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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tun Mahathir - Bai'ah hanya kepada Allah
Oleh ABDUL RAZAK IDRIS
email@example.com SHAH ALAM 22 Feb. – Presiden Pas, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang sepatutnya meminta ahli parti itu berbai'ah kepada Allah dan bukannya kepada pemimpin mereka yang hanya berminat untuk menang pilihan raya.
Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad berkata, ini kerana jika manusia biasa membuat bai'ah atau lafaz taat setia sesama manusia atau parti, mereka mempunyai kecenderungan melanggar lafaz yang telah dibuat.
"Sebagai seorang yang beragama Islam, kita hanya berbai'ah kepada tuhan iaitu Allah dan hanya kepadaNya kita tunduk.
"Kita juga wajar berbai'ah kepada semua Nabi dan Rasulullah yang diiktiraf oleh agama Islam," katanya selepas menyampaikan syarahan perdana bertajuk Transformasi Minda Penyelidik Muda di Dewan Agong Tuanku Canselor, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) di sini hari ini.
Hadir sama Naib Canselor UiTM, Datuk Prof. Ir. Dr. Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar dan Dekan Fakulti Sains Gunaan UiTM, Prof. Dr. Ri Hanum Yahaya Subban.
Beliau mengulas kenyataan Abdul Hadi bahawa setiap calon Pas yang bertanding dalam Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU-13) diwajibkan berbai'ah dan sesiapa yang melanggar bai'ah itu akan 'celaka dunia dan akhirat'.
Dr. Mahathir berkata, Pas kini dalam keadaan terdesak untuk menguatkan parti dengan cara menguatkuasakan bai'ah dalam kalangan ahli yang bakal bertanding PRU-13.
"Bai'ah ini hanya akan mengongkong pemikiran, yang mana pemimpin Pas tidak dengar dan terima pendapat ahli sendiri.
"Kesetiaan kepada pemimpin sepatutnya berpada-pada kerana sebagai manusia mereka tidak sempurna dan bila-bila masa boleh membuat salah, Presiden Pas bukannya nabi," katanya.
Mengulas mengenai penubuhan Pertubuhan Jalur Tiga (Jati) oleh bekas Pesuruhjaya Pas Selangor, Datuk Dr. Hasan Ali, beliau berkata, pertubuhan tersebut diharap dapat menjelaskan objektif penubuhannya dengan lebih jelas.
Ujar beliau, jika Jati cenderung kepada perjuangan politik, perpecahan orang Melayu akan menjadi kepada empat bahagian hingga akhirnya menjadi golongan minoriti sahaja.
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
PKR mahu Sarawak diperintah dari luar dan oleh orang luar
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
The 'Arab spring' and the west: seven lessons from history
Drawing on the British Pathé archive, Seumas Milne picks out the recurrent themes of imperial efforts to control the Middle East
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Bukan Bumiputera menguasai 88% kekayaan Malaysia?
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong-based Robert Kuok has maintained his position as Malaysia's richest man with a wealth of RM45.7bil, despite an 8% drop in his fortune.
The next richest persons are T .Ananda Krishnan and Public Bank's Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Hew owes media an apology - Sahrein Maloh, Pemuda PBB
Hew owes media an apology
By ZORA CHAN
KUCHING: PBB Youth has joined chorus to slam DAP election publicity chief Hew Kuan Yau for labelling journalists in the country as "prostitutes".
Its press secretary Sahrein Maloh said Hew owed the Malaysian media fraternity a public apology.
He said Hew should not use his position to make harsh statements against journalists or seek cheap publicity.
"Although Hew claimed that it was just his personal opinion, it is still unacceptable given that he holds a position in the party. He has no right to label journalists like that.
"Journalism started in 1806 in Malaysia and has played a big role in the country's history. Hew has no right to label our journalists to something that is so low," he said in a press statement yesterday.
On Feb 6, Hew had posted on his Facebook: "Our society has recently slammed some teenagers for not having self-respect by prostituting themselves for their material needs. Have we ever thought that there are reporters who have no self-respect and 'prostitute' themselves to Barisan Nasional for the same reason?"
It was reported that when Hew's remark became public, Sin Chew Daily contacted the party's disciplinary committee chairman Tan Kok Wai who said no action would be taken against Hew as he was merely being truthful.
Tan even went on to accuse several reporters in smaller towns of receiving "benefits" from local politicians.
On Friday, Hew posted on his Facebook: "I apologise for causing controversy by telling the truth."
Sahrein, a former reporter, said Hew should realise that every media organisation and journalist, like everyone else of different industries and professions, had a role to play in nation building.
"They are carrying a heavy res-ponsibility too. Hew should experience the challenges of working as a journalist before commenting on other's professions," he pointed out.
"Does Hew's labelling include the Opposition's alternative media as well?"
Sahrein said Hew's sweeping statement could just be a diver-sion to sidestep internal problems faced by Pakatan Rakyat such as contradicting opinions between DAP and PAS on Valentine's Day celebration, seat allocation for the 13th general election and PKR's leadership crisis.
In America and Britain, he said, such actions were known as publicist — creating issues or crisis to divert one's attention from the real issues.
Sahrein said the media fraternity had done a good job to improve the political, economic and social landscape in the country.
"As a former reporter, I feel that Hew's statement has hurt many journalists and it is disrespectful towards the media fraternity," he added.
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Pemberita adalah pelacur - DAP Tan Kok Wai dan Hew Kuan Yau
Tuesday, 14 February 2012Antara pelacur dan pari pari
by Helen Ang
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Friday, February 17, 2012
NUJ kecewa DAP mengejek wartawan-wartawan sebagai pelacur
NUJ disappointed with DAP's Hew and TanKUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is disappointed with DAP election publicity chief Hew Kuan Yau for making a sweeping statement that journalists were "prostitutes".
NUJ general secretary V. Anbalagan said the union was equally appalled by DAP disciplinary committee chairman Tan Kok Wai's stand for giving tacit support by saying that Hew was merely stating a fact.
He said Hew's statement had tarnished the image of journalists working in the print, electronic and online media.
"This is unfair as he has cast aspersions on journalists, a special category of people to serve the public and raise issues of public interest," he said in a statement Sunday.
It was reported Sunday that Hew had apologised for the controversy caused by his remarks.
Anbalagan said Hew should have backed his statement with a specific case like, who the person was, and which organisation he/she worked in.
"Hew should have complained to the organisation so that action could be taken, irrespective of whether the journalist was an executive, bargainable employee (most of whom are NUJ members), contract employee or stringer.
"We demand that the DAP leadership take action against Hew and Tan as truth or fact must be supported with evidence.
