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With a deadline for the Iran nuclear deal just weeks away, the Obama administration is weighing how and when to unwind sanctions on its long-time nemesis.
There are potential pitfalls if it lifts sanctions too fast — or too slow.
Removing sanctions too quickly would give Iran sudden access to cash that some fear it will use to fund nefarious activity. With an accord due by June 30, however, others warn of a different threat: If Iran doesn't feel relief from sanctions fast enough, it could lose its incentive to stick to the agreement.
People think that there's going to be a windfall, a profit for Iran.
"People think that there's going to be a windfall, a profit for Iran," said Elizabeth Rosenberg, a former senior adviser on sanctions at the Treasury Department. "The truth is there's actually a number of reasons why it won't be fast and it won't be easy."
The deal is expected to suspend a slew of nuclear-related international sanctions if Iran severely curbs its atomic program, allowing Tehran to access what's believed to be more than $100 billion in frozen foreign exchange reserves. The Obama administration insists sanctions will be rolled back in phases based on Iran meeting certain benchmarks, and that they will be snapped back in place if Iran violates the deal. But some Iranian officials have indicated they expect many of the main sanctions to be lifted immediately once a deal is reached.
The "great unwinding," as some call the removal of sanctions, is no simple task.
The U.S. alone has over the past few decades placed numerous sanctions on Iran, some through congressional action and others via the executive branch. In more recent years, amid growing international concern about its nuclear program, Iran also has faced sanctions from several other countries as well as through the United Nations and the European Union.
The combined pressure of the international sanctions program cratered Iran's economy, spurring severe inflation that climbed above 40 percent in 2013, leading its currency to plummet in value — and ultimately helping bring the Islamist-led country to the negotiating table.
Under the deal, sanctions that target Iran's sponsorship of terrorism, its ballistic missile program and its human rights abuses are expected to stay in place, while those related to its nuclear program will be waived. Sanctions that have targeted Iran for multiple reasons, including its nuclear initiatives, may be more challenging to pick apart.
Iran already is courting international businesses, and many have expressed interest in investing in the Islamic republic, or, in some cases, returning there. The country has a well-educated population of 81 million — about the same as Germany. Its vast oil and gas reserves make it a prize for energy firms, but the technology, automobile and construction industries, among others, also hold appeal.
Still, the long-term prognosis for the nuclear deal is uncertain. If a Republican wins the White House in 2016, the U.S. commitment to the deal could flag. Corruption also is rampant in Iran, where the state controls much of the economy.
For those reasons and more, most U.S. firms will likely continue to avoid the Middle Eastern nation altogether, analysts said, while businesses based elsewhere will tread cautiously, knowing they risk their relationship with the United States (and massive fines) if they run afoul of what will still remain a complex sanctions architecture.
The reluctance could stunt a hoped-for economic rebound in Iran. "What that may do is cause frustration in Iran, which will then undermine the deal and reduce their incentive to adhere to the deal," Rosenberg said.
A slow recovery also could strengthen Tehran hardliners dead set against compromising the country's nuclear program — which Iran has always insisted is peaceful — and disillusion an Iranian public constantly bombarded with anti-U.S. propaganda. Although Iran has received some relief from sanctions under an interim deal struck to keep it at the negotiating table, Iranians expect significantly more of an economic boost once a formal accord is reached.
"Should the U.S. provide sanctions relief that does not provide practical value for Iran and its economy (e.g., if foreign banks still refuse to conduct transactions in or related to Iran out of persistent fear over U.S. anti-money laundering laws), then Iran's incentive to stick with its obligations under a deal are diminished," Tyler Cullis, a legal fellow with the National Iranian American Council, which backs the nuclear talks, wrote in an email.
Even if all goes well with the nuclear deal's implementation, it will be several years before Iran's economy resembles something relatively normal, said Andreas Schweitzer, senior managing partner at Arjan Capital, an investment and advisory firm with a focus on Iran.
"Probably the Iranians might be a bit disappointed if things do not go as far as fast as they hope," he said.
The White House declined to comment on its pathway to unwind the sanctions, but in remarks delivered at the annual Jerusalem Post conference in New York earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew stressed that "the idea that Iran's economy will instantly recover if a deal is reached is a myth."
"Iran's domestic investment needs are estimated to be at least half a trillion dollars, which far exceeds the benefit of sanctions relief," said Lew, who spoke at length on the phased in nature of the sanctions roll-back.
Critics of the Iran talks, as well as some supporters, dismiss the idea that a slow Iranian economic recovery is itself a significant threat to a nuclear deal, and it is not an argument likely to raise concern in Congress, where lawmakers are deeply suspicious of negotiating with Tehran.
While there is worry that Iran could use a cash influx to covertly resume its nuclear activities, critics also fear Iran will use its renewed access to billions in frozen assets to further interfere in neighboring countries, including Iraq and Syria. U.S. officials have countered that Iran's regional mischief is already low-cost and low-tech and that it is far more likely to invest the money in its battered economy.
Even if relief from sanctions takes longer than Iranians wish, "there will be enough relief in enough time that it will correct itself," said Richard Nephew, a former State Department official who served as lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran.
He argued that if the U.S. and its international partners stick to their pledges to include a strong "snap-back" mechanism to reimpose sanctions if Iran violates the nuclear deal, one benefit of that is an Iran that is more willing to give the sanctions relief a realistic amount of time to take effect.
Critics of the deal, however, suspect that reimposing sanctions will be much harder than President Barack Obama and his international allies are promising. They also argue that even if Iran gets an immediate and sustained economic boost from sanctions relief, the government there will probably complain it is not enough anyway as a ruse to renege on the deal.
The Obama administration has not been transparent enough with Congress or the public about how it will lift sanctions or how it would snap them back on, said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and one of the most vocal skeptics of the nuclear talks.
He predicted that the proposed sanctions relief plan could "spark outside efforts to persuade international banks and companies not to go back into Iran as well as lawyers representing victims of Iranian terrorism to do everything possible to collection on the billions of dollars in outstanding judgments."
Under a law reluctantly signed by Obama, Congress will ultimately get to weigh in on whether he can waive sanctions, and even in these final weeks, some lawmakers are looking for ways to signal a tough stance toward Iran regardless of whether an agreement is reached.
Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) recently proposed legislation that would extend by 10 years a 1996 Iran sanctions law that includes nuclear-related provisions and which was supposed to expire next year.
The president could in theory waive those sanctions under a nuclear deal, but some supporters of the Iran talks blasted Menendez and Kirk for proposing the amendment at such a delicate time, saying it could undermine the negotiations.


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According to new a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, around 2.2 million patients worldwide were using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity at the end of 2011.
The figure does not include patients that use monitoring devices connected to a PC or mobile phone. It only includes systems that rely on monitors with integrated connectivity or systems that use monitoring hubs with integrated cellular or fixed-line modems. Berg Insight forecasts that the number of home monitoring systems with integrated communication capabilities will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.0 percent between 2010 and 2016 reaching 4.9 million connections globally by the end of the forecast period. The number of these devices that have integrated cellular connectivity increased from 0.42 million in 2010 to about 0.57 million in 2011, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 34.6 percent to 2.47 million in 2016.
Some of the most common conditions being monitored today are chronic diseases including cardiac arrhythmia, sleep apnea, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These conditions cause substantial costs and reduce both life expectancy and quality of life. Berg Insight estimates that more than 200 million people in the EU and the US suffer from one or several chronic diseases where home monitoring can become a treatment option.
Lars Kurkinen, Telecom Analyst at Berg Insight says:
"Home monitoring solutions that can communicate over a cellular network, landline connection or the Internet have already reached significant volumes within cardiac rhythm management, integrated telehealth solutions, sleep therapy and cardiac event monitoring."
He adds that connectivity is gaining momentum in several other segments as well, such as glucose meters and medication adherence systems.
Leveraging connectivity technologies in the healthcare industry can lead to decreased costs, more efficient care delivery and improved sustainability of the healthcare system. New care models enabled by these technologies are also often consistent with patients' preferences of living more healthy, active and independent lives. Progress is being made in the adoption of wireless technology among manufacturers of medical monitoring equipment. However, there is still a long way to go before remote monitoring becomes a standard practise in the healthcare sector.

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Boy Scout Troop No. 41 hosted an Eagle Court of Honor on Nov. 12 to recognize seven new Eagle Scouts.
