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Sending anti-malaria nets to refugees in Ethiopia
December 3, 2009
Elizabeth McKee Gore, the UN Foundation's executive director of global partnerships, just wrapped up an extensive trip to Ethiopia, which brought her from rural villages to urban centers to everywhere in between. And while it's hard to re-create such a dynamic trip in words, Elizabeth is doing exactly that with a blog series on her incredible experiences.
Elizabeth's on-the-ground stories capture just how far the work of the UN Foundation and its UN partners reaches, whether in health or education, refugees or adolescent girls, peacekeeping or clean water. Take a minute to read these posts, and learn how the United Nations Foundation is creating a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world. (Read the seventh post here.)
Standing in Mai-Aini refugee camp in Ethiopia, I was reminded why it is imperative that the UN Foundation fills a vital gap in malaria funding by providing anti-malaria bed nets, the most cost-effective method of malaria prevention, to refugees in Africa. Mai-Aini, a camp on the Ethiopia–Eritrea border, hosts 10,000 refugees with 1,200 new people arriving per day from the turbulent country of Eritrea.
When the UN Foundation learned that malaria is the largest killer of refugees in Africa, we immediately paid attention. We also learned that no other major funders were focused on ensuring malaria control within UNHCR facilitated refugee camps.
The United Nations has put forth a goal to eliminate all malaria deaths by 2015. This goal says ALL, which also includes refugees. In response to this need, the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign asked its partners and supporters to raise awareness and funds for the 15 countries in Africa that host refugee camps in malaria-endemic areas.
Over a year later, the U.S. public has provided close to $7 million to send much-needed bed nets to the most vulnerable population in the world. We had the privilege of working with the religious leaders of the camp to facilitate a bed net distribution and training on malaria prevention. The religious leaders came to show that they think malaria prevention is important.
Mai-Aini camp is unique because it is mostly men. Where we are used to seeing a majority of women and children in refugee camps, Mai-Aini hosts 80 percent men and boys due to the mandatory life service in the military that starts at age 15 in Eritrea and causes many to flee the country. In terms of malaria, this causes the need for more nets than normal. Where we are used to entire families sleeping under nets, each male has their own sleeping space, so we have to provide a net for each individual.
The next day, we distributed bed nets in another UNHCR camp called Shimelba. More than 15,000 people live in the Shimelba and the largest cause of morbidity and clinic visits is malaria. Women and children lined up in the blazing sun to receive nets. Afterwards we were able to visit homes to ensure that nets were properly hung over beds.
Everyone in both camps risked their lives to get across the border to receive the freedom that many of us take for granted. It is vital that we help to keep them safe from something as small and trivial as a mosquito bite.
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in soviet russia the sigs are scared of you
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How Much Does John McCain Really Know About Foreign Policy?
Not as much as he'd like you to think.
After Barack Obama's opening day in Iraq this week, the New York Times headline read, "For Obama, a First Step Is Not a Misstep." The story, by Richard Oppel Jr. and Jeff Zeleny, noted, "Mr. Obama seemed to have navigated one of the riskiest parts of a weeklong international trip without a noticeable hitch."
That was the big nail-biter: Would Obama, the first-term senator and foreign-policy newbie, utter an irrevocably damaging gaffe? The nightmare scenarios were endless. Maybe he would refer to "the Iraq-Pakistan border," or call the Czech Republic "Czechoslovakia" (three times), or confuse Sunni with Shiite, or say that the U.S. troop surge preceded (and therefore caused) the Sunni Awakening in Anbar province.
But, of course, it was Obama's opponent, John McCain—the war hero and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee—who uttered these eyebrow-raisers. "Czechoslovakia" was clearly a gaffe, and understandable for anyone who was sentient during the Cold War years. What about the others, though? Were they gaffes—slips of the tongue, blips of momentary fatigue? Or did they reflect lazy thinking, conceptual confusion, a mind frame clouded by clichéd abstractions?
If Obama had blurted even one of those inanities (especially the one about the Iraq-Pakistan border), the media and the McCain campaign would have been all over him like red ants on a wounded puppy.
McCain caught almost no hell for his statements—they were barely noted in the mainstream press—most likely because they didn't fit the campaign's "narrative." McCain is "experienced" in national-security matters; therefore, if he says something that's dumb or factually wrong, it's a gaffe or he's tired. Obama is "inexperienced," so if he were to go off the rails, it would be a sign of his clear unsuitability for the job of commander in chief.
It may be time to reassess this narrative's premise—or to abandon it altogether and simply examine the evidence before us. Quite apart from the gaffes, in formal prepared speeches, McCain has proposed certain actions and policies that raise serious questions about his suitability for the highest office. As president, he has said, he would boot Russia out of the G-8 on the grounds that its leaders don't share the West's values. He would form an international "League of Democracy" as a united front against the forces of autocracy and terror. And though it's not exactly a stated policy, he continues to employ as his foreign-policy adviser an outspoken, second-tier neoconservative named Randy Scheunemann, who coined the term "rogue-state rollback" and still prescribes it as sound policy.
