It is not clear, however, what the election-year budget item will look like in practice or how much it will cost.
Many questions remain about the federal government's pitch for national pharmacare, but Canada's employment minister says the election-year budget item that lays the groundwork is about doing the right thing over the long term.
"If you don't start somewhere with prevention, you will always be playing catch-up," Patty Hajdu, who represents Thunder Bay — Superior North and has served in cabinet since 2015, said Monday in an interview with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
Hajdu, who was in Saskatoon this week to promote what she signalled is likely to be a Liberal Party of Canada plank in the upcoming federal election, acknowledged that it's too soon to say how much national pharmacare would cost or when it could be available.
She noted, however, that it has been on the government's agenda since at least last year.
In his last budget, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the creation of an advisory council on national pharmacare. That group's report is not expected until later this spring, but Morneau's 2019 budget included more than $1 billion in new spending aimed at making drugs affordable.
That includes $35 million over four years to set up a Canadian Drug Agency to negotiate better drug prices and create a national formulary, and $1 billion over two years, beginning in 2022-23, to help people with rare diseases more easily acquire costly medications.
The budget also contemplated $500 million in ongoing annual spending beyond 2024-25 to help cover the cost of expensive drugs.
"Responsible leadership is about making investments in ways that are going to pay off long-term, and prevention is always a difficult argument because you can't see it right away. You can't actually see prevention the minute you spend," Hajdu said.
"Is it in an election-year budget? Yes. Will it be in our platform? Yes. It's the next logical step to the kinds of things that we've been investing in," she added.
Hajdu made much the same pitch at a campaign-style event at a Saskatoon seniors' home.
According to a Canadian Institute for Health Information study published last year, prescription drug spending in Canada was forecast to hit $33.7 billion in 2018, up four per cent from 2017. Around $14.4 billion of that total was expected to have been publicly funded.
The institute said in the same report that the 14 per cent of beneficiaries who received $2,500 or more from publicly-funded drug programs in 2017 accounted for 70 per cent of all public spending on pharmaceuticals.
Public drug programs paid $2,500 or more toward drug costs for 13.8 per cent of beneficiaries — 2.3 per cent received $10,000 or more — accounting for 69.7 per cent of all public drug spending, the institute said in the report.
According to the government, the proposed Canadian Drug Agency could cut the cost of drugs by $3 billion per year.
It is not clear, however, what national pharmacare would look like. Hajdu said the new spending — in a budget with a deficit pegged at $19.8 billion and forecast to decline to $9.8 billion by 2023-24 — represents the "first steps" toward such a program.
While the Liberals have struggled in recent years to elect candidates in Saskatchewan — only one of the province's 14 MPs, Ralph Goodale, represents the party in Ottawa — Hajdu said she hopes the new pitch will help pick up seats in the fall.
The federal government is not likely to be aided in that mission by the Saskatchewan government, which has wasted few opportunities to blast Ottawa for failing to stand up for oilpatch jobs and imposing a "job-killing" price on carbon.