Each Eagle Scout candidate selects a project, devises a plan, raises the funds and purchases or has supplies donated, gathers volunteers, and completes the project. Once the project is completed, along with many merit badges and rank advancements over the years, Eagle candidates must create a final report and pass a Board of Review at the district level.Those receiving their Eagle Scout rank this year included Caelin Cox-Gonzalez, who was awarded in March. For his Eagle service project, Caelin planned and led a group of scouts, siblings, friends and parents to convert two storerooms into a teacher's lounge at the Weekday School at First United Methodist Church in Phoenix. The group sorted through piles of old games, toys, books, records, organizing what was useable, donating items to a resale center, and throwing out the rest.
The group tore out old carpeting, filled a dumpster with trash, and also cleaned and disinfected the rooms, which had become rat infested.
Two scouts were awarded in April. Anuj Patel built a composting system at Sonoran Sky Elementary School to help the gardening program at the school. It will be used to help teach science to the third grade classes. Spencer Sandvig built a split-rail fencing entry feature to the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area in Cave Creek. The new fencing was added to remove and replace an existing rusted barbwire fence that was a hazard to the wild life, horses and hikers.
Receiving his award in June, R. Alec Arthur refurbished the Capri 14.2 sailboat fleet for the Arizona Sailing Foundation Youth Programs. He coordinated the efforts by hauling boats from Tempe Town Lake to a remote boatyard and repair facility where a large group of adult and teen volunteers lifted, cleaned, repaired and polished hulls in preparation for a new season.
Two additional scouts were awarded in September. Tatum Quinley built a flagstone walkway and patio, with flower boxes and a new shade tree, for an outdoor area students at Villa Montessori School can use. Sam Reiss upgraded and restored a desert tortoise habitat for ANLC (Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center) by rebuilding the pond and replacing plants for the partially destroyed habitat. Children utilize the habitat for studying the relationship of the tortoise and the desert plants in our environment.
Connor Mattison, who received his Eagle Scout ranking just last month, worked on a curb-appeal project for the VA Veterans Home at 7th St. and Indian School Road. He and a group of volunteers trimmed the bushes, scraped the rust off the metal fence and repainted the fence.
Troop 41, currently led by Scoutmaster Brian Cook, has a long, notable history in the Phoenix area. It was formed during the 1930s and has met continuously at Madison No. 1 since its inception. Thousands of boys have passed through the ranks of scouting in the troop, and more than 170 have earned their Eagle Scout ranking. Cook received his from the troop in the 1980s. Visit the troop's website at http://bsatroop41az.org for a list of members from the community who have received the rank of Eagle Scout over the last 80-plus years.
Weekly meetings are held at Madison No.1 at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The annual BSA Troop 41 Christmas Tree Lot returns this year at 1104 E. Northern Ave. The hours are weekdays, 4-9 p.m., and weekends, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The lot will be opened through Dec. 18 (or until all the trees are sold). The tree lot is a service operated by the scouts to raise funds for troop camp and summer adventure trips.


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Projects should follow an integral testing and quality policy, for quality is a mindset, not a feature. Quality as such ought to be an integral part of project management. Looking at project governance, several aspects, among others, play an important role: costs, risks, time and benefits (also referred to as results or - business - value).
Although all of these aspects are important, it is worth emphasizing the aspect of risk, especially product risk, since this may help as a steering mechanism. It may help to find the balance between 'building the right thing', 'building the thing right', and 'building it fast'.
Many projects don't have unlimited time, money and resources for evaluating the quality of the product. Such constraints in terms of time, money and resources represent constraints on the result to be achieved and therefore often reduced evaluation possibilities of the product risks. As such, it is important to achieve a well considered balance between the investment in money and time on the one hand, and the results to be achieved and the risks covered on the other. The result of the product risk analysis provides the justification for this balance.
Based on the insight resulting from the product risk analysis, high risk products can be evaluated more intensively than those representing a lower risk. Be aware that risks and how to cover these risks are directly related tot the acceptance criteria. These acceptance criteria are available in various forms. As a section in a test plan, in the confirmation part of a story card, in a definition of done, etc.
There are many approaches on how to determine risks. However in general one could say: These approaches involve analyzing the product to be evaluated with the aim of achieving a joint view - for and with all stakeholders - of (the properties of) the product to be evaluated that represent higher and lower risk levels, such that corresponding measures can be assigned to this view.
What measures can be taken in order to cover these analyzed risks is decided when determining the quality strategy. Remember, quality is designed and built in, not tested in! Meaning, from the beginning of the project, everyone should embrace risk and quality thinking. When for instance a requirement is described (e.g. user story, use case) start thinking about possible risks at stake and how to cover these, for instance by executing a Fagan inspection. Or when the system architecture is (being) defined, again think about possible risks and how to cover these, for instance by means of a proof of concept. A last example of risk coverage is assigning specific test design techniques in order to cover identified (product) risks. Read more about risk coverage as part of the quality strategy in building block 'quality strategy'.
Too often product risks are seen as important for testing. Nothing could be further from the truth. Product risks deal with the risk for the organisation when the product does not have the expected quality. And organizations are still plagued by projects getting out of hand in terms of both budget and time, owing to software defects during the operation of the developed information systems. (Better) testing contributes to the prevention of those kind of defects, but the general idea that the key lies with testing is a persistent misconception. Many analyses of defects show that testers certainly don't find everything. But even more: it turns out that the cause of defects lies within the development, design and requirements.
First things first. How do you determine the risk level anyway? You'll find many approaches if you read one or more of the many books written about this topic or just execute a search in the internet. Typically you'll find approaches like:
- BDTM Product Risk Analysis
- Risk Poker in scrum
- Product Risk and Benefit analysis (PRBA)
Although many approaches exist, the base often proves to be surprisingly similar. Just look at the definition of product risk, which will differ in wording, but not in meaning: A product risk is the chance that the product will fail in relation to the expected damage if it does fail:
Product risk = Chance of failure * Damage
Sometimes 'chance of failure' is referred to as 'likelihood of occurrence' and 'damage' as 'impact'. It really doesn't matter because in the end the result will be similar if not the same.
There are two types of risks to distinguish. When the primary effect of the potential problem is on product quality, potential problems are referred to as quality risks or product risks. When the primary effect of the potential problem is on project success, potential problems are referred to as project risks or planning risks.
The above is about identifying risks and risk coverage. Sometimes people look at this in a different way. They try to answer questions like: What is the importance of a particular product? Or what is the urgency of a particular product? However this has nothing to do with analyzing the product risks but with determining the planning, especially the desired order of realization. For the allocation to a specific delivery time, an approach as MoSCoW is often used. This is - of course - important because if a product is realized at the right time, the product delivers the most added value. And if this is not done correctly it may have a huge negative impact on the success of the project (which is an example of a planning/project risk).
- Trademarks:
- PRISMA is a trademark of Improve
- PRIMA is a trademark of Valori
Product risks have a strong relation with acceptance criteria/ requirements, the chosen architecture and the functional and technical solution. One of the first moments to think about product risks therefore is during the requirements phase or the defining of user stories.
Requirements and user stories are usually prioritised. What does this prioritisation mean? That the requirement or user stories are in a certain degree important for the success of the product or service. If the requirements with the highest priorities are not being met then this has a huge impact on the organisation. To make it easy on ourselves the established priority may be translated one on one into the damage component of a risk. Now only the chance of failure (likelihood) is needed. The Business Analysts could very well have a leading role in recovering the requirement related product risks, as part of the knowledge area Solution Assessment and Validation [A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge®].
We already discussed that product risks may act as a steering mechanism for projects. But even when – as often seen – only testers are interested in acquiring product risks, their goals is to test the most relevant parts of the test object and thus providing decision makers with information to make a substantiated decision about going live with the solution. So, they do this in behalf of the project. The project manager is therefore responsible for the execution of a product risk analysis. He may however delegate the actual execution to, for example, a quality and/ or test manager.
PRA, testing and coverage
Testers are interested in product risks. There are several ways to determine test effort (exploratory, process/standard compliant, regression-averse, etc.), but risk-based testing is a powerful way and recommended, even as an addition to other approaches.
A disadvantage that people experience with performing a product risk analysis is that product risks are often abstract, while making test cases implies a very concrete and detailed level. Test cases cover very concrete things like boundary values, combinations of data, paths, statements etc. (even if no specific coverage types were applied). These are other aspects than the ones we find with product risks. Many therefore have the feeling that along the way the relation between risks and the test cases gets lost.
That is very serious. Designing test cases is indeed the essential link between the test strategy (and thereby the product risks) and the concrete test cases with which this test strategy is executed. The derived test cases should be a substantiated elaboration of the test strategy: the agreed coverage on the agreed place.
