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Herakleios and Herakleios Constantine (ca. 616–ca. 625)
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Previous Editions
DO Seals 6, no. 14.14.
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The Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion, and holding Christ before her. Her left leg seems to be bent at the knee. A cross at left and right. Wreath border.
Bust of Herakleios at left, and smaller bust of Herakleios Constantine at right. Each wears a crown with a cross and a chlamys. Herakleios is shown with a beard of medium length and Herakleios Constantine is beardless. Herakleios wears his hair long and curled. Between the two figures is a cross. A circular inscription beginning at left. Wreath border.
D(omini) n(ostri) Heraclius et Hera(clius) [Const(antinus) p(er)p(etui) aug(usti)].
Domini nostri Heraclius et Heraclius Constantinus perpetui augusti.
Our lords Herakleios and Herakleios Constantine, eternal augusti.
On the seals dated ca. 616–ca. 625, Herakleios has a longer beard and Herakleios Constantine's bust is now somewhat larger than on earlier specimens. Dating follows the numismatic evidence.
Seibt (Bleisiegel, 69) has employed the following criteria for classifying and dating seals, from ca. 616–ca. 625, with representations of Herakleios and Herakleios Constantine. (1) ca. 616–ca. 625: the imperial hair style changes, as the ends now curl outward; the Virgin's right foot supports her weight. (2) ca. 620–25: Herakleios's beard is longer and thicker.
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beretta24 wrote:You guys got it backwards...send the fat one first. If he makes it everyone's good.
suicidal_scaup wrote:goldfish wrote:Ducks22 wrote:Plan C was to send the smallest guy out on the ice if we needed to
Remind me not to go hunting with you, lol
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I would hunt with you in this situation...I'm 6'7" and about 260lbs....most likely won't be the "littlest" guy there
goldfish wrote:MinnesotaDan wrote:10/10 times I would be the guy going across the ice.
Unless your are with me, lol
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xrated wrote:All this thin ice talk reminds me of one trip out on early ice.
The bite was on and my brother and I went over to join a couple guys. Mind you there was no snow on the ice so we couldn't follow their tracks. But we could see them catching fish.
So we got the gear and threw on life jackets and left shore. Every few feet we would throw the ice pick to check the ice. We got a good 500 yards from shore but still a good 150 from the fishing spot. All of a sudden we couldn't find good ice for 360 degrees
While hugging the ice we came to the mutual decision no crappie was worth the risk and decided to head back in. Did I mention there was no snow so no tracks to follow back? Somehow all those chisel marks got very confusing. Needless to say between not knowing our direct path back and hugging ice every time it cracked it seemed like an hour long walk back to shore.
beretta24 wrote:At least someone is still doing it right.
Woodrow03 wrote:Wait until I get over this cold.... then its time to wreak havoc on some yotes
Woodrow03 wrote:Hunted in a few 24 hour comps down south. Great times!
beretta24 wrote:Maybe we need to get a few folks together for yotes.
goldfish wrote:beretta24 wrote:Maybe we need to get a few folks together for yotes.
Take a newb hunting night?
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Woodrow03 wrote:goldfish wrote:beretta24 wrote:Maybe we need to get a few folks together for yotes.
Take a newb hunting night?
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Sure why not.
I'll do the guiding, calling and running the light.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Which of these packs will do better with heavier gear?
Dec 2, 2010 at 5:24 am #1266142
Steven IngeMember
My mom is asking me for recommendations for my brother for a pack for christmas. His gear is light, but definitely not ultra-light (3lb bag, 4.5lb tent). She really doesnt want to spend anymore than $150. So my thoughts were, GG mariposa plus, ULA Condiut, REI flash 50, or Golite jam. Does anybody have any thoughts on which of these is more comfortable carrying more weight? Or any other suggestions in that price range? He probably wont ever do anything more than a 3-4 day trip. Thanks!Dec 2, 2010 at 5:39 am #1670075
Don SeleskySpectator
I've had good luck with both the ULA Catalyst and REI Flash 65 packs. For $150, that puts you in the REI 50 pack.Dec 2, 2010 at 6:00 am #1670078
Brian CampriniBPL Member
@bcampriniLocale: Southern Appalachians
If his total pack weight is over 20 lbs or so, he would probably be more comfortable with some of the framed packs you mentioned (maybe add the Granite Gear Vapor Trail to the list)….but as another option…if you think he might be interested in lightening up his load, then $150 could get him started on a great lightweight setup. Right now with the code DSW10, Golite.com has Jams for $90. You could get a coated nylon Campmor 8×10 tarp for about $35. Some $10 window shrinkwrap insulation from Home Depot would make a nice groundcloth. If he needs guylines or stakes, those can be found cheaply too. So, you could stay under $150 and get him started on a much lighter setup.Dec 2, 2010 at 6:23 am #1670084
John DonewarBPL Member
@newtonLocale: Southeastern Texas
Gossamer Gear has the Mariposa Plus on sale right now for $144.50. :-)
FYI only, as I have no personal experience with this pack.
Jason Klass did a really fine You Tube video review of this pack on his website.
Party On,
Edited to repair broken link ;-)Dec 2, 2010 at 7:29 am #1670091
David UreMember
Look for the Golite Quest on sale ($175 MSRP). You will not fit a 4.5lb tent and 3lb sleeping bag in any of the packs you mentioned without leaving the food at home …. ; )Dec 2, 2010 at 7:31 am #1670093
Joe ClementBPL Member
@skinewmexicoLocale: Southwest
My vote would be the conduit, although the Mariposa might work. Depends on how heavy the rest of his gear is, or if he plans to reduce the weight of the bag and tent someday. And I will say that for me, the Mariposa was more comfortable than the Jam2 with an identical load. You might check the GoLite website though, there was a 40% off code posted above. Hard to beat that price, and you could get something like a Golite Pursuit with a frame.Dec 2, 2010 at 9:34 am #1670126
Michael FogartyBPL Member
@mfog1Locale: Midwest
+1 for what David said, the packs you mention are too small volume wise for a 3lb bag and a tent. You might get away with using a ULA Catalyst, but if it were me, I'd be looking into a larger full framed pack. 60 liter or larger. Although, I did do a 4 day trip with my ULA Circuit, and carried a BA Cooper Spur-1, but used a small lightweight quilt, that weighs 20oz and packs down very small. The cooper spur packs down fairly small too though.Dec 2, 2010 at 9:43 am #1670129
Nate PowellMember
@powell1njLocale: North Carolina
These are really nice packs. The Flash 65 should be enough room for that type of gear and they're light relative to the other equipment you mentioned – just over 3 lbs. The 65 is $169 so not much over your price point. Plus you'll get the REI lifetime guarantee. Also options to remove components and drop the weight to 2lbs. I've used one for just a bit but found it very comfortable. My 2 cents.Dec 2, 2010 at 11:12 am #1670160
Brad GrovesMember
@4quietwoodsLocale: Michigan
The typical baseweight associated with a 3# bag & 4.5# tent is probably going to exceed the comfortable capacity of a UL pack… & there's probably not going to be nearly enough volume. And that's OK! But I wouldn't buy a small UL pack for a non-UL load; he'd be miserable.
