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Doctor visits are important for anyone, but particularly for people who have a disability. It's wise to check in regularly to prevent future complications and determine what lifestyle adjustments will provide you with the best quality of life. But those visits can take up hours to get through, and often, you have to schedule an appointment weeks in advance.
Long Term Care, It Destroys Family Harmony . . .
When we hear personal stories about Long Term Care experiences, they're almost always negative. Siblings become angry with each other over whose responsibility the parents care is supposed to be. Dad visited mom every day for two years before she died. When she passed away, she didn't know who he was anymore. And, all their savings went to the nursing home and there was nothing left for him.
The path to success for young leaders is often one filled with surprises that only allow them to grow, both personally and professionally. And young leaders come from a variety of lanes, all merging onto the path to success. These achievements can be a graduate degree, starting a tech startup, or reaching personal physical and mental goals.
October is widely known as Breast Cancer awareness month with cities hosting several walks and races. Sadly most of us can say that we know or have known someone who has journeyed this road. Those whom are surviving can find themselves in a de-conditioned state in the blink of an eye. Everyone that is dealing with the recovery of cancer will echo the same thing. I want to feel better, get stronger and increase my endurance.
Did you know that there is a significantly higher prevalence of smoking among people with a disability? In fact according to the CDC, the smoking rate for people with a disability is up to 50% higher than the national average. One in four adults with a disability smoke.
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I'm leaving. We're going on a roadtrip, I'll be back late night (here) Wednesday. Maybe. I'll post when I get back.
I was going to say more, but I'm really, really pissed off over a hundred little things and I can't say much without going into full-scale rant mode. Hope everyone else is having fun. Send me e-mail, please. ^.^ Something happy to come back to.
Your on vacation be happy (at least you get one) you get a beark from normal living (although it is a little boring without you people) have fun be happy(and I must sound like some sort of idiot) and enjoy it while it lasts.
*pokepokepoke* Be happy! Think Vampires!


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My aim is not satisfying myself with knowledge but having a knowledge that is going to be beneficial for others.
Adjumani – "One day, I would like to see my name associated with a positive impact for the whole community. I would like to create a legacy that will benefit the community, the country, and ultimately the world – if possible," says Vumilia Ameshinda reflecting on his future.
Vumilia is one of the refugee students sponsored by the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) attending Ocer Campion Jesuit College, a Jesuit secondary school in Gulu, northern Uganda.
He is originally from North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, a land long tormented by violence and instability. Over one million people are displaced and more than 280,000 have found refuge in Uganda alone.
Vumilia was on holiday with his grandparents and his two brothers when violence reached them, and they were forced to seek safety. "There was an attack and we had to run," he recalls.
He has been in Uganda for 7 years now and has never seen nor heard from his parents again.
During his first year in Uganda, he spent entire days at home with very little to do because his family could not afford to send him to school. This is a known reality faced by the majority of displaced and refugee children due to their displacement.
Although Uganda has an open-door policy in regard to refugees, providing them documentation as well as the right to work, grow crops and move freely throughout the country, the increasing number of refugees has put significant strain on the education response. Overcrowded schools, limited qualified teachers, and lack of resources make access to education a challenge for the local community already, not to mention for refugees.
In 2017, less than 12 per cent of secondary-education-age children had access to secondary education in northern Uganda. Thanks to a JRS scholarship, Vumilia is one of them.
When he first encountered JRS, he was given the possibility to enrol in primary school despite the language barrier. Coming from a French speaking country and having to attend class in English, Vumilia proved himself able to learn the new language while also brilliantly progressing in school.
As a matter of fact, he passed his primary school final exam as the best student in his class, obtaining one of the highest marks in the whole school. As a result, JRS granted him a scholarship to attend Ocer Campion Jesuit College, where he continued performing well.
Vumilia is aware of how fleeting his future is, but he is determined to do everything he can to not miss a single opportunity to pursue his education.


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'They were meant to be together' - tributes paid to much-loved couple after motorbike tragedy
It feels like we have lost everything, say heartbroken family
Sophie Wills
Nigel SlaterLocal Democracy Reporter
Updated 14:22, 3 APR 2019
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a much-loved couple who lost their lives following a fatal road accident. (Image: Supplied by family)
"We are going through the unimaginable".