The solution is to ensure traceability when creating a test strategy from product risks, or when executing a product risk – where possible – performing a deepening process. In this deepening process a declaration should be made on risks on the level of coverage types. Because of limited information it is usually not possible to directly link coverage types to requirements. As soon more information becomes available, such as functional specifications, the risks should be elaborated towards coverage types, by means of some intermediate steps.
How to perform a PRA?
As mentioned, there are several definitions of product risk. One formula is, according to Wikipedia:
Risk = ((Vulnerability * Threat) / Counter Measure) * Asset Value.
We like to keep it simple however and use a variation of the following generic definition:
Risk = Likelihood * Impact.
Translated to testing we apply the following definition for product risk:
Product Risk = Chance of failure * Damage
Chance of failure = Chance of defects * Frequency of use
Or in plain words: a product risk is the chance that the product fails in relation to the expected damage if this occurs. The Chance of failure is determined by the Chance of defects and the Frequency of use. The chance of defects is the chance that a product (component) contains a defect. The presence of a defect in the product, however, does not mean that that defect will actually manifest itself in production. When the defect is in a part of the product that is never used, the product will not fail. The more often the product component with the defect is used – or, the higher the frequency of use – the greater the chance that the product will fail.
There is not one right way of performing a PRA, but in general you may want to follow these five steps:
- Determining participants
- Determining the PRA approach
- Preparing session/interviews
- Collecting and analysing product risks
- Completeness check
We have already seen that requirements may be directly linked to product risks. There are more sources of input to identify product risks:
- Business processes
- (Sub)systems
- User stories
- Uses cases
- Functional specifications
- Technical specifications
- Relevant quality characteristics
Building Block
Product Risk Analysis - Execution
- Executing the product risk analysis (PRA)
Related wiki's
- Alternative PRA
- Risk poker
- BDTM Product Risk Analysis
- Dealing with incomplete information
- Product risk management


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I went on a trip seeking Sage.
In the process of building my writing platform, my vision of Sage, Texas was conceived. When my first couple of internet searches came back empty, I let the concept of Sage develop. Then, the worst happened, a search came back with a real Sage. The post office was established in 1874, but the railroad bypassed Sage and eventually the community disbanded. By 1980, all evidences of Sage had disappeared from county maps.
Sage was eight miles northeast of Burnet, Texas on the North Fork of the San Gabriel River at the corner of County Road 202 and 203. Now there is one sign with 'Sage City Limits' on one side and 'Leaving Sage' on the other side.
That was the information I had to work with when I went searching for the sign. County Roads don't show up on the Rand McNally Atlas for Texas. While they do show up on my iPad, I have not conquered driving and navigating with it.
After filling the car, I popped into the connecting convenience store. When I asked the clerk if they had maps, she was so kind.
Where do you need to go?
I stood there for a few seconds considering if I could ask for directions for somewhere more imaginary than real.
No, but thanks. I think I know where I going.
County road 202 is one lane, but it is at least black topped. I crossed over two cattle guards and through a herd of goats who were grazing across the road.The Sage city limits sign is about 400 feet south of the intersection of County roads 202 and 203.
I drove up and down both roads and took lots of photos of the landscape.
Aren't we all seeking a place of comfort and wisdom?


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With funding from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, Prevention Institute launched Safety Through Connection, a program that supports community-based groups working to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV). A unique feature of the program is that it brings organizations that work on other issues—from nutrition and physical activity to worker rights to mental health—into the conversation about preventing IPV and promoting safe relationships.
At Prevention Institute, our vision is that all people experience their full potential for health, safety, and wellbeing across the life course through thriving, equitable communities. Safety allows people to thrive and live fulfilling lives—it is freedom from violence and the threat of violence. Our work addresses multiple forms of violence (e.g., school, community, intimate partner, sexual assault, and child abuse and exploitation) and the relationships between them.
Violence is preventable, not inevitable. There is a strong and growing evidence base, grounded in research and experiential practitioner and community evidence that supports this fact. Changing the underlying conditions that contribute to violence—in homes, schools, and neighborhoods—prevents violence from occurring in the first place.
Prevention Institute engages leaders from housing, healthcare, and multiple other sectors at the local, state, and national levels and cultivates a systems approach to prevention that reduces the need for criminal justice intervention. Recognizing violence as a crucial prevention issue for health and equity, Prevention Institute has made a major commitment to helping cities devise comprehensive plans and strategies for reducing and preventing multiple forms of violence. By cultivating communities of practice such as UNITY (Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth through Violence Prevention) and Safety Through Connection, supporting policy and systems change, and providing strong technical assistance, Prevention Institute catalyzes momentum for safety.
Projects & Initiatives
PI works with a breadth of partners and communities to develop strategies and practices to keep people healthy and safe in the first place. Below is a selection of ongoing or recent projects.
Safety Through Connection: Community Driven Culture and Systems Change for Health Equity and Safe Relationships
Leveraging Collaboration to End Domestic Violence
Leveraging Collaboration to End Domestic Violence is a California program that strengthens and sustains collaboratives focused on preventing and responding to domestic violence (DV) through community-driven culture and systems changes.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Suicide Prevention Rapid Response Training & Technical Assistance Tools
COVID-19 and the national outcry for racial justice has illuminated a need for coordinated, culturally-specific and proactive ACEs and suicide prevention efforts. Through a cooperative agreement with the CDC, PI has partnered with the National League of Cities and Dr. Howard Pinderhughes to offer training and tools to local government and their partners in supporting their communities.
Updating the CDC Suicide Prevention Technical Package for Application During Catastrophic Events
Through a cooperative agreement with the CDC, PI has partnered with RTI International and CLASP to update the technical package content and develop modules that provide a foundation for activities during periods of infrastructure disruption.
Preventing Violence by Addressing Structural Racism and Promoting Racial Justice
Structural racism is the driving factor that produces inequities in homicides, shootings, and other forms of violence affecting African American and Latino youth and other youth of color. Through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Institute will develop a framework to support city governments in preventing violence by addressing structural racism and promoting racial justice.
Community Safety Through Racial Justice and Health Equity
Through partnerships with national gun violence prevention networks, Black-, Indigenous-, and People of Color-led organizations, public health departments and associations, and networks of young leaders, Prevention Institute will build power within and among impacted communities, with a focus on racial and gender justice policies and practices.
PreventConnect: Primary Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
For more than 10 years, PI and ValorUS have brought together this community of practice to strengthen primary prevention of sexual and domestic violence.
Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience: Understanding, Addressing and Preventing Community Trauma
Until now, there has been no basis for understanding how community trauma undermines resilience and mental wellbeing, especially in communities highly impacted by violence, and what can be done about it. With the support of Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit, PI and Dr. Howard Pinderhughes developed the Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience (ACE|R) framework. PI also works with communities, sectors, and policymakers to address and prevent community trauma, and to foster community resilience.
Strengthening Community Safety in California
As part of a statewide movement, Prevention Institute is strengthening community safety in California through strategies that promote health equity and racial justice.
Tailored Guidance for Cities and Counties
Through intensive collaboration with local groups, Prevention Institute has directly shaped how cities and counties approach the issue of violence and has improved prevention practice broadly.
Publications & Other Resources
We research and write reports, white papers, fact sheets, opinion pieces, and journal articles, as well as produce videos and podcasts. Here are some of our latest offerings.
Framing Community Safety: Guidance for Effective Communication
Framing Community Safety is a guide for nonprofits, community-based organizations, public agencies, and others who want to communicate more effectively with the public about community-led efforts to prevent violence and promote safety and healing.
Community Safety Realized: Public Health Pathways to Preventing Violence
The Community Safety Realized report describes how the science and practice of public health and the values of equity and justice can shape community-driven, multi-sector approaches to safety.
Core Resources on a Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence
This collection includes a range of Prevention Institute publications on preventing multiple forms of violence and trauma.
Resources on Preventing Intimate Partner Violence: Sectors Acting for Equity (SAFE) Approach
With support from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, and in partnership with representatives from multiple sectors, including domestic violence prevention advocates, and researchers, Prevention Institute developed SAFE (Sectors Acting For Equity) approach. The SAFE approach offers research, analysis, and frameworks to understand and advance a health equity and multisector approach to preventing domestic violence.
A Collection of Built Environment and Violence Prevention Resources
This collection includes a range of Prevention Institute publications with guidance on incorporating violence prevention into land use and community development decisions.
Cradle to Community: A Focus on Community Safety and Healthy Child Development
This report by Prevention Institute and the Center for the Study of Social Policy makes the case for action and delineates opportunities for systems, policy, and practice change at the intersection of community safety and positive early child development. For example, emergent opportunities at the intersection include changing norms about fathers and fatherhood through systems and practice change; engaging the community development sector to address housing issues through policies and practices; and building the early education to employment pipeline through state and local policy change.
