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I am using RedHat7.3
My computer is Intel pentium1.6GA MHz
Geforce 2 Ti
But when i use my linux, it doesn't run really smooth.....
For example, when i play the "Chromium" this
game, i can tell that i really cannot play!!
because i nearly cannot move....it feels like a 486 computer have installed WinXP inside...
Can you imagine?
So any one can tell me how i should set my linux work more smooth and what shall i do?


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We don't think Nintendo will actually sell this transparent version of the Wii U, shown off during a recent Iwata Asks interview that picked apart and delved into the upcoming console.
That's too bad. It's pretty sweet. Remember the transparent Game Boy? The transparent N64 controller? Nintendo used to be so much more transparent.

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Isle La Motte is a town in Grand Isle county, Vermont. It was formed in 1779 in Vt. from Franklin county, though the following competing claims for its origins are N.Y. 1786. The probate and court district for Isle La Motte is Grand Isle. For more information, contact the town at 2272 Main St., P.O. Box 250, Isle La Motte 05463. On the attached map, Isle La Motte is shown as 2 in Grand Isle county.
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- PATRIOTS MUST STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP - November 22, 2020
- REMAINING PASSIVE NOT AN OPTION FOR PATRIOTS - November 20, 2020
- IS A FAIR COUNTING OF LEGAL VOTES TOO MUCH TO ASK? - November 15, 2020
January 8, 1964 marked a half century since President Lyndon B. Johnson presented his State of the Union Annual Message to Congress in which he outlined his "Great Society" program (a $20 trillion taxpayer-funded war on poverty) with its astounding number of proposals to enrich the life of man for the purpose of creating a world that is meant for all men to ultimately have.
Listed under "Opportunity for All" in Johnson's annual message to Congress was the following statement:
… we must open opportunity to all our people. Most Americans enjoy a good life. But far too many are still trapped in poverty and idleness and fear. Let a just nation throw open to them the city of promise:
… to the poor and the unfortunate, through doubling the war against poverty this year.
A year later Daniel Patrick Moynihan, as Assistant Secretary of Labor during the first part of the Johnson administration, devoted all his time trying to formulate national policy for what would become the "War on Poverty" — the unofficial name for Johnson's Great Society program.
During Moynihan's address at the Urban Institute in 1966 — in his report titled, "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action" — Moynihan reeled off the dire statistics about the plight of the African American families. Among the concerns Moynihan touted in 1966:
About a quarter of Negro families are headed by women. The divorce rate is about two-and-a-half times what it is [compared with whites], the number of fatherless children keeps growing. And all these things keep getting worse, not better, over recent years.
By the 1990's much reflection was being done over Johnson's Great Society programs of the 1960s. What had happened? It is not surprising that different conclusions were reached at the time about how effective Johnson's War on Poverty had been.
Michael Fumento expressed this concern in his June 19, 1992 article in Investor's Business Daily titled "Is the Great Society to Blame? If Not, Why Have Problems Worsened Since the '60s." Fumento expressed then a concern that has become even more troubling in today's atmosphere in the Obama administration.
Some may say, 'Who cares?' Let's stop laying blame and start implementing solutions." Yet, if government is to be part of the solution, some wonder if it isn't necessary to first ask if it hasn't been part of the problem.
On the blame side, George H. W. Bush administration spokesman Marlin Fitzwater blamed the Great Society programs for ignoring "the relationship between people's pride in their community and having a job."
President George H. W. Bush noted how what was intended to be a "compassionate safety net" not only consumed $3 trillion in 25 years, but also trapped many in an endless cycle of poverty that didn't reward individual initiative. The other side predictably argued that the programs were never given a chance to work — though, in fact, they never worked in the first place.
Fumento's 1992 article has statistics that are in keeping with Moynihan's expressed reason for the poverty he observed in 1966 in relation to the single-parent family:
In 1980, there were 6.2 million families headed by single women, making up 19.4% of all families with children. By 1990, that number had risen to 84 million families, or 24.2% of the total. Blacks were hit especially hard. . . .
At the beginning of World War II, the illegitimate birth rate among black Americans was slightly less than 19%. Beginning in the late 1960s the trend rapidly accelerated, reaching 49% in 1975 and 65% in 1989.
Empirical studies back in the '90s, as they do today, have borne out the theory that welfare checks are behind much of the disintegration of the family. Statistics from the '90s:
- The University of Washington showed that an increase of roughly $200 a month in welfare benefits per family correlated with a 150% increase in the illegitimate birth rate among teens.
- David Elwood of Harvard University found that of the 3.8 million families currently on AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), well over half will remain dependent or more than 10 years, many others for 15 years or longer.
Now it is 2014, fifty years after President Johnson's 1964, State of the Union address at which he announced an ambitious government undertaking to eradicate poverty, and is this nation any closer to winning the War on Poverty?
This concern remained important enough for President Obama to highlight it in his February 19, 2013, State of the Union Address.
We got single moms out here. They're heroic what they're doing. We're so proud of them. But at the same time, I wish I'd had a father who was around and involved.
According to Robert Rector, a specialist on welfare and poverty at The Heritage Foundation, the war on poverty has been a failure when measured by the overall amount of money spent ($20.7 trillion) and how poverty rates haven't changed significantly since Johnson gave his address back in 1964. Not withstanding, during the Obama administration the poverty level has reached a 50-year high. Rector went on the say that President Obama's anti-poverty effort "are basically to give more people more free stuff." That's exactly the opposite of Johnson's goal which was "to make people prosperous and self-sufficient."
According to Rector, too many government anti-poverty programs still discourage marriage. Statistics show how more than four in 10 children are born to unmarried parents. When the war on poverty started, about 6 percent of children were born outside of marriage.
As benefits swelled, welfare came to serve as a substitute for a breadwinner husband at home through the marginalization of the men who had heretofore headed those families. It is inconceivable today that a record 47 million Americans receive food stamps. That is about 13 million more than when Obama took office.
In commemoration of the 50 years and the $20 trillion spent since President Johnson used his State of the Union address in 1964, to declare his unconditional War on Poverty in America, the Wall Street Journal on January 7 published an opinion piece by Robert Rector: "How the War on Poverty Was Lost."
What an unmitigated disaster. We never learn, no matter how bad the outcome. What do we do? We double down and believe more welfare will be better.
