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Student Photography Exhibit Opens at Hamilton County Courthouse
Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger, Commissioner James A. Fields and ArtsBuild invite the public to an opening reception of a student photography exhibit, In Visible, on Thursday, April 11 at 5:00 p.m. on the first floor of the Hamilton County Courthouse on Georgia Avenue.
Led by Red Bank High School visual arts teacher Michel Belknap, In Visible features self-portraits of students who used their hands as a focus to describe what they believe in, what they stand for, and how they describe themselves. The result is a rare look into the life of real teens today.
Rodney Van Valkenburg, Director of Grants and Initiatives at ArtsBuild, said, "The Hamilton County Courthouse student exhibits have been a great way to recognize and celebrate our community's talented young artists. ArtsBuild is pleased to partner with the Hamilton County Mayor, the County Commission, and the Hamilton County Department of Education to make these exhibits possible."
The Hamilton County Courthouse student exhibition is a project of ArtsBuild and the opening reception is a spark event.
Photo: County Commissioner Gregory Beck with a Tyner High School student at a previous student exhibit opening reception.
Student Photography Exhibit Opens at Hamilton County Courthouse
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Everyone contributed on offense and defense. Everyone played every game. Everyone scored. Everyone plays. This is the essence of AYSO. What is Dr. Sontag's secret?
a resident of Portola Valley: other
on Dec 14, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Dr. Sontag is a great coach who inspires all players to do their best. He's positive, upbeat and encouraging. What more could anyone ask? Oh yes, he also makes playing FUN.
a resident of Portola Valley: other
on Dec 15, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Dr. Sontag is a great doctor too. He has really helped me with my back problems. What is his secret to being able to do so many things so well?
a resident of another community
on Dec 16, 2007 at 9:26 am
way to go coach!
nice job players and assistants!
keep on keeping on!
a resident of another community
on Dec 19, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Like Dr. Sontag, P.V. AYSO had a great coach about 17 years ago. Our coach, Dennis Reichardt, brought out the best in his players. Sadly, Dennis passed away this year. Everyone who played for Dennis, will always respect the way he taught the game.
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The Spicers-sponsored 36-hole event will be played over two days, with the first round at the Fitzroy Golf Club on Saturday, September 1, and the final round at New Plymouth on Sunday, September 2.
The tournament is limited to the first 96 entries and is also a trial for both the Taranaki men's and women's representative masters teams.
New Plymouth professional Craig Owen has made a flying start in Queensland, with two second-placed finishes in his first two events on the Australasian Seniors PGA Tour.
Owen (73-72, 145) claimed a share of second in the A$25,000 Fraser Coast Classic, played at the Hervey Bay Golf Club last weekend.
The 36-hole event was won by Mike Zilko (70-74, 144), of New South Wales, with Owen sharing second with four others. Stuart Reece (77-73, 150) was the next best Kiwi in 20th position, while fellow New Zealanders Peter Hayes (78-73, 151) and Martin Webber (76-75, 151) finished a further shot behind in a tie for 23rd.
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New Plymouth amateur Brad Hayward (69-73, 142) shot a two-under-par total to finish ninth, while clubmate Zach Lewis (78-79, 157) finished well off the pace in a tie for 60th.
The tournament was won by Justin Morris (66-69, 135), of Putaruru, with Cameron Jones (69-68, 137), of North Shore, second.
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It has been a tough year for Pua Magasiva's character Vinnie Kruse on Shortland Street.
He has been unlucky in love, taken his fitness training too far and had a vending machine fall on him.
Now another challenge is in store for Vinnie with the son he left six years ago coming back into his life.
"The year has been up and down for Vinnie," Magasiva says. "Vinnie is on a journey where I think they're setting him up to start learning to become more mature.
"He makes all these mistakes with Nicole and the training and him trying to chase his love and stuff like that but that's what happens in life and reality. You make mistakes but you've got to learn from them."
Magasiva says the return of Vinnie's past love Jemima (Leisha Ward Knox) with his seven-year-old son Michael (Duane Evans Jr) will definitely be daunting.
"He left when Michael was quite young," Magasiva says. "He left and was basically caught up in his own ****... So it's a big shock and a big responsibility for Vinnie as well.
"It would be scary for any dad in reality - you'd never seen them for six years, you'd just seen photos, you've talked to them on the phone, but then they're in front of you. What do you do? It's scary to me and I'm a dad."
Ward Knox's character Jemima has been busy in the past seven years. She has remarried, lives in Kenya but returns to Ferndale when Michael wants to get to know his real father.
"Michael gets the impression that Vinnie might come to Africa," Ward Knox says. "So she's doing some damage control in the beginning, but she would more than anything love to reunite her family.
