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A Neuropsychological Approach For Differentiating the Residual Effects of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Glenn Thomas Goodwin, Utah State University
Glendon Casto
It is well documented in the literature that low-birth-weight (LBW) and prematurity are associated with a variety of developmental disabilities. Within this population of LBW children it is estimated that at birth, up to 45% of them experience intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). Only recently has pediatric research begun to look at the potentially unique effects of IVH, and attempt to separate these out form the effects of LBW in general. The purpose of this study was to investigate the neuropsychological differences that may occur in children with a history of mild or sever IVH, who are now approaching school age. The main objective was to determine whether children, ages 4 and 5, who were diagnosed with a mild IVH at birth would perform differently on a neuropsychological screening from children who were diagnosed with a severe IVH.
Twenty-nine 4- and 5-year-olds born at the University of Utah Medical Center and Primary Children's Medical Center constituted the sample for this study. Potential children were identified through the medical records, where documentation of incident and severity of IVH was obtained. Descriptive medical data and documentation of other common sequelae of LBW was also obtained from the medical records. Parents of potential subjects were contacted from the respective medical centers, and interested parents were then contacted by the research team and included in the study.
The children were tested on a variety of neuropsychological functions by trained examiners from the Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University and from the Neuropsychological Consultation Services in Salt Lake City, Utah. Analysis of this data was used in determining whether or not there were residual differences in the performance of preschool-age children who have a history of IVH at birth.
The results did not indicate significant difference between mild and severe IVH groups in performance on the neuropsychological assessment. Discriminant analysis showed no significant results which did not indicate that group membership could be predicted based upon test performance. Individual subtest analyses also did not indicate a significant difference in performance. Further analysis indicated significant relationships between the presence of other common sequelae of LBW/IVH such as seizure disorder and birth asphyxia, and the neuropsychological test results. Further research is needed to determine the reliability of these findings.
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Goodwin, Glenn Thomas, "A Neuropsychological Approach For Differentiating the Residual Effects of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage" (1986). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 5593.

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The Committee of Young Entrepreneurs represents the community of Young Entrepreneurs in the Federation of Finnish Enterprises, the largest business-related central organisation in Finland.
The Committee is responsible for supervising the development of the community and bringing forth its views within the organisation.
To promote the agenda of next-generation entrepreneurship, the Committee is also dedicated to keeping in touch with other youth organisations and future leaders.
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The Community Care Advocacy (CCA) Program is an innovative effort to integrate legal and social services in order to achieve better outcomes for clients. The goal of the CCA Program is to promote client well-being through supportive services such as education, linkages to community resources, safety planning, and court accompaniment. LACLJ believes that clients who have supportive services like these are better able to participate in their legal case and take maximum advantage of broader systems of care.
Advocates educate clients on many topics, including the dynamics and effects of domestic and sexual violence, trauma, and PTSD, as well as coping techniques, problem solving, and resume development. The purpose of this education is to empower clients with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed decisions to address their circumstances.
Advocates provide clients with information about community resources and make direct referrals for services such as shelter, counseling, healthcare, food and housing assistance. When possible, the Advocate connects a client directly with a staff member from the service provider in order to facilitate direct and expedited assistance.
Advocates assist clients with safety planning. A safety plan is a practical, personalized strategy that addresses ways to remain safe in dangerous situations. Safety planning is especially important for clients who are survivors of domestic or sexual violence, whether they have left, are planning to leave, or are living with an abusive person. Through safety planning, clients make preparations to protect their physical safety, their children's safety, as well as their property and finances.
Advocates provide emotional support before, during and after proceedings such as restraining order and other family and criminal court hearings, as well as mediations, and interviews with law enforcement. Clients who are survivors of domestic or sexual violence often request support when proceedings involve facing the person who has harmed them. Advocates may help clients come to terms with court procedures, identify safety measures, and provide post-hearing support.
Become a CCA . . .
The CCA Program is a unique training opportunity for future social workers. During the school year, the Program is staffed by MSW student interns who apply through their MSW programs to have LACLJ as their field placement for either their foundation or concentration year. LACLJ's Human Services coordinator, a LCSW, serves as supervisor and field instructor.
LACLJ also offers a full-time summer CCA internship for MSW concentration-year students and recent MSW graduates who are seeking hours toward licensure. Summer interns receive a 40-hour domestic violence counselor certificate, in-service training on trauma-informed service provision and best practices for working with survivors of interpersonal violence, as well as a stipend to assist with educational expenses.
For more information on applying to the CCA program, contact the social work field liaison at your respective college or university.


