in raising public awareness about the impact that STDs – the diseases that can develop from STIs – can have on the lives of Americans and the importance of testing and prevention."
Glen Pietrandoni, Walgreens senior director, virology disease state, said, "With our long history of working with the HIV/AIDS community, we are as committed as ever to the ongoing, incredible advancement in HIV testing, prevention and treatment that has occurred over the last decade, and to providing greater access to high quality testing and prevention services through the clinics and our pharmacies."
Also, as part of this commitment, Walgreens pharmacy staff and store managers chain-wide will be completing HIV Continuing Education (CE) training courses. The curriculum includes a Walgreens-developed HIV stigma course as well as a HIV prevention course developed by Walgreens in collaboration with the National Alliance of HIV Education and Workforce Development (NAHEWD). The educational training also includes tools for improving adherence to PrEP.
Pietrandoni said, "With this training, our pharmacy staff will be even more equipped to offer one-on-one medication counseling and other support services that provide our patients living with HIV/AIDS and their families, as well as those at risk for HIV, with compassionate, confidential care."
Walgreens also collaborates with health departments and local AIDS service organizations to help provide free HIV testing as part of an ongoing effort to broaden the reach of HIV information and testing in non-traditional settings and to support local organizations' outreach efforts.
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Posted on June 20, 2016 by EPR Retail News Editors
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS to offer nationwide free HIV testing and counseling on new prevention strategies
Select Walgreens Locations in 150 Cities Across the Nation to Host Free HIV Testing Events June 23 – 25, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, New Orleans and Memphis, Among Other Cities
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the lead up to National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, are teaming with health departments and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) to offer free HIV testing and counseling about new prevention strategies, including Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Testing will take place at select Walgreens stores in 150 participating cities, June 23-25:
Thursday, June 23 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday, June 24 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Results are provided on site by trained counselors. Alere North America, bioLytical Laboratories and OraSure have donated test kits for the activation.
For a complete list of participating Walgreens locations and supporting partners, as well as more information about HIV testing, including year-round testing sites, visit www.greaterthan.org/walgreens.
Why get tested? While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that all Americans be screened for HIV as a part of routine health care1, many Americans have never been tested or are not being tested as often as recommended. According to national surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation 43 percent of Americans report never having been tested, and another 37 percent say they have not been tested in a year or longer. With early diagnosis and treatment, someone with HIV can live a healthy normal lifespan.
"This month marks 35 years since the first case of HIV. We've come a long way, but getting tested is a critical first step in staying healthy regardless of status," said Tina Hoff, senior vice president and director of health communication and media partnerships at the Kaiser Family Foundation, which leads Greater Than AIDS.
Richard Ashworth, president of pharmacy and retail operations for Walgreens, said, "We are fortunate to have a strong presence in — and close relationship with — communities across America, making us uniquely suited to serve those living with HIV or at risk of being exposed to HIV. It's one of the best ways I know to champion everyone's right to be happy and healthy."
"HIV is still a real and serious disease. But with the right treatment and care, people living with HIV can expect to live as long as the average person," said Glen Pietrandoni, pharmacist and senior director of virology, specialty products and services at Walgreens. "So it's important to take control of your health by getting a test and learning your status. If negative, there are now prevention options like PrEP, which can help prevent you from getting HIV if you are exposed to the virus. If positive, getting into care early makes a big difference in the long run."
I Got Tested: What's Next?, an informational guide available in both English and Spanish from Greater Than AIDS and Walgreens, will be distributed at hundreds of HIV-specialized pharmacies and through local partners in June. The guide includes information about the benefits of early treatment and PrEP.
PrEP is available by prescription to help people who are HIV negative stay negative. When taken as prescribed, PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by more than 90 percent. Condoms should be used for added protection and to protect against other sexually transmitted diseases. More information about PrEP is available at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html.
About Walgreen
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. More than 8 million customers interact with Walgreens each day in communities across America, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice. Walgreens operates 8,173 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens digital business includes Walgreens.com, drugstore.com, Beauty.com and VisionDirect.com. More than 400 Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider retail clinic services.
1 Branson BM, Handsfield HH, Lampe MA, et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Revised recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health-care settings. MMWR. 2006;55(RR14):1-17.
