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UFT Teacher Union Day
Nov. 7, 2010
United Federation of Teachers
Exactly 50 years to the day that the fledgling UFT went on strike against the Board of Education for the first time, the union on Nov. 7 celebrated its own members at its annual Teacher Union Day Awards Ceremony. AFT President Randi Weingarten received the Charles Cogen Award.
Thank you, Michael. And thank you all. Being with my UFT family always feels like coming home. Teacher Union Day was always my favorite of the UFT rituals because it is a way to honor our own—generation to generation. I was honored to present the Cogen award each year I did, so you can imagine that receiving this honor makes this one of the most special days of my life.
I'd like to first say a few words about the man for whom this award is named, Charles Cogen, as well as my two predecessors Al Shanker and Sandy Feldman. All three were presidents of both the UFT and the AFT. Charlie led the strike that secured bargaining rights for the city's public school teachers. But that strike and the work that lay ahead was not about the fight—it was to secure a voice for teachers, and a greater measure of economic dignity for them, and to use collective bargaining as a tool to secure conditions that improved teaching and learning. (Sound Familiar?) Sandy and Al are best remembered by others for their clout and savviness in building this amazing union, and the bread and butter work they did for the members.
And although Charlie, Al, Sandy and I were very different in personality and style, we share much in common. We saw (and see) the labor movement—and teachers unions, in particular—as the cross-section—the pivotal catalyst—of economic and educational opportunity. One the great equalizer for young people, and the other the great equalizer for working people.
Al and Sandy dedicated their lives to make our country a more just place, and for public schools to be places of greatness. They fought for kids as much as they fought for the adults who served them. They knew that the fight for economic security and professional dignity that workers rightly deserve went hand in hand with the fight to ensure that our schools and our public institutions were the best they could be. And speaking of dignity and respect, no group of workers deserves that dignity and respect more then the educators of our city, our state and our nation, who because of what they do everyday in their classrooms, and every night at home preparing, are the fiduciaries and guardians of the next generation, and of America's future and vitality.
Unions are about collective action and collective responsibility, and no union president can be successful in the service of the members we represent or the kids we teach without an army of remarkable activists, leaders and staff. And that is what Teacher Union Day is about—a day to stop, reflect, and honor those who do the work on behalf of our union and our members.
You work for our members, who regardless of their dedication, never get the respect and recognition they deserve. And they, particularly in times like this, need their union to fight for them.
Our union, the UFT, has always been an unwavering champion both of respect and dignity for our members, and of opportunity for our students. I hope you are as proud of that as I am.
But, today, we are fighting for these things as we experience some of the fiercest attacks I have witnessed—on teachers, public education and teacher unionism. You see this at home; I see it across the country. Waiting for "Superman" was representative of these attacks. These attacks disrespect teachers. They are divorced from our everyday classroom realities and they distract from what really needs to be done to improve teaching and learning in our schools. Worse, they harm children—even though these attacks are cloaked in doing it "for the children."
Stripped of all their pretense, they are really about dismantling the middle-class safety net—pensions, health benefits and decent salaries—that the labor movement through collective bargaining helped create. [Ironically, the very same folks whose economic policies have resulted in the worst income disparity between rich and poor, the highest poverty rate, and the lowest rate of unionization in decades—in other words, the same people who helped create the economic anxiety Americans feel, which were reflected in the recent election results—were the big winners of this election season.]
Demonizing teachers and trying to undercut their unions is offensive and demoralizing, of course. And it is being done quite deliberately, because we are the last of the great enterprises in America—public or private—that is still highly unionized. But the real danger is that these attacks seriously undermine confidence in public education.
Public schools—which are still the key to a vibrant, fair, tolerant, democratic society, public schools which are really the only vehicle that can lead a great nation to new economic heights—are being buffeted by a barrage of supposed silver bullets. For example:
- The fixation with the almighty standarized test score and everything that flows from that;
- The notion that simply hanging a "charter" sign above a school door will impart some magic fairy dust that will help prepare every child (even the 49 million public school students who don't go to charter schools) for the knowledge economy; and
- My favorite: that teachers and their unions are responsible for everything bad that happens in society, and if only they could get rid of this mythical epidemic of "bad" teachers everything would be good in the world. (I understand that the Chancellor tried to blame the UFT for bedbugs in schools). Now separate from the fact that there is a big difference between fighting for fairness for teachers and protecting "bad" teachers, the very predicate here is what is so disturbing. All these so-called "reforms" are premised on two beliefs. One: that teachers can do it all. And two: that neither educators nor our union really cares about kids. And that it takes "private enterprise"—consultants and managers from the business world, to simply shake us up, put the fear of g-d in us and "Presto, chango!" all kids will succeed. But the bottom line is that, no matter what the evidence to the contrary, no matter how noxious their premise is, no matter that these ideas will not improve education for all children, they are gaining currency, particularly in this environment of high-anxiety and austerity.
So painting us all with a broad brush of incompetence or indifference—while shifting all responsibility for education onto individual teachers (and the fight we must engage in to combat it)—run the risk of further eroding the public confidence that is essential to maintaining strong, supported public schools.
The last time this happened in New York City—a bad economy combined with a mayor who insidiously used new higher standards and assessments as a pretext to promote vouchers—we teamed up with the Chancellor to create the Chancellor's District. But, back then, unlike now, we had a Chancellor we trusted and could work with.
But now, we have something more important. Community Bonds. Proudly, I have watched you build on the work your predecessors started—from organizing paras and family providers, to reaching out to parents, engaging in school- and district-based decision-making, growing Dial-a-Teacher and the UFT scholarship fund, promoting the One Nation March and community schools. You are making parents full partners with us and our members. Our work with community, and the alignment of our union with the parents of this city, is one of the principal ways to meet and beat back the challenges that face us.
And challenges we have—particularly now where the economy is the major driver—and where the American people have spoken this week about needing to make choices. And yet, where public education was an issue in this election—and in most cases it was not, public schools and public school teachers trumped those who want to denigrate us, such as in the election of Vincent Gray in D.C., or of Senator Perkin and Senator-elect Avella here.
But bottom line, in this period of austerity, there will be choices. And we must choose to continue to work to improve public education, and build public confidence in public education. Because who else but us will hold in our hearts and heads the obligation to ensure that every child can both dream their dreams and achieve them. Simultaneously, we must fight to hold everyone—elected leaders, those responsible for schools, as well as the media—to the same high standards, and to continue to invest in public schools.
The labor movement's vision—of good jobs, widespread economic opportunity, a social compact binds us together and is a mark of a civilized society—is one that will set America on the right path.
Those ideals are more powerful and enduring than those who claim to distrust government (yet want their earmarks), or who equate healthcare reform with socialism (yet want to maintain Medicare and social security) or who think eroding the safety net when millions of people are hungry, jobless, homeless and increasingly hopeless is somehow an appropriate course of action. I have no doubt that our ideals will prevail. But I have no doubt it will not be easy.
But, look around you. We don't have to do this alone. We have never achieved anything of worth alone, or without fighting for it.
Our challenge today is to earn the trust of our members and of the public we serve at a time when distrust in our institutions is higher than it's ever been. The social contract that is so central to our beliefs—which holds the American dream—has frayed. We must play for the long-term, not the short-term. Tuesday's results remind us that there will be setbacks, but that we must never let up. It will not be easy—the economic upheaval that's affecting all of us risks separating us from those who work without the benefit of a union, or who are out of work or constantly fearful. We must not be perceived as islands of privilege. We must be beacons of what's possible.
And we must use all our tools—politics, mobilization, communication, and our ability to educate and lead—for the public good, for opportunity for all, for democracy, for the resources kids need.
We face daunting challenges. But I urge you not to be afraid—and don't be afraid to fight. Imagine how our sisters and brothers 50 years ago, led by President Charlie Cogen, must have felt as they went on strike—a step that teachers in NYC had never taken before, an act that was illegal—to achieve their ideals and goals. Even belonging to a teachers union was viewed by many as unprofessional and somehow at cross-purposes with teachers' commitment to their students and their profession.
Of course, we know better—being an active member of a union is central to achieving good schools for kids and for our professional goals.
So we are not afraid to fight, but we must fight smart and fight for what is right. For a vision of public education and public service where we are the best that we can be. For ideals, like our insistence that public officials invest in children and follow the evidence of what works, not simply their own ideology or do things because of political expediency.
