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JOHN Aldridge caught a nice bag of bream to take the third round of the Oxford Summer League fished by seven teams of six on the Thames either side of Radley boathouse.
All the top weights came from the top shallowest section, Aldridge (Isis) catching an impressive 73.5.0 from the famous grey gate in the top section.
He fished groundbait feeder and worm to catch bream to 4lb and lots of skimmers around the 1lb mark, which is a good sign for the future.
Tony Hobbs (Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths) fished groundbait feeder and worm and had skimmers to 2lb for a second-placed 20.15.0.
Phil Drew (Sensas A4) was close behind with 18.10.0, a net of skimmers on feeder and worm.
Teams: 1 Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths Blue 34pts, 2 Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths Red 28, 3 Sensas A4 24.
League: 1 Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths Blue 84pts, 2 Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths Red 83, 3 Sensas A4 77.
The sixth round of the Oxford Carp League was held on Club Pool at the prolific Tunnel Barn Farm, where the top eight weights were all over the magic ton.
Mick Lane started on the long pole to the island without much success before switching to the margins with meat over groundbait to take F1s, carp and barbel for a winning 127.12.0.
Andy Benwell (Fishing Tackle & Bait) took 65 carp and F1s for 122.0.0, using just the top kit of his pole in front with paste as hookbait, followed by Andy Wiffen (Bio-source).
Two decent bream, plus skimmers and roach on feeder with bread, gave Steve Wildman victory in Dorchester AS's Goddard Shield on the Thame. He won the rover match with 19.0.0.
Dean Webster had roach and bits on caster for 9.0.0, followed by Dave Head with 7.0.0.
Jason Smith continued his good early-season form with another win in Masons AC's points match, fished by six on the Thames at Medley.
Changing to the feeder as the wind got up, he found five bream to go with perch and bits caught earlier on the pole for a winning 21.5.0.
Paul Armstrong was runner-up with one bream and bits for 8.1.0, and after being plagued by pike all day, Chris Webb caught 5.5.0 of roach, perch and bits for third.
The prolific Gary Thorpe set a new lake record at Oakfield on Sunday.
He caught caught 208.1.8 of carp to 8lb and F1s to top the 14-strong field.
Result: 1 G Thorpe (GOT Baits) 208.1.8, 2 A Quarmby 177.9.0, 3 M Brayfield (Miracle Baits) 101.0.8.
Oakfield: (Wednesday, Red Kite & Swallow Lakes, 17 fished) 1 D Simons 159.1.0, 2 B Eddy (Dynamite Oakfield) 132.5.0, 3 M Giles (RS Baits) 103.3.0.
Oakfield: (Saturday, Red Kite & Swallow Lakes, 27 fished) 1 L Ripper (GOT Baits) 149.10.0, 2 J Rogers (Frenzee GOT Baits) 149.7.0, 3 G Thorpe (GOT Baits) 124.9.0.
Charlbury AC: (Clarke Cup v Clanfield, Thames at Folly) 1 D Foreshew (Clanfield) 13.0.0 (roach & perch, pole & caster), 2 M Taylor (Charlbury) 8.13.0, 3 C Nicholson (Clanfield) 6.5.0.
- Farmoor Reservoir has been shortlisted for the Alan Faulkner Memorial trophy – a Wheelyboat Trust award that recognises the efforts of game fisheries to support anglers with disabilities.
The winner will be announced at this weekend's CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace.
Oxford Carp League: Round 7, Rissington. Draw 11am, fishing 12-6.
North Oxford AS: v Marston FTB, Cherwell. Draw 7am, fishing 8-1.
Oxford Waltonian: v Goring. Draw 7am, fishing 8-1.
Littlemore AS: R Arnatt Cup. Thames at Sandford. Draw 6.00, fishing 7.15-12.15.
Dorchester AS: B&O Wallingford Cup, Fairmile. Draw 7am, fishing 7-12.
Beehive AC: FA & UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Panshill. Fishing 12-6.
Sutton Courtenay AC: v Marston FTB, Cherwell.
Yarnton & District AC: Club match, Yarnton Meadow. Draw 6.45, fishing 8-1.
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I want to thank the Weekly and Margaret Wertheim for the article Creation Science [Quark Soup, November 17]. She presents the latest thinking of the evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker in such a way that this reader feels brought to the table, instead of feeling skipped over and ignored in the rarefied air of academia.
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The subtitle says it all: The gospel according to Steven Pinker. The way he stretches the truths about Darwins theories in The Blank Slate, Pinker sounds like all the other scientists whove wrapped themselves in the same cloak of infallibility that the old priesthood foolishly did back when they wanted to make the Earth stand still.
I like the value that Wertheim places on our powers of interpretation. Humanity is still a work in progress, and I think we should stay humble about the limits of our understanding and open to possibilities only temporarily beyond our reach.
Eric Vollmer
Los Angeles
I learned a lot more about Margaret Wertheims world-view in her review of Stephen Pinkers book than I did about the book itself. Instead of reasoned, critical review, Wertheim dismisses Pinkers book on the basis of a glib analogy between Pinkers naturalism and Christian fundamentalism. Wertheim supports her crucial analogy with only the flimsiest of arguments: Biologists of Pinkers ilk worship their own sacred text (the human genome), examining its every word with literal precision. This, she says, is just like religious fundamentalists and their holy books; ergo, both alike are fundamentalists. QED.
In other words, Wertheim would have us believe that there is no relevant distinction between, on the one hand, believing that a set of mechanisms encoded in DNA literally creates an organism, and, on the other, believing that an invisible man living in the sky literally made the cosmos in six days, on the other.
I myself have trouble seeing any relevant similarity.
Michael Drake
Three cheers for Margaret Wertheims Quark Soup column on scientific fundamentalists who hold on to answers instead of participating in the creative search for ever more interesting questions.
Martin Levine
Los Angeles
This Saturday morning, thanks to the Weekly, my breakfast consisted mainly of savoring, word by word, the wonderful article by Kristine McKenna titled The Three Ages of Jacques Derrida [November 814]. This type of article is an absolute delight to the higher echelons of self. It responds, with elegance, to the eternal and, at times, silent desire to discover the real treasures that exist right here in our city, and our state. Please continue bringing us those treasures!
Luis Rafael Galvez
Panorama City
As much as Im enamored of Kristine McKennas work, her statement that Deconstructionism is a flexible methodology . . . the impact its had on literary criticism is equal to, if not greater than, the mark its left on philosophical discourse is just not credible. Deconstructionisms very problem is the flexibility she notes: It bends to whatever agenda its applied, and with shocking ease. Its actually a very old mechanism, predating Derrida by centuries, and it doesnt matter whether the wielder is McLuhan, Paglia, Foucault or Joe Shmoe as an instrument, its perpetually, indeed idiosyncratically, chameleonic. The whole process, each time its applied, is a matter of the watcher watching the watcher watching the watcher . . . ad infinitum. The perception of the artists intent is subject to the deconstructionists subjectivity to his or her own perceptions and covert bugaboos. Derrida, as a wrinkle in philosophy, may or may not withstand the test of time, but at least one of his progeny, deconstructionism, has already passed into senescence and is only feebly resurrected from time to time, usually when an ersatz polemicists ropes end is reached.
