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South Africa replaces India as China's No. 3 iron ore supplier1 min read . Updated: 21 Jan 2013, 01:35 PM IST
Australia strengthened its position as the major supplier to the world's biggest iron ore consuming nation
Australia strengthened its position as the major supplier to the world's biggest iron ore consuming nation
Beijing: South Africa overtook India to become China's third-biggest iron ore supplier in 2012, while Australia strengthened its dominant position as the major supplier to the world's biggest iron ore consuming nation, data from customs showed on Monday.
South Africa provided 40.6 million tonnes (mt) over the year, up 12% compared with 2011, while Indian imports declined 54.74% to 33 mt.
Indian authorities have been cracking down on chaotic and illegal iron ore production in Goa—one of the country's biggest suppliers—imposing a blanket ban on all mining activities last October.
Supplies from India amounted to 10.6% of China's total imports in 2011, but were already disrupted by a mining ban in Karnataka, India's biggest iron ore producing state.
India's share of total imports into China has been in steady decline for several years, falling from 23% in 2006 to just 4.4% last year.
The biggest beneficiary of the Indian supply crunch has been Australia, China's top supplier by far. It delivered 351.5 mt, or 47% of China's total imports over the year, up from 43% in 2011, and its dominance is likely to increase further in 2013.
"This year should be the year of Australia taking an increasing market share on the global iron ore market," said Graeme Train, commodities analyst with Macquarie in Shanghai.
"Brazil is not going to see any growth with Vale guiding for negative volumes—the vast majority of growth on the seaborne market is coming from Australia."
Australia's position in China is also likely to be strengthened if the European iron and steel sector starts to recover this year, allowing the likes of South Africa and Finland to divert deliveries back to their traditional markets.
India's ranking has plunged throughout the second half of the year, with monthly shipments eventually falling behind the likes of Mauritania, North Korea and Finland to come in at 20th place in December.
Supplies from India are not expected to recover in the near term, and are unlikely to reach previous high levels, said Train.
"I think India can recover to some extent—they are going through a process of cleaning up illegal operations and eventually it will get back on line, but it will be at severely reduced volumes relative to where they were historically."
China imported a record of 743.6 mt of iron ore in 2012, up 8.4% on the year.


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Richard Littlemore | March 24, 2008
By Richard Littlemore • Monday, March 24, 2008 - 15:53
Despite dismissing the work as "a bit patchy and nothing new," Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, editor of the skeptic's journal Energy and Environment journal, has published the work of the plagiarist Dr. Klaus-Martin Schulte.
Dr. Schulte's "research" was first published last year on an industry-funded website called the Science and Public Policy Institute. Actually, it was excerpted in a long essay by the disingenuous Viscount Christopher Monckton (inset), who pronounced Schulte's paper serious, peer-reviewed science even while failing to admit his own part in its creation.
Following up on criticisms of Schulte's methodology and accusations that he had plagiarized earlier work by the oft-humiliated anthropologist Benny Peiser, the DeSmogBlog contacted Ms. Boehmer-Christiansen in September and asked how she could justify publishing Schulte's article.
In her response, dated Sept. 6, 2006, Boehmer-Christiansen said:
For your information, I have informed Dr.Schulte that I am happy to publish his own research findings on the effect on patients of climate alamism/'Angst'.His survey of papers critical of the consensus was a bit patchy and nothing new, as you point out. it was not what was of interest to me; nothing has been published.SincerelySonja B-C
The nature of this climate "angst"? Ahem...
According to Mashey (who bought the article), Schulte stated that
"patients with benign and malignant disorders are concerned that their disease may be caused by or related to `climate change' and that they might have remained healthy without it"
…and somehow, in a bizarre leap of logic, this turned into "AGW alarmism hurts patients' health" and "patients are worried about catastrophic global warming" (why else does the paper abstract talk about the "catastrophic" thing?).
Maybe Schulte should make up his mind on what exact phenomenon of "angst" he was talking about.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/yrpnmd
"Al `Fat Al' Gore [is fat]" – Harold Pierce
Paul S replied on Permalink
I love it when Mashey uses
I love it when Mashey uses phrases like "denialist PR machine" and "denialist entities". Also, according to Mashey, the blogosphere appears to be "exploding" on a regular basis. The whole 40 page load of drivel reads like a drive-by smear piece by www.exxonsecrets.org. Seriously, a 40 page dissertation for Mashey to say he doesn't like Schulte one bit?
Lastly, Schulte references Tim Lambert and George Monbiot to bolster his own claims but instead weakens his argument considerably. Both Lambert and Monbiot are widely recognized as rather flakey and not to be taken very seriously.
Paul S hates facts
Ah yes, ignore all the evidence presented so you can accuse the "warmists" of having no evidence for their Uninformed Prejudice. That's the denialist way, no?
Actually, for a minute I thought you were going to bring up Gore and Suzuki again.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/yrpnmd
"Al `Fat Al' Gore [is fat]" – Harold Pierce
Stephen Berg replied on Permalink
So, Paul, after Lambert and
So, Paul, after Lambert and Monbiot now instead of your usual Gore and Suzuki? Also, you call THEM flaky? What does that make Schulte, Monckton, Singer, etc.? Irascible and troglodytes?
Paul S replied on Permalink
Schulte, Monckton and Singer
Schulte, Monckton and Singer are fearless, selfless seekers of truth whose unimpeachable integrity is being constantly besmirched by those of lesser motives. Stand back, cause The Truth is coming through!!!
Paul S replied on Permalink
That's funny
And here's me thinking they were launching a Three Stooges revival!!
Fern Mackenzie
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
"Rather flakey ...
… and not to be taken seriously"?
Certainly, the phrase applies in this instance, but not those people.
As to the length and really stunning level of detail in John Mashey's download, he said in reference to a side issue yesterday that he trained as a programmer and doesn't like to leave loose ends hanging. And he has not. He has documented the following:
* That Christopher Monckton is more than willing to play fast and loose with the facts when it suits his purpose.
* That Klaus-Martin Schulte, working well outside his field of expertise, has created a work that is suspect at the very least, heavily reliant on the (already discredited) work of others and amateurish in its presentation and, especially, its citations.
There is, further, a circumstantial case to suggest that Monckton and Schulte were working together on this from the start. And, of course, the obvious conclusion that Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen will publish any stupid thing, even something that she herself has dismissed as - what was that phrase? - rather flakey and not to be taken seriously.
Paul S replied on Permalink
Mashey's reply is overkill
Mashey's reply is overkill in my view. He treats his opponents with such seriousness that others may believe his opponents are serious scholars.
In my opinion, if Monckton and Schulte are as unworthy of consideration as numerous people say they are, it is best to ignore them completely. But look! His Viscountness has now arrived on this blog!
You can't win with denialist logic
Yeah, if Mashey's reply isn't this detailed, then it's unfairly prejudiced. If Mashey's reply is detailed, then it's overkill. You can't win!
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/yrpnmd
"Al `Fat Al' Gore [is fat]" – Harold Pierce
Paul S replied on Permalink
As far as you're concerned
As far as you're concerned Frankie, you're right, you can't win. Give up.
Monckton of Bre... replied on Permalink
"Dr." John Mashey
"Dr." Mashey says Mr. Schulte plagiarized my research. He did no such thing. It was he, not I, who conducted the research. "Dr." Mashey was told this.
"Dr." Mashey submitted his over-long complaint formally to Mr. Schulte's academic institution, whose investigator rejected it on all counts.
"Dr." Mashey is now himself under investigation for circulating his complaint publicly, in a form in which which inter alia he breaches doctor-patient confidentiality. For this reason, please remove all links to "Dr." Mashey's document.
One realizes that the news that the scientific "consensus" no longer believes in climate alarm (if it ever did) is unwelcome in certain political circles. But the science is the science.
Perhaps it would be better if "Dr." Mashey were to write a peer-reviewed rebuttal of Mr. Schulte's paper, rather than interfering in an unlawful manner on the blogosphere, which is not the best place for serious scientific discourse.