About all we have accomplished in the last 50 years of this lost cause is to spend $20 trillion (that is with a t, and a very large sum of money); destroy the nuclear family idea (most tragically, blacks suffered most); moved out-of-wedlock birth from around 6% to over 41% (again mostly imposed on the African American community); destroyed any semblance of work ethic among those in poverty; and created a welfare society no economy can afford or sustain.
Imagine if just half of the $20 trillion was devoted to investment in infrastructure, or left in the hands of the private sector. How robust our economy would be? Imagine how strong this country would be if we had a public education system that functioned as it should — to actually educate our children — how strong this country and economy would be.
Based on the weight of many Americans — and in particular, those classified at the poverty levels — we have at least ended hunger.


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The U.S. government will issue $129 billion of debt this week, a 28 percent increase over the same time last year, and the surge in borrowing is so great that it's "beginning to warp bond indexes," says Daniel Kruger of The Wall Street Journal.
Treasurys now make up about 40 percent of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. aggregate index, the leading bond market investment benchmark. That's about twice the level seen in 2006, before the financial crisis. Given the increase in U.S. debt issuance, some investors with passively managed bond funds now find themselves owning more government debt than they did a few years ago, and that's hurting their returns as interest rates rise and bond prices drop. The Bloomberg Barclays index has lost about 2 percent this year.
The chart below from the Journal shows the increasing share of Treasurys in the overall debt market.


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What is this condition? Pneumonia is an acute lung inflammation in which the lungs fill with a fibrous material, impairing gas exchange. With poor gas exchange, the blood has too much carbon dioxide and too little oxygen.
The influenza virus is classified into three categories: A, B, and C. Type A is the most serious and usually appears every two or three years. Prone to mutation, it regularly produces nonresistant strains; has caused many epidemics; and is also responsible for pandemics, in which entire continents are affected.
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Loss of appetite Fever Congestion that turns to a runny nose Sore throat Cough that turns productive Exhaustion and weakness
Even though the symptoms of both asthma and asthmatic
are one in the same, the latter will suffer them with them in larger degrees of intensity.
What can a person with pneumonia do? " To avoid giving others your infection, dispose of secretions properly. Sneeze and cough into a disposable tissue .
More treatments are: * Oral corticosteroids like prednisolone tablets * Salmeterol, a symptom controller * Oral antibiotics * Anti- inflammatory medicine like Fluticasone
Classifying pneumonia Pneumonia can be classified by location or type, as well as cause . " Location: Bronchopneumonia involves the lungs and small airways of the respiratory tract. Lobular pneumonia involves part of a lobe of the lung. Lobar pneumonia involves an entire lobe .
Signs And Symptoms ??? Fever is not common in people with acute bronchitis, although it may be a sign of another condition such as the flu or pneumonia. A persistent cough is the most common sign of acute bronchitis; this usually lasts between 10 and 20 days. In some people, coughing produces sputum (mucus); this does not mean that there is a bacterial infection or that antibiotics are needed.
How is it treated? Pneumonia is treated with antimicrobial drugs, which vary with the cause of the disease. Humidified oxygen therapy is given if the person has too little oxygen in the blood, and mechanical ventilation is used to treat respiratory failure. Other supportive measures include a high-calorie diet, adequate fluid intake, bed rest, and pain relievers to relieve chest pain. These supportive measures can increase the person's comfort, avoid complications, and speed recovery. To help remove secretions, the person may be taught to cough and perform deep-breathing exercises.
Treatment must commence within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms for full efficacy. For post exposure prophylaxis the dosage is one 75mg capsule daily for up to 6 weeks.
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What causes it? Pneumonia can be caused by a virus, bacterium, fungus, protozoa, mycobacterium, mycoplasma, or rickettsia. Certain factors can predispose a person to bacterial and viral pneumonia-chronic illness and debilitation, cancer (especially lung cancer), abdominal or chest surgery, atelectasis (the collapse of air sacs in the lung), the flu, common colds or other viral respiratory infections, chronic respiratory disease (such a, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis, or cystic fibrosis), smoking, malnutrition, alcoholism, sickle cell disease, tracheostomy, exposure to harmful gases, aspiration, and drugs that suppress the immune system.
Muscle aches and pains It is possible to treat the flu using medication as well as make a rapid recovery using various means like: Keeping your fluid intake to the optimum - Flu sufferers lose a lot of fluids from having high fevers. Drink plenty of water. Orange juice is good for its vitamin C content, too, and sports drinks like Gatorade help replenish electrolytes.
What treatments are available for this illness? Bronchodilators, antibiotics and steroids can be used to treat the illness. They are not effective in fighting against the causes of the disease but rather the disease itself. Inhalers and bronchodilators only provide temporary relief but with ongoing treatment improvements will be noticeably different.
Complications of pneumonia include respiratory failure, pus accumulation in the lungs, and lung abscess. Some people develop a bacterial infection in the blood; if the infection spreads to other parts of the body, it can lead to inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes, inflammation of the heart's interior lining, and inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.
Oddly enough, several factors can cause this type of disease: * Bronchial Hyperactivity; * Immunologic Abnormalities; and * Severe Childhood Infections
Type B influenza virus is the strain responsible for smaller infection outbreaks. Once infected with this virus, the immune system successfully resists this type of virus for many years. This type commonly infects uninfected children aged between 5-14 years.
How to Treat Influenza Virus The flu targets your respiratory system (nose, lungs, throat and bronchial tubes). During the flu, a patient exhibits some or all of the following symptoms.
Proper sleep - Adequate rest also helps in recovery. Taking a healthy diet - Even though you don't feel like eating, nutrition is an important part of recovery.
Roche, the manufacturer of Tamiflu since 1996, acquired the worldwide rights to develop and market the drug from Gilead Sciences, Foster City, California.
Mucus is created in such an enormous amount that it blocks the air from getting into the lungs very well. This is quite common for those with persistent asthmatic
When administered according to its approved dosage (75 mg twice daily for 5 days), Tamiflu delivers a 38 per cent reduction in the severity of symptoms, a 67 per cent reduction in secondary complications such as
, pneumonia and sinusitis in otherwise healthy individuals and a 37 per cent reduction in the duration of influenza illness. This data were derived from seasonal outbreaks of influenza.
Acute bronchitis is usually due to an infection and generally lasts for no more than a few weeks and will resolve either with treatment or on its own. It can be caused by the same viruses that cause the common cold and is a common complication of the cold or flu.
Toddlers should be attended to by a pediatrician in the event of a high fever that lasts for a day and for adults a doctor should be consulted when the fever exceeds 103 degrees or lasts longer than two days and is accompanied by significant fatigue or any kind of pain. The elderly and those with diabetes, a weakened immune system, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy beyond the first trimester, lung disease or asthma should call their doctor when flu symptoms arrive.