Evicting Russia from the group of eight leading industrial nations may have some visceral appeal, but it has at least two drawbacks. First, all the G-8's other members are opposed to the notion. Second, the main issues that concern the G-8—for instance, climate change, energy policy, nuclear nonproliferation, and counterterrorism—cannot be fully addressed without Russia's participation.
The idea of a League of Democracy has a nice ring, especially given the United Nations' frequent obstructionism in the face of human misery and common danger. The obstructionism stems in part from vetoes by Russia or China, which, of course, would not be members of this league. But there are a few problems here as well. First, democratic nations often differ on high-profile issues (e.g., the invasion of Iraq, the rules of engagement in Afghanistan, the Kyoto Treaty, etc.). Second, very few of the world's pressing problems break down along the lines of democracies vs. nondemocracies, either by topic or constituency. Third, creating such an overtly ideological bloc as a central tool of foreign policy would only alienate the excluded nations—and possibly incite them to form an opposing bloc. The challenge is to find common solutions to global problems, not to encumber them in a new Cold War.
As for rolling back rogue states, one would hope that McCain has learned some lessons from George W. Bush's failures as even Bush himself has done, albeit belatedly—for instance, in deciding to negotiate with the North Koreans (though not until after they tested an atomic bomb). Someone should ask McCain: Would he cut off those talks? Does he value Scheunemann's advice? If so, which rogues does he hope to topple next, and with whose army does he plan to do it? (Ours is overbooked at the moment.)
In other words, how much does John McCain really know about foreign policy after all? It's a question to be asked and answered, not brushed away as impertinent.


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On Wednesday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said the time has come for President Barack Obama to use executive actions to ease deportations as thousands of illegal immigrant children are flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border.
"It is now time for the president to act," Gutierrez said on the House floor.
He said "the president has no other choice but to act within existing law to ensure that our deportation policies are humane" and that kids who are deported are "detriments" and "not assets" to the country and its economy.
Waving a red card in the spirit of the World Cup, Gutierrez also told Republicans to get off the political playing field regarding immigration.
"You're done. Leave the field. Too many flagrant offenses and unfair attacks and too little action," he said. "You're out. Hit the showers. It's the red card."
Gutierrez, as he has done in the past when he said George W. Bush would be the last Republican president if the GOP does not pass amnesty, said Republicans are losing their chance to be competitive in presidential contests by not acting on an immigration bill.
"You are out when it comes to the White House," Gutierrez said. He said the GOP has now left it up to Democrats to pick Supreme Court Justices, conduct foreign policy, and carry out all functions of the executive branch because every GOP candidate will enter the presidential race with "an electoral college deficit they cannot make up."


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Author Notes: Inspired by the daily lunch menu of my favorite restaurant, this dish is special because it's quick and comforting. The cider melds in with the mushrooms and garbanzos to make a sweet, slightly savory gravy. I used hard cider and splurged on fancy shiitake mushrooms from our local mushroomery. A cider-juice and any type of mushroom will work, though the nicer ones will result in a richer flavor. Choose a thick, rustic-type bread to hold up to the mushrooms and garbanzos. —Rebecca Fallihee | Eggplant + Olive
Food52 Review: Maybe it's because of the long military influence in my life, but I love savory sauces served over bread or toast. I had not, however, had any sauce or gravy with an apple cider base and had no clue what it would taste like. It was a tasty surprise! I can't believe that I was actually nervous pouring the cider in!
I followed the instructions exactly, but used baby portobellas instead of shiitake mushrooms and in no time had a brunch that included my favorite legume - garbanzos. The instructions and measurements were spot on.
My boyfriend and I loved the combination. The portobellas had a texture well matched to the garbanzos, the cider flavor was enhanced by reducing and added seasonings. I have enough ingredients to make another batch and my one tweak will be to add some crisped up pancetta for an added layer of flavor. I'm definitely going to be making this for weekend guests. Bravo Rebecca!! —Tania
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
tablespoon canola oil
shallot, minced
pound shiitake mushrooms, chopped
sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed
splash apple cider vinegar
teaspoon poultry seasoning
teaspoon salt
teaspoon black pepper
cup cooked garbanzo beans
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teaspoon arrowroot starch
splash water
thickly sliced gluten-free bread, toasted
- In a medium sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Toss in the shallot and cook until they are soft and sizzling, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add in the mushrooms, thyme, and vinegar, and cook until the mushrooms start to soften.
- Stir in the poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, and garbanzos, then pour in the cider.
- Once the cider starts to bubble, turn it down to a low simmer, and cook until the cider is reduced by half to three-quarters, stirring occasionally.
