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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.102 n.8 Pretoria Aug. 2012
Foreign advertisements for doctors in the SAMJ 2006 - 2010
Yoswa M DambisyaI; Malema H MamaboloII
IMB ChB, PhD. Health Systems Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga, Limpopo
IIBA Cur, Adv Dipl Health Service Management. Health Systems Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga, Limpopo
BACKGROUND: There is much concern about the migration of health professionals from developing countries, and the contribution of active recruitment to the phenomenon. One active recruitment strategy is advertisements in professional journals and other media.
OBJECTIVE: To establish the trends in foreign advertisements for doctors placed in the South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) from January 2006 to December 2010.
METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted of 60 issues of the SAMJ published in the preview years. Printed journals were scanned for foreign advertisements. The findings were compared with a review of 2000 - 2004 in the same journal.
RESULTS: There were 1 176 foreign advertisements placed in the SAMJ in the review period, reducing from 355 in 2006 to 121 in 2010. The countries placing the most advertisements were Australia (n=428, 36.4%), Canada (n=286, 24.3%), New Zealand (n=191, 16.2%) and the UK (n=108, 9.2%). Compared with the earlier findings, there was a reduction in advertisements for the top countries, excepting Australia. The top 4 countries remained the same for the 2 review periods, but the order changed, with Australia superseding the UK.
CONCLUSION: The number of foreign advertisements placed in the SAMJ declined over the period under review, and there was a change in ranking of the top 4 advertising countries. These findings are discussed from the perspective of global human resources for health initiatives.
There is a global human resources for health (HRH) crisis, with an absolute shortage of >4 million skilled health workers.1 In developed countries, this is partly because of increasing demands for healthcare with ageing populations and fewer young people available and opting to go into the health professions.2,3 In developing countries a combination of factors lead to poor investment in production and retention of health professionals, especially in rural and remote areas.4-6 'Pull' and 'push' factors in developed and developing countries, respectively, contribute to the migration of health professionals, typically from poorer to wealthier areas.7-9
The recruitment and/or migration of health workers has been in the spotlight, especially with the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which include health-specific targets10,11 the attainment of which is linked to functional health systems, and, therefore, a credible workforce. This issue received more attention following the Joint Learning Initiative12 report and the World Health Report in 2006.1 The focus has been on the ethics of recruiting health professionals from developing countries which can ill-afford to lose them.13 This practice has been referred to as 'the Great Brain Robbery',14,15 while others considered such recruitment as ethical, and that the concerns were misplaced or uncalled for.16,17
Migration of health professionals results from complex considerations partly reflecting the pull and push factors that health workers operate under and the globalisation of healthcare.7,18 There has been much effort to find ways to manage migration of health professionals without disadvantaging them or their countries origin.19-21
A target of international discourse on health worker migration has been active recruitment, which often involves advertising in professional journals.13,22 Many initiatives have been aimed at curbing active recruitment.23-25 Persistent pressure from African countries contributed to the development, negotiation and adoption of the WHO Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Workers in May 2010.26 The stated intention of most initiatives includes protecting poorer nations from further losses of health professionals; e.g. the Commonwealth Code notes in its preamble: 'Some countries are responding to the problem by systematically recruiting nurses, midwives, doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare workers from other countries, in particular from developing countries. Whilst this is helping some recipient countries to overcome their staff and skills shortages, it deprives source countries of knowledge, skills, and expertise for which large amounts of resources have been expended. Although this type of international recruitment provides many health workers with opportunities to develop their careers, gain valuable experience, and improve living conditions for themselves and their families, it has also resulted in negative experiences for others.'
The purpose is stated as, inter alia, The Code is intended to discourage the targeted recruitment of health workers from countries which are themselves experiencing shortages.'
South Africa (SA) presents an interesting health worker migration scenario: it is a destination country for many foreign health professionals,27 it is a transit country for migrants who do not intend to stay in SA, and it is a source country for developed countries, especially the UK, New Zealand (NZ), Australia and Canada.7,28,29 That SA relies heavily on foreign health professionals was emphasised at the 2011 Rural Doctors Conference: 'Foreign doctors, the backbone of SA rural healthcare delivery ...', 'The Mpumalanga public sector would collapse without foreign doctors (80% are foreign qualified) ... .27
Health professionals may be recruited by active recruitment e.g. employment agencies or employment seminars/bazaars where representatives of prospective employers present their clients' cases to prospective recruits. The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) studied the 2000 - 2004 recruitment advertising trends in SA, largely based on advertisements that appeared in the South African Medical Journal (SAMJ). Among the findings were that on average there were 504 foreign advertisements per year (2 522 in total), mainly for the UK, NZ, Australia and Canada, in that order.30 The SAMJ is the most reputable medical journal in SA, and invariably carries local and international advertisements for doctors. In view of the attempts to manage international recruitment of health workers over the past decade,20'21'23,25,26 we were interested to know whether the pattern of advertising for doctors in the SAMJ had changed since the 2000 - 2004 review. We therefore reviewed all 60 SAMJs from January 2006 to December 2010, for foreign advertisements for doctors. These findings were compared with those of the earlier review.30
Advertisements for foreign posts in 60 issues of the SAMJ from January 2006 to December 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Data collected included the country of opportunity stated in the advertisement or position advertised, and the channel of communication/contact point. The recruiting agency was not recorded, partly because this was seldom stated on the advert.
The advertising section of each journal was searched for 'Foreign Opportunities' content. Relevant details - country of opportunity/ source of advertisement, type of contact information given, the advertising agency where mentioned, and the total number of advertisements in an issue - were recorded, with a breakdown of the countries to which the advertisements pointed. Where an advertisement included opportunities in more than one country, this was recorded as one advertisement, but each of the countries mentioned was noted with the advertisement in the final analysis.