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In light of the local law enforcement's recent need to crack down on violations committed by junior drivers and with the clear misunderstanding of the risks of young drivers shown in the letter from a parent your paper recently published I strongly encourage you to reprint Anna Quindlen's essay "Driving to the Funeral." Quindlen's essay, first printed in Newsweek, is a credible and persuasive article which uses reliable statistics, logical reasoning, and emotional appeal to properly inform readers of the dangers of reducing the driving age of juveniles in their state.
The ethos of Anna Quindlen, the author of this essay, is unrefuted, as I am sure you are aware, Anna is an award-winning novelist, journalist and columnist of some repute, writing for the New York Times and Newsweek magazine just to name a few. As a mother herself, she is passionate about the youth of America and is said to have the 'gift for expression' and whose writing is 'clear and eloquent'. It is therefore pertinent that Anna's article be reprinted to help parents be better informed and more aware of the dangers for young teenager drivers.
The title of this essay 'Driving to the Funeral' immediately draws the reader's attention as funerals always bring a somewhat morbid attraction, particularly when the funeral is for someone young. Then Quindlen's opening rhetorical question compels the reader to read on to find its answer. Anna's essay focuses on the increasing number of teenagers who fail to graduate because they have been killed in automobile accidents and the sad flow-on effect that has on both the parents and their peers. Quindlen maintains the cause of most accidents to be the puerility of teenagers which result with recklessness associated with the naiveite of this age group and any number of 'rules' placed on these drivers as well as the increased drinking age having no affect in reducing the death toll. The author suggests a simple nationwide solution to the problem, that the minimum legal driving age should be 18 years old in all states and even suggests that the only reason parents want the age limit to be made uniformly 16 years might well be convenience.
Quindlen uses strong verified logos to strengthen her argument opening with a widely understood statement that car crashes are simply and inarguably the No.1 cause of death among 15- to 20-year-olds in USA. Knowing this we are drawn to share her confusion when "few adults" focus on this fact until they are planning an "untimely funeral." The author uses the rhetorical device of hyperbole when she writes "why not let 13-year-olds drive?" which catches the reader's attention before driving home her point about these ill-equipped, unfledged young teen drivers with another statistic from the well trusted authority, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which shows that 16-year-old drivers are three times more likely to have an accident than 17-year-olds. Another fact brought into the argument was that of the increased drinking age which has been said to have saved many teenage lives but the author is not convinced by this as there are numerous other factors which could have contributed to this including the improved safety of cars and has in fact 'lulled many parents into a false sense of security'. Not only does Quindlen believe this is in fact a dangerous belief but she also believes it has caused a 'forbidden-fruit climate' which brings with it a new danger, 'binge' drinking.
Not only does Quindlen use statistics to validate her argument but she carefully employs pathos to appeal to readers emotionally. The entire first paragraph is emotive, initially in a prudent, understated manner, as she almost nonchalantly adds 'a funeral' to the end of the list of milestones a high school teenager might expect to experience, but then the force of emotion grows in intensity as she describes in poignant detail those having to attend a young class mate's funeral. Quindlen uses emotion to remind the reader that unless they have experienced the death of a teenager in a car accident they are unlikely to think about what age is appropriate for their teenager to drive other then its rite of passage and relief as they no longer need to 'taxi' them around.
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072CE: Neonatal Platelet Transfusion with Martha Sola-Visner
Joe Chaffin | Jun 26, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Continuing Education, Transfusion Practice | 5 comments
Continuing Education Episode!
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What if everything we THOUGHT we knew about neonatal platelet transfusion is wrong?
Dr. Martha Sola-Visner
Neonates are one of the most heavily transfused populations in the hospital. In fact, the more premature the baby, the more likely that neonate will have thrombocytopenia. A low platelet count makes it more likely that neonate will bleed into his/her head (i.e., intracranial hemorrhage), with potentially disastrous results. For decades, our response to this problem has been simple: Give the baby platelets!
But what if that's NOT the right answer?
A recent large trial on neonatal platelet transfusion was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in early 2019 (co-authors Anna Curley and Simon Stanworth and group; see reference below). This study, known as "PlaNet-2," should make us all question old ideas about when neonates need platelet transfusion. My guest on this episode, Dr. Martha Sola-Visner, has made studying the effect of "adult" platelet transfusions on neonates the focus of much of her extensive research as a neonatologist. Martha is here to explain key takeaways from PlaNet-2, and discuss where we need to go next. Get ready to have some assumptions challenged!
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About My Guest:
Martha Sola-Visner, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard and Boston Children's Hospital, and Director of Newborn Medicine Clinical Research at Boston Children's Hospital. She is board-certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and serves as an editorial board member for the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Martha has spent her career focusing on studying neonatal hematologic disorders, with an emphasis on platelet disorders. Her laboratory has been responsible for breakthrough studies describing differences between adult and neonatal platelet production and lifespan, and her recent work has shed new light on the problems that can ensue when "adult" platelets are transfused to neonates.
Dr. Sola-Visner has authored or co-authored over 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and her research has been supported by numerous NIH/NHLBI grants throughout her career.
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PlaNet-2 Trial discussed in this interview: Curley A, Stanworth S et al. Randomized Trial of Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates. N Engl J Med 2019;380:242-251 (journal access required).
Dr. Sola-Visner's editorial accompanying PlaNet-2: Sola-Visner M. Platelet Transfusions in Neonates — Less Is More. N Engl J Med 2019;380:287-288 (journal access required).
Josephson CD et al. Platelet Transfusion Practices Among Neonatologists in the United States and Canada: Results of a Survey. Pediatrics 2009:123(1):278-285.
Cremer M et al. Platelet transfusions in neonates: practices in the United States vary significantly from those in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Transfusion 2011;51:2634-2641 (journal access required).
Sparger KA, et al. Platelet Transfusion Practices Among Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants. JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(7):687–694.
Stanworth SJ, et al. Prospective, Observational Study of Outcomes in Neonates With Severe Thrombocytopenia. Pediatrics 2009:124(5):e826-e834 (journal access required).
Patel RM et al. Platelet transfusions and mortality in necrotizing enterocolitis. Transfusion 2019;59(3):981-988 (journal access required).
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Neil Blumberg on June 27, 2019 at 8:48 am
There are at least three possible pathophysiologic mechanisms that might contribute to increased bleeding and mortality from overenthusiastic platelet transfusion, reasoning from the literature and first principles:
(1) ABO non-identical transfusions (not discussed in the NEJM paper) are associated with increased bleeding, ARDS, sepsis and mortality.
Anesth Analg. 2018 Jun;126(6):2135-2138.
Vox Sang. 2011 Jul;101(1):55-60.
Arch Surg. 2010 Sep;145(9):899-906.
(2) Platelet transfusions are pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic, with high concentrations of sCD40L correlating with increased post-transfusion fever, lung injury and other adverse events. In addition, inflammation worsens bleeding with thrombocytopenia in an animal model.
Front Immunol. 2015 Feb 2;6:28.
Blood. 2008 May 15;111(10):4958-64.
Transfusion. 2006 Oct;46(10):1813-21.
Blood. 2006 Oct 1;108(7):2455-62.
(3) The doses of platelets (15 ml/kg) are 3-5 times that used in adults, and may contribute to bleeding through simple increases in intravascular pressure (not to mention stressing cardiac, pulmonary and renal function). These doses have never been evidence based and probably are substantially above what is needed for any clinical benefit and quite dangerous to these fragile patients.
Thus, current platelet transfusion practices in this population and in general are neither particularly efficacious and are toxic in ways we know about and have yet to learn about. Platelets are dysfunctional and storage creates a pro-inflammatory product. Whether altered storage conditions, removal of toxic supernatant and/or reduced dosing could improve the benefit to risk ratio are urgent topics for further study.
One additional thought. We have alternatives to products such platelets and plasma, which are associated with poor clinical outcomes in almost all studies. If one wishes to prevent bleeding and mortality, or to treat hemorrhage, there is an inexpensive agent that is proven in randomized trials in a wide variety of clinical settings, namely tranexamic acid. It appears minimally toxic at lower doses and does not predispose to inflammation, thrombosis and mortality as far as we currently know. Perhaps it is time to do randomized trials comparing prophylaxis and treatment of hemorrhage in at risk patients with TXA vs. transfusion? My money would be on TXA as all signs point in that direction. Don't know of any data in premature newborns, but this would be a good time for neonatologists and pediatric hematologists (not me :)) to consider this approach.
Neil Blumberg on June 27, 2019 at 11:23 am
Enthusiasts for platelet transfusion in newborns should read this latest example of how toxic this strategy can be. Very high doses of platelets given. Surprised these infants didn't all develop congestive heart failure.
Pediatrics. 2019 May;143(5). pii: e20182565. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-2565. Epub 2019 Apr 2.
Platelet Transfusion for PDA Closure in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Kumar J1, Dutta S2, Sundaram V1, Saini SS1, Sharma RR3, Varma N4.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Thrombocytopenia is associated with late closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). There are few studies evaluating platelet transfusions to treat PDA. We compared liberal platelet-transfusion criteria (to maintain a platelet count >100 000 per µL) versus standard criteria achieve earlier PDA closure among thrombocytopenic preterm neonates (<35 weeks' gestation) with hemodynamically significant PDA (hs-PDA) presenting within the first 2 weeks of life.
Thrombocytopenic (100 000 per µL by liberally transfusing platelets in preterm thrombocytopenic neonates with hs-PDA does not hasten PDA closure.
This is the key finding:
Median time to PDA closure was 72 (95% confidence interval [CI] 55.9-88.1) versus 72 (95% CI 45.5-98.4) hours in the liberal versus restrictive transfusion groups, respectively (unadjusted hazard ratio 0.88 [95% CI 0.4-1.9]; P = .697). Despite adjusting for potential confounders, there was no significant difference in time to PDA closure. In the liberal transfusion group, 41% of infants had any grade of intraventricular hemorrhage compared with 4.5% in the restrictive group (P = .009).
bec on July 16, 2019 at 11:21 pm
since cord blood is used for making cells, can more neonatal platelets be made and transfused back to the neonate?
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Interim CEOs are like the Navy Seals of company executives. Patricia Gale sat down with Richard Lindenmuth to talk about leading under pressure, how overcomes everything from drought to jittery employees, and his book, "The Outside the Box Executive".
Richard Lindenmuth has been called a "white collar superhero." An experienced Interim CEO, he parachutes into major corporations and manages profound transformations and turnarounds under incredible pressure. At ITT, he led 12,000 employees through deregulation into record profits. At Styrotek, a California agricultural packaging company, he restored it to profitability in 3 months during a drought. His book, The Outside the Box Executive, is a crash course in extreme leadership, a savvy guide to management that contains lessons for all of us. Recently, we chatted about trust, engagement, settling down a jumpy workplace, and why an Interim executive is anything but a figurehead.
I'm curious about the genesis of your book's title: The Outside the Box Executive. Why Outside the Box?
Companies are in their own box: a culture that is not only resistant to change, but often part of a company's legacy. Yet often, this same culture loves their company (and their jobs) and wants to find ways to make it better. But an interim CEO hasn't been part of creating that legacy. His or her job is to think beyond it: to spearhead profound change for an organization that's under extreme duress. So one way to do this is to start quickly, with small and positive decisions that involve active listening to those inside that box, combining that information with solid, outside the box actions. If you don't start by rejecting complacency, you'll soon encounter that culture of resistance. But if you can galvanize people to work with you — and step outside that box — that's an incredible effective position to lead from.
One of your recent success stories is Styrotek, in California. How did you wind up responsible for resurrecting a dying agricultural company in the middle of a drought?
In early last year, I got a call from Bob Jordan, President of the Association for Interim Executives — a great organization that specializes in rapid executive deployment. He knew my skill set, which includes a deep understanding of production and manufacturing, and years of experience with 11th-hour corporate saves. He told me there was a company in the food packaging manufacturing business that was having serious problems. Costs were out of control, equipment had been broken down, and production was at a standstill. The fact that there was a drought on was just another challenge to face, but it was also a key issue, since the production process at Styrotek depends on water. Styrotek makes the packaging for shipping table grapes — it's an incredible operation that had just become mired in dysfunction.
Once you accept an Interim CEO role, how long does it take to start making decisions?
How long? No time at all. Interim CEOs, or any Interim executives for that matter, don't have the luxury of taking their time. Once I arrive, it's not about sitting down in the CEO office and inviting all the VPs come and introduce themselves, and then maybe a few days later we start looking at spreadsheets, and then eventually, I shake some hands downstairs. That's not leading. I am installed to implement and execute strategy — whatever it takes. So sitting down is not on the agenda — and I mean that literally. If you want to find me, look for the guy who's always on his feet.
You mentioned active Listening. And in Outside the Box, you talk about the necessity of becoming an active listener. What is active listening?
Active listening is a specific kind of listening, and it's incredibly effective at building a bridge of respect and clarity between you and who you're talking to. In a conversation, you intentionally and consciously repeat back what someone tells you. It requires that you actually hear what they say, and it shows that you are hearing it. Also, it means that if something isn't clear (since not all employees speak like an MBA), you not only make sure you understand it, but make sure you're on the same page. And I find that many employees are sadly unused to that kind of interaction with a company executive. Active listening tends to set people at ease, as they realize you're not going to step over their opinions, and you're truly interested in what they have to say. Further, it's a tremendous way to learn what's really happening. So I always tell people in executive roles: stop talking, and start listening. That's where you'll build the trust and respect of the company, which believe me, you need.
Trust has got to be an issue for an interim leader. How do you get people to work with you when they're all afraid of what's coming next?
If you're talking about the uncertainty that pervades a struggling company's workplace, I'm very familiar with it. Defusing widespread anxiety is critical to effective leadership. I approach it it level by level, and with empathy — remember, there's a lot at stake for each and every person in the building. But I also work from a practical, no-nonsense point of view. Decisive, calm leadership will inspire confidence: many times, these are people who have been straddling a sinking ship for quite a while. I work to create a different workplace culture where failure is not punished and blame is not placed. Give people the room to try things; to point out issues or hitches as they happen. Failure can be incredibly useful for uncovering flaws in the system. If you believe your head's going to get chopped off, you won't stick your neck out. I need people thinking creatively.
If there's bad behavior going on — what do you then?
I handle it swiftly and privately. I've taken VPs aside to let them know I won't tolerate their withholding vital information, or playing politics: that kind of conduct is simply not going to fly. At Styrotek, I found myself being told some very damning things about someone, but I knew it was nonsense, because I had done my own homework. I was being fed a false line that this person was incompetent — an attempt at character assassination that was based on fear, sure. But that kind of toxic game-playing can have an awful, trickle down effect. It sets up an atmosphere of pettiness and mistrust at all levels. At another company, I discovered that a simple shipping problem had gone unaddressed because the manager didn't think it was important enough. First of all, was not his call to make. And second, it's unforgivable to not deal with an issue you actually know about. Quite simply, he'd reached the end of the line.
Back to Styrotek: how is the company doing now?
I'm pleased to say that in three months we restored Styrotek to profitability. One way is that my team was able to think out of the box — we did not hew to the status quo but thought beyond it. Originally, the company had a breakneck, 24/7 schedule of production during the grape harvest season. That constant pace meant that any kind of repair issue was devastating: there was no time to fix anything, let alone maintain it. If new employees came in, they didn't get all the training they needed, as there was no time. Instead, I instituted a 365-day a year schedule at a lower rate of production, with regularly scheduled maintenance, time for repairs, and opportunities to train new hires. The move increased productivity, improved quality, and reduced costs by 20 percent. As for water, we found rentable water equipment, and we convinced the renting company to let us buy it instead. It arrived on a truck and went online in a heartbeat. Now we're working on recycling a good percentage of our water as well.
You can find out more about Interim CEOs, and Richard Lindenmuth, at Association for Interim Executives.