I want to close on a personal note. I want to thank you. There are so many people in the room who have supported me through thick and thin. That includes an amazing network of friends and family who have supported me, even when I was too pre-occupied to reciprocate.
And I want to thank my union family. The staff directors with whom I served—Tom, Elizabeth, Jeff, Michael, Leroy and Ellie. And those who I worked with intensely and well into more nights than we care to remember on negotiations, elections, legislation and budgets, class size, special education and other educational issues, health and safety, arbitrations and lawsuits, and the endless number of concerns that are ever-present when you represent 200,000 people in more than 1,500 worksites. And our activists—including those receiving awards today, our chapter leaders, teacher center specialists and ed liaisons, COPE volunteers, district and special reps, borough reps and officers, and everyone I have omitted because of time (and senior moments). You are the backbone of this union. You have always been the backbone. And it is a wonderful joy to watch how you have joined forces behind Michael Mulgrew's tenacious and formidable leadership in some of the toughest times we have ever faced.
Finally, I want to thank our members. I loved being in schools in New York, and I loved seeing our members engaged in our work. The relationships between educators and kids; the trust and reliance our members had on their chapter leaders; and the chapter leaders had on the district, special and borough reps. This was evident on a daily basis, and especially evident in times of great challenge or during the extraordinary emergencies we have experienced.
I miss being among you day-in and day-out, but I admire so much that this solidarity and resolve remains steadfast. Generation to Generation.
I wish I had a magic wand to make our critics and their baseless, ignorant insults disappear. But I never had and we never will. Their definition of teacher unionism is farcical, and malevolent. It will take our tenacity to beat it back. So let's reaffirm what we stand for. And make no apology for it. Our union fights for the tools and conditions our members need to best help their students. We help our members secure professional latitude, voice and support, and the economic security they deserve to provide for their families. We are tireless champions of opportunity and democracy and of social and economic justice—for all. We are driven by our values and strengthened by the bonds of solidarity.
That was true when President Cogen had the best job in the world—UFT president—and is just as true under the skillful leadership of President Mulgrew. I thank you all for this honor, and most importantly, for making a difference every day.


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There has been a lot of discussion about our past as a community over the past two years, both within Triratna and among those interested in us, much of it online. The topics mainly stem from the early days of Triratna (or the FWBO, as it was then called) and include concerns around some of the past sexual activity of Sangharakshita, the founder of Triratna, and some of the ideas that influenced people's behaviour.
Understandably, there is a wish to know what happened and what has been done to address whatever was unskilful or unhelpful, to respond to anyone who suffered as a result, and to ensure real change has taken place. Online discussion enables information and debate to be shared widely and rapidly, but the information can be contradictory, and the debate become polarised. We want to acknowledge the problematic aspects of our past, while not wanting to dismiss so much that is positive in what Sangharakshita and so many of us have managed to bring into being over the first 50 years of our community.
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In response to this situation, in early February six Order members with responsibilities across Triratna began to meet regularly at Adhisthana. At first we simply wanted to share our impressions of what was happening in our various areas of responsibility, but we found it so helpful we decided to continue meeting, and to call ourselves the 'Adhisthana Kula'.
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50 Cent was hospitalized with possible injuries to his neck and back in a frightening car crash involving his SUV and a mack truck ... this according to a website affiliated with the rapper.
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This combination photo shows, left, an undated photo of Boulevard Brewing shortly after its opening in 1989, in Kansas City, Mo., and right, a tour group visiting the brewery on July 1, 2013. Boulevard Brewing opened in the Westside neighborhood of Kansas City, creating a brewery out of a building that had been a railroad's laundry. While it probably would have been cheaper for the company to be in the suburbs, the brewery's managers are "committed urbanists" who like the idea of contributing to the vitality of the central city as opposed to building on undeveloped land in the suburbs, says Boulevard's CFO, Jeff Crum. (AP Photo/Boulevard Brewing) |
(AP) — In once rundown urban districts across the country, craft breweries have helped to transform the neighborhoods around them.
Small business owners tackled the hard work of transforming industrial buildings, many of which had sat empty as demographic changes pulled manufacturers and residents to the suburbs.
Small-time, independent brewers have been one of the beer market's growth drivers. The number of breweries in the U.S. catapulted from 92 in 1980 to 2,514 as of May 2013, according to craft beer trade group Brewers Association. Barrels shipped have more than doubled in the past decade, and craft beer now makes up nearly 7 percent of a U.S. beer market that is growing slowly overall, according to trade publication Beer Marketer's Insights.
As the breweries churned out beer, they drew visitors and eventually new, young residents — and more small businesses.
Here's a look at six breweries whose presence helped to change their surroundings:
DOWNTOWN DIGS: Boulevard Brewing opened in 1989 in its Kansas City, Mo. Westside neighborhood, creating a brewery out of a building that had been a railroad's laundry. While it probably would have been cheaper for the company to be in the suburbs, the brewery's managers are "committed urbanists" who like the idea of contributing to the vitality of the central city as opposed to building on undeveloped land in the suburbs, says Boulevard's CFO, Jeff Crum.
The building's renovation ranged from replacing pipes to cutting out a skylight to make room for tanks. And in order to grow, Boulevard had to buy the land around it from different owners, get approvals from neighbors and get the city to rezone the land around it.
The brewery, at first, struggled to attract visitors, but now draws about 50,000 people annually as the area around it picked up alongside a broader renewal in nearby downtown Kansas City.
"Not very many years ago this would be an area you'd stay the hell away from," says Danny O'Neill, who started a coffee roaster, the Roasterie, down the street from Boulevard in 1993. Boulevard helped him find his building, and nowadays the coffee factory and brewery host tours and weddings. "Somebody has to go in there first, and I think that's the role that Boulevard played," O'Neill says.
ON THE WATERFRONT: Harpoon Brewery opened on the South Boston waterfront in 1986, when it was surrounded by auto body shops and little else. Now the brewery draws more than 85,000 people a year from tours and tastings, and thousands more from festivals. These days, the city is focused on redeveloping the area. New apartment and office buildings, restaurants and a convention center sit nearby.
Harpoon recently negotiated a 50-year lease with the city. The rent will rise over time, but generally, long leases provide protection from spikes that can happen when an area becomes so popular that property values skyrocket.
RUST BELT REVAMP: Great Lakes opened in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood in 1988. The downtown neighborhood was "perceived as dangerous and blighted" into the 1980s, says Eric Wobser. He works for Ohio City Inc., a nonprofit that promotes residential and commercial development while trying to preserve the neighborhood's older buildings.
Great Lakes built a brewery and a brewpub. Other breweries and businesses — a pasta maker, a bike shop, a tortilla factory, as well as restaurants and bars — followed. Newcomers flock to the neighborhood, even though Cleveland's overall population is still declining. The city repaved the quiet street next to the brewery, Market Ave., with cobblestones, and poured millions into renovating a nearby 19th-century market.
BREWERY BUBBLE: In the waterfront Ballard section of Seattle, home to fishing shops, shipyards and boat fueling facilities for decades, six breweries have sprung up in the past two years. They joined Hale's Ales and Maritime Pacific Brewing, which both opened in Ballard in the 1990s.
Hale's Ales in 1995 took over a facility that had housed an industrial hose manufacturer and before that a maker of engines.
The neighborhood has become "softer," says Hale's Ales manager Phil O'Brien. "What used to be fishing shops are little restaurants — what used to be hardware stores are now coffee shops."
While Ballard is still a hub of maritime industry, it has landed higher-income apartment buildings and has attracted restaurants and nightlife.
BROOKLYN BRANDS: When Brooklyn Brewery opened in the Williamsburg section of the New York City borough in 1996, its neighbors were mostly deserted warehouses and factories. Today, Brooklyn Brewery is surrounded by modern apartment buildings, trendy bars, shops and restaurants. There's still some graffiti, but that hasn't deterred the influx of new residents willing to spend a lot of money to live there. In the past decade, home values in the Brewery's neighborhood have more than doubled — up 145 percent, according to real estate appraiser Miller Samuel. Brooklyn Brewery and another local craft brewer, Kelso, worry that rising property values will eventually force them out of their current neighborhoods.
ACROSS THE BAY: The tech boom has made one brewpub's growth plans more complicated. In San Francisco, 21st Amendment brewery is two blocks from AT&T Park where baseball's Giants play. Along with the bustling technology sector, 21st Amendment helped to transform the city's SoMa neighborhood.
