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GeoGearHeads 144: GSAK I
For those of you who missed it last week, GeoGearHeads has posted the video of the webchat we had where I talked about the wonders of the Geocaching software application, GSAK. I sound remarkably coherent for 2am in the morning!
If you're a geocacher who has been wondering why so many Geocachers rave about this product, check out the video and find out why!
GeoGearHeads 144 Appearance
Just to let everyone know that I'll be appearing on the Geocaching Show, GeoGearHeads, this Thursday Night (Friday Morning in the UK) to talk about the software tool, GSAK. Chris and Darryl always do incredible shows so if you can tune in live, please do so. If not, you should be able to watch afterwards via YouTube. More details on the episode and local broadcast information can be found
+Adrian Faulkner returns to talk with +Chris Umphenour and +Darryl Wattenberg about GSAK and how #Geocachers can make the most of the popular tool. Hit the "Q&A" button in the upper right corner of the trailer to add a comment or question to be used in the show. Or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com(audio files are preferred so we can hear them in your own voice) or call our voicemail line at 206-350-3647.
Comic Book Outsiders At Nine Worlds
While I was at Nine Worlds I got chance to sit down with Scott & Steve as they were recording their latest Comic Book Outsiders podcast discussing the event and in particular the podcast programming stream.
Be Sure to check it out!
The Worldcon Report
It's hard to write about something like Worldcon. The multi-day, 10,000 plus attendee event seemed like it lasted a pleasant lifetime for people who were there and we've all emerged a little shell-shocked.
In many ways, it was no different to other conventions where the usual suspects meet up, go to panels, drink beer and swap gossip… but on a Galactus world-eating scale. However, I think the thing I'll take away from Worldcon was how intimate it felt.
Worldcon Reading – Saturday 5pm
A little late notice but I'm happy to announce that I will be doing a reading as part of the pirate program at this year's World Science Fiction Convention. I'll be on sometime between 5pm and 7pm (mostly likely, if they follow the order, somewhere around 6pm). It'll be at the bandstand in the fan village (over behind the stairs leading up to the dealers room)
Not decided what I'll be reading yet – possibly something from The Four Realms, maybe something from Black As Knight – but if you are at Worldcon and are able to come and give me support, it'll be greatly appreciated.
Hope to see some of you there!
Upcoming Events
Unfortunately, leg-geddon has meant I've not been able to attend many events this year but I'm hoping to start to change that with a couple of events coming in the next week.
The Eastercon Report
It wasn't that I expected Bradford to be a bad Eastercon, I just had really low expectations. For that reason, my entire focus leading up to the event was on my panels and trying to ensure they were as entertaining as possible. But it turned out to be a truly exceptional con.
Eastercon Schedule
One of the highlights of the SFF calendar in the UK is Eastercon, an annual convention with a literary focus and solid aattendance. I've been going for a few years now, and even when the panels haven't personally interested me, it's been great to catch up with friends.
This year is a little different in that it's my first year as a panelist at the event and I'm equal measures of scared and excited.
Laura Lam's Pantomime
Time is just running away from me. It feels like only yesterday I handed in one of my monthly articles and already it's nearly time to hand in the next. Likewise, I've had a note to blog about a friend's book launch I attended, and I now realise it was a couple of weeks ago. Where has the time gone?
I've known Laura Lam for about 18 months. We met at a Fantasycon that feels like years ago. We were both aspiring authors, full of ideas and working hard on books that would eventually become our debuts. "And now," as she said to me at her launch event at Forbidden Planet, "we're both published authors." Yep, mission accomplished.
Seven Wonders Book Launch
The boss on my day job is absolutely brilliant. Not only does he understand that happy employees mean productive, dedicated employees, but he is really supportive on what little of a writing career I have. As a result, on Thursday, he said he would stay and deal with a vendor so I could get away early to get up into London for Adam Christopher's launch event.


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Got these as a gift and they work great so far. I go to the mountain almost everyday and I have no problems with these goggles. The only thing to look out for is that I have a big noes and I have to wear the goggles a little high on my noes because I like to keep my noes passages open for optimal breathing when I shred the hardcore gnar gnar pow pow but overall I like em alot. Also, there is a sweet little strip on the inside of the band thats helps the goggles stay stuck with your beanie. You can see the strip on the black-black-bronze goggles if they are still in stock. Good for the price.
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Giant Remote Controlled Rms Titanic: Hopefully There Are No Tiny Icebergs Around
First we had the watch, and now we have a model. The 6-foot long remote-controlled RMS Titanic is a faithfully reproduced 1:150 scale model. It took 400 man-hours (that's about 1600 dog-hours, or 879,592 mosquito-hours) to assemble. It has over 300 handmade parts, which include the fiberglass hull, stained white maple planks, and mahogany parts for the ship's superstructure. The rest of the ship is made of injection-molded plastic.
It has three propellers that are powered by three 550-watt motors, giving the ship a cruising speed of 5 mph on "calm water". On rough, icy seas, it will dramatically sink, whilst a recorded orchestra plays. Kidding. The ship has two rechargeable batteries that lasts up to 3 hours between charges. I don't know where all the Titanic love is coming from, but one thing's for sure: Titanic love ain't messin' with no broke fellas. It sells for $2,500 USD at Hammacher Schlemmer.
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I made an appt. to see a therapist. And this time I actually wrote Binge Eating as the reason for my visit. The intake is tomorrow and now I'm not so sure it was a good idea.
Chicks in Control - Can therapy help?View Full Version : Can therapy help? Bilbi 11-04-2013, 01:59 PM I made an appt. to see a therapist. And this time I actually wrote Binge Eating as the reason for my visit. The intake is tomorrow and now I'm not so sure it was a good idea. cleancowgirl 11-04-2013, 02:48 PM Go see the therapist for the intake interview. It might be something you really need and if you don't feel it is right for you or you are not ready for it you can always bow out. I really think you should go, sometimes just talking to a specialist can be cleansing and maybe they can find an emotional need for the binging which is usually the case. Let us know how it goes. Bilbi 11-04-2013, 03:51 PM Thanks cleancowgirl. The thing is that I didn't really plan it. I was at the doctor's office today with my son and on a whim decided to ask about an intake for myself. Apparently they had an opening for tomorrow... Glad they didn't give me a lot of time to think about it because I would have cancelled for sure. mainecyn 11-04-2013, 04:12 PM I had therapy many many years ago, back before they really even considered binge eating an eating disorder. The therapist (were are talking more than 20 years ago) didn't understand the eating aspect at all, she understood bulimia and anorexic but since I didn't purge, she didn't feel it was a real disorder. This was so long ago that there really was no info related to binge eating. The advice, eat less. That didn't help. However, what did help was speaking with her about day to day things, stress, emotions. Those were all directly related to what made me binge. I had always wished I had gone back a few years ago. In all honesty I was afaird that even this day and age I wouldn't find someone who could help me, treat my binge eating as the disorder it really is. There is medication that has shown progress for binge eating as well-Vyanse its an ADHD med but has shown to be one med that directly can help treat the eating disorder. I only know because i was looking on line for help and discovered it..they no longer have to just put you on an "antidepressant" this med claims to help and get results at 70mg. Look it up see if it might help. I only looked for a medication because after 30 years of living with this, trying therapy, self help books, diets etc. nothing worked. Its a disorder, and addiction, whatever you want to call it. There seems to be a coloration between the binge eating, the action the spontaneous binging, the overly "hyper" reaction of eating that this ADHD med works on. I also read that in many many cases binge eaters suffer from a type of ADHD the eating (binges) may be related...just a thought. This med is very expensive, but the website has a coupon that can be printed and makes your rx cost no more than $30. This is good for 6 rx. After that, most people apply for the company assistance due to the expense, its over $100 a rx even with insurance. I know one lady that is on the med for her adhd, and another lady I know has a son on it, it has helped them for their ADHD and they have had no side effects on a high dose. So, its promising. If I was brave enough I would go to the dr and talk to him about it as well. KittyKatFan 11-04-2013, 11:41 PM Does the therapist specialize in eating disorders? Therapy helped me a lot. Palestrina 11-05-2013, 09:47 AM Therapy can help, and if it doesn't it will at least clarify things. I saught therapy and found out all the reasons I was binging. Depression, guilt, using it as a coping mechanism etc. Finding out what caused the binging however did not stop the binging. It gave me insight but finding out how the car operates and driving it are 2 different things. I will warn you though that the start of therapy can be a tumultuous time. It makes you probe deep into yourself and brings up all this pain. So in the beginning you may feel worse, kind of like what happens when you try to clean your closet... you have to make a big mess just to clean out those corners and then put everything back orderly. seabiscuit 11-05-2013, 01:05 PM Hi, I say to try the therapy. Maybe it will help you process your feelings and vent. I have found it to be helpful to examine why I overeat, and to get advice from a trusted professional. I have discovered some insights such as self sabotage, fear of success, etc. Also, there are a lot of good workbooks out on binge eating. Take care. PrincessKLS 11-05-2013, 01:21 PM Hypothetically, it could, it's just an issue of rather or not you can find a sympathetic one who can handle BED better. Right now, I'm in the middle of switching therapist because of my last one not really being trained to deal with the disorder (IMO). And honestly that's putting it lightly. 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4 Good bookPosted: 02/12/2012Echo is a great read. The plot is engaging with characters that are developing and the setting is pretty unique. This book does not make it into my all time favourites but any previous Alyson Noel fans who have read her style before will enjoy it. In this book, I loved the development of many characters: not just Daire and Dace but also their parents and friends. Two characters that I thought could have received a little more development were the newly introduced Phyre and the resident bad guy Cade. We saw lots of Cade in the first book but in the sequel he only appeared in the big moments. I love to read about how the evil characters are characterised and so a little more focus on these two characters would have been great! However I did love the chapter at the end with Phyre which made me wonder if she will be playing a bigger part in the third book.I do not want to give much of the plot away so all I will say is that it is exciting and many parts are unexpected which is always nice to read. Alyson Noel is doing a great job with these books and so I do definitely recommend giving this book a read and if not done previously the first book too!
