Costa Rica: telecommunications industry employment 2012-2017
Number of people employed in the telecommunications industry in Costa Rica from 2012 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
by Statista Research Department, last edited Dec 3, 2018
The timeline shows the number of people employed in the telecommunications industry in Costa Rica from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, the sector employed around 12.19 thousand people, up from 9.9 thousand employees recorded in 2012.
Number in thousands
includes mobile telephony, mobiles and fixed line internet access, fixed-line and VoiP telephony, as well as leased lines
Figures prior to 2013 come from previous reporting.
UK households: ownership of landline telephones 1970-2018
Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2018
Telecommunications industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2017
Monthly ARPU through mobile subscribers in the UK 2007-2016, by pay type
Statistics on "Telecommunication industry in the UK"
Fixed voice services
Total telecommunications industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)Telecommunications industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2017
Telecommunications: Retail revenue of operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)Operator-reported telecommunications retail revenue in the UK 2007-2017
Telecommunications: Wholesale revenue of operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)Wholesale revenue of Telecommunications operators in the UK 2007-2017
Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017. by fixed and mobile (in billion minutes)Total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2017, by fixed and mobile
Distribution of voice traffic on telecommunication networks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016, by typeVoice traffic on fixed & mobile networks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2016
Telecommunications: Number of bundled operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014Number of bundled operators in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2014
Household penetration of bundled communication services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st half 2018Penetration of bundled communication services in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2018
Double-play package: Household penetration of fixed voice and broadband bundles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2018Penetration of fixed voice and broadband bundles in the UK 2005-2018
Percentage of households with landline telephones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018UK households: ownership of landline telephones 1970-2018
Fixed-line network access and call revenues of all telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2018 (in million GBP)UK telecom operators: fixed-line network access & call revenues Q1 2012-Q4 2018
Fixed-line network access and call revenues in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by telecom operators (in million GBP)UK operators: market share of network access & fixed-line calls 2010-2018
Telecommunications: Fixed access and call revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in billion GBP)Fixed access and call revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2016
Telecommunications: Fixed voice retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in billion GBP)UK telecom operators: fixed voice retail revenue 2007-2016
Fixed-line call revenues of all telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in million GBP)UK telecom operators: Fixed-line call revenues 2010-2018
Residential network access and call revenues of all telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in million GBP)UK telecom operators: Residential network access & call revenues 2009-2018
Total business fixed-line network access revenues of telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2018 (in million GBP)UK operators: total business fixed-line network access revenues Q1 2012-Q4 2018
Telecommunications: Mobile retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)Mobile retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2017
Telecommunications: Mobile data retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018 (in billion GBP)Telecommunications: Mobile data retail revenue in the UK 2007-2018
Market share of telecommunications operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017, by mobile subscribersMarket share of telecoms operators in the UK 2010-2017, by mobile subscribers
Monthly ARPU through mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in GBP), by pay typeMonthly ARPU through mobile subscribers in the UK 2007-2016, by pay type
Mobile communications as a proportion of total telecommunications revenues in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016Mobile communications: percentage of total telecommunications revenues in the UK 2016
Mobile data revenue as a proportion of total mobile service revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2014Mobile data as share of total telecom revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2004-2014
Number of mobile voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion minutes)Mobile voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2017
Number of mobile connections in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2016, by device type (in millions)Mobile connections in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2016, by device type
Broadband retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in billion GBP)United Kingdom: Broadband retail revenue 2007-2016
Number of fixed cable broadband connections in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in millions)Fixed cable broadband connections in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2017
Market share of telecommunications operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017, by fixed broadband subscribersMarket share of telecoms operators in the UK 2007-2017, by broadband subscribers
Distribution of fixed broadband lines in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018, by operatorFixed broadband lines in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2018, by operator
Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2018
Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2015, by age groupFixed broadband penetration in the UK 2011-2015, by age
Mobile broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018*Mobile broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2018
Number of mobile network operators (MNO) with LTE in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017Mobile Telecommunication: MNO with LTE in the (UK) 2011-2017
Costa Rica: telecommunications revenue 2012-2017
Costa Rica: telecommunications revenue 2012-2017, by type
Telecommunications revenue in Mexico 2014-2019
Telecommunications revenue in Ibero-America 2016, by country
Telecommunications revenue in Ibero-America 2016
Telecommunication revenue growth in Mexico 2013-2019
Ibero-America: telecommunications revenue 2016, by country
Telecommunications revenue in Mexico 2014-2019, by segment
Telecommunication revenue in Mexico 2019, by segment
Fixed telecommunication revenue in Mexico 2014-2019
Fixed telecommunication revenue growth in Mexico 2013-2019
Mobile telecommunication revenue growth in Mexico 2013-2019
Mobile telecommunication revenue in Mexico 2014-2019
4G as a percent of mobile data use in selected European nations 2016
Total telecommunications revenues in selected European nations 2016
Per capital telecommunications revenues in selected European nations 2016
Monthly outbound fixed voice call minutes in selected European nations 2016
Nigeria telecom industry GDP contribution 2012-2018
Mexico: telecommunication revenue 2015-2018
Local services & payphones: U.S. telecommunications revenue 2000-2014
Telecommunications industry in Singapore
Telecommunications industry in Germany
Telecommunications industry in Norway
Telecommunications industry in Italy
Telecommunications industry in Sweden
Telecommunication industry in Latin America
British Telecommunication
Telecommunication industry in Finland
Telecommunication industry in the UK
Total telecommunications industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
Telecommunications: Retail revenue of operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
Telecommunications: Wholesale revenue of operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017. by fixed and mobile (in billion minutes)
Distribution of voice traffic on telecommunication networks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016, by type
Telecommunications: Number of bundled operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014
Household penetration of bundled communication services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st half 2018
Double-play package: Household penetration of fixed voice and broadband bundles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2018
Double-play package: Household penetration of fixed voice and TV bundles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st half 2018
Triple-play package: Household penetration of fixed voice, broadband and multichannel TV bundles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st half 2018
Percentage of households with landline telephones in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018
Fixed-line network access and call revenues of all telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2018 (in million GBP)
Fixed-line network access and call revenues in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by telecom operators (in million GBP)
Telecommunications: Fixed access and call revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in billion GBP)
Telecommunications: Fixed voice retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in billion GBP)
Fixed-line call revenues of all telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in million GBP)
Residential network access and call revenues of all telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in million GBP)
Total business fixed-line network access revenues of telecommunication operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2018 (in million GBP)
Market share of telecommunications operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014, by fixed voice call volumes
Number of fixed voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion minutes)
Number of fixed line operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014
Telecommunications: Mobile retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
Telecommunications: Mobile data retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018 (in billion GBP)