Comes in the Strength Of Tamiflu can be used both for prevention and treatment of influenza. An oral medication, it is a convenient 75mg capsule which affects all key sites in the body where the virus multiplies. The dose for the adult treatment of influenza is a 75mg capsule, taken twice daily for five days. A pack of Tamiflu contains a full treatment course of 10 capsules.
Minimal exertion - It is better to stay in bed and recuperate through relaxation.. Keeping the fever in check - Young children often suffer higher fever during the flu.
Symptoms of this disease are: * Wheezing * Cough * Difficulty breathing * Chest discomfort * Pain and soreness and * an increased infection vulnerability.
People with normal lungs and adequate immune defenses usually recover fully. However, pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
Type C influenza virus is a very mild strain of the infection, similar to symptoms of a common cold. This can be treated with bed rest and plenty of fluid intake.
On examination, the doctor may hear an abnormal breath sound called crackles and discover signs of pleural effusion, abnormal fluid buildup in the lungs. Effusion is responsible for fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, and a nonproductive cough.
Tamiflu is proven to be effective in adults and in children one year and older. What is an Influenza Virus? Influenza is a disease caused by a member of the Orthomyxoviridae. Many features are common with those of the Paramyxovirus infections of the respiratory tract. Influenza, commonly called - the 'flu'- is a serious disease caused by influenza A and B viruses, which usually occurs seasonally in the autumn and winter months. According to the WHO 3-5 million cases of seasonal influenza occur every year.
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About Tamiflu - It's Manufacturer Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) is an oral antiviral treatment (not a vaccine) for influenza, and belongs to a class of drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors (NAI). It prevents the virus from spreading inside the body and works well against all strains.
" Get yearly flu shots and Pneumovax (pneumococcal vaccine) if you have asthma,
chronic bronchitis
, emphysema, chronic heart disease, or sickle cell disease.
* Salbutamol or another type of reliever medicine Although easier said than done, physicians always advise patients to avoid irritants including dust and pollen. Patients can also get their flu shot as a necessary precaution against any bacteria or virus looking to invade your body.
What are its symptoms? In the early stage, a person with bacterial pneumonia may have these classic symptoms - coughing, sputum production, chest pain, shaking, chills, and fever.
When a disease is not treated early on, it can always develop into other forms of illness. Three things can help establish if you have asthmatic
. They include, having a clinical exam, a laboratory testing analysis must be done and pulmonary testing.
Remember, back in the 1800's and early 1900's, people were suffering from diseases they had no clue existed. As time went on, more diseases were being discovered. Now that the illness have medication to help ease and alleviate some of the pain and suffering, it's still best to stay healthy than taking a cure.
It is quite difficult to choose an appropriate treatment in chronic
. It is recommended to drink lots of liquids which are very helpful for the evacuation of the mucus. It was showed that antibiotics are not the right choice to treat Bronchitis, because the most of them are caused by viruses which don't respond to this kind of treatment.
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Those who suffer from severe chronic
is capable of developing asthmatic
as well as those of persistent asthma. Unfortunately, a bacteria infection causes chronic
but not asthmatic. When particles pass through the cilia of the bronchial tubes, it aggravates this type of condition. Mucus is then produced to cover lungs, soft tissues and trachea by the bronchial tubes.
" Type: Primary pneumonia occurs when a person inhales or aspirates a disease-producing microorganism; it includes pneumococcal and viral pneumonia. Secondary pneumonia may occur in someone who's suffered lung damage from a noxious chemical or other insult, or it may be caused by the blood-borne spread of bacteria from a distant site.
Lingered exposure to smoking and other pollutants or irritants will no doubt lead to asthmatic
if the person is already suffering from chronic
. No definitive link is known about why this is but some physicians say that environmental factors influence the illness.
Factors that predispose a person to aspiration pneumonia include old age, debilitation, nasogastric tube feedings, an impaired gag reflex, poor oral hygiene, and a decreased level of consciousness.
Misdiagnosis can happen since there are more than one illness associated with the ones listed above. Sometimes, doctors would like chest x-rays to make sure pneumonia is not setting in. This can also lead to the treatment of the disease.
" To prevent a recurrence of pneumonia, don't use antimicrobial drugs during minor viral infections, because this may lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the upper airway. If you then develop pneumonia, you may need to take more toxic drugs to get rid of the orgamsms.
Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (lung airways), resulting in persistent cough that produces consideration quantities of sputum (phlegm).
is more common in smokers and in areas with high atmospheric pollution. Chronic
is a disease in which there is diffused inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, leading to decreased uptake of oxygen by the lungs and increased mucus production. Bronchitis usually occurs following a viral respiratory infection or with prolonged cigarette smoking.
If you are tired of being sick and going it alone, you first need an accurate diagnosis. It's only then that you'll get the medication you need to heal. Further complications can arise if left untreated for too long. To stave off other complications, it's wiser to face the issue than ignore it.
How is it diagnosed? The doctor suspects pneumonia if the person has typical symptoms and physical exam results, along with a chest X-ray showing pulmonary infiltrates (abnormal substances in the lungs), and sputum containing acute inflammatory cells. If the person has pleural effusions, the doctor withdraws some fluid from the chest to analyze for signs of infection. Occasionally, the doctor obtains a sample of respiratory airway secretions or inserts an instrument called a bronchoscope into the airway to obtain materials for smear and culture. The person's response to antibiotics also provides important dues to the presence of pneumonia.
Side Effects of Tamiflu Possible Tamiflu side effects, although not common, include: Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea
Stomach pain
It is not very hard to avoid acute Bronchitis. It is necessary just to wash your hands frequently, get more rest and drink plenty of liquids. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by viruses or bacteria. One can be contaminated with this agents by breathing coughing droplets from the air or by touching contaminated surfaces, by breathing polluted, by smoking or breathing cigarette smoke or other harmful smokes.
Acute bronchitis is almost always caused by viruses that attack the lining of the bronchial tree and cause infection. As your body fights back against these viruses, more swelling occurs and more mucus is made. It takes time for your body to kill the viruses and heal the damage to your bronchial tubes. In most cases, the same viruses that cause colds cause acute bronchitis. Research has shown that bacterial infection is a much less common cause of
than we used to think. Very rarely, an infection caused by a fungus can cause acute
It's typically found to be an association with chronic bronchitis that can develop into asthamtic
if left untreated. What causes Asthamtic
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unless you are a smoker antibiotic's are not needed
is not a bacterial infection it is viral. how ever you do need to go to the doc if you are having trouble breathing or if your cough is keeping you up they will give you a abutorol inhaler and some codeine cough syrup.