That is how the families of a much-loved couple have described their situation following their tragic deaths last month.
The heartbroken families of Ben and Amy Rybka have paid tribute to the pair who died just months after their wedding - saying they were "always meant for each other".
The deaths happened after their motorbike collided with a lorry on the Stocksbridge bypass, near Sheffield, on Thursday, March 21.
Dad-of-two Ben, 35, from Chesterfield, was pronounced dead at the scene and Canadian-born Amy, 30, passed away in hospital six days later.
The pair had tied the knot in Canada at Amy's family home on October 22 2018, after meeting on a cruise ship while working in Australia.
The besotted newlyweds had returned to Chesterfield to start their life together as husband and wife and had only been in England for two months when tragedy struck.
Ben's devastated mum Sonja, and sister, Kate, said: "Amy absolutely adored Ben and would have done anything for him.
"It felt like she was meant to be here, that they were meant to be together.
"She fit right in with the family straight away. We used to joke if they never got married, Amy could come and live with us anyway.
Ben and Amy Rybka will be sorely missed. (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
"We were doing okay at first, because Amy was alive and she was our link to Ben.
"We would get up every day to see her. But after she too died, it felt like we had lost everything."
Ben, an outdoor pursuits instructor at The Mill in Mansfield, has been described as an 'adventurer' who 'loved climbing, sailing and biking' and 'was always laughing'.
He leaves behind two young sons, Corben, aged seven, and Rueben, aged five, who 'meant the absolute world' to him.
Amy was close to the boys and would often read stories to them over the phone while she was in Canada.
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Ben also loved his dad, Andrew, brother, Daniel and five-year-old niece, Lana.
"As a family, we saw each other every day, meeting at my mum's house," Kate added.
"It's all just been such a nightmare for us. They will be so very missed."
Amy, also described as an 'adventurer' by mum Debbie Ollerhead, was an early children's educator who 'loved kids' and 'lit up the room whenever she walked in'.
Debbie said: "Everyone loved Amy, it was impossible not to love her.
"She was kind and easy to talk to. Amy was a bright light, who had the most infectious laugh.
"She lived for adventure. She loved life. It was never hard to find her, you'd just follow her laugh."
Amy leaves behind sister Rachel, who was also married in Canada five days before Amy and Ben - as well as her dad and grandfather, stepdad Colin and stepsister Sarah.
"Along with her family, Amy had a lot of friends," added Debbie.
"She is loved and missed by so many.
"We loved Ben like he was our own son, and could not have chosen a better husband for Amy. We are going through the unimaginable."
Ben and Amy's funeral will be held at Amber Valley Crematorium in Alfreton on Monday, April 8 at 11am. Family flowers only - with all donations to be given to Ben's two children.
An investigation into Ben and Amy's death continues and police are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the collision, especially any motorists travelling along the A616 who may hold dashcam footage.
If you can help, call South Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 261 of March 21, 2019.
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Accreditation at Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
International Affiliations : -
Apollo Hospitals is recognized as a training centre by the National Board of Examination in India for post-graduate training in 16 medical departments.
The Department of Radiology at Apollo is recognized by the Royal College of Radiologists, United Kingdom for training for fellowship examinations like FRCR.
Recognized as a centre for conducting research work leading to Ph.D. of the Anna University, Chennai, in medical physics and digital signal processing.
Apollo Hospitals is recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Edinburgh for training postgraduates in radiology, surgery and trauma care.
Apollo Hospitals is the only International training organization for the American Heart Association Technical support from Texas Heart institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute for Cardiology and Cardio Thoracic surgery.
Apollo Hospitals has exchange programs with the Hospitals in the US and Europe.
Apollo Hospitals have an association with Mayo Clinic & Cleveland Heart Institute, USA.
Apollo Hospitals is also associated with Johns Hopkins University. Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.
Joint Commission International Accreditation : -
The Joint Commission International (JCI) is a U.S based accreditation body dedicated to improving healthcare quality and safety around the world. The accreditation is an international gold standard for hospitals and has been so far achieved by only 24 hospitals in the world.