Marc S. Tucker
Manhattan Beach
Re: Howard Blumes A Man Out of Time [November 814]. I have known Irv Rubin for over 20 years and was a fellow Jewish activist, at his side at many a demonstration and press conference. Irv Rubin is a passionate, zealous leader whose commitment to the survival of the Jewish people is unsurpassed. His whole life has been dedicated to protecting Jewish lives, courageously standing up to Jew haters of all stripes, and having the bravery and temerity to challenge and confront issues that the Jewish establishment wouldnt touch with a 10-foot pole. Im proud of my friendship and association with Irv Rubin. May it be G-ds will that he live and be well. And please pass out the crying towels to his detractors who already had him dead and buried.
Fern Sidman
Brooklyn, New York
Howard Blume implies that United Jewish Communities and its local member body, the Jewish ä Federation of Greater Los Angeles, are supporting people whose opinions parallel those espoused by the Jewish Defense League. The UJC and the L.A. Jewish Federation are non-political bodies. Our efforts include assisting victims of terror who live in Israel. This assistance is offered strictly in the humanitarian realm, helping those who have been physically or psychologically injured during the tragic events of the last two years.
We help individuals whose lives have been ruined wherever they reside. The Israeli citizens who live outside of the pre-1967 borders of Israel represent a cross section of Israeli society. They include new immigrants as well as longtime residents, people with varied political ideologies from left to right. Most just want to live peaceful, productive lives. It is not fair to imply that the JDL position is the predominant view of the majority of those living beyond the Green Line.
John R. Fishel
President, the Jewish Federation
Los Angeles
Im writing in response to Alec Hanley Bemis review of Spoon at the Troubadour [November 17]. I found it a little odd that Bemis felt the need to start his review by mentioning he was in the skyboxlike VIP room. What kind of music critic watches a band perform from the VIP room? A real music fan would have been on the floor enjoying the show the way God intended. Its just not natural to be looking down on a stage while a band plays, or to be watching from behind a sheet of glass. Bemis may as well have sent a friend to the show with a video camera; then he could have stayed home and watched it. No wonder he felt the show was lacking he didnt fully experience it. I was down on the floor, elbow-to-elbow with the other Spoon fans, and from down there I watched a group of guys who were having a blast just being onstage playing their instruments. The only posing I witnessed was when I looked over my shoulder toward the VIP room.
Dave Connaughton
Do you not have a music editor? Ive seen sloppy music coverage, but Ive never seen anything like Andrew Lentzs Black Dice blurb [Scoring the Clubs, November 17], which manages to make three mistakes in three words: The Providence threesomes debut: 1) The boys are from Brooklyn; 2) there are four guys in Black Dice; and 3) this is not their first release.
Jack Bolt
EDITORS NOTE: You forgot to mention we got the venue wrong, too.
RE For The Misfits, last weeks cover story by Paul Cullum: ICM agent David Unger was misidentified as Steve Unger; Steve Golin was a producer on The Portrait of a Lady, not associate producer; Bill Mechanic was only involved with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in his capacity as head of Fox Studios; Meltdown Comics is on Sunset Boulevard, not Melrose Avenue; and it was producer Marty Brest, not Barry Levinson, who accompanied Stuart Cornfeld and Herve Villechaize on their ill-fated late-night deep-sea expedition. Re Max Gerbers cover story Microbats, Broken Skulls, Rocket Girls & Prehistoric Beach Bears (November 17): Development of the Microbat was credited to Caltech, when it actually grew out of a three-way collaboration by Caltech, UCLA and AeroVironment.

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Hey everyone, long time no speak ....
I was reading Adrian's tutorial on the win32 console, and goofing around, and just wanted to make a program that would randomly plant characters on the screen, here's what I came up with:
The whole cursor position thing works fine, and the reason I put the variable count in the printf line is so I could see why it wasn't working...when I compile it as it stands now, it prints "49Done" on a random place on the screen. The good news is it's a random place everytime I start the program, however, I wanted 49 different random spots, for instance I had it to where it was "printf("*"); so I wanted 49 "*" 's on different parts of the screen, but I changed it to print COUNT so I could see what was going on, you would think right now it would print "1", <new random position>, "2", <new rand pos>....etc, but nope, it's just "49Done".....and I'm like, "what the heck happened to the other 48??, lol!"....Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <windows.h> #include <stdlib.h> typedef struct COORD { short X; short Y; }; short A; short B; int main() { int count; HANDLE hOut; COORD position; for (count = 0; count < 50; count++) { hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); srand(time(NULL)); A = 1 + (rand() % 40); B = 1 + (rand() % 40); position.X = A; position.Y = B; SetConsoleCursorPosition(hOut, position); printf("%d", count); //count is for debugging... } printf("Done"); getchar(); }
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Perhaps something blows in your eye or a small child accidentally pokes you in the eye. Then, maybe right away or even hours later, you experience pain, the feeling that something is stuck in your eye, or tearing and redness. Chances are you have scratched your eye — a problem also known as a corneal abrasion.
Corneal abrasion is a scratch or scrape on the cornea, the clear, round dome covering the eye's iris and pupil. By helping to focus light as it enters the eye, the cornea plays an important role in vision. When a corneal abrasion scars the cornea, it can affect vision. Besides the problems mentioned above, other corneal abrasion symptoms can include blurry vision, sensitivity to light and headache.
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See your ophthalmologist if you scratch your eye. Most corneal abrasions are minor and will heal on their own in a few days. Your ophthalmologist may treat a corneal abrasion with antibiotic eye drops or ointment or use steroid eyedrops to reduce inflammation and reduce the chance of scarring. The best way to deal with a scratched eye, though, is to avoid getting one in the first place. If you are going to be engaged in an activity where you risk injuring your eye, make sure you use protective eyewear.
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Usually I don't buy two packs of things because you generally can't use coupons on them!
This is sort of unique coupon- it is for a 2 pack of deoderant.
Red Plum has a new printable coupon for $1.00/1 Rite Guard Total Defense Deodorant 2 Pack good only at Target!
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School uniforms have been at the centre of a supermarket battle for a few years now, with the big brands desperately trying to undercut their competitors on price. Online stores like Woolworths have also upped the ante when it comes to stocking up on shirts and ties.
Great news for parents in the recession!
After all, this is an essential item that parents everywhere fork out for every few months. The nature of children also means whatever they buy usually becomes the victim of holes, stains or unmentionables.
So, how can we stock up on uniform without venturing into the overdraft?Whilst Mum's favourite Marks & Spencers are doing well with a 3 for 2 deal, they've been somewhat upstaged by ASDA. The huge supermarket chain is now offering a whole week's worth of school uniform for £10.
The offer is for three packs for £10, which includes the five-pack of polo shirts, five-pack of white shirts and two-pack of cardigans.
