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(CNN) - With the conventions over, the running mates picked, and 60 days to go until the election, Friday began a new stage of the presidential campaign. And it came with a big new piece of fodder for both campaigns.
The latest government jobs report, released Friday morning, showed unemployment at a five-year high of 6.1 percent.
Related: CNNMoney.com: Jobless rate soars to 6.1%
"You would think that George Bush and his potential Republican successor John McCain would be spending a lot of time worrying about the economy, and all these jobs that are being lost on their watch," Barack Obama told voters at a campaign stop in Duryea, Pennsylvania.
Instead, he said, speakers at the Republican National Convention "didn't say a thing about what is going on with the middle class."
On the campaign trail, Obama has been working to link McCain to the unpopular president, and to convince voters that McCain doesn't understand the economic troubles facing them.
Some speakers at the Republican convention did discuss the middle class, and McCain promised economic improvements during his speech Thursday night, saying, "These are tough times for many of you. You're worried about keeping your job or finding a new one, and you're struggling to put food on the table and stay in your home."
McCain echoed those remarks Friday at a campaign stop in Cedarburg, Wisconsin - like Pennsylvania, a key swing state. "These are tough times. Today the jobs report is another tough reminder," he said.
He added, "All you ever asked of government is to stand on your side, not in your way. And that's what I intend to do. Stand on your side and fight for your future."
Unlike the day after the Democratic National Convention, when McCain's surprise pick of Sarah Palin for his running mate quickly shifted the media's attention to the GOP camp, Friday brought no major new curve in the race to the White House. But it marked the beginning of a new swing-state blitz, with both camps facing an exhaustive schedule in the coming weeks.
Who cares...obama who? I just want to see stories on Sarah!
Just when i thought that the american public could not become anymore clueless i stand corrected. reading your comments here furthers my belief that the downward spiral of america is its citizens and not the government. you are selfish and self serving. most of you would sell your soul for a nicer car or bigger house. perhaps you should educate yourselves about the role of the 3 branches of government and then decide who has dropped the ball.
what they hell kinda outfit cost $300.000 ?
McCain feels your Pain HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
11 houses, 300,000 outfits, everyone has healthcare they can go the emergency room, the economy is strong we all are a bunch of whiners, we lose 605,000 jobs and the economy is not as strong as we like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaha
By the way the people that lost those jobs were probably working cash only jobs....and the tax money never helped anyone but those not paying taxes.....And then you wonder "Why do my taxes keep going up"
give me the Statics from the Unemployment commission.....No a computer poll on who on line at 1:00pm has a job......? and tell me 6.1% are unemployed........This is just unnecessary gum knocking and teeth clicking jiberish......
Wouldn't it be refreshing to us all if just once, a member of the other party would actually say something positive about the other or actually agree withn them. I can always tell frorm just listening without even knowing who is talking, which party that person is with. They all say they are going to end the bi-partisanship, but truthfully none fo them will. Also why does it seem that everyone talks about President Bush's poor approval rating, when the democratically controlled congress numbers are even lower. When will you all get it that one person does not have all the power. Let's all wake up and replace these do nothing congress members. They are the ones that really are putting us all second.
Didn't Obama vote for the Cheney energy bill? All he talks about is to point to what John is or isn't talking about as if that makes his talking about John the whole point? What ????Obama talks in circles..
I find it hilarious that McClone says that the best way to fix all the problems caused by Republicans in America is to ... elect another Republican! How stupid does he think we are?
I'm speechless with McCain. On the day of your Prez acceptance, you cut all ties with Bush. Is that too late to be authentic?
It comes to this; there is a risk in choosing Obama, but there is a real chance that he truly possesses the greatness that so many see in him. There is no chance whatsover that McCain can dig us out of the deep hole dug by the man whose failed policies and tired right wing myths are shared by McCain.This is the tipping point for America. Our wealth and power are still far to great for us to become a lesser nation. But there are many signs that we are becoming too fearful and cynical to move forward, while our economic and political adversaries grow stronger, bolder, and more inspired. America must take a chance on real change, we must take risks to or we will become old, tired, and dispirited before our time.
yep, no lapel pin, no solutions, no plan,
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Palin just repeats wathever karl rove, I mean the campaing tells them to say, she is an empty suit.
McCain's solution of Spending $10 Billion a month in Iraq for the next 10, 50 or 100 years is not helping. Oh well of course, it's creating a lot of jobs in Iraq, you know building their roads, schools... But I guess I am really concerned about the jobs in the USA!
Now McCan't uses the Change you can believe in slogan. Actually he's right, you can believe that he will constantly change his message, and the wicked witch of the west will be right by his side screaming. Eh heee heee heeeeee... I'll get you my pretties, and the last of your little American life that you value too.
6.1% unemployment rate is a great example of an economy 'that's doing just fine'!
John, don't you and your wife have another $300,000 (three hundred thousand!) shopping spree to go on. That in itself will support the employment of a few part-timers and get the economy going. Right McCain?
McCain has no idea! Stop grinning at me old man!
McCain did stand up to Bush and vote against all those tax cuts that went mostly to the wealthy. Right Ian!!?
Howard, how can you say that Obama's economic plan is dangerours/ Arent we all better off 8 years ago? Obama's plan is a Clinton-plan.
This country was run under a Republican leadership and they got all they wanted. The exact policy that McCain is promoting and we're not going anywhere.
It's time for change.
How many times are the American people going to buy into the idea that cutting taxes for the wealthy while spending billions on the military, will improve the economy. It seems as though politicians are not bound by the normal rules of cause and effect, statistics, science, or just plain decency. I think the Republicans have tried lowering taxes for the wealthy every time they have been in power for the past half century. Every time they have done this, without fail the economy has done worse and the deficit has soared. Why would they, or we, believe that this time the same tactic will result in a different outcome?
It always sounds good to say you will cut taxes, but what the republicans have done time after time is to cut taxes for the extremely wealthy, not for the majority of Americans. In the process the deficit increases dramatically (look what has happened over the past 8 years, or what happened when Reagan was President) so the value of the dollar goes down and the government spends a higher and higher portion of the budget on interest payments (I believe that interest is approaching 50% of the budget now). To put it in the simplist possible terms, it's like charging up your credit card; you have a good time for a while but then you are stuck with the huge interest payments.