Economic security and safe relationships: Pathways and actions for partner violence prevention
Through the leadership of coalitions like the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (the Partnership) and the California Work and Family Coalition, momentum is already building to promote economic security in support of safe relationships. With that, there is a need to better understand the connections between economic security and partner violence and learn from communities implementing strategies to improve economic security and decrease violence. This brief unpacks these connections and illustrates examples of actions across Prevention Institute's Spectrum of Prevention.
A Health Equity and Multisector Approach to Preventing Domestic Violence
This report offers research, analysis, frameworks, and practitioner wisdom to understand the factors in the community environment that support safe relationships and a reduction in domestic violence (DV). It identifies opportunities for 13 sectors to engage in DV prevention, and offers a method for multiple sectors to identify joint strengths, strategies, and outcomes. The paper presents an overarching approach to advancing a health equity and multisector approach to DV prevention, and identifies broad elements and immediate next steps to move this approach forward.
Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience: A Framework for Addressing and Preventing Community Trauma
This first-of-its-kind framework explores trauma at a community level. It explains how trauma is produced not only by experiencing interpersonal violence but also by experiencing structural violence – the harm that individuals, families, and communities experience from the economic and social structure; social institutions; and social relations of power, privilege and inequity that inhibit them from meeting their basic needs.
Connecting the Dots: An Overview of the Links among Multiple Forms of Violence
To clarify the relationships among eight forms of violence, Prevention Institute developed Connecting the Dots with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to build a case for practitioners to coordinate their efforts, increase their impact, and work toward preventing multiple forms of violence at once.
Violence Prevention through Multisectoral Collaboration
With support from the Violence Prevention Alliance and Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, Prevention Institute developed this resource to offer PI's Collaboration Multiplier as a tool for those wanting to initiate or advance multisector efforts to prevent violence, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Tools & Services
We have developed a broad range of practical, free-to-use tools to guide practitioners, advocates, and policymakers in planning and implementing prevention strategies. We also provide services to help you use our tools to create healthy and safe communities.
Violence Prevention Works: The Case for a Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence
This document by PI and Cities United provides talking points for people who want to make the case for a public health approach to preventing violence.
UNITY RoadMap
To help you get to know the UNITY RoadMap, UNITY has created an interactive experience that lets you navigate through the elements, read related articles, and watch video clips to learn more about how to effectively and sustainably prevent violence.
Multi-Sector Partnerships for Preventing Violence: A Guide for Using Collaboration Multiplier to Improve Safety Outcomes
There is growing recognition that many sectors must be engaged to effectively prevent violence, but people don't always know what they bring to the table or how their sector can pitch in. This publication clarifies the roles and contributions of 10 sectors and 12 departments, and walks readers through Collaboration Multiplier, an influential Prevention Institute tool.
Preventing Violence: A Primer
This document describes a framework that incorporates public health, law enforcement, social service, and education perspectives in preventing violence. Violence is among the most serious health threats in the nation today, jeopardizing the health and safety of the public. Recognizing that law enforcement alone cannot solve the problem of violence, practitioners have increasingly turned toward a broader, more comprehensive approach.
Profiles in Action
These profiles, written by PI and our partners, show what community prevention looks like on the ground, all across the country.
Positive youth development in Houston, Texas
Recognizing that adolescence is a critical time period where behaviors are formed that frequently carry over to adulthood, these initiatives meet young men where they are, with the goal of instilling healthy norms. The Making Connections initiative in Houston embarked on a journey to develop and facilitate a series of conversations on the topics of healthy relationships, unhealthy norms around masculinity and alternative models for healthy masculinity, and teen dating violence.
Bridging Maternal & Child Health and Violence Prevention Strategies: How Baltimore Promotes Safety Across the Life Course
Cathy Costa presented Baltimore's Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and violence prevention efforts at the 2016 City MatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference. Baltimore has been a long-time member of Prevention Institute's UNITY City Network. The narrative is excerpted from Cathy's presentation at this September 2016 event in Philadelphia, PA.
San Jose ACE|R profile
As one of eight communities in the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative, the East San Jose Peace Partnership has used ACE|R as its overarching framework. This emphasis has helped the project to remain focused on community level change strategies and provided a structure for expanding its focus to address multiple forms of violence.
Milwaukee ACE|R Profile
In November 2017, Milwaukee released its Blueprint for Peace. Grounded in the Framework, the Blueprint identifies forms of violence and structural violence and draws on community assets and best practices to focus on preventing violence, as well as intervention efforts to ameliorate the impacts of violence and prevent future perpetration and victimization.
Hotspot Mapping: How Colorado is working to improve school climate to prevent violence
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has adopted hotspot mapping as part of its strategic plan to prevent sexual violence and related safety and health issues. The process brings school communities together to physically map safe and unsafe spaces, while building trusting relationships and empowering youth to be part of developing solutions. Twelve schools in Colorado are piloting this initiative to improving school climate and prevent multiple forms of violence, including sexual and teen dating violence.


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Personal Injury: First Steps
Let's say that you have been hurt in an accident – you may be experiencing a confusing and stressful time in which you are thinking about pursuing a personal injury claim for your injuries. There may be many steps involved in the process of filing your claim and what you should do beforehand to make sure the process goes smoothly. Of course, one of the best courses of action to take is to look at your health and take the necessary healing time. But what happens after that?
- Evidence: Collecting evidence is very important to your claim because it can point to who caused the accident as well as overview the damage caused by the accident. Photographs may be especially useful.
- Notes: Write down everything that has happened after the accident including medical bills, hospital visits, and any lost work or wages.
- Information: Collect and review all names and contact information of any witnesses that may have observed the accident. Confirm their contact information.
- Conversations: If any conversations occur between you and other people that were involved in the accident, be sure to take proper notes on them.
- Claims: Let everyone involved know that you are filing suit for your injuries and property damages beforehand.
Window of Time: If you are planning on taking up a claim against an individual or another entity like a company, there is no set time limit in which you need to notify the person of your intention to file said claim. However, by acting quickly and efficiently, you could probably increase your chances of resolving your claim faster than if you delay. By giving others notice, you preserve your rights and prevent the other parties from defending against a lawsuit by arguing that you waited too long to inform them of your injuries. Giving advance notice ensures that you can proceed with your negotiations regarding settlement and arbitration at your own speed.
Demand Letters
In the early stages of a personal injury case, most often times your attorney will draft a letter that explains the facts of the case from your perspective. This is the letter that will put the potential defendant on notice that you intend to pursue a claim. The letter describes the injuries you've suffered, set out why the defendant is at fault, and requests a dollar amount to settle the matter. The letter should also request that the defendant contact his or her insurance company to inform them of a possible upcoming claim. Any settlement verdict is likely to be paid through an insurance company.
Filing the Lawsuit
Drafting and filing a lawsuit with the courts is the last step in the early stages of your personal injury claim. Once you work with your attorney and a complaint is filed with the courts, the middle stages of personal injury litigation will take place. Your attorney during this time will be the strongest ally that you retain. This is why it is especially important to have an attorney by your side for these claims that know the complex laws surrounding your injury. Attention to detail will often times lead to an acceptable resolution to your case. Call an attorney at MDL today to speak about your potential case!


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Zero-emission motoring with even more driving fun – the third generation smart fortwo electric drive will be available from the spring of 2012. In total a five-figure number of vehicles will roll off the production line in Hambach, France. Following the huge success of the second generation, electric mobility will then become accessible to anyone interested in more than 30 markets worldwide.
In the development of the new generation smart benefited from extensive experience and customer feedback gathered worldwide over the past years. Driven by a battery supplied by Deutsche Accumotive for the first time the 55 kW electric motor passes the 120 km/h mark. From 0 to 100 km/h in less than 13 seconds – even driving on urban motorways becomes enjoyable. The 17.6 kWh battery enables the lively city car to travel around 140 kilometres in city traffic without producing any local emissions.
Quick charging in just one hour
When completely empty it takes a maximum of eight hours to fully charge the battery at a household socket or charging station on the electricity systems of most countries i.e. overnight.For the greater freedom of quick charging it is possible to optionally equip the vehicle with a quick-charging function. The 22 kW on-board charger enables a completely empty battery to be fully charged in less than an hour. A power cable is needed for this which is used to connect the vehicle to a public quick-charging station or a wallbox at home or work.
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Private Yacht Charter Greece
The 6,000 islands offer a stunning setting in which to enjoy a private yacht charter in Greece. From natural wonders and archaeological sites to vibrant party towns and a unique culture, there is a diverse mix to enjoy on a luxury yacht charter in Greece.
