text: Latest Post: Started By: Rank: Category Barack Obama LegacyBBB Member CommentsthegreekI'd suggest a branking iron on the forehead that says "dont come back to the USA".. We send our kids there they decapitate them and put it on YOUTUBE !!! Posted 204 days ago. thegreekAND He goes to Texas meets with Perry, coms up with a figure of 3.7 BILLION that HE and the Dems need to solve this problem. !! Where did he get that number??? And then in the middle of the speech starts slaying the repubs for NOT comprimising ??? Dictator says he needs 3.7 Billion blank check. I expect my representative to tell him to stick his head up a donkeys arse !! Posted 204 days ago. thegreekNow if Obama, Pelosi and Reid would take their personal fortune and fly over and drop it on us that would be different. But since they are hogs, they aint gonna do it only with my tax money and kunects tax money. I would say your tax money ken but most Obama worshipers dont pay any tax. 47 PERCENT RECEIVE !! Posted 204 days ago. thegreekOh I have done research. That is why I never voted for him and only hope that you spoiled brats that did will not be the cause of the downfall of the country because of your blindness and willingness to take all them TAXPAYERS "gold coins that fall out of the sky" as you said. I know Kunect. Thanks for the advice but I get seriously tired of this lame mentality as you do also so I argue. It is unbelieveable that someone would stand up for a president that is so inept, but is likeable because he smiles and is cordial. I like Obama as a person. I have said he would make a great sports or movie star but as a leader, he cannot take action to solve anything at all. Hasnt yet in 6 years and aint gonna cause he is not a business leader like Romney or a leader at all. Posted 204 days ago. Kunectdotsthegreek - You may do as you like but I see no logic in trying to argue with a mental derelict that wants to point to the wrongdoing of others, from years past and under very different circumstances, in order to justify the righteousness of continued, unpunished and unaccountable actions of someone he/she obviously idolizes. Doesn't that practice scream out immaturity and irresponsibility? Little Susie says "Look mommy, I know you caught me taking a cookie and it was wrong for me to do it, but Billy took one last month". Kendall78 says - "...but it was ok for Reagan to ride a horse or shake hands with West Virginians during the Cold War?" OK Kendall, all of Obama's sins are forgiven for what Reagan may have done. Does it change anything? Posted 204 days ago. thegreekI just don't see the point in trying to make it out as if he is the worse thing ever. Do some research. Posted 205 days ago. Kendall78"Congress is getting pretty fed up. I would say they gonna hammer him soon." HAHA...yeah real fed up. The Dems are going to hide from Obama so they can get reelected. It doesn't matter if they actually hate him or love him..it's good politics. Look at Bush during his last 2 years, the Republicans wanted nothing to do with him if they were running for reelection. The Republicans do NOT want Obama to leave by impeachment. They want to tie Obama like a dead Albotross around the necks of the Dems for the next 2 years. Posted 205 days ago. Kendall78"WHY you people defend him appalls me." I haven't once said that Obama is doing a good job. I just don't see the point in trying to make it out as if he is the worse thing ever. I argued against the Left when they tried to do it to Bush and I will do it against the Right that tries to do it to Obama. Obama isn't the first President to make mistakes and he won't be the last. Many of our problems are political illusions that are made worse by people that don't look at things in context. I swear, Obama could have a plane fly over WV and drop solid gold coins for the people and there would be those that would curse him because a coin hit them in the head and hurt. From a political POV, Obama is doing the right thing by ignoring all the irrational haters. Bush learned that trick too and ignored the Far Left and still did his thing. Posted 205 days ago. thegreekCongress is getting pretty fed up. I would say they gonna hammer him soon. GONG. Look it up.. He has broken the ACA for starters. He doesnt like a law he doesnt enforce it. You brought up use of Executive Orders. His CONTENT of his orders is the problem. Control this, control that. Far cry from pardoning some people or sending money and relief to South Africa !! And bragging to the constituents that he will use his pen and phone... PHHHFFTTT .. Nonsense !!! You need to do some unbiased research but you wont believe your own lying eyes so forget it. Yeah everythings fine. In November I will say, I dont know what happened cause all the Dems got ousted! Posted 205 days ago. Kendall78"not lift a finger by way of sanctions on Mexico for holding one of our service men." What kind of message is that to send the world? It's ok for us to hold people from other nations without trial for years and years in Gitmo but don't you dare hold one of our people because he might have broken one of your laws. Oh...he's a marine..of course he should get extra good treatment. That US Citizen is about to get a trial and it only took a few months. We have foreign nationals in Gitmo for years without trial. How the heck can you say we should put sanctions on Mexico for them enforcing their own laws. Posted 205 days ago. Kendall78Greek- if he is violating his oath so badly, why hasn't Congress did anything about it? Why hasn't the Surpreme Court? Could it be because he hasn't broken the law? The laws of this nation is not so cut and dry as people want it to be. As head of the Executive Branch, Obama has the right to use the Executive