More serious side effects have also sometimes been reported. According to the FDA, there have been reports (mostly from Japan) of patients causing self-injury or experiencing delirium (confusion, hallucinations, speech problems) while using Tamiflu.
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o.k, this is embarrassing:
I have installed Compiz Config Settings Manager and tried to fix it so that the transition time between changing tabs (using alt+tab) will be short. by accident I un-pressed V from something else, and it asked me about a conflict - I pressed the "x" button to close the window and as a result I stopped seeing the unity interface. That is - I can not see any buttons of the left side.
I went to the terminal (ctrl+alt+F1) and ran
As a result I got the following error:
$ ccsm
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57: GtkWarning: could not open display
warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/ccsm", line 93, in <module>
import ccm
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ccm/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
from ccm.Conflicts import *
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ccm/Conflicts.py", line 26, in <module>
from ccm.Constants import *
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ccm/Constants.py", line 29, in <module>
CurrentScreenNum = gtk.gdk.display_get_default().get_default_screen().get_number()
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_default_screen'
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In constructing a kitchen-waste digester at home, I use a 50 Litre HDPE drum. The base of the drum is holed with a plug fitted to allow drainage when necessary.
The top has two openings - one for inlet, the other to act as outlet for the generated fluid CO2/CH4.
The drum is to be used filled to about 2/3rds lying on it's side. Therefore any leakage at the drain will be immediately visible. The same applies to the inlet pipe - it too shall be filled with water.
A heated iron nail was used to make the outlet hole. Then a ball-point pen was inserted into it; a very snug fit. I then melted a silicon glue-stick to attempt to seal any leaks at this point.
The problem at hand is to determine whether the outlet is air-tight. It is possible to dunk this container in water and test for bubbles; but the same test will not be possible with a larger container (300 litres) to be used if this experiment is successful.
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H Amdt 510 - Substitute Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments - National Key Vote
- House Amendment Rejected
- Nov. 7, 2009
- Introduced
- Nov. 7, 2009
Related Legislation
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Title: Substitute Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 3962 that replaces the text of the bill with the text of the amendment which amends various statues related to health care and heath insurance coverage, including, but not limited to, funding state health reinsurance and high-risk pool programs, payments to states that reduce average premiums and the number of uninsured, authorizing the establishment of Association Health Plans, and limiting non-economic and punitive damages awarded in a medical liability lawsuits.
Insurance Regulations
- Requires states to have operational health care reinsurance programs or qualifying high-risk pool programs by January 1, 2010, and appropriates $15 billion for fiscal years 2009-2010 through 2018-2019 and an additional $10 billion for fiscal years 2014-2015 through 2018-2019 for this purpose (Sec. 101).
- Defines a "qualified State reinsurance program" as a program operated by a state that provides reinsurance for coverage offered in the small group market on a prospective or retrospective basis, or on a basis that protects health insurers against annual aggregate spending of their enrollees and purchase protection against individual catastrophic costs (Sec. 101).
- Defines a "qualifying high-risk pool" as a program that meets the following requirements (Sec. 101):
- Provides at least 2 coverage options, 1 of which must be a high deductible health plan coupled with a health savings account;
- Funded by a "stable funding source";
- Eliminates any waiting lists so that all eligible residents can receive coverage through the pool;
- Allows for coverage of individuals who would be eligible for Medicare if the 24 month disability waiting period was not applied;
- Limits pool premiums to no more than 150 percent of the average premium in that state;
- Provides for education and outreach initiatives; and
- Covers preventive services and disease management for chronic diseases.
- Specifies that only U.S. citizens and nationals are eligible to participate in a state high-risk pooling program, and requires states to provide certification that such requirement is being met in order to receive federal funding (Sec. 101).
- Prohibits health insurers from placing annual or lifetime spending caps on any health insurance coverage or plan (Sec. 103).
- Authorizes individuals to obtain an independent, third party review of a cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage due to allegations of fraud, and specifies that coverage shall remain in effect until the third party determines that the coverage may be cancelled or not renewed (Sec. 104).
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish programs that make payments to states that have reduced their average health care premiums per capita in the small group and individual markets, adjusting for inflation and demographic considerations over time and based partially on the state's historic premium growth rate, and appropriates $35 billion over a nine-year period for this purpose (Sec. 111).
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish programs that make payments to states that reduce the number of uninsured nonelderly persons, adjusted for unexpected fluctuations in population and excluding undocumented immigrants, and appropriates $15 billion over a nine-year period to this purpose (Sec. 111).
- Authorizes states, no later than 12 months after the enactment of this Act, to contract with a private entity to develop and operate a plan finder website to provide information on the available health insurance coverage within the state, and specifies that a state may not operate a plan finder itself (Sec. 112).
- Authorizes a private entity to operate a multi-state health plan finder in the same manner as a plan finder would be operated in a single state (Sec. 112).
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adopt a single set of operating rules for each of the following transactions (Sec. 113):
- Health claims or equivalent encounter information;
- Health claims attachments;
- Enrollment and disenrollment in a health plan;
- Eligibility for a health plan;
- Health care payment and remittance advice;
- Health plan premium payments;
- First report of injury;
- Health claim status;
- Referral certification and authorization; and
- Electronic funds transfers.
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to rely on the recommendations of a qualified nonprofit entity when developing the aforementioned operating rules, and specifies that this nonprofit entity must meet the following requirements (Sec. 113):
- Mission focus on administrative simplification;
- Demonstrates an established multi-stakeholder and consensus-based process for development of operating rules, including participation from health care providers, vendors, relevant Federal agencies, and other standard development organizations;
- Established public set of guiding principles that ensure that the operating rules and process are "open and transparent";
- Coordinates with the HIT (Health Information Technology) Policy Committee and the HIT Standards Committee, and complements the efforts of the Office of the National Healthcare Coordinator and its related health information exchange goals;
- Incorporates national standards, including the transaction standards issued under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996;
- Supports nondiscrimination and conflict of interest policies that demonstrate a commitment to open, fair, and nondiscriminatory practices; and
- Authorizes public review and updates of the operating rules.