There were 1 176 foreign advertisements for doctors/medical personnel in the SAMJ from January 2006 to December 2010: 355 in 2006 (average 29.6 per month), 283 (average 23.6 per month) in 2007, 242 (average 20.2 per month) in 2008, 175 (average 14.6 per month) in 2009 and 121 (average 10.08 per month) in 2010. The figures indicate a one-third decline in the number of advertisements published in the SAMJ for this period, from nearly 30 per month to just over 10 (Fig. 1). The advertisements tended to include only email contact, and rarely (international) telephone numbers.
The originating countries were primarily Australia at 428 (36.4%), Canada 286 (24.3%), NZ 191 (16.2%), the UK 108 (9.2%), and Ireland 44 (3.7%). Nineteen (10.1%) others were the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and 2 African countries - Namibia and Botswana. Table 1 shows the trends in annual numbers per main advertising country. There was a decline in numbers for all countries except the UK, which registered an apparent rise from 12 in 2008 to 19 in 2009 and 18 in 2010. For the African and Middle East countries, there was a fall in 2008 followed by a rise in 2009 and 2010 - attributable mainly to more advertisements for opportunities in those 2 years from Namibia (12), the UAE (8) and unspecified worldwide opportunities (10). Fig. 2 shows the relative contribution of the different countries in each year.
Our main findings are that there was a steady decline in the total number of foreign advertisements for doctors from 355 in 2006 to 121 in 2010; and that the foremost 4 countries of opportunities for the 5 years were Australia, Canada, NZ and the UK. The 2000 - 2004 review by Rogerson30 recorded 2 522 advertisements, at an average total of 504 foreign advertisements per year with a ranked order of the UK, NZ, Australia and Canada.
The total number of advertisements dropped for all the top 4 countries except for Australia, where the number rose from 409 (16.2%) in 2000 - 2004 to 428 (36.4%) in 2006 - 2010; but the number of advertisements for Australia also dropped considerably in 2009 and 2010. Canadian advertisements declined from 313 to 286 for the second review period, while the percentage contribution to the total number of advertisements doubled from 12.4% to 24.3%. Advertisements from the UK registered the most notable decrease -from 895 (35.5%) in 2000 - 2004 to 108 (9.2%) in 2006 - 2010, and <2 advertisements per month in 2010. NZ also registered a sharp decline from 550 (21.8% of the total) in 2000 - 2004 to 191 (16.2%) in 2006 - 2010.
Whereas advertisements do not provide information on their recruiting success, recruiters and facilities place advertising in expectation of a return on investment. Consequently, it is possible that it has become increasingly less worthwhile to advertise for doctors in the SAMJ. Another inference is that possibly it has become 'politically incorrect' to actively recruit doctors from SA, perhaps owing to pressure from global moves to stem active recruitment of health professionals from developing countries. That policy would apply particularly to the UK, which, in addition to the Commonwealth Code of Practice (2003),25 issued its own policy guidelines in 2004, with the commitment that 'No active recruitment will be undertaken in developing countries by UK commercial recruitment agencies, or by any overseas agency sub-contracted to that agency, or any healthcare organisation unless there exists a government-to-government agreement that healthcare professionals from that country may be targeted for employment.'31
Furthermore, SA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British government, whereby the UK committed to impose a moratorium on recruitment of health professionals from SA.31 No similar MoUs were signed with the other top 3 countries, which would not explain the one-third decline in NZ advertisements.
The considerable decline of UK advertisements may be more due to geopolitical changes in Europe than to the HRH crisis in developing countries. With expansion of the European Union (EU), health professionals from Eastern Europe could work in the EU, including the UK, which was obliged to employ them ahead of applicants from elsewhere, including SA. On the other hand, Australia, NZ and Canada were not affected by the opening up of the EU. Further support for the limited effect of the Commonwealth Code is the observation that, whereas the Code was adopted in 2003,30 the UK accounted for 42.1% of advertisements in 2004, which matched the combined advertising from Australia, Canada and NZ.
Another possible consideration could be differing health systems in the top 4 countries. The UK National Health System (NHS) is publicly funded and centralised, notwithstanding trusts functioning as implementing agencies, and the ease for policies to be implemented across the country. The NZ healthcare system is closer to that of the NHS, with the ministry of health exercising ultimate control over district health boards. In Canada, health service delivery is managed by the provinces, while in Australia the states are responsible for healthcare. The application of international policy, such as the voluntary Commonwealth Code, may not be a local government priority that may take decisions to recruit health workers. However, it is possible that apparent similarities between the health systems in NZ and the UK on the one hand, and Canada and Australia on the other, are incidental to the declines in advertising.
A limitation of our study was that the reasons for the trends were not apparent from the data examined, nor could we ascertain the effect of the reduction in number of advertisements on the number of doctors recruited from SA over that time. Anecdotal reports suggest that the number of doctors emigrating has slowed down recently and that some migrants have started returning (Percy Mahlati, personal communication). These explanations remain speculative, although likely in the context of global HRH developments. This study also points to the utility of bilateral arrangements, which may be partly responsible for the reduction in active recruitment of health professionals from SA by UK agencies. These trends should also be understood from the perspective that the review period was characterised by intensive lobbying by African countries and civil society to curb migration or provide compensation, for instance via the World Health Assembly (WHA) and high-level meetings that focussed on the HRH crisis.
Attention will soon focus on implementation of WHA Resolution 63.16 Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health personnel.26 While providing an ethical and human rights framework that guides destination and source countries to mitigate HRH migration via international agreements and national policies, it is also voluntary. It is unlikely that any of the observed trends could be attributed to the Code, as it had been in existence for less than a year at the time of this study.