Order and Congress has the right to smack him down if he is wrong. Posted 205 days ago. thegreek"NO, You idiot! It's Tony Blair!" ...AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS PRECISELY WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE WHITE HOUSE Posted 205 days ago. Kendall78"Obama is the one presently in power." I have never denied the man is President and Commander and Chief of our military. He is the head of the Executive Branch of our Govt and much of what happens in this country rests on him. However, the point of showing that Obama is not unique isn't to give him an excuse...it's to show that he is no better or worse than the other Presidents. People (especially the Far Right) act like there has never been a scandal before Obama. Or that no President ever did a photo op before Obama. These type of people have some freakin huge political blinders on and are unable to look at the President objectively. Of course Obama has made mistakes but is he trying to ruin the country? No. Explain why it's wrong for Obama to play a game of pool at the moment but it was ok for Reagan to ride a horse or shake hands with West Virginians during the Cold War? Posted 205 days ago. thegreekObama went back home to ask Joe Biden the same question. "Joe, answer this for me." "Your mother and your father have a child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?" "I'm not sure," said Biden. "Let me get back to you on that one." He went to his advisers and asked everyone, but none could give him an answer. Frustrated, Biden went to work out in congressional gym and saw Paul Ryan there. Biden went up to him and asked, "Hey Paul, see if you can answer this question." "Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is it?" Paul Ryan answered, "That's easy, it's me!" Biden smiled, and said, "Good answer Paul!" Biden then, went back to speak with President Obama. "Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle." "It's Paul Ryan!" Obama got up, stomped over to Biden, and angrily yelled into his face, "NO, Y Posted 205 days ago. thegreekPresident Obama to the Queen of England: "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me?" "Well," said the Queen, "The most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people." Obama frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know if the people around me are really intelligent?" The Queen took a sip of champagne. "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to answer an intelligent riddle, watch" The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in here, would you?" Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, your Majesty?" The Queen smiled and said, "Answer me this please Tony. Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?" Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answered, "That would be me." "Yes! Very good." said the Queen. Obama went back home to Posted 205 days ago. thegreekI simply cannot fathom that even a supporter or democrat would not find it totally unacceptable for big brother to spy on its citizens phone calls, emails (and God only knows what else) and allow and encourage and participate in harrassing groups that do not hold the same beleif as the president or his party, support and cover up terrorists killing diplomats, not lift a finger by way of sanctions on Mexico for holding one of our service men. Not totally restructure the VA for the sins and crimes of not caring for our vets medical needs !! Everything is HO HUMMED and blamed on someone else like a spoiled little rich kid that has to lie out of everything so his parents wont stop supporting him !! Posted 205 days ago. thegreekKendall. You need to study on what branch of government is responsible for making the laws and who has to abide by them. It is ignorance like this that got him elected in the first place and reason why there is hesitation to impeach him. Of course him being a Constitunional lawyer already, he knows what he is doing is a violation of his oath of office and the articles also. Google articles of impeachment. Most of his supporters have too many stars in their eyes to see what he is really doing !! And do NOT dish out the crap that other presidents were just as bad. They maybe had one scandal. People were fired etc. Not 5 or 10 serious ones that no one can figure out who is to blame and evidence destroyed. ! Gimme a break !! Posted 205 days ago. KunectdotsYou know, Kendall, that every point you try to score and rebuttal you try to make is almost too ridiculous to respond to, so I'm going to give up trying. If you can't understand that this country, under Obama, is going to H-ell on many fronts,I can't help you. Suffice it to say that every scandal that is a result of Obama's purposeful design or ineptitude is not going to be rectified by your rhetoric about what any former president did or caused or behavior of the same. Obama is the one presently in power. Hey ask us for the job explaining HE had the solutions. Meanwhile, he's shown shooting pool contemporaneously with the people we spent billions of dollars to train in Iraq having their heads cutoff by ISIS and trainloads of ragamuffins from Central America (and who knows whom else) are being thrown over our border into our socio/economic malaise. Are you just too dense to understand that? Posted 205 days ago. Post a Comment |


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"Smaller companies offer competitive and innovative choices to Canadians, by using access they have purchased at wholesale prices from the large companies," said Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC. "Today's guidelines will increase transparency and allow Canadians to better understand how we establish wholesale rates."
