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Recent RP Data research shows 6,054 first home buyers were committed to housing finance in August .
This was the lowest month reading since June 2000 .
Research director Tim Lawless says affordability constraints are dampening first home buyer demand .
The changes in availability of First Home Buyer grants also caused ... | First home buyer activity has hit a new low with recent research showing August recorded the lowest levels in 15 years. There were 6,054 first home buyers committed to housing finance over the month, according to RP Data research which used housing finance data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is the lowe... | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . David Cameron today faced claims the government caved in to pressure from the drinks industry to ditch plans to impose minimum alcohol pricing. Ministers met drinks firms, trade bodies and supermarkets dozens of times before dropping the policy last year. Tory MP Sarah W... | eng_Latn | 400 |
What does PLDA stand for? | The Professional Lighting Designers Association (PLDA), formerly known as ELDA is an organisation focusing on the promotion of the profession of Architectural Lighting Design. They publish a monthly newsletter and organise different events throughout the world. | The 1971 Local Government White Paper proposed abolishing county boroughs, which would have left Plymouth, a town of 250,000 people, being administered from a council based at the smaller Exeter, on the other side of the county. This led to Plymouth lobbying for the creation of a Tamarside county, to include Plymouth, ... | eng_Latn | 401 |
What do some people think we need more of to prevent for-profit providers of TB treatment from over-prescribing? | Slow progress has led to frustration, expressed by executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – Mark Dybul: "we have the tools to end TB as a pandemic and public health threat on the planet, but we are not doing it." Several international organizations are pushing for more transparenc... | Support for the LRC was boosted by the 1901 Taff Vale Case, a dispute between strikers and a railway company that ended with the union being ordered to pay £23,000 damages for a strike. The judgement effectively made strikes illegal since employers could recoup the cost of lost business from the unions. The apparent ac... | eng_Latn | 402 |
In the US, what is the main tool to track and stimulate voluntary actions? | The driving force behind voluntary green electricity within the EU are the liberalized electricity markets and the RES Directive. According to the directive the EU Member States must ensure that the origin of electricity produced from renewables can be guaranteed and therefore a "guarantee of origin" must be issued (ar... | Support for the LRC was boosted by the 1901 Taff Vale Case, a dispute between strikers and a railway company that ended with the union being ordered to pay £23,000 damages for a strike. The judgement effectively made strikes illegal since employers could recoup the cost of lost business from the unions. The apparent ac... | eng_Latn | 403 |
Would "Leaderless resistance" work in reality in the UK? | I think that's called anarchy. I'm not aware of a single instance where anarchy has been a positive thing. | Sorry , you will have the PC police onto you , (PC police ! ah , ah, I've just realised what I wrote )\nyou have someone living down the lane ! when all those less fortunate have to make do with council funded hostel accomodation , tch ! I'm afraid you will have to go on a homeless awareness course , lunch provided fo... | eng_Latn | 404 |
I am a UK state pensioner (dual citizenship) now living in Canada returning for a 3 week visit to UK - will NHS cover me? | Dual Canadian and British citizen - healthcare coverage in the UK? | Dual Canadian and British citizen - healthcare coverage in the UK? | eng_Latn | 405 |
The Canadian province of Manitoba has apologised to indigenous families for decades of forced adoptions. | Premier Greg Selinger said on Thursday the practice left "intergenerational scars and cultural loss".
The programme sought to integrate children into mainstream Canadian society, but in doing so rid them of their native culture.
The Canadian government apologised in 2008, but this is first time a province has taken res... | Authorities say the move will kickstart hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects across the country.
Critics say the new rules will be unfair to farmers and the rural poor.
Industrialists had raised concerns over a law approved by the last Congress government in January which made it tough to acquire land fr... | eng_Latn | 406 |
The demand for "designer puppies" in Scotland has led to a rise in unlicensed breeding, MSPs at Holyrood have been told. | The Scottish SPCA's Mark Rafferty also said there was an "unquenchable" appetite for designer breeds of dogs.
He spoke to the Public Petitions Committee which is considering calls to regulate the sale and "deplorable" living conditions of puppies.
Members agreed to write to ministers and Police Scotland over the matter... | A consumer watchdog report last year found residents suffered unscrupulous, intimidating or criminal behaviour from some site owners and operators.
Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black' tabled his private member's bill to give both residents and site owners clear rights.
He said many of Wales's 96 park homes sites are run w... | eng_Latn | 407 |
A Kent council claims it is being "forced into a corner" as proposed cuts to government grants could leave a shortfall of more than £500,000. | Thanet District Council said it was considering a 2% rise in the authority's part of the council tax.
Councillor Rick Everitt, cabinet member for finance, said the council had seen a 28% reduction in government funding over the past two years.
"Further cuts to the council purse are really unwelcome," he said.
The counc... | The scheme will see the town hall converted to house "nationally significant" collections.
Kirkcudbright Common Good Fund agreed to support the project with a total of £130,000.
The money will allow the creation of a second floor gallery to host a hoard of Viking treasure found in the region. | eng_Latn | 408 |
Homeowners living in high flood-risk areas of the UK should now be able to save hundreds of pounds on their insurance premiums. | A new scheme called Flood Re has been designed to cut bills for those whose homes are in danger of flooding.
Up to now, thousands of householders have been paying large additional premiums to make sure their homes and possessions are protected.
About 350,000 homes could benefit - although thousands will be excluded.
Th... | Conservative MPs cheered as English and Welsh members prepared to give their consent to parts of the Housing and Planning Bill that only apply to their constituencies.
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said he was "very proud" to be implementing the reforms.
