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Walt Disney Pictures has pulled the plug on a stop-motion feature helmed by Henry Selick.
The studio commissioned the project following the director's success with Coraline, but the movie is now seeking a new home.
Selick, best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, previously helmed the Disney-distributed James and the Giant Peach.
He is also collaborating with Coraline writer Neil Gaiman to bring one of the authors' other works, The Graveyard Book, to the big screen. It is not yet known whether the project will be a live-action or animated venture.
Variety reports that Selick's mystery movie has been in development since last summer, but specific details about the film have not been disclosed.
Disney is also on board for the The Graveyard Book adaptation, which is said to have not been affected by the cancellation of Selick's other undertaking.
Watch a trailer for Coraline below:

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Archive for the 'False Flag Operation' Category
Big Brother Alert: U.S. Seeks Technology to Identify and Track 'Hackers' Worldwide
Editor's note: For those who know that terror groups like ISIS and others are funded by the West, what this topic means is that the government is seeking ways to identify anyone deemed an enemy of the state…
Without adequate analysis and algorithms, mass surveillance is not the answer to fighting terrorism and tracking suspects. That's what President Obama had learned last year when he signed the USA Freedom Act, which ends the bulk collection of domestic phone data by US Intelligence Agencies. There is no doubt that US Government is collecting a vast quantity of data from your smartphone to every connected device i.e. Internet of the things, but…
Source: U.S. developing Technology to Identify and Track Hackers Worldwide
Palestinian Groups Accuse Israel of Orhestrating ISIS/ISIL
TEHRAN (FNA)- The military wings of the Palestinian resistance movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad in a joint statement deplored ISIL's terrorist acts in the Gaza Strip as treacherous and serving Israel's interests.The joint statement by the Palestinian resistance movements came after multiple car bomb explosions were carried out in the besieged Gaza Strip, targeting vehicles belonging to members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Ezzedin Qassam and Saraya al-Qods, the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, respectively reiterated that ISIL has carried out the attacks at the order of Israel.
The two Palestinian resistance groups vowed to give a crushing response to the Takfiri terrorists.
via Farsnews.
Art of the False Flag: How the Ghost Army helped to foil the Nazis during Second World War | Daily Mail Online
The fake tanks, airplanes and vehicles were usually inflatables which could be erected within several hours and then given rudimentary camouflage to appear as through they had been poorly hidden.Known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, they also used powerful speakers to broadcast the noise of a large gathering troop and radio equipment to transmit phony messages across the airwaves.Audible up to 15miles away, the pre-recorded messages could be mixed and matched to create varying illusions.In fact, many of those who served within the squad went on to forge successfull careers through Europe's art scene.Notable members included Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Art Kane and Arthur Singer.
via How the Ghost Army helped to foil the Nazis during Second World War | Daily Mail Online.
The Doomsday Project and Deep Events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11 | Global Research
"I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see to it that this agency [the National Security Agency] and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision, so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return." – Senator Frank Church (1975)
I would like to discuss four major and badly understood events – the John F. Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11. I will analyze these deep events as part of a deeper political process linking them, a process that has helped build up repressive power in America at the expense of democracy.
In recent years I have been talking about a dark force behind these events — a force which, for want of a better term, I have clumsily called a "deep state," operating both within and outside the public state. Today for the first time I want to identify part of that dark force, a part which has operated for five decades or more at the edge of the public state. This part of the dark force has a name not invented by me: the Doomsday Project, the Pentagon's name for the emergency planning "to keep the White House and Pentagon running during and after a nuclear war or some other major crisis."
My point is a simple and important one: to show that the Doomsday Project of the 1980s, and the earlier emergency planning that developed into it, have played a role in the background of all the deep events I shall discuss.
via The Doomsday Project and Deep Events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11 | Global Research – Centre for Research on Globalization.
Failing to Get American Approval for Syria Invasion, the U.S. Bombs It Anyway
As usual for the past 100 years of U.S. bombings, many innocent civilians are getting incinerated. From September of 2014, here's a description of horror from a 20 year old Syrian who witnessed the U.S. bombing campaign firsthand:
In the city of Raqqa, which was rocked by airstrikes on Monday and Tuesday, residents were frightened.
"The people are very afraid," resident Abu Ibrahim Raqqawi told the BBC, "they do not know what will happen tomorrow."
On Tuesday, the Guardian newspaper spoke with a 20-year-old Syrian named Hiba, a student in the city of Raqqa which has faced the most serious bombing to date. Even though opposed to the ISIS fighters, Hiba described the U.S. attacks as nightmarish.
"There are no words to describe the bombing," she said. "It was a scene I wouldn't wish my worst enemy to face. I was on the balcony with my little sister and we could hear the sound of planes and I was joking with her and said: 'Comb your hair and smile, you are being filmed.'"
"Later," Hiba continued, "the bombing started and we all ran to the living room, everyone screaming and running in different directions. We didn't know what to do. Our neighbour went to the hospital and asked if they needed blood and they said no because they haven't got any injuries. Most people who left their homes live near Isis headquarters. We won't leave our home. There is no point. We believe in destiny."
And Abu Ibrahim, quoted above by the BBC, is interesting because he, along with other residents of Raqqa, have set up a website called Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently and though they are opposed to ISIS overall, and have chronicled the damage done to their city by the ongoing civil war, they remain deeply skeptical about the outcome of U.S. bombing.
The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) has dramatically intensified its air war against the militant group with strikes pummeling the group's de-facto capital of Raqqa, Syria.
Since Wednesday, the coalition has conducted aerial strikes against more than 70 ISIS targets. One airstrike was responsible for bombing 20 ISIS staging areas around Raqqa, according to Brett McGurk, the US deputy special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS.
In addition to the strikes around Raqqa, the US-led coalition also destroyed ISIS fighting positions and tactical units in Tal Abyad, Kobani, Aleppo, and Al Bukamal in Syria, according to a press release from the coalition.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-led-airstrikes-isis-raqqa-capital-2015-7#ixzz3fcKPo1yA
In the wake of the horrifying murders of innocent tourists in Tunisia, we feel instinctively that something must be done. Attacks on holidaymakers are terrorism in its purest form, designed to frighten away others, to weaken the economy of Tunisia and so to damage the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of equally innocent Tunisians – and plunge them into the kind of misery and deprivation that makes it easier to recruit more young men to the harsh and bloody certainties of violent jihadism. So Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, suggests that we might try bombing Islamic State in Syria, as we are already doing as Iraq. The prime minister lets it be known that he favours the idea, and two Labour politicians signal that they might be prepared to back such an intervention. David Cameron was badly burned when Ed Miliband defeated his plan to join the US in attacks on the Assad regime in 2012 and he would not want to repeat the experience. So we're not seeing a lemming-like rush to war. The trouble is that a coordinated attack by a horde of lemmings might frighten Isis more than Mr Fallon's threats. Sometimes, even when it appears obvious that something must be done, there really isn't anything obvious or easy that can be done.
The calculation might be different if a bombing campaign had a realistic chance either of defeating Isis on the ground or of discouraging terrorism in the areas that the group does not control. But the US, Canada, Jordan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are all already bombing Isis in Syria without significant effect, as we are in Iraq. There are very good and honourable reasons why these bombing campaigns kill few terrorists.
U.S.-led coalition forces conducted 16 airstrikes Saturday and early Sunday against key ISIS buildings and transit routes in the terror group's stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, a U.S. Army official said.
At least 16 airstrikes were reported late Saturday and early Sunday, triggering successive explosions that shook the city and created panic among residents, activists said. The U.S.-led coalition often targets ISIS-held towns and cities in Syria, but the overnight strikes on Raqqa were rare in their intensity.
"The significant airstrikes tonight were executed to deny Daesh the ability to move military capabilities throughout Syria and into Iraq," Lt. Col. Thomas Gilleran said in a statement, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group.
And in case you forgot, the U.S. was already bombing in Syria last year (2014), using its favorite, manufactured enemy ISIS:
'The Turk' is dead: Al Qaeda-linked terror group says leader died in Syria airstrikes
updated 5:12 AM EDT, Wed September 24, 2014
(CNN) — The United States is doing what it must to "take the fight to terrorists," leading a coalition of Arab nations in a series of airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State terror group in Syria, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
At the same time, the United States took action — on its own — against another terrorist organization, the Khorasan Group. Obama described its members as "seasoned al Qaeda operatives in Syria."
U.S. officials said the group was plotting attacks against the United States and other Western targets.
The plots against the United States were discovered by the intelligence community in the past week, an intelligence source with knowledge of the matter told CNN. The source did not say what the target may have been, but said the plot potentially involved a bomb made of a nonmetallic device like a toothpaste container or clothes dipped in explosive material.
A plot involving concealed bombs on airplanes "was just one option they were looking at," a U.S. official said.
"Once again, it must be clear to anyone who would plot against America and try to do Americans harm that we will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people," Obama said in televised remarks from the White House.
Civilian Deaths Mount as US Bombing of Syria Expands
'We will pay with our blood,' says Abu Ibrahim, who fled his city of Raqqa ahead of US bombing. 'In big wars, the civilian will pay.'
With a new wave of U.S.-led airstrikes overnight in Syria, reporting from the ground inside the country show that in addition to the damage being done to Islamic State (or ISIS) targets and other militant factions, the civilian death toll is rapidly increasing.
According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, bombings on oil refineries held by ISIS in the northeast of Syria killed fourteen militants associated with the group, but also five civilians. In total, since the bombing of Syria began on Monday, SOHR estimates that of the 183 total killed by U.S. bombs, 36 were non-combatants, many of them women and children.
Katherine Archuleta, Director of Personnel Agency, Resigns
via http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/us/katherine-archuleta-director-of-office-of-personnel-management-resigns.html?emc=edit_na_20150710&nlid=67974037&ref=headline
2 Explosions Hit Chad's Capital, Kill 11, Witnesses Say – ABC News
Two blasts rocked Chad's capital city, killing at least 11 people weeks after suicide bombings killed dozens, residents and an official said Monday.
The first explosion was heard early Monday in the Dinguessou neighborhood of N'Djamena, and the second came minutes later, said resident Souleymane Brahim.
"There were two explosions. The first came around 5:10 a.m. in the morning. It was followed by gunfire. The second came around 5:16 a.m.," he said.
The blasts come weeks after a double suicide bombing in the capital that killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 100 others. The June 15 attack was the first of its kind in N'Djamena and came after threats from Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
via 2 Explosions Hit Chad's Capital, Kill 11, Witnesses Say – ABC News.