Rates for wholesale services are based on the cost of providing the service plus an allowable markup. Markups contribute to costs that have not been accounted for, such as corporate overheads and past network investments.
Once companies submit their costs and proposed rates to the CRTC, that information is made public. With this additional data, interested parties will be able to provide a more informed analysis.
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Selari Street – Strada Selari
history, pictures
It is here the shops and the workshops of the saddlers were located. Their saddles were famous all over Bucharest being decorated with golden and silver ornaments. Also, the saddlers were making horse ribbons, harnesses or other accessories.
On this street, right on the ruins of the former Princely Palace stood once The Red Inn built at the beginning of the 19th century. It burnt down in 1838, a new oriental building being built which continued to bear the old name. It is here the first coffee grinder from Bucharest was installed in 1847.
In 1858 the Italian Giovanni Fieschi inaugurated The Fiaschi Hotel, known for its restaurant and coffee house where the different foreigner newspapers were read.


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Top 10 International Small-Cap ETFs
By Dave Fry - 03/30/12 - 1:44 PM EDT
NEW YORK (ETF Digest) -- In the past few years, one of the primary trends for investors was to internationalize their portfolios. A growing list of ETFs also made this possible and easier. Doing so was believed to provide more diversification and at the same time add exposure to economies with superior growth prospects. From a performance perspective, this proved rewarding until global markets, particularly debt-ridden eurozone economies, suffered serious declines.
Small-cap sectors have always exhibited the highest volatility (beta) characteristics as markets trended higher or lower. When markets trend higher, outperformance is generally exhibited and the opposite occurs as trends reverse. The latter held true in 2011 as markets declined and investors halted fund flow reversing course.
- TMX Group, Inc. (TMXGF): 2.84%
- Open Text Corporation (OTEX): 2.77%
- Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. (QUX): 2.66%
- AltaGas Ltd. (ALA): 2.62%
- Provident Energy Ltd. (PVX): 2.49%
- Trican Well Service, Ltd. (TOLWF): 2.35%
- CAE, Inc. (CAE): 2.29%
- Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd (BIN): 2.15%
- Indus Alliance Insur and Finan Srvc, Inc. (IAG): 2.15%
- AuRico Gold Inc (AUQ): 2.07%
- Ansell Limited (ANSLF): 2.84%
- UGL Limited (UGL): 2.80%
- Seek Limited (SEK): 2.67%
- Monadelphous Group Limited (MND): 2.47%
- Bank of Queensland Ltd. (BOQ): 2.32%
- Graincorp Limited (GNC): 2.22%
- PanAust Limited (PNA): 2.15%
- Primary Health Care Limited (PRY): 2.08%
- Adelaide Brighton Limited (ABC): 2.01%
- Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd. (AAGLF): 1.96%
- Mindray Medical International Limited ADR (MR): 2.37%
- Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. (TSGTF): 1.63%
- Guangdong Investment Ltd. (00270): 1.61%
- Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. (01818): 1.57%
- Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (02333): 1.48%
- China BlueChemical Ltd. (03983): 1.46%
- Yingde Gases Group Co., Ltd. (2168): 1.44%
- China Shanshui Cement Group Limited (00691): 1.42%
- SOHO China Limited (00410): 1.30%
- China Everbright Ltd. (00165): 1.29%
- Totvs S.A. (TOTS3): 4.61%
- Klabin SA Pfd Shs (KLBN4): 3.79%
- Tam SA (TAM): 3.18%
- Gafisa SA ADR (GFA): 2.96%
- Br Properties Sa: 2.91%
- Santos Brasil Particpacoes SA: 2.72%
- Odontoprev S.A. (ODPV3): 2.59%
- Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes S.A. (AEDU3): 2.49%
- Sul America S.A. (SULA11): 2.46%
- Marcopolo S.A. (POMO3): 2.46%
- Wacoal Holdings Corporation (3591): 0.66%
- Umenohana Co Ltd: 0.65%
- Musashi Seimitsu Iindustry Co., Ltd. (7220): 0.59%
- Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (4521): 0.57%
- Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (6592): 0.57%
- Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. (YMTKF): 0.52%
- The Aichi BankLtd. (8527): 0.51%
- Taisei Lamick Co., Ltd. (4994): 0.50%
- Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd. (7222): 0.49%
- Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. (1893): 0.49%
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- Century Leasing System Inc. (CUASF): 0.61%
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- Chiyoda Co., Ltd. (8185): 0.55%
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- Yamatake Corp. (6845): 0.54%
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- Hikari Tsushin Inc. (9435): 0.53%
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- Metro Inc. A (MRU.A): 0.49%
- Baytex Energy Corp (BTE): 0.48%
- Athabasca Oil Sands Corp (ATHOF): 0.45%
- New Gold, Inc. (NGD): 0.43%
- Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV): 0.41%
- Inmet Mining Corporation (IEMMF): 0.39%
- Pembina Pipeline Corp (PBNPF): 0.38%