Jim Graham
jim.graham@walgreens.com
katies@kff.org
Posted in Consumer Information, Consumer Services, Healthcare, Management, Retail, Retail Services, Retailer	| Tagged free HIV Testing, Glen Pietrandoni, Greater Than AIDS, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens	|
National HIV Testing Day: Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS to offer free HIV Testing in more than 150 cities
HIV Testing Events Scheduled at Select Walgreens Locations Over Three Days in the Lead Up to National HIV Testing Day, June 27
DEERFIELD, Ill. & MENLO PARK, Calif., 2015-6-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the lead up to National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, are teaming with more than 180 health departments and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) in 150 cities across the country to offer free HIV testing. National organizations including NAACP and Black AIDS Institute will support the events by encouraging community members to know their HIV status and take advantage of free HIV testing.
State and local health departments and ASOs will provide trained counselors to conduct the testing and will provide results on-site within minutes. Free tests, including those donated by Alere North America, BioLytical Laboratories and The D.I.V.A. Foundation, will be available at the testing sites located at select Walgreens in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, St. Louis and San Francisco, among other cities during a three-day period:
Thursday, June 25 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, June 26 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that all Americans be screened for HIV as a routine part of medical care1, many Americans have never been tested or are not being tested as often as recommended, according to national surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Of the more than 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S., an estimated one in seven do not know that they are infected and only three in 10 are in ongoing care and treatment.2
"Walgreens is committed to being a part of the solution to end AIDS, and National HIV Testing Day provides a great opportunity to help share critical health information and encourage HIV testing," said Glen Pietrandoni, senior director of virology, specialty products and services at Walgreens. "Working in collaboration with Greater Than AIDS and various community partners during the past four years, we have helped nearly 20,000 people access free testing. We are pleased to be able to continue to help make it easier for those in the communities that we serve to know their status."
"We have come so far in our understanding of HIV," said Tina Hoff, senior vice president and director of health communication and media partnerships at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "Today, there are very effective treatments that not only help people with HIV to enjoy long, healthy lives but also significantly reduce the chances of passing the virus to others.3 Knowing one's status is a crucial first step."
I Got Tested: What's Next?, a new 8-page informational guide from Greater Than AIDS and Walgreens will be distributed at the testing events in June. For a complete list of participating Walgreens locations and supporting partners, as well as more information about HIV testing, visit www.greaterthan.org/walgreens.
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com), the nation's largest drugstore chain, constitutes the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. More than 8 million customers interact with Walgreens each day in communities across America, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice. Walgreens operates 8,232 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens digital business includes Walgreens.com, drugstore.com, Beauty.com, SkinStore.com and VisionDirect.com. Walgreens also manages more than 400 Healthcare Clinic and provider practice locations around the country.
2 CDC. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report, Vol. 19, No. 3; November 2014. Data are estimates and do not include U.S. dependent areas.
3 Cohen MS, Chen YQ, McCauley M, et al. Prevention of HIV-1 infection with early antiretroviral therapy. N Engl J Med. 2011;365(6):493-505.
Markeisha Marshall, 847-315-2923
markeisha.marshall@walgreens.com
SKD Knickerbocker for Kaiser Family Foundation
Jon Reinish, 646- 723-7096 or 202-999-0461
JReinish@SKDKnick.com
Posted in Grocery, Healthcare, Management, Retail, Retailer	| Tagged free HIV Testing, Glen Pietrandoni, Greater Than AIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation, National HIV Testing Day, Walgreens	|
Posted on January 15, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors
Walgreens to launch national campaign highlighting people aging well beyond their HIV diagnosis
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2015-1-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens today announced the launch of Well Beyond HIV™, a national campaign highlighting people aging well beyond their HIV diagnosis. The centerpiece of the campaign is a traveling art exhibit, curated in collaboration with The Graying of AIDS, an independent documentary project and educational campaign. The exhibit provides a glimpse into the lives of older adults living with HIV and will make its first stop in Miami, Fla., this Saturday, Jan. 17.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1.2 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV and for the first time, half of those will be 50 years old or older this year. Left unaddressed, older adults living with HIV may lack the support needed to help manage medications for HIV and other chronic conditions that are commonly associated with aging. Recognizing the unique care and support needed, Walgreens launched Well Beyond HIV to provide information and resources for those living with HIV and to help inspire dialogue, eradicate stigmas and amplify the voices, faces and stories of those over 50 living with HIV.
