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Swiss artist Dante creates 24 carat gold sculpture of Lamborghini Miura
Article by Ayan Sengupta
Swiss artist Dante has created a 24 carat gold sculpture of the Lamborghini Miura, apparently as a tribute to an iconic sports car.
The 1:24 scale interpretation of the iconic Lamborghini Miura supercar was built using silver, but finished in 24 carat gold. It comes with a black marble base and a piano black lacquered presentation case.
The Lamborghini Miura's scaled sculpture will be showcased at the Formula One Grand Prix event, which is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi in November.
Dante will create just fifty such scale models of the iconic Lamborghini Miura and each piece will cost 50,000 Swiss Francs (US$51,953).
If that is not enough top satisfy your thirst for unique sculptures [...]
GM to make investment of $1 billon in Russia within 5 years
Article by Ayan Sengupta
General Motors has decided to make an investment of around $1 billion in the coming five years with the aim to swell car and component fabrication in the Russian market.
Company's head of international operations Tim Lee stated that Russia is one of the fastest developing automobile markets in the globe.
Jim Bovenzi, the president of GM Russia, stated, "We will invest an additional $1 billion into Russia, expand the capacity of the plant in Saint Petersburg to 230,000 cars per year and of the joint enterprise with AvtoVAZ in Togliatti to 120,000."
Prior to an yearly auto show in Moscow, Lee stated that General Motors Co. which manufactures automobiles in St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad [...]
Maruti Suzuki Planning to launch CNG version of Alto K10?
Article by Ayan Sengupta
The raised petrol prices have severely affected the entry-level car segment. Many buyers are looking for the diesel variantsin the segment or some cheaper alternative fuel version like the one equipped with LPG or CNG. The trend can be clearly seen in the Alto's sales figures. In comparison to the 24,000 units it sold in the July last year, it was able to sell only 17,500 this July.
In April even Swift overtook the small cars becoming the highest selling model in India. The sales are much similar to the other cars in the segment since the petrol prices began to circle around Rs. 75 in the metros.
The CNG variants are now seen as the next best option for those who don't want to invest [...]
Mahindra First Choice Wheels gets fourth dealership in Thane
Article by Ayan Sengupta
Mahindra First Choice Wheels, India's largest multi-brand pre owned Car Company which sells high-quality used cars that ensures warranted spectacular experience, has put up a new milestone in its success and extension. Mahindra First Choice Wheels extended its dealership count to four, as it officially inaugurated the fourth authorized dealership in Thane.
The Thane-showroom, located opposite Raheja Gardens is to be run by Fast Track Cars. As far as services offered by the new dealership are concerned, all the First Choice Wheels services have been included. This means apart from just purchase and sales, fitting of accessories and financing of loans and installments too have been included.
On [...]
Renault to launch Scala on Sept. 7th in India
Article by Ayan Sengupta
The Scala, Renault India's fifth in the recent times, is all set to be launched in India on 7th of September this year.
To be available with a starting price tag of Rs.5.93 lakh, the Renault Scala will try to fill void of an entry level sedan. It will try to fit in between the Pulse and the Fluence.
Much of the Sacla's redesign was finalized at the manufacturer's Mumbai-based design studio. Designers at the studio gave the Scala a slightly more elaborate redesign attempt than the Pulse, which looks very much like the Micra in case one ignore its bonnet grille and the badges.
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CommentsMay 13, 1999
Obnoxious school children who mutate into wild animals--this one's for the kids.
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These aren't your average teenagers, folks. When these five youths come into physical contact with animals, they become the animals they're touching! Based on the popular animated series and line of action figures, ANIMORPHS is a 3D adventure for the younger set. Packed with puzzles, the game boasts amazing graphics and character animations, intense combat (no blood, of course), tons of adventures, and 20 different animals to morph into. Each beast is graced with unique powers so morph wisely.
Release Date: Jul 21, 2000
E for Everyone: Animated Violence, Realistic Violence
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- Five playable characters; 20 animals to morph into; 3D graphics; tons of puzzles; one-player action.


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Wow....i'm not seeing any of these issues. I friggin love this OS. The only thing that doesn't work is the camera and facebook. I think maybe some of you guys need to get wipe utilities and do a full wipe and reinstall. This OS is truly a sign of great things to come.
