I always enjoy the Race for the Cure 10K. The course is gorgeous. The distance is just right. And for a slow runner like me, there's no pressure. Just me and tens of thousands people doing good in the 'hood to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
This year, my friend, Heather joined in the fun for her first 10K race. I warned Heather that I often walk the water stations and not to feel bad if we separated, especially since I have a tendency to take a lot of photos while I run races. Imagine how fast I could be if I didn't take so many photos?
But I truly love taking photos while I run, because I capture moments like this.
And it makes my race recaps just that more entertaining. Otherwise, I'd have no evidence of this sweet handsome officer who volunteered to be my boyfriend. I couldn't resist capturing the moment. I love a man in uniform. Poor guy doesn't even know what he got himself into.
The weather was perfect for our race. With no humidity, it felt cooler than the forecasted 71 degrees.
The first part of the course led us along the St. Pete Pier which is always my favorite part. As we ran towards the sunrise, the sun appeared to smile like a spectator cheering for us as we ran by.
From the Pier, we ran along the waterfront and passed the new location for the Dail museum and airfield. This part of the course had a strange odor, like hot garbage. Maybe they were melting more clocks for Dali's exhibits?
Then the course led us through the streets of downtown St. Pete which was the largest portion of the 10K with a subtle incline. Thankfully, there were water stations just after each mile marker to walk it off.
The last mile, led us along the bay again and then finally to the finish line.
I was really pleased with my time. It's my fastest 10K time post-baby. Heather finished about 1 minute before me and as I expected, she did great (1:03:36). I don't even think she broke a sweat.
This fast crew (Jackie, Tara and Scott of Suncoast Running) finished about 15 minutes before Heather and me. Even if I stopped taking photos during races, I could never be as fast as this lot.
But from what I understand, my running friends secretly enjoy their own personal paparazzi at all the races. And for that, I'll keep on flashing snapping and running.
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What a great event and you captured it beautifully. Congrats on your run time and for being involved in such an important cause.
Sorry we're not in any of your photos this year Darn Disney race on the same weekend… I'm glad you had a great time! Please let me know the next time you come to St Pete for a run!
I'll be volunteering at a water station the Women's Half!
Very nice! I think men in uniform look super-cool too!
All you runners have my admiration while I sit on my couch watching football.
And to do it for such a good cause.
I wonder if someone will ever sponsor a "Football on the Couch for The Cure?" Cause I could be a regular participant in THAT!
How sweet! Thank you. FYI: Race for the Cure has a Couch Potato participant option. You'll be doing good from the comfort of your couch.
I'm always inspired by your sharing of these events. I'd love to run with someday. I know I want to.
I'm so glad you take the time to photograph your races. So worth the loss in time. Wonderful photos and I love the huge smiles on your face.


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The dying rebel sheet music for mandolin and tenor banjo. Key of G. An Irish rebel song.