The Apollo hospitals group achieved the unique distinction of achieving accreditation for five of its hospitals at Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ludhiana in quick succession. Indraprastha Apollo hospitals Delhi became the first hospital in India, while Apollo Hospitals Chennai became the first hospital in South India to achieve this unique and coveted accreditation.
JCI works directly with healthcare organizations to achieve their goals of providing quality clinical care and services in safe, efficient and well-managed facilities.
JCI assesses through a rigorous on site survey process, a healthcare provider's quality in the following key areas : -
Access to health care.
Health Assessment and care processes.
Education and rights of individuals.
Management of information and human resources.
Safety of facility.
Infection control.
Collaborative integrated management.
Facility management.
Performance Measurement.
Education & Rights of patients.
International Organisation for Standardization ( ISO 9002 ) : -
The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) is a network of the national standards institutes of 151 countries, on the basis of one member per country. A Central Secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland, co-ordinates the system.
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai was the first hospital in India to be awarded an ISO 9002 certification.
The ISO standards are a guarantee of quality across boundaries and geographies. They are an assurance to the international patient of the safety and reliability of Apollo's services against global benchmarks.
Indian Consumer Superbrands Council : -
The Indian Consumer Superbrands Council includes some of the most eminent marketing, media and advertising professionals.
As the council members agree, "Obtaining Superbrands' status puts the brand in the circle of an elite group that is seen to represent the best practices in brand management; ultimately it is the brand Oscars."
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The Dangers of Geolocation February 17, 2010
Tags: 4square, Foursquare, geolocation, Pleaserobme, privacy, social media, twitter
Mashable has read my mind again – or rather, I should say, Pleaserobme.com, has read my mind. Over the weekend my Dad pointed out that I had posted his vacation days on his [Facebook] wall, and that this could be dangerous. I pointed out to him that Facebook could be private, given the right settings. But he made a good point, one I have thought about time after time when I look at my Foursquare app and decide not to use it. The same goes for declining Twitter's geotagging options. When and why did we ever decide we should tell the public at large where we are at any given time? The idea goes against everything we have been taught to do–leaving a TV on so that people think you are home, keeping location secret on dating sites, and, more generally, enjoying a thing called privacy. These sites are just another step in the annihilation of privacy. My paranoid-"down with the man" side sets off alarm bells every time I see (and use my own) GPS enabled devices, knowing that this is just one more way for people to know exactly where I am. Sure 911, Onstar, and other services use these tracking technologies to save lives, but what about Federal agencies using telecommunication records to find criminals? No one would argue that law enforcers should not have access to cell phone records, including geolocation data, with a warrant. But CNET reported less than a week ago that, "the Obama administration has argued that warrantless tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy no 'reasonable expectation of privacy' in their–or at least their cell phones'–whereabouts." Really? Says who? If the government has a reason to look at my records, then go ahead, but if not, I'll hold onto the last vestiges of privacy, thank you very much.
But enough about the government, Pleaserobme.com, has brought a very important problem to light–the dangers of revealing your location to an online audience. The site compiles posts from Foursquare and calls them "opportunities" (meaning opportunities for you to rob them). It will be interesting to see if this site, which is gaining a lot of attention on Twitter, will be the demise of Foursquare (which has recently been dubbed "the next Twitter"), or if people will continue to blithely post their whereabouts. What do you think?
The Double Life of the (Academic) Librarian January 29, 2010
Tags: academic, Facebook, individuality, librarians, library, privacy, social media, twitter
Libraries everywhere continue to adopt Web 2.0 technologies, embracing sites like Facebook and Twitter to assist in outreach. Often, librarians are asked to become an active part of this community, creating their own user pages. This is true in any kind of collaborative, wiki-type environment. Participants are prompted to create a profile in order to create a sense of community. In a single day, I am unable to avoid the proliferation of social media into my job as an academic librarian. And while this is a positive improvement for the library I find myself facing the same dilemmas that teachers face when they set up a Facebook account: what are my parameters for accepting friend requests; what should I/should I not post; what kind of privacy settings should I adopt?