I can't honestly say as I only had .191 for about 5 minutes, but the flick scrolling I have now works great!! The only places it does not is SMS, e-mail list, and Call log. Also, I have been reading about people with random reboots under .191. I have yet to get one with my hybrid.
Also, text selection does not work, and that really does suck. Wonder if that can be addressed with .191 .cod files, but I wouldn't know which ones.
Who knows though, it is still early.
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Any one having issues syncing with Outlook using DM that has loaded 191? It appears to sync but not all calander entries are making onto the phone calander.
I reloaded 191 this morning without doing a wipe. So my question is wipe or not to wipe.
While it sucks that the camera doesn't work, that is not enough for me to downgrade. I voted to stay with it.
Smooth and fast
Says 3G instead of 1XEV
Flick Scrolling
Threaded SMS
Slacker Radio works PERFECTLY
Good battery life
Fast internet
MeterBerry doesn't work, though they just released a new version I have yet to test on .191 -- May solve that problem.
No tabbed browsing
No camera
No BBM 5.0
Overall, the issues and bugs are not enough to keep me away. I rarely installed Facebook app on previous builds as it was a giant memory leak culprit. Having MeterBerry work would be nice, as well as having BBM 5.0, but still, not enough to keep me from this much nicer interface.
Apps: AddOnis, CopyAll, QuickLaunch, Slacker Radio, BeeTagg, SmrtGuard, GoogleSync
Also, I've noted with Pandora that every track stops with either 23 or 22 seconds left. And then will not advance to the next track until I manually tell it to do so. This is over bluetooth.. I have not tried through headphones or speaker yet.
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Does anyone know how to turn the volume down
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Also noticed MMS doesn't register as being available, though I haven't yet done my battery pulls since re-installing .191... we shall see what happens though. I'll keep ya posted.
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Ok any one got a weather app that works completely my weatherbug is functional but it does not update the home screen with time and change the icon it just stays the little bug and the tool bar temp does not update either.....so is there a fix or is anyone having any luck with any of the other apps...I hate to buy another one but I will for full functionality...
BBWeather worked fine for me. download it from www.tateu.net
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Hi I'm getting ready to update to this OS but I want to make sure I'm doing it right. From what I've seen you all are the right group to ask. Nice and informed
1) Downloaded OS without the Internal Tools.
2) Installed OS
3) Backed up phone
4) Removed Vendor.xml
5) Went to Shrink-A-OS and took out
- All languages except French, Spanish, and UK English
- Flickr
- ICQ (What is ICQ?)
- Voice Activated Dialing
~ Vodaphone Music App (What exactly is this? It's not the music player on the .148 version is it? I didn't remove this because I listen to music a lot and didn't want to mess it up)
6) Shrink My OS > OS has been Shrunk
7) What do I do from here? I wanted to ask before I did anything else. I thought I messed up my phone the last time I did this :no:
hopeffully u made ur back up in case things doesnt work, but from there load your os using shrink a os, if it doest work just do the way i did.
1 back up the phone
2 wipe the phone
3 launch shirnk an os
4 remove the program u don want
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6 load the os from the same program, it should run smooth and quick
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Red Wing Cory Emmerton, left, tangles with Chicago defenseman Nick Leddy during the second period of Thursday night's game at Joe Louis Arena. / JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DETROIT FREE PRESS
The Blackhawks are a frustrated bunch.
That was clear after their third consecutive loss to the Red Wings in this second-round series.
The Blackhawks hit a few posts but failed to score in a 2-0 loss Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena.
Chicago was shut out for the first time this season (regular season and playoffs).
The top-seeded Blackhawks are now on a season-worst three-game losing streak. On the brink of elimination, they must win three straight games to survive.
ōEveryoneÆs a little (peeved),ö goaltender Corey Crawford said. ōI thought we played well again. It just seems like we canÆt get bounces.
ōThree off the post and they get one off the post and in. That pretty much sums it up for the last couple of nights for us. WeÆre getting chances, going to the net hard and doing a lot of good things.
ōI think thereÆs times when youÆre just not getting bounces and doing a lot of things right. I just canÆt explain it. ItÆs another thing if youÆre not playing hard and youÆre not battling. ThatÆs not the case with our team right now.ö
Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith said the team is working hard.
ōItÆs frustrating,ö he said. ōI donÆt really know what to say right now. ... We got to look at it. And we competed, but obviously itÆs still not good enough. So weÆre going to have to find a way to give more.ö
Can they win three in a row?