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The Dark Side of the ChurchA look behind the beautiful velvet robes, gold threads, marble statues, intoxicating incense, tasty body of Christ, and sinfully unforgiving dogma of the Catholic church.
Hidden in a Vault Beneath the Vatican
The Church's Most Unforgivable and Absurd Acts
The History of The Black Mass
The Worst Sins of the Borgia Family
Survivors of the 'Magdalene Houses'
The Over-the-Top End of Pope Alexander VI
A Pope Who Tormented His Naysayers
The Pazzi Hit on Easter Sunday
The Church Took and Auctioned Off 300,000 Babies
Popes Who Were Hardly Celibate
The Violent 20-Year-Old Who Was Pope Three Times
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This Shady Group Of Vatican Operatives Secretly Mummified Catholic Saints' Bodies For 30 Years
Stacy Pratt
Updated December 5, 201714 items
It's one thing to declare certain people saints, but it's quite another to preserve their fully-clothed bodies (or pieces of them) in glass tombs for pilgrims to visit. But that's what Catholics have been doing for centuries. The bodies (and body parts) are called "relics," and some can seem shocking to non-Catholics: black, decayed tongues and organs. Skulls blackened by years of candle and incense smoke. Leathery, dried up fingers. Entire skeletons clothed in fine robes.
But not all saints' bodies decay when they die. Incorruptible saints are those whose bodies remain supple and intact long after death. But how is that possible? Some say it's a miracle, and others say it's a matter of science.
In 1975, Monsignor Gianfranco Nolli, then-director of the Vatican's Egyptian Museum, put together a team of scientists, from microbotanists and radiologists to anthropologists and embalming experts to develop new methods of preserving aging relics from as far back as the third century. The Vatican team of embalmers embarked on a project to mummify saints whose bodies were decomposing - and that included some newly-dead Catholic leaders whose cause for sainthood had not yet begun. That is when the group discovered that some relics which previously had been considered incorrupt had actually been mummified, some on purpose and others perhaps through a series of coincidental decisions by those who buried them.
From 1975 to 2008, the group mummified or restored the bodies (and body parts) of 31 saints and Catholics on the path to official sainthood. This list tells about their somewhat-secretive work to keep relics intact and looking good for years to come.
Photo: Fratelli Alinari, Florence / Wikimedia Commons
This Pope's Exploding Corpse May Have Partly Inspired The Formation Of The Group
For generations, popes' bodies had been embalmed at their death, but Pope Pius XII did not want that for himself. In his final days, he was convinced by an Italian physician to allow an experimental technique that was supposedly the same method by which the body of Jesus was preserved. After the pope died in 1958, his body was wrapped in plastic with an assortment of herbs. It did not work. As his body made its way across Italy, it began to decay. His nose fell off. The stench was so bad that Swiss Guards passed out. Finally, during a ceremonial stop on the way to St. Peter's in Rome, those gathered heard a bang from inside the casket. The pope's chest cavity had exploded. After that horrifying experience, popes' bodies were again embalmed or at least treated with chemicals for their funeral. (Pope Pius XII's body was repaired and treated in time for his funeral.)
Photo: Unknown / Wikimedia Commons
Monsignor Nolli Wanted To Make Catholic Mummies
Monsignor Nolli, director of the Vatican's Egyptian Museum, saw the well-preserved state of Egyptian mummies and wondered if similar techniques could be applied to Catholic relics which were decaying with time. That is what inspired him to form the Vatican group of scientists. Eventually, the group discovered that some "incorrupt" saints actually had been mummified by their followers using techniques of the day or had been mummified by environmental conditions. Ezio Fulcheri, a pathologist from the University of Genoa and a leading researcher on incorruptibles, said that doesn't mean the saints were not miraculous. "What is a miracle?" he asked. "It's something unexplainable, a special event that may occur in different ways... which don't [necessarily] exclude natural processes that are different from the normal course of things."
Photo: Bocachete / Wikimedia Commons
They Fixed St. Clare's Body After It Was Found In A Coffin Full Of Moths
When St. Clare died in 1253, her followers inserted herbs into her muscles and wrapped her in cotton. The cotton attracted dampness as well as insects so that when her coffin was opened, the saint was mostly a skeleton covered in moths. When Monsignor Nolli's group restored the relics in 1987, they found that only 54 of her 241 bones remained, many most likely taken as relics over the years. "The ones left we put in a bowl and sterilized. Then we reassembled those that were recognizable and put them back as a skeleton. The criteria of the church does not demand that a skeleton must be complete," he said.
Photo: Fraxinus Croat / Wikimedia Commons
The Group Restored The Stolen Foot Of St. Teresa Of Avila
You can visit the foot of St. Teresa of Avila at Santa Maria della Scala church in Trastavere (Rome) today partly thanks to Monsignor Nolli's group. The foot was stolen in 1984 and returned days later, wrapped in a Communist newspaper. The group was called in to repair and restore it, and their work can still be seen today.
Photo: Giovanni Cerretani / Wikimedia Commons
St. Margaret Of Cortona's Exhumation Led To Investigations Of Several "Incorruptibles"
When the group opened St. Margaret of Cortona's reliquary, they discovered that her legs had been sliced open and sewn back together with black thread. In other words, this supposedly incorrupt saint had been artificially mummified by her followers after her death in the 13th century. It turned out they had requested the embalming from the Church very publicly, but the records had been forgotten over time. That discovery led the group to investigate other "incorruptibles," and they found that several had also been mummified using techniques of their time.
Photo: April / Flickr
The Group Kept The Body Of Pope John XXIII From Decaying When His Tomb Was Opened In 2000
When (now St.) Pope John XXIII's body was exhumed to be moved to St. Peter's Basilica, his face was found to look remarkably unchanged from the time of his death. Some speculated that he was incorrupt, but the Vatican explained that his body had been treated with a chemical related to formaldehyde and placed in an airtight coffin. The group was part of the examination.


Well, we do try to post as much Saab related stories here as possible. I would love to post news about Saab cars here everyday, but there aren't really much to report (in contrast to the news related to NEVS).
BAIC news might be interesting too as they are producing actual cars based on old Saabs.
I'm not really sure about that. BAIC may have licensed some old Saab platforms and hired the former Saab Performance Team, but that's really it.
Of course NEVS (Notoriously Elusive Vaporware Syndicate) will walk away from THN when it's expedient for them.