Think bright azure water, white-walled fishing villages and dramatic rocky coastlines that are the backdrop to towns like Mykonos, Santorini and Paros.
There is an increasing number of possibilities to rent a yacht in Greece, offering guests an opportunity to sample the excellent food, a burgeoning wine industry and a surge in luxury resorts and spas offering a range of wellness treatments.
Greece can roughly be divided up into a number of island groups, each with different attractions and activities to offer the whole family while on a luxury Greece yacht charter, whether you enjoy fun on the water or day trips ashore. These island groups include the Ionian Islands, the Cyclades, the Saronic Gulf Islands, the Sporades and the Dodecanese.
Selection of available charter yachts in Greece
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)
What kind of experiences are there to enjoy on a private yacht charter in Greece?
A luxury yacht charter Greece getaway is never boring! The Ionian Islands – including Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Ithaka, Kefalonia and Zakynthos – have a cooler and lusher climate than other parts of Greece. Historically occupied by the Venetians, French and British, they offer a rich melting pot of culture, cuisine and architecture. Hike among olive groves and try your hand at olive picking and making your own oil. Tour an ancient harbour town and taste the unique local delicacies. For the more active on board your Greece luxury yacht trip, Lefkas has a growing reputation as a challenging and rewarding hotspot for advanced kite surfers.
The Cyclades – including Andros, Mykonos, Kea, Tinos, Santorini, Kynthos, Delos and Naxos – offer white-sand beaches, striking architecture and a varied pace of living, from sleepy fishing towns to the glitzy nightclubs of Mykonos. Delos, an uninhabited island in the middle of the archipelago, is a historical World Heritage Site worth a tour during your Greece luxury yacht charter. If you are feeling energetic, hike up the vertiginous cliffs of Santorini to spectacular views and photogenic houses shaped like bright white sugar cubes with sky-blue rooftops. The island is also a popular spot for wine tasting and tours. The dive site at Dragonisi Island Caverns off the south-east coast of Mykonos is a haven for scuba divers looking to observe some of the local aquatic wildlife.
The Saronic Gulf Islands – including Aegina, Poros, Hydra, Spetses and Agistri – are close to capital city Athens and deliver ancient ruins and lively beach towns alongside peaceful hidden bays. The forested hinterland of Poros is a great spot for activities like hiking and cycling.
The 24 islands of the Sporades in the north-west of the Aegean Sea include Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonnisos and Skyros. Nature is in abundance for those who enjoy getting out onto and into the water, with dolphins and Mediterranean monk seals making their home in the marine park by Alonnisos.
The Dodecanese is known for its Byzantine churches, ancient archaeological sites and medieval castles, thanks to its proximity to western Asia. Including Rhodes, Kos, Symi, Nisyros and Kalymnos, the Dodecanese has a longstanding maritime trading tradition and rich cultural medley which is worth experiencing while on your luxury yacht charter Greece adventure. The active volcano on Nisyros is a popular spot for hiking and touring, while the rock climbing in Kalymnos is a highlight for many. Rhodes is steeped in history, with its Street of Knights and Palace of the Grand Masters.
Rent a yacht in Greece: when is the best time to enjoy a yacht rental in Greece?
The ideal time to embark on your yacht holiday in Greece is between May and September, however the weather and water can still be warm enough in October. Although it is spread out as a country, with island group microclimates, average temperatures in Greece range between highs of approximately 25C (77F) in May to 34C (93F) in August. The sea temperature in June is usually around 22C (72F), peaking at 25C (77F) in August.
Where can you visit on a private Greece yacht charter?
With thousands of islands to explore, both inhabited and uninhabited, a luxury Greece yacht rental offers a range of experiences to suit all tastes and paces. Although the main international transport hub is in Athens, Greece has numerous archipelagos to explore, including the Ionian Islands to the west, the Cyclades – perhaps the country's most famous archipelago, the Saronic Gulf Islands, the Sporades and the Dodecanese.
What are the major yachting ports in Greece?
Some of Greece's most famous spots to visit on a superyacht include Mykonos, Kos, Santorini, Rhodes, Corfu and Crete. You may find yourself at anchor for much of your Greece yacht hire, but there are also a growing number of marinas capable of catering to superyachts.
Looking to contact a Greece yacht charter broker?
YACHTZOO prides itself on privacy and trust for our clients. Booking a yacht charter in Greece is no exception. With the help of YACHTZOO's dedicated Greece yacht charter broker specialists, you can choose between the highest quality superyachts, a choice of itineraries and the best rates available.
If you would like to book a Greece yacht charter, please get in touch with a YACHTZOO yacht charter broker by filling in the form here. A dedicated yacht charter broker will be in touch with you by phone or by e-mail with the perfect vessels for your yachting holiday in Greece.


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Mark 8:34 - Take up his cross, and follow me
Isaiah 26:3-4 - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee
Psalms 23:1-6 - The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want
Psalms 37:23-24 - The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD
Philippians 1:3-11 - I thank my God upon every remembrance of you
Hebrews 12:4-17 - Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord
Colossians 3:23-25 - Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord, and not unto men
John 8:12 - I am the light of the world
Matthew 6:25-34 - Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you
Psalms 56:3-4 - What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee
Ecclesiastes 9:11 - The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong
John 15:1-8 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman
Matthew 1:23 - Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us
Hebrews 13:5-22 - Let your conversation be without covetousness...
Joshua 1:8-9 - This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night
Exodus 20:1-17 - And God spake all these words, saying
Jeremiah 29:11-14 - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end
Philippians 4:4-9 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice
John 14:26-27 - But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost
Psalms 119:114 - Thou art my hiding place and my shield
Psalms 61:1-4 - Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer
Isaiah 53:1-3 - Who hath believed our report?
Acts 17:22-31 - Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said...
I John 4:16-21 - God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him
Romans 10:12-15 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved
II Corinthians 12:6-10 - For when I am weak, then am I strong
II Corinthians 4:8-18 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed
Romans 8:26-39 - Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities
Psalms 6:6-10 - I water my couch with my tears
I Peter 5:1-4 - Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock
Acts 16:30b-31- Thou and thy house saved
Philippians 3:8-16 - I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus
Luke 6:21-38 - Blessed are ye...
Joshua 1:7-9 - Be thou strong and very courageous
Luke 1:37 - For with God nothing shall be impossible
Numbers 6:24-26 - The LORD bless thee, and keep thee
Psalms 34:17-19 - The LORD delivereth him out of them all
I Samuel 15:22-23 - To obey is better than sacrifice
Psalms 90:12 - Teach us to number our days
Galatians 1:10-24 - For do I now persuade men, or God?
Psalms 106:1 - O give thanks unto the Lord
Ephesians 1:3-14 - Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will
Psalms 51:10-12 - Create in me a clean heart, O God
Ruth 1:16-17 - Whither thou goest, I will go
Jeremiah 33:2-3 - Call unto me, and I will answer thee
Isaiah 66:1-2 - But to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word
Hebrews 12:25-29 - Let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear
John 3:14-21 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son
Psalms 19:7-14 - The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul
Psalms 91:1-12 - A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee
Micah 6:8 - To do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God
Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength
Psalms 139:1-24 - O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me
Acts 2:16-21 - Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved
Isaiah 35:8 - A way, and it shall be called The way of holiness
Mark 4:30-32 - Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God?
Matthew 7:7-11 - Ask, and it shall be given you
Psalms 103:8-18 - The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy
James 1:9-12 - Blessed is the man that endureth temptation
Psalms 111:10 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom
Isaiah 58:13-14 - If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath
Psalms 46:6-11 - Be still and know that I am God
Proverbs 18:24 - A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly
Ephesians 5:15-21 - Walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise
I Kings 8:22-61 - Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD...
Psalms 112:5 - He will guide his affairs with discretion
Matthew 5:3-16 - Beatitudes
Jeremiah 9:23-24 - Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom
Ephesians 6:10-18 - Put on the whole armour of God
Malachi 4:5-6 - Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
Matthew 6:9-15 and Luke 11:2-4 - After this manner therefore pray ye
Mark 9:23 - If thou canst believe...
Proverbs 16:23-25 - The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth
II Corinthians 4:7 - But we have this treasure in earthen vessels
I Chronicles 28:20 - He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD
James 1:2-4 - But let patience have her perfect work
Psalms 46:10 - Be still, and know that I am God
I Corinthians 5:7-8 - Purge out therefore the old leaven
Ephesians 3:14-21 - And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge
John 17:1-26 - These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said
I John 3:1-3 - Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us
Matthew 23:1-12 - The scribes and the Pharisees...