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Doctoring the detail
Your Viscountness,
1. I seem to have missed any reference in which John Mashey presents himself as a doctor or as a PhD. Perhaps you can explain your "Dr." usage. (Update: A backcheck on Google confirms that Mashey is, indeed a Ph.D., but which leaves unanswered the original question of why Monckton is belittling or questioning that with the repeated use of "Dr.".)
2. I am sure all of the readers hereabouts would be interested in the opinion of any impartial investigator who considered Schulte's work in light of John Mashey's well-documented criticisms. Feel free to post any record or evidence of this rejection in a comment. Or to send them directly to [email protected] and I will create a new, higher-profile post for that purpose.
3. I also missed the section where Mashey "breaches doctor-patient confidentiality." (Maybe it would help if I know who was accusing whom of being a doctor.) If you can offer any evidence of this charge, we'll remove Mashey's document immediately. Otherwise, not.
4. This whole accusation of "interfering in an unlawful manner on the blogosphere" strains understanding, credulity or both. Would you be the same "Monckton of Brenchley" whose blogosphere diatribe here brought Schulte's then-unpublished work to public light in the first place? And, if so, doesn't that suggest that you consider the internet to be quite a good place for open discussion?
I, personally, don't think it's the best place for arguing science - which, in any case, appears to be outside our field of expertise (by which, yes, I mean yours and mine). I think science is best argued by scientists - the kind of people who can get published in real journals, not in second-rate skeptic mags that accept work that is "a bit patchy and nothing new."
What do you think?
guthrie replied on Permalink
Someone calling themselves
Someone calling themselves Monckton of Brenchley has repeatedly popped up online on threads addressing said Viscount's silliness. This one looks very similar to the others, and they may all be genuine. So far the most common behavious is hit and run. Which might mean they are a common internet troll.
We'll see. If this is the real Monckton, I'm sure you'll be hearing from his lawyers, as he likes to bully people.
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Monckton's lawyers?
Our experience with lawyers suggests that they discourage bullying actions when their client is entirely in the wrong, and when the evidence of their perfidy is a) freely available and/or b) already in the hands of the proposed "defendant."
But if Monckton wants to rattle a his weapon, I'll be happy to provide the coordinates of our own lawyer, who gets great entertainment from answering insincere letters full of belligerence and bluster.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
The thought of perjury usually frightens them
While the deniers can tell their lies and spread their fraudulent tactics openly in the mass media and blog-sphere, they know that if they say the same things under oath in a court of law they will be charged with a very serious crime, perjury, which has very serious consequences, namely, spending time at one of Her Majesty's motels for the criminally inclined.
I think that this is the key reason they are all bluster and quickly withdraw their accusations when it gets too close to actual court. See, for example, Tim Ball's case.
Ian Forrester
Sir, Please
If Your Viscountness could deign yourself to actually follow up on your numerous threats of legal actions…
"Perhaps it would be better if `Dr.' Mashey were to write a peer-reviewed rebuttal of Mr. Schulte's paper"
A paper published in the scientific equivalent of a tabloid needs no "peer-reviewed" response, although I agree that having one would be nice.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/yrpnmd
"Al `Fat Al' Gore [is fat]" – Harold Pierce
Gavin's Pussycat replied on Permalink
But then...
…it might be 'overkill' ;-)
Benny Lin replied on Permalink
Viscount Monckton, Please
Viscount Monckton,
Please can you answer the following for me so that we can determine your credibility:
1. On George Monbiot's webpage there is an email correspondence with you regarding unflattering changes to your Wikipedia entry, which appear to have originated from a computer with the same IP address as yours. How did these changes occur from a computer with the same IP address as yours?
2. The Scotsman alleged in 2006 that your original claim that you made that you had been forced to see your house over the original Eternity puzzle was untrue.
Fot info the original claim is here:
"Thus, rather than being in a position to reap the fruits of his labours, Mr Monckton now finds everything has gone
pear-shaped - and in order to raise the promised prize
money, he is having to sell off his ancestral home in northeast Scotland. Does he mind? "What do you think?" he
fumes. "I'm furious."
The Scotsman article says:
"A SCOTTISH aristocrat who claimed he was forced to sell his ancestral pile after losing a fortune on a $1 million puzzle has admitted that he invented the story to boost sales. Christopher Monckton, the third Viscount of Brenchley, owned up to the duplicity yesterday as he launched a new version of the world's toughest jigsaw.
'[The house sale] was the story which the PR people dreamed up after we had three months of the best sales that any puzzle had ever had,' he said. 'They wanted to keep the momentum going to take us through to Christmas.' 'I was selling the house anyway and they asked me if I would be willing to tell people I was selling the house because I was afraid somebody might solve the puzzle too fast. I said 'yes'.'"
Was the Scotsman's claim correct?
3. In this article: http://ff.org/centers/csspp/pdf/20061212_monckton.pdf you state "Finally, you may wonder why it is that a member of the Upper House of the United Kingdom legislature, wholly unconnected with and unpaid by the corporation that is the victim of your lamentable letter, should take the unusual step of calling upon you as members of the Upper House of the United States legislature either to withdraw what you
have written or resign your sinecures."
Are you or are you not a member of the Upper House of the British legislature? Strangely, you are not listed as such on the official registers.
As an aside, I wonder whether there is a law against claiming to be a member of the House of Lords when you are not in fact one?
4. You criticise Mashey for not publishing a peer reviwed article on this. Please can you provide a list of your own peer reviewed articles on the science of climate. Web of Knowledge appears to list just one:
Title: Free speech about climate change
Author(s): Monckton, CW
Source: SOCIETY Volume: 44 Issue: 4 Pages: 14-17 Published: MAY-JUN 2007
Article Number: ISSN 0147-2011 Article Number: ISSN 0147-2011
As raf as I can tell this contains no original data (but I am happy to be corrected). You must surely have more than this?
Please be assured that I wish to see the answers to these merely to confirm your credibility so that we can continue the discussison.
I await your response with interest.
Stephen Berg replied on Permalink
Mr. Schulte's paper hasn't
Mr. Schulte's paper hasn't passed a peer-review test, anyway. Energy and Environment is not recognized as a peer-reviewed journal by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).
John Mashey replied on Permalink
Reality check
1) "Dr"
No big deal, but there *are* people around who claim things they're not… so …
I happen to have an earned PhD from a credible university, so I guess I can be called "Dr" …
but most people I know don't. My wife has one, many of our friends do, 10% of adults in our town do, Stanford (a few miles a way) has masses, and then there are the MD-doctors as well. To call everyone "Dr" would get wearisome. Competent professionals with track records rarely care much. Also, I'd hate to be grabbed on a plane to help with a medical emergency. :-)
But, given the extreme rarity of "mashey", I'm really not that hard to find, and maybe that's the first step for "investigators":
Google: john mashey
First hit is a short Wikipedia entry, which points at the Computer History Museum Trustee entry from which I think it was mostly taken:
In more detail, since it's been raised:
1968: B.S. Mathematics [& one course short of a 2nd degree in Physics]
1969: MS Computer Science
1974: PhD Computer Science
All from The Pennsylvania State University. If anyone is still concerned about fakery, they can contact the PSU Deans of Engineering and Science, both of whom know me.
I'd been recruited to work at PhD-dense Bell Laboratories, which *explicitly* discouraged "Dr" in normal usage:
a) With so many PhDs, calling us all "Dr" would just waste a lot of time.
b) But mainly, because what you accomplished was more important than the title.
c) About the only mention of degrees was in external articles, but even there, a bio would say "…PhD. Mr. X…"
Anyway, if Viscount Monckton wants to keep typing "Dr", OK with me.
2) The plagiarism issue was found by Tim Lambert, and I just recorded it in detail, with as clear a chronology as I could, starting on page 19 of my document. The plagiarism wasn't in the article submitted to E&E, it was in the threatening letter sent to Oreskes, and posted abotu a day later on teh SPPI website, and sent out on Businesswire by Rob Ferguson.