But the SNP said the changes were "driving Scotland out of the d... | eng_Latn | 409 |
The control of fire services in Wales should be offered to police and crime commissioners (PCC), it has been argued. | Dyfed-Powys PCC Christopher Salmon has called on the Welsh government to adopt the same plans floated in England.
It follows a report in The Times that PCCs would replace fire authorities under UK government plans to be announced next month.
The Welsh government said it would be better to devolve policing.
Mr Salmon we... | That is the total amount that claims management companies charged clients to process their complaints.
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said they were disappointed the money did not go to the victims of the scandal.
Their report said this amounted to "a failure of regulation and redress".
Consumers can compla... | eng_Latn | 410 |
With the process of privatisation, it is difficult to find an example of UK state-owned firm? Can somebody please help me out | Royal Mail, Post Office, BBC, Network Rail | Read the book below. It will open your eyes to a new way of looking at the Bible.\n\nExample: how Jesus said not to try and take the speck out of someone else's eye when you have a plank in yours. Picture in your mind how it would look. It's a funny analogy he is making! | eng_Latn | 411 |
An overhauled state pension - being paid to new, rather than existing pensioners - has begun, with some set to gain while others lose out. | The government's long-term aim is simplification, stripping away extras such as the second state pension.
It will also become cheaper, in time, for the government with many of those in their 20s and 30s receiving less than they would under the old system.
But in the short-term, the self-employed particularly will benef... | The new buzzwords are to be "outcomes" and "indicators".
They are words most people living in Scotland or Finland will be very familiar with.
Because Stormont's administrators have been studying what happens in those countries and they like what they see.
Scotland has a series of sixteen National Outcomes which describ... | eng_Latn | 412 |
Culling dairy cows could help solve problems within the industry, a Welsh farming leader has suggested. | Eifion Huws, chairman of the Farmers Union of Wales' (FUW) milk committee, told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf programme "extreme thinking" was needed to halt overproduction.
He added: "Perhaps it's time to bring back a cull for some of the cattle."
Meanwhile, supermarket Morrisons announced it will sell a new milk bran... | More than 100 farmers from southern Tamil Nadu state had mounted an eye-catching protest in the capital, Delhi, more than a month ago.
They brandished human skulls, held live mice in their mouths, shaved their heads, and slashed their hands.
They were demanding waivers on farm loan repayments and relief funds, among ot... | eng_Latn | 413 |
Easyjet pilots are considering strike action that could fall over the October half term, the airline has confirmed. | A ballot on industrial action is taking place and will conclude on 21 September, the pilots union Balpa said.
In a letter to pilots leaked to The Daily Telegraph, Balpa outlined strike action blaming a "dispute with Easyjet purely concerning pilot fatigue".
The airline said in a statement that it was "committed to find... | The poll found 49% of primary schools and 57% of secondaries have cut back on TAs, while 18% of primaries and 54% of secondaries have cut teaching staff.
Information technology (IT) equipment and trips and outings are also being scaled back, it suggested.
The government said school funding was at record levels.
IT equi... | eng_Latn | 414 |
The Scottish Parliament has officially taken on significant new tax powers with the formal transfer of control from Westminster. | Orders have been passed in the House of Commons giving Holyrood control over income tax powers worth £12bn.
Control over income tax rates and thresholds is being devolved under measures agreed in the Scotland Act.
Both the UK and Scottish governments welcomed the "landmark" powers, which take effect from 2017/18.
Scot... | Police Scotland said it was consulting on a move there from the current base on Merchant Street.
It said it was part of a wider review into the police estate, which was launched last year.
A spokesperson confirmed: "Police Scotland is in discussion with various partner agencies in relation to the relocation of the poli... | eng_Latn | 415 |
Head teachers representing some 3,000 schools in England have written to their local MPs and ministers calling for a rethink on school finance plans. | They say a new national funding formula, which should give underfunded schools more cash, ignores inflationary cost pressures faced by all schools.
The heads come from 14 local council areas and represent 1.5 million pupils.
The letter comes as the government's consultation period for the new school funding formula clo... | The decision was taken at a meeting on Wednesday after six independent councillors joined forces to force the issue back on to the agenda.
They said the original decision taken last month was premature as tenants will soon be asked to vote on the future of the council's housing stock.
A council report said such decisio... | eng_Latn | 416 |
A woman was raped by a man who forced his way into a residential property, police said. | The attack happened at about 16:00 GMT on Thursday in Hutton Avenue, Oldbrook, in Milton Keynes.
After the assault, the offender, who is described as black and wearing dark clothes including a dark puffa-style jacket, left the scene on foot.
Thames Valley Police have asked for anyone who saw or heard anything out of th... | Authorities say the move will kickstart hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects across the country.
Critics say the new rules will be unfair to farmers and the rural poor.
Industrialists had raised concerns over a law approved by the last Congress government in January which made it tough to acquire land fr... | eng_Latn | 417 |
Residents in Edinburgh are being asked to buy into a major community owned solar energy project. | People are being encouraged to buy shares in a solar co-operative to power public buildings. The minimum purchase is £250 per person.
If the project raises enough money to install panels on all sites, it will be the UK's largest community-owned urban renewables scheme.
It aims to save a thousand tonnes of carbon dioxi... | Councillors voted for the change on Tuesday claiming it will save nearly £1,000 a year per vehicle.
They also said using an electric van will save three tonnes of CO2 a year.
Roger Barrow, from Chichester District Council, said he was convinced it was the right decision.