"People refer to use as the granddaddy of the neighborhood," says 21st Amendment founder Nico Freccia.
Now the company wants to build an 80,000-square-foot brewery — but property values are too high. The company has opened offices in the East Bay, and is scouting space there for the brewery, hoping to help revitalize an Oakland neighborhood.


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. » NASA calls it a cosmic coincidence.
On Monday, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft crossed the orbit of Neptune on its way to Pluto. The celestial milestone occurred on the 25th anniversary of Voyager 2's historic flyby of Neptune.
It's the last major intersection for New Horizons, which is due at Pluto next summer after nearly a decade of travel.
Neptune wasn't exactly close to the spacecraft Monday. In fact, the planet was 2.5 billion miles away.
Scientist Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, says this will be the first opportunity in a generation to explore a new planetary system up close. New Horizons will study not only mysterious Pluto, but also its moons, some of which might still be hiding from us.


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Harry Potter & the Cursed Child's Jenny Jules & Nadia Brown on Learning Outside of Hogwarts
Living near the theater district during the Broadway shutdown, photographer and performer Matthew Stocke has been haunted walking past the empty theater palaces sitting in repose, waiting for the lights and stars to return. In this new Broadway.com photo feature, he reunites members of the theater community with their Broadway home Away From Home.
Jenny Jules and Nadia Brown have not played mother and daughter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for months, but their bond is still strong. The Tony-winning, two-part epic shut down just as the performers were approaching their one-year mark in the show. Here, Jules and Brown reunite in front of the Lyric Theatre to talk about what they miss, and what they've learned.
"There are so many kismet moments for me with Harry Potter. I really wanted to go to grad school before I booked it. I joke around that Hogwarts is my grad school. This first year, I really felt like a freshman in the class of Broadway. I look up to Jenny. She is so warm and welcoming. Just to see her in person for the first time in months—it's unbelievable. We're not pretending. She's a real mother figure to me. She enters a space, and she commands it in a way that's not domineering, but you automatically put respect on her name. That's how I want to be one day….I was going to have a huge party on the 22nd of March for the year three opening and my birthday. It was going to be like old cast, new cast, all of our directors, everybody who worked in the Lyric Theatre. I live in New Jersey, but I would spend 20-plus hours of the day out in New York at the theater. I can't wait to go back. I dream about it like once a week: walking back into the theater. It's always super joyful. I appreciate the person who I've had to grow into during this time. Honestly, I feel like I've become a better human being, which will only make me a better actor."
"I think every actor, if they're honest, wants to perform on Broadway. It's kind of boastful moaning when you're in a really amazing job, you're doing the job of your dreams, and you're still going, 'Oh my God, I'm so exhausted. I wish I could have a day off. Eight shows a week. Oh my God.' I don't think I'm ever going to moan about being too tired doing a show ever again. That's over…To be in a cast of people who just love and respect each other and the work was a dream come true, really. It has been a dream job. To see Nadia is just delicious—this girl is my daughter. We just looked at each other, I put my sunglasses up and said, 'I know that as soon as I see you, I'm going to burst into tears, because I've missed you. My heart has missed you so much.'…Our trust as humans is kind of broken in a way. We all walk around the grocery store or to the park or whatever, and we're all masked up. We try not to give each other eye contact. It's devastating to see the marquees [with the] lights down. It's like a still-life painting. But there is this determination that I believe we will be back. We've all grown in this weird time that we've been separated, and I believe it is for the better. I know that when we all get together, we will all look each other in the eye and just go, 'We've got a job to do.' Because if one member of the audience walks back into that theater, takes their seat and is brave enough to do that, then we all have to be brave enough to put on the best show that we have inside our bodies."
Photos by Matthew Stocke/Matt James Photo NYC for Broadway.com
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Financial Planning Coalition Supports Introduction of Legislation to Increase Investment Adviser Oversight
New Legislation from Rep. Maxine Waters Would Enhance Oversight and Increase Consumer Protections without Burdening Small Businesses with Costly New Regulations
The Financial Planning Coalition today welcomed the introduction of the Investment Adviser Examination and Improvement Act of 2012 introduced by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) and co-sponsored by House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) and Representative Michael Capuano (D-MA), which authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect user fees to fund increased examinations of registered investment advisers.
The bill is a credible alternative to the Investment Adviser Oversight Act of 2012 (H.R. 4624), introduced in April, which would impose higher costs and a redundant regulatory burden on small advisory firms by mandating that they join a self-regulatory organization (SRO), in addition to current SEC and state regulatory oversight.
"The status quo is not acceptable—we need to dramatically increase the frequency of investment adviser examinations," said the Coalition. "But creating a new SRO is not the right solution. The burden of excessive regulation and cost would fall unfairly on small business owners while many larger firms would be exempt and would go unaffected."
Representative Waters, in remarks introducing the legislation, stated that her bill is "the simplest, most efficient solution to the problem of inadequate adviser oversight." She also cited a Coalition-sponsored study by The Boston Consulting Group, noting that it showed "establishing a self-regulatory organization … would likely cost twice as much as funding an enhanced SEC examination program." The Coalition also pointed out that this alternative approach comes at no cost to the taxpayers nor would it impact the federal budget. In addition, it would not require establishing a new regulatory bureaucracy and ensures Congress retains direct oversight and accountability over the SEC.
"Between Representative Waters' legislation and the recent Senate budget providing increased resources for investment adviser oversight, it is clear that an SRO is not the only option for increasing the frequency of examinations," said the Coalition. "We look forward to working with the Financial Services Committee on a solution that will enhance consumer protection by increasing oversight of all investment advisers."
The new legislation comes as surveys show that investment advisers are willing to pay user fees to increase examinations. A statistically significant survey of investment advisers conducted by The Boston Consulting Group showed that 81 percent of investment advisers would prefer to pay user fees to the SEC than to pay membership fees to a FINRA investment adviser SRO.
About the Financial Planning Coalition
The Financial Planning Coalition, a group representing nearly 75,000 financial planners, is a collaboration of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board), the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®), and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) formed to advise legislators and regulators on how to best protect consumers by ensuring financial planning services are delivered with fiduciary accountability and transparency. To learn more, please visit www.FinancialPlanningCoalition.com.


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* Do you think that homework should be abolished? Discuss its value.
* Should teachers give pupils too much homework? Discuss.
* The importance of examinations (uncategorized)
* Examination day often makes many pupils worry. Do you agree?
* Why examinations are important (uncategorized)
* Talk about the subject you consider most important
* What subject you like best in school?
* The subject I enjoy learning (uncategorized)
* Describe the first day of your school
* The first day at school probably had been much impressed on your life.
* Give an account of the end of the term.
* School life is the most difficult time but it also keeps many joys for us. Do you agree?
* My school (uncategorized)
* Describe your schoolmates and whom do you like best.
* Talk about your experiences as a school prefect.
* What do you think of the use and abuse of private tuition?
* What do you think of the important role of the teaching of crafts in the school?
* What makes an ideal teacher: Give your opinion.
* Talk about your teacher of English
* My teacher (uncategorized)
* Write about the kind of work which you hope to do when you leave the school.
* Today there is some changes in the educational system. How should we change to raise the quality of teaching?
* Suppose you could go to school where you wanted to. Which school would you choose and why?
* Living in an apartment instead of a college dormitory gain advantages and disadvantages. Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of apartment living and five your opinion.
* For students, purchasing or renting a home? Give your opinion.
* Nowaday, everybody is very fond of learning a foreign language. However, sucessful men are seldom. In your opinion, what is the basic factor?
* From what you have learned about English civilization, write an essay on England and the English (the land, its history, tradition and people)
* In your opinion, what is the most difficult skill of studying English
* Which language do you think has made the greatest contribution to the promotion of better understanding among the people of the world? (uncategorized)
* The kind of books we should read. Give your opinion.
* Today, there are many books to read. What do you think of the choice of books?
* Talk about the value of libraries.
* Talk about the habit of reading in some students
* Why I like to go to school (uncategorized)
* Why we should study science (uncategorized)
* Why I want to learn English (uncategorized)
Society and its problems
* "Money is the root of all evil". Give your opinion.
* What do you think of the opinion polls?
* How should people protect and preserve the natural resources?
* Life in the city
* Living in a multiracial community
* Why is agriculture important in the world of today?
* Talk about crimes in society
* Liberty - freedom (uncategorized)
* The role of the police force in society (uncategorized)
* Flood in a town (uncategorized)
People or personal characteristics
* Give a comment about the uses of the hobby.