Psalms 62:1-2 - Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for
I John 4:17-21 - Perfect love casteth out fear
I Peter 5:1-7 - Feed the flock of God which is among you
John 1:1-14 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God
Revelation 3:20-22 - Behold I stand at the door and knock
Proverbs 23:4-8 - Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Galatians 5:13-26 - Ye have been called unto liberty
Ephesians 2:8-10 - For by grace are ye saved through faith
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for
Psalms 27:1-6 - The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
Isaiah 12:1-6 - For the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation
Psalms 69:6 - Let not them that wait on thee
Psalms 78:34-41 - They returned and enquired early after God
Psalms 105:1-7 - O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name
James 1:5-8 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God
James 5:12-20 - Is any among you afflicted?
Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and of a good courage
Psalms 4:1 - Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness
II Timothy 2:11-18 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God
Exodus 23:20-22 - I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way
Isaiah 2:11-12 - The lofty looks of man shall be humbled
I Peter 4:12-19 - Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you
Hebrews 11:5-6 - But without faith it is impossible to please him
James 1:13-18 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God
Proverbs 6:16-19 - These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him
II Timothy 3:16-17 - All scripture is given by inspiration of God
II Chronicles 7:14 -If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves
Amos 3:7 - Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets
I Samuel 16:7 - Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart
John 8:31-32 - And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free
Psalms 34:18-19 - The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart
I Thessalonians 4:1-12 - That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour
John 14:12-14 - He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also
Isaish 53:4-12 - Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows
I Thessalonians 4:13-18 - Wherefore comfort one another with these words
Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me
I Peter 1:3-23 - That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth...
Isaiah 50:7 - For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded
I Corinthians 12:12-26 - For as the body is one, and hath many members...so also is Christ
Romans 8:28-39 - All things work together for good to them that love God
Matthew 19:23-26 - A rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven
Philippians 4:6-9 - In every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God
Psalms 91:11 - For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways
Psalms 34:7-10 - The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him
Luke 12:7 - Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows
Matthew 11:28-30 - Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest
I Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord
Psalms 34:6-10 - The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him
Exodus 15:26 - If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God
Hebrews 4:12-16 - The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword
Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding
Psalms 92:1-3 - It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High
Psalms 128:1-6 - Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways
Psalms 1:1-6 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly
Hebrews 12:1-3 - seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight
Luke 21:14-15 - Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer
Romans 8:1-9 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus
I Corinthians 2:1-5 - When I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom
James 1:19-27 - Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath
Acts 2:38-39 - Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
Colossians 4:5-6 - Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time
I John 5:1-5 - Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God
I Corinthians 13:1-8 - Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity
Revelation 19:7-8 - The marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready
Psalms 46:1-3 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble
Psalms 103:1-5 - Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases
Acts 1:1-5 - To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days
Psalms 133:1-3 - How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
James 1:19-25 - Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath
John 17:20-23 - Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word
II Corinthians 13:11 - Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace
Psalms 37:3-6 - Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass
II Corinthians 10:1-7 - Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God
II Timothy 1:7-10 - For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind
II Corinthians 1:3-7 - Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble
John 15:4-8 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you
Psalms 119:11-12 - Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee
Isaiah 53:4-5 and I Peter 2:24 - He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities


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There comes a time in many blogger's lives when they are faced with the decision of whether to let a blog die or whether to continue with it. This week I want to explore the why and how of letting blogs die. You see there are many great resources around on how to launch a blog successfully (here's my blogging for beginners resource) but very little is written on successfully ending a blog.
The idea of a successful blog death might seem a little strange but looking at the numbers of blog's that are inactive around the blogosphere – I suspect this resources will be as relevant as all the blog launching posts.
Today I'll start this series with a look at some of the common reasons 'why' blogs die. The list could be quite long I'm sure but if I had to identify the main 4 reasons that I regularly see for blogs ending this is how I'd sum it up.
1. Quick Death – Often this point comes just a few weeks into a blog's life as the initial excitement of the new project wears off and as the reality of what it is going to take to maintain it hits home. It also comes when the realisation that only a handful of people (if anyone) is reading the blog and that it could take quite a long time before the fame and fortune that they'd dreamt of is a reality.
2. Life Crowds the Blog Out – Sometimes a blogger lasts longer than the initial few weeks and the decision comes as a result of other life factors crowding out the blog. We all lead busy lives and quite often when the stress or demands of life rise, one of the first things to slip off our radar is the blog. Posting that was daily slips to once or twice a week at first and we tell ourselves we'll get back to it when we're a little less busy – but the reality is that before we know it the only posts we write are explanations of why we haven't been blogging and that we'll be back to normal soon.
3. Blogger Burn Out – A common scenario for bloggers who've been at it for a while is that they simply burn themselves out and/or become disillusioned with their blog (or even blogging in general). This can come as a result of the criticism of readers (or other bloggers), a bout of bloggers block or simply because they've over extended themselves with too many projects or by the size of the topic that they've been trying to cover.
4. Death of a Niche – Sometimes it's not the blogger who burns out but the niche itself. We live in a world that travels at a pretty frantic pace and as a result trends come and go – some more quickly than others. Sometimes a niche can come and go so quickly that while it seems like the ideal topic for a blog it's almost over before you start it. The result is having little to write about that is relevant and having very few people searching for information on the topic.
Of course there are other types of blog deaths – they happen every day for a variety of reasons. I'm sure that most of us have had a blog we've written (or read) die on us – feel free to share the 'why' of it in comments.
Tomorrow I'll write a post about some of the factors a blogger might want to consider when deciding whether to let a blog die or not and the following day will give some tips on 'how' to let a blog die successfully.


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Police had to intervene after an ill-tempered end to Atletico Madrid's 0-0 draw with Manchester City in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg spilled over into a post-match confrontation in the tunnel.
City will face Real Madrid in the semifinals after holding off a late rally from a much-improved Atletico in the second half at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday to progress 1-0 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid defender
Tensions boiled over in the 91st minute when Atletico Madrid defender Felipe was sent off for a challenge on Phil Foden, sparking a touchline brawl which continued in the tunnel after the full-time whistle.
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"The game can make you mad like that, when you're putting them under pressure and creating chances, and they're going down, wasting time," Atletico Madrid captain Koke said, when asked about the red card and the fracas that followed. "It's football. We often get criticised for that, let's see what people think about it today."
Atletico's players were angered by what they felt were attempts by City to run down the clock as they protected a 1-0 first leg lead.
"In a tense game like that, it can happen," Atleti goalkeeper Jan Oblak said. "People came on from the bench, there are a lot of nerves, it's normal that there's pushing and some bad words said. What happens in a game, stays there. It was good for City, it wasted a bit of time."
However, City defender Aymeric Laporte hit back, saying: "Who were wasting time were their team, getting into absurd fights.
"We already know how they are and they always do the same. It's always ugly to see these fights, a lot of fuss is made with little. I think it was bad for them because they were in their best moment in the game."
Pep Guardiola refused to answer questions about time-wasting, but City midfielder Rodri admitted that there are times when it is necessary.
"When you are locked behind and when there are five to 10 minutes left, we have to play with other weapons," Rodri said.
"I am not in favour of doing it throughout the game, but on occasions. What stays in the field stays there. It's a game with a lot of pressure and I don't really know what happened to Felipe, but it's not pleasant."
Both Oblak and manager Diego Simeone said they had not seen what happened in the tunnel, as they had remained out on the pitch after the game to thank Atletico's Madrid fans for their support.
"I didn't see it. I was with the players, applauding the fans," Simeone said in his postmatch news conference. "When I went up the stairs [in the tunnel], nobody was there."
Simeone denied that he had aimed ironic applause at City's bench and opposite number Guardiola in added time — saying: "I didn't applaud the opposition bench, I applauded our fans," — but still appeared irked by Guardiola's comments on Atletico's Madrid defensive tactics after the first leg.
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"Often, people with a large vocabulary are very intelligent, and they manage to praise you with disrespect," Simeone said. "But those of us who maybe have a smaller vocabulary, we're not so stupid.
"Football has a lot of facets. I won't give my opinion on how the opponent behaved. We'll focus on us, playing against maybe the best team in the world, and realising we could compete. But that doesn't make me happy, the only thing that makes me happy is winning."


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Mmmmm… Pancakes sound good, don't they? Now that it's getting cooler, and we're feeling more like cooking, here's a recipe for whipping up some great pancakes that are low in carbs and sugar.
They're also gluten and dairy-free and absolutely delicious. Just the thing for a weekend brunch or breakfast.
- 3 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 5-7 Tbsp Almond Breeze Original Almondmilk (or any other unsweetened varieties)
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, honey and 5 Tbsp Almond Breeze.