"We won't be able to replace all our fleet beca... | eng_Latn | 418 |
The entire board of Uruguay's Football Association has resigned amid a crisis over violence at matches. | The board said it had taken the decision to "allow other political views to govern our football".
Last week, President Jose Mujica withdrew police protection from the home stadiums of Penarol and Nacional, Uruguay's most popular teams, following post-match violence.
On Wednesday, Nacional fans fought with police after ... | Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) are campaigning against plans to cut about 180 firefighters and control room jobs in the county.
The union said it would lead to a 20% reduction in full-time uniformed staff.
The fire authority said "strong resilience arrangements" were in place to cover the strike period.
FBU o... | eng_Latn | 419 |
All UK letting agency fees should be paid by landlords who can shop around, rather than tenants - as is the case in Scotland, Citizens Advice has said. | The charity said that renters in much of the UK faced rising fees as they had no choice over the agent they dealt with after finding a house or flat.
Landlords, on the other hand, were able to choose between agencies to act for them when renting out their property.
A landlords' trade body said better regulation was a g... | Joe Anderson said he was "getting so angry" about dog mess and litter he needed the public's help to identify culprits in the act.
He said the plans were about boosting "civil pride" in the community.
The city's Liberal Democrats leader Richard Kemp said he was unconvinced by the proposals.
Mr Anderson pledged to give ... | eng_Latn | 420 |
A coalition of charities has urged Northern Ireland's finance minister to reject a proposal that charity shops should begin paying rates. | Rates are the property taxes paid by households and businesses.
Currently, charity shops are exempt but an official consultation has questioned whether that exemption should continue.
Robin Osterley, chief executive of the Charity Retail Association, said the imposition of full rates would cost the charity sector up to... | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is one of the first councils in England to launch a PledgeBank.
The pledges, from cleaning graffiti to organising a street party, can only be undertaken if other residents commit to the idea.
The Conservative council said the scheme helps it save money but also "results in a ... | eng_Latn | 421 |
Same-sex marriage in England and Wales is a step closer to becoming law after the House of Lords approved the change. | Peers backed a government bill paving the way for gay couples to marry. It is set to become law by the end of the week, with the first weddings in 2014.
Labour's Lord Alli said its passage meant "my life and many others will be better today than it was yesterday".
But Tory peer Lord Framlingham said the "ill-thought th... | Councillors have granted outline planning permission for the proposed scheme, which includes up to 400 new homes.
The development went before the council's planning committee in July.
Outline planning permission has now been granted after a document was signed securing community benefits.
They include the commitment to... | eng_Latn | 422 |
The Scottish Parliament has voted to support an outright ban on fracking after SNP MSPs abstained. | Labour tabled an amendment saying there "should" be a full ban as part of an environment debate headed by new cabinet secretary Roseanna Cunningham.
After SNP members abstained, the motion was passed by 32 votes to 29.
Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said there needed to be proper research and a public consultation bef... | Third Energy wants to fracture underground rocks at a site near the village of Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
The Environment Agency said the event in Kirby Misperton related to Third Energy's application for the necessary environmental permits.
An amended planning application is expected to be submitted to the county cou... | eng_Latn | 423 |
People with diabetes are to be given improved access to equipment after the Scottish government announced a £10m funding programme. | The spending is part of a new plan to improve the management of type 1 diabetes.
The condition affects about 30,000 people in Scotland.
The government has said a priority will be to increase the use of insulin pumps, which can replace the need to inject several times each day.
There are 3,200 insulin pumps currently in... | First Minister Carwyn Jones had previously criticised plans to use the tax to pay for extra doctors.
Finance Minister Jane Hutt told the Senedd a tax could "add to the armoury of initiatives" to tackle obesity but "there are practical difficulties" which need investigating.
On Wednesday, AMs voted by 38 to 10 in favour... | eng_Latn | 424 |
The government has confirmed a plan to ban extreme discounting of alcohol in England and Wales. | The Home Office said new rules setting minimum prices for different drinks would come into effect on 6 April.
Ministers hope the plan will end the practice of supermarkets using drink as a loss-leader - selling drinks at below the cost they pay themselves.
But critics have described the plan as "laughable" because it w... | The Work and Pensions Select Committee found there was little evidence that lower payments would motivate disabled people to find work.
The allowance is set to be reduced from £102 to £73 per week from April.
Ministers have argued that savings would be invested in a new support package for the most vulnerable.
The co... | eng_Latn | 425 |
The political crisis means that Stormont's finances have been under the control of a senior civil servant since the start of the financial year. | David Sterling had to step in because the executive failed to agree a budget.
Like his fellow officials he was hoping for a quick resolution to the crisis.
When he took charge he wrote to all Stormont departments stating that while he can keep cash flowing to public services that is "not a substitute for a budget agree... | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is one of the first councils in England to launch a PledgeBank.
The pledges, from cleaning graffiti to organising a street party, can only be undertaken if other residents commit to the idea.
The Conservative council said the scheme helps it save money but also "results in a ... | eng_Latn | 426 |
The Australian government has outlined plans to drugs test some benefit claimants as part of a two-year trial. | Under the proposals, those who test positive will have their welfare payments transferred to a card that can only be used to pay for basic items.
The plans will need to be approved in parliament. PM Malcolm Turnbull says the proposal is about looking after "fellow Australians".
The government would like to trial it in ... | The new buzzwords are to be "outcomes" and "indicators".
They are words most people living in Scotland or Finland will be very familiar with.
Because Stormont's administrators have been studying what happens in those countries and they like what they see.