* Tell about your hobby in free time.
* Talk about the hobbies of your two close friends.
* Talk about the person you hate most.
* Talk about the habit of smoking cigarettes
* Talk about A heroic deed.
* How do Hearing-Impaired people talk? Discuss.
* Talk about good manners (uncategorized)
* Why should we have good manners? (uncategorized)
* Talk about the things you like most. (uncategorized)
* How do you spend your time after school? (uncategorized)
* Describe the things you enjoy doing (uncategorized)
* About yourself (introduce yourself) (uncategorized)
* Human and courage (uncategorized)
* Talk about your favorite author (uncategorized)
* My best friend (uncategorized)
* My favorite game (sport) - football (uncategorized)
* Give an account of a visit to a book exhibition.
* An interesting program which you heard on the radio.
* Give one of the activities you like to do in your spare time
* Talk about the film you like best.
* Talk about the value of music in the happiness of man
* Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the cinema
* Discuss the appeal of a science fiction
* What should we do to make a good impression at a job interview?
* What is the job of a human resources manager?
* What career would you like to choose after leaving school? (Teacher)
* Journalism as a career (uncategorized)
* The work of a farmer (uncategorized)
* What in your opinion are the qualities of a good judge? (uncategorized)
* The difference between my father and my younger brother in the family.
* What is flight booking like?
* What means of traveling you choose for your trip?
* Is traveling an educative experience? Discuss.
* Tell about a visit to a famous city
* Talk about an adventure in a forest
* Describe some of the interesting places in your country
* Talk about the country you would like to visit. (uncategorized)
* The country I would like to visit (uncategorized)
* Travel is a means of education (uncategorized)
* Talk about a journey by train (uncategorized)
* Talk about a visit to a zoo. (uncategorized)
* Describe what you saw and enjoyed during a visit to a zoo (uncategorized)
* How you spent your last holiday (uncategorized)
* A picnic I enjoyed (uncategorized)
* Talk about an unusual opportunity you had
* Talk about an incident you will never forget.
* A frightful accident I have seen (uncategorized)
* Talk about an accident I have witnessed (uncategorized)
* Talk about a horrible sight you experienced.
* Talk about the rights and duties of a citizen
* Talk about your days in hospital (uncategorized)
* Talk about a frightening experience (uncategorized)
* Talk about a mysterious thing (uncategorized)
* Talk about a narrow escape (uncategorized)
* A narrow escape (uncategorized)
* An interesting fight I have seen (uncategorized)
* Frightened by a ghost (uncategorized)
* How I helped to catch thieves (uncategorized)
* A monkey in my room (an exciting experience) (uncategorized)
* Frightened by buffaloes (uncategorized)
* A building on fire (uncategorized)
* Talk about life in the village (uncategorized)
* Living in a city (uncategorized)
* A frightful experience (uncategorized)
* A mystery (uncategorized)
* If I had a thousand dollars (uncategorized)
* An interesting story I have heard (uncategorized)
* Describe an unpleasant dream that you have had. (uncategorized)
* A thief in my room (uncategorized)
* Frightened by a snake on my body (A frightening experience) (uncategorized)
* An exciting event (uncategorized)
* Describe a pet which you have kept.
* An autobiography of a car (uncategorized)
* Discuss science and its effects.
* Talk about the importance of newspaper (uncategorized)
* The importance of reading newspaper. (uncategorized)
* "News travels fast". Discuss (uncategorized)
* "Fire is a good servant, but a bad master". Discuss. (uncategorized)
* Talk about the importance of agriculture (uncategorized)
* Talk about World Trade. (uncategorized)
* Talk about the importance of good roads in a country (uncategorized)
* Talk about rainy season (uncategorized)
* Express your opinion on the importance of studying Geography. (uncategorized)
* Talk about the importance of rivers (uncategorized)
* "Water is important to all living things". Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your opinion. (uncategorized)
* Talk about the importance of water (uncategorized)
* The importance of water (uncategorized)
* Beauty in nature (uncategorized)
* The value of education (uncategorized)
* Mathematics is essential to progress of human (uncategorized)
* What contributions can writers make to the promotion of goodwill among the people of a country? (uncategorized)
* Do you think that the United Nations Organization perform a useful function in promoting peace and happiness in the world? (uncategorized)
* "Great literature belongs not to one age but to all ages; not to one country but all countries". Discuss. (uncategorized)
* Discuss the view that tolerance is essential for peace and harmony in any community or country. (uncategorized)
* Literary education is preferable to a scientific education today? (uncategorized)
* Which period in the history of your country do you find most inspiring? Discuss the features in that period which appeal to you most. (uncategorized)
* "It is essential to progress that each generation shall rebel against the ideas of the generation before it." Discuss. (uncategorized)
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* "Studies of Geography can make a great contribution to the service of man" Discuss.
* "The luxuries of today are the necessities of tomorrow". Discuss.
* What contributions can studies of Economics make to the extension of world trade?
* A frightful dream
* A street quarrel I have seen
* An unpleasant dream I once had
* A sad event
* An unpleasant night
* A robbery I have seen
* Caught in a storm
* The radio
* The use of television
* The market in my town
* A visit to an estate
* How I learned to swim
* The person I like most
* The things I dislike the most
* Should women carry out the combat duty? Discuss.
* Advertising is a way to draw the attention of the public. Discuss.
* Describe a sports-meeting.
* "It is always a pity when a man's education alienates him from his own people". Discuss.
* Frightened by fierce natives
* How an animal saved me from death
* Imagine that you live in a village. Describe your village.
* Imagine that you are a dog. Tell something about your self.
* A visit to a hospital.
* Why we should travel.
* The pleasures of living in a village.
* All forms of gambling should be abolished. Discuss.
* "To overeat is as great as the evil to starve". Discuss.
* Throughout history, men have been willing to fight and die for freedom. Why? Discuss.
* Should parents who have more than one child treat all of their children in exactly the same way? Give reasons for your view.
* Tell about the memories of your childhood?
* Talk about what you hope to achieve in adult life.
* Do you think our life is better than it was for our forefathers?
* Describe the farm you visit.
* Some people enjoy living in the country but others prefer big city life. Compare these two places and give your opinion.
* A birthday I celebrated
* The type of stories I like to read
* The worst accident I have seen
* What I wish to be when I grow up.
* An incident I shall never forget.
* How I learned to ride a bicycle.
* What is the cause of obesity? Discuss.
* "Many of man would reach a greater height if he had more depth". Discuss the view.
* "Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man." Write influence do you think reading, conversation and writing have in making you a citizen of the world?
* What should the youth do on the move of society today? Discuss.
* What do you think the value of being a vegetarian?
* People who look for excitement and danger are foolish. Do you agree?
* In your opinion, should there be school for pupils during weekends as well?
* What would you do if you were at the scene of a serious road accident?
* Tell about a camping night you remember best
* What do you think of football scholarship?
* "A switch in time saves nine" Discuss this sentence.
* What do you think of the defense?
* "Today, girls dress like boys and young men look like women". Give your opinion.
* Is patriotism outmoded today? Discuss.
* "Necessity is the mother of invention." Discuss this proverb.
* Talk about your impression on roaches.
* Give your opinion about instinct and reason
* You have been away from home on some occasion. Tell your feelings on leaving.
* "Slow and steady wins the race". Comment this sentence.
* What is a gentleman?
* "He alone can command who knows how to obey". Explain this sentence.
* What do you think of the useless trifles?
* Describe a journey by car, train, ship etc, which was particularly memorable for some reason, either good or bad
* Comment on this statement of Guyau: "After our parents, it is to our teacher that we owe the most"
* "A man is known by the company he keeps". Explain this statement and comment on it.
* Explain this saying and comment on it: "Work helps us escape from three evils: Boredom, vice and poverty".
* 1995 was eventful year. Describe one of the events you consider the most significant to you.
* What responsibility do societies have for the poor?
* Unemployment is a serious problem in many countries today. What can be done about it?
* Suppose you are a lazy boy. Your father advises you to study hard. Tell about what he talks.
* In your opinion, what are the lessons learned from school life?
* How does the gambling affect the society?
* What is culture and what is the influences of culture?
* What is poetry? Discuss.
* What is food? Give its importance.
* Commerce as a means of spreading civilization. Discuss
* Women should be restricted to work connected with the home and children. They should not engage in politics, commerce or industries. Do you agree?