Market share of telecommunications operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017, by mobile subscribers
Monthly ARPU through mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in GBP), by pay type
Mobile communications as a proportion of total telecommunications revenues in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016
Mobile data revenue as a proportion of total mobile service revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2014
Number of mobile voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in billion minutes)
Number of mobile connections in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2016, by device type (in millions)
Quarterly retail revenue from SMS and MMS in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2nd quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2018 (in million GBP)
Telecommunications: Mobile messaging retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in billion GBP)
Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2011 to 2016 (in billion messages)
Telecommunications: Number of mobile network operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2014
Broadband retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016 (in billion GBP)
Number of fixed cable broadband connections in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in millions)
Market share of telecommunications operators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017, by fixed broadband subscribers
Distribution of fixed broadband lines in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018, by operator
Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018
Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2015, by age group
Mobile broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018*
Number of mobile network operators (MNO) with LTE in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017
Number of 4G LTE mobile connections in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2016 (in millions)
Telecommunications revenue in Costa Rica from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Costa Rican colones)
Telecommunications revenue in Costa Rica from 2013 to 2017, by type (in billion Costa Rican colones)
Telecommunications revenue in Mexico from 2014 to 2019 (in billion Mexican pesos)
Distribution of telecommunications revenue in Ibero-America in 3rd quarter 2016, by country
Telecommunications revenue in Ibero-America from 2nd to 4rd quarter 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Change in telecommunication revenue in Mexico from 2013 to 2019
Telecommunications revenue in selected countries in Ibero-America in 2nd quarter 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
Telecommunications revenue in Mexico from 2014 to 2019, by segment (in billion Mexican pesos)
Telecommunication revenue in Mexico in 2019, by segment (in billion Mexican pesos)
Fixed-line telecommunication revenue in Mexico from 2014 to 2019 (in billion Mexican pesos)
Change in fixed-line telecommunication revenue in Mexico from 2013 to 2019
Change in mobile telecommunication revenue in Mexico from 2013 to 2019
Mobile telecommunication revenue in Mexico from 2014 to 2019 (in billion Mexican pesos)
4G share of mobile data use in selected European nations 2016
Telecoms service revenues in selected European nations 2016 (in billion GBP)
Telecoms service revenues per capita in selected European nations 2016 (in GBP)
Monthly outbound fixed call minutes per capita in selected European nations 2016 (in minutes)
Contribution of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria as share of GDP
Telecommunication revenue in Mexico from 1st quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2018 (in billion Mexican pesos)
Telecommunication industry revenue from local services and payphones in the United States from 2000 to 2014 (in million U.S. dollars)


My Dear Wendy
Singer / Songwriter / Pianist / Multi-Instrumentalist
Born and raised in an Atlanta suburb, Amanda Gunnels always had a passion for music. She began taking classical piano lessons in elementary school, and quickly evolved into a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter by the end of high school. Though piano is still her main instrument, Amanda is proficient on bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, and vocals.
After moving to Los Angeles and attending Musician's Institute, Amanda decided to upgrade her music and create My Dear Wendy. A songwriting project that continues to be the focus of her musical career. My Dear Wendy performs and records to release music and also makes it available for publishing and other artists.
Amanda recently began working as a dueling pianist. She began her dueling career at Howl at the Moon- Hollywood, and has now played at many renowned clubs across the country including The Shout! House San Diego, Tickler's on Bourbon St, New Orleans, The Big Bang in Nashville, and Savannah Smiles in Georgia.
Now, she has relocated to Nashville, Tennessee to get back to her songwriting roots. Though dueling pianos is a part of her career that she loves, songwriting has always been her passion and she has begun recording her next album with My Dear Wendy. Look out for some new songs and videos coming soon!


U.S. DOT and EPA Propose Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2021-2026 Vehicles
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (SAFE Vehicles Rule), to correct the national automobile fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards to give the American people greater access to safer, more affordable vehicles that are cleaner for the environment.
The SAFE Vehicles Rule is the next generation of the Congressionally mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is the first formal step in setting the 2021-2026 Model Year (MY) standards that must be achieved by each automaker for its car and light-duty truck fleet.
In today’s proposal, NHTSA and EPA are seeking public comment on a wide range of regulatory options, including a preferred alternative that locks in MY 2020 standards through 2026, providing a much-needed time-out from further, costly increases. The agencies’ preferred alternative reflects a balance of safety, economics, technology, fuel conservation, and pollution reduction. It is anticipated to prevent thousands of on-road fatalities and injuries as compared to the standards set forth in the 2012 final rule. The joint proposal initiates a process to establish a new 50-state fuel economy and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions standard for passenger cars and light trucks covering MY 2021 through 2026.
“There are compelling reasons for a new rulemaking on fuel economy standards for 2021-2026,” said Secretary Elaine L. Chao. “More realistic standards will promote a healthy economy by bringing newer, safer, cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles to U.S. roads and we look forward to receiving input from the public.”
“We are delivering on President Trump’s promise to the American public that his administration would address and fix the current fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards,” said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Our proposal aims to strike the right regulatory balance based on the most recent information and create a 50-state solution that will enable more Americans to afford newer, safer vehicles that pollute less. More realistic standards can save lives while continuing to improve the environment. We value the public’s input as we engage in this process in an open, transparent manner.”
The current standards have been a factor in the rising cost of new automobiles to an average of $35,000 or more—out of reach for many American families. Indeed, compared to the preferred alternative in the proposal, keeping in place the standards finalized in 2012 would add $2,340 to the cost of owning a new car, and impose more than $500 billion in societal costs on the U.S. economy over the next 50 years.
Additionally, a 2018 government study by NHTSA shows new model year vehicles are safer, resulting in fewer deaths and injuries when involved in accidents, as compared to older models. Therefore, the Administration is focused on correcting the current standards that restrict the American people from being able to afford newer vehicles with more advanced safety features, better fuel economy, and associated environmental benefits.
On April 2, 2018, the EPA issued the Mid-Term Evaluation Final Determination which found that the MY 2022-2025 GHG standards are not appropriate and should be revised. For more than a year, the agencies worked together to extensively analyze current automotive and fuel technologies, reviewed economic conditions and projections, and consulted with other federal agency partners to ensure the most reliable and accurate analysis possible.
NHTSA and EPA are seeking public feedback to ensure that all potential impacts concerning today’s proposal are fully considered and hope to issue a final rule this winter.
The public will have 60 days to provide feedback once published at the Federal Register. Details can be found at NHTSA’s website www.NHTSA.gov/SAFE and EPA’s website.
Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2018


Sylvia Anne (Pask) Duncan, 64, formerly of Potsdam
Sylvia Anne Duncan, a long-time resident of Huntsville, Texas, formerly of Potsdam, died early Sunday, October 2, 2011.
Born Sylvia Anne Pask on Nov. 23, 1946 in Potsdam, Sylvia was the oldest of three children. Sylvia graduated from Potsdam High School and later attended flight attendant school in Illinois.
Sylvia married Dene Walter and eventually relocated to Huntsville, Texas, in 1981 where they raised three loving children.
Later in life, Sylvia married Harold Duncan who has been her best friend, loving husband and biggest supporter throughout her battle with cancer.
Sylvia is survived by her loving husband Harold Duncan; daughter, Deanna Walter Alderson and her husband, Roger of Magnolia, Texas; son, Jaie Walter and his wife, Lisa of Magnolia, Texas; son, Chad Walter and his wife Cindy of Clifton Park, N.Y.; step-son Matthew Duncan and his wife, Lindsey of the Woodlands, Texas; step-daughter, Kortney Nichole Engles & husband, David of Ft. Worth, Texas; step-daughter, Danette Dean of Kilgore, Texas; sister, Dianne Pask Tallion of Madrid; brother, Stephen Pask of Colton; as well as several grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Sylvia was a loving parent, a caring friend and ray of light to many. For those closest to her, she taught us the value of loyalty, perseverance and the ability to overcome any obstacle. Sylvia will be greatly missed by everyone she touched.
