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Coquitlam Prostate Support Group
Our support group
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Coquitlam Prostate Support Group
Our next regular meeting will be:
TUESDAY December 3, 2019
@ The Gathering Place
The next Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group meeting starts at 7:00 pm at the Gathering Place in Port Coquitlam on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
Our December meeting is an informal meet and greet. There will be no speaker but we will enjoy an evening with the emphasis on being able to talk to you and your spouses in a comfortable environment. Come with your questions and have the time to get the answers you are looking for in a relaxed evening with desserts. Or just come for the comradery!
Our speaker for the October meeting was a counsellor from the Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program at VGH who talked about psychological issues related to prostate cancer. Monita Sundar, the Program Manager at the Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program also talked about current programs.
#200 – 2253 Leigh Square Place Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3B8
Turn off Wilson Avenue onto Donald Street.
When you turn onto Donald Ave., you will see,
80 meters in front of you center-left,
you will see a circular shaped building.
This building is called "The Gathering Place".
Go in the main door and you will immediately see our meeting room.
Donald Street runs parallel to Shaughnessy St, one block away.
There is a large parking lot along Wilson Ave between Donald Street
and Shaughnessy St.
Another way to reach the Gathering Place building is to
turn off Shaughnessy St onto Leigh Square Place.
Please refer to the attached map.
All those affected by prostate problems are urged to come and share their
concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. Feel free
to invite friends and any acquaintances concerned with prostate problems.
Partners and caregivers are also encouraged to attend. There is no charge,
but donations are welcome to help cover the $50 per month room rental at
the Gathering Place.
Remember, our extensive video and book lending library is available to everyone
- for free.
We look forward to seeing you all at our meeting!
For additional information call either Craig at 604-928-9220,
Eric at 604-720-3627, or Ken at 604-936-2998
Craig Asmundson
Chairman of Coquitlam Prostate Support and Awareness Group
************2019 ***********
Special shout out to all the guests at the
2013 Gala fundraiser for Prostate Cancer Foundation BC.
The first
"Cruise with a Cause"
started off in Vancouver on August 31st with the stars of Heartland:
Amber Marshall, Graham Wardle, Kerry James, Cindy Busby and Alisha Newton.
Arctic Airs: Adam Beach
Actor: Antonio Cupo
Singer Kate Morgan
Record Producer Don McLeod and the list goes on!!
I was very happy with the response to my talk about my journey.
I was not expecting to be the speaker for the night!
Thanks for all the support!!
And hope you had a great time on the Motorcycle run around BC leaving the next morning!
2013 Father's Day walk / Run For Prostate Cancer
Team "Pain in the Ass" Rocked it!!!
Not only was Team "Pain in the Ass" the
top survivor team
but the top collectors for the lower mainland!!
And to start of the race I surprised my Team, myself and the crowd of 900 by singing O Canada acapella!
I ran the 10.8K in the first chipped run and came in @ a slightly long 1 hour and 20 minutes. Longest time yet but at least it was official this year.
Thanks to the great team we had we raised over $9000.00 for Prostate Cancer research this year!
The 4oh4 Band was back!!
Thank you to our friends in the "4oh4" band for a great 2013 fundraiser to help us again this year. I don't know what I would do without my Friend John Saunders and his buddies!! A great time was had by all!!
you can check them out @ www.4oh4.ca
Please check out the following pages for more info and links
on Prostate Cancer. Click on links at top of page
Got Questions?
Contact Ron: firstname.lastname@example.com
Our Team supports:
Prostate Cancer Foundation BC and Prostate Cancer Canada
You can contact Ron @ email@example.com


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Today I wanted to share a quick reminder and a quick encouragement with you about what to do when we get in the situation where we are anxious about a problem because there doesn't seem to be a solution and your mind gets stuck on trying to work it out. And no matter how long you think about it your mind just seems to keep going round and round in circles with the same ideas that don't work.
This happened to me recently. I got so caught up trying to solve a problem that I kept going over the same two possible options over and over but neither seemed to work and I was driving myself crazy going round and round in circles.
That's when I realised that a "God-answer" won't come to me when I'm anxious and distracted because when you're anxious your mind is not open to creative ideas coming to you, or in other words, the Holy Spirit speaking to you.
And just a side note – one of the ways the devil tries to keep us from peace and from our meditation time with God is by distracting us with issues that we feel the need to think and worry about.
I have learned that when we get into a situation like this, the best thing to do is let go of all of our own ideas about how we could fix it, let go of anxiety, breathe… and wait on God. A creative idea will come to you when you are relaxed and open and you will hear the Holy Spirit when you are not striving to find a solution.
When you relax and let the problem go to God your mind becomes open to ideas you have not thought about before. It's like my dentist said to me once when I was clenching my teeth – he can't get in and do the work properly if I'm tense.
Ideas and thoughts from God can't get into our heart and mind when we're tense and anxious.
So here are three things that I have learnt help me to stay in peace and hear from God when I am feeling stressed and anxious about solving a problem.
- Deal with fear
- Stay Present
- Empty yourself of your own ideas, thoughts, plans and solutions
Psalm 40:1 – "I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry"
So if you have been striving to work out a solution to a problem this week, I encourage you to let it go, be at peace, spend some time just waiting on God in stillness and He will bring a fresh idea, the perfect plan or thought to you that you would not have otherwise thought about. Let the Holy Spirit have His say. His ideas, plans and solutions will always be so much better than ours.
And if the answer doesn't come immediately don't become anxious about it, His timing will be perfect if we stay in peace. Just keep waiting and trusting and He will bring the answer to you.
I'm praying that this helps you this week. I will leave you with a couple more scriptures to meditate on. I encourage you to use these in your meditation time to help settle your mind if you find yourself striving over a problem.
Psalm 37:7 – "Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him"
Psalm 27:14 – "Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD"
Psalm 62:5-6 – "Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, he is my fortress, I will not be shaken."
Remind yourself of this verse every time you feel fear start to rise – I will not be shaken!
Praying you have a peace-filled and God-blessed week.


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Not that it's a surprise to anyone inside the restaurant industry, but the general public may be surprised by a recent survey by the Restaurant Opportunities Center United.
As outlined in this Mother Jones article, here are some sad stats:
The median wage for restaurant workers is $8.90, just under the poverty line for a family of three. More than half of all restaurant workers earn less than the federal poverty line.
90 percent of the 4,300 workers surveyed report not getting paid sick leave. Two-thirds of respondents reported cooking, preparing, and serving food while sick.