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Volume 21 Number 1, 2016
Editorial comments HealthSAGesonheid 2015 publicationAuthor Marie PoggenpoelSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp a1 –a2 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.04.006More Less
In January 2015 Elsevier became the new publisher of Health- SAGesondheid and it has been an exciting year of exploring new ways of publishing for all involved. Regretfully Dr Charlene Downing resigned as managing editor due to other work commitments and Ms Lizell Smit was appointed as the new managing editor.
Knowledge and psychosocial well-being of nurses caring for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)Authors: Lufuno Makhado and Mashudu Davhana MaseleseleSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 1 –10 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.10.003More Less
The challenges of caring for people living with HIV (PLWH) in a low-resource setting has had a negative impact on the nursing profession, resulting in a shortage of skilled nurses.In response to this shortage and perceived negative impact, we conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study to describe the level of knowledge and psychosocial well-being of nurses caring for PLWH at a regional hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 233 nurses, the majority being female, participated and were stratified into professional nurses (n = 108), enrolled nurses (n = 58) and enrolled nursing auxiliaries (n = 66). Data were collected using HIV/AIDS knowledge questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory; AIDS Impact Scale and Beck's Depression Inventory. The total knowledge score obtained by all the participants ranged from 2 to 16, with an average of 12.93 (SD = 1.92) on HIV/AIDS knowledge. Depersonalization (D) (83.7%) and emotional exhaustion (EE) (53.2%) were reported among participating nurses caring for PLWH. Burnout was higher among professional nurses as compared to both enrolled nurses and enrolled nursing auxiliaries. There was a moderate negative significant correlation between HIV knowledge with the nurses' emotional exhaustion (r = 0.592), depression (r = 0.584) and stigma and discrimination (r = 0.637). A moderate to high level of burnout was evident among all levels of nurses. These findings lead to the recommendations for support of nurses caring for PLWH that include structured nursing educational support, organisational support with respect to employee wellness programmes that address depression and work burnout, as well as social support. The provision of these support mechanisms has the potential of creating a positive practice environment for nurses in the Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province in particular, and South Africa in general, and in improved care for PLWH.
The GAMMA® nursing measure : Its calibration for construct validity with Rasch analysesAuthors: Hendrik J. Loubser, Judith C. Bruce and Daleen CasteleijnSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 11 –20 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.05.005More Less
Background: The GAMMA nursing measure was developed to routinely score a person's ability to independently perform activities of daily living. The nursing utility of the scale has been established as being satisfactory and it has been recommended that its use be extended to home-based care where restorative nursing is required for rehabilitation and elderly care.
Purpose: To subject the GAMMA nursing measure to the Rasch Measurement Model and to report if the measure can function as an interval scale to provide metric measurements of patients' ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living.
Method: A quantitative design was followed whereby GAMMA raw scores were collected from persons (n = 428) living in seven retirement villages and patients (n = 334) receiving home-based care after an acute or sub-acute nursing episode. In most of the retirement villages only cross-sectional data were collected; however, in the home-based care patients both admission and discharge data were collected. The data were prepared for Rasch analyses and imported into WINSTEP® Software version 184.108.40.206 (2010). Persons with extreme scores were eliminated, resulting in a final sample of 570 persons. The calibration and analyses of the final reports are illustrated with figures and graphs.
Results: The Rasch analyses revealed that the GAMMA functions optimally as an interval scale with a four-category structure across all eight items, rather than a seven-category structure as originally intended. Overall, the GAMMA satisfies the Rasch Model with a good to excellent fit.
Keep pushing! Limiting interruptions to CPR; bag-valve mask versus i-gel® airway ventilationAuthors: Craig Vincent Lambert, Andrew Makkink and Fredrick KloppersSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 21 –32 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.08.001More Less
Background: Recent recommendations made by ILCOR have de-emphasised the role of advanced airway management such as "endotracheal intubation" (ETI) during cardiac arrest in favour of maximising the number of chest compressions performed by rescuers. Maximising time available for compressions is achieved by minimising hands-off time (HOT). This has led to first responders and paramedics performing single rescuer CPR using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) device as opposed to the historical practice of intubating and ventilating via an endotracheal tube. Bag-valve-mask ventilations, especially during single rescuer CPR, are however associated with complications potentially resulting in increased ventilation times. More time spent on ventilations in the single rescuer scenario naturally leads to an increase in HOT and less time being available for compressions. It is postulated that the use of an appropriate supraglottic airway device (SAD) may decrease the time spent on the ventilation component of CPR and result in a decrease in HOT.
Objectives: This pilot study evaluated how interruptions to chest compressions or hands-off time (HOT) are affected by the placement of an i-gel® airway vs. simple BVM ventilation during single rescuer CPR.
Method: 16 participants performed two, ten-minute single rescuer CPR simulations, firstly using the BVM and later the i-gel® airway for ventilation. Data pertaining to ventilations and HOT in each scenario was statistically analysed and compared.
Results: The i-gel® airway demonstrated a superior ease of ventilation compared to BVM alone and resulted in a reduction of time spent on ventilations overall. The i-gel® however took a mean of 29 s, ± 10 s, to secure which contributes considerably to HOT.
Conclusion: The use of the i-gel® airway resulted in a considerable decrease in the amount of time spent on ventilations and in more compressions being performed. The overall reduction in HOT was, however, offset by the time it took to secure the device. Further investigation into the use and securing of the i-gel® airway in single rescuer CPR is recommended.
Clinical judgement within the South African clinical nursing environment : a concept analysisAuthors: Anna C. Van Graan, Martha J.S. Williams and Magdalena P. KoenSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 33 –45 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.05.003More Less
Reform in the South African healthcare and educational system were characterized by the ideals that the country needs to produce independent, critical thinkers. Nurses need to cope with diversity in a more creative way, defining their role in a complex, uncertain, rapidly changing health care environment. Quality clinical judgement is therefore imperative as an identified characteristic of newly qualified professional nurses. The objective of this study was to explore and describe clinical judgement through various data sources and review of literature to clarify the meaning and promote a common understanding through formulating the characteristics and developing a connotative(theoretical) definition of the concept. An explorative, descriptive qualitative design was used to discover the complexity and meaning of the phenomenon. Multiple data sources and search strategies were used, for the time frame 1982-2013. A concept analysis was used to arrive at a theoretical definition of the concept of 'clinical judgement' as a complex cognitive skill to evaluate patient needs, adaption of current treatment protocols as well as new treatment strategies, prevention of adverse side effects through being proactive rather than reactive within the clinical nursing environment. The findings emphasized clinical judgement as skill within the clinical nursing environment, thereby improving autonomous and accountable nursing care. These findings will assist nurse leaders and clinical nurse educators in developing a teaching-learning strategy to promote clinical judgement in undergraduate nursing students, thereby contributing to the quality of nursing care.
Seven year overview (2007-2013) of ethical transgressions by registered healthcare professionals in South AfricaAuthors: Nico Nortje and Willem HoffmannSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 47 –53 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.11.004More Less
A move has taken place internationally in the delivery and "consumption" of health care where if clients and patients (health care consumers) hold the opinion that the health care professionals/providers' behaviour has had a negative effect, impact or outcome on them, they may lodge a complaint with the relevant health professional regulatory body. Ethical transgressions of health care providers can generally be clustered into the following three categories: a) Competence and conduct with clients (e.g. abandonment, sexual intimacies, dishonesty, disclosure of information); b) Business practices (e.g. billing, reports, documentation);and c) Professional practice (e.g. referral upon termination, obtaining appropriate potential employment opportunities, nonprofessional relationships). The primary objective of this study was to analyse the ethical transgressions of registered members of the twelve professional boards in the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the period 2007 to 2013. A mixed methods approach was followed in this study which specifically focused on a historical research approach. The results indicate that the boards with the highest number of transgressions per the registered practitioners were firstly the Medical and Dental practitioners, closely followed by the Optometry and Dispensing Opticians Board. The predominantly complaint made against members of both these boards was for fraudulent conduct (collectively totalling to 85% of all fraudulent cases during the period) and included actions such as charging for non-rendered services, issuing false statements and submitting fraudulent medical aid claims. Cognisance needs to be taken that the South African public will increasingly demand better services and that since they are being better informed via the media of their rights and have access to a broader database of knowledge (rightly or wrongly so the internet) practitioners' opinions will not necessarily be accepted outright and that they (the public) will challenge it accordingly. This raises the concern that practitioners need to take on the responsibility to communicate with their patients/clients in order to educate them and keep them informed.
Nurses' experiences of inpatients suicide in a general hospital : special issue : topic 1Authors: Mirriam Matandela and Mokgadi C. MatlakalaSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 54 –59 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.10.001More Less
When suicide occurs, it is regarded as an adverse event. Often, little attention is given to the nurses who cared for the patients prior to the adverse event. Instead the affected nurses are expected to write statements and incident reports about the adverse event. The aim was to explore the experiences of nurses who cared for patients who successfully committed suicide whilst admitted at a specific general hospital in Gauteng Province, South Africa. A qualitative exploratory research was conducted. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of six nurses and content analysis was done. Nurses experienced feelings of shock; blame and condemnation; inadequacy and feared reprisal. This study suggests a basis for development of support strategies to assist the nurses to deal with their emotions following experience of adverse events.
Has the increase in the availability of generic drugs lowered the price of cardiovascular drugs in South Africa?Authors: Varsha Bangalee and Fatima SulemanSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 60 –66 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.10.004More Less
Background: This research focuses on pharmaceutical competition in South Africa where concurrent pricing legislation is being implemented without monitoring the consequences on generic drug competition and usage.
Objective:To examine the relationship between originator drug prices and the number of generic brands within the cardiovascular class of drugs and to compare South African prices with international reference prices.
Method: Data on private sector drug prices was sourced from the South African Medicine Price Registry. The relationship between the median proportional price and the number of brands in the therapeutic class was analysed using correlation analysis. International reference prices were obtained from the Management Sciences for Health International Drug Price Indicator Guide (2012 edition).
Results: A weak correlation between originator and generic drug prices and the number of available brands was observed, the exception being diuretic drugs. The median prices per strength of the originator generic were still higher than the most expensive generic version manufactured by any other company, the exception being telmisartan. Comparison of price ratios between the originator drug, lowest priced generic and international reference price values revealed that the originator drug prices had a median price ratio of 20.99 (interquartile range 7.31-53.46) and the lowest priced generics had a median price ratio of 4.28 (interquartile range 2.10-8.47).
Conclusion: Increased generic competition is not a predictor of lower drug prices. The study also concludes that the current South African pharmaceutical policies have not yet achieved the lowest prices for drugs when compared internationally.
The experiences of clients and healthcare providers regarding the provision of reproductive health services including the prevention of HIV and AIDS in an informal settlement in TshwaneAuthors: M.L.S. Mataboge, S. Beukes and A.G.W. NolteSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 67 –76 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.05.002More Less
Globally challenges regarding healthcare provision are sometimes related to a failure to estimate client numbers in peri-urban areas due to rapid population growth. About one sixth of the world's population live in informal settlements which are mostly characterised by poor healthcare service provision. Poor access to primary healthcare may expose residents of informal settlement more to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) than their rural and urban counterparts due to a lack of access to information on prevention, early diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of both the reproductive health services' clients and the healthcare providers with regard to the provision of reproductive health services including the prevention of HIV and AIDS in a primary healthcare setting in Tshwane. A qualitative, exploratory and contextual design using a phenomenological approach to enquire about the participants' experiences was implemented. Purposive sampling resulted in the selection of 23 clients who used the reproductive healthcare services and ten healthcare providers who were interviewed during individual and focus group interviews respectively. Tesch's method for qualitative data analysis was used. Ethical principles guided the study, and certain strategies were followed to ensure trustworthiness. The findings revealed that females who lived in informal settlements were aware of the inability of the PHC setting to provide adequate reproductive healthcare to meet their needs. The HCPs acknowledged that healthcare provision was negatively affected by policies. It was found that the community members could be taught how to coach teenagers and support each other in order to bridge staff shortages and increase health outcomes including HIV/AIDS prevention.
"Just live with it" : having to live with breast cancer related lymphedemaAuthors: Johanna E. Maree and Dalene BeckmannSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 77 –85 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.08.003More Less
An exploratory qualitative research approach was selected for this study aiming to explore how people living with breast cancer related lymphedema experience this complication. Unstructured interviews were conducted with nine purposively selected participants. Living with breast cancer related lymphedema was not easy. Participants were not informed of the possibility of developing lymphedema and felt let down by the medical professionals they consulted. They had to face the physical, psychological and practical consequences without the continuous support of a knowledgeable therapist. Managing the lymphedema was a challenge as they could not afford the necessary treatment and the self-care items. In addition, treatment failure resulted in them feeling exploited and using various treatment options. Nurses should maintain a high level of suspicion of breast cancer related lymphedema, assess patients for lymphedema and refer them to a therapist specifically trained in the management of this debilitating condition.
Barriers and facilitators associated with HIV testing uptake in South African health facilities offering HIV Counselling and TestingAuthors: Neo Mohlabane, Bomkazi Tutshana, Karl Peltzer and Aziza MwisongoSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 86 –95 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.11.001More Less
Background: The scale-up of HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) in South Africa to 4500 public health facilities and the service's provision in mobile and non-medical sites was aimed at increasing HCT uptake. However, some people still have never had an HIV test.
Objective: An HCT survey was carried out to ascertain barriers and facilitators for HIV testing in South Africa.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 67 HCT-offering health facilities in 8 South African provinces was undertaken. Individuals (n = 489) who had not tested for HIV on the day of the site visit were interviewed on awareness of HCT services, HIV testing history and barriers to HIV testing. Frequencies were run to describe the sample characteristics, barriers and facilitators to HIV testing. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the association between never tested for HIV with socio-demographics, awareness of HCT services and type of HCT facilities.