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Roger Barnett (right), speaker of the house for the Muscogee (Creek) National Council, and spokesman Thompson Gouge look at pictures inside the Council House — which the Creek tribe built as a capitol building in 1878. The tribe, which has bought the building back, will have a ceremony in the building Saturday. CORY YOUNG / Tulsa World
Principal Chief A.D. Ellis sits on the original staircase inside the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Council House. The Creek Council recently took possession of the Council House, which served as the tribe's capitol building in the late 19th century. CORY YOUNG / Tulsa World
Roger Barnett (right), speaker of the house for the Muscogee (Creek) National Council, rings the Council House bell at the Council House — which the Creek tribe built as a capitol building in 1878. The tribe, which has bought the building back, will have a ceremony in the building Saturday. CORY YOUNG / Tulsa World
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Back in the family: tribe buys council house
Tribe regains historic Council House
The historic Council House was built in 1878 by the Creek people.
SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
OKMULGEE - More than 130 years after it was built as the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's capitol building, the Council House, a two-story stone and wood building in downtown Okmulgee, once again belongs to the tribe.
The historic building was built in 1878 by the Creek people before the U.S. Department of Interior took possession of it and sold it to the city of Okmulgee in 1919 for $100,000.
Since then, it has housed a sheriff's office, a Boy Scout meeting room, a YMCA and the Creek Council House Museum, which took over the entire building in 1971.
The city agreed in August to sell the Council House back to the Creek Nation for $3.2 million.
The tribe will hold a ceremony Saturday commemorating the repossession of the Council House starting at 10 a.m.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council will meet that morning in the same House of Warriors room that the legislative branch of the council met in 132 years ago - when the Council House opened. After the meeting, Principal Chief A.D. Ellis and other tribe elders and dignitaries will address tribal members from the balcony of the Council House.
Thompson Gouge, public relations manager for the tribe, said he expects hundreds, if not more than a thousand, people to attend the ceremony.
"It will be like a homecoming," Gouge said. "It's almost like getting our ancestors back."
The Council House is listed on the National Registry of Historic Sites and is designated as a National Historic Landmark.
"The building itself is the same," said David Anderson, executive director of the Council House Museum Association.
Much of the structure is original, including one of two staircases, floors upstairs and a stone sidewalk, Anderson said. In the early 1990s, a $1 million restoration of the Council House was completed with the money raised by the museum association.
Ellis said the Creek Nation getting the Council House back is an important event in the tribe's history.
"It was taken away from us. It will be a great day when we take it back," he said. "This is my seventh year as chief. We've done a lot of big things in those years. This is the biggest thing we've done. We built a $200 million casino on Riverside (Drive), but this is a bigger accomplishment."
Ellis said he remembers as a child in the 1940s visiting Okmulgee with his family Saturdays and coming to the Council House to look through the tribe's, and his own family's, history.
"I used to play in here when I was 5 to 10 years old," he said. "They told me stories of my grandpa's picture in here. ... I came here as a child in the 1940s and it hasn't changed a bit."
Creek (Muscogee) Nation Council House timeline
1878: The Muscogee (Creek) Council meets for the first time in the new Council House in Okmulgee. It replaced the former capitol building, a two-story log structure.
1907: The Council House is leased to Okmulgee County for $2,000 a year to be used as the Okmulgee County Courthouse.
1919: City of Okmulgee purchases the Council House and grounds under the supervision of the U.S. Department of the Interior, which was authorized by Congress to take possession of all tribal lands.
1923: The Creek Indian Memorial Association, the predecessor of the Creek Council House Museum Association, is formed.
1930s-1960s: The Council House houses several groups and organizations, including the Okmulgee Sheriff's Office, Boy Scouts, YMCA and Creek Indian Memorial Association.
1971: Council House becomes a Muscogee (Creek) Nation museum full time
1992: $1 million restoration of the Council House is completed.
2010: The City of Okmulgee sells back the Council House and grounds to the tribe for $3.2 million.
SOURCE: Muscogee (Creek) Nation Public Relations
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Weekends are Jerks
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It's Blurbsday, I'm in love.
Why do weeks exist? No, seriously. "Years" are tied to the rotation of the Earth around the sun, and "Months" are (or were, historically) tied to the phases of the moon. But weeks? What astronomical phenomenon corresponds with seven days? Is it because it's a quarter of a moon cycle? That's pretty week. (You see what we did there?)
Maybe things would be a lot better if our week was a different length. What if weeks were 3 days long: Sunday, Monday Tuesday? You would get every third day off, and only ever work two days in a row. Sure, you wouldn't get two days off in a row, but isn't that sort of a waste? Nobody ever makes the most of a Sunday.
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On September 8, 2018, the Centennial Girls Cross Country team scored big by beating Howard High School in a tiebreaker, securing the Howard County Invitational title.
In cross country, the top five runners are considered to be 'scoring runners.' Whatever place each runner earns tallies up into a total point value. During this race, the top five runners from both Centennial and Howard had the same total score.
Centennial's sixth runner, junior, Apoorva Ajith, broke the tie score of 65 points, beating Howard's sixth runner by a mere six seconds.
"I was elated," said Ajith about the win. "I was proud of my team and myself and just happy I made a difference to help the team win."
Ajith explained how this title sets the tone for the rest of the season.
"I think this [win] shows how serious we are about the state title and it really boosted morale for us to just keep pushing."
Senior captain, Cora Blount, commented on how the underclassmen will perform next year without the support of the seniors.
"I think it will be hard for the underclassmen because they've had us on the team since freshman year, but the juniors will be able to fulfill the role."
The girls also competed on the iconic Bull Rull course on September 22. Blount and Alison Betler placed 12th and 19th, respectively. Overall, the girls scored 217 points and placed 8th. Centennial High School will continue to fight for their spot in the county at a tri-meet on Wednesday, October 17, at River Hill High School.
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Extension workers like Mantombi Mbongo lend a much-needed helping hand to African farmers.
Growing up in a rural village in Qwaqwa, South Africa, Mantombi Mbongo realized at a young age just how much the local farmers had to learn. "I saw how my community battled with [agricultural] production issues—what to grow, when, and how," recalls Mbongo, whose parents were both subsistence farmers. "The community workers who visited couldn't do much to help, and I later realised that it was because they lacked the knowledge. Their education level was too low."
Determined to do something to improve things, Mbongo enrolled at the Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry after completing school. In 1992 she was appointed by the government as an extension officer, traveling around to rural communities and educating farmers on everything from farming practices to how to market their crops. "Surprisingly, I was deployed at my own village," she says. "There was a community garden next to our home, and for the first time during the summer of that year, we were able to sell the vegetables in the market near the village."
Mbongo helped village farmers plant potatoes for the first time, and that initial crop proved a success. Farmers even dried and canned some of their produce for winter use. "When I saw the excitement among the women from the garden," she says, "I knew that in some way I had brought hope to those women."
Mbongo hasn't stopped spreading hope. Today, in addition to her day job as a government-employed extension worker, she serves as president of the board of the South African Society for Agricultural Extension (SASAE), a voluntary professional body that represents agricultural extension workers, mostly in South Africa and a few in other African countries, India, the U.S., and Asia.
Meeting the need
Dedicated extension workers like Mbongo are sorely needed throughout Africa. According to a 2008 report by the World Bank, growth in the agricultural sector reduces poverty twice as effectively as growth in any other sector. This makes sense: better knowledge of farming techniques and better access to resources improve crop yields, which boosts livestock health, which feeds more people and creates more jobs, which attracts more workers to industrial centers and boosts overall economic growth.
Growth in the agricultural sector reduces poverty twice as effectively as growth in any other sector.
Nowhere are the beneficial effects needed more than in Africa, where resources are notoriously scarce. African farmers face a host of challenges, including low education levels, outdated farming techniques, lack of funding, and poor access to high-quality inputs like seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides.
The result? Agricultural development in Africa lags far behind that in the developed world, despite the fact that the continent holds much of the world's arable land and an abundance of people to work it. In 2011 alone, Africa spent $35 billion on imported food products, excluding fish; replacing all this food with local options could drastically alter the food security and financial success of the continent.
Extension workers hold the key to this cascade of positive effects, connecting farmers with a strong network of experts and profitable markets. "Extension workers serve as the link between farmers and the resources they need," says Mbongo. "Resources like expert advice, skills training, financial assistance, and information on new research and technology."
It's an extension worker's job to visit farmers and answer their questions, demonstrating and advising on all aspects of farming, from mulching to marketing. When necessary, extension workers also call in relevant experts, and they organize study groups for farmers with common interests to come together and discuss their challenges. "We try to direct farmers to whatever might help them," Mbongo says. "It's about working together with other organizations, governments, and experts, to give farmers access to the services they need."
Extension workers play a particularly valuable role in South Africa, where many farmers have no idea how to run a successful farm, having been granted access to land by the government in compensation for land seizures during apartheid. "Many of South Africa's subsistence farmers struggle because they don't have the knowledge or the skills," says Mbongo. Extension workers have been addressing these shortcomings with initiatives like the government's Small Stock Improvement Scheme, which provides disadvantaged farmers with programs to help them look after their livestock more effectively.
It isn't about telling the farmers that their current methods are wrong, explains Mbongo. It's about working together with the farmers to improve their results, matching new techniques with existing knowledge to offer practical solutions. "It really made a difference," says Mbongo. "Participating farmers started to see their farms as businesses rather than personal projects, and they began to appreciate the bigger impact of their decisions on the land and on the surrounding community." In September 2018, Mbongo notes, farmers who followed the program were able to sell their weaner calves at a higher price than the average commercial farmer, thanks to their superior quality. "That's how we knew it was working," she says.
In Mbongo's view, however, there aren't enough extension workers to go around. "The norms and standards recommend that the ratio of extension officers to farmers should be 1:300 for livestock farmers and 1:500 for crop farmers," says Mbongo. "Looking at our current situation in South Africa, this is still not enough. Newly settled farmers need more attention and, if we are to increase the contribution to the GDP, we need more extension officers."
Currently, around 3,000 extension workers are employed by the South African government, which allocates only around 4 or 5 percent of its spending to the agricultural sector. "There is a very small budget," says Mbongo, "so resources like transport, laptops, telephones, and access to the Internet are a challenge for extension workers." Without these resources, servicing 300 farmers isn't manageable, as there is no way to communicate with them.
Around 3,000 extension workers are employed by the South African government, which allocates around 4 or 5 percent of its spending to the agricultural sector.
Continent-wide efforts
Problems like these are even more pronounced in other African countries, where the ratio of farmers to extension workers can be as high as 3,000 to one. While African governments agreed to allocate 10 percent of their spending to agriculture in 2003, they have largely failed to do so. This will need to be addressed as the continent's population continues to grow.
"There are huge potentials for agriculture in Africa. The continent is blessed with abundant natural and other resources, including water, fertile land, many months of sunshine, as well as human resources—particularly young people, who currently make up about 65 percent of the population," says Edward Perry, director of extension for Liberia's Ministry of Agriculture. "One apparent major challenge facing the continent is the failure to provide the requisite financial support to the sector, including to Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS). This is critically required to ensure agricultural technologies are disseminated to farmers on a regular and sustainable basis."
Agricultural development has the potential to affect the lives of billions—and it all begins with dedicated people like Mbongo—hardworking people who spend every day effecting change and improving farmers' lives, one production problem at a time.
"Extension is one profession where you see the results of your work only after many years," says Mbongo. "In the three decades that I have spent serving farmers, I've seen those who failed and those who succeeded. We cried together when things went wrong, and we celebrated together when things went well."
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A 24-year-old Navy sailor from Danville, Virginia, was killed on Tuesday in a motorcycle accident on Norfolk's Terminal Boulevard, which roughly defines the southern edge of the Naval Station Norfolk complex.
According to The Navy Times, the man was traveling eastbound on Terminal Boulevard on his 2007 Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle when he lost control, hit a curb and was thrown into a guardrail around 1:50 p.m.
The motorcycle continued to slide eastbound along the road.
Amos also told The Virginian-Pilot that no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The victim was transported to Norfolk General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The details of this crash remain under investigation.
The victim was serving in the Navy and was assigned to the carrier Harry S. Truman, to which he'd reported in September 2007, according to Navy Personnel Command.
The Navy reports that this was the third off-duty motorcycle mishap fatality in fiscal year 2012, which began on October 1. In fiscal year 2011, 12 sailors died in similar accidents involving lightweight, high-speed sport bikes.