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Children aged under two, sitting on the lap of an adult, are charged 10% of the fare and children aged between two and 12 are charged 50% of the fare. Passengers are allowed 20kg of luggage (unofficially, a little more is often permitted if the flight is not full).
Charter flights are often the best – and sometimes the only – way to reach remote lodges, but they are an expensive extra cost; fares are not usually included in the quoted rates for most lodges.
On average, a one-way fare between Maun and a remote lodge in the Okavango Delta will set you back around US$150 to US$250. These services are now highly regulated and flights must be booked as part of a safari package with a mandatory reservation at one of the lodges. This is essential: you can't simply turn up in these remote locations and expect to find a bed for the night, as many lodges are very small. Likewise, you are not permitted to book accommodation at a remote lodge in the delta without also booking a return airfare at the same time. Packages can be booked through agencies in Maun. Wilderness Air and Mack Air are the main companies.
It is very important to note that passengers on charter flights are only allowed 10kg to 15kg (and rarely 20kg) of luggage each; check the exact amount when booking. However, if you have an extra 2kg to 3kg, the pilot will usually only mind if the plane is full of passengers.
If you can't stretch the budget to staying in a remote lodge, you can still book a flight over the delta with one of the scenic flight or helicopter companies in Maun.
Botswana is largely flat – and that's about the only concession it makes to cyclists. Unless you're an experienced cyclist and equipped for the extreme conditions, abandon any ideas you may have about a Botswanan bicycle adventure. Distances are great; the climate and landscapes are hot and dry; and, even along major routes, water is scarce and villages are widely spaced. Also bear in mind that bicycles are not permitted in Botswana's national parks and reserves, and cyclists may encounter potentially dangerous wildlife while pedalling along any highway or road.
The only boat travel that is possible within Botswana is by mokoro, a wooden dugout canoe often used in the waterways of the Okavango Delta. These are, however, for sightseeing only and are never a way for getting from A to B.
Buses and combis regularly travel to all major towns and villages throughout Botswana, but are less frequent in sparsely populated areas such as western Botswana and the Kalahari. Public transport to smaller villages is often nonexistent, unless the village is along a major route.
The extent and frequency of buses and combis also depends on the quantity and quality of roads. For example, there is no public transport along the direct route between Maun and Kasane (ie through Chobe National Park), and services elsewhere can be suspended if roads are flooded. Also bear in mind that there are very few long-distance services, so most people travelling between Gaborone and Kasane or Maun, for example, will need a connection in Francistown.
Buses are usually comfortable and normally leave at a set time, regardless of whether they're full. Finding out the departure times for buses is a matter of asking around the bus station, because schedules are not posted anywhere. Combis leave when full, usually from the same station as buses. Tickets for all public buses and combis cannot be bought in advance; they can only be purchased on board.
The best way to travel around Botswana is to hire a vehicle. With your own car you can avoid public transport and organised tours. Remember, however, that distances are long.
You cannot hire motorbikes in Botswana and motorbikes are not permitted in national parks and reserves for safety reasons.
Your home driving licence is valid for six months in Botswana, but if it isn't written in English you must provide a certified translation. In any case, it is advisable to obtain an International Driving Permit (IDP). Your national automobile association can issue this and it is valid for 12 months.
The cost of fuel is relatively expensive in Botswana – at the time of writing it was P7.62 for petrol and P7.35 for diesel – but prices vary according to the remoteness of the petrol station. Petrol stations are open 24 hours in Gaborone, Francistown, Maun, Mahalapye and Palapye; elsewhere, they open from about 7am to 7pm daily.
To rent a car you must be aged at least 21 (some companies require drivers to be over 25) and have been a licenced driver in your home country for at least two years (sometimes five).
There are numerous variations on the theme, but the most common vehicle models are two- or four-berth Toyotas (Hilux, Land Cruiser or Fortuner), Land Rovers (Defender or Discovery, although the former is slowly disappearing), and Ford Rangers, all adapted for camping. This may mean a pop-up roof which has space to sleep two people, rooftop tents and/or ground tents, as well as all camping gear (ie bedding, although some, including Avis, don't offer sleeping bags), cooking and eating equipment, fridge/freezer, and all mechanical tools necessary to get you out of a tight spot. To be sure of what you're getting, make sure you ask for a full equipment list at the time of your booking.
Prices range from £70 to £150 per day.
If you're looking to rent a car to explore Botswana, we recommend booking through companies that offer specialist rental of fully equipped 4WDs with all camping equipment. Most can also arrange for pickups/drop offs in Maun, Kasane, Gaborone, Windhoek, Victoria Falls, Harare or Livingstone, but remember that you'll usually pay a fee if you decide to pick up your vehicle in a place away from the company's main office, or if you drop off your vehicle in a place that's different from where you picked it up – fees range between £200 and £500 for either service.
Drive Botswana This excellent operator arranges 4WDs and also organises a complete package itinerary, including maps, trip notes and bookings for campsites. Although Botswana is where it all began, Drive Botswana arranges trips and can also make bookings for Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We found the owner, Andy Raggett, to be outstanding and unfailingly professional.
Safari Drive Expensive but professional and upmarket company with its own fleet of recent-model vehicles. Prices include all equipment, emergency back-up, detailed route preparation and bookings, sat phone and free tank of fuel.
Self Drive Adventures 4WD rentals and all bookings made on your behalf. Although you do the driving, you'll be accompanied by a support vehicle and a local guide.
Most 4WD vehicles from reputable companies come fully equipped with all the necessary tools and camping equipment. This should include, as a bare minimum, all kitchen and cooking equipment, gas stove, shower, bedding, GPS with Tracks4Africa loaded and a fridge/freezer. These should be included in the rental price, but always ask.
Other things worth asking for (at an additional cost) include a satellite phone and an inverter (to allow you to charge your batteries – always ask which plug is required). Some companies may also expect you to request the GPS as an extra, although this is considered standard with most rentals.
Insurance is strongly recommended. No matter who you hire your car from, make sure you understand what is included in the price (such as unlimited kilometres, tax and so on) and what your liabilities are. Most local insurance policies do not include cover for damage to windscreens and tyres.
Third-party motor insurance is a minimum requirement in Botswana. However, it is also advisable to take damage (collision) waiver, which costs around P150 extra per day for a 2WD and about P300 per day for a 4WD. Loss (Theft) Waiver is also an extra worth having. For both types of insurance, the excess liability is about P5000 for a 2WD and P10,000 for a 4WD. If you're only going for a short period of time, it may be worth taking out the Super Collision Waiver, which covers absolutely everything, albeit at a price.
Good sealed roads link most major population centres. The most notable exception is the direct route between Kasane and Maun – a horribly corrugated gravel track – meaning that you'll need to take the long way around via Gweta and Nata. The road from Maun to Shakawe past the Okavango Panhandle is generally reasonable, but beware of potholes.
Tracks with sand, mud, gravel and rocks (and sometimes all four) – normally accessible by 2WD except during exceptional rains – connect most villages and cross a few national parks.
Most other 'roads' are poorly defined – and badly mapped – and should only be attempted by 4WD. In the worst of the wet season (December to February), 4WDs should carry a winch on some tracks (eg through Chobe or Moremi National Parks). A compass or, better, GPS unit with the Tracks4Africa maps loaded is essential for driving by 4WD around the salt pans of the Kalahari or northern Botswana at any time.
To drive a car in Botswana, you must be at least 18 years old. Like most other Southern African countries, traffic keeps to the left side of the road. The national speed limit is 60km/h up to 120km/h on sealed roads; when passing through towns and villages, assume a speed limit of 60km/h, even in the absence of any signs. Mobile police units routinely set up speed cameras along major roads, particularly between Gaborone and Francistown and between Maun and Gweta – on-the-spot fines operate on a sliding scale, but can go as high as P500 if you're 30km/h over the limit and you may be asked to pay on the spot. On gravel roads, limits are set at 60km/h to 80km/h; it's 40km/h in all national parks and reserves.