Peiser (with errors) –>
Monckton @ SPPI (with errors, but at least credited to Peiser)
—minor edits by somebody, with any mention of Peiser deleted –>
Schulte letter to Oreskes (with same errors)
In any case, it wasn't Monckton's "research" it was Peiser's. Schulte credited neither Monckton nor Peiser in his letter to Oreskes. I have no idea who did the actual edits.
THE READER MAY ASSESS: was there plagiarism or not? If so, why, and was it really smart to broadcast it to the world? If it was plagiarism, I've known undergraduates who did better.
3) I indeed wrote letters to Mr. Schulte's institutions in October. I have NHS friends and have lectured at King's, and these are institutions I respect. This gave them a chance to handle it internally, if they chose to do anything. I then got busy with international trips and did not follow up.
Thanks to Viscount Monckton for reminding me! If I get time I'll contact them again to see if they wrote something back that never got here, like an investigator's report, as I would love to see that. If they actually found something factually wrong, I'll happily update my memo. If they just didn't want to do anything, that's fine - I understand perfectly well how large organizations work, and they're busy people, I'm sure.
Since I never mentioned these letters to anyone else, it is interesting that Viscount Monckton knows about them. Perhaps he and Mr. Schulte have remained in close contact?
4) "now himself under investigation…"
sure. Google: john mashey is a start.
"in a form in which which (sic) inter alia he breaches doctor-patient confidentiality."
This seems very confused, although the Latin is OK. I'm a PhD-doctor, not an MD-doctor. Certainly, neither Mr. Schulte nor Viscount Monckton are patients of mine. I have never revealed any confidential medical records of either, nor have I ever had any access to such things, or sought any such access. I have doctors in the family, and I've signed hundreds of Non-Disclosure Agreements, so I'm quite careful of confidentiality issues.
On page 13, I observed that it was odd to find an endocrine surgeon involved in this mess, and quoted a published Guardian story:
'On the other hand, Manthorpe writes about Monckton:
"suffers from a rare endocrine complaint, which has necessitated a series of operations…"
This may be just an interesting coincidence, and of course, doctor-patient confidentiality applies, so we will likely never know…. How they came to cooperate is irrelevant, but it is clear that they have cooperated closely.'
If someone caused a breach, it was not I.
If Viscount Monckton is indeed afflicted by endocrine problems, then he has my sympathy for that, as health problems are always difficult, from firsthand experience.
On the other hand, both he and Mr. Schulte might possibly be afflicted by the Dunning-Kruger Effect, but that is known to be curable if someone so desires.
5) My interest in all this was *not* to rebut the silly Schulte paper itself. Others had already done a fine job.
If I saw something wrong in a serious paper in a serious journal that was worth rebutting, I might try. But not E&E, be serious.
My interest *was* the study & documentation of using PR techniques and the blogosphere to spread disinformation, bypass any normal scientific publication process, and (in this case) manufacture personal attacks on real scientists.
6) "The science is the science."
Yes, it is. I get my science, not just from extensive study on top of a math/physics/statistics/computing background, but from decades of personal contact with world-class people, not fifth-raters and fantasists. For examples, see #84 in:
6) "rather than interfering in an unlawful manner on the blogosphere, which is not the best place for scientific discourse."
a) The first part is truly fascinating. I'm not sure how I've interfered in the blogosphere, or what that even means. It's like interfering with random chaos. I'll ask some friends who are legal scholars.
In any case, as Richard points out, Viscount Monckton spread this into the blogosphere. Had Schulte's article been published in in E&E, in a normal way, nobody would have cared much. I've published peer-reviewed articles, been a reviewer, have guest-edited journals, and this whole process was a parody of normal work that only a serious Dunning-Kruger afflictee could think was normal.
b) The second part *is* true. That's why I'm a AAAS member, read Science, read IPCC reports, read other primary research, attend high-calibre lectures, and often talk to world-class scientists, as I have for decades. A supercomputer architecture I helped design a decade ago is still being used worldwide to help scientists do real science. Unsurprisingly, when I was Chief Scientist at Silicon Graphics, I spent a lot of time with such people.
7) I thought this issue was over, but maybe not. I am glad to have documented it when it was fresh, but there are a now a few fascinating new questions to investigate, and maybe, one of these days, Mr. Schulte will join the discussions himself.
I had more or less dismissed that post as someone pretending to be Monckton – that bit about doctor/patient confidentially is so outlandish I didn't think someone of his position would ever make such a silly claim. But after reading your post & the one by Benny Lin above, it seems pretty clear that the fellow is a few sandwiches short of a picnic! I wonder whether he is entered in the Upperclass Twit of the Year competition? I'd bet on him to win. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss
Fern Mackenzie
John Mashey replied on Permalink
Oops, forgot
Sorry, I forgot one interesting thing.
If he imagines I've somehow breached doctor-patient confidentiality, he must mean Schulte-Monckton doctor-patient confidentiality, since there no other doctor(MD) and patients I can find in this mess.
If there were no doctor-patient relationship, there could be no breach.
Is it possible that the Viscount has just publicly confirmed his doctor-patient relationship with Mr. Schulte?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
I think I may have diagnosed CM's conditions
Reading between the lines of his various magnum opi, as well as over and beneath them. I think that I have stumbled onto what is causing his condition.
I have found that there are two conditions which are causing him problems.
The first is he is suffering from an enlarged ganglial ochrea (which can be abbreviated as EGO) and secondly he suffers from low ileal artery receptor disease (which can be abbreviated LIAR).
I hope I have not breached doctor patient confidentiality by releasing this previously suspected, but not confirmed diagnosis.
Ian Forrester
John Mashey replied on Permalink
Where else?
I'm curious: where else (besides Deltoid) did you see this?
Note of course, that since the Viscount is one of the very few people in the world that might find out about the letters I sent, one can guess that the post here was actually his with very high confidence.
guthrie replied on Permalink
Sorry for not replying
Sorry for not replying sooner, I forgot about this thread.
Anyway, I havn't seen Monckton make precisely these claims, I was walking more in general about his behaviour. The Scotsman website is not currently functioning correctly, so I cannot point you in the direction of the stories, but he turned up there at least once, spouting rubbish.
John Mashey replied on Permalink
For the record
For those who might like to see the Schulte paper, but do not wish to pay $18 for the privilege to E&E, the Schulte paper is almost online at SPPI:
I say "almost" because:
The *actual* paper at E&E has the following additional words:
after Klaus-Martin Schulte add:
Consultant in Endocrine and General Surgery, Department of Endocrine Surgery
Kings' College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS United Kingdom
Honorary Senior Lecturer of Surgery, Kings' College London
E-Mail: Klaus-Martin.Schulte AT kch.nhs.uk
after the ABSTRACT, add:
after "It is high time to reconsider the trend of global climate changes." add:
The analysis of 539 abstracts revealed that only a small part of papers identified through this search mechanism contributed direct relevant data to the question of consensus as set out above.
and change "Conclusion" to:
By principle, Science does not rise or fall with consensus or its absence, but rather with the reliability of data and vigorous consideration. The prediction of consequences of changes that are only predicted to happen is burdened with serious methodological problems. This inherent degree of uncertainty and the herein shown lack of consensus do not support a further induction of fears of climate related illness and death in the medical world and its patients.
The formatting is also different, 2 columns instead of one.
Anyway, the paper posted at SPPI is *not* just a copy of the PDF from E&E, it presumably started as a word document of Schulte's and then he (or Bob Ferguson) edited it.
Acai Optimum replied on Permalink
This is just insane... In
This is just insane… In this day and age, why would one still be plagiarizing? Stupid tactic!
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Why I Don't Call Myself a Skeptic
Anyway, I was just having a discussion with Greg Laden on Facebook (of Greg Laden's blog fame), and we were talking about skepticism and how people are skeptics. I was finally able to articulate why I don't self-identify as a skeptic.