"To have his actual father in Michael's life I think is quite important to her. It's always scary because, knowing Vinnie, you never know what he's going to do."
Ward Knox has also been busy in her time away from the drama, working in both TV and theatre and says she was surprised when she was asked to return to Shortland Street.
"I didn't think (Jemima would return) because she was quite quirky and, dare I say, slightly annoying," she says. "Mind you, they need someone to stir it all up again."
Jemima is married, but Ward Knox does not rule out the possibility that she still has feelings for Vinnie.
"It's a bit of a weird one," she says. "I haven't been married myself, or divorced, or had a child but I guess when someone is the father of your child there's always going to be quite a strong connection albeit a strained or strange one."
As a father himself, of three-year-old daughter Jasmine, Magasiva has tough words of advice for Vinnie who he thinks has some growing up to do.
"Man-up and take care of your responsibility because you chose to have a child and that is the way life is," he says. "It's to teach those people out there who ran away from their children that, you know what, you're weak. You're weak for running away from your responsibility, you're weak for running away from your kids...
"Vinnie is just making a stand for all those people who haven't been there as a father for their children.
There's always time to make up for the mistakes you've made in your life. You can never hide away from them because they will creep up and get you eventually."
When it comes to giving advice to their onscreen son Michael, played by 10-year-old Duane, the seasoned actors are not sure they are qualified. In fact, Duane might be teaching them a thing or two.
"He has taught me a lot of things about myself," says Magasiva. "How to be respectable, how to have fun, how to take my work seriously and have fun at the same time.
"It's nice to have someone there as a reminder because, honestly, he's like a mini-me."
Michael has also taught Ward Knox some practical skills.
"I couldn't work the TV," she says. "I sat down and I felt like such an idiot. Then Duane just came in and picked (the remote) up and (made it work)."
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The organization currently has 1003 members, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in 30 communities. In each community in which SWAPOL works, the mission is to provide support to improve the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS and people affected by HIV/AIDS in an effective and efficient manner. The main objectives are: Engage the rural communities to care and support people living with HIV/AIDS. Build capacity of people living with HIV/AIDS through training and resource mobilization. Advocacy and lobby for universal treatment for all living with HIV/AIDS in Swaziland, and respect of human rights, particularly women's rights. Provides training and education on HIV/AIDS, positive living, good nutrition, legal matters and treatment. Establish income generating projects which would include securing fields in the communities for plowing, backyard gardens, and traditional chicken farming and also training in various skills. Provide psychological/counseling support and services to individuals and bereaved families. Whilst SWAPOL works with all PLWHA, to date it has mostly been involve with women, orphans and child headed households since it is usually women who initiated the groups. Also women have suffered the most as victims of the HIV pandemic. In communities where SWAPOL works there are large numbers of widows of former workers of the public sector and private sector who have died of HIV related illnesses. As well also high increases of orphans whose parents have died and now are left alone. In many cases these orphan and vulnerable children have become targets of human rights abuses by some unscrupulous people within the communities. Activity 2: Community promotion and protection of widows rights Location of the project; All the 360 chiefdoms in the four region of Swaziland. Introduction HIV/AIDS is one of the major challenges to socio-economic development in most countries in the world today. The epidemic continues to spread relentlessly in most part of the world. In 2001 alone, about 5 million people became infected with HIV bringing the estimated total number of people living with HIV/AIDS world wide to 40 million. Sub-Saharan Africa with 10% of the world's population is most affected. About 70% ( 3.5 million) of all the new HIV infections in 2001 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. By the end of 2001, UNAIDS estimate that 28.5 million people were living in with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. At least 10% of those aged 15-49 years are infected in 12 African countries. Seven of these countries are all in Southern Africa. The hope that the epidemic may have reached its natural limit has not yet come true in most Southern Africa (UNAIDS. 2002). More than 50% of those infected are women and girls. HIV/AIDS is the major socio-economic development and health problem in Swaziland. Ever since the first HIV case was reported in 1986, the epidemic has continued to increase. In 1987 the first AIDS case was reported in the country. The government of Swaziland in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Swaziland National AIDS/STI's Program (SNAP), under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH&SW). Despite the efforts made by different organizations to respond to the epidemic, HIV prevalence among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics (ANC) continue to show increasing infection trends. The HIV prevalence in 2002 was 38.6%. Young women below the age of 30 years of age continue to be the majority of those infected with HIV. About 9 out of 10 (87%) of the infected respondents were young women under 30 years of age. HIV prevalence amongst the pregnant women aged 15-19 years has also been increasing. In 2002, this young age group had an HIV infection rate of 32.5% implying that 3 out of 10 pregnant women were infected with HIV (MOH&SW, Dec 2002 report). 