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Going beyond e-waste recycling: Inside a computer rebuilding operation
Denis Wong Comment Moderator Neowin @rm20010 · Apr 9, 2011 05:24 EDT · Hot! with 21 comments
E-waste. It's a significant issue that's continuing to occupy landfills worldwide, or at the very least, closets and basements of tech savvy consumers. There is little distinction made between hardware that refuses to power on, and hardware that does work but is far outdated by the standards of today's rapidly changing technological world. To companies and individuals that originally owned the hardware, that junk goes straight to the curb. Or a dumpster. And besides, in some jurisdictions, e-waste fees are collected upon the purchase certain hardware devices, allowing customers to drop off their electronics at some designated areas for free recycling.
Recycling is a good first step, but it's not enough. Recycling still consumes resources, and to put that towards perfectly working, albeit outdated, hardware is a waste of time. Why not rebuild working parts into "refurbished" computers? There are bound to be at least a few families living in your community that would happily accept a computer that a majority of consumers (and perhaps the entire Neowin community) would furiously reject. And that's where local community-based organizations step in. Enter Toronto-based PlanetGeek, as one example. I had the privilege of attending a few of their computer-building workshops last month.
PlanetGeek carries out its mission with astonishing efficiency and minimal overhead – in financial terms, anyways. All the hardware devices and computers lying around our work area were donated by individuals and companies. In particular, a good chunk of the computers used to serve the University of Toronto's undergraduate engineering labs. Even the work area itself was donated! It was in the basement of a large and fairly old house. The Internet connection used to update the machines was shared with the residents of the house. Sharing an Internet connection was no big deal, but throwing all the machines onto the residential power supply – and lacking any UPSes - was another thing. On one occasion, we managed to trip a circuit breaker – fortunately, the affected machines were only running hardware tests and nothing else. Perhaps safety standards need to be in check.
The recycled hardware lying around the room was plenty, and most of the hardware is ancient by today's standards. Remember PCI video cards? There were plenty of them. Or how about ATI's Rage 128 cards? (Surprisingly, they're barely enough to enable Compiz in Ubuntu!) Unfortunately, no PCI-Express cards were on hand, but almost all the computers present were just under a decade old or older, so there were no motherboards to support them in any case.
The typical systems that were to be rebuilt have very modest specifications. They came with an Intel Pentium 4 processor clocked at 1.8 GHz or 2.4 GHz. The hard drives, all IDE, have capacities of 15, 20, or 40 GB. The systems usually have 512 MB of DDR-133 RAM, or varying speeds depending on what is available. The optical drives were old CD-ROM drives - remember the days of headphone jacks and volume knobs on your drive? And to top off the nostalgic hardware trip, the machines were to be equipped with floppy drives and dial-up modems. A machine I worked on was still holding onto a ZIP drive, but that drive's usefulness is next to zero given the proliferation of USB flash drives. The peripherals were all yellowed or heavily greased keyboards and mice, and LCD monitors – thankfully, there were no CRT monitors to be found. Perhaps CRT monitors were too bulky to stock for redistribution purposes.
On the software side, the machines are all loaded with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. A few machines have the option to be loaded with Windows XP, but they come with a small cost to cover the licensing fees. For the majority of the systems, they're deliberately skinned with a XP-like skin to allow users to fit in with the (slim) majority of today's computer users that still use Windows XP. Some of the trickery involved included changing Firefox's appearance to resemble that of IE6, rearranging desktop icons, and even changing OpenOffice's icons to that used by Microsoft Office 2003. The "Start Menu" wasn't modified, taking on an appearance similar to the Ubuntu menu in the latest 11.04 beta. At this point, I was left wondering whether it was better to go with the Windows XP lookalike Linux distro made by a Chinese developer. However, long term support with respect to security patches was crucial, and Ubuntu's LTS releases fit the bill.
The tools used in the hardware tests we conducted on the system were mostly freely available tools on the Internet such as DBAN, Gparted, and Hiren's Boot CD. Some of the tools were provided by the manufacturers of hardware devices – one example being Maxtor's test suite. Ideally, in the near future they would prefer to move towards all freeware and open-source utilities instead of depending on a few proprietary tools with potentially invalid licenses.
In all honesty, none of the hardware going into the computers surprised me very much – except for the modems. You would think that in 2011, in Canada's largest city, that all families should be able to afford even the slowest of broadband connections. Considering the machines were going to families that lived below the poverty line, and for the most part are new to technology – even the most basic Internet service is a significant investment.
A training session at Flemington Park Food Bank. Participants are trained on the computers they get to keep after the session.
Fortunately, that's where PlanetGeek's secondary objective comes in – they work with local community centres to offer these computers to residents who required them, provided they're willing to be placed on a waitlist. These residents would also receive a few hours' worth of training to better acquaint themselves with their new computers. As an option, they're also provided free dialup Internet access for one hour daily, or they could choose better options if they wish. As an added bonus, volunteers would also offer to deliver these machines to their homes, as these families often lacked their own vehicles to get around in. All this for free. Currently, PlanetGeek is working with the Flemington Park Food Bank in preparing enough computers for a new "train-and-grant" session.
The take-home message of an operation like this? For everyday consumers, like ourselves, we should be a little grateful for being able to access cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced technologically advanced world, even if we can't afford everything out there. Even in a city like this, there are still residents that face similar poverty conditions as those living in third-world nations. Fortunately for them, there are individuals very close to home that are willing to help - in this case, free technology if they need it. The computers are old, and objects of ridicule given the amount of flamewars started over old technology existing in 2011 - but they're treasures for less privileged people.
So if there is a similar initiative in your community, please consider assisting them. Avoid e-waste recycling services whenever possible - these people will ensure that perfectly working technology, or at least parts of it, will not be unnecessarily recycled. There is no profit to be made here, no hidden motive - it's all a local humanitarian effort for the greater good.
Image Credit: Stock photography from sxc.hu, above photograph from PlanetGeek
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Fewer leaving Bangkok for New Year's in fear of Covid-19
Fewer people are leaving Bangkok for this upcoming New Year celebrations. As Covid-19 numbers start to rise just a few weeks before the arrival of New Year's. Mo Chit Bus terminal in Bangkok during this time is considered busy compared to other days of this year. But, when compared to past new years celebration periods the bus terminal is considered strangely quiet. Although not normal for new years in Thailand it is understandable, The Thai people are afraid of Covid-19 as numbers keep on running. The Transport Company has set up checkpoints as a security measure against the virus, this includes measuring passengers temperature.
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About 39,000 passengers have already left Mo Chit on 29 December 2020 at 18.00, heading to their home provinces with goals of reuniting with their loved ones. Passengers travel to the bus terminal waiting for their bus to arrive. Many long bus routes choose to leave during the evening so that they will arrive in the provinces when the sun rises. The Transport Company has put in safety regulation from when the virus entered the nation up until now. Passengers must check into the bus terminal or write down their name to show that they were at the terminal. This will help officials discover who have come into contact with new Covid cases in the future.
Passengers who wish to travel by bus or van from the Mo Chit Bus Terminal must purchase tickets online before arriving at the terminal. This includes via website, ticket agents, and other options. By pre-purchasing the tickets there won't be a line waiting to purchase tickets to help lower the risk of Covid-19 spreading. Persons without a mask will not be allowed into the area. It is important to wear your mask correctly, not under your nose, or your chin. Remember to practice social distancing no matter where you are, you never know who the person standing next to you has been.