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Just a quick blog post to give an update about our Masterclass tour in India in partnership with ODTUG. As you probably know, Mark Rittman (Oracle ACE Director & Rittman Mead Co-Founder), Stewart Bryson (Oracle ACE, Rittman Mead America Managing Director) & myself (Oracle ACE, Rittman Mead India Managing Director) will be doing a master class event in 3 cities - Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai in October 2013. If you want to hear & see about the latest in Oracle BI technologies from experts like Mark & Stewart, this is the event to attend. This event is run immediately after Oracle Open World 2013. Amongst the 3 of us, we have close to ten sessions in OOW2013. If you would like to know what is the planned direction of the Oracle BI/EPM products this is the event to attend as we will all be coming fresh out of Open World(watch out for the BI Analytics/EPM Product Update from Mark in particular).
Following are the topics covered in the 1 day event (in each city)
9.30am – 10.00am: Registration and Welcome
10.00am – 10.30am: Oracle BI, Analytics and EPM Product Update – Mark Rittman
10.30am – 11.30pm: Reporting against Transactional Schemas using OBIEE11g – Stewart Bryson
11.30pm – 12.30pm: OBIEE 11g Integration with the Oracle EPM Stack – Venkatakrishnan J
12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch & Networking
1.30pm – 2.30pm: OBIEE and Essbase on Exalytics Development & Deployment Best Practices – Mark Rittman
2.30pm – 3.30pm: Oracle BI Multi-user Development: MDS XML versus MUDE – Stewart Bryson
3.30pm – 4.00pm: Coffee Break & Networking
4.00pm – 5.00pm: Intro and tech deep dive into BI Apps 11g + ODI
5.00pm – 6.00pm: Metadata & Data loads to EPM using Oracle Data Integrator - Venkatakrishnan J
We have few slots left in each event. If you would like to register yourself or your team, you can register directly using the links below.
- Bangalore, Fortune Select Trinity Hotel, Whitefield: October 15th 2013, 10am – 6pm (IST)
- Hyderabad, Westin Mindspace, Hyderabad, Hitec City: October 17th 2013, 10am – 6pm (IST)
- Mumbai, Courtyard Marriott, Mumbai: October 19th 2013, 10am – 6pm (IST)
The events are also being run in partnership with ODTUG, a world-wide user group focusing on Oracle tools and technology including BI, and EPM. We're very pleased to have ODTUG's involvement in the event, and we'll be giving away ODTUG materials and associate membership at each event.
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So far so good, no stability issues.
The WiFi signal is very strong/good but I don't know why the max speed on WiFi-N at my home I can get is 65Mbps (where my xoom and razr are connected @ 130Mbps)
Here is another pic to show the resolution difference on the web
The little extra resolution is very nice !
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Comparing to my Xoom the web browser is a lot more smooth and responsive but sometimes you see some "unrendered tiles" (I don't know how to explain) that are a little bit more fuzzy than the rest of the web page, and this happen most of the time on very big webpages (like engadget or 9gag) I never saw this on my Xoom
Both chrome and dolphinHD show this problem but firefox does fine !
Hi everyone !
Just received this morning my Asus Transformer Infinity 64Gb (I live in Switzerland)
Here is some pics side by side with my old Xoom :
The FullHD screen is awesome, only drawback the new Gorilla Glass 2 is VERY reflective (a lot more than the Xoom)
If you need more pics or infos just ask me !
Quadrant result : http://bayimg.com/baPLiaadD
Antutu Result : http://bayimg.com/bApleaAdd
Antutu details :http://bayimg.com/BaplfaadD
It seems the Tegra 3 is running @ 1.9Ghz on the TF700 ... it explains the big score difference between the Prime and the Infinity despite the higher resolution
Quadrant result : http://bayimg.com/baPLiaadD
Antutu Result : http://bayimg.com/bApleaAdd
Antutu details :http://bayimg.com/BaplfaadD
It seems the Tegra 3 is running @ 1.9Ghz on the TF700 ... it explains the big score difference between the Prime and the Infinity despite the higher resolution
seriously doubt its really 1.9ghz. just because the benchmarks show that doesnt mean its the real time speeds. when prime first got ICS, everyone benchmarks showed 1.6ghz. but cpu spy proved this to be wrong. The higher speeds was in the kernel but wasnt enabled, out the box. only way to achieve that speed was through root.
same can be said with the infinity. Its real time top speed is likely 1.6 or 1.7ghz. but it has 1.9ghz in the kernel and only way of enabling it is through root. CPU SPY is the only true way of seeing. put your infinity pad in performance mode then run cpu spy. if it doesnt show 1.9ghz enabled and being used, then thats not its real speeds.
you might be able to root with sparky new tool. what firmware did it ship with? if youre successful in rooting, then install the ezoverclock app. see if it lets you enable 1.9ghz. worth a try if youre going to root your device.
make sure to post a screenshot of cpu spy. we will be able to tell what speed its really running at. its clocked higher than stock prime so of course its scores will be alot higher. but in comparison to a overclocked prime at 1.6, 1.7, or 1.8 Ghz, primes scores will likely be higher. we still pulling higher scores than HTC One x and others. this is with an overclocked prime of course. or enabling the higher speeds in stock ics kernel. even 1.6ghz puts prime around the top still and higher than most.
edit: for those people asking, i thought i mentioned it before. but the inifinity pad can use the prime dock also. it even runs off the same firmware version. i believe the infinity pad has its own dock but can be used with prime dock also.
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The other day I was doing one of the online quizzes for my Psychiatry clerkship. I don't remember the question, but the answers looked something like this:
A. None of the above
B. Answer 1
C. Answer 2
D. Answer 3
E. Answer 4
My test taking, deductive reasoning quickly concluded that the answer could not possibly be A. You follow my reasoning, right? I mean if the answer option says "None of the above" and there is no other answer above it, then it cannot be true.
That makes sense, no?
So, folks, remember this the next time you are taking a quiz/exam and the question writer tries to pull this little trick over you.


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At Home Spa Treatment: Make Your Own Alpha Hydroxy
We all know by now that exfoliation is important for healthy skin and many folks use Alpha-hydroxy Acid (AHA) products, which are essentially fruit acids. These acids loosen the "glue" between dead skin cells so the cells fall away, leaving your face very smooth and soft.
Why not skip the middle man and the processing and go straight to the source? If you are looking to exfoliate you might not need to walk any further than your fridge for your next treatment.
Lemon juice, strawberries and grapes are common fruits with acids that can benefit your skin. Just applying a little of these on your skin every other evening can make your skin so much softer. Just dab some of the liquid on your face with your fingertips, let it set for ten minutes or so, then rinse with cool water. Don't forget to moisturize after you pat your face gently dry.
Remember, don't exfoliate in the morning since it makes your skin more sensitive to the sun. And don't forget the sunscreen the next day and everyday for that matter.
Fit's tip: This is a great thing to do with fruit that looks just a little too funky to eat. When the grapes feel a bit soft, I just use 'em on my face.