1.2 Develop a problem statement The rising number of HIV infections among women and girls is directly related to violence against women and their unequal legal, economic, and social status. The African women who look after the sick and ailing are the most infected and affected. For example, in Swaziland is reported that 58% of those infected with HIV are women. The abuses of women's and girl's human rights impede their access to HIV/AIDS information and services, including testing and treatment. Property grabbing by the in-laws limit their access to productive resources hence render them vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and its impacts. Government around the world has done so little to combat the entrenched, chronic abuses of women's and girl's human rights that put them at risk of HIV infection. By failing to enact and effectively enforce laws on domestic violence, marital rape, women's equal property rights and sexual abuse of the girls and by tolerating customs and traditions that subordinate women, governments and communities are directly enabling HIV/AIDS to continue claiming the lives of women and girls. These abuses are perpetrated by families and tolerated by both government and the communities, these are among the most pervasive and dangerous abuses for women and girls and in the context of HIV/AIDS, they can be lethal. 1.2 Over all project Goal To catalyze advocacy debate at all levels of concern on the plight of women due to gender imbalance practices and stop property grabbing by in-laws from widow. 1.3 Project purpose The aims and purposes of the workshop will be to create awareness and trigger debates on human rights issues with entire stakeholders in the communities, to stop violation of women rights, have meaningful and respected involvement of HIV positive women in all levels of decision- making, and the creation of a positive environment to support and care for widows living with HIV/AIDS plus their families. 1.4 Project results Raised awareness and increased knowledge of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the Communities. Enabled the communities and individual women to access their rights and know where to seek for assistance and protection and securing their rights. Enabled communities and civil society's organization having an impact and participation on policy making and legislation. Production of appropriate human rights materials to educate, raise awareness and contribute toward building a human rights culture. Produced synthesis briefing which highlights key issues and recommendation related to needed policy changes at national and operational levels 1.5 Project activities Hold meetings between civil society groups working with HIV/AIDS to increase collaboration and information sharing between them in the Southern Africa region. Hold workshop involving local government, grass root level organizations representing different women's groups on issues to raise awareness on HIV positive women and sexual reproduction health needs to policy makers. Conduct workshops with grass root organization to enable sharing of research and documentation of experiences of HIV positive women. The result of grass roots experiences published and disseminated to raise awareness of local government policy makers in health, education, Judiciary and other relevant sectors informing them of specific HIV/AIDS issues and issues of access to care, support and treatment of HIV positive women. Hold meetings with parliamentarians, local authorities and policy makers in Health, Education and other sectors raising awareness about local and specific HIV/AIDS issues affecting women, to enable them feed into government health, education and other sectors plan. 1.6 Risk & assumptions The risk is the long age- old traditional and custom practices of women role of subordination status in social, economic, legal and property inheritance rights could hinder project aims being achieved. The assumption is that knowledge will create power in the beneficiaries to demand for their rights and contribute toward policy formulation favorable to them. There will be political will needed on the part of government at all levels. And that grants will be available to carry out the project activities. Activity 3 Community Mobilization for Local Leaders on HIV/AIDS There is lack of adequate knowledge of HIV/AIDS to the above mentioned communities as a result PLWHAs and children living with HIV/AIDS are subjected to stigma and discrimination. Children are not well accepted in schools and in the community due to their status. High rate of new infections are at an alarming increase in the rural communities. Community leaders make the most important responses to the impacts of HIV/AIDS. Not only are they on the front line of the impacts of HIV/AIDS they are regarded as the front line of response to the health and welfare problem caused by the epidemic. Community leaders are not only concerned about the impacts of HIV/AIDS, but also are expected to take leadership, demonstrate ownership and devise ways of sustaining the activities initiated by PLWHAs. They are the key stakeholders. Through community mobilization, the local leaders will be able to realise their roles and responsibilities in supporting HIV/AIDS interventions and PLWHAs in their respective communities. This program will be implemented to ten new communities namely; Kandzangu , Ngcina, Kashali, Sihhoye, Enjakeni, Mafutseni, Madlangempisi, Nyakatfo, Ntabunezimpisi, Buhleni and Timphisini Objectives To reduce Stigma and Discrimination at community level To create awareness of HIV/AIDS To create an conducive environment for children and parents living with HIV/AIDS Activities: To conduct 3 days workshop for community leaders at community level To conduct campaigns on HIV/AIDS awareness at community level Activity 4 Training Community Counselors Swaziland is among the most HIV/AIDS affected countries in the world. It is estimated tha infected with HIV (UNAIDS, 2004) AIDS is isn't just a disease in the country but is a pol HIV/AIDS epidemic is mostly affecting the rural communities where health services are not av infected families are poor and are unable to access Health services at hospitals. Problem Statement Access to health services by rural communities