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Christmas Fair At Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok's – Join19-20 December!
There's nothing like a lively Christmas Fair complete with a towering Christmas tree, garlands and twinkling fairy lights to create an air of festivity and good cheer. One of the most enduring family festive traditions, it's an opportunity for the community to come together.
This year, Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel will be hosting its Christmas Fair (www.avanihotels.com/sukhumvit-bangkok/festive) on 19-20 December. Over two days, Bangkok residents and visitors will be invited to browse the stalls piled high with locally-made arts and crafts, home-baked goodies and other artisanal creations, all of which make perfect stocking fillers.
To recreate the spirit of traditional Christmas markets with their coziness, glitz and seasonal treats, the event will also feature a gourmet element – a food festival. As the aromas of mulled wine, cookies, gingerbread, roasted chestnuts and spices perfume the air, guests can experience the end-of-the-year holiday the European way.
For the adults, live music and lucky draws will provide an added diversion, while the youngest guests will find a real Christmas wonderland at the Kids' Zone with team games, a bouncing castle, face painting and dance competitions. The bearded man himself will be stopping by to hand out gifts to all those who have been nice this year.
The Christmas Fair will take place on the 7th floor of Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok between 19-20 December. Entry is free for one Adult with one paying kid in the Kids' Zone entry fee with an entry fee of THB 350 per child.
If you are interested in traveling this year to a new place to experience Christmas, why not try some Chilly Nights and Warm Christmas Cheer – Celebrate This Festive Season with Anantara Chiang Mai Resort
Crowds gather as iphone 12 is released
There were long queues at the Apple store as the iPhone 12 was released in Thailand this yesterday morning November 27.
Hundreds of devotees converged on the company's flagship store in Southeast Asia at the IconSiam shopping mall in Bangkok.
The release coincided with 'Black Friday'. iPhone 12 prices start at 29,900 Baht (738.97 GBP) in Thailand for a 256GBP model.
Apple has two stores in Bangkok but none in neighbouring countries of the Philippines, Laos, or Cambodia.
Analysts have previously spoke of the firm's confidence in the Thai market despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has stopped international tourists.
Thailand's Hotel Profits Continue To Tumble As Neighbours Start To Recover
The South East Asia Hotel Investors' Summit (SEAHIS), which will hold its fourth edition in December, will be staged amid the deepest downturn the hospitality industry has ever faced. As the impact of COVID-19 continues to ravage global travel and tourism, top executives from 62 companies and organisations based in Thailand, or with an office in the Kingdom, as well as 30 remote speakers, will come together to tackle the biggest issues faced by hoteliers.
The scale of the task is clearly shown by recently-released data comparing the profitability of hotels around Asia. According to the October 2020 report from Hotstats, the benchmarking company, Thailand's hotel profits were wiped out in the first 10 months of 2020, as Gross Operating Profit Per Available Room (GOPPAR) fell from US$58 per available room to break-even.
The hardest hit market in the January-October 2020 period was Hong Kong, where GOPPAR slumped from US$150 to a loss of US$27. Singapore fell from US$117 to US$34, as government schemes helped the city-state remain slightly profitable. More worryingly for hoteliers in Thailand however, while most other markets started to recover during October 2020, the "Land of Smiles" saw a GOP loss of US$9 Per Available Room, down 121% compared to the same month in 2019.
With widespread deployment of a vaccine perhaps still six months away and travel corridors being repeatedly postponed, the regional hotel sector faces a bleak winter. SEAHIS will see key stakeholders come together in person to discuss how the industry can return to profitability, and most importantly, start to rehire the thousands of workers who have sadly lost their livelihoods during the pandemic.
Important topics on the two-day SEAHIS agenda include:
The optimal way to cut costs
Using travel tech to boost revenues
Rethinking restaurant and bar offerings
Restructuring owner-brand relationships
Examining paths to ecological sustainability
Investing in acquisitions and renovations at a low point and, of course;
Redesigning hotels for the new normal
Simon Allison, CEO of HOFTEL, the hotel owners' organisation which runs SEAHIS noted: "Hotels around the region are in an awful hole and their owners are watching years of investment disappearing before their eyes. They will need to act decisively to see their way through the next year. SEAHIS will help them take affirmative action to ensure the viable future of their businesses."
Stephen vanden Auweele, Chief Hospitality Group Officer of Asset World Corporation, one of Thailand's largest hotel owners, said: "This terrible crisis has pushed us all to the wall. But it has also made us learn new lessons, forcing us to focus on excellence, customer service and efficiency and to find out innovative ways of using technology. Going forward, being average just won't be enough."
Anchalika Kijkanakorn, Managing Director and founder of AKARYN Hotel Group, agreed that we need to look past the pandemic to a brighter future: "While COVID-19 has been an unprecedented catastrophe, the fact that Thailand has pulled through with few physical casualties is a great testament to the mindset of our country. Now, we just need to make sure the economic impact doesn't leave too much of a scar. We can get through this with the help of good banking governance, strong public policy and resilience."
SEAHIS 2020 will take place on 1-2 December 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit. For more information, please visit www.seahis.com.
Enquiries about the summit can be directed to Simon Allison, CEO of HOFTEL, at: Tel: +44 7771 762274 Email: [email protected]
Cathay Pacific teams up with selected hospitals for passengers to get COVID-19 PCR tests
BANGKOK, TH, November 2020 — As COVID-19 PCR test is mandatory for arrival in many destinations, Cathay Pacific has cooperated with selected hospitals in Bangkok and Phuket to offer their passengers a special rate for COVID-19 tests from now until 31 December 2020. This is done in effort to boost confidence and safety amongst travellers who need to travel during the COVID-19 situation.
To receive this offer, passengers will only need to present their Cathay Pacific e-ticket at the selected hospitals in Bangkok or Phuket. Passengers must also ensure their COVID-19 tests are taken no more 72 hours before a flight.
For more information, please refer to below table or visit https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_TH/offers/online-bonus/covid-tests.html
Participating Hospital
Package Price (THB)
Phyathai 1 Hospital
Paolo (Phaholyothin) Hospital
1 time COVID-19 PCR Test
3,500 / person
Bangkok Hospital
Bumrungrad International Hospital
Bangkok Hospital Phuket
Cathay Pacific has resumed semi-commercial flights from 7 October, 2020, operating four flights per week from Hong Kong to Bangkok and vice versa, Cathay Pacific is now offering flight connections for passengers in Bangkok to and from 25 destinations in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
For a detailed list of connections, please visit https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_TH/flying-with-us/cathaycare/where-we-fly-now.html.
Cathay Pacific has recently launched a LINE official account as a new service channel and is available to support passengers with their bookings in both Thai and English from 8:00am to 5:30pm, Mon-Fri, excluding public holidays.
Passengers can simply add Cathay Pacific as a friend on the LINE application by the account name: @cathayth or click the link here: https://lin.ee/YZo2cXM.
Cathay Care
Cathay Care encapsulates Cathay Pacific's enhanced measures across every stage of the passenger journey, from check-in to the cabin, so customers can travel with a peace of mind.
Click here to find out how.
"Walking Street @Silom" New destination in Town.
Brand New city market "Walking Street @Silom" opens up (15 December 2019) welcoming visitors to the brand new destination in town every 3rd Sunday of the month from 12.00 to 22.00. Right from lunchtime, big crowds of locals and tourists have joined in the grand opening by shopping for goods and tasting cool dishes along the famous Silom road. The stalls line both sides of Silom road under the BTS Skytrain elevated rails to give some shade from the bright sun.
Over 300 businesses have joined the walking street with 70% being food stalls including classic Thai food and trendy options including drinks and desserts to end a perfect meal. Visitors can also shop home products including handmade goods, OTOP (One Tambon, One Product) goods, clothes, and other goods. There are also street performers who will be a part of the experience of Walking Street @Silom.
