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During my research into the Registration of doctors in New Zealand for a paper presented to the Wellington Medical Historical Society in 2003, the sequence of events for doctors applying to come to New Zealand as a result of Hitler's persecution of the Jews became clear.
I had a particular interest because my parents Dr. Georg Lemchen and Dr. Ruth Lemchen (geb.Mai) had arrived in New Zealand with 2 small children in 1935, leaving behind the Nazi regime which would not allow them to practice medicine, and all the rest of their families.
In 1933 in Germany, Hitler began the first discrimination against Jews. This included denying Jewish doctors the right to health insurance practice. This meant they had no access to the hospitals (except for Jewish ones), and they were unable to study medicine. Those who COULD began to leave Germany. Some went to Edinburgh where a special one year course had been set up. 500 left Germany in the first year. Dr. Alfred Sternberg was one of those. According to an interview with him in Wellington, New Zealand the Dominion newspaper on December 24 1934 reports that 100 went to Great Britain, 200 to Palestine, and the rest to France, Italy and Switzerland. Some applied to come to New Zealand. The first one, in 1934 , came in under the 1924 Act (the NZ details will be spelled out a little later), and was asked to sit the final examination in Dunedin, as were all foreign graduates who came to NZ. Then came several with the added Edinburgh degree which was accepted in New Zealand. Dr. Sternberg was one of those. He registered in New Zealand in 1935.
The next three European doctors who came between 1935 and 1937 could go to Dunedin to do the full 6th year of study and then sit the final examination. Dr.Georg Lemchen was one of those.
None of the refugees who by then were applying to come to New Zealand had qualifications which would allow registration in New Zealand or Great Britain.
The doors were closing fast on Jewish doctors in Europe, as on other professionals as well. The lawyers had already gone, as had the architects. Now the German Jewish newspapers were expelled from membership of the Reich Press Chamber, Art Dealers were ordered to sell out, and the Pharmacists were forced to leave.
At the end of 1935 the German Jews were deprived of citizenship, except for those doctors who were World War 1 veterans. They were still acceptable. However by September 1938 even they were unable to work. This meant another 4,000 doctors were looking for somewhere to go. The borders were closing and for many the chance to leave had been delayed too long.
Recently I heard a survivor from Auschwitz telling of the very public toilet buckets they had to use. The people who emptied those buckets were the Jewish doctors.
It is important now to look at the situation in New Zealand at that time, particularly the registration of doctors.
The first doctor noted to have settled in New Zealand arrived in 1838 (Dr. Joseph Crocome).Among others was Isaac Featherston who came as ship's surgeon in 1841 and became an editor and businessman.
The first evidence of the need to define and regulate medical practice came with the passing of the New Munster Ordinance in 1849, followed by Wellington Provincial Legislation in 1854, then Otago Provincial Legislation in 1864 (with 2 amendments in 1865)
The first Medical Practitioners Act for New Zealand was passed in 1867. It made provision for a Medical Board and the holding of a Register of Doctors. To be registered a doctor required at least a 3 year period of study, within the Her Majesty's Dominions or not. It also required that the doctor attend in person an interview with the Board.
This was replaced in 1869 by The Medical Practitioners Registration Act 1869, followed by The Medical Practioners Act 1908, then 1914 and then The Medical Practitioners Amenment Act 1924. By now there was a Medical Council, a requirement for 5 years study, foreign graduates could be accepted if their country would be likely to accept the New Zealand qualification AND if the doctor" shall pass an entry examination in medicine and surgery to be prescribed by the Senate of the University of New Zealand." There were also disciplinary powers.
The next changes came in The Medical Practitioners Amendment Act 1949 where the Disciplinary Comittee rules are spelled out and there is no specific comment on foreign doctors.
In 1950 the Medical Practitioners Act required 6 years study and the requirement that doctors be on the register in their own country unless they can show good reason for not being on that register.
The first ships arrived in Otago in the 1840s. Otago became a Province in 1853. The Gold rush started in the 1860s. The University of Otago started in 1869. It was open from the beginning to both sexes, all religions and all nationalities. It encompassed Arts, Medicine, Law and Music.
In May 1875 an embryo Medical School was established in Dunedin, Otago. The first 2 years were done in Dunedin and the next 2 years in Britain, usually Edinburgh. In 1882 the University Senate approved the degree of MB. ChB(NZ) and by 1885 the whole 4 years could be done in New Zealand. (The first woman to graduate, in 1891, was Emily Siedeberg - she was Jewish).
By 1923, 870 doctors were practising in New Zealand, 297 of these were Otago graduates.
By 1931 it became evident that the increase in the number of medical students was stretching the facilities to teach them.
In 1937 the 6th year students began to go to the other metropolitan hospitals in New Zealand to extend their experience i.e.Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.
In 1940 there were 100 students in each 2nd year intake.
In 1943 there was an urgent request to Government to increase the intake. Increased to 120 at the end of 1943.
However at the time the first Professional examination was so tough that it was not until 1958 that there were more than 100 students in the clinical classes.
So we can see that increasing numbers of doctors were trying to come into New Zealand at a time when the Medical School itself was having difficulty coping.
First they had to have an entry permit for New Zealand. The political difficulties of that are well documented elsewhere.
The first doctors who came wanting to work as doctors had to do a full year of study in Dunedin, the only Medical School in New Zealand, and pass the examination, unless they had a degree acceptable here. That in itself was a big hurdle, as these men and women had families who either had to go to Dunedin or be cared for elsewhere. They also spoke little or no English. Because the German degree incorporated Dentistry several opted to do that instead.
In 1936 the Medical Council began to be very anxious about the number of refugees who MIGHT arrive. The Minutes of that meeting are not available but thereafter 3 years of medical study in New Zealand were required prior to taking the examination.
In a statement made in 1938 at the Medical Council meeting by Mr. Drake (the Secretary) "in the case of foreign doctors it had been the practice to inform inquirers who were Jewish refugees that in the event of their obtaining a permit from the Minister of Customs, the Council would be prepared to consider allowing them to qualify for registration here by undergoing a 3 year course of study at the Otago Medical School and passing the second professional and both sections of the final professional examination. In regard to all other foreign inquirers it had been the practice to inform them that if they wished to obtain medical registration in NZ it would be necessary for them to undergo the full 6 year course of medical study in the Dominion."
As this was deemed to be likely to lead to anomalies it was decided that in future each case should be referred to the Medical Council and considered separately on it's merits.