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, no later than April 1, 2014 and annually thereafter, to assess a penalty fee against health insurers for failing to certify and document compliance with the applicable standards and operating rules, and specifies that the fee shall start at $1 per covered life per day that the plan is not in compliance (Sec. 113).
- Specifies that the non-compliance penalty fee shall increase annually based on the percentage increase in total national health care expenditures (Sec. 113).
- Specifies that the non-compliance penalty fee shall be double the amount otherwise imposed if the health plan misrepresents information in a statement of certification or documentation (Sec. 113).
- Specifies that the non-compliance penalty fee shall be limited each year to no more than $20 per covered life or $40 per covered life in the event that the plan has misrepresented information (Sec. 113).
Expanding Access to Coverage
- Authorizes the establishment of Association Health Plans, beginning 1 year after the enactment of this Act, meaning a group health plan whose sponsor meets the following requirements (Sec. 201):
- Established constitution and bylaws, provides for periodic meetings, and is organized and maintained as a bona fide trade association, bona fide industry association, bona fide professional association, or bona fide chamber of commerce for substantial purposes other than that of obtaining or providing medical care;
- Established a permanent entity that receives active support from members and requires payment of membership dues; and
- Does not condition membership, dues, payments, or coverage on health status-related factors or on group health plan participation.
- Specifies that participants in Association Health Plans may be located in different states (Sec. 201).
- Requires dependents be covered under a beneficiary's health plan at least through the dependent's 25th birthday and until the end of the coverage year on which that birthday occurs (Sec. 211).
- Prohibits states from preventing employers from establishing auto-enrollment of health care coverage, as long as the employee is given notice and subsequently has the option to decline such coverage (Sec. 212).
- Authorizes individuals to purchase health insurance coverage in another state and establishes interstate regulations pertaining to such purchases (Sec. 221).
- Specifies that medical expenses incurred prior to the establishment of an individual's Health Savings Account are expenses that qualify for reimbursement through such account if the expense was incurred within 60 days of the effective date of the individual's health plan (Sec. 234).
Medical Liability Regulations
- Requires individuals to file a medical liability lawsuit within 3 years of an injury or within 1 year of discovering the injury, whichever occurs first, unless one of the following conditions apply (Sec. 301):
- Proof of medical fraud;
- Intentional concealment of information; or
- The presence of a foreign body in the injured individual that has no therapeutic or diagnostic purpose.
- Specifies that there is no limit on the amount economic damages that may be awarded in a medical liability lawsuit (Sec. 302).
- Defines "economic damages" as "objectively verifiable monetary losses" incurred by the plaintiff in a medical liability lawsuit (Sec. 307).
- Limits non-economic damages awarded in medical liability lawsuits to a maximum of $250,000, regardless of the number of parties against whom the action was filed, and establishes a "fair share rule" in which liable parties are only responsible for paying damages in direct proportion to the party's percentage of responsibility (Sec. 302).
- Defines "non-economic damages" as damages awarded for physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium, hedonic damages, injury to reputation, and all other non-pecuniary losses (Sec. 307).
- Limits punitive damages awarded in medical liability lawsuits to a maximum of $250,000 or twice the amount of economic damages awarded, whichever is greater (Sec. 305).
- Defines "punitive damages" as damages awarded for the purpose of punishment or deterrence, and not solely for compensatory purposes (Sec. 307).
- Prohibits plaintiffs from demanding punitive damages upon initial filing of a medical liability lawsuit, but authorizes the plaintiff to file an amended plea for punitive damages if the court determines that there is a "substantial probability" that the plaintiff will be awarded such damages (Sec. 305).
- Limits punitive damages to cases in which it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with "malicious intent to injure" the plaintiff or "deliberately failed to avoid unnecessary injury" that the defendant knew the plaintiff was "substantially certain" to endure (Sec. 305).
- Limits the factors in determining the amount of punitive damages awarded in a medical liability lawsuit to the following (Sec. 305):
- Severity of the harm caused by defendant's conduct;
- Duration or any concealment of such conduct by the defendant;
- Profitability of the defendant's conduct;
- Number of products sold or medical procedures rendered for compensation by the defendant of the kind that caused the plaintiff harm;
- Criminal penalties imposed on the defendant as a result of the complaint; and
- Civil fines imposed on the defendant as a result of the complaint.
- Limits contingent fees charged by attorneys representing plaintiffs in medical liability lawsuits to the following limits (Sec. 303):
- 40 percent of the first $50,000 awarded;
- 33.33 percent of the next $50,000 awarded;
- 25 percent of the next $500,000 awarded; and
- 15 percent of any amount awarded in excess of $600,000.
- Authorizes states to enact greater procedural or substantive protections for health care providers and health care organizations from liability, loss, or damages than those established by this Act (Sec. 309).
- Authorizes states to enact laws that authorize compensatory or punitive damages in a medical liability lawsuit that are greater or lesser than the limits established by this Act (Sec. 309).
Various Other Provisions
- Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the relationship between a doctor and patient (Sec. 401).
- Repeals Section 804 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("stimulus bill") that established the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Sec. 402).
- Authorizes health insurers to vary premiums and cost sharing of group health plans by up to 50 percent of the value of the benefits under the coverage based on participation in a standards-based wellness program (Sec. 501).
- Appropriates $300 million to programs funded by the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account beginning in fiscal year 2009-2010, and appropriates $100 million to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services for fraud prevention under Medicare and Medicaid for fiscal years 2009-2010 through 2018-2019 (Sec. 601).
- Prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for abortions or cover any part of a health plan that includes abortion coverage, unless the woman is at risk of death without the performance of an abortion or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest (Sec. 602).
- Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose mandatory background checks on new Medicare providers or suppliers, charge an application fee, provide oversight over new providers or suppliers during an initial provisional approval period, and impose penalties for false statements (Sec. 604).
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to track providers and suppliers that have been banned from participating in the Medicare program due to activities in one state in order to ensure that they do not begin participating in Medicare in another state (Sec. 605).
- Authorizes individuals to submit an application to license a biological product that is biosimilar to another product, provided that the individual submits the following information (Sec. 701):
- Data based on clinical studies, analyses, and animal studies that demonstrates that the product is biosimilar to a reference product;
- Evidence the biosimilar product works in the same way as the reference product;
- Evidence that the biosimilar product will produce the same clinical results that had been previously approved for use in the reference product;
- Documentation that the dosage form, route of administration, and strength of the biosimilar product are the same as those approved for the reference product; and
- Documentation that the facility where the biosimilar product was manufactured, processed, packed, or held meets standards that ensure the product's safety, purity, and potency.