THe question is why do the Republicans keep doing this? because they are in the pockets of the very wealthy who benefit from these policies, and the politicians themselves are wealthy. But why do Americans who benefit in no way from these economic policies continue to support them. The answer seems to be that either they don't understand the Republican economic policies or they imagine themselves as some day being wealthy enough to benefit from them. We need laws that benefit all Americans not a tiny wealthy elite.
McCain espouses the same old tired "trickle down" GOP economic policy that's haunted the American people for decades. It's NEVER translated out to actual benefit for our economy or the for the average person's standard of living. Do your research. Look at the periods when there have been Republican presidents. It starts off nice, but by the time they leave, the economy is in the tank. Why? because "trickle down" really means feed the rich, ignore the poor. So as you stand in the unemployment line, do you think McCain's going to do anything to get you a job? Heck no.
Palin has fired an awful lot of people in Alaska in an abuse of power. You know the librarian for not obliging to censor books, people in town government who talk to the press without permission, etc... Yet I guess Alaska is pretty insignificant having only a population the same size of Austin Texas, population 670,000, so maybe this fact is not significant.
McCain's idea of change is to follow the Bush economic disaster letter for letter.
That's change?
Change is coming, but not from him.
Obama 08
Ian.. so your buying into McCain's lies/smears and personal attacks
McCain claims he knows how to win wars (what war has he ever won?) Answer NONE.. he actually violated American military law by talking about the military.. You can only say Name, Rank, Serial # if ever captured or one will be charged with treason!!
McCain claims he knows how to win the peace (what peace has he brought?) None.. see the next 2 examples below!!
McCain says he wants troops in Iraq (America middle east style) for 50-100 years..
McCain says he wants to "Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran" and the chuckles about it manically..
Palin is a pot smoker. She wants to censor books/movies/radio/tv/music, etc.. (she fired a librarian, a public safety officer illegally)
She attended 5 colleges in 6 years and YOU want her to be the next VP and President.. cuz lets face it, McCain is too old and weak to handle the rigors and stresses of that job... (Cindy has to hold his arm at the elbow ever time he walks down steps and stairs)
Palin is tied to big oil, her husband Todd works for BP (just what America needs is another person tied to big oil sitting in the white house)
Obama has vision for moving America forward. McCain/Palin don't they only know how to attack with smears, lies and misinformation.. Oh Palin also has a porn video on the net and nude photos as well!!
So if McCain is going to bring change could he please tell us how he will do it.
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Do you just look over the rude comments made by the Mccain supporters?
I was listening to WYCA (Christian radio) this morning and they were interviewing the President of the Southern Baptist Convention. He stated that John McCain called and asked him who he should pick as Vice-President and he told him it would have to be a pro-lifer. So he recommended Polly Pure Bread Palin and some other guy. He said he was shocked that McCain went with Palin. Also, the National Enquirer is reporting that Palin had an affair with her husband's business partner and the media is not reporting this just as they would not report the Edward affair. Lastly, how many of you thought it was distasteful for Palin's daughter and boyfriend to be walking around the stage like they were the national poster teens for pre-marital sex. We don't need people from six different middle of the line schools trying to run this country. Vote Obama
Change can only come with the MCcain-Palin ticket. Everyone knows MCcain is not like Bush he's far from him. Obama is same old thing politics as usual.[Chicago Politics] wASHINGTON NEEDS SHAKING UP AND MCCAIN AND PALIN CAN DO IT. The dems are terrified of Palin. she has shook up the media, Obama, and she will shake up washington, you go girl, shake'em up.


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2 They gave a dinner for him there; Martha waited on them and Lazarus was among those at table.
3 Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with it anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her hair; the house was filled with the scent of the ointment.
4 Then Judas Iscariot -- one of his disciples, the man who was to betray him-said,
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Project Summary
The main goal of this project is to provide a tool for easy monitoring and management of OSGi systems from within Eclipse Workbench. It will be able to connect to any remote system that has a special agent bundle installed, or loop back to the same instance of Eclipse. It will allow user to view currently installed bundles, their properties, and registered/used services. Management, that is starting/stopping and installing/updating/uninstalling bundles, will also be possible. All these features will be put in a view very similar to plug-in related views currently available in Eclipse.
The OSGi Remote Management Tool will make life easier to the developers of RCP applications and Eclipse plug-ins. It will no longer be necessary to wait for the whole Eclipse application to start when testing a little feature that is currently being developed. Instead, the testing environment can run nonstop with all the necessary plug-ins updated dynamically. Another group who might benefit from this tool are administrators of OSGi systems who like to work with Eclipse, as it's going to be a convenient way to perform the most common administration tasks.
Project Proposal
The architecture of the OSGi Remote Management Tool is pretty straightforward and consists of two parts:
1. An agent bundle that has to be installed on a managed system. It waits for connections from the outside world. When connection is established, it sends out the current state of bundles in the system. Then it uses listeners to keep track of changes in the system and immediately sends out information about them. At the same time it waits for commands coming through the connection and passes them to the OSGi framework.
2. An Eclipse plug-in that provides GUI and connects to the agent bundle on a remote system. The view provided by the tool will be very similar to Plug-in Registry view (actually, all the functionality might be added to Plug-in Registry view itself, but it's too early to decide on that matter). It will be possible to add many remote locations and connect/disconnect to them independently. The locations will be displayed as roots of the tree view, with subtrees containing lists of bundles or services in given location, depending on the user's choice (Plug-in Registry can also list extension points - they are not part of OSGi, but it might be worth showing them in this tool as well, as a special case - I'll have to investigate more on this subject).
A very important matter is the protocol used for communication between Eclipse and the agent bundle. The most obvious solution is to use RMI, because of its simplicity. However, if the tool is going to be useful for management of real OSGi systems, it should provide appropriate security features:
- authentication - not everybody can have access to the system
- authorization - some can fully manage the system while others can only monitor its state
- confidentiality - in some cases transmitted data should be encrypted to keep it secret
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When the above functionality is implemented, there are several possible features using it that can make RCP/PDT/OSGi development faster and easier:
- a new type of run/debug configuration (or a switch in existing configurations) that automatically connects to created Eclipse instance and manages its bundles. Just like JDT debugger reacts to file save action by recompiling the code and instantly switching it in running application, this feature can automatically update modified bundles.
- easy installing/updating bundles from workspace right into remote application with drag&drop
- ordering the agent bundle to register a service in the remote system (may be useful for testing purposes)
- ...