4 Light summer readPosted: 12/08/2012Debutantes is a light and enjoyable read. Set in 1920s England the Derrington sisters each have different personalities and they do not blend together. They all are individual characters with different aspirations. The first book focuses mainly on Daisy who is interesting and hoped to become a film director. Violet hoped to be a debutante and come out for a season in London. Poppy loved jazz and had a band with locals in their town. Rose wanted to be a newspaper editor. They all had dreams of escaping their unglamorous country life and the individual dreams were perfect for their characters. The setting teaches a lot about England in the 1920s and it was clear that the author had researched the era really well. I definitely learnt a bit with this read!The mystery part of the story was slightly predictable but still entertaining to read. This book is not life changing but perfect for somebody looking for a gentle summer read! One more thing.. The cover is absolutely stunning!
5 Simply amazingPosted: 12/08/2012I tried. I tried so hard to read this book slowly because I knew that when I finished it there would be no more of The Demon Trappers left. I tried so hard! But I literally could not. This book is amazing. I do not know how to review this because I have adored the whole series so much and it is really difficult to put into words my feelings about these books! I have followed the series from the first book and I am so sad that it is over now.But onto the book! I would say it is the best in the series. It is the fourth and final book in the Demon Trappers series by Jana Oliver. Please go out and buy it. This series is different from most teenage books. Instead of wandering around as a helpless bimbo the female protagonist Riley is strong and independent. There is romance in the book but it does not overshadow the plot. I would say the book is kind of split into two stories and without giving anything away I would say the first half is Becks story, and the second half is Rileys story. My only criticism of the book is that maybe these two stories inside the book do not fit together as neatly as the other books do. But really this is a minor point and just me trying to find something critical to say!I am a huge Beck fan and this book concluded everything between him and Riley perfectly. Their relationship was never going to be the classic fairytale and Jana Oliver does not try to make it one.I was so sad when I ended this book because it was a series I loved. I completely recommend this to anyone who likes supernatural books that are still imaginable. Pick it up and give it a go!
5 Great sequel to a great book :)Posted: 01/08/2012Wow. You know when you finish a book, and you just want to cry because it's over? That's how I felt finishing Dreamless. The characters are so well developed that you really feel like you know them. Orion, who is introduced in Dreamless, is a particular favourite of mine (and not just because I fell in love just from his physical description!). He's one of those characters that you just want to know more about - and the more you know, the more you like him!Dreamless is set about two thirds in Nantucket, and a third in the Underworld. What's really great about Josephine Angelini is that she writes so clearly and easily understandable through potentially a potentially confusing plot. She is such an engaging and clear author - after reading Starcrossed I had been worried that she would not be able to write another book as good, but I'd say she's actually managed to do even better!I am a major fan of love triangles. From the end of Starcrossed, I did wonder what sort of romance there would be in Dreamless, but what there is is perfect - a gorgeous, perfect Orion for Helen, but still a heartbreaking forbidden love for Lucas. The romance was prioritised behind the plot, and while it still played a major role in the book, it did not drown out the action bits, which often happens in these kind of books.To sum it up, I loved Dreamless. The writing is flawless, and the plot and characters are well developed and great. 10/10 - you will not regret reading this.
4 Enjoyable readPosted: 05/07/2012The first thing I noticed when I got Fated was the cover. The bright yellow stood out, and the girl on the front made me immediately intrigued! Having now read Fated, I think the girl on the cover is perfect for Daire especially the earrings.The start of Fated pulled me in. Daire is the daughter of a travelling make-up artist, who works on various movie sets worldwide. While in Morocco, she has a major breakdown, which terrifies her mother, Jennika. Her grandma offers to help, and seeing no other options, Jennika sends Daire off to live with her. There, she learns the truth about the visions she has had since childhood, and the importance of who she is.One thing I really liked about this book was that the romance was not the focus. Instead, Daire and her self development and relationship with her grandma are prioritised. The plot was interesting, and there were some really good, unexpected twists that I enjoyed. I love how intensely Alyson Noel describes situations. She is amazing at creating visual images that stick in your mind.It was a really enjoyable read and I cannot wait for the sequel!
4 A totally worthwhile readPosted: 28/01/2012After the Snow by Sophie Crockett is like an orange; hard to get into, but worth it once you are there. Willo is a young straggler boy which I like; so many books are written from a female perspective that it is great to read something different. This book was certainly something different!There is one thing about this book that many will love but many may hate. The book is written how someone of his age would speak. The sentences do not all make grammatical sense but by using this technique you really feel like it is being narrated by a child. You see the childs world through his eyes and the descriptions make you see things differently.The story is gripping once you get into it. Willo is out hunting and trapping hares when his family is taken away with no trace of where they have gone. Willo goes on a journey of survival, of him against the world.His personality really develops throughout the book, and other characters like Jacob and Mary shows how he grows as a person.This is a really good book that although may not be appealing to everyone is a worthwhile read that I fully recommend.
5 Really addictive!Posted: 11/10/2011Glow is addictive. Incredibly addictive in that way that all you can think about all day is what is going to happen next. Every chapter is ended in a way that makes you unable to stop or even put it down for a second. The book follows Waverly and Kieran who are some of the first children born in space. They live on a spaceship called the Empyrean and are travelling to a New Earth because Earth is dying. On the night that Kieran proposes to Waverly their ship is attacked and they are separated. I have got to say that I was surprised at how dark the themes were at a few points in the book. There was complete isolation. There were bodies violated and there were people drugged. But it showed the desperate lengths that humanity will go to so that they can protect themselves.I wish that there was a little more on the romance between Waverly and Kieran. I almost got the impression that they were together because that was expected of them but maybe their relationship will get deeper in further books (this is just the first book in the Sky Chasers series).Overall, I really loved this book. The darker themes at some points mean I would not recommend this to anyone under the age of 12/13, but for anyone else I suggest trying it. I found it an awesome read, just be prepared to do nothing else for the following day!


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Ecuador Restaurants
513 Calle Robles
Tel: 593 2 2224 271
The capital's coolest hotel also happens to house its coolest café-bistro. From breakfast to dinner (which tends to be early—as is common in Ecuador, the kitchen here closes at 9:30 p.m.), the jeunesse dorée, the migrant students of Spanish, and the great and good of Quito drop in—for the scene as much as for the excellent food. Once the French Cultural Centre, the turn-of-the-century mansion was restored by owner László Károlyi with due respect for its Anglophilic patrician lines: Peruse a guidebook over an aperitif in the wood-paneled library, or take a snifter in a leather armchair before a crackling log fire after dinner. The dining room is candlelit and cozy, with ocher rag-rolled walls and a Renaissance-style angel mural; by day great arched windows allow views of pretty wraparound gardens and the resident peacock. Unpretentious food (ceviche, curried chicken with rice) is accompanied by house-baked breads and pastries, homemade jams, and fresh-squeezed juices by day, and a good wine list by night.
