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1. Conservationists still fear I-81 widening
Land battleThe News Virginian, January 13, 2008
2. Infrastructure coalition urges Virginia legislature to support PPTA
As The General Assembly Goes Back To Work, New Coalition Launches Push To Promote Private Investment In Virginia's Roads, Highways And Bridges American Moving Forward, January 14, 2008
3. Loudoun County narrows government offices PPEA to 3 firms
Board Cuts Government Center Options To ThreeLeesburg Today, January 15, 2008
4. South Carolina seeks firms to redevelop Columbia mental health campus
RFP from the South Carolina Department of Commerce seeking brokers to help market the downtown administrative campus of the state's mental health agency.
5. Auditor of Public Accounts reports on IT PPEA
Information Technology Governance - APA, December 2007
6. More PPEA and PPTA bills introduced in 2008 General Assembly
The following links are to PPEA and PPTA related bills filed this week in the Virginia General Assembly.
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7. I-81 PPTA collapses after 6 years
Interstate 81 project falls throughRichmond Times-Dispatch, January 17, 2008
Lack of funding halts I-81 expansion in VirginiaBristol Herald Courier, January 17, 2008
State and builders part ways over I-81The Roanoke Times, January 17, 2008
Update of I-81 hits a bump The Winchester Star, January 17, 2008
Negotiations For I-81 Improvements EndDaily News Record, January 18, 2008
Local representatives content with halt of 1-81 widening planThe News Leader, January 18, 2008
8. Chesapeake receives PPEA for new sewer connections
PPEA notice from the City of Chesapeake to construct a sewer system for an established residential neighborhood.
9. Dulles Rail PPTA faces FTA scrutiny
Federal Qualms Leave Dulles Rail at RiskWashington Post, January 17, 2008
10. 95 HOT lanes keeps skeptics
Nichols' bill would stop HOT lanesPotomac News, January 17, 2008
Commuters cool to HOT lanes The Free Lance-Star, January 18, 2008
Recent presentation by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation related to the 95 HOT Lanes project and the funds it could provide for transit uses in the corridor.
11. Virginia receives PPEA for health insurance assistance
Notice from the Virginia Department of Human Resources Management for a proposal related to the state employee health insurance plan.
12. Hampton Roads begins toll study for area projects
Study may determine whether the region will see more tolls The Virginian-Pilot, January 17, 2008
13. Corzine to release toll study
Corzine to release the secret study behind his toll-increase planThe Star-Ledger, January 18, 2008
14. Loudoun Board rejects Greenway toll legislation
Supervisors Reject Delegate's Greenway BillWashington Post, January 17, 2008
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May 11, 2016
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Sometimes things arrive in
your business life that are perfect just the way they are: A client agrees to do
business with you on your first call; a project gets completed just the way you
wanted; a demo gets done flawlessly. That serendipity happened to me when I was
planning this month's newsletter and this unsolicited email arrived from Mike
Volpano, Company Trainer at www.ratewatch.com
See how you might use his metaphors in your world.
Mike's Email
We communicated last year about enlightening our sales and renewal staff
here, to the power of metaphor in sales. I shared with you, that we experienced
double and triple digit sales gains in several areas, due in large part to
incorporating the use of metaphors in their sales presentations.
I would again like to share a couple of metaphors, inspired by you, of course,
that were particularly effective in training our sales staff to reflect on their
own sales skills.
I began a training session by asking each of them to share an example of a sale
that they were unable to close. Following that, I asked them what they thought
the reason for that was. The answers included: pricing, timing, competition, a
changing market, etc.
I then asked them:
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror, just to see what you
look like?
— Of course you have – everyone has.
What do you do if you see something out of place?
— Try to improve it, right?
I pointed out that, we usually don't do that, when it comes to looking
at and evaluating our skills and abilities. Instead, as psychology
research points out, we all have a cognitive bias to overestimate our
own qualities and abilities. Meaning, most of us think we're better than
we actually are. We're not being honest with ourselves, and because of
that, we don't do things that could actually help us improve and achieve
I then handed each of them a wrapped 'gift' and asked them to open it.
You guessed it, it was a hand-held mirror.
I further explained: This is when we need to take a long hard to look at
ourselves, in the mirror, to see what is out of place. E.g. I failed to
build value, I missed a key point, I didn't listen, I was too forceful,
I was so focused on my presentation and/or my product's features, that I
totally ignored the prospect and her needs….etc.
The point was well taken, because at our next meeting, they shared
several examples of what was 'out of place' and how they improved it.
I finished with this metaphor. Get back into the game. We must look
honestly at ourselves and pinpoint areas where we need to increase our
knowledge base and advance our skill set. It's a fact, that our market
is not the same as it was last year…or the year before that…or the year
before that….It is constantly changing. The status quo can't be relied
on to achieve at the same levels we did in the past. Just as football
players have to change to longer spikes to dig in, when the playing
surface changes, we need to change some of our equipment (sales skills)
to 'dig in' when our playing field changes.
Move away from your comfort zone and into the end zone. Today, we must
continually run new routes to win a sale; plan, practice, set and
achieve personal goals, build relationships, evaluate our results, learn
what works and what doesn't. In short, use all of the 'equipment'
available to us, in our locker, to help us perform at our very best –
and win. Be assured, a commitment to this approach is the fastest route
to sales success. It's a commitment that requires a concentrated effort.
Thank you for allowing me to share this with you. Your knowledge and
insight is inspiring . . . and priceless!
Best always,
Create Your Own Mirror
Thank you, Mike. Getting people to consider changing and improving is
never easy. Mike's creative mirror metaphor and the follow-up sports
analogy creatively and effectively achieved his goals. What simple prop
or item can you use to metaphorically to promote the change you want to see?
Anne Miller
Make What You Say Pay! — with Metaphors
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The internet came late to Bangladesh with the country gaining connectivity in 1996. In the last few years it has grown considerably, although obviously from a very low base. With an estimated internet user-base of around 10 million coming into 2013, representing just under 7% user penetration by population, the local internet industry has been preparing to move into the next stage of its development. As this report demonstrates, however, the country must work hard to overcome obstacles associated with the country's lowly economic status and still developing ICT infrastructure, not least of which being an overly bureaucratic government. The report also looks briefly at very early signs of broadband internet in Bangladesh and, importantly, the country's first moves into WiMAX and mobile broadband services.
Key Developments:
the focus starts to build on the country developing into Digital Bangladesh' by 2021 with this strategy providing a boost to infrastructure;
mobile internet services have been giving a much needed boost to internet access; fixed broadband services, however, continue to struggle;
rapid early growth in WiMAX services after operators launch;
regulator continues to take strong stand against illegal VoIP services;
the BTRC prepares to open market for more VoIP operator licences;
the BTRC issued 34 additional IIG licences in 2012;
Banglalion and Augere were permitted to upgrade their networks to TD-LTE in late 2013.