Someone mentioned the GoLite Quest as a possibility; I'd also look at Deuter packs. Something like the ACT Zero is 3# & ~$170.
I'd go for a larger-volume pack for the bulkier gear, and a more substantial frame for a heavier base.Dec 2, 2010 at 11:35 am #1670162
eric chanBPL Member
there's only one way to find out
go to your nearest REI with yr brother and have him try on every pack with 30 lbs worth or weight … up and down the stairs
if youre going to go cottage … make sure that they have a good return policy
thats the only way … fit is everythingDec 2, 2010 at 12:34 pm #1670170
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
Since the most important component of a comfortable pack is fit, fit, fit, I would strongly recommend giving him a check that he can use towards buying the pack he wants. I'd say the chances are 50-75% that if you buy him a pack as a gift, it will have to be returned.Dec 2, 2010 at 12:41 pm #1670171
Aaron ReichowMember
@areichowLocale: Northern Minnesota
It's tricky buying a pack as a gift, between gear weight, gear volume, pack size, belt size, etc. +1 to what eric said about making sure returns/swaps will be hassle free.
Nice thing about getting a pack from REI, Backcountry is that he'd have a lot of other options for packs if he wanted to upgrade on his own dime. I know if it were me and a relative got me a new pack, tent, or sleeping bag I'd appreciate the thoughtfulness but it'd probably not be what I wanted. I don't know about your brother, but when someone gives me an almost-but-not-quite gift that I can't exchange/return it ends up in the closet.
Between the 3 lb bag and 4.5 lb tent, I would steer away from the ULA Conduit, Golite Jam, and anything else frameless. IMHO, the Mariposa Plus may work, but might not be the most appropriate. You can find the Nimbus Ozone within your limit, might be a better choice than the Vapor Trail.
Good luck, and I hope he loves it!
EDIT: +10 to what Mary said!Dec 2, 2010 at 1:52 pm #1670193
James McDanielSpectator
Deuter packs are adjustable so it makes a good safe bet as long as his torso is under 21".
My girlfriend has one and loves it. I bought another for my son. Good solid 'general' pack if you want a safe bet. There are more wise packs(mentioned) but your getting yourself into tastes.Dec 2, 2010 at 3:20 pm #1670221
Joe ClementBPL Member
@skinewmexicoLocale: Southwest
I have to change my vote, I was confusing my Conduit with my Circuit. Circuit yes, Conduit no. I have the aluminum stay on my Circuit, and I think it handles being overloaded better than my Mariposa.Dec 2, 2010 at 3:33 pm #1670226
Samuel KauSpectator
@skauLocale: Southern California
I would reccomend the Golite or REI packs. And for sure take advantage of the extra 40% off if you go with the GOLITE route.
-SamDec 2, 2010 at 5:01 pm #1670252
Brad GrovesMember
@4quietwoodsLocale: Michigan
First thing I say to someone wanting to buy a pack as a gift is that whatever we select, it probably won't fit. You absolutely have to try a number of packs on to ensure the most comfortable fit.
However, many people feel that giving a gift as a surprise is more personal & "of the moment," I guess. It's less, well, business-like then the whole "Let's go in & try packs on, then I'll wrap it up & you can act surprised" routine.
What I do with people is determine what kind of use the pack is likely to get, show them a few options that would fit the need (& selecting options that tend to have easier fits), & send them out with a pack. I tell the gift-giver that this way they have something for the person to open day-of, but they'll want to include a trip to the store to get a proper fitting.
Many shops have some leniency around the holidays for returns; buy a pack you think will work, then after it's been opened/received go into your local shop & fit some. If the one they opened actually fits well, sweet! If not, no big deal… the idea and thought were there, there was some pleasure in the opening, & in the end you get a pack that fits…Dec 2, 2010 at 6:13 pm #1670276
MIchael MacCormacBPL Member
sixmoon designs traveler is on sale for $157.25- recommended max load is 35 lbs and holds 62 liters- very similar to the REI flash 65 (not sure of max rec load)Dec 4, 2010 at 7:02 pm #1670912
Ken BennettMember
@ken_bennettLocale: southeastern usa
The REI Flash 65 should be a great choice given his other gear.Dec 5, 2010 at 12:02 am #1670978
Mark RiesSpectator
@mtmnmarkLocale: IOWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
When I used to carry a 4.5#tent (walrus zoid 2) and 3#bag (NF super kazoo) my loads were 45# plus cause every thing else was in the same line and heavy sometimes up to 60#. Does he know what his packs weighed before or is he new to this maybe the backpacking light bible would be a good gift. Note the items above were once bought to lighten up. Im with dave that the packs you listed would be a little light for the weights and volumns he most likely will carry.And if he is wanting to lighten up gradually the pack is not the place to start. Ive seen the Aether 60 on sale for 180 and less that was a pretty comfortable pack for me I just finally went to something lighter myself.
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A Priority Rating System
for Public Health Programs
The authors are with the Utah Department of Health. Mr. Vilnius is
Director, Division of Community Health Services, and Dr. Dandoy is
Executive Director of the Department. She is also Adjunct Professor,
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah.
The authors are indebted to George E. Pickett, MD, MPH, Univer-sity of Michigan, who initially developed the Basic Priority Rating
(BPR), and Denise Basse, Utah Department of Health, who suggested
the application and adaptation of the model.
Tearsheet requests to Douglas Vilnius, Division of Community
Health Services, Utah Department of Health, P.O. 16660, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84116-0660.
Synopsis .....................................
When resources are limited, decisions must be made
regarding which public health activities to undertake. A
priority rating system, which incorporates various data
sources, can be used to quantify disease problems or
risk factors, or both.
The model described in this paper ranks public
health issues according to size, urgency, severity of the
problem, economic loss, impact on others, effective-ness, propriety, economics, acceptability, legality of
solutions, and availability of resources. As examples of
how one State can use the model, rankings have been
applied to the following health issues: acquired immu-nodeficiency syndrome, coronary heart disease, injuries
from motor vehicle accidents, and cigarette smoking as
a risk factor. In this exercise, smoking is the issue with
the highest overall priority rating.
The model is sensitive to the precision of the data
used to develop the rankings and works best for health
issues that are not undergoing rapid change. Cost-ben-efit and cost-effectiveness analyses can be incorporated
into the model or used independently in the priority-set-ting process. Ideally, the model is used in a group set-ting with six to eight decision makers who represent the
primary agency as well as external organizations.
Using this method, health agencies, program directors,
or community groups can identify the most critical
issues or problems requiring intervention programs.
PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, like all governmental
services, never have adequate resources to address the
needs of all constituents. Over time, the resource pen-dulum may swing, but most who pursue public health
funding through the political process would agree that
major distinctions between the good and bad times are
based on relative degrees of "lean," "leaner," or
"devastating.'" Such is the environment in which
scarce public resources must be competed for among
vast and growing social needs.