Possible mentors
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03 Sep Our Member's Top Potential Trade Opportunities for August 28, 2017 – September 1, 2017
- UNXL - after the price tanked on Monday following the announcement of bankruptcy we put the ticker on watch for a continued bounce move entering Tuesdays session adding it to our morning report and emails. The price did bounce higher from $.0628/share to $.16/share for a potential increase of 150%
- LINU was a nice trade idea in the chat room on Tuesday entering the session fresh off a reverse split and posting news early in the premarket. After an initial little dip the low float ticker went on a nice morning long push from the low $1 range to a high of $2.46/share for a potential increase of over 120%
- FSNN was mentioned in the chatroom in the premarket on Monday off acquisition news. The ticker gapped up big off the news then offered a nice 4 day push from about $1.90/share to $3.57/share on Thursday for a potential increase of 87%
- RADA was a nice chat room mention in the pre market on August 10th gapping up towards $2/share off earnings. The ticker opened at its high then didn't hold its gains well finishing the trading session back in the low $2s. The next day RADA started to climb again but this time it did hold its gains and continued to new highs eventually hitting $3.23/share this week for a potential increase of around 63% off the mention
- AVEO which has offered lots of nice profit opportunities in the past was mentioned in the chat room as a new trade idea on August 8th from about $2.80/share with the ticker on day 3 of a new grind up. The grinding continued all the way to this week with AVEO hitting $4.24/share on Monday for a potential increase of 51%
- TNDM was a nice chat room mention off news early in the premarket on Monday. The ticker gapped up nicely off the news then spiked higher after the open to $1.22/share for a potential increase of almost 40%
OTC Tickers / Top Penny Stocks
- SOUPQ - when SOUPQ started moving off a filing just after the open on August 22nd it was mentioned in the chat room while still in the $.003s. The stock quickly doubled then continued higher past $.02/share that day. SOUPQ continued to hit new highs this week at $.059/share on Tuesday for a potential increase of over 1500% for anybody getting a quick fill off the chat room mention on the 22nd.
- MGTI - while some other bitcoin stocks have suffered from SEC suspensions, MGTI has endured continuing its big climb helped with lots of pumping and pumper-ish/exaggerated press releases. We first mentioned MGTI as a new trade idea back on May 22nd at $.63/share when the company put out strong sounding bitcoin expansion news. MGTI became a daily fixture in our morning reports through June and July as it continued to snake its way higher for a few weeks helped by the occasional bit coin related news or tweet then became a ticker of focus for us again in the chat room when it began to pop for big gains starting in August at the same time that other bit coin stocks began to run. This week MGTI reached $4.26/share before pulling hard for a potential increase of 576% since we started tracking it in May.
- UAHC - with MGTI seeing lots of volume/momentum, UAHC began picking up some much higher volume on August 23rd thanks to the ticker owning convertible debt in MGTI. UAHC was mentioned in the chat room for the first time that morning after it broke $.20/share. UAHC went on big 4 day run hitting $1.09/share this week on Friday for a potential increase of about 400%
- ECGR was in our daily reports back in April and May when the ticker was being manipulated with a slow walk up from $1.50s to $2.30s. After an extended tanking of the price all the way to $.05/share by August, ECGR became the subject of tier 1 paid promo group beginning August 16th which we announced to our members. The promo saw decent results with a climb from $.065/share on August 16th to $.246/share this week on Monday for a potential increase of 278%
- LBUY - we did an in depth research report on LBUY back in April so we were well aware of its background and potential for some future paid promo type action. When volume started to hit in the low $1s early in July we were tracking the ticker closely. LBUY started seeing volume pick up beginning July 13th helping it go on the move. By the start of August some confirmed paid awareness hit and the ticker made a big volume push to as high as $2.93/share on August 3rd. After pulling back and settling, LBUY went back on the move eventually hitting a new high of $3.82/share on August 25th for an overall potential increase of 260%
- WRIT - we were already watching this one as a bit coin ticker starting back in May so when the other bit coin tickers started to heat up and move we were ready for WRIT to possibly follow suit. WRIT did start to pick up more volume on August 10th getting mentioned in the chat room as it was being walked up through the low $.20s. The strong volume continued into this week with WRIT hitting $.55/share for a potential increase of around 150%
- GRWC - we put this ticker on bounce watch entering the week. GRWC finally found a bottom on Tuesday then started a bounce from $.03/share on Wednesday. GRWC reached $.078/share on Thursday for a potential increase of over 100% for anybody playing it for the bounce
- MMEX - after a decent climb from the $.006s in late July to $.0168/share on August 23rd, MMEX was mentioned as a trade idea in the chat room on August 24th from the $.012s off a big morning dip. The ticker recovered back to its recent high then continued all the way to $.0249/share this week on Thursday for a potential increase of around 100%
- GBTC - we have been tracking GBTC closely since April. The ticker offered some good profit opportunities back in May then took off again in August. As the price of bitcoin has risen so has GBTC breaking $1000/share this week well up from the $130 range when we first started tracking it.
One of our primary goals is to identify catalyst and chart set-ups that have the greatest potential for large moves on both the long and short side. Our intentions is to provide high quality information that is as unbiased as possible. The catalyst and trade plan ideas that we provide are not buy or sell alerts (trade alerts are a scam), they represent potential opportunities that we believe our members should look into further. The tickers mentioned on our post are the top potential trade opportunities for day traders. A day trader is looking for volatility and not an "alert". A volatile stock provides multiple trade opportunities on both the long and short side for traders that understand how they work. Day traders also are looking for multiple trades throughout the day. These are the stocks that could provide the greatest range for day trading.
Since the stocks that we watch have the potential to make big moves, they can be easily influenced by additional catalyst in either direction. We highly recommend that traders have a good understanding of technical analysis along with a thorough understanding of the catalyst and other influential factors prior to trading. We recommend that a trader should only enter a trade if a good risk vs reward set-up is obvious and the trader has a solid plan. The stocks we watch are seldom good long term investments. Our team members are focused on potential day trades and swing trades only. Above is a list of our top potential trade opportunities that we had identified over the last week. In our list we have posted the price at the time that we had identified the catalyst or listed a potential trade plan idea. The potential increase / decrease percentage represents the highest potential move. It is unrealistic to ever expect to time the exact top and bottom of every move and it is our belief that traders should be looking instead to find a smaller, higher predictable piece of the larger moves when the proper setups appear.