Mom, you’re in our hearts and we will miss you…Always and forever!!!
Memorial gifts may be made directly to the American Cancer Society through their website at www.cancer.org.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:00 a.m., at the Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville, Texas with burial to follow at Brooke Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas.
The Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home has been entrusted with funeral arrangements. Condolences can be made electronically through the funeral home website at www.shmfh.com.
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Benjamin Fulford Report, July 8th, 2019
Benjamin Fulford (investigative reporter)
“Major Victory” – Fulford Report – 7.8.19
7/11/2019 12:52:00 AM Fulford, Intel, News
Major victory as all three power obelisks fall: Washington, London and Rome
By Benjamin Fulford, White Dragon Society
Last week saw a major victory for humanity as the Khazarian mafia lost its grip on all three centers of Western power—Washington D.C., London, and Rome, according to Pentagon and other sources. Each of these capitals has an obelisk, variously symbolizing military, financial, and religious power.
“Trump declared America’s independence from the Deep State on July 4, as Russian President Vladimir Putin meets the Pope and Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the UK in a no-deal Brexit, giving white hats control over the three obelisks of global power,” was how Pentagon sources summed up the situation.
This means the undeclared civil war in the West is mostly over. Now a unified West will negotiate with the rest of the world, especially Asia, on how to improve the way we run our planet, multiple sources agree. Of course, this will take time, so don’t expect any sudden, dramatic announcement yet, the sources warn.
The battle that led to this victory in the undeclared Western civil war was seen in the news in the form of various seemingly unrelated news events. These included the sinking of a Russian submarine, earthquakes at a U.S. naval base, the arrest of pedophile blackmailer Jeffrey Epstein, and more.
Let’s start with the Russian submarine. Fourteen senior Russian naval officers, including seven admirals, were killed aboard a top-secret Russian submarine last week, according to news reports and official Russian government sources.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-submarine-accident-fire-nuclear-reactor-catastrophe-sailors-dead-a8991531.html?utm_source=reddit.com
What is not being reported is that the submarine was attacked in revenge for the sinking of an Israeli submarine in the Persian Gulf, according to Russian and U.S. military sources. Early reports, since deleted, on the Mossad-linked Debka site tried to blame the sinking of the Russian sub on the Americans, in yet another obvious Israeli attempt to start World War III.
Pentagon sources say, “The special-purpose nuclear Russian submarine Losharik may have been fried by a directed energy weapon that failed to trigger WW3, but its cabal controllers may have reaped instant karma with not just one but two quakes at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in Southern California.” Seismographs of the California quakes bear the distinctive signs of being the result of explosions and not natural forces. Please start at the 2:28 second mark on this video to confirm.
The Russian submarine controlled a Russian doomsday nuclear unmanned underwater drone, and the officers died preventing it from being launched, Russian sources say. That’s why the families of the dead Russian soldiers were told their relatives averted a “planetary disaster.”
The base that was attacked was part of the Nazi Paperclip base complex that includes the notorious Area 51, Pentagon sources say.
It is interesting in this context that Nazi Jeb Bush put out the following Tweet just hours before Trump announced victory of the Deep State:
“It is a fact of American history that three of the five Founding Father Presidents died on the Independence Day anniversary. But was it just a coincidence?”
Bush was undoubtedly angry and scared, since his parents Barbara and Herbert Walker Bush were executed and his brother George Bush Jr. arrested. One can assume Jeb has also been arrested following this treasonous Tweet.
“The takedown of Israel, pedos, and Zionist blackmail operation began July 6 with Mossad agent Jeff Epstein arrested for the sex trafficking of minors, and this may lead to many more arrests,” Pentagon sources say.
A look at Epstein’s little black book reveals, among many others, the following names: Tony Blair, Richard Branson, Edgar Bronfman, Bill Clinton, Prince Pierre d’Arrenberg, Steve Forbes, Dustin Hoffman, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Rupert Murdoch, Jessica and Hannah Rothschild (English side) and Evelyn and Edward de Rothschild (French side), Prince Salman Saud, Larry Summers, and Ivanka Trump.
While being in Epstein’s black book itself is not a crime, it is a good indicator that people in the book were tempted with underage sexual partners and subsequently filmed and blackmailed if they succumbed to this temptation. Donald Trump was also a visitor to this island, and presumably time will tell if he resisted temptation or not.
Since Trump’s Russia investigator Robert Mueller was close to Epstein, and since fired FBI director James Comey’s daughter is part of the team that arrested Epstein, we can be sure Trump’s involvement (if any) will not be glossed over.
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https://twitter.com/alexsalvinews/status/1147728721383571461
The fallout from the Epstein arrest is likely to continue for some time. However, the fact that he was arrested and 2,000 pages of information related to his previous arrest and conviction have been made public means this will not be swept under the carpet. Thus, it is a major victory against the cabal.
In any case, despite victory in the West, the battle for the planet as whole is far from over. It now looks like the Khazarians are activating their Iranian sleeper cells to start World War III. Remember, Marc Rich of Glencore Commodities (pardoned by Bill Clinton) was paying both Iranian and Israeli government officials from the profits of the “bomb Iran” oil futures manipulation scam for decades.
What this scandal has revealed is that there are Khazarian mafia fifth columnists at the highest level of the Iranian government. That’s probably why certain Iranian government officials are now suddenly making nuclear threats in tandem with their Khazarian counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel.
The German Khazarian faction and their EUSSR are still probably going to try to stir up trouble in the Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe as well. Last week they showed the whole world that the EU was not a democratic institution by ignoring the EU Parliament and imposing German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leven as President of the European Commission.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-juncker-eu-parliament-a8987841.html?utm_source=reddit.com
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World Tuberculosis Day 2016: Four Ways to End TB
Pedro Suarez, MD
Photo credit: Warren Zelman
Tuberculosis (TB) claims a life every 15 seconds; it is the single largest infectious killer and is universally recognized as a global epidemic. Nearly 200 children die every day of TB.
The challenges of tackling TB are well known, particularly in settings with limited resources, crowded urban environments, and among high risk groups including people living with HIV, prisoners, and children. The emergence of multidrug resistant strains of the disease (MDR-TB), the result of incomplete or poor managed TB treatment, present further obstacles and add exponential costs to already burdened health systems. Furthermore, challenges with access to, affordability, and proper use of pharmaceuticals and laboratory materials can have devastating consequences on diagnosis and treatment.
The key to ending TB is to work together to strengthen health systems in high TB-burden countries to be able to effectively implement both proven and innovative strategies. Four approaches will help save lives by uniting stakeholders to collaborate, innovate, and end TB:
Ending a Global Epidemic: Tuberculosis in Children
Rudi Thétard
Catherine Lijinsky
Atsede Tefera recalls three months of long delays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis for her daughter Nigist, who was eventually able to initiate treatment.Photo credit: MSH Ethiopia
When my daughter got sick, I took her to a clinic in my neighborhood. They gave her cough syrup for seven days.