- Viterra, Inc. (VTRAF): 0.37%
- Centerra Gold Inc. (CAGDF): 0.36%
- ONEX Corp: 0.35%
- Cable & Wireless Communications PLC (CWIXF): 0.77%
- Provident Financial PLC (PFG): 0.61%
- Vector Limited (VCT): 0.60%
- Monadelphous Group Limited (MND): 0.57%
- Envestra Limited (ENV): 0.57%
- Adelaide Brighton Limited (ABC): 0.54%
- Consolidated Media Holdings Limited (CMJ): 0.54%
- CSR Limited (CSR): 0.51%
- Oesterreich Post AG: 0.49%
- Bank of Queensland Ltd. (BOQ): 0.48%
- Shochiku Co., Ltd. (9601): 0.76%
- Belimo Holding AG (BEAN): 0.72%
- InvoCare Limited (IVC): 0.67%
- Paddy Power PLC (PLS): 0.66%
- SAI Global Limited (SAI): 0.65%
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SCZ follows the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index follow the performance of small cap stocks in European, Australasian and Far Eastern markets. The fund was launched in December 2007. The expense ratio is .40%. AUM (Assets under Management) equal $1.4 billion and average daily trading volume is 380K shares. As of early late March 2012 the annual dividend yield was 2.84% and YTD return 14.59%. The one year return was -4.16%. Data as of First Quarter 2012 SCZ Top Ten Holdings &Weightings
- Bilfinger Berger SE (GBF): 0.40%
- APA Group (APA): 0.39%
- PSP Swiss Property AG (PSPN): 0.37%
- Gemalto (GTO): 0.36%
- Pennon Group PLC (PNN): 0.36%
- Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. (CPR): 0.35%
- SGL Carbon AG (SGL): 0.35%
- Filtrona PLC (FLTR): 0.34%
- Elekta AB (EKTA B): 0.34%
- Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (9031): 0.33%
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Strong portfolio suitability
Excellent liquidity
Established linked index even if "enhanced"
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Liquidity below average The ETFs chosen above represent products that are well-structured even though the sector has suffered moderate to severe losses in both performance over the past year months. Eventually these most volatile of market sectors will have their day in the sun once again and investors might pick and choose which have the most appeal and useful application to their needs. That said, investors do need to be cautious of those ETFs with serious losses in AUM perhaps making them business losers for the sponsors. As such investors need to pay close attention to this as some funds have been closed over the last few months. Single country funds listed above have lower ratings than those with more geographical diversification thus allowing them a higher ranking from a risk management view. It's also important to remember that ETF sponsors have their own competitive business interests when issuing products which may not necessarily align with your investment needs. New ETFs from highly regarded and substantial new providers are also being issued. These may include Charles Schwab's ETFs and Scottrade's Focus Shares which both are issuing new ETFs with low expense ratios and commission free trading at their respective firms. These may also become popular as they become seasoned. For further information about portfolio structures using technical indicators like DeMark and other indicators, take a free 14-day trial at ETF Digest. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook as well and join our group conversations. You may address any feedback to: email@example.com The ETF Digest has no current positions in the featured ETFs. (Source for data is from ETF sponsors and various ETF data providers)
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Police object to very few concealed carry applications
BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter January 30, 2014 11:10PM
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Updated: March 3, 2014 5:14PM
Even though local police departments can object when they believe applicants for concealed carry permits pose a threat to the public, less than 1 percent of the 33,631 applications in Illinois have been challenged, according to figures released Thursday.
A state licensing board composed of a former judge, two former prosecutors, three former FBI agents and a psychiatry professor will consider the 236 objections that police have filed since the new concealed carry law took effect this year.
The board has 30 days from the time an objection is filed to consider it. The board doesn't have a staff and is relying on the Illinois State Police to provide files on each objection.
Board members are now holding "preliminary informational meetings" to come up with rules and are "in the process of completing their schedule," said Monique Bond, a spokeswoman for the state police.
The board's meetings are closed but it's supposed to provide a monthly report to the governor and legislators on the number of objections it receives and the reasons for denying any licenses.
The state police are conducting background checks and rejecting applicants with three or more gang-related arrests within seven years, five or more arrests of any type within seven years — or a history of mental illness.