It would be interesting to compare the trends in number of doctors that were recruited over the period under review, though such figures are difficult to obtain.32
Acknowledgements. We are grateful to the staff at the library of the University of Limpopo's Turfloop Campus, and colleagues within the EQUINET HRH network, who wish to remain anonymous, for data review and comments.
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Werner von Croy, meanwhile, is the rival explorer backed up by a personal fortune and always just behind Lara. It is von Croy's own building Lara attempts to breach to gain the upper hand, yet it is also von Croy leading the rescue effort at the collapsed Temple of Horus.
Lara's real skill is not seeking lost treasure, but stamping on the toes of rivals and enemies to clear her way to glory. In this whirlwind collection of flashbacks, you'll discover how faces from Lara's past add the tone and colour to her famed exploits.
Finely honed athleticism, a sharp mind and a never say die attitude – Lara Croft has it all, and in Tomb Raider Chronicles for PSP and PlayStation 3, you must combine all of these to survive.
Challenges are many and varied, the action chopping and changing from one chapter to the next. You'll explore the maze-like subterranean levels of Rome one moment, navigate a vast Russian submarine base the next. The variety packed into this PS one Classic is impressive, and it requires you to stay on your toes throughout.
Devastating threats lie beyond each new corner – they could be paranormal apparitions sporting huge scythes, wickedly tricky tests of logic, gun-toting mobs or even foreboding buildings bristling with security measures. Whatever they are, you must take a moment to devise a plan of attack, and commit yourself to executing it. Lara Croft doesn't do half measures.
Powerful weaponry and a repertoire of graceful new moves, including the ability to swing from horizontal bars, are your tools for a fittingly explosive swansong to the Tomb Raider series on PS one.
Tomb Raider Chronicles is a case of saving the best for last. Find out why by downloading it to your PSP or PlayStation 3 from PlayStation Store.
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After many years of collecting, I have created LOTR Arts, a site inspired by The Lord of the Rings, to showcase my collection of books, sketches, sketch storyboards, replicas and self-authored books.
This website launched on 3 January 2017 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday:
Although I am a member of the Scoundrel Art Community Forums, where the site was formally launched, I have been encouraged to post this announcement also on The One Ring, where I understand there are many passionate and dedicated Tolkien fans and collectors.


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Tebow Fans Plea to President Obama to Get Quarterback Job With Jacksonville Jaguars (VIDEO)
Tebow Fans Plea to President Obama to Get Quarterback Job With Jacksonville Jaguars (VIDEO)
Tim Tebow fans have made a plea to President Barack Obama, asking the most powerful man in the world to help get the football quarterback signed as a Jacksonville Jaguars player.
Fans of Tebow have started a petition to the president asking that he step in and make a personal call to Jaguars' general manager David Caldwell and force him to sign the quarterback for the upcoming season.
However, the petition does not just stop there, and the fans will only be satisfied if Tebow is signed and guaranteed a starting place in the team.
The petition states that if the fans' demands are met then it will be a dead cert for all home games to be sold out, and that the team will start to win, and most importantly the fans "will be happy."
The petition reads: "Jacksonville Jaguars fans want the team to sign recently released QB Tim Tebow. However, rookie general manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars David Caldwell is blocking this from happening. If the Jaguars sign & START Tebow, home games will be sold out, sales will spike, the team will win and the fans will be happy."
The petition has been filed under "job creation," but even though the fans who created it had good intentions, it has not gotten going too powerfully yet.
The petition was started on April 30, but since then only 59 people have signed the call for Obama to make the call.
The official White House petition system means that for the petition to get an official response from the Obama administration it will need about another 99,000 signatures.
Tebow, formerly a New York Jet, has tweeted a passage from the Bible book of Proverbs following his release from the team.
"Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight," reads Tebow's comment about the release.
Recently, the 25-year-old quarterback, who has gained attention for his open displays of his Christian faith on and off the field, found out that the Jets would be releasing him.
"We have a great deal of respect for Tim Tebow," said head coach Rex Ryan in a statement. "Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped. Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by the shape he came back in this offseason. We wish him the best moving forward."
The quarterback only made a few appearances for the Jets last season after signing from the Denver Broncos last March, and had been pushed to a third-choice starter for the team.
Tebow remained upbeat despite his quiet season for the Jets, telling ESPN at the end of the campaign: "I felt like it was a learning opportunity for me. There was a lot that I'll take from it. There's a lot that I learned and there are lot of relationships that I've built, so I know that it happened for a reason."
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Liberty Survives F4 Tornado!
- On February 5, 2008 an F4 tornado hit Jackson, Tennessee. Everything that Shane Woodson had in his house was destroyed except for one thing-the valuables inside his Liberty Safe!
- The forces of wind were so strong that his safe, bolted to the floor, was lifted and thrown 200 feet! The safe landed upright and his valuables inside were protected.
- It's no wonder Mr. Woodson said: "You guys make one tough safe!"
Click on the VIDEO LINK to see his story and him standing next to his safe just after the storm!
Shane Woodson is alive and well (August 6, 2011 email)...
"Hey guys, this is Shane Woodson, who's safe was in the tornado. I want you to know that I still use it every day for keys, guns, ammo...everything. I have to get in it at least once a day and it's never given me a problem. I may get a bigger one soon for my house and put that one in my cabin. You can bet it will be a Liberty. Just thought I'd touch base. I lost contact with you after the storm rebuildin' and workin'. Keep up the good work."
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We developed Simple Mapper to power this web site on the brain. Now, you can use it to organize what comes out of yours! With Simple Mapper create and save concept maps, network diagrams, or flowcharts for personal use or to share with others. START MAPPING!