Results: In all 18.1% participants never had an HIV test. Major barriers to HCT uptake comprise being scared of finding out one's HIV test result or what people may say, shyness or embarrassment, avoidance of divulging personal information to health workers and fear of death. In multivariate analysis the age group 55 years and older, and not being recommended to have an HIV test were associated with never had an HIV test. Potential facilitators for HIV testing include community or household HIV testing, providing incentives for those who test for HIV, mandatory HIV testing and disclosure of HIV status by those who test HIV positive.
Conclusion: The benefits of HCT which include the reduction of HIV transmission, the availability of HIV care and treatment needs to be emphasized to enhance HCT uptake.
Referral criteria for school-based hearing screening in South Africa : considerations for resource-limited contextsAuthors: Faheema Mahomed Asmail, De Wet Swanepoel and Robert H. EikelboomSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 96 –102 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.11.003More Less
Background: School-based hearing screening is likely to be the first opportunity to identify childhood hearing loss in South Africa. Criteria for school-based hearing screening requires balancing the targeted degree of hearing loss while ensuring that referral rates are sufficiently low for a cost-effective and sustainable programme. The study aim was to investigate the effect of screening intensity (loudness) levels on the referral rate and to establish the effect of an immediate rescreen in reducing the referral rate.
Methods: A within-subject study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1: compared the referral rate in a counterbalanced sequence at screening levels of 20 dB HL, 25 dB HL and 30 dB HL across 1, 2 and 4 kHz for 135 children. Phase 2: determined the effect of an immediate rescreen on referral rate for 337 children screened at 25 dB HL. If a further referral was obtained on rescreen, diagnostic audiometry was subsequently conducted.
Results: Referral rate was reduced to 6.7% from 17% when using 25 dB HL as opposed to 20 dB HL as screening intensity. Referral rate was reduced to 4.4% when employing 30 dB HL as screening intensity. An immediate rescreen reduced the overall referral rate by more than one-third. Diagnostic audiometry confirmed that almost half (47%) of the referred children had a hearing loss.
Conclusion: A screening intensity of 25 dB HL and immediate rescreen reduces the referral rate significantly and will limit the burden of the screening programme on health care resources.
Paramedics' experiences of financial medicine practices in the pre-hospital environment. a pilot studyAuthors: Craig Vincent Lambert and Richard-Kyle JacksonSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 103 –109 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.12.003More Less
Background: The term "financial medicine" refers to the delivery of health-related services where the generation of financial gain or "profit" takes precedence over the provision of care that is reflective of evidence-based best practice. The practicing of financial medicine includes over-servicing and over-billing, both of which have led to a sharp rise in the cost of health care and medical insurance in South Africa. For this reason, the practicing of financial medicine has been widely condemned both internationally and locally by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and allied Professional bodies.
Objectives: This qualitative pilot study explored and described the experiences of South African Paramedics with regard to the practicing of financial medicine in the local pre-hospital emergency care environment.
Method: A sample of South African Paramedics were interviewed either face-to-face or telephonically. The interviews were audio recorded and transcripts produced. Content analysis was conducted to explore, document and describe the participants' experiences with regard to financial medicine practices in the local pre-hospital environment.
Results: It emerged that all of the participants had experienced a number of financial medicine practices and associated unethical conduct. Examples included Over-servicing, Selective Patient Treatment, Fraudulent Billing Practices, Eliciting of kickbacks, incentives or benefits and Deliberate Time Wasting.
Conclusion: The results of this study are concerning as the actions of service providers described by the participants constitute gross violations of the ethical and professional guidelines for health care professionals. The authors recommend additional studies be conducted to further explore these findings and to establish the reasons for, and ways of, limiting financial medicine practices in the South African emergency care environment.
Experiences of women living with borderline personality disorderAuthors: N. Ntshingila, M. Poggenpoel, C.P.H. Myburgh and A. TemaneSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 110 –119 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.01.001More Less
There is limited understanding of the experiences of women living with borderline personality disorder. It was therefore decided to discover how women living with this disorder would tell their life story. For the researcher, who worked in a psychotherapy ward where most women were living with borderline personality disorder, the care of these women was of vital importance, as they were less understood by mental health care providers. The research aimed to explore and describe the experiences of women living with borderline personality disorder. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study design was used. Data was collected through in-depth phenomenological interviews that focused on the central question, "Tell me your life story". Eight participants living with borderline personality disorder were interviewed. Tesch's method for data analysis was used (Creswell, 2009:186), along with an independent coder. Measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical principles were applied throughout the research. From the findings obtained by means of the interviews of women living with borderline personality disorder, it was evident that there were childhood experiences of living in an unsafe space, related to unhealthy family dynamics, boundary violations and educational challenges. They experienced chronic feelings of emptiness in their relationships with the self. They also presented with a pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships and compromised mental health, which was apparent through the early onset of mental problems, emotional upheaval, looking for emotional escape and having different trigger factors. Lastly, all these women yearned for facilitated mental health.
Systematic review as a research method in postgraduate nursing educationAuthor Wilma ten Ham BaloyiSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 120 –128 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.08.002More Less
In South Africa, there appears to be poor understanding about using a systematic review as an acceptable research method in post-graduate nursing education. The lack of understanding may result in research supervisors being unable to guide post-graduate students, such as masters and doctoral students, in using the systematic review methodology in the completion of an academic qualification. Furthermore, they might not be able to assist post-graduate students in completing their studies, or conducting studies, in particular systematic reviews, which are of high quality. Valuable opportunities can thus be missed that might add to the body of knowledge to inform and improve research, education, and clinical practice. This article may set the field for an informed debate on systematic reviews as a useful and acceptable research method to be used by post-graduate nursing students in South Africa. We conclude that a systematic review could be a useful and acceptable method for research in post-graduate nursing education. However, the method's benefits and disadvantages should be considered before a post-graduate student embarks on such a journey.
Knowledge, opinions and practices of healthcare workers related to infant feeding in the context of HIVAuthors: Liska Janse van Rensburg, Riette Nel and Corinna M. WalshSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 129 –136 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.12.001More Less
Background: The importance of healthcare workers' guidance for women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) regarding infant feeding practices cannot be overemphasised.
Objective: To determine the knowledge, opinions and practices of healthcare workers inmaternity wards in a regional hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State Province, South Africa, regarding infant feeding in the context of HIV.
Methods: For this descriptive cross-sectional study, all the healthcare workers in the maternity wards of Pelonomi Regional Hospital who voluntarily gave their consent during the scheduled meetings (n = 64), were enrolled and handed over the self-administered questionnaires.
Results: Only 14% of the respondents considered themselves to be experts in HIV and infant feeding. Approximately 97% felt that breastfeeding was an excellent feeding choice provided proper guidelines were followed. However, 10% indicated that formula feeding is the safest feeding option. 45% stated that heat-treated breast milk is a good infant feeding option; however, 29% considered it a good infant feeding option but it requires too much work. Only 6% could comprehensively explain the term "exclusive breastfeeding" as per World Health Organisation (WHO) definition. Confusion existed regarding the period forwhich an infant could be breastfed according to the newest WHO guidelines, with only 26% providing the correct answer. Twenty per cent reported that no risk exists for HIV transmission via breastfeeding if all the necessary guidelines are followed.
Conclusion: Healthcare workers' knowledge did not conform favourably with the current WHO guidelines. These healthcare workers were actively involved in the care of patients in the maternity wards where HIV-infected mothers regularly seek counselling on infant feeding matters.
"Consider our plight" : a cry for help from nyaope usersAuthor Kebogile MokwenaSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 137 –142 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.09.001More Less
Nyaope is a relatively new drug which until recently was not classified as illegal. It is widely used by many young and poor people in predominantly Black townships and users can be easily identified as they usually assemble in open spaces such as parks and taxi ranks and have formed a community through which they support one another in the habit. In addition to this, users often display poor personal hygiene and often resort to stealing and selling stolen goods in order to sustain their habit. There is a paucity of literature on nyaope and its use and impact, and the present study is a qualitative exploration of the experiences of nyaope users in three provinces, namely Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North West. The findings highlight the strong addictive nature of the drug, the ease of access, and the unfavourable social environment which promotes initial use and difficulty in quitting. Nyaope users typically express a desire to find and utilise help in order to overcome their current circumstances.
Nyaope is 'n relatiewe nuwe dwelmmiddel wat algemeen gebruik word deur die meerderheid jong, hoofsaaklik arm mense wat in swart buurte woon. Dit is eers onlangs dat diedwelmmiddel as onwettig geklassifiseer is. Gemeenskappe wat mekaar ondersteun in die gewoonte van die dwelm misbruik kom gewoonlik saam in oop areas in dorps gebiede soos parke en huurmotor staan plekke. Gebruikers kan maklik uitgeken word aan swak persoonlike higiene en die neiging om enigiets te steel om geld te kry om hulle gewoonte teondersteun. Literatuur oor nyaope, die gebruik daarvan en die impak op die verbruiker is relatief skaars. Hierdie studie was 'n kwalitatiewe eksploratiewe ondersoek oor die ondervindinge van nyaope gebruikers wat uitgevoer is in drie provinsies naamlik Gauteng, Mpumalanga en Noord Wes. Die bevindinge beklemtoon dat nyaope hoogs verslawend enmakilik bekombaar is en 'n ongunstige sosiale omgewing dra by tot die gebruik. Nyaope gebruikers is ongelukkig met die toe stand waarin hulle hulle bevind en vra vir hulp aangesien hulle dit moelik vind om die gewoon te op te gee.
Mothers' perceptions of their premature infant's communication : a description of two casesAuthors: Michelle Pascoe, Divya Bissessur and Pat MayersSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 143 –154 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.10.002More Less
Background: Survival rates of premature infants have increased due to advances in medicine. Premature infants however, remain at risk for developmental delays including communication difficulties. The bonding and attachment experiences of premature infants and their parents are often challenged, further placing these infants at risk for communication difficulties. This study firstly aimed to explore mothers' perceptions of their premature infants' communication. The second aim was to explore the mothers' perceptions of their own role in the communication development of their infants.
Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal study was conducted with two mothereinfant dyads. Three visits took place in the first year of life. Subjective maternal reports were obtained through semi-structured interviews.
Results: Differences in the two mothers' perceptions were noted. The mothers described helping their infants to communicate through physical contact and talking. Risk and protective factors for early communication development are discussed in relation to the findings.
Conclusion: The findings support the need for a healthy mothereinfant relationship in the first few months of life. Health professionals should support premature infants and their families after discharge in order to help them interact with their infants and encourage attachment and bonding.
Relation of socio-economic status to the independent application of self-care in older persons of South AfricaAuthors: Tinda Rabie, Hester C. Klopper and Martha J. WatsonSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 155 –161 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.02.007More Less
Background: Many older persons in South Africa (SA) are affected by a poor socio-economic status, leading to an increase in the use of the public healthcare sector. However, the public healthcare sector is burdened by high volumes of patients and long waiting periods. As a result, professional nurses in primary healthcare (PHC) facilities are not able to spend enough time on proper physical examinations and assessment of needs, including health education and support to older persons to help them apply independent self-care.
Aim: To determine if the socio-economic status of older persons affects their ability to apply self-care independently without support from professional nurses in the PHC facility.
Design: Quantitative, descriptive research design.
Methods: Older persons (N = 198; n = 192 respondents) were asked to complete theAppraisal of Self-care Agency (ASA-A) and Exercise of Self-care Agency (ESCA) questionnaires. Seven self-care deficits were identified through deductive logic after analysis of the two questionnaires. These seven self-care deficits were compared to the socio economic status of the same sample.Results: Seven self-care deficits were identified after analysis of the ASA-A and ESCA questionnaires. One self-care deficit was found to have a relationship with the socioeconomic status of the older persons.
Conclusions: Low literacy levels of older persons with a low socio-economic status affect their ability to apply self-care independently without the support from a professional nurse in the PHC facility. Data analysis of the ASA-A and ESCA revealed that these older persons suffer from a "lack of knowledge and ability to acquire knowledge with regard to self-care" which had a relationship with the socio-economic status of older persons with specific reference to low literacy levels and poverty.
Implications for practice: More attention should be given to older persons with a low socioeconomic status as their ability to apply self-care independently without the support from a professional nurse is limited. This would lead to less frequent visits to PHC facilities by older persons for minor ailments, decrease healthcare costs, relieve overcrowding in PHC facilities and prevent possible unintentional self-neglect.
Perception and attitude of healthcare workers towards the use of a female condom in Gaborone, Botswana : special issue : topic 1Authors: B. Mashanda Tafaune and L.V. MonarengSource: Health SA Gesondheid 21, pp 162 –170 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.12.002More Less
Background: Although the female condom (FC) is viewed as an effective female controlled barrier contraceptive device that can be used by women to prevent them from contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted or unintended pregnancy, the perception and attitude of healthcare workers (HCW) plays a key role in its effective use and distribution amongst women.
Objectives: To identify and examine factors that influences the perception and attitude of HCWs towards the use and distribution FCs.
Method: A quantitative, explorative and descriptive design was used to conduct the study based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a conceptual framework. A pre-tested questionnaire was utilised in June 2013 to collect data from a convenience sample of 164 HCWs with a 100% return rate. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 13.0 and Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) version 9.2.
Results: The results showed that 64.0% (n = 105) of the respondents perceived unavailability of FCs as contributing to lack of adequate use. Only 31.7% (n = 52) [95% CI: 24.7e39.4] of them reported to be using the FC. There was an association with increasing use of a FC with age (Fischer's exact = 0.05), marital status [Fischer's exact = 0.037] and training [c2 = 53.3;p < 0.05]. The results revealed that lack of knowledge and training on the use of a FC might prevent its effective use and distribution.
Conclusion: The results showed evidence that the FC was a safe method of contraception and protection against STIs and that it empowers women to make decisions related to sexuality. However, awareness campaigns, increased availability of FCs and training of HCWs are essential to enhance positive perception and attitudinal change to reduce sexual risks related infections and poor quality of life for women.