Scotland has a series of sixteen National Outcomes which describ... | eng_Latn | 427 |
For example: the ETF I am looking at holds Time Warner, eBay, Costco, Sysco. Would I get the dividends that these stocks offer? | Yes. But read the prospectus, since it may have a provision whereby the administrator automatically reinvests the dividends rather than paying them out. | There is a group here in NH trying to get Souter to change his mind. They are trying to get the town of Weare, NH to take Souter's home in town by eminent domain to build the 'Lost Liberty Inn'. They lost in the March 2006 election but the fight is not over yet.\n\nAs far as who is responsible:\nJustice John Paul Steve... | eng_Latn | 428 |
i need to create a dataGrid that alow Grouping , as i want to hava a title and a data under the title in eash row in the DataGrid by using ASP.Net 2 (VS.Net 2005) /using VB.Net code behind, | You can use the GridView control, implement a templatefield column and inside of that have a new SqlDataSource and GridView control. Note, that SqlDataSource aren't data binding friendly hense the ugly binding w/ old school DataBinder calls. Psuedo code below. (Yahoo answers hates my code blocks, but you should be abl... | The Disability Rights Commission\nThe Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body, established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to eliminate the discrimination faced by disabled people and promote equality of opportunity. We have set ourselves the goal of 'a society where all disabled people can partici... | eng_Latn | 429 |
Do you think it would be better for the uk to abolish NHS? Maybe we should take a leaf out of the united states of America's book and have a health insurance instead of paying extra taxes? would love to hear some views. thanks xxx | The definition of economics is the allocation of scarce resources. Either way you go, private or nationalized, someone goes "without". The difference is that in the USA, most people get to choose that which they go without. In Great Britain, you're taxed and then told what services you'll be provided. However, eithe... | Ok. Got a car? Insurance, tax, petrol. No car. Ok Bus? bus fare. How about the odd taxi ride. How about things you might need for work? tools, paper, pens.\nIf you were a business of course you would need to think about business rates, buying stock and selling stock etc as well. Try looking on the Inland Revenue ... | eng_Latn | 430 |
mayday trigger situations | The moment we decide to make a mayday call, we trigger a transformative energy that shifts us from the status quo into the realm of possibilities. We start on a journey toward a better future. When we ask for help, there is a greater chance that we will not be alone on that journey. | As a basic guide though, the main situations when youâll trigger the MPAA are: 1 If you take your entire pension pot as a lump sum or start to take ad-hoc lump sums from your pension pot. 2 If you put your pension pot money into a flexi-access drawdown scheme and start to take income. | eng_Latn | 431 |
when did prescription charges stop in scotland | In the English NHS charges are made for prescription drugs, and the majority of adults are required to pay them. Charges were abolished in NHS Wales in 2007, Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland in 2010 and by NHS Scotland in 2011.hen the National Health Service was established in 1948 all prescriptions were free... | Distillation was brought to Scotland from Ireland by missionary monks in the 6th century. In 1644, the first taxes were imposed on Scottish distillers by England, with the result that most of the nationâs whisky was soon distilled illicitly. With the Parliamentâs passing of the âExcise Actâ in 1824, licensing f... | eng_Latn | 432 |
For what reason are hydraulic elevators not powered by the standard emergency system? | In hydraulic elevator systems, emergency power will lower the elevators to the lowest landing and open the doors to allow passengers to exit. The doors then close after an adjustable time period and the car remains unusable until reset, usually by cycling the elevator main power switch. Typically, due to the high curre... | In parliamentary systems, governments are generally required to have the confidence of the lower house of parliament (though a small minority of parliaments, by giving a right to block supply to upper houses, in effect make the cabinet responsible to both houses, though in reality upper houses, even when they have the ... | eng_Latn | 433 |
I have worked for a company for a few months now and recently was let go because of the following reasons;\n\n When asked to perform a task i never complete it correctly and the manager always has to redo it, I make too many mistakes, I failed to tidy up after myself and the Manager had asked other staff and they thoug... | It's a bit crappy but you wouldn't have a leg to stand on I'm afraid. You need to have been in employment for 12 months minimum to claim, unless you meet certain criteria.\nDid you ask for training and support?...that's another issue.\nHope you get something else but remember, ASK for help next time. | My husband is a Health and Safety guy, he is away right now but will be back later today...I will ask him to give you an answer...though it won't be specific to a stud farm...\n\nEdit:\n\nIf you know how to DO a Risk Assessment then you know what to write in such an assessment. Insofar as, you simply write down what yo... | eng_Latn | 434 |
what does rpu stand for | Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) is a municipally-owned electric and water utility located in Rochester, MN. RPU serves more than 50,000 electric customers and 39,000 water customers. RPU operates under the direction of a five member, mayor-appointed Utility Board and under the Rochester City Council. | insurance, IRDA, life, life insurers, Reduced, RPU. car253 - June 26th, 2011 at 8:57 am. It is a difficult calcuation. The computer really computes this stuff. What happens if if there is any cash value and divdends in the policy, the money is used to buy a paid up policy with a reduced death benefit and no further pre... | eng_Latn | 435 |
what is community reinvestment | The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is a law intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income (LMI) neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound banking operations. (CRA does not encourage the extension of unsafe o... | Testimony began with Judith Greene addressing the joint committee on Justice Reinvestment, an innovative strategy for reducing spending on corrections, increasing public safety, and improving conditions in those neighborhoods from which large numbers of people are sent to, and return from, prison. | eng_Latn | 436 |