Companies covered in this report include:
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) formerly Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB); Grameen Cybernet; Integrated Services Network (ISN); Teleglobe; InTech Online (IOL); AlwaysOn Network Bangladesh (AONB); GrameenPhone; Banglalink: Warid Telecom; CityCell; Augere (Qubee); BanglaLion.
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By Candida
Bukky was busy giving the big bedroom a long overdue clean. She was running the vacuum cleaner over her husband's side of the bed when the flex caught the corner of a partially opened drawer. It had been loose for months and Mati, her husband, hadn't come round to fixing it yet.
As she crouched to free the flex, something shoved amongst the odds-and-ends in the drawer caught her eye. A long brown envelope of the type school reports came in. Whose report could this be? She opened the envelope and saw the surname was her husband's, but the first name was none of their five children. She went on: "I slumped on the bed and stared at the piece of paper. Suddenly, realization dawned -Mati had another child! In spite of the fact that I'd ignored one or two of his indiscretions, the result of my husband's affairs now stared me in the face.
The report was from a private secondary school. The child, a girl, now in her teens, had been born just after we had our second child! Way back when I thought we couldn't be happier. Bastard! Did he still see the mother? Is this the only child from her? Heaven knew how many other women were holding on to his children! Suddenly, everything about my marriage I'd held dear looked like a sham.
"I wanted to get to him, to demand for answers. But he was away at a family do. As soon as he came in, I threw the school report in his face. Apart from the report, there were other incriminating documents in the drawer and he had no choice but to confess. The mother of the child was a professional with her own financial means, he told me. They had had a relationship and she wanted the child. She'd promised she wouldn't be any trouble to my family and had kept her words. Most of the financial expenses of raising the child had been borne by her. As he made his excuse, it seemed as if he was bragging, that he was proud to have fathered the child of a rich woman desperate to have her own child!
"I don't know what hurt more – discovering my husband's bastard child or his keeping in touch with mother and child , been supportive father to their daughter – and keeping the sordid secret from me. Part of me wanted to confront this woman – but Mati refused to tell me where she lived because he said he was scared of what I'd do if I saw her.
"Not knowing more shock was in store for me, I called the three eldest children and solemnly told them what I'd just discovered. They didn't look surprised. On the contrary, they looked quite relieved, as if a huge burden had been lifted from their shoulders.
My first daughter said they'd known about this girl all along. Their dad had told them and had sworn them to secrecy. How dared he involve my children in this stupid charade? I was furious that my children could even agree to such a deception. Were they actually happy they had a half sister?'
"Days later, my daughter, an undergraduate, came to have a word with me. I was sure it was at the insistence of Mati. Their father wasn't a coward, she pleaded, rather he wanted to spare my feeling. You can always regret an affair, but could you really wish away a child? All I know is that I'm still hurting. There is nothing as depressing as knowing that whilst your husband is lovingly trying to make a baby with you, he is doing the same thing with another woman behind your back!â€
As bitter as Bukky was, I made her realise that once a secret was out in the open, you do your utmost to live with it. Cases like hers abound and, short of snuffing the life out of her step-daughter, she had to acknowledge her existence just like her children had. "Step-daughter?â€, she shrieked, "you do take your liberal attitude a bit too far at times. As for my children, I just prayed nothing like this happens to them in future. It is then they'll feel my painâ€. What pain was there to feel? This poor girl's mother is loaded. All she wanted was for the father of her daughter to acknowledge her existence. What if the mother had been one of these scheming gold diggers who deliberately go after well-heeled men so their children would have a slice of the pie when such men croak? I asked Bukky to put herself in the position of a step-daughter who will for ever be on the outside looking in.
"And it is that outside she'll beâ€, she spat. "Let both mother and child stay in their corner, I'll stay in mine …â€


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An Event By Altered Reality LARP
Event Name: A Red Harvest
Event Description: The events represent an annual gathering of the various survivors in order to trade resources, exchange news, celebrate life or mourn those who died. Of course, there will be some who seek to settle debts or take items by force, so protection is essential.
Speaking of protection, the noise of such a gathering will attract the attention of both infected creatures and hostile gangs, so camps may want to think about guard patrols, a task possibly suited to solo player mercenaries for hire.
Players will also be able to explore the surrounding area and go on missions to achieve various objectives. This gives players the opportunity for danger and rewards, or just the opportunity to bash some undead heads in
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Healthy living: mosques
Provides practical steps to help mosques improve the health of the community and reduce inequalities.
Public Health England West Midlands, working in partnership with Birmingham City Council and KIKIT – Pathways to Recovery, have produced this guide to support mosques in their work to improve health of people they serve locally, and to prevent illness.
The aim of this guide is to provide mosque leaders and communities with public health evidence and recommendations, demonstrating how these recommendations link into Islamic teachings, with case study examples from local mosques.
The guide includes a self-assessment checklist for mosques to reflect on current initiatives, identify gaps, recognise achievement and develop plans for future projects.


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Wow! Someone worse than Wilmots! Well done!
Wow! Someone worse than Wilmots! Well done!
Extremely odd appointment.
No idea how he blagged it.
Expect their defence to get much worse…Lukaku must be jumping for joy though that's his position as #1 striker guaranteed for the foreseeable future.
What a waste to put that talent in hands, the fuck are they thinking?
Yea bizarre choice. Continued mediocrity awaits for Belgium.
Belgium clearly have no intention of fulfilling the potential of this generation.
Anything was better than Wilmots. He must have been so out of his depth in the dressing room. Martinez may be too.
He'll probably do fine. He doesn't have to teach them how to defend and he isn't going to do more work on tactics than the minimum, so there's really not a lot that he could do wrong as long as he doesn't copy Wilmots.
A very odd choice, I think he's a better manager than his time at Everton suggests, but considering that Belgium have the best team they've arguably ever had at the moment you'd think they'd hold out for someone with a more proven record of top level success.
If you consider that Belgium have got one of the best teams and some of the best players in all positions, it seems strange that they chose a manager that has just been sacked from a mid table PL club.
I think Martinez is a good manager, but surely they could have attracted a top level manager to manage such an array of talented players.
I think a lot of managers prefer to manage clubs rather than national sides. That said this is an odd choice by Belgium, I guess the Lukaku and Fellaini links have gone some way to making the decision the Belgium FA have come to.
Martinez is still relatively young as well, so for him it's hopefully a stepping stone to manage a big european club that I guess ultimately he wants. Whether or not it works is up for debate and time will tell. He has played his cards well though as Belgium have a lot of potential and he isn't going to be as under the microscope like head coach of England, Spain, Germany or France.
Wow a lot of hate. International coaches are shit. I wouldn'tbe surprised if he was now one of the top international coaches. I highly doubt anyone good wanted that job and I doubt the Belgian FA are paying top dollar wages.
