On first Africa visit new UN agency chief pledges to optimize food
23 April 2007Making her first trip to Africa since becoming the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) earlier this month, Josette Sheeran today called for joint actions to ensure that food aid purchases can help poor farmers to access markets and assist in solving chronic food insecurity. Making her first trip to Africa since becoming the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) earlier this month, Josette Sheeran today called for joint actions to ensure that food aid purchases can help poor farmers to access markets and assist in solving chronic food insecurity. “I am convinced that strategically directed local purchase can benefit not only the hungry, but also poor farmers producing food,” said Ms. Sheeran, speaking to a wide variety of economists, traders and market experts at two round-table discussions in Addis Ababa.“Food security requires access to food and sustainable production of food,” she added.Starting her three-country trip to the Horn of Africa with a visit to the Ethiopian capital’s central grain market, Ms. Sheeran talked with many kinds of business people, from farmers selling a few sacks of wheat carried on the backs of their donkeys to traders dealing in tens of thousands of metric tons. She noted that WFP has a “huge market presence” with its cash-based purchases in Africa. The agency today buys 20 times more in Ethiopia than it did in 1990, last year purchasing $37 million worth of grain from the country. “We’re hoping to take a more strategic look at our purchases to see that we are doing all we can to have the maximum positive impact on development,” the WFP chief said. Ms. Sheeran, who told the grain market experts that her intent in coming to Ethiopia was to “listen and learn,” said WFP is determined to create a “virtuous circle of food security” – from the small-scale farmers to the ultimate beneficiaries of food assistance. She met today with Deputy Prime Minister Addisu Legesse and is scheduled to meet tomorrow with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. On Wednesday, Ms. Sheeran travels to Sudan, where WFP has its largest operation.
Maurizio Sarri may likely finish without trophies at Stamford Bridge playing his style of football, according to Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness.Sarri replaced compatriot Conte during the transfer window and has been tasked with guiding the Blues back into the Champions League.They face tough opposition in Manchester City and Liverpool but will fancy their chances after strengthening well during the summer.However, Souness believes they’re not capable of challenging at the top if Sarri is too stubborn to adapt his style.“Well he’s not won a major trophy,” he said.“I think he has to be cautious on occasion, more pragmatic on occasion.“Well he isn’t going to win a big trophy then (if he doesn’t change).
Juventus confirm Mario Mandzukic could leave this month Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Sporting director Fabio Paratici confirmed reports that Mario Mandzukic could leave Juventus for a move to an unnamed Qatari team.“I’m not buying Sarri-ball, there’s nothing new about pressing high and playing one and two-touch football.“Going back to when I played, that’s what we did. There’s nothing new about it.“There was nothing wrong two years ago when Chelsea were winning the league under (Antonio) Conte.“So he’s inherited a great situation at Chelsea, he will tweak it to his style.“I think we saw against Arsenal last week they were a bit more vulnerable when Arsenal got after them.“So I think for me they are still a centre-forward away from a team that can really challenge for this Premier League.”
I remember one summer a number of years back, I went to Houston, B.C., to do some work at a youth camp. This was way before smartphones and personal computers. As I settled in, word spread that I was the resident weatherman. One of my chores was to give a weather forecast each evening after dinner for the next day.It was the middle of July, and one could presume the weather would be mostly fair, right? Facing unfamiliar territory and unknown weather patterns nearly a thousand miles north of my home in Vancouver, it wasn’t so easy.One evening, I pondered the situation. Remembering my studies of nature and weather I began to feel a bit more confident. I observed the birds in the air, watched the squirrels and other land animals, and listened to the frogs and crickets. Then I also noticed the cook bringing the day’s trash to the burn barrel and lighting it. The smoke drifted lazily upward. The next day, the weather was the same as the day before.Over a few days, I got the hang of it. Besides the signs of nature, my forecast was also based on which way the wind blew each night at the burn barrel. With that and the realization that my car’s altimeter could tell me if the atmospheric pressure was rising or falling, I did quite well.