is very difficult. PLWHAS need to travel fo services at hospitals. This is a huge barrier that prevents PLWHAS access treatment. A contributing factor/barrier. PLWHAS are not working so they hardly have any income. It is Children caring for their parents at home also need the counseling service because they expe they are providing. Proposal Aim This proposal aims at providing quality health services which will include, voluntary counselin and HIV/AIDS, counseling children (OVC) and assisting PLWHAS who are on treatment at comm How the organization will address the identified barriers. SWAPOL will train 20 community TOT counselors who will be sourced from the new 4 commu Nkambeni and Nyakatfo and empower them on counseling services and ART Treatment literacy 15 days and after the training they will be attached to 4 VCT centres for practice, Mkhuz Hospice at home. After the attachments they are expected to return back to their comm program. This activity will be linked with the new program, mobile clinic which will be funded mobile clinic will facilitate the treatment of opportunistic infection, the access to ARVs the testing and to the refilling of the ARVs. The Health Practitioners in charge for the Mobile clini counselors at the community level. Service delivery program by the community TOT counselors at community level The average number of homesteads per chiefdom is 700 therefore 3 community TOT coun community. The 3 community TOT counselors will be required to reach at least 45 homestead service at community level, they are expected to identify gaps and performances Roles and Responsibilities for the community TOT counselors Provision of counseling services at community level for infected, affected, not in Vulnerable Children Identification of people (community members) who needs testing service and contact T the community Identification of PLWHAs and children living with HIV/AIDS who are on treatment and and compliance Identification of pregnant women and encourage them to undergo PMTCT program Identification and training of potential community members to assist the TOT in cove chiefdom since the homesteads are so many they cannot be fully covered by the 3 comm Recruitment of PLWHAs to the support groups Refilling of the drugs on behalf of PLWHAs who are not able to access the VCT Centres new program mobile clinic which will be funded by Stephen Lewis Foundation Working closely with care givers at the NCPs to assist in the identification of children liv progress Work with care givers to assist in the identification of children who are on treatme adhering to treatment and to know which type of drugs they are using for monitorin effects Educate the communities on treatment literacy Write reports Attend quarterly meetings The other group will work with the VCT centres for the efficient and effective service. Roles and Responsibilities for the community TOT counselors at VCT level Provision of counseling services to all clients at the centres Educate the clients on ART treatment Educate the clients on the importance of being in a support group Responsible for establishing support groups where there is none and refer the clients t at the community level Monitor the refilling and adherence of clients who are on treatment Write reports Attend quarterly meetings Objectives To provide quality counseling and health services at community level To create enabling environment and support system for people living with HIV/AIDS and Activities Conduct 15 days training for community counselors on counseling skills. Conducting and monitor counselors who are on attachment. Outcomes Provision of counseling to all affected and infected children and OVC on HIV/AIDS Facilitate counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS Community members fully supporting HIV/AIDS interventions Good working relationship between support groups and VCT centres Reduction of Stigma and Discrimination Reduction of myths and misconception on ART treatment Activity 5 Refresher Course for Trained community counsellors 60 Community counsellors were trained in 2005 from 20 communities, namely, Mambatfweni, Sibovu, Ntfungula, Bhahwini, Nsangwini, Mgomfelweni, Nciniseleni, Mpolonjeni, Ekuthuleni, Qomintaba, Kasiko, Somntongo, Mbangisweni, Madulini, Mahlalini, Kasiko, Siphofaneni, Mbhoke, Mafutseni and Mvembili However, gaps were identified. The counsellors were not fully empowered on treatment. This includes training the clients on the importance on adherence. It has been noted that in some cases if one in the family is taking the ART treatment the other partner will not go to hospital instead they will share the tablets with the spouse, this has caused a lot of clients to default. Also the issue of referrals, the counsellors need to be oriented on how to do referrals working closely with the nearest hospital or clinic at the community level. Therefore it is with this regard that the organization is proposing the refresher to include the identified components which were not covered elsewhere as they are crucial in the content of HIV/AIDS. Objectives To provide quality heath and counselling services at community level To bring on board all relevant key Personnel working in the rural community for the sustainability of the program Activity 6 Strengthening ART Treatment Problem Statement Most of PLWHAS that are on treatment are failing to comply to treatment due to misconception and myths surrounding the drugs. The issue of transport expense is a major barrier (financial constraints) to PLWHAS. This has prevented them from refilling their tablets. In addition, these people are weak, they are unable to travel for a long distance. Also, the issue of disclosure; women in the country are minors and are fully controlled by their husbands, therefore before they can disclose their status, they need permission from their husbands to access hospitals and also they need to request bus fare (transport costs) from their husbands. This means that if the husbands are not willing to support the women, they will be forced to stay at home suffering the last critical effects of the illness. There is a need for the health practitioners to provide treatment for side effects from the drugs. At present PLWHAS who