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Public libraries have certainly embraced the image of the hipster librarian, bespattered with tattoos, perhaps even a piercing, and carrying an organic tote bag displaying though-provoking literary quotes (excuse the stereotype). Not so for the academic librarian. Academia prefers a little more conformity. While our employers may want us to show our individualism and personalities in reference and information literacy sessions, it is not hard to forget that we are professionals working in a professional environment. Working so closely with college students is a sticky situation in itself, especially for those of us who are younger. What role do we adopt? While you may say – librarian and librarian alone, it is not always that easy. We work closely, on a daily basis, with student workers who are far closer in age to us than our co-workers. We share more in common with them as well. Facebook is not a foreign place for us – it has been our mode of communication for some time now. So when our colleagues decide that we should attach our Facebook page to the library's Facebook page, what do we do? Create two pages – one for the public and one private? This is the exact scenario that my colleague faces. And while we may not have pictures of us guzzling beers or setting fire to couches, don't we have a right to keep pictures of our latest camping trip between friends? How do we keep our individuality and our privacy in a world that demands we share?
Which came first: lack of privacy or lack of privacy settings? January 11, 2010
Posted by pupfiction in InformationIssues.
Tags: Facebook, internet, NYTimes, privacy, TechCrunch, web, Zuckerberg
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington recently interviewed Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg on where Facebook is going, what new acquisitions it hopes to acquire, and its recent changes to privacy settings. This article by the New York Times Technology section, chooses to focus on the recent privacy changes which have been making waves online and in the news world for months now. As the Infomavens have recently been exploring the issue of privacy versus security both on the internet and in the "real" world, I thought it interesting that Marshall Kirkpatrick (from ReadWriteWeb and author of the Times article) should take such a cynical look at Zuckerberg's seemingly innovative argument on privacy. Zuckerberg argues (you can witness in this video of the interview) that Facebook has changed to reflect society's changing view on privacy. But Kirkpatrick believes that Facebook is the one who has sculpted this change in society's beliefs. He insinuates that Facebook's privacy changes are not want people want, but rather a way for "the company [to] shift[s] its strategy to exert control over the future of the web" (New York Times). I agree with Kirkpatrick that Zuckerberg's argument (that blogging and other social media platforms have decreased privacy) is a flimsy one, but wonder if Facebook's privacy settings have far more to do with advertising and revenue that anything else. Perhaps the most shocking part of the TechCrunch interview is when Arrington asks Zuckerberg "Nexus One or iPhone?". With a wry smile, Zuckerberg responds, "Blackberry." If that isn't an endorsement I don't know what is.
Disappearing in the Digital Age January 6, 2010
Tags: disappearance, evan ratliff, Facebook, identity, internet, privacy, security, twitter, wired
I recently reviewed the fictional work Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, in which a teenager tries to evade the prying eyes of the Department of Homeland Security while still maintaining an electronic presence on the web. Then today, I stumbled across the real-life story of someone attempting to do the very same thing, albeit for fun and with a monetary reward. Writer Evan Ratliff decided, with the help of the magazine Wired, to disappear for a month, offering readers $5,000 to try to locate him. The impetus, Ratliff notes, was to answer "a series of questions, foremost among them: How hard is it to vanish in the digital age…People fret about privacy, but what are the consequences of giving it all up, I wondered. What can investigators glean from all the digital fingerprints we leave behind? You can be anybody you want online, sure, but can you reinvent yourself in real life?" (Wired.com).
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Ratliff then embarks on a cross-country jaunt, setting up fake email, Facebook, and Twitter accounts, as well as a fake office, an alias, and investing in numerous untraceable credit-card like gift cards for larger purchases. He routinely changes his appearance and uses the web to follow those trying to locate him, many who have set up groups on Twitter and Facebook and who manage to unearth every detail about his former life including hobbies, dietary restrictions, former habitations, purchases, and the name and phone number of his cat sitter. One of Ratliff's most useful modes of cyber anonymity is using The Onion Router (TOR), which hides his true IP address and is also frequently mentioned in Little Brother. When Ratliff is finally caught a week from the end of the contest, it is because he attends a book reading that could have been in held in two places and was embedded in a New York Times crossword puzzle. By that time, his alias, Facebook and Twitter accounts had been compromised and it is likely he would have been caught soon, regardless of the clue.