Mansion Al Cazar
Cuenca , Ecuador
Tel: 593 7 282 3889
A short walk from the Parque Calderon, this handsome restaurant located inside one of Cuenca's best hotels is equally popular with locals and visitors. The recent influx of Americans to Cuenca has definitely had an influence on the cuisine—the menu offers traditional dishes like shrimp ceviche with hearts of palm, lupini beans and avocado, and mote sucio–style corn, alongside continental favorites like Caesar salad and pasta primavera. The menu has a number of cosmopolitan choices, too, including vegetable tempura soup and steak smothered in gorgonzola, so there's likely to be something to suit most palates. And it's all served by a superbly attentive staff in a picturesque glass-encased dining room with daytime views of hummingbirds at work in the gardens outside.—Cathay Che
Tel: 593 6 2922 607
The sister property of the gorgeous Hacíenda Cusín, Las Palmeras sits just up the hill from the stalls of the Otavalo market and is big with shoppers in search of a restorative lunch. Three-course menus of Ecuadoran staples—which always include soup, since this country has as many words for soup as Eskimos do for snow—are served by smiling waitresses in embroidered blouses, either outside in the garden or in a beamed dining room with carved wooden chairs. It's slightly hokey, but it hits the spot, especially given the freshness; most produce is grown right here in the organic garden. If you're moving on, drop in to order a picnic for the road.
Red Mangrove Hotel
Avenida Charles Darwin
Puerto Ayora
Tel: 593 5 2526 564
The disconcerting "red" in the restaurant's name refers not to rice or fish but to the place that houses it, the Red Mangrove Adventure Inn just outside Puerto Ayora on this central Galápagos Island. With its pink-tented roof supported by tree-trunk pillars and views through the wild mangroves to the ocean, the setting could hardly be more romantic. The dinner menu has all the familiar sushi-house staples: maki, sashimi, and sushi, plus yakitori, udon, and soba-noodle dishes. All are beautifully fresh. Lunch is possible, too, but must be requested at least two days in advance.
San Pablo Lake
Tel: 593 6 291 8108
It's a bit of a hunt to find this little family-run restaurant on San Pablo Lake, the largest lake in Ecuador, about 60 miles from Quito. But the hunt is well worth the effort if you're in the mood for delicious regional favorites like costeñitas (fried green plantain turnovers stuffed with cheese and topped with a spicy red sauce), mote con chicharrón (traditional pork stew with avocado, tomatoes, and onion), and choclos con queso y habas tiernas (corn on the cob with local fresh cheese and fava beans). The dining room has floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views of the lake; if that's not close enough for you, the restaurant also has an open-air deck for dining by the water, and operates a nearby marina with Jet Ski and kayak rentals.—Cathay Che
Posada Ingapirca
Tel: 593 7 282 7401
Housed inside a converted farmhouse just a few minutes' walk from the Ingapirca ruins (Ecuador's most famous archeological site), this hotel restaurant can be crowded at lunchtime with tourists who've come into town on day-trip buses. But a stay overnight at the small hotel will allow those who want to spend more than an hour exploring the 15th-century Inca ruins to savor not just the site (which is best viewed in the morning) but also some simple, hearty southern Ecuadorian foods like quinoa soup, various tamales, and meaty stews that change daily and are very satisfying after a day of exploring in these chilly temps.—Cathay Che
Royal Palm Hotel
Santa Cruz Island
Tel: 347 587 8595 (U.S.)
Tel: 593 2 252 0000
Nestled in the highlands of Santa Cruz island in the Galápagos, this tony restaurant at the Royal Palm may seem out of the way, but it's actually near one of the island's major attractions—the giant tortoise sanctuary—making it a great spot for a post-visit lunch or dinner. Like the plush surroundings of the hotel's jungle villas, the food is anything but rustic—appetizers include Galápagos slipper lobster salad and the Royal Palm ceviche marinated in lemon, ginger, and sesame oil; entrées are more Euro-focused, with dishes such as roasted suckling pig or beef cheeks in port wine, and spicy pasta di mare. There's also a 12-page wine list, and a large swimming pool open to lunch guests—that's a lot of luxury for such a remote and far-flung place.—Cathay Che
Theatro National Sucre
Tel: 593 2 228 9669
Located in the heart of the historic Old Town, the first surprise when you enter Theatrum is how enormous it is. The main dining room has 50-foot ceilings and a terrace overlooking the plaza that seems like it should be reserved for royal weddings. There's also a stylish wine bar in a separate space with 1,000 bottles on offer and a dozen wines by the glass to choose from, along with small plates from the tapas menu. The decor is a little over the top—red velvet curtains and brass chandeliers with black tassels add to its operatic ambience. But you don't even have to be a wealthy patron of the arts (most entrées are under $15) to afford dishes like grilled asparagus soup with sheep's milk and goat cheese, grilled octopus over mixed greens with garlic in a pesto vinaigrette, or fire-roasted Ecuadorian prawns with yuca purée, parsley, and oregano. For dessert, try the exotic Ecuadorian fruits—a tasting menu of naranjilla, cherimoya, guayaba, babaco, and guanabana that comes with a pictorial guide of naturalist drawings for each fruit.—Cathay Che
331 Mariano Aquilera
Tel: 593 2 254 3259
Known around town as Quito's hippest restaurant and bar, it is actually Zazu's food that keeps people coming back. Founded by two Peruvian chefs, the restaurant's focus is clean, lean, spicy seafood—traditional ceviches, Japanese-style sushi, and marinated, grilled fish—although lamb, osso buco, and rib-eye steaks are also on offer. There are many fusion dishes too, such as the grouper sashimi roll with amarillo sauce, the shiitake mushroom empanadas, the tuna and foie gras ceviche, and Langostinos Zazu (tempura prawns with couscous, plantains, chile marmalade, and rocoto sauce). Although the bar gets quite frenetic on the weekends, the restaurant is separate—a serene beige room where you can happily enjoy a relaxed romantic dinner. That is, if you can get a reservation.—Cathay Che


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GAMCA stands for G.C.C Approved Medical Centres' Association. These centres are the only medical facilities the Gulf permits to conduct pre-travel medical tests for prospective migrants. In late July, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) addressed complaints raised by the Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association (POEPA) on behalf of exploited communities. The CCP fined 20 GAMC facilities and GAMCA administrative offices a total of RS 500 million for "collusive behavior." The CCP ruled that GAMCA "exploited customers by restricting their choice and imposing unfair terms and conditions."
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The effect of the GAMCA monopoly on migrants is multi-fold: the absence of competition allows GAMCA to impose fees with little consideration to the financial circumstances of workers. Though GAMCA officials in Sri Lanka stated that a recent fee increase of RS 1,500 should not impact workers because foreign sponsors are responsible for such charges, many applicants do pay for their own medical testing, which adds to the exponential cost of pre-migration requirements. One prospective migrant worker explained,
Let us decide where we can undergone medical test with the cheapest but with the best facilities. Because more of this clinics they endorsed are collecting money and they are giving some false test just to repeat again the test with additional fee they collected. I am hoping that the government make priotize this kind of problem [to] remove the graft and corrupt practices not only in government but also in private sectors [Sic]. Source: StopGAMCA.org
The unfair privileges of GAMC facilities also affects the quality of medical service. Many migrants claim that the facilities are subpar and unprofessional. In regards to TB tests in particular, migrant workers complain that GAMC employees do not help them understand the procedures or their results. They are also endure long delays that add to the already stressful nature of pre-travel preparation. According to a resident professional identified as "Maynard,"
The main problem is most GCC nations did not provide GAMCA with any specific guidelines or standards in health screening. If you go to these clinics, you would not see any posters or leaflets showing their guidelines. Any spots or marks on one's chest x-ray is labeled as TB, including marks and scars not even related to TB, for example, past infections from bronchitis or pneumonia." Source: StopGAMCA.org
Some also allege that the monopoly on testing begets corruption:
I even asked them if we can bring a result from outside hospital and if the result is negative, are they going to consider or evaluate result for comparison. They said that they will not honor it. …They don't even think that the people who consulted their clinic do not pick up the money from the streets to finance their medical exams!…I even consulted a rad tech friend who worked as a head radtech in a known hospital, he said that as for his profession "they can do magic with the film to show a false result!"… all we have to do is bribe them and the result will instantly remove all the findings in the film [Sic]. Source: StopGAMCA.org
Migrant Rights spoke with the founder of StopGAMCA.org, Abdul Rahman Asim, earlier this year. Asim explained that the pursuits of labour-sending countries can yield uncertain results:
A collective effort would have much better impact. GCC countries official attitude is very stubborn, if Nepal stops GAMCA centers, they will announce we will hire from Vietnam or some other country, instead of looking into the matter.