Police arrested a mother and father after they allegedly hit their son with a belt at Dolphin Mall.Sweetwater Police arrested 28-year-old Mariano Pinar and 27-year-old Dazny Torres, Sunday, after responding to a report of child battery at the mall, at around 3 p.m.According to the arrest form, officers first met Pinar inside the mall’s Bloomingdale’s store, and he told them that he had hit his son with a belt because he wouldn’t stay quiet.Pinar then led officers to Torres, who was with the child, according to the form.The form further states that officers observed the boy shaking and crying. Officers also observed the boy had a bloody mouth due to a laceration on his lip. He also had blood smeared across his cheek, the form said.Torres told officers in Spanish that she was sorry, but the boy wouldn’t stay quiet.The officers separated the parents from the boy, according to the form, and fire rescue officials checked the boy for injuries. The child had a red mark stretching diagonally across his back, a scar on the crown of his head and large cavities on many of his molars, the report said.The child told police, in Spanish, that “Mom is the bad one; Dad just hit me today,” the form said.The boy told police on Monday that the scar is the result of his mother hitting him with a belt buckle, according to the report.Pinar and Torres are both facing charges of child neglect and child abuse.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Yadagirigutta(Yadadri-Bhongir): Aler MLA Gongidi Sunitha laid foundation stone for 40 2BHK houses with an estimated cost of Rs 2 crores at Vangapally village in Yadagirigutta mandal on Thursday.Addressing the gathering on the occasion, she said the TRS government is keeping all poll promises and have been working for the welfare of the poor and progress of the State in all aspects. All States in the country are looking with awe at the rapid progress of the State in a short span of five years. Also Read – Solve farmers problems, demands Congress in Kamareddy Advertise With Us Ryhtu Bandhu, Rythu Bheema schemes have brought revolutionary changes in the agriculture sector in the State. Whereas welfare schemes Kalyana Laxmi and Shaadi Mubarak are helping the poor families in performing marriages of their daughters. Aler constituency is going to get huge benefit from the Kaleshwaram project, she added She advised the opposition parties’ leaders to stop criticism and play constructive role in the interest of the State. Local bodies’representatives, party leaders and villagers participated in the programme.
Mangaluru/Bengaluru: The body of billionaire coffee tycoon V G Siddhartha was found by local fishermen floating in the Nethravathi river near Mangaluru on Wednesday, two days after he went missing. A police official said “everything” points to the suicide of Café Coffee Day founder, but nothing can be ruled out until the investigation is over. Siddhartha, whose chain of cafes helped make coffee a lifestyle beverage and brought in latte, cappuccino, Americano and espresso into the urban Indian lexicon, was 60. He is survived by his wife Malavika and two sons, Amartya and Ishaan. Also Read – Trinamool, BJP activists scuffle at Dilip Ghosh’s event Advertise With Us His body was identified by his friends, said Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil. The body of Siddhartha was traced after 36 hours of an intensive search operation with a letter allegedly written by him to the Board of Directors and employees of his company Coffee Day Enterprises, showing he was struggling with financial problems due to debt, taxes and share buy backs. Also Read – NRC in Assam to be released: list to finalize if a person is Indian or Foreigner Advertise With Us The search involved multiple agencies, which scoured the waters under a bridge across Nethravathi, where Siddhartha, founder of India’s largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, was reportedly last seen on Monday night, officials said. After the post-mortem at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru, the body was taken to Siddhartha’s home district of Chikkamagalur, where it was cremated in a sombre atmosphere after hundreds of people paid a tearful homage to the ‘Coffee King” at his Chetanahalli estate. Advertise With Us Siddhartha’s son Amartya lit the funeral pyre after the last rites were performed according to the traditions of the Vokkaliga community from which Siddhartha hailed, in the presence of a large number of people. The atmosphere turned sombre as Amartya lit the pyre. The youth broke down several times while performing rituals. The 87-year-old former Chief Minister S M Krishna, father-in-law of Siddhartha and his wife Prema too fought hard to control their emotions. A large number of people from within the coffee estate and neighbouring villages, whom Siddhartha had helped come up in life, thronged to pay their homage.