- In a small dish, whisk in the arrowroot starch with a splash of water, then pour the mixture into the mushrooms and beans. Let cook another minute or so, until the mixture thickens.
- Toast the bread, then lay each slice on a plate or in a shallow bowl. Spoon the mushroom mixture atop and serve warm.
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The comments on my post about swine flu have been really eyeopening. There were one or two that made me angry and think "this commenter is PRECISELY the sort of person who ignores the advice in the media and thinks they are entitled to abuse the 999 service" but mainly I saw people who were terrified of getting swine flu and worried that their GP service won't be able to do enough if they do. For a couple of commenters, these fears had become a reality as they or a relative had caught swine flu, and not all were satisfied with the service they'd received from GPs etc. For those people, 999 had become an option because they felt they had nowhere else to turn. This is still a misuse of the service, but it's one borne out of fear and caring, not selfishness and entitlement. I understand this – I'm terrified of getting it too, not because of being ill but because I'm worried how we will cope at work if half the Control staff are off sick. We're already in isolation (no visitors in the room, even ambulance crews) and being asked to spray ourselves and the equipment with various noxious antiseptics. I do think people are panicking unnecessarily because the number of deaths is tiny, and normal flu can kill too, but the media circus is mainly to blame for that.
Just to clarify, when I said we should be turning people with swine flu away, I did NOT mean people who are seriously ill. High risk groups and anyone with life threatening symptoms would never get turned away if I were making the rules. The people who WOULD get turned away are people who haven't bothered ringing their GP, haven't bothered taking medication for their symptoms, who feel they should never be ill and that we should be able to provide a quick fix. People with mild symptoms who just want to get a diagnosis of swine flu. Healthy 20-somethings who can open the door to the ambulance crew. I think that those of you who go by the book and only call us out as a last resort really have NO IDEA of the number of people who misuse the service or the frustration of crews and control staff.
One paramedic rang me yesterday at the end of his tether.
"This is the fourth case of mild, non life threatening swine flu I've been to today!" he lamented as he gave me the details to arrange a GP, just as the patient should have done for himself. "I am so going to catch it. But it's not me I am worried about – I have a baby, a toddler and a pregnant wife. They're all in high risk groups."
"I know," I said. "It frustrates me as well, but what can we do? We have to send."
"I'll put that on my baby's gravestone, shall I?" huffed the paramedic. "Sorry, I know it's not your fault. But please try and send me to something else next!"
Fortunately, the new swine flu centres and hotline should be operational very soon, so we won't have to send ambulances to swine flu patients unless they really need them.
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Well said – we are all fed up to the back teeth with the 20-something "I can't walk, but I can manage to get to the fridge for beer and the corner shop for fags" brigade!!
I'm not entirely sure what it is people think the ambulance is going to do! It just transports them to be ill somewhere else (where they could infect many more people) and if they've just got normal flu symptoms and are not at serious risk it seems pretty pointless to want to go to hospital.
I hope the new hotline/centres mean you get less timewasters – I guess a lot of them are the sort of people that have never had real flu before. They've had "flu" (aka a cold) before, so they think they know what it feels like…and suddenly they feel like death warmed up and think it must be something far worse than flu – it must be deadly… because, in thier minds, "flu" is just when you spend a couple of days in bed sneezing with a headache/sore throat/cough, and drinking Lemsip…
(And I'm sorry for using the f word a few times in that post, you must be sick to the back teeth of hearing it.)
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It would seem here in sunny Basildon, that the GPs aren't entirely sure what is going on… I seem to have several friends suffering with Swine Flu, and all have been treated differently.
-1 diagnosed himself online, phone the doc, told him he HAD swine flu, doc sorted him out some Tamiflu.
-1 called up with a nice lump of the symptoms for swine flu, doctor receptionist made an appointment at the surgery for Friday evening.
-1 called the surgery, and was told to dial 999.
Of these three, the one told to call an ambulance has a bit of a temperature and a sniffle, while the one that has an appointment on Friday is shivering, blinding headache, coughing, wheezing and feeling very sorry for herself.
I dread to think how the dispatchers/crews cope to be honest Keep up the good work however you cope
I had to phone NHS Direct with my symptoms lately and several of the questions made me worried that a simple "Yes" would get me an ambulance. I Know Them Of Old.
Luckily, I got a real nurse instead, who believed "really but not dangerously ill" and gave my partner instructions on what to look out for if the kids got sick too, since I'm too ill to tell which child I'm talking to, let alone whether they are behaving normally or not.
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But you're well enough to type comments on here though, that's impressive ;o)
I think you should change your jobs then because there are people out there frightened to death with this thing and yeah the media is the culprit but for someone in your position to say that someone feeling unwell with a virus that has never been around before and is unpredictable of what the out come may be for them is wrong . You or nobody can say what will happen to that one person with swine flu healthy or not
Locally, our main deputising service uses ECPs, not medics. Now, I have the greatest respect for ECPs, but they are not doctors. Whilst they have a GP back at control, I do not believe the patient always gets the service they pay for.