* Talk about a shopping day
* The world does not progress, it merely changes. Do you agree this view?
* Describe a bridge you know well.
* Describe a day spent by the river or by the sea.
Describe your first day at school as a child
Describe the house you are living in
Describe a village you know well
Describe a visit to an interesting exhibition
Describe a visit you have made to a factory
Describe your best friend and tell why you like him or her
The difficulties in learning English and how to overcome them
Your father advises you to study hard. Tell about what he talks
All forms of gambling should be abolished
Girls dress like boys and young men look like women
He alone can command who knows how to obey
How gambling affect society
How I learned to ride a bicycle
An ideal education system
What is food? And give its importance
The important role of newspaper and magazines in our lives
An incident I shall never forget
What is culture and what are the influences of culture
Give your opinion about instinct and reason
What are the lessons learned from school life?
Our life is better than it was for our forefathers
Some people enjoy living in the country but others prefer big city life
Life in the city, compared with life in the country
What science has done to make our lives easier and more comfortable
Tell about the memories of your childhood
Men have been willing to fight and die for freedom
My birthday I celebrated
Necessity is the mother of invention
You have been away from home on some occasion
To overeat is as great as the evil to starve
Should parents who have more than one child treat all of their children in exactly the same way
Is patriotism outmoded today?
People who look for excitement and danger are foolish. Do you agree?
Reading, conference and writing make a full man
The reasons for your study of English and the ways you have been learning it
The reason why the young people prefer to live in town
A shopping day
Slow and steady wins the race
A switch in time saves nine
The type of stories I like to read
What do you think of football scholarship?
What do you think the value of being a vegetarian?
Would you prefer an expensive wedding with lots of guests or a simple one?
What you hope to achieve in adult life?
What is a gentleman?
What is poetry?
What would you do if you were at the scene of a serious road accident?
What do you think of the defense?
What do you think of the useless trifles?
Which part of your country would you prefer to live in
Women should be restricted to work connected with the home and children. They should not engage in politics, commerce or industries. Do you agree?
The world does not progress, it merely changes
Worst accident I have seen
You tell a foreigner about your beloved homeland
Tell about a camping night you remember best
Your favorite hobby
Talk about your impression on roaches
Your most embarrassing experience
Your most frightening experience
What should the youth do on the move of society today. Discuss
Describe some useful ways in which computers have so far contributed to our modern life.
Failure is the mother of success
Family is a very good school
How can I become the person I want to be?
Health or wealth? Which do you think is more valuable – health or wealth? Give your reason.
Supposing you were the only survivor of a shipwreck and were washed up on a deserted island.
To overeat is as great as the evil to starve
There is no place like home
The house where I am living
My daily activities
My family
My hobbies
My mother
My school
My weekend
Computer has made life easier?
Has the ease of cooking improved people's life?
My favorite TV Programs
Are parents best teachers?
With a big sum of money, will you purchase a house or decide to run your own business?
Why people should go to university?
Are books more important than experience?
Should a factory be built in your community?
Men's enemy in the world of nature
Neither physics nor chemistry could have reached its present level without mathematics
Parents' views and Young persons' thoughts about the world
Talk about an ideal house
A house I would like to live in
Talk about your friend's family
Talk about the life of a farmer
Talk about a trishaw rider
Talk about a Aerospace Exhibition
Underwater discovery
Night market
A fashion show
A wedding celebration
Fire drill
A day at the market.
A rainy morning
On a rainy day
Talk about a slow train journey.
Talk about a cable-car ride.
A bus ride
A place of great natural beauty.
A popular place in my town.
At the bus-stop
Talk about Shopping Centres
Describe Singapore science centre
An interesting place you enjoyed visiting
My favorite haunt
when I am angry...
Talk about your diary.
Talk about Chinese new year.
Talk about Mothers' day.
Describe a teachers' day.
Describe a Sports day.
Describe your school sports day.
Talk about an interesting cat.
Talk about your new neighbors.
Talk about your neighbors.
Talk about your home
Talk about your hometown.
Talk about your country.
Talk about your two interesting classmates.
Describe a popular person in your own age group
Talk about your new friend
Talk about your best friend
Talk about your good friend.
Talk about your classmates
Talk about your favorite teacher
Describe your school-shops
Talk about your school
Describe your school
Who are you? Talk about yourself.
Talk about yourself
Describe your perfect house
Describe a thunderstorm
Describe an evening on the beach
Describe the scene in my town early in the morning
Describe the sounds of nature heard in my area
Describe the sights, sounds and smells along a busy street
Describe the sights, sound and smells along a deserted country lane
Describe the scene at a crowded food center
Describe the scene in a shopping complex
Describe a school mid-morning break
Describe your family at home in evenings
Describe the beauty of nature
A burglary I witnessed
A pickpocket I witnessed
A robbery I witnessed
A robbery at a late cold night
When I am kidnapped...
Experience of being kidnapped
Describe a fire in the hospital
A fire accident I have witnessed
An embarrassing moment
A frightening experience
Lost in a strange place
An unlucky incident i had witnessed
Incident in a sleepless night
An air accident
A freak accident
Accident in the laboratory
Class duty
A week before examination
The day I was sick
The day I was late for school
The happiest day in my life
A day when everything went wrong
An unlucky day
A day I spent in strange surroundings
A small quarrel
A quarrel among friends
My experience in riding a bicycle
My first air travel
My first ride on a horse
A cruise
A class excursion
A picnic
The Masculism of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and the Feminism of "The Time of Doves"
American Sense and Sensibility: Let's Be Realist
An excursion to nearby islands
An evening in a luxurious boat
The national day parade
An unnecessary accident
An unusual incident
Daylight robbery
An accident
An accident at home
A bad habit
A blackout
A narrow escape
Courtesy begets courtesy
Honesty is the best policy
A lesson learnt
A good deed
A treasure hunt
A case of mistaken identity
An amusing incident
A priceless gift
A pleasant surprise
An unexpected meeting
Recalling my first day at school
My most precious possession
Retelling an old story
An Unforgettable Childhood Incident
An odd incident
The jealous reactions of one person to the success of a friend
A vivid dream
A mad dog
The day dad decided to do it himself
Being the odd one out
Acting as a substitute
Lost luggage
Dangerous companion
It was not such a good bargain after all
The year 2990
If I had three wishes
An imaginary encounter
An autobiography of a watch
An autobiography of a pen
An autobiography of a butterfly
An autobiography of a dancing doll
An autobiography of a story book
My ambition
What will I do with my first salary
Fruits I like to eat
Things I like to do
Things I would like to do but am unable to or do not have time for
My favorite subject
What is your favorite subject?
Reading is fun
Interesting fight I have seen
Frightened by a ghost
How an animal save me from death
Describe a journey by car, ship, train etc, which was particularly memorable for some reason, either good or bad
After our parents, it is our teacher that we owe the most
Friendship - a man is known by the company he keeps
Work helps us escape from three evils: boredom, vice and poverty
My hobbies
My wish to become a scholar
My new-year resolution
The way I spend the first few days after examination
How do you relax when you are tired, nervous or angry
What is your favorite time of year?
What difficulties are you facing in choosing a career?
Mountaineering - mountain climber
Things you like and dislike about school
What changes your country within years
Write down your thoughts and feeling about your past life and what lies ahead
Home accidents and its preventions
"Save water" campaign – write about the scarcity of water and ways and means to save water.
The teachers' contributions to the progress of a country
How to be successful in life
Keeping fit
What are the possible causes of child abuse?
Why are taxed
The duties of a citizen
Modes of traveling
The benefits of working for a living
Progress - its benefits and harms
Television its use and abuse
The advantages and disadvantages of the cinema
The advantages and disadvantages of a good memory
Causes of teenage smoking
The laser: Solution to many problems
Proficiency Examinations - Who needs them
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Attending Evening Classes
Is your city a much better place to live in today than 10 years ago?
What have you gained from University Education?
Reducing traffic accidents
Qualities of a good teacher
Women between career and family life
How can a teacher help students enlarge their vocabulary?
The beneficial effects of games on language learning
One who is good at English grammar can write well in English?
Should all errors made by foreign language learners be corrected at any cost?
The goal of teachers who use the Communicative Approach is to have students become communicatively competent.
The advantages and disadvantages in teaching English to Adult Learners
The use of forests
The unselfish devotion of a housewife
Drop it where it belongs
The problems faced by old people in our society
The clothes we wear
The rising cost of living
The ills of modern cities
Is a little knowledge dangerous?