Additionally, prohibiting the monopoly of GAMCA facilities would have only limited effects on the most controversial component of GAMCA policy; the discriminatory TB policy itself would not change. But the opportunity to verify test results with a non-GAMCA facility, and the potential for greater patient support from these alternative facilities, would help reduce the stress on workers undergoing TB testing. Additionally, the success of labour-sending countries in influencing one sector of G.C.C migrant policies may establish a precedent to address other GAMCA issues.
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Before going to any GAMCA clinics, please try to read this as GAMCA and even non-GAMCA clinics are making money out of this whole mess. It's an insanity of misinformation.
A simple comparison of old and new chest x-ray films can accurately tell whether one has active or cured TB. An AFB smear test is only done when chest x-rays shows abnormal/suspicious results, meaning there might be a new TB infection or there has been notable changes in one's old vs. new x-ray films (that's why it's important to bring old x-ray films when undergoing a new one otherwise physicians will often conclude "suspicious" or "PTB of undetermined activity" findings since they have nothing to compare it with).
A skin test (PPD or TST) is only used to check whether one has latent TB, it is useless to those who had previously known TB history. Blood tests produces inaccurate results and are banned by WHO. A sputum culture is only done to those who are suspected of having multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB).
So you don't need to take all these kinds of TB tests, meaning you must refuse to pay for all of these tests. Chest x-rays alone are accurate enough.
Dear sir
I have problem form GAMCA medical centre.I have done medical form Gamca for Oman in june2012, I was FIT there.
After six month I want to do medical again, but Gamca is not providing me Gamca slip,
Since last 3 month I am try for Gamca slip for the medical,
But they are not providing me
Saying me to wait
I am waiting form 3 month,I am in trouble,I am jobless do to this problem
I can not go abroad due to these problem
Passport no- J9801636
Name – Rizwan Anwar Rizwi
Please help me
sir i need yor help .i am going to gamka medcalin desamber month.he is doing unfitt me he is saing after 3 month your next meadcal but nw he is saing after 9 month is my meadcal plz help me I am a job les
what can i do if your name already submitted to gamca?and your going to apply a new one in other gcc country?
[...] disadvantaged by these policies, many of whom were further agitated by medical centers' poor or misleading services. Unfortunately, few international organizations were willing to publicly condemn GAMCA's [...]
hi, is GAMCA controversy is still issue nowadays? because i will be undergoing medical test in GAMCA this Feb. I am confuse with this controversy because the clinic may UNFIT me even if i am sure that i dont have any sickness. My Agency told us to prepare atleast 4000 for the medical test.
I am experiencing the same thing. Before I was hired by a new company, one of their strict requirements is to undergo a pre-employment medical examination. I did the examination in the UAE on December 2012 because I was hired there. Everything is clear and normal as a result of my tests. Then I was instructed by the new employer to hand over my resignation to my previous one and return back to the Philippines at their costs. I had my medical examination to GAMCA here in the Philippines on February 1 and everything is OK except for the result of my x-ray. The clinic said that they found a Minimal Apical Pleural Thickening Bilateral on my x-ray. They suggest another x-ray view and unfortunately they said the result is the same and I am again scheduled to come back for another one. I'm not sure if their findings are accurate or false. I've read a lot of threads regarding this matter and all of them talk about the same issue. I just don't have any idea of what would happen next. I hope this issue ends soon.
The question: Is Minimal Apical Pleural Thickening would make me "UNFIT" even if it's not a contagious disease?
I under go testing in one of your accredited clinic "American Out-Patient Clinic" before i been test by American Out-Patient Clinic i'd under go check-up week before and i pass then here's American Out-Patient Clinic i'd been un-fit so i went to a family friend doctor to check me and i pass now the American Out-Patient Clinic still dont consider my 1st and 2nd check-up because they dont recomend the check-up. they give recomendation to department of health here but to some attorney on the department.
I'm just concerned on the patients of American Out-Patient Clinic on a month some of the patients here under-go x-ray for five times after that the person will be cleared yet surely that test will get him soon.
Please let me know what to do next, I just want to work
what happened to ur second opinion result from DOH? are u clear there? Where u able to travel? please let me know for i am suffering the same situation and this is really killing me..
Is seeing or finding scar on x-ray examination conciders as active TB or contgious????am from ETHIOPIA
Sir I have got GAMCA no. And medical due to missbehave of doctor medical has beee canceled. Sir I want again medical but how I can take GAMCA slip for medical. Please help me I am blonging to a very poor family.. Thanks
I have done GAMCA for Oman in Mumbai
my result is FIT
But Doctor unnecessarily forcing me to do again blood test
they showed that my bitrate is 2.6 and it is possible that after six months you ll get Hepatitis
i said it means i m unfit
they said no you are fit but do this test again any pay again
i insist to provide certificate but they are delaying it from last four days
i saw that they are catching only high profile job ppl to repeat tests and collect money
there are several case of such ppls specially in Bhatiya hospital Marine line Mumbai
plz take certain action against them
they are forcing ppl to undergo test even if they are fir
and collecting money for each test again
plz stop this injustice
thanks Jazak ALLAH
hey,just go to the passport office, obtain anew passport,but before that get ur hernia done,it may take a week to recover,but @ the 2nd test tell the doctor that u did hernia operatio 6 months ago,u shud be fine
I have a complaint against HS bhatia Mumbai. The clinic refused to give me the payment receipt for the medical fee of rs. 4300. Would like to know if this can be reported to the Income tax department.
GAMCA (GCC approved medical centers association) is a facilitator for corruption as it forces people to go to a particular medical center. It is unfortunate that in a land of thousands of medical centers only a few are "authorized". Even then, the candidates should have the right to go the center they choose at least. If they are forced to go according to GAMCA decision, the medical centers will treat the candidates like animals.
I have been to "Health care diagnostic center" in Trivandrum, Kerala state and the treatment is inhumane, derogatory, insulting and a disgrace to the medical profession, the state and the country. If this is allowed to continue, many will continue to suffer for no fault of theirs.
Dinesh Mathew
Their policy of automatically tagging applicants with lung scar as UNFIT is inhumane and harsh. Hope we can elevate this WHO to convice the GCC of their outdated policy on PTB scar.
Dear sir
Last 5 month letter I was done medical hai through by gamca and this month I m agian go in gamca office but they said u come after a year sir I m just asked is that nt posible after 5 month again my medical Because I m totally fit and my visa is perfact pkz reply me
Can You Please provide me more information about gamca slip re-issue or any option for change of medical center from one city to another city…
Hey am also the same thing can you pls tell me how can i get re issue gamca slip
what can i do if your name already submitted to gamca?and your going to apply a new one in other gcc country?
Dear sir,
I have done medical from one centre in mumbai,Royal diagnostic centre,for job in kuwait and i am declared X-Ray unfit,small patch known as fibrosis,i went to Institute of liver and billiary science,New Delhi,and their X-Ray report showing nothing,i called my consultancy but they are not accepting the report.
Even that diagnostic center person told me that this is not a disease but this is scar and you are UNFIT.I have 6 years UAE experience and i have never experience such type of problem during medical.
Which kind of policy is this …when this scar is not harmful for me how it can be harmful for others.
This kind of discrimination should be stopped.
I am in support of STOP GAMCA and In Sha Allah policy will be revised very soon.
HI ,I have done medical from HEFCO medical center located in Bharatnagr.Delhi,for the job of saudi and I am declared UNFIT due to sugar which is little increased at that time.Now a day sugar is comman problem and can control it.but medical center didn t give a chance to repeat it,There is problem to get another Gamca slip even sugar is controlled .I want to know when I get another GAMCA slip…and gamca rule
i had also faced the same issue,i had never faced any serious health issue,but when i went for GAMCA check up, they made me unfit by X Ray test for Fibrous calcification scar in my lung.Even the doctor is telling that it is not at all a disease .common for Asian people.
Discrimination and Harassment on assumption based chest scars.
My name is Charanjeet Singh, an Indian national.
March 2013, I received employment in a law firm in D.I.F.C. or Dubai International Financial Centre, when I appeared for medical test at al Muhaisna medical centre which is a part of D.H.A or Dubai Health Authority, suspected that i have old T.B scar. I was deported immediately after scanning, without given me a right to appeal.
I went to A.I.I.M.S [All India Institute of Medical Sciences] hospital at New Delhi and done all my checkups i.e. Skin test or Mantoux twice, Chest x-ray, Blood test, 3 times Sputum test and a Chest C.T Scan too on special advise by senior doctor to have a close look at the scar.