The competition for resources mandates that public
health decision makers seek methods and apply skills
that produce efficient and effective outcomes. State leg-islators, local boards of health, city and county com-missioners, and taxpayers occasionally demand and
certainly deserve public health programs and services
which maximize cost-effective and cost-beneficial pub-lic health outcomes. What methods and tools are avail-able to public health administrators and managers that
enable them not only to do things right but, even more
important, to do the right things?
There seems to be reasonable consensus within the
public health community that prolonging productive life
is a societal value that has been adopted as part of the
public health mission. The reduction of pain and suffer-ing is another generally accepted goal of public health.
However, further clarification of the mission and goals
may become clouded by politics, ethics, economics,
and public opinion. Life satisfaction, quality of care,
confidentiality, access to care, blaming the victim, the
right to die, and cost containment are issues tied to
societal values that affect health decision making in the
1990s. What, if any, effect do these issues have on
public health's mission, and how are their implications
translated into information upon which decisions and
priorities can be based?
A Decision Making Model
There is no "one best way" to set public health pri-orities. What is essential, however, is that a process or
method be adopted that is systematic, objective, and
allows for a standardized comparison of problems or
alternatives that incorporate the scrutiny of science and
the realities of the environment. One approach to this
challenge is a methodology which attempts to consoli-Soptomber-October 1990, Vol. 105 No. 5 463
Table 1. Problem size ratings for selected health problems on a
scale of 1-10
Incidencelprevalence Mortality
Problem Rate, Scale Rate' Scale BPR score
Smoking ....... 10,006 8 44.1 2 5
I per 100,000 population.
NOTE: AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; CHD = coronary heart dis-ease; MVI = motor vehicle injury requiring hospitalization.
date these factors into a process having a quantifiable
outcome. That model, Basic Priority Rating (BPR),
(1, 2) applies a defined problem or issue to a set of cri-teria that rate the size and seriousness of the problem,
the effectiveness of potential interventions, and a reality
test of miscellaneous items. The resulting process pro-duces a quantifiable value for each problem being ana-lyzed, thus providing a basis for priority setting. The
BPR formula is as follows:
[(A+B) C]÷3xD =
where A equals the size of the problem, B the serious-ness of the problem; C the effectiveness of intervention,
and D equals propriety, economics, acceptability, and
legality, known as "P.E.A.R.L." We shall now
describe the model and its use with specific examples.
Defining the problem. Decision makers who engage in
problem solving can conserve considerable energy by
constructing clear statements of problems. Many frus-trating hours and lost opportunities have resulted from
an imprecise definition of a problem. Is the problem a
dysentery outbreak or a contaminated water supply? Is
the problem that people are dying from heart failure at
an old age or prematurely, or is the problem better
defined by lifestyle practices that lead to heart disease?
A clear statement of the problem will not only provide a
consensus for direction among those engaged in the pri-ority-setting process, but it will also establish a basis
for concise objective setting if, and when, the problem
is identified as a priority for which planning, interven-tion, and evaluation are necessary.
If the link between risk factors, health status condi-tions, and mortality is recognized, each risk factor or
each cause of illness may be considered as a problem.
Four potential problems-the incidence of acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), motor vehicle
injuries requiring hospitalization (MVI), coronary heart
disease (CHD), and cigarette smoking (smoking)-will
be analyzed to illustrate the application of BPR. The
nature of priority setting and decision making often
involves choices among a variety of conditions requir-ing a public health response, thus further complicating
the decision making process. Consequently, care should
be taken to arrange problems by category, such as dis-ease and accidents, risk factors, and target populations,
before the analysis begins. In our example, we will, for
illustration only, be comparing three direct causes of
morbidity and mortality (AIDS, MVI, and CHD) and
one risk factor (smoking), using both national and Utah
Size of the problem. The size of a health problem is
most often represented by incidence or prevalence rates
in 100,000 population segments. These rates are spe-cific to disease and nondisease conditions, such as 176
motor vehicle injuries per 100,000; 10,006 cigarette
smokers per 100,000; 11.2 AIDS cases per 100,000;
3,058 heart disease cases per 100,000.
Disease specific morbidity data are often difficult to
obtain compared with the relative ease of acquiring
cause of death information. Most information on dis-ease incidence emanates from hospitals and physicians
as a record of treatment and payment. Few States have
a morbidity registry that provides a centralized source
for disease and injury data, unless the diseases are con-sidered communicable. Therefore, finding reliable data
to compare relative problem incidence-prevalence may
prove to be a difficult task. Lifestyle risk factor data, on
the other hand, are being collected on a regular basis by
the majority of States through the Behavioral Risk Fac-tor Survey (3).
Mortality rates may also be applied to the process of
rating the problem size and, like the incidence and
prevalence rates, are presented per 100,000 population,
for example, 313.4 CHD deaths per 100,000. These
data are easily obtained from State health department
offices of vital records and traditionally play a major
role in determining public health priorities.
The BPR model suggests the following scale for
scoring relative rate ranges:
Incidence or prevalence per 100,000 population Score (1)
50,000 or more ............... 10
5,000 to 49,999 ............... 8
500 to 4,999 ............... 6
SOto 499 ............... 4
S to 49 ............... 2
0.5 to 4.9 ............... 0
Depending on the magnitude of problems being consid-ered, the scale may require adjustment to compensate
for lower incidence or prevalence rates.
In table 1 we apply this rating scale to the four prob-lem conditions being analyzed. Smoking and CHD war-rant the highest ratings for problem size, while AIDS
scores the lowest.
464 Public Halth Reports
Seriousness of the problem. A health problem's
seriousness is defined by four factors in the BPR model:
(a) urgency, (b) severity, (c) economic loss, and
(d) impact on others. Each factor should be evaluated
on a per case basis only. Readily identifiable and acces-sible data sources are not available for ranking problem
seriousness. The analysis of each seriousness factor will
require a considerable degree of investigation in order
to obtain quantifiable data. Some factors related to the
problem under consideration may require literature
searches, while other factors may require the decision
making group's best guess.
As each seriousness factor is applied, it is important
to keep its analyses independent of the other factors,
both within the seriousness category as well as the other
categories. For example, when assessing the severity of
AIDS, the analysis should be undertaken without regard
for the size or economic loss of the AIDS problem .
This principle of independent assessment within criteria
and factor should be applied throughout the process.
Each of the four problems is rated according to the four
factors that define seriousness in the model.
1. Urgency. Some problems require a rapid response
in order to prevent the spread of the problem or death
as, for example, in a spill of radioactive waste, con-taminated food, or a rabies outbreak. In BPR we use a
0-5 scale for each factor within the seriousness cate-gory. Since there is no clearly defined data source for
these ratings, one must rely on a combination of scien-tific knowledge and public opinion. The four problem
areas under consideration and their relative urgency rat-ings, using a scale of 0-5, are:
Problem Rating
Smoking ..... 0
AIDS receives the highest urgency rating, while smok-ing rates lowest of the four problems.
2. Severity. Severity is a major factor which fre-quently drives public health programs. Hence, the
severity of a disease, injury, outcome, or event is often
the key to health program decision making. AIDS,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diarrhea from
Salmonella, measles, spinal cord injuries, and low birth
weight babies present varying levels of severity. How
should one rate these conditions on a scale ranging from
1 to 5?