I just don't get it – it's flu, with another word tagged on the front of it. I had flu in February, a few weeks of feeling ill, no biggie. Why does the addition of another word make it so much more serious? No one thinks about how many people die of regular flu each winter!
I work as an assistant to school nurses, and have been going into schools with cases of swine flu on a daily basis (until the school holidays started this week, yay!), each time I'm asked if I'm happy to go into the schools. Yet I've never been asked if I'm happy to go into schools where there's mumps, or measles or something else nasty and infectious. The fact is, my 2 year old has had it (caught off my sister) and my partner and I are resigned to getting it at some point (I was hoping to get it over the Summer if I get it, but now I hope I don't get it just yet as I someone rear-ended me yesterday and I've got severe whiplash). Sometimes I wonder if we're the only people out there who don't care either way if we get it or not.
Personally I'd take this over the norovirus we all got last November, caught during a trip to children's A&E to get a trapped finger checked out – this was the main reason I opted NOT to go to A&E for my whiplash yesterday, instead I went to my GP in the hope of avoiding the fools who go to A&E with the most minor of ailments. Until I started entering A&E slips onto SystmOne for a living I had no idea what idiots some people are – GPs for tonsillitis, people, PLEASE!!!
The fact is that swine flu is causing panic, not because people will die of the illness, but because the transmissibility of this strain appears to be higher than seasonal flu – which basically means it will infect more people. The transmissibility of a virus is measured by a reproductive value, which in the case of swine flu has been estimated to be sitting at between 1.4 to 1.6, as opposed to 1.2, as you would expect from seasonal flu. A reproductive value of 1 means that the virus population is neither increasing or shrinking.
One of the big problems that we have in healthcare is that, due to the scare, people with seasonal flu also believe they may have swine flu, so will take precautions they normally wouldn't such as going to A&E. This means that rather than 5 people with swine flu coming in, we end up with an additional 5 people with seasonal flu too. This escalates the panic as it creates the perception that 10 people have swine flu, and so the cycle worsens.
Not sure I've really answered any of your questions at all there but some additional info never hurts! As much as we say the media scare hasn't helped us, on the other hand, I can't help but think that the 'panic' has made people far more aware of personal hygiene and therefore slowed the rate of infection… even if they are still coming to A&E infecting us all…
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Do let us know if the new swine flu hotline helps to calm things down for you guys!
There was an interesting article on the Beeb this morning about the ethics of an overcrowded intensive care unit:
The problem with the swine flu hype at the moment is if you have another serious problem and want to be seen by a doctor they automatically assume it is swine flu and refuse treatment. My husband had this problem after suffering from a chest infection (after a boating incident) which has got progressively worse. I called NHS 24 and just because some of the symptoms were checked off against swine flu he was told it was suspected swine flu and told by the doctor to take paracetamol and rest in bed. Now he has got to a stage where he is having problems breathing. He doesn't want to go to hospital for the reasons mentioned but everywhere we turn help has been turned away.
Remember the Atchoo post a bit back? My daughter is a paramedic and had transported 2 possible piggy flu patients the week before last with the usual "mask and plastic apron" protection. A "higher up" broke it to them that they might get it – her comment was "how am I supposed to know if I have the symptoms? My hay fever is so bad I've got all the symptoms anyway!"
BTW – I'm in the USA at present, returning at the weekend. Am I really returning to panic city?
I have to say I don't care if I get it. In fact if I do get it I'd rather get it now instead of when it will apparently turn into this super killing flu as hopefully I'd build up an immunity.
Also I have a feeling the ambulance calling may get worse after a column in the Sun today said 999 was for a blue-flashing-light taxi to take you to hospital when your too ill for someone else to take you OR there isn't someone else available! Have they not heard of regular taxi's?
Correct me if I'm wrong please, but swine flu could also mutate the other way, it may be come less of a problem this winter?
An old school friend of mine got swine flu. Her and her two kids have been quarantined and friends have been dropping off food parcels at her door, and through the wonder of Facebook we've been keeping in touch with her. At no point did she call an ambulance, or even think about it. She and the kids felt like crap, sure, but they were still breathing, still walking.
It amazes me what some people think constitutes an emergency worthy of an ambulance being sent out. I'm no stranger to hospital trips myself and I've always gotten there under my own steam (even when I was having "chest pains" which I, the NHS Direct woman, and the paramedic I spoke to pretty much agreed it wasn't likely to be anything to do with my heart). The only time it was deemed "important" enough for an ambulance was when I was in Uni halls and showed a bunch of symptoms for meningitis.
The media have whipped this up into such a storm, publicising each and every death, that it's no wonder people are hitting the big red panic button every time they sniffle. And the stupid rules, put in place to prevent there being just one bad outcome, mean that you're having to deal with people you should just be able to say NO to.
