Posted on 12/14/2011 4:59:02 AM PST by James Oscar
Interestingly, Raygun was banned last night after posting on some political threads.
http://www.freerepublic.com/~raygun/
Banned or suspended?
I saw some of his posts.
Foul language, anti-Newt and pro-Ron Paul.
Good!
Banned or suspended?
Don’t really know. After posting the above scientific post, he went on to post on a number of debate threads with a defintie pro-Paul, anti-Newt bias. But no zot graphics.
CAPE TOWN , Jan 27, 2012 (IPS) - If there was no HIV/AIDS, South Africa would have 4.4 million more people than today, the size of a major city. This significant slow-down in population growth is causing a slow down in economic growth and resulting in social ills, researchers warn.
New data by research organisation South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) show that South Africa should theoretically count 55 million citizens this year. But it only has a population of 50.6 million.
By 2040, the country’s population would have been 77.5 million without AIDS – 24.1 million more people than is projected for that year.
“The decrease of population growth has a negative impact on South Africa, because the group most affected by HIV and AIDS is aged between 15 and 49 years, which is the most productive part of the population,” explains SAIRR researcher Thuthukani Ndebele of the date published on Jan. 23.
“If this age group continues to die early, we will see an acute social and economic impact throughout the country,” he warns. South Africa was quickly losing large chunks of its workforce and skills, which led to loss of productivity.
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106572
Please, when you finish reading will you let me know if it left the impression that HIV was going to merge with the flu virus?
I have had two posters who, mistakenly, thought this was the case.
When I reread the section it seems unambiguous to me, but let me have your opinion please.
Asmaa is the first Egyptian feature film to sympathetically present the unique challenges faced by local AIDS patients.
Written and directed by Amr Salama, this pioneering film aims to promote a greater understanding of those suffering from AIDS and is based on the true story of an ambitious and courageous rural woman. While the average Egyptian is likely to commiserate with those who are ill, they are less likely to do so if someone is diagnosed with AIDS, and a few go so far as to view those carrying the HIV virus as sinners. Asmaa has thus played an important role in fostering dialogue.
Unlike other women in her village, the film’s heroine refuses to quit working after she gets married, but ends up living a shadow-like existence. After going through the painful experience of learning that she has AIDS, depression sets in. Asmaa, who is in her late thirties, is shunned by society and cannot pursue her work. Moreover, she finds she can’t even be scheduled for a necessary surgery because doctors refuse to operate on her for fear of infection. Worst of all, because of the stigma associated with AIDS, she feels she cannot tell her daughter about the disease.
Unfortunately, Asmaa’s fate is not uncommon. According to a report by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), the stigma surrounding people living with AIDS in Egypt often keeps them from seeking medical care or from openly discussing their HIV status with others. Moreover, AIDS patients and those suspected of HIV infection can be denied health-care, including surgery and medical care when they are giving birth. AIDS patients may also encounter problems in securing housing, employment, insurance, or be restricted from traveling to a foreign country.
I missed this in 2003 and I missed seeing it posted on Dec 14. I have only started reading and have bookmarked my spot to continue later.
I find it both fascinating and frightening.
Hi James,
I haven’t had the chance to read the rest of it all yet, but I wanted to let you know I saw your note, and I will get back to you on your question when I do.
Just wanted to note that I understand that she wasn’t speaking of both combining - just that the mutation vector that I understand as what happened with the Swine Flu will be somewhat similar. I am aware that she’s not talking about a combination of the two, but a variant strain of the HIV-virus itself, specifically. However, I’m going to start back at the beginning when I sit down to read this again (tonight, or tomorrow for sure). I’ll keep an eye out for anything that could be misunderstood like that when I do. :)
Thanks again for writing this. I’ve been thinking about it since I read that first bit the other night - just haven’t had an opportunity to sit down with enough time to enjoy immersing myself in it vs. skimming, and I don’t want to skim it.
Talk to you soon - LR
Thank you,
Please enjoy.
Thank you for looking, I appreciate the help. That is one of the reasons I opted for a novella, because none of us have time to read as we once did.
Yes, I plan to continue reading through.
Strangely enough, “The Stand” was one of my alltime favorite books.
Thanks for the ping!
Thanks for the ping. I read a bit last night, and will finish today. Very interesting...
Egypt - 13 suspected H5N1 bird flu patients hospitalized in Dakahlia govenorate
machine translation -
Rise in cases of suspected bird flu Dakahlia to 13
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 21:13
Picture of archival
Dakahlia - Saleh Ramadan
Detained Sadr Hospital in Mansoura, two on suspicion of injuries from bird flu, and placed in an isolation room and take the scanners from the throat to be analyzed in central laboratories of the Ministry of Health.
The medical source was the detention of “Radi. Q. g” 25 from the village of Demclt Center Dekerness and “on. c. T.” 25 years “and that he was placed in an isolation room and took samples of Almkhatin to them for analysis.
The source added that it is currently 13 cases of hospital detention, on suspicion of having bird flu.
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181260
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My understanding of MA’s warning is that this is exactly what we should be watching for.
A huge increase in reported (supposed) H5N1 cases and then a very rapid spread to health workers.
Always watch Egypt
Thanks for the post. BTTT. Could you please create a ping list for interested parties.
“Thanks for the post. BTTT. Could you please create a ping list for interested parties.”
I will try.
(US Biological Research Center in Egypt Under Fire from Egyptian Press)
http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/newspaper-blasts-pentagons-unit-for-killing-egyptians/
Excerpt:
NAMRU-3 is playing an important role in the global response to the threat of avian influenza and pandemic influenza and is currently active in monitoring infectious disease trends among DoD personnel deployed to operational bases in Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Over the last 10 years, NAMRU-3 has conducted 69 disease outbreak investigations in 25 different countries,” it explains.
The newspaper report, however, characterized the institution in another way.
“Entering the NAMRU headquarters, you feel you have stepped into a horror film. The place is silent and shrouded in secrecy. Doctors and employees [work in] white robes, gloves, and caps, and sometimes also masks. The organisms they work with are a kind of bacterial biological weapon, which, if deployed, could exterminate the entire Egyptian nation, or any other nation.
I wonder if this is why we get such detailed information on each H5N1 outbreak in Egypt. Never heard of this facility before, just peeks my interest a bit.
If you want a ping list (or are willing to start one, that is!) just make an announcement on this or similar thread. If you do start a ping list, add my name please.
NAMRU-3 is one of the labs that sequences H5N1 (and other viruses) and used to make info public. I don’t know if it does any more (make the findings public). If you want a place that discusses H5N1 and other flu stuff, is run by some kind of biologist, try the Pandemic Flu Information forum. I think I posted the link before. Many of the other flu forums have some regular contributors who have recieved money from China or “risk communicators” such as Peter Sandman and Judy Lanard.
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