What factors determine severity? Certainly the case
fatality rate (CFR), which measures the proportion of
those with a disease who die from it, would be the ulti-Table 2. Problem severity ratings by averaging case fatality rate
(CFR) and years of potential life lost (YPLL) for selected health
problems, on a scale of 0-5
Total average
Problem CFR Rating YPLL per case Rating ratbng
Smoking ... . .004 1 1.9 0 0.5
NOTE: AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; CHD = coronary heart dis-ease; MVI = motor vehicle injury requiring hospitalization.
mate measure of severity. Rabies, for instance, has a
CFR of 100 percent.
An additional severity index important to priority-set-ting is based on deaths which are deemed premature,
that is, before age 65. Premature mortality is repre-sented by years of potential life lost (YPLL) for persons
dying before age 65 within a specific disease category
(4). Hence, motor vehicle fatalities generate more years
of potential life lost per case than heart disease because
motor vehicle deaths generally occur at younger ages.
For the purpose of severity assessment, consideration of
YPLL should be limited to its face value and not
include aspects of economics related to productivity, a
subject to be addressed at another juncture in BPR.
In addition to CFR and YPLL, there are certain
"'conditions" or "states of being" which warrant
severity consideration because they affect the quality of
life. Arthritis, blindness, and spinal cord injury would
be examples of such conditions. Because hard data to
measure the severity of a disability or condition are fre-quently nonexistent, the information and experience of
the decision making group and their personal assess-ments of the problem often determine the ranking of
this factor.
Risk factors may also be considered legitimate meas-ures of severity. Considering the fact that the risk of
dying from lung -cancer is 23 times greater for males
who smoke 40 cigarettes per day than for male non-smokers (5), does cigarette smoking warrant a severity
rating? Is its rating higher because smoking is also asso-ciated with other cancers, chronic obstructive pulmo-nary disease, and vascular disease? How should one
rate smoking versus unsafe sex versus sedentary life-style?
Because quality of life conditions and risk factors are
difficult to quantify with respect to seriousness, we
have limited our severity ratings to CFR and YPLL
(table 2). Thus, AIDS is the most severe problem and
smoking the least severe.
A decision making group may choose to weight these
subfactors differently. Note that the scale considered for
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each subfactor can greatly influence the outcome of the
ratings. Should AIDS, with a CFR nearly six times that
of CHD, proportionally establish the subfactor scale,
thus relegating all other problems proportional to AIDS
and resulting in CHD perhaps receiving a score of 0 or
1? The application of a scale with a range based more
on a pre-determined standard, versus relative com-parisons, as indicated previously, is another option.
There is no hard and fast rule as to what procedure to
follow. If the relative scale is used, it is possible to
achieve a total score for seriousness of 20 points. If the
problem size score warranted a 10, a seriousness score
of 20 implies that seriousness warrants twice the weight
of problem size, which may or may not be valid.
3. Economic costs. The economic aspects of a prob-lem should include the costs of medical expenses, pub-lic services, and prevention programs to the
community, to the person or the family or all three.
Although these costs can, and later will, be applied to
the aggregate problem as identified in problem size, at
this point the costs should be addressed on an individual
case basis.
There is no one central source for average case costs,
although some publications provide cost information
that could be used in the absence of State or local data
(6-8). If at all possible, costs should be adjusted to a
given year's dollar value if cost data are based on dif-ferent years for different problems.
Both direct and indirect costs, if available, should be
Cost estimates by case for each study problem, using
a scale of 0-5, would be
Smoking .............
Case cost per year
Again, the decision to use a standard versus a relative
scale arises. Based on the cost information considered,
AIDS and MVI warrant the highest rating and smoking
the lowest.
4. Impact on others. A basic principle upon which
public health was established is that society has legiti-mate concern over individual actions or conditions that
may affect many. Communicable disease control
remains an important agenda for public health today,
but the concept of effect on others has been expanded to
include water and air pollution, toxic waste spills, pas-sive smoking, and alcohol use by pregnant women.
Economic loss and the cost to society also may be
considered as impacts on others, even when the out-come of one person's disease or behavior may not
directly affect others. Legislation mandating use of seat
belts and motorcycle helmets has been passed partially
because of high insurance rates and increased Medicaid
costs for injuries.
The BPR attempts to capture the effect of health
problems on other persons in a quantifiable manner.
The decision maker is asked to consider the problem's
potential and its actual effect on others, as in the case,
for example, of the effect of suicide on a family, or the
transmission of AIDS, or drinking while driving.
Data for this category may be found in a variety of
sources, based on probability of infection per exposure,
such as, for example, measles exposure in an 80-per-cent immunized school population; the probability of
contracting lung cancer over time as a result of
exposure to cigarette smoke; or the probability of
spouse abuse in a given population of alcoholic men.
These data are not easily linked, however, in the midst
of a variety of public health problems and may require
considerable interpretation and assumption. Once again,
the process requires consideration of the problem on a
case basis. The preferred scale is 0-5, but the decision
maker may chose a standard or relative scale. The fol-lowing ratings, using a scale of 0-5, indicate that AIDS
has the greatest impact on others, while CHD has the
least impact.
Problem Rating
Smoking .....2
Summary of seriousness criteria. The ratings of each
of the four factors comprising the seriousness category
are totalled in table 3. Based on the factors considered
in the process, AIDS is rated most serious, followed by
motor vehicle injuries, coronary heart disease, and
Effectiveness of interventions. Some public health
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problems seem more easily resolved than others, such
as, for example, measles versus AIDS, or smoking
versus obesity. The difficulty of educating intravenous
drug users, combined with the lack of a vaccine or
curative drugs, places AIDS in a less favorable inter-vention position than dental cavities, for instance. An
effective intervention, like measles vaccine, may not
eliminate a local disease outbreak if less than 80 percent
of the targeted child population receive the vaccine. A
proven worksite blood pressure control program may be
poorly attended if the workers have confidentiality con-cerns. Thus, the BPR model recognizes effectiveness of
intervention at two levels: (a) the overall success of the
method to be employed and (b) the degree to which the
targeted population will respond.
Locating information concerning effectiveness of
programs and receptivity of a target audience requires
an extensive literature search. Occasionally, reports or
journals present research summaries for select pro-grams, such as school health (9), smoking cessation
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Music Track Title: Who Would Jesus Bomb?
Catalog ID: 540861 ISRC: US5UL1226171
Description: Humorous and satirical left-leaning political song with competing lead guitars and interesting unique change-ups throughout; based on the well-known bumper sticker, ideal for left-leaning films, videos, documentaries and similar; has charted on ECMA Top 100; title track of CD; high as #9 in Europe
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Artist or Group: Nashville Session Players
Keywords: bomb country country-rock comedy humorous Jesus American America United States unique aggressive fun funny satirical satire controversial satire roots guitars
Music Genre > Sub-genre
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New Country music
Extended Properties
Duration: 3:40 Tempo: Medium BPM: 128
Arrangement: Band / Ensemble
Instruments: Guitar, Drum Kit, Bass, Electric Guitar, Flugelhorn, Organ, Piano, Tuba, Drum, Keyboard, Tenor Voice
Vocal Mix: Male Vocals
Language: English
Album: Who Would Jesus Bomb?