Belgium have serious firepower. If he can get them attacking properly they'll destroy teams.
It seems Arsenal fans have forgotten that season where he did really well, and in particular that game where we lost I think 3-0 after being absolutely outplayed for 90 minutes. Club and international football are different. He's completely untested internationally and for all we know it could really suit him.
Shit manager but his all out attacking style might work for a Belgium team that are massively out of sync with each other.
Yeah, it's gonna be fun to watch, very exciting, but they are not gonna be a winning team.
This appointment is bananas but I think it will definitely make Belgium even more exciting to watch during WC qualifiers. They'll play some really open, really attractive stuff and let in some really soft, really stupid goals.
I do wonder how guys like Hazard and Carrasco and co. who have worked with some pretty defensively detail oriented managers at Chelsea and Madrid will deal with a guy like Martinez who is not so great at that organization.
He won't have to worry about bolstering the team with transfers which he was a complete calamity at with Everton so I think he'd do really well and surprised a lot of people. A team like Belgium has the talent to go out here and play some really nice stuff so I could surprising a lot of people.
Wow, never saw this coming. Strange appointment imo
So forget about him being incredibly sturbbon and not accepting that he needs to change the team when things aren't going well? He does not put emphasis on the defensive side of the game, it's all good playing open attacking football but when the defense is disjointed and open as well then it's no good particularly at international level.
Then there's the fact he's absolutely full of shit and speaks like a PR guy, his antics wore thin at Everton not to talk of a team with world class players throughout it.
Very optimistic way if looking at it.
ROMELU LUKAKU'S REACTION TO ROBERTO MARTINEZ AS BELGIUM MANAGER it's like our transfer window:
Still can't believe we lost to these shitbags in the last WC.
Lost 2-0 to Spain. Silva's brace.


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I saw an infomercial on the weekend hawking a parenting method called Scream-Free Parenting. For 30 minutes I sat on the couch nonplussed, staring at the screen; I was completely mesmerized. It's not that I wanted to buy the book, I was just blown away that there are people in the world that think screaming is an effective communication method. Even though adults might cave to this obvious loss of self-control just to restore peace, pity the parent who thinks screaming will work on their kids.
And what sort of lesson would you be teaching your children?
Whenever you don't get your way, start yelling. And if that doesn't work become more shrill. Keep it up until you win. Twirling and flapping your arms is a nice added touch, and can really sell your side of the argument.Bad advice for children, but that would be great advice for a debate team.
"Be It Resolved: It is Role of the Federal Government to Create Equality Between the Provinces."
Mr. Speaker. I would like to open my argument by saying that my honourable opponent is clearly wrong. He is a little man, with a little mind and manhood to match. Not to mentION HE SUCKS. HE'S A LOSER AND DRESSES LIKE A LOSER. LOSER LOSER LOSER. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT. ALL OF YOU ARE LOSERS! GAAAAAAH AAAAAAH AAAAH.
Now that's a debate I'd pay to see.
Anyways, I'm not so naive to think there aren't parents who use screaming as a way to control their kids. I just thought they were a small minority. Apparently it happens enough that someone can turn it into a living.
During P's pregnancy I would always get asked whether I was prepared for fatherhood. "Yeah I guess, I'm really good with cats." was my standard reply.
Watching the Scream-Free infomercial made me think about how we raise The Boy. We don't prescribe to any particular parenting technique, but the more I thought about it, the more my glib reply rang true - we're raising The Boy pretty much like we raise our cat(s). I could have my own infomercial.
Be patient, loving and devoted. Set boundaries, "listen" to their concerns, play with them and belay their fears. Take care of their needs and clean up their shit. Hmmm... sound familiar?
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The lg ks20 isnt even close to be the same as viewty.
ks20 got 2,8' screen , windows mobile , w-lan
2mp-kamera.Other design and is made for the use of a pen.
Viewty is made for beeing used by the fingers.
They're very different!Dont claim anything else!
i know this phone does not have wlan but is the internet browsing then free using gprs etc ?
Dont know if this is entirely trustworthy, but my perdiction is that next year will be the year for touchscreen phones. Like late 2006, when the samsung D600 and D900 became the catalyst for the slide phone revolution, the iPhone and the samsung f700/lg viewty will herald a year of touch screens.
Dont believe my prophecy? Compare the number of slid phones sold by SE this year compared to the years before.
So if your thinking of buying this phone, might be a good idea to wait a few months to check what is on the way
I have just got the Veiwty and I am on O2. O2 have put an 'O2 Active' shortcut on the home screen, does anybody know if this can be removed because it spoils any of my pics that I would like on the home screen. Cheers
The phone is nice but I can not get my PC to link to the phone, possibly a driver problem? can anyone please advise me, I would be very greatful for any help. Cheers.
to Malaun
You must be talkin about the LG KS20 which is going to be released soon, probably in Jan 2008. That phone has WiFi but no GPS. It is not the same phone as the Viewty though.
T-MOBILE USA SETTINGS - Copied from whatmobile.com
server name- t-zones
homepage- http://wap.myvoicestream.com
connection mode- tcp with proxy
ip addy- 216.155.165.050
proxy server port- 8080
security- not secure
access point- t-zones
access points
connection title- t-zones
bearer- gprs
authentication- no auth
user name- blank
password- blank
apn- wap.voicestream.com
streaming settings (i havent touched these settings, this is the default)
udp port number- 6970 32000
use proxy- no
proxy ip addy- blank
proxy port- blank net accnt- t-zones
mms settings
title- t-mobile
mmsc url- http://220.127.116.11/servlets/mms
mms proxy- 216.155.165.050:8080
connection mode-tcp with proxy
access point- t-zones (should have already entered access point before hand)
Yeah i was gonna order it online just now and I saw your post about it having a new version in 2008 but I cant seem to find any information on this in google
to SeaNY
No problem, glad that my comments helped your decision whether you were to buy or not buy the phone ;) hope you enjoy the phone just as much as me after you purchase it =)
to Malaun
where did you get the information about a Wifi/better battery version of the Viewty coming out in 2008?
anyone know what that little circle below the flash is. Only had it in the flesh once and the sale assitant didnt know what it was
Thanks to the post with regards to saving battery power il try that !
and LOL to the comment about the battery smelling what are they doing with it ! (:
To ECBomb
Thank you for the your comment
it was so helpful to me
and I put on my decision
i'm gonna buy coming sat.
Bless and
Thank you!!!
Correction on my earlier post.The new 2008 viewty comes with WIFI not GPS
DUN BUY TIS PHONE NOW! Wait till january 2008. It will come out with GPS and new battery. I just recently bought tis phone and the news was too late for me.Trust me..tis phone is a test phone,wait till january 08 for the full version.
ppl made comments about the battery smelling ?WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH IT lol


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The Laskey Charrette honors Professor Emeritus Leslie J. Laskey and his singular approach to design education during his 35-year tenure at Washington University. For this intensive, weekend-long workshop, sophomore architecture students work in teams to brainstorm ideas for a given design challenge. Their final designs are exhibited and reviewed, with a jury of faculty awarding prizes. The charrette is presented annually by Studio L in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design.