To me, 'skeptic' is not a noun (okay, well, it is, but I don't like it as a noun). Being a skeptic is not a hard and fast definition-- no one is ever 100% skeptical all the time. I know lots of people who identify as skeptics who don't behave in a skeptical manner most of the time. And I know lots of people who don't identify as skeptics who question and critically think about things. It isn't like the term 'atheist,' which is something you either are or are not. You can't be both a theist and an atheist at the same time-- but you can act skeptically in one situation and not in another.
To me, skepticism isn't something you are. It's something you do. While yes, we do have words that classify people by things they do (for example, a vegetarian or a hockey player), I don't think skepticism is the same. Well, maybe it is, I guess I just don't like using that as a term of self-identification. I think people should be able to tell that I'm a skeptic by how I behave (do I ask questions? Do I make decisions based on sound evidence?), not by what I call myself.
I'm not at all saying that people can't or shouldn't identify as skeptics. By all means, do so. Self-identification is a big thing, and if that's the term you want to call yourself, do it. Just like some people prefer 'humanist' versus 'atheist.' Being able to select your identifying terms is a really important and empowering thing. When I'm asked to describe myself, atheist is usually one of the first terms I go to, because so much of my life has been shaped by the things that have happened to me since becoming an atheist, and it also is a huge part of my life right now (it's kind of my job). Maybe in a few years I won't feel that way, and I'll choose another term to be my go-to identification. Who knows?
Anyway, the point of that last paragraph was just to say that how you identify is completely up to you. This is just why I don't identify a certain way. :)
And to close, here's an excellent quote by Carl Sagan!
"It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas...If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you … On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the useful ideas from the worthless ones." -Carl Sagan, The Burden of Skepticism
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- AnonymousApril 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Some food for thought:ReplyDelete
The idea of flawed skeptics doesn't necessarily ruin the idea of a skeptic. There are some atheists, for example, who may hold on to some superstitious/supernatural thinking, or perhaps find themselves praying during times of stress. There are Christians who waiver in faith or make missteps in their beliefs.
You cannot hold people to an impossible standard of perfection without making the label itself impossible to attain. Where the line is between skeptic and non-skeptic is nebulous, but part of skepticism as a movement is learning about cognitive flaws, recognizing mental/intellectual traps, and trying to steer ourselves both away from and out of it. Skepticism is a verb as much as a noun, and as with any verb, you get better at it with practice.Replies
Those are very good points. I think the label just leaves a bad taste in my mouth because I know a lot of people who use it improperly-- saying things like "I can't be wrong, I'm a skeptic!" Or just claim that their stupid, uncritical ideas are due to skeptical thought processes rather than their own blind spits (see: sexist skeptics).Delete
While I think that I behave skeptically (or I'd like to think so), I just don't like claiming the title on my own. Just like how lots of people don't believe in god but revile the term atheist because, let's face it, there are some really nasty atheists out there.
If people call me a skeptic, that's cool. I just don't feel it necessary to call myself that. But you raise some really good points, and so maybe my mind will change in the future.
I totally agree with you. It took me a long time before I could start calling myself a skeptic because it seemed that the people I knew who claimed the label tended to be the type who cared about winning an argument above all else. I call myself a skeptic now on occasion because it takes fewer words, but it really depends on the context of the situation. If I suspect or know that the party I am conversing with views skeptics with the same disdain I used to, I generally find another term to identify as.Delete
I don't blame you for being less than thrilled at having the "skeptic" label applied to you. It has a lot of baggage attached to it that often isn't worth dealing with.
- AnonymousApril 25, 2012 at 11:39 AM
In the GDR, apparently, the idea was promoted for a while that Nazism and pollution are products of capitalism. Since the GDR was a socialist state (so the idea went) it had already solved those problems. This, it's been argued, contributed to East Germany having greater problems with pollution and Neo-Nazi groups than West Germany. People who label themselves skeptics run a similar risk of assuming they've done all the critical thinking they need to do about their own attitudes.ReplyDelete
On a slightly different note, I feel as a linguist that I should comment on nouns and verbs: Skepticism really is not a verb as much as a noun. That's like saying a platypus is as much a bird as a mammal. Rhetorically it may sound good, but it's really just an unhelpful use of technical terms.
I guess I call myself a skeptic because I want to make it clear that I'm not singling out religion in my disbelief. I don't belief in any god or deity. I also do not believe in Santa Claus, alien abductions, or the tooth fairy.ReplyDelete
You make some good points; I am a scientist and so are most of my friends. Very few of us however would use the label 'sceptic' - rather scepticism is a vital component of analysis that we call use.ReplyDelete
What annoys me is that sometimes those professing loudest to be sceptics behave a a manner more akin to group think than critical thought - I wrote about this on my blog during the elevator gate fiasco, I'll link it here as it kinda ties into your point;
( http://3menmakeatiger.blogspot.com/2011/07/your-dogma-is-chasing-my-karma.html )
That said, I think scepticism is something that should be encouraged and I am heartened to see people choosing it and delighted to speak / help out at sceptic events. It can tie in nicely with science; my writing was kindly nominated for an Occam award, though I'd more describe it as a science / medicine one. I guess the essential process is the same, but you are utterly correct that it is a verb.
I just choose to use scientist, it's in the job description ;)
I am relatively new to the skeptical community - I first attended NECSS 2010 after finding and listening to SGU for less than a year, and in the last two years I have also come to realize that for many, many years I was in denial about being an atheist. I only stopped going to church last fall.ReplyDelete
At this point while I am proud to call myself a capital-S Skeptic, I think I have similar feelings about calling my self an Atheist as you do about calling yourself a Skeptic.
My experience so far is that those being loudest about proclaiming that they are Skeptics are often (but not always) the ones who make the conflation of Atheism and Skepticism and make statements about non-atheist skeptics being unworthy skeptics. I cannot help but wonder if they became instant atheists and perfect skeptics the moment they heard of critical thinking. Perhaps it is just confirmation bias on my part, but that type of person is what makes me ambivalent about self-identifying as an Atheist.
I think identification is really important for some people. They want, or even need, to feel like there is a group out their that they belong to and are accepted by. I personally identify with atheists, agnostics, rationalist, skeptics, realists, etc... but at the same time I can also identify with Republicans and Christians to some extent. I think the major difference is that there isn't anything I disagree with with certain groups, while with others there is a lot I can't get behind; Secular Humanism, is a great example of this. I don't consider, or call, myself a Secular Humanist, but I do agree with all it's ideals and values, and try to live my life that way. But it's not that I try to live my life to fit the description of a Humanist, but that the description of a Humanist fits the life I lead.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 9, 2012 at 8:18 PM
I think skepticism is more of phase in dealing with a particular proposition or premise. Like you say now one is a skeptic 100% of the time.ReplyDelete
Skepticism is more a particular stance on a questionable issue, saying this is logically flawed I question and am skeptical of the grounding of this particular issues. It's not a personal stance on a broad based issue.


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Links about building Psycopg on Mac OS X
Posted by Daniele Varrazzo
on November 11, 2010
Tagged as os-x, recipe
Looks like building Psycopg on OS X is tricky: the code needs no tweak, but linking against the right library seems problematic.
Here is a list of articles I've found about the matter or I've been suggested: please take a look at these and leave a comment if you wish to suggest anything else or share your experience.
- Installing psycopg2 on OS X
- psycopg2 and 64-bit Apache on Leopard
- psycopg2 OS X – _PQbackendPID
- Python, psycopg2, postgresql84 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard
If you know enough to write a comprehensive article you are welcome!
Comments (17 posted).
Nov. 12, 2010, 11:03 a.m.