- In a second bowl, whisk together almond flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet with a wooden spoon until well combined.
- If the mixture is too thick add 2 more Tbsp of Almond Breeze. The consistancy should be thick but still able to spread when in the pan.
- Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium-low heat with your choice of oil or cooking spray. Scoop 1/4 cup portions of batter into the pan.
- Cook until pancakes form little bubbles that pop. Keep heat low so that pancakes don't brown too quickly. Flip and cook second side. Repeat process with the remaining batter and serve hot.
Topped with your favorite toppings, these are a wonderfully healthy addition to family breakfast routines.
TO STORE: Any leftovers you can keep stored in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 1 week.
TO FREEZE: Place pancakes in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
TO REHEAT: Pancakes are best to be reheated in a toaster oven or on a non-stick pan. Try to avoid microwaving them or else they are prone to becoming soggy.
- You can find almond flour at most grocery stores or specialty food stores. You can also find almond meal at Trader Joes which will work as well. Almond meal is a bit coarser and will give your pancakes a nuttier texture, yum!
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We hear over and over again From the Mormons. "We never put down other churches. Why do you attack us ,we never do this to anyone! That's not Christian." Or, "You are persecuting the Church!" LDS members interpret any disagreement or challengeto their beliefs as "persecution" or "bashing," and claim that their Church would never do such things !
Mormonism's revelation started with the founder of their religion Joseph Smith inquiring in the grove which sect or denomination he should join ? Gods answer to him .... [yes that's Gods as in plural]
"I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all all ye, wrong, and the Personage who addressed me said that all the all the creeds were an abomination creeds were an abomination in his sight , that those professors were all corrupt that "they draw near to shall be fulfilled according to the me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach doctrines ' the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof. '(The Pearl of Great Price Joseph Smith History 1:19) This is the SUPPOSED voice of the Lord. All ( not some )the Churches were wrong.
Why? Because "Nothing less than a complete apostasy from the Christian religion would warrant the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." (Documentary History of the Church, Introduction, X1)
From its inception it in one broad swoop eliminated anything called Christian. how convenient for someone who wants to start an new religion and call it a restoration of the original. This was not done by going to the Bible but by a visitation, an experience that none else could prove.
...Joseph Smith declared that in the year 1820 the Lord revealed to him that all the `Christian churches were in error, teaching for commandments the doctrines of men" (Doctrines of Salvation 3:282)."...orthodox Christian views of God are Pagan rather than Christian."(Mormon Doctrine of Deity by B.H. Roberts, p.116)
Are our views pagan? Is not the worship of many Gods and to become one the real paganism, that is Greek mythology and can be traced to Babylon.
"...the God whom the 'Christians' worship is a being of their own creation..."(Apostle Charles W. Penrose, JD 23:243)
Is not ones offspring their own creation ? This is one who will according to Mormon theology become a God on another world where his offspring will worship him as God. "Our spirits and the spirits of all the human family were begotten by Adam and born of Eve . . . I tell you, when you see your Father in heaven, you will see Adam; when you see your mother that bore your spirit, you will see mother Eve.(Manuscript Addresses of Brigham Young, Oct. 8, 1854)
When our father Adam came into the Garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him. He helped to make and organize this world. He is MICHAEL, the archangel, the ANCIENT OF DAYS! about whom holy men have written and spoken. HE is our FATHER and our GOD, and the Only God with whom WE have to do... Jesus, our elder brother, was begotten in the flesh by the same character that was in the Garden of Eden, and who is our Father in Heaven."(Journal of Discourses, 1:50-51 1854)
Despite those who deny this today Brigham their president, Prophet /apostle said this, Some years ago I advanced a doctrine with regard to Adam being our Father and God. That will be a curse to many of the elders of Israel because of their folly with regard to it. They yet grovel in darkness and will. It is one of the most glorious revealments of the economy of heaven. (Manuscript Addresses of Brigham Young, Oct 8, `1861)
"How much unbelief exists in the minds of the Latter-day Saints in regard to one particular doctrine which I revealed to them, and which God revealed to me--namely that Adam is our father and God...Our Father Adam is the man who stands at the gate and holds the keys of everlasting life and salvation to all his children who have or who ever will come upon the earth."(Deseret News, June 18, 1873)
So here we have Adam a man being God, Now I ask you which really is pagan? Christianity that believes there is one God alone who created everything seen and unseen or Mormonism that teaches a creature is God & everyone can be a God.
"The Lord created you and me for the purpose of becoming God like himself; We are created . . . to become Gods like unto our Father in heaven."(Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, page 93)
"In large part the worship of apostate Christendom is performed in ignorance, as much so as was the worship of the Athenians who bowed before the Unknown God, and to whom Paul said: "Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you" (Mormon Doctrine, pg. 374).Was it Adam or another man that Paul declared to be God? How can one be God unless they were eternally God, since he is unchanging and infinite in his nature.To die means one is not God but just a creature , because the wages of sin is death. The Bible teaches that God is eternal Duet. 33:27 Ps.90:2 " From everlasting to everlasting you are God."
The founder of this new religion has said, "We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. . . God himself; the Father of us all dwelt on an earth the same as Jesus Christ himself did, . . .You have go to learn how to be gods yourselves; . ."(Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, Vol. 5, pages 613-614, History of the Church, Vol. 6, pp. 305-06).
God is an exalted man, perfected, enthroned, and supreme." Mormon doctrine.p;250) "God the "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man I say, if you were to see him today, you would see him like a man in form- like yourselves, in all the person, image and very form as a man we have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity.I will refute that Idea, and will take away the veil, so that you may see.(J.Smith, History of the Church vol.6 p.305)
Here then is eternal life to know the only wise and true God. And you have got to learn how to be gods yourselves and to be kings and priests to God, the same as all Gods before you ... "(Teachings of the prophet J.Smith p.346,347)
Yet they will actually say, "... the time came when Paganism was engrafted into Christianity, and at last Christianity was converted into Paganism rather than converting the Pagans" (Journal of Discourses 22:44)."how many Gods there are, I do not know. But there never was a time when there were no Gods and worlds(Brigham Young, JD vol.7 p.333)
"To us speaking in the proper finite sense, these three are the only Gods we worship. But in addition there is an infinite number of holy personages, drawn from worLDS without number, who have passed on to exaltation and are thus gods." (Mormon Doctrine, pp. 576-577).
Lets go on examining their attacks on the Christian church they claim to represent .
"But as there has been no Christian Church on the earth for a great many centuries past, until the present century " (Journal of Discourses 18:172). "After the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized, there were only two churches upon the earth. They were known respectively as the Church of the Lamb of God and Babylon. The various organizations which are called churches throughout Christendom, though differing in their creeds and organizations, have onecommon origin. They belong to Babylon." (George Q. Cannon, Gospel Truth, p.324)
"The Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant church, is the great corrupt, ecclesiastical power, represented by great Babylon...." (Orson Pratt, Orson Pratt, Writings of an Apostle, "Divine Authenticity," no.6, p.84).
"Both Catholics and Protestants are nothing less than the "whore of Babylon" whom the lord denounces by the mouth.. ." (Pratt, The Seer, p.255) "Christians - those poor, miserable priests Brother Brigham was speaking about - some of them are the biggest whoremasters there are on the earth ..."(Journal of Discourses 5:89).
"Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the Church of the Lamb of God and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore whoso belongeth not to the church of the lamb of God belongeth to that great church; which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth." (The Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 14:10)
So they identify themselves as the only true church which came on the scene lately. Yet Jesus the architect of the Church said he would build it from the beginning and the gates of hell would not overcome.who are you going to believe?
"What does the Christian world know about God? Nothing...Why so far as the things of God are concerned, they are the veriest fools; they know neither God nor the things of God." (John Taylor, JI 13:225) Modern day apostle McConkie, "Believers in the doctrines of modern Christendom will reap damnation to their souls (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p.177) He goes on to call everything that is not Mormon, "...the great apostate church as the anti-christ...This great antichrist...is the church of the devil." (Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine p.40) "We talk about Christianity, but it is a perfect pack of nonsense ... the devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work than the Christianity of the nineteenth century." (Journal of Discourses 6:167).
But whose religion was invented in the 19th century? Not Christianity that has been here for almost 2,000 years but Mormonism and a host of others that were born from new revelation from angels. Despite the Bible warns ahead of all this Gal.1:6-8; Mt.24:5,23.Another gospel and to watch out that you are not deceived in the end.
They say, "Mormonism is Christianity; Christianity is Mormonism; they are one and the same, and they are not to be distinguished from each other in the minutest detail ... Mormons are true Christians; their worship is the pure, unadulterated Christianity authored by Christ and accepted by Peter, James, and John and all the ancient saints."(Mormon Doctrine, pg.513).