"As the population of older Americans living with HIV/AIDS grows, the daily realities, concerns and successes of their lives remain largely unrecognized," says Glen Pietrandoni, senior director of virology, Walgreens. "By sharing stories of challenges and triumphs through the compelling photography and insightful testimonials, we hope to increase awareness of the unique needs of these individuals while being a trusted community resource to help those aging with HIV live well."
"The public conversation on both aging and HIV generally leaves out the complex experiences of older adults living with the virus," said Katja Heinemann, co-director of The Graying of AIDS. "Through this campaign, we hope to inspire people living and aging with HIV to achieve an improved quality of life."
Individuals featured in the campaign share real stories of diagnosis challenges and life triumphs.
"I always thought I had two years to live. And after two years, there was another two years. And after that, another two years, until I realized that I was getting healthier," said Michael Kasten, a campaign participant. "Then there wasn't any more two years – it was more like 10 or 15 years. For me, HIV sits in the background. I accept it, but because I manage it, it doesn't control me."
The exhibit unveiling will be on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Miami Beach Edition Hotel in Miami. Well Beyond HIV art exhibit is open to the public on Sunday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additional stories, exhibit information and resources are available at WellBeyondHIV.com.
Walgreens is committed to supporting those living with HIV. Through more than 800 Walgreens HIV-specialized pharmacies throughout the country, more than 2,000 specially trained pharmacists provide confidential, face-to-face medication therapy consultations and health and wellness guidance to help patients manage HIV, common comorbid conditions such as hepatitis C and other conditions generally associated with aging. For more information on Walgreens HIV-specialized pharmacies, visit HIV.Walgreens.com.
Posted in Consumer Information, Healthcare, Retail, Retailer	| Tagged AGING, Glen Pietrandoni, HIV diagnosis, Katja Heinemann, The Graying of AIDS, Walgreens	|

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Anderson named AMC Player of the Week
April 14, 2015 by BenGil Staff
Payton Anderson (Contributed photo/Missouri Baptist University)
Payton Anderson was named Player of the Week last week for the American Midwest Conference after totaling three doubles and two home runs.
Anderson is a 2012 graduate of Gillespie High School and is currently on a softball scholarship at Missouri Baptist University where she is a junior. Anderson's concentration is sports management with a minor in business.
Anderson is the team's catcher and was hitting .339 at the time of publication with seven home runs on the season and 25 RBIs in the team's first 22 contests. She has five doubles and a .780 slugging percentage. While catching, she has 15 assists and 61 putouts.
MBU's softball team is 14-8 on the season with a 9-3 conference record. The team's season will be ending at the end of April with their final two games scheduled against Blackburn on April 27.
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(1911-10-02)October 2, 1911
November 16, 1995(1995-11-16) (aged 84)
Greenbrae, California, United States
Novelist, short story writer
Noir fiction, science fiction, thrillers, comedy
19th century American history
Walter Braden "Jack" Finney (born John Finney; October 2, 1911 – November 14, 1995) was an American author. His best-known works are science fiction and thrillers, including The Body Snatchers and Time and Again. The former was the basis for the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers and its remakes.
3.1 Short stories
3.2 Novels
3.3 Collections
3.4 Plays
3.5 Films based on Finney's novels and stories
Finney was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and given the name John Finney. After his father died when Finney was three years old, he was renamed Walter Braden Finney in honor of his father, but continued to be known as "Jack". He attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, graduating in 1934. He married Marguerite Guest, and they had two children, Kenneth and Marguerite. After living in New York City and working for an advertising agency there, he moved with his family to California in the early 1950s. He lived in Mill Valley, California, and died of pneumonia and emphysema in Greenbrae, California, at the age of 84.