Title: Substitute Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments
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"Different" OTB Chess Tactics... First of all I'd like to say I loved ccmcacollisters forum thread about cheating, I couldn't think of anything to add, all situations I experienced were already mentioned! Reading that thread, gave me the idea to start this funny one... I have played at 10+ otb chess tournaments before and have come across many players who use tactics other than pure brain power and thought it would be funny to share it with… More:
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Grob's Angriff or translated in English Grob's attack In honorfull memory of Henry Grob - a great Swiss chessmaster - I'd like to start a minitourney with this opening (g2-g4). Who is interested to play? Please let me know. Chessfriendly Yours Daniel The rules of this tourney are Players: 11 Rating range: 2150-2750 Time controls: 9d + 5d < 15d Like Grob but... Unfortunately I am outside the rating range, and going to start a mini tournament… More:
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Yesss! Kramnik won! May Topalov never be a WCC challanger again, and be banned from high flight chess for at least two years. What he's team has done is a disgrace. Who's in another league now, huh? Cheers, Trond :-D Update ... For those of you who didn't follow the tie-breaks: Game 1: Topalov - Kramnik 0.5 - 0.5 Game 2: Kramnik - Topalov 1 - 0 Game 3: Topalov - Kramnik 1 - 0 Game 4: Kramnik - Topalov 1 - 0 In pratice Kramnik won both… More:
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Crushing the king's indian I know that the king's indian is a sound defense, but it also has a reputation of being very risky for black. I want to crush it if I can with the white pieces, but I am not sure which of the many variations to play against it as white. Anybody have any insider knowledge about this or any experience with good success beating the king's indian? Particularly which variations were/are successful. Thanks. Try Saemisch… More:
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Praatschaak 3 De thread voor nederlandstalig schaakkommentaar. Voor de match België - Holland zie de partijen board #501488 én board #501441 Welkom! ach wat jammer.. ik zie nu pas dat die partijen zijn begonnen. Siciliaans haat ik, ik zal kijken of ik me met de andere partij wil bemoeien. Is het te zien aan welke kant Nederland speelt? Ja hoor... Lex speelt voor ¨Nederland en ik voor België. 1. e4 c5 2. Pf3 d6 heb ik met 3. Lc4 beantwoord.… More:
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FORUM game #3 (FG#3) Continuedx2... The possition is after the second tread reached 50 posts: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 0-0 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Rb8 13. Rb1 g5 14. Bg3 Kg7 15. Be5 c5 16. f4 Bb7 17. fxg5 Bxe5 18. gxh6+ Kh8 19. dxe5 Qd4+ 20. Rf2 Ng4 21. Qd2 f6 22. Be4 Qxf2 23. Qxf2 Nxf2 24. Kxf2 fxe5+ 25. Ke3 Rf6 26. h3 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5… More:
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4..Qe7 in the Petroff Some people play 4...Qe7 (or 3...Qe7) again me in the petroff. This is after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Qe7 OR 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Qe7 which is the line I play What do you do aganst this line? sf115... ... I highly recommend you take a look at the GK database for this line, in particular the 1900+ rating level games. So far as I can discover, there isn't a whiole lot of theory on this line, which play chess online…
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beating the center counter/ scandinavian whenever I play against the center counter/ scandinavian I always have trouble getting an advantage. Can I have suggestions on how to gain an advantage? are you talking about 2... Qxd5 lines or 2... Nf6 lines? Or, perhaps both? Hey sf115 I play the Scandi a LOT (prob 80+% of my games against 1. e4). If you would like to play a game with commentary shoot me a challenge. tag1153 I am mainly talking play chess online…
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World champions Do you really think that Karpov deserved the title " a world chess champion"? Any which way you look at it, Karpov was a great player in the years from 1975. Maybe one of the greatest positional player ever! Best wishes Cairo unfortuantly He put down some time in refuting some lines of the Alekhine's :((( I RESPECT KARPOV! FISCHER DID NOT DEFEND HIS TITLE AND LOST BY DEFAULT BY SENDING HIS RESIGNATION TO(FIDE). WHY?FISCHER play chess online…
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Developer.com Product of the Year 2006 Winners Are Named
You can be the greatest coder in the world and be able to leap over tall buildings in a single bound but your effort and time may be wasted if you are not working with the best tools available. Herein lies the rub, which tools are the best?
The readers of Developer.com have had their say. After a month of nominations and a month of voting we have finally counted the votes and have our winners.
This year we added the Framework, JSR (Java Specification Request), and Security Tool of the Year categories and removed the Enterprise Tool of the Year category thinking that those products are adequately represented throughout the categories. The results of this year's contest were cut and dry, probably the cleanest outcome we have had since the contest was initiated. The finalists were chosen with overwhelming majorities, as were the winners. Because of how the voting turned out we decided to name two winners in the .NET Tool or Add-in of the Year category (the second being a Non-Microsoft produced product), a tie in the Open Source Tool of the Year category and a runner up for the Wireless/Mobile Development Tool or Add-in of the Year.
Again this year, Sun turned out to be the company taking home the most wins. Sun repeated their honors by taking home five of this year's awards. Java related products overall turned out to be a big winner.
Brad Jones, Executive Editor of Developer.com and EarthWeb.com's Software Development Channel comments "It continues to be interesting times for developers. The battles between java and .NET continue to be fierce although not completely dominant as other technologies are sneaking into the mix as well. Even so, it was not surprising to see a tool that is evolving to support both platforms take top honors in the Development tool of the year that product being Eclipse."
And the Winners Are...
Technology of the Year:
AJAX From Mozilla Developer Center
Framework of the Year:
JavaServer Faces From Sun Microsystems Inc.
Development Tool of the Year:
Eclipse From the Eclipse Foundation
Development Utility of the Year:
Ant From The Apache Software Foundation
Web Service Product of the Year:
Google APIs From Google Inc.
Wireless/Mobile Development Tool or Add-in of the Year:
J2ME Wireless Toolkit From Sun Microsystems Inc.
(Runner up)
Sybase® PocketBuilder 2.0 From Sybase Inc.
Database Tool or Add-in of the Year:
MySQL 5.0 From MySQL AB
Java Tool/Add-in of the Year:
Sun Java Studio Creator By Sun Microsystems Inc.
JSR (Java Specification Request) of the Year:
JSR 244: Java EE 5.0
.NET Tool or Add-in of the Year:
Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 From Microsoft Corporation
(The Winning Non-Microsoft product:)
Mono .NET Framework From mono-project.com
Security Tool or Add-in of the Year:
Sun Java System Identity Manager From Sun Microsystems Inc.