"Anything short is baseless and unfounded allegation against journalists and the profession," he said. - Bernama
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Hew Kuan Yau - DAP self-claim SUPERMAN
DAP's Election Publicity Chief
stopthelies.my February 14, 2012 by editorHe calls himself a Superman by wearing his trademark Superman T-shirt. He has created a name for himself for his brash, assertive and foul-mouthed remarks at ceramahs which the DAP supporters lapped up.
He is their hero although he curses his political opponents, cursing their entire generations to be perished.
During the Sarawak election, the DAP Election Publicity Chief called SUPP politicians "orang utan" but this crude politician think it's funny.
Now, Hew Kuan Yau calls journalists from the Chinese press "prostitutes" especially those from the small towns. Worse, party disciplinary chairman Tan Kok Wai also joined in to support this statement.
It seems Hew is upset that these small town reporters attend luncheons from both DAP and MCA! That's their only crime!
He refuses to apologise out right except to say that he apologised for the controversy caused. What kind an apology is this? You are nothing but a political prostitute. It's politicians like you who make Malaysians sick of politics. You talk about democracy but you cannot even conduct yourself in a decent manner.
What kind of message are you passing to the DAP members or worse, would you want your children to grow up to be as offensive like you. You are truly a dick head of the highest degree.
You are unbelievable. Superman wears his underwear outside but somebody should give some underwear to cover his big and dirty mouth.
He claims he has a Phd from Taiwan and we hope it is recognised. He also claimed that he used to be a public relations person. Yes, unbelievable.
Sorry, you are not a super hero. You are a super RUDE and super MALICIOUS!
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Airasia "misleading pricing" (berbohong mengenai harga) sejak 2004
Since 2004 there were complaints of "Misleading Pricing" in AirAsia's website!
January 26, 2012 by weechookeong
In the story of Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) having filed a suit against AirAsia for its misleading pricing in its website, AFP has stated that AirAsia could not be reached for comment. This was most unusual by AirAsia's standard.
However, your truly has received an interesting comment from Sdr Charles F Moreira with regards to the issue of "AirAsia's misleading pricing of its fares in its website" and it has been a point of contentions since January 2004. In fact, there were many public complaints about AirAsia's business model especially the way in which ancillary charges were structured in AirAsia's website.
Sdr Charles F Moreira took the trouble to provide us with the AirAsia/Tony Fernandes's press statement in January 2004, which was during the famous "Sleepy Age" in Malaysian history a.k.a known as the "Fourth Floor Administration".
From the 2004 press statement which quoted none other than Mr Tony Fernandes, as he then was, who spoke on behalf of AirAsia on the allegations of "MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENTS" by AirAsia. Of course, during the "4th Floor Administration" everything done by AirAsia was sacrosanct including the glaring fact that AirAsia was allowed to owe Airport Tax, which was paid by passengers, for so many years totaling more than RM120 million!
It was only after yours truly brought it up in Parliament about this matter that AirAsia had no choice but to settle the Airport Tax debts with a BIG discount of about 30%. By right MAHB should have imposed interest on the airport tax debts.
Well, Khazanah turned a blind eye on the said Airport Tax debts owed by AirAsia at the material time. At that material time, there was nothing MAHB could do. This was how Khazanah, under the stewardship of Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, was looking after MAHB, which is one of the GLCs. It didn't come as a surprise to yours truly because Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar and YB Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakop, the then extremely powerful Minister of Finance II, were both calling the shots in Khazanah.
Yours truly just wonder whether ordinary Malaysian owing income tax for years will be spared for many years and thereafter granted a handsome discount upon settlement.
After inking the secret MAS-AirAsia share swap, Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar was also responsible for installing his ex-business partner in BinaFikir Sdn Bhd and crony, En Mohammed Rashdan Yusof aka as Danny (Rashdan), to head MAS from 10-8-2011 to 19-9-2011. Now Rashdan is the Deputy Managing Director of MAS.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Airasia terlampau berkuasa untuk tindakan diambil ke atasnya?
Why no action against 'arrogant' AirAsia?
Aneesa Alphonsus | February 4, 2012
The government is not interested in protecting its citizens from profiteering private enterprises such as AirAsia, claims a consumer activist.KUALA LUMPUR: There is "no political will" in Malaysia to safeguard the rights of consumers against "tricksters" such as AirAsia which thrived on false advertising, unlike in Australia, says consumer rights activist Jacob George.
George, who is the Consumer Association of Subang and Shah Alam (Cassa) president, said just as in Australia, he has been receiving complaints about discrepancies in Air Asia's actual airfares and its published rates since 2009 but has received no support in his bid for consumer justice.
"It's become a waste of time to do this (complaining to the government) because nothing gets done.
"We have received many complaints about AirAsia' fares and hidden costs. We've lodged complaints with the Transport Ministry.
"We've even met the minister himself several times, and each time, he's told us to send a memo and we did but until now there is no response," George told FMT.
Fed up with banging on the doors of the Transport Ministry, George took the complaints of false advertising to the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry and here too he was dismissed.
"We have repeatedly brought this up with the Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, but nothing has been done to address the issue.
"We always get the standard response: 'We'll look into the problem.'
"But they never do (look into the problem).
"I am actually very glad that the Australians said something about it and decided to take some action.
"It didn't happen in Malaysia because there is no political will (to safeguard consumers) here," he said referring to a case filed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against AirAsia.
Camouflaged charges
The ACCC is a consumer watchdog in Australia. Last week, it filed a suit in Melbourne against AirAsia for alleged false advertising.
The suit was filed the same day AirAsia launched its A$99 (RM319) one-way fare to Sydney from Kuala Lumpur.
ACCC said that "businesses that choose to advertise a part of the price of a particular product or service must also prominently specify a single total price" and noted that some fares sold on AirAsia's website did not display prices inclusive of all taxes, duties, fees and other charges.
The ACCC is seeking both penalties and orders for the airline to issue corrective notices on its website.
The airline is scheduled to face the ACCC in court on March 2.
AirAsia, on its part, has blamed the situation, as always, on "technical glitches" and has announced that it has taken "corrective action" to resolve the complaints.
According to George, as in the case of Australia, the most common consumer complaints in Malaysia were about camouflaged charges.
He said that while AirAsia is supposed to be a low-cost carrier, there are also many hidden costs. These include travel insurance, seating choice and also luggage fees apart from the mandatory taxes, fuel surcharge and passenger service fee.
He cited a Singapore flight which was advertised as RM14 one way (on Feb 2) but in reality it cost RM147. The breakdown cost included airport taxes/levy (both ways), fuel surcharge (both ways), passenger service fee and passenger security fee.
AirAsia not compassionate
Said George: "There is so much of false representation (in the AirAsia advertising).