Artist, writer, and lecturer Ian Monroe, BFA95, served as the moderator for the 2018 Laskey Charrette, issuing the design challenge, "The World Needs a New Network." Our commercial, digital, political, and transport networks have had major successes, but all are also facing huge problems. As the architects of tomorrow, you will be forming the structures and therefore infrastructures of the future. Can you invent a new network? Students were asked to do three things: 1) Propose a new global network; 2) Make one (or more) objects that are evidence of it already existing; 3) Create a one-page conspiracy website that reveals further evidence of this network.
First prize (which included $1,500), went to the team of John Adrian Anak Christopher, Sebastian Bernal, and Wentao Guo. Honorable mentions were awarded to the team of Dylan Chan, Qian Huang, Philipp Kentner, and Thomas Spalter; and to the team of Yutong Ma, Graham McAllister, and Taili Zhuang.
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Past Winners
Three winning teams
Team A: Caroline Amstutz, Martine Kushner, KJ Jiaheng Kuang, and Rodrigo Poma.
Team B: Jenna Schnitzler, Marcellus Johnson, Katie Engelmeyer, and Tiffany Zheng.
Team C: Maddie Farrer, Corrina Thompson, Eleanor Knowles, and Mesha Bisarya.
Moderator: Elizabeth O'Donnell, AIA, associate dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union
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First Prize: Team of Gus Anderson, Eve Bobrow, and Qin Ye Chen
Honorable mentions: Team of Kristen Patino, Yulin Peng, and Rebecca Resnic; team of Jenny Li, Mingxi Li, and Yin Li.
Moderator: Erik M. Hemingway, associate professor of design in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and principal of hemingway+a/studio
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First prize: Team of Aria Griffin, Nina Lang, and Alicia Morris.
Honorable mentions (book awards): Team of Ciara Hackman, James McClanahan, and Lucas Rasmussen; team of Jack Lynch and Joshua Stevens.
Moderators: Rick and Laura Brown, co-founders of Handshouse Studio
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First prize: Team of Benjamin Aiken, Olivia Bolton, and Guangdi Yao.
Honorable mentions: Team of Elizabeth Brown, Carley Ream, and Min Suk Yang; team of Ailing Zhang and Jie Fu.
Moderator: Ted Krueger, associate professor of architecture, Rensselaer Institute
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First prize: Team of Casey Federbusch (art), Taylor Halamka (architecture), Edenton Lewis (art), and Caitlin Watanasiri (art).
Book awards: Two teams, featuring Alexandra Chiu (art), Rebecca Curtis (architecture), Grace Davis (architecture), Shira Grosman (architecture), Isaac Howell (art), Patricia Kilbride (art), Wonjin Son (art), and Maya Theus (art).
Moderator: Mehrdad Hadighi, founder and principal, Studio for Architecture; Stuckeman Chair of Integrative Design and head of the Department of Architecture, Pennsylvania State University
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First prize: Team of Eric Zuckerman (Architecture), Ben Zunkeler (Architecture), Anna Darling (Architecture), and Cherise Matthew (Art) for "Felt Detergent."
Book award: Team of Grant McCracken (Architecture), Nicole Yen (Art), Weiqian Liu (Architecture), and Martin Lockman (Architecture) for "Principa Mathematica."
Honorable mentions: Team of Elaine Stokes (Architecture), Adam Strobel (Architecture), and Elizabeth Korb (Art) for "Tangerine Peel;" team of Allison Balogh (Architecture), Quamesha Brown (Art/Architecture), Jordan Rapp (Architecture), Elliot Petterson (Architecture), and Esther Hamburger (Art) for "Log;" and team of Stephanie Silva (Architecture), Sam Stapleton (Architecture), Claudia Frolova (Art), and Madeleine Docherty (Art) for "Rainbow Reproduction."
Moderator: Kyna Leski, professor and head of architecture, Rhode Island School of Design; principal, 3SIXØ Architecture
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Graduate architecture students Lavender Tessmer and Andrea Fisk for "Hang-Out."
Graduate architecture students Akshita Sivakumar and Stephen Kim for "100+."
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Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric, Developmental, and Genetic Eye Diseases
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00076271
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 19, 2004
Last Update Posted : July 2, 2017
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date
|January 16, 2004
|First Posted Date
|January 19, 2004
|Last Update Posted Date
|July 2, 2017
|Study Start Date
|January 14, 2004
|Primary Completion Date
|Not Provided
|Current Primary Outcome Measures
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|Original Primary Outcome Measures
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|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00076271 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures
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|Brief Title
|Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric, Developmental, and Genetic Eye Diseases
|Official Title
|Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric, Developmental and Genetic Eye Diseases
|Brief Summary
This study will evaluate and treat children or adults with inherited or developmental eye conditions. It will allow specialists in pediatric ophthalmology, genetic ophthalmology, and ocular motility at the National Eye Institute (NEI) to learn more about the course of various pediatric, genetic, developmental, and eye movement diseases thorough long-term observation and treatment. It will also serve as the first step in determining the eligibility of patients who may wish to enroll in other NEI clinical research studies or undergo standard eye treatments.
Children with eye conditions, especially inherited or developmental conditions, and adults with eye disorders that began in childhood or that likely have a genetic or developmental component may be eligible for this study. Participants will undergo some or all of the following procedures:
Participants are followed up to 6 times a year for 3 years, depending on the diagnosis and treatment.
|Detailed Description
The purpose of this protocol is to allow the pediatric ophthalmology, genetic ophthalmology, and ocular motility specialists at the National Eye Institute to gain additional knowledge of the course of various pediatric, genetic, developmental and ocular motility diseases. Heretofore, this spectrum of diseases will be referred to as pediatric ophthalmology diseases. We wish to evaluate the effects of standard treatments for these diseases, use non- or minimally-invasive technologies to understand the pathogenesis of these diseases, and to collect blood or other easily obtained biologic sample (e.g., urine, saliva, hair, cheek swab, or stool) for future laboratory studies on these diseases. The information gained from this protocol will also allow for the maintenance of populations of patients with specific pediatric eye diseases and strabismus that may be eligible for future protocols. In addition, by allowing for the care of patients with a spectrum of these diseases, the protocol will be valuable for the training of pediatric eye disease, ocular genetics, and ocular motility fellows. The pediatric, genetic, and eye movement specialists at the National Eye Institute will choose ophthalmology diseases based on the training and research needs of the NEI program. While the primary focus of this protocol is to study eye disease in children, adults who have a disease that began in childhood or who may have an inherited eye disease or are unaffected first-degree relatives may also be evaluated under this protocol.