Women’s participation in the civil administration has increased a lot over the years, according to statistics of the ministry of public administration.A total of 106 women Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) have been working in field administration across the country.Besides, 10 secretaries, six deputy commissioners and 16 additional deputy commissioners are working in the administration: all women.Public administration ministry statistics also show the participation of women officials all across the government is increasing gradually.There were some 274,114 women in government service in 2009 and the number increased to 378,354 in 2015.There are 5,759 officials in the administration cadre of the civil service. Of them, 1,100 are women.The participation of women at the grassroots level is increasing day by day. Earlier, women officials were based mostly in Dhaka. Now women officials have been discharging their duties at the district and upazila levels.The number of upazilas is 491. There are full time UNOs in 428 upazilas. Of them, 106 are women UNOs.In some districts, the majority of upazilas have women UNOs. Eight upazilas out of 13 in Kishoreganj have women UNOs and there are eight women UNOs out of 12 in Tangail.Former advisor to the caretaker government, Rasheda K Chowdhury, considers women’s participation in the administration as positive.Speaking to Prothom Alo, she said women’s development and achievement in Bangladesh is now visible to the world. But the participation of women in decision-making is still not significant, she noted.Rasheda K Chowdhury said the posts of DC and UNO in decision-making at the grassroots levels are vital. “I see the participation of women in those posts as positive.”Some women UNOs said they are working hard and sincerely, and are not facing any trouble.Mymensingh district’s Eshwarganj upazila UNO, Mitu Mariom said, “I do not face any trouble as a woman. Rather I get cooperation at different levels.”Out of 64 districts, there are women DCs in Sirajganj, Faridpur, Laxmipur, Munshiganj, Pabna and Natore. Out of eight divisions, a woman is in charge as divisional commissioner in Sylhet division.DC of Sirajganj, Kamrun Nahar Siddique, said DCs have to work under pressure. “I, however, have managed it well. I do not feel pressured in particular as a woman.”Till 31 October there were 206 additional deputy commissioners. Of them, 16 were women. The Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Women’s Network has been advancing the cause of women officials.According to the public administration ministry, there are 10 women secretaries out of 78 secretarial posts of equal rank as of 2 November. This is the highest number of women secretaries in recent times.13 per cent of secretaries are women. They are: senior secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Suraiya Begum, women and children affairs ministry secretary, Nasima Begum, director general of Planning and Development Academy, Kaniz Fatema, rural development and cooperatives division secretary, Mafruha Sultana, Public Service Commission secretary, Aktari Mamtaz, managing director of Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority, Hosne Ara Begum, member of planning commission, Joyna Aziz, labour and employment secretary, Afroza Khan, expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment secretary, Nomita Halder, and planning commission member, Shamima Nargis.Speaking to Prothom Alo, public administration ministry senior secretary, Md Mozammel Haque Khan, said the present government has taken various steps for the advancement of women, including a higher budget allocation for women in government. Participation of women has certainly increased.The senior secretary claimed the administration has become more dynamic due to women’s participation.Mozammel Haque hopes the participation of women in government will be equal at one stage.*This report, originally published in Prothom Alo print edition, has been rewritten in English by Rabiul Islam.
Nusrat Jahan RafiMentioning that 16 people, including madrasa principal SM Sirajuddoula and local Awami League leader Ruhul Amin, were involved in the killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, said PBI chief on Tuesday.He added that they would press charges against them before the court on Wednesday, reports UNB.Briefing reporters at its Dhanmondi headquarters, deputy inspector general (DIG) of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Banaj Kumar Majumder said during long investigation, they found the involvement of 16 people in the arson attack on the madrasa girl that led to her death.Of them, 12 gave confessional statements before the court, he said, adding that they sought highest punishment for the accused.The PBI chief said a total of 92 people have been made witnesses in the case and seven of them have already testified before the court.On 6 April, Nusrat was set afire at an examination centre allegedly by people loyal to the principal of her madrasa after he was arrested and subsequently suspended as she had accused him of sexually harassing her in Sonagazi upazila of Feni district.She lost her battle for life on 10 April at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital.
Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTChemical plants and oil refineries spewed millions of pounds of toxic chemicals when Hurricane Harvey hit.Chemical plants and oil refineries spewed millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the air and on the ground after Hurricane Harvey struck Texas a year ago. Some parts of the state did a better job than others in controlling those emissions and spills, according to a new report that tries to take lessons from Harvey to better prepare for the next storm.The analysis, from the Environmental Integrity Project, looks at mandatory pollution reports companies filed. It found that something went wrong when it came to the monitoring and managing of toxic emissions during Harvey.Here are some of the findings.Many petrochemical plants waited too long before they shut down.In preparation for the storm, oil refineries in Corpus Christi shut down before Harvey made landfall. That was the right call, according to the report. It probably helped Corpus Christi avoid a situation like what happened in Houston, where plants didn’t shut down the storm hit.“Many of those [in Houston] were emergency shutdowns and that always comes with more pollution,” says Ilan Levin, who directs the Environmental Integrity Project in Texas.In other cases, facilities in and around Houston were damaged or even destroyed, causing greater harm to the environment and public health.The report urges preemptive, better-coordinated closures at vulnerable plants to stop this from happening.Officials should have better communicated the danger of toxic emissions.Harvey caused at least 8.3 million pounds of unpermitted air pollution from petrochemical plants, much of it dangerous to humans. But officials frequently downplayed the risk of those emissions and offered “broad assertions that the air quality was not a danger,” says Bakeyah Nelson, executive director of Air Alliance Houston.The report finds that officials should better monitor and communicate the risk of air pollution.“At a minimum, a disaster-based air-quality-monitoring plan should be developed to monitor the air near communities that are closest to these facilities,” Nelson says. “Facilities within close proximity to residents should be held to a higher reporting standard.”Facilities need to develop safer storage for dangerous chemicals.At least 400 storage tanks for gasoline and other petrochemicals in the Houston area have what are called floating roofs, “where the top of the tank floats on the liquid itself,” Levin says.CREDIT U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARDBurned-out trailers sit at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, after Harvey flooded the plant and caused organic peroxides stored in the trailers to catch fire.At least 15 of those storage tanks failed during Harvey, spilling pollutants.The report recommends that “refineries and petrochemical plants invest more in the best available pollution controls.” That includes improving the storage of dangerous chemicals.The report comes as the EPA begins its own investigation into the state and federal monitoring of air pollution during and after Hurricane Harvey.Copyright 2018 KUT 90.5. To see more, visit KUT 90.5. Share Report: Preparing for the Next Storm
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3uNational politics with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including what some argue is Black Lives Matter’s misguided move against presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and a lack of color among the candidates for the democratic FROnomination for president. Plus, the pervasive problem of witness intimidation in Baltimore, the home of, “stop snitching.” It’s all coming up this evening on AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes.
Sen. Joan Carter ConwayNewly proposed legislation in the Maryland General Assembly would ensure Morgan State University—a public HBCU in Baltimore with its own governing board—remains independent of the University System of Maryland.Baltimore Sen. Joan Carter Conway said she introduced the measure as a “precaution” against potential fallout from an ongoing lawsuit filed by supporters of Maryland’s HBCUs against the state and several of its agencies, including USM.“As an outgrowth of the suit there’s been talk about the University of Baltimore being merged with Morgan. If that came to fruition, I did not want [anyone] to get the idea that because UB is part of the University System of Maryland, Morgan would automatically be included,” Conway, a leading Democrat in Annapolis, told the AFRO.Morgan President David Wilson said he “strongly” supports the legislation.“Morgan has been an independent institution since 1988 and it is our anticipation that Morgan will remain independent,” Wilson said. “That independence has served Morgan very well and has enabled us to be much more nimble, flexible and responsive to the academic needs of our community.”Conway said other state-owned HBCUs in Maryland that fall under the aegis of the University System have not fared as well.“I just want to make sure Morgan is not under USM because they are defendants in the lawsuit in which they were found guilty of discriminating against the state’s HBCUs,” the senator said then continued, “Black institutions are not a priority for USM. If you look at what happened with Coppin and the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore and Bowie, they have not progressed. So why would Morgan want to be under that system?”Similar concerns about the state’s disparate treatment of its HBCUs prompted the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education—comprising current and former HBCU students—to file a federal lawsuit in 2006. In October 2013, District Judge Catherine Blake ruled partly in its favor, agreeing that Maryland had unconstitutionally allowed White institutions to duplicate already existing programs at nearby HBCUs thus undermining those institutions and perpetuating segregation.Judge Blake asked the parties to submit remedial proposals before making a final judgment. The Coalition submitted a multi-pronged plan May 5, 2015, that included the possible absorption of the University of Baltimore into proximate Morgan State University to create one public urban university in the city. The state’s plan, submitted Nov. 20, included two proposals, which detractors said did nothing to address the issue of program duplication nor its effects.The proposal was “insulting” and “disturbing,” Wilson told the AFRO in a previous interview. “I am hopeful the judge will see the state’s proposal for what it is: a proposal that is lacking in substance and is not about erasing the vestiges of segregation that has led to the inequitable treatment of HBCUs.”Judge Blake has yet to make a final judgment, and Wilson said, “All the HBCU presidents are anxiously awaiting an outcome in this case as it will mean additional resources coming our way that should have been available to us for decades.”