Writing career[edit]
Finney's first article, "Someone Who Knows Told Me …", published in the December 1943 issue of Cosmopolitan, reflects the message of the Office of War Information's (OWI) "Loose Lips Sink Ships" campaign of World War 2. As an advertising copywriter, Finney was doing his part, driving home the point that careless remarks by otherwise patriotic citizens can aid enemy agents, resulting in the death of US servicemen.
His story "The Widow's Walk" won a contest sponsored by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in 1946.[1] His first novel, 5 Against the House, was published in 1954. It was made into a movie the following year.
Finney's novel The Body Snatchers (1955) was the basis for the 1956 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers (and its remakes).
Another novel, Assault on a Queen (1959), became the film Assault on a Queen with Frank Sinatra as the leader of a gang that pulls a daring robbery of the RMS Queen Mary.
Finney's greatest success came with his science fiction novel Time and Again (1970). It involves time travel to the past, a theme he had experimented with previously in short stories. Its protagonist, Simon Morley, is working in advertising in New York City when he is recruited for a secret government project to achieve time travel. Morley travels to the New York City of 1882. The novel is notable for Finney's vivid and detailed picture of life in the city at that time and for the art and photographs supposedly made by Morley during his experiences, which are reproduced in the pages of the novel. Morley sees many actual historical sites, some now gone (e.g., the post office that, until 1939, stood in what is now the southern tip of City Hall Park) and some still existing (e.g., St. Patrick's Cathedral, then the tallest building in its Fifth Avenue neighborhood).
In 1987, Finney was given the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Convention, held in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]
Finney's story "Such Interesting Neighbors" (Collier's, 6 January 1951) was the basis for the second episode of Science Fiction Theatre, entitled "Time Is Just a Place". It was first broadcast on 16 April 1955. It co-starred Don DeFore and Warren Stevens; it was then published in 1957, in the collection The Third Level by Rhinehart and Company; later, the story appeared as an episode of the Steven Spielberg-created anthology series Amazing Stories, starring Adam Ant and Marcia Strassman. Spielberg's version was first broadcast on 20 March 1987.
In 1995, twenty-five years after Time and Again, Finney published a sequel called From Time to Time featuring the further adventures of Morley, this time centering on Manhattan in 1912. Finney died at the age of 84 not long after finishing the book.
The 1998 television movie The Love Letter, starring Campbell Scott and Jennifer Jason Leigh, is based on Finney's short story of the same name, which appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1959.
The Third Level, Knox College's science fiction and fantasy publication, is named for Finney's short story "The Third Level", published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in October 1952.[3]
Short stories[edit]
"Someone Who Knows Told Me …", Cosmopolitan (Non-Fiction) (December, 1943)
"The Widow's Walk", Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (July, 1947)
"Manhattan Idyl", Collier's (April, 1947)
"I'm Mad at You", Collier's (December, 1947)
"Breakfast in Bed", Collier's (May, 1948)
"It Wouldn't Be Fair", Collier's (August, 1948) - Also published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
"You Haven't Changed a Bit", Colliers (April, 1949)
"The Little Courtesies", Collier's (June, 1949)
"A Dash of Spring", Cosmopolitan (June, 1949)
"Week-end genius", Colliers (May, 1950)
"I Like It This Way", Collier's (June, 1950)
"My Cigarette Loves Your Cigarette", Collier's (September, 1950)
"Such Interesting Neighbors", Collier's (January, 1951)
"One Man Show", Collier's (June, 1951)
"I'm Scared", Collier's (September, 1951)
"It Wouldn't be Fair", Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (November, 1951)
"Obituary" (co-written with C.J. Durban), Collier's (February, 1952)
"The Third Level", The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (October, 1952)
"Quit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the Air", The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (December, 1952)
"Of Missing Persons" (1955)
"Man of Confidence", Good Housekeeping (September, 1955)
"Second Chance", Good Housekeeping (April, 1956)
"Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket", Good Housekeeping (June, 1956)
"The Love Letter", Saturday Evening Post (August 1, 1959) [Also re-published in January/February 1988 issue of Saturday Evening Post]
"The U-19's Last Kill", Saturday Evening Post (six-part series, beginning August 22, 1959 and ending September 26, 1959)
"The Other Wife" (also known as "The Coin Collector"), Saturday Evening Post (January 30, 1960)
"An Old Tune" (also known as "Home Alone"), McCall's (October, 1961)
"Old Enough for Love", McCall's (May, 1962)
"The Sunny Side of the Street", McCall's (October, 1962)