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La Marcha nórdica de Ultrarresistencia (en inglés, Ultra-Endurance Nordic Walking) es una variante del Nordic Walking, llamado en castellano Caminata Nórdica o Marcha Nórdica, que mantiene sus mismas normas en cuanto a la técnica de marcha, aunque con una mayor distancia a recorrer por el marchador, distancia siempre superior al maratón (42,195 km).

Técnica
La Marcha nórdica de Ultrarresistencia exige que las diferentes pruebas estén supervisadas por jueces de atletismo o de Nordic Walking y mantener el contacto con el suelo de al menos un pie, la técnica en diagonal...

Competiciones
En la actualidad, existen muy pocas pruebas de Marcha nórdica de Ultrarresistencia a nivel internacional. En el año 2008, se fundó el WR-NW (World Ranking-National and World Race Walking), institución dedicada a las competiciones internacionales y a los Récords del Mundo de disciplinas atléticas relacionadas con la marcha. Los récords son establecidos en ruta y pista; y en pruebas de fondo, de ultrarresistencia (distancias superiores al maratón de 42,195 km) y de Multiday (varios días).

Véase también
 Caminata nórdica
 Esquí de fondo

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Kidscare in Arizona is facing a freeze.
By: Nohelani Graf
Child healthcare advocates in Arizona are trying to keep history from repeating itself.
They're fighting to stop an automatic freeze of KidsCare, the state health insurance program for low-income children. It happened in 2010. Currently about 28,000 kids are insured under the program, up from 24,000 at the start of the year.
The program is for families who make too much for Medicaid but not enough to afford private insurance.
Heather Moffitt found herself in that gap when her long-term boyfriend's company stopped covering domestic partners and their kids.
She's a full-time graphic designer and does freelance work and says with four kids she still couldn't afford insurance through her employer. She says KidsCare was a critical lifeline and worries about families who may find themselves in a similar situation when the program freezes.
"People make these assumptions that anyone who gets any kind of assistance is lazy, doesn't want to work, doesn't want to do anything." Moffitt said, "It's frustrating to work full time and know that you can't afford health insurance, it's a basic necessity."
This situation made more critical as President Trump just proposed deep cuts to federal funding for that program.
As it stands, Arizona law will implement an automatic freeze if federal funding dips below 100% by any amount. It is set to drop to 90% next October.
Supporters are trying to get the freeze eliminated and give the legislature the power to find a supplemental funding source potentially using the rainy day fund or prescription rebates.
During the Red-for-Ed budget vote, democrats tried to add an amendment to save KidsCare but republicans blocked it and won't take up the issue again until the next session in January.


A wonderful blog with amazing pictures, worth a read for anyone wanting to live the dream or relive memories. A huge thanks to Brett Hodder for sharing it with us.
Welcome aboard Wind of Change for our trip to the tropical islands of the South Pacific.
My fascination with all things nautical blossomed when as a teenager, I went for a sail on my cousins's 14 foot Calypso catamaran in the passage at Bribie Island. From then on, I learnt that the only fuel I needed to make a boat move was an understanding of the inter-action between wind and sail. Soon after, I bought my own 14 "footer" and was happy tottering around the tranquil waters of Wivenhoe Dam when another catamaran sailed past me at twice the speed.
I thought it was time for a bigger, faster catamaran and I progressed to a 6 metre Nacra cat. The thrill of twin trapeze racing at 25 knots in 20 knots of breeze was to me the ultimate adrenaline rush.
Now a lot wiser and older, I am happy to plod along at 8 knots knowing that at any time, a hot cup of coffee is only minutes away.
Wind of Change is a Seawind 1250 (41 feet) built at Woolongong in 2012. Seawind Catamarans have a reputation of building a sturdy ocean going vessel and feed back from several other Seawind owners we knew commented that they were happy with their boats and the way they sailed.
Even with all the safety gear, donations, food and equipment on board needed for a 6 month trip, we still had plenty of room left over and the boat didn't look like a back packers' dormitory.
It was August 2014 when I received a phone call from a fellow sailor/friend named Rob who I had met on the Louisiades Rally of 2012. He was going to retire in 2015 and wanted to go for a sail into the South Pacific. It had always been a dream of mine to go sailing to these remote islands and I readily accepted an invitation to accompany him on this noble venture.
I am very fortunate to have a boss who gives me the time off work to pursue my sailing exploits.
So after lots of emails, researching on the inter-web, gathering all the donations and sorting out fact from fiction with regards to quarantine, 10 months had dissipated very quickly and the planning was as complete as it could be for the anticipated 5 month trip to New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Solomons and finally P.N.G.
I wanted to see this part of the Pacific, firstly because of my interest in World War 2 history and secondly to provide some humanitarian work. People in these remote areas don't need money as such; the usual practise is to exchange clothing, toiletries, fishing items, tools etc for fresh fruit and vegetables that they grow in their "gardens". We are also going to donate school supplies to the teachers in the Solomons and P.N.G.
The sailing season commences in May, to coincide with the end of the cyclone season and it is a good idea to be off the Coral Sea by the end of November when the Monsoon drifts south from Indonesia creating conditions unsuitable for sailing, like tropical depressions that could intensify into cyclones.
Our first big leg from Coffs Harbour to New Caledonia. 6 days and nights at sea. Roughly 1000 Nm.n Daron and I had sailed the boat to Coffs from Brisbane prior to departure.
Our voyage then continues from Ouvea Atoll to Vanuatu, across to the Solomons and then back down to PNG. From PNG, we spend one night at the Herald Cays, 200 Nm off the coast of Townsville. From Townsville, we work our way back down the coast to home.
After studying the charts, it can be seen why it is called the Coral Sea. It's peppered with coral atolls that seem to rise from nowhere. They actually sit at or just below the water's surface, or in some cases form beautiful cays and islands. I certainly have a new found admiration for the early navigators such as Captain Cook and Bligh for venturing into at the time uncharted waters and making it back to merry old England to tell the tales. Yes, I should mention that the French (Bouganville) and the Dutch (Torres) were sticking their noses into this part of the Pacific as well. The Pacific certainly has a rich maritime history going back to the 1600's.


Bellow are main description of Mi Light Series Remote Control.
RGBW Remote Controller User InstructionThis manual describes the RGB white Remote Controller used for RGBW light bulb.It can control the led lights up to four different zones, change the color, dim/brighten the lights, warm/cool white, different programs.
Programs:Program 1 (RGBW Fade In Fade Out)This program fades in and fades out the color red, green, blue and white one after another.
Program 2 (color Flash)In this program, red, green, blue, white, yellow, purple flashes to change.
Program 3 (Disco)Different colors strobe and flash to change.
Program 4 (Red Color Ramp Up and Flash)In this program, red color brightens from 0%-100% and shuts down, then flashes three times.
Program 5 (Green Color Ramp Up and Flash)In this program, Green color brightens from 0%-100% and shuts down, then flashes three times.
Program 6 (Blue Color Ramp Up and Flash)In this program, Blue color brightens from 0%-100% and shuts down, then flashes three times.
Program 7 (Color Change + Flash)Here several colors fade into each other and then flash randomly.
Program 8 (Fade in and Fade out)Here different colors fade into each other.
Program 9 (Strobe White)Just white color flashes up.
Tips:To dim all RGBW lights at once or change the color, first press "Master ON". TO do this with individual lights, first press " Zone ON".Secondly, choose the color or brightness according to the color ring or brightness ring.
Grouping of several lights:You can add an endless numbers of lights to a zone on the 4 channel remote by linking the lights to different zones.This way you are completely flexible in creating different group combinations.
kya yeh remote local rgb jo daraz pe mil rahi hain un ke sath work kare ga?
Nai bhai ye sirf Mi Light ky sath chaly ga.