The art show titled The Winter Tale is driven with the intention of displaying works by an array of renowned artists.The amalgamated and showcased art by many renowned artists under one roof affirms aesthetic sensibility and celebrates the creative impulse that weaves colour and form into variegated manifestations of visual reality. Each of the works is selected after serious deliberation on the individual profile and work corpus of the respective young artist. Also Read – ‘Playing Jojo was emotionally exhausting’Colorful abstracts executed in vibrant colours by artist Gurdeep Singh emanates energy through the bold strokes and thick impasto technique. These art works takes you beyond the limitation of perceived physical ideas, forms and realities. Manu Parekh’s The temple boat at the Banaras Ghats, scenery is expressed through prominent lines and forms which display a volatile energy that can barely be contained within the confined structural space.Revati Sharma Singh’s works shows the metamorphosis in thought process as an endless experience of life depicted in an amalgamation of her thoughts. The visual imagery of striking colours, bold strokes and the play of textures are stunning. Artist Shuvaprasana has an interesting mix of tradition and contemporaneous character in the all the works that includes portraiture, paintings, charcoals, drawings, etchings and sculptures. Thota Vaikuntam’s works as always are close observation of the rural life is expressed through the detailed portraits of the Telangana people. Vaikuntam mainly prefers the primary colours and pure Indian hues like- reds and yellows. His beloved Telangana is beautifully portrayed through his paintings.When: Till 31 January 2014Where: Gallerie Nvya, saket
Yes No Tailoring asthma treatment based on eosinophilic markers. Learn why it is done on Allmedx.com. How is type 2 asthma diagnosed and treated? Discover the answers on Allmedx.com. AllMedX AllMedX Privacy policy For what conditions is the drug Nucala indicated? Complete information can be found at Allmedx.com. AllMedX We recommend I consent to the use of Google Analytics and related cookies across the TrendMD network (widget, website, blog). Learn more Greenery-covered buildings are very popular lately, with projects like Stefano Boeri’s Bosco Verticale and WOHA’s Kampung Admiralty picking up top architecture awards. MVRDV is certainly no stranger to the idea either and offers another example with Green Villa, a project that features a facade made up of potted plants and trees.Green Villa was designed in collaboration with Van Boven Architecten, which is also acting as the developer, and real estate developer Stein, which will also be an occupant in the building. It will be located on a corner plot next to a river in a small Dutch village and aims to reflect the architectural style of surrounding buildings by adopting a similar overall shape and the same style of roof. AllMedX Can mepolizumab improve quality of life in patients with asthma? Learn more at Allmedx.com. Green Villa will be situated on a corner plot next to a riverMVRDV The Green Villa’s facade will be covered in greenery that’s selected to provide shade, privacy or views, as requiredMVRDV Google Analytics settings What treatment exists for severe eosinophilic asthma? See information on Nucala at Allmedx.com. Powered by The facade is definitely a departure though and will be made up of a series of shelves of varying depths which host potted plants, bushes, and trees, including forsythias, jasmine, pine, and birch. They will be selected and placed so as to control shade, privacy, and views. The greenery will also be automatically watered with an integrated irrigation system fed by captured and stored rainwater.Inside, the ground floor will be given over to office space, while the three floors above will host apartments. Additionally there will be underground parking. What is the mechanism of action for mepolizumab? Find out on Allmedx.com. AllMedX “This design is a continuation of our research into ‘facade-less’ buildings and radical greening,” explains Winy Maas, MVRDV founding partner, who happened to go to school in the same village. “The idea from the nineties of city parks as an oasis in the city is too limited. We need a radical ‘green dip’: as will be shown soon in a book by The Why Factory with the same title, we should also cover roofs and high-rise facades with greenery. Plants and trees can help us to offset CO2 emissions, cool our cities, and promote biodiversity.”Green Villa is due to begin construction in 2020 but we’ve no word on its expected date of completion.Source: MVRDV AllMedX 