At a Council meeting in March 1939 there was disquiet regarding the large number of foreign doctors applying to come to New Zealand.There was a suggestion that at least a fifth of the refugees were doctors (not true).
Later figures show that 34 doctors came to New Zealand out of a total of 1100 refugees. In fact 68 doctors were granted permits but some did not arrive and some could not take up the challenge to go back to Medical School.
At the start of the 2nd World War all those who had not been naturalised were declared to be Enemy Aliens. Alien Control Emergency Regulations restricted possessions and the ability to move about freely away from home. There was also much disquiet around the acceptability of enemy aliens in public positions e.g. hospitals, Health Department posts and school health services, and even whether they should be registered here at all. It must be noted that not only Jewish doctors but also other foreign doctors were caught in this difficulty.
The names of Jewish doctors registered in New Zealand at that time can be found in the NZ Gazette.
Included among them are Anna Lewin; B. Monheimer; A.B. Sternberg; G.Lemchen; E.J.Fischmann; J.Slucki; A.Dreifuss; J.Weiser; D.V.Kallman; Olga Semon; F.Kral; B.Friedlander; W.Katz; K.Erber; J.Rosenbaum; H.Nelson; H.L.Hersch; K.Koplowitz-Kent; M.Reichman; Catherine Newman; H.Schmidt; A.Heppner; O.Einstein; P.Kurzweil; D.Levinsohn; P.Oestreicher; J.Segal; L.Bieder; Hilda Fleischl; S.Hass; C.S.Meyer; Rachel Munk.
There were others, for instance my mother Ruth Lemchen who with two small children and a household which included a doctor husband and his and her parents, was not able to take up any further retraining.
My parents Georg and Ruth Lemchen were a typical young Jewish couple from Berlin. Georg was born in Czarnikau (Germany till Posen ceded to Poland in 1919 and then German speaking in Poland) and brought up in an Orthodox Jewish household. He studied Medicine in Berlin. There he met Ruth Mai a bright Jewish Berlin medical student who had little Jewish education. Her father was a sophisticated European Hofantiquar and her mother had been an educated woman too. Jewish, but not religious.
They married in December 1930 after both had graduated and were working doctors. Hannah was born in 1932, Susi in 1934. The family remained in Berlin as news of Hitler began to cause anxiety. Jewish doctors started to leave including a friend of Georg , Dr Alfred Sternberg who went to Edinburgh where he gained an extra degree and then emigrated to New Zealand (although Canada was his first preference). His Edinburgh degree meant he could be registered in New Zealand. He strongly encouraged Georg to do the same, even though it would mean a year's study in New Zealand. He found the Lemchens a sponsor. Ambrose Lavin was a businessman who had property in Upper Hutt, about 20 miles from Wellington, and had already set Dr. Sternberg up in practice. Dr. Sternberg was keen to move to Wellington and so a place was available in Upper Hutt. Among the incentives was a Ford V8 car.
So the Lemchens went to Czarnikau early in 1935 to say goodbye to the family there and when the permit for New zealand came through said another set of goodbyes to the parents and friends in Berlin. They came to New Zealand on the S.S.Remuera. They could speak very little English, Dad was seasick most of the way and I learnt to walk while at sea BUT they came through the Panama Canal, which was exciting and the New Zealanders on board seemed friendly. They came directly to Wellington arriving on May 13th 1935.
So began a new life. Upper Hutt at the time had a population of 1500 and was a farming district. House calls could be many miles away, to Johnsonville, Paremata, Whitemans Valley or Akatarawa. The need for the Ford V8 was quickly obvious as there were many metalled roads and often fords the only way across a stream. The nearest hospital was Wellington, 20 miles away, and there were small maternity units at Upper and Lower Hutt. Then there was the medical registration. As a foreign doctor Dad was expected to do the final (6th) year at Otago Medical School and pass the final examinations. He went to Dunedin in 1936 and the rest of the family stayed there too. He failed the final exam in spite of being remembered by some of his contemporary students as "very bright and very experienced". He WAS bright, but he was just learning English. He already had a medical degree and an M.D. from Berlin. He sat the special in May and in June of 1937 was granted provisional registration.
Now he could work as a doctor. In New Zealand there was new social security legislation. The politics surrounding that is well documented. In essence he had plenty of work but in a relatively cash poor community. Sometimes payment for medical services came in the form of eggs, or "a puppy for the children" or a pet lamb, which mysteriously went back to the farmer when it got too big to be a household pet. He quickly seemed to find his way, partly because he was eternally grateful that this small community had made a place for him.
The next priorities were to rescue the rest of the family. The New Zealand papers were by now carrying the stories of the Polish problems and the futher restrictions of Hitler. He was able to guarantee that he would support his parents and that they would have no claim on the state including no free hospital attention, nor any access to pensions, for at least 20 years. Julius and Adele Lemchen arrived in New Zealand in 1938 . They were described later by a Government visitor who was assessing their enemy alien status as a "bewildered old couple who could speak little English, were wholly dependent on the family and were of no threat to New Zealand." They relished the family life and as Orthodox Jews they kept the Jewish traditions alive in the family. Not so simple as Wellington was a difficult hour away by car and had the only synagogue.
Barbara was born in Upper Hutt in 1938. By now the local maternity home was accepting of Dad's continental ways (among other things he draped the sheets differently from the NZ way) and could appreciate his undoubted expertise.
Then the Mai parents came to Wellington in 1939. Sure in their hearts that they would be safe in Berlin they had not wanted to leave. Again Dad guaranteed his protection for them.
Both families shared a house in the same grounds which Dad was renting from Ambrose Lavin. One pair Orthodox Jews, one pair secular Jews. So on those rented premises were the main house, the surgery, and a small house for the grandparents.
After war was declared we became enemy aliens. No camera , no radio. Travelling was restricted even for a country doctor who had to let the police know every time he left the town centre; those same police with whom he worked when attending accidents or sudden deaths. Nearby was the Trentham Military Camp from which the NZ soldiers left to go to war. Not easy for people to understand that we were not the same Germans who were the enemy, but victims of that same regime. Fortunately by now a positive attitude had appeared towards the refugee doctors. They were well qualified and "charming and sophisticated". That was the opinion of patients but there were problems in the British Medical Association and the Returned Services Association was not happy with the possible effect of these doctors on the prospects of NZ doctors looking for work.