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Food allergy as a risk factor for life-threatening asthma in childhood: a case-controlled study.
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003; 112(1):168-74JA
No objective clinical risk factors exist for pediatric life-threatening asthma.
In this study, we address whether persistent food allergy and degree of atopy are risk factors for life-threatening asthma.
By use of a case-controlled design, children (1-16 years) ventilated for an exacerbation of asthma were enrolled. Each case was matched by sex, age, and ethnicity, with 2 controls who had attended with a non-life-threatening exacerbation. All subjects were assessed by means of a questionnaire, spirometry, and skin prick or RAST testing. The data were analyzed by conditional logistic regression.
Nineteen cases and 38 controls were enrolled. Compared with controls, cases were found to have the following risk factors: food allergy (odds ratio, 8.58; 95% CI, 1.85-39.71), multiple allergic diagnoses (4.42; 1.17-16.71), early onset of asthma (6.48; 1.36-30.85), and frequent admissions (14.2; 1.77-113.59). After regression analysis, only frequent admission with asthma (9.85; 1.04-93.27) and food allergy (5.89; 1.06-32.61) were independently associated with life-threatening asthma. Half the cases had food allergy compared with only 10% of controls.
This study demonstrates that poorly controlled asthma and food allergy are significant risk factors for life-threatening asthma. More intensive management of this high-risk group of children might help to reduce future morbidity and mortality.
Roberts G
Department of Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, St Mary's Hospital, London.
Patel N
Levi-Schaffer F
Habibi P
Lack G
AdolescentAllergensAsthmaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFood HypersensitivityHumansInfantLungMaleMultivariate AnalysisRisk Factors
Roberts, Graham, et al. "Food Allergy as a Risk Factor for Life-threatening Asthma in Childhood: a Case-controlled Study." The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 112, no. 1, 2003, pp. 168-74.
Roberts G, Patel N, Levi-Schaffer F, et al. Food allergy as a risk factor for life-threatening asthma in childhood: a case-controlled study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003;112(1):168-74.
Roberts, G., Patel, N., Levi-Schaffer, F., Habibi, P., & Lack, G. (2003). Food allergy as a risk factor for life-threatening asthma in childhood: a case-controlled study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 112(1), pp. 168-74.
Roberts G, et al. Food Allergy as a Risk Factor for Life-threatening Asthma in Childhood: a Case-controlled Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003;112(1):168-74. PubMed PMID: 12847494.
TY - JOUR T1 - Food allergy as a risk factor for life-threatening asthma in childhood: a case-controlled study. AU - Roberts,Graham, AU - Patel,Neeta, AU - Levi-Schaffer,Francesca, AU - Habibi,Parviz, AU - Lack,Gideon, PY - 2003/7/9/pubmed PY - 2003/8/15/medline PY - 2003/7/9/entrez SP - 168 EP - 74 JF - The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology JO - J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. VL - 112 IS - 1 N2 - BACKGROUND: No objective clinical risk factors exist for pediatric life-threatening asthma. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we address whether persistent food allergy and degree of atopy are risk factors for life-threatening asthma. METHODS: By use of a case-controlled design, children (1-16 years) ventilated for an exacerbation of asthma were enrolled. Each case was matched by sex, age, and ethnicity, with 2 controls who had attended with a non-life-threatening exacerbation. All subjects were assessed by means of a questionnaire, spirometry, and skin prick or RAST testing. The data were analyzed by conditional logistic regression. RESULTS: Nineteen cases and 38 controls were enrolled. Compared with controls, cases were found to have the following risk factors: food allergy (odds ratio, 8.58; 95% CI, 1.85-39.71), multiple allergic diagnoses (4.42; 1.17-16.71), early onset of asthma (6.48; 1.36-30.85), and frequent admissions (14.2; 1.77-113.59). After regression analysis, only frequent admission with asthma (9.85; 1.04-93.27) and food allergy (5.89; 1.06-32.61) were independently associated with life-threatening asthma. Half the cases had food allergy compared with only 10% of controls. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that poorly controlled asthma and food allergy are significant risk factors for life-threatening asthma. More intensive management of this high-risk group of children might help to reduce future morbidity and mortality. SN - 0091-6749 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/12847494/full_citation L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0091674903013848 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -
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Food Hypersensitivity
Asthma symptoms and bronchial reactivity in school children sensitized to food allergens in infancy.
Eczema in early childhood, sociodemographic factors and lifestyle habits are associated with food allergy: a nested case-control study.
Food allergy and the development of asthma symptoms.
Placebo-controlled double-blind food challenge in asthma.
The prevalence of food allergy and other allergic diseases in early childhood in a population-based study: HealthNuts age 4-year follow-up.
Development of Respiratory Allergies, Asthma and Allergic Rhinits in Children with Atopic Dermatitis.
Food allergy and asthma--what is the link?
The development and prediction of atopy in high-risk children: follow-up at age seven years in a prospective randomized study of combined maternal and infant food allergen avoidance.
Food allergy is associated with potentially fatal childhood asthma.
[Allergen sensitization and asthma in children from 1 to 3 years of age].


The 1821 publication of Thomas de Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater was a watershed event, injecting into the Romantic era a commentary on what opium addiction actually involved, its effects on the mind, body and spirit, and effectively establishing the genre of drug literature as we know it today. The phenomenon of narcotic fancy was an integral part of the Romantic mindset, best exemplified by Colleridge's opium-inspired epic poem 'Kubla Khan', and poets of the next generation over in France, notably Théophile Gautier and Charles Baudelaire, caught the vibes. In the 1840s, these two were members of the 'Club des Hashischins', a loose group of artists and writers who gathered in the Hotel Pimodan in Paris in order to partake of cannabis orally in what we would now describe as 'heroic doses'. Of western countries at that time, France was the best acquainted with cannabis, due to its invasion of Egypt in the Napoleonic era and the subsequent interest in and importation of the drug by its soldiery. These poets would now put cannabis on the drug-lit map, alongside opium and its derivative laudanum.


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Q: How to see redraw activity in QML? According to a Qt blog post from 2011, there is supposed to be an environment variable QML_FLASH_MODE that can be set to 1 to see which areas of a QML application are being repainted.
I have set this variable for a Qt Quick 2 application that I'm writing and there is no visual difference to running the application without this variable.
Is there any other way to see QML redrawing activity? I'm trying to troubleshoot performance issues.

A: It looks like QML_FLASH_MODE was removed in this commit as part of refactoring to support separate rendering loops per window. Reason why it was removed is not obvious, but anyway its gone now.
If you think QML_FLASH_MODE will help you to analyse your scene, you can always get back to Qt 5.1.1 where it still should be present.
On the other hand, to visually analyse scene is not always efficient. I suggest to use qtcreator's profiling. Take a look at property bindings that reevaluated just before painting happens. This should help you to figure which property changes have triggered redraw and could give you some hints on how to optimise your scene.
If you just want to count fps or log when frames being painted, check QQuickWindow::frameSwapped signal.