My advice is to use MacPorts or something similar for installing Python and Postgres. There are several reasons for this: Apple only ships Python with a new version of the OS which can get outdated fairly quickly and they also use non-standard paths for installation which can make it difficult to follow any documentation on installing software on Unix systems. Using MacPorts keeps your software up to date and prevents you getting headaches working out what the error messages mean.
There are also ports for psycopg2 which you can use. Or you can install the relevant virtualenv package. This depends largely on what you are doing. Virtualenv is more suitable for working with applications that others have written such as BFG, Zope or Django where it may be important to have specific versions of libraries. If you use virtualenv you can isolate a project from a system installation by using the --no-site-packages argument.
Using MacPorts
Installing psycopg2 for Python 2.6:
sudo port install py26-psycopg2
Installing manually
psycopg2 compiles without modification assuming pg_config can be found. By default MacPorts doesn't add the Postgres binaries to the path and without this psycopg2 fails to compile. You can either add the relevant path for Postgres binaries to your session variables or profile.
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/local/lib/postgresql90/bin
Assuming you have "pip" installed:
sudo pip install psycopg2
Installing in a virtual environment
Create your virtual environment:
virtualenv-2.6 --no-site-packages myproject
This will create a folde myproject with it's own Python binary and library space. I highly recommend you do not use "activate" in the virtual environment as this messes around with environmental variables and can be extremely confusing:
cd myproject bin/pip install psycopg2
Nov. 12, 2010, 11:34 a.m.
Charlie: great overview!
Notice that, if you install the library manually, you can make it found the pg_config binary by setting its path in setup.cfg, e.g.
Dec. 6, 2010, 2:46 p.m.
You can also use fink to install pyscopg2. Just make sure you have turned on the "unstable" tree with "fink configure". Unstable is where we update things more frequently.
fink install psycopg2-py27
Sept. 26, 2011, 8:59 p.m.
Both the fink and MacOS ports of psycopg2 install their own separate copy of postgres. So then you have to make sure any natively installed version is uninstalled and no longer running and the new db has to be configured and all the databases reinstalled.
Sept. 28, 2011, 12:46 a.m.
FWIW, I had no trouble at all building this on MacOS Lion using Homebrew's Python installation. I just did a "pip install psycopg2" and it built and installed fine in /usr/local with the rest of Homebrew.
Oct. 7, 2011, 6:44 p.m.
This is probably the most straightforward explanation I've found to date:
It boils down to 1: set your $PATH, 2: set your ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64", 3: easy_install, or pip or whatever.
March 19, 2012, 12:42 p.m.
Thanks, Daniele!
OS X Lion, using built-in Apache and Postgres.
Exported ARCHFLAGS as you said, and built/installed from source without a hitch. (Didn't need to change my PATH.)
May 27, 2012, 7:14 p.m.
Today I installed PostgreSQL 9.1. using the EnterpriseDB package from http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/
Then I installed psycopg2 using pip.
I am using Python 2.7 on OS X 10.7.3.
When I run my web app I get this error message:
from psycopg2._psycopg import BINARY, NUMBER, STRING, DATETIME, ROWID ImportError: dlopen(/Users/jhorneman/dev/.virtualenvs/dbtest/lib/python2.7/site-packages/psycopg2/_psycopg.so, 2): Library not loaded: libssl.1.0.0 dylib Referenced from: /Users/jhorneman/dev/.virtualenvs/dbtest/lib/python2.7/site-packages/psycopg2/_psycopg.so Reason: image not found
I've googled all over the place and tried various things, but without any luck.
I interpret the error message to mean that psycopg2 wants OpenSSL 1.0.0, which is not installed on my Mac. The only instructions I've found on how to install OpenSSL 1.0.0. are "don't".
Any help would be most welcome.
May 27, 2012, 10:10 p.m.
Problem solved, maybe.
I installed OpenSSL 1.0.0 using Homebrew, then I typed:
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.1c/lib
And now the error message is gone. My app isn't running yet but that's probably a different problem ;)
May 29, 2012, 10:45 p.m.
WFM if I export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.1/lib in the environment in which my application is running. I'm using the EnterpriseDB installer like Jurie.
I found a libpq.5.dylib in /usr/lib which I assumed was from a previous source install of mine and I removed it. Even after rebuilding psycopg2 the driver failed now trying to load libpq.5.dylib.
Check out the DLYD_PRINT_* envvars in man dyld for debugging aides.
June 3, 2012, 6:27 p.m.
Chad: Thanks. Although I solved my problem using the Cellar path, I did also find a libssl.1.0.0.dylib in the PostgreSQL path you mention. Maybe I will uninstall the Homebrew SSL and switch to that one. But for now my problem has been solved.
June 4, 2012, 12:04 a.m.
Had a similar experience as mentioned in comment #8 - no problems building or installing, rather in importing psycopg2 and getting the missing libssl.1.0.0.dylib error. Turns out that the PostgreSQL 9.0.7 installer from EnterpriseDB ships with that lib, but my Mac OS X 10.6.8 system was using an older version in /usr/lib. So I added symlinks for it and libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib which fixed the problem.
I usually modify the pg_config line in the setup.cfg file before I build/install. I also tried a few things with the library_dirs and libraries lines but had no success with the import error until adding the symlinks.
June 8, 2012, 3:12 a.m.
I added symlinks for libssl.1.0.0.dylib and libcrypto however it is still giving error about checking for libssl.0.9.8. Any thoughts?
June 8, 2012, 3:24 a.m.
Never mind, got it to work. On my system there were two symlinks libssl.dylib -> libssl.0.9.8.dylib and the same for libcrypto. Just needed to change those to point to the new 1.0.0 symlinks and now it works
June 18, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
Hey guys, so i'm facing the same issue, and I can't really understand how to symlink the libssl.dylib to the new version. Any pointer?
Oct. 23, 2012, 12:44 p.m.
when i run 1. export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.1c/lib 2.python >>> import psycopg2 it's ok but if without setup 1,it still raise the error:
Reason: image not found
Aug. 1, 2013, 6:33 p.m.
I had a similar issue, and wanted to share another approach.
I outlined it here: http://www.destructuring.net/2013/07/31/trouble-installing-psycopg2-on-osx/
using file on the dylib i learned that the PostgreSQL version I had was built for ppc & i386 ( odd combo, i know).
the solution was not just to export ARCHFLAGS, but I had to use lipo to strip 64bit out of the Python binary, then build & use psycopg2.
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The hospital of the 21st Century is shaping up to be paperless and wireless, with some of the most important workers never getting tired or distracted. That's helping doctors provide better, more efficient care, but there are challenges.
While working with an asthmatic patient at Swedish Covenant Hospital, Emergency Room physician Andrew Costello frequently turns to a computer terminal, and with a couple of clicks sends data to an electronic medical record.
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These 21st century approaches to medecine are about saving lives. By saving time, Swedish Covenant said its ER wait times have been dropping since 2006.
Minutes matter for heart attack patients, so the hospital kept track of how long it takes a heart attack patient to get from the ER door to a catherization lab, where an inflated balloon opens up the blocked artery. In one year, hospital administrators say they shaved off 10 minutes.
And for patients, the benefits may be simple ones that make a huge difference.
How often do patients get the same question from innumerable people? With an electronic medical record, you explain it once, and then the history is there for anyone to read..
The government has committed $20 billion of taxpayer money to these hospitals of the future, and electronic medical records are one of the pillars of president Obama's plan to reform health care.
But only a fraction of the nation's hospitals are this paperless. That's because there's a hefty price tag: one hospital alone could spend tens of millions on a project like this. And then there's the time involved. Swedish Covenant officials say they can't add up exactly how much it's spent. It started the process almost 20 years ago: and everything, including costs have changed dramatically in that time.
Costello remembers how it used to be.
"We would call medical records and they would bring us a thick paper chart we would peruse through. It would take a long long time. Now it's almost instantaneous," he said.
But as the country's hospitals are nudged in that direction, there are equal numbers touting its virtues and raising big questions. Take the call for one standard electronic system that all institutions use and share. The fact is, Swedish Covenant's sophisticated system can't talk to an equally sophisticated but different system at another hospital.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is to be released on iOS and Android in the near future.