limitation of liability sample services agreement | 42 Limitation of Liability z Contains four elements â The party who is benefiting from the limitation of its liability; â The party agreeing to limit its own recovery for someone elseâs negligence; â The type of claims to which the limitations apply; and, â The amount of the limitation. | Page 38 of 45. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM BY OFFERING SUSTAINABLE LAND UTILIZATION TRAINING COURSE THE IDENTIFIED RURAL TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MPUMALANGA AND GAUTENG PROVINCES FOR THE PERIOD OF 3 DAYS.isputes 27.3 Should. h... | eng_Latn | 437 |
what is considered a utility bill | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public utilities. Companies portal. Public utilities (just utilities in British English) are typically defined as companies that supply what are considered basic (essential) services to homes and businesses, such as electricity, gas, telephone, water and sewer connections.ikimedia... | Land telephone services are also considered to be public utilities. The invoices these telephone companies send out are utility bills. Like electric and water companies, local telephone companies provide a service to the public at large.as and electricity bills are considered to be utility bills under the legal definit... | eng_Latn | 438 |
Outbreak of legionellosis in Stavanger, Norway – final report | Evaluation of the national surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in Norway, 2008-2017 | Evaluation of the national surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in Norway, 2008-2017 | eng_Latn | 439 |
Comparative performance of the probable case definitions of dengue by WHO (2009) and the WHO-SEAR expert group (2011). | Accuracy of clinical criteria and an immunochromatographic strip test for dengue diagnosis in a DENV-4 epidemic | Video Games Have Always Been Queer | eng_Latn | 440 |
Limitations to the Universal use of Capture-Recapture Methods | Incidence and completeness of notification of Legionnaires' disease in The Netherlands: covariate capture–recapture analysis acknowledging regional differences | A Comprehensive Evaluation of Capture-Recapture Models for Estimating Software Defect Content | eng_Latn | 441 |
Kairotropy: Discovering Critical Illness Trajectories Using Clinical Phenotypes with Big Data | Understanding and Improving Critical Care Survivorship | Artificial incubation does not affect the post-hatch development, health, or survival of the Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata), a tropical passerine | kor_Hang | 442 |
Chikungunya outbreak in Montpellier, France, September to October 2014 | Large number of imported chikungunya cases in mainland France, 2014: a challenge for surveillance and response | Artificial incubation does not affect the post-hatch development, health, or survival of the Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata), a tropical passerine | eng_Latn | 443 |
The impact of migrant workers on the tuberculosis transmission: General models and a case study for China | A tuberculosis (TB) transmission model involving migrant workers is ::: proposed and investigated. The basic reproduction number ::: $\mathcal{R}_{0}$ is calculated, and is shown to be a threshold ::: parameter for the disease to persist or become extinct in the ::: population. The existence and global attractivity of ... | Aiming at Shenyang Metro in construction,analysis of influence of advance small duct grouting on metro tunnel excavation is conducted.By different layout in ring of small duct,based on surrounding rock stress and displacement of each monitored point of tunnel,the rational layout is given.which has important reference m... | eng_Latn | 444 |
Yeah, but it killed dozens of people in the Midwest. | It was the cause of people dying in the Midwest. | It killed thousands of people in the Midwest. | eng_Latn | 445 |
Initially weakened by an outbreak of plague, the 12,000 strong population rallied to the cause. | The many people who lived there suffered through the plague. | Diseases wiped out the entire population. | eng_Latn | 446 |
i mean i think it's probably still very dangerous over there | I think it's incredibly dangerous over there. | I think it's not dangerous over there at all. | eng_Latn | 447 |
It happened here about 2.1 billion years ago. | It occurred many eons ago. | The event was last week. | eng_Latn | 448 |
Threatening lives: Controlling avian flu in Vietnam's poultry economy | Competing biosecurity and risk rationalities in the Chittagong poultry commodity chain, Bangladesh | China's grain relies on foreign fertilizer | eng_Latn | 449 |
On April 5th 2006, the discovery of which type of bird in Scotland having Avian Influenza sparked a major UK Bird Flu alert? | Avian Flu Watch: July 2006 Avian Flu Watch A pandemic, or worldwide outbreak of a new influenza virus, could overwhelm our health and medical capabilities, potentially resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of hospitalizations, and hundreds of billions of dollars in direct and indirect costs. This blog ... | Who played the part of Piers Fletcher Dervish, personal assistant to MP Alan B'stard, in the television comedy series The New Statesman? Sign up View the step-by-step solution to: Who played the part of Piers Fletcher Dervish, personal assistant to MP Alan B'stard, in the television comedy series The New Statesman? Thi... | eng_Latn | 450 |
Oslo University claimed in 2015 that the Bubonic plague outbreaks of the middle ages were caused by flea-carrying? | Black Death | Open Access articles | Open Access journals | Conference Proceedings | Editors | Authors | Reviewers | scientific events File:Blackdeath2.gif Spread of the Black Death in Europe (1346–53) The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history , resulting in the deaths of an estimated 7... | Richard Brunel on BÉATRICE ET BÉNÉDICT - YouTube Richard Brunel on BÉATRICE ET BÉNÉDICT Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the vide... | eng_Latn | 451 |
Minority Groups in the Republic of Vietnam | Competing for Coffee Space: Development-Induced Displacement in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. | Complete Genome Sequences of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus Isolates from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | eng_Latn | 452 |
Little MyDooms May Mean Big One Coming | A series of minor MyDoom worms released in the last 24 hours may be a harbinger of a bigger threat surfacing soon, a security analyst said Friday. | A large cloud appeared over North Korea in satellite images several days ago, but a US official told CNN it is "no big deal" and not the result of a nuclear explosion. | eng_Latn | 453 |
