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28th July 2020:
And to think that yesterday I actually had a pair of them. Although I must eat this one tonight as it's looking a bit on the sad side. But, hopefully it will be as good as the last one.
Today is : World Hepatitis Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/world-hepatitis-day-july-28/
And for the Silly News it's : National Milk Chocolate Day. - nationaldaycalendar.com/national-milk-chocolate-day-july-28/
Nothing silly about milk chocolate. 😉
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.
"Discover The Complete And Up-To-Date Encyclopedia That Shows How To Use The Healing Power Of Plants With Scientific, Accurate And Reliable Accuracy"
Introducing:
The Encyclopedia Of Medicinal Plants With a List of Medicinal Plants That Heal
Over 470 plants botanically described and classified by diseases.
From: James Luke
Tuesday, 11:24 a.m.
Dear Friend,
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...There is detailed information on the use and preparation for each plant.
In this encyclopedia you will find...
Plants for the eyes
The ___, raw or in juices is very good for the sight and for the skin in infusions and poultices.
Plants for the nervous system
___: The flowers and the leaves of this plant taken in infusions help to control and heal stress, insomnia, depressions, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
___: This plant also calms the nerves, beautifies the skin and protects the heart, using its flowers in infusions, or adding an infusion of it to bath water is very effective for insomnia or nervousness. Steam baths of its flowers also soften and beautify the skin.
Plants for the throat
___: Its flowers and its leaves in infusions, mouth rinse, mouth gargles and compresses are medicine for tonsillitis, pharyngitis and laryngitis.
___: Anti-inflammatory and astringent, the decoction of ___ or crushed ___, may be applied in any of the following ways:
Mouth rinses and gargles for ailments of the mouth and the throat.
Eye washes or blocked up noses
Vaginal irrigations
Sitz baths, for ailments of the anus or rectum
Arm baths, for chilblains
Plants for the heart
___: In infusions and under medical supervision, all the parts of this plant have properties to strengthen the heart, increase the strength of the cardiac contractions and to fight angina pectoris.
___: The infusion of its flowers and also its fruit are very effective for the treatment of palpitations, hypertension and other nervous cardio circulatory ailments.
Plants for the arteries
____: The decoction of the leaves of this plant is a powerful vasodilator of the arteries to the brain, to fight senile ailments, ageing and memory loss. ____ that is extracted from this prodigious plant is one of the most frequently used drugs today in the treatment of failure of the blood supply to the brain, migraines, hemorrhages, etc.
____: In mexico, and many other parts of the world, infusions of ____ and their young stems are used for bronchial colds and respiratory ailments. The oil from its seeds is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, as well as in vitamin E, A, and B. Therefore, it is particularly indicated for reducing the cholesterol levels in the blood, as well as for diabetes, kidneys and skin diseases.
Plants for the veins
___: A decoction of ____ nuts or wood is indicated to fight varicose veins, hemorrhoids and the disorders of menopause, using it in decoctions. In sitz baths it also alleviates urination disorders, pertaining to the prostate syndrome, cystitis or urinary incontinence. Likewise, it can be highly advisable for cases of hemorrhoids.
____: The oil of this plant is recommended for oily skin and for cases of acne. A decoction of the bark of the young branches and the leaves is used as a medicine in the case of heavy legs, varicose veins, phlebitis, in tisanes, compresses, hip baths and friction massages.
Plants for the respiratory system
____: The decoction of the leaves and the flowers has extraordinary properties, using it in infusions or essences to calm coughs, respiratory and digestive ailments. In baths, rinses, gargles, compresses and friction massages, it heals mouth and anal ailments, rheumatism and headaches, depression, asthenia and exhaustion.
____: Infusions of the dried leaves and flowers, used in tisanes give results in the cases of voice loss, acute bronchitis, bronco-pneumonia, asthma, and emphysema. ____ is also very helpful when stopping smoking, since it cleans the bronchial tubes of secretions, encouraging their elimination.
Plants for the digestive system
____: The infusions and essences of this plant are very appropriate for digestive ailments, colic's, flatulence, etc. Compresses, washes and friction massages are highly indicated for rheumatism, healing of wounds and eye washes.
____: Infusions of its leaves and flowered tops have properties to calm pain, they are invigorating and aphrodisiacs. It is recommended in cases of dyspepsia, intestinal wind, digestive spasms and colic, gastric atonia, hepatitis and physical exhaustion.
Plants for the stomach
____: The juice from this plants leaves heals peptic ulcers. Poultices of the leaves heal skin ulcers. It also improves acne.
____: The whole plant in infusions, mouth rinses and cleansing's help digestion increasing the gastric juices, it fights bad breath, it expulses intestinal parasites and calms menstrual pains.
Plants for the intestine
____: The leaves and seeds are a laxative par excellence, efficient and safe, it stimulates the motility of the large intestine and decreases the permeability of the intestine mucus.
____: The leaves and fruit, in infusions, irrigations, gargles, sitz baths and compresses reduce inflammation of the skin and the mucus. It heals digestive disorders, diarrhea, colitis and other ailments of the female genital system.
Plants for the anus and the rectum
____: All the parts of this vine hold healing properties: The leaves in infusions are medicine for vein circulatory ailments, hemorrhoids, chilblains, varicose veins, and diarrhea. The sap of the vine shoots heals skin irritations and irritated eyes. The ____ cure is very suitable for cleaning the blood. The oil from ____ seeds is highly applicable for excess of cholesterol.
____: It improves hemorrhoids taking a sitz bath with the decoction of the leaves and young buds, which also decreases the desire to smoke when chewed slowly. Also in poultices it is very useful to heal wounds, ulcers and boils.
Plants for the male sexual organ
____: The seeds reduce inflammation of the bladder and the prostate and expel intestinal parasites. The pulp of baked or boiled ____ is ideal for those suffering from digestive problems and kidney ailments.
____: This plant is normally presented in pharmaceutical preparations, it invigorates without exciting and without creating dependence increasing the energy production in the cells, therefore it increases sexual capacity and spermatozoid production, invigorating the organism in general.
Plants for the metabolism
____: infusions of the leaves are very useful in slimming diets due to its diuretic, depurative and anti cholesterol action.
____: It fights obesity and cellulite. Its algae have the property of removing the appetite and it is a gentle laxative.
Plants for the locomotive system
____: Poultices of fresh leaves alleviate rheumatic pain and inflammatory of the joints.
____: In infusions, essences, baths, frictions massages, fomentations and compresses it has invigorating properties for exhaustion, kidney colic, and rheumatism.
Plants for the skin
____: From the pulp of its leaves, the gel or juice is obtained which, when applied locally, in compresses, lotions, creams or pharmaceutical preparations, exercises beneficial effects on: wounds, burns, eczema, psoriasis, acne, fungi and herpes. It beautifies the skin and improves the appearance of scars.
____: The leaves and flowers in infusions or oil are an excellent remedy for burns, it moderates the inflammatory reaction, it has a local anesthetic effect, digestive, balancer of the nervous system and antidepressant.
Plants for infectious diseases
____: All the parts of this plant are natural antibiotics against respiratory and urinary infections. It encourages the functions of the skin. It acts against baldness.
____: It is a plant that has multiple anti-infectious properties with healing powers for the nervous system, digestive, respiratory and genital-urinary systems.
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Hamer girl in Turmi village, Omo valley Ethiopia. There is not a problem with photoshop for her yellow eyes.. it is just the effect of hepatitis which starts to spread in the area with the "modernization"...
© Eric Lafforgue
After acquiring near fatal Hepatitis-E in 2016, near fatal Meningitis in 2018, being diagnosed with an incurable genetic condition in 2020 (Alpha-1) and surviving severe Covid in 2022 I have finally received my assessment results and all is good again. After six years of trips to ITU, medications, blood tests, scans, biopsies and operations and being fitted with a defibrillator it's time to finally take back control once more, a huge thank you to my consultants and my fabulous GP who without, I would certainly no longer be here.....
For-Profit Blood Bank located around the corner from a homeless shelter downtown on 333 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202.
"Plasma Biological Services is a Tennessee company with its principal office located in Memphis. The company is engaged in the business of drawing human source plasma and selling it for profit." www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/10-27-15.cfm
"At least one of our corporate officers has served on its board of directors since its inception in 1971." (their lead page says "Providing blood and blood components since 1949") - Yet after an hour of searching I have been unable to locate any statement of corporate governance for this company. There is no Compact Privacy Policy below their website and no readily available Corporate Statement of Earnings or statement of Board of Governance or members. I have emailed the FDA and asked for verification of these claims - have not yet received any response. As of 6/16/16 their web site appears to be down for some reason: www.interstatebloodbank.com/
From their website:
"The Interstate Companies will gladly modify its operations to fit your special needs. In-Vivo and In-Vitro products are produced according to customer specifications which we incorporate into our Standard Operating Procedures.