I thought she was getting better, but it was apparent that she was still ill. After another examination, they referred her to St. Paul Hospital in Addis Ababa where they put her on oxygen and started taking blood sample after sample and injection after injection for a month. Her condition did not get better so they gave her another medicine. The doctors then decided to take blood from her back… only then did they know it was tuberculosis.
~ Atsede Tefera
Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people each year than any other infectious disease, causing over 1.5 million deaths globally. More than a quarter of cases are in Africa, the region with the highest burden of TB disease relative to population. Children are amongst the most vulnerable, and all too often children with TB remain in the shadows, undiagnosed, uncounted, and untreated. Today, more than 53 million children worldwide are infected with TB and over 400 die each day from this preventable and curable disease.
Addressing Childhood Tuberculosis through Maternal and Child Survival Platforms
USAID's ASH Project, led by MSH, brings together global and African regional partners for a new video on addressing childhood TB.
Tuberculosis (TB) is now the leading infectious cause of death worldwide -- ahead of HIV. While major advances in the diagnosis and treatment of TB have been made since 1990, children suffering from this disease have remained neglected and vulnerable. An estimated 1 million children become ill with TB each year, and at least 200 children die each day from TB around the world.
TB is curable and preventable, but we must recognize and treat it with the least possible delay. For children experiencing TB symptoms, the primary point of health care, often community-level facilities, is an important opportunity to identify and begin treatment. Symptoms such as a persistent cough, loss of appetite and high fevers must be recognized as possible signs of TB (not just of pneumonia, malaria, malnutrition, and other common illnesses among children), and health workers must be empowered to recognize and take appropriate action. Ensuring that children can access treatment close to home is a critical step towards eliminating preventable deaths from TB.
Health Systems Strengthening Will Stop TB
Stepping Up the Pace on Pediatric HIV & AIDS: "Treatment is Prevention"
Management Sciences for Health
Photo credit: Mark Tuschman, Kenya.
On the eve of the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), Rachel Hassinger, editor of MSH’s Global Health Impact Blog, spoke with Dr. Scott Kellerman, global technical lead on HIV & AIDS, to discuss his latest research on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and pediatric HIV & AIDS. Kellerman and colleagues will be attending AIDS 2014, July 20-25, in Melbourne, Australia. (Read more about the conference.)
RH: What is the state of HIV & AIDS globally?
Scott KellermanSK: We are at the threshold of a sea change. In the beginning, our HIV prevention tool box was sparse. We could offer extended counseling and condoms, and impart information, but not much else. Behavioral change was the cornerstone of tackling the epidemic. It worked sometimes, but, not consistently.
Now biomedical advances are propelling treatment as prevention—even what I call “treatment IS prevention”.
World AIDS Day 2012: From Cleveland to Kigali: Why We Work for an AIDS-Free Generation
Photo credit: MSH.
I got a call from the resident doctor to come to exam room 6. As soon as I entered the room, I prepared myself. The little girl, 7- or maybe 8-years-old, didn't look well; she was “floppy,” combative, and not entirely aware of where she was or what we were doing to her. She was HIV-positive, and my colleague needed to get an IV line in her arm to test the latest in experimental treatments for kids with HIV– and needed the four of us interns to help hold her still.
It was 1993 during my residency in pediatrics in Cleveland, Ohio. We were at one of the best children’s hospitals in the world; it didn’t matter. The young girl died a few months later.
With the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) a few years later, the whole world changed. The world of HIV medicine blossomed; new drugs and drug combinations literally exploded with amazing effect. HIV-positive mothers could give birth to HIV-negative babies, and HIV-positive children and their moms could get treatment.
PMTCT and 5th Birthdays: Not Without the Mothers
Photo courtesy of S. Kellerman.
The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is taking center stage this week during USAID’s 5th Birthday campaign -- and rightly so. Preventing mother to child transmission of HIV is one of the most critical, effective tools to helping kids reach their fifth birthdays.
Providing Essential Health Services in Remote Corners of Haiti
Gumy Dorvilmar
Photo credit: Gumy Dorvilmar/MSH.
It was 11 o’clock one February morning when the Santé pour le Développement et la Stabilité d’Haiti (SDSH) project technical team arrived on site at St. Joseph Health Center.
The center’s activities were well underway. Dozens of people sat on benches or stood in line, waiting for their turn. One person comes to care for her child who has had a high fever. Another comes for contraception. Another just gave birth to a healthy infant.
St. Joseph Health Center is located in Abricots, a remote community in the department of Grande’Anse, Haiti, far from Port-au-Prince. Abricots is nearly inaccessible because of rough terrain and hazardous mountain trails.
Since 2007, with support from the USAID-funded SDSH project, led by Management Sciences for Health (MSH), St. Joseph Health Center has provided a basic package of health services: pediatrics, maternal health, reproductive health, detection and treatment of sexually-transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and family planning.
This free clinic is the only health institution in this hard-to-reach area, serving an estimated 32,000 people.


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Global headwinds trouble India’s Suzlon
Credit: AFP | 28 October 2012 | www.france24.com ~~
Wind energy giant Suzlon, once a star of India’s green technology, is facing a stormy future after aggressive expansion left it mired in debt at a tricky time for the industry, analysts say.
The world’s fifth largest wind turbine firm this month made the biggest default on repayments by an Indian company, after bondholders rejected its request for a four-month extension to more than $200 million of debt.
Investors are watching with concern to see if founder Tulsi Tanti can steer them out of a desperate fund-crunch over the coming crucial months, in an uncertain global business environment.
The picture was once far rosier for Suzlon, headquartered on a sprawling 10-acre campus on the outskirts of Pune, a city in western India.
Before the global financial crisis, the firm was the bluest of blue-chips and chairman Tanti, fondly called the “Wind-Man of India”, was a poster-boy for entrepreneurship and unbridled ambition in the country’s growth story.
He had capitalised on rising international concern over global warming and climate change to rapidly expand his firm, which generates nearly 20,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity in 30 countries worldwide, including North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
In 2005, Forbes ranked Tanti as India’s eighth richest man, but this year he has fallen off the list of the country’s richest 100 people.
His company’s fortunes have mirrored the slide, which analysts blame on an over-aggressive expansion, compounded by its unfortunate timing just before the global economic bust.
“It borrowed more than its appetite,” said Bhargav Buddhadev, power utilities analyst with equity research firm Ambit Capital.
Suzlon spent more than $2 billion, largely raised through debt, on two large acquisitions in Europe: Belgium’s Hansen Transmissions, which made wind gear boxes, and Germany’s wind turbine maker giant REpower.
The firm stumbled in 2008 when the credit markets froze after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a big lender to clean energy projects. Lehman’s demise made other banks reluctant to lend to wind farming, which needs large funds.
The following year, Suzlon’s global revenues fell by 30 percent and it reported its first net loss in more than 10 years.
Tanti then decided to focus on the domestic market in India but things have not improved much since, despite steps by the firm to reduce debt, including selling off its Hansen stake by 2011.
The firm is rapidly losing market share in India due to competition from new rivals, such as ReGen Power and Orient Green Power.
“They will not come close to Suzlon in terms of market share, but they are growing faster than Suzlon,” said Buddhadev.