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|Writting an FreeBSD USB image to a stick from OSX Terminal
|Thursday, 10 November 2011
For that purpose we will use diskutil to identify our USB drive and then dd command to write our FreeBSD image to our USB drive:
diskutil list
To get more info about a drive from the liste we've got by running previous command we could run:
diskutil info disk1
We notice our drive is /dev/disk1, then we use dd to write image on our USB drive:
dd if=FreeBSD-9.0-RC1-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m
The image must be .img (which is USB stick image, and not .iso which is for CDs) downloaded from ftp.freebsd.org (or from other FreeBSD mirrors).
Don't forget to specify block size (bs=1m parameter), otherwise it will take too long, by writting image in blocks of 512bytes.
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Delirious New York II: Coney Island & Poetic TechnologyPosted: May 2, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 4 Comments
"A roaring motor car which seems to run on machine-gun fire, is more beautiful than the Victory of Samothrace."
-Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
Delirious New York is a manifesto for Manhattan and "Manhattanism" but Rem Koolhaas curiously spends its first chapter exploring something far outside of Manhattan: Coney Island. Today, the Brooklyn peninsula's aging boardwalk and rickety amusement rides evoke faded glory more than anything else—that scenery made an ideal backdrop for the saturated stupor of Requiem for a Dream—but Koolhaas sees the early twentieth-century version of Coney Island as a dramatic foil to Manhattan itself and a safety valve for the overcrowded city. He writes, "Coney Island is the incubator for Manhattan's incipient themes and infant mythology. The strategies and mechanisms that later shape Manhattan are tested in the laboratory of Coney Island before they finally leap toward the larger island."
In other words, the amusement parks that filled Coney Island erased the natural in favor of a synthetic total environment that could fabricate almost any sensation. Koolhaas calls this "an urbanism based on the Technology of the Fantastic." The various elements of Coney Island—the Blue Dome of Creation, the End of the World, the Canals of Venice—were all examples of the Technology of the Fantastic, and those attractions excited crowds to the same degree that they offended highbrow taste. Those who found Coney Island cheap, fake, and mediocre supported razing its structures and replacing them with a park, but Koolhaas argues convincingly that this solution was a weak substitute for the spontaneous urbanism of the masses.
Coney Island was the site of unsustainable compromises between pairs of opposites: lowbrow and highbrow; artificial and natural. The Technology of the Fantastic versus the Urbanism of Good Intentions. The former eventually gave way to the latter and as that happened the once-vital place began a descent toward irrelevance. Something similar has occurred outside of Coney Island's dreamworld: Technology has become less imaginative and more responsible.
In a recent lecture at the School of Visual Arts, David Graeber lamented the late-twentieth century change in our attitudes toward technology (video below). As a child of the 1960s, his generation grew up expecting flying cars and Mars colonies, which never really arrived. Instead, they got the Internet, which Graeber grimly calls "a combination of a post office, a mail-order catalogue, and a library." He probably criticizes digital technology too harshly (see his dismissal of the iPhone during the Q&A around 1:01:00), but his overall point is valid: We now invest much less in technology that enables alternative futures and much more in technologies of labor discipline and control. Instead of the Technology of the Fantastic—or the broader category that Graeber calls "poetic technology"—we have "bureaucratic technology" that helps us (and forces us to) get work done. As exciting as the Internet can be, it lacks the inspiring quality of more tangible breakthroughs like the automobile or space shuttle. YouTube and Microsoft Office are less poetic than a Corvette Sting Ray (as was classical sculpture, according to the Futurists).
Of course, many others believe that iPhones and the Internet are more amazing than sci-fi technology, including the audience member Graeber shoots down. Architecture critic Reyner Banham applauds the gadget's role in American culture in his 1965 essay "The Great Gizmo." As Banham explains, settlers originally tamed the American wilderness using gadgets; ever since, Americans have imposed order on their unruly or unfamiliar environments in the same way, relying upon a lineage of gizmos that includes the Franklin stove, Jeep, transistor radio, and now the iPhone. Banham would later interpret Los Angeles as an urban wilderness that its inhabitants navigate with gizmos like cars and surfboards. Applying Banham's essay to the present, Jimmy Stamp more recently wrote an excellent post for his blog Life Without Buildings about a spontaneous tour of Brooklyn coffee shops that his iPhone made possible.
For Banham and others, the gadgets we use in 2012 are fundamentally similar to those of previous eras. For Graeber, they are not. Coney Island flourished at a time when a culture's most outrageous ideas were actually constructed in bricks and mortar and experienced collectively rather than individually. Today, for reasons of cost or expedience, those same ideas assume a digital form, attracting crowds at least as large that never share the same physical space. Whether one of these modes is more inspiring or "poetic" than the other remains to be answered, but regardless of that answer it's a question that every gadget user—that is, all of us—should at least be asking.
4 Comments on "Delirious New York II: Coney Island & Poetic Technology"
Completely disagree on this one. The internet is vastly more interesting, exciting, and promising than the automobile or the space shuttle. It's doing more to shake up society for the better than cars were able to, and it's actually changed our lives in a way that the shuttle never really did.
[…] a Ferrari or standing on the observation deck of the Empire State Building. There's no story. In a video I've posted before, David Graeber laments the inability of contemporary technology to capture our imaginations and […]
[…] prendiamo la metro per Coney Island, non resisto all'attrazione di quel luogo magico e folle descritto da Rem Koolhaas in Delirius New York come "un'urbanistica basata sulla tecnologia del fantastico". Coney Island deve […]