There is a stage in the middle of the street with various shows such as a Thai Dance show. The Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha went on the stage to officially open Walking Street @Silom up for business. The main concept behind the event is to "Walk, Eat, Taste, and Explore". The new walking street will promote tourism in the area along with boosting the economy in the area. The Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang joined in the grand opening celebration.
The Prime Minister stated in his ceremonial speech that tourists visit Thailand because of the beautiful nature, delicious food that is good and cheap, and Thai Smile. The Thai people need to keep these good qualities by continuing to smile and to have peace along with efficiency and safety. The government wants to increase tourism, but safety and stability must come first. The government can't approve every project because there is a budget. The Prime Minister touched on a few other topics before ending with a statement that the people must become one, the Thai's must stand solo and to not let any person destroy this unity.
FB Caption: The Prime Minister gave an opening speech at the brand new walking street on Silom Road, Bangkok.
Indonesian woman arrested after robbing gold shop.
The Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province arrested Erri Weneae 37 years old from Indonesia on 11 December 2019. The suspect had stolen 1 Baht of gold from a local gold shop in Tungsong District on 20 November 2019. Officials took the suspect back to where the robbery took place for a re-enactment of the crime. Immigration police arrested the suspect at the Sa Kaeo Province Immigration Office. When they realized who she was and the crimes in her name, officials arrested her on the spot before delivering the suspect to the Tungsong Police Station in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
During the re-enactment, Erri participated with the police accordingly with no issues throughout the process. She revealed that the first step was to confuse Pakakaew, the gold shop employee working at the time of the robbery. Erri would ask to see several gold pieces before telling Pakakaew that she didn't want them. As Pakakaew took the gold back and placed them on the wall behind the counter, the suspect grabbed the gold and ran out of the gold shop.
The security footage inside the shop confirmed Erri's confession, there was also footage showing the suspect running on the street moments after she left the gold shop. A report was filed to the Tungsong Police and investigation discovered that the criminal was an Indonesian woman. An arrest warrant was issued for Erri Weneau.
Then on 11 December 2019 officials from the Tungsong Police Station received notification from the Sa Kaeo Immigration Office stating that they have arrested the suspect in the case. The police went to pick up the suspect from Sa Kaeo Province back to Nakhon Si Thammarat, where the gold theft took place. At first, Erri admitted that she was the suspect who stole the gold and claimed that this was her first time stealing gold from a gold shop. Her criminal record revealed different as she had robbed multiple gold shops in other districts. Erri has done this so many times, the Gold Traders Association in Thailand has Blacklisted her name. History also confirms that Erri visits Thailand on a regular basis.
FB Caption: Erri has done this so many times, the Gold Traders Association in Thailand has Blacklisted her name.
15 year old forced to use and sell drugs
A 15 year old girl called her father for help after she was forced by her boyfriend to become a deliver drugs for his gang. Officials at the Nang Rong Police Station in Buriram Province were notified by the father on 14 December 2019 about the 15 year old girl. The father reported that his daughter was kept locked inside a rented room in Nang Rong District forced to deliver drugs for a local drug gang. If she doesn't follow the orders than the gang would beat her up.
A number of officials went on a rescue mission to save the girl at the house. When they arrived, officials found out that there were 2 rooms. The search discovered 1 teenager and 3 minors, one of them was Aum 15 years old from Lahansai District in Buriram the daughter of the father who notified the police for help. When the police entered the home, Aum saw her aunt who was with the police. Aum ran and hugged her aunt in tears as she realized that she is now safe.
After searching both rooms officials found crystal meth, Yaba pills, guns, equipment for drug use, and a digital scale to weigh the crystal meth. The evidence was hidden in random spots throughout both of the rooms. It appears that the drugs were for personal use by the people in the house as there was equipment for crystal meth use and the digital scale which is to weigh the crystal meth. All of the evidence has been seized and will be used in the prosecution of the case. Louis 33 years old was in the house when the police arrived but he managed to getaway.
Credit: Sanook
The 15-year-old stated that she met Louis at a Karaoke restaurant in Pakam District. Louis invited her to come to stay with him and a few other friends. He then asked Aum to use drugs before forcing her to deliver drugs for him. Louis has taken her on trips to pick up drug shipments and uses her to deliver the drug orders. Aum didn't want to be involved anymore with fear of being arrested. Louis didn't like the idea and started threatening to hurt her using a gun. From the fear of dying she decided to call her father.
FB Caption: The father reported that his daughter was kept locked up inside a rented room in Nang Rong District forced to deliver drugs for a local gang.
Source: Sanook
Mall customers flee as Power Strip catches on fire.
A big mall in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan almost caught on fire causing customers to race to the exit. Smoke filled the mall with the source coming from a toy store. This story is a good warning to choose quality power strips with surge protectors and to not overload a power outlet. The incident was shared by a Facebook page named Here is Bang Phli in Thai on 12 December 2019.
A picture was attached in the post showing the melted power strip and the remains of the fire that started to melt the cords. Smoke slowly started inside the toy store before it spread throughout the floor. Shop vendors and customers in the mall noticed the smoke and feared for a fire before rushing to the nearest exit. Luckily the store staff and the mall's security guards put out the fire in time with fire extinguishers before the flames caught onto something else.
Credit: MGR Online
The Sanook News Team went to the mall and discovered that the store with the source of the fire was locked up with metal chains. The security guards blocked off any media from entering or taking any footage near the toy store. The main cause of the fire is estimated to be an electrical fire from multiple power strips and extension cords. One of the power strips might've not had a surge protector and power overloaded in one of the cords that were too small or low quality.
Credit: Chiang Mai Air Care
This incident is a good reminder that power strips are an extremely important product that needs to have certain quality guidelines when purchasing. Power strips can be bought in Thailand at prices as low as 20 THB. When taken apart, the low priced power strips reveal that they are made with 2 thin wires or metal bars inside that is expected to supply power to multiple electrical devices. On your next power strip purchase make sure to look for ones with surge protectors or at least one that has been approved by the TISI logo (Thai Industrial Standards Institute).
FB Caption: A good reminder to why a 20THB power strip is not worth the savings.
Source: Sanook, Facebook Page: ที่นี้….บางพลี
Expensive vehicle abandoned filled with drugs.
3 men abandoned an expensive car in the Bang Khun Thian District, Bangkok filled with drugs inside. Police Officers from the Sam Dum Police Station discovered 100 packs of Yaba pills, a total of 200,000 pills placed inside a large bag. The drugs came from a car that was abandoned by the road in Bang Khun Thian. The suspects inside the car fled and chose to leave the car to run away from any risks with the police. Sam Dum officials were notified by a patrol officer from the Tha Kam Police Station. The patrol officer suspected unusual activities from the group of persons in the car who were all acting suspicious.
There are 2 main points were drugs were found. At the first point, the police discovered a sack with a bird logo. Inside was 20 packs of Yaba pills coming to a total of 40,000 pills. At the second point, officials found a Hyundai H-1 with a Bangkok license plate parked in front of a cafe. The car keys and a phone was left on the car console. In the back of the car was a large blue sack with 80 packs of Yaba pills, a total of 160,000 pills. Right by the blue sack was 2 liters of boiled Kratom juice inside 2 soda bottles.
The patrol official found 2 men placing the first sack with the bird logo by the road. When they saw that an officer was driving by the men got scared and jumped into the car and drove away. The car was found abandoned in front of the cafe. The license plate inspection revealed that the car belongs to Adisorn 33 years old from Samut Songkhram Province with no criminal record. Adisorn has changed his name and is currently using the name Nattapat. Officials have revealed that there are 3 suspects who were dropping off the drugs when a patrol officer happened to drive by.
FB Caption: The patrol officer happened to drive by right when the men were dropping off drug orders by the road.
Source: INN News