After the war Dad applied for naturalisation for himself, wife and children. To support his letter of application and as proof of his commitment to New Zealand he revealed that he had bought over £1000 of war bonds. He was still renting a house and providing for his parents and his in-laws.
Somewhere along the line the adults must have decided to stay in New Zealand. Little was ever discussed in front of the children. Upper Hutt grew and the community prospered and so slowly did Georg Lemchen.
The broad picture is similar to that which I have heard from other doctors' families. The details of course vary. The transition from Berlin to Upper Hutt must have been huge. As years went by and first the Dutch immigrants and later a huge variety of other migrants came to New Zealand there were major changes in the way New Zealanders saw themselves and others.
Archives New Zealand, H 1 (8450) 183/47 Admission of foreign doctors ; H 1(17719) 183/42 Medical Council- Medical Act; H 1 (25674) 183/1 Medical
Practitioners Act 1916-1957; H 1 (1186) 183/1/1 Medical act Amendments 1915-32; H 1 (24623) 183/1/1 Medical Act amendments 1948-52; H 1 (34332) 146/4 matters arising out of war: Netherland and Indies admitting doctors; H 1 (11310) 183/2/1 Medical Board constitution meetings.
National Library . Statutes for relevant years.
The Jewish Review (Newsletter published in NZ 1935 - 1940)
The Otago Medical School under the First ThreeDeans. by Sir Charles Hercus and Sir Gordon Bell.
Otago Medical School 1875-1975 . An historical sketch by Gordon Parry
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Vol 1 and 2
An Encyclopedia of New Zealand Vol 2., published 1966, edited by A.H. McLintock
A Small Price to Pay. Ann Beaglehole
R.A.Lochore, From Europe to New Zealand. 1951
The Other New Zealanders. David McGill 1982
Out of the Shadow of War . The German connection with New Zealand in the Twentieth Century Edited by James Bade.
R.E. Wright -St.Clair N.Z.M.J. 9/8/78 No. 617 vol.88,pp103-4
Thanks also to the Jewish doctors and their families who have shared their memories and thoughts with me.
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Explanation: One of the oldest wildlife survival tips out there maintains that the best way to outrun a crocodile is to follow a zigzagging pattern, since the reptile can't make the quick turns.
But when MythBusters Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara traveled to Florida to get chased by hungry crocs, they didn't even have a chance to show off their running skills. Tory pestered a poolside crocodile until it finally lunged at him, yet it didn't care to give chase.
That's because the premise of the busted myth is totally bogus; crocodiles rarely attack from land. The predators prefer to ambush their targets from the water with a lightning-fast lunge.
As Tory's croc encounter demonstrated, if you can escape the initial snap, you should be safe. And even if a crocodile takes off after you, they max out around 10 miles per hour, making it feasible to outrun them in a zigzag or straight line.


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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Definition of alnage in English:
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1The fee or duty charged for alnage of cloth; the revenue raised by this means.
2The action of formally determining whether woollen cloth conforms to particular standards of shape and quality, as required at various times under British law; attestation that these standards have been achieved, by the affixing of a lead seal.
Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman aulnage, alnage, Anglo-Norman and Middle French aunage (French aunage) duty paid per ell on cloth sold, measurement and inspection of cloth from aulner, auner to measure by the ell, to measure (cloth) against a fee + -age.
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Despite the impressive number of Yellow-legged gulls, we failed to find the hoped for casp or white-winger and as the sun set Adam decided to leave. I elected to stick it out for another ten minutes or so but soon the light was too poor to see any detail and, satiated, I decided to head for home. The meadow had more to offer though and as I walked back towards my bike I was privileged to experience a natural spectacle the likes of which I have rarely witnessed. I had almost reached the southern end of the floods when the flock of Golden Plover, some 750 or so birds in total, took to the air in unison. They proceeded to wheel around creating endless murmurations silhouetted against the brilliant evening sky. The rush of their wings and the occasional plaintive wail as they rushed overhead only added to the sensory overload of the spectacle. Beyond them the gulls continued to arrive, languid ranks of flapping silhouettes heading unerringly onwards to roost, unaffected by the majesty of the spectacle unfolding around them. Their haunting cries evoked memories of summer seaside holidays and was strangely juxtaposed to the calls of the Plovers, the epitome of the British uplands. As the sky began to rapidly darken the plovers decided to settle and the swirling masses of gulls provided the only visual sign of life on the meadow. Having been frozen to the spot, I suddenly came to my senses and realised that I had things to do in the real world. I left the meadow feeling both elated and profoundly moved by what I had witnessed.
This evening has reminded me about the intrinsic value of birds by illustrating how they can bring joy in a plethora of ways to a number of people. From the laridophile endlessly scrutinising the primary patterns of large gulls to the naturalist who simply enjoys the majesty of seeing large numbers of wild birds in their natural environment, they provide interest in a range of ways to a diverse group of people. As a birder I revel in the knowledge that I can gain joy from both ends of this broad spectrum of interests. The evening also affirmed my belief that Port Meadow is one of the best patches I could possibly have. Admittedly it doesn't attract hordes of incredible rarities but, on an otherwise dull November evening when twitchers are all but hanging up their bins for the autumn, it provides both birding interest and the potential to leave me rooted to the spot in awe of the majesty of nature. What more could you ask from a flooded field just outside Oxford?


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WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Small white kites dotted the sky over the brilliantly green meadow at Renfrew Park Saturday afternoon. A child held the string of each kite, either admiring its flight or running with it to send it aloft.
A hawk flew over, as though checking out the competition in his territory.
There wasn't a lot of wind, but the light sled kites don't need much, and they flew well. Interspersed among the small kites were a few large, colorful kites flown by adult kite fanciers
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Basically i was wondering if it is possible to schedule a batch file to run once another EXE file completes?
Primarily i want my batch file to run only after a certain exe process finishes running on startup. Because i dont know when the servers get rebooted i cant set the batch to be a scheduled task and i dont really know/feel conifdent in tinkering with the exe code.
At the moment i have my batch file code running on startup but tell it to sleep for 20 minutes before doing the rest of the code, by wish time ususally the EXE i need to have started before the batch file completes has been completed. However as you can see it isnt a very elegant solution.
Is there a way flag or something that allows me to know when the EXE file runs or when it finishes?