Our products include the following:
Human Serum
Recovered Plasma
Source Plasma
Whole Blood
Red Blood Cells
Leukocytes (Buffy Coats)
Platelet Rich Plasma
Platelet Concentrates
Human Urine
Matched Serum & Plasma Sample sets
We collect our blood products in a variety of different anticoagulants including ACD, CPD, CPDA-1, Heparin and EDTA. We can collect custom products using your specified proprietary additive. If a product in which you are interested is not listed, please contact Customer Service, 901-384-6250.
We will gladly send you samples of any of our products for your evaluation."
Dell sees it this way:
"Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. (IBBI) a
division of The Interstate Companies,
collects and distributes life-saving
human plasma, which is the clear, liquid
portion of human blood. People need
plasma products to survive certain
traumatic injuries such as shock, and
to live with serious disorders including
hemophilia. Global pharmaceutical
companies also use plasma to create
products that help treat and prevent
diseases like tetanus, rabies, measles,
rubella and hepatitis B.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
and the International Quality Plasma
Program ensure that the organization’s
processes comply with regulations.
One such regulation is the federal
Clinical Lab Information Act, which
requires the protection of donors’
medical records as well as laboratory
data despite any outage or emergency.
To help meet requirements, IBBI
previously used Symantec Backup Exec
to replicate files from a laboratory in
Memphis, Tennessee, as well as 23
plasma donor centers and nine wholeblood
centers in 13 states. software.dell.com/documents/the-interstate-companies-case...
Received response from the FDA 16 June 2016 which essentially says: " "Please note that being registered with FDA does not mean a firm is in compliance with FDA regulations" -
Yet it goes on to say, "FDA is charged with protecting the safety of the nation’s blood supply and ensuring an adequate supply of suitable blood for use in the United States and regulates the procedures for the collection and screening of blood. We hope the following information will be helpful."
Full correspondence below (note disclaimer at bottom):
RE: 13438 FW: The Interstate Company Blood Donor Center
FromCBER OCOD Consumer Account cberocod@fda.hhs.gov
Received: from FDSWP09429.fda.gov ([169.254.3.43]) by FDSWP3311.fda.gov ([fe80::70da:c8ca:2d4c:e418%23]) with mapi id 14.03.0224.002; Thu, 16 Jun
2016 10:30:29 -0400
From: CBER OCOD Consumer Account
Dear Ms. Vinch:
Thank you for your e-mail inquiry concerning Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. in Louisville, KY. The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), one of seven centers within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is responsible for the regulation of many biologically-derived products, including blood intended for transfusion, blood components and derivatives, vaccines and allergenic extracts, human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps), gene therapy and xenotransplantation products.
FDA is charged with protecting the safety of the nation’s blood supply and ensuring an adequate supply of suitable blood for use in the United States and regulates the procedures for the collection and screening of blood. We hope the following information will be helpful.
CBER requires all establishments that collect, manufacture, prepare, store blood and blood products under controlled conditions for further distribution, or process blood and blood products to register and submit a product list within 5 days after beginning operation. Blood and plasma establishments must register annually between November 15 and December 31 and update product listings every June and December. The Agency maintains a database of registered blood and plasma establishments in the Blood Establishment Registration (BER) database. Please note that being registered with FDA does not mean a firm is in compliance with FDA regulations. Registration with FDA means that an establishment has notified FDA of its business address and their blood products. Registration enables FDA to know what blood establishments are out there so we can do periodic inspections.
The link to the public query of registered blood establishments (BER) can be found at the following link on FDA’s website: www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegu.... I was able to find the establishment in question in that database with a current registration. The listing has the address of the establishment along with contact information of the Corporate Medical Director for that facility should you wish to contact them. Additionally, the Blood Establishment Registration database shows the licensed blood and blood products the establishment has notified FDA they are manufacturing.
Please know that FDA does not have regulatory authority over the advertisement/information that Dell provides in the link you gave us. As noted above, the Agency regulates the blood and plasma establishments. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that blood and plasma establishments must follow can be found in Title 21 of the CFRs, Parts 600-680 includes information for biological products: general, licensing, good manufacturing practice for blood and blood components, establishment registration for manufacturers of blood and blood products, product standards, requirements for human blood and blood products. A registered blood establishment must have a biologics license or an approved license supplement for each product it distributes in interstate commerce.
We hope this information is useful.
If you need further assistance, you may contact our office again at ocod@fda.hhs.gov or by phone at 1-800-835-4709.
Sincerely,
Jill Burkoff
Consumer Safety Officer
Consumer Affairs Branch
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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This informal communication represents my best judgment at this time. It does not constitute an advisory opinion in accordance with 21 CFR 10.85, and does not necessarily represent the formal position of FDA or otherwise obligate the agency to the views expressed.
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My response:
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 11:20 AM
To: CBER OCOD Consumer Account; CBER OCOD Consumer Account
Subject: Re: 13438 FW: The Interstate Company Blood Donor Center
Dear Ms. Burkoff:
Thank you for your rapid response. When was the last periodic FDA inspection of the below facility, please?
Sincerely,
Vicky Vinch
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FDA's response:
Dear Ms. Vinch:
Thank you for your follow-up e-mail.
Unfortunately, we will be unable to provide the information you are seeking. The dates of inspections of blood and plasma establishments are not posted on our website. You may request information that is not readily available on our website by submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to FDA. When submitting a FOIA request, please be as specific as possible with your request, specifying exactly the information that you would like to obtain. Information on submitting a FOIA request to FDA can be found at:
www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/FOI/HowtoMakeaFOIAReque....
Sincerely,
Jill Burkoff
Consumer Safety Officer
Consumer Affairs Branch
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Follow us on Twitter: FDA CBER
This communication is consistent with 21 CFR 10.85 (k) and constitutes an informal communication that represents my best judgment at this time but does not constitute an advisory opinion, does not necessarily represent the formal position of FDA, and does not bind or otherwise obligate or commit the agency to the views expressed.
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My response:
Dear Jill -
Thank you for your timely response. I appreciate the input however I had submitted a previous FOIA request on the clinical trial results for Splenda back in 2009 (below) and still have not received those - perhaps you may not be aware the FDA is non-responsive to FOIA requests?
Thank you,
Vicky
Poor William Griffith (1810-1845), another of those intrepid doctors and naturalists in the service of one or more of the East India Companies of European Powers. A civil surgeon and botanist serving the English East India Company, he travelled widely under often appalling conditions through northern India, the Himalayas, Burma... He came finally to Malacca in present-day peninsular Malaysia, where he died of hepatitis in 1845. His notes on plants and flowers and his journals were finally published at Calcutta by the British colonial government of Bengal in 1854. Among this material is his description of this member of the Ginger family.
'Alpinia' had already been used by Carolus Linnaeus (1753) to name this particular genus after Prospero Alpini (1553-1617). Linnaeus had been grateful to this avid Padovan medical doctor and botanist for his insight that plants - as much as animals - differ sexually, an important aspect of Linnaeus's taxonomy. The 'conchigera', 'having or carrying a '"shell"' - I guess 'scallop' might be appropriate here - is obvious from the photo.
The Malay name is Lengkuas genting, and the Dutch term - longterm colonial power in these regions from Malacca to Indonesia - was derived from that word: 'Lengoewas'. In fact, a synomym for this plant in Latin is 'Lenguas conchigera'
This Alpinia can be found all over this area. Curiously, I haven't really been able to find any comparable photos (but maybe I've looked in the wrong places). These flowers are indeed quite small: not more than about 5 mm. I was surprised that my little Sony T900 was intricate enough to make this shot.
Yes... 'poor' William Griffith... apparently this ginger can be used effectively against liver ailments, as was first demonstrated scientifically around 1890. Too late to save our enterprising botanist.
This photo was taken in that lovely Rimba Ilmu of the University of Malaysia! This morning I saw other examples of the plant in the Lake Gardens herbal garden, but they were not nearly as beautiful...
Todas as Pesquisas e Fotos anexas obtidas via Internet
28 de Julho Homenageamos o Dia Mundial de Combate à Hepatite
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All Research and Photos accompanying obtained via the Internet
We honor the July 28 World Day to Combat Hepatitis
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Toutes les recherches et photos accompagnant obtenus via l'Internet
Nous honorons la Journée mondiale de Juillet 28 à lutter contre l'hépatite
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Por Deus, Amigos Queridos assinem por MISERICÓRDIA de nossas FLORESTAS...