Sitting on the roof of a moving vehicle is illegal.
Wearing seatbelts (where installed) is compulsory in the front (but not back) seats.
Drink-driving is against the law, and your insurance policy will be invalid if you have an accident while drunk.
Driving without a licence is a serious offence.
If you have an accident causing injury, it must be reported to the authorities within 48 hours. If vehicles have sustained only minor damage and there are no injuries – and all parties agree – you can exchange names and addresses and sort it out later through your insurance companies.
In theory, owners are responsible for keeping their livestock off the road, but in practice animals wander wherever they want. If you hit a domestic animal, your distress (and possible vehicle damage) will be compounded by trying to find the owner and the red tape involved when filing a claim.
Wild animals, including elephants and the estimated three million wild donkeys in Botswana, are a hazard, even along the highways. The Maun–Nata and Nata–Kasane roads are frequently traversed by elephants. The chances of hitting a wild or domestic animal is far, far greater after dark, so driving at night is definitely not recommended.
One common, but minor, annoyance are the so-called buffalo fences (officially called Veterinary Cordon Fences). These are set up to stop the spread of disease from wild animals to livestock. In most cases your vehicle may be searched (they're looking for fresh meat or dairy products) and you may have to walk (and put additional pairs of shoes) through a soda solution and drive your car through soda-treated water.
These road-tested tips will help you plan a safe and successful 4WD expedition.
Invest in a good Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. You should, however, always be able to identify your location on a map, even if you're navigating with a GPS. We found the Tracks4Africa program to be the best.
Stock up on emergency provisions, even on main highways. Fill up whenever you pass a station. For long expeditions, carry extra fuel in metal jerrycans or reserve tanks (off-road driving burns nearly twice as much fuel as highway driving). Carry 5L of water per person per day, as well as a plenty of high-calorie, nonperishable emergency food items.
You should have a tow rope, a shovel, an extra fan belt, vehicle fluids, spark plugs, bailing wire, jump leads, fuses, hoses, a good jack and a wooden plank (to use as a base in sand and salt), several spare tyres and a pump. A good Swiss Army knife or Leatherman and a roll of gaffer tape can save your vehicle's life in a pinch.
Essential camping equipment includes a waterproof tent, a three-season sleeping bag (or a warmer bag in the winter), a ground mat, fire-starting supplies, firewood, a basic first-aid kit and a torch (flashlight) with extra batteries.
Sand tracks are least likely to bog vehicles in the cool mornings and evenings, when air spaces between sand grains are smaller. Move as quickly as possible and keep the revs up, but avoid sudden acceleration. Shift down gears before deep sandy patches or the vehicle may stall and bog.
When negotiating a straight course through rutted sand, allow the vehicle to wander along the path of least resistance. Anticipate corners and turn the wheel slightly earlier than you would on a solid surface – this allows the vehicle to skid round smoothly – then accelerate gently out of the turn.
Driving in the Kalahari is often through high grass, and the seeds it disperses can quickly foul radiators and cause overheating; this is a problem especially near the end of the dry season. If the temperature gauge begins to climb, remove as much plant material as you can from the grille.
Keep your tyre pressure slightly lower than on sealed roads, but don't forget to reinflate upon returning to the tarmac.
Avoid travelling at night as dust and distance may create confusing mirages, animals may wander onto the road and some vehicles don't have proper headlights.
Keep your speed to a maximum of 100km/h on sealed roads, and 40km/h off-road.
Follow ruts made by other vehicles.
If the road is corrugated, gradually increase your speed until you find the correct speed – it'll be obvious when the rattling stops.
If you have a tyre blowout, do not hit the brakes or you'll lose control and the car will roll. Instead, steer straight ahead as best you can, and let the car slow itself down before you bring it to a complete stop.
In rainy weather, gravel roads can turn to quagmires and desert washes may fill with water. If you're uncertain, get out and check the depth, and only cross when it's safe for the type of vehicle you're driving.
Always be on the lookout for animals.
Avoid swerving sharply or braking suddenly on a gravel road or you risk losing control of the vehicle. If the rear wheels begin to skid, steer gently in the direction of the skid until you regain control. If the front wheels skid, take a firm hand on the wheel and steer in the opposite direction of the skid.
In dusty conditions, switch on your headlights so you can be seen more easily.
Overtaking can be extremely dangerous because your view may be obscured by dust churned up by the car ahead. Flash your high beams at the driver in front to indicate that you want to overtake. If someone behind you flashes their lights, move as far to the left as possible.
If you're carrying extra fuel in a jerrycan – which we strongly advise you to do in more remote areas, including the Central Kalahari Game Reserve – there is a simple solution for getting the fuel into your tank without a funnel. Take a plastic bottle of soft drink, cut off the base with a knife and wash and dry it thoroughly. When you're ready to fill your tank, insert the drinking end of the plastic bottle into the tank and pour away. And one final thing: a 20L jerrycan filled with fuel can be very heavy, so ideally have two people holding the jerrycan while you pour.
We're huge fans of the Tracks4Africa (T4A) paper and GPS maps. We simply couldn't travel around Botswana without them, or at least can't imagine doing so without getting lost. But, of course, nothing is perfect, and we noticed a number of errors on our most recent trip – they may or may not have been corrected by the time you read this.
Another issue can sometimes be routes that appear more direct but actually take longer. For example, T4A prefers to send you via the Khumaga Ferry or across the pans if you're travelling from somewhere like Jack's Camp or Tree Island Campsite to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), when, in fact, the quickest route involves returning to the Gweta–Maun road and taking the sealed-road options from there. If this happens, or if you suspect that T4A may not be suggesting the best route, set a waystation (eg Gweta in the above example) and then recalibrate as you go.
Motopi Campsites, CKGR The T4A locations for the three campsites remain incorrect.
Tree Island Campsite, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park Makes no appearance on the T4A GPS system.
Kalahari Plains Camp, CKGR The quickest trail from Deception Valley does not appear on the T4A GPS – it'll have you taking an impossibly indirect route.
Hitching in Botswana is an accepted way to get around, given that public transport is sometimes erratic, or nonexistent, in remote areas. Travellers who decide to hitch, however, should understand that they are taking a small but potentially serious risk. People who do choose to hitch will be safer if they travel in pairs and let someone know where they are planning to go.
The equivalent of a bus fare will frequently be requested in exchange for a lift, but to prevent uncomfortable situations at the end of the ride, determine a price before climbing in.
It is totally inadvisable to hitch along backroads, for example through the Tuli Block or from Maun to Kasane through Chobe National Park. This is because traffic along these roads is virtually nonexistent; in fact, vehicles may only come past a few times a day, leaving the hopeful hitchhiker at risk of exposure or, even worse, running out of water. One way to circumvent this problem is to arrange a lift in advance at a nearby lodge.
Combis, recognisable by their blue number plates, circulate according to set routes around major towns; ie Gaborone, Kasane, Maun, Ghanzi, Molepolole, Mahalapye, Palapye, Francistown, Selebi-Phikwe, Lobatse and Kanye. They are very frequent, inexpensive and generally reliable. However, they aren't terribly safe (most drive too fast), especially on long journeys, and they only serve the major towns. They can also be crowded.
Licensed taxis are recognisable by their blue number plates. They rarely bother hanging around the airports at Gaborone, Francistown, Kasane and Maun, so the only reliable transport from the airports is usually a courtesy bus operated by a top-end hotel or lodge. These are free for guests, but anyone else can normally negotiate a fare with the bus driver. Taxis are always available to the airports, however.
It is not normal for taxis to cruise the streets for fares, even in Gaborone. If you need one, telephone a taxi company to arrange a pick up or go to a taxi stand (usually near the bus or train stations). Taxi companies in Gaborone include Speedy Cabs and Final Bravo Cabs. Fares for taxis are negotiable, but fares for occasional shared taxis are fixed. Taxis can be chartered – about P400 to P600 per day, although this is negotiable depending on how far you want to go.
The Botswana Railways system no longer takes passengers. In case passenger services do resume, services are likely to be limited to one line running along eastern Botswana from Ramokgwebana on the Zimbabwean border to Ramatlabama on the South African border.