Private tuition - Is it necessary?
Students study just to pass the examinations - Do you agree?
Education is very necessary. Do you agree?
School leavers should get some working experience before going for further studies
Physical education is important
Parents and children - Are there ways to improve understanding?
Women should be restricted to work connected with the home and children.
People who look for excitement and danger are foolish. Do you agree?
Honesty is the best policy
Advertisement are boring, unless, and often misleading
The twentieth century is an age of greed. Do you agree?
No room for true craftmanship in the modern world of mass production
Storm caught
A nightmare
What I dislike most in people
Is family planning necessary?
What opportunities have you had at school or elsewhere of listening teacher and speaking English?
The advantages and disadvantages of co-education.
What career would you like to choose after leaving school?
I choose a career
Old age and youth
I am proud of my country
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Just what the doctor ordered: Books will be prescribed as medicine in the UK
If you've always thought that curling up with a book at the end of a long day helped to boost your mood, it turns out that you are right. And there's research to back you up.
Under the Books on Prescription program, UK doctors will begin prescribing books – yes, books – to patients with mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, the Reading Agency announced Thursday at the British Library. The Agency is a UK charity centered on books and reading.
"There is a growing evidence base that shows that self-help reading can help people with certain mental health conditions to get better," Miranda McKearney, chief executive of the project and a spokesperson at the Reading Agency, said in a statement.
According to the UK's Guardian, "there is a wealth of evidence" that supports the use of books, specifically self-help books, in treating mental health conditions. The most recent was a report published in the journal Plos One that demonstrated that people who read self-help books over the course of a year had measurably lower levels of depression.
In the UK, Books will be prescribed for patients suffering from a host of conditions, including anger, anxiety, binge eating, depression, anxiety, obsessions and compulsions, panic, phobias, low self-esteem, stress, worry, and even chronic pain, fatigue, and relationship problems.
Authorities have slated 30 titles for prescription, which are available in libraries across the land for patients to check out. The titles include "The Feeling Good Handbook," "How to Stop Worrying," and "Overcoming Anger and Irritability."
"All the evidence does suggest that it does work and we have been extremely rigorous in putting together our list, making sure there is an evidence base for each book – that they have been used and found to be effective," Reading Agency's director of research, Debbie Hicks, told the Guardian.
It's not the first such initiative. Denmark, Wales, and New Zealand already have similar programs, with Wales pioneering the idea in 2003 under the direction of clinical psychologist Professor Neil Frude. "The doctors are already there, the books are already there and so are the libraries. It just needed joining them up," Frude said of the program, which he described as a "no-brainer." Today in Wales 30,000 self-help books are borrowed from libraries every year, with three of the 10 most borrowed books belonging to the self-help genre.
And as bookworms have known all along, it turns out it's not just self-help books that can make readers feel better. Under the Mood Boosting Books initiative, the Reading Agency is also encouraging people to use novels, poetry, and reading groups to feel better.
"We hope our Reading Well health work... will have a double benefit," the Reading Agency said in a statement. "It will use reading and libraries to make a real difference to people's lives, and it should help powerful new partners see what a vital, multi-faceted role libraries play, and that investing in a strong public library system is a really smart move, because it can help prevent social problems further down the line."
Books as medicine? We can't think of a better prescription.
Husna Haq is a Monitor correspondent.


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To make your own button, open Power Point, click on Design, and then Page Setup.
I would suggest making a button that is 160px X 160px
which is 2.22in X 2.22in or 5.64cm X 5.64cm
On the Page Setup screen, change the slide to the following dimensions.
Then make a blog button using different shapes, colors, patterns and clipart to match your blog. Click {here} to check out some great clipart and font resources. Make your button original and unique to your blog... don't be tempted to copy someone else's design or style.
After you have made you blog button, select all the different shapes and text boxes. To do this, hold down SHIFT and click on each shape. When everything is selected, continue to hold down SHIFT and right click on your button. Select "Save as Picture..."
Be sure to save it as a PNG: Portable Network Graphics Format.
{BTW: This step makes it so you don't have an unwanted, white box surrounding your image.}
Next, you need to sign up for Photobucket, and don't worry, it's free. Click {here} to sign up.
After you sign up and you are signed into your account, click on the green Upload button.
Then, click on the green button that says Select Photos and Videos and find your blog button.
When the upload is complete click on View Album.
Next, click directly on your blog button.
On the next page, you will see this box on the right side.
Remember this, because you will need the Direct Link in Step 3.
Open up a new window and go to your blog address. Make sure you are logged into your blogger account and click on design {it is in the upper right-hand corner}.
Next, click on Add a Gadget.
Add the HTML/JavaScript gadget.
Copy and past the following code into the Content part of the HTML/JavaScript gadget. Make sure to put your own blog address where it says, "PUT YOUR OWN BLOG ADDRESS HERE," and the direct link where it says "PUT THE DIRECT LINK TO YOUR BUTTON HERE." {BTW: The direct link can be found in step 2.} When you have added the correct code, click on Save.
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Creating Jobs and Economic Growth
Goldman Sachs Gives initiatives align with the firm's commitment to progress by supporting economic growth through a variety of programs, which include summer employment opportunities for inner city youth, social welfare projects in Asia, and innovative microfinance platforms.
Summer Jobs Programs
Over the past four years, Goldman Sachs Gives has granted more than $3.5 million to support summer jobs programs for underserved youth in Cleveland, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City and Philadelphia. The donations have funded over 2,100 summer jobs and internships across the five cities.
These programs provide underserved youth between the ages of 13 and 24 with summer employment and educational opportunities that capitalize on their individual strengths, develop their skills and competencies, and provide them with resources and support focused on long-term professional growth.
Read more about the 2013 programs in Times-Picayune, Philadelphia Daily News and CBS Los Angeles.
Download the press release from the City of Cleveland here.
Press Release: New York City Summer Youth Employment Program Receives $1.5 Million Donation from Goldman Sachs Gives [PDF, 1 MB]


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Testosterone gel fails to boost Viagra's effects
(HealthDay)—Men who have erectile dysfunction and low testosterone may get no extra benefit from adding the hormone to their Viagra prescription, a new study suggests.
The first-choice treatments for erectile dysfunction are drugs called PDE5 inhibitors, which include sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra) and tadalafil (Cialis). They work by helping the smooth muscles of the penis to relax, which increases blood flow.
When men with erectile dysfunction also have low testosterone levels, doctors often prescribe testosterone gel along with a PDE5 inhibitor. But now a new clinical trial of 140 men with erectile dysfunction and low levels of testosterone puts that treatment combination into question.
"We had expected to see some added benefit from testosterone," said lead researcher Dr. Matthew Spitzer, an endocrinology fellow at Boston University School of Medicine. "But that's not what we observed."
Researchers found that, over 14 weeks, men who were randomly assigned to take Viagra plus testosterone gel did no better than those given the drug plus a hormone-free placebo gel.
Overall, men in both groups responded to the drug, Spitzer said.
On average, the men's score on a standard set of erectile dysfunction questions increased by about 8 points—moving them up to the "mild" erectile dysfunction category. And there was no substantial difference between men who used the testosterone gel and those who used the placebo.
The findings, which appear in the Nov. 20 issue of the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, surprised the researchers.
The results are good news for men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone, Spitzer said. "This suggests sildenafil alone works extremely well for them," he said.
Another expert said the study could have clinical implications.
The findings are "likely to change the routine use of testosterone in these men," said Dr. Alvin Matsumoto, a professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, in Seattle, who was not involved in the study.
But that doesn't mean testosterone is of no use to any man with erectile dysfunction, said Matsumoto, an endocrinologist who studies the effects of testosterone throughout the body.
There are men who are diagnosed with hypogonadism, a deficiency in testosterone. That's based on more than the level of testosterone in a man's blood, which, Matsumoto said, should be measured more than once, since a "low" will often turn out to be normal on a second test. The diagnosis is also based on possible signs and symptoms—not just erectile dysfunction, but also problems like low bone mass, waning muscle, fatigue and depression.
The men in this study, whose ages ranged from 40 to 70, were assessed only for erectile dysfunction and not other symptoms, Spitzer said. So it's not clear whether the findings would apply to men with hypogonadism.
"If you have low testosterone, but [erectile dysfunction] is the only thing that's going on, it's reasonable to try sildenafil alone," Matsumoto said.