Por tudo que já SUPLIQUEI e que posto novamente!!
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O PLANETA TERRA PEDE SOCORRO!!
TUDO OU NADA ESTÁ EM NOSSAS MÃOS,... BRASILEIROS!!
Muito obrigada,
Celisa
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By God, Dear Friends sign of our forests for mercy ...
For all that ever I pleaded and put it back!
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CONTINUOUS Sulpice, as often as necessary!
Sign these petitions, PLEASE ...
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WE FIGHT FOR OUR PLANET, FOR OUR FORESTS, INDIGENOUS BY (OUR BROTHERS), for our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren for generations to come ... ... ... FOR A BETTER WORLD
ASKS HELP THE PLANET EARTH!
ALL OR NOTHING IS IN OUR HANDS, ... BRAZILIAN!
Thank you so much,
Celisa
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Par Dieu, Chers Amis signe de nos forêts pour la miséricorde ...
Pour tout ce que j'ai plaidé et le remettre!
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Sulpice CONTINUE, aussi souvent que nécessaire!
S'il vous plaît signer ...
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- De mettre son veto CHANGEMENTS Code forestier!
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Nous luttons pour notre planète, pour nos forêts, AUTOCHTONES PAR (NOS FRÈRES), pour nos enfants, petits-enfants, arrière petits-enfants pour les générations à venir ... ... ... POUR UN MONDE MEILLEUR
DEMANDE AIDE LA PLANETE TERRE!
Tout ou rien est entre nos mains, ... Brésilienne!
Je vous remercie,
Celisa
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Por Dios, queridos amigos: signo de nuestros bosques por la misericordia ...
Por todo lo que he declarado y poner de nuevo!
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CONTINUA Sulpice, cuantas veces sea necesario!
Firmar estas peticiones, por favor ...
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- PARA SALVAR LOS BOSQUES DE BRASIL
- De vetar los cambios Código Forestal!
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LUCHAMOS POR NUESTRO PLANETA, PARA NUESTROS BOSQUES, POR INDÍGENAS (NUESTROS HERMANOS), para nuestros hijos, nietos, bisnietos para las generaciones futuras ... ... ... POR UN MUNDO MEJOR
PIDE AYUDA AL PLANETA TIERRA!
TODO O NADA ESTÁ EN NUESTRAS MANOS ... BRASIL!
Gracias,
Celisa
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Per Dio, cari amici segno delle nostre foreste per pietà ...
Per tutto ciò che mai ho supplicato e rimetterlo!
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SIGN queste petizioni, PER FAVORE ...
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Lottiamo per IL NOSTRO PIANETA, PER I NOSTRI BOSCHI, indigene da parte (NOSTRI FRATELLI), per i nostri figli, nipoti, pronipoti per le generazioni a venire ... ... ... PER UN MONDO MIGLIORE
CHIEDE AIUTO DEL PIANETA TERRA!
Tutto o niente è nelle nostre mani, ... BRASILIANO!
Grazie,
Celisa
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Dezenas de milhões de câes e gatos são ASSASSINADOS BRUTALMENTE, com INSTINTOS de CRUELDADE na CHINA !!
Amigos Queridos eu suplico, assinem esta PETIÇÃO, é um PEDIDO de Ativistas e Protetores de Animais que estão se mobilizando no MUNDO INTEIRO, em favor das vidas destes MÁRTIRES!!
Em DOIS MINUTOS pode-se assinar!! São seres INDEFESOS, eu ROGO, por Deus!!
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Muito obrigada,
Celisa
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Tens of millions of dogs and cats are brutally murdered, with instincts of cruelty in CHINA!
Dear Friends, I beg, sign this petition, it is a request for Activists and Animal Protectors who are mobilizing around the world, in favor of the lives of Martyrs!
In two minutes you can sign up! They are helpless, I pray, by God!
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Thank you,
Celisa
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Des dizaines de millions de chiens et de chats sont brutalement assassinés, avec des instincts de cruauté en Chine!
Chers amis, je vous prie, signez cette pétition, et une demande pour les activistes et les protecteurs des animaux qui se mobilisent autour du monde, en faveur de la vie des martyrs!
En deux minutes, vous pouvez vous inscrire! Ils sont impuissants, je prie, par Dieu!
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Je vous remercie,
Celisa
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Decenas de millones de perros y gatos son brutalmente asesinados, con los instintos de crueldad en China!
Queridos amigos, os ruego, firmen esta petición, y una petición de activistas y los protectores de animales que se movilizan en todo el mundo, a favor de la vida de los mártires!
En dos minutos se puede firmar para arriba! Están indefensos, te ruego, por Dios!
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Gracias,
Celisa
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Decine di milioni di cani e gatti vengono brutalmente assassinati, con istinti di crudeltà in CINA!
Cari amici, vi prego, firmare questa petizione e una richiesta di attivisti e protettori degli animali che si stanno mobilitando in tutto il mondo, a favore della vita dei martiri!
In due minuti puoi iscriverti! Sono impotente, io prego, per Dio!
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Grazie,
Celisa
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Que Deus abençoe a todos os Queridos Amigos, principalmente nossas Queridas Amigas @rtbene, Blankita e Mag, e alivie o sofrimento daqueles que tanto necessitam.
Beijos em seus corações,
Celisa
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May God bless all the Dear Friends, mainly our Dear Friends @rtbene, Blankita and Mag, relieve the suffering of those who so desperately need.
Kisses in your hearts,
Celisa
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Que Dieu bénisse tous les chers amis, en particulier notre cher ami @rtbene, Blankita et Mag, et soulager la souffrance de ceux qui ont si désespérément besoin.
Bisous dans ton coeur
Celisa
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Que Dios los bendiga a todos los queridos amigos, en especial nuestro querido amigo @rtbene, Blankita y Mag, y aliviar el sufrimiento de aquellos que tan desesperadamente necesitan.
Besos en tu corazón
Celisa
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Che Dio benedica tutti i cari amici, soprattutto il nostro caro amico @rtbene, Blankita e Mag, e alleviare le sofferenze di coloro che così disperatamente bisogno.
Baci nel tuo cuore
Celisa
The following is an excerpt of a blog written by Tim Dees who relates his experiences working for Silva's in the mid 1970's.
Link: timdees.com/blog/?p=375
The ambulances were pink, because that was the owner’s wife’s favorite color. Pink bed linen, and when I got there, they were just moving away from pink shirts, as they were too difficult to find. Bob Silva never bought a new ambulance. They were all used Cadillacs, as he believed a used Cadillac was much classier than a new van-type that actually ran. I was taking a woman in labor to a hospital in San Francisco when the tranny gave up the ghost in Hunter’s Point. I’d told Bob the day before that it was on its last legs, and he advised that I should shut up and drive what I was given to drive. We were dead in the water, and just barely within radio range to call for another rig to take our patient.
The county came out with some new regs for gear that had to be on the rig, and one requirement was an obstetrics kit. Pre-packaged OB kits from Dyna-Med were $7.50 each. Silva bought one. He put it on a rig, sent it to be inspected, then brought that one back and put the same kit on the next rig to be inspected. When it was finally left in the rig he usually drove, he wrapped it in strapping tape to discourage anyone from actually using it. It wasn’t like we didn’t need OB kits. I delivered three babies while I worked there.
The electronic sirens we’re so used to now were just coming into widespread use in the 1970s. Most of our ambulances were equipped with mechanical sirens that wound up slowly when activated. They had brakes on them, and if you forgot to brake the siren before you left the rig, it would take a minute or more to wind down, growling the whole time. The big daddy of these mechanical sirens was the Federal Q2. Some of these are still in use on fire engines. The Q2 is a massive thing, and drew so much power that the engine would knock when you leaned on the button too long—the spark plugs didn’t get enough voltage. Few man-made things are as loud as a Q2. One day, while en route back to the station with a new attendant, I stopped at a Safeway for some groceries. I left the attendant in the rig, telling him to tap the siren if we got a call. When the call came in, he didn’t tap on the horn ring that activated the siren—he held it down. The ambulance was parked facing the store and its large plate glass windows. I heard the siren, then heard the window start to reverberate in its frame as it resonated with the blast of sonic waves—“whap-whap-whap-whapwhapWhapWhapWHAPWHAPWHAP.” I made it back to the rig, screaming ineffectively, before the window shattered.