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Yom Kippur with Steve Jobs
Connecting Yom Kippur with Steve Jobs on 5 levels
The absence of iPhone5 on stage at the recent Apple presentation was quickly eclipsed by the saddening news of the passing of Steve Jobs, an inspiring leader who serves as role model as someone who had a dream, a vision and lived it.
In the bigger picture the iPhone 4S is enough of an achievement to cap the lifetime career of someone who revolutionized technology and communication in ways that few others can compare.
So whilst we'll never be seeing the black turtleneck on stage again, even for the eventual launch of iPhone 5, Steve Jobs achievement in taking us this far is an eternal testimony to the power of the individual to change the world.
There is a lesson in life right here. This Shabbat Yom Kippur we will be reaching a iPhone5 level through the iPray5, in our own revolutionary experience in spiritual technology and communication with our inner most selves and with G‑d.
Torah maps the soul experience and communication in five levels;
Level 1. Our biological life called Nefesh. It manifests in the way we think, speak and act. That's as basic as the launch of the original iPhone.
Level2. Our Emotional life called the Ruach. This is our ability to love or resist. This added dimension to the human experience was definitely on par with iPhone 2.
Level3. Our Intellectual life called Neshomo. This empowers us to grasp the essence of being beyond the universe of self.
These first three levels represent the totality of human consciousness. We access these levels of your soul is through another tool that G‑d gave us called iPrayer.
That's why we pray three times a day to access these three levels. Our evening prayers connect us to our most basic, the morning to the emotional and the afternoon to the intellectual.
In Chassidic teachings and very much expressed by the life's work of Steve Jobs, we keep moving up understand that there is more to our life and human character.
Level 4. There is the fourth level of the soul called Chaya. This is our power of desire, a reflection of the soul's journey to express its will and choice. This is a sub-conscious level of our being. This is like the touch-screen gadgets, the subconscious life that is present at all time, whether we feel it or not.
And for that we had the launch of iPhone 4S. The S stands for Shabbat. That's because every Saturday morning we are given exclusive access to the extra fourth Musaf Prayer of Shabbat that empowers us.
And now is the time to launch the spiritual iPhone 5, a level we don't reach on our own, but on Yom Kippur it's there for the asking; this is
Level 5. The essence of the soul called Yechida. This is the deepest dimension of the soul. Its the Holy of Holies of the soul that we access on one day of the year. It's the interface between Creator and the human being, a complete unity with our essence in G‑d.
On Yom Kippur, we are given this connectivity through a fifth prayer of Neilah. One hour a year when the Gates of Heaven are locked – behind us – as we unite with the essence of our being.
On Yom Kippur we experience all 5 levels of our souls.
Let's not forget to download our iPray5 with meaning and depth.


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DALLAS, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Traxo, the top website for managing all your travel plans and loyalty programs in a single place, launches the cure for the fake review epidemic; the industry's first comprehensive "verified reviews" platform for flights and hotels.
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Travelers have come to cherish reviews written by real travelers, but unfortunately they've had to worry whether the reviews written on many of the popular travel review sites were actually fake or solicited by hotel managers looking to artificially elevate their ratings.
With the new cross-platform user review system, Traxo is positioned to be the most trusted platform of verified and legitimate user reviews written across the widest swath of the travel industry. Other industries have turned to purchase verification-type systems like Amazon Verified Purchase.
"We've developed the first seamless, effortless way for travelers to write and read verified reviews regardless of where the travel was booked, and across travel types, including hotels and flights today, and soon for other segment types like car rental and cruises," says Andres Fabris, Traxo co-founder and CEO. "This is the cross-platform solution that travelers and suppliers have been waiting for because Traxo now eliminates the cumbersome process of having to sift through the growing number of fake or otherwise-manipulated reviews on other sites.
Once users register for free on Traxo, they can choose to either forward their travel confirmation emails or enter frequent flyer, hotel and loyalty program information. Traxo then seamlessly and securely keeps track of all their bookings made across the Web through a sophisticated system that provides technological verification of their travel bookings and itineraries. Only once travelers have completed their flight or hotel stay, Traxo sends them an invitation (through their Traxo account) to write a verified review. A traveler who hasn't stayed at the hotel or taken the flight would not receive an invite and a review would not be able to be published. Verified review content already available on the Traxo system can be viewed here: https://traxo.com/reviews
Other travel companies, such as Expedia and USA Today's new HotelMe, have started to make progress trying to address the fake review dilemma, but their solutions are highly limited. Expedia offers verified reviews through only the companies they own, but if travelers book other parts of their trips on Priceline or Orbitz, you'd have to hopscotch around the Web to try to find those reviews. And HotelMe's verified reviews only come from a handful of participating hotels, and only when booked directly on the hotels' websites.
With Traxo's new verified review system, now consumers can rest assured that reviews they read on the site are the real deal, leading to hassle-free planning and allowing them to focus on taking the best possible trips.
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Kenyans eager to vote in the nation's general election endured more than six hours in line in some areas on Monday—and kept voting stations open past the official closing time. Counting got under way Monday night, and an elections official estimated a 70 percent turnout of the country's 14 million registered voters. The manpower of 99,000 police officers kept Kenya from seeing the extreme violence of the 2007 election; still, at least 19 people were violently killed right as polls opened this morning in the coastal city of Mombasa.


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The money will be used to cut grass, clean up trash, and tear down abandoned structures. A portion of the money will also go toward funding $5,000 to $8,000 grants to qualified homeowners for energy efficient repairs and handicap accessibility features.
"We want to maximize our efforts with this one-time allotment of money," said Luttrell. "Our plan is to improve the appearance of neighborhoods in the unincorporated areas affected by the foreclosure crisis. Also, some of the money will be used to help homeowners make needed repairs in those areas."


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Diary of Thomas Burton Esq: Volume 4, March - April 1659. Originally published by H Colburn, London, 1828.
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Saturday, March 26,1659.
I went with Cousin Blakiston to meet friends at Barnet, so could not attend.
Out of the Journals.
Resolved, that Mr. Knightley shall have leave to go into the country for three weeks.
At the humble desire of Edward Birkhead, Esq. Serjeantat-arms; and in regard of his frequent indisposition of health,
Resolved, that Henry Middleton, Esq. be assistant to the said Edward Birkhead, and that he do supply the place of the said Serjeant, and attend for him as occasion shall require.
The House being informed that one John Vaughan, one of the Sheriffs of the county-borough of Caermarthen, who for a great misdemeanour and offence committed by him, and one Griffith David, the other sheriff, in making, a false return of Rowland Dawkins, Esq. to serve as burgess for the said town, was sent for in safe custody, was apprehended, and was without at the door.
He was, by the command of the House, brought to the bar as a delinquent; and, after he had kneeled down, and by command of the House stood up again, Mr. Speaker told him that he, with his fellow-sheriff, had made an undue return of Rowland Dawkins, Esq. who had not above twenty voices, to serve burgess for the said borough in this Parliament; and had not returned David Morgan, Esq. who was chosen for the said borough by one hundred and eight voices; for which the House had ordered him and his fellow-sheriff to be brought to the bar in the Serjeant's custody, and that now they required of him the reasons of that false return.