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Introduction: DIY Birthday Calendar With Few Tools!!
How to build a cute Birthday Calendar with very few tools.
Step 1: Gather Materials and Tools.
You will need to visit the craft store and pick up a topper, what ever letters you want for the front and some little round discs for the dates. I also picked up some screw eyes and wire since the craft store had them. I picked out 2 colors of pain and the only tools you will need are a drill with small bit, pliers, vise grips, and a paint brush.
Step 2: Drill an Paint.
First step is to drill 2 holes in each disc, top and bottom. Then paint all the pieces the color you want.
Step 3: Mark and Install Eye Screws
Next mark the location of each eye screw. It will depend on the length of the top. Slightly bend open the eye screw and twist it into place.
Step 4: Glue on Letters, Make Hangers.
Now is the time to glue on the letters. I use 2p-10 super glue. I then make the hoops by wrapping wire around a bar and cutting into circles.
Step 5: Label the Months and Hang Discs.
Now you can paint or use a sticker on the disc to label the month. I just used the first letter of each month. I then hung some of the discs and you are done. Here is where you would add names and days.
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Miley Cyrus visited The Tonight Show Tuesday to talk about her role as team leader on the upcoming season of The Voice as well as play a game called "Funny Face Off," which as the title suggests, forced the singer and Jimmy Fallon to replicate ridiculous facial contortions based on videos sent in by kids.
It's a pretty innocuous game until Fallon seems to hit a chord after Cyrus shriveled one eye in an attempt to copy one girl's cross-eyed face, which the host remarked made the singer look like a "broken doll." "Thank you. A broken doll. That's me very much," Cyrus said. Fallon quickly added, "In the best way."
Also during the interview, Cyrus predicted that someone on her or Alicia Keys' Voice team will win the reality singing competition – even though their season is still months away from filming – because they'll be bringing a fresh perspective to the long-running show.
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The Morpheus DropTune allows you to drop the tuning of your guitar in half step increments, with an incredible ability to track both chords and individual notes. With the ability to drop your guitar down 3 1/2 steps, this pedal is made for the player who likes to experiment with different drop tunings. The Morpheus DropTune also has a built in octaver on board. This DropTune is in good used condition with some cosmetic wear and tear. It functions as it should, and comes with the power supply.


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Everyone knows there's something about Paris, something eternal. 10 years ago today (or thereabouts) I flew to Paris. Which makes it 9 years and 11 months since I was last there. Time flies.
I first spent a night in the city of light back in the mists of the Millennium. It was very much a
stopover as I had no real desire to visit, but somehow the 24 hours I spent wandering around Montmartre and the Champs Elysees, the Place de la Concorde and Napoleon's tomb got under my skin. The people were colourful, friendly; not at all as rude as the reputation that proceeds them. Like London, it felt international. A city that belonged to the world.
Five years later (10 years ago today, or thereabouts) I flew back to Paris, buttressing a month in Europe with two five-day stints. I loved it. Fell for the Ile de St Louis. Saw someone dragged from the Seine. Visited the flowers left at the spot where Diana died. I wrote about it last September in Songs of September if you wish to know more. Suffice to say what happened changed me, for better or worse (I choose better).
My seven year old daughter sees something special in Paris. In fact, she recently asked if we could go there one day, together. Of all the places in the world it seems an interesting place for her to fixate on. Better than Disneyland. Excellent. Love my girl.
Maybe it's the place Paris holds in popular media. She loves Home (full of Paris). Adores the Triplets of Belleville (not Paris, exactly, but a hybrid of Franco/US excess). Delights in A Monster in Paris (a wonderful film for kids full of cool non-Hollywood music). And last weekend we watched Ratatouille with its representations of Parisian streets so precise I could say to my girl (who has a French name thanks to her Francophone mother), "that is where I sat and ate meringues by the Seine as gendarmes leaped over me and my, er friend, waving pistols to keep us to quiet".
It's not just kids' movies. On my writing course last week we talked about Midnight In Paris discussing what age we would most like to visit. I had to resist blurting I was watching the third series of Vikings (a series I love so much I wrote about it) where the attack on Paris is so stunningly realised it takes up 3-4 episodes of the 10 part series. To see Medieval Paris, such an unbelievable treat!
10 years is a long time in any life. Even when it seems like yesterday. I remember almost every meal I ate. Every surprising sight. Every fight. Every reconciliation. Every ridiculously romantic moment.
I was going to let the anniversary of that September go by without note but this morning I read a great short story by Lorrie Moore called 'You're Ugly, Too'. It's very dark and funny. A history teacher from Maryland tries to teach complacent, uncurious Mid-Westerners in Paris, Illinois about history. Just the idea of there being a place called Paris, Illinois is mind-bendingly awful, and funny.
Today, I remember Paris, and look forward to my next visit when I will go with my girl and we will do whatever the future may hold, be it meringues by the Seine or whatever she may fancy. Paris is like that. Always there. Constantly defying expectations.


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In 2017 and among the 127 participating cities, the project of the Tunisian Association ATCOGEN (Tunisian Association of councils and digital geographical orientation) in collaboration with ENIT of the city of MARSA was chosen by the jury as the best example of intelligent container module called Clean Cap. The Clean CAP fill-level sensor can be mounted on any type of bin, container or reservoir. It optimizes waste collection planning, resulting in direct cost reductions, a healthier environment and cleaner cities. It reduces the frequency of waste collection in a significant way, saving fuel, manpower and Park maintenance costs. In total, the solution can reduce your operating costs by up to 80%. By using ultrasound, it allows to detect both solid materials such as (General waste, paper, glass, electronic waste, textiles etc) and liquids (oils, sludge, agricultural products etc.). Its range can cover a distance from 30 cm-to 400 cm (4 m/13 ft). Clean CAP transmits real-time information to the clean city networks (CCN) data monitoring and analysis platform through wireless data transmission using 2G/3G networks. The software allows customers to optimize their waste collection operations through data-based decision making. Clean CAP has been tested to go beyond the limits of its operation in conjunction with the battery life. Completely closed and protected against dust and water, it is equipped with a battery with autonomy up to 10 years and can operate in temperatures from-30 °c (-22 F) to 80 °c (176 F). Providing a dynamic path, the solution optimizes the paths and schedules of waste collection based on real-time chronological data and provides predictive analytics to enable the making of prior decisions and offers consultations on the allocation of garbage cans. It allows waste collection staff to be informed of real-time filling levels and to receive notifications of waste spills: CCN generates an intelligent data group by processing various types of information from Clean CUBE and Clean CAP. By accessing information about the individual fill level, compaction history, battery capacity and more, users can track assigned containers in real time with ease. CCN calculates the shortcuts for each single collection and provides dynamic collection schedules using predictive algorithms. This allows users to make decisions based on data in advance. In addition, CCN sends notifications informing when and where collections are needed. It provides a historical overview of waste generation and overflow and collection performance. By identifying areas with very high waste generation and regular waste overflow incidents, users can concentrate their resources more efficiently. CCN recommends the optimal number of bins to install according to the data history. This feature allows users to synchronize regional fill patterns so that all garbage cans are filled approximately at the same time, which reduces collection paths. For more information contact: Larbi Ben Tili: bentililarbi (at) gmail.com
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This is my second post about the roses in our yard. You can see the first post by clicking on the tag 'Roses' at the bottom of this post.