This protocol is not designed to test any new treatments. Any evaluation of treatments under this protocol will be based on the standard-of-care for each patient's disease. All alternatives for evaluation and care will be reviewed with each patient and the patient's family.
Patients in this evaluation and treatment protocol will be evaluated for potential eligibility in any new NEI clinical trials or epidemiological protocols as they are developed. If eligible, patients may be asked to participate in a new protocol. However, they will not be required to enter any new protocol and their decision to participate will be entirely voluntary.
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|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status
|Original Enrollment
|Same as current
|Study Completion Date
|October 28, 2008
|Primary Completion Date
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Subjects will be able to enroll if they:
Subjects will not be eligible if they:
|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|United States
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|National Eye Institute (NEI)
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|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
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FRAMINGHAM (03/18/2004) - Two years after purchasing the Zynx Health evidence-based medicine engine from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Cerner Corp. is selling the clinical knowledge base to Hearst Business Media, a unit of communications giant Hearst Communications Inc., the companies said this week. Terms were not disclosed.
Cerner purchased Zynx Health in April 2002 from Cedars-Sinai for US$15 million in cash and $8.5 million in software credits, according to regulatory disclosures. Cerner had been in the process of integrating the Zynx knowledge base into its flagship Millennium clinical, financial, and management information architecture ever since.
However, the Cerner presence made other vendors skittish about integrating Zynx information into their own customersí clinical information systems, according to Cerner officials.
"Thatís why we sold them specifically to a publisher," said Paul Gorup, Cerner's senior vice president of knowledge and discovery. "There was a perception that Zynx was more proprietary to Cerner."
Other industry watchers confirmed this view.
"Being tied to one vendor did not allow them to flourish," Richard Rydell, executive director of the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, said of Zynx.
Hearst Business Media owns First DataBank, which offers its own electronic reference tools for evidence-based medicine, pharmaceuticals, and nutrition.
Cerner will maintain a relationship with Zynx, reselling order sets and other evidence-based content to its own customers, according to Gorup.
"Optimally, would we want to sell Zynx? No," Gorup said. "The relationship is still very tight. This just allows them to play with other vendors."
Even without Zynx, Cerner owns a number of other decision-support tools, including engines for clinical quality benchmarking, pharmaceuticals, biological surveillance, and outcomes management in acute and critical care. In February, the company acquired Project Impact CCM, a knowledge base for intensive care, from the Society of Critical Care Medicine.


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Research Topics
J D Bangs
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin
Country: USA
Detail Information
- Expression of bloodstream variant surface glycoproteins in procyclic stage Trypanosoma brucei: role of GPI anchors in secretionJ D Bangs
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, 53706, USA
EMBO J 16:4285-94. 1997..This unexpected result suggests that GPI processing may be influenced by adjacent peptide sequence or conformation...
- Surface coats and secretory trafficking in African trypanosomesJ D Bangs
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Curr Opin Microbiol 1:448-54. 1998..A growing list of novel secretory cargo molecules, as well as advances in the characterization of trypanosomal secretory machinery, provide a unique model system for the study of eukaryotic secretory processes...
- A cell-free assay for glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchoring in African trypanosomes. Demonstration of a transamidation reaction mechanismD K Sharma
Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J Biol Chem 274:16479-86. 1999..The reaction could be inhibited with sulfhydryl alkylating reagents, suggesting that the transamidase enzyme contains a functionally important sulfhydryl residue...
- In vitro cytocidal effects on Trypanosoma brucei and inhibition of Leishmania major GP63 by peptidomimetic metalloprotease inhibitorsJ D Bangs
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1300 University Avenue, 53706, Madison, WI, USA
Mol Biochem Parasitol 114:111-7. 2001..Biol. Chem. 1997;272:26742]. Development of higher affinity metalloprotease inhibitors may provide a novel avenue for treatment of parasitic diseases...
- Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of a VCP homolog in African trypanosomesJ L Roggy
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, 53706, USA
Mol Biochem Parasitol 98:1-15. 1999..Also like other VCP homologs, TbVCP contains an NEM-inhibitable ATPase activity. This is the first characterization of an AAA (ATPases Associated with a variety of cellular Activities) family member in African trypanosomes...
- Soluble GPI8 restores glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchoring in a trypanosome cell-free system depleted of lumenal endoplasmic reticulum proteinsD K Sharma
Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Biochem J 351:717-22. 2000....
- Functional analysis of the trypanosomal AAA protein TbVCP with trans-dominant ATP hydrolysis mutantsJ R Lamb
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
J Biol Chem 276:21512-20. 2001..protein interactions essential to function have been maintained over great phylogenetic distances...


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Marnoel Company, LLC
Connecting the World Bit by Byte
- Stage Concept Only
- Industry Telecommunications
- Location Birmingham, AL, USA
- Currency USD
- Website marnoel.com
Company Summary
According to Insight Research Corp, the worldwide telecommunications industry is growing at a double-digit rate despite current economic turmoil. The worldwide telecommunications industry is expected to continue expanding over the next five years as growth of wireless services in emerging markets offsets the spending slowdown in advanced economies. Global telecommunications services revenues are expected to grow at a compounded rate of nearly 13
Andre McFaddenChief Executive
CEO and founder, is a 20-year veteran of the telecommunications industry having honed his skills at AT&T, Lucent Technologies, CTDI and Trillion Communications. Under Andre's leadership, Trillion grew rapidly from a $100,000 startup to an extraordinary entrepreneurial success story with more than $115 million in sales.
Scott CharterTechnolgy Director
Scott has over 15 years of experience in the telecom industry with companies such as Qwest, GTT and WBS Connect. His specialties include data networks, WAN architect, IP transit and transport, data centers, colocation, cloud computing, routers, switches, channel marketing and development, social media marketing, networking and contract negotiation.
Paul NegronTechnical Consultant
Paul has been affiliated with networking technologies for 17 years and has been involved with the designing of core network services for a number of service providers. He currently instructs all the CCIP-level courses, including Advanced BGP, MPLS, and the QoS course. Paul has 6 years of experience with satellite communications as well as 10 years of experience with Cisco platforms. Paul has consulted with: Skyline-ATS, Qwest, British Telecom and
Suzette DavisBusiness Development Manager
Suzette has spent over 15 years in the technology industry with positions in call center management, sales, account management, marketing communications, product management, business development and most recently strategic management for companies such as Advanced Telemarketing Corp., AT&T, Lucent Technologies
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Hi all, I am happy to announce that my blog, This Is My Truth, have been featured on Femina magazine October 2017 issue among India's top 50 female bloggers, under the women issues section. I am very glad about this after 12 years of relentless blogging, although in principle, bloggers shouldn't be looking for print media attention or validation.