ōDefinitely,ö Crawford said. ōWeÆve gone on streaks before. We just have to keep playing hard, and itÆs going to have to turn our way.ö
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews agreed.
ōAs hard as weÆre working, somethingÆs got to go our way,ö he said. ōWeÆve got to be positive.ö
Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard said he doesnÆt pay attention to whether the Blackhawks are frustrated.
ōI try to stay out of everything,ö Howard said. ōIf they are getting frustrated, that means the guys are doing a great job in front of me of taking away their time and space.ö
■ HOT HOWIE: Howard made 28 saves to become the third Wings goaltender to earn a shutout over the Blackhawks in the playoffs. Terry Sawchuk earned a 3-0 win over Chicago on March 31, 1964. Roger Crozier helped the Wings to a 7-0 win over the Blackhawks on April 10, 1966.
Howard improved to 5-1 with a 1.67 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage in his last six games.
ōWeÆre doing a great job of getting above them, cutting them off, not letting them come with speed, and also another huge thing is weÆre taking care of the puck,ö Howard said. ōWeÆre getting pucks out of our blue line and getting them deep. ItÆs slowing them down a little bit.ö
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Turning Caroline was a great moment! I'd definitely put that high on my list of favorite Katherine moments.
Yeah I think that the writers realized that nobody liked season 1 Avery. He has done a great 180 in season 2.
thank you!
Texas Forever baby!! Did you hear Kyle Chandler is getting a new series on Netflix? Can't wait!
I just needed to think of a title and felt like "co-dependent" relationships" was a good theme throughout the episode. But you're right, no relationship would withstand outside scrutiny if they listened to it. Deacon and Rayna run that risk of falling back into each other but it's because of their undeniable connection. I don't think Avery is dependent on Juliette and I actually think he's one of the healthier things to have happened to her! Juliette runs this fine line of being really independent and then jumping into stuff with new guys with both feet, totally blind, giving her everything. But that's what makes her Juliette. And I'm kinda over Scarlett at this point too. Some of these characters just seem so lonely, it's sad in a way.
There's definitely more than meets the eye with Mr. Price. He's too cute of a guest star to not have a back story! haha
WOW. Great episode, laughed the whole time. Danny and Mindy are both so neurotic about their own things. I don't think I even realized how bad Danny was until this week when he spit out the seltzer. So true that you could tell it was Danny describing his own feelings when Mindy was writing the letter to Cliff. I don't know why, but I got this total "When Harry Met Sally" vibe of the two of them on the plane. Well actually this whole show and their whole dynamic is very When Harry Met Sally. THAT KISS. I don't even know what to say. Awesome. A+. Not just saying this because I love Chris Messina.
oh yes, you're totally right about this, thank you! I just went in an changed it.
I got a little feeling about Collins being the dad too!
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October 3, 2006 For Immediate Release (Duluth, Ga.).
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The lazy functional side of logic programming
Etalle, Sandro and Mountjoy, Jon (2000) The lazy functional side of logic programming. In: 10th International Workshop on Logic Based Program Synthesis and Transformation, LOPSTR 2000, July 24-28, 2000, London, UK.
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Abstract: | In this paper we show, among other things, that logical structures such as di erence lists have a natural counterpart in lazy functional programs; i.e. that most programs using di erence-lists are functional in nature. This shows immediately that many common non-well-moded programs are functional in nature and that well-modedness is thus not a necessary attribute of those logic programs behaving functionally. We do this by employing a straightforward { literal { translation of moded logic programs ... [brace not closed] |
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39630-033: MFF - National Power Grid Development Investment Program - Tranche 2
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The investment program is designed to benefit all grid-connected consumers with adequate and reliable supply of electricity and is expected to support the achievement of the Government's goal of Power for all by 2012 by increasing transmission capacity and enhancing the reliability and efficiency of the transmission network. Read More
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Project Number | 39630-033 |
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Loan |
Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
Status | Approved |
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Loan No. 2510 |
Approval Date | 03 Mar 2009 |
ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 124,000 |
Geographical Location | Northeastern Region of India |
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Subsector | Electricity transmission and distribution |
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With interest rates artificially low, consumers reduce savings in favor of consumption, and entrepreneurs increase their rates of investment spending. In consequence, an imbalance between savings and investment occurs and the economy is pushed onto an unsustainable growth path.