"The thing that is very disappointing is that the Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will go into supermarkets and verify the prices of the goods.
"Why aren't they doing the same with AirAsia? There are so many questions that need to be asked…"
George added that AirAsia has been trying to contain this, but the fiasco with the Australian situation has got it running around like a headless chicken.
"AirAsia is arrogant… It isn't very compassionate when it comes to genuine reasons concerning people," he said, adding that in Malaysia "a problem has to reach international proportions before something is done about it".
"What is proven is the Australian government is taking care of its people."
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
NFL sponsorship solely tony fernandes decision
malay mail
It's all up to the boss
Where to put the money is solely decision of enterprise owner
AirAsia taken to task over NFL deal (June 25) "In all fairness, it is entirely up to the proprietor as to where he wishes to place his money. The report asks why AirAsia is forking out dough for a sport that hardly has a following here in Malaysia.
Friday, June 26th, 2009 11:39:00
Why didn't somebody ask why AirAsia put their sponsorship for the English Premeir League? Isn't it the same, since that sport also "hardly" has a decent following here in Malaysia? I think we are ranked like 280 or something in world football.
If AirAsia wants to sponsor Azerbaijan's chess team or Turkey's belly dancing team, I think that is solely, entirely up to their big boss." — Steppenwolf "
It is funny to see this contribution by AirAsia to NFL. First, NFL is not a No. 1 sport in Malaysia, or even in Asia. Second, Raiders contribution – maybe AirAsia got a cheaper deal since this team is considered one of the worst in NFL.
Finally, I don't see the benefit for the short- or long-term to AirAsia, unless it wants the rights to land in USA, especially Oakland airport. But, it is not acceptable by Malaysia. AirAsia holding payment to MAHB worth millions is like a threat to the airport authority! It will allow other airlines to follow AirAsia by holding up payments!"
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Airasia membazir duit di negara tidak diterbangi tetapi kurang menyumbang Malaysia yang dimonopoli
AirAsia taken to task over NFL deal
While local sports bodies beg for money, airline sponsors American football team
CHARITY, they say, begins at home. This, apparently does not apply to Malaysia's low budget carrier AirAsia. While its support for local sports has been largely in the form of discounted flights, the carrier is about to splash out millions in cash to an American football team in a major deal to be announced tomorrow. Baffling is why AirAsia is even pursuing this deal - it doesn't even fly to the US and yet, is doling out cash for a sport with hardly a following in Malaysia.
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 08:32:00
Equally puzzling is how the no frills airline, which had its early success from strong Malaysian support to see a local airline make a global name, can afford to splash extravagant amounts when it owes Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) RM65 million in airport tax.
Yesterday, AirAsia even admitted that it was withholding the payment unless MAHB lowered the airport charges! (See accompanying story)
Meanwhile, Malaysian sports figures said AirAsia could do a lot more to support local sports rather than be generous with foreign sponsorships.
Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary-general Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said the carrier's support has been quite minimal so far. "At the moment, all we get are minimal rates for flights domestically and within South East Asia. There is no cash funding involved.
"But something is better than nothing. They have helped us, I don't want to be ungrateful by saying that they have not helped at all. However, I'm disappointed as I feel that they can offer much more. But we got to live with what we have."
Sieh continued by saying that OCM does not have constraints in finding sponsors, adding that AirAsia could definitely afford to be more generous.
While details are still sketchy on the National Football League (NFL) deal with the Oakland Raiders, the sponsorship is likely to be worth at least RM1 million. At the sponsorship announcement by AirAsia group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis, the airline will also unveil the Oakland Raiders livery on AirAsia's aircraft.
The event is expected to be attended by Oakland Raiders legend Ted Hendricks and famed Raiderettes (official cheerleaders of the Oakland Raiders) April Dizon, Angel McCoy and Amanda Voecks.
Contacted yesterday, Fernandes declined to say much about the deal.
"There will be a Press conference on Friday (tomorrow) and it will not be fair to others if I respond (to your questions). Everything will be revealed on that day," said Fernandes, who turned AirAsia into Asia's No 1 low budget carrier. AirAsia has expanded its routes outside Asia to include Australia and London. It had announced in March that it was looking at the US and Middle East sectors as well.
And one way the carrier has made headway in globalising its brand name is by involving itself in sports sponsorships - mainly overseas.
Among the millions AirAsia has pumped for international presence includes a reportedly S$1million (RM2.3m) sponsorship for a basketball team in Singapore called Singapore Slingers, which takes part in the National Basketball League.
While the value of its other major sponsorship deals were not revealed, the endorsement of professional referees in the English Premier League, the AT&T Williams team in Formula One, and now with Oakland Raiders, run into millions.
To get an idea of just how much money is being splurged, AirAsia had earlier this year flirted with the idea of being the jersey sponsors for Manchester United - in a deal which would have cost a staggering US$100m (RM340m).
Even a football team in Thailand received three million bahts (RM300,000) in the form of travel, a privilege the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) enjoys with the carrier.
AirAsia was also the main sponsors for the Asia Cup hockey tourney in Kuantan, for which it reportedly provided RM500,000.
Local sports not good enough...
CASH-rich AirAsia can do a lot more to support local sports rather than being generous with sponsorships overseas, local stalwarts say.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) general secretary Datuk Azzudin Ahmad said: "AirAsia has helped us. It provided minimal rates for all the teams from the Malaysian League. I can't give any figures but all I can say is that it has contributed a substantial amount to FAM."
Asked whether AirAsia could do more for Malaysian sports, he said: "Of course it can! If you look at what it has done for the English Premier League, the support for us is not even worth a mention."
For the lack of financial support, at least three local soccer teams have hit the limelight recently for the wrong reasons.
The Perlis Football Association is almost bankrupt.
MyTeam is disbanding without any sponsors and some Malacca soccer players claim their salaries have not
been paid for two years.
This financial malady has been the bane of local soccer clubs for some years now and if more local firms follow AirAsia's example of focusing on overseas sponsorships, the outlook for sports in Malaysia remains grim.
Hockey too has been facing money problems while the National Sports Council is badly in need of cash infusion.
Amidst this bleak landscape, several corporate bodies have stood out as shining examples for supporting local sports. Among them are CIMB for squash and Nestle for schoollevel sports.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
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Datuk Seri Ibrahim bin Mahmud Bin Yahya - Al Fatihah
Allahyarham Datuk Seri Ibrahim Bin Mahmud telah berkhidmat dalam Polis Diraja Malaysia selama lebih 30 tahun. Beliau bersara dari pangkat Superintendent. Allayarham Datuk Seri Ibrahim Bin Mahmud adalah adik kepada Ketua Menteri Sarawak Yang Amat Berhormat Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud. Beliau meninggal balu Datin Seri Hajijah Abdullah dan 4 orang anak lelaki. Anak sulung beliau adalah Dato Ahmad Bin Ibrahim yang merupakan Ketua Pemuda Parti PBB Cawangan Batu Kawah.