I can understand this totally, and I sympathise a great deal. I'm also the type who will try every other option to death before I even consider getting myself to hospital, let alone think of calling 999.
Though I know you're a level headed woman and likely know what I'm going to say, please, please, please don't hesitate to call an ambulance if his breathing gets worse. If he is having difficulty speaking between breaths, not just hurting or block nose type difficulty. If he cannot string a full sentence together without taking a breath and this is not the norm for him, you really need to get him help. I just wish swine flu wasn't so hyped up, because you are right, while the over-reactors get all the attention, the people who really need the help get forgotten.
It's all so annoying, I just don't understand why people think bringing their contagious infection into a building with way more sick people is a way to get help. There's enough basic information out there, can't they read? listen? think?
I have a relative who got the Swine Flu in Mexico. It is a good thing that he already recovered from this disease.
Here's a link to mentioned Sun article. Nice of them to view trained ambulance staff as glorified taxi drivers!
A friend of mine called the other day to tell me her young child had been 'confirmed' with swine flu and had been prescribed with Tamiflu from a helpline. He had not seen a doctor. That was on Monday morning. By Wednesday the child was fine, no symptoms, their normal self. Does this drug work this quickly, or was it a misdiagnosis due to the panic surrounding this issue at the moment. Being a mother of five myself, I know children can be up and down with ailments all the time. My worry is will this 'precautionary' prescribing of a strong anti viral drug lower the immunity of the prescribee for the future, if they did not actually have the illness in the first place. Surely this type of illness can only be confirmed by laboratory testing.
Let's hope that they find already a vaccine for this virus of influenza that this hurting many people in the world, really it is unusual that still do not have anything to offset it, in findrxonline there is a topic on the influenza and indicates that already it goes mas of 17000 deceased in the world for this disease.
I'd say a sad fact of life is that this likely over prescribing of Tamiflu is probably going to be like GPs shooting themselves in the foot. All it will do is speed up the process of the virus becoming resistant to Tamiflu.
I wonder Carol did your friend get tamiflu for her child at the very first symptoms of the illness? Did she not try normal paracetamol, fluids and rest and see how he went? My understanding is that tamiflu both eases the symptoms of flu and helps stop the spread of the virus, thus quickening the recovery time. Tamiflu however comes with possible side effects like all medications, possible nausea and vomiting. If my children become ill I think I'd be more patient and see how they coped for the first 24hrs or so and treat the symptoms as I would a usual bout of cold/flu and keeping the unwell child away from the others.
Hi Erin,
Thankyou for your reply and yes its exactly how both of us feel and I really thought I should have called 999 that day. I'm keeping an eye on him! I'm asthmatic and epileptic so I know what constitutes an emergency situation, a sniffly nose, hmmmm! The annoying thing is NHS24 and our local nurse ran through this list with us and we even told the nurse that he had turned blue but it was dismissed as if he was making it up. I feel that the situation going on (like you say) is there are so many people "crying wolf" it is hard to tell the real from the hypochondriacs so the medical profession are having a hard time keeping everything at bay.
Hopefully, this will pass.
I remember earlier this year when it first hit the US – for about two weeks, everyone was terrified and convinced they were going to get it and die. Then nothing happened, barely anyone died (about as much as would have from seasonal flu), and everyone calmed down.
I didn't even realize it was still an issue anywhere until I stumbled across your blog.
I made a comment on this site earlier, as I thought the furore about swine-flu was yet another over-reaction to a nasty bug. My humour was woefully misplaced.
The reality is that there is no effective plan in place to deal with it, and therefore it has devolved down to the emergency services to cope with the epidemic. Like the paramedic at the end of his tether, when I was operational, I shared the same fears. And likewise I had a young family.
During a particularly virulant flu I found myself, along with other colleagues doubling up on shifts, just to keep a front-line motor on line. Dutifully, we turned out to the shouts, but just one or two generations ago, a flu call was a rarity.
Someone posted about whether the swine flu line takes the burden off the ambulance services and nhs, i can safely say it doesnt, alot of people are ringing it and are being told to dial 999 its probably doubled our work load
Just wondering if you'd seen this, and if you could tell us something about how you deal with panicky people
I phoned the helpline cos my son had a fever, dry cough, headache and sore throat. They didnt even want to know his symptons – they went through a checklist and then told me to phone 999!i I asked on what basis had he come to that conclusion and he just said 'thats what it says here'. I asked to speak to someone else who also advised me to call 999. I tried to tell the guy that my son did not seem that unwell but he kept saying that his chart was saying call 999! Obviously I didnt – but I bet there are loads of people that are. I got straight on the web and did the on-line sympton checker and that recommended a course of Tamiflu. And by the way, the first person I spoke to at the helpline had such a poor command of English that we couldnt understand each other at all. What a joke!
i work for the gp ooh service in wales as a call handler im also a first responder for the welsh ambulance service as well, i have to say the gps cannot handle the amount of volume of calls that they are getting, every1 i have spoke to today in work think they have swine flu, the normal 60 minute max call back time has been increased to 2 hours, we have even had people phoning back saying they want an ambulance, every thinks they have got swine flu when maybe it is just the normal flu, at this time i really do feel sorry for the doctors and every1 is trying to help but people are just painicking,
anyway keep up the good job
Why have the media and the government co-operated in this matter? They have both caused mass panic over what we are told is a very mild flu.