About Face is one of our most unusual roses. It gets its name from the fact that the outside of the petal is darker than the inside, which is the reverse of most roses.
Aromatherapy Rose has a beautiful pink color and a delightful fragrance, which is probably the reason for the name.
Chicago Peace is one of several descendants of the Peace rose that we have in our yard. Chicago Peace has more dark pink and orange than the original Peace rose contained. Since I grew up near Chicago, it's always nice to see this rose in bloom.
If I had to pick only one rose as my all-time favorite, it would probably be Double Delight. The blossoms of this rose have a beautiful form and wonderful color. The fragrance is also wonderful.
Elle is one of our newer roses. It has beautiful pastel-colored blossoms.


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This thread is for all of your music suggestions that are not currently on the Pandora platform.
Feel free to include the following:
We are always working to expand our collection, so thanks for your suggestions!
Let's exchange playlists and podcasts in the Music + Podcasts
@Jynxx I wanted to circle back with this - it looks like Can't Help Falling In Love (Single) is now live in our catalog.
You can find it here.
Hope this helps!
Thank you!!
Do you think the second song may be added at some point: Ice Nine Kills - Jason's Mom 🙂
Appreciate it!
Was hoping to find "New New" by Club Yoko. Any plans to add this artist?
Imagine dragons had an old EP before night visions. They have a song I really like called "Pantomime - (Imagine Dragons). I would greatly appreciate it if it was added. Thanks !!
Pandora needs to get more of C-Brew The Artist songs its messed up Pandora only has one song thats not right he's a great artist
How can I get Pandora to include more music from an artist (Veela). She has 100+ songs and feature content but Pandora only have a few of her songs.
Always happy to help, @Jynxx.
While there is no guarantee if that track will also get added to the service, I can assure you that I passed your suggestion along to our curation team.
Thanks for being a part of the Community!
@Gemini56 I have passed your suggestion along to our curation team for further review.
Thanks for posting on the Community!
Thanks for your suggestion, @yeyo.
I have passed your feedback along to our curation team for further review.
Thanks for your feedback, @Schizophrenic.
I have passed your suggestion along to our curation team for further review.
@brkish If there are any specific albums or tracks by that artist you'd like to recommend, please let me know and I'll be happy to pass your feedback along to the team who manages our collection.
can y'all add this?
Hi, I was looking to listen to Bowling for Soups 2016 album Drunk Dynasty, and I noticed it was not there. Why is this? You have every other album by them, does BFS or their record label not allow you to have this album or is it something else. If you could please get back to me as soon as possible I would be grateful.
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@Dahlhay26 I moved your post over to this existing thread as this is the best place to suggest any music you'd like to see added to our catalog: Music Suggestions
I have passed your feedback along to the team who helps manage our collection.
Thanks for being a part of the Community!
Southern Empire, a prog rock band from Adelaide, Australia. They have two excellent albums with a 3rd on the way.
@Keysean2 I have passed your suggestion along to our curation team for further review.
Hope we continue to see you around some more!
I'm happy to pass your suggestion along to our curation team, @fusionx.
What are the names of the two albums by this group?
Hi Adam,
Thanks for the super fast reply!
The albums are:
1. Southern Empire (self-titled)
2. Civilisation (correct spelling 🙂
Best regards,
I would like to be able to listen to the artist Pets like Pets.


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Detroit Pistons give injury updates on Glenn Robinson III, Ish Smith
Glenn Robinson III is close to returning. Ish Smith needs a few more weeks.
The Detroit Pistons provided medical updates on two of their walking wounded Wednesday.
Robinson missed his seventh consecutive game Wednesday against the Washington Wizards with a left ankle sprain, but should return during the Pistons' four-game road trip, which begins Friday in Indiana. He has resumed basketball activities and is advancing on-court work this week.
Robinson lost his starting spot just prior to being injured at Philadelphia on Dec. 10. He's averaging 4.8 points per game.
Analysis:Bruce Brown brings a mindset, skill Pistons are lacking
Smith, the team's backup point guard, has progressed to limited basketball activities, including strength work, light running and light shooting. He suffered a right adductor tear at Milwaukee on Dec. 5 and missed his 10th straight game Wednesday.
His progress will be monitored over the next 2-3 weeks with a gradual load increase and escalation towards full basketball activities, according to team medical director Bernard Condevaux. Smith was averaging 9.2 points and three assists.
Jose Calderon has filled in behind starting point guard Reggie Jackson.
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Recent activity around the Steam version of Borderlands 2 lines up with the rumor that it will receive some sort of tide-me-over DLC (opens in new tab) during E3 2019. It certainly doesn't confirm it - Steam games get updated all the time for maintenance, minor fixes, and other miscellaneous reasons - but it is curious, and the rumor also fits with movement observed earlier this year.
As previously reported (opens in new tab), after over three years of inactivity, the Steam version of Borderlands 2 added a few new branches around two months ago. In this context, a branch is an unlisted, alternate version of a game which may be used to test new content or updates, among other things. According to Steam's logs (opens in new tab), Borderlands 2 branches code-named Anemone and Mancana (Gearbox has a history of naming projects after plants) popped up around March, saw a few rounds of testing, and were eventually merged. This was right around the time Gearbox first publicly teased Borderlands 3 (opens in new tab), but while it did raise some eyebrows, nothing really came of it.