April 16, 2013 — A new study finds adding a photo of a face to X-ray images can reduce “wrong-patient” errors five-fold.As part of the study, ten radiologists interpreted 20 pairs of radiographic images with and without photographs. Two to four mismatched pairs were included in each set of 20 pairs of images. When photographs were added, radiologists correctly identified the mismatch 64 percent of the time. The error detection rate was about 13 percent when photographs were not included, according to Srini Tridandapani, M.D, of Emory University and an author of the study.The radiologists in the study did not know they could use the photographs as a means to identify mismatched X-ray images, and some said they purposely ignored the photographs because they thought the study was designed to determine if a photograph would distract them.”We did a second study of five radiologists, and we told them to use the photographs. The error detection rate went up to 94 percent in the second study,” said Tridandapani.Surprisingly, the interpretation time went down in the first study when the photographs were added to the images. “We’re not sure why this happened, but it could be because the photograph provided clinical clues that assisted the radiologist in making the diagnosis,” said Tridandapani.”I estimate that about 1 out of 10,000 examinations have wrong-patient errors,” he Tridandapani.The study required additional personnel to take the pictures of the patients immediately after the patients’ X-ray examination. Dr. Tridandapani and his colleagues, however, have developed a prototype system where the camera can be attached to a portable X-ray machine to take the picture without additional personnel.For more information: www.arrs.org FacebookTwitterLinkedInPrint分享 Technology | Radiographic Fluoroscopy (RF) | August 09, 2019 Shimadzu Medical Systems Receives FDA 510(k) for FluoroSpeed X1 RF System Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a subsidiary of Shimadzu Corp., announced they have received U.S. Food and Drug… read more Feature | August 05, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor Most Popular Radiology and Radiotherapy Topics in July 2019 August 5, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Imaging Technology New (ITN) magazine website fr read more Shimadzu FluoroSpeed X1 Walkaround AHRA 2019Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 1:25Loaded: 11.42%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -1:25 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. 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Feature | Radiology Imaging | July 29, 2019 | By Greg Freiherr Imaging Market in U.S. Could Rise In Coming Years The coming years may be good for the medical imaging community in the United States. But they will not be easy. read more Video Player is loading.Cynthia McCollough discusses bridging diversity gaps in medical physicsPlay VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 6:05Loaded: 2.67%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -6:05 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. News | Digital Radiography (DR) | July 23, 2019 Konica Minolta and Shimadzu to Co-market Dynamic Digital Radiography in the U.S. Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. along with Shimadzu Medical Systems USA announced a collaborative agreement to… read more Videos | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: New Advances in CT Imaging Technology Cynthia McColl… read more Technology | Digital Radiography (DR) | July 25, 2019 Samsung Announces New iQuia Premium Digital Radiography Platform Samsung has announced iQuia, a new digital radiography (DR) platform of premium products and technologies that improves… read more Videos | AAPM | July 23, 2019 VIDEO: Bridging Diversity in Medical Physics to Improve Patient Care Cynthia McColl… read more Videos | Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical pro read more Body language expert Traci Brown spoke at the AHRA 2019 meeting on how to identify when a person is not being honest by their body language. She said medical imaging department administrators can use this knowledge to help in hiring decisions and managing staff. Video Player is loading.Cynthia McCollough explains new advances in CT technologyPlay VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 13:56Loaded: 1.17%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -13:56 