Young parents and workaholics are very familiar with the effects of sleep deprivation, and almost everyone is agreed – it's not the most pleasant place to be! Anyone who has ever tried to be, or had to be, awake continuously for several days and nights will know how a stretch of busy time without a nap… GO TO BLOG
Neuroscientists decode brain speech signals into written text
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"Field Study on the Thermal Environment of Passive Cooling System in RC Building." Energy and Buildings Journal 36 (2004) 8. LBNL-56937..
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., have determined that a small object that safely passed Earth on May 21 is more than likely an upper-stage of a rocket that carried a spacecraft on an interplanetary trajectory.
"The orbit of this object is very similar to that of the Earth, and one would not expect an object to remain in this type of orbit for very long," said Paul Chodas, a scientist at NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
Observations by astronomer S.J. Bus, using the NASA-sponsored Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, indicate that 2010 KQ's spectral characteristics do not match any of the known asteroid types, and the object's absolute magnitude (28.9) suggests it is only a few meters in size.
2010 KQ was discovered by astronomer Richard Kowalski at the NASA-sponsored Catalina Sky Survey in the mountains just north of Tucson, Ariz., on May 16. Five days later, it made its closest approach to Earth at a distance just beyond the moon's orbit. The object is departing Earth's neighborhood but will be returning in 2036.
"At present, there is a 6 percent probability that 2010 KQ will enter our atmosphere over a 30-year period starting in 2036," said Chodas. "More than likely, additional observations of the object will refine its orbit and impact possibilities. Even in the unlikely event that this object is headed for impact with Earth, whether it is an asteroid or rocket body, it is so small that it would disintegrate in the atmosphere and not cause harm on the ground."
NASA detects, tracks and characterizes asteroids and comets passing close to Earth using both ground- and space-based telescopes. The Near-Earth Object Observations Program, commonly called "Spaceguard," discovers these objects, characterizes a subset of them, and plots their orbits to determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet.
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Illinois Governor Says He Will Act on Death Penalty Legislation this Week
Gov. Pat Quinn says he will act this week on a bill that would abolish executions in Illinois.
Quinn said Monday that he's "going to act" this week, but not Tuesday. He said there's still information he wants to read and research he wants to do before acting on the legislation.
The legislation reaches Quinn after former Gov. George Ryan dramatically cleared the state's death row in 2000.
Quinn has said his decision will be based on his conscience. He has spent two months consulting with prosecutors, murder victims' families, death penalty opponents and religious leaders as he weighs his options.
Illinois is one of 35 states to have the death penalty. The state currently does not carry out executions because of the 2000 moratorium.


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[UPDATE] Louisiana Residents Registered in the Boston Marathon, 12 from Shreveport and Bossier City
[UPDATE 7:38 p.m.] Several locals who ran the 2013 Boston Marathon are reported to be unharmed. Of the 10 Shreveport and Bossier City natives who actually started (12 were registered), we've heard that many, including Wallace Robertson and Jeff Thomas, finished the race prior to the explosions and were not injured. Four of the Shreveport runners, however, currently only have halfway times listed by the Boston Athletic Association.
[ORIGINAL STORY] The Boston Athletic Association currently lists 95 Louisianians as registered in the 2013 Boston Marathon. Early Monday afternoon, two explosions rocked parts of Boston along the race route, injuring dozens and killing two.
Cell phones have been disabled in Boston to prevent an accidental detonation of any other explosives possibly still undiscovered. Call 617-635-4500 if you need info on a loved one in the race.
In our original report, we listed four Shreveport and Bossier City residents as registered in the Boston Marathon. We now have the full list:
Glenn, Brittany M. 21 F Bossier City
Miccoli, Cara E. 25 F Bossier City
Thomas, Jeff 57 M Bossier City
Bright, Frank 70 M Shreveport
Burlet, Elodie 26 F Shreveport
Huff, Christopher S. 35 M Shreveport
Nanda, Laura 51 F Shreveport
Robertson, Wallace Y 52 M Shreveport
Van Savage, Elizabeth 50 F Shreveport
Van Savage, John G. 50 M Shreveport
Walter, Lisa 46 F Shreveport
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Q&A Collections: Project-Based Learning
I'll begin posting new questions and answers in early September, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past six years. You can see all those collections from the first five years here.
Here are the ones I've posted so far:
This Year's Most Popular Q&A Posts
Best Ways To Begin The School Year
Best Ways To End The School Year
Student Motivation & Social Emotional Learning
Today's theme is on Project-Based Learning. You can see the list following this excerpt from one of them:
* Assessing Students On 'What Really Counts'
This post features commentaries from Andrew Miller, Suzie Boss, Meg Riordan, Abbie Sewall, Daniel Schwartz, and Vicky Layne. They primarily discuss assessment in project-based learning.
* Different Ways of 'Learning By Doing'
Guest responses in this post come from educators Suzie Boss, Jeffrey Wilhelm, Steven Anderson, and Stephen Lazar.
* Learning By Doing—Part Two
Jeff C. Marshall, Nancy Sulla, Derek Cabrera, Christopher Panna, and Heather Wolpert-Gawron and Ron Berger all share their thoughts.
* The Best Advice On Doing Project-Based Learning
This post is a Part Two to last year's popular one by Suzie Boss (and readers!) on Do's and Don'ts for Better Project-Based Learning. Suzie agreed to share additional ideas this year, as did many readers.
* Do's and Don'ts for Better Project-Based Learning
Few people know more about Project-Based Learning than Suzie Boss, and she graciously agreed to respond to this "question of the week."
I hope you've found this summary useful and, again, keep those questions coming!


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Hi Guys!!
I saw this thread and wanted to pop in and say how wonderful you all are! I am really proud of you guys for openly and kindly talking about the things that make us all unique. I haven't travelled as much as others, but I have been to Europe and Central and South America. What I have discovered is that we are all different and are all the same. I just depends on what level you are talking about.