Is is possible to disappear in our age? Of course it is. One women explains her fascination with Ratliff's attempted disappearance:
Why would a middle-aged woman with virtually no technical knowledge be interested in following the Evan's Vanished story on Twitter? You see, my father walked out one morning in Sumter, South Carolina, kissed the wife and two young children good-bye as if he was going to work as always, and disappeared for 12 years. He was around Evan's age. He sent the family a telegraph a few days later asking them not to look for him. To this day, no one knows anything about his personal life during those years. I guess I'm hoping to have some clues to some of my questions (Wired.com).
People disappear all the time. But Ratliff didn't try to disappear. He just tried to change and to change his electronic identity. Could he have lived in the woods, cultivating his own food, and never using a computer again? Sure. But that wouldn't have been half as interesting or draw attention to the amount of information that is easily hackable, traceable and public. Ratliff doesn't argue about the dangers of the information age like Doctorow's Little Brother does, but he certainly draws attention to the reality of a real Big Brother.
Make sure to read the whole article here. It is fascinating to hear about Ratliff's mental and emotional changes as well. Or check our his website: www.atavist.net.
Monday Book Review: Little Brother January 4, 2010
Posted by pupfiction in Book Reviews.
Tags: books, civil rights, cybersecurity, DHS, doctorow, first amendment, internet, privacy, security
Think you're too sophisticated for Young Adult (YA) fiction? Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, will have you thinking again. Rife with techy jargon, textese, and Spanglish slang, the language of this book is as forward thinking as its subject matter. Though not a tome, this heart pounding, page-turning thriller is a comprehensive look at the issues plaguing our society today – namely the all-too-topical debate of privacy versus security. Although at times digressive hacking tips dilute the plotline, the action heats up as the book progresses.
Doctorow's book begins with "the worst terrorist attack ever perpetrated on our nation's soil" – the destruction of San Franciso's Bay Bridge and its attendant tunnel under the bay. His choice of San Francisco is deliberate, emphasizing the similitude of the Civil Rights Movement with today's struggle to uphold the first amendment in the amorphous realm of the Internet. Marcus, alias m1k3y, and his gaming pals are playing hooky from school when the attack occurs and they find themselves unpropitiously in the wrong place at the wrong time, leading to their incarceration. What results is an all out war against the totalitarian arrest-happy Department of Homeland Security thugs by an underground movement of high schoolers who find themselves in far over their heads.
My initial reaction to Doctorow's work was to wish that it had been written for adults, as the subject matter is of extreme importance. But then I realized Doctorow's genius in targeting the generation of tomorrow. By doing so, he subscribes to the mantra of Marcus and his friends to not trust "anyone over twenty-five" (another echo of the Civil Rights Movement). While the ideologies of adults may be set in stone, teenagers who read this work and quickly find Marcus to be a role model, will take the issues at hand into consideration and maybe even alter their attitude about security and privacy. If Doctorow can be blamed for making his protagonist slightly too altruistic, slightly too steadfast and dogmatic in his beliefs for someone his age, it can be forgiven in light of this larger goal.
Overall: A must read for anyone who has ever questioned the man.
Playing the Blame Game December 30, 2009
Tags: Abdulmutallab, airlines, obama, privacy, rights, safety, security, terrorism
In the wake of the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack thousands of articles have swamped the internet, groping for somewhere to place the blame. The problem with blame is that it falsely pacifies us and leads us to believe that a complex situation has an easy remedy. And while the TSA, the Dutch government, and fearful citizens all have their suggested remedies, we must not forget the lessons we learned after 9-11 and the swift instating of the Patriot Act, which later made us ask if we had not surrendered some freedoms (namely, privacy) hastily, because of fear. We are now in danger of compromising our freedoms once again.
NPR.org has posted an article discussing the innovative methods of airport security that are in discussion and development. Probably the most controversial one is body-image scanning technology. A number of months ago I saw this technology discussed on a morning news program. The new body-imaging software shows a detailed image of the person's body, including the parts that would make your grandmother blush. The program then interviewed a wide range of Americans who had widely differing opinions on whether such a technology was necessary or unconstitutionally invasive. At the time of the airing of the program, the technology seemed superfluous, but now, after this last thwarted terrorist attempt, the Dutch have decided to adopt the technology. But will this really help?