HUGE thanks to the KHK fans! Nicholas told me today he mentioned my blog in an interview on Sunday (glad I had the heads-up on that one!) and I am loving the support I see so far! The most interesting post to KHK fans so far may be from a week or so again— I posted about the differences in Swedish hockey versus American hockey.
With that, I have a question to all of the KHK fans and Swedes in general- what do you think is most important for me to know? About Sweden, Karlskrona, Karlskrona Hockey Klub, anything you think I might be missing out on! I would love to hear your opinions, or if there is something that interests you. I can't wait to hear your responses!
KHK, you are the best!


I'm surprised when some patients and caregivers confuse dementia and Alzheimer's as one and the same. Each time a family member is suffering from memory loss, the conclusion is always Alzheimer's. Is it reasonable to label all dementias as Alzheimer's?
As a clinician, my answer to queries is that Alzheimer's dementia is only one type of dementia and that not all dementias are Alzheimer's. Aside from Alzheimer's disease, other dementias exist such as Dementia with lewy body, Vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease with dementia, and dementias due to various neurologic and medical conditions.
How will you know if a person is suffering from Alzheimer's dementia? What is Alzheimer's dementia?
Alzheimer's dementia is a neurologic disorder characterized by a progressive and irreversible cognitive decline associated with impairment in functioning. The cognitive deterioration consists of memory impairment. Initially there is recent memory impairment but as the disease progresses, even the long term memory is affected.
In addition to memory impairment, a patient with dementia has impairment in one of four cognitive areas: aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, and impairment in executive functioning. Aphasia is a problem in language characterized by inability to express oneself, repeat words or phrases, or understand what is being said. Apraxia is inability to adequately perform a usual motor activity such as combing the hair or brushing the teeth despite no paralysis or musculoskeletal abnormality.
Agnosia is inability to recognize objects or things despite no sensory deficits. For instance, a demented patient cannot recognize a key or a pen placed in his or her hands without looking at it.
Impairment in executive functioning is characterized by difficulty in abstract reasoning and in organizing things, schedule, and activities. Patients with this problem give concrete meaning to proverbs. For example, when a patient is asked what "don't cry over spilled milk" means, the patient responds, "It's easy. Just wipe it!" Moreover, knowing the specific similarities and differences of certain things (e.g. apple versus orange) is a struggle for some patients.
The cause of Alzheimer is still unknown. However, several risk factors have been identified. One major risk factor is age. The risk of developing dementia increases as our age advances. Older individuals therefore are more at risk. Having said this, Alzheimer's can also happen to young individuals.
Other important risk factors include the presence of apolipoprotein E4 allele, the predominance of plaques and tangles in the brain, and the brain's impaired cholinergic system.
Is there any successful treatment for Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's disease is irreversible so current medications are only geared to slow down the deterioration. These acetylcholisterase inhibitors, namely galantamine, rivastigmine, and donepezil, are aimed at improving the cholinergic functioning in the brain by inhibiting the cholinesterase enzyme. Although initially indicated for mild to moderate dementia, some recent evidence shows that some of these drugs may also benefit patients with moderate to severe dementia. Further studies are warranted to determine its efficacy in this group.


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La chiesa della Santissima Trinità è una chiesa sussidiaria di Legos, frazione di Ledro, nella Valle di Ledro. Fa parte della zona pastorale di Riva e Ledro dell'arcidiocesi di Trento e risale al XVII secolo.

Storia

Una prima citazione storica della chiesa della Santissima Trinità si ha in occasione della visita pastorale avvenuta nel 1633. Dopo quella data le informazioni sono scarse, ma è noto che venne restaurata in modo radicale nel 1921, dopo la fine della prima guerra mondiale.

Descrizione

Esterni
Il piccolo luogo di culto, che mostra orientamento verso sud, si trova al centro dell'abitato della frazione di Legos. La facciata a capanna è semplice con due spioventi, in stile tardogotico. Il portale architravato è affiancato da due finestrelle rettangolari e sormontato, in asse, dalla finestra a lunetta che porta luce alla sala. Anteriormente il breve sagrato è racchiuso da un basso muro che segue l'andamento non piano della viabilità esterna. La torre campanaria si alza dalla copertura del tetto, in posizione leggermente arretrata sulla sinistra e la sua cella si apre con quattro finestre a monofora.

Interni
La navata interna è unica, ampliata da una cappella laterale sulla destra. Il presbiterio è leggermente elevato.