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Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has said that the
courts and Parliament are to blame for the ongoing trade in
personal information uncovered by its Motorman investigation.02 Sep 2009
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) uncovered 17,500 requests for private information made to a private investigator by 400 journalists. Information handed over included ex-directory addresses and contact details for security service personnel and celebrities.
Giving evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport, Graham said that the ICO highlighted the problems of the trade in personal data in a report, What Price Privacy Now?, in 2006 but action had not been taken by the authorities.
"Any fines you get from magistrates can be written off as a business expense," he said, according to The Guardian newspaper. "We were let down by the courts, who didn't seem to be interested in levying even the pathetic fines they had at their disposal; we were rather let down by parliament in the end, with no legislation; and we were let down by the newspaper groups, which didn't take it seriously."
The ICO's Motorman investigation into the activities of private investigator Steve Whittamore uncovered 17,500 requests for private information on behalf of 400 journalists working for some of the UK's biggest papers, including the News of the World, whose royal reporter Clive Goodman was later found guilty of hacking into people's mobile phones to find stories.
In 2006 the ICO's What Price Privacy Now? report named the newspapers which used the raided investigator, and said that the Daily Mail used it more than any other paper.
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Graham defended the ICO's decision not to prosecute all the reporters involved in the seemingly illegal purchase of personal data uncovered by its investigation. He told MPs that his office did not have the resources to pursue all the cases.
"It would not have been good regulation for the Information Commissioner's Office to prioritise this particular bit of the jungle," said. "We are concerned with the whole trade in information."
"You would have to go through [each case] forensically to achieve the standard of proof required in a court of law, attach each to a story … and work out if our lawyers could get the better of their lawyers," he said. "The appropriate response was to make big issue of it … tackling it at source and at the top level by legislation."
The Guardian this week revealed that the targets of the information requests included Government minister Peter Hain, Conservative party chairman Chris Patten and Liberal Democrat peer Lord Avebury, as well as celebrities such as John Cleese, union leader Arthur Scargill and royal aide Tiggy Legge-Burke.
Private investigators obtained details by conning British Telecom into giving them out or by using moles with access to Government databases, the Guardian investigation revealed.
An ICO spokesman said that it has not released details of the investigation and that it could not confirm the accuracy of the information reported by The Guardian.
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Organization: Fifth International Conference on Advanced Computer Science and Information Technology (ICAIT 2016)
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Fifth International Conference on Advanced Computer Science and Information Technology (ICAIT 2016) will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of Advanced Information Technology. The Conference looks for significant contributions to all major fields of the Computer Science and Information Technology in theoretical and practical aspects. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to meet and share cutting-edge development in the field. Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to
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We've been keeping an eye on Vicious Cycle's upcoming action platformer, Dead Head Fred, for a while now. The game, set in the twisted noir setting of Hope Falls, tracks a detective whose dedication to his job earns him an early death and a brain in a jar for a head. While we recently got an interview with the president of Vicious Cycle on the game's progress, we've been looking forward to getting out hands on the title. At Sony's Gamer's Day, we managed to pick the game up for a few minutes for some new impressions.
The build at the event was an early beta build, so it didn't have all of the features in the game, such as the ability to skip certain scenes or access any of the mini-games, like the intriguing Featherdome, where you take a mutant rooster and engage in cockfights for money and prizes. It did, however, feature two stages: Castle Steiner and a redesigned Zombietown. Castle Steiner was interesting because it was the tutorial for the game, where Fred learned what happened to him as well as how to use his various abilities within the game.
One thing that we noticed is that Fred's initial Jarhead came with a special ability that could be triggered with the circle button. By holding it down, players could turn themselves invisible and go into stealth mode. Launching an attack from this mode would cause twice the amount of damage on an enemy, which was a great way to weaken strong opponents. However, even if Fred needed to go toe to toe with a zombie or other creature, he appeared to be fast enough with his punches and kicks. If a monster managed to get through his offense, he also managed to be skilled enough to potentially counter an incoming attack.
Counters were interesting because they essentially triggered a quick mini-game where players would have to pound on the attack button to fill a gauge while your opponent struggled to get free of Fred's grasp. If players could quickly fill it in time, they could then perform a finishing blow that would fill up Fred's rage meter. This could be used in either a radial attack to disperse a group of enemies, or in a concentrated blast that would inflict serious damage on one opponent.
We also managed to find out a little more about how Fred will acquire the various heads in the game. A character by the name of Sam Spade (who also happens to be the town gravedigger) will open up shops across the whole city of Hope Falls. If Fred manages to decapitate a certain number of enemies, he can trade them in for a new head with new abilities. It was unsure if he'd be able to take any bonus heads and trade them in for upgrades or other items that he could use on his quest, which should last up to twenty hours across 12 large environments.
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Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard for Mac announced
Logitech has a couple of goodies announced for Mac users, and one of them would be the Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard for Mac, while the other is the Logitech Rechargeable Trackpad for Mac, but we will look at the former in greater detail for now. The Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard for Mac will boast of Logitech Easy-Switch technology that is not different from the extremely popular Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810, allowing you to switch from typing an e-mail on your Mac to taking down notes on your iPad, in addition to replying to a text on your iPhone, all through the simple press of a button. This sure as heck beats reconfiguring the different devices mentioned so that it will play nice with your Bluetooth enabled keyboard.
For instance, the Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard can pair with up to three Apple devices simultaneously, and it will sport all of the familiar Mac layout features of the keys any Mac fanatic would expect, and they definitely include Command, Brightness and Mission Control. With a sleek aluminum design that matches the Apple style, it will not look out of place whether placed beside the Mac, iPad or iPhone.
Apart from that, it has an attractive design (so that your Mac loving friends won't look at it like a pariah peripheral), where this keyboard was specially built to maximize usability and power. Sporting a bright illumination of its backlit key characters, it is extremely easy to read in low light conditions or at night, making it a snap to type in just about any other environment. The keyboard will be able to turn on its illumination whenever your hands approach, while it has a light sensor that helps it automatically dim or brighten based on the amount of light in the room.
The Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard will arrive in the US and across the pond sometime next month, meaning this is not a good candidate for Christmas 2012, retailing for $99.99 a pop.


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Festive season is on in India. Lord Ganesha has departed, leaving us with all his blessings, and now it is time to be all set for Navratri, Dasherra and Diwali. The cheerful sparks have already filled the ambience with joy and enthusiasm. For this joyous season, fashion has to be as glorious as season itself, and thus, Shakumbhari brings you a spanking new array of Indian traditional dresses for the season, showcased at the online boutique of the company.