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REED, ST. CLAIR GRIFFIN (1867–1948). St. Clair Griffin Reed, railroad official and historian, was born on March 26, 1867, in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, the son of Isaac Alexander and Ellen Addison (Griffin) Reed. He entered Madison (now Colgate) University, Hamilton, New York, in 1885, but left at the end of his sophomore year because of the death of his father. He returned to Texas and taught in Victoria High School but later went back to Madison University, from which he graduated in 1888. He began his railroad career immediately after graduation by taking a position as freight clerk in the office of the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway. In 1889 he became chief clerk to the general freight and passenger agent, the first of many rapid promotions. In 1905 Reed was promoted to division freight and passenger agent of the Louisiana and Texas Railroad (see MORGAN LINES) in Lafayette, Louisiana; in 1906 he was transferred to the Houston and Texas Central Railway; both companies had become part of the Southern Pacific lines. In 1911 he was promoted to assistant general freight agent, and the following year he became assistant general freight and passenger agent of Southern Pacific. He remained in Dallas until 1918, when he was assigned to Houston as a corporate land and tax agent. In 1920 he was appointed assistant general freight agent of the Southern Pacific lines in Texas, and in 1924 he was promoted to assistant freight traffic manager of Southern Pacific in Texas. In 1928 Reed's jurisdiction was extended to Louisiana; he later became freight traffic manager. He retired in 1937 after forty-nine years of continuous service with the Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana. Reed was a member and president of the Association of Interstate Commerce Practitioners, an honorary member of the Eugene Field Society, and a contributing member of the Texas State Historical Association. He also belonged to the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, headquartered in Boston, and was a member of the Episcopal Church. In 1941 he published A History of the Texas Railroads; he also wrote numerous articles concerning Texas railroads for various periodicals, and his contribution of railroad articles to the first edition of the Handbook of Texas was enormous. On February 20, 1895, Reed married Carrie Pye in Port Lavaca; they had three sons and one daughter. He died on March 22, 1948, in Houston and was buried in Forest Park cemetery there.
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How do I find out my friend's email address?
I'd like to get in touch with my old college roommate. How do I find out her email address?
I'm trying to get in touch with a business contact, but I've lost his email address. How can I find it again?
As you can tell, I often get variations of this question. Most people know someone and want to send them email, but they don't have their email address. What do you do?
Well, I'll be blunt. Nine times out of ten, you're simply out of luck.
But sometimes, you can get lucky.
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It won't be easy
Finding someone's email address is typically very, very hard for several reasons:
What's worth trying?
My first reaction is almost always Google. For many people, Google might take you straight to them. For example at this writing, searching Google for me, Leo Notenboom, will get you six pages of results that are all right on target. If you're looking for a different Leo Notenboom (I know of at at least two others), you'll need to do more work.
Now, I have a relatively unique name and a very big "footprint" on the internet. If you're looking for something more common (say "John Smith"), you have a lot of work ahead of you. You'll need much more information to narrow down your search to exactly which John Smith you're trying to locate. You could include anything from the city he lives in, the place he works, the school he went to … anything that might help narrow down the search. But even then, you're unlikely to get the right person, unless they already have an internet presence and your information really matches well.
I have a case where I occasionally look for the best man at my wedding, whom I've lost contact with over the years. His name is somewhere in the middle – not as unique as mine, but certainly not as generic as "John Smith." I have yet to find him. I keep finding people with the same names in other places but they are obviously not him.
Searching the services
If they want to be found, and you suspect that they have accounts with services like MSN, HotMail, Yahoo, Facebook, or others, it might be worth checking the member directories within those services if they have them. If their place of business has a directory, that might be worth a look. Similarly, if you have reason to believe that your contact might have joined any of the social networking sites, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, or others, you might check there as well.
What's important to note is that for member directories to work, the person must want to be found. Even if they have an account, they may elect to keep their information obfuscated or private and searching the directory will do you no good.
You can always try the phone book. All of the major phone companies have online phone books that include both the traditional white and yellow pages. You may not get an email address, but you may be able to locate your contact in the real world. Once again, if they've elected to have an unlisted number or they do not have a telephone of their own, you may be out of luck here as well.
And finally, there are for-pay services that claim to be able to find out all sorts of information about people. These are mostly culled from public records also accessible elsewhere. I've never used one and cannot recommend any specifically.
In a nutshell, I'll reiterate: it's often practically impossible to locate someone's email address. You can get lucky, but it's rare and can often require a fair amount of effort and legwork.
Important: Do NOT post comments to this article of the form with "I'm looking for some name's email address. Please help me." Please read the article above. Posting people's names and personal information here will not help and in fact, it violates the privacy of the person whom you're trying to locate.


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A high-profile champion show jumper is replaced by an absolute look-alike, but the switch isn't discovered for months.
Comfortable in the safe world of equine photography, ex-cop Kim Kovak thinks she has finally moved past the terror of a routine patrol that changed her life forever. Then a simple photo shoot catapults her into the middle of a cunning and dangerous ring of horse thieves. Old habits die hard and Kim goes after the truth with a vengeance.
Private investigator Garrett Quaid is determined to expose whoever is organizing a series of thefts where ringers are used and big insurance claims are paid. A quiet loner, Quaid doesn't welcome the meddling of one pushy photographer who always seems to be one jump ahead of him.
Together, and often at odds, Kovak and Quaid try to out-sleuth each other and, in the process, learn the chilling truth about the crimes.
Meet this dynamic duo in Double Exposure, available in October.


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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says eradicating stigma and gender inequality is essential to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS. The agency says HIV/AIDS thrives in communities that continue to discriminate against victims of the disease. Lisa Schlein reports from Red Cross headquarters in Geneva.
New data shows that global HIV prevalence has leveled off. It finds about one half million fewer people were infected with HIV last year than was the case a decade ago.
But, the numbers are still staggering. The latest United Nations report finds about 33 million people around the world live with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Every year, 2.5 million people are newly infected and more than two million die from the disease.
Mukesh Kapila is the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' Special Representative for HIV. In comments timed to coincide with World AIDS Day, he says the world is far from seeing the end of AIDS. He says prevention activities must be scaled up.
He says HIV/AIDS thrives in communities where stigma against AIDS victims and gender inequalities exist.