Open Source Tool of the Year (Tie):
OpenOffice 2.0 From OpenOffice.org and
Firefox From Mozilla Foundation
This years finalists for Technology of the year indicate the changes towards standards and the ability to be untied from a specific vendor or machine. While the importance of AJAX has been increasing, it was surprising to see how much AJAX dominated the voting in the Technology category.
Last year, MySQL AB's MySQL database took top honors in the database category. With the release of SQL Server 2005 this year, we expected that a new winner could be crowned. MySQL, however, managed to hold onto the votes and retain the top spot in the Database Tool or Add-in of the Year.
Unlike my Executive Editor, the Open Source category surprised me a bit. I expected a programming tool to win, not a writing tool. OpenOffice.org has shown that it has a very strong product and is considered very popular in the Open Source community considering it, as a non-programming tool was named one of the winners in the Open Source Tool of the Year category. The Firefox win did not surprise me as much because of the close tie between programming and an Internet browser.
Over the next week we will be posting articles that detail each of the categories. Each will give more insight into the finalists including the qualities we believe helped them to be recognized by the readers of Developer.com. Each of these articles focuses on a different award and includes insight on the winning product and information on the trends in the market that can be derived based on the voting.
Congratulations to all the people who produced the winning products. Thank you to all the readers who participated in the Development.com Product of the Year 2005 contest from the nominations through the voting.
For more details on each of the categories and its winners see the following articles:
Technology of the Year by Bradley L. Jones
Java Tool/Add-in of the Year By Dick Wall
Security Tool or Add-in of the Year By Steve Rowe
.NET Tool or Add-in of the Year By Mike Gunderloy
Wireless/Mobile Development Tool or Add-in of the Year By Alex Gusev
Development Utility of the Year By Dick Wall
Open Source Tool of the Year By David DeWolf
Framework of the Year By Vlad Kofman
Web Service Product of the Year By Jason Gilmore
Development Tool of the Year By Peter Nehrer


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Charles J. Fourie
Charles J. Fourie (1965- ) [1] is a South African playwright and stage director.
Made his name with a neo-Absurdist play he wrote for the ATKV Kampustoneel in 198%*? (Die Ballade** van die Gryskoppe?). * and directed for * One of the founders of Skokiaan Theatre Bar in Cape Town (with Deon Goosen) and the ** and *** companies (in Cape Town and London respectively). A notable aspect of his playwriting is his post-modernist use of pastiche, utilizing the styles and works of other writers in genuinely interesting ways. Among his works are Of Diesel Dust and the Art of Freefall (Sam Shepard revisited), Die Eend ("The Duck", based on Chekhov's The Seagull), Don Gxubane Onner die Boere (A double reference to Don Juan and Bartho Smit's striking satire Don Juan onder die Boere, Fourie's play produced 1994 ), **
Born in Potchefstroom.
Studied drama at the University of Potchefstroom.
made his professional debut at the Windybrow Theatre in Johannesburg at the age of 19 and went on to receive the Henk Wybenga bursary to complete his drama studies at the University of the Northwest in 1987. Since then he has written seminal works for the stage in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa. As playwright, director and sometimes producer he has had opportunity to work with some acclaimed actors and directors such as Tobie Cronjé, Linda Marlowe (UK), Megan Wilson, Chris Gxalaba, Rhamalao Makhene, Gerrit Schoonhoven, Philip Rham (UK), Gavin van den Berg, Jeremy Bond (UK), Michelle Burgess, Ian Harry (UK), André Roothman, Danny Keogh, Samantha Bond (UK) and Trix Pienaar.
In recent years Charles J. Fourie has ventured beyond South Africa to introduce his work to UK and international audiences. He became a founding member of Stages International with UK director Jeremy Bond, and together they presented staged readings of Fourie's work in 2000 at the Soho Theatre and The Gate theatre, both in London. During 2001 they hosted 'A Season in South Africa' staged readings at the Old Vic under the patronage of Janet Suzman and the South African High Commission, with guest speakers Sir Antony Sher and actor John Kani. The event included Fourie's own play The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife staged with Samantha Bond.
2002 saw the production of Big Boys at the Warehouse theatre, Croydon and more recently in 2006 Fourie toured the UK with the production of his play The Parrot Woman at the Finborough Theatre in Earl's Court, and a season at the Burton Taylor Studio in Oxford.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
PLAYS staged in recent years: Big Boys- Market Theatre (Johannesburg), National Theatre of Namibia (Windhoek), Westcoast Ensemble Theatre (Los Angeles), Warehouse Theatre (London). The Parrot Woman- Market Theatre (Johannesburg), Finborough theatre (London), Burton Taylor Studio (Oxford) and various other venues on tour. Diesel and Dust- Grahamstown Arts Festival (Grahamstown), Little Theatre (Cape Town). Rainbow Electric Roadhouse- Grahamstown Arts Festival (Grahamstown) Smiling Iona- Rockspider Theatre (Cape Town), Black Sun Theatre (Johannesburg). Cut Ups- Riverside Theatre (Cape Town). Mouthpieces- Longstreet Theatre (Cape Town). Crimebabies- Market Theatre (Johannesburg). Goddess of Song- Artscape Arena Theatre (Cape Town) and various other venues on tour. Stander- Baxter Theatre Studio (Cape Town) and various other venues on tour. The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife- Baxter Theatre (Cape Town), staged reading Old Vic Theatre (London). Vrygrond- Market Theatre (Johannesburg) and various other venues on tour. Die Eend- State Theatre (Pretoria). Don Gxubane Onner die Boere- State Theatre (Pretoria). Braaivleis- KKNK Arts festival (Oudtshoorn) and other venues on tour. Skattebol- KKNK Arts festival (Oudtshoorn). Jobias- Artscape Arena Theatre (Cape Town) and other venues on tour. Stywe Lyne– KKNK Arts festival (Oudtshoorn) and other venues on tour. Demjanjuk- Little Theatre (Cape Town), re-staged KKNK Arts festival (Oudtshoorn). Tussen Hemel en Aarde- Hermanus Civic Theatre (Hermanus) and other venues on tour. Vrededorp– Aardklop Arts festival (Potchefstroom) and other venues on tour. Trourock- KKNK Arts festival (Oudtshoorn) and other venues on tour. Kurtz- Aardklop Arts festival (Potchefstroom). Lawwe Geluide – Translation Noises Off by Michael Frayn KKNK Arts festival (Oudtshoorn) and other venues on tour. Ella's Horses – Aardklop Arts festival and other venues on tour. In 2012 Die soet trane van Petrus Pansegrouw made its debut.