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Northeast Big Data Hub Announces CRUX: The Collaborative Resource and Understanding Exchange Program
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDIH) has recently announced the CRUX program: a Collaborative Resource and Understanding Exchange. Starting in spring of 2018, CRUX will launch the development of NEBDIH's forthcoming Big Data Map and Assets Platform, with an ultimate aim of connecting the dots to create data-driven solutions to real-world problems.
CRUX represents a community-driven approach to accelerating data-driven innovation. In this first phase, NEBDIH will recruit a cohort of six doctoral candidates from across the Northeastern United States, who will serve as ambassadors engaging leaders in their fields of study, assessing their data science needs and collecting use cases and data sets for the platform. The goal is to provide real-world applications and data sets to data scientists, while providing subject matter experts from academia, corporate and government sectors access to Big Data expertise.
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Everyone is in shock after Turkey's prime minister; Ahmet Davutoglu announced his resignation on May 5th! Didem Buhari Gulmez wrote that "the resignation reflected a wider split within Turkey over the need for security-oriented policies, the validity of the deal between Turkey and the EU over refugees, and the aim of Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, to move the country toward a presidential political system."
Turkey's former prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Source: Financial Times
Davutoglu's resignation also puts the very new Europe and Turkey deal regarding Syrian refugees in danger. The ongoing negotiations over the EU-Turkey deal, which focus on Turkey agreeing to the readmission of refugees in return for financial assistance worth 3 billion euros and a facilitated visa scheme for Turkish nationals, have raised some hope that the refugee crisis could bring about a 'strategic rapprochement' between Turkey and Europe.
"Pro-EU circles in #Turkey remain disempowered and Europe is no longer a main reference point for Turkey" https://t.co/2adSi9InWA
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Apart from this, Davutoglu's sudden resignation stirred tension amidst local media and anti-AKP analysts about a palace or civilian coup occurring, however, this only remains a speculation. On the contrary, ever since Prime Minister Davutoglu's resignation the lira has fallen 2.7 percent since Wednesday and 4.5 percent since Monday. Similarly, Turkish stocks have also experienced a downfall by 2.9 percent over the past two days and 7.8 percent for the week.


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The following was an address given by Hesperia Unified School District school board member Helen Rogers during the Monday, November 3 meeting of the school board.
A quote from Charles Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities, expresses very well, my five years spent on the Hesperia Unified School Board: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."
It was the best of times during the first three years I served with Jack Hamilton, Nellie Gogley, Eric Swanson, and Bruce Minton.� These were years filled with many projects and a spirit of comradely and accomplishment.
When asked about my agenda, upon becoming a school board member, I replied that I hoped to give the students of Hesperia the best opportunities and the best education possible.� I also hoped that I could bring the cabinet, teachers, and staff together.� I worked on this goal for three years and I felt I was definitely making headway.� When the new board members came on I felt they undid, in two months, what it had taken me almost three years to accomplish.� According to the teachers, administrators and staff, the morale in our district is at its lowest point ever.� During my first three years on the school board, we always attempted to show that ALL employees in our district were valued.
In those three years I do not recall the board making a decision without discussing how this would affect the students of our district.� Each member was listened to respectfully and I sometimes changed my mind as to how I would vote after hearing the comments from the other four members.� I had complete trust and great respect for all of the board members.� Our only agenda was what we could do to help our students and staff to accomplish the task of providing our students with the best education possible.
I will mention a few of the things we accomplished:� A new stadium for Hesperia High, a new science lab for Hesperia High, a new district office; hired additional police officers to ensure school safety; worked with Victorville to construct sidewalks at Hollyvale to ensure student safety; five new schools were opened - Oak Hills, Krystal, Cypress, Oxford and Cedar, plus we purchased land for another elementary school - Verano.
Robert Kirk stated in many meetings, and I quote, "I'm tired of trying to fix all the problems the old board created."� Yet, interestingly enough, he was certainly willing to take credit for starting five new schools, which were started before his election.
The last two years of my school board experience have been THE WORST OF TIMES.� This board directed cabinet to admonish principals to treat teachers and staff with dignity and respect.� However, it is totally frustrating to me to note that on many occasions, I have observed new board members treating cabinet members, support staff and administrators with total disrespect.� Governance Standard, page 344 states, "Govern in a dignified and professional manner, treating EVERYONE with civility and respect."
The new board members have used harassment, intimidation and belittling as the tools to accomplish their goals. They have been experts in devaluing our support staff and cabinet.� They have allowed only those who share their point of view to talk beyond the five minute limit during open session. The three of them, and their attorney, were allowed to question those in the audience and interrupt those who disagreed with them.� But they would not allow CSEA leadership, Mr. Minton or me the same privilege.� I saw Ruth Ter Keurst, CSEA president, told to sit down when she politely asked to have an additional five minutes to discuss another topic. And once again, I saw the intimidation!
I have seen employees in closed session who were belittled and brought to the point of tears.� I have watched as cabinet members were intimidated and humiliated.� I can truthfully tell you, that if those in the audience could have somehow seen what went on it closed session, by the three new board members and their lawyer, you would have been appalled.� I have actually walked out of closed session, after telling Tristan Pelayes, that I did not have to sit and listen to his garbage any longer.
Power is very important to them.� On several occasions employees were told they would get a position before the selection process began.� Of course, they knew with a three board majority, they could put anyone into any position. Yes, power is very important to them.� But power is only important if used wisely.� Remember, in the Bible it tells us, "Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall," Proverbs 16:18.
The new board has attempted to take away freedom of speech afforded to all of us through our Constitution.� Charles Roedell was stripped of his signs and placed in a corner, at the back of the room, because they thought he was not showing proper respect to them.� It was only after Jake Anderson, an executive from the office of the California State Teacher's Association, wrote a letter to the board informing us that, "If Mr. Roedell complies with the directive, it would have a chilling affect, on the associations' ability to address concerns with the school board at its open meeting."� Only after receiving this from Jake Anderson, has this partially stopped being an issue.
The new board got rid of some wonderful employees, including administrators, cabinet, and support staff.� I will name a few of them:� Hank Richardson, Dave Long, Bill Fagan, George Landon, Cara Bergen, Irene Lopez, Jim Huckeba and Chris Jennison.
The three have been micro managing the entire district by telling administrators and support staff what they should do, think, and say.� Board Bylaw 9200 states: "Understand the distinction between Board and staff roles, and refrain from performing management functions that are the responsibility of the superintendent and staff."