"We know, for example, that [in] a recent survey done in young people in Britain, South Africa, Kyrgyztan and Ethiopia, in the region of ... a quarter to one-half young people would not be friends with someone with HIV," said Dr. Kapila. "In other words, there is a great deal of ignorance, stigma and discrimination around the place. And, this is certainly a great fuel for the epidemic. Another factor is inequality, particularly gender inequality, because this leads to women increasingly bearing the burden of the epidemic."
Dr. Kapila says stigma and discrimination against AIDS victims is breaking down in Africa. This for the unfortunate reason that in large parts of the continent, most families have been touched by HIV.
But, in other parts of the world - in China, India, Southeast Asia, and in Europe - discrimination against people with HIV persists.
Good treatment for HIV is available. But Dr. Kapila notes less than one-third of people who need treatment have access to it, and he says only 10 percent of vulnerable people around the world have reliable access to prevention technologies.
"So, it is really a question of applying what we know, but doing it on a systematic and a grand enough scale and trying to overcome some of the bureaucratic obstacles, which means that the money is very often stuck in funds and bureaucratic arrangements," said Dr. Kapila. "And, all people and communities find it very, very difficult to navigate their way through very complex international systems to allow them to benefit from that. In the end, it is not cash that saves lives. You have to turn the cash into useful products and services."
Dr. Kapila says no 'magic bullet' is available to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He says basic strategies remain the most effective way of preventing new infections. He says safe sex and condoms work best in saving lives.


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Natural uncolored Identity Preserved, Non GMO TVP. Textured Vegetable Protein with 53 percent Protein, can be used for adding to Hamburger or to make Vegetarian Chili. Size is approximately one eighth inch irregular granule.
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How to apply for an alien's passport
Fill out the application
To apply for an alien's passport you need to fill out form number 191011, Application for an alien's passport, and personally hand it in at one the Swedish Migration Agency's permit units.
If you have children who need an alien's passport, you need to fill out an application on their behalf. For children under 18 to be granted an alien's passport, the consent of both guardians or parents is required. This consent is given by using form number 247011, Consent for the Swedish Migration Agency to issue an alien's passport for a child under the age of 18, which should be handed in along with the application form.
Ansökan om främlingspass, blankett nummer 190011 (in Swedish)
Application for alien's passport, form number 191011 (in English)
Medgivande att Migrationsverket får utfärda främlingspass för barn under 18 år, blankett nummer 246011 (in Swedish)
Consent for the Swedish Migration Agency to issue an alien's passport for a child under the age of 18, form number 247011 (in English)
Book an appointment to hand in your application
Before you visit the Swedish Migration Agency to hand in your application you need to book an appointment. Please note that everyone who is applying for an alien's passport needs to come with you, even the children. Each person who is handing in an application receives their own appointment. You can book several appointments in succession.
Visit the Swedish Migration Agency
When handing in your application you should bring
- the application form, filled out and signed (one form per person)
- any previously issued alien's passport
- national passport or other documents that prove your identity (if you do not have a passport), it could be an ID card, birth certificate or military service book
- consent from parents or guardians that the application is for a child under 18 (form number 247011, Consent for the Swedish Migration Agency to issue an alien's passport for a child under the age of 18)
- copy of the police report which states that you have lost your alien's passport (if you are applying for new alien's passport because you lost your old one).
If you have a national passport or an older alien's passport you need to hand them in at the Swedish Migration Agency. In some cases the case officer can accept copies of your passport with your application form, but will request that you hand in your passport in the original when it is time to process your application or when you are collecting your new passport.
The Swedish Migration Agency takes your photo and your fingerprints when you hand in your application. Your photo, your fingerprints and your personal details are stored in a computer microchip in the alien's passport. These details are not stored by the Swedish Migration Agency but only in the computer microchip. Children under 6 do not need to have their fingerprints taken.
Normally there is an application fee when applying for an alien's passport. You can pay the fee with a credit/debit card when you hand in your application, or ask for a payment slip and pay later. The Migration Agency will process your application once you have paid the fee.
The Swedish Migration Agency processes the application
At the Swedish Migration Agency's website you can find out roughly how long the processing time currently is. The decision can take longer if the case officer needs to contact you for more information. Make sure that all the documents are included so that we do not need you to supplement your application.
When the Swedish Migration Agency processes your application for an alien's passport, it obtains information from the Swedish Police Authority's criminal records and suspected offenders registry.
You receive the decision
The decision is sent home to you in the post. If the Swedish Migration Agency has granted you the right to an alien's passport we will send you a communication when your passport is ready to be collected. It can take up to 14 days from the date that you received the decision before you can collect your alien's passport at the permit unit where you applied for it.
You can only appeal the Swedish Migration Agency's decision if your applications for an alien's passport and residence permit were rejected simultaneously.
Schedule an appointment to pick up your passport
If you have been granted an alien's passport you will need to book an appointment before you visit the Swedish Migration Agency. Remember to book an appointment for each person who is collecting an alien's passport. If you are collecting a passport on behalf of your children, you need to book an appointment for each alien's passport that you are collecting.
You should pick up your alien's passport at the same Permit Unit or Service Center where you submitted your application, unless you have received information stating that you should pick it up at another location.
Pick up your passport from the Swedish Migration Agency
You must collect your passport in person. For children under 18, the guardian or trustee can collect the alien's passport without the child being present.
Children over 15 can collect their own alien's passport if the Swedish Migration Agency has a record of the guardian's request for this at the time of the application.
Those who pick up the passport(s) must bring valid identification.


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**Update on May 30, 2010**
Councilor Calls for Mayor Bob Kiss to Resign March 3, 2010
...Adrian said the defeat of instant-runoff voting, combined with the city council losses of two Progressives, and the loss of a Democratic ally of the mayor send a clear message that voters have lost confidence in the city's top elected official.
After the Burlington Vermont 2009 IRV mayor election , reports showed that the election suffered from just about every pathology in the book: thwarted-majority, non-monotonicity, spoiler effect & other failures. See Nov 5, 2009 Burlington IRV repeal picks up momentum "...A lot of people think the mayor's race was invalid, that we have an invalid mayor..."
DITCHED ON JAN 7, 2010 Utah Republican Party
Utah Republican Convention Change Could Change Strategy for Candidates
There's one big change coming to the Republican State Convention in May. The central committee has scrapped "instant run-off voting" in favor of the more traditional multiple-ballot system to determine their nominees.
MOVING TO DITCH. ON NOV 3, 2009. ASPEN COLORADO Aspen Instant Runoff Voting--Up for Repeal in November 2010 Aspen to reconsider Instant Runoff Voting this November - City Council cite problems with May election (blog)IRV still fails after all of the
ballots counted November 17, 2009November 3, 2009 Aspen rejects Instant Runoff Voting — by six votes.The city of Aspen launched its first-ever IRV election this past May. Shortly thereafter, doubts among elected officials and some residents surfaced as to whether the method was the best way to elect a mayor and City Council members.