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate Republican leaders are ready to update rank-and-file GOP lawmakers about their proposals for responding to a Supreme Court decision that could abruptly halt federal health care subsidies for millions of people.With justices expected to rule imminently — and possibly obliterate a pillar of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — each chamber’s Republican leaders planned separate briefings Wednesday for lawmakers. New Valley school lets students pick career-path academies Arizona families, Arizona farms: A legacy of tradition embracing animal care and comfort through modern technology Comments Share “I’m not sure how I go back and tell people that I ran trying to undo Obamacare, and that the first real chance I get, I vote to extend one of the most heinous parts of the law,” said conservative Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C.Many Republicans say since Obama would not let them kill his law, a complete overhaul will have to await the 2016 elections, when the GOP hopes to capture the White House and retain congressional control.Donald Stewart, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said GOP leaders have been working toward “a responsible approach to protect families” from the health care law. He said the meeting with Republican senators would be “the latest in a series of briefings with our members.”Several other Republican aides spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans publicly.___AP Special Correspondent David Espo contributed to this report.Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 5 things to look for when selecting an ophthalmologist Milstead says best way to stop wrong-way incidents is driving sober How men can have a healthy 2019
Democrats say the overall bill’s context makes clear that the subsidies were designed to go to residents of every state.In the 34 states likeliest to be hit hardest should the justices erase those subsidies, about 6.4 million people receive the aid, averaging $272 monthly, according to the Health and Human Services Department. Analysts have warned that most of those people would no longer be able to afford health coverage if the assistance was ended.Many GOP leaders want to temporarily continue some form of aid but also pare back Obama’s law, including ending its requirements that most people buy coverage and most companies provide it to workers. They would also give states more power to decide what types of coverage insurers must provide.The health law’s subsidies are currently paid to recipients as tax credits. Two aides said under the House GOP’s plans, states next year would be given federal block grants for aid programs they could establish, in amounts comparable to the tax credits people in each state would have received.Republicans have so far been divided over what their response to the law suit should be, including some conservatives who say the statute’s subsidies should be completely ended and the law dismantled. Ex-FBI agent details raid on Phoenix body donation facility Here’s how to repair and patch damaged drywall Top Stories Sponsored Stories On Tuesday, some GOP aides said their House and Senate leaders were working toward an agreement to temporarily continue some aid to Americans now receiving the subsidies and curb some requirements of the 2010 law derisively referred to by opponents as “Obamacare.” Others said the two chambers’ leaders had no final plans and said the briefing sessions were designed to give lawmakers status reports and get feedback.Republicans were hoping a court ruling striking down the taxayer-paid subsidies would let them take the political offensive and try forcing major changes in the statute, which GOP lawmakers have derided as a failure. Such an effort would be sure to encounter solid Democratic opposition and a veto from the president, who has championed the law’s extension of health coverage to millions.“We will take the opportunity to protect the people from Obamacare’s broken promises and to provide freedom to the people who are trapped in Washington-mandated health care,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., a leader of his party’s efforts to fashion a response, said Wednesday.The Supreme Court is expected to rule by the end of month on a lawsuit brought by conservatives and backed by the GOP. They say that under the 2010 law, the aid is limited to states operating their own insurance marketplaces, and is not allowed for the roughly three-dozen that use the federal HealthCare.gov website.