Based on my test reports, A.I.I.M.S issued me the Certificate stating that I do not have any active T.B. Senior doctors asked me why did they deported you when there is no sign of T.B in our body?
3rd December 2013 at Asia's well known Tuberculosis Hospital in New Delhi that is L R S – T.B Hospital, have checked my all reports and done my chest x-ray and culture test thrice at their hospital. All reports are negative as on date.
15th January 2014, Latest report from All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS] hospital, New Delhi has given me fitness certificate stating NO HISTORY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN MY BODY & NO HISTORY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN MY FAMILY.
20th January 2014 and 22nd January 2014, most recent test reports conducted from two different Pathological labs for the same test on different dates i.e. QUANTIFERON TB GOLD TEST which is specially designed for detecting latent or old tuberculosis, are also Negative.
Conclusion: – As per written reports and India's super specialty hospitals, there is no evidence of either Active or Latent Tuberculosis in my body at all.
Neither I, while working and staying in my home country or Dubai, nor my parents had any kind of T.B infection in their lifetime.
Loopholes: – This law will only hide patients who have active tuberculosis at present and will never let them come before the government to avoid deportation and get better treatment.
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/health/deportation-laws-reform-lies-dormant clearly mentioned by Dr. Mario Raviglione, Director at W.H.O, this is absolute discrimination.
Feeling of Inequality, Harassment and discrimination comes in the account of those who have suspected scars; in few cases are active tuberculosis patients. Just imagine their pain, they are already sick and on the top of that they are getting permanent deportation.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
I really felt humiliation from Dubai Health Authority for deporting the patients on the basis of their outdated laws.
Please sign in to support my online petition for the welfare of future victims.
I hope necessary action will be taken on this issue on humanitarian grounds.
Charanjeet Singh
0091 9560728263
Please revise GAMCA rules regarding lung scars.
If GAMCA-India clears the candidate with lung scar then whehter it will a problem in KSA before pre-employment medical check up ? Will they do further investigation ?
Do we have to undergo GAMCA test every time we need to renew visa/contract ?
Bro Jepoy, where did you take your medical in KSA for Iqama? Did you talk to anyone before the medical exam? I do have the same situation as yours. Got my PTB cured 2004 after 6 months medication. Im here in dubai now as tourist and I was hired in KSA. Im afraid I will also fail the medical beacuse of the pathetic GAMCA policies. Hope to hear from you bro. Thanks in advance!
Good day Sir,
I am Pradip Dey. Eight years I have worked in abroad and still I am doing. Recently I am home.I was approved by one company and was said to do medical. The diagnostic centre was under GAMCA. when I finished my test after some while they said that I was medically unfit because of a minimal fibrosis. I went and checked myself on a pathology centre I saw that there was nothing I was absolutely fit. I challenge GAMCA with my report that if they have guts then they should come and give me an answer that why did they do this. they diagnostic centre even said me that I have been black listed from gulf countries if I accept my wrong report I want an answer from GAMCA!
i have done gamca,the result is unfit..if i apply again in other gamca countries,is it possible or no more chance to wrk in middle east..what countries not under by gamca,,pls help
Dear Sir,
Can anybody give me the contact details to complain about the facilities and procedures in one of the GAMCA medical centres in Chennai.
hi sir,
l am amir and I am unfit for GCC countries and on my chest have little scar I discussed with biggest Delhi hospital CMO and he told me I have nothing problem I have done 5 years in gulf countries that they did not make this problem but why now,
l pray he will die who make this rule insha Alllah.
Why they can make this kind of stupid rule i want to make harasment case on this gham ka chief medical officer the lot of people making bad pray for him some people say he will die some people say is a bad man some people say he is not human human god please help us we are very in big problem please help those all people as in this problem.
Allahu akbar allahu akbar allahu akbar allahu akbar allahu akbar allahu akbar asha dual la ilaha illallah asadullah allaha, asha deewana mahammad roseola allaha.
GAMCA medical and procedure think that they are either too intelligent or the superior to all medical center, but unfortunately they are the foolest one, I had gone for GAMCA medical and I have minor problem of conginital scoliosis which can hardly be recognised without x-ray, all my medical test was fit but when they had taken my chest x ray, they had notified my minor curve of spine near my shoulder and on this ground they had rejected me and declared me unfit for the official job whereas I had consulted several orthopaedic doctors here in India they said that I am normal person and can do all my day to day job and duties, and they also said me that nothing could be done with this congenital curve of spine which is called as scoliosis, GAMCA authority should check the degree of disability then should take any decision to make a person unfit, Arabian countries are going to wrong direction.
Sir, Any body Can tell me the Procedure to get the GAMCA slip ???
You go to gamca center with passport according to your state or country, location is given in net and tell him medical for which country you want than he give one slip in this slip medical center is mention than go to medical center and give money to this center price is depend upon country medical than that medical center take your blood,x ray etc and give report to you same day or another day if you are fit than you can go to country which you want
My Name Munna Verma before im working at muscat (OMAN) 4 years.
Now i got offer working at oman.
Sir my x-ray showing old healed. Im fit or Unfit for oman visa.
Before im working at oman 2007 to 2011. Now i got offer from Oman.
Sir my x-ray showing old healed. Im not suffering from TB in my life. X-ray report is sulpha group medecine (Bactrim ds) reaction. This healed 23 years old, im FIT or UNFIT for OMAN visa.
Sir i request to you pl sugesition me, im waiting your answer.
Thank you sir.
With regards
Dharmendra Kumar Verma.
YOU ARE FIT: Countries asking for GAMCA test are Mentally ILL, In Gamca some Unfit Diseases are absolete.
Before im working at oman 2007 to 2011, some family problem in 2011 so i back india. Now i got offer agen from oman.
Sir my x-ray showing old healed, im not sufering from any critical deases by biarth to till date. X-ray report is medicine reaction (Bactrim ds 'sulpha group'). This report for oman visa FIT OR UNFIT pl reply me. Sir in
I also experience the same thing, I have past history of PTB somewhere in 1992 and got my medication for 6 months. When I apply to one agency somewhere in Ermita, Manila. I was selected by the employer supposed to be bound for Qatar, but when my agency told me to do the medical in St. Peter Paul and Mary medical clinic, The result was UNFIT TO WORK becoz of lung scar and pleural thickening, I was very disappointed. After 1 yr I tried again to apply to another agency and I was selected again by the employer, so when the agency again told me to have my medical, I talk to the secretary in the agency and I told her that I have a pending case in GAMCA and show her the past result of my medical, then the secretary call to the doctor in the medical clinic who will conduct my medical, then praise the lord I got FIT TO WORK in my medical report, And when I reach K.S.A. I have to do again my medical for IQAMA, I was clear………….. So my advise to fellow applicant, If you have this problem like mine, try to talk to the manager or to the person who will give the referral for medical and tell your situation. And hopefully you'll get lucky too like me. So long and God Bless us all…
sir anong agency nyo at yung bgong clinic. my dla rin kc aq n visa gling saudi kya lng unfit aq dhil s lung scar. thanks and godbless
This is complete BS. Stupid law. Im from srilanka and stuck here. I registered my business over there in UAE. Then i was asked to exit the country to process my visa. After that i got information that i have to provide medical certificate from Srilanka to issue my visa. Then i went to Ohlums Clinic &Labratories (Pvt)Ltd to get my medical done. They said that my liver function is high(119) which i know is high. I dont feel sick or anything, all i have to do some exercise to reduce it. What i don't understand is why is it a reason to not pass my medical. this is ridiculous, i have my running business closed in Dubai and here these idiots not passing my medical and im completely stuck. ****** this shit rule. Im losing money and time everyday. All they have to do is check if there any infectious disease. not any other shiit. I'm pissed as hell. ********GAMCA, remove this stupid tests, you can't have perfectly healthy people in a country. This GAMCA shiit is there just to make money. Im fed up of this.
hey just obtain a new passport and go to kurunegala gamca cntrs
If gamca medical center declare me as unfit than how much time for another gamca slip
I approached GAMCA approved solus health care himayath nagar Hyderabad on 27 april 2014 there is prblem in x-ray machine for most of the candidate it was giving wrong report and they found there is problem with instrument on 29 april.
I am not getting any clarity what is happening with GAMCA
I request GAMCA authority team please take an action against such fake health centres as i feel here just they are making fool collecting huge amount from candidates and putting on hold without any specific reason
Amid such complaints, Gamca president Dr. Rodolfo Punzalan decided to publish the list of diseases that make OFWs, by their standards, unfit to work in GCC countries.