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Hillary Clinton won the Alabama Democratic Primary back in March by a whopping 77.8% over rival Bernie Sanders, and the dollars have flowed accordingly. To date, Clinton has taken in $658,565 from Alabamians supporting her in the 2016 cycle.
Meanwhile, despite winning the state's GOP primary, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has yet to see votes translate to donations like the Clinton camp. Alabamians have only sent $50,263 to his campaign this cycle. Just 2.13% of total GOP donations according to the latest campaign finance numbers.
What's more is Trump's main Alabama primary opponent, Ted Cruz, who took home a paltry 21.1% of the vote compared to Trump's 43.4%, has raked in $718,226 from 7,960 donors across the state. Trump only has 219 Alabama donors — 36 times fewer donors than Cruz.
The numbers, from the Federal Election Commission, show that all candidates who were in the field at some point in the race, Republicans and Democratic, have gathered a total of $3.2 million from the Yellowhammer State.
While Clinton has handily taken in more donations than Trump, she's also worked a lot harder for them. Unlike his contemporaries, the billionaire businessman has yet to actively solicit dollars, which may explain his low intake amounts.
The good news for Trump? While the former First Lady may have a lot of more cash in her coffer coming from the Yellowhammer State, Trump's averaging larger checks per Alabamian — $229.51 to $146.18.
Republicans: $2,351,447
- Ted Cruz: $718,226
- Ben Carson: $569,388
- Marco Rubio: $444,669
- Jeb Bush: $270,599
- Mike Huckabee: $83,617
- Rand Paul: $55,735
- Scott Walker: $54,906
- John Kasich: $53,983
- Donald Trump: $50,263
- Carly Fiorina: $31,294
- Rick Santorum: $10,908
- Chris Christie: $3,645
- Bobby Jindal: $2,759
- Lindsey Graham: $855
- Rick Perry: $600
Democrats: $938,963
- Hillary Clinton: $658,565
- Bernie Sanders: $275,858
- Martin O'Malley: $2,891
- Larry Lessig: $1,000
- Jim Webb: $650