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Although traffic fatalities have decreased over the course of the 20th century, there are still roughly 32,000 fatal crashes every year in the USA. Automakers around the world are tirelessly working to improve the technology in their vehicles to make them better able to prevent collisions before they happen. In recent years, Mercedes-Benz has become a leading manufacturer of safer, smarter vehicles. Mercedes-Benz is particularly proud of its new hi-tech Intelligent Drive system. What Is Intelligent Drive? Intelligent Drive refers to a complex network of radar sensors, cameras, and software built into certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles. With the use of a special stereoscopic camera on the front windshield, an Intelligent Drive car can easily scan… Continue Reading »
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In just a few weeks, the next generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class will be unveiled. The new sedan carrying a 2017 model year will make its official debut on January 11, 2016 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. To hype the arrival of the new E-Class, Mercedes-Benz released another trailer of it via its official YouTube channel. The video shows the camouflaged version of the auto undergoing comprehensive testing in different locations, climate conditions, and roads. The clip also demonstrates the various technological features of the car that aim to make driving experience safer, more convenient, and enjoyable. The video reveals several key information about the upcoming E-Class. According to… Continue Reading »
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It's easy for cooking and mealtimes to become a chore. I love to cook, but after three years of balancing school with work and family, coming home exhausted every day just to spend hours studying, I lost my love for it. I just wanted to find something quick and easy that would get everyone fed each night. After my graduation in May, I was determined to rediscover the joy I once found in cooking. Then I found Bread and Wine. It couldn't have come at a more perfect time.
Shauna Niequist perfectly ties together faith, family, and food in a book that is part memoir, part cookbook, and entirely wonderful. This is not a book to read in one sitting or even in a couple of days. It's a book to read a snippet from, then mull it over (and try the recipes) before moving on to the next portion. It will make you fall in love with food, cooking, and sharing meals with the ones we love.
This is the perfect book for "foodies," but it's about so much more than food. Shauna openly shares her life and faith, including her infertility and miscarriages, her struggles with weight and body imagine, and the struggle to really, fully be where you are.
As I finished this book, it led me down some other trails, pointing the way to other books already on my to-read list. I'm following it up with The Hour That Matters Most by Les and Leslie Parrott (a books bout the lost art of family mealtimes) and The Unwired Mom by Sarah Mae.
I highly recommend this book! I rarely give a book five stars, but this one makes it onto that list.