Stywe Lyne vir KKNK. (2003) Grot van die kaalkoppe, Die Papegaaivrou, Big Boys, Stander met Albert Maritz, Baxter Theatre (2003). Don Gxubane Onner die Boere, Vrygrond en Die Eend –since 1994 produced. A Season in South Afica in Old Vic Theatre, London. Vrededorp by Charles Fourie (KKNK, 2005,
RADIODRAMAS broadcast: Praatmaar and Beseringstyd broadcast on SABC Radio Sonder Grense in 2002 and 2004 respectively.
SCREENPLAYS broadcast: Unicity – Sitcom series broadcast on E-TV. Binnelanders – Drama series broadcast on M-Net. Rubicon – Drama series broadcast on SABC3. A Reel Life - Documentary about actress Jana Cilliers broadcast on SABC3. Stander - Feature film based on the play of the same title, broadcast on M-Net. Eiland - Feature film based on the play The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife, broadcast on M-Net. Vrededorp – Feature film based on play of the same title, broadcast on M-Net. A Report After Apartheid based on Kafka's 'Report to an Academy'. The Sandbox based on Edward Albee's 'The Sandbox'. Desire – original short film screened at Sithengi Film Festival . OTHER WRITING Charles J. Fourie is also a regular contributor to arts pages for various newspaper publications. These include; Mail & Guardian, Die Burger, Sunday Independent, and Litnet. Various of his short stories in English and Afrikaans have been published in literary magazines and the electronic media.
PUBLICATIONS: Charles edited the UK publication New South African Plays published by Aurora Metro Press in the UK during 2006. The publication is a compilation of the new work by fellow playwrights from South Africa and include work by Mike van Graan, Ashwin Singh, Sibusiso Mamba and Rehane Abrahams. Publications of Fourie's other work include; Vrygrond & other plays, Tafelberg Publishers 1994. Big Boys, More Market Plays, AD Donker Publishers 1995. Vonkfiksie, Human & Rousseau Publishers 1999. Vrededorp, Genugtig Publishers 2005. Forthcoming publications; RSG Radiodramas, Nassou-Afrika 2008, and The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife, Maskew Miller Longman 2008.
Awards, etc
Numerous awards for his stage-writing include the AA Life Vita Award for best South African play, Amstel Playwright of the Year in 1990 and 1992, SACPAC best new play award in 1994, Sanlam radio-drama prize in 2000 and 2015 (Vergifnis), and the Nagtegaal literary award in 2004. His play The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife is currently short listed for the 2007 Maskew Miller Longman literary award for best play in English. His work has also received support from various benefactors including; South African Foundation for Creative Arts, National Arts Council of South Africa, Business and Arts South Africa, Lever Brothers, The Atheneum (London), Janet Suzman, and the Western Cape Cultural Commission.
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CRS: Hong Kong's Reversion to China: Problems and Remedies for the United States, March 3, 1997
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Wikileaks release: February 2, 2009
Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service
Title: Hong Kong's Reversion to China: Problems and Remedies for the United States
CRS report number: 97-311
Author(s): Kerry Dumbaugh, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Date: March 3, 1997
- Abstract
- The Hong Kong Policy Act and the ongoing discussions about agreements appear to address the potential U.S.-Hong Kong issues that can be foreseen at present. But the uniqueness of Hong Kong's impending transition of sovereignty suggests that some issues affecting U.S. interests may be unresolved-even unknown-by the transition date.
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Devastating Crash Closes Reno Air Show
SCOTT SIMON, Host:
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. At least three people died, and more than 50 were injured, at an air show in Nevada late yesterday afternoon. A plane participating in the Reno Air Races crashed into a group of spectators, and the scene was horrific. From Reno Public Radio, Brandon Rittiman reports.
BRANDON RITTIMAN: It was about 4:30 in the afternoon, at an airfield north of Reno. The stands were packed for the annual Reno Air Races. On one of the laps, a modified World War II-era plane, a P-51 Mustang, suddenly shot up and then down - right into the crowd.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Oh, God. Look out, look out, look out! Oh, God.
RITTIMAN: This sound comes from a video of the crash posted to YouTube shortly after it happened. The plane slammed right into the VIP seating area, sending flying debris into the crowd. It hit just feet away from the main grandstands. Jim Harker, a pilot himself, saw the crash. He says it looked like the pilot made a last-ditch effort to miss the bleachers.
JIM HARKER: He was trying to get forward so, you know, to miss the stands. Otherwise, when we initially saw it, you know, a straight lane right into the grandstand.
RITTIMAN: Air Race President Mike Houghton says he believes the crash was due to a technical problem.
MIKE HOUGHTON: There appeared to be some - a problem with the aircraft that caused it to go out of control. And we all know what the end result was on that.
RITTIMAN: Organizers canceled the rest of this year's race. The crash packed Reno-area emergency rooms with patients, and had first responders scrambling. Hospitals had to fly in supplies of blood from other cities to help victims. Friday's tragedy brings renewed controversy to the air races. Planes make tight turns low to the ground, at more than 400 miles an hour. Several times during a late-night press conference, Houghton responded to questions about whether the event should end permanently.
HOUGHTON: That's way too far in advance for us to look at.
RITTIMAN: Doing away with the event would prove tricky. It generates tens of millions of dollars for the local economy each year. U.S. Senator Dean Heller, of Nevada, doesn't want to do away with the races. But he says he wants it to be safer.
SIMON: The pilots themselves know the risk that they're taking. But what the safety and the concern should be is for the general public that come out to watch these races. That should be priority number one.
RITTIMAN: Planes fly some distance from the crowd already; this one just veered off course. Tens of thousands of people witnessed the crash, including other race participants. Fredrick Telling had flown alongside the pilot Jimmy Leeward for 15 years. He could only look on helplessly from the ground as the plane dove into the crowd.
FREDERICK TELLING: It's hard to imagine. All I remember saying was oh God, Jimmy.
FREDRICK TELLING: He was a great individual.
RITTIMAN: Telling says pilots are mentally prepared to deal with worst-case scenarios, and he believes his friend did what he could to avoid the loss of even more lives. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the crash. It could be months before there's a final report. For NPR News, I'm Brandon Rittiman in Reno. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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