This is being hyped up by politicians for their own ends. I am highly cynical of their reasons. I do not believe that they have my interests at heart, This is a job for conspiracy theorists!
I blame the media – this is not (yet??) a serious situation. And the media in this country are criminal in their lack of responsible journalism. Yes people are dying and my heart goes out to anyone who has lost a love one or has had to watch a defenseless child go through this. But statistically the numbers of deaths are not high in the general populace
My feeling has always been that the British Government is totally incapbale of dealing with any kind of serious emergency which puts people like Suzi and her colleagues in the most horrendous of positions of having to deal with idiot people and maybe in a few months with a real crisis. The governement response….. a stupid leaflet. People need to be told factually what to expect, simply what to do and how to react, not hysterical media hyperbole or bland , contradictory civil-servant platitudes.
I lived in Hong Kong through bird flu twice and SARS, I know how bad things can get and how fast. So lets not waste our resouces like Suzi and the ambulence crews.
When I took calls, prior to going on the road, the guy who trained me taught me a very two very handy tricks to deal with rude, offensive and generally twatty callers. He told firstly me that the ruder the caller is, the more polite I should become. Callers have a habit of forgetting that they are effing and blinding at the call-taker, and they then start threatening to make a complaint against the call-taker for rudeness!!! Secondly, he taught me that the more the caller shouts, the quieter I should become, mainly because they begin to realise they are getting nowhere fast, and eventually shut up and let the call-taker talk!!
I'm with the media blaming people. I'm a call handler for NHS24 and our call volumes are up 50% on projected, even with the Scottish Flu Response lot (who are running out of one of our centres up here) on full tilt. I think if the media could advise people in a calm way what they should do in the part of the UK they are in life would be much easier for all concerned – I've had a lot of people trying to get through to the English system and vice versa. The flu questions we ask are all fairly relevant – they help us to weed out anyone in high risk groups or anyone who is far more ill than would be expected, and only a couple of them will create ambulance related outcomes. Overall I think "Keep Calm and Carry On" really is the best course of action.
I have also had the piggy flu, about a month ago and it was much less unpleasant than the seasonal flu I had a couple of years ago and the side effects from the Tamiflu were actually worse than the symptoms.
I think this whole ting has been blown out of proportion! Not only that, but I'm sure half the reason people are calling ambulances is because gp surgeries won't let them in. I had tonsilitis a couple of weeks ago (normal for me, amoxicillin clears it up within 4-7 days depending how long I wait til I see GP), and was refused access to a gp, as 'it might be swine flu'. I asked if I could speak to the gp so I might be able to discuss it with someone trained, and was told he was too busy (probably true). By last week I had no choice but to attend a and e as my throat was so bad I had no voice and could barely swallow ice cold water. I felt awful for the hospital staff, they sholdn't be dealing with these things, and neither should the paramedics.
You should be there for the people having a fatal MI, or victims of an RTA. The NHS needs to give ALL its various facets the same policy- stay home and collect tamiflu. It sounds as though you are all getting different guidelines, and of course when people can't get an answer, they always dial 999
really thanks for sharing this article. I think it is really aggravating circumstance.
We hear you in NJ EMS….same thing is going on here as well.
I came down with the regular flu around this time, it was just a simple call to my GP to arrange for an emergency callback, gave him my symptoms and that was it… If there had been more of the symptoms, i would have been shitting it!!! No way in hell would I want to have the tamiflu and have all of the disgusting side effects that come with it.
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Headed to being the best wire on street.
Can you provide any specifics? How long have you been at UBS? Also, what is your opinion of the future of UBS over the long haul (how big will they get, target market, etc)?
Haven't you heard? They are targeting rich people and using alternative investments to reduce risk. Brilliant!
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So here's a quick rundown of what each color of the rectal rainbow can mean.
If your dog's poop is solid and a delicious chocolate color (though we don't suggest tasting to see if it tastes like chocolate), you likely have nothing to worry about. Like humans, the healthiest dog stools are deep brown, semi-solid, and log-shaped.
A few normal things can cause orange poop. Your dog could have had a major change in diet recently or food could have gone through the GI tract too quickly. But that orange color could be an indicator of a bigger problem with your dog's liver like biliary disease or some other major liver issue.