Another question, Matsumoto said, is whether adding testosterone therapy can help some men with low testosterone who fail to get a good result from Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs.
All of the men in this study first went through a few weeks on Viagra alone. If they failed to respond to the drug, the researchers upped their dose, to a maximum of 100 milligrams a day. Spitzer's team then randomly assigned 70 men to use the testosterone gel every day for 14 weeks; the other half of the group used the placebo gel.
In the end, men in both groups essentially maintained the improvement they'd had when they were on Viagra only.
Matsumoto said that speaks to the benefit of "optimizing" a man's Viagra dose, and giving the drug some time to work.
But, he added, if a man still sees no erectile dysfunction improvement, and his testosterone level remains low, "my sense is that he should consider trying testosterone."
It's controversial whether low testosterone is a medical condition that needs treatment. Companies that make testosterone products—which can cost a few hundred dollars a month—have been criticized for trying to promote normal male aging as a disease. And testosterone gels can have side effects: acne, prostate enlargement (which can cause urinary problems) and an increased prostate cancer risk are a few, according to the Endocrine Society.
But clinical hypogonadism is real, doctors say, and testosterone replacement is an approved treatment.
"If you're already on testosterone and have found benefit, it's reasonable to continue," Spitzer said. Men who have concerns, he added, should talk to their doctor—and not just abandon the therapy because of these findings.
The study was funded by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals provided the testosterone gel, and Pfizer supplied the Viagra.
More information: Learn more about erectile dysfunction from the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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Cyprus launches probe into Russian mafia money
Cyprus has opened an investigation into evidence that stolen Russian tax money linked to the murder of Sergei Magnitsky was laundered through its banks.
Mokas, its anti-money-laundering unit, in an email to EUobserver on Thursday (13 December), said: "At this point ... in Cyprus there is an open investigation on this matter." It noted: "Mokas is conducting the investigation, which functions within the office of the attorney general."
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It added that the probe already began some time ago.
But it went ahead with some reluctance.
Magnitsky, a 37-year-old Russian accountant, was killed in jail in 2009 after he exposed a huge tax embezzlement by a criminal gang - "the Klyuev group" - involving high ranking officials in the Russian interior ministry and its internal intelligence service, the FSB.
Lawyers for his former employer, the UK-based Hermitage Capital investment fund, submitted evidence to Cyprus' attorney general in July.
Its papers, including copies of financial transfers - seen by this website - show that $31 million of the tax money was moved out of Russia using five Cypriot banks: Alpha Bank, Cyprus Popular Bank, FBME Bank, Privatbank International and Komercbanka.
They also show that Dmitry Klyuev, the alleged ringleader, owns a Cypriot-based firm called Fungamico, has an account at the Bank of Cyprus and visited Cyprus with his associates at the time the money went missing.
But Cyprus in October said it must check with Moscow to see if the money was really stolen before it could move ahead.
The Magnitsky probe is unwelcome on many fronts.
No-questions-asked banking services for Russian clients are an important source of income for Cyprus, where Russians have stashed up to $26 billion, according to the German intelligence service, the BND.
The Magnitsky case also raises the question if Cyprus is a fit place for EU taxpayers to insert €11 billion of bailout money, in a deal currently in discussion with EU institutions and the International Monetary Fund.
Nikos Christodoulides, a Cypriot EU presidency spokesman, told EUobserver that even if the Russian mafia did use its banks "it does not mean there are problems with all the other [Russian] accounts."
He added that "the two issues [the bailout and money-laundering] are not related at all."
Another Cypriot spokesman, Costas Yennaris, added: "They [EU lenders] have focused more on the management of the banks than on the content of their work [in the bailout talks]."
For some European politicians, the issues should be linked.
Dominic Raab, a British Conservative Party MP, is one of four national parliamentarians - also from Finland, Germany and the Netherlands - who have urged their administrations to look into the matter.
"Britain should make every effort to ensure that its ... funds are not being used to bail out any country that cannot or will not prevent its financial system from being misused by the Russian mafia," Raab wrote to British finance minister George Osborne on 21 November.
Meanwhile, the news the EU presidency country has promised to lift the lid on Magnitsky comes at a tricky moment in EU-Russia diplomacy.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is in Brussels on 21 December for an EU-Russia summit.
Magnitsky was already in the air because US lawmakers on 6 December passed a law forcing the state department to put a visa ban and asset freeze on Russian officials implicated in the affair.
If US President Barack Obama signs the bill in the coming days, as expected, it is likely to trigger Russian retaliation and to put extra pressure on the EU to do something as well.
For its part, the EU foreign service shows no sign of using its powers to propose EU-level sanctions, however.
Its spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic, told this website also on Thursday that Magnitsky will not be a big feature of the Putin meeting because the case was already discussed by low-level diplomats at a "human rights dialogue" on 7 December.
She said Russia's own investigation into his death has been "very limited ... not adequate."
She also said Brussels has "noted" that the European Parliament and parliaments in the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK have called for EU action in non-binding resolutions.
But she added: "A decision on restrictive measures would be for member states to take in unanimity."


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For immediate release – January 5, 2021
WHERE TO WATCH: www.vimeo.com/showcase/bringingisraelhome
WHAT: "Bringing Israel Home" — a new digital series with a live-at-home cooking and Q&A component featuring 5-time James Beard award-winning chef/co-owner of Zahav, Michael Solomonov — premieres Wednesday, January 13th at 8:00 pm EST and airs weekly on Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. through April 28th (free to watch).
DETAILS: Chef Michael Solomonov typically visits Israel twice a year, but with travel to Israel curtailed in 2020 and into 2021, Solomonov is bridging the gap with the new 16-episode digital series, "Bringing Israel Home". At the start of each episode, Solomonov visits with his friends and prominent Israelis, who share their awe-inspiring take on Israeli food culture. Then, live in his home kitchen, Solomonov cooks a mix of new and signature dishes that are centered on the gastronomic subject of the episode. Subjects include "Israel's Diversity"; "The Port City of Akko"; "Yemenite Soup for the Soul"; "The Israeli Bakery"; and "The Shuk". The cooking component in each episode includes a live Q&A with viewers.
"We're all searching for different ways to visit with the people and places we miss the most," says Solomonov. "On Bringing Israel Home, I wanted to try and recapture what I feel when I walk off the airplane and first put my feet on the ground in Israel. We're so fortunate on this show to visit with an incredible line-up of people, who will bring that sense of place and culinary discovery to us at home."
GUESTS & DISHES: Solomonov talks with a variety of prominent Israelis in the first part of each episode – including food journalist Ronit Vered; chef Osama Dalal; actor Sasson Gabay; cookbook author Adeena Sussman; co-founder and lead singer of Yemen Blues – Ravid Kahalani; chef and food writer Ruthie Russo; and baker Uri Scheft of Lehamim. In Solomonov's home kitchen, he prepares dishes based on the theme of the episode while taking live questions from viewers. Dishes include Chicken Thighs with Kumquats and Green Olives; Fish Schnitzel with Kataifi, Preserved Lemon, & Capers; Sabich; Hand-Stretched Phyllo Borekas with Spinach and Kashkaval; and Konafi with Saffron Syrup.
Recipes will be available to viewers in advance in collaboration with Jewish Food Society, here.
Support for the show is provided by The Jewish Community Response and Impact Fund, Jim Joseph Foundation, Maimonides Fund, The Paul E. Singer Foundation and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation. The Hub on My Jewish Learning and The Nosher are promotional partners.
ENTER TO WIN: Now through Sunday, January 31st, enter to win a private Zoom cooking class with Michael Solomonov by filling out the form, here. The winner will be notified on February 1st.
MICHAEL SOLOMONOV: Michael Solomonov is a beloved champion of Israel's extraordinarily diverse and vibrant culinary landscape. He is co-owner of Philadelphia's CookNSolo Restaurants which include Zahav, the trailblazing Israeli restaurant where Solomonov is Chef, and he is the co-author of three cookbooks. Solomonov is the recipient of five James Beard Foundation awards, including 2016 "Book of the Year" for his and CookNSolo partner Steven Cook's bestseller Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking, as well as 2017 "Outstanding Chef" and 2019 "Outstanding Restaurant" for Zahav. Food & Wine Magazine recognized Zahav as one of the 2018 "40 Most Important Restaurants of the Past 40 Years". The other distinguished restaurants in Solomonov's Israeli village are Federal Donuts, Dizengoff, Abe Fisher, Goldie, K'Far, Merkaz, and Laser Wolf – all in Philadelphia.