Between the mechanical siren, separate heater for the rear compartment, more blinking lights than a Vegas casino, etc., the ambulances needed a lot of electrical power. A single battery would be dead before you got to the hospital, so most ambulances had two car batteries, cross-connected via a big rotary Cole-Hersee switch. The switch, which looked a little like the access cover to your house’s sewer cleanout pipe, had four positions: Battery One, Battery Two, Both, and Off. “Both” was the usual setting, but when the rig was parked, it was common to switch it to “Off,” so the batteries wouldn’t be drained if you had forgotten to turn something off. This effectively disconnected the batteries from the rest of the rig. If you wanted to have some fun with another crew, you could turn everything in their rig on, but leave the Cole-Hersee switch off. When they turned it back on, hilarity would ensue.
The gear we had in these ambulances was very basic, and most of us purchased and brought our own equipment to work, rather than provide inferior care for our patients. I bought my own stethoscope and sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff), chemical cold packs, wire ladder splints, ammonia “wake up gizmo” ampules, etc. Consumable supplies, such as self-adhering Kerlix bandages and waterproof tape, were stolen from the hospitals. The bandages we had on board, furnished by the company, were made of crumbling linen material from the Korean War era. Oropharyngeal airways were supposed to be either used once and discarded, or autoclaved between patients, but we had neither replacement airways or an autoclave, so we wiped them clean with alcohol and hoped for the best.
Our suction apparatus was powered through the engine’s vacuum manifold. Suction power went to zero when the engine was accelerating. If you were trying to clear gunk from a patient’s airway while your driver was flooring it, you’d tell him to coast until you had made some progress.
We weren’t allowed to say someone was dead, even if the flesh was falling from their bones. Law enforcement officers could make that determination, but doing so meant they would have to remain at the scene until the coroner arrived, which could take hours. This being the case, many officers chose to see some glimmer of life in corpses long past resurrection. We responded to an “11-80” (traffic accident with serious injuries) attended by a member of the California Highway Patrol to find a pickup truck that had rolled over with an unfortunate passenger in the back. The passenger had not quite been decapitated, as his head was hanging by a few strips of flesh. This was one of the more obvious dead people I had encountered, but the Chippie ordered us to run him in. Getting the body onto the gurney had the same effect achieved in kosher slaughterhouses, where the neck veins are severed and the blood is allowed to drain from the carcass. By the time we got to the hospital, the floor of the rear compartment was literally awash in blood, with it sloshing over my boots. I called the office and told them we would be out of service for a while.
This pre-dated the AIDS scare, and even though hepatitis and other bloodborne pathogens were just as nasty then as now (and there was no vaccine), we had no latex gloves to wear. Back then, gloves were worn by medical people to protect the patient from infection. There wasn’t a lot of thought given to protecting the caregivers. I remember cleaning up after an especially gruesome call and thinking that I wasn’t just cleaning something, but rather someone, out from under my fingernails.
One case where we didn’t have to transport was at the home of an older gentleman. I never knew the circumstances that prompted the call, but we arrived a few minutes after the fire department and before the cops. As we walked up to the house, the firemen were walking out, chuckling to one another. “He’s dead!” they said with some amusement. We entered the bedroom to find an older man lying supine on top of his bed, naked. Rigor had set in, so he had been gone for some time. What the firefighters found so funny was that the man had expired while engaged in an act of self-pleasure, and still had the weapon in hand. My partner and I looked at each other and registered much the same expression the firemen had. As we walked out, the cops were just arriving. “He’s dead!” we told them. I suppose there are worse ways to go, but that’s not how I want to be found.
I ran a lot of calls at Silva’s. The shifts were 120 hours long–yes, five days straight. You got paid straight time ($2.00/hour in 1974) for the first eight hours, a guaranteed time-and-a-half for five more hours, and were unpaid for three hours of meals, whether you actually got to eat them or not. Between midnight and eight in the morning, you got overtime for the time you were actually in service on the call. If you rolled and were cancelled two minutes out–which was common–you got two minutes of overtime. I swear some of those rigs could find their own way home, because there were many nights I have no memory of having driven them there. When my days off finally arrived, I would usually sleep through at least one of them.
The full Silva’s uniform was a sartorial delight. Each time they would give me a new uniform article, it would fall to a mysteriously tragic end, so I wore a white shirt, navy blue knit slacks, and a nylon bomber jacket. If you wanted to show you were management material, the required outfit consisted of a white (formerly pink) shirt with royal blue trousers and Ike jacket. The trousers had white piping down each leg, as did the cuffs of the jacket. On each shoulder of the Ike jacket was a huge purple and gold patch, proclaiming the wearer to be employed by Silva’s Ambulance Service, the words spelled out in metallic script. One was also obliged to wear a royal blue CHP clip-on neck tie. Mandatory accessories to the ensemble included a gold metal nametag, white belt, and white leather shoes. Worn on the shirt or jacket was a shield-type gold badge, about the size of a soup plate. All the badges identified the wearers as “Technician,” except for Bob Silva’s. His said, “Owner.” There was a $20 deposit on the badge. Those who were really in with the in crowd had huge custom Western-style belt buckles with their first names spelled out diagonally, and the corners adorned with red crosses, stars of life, or tiny ambulances. However, the crowning glory accessory–and I only saw one of these–was a gold tie bar, wider than the tie itself, with a fine gold chain attached to either end of the bar. Dangling from the chain was a pink Cadillac ambulance. Its wearer was extremely proud of this, and wouldn’t tell anyone where he got it, lest someone steal his thunder.
Employee turnover was around 200% annually, and I was a prized employee because I always showed up on time and sober. I was able to work full time on school vacations and summer, and from Friday evening to early Monday morning, when I’d leave to make it to my first class at San Jose State. It wasn’t uncommon to have an employee go AWOL, and have the cops show up a day or so later, looking for them. You had to be fingerprinted to get an ambulance driver’s license, but all you needed to work as an attendant was a first aid card, which management would procure for you for a small fee.
Bob Curry, in almost the full Silva's uniform (no badge), posing with a "new" ambulance, formerly used by Allied Ambulance in Oakland.
Bob Curry, in almost the full Silva’s uniform (no badge), posing with a “new” ambulance, formerly used by Allied Ambulance in Oakland.
There was one very senior employee whose name was also Bob. Bob thought he was the manager, and would tell you he was if asked, despite advice to the contrary if one of the Silvas was listening. Bob was very possessive of “his” ambulance, which was always the newest one (given that they were all used, “new” was a relative term). One night, I had just come in to work, and a call came in. The dispatcher told me to take it, so I grabbed an attendant and got in the first rig I saw. It was Bob’s, of course. When I returned, Bob screamed my face, lest I forget that that particular rig was HIS ambulance, and I had better stay the hell out of it if I knew what was good for me. Bob had an apartment near the main station, so he didn’t have to sleep at the station when he was on duty. If you were Bob’s attendant (Bob never worked in the back unless there was some real hero stuff going on), you were allowed to drive Bob’s ambulance to his place, where you switched seats. That night, a co-conspirator and I did a little customizing to Bob’s rig. When he got in the next morning, he found the handle on the driver’s door adorned with some adhesive tape, reading “Bob’s Door Handle.” Inside, more tape indicated Bob’s Steering Wheel, Bob’s Cigarette Lighter, Bob’s Gearshift, Bob’s Turn Indicator, Bob’s Accelerator, Bob’s Radio, Bob’s Other Radio, and so on. Tucked under Bob’s Sun Visor was a card on a little string, trimmed to drop to eye level: “Hi, Bob.”
Silva’s didn’t have the market cornered on odd employees. A rival company employed a guy we called Captain Action. Captain Action worked for a company that had more traditional uniforms, but still included a badge. The issued badge wasn’t up to Captain Action’s high standards. He had his own badge made up. It was a thing of beauty. It was a gold seven-point star (the most common style of police badge in those parts), but much larger than most police badges. It put the Silva’s badge to shame on size alone. I remember it had a big California State Seal in the middle, and a lot of text on the banners and inner ring. There was so much lettering on the badge that I never got to finish reading it, although I saw it often. Captain Action also wore a police-style Sam Browne belt with various snaps and cases, including a cuff case, handcuffs, and a baton ring. I never saw a baton, but I’m sure he had it around somewhere.