Suzlon has posted losses for the last three financial years and had a net debt of 130 billion rupees ($2.5 billion) in June-end this year.
Like other emerging economies, India is under pressure to boost renewable sources to meet its huge and growing energy needs and lower reliance on coal and oil, which currently account for two-thirds of India’s energy production.
But despite the potential for wind energy growth, tax incentives are reducing in India as elsewhere.
“Worldwide, several countries are struggling with weak balance sheets and their governments have been unable to hike subsidies for ‘clean’ renewable energy initiatives, including wind,” an analyst with a close knowledge of the company said.
With banks reluctant to loan, renewable technologies will struggle commercially without state support in grants and tax-reliefs.
Although India’s wind industry has grown annually by an average 22 percent since 1992, new installations have slowed for the first time in 20 years, according to the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA).
In April to September they were down 39 percent from a year earlier to 851.35 megawatt capacity, the IWTMA said.
Globally, new wind installations are expected to drop by 8.4 percent in 2013, driven by the US market’s fears of state subsidies ending there, HSBC analyst Charanjit Singh wrote in a note to clients in June.
Suzlon has embarked on a cost-cutting drive to reduce operational expenses and manpower by 20 percent by the end of 2012, but the firm declined to talk about the debt default and other concerns despite requests from AFP.
“Our business fundamentals as a group remain strong… with a record orderbook valued in excess of $7.2 billion,” said an emailed statement from the firm.
Source: AFP | 28 October 2012 | www.france24.com


The evolutionary paradox of homosexuality
Being gay no longer holds the stigma it once did, but in evolution, why does a non-reproductive trait persist?
By Tom Whipple
09th May, 2018 at 00:00
In 1913 George Levick, an explorer, travelled to Antarctica. There, he found something so terrible that he requested his findings not be published. In case the correspondence was leaked or intercepted, he took the further precaution of writing key sections in ancient Greek: these were not letters to be read by the lower orders.
Levick had been studying penguins: birds whose monogamous lifestyle had so impressed the Victorians that they had been held up as models of probity and integrity.
But he had seen something on his trip to the bottom of the world that had caused him to question that assessment. “There seems,” he wrote with palpable shock, “to be no crime too low for these penguins.” Levick’s penguins, you see, were gay.
And if penguins can be homosexual, what was to say that that behaviour, far from being the perversion society presumed it was, was natural in humans too?
These days homosexuals, avian or otherwise, generally have an easier time of it. While we may have accepted that same sex attraction is natural, though, there is a far harder question: why is it natural?
We know that homosexuality is, at least in part, genetic. Studies show, for instance, that identical twins are more likely to be both homosexual than non-identical twins. So it is passed on by evolution. This is a problem, particularly so with men – who for obvious reasons find it harder to fake an interest in sex.
Imagine you had never heard of evolution, and someone described it to you. One of the most basic predictions you would surely make is that a trait that made people less likely to reproduce should die out. Male homosexuality, a trait that, at least among exclusive homosexuals, means people have no interest at all in the act of reproduction, should never have existed in the first place. And yet it does. How?
To answer that question, researchers have gone to a place where homosexuality itself does not exist, at least in the form we know it: Samoa. Here, in the South Pacific, there is a third gender called the Fa’afafine – a group born male who behave as women.
This is not the only place with third genders. There are the “Two-Spirit” people of Native America. There are the Khatoey ladyboys of Thailand. There are the Hijras of Pakistan. In 2004 a Hijra, Asha Devi, was elected mayor of Gorakhpur under the slogan “You’ve tried the men and tried the women. Now try something different”.
Hijra offer prayers on the occasion of Urs festival in Hooghly near Kolkata © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
Paul Vasey, from the University of Lethbridge in Canada, believes that homosexuality as it manifests itself in most of today’s world is unusual. In more ancient cultures, he thinks you can see homosexuality as it was practised by our ancestors in deep time – as a “third gender”.
And in looking at these third genders – in particular the Fa’afafine – he believes we can find clues as to why this evolutionary paradox of male homosexuality persists.
What is interesting for Professor Vasey is that, firstly, there is no recognised gay identity in Samoa and that, secondly, the Fa’afafine occur at the same proportion as male homosexuals in the west. He believes there is a simple explanation for this.
“I’m gay,” says Professor Vasey. “But if I’d grown up in Samoa I wouldn’t look like this. I’d probably look like a really ugly Fa’afafine.”
Fa’afafine translates literally as “in the manner of a woman”. Boys who appear more feminised in their behaviour will often be classified as a Fa’afafine, and brought up as something between a woman and a man. There is also an analogue for masculinised girls – Fa’afatama.
The fact they also go on to sleep with men is not the only similarity between Fa’afafine and western gay men. “There’s all kinds of traits the two share in common. Both exhibit elevated childhood gender atypical behaviour, both exhibit elevated childhood cross sex wishes, both exhibit elevated childhood separation anxiety, both prefer female-typical occupations in adulthood.”
For Professor Vasey, it seems obvious that being Fa’afafine and being gay is the “same trait, expressed differently depending on the culture.” He even argues that the oddity is the West – that the way homosexuality manifests in Europe and North America may even be an expression of our repression rather than our freedom.
“The part of the brain that controls sexual partner preference, it’s the same for all of us,” he says. “It’s just that if you take that biological potential, put it in Samoa where society doesn’t flip out about male femininity, then feminine little boys grow up to be Fa’afafine. If you take that potential, put it in Canada, feminine boys learn pretty quickly they had better masculinise to survive.” This, he believes, is precisely what he ended up doing.
Whether the “third gender” really is the ancestral form of homosexuality, with the way it is practised in the West today an aberration, is a separate issue. That it can take such widely different forms, shows the impact society can have on sexuality. That its prevalence remains largely the same also shows the limits of such socialisation – that there is something else going on. But what?
Professor Vasey is one of the very few scientists in the world looking at this question, and he does so thanks to the Fa’afafine. There are two specific theories used to explain male homosexuality that he is interested in. The first could be termed the “benevolent uncle hypothesis”.
Alatina Ioelu does not remember not being a Fa’afafine. Yet he does remember not wanting to be one. “You don’t really come out,” he said. “You’re just that. In a way it’s good, in a way it’s not good. When you’re growing up as a kid you’re innocent of your actions, how you move or sound. You’re not aware you are doing something that doesn’t conform to the norms of how society considers boys.”
But he clearly didn’t, because his classmates began to call him a Fa’afafine. “And so you grow up being known as that. I wanted to distance myself from it, I didn’t want to be that.” He couldn’t, though, because he realised it was true. “In the end you’re like, ‘sh*t, that’s what I am.’”
It would be wrong to claim that the Fa’afafine are completely accepted in Samoa. There is a place for them, however, and always has been. “They walk around and nobody says, ‘Oh, that’s a Fa’afafine’. In my family we have a long line going back. I have a great uncle that’s a Fa’afafine, I have four second cousins, a first cousin…”
He realised that this itself was a paradox – all these Fa’afafine going back generations. “How the hell do we have Fa’afafine, and they don’t reproduce? How is it we are still around, when we don’t have children?”
He also realised that Professor Vasey may have the answer. Fa’afafine do not have biological children of their own. Conventionally, from the point Alatina realised who he was, he was taking himself out of the reproductive game. Or was he? Perhaps not entirely.