Women, immigrants, and people of color hold lower paying positions in the industry. ROC found that on average workers of color make $4 less than white workers. Nearly three-quarters of workers surveyed said they did not receive regular promotions.
Having worked for chump change myself in the late 90s as a line cook (about $6.25 an hour if I recall correctly), I quickly learned that the money was in the front of the house as a waiter or bartender.
I later worked for my $2.13 an hour as a waiter at several eateries, always adequately compensated by tips, the majority of my income.
So personally, I'm not too concerned when I see on the ROC's list that workers making tips are being paid around $4.99 an hour. It's more the column next to that, where workers not making tips are seeming to average about $9 an hour.
These are the people preparing your food — often without paid sick days — so consider the potential source of your next cold.
Another awesome feature of the survey is the "notable customer review" column.
I'm particularly fond of the first review attached to Applebee's, which shows a good sense of humor on somebody's part who was involved in the project:
daaaamn, hella mozzarella sticks. Applebees hooks it up. nom nom nom nom *barf*...worth it.


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The yuan fell to its lowest level against the dollar in nearly eight years Tuesday, continuing a recent drop that has accelerated since Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. The value of one dollar rose as high as 6.8660 yuan in China's tightly controlled domestic market during the Asian trading morning, its highest point since Dec. 9, 2008,
during the depths of the global financial crisis. The yuan's fall came after China's central bank set its daily reference rate for the currency at 6.8495 Tuesday, up 0.3% from the day before, marking the highest so-called yuan "fix" since Dec. 8, 2008. The yuan is allowed to trade 2% either side of the fix in mainland Chinese markets. CONTINUE


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Consortium papers
How do different eligibility guidelines for antiretroviral therapy affect the cost-effectiveness of routine viral load testing in sub-Saharan Africa?Abstract:Download PDF: 7. Braithwaite_CE of VLM_AIDS 2014.pdf
BACKGROUND: Increased eligibility guidelines of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may lead to greater routine viral load monitoring. However, in resource-constrained settings, the additional resources required by greater routine viral load monitoring may impair ability to comply with expanded eligibility guidelines for ART.
OBJECTIVE: We use a published validated computer simulation of the HIV epidemic in East African countries (expanded to include transmission as well as disease progression) to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of routine viral load monitoring.
METHODS: We explored alternative scenarios regarding cost, frequency, and switching threshold of routine viral load monitoring (including every 6 or every 12 months; and switching thresholds of 1000, or 10 000 copies/ml), as well as alternative scenarios regarding ART initiation (200, 350, 500 cells/μl, and no CD4 cell threshold). For each ART initiation strategy, we sought to identify the viral load monitoring strategy at which the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of more frequent routine viral load testing became more favorable than the ICER of more expansive ART eligibility. Cost inputs were based on data provided by the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), and disease progression inputs were based on prior published work. We used a discount rate of 3%, a time horizon of 20 years, and a payer perspective.
RESULTS: Across a wide range of scenarios, and even when considering the beneficial effect of virological monitoring at reducing HIV transmission, earlier ART initiation conferred far greater health benefits for resources spent than routine virological testing, with ICERs of approximately $1000 to $2000 for earlier ART initiation, versus ICERs of approximately $5000 to $25 000 for routine virological monitoring. ICERs of viral load testing were insensitive to the cost of the viral load test, because most of the costs originated from the downstream higher costs of later regimens. ICERs of viral load testing were very sensitive to the relative cost of second-line compared with first-line regimens, assuming favorable value when the costs of these regimens were equal.
CONCLUSION: If all HIV patients are not yet treated with ART starting at 500 cells/μl and costs of second regimens remain substantially more expensive than first-line regimens, resources would buy more population health if they are spent on earlier ART rather than being spent on routine virological testing.
The role of mathematical modelling in the development of recommendations in the 2013 WHO consolidated antiretroviral therapy guidelines.Abstract:Download PDF: 8. Easterbrook_modelling in guidelines_AIDS 2014.pdf
Despite the exponential growth in the literature on modelling and simulation studies of impact and cost-effectiveness in different aspects of healthcare, there is no clear consensus on the appropriate role of modelling in the development of recommendations in clinical guidelines. This is compounded both by the lack of a standardised approach to assess the quality of modelling, and lack of clarity on its positioning within the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) method for decision-making in the development of WHO guidelines, that considers both evidence from systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials (RTCs) or observational studies, together with stakeholder values and preferences, resource use, and feasibility issues. In the development of the 2013 WHO Consolidated Guidelines on the use of Antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection, a series of modelling projects were undertaken to inform the recommendations on eligibility criteria for ART initiation, and approaches to monitoring for treatment response. We report our experiences, challenges encountered, and several key considerations to guide the future use of modelling in the development of WHO guidelines. These are: (1) Transparency in the conduct and reporting of model inputs and results; (2) The need for agreed standards for critical appraisal and use of modelling data in healthcare policy making; (3) recognition that modelling of cost-effectiveness is only one component of decision-making in development of WHO recommendations and in priority-setting; (4) The need for closer interaction and an ongoing dialogue between modellers and model end-users or decision-makers; (5) the important role of WHO in convening and facilitating comparative assessment of multiple models; and (6) The need to optimize research and data collection to inform modelling studies.
Health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of earlier eligibility for adult antiretroviral therapy and expanded treatment coverage: a combined analysis of 12 mathematical modelsAbstract:Download PDF: 1-s2.0-S2214109X13701724-main.pdf
New WHO guidelines recommend initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive adults with CD4 counts of 500 cells per μL or less, a higher threshold than was previously recommended. Country decision makers have to decide whether to further expand eligibility for antiretroviral therapy accordingly. We aimed to assess the potential health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of various eligibility criteria for adult antiretroviral therapy and expanded treatment coverage.
We used several independent mathematical models in four settings—South Africa (generalised epidemic, moderate antiretroviral therapy coverage), Zambia (generalised epidemic, high antiretroviral therapy coverage), India (concentrated epidemic, moderate antiretroviral therapy coverage), and Vietnam (concentrated epidemic, low antiretroviral therapy coverage)—to assess the potential health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of various eligibility criteria for adult antiretroviral therapy under scenarios of existing and expanded treatment coverage, with results projected over 20 years. Analyses assessed the extension of eligibility to include individuals with CD4 counts of 500 cells per μL or less, or all HIV-positive adults, compared with the previous (2010) recommendation of initiation with CD4 counts of 350 cells per μL or less. We assessed costs from a health-system perspective, and calculated the incremental cost (in US$) per disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) averted to compare competing strategies. Strategies were regarded very cost effective if the cost per DALY averted was less than the country's 2012 per-head gross domestic product (GDP; South Africa: $8040; Zambia: $1425; India: $1489; Vietnam: $1407) and cost effective if the cost per DALY averted was less than three times the per-head GDP.