Use Restrictions: Use in products or commercial advocating or advertising use of illegal drugs or tobacco prohibited
Use in satan-worship, devil worship, anti-religion or similar extreme productions prohibited
Use in products or productions advocating racial, sexual or similar discrimination or bias prohibited
Moods: Aggressive, Bold, Bouncy, Brave, Campy, Cheeky, Cool, Dramatic, Dynamic, Fun, Funny, Honest, Inspiring, Intelligent, Rebellious, Repetitive, Street-Smart, Surprising, Thinking, Thoughtful
Styles: Comedy / Dark Humor, Comedy / Slapstick, Documentary, Drama / 30-Something, Film Theme Song, Film Vocal, History, Movie Trailer, Section / Credits, TV Vocal
Lyrical Topics: Comedy, Freedom, Politics, Radio, Jesus
Who would Jesus bomb? Who would Jesus bomb?
Would he blow Iraq an' Iran all to kingdom come?
Would he strut around on ships after blastin? kids to bits?
Tell me, who would Jesus bomb?
Now, who would Jesus hate? Who would Jesus hate?
Would he put down all the liberals before passin? the plate?
Would he sound the immigrant call an' build a great big wall?
Tell me, who would Jesus hate?
Would he brand the axis evil, subvert democracy
An' divide a united nation from sea to once shining sea?
Who would Jesus cut? Whose healthcare would Jesus cut?
Would he say, ?go save yourself ?cause we?re in a money rut??
Would he dump seniors on Skid Row, kick poor kids in the butt?
Tell me, whose healthcare would Jesus cut?
How would Jesus dress? Lord, how would he be dressed?
Would he go down to the uptight church in his Sunday best?
Would he wear a crystal cross an' hide behind a bishop vest?
Tell me, how would Jesus dress?
Would he ignore global warmin', carry an abortion sign
And vote for those who screw the sick and poor every single time?
Who would Jesus kill? Who would Jesus kill?
Would he choose twelve neo-cons to grease the Big-Oil drill?
Would he wage pre-emptive war, make his grandkids foot the bill?
Tell me, who would Jesus kill?
Yeah, who would Jesus bomb? Who would Jesus bomb?
Would he start World War III and blame it on Iran?
Would he say ?peace on earth and goodwill to one and all??
Or would Jesus sound the battle call?
What would Jesus say? What would Jesus say
If he was a primetime guest on tv today?
Would he join the right-wing choir or threaten their ass with fire?
Tell me, what would Jesus say?
What will Jesus do? Tell me, what will Jesus do
To every priest an' preacher who lies about what?s true?
Will he toss 'em down a black hole and say, ?too bad for you??
Tell me, what will Jesus do?
Tell me, what will Jesus do?
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Wood said he had three more opportunities to vote against the project, which will be when the council votes on the contract, on the bond issue and the purchase of the land.
I still dont think the project is feasible. I dont think it will pay for itself and we dont have any money to make up the difference on the payments of the bond, Wood said.
So, I dont know what is going to happen.
I know historically some of these things that go in, the first two or three years will be a blast.
Then people start getting tired of doing those things and backing off.
My idea and thinking was if it is such a great deal then why hasnt a private developer stepped up and said Ill do it if it is going to make that much money?
Albertville council to vote on bond issue
There are 35 comments on the Sand Mountain Reporter story from Sep 18, 2010, titled Albertville council to vote on bond issue. In it, Sand Mountain Reporter reports that:
The Albertville City Council plans to vote at 6:30 p.m. Monday on the bond issue that would allow the city to borrow $8 million to fund the American Family Entertainment Center project.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at Sand Mountain Reporter.
#22 Sep 29, 2010
#23 Sep 30, 2010
Doug Wood Good Job.. It is apparent that if anyone takes a stand and stands for what they believe in they should be personally attacked on that. I believe that maybe just maybe Councilman Wood has information concerning William G. Kellen and American Family Entertainment Center that you do not. Maybe he has done his homework and discovered that Kellen has 7 AFEC corporations that have all been dissolved due to tax delinquency I found them go to Secretary of State Wyoming look under business, search business data, and type in American Family Entertainment Center there are 7 Entertainment LLC's Administratively Assolved Due to Taxes. Maybe He has found AFEC has another one in The State of Idaho Admin Cancelled. Maybe he found out that the all of the projects in which American Family Entertainment has listed on their website are not really in progress or have been cancelled.
#24 Sep 30, 2010
Maybe he found out there MIGHT be a connection from the Bankrupt Facility AFEC/SE in Gaffney S.C. which our council memebrs visited which is now known as Starmax Entertainment and they just so happen to Run the facility in Deming New Mexico which our council members also visited. Maybe he found out the history of the Starmax/Luna County New Mexico facility which began in 2004 with the promise of complete PRIVATE investment from AFEC and a possible initial investment from the county of paving a parking lot for $250,000 to the approving of a sales tax bond intiative that led to COMPLETE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT and Luna County building the facility for well over 8 million dollars at taxpayers expense. Maybe he found out Kellen and AFEC made at least well over a Million and a half dollars (maybe more?) all paid directly to him from the TAXPAYERS in Luna County with NO INVESTMENT from AFEC. Maybe he found out substandard and used equipment was purchased for use in the NEW Facility at new prices. Maybe he learned that there were numerous problems and cost overuns and that the Commissioners in Luna County questioned whether the invoices submitted to the County contained markups amd made it a matter of Public record that "They had concerns that the true price is being reflected on the invoices submitted by Mr. Kellen". Maybe Councilman Wood learned that Luna County hired someone to monitor Mr. Kellen and AFEC "has one GB(* and because they were having trouble with Mr. Kellen, Mr. Vinson thought it would be a good idea to put him out there to get a quality product for Luna County". Maybe Wood learned that Kellen/AFEC was 1.2 million dollars over budget on the Luna County facility as of March 26th, 2009.
#25 Sep 30, 2010
Maybe he learned that 1.2 million was the amount initially given to Mr. Kellen/AFEC at the very start of the project????? Maybe he learned that the agreement later transferred after Kellen and AFEC had made their money to the former Bankrupt AFEC/SE now known as STARMAX Entertainment and that the management agreemnet they had was that Starmax management would get 75% Profit 1st year which "guaranteed that the management team would get some kind of reward for THEIR RISK. The Manager of STARMAX /Bill Kowert had huge up front risk in terms of time, and effort and operating money, without guaranteed compensation" Maybe Wood questioned What Risk They had invested NOTHING? In May 18th, 2010 the Deming Starmax/AFEC Entertainment Facility had notIn May 18th, 2010 the Deming "Starmax/AFEC Entertainment Facility had not had a dramatic impact on GRT (Gross Revenue Tax) that was hoped for.) Maybe Doug Wood found out that the Deming Starmax/AFEC which our MAYOR and Some City Council members visited and fell in love with was "as of the end of April (2010) the county was substantially in the hole. The revenues generated from the bar and grill have come up very nicely". You can attack Councilman Wood whom I consider a MAN of HONOR for standing up for what he believes. You can attack me or just accuse people of the other cities as putting this out there because they are afraid of competition.