Keep-up with Bringing Israel Home online at @bringingisraelhome on Instagram.


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Freeze Federal Hiring So Critical Feds Don't Need to Be Furloughed, Lawmaker Says
Sen. Coburn also demands documents on grant-promoting expenses.
Four days before across-the-board budget cuts are scheduled to kick in, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., demanded the Obama administration commence a hiring freeze, citing a series of "low-priority" jobs advertised on USAJobs.gov. In a separate letter, Coburn sought cancellation of a multi-agency 100-city tour to promote grants.
The senator listed 10 currently posted vacancies he said should go unfilled before more essential positions are furloughed. In a letter Monday to Jeffrey Zients, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, Coburn listed vacancies ranging from State Department drivers making as much as $26 per hour; to a staff assistant to answer phones at the Labor Department who could earn up to $81,204 a year; to an Air Force historian who would work for up to $165,300 a year.
"At the same time the administration is warning sequestration could force laying off or furloughing U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, Defense civilian employees, or food safety inspectors, the federal government is also soliciting applicants for numerous lower priority jobs," wrote the senator, the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
"Not filling the jobs advertised in just these 10 vacancy announcements could save as much as $1.4 million that could be redirected toward more essential jobs being targeted for sequestration savings," he said. "Instituting such a hiring freeze and re-assigning any of the necessary duties associated with each to current employees will allow federal agencies to adapt to the current fiscal realities without laying off or furloughing civil servants who are performing truly critical or absolutely necessary functions."
The senator said federal managers must make choices similar to those he has recently made. "I conducted a top-to-bottom review of my office and eliminated seven full time positions over the past year while sending back more than $242,800 in office budget authority," he said.
In separate a letter sent Friday, Coburn questioned the administration's "Connecting to Your Community" tour, which he blasted as a "100-city government spending tour" designed to "promote federal largess."
On Feb. 14, a federal contingent visited a suburb of Portland, Ore., to attend a daylong panel organized by the Beaverton Revitalization Roundtable. Hailed by some as a helpful event, the visit included Jay Williams, deputy director of White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, along with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Labor, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development departments.
Williams said he would take away from the event a sense of a "sustained level of collaboration," The Oregonian reported the next day. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., at the time applauded the administration, the local Beaverton officials, state officials and "other key stakeholders for initiating a discussion on sustainable revitalization."
But Coburn demanded documentation on the costs and total number of federal employees for each future stop on the community tour. "If Washington is truly cutting spending on missions many consider vital, how can we at the same time promise and promote more financial assistance, much less afford this mammoth 100-city cross-country tour?"
OMB did not respond to requests for comment by the time this article was published.


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Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has spoken of his disappointment after a late Anderlecht goal denied them the victory which he believes his side's attacking display deserved.
Dieumerci Mbokani Bezua netted in the 88th minute to earn a point for the Belgians at La Rosaleda after Duda had twice put the Spanish side ahead, in-between Milan Jovanovic's second-half leveller. The result made little difference to the final standings in Group C, with Malaga already assured top spot after three wins and two draws.
"Unfortunately our rival equalised in the last two minutes, which also occurred in the Zenit match," Pellegrini told reporters.
"We had a great number of goal chances and showed an excellent attacking display and a great performance by (goalkeeper) Kameni. It was disappointing when they scored the equaliser, but all in all, we played very good football.
"We had a lot more chances to score than Anderlecht, even though they had two excellent opportunities in the first half that were saved by Kameni. I'm pleased with the individual performance on the attack however I think we needed to be stronger at the back. It was a fair draw, although we can't help feeling disappointed with the last-minute goal."
After their highly publicised financial issues many were surprised by Malaga's dominance in the competition, beating Italian side AC Milan to top spot. Pellegrini added: "We had the right attitude and conviction in every match in the group stage, regardless of the rival.
"Since the very first match against Zenit, we showed our determination to qualify. We proved ourselves again in Belgium, scoring nine points out of nine. We finished with three draws, but I think we always had the advantage and determination to win."
Tuesday's draw, however, came at a cost with influential midfielder Jeremy Toulalan taken off after just 16 minutes.
"Toulalan suffered a muscular injury," Pellegrini said before looking forward to the knockout stages of the competition.
"I really don't think it matters who we're up against in the next round. Whoever it is, it'll be tough. We're talking about the 16 best teams in Europe. The most important thing is that we maintain a high performance level in February, with the determination and motivation to reach the next round."


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Know Before You Go
- Stay healthy throughout your trip by avoiding the tap water. It's also advised to brush your teeth with bottled water, skip the ice and only eat cooked fruits and vegetables.
- As Morocco is a Muslim country, most shops and museums are closed on Friday afternoons. It's a good idea to check if there are any holidays like Ramadan happening during your stay, so you plan around it.
- Keep small change with you when you go out to eat. It's useful for giving your servers tips. The general rule of thumb is MAD 10 for local establishments and MAD 30 to 50 for more expensive restaurants.
- Always have a roll of toilet paper in your bag when you go out to explore. Most public bathrooms won't have any, and you'll have to pay a small fee to enter as well.
- Few mosques in Morocco allow non-Muslims to enter. Luckily, the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is open to everyone. It's one of the most ornate mosques in the world and is 210 meters tall. Tickets cost MAD 210 to enter and are purchased onsite.
Getting Around Casablanca
- One of the cheapest ways to get around Casablanca is with the tram. It's a 31 km line that connects the centre of the city to the main neighbourhoods. The tram runs from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every ten minutes seven days a week. A one-way ticket costs MAD 6, and it takes 60 to 70 minutes to ride the entire line.
- Casablanca's bus system is another affordable public transportation option. You can download the bus routes for Google Maps from the app store, and it costs about MAD 5 for a single trip.
The city has two kinds of taxis that you can choose from:
- The Red Taxi is a shared service that is a fast way to move around town. Fares start at MAD 2 and increase by MAD 0.20.
- The White Taxi is more like a bus. It has a set route and a set price. It can be a faster option than a bus, but it only leaves once full. The fare for a single trip is MAD 6.
Best time to visit Casablanca
When is The Best Time to Visit Casablanca?
If you want to avoid the heat of summer, visit Casablanca during spring. From March to May, temperatures start to rise with average highs of 20°C. It's the perfect weather for exploring the city on foot and other outdoor activities. It's also the best time to visit if you want to avoid the crowds that plague the city in peak season. You'll be able to visit many of the city's best museums and attractions without waiting in long queues.
From July to September, temperatures rise to 26°C, and the sun stays out for a full 12 hours a day. The summer season is also the driest time of year, keeping humidity levels low despite the higher temperatures. But the warm weather attracts hordes of tourists for the European summer break driving up hotel and flight prices.
Autumn is an excellent choice for travellers who want to skip the summer crowds and still enjoy the warm weather before winter begins. Temperatures remain at an average of 26°C, and once school starts again, the city empties out. You'll also have better luck finding deals on hotels, but make sure you pack some light layers for the cooler night time temperatures.
Winter is low season in Casablanca. From December to February, temperatures reach a daily high of 18°C dropping to 10°C in the evenings. It's also the start of rainy season, and with it, humidity levels are at their highest. But if you don't mind the occasional shower, it's one of the cheapest times to visit. Hotel rates are at their lowest, and you'll have the city's attractions to yourself.
Airports in Casablanca
Airports in Casablanca
Mohammed V International Airport
Mohammed V is the main international airport serving Casablanca. It's the fourth busiest airport in Africa and serves under 8 million passengers a year. The airport is a hub for the country's flag carrier Royal Air Maroc as well as Jetairfly, Air Arabia Maroc and RAM Express.
Getting To and From Mohammed V International Airport
The cheapest way to get from the airport to the city centre is on the train. It's located on level -1 in the arrivals area and runs from 03:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day. Journey time is around 30 minutes, and a single trip costs MAD 30.
There is also a bus run by CTM that operates between the airport and Casablanca. The buses run every 45 minutes and take one hour to reach the city centre. Royal Air Maroc and Air Arabia offer bus transfers to neighbouring cities as well.
If you want to take a taxi, you'll find the fleet waiting at level 0 of the arrivals area. Taxis are available 24 hours a day and cost about MAD 290 one way.
For those that want their own set of wheels, the airport has numerous car rental service providers that you can choose from.