Interestingly, Anemone and Mancana received further updates this past week, starting with a branch titled "Anemone: Last Stable Build" added on May 23. This was followed by "Mancana Anemony 2", and most recently, "Mancana nightly". The latter is especially interesting, as 'nightly' generally refers to software builds which are being updated regularly and saved on a nightly basis. This suggests Gearbox is actively tinkering with whatever Mancana is, and given the previous activity surrounding it, it's possible it's connected to Borderlands 2's rumored DLC. Hell, it's possible it is the rumored DLC, but that's just speculation.
It would be strange for Borderlands 2 to get new DLC seven years after launch, but at the same time, Gearbox is so attached to Borderlands that I can definitely see it. And as fans have speculated, a surprise DLC, even a minor one, could help bridge the story gap between the second and third games while also reinvigorating the series' community, especially if it's released smack in the middle of E3 as the rumor suggests. Likewise, while it isn't strange to see Steam games get updated out of nowhere, these pockets of Borderlands 2 activity and the consistent terminology between them stand out. It could be nothing, it could be everything - we'll find out in a few weeks.
Need more Borderlands secrets and Easter eggs? Check out the teasers hidden in this updated Borderlands 3 box art (opens in new tab).


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Back in June I talked a little about the importance of clever packaging for handmade products looking to expand into the retail shop market and outlined all the basics I have learnt, from experience, that are required and expected for packaging.
Today I thought I would expand on that sharing some of the packaging I have seen, that is handmade but professional and perfect to fit the retail market.
Hopefully I can help inspire all of you handmade creators who are considering wholesale, consignment and gallery work where you may, at times, be expected to have professional looking packaging included with your products.
Love this idea for cookie and food packaging.
Of course, you probably won't want to give away the recipe if you are selling through retail outlets, after all, you want your customers to keep coming back for more.
Maybe instead of the recipes, you could use the story of your product or business and how it came about. Not only is it appealing to look at, it gives your customers a background story so they can connect with you as the maker.
Soap, bath and beauty products can be one of the easiest to package using handmade materials that can be made to look very professional.
Whether you go with a simple printed wrap around card for square soaps or handmade your own printed labels for jars and containers.
There are lots of ideas out there to from the simplicity of adding a button to your packaging to creating a product whose shape is reminiscent of a slice of cake.
Get inspired you and add your own little touch to personalise your handmade bath and beauty products.
Of course, considering I make jewellery I could not go past sharing some of the ideas I have seen for packaging jewellery and similar small objects.
The hand illustrated box in this group is especially lovely and the perfect addition the hand drawn illustration on the broach enclosed.
From tins, like mine which are great for postage to protect your work, which allow you to print my own sticker labels to DIY Pillow boxes that you can print on your own customised card, colour scheme or even add your own logos.
From tins, like mine which are great for postage to protect your work, which allow you to print my own sticker labels to DIY Pillow boxes that you can print on your own customised card, colour scheme or even add your own logos.
I especially love the idea of using everyday items found in any stationary store like the little tags that make a great display for hanging earrings or the simplicity of brown paper bags given a little touch of class.
I hope the above inspire you to create your own beautiful and unusual packaging. Visit my PInterest board for more ideas or share you own packaging by becoming a contributor.


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text: Still Mind Yoga of Westchester NY in White Plains Still Mind offers yoga in a friendly, relaxed environment. Yoga has long been considered a mindful practice to help bring balance to body, mind, and spirit. We teach this way. Our classes are approachable for all levels, meeting you right where you are. As with anything, you get out of it what you put into it, and with a committed practice yoga can change your life. We have a carefully crafted schedule that allows students to practice yoga several times a week with diverse teachers that work together, dedicated to helping you create a personalized practice. by Kim Gold, M.S.


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Jos. A. Bank to buy Eddie Bauer in blow to Men's Wearhouse bid
NEW YORK - Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. has agreed to buy the Eddie Bauer brand in deal valued at about $825 million, potentially thwarting Men's Wearhouse Inc.'s pursuit of its rival suit retailer.
The Eddie Bauer purchase includes $564 million in cash and 4.7 million new shares of common stock issued at $56 apiece, Hampstead, Md.-based Jos. A. Bank said Friday in a statement. The retailer also may pay an additional $50 million based on Eddie Bauer's 2014 earnings.
The agreement to buy Eddie Bauer, best known for its clothing for outdoor enthusiasts, threatens to prevent a deal with Men's Wearhouse, which has offered to buy Jos. A. Bank for $1.6 billion. While Men's Wearhouse has said it's willing to raise the bid, Jos. A. Bank has resisted the overtures, and the stock has fallen from the offer price, signaling investors don't expect the companies to work out a deal.
"The Men's Wearhouse deal is over," Mark Montagna, a Nashville, Tenn.-based analyst at Avondale Partners, said in a phone interview. "The animosity between the two companies is so great that this gives Men's Wearhouse an opportunity to just walk away and avoid what could potentially be a big quagmire."
Men's Wearhouse said in a statement Friday that it will evaluate its options on Jos. A. Bank. The retailer's tender offer for Jos. A. Bank expires March 28.
The purchase of Eddie Bauer, founded in 1920 and based in Bellevue, Wash., will create a company that may generate more than $2.1 billion in revenue this year, according to Jos. A. Bank. That's more than double Jos. A. Bank's $1.05 billion in sales in the year ended Feb. 2, 2013.
The acquisition may add to earnings per share immediately, with the potential for "substantial" increases in 2015 and beyond, Jos. A. Bank said.
Golden Gate Capital Corp., the San Francisco-based private- equity firm that owns Eddie Bauer, will become a "significant" shareholder in Jos. A. Bank. Depending on Eddie Bauer's 2014 earnings, Golden Gate's Everest Topco, the subsidiary that holds Eddie Bauer, may get as much as $50 million more in cash.
Jos. A. Bank said it first contacted Golden Gate in early 2012 and has been conducting an intensive process in the last two years to identify and review acquisition candidates.
The combination faces several obstacles, including an inexperienced management team and limited product overlaps, Avondale's Montagna said.
"Nobody on the Jos. A. Bank team has any experience with integrating an acquisition, and that is tough," Montagna said. "There'll be synergies on certain product lines like khaki pants, but what synergies are there on women's? And on the true outdoor stuff and footwear, there are no synergies."