Diabetes: a growing problem in newly-rich Asia | A cheese burger one day, lasagna the next and chicken nuggets instead of a bowl of noodles. | WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters Life!) - Dengue fever -- a tropical infection that usually causes flu-like illness -- may be poised to spread across the United States and urgent study is needed, health officials said on Tuesday. | eng_Latn | 454 |
Take Care of Dengue Patients | Dengue is caused by the dengue virus and is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Dengue is common in regions in Southeast Asia, the western Pacific, Central and South America, and Africa. | Trying to dress as the Medic for Halloween? Don't know where to start? Then this is the article for you. | kor_Hang | 455 |
On the risk of severe dengue during secondary infection: a systematic review coupled with mathematical modeling. | dengue and the risk of urban yellow fever reintroduction in sao paulo state , brazil . | The Expected Performance Curve: a New Assessment Measure for Person Authentication | eng_Latn | 456 |
On the risk of severe dengue during secondary infection: a systematic review coupled with mathematical modeling. | dengue and the risk of urban yellow fever reintroduction in sao paulo state , brazil . | Assessment of methodological quality of primary studies by systematic reviews: results of the metaquality cross sectional study | eng_Latn | 457 |
On the risk of severe dengue during secondary infection: a systematic review coupled with mathematical modeling. | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement | Survey of Approaches for Handling Static Analysis Alarms | eng_Latn | 458 |
avian influenza symptoms in chickens | However, the most common symptoms are sudden death without any symptoms, because it is acute. There is a chronic form, which consists of the symptoms described above. The chances of a chicken surviving Avian Influenza are low. First, immunity to Avian Influenza is rare. | Some forms of avian influenza have only mild symptoms in birds; some are more serious; and a few cause devastating illness resulting in death for most birds in a flock. An avian influenza epidemic infecting many poultry flocks in Asia several years ago also infected some people, resulting in 330 human deaths worldwide. | eng_Latn | 459 |
does avian influenza affect birds | Avian influenza is a viral disease that can affect bird species throughout the world. The disease can vary from mild to severe, depending on the virus strain involved. The most severe strain, called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), is caused by viruses with H5 or H7 surface proteins. | (The common Avian Influenza virus under a microscope.). Avian Influenza, also known as Influenza, Bird Plague, AI, or Avian Flu, is a worldwide virus, birds being the carriers. It is the most dangerous virus known, to any animal. Avian Influenza is extremely lethal, wide-spreading, and commonly has acute symptoms; it i... | eng_Latn | 460 |
does dengue fever recur | Hospitalization can be required, especially for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), a more severe and sometimes fatal form of the disease, but the good news is that dengue fever does not recur spontaneously, as does malaria.s it turns out, pretty high. * * *. Dengue fever (pronounced DENG-ee) is a common cause of illness i... | Dengue hemorrhagic fever is characterized by a fever that lasts from 2 to 7 days, with general signs and symptoms consistent with dengue fever. When the fever declines, symptoms including persistent vomiting, severe abdominal pain, and difficulty breathing, may develop.. What are the symptoms of the disease? A. The pri... | por_Latn | 461 |
what is the deadliest disease | 1. Coronary Artery Disease (Ischemic Heart Disease). The deadliest disease in the world is coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD, also called ischemic heart disease, occurs when the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart become narrowed. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 7.4 million people die... | The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 3,850 people have died of the virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. | eng_Latn | 462 |
West Nile case verified | A Hesperia woman has contracted he West Nile virus â-he first High Desert case of the mosquito-borne virus, San Bernardino County Public Health officials said Monday. | Report highlights rat-run fear A new report from the Dutch research organisation Stichting Onderzoek Navigatiesystemen seeks to compare different satellite navigation systems, and finds that only one allows for proper route planning while labelling the rest "kid killers".⦠| eng_Latn | 463 |
Anthrax behind Uganda Hippo deaths mystery | Nearly 200 hippopotamuses are dead after an anthrax outbreak in western Uganda. Wildlife officials in the East African nation said Tuesday 194 Hippos had died In Queen Elizabeth National Park since July. | If you thought RIPA was bad... Proposed telecoms interception laws in Zimbabwe have created a furore with the government apparently awarding itself unlimited snooping powers.⦠| eng_Latn | 464 |
Hawaii study examines monk seal deaths | More endangered Hawaiian monk seals are trapped and killed by marine debris during years when the El Nino phenomenon warms tropical Pacific waters, according to University of Hawaii researchers. | Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["Common Kestrel Tested for H5 Virus in HK" - Xinhua headline] Hong Kong, Feb. | eng_Latn | 465 |
More West Nile Virus cases confirmed | Four more birds have tested positive for the West Nile Virus in San Luis Obispo County. Environmental health officials say birds found in Cambria, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, and Grover Beach died from the mosquito-borne illness. | That's what some nurses are thinking after vaccination sites around the Twin Cities are being left with extra doses of vaccine, despite the nationwide shortage. | eng_Latn | 466 |
Thousands of Miles From Home, and Possibly Carrying Avian Flu | Scientists have found proof that bar-headed geese â one suspect in moving avian flu around the world â can travel 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds. | THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- One last birdie putt he didn't need. One final victory that didn't count. | eng_Latn | 467 |
Officials ask public to stay aware of West Nile | Kane County health officials again this week warned residents against forgetting about West Nile virus as the number of virus-carrying mosquitoes appears to be on the rise. | SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Newmont Mining admitted Wednesday that it released mercury into the environment on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, but denied the releases sickened nearby residents. | eng_Latn | 468 |
