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Facebook hasn't made Home official just yet, but we can tell you one thing for certain -- it'll be arriving on April 12th. It won't be available on all Android devices that day, broader availability should be coming in the future. On day one it will show up as a download for select devices, which will likely include the rumored HTC First that we anticipate will make its grand debut shortly. As expected there will be no "Facebook Phone" or even a Facebook OS. Home is an app that will "transform your Android phone into a great social phone" according to the company. The roll out is starting with "just a few phones," but those lucky device owners will be able to enjoy Facebook's mobile vision starting next week.
Zuck and the gang mentioned that a version of Home for tablets will launch along with the smartphone app, but won't arrive at launch. The only word on a slate app date so far is that it'll come "later this year."
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But that move was seen as part of Smith's over-arching plan to run on the GOP ticket while still being a Democrat.?As The Post mentions, in order to get on the Republican ballot you have to convince three of the city's five GOP county chairs to let you on?it's called a Wilson Pakula authorization.
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When YNN's Capital Tonight checked in on the possibility of that happening back in August, it looked grim for Smith.?"I spoke to everybody today, and three of them were like: ?No? ... One would not rule out the possibility." Manhattan GOP Chairman Dan Isaacs told Capital Tonight on August 1. Isaacs added:
I am not open to him, quite frankly. His problem is the baggage he brings along. There have been a lot of disconcerting stories about what has gone on with him with the nonprofits, the racino, his stewardship of the Democratic majority, his distasteful use of campaign funds. At the end of the day, there are a lot of issues with Malcolm Smith.
The "racino" Isaacs is referring are a separate set of allegations that Smith had used political favoritism in the Aqueduct Entertainment Group?s bid to build the Aqueduct Racino and minimized his involvement in two non-profits that had been the subjects of official investigations,"?reports the Queens Times Ledger.
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So you could see why a bribery plot wouldn't necessarily be out of the question for a hungry politician, especially since Republican party leaders and its GOP chair were already sour on Smith. And according to The Post, it seems like Smith wasn't even the initial target:
He [Halloran] is separately charged with taking bribes from a consultant in return for up to $80,000 in City Council discretionary funding.
The feds were already investigating Halloran when they got wind of the alleged ballot-manipulating plan in November, the sources said. Smith met with his alleged co-conspirators as recently as February.
WABC-TV adds?that authorities expect to make at least five arrests in the corruption probe, including?Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret. Though, according to both the Post and WABC, it's unclear if Jasmin and Desmaret are connected to Smith. The?Daily News more directly links two other men:
Agents were also rounding up four suspects, including Bronx Republican Chairman Jay Savino and Queens GOP vice chairman Vincent Tabone who were to receive bribes in exchange for backing Smith when he switched sides last year in a never-realized run for City Hall.
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A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic. This major systematic review, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), shows HIV self-testing removes much of the fear and stigma associated with being tested for the disease. This study, which is published in PLoS Medicineis the first of its kind and could pave the way for early detection and treatment around the world, thereby reducing transmission.
?Thirty years into the HIV* epidemic, there is no vaccine in sight. Treatment as a prevention strategy has been known to work, but uptake of HIV screening seems to be limited by a societal problem: HIV stigma and perceived discrimination,? says Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, who is the first and corresponding author of the study, a clinical researcher at the RI-MUHC and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University.
According to UNAIDS*, 50 per cent of people living with HIV worldwide are unaware of their HIV status and about 2.5 million people become infected every year. Dr. Pant Pai firmly believes that access to an HIV self-test linked to expedited counselling systems will help expand access to screening and reduce judgement and perceived attitudes around HIV testing. Self-tests are performed in oral fluid samples from the gum lining of the mouth in the privacy of one?s home. They are non-invasive, convenient, ensure confidentiality and can provide results within 20 minutes. The results are self-interpreted however, and require confirmation at a medical clinic if positive.
There is a lot of global momentum in favour of HIV self-testing with several countries and health networks advocating their use. Several studies have been conducted to determine the best methods of making a self-test with linked counselling and referral services available in various African, North American and European settings. Dr. Pant Pai and her colleagues decided to look at the global evidence on self-testing strategies based on acceptability, feasibility and accuracy and success with linkages to care.