Jos. A. Bank said the purchase price represents a multiple of 9.5 times 2013 estimated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including $25 million of potential synergies. Everest Topco will own about 17 percent of Jos. A. Bank's shares upon completion and will have the right to appoint two directors.
Jos. A. Bank Chairman Robert Wildrick said he looks forward to working with his company's chief executive officer, Neal Black, and with Eddie Bauer CEO Mike Egeck "to capitalize on the combined strengths of the businesses."
Jos. A. Bank also said it's starting a self-tender offer for as much as 16.4 percent of its outstanding shares at $65 a share. The stock closed Thursday at $54.92. The total value of the stock purchase will be as much as $300 million.
The deal with Eddie Bauer includes a clause that stipulates Jos. A. Bank can terminate its agreement if it receives an offer that would "create greater value" for Jos. A. Bank shareholders.
Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank had been in conflict since October, when Men's Wearhouse spurned an unsolicited bid from Jos. A. Bank. A month later, Men's Wearhouse offered to buy the smaller chain for $55 a share in a tactic known as a Pac-Man defense, where a target thwarts being taken over by instead bidding for its suitor.
Jos. A. Bank said Friday in a separate statement that fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share were about $1.04 to $1.10, compared with 98 cents a year earlier. That missed analysts' average estimate of $1.25, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Sales rose 0.4 percent.
"Throughout the critical holiday selling season our business was robust," Black said. "Unfortunately, our post- Christmas clearance sales started slowly and then the snowstorms and nationwide deep freeze significantly impacted our business in the final days of December and the first week of January."


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With Peter still in hospital, a number of seemingly random dry lightning strikes cause havoc on a freeway in Holyoke, Massachusetts, destroying several vehicles and injuring dozens of people. At the Massive Dynamic facility, Sam Weiss is initially baffled as to how the machine can be active, but soon realises that the device has been tricked into thinking that Peter is inside, which is why it now repels anyone or anything that tries to enter. Sam shows Olivia the manuscript that the books written about the First People were based on, which contains sketches of an ancient box and the key that opens it. He explains that the box is said to contain a "crowbar" of sorts that will pry open the machine's force-field long enough for Peter to step inside.
Broyles arrives at the hospital, informing Walter and Astrid that a number of spontaneous dry lightning storms have occurred across the Eastern seaboard. Though Walter is reluctant to leave Peter's side, Astrid eventually convinces him to begin investigating the storms. Meanwhile, at Saint Arthelais Cemetery, Sam explains to Olivia that he is not the first Sam Weiss, and that the first man to bear that name - his ancestor - discovered the ancient manuscript while digging for Mastodon bones. He also reveals that the fifth Sam Weiss wrote the books about the First People, while the third and fourth Sams spent their entire lives searching for the manuscript's missing sections. Inside a coffin, they find the box depicted in the manuscript, and though Sam is reluctant to meddle with fate, Olivia reminds him that she is armed and forces him to help.
Back at the hospital, a disorientated Peter wakes up and departs the hospital, taking a taxi for 150 miles from Pittsfield to New York. Back in Boston, Olivia and Sam explore the Whitley Museum and retrieve the key to the box. The pair are almost trapped inside when the museum's security lockdown is triggered by a lightning strike, but Sam utilises his bowling skills to knock a vase into place with a small boulder, wedging one of the exits open. At the Harvard lab, Walter compares the frequency of multiple lightning strikes to the frequency of other atmospheric disturbances and maps out a pattern, locating a rift between the location of the machine and Liberty Island. Paying a visit to Broyles, Walter explains that Walternate must be keeping his version of the machine at Liberty Island and suggests moving the two machines to the same location, slowing the pace of destruction long enough for Peter to enter the machine and disable it.
Meanwhile, Olivia uses the key to open the ancient box and finds another scroll inside, but this one contains an image of her. Walter examines the sketch back at the lab and suggests that Olivia herself is the "crowbar" that can disable the machine. He theorises that Olivia's latent telekinetic abilities could be used to disable the machine, and that the same part of her brain which allows her to cross over should also allow her to affect the machine on the other side. Walter suggests that they practice on "something smaller" and retrieves the quantum-entangled typewriter that Fauxlivia used to communicate with the other universe. Olivia attempts to press the keys on the alternate world's typewriter using her mind, and thus have a message appear in this world, but her early efforts are in vain. As all appears lost, Astrid arrives with the news that Peter has gone missing from the hospital.
In New York, Peter visits a coin shop and buys a silver half dollar - his lucky coin. Tracing Peter's credit card transactions, the Fringe team track him to New York. As the team departs, Sam Weiss is forced to remain behind, but wishes Olivia good luck as she leaves. Walter and Olivia find a confused Peter at Liberty Island, where he has been searching for his father Walter Bishop, who he believes to be the Secretary of Defence - the position that Walternate holds on the other side.
Back at the MD facility, Pete recovers and his memories begin to realign. However, the machine's power suddenly fluctuates dramatically and back at the lab, Astrid is shocked when Olivia's intended message - "Be a better man than your father" - suddenly begins to appear on the typewriter. Liberty Island is evacuated, and, with a great deal of concentration, Olivia is able to disable the machine's force-field. As he recalls his time spent with Walter and his romance with Olivia, Peter finally enters the machine.
Peter wakes, finding himself in a devastated, burnt-out version of New York, swarming with military-style Fringe agents. A 9/11 memorial confirms that Peter has not crossed over to the other side, but has instead leapt into his own future. A Fringe operative refers to Peter as "Agent Bishop" and calls him a medic, as Peter realises that he has been injured in the ongoing battle.
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It is with sadness that we announce that Retiree, Carol Swetz' Mother-In-Law, Frances Swetz, passed away. Visiting hours will be at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home, 168 Park Ave. Yonkers, NY on Tuesday, May 15th, 2-4 & 7-9. Service will be held on Wednesday, May 16th at St. Bartholomew's Church at 10 a.m.
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July 25, 2018
Written by International AIDS Society
This article originally appeared on AIDS 2018. Reposted with permission.
25 July 2018 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) – Researchers and public health experts presented promising new data on the HIV epidemic and response in sub-Saharan Africa at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) today.
While a UNICEF study highlighted the ongoing toll of HIV among young people in the region, data from several African countries demonstrated how enhanced HIV prevention and treatment programmes can dramatically reduce the impact of the epidemic.