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While Pentagon officials insisted the abuses at Abu Ghraib were the work of seven individuals acting on their own, the rest of Washington looked for possible culprits further up the chain of command. Did key leaders unwittingly encourage--or deliberately order--the reservists to violate the Geneva Conventions in order to soften up detainees for interrogation?
--By Mitch Frank
The former commander of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay visited Iraqi jails last summer to offer advice on intelligence collection. He recommended adoption of many practices used at Guantanamo. Military intelligence, he urged, should be put in charge of the...


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On Saturday, I participated in the Elvis Presley 5K for the first time despite being an active runner in the Memphis area for the past few years. I know some people are obsessed with Elvis and his music. I am not. I like several of his songs (especially In the Ghetto and Kentucky Rain), and I get how big of a talent he was, but some people can be a bit over the top with it. I have actually never visited Graceland, and the race on Saturday morning was just the third time that I had even been by the mansion.
This year I decided to tryout the race, if for no other reason but to see if the race is worth adding to my calendar annually. When I registered I did not realize that the race date, August 16, coincided with Elvis' death back in 1977, but being that the race is a fundraiser for a nonprofit that Elvis himself supported, Live It Up, Inc., the event seemed to be a good way to celebrate Elvis. And this race also is the only race from Memphis to make The Runner's Bucket List: 200 Races to Run Before You Die (more on this book later this week), so I was glad to finally experience the event for myself.
I was expecting a ton of Elvis fanatics and very few serious runners. I was only half right. There were several Elvis fanatics there, but this was a large and very competitive race. The race ended up with over 1100 finishers, so this was one of the bigger 5K's in town.
The weather, while in the 80's, was not unbearable, and the humidity was only 76% at the race start. In some parts of the country, this would be horrid running conditions, but in August in Memphis, this could qualify for winter running! I never felt like I was going to overheat during this race, and if it was not for my shoe coming untied twice during the race, I would have finished with a stronger time.
Course: B+: You start and finish at the gates of Graceland, which is very cool. The rest of the course is run through residential neighborhoods, which does not provide much scenery. But several of the residents do cheer you on, and there were multiple residents with sprinklers and water hoses going for runners to cool off with. The area around Graceland can be sketchy, but the neighborhood we ran through was very inviting. There were a couple of modest hills, and after a congested start, the course opened up.
Swag: A: Awesome medal! Yes, this is a 5K with a medal. Some years, the medal is not that great, but this year they hit it out of the park. It was a replica of Elvis' TCB logo, and it is awesome. The t-shirt falls more on the ugly side of things, but for the diehard Elvis fans, I am sure that they love it. There was nothing else in the race bag, but the post race food spread was great. There was plenty of beer, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, pasta, wraps, and fruit.
Overall: A: There was great race support with the event and anytime a 5K produces a good-looking medal is a plus. I had fun at the event and would definitely consider running the race again. The race started at 8:00 am, which worried me because of the possibility of it being really hot, but the race was not hindered too much by it.


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Healthwatch chief waits over an hour for transport company to answer call
A logistics company awarded a patient transport contract has been heavily criticised after a local Healthwatch chief executive spent more than an hour waiting for them to answer the phone.
London Eye: No learning, no remorse?
Essential insight into England's biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
London Eye: Another joint chair for London?
Essential insight into England's biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
London Eye: Throwing your weight around
Essential insight into England's biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
London Eye: Quartering the capital
Essential insight into England's biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
Revealed: Babylon's national expansion push
Digital health company Babylon Healthcare has contacted more than a dozen clinical commissioning groups as it pushes for expansion across the country, including extending its NHS GP partnership to two new cities.
Trust could face court action after abandoning estates deal
A London trust has abandoned procurement plans for a strategic estates partnership following pressure from local campaign groups.
Five CCGs appoint single chief officer to cover STP patch
Five north London clinical commissioning groups have appointed a single chief officer to cover their entire sustainability and transformation footprint.
Exclusive: STPs chosen to lead major £350m back office savings drive
Four sustainability and transformation plan areas will spearhead system leaders' plans for regional back office mergers across the NHS, which could require significant changes to local governance structures.
Five CCGs confirm shared leader by April
Five clinical commissioning groups in London intend to have a single accountable officer by April 2017.
Second 'full' STP published as council hits out at process
The second "full" sustainability and transformation plan has been published, by a London local authority which has criticised the STP process citing concerns over transparency and a lack of focus on adult social care.
Exclusive: Five CCGs consider joint chief across STP patch
Five clinical commissioning groups are considering a move to a single chief officer across their sustainability and transformation plan footprint, HSJ understands.
North London Trusts merge lung cancer teams
Whittington Health Trust has merged is multidisciplinary lung cancer team with its counterpart at neighbouring University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust.
London Eye: 2012 all over again?
Essential insight into England's biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
Primary care funding: the risers and fallers
Four clinical commissioning group areas will see a large portion of their primary care funding increase by more than 10 per cent next year.
Exclusive: GP groups cover most of England but 'lack ambition and priorities'
Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider group in their area, according to information collected by HSJ.
London organisations set out devolution bids
London devolution bids include a partnership in the north east of the capital that will request to locally control its own payment mechanisms.
London CCGs could form federation to redesign acute and mental health services
STRUCTURE: Five clinical commissioning groups in North London could form a federation to redesign acute, mental health and primary care services.
London's devolution demands revealed
Proposals to redesign London's £93bn public services through wide ranging devolution from central government have been agreed by borough leaders and the city's mayor.


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Our club kit
Our kit comprises;
- Vests
- T-shirts
- Hoodies (both pullover and zipped styles). Please note that these are currently unavailable whilst we move to a new supplier.
- Shorts
A vest or t-shirt is required if you wish to take part in the CC6 or RR10 race series. Other items are optional.
For pictures of our kit and more details, including sizes and prices, read on.
How to purchase Lordshill club kit
- New members can purchase kit via PaySubsOnline when they join the club.
- Existing members can order and pay:
- via PaySubsOnline or
- BACS payment to Barclays, s/c 20-79-29, acc 10961299 or
- take cash/cheque along to We Are Locksmiths. (We Are Locksmiths cannot accept credit card payments for your LRR kit.)
How to collect your kit
All our kit is held at:
We Are Locksmiths
6 London Road
Phone: 023 8033 6468
We Are Locksmiths is run by Phil Tyrrell who is a Lordshill Road Runners member, and he has kindly allowed us to use his premises. Remember to buy a spare door key while you're there!
A white Scimitar vest with red, blue, red diagonal stripes on the front and 'Lordshill Road Runners' printed on the back.
Sizes: Unisex Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. Women's Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large.
Price: £18
A short-sleeved T-shirt is available in the same design as the vest.
Sizes: 34″, 36″, 38″, 40″, 42″
Price: £20
The piece of kit that identifies Lordshillers so clearly at training, races or just around town!
Available in either pullover or zipped style.
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large
Price: £19 (pullover), £20 (zipped)
Please note that these are currently unavailable whilst we move to a new supplier. More news coming soon.
New for 2019 by popular demand!
Available in a range of sizes.
Price: £17


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Disabled children's right to a holiday (where 'necessary')
As an important aside to my last post on disabled children's social care – there is a little-known duty on Local Authorities under the CSDPA 1970 to help disabled children and their families take holidays. Read on for more…
As set out in my last post, section 2 of the CSDPA 1970 contains a 'service list' of the types of services and support which Local Authorities must provide if the criteria are met. One of the specified items in the list is 'facilitating the taking of holidays' by the disabled child or adult.
What does that mean? Well, 'facilitating' means 'helping to make happen' in plain English. So there is a duty on Local Authorities to help make sure (some – see below) disabled children get holidays. That doesn't mean the Local Authority necessarily has to pay for the holiday itself – it might 'facilitate' the holiday (as was helpfully suggested by Natasha on Twitter earlier) by supporting the family to access a grant from a charity to pay for the holiday. However it would not be enough in my view for the Local Authority just to hand over some application forms for a grant – this is not what 'facilitate' means, it means that the Local Authority should actually make sure the holiday happens. The most straightforward way for a Local Authority to do this would be to provide funds to the child's parents to pay for some or all of the holiday by way of a direct payment.
Three other big questions:
- Which disabled children are entitled to help to get a holiday? Answer – all those children for whom the Local Authority accepts a holiday is 'necessary' to meet their needs and who would not get one without the support of the Local Authority. See the discussion on my last post for how that question is to be answered – in short, after a lawful Children Act assessment and taking account of the Local Authority's resources. However if the Local Authority accepts that it is necessary for the child to have a holiday then this must be 'facilitated'. Importantly, since 1990 an annual week's holiday has been accepted to be 'one of the necessities which made life worth living'. A Local Authority would have to take this into account when deciding whether it is 'necessary' to facilitate a holiday for a particular disabled child.
- Who can the Local Authority pay for or help find funds to pay for to go on the the holiday? Answer – the child and any member of their family who the Local Authority accepts it would promote the child's welfare to have come on the holiday with them. This is because Local Authorities discharge their CSDPA duties to children by carrying out their functions under the Children Act 1989 (trust me on this – or if you don't trust me, read the Court of Appeal's judgment in Spink which says this in a fairly tortuous way). Under section 17(3) of the Children Act 1989, Local Authorities may provide services support to any member of the family of a child 'in need', which includes all disabled children.
- What costs should the Local Authority 'facilitate'? The helpful answer to this from the perspective of children and families is that the Local Authority may have to fund or arrange funding for the basic cost of the holiday, not just the additional disability-related expenses. This was decided by the High Court in R v North Yorkshire CC ex parte Hargreaves (no 2) (can't find the full transcript of the judgment free of charge but this media report has the highlights).
All this is a bit late for the current summer holidays – but I'm sure lots of disabled children and their families would like a holiday at half term or Christmas – or a disabled child or young person might like an adventure with their mates or on their own…
And by the way – exactly the same duty applies to disabled adults, at least until next April when the Care Act 2014 comes into force.
I'd welcome comments below with the experiences of people who have asked for help with holidays under the CSDPA or who work for Local Authorities and may have considered such requests.