Under the new law, local police and prosecutors can also file an objection with the licensing board when they believe applicants pose a danger to themselves or others. They have 30 days from the time an application is filed to oppose it.
The number of state police denials was unavailable for release Thursday, Bond said. But the agency released the total number of objections by each local police department in the state.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office filed the most in the state — 120 — followed by the Will County Sheriff's Office with 21, according to the state police.
A dozen police departments in Cook County, including the sheriff's office, have filed a total of 152 objections. Of them, the Oak Lawn Police Department filed nine and the Chicago Police Department only seven.
Asked about the Chicago Police Department's low tally, spokesman Adam Collins said: "CPD will thoroughly review the concealed carry applications submitted by any individual living in the city of Chicago."
"The process for reviewing applications is rightly time-consuming and requires multiple levels of hand entry into various CPD databases," he said. "We are prioritizing reviews by the application due date and more than 96 percent of the applications remain in our 30-day window for review."
In Will County, six police departments have filed a total of 31 objections; three departments filed 11 objections in Lake County; and three departments filed seven objections in DuPage County.
Cook County, meanwhile, has the highest number of residents who have filed applications, with 7,974 through Thursday. But Downstate counties have the highest percentage of residents seeking concealed carry permits.
Although the Cook County Sheriff's Office has filed 120 objections through Thursday, the office has so far identified a total of 360 applications that it plans to oppose, said Frank Bilecki, a top aide to Sheriff Tom Dart.
The process of filing the objections sometimes takes longer than investigating the applicants, Bilecki said.
Dart has assigned 25 employees, some full-time, to screen concealed carry applications filed by anyone who has lived in Cook County over the past 10 years. His investigators are looking for arrests involving gun crimes, gang-related crimes and violent crimes — as well as histories of domestic violence and mental illness.
On Thursday, Dart's office filed an objection after investigating a tip from one applicant's neighbor that he was mentally ill, Bilecki said.
The office previously filed an objection to a high-ranking Latin Kings leader who's been arrested a dozen times, but hasn't been convicted. The leader's lack of felony convictions qualified him to obtain a state firearm owner's identification card — which allows him to own a gun and is one of the prerequisites to apply for a concealed carry permit.


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Here are some things I recommend bringing/not bringing:
*a router (if you have one. If you don't, and your roomies don't, Walmart sells them cheap)
*warm weather clothing (FL can, and does, get cold during the winter)
*warm bedding (especially if you get cold easily- my roomies always loved blasting the AC)
*dress clothes (enough for Traditions, training, if you will be taking any classes, and if you think you will attend special events)
*a bulletin board (my roomies and I would write down our work schedules and stuff. It really helped. If you are flying, you could always get one at Walmart)
*a good alarm clock (you do NOT want to be late to work)
*a watch (its really useful for many roles)
*a lunchbag (it helps save money if you don't buy lunch every day)
Do Not Bring
*a ton of clothes (you really don't need that many clothes. You are in costume for the majority of the time. And there are washing machines to wash the clothes you bring)
*shoes for work (I don't recommend buying work shoes ahead of time, unless you end up in one of a few roles. There are many styles/colors of shoes, so you never know what type you need until you know where you are working)
*Hangers, shampoo, ect (this stuff you can get at Walmart), unless you are driving and have room
If I can think of more, I will post them.


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Q&A on artemisinin resistance
1. What is artemisinin?
Isolated from the plant Artemisia annua, or sweet wormwood, artemisinin and its derivatives are powerful medicines known for their ability to swiftly reduce the number of Plasmodium parasites in the blood of patients with malaria. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended by WHO as the first-line treatment for uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria. Expanding access to ACTs in malaria-endemic countries has been integral to the remarkable recent success in reducing the global malaria burden. In 2012, 331 million ACT treatment courses were delivered by manufacturers to endemic countries – up from 11 million in 2005.
ACTs combine artemisinin derivatives with a partner drug. There are five different ACTs currently recommended by WHO. The role of the artemisinin compound is to reduce the main parasite load during the first three days of treatment, while the role of the partner drug is to eliminate the remaining parasites. In patients who are infected with artemisinin-resistant strains of malaria, the artemisinin compound does not clear all parasites by the third day of treatment. However, patients are still cured as part of a longer treatment regimen, provided that they are treated with an ACT containing a partner drug that is effective in that geographical area.
2. What is the state of artemisinin resistance around the world?
Parasite resistance to artemisinin has so far been detected in five South-East Asian countries: in Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam (all in the Greater Mekong subregion). Artemisinin resistance is also suspected is some parts of South America but confirmatory studies are still ongoing. Resistance is occurring as a consequence of several factors, including poor treatment practices, inadequate patient adherence to prescribed antimalarial regimens, and the widespread availability of oral artemisinin-based monotherapies and substandard forms of the drug.