Captain Action loved to talk on the radio. Each ambulance had two radios, one on the company channel, and one that broadcasted on a shared, county-wide channel, called County Control. There was no direct channel to the hospitals, so one was obliged to tell County Control what you had and where you were bringing it, so the dispatcher could give the appropriate ER the heads up. An appropriate message might be something like, “County Control, Ambulance 3335, en route Code 3 to Peninsula Medical with an unconscious head injury.” Captain Action preferred to be somewhat more detailed, and made liberal use of the phonetic alphabet. “County Control, Ambulance 3330, en route Peninsula Medical Center with a 33-year-old white male with a history of cardiac myopathy, I spell CHARLES-ADAM-ROBERT-DAVID-IDA-ADAM-CHARLES-BREAK-MARY-YELLOW-OCEAN-PAUL-ADAM-TOM-HENRY-YELLOW…”
After one of these lengthy naratives (keep in mind that there were ten or twelve other ambulances in the county that used the same channel), the dispatcher was oddly silent. Captain Action made another try to ensure his message made it through. “County Control, Ambulance 3330, did you copy?”
“Ambulance 3330, County Control, TOM-EDWARD-NORA-BREAK-FRANK-OCEAN-UNION-ROBERT.”
Ah, the good old days.
Written by Tim Dees on January 1st, 2015
Hepatitis A vaccine: check. Anti-Malaria pills: check. Impregnated mosquito nets: check.
I’m off for a long journey, traveling from East to West Java, Bali and perhaps Lombok.
On the program: the mandatory temples, craters, junglist explorations, sulfur mines, deserted beach resorts and the occasional ex-Dutch colonial settlements.
I will have no internet access although I've heard Dharma is commonly available and quite enlightening. Catch up with you guys at the end of the year, when the stuffed turkey is about to get cold.
Way down in my heart
Although we are miles apart
Reginald.
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I helped my buddy out with a school project yesterday.
He had to design a poster and he went with the slogan :Get tattooed in a home, get free hepatitis' which is going to be used as an actual poster in a tattoo shop here in Tallahassee.
He wanted it to be kinda grungy and dirty looking and I think we did a pretty good job on it.
Our friend Victoria modeled for us and she was awesome. Definitely the easiest model I have worked with, and not bad on the eyes!
Enjoy!
strobe:
ab800 in socked beauty dish above camera
ab800 with red gel behind and to the left for a little neon sign type lighting.
Only 1000 tribal people live in Hana
Mursi. The government plans to settle 300 000 people from all over Ethiopia over the next few years into the area. Along with the workers and soldiers, AIDS and Hepatitis B are coming too.
A local nurse said that he started to test the Bodis and found very high levels of Hepatitis B. The tribes don’t use condoms. Mursi and Suris are used to fighting in traditional stick fights, and the winners get to choose girls. Free sex is common before weddings.
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This specimen was found in a recent trip to Africa suffering from a catastrophic liver failure that toned its skin too yellow to its own safe. It had to be put in captivity for further investigation.
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus particles (colorized orange and yellow). Credit: NIAID and CDC (Transmission electron micrograph image courtesy of CDC; colorization by NIAID).
This sign is part of a bark medicine stall in Cameroon, giving treatment for chlamydia, hemorrhoids, jaundice, typhoid, fibromes, hepatitis. poison de nuite, couches de nuite, couche de nuit, bad teeth, ver de femme, weak sex, faibless sexuelles, demon graison vaginal, obesity, hernia, tension, m.s.t, etc
Cameroon like other West African Countries has an amazing amount of cool and interesting painted signs and urban art.
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a hepatitis C virion.
Micrograph courtesy of Maria Teresa Catanese and Charles M. Rice, The Rockefeller University; colorized by NIAID.
Credit: NIAID and The Rockefeller University
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
The whole plant is used as a medicinal herb internally and externally.
External Uses
The fresh juice of Dandelion is applied externally to fight bacteria and help heal wounds. The plant has an antibacterial action, inhibiting the growth of Staphococcus aureus, pneumococci, meningococci, Bacillus dysenteriae, B. typhi, C. diphtheriae, proteus. The latex contained in the plant sap can be used to remove corns and warts.
Internal Uses
Dandelion is also used for the treatment of the gall bladder, kidney and urinary disorders, gallstones, jaundice, cirrhosis, hypoglycemia, dyspepsia with constipation, edema associated with high blood pressure and heart weakness, chronic joint and skin complaints, gout, eczema and acne. As a tonic, Dandelion strengthens the kidneys. An infusion of the root encourages the steady elimination of toxins from the body. Dandelion is a powerful diuretic but does not deplete the body of potassium.
Research is revealing that the many constituents of Dandelion including Taraxacin, Taraxacoside, Inulin, Phenolic acids, Sesquiterpene lactones, Triterpenes, Coumarins, Catortenoids and Minerals, mainly Potassium and calcium, are very valuable in curing a number of disorders and illnesses. Dandelion is traditionally used as a tonic and blood purifier, for constipation, inflammatory skin conditions, joint pain, eczema and liver dysfunction, including liver conditions such as hepatitis and jaundice.
Other Uses
Dandelions can be beneficial to a garden ecosystem as well as to human health.
When placed in a paper bag with unripe fruit, the flowers and leaves of Dandelion release ethylene gas ripening the fruit quickly. A liquid plant food is made from the root and leaves. A dark red dye is obtained from Dandelion root. A cosmetic skin lotion made from the appendages at the base of the leaf blades distilled in water, is used to clear the skin and is effective in fading freckles.
Dandelion Habitat and Description
Dandelion is a perennial herb thought to be introduced from Europe and Asia. It is now naturalized throughout the Northern Hemisphere. No one is sure exactly how the dandelion has spread so widely, and there is some debate on the origin of the plant.
Dandelion is found growing in pastures, lawns, waste ground, sand, rocks, even cracks in concrete. From a thick, long, tap root, dark brown outside, white and milky white inside, grow long jaggedly toothed leaves, shiny, dark to light green and growing in the shape of a rosette close to the ground. A purplish flower-stalks rise straight from the center, it is leafless, smooth, hollow and bears a single bright golden yellow, furry looking flower which blooms almost anytime of the year. When mature the seed in the flowers heads are round and fuzzy, carried by the wind to be germinated where ever they land.
How to Grow Dandelion
Dandelion is a very easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils. It becomes quite large when cultivation, the leaves reaching a foot or more in length. Dandelion is often cultivated as an edible salad crop and as a medicinal herb plant.
History and Folklore
In Derbyshire, the juice of the Dandelion stalk is applied to remove warts.
Harvest and Use Information
Gather edible leaves and flowers anytime, roots in spring. Dry for later medicinal herb use.
Dandelion Recipes
Used as medicinal and edible, the Dandelion is very nutritious, having more vitamins and minerals than most vegetables, it has a long history of use as a food in many countries. The young leaves are less bitter, and flowers are eaten raw in salads, all leaves also cooked or boiled as a pot herb, flowers are often dipped in batter and fried, dried roots are used as a coffee substitute. Herbal Wine is made from fermented flowers said by some to be very flavorful and medicinal.
Dandelion Herbal Tea: 2 oz. of the dried herb or root in 1 quart of water, boiled for 30 min. take in ½ cup doses every 3 hours for stomach, kidney, gallbladder, and liver problems. Used as spring tonic.
For Further Reading:
www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/dandel08.html#par
mysticnaturals.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-healing-properties...
Hepatitis day background vector backgrounds for free
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The aim is to help reduce hepatitis and HIV infection rates among drug users by providing safe injecting equipment.
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Colorized transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus particles (colorized red and yellow). Credit: NIAID and CDC (Transmission electron micrograph image courtesy of CDC; colorization by NIAID).
Transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus particles, colorized in Halloween-appropriate colors (virus is featured in green). Stay safe this Halloween! Credit: NIAID and CDC (Transmission electron micrograph image courtesy of CDC; colorization by NIAID).
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus particles (colorized pink). Credit: NIAID and CDC (Transmission electron micrograph image courtesy of CDC; colorization by NIAID).
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a hepatitis C virion.
Micrograph courtesy of Maria Teresa Catanese and Charles M. Rice, The Rockefeller University; colorized by NIAID.
Credit: NIAID and The Rockefeller University
BC has provided funding to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation for a research study on how to reduce new infections of hepatitis C in the province, announced Health Minister Terry Lake, along with BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCfE) director Dr. Julio Montaner.
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Holy Hepatitis C Boomers, how 'bout a flash back!
I was trolling along in my usual fugue state through the local Target the other day and found myself marveling at the largest display of travel-sized condiments I have ever seen. Among the shampoos, cremes and emollients in adorable little containers, way down at the bottom this-stuff-doesn't-sell shelf was a tub full of tiny bottles of DR. BRONNER'S 18-IN-1 HEMP PEPPERMINT PURE-CASTILE SOAP (forever capitalized).