"Time Has No Boundaries" (also known as "The Face in the Photo"), Saturday Evening Post (October 13, 1962)
Hey, Look at Me! (1962)
Lunch Hour Magic (1962)
Where the Cluetts Are (1962)
Novels[edit]
5 Against the House (1954)
The Body Snatchers (1955)
The House of Numbers (1957) (for film, see House of Numbers)
Good Neighbor Sam (1963)
The Woodrow Wilson Dime (1968)
Time and Again (1970)
Marion's Wall (1973)
The Night People (1977)
Collections[edit]
The Third Level (1957) (short story collection), in England as The Clock of Time (1958)
I Love Galesburg in the Springtime (1963) (short story collection)
Forgotten News: The Crime of the Century and Other Lost Stories (1983) (Nonfiction)
About Time (1986) (short story collection, a subset of only the time stories from The Third Level and I Love Galesburg in the Springtime)
Three by Finney (1987) (an omnibus edition of The Woodrow Wilson Dime, Marion's Wall, and The Night People)
Plays[edit]
Telephone Roulette: A Comedy in One Act (1956)
This Winter's Hobby: A Play (1966)
Films based on Finney's novels and stories[edit]
5 Against the House (1955 Phil Karlson film starring Guy Madison, Kim Novak, and Brian Keith)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
House of Numbers (1957 Russell Rouse film noir starring Jack Palance)
The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963 film)
Good Neighbor Sam (1964 David Swift film starring Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine)
Assault on a Queen (1966 Jack Donohue film based on The U-19's Last Kill starring Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, and Anthony Franciosa)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 remake)
Maxie (1985 Paul Aaron film starring Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, and Ruth Gordon; based on Marion's Wall)
Body Snatchers (1993 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
The Love Letter (1998 Dan Curtis TV movie starring Campbell Scott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Dukes, and Estelle Parsons; based on the story of the same name)
The Invasion (2007 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
A 1980 film, Somewhere in Time, was based on the novel Bid Time Return, by Richard Matheson, but used the same time travel technique described by Finney in Time and Again and About Time. The college professor who describes this time travel technique is also named Finney after the author.[citation needed]
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^ "1987 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
^ "FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION: ANTHOLOGIES (by content)". sfsite.com. SF Site. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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Grimes, William (17 November 1995). "Jack Finney, 84, Sci-Fi Author Of Time-Travel Tales, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2011. Obituary.
[ Obituaries from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, San Francisco Examiner, Dayton Daily News, and The New York Times]
Camilletti, Fabio (2010). "Present Perfect. Time and the Uncanny in American Science and Horror Fiction of the 1970s (Finney, Matheson, King)". Image & Narrative. 11 (3): 25–41. ISSN 1780-678X. Academic journal article on time-slip in science fiction, with special reference to Time and Again and The Love Letter.
Corrigan, Maureen (17 October 2011). "The Sad Lesson Of 'Body Snatchers': People Change". Fresh Air. Retrieved 18 October 2011. An appreciation of Jack Finney on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
"Jack Finney". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012. Annotated bibliography with other materials.
The Dell Paperback Collection at the Library of Congress has first edition paperbacks of Finney's works.
The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Body Snatchers (1993)
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (1992)
Pod People
Invasion of the Pod People (2007)
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Poachers' Poison Kills 530 Endangered Vultures in Botswana
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Meilan Solly
More than 500 endangered vultures died in northern Botswana after feasting on elephant carcasses laced with poison, the country's government announced last week. Conservationists say that poachers targeted the birds—two tawny eagles and 537 vultures comprising five different species—because their scavenging activities, particularly circling carrion, can alert authorities to hunters' presence.
"Vultures are sentinels to poached animals, so they're directly being targeted," Kerri Wolter, CEO and founder of conservation charity VulPro, tells The New York Times' Kimon de Greef.
According to the government statement, the dead include 468 white-backed vultures, 28 hooded vultures, 17 white-headed vultures, 14 lappet-faced vultures and 10 cape vultures. (White-backed vultures in particular were once common across Africa but they're now among the most threatened of the continent's vulture species, with mere thousands remaining in the wild.) Per the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, all of these species are endangered or critically endangered.