Rockstar Games confirmed the release on its news blog, saying that the release has been planned to coincide with the game's 10th birthday. The original edition of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was released on 29th October 2002 for PlayStation 2. It later appeared on the Xbox, PC and Mac.
Rockstar have not specified a price or release date for the game beyond "this fall", but we'd expect it to cost a similar price to the iOS and Android editions of Grand Theft Auto III when they were released: £2.99, perhaps. The iOS version of GTA III has now dropped to just 69p, while it's 63p at Android's Google Play store.
In addition to the release of the game, Rockstar will stock their online store with a collection of new collectibles and other promotional items related to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was the second 3D game in the series, and features a more cinematic storyline and glossier voice cast than the previous games (the main protagonist spoke too). Its 1980s setting – Vice City is essentially the Miami of Miami Vice – and soundtrack have made it quite possibly the best-loved of all the GTA titles.
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Think Equity, a boutique investment bank, organized the conference to introduce new comapnies and categories to the investment community.
Speakers included John Doerr, Chad Hurley, Mark Andreessen, Bill Campbell and others.
I spoke on a panel titled, "Monetizing Social Media, Can It Be Done?," along with guys from Rockyou, Flixster, Gigya, and Lotame. Surprisingly, the panel believes that it CAN be done:)
The day started with Bill Campbell, the chairman of INTU and an AAPL board member, interviewing Google's SVP of Product Marketing and Management, Jonathan Rosenberg. The topic, innovation, is at the heart of all we do and the insights were valuable.
Jonathan started off by comparing and contrasting his training in product management with the current model employed by Google.
Jonathan grew up in the MRD -> PRD -> tech spec -> waterfall gant chart method of product management that for many years defined software project management. The documents passed serially from one department (marketing, product management, engineering, qa) to the next, the time frames were measured in months, and engineers were told what to build and when to have it ready. The net result was often dissatisfaction across all constituents - product management failed to get what they thought they asked for, engineers felt like second class citizens/code monkeys, and the business suffered as a result.
At Google, Jonathan found several conditions held true, most of which all Internet companies can relate to. First, the market moved extremely quickly and the product cycles needed to match the market's velocity. Second, the pace of change made requirements analysis challenging and a traditional product development process ripe for failure, and finally the needs of the market were tacit, not overt, and engineers were often best suited to understand the technology/user need base case and find the implementation and feature set that best met that tacit need. The business stack ranked problems and priorities and let engineers solve the problem - a respect and appreciation for the ability of engineers to find elegant answers to the business need permeates the company.
Given change is a constant, Google also focused on hiring generalists. Hiring for a discrete need often failed as the need would change to another priority the day after the specialist started. Finally, he found he needed to free himself from the baggage of his training and open his mind to new approaches - where management becomes a vehicle for encouraging collaboration of very bright people rather than prescribing discrete tasks.
Finally, he argued as the market changes winners and losers emerge (i.e. features) - Google feeds the winners and culls the losers quickly and works to let the users guide them as to what deserves funding and resource.
At Widgetbox, we recognize that the collaboration trumps serial and siloed product development processes. We recognize that engineers are often best suited to think through how best to implement a feature. Accordingly, we are working to be agile, collaborative rather than declarative, and have settled on Scrum as the convention for optimizing the challenge of fast moving markets and a need to organize effectively and efficiently to best respond to users and the market.
Can you be nimble without avoiding chaos? Can you have engineers play a key role in feature implementation without missing the market?
The challenge is to find a convention, a framework, that provides common semantics, rhythms, deliverables, and a method by which the company can rank priorities. We are experimenting with Scrum as our convention, as daily stand-ups, weekly releases, and bi-weekly sprints as our rhythm and deliverables, and are working to create institutional capacity for flexibility and collaboration across functions.
Each sprint team is composed of UE, product, eng, and qa resources and, as in traditional Scrum, sprint teams pull off the highest priority tasks from the product backlog. We are working hard to ensure we gang tackle business problems and let cross-functional teams develop the optimal implementation/solution.
Priorities. Rhythm. Data; three goals we are working to master. Rosenberg's talk proved quite inspirational and a lesson that new markets require agile methods of software development and that management is often tasked more with creating conditions for great people to develop great answers rather than in prescribing the answers to employees expected to merely implement them.


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50 Cent Refutes Aziz Ansari's Story, Says He Knows What a Grapefruit Isby Thomas Chau | PopCrush
On Aziz Ansari's 2012 stand-up comedy special 'Dangerously Delicious,' Ansari told a bit where he describes having dinner with a friend when he noticed that rapper 50 Cent was sitting at a table near them.
"50 Cent is sitting over there and I need to hear everything he says," Ansari told a live audience. "And 50 Cent did not disappoint."
He then continued the story saying that 50 Cent ordered a grapefruit soda and that the waiter later brought over the soda.
"And then 50 Cent said the greatest thing anyone could ever say when they see a grapefruit soda. He looks at the waiter and he goes, 'Why isn't this purple?' It took me a few seconds and then I realized, 'Oh my god, 50 Cent has no idea what a grapefruit is!'"
Jezebel reports that 50 Cent did a reddit AMA on Tuesday and addressed Ansari's story.
"my grandma used to get me grapefruit juice as a kid. he's a comedian. Ima have his ass whoop if he keeps saying that lol," he typed to a reader.
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Warsaw located on the Vistula River & the capital of Poland.
Warsaw is home to more than 20 shopping malls, ranging from the supersized Arkadia (Aleja Jana Pawła II 82) down to smaller and more exclusive Klif (Okopowa 58-72). The city has yet to achieve fashion capital status, but glitzy dom handlowy VITKAC (Bracka 9) stocks a large range of designer brands and W. Kruk (Aleje Jerozolimskie 11/19) specialises in stunning jewellery crafted from local amber. Find more local produce at Bazar R�życkiego (Ulica Targowa 54), Warsaw's oldest bazaar, or browse a range of intriguing antiques stalls at the Sunday market Bazar Na Kole (Ulica Obozowa 99). Bibliophiles can while away the hours at vintage bookstore Antykwariat Lamus (Sandomierska 23), a hidden gem in the heart of the city.
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Once derided for its stodgy cuisine, Warsaw now has a blossoming creative food scene. If you like your dinner served with plenty of theatrics, book a table at the increasingly famous U Kucharzy (Ossolińskich 7). Housed in a studio theatre, the food is prepared by a small team of actors-cum-chefs while the 'audience' (that's you, the diners) looks on. Despite organic origins, the dishes themselves are basic and universally affordable. For something a little more upmarket, you'll need to head to the New Orangery of the Warsaw Royal Bath Gardens, which is the unusual setting for glamorous restaurant Belvedere (Agrykola 1). Gourmands craving French fare will find haute cuisine at Michel Moran's Bistro de Paris (Pilsudski Square 9), right on the edge of the Old Town.
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
This grand annual celebration of Beethoven's work features a series of concerts, operas and exhibitions across several venues. Most events sell out quickly, so it's worth securing tickets in advance.
Orange Warsaw Festival
Billed as the biggest annual music event in Poland, this buzzing festival attracts an international crowd. Expect to see performances from artists such as Beyonce, The Offspring, Cyprus Hill and Fatboy Slim.
Nowa Tradycja Festival
This folk and world music festival has been going since 1998 and highlights the very best talent from around the globe. The emphasis, however, is on Polish regional and folk music, with a high-profile competition for up-and-coming young musicians as well as performances from local bands.
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The Warsaw Midsummer Eve celebration is one of the biggest of its kind in Poland. Thousands congregate on the banks of the Vistula River to watch young women throwing their ceremonial wreaths into the water. Fireworks, concerts and live entertainment events follow the ritual.