are on treatment are faced with a challenge of coping with the side effects developed through the ARV medication. Some of their stomachs become big and others feet are swollen which makes it difficult for them to walk. These issues also, need undivided attention to prolong their lives. Aim of the program This program is aimed at addressing the above stipulated challenges through training of trainers (TOT) who will be required to educate the members from the support groups on the realities of treatment. At present, 35 support groups have been identified and registered with the organization from 35 communities when conducting the trainings. Three members from each group will be drawn and trained on treatment literacy and after the training, they are expected to return to their respective support groups at the community level and train the infected and affected families of PLWHAS and the entire community on treatment literacy. Also the trainers (TOT) will link up with the VCT centres in sensitizing PLWHAS on treatment literacy prior to avoid confusion on the stages that need to be followed before taking the ART treatment. Total number of the trainers (TOT) will be 103. Output of the training: trainees will be expected to come up with an action plan that will be a guide in implementing this program which will be monitored by the Project Officer in line with the time frame and targets indicated in the plan. This activity will also be linked with the mobile clinic program. Goal To improve treatment knowledge on ART to all the 35 support groups. Immediate objectives To provide treatment literacy to support groups at community level. To reduce stigma and discrimination at community level. Activities 1. Training of 105 trainers from the support groups. 2. Development of action plan by the trainees (TOT) Outcomes 1. Increasing number of all eligible PLWHAs complying and adhering to ART treatment 2. Reduction of stigma and discrimination that still prevails in the communities on HIV/AIDS issues. 3. Trainers (TOT) having adequate, broad and deep ART literacy so they are able to educate their members and PLWHAS in the VCT centres. 4. Trainers fully empowered on ART treatment Activity 7 Child Development 1. Parents/Guardians are dying due to HIV/AIDS pandemic, leaving behind young children who will be responsible for heading the homestead. The children are left without being capacitated on basic information that is required for their growth. Since the children were dependent on their parents, they lack knowledge on parenting skills, early child development, abuse and sexual and reproductive health. The children also need life and livelihood skills to be able to meet their daily needs. Objectives To enhance the ability of young children to respond to HIV/AIDS impact. To empower children heading families in early development and growth To equip the children with livelihood projects To enable the children to understand the challenges they are exposed to and to face the stigma and discrimination at community level. Activity Conduct training workshops on home management, parenting skills, writing a memory book and sensitising participants on sexual abuse Expected outcome: Children having knowledge on HIV/AIDS, abuse and children's rights and growth Establishment of economic empowerment projects using local resources at household level (e.g. selling fruits like avocados, bananas) Children heading families having life skills to teach their siblings Children will be peer educators at communities transferring the messages taught in the training to other children Children reporting abuse cases to relevant institutions The expected results: 1. Children with skills on home management and parenting skills. 2. Increase of reporting and eventual litigation of sexual violence/abusers. 3. Orphans will change their lifestyles 4. The children will be able to write and understand memory books with the help of their extended family members or community counsellor Target: 100 children heading families and their siblings Duration: 3 days Participants will be divided into 3 groups, therefore facilitators will facilitate for 10 days Activity 8 Development of Memory book Memory works are basically tools developed under psychosocial support initiatives in the organization to help traumatized children to deal with their trauma through the process of disclosure and social connectedness. The organization has been motivated to embark on this program after observing that the number of vulnerable members of society, children have either lost one or both parents. Orphan children are often faced with countless problems which border on reduced social support systems. The vulnerability of those children begins long before their parents' death. This is fueled by parents' secrecy about their illness for fear of alarming their children and desire to prevent stigma and discrimination. The organization will train parents and children to develop memory books that outline elements that give surviving children a strong sense of identity on which they will fall back on. The information will contain personal history, family background and traditions. Items their parents loves, like a hat, dress, jersey and photos of the family if they have any. Beneficiaries of the memory book work attest to benefits that they have drawn from this programme. Objectives To encourage children to develop memory book with their parents To work as a reference for children to be at an advantage when claiming parent's properties in cases where local leaders grab the properties left by parents Activities Training of orphans and vulnerable children on the development and understanding of memory book. Ages range from 8-16 yrs. Target 100 Orphans and vulnerable Children Output 1. Children requesting assistant from their parents in the development of memory books 2. Having broader knowledge and understanding of memory book 3. Children having memory book Proposed Memory Book is outlined as follows A small booklet will be developed that will be user friendly for everybody who will need it. There will be different pages in the booklet that will cover the following: Page 1, The author of the memory book. And the signature together with the picture if