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I have finished up some of my products (woohoo!) and I'm stoked because I rarely ever finish up product...because there's always so damn much! I have a few others, but I'll keep this one focused on four higher end products...
Rodial Body Soufflé
I was really excited to use this product. It's made in England, it's very expensive and has a super "posh" rep as a brand. I dunno about this lotion. It was a little too fragranced for me. Not strong fragrance, but once I slathered it on, I could immediately feel something...I'm very sensitive and dry and if something has too much fragrance, I can feel it. Especially if it's synthetic. The smell was odd but good...a sort of vanilla musky light scent...it was nice. I did like this, but nearly as much as I love my Laura Mercier body creams. It's $35 for a 6.56-ounce tub. I felt very chic with this near my bed. But I'd only pick this up again if I got it for a good price. You can buy it here if you like.
I bought this (like the Alpha-H) because Ruth Crilly from A Model Recommends loves it. But honestly, I don't get it. I guess if you're like 19 and need a first eye cream, this is okay. But I started using eye cream in junior high, methinks...somewhere in 9th or 10th grade. Maybe even 8th grade. And even back then, I was using a good quality one from Lancome. To me, this felt cheap, light, too light in fact to really do any kind of anti-ageing as it claims. Personally I think it's better to buy a really good heavier cream and use less if you're younger than get something that's so light and sort of useless. I'm sure the other products from Pai are awesome. But I wouldn't ever buy this again, even if I was still 18. It's $54! NOT worth it. At all! You can buy a truly amazing eye cream for that price. But if you want to try it for yourself, you can do so here.
I used my Alpha-H Liquid Gold regularly, about twice a week. It's pretty good. I wouldn't say it sucks. But it was expensive and took forever to get because it was sold out and I had to order it from the UK, so it took a long time to get to me. It does what it says. BUT I was also using some StriVectin serums at the same time on alternate nights and those worked AMAZINGLY better than this. I think the StriVectin was as good as Retin-A. I could see results the next morning in a big way, whereas I saw results with Alpha-H, but not in the way I'd expect. Not as good as StriVectin. Wow...looks like the price went down or I got ripped off. I paid around $60 for 100ml and now I see it for around $40! If I found it for a good deal, I would def pick it up. I might buy it for $40, but not $60. But I'd still always pick StriVectin or Murad or Peter Thomas or something else before this. You can buy it here. (I'd get it again for $40, honestly...if I already had something else to use on alternate nights. I can't believe I paid $60!)
|there's new nicer packaging now...
I was so so excited to buy this. I found it at a great price, but now I wish I had picked a serum and not a cream. This is also an anti-ageing cream. I like them because of course I need them and also because I have very dry skin. I loved the heavy glass container. Felt very old school and fancy. The cream felt expensive. It's super super fragranced like too much perfume! I'm not kidding. I don't know if it did a thing, honestly. :( Pretty disappointed, but I got it for a great deal. So no worries. I know this is a drugstore brand in France, but their drugstore brands are actually really good/high quality. This was the first time I bought anything French drugstore and didn't really think it was that great. :( In the USA, you can now get it at CVS and Walgreens (I think Boots bought Walgreens, so we should be seeing some good additions soon) for $60. I'm so so glad I didn't pay that. I paid around half that price. I'll still keep the jar, though. It's gorgeous!♥
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Rochefort 10
The top product from the Rochefort Trappist brewery. Dark colour, creamy head, full and very impressive taste. Strong plum, raisin, and blackcurrant palate with some spiciness.
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Pride of the St Bernardus range. Dark with a full, ivory-coloured head. It has a fruity aroma, full of complex flavours and excels because of its long bittersweet finish with a hoppy bite. Worldwide seen as one of the best beers in the world. It's a very balanced beer, with a full-bodied taste and a perfect equilibrium between malty, bitter, and sweet. One of the original recipes from the days of license-brewing for the Trappist monks of Westvleteren.
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Quadrupel is La Trappe's heaviest ale with a stunning amber colour. Its warm and intense flavour is rich and finely balanced. Malty sweet, slightly burnt, and pleasantly bitter with a sweet aftertaste. Quadrupel continues to ferment after bottling and offers aromas of banana, almond, vanilla and others.
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A high fermentation beer with secondary fermentation. Gulden Draak can be drunk as an aperitif or dessert, or whenever you have the time to sit back and relax. Lots of flavour profiles; fruit, nut, oak with strong alcohol undertones. It is particularly suited as a dessert beer, especially in combination with dark chocolate.


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I recently upgraded to Outlook 2010. How do I set default zoom permanently for all incoming emails?
I recently upgraded to Outlook 2010. How do I set default zoom permanently for all incoming emails?
ZoomIn addin (Free trial) -
Under the link below,one user suggested that -
Jasmine S. : -"
I found a work around to the zoom for incoming messages. File -> Options -> Trust Center ->Trust Center Settings -> Email Security -> "read all standard mail in plain text" -> OK
Then Mail -> Stationary and Fonts -> click the last "font" (under "composing and reading plain text messages") Select the font size and style that you want."
Also,another method is mentioned by the technet user in the link below -
BigMeanCat : -" This thread is a little old, but I did figure out how to set the default zoom level in a new message.
1.) Create a new message.
2.) Click in the body of the message.
3.) Go to Format Text>>Zoom
4.) Select the level you want.
5.) Close the message.
6.) Next time you open a new message, the zoom level will be set to the setting you selected."
Susendeep, Thanks for your suggestions. The ZoomIn tool fixes the problem for me. The problem with changing the font to plain text is that I lose all formatting in the email.
While I was on ZoomIn's website, I found a blog which has more details about zoom in Outlook - http://blog.sagelamp.com/2012/07/microsoft-outlook-zoom-overview.html.
I downloaded Zoomin from Sagelamp. Product is really good and I can save my zoom setting now. Thanks for the above suggestions.