My blog so far has over 600,000 page views, 500 articles and over 5000 comments. I started writing about personal issues, my struggle with love, sex, desire, men, romance, relationships, friends and family. When I started in 2004, I was a lone female blogger among a crowd of male techies, that too someone writing about personal life. This broke a great taboo as I challenged the stereotype of what women can or do talk about in public. I blurred the line between private and public a line that has kept many stories of violence behind closed doors. Soon after I started blogging, I became an active member of Delhi bloggers community, and thereafter started the Bangalore Bloggers community. I played the role of a very influential role among the bloggers community in both cities, I organized meets (one of Delhi's biggest bloggers meet still remains the one I organized with BBC World Radio team), online and offline events and campaigns.
For my blogging and community leadership efforts I was awarded the TED Fellowship and there has not been any looking back since then.
This blog has inspired thousands of women, if not millions. I regularly receive fan mails of women who tell me that they feel exactly how I write, but they lack the courage to speak so freely, and that reading my candid writing about my life's narrative gives them strength. Of late, I write less on personal side, as Facebook has taken that space, but on this blog, I now publish my political views, media appearance, articles and opinions published on other media/print.
I hope my readers have enjoyed their reading journey, as much as I have enjoyed my blogging journey, and will continue to do so. For one, I am confident that Kangana Ranaut surely enjoyed reading my blog, as she recently mentioned me in one of her interviews. On being asked wheather she is getting any support on her very public spat with Hrithik Roshan she said,
"That is not true," Kangana says emphatically.
"Sanjukta Basu has written a beautiful piece about me (In an open letter to singer Sona Mohapatra who accused Kangana of cleaning her dirty linen in public, Basu wrote on Huffington Post that 'Kangana deserves applause for talking about her life without being apologetic about it'). She is a scholar in feminism. It is not that people are not supporting me."
It appears she read my blog on Sona Mahapatra's open letter to Kangana Ranaut, and found a moment of solace and solidarity in my writing. This is the reason I write. About my life, about other woman's life.
Here's to the miles to go.


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USC Professor Tells Students that 'Israeli Zionists' Are 'Terrorists'
In the slide, Kang listed several terrorist groups.
Amongst those on the list, Kang listed "Israeli Zionists." Notably absent from the list were terror organizations such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
A petition circulating around the University of Southern California calling for the administration to condemn Kang for his inclusion of "Israeli Zionists" on his list of terrorist groups.
"I was not labeling any group as terrorists, only making the point that these groups have been called terrorist organizations by others," Kang said.
"The point of the exercise was to get students to think about how and why organizations are labeled as terrorist organizations, and to foster a discussion about who does the labeling and for what purpose."
Source: www.breitbart.com


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This Baby Dressed Up As Beyoncé, Sia and Pikachu Is the Cutest Thing You'll See All Day
And her mom is our new hero
We're not going to bore you with details because you need to see these photos right this second. Laura Izumikawa is a photographer and new mom of an adorable little girl, Joey. When Joey is sleeping, Laura dresses her up as famous people, fictional characters and actual rolls of sushi. It's to die for. Check out 15 of her greatest hits, then follow her on Instagram immediately.
Friday mood.
Way better than all that Ryan Lochte drama.
Queen Bey better watch her back.
Gotta catch 'em all.
Aloha, you're the cutest ever.
Really nailed the wig here.
Here's hoping she's wearing tiny Adidas Superstars.
That felt beard though...
Slash would be proud.
So would Jiro.
"Stranger Things." #Trending.
She wants to be where the people are.
Best friend goals.
Can't. Take. The. Cuteness.


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The White Horse Federation now has a dedicated Education Welfare Officer.
We would like to welcome Cheryl Croft to our team, she has joined from Swindon Borough Council and holds many years' experience in working with and supporting children and families to overcome barriers to education.
Cheryl has outlined our expectations in terms of our schools attendance expectations as listed below:
- Children should be in school every day and arrive on time.
- Please ensure that you communicate reasons for absence to school by 8.45am on the morning of each day of absence.
- School attendance that drops below 95% is considered a cause for concern (95% equates to 10 missed days across a whole school year), attendance below that level for this academic year will trigger a new process by which you will receive notification of your child's attendance- if this does not improve there is a graduated response which could result in legal action.
- To help, please try to make medical appointments (where possible) outside of the school day, take holidays out of school term time and communicate any reasons for absence clearly with school staff.
- In 2016/2017 over 1500 fines were issued to parents across Swindon relating to poor school attendance- we want to work with you to prevent this happening to our parents.
- Excellent attendance at school is important to allow a child to fulfil their potential.


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Finding Inspiration at Girlie's
Even though I have been challenged in having the time and energy to write for about the last year and a half, I think, well…I gotta carve some time to write. Or paint. Or whatever: just use that right-brain that cries out for liberation.
I was over at Denise's blog, "Girlie on the Edge" and got inspired. (Today's her birthday, by the way!) I don't know what exactly it was about her post, but it got me thinking about my blog here. (And for the record, you see all the blogs on my sidebar? Yes, those are the ones I do visit from time to time, even if I don't comment. Those are the ones I keep tabs on because so many of the authors have become incredible friends.)
Anyways, Denise was talking about "Daily Words" and I thought that even if I am not writing here, I still will write in a journal or in some form like that. You know, the stuff that isn't meant for public consumption.
In a stream-of-consciousness-and-who-am-I-kidding sentiment, I thought, well, a lot of what I write and think might be for public consumption because, if I'm thinking something, others have certainly thunk that thought, right? RIGHT?
Yeah, Not Gonna Move the Blog
I was going to move this blog because it's a conglomeration of having no direction, a mish-mash of art projects, a sprinkling of photography, a whole lotta writing, and I'm embarking upon this new job that will require me to speak so much Spanish, you'd think I'd moved to Mexico. And once upon a time I even focused on photography here.
So, I go and look at all my posts, and on a bit of a "triste" admittance, there are way too many posts that are preoccupied with the "direction of this blog." I deleted those posts. It was neat to reflect on the journey for a moment, but then I kind of didn't want to recall all my moments of indecision.
And perhaps I was jumping the gun too quickly. This blog has been around for three years. There is a lot of "me" here. It would be a pity to delete it all; to have those megabytes go "poof into oblivion" would be kind of sad. In the history of Cyndi. I have to admit that I myself am a mish-mash, whole lotta, conglomeration of a bunch of things. Indeed we all are.
After weeks of pondering, I've elected to keep this blog. To continue on the stage that is the quintessential "Cyndi" – the girl that is at once all over the place but determined to make a difference in the world.
Building Upon What's Already Here
You'll notice a few changes here. I've deleted TONS of categories. I went through looking for recurring themes and played on those. There are now 10 categories, for which I am happy to write when I have time:
- house projects (haven't written anything in this category, yet, but I can tell you, I have LOTS to say about this)
- personal writing (I noticed that pretty much every other post seems to fall in this category)
- art projects (because I have these uncontrollable creative urges that strike without warning)
- 100 questions (here I attempt to tackle some of life's most baffling questions…because I can)
- Teaching (this is what I do in my non-writing life. Geez, I gotta talk about it)
- Spiritual & Inspiration (for me, these go hand in hand: what is life without trying to be mindful and in touch with that Other world and want to be a better person because of it?)