"Despite extraordinary progress, HIV remains a serious threat to the lives of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa," Linda-Gail Bekker, President of the International AIDS Society and International Chair of AIDS 2018, said. "The data presented today underscore both the urgent need and the opportunity to invest in expanded HIV prevention and treatment programmes that can turn back the epidemic in Africa."
Today's press conference highlighted five abstracts being presented at AIDS 2018.
Note: Press summaries are based on abstracts; final data presented at the conference may change
Study projects heavy toll of HIV on young people in sub-Saharan Africa
An analysis conducted by UNICEF estimated that over 5 million young people aged 0-19 years will be newly infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa between 2017 and 2050. About two-thirds of those will be girls or young women, according to the study. The continued toll of HIV among young people reflects the rapidly growing youth population in the region, which is expected to increase by 85% by 2050, as well as the slow decline in HIV incidence in this group, which has fallen by some 3% per year since 2010.
Presenting the data, Aleya Khalifa of UNICEF noted that reducing the HIV burden among young people in sub-Saharan Africa will require better access to HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and targeted testing services. [Summary based on submitted abstract; updated data may be presented on site.]
Abstract: Demographic transitions and the future of the HIV epidemic for children and adolescents
Session: New tools, old tricks: Innovative methods for understanding the epidemic (Hall 11B, Thursday, 26 July, 11:00-12:30)
Namibia surpasses target for viral suppression
A population-level study in Namibia (NAMPHIA) found that 77% of people living with HIV in the country are virally suppressed; that is, the HIV level in their blood has fallen to low levels. Viral suppression indicates that people living with HIV are on successful treatment, which not only improves their health, but also prevents transmission to others.
Presenter Bernard Haufiku, Namibian Minister of Health and Social Services, noted that Namibia surpassed the UNAIDS goal of achieving 73% viral suppression by 2020. Its success reflects a high-level commitment to HIV treatment: in 2015, Namibia implemented an Acceleration Plan that rapidly scaled up HIV testing and treatment services. [Summary based on submitted abstract; updated data may be presented on site.]
Abstract: Progress toward HIV epidemic control: Results from the Namibia Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA)
Session: Pedal to the Metal: Accelerating the Cascade (Forum, Thursday, 26 July, 16:30-18:00)
Randomized trial demonstrates impact of HIV "test-and-treat" strategy
Data from SEARCH, a community-cluster randomized study in Uganda and Kenya, showed that enhanced testing and care initiatives for HIV and other diseases can result in significantly higher viral suppression and lower HIV mortality.
Communities in the study control group received testing and care for HIV-related hypertension and diabetes based on national guidelines. Communities in the intervention group received enhanced testing and care for the three diseases, including rapid-start treatment for all people living with HIV. After three years, communities receiving enhanced testing and care experienced higher viral suppression and lower HIV mortality, TB incidence and uncontrolled hypertension.
Presenting the data, Diane Havlir of the University of California San Francisco concluded that a multi-disease approach using streamlined care can rapidly achieve UNAIDS targets for HIV treatment and improve community health. [Summary based on submitted abstract; updated data may be presented on site.]
Abstract: SEARCH community cluster randomized study of HIV "test and treat" using multi- disease approach and streamlined care in rural Uganda and Kenya
Session: AIDS 2018 Co-chairs' Choice (Hall 12, Wednesday, 25 July, 11:00-12:30)
Botswana study shows effectiveness of combination HIV prevention approach
The Ya Tsie Botswana Prevention Project, a randomized study in rural and semi-urban communities, found that a package of interventions, including expanded HIV testing, linkage to care, earlier treatment and voluntary male circumcision, led to 30% reduction in HIV incidence. The study compared outcomes over 30 months from 15 communities receiving the interventions and 15 communities receiving the standard of care.
Moeketsi Joseph Makhema of the Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership presented the findings, noting that they provided strong real-world evidence for the efficacy of this approach in settings with high HIV prevalence and relatively high HIV treatment coverage, such as Botswana. [Summary based on submitted abstract; updated data may be presented on site.]
Abstract: Impact of prevention and treatment interventions on population HIV incidence: Primary
results of the community-randomized Ya Tsie Botswana prevention project
Session: AIDS 2018 Co-chairs' Choice (Hall 12, Wednesday 25 July, 11:00-12:30)
First trial of "universal test and treat" in a government health system shows benefits
The MaxART study in eSwatini (previously known as Swaziland) provided the world's first data on the impact of "universal test and treat" (UTT) in a government-run national health system; UTT entails offering antiretroviral treatment to all HIV-positive individuals, regardless of CD4 count. The study evaluated data from 14 health facilities as they transitioned from the current standard of care to UTT.
Velephi Okello of the eSwatini Ministry of Health reported that adopting UTT led to improved health system performance. The likelihood of achieving viral suppression improved dramatically, with 79% of patients achieving viral suppression under UTT compared with just 4% under the current standard of care. Patients under UTT were also 60% more likely to be retained in care.
Abstract: Universal test and treat (UTT) versus standard of care for access to antiretroviral therapy in HIV clients: The MaxART stepped-wedge randomized controlled health systems trial in Swaziland
Session: AIDS 2018 Co-chairs' Choice (Hall 12, Wednesday, 25 July, 11:00-12:30)


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So I write for this nonfiction blog and they occasionally send me books that they want me to look at or write about in the coming months. In the last package from them, I was expecting one book (on the Arab Spring) and found that, but also a copy of The Last Interview and Other Conversations: Hannah Arendt, part of a series from Melville House. I felt like the luckiest little quasi-intellectual this side of the East River! Herewith, a bit of her talking about her background with German journalist and politician Gunter Gaus.
GG: You studied in Marburg, Heidelberg, and Freiberg with professors Heidegger, Bultmann, and Jaspers; with a major in philosophy and minors in theology and Greek. How did you come to choose those subjects?
HA: You know, I have often thought about that. I can only say that I always knew I would study philosophy. Ever since I was fourteen years old.
GG: Why?
HA: I read Kant. You can ask, Why did you read Kant? For me the question was somehow: I can either study philosophy or I can drown myself, so to speak. But not because I didn't love life! No! As I said before––I had this need to understand… the need to understand was there very early. You see, all the books were in the library at home; one simply took them from the shelves.


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