#26 Sep 30, 2010
However you want to slant this the sources for this information comes from The Luna County Board of Commissioners website and the minutes of their meetings.(Apr 8th, Aug 12th, Nov 17th, Dec 9th, and Dec 2oth 2004.)(Apr 20th, May 11th, and Aug 10th, 2006.)(Feb 1, Feb 23, July 3rd, Sept 13th, Oct 11th, Dec 5th, 2007.)(Feb 14th, Feb 26th, Mar 28th, Apr 10th, May 28th, July 24th 2008).(Jan 8th, Mar 3rd, Mar 26th,*Apr 9th(Good One), June 23, Aug 4th, Nov 17th, 2009)(Jan 14th, Mar 11th, May 18th, June 10th, Jul 8th 2010) You may all thank Councilman Wood for doing his homework someday and ask the other council members to do theirs. This does not have to be the sinking of Albertville. Save the money now and use it to lure in LEGITIMATE RETAIL and MANUFACTURING Business.
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#27 Sep 30, 2010
Good job wood
#28 Oct 1, 2010
If there is not a plan to control the thugs,rowdys ,and rednecks both inside and in the parking lot, people won't come. These people who "hang out" in parking lots acting like morons and intimidating customers like they do in Boaz and Madison Square Mall and Bridge Street in Huntsville will ruin a business. Security will need to be pro-active not retro-active. Also parents need to find out where their "little darlings" hang out and drive by and observe their behavior in public. Could be an eye opening experience.
#29 Oct 2, 2010
two down one to go!!! Bond voted yes, contract yes, you're grasping for false hope!
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#30 Oct 2, 2010
you are Wright one to go till Albertville is broke what a joke
#31 Oct 3, 2010
Albertville will not be broke. This is going to be great for our city.
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#32 Oct 3, 2010
in a couple years we will see who is wright
#33 Oct 3, 2010
I guess Albertville must be different than the other cities that have undertaken this project. In Gaffney South Carolina the company AFEC/SE went bankrupt. They are now calling themselves Starmax and the run the facility in Dening/Luna County New Mexico and according to the County Manager in Luna County in Apriol 2010 the county was substanially in the hole. Look it all up for yourself. There will be money made on this project. The sale of the land by Spurlin= Profit, The building of the facility by AFEC/Kellen/Spurlin/Albertvill e Investment Partners = Profit, The first year of the facility with AFEC/Albertville Investment Partners getting 75% of the revenue = Profit, funny I just don't see the city getting any profits.
#34 Oct 3, 2010
The biggest problem I have is I am adamntly opposed to GOVERNMENT owning private business. It is very hard for any private company to compete with the governement and their unlimited supply of money. In times of trouble we panic and think oh we need this or we need to do that. There is a defintion for this S:(n) socialism (a political theory advocating state ownership of industry)S:(n) socialism, socialist economy (an economic system based on state ownership of capital) How much of our freedom are we going to continue to let the government have till we have none????
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#35 Oct 3, 2010
you are a smart man
Since: Oct 10
#36 Oct 6, 2010
They need to play the "Monty Python" music during council meetings at Albertville.
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Should we all follow such an example, this world of ours would be much nicer to live in, less wars, less greed & more experiences of what The Good Lord Above has given us in strengths within & our small PLANET....
Looking forward to seeing the photos & sharing your journey...
My prayers go out to you FAMILY COULSON...........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
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We aren't the only ones who feel that way...we've met other travelers who have felt the same way
Tomorrow we will go to a water fun park..bit like a dream/water/movie world rolled into one...maybe that will simmer our tempers!
We had a wonderful experience at the Sunrise orphanage on Friday..the children were all so beautiful and warm..they were keen to be with us and with 74 children and 8 or so carers they had to be super organized. I wish we were able to bring heaps more clothes, presents,medical supplies etc than what we did,
There was a small garden and courtyard area for them all to play in. All the children had to be up by 5.30am for 15min of meditation before going to school. They were responsible for washing their own clothes,having their uniforms clean..they slept 6-8 a room and a small section each to house their li
Iimited belongings. Dal baht (rice,lentil soup,perhaps some veggies,)for brekky and dinner,
And meat only 2 times a week. The children seemed very happy and they had to learn to care and help each other. It was humbling to visit the orphanage and we ALL had better than expected feelings about our visit, which wasn't long enough. For anyone that is interested you can volunteer there and stay for up to 3weeks helping out..there were 2girls there when we visited.
What we did as a family(along with your help)to raise money for them is nothing compared to the wonderful carers who devote their lives full time to helping these children in need.
I have taken heaps of photos, some videos etc of our experiences this whole trip to share with anyone who is interested!
Back to Oz on Thursday...gee the holiday has gone so quickly and I can't believe something I have desired for so long in taking Jes n Chels to Nepal to trek to Base camp,has now so rapidly come and gone.Once we get back to Oz it will feel like it was all just a dream..thank god for photos and memories!
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Aspen Grove 14th in Fast50
KERRY-based company Aspen Grove has been ranked 14th in the 2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland.
It's the third year that the Kerry Technology Park based IT firm has finished among the top twenty companies included in the prestigious chart.
Aspen Grove's CEO, Seán Ryan said everyone at the company is delighted to be in the Top 20 for the third year a row.
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Chris Ward ft. Yng 3rd, H.A.W.K., Bun B, Z-Ro, & DJ Screw – 1,2,3 G-MixPosted on July 5th, 2016 by B. Hobbs
SUC veteran Chris Ward unleashes a huge remix to his single "1,2,3" featuring Bun B, Z-Ro, and the legends DJ Screw & H.A.W.K.Tweet
SUC veteran Chris Ward unleashes a huge remix to his single "1,2,3" featuring Bun B, Z-Ro, and the legends DJ Screw & H.A.W.K.Tweet
This is Volume 1 of a 3 part mixtape series featuring some of the best songs and unreleased material from the late great H.A.W.K.Tweet
I thought hell was gonna freeze over before the Screwed Up Click album "The Takeover" dropped but I guess its a cold day in hell today because the homies over at SoSouth got it for sale and judging from the track listing its gonna be worth the decade long waitTweet
Here is some really cool footage of the late great HAWK in the studio gettin high with the GRIT BoysTweet
This post is sticky'd to the top, check below for more new music all day!