How can this be so when all the writings speak against other gods. The Bible says the ultimate evil is to call oneself God. Israel was strictly monotheistic Duet.6:4 states there is only one God. I am and there is no others. Mormonism teaches that there are trillions of Gods.
The Mormon religion is pagan disguised as Christianity. The Mormon God was not there from before time but received his position by becoming a man and keeping the ordinances. Mormons need to understand there is no stairway to heaven, exaltation is a myth that will be disintegrated when Christ comes back. Jer.10:11 "says the Gods that have not made the heavens or the earth they will perish." This means all the gods of Mormonism.
Isa. 45:18-22 "For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else,"
Let me ask you why is it fair for Joseph Smith and all his leaders to say that all other churches are "corrupt", "Anti Christ", Babylon", and call us every name in the book. Yet as Christians we cant reply by saying Joseph Smith and others were in error and false teachers? Do Mormons know their own history, do they know what their leaders have said? Its obvious Mormons do not know the attitude or statements of their own leaders, or they would not be criticizing Christians for what we are telling them. If we didnt love them we would not speak out! It certainly would be easier to say nothing. But love without truth is hypocrisy, and truth without love is an empty message.


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The trading week began with the strengthening of the dollar, which has recently felt quite weak. Market participants are buying the U.S. dollar, in connection with the major currencies are losing their value.
The EUR/USD during trading on Monday dropped below 1.33, but fixed below failed. The European currency is currently trading above 1.33 dollars - the level of support. The pressure on the EUR/USD pair has waiting for data on euro area GDP, today traders will wait for the sentiment index and industrial production data. The dollar may have economic data, the output of which is scheduled for this week. Earlier this year, discussing the possibility of reducing the stimulus from the FED propped up the dollar, but in the last week, the dollar was down due to lower expectations reduction of redemption of bonds by the FED in September. To further strengthen the dollar should be fixed below the level of 1.33, the immediate goal will be to support at 1.32 .
The British pound follows the movement of the euro, falling on Monday to 1.5460 level. After fixing the pair GBP/USD below 1.55, the overall mood of the pound becomes negative, a bearish pattern. In all likelihood GPB/USD moves to the level of 1.5380 . We should not exclude the probability and the fact that the current decline of quotations can wear corrective in nature, after the rapid growth. Along the lines of the Fibonacci level of 23.6 is almost the same as indicated by our support at 1.5380 . This gives this level of importance, the price action around him signals a further dynamic pair GBP/USD.
Unable to resist the Australian dollar, which recently showed strong growth. AUD/USD has started to decline on Monday and now has lost about 100 points. The aim is to reduce the level of 0.90, the growth for the pair capped at 0.93 . Don't rule out the possibility of flat market, the boundaries of which will be the levels - 0.91 - 0.93, as it was previously. The long-term prospects remain uncertain Aussie, Aussie's downtrend is undoubtedly valid, but we are seeing a slowing down. The growth of the currency pair AUD/USD above 0.95 would signal a change trend.
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Subtitle:Masterplan Castle of Gaasbeek
Description:landscaping of Gaasbeek Castle and its surrounding domain, in collaboration with Atelier Arne Deruyter
Location:Gaasbeek (Flemish part of Brabant), Belgium
Project date:2012-2014
Assignment type:masterplan
Status:delivered in 2014
Commissioned by:Flemish Government
Team:Bogdan & Van Broeck Architecten / Koen van Synghel / Atelier Veldwerk / Arne Deruyter / aNNo Architecten
Atelier Veldwerk was responsible for the landscape part of the study, in collaboration with Atelier Deruyter. In short the propositions for the castle domain come down to the activation of the landscape: by integrating a series of relatively small operations the landscape will be dynamic in a sensorial way.
Being present in the landscape – wandering, staying, to relax – makes it possible to connect with it. The landscape.
Downloads and links:
- Visie_Masterplan (pdf)
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FHA, VA and USDA loans may be assumable, along with a few conventional loans. If so, buyers who can pay off equity might qualify for a lower interest rate.
HILLSBORO, Ore. – With today's current interest rates, homebuyers may want to seek out homes for sale that have assumable mortgages. When rates were below 3% earlier this year, some people were delaying buying, waiting to see if house prices would lower. They didn't fall much, yet interest rates went up substantially, potentially pricing people out of the market.
Finding a home for sale that has an assumable mortgage may be the solution.
Assumable mortgages were popular when rates were higher, some didn't even require buyers to qualify. Not the same today: Buyers must now qualify through the seller's lender that has the mortgage on the house.
An assumption allows a buyer to take on the original loan balance, payment and term, taking advantage of the seller's lower interest rate, which they may have gotten years ago. Assumptions are allowed on FHA, VA, and USDA loans and, in some exceptions, conventional if the mortgage contract has no "due on sale" clause or if the lienholder permits it.
The down payment could be higher as the seller's equity must be made up, which is the difference between the price of the home minus the loan balance. If the buyer can take over a smaller loan balance at a much lower interest rate, it may be worth it.
Sellers should make sure the assumption is Novation only, where the lender transfers full liability from the seller directly to the buyer, releasing the seller from future responsibility for the mortgage payments.
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The Mail on Sunday's campaign on Britain's commitment to use of 0.7% of its gross national income on the world's poor has generated enough clicks on its e-petition to trigger a parliamentary debate.
The debate has been brought by Tory MP Steve Double, the marionette of MoS, whose campaign against aid has produced spurious headlines claiming that UK aid is used to fund "terrorists, palaces and despots"; "the world's most corrupt nations"; and perhaps worst of all, "BEEKEEPERS".
But the MoS's gross sensationalism betrays its perfectly reasonable objections to government misuse of the aid budget.
I listened with interest to the testimony of Ian Birrell of the MoS on June 6 to the International Development Committee on the government's use of private contractors.
Let it be known that I share his concern the Tories are allowing "excessive profiteering on the backs of British tax payers on the one hand, and on the backs of the poor on the other", by subsidising a development 'industry' of private contractors and the executive salaries of International NGOs.
I also share his concern that DfID's use of the Big Four accountants is contrary to sustainable development. PwC for example, are involved in industrial-scale marketing of tax-avoidance schemes for corporations in the Global South.
I also have other concerns about how the Tories are increasingly spending aid to subsidise the fossil fuel industry and on deportation deals with dozens of countries.
However this reactionary call to scrap aid reminds me of the dubious arguments now being mobilised by the Brexit camp: point out the flaws, reject reform and promise untold wealth if only we just throw the baby out with the bathwater.
In spite of the worrying slide towards the privatisation of aid under this government, British aid remains a net force for good in the world.
British aid has helped to strengthening health and education systems across the Global South and has contributed to cutting extreme poverty between 1990 and 2011 by 60%. Through Britain's contributions to the multilateral Global and Fund and Ross Fund, we have been instrumental in the battle against the huge killers of malaria, HIV/Aids and TB.
The UK spends less aid as a proportion of gross national income than Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, Denmark and Holland, but is the first country to commit itself to the fixed 0.7% provision. To put it in context it is less than we as a nation spend on takeaways each year.
Aid is simply public money. It can be spent resourcefully or wastefully. It is no surprise that Tories have outsourced aid to corporations, because this government is ideologically wedded to private greed over public service. They have overseen the privatisation of British aid and the reversal of Labour's 2001 policy of untying aid from Britain's commercial interests.
When aid is spent efficiently - and by this I mean locally, not on subsidising huge British contractors - it builds capacity in local institutions, reducing both poverty and inequality. When Labour formed DfID we did so with the aim of ending aid dependency. The Tory's have been complicit in the creation of a lucrative industry that literally depends on millions remaining in poverty.
Britain, the sixth richest country in the world, affords a high standard of living to many of its citizens through historical and ongoing exploitation of labour and resources in the Global South.
We maintain unfair tax and trade treaties with the poorest nations on Earth and through our offshore tax havens, we operate the largest financial secrecy network in the world, in which public wealth from the Global South is hidden by some corrupt elites.
The Mail on Sunday itself gets off its UK tax bill in a similar way. Harold Jonathan Esmond Vere Harmsworth 4th Viscount Rothermere owns the paper through an offshore company based in the UK tax haven of Bermuda.
If this government were to use its power to ban such unjust practices and address inequality at its core, it would boost developing nations' public finances, which could be spent by their governments on their own sustainable development. But until that day, the Labour Party stands solidly behind maintaining 0.7%.
Diane Abbott is the shadow secretary for international development, and Labour MP for Hackney North