Now many of you – for a variety of reasons – do not remember the Golden Age of Showering (admittedly I could have put a little more thought into editing this, but let's press on....) in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Our parents lathered with Dial and Prell, but we rebels, having moved away and into some truly appalling communal living situations turned, almost universally, to DR. BRONNER'S 18-IN-1 for all our personal hygiene needs whether we needed all 18 or not.
I doubt if any of us tested all of the good doctor's claims for usage, but we didn't particularly care, for it was the one soap for both body and hair our parents wouldn't have touched with a pole and really cheap to boot. Two huge pluses.
But let's be honest here, we bought it mostly for the label. Oh, that label, relatively unchanged to this day, is an epic unending 6pt concoction of Dr. Bronner's 13 step MORAL ABC's ALL-IN-ONE GOD FAITH LAW thing, along with 10 (out of the advertised 18) listed suggestions for use, the other eight best left to the imagination I suppose. It should be noted that #9 of the stated uses is for spraying on plants to rid them of bugs.
Here's a sample sentence: “Enjoy body rub to stimulate body-mind-soul-spirit and teach the Essene Moral ABC uniting all free in the shepherd-astronomer Isreal's greatest All-One-God-Faith!”
Reading this stuff was maybe not the most fun you could possibly have in the shower but for many of us it would have to do as, at least for me, that Free-Love thing in the 60's was sadly over-hyped.
The 2 oz travel size version I brought home did not have room for the entire 13-step program but even a quick look will give you a sense of the cheerful typographic smegma of the original. At my first opportunity I took full advantage of the 18-IN-1 HEMP PEPPERMINT PURE CASTILE SOAPing experience, had a brief flash back to the glorious 60's, and emerged from my shower redolent of festive, pepperminty hawsers.
The travel size is recommended for wanna-time-traveler boomers, even minus the extra verbiage, but probably 2oz will be more than you'll ever need – unless, of course, you've got bugs on your plants.
BC has provided funding to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation for a research study on how to reduce new infections of hepatitis C in the province, announced Health Minister Terry Lake, along with BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCfE) director Dr. Julio Montaner.
More info:
This is Mike, my 46th stranger in the 100 stranger project. He was asking for money on the street corner. I offered him some money if he would chat with me and be my stranger. (Yes, money works sometimes.) He said sure, so we started talking. I felt such a sadness for him and wanted to pray for him. He welcomed the prayer, so I put out my hand to touch him and he told me I might not want to touch him because he had Hepatitis C. I told him that I still wanted to put my hand on his shoulder and wasn't afraid. He grinned. I touched him. The prayer of touch was what was needed.
Lessoned learned with this stranger: Actions of love speak louder than words of love.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com</a
Booklet on Hepatatis C by Hepatitis C Council of South Australia and Vietnamese Community in Australia, SA Chapter.
This is MY photo and someone used it WITHOUT my permission
BC has provided funding to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation for a research study on how to reduce new infections of hepatitis C in the province, announced Health Minister Terry Lake, along with BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCfE) director Dr. Julio Montaner.
More info:
blog.siendosaludable.com/vida-sana/hepatitis-b-se-contrae...
Según los médicos la mayoría de las personas no sabe sobre esta enfermedad, que puede ser más peligrosa que el HIV. Se contagia principalmente por transmisión sexual y provoca problemas o desequilibrios hepáticos.
La información es nuestra primera arma contra la hepatitis B. Por ello en este artículo de Siendo Saludable queremos que aprendas sobre ella. Sigue leyendo para saber más.
Hepatitis B: causas y síntomas
En el sitio Medine Plus nos informan que
El virus de la hepatitis B (VHB) causa la infección por hepatitis B. Usted puede contraer hepatitis B a través del contacto con sangre o fluidos corporales (semen, los flujos vaginales y la saliva) de una persona que tenga el virus.
En cuánto a los síntomas en el mismo portal indican que la hepatitis B:
Puede que no tenga ningún síntoma.
Puede sentirse enfermo durante un período de días o semanas.
Puede resultar muy enfermo con gran rapidez (llamada hepatitis fulminante).
Es posible que los síntomas de la hepatitis B no aparezcan hasta 6 meses después del momento de la infección. Los síntomas iniciales incluyen:
Inapetencia
Fatiga
Febrícula
Dolores musculares y articulares
Náuseas y vómitos
Piel amarilla y orina turbia
¿Quiénes puedes contraer Hepatitis B?
Hemos leído en la web del Instituto Nacional de Diabetes y enfermedades digestivas y renales (NIH por sus siglas en inglés) que
Todos pueden contraer hepatitis B, pero las personas más propensas son aquellas que
nacieron de una madre con hepatitis B
están en contacto con sangre, agujas o fluidos corporales en el trabajo
viven con otra persona que tiene una infección por hepatitis B activa
tienen más de una pareja sexual en los últimos 6 meses o tienen antecedentes de una enfermedad transmitida sexualmente
están recibiendo diálisis renal (el proceso de filtración de desechos y agua adicional del cuerpo por un medio distinto de los riñones)
están tomando medicamentos que suprimen el sistema inmunitario, como los esteroides o medicamentos quimioterapéuticos
han vivido o viajado con frecuencia a lugares del mundo donde la hepatitis B es común
son de las naciones asiáticas y de las Islas del Pacífico
están infectadas con VIH o con hepatitis C
se han inyectado drogas ilegales
trabajan o viven en una cárcel
se han realizado una transfusión de sangre o trasplante de órgano antes de la mitad de la década de 1980
También hay más probabilidades de que los hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres contraigan hepatitis B.
Hepatitis B y cirrosis
Diario de Pozarica, México, alerta sobre las consecuencias de no recibir tratamiento para la Hepatitis B:
Cerca del 90 por ciento de las personas que padecen hepatitis pueden curarse si reciben el tratamiento adecuado y oportuno, contribuyendo esto a reducir el riesgo de muerte por causa de cáncer de hígado o cirrosis, informó la Secretaría de Salud (SS). La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) señaló que en las Américas las hepatitis virales causan más de 125 mil muertes al año, cifra que es comparada por las muertes por VIH y tuberculosis, casi un 99 por ciento de este tipo de fallecimientos es por consecuencias de hepatitis B y C.
¿Un spray para prevenir la Hepatitis B?
Infobae de Argentina nos informa sobre un nuevo descubrimiento científico: un aerosol que previene el contagio de hepatitis B:
Investigadores del Centro de Neurociencia y de la Facultad de Farmacia de la Universidad de Coimbra de Portugal desarrollaron, en colaboración con la Universidad de Ginebra, Suiza, una “vacuna” contra la hepatitis B. Esta se presenta en forma de spray nasal y funciona a base de nanopartículas poliméricas que transportan las moléculas terapéuticas en cuestión desde la nariz hasta el interior de las células. Su fácil aplicación es una de sus principales ventajas -sobre todo en países sub desarrollados –no sólo por no necesitar de un profesional sino por la reducción del costo de su fabricación.
Consulta con tu médico de confianza para vacunarte contra la Hepatitis B lo antes posible y ten en cuenta los riesgos de contagio.
Para ver la entrada completa haz click aquí: Hepatitis B: ¿Cómo se Contrae? ¿Cómo Prevenirla? - De Nuestro Blog www.SiendoSaludable.com
Cryo TEM of Hepatitis B virus core with 3D reconstruction overlay
Courtesy of Daniel Beniac
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Magnification: 80,000
Voltage: 200 kV
Detector: CCD
2005
Mych was abruptly taken from us by a sudden onset of acute hepatitis, eitology unknown, at age 8.
He is very sadly missed.
Run with the wind, my sweet sparkly-eyed boy....
WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME
Author Unknown
When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see;
The sun will rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me.
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
Remembering how I'd lay my head
In your lap that special way.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me.
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name
And petted me with her hand.
She said my place was ready,
In Heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.
But, as I turned to heel away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life I never thought
That I would have to die.
I had so much to live for,
So many sits and downs to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.
I thought about our lives together,
I know you must be sad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.
Remember how I'd nudge your hand,
And poke you with my nose?
We'd run agility courses with all our hearts
And for photos I'd gladly pose!
If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for awhile,
I'd wag my tail and kiss you,
Just so I could see you smile.
But, then I fully realized,
That this could never be;
For emptiness and memories
Will take the place of me.
And when I thought of treats and toys,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you and when I did,
My dog-heart filled with sorrow.
But then I walked through Heaven's gate,
And felt so much at home;
As God looked down and smiled at me,
From His beautiful golden throne.
He said, "This is eternity,
And now we welcome you,
Today your life on earth is past,
But here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last;
For you see, each days's the same day,
There's no longing for the past.