ever the person has one. Page 2, the story of the family and other important facts about the family. Page 3 will cover your birth, your growing , what things you like your friends, your school days if ever who attended school, your favourites memories, dislike and likes, hopes for the future, people who are special to you, your health. Page 4 will be information about your mother and father, where you grew up, education, working life, thoughts on life and things you believe in, important friends in your life. Who are the relatives of your father and mother? What your parents believe in and what they don't like. What are special memories of your parents, special events at home? The last page will cover the number fields you have and assets that are of importance. Activity 9 Training parents of children living with HIV/AIDS on memory book development Objective To be supportive to the children in the development of memory book Target 100 parents of children living with HIV/AIDS Output Guardians and Parents of children taking the initiative of developing memory books Promotion of the memory book concept at community level Activity 10 Engagement of men's involvement in the fight against HIV/AIDS Problem statement A number of good interventions have been initiated in the rural community in response to HIV/AIDS epidemic. All these efforts are not fully supported by the heads of the families. HIV/AIDS has been declared a National Disaster by the local authorities and International agencies with the hope that everybody will be on board in the prevention of HIV infection. It has been noted with great concern that men disassociate themselves from HIV/AIDS issues. This is not a good move since HIV/AIDS is not gender biased. Empowering women and children only will not mitigate the HIV prevalence and all parties needs to be on board in responding to this crisis. In the country, the culture and custom is actually in favor of men. Women cannot do anything without the concern of the husband/spouse. SWAPOL currently is having 1250 members PLWHAS, from the total membership only 20 members are men. This indicates the curiosity of the issue that needs to be attended to. How the Organization will address the problem Since this project is targeting leaders of the families (Kings) in order to gain support, a holistic approach is essential. Before conducting workshops, the organization will conduct campaigns in sensitizing men on their major roles and responsibilities in the fight against HIV/AIDS. All campaigns will be conducted at community level targeting partners/husbands of women living with HIV/AIDS in the support groups and the entire community at large. Objectives To engage men in discussions about HIV/AIDS issues through community campaigns. Target 40 men Activities 1. Conducting awareness campaigns at community level on the importance of men involvement in the fight against HIV/AIDS. 2. Training men on basic facts of HIV/AIDS and treatment. Outcomes Men fully support HIV/AIDS interventions Men changing their attitude towards HIV/AIDS issues Men supporting and utilizing HIV/AIDS prevention measures.


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The state, which this spring became one of a few covering intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants through its Medicaid program, went public encouraging health providers to ensure women get the $350 to $700 devices immediately after delivery. And they're calling on private insurers to follow their lead.
"Birth control plays a vital role in helping women plan the best time to have a baby," acting state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said at a news conference at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. "When a woman is able to plan her subsequent pregnancies, she is better able to safeguard her health and well-being, as well as that of any future children."
Officials said giving women access to the devices immediately after birth, instead of at a post-delivery appointment — usually about six weeks later — would guard against a recurrence of pregnancy in the interim or a growing reluctance to having a device inserted.
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In New York City, where about 195,000 babies are born each year, Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said 3 out of every 5 pregnancies are unplanned. She said the devices covered under the state's Medicaid program are 99 percent effective, last 3 to 10 years, can be removed anytime and do not affect the ability to get pregnant in the future.
Federal funding covers 80 to 90 percent of the cost of the devices for Medicaid recipients in New York, Zucker said. The state covers the rest, he said.
Dr. Laura MacIssac, of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said contraceptive devices today don't carry the risk of major side effects associated with early, largely unregulated models. She said women tend to use IUDs longer than other birth control methods because, with no pills to take and prescriptions to fill, they are the least disruptive to their lifestyles.
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights opposes the Medicaid contraceptive coverage, saying in an email Thursday that "anti-child crusaders" in the city and state health departments had declared "war on kids."
"The idea that the government is now in the business of arm-twisting women not to have more children, 'immediately after childbirth' is morally obnoxious and socially disturbing," Catholic League President Bill Donohue said in a statement. "Given our dangerously low fertility rate, we need a pro-breeders campaign, not one that puts a cap on kids."
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, which operates the city's public hospitals and clinics, started providing free contraceptive devices for uninsured women in 2010, soon after they were deemed safe and effective.
The organization's president, Dr. Ram Raju, lauded New York for expanding access to care and patients' choices in the face of religious and political debate, highlighted most recently by the Supreme Court decision exempting Hobby Lobby and other privately held companies from providing certain contraceptives based on the owners' beliefs.