Jazz in the Old Town
This two-month-long festival takes over Warsaw's Old Town with a programme of diverse jazz acts. Past years have seen performances from jazz stars such as David Murray, Archie Sheep, Richard Galliano, Chico Freeman and Dino Saluzzi.
The avant-garde skyscrapers of Warsaw city centre are home to a glittering selection of five-star hotels. InterContinental Warszawa (Emilii Plater 49), with its 44th-floor spa and glass walls, has one of the best views in town, although its crown is hotly contested by business-centric Warsaw Marriott (Aleje Jerozolimskie 65-79). Nearby Polonia Palace Hotel (Aleje Jerozolimskie 45) offers mid-range luxe that manages to stay just the right side of kitsch, while the H15 Boutique Apartments (Poznańska 15) combine a historic exterior with brilliantly zany pop art-style d�cor. Centrally located Ibis Warszawa Stare Miasto (Muranowska 2) offers good, basic accommodation for budget travellers.


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How to Talk to Your Kids About Obesity
When your child is struggling with his or her size, you might be at a loss for words. But knowing exactly what to say can place your kid on a path to a healthier life.
"I couldn't ignore it any longer," says Amy Barksdale of the Bronx, New York. She'd put off speaking to her 14-year-old daughter, Amada, about being overweight for nearly a year. "Amada needed to lose about 20 pounds," says Barksdale. "But she'd hang out with her friends after school eating chips and fries in front of the TV. I worried she was on her way to that kind of life." And Barksdale was right to be concerned.
One in three children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, a problem that will likely follow them into adulthood: Experts estimate 42% of Americans could be obese by 2030. Yet many moms, dads and even pediatricians put blinders on to avoid addressing the situation, not realizing that children want them to say something. Nearly 70% of kids feel their parents should talk to them about being overweight, according to a recent survey.
Barksdale discovered this when she finally sat down with her daughter. "Amada was waiting for me to bring it up," says the 46-year-old mom. "She knew she had to get healthy." Once you commit to a conversation, the difficult part is figuring out what to say. We asked experts to address your questions and concerns so you won't be left speechless.
I know I need to lose a few pounds. How can I bring up my kid's weight without sounding like a hypocrite?
Honestly, you can't. But you can make it clear you plan to lead by example from now on. "If you're not working on getting yourself healthy, your kids won't feel understood," says Lori Fishman, Psy.D., a pediatric psychologist in the Optimal Weight for Life Program at The New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital. "Explain that the entire family needs to eat right and exercise—and that you're no exception."
Melanie Johnson of Vancouver, British Columbia, had this conversation with her family. "It's not fair to single out one member," says the 44-year-old mother of two. At age 10, her son lost 58 pounds on The Wellspring Plan, a fitness and nutrition program for young people with camps in the U.S. and U.K.; he is now 13, confident and slim. "If the entire house is filled with healthy meals and snacks, then it becomes the norm for everyone to eat well," says Johnson, who struggled with her own weight before losing 175 pounds. "I told my kids, 'Your obesity was not your fault. You ate what I gave you as a child. Now that I'm learning more about this, I understand that there are healthy changes we can all make together.' "
What if talking about it hurts my child's self-esteem?
Not having the talk could do the same, so choose your words wisely. "Kids already feel guilty about being overweight," says Joanna Dolgoff, M.D., a pediatrician and creator of Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right, a healthy eating program for children. Tanikka Price, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, noticed how self-conscious her then-14-year-old daughter, Kaissa, had become. "Having gone from a size 11 to a 14/16 between her freshman and sophomore year, she started walking around with her shoulders hunched and head down as if she were trying to be invisible," says Price.
The key is making this about quality of life—not appearance. "Tell them: 'You'll feel better in the morning when you wake up and have more energy throughout the day,'" suggests Rovenia Brock, Ph.D., a nutritionist and creator of Dr. Ro's Fit Kidz show. "That means there'll be more time for sports and friends." Price was sure to emphasize lifestyle instead of looks after Kaissa wrote in a journal they share that she wanted to quit being a cheerleader. "I asked her to consider how her stamina at practice changed from her freshman year to this, her sophomore year. She admitted she needed help," says Price. "So I made an appointment for us at a local children's hospital's healthy weight and nutrition clinic."
Can discussing weight lead to an eating disorder?
Probably not, but parents do need to be careful, says Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., director of the Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders at University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. "If you talk about dieting, then you're venturing into dangerous territory," says Bulik, noting the difference between a quick fix and hopefully permanent lifestyle changes. "You don't want to plant that bomb in your child's head, especially since we all know diets don't work in the long run." Instead, focus on developing respect for one's body and giving it what it needs. Bulik suggests explaining it in a way your child can understand, such as "Would you feed a plant a soft drink and expect it to thrive?"
Should I get his pediatrician involved?
"Kids aren't one-size-fits-all, so speaking to your child's doctor about how much weight he should lose and how quickly is an important step," says Dr. Dolgoff. Your child is still growing, and you want to make sure he is getting the necessary nutrients. With that in mind, Brock also suggests speaking to a nutritionist to assist you in devising a healthy and well-balanced meal plan for the entire family.
How can I encourage my child to eat right on a daily basis?
It can be hard for tweens or teens to always make healthy eating choices, especially when they're around their friends. "You don't want to be the food police," says Fishman. "While you can't expect them not to want to do what their friends are doing, you can help them set realistic goals, such as eating healthy six days a week. Then one day when they're out with their buddies, they can indulge a little. One afternoon of junk food isn't going to do much harm if they're eating well most of the time." It also teaches them that they can enjoy these foods in moderation.
What if my child doesn't see results right away and gets discouraged?
Weight loss and switching to a healthy lifestyle is a process—it doesn't happen overnight. Still, for a child who is doing everything she is supposed to, it can be frustrating when there isn't instant gratification. "Remember to stay positive, because change takes time," says Stephen Pont, M.D., a pediatrician and the medical director for the Texas Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. "Focus more on making small, smart changes that stick as a family and results will follow. She'll likely start sleeping better, have more energy and feel more confident." If you're concerned about the lack of progress, consult a dietician or nutritionist.
My kid is being bullied about her weight. What should I do?
Listen to your child and be supportive, says Charles D'Angelo, a weight-loss coach and author of Think and Grow Thin. D'Angelo struggled with his weight as a young child and teen—at his heaviest he weighed 360 pounds—and was bullied because of it. "Parents have to not only encourage their child to become healthy, but also find where her strengths lie and what makes her feel good about herself," he says. "It can be riding horses, building websites, painting, playing piano. Help your child focus on her strengths, her passions and her ability to take charge of her life." You should also make her school aware of what's going on, have them address the issue and encourage your child to come to you at any time to talk about the bullying.
Is overeating an eating disorder?
Binge eating, where there is a loss of control leading to eating beyond the point of feeling full, is a disorder. Emotional overeating is different. It's when people use food to fill a void or seek comfort. "Unfortunately, it creates a vicious cycle," says Robert Pretlow, M.D., a pediatrician in Seattle and founder of Weigh2Rock.com, an online weight-loss system for kids. "Once a child gains weight from emotional eating, the decrease in self-esteem and the social isolation associated with being overweight cause more depression, anxiety and stress." Parents can offer support by asking their child what causes her to turn to food. Is she anxious about her grades? Is she upset about something at home? Then work with her to figure out how she can take care of her emotional needs without turning to food. And consider seeking professional assistance from your child's doctor or a therapist.
My son doesn't like to exercise. How do I get him moving?
Working out doesn't have to involve jogging around the neighborhood. The key here is making it fun, says Dr. Dolgoff. "Ask your child what activities he enjoys. If he's interested, he's more likely to stick with it." Consider martial arts, biking, skating or renting exercise DVDs from Netflix or the library. Whatever he chooses, just make sure he's really getting a good workout.
What should I do if my child resists making any changes?