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L'alzinar amb roure cerrioide (Viburno tini-Quercetum ilicis subass. cerrioidetosum, o en una nomenclatura més clàssica Quercetum ilicis galloprovinciale subass. cerrioidetosum) és una variant humida de l'alzinar litoral.

Es caracteritza per la presència d'espècies de tendència submediterrània que s'afegeixen a les de l'alzinar típic:
 A l'estrat arbori principalment s'hi afegeix el roure cerrioide (Quercus cerrioides).
 Als estrats arbustius i lianoide, l'aranyoner (Prunus spinosa), l'arç blanc (Crataegus monogyna), la ginesta triflora (Cytisus triflorus), etc.
 A l'estrat herbori, la maduixera (Fragaria vesca), el fenàs boscà (Brachypodium sylvaticum), el marxívol (Helleborus foetidus), etc.

Es fa en indrets obacs entre 100 i 600 m, principalment les zones silícies del Sistema Mediterrani Català, com ara el vessant vallèsà de la serra de Collserola (un exemple ben conservat d'aquest tipus de bosc es troba a la Reserva Natural de la Font Groga).

A més de les diferències florístiques (d'espècies) esmentades més amunt, sovint la seva estructura també difereix lleugerament de l'alzinar típic, amb un sotabosc menys desenvolupat, recordant una mica el que s'esdevé a les rouredes i fagedes.

Fitosociològicament forma part de l'aliança Quercion ilicis que reuneix les diferents associacions d'alzinars.

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"Live direct hit" FB show up for women's paradise! First Taiwanese female engineer party
Face book on June 7 came to women's paradise, held the first in Taiwan Women's Science and Technology Party! Look at the business vision of Facebook.
June 7, the first foreign activities of women's paradise is officially on the scene! In this extraordinary Sunday, the Facebook team held the first exclusive meeting of Taiwanese female engineers in the women's paradise. We also once again invited to have to participate in our 525 activities of the SEASON Restaurant, specially made for this party to let any girl to see the beautiful snacks! (and the most popular face-book-making blue Macarons!)
Very happy, woman. The empower women concept, which has been promoted by the team for a long time, corresponds to the theme of this event, and has the opportunity to gather with so many female professionals in Taiwan to spend the first time with such a memorable value. The main thrust of the party was to recruit more Taiwanese female engineers to their team at Facebook's headquarters and to introduce a corporate culture in which Facebook prides itself. At the same day, five American engineers came to share with the audience the face book team's advertising technology, engineer interview skills, and face book work environment.
The first event of Paradise is full!
Thanks to our cooperation with SEASON Partners, to provide customized face book Macarons!
The concatenation of man and man
In addition to the fantasy welfare that most people imagine, the most special aspect of Facebook is the company's pursuit of "connecting all corners of the world".
Angela, who came from the Seattle office of Facebook, introduced Facebook to emphasize that the company's vision is to link everyone around the world faster. In all of the day's sharing meeting, it is clear that the face Book team All work is committed to "the concatenation of people." "People-oriented" and "in tandem" is also a core concept that women fans have always emphasized, so it is not so easy to feel at the scene.
Face book Taiwanese female engineer Angela to introduce Facebook vision
The most senior engineer of the United States team Ping Chen, first for everyone to give examples of Face book advertising department operation. This is a very interesting agenda, although the theme is advertising, but she first explained the face book behind the application of the technology, including the analysis of the user's personal data, interest, browsing habits, the use of machine learning every day of the situation, to get the model after the customer system to sort each user to see the timeline, advertising and so on. In addition to using Facebook users ' data, the advertising department also analyzes the user's web browsing record and search keywords. Because this involves the privacy issue, Facebook practice is to first the user to the random number code, the browsing behavior recorded in the cookie, and then to do statistical analysis and model prediction.
Face Book female engineer Ping Chen for everyone to introduce advertising technology
These in-depth analysis of user results combined with advertising, the effect is quite amazing compared to the traditional media, face book advertising technology can be as high as 92% accuracy, to help enterprises with less money and speed of advertising marketing to target audiences. Put W make up their own face book page, when I browse the European and American Women's clothing website, the face page of the ads will be quickly updated for the launch of clothing brand ads.
After the company vision of the face book is in tandem with the people, the women fans team is also more honored to be the party as the first foreign activities of the park. This invitation to the catering partners SEASON Team is also believed to taste food is to let people closer to the media. And one of the founding missions of Paradise is to provide a platform for girls of different stories to know each other and grow together. One of the quotes of the Facebook book, "We believe that a more open world is a better world" (we believe A, the "we", "a"). 」
Diversity Team
In order to serve the world, face book founder Marczouxbur also believe that the team must be diversified.
Only a diverse team can understand and link different communities, backgrounds and cultures together. The number one slogan of Facebook is to concentrate on influence (focus on impact), and research shows that multiple organizations can solve complex problems more effectively. According to 2014 of Facebook's employee survey, the proportion of men in the global workforce is 69%, and in science and technology, men account for 85%! Facebook decides that the team should be more efficient in solving problems and focusing on the impact, then the science and technology sector must become more yuan, attracting more women to join. (Recommended reading: Face book gestures, the big attitude of enterprises )
The other is that staff in the US headquarters are still more than half white, so the women's Paradise party is hoping to recruit more "Taiwanese female engineers" to the U.S. headquarters and bring a richer perspective to Facebook's technology team.
In addition to this gathering in Taiwan, the Facebook team also expressed the hope that in the future there will be more and more similar meetings in various Asian regions and collaborate with women's science and technology organizations all over the world ( this time in collaboration with the Wofoss and pyladies organizations in Taiwan) to nurture more female science and technology talents.
From Facebook to the importance of business diversification, W is also looking forward to our team can become more yuan, more international, to create a room to accommodate all kinds of voices, ideas of the environment to all the world's favorite women fans of the audience. In addition to emphasizing the link and diversity of people, face book culture Most let us admire is the characteristics of bold innovation.
Woman fan engineer Little crab interacts with FB engineers to communicate with each other
Be bold! Move fast!
Although Facebook is now one of the world's leading enterprises and has more than 10,000 employees, but the company still hopes to retain the innovative characteristics of new enterprises and positioning the corporate culture as: Hacker culture. Hacker culture refers to constantly trying new areas and knowing where your limits are.
Similar to the woman fan co-founder Wei Xuan often said "do something never done before", the day Face Book team also in-depth introduction of the team's two core values: Bold Adventure (Be bold) and speed (move Fast).
Face Book team introduces company innovation culture
Employees are encouraged to take risks because in a world that is forever changing, there is no doubt that if you don't learn to take risks, you will fail. Facebook insists that the company will not punish employees for failing to try new ideas, and that the opposite is to continue to encourage employees to stay healthy and try new things. (Same-field Gayon: disruptive innovation )
Face Book engineer Angela share, Facebook has a famous saying called "Fast moving and breaking (move fast and break things)". The implication of this sentence is that if you don't break anything, it probably means you don't move fast enough. In Facebook, the company is not worried about your mistakes, but about your lack of speed and loss of opportunity.
And because Facebook attaches so much importance to the constant innovation of employees, Angela also introduces the company's special tradition every year. A few times a year the hackathon allows employees to lay down their work and present any interesting ideas they want to try to all the employees in the company. Angela specifically mentions good ideas. If it is in the Face book business style, employees are likely to present their good ideas to Marczouxbur and realize their ideas! One of the most widely known hackathon products is the current Face Book timeline (timeline).
W Knitting personal very like Facebook Hack girl T-shirt
Before the party, the imagination of the Facebook business was limited to the quality benefits provided by the company (and indeed the great benefits). But at the end of the party, the Women fans team also Facebook the core value of the book has a deeper understanding and learn the importance of novelty and change for an enterprise. While listening to face book innovative corporate culture eating on-site preparation of small sandwiches, women fan members can not help but admire the SEASON team in this restaurant with a seamless-as the face Book Enterprise innovation requirements, The two kinds of sandwiches provided on the same day are also a single grape duck breast meat with coking onion plum jam tender chicken taste!
People, is an enterprise's most core assets (recommended reading: Enterprises to select talent to pay attention to "quality")
In every sharing meeting, women fans team also fully feel the face book on people's attention. Whether it is to enable users around the world to more quickly linked together, or to focus on the contribution of each employee. At the end of the event, every face book member also left to the end, for everyone to answer questions. May be the face book so moving the corporate culture is deeply attracted, or because SEASON Day of the meal people can not help but a mouthful, sharing will end there are still many participants wandering in the kitchen with the new and old friends hot chat, discuss the day of the party content. It's nice to have a woman who can play a small host and let so many wonderful things happen here.
Face book engineers are happy to interact with participants
An unforgettable snack area, thanks to the intimate SEASON
We all take the opportunity to interact with Facebook engineers.
After reading this report, perhaps you feel a fiery chest, can't wait to join the Facebook team! Women fans also hope to give everyone good future, if you have a good technical background and have relevant engineering development experience, suggest you try to put your English resume to:cn-resume@fb.com ( To remember at the same time cc facebookgrc1@gmail.com)
Small reminder: In order to avoid application delays, face book suggested use the following English mail theme format: Name (last, i)-applying Position (generalist and/or IOS and/or Android)
We also have some of the biographical and interview suggestions shared by our Facebook engineers, and hope that we can use the following techniques to get closer to Facebook or to find a favorite job:)
Use action words and data to make your interviewer understand your past contributions. Example: built the XXX webpage and reached the yyy target (Built AAA site and achieved BBB result)
The resume should focus on the project you've been involved in and let the interviewer know about your major
Do not provide overly detailed funding such as: Age, photo, and identity card number
Interview (extended reading: How to interview in English ):
Be the truest self: When you don't know, don't be afraid to be honest about what you don't know. The interviewer isn't trying to make you a jerk.
Ask questions & Find out loud: Interviewer is to understand your logic and communication skills when interviewing for a question, but don't forget to sync with everyone.
When discussing past experiences, focus more on the challenges you have encountered and what you learn: Your experience does not determine who you are, and your experiences
To the day did not come to you, next time, let us meet in Wonderland. Let all playful, diverse, and fresh occurrences happen here, as the face book says, "A more open world will be a better world" this better world we want to have with you! (also welcome to participate in your message write down your ideas and suggestions for Wonderland space, let us know!) )
Next time, with your agreement.
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package org.onlab.packet;