The said John Vaughan, standing at the bar, made answer, that he and his fellow-sheriff brought up twenty witnesses to have made good their return; which they would not have done, unless they had hoped to have justified themselves therein; but that they were betrayed by their solicitor; and that the lawyer, who was retained by the solicitor, had indeed confessed the return to be undue; and that, if the House pleased, he would return the indenture, for the election of Mr. Morgan, according to the former order; that he had done it before, if he had not been prevented by his being taken into custody. And humbly prayed that he might be discharged of his offence and imprisonment; and, in case the House were otherwise minded, that then he might be further heard.
Resolved, that John Vaughan and Griffith David, Sheriffs of the town and county-borough of Caermarthen, be set at liberty and discharged of their contempt.
The House being informed that a debt of 9016l., adjusted and appointed to be paid to Major-general Browne, in the year 1647, together with interest for the same, remained still unsatisfied to him,
Resolved, that it be referred to a Committee to consider of the debt due to Major-general Browne, and the interest due for the forbearance thereof; and to report their opinion to the House how the same may be speedily satisfied.
Captain Stone, Mr. Knightley, Mr. Cary Raleigh, Mr. John Trevor, Colonel Birch, Mr. Annesley, Mr. Gerrard, are appointed a Committee, to consider of Major-general Browne's debt, and the interest due for it, according to the vote abovementioned. And they, or any three of them, are to meet concerning the same this afternoon at two of the clock, in the Speaker's chamber.
Resolved, that the vote of the late Parliament of the 4th of December, 1649, for discharging and disabling of Major-general Browne from being an alderman of the City of London, be vacated; and that he be restored unto, and capable of all offices, privileges, and precedencies there, as if the said vote had never been made.
Resolved, that the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City of London be required to see the vote, above-mentioned, concerning Major-general Browne, put in effectual execution.
Resolved, that the House do resume the question of transacting with the persons sitting in the other House, and additions to that question upon Monday morning, and that nothing else do then intervene.
The House adjourned itself until Monday morning at eight of the clock.
Thus in the Journal, for I was absent, ut supra, but came to attend the Committee of Privileges.
Mr. Scot had the chair.
Counsel was heard on both sides ill the business of Taunton, Sir William Windham and Colonel Gorges, against Dr. John Palmer and Richard Bovett, Esq. The debate and examination of this business was adjourned till Tuesday.


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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons did everything they could do offensively to lose Sunday. They missed two field goals, they fumbled the ball away at the Carolina 1-yard line and they had a touchdown run called back by a penalty.
It didn't matter because the Falcons' defense, which has been ripped apart by big plays and injuries this season, made the game against the Panthers personal.
Atlanta's defense forced four turnovers -- including three on Carolina's final three possessions -- and held the visitors to four Joe Nedney field goals in four trips inside the Atlanta 30-yard line to help the Falcons snap a five-game losing streak, 13-12.
''When you lose five games, you need to develop short memory,'' defensive end Brady Smith said. ''We forgot about what's happened to us this year and we let it fly. We took things personal out there. This is how you're supposed to earn your keep.''
Carolina quarterback Steve Beuerlein spent as much time on his back as he did standing upright. Smith, defensive tackles Ed Jasper and Travis Hall and defensive end Patrick Kerney sacked Beuerlein four times and knocked him down nine more.
''Every time I looked over at Jasper, he was laying on top of Beuerlein,'' Smith said. ''It was great.''
The secondary was just as tough. Ashley Ambrose had one interception and Ray Buchanan had two, including one on the Panthers' final play at the Atlanta 3-yard line. Buchanan had a third interception negated by a roughing the passer penalty.
''We went out there and proved ourselves,'' Buchanan said. ''I look forward to competing like that when the game's on the line. I'm one of those guys on this football team who loves the challenge of making a big play. We showed a lot of character because this team has been through a lot of things.''
The Falcons (3-6) were without middle linebacker Jessie Tuggle for only the fourth game in his 14-year career. Tuggle was placed on the injured reserve list last Wednesday and will undergo knee surgery in two weeks.
Atlanta's defense also missed starting weak-side linebacker Keith Brooking (sore ankle) and starting tackle Shane Dronett (knee). But the patchwork defense of rookies, free-agent rejects and practice team players kept Carolina from getting on track. The Panthers only rushed for 30 yards, and Beuerlein threw for only 179 yards.
''When you're struggling like we are, when you're your own worst enemy, a game like this is a good win,'' Atlanta coach Dan Reeves said. ''Give our young linebackers credit. We stiffened every time they got down there close. We got some turnovers that helped us win. They're good young linebackers. Like Jessie told them during the week, they needed to take advantage of their opportunities.
''Our offense, we've got to keep plugging along. When you've lost five in a row, this game is one of the prettiest I've ever seen.''
Rookie Mark Simoneau (five tackles), second-year players Jeff Kelly (seven) and Chris Draft (six) and Henri Crockett (three), a third-year player returning for his first game since spraining his ankle three weeks ago, sparked the Falcons at linebacker. Their ability to replace Tuggle and Brooking gave Atlanta the lift it has been missing during the losing streak.
''Those guys made plays, and we didn't,'' Carolina fullback Williams Floyd said. ''We should have taken care of business, and we didn't.''
The Panthers (3-5) led 6-3 at halftime on a pair of Nedney field goals -- the first from 35 yards, the second from 48. Morten Andersen's 35-yard field goal was the Falcons' only score.
Carolina stretched its lead to 12-3 with 12:40 remaining on 25- and 24-yard field goals by Nedney before Jamal Anderson scored on a 2-yard run.
Andersen added a 31-yard field goal with 2:53 to play to give the Falcons a one-point cushion, but he later missed a 42-yarder with 55 seconds remaining that gave Carolina one last chance.
But the Falcons' defense came through as Wiley had a sack and Buchanan sealed the win with an interception on the final play.
Atlanta had 281 total yards, including 90 rushing yards from Anderson. Chandler completed 19 of 29 passes for 184 yards, but he also threw two interceptions.
''That is about as brutal a loss as they come,'' Carolina coach George Seifert said. ''Right now for this team it is about as tough as it gets. I can't imagine that it can get much tougher than this.''
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Predictions that Australia's unemployment rate could hit a ten year high of six and quarter percent in the next 12 months was a shock to some. But many analysts say we are almost there right now. A report by the Centre for Independent Studies maintains that if not for the Government manipulation, Australia's unemployment rate would be over six percent.


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OBERLIN — John Pardee didn't see many good options after his son was involved in a near-death car crash in January 2008.
Pardee's son survived, but doctors said he would have to manage the pain from his injuries for the rest of his life.
Pardee said his son only had one option — to take opiates, like Oxycontin or Vicodin, for pain management. But with a high potential for abuse, Pardee wondered why there weren't more options.
So Pardee, an environmental consultant, began doing some research and he found a medical alternative, albeit one that is illegal in Ohio.
"I found that cannabis has not killed anyone," he said to a crowd at Oberlin College on Thursday.