Back in 2002, productivity in the US was in a boom phase and inflation was decelerating. For economists of the Austrian school, this was good news. Indeed, it appeared that the US might have both strong real growth and a mild deflation. Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan didn't see it that way. He was convinced by current Fed Chairman (then Governor) Ben S. Bernanke that "we face new challenges in maintaining price stability, specifically to prevent inflation from falling too low."
In the face of a possible deflation, the Fed panicked and started pushing interest rates down. By July 2003 the Fed funds rate was at a record low of 1%, where it stayed for a year.
This set off the mother of all modern liquidity cycles, and, as members of the Austrian school anticipated, a credit boom that ended badly.
The super-low Fed funds rate also resulted in a rout of the US dollar. For example, from 28 December 2001 until 11 July 2008, the greenback shed 44% of its value against the euro. Commodity prices exploded during this period, with the Commodity Research Bureau's index increasing by 122%.
And why not? After all, when the value of the dollar falls, the nominal dollar prices of internationally traded commodities - most being priced in dollars - must increase from where they would have otherwise been, because more dollars are required to purchase the same quantity of any commodity.
The fed has repeatedly kicked the weak dollar/strong commodity price story into the tall grass. For example, Fed Vice Chairman Kohn had this to say at a conference on May 20th: "In sum, lower interest rates and the reduced foreign exchange value of the dollar may have played a role in the rise in the prices of oil and other commodities, but it probably has been a small one."
And when presenting his Semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress on July 15, Fed Chairman Bernanke repeated the standard Fed line, namely that the weak dollar might have only contributed "somewhat" to commodity price inflation.
To examine the link between the greenback and commodity prices, a counter-factual – a 'what if' thought experiment – is well suited.
Counter-factuals are often employed to examine alternatives to actual history. For example, what would have happened if, contrary to fact, some present condition were changed?
The use of counter-factuals has a rich, if not controversial, history. Perhaps the most famous counter-factual was employed by Professor Robert Fogel of the University of Chicago in Railroads and American Economic Growth.
In that book, Professor Fogel calculated what the transportation system of the United States in 1890 would have looked like without railroads. His calculations created a great controversy but they were robust and helped him win the 1993 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Table 1 contains the results of counter-factual calculations. By computing what the prices of various commodities would have been on 11 July 2008, if the US dollar-euro exchange rate would have remained the same as it was on 28 December 2001, we can determine (on a counter-factual basis) what the exchange rate (weak dollar) contribution to the total change in various commodity prices has been since 2001.
For example, rough rice prices have increased by 385% since 2001, and the weak dollar has contributed 55.53% to the price increase of rough rice. In the case of rough rice, real factors (supply and demand fundamentals) have also contributed to the price increase since 2001 - namely 44.47%. This is signified by a "+" sign in the last column of Table 1 for rough rice.
to Commodity Price Increases (28-Dec-2001 to 11-Jul-2008)
Price of Rough Rice on 11-Jul-08 if the USD/EURO exchange rate remains at 0.8912 (28-Dec-01)
= 1,790 x 0.8912 / 1.5938 = 1000.91
Total Change on Rough Rice Price from 28-Dec-01 to 11-Jul-08
= 1,790 - 369 = 1,421
Exchange-rate Contribution to the Change in the Commodity Price
= 1,790 - 1,000.91 = 789.09
Exchange-rate Contribution as a Percentage to Total Change in Price
= 789.09 / 1,421 = 55.53%
Note: *The percentage represents the U.S. dollar depreciation from 28-Dec-01 to 11-Jul-08 Source: Commodity Research Bureau, "Components: Monthly Charts and Data"; Bloomberg; and author's calculations
Lean hogs are at the other end of the spectrum. If the dollar- euro exchange rate would have remained at its 28 December 2001 level, the price of lean hogs would have declined from 57.05 cent/lbs. to 41.74 cent/lbs. during the 28 December 2001 - 11 July 2008 period. In fact, the price of lean hogs was 74.65 cents/lbs. on 11 July 2008.
Accordingly, the exchange-rate contribution to the change in the price of lean hogs since 2001 was 186.98%. This contribution exceeds 100% because real factors were working to depress the price of lean hogs, and that is why a "–" sign is entered in the last column for lean hogs.
Given the dollar's recent upward surge in value, we don't have to rely solely on a counter-factual thought experiment to show how nonsensical "Fedspeak" can be. As Table 2 indicates, the dollar has appreciated against the euro by 6.9% during the 11 July -11 August 2008 period.