On the important stuff, almost all humans are remarkably the same. In fact, the differences at this level are more individual than societal. For the most part, we all want: to love and be loved, to have our basic needs met, to find happiness, to find work that is enjoyable, to love our families and cherish our children, and to grow old in peace. These are common to all societies, but not all individuals. How the society builds itself around meeting these big needs is what makes us all different. It is also, often, what causes war and conflict.
Conflict arises first if there are not enough resources to meet the needs. However, most major wars have been fought over lesser issues, such as religious beliefs, political systems, language differences, and cultural nuances. These things are all important, but they are based on cultural differences rather than human ones. I have always found it interesting that we fight over the little things more often than the big ones. Such is the human race, I guess.
Countries ARE really different
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Last night I cracked my head on the floor.
It was the first panic attack I've had in over ten years.
Maybe it was in light of recent events. Perhaps it was a whole host of mess that's been building up for a while.
All I know is I have to write this here & now to get it out of me and into my safe place here.
I've been planning on sharing over at Stories about PTSD, since I had never spoken in-depth about it before. The little bit I have shared though, has helped people along the way.
I got a phonecall a few days back from my sister who lives many states away. The voice on the other end was desperate.
She wanted to move back up here to her original home, but I'd have some convincing to do on her behalf with some family members.
She's been abusing drugs and engaging the kind of behavior where she could end up dead.
Her erratic/nervous tone over the phone had me sensing this wasn't going to go right.
She sounded just like my mother at a certain point in time and it frightened me. It also took some of my old wounds and yanked them right back open.
The worst part was another family member's reaction. It hurt them. Deeply. I think this is what put me over the edge.
Needless to say no one feels comfortable bringing her up here. Though we still want to help her someway/somehow.
She just has to truly want the help.
Before I could talk to family members, she posted some drug-infused rant on her Facebook page saying most of her family with the exception of me never cared about her. She went on & on. Of course people saw it. I've always told her watch what she blabs out there on the internet.
Now, I can't hold back.
This may seem insensitive and selfish.
Until I cracked my head on the kitchen floor from the weight of it all.
I started hyperventilating out of nowhere for about five seconds, my vision blacked out, and I went down like a load of bricks.
When I came to
my name was being called & I was being asked what happened.
My son and his father had seen me go down quickly, but it was one of those things you couldn't stop.
My legs were shaking. I was shocked and embarrassed. I started sobbing hysterically like a two year old.
I was a blubbering mess.
My son was concerned. "Mom did you slip? Are you okay? You hit your head really hard."
I'm okay now.
Aside from my tail bone, elbow, ankle, and head hurting like hell.
But what do you do? When your anxiety that you thought was dealt with, comes back and bites you in the ass this hard?
I think its time to go back to therapy.
I'm not going to let this knock me down.
I've got way too many great things to share with you this 2016.


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This series consists of the administrative records of each session of the Development Committee. Included are agendas, lists of speakers, attendance, travel and seating arrangements, drafts of statements, records of discussions, and internal and external correspondence relating to the meeting. As an example, the file on the 38th meeting (May 1990) includes the agenda, press communique, seating chart, remarks for plenary, afternoon, and closing sessions, luncheon arrangements, press conference attendance, information for participants, statements, background materials, administrative matters, and the record of discussions.


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Rory McIlroy wants Colin Montgomerie to leave the way clear for Paul McGinley to become Europe's new Ryder Cup captain.
The world number one, who returns to action in Abu Dhabi this week and is expected tomorrow to announce a 10-year deal with Nike, worth well over $100million, made his thoughts known again 48 hours before Europe should name their man for Gleneagles next year.
"Ryder Cup captaincy should be a 1-time thing," Northern Irishman McIlroy said on Twitter.
"Everybody deserving gets their chance and moves on. Would love to play under Paul McGinley in '14."
RC captaincy should be a 1 time thing... Everybody deserving gets their chance and moves on... Would love to play under Paul McGinley in '14— Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) January 13, 2013
With Darren Clarke expected to confirm to the European Tour's tournament committee that he does not think the time is right for him, it appears to come down to McGinley or Montgomerie for next year's match at Gleneagles.
Last September's captain Jose Maria Olazabal also thinks there are enough good candidates not to have to recall his predecessor Montgomerie.
Olazabal, 46, still insists he will never take the job on again - not even in his home country of Spain one day.
He, of course, led Europe to a thrilling comeback victory in Chicago after they had trailed 10-4.
"I would never do it again," Olazabal told Press Association Sport in Durban, where he was competing in the Volvo Golf Champions event.
"First of all it's a lot of energy and time, a huge demand and the pressure is quite big.
"It's a different pressure, not one we are used to out there playing on the course. The media scrutinise everything you say and every possibility.
"On top of that, I've done it and it couldn't have been any better.
"Even if it was held in Spain again somewhere down the line I wouldn't do it.
"Monty has also done it and was successful too (at Celtic Manor in 2010). If I was him I wouldn't do it again, but Monty is his own man.
"It's being played in Scotland close to his home. It's his decision.
"I am a strong believer that we have a generation of players that deserve the captaincy - and some might miss out because there are just too many.
"I think it's right to give those guys a chance."
McGinley and Clarke were long-time front-runners for the next match, but on Friday Clarke said: "As much as I would dearly love to be captain this may not be my time."


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Wild creates ice cream ingredients
The ingredients company's German arm has devised semi-liquid products which can be completely enclosed in ice cream, creating ice cream compositions with a soft center and a texture that can be compared with honey. The products come in fruit flavours as well as what Wild describes as 'brown' flavours such as caramel; chocolate; tiramisu; toffee; and cappuccino.