In South Africa, the cost per DALY averted of extending eligibility for antiretroviral therapy to adult patients with CD4 counts of 500 cells per μL or less ranged from $237 to $1691 per DALY averted compared with 2010 guidelines. In Zambia, expansion of eligibility to adults with a CD4 count threshold of 500 cells per μL ranged from improving health outcomes while reducing costs (ie, dominating the previous guidelines) to $749 per DALY averted. In both countries results were similar for expansion of eligibility to all HIV-positive adults, and when substantially expanded treatment coverage was assumed. Expansion of treatment coverage in the general population was also cost effective. In India, the cost for extending eligibility to all HIV-positive adults ranged from $131 to $241 per DALY averted, and in Vietnam extending eligibility to patients with CD4 counts of 500 cells per μL or less cost $290 per DALY averted. In concentrated epidemics, expanded access for key populations was also cost effective.
Our estimates suggest that earlier eligibility for antiretroviral therapy is very cost effective in low-income and middle-income settings, although these estimates should be revisited when more data become available. Scaling up antiretroviral therapy through earlier eligibility and expanded coverage should be considered alongside other high-priority health interventions competing for health budgets.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WHO.
Cost-effectiveness of different strategies to monitor adults on antiretroviral treatment: a combined analysis of three mathematical modelsAbstract:Download PDF: 1-s2.0-S2214109X13700482-main.pdf
WHO's 2013 revisions to its Consolidated Guidelines on antiretroviral drugs recommend routine viral load monitoring, rather than clinical or immunological monitoring, as the preferred monitoring approach on the basis of clinical evidence. However, HIV programmes in resource-limited settings require guidance on the most cost-effective use of resources in view of other competing priorities such as expansion of antiretroviral therapy coverage. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of alternative patient monitoring strategies.
We evaluated a range of monitoring strategies, including clinical, CD4 cell count, and viral load monitoring, alone and together, at different frequencies and with different criteria for switching to second-line therapies. We used three independently constructed and validated models simultaneously. We estimated costs on the basis of resource use projected in the models and associated unit costs; we quantified impact as disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted. We compared alternatives using incremental cost-effectiveness analysis.
All models show that clinical monitoring delivers significant benefit compared with a hypothetical baseline scenario with no monitoring or switching. Regular CD4 cell count monitoring confers a benefit over clinical monitoring alone, at an incremental cost that makes it affordable in more settings than viral load monitoring, which is currently more expensive. Viral load monitoring without CD4 cell count every 6–12 months provides the greatest reductions in morbidity and mortality, but incurs a high cost per DALY averted, resulting in lost opportunities to generate health gains if implemented instead of increasing antiretroviral therapy coverage or expanding antiretroviral therapy eligibility.
The priority for HIV programmes should be to expand antiretroviral therapy coverage, firstly at CD4 cell count lower than 350 cells per μL, and then at a CD4 cell count lower than 500 cells per μL, using lower-cost clinical or CD4 monitoring. At current costs, viral load monitoring should be considered only after high antiretroviral therapy coverage has been achieved. Point-of-care technologies and other factors reducing costs might make viral load monitoring more affordable in future.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WHO.
Analytic review of modeling studies of ARV Based PrEP interventions reveals strong influence of drug-resistance assumptions on the population-level effectiveness.Abstract:Download PDF: PLOSMedicine, 2013.pdf
BACKGROUND: Four clinical trials have shown that oral and topical pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) based on tenofovir may be effective in preventing HIV transmission. The expected reduction in HIV transmission and the projected prevalence of drug resistance due to PrEP use vary significantly across modeling studies as a result of the broad spectrum of assumptions employed. Our goal is to quantify the influence of drug resistance assumptions on the predicted population-level impact of PrEP.
METHODS: All modeling studies which evaluate the impact of oral or topical PrEP are reviewed and key assumptions regarding mechanisms of generation and spread of drug-resistant HIV are identified. A dynamic model of the HIV epidemic is developed to assess and compare the impact of oral PrEP using resistance assumptions extracted from published studies. The benefits and risks associated with ten years of PrEP use are evaluated under identical epidemic, behavioral and intervention conditions in terms of cumulative fractions of new HIV infections prevented, resistance prevalence among those infected with HIV, and fractions of infections in which resistance is transmitted.
RESULTS: Published models demonstrate enormous variability in resistance-generating assumptions and uncertainty in parameter values. Depending on which resistance parameterization is used, a resistance prevalence between 2% and 44% may be expected if 50% efficacious oral PrEP is used consistently by 50% of the population over ten years. We estimated that resistance may be responsible for up to a 10% reduction or up to a 30% contribution to the fraction of prevented infections predicted in different studies.
CONCLUSIONS: Resistance assumptions used in published studies have a strong influence on the projected impact of PrEP. Modelers and virologists should collaborate toward clarifying the set of resistance assumptions biologically relevant to the PrEP products which are already in use or soon to be added to the arsenal against HIV.
Elimination of HIV in South Africa through expanded access to antiretroviral therapy: a model comparison study.Abstract:Download PDF: PLOS Oct 2013.pdf
BACKGROUND: Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) using universal test and treat (UTT) has been suggested as a strategy to eliminate HIV in South Africa within 7 y based on an influential mathematical modeling study. However, the underlying deterministic model was criticized widely, and other modeling studies did not always confirm the study's finding. The objective of our study is to better understand the implications of different model structures and assumptions, so as to arrive at the best possible predictions of the long-term impact of UTT and the possibility of elimination of HIV.