The benevolent uncle explanation is based on the idea that there is more than one way to pass on your genes. The best way to reproduce, in terms of percentage of genes passed on, is to clone yourself through asexual reproduction. Stick insects can do this. Humans, alas, can’t.
The most efficient method we have to perpetuate our genes is sexual reproduction – passing on half our DNA each time. It is not the only option, though. Your siblings, for instance, share half your genes, which means your nieces and nephews share a quarter. To an uncle each of those nieces and nephews is therefore, from a genetic point of view, worth half a child.
Tafi Toleafoa, a fa’afafine living in Alaska, USA, tends to her niece during a family gathering after church © Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT via Getty Images
What if simply having an extra man around, a benevolent uncle to provide for the extended family’s children, was enough to ensure more of those children survive to reproduce themselves? This could be where the Fa’afafine come in. Alatina says that there are clear and defined roles for them.
“They become almost like the caretakers of families. They are responsible for taking care of the elderly, parents, grandparents, even their siblings’ children. Because they are feminine they take up this motherly role in families.”
Having an extra hardworking adult without dependants is no minor advantage. Everyone has extra fish, extra firewood – and fuller bellies. It is not implausible that, particularly in difficult times, a childless Fa’afafine could ensure more nieces and nephews reach reproductive age. That is the idea behind the benevolent uncles hypothesis, that good uncling becomes a form of reproduction in itself.
To test the theory, Professor Vasey looks to see if the Fa’afafine are more avuncular – literally, uncle-like. He has found that, compared to single straight men or aunts, they are indeed more likely to want to look after their nieces and nephews. They take more interest in them, babysit more than straight men, buy more toys, tutor more and contribute more money to their education.
Of course, in order for a gay uncle to be useful you need to ensure he actually has nieces and nephews (and preferably a lot of them) to be useful for. There’s no point in being a good uncle with no one to look after. So it would be good for this theory if gay uncles were more likely to pop up in big families. Incredibly, they do.
One of the best-established and more intriguing results in homosexuality research is that the more elder brothers a man has, the greater his chances of being gay. The mechanism, only discovered this year, seems to involve each pregnancy leading the mother to develop antibodies against a protein involved in male foetal brain development.
The result is, as families get more likely to benefit from the services of a gay uncle, the chances of one appearing increases.
Problem solved? Not quite. In order for this to completely explain homosexuality, a lot of extra nieces and nephews would have to be born and survive – probably too many for the genetic mathematics to add up.
But Professor Vasey does not think the benevolent uncle theory needs to be a complete explanation. It can be one of many, and the other leading contender is the “sexually antagonistic gene hypothesis”, more snappily known as the “sexy sisters hypothesis”.
What if the genes for homosexuality persist because despite making non-reproductive (if avuncular) men, when they appear in women they produce excellent breeders? Again the Fa’afafine, and Samoa, have been his laboratory. Professor Vasey took 86 Fa’afafine, and 86 heterosexual Samoan men. He then looked at their grandmothers – who are easier to study than sisters, because all their breeding is already finished.
He found that the grandmothers of the Fa’afafine were indeed better breeders. The theory is simple. By passing on their genes these grandmothers might end up with the occasional grandson who wears dresses and doesn’t reproduce (though always remembers his nieces’ and nephews’ birthdays). But they themselves, thanks to the very same genes, were also better at reproducing – so made enough other grandchildren to make up for it. There is a problem, though, given the way the theory was originally framed. Somehow, the “sexy grandmothers’ hypothesis” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
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IBM Triples Cloud Datacenter Capacity in the UK
LONDON, U.K., Nov. 22 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is adding four new cloud data centers infused with cognitive intelligence in the UK, to keep pace with growing client demand. The investment in the new facilities underscores IBM’s long-standing commitment to providing innovative solutions to the UK market and triples its cloud center capacity in the UK.
“We are already among the most digitally connected countries in the world, with a globally successful digital economy worth more than £118 billion a year and strong cyber security defences to protect consumers and business,” said Matt Hancock, Minister of State for Digital and Culture. “Today’s announcement by IBM is a further boost for this thriving area, and another vote of confidence which shows Britain is open for business. These new cloud data centers will help our firms work smarter and quicker to become the world-leading businesses of tomorrow.”
Cloud adoption rates increased to 84% in the UK over the course of the last five years, according to Cloud Industry Forum. IDC forecasts that the global market opportunity for public cloud services will exceed $195 billion by 2020. The expansion strengthens IBM’s ability to bring clients greater flexibility, transparency and control over how they manage data, run their businesses and deploy IT operations locally in the cloud.
These new facilities expand IBM’s cloud data center footprint from two to six in the UK and 16 across Europe as part of IBM’s network of more than 50 data centers worldwide. With these new data centers, clients have access to a complete portfolio of IBM cloud services for running their mission critical enterprise workloads and innovations through more than 150 digital services (APIs). These digital services are available via IBM’s development platform, Bluemix and include Watson, IBM’s cognitive intelligence technology that allows computers to think and learn like humans, building blocks for innovative Blockchain applications that increase trust in transactions, plus enabling technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics applications.
Thomson, part of TUI UK & Ireland, the UK’s largest tour operator, is trialling a new travel search tool, which leverages Watson cognitive services on the IBM Cloud with its customers giving them the opportunity to find travel inspiration by interacting with the virtual travel assistant. The tool is a smart chatbot that interacts with consumers to provide real-time search results on travel destinations and holiday inquiries, such as “I want to visit local markets/ go on an adventure/ have a cultured holiday/ see exotic animals.” Thomson is tapping into IBM’s Cloud data center in the UK and leverages Watson APIs such as conversation, natural language classifier and speech-to-text. The experimental website gains insights and learns from data via frequent requests to provide more digital intelligence that matches customer requirements.
“By leveraging IBM’s Cloud platform with Watson’s cognitive intelligence we have raised the bar in the travel industry and delivered an interactive website to our digitally savvy customers in a fun and innovative way. We are excited to learn how customers interact and what they get out of the experience,” said Jo Hickson, Head of Innovation, TUI UK&I.
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IBM was first to offer cloud services to clients in the UK through an existing Cloud data center more than five years ago, which was swiftly followed by a second UK Cloud data center in 2014. IBM was recently cited as a “strong performer” in Forrester’s latest Wave Report on global public cloud platforms in Europe. IBM also earned the highest possible score for its hybrid cloud strategy as well as the top ranking for IBM’s infrastructure services.
“By adding four new Cloud data centers in the UK, IBM is giving local businesses an easy route to the cloud, helping them quickly innovate and respond to market demands,” said Robert LeBlanc, senior vice president of IBM Cloud. “IBM is continuing to invest in high growth areas, offering clients higher-value cloud data services such as Watson and Blockchain running on our cloud infrastructure that delivers world-class scalability, performance and security.”
IBM client Armakuni, a provider to financial services and fintech, commented: “Data security and residency are two key concerns when considering use of cloud services in financial services. IBM’s investment and expansion of their cloud data center footprint in the UK goes a long way to address these concerns and enables us to better serve UK customers securely.”