"Ask if he's ready to get healthy," says Dr. Dolgoff. "Don't freak out if the answer is no, but don't let his resistance stop you from initiating healthy changes for the family. Just because he's not ready doesn't mean you have to endorse unhealthy habits. You can readdress the issue in three months. Right now, he just might require some time to process your talk and contemplate what needs to be done." Amy Barksdale remained supportive throughout her daughter's journey, which included a stay at Camp Shane, a weight-loss summer camp for tweens and teens. Amada lost 15 pounds there and has kept it off. "That talk was the best thing I did for both of us," says Barksdale. "My daughter is healthy and happy, and for a parent that's all that matters."
Originally published in the June 2013 issue of Family Circle magazine.
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It's hard to believe that The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise has already hit 25 seasons.
In honor of all the tears, the hot tubs, the helicopters, the proposals and rejections over the last 10 years, we're taking a look back at two of the best moments from the inaugural season.
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ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Switzerland's Swatch UHR.VX has agreed to buy the high-end jewellery arm of Harry Winston HW.TO in a $1 billion deal which expands the watchmaker's luxury offering and leaves the Canadian group to concentrate on its diamond mines.
The move - for $750 million in cash plus the assumption of some $250 million of debt - gives Swatch one of few available luxury jewellery brands, a marque name-checked by Marilyn Monroe and favored on the red carpet by Elizabeth Taylor and other Hollywood stars.
It is the latest deal in a luxury sector which has seen company revenues swollen by Asia's appetite for handbags, watches and other high-end items.
Swatch Group is already the world's biggest watchmaker by sales, with 8.1 billion francs sales in 2012 thanks to brands such as Omega and its colorful Swatch plastic watches.
For Harry Winston, the deal reverses a 2004 link-up between jewellery and mining, after the acquisition of the luxury brand by the mining company that discovered what became Canada's Diavik diamond mine - now 60-percent held by Rio Tinto (RIO.L).
The original mining arm, one of the largest listed pure diamond miners, will be renamed Dominion Diamond Corporation, and, flush with Swatch cash, could prove a key player in a consolidating diamond mining industry.
Harry Winston, which has been considering the sale of the luxury arm for months, bought the EKATI mine from BHP Billiton BLT.L last year. It is also expected to consider Rio's diamond mines - including the stake in Diavik - after the mining giant said it could pull out of diamonds.
A sale by Rio would be one of the biggest asset sales in the diamond sector to date, potentially shaking up an industry still dominated by Anglo American-owned (AAL.L) De Beers and Russia's Alrosa. Rio has three mines and a development project - in an industry that gets most of its production from just 20 mines and where no large discovery has been made for more than 15 years.
"With Harry Winston, the focus was going to be moving back to mining, so getting a good price (for the luxury arm) was key to that. This price facilitates the acquisition of EKATI, but also creates something of a war chest for future acquisitions," Charles Stanley analyst Kieron Hodgson said.
Harry Winston's shares jumped more than 10 percent in early trading in Toronto, though later pared some gains, while Swatch was up 4 percent at 1520 GMT.
For Swatch, the Harry Winston brand has the potential to generate more than 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.10 billion) in sales and 250 million net profit in about 4-5 years, Swatch chief executive Nick Hayek told Reuters in an interview.
This deal - at a valuation which analysts said was broadly in line with the luxury sector and LVMH's acquisition of Bulgari in 2011 - allows it to break into high-end jewellery, a market dominated by Richemont CFR.VX with its Cartier brand.
"If watches continue to grow as dynamically as in 2012, 9 billion franc sales are within reach in 2013. Now in view of this acquisition, it can of course be even more," said Hayek.
It is Swatch's latest attempt to get a foothold in high-end jewellery, after a partnership with U.S. group Tiffany (TIF.N) ended in 2011 with the companies suing each other.
Swatch Group and the renamed Dominion Diamond Corporation will continue to work together through a diamond sourcing deal, under Monday's purchase. The two companies will also consider opportunities for a joint diamond polishing venture - Swatch is the world's largest consumer of polished diamonds.
"From a strategic perspective it is positive - Swatch Group has long said it wanted to expand in jewellery," Kepler Capital Markets analyst Jon Cox said.
"At first glance it does not look cheap, but that is probably more a reflection of the profitability of Harry Winston at this stage, which is in ramp-up stage in terms of expansion."
Reuters reported in October last year that Harry Winston was considering splitting off and selling its watch and jewellery business. At the time, analysts put the value at around $770 million, but said they expected a premium.
Harry Winston was made famous by Marilyn Monroe's reference in her song "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend", from the film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". Every year the firm lends out hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of jewels to movie stars.
Its strong position in the U.S. and Japanese markets is a draw for Swatch Group, Hayek said, adding that he also saw a lot of potential for the brand in Europe.
Citi analysts said they expected earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at Harry Winston's luxury unit to rise to 15 percent in the full year ending in January 2014 from 8 percent two years earlier, implying an enterprise value to EBITDA ratio of 13.5 percent.
"(This) appears to be reasonable compared to recent deals in the sector," Citi analyst Thomas Chauvet said.
Vontobel's Rene Weber called the purchase "a great fit for a high price". Under Swatch Group's ownership, the share of watches at Harry Winston should rise to 40-45 percent from about 25 percent currently and profitability should increase, he said.
Rothschild advised Harry Winston on the transaction
Additional reporting by Euan Rocha in Toronto; Editing by David Holmes, David Stamp and Giles Elgood


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J. Courtney Sullivan writes a lot of great things in her New York Times op-ed "Adopt a Dog With a Southern Drawl." In fact, she covers a lot of the same ground that I detailed in my award-winning 2012 book Little Boy Blue: A Puppy's Rescue from Death Row and His Owner's Journey for Truth. Like Sullivan's beloved pooch Landon, my boy Blue, too, was an adorable puppy with mere hours to live in a Southern facility before a rescue group scooped him up and transported him to the safety of my adoptive home in New Jersey. I traced Blue's path to very spot where he once was caged a few steps from a gas chamber, and I know the sense of relief all too well that Sullivan describes—and that is felt daily by the many thousands of us who have opened our hearts and homes to these wonderful dogs.
There is, however, one word in Sullivan's op-ed with which I must take issue. She writes: "Three years ago, at 8 weeks old, he was hours from being euthanized in an animal control facility in Tennessee." The word euthanized is inaccurate, and its pervasive use in news coverage only shades the reality of what is happening daily with easy-to-adopt dogs and puppies like Landon and Blue.
Euthanize means to end a life as a means of ending incurable pain or suffering. Giving a dog a lethal injection when he's 16 years old and stricken with bone cancer may qualify as euthanasia, but killing a friendly, healthy puppy like Landon or Blue most certainly does not. The reason South-to-North rescue transports have exploded in number since about 2008 is that what's going on in some animal control facilities is pure and simple killing for convenience. Calling this killing euthanasia is an act of ignorance. Euthanasia is a polite word for a horrific reality when it comes to what is happening to these dogs and puppies.
I can't speak for Landon, but in Blue's case, the taxpayer-funded facility (please don't call it a shelter) where he was dumped had a year-after-year kill rate of about 95 percent—an adoption rate of just 5 or 6 percent each year—unless private rescue groups were able to intervene. More than 500 communities across America are now showing every day that the reverse of those figures is possible, that homes can be found for more than 90 percent of the dogs who enter such facilities. Having sky-high kill rates has nothing to do with euthanasia. It also, in some cases, has nothing to do with a lack of resources other than human will. In Blue's case, as his expiration date approached, he was sitting in a $562,954 kennel addition less than a decade old.
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So while I congratulate Sullivan on her op-ed and agree with its content, and while I praise the New York Times for running it to raise awareness, I would ask that all of us writing about this situation strike the word euthanasia from our vocabulary. How we tell this story affects the way readers understand it, and sugar-coating reality doesn't do anybody any good, especially the dogs still in the cages who will never experience the wonderful lives that Langdon and Blue enjoy.
Learn more about "Little Boy Blue" at www.little-boy-blue.info.