/**
 * Representation of a VLAN ID.
 */
public class VlanId {

    private final short value;

    // Based on convention used elsewhere? Check and change if needed
    public static final short UNTAGGED = (short) 0xffff;

    // In a traffic selector, this means that a VLAN ID must be present, but
    // can have any value. We use the same value as OpenFlow, but this is not
    // required.
    public static final short ANY_VALUE = (short) 0x1000;

    public static final VlanId NONE = VlanId.vlanId(UNTAGGED);
    public static final VlanId ANY = VlanId.vlanId(ANY_VALUE);

    // A VLAN ID is actually 12 bits of a VLAN tag.
    public static final short MAX_VLAN = 4095;

    protected VlanId() {
        this.value = UNTAGGED;
    }

    protected VlanId(short value) {
        this.value = value;
    }

    public static VlanId vlanId() {
        return new VlanId(UNTAGGED);
    }

    public static VlanId vlanId(short value) {
        if (value == UNTAGGED) {
            return new VlanId();
        }

        if (value == ANY_VALUE) {
            return new VlanId(ANY_VALUE);
        }

        if (value > MAX_VLAN) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "value exceeds allowed maximum VLAN ID value (4095)");
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The Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention was held from 25 to 29 April 2011 at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Under the theme, "Stockholm at 10: Chemical Challenges, Sustainable Solutions", the conference marked the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention in May 2001.
Representatives from 127 Governments met in Geneva at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
The decision was among more than 30 measures taken by Parties to the Stockholm Convention to boost global action against POPs.
Other major decisions taken at the meeting concern further steps in the synergies process to enhance cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, the continued need for DDT for disease vector control and the endorsement of seven new Stockholm Convention regional centres.
Over 700 participants took part in the conference, which was held from 25 to 29 April 2011. Under the theme, "Stockholm at 10: Chemical Challenges, Sustainable Solutions", the conference marked the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention in May 2001.
Many of the decisions taken included invitations to Parties and others to provide information. To consult those requests and download the forms for submitting information, please visit the "Follow up to COP.5" page.


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Most like other Pontia species. P. beckeri is usually larger, with wider and distinctly green patterning on the lower hind wing, while P. sisymbrii has pattern distinctly dark grayish, even if there is a hint of green. Also, the green pattern in P. beckeri is broken in the middle where there is a pale patch, while in P. sisybrii the dark vein edging continues through this patch.
P. protodice & P. occidentalis are also usually larger, are varied in pattern, but unless they are plain white below (which P. sisymbrii never is), have at least part of a dark line running along the middle of the cell between veins Cu2 and A2 (=2V) where vein A1 would be if it existed. P. sisymbrii never shows this dark line (P. beckeri sometimes does). The color of the dark pattern on the under hind wing of P. protodice varies greatly with gender, individually, and seasonally, but often it is not much grayish, but rather greenish, brownish, or yellowish.
P. sisymbrii flies early in the season (late winter / spring) and is rarely seen after June even at high elevation, while other species are multi-brooded and can be seen year-round as the climate and weather allow.
Not always diagnostic, but useful are the facts that the dark bar at the end of the discal cell is very narrow (usually over twice as long as wide), and the underside usually has the veins contrastingly pale (often white or yellow) in P. sisymbrii. In other Pontia species the dark forewing bar is usually much wider, and the under hind wing veins are rarely white, sometimes yellow, but generally are not either.
Most often in rugged terrain of mountains and canyons at Upper Sonoran and Montane elevations, often in semi-arid areas dominated by open brush or woodland.
February-July, early in season, flying earlier at low elevations and in south than higher up or more northern parts of range. One flight per year.
Larvae feed on members of mustard family such as Arabis. Males patrol hilltops, as well as along canyon bottoms.
Very similar to members of the genus Baltia in Asia, and perhaps closely akin.
John S. Garth, J.W. Tilden. 1988. University of California Press.