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Cameroon - US Consular Information Sheet
Cameroon is a developing country in central Africa.
Although there are many natural and cultural attractions in Cameroon, facilities catering to Western-styl Read More Show Less
tourism are quite limited.
The capital is Yaoundé, though Douala, the country's largest city, is its main port and commercial center.
Official languages are French and English, though French predominates in most of the country.
English may be used in Cameroon's two Anglophone provinces of Southwest and Northwest, and the larger cities.
The staff of major hotels in Cameroon's large cities is usually bilingual.
In February 2008, social and political unrest led to civil unrest, although the immediate threat of violence has now receded.
For general information on Cameroon, read the Department of State Background Notes on Cameroon.
A valid passport, visa, evidence of yellow-fever vaccination, and current immunization records are required, and travelers may be denied entry if they lack the proper documentation.
Travelers should obtain the latest information and details from the Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon, 2349 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 20008, tel: (202) 265-8790, fax: (202) 387-3826.
Visit the Embassy of Cameroon's web site at http://www.ambacam-usa.org/ for the most current visa information.
During the week of February 25, 2008, Cameroon experienced significant civil unrest in half of its ten provinces, most notably in the port city of Douala.
Demonstrators clashed violently with police and then military personnel, resulting in the reported deaths of forty persons and arrest of over 1,600 individuals.
The unrest was marked by widespread road blockages, attacks on public and private vehicles, looting, burning of government and other buildings, and roaming crowds of malcontents.
This disturbance created shortages of fuel, food and other supplies throughout the country, and was ended through the deployment of military units and the use of significant force.
Following the restoration of order, some efforts have been made to address fuel and food prices that were among the key grievances of the demonstrators.
However, economic conditions, notably the high unemployment rate, remain difficult without the prospect for rapid improvement.
Political tensions also remain, particularly over a possible amendment to the Constitution that would allow President Biya to serve again.
Although a rapid resumption of violence is considered unlikely, Americans living in or visiting Cameroon are encouraged to stay abreast of local political and social developments that could signal additional difficulties for the country.
Embassy employees have been instructed to refrain from travel outside of city limits after dusk, and to monitor their movements in centrally located areas within cities and towns.
Private American citizens are urged to follow the same guidelines and are strongly advised against nighttime travel.
Armed highway bandits (most notably in border areas); poorly lit roads; hazardous, poorly maintained vehicles; and unskilled, aggressive and/or intoxicated drivers pose a threat to motorists.
Attacks and accidents are most common outside major towns, especially in the provinces bordering Chad and the Central African Republic but occur in all areas of the country.
The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to neighboring Central African Republic (CAR).
On occasion, conflict between insurgents and government security forces in CAR has spilled across the border into Cameroon, affecting outposts in both Adamawa and East Provinces.
Humanitarian and religious workers in eastern Cameroon are strongly encouraged to coordinate their efforts with the Embassy and the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Yaoundé.
In February 2008, an attack by rebel insurgents on Ndjamena, the capital of Chad, forced the evacuation of the Embassy in Chad and sent up to 50,000 refugees across the border into the town of Kousseri in Cameroon.
Although the attack was ultimately repelled, the possibility of further military action by the rebel forces remains.
In late 2006, inter-ethnic clashes were reported in the town of Kye-Ossi near the Cameroonian border with Gabon.
These confrontations were a result of a discord between moto-taxi drivers and the security forces, which resulted in demonstrations and roadblocks.
According to security authorities, tensions in the area are still high, despite the deployment of a large security force to the region.
Following a ruling from the International Court of Justice defining a section of the Cameroon-Nigeria border, Cameroon assumed administrative control of most of the Bakassi Peninsula, in August 2006, with Nigerian military forces withdrawing across the border.
Although the transition has generally gone smoothly, there was an attack on Cameroonian military forces in November 2007, reportedly by criminal elements from the Niger Delta not connected to the Nigerian government.
It is very difficult to reach Bakassi, but travelers thinking of going near there should exercise extreme caution as there is the potential for violence if tensions rise.
Up-to-date information on safety and security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444.
Crime is a serious and growing problem throughout Cameroon and U.S. citizens should exercise caution when traveling in Cameroon.
Internet-based crime is escalating rapidly, and Americans should be extremely skeptical of financial
transactions --
e.g. adoptions, hiring a service worker, such as a nanny, to come to the U.S., or purchasing a pet -- that involve sending money for goods or services not yet delivered (see below).
In February 2008, two European nationals were kidnapped by criminals posing as businessmen seeking to establish a palm oil export business. Although several perpetrators were arrested and the individuals were not harmed, the incident highlights a dangerous new confluence of internet-based and violent crime.
If you have concerns about the legitimacy of a transaction, such as adoption, in Cameroon contact the U.S. Embassy in Cameroon – see Registration/Embassy Location section below.
All foreigners are potential targets for theft with possible attendant violence.
Petty crimes, crimes against persons, thefts from vehicles, and of vehicles are the most common criminal activities.
Armed banditry is a growing problem throughout all ten provinces in Cameroon.
Specifically, incidents of armed highway-robbery have been reported in the North West, West, South West and East provinces.
Armed bandits have erected road barricades on major routes that link rural towns to provincial headquarters, and have taken as many as 100 cars in a single attack.
To curb banditry, security personnel may request persons to show their passport, residence card, driver's license, and/or vehicle registration at random checkpoints.
Certified copies of these important documents should be kept in a secure location separate from the originals.
Security personnel have been known to ask for bribes and may hurt citizens who refuse to pay.
The U.S. Government does not condone bribery or corruption of any kind.
Due to the frequency of criminal incidents involving public transportation, American citizens are advised that use of public taxis can be dangerous.
In April 2007, two American women were assaulted and robbed in a taxi.
Public taxis in Cameroon function more like the U.S. bus system with drivers stopping to pick up additional passengers as long as there is space left in the vehicle.
There have been numerous reports of assaults and robberies committed by "passengers" in shared taxis since crimes – rape and robbery being among the most common – are often a collaborative effort between the driver and "passengers."
If a traveler must use a taxi, the use of a private taxi – or a taxi hired for exclusive use by the individual for that particular trip – where the driver is known to the passenger is a better alternative to the use of shared taxis.
Taxi passengers should be particularly vigilant at night.
The risk of street and residential crime is high, and incidents of violent crime are on the rise throughout the country.
During the last year, the number of carjacking and armed burglary incidents in residences and restaurants, particularly in Yaoundé and Douala, continued to increase.
Carjacking and robbery has also been reported on rural highways, especially in the Northern provinces and regions near Cameroon's border with the Central African Republic.
On March 27, 2006, 11 armed men attacked a group of four U.S. citizens in a private residence (adjacent to a hotel frequented by expatriates) in Kribi, located in the Southern province.
A group of five armed bandits held up and robbed staff and guests of a hotel in Ngaoundere (Adamawa Province) on December 20, 2006.
Similar incidents occurred in the middle of the night at hotels in Bertoua (East Province) on April 22, 2007, and in Yaoundé (Central Province) on May 15, 2007 when assailants broke into hotel rooms and robbed the residents.
Americans were among the victims.
Crimes against property, such as carjacking and burglaries, have often been accompanied by violent acts and have resulted in fatalities.
There were four incidents of armed robberies in the month of April 2007, involving American citizens in or near restaurants in Yaoundé and Bertoua.
In January 2007, a French expatriate was fatally shot in the upscale Bastos neighborhood of Yaoundé.
The woman was dropping off a friend to her residence and interrupted an attempted home invasion.
Upon realizing what was happening, the friend returned to the vehicle and both women attempted to flee the scene.
As they were leaving, an armed bandit shot and fatally wounded the driver of the vehicle.
In September 2007, several expatriates suffered armed attacks.
In one incident, an Israeli citizen giving a ride to a friend was attacked in Bastos by two men with knives.
In the ensuing scuffle, the Israeli was critically wounded.
A Moroccan diplomat was fatally injured while walking near his residence.
Found unconscious by security guards, he was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.
A Chinese business woman was also robbed and killed outside her home in a neighborhood near Bastos.
All incidents occurred late at night.
In December 2007, a police officer was arrested and jailed in Yaoundé after he and his accomplices surprised a couple returning from Europe and stole a briefcase and jewelry.
In January 2008, three bandits posing as passengers on a bus to Douala – and carrying locally made guns - were intercepted at Bafoussam and apprehended.
In Douala, armed bandits robbed a soap company at gun point, surprising the employees.
They attempted to loot the company's computers, but were intercepted by a SWAT team and ran off.
Also in January, an Embassy employee using public transportation in the Northwest Province was the victim of highway robbers, who robbed the passengers (including a local mayor) and roughed-up those who did not have enough money.
In February 2008, Cameroon experienced a brief period of civil unrest during a taxi strike that involved road blockages, attacks on public and private vehicles, looting, burning of government and other buildings, and roaming crowds of malcontents.
This period was attended by a sharp increase in reported crimes, including the stabbing death of a night watchman at a residence in Yaoundé, an attack at the Brussels Airline travel agency in the Bonapriso district of Douala, an attack by a group of armed bandits on a motorbike rider who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and numerous reports of rape and armed attacks with firearms and machetes in Douala.
Recently, many American citizens have become victims of Cameroonian advance-fee fraud and other scams offering antiques, exotic and domesticated animals, and even adoption services through the Internet.
Americans should be very cautious about sending money or traveling to Cameroon to meet someone contacted via the Internet.
Commercial scams targeting foreigners, including many U.S. citizens, continue to be a problem.
The scams generally involve phony offers of lucrative sales and repeated requests for additional funds to pay for unforeseen airport and/or customs fees.
No one should provide personal financial or account information to unknown parties.
The ability of U.S. Embassy officers to extricate U.S. citizens from unlawful business deals and the consequences is limited.
For more information on international financial scams, including those involving Internet dating, a promise of an inheritance windfall, a promise of a work contract overseas, overpayment for goods purchased on-line, or money-laundering, see the Department of State's publication International Financial Scams.
See our information on Victims of Crime .
Medical facilities in Cameroon are extremely limited.
Even in large cities, emergency care and hospitalization for major illnesses and surgery are hampered by the lack of trained specialists, outdated diagnostic equipment, and poor sanitation.
Medical services in outlying areas may be completely nonexistent.
Doctors and hospitals often require immediate payment for health services in cash.
Pharmacies in larger towns are well stocked, but in other areas many medicines are unavailable.
Travelers are advised to carry their own supply of needed prescription and anticipated over-the-counter medicines.
Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria, the type that predominates in Cameroon, is resistant to the antimalarial drug chloroquine.
Because travelers to Cameroon are at high risk for contracting malaria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that travelers should take one of the following antimalarial drugs: mefloquine (Lariam™), doxycycline, or atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone™) as prophylaxis to reduce this risk.
Travelers who become ill with a fever or flu-like illness while traveling in a malaria-risk area, and up to one year after returning home, should seek prompt medical attention and tell the physician their travel history and what antimalarials they have been taking.
For additional information on malaria, including protective measures, see the CDC Travelers' Health web site at http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/.
There are periodic outbreaks of cholera in Cameroon.
Yellow fever can cause serious medical problems, but the vaccine, required for entry, is very effective in preventing the disease.
In March 2006, avian influenza (H5N1) was confirmed in wild ducks in northern Cameroon.
There have been no reports of avian influenza among humans in Cameroon.
Avian influenza has been reported in both birds and humans in neighboring Nigeria.
For additional information on avian influenza as it affects American citizens residing abroad, please visit the U.S. Department of State's Avian Influenza Fact Sheet.
Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) or via the CDC's website at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx.
For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization's (WHO) website at http://www.who.int/en.
Please see our information on medical insurance overseas .
The information below concerning Cameroon is provided for general reference only, and may not be totally accurate in a particular location or circumstance.
Cameroon's road networks, both paved and unpaved, are poorly maintained and unsafe at all times of the year.
Vehicles are poorly maintained and there is no mechanism or requirement to inspect for roadworthiness.
During the rainy season, many roads are barely passable with four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Livestock and pedestrians create constant road hazards (especially at night) and road safety rules are frequently ignored.
There are few road and traffic signs; speed limits are neither posted nor enforced.
Buses and logging trucks travel at excessive speed and are a constant threat to other road traffic.
Travelers on roads near the borders with CAR and Chad should ensure that their vehicles are fully fueled, and that they have adequate cooking fuel, food, and water for several days as well as a reliable means of communication, such as a satellite or cell phone, or radio.
Visitors who are not in possession of a valid passport and a visa may experience difficulties at police roadblocks or other security checkpoints.
It is not uncommon for a uniformed member of the security forces to stop motorists on the pretext of a minor or non-existent violation of local motor vehicle regulations in order to extort small bribes.
Visitors are advised not to pay bribes and to request that the officer provide a citation to be paid at the local court.