"We believe in letting people live their lives the way they want to live their lives," Raju said. "As we're moving forward, some parts of the country are moving backward."
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SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently completed the first two boats of a five boat contract for the Haiti Coast Guard. The vessels were purchased through the Global Peace and Security Fund, administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), through the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). The contract included SeaArk Model 40-ft V Dauntless Class vessels. SPECIFICATIONS Length, o.a. 40 ft Length, w.l. 36 ft Beam 14 ft Draft Hull/Max 3 ft Dead rise 22° Displacement lbs. 28,000 Fuel 400 gal Max speed 26 knots Service speed 22 knots Range 300 miles Main engines Cummins Marine gears ZF The vessel and her crew are tasked with law enforcement, surveillance, search and rescue, disaster relief, migrant repatriation operations and in securing Haiti borders and territorial waters. The SeaArk Dauntless Class vessel is based on a hull designed by C. Raymond Hunt & Associates, of Boston, MA, and is constructed of all-welded marine grade aluminum. The vessel features a deep-vee variable deadrise hull that produces a smooth, dry and stable ride. The vessel is powered by twin Cummins QSB5.9 diesel engines, rated at 375 hp each coupled to ZF gears. These patrol boats can attain top speeds of 26 knots with a range of 300 miles and operate at a service speed of approximately 22 knots. Pilot house accommodations include seating for a crew of four (4). Forward cabin accommodations include an enclosed berthing area for two (2), marine head, full galley, weapons lockers and hanging storage lockers. All interior spaces on the vessel are climate controlled. The electronics suite includes military communications equipment and radar/NavNet with GPS, plotter with color sounder, and a Force Ten – moretracking system. For onboard electrical service, a 10.0kW Northern Lights generator and 30 amp shore power are provided, supplying 110 volt auxiliary power to the boat. (www.seaark.com)
E-marine, a provider of submarine cable installation and repair solutions in the Middle East and Sub-Continent region, has unveiled plans to expand its fleet of cable ships in 2015,
VT Halter Marine launched ATB tug Kim M. Bouchard for Bouchard Transportation at Moss Point Marine facility on February 26, 2015. Measuring 150 feet long, the 10,
A smooth start to operations at BG Group's Australian project in Queensland is expected to help the British company to roughly double its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies in 2015/16,


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EuropeHungary takes EU presidency Country takes the helm for six months amid euro zone debt crisis and concerns about its suitability for the post. 02 Jan 2011 05:11 GMT | Europe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria " /> Hungary has taken the helm of the European Union, even as a controversial new law that has sparked concerns over media freedom in the country comes into force. The country will have the six-month rotating presidency at a crucial time for the 27-nation bloc. Chief amongst the issues Hungary will have to grapple with are the eurozone debt crisis and negotiations over the EU's long-term budget. Alarm bells are ringing in Brussels, however, about Hungary's domestic political agenda. Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, came to power in April, when his centre-right Fidesz party won an unprecedented two-thirds majority in the parliament, giving him the power to change laws and amend the constitution with little opposition. Critics say he has set about creating a one-party state, with independent institutions either abolished or taken over by his allies. The latest issue to raise alarm among other EU countries has been the creation of a new watchdog agency to regulate Hungarian media content, with effect from Saturday. Right to inspect The new authority will be headed by members of Orban's Fidesz party, and will have the right to inspect media equipment and documents, and to force journalists to reveal their sources on issues related to national security. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has criticised the law as a danger to press freedom. The European Parliament has also spoken out against the move, as have individual countries, including Germany. "The newly created media authority will receive an exceptionally wide power and it will be able to control all kinds of media outlets, not only the electronic media like TV and radio stations but also the printed press and the Internet," Marton Nehez-Posony, a media law expert, told Al Jazeera. Regardless of domestic concerns, Hungary's biggest challenge as EU president will be to manage the euro zone debt crisis. The country will oversee the launch of highly delicate talks about the EU budget from 2014-2020, which looks set to pit rich countries such as Britain, France and Germany against poorer eastern members. The UK has publicly called for the EU budget to be frozen at current levels, in light of the global financial crisis. Divisive issue Another potentially divisive issue will be the possible enlargement of Europe's "Schengen" visa-free travel zone. Romania and Bulgaria, supported by Hungary, hope to join the area in March 2011, but France and Germany have decided to block their membership bids. One of the big events of the presidency will be the second Eastern Partnership Summit in Budapest in May. The goal of the partnership, launched by the EU in 2009, is to develop economic and political relations between the bloc and six former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Hungary also hopes to advance Croatia's bid to join the EU. Hungary narrowly escaped bankruptcy in late 2008 thanks to a 20bn euro bailout package from the EU and the International Monetary Fund. In return, the country pledged to reduce its deficit from over 9 per cent of gross domestic product in 2006 to below 3 per cent in 2011. In order to do so, however, Orban will walk a political and financial tightrope, as he was elected on promises to cut taxes. So far, he has ordered the nationalisation of Hungary's private pension funds' assets, and levied "crisis" taxes on the banking, telecommunications, energy and retail sectors. The EU and IMF have said these measures are too short-term in nature.Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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The other side of Somalia's pirates Poisoned waters and illegal fishing drove Somalis into sea piracy to feed families, according to relatives. Human Rights, Poverty & Development, Environment