The products can be used in fillings for everything from waffles to ice cream cups. Another approach was to use them as a soft layer between several other layers of ice cream, the company said. The range includes semi-liquid products with chunks of fruit, which create a distinctive mouthfeel and allows manufacturers to play with different layers and textures.
More 'bite'
The business has also introduced a range of coatings, including one with visible chunks of fruit, giving consumers more "bite" with their ice cream. Wild also claims to have produced the first green colour coating, apple kiwi. Exotic yellow or red mixed berry flavours are also available within the portfolio, the company said.
In addition, it could integrate natural fruit granules into the coatings, creating more of a visual impact in supermarket freezer sections, it said. Further options include fruit yogurt coatings in flavors such as blueberry; strawberry; lemon; and forest berries.
"When you eat ice cream, you want to enjoy it," said Inga Haubold, senior product manager, food at Wild. "And manufacturers can offer consumers even more enjoyment by giving them sophisticated products which combine different textures and flavors in a way that is surprising but harmonious."
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Eclipse: Solar Energy's Achilles Heel
Europe power grid system was put to the test by the recent solar eclipse that swept the continent. The solar power installed base generates over 89GW, of which more than half is sourced by Germany with a capacity of 39GW. The German grid operators managed the rapid transition from full power to a low level caused by the eclipse and back to normal levels by rebalancing the power system using traditional power sources and reserves. Overall the European grid was back to normal without any issues. This event though reminds us of a major weakness of the solar power system in the long run. If an event causes a significant reduction in solar exposure the power grid relying on this type of source will be affected. For instance, a volcanic eruption could cloud vast areas of land for long periods of time. Solar power is an excellent source of energy, but it needs a good backup plan. Europe's Power Grid Passes Eclipse Test; No problem meeting electricity demand, despite large amount of solar capacity.


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The Assumption College Chorale is an auditioned concert choir, comprised of men and women who, while studying for professions in all walks of life, all share an interest in choral singing. Chorale members receive 1 academic credit per semester, for up to three semesters. These credits count towards the General Education Requirement in Art, Music, and Theater. Singers may continue in Chorale after they have received their three credits.
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The First Thanksgiving
In these leveled units, students in grades K2, 3-5, and 6-8 learn about the hardships encountered by the Pilgrims on their voyage and in their new settlement and explore different aspects of Plymouth colony's first harvest feast. Teachers will find lessons and teacher guides as well as interactive teaching tools and multimedia resources.
What Really Happened? Comparing Stories of the First Thanksgiving Students (4-12) read and analyze the perspectives of different versions of the first Thanksgiving story.
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You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving
4-8. In this interactive presentation, students use the skills of historians to explore the myth and misconception surrounding "The First Thanksgiving." Requires Flash Player 6. Includes a teachers guide.
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Native Land Map an interactive and enlargeable world map that outlines native territories, languages, and treaties. A Teacher's Guide is provided.
Thanksgiving Teachers Guide, primary sources, analysis tools from the Library of Congress.
Teaching About the First Thanksgiving
Discover the many meanings of Thanksgiving by exploring life in 17th-century America and the experiences of the Pilgrims and Wampanoags.
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Native American Perspectives on Thanksgiving
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The National Museum of the American Indian provides a study guide, full-size printable versions of poster images, a separate lesson on the topic of Thanksgiving, and more.
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The Mashpee Wampanoag Timeline
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Native Languages of the Americas: Wampanoag
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NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
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Thanksgiving Quiz
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Thanksgiving Trivia
Test your Thanksgiving savvy with this 80 question trivia test.
Ten Thanksgiving Books for Children
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History of Thanksgiving
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Back from my so called hiatus…. I know how boring it gets for you all, to hear excuses from me about my frequent disappearing acts.Won't drag this too long, but will surely say… Life gets busy, so much that there comes a time when we are bound to concentrate more on our responsibilities than ourselves.The cry for paying attention to our duties is impossible to give a miss, and no matter how impatient or restless our mind gets , we can't help but ignore it's need for pursuing our hobbies or passion.Ditto with me…No matter how much my Blog shouted for some attention and updates, I was kept occupied with many good and bad things crisscrossing the walk of my life and thats the reason for me being on and off , posting recipes at irregular intervals.
So how was your life , during the period when we kinda lost touch? Had fun in my absence? Cooked something great? Met with your friends ? Roamed around some nice places? Watched some good movies? Tortured your boss or is reverse true for you? Well I am all ears for you if you have something to share.
I on my part was feeling low due to bad health of my mother. Days and nights were spend worrying about her deteriorating health and visits to Hospital.It was a night mare. Though she is recovering now, but still it might take a long time, before she is back to normal life.Can't do much about it but pray that she gets well soon.
And how am I feeling Foodwise? Terrible I must say…because the time when I expected markets to be flooded with fresh green vegetables(It's winter here..the time for bounties of vegetables) at dirt cheap price, all that I am able to find are dirt laden, wilting and dying vegetables at rocket high price.
Previously it was just few selected Pulses that burnt holes in our pockets, so the meals consisted of more fruits and vegetables, rice and wheat.But now?? This used to be the time of the year when a chilling winter evening was enjoyed with piping hot tomato soup, with tomatoes being available at 4 rs/kg.And now? The underquality tomatoes with over priced tag(Whooping 40 rs/kg) keeps the thought of making soup , at bay.