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
 Valle di Ledro
 Legos (Ledro)
 Chiese della Comunità Alto Garda e Ledro

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Trinità
Trinità
Ledro

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Pastry chef and culinary educator, Robert Wemischner has always been intrigued by the flavor potential of ingredients, from turmeric to tea and from cumin to coffee. Author of four books, most recently, 'The Dessert Architect,' Wemischner began his career to great media acclaim in the food business in the early 70's as the owner of a pioneering gourmet-to-go shop in Beverly Hills. He then went on to open a similar operation in Baltimore and in the early 90's returned to Los Angeles and began teaching the pastry and culinary arts in earnest. Drawing upon his exposure to classical cooking at a young age during informal apprenticeships to chefs in France, he has been imparting his knowledge to a diverse audience of students as a teacher of baking and pastry for the past 16 years at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. He has also vigorously pursued freelance food writing and has been a valued and regular contributor to 'Sante,' 'Food Arts,' 'Angeleno,' 'Pastry Art and Design,' and 'Robb Report' magazines, among others, writing on a wide variety of food and food business-related subjects. He is also the author of 'The Vivid Flavors Cookbook,' a groundbreaking book about fusion cuisine, 'Gourmet to Go' on the business of specialty food retailing, and 'Cooking with Tea,' an exploration of the culinary potential of the leaf. Over the past 25 years, Robert has presented on baking, pastry, and other food-related topics to professional organizations, including the International Association of Food Professionals, Retailers Bakery Association, and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, and continues to consult and present to food service professionals and media for companies such as Lipton Tea/Unilever and independent operations. including start-ups in the baking, food service, and restaurant fields. He has also been guest chef on board Silversea Cruise lines to Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand, where he presented on tea, cooking with tea, and tea and food pairings and also escorted tours to tea manufacturing plants as part of the shore excursion programs. Most recently, he was the guest chef aboard Crystal Cruise lines' luxury trip through the Baltic; on board he lectured on desserts and cooking with tea and worked side by side with the ship's chefs to create a menu of his signature desserts with appropriate beverage pairings. In addition, he presented on cooking with tea at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas in June 2010. This year, Robert participated in the first annual Los Angeles International Tea Festival and was the only mainland chef to participate in the Taste of the Hawaiian Range locavore event on the Big Island, where he cooked with Hawaiian-grown tea. He will also be presenting a cooking with tea workshop at Siptea in Santa Monica.


If you are interested in starting or improving a vibrant men's ministry in your congregation, please consider attending an interactive light dinner and meeting sponsored by the Synod's Men in Mission group. The focus will be on sharing successful practices and listening to what's working well for Men's Groups at congregations of various sizes. Some resources will be provided, and together we hope to jointly develop some congregational action plans based on the experience in the room. The Synod's Men in Mission group hopes to offer this program at various locations around our territory. The first such offering will take place on Tuesday evening, March 12, at Advent Lutheran Church, 16 Telford Avenue, West Lawn, PA 19609. The event will begin with a catered light dinner at 6:00 p.m., with the program following at 7:00 and concluding by 8:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by March 5 with your name, congregation, and number of attendees to office@adventonline.net or 610-678-2411.


It's so easy, for those without nutrition or herbal or medical education to fall into the marketing traps. It's so easy to buy into the gimmicks, the promise that you can be cured with a restrictive diet, with a cleanse, a detox, a program. Our bodies are, in general, balanced and healthily functioning. We don't need expensive programs or severe diets to be healthy, that's a marketing tactic. Treat your body as a temple, give it what it needs. You seldom need much else.
A fever is the body's normal and natural response to an infection. The body raises its temperature to create an inhospitable environment to the pathogen, and thus destroys the foreign microbes. It's how your body destroys infection. It's normal, it's natural, it's absolutely necessary.
If you're interested in herbalism, natural healing, foraging, etc. then I think you should know where and where not to look for information, and what to consider when approaching plant healing and wildcrafting.