Aspen voters to vote on how they vote — again Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Carolyn Sackariason The Aspen Times Aspen, CO Colorado (news article).
Also see Aspen Election Review May 5 2009 IRV single ballot audit unit
Majority of Pierce County voters reject Instant Runoff Voting on Nov 3 Instant runoff voting was rejected by an overwhelming majority of Pierce County Washington Voters. 44,145 of 64,106 voters said yes to ditching instant runoff voting, also called ranked choice voting. That is 71.76% for eliminating IRV and 28.24% who wanted to keep IRV.
Pierce voters ditch instant runoff voting - save $500K for taxpayers immediately
Nov 10 2009... Voters' repeal of Ranked-Choice Voting last week also freed-up $500,000 would have been needed to implement the voting system for the 2010 election.
Also see Voters changing their minds on ranked-choice
Background: A poll from 2008 showed that 63% of Pierce County WA voters don't like Ranked Choice Voting. That is 56,751 out of 90,738 Pierce County voters who answered a questionnaire included with their ballots that asked, "Did you like this new Ranked Choice Voting method?" December 7, 2008 The News Tribute. The county could save $600,000 if they scrapped instant runoff voting now.
DITCHED. CARY NORTH CAROLINA Cary North Carolina rejected a second go at IRV, voted to keep current election method WRAL News Apr. 30 2009 Cary, N.C. — The Cary Town Council voted against a proposal Thursday to change the current election method. WRAL News and Protect NC Elections Stop IRV Blog . Also see Cary NC tries IRV, then says 'no more'
DITCHED. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. February 21, 2009 Georgetown University ditches Instant Runoff Voting - cites problems The Hoya and No IRV in NC Blog
REJECTED. BRITISH COLUMBIA (2ND TIME) 61% of the voters gave a thumbs down for STV, Single Transferrable Vote, a ranking method in British Columbia. May 12, 2009. BC chose NOT to adopt STV for the 2nd time.
Instant runoff voting was invented in 1870 by American architect William Robert Ware yet has not been widely adopted. IRV has also been rejected by a few jurisdictions that used it. Perhaps the problem is that IRV is loaded with the potential for perverse outcomes and is difficult to count in a transparent fashion (since it it not additive and votes are redistributed).
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US Lamb Exports Slump15 August 2016
US - US red meat exports ended the first half of 2016 on a positive note, as June export values for both pork and beef were the highest of the year, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
However, June lamb exports were the lowest of 2016 at 457 mt, down 58 per cent from a year ago, though this was due in large part to a sharp decline in variety meat exports to Mexico. June export value fell 39 per cent to $1.1 million.
For the first half of 2016, lamb exports were down 9 per cent from a year ago in volume (4,330 mt) and fell 13 per cent in value ($8.7 million). Exports to Bermuda continued to perform well in June.
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Today Freefly Systems announce the MōVI Carbon, the first in a line of 5+ axis gimbals, which is capable of shooting perfectly stable imagery at 240mm (and beyond). MōVI Carbon is the world's first handheld / drone mountable 5-axis camera stabilizer. MōVI Carbon features 2 inner axes which keep the camera perfectly stable in even the most demanding conditions at a full 240mm zoom. Next time you see a shot and you can't figure out how it was created….think MōVI Carbon. MōVI Carbon will be in action this summer on the world's most exciting and demanding productions. Freefly will be demoing MōVI Carbon at NAB 2017.
Imagine your world at 240mm
MōVI Carbon is the world's first handheld / drone mountable 5-axis camera stabilizer. MōVI Carbon features 2 inner axes which keep the camera perfectly stable in even the most demanding conditions at a full 240mm zoom.
Completely Integrated
MōVI Carbon comes with an a7S II and Sony 24-240mm lens integrated into the gimbal. Freefly has miniaturized, optimized, and cut every gram of weight of our 5-axis design so that you can get it into the world's most interesting places. MōVI Carbon will enable shots that the world has never seen.
- Natural history shot freely while moving from 24-240mm
- Sporting events covered while moving at any focal range
- Low level dynamic drone shots from focal ranges no other system can achieve
- Lightweight vehicle mounted shots (car, motorcycle, bike) with the ability to move the camera in / through scenes all while zooming, framing as the operator sees fit.
Starting Small
Big 5 and 6 axis gimbals already exist. They work great, but Freefly feeds off creating shots the world has never seen before. We decided the most exciting path forward was to release the first in our line of 5 axis gimbals with the smallest cinema quality package with an impressive zoom range. We settled on the stellar a7S II and Sony 24-240mm lens. It's compact, dynamic, sensitive, and extremely capable.
Will there be larger 5 and 6 axis gimbals from Freefly? Likely…but for now we are focused on helping create a first wave of incredible shots with MōVI Carbon.
MōVI Carbon will be hand built in low quantity for the near future. If you are interested in reserving one please do so here. Pricing has not been confirmed yet, but is expected to be under $30,000.


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Doing whatever it takes to meet its customer's supply, fabrication and measurement needs has made Jet Specialty, Inc. one of the Oil and Gas Industry's premiere suppliers. Formed in 1980 as a new kind of oil field supply house, Jet Specialty has grown into a regional leader providing not only supplies, but in-house fabricated measurement and other products for oil and gas production.
Headquartered in Boerne, Texas, Jet Specialty has 19 strategically-located warehouses in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico stocked with everything from fittings and pipe to fabricated measurement and production equipment. Steady growth over its history has propelled the company to be a clear industry leader. Jet Specialty, Inc., has remained a regional company by choice.


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Timeline of the World Health Organization
From Timelines
This is a timeline of the World Health Organization (WHO), describing significant events in the history of the agency.