Rice, sugar, fruits, oil…everything is going beyond the reach of common man.At times I wonder how does our government get immune to the cries of people , calling for some control over prices of commodities.But then , can we blame them? How will the voice of a person shouting outside the Parliament reach the ears of ministers , who are deafened by the shrieks and fights of MPs inside the parliament. And that too when they are discussing some important issues like Reservations, Communalism, renaming of places, language dominance, multi crore scams, slaps and all…these surely need more pondering and discussions than the petty issues of ours like sanitation, bad roads, worse traffic, inflation, etc etc.These of course can wait ,till our honorable leaders decide upon which road and place should be renamed , which language should be spoken, which festivals should be celebrated and which shouldn't, which leader should be bashed and which one to be rewarded, who is faking the concern shown towards poor and which leader serves people with true intention(Really?)..Phew….
Ok got off the track again (can't help..I am fuming inside)…so dragging myself back to the Recipe of the day.
Seyal Bahji is yet another Sindhi style of making mix vegetable curry. Generally we make this curry in winter when there are loads of different fresh vegetables available. But today I made this since I was afraid that the overpriced vegetables might die in my refrigerator if I didn't made some good use of these, pretty soon. So here it is, a semi dry curry , a mixture of some vegetables cooked in onion tomato based, mildly flavored with spices, that imparts a nice taste to the curry without overpowering the true flavor of vegetables….Seyal Bhaji
The word seyal is generally referred to the way of cooking something with onions and or garlic with very little (or sometimes none) water.Today's recipe also requires cooking all the vegetable in onion base , where the veggies get cooked in their own juices imparting a very distinct flavor, very mild yet very delicious.
- Potatoes 2 small
- Cauliflower 100 gms
- Peas,handful
- Drumsticks 2
- Onion 3
- Ladies finger (bhindi) 8-10
- Tomatoes 2
- Green chillies 3-4
- Ginger
- Few cloves of garlic (Optional)
- Salt
- Turmeric powder ¼ tspn
- Coriander powder 1 tspn
- Garam masala powder ½ tspn
- Oil 2 tspn or bit more (depending upon cookware)
- Peel and cut potatoes into big cubes
- Pick cauliflower florets,wash thoroughly or soak in warm salted water to get rid of tiny organisms if any.
- Shell peas if using fresh ones or set aside some frozen peas
- Peel and cut drumsticks into about 3 inch pieces each
- Trim ends of bhindi and slit them in middle, stuff some salt and turmeric and coriander powder in each bhindi.
- This is to make bhindi bit spicier.You can also shallow fry bhindi separately and use it later in the curry.This is for those who don't like the slimy bhindis, or else just keep aside the stuffed bhindi for later use.
- Chop onions and saute them into a thick bottom vessel like kadai or
- Sipri (Aluminium Handi) using about two spoons of oil.If using garlic add it now.
- When onion turns pink in colour,add chopped tomatoes and fry.
- Add potato chunks,chopped green chillies, salt,turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and fry properly.
- Then add cauliflower florets,drumsticks and peas and mix properly.
- Add very little water if mixture tends to stick the bottom of pan and let the vegetables cook further on low flame. Remember to cover the vessel with a lid and put some weight upon it to hurry up the process of cooking.
- When half done, add Stuffed bhindis and mix carefully as these tend to break away.
- Now let all the vegetables cook properly, and till all the water is evaporated.You might need to sprinkle some water now and then if mixture dries up but veggies are yet uncooked.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with phulkas.


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Tanya's real-time "Hammer of the Gods" Recap
So here's how I'm going to do this… I'll type up my summary during commercial breaks, before I've actually seen the end and know how it turns out. (Obviously, spoilers abound.) That way, you get my purest, in-the-moment reaction and can also see whether or not I saw what was coming or was way, way off. (Also, by doing it like this, I still have time to watch Project Runway before I go to bed. Hey, it's the grand finale—don't judge me.)
Aaaaaaannnnnnnnd, previously.
After a recap about the Trickster really being Gabriel and The End being, you know, Near, we open on an abandoned motel in Muncie, Indiana where a cop is investigating…something? and I am hoping against hope that this episode won't really be as gross as I fear. A creepy-polite smiley man in a bowtie appears behind the hapless (and soon to be dead) cop and says, "They're coming" and explains we all have our parts to play. The cop's part, apparently, is dinner. (This does not bode well for my hopes.)
Next we see Sam and Dean check in. The hotel has undergone major renovations in the last twenty seconds. (In fact, Sam wonders a few minutes later what a four-star hotel is doing on a no-star highway.) The creepy bowtie guy checks them in and tells them the restaurant has the best pie in the state—he also points out a "shaving nick" on Dean's neck. Dean happily scarfs down some food, which I fear he and I may both regret. Sam thinks they should be out seeking ways to shut down Lucifer, but Dean points out the storm makes that impossible and they need to be well-rested for the Apocalypse. In the restaurant, he pulls a "How you doin'?" (when the hell did he become Joey Tribbiani?) on Rehka Sharma. Y'all, for reals, if I ever see that woman on the street, I am running the other way. I don't care how hot she is, woman is evil. Clearly Dean doesn't watch Battlestar Galactica or V (okay, it's not proven that she's evil on the latter, but come on. She totally is). We see a shot of the kitchen that includes a dismembered arm. Gee, thanks so much for that.
After pie, Dean and Sam see a couple making out in the hall and shortly thereafter some wall-banging sex appears to take place in their room. Except when it actually damages the wall, they get suspicious (Dean and Sam, not the couple). Sam tries to follow creepy bowtie but loses him (meanwhile gaining a bloody nick on his neck.) Dean, off on his own meanwhile, passes an elephant in a bathrobe. When the brothers are back together, they investigate the kitchen (no! don't go in there!) and find a bowl of something that is decidedly not tomato soup…and a bunch of people screaming in the freezer. Which is when thugs show up and drag Sam and Dean to the shindig.