- Book stuff (let's face it: I'm a wanna-be author and in this category I get to pretend I'm a published author)
- Short stories (for those moments I feel a burst of inspiration)
- Poems (funny…I don't usually read poetry, but the expression of it is SO cathartic)
And I'm going to do my damndest to not worry about the direction of this blog, to focus on the present and to look at how I can make an impact on the world before I expire on this planet.
It really is my desire to leave this world a better place than when I entered. Without a doubt, that has not happened, yet.
But perhaps I can start (or have started) with this blog. I'm not sure.
I don't know what it is. There are times I think I'll want to get rid of it, want to wash my hands of it, perhaps even write elsewhere and make a little passive income at it. But I can't let go.
Perhaps it's the incredible people I have met on this journey: perhaps it's knowing that I have connected with people all over the world through the power of the word. And the desire to make the world a place where, seven generations later, our progeny declares that "we did good." Maybe it starts here.
I am writing for community, for love, for good, for peace, for making a difference, for hope, for that Other world that knows your heart, your character and your intentions – to be better and to make the world a better place.


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All TIM-3 reagents are produced in house and quality controlled, including 10 TIM-3 Antibody, 2 TIM-3 ELISA, 16 TIM-3 Gene, 1 TIM-3 IPKit, 6 TIM-3 Lysate, 6 TIM-3 Protein, 1 TIM-3 qPCR. All TIM-3 reagents are ready to use.
Recombinant TIM-3 proteins are expressed by HEK293 Cells with fusion tags as C-His, C-human IgG1-Fc, C-human IgG1-Fc & His.
TIM-3 antibodies are validated with different applications, which are ELISA, ELISA(Det), WB, ELISA(Cap), IP.
TIM-3 cDNA clones are full length sequence confirmed and expression validated. There are 13 kinds of tags for each TIM-3 of different species, especially GFP tag, OFP tag, FLAG tag and so on. There are three kinds of vectors for choice, cloning vector, expression vector and lentivrial expression vector.
TIM-3 ELISA Kit are quality controlled by 8 internation QC standard which guarantee every ELISA Kit with high quality.
Expression host: HEK293 Cells


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European countries care less about illegal logging, WWF says
Gland, Switzerland - WWF, the global conservation organization, today launched an EU-wide ranking of 22 EU governments and Switzerland on their attitudes and actions against illegal logging. The 2006 ranking, which is comparable to two earlier government evaluations in 2004, shows that there has been little to no improvement.
WWF calls on national governments to stop paying lip-service on illegal logging issues and to better support responsibly acting companies and governments in- and outside the EU through their national policies.
None of the 23 surveyed countries achieved acceptable results. The best performing countries are the UK followed by the Netherlands, Denmark, Latvia and Belgium, achieving however just over 50% of total achievable scores. The only country with notable improvements was the Netherlands. In the case of the UK, the score has actually gone down when compared to their 2004 score.
The surveyed governments mainly achieved points on scores which measured their attitudes on EU activities against illegal logging and very few points were gained through national actions. "Although support for EU action is laudable and needed, it will not be enough to tackle the global problem of illegal and destructive logging", said Beatrix Richards, Forest Policy Specialist at WWF.
"The EU is a major consumer of illegal timber from around the world, but the EU governments are failing to drive sufficient demand for legal and sustainable timber and wood products."
The survey shows little to no activity on responsible public procurement by European governments.
Only France was able to prove a comprehensive policy aimed to ensure that wood products purchased by public institutions are legally and sustainably produced. 7 countries could point to some, albeit insufficient, public procurement policies: Austria, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Belgium. The countries that improved on this in the last 2 years were Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.
All other countries were unable to demonstrate to WWF any public procurement policies at all. "Alarmingly, none of the surveyed governments could prove effective implementation of their policies and guarantee that their tax payers' money is not fuelling illegal logging" said Karin Wessman, Illegal logging co-ordinator at WWF International.
The evaluation shows further that only Austria has developed a national action programme to address issues around forest law enforcement, governance and timber trade.
The governments were surveyed also on their attitudes towards EU wide action. They signalled clear support for EU legislation to outlaw the import of illegal timber and wood products into the EU. Such legislation would underpin and support the current voluntary partnership agreements negotiated by the EU on behalf of their member states.
WWF has repeatedly emphasized that in the absence of such legislation, illegal timber can be imported from countries which are not part of voluntary partnership agreements.
Notes to editors:
The Government Barometer, (detailed government scorings from 2006 as well as the previous scorings from April and September 2004) are available at http://www.panda.org/barometer.
Scoring ranges 2006: 16 – 22 points: adequate; 9- 15 points: needs improvement; 0-8: inadequate
The governments scored as follows:
UK (13.4), the Netherlands (13.2), Denmark (11.6); Latvia (11); Belgium (11), Germany (10.8), Estonia (10), France (10), Sweden (9.4), Finland (9.4), Austria (8), Slovenia (7.8), Switzerland (7.6), Spain (7), Lithuania (6.8), Slovakia (6.8), Greece (6.2), Italy (6), Hungary (5.2), Portugal (5), Czech Republic (5), Poland (4), Ireland (2 – the government refused to participate).
The 11 questions used to rate the 23 countries were:
- Position on the development of a voluntary licensing scheme on timber, as proposed in the FLEGT action plan
- Position towards developing EU legislation outlawing the import and marketing of illegally-sourced timber or wood products
- Position towards developing an EU initiative to stop illegal logging in new EU member states and EU candidate countries
- The level of collaboration across government departments to ensure national implementation of the FLEGT action plan
- Commitment to ensuring public procurement of legal and sustainable wood products
- Ability to prove the implementation of a sound public procurement policy
- Active participation in partnerships on combating illegal logging and related trade
- Ability to prove that their participation in partnerships on combating illegal logging and related trade is having a positive effect
- Position about principles essential for negotiating voluntary partnership agreements
- The level of priority given to projects in wood-producing developing countries aiming to reduce illegal logging
- National action programme to address issues around forest law enforcement, governance and timber trade
The scores have been generated by a WWF representative based in the country in question and an international scoring team to ensure consistency across different countries. Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg have not been included in the scoring as WWF has no representation in these countries.