Poops that come out yellow could be caused by an upset stomach due to a diet change. It may also be a signal that there's a problem with your pup's gallbladder, liver, or pancreas. If you're sure it couldn't be a food allergy or response to a major diet change, make sure you check it out in case it's something more serious, like giardiasis.
It can be unnerving to see green come out of your dog's body, and rightly so. Like all poop discolorations, it could be caused by overeating grass or some other diet issue. But it could also be a sign of a parasite — especially if it's coming out like diarrhea.
Unless your dog has been eating rocks (and some have been known to be rock aficionados), your dogs poop should not look like a rock. Sometimes, however, it can come out grey, small, and hard. This canine constipation could be caused by dehydration issues. Extra water, a prescribed stool softener, or any other vet-approved solutions may help make those rock substances melt back to normal.
Typically, your dog's poop would never be totally white. But if you see white specs in your pup's poo poo, they could be worms.
A little bit of red in your dog's stool can come about as a result of stress, internal bowel bleeding, or parasites. Though red coloration is disconcerting, Dr. Shephard believes that a little bit of it — with no other symptoms — doesn't have to be cause for immediate concern. If it persists, however, it could indicate a larger issue. A lot of red in your dog's poop could be an indication of a serious disease like Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis that can affect even the healthiest of pups. If there's lots of red or the color is consistent in several poops, contact your vet.
Along with the color spectrum, be sure to monitor how much your dog poops, how often they're pooping, and how the poop actually looks. Dr. Shepard adds that while mucus in the poop may be unnerving, it's often just your dog's digestive tract trying to heal. However, if anything becomes too irregular with your four-legged friend's feces, be sure to monitor it and let your vet know, as well.
Unless, of course, they're pooping actual gemstones. In which case, congrats! You have a magical pet! But, for the rest of us, it's always better to be safe than sorry.


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Create KCS reports in Salesforce (TCS)
- MindTouch GeniusLink for Salesforce must be installed (instructions)
- User with permission to create reports in Salesforce
- Cases with linked articles to verify the reports are working
Understanding The Data Model
MindTouch stores information as Custom Objects in Salesforce.
- Cases are a standard Salesforce Object.
- MindTouch Articles are a Custom Object installed by the MindTouch GeniusLink for Salesforce package. They store information such as the Article Title and URL. If a new article is published from a case, the Parent_Case field shows the case that generated the article. If an existing article is simply linked to a case, the Parent_Case will be empty.
- MindTouch Related Articles is a many-to-many relationship between Cases and MindTouch Articles (one Case can have many Articles, and one Article can be linked to many Cases).
When creating a report, your primary object might be the Case (to find all its associated Articles), a MindTouch Article (to find all its associated Cases), or even a User (to find the MindTouch Related Articles they have created).
For this how-to, we'll create a report showing each Case and its number of MindTouch Related Articles.
Creating The Report
In Service Cloud, click the dropdown to access the Reports tab, and click New Report.
All MindTouch reports are in the "Customer Support Reports" section. Because we want to focus on Cases, select Cases and MindTouch Related Articles.
You are now in the report editor. Make sure the report has the data range you need (this quarter, all time, etc.), and select the Summary View:
We want to group first by Case Number, then the Related Articles underneath. Drag "Case Number" into the summary table as the primary field, with "MindTouch Related Article ID" underneath. If the groups get put in the wrong order you can click the dropdown and select "Move group up".
Click Run Report to verify the data is correct. You will probably want to sort by Record Count, descending:
If this report looks correct, click "Save As" and give the report a name, such as "Cases - Number of Articles"
Add The Report to A Dashboard
Under the Reports tab, click New Dashboard, which opens the dashboard editor. On the left bar, drag the report ("Cases - Number of Articles") onto the Dashboard as a data source.
Switch over to the Components tab and drag the horizontal bar chart onto the data source.
The report will spin and populate with data. Click the wrench icon to change the settings to sort by Value descending.
Save your dashboard, give it a name. You can now run the dashboard to see the results:
That's it! Experiment with other report types:
- Group by User, then number of MindTouch Related Articles (to see usage by agent)
- Group by MindTouch Related Articles, then number of Cases (to see the most popular article)
- Use formula fields to have reports on various KCS metrics being tracked
Example: Article Creation Report
MindTouch GeniusLink for Salesforce allows you to create new articles from within the widget. Similar to the above, a report can be made to measure this activity:
Cases that created articles:
- Create a tabular report
- Group by MindTouch Article: Parent_Case
- Next, drag in the field you'd like to see, such as MindTouch Article: Title
- Add a filter to hide MindTouch Articles without a Parent_Case.
MindTouch Articles created by user:
- Create a tabular report
- First, group by MindTouch Article: Created By: Full Name
- Next, add a filter to hide articles where the Parent Case : Case Number is not empty. (Note: Salesforce reports appears to have bugs with the filter, where blank rows may still appear. Adding the filter does remove some of the blank rows, however.)