As the Telegraph's Catrina Stewart notes, it's likely that the ramifications of this event will extend far beyond the initial death count. Given the fact that it is currently vulture breeding season, many of the deceased were new parents; now, they leave behind orphaned youngsters ill-equipped to survive on their own.
"[Since] vultures are late maturing and slow breeders, the magnitude of losing just under 600 vultures in one week is incomprehensible," Wolter says to BBC News' Alastair Leithead. "The species cannot withstand these losses and it is impossible to recover the disappearance of these individuals and breeding pairs in our lifetime."
While vultures may pose an obstacle to poachers, the African Wildlife Federation explains that they are essential for maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Ella Hurworth of CNN further writes that the scavengers help keep the environment clean and minimize the spread of contagious disease. In India, where vultures have "all but disappeared," according to De Greef of The New York Times, rat and feral dog populations have skyrocketed, leading to an increased likelihood of severe disease outbreaks.
As De Greef reports, the birds were found in a wildlife management area near the border of Botswana and Zimbabwe. Although the mass killing isn't the first of its kind—in 2013, some 400 to 600 vultures died after dining on a poisoned carcass in Namibia's Caprivi Strip, and between 2012 and 2014, researchers catalogued 2,044 poaching-related vulture deaths in seven African countries—it is the first to be widely reported in lieu of Botswana's recent decision to lift its five-year suspension of elephant hunting.
The reversal, which has been criticized by conservationists but lauded by locals who say wild elephants are wreaking havoc on their livelihoods, could pave the way for increased poaching activity in the region. Previously, Rachael Bale points out for National Geographic, Botswana "appeared to have largely escaped the recent ivory poaching crisis," but in 2017 and 2018, according to the Telegraph's Stewart, poachers reportedly killed around 400 of the country's elephants.
If elephant poaching becomes more prevalent in Botswana, vultures will pay part of the price, falling prey to poison left by illegal ivory hunters hoping to evade detection. For now, however, authorities are focusing on decontaminating the area where the birds were found and sending samples of the animals' carcasses for laboratory analysis.
"The public in the vicinity … is [requested] to report any wildlife mortalities which may be spotted in their areas," the government statement concludes. "The Department is concerned with the habit of some individuals who deliberately poison animals, as this is dangerous and harmful to the environment. Furthermore, the public is encouraged to desist from engaging in such illegal acts and report any suspicious activities which may suggest environmental poisoning to the nearest wildlife office or the police."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/poachers-poison-kills-530-endangered-vultures-botswana-180972477/
By Nancy • Posted in Poachers, Wildlife Crimes	• Tagged Wildlife Crimes
One comment on "Poachers' Poison Kills 530 Endangered Vultures in Botswana"
June 25, 2019 @ 1:19 PM
Extremely sad.


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LIF Lindesberg (Lindeskolans Idrottsförening) ist ein schwedischer Handballverein aus Lindesberg.

Der Verein wurde unter dem Namen Lindeskolans IF 1966 gegründet. Im Verein spielen 37 Mannschaften, er hat 800 Mitglieder. Die Heimspiele werden in der Stadsskogsskolans Idrottshall ausgetragen, die der ersten Herren-Mannschaft, die unter dem Namen LIF Lindesberg zwischen 2005 und 2011 in der Elitserien i handboll för herrar spielte, in der 2100 Zuschauer fassenden Örebro idrottshall in Örebro. 2022 stieg die Mannschaft aus der Allsvenskan in die 3. Liga ab. Die erste Frauen-Mannschaft spielt in der Damer Division 3.

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Samsung has, by all accounts, been hard at work developing a smartphone that features an in-display fingerprint reader. That phone won't be the Galaxy S9 handsets, based on what we've seen, but it may be the next model in Samsung's Note lineup. According to newly surfaced documentation, Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 smartphone will have a fingerprint reader in the display near the bottom of the phone.
A Samsung patent recently spotted by Trusted Reviews titled "Electronic Device Having Fingerprint Sensor" details electronic devices — smartphones specifically mentioned — that have touchscreen displays and typically contain fingerprint sensors.