Local law states that vehicles involved in an accident should not be moved until the police arrive and a police report can be made.
If an accident results in injury, drivers should be aware of the possibility that a "village justice" mentality may develop.
If an angry crowd forms, drive directly to the U.S. Embassy or another location where you can receive assistance.
Contact the local police once you are safely away from danger.
Cameroon has no real equivalent to 911-type service or roadside emergency telephone numbers, but you can dial 112 in major cities to contact ambulance services.
American citizens should contact the U.S. Embassy (237) 2220-1500 if emergency assistance is needed.
As there is no direct commercial air service to the United States by carriers registered in Cameroon, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not assessed Cameroon's Civil Aviation Authority for compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aviation safety standards.
For more information, travelers may visit the FAA's internet website at http://www.faa.gov/safety/programs_initiatives/oversight/iasa.
While visiting game parks and reserves, tourists should bear in mind that they are ultimately responsible for maintaining their own safety.
Tourists should use common sense when approaching wildlife, maintain a safe distance from animals, and heed all instructions given by guides or trackers.
Even in the most serene settings, the animals in Cameroon's game parks are wild and can pose a threat to life and safety.
Cameroonian Customs authorities may enforce strict regulations concerning temporary importation into or export from Cameroon of items such as large quantities of medicine or wood products.
Customs regulations also restrict the importation of ivory.
Cash in local currency, the Central African franc (CFA), is the only form of payment accepted throughout the country.
Larger hotels in Yaoundé and Douala will change U.S. dollars and cash traveler's checks, though at a disadvantageous rate.
Credit card cash advances are not available, and most banks do not cash personal or traveler's checks for non-clients.
While credit cards are accepted at some larger hotels and shops in Yaoundé and Douala, caution is urged, as identity theft is endemic in the region.
Some larger banks in Yaoundé and Douala have ATM facilities, and several banks in Cameroon have wire transfer services through Western Union.
The U.S. Embassy does not provide currency exchange, check cashing or other financial services.
Tourists and business travelers should also note that there is an increasing circulation of counterfeit U.S. and Cameroonian currency in the country.
In recent years, business travelers have experienced difficulty in obtaining adequate services from Cameroon's banking sector.
Business travelers are also advised that using the services of a local agent is strongly recommended in establishing a presence in the Cameroonian market.
While photography is not officially forbidden, security officials are sensitive about photographs taken of government buildings, military installations, and other public facilities, many of which are unmarked.
Photography of these subjects may result in seizure of photographic equipment by Cameroonian authorities.
Due to the threat of harassment and the lack of signs designating sites prohibited for photography, photography should be limited to private homes and among friends.
U.S. citizens are advised to seek proper permission before taking a photograph of a specific subject or location.
The government of Cameroon has recently started enforcing laws against homosexuality.
Charges of homosexuality and/or of corruption are also made and enforced indiscriminately in the course of business or personal disputes.
Cameroonian law does not afford many of the protections to which Americans are accustomed, and legal proceedings tend to be complex, lengthy, and subject to inappropriate influence.
Additionally, the condition of detention centers, while improving, is poor.
Persons violating Cameroonian laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned.
During the February 2008 civil unrest, there were reports that people were arrested arbitrarily by law enforcement officials quelling the civil disorder that ensued.
Although no expatriates were known to have been arrested, the Department of State cautions Americans against venturing out during such periods of unrest.
Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Cameroon are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and heavy fines.
Americans living or traveling in Cameroon are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Cameroon.
The U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé is located on Avenue Rosa Parks in the Mbankolo Quartier, adjacent to the Mount Febe Golf Club; mailing address P.O. Box 817; embassy tel. (237) 2220-1500, fax: (237) 2220-1572.
The Embassy Branch Office in Douala is located on the corner of Rue Ivy and Rue French in the Ecobank Building in Bonanjo, tel: (237) 3342-5331, fax: (237) 3342-7790.
Further information, including the U.S. Embassy's business hours, is available at the U.S. Embassy's web site: http://yaounde.usembassy.gov.
This replaces the Country Specific Information for Cameroon dated 7 June 2007, to update sections on Country Description, Entry and Exit Requirements, Safety and Security, Crime, Aviation Safety Oversight, Criminal Penalties, Children's Issues, and Registration/Embassy Location.
48 deaths from Cholera in northern Cameroon
Disease Cholera Cameroon - 5 days ago
Source: Agence Cameroun Presse [in French, trans. Corr.SB, edited]
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A highly contagious disease with faecal-oral transmission, cholera is transmitted by dirty hands or by food contamination and water (contaminated water). According to our colleague, [Journal du Cameroun], 48 deaths due to cholera have been recorded in the northern part of Cameroon.
According to figures compiled on Mon 8 Jul 2019 by the Ministry of Public Health (Minsante), the cholera epidemic, which is raging in the northern part of Cameroon, has already killed 48 people. The northern region, which has been particularly affected by this epidemic for almost a year, has a fatality rate of 6.2%.
Outside the North, the neighbouring Far North region is also affected by the disease, which raises fears of a spread of the disease with the onset of rains in this part of the country. Cholera had also been reported in the southern part of the country, particularly in the Central and Littoral regions, where one death had been registered.
According to the Journal du Cameroun, since the reappearance of the disease last February 2019, 775 reported cases have been counted and confirmed, revealing "an alarming epidemiological situation".
It should be noted that cholera 1st appeared in Cameroon in 1971. Since 1990, major epidemics have been recorded, particularly in 1991, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2011. The general trend shows an annual increase in the number of cases. Between 2004 and 2016, epidemiological surveillance reported 50 007 cases with 2052 deaths, a high case fatality rate of 4.1%.
The main epidemics were recorded in the north, in the northern regions and the Far North and in the south of the country in the Littoral region, which is home to the economic capital Douala. [Byline: Danielle Ngono Efondo]
Health authorities in Cameroon declare Polio public emergency after 4-year absence
Disease Poliomyelitis Cameroon - 2 months ago
Yaoundé, May 30, 2019 (AFP) - Cameroon has declared a public emergency after reporting a polio case in its far north, four years after the virus disappeared from the country, the health ministry said on Thursday. The confirmed case of polio type 2 was found in the Mada area in the remote north bordering Chad and Nigeria, the ministry said in a statement. It declared a "new polio epidemic following the confirmation of a case of poliovirus type 2 detected in samples."
A source at the ministry said the outbreak may have been caused in part by a refusal of vaccinations and the cross-border movement of people in the area. Polio is a highly infectious viral disease which mainly affects young children and can result in permanent paralysis. There is no cure and it can only be prevented through immunisation. International polio vaccination efforts have run into problems in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Militants and religious leaders in rural areas often tell locals immunisation is part of a shadowy conspiracy to weaken their faith.
29 hurt in suicide blast in Cameroon's Far North
Disturbances Cameroon - 8 months ago
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:40:16 +0100
Yaoundé, Nov 28, 2018 (AFP) - At least 29 people were wounded Wednesday when a women bomber blew herself up in a border town in Cameroon's Far North, a region frequently hit by Boko Haram jihadists, security sources said. But a second bomber was shot dead by troops deployed in the town before she could detonate her explosives, the source said. "A suicide bomber blew herself up this morning in Amchide" on the Nigerian border, a regional security source said, speaking on condition of anonymity and giving a toll of 29 wounded.
The attack occurred on market day when the town was filling up with early-morning shoppers, a local civil defence group official said. "There were many people hurt, I saw about 20," he said. "After the attack, the market emptied." A once-bustling trade hub, in 2014 Amchide was thrust into the forefront of a major battle between Cameroonian troops and Boko Haram militants who held the nearby Nigerian town of Banki for several months. The violence forced most residents to flee the town, although some have now begun to return. After pushing back Boko Haram, the Cameroonian army dug long trenches around Amchide and even inside the town to foil new incursions by the jihadists, with Wednesday's attack the first in many months.
Update on treatment of Loiasis in Cameroon
Disease Filariasis Cameroon - 9 months ago
Date: Fri 26 Oct 2018
Source: PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018;12:e0006750 [edited]
<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30226900>
Wanji S, Chounna Ndongmo WP, Fombad FF, et al. Impact of repeated annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on loiasis parasitological indicators in Cameroon: implications for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in areas co-endemic with _Loa loa_ in Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018;12:e0006750.
Loiasis is a filarial infection endemic in the rainforest zone of west and central Africa, particularly in Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Repeated treatments with ivermectin have been delivered using the annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) approach for several years to control onchocerciasis in some _Loa loa_ and _Onchocerca volvulus_ co-endemic areas. The impact of CDTI on loiasis parasitological indicators is not known. Therefore, we designed this cross-sectional study to explore the effects of several rounds of CDTI on parasitological indicators of loiasis.
Methodology/principal findings
The study was conducted in the East, Northwest, and Southwest 2 CDTI projects of Cameroon. Individuals who consented to participate were interviewed for ivermectin treatment history and enrolled for parasitological screening using thick smears. Ivermectin treatment history was correlated with loiasis prevalence/intensity. A total of 3684 individuals were recruited from 36 communities of the 3 CDTI projects, and 900 individuals were from 9 villages in a non-CDTI district. In the East, loiasis prevalence was 29.3% (range, 24.2% to 34.6%) in the non-CDTI district but 16.0% (3.3% to 26.6%) in the CDTI district with 10 ivermectin rounds (there were no baseline data for the latter).
In the Northwest and Southwest 2 districts, reductions from 30.5% to 17.9% (after 9 ivermectin rounds) and from 8.1% to 7.8% (not significantly different after 14 rounds) were registered post-CDTI, respectively. Similar trends in infection intensity were observed in all sites. There was a negative relationship between adherence to ivermectin treatment and prevalence/intensity of infection in all sites. None of the children (ages 10 to 14 years) examined in the East CDTI project harboured high (8000 to 30,000 mf/mL) or very high (more than 30,000 mf/mL) microfilarial loads. Individuals who had taken more than 5 ivermectin treatments were 2.1 times more likely to present with no microfilaraemia than those with fewer treatments.
In areas where onchocerciasis and loiasis are co-endemic, CDTI reduces the number of and microfilaraemia in _L. loa_-infected individuals, and this, in turn, will help to prevent non-neurological and neurological complications post-ivermectin treatment among CDTI adherents.
[Onchocerciasis (African River blindness) is a neglected tropical disease, but the invasive nematode _Loa loa_ is not on the list. The study clearly demonstrates that scheduled regular ivermectin against onchocerciasis also reduced the nematode burden of _L. loa_.
_L. loa_, the African eye worm, is a nematode transmitted by tabanid flies (Order: Diptera; Family: Tabanidae) of the genus _Chrysops_. _L. loa_ may cause skin oedema (Calabar swellings) and may occasionally invade the eye. As far as it is known, there is no animal reservoir. - ProMED Mod.EP]
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Cameroon: <http://healthmap.org/promed/p/65>]
Tourism and commerce bear brunt of Cameroon crisis
Tourism Cameroon - 9 months ago
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 04:59:35 +0200
By Gregory WALTON
Buea, Cameroon, Oct 6, 2018 (AFP) - "For the peak season I would have about 280 persons climbing Mount Cameroon," said John Ngomba, a tour guide in the town of Buea, which has been at the forefront of Cameroon's anglophone separatist insurgency. "But now there are no tourists coming. It's really crazy. The reason tourists are not coming is because of the crisis."
Since an independence declaration a year ago, Buea -- once a tourist hotspot -- has suffered near-daily clashes and visitors have all but disappeared. The violence has claimed the lives of at least 420 civilians, 175 members of the security forces and an unknown number of separatists, according to the International Crisis Group think-tank. "Sometimes I would receive 600 Germans a year. They would come through the cruise ships. I could have about 30 to 50 tourists a week who came to visit," said Ngomba in his hut in the town's Bismarck Fountain gardens.
Cameroon was once a German colony but was divided between Britain and France after World War I -- a separation that lies at the heart of the current conflict. France's colony won independence in 1960, becoming Cameroon, and in 1961 the British-ruled Southern Cameroons was merged into it, giving the new state English-speaking majorities in the northwest and southwest. "I am a father of five children. How am I living with them? It's impossible," said Ngomba, who has appealed for help from the German embassy, which assists with the upkeep of the garden containing a bust of Bismarck.
- Empty hotels -
"The fountain is not even working," he said, looking out over the restive town below and the former German governor's residence, which is now an army base. But Ngomba insisted that the foothills above Buea remained safe. "If the tourists arrive and get to this point, they are safe," he said. "I tell people: after the election, things will be OK," he added of polls due on unday at which President Paul Biya will seek a seventh term.
But several countries including Germany, Britain, Canada and the United States have issued security advisories to their citizens about the anglophone regions. "We used to have customers coming from many countries -- America, Europe, Nigeria," said Janet Nkowo, 30, a receptionist at the Eta Palace Hotel in downtown Buea. "I think it's because of the crisis. The difference is really clear," she said. "We have one-quarter of what we had, I don't know how the director does it. I think things will hopefully get better on Sunday."
Most of Buea's hotels are sitting empty, the majority of shops are shuttered and only a handful of students queued up at the town's university to register for the new academic term. A total of 246,000 people have fled their homes in the southwest region that includes Buea -- and 25,000 have left the country altogether for Nigeria, according to UN figures.
At the town's weekly market, one of the few retail outlets still functioning, many stalls sat empty. A man in a white vest shouted "French bastards" at passers-by, in French. "Maybe if voting passes well, they will come back," said Fidelis Kum, a stallholder selling hair extensions, as customers haggled over live chickens nearby and women sat shelling snails.


Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are critical components of today`s open source software. Given their increased relevance, the correctness and usability of GUIs are becoming essential. This paper describes the latest results in the development of our tool to reverse engineer the GUI layer of interactive computing open source systems. We use static analysis techniques to generate models of the user interface behavior from source code. Models help in graphical user interface inspection by allowing designers to concentrate on its more important aspects. One particular type of model that the tool is able to generate is state machines. The paper shows how graph theory can be useful when applied to these models. A number of metrics and algorithms are used in the analysis of aspects of the user interface`s quality. The ultimate goal of the tool is to enable analysis of interactive system through GUIs source code inspection.


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ON TRADITION: THE YOUNG GENERATION
The production was one of seven events commissioned for the opening of the tjg.'s new venue in the centre of Dresden. The production continues the work of a major Berlin-based project entitled On tradition from 2015, created by the choreographer and video artist Jo Parkes. The video series On tradition was created in the Wedding district with twelve residents or shopkeepers from one street. It focused on the cultural diversity and differing perspectives around tradition.
On tradition: the young generation is also a video series: seven young people, who live in the centre of Dresden or go to school there, deliver short films reflecting on an aspect of their lives that is linked to the topic of tradition. They tell of celebrations and rituals, of self-assertion and about how their own interests are shaped by the family environment. All these themesare expressed by them in the form of dance. The videos are presented on the stage via monitors. The spectators, sat at stage-level, look at them as seven other young people revolve around them in real-time. All the participants are experienced in dance and/or theatre and some of them have been active in the Theaterakademie for several years. They act as mediators between those who are portrayed in the video and the audience by appropriating the gestures of the new "neighbors" and by using them to build new movements. This creates a dialogue between interior and exterior, foreign and familiar, present and absent.
Concept and choreography Jo Parkes
Stage design and costume design Grit Dora von Zeschau
Shooting Ute Freund
Editing Lena Hatebur, Marco Prill
Music Pete Fraser
Dramaturgy Kathi Loch
Theatre education Julia Kuzminska
Premiere 17. Dec. 2016


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