Big picture
|Time period
|Development summary
|WHO is established in the late 1940s.
|WHO starts proposing programs to promote primary health care around the world.[1] Eradication campaigns are launched for yaws, smallpox and malaria, among other programs.
|WHO begins a planetwide campaign to eradicate the mosquitoes that transmit malaria. During the 1960s and early 1970s WHO functions as the omnipotent supplier and standardizing authority of the world's experimental pharmaceuticals.[2]
|WHO undertakes a massive smallpox eradication campaign.[3] The Expanded Program on Immunization is created in 1974. The Alma Ata Declaration is adopted in 1978.
|WHO becomes the first major organization and the first intergovernmental agency to begin mobilizing for HIV/AIDS prevention and care.[4]
|WHO remains one of only a few key players in global health, alongside organizations like the World Bank and other health-related UN organizations.[5]
Full timeline
|Event type
|When diplomats meet to form the United Nations, one of the things they discuss is setting up a global health organization.[6]
|1948 (April 7)
|The World Health Organization is established.[6]
|WHO publishes ICD-6, the sixth revision of the International statistical classification of diseases, which includes a section on mental disorders for the first time.[7]
|The WHO's committee on mental health acknowledges that alcoholism is a public health issue.[8]
|WHO adopts a definition of health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."[9]
|WHO estimates that 160 million people are infected with yaws, 1 million with endemic syphilis, and 0.7 million with pinta.[10]
|WHO adopts the International Sanitary Regulations – renamed International Health Regulations (IHR) in 1969 – with the objective of maximum prevention of the spread of infectious diseases with minimal disruption of travel and trade.[11]
|WHO starts a massive international campaign to eradicate yaws, a tropical skin disease of the poor occurring in almost 100 countries.[12]
|WHO initiates a planetwide vaccination campaign to eradicate smallpox.[13]
|WHO launches an antimalaria program in the upcountry region of Central Province, Liberia, as a pilot project to determine the feasibility of malaria eradication in tropical Africa. The malaria control project in Monrovia constitutes the first large-scale use of synthetic insecticide to combat malaria in tropical Africa, and the WHO pilot project in Central Province is one of a first cluster of projects initiated to explore the efficacy of indoor residual spraying in a variety of African ecological zones.[14][15]
|WHO reaches 81 members, nineteen more than the United Nations.[16]
|WHO launches the most ambitious public health program to date, the global eradication of malaria. The Global Malaria Eradication Programme is designed to rid the world of the parasitic disease at its source. Insecticide DDT is adopted as predominant method of insect control.[17] The program has the goal of eliminating the disease within 10 years.[18][19]
|WHO develops an international program to collect information about resistant populations of pests, methods of detection and evaluation of the resistance, and the use of alternative plant protection products.[20]
|WHO begins a US$ 6 billion campaign to rid the world of malaria using a combination of DDT and chloroquine.[21]
|WHO permits Polish American medical researcher Albert Sabin to test his polio vaccine in Chile, Holland, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Sweden.[22]
|Chile, Netherlands, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Sweden
|WHO publishes Requirements for Yellow Fever Vaccine, which standardizes the seed lot and manufacturing procedures.[23]
|WHO expands the traditional description of health as the absense of disease holistically to include mental, physical, and social realms of completeness.[24]
|WHO sets the first International Drinking Water Standard for arsenic concentration at 200 µg L-1.[25]
|WHO establishes the Advisory Committee for Medical Research (ACMR) to provide advice on medical research to the Director.[26]
|WHO initiates a plan to eradicate smallpox at a worldwide level.[27][28][29]
|WHO publishes the first comprehensive report of the magnitude of iodine deficiency worldwide.[30]
|WHO and Food and Agriculture Organization jointly create the joint Codex Alimentarius Commission in order to regulate the food safety by establishing international standards regarding processing, labeling, sampling of analysis, hygienic requirements, etc., of food commodities.[31]
|WHO publishes the first international report on the importance of blood pressure control.[32]
|WHO recommends lowering the International Drinking Water Standard from 200 to 50 µg L-1 for arsenic concentration.[25]
|WHO establishes a system for the collection and distribution of information on viruses.[33]
|WHO and FAO create the Codex Alimentarius Commission, joining 173 signatories from the European Community (EC) countries in order to control the tolerable limits of pollutants in food.[34]
|WHO devises the Declaration of Helsinki, with 22 preconditions for human examination.[35]
|WHO introduces the concept of dependence, replacing and redefining the concept of addiction and encompassing the effects of the increasing variety of drugs available on the market.[36]
|WHO establishes the primary categories of residential satisfaction as safety, health, efficiency, and amenity.[37]
|WHO publishes diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus.[38]
|WHO launches the Smallpox Eradication Program, a mass vaccination campaign using new technology, freeze-dried vaccines, to allow for longer storage and transportation.[39]
|WHO launches the Intensified Global Smallpox Eradication Program, with the goal of vaccinating at least eighty percent of the world's at-risk population.[40]
|WHO publishes guidelines on the Principles and practice of screening for disease. Although these principles would be modified in 2008 and adjusted to screening based on genomic technologies, the main principles of screening, known as Wilson's criteria, are still valid.[41]
|WHO suspends the Global Malaria Eradication Programme, after anopheles mosquitoes are found to develop resistance to DDT and continue to reproduce and spread disease in humans.[19]
|WHO convenes a committee to classify and define the primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs). This expert committee accomplishes its task of creating a unified nomenclature for the then-known PIDs.[42]
|WHO recognizes Ayurveda as a health science and as a traditional health system.[43]
|WHO introduces a classification of salivary gland tumors that would gain almost universal acceptance.[44]
|WHO declares noise as a pollutant.[45]
|WHO celebrates its 25th anniversary with 138 member states.[16]
|WHO creates the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), a worldwide effort mobilized to help countries increase immunization coverage of basic childhood vaccines—diphtheria, measles, pertussis, polio, tetanus, and tuberculosis—using the third dose of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP3) as a measure of progress.[46]
|WHO introduces the global concept of essential medicines as those that meet the health needs of the majority of the population.[47][48]
|WHO and the United States Agency for International Development embark on new programs aimed at developing a malaria vaccine.[49]
|WHO declares Europe free of malaria.[50]
|WHO officially recognizes the potential value of traditional practitioners and folk healers to deliver healthcare.[51]
|WHO estimates worldwide disability prevalence at 10%.[52]
|WHO and UNICEF jointly host a conference in Kazakhstan that results in the Alma-Ata Declaration, in which primary health care is defined by leaders as ensuring that everyone, regardless of where they live, whether rich or poor, is able to access services and conditions necessary for realizing the best possible health.[53] The concept "Health for all by 2000" is introduced at the conference.[54]
|WHO holds an interregional seminar in which it defines a number of diseases for which acupuncture could be considered to be potentially helpful.[55]
|WHO declares smallpox as officially eradicated from the world.[13]
|WHO adopts the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (International Code), with the purpose of contributing to the safe and adequate provision of nutrition for infants by protecting and promoting breastfeeding and ensuring that breast milk substitutes, when necessary, are used properly through adequate information and appropriate marketing and distribution.[56]
|WHO asks an international group of investigators to develop a simple screening instrument to identify persons who are at risk of developing alcohol problems.[57]
|WHO initiates the program "Smoking or Health" to focus public attention on the hazards of smoking.[58]