For further information:
Beatrix Richards, Forest Policy Specialist
Tel: +44 778 09 58 226 (mobile)
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Karin Wessman, Illegal logging co-ordinator
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The Irish Times
The story of a massive donation to the DUP is like a John le Carré novel – but voters need facts, not fiction
The Irish Times
The story of a massive donation to the DUP is like a John le Carré novel – but voters need facts, not fiction
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10 June 2013
Previous editions
|Published each year in June, the annual report of the OECD Working Group on Bribery provides a brief overview of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and how it works. It also outlines how the Working Group on Bribery contributes to the global fight against corruption.2013 (pdf) – including enforcement data
So Much for Exporting Democracy: Afghanistan Is as Corrupt as North Korea
After 12 years, nearly $700 billion, and more than 2,000 dead U.S. soldiers, here's what the United States has to show for its efforts in Afghanistan: a government that's perceived to be as corrupt as North Korea, according to a new report from the anti-corruption group Transparency International. File it away under things U.S. officials would probably rather ignore.
The Corruptions Perception Index culls expert opinions from groups like the World Bank, Freedom House, and the Economist Intelligence Unit on public sector corruption in 177 countries. Afghanistan has lingered near the bottom of the list for years, but since 2012 has shared last place with perennial losers North Korea and Somalia, countries where "corruption perceptions … indicate a near-total absence of an honest and functioning public sector," according to Transparency International.
The report comes on the heels of a series of warnings by the Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction that U.S. programs in Afghanistan are vulnerable to corruption. According to an October report, the Pentagon can't account for as much as $230 million in spare parts for the Afghan National Army. In September, the inspector general released a report highlighting the potential for waste and misuse of funds intended for public health programs. "The U.S. Agency for International Development continues to provide millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in direct assistance," the report read, "with little assurance that the [Afghan Ministry of Public Health] is using these funds as intended." In April, the inspector general warned that reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan may be funneling money to U.S. enemies in Afghanistan.
USAID programs are notoriously vulnerable to fraud and corruption, as USAID often gives development funds directly to governments rather than through U.S.-managed contracts, making it difficult to ensure adequate levels accountability and transparency. In settings like Afghanistan, where political corruption is endemic already, the flaws of this approach become particularly apparent. The United States has plowed a total of $96 billion in non-military aid into Afghanistan, according to the inspector general report, but at least $236 million of that aid is at risk of "waste, fraud and abuse."
Iraq, for what it's worth, ranks 171 of 177 countries — four spots ahead of Afghanistan. To get a sense of how they stacks up against other countries, check out the interactive map below.
But the report isn't all bad news. Myanmar jumped from #172 in 2012 to #157 in the index, the largest single change in this year's report. This leap in the rankings largely stems from positive perceptions of the country's democratic reforms as it shifts away from its recent history of authoritarianism. But, as the report notes, those perceptions are not reflective of an actual decrease in corrupt practices, which is all but impossible to measure given the deliberately obscure nature of corruption. "The long journey has just begun," the report explains. "The government still has much to do to bring its legal framework and regulations in line with acceptable standards, strengthen its anti-corruption institutions, and open up space for civil society and the media to monitor and tackle corruption culture at all levels."
Lowered rankings for the Philippines, China, and India also suggest that perceptions of administrative and political corruption increase when economies grow, according to the report. Similarly, Libya and Syria's slide on the index illustrates the effects of political conflict on public perception of corruption risk. With a six point decrease, Spain fell the furthest in this year's ranking after what the report describes as "a summer blighted by political scandals indicating a lack of accountability and fading public trust."
While, the index is by no means a comprehensive survey of corrupt activities around the world, it draws on assessments by 13 independent institutions specializing in business and governance. There are some problems with this approach (which Foreign Policyhas noted before), but the initiative nevertheless remains useful in raising awareness of factors that can deter corruption (such as public accountability mechanisms) and those that can facilitate it (such as an influx of foreign aid). The Philippines, for example, dropped two points in large part because of ongoing corruption scandals, including those surrounding Super Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts.
Here's a look at how the rest of the world fared:
Transparency International
BBC, 3 February 2014
The extent of corruption in Europe is "breathtaking" and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem has presented a full report on the problem. She said the true cost of corruption was "probably much higher" than 120bn. Three-quarters of Europeans surveyed for the Commission study said that corruption was widespread, and more than half said the level had increased.
"The extent of the problem in Europe is breathtaking, although Sweden is among the countries with the least problems," Ms Malmstroem wrote in Sweden's Goeteborgs-Posten daily.
The cost to the EU economy is equivalent to the bloc's annual budget.
For the report the Commission studied corruption in all 28 EU member states. The Commission says it is the first time it has done such a survey.
Bribery widespread
National governments, rather than EU institutions, are chiefly responsible for fighting corruption in the EU.
But Ms Malmstroem said national governments and the European Parliament had asked the Commission to carry out the EU-wide study. The Commission drafts EU laws and enforces compliance with EU treaties.
In the UK only five people out of 1,115 – less than 1% – said they had been expected to pay a bribe. It was "the best result in all Europe", the report said.
But 64% of British respondents said they believed corruption to be widespread in the UK, while the EU average was 74% on that question.
In some countries there was a relatively high number reporting personal experience of bribery.
In Croatia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, between 6% and 29% of respondents said they had been asked for a bribe, or had been expected to pay one, in the past 12 months.
There were also high levels of bribery in Poland (15%), Slovakia (14%) and Hungary (13%), where the most prevalent instances were in healthcare.
Ms Malmstroem said corruption was eroding trust in democracy and draining resources from the legal economy.
This report has not been without controversy. Its release was delayed for months, and some countries were critical of the European Commission for interfering in areas which they believed were none of its business.
Originally, the report was also supposed to have included a chapter assessing corruption within EU institutions as well as within member states. But that idea was dropped.
Nevertheless the figures revealed will certainly raise some eyebrows – Cecilia Malmstroem described the scale of the problem as breath-taking.
The commission's estimate that corruption is costing the EU economy about 120bn euros – the size of the EU's annual budget – could well be a conservative one. Other experts believe the real figure is probably higher.
One thing is clear though – a continent that is trying to put years of economic crisis behind it needs to do a better job in combating corruption.
"The political commitment to really root out corruption seems to be missing," she complained.
The EU has an anti-fraud agency, Olaf, which focuses on fraud and corruption affecting the EU budget, but it has limited resources. In 2011 its budget was just 23.5m euros.
The Commission highlighted that:
Swedish model
The EU study includes two major opinion polls by Eurobarometer, the Commission's polling service.
Four out of 10 of the businesses surveyed described corruption as an obstacle to doing business in Europe.
Sweden "is undoubtedly one of the countries with the least problems with corruption, and other EU countries should learn from Sweden's solutions for dealing with the problem", Ms Malmstroem said, pointing to the role of laws on transparency and openness.
Organised crime groups have sophisticated networks across Europe and the EU police agency Europol says there are at least 3,000 of them.
Bulgaria, Romania and Italy are particular hotspots for organised crime gangs in the EU, but white-collar crimes like bribery and VAT (sales tax) fraud plague many EU countries.
Last year Europol director Rob Wainwright said VAT fraud in the carbon credits market had cost the EU about 5bn euros.


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