Man its so good to hear a new verse from H.A.W.K.! This is just the beginning of a ton of new music from the GRIT Boys leading up to the release of their new mixtape "GRIT Life" & the "G.R.I.T. 2" album next year. Make sure you're following them on Twitter @SCOOBY_GRITBOYS @NIQUEYMONTANA @GRITBOY_POPPY & @GRITBOYSTweet
Ghetto Dreams Ent. will be released a new HAWK album this summer entitled "Forever". It will feature some never before heard songs and verses from HAWK and some really nice features. This is a revamped version of the track from his last album "Endangered Species"Tweet
3rd Down members Show & the recently free Esau Mack drop some brand new music featuring SUC legends Lil Keke & HAWK (RIP)
Today is the 5 year anniversary of the death of the Screwed Up Click 5 Star General H.A.W.K. I attached some of my favorite Hawk freestyles and tracks plus a special Hawk Tribute from the homie Tosin at TheScrewShop.com. If you're in Houston there is a memorial tonite at Paradise South Cemetary at 7:00pm.
Tosin & TheScrewShop.com – Hawk Tribute (5 Yr Anniv ft. Z-Ro, Yung Chill, Moufs of da Souf)
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Papa Rue's new album "Da Original" is droppin this Tuesday
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by Abdul Haleem, Lin Jing
KABUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Militants fighting the
Afghan government have been stepping up attacks on the administration through
deadly suicide attacks and roadside bombings to destabilize the administration
and discredit it.
In the latest wave of violence, the militia targeted
the Indian embassy with an explosive-laden car Monday morning, killing and
injuring more than 100 people.
Staff of the Indian embassy make their
way through the wreckages after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul,
capital of Afghanistan, July 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)Photo Gallery>>>
A suicide bomber followed one car belonging to the
Indian embassy and detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at some 8:30 a.m.
(0400 GMT) near the embassy gate, where many people were queuing to receive
visas, defense ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi said.
The blast occurred during rush-hour near a main road,
causing damage to nearby compound walls and roadside shops.
A witness, named Saleem Sayed, whose office is near
the Indian embassy told Xinhua that fortifications had been built three days ago
in front of the embassy gate as rumors said that the Indian embassy received
explosion threats.
Afghan security personnel keep watch at
the site of a suicide attack at the Indian embassy in Kabul July 7, 2008.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Photo Gallery>>>
The wounded man, who came out from the explosion
site, still bleeding, shouted desperately at the crowd, "My sister is killed,
what are the government and foreign troops doing in Afghanistan. They can barely
secure the capital, secure the lives of civilians."
In the deadliest attacks in the Afghan capital over
the past couple of years, more than 100 people have been confirmed dead and
injured, according to a statement of the Interior Ministry
The statement said that six police constables were
killed and five others sustained injuries while all the remaining are civilians,
including women and children.
An Afghan nurse reacts as she holds a
wounded girl who has lost her parents in suicide car bomb attack near the
Indian embassy in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 7, 2008. (Xinhua
However, Najib Nikzad, an official of the Interior
Ministry, earlier put the number of those killed as high as 41, while Abdullah
Fahim, the spokesman of the Public Health Ministry, said 28 were killed and 141
sustained injuries.
Indian Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee
condemned the "dastardly attack" on the Indian mission and confirmed four
Indians were killed in the attack, including Defense Attache Brigadier R.D.
Mehta and Press Counselor V. Venkat Rao.
An Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft will soon leave
for Kabul to bring back the bodies of the Indians, he added.
Two Indonesian diplomats were also injured in the car
bomb attack, said Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah.
The Indonesian embassy building in Kabul, which is
located near the Indian embassy, was severely damaged, he said.
No groups or individuals have claimed responsibility
for the bloody explosion, but the Interior Ministry blamed the attack on the
enemies of Afghanistan, a term used against Taliban insurgents.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Foreign Minister
Rangin Dadfar Spanta strongly condemned the incident and termed it as the act of
During talks with Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan
Jian Parsat, President Karzai strongly condemned the attack and expressed his
condolence with the people and government of India.
On his part, the Indian ambassador stressed that
"Such attacks could not undermine the friendly relations with Afghanistan,
rather than determines India to further cement its relations and cooperation
with the Afghan people."
Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta, who visited the
Indian embassy minutes after the attack, also denounced the gruesome act.
"The government of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan strongly condemns today's terrorist attack on the embassy of the
friendly and brother country of India," a statement released by Afghan foreign
ministry said.
It also added that such gruesome incidents will not
undermine the friendly relations between the two nations by saying, "Afghanistan
firmly believes that the historic ties between the two countries are more
profound that can be affected by such unfortunate incidents."
Kai Eide, special envoy of UN Secretary General to
Afghanistan, also strongly denounced the incident.
In a statement issued by UN Assistance Mission in
Afghanistan (UNAMA), the envoy said "I condemn it in the strongest possible
terms. In no culture, no country, and no religion is there any excuse or
justification for such acts. The total disregard for innocent lives is
staggering and those behind this must be held responsible."
Also on Monday, a roadside bomb struck a police van
in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, leaving three policemen dead and
wounding four others.
Insurgency has gained pace over the months and the
outgoing month saw the fiercest clashes this year between anti-government
elements and Afghan troops backed by international forces.
The Taliban, who went into insurgency after being
overthrown from power six and half years ago, have been expanding their
influence from the traditional bases in the south and east to the west and
Militancy and conflicts have claimed the lives of
more than 2,000 people with some 700 civilians so far this year in
Afghan gov't, UN condemn terrorist
attack against Indian embassy in Kabul
KABUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Both Afghanistan and the special
envoy of UN Secretary General to the war-torn country have termed the car-bomb
suicide attack against the Indian embassy on Monday an act of terrorism and
condemned it.
"The government of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan strongly condemns today's terrorist attack on the embassy of the
friendly and brother country of India," a statement released by the Afghan
foreign ministry said. Full story
Suicide car blast kills 28, injures
141 in Afghanistan
KABUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan
health ministry spokesman said 28 people were killed and 141 others injured in
the suicide blast attack near the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul
Monday morning.
Abdullah Fahim told Xinhua that out of the injured 90
were hospitalized and 10 were in critical conditions, adding the bomber himself
might be among the 28 killed ones. Full story


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THERE is growing anger among the hundreds of thousands of people left hungry and homeless by the weekend's earthquake in northern Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir at the slow pace of the massive relief effort.
Looting has erupted in some towns and villages.
Rescuers are battling difficult conditions posed by the remote location of some of the villages and blocked or destroyed roads.
More than 48 hours after the 7.6-magnitude quake wiped out entire villages and buried victims under piles of debris, the full scope of the devastation and the enormous cost in human lives began to emerge.
"It is a whole generation that has been lost in the worst affected areas," Pakistani army spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan said.
A senior official said the quake had killed between 30,000 and 40,000 people in Pakistan and injured 60,000.
The quake's centre was in the mountainous north of the country where untold numbers of children were entombed when schools and houses collapsed. It was the worst quake to hit Pakistan in decades.
The huge international rescue effort has been hampered by the treacherous terrain and huge landslides triggered by the quake that wiped out many roads.
"We are not mourning our dead today. We are mourning our ties with the Government," said magistrate Raja Mohammad Irshad, in the remote town of Bagh. He lost a sister-in-law, three nephews and two cousins.
"We are asking whether they think we are human beings or animals, or non-living things."
In Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-held Kashmir, people ransacked military trucks that had just arrived.