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The downtrodden Arabs the world ignores
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
If you are unaware that there are millions of Arabs subsisting in miserable conditions in the oil-and-water-rich Iranian province of Khuzestan, you can be forgiven. The shameful fact is that their plight goes under the Arab World's radar and is rarely highlighted by either the Western or Arab media.
These are the forgotten Ahwazis of Arabistan, a region that was once under the dominion of the Ummayid and Abbasid Caliphs. In 1925, it was annexed by the oil-hungry Reza Shah who had its Arab ruler Sheikh Khaz'al of Muhammerah placed under arrest until his death.
As if life under the Pahlavi dynasty was not hard enough for the children of Arabistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran tramples upon every facet of their human rights, forces them to live in abject poverty and attempts to obliterate their Arab identity.
Many are in crisis mode unable to care for their families. Some 81 per cent of youths are unemployed because relocated Persians are given priority. They are beginning to lose all hope.
Last month alone a young Ahwazi husband and father was seen on YouTube setting himself alight before dying in hospital; at least four other family men chose to hang themselves to escape Iran's persecution and ethno-religious discrimination.
Moreover, their environment is being ruined by the bad practices of oil and chemical companies resulting in desertification of farmlands, polluted rivers, dead birds and fish as well as a heightened prevalence of breathing difficulties.
Whenever they gather together to vent their legitimate frustrations the regime cracks down even harder, arresting demonstrators and often subjecting them to the cruellest of tortures.
Despite all odds, these virtual prisoners on the soil that bore their ancestors are genuine Arab patriots – barring a small disruptive minority of Communists and those with allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood – who view their communities as the first line of defence between Iranian expansion and a buffer between Tehran and Gulf Arab States.
No Persian banning of their language, traditional clothing or names has succeeded in casting a shadow over their Arab minds and souls.
There was little differential made between Arab Sunnis and Shiites prior to the 1979 revolution when the Ayatollah Khomeini constructed a Shiite underclass mirage to serve his own ends. The truth is that Iranians have been conned into believing Sunnis and Arabs are their natural enemies and the ruling mullahs are the defenders of Shiism.
Iran only stands up for Shiites when doing so happens to suit its economic interests or core agendas – the dissemination of its medieval ideology, converting Arab countries into Iranian puppet states with the ultimate goal of controlling Islam's holiest sites.
A recent example of Tehran's perfidiousness was during the 'fourday war', a conflict that erupted in April 2016 between overwhelmingly Shiite Azerbaijan and predominately Christian Armenia set on destroying a budding Azerbaijani-Turkish front. Iran that has long objected to western oil giants operating on the Caspian shelf, adopted a pro- Armenian position.
Likewise, Iran's support of the Palestinian cause is another façade designed to win over gullible Arab nationalists as Abdullah Al-Otaibi pinpointed several years ago in Asharq Al-Awsat.
His article quotes former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani saying, "We have benefited from this process in presenting the Palestinian issue, which was forgotten, and we were able, through this process, to find new relations with the outside world and develop them."
It is an inescapable irony that in spite of the high horse with respect to the brutal occupation of Palestine, its behaviour towards its own Arab citizens mirrors that of the country it terms "The Little Satan".
The Ahwazis have brave hearts and strong voices which are not being heard because they lack support not only from the international community but also from the Arab World. Yes, just like the Palestinians they seek an independent state but they are also realists; that cannot be realized overnight.
In the meantime, they long for moral and diplomatic support from their Arab brethren, which until today has not been forthcoming. Specifically, they seek recognition by the Arab League in the form of a seat on the basis of associate or observer state status.
I have been pushing hard for just that for some time but it seems there are two objecting states. No prize for guessing which. They are the two that have been enchained and stripped of their national dignity by Iranian surrogate leaderships.
Put simply, the Arab League is being indirectly led by a long and obstructive Persian nose. That sorry state of affairs should be acknowledged and rectified with a rule change allowing for, say, an 80 percent majority to carry resolutions.
Ahwazis have been let down time and time again and were stabbed in the back by the politicalmilitant organization Mujahedin-e Khalq purporting to be their ally against the regime. Their situation has been discussed in Britain's House of Commons attended by representatives of the UK Foreign Office, the US Embassy, human rights groups and parliamentarians but no action was taken.
Ahwazis are firmly with us. A young Ahwazi poet Ahmed Sabhan wrote heartfelt lines to the Saudi monarch HM King Salman bin Abdulaziz glorifying his leadership in liberating Yemen from "Houthis of Darkness," before he and his wife were arrested and tortured.
In light of a disinterested community of nations and a shackled Arab League, I address my appeal to two compassionate Arab lions King Salman and HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Let us prove to these longsuffering people that they are not alone. Let us take up their banner and work for their cause. Let it ring loudly through the United Nations and be projected via our Arab media. Let us shout from the rooftops that we are all proud members of one Arab nation that refuses to forget the loyal Ahwazi Arabs of Arabistan.
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Our Fidelity Is Now Being Taken For Granted – FG Reacts To Ghana's Hostility To Nigeria
Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says Ghana's hostility toward Nigeria will no longer be tolerated.
In a statement issued on Friday, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, recounted the series of unfriendly actions by the Ghanaian government towards Nigeria, adding that the fellow West African country is now taking the nation for granted.
"The federal government has been documenting the acts of hostility towards Nigeria and Nigerians by the Ghanaian authorities. These include; seizure of the Nigerian Mission's property located at No. 10, Barnes Road, Accra, which the Nigerian Government has used as diplomatic premises for almost 50 years," said Mohammed.
"Demolition of the Nigerian Mission's property located at No. 19/21 Julius Nyerere Street, East Ridge, Accra, another serious breach of the Vienna Convention.
"Aggressive and incessant deportation of Nigerians from Ghana. Between Jan. 2018 and Feb. 2019, 825 Nigerians were deported from Ghana.
"The federal government will like to put on record the fact that even though over 1 million Ghanaians are resident in Nigeria, they are not being subjected to the kind of hostility being meted out to Nigerians in Ghana.
"Also, Even though the main reason given for the seizure of Federal Government property at No. 10, Barnes Road in Accra is the non-renewal of lease after expiration, the Ghanaian authorities did not give Nigeria the right of first refusal or the notice to renew the lease.
"By contrast, the lease on some of the properties occupied by the Ghanaian Mission in Nigeria has long expired, yet such properties have not been seized. Nigeria has time after time demonstrated its fidelity to the long cordial relations with Ghana. But indications, especially in recent times, are that Nigeria's stance is now being taken for granted and its citizens being made targets of harassment and objects of ridicule. This will no longer be tolerated under any guise."
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Aliens M41A
Well the fact that most people don't actually say 9x19mm. They say 9mm, or a 10mm cause it's easy and it's automatically a handgun round because of the context. It's the same with rifle caliber where we say 5.56mm. I mean if you are going with numbers just comparing the first number of course the number 5 is smaller than 10. A lot of time, people forget about the second number that comes after the X.
In Aliens, they don't call it just a machine gun or even a smg. They called it a "rifle" so we could assume it's rifle caliber and 10mm is big, but since it's caseless, it shouldn't be a problem. Not to mention the 20mm pump action grenade launcher with grenades that can deliver a hell of a bang
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I was actually referring to rifles that fired pistol cartridges. Lever actions and carbines. It's not like it's never happened before.
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Cartridges really shouldn't even be referred to as "n.nn mm x nn mm". Most have some sort of designation. The 7.62x39mm should actually be referred to as the "7.62mm M43".
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I've never heard anyone refer to the Russia round by that designation outside a tech book. Everyone I've come across always say the full number.
And I just realize that the title of this thread. It's not M41A, it's M41A1.
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[quote=Excalibur;21780]I've never heard anyone refer to the Russia round by that designation outside a tech book. Everyone I've come across always say the full number.
Im going to have to agree with the above quote. I have always seen it written in full number. For example there are alot of 9mm out their...so is it 9x18 or 9x19 or could it be a 9x23. So you kind of need all the information.
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Aren't there multiple cartridges that are 9x23? Bergmann-Bayard, Largo, IMI?
Sure, but the most common 9mm round is the 9x19.
Welly yeah but my point was even when you say "9 x n mm" instead of just "9mm" it's still not specific enough.
You don't need to be specific unless you have to be. If I go to a gun store and ask for a 9mm handgun, the clerk would point to almost every single gun under the counter. There just aren't a lot of guns in common use that fires other 9mm type rounds
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Responsibilities: Subject to the Bylaws of the San Joaquin Bike Coalition, the Articles of Incorporation and the laws of the State of California, the affairs of the San Joaquin Bike Coalition shall be managed, and all corporate powers shall be exercised by, or under the direction of the Board of Directors. Serving as the governing body of the San Joaquin Bike Coalition, Board members are responsible for, but not limited to, such policy areas as SJBC Membership, Executive Director Accountability, Personnel Policies, Strategic Planning, Finances, Community Relations and Organizational Operations.
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'A Good Day for the Internet Everywhere': India Bans Differential Data Pricing
India distinguished itself as a global leader on network neutrality on February 8, when regulators officially banned "differential pricing", a process through which telecommunications service providers could or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services offered based on content.
The article was published by Global Voices on February 9, 2016
In short, this means that Internet access in India will remain an open field, where users should be guaranteed equal access to any website they want to visit, regardless of how they connect to the Internet.
In their ruling, Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) commented:
In India, given that a majority of the population are yet to be connected to the internet, allowing service providers to define the nature of access would be equivalent of letting TSPs shape the users' internet experience.
#TRAIFreesInternet | Key take aways from TRAI's ruling on Net Neutrality pic.twitter.com/xlFsLb3bZ6
— CNN-IBN News (@ibnlive) February 8, 2016
The decision of the Indian government has been welcomed largely in the country and outside. In support of the move, the World Wide Web Foundation's Renata Avila, also a Global Voices community member, wrote:
As the country with the second largest number of Internet users worldwide, this decision will resonate around the world. It follows a precedent set by Chile, the United States, and others which have adopted similar net neutrality safeguards. The message is clear: We can't create a two-tier Internet – one for the haves, and one for the have-nots. We must connect everyone to the full potential of the open Web.
A blow for Facebook's "Free Basics"
While the new rules should long outlast this moment in India's Internet history, the ruling should immediately force Facebook to cancel the local deployment of "Free Basics", a smart phone application that offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select suite of other websites for users who do not pay for mobile data plans.
Facebook's efforts to deploy and promote Free Basics as what they described as a remedy to India's lack of "digital equality" has encountered significant backlash. Last December, technology critic and Quartz writer Alice Truong reacted to Free Basics saying:
Zuckerberg almost portrays net neutrality as a first-world problem that doesn't apply to India because having some service is better than no service."
When TRAI solicited public comments on the matter of differential pricing, Facebook responded with an aggressive advertising campaign on bill boards and in television commercials across the nation. It also embedded a campaign inside Facebook, asking users to write to TRAI in support of Free Basics.
TRAI criticized Facebook for what it seemed to regard as manipulation of the public. Facebook was also heavily challenged by many policy and open Internet advocates including non-profits like the Free Software Movement of India and the Savetheinternet.in campaign. The latter two collectives strongly discouraged Free Basics by bringing public opinion where Savetheinternet.in alone facilitated a campaign in which citizens sent over 2.4 million emails to TRAI urging the agency to put a stop to differential pricing.
Alongside these efforts, 500 Indian startups including major ones like Cleartrip, Zomato, Practo, Paytm and Cleartax also wrote to India's prime minister Narendra Modi requesting continued support for net neutrality—on the Indian Republic Day January 26.
Stand-up comedians like Abish Mathew and groups like All India Bakchod and East India Comedy created humorous and informative videos explaining the regulatory debate and supporting net neutrality which went viral.
Had differential pricing been officially legalized, it would have adversely affected startups and content-based smaller companies, who most likely could never manage to pay higher prices to partner with service providers to make their service available for free. This would have paved the way for tech-giants like Facebook to capture the entire market. And this would be no small gain for a company like Facebook: India represents the world's largest market of Internet users after the US and China, where Facebook remains blocked.
The Internet responds
There have been mixed responses on social media, both supporting and opposing. Among open Internet advocates both in India and the US, the response was celebratory:
This order shows the power of citizen involvement in policymaking. Policymakers are forced to listen if citizens engage. #NetNeutrality
— Pranesh Prakash (@pranesh) February 8, 2016
I think this is not just a good day for the Internet in India. It's a good day for the Internet everywhere #TRAI #savetheinternet
— Anja Kovacs (@anjakovacs) February 8, 2016
India is now the global leader on #NetNeutrality. New rules are stronger than those in EU and US. https://t.co/D6g68k2xaI
— Josh Levy (@levjoy) February 8, 2016
There are also those like Panuganti Rajkiran who opposed the ruling:
A terrible decision.. The worst part here is the haves deciding for the have nots what they can have and what they cannot.
When you buy a car, it's fulfilment of aspiration. After that, the next guy who buys a car is just traffic. Let's regulate. #NetNeutrality
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) February 8, 2016
Soumya Manikkath says:
So all is not lost in the world, for the next two years at least. Do come back with a better plan, dear Facebook, and we'll rethink, of course.
The ruling leaves an open pathway for companies to offer consumers free access to the Internet, provided that this access is truly open and does not limit one's ability to browse any site of her choosing.
Bangalore-based Internet policy expert Pranesh Prakash noted that this work must continue until India is truly — and equally — connected:
The pro-#NetNeutrality campaign shouldn't rest until every poor family in India has full and free access to the Internet. #ZeroRating
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Watch as old sea ice vanishes
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist
Published 1:05 PM EDT, Wed November 2, 2016
Watch Arctic sea ice disappear
From year to year, the ice around the Arctic ebbs and flows, reaching a minimum and maximum as the temperature shifts through the seasons.
Scientists recently released time-lapse animation comparing Arctic sea ice since 1984 with now, and it is a little startling. The old sea ice – the Arctic sea ice that lasts year after year – is smaller than it has been in three decades.
When you compare 2016 Arctic sea ice to 1984, multiyear ice (white color) is on the decline.
You see, sea ice is kind of like plants. There are seasonal and perennial sea ice. The perennial sea ice lasts from one year to the next and represents the thickest ice. It can last for four, or even up to nine years or more without melting during the warmer summer months and can be at least 4 meters thick.
Courtesy Friends of Cooper Island/Gary Braasch
He's watching the world melt
But lately, the thinner, younger sea ice – less than a year – has become the majority across the Arctic. Young ice struggles to reach 2 meters thick during winter months and then is more likely to melt during the summer.
In September, Arctic sea ice shrank to the second-lowest level since records began in 1979. The lowest sea ice extent was recorded on September 17, 2012, when it fell to just 1.31 million square miles (3.39 million square kilometers).
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The polar sea ice has a direct influence on ocean circulation, weather and regional climate across the globe. Vanishing sea ice is an easy indicator that climate change is taking place.
According to NASA, many global climate models predict that the Arctic will be ice-free for at least part of the year before the end of the 21st century. Some models predict an ice-free Arctic by midcentury.
If this holds true, it would have a direct impact on weather patterns seen in the United States and around the world.