With the exception of live cattle and lean hogs, the prices of all commodities listed have fallen. And the CRB Foodstuffs and Spot indexes have fallen by -7.12% and -6.31%, respectively, during the period in question. That's almost a perfect mirror image of the dollar's strength.
For investors, the lesson is clear: you must take official explanations with a dose of salt and think things through on your own.


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Hey all
this is my first thread on the forum and i have some questions....obviously
I'm working on my Texas State Certification, more specifically on the EMT training part of it, i've already taken my Fire Fighting State Certification Exam and passed with an A.
My main question is once i get my State Certification locked down with my IFSAC seals, how should i proceed if i couldn't find any jobs in Texas and wanted to transfer out to another State, like say on the East Coast(New Hampshire, Massachussetts, etc). Would i have to go through they're academy as if i've never taken the Certification exams? or would i pay a fee to transfer my certification over.
I know this is pretty general but any answers anyone has would help me out a great deal. Thanks again!
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Transfers will be on a state by state basis.
They each have their own rules.
It's a good thing this NFPA-standard based "national certification" idea has worked out so well.
I recently transferred from Ohio to Texas with my firefighter certs and it was a breeze, thanks to my IFSAC symbols. Anyways, if you go to the IFSAC website, it will give a list of IFSAC states.
If the state you're planning on moving to is an IFSAC state, then the actual transfer is as simple as faxing over your symbols, filling out some paperwork, which is usually downloadable from the state's website (and in some cases sending some money) and waiting for your cert for that state.
If the state you're planning on moving to is NOT an IFSAC state, then you'll have to coordinate with them and find out what they require and how to go about the transfer.
In my opinion, the IFSAC symbols were the best move towards a nationwide system. I got my certs for both Ohio and Texas thanks to those symbols.
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thanks guys....i'm glad i got all 4 of my IFSAC seals then lol....
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Maryland Offers a program to look at Fire Training on a Case by Case Basis to see if you meet Maryland's criteria. EMT is a bit Different, but NREMT is good.
BUT - As far as I know on the East Coast, If you're hired for a Career FF job, you have to go thru that Jurisdiction's Academy.
Another Difference is that here you MUST be a Member of a Fire Department to be able to take Fire Training Courses. Joe Citizen cannot walk into a College and sign up for a Firefighting Class WITHOUT FIRST BEING ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER OF A FD/VFD. Second is that the State Fire Training Program is operated by the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, and no other colleges are allowed to be involved in Fire Training. Third, By State Mandate, ALL TRAINING IS FREE.Never use Force! Get a Bigger Hammer.
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When newspaper pages get separated at home we have to try to sort them out and get things in the correct order. How many ways can we arrange these pages so that the numbering may be different?
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10 space travellers are waiting to board their spaceships. There are two rows of seats in the waiting room. Using the rules, where are they all sitting? Can you find all the possible ways?
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"The days of cataract surgery in hospitals need to pass," said John Fawcett. "Provided proper sterilization procedures are followed operations don't require the massive and costly resources of a sophisticated hospital.
"Surgical day centers and mobile clinics are the way to go. A slow but acceptable rate for a surgeon is two cataract operations an hour." "I've been advocating change but hitting brick walls trying to get an audience with the health policymakers in Jakarta," said Jono. "The whole public health system is crumbling and it seems the bureaucrats aren't interested."Sometimes I wonder whether we should be putting our money into countries where we'd be more welcome."If you blink your way off the street into a Singapore hospital seeking cataract surgery, you'll walk out with clearer vision but a lighter purse. Prices vary, but S$4,000 (US$3,262) is average.The costs are similar in Australasia where insurance companies often pick up the tab.Yet overseas aid agencies appealing for donors claim just US$25 will restore an Indonesian's sight."That's the cost of materials, the surgery is extra," said Fawcett. "If you look at the agencies' ads closely they say donors can 'help' save an eye for $25. The patient pays nothing, but the real cost is around $50 for walk-in operations at a big city clinic like the one we have in Surabaya, or double that in isolated areas."These figures are skewed because the Fawcett rural clinics are supported by the Indonesian Air Force, which has been flying surgeons and equipment into remote areas at no cost.It's a similar situation in Medan where the hospital doesn't charge for A New Vision's theater use. Regencies have helped transport patients for free along with the Army, effectively using the military to subsidize treatments. Jono said a general justified his troops' involvement "because the army had two duties — to defend the nation and to help the poor."Even after including all these factors, the gap between prices is enormous. "Doctors like to drive Lexus," said Jono dryly. "This is a business — charges depend on demand and what the market can bear." "Not everyone thinks like that," commented Anny Sulistyowati, head of Perdami in the Malang region. "We operate on the poor for very little. We tour the islands of Eastern Indonesia seeking patients. "I drive a Toyota Alphard."I studied for nine years and I've been a surgeon for 12. We never think in terms of getting a high return from our training — we're not traders." She rejected allegations that Perdami had a quota system for graduates. "The problem is that only 12 universities teach ophthalmology and each takes around six per semester," she said. "There aren't enough lecturers or facilities, and few graduates want to be ophthalmologists." Those that do are often women, attracted by regular working hours.Anny said she had no issues with foreign doctors, or local general practitioners doing eye operations provided they were properly trained and registered. So how can the backlog be cleared and the 2020 goal achieved? Anny: "This is a very serious problem, and frankly speaking, I don't know the answer." – Duncan Graham