These include:
Infectious category
• HIV/AIDS reactive
• Hepatitis B surface antifgen, HCV reactive
• Microfilaria positive and malaria blood film positive, known leprosy patients
• Tuberculosis – any type, X-ray showing active PTB, past evidence of PTB or healed • Pulmonary scar, including minimum fibrosis, calcification (granuloma) pleural thickening, pleural effusion, tuberculosis lymphadenitis
• VDRL/TPHA reactive
Non-infectious category
• Chronic renal failure
• Chronic hepatitis failure
• Congestive heart failure
• Hypertension
• Diabetes mellitus
• Known case of cancer
• Psychiatric disease and neurological disorders
• Physical disabilities, i.e. color blindness, deafness
Above mentioned are the disease under which a person can be declared unfit to work in gulf, I had internal congenital deformity of dorsal lumbar spine which can hardly detected without any chest cray, my all report in gamca was OK only they had rejected me because of the little curve in my spinal chord, please do something to GAMCA let them explain and somebody teach them about medical fitness and unfitness.
I think its high time we stop migrating to shitty countries Like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, where human rights are simply exploited. Just cant imagine why people want to put themselves in trouble trying to make a little more money
I got yellow paper for family visa in Saudi .
When she went to GAMCA , She has been said she is TPHA reactive, has been asked to come after 15 days.
Please suggest me.
Whether she is been declared UNFIT or it's just a matter of treatment.
Is there any other alternative for housewife
Regards ,
everyone tell me if should undergo for phase 1 medical for GAMCA knowing that i have the history of PTB but i am healed just a lungscars.We know that they not letting ofw to be fit even we dont have any deceased and not harmful to anyone.should i tke medical so that i cant let my money spend it fot not cost becaused its useless anyway! pls reply.
why they unfit the person with lung scar even its cured since a long time ago hope u will help us many of us hoping to workabroad to give a better future to our family but now we stuck to this stupid medical law (GAMCA)
Dear sir..
I was selected for company from qatar they asked me to get medical test done from Gamca … due to small mark in lung found in x-ray they did not clear my medical.. and clearly said this is not at all harmfull to you or others but as per gamca conditions we cannot declare you as fit. It is very disoppointing… due to this my visa is pending from company
Please suggest if any alternnative options
Allah hafiz
We also face the same problem. Is your problem resolved? how did you resolve it? Please guide us.
I have done GAMCA test from mumbai based bahrainwalla clinic.
But after all the test he is not giving certificate for fit, neither unfit.he says u have cold.But hen i tested from other private doctor.I am medically fit .with no symptoms..It has created a problem now.
I have gone thrice for the retest but still the same issue .of cold. though i don't have.
this doctor is either cheating or don;t know why he is behaving such way.
need to do medical test.ASAP..how do i complain.and where.I am in deep trouble.please help
To be frank is there any alternate to do medical test again from other doctor, as i have asked GAMCA they told you can do after 2 months time.
I can't wait such long.please suggest and reply.
what the fuck gamca made the rules, are they no aware of science
first of all the gamca should learn the medical science that which disease is harmful.x ray calcification is not a disease.
does slight disability due to polio for a teaching job in Saudi Arabia makes a person unfit medically
Assalmunalikum all the depertment of gamca and their allies who working in these organization.i have nothing to say more.as possible the common diseases exemption and help the especially poor people.who depend and run their family by Arabian countries .
Dear Sir…
In Past 2004 due to some injury my left hand side 5th rib was completely taken out of my body…
At present I completed my Graduation & Ongoing to move to Gulf ..But some of the people was saying that you will be rejected on the process of Medical (G.C.C) Can Any One Suggest me Any Suggestions ….How To Proceed For Medical
I have been staying in Gulf for the last 19 years. I recently came from Bahrain and I did my medical to go to Qatar. It said Unfit. I have Emirates ID Valid till 2015 October and Bahrain ID Valid till 2018 and been working in Gulf for 19 years and still the Doctor says I am Unfit.
Friends i dont have any problem with my health never got any problem regarding my chest,now i got UN-FIT due dot in chest .Hence i desided to pay more money to GAMCA medical centre to give me FIT.
As they said you have scar or dot in your chest you cant go,till when should i wait as already resign my job here.Althoug they are ready to give FIT if i am paying them more money.
Rest lets see what will happen in Saudi Arabia………Hope Allah will help there.
Yes I strongly support to abolish GAMCA MEDICAL POLICY,Pulmonary fibrosis and thickening is not a disease,I hope they will revise their policy,many of us are suffering because of it,
Please add one more point in GCC norms. Kindly educate how to read the x ray film for gamca approval doctors. Please update their knowledge. Please don't play with the poor people. They are expecting money only. Huma centre nandanam unfit me without any reason. They have collected rs.6500 but receipt for rs4250. Stafg are treating us like illiterate. fraud group money minded.
why they are doing this and what is our government doing they don't have eye to read the feed back to the sufferer so why they made this column and who are the responsible of all these fraud what they do if no one is here to prevent these type of scam then no need to this drama where is the soul of Indian doctors …really shocking the feedback and yet no recovery and no response it is so Shem full thing …in India we give lots of respect to the doctors please just once don't do work for money work for your soul your humanity …..really very much disappointment …but you know I am sure nothing would change as usual so keep it up do as you doing ,,,,make money,,play with poor's,,and please also commit them that you are not that I'll come again for next medical ,so that you make earn more money ,,always have the blood poor people who have lots of dreamz to do something for their family but you don't worry you gyus make your money keep it up well done ,,,,,,the great India and great doctors jai hind
all i want to ask is the medical centre's approved by gamca.r they solely operated by gcc countries or does our govt have any knot of control over them..i mean..i under went medical examination in a gamca center located in trivandrum..and was fit in every regulations regarding blood and urine..my chest xray showed a slight curve in my chest alignment..which was inborn..from the time of birth..they prescribed some medicine for a week..for this issue and retook xray(continous are harfmful) next week..and again sealed unfit..i discussed the matter with my sponser in oman..and he said that the chest alignmet was never a criteria in oman all they are strict are for the fact with blood and urine tb and aids…when asked about this to medical centre they were like if u know better do it on your own way..or bribe someone in the central ministry if you know..and when i added that my sponsor is ready with the visa in about 15 days or so..they said that it wasnt their problem..and to let go the idea of job in gcc..even the failure was not that painful as their attitude..born with a curved alignment and it cant b straigtened..but it would never inetrfere my job as the nature of my job has nothing to do with physical labour..and my sponsor is willing..but negativity for curved alignment..though i care for the result i want to state a complaint against this centre for being so adament and hurting and lack of consideration….is there any gamca ombudsman..in the country..and if any one can inform me about whether chest alignment a criteria of objection..i m doing my part of searching..and if anybody can help….
Dear Friends ,
I had medical test in mumbai … that was unfit , the medical center person said that your X ray problem you have fibrosis .. and request him i dont have any problem since my childhood already i went to saudi i have worked three years there i explained him and then they taken second X ray result is same … i went to second opinion from previte MD doctor X ray Ok and very clear no fibrosis .. and his given fit certificate i shown gamca clinic people they are not accept … and then went consumer court against the fake report they are cross checked all report and they declared that was fake report immediately sent notice to clinc and then they approached me and asked withdrew case we will give fit report … so i am requesting to people who are facing problems from gamca please approached the courts then indian govt will notice this kind of activities and then seage the fake medical centres , it is big crime to give the fake reports … Indians honer will collapse in front of other countries like GCC … many gulf countries they dont know about fake reports what they will thin all indian are having medical problem which mean indian govt will not provide health secure to their own people … international ill health ratio will be high rate … bcz of this fake reports …
i am requesting to gamca please review the medical guide lines … scars cant be harm to ppl
GAMCA medical centers in india play with people in X Ray(common people don't know nothing about X ray .So X Ray shall not be done here and shall be done in GCC destination country only
GAMCA is the most foolish system in the whole universe. GAMCA authority believes that GAMCA medical centers use high-tech machines so result will be perfect.But reporting is not done by machinery,GAMCA medical centers in India are big traps & very hard to escape from.Also it is much difficult for getting FIT report (even if one is fit) than passing any interview
I'm going to make facebook group for Indian GAMCA victims ( people who are Medically FIT & made UNFIT by GAMCA in India). plz corporate
Govt.of India & IMA must take actions to stop GAMCA in India
Friends, does anyone know whether GAMCA has a service or an e-mail to raise complains against the unfair activities taken place in GAMCA? The situation in Sri Lanka is no better than anywhere in the world. Some of the basic equipment used by them such as the Pressure Gauge are outdated. Some of the medical centres such as Ohlum in Borella (Sri Lanka) have X-ray rooms where there is no curtain, and have windows that are open to outside. Women have to undress themselves in this room. Why isn't there any governing body to monitor GAMCA activities and their standards I wonder. They do not publish the guidelines under which a person shall be considered medically unfit to work in the UAE. They completely exploit the money of poor people, and grossly violate the human rights of any person to work, which goes against universally accepted health norms, international conventions etc. Colleagues in other countries, tell me whether they get a signature from you on an open declaration saying that they are not responsible for anything happens for your employment due to a fault in their medical report? In Sri Lanka they get that declaration. The process is not negotiable. Poor people cannot argue with them because they are the sole authority. GAMCA go to hell.