IBM also signed an agreement to lease space within Ark Data Centres in the UK, which will see the second of the four new cloud data centers fully operational in mid-2017. Ark is the joint venture partner with the UK Government delivering public sector data center services under the Crown Hosting Framework. Crown Hosting, based in the same Ark facility, is already being used by a number of public sector departments and agencies.
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Clients choosing IBM Cloud services will benefit from the company’s experience across public, private and hybrid cloud deployments and easy access to cloud innovations on a simple pay-as-you-go model. Clients also benefit from services like load balancing, auto scaling, object storage, bandwidth pooling and Static IPs that are resilient across the cloud data centers in the UK. From migrating existing workloads to the cloud for the first time to supporting advanced applications that draw on High Performance Computing and cognitive technologies, IBM Cloud data centers are distinct in several ways:
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Enhanced Network Performance: All IBM Cloud data centers connect to a global backbone network that enables seamless data transfer, lower latency, and more consistent network performance between cloud infrastructure and end users around the world. With this innovative network foundation, high-bandwidth apps and services like video streaming, database querying and HPC applications perform at their best.
Next-Generation Data Center Capabilities: Clients using these facilities will also have access to IBM Watson, Blockchain, IoT and other leading cloud-based services through more than 150 open APIs. IBM provides a complete stack of cloud services with IaaS, PaaS and SaaS capabilities that can be accessed.
The new facilities provide clients greater flexibility, transparency and control over how they manage data, run business operations and deploy IT operations locally in the cloud. The facilities also connect to IBM’s public data centers around the world to help clients transfer and replicate their data in multiple locations and quickly balance or reroute workloads between multiple locations.
UK Clients Already Benefitting from IBM Cloud
Hundreds of UK clients of all sizes are already taking advantage of the benefits IBM Cloud offers including Dixons Carphone, National Express, National Grid, Shop Direct, Travis Perkins PLC and Wimbledon.
Dixons Carphone, Europe’s largest telecommunications retailer, migrated to IBM Cloud to integrate two distinct infrastructures following its 2014 merger, and enable easy scaling to better manage seasonal shopping trends. “One of the biggest IT challenges in the retail industry is performance, reliability and rapid scalability to manage the peaks and valleys of seasonal shopping trends. IBM’s investment and expansion in the UK provides us with an even more seamless ecommerce and retail experience for our customers during these busy retail periods including holidays and new product launches,” said David Hennessy, IT Director, Dixons Carphone.
IBM’s Global Cloud Footprint
With more than 50 global cloud data centers, IBM helps companies securely manage and gain insight into their data no matter where it resides. The news also reinforces IBM strong cloud presence across Europe, and the additional facilities announced today uniquely position IBM as the market leader with more UK data centers than any other vendor. In September, IBM announced the opening of its first cloud data center in the Nordics. The addition of the new UK data center facilities will mark 16 IBM data centers across Europe.
The new UK facilities will enable companies of all sizes to digitize business and operations and drive innovation through the IBM Cloud. The first facility will open in Fareham at the end of December, with three more opening in the UK next year.
Source: IBM


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Theme album of 17 songs, composed during the time period when I was performing with "The New Era" band, back on Long Island, N.Y. As well as, newer material written after this time. Some of the songs were also influenced by things related to the area where I had recorded the CD. Hence, the title: "The Walkersville Sessions"...
I had recorded, performed, and produced all the tracks myself, using my own personal Porta-Studio. Hence, the second part of the title for the album: "Demos of Significance". And thus, a rather personal album, in more ways then one...
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By wpadmin | January 29, 2019
A student died after eating leftover pasta that had been left on his kitchen benchtop for five days.
The 20-year-old from the Brussels in Belgium became sick after eating leftover spaghetti with tomato sauce which had been prepared five days earlier and stored at room temperature.
After becoming violently ill, he went to bed to try and sleep the sickness off, only to be found dead in bed the next morning by his devastated parents.
An autopsy later revealed he’d died suddenly from food poisoning caused by a bacteria called bacillus cereus.
According to the Food Standards Authority, bacillus cereus is a spore forming bacteria that produces toxins, causing cause vomiting and diarrhoea.
While the student — known only as AJ — experienced both these symptoms, he treated his them as a regular bout of food poisoning, drinking plenty of water and taking no medication.
However, the toxins from the bacteria caused his liver to go into failure, killing him as he slept.
The shock incident happened back in October 2008 after the man came home from school.
He warmed the spaghetti in the microwave before heading out to play sports, but ended up coming home half an hour later suffering from headaches, abdominal pain, and nausea.
He threw up for several hours and went to the bathroom twice only to fall asleep around midnight.
His lifeless body was discovered 11 hours later by his “worried” parents who were concerned because he didn’t get up for college.
The shocking story has been featured by Dr Bernard, a licenced practitioner who studies and shares bizarre medical cases from around the world on his YouTube channel.
Dr Bernard analysed the case, which originally featured in the US Journal of Clinical Microbiology, along with several others in a dramatised re-enactment, explaining the harmful bacteria caused AJ’s liver to shut down.
Samples of spoiled pasta and tomato sauce samples were also analysed, with the National Reference Laboratory for Food-borne Outbreak confirming the spaghetti was contaminated with “significant amounts” of the B.cereus — while it was absent in the sauce.
“AJ is an otherwise healthy 20-year-old man,” he explains in the video, adding the story was not a “typical” food poisoning case.
“Many people eat pasta, or any other form of noodles, that are leftover for a day or two and they’re fine,” he said.
“Be careful of food left out for more than a few hours. If the food smells funny, it’s always better to be safe than sorry.”
Since the video was shared last week, it has received hundreds of comments from shocked viewers.
“That was kinda dumb but not really something you expect to kill you a day later,” one person wrote on Reddit.
“I don’t know why anyone would leave perishable food in the kitchen for 5 days and think it’s okay to still eat it,” another added.
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Hackers Now Targeting Girl Scouts, Raising Privacy Concerns
As far as hackers are concerned, no target is safe. Not even the Girl Scouts.
Recently, one of the Girl Scouts' official email accounts was accessed by an "unauthorized third party" and as a result, as many as 2,800 girl scouts in Orange County, California may have had their personal information compromised.
Gaining access to the account naturally gave the hacker access to every email sent from that account that had not already been deleted. When the breach was discovered, the Girl Scouts sent an email to every potentially impacted individual.
The email reads, in part, as follows:
"Some of the emails stored in this account, which included emails with dates as far back as 2014 through October 1, 2018, contained information about our members. Out of an abundance of caution, we are notifying everyone whose information was in this email account."
Based on the information the account contained, compromised data varied widely from one person to the next. However, the data included details like email address, home address, health history information, insurance policy numbers and driver's license details. In short, that's more than enough information to steal an identity.
While this breach is not noteworthy for its scope and scale, it has been attracting a great deal of attention because it targeted children and young adults. Identity data belonging to this demographic is extremely attractive to hackers because it can often be monetized for months, if not years before red flags are raised.
Last year, more than a million children in the US were impacted by identity fraud. What's worse, according to a report published by Javelin Strategy and Research, 60 percent of child identity fraud victims know the fraudster, compared with just 7 percent of adult victims.
The investigation is still ongoing, but if you live in Orange County, California, and have a child in the Girl Scouts, be on high alert.