Given the ever-increasing levels of population movement in Asia and the Pacific, the geographic scope of the problem could widen quickly, posing a health security risk for many countries in the region with ongoing malaria transmission. If resistance were to spread to – or emerge in – India or sub-Saharan Africa, the public health consequences could be dire, as no alternative antimalarial medicine is available at present with the same level of efficacy and tolerability as ACTs. There is therefore a limited window of opportunity to avert a regional public health disaster, which could have severe global consequences.
In late 2013, research identified a molecular marker associated with delayed parasite clearance in patients given treatment containing artemisinin. The molecular marker could allow for a more precise mapping and monitoring of the geographical distribution and spread of resistance. It could also enable a retrospective mapping of possible resistance in a large number of settings. WHO is currently working with researchers, national malaria programmes and other partners – within and outside of the Greater Mekong subregion – to map the presence of artemisinin resistance. More details are expected to be available by the end of 2014. Therapeutic efficacy studies will continue to remain a central tool for monitoring the efficacy of nationally recommended antimalarial treatments in all countries.
3. What does WHO recommend to fight the development of artemisinin resistance?
In May 2007, the World Health Assembly called on malaria-endemic countries to progressively cease the provision of artemisinin-based monotherapies (resolution WHA60.18), and in January 2011, WHO released the Global plan for artemisinin resistance containment (GPARC), calling on all stakeholders to maximize efforts to protect the efficacy of ACTs. The GPARC contains a comprehensive set of technical recommendations on how to contain existing resistance and on how to prevent it from emerging elsewhere. Among others, the GPARC urges endemic countries to increase monitoring and surveillance of possible resistance, including through therapeutic efficacy studies, to expand access to diagnostics, and to rationalize the use of ACTs. It also calls on stakeholders to invest in artemisinin resistance-related research, and to mobilize resources.
4. What is being done to contain artemisinin resistance?
Containment efforts are underway in all areas with suspected or confirmed artemisinin resistance in the affected countries. In higher transmission areas, efforts focus on limiting the risk of spread by lowering the malaria burden through intensified malaria control, by increasing access to diagnosis and appropriate treatment, and by scaling up provision of health-care services to migrant and mobile populations. Containment programmes in lower transmission areas seek to achieve an accelerated elimination of P. falciparum parasites.
Overall, these efforts have been effective but need to be further strengthened and expanded. Scaling up basic prevention and control interventions and implementing all of WHO's recommendations require considerable financial resources, long-term political commitment, and strong cross-border cooperation. Governments of endemic countries also need to take targeted regulatory measures to remove oral artemisinin-based monotherapies from markets, along with antimalarials that do not meet international quality standards. On 25 April 2013, WHO launched an Emergency response to artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong subregion to guide an emergency scale-up of containment efforts in affected countries.
Malaria interventions are being scaled up against the backdrop of increasing political momentum in the region. A high-level malaria summit hosted by the Government of Australia on 31 October – 2 November 2012 in Sydney adopted a Consensus on malaria control and elimination in the Asia-Pacific, which also called for the establishment of an Asia-Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA). This was followed by the adoption of the Declaration of the 7th East Asia Summit on Regional Responses to Malaria Control and Addressing Resistance to Antimalarial Medicines on 20 November 2012 in Cambodia. The APLMA was launched at the East Asia Summit in Brunei Darussalam in October 2013.
5. How serious are the consequences of artemisinin resistance?
In the Greater Mekong subregion, patients with resistant parasites still recover after treatment, provided that they are treated with an ACT containing an effective partner drug. However, there is a real risk of parasites developing resistance to all available medicines. For example, in western Cambodia, ACT options have become so limited in the past few years that until recently a non-ACT drug, atovaquone-proguanil, was recommended as first-line treatment. The national malaria programme has now switched back to ACTs but the programme will apply directly observed treatment for all patients, and monitor resistance through molecular markers.
Similarly to the spread of resistance to chloroquine and other antimalarial medicines in the past, there is a possibility that artemisinin resistance will spread or develop independently around the world. However, this is very difficult to predict or compare to previous patterns of resistance, as malaria control interventions have been significantly scaled up during the past decade, leading to substantial changes in the malaria transmission environment.