METHODS AND FINDINGS: We developed nine structurally different mathematical models of the South African HIV epidemic in a stepwise approach of increasing complexity and realism. The simplest model resembles the initial deterministic model, while the most comprehensive model is the stochastic microsimulation model STDSIM, which includes sexual networks and HIV stages with different degrees of infectiousness. We defined UTT as annual screening and immediate ART for all HIV-infected adults, starting at 13% in January 2012 and scaled up to 90% coverage by January 2019. All models predict elimination, yet those that capture more processes underlying the HIV transmission dynamics predict elimination at a later point in time, after 20 to 25 y. Importantly, the most comprehensive model predicts that the current strategy of ART at CD4 count ≤350 cells/µl will also lead to elimination, albeit 10 y later compared to UTT. Still, UTT remains cost-effective, as many additional life-years would be saved. The study's major limitations are that elimination was defined as incidence below 1/1,000 person-years rather than 0% prevalence, and drug resistance was not modeled.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm previous predictions that the HIV epidemic in South Africa can be eliminated through universal testing and immediate treatment at 90% coverage. However, more realistic models show that elimination is likely to occur at a much later point in time than the initial model suggested. Also, UTT is a cost-effective intervention, but less cost-effective than previously predicted because the current South African ART treatment policy alone could already drive HIV into elimination. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
Preexposure prophylaxis will have a limited impact on HIV-1 drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparison of mathematical models.Abstract:Download PDF: 00002030-201311280-00013.pdf
BACKGROUND:: Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir and emtricitabine can prevent new HIV-1 infections, but there is a concern that use of PrEP could increase HIV drug resistance resulting in loss of treatment options. We compared standardized outcomes from three independent mathematical models simulating the impact of PrEP on HIV transmission and drug resistance in sub-Saharan African countries.
METHODS:: All models assume that people using PrEP receive an HIV test every 3-6 months. The models vary in structure and parameter choices for PrEP coverage, effectiveness of PrEP (at different adherence levels) and the rate with which HIV drug resistance emerges and is transmitted.
RESULTS:: The models predict that the use of PrEP in conjunction with antiretroviral therapy will result in a lower prevalence of HIV than when only antiretroviral therapy is used. With or without PrEP, all models suggest that HIV drug resistance will increase over the next 20 years due to antiretroviral therapy. PrEP will increase the absolute prevalence of drug resistance in the total population by less than 0.5% and amongst infected individuals by at most 7%. Twenty years after the introduction of PrEP, the majority of drug-resistant infections is due to antiretroviral therapy (50-63% across models), whereas 40-50% will be due to transmission of drug resistance, and less than 4% to the use of PrEP.
CONCLUSION:: HIV drug resistance resulting from antiretroviral therapy is predicted to far exceed that resulting from PrEP. Concern over drug resistance should not be a reason to limit the use of PrEP.
A Side Door Into Care Cascade for HIV-Infected Patients?Abstract:Download PDF: A_Side_Door_Into_Care_Cascade_for_HIV_Infected.20.pdf
: HIV Prevention Trials Network studies are testing a number of new technologies for preventing HIV infections and reducing AIDS morbidity and mortality, but strengthening existing antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs may be among the most promising ways to generate greater health benefits using available resources. A cascade to care for HIV-positive patients has been described-HIV testing, retention in pre-ART care, treatment initiation, and sustained suppression on ART-and it has been noted that many patients are lost at each stage. We constructed a detailed representation by combining data from different sources about each stage. We found that, although currently available data were not sufficient to specify several key aspects, the traditional model of the cascade could not fully reconcile trends in HIV testing, linkage to care, retention in pre-ART care, and retention on ART with the large numbers of persons on ART and the large percentage of patients initiating treatment at late stages of infection. We hypothesize that supplementing the traditional linear cascade model with patient health-seeking behaviors that allow patients who are not in pre-ART care to be initiated on ART, is essential to fully characterizing the current functioning of ART programs. We have termed this additional channel to ART as the "side door." Understanding the relative roles of the different channels to care will be important to intervening effectively to improve the cascade to care, and we propose several new types of data that should be collected. With these insights, it may be possible to considerably strengthen the impact of ART programs.
Can the UNAIDS modes of transmission model be improved? A comparison of the original and revised model projections using data from a setting in west Africa.Abstract:Download PDF: AIDS 2013_ 27_2623–2635.pdf
OBJECTIVE: The UNAIDS modes of transmission model (MoT) is a user-friendly model, developed to predict the distribution of new HIV infections among different subgroups. The model has been used in 29 countries to guide interventions. However, there is the risk that the simplifications inherent in the MoT produce misleading findings. Using input data from Nigeria, we compare projections from the MoT with those from a revised model that incorporates additional heterogeneity.
METHODS: We revised the MoT to explicitly incorporate brothel and street-based sex-work, transactional sex, and HIV-discordant couples. Both models were parameterized using behavioural and epidemiological data from Cross River State, Nigeria. Model projections were compared, and the robustness of the revised model projections to different model assumptions, was investigated.
RESULTS: The original MoT predicts 21% of new infections occur in most-at-risk-populations (MARPs), compared with 45% (40-75%, 95% Crl) once additional heterogeneity and updated parameterization is incorporated. Discordant couples, a subgroup previously not explicitly modelled, are predicted to contribute a third of new HIV infections. In addition, the new findings suggest that women engaging in transactional sex may be an important but previously less recognized risk group, with 16% of infections occurring in this subgroup.
CONCLUSION: The MoT is an accessible model that can inform intervention priorities. However, the current model may be potentially misleading, with our comparisons in Nigeria suggesting that the model lacks resolution, making it challenging for the user to correctly interpret the nature of the epidemic. Our findings highlight the need for a formal review of the MoT.
Biology as population dynamics: heuristics for transmission risk.Abstract:Download PDF: Keebler_Welte_Biology as pop dynam.pdf
Population-type models, accounting for phenomena such as population lifetimes, mixing patterns, recruitment patterns, genetic evolution and environmental conditions, can be usefully applied to the biology of HIV infection and viral replication. A simple dynamic model can explore the effect of a vaccine-like stimulus on the mortality and infectiousness, which formally looks like fertility, of invading virions; the mortality of freshly infected cells; and the availability of target cells, all of which impact on the probability of infection. Variations on this model could capture the importance of the timing and duration of different key events in viral transmission, and hence be applied to questions of mucosal immunology. The dynamical insights and assumptions of such models are compatible with the continuum of between- and within-individual risks in sexual violence and may be helpful in making sense of the sparse data available on the association between HIV transmission and sexual violence.


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Known for playful, engaging prose and unbridled enthusiasm towards his subjects, author John Ruskin explores in detail Giotto's greatest work, the Arena Chapel in Padua. Ruskin's vivid descriptions, coupled with high-resolution color prints of Giotto's work, place you right inside the breathtaking chapel.
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The Neotia University (TNU), West Bengal, is selected as the Zonal Centre of Industrial Automation Competition Organized by the Technex '17, IIT Varanasi. As a part of this competition, "Industrial Automation - PLC & SCADA Workshop" will be organized at TNU, Sarisa Campus on 24th and 25th September'16. Only those participants who attain this workshop will be able to participate in Industrial Automation Competition.
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Crete has always been a chess destination and nowadays high quality open tournaments, GM/IM round robin tournaments and of the highest quality training camps are organized in perfect conditions.
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School transmutation; Level bard 3, cleric/oracle 3, medium 2, psychic 3, sorcerer/wizard 3, witch 3
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range touch
Targets you and one mythic creature
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will negates (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless)
By laying your hands on the target, you're able to transfer some of your mythic essence to the target. You expend three uses of your mythic power to restore one use of the target's mythic power.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Mythic Adventures © 2013, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors: Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Sean K Reynolds, Dennis Baker, Jesse Benner, Ben Bruck, Jim Groves, Tim Hitchcock, Tracy Hurley, Jonathan Keith, Jason Nelson, Tom Phillips, Ryan Macklin, F. Wesley Schneider, Amber Scott, Tork Shaw, Russ Taylor, and Ray Vallese.


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The groom died in a celebratory gunfire after the wedding. What to do with the big fat Indian wedding feast already prepared for the hundreds of guests?! Sri and Mia have to hit the ground running when they move to India to take over the struggling family business, Restaurant Annapurna.
Set in Hyderabad, also known as the City of Pearls, this is a story of three generations coming together in the span of a year across cultural, social and generational divides. The family deals with life and death and grapple with love and loss. They celebrate the many festivals of India, a wedding and their grand reopening. The younger ones are awed by the ancient city with it's ultra modern trappings while the elders witness the magic and power of digital revolution and social media.
They also sample their way through Hyderabadi cuisine, an intoxicating mix of Mughalai, Turkish and Arabic influences on Andhra, Telangana and Marathwada foods; street food at midnight, a mango feast at the Taj, Anglo Indian at an old friend's, eclectic gastro-pub fare, Indian Chinese, fusion desserts at the latest bakery, cheeseburgers in a tropical tree house…but, what about Annapurna? And why Sweet Neem?
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This character has been mentioned only and never actually shown in a comic book or on-screen. Despite their lack of physical appearances, information about them might still be relevant or interesting or at least worthy of documentation. Anything known about them is to be considered second-hand information.
Barry Allen was the Flash and a friend of Batman. Prior to Alfred's death, Barry died in an unknown incident, and the mantle of the Flash was passed on to Wally West and Bart Allen.
Powers and Abilities
- Speed Force Conduit: People who, for whatever reason, are connected to the Speed Force are sometimes called Speed Force Conduits. This means that they are connected to the Speed Force and are tethered to it.[1]
- Accelerated Healing: The Speed Force connection allows the speedster's body recover from injury much faster than normal.[citation needed]
- Enhanced Senses: The Speed Force enhances the speedster's senses, allowing them to perceive the world at a rate attuned how fast they can react.[2]
- Phasing: Speed Force conduits can tap into the Speed Force to vibrate their molecules in a way to achieve intangibility for short bursts, allowing them to phase through objects.[3]
- Speed Force Aura: The Speed Force also manifests an aura around the speedster and whatever they are carrying, protecting them from adverse effects of their speed, such a friction with the air.[4]
- Superhuman Durability: The Speed Force Aura also protects speedsters from kinetic impacts, which in turn, makes them much more durable and resistant to injury than any normal human.[5]
- Superhuman Stamina: While not unlimited, the connection to the Speed Force does bolster the speedsters stamina well beyond the limits of a normal human.[2]
- Superhuman Speed: The main effect of the connection is to allow a speedster to move at vast superhuman speeds[2]. This also confers:
- Vortex Creations: Speed Force conduits are able to create vortices of air by running in circles or rotating their extremities at super-speed. These vortices can be used for a number of effects.[6]
- Appearances of Barry Allen (Earth -44)
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- Character Gallery: Barry Allen (Earth -44)
- ↑ Being a speed force conduit conveys some core powers as demonstrated by Barry Allen and Wally West.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Flash (Volume 2) #1
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #76
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #63
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- ↑ The Flash (Volume 5) #33
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Warning to pet owners over Stan, the hungry golden eagle on the loose
Pet owners have been warned that a giant golden eagle, capable of eating animals as large as baby deer, is on the loose.
Falconry expert Kris Ford, 65, fears his prized bird of prey Stan could kill animals the size of foxes and rabbits after it broke free from its perch.
The bird, which has a six-foot wing span, poses a risk to the public as its six-foot nylon leash is still flailing behind it.
It is thought to be nesting around two miles from Kris' home in rural Suffolk, but despite his best efforts to bring it home, the eagle is still free.
Father-of-three Kris, who is married to Dee, said: "It could take rabbits and foxes. Eagles just grab what they can.
"The ring that he was tied to failed and [its] poor quality allowed him to escape.
"So he's still got a long leash attached to him. He might be feeling a little hungry by now so hopefully he'll come back to me later when he has eaten."
Dog-owners in the area are being warned that the golden eagle could snatch animals that are smaller than foxes, including chihuahuas, pugs and other toy dog breeds.
An RSPB spokesman said the animals are even capable to eating baby deer. He said: "In the wild, they can go for anything from rabbits and hares to very young deer.
"But it must be stressed that this particular animal isn't wild, so will behave differently."
An expert from Falconry UK also said: "What we don't want to do is scaremonger but it is an imprinted bird, or raised by humans, and so will come down and expect to be fed.
"It will start to get hungry and it will come down to take rabbits which it could eat.
"Potentially it would be able to take any pet up to the size of a fox."
Five-year-old Stan, who was imported from the Czech Republic two years ago has never left Kris' garden alone before.
Stan normally sits tied to a heavy wooden block, and is "contented" if he has been fed and is not scared.
The 4kg bird, worth around £5,000, disappeared from Hemingstone, Suffolk on December 9.
With no homely instinct Stan is not expected to return home by himself but should still be in the nearby area.
Mr Ford, who has seven birds of prey including another female golden eagle, added: "It's an old wives tale snatching babies from prams.
"He won't come back like a homing pigeon would but he might find his way back by accident but he wouldn't have travelled too far because he's fat and lazy at the moment because he's been malting."
Mr Ford is trying to get an accurate location and then will call his companion of two years and Stan will land on his glove.
"I've had a lot of calls of people who have sighted him but what I need is a current location.
"They're not pets but you get attached."
Eagles rarely attack dogs or cats, but there are examples of large birds attempting to snatch dogs.
In 2012 Suzanne Dodd, 43, told how an eagle tried to take her Jack Russell by grabbing the dog's head in its claws.


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Researchers have suggested that the human brain prioritises our most important memories during sleep.
A new study has revealed that we view things we care about the most as priorities when it comes to retaining information and creating memories. Previous studies have confirmed that we use downtime to consolidate the day's events, but this is the first study to investigate the impact of how much we care about certain things.
Researchers from Swansea University presented their findings at the British Science Festival last week. During their research, the team presented a group of 80 non-Welsh speakers with a tablet, which used an app to translate English words into Breton and Welsh words. Participants were then asked to recall the words 12 hours later, some after a period of sleep and some after no sleep. Participants were asked to rate the value of the Welsh language to them and this was recorded.
Researchers found that those who slept before recalling the words were more likely to remember more words. They also discovered that participants who slept and placed greater importance on the Welsh language, performed better.
Professor Mark Blagrove, co-author of the study, explained that the more importance you place on something, the more likely you are to remember it. The brain retains experiences, but it seems that it works harder to remember those that mean something to us.
Participants underwent tests in a sleep laboratory at Swansea University. The findings are set to be published in the Journal of Sleep Research in the weeks to come.


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Guilt-Free, Healthy Pancake Recipes
Low-Calorie Pancake Recipes for a More Enjoyable Breakfast
There is always a healthy pancake recipe out there to suit your taste.
Okay, so the words healthy and pancakes may not sound so sensible, especially if you use them in the same sentence. How could something that's carbohydrate-laden become so healthy? Is there really such a thing as healthy pancakes?
Well, since more and more people are switching to a healthier lifestyle and are concerned with their wellbeing more than ever, manufacturers have found a way to get rid of the guilt feeling while consuming these goodies. They have basically replaced the basic ingredients with refined sugar-free components.
We've rounded up some easy, healthy pancake recipes that will save you heaps of time during breakfast. Just take your pick and enjoy!
Banana and Chocolate Chip Pancakes
You may have seen plenty of chocolate stuffed pancakes topped with Nutella and stuffed with tiny chunks of Cadbury, which may look tantalizing but would only leave you feeling sick for the most part of the day. However, this banana and chocolate chip pancake is the healthier way to get some dose of cacao in your system
What to add:
- Cacao powder
- Cacao nibs
- Banana
- Syrup
Buttermilk Oatmeal Pancake
Support your fitness goals without sacrificing your taste buds. This pancake recipe is not only full of mouth-watering ingredients but is also rich in fiber.
What to add:
- Rolled oats
- Wheat germ
- Manuka honey
- Slices of banana
- Other fruits
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pancakes
These pancakes are so fluffy, leaving you with a touch of sweetness and a hint of coconut-y flavor. We all know that taste is a subjective matter, but these pancakes will surely change the way you see pumpkins—not that there is anything wrong with how pumpkins taste.
What to add:
- Mint leaves
- Pecans
- Syrup
Peaches and Cream Pancakes
These decadent peachy pancakes will send you right back to summer, when your kitchen smelled so sweet and the weather was comfortably warm.
What to add:
- Coconut flour
- Vanilla protein powder
- Oat flour
- Roasted almonds
- Peaches (may be poached)
- Syrup
Blueberry Pancakes
Who doesn't love a thick stack of good old blueberry pancakes? These pancakes are heart-healthy, thanks to the 100% whole-wheat flour.
What to add:
- Chia seeds or ground flax seeds
- Oats
- Cornmeal
- Buckwheat flour
- Fresh blueberry
- Honey


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PARIS, Texas -- Paris Police have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and shooting at another man during an argument over the weekend.
28-year-old Orlando Estaban is facing charges of aggravated assault and deadly conduct.
Paris Police say he and another man were fighting in a parking lot near Clarksville Street and South Collegiate when Estaban pulled out a gun and started shooting.
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Friday, July 27, 2018
A Little Christmas Cocoa!
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All junior golfers participating in FCWT junior golf tournaments should familiarize themselves with the Pace of Play Policy.
Rule 5.6a states, in part: "A player must not unreasonably delay play, either when playing a hole or between two holes" and Rule 5.6b(3) allows the Committee to prescribe penalties for slow play. In order to prevent such a penalty, we suggest that you review carefully the following guidelines.
Allotted Time
Groups are expected to play at no more than the allotted time published for the event. Generally, the allotted time is 4-hours and 30-minutes for the 18-hole round or 15 minutes per hole.
Definition of "Out of Position"
The first group to start will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, the group is behind their allotted time.
Any following group will be considered out of position if it (a) is taking more than the allotted time to play and (b) reaches the tee of a par 3 hole and the hole is clear, fails to clear the tee of a par 4 hole before the preceding group clears the putting green or arrives at the teeing ground of a par 5 hole when the preceding group is on the putting green. Both (a) and (b) must apply for a group to be out of position.
Group Notification
Groups MAY BE NOTIFIED when they are out of position and given an opportunity to regain their position. If a ruling or some other legitimate delay occurs which causes a group in question to lose its position, that group is expected to regain its position in a reasonable time [within two holes]. If a group fails to regain their position, they will be notified and subject to being timed.
A group may be monitored or timed for compliance with this pace of play guideline if it is "out of position." When a group is "out of position" a player in the group is expected to play any stroke within 40 seconds.
Other than on the putting green, the timing of a player's stroke will begin when he or she has had a reasonable opportunity to reach his or her ball, it is his or her turn to play and he or she can play without interference or distraction. Time spent determining yardage will count as part of the time taken for the next stroke. On the putting green, timing will begin after a player has been allowed a reasonable amount of time to lift, clean and replace his or her ball, repair his or her ball mark and other ball marks on his or her line of play and remove
loose impediments on his or her line of play. Time spent looking at the line from beyond the hole and/or behind the ball will count as part of the time taken for the next stroke.
NOTE: The Committee reserves the right, at any time, to time a group when the Committee deems it necessary. Players should also be aware that the Committee may assess a "bad time" to a player in a group which is out of position if the player makes no effort to help his or her group get back in position. An example of this would be a player who unduly delays play between shots.
Pace of Play Penalties
The following are the penalties, in sequence, for any player in a group out of position who takes more than 40 seconds to play a stroke when it is his or her turn to play:
Stroke Play
One bad timing Warning
A second bad timing 1 penalty stroke
A third bad timing Additional 2 penalty strokes
A fourth bad timing Disqualification
NOTE: If the group in question regains its proper position, any previous timings of more than 40 seconds will be carried over for the remainder of that round in the event that group requires additional monitoring.
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Y's Men Area Europe
Area Europe is a unit consisting of the five Y's Men Regions Central / South, Denmark, Finland / Batic, Norway and Russia
Area Europe counts 275 Clubs with 5827 members.
At the bottom of this page you will find links to the different regions and to Y's Men International
Area Europe shall encourage co-orinate promote and maintain the work of Y's Men International betveen the Rogions fo the Area. Our Area will from 1 july 2018 have three out of fifteen representatives ind the Intenational Council.
A group of support persons (service directors) is every year appointed to have focus on specific tasks connected to Area objectives.The Area Leadership group consists of Area President (AP), Area President Elect (APE) and the Past Area President (PAP). Each of these positions are held for one year. That means that they remain in the leadership group for three years.
Together with the Area Treasurer and Area Secretary, who normally stay in their positions for a longer period, the leadership group makes out the executive unit for Area Europe.
Every second year there is an Area Convention somewhere in Europe where members can meet for inspiration and fellowship.
The International Association of Y's Men's Clubs
Y's Men International (Y Service Clubs International) is oriented to serving the worldwide YMCA and the communities in which it is present throughout the world.
The membership of the Association consists of affiliated local clubs known as Y's Men's Clubs, Y's Women's Clubs, Y's Men and Women's Clubs or Y Service Clubs. The membership of each local club consists of men or women or both. No one is denied membership status because of race, creed, colour or national origin.
Our Motto is:
"To acknowledge the duty that accompanies every right."
This motto was adopted by Y's Men because of the tendency of most people to insist upon full enjoyment of all rights while remaining oblivious to the corresponding duties giving validity to such rights. Just as the green light giving right of way to traffic on one street must have a corresponding red light to warn traffic on the cross-street of its duty to stop, so every right we enjoy is founded upon a corresponding duty. Our motto is a constant challenge to us to pay less heed to our rights, and more to the discovery and discharge of their corresponding duties - to transfer the emphasis from rights to duties.
New leader team in Area Europe
Our history
Founded in Toledo, Ohio, USA in 1922 to support a local YMCA, Y's Men International is now oriented to serving the worldwide YMCA, the largest non-governmental youth organisation, and through it the communities in which it is present throughout the world. Since the YMCA is usually known as "the Y" in the USA, and as the Y's Men movement started there as a club of "men of and for the Y", it was named the "Y's Men's Club".
Judge Paul William Alexander was the founder of the first club together with a group of other young men. However, today women are also full members of our movement and family participation is encouraged in numerous activities. Since 1995 local affiliated clubs wishing to emphasise this openness can choose to call themselves "Y's Men and Women's Clubs" or "Y Service Clubs". Members are known as Y's Men or Y's Women.


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there's a fun story about what happen to me in this but first:
i've been thinking about cutting my hair. like, not a trim... a real cut. and not just a few inches, like... a cut- cut. when i say i have been thinking about this, i must add its been for a period of about 2 years. and i've always chickened out because i have horror stricken memories of the first time i had my hair cut short... picture a high school freshman yearbook picture gone even more wrong that it was already destined. so, everytime my hair is cut they guy knows my limits and knows my reactions to him saying "what about this..."
recently i've been thinking about it again... and thinking more... and more... and while we were on vacation my hair, which is quite longer than it has ever possibly been since that fateful 9th grade year, drove me nuts. and i said over and over again that this was it. but then we got back to trujillo and it was colder and i started having second thoughts.
until today.
i was walking back home from work mid-day and decided to step into a supermarket to add credit to my phone and grab something sweet to munch on. sometimes my sugar drops and i get shaky and weak. i'm okay i just know that I need to get some sugar into my system. i also tend to get agitated really easily with a "just give me some chocolate" expression plastered to my face. the closer i got to the store the more i started shaking... so naturally i stepped up the pace. i whizzed into the door. and nearly made it to the first aisle when i heard " señorita... your bag" so i stopped thinking that they would take my bag and put it in a cubby and give me a number to pick it up with (which is normal in the supermarkets). when i stopped and looked at him and noticed he was just looking back at me and we were standing there awkwardly, he said.. just leave it on the floor. this, also, is normal - for adolescents that just walked over from school. (it was time for the schools to be letting out) many a time i've seen lots of backpacks piled on the floor and wondered how they don't loose one or take the wrong one home.
i looked at him and looked at the floor and looked back at him. and calmly told him i was not going to leave my (bright pink backpack) bag on the floor beside the door to the store. as he started to get irritated with me (his tone changed) i added, my computer is there, and no one has ever told me to leave my bag here before. he paused for a moment then whispered into his walkie talkie, eyeing me the whole time to make sure i didnta make a break for it (it was obvious that i was in a hurry) then when he was finished talking, with eyebrows raised he told me to go with my bag.
but he and his friend with the other walkie talkie watched me the entire time i was in the store (i'm sure to make sure that i didn't steal anything)
and in that moment the decision was made... i'm going to the hair salon and i'm cutting this hair and he's going to make me look my age.... and i should probably stop carrying the bright pink backpack too, it's not helping my case right now. even though i carry it specifically to give off the vibe that i'm not carrying a laptop. since i walk a lot i have a fear that someone is going to rob me (i'm really opening up my chances by upping my walking frequency) so i'm probably going to keep carrying the bright pink bag anyway. but i really do wish that, even though everyone tells me i'm going to love it when i'm older, i could look my age or at least near it... and not like a teenager... because in the meantime getting confused for a child really stinks.
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Written by Emilio. Published: Feb, 2016.
Day 1: Where to begin, start with a 5 minute cleaning
When there is chaos everywhere on the desk and the problem has gotten so big that it seems impossible to handle this. Where do you start in all this mess?
We have to approach this as we would dealing with a scared little baby. Start off really easy. Just take a first crack at it. We start by doing a rudimentary cleaning of the desk. Do this now! As you are reading this! You are not allowed to put it off!
- Glance over the place to get an overview.
- Take all dirty dishes, cups and plates.
- Collect all empty bottles.
- Throw all used wrappings of chocolate bars and the likes and throw it in the garbage.
- Take a wet napkin, clean your computer screens, and any bare surface of the desk.
So this little exercise should take no more than five minutes. It may not have accomplished a lot. But it will help build self esteem.
Your journey has started. Say out loud: You are on your way. You did good and you look forward to start improving everything.


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3/8: I dreamed last night. I was talking with a group of people about spaceships and aliens and preparation. It was dark and we were in a big building where we all were sheltered. I think it was a school; there were all types of people there, including teachers, kids, police. It was night time though. Suddenly there was a great shift and the earth started shaking. A huge, I mean HUGE ship came down just above the buildings and trees. There was a magnetic force so strong pulling at many of us. We all ran out side. There were people (clones) coming out of nowhere. I heard people calling my name but were looking at another ME. Then out of nowhere people were being shot! Which ever one was the "evil" version of self was being destroyed. There was regular police and then a different kind. They wore blue uniforms, very tall and portly they stood. People didn't understand and started to panic and run about screaming. The lights coming out of the sky were blue, fires began to break out. The shaking lasted all night. Suddenly it stopped and the huge ship was gone. People were gone. It was daylight and there was vivid green grass everywhere. I heard a man laughing. I woke up.
Shaky Planet
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It is one thing to say you are ready in case a disaster occurs and it is quite another to actually be prepared.
In the case of Japan, the country falls into the latter category, as they were unprepared for a severe nuclear accident like the tsunami-caused Fukushima disaster. On top of that, the damage was greater than previously thought, the country said Tuesday in a report to the U.N. nuclear agency.
In the report, the government said the core melted in three units and likely breached the inner containment vessels after the March 11 tsunami knocked out the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant's power and cooling systems. Fuel at Unit 1 started melting hours earlier than previously estimated.
The report, compiled by Japan's nuclear emergency taskforce, factors in a preliminary evaluation of the disaster by a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). They will submit the report to the IAEA.
The report acknowledged a lack of independence at Japan's nuclear regulator and promised to improve the safety control system.
The report comes the day after the government's nuclear officials doubled the estimate of how much radiation leaked from the tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant and said there was greater damage to the reactors than officials previously reported.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Monday in a report nuclear fuel inside three reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant probably melted through not only the reactor cores but also through the inner containment vessels.
The report Monday said twice as much radiation released into the air than earlier estimated by NISA. That would be about one-sixth of the amount released at Chernobyl instead of the earlier estimate of one-tenth.
NISA said its analysis used a different method than had been employed by the plant's operator last month and better reflects "reality."


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This is French singer Shy'm…..'wearing a transparent plastic corset with white tinsel-like material interspersed to create a frosted effect.' ~ (Dailymail- UK)
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Minimum requirements:
- CPL(A) License
- Class 1 Medical Certificate
- 1 to 4 years of working experience in the related field is required for this position
- 3000 flying hours using Turbo-engine or single-engine, and crop-dusting experience.
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Phishing Scam
e-Mail Fraud
The RCMP offer the following advice to help you protect yourself from Phishing scams and e-mail fraud, both of which are a growing crime segment on the internet.
Phishing is a general term for e-mails, text messages and websites fabricated and sent by criminals and designed to look like they come from well-known and trusted businesses, financial institutions and government agencies in an attempt to collect personal, financial and sensitive information. It's also known as brand spoofing.
The content of a phishing e-mail or text message is intended to trigger a quick reaction from you. It can use upsetting or exciting information, demand an urgent response or employe a false pretense or statement. Phishing messages are normally not personalized.
Typically, phishing messages will ask you to "update," "validate," or "confirm" your account information or face dire consequences. They might even ask you to make a phone call.
- Often, the message or website includes official-looking logos and other identifying information taken directly from legitimate websites. Government, financial institutions and online payment services are common targets of brand spoofing.
Catch phrases:
E-mail Money Transfer Alert: Please verify this payment information below…
It has come to our attention that your online banking profile needs to be updated as part of our continuous efforts to protect your account and reduce instances of fraud…
Dear Online Account Holder, Access To Your Account Is Currently Unavailable…
Important Service Announcement from…, You have 1 unread Security Message!
We regret to inform you that we had to lock your bank account access. Call (telephone number) to restore your bank account.
In some cases, the offending site can modify your browser address bar to make it look legitimate, including the web address of the real site and a secure "https://" prefix.
Information sought: Social insurance numbers, full name, date of birth, full address, mother's maiden name, username and password of online services, driver's license number, personal identification numbers (PIN), credit card information (numbers, expiry dates and the last three digits printed on the signature panel) and bank account numbers.
What your information could be used for: Phishing criminals can access your financial accounts, open new bank accounts, transfer bank balances, apply for loans, credit cards and other goods/services, make purchases, access your personal email account, hide criminal activities, receive government benefits or obtain a passport.
Report it
If you receive one of these suspicious emails:
Report it to email@example.com or the institution that it appears to be from.
If you received one of these suspicious emails and unwittingly provided personal or financial information, follow these steps:
- Step 1 - Contact your bank/financial institution or credit card company
- Step 2 - Contact your credit bureau and have fraud alerts placed on your credit reports:
- Equifax Canada
Toll free: 1 800 465-7166
- TransUnion Canada
Toll free: 1 877 525-3823
- Equifax Canada
- Step 3 - Contact your local police
- Step 4 - Always report phishing. If you have responded to one of these suspicious e-mails, report it to firstname.lastname@example.com
Stop it
How to prevent:
Be suspicious of any e-mail or text message containing urgent requests for personal or financial information (financial institutions and credit card companies normally will not use e-mail to confirm an existing client's information).
Contact the organization by using a telephone number from a credible source such as a phone book or a bill.
Never e-mail personal or financial information.
Avoid embedded links in an e-mail claiming to bring you to a secure site.
Get in the habit of looking at a website's address line and verify if it displays something different from the address mentioned in the email.
Regularly update your computer protection with anti-virus software, spyware filters, e-mail filters and firewall programs.
A number of legitimate companies and financial institutions that have been targeted by phishing schemes have published contact information for reporting possible phishing e-mails as well as online notices about how their customers can recognize and protect themselves from phishing.
Regularly check you bank, credit and debit card statements to ensure that all transactions are legitimate.
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (formerly known as PhoneBusters)
- Public Safety
- Canadian Bankers Association
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express