|WHO develops a system of guidelines for the quality of drinking-water.[59]
|WHO holds the first international meeting on maternal mortality.[60]
|WHO develops guidelines for cancer pain treatment.[61]
|WHO recommends against universal mandatory HIV testing for all international travelers.[62]
|WHO establishes as an objective the global eradication of poliomyelitis by the year 2000.[63]
|WHO adopts the goal of eliminating neonatal tetanus as a public health problem worldwide.[64]
|WHO establishes one of the first widely used definitions of palliative care: "the active, total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment."[65]
|WHO initiates a project to simultaneously develop a quality of life (QOL) instrument in 15 countries: The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) instrument. This is intended as a generic QOL tool for use with patients across varying disease types, severities of illness, and cultural subgroups.[66]
|WHO sets a goal for all countries to introduce hepatitis B vaccine into national routine infant immunization programs by 1997.[67]
|WHO declares tuberculosis a global emergency because of the scale of the epidemic and the urgent need to improve global tuberculosis control.[68]
|WHO undergoes a major restructuring, in large part to meet the needs of the Children's Vaccine Initiative (CVI). A key result is the creation of the Global Program on Vaccines, which would later oversee the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), the Programme for Vaccine Development, and WHO's vaccine supply and quality-control operations.[69]
|WHO launches the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) with the aim to control morbidity due to the parasitic infectious disease onchocerciasis (river blindness).[70]
|WHO establishes the International Electromagnetic Fields Project to investigate potential health risks associated with technologies emitting EMF.[71]
|WHO turns 50 and reaches 191 member states.[16]
|WHO establishes the Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative to draw attention to buruli ulcer (the third most common mycobacterial infection) and mobilize international efforts to understand and deal with it.[72]
|WHO initiates a series of meetings designed to create a Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Envisioned as a comprehensive, international, multilateral effort to reduce smoking rates, abate smoking-related illnesses, and regulate the trade, sale, and marketing of tobacco products, the FCTC marks the first truly global public health effort against tobacco consumption.[73]
|WHO publishes The World Health Report 2000 - Health Systems: Improving Performance, which introduces a framework for evaluating and ranking healthcare with the stated objective of "improving the performance of health systems around the world".[74]
|WHO launches a series of initiatives to put mental health on the global policy agenda and make it more visible throughout the world, and develops a set of instruments and programs.[75]
|WHO publishes a health system performance ranking for 191 member countries. The ranking is based on five indicators, with fixed weights common to all countries.[76]
|In order to emphasize the need to promote oral health, WHO publishes a guidance document for every nation to define their goals in oral health indicators by the year 2020.[77]
|WHO releases the first global policy on physical activity and develops a set of programs and policies needed within each country to reverse the trend of inactivity.[78]
|WHO publishes a Resource Book (WHO-RB) on mental health, human rights and legislation, including a checklist of 175 specific items to be addressed in mental health legislation or policy in individual countries.[79]
|WHO launches new growth standards for application to all children regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status and feeding mode. By 2011, 125 countries would adopt these standards, with another 25 considering their adoption, and 30 not adopting them.[80]
|WHO establishes an international network of biodosimetry laboratories, the BioDoseNet, with the goal to support international cooperation and capacity building in the area of biodosimetry around the world, including harmonisation of protocols and techniques to enable them to provide mutual assistance during a mass casualty event.[81]
|WHO launches the Safe Surgery Saves Lives campaign and produces the 'Surgical Safety Checklist' (SSC) designed to reduce complications and deaths associated with surgery.[82]
|WHO launches the Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden due to Leprosy for 2011–2015, under which the target becomes to reduce the number of new cases of leprosy with grade 2 disability per 100,000 total population by at least 35% between the end of 2010 and the end of 2015.[83]
|WHO issues a global Code of Practice with the purpose to control international migration of health professionals.[84]
|WHO develops a Global Monitoring Framework (GMF) to enable tracking of progress in preventing and controlling major noncommunicable diseases and their key risk factors – tobacco, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity.[85]
|WHO publishes a roadmap that sets targets for the eradication, elimination and intensified control of 17 neglected tropical diseases.[86]
|WHO establishes the Global Forum on Innovation for Ageing Populations as an information exchange platform for diverse stakeholders to address the challenge of meeting the needs of older people in low resource settings with frugal innovations.[87]
|WHO declares that polio is a public health emergency of international concern.[88]
|WHO develops the End TB Strategy in response to a World Health Assembly Resolution requesting Member States to end the worldwide epidemic of tuberculosis by 2035.[89]
|WHO publishes its World report on aging and health, with aims at bringing to global attention a whole range of issues related to the health and well-being of older individuals and populations across the entire spectrum of high- middle- and low-income countries.[90]
|WHO and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launch the Global Hearts initiative, which focuses on the noncommunicable disease burden due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. The initiative provides a simple framework that enables front-line health clinics to implement WHO's call to integrate cardiovascular disease care into primary disease prevention.[91]
|WHO publishes guidelines for the management of advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease within a public health approach.[92]
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Thom Yorke to Score the Broadway Revival of Old Times
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Though Joannie Karon Roberts, who goes by Karon, was raised in a small farming community, she always had big dreams for herself. It was her goal to become a successful writer – but at the age of 23, she became a single parent of three. "My dreams of becoming a published author were all but dead," Karon lamented. With herself and her children to support, she didn't have the time or means to pursue her literary goals or finish earning the journalism degree she'd started.
That was in 1975. Today, as a grandmother of 11 and a great-grandmother of two living in Spokane Valley, WA, Karon has finally finished what she started well over three decades earlier, having earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication at Ashford University.
Karon's second journey toward earning a degree began, ironically, when she injured her back in 2000 and had to stop working. Having always told herself she would return to school and finish her degree if she found the time, she contacted Ashford and requested information. "I have to admit I was scared, because it had been over 25 years since I last attended college. What amazed me is that my Admissions Counselor was right there in the academic trenches with me."
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Things that I found today at Drowsy include a lot of new hair releases from BP* (I sheepishly admit that I got them all), new clogs from Zero Number, and a chunky belt from Kurotsubaki with large pouches all over it (great for all of your musical needs with sheet music, a flute, a small horn of some kind, and an entire keyboard). My skin is one of two new skins from Den-Dou, the Mona skin in Strawberry. Den-Dou skins fit as though they were made for my shape, and I always race over whenever there's a new release.
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***Skin: Den-Dou OD5 Mona skin - Pale - 02 Strawberry
***Hair: BP* 2antenna hair / coffee/may2009
***Shoes: Zero Number petanko cross blood
***Belt: Kurotsubaki music belt
***Tattoo: ~silentsparrow~ tudor.rose tattoo (fall)
***Outfit: ~silentsparrow Aconite in rust (why yes, I'm still wearing this.)
***Lip ring: ellabella tricog lip lovin'