6. How does this affect the efficacy of ACTs?
National malaria control programmes need to consider the possibility of emerging resistance to both the artemisinin compound and the partner drug. If resistance to the partner drug exists, it is more likely that resistance to artemisinin will also develop, and vice versa. If the treatment failure rate is higher than 10% after treatment with an ACT, WHO recommends that the country changes its treatment policy by switching to an ACT with a different partner drug.
7. What more needs to be done to fight this threat?
Fighting the threat of artemisinin resistance requires an urgent and coordinated international response, as well as robust and predictable financing. The scale-up of containment efforts has major cost implications for the public health budgets of countries in the Greater Mekong subregion, and affected countries cannot fight this challenge alone. Increased international assistance would deliver significant savings in the long run, improving the sustainability and public health impact of malaria interventions around the world. WHO is working with affected countries and partners to ensure a rapid and comprehensive scale up of malaria interventions and containment efforts in the Greater Mekong subregion.
The WHO coordination efforts, based out of a regional hub in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, are being supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Government of Australia. In addition, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has committed US$ 100 million to tackle this threat between 2014 and 2017. While these are significant steps forward, the funding gap remains substantial. In early 2013, WHO estimated that about US$ 300–350 million in additional funding was required for the 2013–2015 period to fully scale up malaria control and containment activities in the affected countries.
Endemic countries outside this region – and in particular on the African continent, where malaria took an estimated 560 000 lives in 2012 – also need to identify additional resources to fully implement the GPARC's recommendations. One of the most urgent challenges is to strengthen pharmaceutical market regulation, and remove oral artemisinin-based monotherapies from markets around the world once and for all.
This factsheet was originally issued in April 2013 and was updated in April 2014.
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Homewood mulls adding urban plaza downtown
BY GINGER BRASHINGER Correspondent October 24, 2013 2:22PM
Updated: November 30, 2013 7:53PM
Homewood will explore the possibility of adding an urban plaza — think a "town square" gathering place — to the central business district in the downtown area.
By a 4-to-1 vote, the board approved a fee of $15,750 for The Lakota Group to determine possible urban plaza sites.
Director of community development Paula Wallrich said The Lakota Group president Scott Freres and project manager Zac McConnell in 2005 worked on Homewood's Downtown Master Plan. She said the urban plaza is "consistent with goals and objectives" of the plan.
The firm will begin speaking with central business district business owners and report to the board in December and February with recommendations, Wallrich said.
A total of $500,000 has been budgeted for the project.
Homewood resident Amy Crump asked whether downtown business owners were aware they might lose parking space.
Wallrich said the business owners were "absolutely" aware and the consultants would analyze traffic patterns and the parking situation. She said they would look at possible sites from an "economic return perspective."
Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld said the project is the "genesis" of creating green space and making the area more livable.
Another resident questioned whether the village had "half a million dollars" set aside for the project.
Hofeld said funds from a special taxing district would pay for the project.
Trustee Ann Colton was the only no vote. Trustee Tom Kataras was absent.
"My only concern really is the timing," Colton said. "I feel like we're making a lot of changes to the landscape of the downtown right now."
Colton said she wanted to know the "impact" of Le Banque, a boutique hotel that is owned by Dr. Claude Gendreau and is under renovation in the downtown area, before supporting the plaza concept.
Trustee Jay Heiferman said he thought the study was "important to do" and supported it "at this point."
McConnell said the firm recently completed urban plazas in Plainfield, Oak Park and Elmhurst.
In other business, the board approved $12,362.50 in special taxing district funds for roof repairs at the dental office of Dr. David Mayer, 18144 Gottschalk Ave.
Wallrich said the funds would be transferred from the Central Business District fund to the East Central Business District fund. Village manager Jim Marino said there currently is no fund balance in the East Central Business District fund.
Hofeld said the village has previously transferred funds from the Central fund to the East Central fund for the American Dance Center and the Haas murals.


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I would like to get my water supply pipe changed from lead to a mordern plastic pipe, I know that i am responsible for the pipe from ther boundry stop tap to my internal stop tap. But i have had conflicting information on who replaces the lead communication pipe from the boundry stop tap to the water mains in the road. The water board (Veolia Central) say they dont care what i do on my side and they are under no obligation to replace the bit on the street. They also tell me it will cost £800 so iam confused. If some knows the real answer through experience please let me know so i can post a job
- Ymicroworx 21st Feb, 2011 Plumbing
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hi,i have just done one.i replaced the lead pipe from the garden stopcock into the house.but it was down to the waterboard to do on the pavement side.and it is very expensive.thanks nick
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You are responsible for the pipework upto the main stop tap in the road
The waterboard own the stop tap and you are not allowed to work on it you will need to get them out to put a tale on the stop tap that you can connect to.