One group broke into a petrol station to get fuel to burn wood for cooking and warmth, while others snatched government vehicles. Government institutions are paralysed and the official in charge of the region was reported to be living in a tent outside his official residence.
"People are starving. They have lost all their family members, their belongings," resident Akram Shah said. "Everything is gone, people are buried alive. Nobody is helping us to find them."
A reporter who flew over Pakistani-held Kashmir in a military helicopter described scenes of utter devastation.
In open fields, hundreds of people waited for help beside the dead and injured.
Residents in some places dug with their bare hands to find their loved ones, while rescue teams with sniffer dogs and specialist equipment hunted for survivors and set up field hospitals to cope with the injured.
Rescuers in the Pakistani capital Islamabad received a morale boost when an Iraqi woman and her two-year-old son were pulled out alive from the wreckage of an apartment building where they were trapped for 60 hours. .
Survivors were facing an array of problems freezing overnight temperatures, rain, landslides, scarce food, little shelter, no communications networks and almost non-existent healthcare.
The United Nations said more helicopters were needed urgently to bring aid to the hardest-hit villages, most of which are on hard-to-reach slopes more than 3000 metres up in the foothills of the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountain ranges.
The United States responded by offering eight military helicopters and two C-130 aircraft loaded with relief supplies.
■Australia's official contribution to help South Asia earthquake victims is now up to $10 million. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said that as the death toll rose the Government decided to give an extra $2.5 million to UN agencies and $2 million to Australian non-government aid groups. AFPTo donate online to the Asia Earthquake Appeal: www.redcross.org.au or phone 1800 811 700 toll free.
For other donations, visit Oxfam's website at www.oxfam.org.au or phone 1800 034 034 (toll free); www.caritas.org.au or phone 1800 024 413; www.careaustralia.org.au or phone 1800 020 046;
World Vision: www.worldvision.org.au or phone 133 240.
■ Under the partition plan provided by the Indian Independence Act of 1947, Kashmir was free to accede to India or Pakistan. The maharajah, Hari Singh, chose India.
■ The territory has been the flashpoint for two of the three India-Pakistan wars in 1947-48 and 1965.
■ In 1999, India fought a brief but bitter conflict with Pakistani-backed forces who had infiltrated territory controlled by India.
■ There has also been a growing separatist movement against Indian rule since 1989.
■ Islamabad says Muslim-majority Kashmir should have become part of Pakistan in 1947. Pakistan also argues that Kashmiris should be allowed to vote in a referendum on their future.
■ India and Pakistan reject the option of Kashmir becoming an independent state.
■ The separatist militancy and cross-border firing between the Indian and Pakistani armies have left a death toll in the tens of thousands and a population brutalised by fighting and fear.
■ There has been a big thaw in relations between India and Pakistan recently.
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Laird In The News
Amid more than 73,000 attendees at the Electronica 2014 trade show in Munich, Germany, one of Laird's newest innovations was featured as a top 10 standout product. The BT900 Bluetooth module was launched on the first day of the event, and quickly attracted a lot of attention.
Wireless Design and Development created a video covering the "best wireless and RF devices." You can watch the full video by clicking the link below. Look for number 7!
The BT900 allows anyone to quickly and easily add Bluetooth capabilities to their embedded device such as a bar code scanner or medical device. For more information about the BT900 series, ...Read More
Laird Promotes STEM Curriculum for Students
Dateline Holly, Michigan: Promoting a solid educational foundation for children around the world is a priority for Laird. In December of 2014, Laird partnered with 13 suppliers and distributors to present $10,300 to the Flint, Michigan Chamber of Commerce YouthQuest program. YouthQuest is a comprehensive, free afterschool program that serves more than 2,000 K-12 students in 18 area schools addressing a critical need for high quality afterschool programs. The funds will be used by YouthQuest to purchase STEM curriculums and STEM based field trips throughout the community.
The story made headlines around the...Read More
New Encompass Product Partners Extend Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program
Laird is selected to join the Encompass™ Product Partner Program (Americas) for Rockwell Automation.
According to the Rockwell Automation website:
"Through Encompass Product Partners, manufacturers can quickly locate complementary products that best solve application challenges. These products are critical components or connectivity solutions that extend and enhance Rockwell Automation installations.
The Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program is comprised of leading suppliers, distributors, system integrators, and machine and equipment builders. The program aims to simplify the supply chain, advance innovations in project design, and improve collaboration among...Read More
Laird Delivers Bluetooth Connectivity for Legacy, OS-Backed Devices
Laird's BT900-US Bluetooth dongle is grabbing headlines across the globe.
Electronic Info's online news sections says, "The dual-mode dongle is ideal to convert legacy devices for application and use in the upcoming Internet of Things (IoT) and the Connected Hospital without complicated installation or software support requirements."
The website also mentions Laird's use of the innovative smartBASIC programming language to reduce programming risks and speed time to market.
To see the complete coverage CLICK HERE.
Laird Described as Leader for IoT
Evaluation Engineering was just one of more than a dozen publications which wrote about Laird's partnership with the LoRa alliance, which was announced during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015. The LoRa Alliance is a consolidated effort from industry leaders to standardize and enable the Internet of Things (IoT). MWC is a global technology convention attended by more than 100,000 people representing most of the top technology companies in the world.... Read More
Laird Recognized by CSX in 'Progressive Railroading' Magazine
Laird is a trusted partner to many of the worlds most recognized brands. In Q1 of 2015, railroad giant CSX selected Laird as a valued supplier and partner. CSX is a leading supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America. Laird provides CSX with remote control systems for locomotives which provide unparalled safety and productivity for workers in rail yards across the country.
To honor it's valued suppliers, CSX took out a full page add in the popular 'Progressive Railroading' magazine. There Laird was mentioned by name along with other partners. An image of that full page add is included above.
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Laird's New M2M Antenna Attracts Lots of Media Attention
March 25, 2015 - This month Laird released two new antennas designed to improve M2M connectivity in the industrial sector.
These antennas are designed to exceed in environments with hazards such as moisture, dust, or severe temperatures. The Internet of Things demands that all equipment remain connected regardless of the surroundings, so Laird engineers created antennas to deliver that connectivity.
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Innovative CoolZorb 400 Product Featured in EE Times
Laird engineers created a dual-function material which helps protect sensitive electronics while enabling more compact designs. The product is impressing engineers in the media who are writing about it in well-respected publications like the E.E. Times.
Today as designers fight to fit more functionality into each circuit board, signal integrity is becoming more important than ever before. At the same time as devices become ever thinner, smaller, and more compact, space on circuit boards is difficult to come by.
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The latest product from Laird's Engineered Thermal Solutions group is getting attention around the globe.
Madrid, Spain based 'Diarioelectronicohoy.com' is a growing publication for professionals in the technology industry.
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Laird Featured on Highest Rated Newscast in Los Angeles Area
50 underprivileged children in the Los Angeles California area were all smiles when they recieved a free bicycle complements of Laird.
For many this was the first bike they have ever had.
Laird managers spent several hours assembling the bicycles as part of the Global Management Conference.
The story attracted the attention of ABC7 Eyewitness news, the highest rated television news station in Los Angeles.
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