Ocala Health's Cardiothoracic Surgery program has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Omeni Osian, MD and Bao Hoang, MD among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States and Canada.
The latest analysis of data for CABG surgery covers a one-year period, from July 2017 to June 2018. Historically, approximately 12%-15% of participants receive the three-star rating for isolated CABG surgery. This data ranks Ocala Health's program as second highest among 87 Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) open heart programs.
"Ocala Regional Medical Center achieved the highest rating in heart surgery compared to other cardiac programs nationwide. This achievement is a demonstration of the patient-focused approach adopted by our multi-disciplinary team in the care of patients and families in need of heart surgery. We are motivated to continue the pursuit of excellence on behalf of our patients." says Omeni Osian, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery Medical Director, Ocala Health.
"The Society of Thoracic Surgeons congratulates STS National Database participants who have received three-star ratings," said David M. Shahian, MD, Chair of the STS Council on Quality, Research, and Patient Safety. "Participation in the Database and public reporting demonstrates a commitment to quality improvement in health care delivery and helps provide patients and their families with meaningful information to help them make informed decisions about health care."
The STS National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) is a not-for-profit organization that represents more than 7,400 surgeons, researchers, and allied health care professionals worldwide who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lung, and esophagus, as well as other surgical procedures within the chest. The Society's mission is to enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality patient care through education, research, and advocacy.


The Palestinian Media Watch: the PA decided to celebrate the Women's international day by honoring female terrorists.
The world celebrated International Women's day on March 8, as it does every year. Israel marked the day at a number of events: Jerusalem marked the day by launching an online map telling the stories of the city's "wonder women." 2,000 Israeli women joined together to sing Australian pop-singer Sia's "Titanium", as a means to celebrate "women who stand together and celebrate their power"; at a symposium in Tel Aviv a new report on female advancement in Israel was launched – and so forth.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) under Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah, where Abbas is chairman, decided to mark the day in a slightly different manner. As reported by Palestinian Media Watch, the PA decided to celebrate the day by honoring female terrorists Dalal Mughrabi and plane hijacker Laila Khaled, stressing that "the two self-sacrificing fighters" are among "the most prominent names of the Palestinian resistance". Murdering Jews appears to be the only 'field' in which female PA citizens enjoy a measure of 'equality'. According to acclaimed NGO Monitor, writing about women living under the PA in March 2018, women's rights are very precarious in PA society because of, among other things, "the restrictive nature of personal and familial status laws; a very low labor participation rate of 19% (as opposed to 71% for men); a non-uniform legal system comprised of Sharia law and laws inherited from Egypt, Jordan, and Britain; and a corrupt and stagnant Palestinian Authority (PA) where women accounted only for 12.9% of parliamentarians in 2007 (the last time the Palestinian Legislative Council convened)".
"Despite the increase in participation of women in the labor force in previous years… it is very low compared to men, where women participation rate was 21% of the total women at work age in 2018, compared to 10% in 2001, while the men participation rate was 72% in 2018 [sic]…".
The statistics also showed, "Women's participation in public life remained limited compared with men, where 82% of judges were men, compared to 18% for women, while 73% of registered lawyers were men, compared to 27% for women and 80% of prosecutors were men, compared to 20% for women".
Gender equality on the work market, however, is only one small issue among the many that women living in the PA face. One recent broadcast with Supreme Shari'ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Abbas's advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs, on official PA TV showed the extent to which women are subjected to sharia law (Islamic law). According to Al-Habbash, men are allowed to beat the women in their family, when they are 'disobedient': "As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly)" … The meaning is that the noble Quran and Allah permitted this gradualness in dealing with wrong behavior by the woman… The man who is intended here is not only a husband. When Allah said: "Admonish them," it can be the husband, the father, the brother. It can be the society or the ruling authority… "And beat them" – this too is not necessarily especially for the husband. In principle, do we recognize harmless beating, educational beating, as a means of education? … Prophet [Muhammad] said… "Command them to pray when they are at the age of seven, and beat them for this when they are 10 years old" [Hadith]. The beating here is an educational beating, and not violent beating. … As long as Allah permitted a certain type of beating, it is for the good. It is good for society and good for the woman and the man. However, regarding the question of why Islam permitted a man to hit and not a woman: Look, the woman is more sensitive, and this is a kind of preference for her by the way… [Official PA TV, Horizons, Dec. 1, 2018].
By institutionalizing oppression of women — except for equal access to committing terrorist acts against Jews -the PA can be compared to a person who has decided that he does not really need half of his body A society that does not properly use 50 % of its human resources, is doomed to lag behind in development and progress.
Judith Bergman is a columnist and political analyst and a fellow with the Gatestone Institute.


This is an application filed by the plaintiff under Section 280 of the Seychelles Code of Civil Procedure. In this application, the plaintiff seeks this court for an order to attach provisionally the monies belonging to the defendant, which are in the hands of third parties.
By a plaint dated 27th February 2012, the Plaintiff has commenced the suit in M. C No: 12 of 2012 for a judgment against the defendant in the sum of Rs 4,404,000/-towards loss and damage the plaintiff suffered as a result of a breach of contract by the defendant. The suit is still pending before the court for determination. Having thus commenced the suit, the plaintiff fears that the defendant may dispose of her assets and moneys in the bank accounts at any time before the determination of the suit, depriving the plaintiffs from realizing the fruits of the judgment the court may give in his favour. Hence, the plaintiff has now come before this court for an urgent order attaching any money/s to the extent of Rs 4,404,000/-belonging to the defendant with or due from third party namely, Nouvobanq of Seychelles, State House Avenue, Victoria pending final determination of the suit.
Upon a careful perusal of the plaint, the petition, the affidavit of facts filed in support, I am satisfied that the Plaintiff has a bona fide claim against the defendant in this suit. From the averments on record, it appears that there is a clear danger that the defendant may avoid satisfaction of judgment, if given for the plaintiffs. I reasonably believe that unless an order of provisional attachment is granted, the plaintiff would not be able to realise the fruits of the judgment, if given in his favour in the original suit. Furthermore, I find that it is an appropriate case, where the court should make an urgent ex parte order of provisional attachment of the monies belonging to the defendant, in the interest of justice. See, Mareva Compania Naviera SA V. International Bulkcarriers SA  1All E. R at p 215.
In view of all the above, I hereby make an order attaching provisionally any money/all the monies to the extent of Rs 4,404,000/-due to or belonging to the defendant, which is/are in the hands of/due to or belonging to the defendant, with or due from Nouvobanq of Seychelles, State House Avenue, Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles.
The above order for provisional attachment is made pending the final determination of the suit MC No. 12 of 2012 in this matter or until further order of this court.
In pursuance of the above order, I direct the Registrar of the Supreme Court to issue the warrants for the provisional attachment of the monies accordingly. A copy of the order made herein to be served on the defendant along with a copy of the petition.
Mention (First Time) on 30th March 2012 at 9 am. Summons to be served on the defendant along with a copy of the plaint.


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