Past sources claimed that Apple had planned to include an in-display fingerprint reader in the iPhone X, but technical issues got in the way. Samsung is also rumored to be working on baking the feature into its own phones. Some early Galaxy S9 rumors claimed the handset would have an in-display fingerprint reader, but all signs point toward that not being the case.
The Galaxy S9's fingerprint sensor will remain on the back of the phone, but will be positioned beneath the new dual-camera module rather than to the side like on the Galaxy S8. An illustration (above) included with the patent shows a smartphone with a shape distinctly similar to the Note 8 and a fingerprint sensor in the bottom of the phone's display. This points toward plans to include an in-display reader with the Galaxy Note 9, but whether that will actually happen is yet to be seen.


ATLANTA – With a 4-3 win in the four-game finale Wednesday afternoon, the White Team forced a sudden-death playoff and pulled off the upset in the 2008 White and Gold World Series with a two-run victory in the extra inning.
With the series tied, 2-2, head coach Danny Hall determined that both teams would get one inning to win the series. Each team could place a runner on second base and begin with one out while batting in any order that it chose.
The White Team opened the sudden death frame by loading the bases, just to see them cleared with an opposite-field hit by Jason Garofalo to take a 3-0 lead. The squad went into the bottom of the frame with a 4-0 lead and gave the ball to Thomas Nichols, who allowed just two runs to score before shutting the door on the Gold Team.
The World Series, which concludes the 2008 fall campaign for the Georgia Tech baseball team, began Sunday with the Team Gold taking a 6-0 win at Russ Chandler Stadium. The following day, Bryan Prince's Gold team pushed its lead to 2-0 in the series with a 3-1 victory and looked to be well on its way to a series victory.
Tom Kinkelaar's White Team mounted a comeback Tuesday afternoon, pulling out a 1-0 victory with a first-inning home run by Matt Skole, before evening the series Wednesday afternoon. The series finale went back and forth before Jay Dantzler smacked a solo home run to give the White Team the lead for good late in the game.
The Yellow Jackets now turn their attention to the weekend, when they welcome back former baseball letterwinners and alums to Russ Chandler Stadium. Sunday afternoon the alums will participate in a baseball alumni softball challenge, with former letterwinners competing in a softball game at the baseball diamond beginning at 12:45 p.m. The softball game will be preceded by a home run derby, and followed by a picnic dinner for all former baseball alums and families. Fans are encouraged to show up Sunday to see the former Yellow Jacket stars back in action at Russ Chandler Stadium. Admission is free.


A little over a year after Superstorm Sandy battered the east Coast, new York State governor Cuomo announced the launch of the new York State resilience institute for Storms & emergencies (NYS RISE) at the governor's Conference on emergency Preparedness.
The institute is housed jointly at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering and Stony Brook University on Long Island. The new center will apply the expertise available at New York's top universities to aid the state, local communities, and first responders in their preparation and response to extreme weather as well to ensure long-term resilience.
The center will undertake research including cause-and-effect mechanisms for damage to infrastructure, evaluating existing assessments of vulnerabilities of communities and critical facilities, and extrapolating storm risks from climate change conditions. The research will be undertaken cooperatively and collaboratively with agencies of New York State as well as local government and communities.
Professor Fletcher (Bud) Griffis of NYU School of Engineering's Department of Civil and Urban Engineering will serve as co-director of NYS RISE, with Dr. Minghua Zhang of Stony Brook. They will be joined by faculty at Columbia University, Cornell University, Brookhaven National Lab, and the City University of New York.
Additional NYU faculty who will be involved in NYS RISE include Professor Francisco de Leon, NYU School of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor Masoud Ghandehari, NYU School of Engineering Department of Civil and Urban Engineering; Professor David Holland, NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences; Professor Kaan Ozbay, NYU School of Engineering's Department of Civil and Urban Engineering; Professor Rae Zimmerman, NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Dr. Stephan Bless, NYU School of Engineering's Department of Civil and Urban Engineering; Professor Haralambos "Bob" Vasiliadis, NYU School of Engineering's Department of Civil and Urban Engineering; and Dr. Constantine Kontokosta, NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress.