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New Delhi: Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has prepared a blueprint of his action plan for rejuvenating the country`s largest public transporter to be presented at Thursday`s meeting of the Union Council of Ministers.
The blueprint consists of some big ticket rail projects and reforms to be taken up in the coming days to boost the finances of the Railways.
The Prime Minister has called a crucial meeting of the entire Council of Ministers tomorrow to set the agenda for his new team for the less than two-year period that remains before the next general elections slated for mid-2014.
Cash-strapped Railways is passing through a critical phase with many of its ongoing projects facing fund curtailment.
Bansal was briefed about the status of the proposed projects like locomotive factories at Madhepura and Marhora in Bihar and other important rail projects, Railway sources said.
There are many challenges ahead given the Railways` financial condition. Bansal has to concretise the action plan for the coming years.
With the change of guard in Rail Bhawan, it is expected that Railways will pursue reforms with great zeal. Tomorrow`s meeting is crucial for Railways as the Prime Minister would set the agenda to sustain the reforms in the national transporter.
Railways is also keen to push high speed rail projects in public-private partnership (PPP) model. There are seven corridors being identified across the country for undertaking a feasibility study.
Besides there are several ongoing rail expansion projects, steps to meet freight target, preventing accidents, improving passenger amenities among others are also being shortlisted in the action plan.
Besides the Prime Minister, Finance Minister P Chidambaram will address the meeting.
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hi all order went in for my new sportback last saturday (18th) Just wondering when i should here about my build date. any comments regarding individual experiences welcome. Cheers P.s a week wait is already too long!!!!
I ordered mine the 3rd week of feb and found out last week that my build week is first week of June! Been such a long wait but I hope it's worth it!!
have you had much communication with the dealer?? if so what have they said?? i dont want to keep barraging them with calls but im soooo impatient
No not really the few "weekly" updates I've had are a few emails every now and then but there really isn't much the dealers can do from what I've heard and read. I am hopefully to be getting it at the end of June now so finally getting there
My dealer said that he gets given a build week as soon as the order is placed, so strange that some people don't have some. It's pretty bad that you haven't got one after that one - I'd send a firmly worded email to the head of business about it!
I had no build date either ordered 28th Feb with our transport company and last week said its ready! so picking it up tomorrow so less than 3 months for me 1.4 tfsi S-Line with B&O
Just phoned dealer for second time this week and left message for him to ring, shortly after received order print out via email and then a phone call. Car left factory today and is on its way, WTF not even a build slot given. So how happy am I, should have it within a month I expect.To say I'm happy is a understatement as I wasn't expecting the car untilnSeptember. Whoopee !!! Mark
Ordered 11th March and have got used to a mid August availability deferred to 1st September. Would be doing cartwheels if I got the call you just did!!!! You are more than welcome to join mine and SuffolkAudiMans's New A3 SB S-line in Daytona mini meet and cruise on 1st September round the M25
well you never know yours maybe on its way, I would contact your dealer for an update if i were you. I would think cars are made in batches of certain colours and yours may well be in the same batch, I'm sure i will be corrected if wrong. I did notice someone else on here was expecting there Daytona S-Line soon and I did wonder or hope mine would be part of the same batch. Thanks for the Mini meet invite, but a bit far for me as I am in Liverpool. Mark
Its just talk at the moment but there is sometihing a bit surreal (and a great photo opportunity) about seeing half a dozen or more of the same make,model, age and colour of car on the road at the same time (aka the current autotrader advert)
Audi certainly do not batch produce by colour. When I visited the factory in Ingolstadt the spray robots were painting different colours following each other. Mind you when I visited the A1 plant in Brussels the only cars on the final production were either black or white but only because that is all customers seem to be ordering!
When I was in Felixstowe just before my current A3 was delivered I watched Audi cars being unloaded from a ship and just about everyone was either black or white with just the odd different colour here and there. Made me glad I'd ordered Silver.
that was my thoughts to be honest, it does say on the docs the dealer sent "confirmed week" and " original build week" 201323 so I take it build week was 23. Mark
Wow, bet you are over the moon. From no contact to car being built, how does that work? i had to push my dealer to get a build week of 32, after 6 weeks of silence. aghhhhhh roll on September!
to be honest the dealer didn't know how, but he said it just happens sometimes. Good luck with yours. Mark
I still haven't got a build week. Deposit paid 27th April. Order placed with Audi 8th May. I've been pestering the salesman loads. I'm getting a bit concerned that it's going to be after the end of September when the Audi PCP offer expires.
Hi Just an update for you. After a bit of persuasion the dealer has finally given me a build date. Build week 32 which is mid August so car should be here September. I actually had to ask 3 times before he would give me one. He said he doesnt like giving build dates as times can fluctuate quite dramatically and not normally for the better. that however, is not what ive been hearing on some threads. any way something to look forward to now!!!!!
Being updated on your order progress is part of the excitement of ordering a new car, why your dealer thought it best to keep this from you is beyond me! They always made it clear to me the dates change, and it's only ever confirmed when it's locked into the build queue (usually about 4 weeks before it's built). Glad you managed to pin him down and cough up the date
Good point mj, totally agree. My dealer is like the one jackinthebox has, had to phone 3 times even to get through. Mine also week 32, just praying it doesn't slip. There does appear to be a lot of variance in how often the delear comminicates with his/ her customer. Why should this be?
I suspect some dealers just lose the sense of excitement and occasion after they've ordered their 162nd car, and it's no surprise to them that the build date keeps moving, probably barely seems worth bothering the customer about in their mind. They forget that for the customer this is likely the second most expensive purchase of their life, and one that is usually made after a lot of thought. Members of family and friends that I know of in the car trade have literally no excitement over new cars, as they get to drive them every day. I find the younger salesman tend to be the most enthusiastic as they are still new to the job. Other salesman forget that it's their job to share your excitement.....


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If Walt Disney World Florida feels, well, a world away, then stay closer to home at Splash Landings, located within Alton Towers theme park. It has a Caribbean motif and contains its own waterpark, with lazy river, "Bubbly Wubbly Pool" and the Master Blaster wet rollercoaster. During the summer holidays, the waterpark runs two sessions per day, from 10am-3pm and from 4pm-9pm, so an overnight stay means you'll make the most of it.
Alton Towers Resort, Staffordshire ST10 4DB (0871 222 1100; altontowers.com). B&B rooms from £29.75 per person (based on four sharing). Waterpark tickets cost £12.50 each.
Bluestone, Pembrokeshire
Fancy a wet weekend in Wales? Bluestone, with its selection of 268 self-catering wooden lodges, may have the answer. Its Blue Lagoon waterpark boasts flumes, a lazy river and a wave pool. There are plenty of other on-site distractions, including an Adventure Centre with a high-ropes course, soft play area and Lego room. For really wild water, you should head for the Irish Sea: Bluestone lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Bluestone, Pembrokeshire SA67 8DE (01834 862 400; bluestonewales.com) has four-night breaks from £399 (based on a family of four sharing a Caldey Lodge).
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Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest
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Center Parcs Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DN (08448 267 723; centerparcs.co.uk). Three-night short breaks start at £599 for a two-bedroom villa in August.
Atlantis The Palm, Dubai
Atlantis The Palm is a statistician's dream: a luxury 1,539-room resort that cost $1.5bn (£1bn) to create and takes up land equivalent to 64 football pitches. Located on Dubai's man-made Palm Jumeirah island, the hotel also contains a vast fish tank filled with 11 million litres of water. Guests have free access to the adjacent Aquaventure waterpark. Try the "Leap of Faith", a 27.5m near-vertical drop, which ends by blasting you through a clear tunnel in a lagoon full of sharks. Relaxation has never been weirder.
Destinology (0800 634 2866; destinology.co.uk) offers three nights' half board at Atlantis The Palm from £769 per person (two sharing), including return flights from Heathrow or Gatwick. Book by 15 August for travel until 31 August.
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Aquamania. Oh, my goodness, that sounds wet. Thomas Cook's waterpark programme offers kids' clubs and entertainment alongside the pools and flumes. New this summer is the revamped Caretta Beach Hotel on Zante in the Ionian Islands. Take your pick from six adventure slides, a wave pool, lazy river and splash play area.
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Introduction Hispanic Heritage Month is a national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated from September 15th to October 15th. In the year 1968, Lyndon Johnson proclaimed National Hispanic Heritage Week.
Overview Several Latin American countries celebrate the anniversaries of independence during Hispanic Heritage Month. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate independence on September 15. Mexico achieved independence on September 16, and Chile, on September 18. Hispanic Heritage Month was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period. Hispanic Heritage Week into a month-long celebration, from September 15 through October 15.
Why? September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. They all declared independence in 1821.Latin American Costa RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHonduras Nicaragua In addition, Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, and September 21, respectively.MexicoChileBelize
Interesting Facts Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the long and important presence of Hispanic Americans in North America. Hispanic Heritage Month offers a unique opportunity to highlight Texas' rich Hispanic history, showcase achievements of Hispanic leaders and demonstrate how our Hispanic citizens strengthen Texas' cultural and economic ties to Spain, Latin America and beyond
Interesting Facts There are more than 100,000 licensed Hispanic professionals who day in and day out provide exceptional services, run successful businesses and greatly contribute to the economic success of communities throughout Texas; and Hispanic Americans entrepreneurs and business leaders provide meaning employment to many citizens throughout our state.
Hispanic Heritage Leaders Hispanic people continue to serve as leaders in all fields today...
Proclamation from the White House by George Bush "Hispanic Americans have enriched the American way of life, and by designating this month, we attempt to recognize the millions of Hispanic Americans whose love of family, hard work, and community have helped unite us as a people and sustain us as a Nation. As entrepreneurs and public servants, scholars and artists, Hispanic Americans have provided wisdom, energy, and leadership to our communities, and to our country. We also remember those Hispanics who established the vibrant and diverse American cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Fe, San Antonio, and many others. We remember those who were instrumental in exploring and mapping our great hemisphere and we honor those proud Hispanic-American patriots who fought and died for our country in every war and conflict since our founding."
Conclusion Choose one leader of Hispanic heritage and discuss their lives and accomplishments Provide examples of art and literature that are significant to Hispanic Heritage Month List the resources you used for your research
Project The youngest person to ever enlist in the Navy (at the age of 10!). One of only two women ever to have received a Tony, a Grammy, an Emmy and an Oscar. The first woman ever to be appointed as Surgeon General to the United States. One of the greatest women golfers of all times. What do these people have in common? They are all Hispanic Americans. Hispanic Americans have contributed to many areas of American life through science, art, entertainment, literature, sports and many other ways.
Hispanic Heritage Month Project IntroductionWhat do these people have in common? The youngest person to ever enlist in the Navy. One of only two women ever to have received a Tony, a Grammy, an Emmy and an Oscar. The first woman ever to be appointed as Surgeon General to the United States. One of the greatest women golfers of all times. They are all Hispanic Americans. Hispanic Americans have contributed to many areas of American life through science, art, entertainment, literature, sports and many other ways. TaskYour job is to choose one famous Hispanic American, find out several facts about that person, then write a brief biographical sketch about that person. These will be displayed in the hall to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Write a short biography of the person. Biography has to be in Spanish. (Spanish 1 classes should write in English) Process1. Visit sites for Hispanic American contributions. Hispanic American men and women who've made a difference in the arts, entertainment, sports, world affairs, human rights and history. 2. Choose a famous Hispanic American and write facts about the person you chose. Must include personal and professional facts. 3. Look for a picture of that person and save it for your document. 4. After you have gathered facts and a picture of your famous Hispanic American, you will write a short biography of your person in Word. Insert the picture that you have saved into the Word document. 5. Print out this document glue it to a poster board for teacher to display. Poster must be clean, large font, big picture of the person you choose. EvaluationYou will be evaluated on completion of your biography and the information you gather on the person you choose. You will be graded on neatness, creativity and effort you put into the poster. Your final product will be graded as a test grade. Do your best! ConclusionTake time to learn about other famous Hispanic Americans that others in your class chose to learn about. Many contributions have been made to America's culture by these great people! DeadlineYou will present to the class on October 4. No late work will be accepted. Do not begin working on this project the night before. Many things can happen, no ink in the printer, Internet not working, broken computer…etc. You must work on this during the weekend. I will give you some time in class. Do your best!
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Got your Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge yet?
It claims to be water-resistant, so I decided to take it down with me underwater.
note: Samsung has absolutely nothing to do with this activity.
for those who among you here. give me some s7 edge please? craving for it but no one buys me for that. :(
My Galaxy S5 did just fine underwater too (of course after dropping it several times over the last two years it finally cracked, so I don't think it's very water proof anymore. haha). I just got the S7 Edge, and I was hoping it would be the same underwater as my S5 was. Glad to see it is!
samsung galaxy s7 edge is water-resistant up to 1.5M
"my pool is 1.6M"
I just shot underwater for the first time today with my S7 Edge. We were at an outdoor swimming pool that was 5 feet deep and it worked great! A few things I learned, however:
1) The touch screen doesn't work underwater, so you need alternative ways of snapping a photo or starting and stopping video. For photos, you can set the Volume Buttons to take a picture, so that solves that problem. For video, I just started the video before going under and that worked for the most part, except sometimes the video would just stop recording while underwater OR immediately after surfacing. Not sure if I was hitting something, or if it's just an anomaly?
2) Sometimes you have to wipe or brush the water off of the lens in the back camera so that your pics/videos aren't foggy or smeared. Not a big deal, but something you want to check between shots.
3) The screen was very difficult to see in the bright sunlight of the outdoor pool, so I had a very hard time determining the framing of the shots.
4) After we finished, I dried the phone off with a towel. Playing back audio was very distorted and muffled. Also, even though it looked like my charging port was dry, the phone would not charge for a while (got a message saying moisture was detected). Both of these problems cleared up after an hour or so. Audio is back to normal and it charged just fine again.
Overall, I am VERY impressed! Though I would use it as a dedicated underwater camera, I will definitely use it again at the pool with my family. Nice job Samsung!
lie samsung galaxy s7 edge water broken
Good edit what is the music name?
Also what happens if it is still wet and phone looses battery? PLEASE REPLY
also can you film under water? Don't ask lol
take cover off from s7 edge and jump in to the pool from Ur window with waterproof Bluetooth speakers in Ur house!!! that's my dream
it say it water resistant for 1.5 minutes to 30 minutes or 1.5 meter to 30 meter?
awesome video
You can officially say that your phone has touched other peoples urine
svp samsung galaxy grand prime under the water
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that is so cool i love apple but the problem is THERE NOT WATER PROFE IT SUKS why cant apple do this
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Perhaps you didn't read where it says: Homosexuality is no more a choice than heterosexuality. It's not a choice. Whether you believe it or not. It's not. They are not born straight and decide to be gay later.."JoshizMyName13" wrote:
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Oppo has been quiet especially with their high end devices. That only means one thing, the company is brewing something special for the market. Recently, a leak of the alleged Oppo Find 9 images and specs appeared on Weibo and if we were to believe what's specified there, then this is a ground breaking futuristic device.
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What makes this new leaked Oppo phone special?
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This is part 3 of a 6-part series where I present a set of contrarian start/build/exit best practices for digital entrepreneurs.
The first part addressed the processes and people that surround the start/build/exit process. The second part was about the players: entrepreneurs, investors, investment bankers and lawyers.
The Pitch, Valuation & Funding
This part looks at how to pitch, value and fund your digital baby. This is the meat of the innovation and entrepreneurialism process.
The Pitch
I hate to begin with an emphasis on form versus an implied disinterest in content, or, said differently, style over substance. But form and style are hugely important especially to investors who are generally more impressed with a sweet appetizer than a real meal. Snarky comments aside, it's obviously important to "pitch" really well – as so many "start-up gurus" tell us all the time. Some of the advice is actually pretty good, but some is awful. Here are the basics:
- Understand the form and content that the audience expects. Ask those who have previously presented to your audience and solicit their ideas about what works and what doesn't. Ask the audience directly what they want to hear and how they'd like to hear it (which means you must be able to immediately adapt to requests). Ask how much time your audience has. Ask about the "must knows," and always ask about what infuriates them most about entrepreneur pitches.
- Prepare for the unexpected. Be flexible. Make sure that whoever is doing the presentation is smart, articulate and confident – but never arrogant. If the presenter is a linear-organized presenter, find another one capable of responding to non-linear, unexpected insights, questions and events.
- Demonstration prototypes are essential to communicating innovation and selling investors on the uniqueness of entrepreneurial endeavors. Everyone needs to "see" the plan to design, develop and sell. They need to see how the technology solves problems in a problem-solving context.
- One of the best ways to assess new business models, processes and technologies is to assess their potential in context, that is, how they could solve classes of problems across multiple vertical industries and even disrupt whole industry business models and processes. Scenarios, simulations and use cases communicate potential. For example, business technologists should explain how an app might help an insurance company reach more customers, how a security tool works for a company's supply chain, or how social media listening technology can enhance data analytics.
- You should also develop live, flexible demonstrations that clearly indicate how your new company's products and services can be changed and improved. For example, if a prospective client or investor wants to see how a big unstructured data-analytics technology works, he or she should be able to plug their data into a pipe that demonstrates exactly how it works. Flexible demos are convincing. Canned demos beg way too many questions – and undermine trust.
- Demos should be "Board Grade," that is, understandable by Boards of Directors and other executives who comprehend business models/processes and technologies at a high level. Said differently, business models/processes and technologies must be demystified. Jargon and acronyms should be minimized. Examples should be straightforward and very easy to understand.
- Failing-fast-and-cheap is a favorite investment strategy. Investors love the idea of investing very little time and money to learn a lot in a short period of time. Due diligence is a process that prospective clients and investors understand and implement whenever a simulation and demo graduate to pilot status. Anticipate audience drift toward due diligence questions – a good sign – and preempt drift with solid answers.
- The pitch itself must be "active." It cannot consist of 25 dead Powerpoint slides with tons of text and graphics on every slide. By this time everyone expects pitches to be brief and to the point – aligned ideally to the audience's investment strategy catechism. It should have links to graphics and videos with embedded use case-based demonstrations. A client's testimonial is also effective. (Try Prezi as an alternative to Powerpoint, but be careful that the tool doesn't confuse the message.)
- Make sure that you always dry run your pitch. Find some outsiders to inspect the words and music of your pitch play. Listen to their reviews. Adjust, as always, recognizing there's no such thing as a perfect pitch.
- At the end of the day, everyone wants to know the following:
How Much Money Can We All Make?
- What's the likely ROI?
- What are the best case/worst case scenarios? Quantify the win/lose scenarios, noting that a 25% ROI will not sell …
What's the Size of the Market?
- What's the target problem?
- How big and profitable is the target market?
- How many competitors are in the market now?
- How fast are new competitors entering –and leaving – the market?
- How fast are their revenues growing? Or shrinking?
- Are there any initial clients/customers we can speak with?
What's the New, Big Idea?
- New technology?
- New services?
- Hybrid delivery model?
- Is there any IP? Id so, what's the status of the IP?
- What's the irresistible value proposition?
How Much Money – & For What?
- How much money is required to launch?
- What's the expected monthly cash burn over the next 12 months?
- What are your expected burn rate, revenue and profitability over the next 5 years?
- How do you plan to spend the money? Why?
- What's the overall fundraising plan?
How Experienced & Successful is the Management Team?
- Who's the founder(s)? What's his/her track record? Is he/she part of a monetizable ecosystem?
- Who's on the management team, the delivery team, the board of directors and the advisory board? What is their combined entrepreneurial history?
- Who are the references very familiar with the founding team's experiences we can contact?
Wrap your answers in a brisk, flexible, fun, visual pitch – and then go with the unpredictable flow. Imagine the perfect presenter. Bill Clinton? Donald Trump? Definitely not Lewis Black!
There's no bigger issue – or challenge – for entrepreneurs than the valuation of their company. Everyone fights about valuation: investors, entrepreneurs, wives, husbands, kids, bankers, lawyers, ex-wives, nerds, ex-husbands – everyone.


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The decision to strip the 53- year-old former king of his citizenship was approved by acclaim in the 300-seat parliament late last night, after the conservative opposition New Democracy Party, walked out, claiming the move was unconstitutional. 'I shall fight to retain our Greek nationality by every lawfull means,' the former monarch earlier told a London press conference.
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AN AGREEMENT whereby a third party introduced clients to a solicitor for the payment of a share of the solicitor's fees was not enforceable.
The court allowed the appeal of the defendant firm of solicitors against a decision under Order 14A of the Rules of the Supreme Court.
The plaintiff assisted Somali refugees with their applications for asylum and for residence. He claimed to have entered into an oral contract with the defendant, the terms of which were that he would introduce Somali refugees to the defendant, who would apply for legal aid and represent the refugees on their asylum applications; that he would help the defendant in preparing and presenting the applications; and that the defendant would pay him commission equivalent to half the fees received by it from the Legal Aid Board.
The plaintiff claimed that pursuant to that contract he had introduced 243 clients to the defendant, and that although the defendant had already paid him pounds 18,887.18, further sums were outstanding, of which he sought payment. The question whether an agreement such as that which the plaintiff claimed to exist between himself and the defendant was legally enforceable was ordered to be decided as a question of law pursuant to RSC Order 14A.
Gerwyn Samuel (Jansons) for the plaintiff; Sir Godfray Le Quesne QC and Paschal Welsh (Alaga & Co) for the defendant.
Mr Justice Lightman said that Order 14A was not apt for determining a question of fact. There were two issues of fact in the present case: whether the agreement alleged by the plaintiff had ever been made, and whether the plaintiff had been aware, when he entered into it, of the prohibition on a solicitor entering into such agreements contained in the Solicitors Practice Rules, made under section 31 of the Solicitors Act 1974. The court had been invited for the purposes of the present proceedings to assume in favour of the plaintiff on both those questions of fact.
Rule 3 of the Solicitors Practice Rules prohibited solicitors from paying for introductions by way of commission or otherwise, and rule 7(1) provided, with exceptions which were not relevant to the present case, that a solicitor should not share or agree to share his or her professional fees with any person. The rules had the effect of subordinate legislation.
The plaintiff's case was that there was nothing illegal or inherently wrong in a solicitor's agreeing to share his fees or to pay an introduction fee for work: the rules were designed to regulate the professional conduct of solicitors, and, in the event of breach, to give rise to disciplinary offences, but not to penalise innocent third parties nor to enable solicitors to retain at the expense of the third parties the benefit of services rendered without paying anything for them.
The court would not, however, enforce a contract which was expressly or impliedly prohibited by statute or subordinate legislation. Rule 7 expressly prohibited a solicitor both from entering into a contract for the sharing of fees and from making any payment in performance of such a contract, and the contact was likewise prohibted by rule 3 as an agreement to reward the plaintiff for the introduction of clients.
It was highly blameworthy for a solicitor to enter into such a contract, and the more so if he failed to warn a party with whom he dealt of the provisions of the rules. If, as the court was bound to assume, the plaintiff had been ignorant of rules 3 and 7, and if that ignorance was prevalent, it was to be hoped that the judgment in the present case would dissipate that ignorance, so that a claim and plea of ignorance such as the plaintiff's would not be made again, and so that any current practice of rewarding introductions, sharing fees and paying commissions would be brought to an immediate and summary end.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
On the Sunny Side of the...Pouch?
Have you ever had a morning when you needed to sew? I don't mean "needed" as in trying to meet a due date for something, but more like "if I don't get a chance to play with my sewing machine today, my soul is going to wither and die?" That may be overstating things a bit, I suppose, but not by much for me this morning. There are many amazingly wonderful things going on behind the scenes here at Fabric Mutt these days which I unfortunately can't share with you yet, but sadly they don't include lots of free sewing time. Today, though, I just had to sew something for the fun of it. Since I've been needing a new pouch for my traveling hexagons, I grabbed the mini charm pack of Sunnyside by Kate Spain that's been staring at me from the shelf for over a month and got to work.
As I was laying out these little squares, Mouse scampered over to me and begged to sit in my lap. She took great delight in helping me put them in order, and since this wasn't a crucial design project, I let her help with it. I ended up deciding to split the two personalities in the collection to create a sort of "mood pouch," with sunny colors on one side and darker shades on the other. See, now it's not just a pouch, it's a public service announcement to let everyone know whether Mommy's a grump today or not...
The pouch is lined with Fairy Tales in white from The Land That Never Was by Lisa Congdon for Cloud 9 Fabrics. I absolutely love the simplicity of this print, and the playful words are a nice compliment to the exterior. On another note, I'm embarrassed to say that I've had a Clover hera marker sitting among my tools all summer long, waiting ever so patiently to be used. After finally pulling it out for the first time today, I could kick myself for neglecting it for so long. It works like a dream.
Am I happy with this little pouch? Let's just say that it's sitting next to me as I type this evening -- and the sunny side is up.
Linking up to Finish It Up Friday.
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Thursday February 3rd
Arrived at Hobart the state capital of the Australian island of Tasmania . Founded as a penal colony the locals joke that 'Horbartians' will always manage to extract some money from the tourists (by fair means or foul). Vance and I just went walk-about today around the beautiful harbour and we found the place where the first British Antarctica Expedition started from in 1898. The exact spot is marked by a selection of full size bronze sculptures depicting the men and the equipment taken.
Back on board for a goodly lunch then a lazy afternoon by the pool…weather now back to 80f with no wind and low humidity…phew thank goodness for that.
An exciting occurrence: A seagull dropped a full load on Vance sprawled on his sunbed provoking much laughter of course but not from Vance!! So I decided as it is supposed to be lucky that we should get an Euro Lotto ticket the numbers being based on the longitude and latitude of Hobart . We asked Peter our friend in Bristol to buy one on our behalf…not heard from him since!!
Friday February 4th
Cruising the Tasman Sea again today this time on our way up to Sydney . The highlight of the day is The Galley Buffet where all the lunch food is collected by us as we view the galley facilities while the food is being cooked in front of us. No waiter service today – apart from the excellent wine service of course!!


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I'm actually surprised how much I liked this. I was expecting a train wreck, and to rip it to shreds. Instead, it was a fairly entertaining hour of television. It's not 100% faithful to the comics, but Green Arrow has never been a huge favorite of mine. I really only ever read him when he teams up with Hal Jordan, or the Justice League. This is one I'll keep on watching.
I really enjoyed it. I'm not sure exactly how closesly it ties into the comics origin story, but as somebody who only knows the basics of Ollie's story I thought it was good. I know enough to get a kick out of the little easter eggs, like Merlyn (I'm assuming he's going to end up the big bad at some point), Speedy (who is hooked on drugs....hmmm, I wonder if they'll do the HIV thing too), and the Deathstroke mask. So, I'm wondering if John Barrowman's mystery role will be Deathstroke? That just seems like a pretty big thing to drop in and then not give us payoff sometime soon. Definitely sticking with this for the foreseeable future.
An origin in the 80s says that he was drunk, fell over board, woke up on an island, six months later some hippies show up to collect those pot harvest, and he takes their boat. Since then things got darker. TOTALWAR with a heroin cartel for control of the island written by Andie Diggle a couple years back... hey? Isn't the bodyguard calling himself Diggle? But that book has been rebooted at least three times since then.
Not really being a comic book geek and having not watched Smallville, I didn't go in with any preconceptions or expectations and I really enjoyed it. Finally something new to watch which isn't something's next season or a spin-off series.
Though my first contact with the character was Smallville I actually prefer this version. Much more of the fun and craziness you'd expect from a show based on a comic.
My wife and I decided to give it a try last night not expecting much and we both really enjoyed it. It was much darker than we thought it would be but it was a refreshing change of pace from Smallville. One thing we were wondering is if Diggle will become his "sidekick", what with the military background and all.
I think Diggle's (rhymes with wiggles haha) is more likely to be in league with the Borg Queen/Jadzia's wife and that dude from Resident Evil/AVP.
Nah, the bodyguard is going to end up being one of the good guys. You could just tell from his demeanor. That said, I was pleasantly surprised by the show. I went in assuming it was just going to be a continuation of Smallville, which I absolutely dreaded. But being a fan of the genre, I gave it a shot anyway. Very happy it's its own thing, even if they did insist on using the same home as the Luthor mansion. It's a really nice place, don't get me wrong. I just don't want to deal with the constant reminder of that dreadful series while watching this one.
Sad part is, he probably came from a similar company that hired out all the goons Queen killed through the episode, or knew them as they were essentially in the same industry. Wouldn't it be ironic if Diggles ended up bodyguarding a baddie and Queen had to kill him, too? I liked this opener. This Oliver Queen is badass and full of parkour-ing eye-candy for the ladies, and the story is straightforward but intriguing enough for me to come back next week at least. Also, I was in Vancouver over the summer and walked through most of the exterior scenes shot downtown - set-spotting is entertaining in its own right. This can easily become the Batman-lite that is suitable for television, that an audience can be found for easily enough. Mark
It was pretty decent. I'd made no plans to watch, just happened to see it on the schedule 2 mins before it aired and decided, "Meh, why not?" Was good. Except the recycling of Luthor Manor. lol. That said, I think if it lasts it will only make it 2 to 4 years. It's no Smallville. Even with all it's weaknesses, Smallville had some great dynamics with much more familiar characters played by decent actors. Arrow doesn't have those same dynamics or actors, IMHO. So while it's good... I don't see it surviving very long. It's premiere ratings where good for CW, but not great for them. I'll keep watching, but I don't expect it to be on the air in 10 years like "Smallville" was. Not by far.
I love the irony of sexuality on tv. Women claim to need a curtain of civilization for their fantasies, when in truth it's just that it's hard for them to come by free porn safely without being seen and put on a list... Meanwhile men need exactly the same level of exploitive sexuality on TV because all the porn in the world already is not quite enough. PS, meatcandy like Stephen Amell is %92 not for women. Men rule.
I really hope Merlyn (Merlin?) doesn't end up with the same enemy/friend dynamic as Luthor did with Clark in Smallville.
Wait - is the mansion interior the same as the Luthor mansion? I know the exterior is the same place in Vancouver, but I thought the interior was a set? Mark
The cops said "please tell me you haven't dateraped anyone else tonight?" Earlier Merlyn says "Your sister is super hot." 2 + 2 = Merlyn is going to daterape the sister. "She was into me, she wanted it!" "You got her so high that she didn't know what she saying or doing." "But she didn't say "no", and that's all that matters." It's going to be an enemy/enemy thing.
While that is a cool idea, for people who know the story it's pretty clear that if he does get a sidekick, it's going to be Thea. And it turns out my theory about John Barrowman being Deathstroke was wrong.
^Yeah, that doesn't affect my hope. I personally think the "Speedy" reference was a throw away bit for the comic fans. I seriously doubt she'll end up as a side kick.
Oh, I'm not saying it's definitely going to happen. It just seems to me that if they do decide to go that route, it would make sense to use something from the comics that was already set up.


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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards voluntary counseling and testing among university students in North West Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
© Addis et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
Received: 8 March 2012
Accepted: 1 August 2013
Published: 2 August 2013
Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is one among different approaches which have been implemented as an attempt to slow the spread of HIV infection and minimize its impact at the individual, family and society level. VCT is perceived to be an effective strategy in risk reduction among sexually active young people like tertiary level students. Ethiopia as a country with high burden of HIV started responding to the epidemic by preparing and updating guidelines on VCT. The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) for HIV among university students in North West Ethiopia.
A cross sectional study was conducted from February to May 2010 using a stratified sampling method to enroll students from different faculties into the study. A total of 330 university students filled in a self-administered questionnaire with response rate of 97.3%. Main outcome measures included level of knowledge, attitude and practice of VCT for HIV. A chi-square test was used to determine an association between a number of independent factors and dependant variables.
About 66.1% of the study participants were males with a mean age of 20 years. Majority (75.6%) of the respondents were Orthodox with 63% reported living in urban areas before joining the university. From the study participants 86.3% were knowledgeable on VCT, 73.3% had positive attitude towards VCT for HIV and 61.8% had had VCT for HIV in the past. Previous residence before joining the university, level of education, sex and religion were among the sociodemographic variables that showed statistically significant association with the one or more of the outcome variables. Fear of positive results, stigma and discrimination following the positive results were reported as main barriers for VCT uptake.
The findings reveal important barriers for VCT uptake and suggest strategies to reduce stigma and discrimination.
Voluntary counseling and testing Knowledge Attitude PracticeBackground
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major health problem in many parts of the world, and is considered as a pandemic disease [1]. By the year 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 34 million people living with HIV and an estimated 1.8 million deaths around the world [2]. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily affected by HIV. In 2010, about 68% of all people living with HIV resided in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa also accounted for 70% of new HIV infections and almost half of the deaths from AIDS related illness in 2010 [3]. Almost a quarter of people living with HIV are under the age of 25. Young people ages 15–24 represent 45% of all new HIV infections. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 3.3 million youth are living with HIV. Lack of information, skills, and access to services for youth is expected to fuel the epidemic [4].
Ethiopia, as a country in the Sub-Saharan region, is a country with high HIV prevalence. According to the single point estimate, the Ethiopian adult HIV prevalence was 2.2% in 2008 with an estimated 1,037,267 people living with HIV in the country [5]. According to the Ethiopian demographic and health survey report of 2011, the percentage of HIV positive in the age group 15–24 years was less than one percent [6].
Many countries have been trying to take many different approaches in an attempt to slow the spread of HIV infection and minimize its impact on the individual, family and society. Among these strategies include; voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), provider initiated counseling and testing (PICT), diagnosis of HIV in infants and young children, family care and partner testing and counseling based on index care, condom promotion and provision, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections, safer sex and risk reduction counseling, male circumcision, targeted interventions for sex workers and homosexuals [7]. Among these VCT is internationally recognized as an effective and important strategy for both prevention and care of HIV [8].
VCT is the process by which an individual undergoes counseling enabling him or her to make an informed choice about being tested for HIV. This decision must be entirely the choice of the individual and he or she must be assured that the process will be confidential [9].
VCT is an effective strategy for facilitating behavioral change around both preventing HIV as well as getting early access to care and support. It is also instrumental in bringing about behavioral change, reducing unprotected sex and helping reduce the incidence of HIV and other STIs [10]. However, the availability of VCT services in Ethiopia has been uneven, and even when available, uptake has been relatively low [11].
Ethiopia responded to the HIV epidemic as early as 1985 by developing polices different guidelines (PMTCT, ART, IP, VCT etc.) and strategic documents to create an environment conducive for the implementation of HIV prevention, care, and treatment and support programs. As part of this effort, the first counselling and testing guidelines were published by the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in 1996 and subsequently edited in 2002 and 2007 [11].
Studies in different areas indicated that knowledge, attitude and practice of tertiary school students towards VCT is low and its uptake is minimal. The low uptake was found to be associated with ignorance, fear of being positive, cost of VCT, inadequate number of VCT centers and stigmatization constituted major hindrances to acceptances of VCT for HIV [7, 8, 12–14].
There are reports on the awareness and uptake of VCT service among different study groups in the study area [10, 15]. However, there are no studies conducted on the knowledge, attitude and practice of University students towards VCT service. Interventions developed for general population may not be appropriate for university students. In order to develop the body of knowledge needed to develop interventions targeted to different category of people, it is necessary to study the overall KAP of university students towards VCT in a variety of institutional settings. The university environment offers great opportunity for HIV high-risk behaviors, including unsafe sex [16]. University students are at risk because they tend to be sexually adventurous, often with multiple partners and do not consistently use condoms [17, 18]. Moreover youths, students of tertiary level, constitute a significant proportion of persons affected by HIV and a good number of them are also sexually active. Knowing the benefits of VCT, it is important to determine their awareness and utilization of VCT services, willingness to undergo and pay for VCT so that barriers can be identified and interventions can be planned. Hence this study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of University students towards VCT service in North West Ethiopia.
Study area, study design and study period
This was a cross sectional study conducted among university students of in Ethiopia from February to May, 2010. During the study period there were 10,500 students in three campuses under five faculties.
Sample size and sampling technique
Where Z—1.96, P—50%, d—0.05, accordingly the sample size will be 384. Since the total population in the campus was 2,900, adjustment was made by the following formula nf = ni/[1 + (ni/N)]; where nf is the sample size calculated by adjustment, ni is the initial sample size calculated by single proportion formula (384), N is the total number of students in the campus (2,900). Based on this formula the sample size for this study was 340.
The sampling technique employed was multistage sampling technique; stratified sampling followed by simple random sampling technique. The list of all students were obtained from the campus's registrar office and considering students with the same year of study as a homogenous group, they were stratified in to three clusters as year I, year II and year III. Then numbers of study participants for each stratum was allocated proportionally and samples were selected by simple random sampling technique using the list of students as a sample frame. Based on these 95 students from year I, 144 students from year II and 101 students from year III were enrolled.
Data collection
The study instrument was a self-administered questionnaire which comprised of four parts. Part I related to students' sociodemographic background, Part II on students' knowledge regarding VCT, Part III on attitude scale towards VCT and Part IV on students' practice of VCT.
Knowledge of VCT for HIV was assessed using a five item questionnaire which includes knowledge on the presence of blood test for HIV, counseling service during test, voluntary basis of the test, places where VCT service is provided, importance of VCT in HIV prevention and control. Attitude towards VCT was also assessed using a five item questionnaire which includes attitude: towards screening of HIV, towards necessity of VCT, towards their recommendation of VCT for others and towards eligibility to VCT Practice of VCT was assessed by single question as "Did you used VCT service?" which respond in "Yes" or "No".
The questionnaire was prepared in English version and translated to the local language (Amharic) and checked for consistency. Before the actual data collection it was pre-tested on twenty students in the other campus of the university and the result was used to improve the phrasing of questions in the questionnaire. Improvement was made on the attitude questions since they looked knowledge questions. Questionnaire validation tests showed that the Alpha Cronbach was 0.85 for knowledge of HIV.
For knowledge about VCT, each question had a response of "Yes" for correct answers or "No" for wrong answers. Scores of all the respondents was sum up and the mean value was calculated. Participants who scored greater than or equal to the mean were considered knowledgeable and the others not knowledgeable. A five-item attitude indicator, responded as either "Yes" or "No", towards VCT test was used to assess the student's level of attitude towards VCT. A score serving as a proxy variable was calculated by adding each of the attitudinal scores after giving a value of "1" and "0" for positive and negative responses respectively. Respondents who scored greater than or equal the proxy variable were considered as having positive attitude and those scored less than the proxy variable were considered as having negative attitude . Practice was assessed using one question having "Yes" or "No" response. Those who responded "Yes" were considered as they had had VCT service in the past.
Data management and analysis
During data collection process, the data were checked for completeness and any incomplete or misfiled questions were sent back for correction. Data were double entered and analyzed using SPSS-16 statistical software. Descriptive statistics were used to give a clear picture of background variables like age, sex and other variables in well structured questionnaire. The frequency distribution of both dependent (knowledge, attitude and practice of VCT) and independent (sociodemographic) variables were worked out. The association between variables was measured and tested using chi square. A P-value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant in all cases.
Ethical consideration
The study was ethically cleared by the research organizing and approving committee of the department of Medical Laboratory Technology, University of Gondar. Written consent, after explanation about the study, was obtained from the study participants. Students thoroughly read the consent from and signed on it. For confidentiality the name of the participants was not typed on the questionnaire. The researchers were from the other campus of the university and had no any relation with the students enrolled in the study.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study subjects
Variables | Frequency, N (%) |
Sex | |
Male | 218 (66.1) |
Female | 112 (33.9) |
Age | |
15-18 | 3 (0.91) |
19-22 | 301 (91.2) |
> 22 | 26 (7.88) |
Year of study | |
1st year | 87 (26.4) |
2nd year | 142 (43) |
3rd year | 101 (30.6) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 250 (75.8) |
Muslim | 45 (13.6) |
Protestant | 30 (9.1) |
Others | 5 (1.5) |
Residence | |
Urban | 208 (63.1) |
Rural | 122 (36.9) |
Marital status | |
Married | 19 (5.76) |
Unmarried | 311 (94.24) |
Knowledge, attitude and practice of the respondents about VCT
Knowledge about VCT
Knowledge questions about VCT for HIV and responses given by the respondents
Questions | Responses | Frequency (%) |
1. Have you ever heard about VCT? | Yes | 310 (93.9) |
No | 20 (6.1) | |
2. Do you know HIV testing is given with counseling? | Yes | 289 (87.6) |
No | 41 (12.4) | |
3. Do you know HIV test is conducted voluntarily? | Yes | 291 (88.2) |
No | 39 (11.8) | |
4. Do you know the place where VCT is provided? | Yes | 258 (78.2) |
No | 72 (21.8) | |
5. Is VCT important for the prevention and control of HIV? | Yes | 285 (86.4) |
No | 45 (13.6) |
Association between sociodemographic variables with the knowledge of respondents about VCT service
Variables | Knowledgeable (%) | Not knowledgeable (%) | χ2(P-value) |
Sex | 0.06(0.80) | ||
Male | 189 (86.7) | 29 (13.3) | |
Female | 96 (85.7) | 16 (14.3) | |
Age | |||
15-18 | 2 (66.7) | 1(33.3) | 1.79 (0.41) |
19-22 | 262 (87) | 39 (13) | |
>22 | 21 (80.77) | 5 (19.23) | |
Year of study | |||
1st year | 73 (83.9) | 14 (16.1) | 1.12 (0.57) |
2nd year | 122 (85.9) | 20 (14.2) | |
3rd year | 90 (89.1) | 11 (10.9) | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 195 (93.7) | 13 (6.2) | 26 (<0.001) |
Rural | 90 (73.8) | 32 (26.2) | |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 217 (86.8) | 33 (13.2) | 2.99 (0.39) |
Muslim | 36 (80) | 9 (20) | |
Protestant | 28 (93.3) | 2 (6.7) | |
Others | 4 (80) | 1 (20) |
Attitude towards VCT
Responses given by the respondents to attitude questions towards VCT for HIV
Questions | Responses | Frequency (%) |
1. Do you think that VCT is necessary? | Yes | 276 (83.6) |
No | 54 (16.4) | |
2. Do you recommend VCT for others? | Yes | 254 (76.9) |
No | 76 (23.03) | |
3. Are you interested to take VCT whether you have it before or not? | Yes | 244 (73.9) |
No | 86 (26.1) | |
4. Does that VCT site affects your interest to take VCT? | Yes | 255 (72.3) |
No | 75 (22.7) | |
5. Do you have any preference of individuals in VCT sites to take the service? | Yes | 200 (60.6) |
No | 130 (39.4) |
Association between sociodemographic variables and knowledge on VCT with the attitude of respondents towards VCT service
Variables | Positive attitude | Negative attitude | χ2(P-value) |
Sex | |||
Male | 167 (76.6) | 51 (23.4) | 1.92 (0.26) |
Female | 75 (66.9) | 37 (33) | |
Age | |||
15-18 | 2 (66.6) | 1 (33.3) | 0.28 (0.88) |
19-22 | 220 (73.1) | 81 (26.9) | |
> 22 | 20 (76.9) | 6 (23.1) | |
Year of study | |||
1st year | 51 (58.6) | 36 (41.4) | 15.8 (<0.001) |
2nd year | 106 (74.6) | 36 (25.3) | |
3rd year | 85 (84.1) | 16 (15.8) | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 166 (79.8) | 42 (20,2) | 12.06 (<0.001) |
Rural | 76 (62.3) | 46 (37.7) | |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 188 (75.2) | 62 (24.8) | 6.81(0.078) |
Muslim | 26 (57.8) | 19 (42.2) | |
Protestant | 24 (80) | 6 (20) | |
Others | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | |
Knowledge on VCT | |||
Knowledgeable | 226 | 59 | 30.026 (<0.001) |
Not knowledgeable | 16 | 29 |
Practice of VCT for HIV
Respondents practice of VCT for HIV
Questions | Responses | Frequency (%) |
1. Have you ever had VCT in the past? | Yes | 204 (61.8) |
No | 126 (38.2) | |
2. What were your reasons for not having VCT? | Fear of stigma and discrimination | 74 (58.7) |
Fear of positive results | 106 (84.1) | |
Partner and self trust | 18 (14.8) | |
Partner refusal | 6 (4.8) | |
3. Where did you take VCT service? | Hospital | 102 (50) |
Health center | 83 (40.7) | |
NGO clinic | 10 (4.9) | |
Private clinic | 9 (4.4) |
Association between sociodemographic variables, knowledge about VCT and attitude towards VCT with practice of VCT service for HIV
Variables | Practice VCT | Do not practice VCT | χ2(P-value) |
Sex | |||
Male | 146 (66.9) | 72 (33) | 7.23 (<0.01) |
Female | 58 (51.8) | 54 (48.2) | |
Age | |||
15-18 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.6) | 1.85 (0.39) |
19-22 | 189 (62.8) | 112 (37.2) | |
>22 | 14 (53.8) | 12 (46.2) | |
Year of study | |||
1st year | 54 (62.1) | 33 (37.9) | 4.2 (0.12) |
2nd year | 80 (56.3) | 62 (43.7) | |
3rd year | 70 (69.3) | 31 (30.7) | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 142 (68.3) | 66 (31.7) | 9.92 (0.001) |
Rural | 62 (50.8) | 60 (49.2) | |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 172 (68.8) | 78 (31.2) | 28.31 (<0.001) |
Muslim | 13 (28.9) | 32 (71.1) | |
Protestant | 15 (50) | 15 (50) | |
Others | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | |
Knowledge on VCT | |||
Knowledgeable | 188 | 97 | 15.23 (<0.001) |
Not knowledgeable | 16 | 29 | |
Attitude towards VCT | |||
Positive attitude | 198 | 44 | 153.8 (<0.001) |
Negative attitude | 6 | 82 |
From the finding of this study the overall knowledge of respondents about VCT for HIV was high. A comparable report was found in Ethiopia from high school students [19]. Though the degree of awareness varies, reports from Nigeria and Tanzania indicated a good level of knowledge about VCT among tertiary school students [7, 8, 20]. But a community based research from China indicated a significant level of lack of knowledge about HIV and VCT on HIV [21]. This might be due to the difference in the sociodemographic characteristics, especially the educational level, of the study participants. Assessment on the impact of sociodemographic variables on the knowledge of VCT showed that previous resident area before joining the university has significant association with the level of knowledge. The difference in the level of knowledge between students originated from urban and rural might be due to the accessibility of information to the rural set up is minimal and this urges the need of further activities on awareness creation about VCT in the rural areas of the country.
The participants attitude towards VCT was very high and appreciable which is very important and needed in the prevention and control of HIV. Majority believed that VCT is necessary for different reasons including knowing self status and caring for the future, to prevent partners and others from HIV and to choose partners for the future. The level of educational and previous residence of students was sociodemographic variables that showed a significant association with attitude of students towards VCT. Students from rural areas lack good level of information about VCT and may be associated with decreased level of attitude, though not statistically significant. The association of level of education may rise from the increase in knowledge of students and hence increased attitude as the stay in the university is elongated. The findings in this case go in line with a study from Addis Ababa University [22]. The current report is also similar to a study from Northern Nigeria where majority of the adults were volunteer to get VCT service and would recommend VCT to their friends [23].
The results from this study also indicated a relatively good attendance of VCT which is much higher than a study conducted in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda [8, 24]. The difference may be attributable to one's health beliefs and health seeking behavior, cultural, beliefs, social networks, income, perceived health status and severity of disease. According to this study the main reason for those who had never had VCT in the past was fear of positive result and stigma and discrimination following the result. Though there is a difference in VCT attendance main reasons for not visiting VCT centers is similar across different study areas including community based surveys [14, 19, 20, 25, 26]. This indicated the need of more work in awareness creation associated with stigma and discrimination and the possibility to live longer with the virus as far as HIV positive individuals lead their lives as per physicians and counselors recommendations. According to the current study sex, previous residence before joining the university and religion showed statistically significant association with level of VCT uptake. Moreover knowledge about HIV, knowledge about VCT and attitude towards VCT showed association with practice on VCT for HIV which indicates the relation of one with the other. Hence, working on the knowledge and attitude change will facilitate the uptake of VCT service.
Limitation of the study
The findings of our study must be interpreted in the context of the limitations encountered. This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in which we relied completely on information provided by the respondents, which may lead to bias and misunderstanding of questions. Our study was a single institutional survey and the results may not be generalized to the majority of tertiary level students. Perceived risk of HIV was not assessed which will strengthen the result of this study. The use of mean to classify as knowledgeable and not knowledgeable may contribute to the bias in this study. Nevertheless, it provides useful information for planning a multicenter study.
The current study sought to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice on VCT of tertiary school students in one of the oldest universities in the country. Since VCT is an important tool for HIV prevention and control knowing the level of uptake of the service by this high risk group is vital in future activities to be conducted. From this study it can be concluded that there is a need to work on awareness creation on stigma and discrimination since they were among the determining factors for the uptake of VCT. More over building the knowledge of people in rural areas about VCT should be an area of focus to work on. Expansion of facilities that provide VCT service and training of counselors are also important activities that must be done to improve utilization of the service.
The authors thank all the participants in the study.
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