Airlines already use the "puffer" machine that purports to detect odd chemical particles, but with limited results. Other such proposed controversial security methods include profiling and detailed verbal interviews as practiced in Israel, which is renowned for their airport security. Probably the most innovative and least invasive security measure is what NPR describes as a method used and perfected in retail – looking for suspicious behavior, namely things like "increased sweating or heavy breathing." While this sounds promising, it would seem hard to find accuracy in an environment where many people are already nervous about flying, and likely to show increased signs of anxiety as it is.
So what is the solution? Do we surrender our privacy, our right to normalcy (some proposed safety measures include restricting use of the bathroom on flights), in the name of safety? Or do we acknowledge that these drastic safety measures do little to actually protect us?
NPR.org, in another article, questions just that by examining the "under-reaction" to news of the attempted terror plot, asking "Have Americans, in a post-Sept. 11 world, become a bit blase about terrorism in the sky?" While the article takes neither side, explaining in a purely psychological manner why some people shrugged at the news (namely because the failing of the plot lowered the "dread quality" that causes people to overreact), it does point out the inefficacy (or superfluity) of all security measures by quoting risk communication consultant, David Ropeik, who states that, "We have also adjusted emotionally after Sept. 11 to the risk of airplane terrorism — even though, statistically, the risk of flying was the same before the attacks as after the attacks." What do these articles prove? They prove that airport security should not be the focus of our energies. They prove, in light of the new information that "Abdulmutallab was added to a massive database of potential terrorists after his father warned U.S. diplomats about his son's extremism" (NPR.org), that America's intelligence agencies are the real ones to blame in their lack of communication and cohesion. I have to agree with Obama on this one and call it a "systemic failure".
What do you think is the best solution to the struggle between privacy and safety?
Web Trends to Watch in 2010 December 3, 2009
Tags: future, information, internet, privacy, social media, web
Pete Cashmore, CEO and founder of the social media blog Mashable and now a writer for CNN.com, has come up with his list of the "10 Web Trends to watch in 2010." While my eyes usually glaze over by point three of such lists, I was happily surprised to find myself agreeing with Cashmore's prescient points. Particularly compelling are his points on the soon-to-be ubiquitous GPS, information overload, and convergence of functions in one device. Cashmore, unlike other netizens, intelligently (I believe) predicts a short faddish life for the kindle. He also argues that more information, while seemingly attractive, may not always be helpful. Cashmore closes with his most compelling argument, one that has already been a hot topic among librarians, teachers, parents, copyright lawyers, artists, and anyone else interested in privacy. He states, "We're seeing the ongoing voluntary erosion of privacy through public sharing on Facebook and Twitter, the rise of location-based services and the inclusion of video cameras in a growing array of devices…Expect personal privacy — or rather its continued erosion — to be a hot media topic of 2010."
What do you think will be the hottest web trend in 2010?


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Blog Apr 1th, 2018
The all-new 2016 Toyota Prius
For 2016, Toyota delivers an all-new version of its iconic hybrid, the Prius.
The latest iteration is all-new from the ground up and arrives with bold, sporty styling that distinguishes it from the crowd. This Prius is no wallflower. Powering the 2016 Toyota Prius is a 1.8 Litre, 4-Cylinder, Hybrid Synergy Drive engine producing 121 net horsepower.
The Hybrid Drivetrain
The hybrid drivetrain – coupled with a wind-cheating co-efficiency of drag of just 0.24 and standard 15" low-rolling resistance tires – is capable of returning astronomical fuel efficiency figures. Toyota's 5-cycle method of testing fuel economy returns 4.4L per 100km (53 MPG) in the city and 4.6L per 100 km (51 MPG) on the highway.
The 2016 Prius is going to ensure you won't need to visit a gas station very often outside of snack breaks. Standard LED Tail Lights, Headlamps and Daytime Running Lights do their part by lowering power consumption, and help to improve fuel efficiency.