Region still on watch for West Nile | As summer winds down, public health officials are keeping track of the potentially deadly West Nile virus. So far, Ingham County has been spared from human cases of the virus, and officials want to keep it that way. | SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Newmont Mining admitted Wednesday that it released mercury into the environment on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, but denied the releases sickened nearby residents. | eng_Latn | 469 |
The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 , as the population decline in parts of the species ' range is likely to be well over 70 % during the last three generations . | The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 . | In September 1995 a fire destroyed the restaurant . Following the 1995 season the park was closed down , deserted and devastated . | eng_Latn | 470 |
San Diego Has First Human West Nile Case | SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County health officials reported today that a man in his 50s has been confirmed as the first person in the county to contract the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. | By Gillian Flaccus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OJAI -- Firefighters, aided by calmer winds and aircraft dropping water and fire-smothering chemicals, gained ground Sunday against a wildfire that has burned more than 200 square miles in the Los Padres National Forest. | vie_Latn | 471 |
Eagle death toll now at 22 after mishap | Most of the 30 bald eagles who survived a disastrous dive into a truck full of fish guts are close to recovery, said officials at the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. | RALEIGH, NC - At least 24 people, most of them children, have been infected with E. coli bacteria (news - web sites), and the outbreak might be connected to a petting zoo that was at the State Fair, authorities said. | eng_Latn | 472 |
Taco Bell outbreak not over, officials say | U.S. health officials said on Monday they were not ready to declare an end to an E. coli outbreak, linked to Taco Bell, that sickened at least 64 people, saying they could not confirm that green onions were the source of the bacteria. | I filled this article with obscenities. Wal-Mart cleaned it up. | eng_Latn | 473 |
West Nile Virus Suspected in Fairfax Man's Death | Fairfax County health officials said an elderly man has died of a suspected case of West Nile virus. If additional tests confirm the diagnosis, his death will be the first reported fatality from the virus in Virginia this year. | By REX BOWMAN Wildfires driven by high winds sprang up across Southwest Virginia yesterday, prompting the evacuation of a hotel in Norton, in Wise County. Several of the fires were caused by rail-grinding work to smooth Norfolk Southern Corp. | eng_Latn | 474 |
Japan Says Man Died of Mad Cow Disease | Analysts said the discovery of a human case of mad cow disease in Japan may hamper efforts to resume beef imports from the United States. | A priest is in a critical condition after being attacked by men armed with machetes on an island where Westerners have been warned they are at risk from Muslim terrorists. | kor_Hang | 475 |
Plague threatens local lemons | A PLAGUE of insects known as chilli thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood) has been detected at a farm in Cox by the regional agriculture department.
Full story in Costa Blanca News – out on Thursday this week due to Friday bank holiday. | Cast aside "like rubbish" and turned away even by nursing homes, these elderly outcasts are given dignity at the end of life by volunteer groups outraged by their plight. YANGON, MYANMAR: There she lay, on the ground in the darkness of night, moaning in pain as rats - drawn to the smell of blood from the lacerations on... | eng_Latn | 476 |
Japan Insists Tokyo Olympic Games Will Take Place Despite Pandemic Uncertainty | Japan says the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in 151 days, even with much of the country in a state of emergency due to the coronavirus. | Back in 1947, Alexander John Haddow made a discovery that didn't seem particularly important. He was part of a team doing research on yellow fever in Uganda, and he identified a new virus that was making a monkey in his lab sick. He named the virus Zika, after the Zika forest where his lab was located. At first, Haddow... | eng_Latn | 477 |
Florida Reports First Local Mosquitoes With Zika; Bromeliads Removed | Mosquitoes trapped on Miami Beach have been found to carry the Zika virus. Crews have been spraying pesticide, and the city has removed bromeliads — plants that are ideal mosquito breeding spots. | Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Hungary Closes Budapest Train Station To Migrants Traveling To Western Europe. -- 10 Highlights From The 7,000 Pages Of Released Clinton Emails. And here are more early headlines: U.N. Satellite Images Show Destruction Of Ancient Syrian Temple. (New York Times) Thailand Arre... | eng_Latn | 478 |
Who provided aid for the extratropical cyclone? | On 23 May 2001, the islands experienced an extratropical cyclone that generated winds up to 190 kilometres per hour (120 mph). A number of structures were severely damaged and a large number of cattle were killed, prompting emergency aid, provided by the British government. | Green and the CPI further noted another exploit of the ESA in their discussion of the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). Not only had they found documentation that 151 of these primates had inadvertently made their way from the Harvard-affiliated New England Regional Primate Research Center in... | eng_Latn | 479 |
How many pandas escaped the reserve? | Initially, officials were unable to contact the Wolong National Nature Reserve, home to around 280 giant pandas. However, the Foreign Ministry later said that a group of 31 British tourists visiting the Wolong Panda Reserve in the quake-hit area returned safe and uninjured to Chengdu. Nonetheless, the well-being of an ... | On 16 March 2011, the freighter MS Oliva ran aground on Nightingale Island, spilling tons of heavy fuel oil into the ocean, leaving an oil slick threatening the island's population of rockhopper penguins. Nightingale Island has no fresh water, so the penguins were transported to Tristan da Cunha for cleaning. | eng_Latn | 480 |
Vietnam reports new human bird flu case | HANOI - A 16-year-old girl in Vietnam's southern province of Tay Ninh has been found to be infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a hospital said Thursday. | Syphilis is back: The sexually transmitted disease long associated with 19th Century bohemian life is making an alarming resurgence in Europe. | eng_Latn | 481 |