Gotta say, this ep is a really interesting take on the whole religion/Apocalypse. See, the other gods—Kali, Odin, Ganesh, to name a few—take umbrage that the Angels and their god are ending the world when they were here first. (Of course, these gods don't particularly get along with each other. Funniest line ever: "Don't mock my world turtle.") Much less amusing is the blood sacrifice dinner that is served (cop from the first scene) and I immediately become a vegetarian.
Into this mess walks the Trickster/Gabriel. The other gods know him as Loki and not an angel. He tells the boys he's there to spring him, but his plan to seduce beautiful and evil Kali the Destroyer go awry when she gets his blood too (binding him and the Winchesters, through their previous "nicks" to her). Apparently, she knows he's Gabriel and ganks him with his own arch-angel sword. And Tanya screams "nooooooo!"
Sam and Dean agree to help the gods—maybe they can all take down Lucifer together, how very after school special of them—but only if the gods let go of the walking entrees in the freezer. When Dean sees those people safely out of the building, he gets a "psssst, over here" and finds Gabriel hiding in the backseat of a car. (Turns out, he knew better than to have his actual sword on him and Kali got a fake made of orange slice cans.) Gabriel wants Dean to get back their vials of binding blood and then get them out of there before any of them have to confront Lucifer. Did you think Gabe was really dead? I admit, I did. After all, this show is not shy about killing people. (RIP Jo, Ellen, John, Mary, Adam).
As the gods and Winchesters are debating how to kill Lucifer, guess who rings the front bell and announces "checking in?" Dun dun DUH!
Commercial aside: who else totally wants to see The Losers?
Wait a minute, the creepy bowtie guy called Lucifer! (Who says "you did right by calling me" but then kills him anyway.) What follows is gore, carnage and blood spatter as Lucifer (in the decaying human vessel not meant to contain him) systematically dispatches the gods. Only Kali puts up a significant opposition, but she's clearly losing when guess who swoops in? Gabe! Who stands protectively (and somewhat bad-assedly) in the way as the Winchesters take Kali and escape. Gabe gives a fantastic speech about not being on "your side, or Michael's—if he was here, I'd shiv his ass too." No, Gabriel declares himself on the side of "people," because we're flawed as all hell but we keep trying. He tells Lucifer that he's a "big bag of dicks" and this whole thing is a temper tantrum because he was no longer the favorite son when "Dad bought the new baby home." It's a fantastic monologue that ends badly when Lucifer senses the real Gabe is behind him. Lucifer doesn't trick as easily as Kali and he actually gets teary when he kills Gabe. So do I!!! Richard Speight Jr is my favorite recurring character. AUGH. But it was definitely a more worthy death than the earlier Kali fakeout.
After commercial break, we find Sam and Dean watching a porn movie…that stars Gabe. "If you're watching this, I'm dead. Oh, please. Stop sobbing. It's embarrassing for all of us. Without me, you got zero shot of killing Lucifer. But you can trap him. That cage you sprung him from? It's still down there." The big secret is that with the four rings of the Horsemen, you can trap Lucifer. Now, we have a plan!!!! No more Trickster (sniff) but a plan. Dean reminds us that they've already taken the rings from War & Famine, which leaves only Pestilence and Death. Which leads to an absolutely disgusting scene of Pestilence. Oh, thanks, show, you couldn't let me end on a halfway decent and non-grossed-out note?
Yucky, but definitely moved the story forward with a new twist. I'm not thrilled about Gabe's death but thought it was well written (and as always, he did a great job with the material.) What did you guys think?


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A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to improve the military's handling of sexual assault cases, backing draft legislation that would let prosecutors, rather than a victim's commander, decide if a sex offense should go to trial.
The proposal was one of a dozen sexual assault-related measures endorsed by the personnel panel of the Senate Armed Services Committee for inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual legislation that sets policy for the U.S. military.
Approval of the proposal set the stage for a battle over the issue, which is opposed by senior defense officials, as the legislation makes its way through the full Armed Services Committee and then the entire Senate in the coming weeks.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat who chairs the personnel subcommittee, said the draft legislation "comprehensively addresses the issue of sexual assaults in the military." Gillibrand has been a prominent proponent of removing sexual assault prosecution from the chain of command.
Senator Lindsay Graham, the senior Republican on the panel, said lawmakers had agreed on 90 percent of the proposals but would take their disagreements over the remaining 10 percent of the measure to the full committee.
"The areas of disagreement are on taking the chain of command out of sexual assault cases," he said. "I don't think you ever quite solve a problem in the military without the chain of command buying into it and being held more accountable."
Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who chairs the Armed Services Committee, has said he opposed Gillibrand's proposal and would offer an alternative that would provide for a review of any decision not to prosecute a sexual assault.
"It would be an alternative approach which those of us who favor it think is much more effective, frankly, to removing it from the chain of command, since you've got to rely on the chain of command to change the culture," Levin told reporters.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has also opposed taking sexual assault prosecution decisions out of the chain of command. So have the military service chiefs, who say commanders should be held more accountable, not less, and removing responsibility from the chain of command would undermine order and discipline.
However, critics and victims charge that failure to deal with sexual assault in the military is a greater threat to order and discipline, and the armed services have repeatedly failed to address the issue effectively.
An annual Pentagon study recently estimated that unwanted sexual contact, from groping to rape, jumped by 37 percent in 2012 to 26,000 cases from 19,000 the previous year.
The report came amid a spate of high-profile military sexual assault cases, including some involving personnel who were specifically tasked with trying to prevent it.
The Army said on Tuesday that Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Miley, commander of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion at Fort Greely, Alaska, had been suspended following a misconduct investigation that began January 9.
Army officials declined to elaborate on the nature of the misconduct, but Alaska's senators have urged the military to investigate allegations that Miley had condoned adultery and fraternization at the base.
(Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle; editing by Christopher Wilson)