WHO's Vision 2020 goal: A world in which no-one is needlessly blindRatio of ophthalmologists to citizens in Indonesia: 1 / 203,000WHO recommendation: 1 / 20,000Number of free cataract operations in 2012: 11,000Backlog: Close to 2,000,000


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C.'s Grand Hyatt Hotel, while inside, 286 students in grades 5 through 8 competed in the 80th annual Scripps Spelling Bee.Army tells gay translators, don't tell, or don't translateMay 25, 2007 1:15 pm1317 views According to the Houston Chronicle, the U.S. army has kicked out as many as 58 Arabic translators recently because they were gay. 40 members of the House of Representatives want to know why, when the army is so short on troops that it's issuing what it calls "moral waivers" that allow convicted felons, drug users, and those who fail to meet the army's educational standards all to join up, it can afford to dismiss soldiers with language skills that are actually critical for pursuing the war on terror. In a separate story, Rep. Barney Frank (D, MA) cited a report that in the past decade the army released 322 soldiers with critical foreign language skills because of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy. And as long ago as 2002, CBS News reported that that army dismissed 9 gay translators, six of whom were specializing in Arabic at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, the military's prestigious language training center.CSI: Quebec -- Provincial tongue troopers on the trail of illegal EnglishMay 24, 2007 3:15 pm1396 views This summer is the 30th anniversary of the law that makes French the official language of the Province of Québec. Passed in 1977 on a groundswell of French-separatist voting, the Charter of the French Language gives all Quebecers the right to speak and be spoken to in French at work, in school, in restaurants and shops, and just about everywhere else. The province's francophones point to the increased visibility of French on the streets of Canada as evidence of the law's success, while critics of Bill 101 counter that only 17.65% of all Canadians can sing the national anthem in both official languages and call for decriminalizing English. Although both English and French share official status in Canada as a whole, and over the years the Supreme Court of Canada has restored some English-language rights inside Québec, recently Christine St-Pierre, the Québec government minister responsible for the Charter of the French language, affirmed that the Office of the French Language would continue its "zero tolerance" policy toward English. Don't show and tell: Army puts PR videos on YouTube while blocking the site on its own computersMay 14, 2007 5:00 pm1078 views So far the Army has uploaded 25 good-news clips showing American soldiers firing at snipers off camera, handing Iraqi children soccer balls, and rescuing Iraqis injured by the carbomb of the day.Language goes to war: Pentagon launches Language CorpsMay 13, 2007 10:15 pm1175 views The Pentagon has announced the formation of a Language Corps, an all-volunteer linguistic national guard charged with defending America "during times of war [and] national emergency." The Corps will recruit at least 1,000 civilian linguists specializing in a set of as-yet-undetermined strategic languages so that the armed forces can "respond in emergencies, whether international or national." According to Pentagon spokesperson Robert Slater, while the army does have a number of bilingual soldiers, most of them either speak Spanish, because they're among the few Latinos who haven't forgotten their heritage language, or they know some French or even a smattering of Latin that they picked up in high school. Those languages won't be of much military use unless the President decides it's time to retake Cuba, New Orleans, or the Vatican. From pencils to pixels, technologies won't fix our schoolsMay 8, 2007 3:45 pm1059 views Schools that once saw laptop computers as the best thing to hit the classroom since the invention of paper are starting to view laptops as overpriced electronic pencils that can't connect the educational dots. According to the New York Times ("Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops," May 4, 2007), one school dropped its one-laptop-per-student program after finding that, when they weren't crashing, computers didn't raise students' scores but instead offered them new ways to cheat, download pornography, and hack into local business sites. Other schools, finding little return on their computer investment, are logging off as well. Supporters of computers in education are responding to this story by blaming teachers for not understanding or correctly deploying the latest technology. The computer brings the world to each student's desktop as no library ever could, they explain. All you need is the right method and the computer will do the rest. As for the non-educational activities that laptops inspire, these apologists remind us that students cheated with chalk and pencils too, not to mention passing notes and drawing dirty pictures. 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ACME04 was the first aircraft field campaign of a program supported by the NSF Biocomplexity Program and NASA Interdisciplinary Science. Field operations took place in the Colorado Front Range of the Rocky Mountains from May to August, 2004. The goal of the project is to understand carbon dynamics in montane forest regions by developing new methods for estimating carbon exchange at local to regional scales.