I had an oppertunity to Oman and for that I had one medical test in Chennai with Gulshan Clinic, he told me that, you have some chest problem. So he referred me to Liberty scans, where I take scanning and found that "no abnormality" the report I given to the clinic and in the Evening his report come us medically unfit due to fibrosis. Immediately I take one C.T. Scan in Govt. Medical college, Chennai and report come us every this is normal. Again I taken one X-ray from Liberty scans and found that no abnormality. I worked in Saudi Arabia every where I am fit. Why the GAMCA is doing this way. The peoples are losing their oppertunities due to this agency.
GAMCA Clinics making unfit with X-ray. They refered for C.T.Scan and showing no abnormality. Eventhough report is Fibrosis. If Fibrosis is there, it must be come in the C.T..Scan. GAMCA is making every body fool. I.M.A. should take action against the doctors who were working against medical ethics
my son was appeaed for medical check up one GAMCA centre in pakistan. On the date of result, they advised him to come after 10 days as there is some signs of HCV in his blood. He carried out check up from out side some 4 laboratories but his result are negative. At last the Doctor advised him to carryout check from Shoukat Khanum Hospital Lahore . The result he received negative, so the Doctors advised him that when his blood results are negative how they prescribe any medicines for him. But the GEMCA Centre refused to review his report and told him to come after 06 months. It is injustice who will consider our appeal against this controversy of GAMCA
my son was appeared for medical check up one GAMCA centre in pakistan. On the date of result, they advised him to come after 10 days as there is some signs of HCV in his blood. He carried out check up from out side some 4 laboratories but his result are negative. At last the Doctor advised him to carryout check from Shoukat Khanum Hospital Lahore . The result he received negative, so the Doctors advised him that when his blood results are negative how they prescribe any medicines for him. But the GEMCA Centre refused to review his report and told him to come after 06 months. It is injustice who will consider our appeal against this controversy of GAMCA
I have had a broken tibia and fibulla in May when i was in oman and underwent surgery with plate ,screw in tibia and pin in the fibulla in uae.i feel my leg to be stiff still with little pain now I have been selected to work as planning engineer in an organisation in Qatar. Can I clear GAMCA Medical examination.
i did medical in gamca hyd mesco and it shows me unfit due to x-ray problem having calcification on lungs.
when i show to other doctor he told me that it is not a disease and u r fit.
when should i do my next medical.is it possible to after 2 or 3 months.
please somebody help me this issue
I also had a same problem in August but these bull shit people at GAMCA are not able to understand this.My doctor also says its just calcification and it is not a disease.Allah………….give them some knowledge about all these things.
GCC approved medical examiners (GAMCA) in Mumbai are running big scam.
No measles vaccine is given, No urine & Stool sample was collected, No ECG was been done but they have shown everything was done on medical certificate.
I have experienced it twice don't wanna name any specific doctors as I am sure there will be a big chain of this false practitioners.
I appeal there should be some routine check/search/visit by concerned authorities on this doctors.
We treat them as GOD's and they are worse than evils now…
Shame on them…
GAMCA is just a Monopoly of Dumb Arab Nations to make money out of migrant workers who work for their country.
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Headline News Brand New Bob The Builder TV Series To Premiere On CBeebies
'Bob the Builder'(tm), the beloved children's television character, returns to TV screens next Monday, 12 April from 8.40am on CBeebies.
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Ahead of the upcoming MIPTV market, CJ Entertainment Inc. & ToonBox Entertainment have secured deals with international broadcasters to air RedRover Co. & ToonBox's animated comedy series BOLTS AND BLIP.
Louis Leterrier has directed 'Clash of the Titans,' a remake of the 80's classic featuring the war between man and the gods.
The best of everything our industry has to offer, and then some, comes together every May at this powerhouse event in Stuttgart.
The best of everything our industry has to offer, and then some, comes together every May at this powerhouse event in Stuttgart.
Even though TRON LEGACY's release still nine months away, Walt Disney Pictures has set writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz onto a sequel, according to HEAT VISION.
Kevin Dunn and Julie White, who have played Ron and Judy Witwicky, respectively, in the TRANSFORMERS franchise, have signed on to the third installment, reports VARIETY.
In an effort to inspire and equip students to create film projects that exceed their goals, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, sponsored the Visual Effects Society (VES) Second annual award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project".
The good news is that THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY is finally available on Blu-ray today (4/6/10) from Warner Home Video/New Line, showing off Weta Digital's Oscar-winning VFX along with all of the other brilliant technical attributes (http://www.awn.com/articles/digital-truth-about-ithe-lord-ringsi-trilogy).
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Juan Jose Campanella, who just took home the Best Foreign Language Oscar for THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, is set to helm Argentina's first 3-D animated feature, FOOSBALL, reports VARIETY.
No, this is not an April Fool's joke, VARIETY reports that Lucasfilm Animation is working on a STAR WARS animated comedy series.
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1 A wicked person flees when no one is chasing him, but righteous people are as bold as lions. | 1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. |
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Actress Leah Remini has thanked her fans and the media after her very public break from the Church of Scientology.
"I wish to share my sincere and heartfelt appreciation for the overwhelming positive response I have received from the media, my colleagues and fans from around the world," she said in a statement issued Thursday by her talent agency, APA. "I am truly grateful and thankful for all your support."
Remini, 43, has been a longtime member of the church and friends with some of its high-profile members, including Tom Cruise. In 2006, Remini was one of the first people to speak publicly about Cruise's then-newborn daughter, Suri, with his then-wife Katie Holmes.
"Tom and Kate … want to have a life and raise their baby," Remini told Us Weekly magazine at the time. "They're normal parents."
Remini, who co-hosted "The Talk" for one season and starred on the sitcom "The King of Queens" for nearly nine years, is not the first celebrity to break from the Church of Scientology, – "Crash" director Paul Haggis left the church in 2009 – but her split is seen as a bold move.
"She is one of the most high-profile celebrities to break with the church," said Matthew Belloni, executive editor of The Hollywood Reporter. "Often these things are handled very quietly but this seems to be a very clear break."
Remini's statement did not include a reason for her departure.
The Church of Scientology declined to comment about Remini to ABC News, saying in a statement, "The church respects the privacy of parishioners and has no further comment."
In addition to celebrities like Remini and Haggis, the church has also seen prominent executives from within its own leadership leave in recent years. At least one of the executives has accused the head of the church, David Miscavige, of being controlling and abusive.
Debbie Cook, who was a high-ranking official at the church's Florida headquarters for 17 years before leaving her post in 2007, testified in court that she witnessed Miscavige punching other executives. She also says Miscavige ordered his secretary to hit her.
"Because, you know, he was displeased about how I was answering a question," Cook told ABC News' Dan Harris last year.
The church denies claims that Miscavige punched or slapped anyone and calls Cook a "defrocked apostate who is defaming the church."
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March Madness - Kansas vs Kentucky Recap - Kentucky Wins 67-59
Kentucky got 22 points from Doron Lamb en route to a 67-59 victory over Kansas on Monday at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Kentucky won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 6-point spread as favorites.
Marquis Teague had 14 points for Kentucky and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist chipped in with 11 points. Anthony Davis had 5 assists for them, while Anthony Davis was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 16 boards.
Kansas got a 19-point performance from Tyshawn Taylor, who was supported by 18 points from Thomas Robinson. Tyshawn Taylor had 3 assists in a losing cause for Kansas, while Thomas Robinson grabbed 17 rebounds.
Kentucky led at halftime, 41-27.