Now you have been so faithful,
So trusting, loyal and true;
Though there were times you did things,
You knew you shouldn't do.
But good dogs are forgiven,
And now at last you're free;
So won't you sit here by my side,
And wait right here with me?"
So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart.
For every time you think of me,
I'm right there, in your heart.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will join officials on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, in Huntington, from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, along with local partners, for an announcement regarding ARC POWER Grant awards.
Below is a list of the West Virginia projects receiving funds:
Coalfield Development Corporation
$1,870,000
Natural Capital Investment Fund
$1,250,000
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority
$967,500
Mercer County Regional Airport
$1,500,000
Hatfield-McCoy Trail
$1,372,275
EntreEd K-14
$2,196,450
Randolph County Development Authority
$622,500
EdVenture Coding
$10,000
Hobet site planning
$200,000
TOTAL
$9,988,725
West Virginia Grants POWER Grant Descriptions:
$1,870,000 ARC grant to the Coalfield Development Corporation in Wayne, WV for the Appalachian Social Entrepreneurship Investment Strategy. ARC funds will be used to incubate job-creating social enterprises; scale-up Coalfield Development Corporation’s innovate 33-6-3 work-training/education/life skills workforce development model; and expand Coalfield Development Corporation’s service territory to other coal-impacted areas in Southern West Virginia. The award will create 85 new jobs and equip 60 trainees to pursue good-paying jobs in high-demand industries in the Appalachian Region, and will be supported by funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
$1,250,000 ARC grant to the Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc. in Shepherdstown, WV for the Growing Triple Bottom Line Small Businesses in Coal Impacted Communities in Central Appalachia project. The ARC award will expand coal-impacted communities’ access to capital in Southern West Virginia by capitalizing a $4,000,000 tourism-related revolving loan fund, and develop a West Virginia New Markets Tax Credit Fund. The project will create 200 new jobs and 20 new businesses, bring $5,000,000 of leveraged private investment into the region, and will be supported by funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
$967,500 ARC grant to the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority in Beckley, WV for the New River Gorge Region - Developing an Entrepreneurial Economy project. ARC funds will be used to establish a sustainable technical assistance grant and revolving loan fund—which will assist start-up businesses with hands-on technical aspects of their operations—and to hire social enterprise and region-wide business coaches. The project will yield 15 new businesses, improve 294 existing businesses, create 225 new small business jobs, and utilize the capacity of a VISTA volunteer.
$1,500,000 ARC grant to the Bluewell Public Service District in Bluefield, WV for the Mercer County Regional Airport Development and Diversification Initiative. EDA is also awarding $1,000,000 as part of this project. ARC funds will be used to extend public water service along Route 52 and Airport Road to the Mercer County Regional Airport. In addition to providing essential infrastructure to the regional airport, the project will create 38 new jobs, and will capitalize on an existing regional asset by providing funding for a strategic plan that will position the airport and its adjoining 200 acres of flat, developable land as an economic driver for four counties in Southern West Virginia and Southwestern Virginia.
$1,372,275 ARC grant to the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority in Man, WV for the Southern Coalfields Sustainable Tourism & Entrepreneurship Program. ARC funds will develop and implement a comprehensive program to expand tourism-related employment and businesses in southern West Virginia, and will foster Trail expansion in Kentucky and Virginia. In addition, the award provides for the deployment of a coordinated marketing effort, which will increase the region-wide economic impact of the Trails by $13,000,000 per year. The project will create 225 jobs and 50 new businesses along the Trails, and will be supported by funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
$2,196,450 ARC grant to the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education in Charleston, WV for the EntreEd K-14: Every Student, Every Year project. The EntreEd program enables K-12 teachers to integrate entrepreneurial content and context into delivery of required standards in any subject or grade level. The project will educate the next generation of Appalachia’s workforce to create their own businesses to drive the local economy. ARC funds will expand the footprint of the proven EntreEd program into five additional counties in West Virginia, eleven counties in Kentucky, three counties in Ohio, one county in Tennessee, and two counties in Virginia. The program will be supported by expertise from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), project management from the EdVenture Group, and funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. The EntreEd program will serve 15,000 K-12 Appalachian students in 50 individual schools and 7 community colleges over the life of the award.
$622,500 ARC grant to the Randolph County Development Authority in Elkins, WV for the Hardwood Cluster Manufacturing Expansion Project. EDA is also awarding $1,200,000 as part of this project. ARC funds will be utilized to expand a major cabinet manufacturer’s operation by 27,000 square feet—creating 45 new jobs and adding $2,500,000 in annual wages to the regional economy. In addition, the award will strengthen the Hardwood Alliance Zone – a nine-county region in Central West Virginia containing a cluster of hardwood businesses.
$10,000 ARC grant to the EdVenture Group to provide grant-writing assistance to apply for a POWER Implementation grant to train displaced workers in computer coding and other IT skills.
$200,000 ARC grant to provide funding for development of a strategic plan for the Hobet Surface Mine site in Boone and Lincoln Counties. The strategic plan will assist in maximizing the fullest use of the site for economic development.
Breakdown of States Receiving Funding:
Percentage distribution of grant funds
West Virginia- $9,988,725- 39.6%
Kentucky- $8,736,384- 34.6%
Virginia- $2,917,375- 11.6%
Ohio- $2,022,758- 8.0%
Alabama- $1,057,352- 4.2%
Pennsylvania- $500,000 - 2.0%
TOTAL- $25,222,594- 100.0%
ARC Implementation Award Summaries, 8-22-16
•$2,750,000 ARC grant to the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP) in Hazard, KY for the TechHire Eastern Kentucky (TEKY) Initiative: Developing a Technology-Driven Workforce project. The project will serve young adults aged 17-29 who are out of school, and older adults who are unemployed, laid-off, or underemployed by offering several avenues to industry-led accelerated technology training, paid work-based internships, and employment opportunities in IT careers. This comprehensive workforce development program will train 200 new workers, create 160 jobs, and serve to bolster existing and emerging sectors that rely on a skilled information technology workforce in 23 Eastern Kentucky counties. The program will provide the trained workers necessary for a private technology company to expand its operations into Eastern Kentucky.
•$2,500,000 ARC grant to the University of Pikeville in Pikeville, KY for the Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO). EDA is also awarding $4,974,100 as part of this project. ARC funds will be used to purchase equipment, instructional supplies, and other materials to help launch a new College of Optometry. The college will both grow the healthcare workforce and improve access to vision care in Central Appalachia. KYCO will be only the second optometry college in the Appalachian Region, and will primarily serve Eastern Kentucky, Southern West Virginia, and Southwestern Virginia. Within the first three years of the award, KYCO will graduate 60 optometrists, provide care to 12,000 patients, and bring $26,000,000 in direct economic impact to the regional economy.
•$2,196,450 ARC grant to the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education in Charleston, WV for the EntreEd K-14: Every Student, Every Year project. The EntreEd program enables K-12 teachers to integrate entrepreneurial content and context into delivery of required standards in any subject or grade level. The project will educate the next generation of Appalachia’s workforce to create their own businesses to drive the local economy. ARC funds will expand the footprint of the proven EntreEd program into five additional counties in West Virginia, eleven counties in Kentucky, three counties in Ohio, one county in Tennessee, and two counties in Virginia. The program will be supported by expertise from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), project management from the EdVenture Group, and funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. The EntreEd program will serve 15,000 K-12 Appalachian students in 50 individual schools and 7 community colleges over the life of the award.
•$2,022,133 ARC grant to the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) in Berea, KY for the Economic Transition for Eastern Kentucky (ETEK) Initiative. The ARC award will expand fast-track retraining and entrepreneurial technical assistance services targeted to dislocated coal workers; establish an intern program aimed at placing former coal workers in the energy efficiency sector; and increase access to capital through a $1,000,000 venture capital loan fund. The project will create 200 new jobs and 100 new enterprises, serve 500 existing businesses, and bring $12,000,000 in leveraged financing to a 54-county region in Eastern Kentucky.
•$2,000,000 ARC grant to Ohio University in Athens, OH for the Leveraging Innovation Gateways and Hubs Toward Sustainability (LIGHTS) project. The ARC award will strengthen Southern Ohio’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by leveraging the capacity of four strategically located “Innovation Hubs” -- which provide facilities, equipment and design/engineering expertise to entrepreneurs – and five regional “Gateway Centers” that link local entrepreneurs to a broad array of support services throughout the ecosystem. The project will build on the successful TechGROWTH Ohio model, create 360 new jobs, 50 new small businesses, and bring $5,000,000 in leveraged private investment to the area.