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The Archangel Michael Piercing the Dragon
(German, c.1450–1491)
Germany, 15th century
Mat Size: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.); Platemark: 16.2 x 11.5 cm (6 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1952.99
Catalogue raisonné: Lehrs V.273.63
The dragon of this print resembles monsters in another engraving by Martin Schongauer, <em>The Temptation of Saint Anthony </em>(1923.227).
The Archangel Michael is the victorious defender and leader of God's armies, who battled against Satan the dragon and the rebellious angels to expel them from heaven (Revelation 12:7–9). From the narrative of this apocalyptic combat, Martin Schongauer isolates the figure of the Archangel Michael in the very moment he is finally overcoming Satan by trampling and piercing it with a long spear. He portrayed the dragon as a hybrid creature with horns, bird talons, crayfish claws, snake-like tail, and fur. Its ugliness and spiky forms contrast with the graceful feathery wings of the archangel, whose perfectly curled hair is set with a cruciform diadem adorned with pearls. Schongauer isolated the subject against a blank background, using a system of hatching to render complex drapery folds. In late medieval devotion, images of the Archangel Michael vanquishing the dragon were believed to be a protective tool that warded off evil.
Martin Schongauer (ca. 1450-53, Colmar - 2 February 1491, Breisach) was one of the most skilled and influential graphic artists of Europe in the last quarter of the 15h century. Trained both as an engraver and as a painter, Schongauer started his apprenticeship under his father Caspar Schongauer, a goldsmith from Augsburg. In 1465, he matriculated at the University of Leipzig. After one year, he left his studies, and came back to Colmar. There, he was trained under the painter Caspar Isenmann, between 1466 and 1469. Schongauer later traveled down to the Rhine, Cologne, Burgundy, the Netherlands, and he likely visited Spain. In 1489, he became a citizen of Breisach, where he died probably of the plague in 1491. Only a few of Schongauer's paintings survive. Among these is the Madonna in the Rose Garden for the Church of Saint Martin in Colmar (1473), which betrays Schongauer's admiration for the works by the Netherlandish painter Roger Van der Weyden. The bulk of Schongauer's engravings is more conspicuous: 116 prints, none of them dated, but all marked by his monogram M+S. Characterized by exquisite cross-hatching and impeccable craftsmanship, Schongauer's engravings were widely imitated by the German printmakers Ishrael van Meckenem and Albrecht Durer, as well as by Italian artists, such as Cristoforo Robetta and Nicoletto da Modena.
Prints 1400-1800. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 18, 1956-January 10, 1957); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (February 1-March 3, 1957); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (November 1-December 1, 1957).
Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).
Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).
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Bella Terra Joins Best Parks in America Network
By: RVBusiness|Published on: Dec 8, 2009|Categories: Uncategorized| 0 comments
Best Parks in America Inc. announced that Bella Terra of Gulf Shores (www.bellaterraRVresort.com), located in Gulf Shores, Ala., is the newest affiliate of Best Parks in America, a national network of highly rated, premier RV resorts and campgrounds.
Bella Terra is an exclusive Class A RV resort located on the "Emerald Coast" just minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. Situated on 40 pristine acres, the resort opened in November and is receiving the highest ratings and recognition from within the industry as well as from guests and visitors to the resort, according to a news release. The 176-site resort offers fully deeded ownership as well as a rental resort component that allows for daily, weekly and long term rental opportunities.
"We have worked tirelessly for almost three years to create what we hope to be the 'best of breed' in a family of RV resort communities and we're truly excited to be recognized and in the company of the Best Parks in America," said Tripp Keber, executive vice president of business development for Sagebrush Realty Development.
Bella Terra has been recognized with top honors from Woodall's, Good Sam Club and Trailer Life Directory, and most recently Wheeler's RV Resort Guide making Bella Terra one of the highest rated resorts in the country.
Bella Terra offers a long list of amenities including a Grand Clubhouse with a resort style infinity edge pool (shown above), a large heated spa and outdoor barbeque, a nine-acre centerpiece lake with gazebo, a putting green, bocce ball court and horseshoe pit as well as areas designated for pets. In addition to these popular outdoor amenities, Bella Terra sports a fully appointed fitness center, a business center with free Internet access, Wi-Fi access throughout the resort, washer/dryer facilities located in the "en-suite" bathhouses, a large catering kitchen as well as a private movie theater available to all guests and owners for public and private viewing occasions.
"The addition of Bella Terra to the Best Parks in America family of outstanding RV resorts and campgrounds is a significant milestone for BPA," said David Gorin, president of Best Parks in America Inc. "We're proud to add this beautiful new resort to the Best Parks network and know that RVers will be thrilled with this great place to vacation along Alabama's Gulf coast."
"We believe we are setting a new standard for facilities, service, and amenities that many RVers look for in a resort," said Chuck Smith, president of Bella Terra Realty Holdings LLC. "We are thrilled to set the standard for resort developers and believe we are in fine company with the other resorts that constitute Best Parks in America."
Best Parks in America is a national organization of America's highly rated RV parks and campgrounds. There are 28 affiliated resorts in 16 states and new parks are becoming part of the expanding network each week. A complete listing of resorts can be found at www.bestparks.com.


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