They examined 21 worldwide studies and found that two distinct self-testing strategies have been tried: supervised self-testing (self-testing and counselling aided by a health-care professional), and unsupervised self-testing (self-testing performed without any help but with counselling available by phone or internet). Most of the data came from studies carried out in high-income settings including the United States, Canada, Spain and the Netherlands, as well as Kenya, Singapore, Malawi and India.
Across the various studies, researchers observed that acceptability (defined as the number of people who self-tested divided by the number who consented to self-test) was very high for both self-testing strategies. They also found evidence that people preferred self-testing to facility-based testing and oral self-testing to blood-based self-testing. ?The preference was largely driven by the fact the oral self-tests are non-invasive, convenient, easy to swab and do not involve a finger stick or blood from your arm for a preliminary screen,? explains Dr. Pant Pai. ?A lot of people also wanted to take the oral self-test home to test their partners.?
Dr. Pant Pai?s project is supported by a Stars in Global Health award from Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada. ?Canada has a deep pool of talent dedicated to pursuing bold ideas that can have big impact in the developing world,? adds Dr. Peter A. Singer, CEO of Grand Challenges Canada. ?Grand Challenges Canada is proud to support innovators like Dr. Pant Pai because they will make a difference to many lives.?
Dr. Pant Pai and colleagues urge policy makers everywhere to look at the proven results of supervised and unsupervised self-testing, and think how best to put these strategies into practice in their own countries. ?We have, as a society, made great progress with biomedical tools, drugs and strategies, but we haven?t conquered HIV-related stigma and perceived discrimination. The time is now right to tailor strategies to suit the preferences and lifestyles of patients with a view to expand access.?
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Stockton bankruptcy will be closely watched to see who takes the biggest loss: creditors or retirement funds. The Stockton bankruptcy is the largest-ever failure of a US city, but other cities are also in dire straits.
A light standard rests at the dilapidated entrance to city hall in Stockton, Calif. A judge accepted Stockton's bankruptcy application on Monday, April 1, 2013, making the city of nearly 300,000 people the most populous city in the nation to enter bankruptcy.
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EnlargeThe people of?Stockton, Calif., will feel financial fallout for years after a federal judge ruled Monday to let the city become the most populous in America to enter bankruptcy.
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But the case is also being watched closely because it could answer the significant question of who gets paid first by financially strapped cities ? retirement funds or creditors.
Stockton, a city of nearly 300,000, has tried to restructure some debt by slashing employment, renegotiating labor contracts, and cutting health benefits for workers. Library and recreation funding have been halved, and the scaled-down Police Department only responds to emergencies in progress. The city crime rate is among the highest in America.
The potential constitutional question in the?Stockton?bankruptcy case is whether U.S. bankruptcy law trumps a California law that says money owed to the state pension fund must be paid.
In making his ruling, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein disagreed with creditors who argued that Stockton?failed to pursue all avenues for straightening out its financial affairs.
A statement released by creditors said the group "respectfully disagrees with the court's ruling." The legal team for those creditors declined to say whether it would ask Klein for permission to appeal his decision ? a requirement of bankruptcy code.
Since cities can't liquidate assets, those that declare bankruptcy must come up with a plan for creditors to forgive some of the debt.
Holders of the biggest portion of?Stockton's?debt insured $165 million in bonds the city issued in 2007 to keep up with payments to the California Public Employees Retirement System as property taxes plummeted during the recession.
Stockton?now owes CalPERS about $900 million to cover pension promises, by far the city's largest financial obligation. Many struggling cities across California are in the same situation.
So far,?Stockton?has kept up with pension payments while reneging on other debts, maintaining it needs a strong pension plan to retain its pared-down workforce.
Attorneys for creditors argued that it was unfair for their clients to accept reduced payments while the pensions negotiated in flush times went untouched. They argued that employees who shared the wealth during good times should bow have to endure some of the pain with cuts to their pensions.
Legal observers expect the creditors to aggressively challenge the repayment plan presented by?Stockton?in the next phase of the process.
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