•$1,870,000 ARC grant to the Coalfield Development Corporation in Wayne, WV for the Appalachian Social Entrepreneurship Investment Strategy. ARC funds will be used to incubate job-creating social enterprises; scale-up Coalfield Development Corporation’s innovate 33-6-3 on-the-job training/education/life skills workforce development model; and expand Coalfield Development Corporation’s service territory to other coal-impacted areas in Southern West Virginia. The award will create 85 new jobs and equip 60 trainees to pursue quality jobs in high-demand industries in the Appalachian Region, and will be supported by funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
•$1,500,000 ARC grant to Appalachian Sustainable Development in Abington, VA for the Central Appalachian Food Enterprise Corridor. This 5-state, 43-county project will develop a coordinated local foods distribution network throughout Central Appalachia, and will connect established and emerging producers in Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky to wholesale distribution markets. The ARC award will support planning, partner convening, and capacity building, as well as production and processing equipment, supplies, and labor costs, and will be supported by funding from the Just Transition Fund. The strengthened food corridor will act as regional economic driver -- creating 120 jobs, retaining 250 jobs, and ultimately creating 95 new businesses.
•$1,500,000 ARC grant to the Bluewell Public Service District in Bluefield, WV for the Mercer County Regional Airport Development and Diversification Initiative. EDA is also awarding $1,000,000 as part of this project. ARC funds will be used to extend public water service along Route 52 and Airport Road to the Mercer County Regional Airport. In addition to providing essential infrastructure to the regional airport, the project will create 38 new jobs, and will capitalize on an existing regional asset by providing funding for a strategic plan that will position the airport and its adjoining 200 acres of flat, developable land as an economic driver for four counties in Southern West Virginia and Southwestern Virginia.
•$1,464,251 ARC grant to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation in Lexington, KY for the Downtown Revitalization in the Promise Zone project. The ARC award -- partnering with the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky, the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, the Kentucky Promise Zone, Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR), and the Kentucky Mainstreet Program – will help revitalize the downtowns of 8 distressed towns in the Southeastern Kentucky Promise Zone. The project will provide each community with tailored economic studies that identify economic opportunities, support strategic planning sessions to capitalize on those opportunities, provide financial support for key steps to implement those strategies, and build local leadership and business capacity. The project will create 24 new downtown businesses, 72 new jobs, and leverage $800,000 in private investment.
•$1,417,375 ARC grant to Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) in Cedar Bluff, VA for the Retraining Energy Displaced Individuals (REDI) Center for Dislocated Coal Miners program. The REDI program will provide fast-track reemployment services directly to displaced coal miners -- equipping them with the necessary skills to get back to work in a high-demand field, earning comparable wages to their previous employment. Through an intensive, accelerated program of coursework, workers can obtain credentialed skills in as little as four months, rather than the more traditional training periods of a year or more. Training will be focused on three sectors with local employment opportunities: advanced manufacturing, construction, and health technology. The program will certify 165 new trainees over the life of the award, and will be supported by funding from the Thompson Charitable Fund and the Virginia Tobacco Commission.
•$1,372,275 ARC grant to the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority in Man, WV for the Southern Coalfields Sustainable Tourism & Entrepreneurship Program. ARC funds will develop and implement a comprehensive program to expand tourism-related employment and businesses in southern West Virginia, and will foster Hatfield McCoy Trail expansion in Kentucky and Virginia. In addition, the award provides for the deployment of a coordinated marketing effort, which will increase the region-wide economic impact of the Trails by $13,000,000 per year. The project will create 225 jobs and 50 new businesses along the Trails, and will be supported by funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
•$1,250,000 ARC grant to the Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc. in Shepherdstown, WV for the Growing Triple Bottom Line Small Businesses in Coal Impacted Communities in Central Appalachia project. The ARC award will expand coal-impacted communities’ access to capital in Southern West Virginia by capitalizing a $4,000,000 tourism-related revolving loan fund and developing a West Virginia New Markets Tax Credit Fund. The project will create 200 new jobs and 20 new businesses, bring $5,000,000 of leveraged private investment into the region, and will be supported by funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
•$997,150 ARC grant to the Shoals Entrepreneurial Center in Florence, AL for the Shoals Shift project. ARC funds will be used to offer a wide range of entrepreneurial programming, including improved access to capital and credit and development of strategies to increase the profitability of the region’s start-ups and existing businesses through more efficient use of broadband technologies. The programming includes training and activities for community members and student entrepreneurs from middle schools all the way to the university level. Activities will take place in a nine-county region covering parts of northwest Alabama, northeast Mississippi, and south central Tennessee. The project is expected to help create or retain 110 jobs, start 20 new businesses, and leverage $10,000,000 in private investment.
•$967,500 ARC grant to the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority in Beckley, WV for the New River Gorge Region - Developing an Entrepreneurial Economy project. ARC funds will be used to establish a technical assistance support program -- which will assist start-up businesses with hands-on technical aspects of their operations -- and to hire social enterprise and region-wide business coaches. The project will yield 15 new businesses, improve 294 existing businesses, and create 225 new small-business jobs.
•$622,500 ARC grant to the Randolph County Development Authority in Elkins, WV for the Hardwood Cluster Manufacturing Expansion Project. EDA is also awarding $1,200,000 as part of this project. ARC funds will be utilized to expand a major cabinet manufacturer’s operation by 27,000 square feet -- creating 45 new jobs and adding $2,500,000 in annual wages to the regional economy. In addition, the award will strengthen the Hardwood Alliance Zone – a nine-county region in Central West Virginia containing a cluster of hardwood businesses.
•$500,000 ARC grant to Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. in Russell, PA for the Nature Tourism Cluster Development in the PA Wilds project. The ARC award will be used to create a coordinated regional cluster development system to capitalize on Pennsylvania’s numerous nature-tourism assets that spread across 2,000,000 acres in 12 counties. This strategy will drive attendance to these natural attractions, and will be leveraged by $500,000 in match investments to develop a network of small businesses to support the increased demand for products and services in the area.
ARC Technical Assistance Award Summaries
Through the POWER Initiative, ARC is making funds available to assist organizations to develop plans, assess needs and prepare proposals to build a stronger economy for Appalachia's coal-impacted communities.
•$200,000 ARC grant to the West Virginia Development Office for the Hobet Strategic Plan. West Virginia will receive technical assistance to develop a detailed economic assessment and strategic plan for the best use of the Hobet Surface Mine Site in Boone and Lincoln Counties, previously the largest surface mining operation in the state.
•$10,000 ARC grant to The EdVenture Group in Morgantown, West Virginia for the Creating Opportunities, Diversifying Economy for displaced coal miners (CODE) project to develop a sustainable plan for economic diversification. The project being developed is expected to serve 12 counties in West Virginia.
•$60,202 ARC grant to the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, for the development of a strategic plan focusing on entrepreneurship in coal-impacted counties in the Appalachian part of Alabama. Innovation and increasing business startup activity will be the primary focus.
•$22,758 ARC grant to Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, to analyze and develop a project plan for the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Commercialization Center. The project is expected to serve 14 counties in OH, PA, and WV.
POWER Special Projects Summaries
As part of the POWER Initiative, ARC is supporting several special projects to strengthen entrepreneurship, expand market opportunities, and address key issues in Appalachia's coal communities.
•$60,000 for a partnership with the National Association of Counties Research Foundation to provide additional technical assistance to 11 teams from Appalachian coal communities that participated in the EDA-funded Innovation Challenge for Coal-Reliant Communities Program. This support includes grant writing, feasibility studies, strategic plan development or updates and capacity building to facilitate strategic and sustainable investments. Community teams are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
•$750,000 to continue a collaborative effort with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal partners to research opioid abuse and related problems of HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) in Appalachia's coal communities.
•$400,000 for a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand the Cool & Connected Initiative to help 10 Appalachian coal-impacted communities use broadband service to revitalize small-town main streets and promote economic development. Participating communities will receive technical assistance for strategic planning, as well as initial implementation support for the first steps of their plans. The communities are located in Alabama, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
•$352,000 to provide training, technical support, and expanded market opportunities to Appalachian-based coal supply chain companies through partnerships developed at MineExpo 2016, the world’s largest and most comprehensive exposition dedicated to mining equipment, products , and services. This trade show is part of the 2016 U.S. Commercial Service International Buyer Program schedule, which connects U.S. exhibitors with foreign buyer delegations at the show. ARC funds will be used to ensure the participation of companies from Appalachia and enable them to get international trade support tailored to the specific needs of the individual companies. Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is coordinating the ARC assistance.
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