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Remember the political fuss just a year ago when a sitting governor was told by the electorate to take a hike and in true Hollywood fashion the people's choice to replace him was: "The Terminator," Arnold Schwarzenegger?
The Governator, as many now call him, went in 12 months from something of a joke to a major player in the Republican party. His easy win in the recall election and his handling of California's fiscal crisis so far, put him on center stage and prime time at the party's convention. This past week, he was out campaigning with the president.
60 Minutes Correspondent Morley Safer decided to take a look at how The Governator's doing after a year in office and find out why this multi-millionaire, politically incorrect actor gave up money and adulation for the quicksand of politics.
Why did he do it? Had he become bored, fed up with acting?
"All of a sudden," Schwarzenegger explains, "I realized that, you know, I've done this. I've gotten to the top. I have done huge action movies. I've done all of those different things. So I said to myself, you know, 'I'm tired of the same things.' You know. Jumping over car hoods at three in the morning. And then going up to someone and says, 'I'm back.' You know and then blow him away or something. So all of this is great. But I mean, eventually it gets old."
Leaving the fantasy of Hollywood for the buttoned-down world of politics in Sacramento was not all that big a step. Both places have big egos. Both spend big money, and both are often economical with the truth. In politics, stardom works – but only up to a point.
As the kind of movie star that he was, certainly he could be a dictator. He could say "I want it," snap his fingers, and it got done. He can't do that now.
"You're absolutely correct," says the governor, "And now this is different. But look, this is the great thing about it, about adjusting from one career to the next. And the key thing always is, is to keep your eye on the ball."
Safer points out that it took a lot of balls to go cold turkey into politics.
"Yes... But you know, I've never had a lack of that," replies the governor with a laugh. "So may I remind you. It makes no difference to me. Because I always say, 'What's the worst that could happen?' That you fail... That's really not that bad."
60 Minutes first met Schwarzenegger two careers back, in 1977, when he was 30 and the king of the musclemen.
At the time, he said, "Through bodybuilding, I did a lot of things. You know, I mean, I got into the films…"
And even then, he now says, he was itching to move on.
He recalls, "One day I stood there on the stage. And I said, 'Why am I standing here with my little posing trunks, oiled up, trying to be the most muscular man? Why?'"
He was always a quick study. And back then, he had already figured out the key element to his success -- in bodybuilding, in the movies and in politics: "You can have the best product in the world, but if you don't know how to sell it, and if you don't, if you don't have anybody who can sell it for you or tell the public, it's a waste of time, the whole thing."
Today, Safer tells him, "I guess you kind of proved your point, yes?"
"Oh, absolutely," replies Schwarzenegger. "And I still say that. Selling and communicating to the people is the most important thing... You can't learn it. You have it, or you don't have it."
He's clearly got it, to the consternation of critics who doubted he could survive in the cutthroat world of politics. In terminating his highly unpopular predecessor, Democrat Gray Davis, Schwarzenegger's timing, once again, was perfect.
As Safer told him, "You could not have asked for a better opponent than Gray Davis - who was right on the ropes at that time."
Replied Schwarzenegger, with a laugh, "He was a jewel. He was good. I agree with you."
A year later, his approval rating among Californians is running about 65 percent, a number any politician would envy.
After a year in office, Schwarzenegger says he would score himself an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.
"I think I fell short on some of the things. Probably the communications with the legislators," he explains.
He hit a rough patch with lawmakers during the summer, delivering a remark that was pure Arnold: "I hope that those who want to sell out to the special interests, those girlie men up there in Sacramento..."
Girlie men. During a deadlock in budget talks, he aimed the line at Democrats in the legislature. Their leader, John Burton, was among those who thought the remark insulting. And Burton was in no mood to deal with the governor, saying, "Why would I possibly call him? What are you people, nuts? (pretends to hold phone to ear) 'Hi, this is the scumbag, girlie boy. How you doin'? Give my best to the kids.'"
To Safer, Schwarzenegger says, "It drove them nuts. But the interesting thing about it is, the following week they signed the budget exactly the way it was a week before."
He was trying, he says to underscore his belief that the legislature was on an out-of-control spending spree, putting special interests ahead of the public good.
"I say, if you have the balls, you will go out there and say this to the people. If not, then you're a girlie man," he explains. "That's really what it's all about. I think they should have the guts to say that."
This first year, he has run up a record as a pro-business, economic conservative with liberal views on social issues: guns, gay right, the environment. He managed to reform the state's costly Workman's Compensation law. But on the issue that got him elected, California's huge budget deficit, the best he could do was refinance $15 billion in state debt. He was unable to get significant spending cuts through the legislature and was dead set against raising taxes.
He has taken some heat over the issue of balancing the budget; that the governor, in the course of trying to pay the bills, got deeper into debt.
"Did we solve the problem in one year? No. Morley," he says. "They have ruined the state for five years. They kept spending, spending and spending. We're talking here about addicts. And the people sent me to Sacramento to be the outside intervention."
He commutes from Los Angeles to Sacramento every week. Showing 60 Minutes around the governor's domain in the Capitol building, he takes a kind of boyish pride in his wall of fame, great moments in the Schwarzenegger administration. In his office, he keeps his favorite movie weapon: the sword from "Conan the Barbarian," the film that made him a star.
He wheels and deals in his smoking tent, set up in an open-air courtyard near his office. It's a place to schmooze and cajole, light up the biggest cigar in the world, and, for good measure, outrage health advicates.
His wife, Maria Shriver, has been a high-profile first lady, active in women's causes. But the governor is quick to point out their political differences.
When he showed Morley Safer his wife's office, he quipped, "I show you Maria's office quickly, which is back here. She, of course, has to be further away from my office because she's a Democrat."
Not just any Democrat, but a Kennedy.
That made it all the more unusual this summer when she went where no Kennedy had ventured before: The Republican National Convention, where she watched her husband wow delegates with a tried-and-true Schwarzenegger-ism: "And to those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say, don't be economic girlie men!"
As for his endorsement of President Bush, he later joked that it got him a cold shoulder at home, saying, "There was no sex for 14 days."
The governor parts ways with the president (and with his own California Republican party) on a number of issues, none more controversial than embryonic stem cells. Schwarzenegger endorsed a bond measure on Tuesday's ballot which would put California in the business of financing stem cell research to the tune of $3 billion. The measure is opposed by social conservatives and the religious right.
"I'm a religious Republican, too," he says. "I'm a Catholic. I go to church every Sunday. But it doesn't mean that I'm against progress. We have to move forward with the stem cell research. This is the future of solving some of the serious problems that are existing in a medical area. And why not?"
Normally, even a first-term California governor with Schwarzenegger's poll numbers and star power would be talked about as a potential future presidential candidate. But being foreign-born, he can't run. There are attempts to change that.
He is ineligible to run for president. Would he like to be able to? Would he like to see an amendment to the Constitution?
"Yes. Absolutely," says Schwarzenegger. "I think, you know, because why not? Like with my way of thinking, you always shoot for the top. But it's not something that I am preoccupied with. I am not thinking one single minute about that. Because there's so many things I have to do in California, and my promise was to straighten out the mess in California."
We concluded our visit with The Governator by showing him the last few seconds of our first encounter 27 years ago, back when he was a 30-year-old on a very fast track. Back then, Safer reported: "Arnold Schwarzenegger is a contented soul. He's happy as a clam, strong as a horse. And if you find bodybuilding a funny thing for a grownup, intelligent man to be doing, so does Arnold. And he's laughing with you -- all the way to the bank."
So what does Schwarzenegger think of that today?
He says, "That's funny. It's amazing to see that. So you have to get me a tape of that."
He continues, "And I'm still laughing. Not all the way to the bank! My wife is screaming, 'Now you make no money because...'
"But," he adds with a laugh, "at least I have a good time. And it's a challenging job. And I am having the greatest time in the world doing this."


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I must thank everyone who worked so hard to make these wonderful pictures that we will treasure as great memories of our family's favorite time of year....
(Merci': Hilary Rose, Producer, Werner Straube Photography, Writtten by: Sally FInder Weepie)
P.S. BH&G did a split run with this issue. My article appears in the subscriber copies that go to 1 million + (so you might find one somewhere) not the issue sent to newsstands. That one has the first image but not the rest. I guess my hot pink and teal Christmas was too much for some areas of the country...lol.
P.S. For more "behind the scenes" from the shoot click here!
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Following the departure of Ron Reyes from the current incarnation of Black Flag, Dave Klein, also of Screeching Weasel, has announced via his Facebook that he has left the band.
To avoid more [private messages] after today's news out of the Black Flag Official camp… I guess I should OFFICIALLY (puns!) say that I'm no longer playing with Black Flag. I suppose the following post from last month wasn't exactly clear. Now go listen to They Stay Dead and Screeching Weasel. See ya soon at a show near you!
From his message, it seems that Klein left the band before Black Flag announced that Mike Vallely was the band's new singer. Thus, the current Black Flag line up consists of founding member Greg Ginn, drummer Gregory Moore, Vallely, and presumably, veteran, highly respect bassist, Dale Nixon.


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Nokia Lumia 900 In UK
They are ready! And so should you be, Nokia has marked a date to release the new Lumia 900 to its UK target market. From our sources, we get to know the launch of Lumia 900 by Nokia in UK on May 14, this year.
Since the release of Nokia Lumia 900 in the US on April 8 this year, the smart phone has touched new heights of success and fame in the US market. And knowing the response that it got in US, the Nokia fans in UK are eager to get their hands on the flagship Windows smart phone Nokia.
Also, the response Nokia got from the release of Nokia Lumia 800, the new Lumia 900 has a lot if expectations associated with it. According to Nokia, the new Windows smart phone will be available in both black and white colors for UK customers. However, they also said that the phone might be available in the market a bit earlier than the date stated, but just to be on the safe side, they have set a mid-month date.
Though, there are no official highlights about the price either by AT&T or Nokia.


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When I stopped working and became a full time housewife, the first thing I learned how to do was coupon. While this method helped me save a TON of money on everyday groceries, I wanted to get beyond packaged foods and back to the basics. I wanted to learn how to make wholesome meals and products. I wanted to control the ingredients, and become that classic prodigy housewife I imagined from the 40's and 50's that made everything from scratch.
With that said, here are some things I make and use daily that help my family to become more wholesome and save outside of couponing.


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ArticlesPopulation Genetic Structure of Traditional Populations in the Peruvian Central Andes and Implications for South American Population HistoryGraciela S. Cabana, Cecil M. Lewis, Jr., Raúl Y. Tito, R. Alan Covey, Angela M. Cáceres, Augusto F. De La Cruz, Diana Durand, Genevieve Housman, Brannon I. Hulsey, Gian Carlo Iannacone, Paul W. López, Rolando Martínez, Ángel Medina, Olimpio Ortega Dávila, Karla Paloma Osorio Pinto, Susan I. Polo Santillán, Percy Rojas Domínguez, Meagan Rubel, Heather F. Smith, Silvia E. Smith, Verónica Rubín de Celis Massa, Beatriz Lizárraga, and Anne C. Stone HLA Class II Alleles in the Otomi Population of the Mezquital Valley: A Genetic Approach to the History of Interethnic Migrations in the Mexican Central Plateau Ana Itzel Juárez-Martín, Blanca Zoila González-Sobrino, Ángel Eduardo Camarena Olvera, and Ramcés Falfán-Valencia A Homogenizing Process of Selection Has Maintained an "Ultra-Slow" Acetylation NAT2 Variant in HumansB. Patillon, P. Luisi, E. S. Poloni, S. Boukouvala, P. Darlu, E. Genin, and A. SabbaghBook ReviewsA Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History, by Nicholas WadeReview by Agustín FuentesReview by Jonathan MarksReview by Jennifer RaffReview by Charles C. Roseman Review by Laura R. Stein
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