Pardee, who is leading the medical cannabis reform movement in Ohio as president of the Ohio Rights Group, discussed what he called the numerous benefits of cannabis use and why it should be legalized for medical and industrial reasons.
He said in addition to medical benefits, hemp, which is the non-psychoactive part of the cannabis plant, can be used for food, fuel and fiber. The group isn't pushing for legalization for recreational use, Pardee said.
Ohio isn't the first state to consider the legalization of medical marijuana. Twenty U.S. states have medical marijuana provisions, although the drug is still illegal under federal law.
Pardee said there has been support in Ohio for reform.
The Ohio Rights Group has sponsored the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment that, if passed, would allow for the medical use of marijuana and the industrial use of hemp.
Proponents for the amendment say that legalizing cannabis for medical and industrial use would raise billions for the government if taxed and would decrease drug-related crimes.
The Ohio Rights Group has already garnered more than 30,000 signatures from registered Ohio voters, but it needs 385,000 valid signatures to get the amendment on the ballot in 2014.
That's where the help of Cheryl Shuman, who has been called the "Martha Stewart of Marijuana," comes in.
Pardee said Shuman was an obvious choice to join the medical marijuana campaign.
"She has the biggest megaphone in America today," he said. "She's reached literally millions of people. I couldn't think of a more appropriate person."
Shuman, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, said she used cannabis as an alternative medicine, which she credits with saving her life. Shuman is a legal medical marijuana user in California, but she faces legal repercussions when visiting her family in her Ohio hometown, where medical marijuana is still illegal.
Shuman said joining the campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio was an easy choice.
"For me, it's a very personal thing. I'm a legal medical cannabis user. I'm a cancer survivor, and I use it so I can stay cancer free."
Shuman was coined the "Martha Stewart of marijuana" due to her activism to legalize medical marijuana. The publicity generated from her personal battle led to her appointment as the executive director of the Beverly Hills Cannabis Club, but Shuman was well-known before her work in the medical marijuana movement.
The daughter of a poor tobacco farming family in Scioto County, Shuman created a coupon refunding system at the age of 17, which she credited with putting her through college. She appeared on "The Bob Braun Show" on WLWT-TV in Cincinnati to offer money-saving tips after newspaper articles on the refunding system were published.
Shuman later moved to California, where she became a personal optician to celebrities like Michael Jackson, Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp.
Shuman said she first learned about the medical uses of cannabis as an optician — marijuana has been linked to glaucoma treatment — but she never used the drug until a doctor recommended it to her after she was struck by a drunk driver, leaving her bedridden.
"I'd never done a drug in my life… but I took a puff of this joint that he rolled for me … and within two puffs … I felt better than I have ever felt before in my life," she said.
Shuman said when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, she again turned to marijuana after other treatments and medicines turned her into "a vegetable." She credits marijuana with curing her cancer and believes the drug has special healing powers.
"It is a medicine. It should be dispensed in our hospitals. It should be dispensed in our nursing homes," she said.
Shuman and Pardee are not the only people who believe in legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.
Pardee quoted a 2004 AARP study that found 72 percent of senior citizens supported medical marijuana. A crowd of approximately 30 to 40 people at Oberlin College applauded Pardee when he asked if the drug should be legalized for medical purposes.
Shuman said she is working to negotiate a $250,000 pledge for the cause. The Ohio Rights Group also sponsored a dinner after Thursday's speech to raise money for signature collections.
Pardee and Shuman, who said they are strictly volunteers, said they will push for the legislation until it is passed.
"I will not stop being an activist. I will not stop being in the media until I see medical marijuana legalization in Ohio and the rest of the country," Shuman said.
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A man has been charged with the April slaying of a 23-year-old man in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
Dandre Lofton, 26 of the 3700 block of West Polk Street was charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery, police said.
Darryl Davidson was shot to death on April 15 in the 1300 block of South Springfield Avenue, police said. Davidson was wounded in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.


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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has one of the lowest HIV prevalence rates in the world (0.1%). This is in contrast to sub-Saharan Africa, which has the highest HIV prevalence rate of all regions (7.1%).1
In 2015, an estimated 230,000 people were living with HIV in the MENA region. In the same year, there were roughly 21,000 new HIV infections and 12,000 AIDS-related deaths.2
MENA is increasingly becoming a region of concern regarding HIV and AIDS. Since 2001, new HIV infections have risen by 35%. Furthermore, between 2005 and 2013, AIDS-related deaths increased by 66% in comparison with a worldwide fall of 35%.3 This is largely due to the fact that this region has the lowest antiretroviral treatment (ART) coverage of any region in the world at 17%.4
Routes of transmission in this region vary between countries. In Iran, Libya and Morocco, for example, there is a much higher prevalence of HIV transmission between people who inject drugs (also referred to as PWID) and their networks of sexual partners. By comparison, sex work is thought to be behind the spread of HIV in countries such as Djibouti, South Sudan and parts of Somalia.
Despite substantial progress in the understanding of the global HIV epidemic in recent years, knowledge of this region's epidemic is comparatively limited and is often perceived as a 'black hole' in terms of HIV and AIDS data.5 One study showed that only four of the 23 MENA countries assessed had effective HIV surveillance systems enabling them to track their epidemics.6
Key affected populations in the Middle East and North Africa
The mid-1980s saw the first reported cases of HIV and AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa. By 1990, every country in the region had detected HIV in their populations. This was linked primarily to exposure abroad as well as contaminated blood transfusions and organ transplants.
However, by the early 1990s, a new pattern of transmission had emerged among certain groups.
People who inject drugs in MENA
People who inject drugs are one of the groups of people vulnerable to HIV transmission in many parts of the Middle East and North Africa.
One study that has collated data on the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in MENA estimated that there are around 626,000 in the region. HIV among this group was present in one third of MENA countries and HIV prevalence was between 10 and 15%.7 More alarming statistics have come from places like Tripoli in Libya, where studies have detected an HIV prevalence of up to 87.2% among people who inject drugs.8
Injecting drug use is the major route of HIV transmission in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran and accounts for an estimated 90% of HIV cases in Libya. This practice is also common in Oman and Bahrain, and a growing issue in Morocco and Egypt.9
Men who have sex with men in MENA
Men who have sex with men (also referred to as MSM) in MENA, as in many other regions, are one of the groups most affected by HIV and AIDS.
However, the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men is largely hidden due to poor surveillance which reflects high levels of stigma and discrimination towards this group.10
Compared to the concentrated HIV epidemic seen among people who inject drugs, the epidemic among men who have sex with men in MENA has not reached the same levels but affects a larger number of countries.
Across the region, fewer than 1 in 10 men who have sex with men are living with HIV, but some countries have a higher HIV prevalence than others. In Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen, HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men is nearing 10%. In Tunisia, 5% of men who have sex with men were living with HIV - by 2011, this had risen to 13%. Significant HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men have also been reported in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.11
Female sex workers in MENA
In 2012, 1.7% of female sex workers (also referred to as FSW) in MENA were thought to be living with HIV, with no country having an HIV prevalence among this group over 5%.12 13 However, networks of female sex workers are thought to be a key driver of HIV epidemics in a number of countries.