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On Monday morning, the Washington Capitals published an article re-promoting the Winter Classic press conference they will host at Nats Park Tuesday at noon. The Capitals will reveal their new Winter Classic jerseys while commissioner Gary Bettman, NHLPA leader Don Fehr, and Caps owner Ted Leonsis speak to the media.
In the article, the Caps embed no photos, but when I looked on Facebook I noticed the team uploaded a simplified 2015 Winter Classic logo image to go along with the article.
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Comment on this storyWe're not quite sure whether the floor of Rolls Royce's assembly line in Goodwood, UK, is clean enough to eat off but we do now know that the area is clean enough for the well-heeled to eat in.
For the first time ever, Rolls Royce recently invited more than 100 of its discerning customers to dine on its assembly line, for which it claims to have transformed its assembly hall into "an exquisite dining room."
These distinguished guests arrived at the plant in chauffeured Rolls Royce Phantoms or by helicopter and were taken on a red carpet stroll through the production area, where every Rolls Royce in the world is hand-assembled.
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A newcomer's guide to the hottest gene-editing tool on the block
A newcomer's guide to the hottest gene-editing tool on the block
For the first time, researchers quantify the mechanical forces cells exert on one another.
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20 They were up early in the morning, ready to march into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were leaving, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, "Listen Judah and Jerusalem! Listen to what I have to say! Believe firmly in God, your God, and your lives will be firm! Believe in your prophets and you'll come out on top!" | 20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful." |
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Lufkin, TX — A Moffett man accused of beating his brother to death with a baseball bat in April pleaded not guilty to the charge in a Wednesday morning arraignment hearing.
Defense attorney Al Charanza said his client, Gary Wayne Hodges, 52, is not guilty of the crime with which he's been charged — the murder of his 46-year-old brother, Kevin Hodges. Kevin Hodges was taken off life support in a Nacogdoches hospital four days after the incident, which Charanza said stemmed from a misunderstanding between the two men and Gary Hodges' wife.
"He did not murder his own brother," Charanza said Wednesday. "He did not do what he's been charged with."
After hearing evidence against Gary Hodges in late August, an Angelina County grand jury decided to formally charge him with first-degree murder. He has been out of jail on a $200,000 bond since the April 29 incident, according to county records.
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My friend Jen (www.jenscakes.com) and I made desserts for over 200 for a Christmas party. This was an exceptionally big hit. We used the large baking chips and raspberry filling available from cake supply. The large chips worked especially well because they had a better tendency to stay intact (rather than melt and disappear into bar). Double or quadruple recipe and bake in larger pan for bigger batch. We used jelly roll pans with 1" sides. Highly recommended! Adapted from a Pillsbury Bake-Off recipe.
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Serves: 16
9x9 pan
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- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups white chocolate chips (vanilla milk chips)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam or 1/2 cup raspberry spreadable fruit
- 1/4-1/2 cup sliced almonds
- additional white chocolate chips, to melt for dipping (optional)
- 1Heat oven to 325°F.
- 2Grease and flour 9-inch square pan. Cover bottom with parchment paper.
- 3Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat.
- 4Add 1 cup of the white chocolate chips. Let stand--do not stir (you don't want chips to melt completely).
- 5In large bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at high speed until lemon-colored.
- 6Stir in white chocolate chip mixture.
- 7Add flour, salt and almond extract; mix at low speed until just combined.
- 8Spread half (about 1 cup) of batter in greased and floured pan.
- 9Bake at 325° for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
- 10Stir remaining 1 cup white chocolate chips into remaining half of batter; set aside.
- 11Melt spreadable fruit in small saucepan over low heat. Spread evenly over warm, partially baked crust. (It is important to warm fruit so it is thin enough to spread easily into thin, even layer).
- 12Gently spoon teaspoonfuls of remaining batter over fruit spread. Be careful--if you try to spread batter around too much you will stir up the fruit layer. (It is ok for some fruit to show through batter).
- 13Sprinkle with almonds.
- 14Return to oven and bake an additional 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- 15Cool completely. Carefully invert pan on cutting board. Remove parchment paper and trim off all edges with serrated knife.
- 16Cut into 1 x 2-inch rectangles.
- 17If desired, you can make them extra special by dipping in additional melted white chocolate chips.
- 18Pick up each bar with a toothpick inserted at a slight angle on top. (When toothpick is removed, hole is barely noticeable). Dip into white chocolate just until raspberry layer (halfway up) is covered with chocolate.
- 19Set on waxed paper to cool.
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Servings Per Recipe: 16
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- Calories 263.7
- Calories from Fat 125
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- Total Fat 13.9 g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat 8.0 g
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- Cholesterol 42.9 mg
- 14%
- Sodium 154.7 mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate 32.0 g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber 0.5 g
- 2%
- Sugars 23.7 g
- 95%
- Protein 3.2 g
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Whispering Pines Alpacas and Specialty Gifts
Call to schedule your visit and get directions, Nashville, IN, 47448
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About Whispering Pines Alpacas and Specialty Gifts
NEW ARRIVAL - The latest of our unplanned and unexpected babies arrived at 11am on Thursday, September 18. This cute male joins the three cute baby girls that were born between November 10, 2013 and May 2014. The babies and the rest of the herd would love to see you.
Must REDUCE THE SIZE of our HERD
Our animals are priced to sell. The prices do not reflect the quality of the animals. They clearly reflect our need to downsize. There's never been a better tiime to buy.
Please give us a call (812-988-7419) to arrange for a visit to our ranch and farm store. The alpacas love children. They do not spit the way their cousins, the llama do. feel So, load the family in the car and come for a fun time at the ranch
Whispering Pines is located just outside of Nashville off SR 46 east (about 10 minutes from the center of Nashville).
Calling at least 1 day in advance helps insure you can get your preferred time and date for your visit!
Cost of a farm visit is only $2.50 per person. Special pricing for Groups
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2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry." | 2 Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold." |
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0Apr 20, '09 by krltdyJust thought I would start a new thread about Galen. Anything and everything Galen can be posted here! Please feel free to share, or ask questions!
I am still waiting on my acceptance letter, and am going crazy! Hopefully, I will be starting July 27th. -
3Apr 20, '09 by christylouGood luck getting into Galen. I currently attend their LPN-DAY program. There's a couple of us on here from Galen, I believe BBFN is also a previous clinical instructor for them. I love it and am glad I made the leap into nursing school and will be graduating July 18 (I think) If you have any questions, I'll try to be of help!
0Apr 21, '09 by 1stLady2Great post Preemiemama!! You know I'm just as excited as you are!
Christylou: Congrats on getting ready to graduate. You will do it!!! Can you just give us a brief summary of what to expect? How is the schedule for days? Everyday? Hours? Do they have a bookstore or do you get your books on your own? There's so much I want to know, but if you could answer those questions and a brief summary from your perspective, I would greatly appreciate it. Just trying to stay sane -
0Apr 21, '09 by christylouYou're worried about sanity now? Just wait! If you attend Galen during the Day be prepared to have class or clinical 5 days a week. Most days you will stay the full time for class. Classes normally start at 8. Clinical start at 7, but I've had some start as early as 6. Galen does their books through a company called edmap. You'll get all your information through Galen on that. Be prepared to study! I don't think there's a lot of homework per se, but you need to study. Just because things aren't on a test doesn't mean you won't be tested on it on the NCLEX. I've been really lucky and have had a lot of great experiences here. Best thing I can tell you guys, and anyone starting any nursing program, you get what you put it in. Don't stand around at clinical sites talking to classmates, DO talk to your instructor or your charge nurses. You'll learn a lot more that way! Good Luck!
0Apr 27, '09 by 1stLady2Congrats on passing the test ! The acceptance letters are supposed to be mailed out the first two weeks of May for the July class. So, it may not be that long of a wait for you. I've been waiting since March!!! And Preemiemama has been waiting since the beginning of April. So you can imagine how we are feeling right about now. Good luck to you and keep us posted.
0Apr 27, '09 by AsAnatomyJust curious... what grants, loans, and ect are you using to fund Galen? I'm going to apply for the January 2010 quarter (because my baby is due in August). Im curious about the cost (I believe it's 15k for LPN and then $255/hr for RN, correct me if I'm wrong) and what financial measures students are having to take?! Also, Financial Aid will not meet with you until after you are accepted, right?


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Nov 24, 2013 9:08 AM
You can look at the front page of Townhall.com for an AP article called "Analysis: Dems reach breaking point on filibusters". I am going to take AP at their word. The essence is that executive appointments are filibustered so often now that too many positions are left unfilled. I assume the situtation will be the same when we have a republican president.