Thousands rally in support of Tibetan monks
Protesters in India and Taiwan show solidarity for Buddhist clergy alleging oppression in China.
Thousands of people have staged rallies in India and Taiwan in a show of support against alleged Tibetan oppression in China.
Monks gathered at the memorial for Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in India's capital, New Delhi, where they were joined by other religious leaders, while in Taiwan students found common cause with protesters.
The movement comes a day after a Buddhist nun died of wounds after setting fire to herself in China. Her protest came on the heels of the self-immolation of eight monks in China's Sichuan province this year.
Self-immolation is not a traditional form of protest in Tibetan society, but the Tibetan government in exile says it is trying to draw attention to how badly Tibetans are being treated in their homeland.
They are calling for an independent investigation into the treatment of Tibetans in China.
Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.


Robinson: Katrina's toxic legacy lives
EugeneRobinson
WASHINGTON --
The Obama administration is making a big health-care mistake. I'm not talking about the final push for comprehensive reform legislation, which is righteous and necessary. I mean the sale of more than 100,000 contaminated trailers and mobile homes -- a move that could make people sick.
The trailers are a legacy of the Bush administration's botched response to Hurricane Katrina. They were purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as temporary housing for displaced Gulf Coast residents, but some people who moved into them reported burning eyes, irritated throats, headaches and nosebleeds.
The Sierra Club began testing the air inside some of the trailers in 2006 and found unusually high levels of formaldehyde. The government delayed almost two years, as reports of illness mounted, before declaring in 2008 that all those living in the trailers should move out.
Additional testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FEMA found that, on average, formaldehyde levels inside the trailers were five times higher than expected for indoor air. "Long-term exposure to levels in this range can be linked to an increased risk of cancer, and as levels rise above this range, there can also be a risk of respiratory illness," a CDC statement said. Formaldehyde is particularly dangerous for people with asthma or bronchitis.
The government did its testing in the months of December and January, when levels of the toxic chemical would be at their lowest. Warmer temperatures -- such as those common in the Gulf Coast area most of the year -- make the levels rise significantly.
In January, FEMA agreed to sell 93,000 trailers and 9,300 mobile homes -- virtually all the units it still owns -- at pennies on the dollar. The purchasers are wholesalers who plan to resell the mobile dwellings, and each unit will bear a sticker warning that it is for occasional use only, not residential use.
The theory is that limited, episodic exposure to the formaldehyde -- as would be experienced by someone who used a trailer as a storage container, say, or as a seasonal hunting lodge -- is safer than continuous exposure from living, eating and sleeping inside.
Still, the federal government is selling housing units that it knows are unsafe to live in. For an administration that claims to believe in consumer protection, this is no way to show the love.
The sale, scheduled to become final in April, should not be allowed to proceed.
No warning sticker can absolve the government, the wholesalers and the eventual retailers of these trailers and mobile homes of their moral responsibility. Given the state of the economy -- especially the unabated national epidemic of foreclosures and evictions -- it is lunacy to pretend that families will not buy these units as primary residences.
Officials told the Washington Post that there would be little demand for the trailers because so many are in poor condition, having sat unoccupied and unattended for so long. But my guess is that if problems such as mold, mildew and propane gas leaks drive retail prices even lower, the number of potential buyers is only likely to increase. Things are tough out there, and even a musty trailer -- with a warning sticker -- is a more comfortable place to sleep than the back seat of a car.
FEMA spent $2.7 billion to buy the trailers and mobile homes and has spent an additional $220 million to store them. Selling the units is expected to recoup $279 million -- a significant amount of money, to be sure. But is it right for the government to release into the marketplace a product known to be defective? And even though the trailers are plastered with warning stickers, perhaps bearing a skull and crossbones, will that deter the inevitable lawsuits if buyers become ill?
These units don't need to be sold, they need to be destroyed. And the Environmental Protection Agency -- remember the EPA? -- needs to finally set standards for the presence of formaldehyde in indoor air.
The agency has known about the problem for more than two decades. In the late 1980s, dozens of employees at the agency's Washington headquarters reported respiratory and other symptoms after a remodeling. One of the chemicals being released by the newly installed building materials was, you guessed it, formaldehyde.
EUGENE ROBINSON is a Washington Post columnist (eugenerobinson@washpost.com).


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The The – We Can’t Stop What’s Coming
One of the highlights of Record Store Day 2017 was The The’s first new single in 15 years. We Can’t Stop What’s Coming is a tribute to The The frontman (and only constant member) Matt Johnson’s brother Andrew, who designed many of the band’s record sleeves and who passed away last year. It’s the third time Johnson wrote a song about the death of a close family member, after Love Is Stronger Than Death (for his brother Eugene) and Phantom Walls for his mother).
We Can’t Stop What’s Coming features former The The members Johnny Marr, Zeke Manyika and James Eller, on guitar, percussion and bass respectively. The female vocalist is Meja Kullertsen. The song was recorded live in one take during Matt Johnson’s first performance in 15 years, on his own radio station.
After quickly selling out the always too low number of vinyl 7”-es (2000 copies, not kidding), the track has now also been made available via streaming services.
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John W. Ward, M.D.
Recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award
Published Tuesday, April 9, 2019 8:00 am
by Beth Eddings
For over 34 years, Dr. John Ward has served as a medical epidemiologist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After graduation from the UAB School of Medicine (1981) and completion of his internal medicine residency at UAB (1984), John joined the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service. He was assigned to the new AIDS Activity program responsible for preventing the spread of HIV.
Over a 14 year career in HIV/AIDS prevention, Dr. Ward identified new transmission, conducted one of the first natural history studies of HIV infection documenting the progression of HIV, and evaluated the first HIV antibody test licensed to protect the nation’s blood supply. Later, to track HIV transmission and disease, he guided the adoption of national HIV infection reporting and revising the case definition for AIDS, which still remains the national and international surveillance standard. In 1998, John became editor of the CDC’s flagship publication, The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, and was involved in the CDC response to large outbreaks including the anthrax attacks after 9/11.
To assist these efforts, he developed the Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X) as a secure electronic network for outbreak reporting and response. Since its inception, over 5400 health officials around the country have shared more than 58,000 Epi-X reports of emerging disease outbreaks. In 2005, Dr. Ward became Director of the CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis with responsibilities for viral hepatitis surveillance, prevention, and research.
At the national level, he led development of recommendations for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccination and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing and linkage to care. With the anticipated licensure of all-oral, curative therapies for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, he authored the first national action plan for viral hepatitis prevention and developed the recommendations for HCV testing for all persons born during 1945-1965. With the availability of curative treatments for HCV, Dr. Ward launched development of the US National Academies strategy for viral hepatitis elimination and the nation’s first pilot HCV elimination program.
Globally, he advises the World Health Organization including setting elimination goals for HBV and HCV. He assists countries in developing and evaluating viral hepatitis prevention and elimination programs. Dr. Ward has authored over 150 publications of scientific work in viral hepatitis and HIV and also conceived of and edited, Silent Victories, a history of public health in the 20th Century published by Oxford University Press. For over 20 years, John served as a clinician in the Emory Medical System caring for persons living with HIV/AIDS. John is a Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta.
Dr. Ward was nominated by Dr. Gordon Mowry.