An example, of this, is that they took over George Landon's position as chief negotiator.� Robert Kirk and Tristan Pelayes met and negotiated with land owners.� I wonder what they hoped to receive in return for offering more than the original appraisal.� Perhaps future political favors?
They broke the Brown Act on many occasions.� I will mention one in particular: They all three, met at a Cypress staff meeting.� However, their explanation was that they had brought refreshments, so it was all right.� WOW!� Unbelievable!
Robert Kirk attended a conference concerning the Brown Act.� He took his lawyer, Tristan Pelayes, with him.� The district paid his way.� This had never been approved by the governing board.� Only, after Bruce Minton called Pelayes on this, did he deduct the cost from his monthly bill.� It is interesting to note, that Mr. Pelayes discussed in open session, how he had to correct the presenters because their information was faulty.� Experts on the Brown Act evidently do not have the expertise the Pelayes has.
We have continued to pay Tristan Pelayes' firm between $400 and $1,200 to attend each board meeting.� It is interesting to note, that board members are paid less a month, than Pelayes receives for attending one board meeting.� Just to attend board meetings during the year 2007/2008, the fee from Pelayes was $20,221.83.� I think this is totally irresponsible since we are in a budget crisis.� During the 2007/2008 school year we paid the firm of Pelayes $276,952.29.� Some will argue that other firms charge huge amounts also, but, included in their fees, are architectural designs and other services.� Yet we continue to pay this tremendous amount of money to his firm.� Does anyone besides me find this totally OUTRAGEOUS?
I have become stressed over the treatment of people within our district who have written editorials.� Edie Irwin has been harassed, by being called into the office, where the principal told her that she had been directed by the superintendent, to ask if Edie had written her editorials during the school day.� Anyone who has ever taught would know that no teacher has time during the school day to write an editorial.� Later I learned Mr. McKinney had written a letter to Ms. Irwin asking her why she had included falsehoods in her editorial.� The very next day, I call Mr. McKinney and told him, "Mark while I was working under you at Mesquite Trails, I asked parents for supplies."� He claimed the word "begged" had bothered him.� Do I believe Mark was the instigator of this letter:� I do not.� I believe it was Robert Kirk, who directed Mark, to do something to make Ms. Irwin stop her editorials.� Once again, the harassment and intimidation.� Could Mr. McKinney have refused to write the letter?� Indeed he could have, and then he could immediately start looking for a new job.� When will all of this end?
I could go on, but I believe you get the idea.� All this was done in two short years.� I dread to think what the next two years will bring.� Please get out and vote tomorrow.� We must stop the destruction of our school district and its employees.
Last of all, I would like to thank the many employees of our district who have supported me during the past five years.� Many of you have mentioned that I was in your prayers.� Thank you, I know it helped.� Many of you have become like family and I truly appreciate you.� I have made lifelong friends among the administrators, support staff, teachers, former board members, and parents.� Thank you for your dedication to the students of our district.� After all, that is what my job and yours is really all about.� I looked up the definition of the word "politician."� World Book Dictionary says this, "A person who is active in politics chiefly for his own profit, or that of his party."� I hope in the future I will never be thought of as a politician.� Let's get politics out of the way and return to our real job of educating students.� Thanks again to all of you for your continued support!
Helen Rogers' farewell address to the school board
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I like Miller and Acosta should be banned from the news room. He is a real jerk...
Stephen Miller hands Acosta a new A-hole
When my grandparents came over - through Ellis Island, they had to have a sponsor - someone who would guarantee they could support themselves.
Is that the "Statue of Liberty" that Acosta wants?
Can somebody cite the statute wherein the "Statue of Liberty Law" can be found?
Nowhere. Acosta is a grandstanding jerk.
From G.W. link (you'll have to scroll down because I don't FB and I don't know how to isolate an FB post):
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That's good, solid, soul of wit, humor. Gerald is still an ass but he accidentally posted a funny link. What was your point, anyway?
Can somebody cite the statute wherein the "Statue of Liberty Law" can be found?
Nowhere. Acosta is a grandstanding jerk.
It was the ferret-faced and incoherent little neo-nazi turd Miller who referred to the "Statue of Liberty Law" not, as you two weasels infer, the handsome and articulate Acosta. Miller's coherence in the interview is barely a notch above Brucie's mangled posts.
the handsome and articulate Acosta
Jassie got a man crush, perhaps? LOL
We've been through this before. Jasper has father issues. It's part of his problem with authority, and why is he irresistibly attracted to some of the more mature AMG personages, and relentlessly engages them for attention.
The Washington Post tried to do a fact check, I'd guess to try to prop up the damaged narrative.
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Burning Our Way to the Holiday Season
Last week, I had the chance to revisit a slice of my childhood - not via toast, this time, but via a woodburning project to create our holiday gift packages. My dad picked up woodburning for a time when we were young, and I remember a baseball mitt or two with our childish signatures done with a woodburning tool. I knew I couldn't freehand our Mozdykuchen logo, so I had a small custom branding iron made, and then went to work on some bamboo boards and toaster tongs.
As the slightly acrid smell of seared wood filled the room, I slowly got the hang of the process, and our gift packages can attest to my learning curve! All of the boards have that "done by hand" look to them - some of the logos are darker, some lighter, some perhaps not exactly level, but all of them small enough to leave the bulk of the cutting board for the business of cutting and serving food.
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Edinburgh 2017 : InstruMENTAL; [one-man, fully orchestrated, self-penned biographical one act comedy opera.]: 'Now and then you see something so original and unexpected you will never see things the same way again. This is one such show…The music itself was a monumental achievement. Almost an hour of uninterrupted ebbing and flowing of Gershwin like melodies done through your little brothers shitty Yamaha PSR keyboard. Endless musical motifs, references and jokes. And jokes there were so many. Like the airplane films if there was one you didn't find funny now there was bound to be one coming up that you'd find hilarious. Or as in much of this show's humor, one you'd be clever enough to understand. And this was one of the beauties of the show. There was absolutely no attempt to dumb it down for a mass audience. And in these days of emojies, made in Chelsea and Donald Trump that is certainly a refreshing change. Lyrically he was outstanding. To be quite honest I don't think I've ever heard wittier or better constructed comedy lyrics anywhere. One song was literally just all the expressions for being gay – but they all rhymed! And that's just the tip of the iceberg. A gay, autistic man singing a comedy opera about his time spent in prison and mental breakdown may not be to everyone's taste but it damn well should be. …That being said Robert White should be the biggest comedy star on TV today. He is like no-one else before and I expect since. He should be hosting the panel shows and participating as all the contestants. …So remember this name – Robert White. If there is any justice in the world the star of tomorrow. Just come and see the show I implore you. Reviewer : Steven Vickers, 5 stars - Mumble Comedy --
Edinburgh 2017 : InstruMENTAL; [one-man, fully orchestrated, self-penned biographical one act comedy opera.]: 'Presenting the tale as a comic mini-opera in which he plays the keyboard over pre-recorded samples and orchestral backing, this shift into narrative comedy affords a bit of chronological structure to his dizzying mixture of wordplay, throwaway prop gags, musical allusions and original songs.