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PITCHING IN – Cape Cod Mall General Manager Leo Fein makes the first donation to this year's Salvation Army Kettle Campaign, with thanks from Major Ralph Hansen, commanding officer of the Hyannis Corps. Fein is honorary chairperson of the 2008 campaign.
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Micah Zenko discusses the intentions of past U.S. military and humanitarian interventions, and what can be expected from the latest Iraqi rescue mission.
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5 (10 inch) flour tortillas
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 (2 ounce) packages thinly sliced deli ham (such as Buddig®)
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cucumber - peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced
1 head lettuce, separated into leaves
bacon bits, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon southwest seasoning (such as Emeril's Southwest Essence®), or to taste
I know this recipe is meant to be sliced into little appetizer ring servings, but it just seemed like a great lunch idea to me. So I used only 1 T. fat-free cream cheese on my tortilla, lettuce, ham, ribbons of cucumber, and a small sprinkling of 2% cheese and rolled it as directed. I wrapped it in plastic wrap until lunchtime and then just cut it in half and enjoyed. Delicious!
Making these is a little time comsuming, but they are awesomely fresh, tasty little things that could easily be adapted to anyone's taste. Will make again!
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I made these for a quick summer dinner tonight. I didn't have bacon or Emeril's seasoning, but substituted by sprinkling them liberally with some smoked Spanish paprika I had on hand. I made them with the smaller flour tortillas so we could eat them as roll-up sandwiches. I also added some chopped up green onions. Delicious!
Super quick and easy. Always the first to go at a party. Kids love them too. I add my own seasonings, ancho chili powder, cumin and a few drops of southwest salad dressing.
These are so easy and everyone I've made the for loves them. I make my own bacon bits with turkey bacon and use colby cheese. I have found that going light on the cheese is good, too much overwhelms all the other flavors.
Made this to take to a wake-big hit. Just the right amount of food for everyone coming from work. Made the night before which saved much time!
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Creator: | Thomason, Frazer |
Title: | Photograph of Aaron Henry's drugstore |
Date: | 1964 |
Description: | Photograph from the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of Dr. Aaron Henry's pharmacy in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Dr. Aaron Henry was a prominent African-American civil rights activist in the 1960s. Involved in numerous civil rights organizations, he served as chairman of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) during Freedom Summer 1964. His drug store was considered a local "hangout" for COFO workers in Clarksdale. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. |
Types: | Black-and-white photographs | StillImage |
Subjects: | Henry, Aaron, 1922- --Homes and haunts | Drugstores--Mississippi--Clarksdale | African American business enterprises--Mississippi--Clarksdale | Clarksdale (Miss.) | Coahoma County (Miss.) |
Collection: | Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive |
Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
Contributors: | University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries |
Online Publisher: | Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries | 2004-04-05 |
Original Material: | Box 1, Folder 18 M359-2, M359 Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi |
Rights and Usage: | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
Related Materials: | Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. Forms part of the Margaret J. Hazelton Freedom Summer Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
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Here it is the dog days of summer. With the massive bubble of high pressure that's sealed America's heartland in a pressure cooker for the past several weeks, and temperatures soaring all over the northern hemisphere; this has to be the time to get to the lake, river, pond, beach or pool. To those jellies in the southern hemisphere, perhaps you're far enough into winter to miss the heat and you're now dreaming of sailing, surfing or what have you.
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