The most powerful mafia you've never heard of Italy's 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate is believed haul in more revenue than many Fortune 500 companies. Italy, Crime, Europe
New Afghan militia sets its sights on ISIL 'Marg' vigilante group vows to safeguard northern Afghanistan from armed factions amid reports of ISIL infiltration. War & Conflict, Asia, Afghanistan
Devastation and disease after deadly Malawi floods Tens of thousands stranded after southern Africa country's record floods face rising risk of disease outbreak. Humanitarian crises, Africa, Malawi
Timeline: Egypt religious unrest Recent cases of violence involving the country's Coptic Christian community. Middle East, Egypt, Iraq
Egypt's growing sectarian tensions How will the clashes between Egyptian policemen and Coptic Christians over a new church affect the upcoming elections? Egypt
Egyptian court declares Hamas a 'terrorist' group Palestinian organisation accused of aiding armed groups who have waged string of deadly attacks in Egypt's Sinai region. Politics, Middle East, Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, Hamas
Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy PM and Putin critic, shot several times from a passing car near the Kremlin. Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Europe
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the Fed is prepared to respond if the country's economy shows more signs of faltering.
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, Bernanke said the Fed has several options at its disposal, including keeping interest rates low and buying more bonds. He predicted the economy will strengthen in the second half of this year but left the door open to further economic stimulus.
"The possibility remains that the recent economic weakness may prove more persistent than expected and that deflationary risks might re-emerge, implying a need for additional policy support," Bernanke said.
"We have to keep all the options on the table. We don't know where the economy is going to go," he told lawmakers. The Fed chairman said sagging home prices, hard-to-get loans, and high unemployment pose long term obstacles to growth.
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For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his trip to the U.S. is a "fateful, even historic, mission."
The Charlotte, North Carolina, city council is weighing a divisive LGBT proposal that could negatively impact religious liberties.
A new digital reporting project shows that Twitter may be significantly affecting the national debate on the Common Core education standards.


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ArchiveBush booed by demonstrators US President George Bush was jeered on Thursday as he laid a wreath at the tomb of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. 16 Jan 2004 01:13 GMT President Bush is haunted by Iraq and Guantanamo The demonstrators gathered near the tomb shouting "Bush go home", "Make peace, not war." The noisy hecklers were close enough for Bush to hear them, but a string of Atlanta city buses encircling the tomb kept them out of the president's sight. The president, accompanied by King's widow, Coretta Scott King, placed the wreath at the tomb and left without public comment. In a statement released by the White House, Bush said "in remembering Dr King's vision and life of service, we renew our commitment to guaranteeing the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans." He reiterated that 19 January would be a national holiday in observation of King's memory. King, born on 15 January, 1929 and a figurehead in the fight against racial discrimination, was assassinated by a sniper in April 1968. Source: Agencies
'You need to disappear' After their son vanished, a Mexican family sought asylum in the US - but since then has been locked in detention camps. Human Rights, War & Conflict, Latin America
Greece outlines radical immigration reforms Greece's new left-wing government wants to abolish detention centres for migrants who entered illegally. Human Rights, Europe, Greece
India's 'new cities' plan: Environment not included Country's rapid urban expansion brings an increase in sand mining - and concerns over ecological destruction. Poverty & Development, Politics, Environment
Soaked in oil: The cost of war in South Sudan Derelict oilfield caught in a war zone contaminating drinking water and threatening tens of thousands of civilian lives. Environment, Humanitarian crises, War & Conflict
Talk to Al JazeeraAmitabh Bachchan: 'We have a strong cultural identity'One of India's biggest movie stars discusses his latest projects, his relationship with his fans, and politics in India.Arts & Culture, Asia, Cinema
Special SeriesOnce Upon a Time in PunchbowlThe untold story of how the Lebanese community overcame the odds and found their place in multicultural Australia.Asia Pacific, Australia, Lebanon
Special SeriesWukan VotesAfter decades of corrupt rule, will a Chinese community's remarkable experiment in grassroots democracy succeed?Politics, Asia, China
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