With his breakneck introduction, in which he comprehensively rattles through his various afflictions, including depression, an eating disorder, dyslexia and the long-time undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome that was at the heart of his travails, …..Conveying his former wretchedness through extreme similes pairing Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un, ……. White recounts how denial of his homosexuality led him into be victim in an abusive relationship with a woman. The humiliations and physical and mental harm his 'beard' visited upon him are rendered in a deceptively upbeat, romp-along song, including visual images such as him being force-fed potato salad that are a memorable blend of the absurd and horrifying.
Although White ultimately left the relationship, it continued to plague him and he conceived a foolhardy plan to confront his ex in a bizarre outfit with a terrible, prop-based pun, alas only thinking better of this just before he was spotted by the police.
As he tells it, it was conceived through a combination of his incriminating inability to pick up on social cues and appreciate the magnitude of trouble he was in, the authorities' desire to make a misguided example of a vulnerable individual and his reluctance to ask his parents for help for fear of revealing his sexuality. He corrects this stumbling block now with a belting self-acceptance number, blasting through various weird and wonderful euphemisms for gay in a semi-ironic I Am What I Am-style toe-tapper.
He spent time in prison on remand and is very funny portraying the strange characters he met inside, even if he largely retreated into himself, writing a children's musical about a happy blue clown. A melody from it serves as an unstated theme in this score apparently, though that's just one of the finer details rather lost in the pell-mell snatches of pop music allusions, fart noises and a deliberately sampled-to-death pun about coming out to his father.
He arrives at an understanding for his ex, delivers damning asides about the prison system and a comes to fuller comprehension of his own demons.
He provokes sympathy, despite the often airless, gasping-for-breath presentation that makes it difficult to keep up with sometimes.' Chortle - Jay Richardson 2017
'A kind of schizophrenic Frank Sidebottom-on-acid hellscape' 4 stars - The Fountain
'A truly unique, original and personal performance which beguiled me from beginning to end.'4 stars - WeAreDarkChat
Robert White killed with this show, matching an amazing presence to clever jokes and pitch-perfect delivery…… he hides behind a keyboard, constantly twitching and fiddling with the mic stand or the knobs and dials on his board as he expertly jingles his way through his act. Musical comedy is so frequently hit-or-miss, but here the music is an accompaniment to White's nicely written gags, delivered with an acute sense of timing…..He plays the keyboard beautifully, with the lyrics far from beautiful. But he garners serious rounds of applause and howls of laughter. He caters the songs directly to people in the crowd, and most of the front row get a mention more than once…..At one point he commented repeatedly on the laughter as it moved around the room, describing each individual's laugh and how it infected others. It is uncomplicated and obvious, yet we can't help but get caught up in it. He never lets up, his sharp humour moving with the flow. Super-fast quips follow any piece of information gleamed from the willing audience. Simple puns and what should be cheap gags are lent gravity simply by the carefree and confident torrent of his humour. Just brilliant. CHORTLE **** Review date: Sunday 10th Aug, '14 Reviewed by: Graeme Connelly --- Edinburgh 2014 : The Curious Incident of the Gag and the Gun Crime:
'Robert White is an extraordinary talent, or maybe an extraordinary person. Maybe both…… rude songs, appalling puns and outrageous jokes all delivered by a bloke who looks vaguely reminiscent of Tintin. White, of course, gives us about a dozen minority groups for the price of none. ….. mildly terrifying, but very funny……His seemingly endless running commentary on audience reactions is quite brilliant, taking the room right to the edge of a primal scream and then dropping us in an exhausted heap……White also has an impressive ability to improvise songs. He plucks rhymes from the air with relentless accuracy, never missing a beat. This is a show you really should see.' Kate Copstick Aug 2014
'It's his nervously effervescent delivery – a gushing stream of puns and musical stings, transmitted through the static interference of his twitchiness – which is what makes him stand out.....a good punster, and a talented improviser, able to ad lib a song in response to a minor audience disturbance ...... the jumpy energy of the set is compelling.' Steve Bennett CHORTLE
'Robert White is a ball of comedic energy so sharp and expansive you could almost feel the static crackling through your hair. His set comprised of musical excerpts, improvised composition and sounds and harsh comedic superlatives. His sweet, sincere appearance is in sharp contrast to the deluge of perverse wordplay and hilariously disgraceful insinuations. He is like the South Park character of stand up, appalling and shocking from beneath his blond hair and beautiful boyish looks. His absence of the slightest quiescence kept the audience on their toes in thorough entertainment. With his quick intelligence and child's penchant for mayhem, his material and performance are extremely funny, shocking and original. He's a spark amongst the daunting circuitry of the comedy hard drive. Fantastic!' BBC
'Get him on Shooting Stars - Robert White's show is a jaw-dropping riot. ..... the mix of lewd innuendo, cheesy jokes, music hall songs played on a knackered keyboard and sound-effects games makes for a side-splitting hour.' The List - Four stars ****
'Delivering a mixture of stand up, songs, props and audience interaction, Robert White tries hard - and spectacularly succeeds ..... never seems to fail to provoke laughter' Three weeks - Four stars ****
'..... highly impressive, weirdly exciting, audacious hour ..... an unembarassable love of innuendo, musical pastiche, and a dash of unrequited poignancy....... he's a frighteningly good performer .... His camp, musicality and relentlessness are perfect.' Edinburghisfunny - Four stars ****
'Robert White's wildly improvisatory stand-up is part old fashioned music hall comedy, Eddie Izzardesque stream of conscious and just plain oddball. Whichever he's Brilliant' Attitude
"Very Funny fantastic oddball ..... A funny and brave act that exists in the hitherto unmapped space between the music hall comedies of Noel Gay, and autistic savantism" Timeout
' ... souped-up risqué keyboard-based songs, waspish asides and neurotically charged camperie from a hyperactive man-child who is among the most original of this year's Fringe. .... Superb' Telegraph
'Robert White, probably – no definitely – the only asperger, dyslexic, cross lateral, gay, quarter-welsh, webbed toed comedian the circuit' The Guardian
'White takes hyperactive comedy to new heights. Occasionally he becomes so agitated that the audience doesn't know whether to laugh or call him an ambulance !. .... Brilliant' The Skinny
'Precociously talented…With his quickfire wit and relentless energy reminiscent of Lee Evans, he had the audience in the palm of his hand.' Brighton Argus
'He's manic, camp and mildly afflicted…absolutely cracking gags.' Chortle
'A bit of a nutter' 'Very funny!' Kate Copstick
One of the Top ten jokes of the fringe, according to the Dave Channel prize, at the Edinburgh Festival 2010.