The 2016 Prius is going to ensure you won't need to visit a gas station very often outside of snack breaks.
The 2016 Prius boasts increased body torsional rigidity, a lower centre of gravity, as well as a new double wishbone rear suspension. These improvements are a result of Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), which Toyota says "is an innovative, integrated approach to vehicle development, engineering and manufacture, including new production equipment and revolutionary new processes."
In addition to the handling improvements that the TNGA platform yields, the Prius also benefits from improved acceleration and a smooth and direct response in a lower RPM range. Brake feel has been improved has with a newly developed active hydraulic booster for its regenerative brakes.
The new 2016 Toyota Prius has arrived Country Hills Toyota. Explore the Prius today


Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham. Photo: Press TV/screenshot.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham reaffirmed her country's continued support for a Palestinian terrorist organization and rejected U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond's comments that Tehran had changed its stance on Israel, Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday.
"Iran's support for all resistance groups continues similar to the past," Afkham told reporters, when asked about Tehran's policy towards Hamas.
According to Fars, Afkham also asserted that support for the "resistance front" and groups who stood against the "Zionist regime" was a main principle of Iran's foreign policy. She went on to express her hopes that the groups fighting on the front lines in the war against the Jewish state would remain united and maintain their integrity.
Her comments came on the heels of reports that a member of Hamas was critical of Iran for its waning support.
This ran in contrast to statements from other Hamas officials — among them Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy chairman of Hamas's political bureau; former Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh; and Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Al-Zahar — stressing their appreciation for Iran's continued and unwavering support for the terrorist organization ruling the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, according to Fars, Afkham dismissed Hammond's remarks, made on his recent trip to Iran, that Tehran had changed its policy on Israel. "There were no talks on the Zionist regime and the report that Iran has changed its position is denied," she said.


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Some of you might know that I am a landscape designer by training. I positively gravitate to all things garden. So you might not find it surprising that one way I treat myself is a stopoff at Myrtle Creek Nursery when I get up to Fallbrook.
Myrtle Creek is a one of a kind place and if you haven't been here, you owe it to yourself to go. Since 1984, three generations of the Sherman Family have been welcoming gardening enthusiasts to Myrtle Creek Nursery. Bruce and Marilyn Sherman purchased this farm in 1981. Located in a nineteenth century farmhouse and barn amidst rolling hills of Fallbrook, Myrtle Creek invites visitors to stop, look and linger in this tranquil setting.
Myrtle Creek boasts a professional staff including: Matthew Sherman – Landscape architecturalist, and Richard Sherman and sister Melissa Clark – Ornamental Horticulturists. They also have a wonderful array of long seasoned experts in a variety of disciplines to help homeowners and garden enthusiasts.
The nursery grows most of its own plants but they also bring in specialty trees and plants to meet client specifications. If you don't see what you want, ask.
Gardeners from all over the country and world visit this widely respected establishment, but Myrtle Creek Nursery is known for more than their plants. The idyllic setting makes for a relaxing afternoon. The Sherman family encourages visitors to wander the soothing grounds by the natural spring and allow the beauty of nature to relieve the stress of everyday living.
Bring your own pots or buy some here. The nursery will plant them in beautiful configurations–from succulent gardens to bulbs to assorted annuals. Their knowledgeable staff also offer classes on how to care for your plants once you get them home.
Visit the farmhouse for a unique selection of Myrtle Creek labeled jams, salsas, and delicious foods. Don't miss their inspiring and eclectic garden gifts tucked into very corner of the old country home. Wander outside to see the water wheel house, the late 1800's barn, and a huge selection of hanging baskets, trickling fountains and beautiful garden color.


The fishing industry was one of the hardest hit local industries by the typhoon. JDC has launched a program with local partner NVC to help rehabilitate the industry in this community by providing replacement boats to local fishermen. Beneficiary fishermen will be carefully selected through interviews with many members of the community to identify exactly who should receive a boat based on an assessment of need, previous employment, and other economic opportunities. The beneficiaries will be expected to put in some of their own 'sweat equity' in the form of building the outrigger and maintaining the boats, and they will also be expected to report their catches at a weekly meeting, thus ensuring appropriate use of the boats.