Once these reports are added, they can be added as data sources in your dashboard. Create two bar charts, and drag in the data sources above:


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Natsuki Takaya Quotes About RunningQuotes about: Running
I'm still willing to continue living with the burden of this memory. Even though this is a painful memory, even though this memory makes my heart ache. Sometimes I almost want to ask God to let me forget this memory. But as long as I try to be strong and not run away, doing my best, there will finally be someday...there will be finally be someday I can overcome this painful memory. I believe I can. I believe I can do it. There is no memory that can be forgotten, there is not that kind of memory. Always in my heart.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Isn't this ring sweet? I love that it's big and girly and cheap. Cheap in a good way. It's made from medium rick-rack, hot glue, and a ring base (jewelry section at Hobby Lobby). You can get the full tutorial from The Crafting Chicks. The instructions were easy to follow and now I have a new ring to sport around my house while I'm playing toys and cleaning floors. Glamorous, I know. Sometimes I stop mid-sweep to check out this little beauty on my finger.
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José Manuel Fors
EXHIBITIONS:2001 Four Cuban Photographers, Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2001–2002 Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography after the Revolution, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, NY; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL.
2007 (May 29-Sep 9) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2007 (Oct 7-Dec 31) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
2009 (Oct 3-Jan 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2010 (Oct 15-Jan 10) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2010 (Feb-Apr 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
2010 (Jun 27-Sep 19) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
REFERENCES:Four Cuban Photographers (catalogue), p. 24. Tim B. Wride, ed., Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography after the Revolution (catalogue), pp. 98-99. Desirée Díaz, "El Tiempo Restaurado" (Time Restored), ArteCubano 2/2001, Havana, cover and p. 21. Abelardo Mena Chicuri, Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection (University of Florida Press, 2007).
b. 1956, resides in Cuba and Spain
Although José Manuel Fors has been cast as a photographer, or "artist of the lens," his creations belong to the genre of post-photography. By appropriating images from others, American artists such as Sherrie Levine and Richard Prince questioned the status of the art work as a "unique" phenomenon. For the Cuban artist, the "borrowed" image is an instrument for a personal reflection on time and individual identity.
After his participation in Volumen I, the groundbreaking 1981 exhibition that was labeled a "challenge" by the sociological and schematic criticism of the day (Tomás, 1981, 340), Fors's initial forays into photography took place in 1982. In those works, he treated household items as objets trouvés, and documented interventions related to his 1981 installation, Hojarasca (Fallen Leaves). He did not meet with an entirely warm reception; in the early 1980s, Cuban aesthetic consciousness and artistic education still conceived of art and photography as unrelated entities. Art was exhibited in galleries; photography belonged to the world of journalism and collective ideologies, and was considered a direct record of the social environment.
But Fors's exploration of the photographic field inserted itself into an "underground" current of 20th-century Cuban art: the questioning of photographic truth. Despite the hegemony of the "direct" photograph, historical precedents existed: the collages made by Enrique Riverón, Carlos Enriquez, and Marcelo Pogolotti in the 1930s; the photographic manipulations featured in the 1966 exhibition Fotomentira (Photolie); photo-based paintings of the 1960s by A. Eiriz and Raúl Martínez; the documentation of visual performances by Leandro Soto in 1980; and even the surrealist discourses by Gory (Rogelio López Marín). Fors's poetics played an important role in the re-evaluation of this "tradition," and in the later emergence of a new post-photographic approach.
In 1985, the artist's principal source of inspiration surfaced: the photographic archives of his paternal grandfather, Alberto José Fors (1885-1965), a scientist considered the father of Cuban forestry. Fors enriched his grandfather's astonishing collection with letters, postcards, and family heirlooms, all assiduously preserved and available for inclusion in his work as "ready-mades." The artist's creative process is similar to editing; he selects images from this trove and re-photographs them, then groups the reprints according to simple visual structures: grids, circles, intersecting lines. Though two-dimensional, these complex assemblages evolve toward sculpture and installation art.
Manos (Hands) is an exception among Fors's evocative works: detailed visions of the body and its parts generally don't appear in his art. The hands depicted in Manos are the artist's own. Other artists might treat such a work as a self-portrait, but Fors does not seem interested in that level of personal identification. The hands occupy only part of each photographic fragment; the pieces have been arranged in series, almost like a mosaic. The squares have been positioned in the manner of a kaleidoscopic image shifting around a central axis; they appear to merge into each other and multiply. It is perhaps a human landscape, and at the same time, an intimate homage to human labor, artistry, and zeal.
References: Catalogue, Four Cuban Photographers, p. 24. Wride, Tim B., ed., catalogue, Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography after the Revolution, pp. 98-99. Díaz, Desireé, El Tiempo Restaurado (Time Restored), ArteCubano 2/2001, Havana, cover and p. 21.
—Abelardo Mena Chicuri


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