Asean bird flu taskforce targets action areas | SINGAPORE (dpa) - An Asean taskforce set up to deal with the bird flu threat targeted on Tuesday eight "action areas" including drawing up emergency preparedness plans to respond quickly to new outbreaks. | Some Northland charities and churches are asking for donations to help the victims of southern Asia's tsunami disaster, and more may do so. | eng_Latn | 482 |
WHO warns it is more worried about bird flu than SARS | BEIJING : The World Health Organization has said it is more worried about bird flu than SARS, warning a pandemic is likely to occur unless effective measures are taken, Chinese state media said. | PARIS, Sept. 23 -- French secret service officials have informed the French government that Saudi Arabia is trying to confirm intelligence reports that Osama bin Laden, the masterminded of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, recently died of typhoid in a remote area of... | eng_Latn | 483 |
Vietnam Finds New Case of Human Bird Flu | A 16-year-old Vietnamese girl has been infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus and her condition is stable, a doctor said on Thursday. | Hospitals in the Indonesian capital were overwhelmed on Tuesday with hundreds of flood victims suffering from water-borne diseases after the city's worst flooding in five years. | eng_Latn | 484 |
Death in Thailand May Mark Progression of 'Bird Flu' | A young woman who died in Bangkok 10 days ago appears to have had the first confirmed case of person-to-person transmission of the "bird flu" that emerged in Southeast Asia last winter. | Heavy rains, flash floods and landslides have killed more than 300 people in the storm-swept Philippines, the BBC reported Tuesday. | eng_Latn | 485 |
China gears up to fight bird flu | China is gearing up to fight possible outbreaks of bird flu this winter and is training scientists and health workers across the country to diagnose the deadly disease in humans and animals, a top scientist says. | A Polish town finds geese rearing a good way of keeping heads above water in an uncertain economic climate. | eng_Latn | 486 |
Travel problems not anticipated over New Year's weekend | MANATEE - The combination of computer crashes, wintry weather and lost luggage that turned last weekend into the Flightmare during Christmas for many airline passengers isn't likely to repeat itself during the busy New Year's holiday weekend, travel | This year, bird flu seems all but forgotten. But scientists say that the virus is as dangerous and unpredictable as ever. | eng_Latn | 487 |
Tropical dengue fever may threaten U.S.: report | WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters Life!) - Dengue fever -- a tropical infection that usually causes flu-like illness -- may be poised to spread across the United States and urgent study is needed, health officials said on Tuesday. | MIAMI, FL., Weds. Sept. 1: Hurricane Frances could hit the Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos today, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami last night. | eng_Latn | 488 |
Flu Pandemic Will Kill Millions, UN Experts Predict | Bird flu will trigger an influenza pandemic among people that could kill up to 7 million, experts from the United Nations' World Health Organization predict. | A BBC team finds new evidence of mass ethnic killings and rape in Darfur, adding to fears of genocide. | eng_Latn | 489 |
Flooding Kills 14 in Southern China | BEIJING - Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in southern China and forced 20,000 from their homes, a state news agency reported Sunday. | A girl becomes the 11th Thai victim of bird flu this year, dying only a few days after falling ill. | eng_Latn | 490 |
New theory on spread of deadly bird flu virus | The World Health Organisation believes domesticated ducks may be the main transmitters of the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed 32 people in Asia this year. | PARIS, Sept. 23 -- French secret service officials have informed the French government that Saudi Arabia is trying to confirm intelligence reports that Osama bin Laden, the masterminded of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, recently died of typhoid in a remote area of... | eng_Latn | 491 |
Up to 60 dead in Vietnam's worst bridge accident | A Japanese-funded bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed on Wednesday, killing up to 60 workers and injuring around 150 in the country's worst such disaster. | A girl becomes the 11th Thai victim of bird flu this year, dying only a few days after falling ill. | eng_Latn | 492 |
Singapore ban after bird flu case | Singapore blocks imports of poultry and eggs from Malaysia, after an outbreak of potentially deadly bird flu. | Malaysians are the world's worst "text rats" who love to send flirty messages behind their partner's back, according to a survey. | eng_Latn | 493 |
Reporters' log: Asia disaster | The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by Sunday's tsunamis across the Indian Ocean. | China considers a new law enabling scientists to report research failures without harming their careers. | spa_Latn | 494 |
Thailand Reports 11th Human Death From Bird Flu Virus | A Thai girl in a northern province died after being infected with the avian influenza virus, bringing to 11 the number of people killed from the disease in the country, an official at the Health Ministry said. | At least three people die and many are hurt as a storm wreaks havoc at a firework display in Budapest. | eng_Latn | 495 |
Japan holds bird flu drill for human cases | Japan held a drill on Monday to test its readiness for dealing with human cases of bird flu, with a limping mock patient -- wearing a white mask and labeled "Mr. A" -- being whisked to hospital in an ambulance and tested. | A major bid to get kereru, the native woodpigeon, back into the nation's gardens has been launched. | eng_Latn | 496 |
Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger' | Tribal people are facing starvation in eastern India where cholera has killed scores in recent weeks. | N'DJAMENA - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail. | eng_Latn | 497 |
Thai tigers culled over bird flu | About 50 tigers are put down in a Thai zoo after showing symptoms of bird flu, taking the death toll past 80. | Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BANGKOK, Thailand -- The sacking of Myanmar's prime minister prompted concern among the country's neighbors | eng_Latn | 498 |
Russia, Japan ban British poultry over bird flu | Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain neared the end of a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry. | A Polish town finds geese rearing a good way of keeping heads above water in an uncertain economic climate. | eng_Latn | 499 |
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