Hackney Empire Finalist 2006 - Twice Comedy Cafe New act Winner 2006/7
SYTYF Semi-finalist 2006 - Laughing Horse Semi-finalist 2007 – Brighton New Act Competition 2006 – 2nd Placed and 'special mention'
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Audience reviews:
'Hi, saw you at the Komedia few weeks back, very funny, haven't laughed as hard since a Rik Mayall gig in the 80s!!!'
'I have never laughed so much and so hard in a long time keep it up will definitely see you again .'
'Amazing gig in Leeds yesterday loved it & you handled the idiot well "could have had you 50 times over " -amazing'
'We saw you on Saturday in London. You are hilarious. A comedy genius. Keep up the good work. Will definitely look for you again when we come back '
'Tonight I cried and was breathless. Do you normally have that effect on people? ;) Just brilliant.'
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'Went to your gig tonight in London and you really blew me away, and the endless amounts of laughs you gave the whole house. A huge buzz about you was made after your set.'
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New Gold Standard References for Contact Lens-Related MK
Our new editor Dr. Jason Nichols has requested this new Research Review column for 2009 to highlight the most recent and relevant contact lens research in the world. I have the privilege of writing the first installment of this series.
The two papers that first and foremost come to mind are those published in October 2008 by Dr. Fiona Stapleton and John Dart and their colleagues. These two papers establish the new gold standard references for incidence of and risk factors associated with microbial keratitis (MK) with daily and extended wear of modern contact lens types. These two new papers deserve much attention as they continue to substantiate the classically cited 1989 references from Schein and Poggio in the New England Journal of Medicine that established the incidence of MK with extended wear at about 20 per 10,000 extended wear users (or about 1 per 500 extended wear users).
In fact, I feel these two papers are so relevant to modern day contact lens practice that in my December The Contact Lens Exam column titled "Don't Let Early Studies Sway You From Using New Technology," I also highlighted one aspect of their message. This column will provide more detail and the relevant clinical aspects of their findings.
Examining Incidence of and Risk Factors for Contact Lens-Related MK
The two papers titled "The Incidence of Contact Lens–Related Microbial Keratitis in Australia" and "Risk Factors for Microbial Keratitis with Contemporary Contact Lenses. A Case-Control Study" both published in the same issue of Ophthalmology as companion studies. Stapleton's Australian population-based surveillance study and Dart's case-control study in London share disease definition, severity classification, contact lens wearing schedules definition and hygiene scoring systems to allow for direct comparison of results.
The Australian study identified 285 cases of MK and established the number of wearers of different lens types in the community through a national telephone survey of 35,914 individuals. Table 1 lists the crude incidence rates for MK by lens type. Of clinical relevance is that overnight use continues to be the main risk factor for corneal infection. The risk of MK with regular overnight use remains at about 1 in 500 wearers despite the availability of silicone hydrogel materials. (Although the silicone hydrogel rate is higher than that of traditional soft hydrogel materials, the difference is not statistically significant.)
The study also assessed the crude incidence of severe MK (as opposed to all forms of MK) by lens type (as seen in the third column of Table 1). As expected, the incidence of "severe MK" is lower than all forms of MK for every soft lens type. However, with the relative change in incidence across lens types it becomes apparent that pure daily wear use of daily disposable lenses has the lowest risk of severe MK of all lenses and modalities including daily wear GP use. In fact, they further provided data on the incidence of MK with >2 lines of vision loss (data not shown), and daily disposables worn for pure daily wear or occasional overnight wear (as well as GP daily wear) had zero incidence.
The London researchers identified 367 cases of contact lens-related MK at Moorfields Eye Hospital and 1,708 controls. They similarly concluded that compared with planned replacement soft lenses and adjusted for wear schedule, the relative risk of MK was no different for silicone hydrogel lenses. Although they found a surprisingly increased risk of MK with daily disposable lenses, the risk of vision loss was less than that for planned replacement soft contact lens wearers, which corroborates Stapleton's findings that daily disposable lens use has the lowest risk for severe disease.
Table 2 outlines the risk factors identified in both studies classified as to whether the factor is potentially modifiable. Many of the modifiable risk factors have been previously identified (smoking, poor compliance and overnight lens use); however, the Australian study is the first to show a more than four-fold increased risk of MK if a user purchases lenses from Internet or mail-order sources.
Putting it All Together
Has extended contact lens wear seen its last chance for successful penetration into the contact lens market? As the modality with the greatest risk of corneal infection, we must continue to prescribe extend wear contact lenses with caution. Closely monitor the sub-groups known to be at highest risk in the first few months of wear and clearly educate them of a five-to-six-fold greater risk of MK with overnight use of soft lenses regardless of lens type. Moreover, you should pursue extended wear only if you have a solid practitioner-patient relationship with that patient.
What is readily apparent from the above findings is that when patients fail to comprehend the role of compliance or "shop" lenses for perceived better convenience or price, they also place their eyes at greater risk.
These two new references will likely remain the gold standard until the next generation of lens materials, such as those that feature antimicrobial surfaces, make their way into the market and become widely disseminated for extended wear. CLS
For references please visit www.clspectrum.com/references.asp and click on document #158.
Dr. Szczotka-Flynn is an associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and is director of the Contact Lens Service at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. She has received research funding from CIBA, Vistakon, Alcon and CooperVision.


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