There are an estimated 60,000 female sex workers in Morocco with commercial sex networks accounting for roughly 50% of all new infections despite only 2% of female sex workers living with HIV. This significant proportion of all HIV transmissions throughout the region is due to the size of their sexual networks compared with both people who inject drugs and men who have sex with men.14 15
By contrast, one study in Tripoli, Libya, found a HIV prevalence of 15.7% among female sex workers. These high prevalence rates were mainly attributed to a high number of sexual partners and low levels of condom use. However, this particular epidemic was thought to be concentrated and not necessarily representative of all cities, or highly urbanised areas in the region.16
Peer education has proved effective: in Sudan, a 2015 study of key populations showed 70% of 1,000 men who had sex with sex workers reported using condoms during the past six months and the last time they had sex. 17Peer education has proved effective: in Sudan, a 2015 study of key populations showed 70% of 1,000 men who had sex with sex workers reported using condoms during the past six months and the last time they had sex. 18
HIV testing and counselling (HTC) in the Middle East and North Africa
HIV testing and counselling (HTC) is an integral component of HIV prevention programmes. It helps people to learn their HIV status, and ensures those who test positive receive vital treatment, care and support.
In MENA, there is still very limited access to HIV testing and counselling. For example, in Sudan, only one in five people living with HIV are aware of their status.19
Surveillance of key populations in 2015 revealed that testing coverage among sex workers and men who had sex with other men more than tripled between 2013 and 2015, reaching 29% and 17%.20
Particular efforts have been made to increase testing coverage within a human rights framework. Egypt, Iran and Sudan conducted community testing campaigns in 2015, as did Morocco, where less than 40% of people living with HIV were aware of their status before the introduction of a pilot prevention programme for key populations. Alongside the integration of testing services into basic healthcare facilities, this resulted in nearly half of the country's population living with HIV being aware of their status.21
Djibouti became the first country to ratify the Arab Convention on Preventing HIV and Protecting the Rights of People Living with HIV, providing a legal framework to apply human rights principles in HIV responses, as adopted by the Arab Parliament in 2012.
More than 770,000 HIV tests took place at more than 2,000 testing sites in Algeria, increasing the estimated coverage of people living with HIV and aware of their status to more than 90%. In Djibouti, the proportion grew to 70% with the help of more than 21,000 tests in 2015. But the figures remain below 50% in Egypt, Iran and Sudan, leading to the development of roadmaps for fast-tracking testing and linking to services in order to reach the 90-90-90 target.22
The resulting agreement, the Algiers Declaration on Fast-Tracking HIV Testing in the Middle East and North Africa, called for investment in strategic information to guide an increase in testing, annual testing targets, strategic approaches for testing and enhanced services, resources and partnerships.
HTC for pregnant women
The HIV epidemic in MENA impacts heavily upon pregnant women in a region where there is a shortage of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including HTC.23
In countries such as Lebanon, efforts to prevent the mother-to-child transmission of HIV have been undermined by a lack of testing services in combination with expensive referral systems, fears around testing, as well as a lack of awareness and stigma.24
By comparison, HIV testing has been offered to women attending antenatal clinics in Oman since 2010, and has an acceptance rate of 99%. Along with the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, Oman has one of the highest testing coverages for pregnant women in the region.25
HIV prevention in the Middle East and North Africa
In recent years, many governments of MENA countries have taken major steps towards the prevention of HIV and AIDS. Just a few of these efforts are detailed below.
HIV prevention for people who inject drugs in Iran
Iran's harm reduction programmes have been recognised as good practice in preventing the transmission of HIV among people who inject drugs.26
In the mid-2000s, the government launched a campaign distributing clean needles and syringes in pharmacies across the country.27 By September 2012, free needles and syringes were available in 559 locations, and according to the 2010 behavioural survey, 91.7% reported using a clean needle or syringe during their last injection.28
As the majority of people who inject drugs in Iran are incarcerated, the government has implemented a number of projects distributing free needles in prisons and providing opioid substitution therapy (OST). By 2012, 4249 outlets were providing OST for over half a million people who inject drugs.29
However, the fact that injecting drug use remains the primary route of HIV transmission in Iran emphasises the need to scale up these types of prevention initiatives.30
HIV prevention for men who have sex with men in Egypt
In 2010, 5.7% and 5.9% of men who have sex with men in Cairo and Alexandria respectively were reported to be living with HIV.31
In these two cities, HIV prevention projects initiated by civil society organisations and supported by UNAIDS and the National AIDS programme use teams of outreach workers to engage and enrol people belonging to key affected populations, particularly men who have sex with men.
Upon enrolment, clients become part of a coding system that enables them to access subsidised HIV prevention services such as condoms and lubricants, HIV testing and counselling, medical services, psychosocial support, legal services as well as follow-up support. In Alexandria, the initiative is being scaled-up and will be supported until 2017.32
A similar programme in Morocco combines condom distribution, outreach work and HIV testing with a strong online presence. In Marrakesh, there is a speciality clinic for men who have sex with men addressing issues such as sexual health and substance abuse.33
Preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in Morocco
In Morocco, in 2012, a preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme supported by UNICEF was implemented in three regions and will run until 2016. It includes efforts to engage private health providers to offer HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and HIV awareness for pregnant women.
By 2012, 250 basic health facilities had been established to provide HTC services for pregnant women. During 2012, 38,000 tests were conducted among pregnant women compared with just 5,630 in 2011. Nearly 200 pregnant HIV positive women (representing 48% coverage) benefitted from PMTCT compared to 124 in 2011 (33%). Moreover, 244 children under the age of 15 received antiretroviral drugs, including 210 new-borns and infants less than two years of age.34
In December, a national campaign promoting HTC saw 43,000 women who were either of child-bearing age or pregnant, tested.35
Scaling up HIV prevention is integral to averting the further spread of the HIV epidemic in MENA. Prevention must target those groups most at risk. As the epidemic is comparatively small in relation to other regions, there remains a window of opportunity to control further HIV transmission before it becomes a serious health and socioeconomic burden in MENA.
Antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the Middle East and North Africa
Since 2005, the number of people receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in MENA has increased dramatically. However, as in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the increase has been much slower than elsewhere.36 In 2013, the MENA region had the lowest ART coverage in the world (11%).37
Only one in every eight people eligible for ART are receiving it in Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen in accordance with 2010 WHO treatment guidelines (people with CD4 counts under 350). Only Algeria makes people with a CD4 count of less than 500 eligible for ART - as per 2013 WHO guidelines.38
While the number of people receiving treatment has been on the rise, cases of new HIV infections have also increased requiring a scale up in treatment as prevention (TasP). Moreover, AIDS-related deaths increased by 17% between 2011 and 2012 highlighting the need for greater access to ART.39
Indeed, increasing access and effective delivery of ART is a big priority for MENA countries. While the adoption of the 2010 WHO guidelines increased the number of people eligible for ART, this was not matched by a similar increase in those receiving it. 40
Barriers to HIV prevention programmes in the Middle East and North Africa
Cultural and social barriers
The low HIV prevalence seen among the general population in MENA is thought to be due to religious and cultural values, which discourage pre-marital sex, encourage married people to be faithful, and emphasise universal male circumcision.41
During the 1980s and 1990s, MENA governments relied on these values to protect their populations from HIV transmission with many denying the existence of the epidemic within their borders.42
However, MENA governments now acknowledge the presence of HIV in their populations. As in other regions, there is a gap between what is preached by religion and what is actually practiced by believers.43
Conversely, some cultural practices exacerbate the spread of HIV including child marriage, polygamy and bans on condom use.44 45 46
While HIV prevalence has been increasing among both men and women, gender inequality and the low status of women has meant that women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the epidemic.47 For example, between 2001 and 2012, cases of HIV infections among women increased from 4,400 to 11,000 in Morocco, and from 1,300 to 7,700 in Yemen.48
Those with the greatest risk of HIV infection are also often engaged in high-risk activities (such as sex work), which are condemned by religious doctrines and cultural values, and are often reinforced in law by criminalisation.49
One study of mental health issues among men who have sex with men in selected MENA countries found that 33.2% of participants had been physically assaulted because people knew/thought they had sex with men.50
These high levels of stigma and discrimination drive the epidemic in the region, preventing those living with HIV, and those at high risk of HIV transmission from seeking the treatment and support they need.51
Political barriers
Since the start of the decade, political uprisings in a number of MENA countries have undermined efforts to tackle the HIV epidemic in this region.
Unrest and conflict disrupts the implementation of HIV prevention programmes and act as barriers to service implementation (including the provision of antiretroviral treatment). It can also create circumstances that exacerbate issues associated with HIV epidemics.
- Syria
The conflict in Syria has displaced two million people, the majority of whom have fled to neighbouring countries including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Migration can put people in vulnerable situations increasing the risk of transmission. Research has shown how the resulting isolation and stress can encourage unsafe, casual and commercial sex at a time when access to HIV prevention information and services is low.52
- Libya
In 2011, the conflict in Libya caused significant disruption to the supply of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) for 6 months, creating a difficult situation for those in need of treatment. People who were unable to acquire ARVs reported sharing with others and relying on partial treatment, thereby increasing the risk of resistance to first-line ARVs.53
- Somalia
In Somalia, security challenges make implementation of HIV prevention programmes and ART provision challenging. Moreover, it restricts access to HIV services for those already on treatment.54
Legal barriers
- Punitive laws
Throughout many regions in the world, punitive laws and practices deter those most at risk of HIV from seeking the essential services they need.55
In MENA, high-risk behaviours associated with HIV transmission are culturally prohibited, and in some cases illegal. Laws prohibit activities including drug use, commercial sex and sex between men. In fact, five of the seven countries where homosexual acts are punishable by death are in the MENA region (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, parts of Somalia and Yemen).56
Drug use and the possession of drugs are criminalised in most countries throughout the region. Tunisia is the only country in MENA where some forms of commercial sex are legal and condom distribution is allowed in regulated establishments. 57
These types of laws fuel stigma and discrimination towards key affected populations and other people living with HIV. Moreover, in countries such as Lebanon, they have been used to justify illegal police conduct including torture.58
However some progress has been made in gaining legal protection for those living with HIV in the region. In February 2016, a court in Cairo ruled that people living with HIV cannot be dismissed because of their HIV-positive status. This seminal ruling has been applauded by civil society and activists engaged in the AIDS response in Egypt and across the region. The ruling sets an important legal precedent for future discrimination cases.59
- Restrictions on entry, stay and residence
A number of countries in the MENA region have restrictions on entry, stay or residence for people living with HIV. These laws, and the ways they are implemented, often impinge upon the human rights of people living with HIV.
These restrictions based on HIV status have been adopted by all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates), which are major destinations for migrant workers, particularly from Asia.60
These restrictions do not just affect people migrating from other parts of the world but people living with HIV within this region. For example, Jordan has reported the use of restrictions on migrants from neighbouring countries (including Egypt, Iraq and Syria) and the impact of mandatory HIV screening policies on the estimated one million Jordanians working abroad in GCC countries.61
The way forward
The MENA region is of increasing concern with regards to the global HIV epidemic. Though the number of people living with HIV is small compared with many other regions, it currently has one of the world's fastest growing HIV epidemics, which needs to be addressed immediately.
The scaling up of antiretroviral treatment coverage is key to this. However, MENA has the lowest ART coverage in the world, and the implementation of the 2013 WHO guidelines is likely to see an even greater gap between those eligible for treatment and those receiving ART as seen under the 2010 guidelines.
A number of key affected groups have been identified in MENA in the past two decades. HIV prevention initiatives need to target these groups to stop the epidemic spreading among the general population. However, in order to target HIV prevention initiatives effectively, there needs to be better and more comprehensive HIV surveillance in these countries.
There are a host of barriers to effective HIV prevention in MENA. Cultural and social factors exacerbate the transmission of HIV, and in many places, undermine the implementation of HIV services. Moreover, punitive laws and restrictions on entry, stay and residence in many of these countries deter people living with HIV from seeking the services they need. In recent years, political unrest throughout the region has made the provision of HIV services extremely challenging and complex.
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A HAMPSHIRE driver accused of causing the deaths of a paramedic and patient in a horrific ambulance crash has spoken of his relief at being cleared.
Richard Husband, 26, didn't see or hear the vehicle – which was being driven by 42-year-old Gillian Randall – as it overtook his Seat Alhambra on the A337 Brockenhurst to Lyndhurst road last year.
He then attempted to overtake a silver Skoda Yeti that had pulled over to allow the vehicle to safely pass, the court was told.
It took a jury of seven women and five men six hours and three minutes to reach a verdict of not guilty on two counts of causing death by careless driving.
The decision comes after a five-day trial at the court before Judge John Harrow.
There were gasps and sobs from the packed public gallery as the verdicts were delivered.
Speaking afterwards, Mr Husband said: "Whilst I am of course relieved by the jury's verdicts, on this day my thoughts remain with those who lost their lives and were injured in the accident, as well as their friends and family.
"I would like to thank my own family and friends for their unceasing support during this very difficult time."
Prosecutors at Bournemouth Crown Court had alleged that Husband, of New Forest Drive, Brockenhurst, had failed to check his mirror before pulling out into the path of the ambulance, which the defendant denied.
He also said he had not been distracted by music played through the car's speakers by three teenagers who were in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
During his evidence, he told the court that he had checked his right wing mirror, although added: "I didn't check my rear view mirror. I didn't check my blind spot."
Francis Ironside, 88, who was being rushed to Southampton General Hospital at the time of the collision, and paramedic Ms Randall were both killed after the ambulance struck a tree.
Mr Ironside's 64-year-old son David, who was travelling in the back of the ambulance, and paramedic Richard Riley, 32, also suffered serious injuries.


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