A DAMNING report on the state of Tseri Avenue in Nicosia was presented on Thursday detailing the number of road accidents, parking problems, the lack of public transport and the “poor and dangerous” conditions for pedestrians.Strovolos municipality presented the proposed new design for the busy road, the construction of which has been delayed for years over disagreements on how the thoroughfare should be developed.Designed by Markides Associates, the avenue includes cycle routes, greenery, and pavements, a far cry from the current dangerous eyesore that is the state of the road.Disagreements between shop owners and the public works department over the number of traffic lanes and whether there should be a median strip in the centre of the road, have put redevelopment of the avenue on hold for several years.Addressing the disagreement, Markides Associates stressed that the avenue should be treated primarily as a commercial and a community street, which is why the design emphasises the creation of hubs that will provide a focal point for community life.“Conditions for pedestrians along Tseriou Street are very poor,” said the lengthy report, adding that large sections do not have pavements, and where there are pavements, “these are often of poor standard, lacking consistency in alignment, width and levels (height)”.The report said the carriageway was generally very wide with few pedestrian crossing facilities. “Those that are there often have faded markings and can get ‘lost’ amidst moving and parked vehicles,” it added. “Parked cars often obstruct pedestrians.”This includes points where pedestrians would naturally want to cross at side-streets which are consistently blocked by parked cars, the report said. Street lighting was also poor, generally on only one side of the road. “It is understood that in times of heavy rain, flooding further adds to the issues faced by pedestrians,” said the report. The reason pedestrian movement was low was not surprising it added: “given the lack of good provision along the road and crossings and the dominance of the traffic function”.“The fact that there have been serious and fatal pedestrian accidents highlights that the street is dangerous for pedestrians, discouraging local walking and encouraging more traffic,” it said.“This very poor pedestrian environment is very likely to discourage people from walking – even for very short distances – such as from the residential areas to the east and west, or even short trips ‘across the road’ between shops.”This has several serious negative effects such as loss of trade, loss of ‘community life’, additional car trips and pollution, bad and potentially dangerous parking behaviour and an unsustainable public transport system as people won’t walk to a bus stop.“No one will use a bus / tram if the walk to the bus stop is inconvenient / unattractive / involves long detours,” the report added.Also, despite the 50 km/hr speed limit on Tseri Avenue “we understand that there are occasional examples of bad driving and speeding”. The report said that since 2005 there had been four fatalities along the avenue, two of whom were pedestrians. There have been 16 serious accidents, 15 light accidents and 14 that involved car damage only.The report said the planning department had spoken of uncontrolled entries onto the road as a serious source of accidents, and that due to the large number of uncontrolled junctions and parking along the road, there were many possible collision points.Parked cars, the report added, dominate the road; parallel parking along the full length of street, including street corners; echelon parking where street widths allow; parking on a number of vacant plots; the back of some large stores, accessed via smaller side streets; and next to or in front of larger-scale retail developments.“In this respect, we believe that the ‘balance’ between vehicles and other street users is critical; too much traffic dominance leads to a pedestrian and community ‘wasteland’, with everything subsumed to the needs of the car,” said the report.It said there were relatively few buses using the corridor, the main service being the route 110 which has only an hourly frequency. Bus stops are either lay-bys or directly on the kerb, and provision of shelters is sporadic, the report added.Recent traffic counts from the planning department and the public works department showed that the daily flow was some 19,500 – 21,000 vehicles per day in both directions.“The patterns indicate that the street is well-used throughout the working day and that there is already some ‘spare’ capacity in the street, with Saturday peak flows northbound being some 100-150 vehicles per hour higher than the weekday peak. The flows shown are broadly compatible with the peak hour flows of 800-900 vehicles per hour we would expect in a mixed-use urban street,” the report said.It said the vision for the road was “a thriving ‘community street’ that provides the focus of the social, commercial and leisure needs of the surrounding community and stimulates local businesses, encourages and sustains local pedestrian/cyclist and public transport around natural centres of activity, provides an adequate level of parking for businesses and facilitates an environmentally acceptable level of through traffic in a safe, low-speed way.Mayor Andreas Papacharalambous said during a news conference to present the plan that “the avenue’s new design is based on the creation of a safe environment for pedestrians and drivers, which will promote a better quality of life, without compromising the local character and the commerciality of the area” adding that “the avenue should be the road which unites the community and its people.”The designs include off-street car parking places and high-quality pedestrian environment to allow customers to access the shops and the creation of community hubs around the area of Kosmos Bakery which will also maximise the opportunities for tree-planting.To deal with excessive traffic congestion, the designs include strategic cycle routes on parallel routes through the residential communities and at key crossing points, as well as right turn lanes to cater for traffic.The redeveloped Tseri Avenue will include different gateway landmarks that mark key points along the road, as well as pinch-points, places along the street where the street visually and physically narrows in order to decrease on-street parking. 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