That is probably what the £800 is for
- Bayley Property Services 21st Feb, 2011
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You are only responsible for the supply pipe from the boundary stop to the property. The communications pipe is the responsibility of the water company.
They will not replace this unless they find a leak from it, and even then they will drag there feet about it.
Some water companies are replacing old boundary stops with meters, so i would suggest attempting to find out if they have any scheduled work for the near future down your street.
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http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/consumerissues/rightsresponsibilities/supplypipes/prs_inf_respipesHope this helps
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You can replace your pipe from property to stop tap, get it all inspected before back filling by water board, ie,suround in sand to correct depth.
They will inspect when they come to connect to the stop tap, free of charge here.
They say they are under no obligation to renew from that stop tap to mains in the road, if the pipe burst then they would have to renew it at no cost to you.
This is the case in Severn Trent area.
On another note, when you strip out old pipe, weigh it in, lead is fetching good prices scrap.- B J D BUILDING/ROOFING 21st Feb, 2011
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think it depends on the water company north west water have a team that only replaces lead piping in there area. you are responsible for all that is inside your property boundary, had a house in blackpool I had to dig down to the mains from my house wall to the garden boundery the hole had to be 1.6m deep noth west water then came replaced the lead piping all the way to the rising mains then I had to back fill the hole there was no charge just some sweat digging the trench.
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We turned a 1 bathroom house into a 3 bathroom house in Dulwich.
We had the water board replace lead with 22mm plastic to achieve more water flow.
We replaced our side and paid them £3,500 as the mains were on the other side of the road.
They are slowly replacing the lead for free but who knows when?
For £800 you will get better quality drinking water and a better flow rate!- Michael Murphy Builder 22nd Feb, 2011
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Rachel Maddow's Backdoor Attempt to Land at Fox News
One quick thing to interrupt your celebration of Rachel Maddow getting her own show on MSNBC: There was a chance she could have scored her own show … on Fox News.
Maddow's agent, Jean Sage at TV Talent (also Keith Olbermann's agent), asked to send her tapes over to FNC's head of programming, Bill Shine, we're told by a reputable insider. But Shine declined. (The blog Radio Equalizer rumored about this, and notes that even at Air America, Maddow has "consistently been one of Air America's lowest-rated hosts, with a show that has been picked up by relatively few affiliates and an almost total inability to drive revenue growth.")
That Sage went to FNC could've been a simple negotiating tactic, so he could tell MSNBC there's interest from other networks, and thus have leverage to increase her price. To be sure, this is standard operating procedure for cable news talent when signing contracts.
Or maybe Sage was genuinely exploring all of her options. And if that was the case? It makes Olbermann look a little silly boasting about how he got her the MSNBC show, since, perhaps, she was just as willing to take a deal at Fox if it came through.
As your site states just plain gossip you and Johnny Dollar should compare notes
But Jossip's "gossip" has a remarkable way of being validated later by other sources as having been true. But I guess if the truth hurts it's oh so easy easy to attack the messenger huh?
I'm just glad to know what station she is on so that I know what channel I need to delete off the TV. Since I already kicked MSNBC to the curb earlier this year when they decided to turn into the Obama Channel, I'm all set! Sweet!
No matter what any of the haters on CNN Or MSNBC say about Fox News publicly, every one of them would come running if Fox offered them a contract. They're the superstars of the cable news world. They have by far the largest audience and the best on-air talent.
good point. how olbermann got a political news show still amazes me. it would be like chris bermann hosting a show on cnn about the election
Who cares if you like or don't Keith or Rachel. If not, don't watch. No one cares. For thinking people, Fox stinks. If you like that, go for it.


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noun \ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌfant, hī-ˈer-ə-fənt\Definition of HIEROPHANT
: a priest in ancient Greece; specifically : the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries
Examples of HIEROPHANT
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Origin of HIEROPHANT
Late Latin hierophanta, from Greek hierophantēs, from hieros + phainein to show — more at fancy
First Known Use: 1677
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- advocate, advocator, apostle, backer, booster, champion, expounder, espouser, friend, gospeler (or gospeller), herald, exponent, high priest, paladin, promoter, proponent, protagonist, supporter, true believer, tub-thumper, white knight
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- adversary, antagonist, opponent
Rhymes with HIEROPHANT
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Chief priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece. His main task was to display the sacred objects during the celebration of the mysteries and explain their secret meaning to initiates. The priest was usually an old, celibate man with a forceful voice, chosen from the Eumolpids, one of the original clans of Eleusis. Upon election, he cast aside his former name and was called only hierophantes.
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